UNLV REBELS

Xavier Scruggs

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Class: Senior Hometown: Poway, CA High School: Poway HS

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 215 Position: INF Birthdate: 09/23/1987 Experience: 2L

UNLV: The top returning power hitter with the ability to put the ball over the fence each time he steps to the plate ... A developing fielder who will challenge for a starting spot at one of the corner infield positions ... One of the most versatile players on the team who could also pitch out of the bullpen for the Rebels.

2007: Became a figure at third base, playing in 51 games and starting 47, 45 of them at the hot corner ... Hit .289 (50-173) with nine home runs and 36 RBI ... His nine dingers tied for the team lead and the 36 RBI were third ... Laced 13 doubles, had one triple and his .532 slugging percentage was tops on the squad ... Drilled a three-run home run in the season opener against Cal State Northridge on Jan. 26 ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against the University of San Diego on March 25 ... Collected a career-high four hits, including a double, against Utah on April 28 ... A day later drove in four runs with a double and a home run against the Utes ... Set a career-high in the last game of the year, driving in five runs in the MWC Tournament against BYU on May 25 ... Slugged a grand slam in the Rebels' 10-9 loss to the Cougars ... Put together an 11-game hitting streak (Feb. 17-March 16), which was the second-longest of the season for the Rebels ... Had 14 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games.

2006: Played in 25 games, making eight starts ... Hit the second pitch he saw in his collegiate career over the fence for a solo home run against Pepperdine on Feb. 3 ... The next day he hit a two-run home run to help the Rebels earn a 6-3 win ... Drove in three runs against The Citadel on March 17 ... Had two hits in a game three times on the year ... Scored two runs against BYU on April 8 ... Came out of the bullpen to appear in 15 games for UNLV ... Earned his first career win by working 0.2 scoreless innings against UC Irvine on Feb. 28 ... Did not allow a run in nine of his appearances ... Struck out 11 batters in 17.1 total innings of work.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Poway HS in Poway, Calif. ... Lettered three times in baseball under head coach Bob Parry ... Helped the Titans win the Palomar League Championship as a senior ... Was named Poway's Male Athlete of the Year in 2005 ... Hit 11 home runs and drove in 41 runs as a senior, earning team MVP honors as well as first team All-CIF honors ... Went 7-0 as a pitcher in 2005 as well ... Lettered once in football as a tight end in 2004.

PERSONAL: Xavier Scruggs was born on Sept. 23, 1987, in Diamond Bar, Calif. ... The son of Emitte and Yvonne Scruggs ... Has one brother, Dion ... Majoring in university studies.

Scruggs' Career Hitting Statistics
Year	AVG	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO
2006	.214	24-8	42	9	9	2	0	5	11	26	5	19
2007	.289	51-47	173	31	50	13	1	9	36	92	20	39
Total	.274	75-55	215	40	59	15	1	14	47	118	25	58

Scruggs' Career Pitching Statistics
Year	ERA	W-L	AP	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2006	5.71	1-0	15	0	0	0	17.1	15	14	11	16	11	2007	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5.71	1-0	15	0	0	0	17.1	15	14	11	16	11