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A veteran player who should contribute as either a designated hitter or outfielder…has had some outstanding games in his Cal career...is one of the fastest players on the team...has the ability to hit well for average with occasional power...redshirted during the 2001 season recovering from surgery on his left shoulder (played 10 games, batting .200 with two doubles, a triple and three RBI)...had an outstanding freshman year, starting 30 games for the Bears in left field and hitting well in clutch situations...
AS A JUNIOR (2003): Because he was still recovering from shoulder surgery, only started seven games at designated hitter, batting .296 (8-for-27, .273 versus Pac-10) with two doubles, a home run and three RBI…went 1-for-3 with a home run Apr. 15 at Saint Mary's…was a season-best 3-for-5 Apr. 13 versus Arizona State…went 1-for-5 with a two-run double Mar. 30 at Oregon State…was honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic…
AS A SOPHOMORE (2002): Started 41 games as the Bears' designated hitter, batting .279 (46-for-165, .279 versus Pac-10) with nine doubles, two triples, two home runs and 18 RBI…was 1-for-1 with a three-run homer May 10 versus Oregon State…was 3-for-5 Apr. 27 versus Washington...went 4-for-13 with a double and two RBI Apr. 19-21 at Arizona State…was 4-for-13 Apr. 12-14 versus Arizona and 2-for-3 with a double Apr. 16 versus Fresno State...went 7-for-15 Apr. 5-7 versus UCLA...had the game-winning grand slam in the 15th inning Apr. 7 against the Bruins...was 4-for-12 with a double and RBI Mar. 8-10 versus Stanford...went 4-for-11 with two triples and an RBI Feb. 22-24 versus Boston College...was 4-for-9 Feb. 15-17 versus Long Beach State...
AS A FRESHMAN (2000): Earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors, batting .306 (.307 versus Pac-10) with four doubles, a triple, five home runs and 24 RBI…also led the Bears with 12 stolen bases (12-for-13) and batted .400 (18-for-45) with runners in scoring position…went 3-for-3 May 2 at San Francisco...was 2-for-5 with a grand slam Apr. 25 versus Pacific…went 6-for-14 with a home run and five RBI Apr. 14-16 versus USC…helped the Bears to a 9-5 win over the Trojans Apr. 15, breaking a 5-5 tie by hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning...had the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth Apr. 16 versus USC…was 5-for-15 with two RBI Apr. 7-9 at Texas…went 3-for-6 with two RBI Apr. 4 versus Saint Mary's…was 7-for-16 with a double, triple, home run and five RBI Mar. 17-19 at Arizona...had a career-high seven-game hitting streak from Mar. 31-Apr. 9 (12-for-34, .353, 2B, five RBI)…
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Crossroads High School in Santa Monica was a three-time all-league selection and a first team All-CIF Southern Section pick as a senior...batted a school record .578 as a senior and finished his four-year varsity baseball career with a school record .518 average with 14 doubles, 13 home runs and 100 RBI…played for the St. Cloud (MN) Riverbats in the Northwoods League in the summer of 2001, batting .269 with three doubles, 18 RBI, nine stolen bases and a .390 on-base percentage...in the summer of 1999 played for the Detroit Tigers Scout Team and was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers Area Code Team in 1998...majoring in sociology...grandfather, Herm Weiner, played baseball at Cal and graduated in 1939…uncle is Mark Spitz of Olympic swimming fame...parents are Steve and Jennie Weiner...born April 2, 1981 in Los Angeles, CA.
Weiner's Career Statistics
YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
2000 .306 41 160 38 49 24 4 1 5 11 17 12
2001 .200 10 30 7 6 3 2 1 0 5 6 2
2002 .279 43 165 24 46 18 9 2 2 20 20 7
2003 .296 11 27 8 8 3 2 0 1 3 7 1
Total .285 105 382 77 109 48 17 4 8 39 50 22
Career vs. the Pac-10
AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG
vs. UA .379 6 29 8 11 5 1 1 1 0 4 0 17 .586
vs. ASU .367 7 30 3 11 3 2 0 0 1 4 1 13 .433
vs. OSU .185 8 27 9 5 7 1 0 2 7 5 2 12 .444
vs. Stan .190 5 21 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 4 .190
vs. UCLA .355 8 31 9 11 4 0 0 1 1 5 2 14 .452
vs. USC .308 7 26 6 8 5 1 0 1 2 5 0 12 .462
vs. UW .250 6 28 3 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 .286
vs. WSU .235 6 17 3 4 3 2 0 0 2 3 2 6 .353
Career Bests
Most Hits: 4, twice, last time Apr. 7, 2002 vs. UCLA (4-for-8, HR, 4 RBI)
Most Runs: 3, four times, last time May 7, 2000 at UCLA
Most RBI: 4, twice, last time Apr. 7, 2002 vs. UCLA (4-for-8, HR)
Career Grand Slams: 2, last time, Apr. 7, 2002 vs. UCLA
Longest Hitting Streak: 7, Mar. 31-Apr. 9, 2000 (12-for-34, 2B, 5 RBI)
