University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2017 (Freshman): Redshirted.

Prep: A 2016 graduate of Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he played two years of varsity baseball…aided the team to 2016 titles for both the West Coast Athletic League (WCAL) regular season and WCAL postseason, while receiving second-team all-WCAL honors as a pitcher…as a senior, earned a 6-1 record and 2.05 ERA, striking out 25 in 61.1 innings…received an abundance of honors as a junior, with selections as first team all-WCAL, second team all-Bay Area and was a CalHiSports all-state nominee…as a junior, his ERA was 1.77 with a 3-4 record, striking out 27 versus only 10 walks in 51.1 innings…held 2015 opponents to a .221 average…tossed complete games against nationally ranked St. Francis, De La Salle and Valley Christian…was named the 2015 Serra Pitcher of the Year and picked up state-wide Player of the Week honors from the Central Coast Section and CalHiSports…was a member of the National Honor Society, and received the Edge Youth Award, Most Outstanding Student Award and Serra Business Award…played club baseball for five years for the Danville Zoots, West Coast Federals and Trosky Baseball.
 
Personal: Born in Palo Alto, Calif…nickname is “Appy”…majoring in Communications…has one sister, Alissa, who played volleyball at Tulsa and UC Riverside… comes from a very athletic family – uncle, Frank, played tennis at Fresno State and on the USTA Pro Circuit; uncle, Zach Elliott, played baseball at UC Santa Barbara and in the Philadelphia Phillies organization; uncle, Doug Kirk, played soccer at Pacific; aunt, Cindy, played tennis at UCLA; cousin Ashley Kirk, played soccer at San Diego; and cousin, Stephen Dougherty, currently plays soccer at St. Mary’s…parents are Rick and Mary Apecechea of San Mateo, Calif.
 

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