Eric Byrnes
By Daily Bruin Staff
June 14, 1998 9:00 p.m.
Monday, June 15, 1998
Eric Byrnes
Baseball
Byrnes was the starting right fielder for all four seasons with
the Bruins and the 1998 baseball co-captain. UCLA’s all-time career
hits leader (326), Byrnes also holds UCLA’s career record in
doubles (75), runs scored (235), games played (242) and at bats
(984). Byrnes was drafted in the 37th round by the Dodgers in the
1994 draft, in the 4th round by the Astros in the 1997 draft and in
the 8th round by the Athletics in the 1998 draft.
UCLA Career Stats:
Year AVG H HR RBI
1995 .324 77 9 35
1996 .338 76 8 56
1997 .332 95 17 60
1998 .332 81 14 52
Coach’s quote: "One word to describe Byrnes – intense. Intense
to almost a maniacal point. He really gets on a high about a lot of
things, but especially baseball. He has a knack for getting up for
a game."
-Baseball Head Coach Gary Adams
