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  Keith Castillo
Keith Castillo

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.

High School:
Mater Dei

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 225

Position:
Catcher/Outfield

Bats/Throws:
Both/Right

2009
Castillo is a utility player, who can play in the outfield, first base or catcher.

Summer
He played for the Alexandria Beetles of the Northwoods League and played in the All-Star Game...finished the season as the team's leading hitter, batting .309 (60-for-194) with 12 doubles, six home runs and 24 RBI.


2008
He made 17 starts in 30 games, batting .242 (16-for-66) with one home run and eight RBI...had four doubles and one stolen base...started the season with a 3-for-34 (.088) performance at the plate before a season-high seven-game hitting streak...during the streak, he batted .571 (12-for-21) with three doubles, a home run and six RBI...recorded his first three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI on May 10 against Cal State Northridge...went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in a 13-10 win on May 14 at UC Riverside...in the summer, he played for the Alexandria Beetles of the Northwoods League...batted .272 (52-for-191) with 11 doubles, eight home runs and 32 RBI...led the team in home runs.

2007
He made four starts in 12 games as a 2007 freshman...batted .095 (2-for-21) with one RBI.

High School
Castillo earned All-CIF Division I honors in his senior season at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif...batted .400 with four home runs and 30 RBI in his senior season...earned All-Serra League and preseason All-America honors as a senior...earned all-county and All-Serra League honors in his 2005 junior season after batting .411 with four home runs and 31 RBI at Mater Dei High...also played as a tight end on the football team...member of the National Honor Society and a College Board National Hispanic Scholar.

Personal
He is majoring in English...parents are Anthony and Deborah...has one sister, Katherine...favorite movies are Reservoir Dogs and Fight Club...favorite television shows are Family Guy, Reno 911 and The Simpsons...enjoys listening to Muse and Rise Against...lists his father and Ken Griffey, Jr., as his biggest sports heroes...birthdate is July 10, 1987.

Castillo's Career Statistics

Year G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO 2007 (Fr.) 12-4 .095 21 1 2 0 0 0 1 0-0 4 9 2008 (So.) 30-17 .242 66 7 16 4 0 1 8 1-1 8 16 Totals 42-21 .207 87 8 18 4 0 1 9 1-1 12 25

Castillo's Career Statistics vs. Pac-10 Teams

Opponent G-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO Arizona 1-0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Arizona State 5-3 .077 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 3 California 1-0 .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Oregon State 3-3 .125 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 5 Stanford 2-1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 2 UCLA 1-0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Washington 4-3 .357 14 2 5 1 0 1 2 0-0 1 3 Washington St. 1-1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 3 Totals 18-11 .174 46 3 8 1 0 1 2 0-0 5 16

 
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