DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UCLA Baseball September 22, 2011 Contact: Alex Timiraos UCLA BASEBALL WELCOMES 11 NEWCOMERS TO WESTWOOD Incoming class features five pitchers, four infielders, one catcher, one outfielder LOS ANGELES – UCLA baseball head coach John Savage welcomed 10 incoming freshmen and one junior college transfer to campus Thursday as fall quarter classes began in Westwood. Savage’s seventh recruiting class at UCLA features five pitchers, four infielders, one catcher and one outfielder. “These incoming players are fantastic additions to our program, and we are really looking forward to seeing what they can do at the collegiate level,” Savage said. “We have brought in a balanced recruiting class, from a pitcher and position player perspective. Our coaching staff believes that these guys will be able to contribute from the start.” Two of the 11 incoming players, Kevin Kramer and Jake Ehret, were selected in the MLB Draft last June. Kramer, a freshman infielder from Turlock, Calif., was selected in the 25th round of the MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians. Ehret, a freshman right-hander from San Dimas, Calif., was chosen in the 37th round by the Florida Marlins. Outfielder Eric Filia-Snyder, a four-year varsity standout at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, Calif., twice earned Sunset League MVP acclaim in addition to securing first-team All-CIF accolades as a senior. In addition to Ehret, the group features right-handed pitchers David Berg (Bishop Amat HS), Michael Kerman (Long Beach City College) Zack Ortiz (Cypress HS) and left-hander Grant Watson (Bakersfield Centennial HS). Other key additions around the infield include Justin Hazard (Beckman HS), Chris Keck (Amador Valley HS), Shane Zeile (Valencia HS) and catcher Jason D’Andrea (Chaminade HS). UCLA Baseball’s 2011 Recruiting Class Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School David Berg Fr. RHP R/R 6-0 180 Covina, Calif. Bishop Amat HS Jason D’Andrea Fr. C R/R 6-2 190 West Hills, Calif. Chaminade HS Jake Ehret Fr. RHP R/R 6-3 190 San Dimas, Calif. San Dimas HS Eric Filia-Snyder Fr. OF L/R 6-0 175 Huntington Beach, Calif. Edison HS Justin Hazard Fr. INF L/R 6-2 200 Tustin, Calif. Beckman HS Chris Keck Fr. INF L/R 6-2 190 Pleasanton, Calif. Amador Valley HS Michael Kerman Jr. RHP R/R 6-4 220 Beverly Hills, Calif. Long Beach City College Kevin Kramer Fr. INF L/R 6-0 195 Turlock, Calif. Turlock HS Zack Ortiz Fr. RHP R/R 6-0 220 Garden Grove, Calif. Cypress HS Grant Watson Fr. LHP R/R 6-0 170 Bakersfield, Calif. Centennial HS Shane Zeile Fr. INF R/R 6-1 190 Valencia, Calif. Valencia HS 2010-11 Newcomers at a Glance ● Five pitchers (four RHP, one LHP), four infielders, one catcher, one outfielder ● Two MLB Draft selections (Kevin Kramer, Jake Ehret) ● Nine first-team all-league selections and one all-conference junior college honoree – more – J.D. MORGAN CENTER P.O. BOX 24044 LOS ANGELES, CA 90024-0044 WEBSITE: WWW.UCLABRUINS.COM DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS David Berg RHP, Freshman Covina, Calif. (Bishop Amat HS) 6-0, 180 – R/R ● Two-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Bishop Amat High School under head coach Andy Nieto ● Helped lead Bishop Amat to the CIF Southern Section Division IV title at Dodger Stadium as a senior ● Captured first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division IV honors as a senior ● Earned first-team All-Del Rey League acclaim as a senior ● Went 7-1 with four saves and a 1.05 ERA, logging 59 strikeouts and five walks in 47.0 innings as a senior ● Limited the opposition to a .145 batting average and .212 on-base percentage as a senior ● Helped lead Bishop Amat to a 29-4 overall record in 2011 ● Earned Bishop Amat team MVP honors, specializing as a sidearm right-hander out of the bullpen ● Had a very strong senior season as a middle reliever after having pitched just nine innings as a junior Jason D’Andrea Catcher, Freshman West Hills, Calif. (Chaminade HS) 6-2, 190 – R/R ● Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Chaminade High School under head coach Frank Mutz ● Batted .408 with one home run, 10 doubles, 16 runs and 11 RBI in 26 games as a senior (2011) ● Listed as a top “player to watch” (honorable mention, catcher) by the L.A. Times and Daily News in 2011 ● Led Chaminade with 10 doubles and 16 runs his senior year, while posting a .507 on-base percentage ● Registered at least one hit in 23 of 26 games played during his senior season and served as team captain ● First-team All-Mission League selection and was named Chaminade’s offensive player of the year as a senior ● Selected to play in the 2011 City vs. Southern Section All-Star