Chris Giovinazzo Class: Junior Hometown: Laguna Hills, Calif. High School: Laguna Hills Height / Weight: 6-0 / 205 Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R

2009
Played in 45 games, making 23 starts (20 in right field, one in center, one in left and one at catcher)...earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention acclaim...batted. 286 with eight doubles, two triples, one home run, 15 RBI and 18 runs...committed just two errors in 86 chances and led the Bruins with eight outfield assists...led UCLA in Pac-10 play with a .324 batting average (11-for-34) in 20 conference games...collected seven two-hit games and four multiple-RBI efforts (including two three-RBI performances)...went 2-for-4 with one double, one walk, three RBI and two runs in a 9-4 win over California (May 9)...went 2-for-4 with one walk, three RBI and two runs in a 15-2 victory against Cal State Bakersfield (May 5)...was 2-for-4 with one walk in an 8-5 win at Stanford (April 10)...was 2-for-4 with one triple and one run in a 7-2 victory at Pepperdine (March 25)...went 2-for-5 with two doubles and one run in a 5-4, 10-inning loss to Rice in the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park (Feb. 27)...went 2-for-4 with one double and one run in the series finale as UCLA's starting catcher against UC Davis (Feb. 22)...was 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI in the season-opening contest versus UC Davis (Feb. 20).

2008
Played in 18 games, making 13 starts in the outfield (six in right field, two in center and five in left)... batted .178 with one triple, two RBI, seven walks and seven runs...scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Virginia (May 30) in the first game of the NCAA Regional at Cal State Fullerton; as the pinch-runner, scored from second base on a throwing error by the third baseman...totaled a season-high two hits in a 2-for-4 effort in a 12-8 loss at Cal State Fullerton (May 20), netting his first career triple and two runs...went 1-for-4 against UC Irvine (April 8) with one run...was 1-for-3 against San Diego State with one run and one RBI...drew a walk in his first collegiate appearance, versus Long Beach State (March 21).

High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Laguna Hills High School under head coach Pete Tereschuk...earned second-team All-CIF honors as a senior and was named a first-team All-Sea View League selection as a junior and All-Pacific Coast League selection as a senior...named MVP of the Pacific Coast League his senior season, Laguna Hills High School Athlete of the Year and Pacific Coast League Athlete of the Year...posted a .446 average in 29 games his senior season, totaling a .504 on-base percentage and a .604 slugging percentage; collected 33 runs, 14 RBI, seven doubles, three triples, one home run and 12 walks; set a school single-season record with 26 stolen bases (in 27 attempts)...competed in the Orange County All-Star Game and the Pacific Coast League sv. Sea View League All-Star Game his senior season...as a junior, recorded a .360 average in 25 games; tallied 18 runs, 10 RBI, four home runs, seven doubles and 11 walks; posted a .448 on-base percentage and a .613 slugging percentage...also was a three-year varsity football letterwinner under head coach Bruce Ingalls and played varsity soccer his freshman year...as a football player, named a first-team All-CIF selection as a senior, and gained first-team All-League honors as a junior and senior...broke the record for Orange County's longest high school pass reception, a 99-yard catch; also set the record for single-game touchdowns with five...his senior season, scored 22 touchdowns; totaled 1,100 rushing yards on 146 carries; also caught 24 passes for 564 yards.

Personal
Full name: Christopher Michael Giovinazzo (pronounced JOH-vin-not-zoh)...born November 30, 1988 in Los Angeles...is the older of Vincent and Susan Giovinazzo's two sons...has one younger brother, Matt, who is a freshman on the UCLA baseball team...his uncle, Nick, played football at UCLA and his father, Vincent, attended UCLA...political science major.

Career Highs
At-bats - 5 (three times), last vs. UC Irvine (3/1/09)
Runs - 2 (four times), last vs. California (5/9/09)
Hits - 2 (eight times), last vs. Long Beach State (5/12/09)
RBI - 3 (twice), last vs. California (5/9/09)
Home Runs - 1 vs. Oregon State (4/25/09)
Triples - 1 vs. UC Davis (2/20/09)
Doubles - 2 vs. Rice (2/27/09)

CHRIS GIOVINAZZO'S CAREER STATISTICS