Richie Pedroza

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Covina, Calif.
	High School: Northview HS

	Height / Weight: 5-6 / 140
	Position: INF
	Experience: 1V
	B/T: S/R

NORTHVIEW HS: Was a four-year letterman for the Vikings and Head Coach Darren Murphy • Helped the Vikings to four straight 20-plus win seasons, three-straight CIF postseasons and a CIF championship in 2008 • Never hit lower than .390 in his four-year career, and hit .522 as a senior in 2009 en route to All-Valle Vista League recognition as well as first-team All-CIF honors • Led the Valle Vista League as a sophomore with a .415 mark as Northview reached the CIF semi-finals • Played for the Red squad in the San Gabriel Valley All-Star game in June 2009.

PERSONAL: Born on July 21, 1991, in Covina, Calif. • Full name is Richard J. Pedroza • Parents are Jeuses and Rosa Pedroza • Has three siblings (Sergio, Jaime and Yesina) ... Sergio was a standout for the Titans from 2003-05 when he hit .328 with 27 home runs and 121 RBI and played four seasons in the minors with the Dodgers and Rays... Jaime was an All-Big West shortstop with UC Riverside and a 7th round draft pick of the Dodgers in 2007; finished 2009 with single-A Great Lakes • Models his game after Florida's Hanley Ramirez • Favorites include: Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and The Game (musical artists), hunting and fishing (hobbies) and all Los Angeles teams (teams).