23 Cal Poly Baseball Player Profiles
Michael Dingilian Pitcher
tion NorCal All-Star ... recruited by UC Davis, Santa Clara, Pacific, Saint Mary’s, Michigan and Northwestern ... chose Cal Poly because of its excellent baseball program and outstanding engineering program. Personal: Son of Patrick and Susie Chris ... father played baseball at Cal State Stanislaus while uncle Mike Chris played baseball for the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants ... one sister, Lauryn, who plays softball at Canisius College ... aspires to be a professional baseball player ... lists golfing, fishing and any sport as hobbies ... born March 26, 1992, in Gilroy, Calif. ... majors in mechanical engineering. Cal Poly Statistics Year App.-GS W-L-S ERA CG ShO IP H 2011 11-0 0-0-0 4.15 0 0 13.0 17 Totals 11-0 0-0-0 4.15 0 0 13.0 17
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Michael Dingilian P • 6-2 • 175 • R/R • Freshman
San Fernando, CA / Chaminade High School Ryan Drobny Infielder
Jordan Ellis Outfielder
Tyler Evanoff Outfielder
High School: Dingilian posted a 9-1 record and 0.83 ERA as a senior under head coach Frank Mutz at Chaminade High School in West Hills, Calif. ... struck out 56 batters in 50.2 innings and opponents hit just .143 ... posted shutouts against Loyola and Notre Dame, striking out 10 against Loyola ... also struck out 10 in playoff game against Pacifica ... also played in the outfield and hit .452 with seven doubles and five home runs, driving in 22 runs ... .529 on-base percentage and.753 slugging percentage ... stole six bases ... named MVP of Mission League and earned first-team All-CIF-Southern Section and second-team All-State honors ... in junior season (2010) posted 7-0 record and 1.79 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 58 innings, allowing just seven walks, and hit .398 with seven home runs and 35 RBI ... Chaminade was 198, runner-up in Mission League and reached second round of CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs in 2011 and 25-7 overall, third in Mission League and a playoff participant in 2010 ... earned team's student-athlete award three times (2009-11) ... chose Cal Poly because "I felt wanted, it's a great school and it has a great baseball program." Personal: Son of John and Tina Dingilian ... one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Emme ... lists fishing and ping-pong as hobbies ... aspires to be a professional baseball player ... born September 1, 1992, in Northridge, Calif. ... majors in communication studies.
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Ryan Drobny INF • 6-2 • 200 • L/R • Freshman
Danville, CA / San Ramon Valley High School High School: A .303 hitter as a senior under head coach Chris deClercq at San Ramon Valley High School ... six doubles and three home runs, including pair in 8-0 win over De La Salle ... helped Wolves to 18-7 record, first-place finish in East Bay Athletic League and second-round berth in CIF-North Coast Section Division I playoffs ... earned first-team All-EBAL honors as a senior and honorable mention as a junior ... hit .339 in junior season with six doubles and two triples ... 17 RBI, 16 walks and a .487 on-base percentage ... tryout finalist for Area Code Games and MVP of the 18-and-under state championships while playing for his 2009 summer league team ... four-year letter winner in baseball ... graduated with 3.5 grade-point average ... chose Cal Poly over UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, San Francisco and Washington because of its "academics, baseball and great area."
Personal: Son of Ron and Janna Drobny, both graduates of Indiana ... one brother, Chris ... enjoys travel, basketball and football as hobbies ... born October 23, 1992, in Chicago ... majors in business administration.
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Jordan Ellis OF • 6-0 • 175 • L/R • Freshman
Garden Grove, CA / Pacifica High School High School: A 2011 graduate of Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, where he hit .300 as a senior under head coach Mike Caira ... eight doubles, three triples and three home runs with a .388 onbase percentage and .556 slugging percentage ... drove in 21 runs ... helped Mariners to 24-8 overall record and second-place finish in Empire League ... Mariners reached quarterfinal round of CIFSouthern Section Division II playoffs ... played for North team in Orange County Senior All-Star Game ... a scholar-athlete and made Principal's Honor Roll. Personal: Son of Tim and Wendy Ellis, both Azusa Pacific graduates ... two brothers, Landon and Weston, and one sister, Summerlyn ... Landon attends UC Davis ... aspires to play professional baseball or become an accountant ... born May 25, 1993, in Garden Grove, Calif. ... majors in business administration.
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Tyler Evanoff OF • 6-3 • 190 • R/R • Freshman
Rescue, CA / Ponderosa High School High School: A .488 hitter with 28 stolen bases in 33 attempts as a senior under head coach Dave White at Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs ... compiled .550 on-base percentage and .767 slugging percentage ... five doubles, five triples, three home runs and 16 RBI with only nine strikeouts in 100 plate appearances ... earned Delta River League MVP honors and a spot on the AllCapitol Team as selected by baseballsacramento.com ... also landed on Sacramento Bee's All-Metro first team ... hit a home run on the first pitch of the game against Rocklin ... Ponderosa finished 9-17 overall in 2011, including 5-10 mark for fourth place in Delta River League ... lettered four times in baseball ... member of school's Honor Roll ... visited San Diego State and Sonoma State before choosing Cal Poly because "I love the campus and area." Personal: Son of Mike and Karen Evanoff, both graduates of Westminster College in Pennsylvania ... one brother, Matt, a pitcher at UC Berkeley ... lists golf, fishing and ping-pong as hobbies ... born May 13, 1993, in Pleasanton, Calif. ... majors in English.
Recent NCAA Champions 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
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