8	Kirby Pellant
	Class: Junior Hometown: Chandler, Ariz. High School: Corona del Sol Last College: Chandler-Gilbert CC Height / Weight: 5-10 / 175 Position: IF

Corona del Sol H.S./Marshall/Chandler-Gilbert CC: Played for Marshall University as a freshman, hitting leadoff for the Herd and finishing with a .293 overall average that jumped to .337 in conference play with seven doubles, four triples and 20 runs scored ... named to the Conference USA all-freshman team ... transferred to Chandler-Gilbert C.C., located in his hometown, following the 2010 season ... a 38th-round pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2009 MLB amateur draft, Pellant was a three-time all-city pick for Corona del Sol and first team all-state in 2009 when he, and Ohio State recruit Tyler Giannonatti, helped the Aztecs win the 5A state title ... finished with a .460 career batting average and surpassed the 100 hit, run and RBI plateaus ... also was an all-state pick in football and was his team's MVP as a senior

Personal: Kirby is the son of Gary and Julie Pellant ... has a sister, Elise, and brother, Butch ... his father is a scout for the Chicago White Sox and played baseball collegiately at Long Beach State.