DAVID MUNOZ
Infielder
5-10 • 175
R/R
Senior
Yorba Linda, Calif.
Biola University
Esperanza H.S.
BIOLA: Was one of the top players in
the Golden State Athletic Conference during his three seasons at Biola,
an NAIA powerhouse in La Mirada, Calif. • Batted .334 in his three
seasons • The Eagles, coached by John Verhoeven, finished with a 46-13
record last season and reached the NAIA College World Series • Earned
first-team All-GSAC and honorable mention NAIA All-American honors as a
junior, when he batted .372 (tops on the team) with 12 homers and 60 RBI
• Finished first in the conference in runs (64), second in hits (84),
tied for third in home runs and third in RBI • Went 1-for-4 with a
walk in Biola’s 7-6 loss at Cal State Fullerton on May 2 • Hit
a walk-off home run in the Eagles’ 8-6 regional semifinal win over
Cal Baptist • Also earned all-conference honors his sophomore season,
when he batted .345 with three homers and 31 RBI • Batted .259 with
seven doubles, three homers and 20 RBI as a freshman and made just four
errors in 183 chances at shortstop • Also played soccer at Biola.
ESPERANZA H.S.: Earned a pair of varsity letters for Coach Mike Curran
at Esperanza H.S. in Anaheim, Calif. • As a senior, he batted .360
and set school records with 14 doubles and four triples (since broken) •
Earned first-team All-Sunset League honors • Was named MVP of the CIF
championship game at Dodger Stadium despite a loss • Also named “Most
Hustling Player” at the Orange County All-Star game, played at Cal
State Fullerton • His junior team finished 25-5, captured the CIF Division
I championship and was ranked fifth nationally • Also an all-county
soccer player his senior year • Was on the honor roll all four years
and had the highest grade point average on his team as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 26, 1979, in Fullerton, Calif. • Parents
are Ignacio and Jackie Munoz • Has an older sister, Ana • Majoring
in business • Best player he’s competed against is Albert Pujols
• Considers the arboretum the coolest place on campus • His strangest
summer job was inspecting toilets • Best advice for kids is to read
the Bible and find out who Jesus is • If he’s not playing in the
majors in 10 years, he hopes to be “serving the Lord anyway I can”
• Favorites...Los Angeles Dodgers (team), Roberto Alomar (player),
chorizo con huevos (food), Jackie Chan (actor), Legend of Bagger Vance (movie),
Bible (book).
