Height: | 6-3 |
Weight: | 195 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif |
High School: | Palos Verdes HS |
Position: | INF |
UC Santa Barbara
2012
In his first season with the Gauchos Mark provided some pop in the
middle of the lineup and gave Coach Checketts various defensive
options...he appeared in 49 games starting 48 mostly at 1st or 3rd
base and occasionally in right field...finished tied for third on
the team with 30 RBI and was fourth on the team with 13 doubles,
also homered once against Pepperdine on March 27...had multiple RBI
games on 7 occasions including four 3 RBI games...had a career game
against Rhode Island on March 16 where he went 5-5 with 2 doubles,
3 RBI, and 4 runs...finished the season with a .262 batting average
in 183 at bats.
Los Angeles Harbor Community College
Played for the Los Angeles Harbor Seahawks ... He hit
.408 and was an All-League All-American in 2011.
University of Arizona
Redshirted
High School
Earned six letters for the Palos Verdes High Sea Kings,
three in baseball and three in football ... He played first and
third base for head coach Evan Fujinaga ... In 2008 he was All-Bay
League and was on the All-Area Team ... In 2006 Palos Verdes were
CIF Division 4 Champions ... From 2006-08 they were Bay League
champs ... In football, Marc was Bay League MVP and was on the
Daily Breeze All-Area Team.
Personal
Marc Alexander Venning was born on April 21, 1990 in
Rancho Palos Verdes to his parents Dale and Cindy ... Has three
siblings: Brandon, 32, Rachel, 27, and Sarah, 26 ... He is majoing
in communications ... His favorite teams are the Dodgers and the
Lakers and his favorite athletes are Matt Kemp, Tom Brady, and Tim
Tebow ... His favorite movie is Ace Ventura.