Todd Eskelinfinished the season with the second highest batting average (.333), slugging percentage (.579), on base percentage (.433), and triples (2) ...collected his first hit and RBI of the season vs. Pepperdine (2/21) ... scored once vs. Loyola Marymount (2/24) ... had one hit and scored one run vs. San Jose State (3/14) went 2-for-2 and hit his first home run of the season in game two vs. Columbia (3/21) ... drove in a career-high two RBI's and hit a double at LMU (3/24) ... hit a career-high three RBI's vs. UCSB (3/28) ... batted 3-for-4 with a double, triple, and set new career-highs with three hits and four at-bats vs. UCSB (3/29) ... hit his second triple of the season vs. UNLV (3/31) ... went 3-for-5 with a double and a RBI vs. UNLV (4/1) ... had one hit, a double, and drove in one run at USC (4/7) ... had one hit and scored one run as a pinch-hitter at UC Irvine (5/2).

2008

Eskelin appeared in 23 games last season, and was named to the starting lineup on seven occasions ... hit .143 with four hits, one double, and drove in two RBI's.

EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL

Eskelin earned two letters for the Conquistadors as an outfielder ... elected captain as a junior and senior ... tabbed All-West Valley League as a junior and senior ... garnered all-city and team MVP awards as a senior ... helped guide his team to a CIF Championship in 2006 ... batted .420 with 11 home runs and 58 RBI as a senior ... graduated in 2007 with a 3.0 GPA.

PERSONAL

Born March 9, 1989 in West Hills ... parents are Todd Eskelin and Kathy McNamara ... favorites include television show "Smallville" and eggs ... roots for the Los Angeles Angels and outfielder Torii Hunter ... claims the best athlete he has played against is recent MLB draft pick Matt Dominguez ... says the best thing about being an athlete is "the competition" ... likes to study when he has time to relax ... says "no one is better at Guitar Hero than me" ... has never broken a bone ... major is Kinesiology.