Xander McLaurin

Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Long Beach, CA
High School:
Wilson HS (Long Beach City College)

Long Beach CC — Played two seasons for the Vikings … hit .366 as a sophomore in 2024 with seven doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 35 RBIs … also stole 13 bases in 14 attempts … helped LBCC to 30-15 overall record and a 16-8 mark for second place in the South Coast Conference … defeated Southwestern twice in SoCal Regionals and went 1-2 in the Super Regionals at Cerritos … earned first-team All-South Coast Conference honors … hit .266 in 33 games as a freshman with one double, one home run and 12 RBIs as Vikings posted a 20-22 record for 2023.

High School — A 2022 graduate of Wilson High School in Long Beach … hit .305 in senior season (2022) with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs over 30 games … Bruins were 20-10 in 2022 and finished second in Moore League, advancing to second round of CIF-Southern Section Division IV playoffs before falling to Loyola 5-4 … as a junior hit .300 in 21 contests with one double and three RBIs … also pitched in six games during 2021 season with no record, a 4.45 ERA and seven strikeouts over 11 innings … stole 12 bases in 12 attempts in his two varsity seasons … also played football at Wilson as quarterback … in senior season (2021) completed 72 of 118 passes (61 percent) for 924 yards and nine touchdowns … also rushed for 197 yards on 51 carries and three touchdowns … did not play in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic … was backup quarterback in 2019 as a sophomore.

Personal — Son of Charles McLaurin and Mary Gerhard ... father played basketball for Northern Illinois and University of Chicago - Illinois ... majoring in business administration ... chose Cal Poly because it, "Seemed like the best fit for me, wanted to be a part of a team that will make me a better baseball player along with having a great business program."