Palomar Comets Baseball 2007

DANNY PIECZYNSKI

NO. 8 /  C, SO, 6-0, 190; BATS: Right; THROWS: Right

HOMETOWN: El Cajon,  CA

HIGH SCHOOL: Grossmont  (La Mesa, CA)

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 6, 1987, at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa. ... Son of Kathy Edwards and Ed Pieczynski. ... Stepson of Katherin Noller. ... Has a sister, Shannon (13). ... Nephew of John Edwards, head baseball coach at Central College of Iowa.

2007 SEASON: Played in 21 games, starting five, as a back-up catcher. ... Hitting .333 for 12 at-bats in Pacific Coast Conference games. ... Doubled and walked to help the Comets beat Southwestern 11-6 in 12 innings on March  8. ... Went 1-for-1 and singled in his final Palomar at bat as the Comets closed the season with an 8-2 win over San Diego City College on May 3.

2006 SEASON: Started seven games at catcher. ... Went 2-for-4 in a 10-4 win over Ventura on Feb. 3. ... Was 2-for-5 with an RBI in a 11-2 rout of San Bernardino Valley on Feb. 10. ... Went 2-for-5, doubled and drove in 2 runs as the Comets downed Imperial Valley 12-1 on March 9. ... Singled, walked and drove in a pair of runs on April 6 in an 18-3 win over the Arabs.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Was All-CIF San Diego Section as a senior, second-team All-Grossmont League North as a junior and first-team All-Grossmont League North as a senior under coach Rob Phillips at Grossmont High. ... Helped lead the Foothillers to the 2005 San Diego Section Division II championship his senior season.

TRAVEL BASEBALL: Helped the San Diego Stars to two youth world championships.

(Updated at conclusion of season)