TRITON NOTES
Will be in the lineup every day as a fourth-year junior, either behind the plate or as the designated hitter ... Two-time All-West Region performer ... 23 multi-hit and 19 multi-RBI games for his career, and seven home runs.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012
Daktronics All-West Region First Team ... CCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player ... All-CCAA Tournament ... NCBWA Preseason All-West Region Second Team ... With Garrett Tuck, one of just two Tritons to have both played in and started all 57 games Started 39 games as the designated hitter and 18 as the catcher ... Tied for third in the league in walks (33) and tied for fourth in doubles (17) ... Led team with five home runs, four of them coming over the final 15 contests ... Had 14 multi-hit and 13 multi-RBI performances ... Had a career day at Colorado Mesa (2/12), going 5-for-6 with four doubles, three RBI and two runs ... Three more three-RBI games at home vs. Cal State San Bernardino (4/21), Cal State L.A. (4/27) and Grand Canyon (5/4), all with home runs ... Went 4-for-4 with a run and two RBI vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (4/16) ... Pair of three-hit games at CSUDH (4/15) and vs. Sonoma State (5/10) ... Hit .467 (7-for-15) with three doubles, three walks, three runs and four RBI during CCAA Championship ... Season-best seven-game hit streak late in the year from May 4-17 ... Handled all 102 defensive chances cleanly.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011
ABCA All-West Region Second Team ... Daktronics All-West Region Second Team ... All-CCAA First Team ... Named the UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (4/11) after slugging .727 and posting a hit and an RBI in three of four games at No. 16 Sonoma State ... 31 of his 32 starts came as the designated hitter ... Lone start at catcher came against Mesa State (2/12) ... Third on the team in batting average ... Posted nine multiple-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... Strung together an eight-game hit streak between Apr. 16-30 ... Had three hits in a game twice during the streak, both against Academy of Art (4/22-23) ... Went 3-for-5 with a run and two RBI in the CCAA Tournament title game against Cal Poly Pomona (5/14) ... Knocked in three runs twice, the first time against San Francisco State (3/6) and again at Sonoma State (4/10).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010
Played in three games and totaled two at-bats before injury ended his season ... Drove in his first career run vs. Grand Canyon (2/12).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks ... Baseball team was the 2008 State Team of the Year, going 27-4 and winning the Division III CIF title at Dodger Stadium ... A two-time All-Mission League First Team selection and 2009 All-CIF honoree ... Won the home run derby as a senior at the National Baseball Classic in Anaheim ... Also played football for the Knights.

PERSONAL
Born Feb. 16, 1991, in Woodland Hills ... Parents are Larry and Patty La Face ... Has a younger sister named Stephanie ... A political science major at Warren College ... Career goals include playing professional baseball, coaching and teaching ... Counts winning CIF at Dodger Stadium as a high school junior as one of his most memorable moments in baseball, and advancing to the 2010 national championship game as his favorite UCSD memory ... Enjoys reading, lifting weights, playing video games and watching Food Network ... A fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Steelers ... Favorite athlete is Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins ... Top movie pick is Training Day ... “Tonight” by Flame can be found on his playlist, but also listens to country music ... Likes Hawaiian BBQ.

CAREER HIGHS (current through 2012 season)
At-bats: 6, 2 times (last 2/12/12 at Colorado Mesa)
Runs: 4, 4/22/11 vs. Academy of Art
Hits: 5, 2/12/12 at Colorado Mesa
Doubles: 4, 2/12/12 at Colorado Mesa
Triples: 1, 4/5/12 vs. Sonoma State
Home Runs: 1, 7 times (last 5/17/12 vs. Dixie State)
RBI: 3, 6 times (last 5/4/12 vs. Grand Canyon)
Walks: 2, 7 times (last 5/5/12 vs. Grand Canyon)
Stolen Bases: 2, 4/20/12 at Cal State San Bernardino

CAREER STATISTICS (current through 2012 season)

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
2010
2011
2012