University of Portland Athletics

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2006: Started four games and appeared in 19 primarily at second base ... had seven hits in 29 at-bats for a .241 batting average ... knocked in eight runs, scored seven, had a home run and a double ... 4-for-9 (.444) with runners in scoring position ... hit a grand slam home run at Dallas Baptist on Feb. 14 ... went 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter with two RBI’s at Fresno State on Mar. 5 ... 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit RBI double in 20-13 win at Oregon State on Apr. 25 ... 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run at Santa Clara on May 12.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2005: Appeared in 36 games and made 30 starts at second base … hit .194 with 15 runs, 11 RBI’s, five doubles and one triple … tied for third on team with 15 walks… was hit by a pitch eight times, second highest for the Pilots … finished season No. 2 on UP’s career hit-by-pitch chart at 27 … was hit three times against San Francisco (Mar. 19) … recorded team season high of nine assists in 2-1 win against UC Davis (Feb. 26) … had only five-hit performance of the season for the Pilots as he went 5-for-5 with two doubles, one RBI and a run scored in an 8-2 win against Utah Valley State (Mar. 4) … went 2-for-4 with three RBI’s in a 10-5 win against Washington State (Feb. 19).

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2004: Appeared in 50 games and started 49 … improved batting average by 32 points over 2003 campaign, hitting .275 in 200 at-bats … named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week on March 15 after leading the Pilots to their first three wins of the 2004 season at the Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic in Fresno, Calif., batting .423 (11-for-26) with a home run and four runs scored, while driving in five runs as the Pilots posted a 3-3 record … third on team with nine doubles … was beaned eight times … third on the team with 55 hits … 32 runs scored trailed only Travis Vetters for team lead … a team-high 12 of his 20 runs batted in came with two outs … hit .667 with bases loaded … was a perfect 5-for-5 against Monmouth on Mar. 8 … hit 2-for-4 with a double and a home run against Washington State (Mar. 5) … had 13 multi-hit games … had seven assists against Loyola Marymount (Apr. 10) … only made five errors, posting a .979 fielding percentage … led team with 28 double plays fielded.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2003: Started 37 games and appeared in 41 … hit .243 with 33 hits in 136 at-bats … fifth on the team with a .340 on-base percentage … fourth on the team with 18 RBI’s … led the team by getting hit by a pitch 11 times … scored 18 times and had four doubles, a triple and a home run … went 2-for-3 with three RBI’s and a double in a game against Oregon State … went 6-for-10 with four runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in a two-game series against San Diego … third on the team with 85 assists … had eight assists in a game against Gonzaga … tied for the team lead with 28 double plays fielded … had a .964 fielding percentage.

WESTVIEW HS: Earned three letters for coach Jeff Shull … All-Metro League as a junior and senior … team captain junior and senior seasons … helped team to Metro League championship in 2001 … was 4 for 5 with three walks, three RBI, and five runs scored in a 10-inning win over Barlow in the American Legion state tournament … also earned three soccer letters … was All-Metro League as a senior … earned the Jerry Pflug Academic Athlete award.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 25, 1983 in Renton, Wash. … parents are Jim and Debi Little … major is finance … brother James played in the Anaheim Angels organization.

LITTLE'S CAREER STATISTICS