Dan Klein Class: Sophomore Hometown: Los Alamitos, Calif. High School: Servite Height / Weight: 6-3 / 190 Position: RHP Bats/Throws: R/R

2008
Made seven appearances, including two starts... logged a 2-2 record and 7.64 ERA in 17.2 innings...in his first four relief appearances (9.2 innings), posted a 1.82 ERA with 12 strikeouts and just one walk...registered a career-high six strikeouts in relief against UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 27), scattering four hits in 4.1 scoreless innings...in an unusual statistical occurrence, earned his first collegiate win and first collegiate loss in the same day, UCLA's season-opening doubleheader versus Oklahoma (Feb. 23); struck out one hitter in relief in the season opener to record the Bruins' first victory of the season...missed over two months of the season with shoulder soreness.

High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner under head coach Todd Cook...logged a 2.59 ERA and 5-5 record his senior season, collecting 84 strikeouts while issuing just 10 walks in 56.2 innings; did not allow one home run against 266 batters faced; hurled four complete games in 11 starts as a senior; struck out 16 batters against CIF semifinalist Mater Dei...selected in the 24th round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles...tallied a 1.40 ERA and 7-1 mark as a junior, recording 49 strikeouts to lead Servite to a share of the Serra League Championship; that season, posted a 5-0 record and 0.81 ERA in Serra League contests before being named Serra League MVP...earned second-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors and second-team All-Orange County accolades...compiled a .330 batting average as a junior and hit at a .313 clip his sophomore season...also excelled as the starting quarterback on the football team his sophomore, junior and senior seasons; three-year varsity letterwinner under head coach Troy Thomas...threw for 1496 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior (111-for-171 passing); threw for 2005 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior (146-for-235 passing)...earned offensive most valuable player honors in the Serra League as a junior and sophomore...threw for 1860 yards as a sophomore earning All-Serra League accolades; broke the single game completion percentage record (14-for-15) and the single season completion record...turned down several offers to play football at Pac-10 schools...a fine scholar-athlete, he received a prestigious Orange County scholar-athlete award after compiling a 3.4 GPA as an honor student at Servite.

Personal
Full name: Daniel Christopher Klein...born July 27, 1988 in Long Beach, Calif...Dan is the oldest of Chris and Teri Klein's three children...has one younger brother, Thomas, and one younger sister, Katie...undeclared major.

Career Highs
Innings Pitched - 5.1 at Cal State Fullerton (3/4/08)
Strikeouts - 6 vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/27/08)