2015: Started 18 of 36 contests played in with 15 starts in left field, two as the designated hitter ... Batted .276 with 21 hits, eight of which went for extra bases (six doubles, one triple and one home run) ... Knocked in 14 RBI and scored 13 runs ... Had a .421 slugging percentage and a .391 on-base percentage ... Had six multiple-hit games with a season-high three hits against Arizona State (April 7) and San Jose State (May 20) ... Had four multiple-RBI games with a season-high three RBI against UC Riverside (April 28) ... Had one multiple-run game with two runs against San Diego State (March 28) ... Scored the game-winning run twice ... Walked 13 times.
2013-14 - College of Southern Idaho: Spent two years with the Golden Eagles in Twin Falls, Idaho ... Earned all-region first team honors as a sophomore ... Played in 44 games while starting 43 games in the outfield ... Led the team in several offensive categories: .336 batting average, 10 doubles, three home runs, 32 RBI, .496 slugging percentage ... Earned all-region second team honors as a freshman ... Played in 47 games, making 40 starts in the outfield and at catcher ... Hit .300 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and drove in 12 runs.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas ... A two-year letterwinner under Chirs Sheff and Nick Day ... Helped the team capture back-to-back state championships ... Played in the outfield and at first base for the Gaels.
Personal: Aaron Jake VanMeetren was born April 20, 1994, in Las Vegas ... The son of Robin and Ed VanMeetren ... Played the 2015 season with older brother, Erik, who was a catcher for the Rebels ... Father, Ed, played baseball at Dixie State, at Nevada, Reno and is the current volleyball coach for Bishop Gorman High School ... Cousin, Jason VanMeetren, played baseball at Stanford and was a 13th round draft pick by the Seattle Mariners in 2001 ... A kinesiology major.
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