23 - Joey Epperson
Joey Epperson
Height: 6-3
Weight: 215
Year: RS Junior
Hometown: Lafayette, Calif.
High School: Miramonte HS
Position: OF/1B
Major: History

Summer:  played for the Alaska Goldpanners for summer 2012 hitting .323

Santa Barbara City College:  Played 2 seasons for Jeff Walker and the Vaqueros earning 1st Team All Western State honors each year…accumulated a .322 career average and 33 steals…twice won Western State Conference championships…made the Presidents Honor Roll in Spring 2011 and 2012…was History Student of the Year twice

High School:  Joey attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, CA where he earned 4 varsity letters for the Matadors and Head Coach Vince Dellaquila…played SS and CF…swiped 56 bags during his career and boasted a career BA of just around .400…earned NCS Scholar Athlete awards So, Jr, and Sr years…2 time 1st Team All-DVAL…led the Matadors to a 2009 CIF North Coast Section Championship his Senior year

Personal:  Born on February 2, 1991 in Berkeley, Joey was raised by in parents Craig and Linda in Lafayette, CA…has one younger brother Eddie (17) and 2 older siblings Matt (37) and Kim (47)…majors in History…aspires to play professional baseball and/or become a lawyer…favorite teams are the San Francisco Giants and 49ers…favorite athlete is Marshawn Lynch…best sports memory was winning a Section Championship in 2009 and Conference Championships at SBCC in ’11 and ’12…favorite movie is Remember the Titans…favorite novel is Lone Survivor…listens to Explosions in the Sky…favorite TV show is How I Met Your Mother…hobbies are watching movies and hanging out with his girlfriend and his dog…also recruited by Stanford, Cal, and Davis