Garett Claypool Class: Sophomore Hometown: West Hills, Calif. High School: El Camino Height / Weight: 6-2 / 175 Position: RHP Bats/Throws: R/R

2007
Made 24 pitching appearances, starting seven games (all Tuesday contests)...posted a 3.54 ERA and a 3-1 record in 53.1 innings, the fourth-highest total on the staff, and collected four saves...earned Rivals.com Freshman All-America second-team honors...named to the Ping!Baseball All-Freshman Team...registered a 1.82 ERA in 29.2 innings and a 3-0 record as a starter...struck out three in three innings in his collegiate debut, a Tuesday night start against UC Riverside (Feb. 13)...recorded five strikeouts allowing three hits in 5.1 scoreless innings in his start against Long Beach State (March 13)...pitched 2.2 scoreless innings of relief against Washington (April 6), striking out four...pitched five scoreless innings in a Tuesday night start against Pepperdine (April 17), allowing three hits and registering three strikeouts...pitched in six of UCLA's seven games from April 28 - May 8; allowed two runs in 13 innings during that span, striking out six hitters...hurled five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out four in his second start against Pepperdine (May 8).

High School
Three-year varsity letterwinner in baseball for head coach Matt LaCour at El Camino Real High School...recorded a 1.86 ERA in 49.0 innings his senior season...limited opponents to a .170 batting average, striking out 54 batters and walking 21...posted a 0.90 ERA in 23.1 innings of relief as a junior...compiled a 7-0 record and 1.00 ERA in 35 innings during the summer of 2005...was a two-time member of the Woodland Hills VIBL summer team...helped lead El Camino Real to the 2005 California State Championship...tallied a .387 batting average as a sophomore.

Personal
Full name: Garett William Claypool...born August 21, 1988 in Woodland Hills, Calif...Garett is the middle of Jeff and Karyn Claypool's three children...has one brother, Spencer, and one sister, Ricci...enjoys studying physical science and interested in a career in law...undeclared major.