#29 ARMAN VALENZUELA Freshman • C • 6-2 • 185 • R/R • Whittier, Calif. • Northview HS BRIEFLY Arman Valenzuela is in his first season with LMU baseball... HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Northview High School in Covina, Calif… spent his first two high school seasons playing varsity baseball at Etiwanda High School in Etiwanda, Calif… named All-Valle Vista League as a junior and senior… garnered Rawlings/Perfect Game Underclassmen All-American recognition as a senior… honorable mention Under Armour AllAmerican in 2010… member of the Los Angeles Dodgers Elite Team… PERSONAL Arman Thomas Valenzuela was born November 20, 1992 in Whittier, Calif… son of Lisa and Frank Valenzuela… has one brother, Andre, and a sister, Sophia… also recruited by Oregon, Cal State Fullerton, Miami, Stanford, UC Davis, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, Coastal Carolina, Creighton, Arizona, Long Beach State, Purdue, UCLA, San Diego and UNLV, but chose LMU because of the great education and academics, and the coaching staff is second to none… a kinesiology major.
#33 MIKE ROWLAND Freshman • OF • 6-0 • 205 • R/R • Chino HIlls, Calif. • Ayala HS BRIEFLY Mike Rowland is in his first season with LMU baseball... HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Ayala High School in Chino Hills, Calif… a three-year varsity starter… named All-Sierra League in each of his three varsity seasons… served as team captain in his final two campaigns… named Team MVP as a sophomore… elected to the Bulldog Hall of Fame as a senior… named Scholar-Athlete as a freshman, sophomore and senior… also competed in football in high school… PERSONAL Michael Kenneth Rowland was born November 20, 1991 in Hesperia, Calif.... son of Tracy Rodriguez and Mike Rowland... has a step-mother, Julie Rowland… has two sisters, Kayla and Taylor… also recruited by UC Irvine and Pepperdine, but chose LMU because it is a fantastic university and he loves everything about the school, both in terms of education and athletics… a psychology major.
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