Ted Kleist Class: Freshman Hometown: El Cajon, Calif. High School: Cathedral Catholic HS Height / Weight: 5-10 / 185 Position: OF Birthdate: 07/22/1988 Experience: HS B-T: L-L

Talented outfielder who will add depth to the Aztec outfield corps this season ... Was recruited by University of San Diego and St. John's ... Played summer baseball for San Diego Gamers the past three years.

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year varsity letterman at Cathedral Catholic High School in Del Mar, Calif. ... Played under head coach Gary Remiker ... Named to the California medium schools all-state team by Cal-Hi Sports in 2006 ... Batted .413 with seven doubles, six home runs, 24 runs scored and 32 RBI ... Slugging percentage of .728 with a .505 on-base percentage ... Named to the Division II all-CIF team and was chosen a member of the Breitbard 2006 all-CIF second team ... First-team all-Western League selection and Union Tribune all-section first-team honoree ... As junior, hit .343 with eight doubles and 29 RBI ... During his sophomore campaign, batted .300 with five doubles and 13 RBI ... Team won CIF Division III title ... Won Cathedral Catholic Athletic Achievement award and ASB service award in 2006 ... Served as ASB activities director in 2006 and was a member of the yearbook staff as a junior and senior ... Played on the junior varsity football team as a sophomore in 2003.

PERSONAL
Edward Marcellus Kleist was born July 22, 1988, in San Diego, Calif. ... Son of Ed and Lisa Kleist ... Father (Ed) and uncle (Jim Kleist) both played football at University of San Diego in 1975 ... Uncle (Anthony) played baseball at Pt. Loma Nazarene and professionally in Australia ... Uncle (Chris) was a baseball player at U.S. International (Now Alliant University) ... Grandfather (Lou) is a senior Olympic racquetball champion and gold medalist ... Total of seven relatives have attended San Diego State in the past ... Hobbies include playing music with guitar, piano, bass and drums ... Favorite athlete is Ted Williams ... Business major.