UNLV REBELS

Kelby Aase

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Class: Senior Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA Last College: Fullerton College

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 210 Position: LHP Experience: TR

UNLV: Returns to the team after spending last season at a junior college ... A left-handed reliever who could provide depth to the bullpen.

FULLERTON: Pitched one season at Fullerton Junior College in Fullerton, Calif. ... Went 4-2 with a 6.27 ERA in 47.1 innings of work.

2007: Pitched in two games for the Rebels ... Did not earn a decision in 2.2 innings on the mound ... Gave up three runs, two earned, on four hits.

2006: Redshirted ... Named to the Academic All-MWC team.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Esperanza High School in Anaheim, Calif. ... A three-year lettterwinner for the Aztecs ... Helped the Aztecs reach the CIF quarterfinals in 2004 and 2005 ... Was 4-0 with a 0.79 ERA in six starts as a senior before undergoing season-ending elbow surgery.

PERSONAL: Kelby Alexander Aase was born on March 13, 1987, in Orange, Calif. ... The son of Don and Judy Aase ... Has an older brother, Kyle, and an older sister, Kallie ... Father had an 18-year career in the major leagues, pitching for the Angels, Mets, Dodgers, Red Sox and Orioles ... Earned academic all-state honors ... Majoring in communications.