THIS YEAR: Sophomore outfielder Janelle Eccles transferred to Azusa Pacific after one junior college season at College of the Desert ... Brings a right-handed power bat into the lineup.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played one season for head coach Thomas Armstrong at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif. ... Was selected to the All-Foothill Conference first team after helping lead the Roadrunners to a 32-10 record along with the program's second consecutive Foothill Conference title ... In 37 games, batted .390 (41-for-105) with a team-high seven home runs ... Had 10 multi-hit games including three games with three hits ... Finished the year with 24 runs scored, 34 RBIs, five doubles, four triples, and four stolen bases ... Went three-for-four with four RBIs, including a three-run home run in an 8-4 regional playoff win over Santa Ana CC ... Hit a first-inning grand slam with two outs to provide all of her team's scoring in a 4-3 win over Mt. San Antonio CC, which was College of the Desert's first-ever victory in a super regional playoff game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons of varsity softball for head coach Bruce Atherton at Temescal Canyon High School in Lake Elsinore, Calif. ... Earned All-Sunbelt League first team honors as a 2011 senior ... Hit .439 (29-for-66) with 14 runs, 20 RBIs, seven doubles, and three home runs her senior year.
PERSONAL: Born Apr. 23, 1993, in Newport Beach, Calif., to John (fireman) and Carmen (lawyer) Eccles ... Has one older brother (Jake) ... Her father, John, was an All-American catcher at Cal State Fullerton who still holds the school single-season doubles record and was drafted in 1986 by the Minnesota Twins and had a five-year professional career in which he advanced to the Triple-A level ... Majoring in applied exercise science and would like to pursue a master's degree for athletic training ... Enjoys spending time at the beach and the lake.
