AS A JUNIOR (2019):
- Finished one of the most decorated careers in Cal baseball history by being voted a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award, given to the best amateur baseball player in the country.
- Finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, a national player of the year award.
- Named first-team All-America by Baseball America, D1Baseball.com, Perfect Game and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association for the second consecutive year.
- Drafted in the first round by the Chicago White Sox at No. 3 overall, becoming the highest drafted baseball player in school history.
- First-team All-Pac-12 selection and co-Player of the Year for District 9 region.
- Finished with 50 career home runs, tied for second in Cal history.
- Hit .374 with 15 homers, 50 RBI and 50 runs in 52 games in 2019.
- .539 on-base percentage ranked third in the country.
- Slugged .704 and drew a Cal single-season record 60 walks.
- Had three multi-homer games, including in back-to-back games in March vs. Saint Mary's.
- Posted two 5-RBI games -- March 3 at Saint Mary's and May 5 at Utah.
- Had 21 multi-hit games, including seven games with three or more hits.
- Earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors after a four-game stretch in which he went 8-for-13 with two homers, six RBI and seven walks.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018):
- Recipient of the 2018 Golden Spikes Award, presented by USA Baseball and the Rod Dedeaux Foundation, as the best amateur baseball player in the country.
- Enjoyed one of the greatest offensive seasons in Cal history in 2018 and became the first Golden Bear ever to earn National Player of the Year honors (Perfect Game/Rawlings) as well as the first Cal player to win the Golden Spikes.
- Named co-National Position Player of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) along with Texas' Kody Clemens.
- Also became the sixth Pac-12 Player of the Year in program history and first since Brett Cumberland in 2016.
- Became the first Golden Bear to be named a finalist for the prestigious Golden Spikes Award which is given to the top amateur baseball player in the country. Was one of four players to make the final list.
- Consensus All-American earned first team honors from Baseball America, Perfect Game, D1Baseball.com, ABCA and the NCBWA while garnering second team honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
- Started all 54 games at first base and hit .402, a mark that ranked third in Cal single-season history.
- Hit 23 home runs to equal the Cal single-season record set by Xavier Nady in 1999. Finished the regular season second in the country in the category.
- Set a Cal single-season record with an .819 slugging percentage.
- Also had 63 RBIs, 44 walks, 12 HBP and struck out only 18 times.
- Ranked fourth in the nation in on-base percentage (.531) at the conclusion of the regular season.
- Reached base safely in each of the final 35 games of the season and only failed to reach base in two of Cal's 54 games.
- Also a premier defender at first base, Vaughn earned Pac-12 All-Defensive team honors with a .992 fielding percentage.
- Earned National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper for the second time in his career after a week in which he went 11 for 17 (.647) with three home runs, three doubles, seven RBIs, six runs scored and two walks against Santa Clara and eventual College World Series participant Washington.
- Named Pac-12 Player of the Week three times.
- Hit multiple home runs in a game three times, accomplishing the feat against San Diego, Cal State Bakersfield and Xavier.
- Also drove in five runs in a game three times (Xavier, Brown, UCLA).
- Named to the 2018 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team as one of the first four players selected.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017):
- Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in a vote of conference coaches.
- Also named a first team Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), Baseball America and Perfect Game/Rawlings while also earning Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
- Emerged immediately as one of the Pac-12's top hitters and started all 54 games at first base in a historic first collegiate season.
- Hit 12 home runs and finished in a tie for the Pac-12 lead with teammate Denis Karas. Also hit .349 with 76 hits, seven doubles, one triple, 36 runs, 50 RBI, 19 walks to only 24 strikeouts, a slugging percentage of .555, an on-base percentage of .414 and 121 total bases.
- Ranked second in the Pac-12 in total bases, third in slugging and hits, fifth in RBI and seventh in batting average. Led all Pac-12 freshmen in each of those categories.
- Led all Cal hitters with 24 multiple-hit games, 12 multiple-RBI games, a 14-game hitting streak and a 27-game reached base streak.
- Earned National Player of the Week honors from multiple publications as well as Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week of April 17-23 after an incredible stretch of play that included a pair of walk-off home runs against USC. He went 7 for 15 in four games, hit three home runs and drove in 12 runs during a week that included a seven-RBI performance in the series opener against the Trojans. He became the first Golden Bear to earn National POW honors since Brian Celsi and Lucas Erceg in 2015.
- Despite shifting to first base before the season started, proved to be one of the Pac-12's best defensively as he made just two errors in 511 chances and compiled a .996 fielding percentage.
- Also played a part on the mound for the Bears, appearing in 10 games as a reliever and going 1-0 with 8.1 innings pitched.
- Hit two home runs in a game twice (UCLA, USC).
- Ended the year on a hot streak, going 9 for his final 17 in games against No. 7 TCU and No. 15 Arizona.
- Spent the summer as a member of the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and earned team MVP honors during the United States' series win over Japan.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL:
- Four-year varsity player for Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa, Calif. compiled a career batting average of .380 with 29 doubles, three triples, one home run, 76 RBI, 76 runs, 49 walks, 15 HBP and only 15 strikeouts. As a pitcher, had a career record of 17-6 with a 2.05 ERA and 166 strikeouts.
- In 2016 was named Maria Carrillo’s MVP, Puma Athletic Boosters Male Athlete of the Year, first team all-state for medium schools by both MaxPreps and CalHiSports.com, first team all-North Coast Section and second team all-Metro by the San Francisco Chronicle. Also named North Bay Player of the Year and Redwood Empire Player of the Year.
- Before the 2016 season was named a preseason honorable mention All-American by and preseason first team All-American for the West region by Rawlings/Perfect Game.
- As a junior in 2015 was named first team North Bay, Redwood Empire, North Coast Section and first team All-State underclass by CalHiSports.com. Hit .440 in 2015 and was the North Bay League Junior of the Year.
- Named North Bay League Sophomore of the Year in 2014 and Freshman of the Year in 2013.
- Was a member of the 15-under USA National Team in 2013 and was MVP of Team USA’s gold medal game win in Colombia after hitting a three-run home run.
- Also competed for the Sonoma County Rebels, Club All_Stars, Junior Hoots, CCB Elite and Healdsburg Prune Packers. Was a California Collegiate League All-Star for the Prune Packers.
- Made the honor roll at Maria Carrillo all eight semesters he attended and was runner-up for student of the year.
- Counts fishing as his primary hobby.
- Parents are Diana and Toby Vaughn. Has one sibling, Madison.
- Born April 3, 1998.
CAREER BESTS
Hits: 5, at San Diego, Feb 17, 2018
Doubles: 2, 2 times
Triples: 1, at Utah, Apr 14, 2017
Home runs: 2, 8 times
Total bases: 12, at San Diego, Feb 17, 2018
RBI: 7, USC, Apr 21, 2017
Runs scored: 4, Cal St. Bakersfield, Feb 24, 2018; Xavier, Mar 06, 2018
Walks: 5, at Washington, May 23, 2019
Hit by pitch: 2, 3 times
Struck out: 3, 3 times
Sac flies: 1, 3 times
At bats: 7, Gonzaga, Mar 04, 2017
Stolen bases: 1, 7 times
Caught stealing: 1, 6 times
Innings pitched: 1.2, Cal Poly, Feb 18, 2017
Walks allowed: 2, Long Beach State, Mar 27, 2017
Strikeouts: 1, 4 times
Batters faced: 8, Cal Poly, Feb 18, 2017
Field chances: 18, at USC, May 05, 2018
Putouts: 15, at Washington State, Apr 14, 2018
Assists: 4, 2 times
