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Is in contention to start at first base and should be able to helped the Bears with his left-handed bat…could also see action as a designated hitter…has good size and is able to hit for both power and average…AS A JUNIOR (2001): Batted .185 with a double and two RBI in 15 games…also had six walks and a .353 on base percentage…started four games at first base and four games as a designated hitter…top games include going 1-for-1 with two RBI Feb. 16 at Loyola Marymount and 2-for-4 with a double Mar. 27 versus Pacific…AS A SOPHOMORE (2000): Played in 28 games with nine starts as a designated hitter and two starts in left field…batted .196 with seven RBI…had a career-high six-game hitting streak Feb. 9-19 (9-for-20, five RBI)…had a career-high three hits Feb. 19 at Pepperdine, going 3-for-6 with an RBI…another top game was going 2-for-4 with two RBI Feb. 11 at Long Beach State…AS A FRESHMAN (1999): Saw action in 35 games with 17 starts (10 as designated hitter, six at first base, one in left field)…overall batted .290 with a double, three home runs and 14 RBI…hit .310 against Pac-10 competition and had all three homers in league play…had two pinch-hit homers; a three-run shot Mar. 26 at Arizona State and a solo home run Apr. 16 at Oregon State…other top games included going 2-for-3 Feb. 14 versus then No. 3 ranked Long Beach State, 2-for-3 with an RBI Mar. 22 versus Washington and 2-for-3 with a three-run homer May 2 versus Arizona…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Granite Hills High School was a two-time All-CIF Southern Section and a three-time All-Grossmont League selection in baseball…went 9-1 with a 1.93 ERA on the mound as a senior after batting .392 with five home runs and 26 RBI as a junior and .400 with five home runs and 41 RBI as a sophomore…also as a senior, helped lead his team a 27-5 record, the CIF Southern Section Championship and a No. 1 national ranking by Baseball America…competed in the Area Code Games in 1997 and 1998 and was a Team One player…this past summer played for the Oakland Expos…had a 3.4 high school GPA and was a member of the Union Tribune All-Academic Team...was recruited by Fresno State, UNLV and Tulane before selecting Cal…majoring in American studies...parents are Dennis and Donna Ayres...born September 10, 1979 in San Diego, CA.
Ayres' Career Statistics
YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
1999 .290 35 62 9 18 14 1 0 3 7 13 0
2000 .196 28 56 4 11 7 0 0 0 4 13 0
2001 .185 15 27 4 5 2 1 0 0 6 7 1
Totals .234 78 145 17 34 23 2 0 3 17 33 1
CAREER VS. THE PAC-10
AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG
vs. Arizona .300 5 10 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 .600
vs. ASU .222 5 9 3 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 .556
vs. OSU .250 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1.000
vs. Stanford .000 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
vs. UCLA .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
vs. USC .000 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000
vs. Washington .429 3 7 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .429
vs. WSU .154 5 13 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 .154
Career Bests
Most Hits: 3, Feb. 19, 2000 at Pepperdine (3-for-6, RBI)
Most Runs: 2, three times, last time Mar. 18, 2001 vs. Arizona State
Most RBI: 3, twice, last time May 2, 1999 vs. Arizona (2-for-3, HR)
Career Grand Slams: None
Longest Hitting Streak: 6, Feb. 9-19, 2000 (9-for-20, 5 RBI)