Game ● Batted .422 with three home runs, 10 doubles, 20 RBI and 17 runs in 32 games as a junior (2010) ● Secured second-team All-Mission League honors as a junior ● Named to the Anaheim Lions All-Tournament Team after leading Chaminade to the 2010 tournament title ● Selected as a scholar-athlete all three seasons at Chaminade ● Played for the South Bay Saints of the Western Baseball Association Collegiate League (summer 2011) ● Competed for the ABDG Conejo Oaks of the Pacific Coast Connie Mack League (summer 2010) ● Played for the South Bay Surf of the Pacific Coast Connie Mack League (summer 2009) Jake Ehret RHP, Freshman San Dimas, Calif. (San Dimas HS) 6-3, 190 – R/R ● Two-year varsity baseball letterwinner at San Dimas High School under head coach Mike Regan ● Selected in the 37th round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Florida Marlins ● Went 4-1 with a 2.72 ERA and one save as a senior (2011), totaling 53 strikeouts and 12 walks in 56.2 innings ● Batted .360 with two home runs, 14 doubles, 22 RBI and 26 runs scored during his senior season ● Helped lead San Dimas High School to the 2011 Valle Vista League championship – more – J.D. MORGAN CENTER P.O. BOX 24044 LOS ANGELES, CA 90024-0044 WEBSITE: WWW.UCLABRUINS.COM DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Eric Filia-Snyder OF, Freshman Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison HS) 6-0, 175 – L/R ● Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Edison High School under head coach Steve Lambright ● Named Sunset League MVP as a junior (2010) and co-MVP as a senior (2011) with teammate Christian Lopes ● Secured first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors as a senior ● Rated one of top five players to watch by theOrange County Register as a freshman, sophomore and junior ● Listed as a top-five outfielder by theLos Angeles Times as a junior ● Captured first-teamOrange County Register All-County accolades as a senior ● Led Edison High School to three consecutive Sunset League titles (2009, 2010, 2011) ● Concluded high school career ranking seventh all-time in CIF history with 156 hits ● Batted .351 with a team-high 60 total bases, 33 hits and 27 runs as a senior ● Earned second-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors as a junior ● Batted .391 as a junior (2010), totaling seven home runs and 17 RBI with a .491 on-base percentage ● First-team Orange County Register All-County, first-team Cal-Hi Sports All-State underclassman as a junior ● Batted .354 as a sophomore (2009), collecting three home runs, eight doubles, 17 RBI and 23 runs ● Secured second-team All-Sunset League accolades as a sophomore ● Led Edison to the 2009 CIF Southern Section Division I title game as a sophomore ● Batted .500 as a freshman (2008), tying a school record held by Jeff Kent for single-season batting average ● Set school records during his freshman year for most single-season hits (53) and at-bats (106) ● Named Sunset League Rookie of the Year in 2008 ● Batted .700 at the USA Baseball National Championship in 2008 ● Was named to the Team USA 16-U Trial Team ● Competed on the Babe Ruth gold medal-winning team at the Tournament of the Stars in Cary, N.C. ● Named to Team USA’s National Team Trial squad in 2009 and 2010 ● Played for the Milwaukee Brewers Blue Team at the 2010 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. ● Selected to the Angels Elite and New York Yankees scout teams in the fall of 2009 and 2010 ● Earned the Edison HS Character Coalition Award in English and geometry in 2008 Justin Hazard Infielder, Freshman Tustin, Calif. (Beckman HS) 6-2, 200 – L/R ● Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Beckman High School under head coach Kevin Lavalle ● Batted .402 with one home run, 15 doubles, 23 RBI and 33 hits as a senior (2011) ● Helped lead Beckman to the CIF Southern Section Division III championship as a senior ● Guided Beckman to the Pacific Coast League title during his senior campaign ● Finished his three-year baseball career with a .403 batting average, 10 home runs, 35 doubles and 89 RBI ● Earned first-team All-Pacific Coast League honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ● Secured first-team all-city honors as a senior and first-team All-CIF Division III accolades as a junior ● Captured the Pacific Coast League Sportsmanship Award as a senior ● Named Beckman’s offensive player of the year in 2010 and defensive player of the year in 2009 ● Was invited to play in the 2011 Orange County All-Star High School Seniors game ● Batted .404 with seven home runs, 13 doubles, 39 RBI and 21 runs as a junior (2010) ● Was also a two-year varsity football letterwinner (quarterback) at Beckman High School – more – J.D.