Bruins open 2012 season against Maryland on Friday, Feb. 17
Notes
Enters his junior season having batted .284 with four home runs, five triples, 17 doubles, 52 runs and 26 RBI in 95 career games (77 starts)...has thrived for UCLA in the postseason, batting .327 (17-for-52) with three home runs, three doubles, eight RBI and nine runs in 15 games.
2011 (summer)
Played in 22 games for the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast Collegiate League...batted .214 with six doubles, two RBI and four runs...Bellingham went 21-32, finishing third in the league's East Division.
2011
Played in 55 games, making 53 starts (37 as the designated hitter, 16 in right field)...batted .268 with two home runs, four triples, 13 doubles, 35 runs and 13 RBI...recorded a .389 on-base percentage, the third-highest on the team among players with at least 50 at-bats...stole 10 bases on 12 attempts...registered 10 multiple-hit games, including three three-hit efforts...had three multiple-RBI games, including a season-high three RBI against Arizona (April 15)...hit safely in UCLA's final seven games...posted a .353 batting average in the Bruins' four postseason games, going 6-for-17 with one home run, two doubles, three RBI and two runs...went 2-for-4 in each of the first two NCAA Los Angeles Regional games (vs. San Francisco on June 3, vs. Fresno State on June 4)...went 1-for-5 with one solo home run and two RBI in UCLA's final game of the season against UC Irvine (June 5)...went 3-for-4 with one double, one run and one RBI against UC Santa Barbara (May 11)...went 4-for-10 (.400) in a three-game Pac-10 series victory against Arizona (April 15-17)...went 2-for-3 with one home run, one double, three RBI and one run in the series-opener against Arizona (April 15)...went 5-for-10 (.500) with one triple, three runs and one RBI in a three-game Pac-10 series win at Washington State (April 8-10)...went 2-for-4 in UCLA's annual game against USC at Dodger Stadium (March 13)...went 3-for-4 with one double, three runs and two stolen bases in a victory over San Jose State (Feb. 27)...went 3-for-3 with one double, two runs and two stolen bases in a 4-1 win against San Francisco (Feb. 20).
2010
Played in 40 games, making 24 starts (15 in left field, six in right and three as the designated hitter)...batted .321 with two home runs, one triple, four doubles, 13 RBI and 17 runs...registered a .465 on-base percentage and was a perfect 7-for-7 stealing bases...totaled six multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI efforts in limited playing time...had a season-high three hits in a 3-for-3 effort with one RBI, one run and one walk in his first career start (right field) against Oral Roberts (March 20)...went 2-for-4 with two runs and a three-RBI triple in the fourth inning of a 10-0 victory at UC Riverside (April 13)...went 2-for-3 with one double and two RBI in an 8-7 victory at California (May 21)...went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI in UCLA's 15-1 NCAA Regional-opening win over Kent State (June 4)...went 2-for-3 with his first career home run, two runs and one RBI in a 6-3 win over defending national champion LSU at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional (June 5)...went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in UCLA's 5-3 win over TCU (June 21) in the Bruins' second game of the College World Series...went 2-for-5 with one double, one RBI, one run and one stolen base in UCLA's 10-3 win over TCU (June 26) at the College World Series, sending the Bruins into the best-of-three national championship series.
High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner and three-year varsity football letterwinner at Bonita High School under head coaches John Knott and Eric Podley, respectively...selected in the 41st round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies...served as team captain for the baseball and football teams at Bonita his senior season...batted .338 as a senior (2009), totaling one home run, two triples, two doubles, 14 RBI, 22 runs and 11 stolen bases...named a first-team All-Miramonte League selection as a senior and sophomore...also named a second-team All-Inland Valley selection as a senior...helped lead Bonita to a 21-6 overall record, including a 9-0 mark at home, culminating in a CIF Southern Section quarterfinal playoff appearance in 2009...was a Rawlings Baseball Preseason All-America second-team selection and All-California first-team selection in 2009...batted .423 as a junior (2008), recording two triples, 11 doubles, 18 RBI, 17 runs and 10 stolen bases... secured second-team All-Miramonte League honors as a junior...batted .393 as a sophomore (2007), collecting four home runs, two triples, nine doubles, 22 RBI, 22 runs and 10 stolen bases...named a first-team All-Inland Valley selection as a sophomore...batted .258 as a freshman (2006), logging five RBI in 18 games on the varsity team...played for the Milwaukee Brewers Area Codes Team and Atlanta Braves Scout Team...was an All-Northview Tournament and All-Glendora Tournament Team selection...played at the Perfect Game National Showcase at the Metrodome in Minneapolis...also competed for the San Gabriel Valley Arsenal for four seasons...an elite linebacker on Bonita's football team, led the varsity squad in tackles as a senior (117 total tackles) and junior (123 total tackles)...finished his senior football season with five receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns...also had a team-leading 5.5 sacks and one interception...registered 13 receptions for 104 yards as a junior...tallied 29 tackles as a sophomore in his first full season on the varsity squad...a talented scholar-athlete, was a four-year California Scholarship Federation (CSF) honoree and four-year Bonita High School honor roll selection.
Personal
Full name: Jeffrey Scott Gelalich (pronounced JELL-uh-litch)...born March 16, 1991 in Los Angeles...Jeff is the oldest of Greg and Karyn Gelalich's three sons...has two younger brothers, Matt and Danny...admires Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier...undeclared major.
Career Highs
At-bats - 6 at UC Riverside (4/5/11)
Runs - 3 (twice), last at USC (3/25/11)
Hits - 3 (4 times), last vs. UC Santa Barbara (5/11/11)
RBI - 3 (twice), last vs. Arizona (4/15/11)
Doubles - 1 (17 times), last vs. San Francisco (6/5/11)
Triples - 1 (five times), last at Stanford (4/23/11)
Home Runs - 1 (four times), last vs. UC Irvine (6/5/11)
Stolen Bases - 2 (twice), last vs. San Jose State (2/27/11, Game 2)
