A.J. Vanegas Season 2013

Honors and Awards
2012 NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team

Off The Farm
Drafted in the seventh round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres
Played for the Cape Cod League's Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in 2011
0-1, 4.13 ERA, 24.0 IP, 22 H, 20 K, 15 BB
Played for Team USA at the 2009 Junior World Championships
0-0, 3.12 ERA, 8.2 IP, 10 K, 8 BB, .188 opp/avg.
Played on Team USA's U18 National Team in 2009
Led team to gold medal at 2009 Pan American Games
0-0, 1.84 ERA, 29.1 IP, 40 K, 15 BB

As a Sophomore (2012)
NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team
Worked as weekend starter, reliever and closer
4-0, 2.62 ERA, 21 APP, 65.1 IP, 5 GS, 53 K, 37 BB, 56 H
Five saves (four over last six weeks of season)
10 appearances lasted more than 3.0 innings
Eight strikeouts in 3.2 innings of one-hit scoreless relief in NCAA Regional win over Pepperdine
Retired nine straight in 5.2 relief frames against No. 10 Oregon
Earned a win and save in two appearances against No. 20 Arizona State
Gave up five earned runs over 30.2 innings and six appearances following Spring Break
Retired 11 straight and gave up one run on two hits in 6.2 innings of relief against USC
Five strikeouts in 5.0 scoreless innings of one-hit ball at St. Mary's

As a Freshman (2011)
1-0, 3.35 ERA, 3 GS, 23 APP, 40.1 IP, 37 H, 30 K, 21 BB, .252 opp/avg.
Did not allow an earned run in final 3.1 innings of last four starts
Fanned four in 2.0 innings against No. 11 UCLA
Tossed 4.2 innings in a win over Long Beach State
Gave up one hit in 3.0 shutout innings against Pacific
Retired nine straight after giving up a first-inning run against Santa Clara
Pitched 3.0 innings of relief against No. 17 Cal and retired final seven batters faced

The Vanegas File
Earned four varsity letters at Redwood Christian (Calif.) as a pitcher, third baseman and shortstop
2010 All-American
2010 East Bay Prep Athlete of the Year
2010 National Christian School Athletics Association Player of the Year
2010 Cal-Hi Sports/ESPN Rise CIF Division V Athlete of the Year
2009 All-American
2009 East Bay Prep Athlete of the Year
2009 first team all-league pitcher
2007 second team all-league
Hit .342 with a .515 on-base pct. and a .500 slugging pct. in 2010
Posted 27 runs, 16 RBI and 22 BB with nine stolen bases in 10 attempts as a senior
0.67 ERA, 11-2, 73.1 IP, 7 ER, 141 K, 24 BB from the mound in 2010
Three-time team captain
Three-time first team all-league pitcher
9-2, 1.22 ERA, 57.1 IP, 109 K, 25 BB as a junior
Hit .362 with 27 runs and 26 RBI as a junior
Led league in ERA as a sophomore
Steered squad to 2010 CIF Division V title
Son of Al and Lisa Vanegas
Mother played basketball and volleyball at Azusa Pacific
Two older sisters, Brittany and Erin
Brittany played softball at Kenyon
Erin was an all-league prep softball pitcher