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Danny Gelalich

Outfielder #3

Ht/Wt

215 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

La Verne,

California

Last School

Bonita High School

Roster Years

2016 | 2019-2021

Parents are Greg and Karyn
Married BYU soccer player Josie Guinn in July 2020
Majoring in psychology
Brother Jeff played baseball for UCLA 2010-12 and in the Cincinnati Reds organization
Brother Matt played baseball for Pepperdine

Prepped at Bonita High School where he was coached by John Knott
Won Gold Glove Award in 2014 and 2015
Was both defensive player and athlete of the year for Bonita
First team all-league in 2014 and second team in 2015
Set career (46) and season (32) records for stolen bases at Bonita
Had a career batting average of .303 and a .404 on base percentage
Was league offensive MVP, all-league on defense and All-CIF offense as a senior in football
Was all-league both on offense and defense in football as a junior
Played in Dodger Stadium as a freshman for the CIF championships
Recruited by UCLA and UC-Irvine

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016

WCC Commissioner's Bronze Honor Roll
Used mainly as a pinch runner
Scored a run at Pepperdine, as did his brother who played for the Waves in same game

Sophmore Year 2019

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
Played in 43 games with 37 starts, batting .328 with 34 runs, 44 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, a home run, 16 RBIs, five walks, 16 HBP and five stolen bases
His 16 HBP in a season are second-most in program history
Missed a few games after suffering a shoulder injury running into the center field wall after making a catch
Hit a grand slam - his first career home run - at Utah in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie and propel BYU to victory, finishing with three hits and five RBIs
Went 3-for-3 with a double, three runs, three HBP and two RBIs in a win vs. San Francisco
Started the year on a five-game hit streak in his first action back from a church mission
Had a hit in 15 of the last 16 games of the year

Junior Year 2020

WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
Played in 13 of 16 games with eight starts in the outfield in the Covid shortened season.
Totaled three hits, three runs, two RBI, a double and three walks