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Is in contention for playing time in the Bears outfield after redshirting during the 2001 season …has good size and speed and the potential to hit for power…improved during fall practice, seeing action in right field...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Palo Alto High School was selected one of the Top 10 players in northern California by Baseball America…as a junior batted .340 with a home run and 15 RBI, in the summer of 1999 batted .410 with three home runs, 20 RBI and 25 stolen bases; and as a senior batted .280 with a home run, 15 RBI and 20 stolen bases…was invited to tryout for the Northern California All-Star Team and played in the Sunbelt All-Star Classic in McAlister, OK in 1999…also played in the Area Code Games Showcase in 1998 and '99, the Team One National Showcase in 1999 and the Junior Olympics in 1998…played three years of varsity football as well, earning first team all-league honors as a senior…was recruited by Arizona, Tulane, Fresno State, Nevada and San Francisco before selecting Cal…undeclared major...parents are Joe and Sue Hnilo...born November 20, 1981 in Fortuna, CA.
