Aggie Profiles
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DAVID POPKINS
DAYNE QUIST
Pitcher/Outfielder 6-2 • 210 • Junior Bats/Throws: B-R San Diego, Calif. St. Augustine HS ’08
Pitcher 5-10 • 180 • Junior Bats/Throws: L-L Santa Cruz, Calif. Santa Cruz HS ’07
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2010: ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM... Led team in batting average (.388), hits (73) and RBIs (43) while also making 16 appearances as a relief pitcher... Also put up 15 doubles, 3 triples and 5 home runs... Had 21 multiple-hit games, including two games with four hits... Opened season with 3-for-3 outing against Utah (2/19), which included a double, a homer, 3 RBIs and 2 runs... Went 3-for-4 with a home run at Sacramento State (3/5)... Hit a team-leading .383 in Big West games... Named Big West Player of the Week (5/24) after hitting 11-for-14 with 4 runs, 8 RBIs, a double and 2 home runs in a three-game series at UC Santa Barbara... That series was part of an 11-game hitting streak (5/14-5/30)... Made 16 total appearances on the mound for the Aggies and went 3-2 on the mound with a 6.67 ERA... Pitched 29.2 innings and struck out 18 batters... Fanned a season-high five batters in 6.0 innings against Santa Clara (5/19)... Recorded four strikeouts in 6.0 innings against Saint Mary’s (5/11). 2009: Pitched in 11 games with one start (San Diego State, 4/3)... Went 0-1 with 13.08 ERA in 21.1 innings... Fanned two in 2.0 scoreless vs. Sacramento State (3/15)... Longest outing was 4.1 vs. Pacific (3/28), allowing just two hits and one ER... Also batted 2-for-18 (.111) in pinchhitting and DH appearances. ST. AUGUSTINE HS ’08: Received first-team All-Eastern League honors as a junior and senior, including Player of the Year distinction in 2008... Also captured All-San Diego Section acclaim each year... Added first-team all-state (medium schools) as a senior... Batted .422 with 8 homers, 42 RBIs and a .525 OBA in 2008, while posting 5-2 record and 3.02 ERA on the mound... Also played quarterback, throwing for 1,304 yards and 16 touchdowns in his senior season. PERSONAL: Born in San Diego, Calif.... Majoring in communication... Parents are Michael and Delores Popkins... Career plans, if not professional baseball, are to become an attorney or sports agent... A moment in history he wishes he could have witnessed is the 1903 World Series. Year 2009 2010 Totals Year 2009 2010 Totals
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Avg. .111 .388 .364
G AB 11 18 51 188 62 206
W-L-S ERA 0-1-0 13.08 3-2-0 6.67 3-3-0 9.35
R 0 40 40
H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 73 15 3 5 43 109 19 24 2 75 15 3 5 43 111 19 32 2
G-GS CG SH 11-1 0 0 16-2 0 0 27-3 0 0
IP 21.1 29.2 51.0
H 38 33 71
R 33 24 57
ER 31 22 53
BB 16 17 33
2010: Started 14 of 15 games for team-high 95.1 innings... Finished 7-4 overall with 5.57 ERA, pitching three complete games in the first four outings to start the season... Led Aggies with 79 strikeouts, including career-high 9 at UC Santa Barbara (5/19)... Season debut featured 9.0 innings with 2 hits, 1 run and 7 strikeouts in win against Utah (2/19)... Turned in another complete game against Sacramento State (3/5), giving up 3 runs on 6 hits while fanning 5... Went the distance in his next outing, going 9.0 innings with 5 hits, 3 runs and 7 strikeouts in 5-3 victory over Southern Illinois (3/12)... Struck out 7 in 6.0 innings of work at Fresno State (3/26) and fanned 7 in 8.1 innings against Long Beach State (4/9)... Reached 8 strikeouts at Cal State Bakersfield (4/16) and at Cal State Northridge (4/30). 2009: Appeared in 17 games, including 8 starts, for team-high 67.1 innings... Finished 2-6 with 5.48 ERA... First career start was among his best: 7.0 innings with 3 hits, 2 ER and season-high 6 strikeouts in win vs. Fresno State (3/31)... Also finished strong, firing 5.0 complete with one unearned run and 4 whiffs vs. Cal State Northridge (5/23). 2008: Redshirted. SANTA CRUZ HS ’07: Captured All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League honors for three straight years... Posted 8-3 record with 2.20 ERA and 75 strikeouts as a senior, adding All-Santa Cruz County distinction... Went 3-2 with 1.24 ERA as a junior, 5-2 with 2.50 ERA as a sophomore... Team won All-SCCAL titles all four of his years, advancing to Central Coast Section semifinal in 2005. PERSONAL: Born in San Jose, Calif.... Majoring in human development... Parents are Robert Strickler and Linette Quist... Owned horses and was an avid rodeo competitor when he was younger... Sports hero is Satchel Paige... Career highlight was beating Los Gatos HS standout Kyle Blair with a complete-game victory. Year 2009 2010 Totals
W-L-S 2-6-0 7-4-0 9-10-0
ERA G-GS CG SH IP H R ER 5.48 17-8 0 0 67.1 75 50 41 5.57 15-14 3 0 95.1 105 67 59 6.49 32-22 3 0 162.2 180 117 100
BB SO 29 32 40 79 69 102
SO 12 18 30
2011 UC DAVIS BASEBALL