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5 Josh LaGrotta
| Height: | 5-11 |
| Weight: | 185 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Santa Clara, Calif. |
| High School: | Canyon HS |
| Position: | Catcher |
2006
Senior is one of five players battling for time behind the plate.
2005
Third-year backstop appeared in 15 games and started one...Hit .167 in only 18 at-bats, driving in four runs...Had one double and an RBI against Pepperdine on February 6...Drove in three of his four RBI against Westmont on April 5...Also recorded a run scored against the Warriors.
2004
The sophomore saw action in 17 games, starting twice...Had six hits and drove in three runs...Hit .667 (2-for-3) with the bases loaded.
2003
In limited action, batted .375 (3-for-8) and drove in three RBI...Hit .500 (3-for-6) with runners on base...Handled the Gaucho pitching staff in eight games.
2002
Redshirted
High School
Was a two-time All-CIF and All-Foothill League catcher and Academic Honor Roll student at Canyon High School...Coached by Adam Schulhofer and Scott Willis...He hit .412 with 63 hits and 26 runs as a senior...Batted .423 with 71 hits, four homeruns and 30 runs scored as a junior...Also participated in football at CHS.
Personal
Born August 10, 1983 in Mission Hills, California...Majoring in Philosophy with a minor in Sport Management at UCSB...Favorite team is the Los Angeles Dodgers...Favorite Athletes are Pudge Rodriguez, Jorge Posada and John Smoltz...Favorite movies include Rocky 1-4 and Starsky and Hutch...Most memorable sports moment was hitting a homerun in the Junior Pan-American Games...Favorite aspect of Santa Barbara is the beach...Has a brother, Jeremy...Son of Ned and Gail LaGrotta.
Senior is one of five players battling for time behind the plate.
2005
Third-year backstop appeared in 15 games and started one...Hit .167 in only 18 at-bats, driving in four runs...Had one double and an RBI against Pepperdine on February 6...Drove in three of his four RBI against Westmont on April 5...Also recorded a run scored against the Warriors.
2004
The sophomore saw action in 17 games, starting twice...Had six hits and drove in three runs...Hit .667 (2-for-3) with the bases loaded.
2003
In limited action, batted .375 (3-for-8) and drove in three RBI...Hit .500 (3-for-6) with runners on base...Handled the Gaucho pitching staff in eight games.
2002
Redshirted
High School
Was a two-time All-CIF and All-Foothill League catcher and Academic Honor Roll student at Canyon High School...Coached by Adam Schulhofer and Scott Willis...He hit .412 with 63 hits and 26 runs as a senior...Batted .423 with 71 hits, four homeruns and 30 runs scored as a junior...Also participated in football at CHS.
Personal
Born August 10, 1983 in Mission Hills, California...Majoring in Philosophy with a minor in Sport Management at UCSB...Favorite team is the Los Angeles Dodgers...Favorite Athletes are Pudge Rodriguez, Jorge Posada and John Smoltz...Favorite movies include Rocky 1-4 and Starsky and Hutch...Most memorable sports moment was hitting a homerun in the Junior Pan-American Games...Favorite aspect of Santa Barbara is the beach...Has a brother, Jeremy...Son of Ned and Gail LaGrotta.