Rylan Sandoval

Rylan Sandoval

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Castro Valley, CA

High School:
Castro Valley

Last College:
Chabot

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 185

Position:
IF/OF

B/T:
R/R

MLB: Drafted in the 38th round by the A's in 2006 and the 30th round by the Mets in 2007.

Junior College: Named the Coast South Player of the Year out of Chabot JC and was a Northern California JC All-American in 2007 after being a first team selection as an infielder in 2006... was also named Northern California's co-Player of the Year with Fresno City's Jameson Smith... as a sophomore batted .396 with a .637 slugging percentage thanks to a team-best 14 doubles, three triples and eight homers... scored 50 runs and drove in a team-high 54 runs... also had 20 stolen bases, never getting caught... broke the school's single-season record for hits... was hit 13 times and walked another 18 times to help produce a .477 on-base percentage... as a freshman batted led California in batting with a .438 average to go along with 57 runs and 53 RBIs, producing a team-high 20 doubles and adding eight home runs for a .170 slugging percentage... had a .533 on-base average thanks to 25 walks... stole nine bases in 10 attempts.

High School: Four-year letterman in baseball at Castro Valley HS... named second team all-league in 2005 and the freshman of the year in 2002... batted .420 as a senior and .400 in 2003 and 2002.

Personal: Son of Rick Sandoval... majoring in communications.