A.J. Vanegas Class: Sophomore Hometown: Alameda, CA High School: Redwood Christian HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 215 Position: RHP B/T: R/R

HIGHs: 4.2 innings (LBSU, 3/27/11)... 4 strikeouts (UCLA, 4/22/11)

MLB Draft / Summer Ball: Drafted in the seventh round by the Padres in the 2010 Amateur Draft... over eight games and four starts for Yarmouth-Dennis the Cape Cod League in 2011, went 0-1 with a 4.13 ERA over 24.0 innings... gave up 22 hits and struck out 20 and walked 15.

Team USA: Played with Stanford teammate Brian Ragira at the Junior World Championships in Canada in 2009, going 0-0 with a 3.12 ERA over two starts and 8.2 innings with 10 strikeouts and eight walks and a .188 opponent batting avergage at the Pan Am Games ... played on the U18 USA National team in 2010, winning a gold medal with Ragira in 2009 in Venezuela ... went 3-0 with a 1.84 ERA over a team-high 29.1 innings with 40 strikeouts and 15 walks.

As a freshman in 2011: Appeared in 23 games with three starts in his first season, going 1-0 with a 3.35 ERA over 40.1 innings with 37 hits... had a .252 opponent batting average and struck out 30 and walked 21... after an ERA of 4.12 to start his career over nine games, gave up just two runs over the eight games and 15.1 innings, to lower his ERA to 2.83 prior to four runs at Pacific (5/9). Finished his freshman season by now allowed another earned runs (3.1 innings) over his last four starts... struck out a career-best four over 2.0 shutout innings with No. 11 UCLA (4/22)... pitched career-high 4.2 innings against LBSU, coming on in the first and pitching into the sixth in eventual 6-5 win... 3.0 shutout innings with one hit against Pacific (4/12)... picked up his first career win in his first career start with 4.0 predetermined innings, giving up one run on four hits. Retired nine in a row after the first innings run v. Santa Clara (3/1)... pitched 3.0 innings of relief v. No. 17-Cal (2/22) in midweek affair, giving up two runs in the fifth. Retired final seven batters he faced.

High School: Four-year varsity letterman in baseball, where he hit .342 with a .515 on-base and .500 slugging percentage for Redwood Christian High ... had 27 runs and 16 RBIs in 104 plate appearances playing the left side of the infield and pitcher ... also walked 22 times and stole 9 of 10 bases ... on the mound had an 0.67 ERA over 73.1 innings, allowing just seven earned runs with 141 strikeouts and 24 walks ... went 11-2 ... two-time East Bay Prep Athlete of the Year in 2009 and 2010 and a two-time prep All-American ... three-year captain ... three-time first team all-league pitcher ... named the National Christina School's Athletics Association National Player of the Year in 2010 and was Cal Hi Sports/ESPN Rise CIF Division-V Athlete of the Year... as a junior went 9-2 with a 1.22 ERA over 57.1 innings with 109 strikeouts and 25 walks... hit .362 over 75 plate appearances with 27 runs and 26 RBIs... named first team all-league at pitcher following junior season ... led the lague in ERA as a sophomore after earning second team all-league honors as a freshman ... team was CIF Division-V champion in 2010 after a runner-up appearance in 2009 and second place NCS finish.

Personal Information: Son of Al and Lisa Vanegas ... has two older sisters, Brittany and Erin ... mother, Lisa, played basketball and volleyball at Azusa Pacific in Southern California. As a wing in 1980, Azusa Pacific was ranked No. 4 in the NAIA ... sister, Brittany will be a senior in 2011 at Kenya College in Ohio, playing for the softball team. She enters her final season first all-time in career slugging (.623) and on-base (.472) and second in overall average (.390) ... a family of pitchers, Erin was an all-league pitcher in high school... major is undecided.