2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Brett Urabe
- Position:
- Utility Player
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Huntington Beach HS
2016
Appeared in 55 games, making 55 starts at second base (made one appearance at catcher)โฆhit .268 with 28 runs and 22 RBIโฆtotaled 11 extra-base hits, including seven doubles and four triplesโฆslugged .338 and posted an on-base percentage of .350โฆdrew 18 walks and was third on the team with nine hit by pitchโฆconverted 7-of-15 stolen base attemptsโฆrecorded 11 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI gamesโฆset or tied new career-highs in at-bats (7), runs (3), hits (4), RBI (4), doubles (1), triples (1) and stolen bases (2)โฆhit .239 with 13 runs and seven RBI during Pac-12 playโฆtied for third among Pac-12 players with three triples during conference playโฆrecorded a hit in 10 of his first 11 games of the season, including nine game hit streak from February 21 to March 8โฆwent 3-for-6 with a triple and a career-high four RBI in a win at Cal Poly on February 27...set a new career-high in hits, going 4-for-5 with two runs and a double at Pepperdine on April 19โฆstrung together three consecutive two-hit games from May 3 to May 7โฆfinished the season with a hit in seven of his last eight games, including three-hit games on May 17 and May 21.
2015
Appeared in 45 games, making eight starts (split between left field and center field)โฆhit .297 with eight runs and six RBIโฆtotaled 11 hits, including three doublesโฆ came on as a pinch-hitter or pinch-runner 19 timesโฆwent 5-for-11 (.455) with runners in scoring positionโฆslugged .378 with an on-base percentage of .381โฆdrew five walks and was successful on 4-of-6 stolen base attemptsโฆwent 2-for-4 as a pinch-hitterโฆmade just one error, posing a .952 fielding percentageโฆwent 5-for-14 (.357) with three runs and two RBI in Pac-12 play...came on as a pinch-hitter and drove in a run in the season opener against Hofstra on February 13โฆdoubled in two runs in his only at-bat against Hofstra on February 14โฆwent 2-for-7 with three walks in three consecutive starts from March 6 to March 8โฆwent 2-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI against Cal State Fullerton on April 14.
2014 (Summer)
Played for the Duluth Huskies in the Northwoods Leagueโฆbatted .229 in 31 games for Duluthโฆhad one triple and five doublesโฆalso recorded seven RBI and nine runsโฆDuluth concluded the summer with a 30-42 overall record in the Northwoods Leagueโs North Division.
Played in 30 games, making three starts (two at third base, one at second base)...batted .053, recording one hit in 19 at-bats...scored two runs and logged one RBI as well...drew one walk...recorded his only RBI of the year with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly against Portland on Feb. 15...had a pinch-hit single vs. Oregon on May 17...scored runs vs. Washington State on March 23 and at Washington on May 24.
2013 (summer)
Played in 26 games for the Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League...hit .284 with six runs, five doubles, two RBI and five stolen bases...went 1-2 with a double, a run scored and a RBI in a 4-3 win over the Bellingham Bells on August 11...Victoria finished in fourth place in the North Division of the WCL.
2013
Played in 25 games, making five starts (four in left field, one as the designated hitter)...hit .083, recording one hit in 12 at-bats...scored four runs and logged four RBI.....drew six walks and stole a base as well...only hit of the season was a solo home run against Oregon State on April 7.
High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Huntington Beach High School (Huntington Beach, Calif.) under head coach Benji Medure...hit .325 with 18 runs, 28 RBI and seven home runs as a senior (2012)...earned second-team All-Orange County accolades and first-team All-Sunset League honors in 2012...batted .271 as a junior (2011) with 16 runs scored...also stole eight bases in eight attempts in 2011...posted a .286 batting average in 2010 as a sophomore, tallying 10 RBI and 15 runs with a .405 on-base percentage...also competed for the Nitro and Trombly Club Baseball team.
Personal
Full name: Brett Philip Urabe...Born in Fullerton, Calif...parents are Phil and Sheryl Urabe...has one older brother, Ryan, two older sisters, Michelle and Melissa, and a twin brother, Matt...admires New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter...chose to attend UCLA because of its education, location and caliber of baseball...intends to be a Psychology major.
Career Highs
At-bats - ย 7 vs. USC (3/6/16)
Runs - 3 at Long Beach State (5/3/16)
Hits - 4 at Pepperdine (4/19/16)
RBI - 4 at Cal Poly (2/27/16)
Doubles - 1 (10ย times), last at Pepperdine (4/19/16)
Triples - 1 (four times), last vs. Arizona State (5/22/16)
Home Runs - 1 vs. Oregon State (4/7/13)
Stolen Bases - 2 at Long Beach State (5/3/16)
