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Arizona State: Hit .334 over his four-year career with 57 doubles and 18 home runs... excellent hitter with power to all fields... one of ASU's strongest players... one of the best offensive talents to come out of Kofa since former Sun Devil Richy Leon ... outstanding defensive player ... good work ethic ... drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 36th round in 1997... one of the gutsiest players to ever wear the Sun Devil uniform... often played through injury to stay on the field.
2001 (Senior): Hampered by pulled hamstring for much of he early part of the season... still managed to hit .307 with 20 doubles and two home runs... had 31 RBI and scored 26 runs... finished strong with a six-game hitting streak in which he was 10-for-24 (.417)... hit second home run of the year vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/25)... had four RBI three times during senior season.
2000 (Junior): Pac-10 All-Conference honorable mention selection ... GTE/CoSIDA District VIII Academic All-America selection ... hit two grand slams this year (three for his career) ... longest hitting streak on the year was 10 games ... had 24 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games ... tied for sixth in the conference in walks (37) and tied for fifth in on-base percentage (.461) ... hit .384 with runners in scoring position ... hit .462 with the bases loaded ... had 13 two-out RBI.
1999 (Sophomore): Made 27 starts in 47 games ... hit .306 with 34 runs scored and 30 RBI ... had 14 extra base hits on the year ... tallied three sacrifice flies ... hit .306 in league play ... notched seven multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games ... put together a seven-game hitting streak during the season ... hit .367 with runners on base ... hit .410 with runners in scoring position ... went 3-for-3 with four runs scored and five RBI vs. California (3/27) ... turned in a 4-for-6 performance with four RBI, three runs scored, two doubles and a triple vs. Boston College (3/20) ... had a .450 on-base percentage ... made only two fielding errors in 192 chances.
1998 (Freshman): Appeared in 51 games and started in 40 ... saw most of his action at either first base or DH ... hit .421 at the CWS with six RBI, four runs scored, two doubles and one homer ... went three-for-four with three RBI vs. Miami in the CWS ... named to the Midwest Regional all-tournament team ... hit .250 in Wichita with a tourney-leading 10 RBI ... hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 7th inning to break a 4-4 tie in ASU's 8-4 win over Arkansas ... the grand slam is the first of his collegiate career ... hit .348 on the season with five home runs, 10 doubles, two triples and 39 RBI ... in two games at UCLA went 5-for-10 with five RBI and one run scored ... had 15 multiple-hit games this season ... in two games against Oklahoma at home went 6-for-8 with three RBI and one run scored ... in home win against Arizona, went 2-for-5 with three RBI and one run scored ... had 10 multiple-RBI games in 1998 ... went 4-for-12 with four runs scored in final conference series at top-ranked Stanford ...ended the season on a 16-game hitting streak (his longest of the season) ... awarded the Jim Brock-Mr. Sun Devil Award at this season's banquet ... had 18 two-out RBI.
High School: A 1997 graduate of Kofa High School in Yuma, Ariz. ... three-year letterwinner in baseball ... one-year letter winner in basketball ... coached by Billy Laguna ... three-year all-conference selection ... 1997 USA Today All-USA honorable mention ... four-year all-city selection ... holds school records for career runs scored (90), single-season runs scored (38) and single-season assists (81) ... 1997 All-Arizona selection ... batted .440 with 38 runs scored, 18 RBI and nine stolen bases in 1997 ... 1996 all-state selection.
Personal: Major is Communications ...parents are Russell and Carol Phelps of Yuma, Ariz. ... has one brother, Chris (19) ... born on November 20, 1978, in Yuma ... full name is Jeffrey Alan Phelps... nicknamed Digger.
Career statistics for: Jeff Phelps
Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT
1998.... .348 51-40 155 33 54 10 2 5 39 26 31 7-9
1999.... .302 47-27 106 34 32 10 1 3 30 26 25 0-1
2000.... .362 59-59 224 54 81 17 4 8 60 38 37 3-4
2001.... .307 50-47 189 26 58 20 1 2 31 11 28 4-8
TOTALS.. .334 207-173 674 147 225 57 8 18 160 101 121 14-22
