Completed Event: Baseball versus UNLV on April 12, 2026 , Loss , 8, to, 14
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Jersey Number 7
Eddy Pelc
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- HS:
- Huntington Beach HS
- Prev School:
- Santa Ana College
- Major:
- B.S. in Applied Management
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Grand Canyon |
Career Summary
- Ended impactful two-year GCU career ranking among the career leaders in the program's D-I history in:
- on-base percentage (fourth, .451)
- hit by pitch (t-seventh, 18)
- walks drawn (eighth, 83)
- slugging percentage (ninth, .577)
- home runs (t-12th, 22)
- RBIs (t-15th, 108)
- Named an All-WAC second teamer.
- Started all 58 games for the Lopes in center field. Hit in each of the first seven spots in the batting order.
- Saw a huge power increase from 2024 to 2025, increasing his home run count from 5 to 17 with an accompanying slugging percentage bump from .526 to .626.
- Led GCU in runs scored (51), home runs (17), RBIs (58), total bases (132) and walks drawn (40).
- His 17-homer season tied him for 13th-most in a GCU season and fourth-most in the program's D-I history.
- Was hit by pitch 13 times, ranking tied for seventh in program history and third at the D-I level.
- Tied for the WAC lead in walks (40), tied for second in home runs (17), fourth in slugging percentage (.626), fifth in RBIs (58), fifth in total bases (132), tied for 10th in hit by pitch (13), tied for 10th in stolen bases (14) and 13th in runs (51).
- After drawing 43 walks in 2024, followed it up with 40 walks in 2025 which was tied for 11th-most in a GCU D-I season. Had three games of three walks.
- Had a pair of multi-homer games: Feb. 22 vs. Rutgers and May 16 at Tarleton State.
- Had 19 multi-hit games including six games of three hits and one game of four hits (March 25 at New Mexico).
- Had 14 games of multiple RBIs with a season-high six RBIs on May 11 at Stanford, tied for fourth-most since GCU's return to D-I in 2014.
- After a slow start to the season, ended the regular season on a tear hitting .531 (26 for 49) with 10 walks (.613 on-base percentage), eight homers (1.143 slugging) and 22 RBIs over the final 13 games. Ended career on a 23-game reached-base streak.
- Named the WAC Player of the Week on May 12 after an 11-for-19 (.579) week in games against Arizona and Stanford.
- Doubled three times in an April 6 sweep-clinching win at California Baptist, tying the program's D-I record.
- Hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning of GCU's come-from-behind win at Stanford on May 10.
- Hit a ninth-inning, game-tying, three-run home run to help GCU erase an 11-3 deficit in one inning at Tarleton State on May 16.
- Named to the Preseason All-WAC team.
- Made immediate impact in first season with Lopes, ranking second on the club in batting average (.352), hits (69), doubles (15) and RBIs (50), only behind WAC Player of the Year Tyler Wilson. Led the Lopes in walks drawn (43), stolen bases (6) and on-base percentage (.470).
- Earned WAC All-Defensive First-Team honors in the outfield.
- Was GCU's top performer in the Tucson Regional, recording four multi-hit games to go 9 for 13 (.692) with seven RBIs and earn a spot on the all-regional team.
- Had one of the most memorable hits in program history, a bases-clearing go-ahead double to help lead GCU to its first D-I NCAA tournament victory over No. 13 national seed Arizona on May 31.
- Ranked in the conference's top five in batting average (.352, fifth), on-base percentage (.470) and walks drawn (43). Tied for sixth in GCU's single-season D-I record books for drawn walks.
- In conference play, ranked in the WAC's top five in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, RBIs, walks drawn and sacrifice flies.
- Hit in every spot in the batting order besides fourth, while spending time defensively in right and center field.
- Tied GCU's single-game RBI record since the program returned to D-I in 2014 with nine RBIs at Seattle U on April 28 (also: Chad De La Guerra, 2015). He hit a grand slam, a two-run double, a solo homer, a sacrifice fly and a bases-loaded hit by pitch.
- Had a career-high four hits in a Feb. 20 blowout of Ohio State, one of his 18 multi-hit games on the year.
- After tying a March 16 game against Tarleton State with a ninth-inning home run, won the game with a walk-off double in the 10th inning.
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Santa Ana College |
Santa Ana, Calif. |
- Spent two seasons with the program, first as a pitcher in 2022 before moving to a hitter and outfielder in 2023.
- Helped lead his team to the 2023 California Community College Athletic Association state championship.
- On the mound in 2022, went 2-0 with one save in six outings, tossing 24 2/3 innings and striking out 22.
- In the batter's box in 2023, hit .332 with 15 doubles and nine homers in 199 at bats. Drove in 47 runs, scored 60 more runs, walked 39 times and stole 12 bases.
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San Diego |
San Diego, Calif. |
- Was listed as a left-handed pitcher and outfielder with the Toreros in 2021. Redshirted the 2020 season with San Diego.
- Made nine appearances on the mound, going 1-1 with a 6.92 ERA in 13 relief innings.
- Threw a pair of scoreless innings on Feb. 20 against San Diego State, notching two strikeouts with a walk.
- Put together scoreless efforts on Feb. 27 vs. Cal State Fullerton and on March 23 at USC.
- Recorded a career-long outing of 2 2/3 innings pitched on April 16 vs. San Francisco, allowing a run on two hits.
Summer Leagues |
- 2024: Hyannis Harbor Hawks | Cape Cod League | Hyannis, Mass. (stats)
- 2021: Eau Claire Express | Northwoods League | Eau Claire, Wisc. (stats)
- 2019: Yakima Valley Pippens | West Coast League | Yakima, Wash. (stats)
Huntington Beach HS |
Huntington Beach, Calif. |
- Helped his team to back-to-back Sunset League Championships as a junior and senior (2018, 2019).
- Two-time All-Sunset League (first team, 2018; second team, 2019).
- Named 2016 Orange County Freshman of the Year.
- Voted a team captain as a senior in 2019.
- Also lettered in football.
- Played club for the So Cal Birds from 2016 to 2019.
Personal |
- Parents are Daryl and Particia Pelc.
- Off the field, enjoys lifting, video games, cooking, yoga, meditation and reading.
- If he wasn't playing baseball, it'd be football or soccer.
- Favorite TV shows are Breaking Bad, Black Mirror, Better Call Saul, Atlanta and Game of Thrones.
- Favorite pro sports teams are the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lakers.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Derek Jeter.
Singles off BOTH bags. ONE inning. 🤯 #baseball
Sunday, April 12
Schmidt's 3-run blast vs. ASU #collegebaseball
Wednesday, April 08
Fired up! Frey celebrates complete game shutout #collegebaseball
Saturday, April 04
GCU Baseball at Fresno State (Game 1) - Highlights
Friday, April 03
