2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
RJ Teijeiro
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Foster City, Calif.
- High School:
- St. Francis HS
2020
Played in four games, making one start ... Was used as a pinch-hitter and second baseman ... Batted .250 (1-4) on the year ... Went 1-2 with an RBI single in his lone start of the year, at UC Santa Barbara on Mar. 3 ... Was 0-2 in pinch-hit at-bats ...ย Named to the Director's Honor Roll forย winter and spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units).ย
2019 (Summer)
Played with the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League ... Over 19 games and 63 at-bats, slashed .206/.306/.254 with one double, one triple, and five RBIs ... Had a triple and two RBIs as part of a 1-4 day against Mankato on Jul. 13 ... Went 2-3, reached three times, and drove in a run on Jul. 1 against Thunder Bay.ย
2019
Entered five games as a sophomore, all off the bench ... Had one hit in four at-bats for a .250 batting average ... Recorded an RBI pinch-single on Apr. 5 against Stanford for his first hit of the year ... Also stole a base in that game against the Cardinal ... Caught in three contests ... Made his season debut on Feb. 17 against St. John's as a pinch-hitter ... Drew a walk as a pinch hitter against CSUN on Apr. 2 ... Made his first Division I appearance behind the dish on Feb. 22 at Georgia Tech.
2018 (Summer)
Played for Mankato of the Northwoods League ... Playing primarily third base, batted .300 with a .417 on-base percentage in 40 games โฆ Drew 26 walks and drove in 18 runs โฆ Also spent time behind the plate, catching bullpens and making a half-dozen starts in the squat.
2018
Played in 30 games, making four starts at DH โฆ hit .281 with eight runs scored and four RBIs โฆ finished season batting .294 (5-17) as a pinch hitter โฆ totaled four doubles โฆ ended season with a .406 slugging percentage and a .477 on-base percentage โฆ drew 11 walks compared to just six strikeouts โฆ registered one multi-hit game and one multi-RBI game โฆ hit .273 in 16 Pac-12 games with six runs scored and four RBIs โฆ tallied three doubles in conference play โฆ finished Pac-12 play with a .409 slugging percentage and a .448 on-base percentage with six walks โฆ made collegiate debut on Feb. 18 vs. Portland scoring first career run โฆ recorded first career hit with a two-run single for the go-ahead runs against Washington State on March 18 โฆ went 3-for-3 with two doubles and three runs scored vs. Arizona state on March 24 โฆ hit a pinch hit double and scored a run during four-run ninth inning comeback against Gonzaga in Minneapolis Regional opener on June 1.
2017 (Summer)
Batted .289 with one double, four RBIs and nine runs scored for Gresham in the West Coast League โฆ recorded a .311 slugging percentage and a .389 on-base percentage with five walks.
High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at St. Francis High School (Foster City, Calif.) under head coach Mike Oakland โฆ ranked No. 55 in the 2017 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of California โฆ ranked No. 361 in the 2017 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ 2017 Perfect Game Preseason All-America High Honorable Mention โฆ 2017 Perfect Game Preseason All-Region first team โฆ 2016 Perfect Game Rawlings second team Underclass All-American โฆ played in the 2016 USA Baseball Tournament of Stars hitting .300 with two RBIs โฆ named 2016 Mercury News Honorable Mention โฆ 2015 Perfect Game Rawlings Honorable Mention Underclass All American โฆ competed in the 2015 Perfect Game Underclass All-American Games โฆ named to the Rawlings Top Prospect list at the 2015 Perfect Game Underclass Games โฆ named to the 2015 PGCWS โ Pacific All-Tournament Team โฆ helped team win 2015 Boras Baseball Classic at Cal State Fullerton โฆ three-time WCAL all-league selection โฆ three-time All-Central Coast Section selection โฆ two-time Central Coast Section champion โฆ three-time WCAL champion โฆ a senior at St. Francis HS he hit .382 with six doubles, eight runs and 12 RBIs โฆ as a junior hit .368 with 11 runs and 20 RBIs to help lead team to Central Coast Section title โฆ as a sophomore hit .403 with 16 runs and 12 RBIs.
Personal
Full Name: Richard Jaret Teijeiroย โฆ parents are Mike and Jen Teijeiro โฆ father, mike played and coached at the collegiate levelย โฆ has one younger brother, Zach โฆ cousin, Jason Castro is a catcher for the Minnesota Twins โฆ decided to attend UCLA because he wanted to win a national championship and give myself the best chance to play professionally at a great academic institution โฆ admires UCLA alum and San Francisco Giants infielder Brandon Crawford, Miami Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich and Washington Nationals infielder Daniel Murphy โฆ lists his hobbies as reading and listening to musicโฆ undeclared major.
Career Highs
At-Bats: 4 (three times)
Runs: 3 vs. Arizona State (3/24/18)
Hits: 3 vs. Arizona State (3/24/18)
RBI: 2 vs. WSU (3/18/18)
Doubles: 2 vs. Arizona State (3/24/18)
Triples: --
Home Runs: --
Stolen Bases: 1 (twice)
