Vanguard University

The athlete: Alex joins the Blue and Gold as a junior transfer from Mount San Jacinto College in San Jacinto, California?played two season for Coach Steve Alonzo in the Foothill conference, where he helped lead the program to the first league championship in school history?prepped at Great Oak High School in Temecula, California?graduated in 2007?also played football in high school?has been playing baseball for 18 years?bats and throws right?nice addition to the Lions' roster. 

The person: Alex Daniel Araiza was born in Orange, California on October 21, 1988 to Elsa Araiza?has a brother, Jorge, and a sister, Vanessa?is a Kinesiology major?loves eating at "Mongolian BBQ"?and will eat anything spicy?favorite movie is "Fight Club" and favorite TV show is "Baseball Tonight"?roots for the Dodgers?favorite athlete is David Wright?likes the Bible verse Proverbs 16:3?likes the quote "Never let the fear of striking out hold you back" by Babe Ruth?favorite holiday is Christmas?and favorite actor is Denzel Washington?believes respect is the most important characteristic for a person to have?most respects his mother for never allowing him to stop pursuing his dreams?life has taught him preparation is the key to success?baseball has taught him that failure is the best way to learn?his goal is to someday coach at the college level. 

His thoughts: I chose Vanguard because of the welcoming environment.