Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Appeared in 109 games, all starts, the last three seasons ... Batted .318 with 150 hits including 15 doubles, one triple and five home runs ... Scored 87 runs and drove in 49 more.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Started all 45 games as a junior and batted .332, second on the team ... Led the squad with 63 hits ... Had 12 doubles, three home runs, and 23 RBI ... Tied for the team high with 39 runs, tied for seventh in the WCC ... Had a .405 on-base percentage ... Went 5-for-5 with five runs scored, three RBI and a home run in the season finale at Pacific (5/29) ... Went 4-for-5 with three RBI vs. LMU (4/25) ... Had at least three hits 10 times ... Also homered at UC Santa Barbara (2/27) and at San Francisco (3/20).
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Appeared in all 15 games as a sophomore during the COVID-19 shortened season ... Hit .299 over 67 at-bats with 20 hits ... Drove in four runs while scoring 13 ... Went a season-best 3-for-5 against Florida International (3/1).
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Had a stellar debut campaign in 2019, capped off by being named All-WCC honorable mention and being named to the WCC All-Freshman team ... One of just two Waves to start and play in every game of the season ... Second on the team in batting average, hitting .313 ... Led team in hits with 67 ... Drove in 22 RBI, good for fourth on the team ... 78 total bases on the year was good for third on the team ... Hit two home runs on the year.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from the Mid-Pacific Institute, located in Honolulu, Hawai’i, in 2018 ... Hit .462 and was the ILH Player of the Year ... Named to All-State first team ... Helped team win 2018 ILH championship.
 
CLUB: Played club baseball for the Victoria Harbourcats and the Utah Marshalls.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration ... Born in Honolulu, Hawai’i ... Son of Claire and Gary Young ... Younger brother to Brennan and Callan ... Chose Pepperdine because “I like how Pepperdine was a small campus and was similar to the atmosphere in Hawaii.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Jose Altuve (pro baseball player), Boston Red Sox (pro baseball team), Living with a Seal (book), Creed (movie), The Walking Dead (TV show), NF (musical artist), steak or scallops (food) and football (sport besides baseball) ... Favorite part about baseball is that “it teaches you how to learn from and deal with failure.”