Vanguard University

The athlete: Shane begins his senior season after appearing in four games on the hill as a junior…made four starts and had two complete games with a team best 1.64 ERA…arrived 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…First Team All-League and Second Team All-Area as a third baseman at La Serna High School in Whittier, California…played for Head Coach Vern Brock and graduated in 2003 with a 3.93 GPA…bats and throws right…has played baseball for 18 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 Administration major…favorite Scripture is Proverbs…loves eating sushi at “Joe’s”…favorite movie is “Blow” and favorite TV show is “Lockup”…roots for the Angels…likes the color green and the number 55…sports hero is Tim Lincecum…hobbies are snowboarding, reading and working out…says people need to have persistence, work hard and have confidence…most respects his grandma because she is always there for him…learned that life is full of failures, you must be willing to bounce back…baseball has taught him that God blessed him and he’s thankful…career goal is to play professional baseball.

His thoughts: What I like most about Vanguard is the location.