17  Chaz Eiguren
	Class: Senior Hometown: Broomfield, Colorado High School: Broomfield Last College: Seward County J.C. Height / Weight: 6-5 / 215 Position: 1B/DH Bats/Throws: Right/Right

Eiguren started 25 games last year as Texas Tech's designated hitter. He provided much-needed pop in the lineup as he hit seven home runs in 34 games. Eiguren transferred to Texas Tech from Alabama prior to the 1998 season. He signed a national letter of intent to play at Alabama for the 1997 season but midway through his first fall 1997 semester, decided to play elsewhere. Eiguren redshirted the 1998 season, practiced with the team and attended classes at Texas Tech.

1999: Emerged as starting designated hitter and No. 5 batter midway through season … hits with power in the No. 5 slot … hit .449 with five home runs and 16 RBI in April … finished season with eight multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … had eight-game hitting streak … began playing regularly on April 2 when he went 3-4 with two runs, RBI and home run vs. Iowa State … hit two-run home run vs. Oklahoma State … went 3-4 with three RBI vs. Wayland Baptist … hit home run and went 1-3 with three RBI vs. Nebraska … went 4-8 with RBI and run in two-game series at Kansas State including 4-5, double performance on 3/24 … walked career-high four times and went 1-1 vs. College of the Southwest … finished Texas series 4-11 with five runs scored and home run … carried Texas Tech offensively in Oklahoma series as he went 7-13 with two home runs, six RBI and three runs … went 3-5 with home run in two games vs. Iowa State.

1995-97 at Seward County J.C.: Played two seasons at Seward County Junior College in Liberal, Kansas for head coach Galen McSpadden and Darin Thomas ... earned National Junior College All America honors after sophomore season ... selected conference Most Valuable Player as a sophomore ... batted .497, hit 22 home runs, 23 doubles, scored 84 runs, belted 96 hits and batted in 94 runs in 59 games and 193 at-bats as a sophomore ... led Seward in batting average, hits, RBI, home runs, runs scored and doubles ... two-time All-Jayhawk Conference First Team selection ... led squad to the Jayhawk Conference championship along with a 50-9 overall record ... named 1996 Jayhawk West Conference Freshman of the Year in 1996 ... batted .393 (57-145) with 15 home runs and 67 RBI ... led Seward County to a 40-18 record and Jayhawk West Conference title as a freshman.

Amateur Experience: Played for Liberal, Kansas BeeJays and guided them to the National Baseball Congress World Series played at Dumont Stadium in Wichita, Kansas ... selected to the NBC All America team … hit a state record 34 home runs during the summer of 1995 for the Boulder, Colo. Connie Mack teams.

High School: A 1995 graduate of Broomfield High School in Broomfield, Colo. where he played baseball, basketball, golf and football ... played baseball for coach Joe McKenzie ... selected for All-State, all-region, all-area and all-conference honors as a senior ... named Most Valuable Player for conference as senior ... led team to state semifinals in 1995 ... named to all-county, all-conference two seasons.

Personal: Born Chaz Eiguren on March 4, 1977 in Emmett, Idaho ... son of Tom Eiguren and Theresa Kanan ... has three brothers and sisters Tyler (4), Kristen (11) and Merritt (16) ... lists Communications Studies as major ... includes golf as one of his hobbies ... a 40th round draft pick by the Houston Astros in 1996 ... played at Seward County J.C. with Texas Tech teammate Jesse Cornejo ... career goal is to operate his father's business and play baseball.

Eiguren's Career Highs - At-bats: 6, vs. Missouri, 5/20/99; Runs: 2, vs. Iowa State, 4/2/99; Hits: 4, at Kansas State, 4/24/99; Home Runs: 1, several times; RBI: 3, three times (last vs. Wayland Baptist, 5/3/99); Walks: 4, vs. College of the Southwest, 4/19/99

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