EAST L.A. COLLEGE: Played two years at East
L.A. under Head Coach James Hines Earned second-team
All-South Coast Conference recognition as a first baseman after
hitting .342 with 8 home runs and 42 RBI in 2007 Was named
as a first-team all-conference outfielder as a freshman, hitting
.341 (17th best average in league), with six home runs and 49 RBI
for the Huskies Earned East L.A. Outstanding Academic
Excellence honors in 2007 and Academic Achievement recognition in
2006.
MONROVIA HS: Played three varsity seasons at
Monrovia High School under Coaches Brad Blackmoore and Dave Moore
Hit .387 as a sophomore, .280 as a junior, and .443 as a
senior Hit two home runs and collected 12 doubles as a
senior en route to a first-team All-Rio Hondo League and first-team
All-CIF selection for the Wildcats. Also played one season of
varsity football.
PERSONAL: Born on March 29, 1987, in Los
Angeles, Calif. Parents are John and Carolyn Stephens
Full name is Eric Scott Stephens Has one older sister
(Lauren) and one younger brother (Jeff) Major is kinesiology
Models game after Eric Chavez of the Oakland Athletics
Would like to see Mississippi State added to the Titans'
schedule Hitting his first home run in high school which was
a walk off is greatest sports thrill Favorites include:
Dodgers (team) Mark Wahlberg, Brad Pitt, and Isla Fisher (actors),
Snatch, Fight Club, and Wedding Crashers (movies), Incubus, Rise
Against, and Rage against the Machine (musical artists).