2007: Drafted by the San Diego Padres...second in the season records with 34 appearances...6-4 on the season...struck out 79 in 72.2 innings...walked 23...allowed 32 earned runs on 68 hits...posted his first career save against Cal State Fullerton in the regular season...was 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA in the postseason...earned wins against Texas, Wichita State and Cal State Fullerton...struck out 11 in nine innings...allowed just two earned runs on nine hits...struck out a career-high nine batters against Nevada.

2006: Second on the team and tied for seventh in the Big West with 28 appearances...tied for fifth with 27 games in relief...3-3 record, 4.59 ERA...pitched 49 innings and struck out 43...gave up 34 runs, 25 earned on 57 hits...struck out a career-high seven batters against Houston...longest outing was four innings against Southern California and San Diego State...played for the Santa Barbara Foresters over the summer and helped the team to the National Baseball Congress World Series title...was 5-0 on the mound with a 2.01 ERA...struck out 38 in 44.2 innings...walked just seven and yielded 10 earned runs.

Santa Barbara City College: Spent two seasons at Santa Barbara City College...posted a school record with 117 strikeouts...appeared in 20 games on the mound in 2005, started 15...posted a 7-5 record with two saves...tossed one complete game...pitched 102 innings....allowed 27 earned runs on 83 hits and walked 25...held a 2.38 ERA...named Outstanding Pitcher.

Santa Barbara High School: 2003 Channel League Most Valuable Player...named team MVP...first team all-county...boasted a 13-1 win-loss record as a senior...member of the 2002 and 2003 league championship teams.

Personal: Awarded the Santa Barbara High School "Tony Gilbert Citizen-Athlete Award" in 2003...son of Dennis and Joni...has one brother, Aaron...majoring in social ecology.

AXELROD AT UC IRVINE

YEAR	ERA	W-L	APP	GS	CG	SV	SHO/CBO	IP	H	R	ER	RR	SO
2006	4.59	3-3	28	1	0	0	0/1	49.0	57	34	25	24	43
2007	3.96	6-4	34	4	0	4	0/1	72.2	68	40	32	23	79
Total	4.22	9-7	62	5	0	4	0/1	121.2	125	74	57	47	122