Chris Cecil

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Class: Freshman Hometown: Richland, WA High School: Richland

Height / Weight: 5-9 / 170 Position: LHP/OF Bats/Throws: R/L

Notable: Has two seasons of eligibility after playing two seasons at Columbia Basin Community College...will be a freshman academically at the Academy.

2012 (Columbia Basin C.C.): Batted .360...struck out 29 in 29 innings pitched with 5.83 ERA...East Region Champions....NWAACC All-Academic, Academic Leadership, Top Male Scholar Athlete, President's list (3.8 or above GPA).

2011 (Columbia Basin C.C.): Batted .233...struck out 28 in 24 IP and posted 2.31 ERA...East Region Champions.

HIGH SCHOOL (Richland): Lettered two years in baseball...second-team all-state outfielder and first-team all-conference as a senior...team captain...batted .406 as a junior and .384 as a senior...second-team all-conference as a junior...led Richland to State 4A Championship as a junior and runner-up finish as a senior...high school baseball coach was Ben Jacobs...played summer ball for the Twin City Titans, coached by Steve Farrington.

PERSONAL: Has two older brothers...nickname is Cec...favorite TV show is Ridiculousness...favorite movie is A Knight's Tale...person in history he'd most like to meet is Capt. Lance Sijan...credits his dad as having the biggest influence on his sports career...enjoys hanging out with friends, family, hiking, snowboarding, reading, ping pong, fishing, camping and cliff jumping when away from baseball...favorite non-traditional sport to watch on TV is the Lumberjack World Series since he was a member of the Richland HS Lumberjack club...son of Richard and Patricia Cecil.

Why I came to the Academy: "I came to the Air Force Academy to fulfill a sense of duty, get an all-star education, develop leadership, and be around the best men and women this world has to offer, to fight for the ones I love and to make this world a better place. Even if that means sacrificing a normal college experience."