Santa Clara University

AS A SENIOR IN 2007: Named to CoSIDA/ESPN theMagazine Academic All-District VIII First Team ... one of onlythree Broncos to appear in all 56 games, starting 55 ... split timeat catcher and DH during the year ... had a career year in 2007,batting .332 and finishing second on the team with 70 hits, 14doubles, and 33 RBIs ... posted 23 multi-hit efforts on the season... went 3-for-4 with two RBIs at Hawaii on Jan. 29 ... had threehits on Feb. 9 at San Diego State ... doubled twice in a 3-for-4effort with an RBI against Cal Poly on Feb. 23 ... had two hits andthree RBIs against Stanford on March 6 ... had an 11-game hittingstreak from Feb. 25-March 18 in which he batted .526 (20-for-38)with four doubles and eight RBIs, and seven multi-hit games ... hita solo home run on March 31 at Portland ... doubled and drove in apair of run at Stanford on Apr. 17 ... went 3-for-4 with two RBIsand three runs scored on May 1 at Stanford ... batted .529(9-for-17) with a double and eight RBIs in four games against theCardinal ... went 6-for-14 (.429) with four doubles and three RBIsagainst No. 6 San Diego from May 11-13, including the game-winningand Commissioner's Cup-clinching RBI double in the bottom of theninth inning of SCU's 6-5 win on May 13 ... had two hits and an RBIin his final game on May 20 against Sacramento State.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2006: Appeared in 27 contests,starting 14 ... batted .208 with two doubles, two homers and fiveruns driven in ... hit a solo home run at UC Davis on Feb. 7 ...went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored against UC Davis on March15 ... had two hits, including a double, against Portland on May 14... went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo homer at Stanford on May16.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2005: Saw action in37 of the Broncos' 56 games ... started 15 contests at catcher anddesignated hitter ... sixth on the team with three home runs ...drove in two runs with a single in his only at-bat against No. 12Washington on February 20 ... started as DH on February 27 againstCal Poly, going 2-for-3 ... went 2-for-5 with a home run, RBI, andscored twice on March 6 vs. San Jose State ... hit a 3-run homeragainst Brown on March 11 ... hit a solo home run and drew a walkagainst San Francisco on March 25 ... singled and scored a run inthe May 20 season-finale against Portland ... a member of the WCCCommissioner's Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2004: Redshirted theseason.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2003: Saw action in two games... had three at-bats.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Soquel HighSchool in Soquel, Calif ... played baseball for head coach MitchMeyer ... was also a member of the varsity basketball squad ... ledteam to a second place finish in the Central Coast Section with a29-4 record and an undefeated record in the Santa Cruz CoastAthletic League ... was named Soquel Rookie of the Year in 2000 andan all-SCCAL selection ... earned the Soquel Golden Glove Award in2001, another all-SCCAL selection and was picked by BaseballAmerica as one of the Top-100 prospects in California ... batted.396 with 27 RBI during senior season ... was a member of theEnvironment Club, the National Honor Society, Habitat for Humantiy,a Boys' State Member and a high school tutor during his time atSoquel.

PERSONAL: Born in Santa Cruz, Calif ... parentsare David and Barbara Bacon ... has one younger brother named Rickwho attends Santa Clara University ... his cousin, Jason Botts,plays Triple-A baseball in the Texas Rangers organization ...majoring in Civil Engineering and minoring in business ... hobbiesinclude surfing, mountain biking and playing the guitar.

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