Arby Fields

Height:
5-9
Weight:
200
Position:
OF
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Alta Loma, Calif.
High School:
Los Osos

2010: Started 55 out of a possible 56 games in center field for the Wildcats ... Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection ... Led the team with 34 walks and tied for the team lead with 15 doubles ... Ranked second with 8 stolen bases and third with 27 RBI ... Collected three or more hits on eight occasions ... Went 3-for-5 with two RBI in a win over Rutgers (2/27) ... Also notched three hits in early-season wins over Loyola Marymount (3/6) and UMBC (3/20) ... Against Cornell (3/22), went 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI ... Posted seven multi-hit games over an eight-game span from March 20-27, going a combined 18-for-35 (.514) ... Scored a season-high three runs in a victory over Northern Illinois (4/14) ... Had a memorable performance at Illinois (4/30), socking a grand slam and a three-run homer as part of a four-hit effort ... The seven RBI were the most by a Wildcat player in a game in seven years ... Collected third homer of the series among three hits the next day against the Illini (5/1) ... Went 5-for-8 with four runs scored over the final two games of a series at Michigan (5/15-16).

High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Team captain ... First-team all-league and all-area selection in both baseball and football ... Baseball America top prospect ... Los Angeles Times Player to Watch ... Recipient of team's Top Hitter Award ... Competed in California North vs. South All-Star Game ... Played summer ball for ABD Bulldogs ... Helped team to World Wood Bat and Perfect Game Tournament titles ... Honor roll student ... Scholar-Athlete ... Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 32nd round of the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft ... High school coach was Anthony Vasquez.

Personal: Born Arby Enrico Fields ... Son of Arby and Josetti Fields ... Father played football at San Jose State ... Also a member of the Northwestern football team and led all Wildcats with 302 rushing yards to go along with five touchdowns as a true freshman ... Anticipated major is learning and organizational change.