Baseball

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008: Started all 55 games as shortstop ... compiled a solid sophomore campaign leading the Broncos in slugging percentage (.591), RBIs (51) and home runs (12) ... earned unanimous All-WCC honors after finishing 11th in batting, fifth in home runs and slugging percentage .... opened the season with a run in both games against Utah Valley (Feb. 22) ... registered a career-high five RBIs and had a three-run homer against Pacific (Feb. 27) ... went 5-for-12 in the series against San Jose State (Feb. 29-Mar. 2) with three runs, one home run and two doubles ... tied his career-high three hits against No. 11 San Diego (Mar. 6) ... went 2-for-4 against SDSU (Mar. 7) with one run and one RBI ... drove in two runs against then-No. 12 Oregon State (Mar. 9) ... tallied his third home run of the season and posted three RBIs against UC Davis (Mar. 16) ... drove in the Broncos first run on a walk against then-No. 11 Cal (Mar. 25) ... had a season-high two walks against then-No. 14 San Diego (Mar. 29) ... launched a two-run homer, his four HR of the season, against Pacific (Apr. 2) ... went 3-for-4 against Portland (Apr. 5), scoring a career-high four runs, his fifth homer of the season and batting in three runs ... tallied a career-high 2 home runs against Gonzaga (Apr. 13) ... also went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBIs ... went 4-for-4 in game one against USF (Apr. 18), scoring two runs and tallying a career-high four hits ... went 3-for-5 with two runs and four RBIs against then-No. 3 Stanford (Apr. 29) ...also registered his 10th homer of the season against the Cardinal ... went 5-for-3 with two runs in game two against Saint Mary's (May 10) ... posted home run No. 11 in game three against Saint Mary's (May 11) ... tallied homer No. 12, a two-run shot, against Pepperdine (May 16)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007: Started all 54 games in which he appeared ... hit 12 doubles and four home runs with 30 RBIs on the year ... went 1-for-2 with home run, two RBIs, three walks, and three runs scored Feb. 6 against UC Davis ... went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs March 4 at San Jose State ... had a pair of hits, including a double, and drove in a pair of runs Apr. 7 at San Francisco ... went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI against Gonzaga on Apr. 13 ... hit a two-run homer against the Bulldogs on Apr. 14 ... hit a three-run homer May 6 at Saint Mary's ... went 3-for-4 with two doubles against San Diego on May 12 ... hit fourth home run May 15 against Stanford ... doubled twice and drove in three runs at Sacramento State on May 19.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif. ... played for Coaches Pete Jensen, Joe Kmak, and Rich Jefferies ... in 2005 was named first-team All-WCAL, first-team All-San Mateo County, and received All-CCS Honorable Mention ... in 2006 named first-team Co-Player of the Year in the WCAL, San Francisco Chronicle Player of the Year, San Mateo Times Player of the Year, was named first-team All-CCS, and first-team All-State ... team honors included WCAL Playoff Champions, reached CCS Semi-Finals, team ranked number two in the state ... also played on the San Jose Vipers ... named to the 2004 AAU All-Tournament Team.

PERSONAL: Born in Burlingame, Calif. ... son of Alan and Diana Karcich ... has three older siblings, Ryan, Kristen and Justin ... enjoys playing cards and basketball ...grandfather played in baseball in the minor leagues.

CAREER STATS:

Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%


2007....  .228  54-54   171   28   39  12   0   4   30   63  .368  17   9  32   1  .328   1   9   2-4    100 122  12  .949


2008....  .351  55-55   208   44   73  14   0  12   51  123  .591  22   6  32   3  .421   4   1   3-4     83 155  16  .937


2009....  .354  51-51   192   37   68  22   0   2   22   96  .500  24  11  33   6  .454   0   0   8-14    74 152  15  .938


TOTAL...  .315 160-160  571  109  180  48   0  18  103  282  .494  63  26  97  10  .405   5  10  13-22   257 429  43  .941