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Monday, June 15, 1998

Eric Byrnes

Baseball

Byrnes was the starting right fielder for all four seasons with the Bruins and the 1998 baseball co-captain. UCLA's all-time career hits leader (326), Byrnes also holds UCLA's career record in doubles (75), runs scored (235), games played (242) and at bats (984). Byrnes was drafted in the 37th round by the Dodgers in the 1994 draft, in the 4th round by the Astros in the 1997 draft and in the 8th round by the Athletics in the 1998 draft.

UCLA Career Stats:

Year AVG H HR RBI

1995 .324 77 9 35

1996 .338 76 8 56

1997 .332 95 17 60

1998 .332 81 14 52

Coach's quote: "One word to describe Byrnes - intense. Intense to almost a maniacal point. He really gets on a high about a lot of things, but especially baseball. He has a knack for getting up for a game."

-Baseball Head Coach Gary Adams

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