Jeff Gelalich goes 3-for-5 with one home run, two RBI, three runs
2011 (summer)
Played in 34 games for the Wenatchee Apple Sox of the West Coast Collegiate League...batted .294 with two home runs, 15 RBI and 15 runs...was selected to play in the league's All-Star Game...Wenatchee went 39-15 overall, finishing in first place in the league's East Division.
High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Edison High School under head coach Steve Lambright...named Sunset League MVP as a junior (2010) and co-MVP as a senior (2011) with teammate Christian Lopes...secured first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors as a senior...rated one of top five players to watch by the Orange County Register as a freshman, sophomore and junior...listed as a top-five outfielder by the Los Angeles Times as a junior...captured first-team Orange County Register All-County accolades as a junior and senior...led Edison to three consecutive Sunset League titles (2009, 2010, 2011)...earned Edison team MVP honors as a freshman, junior and senior...concluded high school career ranking seventh all-time in CIF history with 156 hits...batted .351 with a team-high 60 total bases, 33 hits and 27 runs as a senior...earned second-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors as a junior...batted .391 as a junior (2010), totaling seven home runs and 17 RBI with a .491 on-base percentage...first-team Orange County Register All-County, first-team Cal-Hi Sports All-State underclassman as a junior ... batted .354 as a sophomore (2009), collecting three home runs, eight doubles, 17 RBI and 23 runs...secured second-team All-Sunset League accolades as a sophomore...led Edison to the 2009 CIF Southern Section Division I title game as a sophomore...batted .500 as a freshman (2008), tying a school record held by Jeff Kent for single-season batting average...set school records during his freshman year for most single-season hits (53) and at-bats (106) ... named Sunset League Rookie of the Year in 2008...batted .700 at the USA Baseball National Championship in 2008 ... was named to the Team USA 16-U Trial Team...competed on the Babe Ruth gold medal-winning team at the Tournament of the Stars in Cary, N.C...named to Team USA's National Team Trial squad in 2009 and 2010...played for the Milwaukee Brewers Blue Team at the 2010 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif...selected to the Angels Elite and New York Yankees scout teams in the fall of 2009 and 2010...earned the Edison HS Character Coalition Award in English and geometry in 2008.
Personal
Full name: Eric Robert Filia-Snyder...born July 6, 1992 in Carlsbad, Calif...Eric is the son of Mike Filia and Kristin Snyder...has two younger brothers, Michael Filia and Marc Filia...admires Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward...intends to major in history.