UC Santa Barbara
2017: The team's Opening Day right fielder as a true freshman, Silver went on to make 20 appearances and 10 starts for the season ... Crafted a .216/.310/.297 slash line with one double, one triple, two RBIs, six runs scored, and five walks over 42 plate appearances ... Went 2-3 with a pair of singles in his collegiate debut at Loyola Marymount on Feb. 16, a 6-3 Gaucho win ... Top performance of the year came on May 23 against USC, as he went 2-3 with a triple, two RBIs, and two runs scored ... Batted .364 over seven games in May ... Team was 5-4 in his nine starts in right field (he also made one start at DH) ... Had a .364 on-base percentage in 11 leadoff at-bats ... Had two hits in seven pinch-hit at-bats, his .286 average in pinch-hit situations was second-best on the team ... Spent the summer with the Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska League, where he hit .207 in 15 games.
High School (2012-16): Played two varsity seasons at Huntington Beach High School after spending his freshman and sophomore years at Westminster Christian High School ... Played third base and outfield ... As a junior, batted .352 with 31 RBIs and seven home runs ... After his junior year, was named First Team All-League, First Team All-Orange County, a MaxPreps Underclass All-American, Cal-Hi First Team All-State, and an LA TImes High School All-Star ... Went 5-5 with two homers, a triple, and seven RBIs against Fountain Valley in his junior year ... Went 2-3 with a game-winning grand slam in the Boras Classic ... Won the CIF Southern Section Division Championship in his junior year ... Won the National High School Invitational Championship in his senior year ... Also named a Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention.
Personal: Landon Bryce Silver was born on Apr. 21, 1998 in Aventura, Florida ... Has three brothers: Austin, Preston, and Gavin ... Aspires to play baseball professionally ... Roots for the Chicago Cubs ... Lists winning CIF for the first time in school history his favorite pre-UCSB sporting moment ... Likes to watch Inception, Goodfellas, and Borat ... The Secret is his favorite novel ... Likes to read Eric Thomas ... Listens to Chance the Rapper and Flume ... In his free time, he likes to practice batting, watch movies, and play ping pong ... His favorite athletes include Josh Donaldson, Lebron James, and Roger Federer ... Enjoys watching Spongebob Squarepants and MLB Tonight.
