About Welles
Superior athlete still learning to hone his baseball skills ... owns great
tools ... former junior college quarterback blessed with outstanding arm,
excellent power at the plate and good speed ... needs to refine his game and
gain more structure at the plate ... will figure into the race at third ... has
a good upside.
At Glendale College
Spent last two seasons at Glendale College after starting athletic career as
a quarterback at Santa Monica College ... batted team-leading .348 with 15
doubles, four home runs and 29 RBI in 40 games on his way to 2003 1st-team
All-Western State Conference honors ... hit .304 in 18 games as a freshman at
Glendale, adding one home run and nine RBI ... drafted in the 44th round by
Cleveland in 2002 ... transferred to Glendale at the end of the 2001 Fall
semester after spending two seasons as the quarterback at Santa Monica College
... passed for over 2,300 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2001.
High School
Record-setting athlete at Beverly Hills High ... named All-Ocean League in
baseball and football as a senior ... also an All-CIF Southern Section pick in
baseball ... batted .513 with seven home runs and 27 RBI as a senior ... set
career records for home runs (19), hits (101), total bases (188) runs (82) and
RBI (84) ... also set season records for total bases and runs ... 2000 graduate
of Beverly Hills High.
Personal
Full name is Richard F. Welles, Jr. ... son of Richard, Sr. and Patricia
Welles ... General Studies major ... chose ORU over Auburn, Cal-State Fullerton
and Cal-Irvine ... born October 16, 1981.
