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Jersey Number 33
A.J. Balta
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Valencia, Calif.
- High School:
- Valencia HS
Bio
2016 SEASON
Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors after finishing tied for third in the conference in both home runs (9) and RBI (47) … Also named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention … Led team with a .455 slugging percentage while hitting .219 in 50 games (48 starts) with seven doubles and four triples … Led the team with 15 multiple-RBI games, good for second on the all-time Oregon single-season list … Added nine multiple-hit games … Started the season strong, homering in back-to-back games against San Diego State while driving in three runs in each game … Hit safely in eight of nine games from April 6 to April 17, batting .367 (11-for-30) with two home runs, two triples, two doubles, 13 RBI, eight runs scored and a .767 slugging percentage in that stretch … Hit home runs in back-to-back games for the second time of the season during hot streak, going deep in the final two games against California, and had four straight multiple-hit games from April 10 to April 16 … Drove in 10 runs in five games from May 2 to May 9 with three multiple-RBI games, including back-to-back three RBI games for the second time in 2016 … Had a monster game in a 15-4 blowout win over Portland on May 17, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored while playing just the first five innings … Currently sits fourth in Oregon history with 21 career multiple-RBI games, and is two RBI and four home runs shy of cracking the top-10 in those categories.
2015 SEASON
Redshirted after missing the season with an injury.
2014 SEASON
Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American after batting .242 with three home runs, 12 doubles and 29 RBI … Named to the 2014 Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team after going a combined 5-for-15 with two triples, one RBI and five runs scored against Clemson, Xavier and Vanderbilt … Started 47 games at first base after initially playing the outfield, making just four errors in 427 total chances … Set Oregon single-season freshman records for doubles, triples (3) and total bases (78), as well as tying the freshman record for at-bats (211) … Finished season third on the team in multiple-hit games (15) and home runs, fourth in doubles and runs scored (32) and fifth in multiple-RBI games (6), RBI and triples … Started the season strong, hitting .400 (8-for-20) with three doubles, a triple and five RBI over the first eight games of the season … Came through with a pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth inning at Hawaii to help keep the Ducks alive for an eventual 6-5 extra-inning win … First collegiate home run was a grand slam in a 20-4 rout of Ohio State, capping off a 2-for-4 day with four RBI and three runs scored … Hit second career home run just two games later against USC, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored … Had two three-RBI games during the season, a 3-for-6 day with two runs scored at Gonzaga and a 3-for-5 performance with a home run, a double and two runs scored at home against Washington State … Stole seven bases on the season, including two in a 5-1 win over California.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Valencia High School in Valencia, Calif. … Four-year baseball letterman as well as a team captain as a junior and senior … Named second-team all-region by Perfect Game … During final three seasons combined to hit .330 (67-for-203) with 16 home runs, 53 RBI, 60 runs scored and a .457 on base percentage … Earned first-team all-league recognition as a sophomore and junior and honorable mention accolades as a senior … During sophomore season, batted .425 with 11 home runs and 25 RBI and was named Foothill League Player of the Year … A member of the Honor Roll … High school coach was Jared Snyder.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Cotuit Kettleers in the Cape Cod League in 2016 … Hit .230 with two home runs and 14 RBI and seven doubles in 31 games.
PERSONAL
Major is general social science with a focus in applied economics and business … Parents are Henry and Liliana … Sister, Victoria, played softball at Yale.
