Aggie Profiles time All-Central Coast Section honoree... Went 7-1 as a pitcher in 2007, helping team reach CCS semifinals... Also starred in soccer, earning league MVP and Defender of the Year awards as a senior... Three-time All-CCS honoree, including first-team distinction as a senior. PERSONAL: Born in Gilroy, Calif.... Majoring in civil engineering... Parents are Joe & Kim Grove... Proudest personal accomplishment was winning a CCS title in soccer then playing in football section championship and baseball section semifinal in the same year... Hopes to visit all MLB ballparks with his father and grandfather.
C.J. BLOM Infielder/Pitcher 6-4 • 230 • Sophomore Bats/Throws: L-L Napa, Calif. Napa HS ’09
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2010: Made 14 appearances on the mound, starting 3... Went 1-3 with 7.67 ERA... Recorded 28 strikeouts in 31.2 innings of work... Longest outing was 5.0 innings vs. Pacific (5/7)... Recorded season-high 4 strikeouts on two occasions: at San Jose State (3/23) and California (4/28)... Also pinch hit and played first base, making nine appearances and starting the final game of the season... Registered three hits on the season and recorded an RBI against Cal Poly (5/16). NAPA HS ’09: Two-sport standout, earning All-Monticello Empire League and All-Napa County honors in both baseball and football... Batted .422 with four homers and 40 RBI as a first baseman, adding 0.90 ERA as a pitcher in 2009... Named county’s Offensive Player of the Year... Played center for football team, helping lead NHS to two conference titles plus the 2007 Sac-Joaquin Section banner... Won Lineman of the Year distinction... Played summer ball for Napa RiverDogs, earning all-tournament honors in Chico in 2009... Team won region and area championships. PERSONAL: Born in Goleta, Calif.... Majoring in chemistry... Parents are Mike & Shawn Blom... Full name is Collin Jan Blom... Best athletes he’s faced were at American Legion state tournament (baseball) or those at Merced High (football). Year 2010 Year 2010
W-L-S 1-3-0 Avg. .273
ERA 7.67 G 9
AB 11
G-GS CG SH 14-3 0 0 R 0
IP 31.2
H 50
H 2B 3B HR RBI 3 0 0 0 1
R 36
ER BB SO 27 25 28
TB BB SO SB 3 1 2 0
KEVIN GROVE
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Outfielder 6-1 • 210 • Sophomore Bats/Throws: R-R Gilroy, Calif. Gilroy HS ’08
Avg. .094
G 16
AB 32
R 4
H 2B 3B HR RBI 3 0 0 0 2
TB BB SO SB 3 2 2 0
PAUL POLITI Infielder • 6-0 • 195 • Sophomore Bats/Throws: R-R Los Gatos, Calif. Los Gatos HS ’08
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2010: Only player to appear at third base all season... Posted .292 average (62-of-212) with 29 runs, 15 doubles, 3 home runs and 35 RBIs... Hit first collegiate homer in 9th inning vs. Fresno State (3/28), part of a 3-for-5 outing... Final home run of 2010 was a solo shot vs. UC Santa Barbara (5/21)... Went 16-for-33 (.485) with 7 runs and 5 RBIs during 8-game hitting streak (4/25-5/8)... Went 4-for-6 with 4 runs and a homer vs. Cal State Northridge during that run (5/2)... Closed out season by hitting cleanly in four straight games (5/23-5/30). 2009: Redshirted. LOS GATOS HS ’08: Earned All-De Anza League first-team honors as a junior and senior, after capturing honorable mention as a sophomore... Picked up first-team All-Central Coast Section acclaim in 2008... Helped team to consecutive DAL pennants in 2006 and 2007, including a CCS title in 2006... Head coach was former Aggie outfielder Brad Sanfilippo... Batted .477 with 17 doubles, 4 homers and .590 on-base average as a senior... Nabbed MVP honors in North-South all-star game... Selected to All-Bay World Series first team... Played for Los Gatos All-Net from 2002-03, helping team claim national runner-up finish. PERSONAL: Born in San Jose, Calif.... Majoring in environmental horticulture & urban forestry... Parents are Dennis & Deb Politi... Hopes to play professional baseball then start a career in construction after graduating from UC Davis. Year 2010
Avg. .292
G 55
AB 212
R 29
H 2B 3B HR RBI 62 15 0 3 35
TB BB SO SB 86 13 24 1
2010: Appeared in 16 games, starting 5 as an outfielder... Batted 3for-34 (.094)... Entered 9 games as a pinch hitter... Recorded hits at Cal State Fullerton (4/1), at Cal State Bakersfield (4/18) and against Santa Clara (5/19)... Finished the season with 4 runs and 2 RBI. 2009: Redshirted. GILROY HS ’08: Earned All-Tri-County Athletic League honors for three years, including first-team accolades as a junior and senior... Two-
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