COVINA H.S.: Was a three-year letterman at Covina (Calif.) H.S.,
where he pitched and played shortstop for Coaches Charlie Beal and Ryan
Merrill • Cleaned up his senior year, when he garnered co-Valle Vista
League MVP honors in addition to first-team All-San Gabriel Valley and first-team
All-CIF honors • Batted .421 with six homers and 21 RBI while posting
a 6-1 record and 2.54 ERA on the mound • Helped Covina to a 19-5 record,
a league championship and a CIF quarterfinal appearance • Also a first-team
all-league selection as a sophomore (.386, two homers, 15 RBI) and junior
(.416, 3.28 ERA) • Also a two-time first-team all-league basketball
player • An outstanding scholar, Pill graduated 16th in his class,
earned the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement and
was a CIF Scholar Athlete of the Year candidate.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 9, 1984, in San Dimas, Calif. • Parents
are Michael and Kelly Pill • Has a younger brother (Tyler) • Majoring
in kinesiology • Says his parents have had the greatest influence on
him, both in life and baseball • Biggest sports thrill to date was
hitting the game-winning home run in a Pony League World Series semifinal
game, then winning the series in 1999 • Wears No. 19 because it includes
the number, “9,” which his father wore • Would most like
to spend his summer vacation in Cooperstown, N.Y. • Says the coolest
place on campus is the sundial in the middle of the quad • Full name
is Brett Michael Pill • Favorites…Alex Rodriguez (player), New
York Yankees (team), cereal (food), Mel Gibson (actor), The Art of Hitting
(book), Stress Management (class).