BALTA’S CAREER HIGHS
At Bats: 6, at Gonzaga (4/2/14)
Runs: 3, 2x, last at San Diego State (2/20/16)
Hits: 3, 5x, last vs. Portland (5/17/16)
RBI: 4, vs. Ohio State (3/9/14)
Doubles: 2, at Stanford (3/28/14)
Triples: 1, 7x, last vs. Gonzaga (5/9/16)
Home Runs: 1, 12x, last at Oregon State (5/15/16)
Walks: 2, 6x, last vs. Saint Mary’s (5/23/16)
Stolen Bases: 2, 2x, last at Mississippi State (3/11/16)
Hitting Streak: 6
Multiple-Hit Games: 24
Multiple-RBI Games: 21
Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors after finishing tied for third in the conference in both home runs (9) and RBI (47) … Also named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention … Led team with a .455 slugging percentage while hitting .219 in 50 games (48 starts) with seven doubles and four triples … Led the team with 15 multiple-RBI games, good for second on the all-time Oregon single-season list … Added nine multiple-hit games … Started the season strong, homering in back-to-back games against San Diego State while driving in three runs in each game … Hit safely in eight of nine games from April 6 to April 17, batting .367 (11-for-30) with two home runs, two triples, two doubles, 13 RBI, eight runs scored and a .767 slugging percentage in that stretch … Hit home runs in back-to-back games for the second time of the season during hot streak, going deep in the final two games against California, and had four straight multiple-hit games from April 10 to April 16 … Drove in 10 runs in five games from May 2 to May 9 with three multiple-RBI games, including back-to-back three RBI games for the second time in 2016 … Had a monster game in a 15-4 blowout win over Portland on May 17, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored while playing just the first five innings … Currently sits fourth in Oregon history with 21 career multiple-RBI games, and is two RBI and four home runs shy of cracking the top-10 in those categories.
2015 SEASON
Redshirted after missing the season with an injury.
2014 SEASON
Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American after batting .242 with three home runs, 12 doubles and 29 RBI … Named to the 2014 Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team after going a combined 5-for-15 with two triples, one RBI and five runs scored against Clemson, Xavier and Vanderbilt … Started 47 games at first base after initially playing the outfield, making just four errors in 427 total chances … Set Oregon single-season freshman records for doubles, triples (3) and total bases (78), as well as tying the freshman record for at-bats (211) … Finished season third on the team in multiple-hit games (15) and home runs, fourth in doubles and runs scored (32) and fifth in multiple-RBI games (6), RBI and triples … Started the season strong, hitting .400 (8-for-20) with three doubles, a triple and five RBI over the first eight games of the season … Came through with a pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth inning at Hawaii to help keep the Ducks alive for an eventual 6-5 extra-inning win … First collegiate home run was a grand slam in a 20-4 rout of Ohio State, capping off a 2-for-4 day with four RBI and three runs scored … Hit second career home run just two games later against USC, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored … Had two three-RBI games during the season, a 3-for-6 day with two runs scored at Gonzaga and a 3-for-5 performance with a home run, a double and two runs scored at home against Washington State … Stole seven bases on the season, including two in a 5-1 win over California.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Valencia High School in Valencia, Calif. … Four-year baseball letterman as well as a team captain as a junior and senior … Named second-team all-region by Perfect Game … During final three seasons combined to hit .330 (67-for-203) with 16 home runs, 53 RBI, 60 runs scored and a .457 on base percentage … Earned first-team all-league recognition as a sophomore and junior and honorable mention accolades as a senior … During sophomore season, batted .425 with 11 home runs and 25 RBI and was named Foothill League Player of the Year … A member of the Honor Roll … High school coach was Jared Snyder.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Cotuit Kettleers in the Cape Cod League in 2016 … Hit .230 with two home runs and 14 RBI and seven doubles in 31 games.
PERSONAL
Major is general social science with a focus in applied economics and business … Parents are Henry and Liliana … Sister, Victoria, played softball at Yale.
BALTA’S CAREER HIGHS
At Bats: 6, at Gonzaga (4/2/14)
Runs: 3, 2x, last at San Diego State (2/20/16)
Hits: 3, 5x, last vs. Portland (5/17/16)
RBI: 4, vs. Ohio State (3/9/14)
Doubles: 2, at Stanford (3/28/14)
Triples: 1, 7x, last vs. Gonzaga (5/9/16)
Home Runs: 1, 12x, last at Oregon State (5/15/16)
Walks: 2, 6x, last vs. Saint Mary’s (5/23/16)
Stolen Bases: 2, 2x, last at Mississippi State (3/11/16)
Hitting Streak: 6
Multiple-Hit Games: 24
Multiple-RBI Games: 21
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