Long Beach State (2011): Played in 43 games and started 30, primarily in right field ... Second on the team with a pair of home runs ... Had a slugging percentage of .396, the highest on the team ... Finished the season with four doubles and three triples along with the two homers ... Was plunked 10 times, which tied for second on the team ... Also walked seven times ... Had a huge series at Pacific to snap out of an early-season slump ... Went 2-for-6 in the first game of the series (4/1) ... Finished a double short of the cycle two games later, going 4-for-4 with two home runs and a triple with three runs scored at Pacific (4/3) ... Those two games were the start of a season-high six-game hitting streak ... Went 2-for-4 in a 4-3 win over Cal Poly (4/30) ... Made four hits over the course of the final series of the season ... Was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a triple at UC Irvine in an 8-6 victory (5/28) ... Had a double in the season finale against the Anteaters (5/29). (2010): Played in 26 games and started in 12 as a true freshman ... Hit .231 with 12 hits and three doubles ... Made six starts as a designated hitter and six starts in the outfield ... In the first game of the Oregon State double-header, made a career-high two hits with a double and an RBI (3/27) ... Had a three-game hitting streak in the middle of the season, starting three games at DH (4/10-4/23) ... Finished the season with an active four-game hitting streak, going 1-for-3 in the season finale against UC Irvine (5/30). High School: A three-year letterwinner at Narbonne High School ... Won the Marine League championship all three seasons ... A three-time first-team Marine League selection ... hit .330 with 22 RBI as a sophomore ... Followed that up with a junior year where he hit .490 with 7 home runs, 22 doubles and 32 RBI ... Co-MVP of the of the Marine League in 2008 ... hit .488 with five home runs, 17 doubles and 27 RBI in his final season ... Again named the Marine League Co-MVP and was named a first-team Louisville Slugger All-American as a senior. Personal: Born in Harbor City, Calif. ... Parents are Juan and Irma Avila ... An Honor Roll student at Narbonne ... Also recruited by Fresno State, UCLA, USC and UC Irvine ... Majoring in communications. 2011 Highs:
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