| Born: | 09/16/1988 |
| Height: | 6-2 |
| Weight: | 205 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | San Carlos, Calif. |
| High School: | Sequoia HS |
| College: | Cañada College |
| Position: | Outfield |
UC Santa Barbara 2010
As a junior Ben played in 23 games, making 14 starts ... Posted 64 at-bats while hitting a team-best .344 ... In Big West competition he hit a team-best .375 in 11 games, racking up 15 hits, two of which were home runs ... Eight of his 10 RBI on the season came in league play ... Had a .432 on-base percentage in Big West action ... Was a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen bases ... In the Cal State Northridge series, from May 7-9, he racked up nine total hits - three in each game - scored four runs, drove in another two and stole three bags ... In the Gauchos' series finale at Pacific, Ben went 5-for-13 with six RBI and three runs scored ... Was 2-for-4 in the Friday game in Stockton with a triple, a home run and three RBI ... Had his first multi-hit game as a Gaucho on March 14 vs. Northern Illinois.
2010 Summer
Ben played for the Kelowna Falcons in the West Coast Collegiate
League... In 124 at bats he compiled a .347 average and .444
slugging percentage on 43 hits... He stole 5 bags and had an on
base percentage of .460.
2009
Saw action in five games before suffering a foot
injury...Accumulated five at-bats...Scored two runs and had one hit
on the season...Went 1-for-3 with a run scored on Mar. 15 at Saint
Mary's.
Cañada College
Batted .308 as an outfielder, starting 33 of the 35 games
he played in...Scored 29 runs with seven doubles, one triple and
two home runs...Swiped 13 bases in 14 attempts...In 117 at-bats,
struck out just 19 times compared with 18 walks...Had a .411
on-base percentage and a .436 slugging percentage...Named Second
Team All-Coast Conference.
High School
Played shortstop, second base, and pitcher for Tink
Reynoso at Sequoia High School...Hit .406 with 14 doubles and had a
1.31 ERA junior year for the Cherokees...Named First Team
All-Peninsula Athletic League all four years at Sequoia...Helped
his team to a Peninsula Athletic League Championship...Was a
standout football and basketball player.
Personal
Benjamin Anthony Edelstein was born on Sept. 16, 1988 in
Redwood City, Calif...Majoring in business economics with a minor
in sports management at UCSB...Wants to become a sports
agent...Would be playing football if he were not playing
baseball...Roots for the San Francisco Giants, 49ers, Golden State
Warriors, and San Jose Sharks...Has made the Dean's List every year
from 2002 through 2007...Played summer ball in 2008 for the NorCal
Longhorns...Batted .308 with 16 stolen bases as the team's center
fielder...Favorite athletes are Patrick Willis and Monta
Ellis...Most memorable sports moment is the Cal vs. Stanford "The
band is on the field!"...Favorite movie is "Animal
House"...Favorite TV show is "Entourage"...Favorite magazine is
"Maxim"...Would be played by Jeremy Piven in a Hollywood movie
about his life...Would invite Michael Jordan, Jessica Alba, and Joe
Montana to dinner if given the opportunity...Has siblings Lauren
and Brian...Parents are Jim and Michele Edelstein...Mother and
sister are both UCSB alumni.
YearGABRH2B3BHRRBISB-ATTSOBBAVG. 2009 552100000-020.200 2010 23 64 11 22 2 1 2 10 6-6 13 4 .344 Totals27691323212106-6154.333 <table> <tbody><tr> <td> Career-Highs</td> </tr> <tr> <td> At-bats</td><td>6</td><td>Cal State Northridge</td><td>5/7/10</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Hits</td><td>3</td><td>three times</td><td>three times</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Runs</td><td>2</td><td>Cal State Northridge</td><td>5/8/10</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Runs Batted In</td><td>3</td><td>@ Pacific</td><td>5/28/10</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Stolen Bases</td><td>2</td><td>Cal State Northridge</td><td>5/9/10</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Strikeouts</td><td>3</td><td>@ USC</td><td>4/20/10</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Walks</td><td>2</td><td>@ UC Irvine</td><td>5/15/10</td> </tr> </tbody></table>