Paul Tyrrell Faries (born February 20, 1965) is an American former professional baseball

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, who played during four seasons in

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(MLB) with the

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and

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. He was drafted by the Padres in the 23rd round of the

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. Faries played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season)

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in 1987, and his last season with the

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' Triple-A club, the

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, in .

Early life

Faries attended

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and attended

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in 1984-87. Faries became one of the earliest Waves to earn All-American status, as the American Baseball Coaches Association put him on its third team in 1987. He shared West Coast Conference Player of the Year honors with teammate Steve Erickson (who had also been his teammate at Campolindo High) during his senior season as well. He was named to the All-WCC first team as a sophomore and a senior, and to the second team as a junior.

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External links

"Paul Faries".
Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved on 14 March 2009. 1965 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Berkeley, California Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Edmonton Trappers players High Desert Mavericks players Iowa Cubs players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Major League Baseball second basemen New Orleans Zephyrs players Sportspeople from Moraga, California Baseball players from Contra Costa County, California Pepperdine Waves baseball players Phoenix Firebirds players Riverside Red Wave players San Diego Padres players San Francisco Giants players Spokane Indians players Toledo Mud Hens players Wichita Wranglers players Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-second-baseman-stub