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Jersey Number 37
Eli Paton
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- La Canada, Calif.
- High School:
- Maranatha HS
Bio
Career Highlights
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2022
Appeared in eight games as a redshirt freshman, all off the bench ... Went hitless in eight at-bats, with one runs scored ... Made his season debut on Feb. 19, pinch hitting in the seventh inning ... Reached base via HBP and later scored against Harvard on Mar. 18 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ...ย Selected toย the 2022ย Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution).
2021
Did not appear for the Bruins ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, played for the Walla Walla Sweets in the West Coast League ... Over 40 games, batted .267 (40-150) with 20 runs, four doubles, five home runs, and 18 RBIs ... Slashed .259/.310/.405 in league play ... Hit two solo home runs against Corvallis on Jul. 29 ... Hit a three-run home run as part of a summer-best four-RBI day on Jul. 17 against Port Angeles ... Batted safely in 14 of the first 16 games of the summer, including an eight-game hitting streak.ย
2020 (Summer)
Over the summer, made five appearances for the Inland Valley Pirates ... Went 5-14 in those games with a pair of RBIs.ย
High School
Attended Maranatha High School in Pasadena, Calif. ... Was ranked as the No. 2 first baseman in California and No. 10 first baseman nationally โฆ Batted .375 during an abbreviated senior season ... Listed as the No. 43 prospect in California by Perfect Game โฆ 2019 Preseason Underclass All-American Second Team โฆ Participated in the 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase โฆ Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2018 WWBA World Championship โฆ Selected to the 15U National Team by USA Baseball in 2017 โฆ Spent his first two HS seasons at Loyola High School in Los Angeles ... Won a pair of league titles with Maranatha.ย
Personal
Full name: Eli Robert Paton ... Birthday: Jan. 5 ... Parents are Frank and Hailey Paton ... Has a younger sister, Grace ... Aspires to play professional baseball ... Chose UCLA because "it's the best school in the world" ... Admires Corey Seager ... Listens to Travis Scott ... Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite player is Alex Caruso ... Hobbies include spikeball, skimboarding, and working out ... His favorite subject is history ... His uncle, George Paton, attended UCLA and is currently the General Manager of the NFL's Denver Broncos.
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2022
Appeared in eight games as a redshirt freshman, all off the bench ... Went hitless in eight at-bats, with one runs scored ... Made his season debut on Feb. 19, pinch hitting in the seventh inning ... Reached base via HBP and later scored against Harvard on Mar. 18 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ...ย Selected toย the 2022ย Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution).
2021
Did not appear for the Bruins ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, played for the Walla Walla Sweets in the West Coast League ... Over 40 games, batted .267 (40-150) with 20 runs, four doubles, five home runs, and 18 RBIs ... Slashed .259/.310/.405 in league play ... Hit two solo home runs against Corvallis on Jul. 29 ... Hit a three-run home run as part of a summer-best four-RBI day on Jul. 17 against Port Angeles ... Batted safely in 14 of the first 16 games of the summer, including an eight-game hitting streak.ย
2020 (Summer)
Over the summer, made five appearances for the Inland Valley Pirates ... Went 5-14 in those games with a pair of RBIs.ย
High School
Attended Maranatha High School in Pasadena, Calif. ... Was ranked as the No. 2 first baseman in California and No. 10 first baseman nationally โฆ Batted .375 during an abbreviated senior season ... Listed as the No. 43 prospect in California by Perfect Game โฆ 2019 Preseason Underclass All-American Second Team โฆ Participated in the 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase โฆ Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2018 WWBA World Championship โฆ Selected to the 15U National Team by USA Baseball in 2017 โฆ Spent his first two HS seasons at Loyola High School in Los Angeles ... Won a pair of league titles with Maranatha.ย
Personal
Full name: Eli Robert Paton ... Birthday: Jan. 5 ... Parents are Frank and Hailey Paton ... Has a younger sister, Grace ... Aspires to play professional baseball ... Chose UCLA because "it's the best school in the world" ... Admires Corey Seager ... Listens to Travis Scott ... Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite player is Alex Caruso ... Hobbies include spikeball, skimboarding, and working out ... His favorite subject is history ... His uncle, George Paton, attended UCLA and is currently the General Manager of the NFL's Denver Broncos.
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