Vanguard University

The athlete: Shane arrives at Vanguard after spending his sophomore campaign at Long Beach Community College and his freshman year at St. Mary’s College…played for Head Coach Casey Crook at LBCC in the South Coast Conference…played for Head Coach Jedd Soto at St. Mary’s…1^st Team All-League and 2^nd Team All-Area as a third baseman at La Serna High School in Whittier, CA…played for Head Coach Vern Brock and graduated in 2003 with a 3.93 GPA…bats and throws right…has played baseball for 17 years…big, strong, athletic power pitcher with a solid breaking ball.

The person: Shane Michael Day was born in Bellflower, California on April 9, 1985…parents Robert Day and Rosemary Hernandez-Day…is an only child…nickname is “Sugar Shane”…Business major…favorite Scripture is Ezekiel 18:3…loves eating Mexican food and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream…favorite movie is “Training Day” and favorite TV show is “Baseball Tonight”…roots for the Angels…likes the color green and the number 22…sports hero is Josh Beckett…hobbies are snowboarding and body building…says people need to have persistence and have to be consistent…most respects his grandma because she is always there for him…learned that life is tough…baseball has taught him that life is full of failures…career goal is to play in “the league”…great ping pong player.

His thoughts: I came to Vanguard because of the coaches, location, conference and religion.

Coach Mallernee’s comments: Shane is a tireless worker and a fierce competitor.