UCLA outfielder Eric Filia (Don Liebig/UCLA Athletics)

Filia Rakes Again After Long Layoff

Eric Filia has always hit. Way back in 2008, when he was just a freshman at Huntington Beach’s Edison High School, he hit .500 to tie a single-season school record held by Jeff Kent. He finished his high school career ranked seventh on the California high school career hits list. He hit .294 as a rising freshman against older competition in the West Coast League, and he led the Northwoods League with a .383 average as a rising sophomore in 2012. He hit .282 as a sophomore right fielder in 2013 and was UCLA’s best hitter during its run[…]