Biography
2010: Set an NCAA D-II record by hitting in 54 straight games on May 1, breaking the previous record of 49 games … The streak ran from Feb. 8 to May 8, spanning 89 days ... Named a Rawlings/ABCA National Gold Glove Award winner ... Selected as an ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic 1st-team All-District honoree ... Named an Honorable Mention All-American by NCBWA ... Named to the 1st-team Daktronics/NCAA, NCBWA and Rawlings/ABCA All-West Region ... Named a 1st-team All-CCAA selection, giving him three All-CCAA honors in three years … Claimed one CCAA Player of the Week nod (March 15- 21) ... Started all 61 games, leading the team in hits (91), at-bats (240) and doubles (22) ... Ranked second on the team in average (.379), total bases (128) and tied for second in RBIs (50) ... Had a 4-RBI game against CSUEB on March 14 ... Made 130 putouts in the outfield without a single error.
2009: Named a 2nd-Team All-CCAA selection for the second year in a row ... Despite a pre-season injury, started in all 39 games played ... Had 15 multiple hit games and two with 3+ hits ... Went a perfect 4-for-4 with one double against Cal State L.A. (5/8/09) in the CCAA Championships ... Carried a 14-game hitting streak ... Made 78 put-outs, all in center field ... Posted the fifth highest average (.329) on the team and was second in stolen bases (18-19).
2008: Named to the All-CCAA 2nd team as a freshman, and just one of only three Toros to start in all 55 games ... Posted the second-highest number of at-bats (203), while hitting a .379, the highest average on the team and sixth in the CCAA ... Also posted the most runs (61) to lead the CCAA, while also leading in hits (77) and doubles (20) ... Single-game highlight includes a single, double and home run against Cal State Stanislaus.
Chaminade College Prep: Was a three-sport (baseball, football, basketball) athlete as an Eagle ... Earned 1st-team all-league honors in baseball, basketball, and football ... Prep batting average was just shy of .400 with a high of .463 during senior year ... Garnered 1st-Team All-CIF honors and participated in the CIF vs. City All-State game.
Personal: Born January 4, 1989, in Tarzana, CA ... Son of Mike and Wendy Pillar ... Has a brother, Michael, who plays semi-pro football for the Clovis Wolves ... Hobbies include snowboarding, wake boarding, and boating ... Also recruited by Loyola Marymount, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Sonoma State, New Mexico State, and Nevada ... Volunteered over 60 hours at a home for people with cerebral palsy ... Sports favorites include the Lakers, Dodgers, Raiders, and former NFL player and Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient Pat Tillman ... Other favorites include movies “Four Brothers,” “Wedding Crashers,” and “Life is a House”.
