USD Baseball 2006

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TABLE OF CONT,ENTS 1 ............................................................... ~ .......... General lnfonnation 2 ........................................................................ San Diego, California 3...... ......................................................... The University of San Diego 4........ ............................................. Championship Mentoring Program 5.......................................................... Cunningham Baseball Stadium 6-7 .............................................................................. Season Outlook 8-10 ..................................................................... USD Coaching Staff 12......... ... ...................................................... .................... 2006 Roster 13......... ...................................................... ... ... .2006 TV/Radio Roster 15-24 ... ... ................................................ ... ... ......... Player Biographies 25...... ... ... ................................................... ... .................. 2005 Results 26-27 ... ............................. ...................... ... ......... 2005 Team statistics 29-30 ... ... ................................................ ... .... West Coast Conference 31... ... ... ... .......................... ................... ... ... ...... .. Year-By-Year Results 32...... ... ... .......................... ........................USD Baseball Hall of Fame 33... ... ...... .................................................. USD's Profrssional Players 34-39 ... ... .................................................... .. ... ..... USD Records Book 40-41 ....... ...................................................... .. .............All-time Roster 42...... .......... ....................................... USD Strength and Conditioning 43...... ............................................................. USD Academic Supporl 44...... .................................................... Messaage from the President 45...... ........................................... USD Executive Director ofAthletics 46...... .......... ... .......................................... USD Baseball Support Staff 47................. .. ............................................ ............ NCAA Compliance 48................... ......... ................................... ... .............. Media Relations ◄◄ MEDIA CREDENTIALS Requests should be made by phone (619-260-7930), fax (619-260-2990) or e-mail (cloucks@sandiego.edu) as far in advance as possible and no later than 24 hours before gametime. Credentials can be picked up at the will call table located at the top of Cunningham Stadium. ◄◄ PHOTO CREDENTIALS Credentials will be issued on a game-by-game basis and must be worn in plain sight at all times. All photographers must remain off the playing sur– face and are encouraged to use the area behind the visitors' dugout. NCAA regulations regarding photography will be adhered to at all times. ◄◄ PRESS BOX The USO press box is located on top of the stands behind home plate. Limited seating is avaliable with beat writers receving priority. Radio positions and additional media will be allocated to the press box or the rows immediately in front of the press box, if necessary. ◄◄ TELEPHONES The press box number for the media and scoring updates only is (619) 260- 8829. Additional lines are avaliable on a shared basis in the press box. ◄◄ RADIO LINES Up to two telephone lines can be made avaliable to the designated radio station of the visiting team. Please make arrangements through the athletics media relations office well in advance. ◄~ HIGH-SPEED INTERNET The press box is equipped with several high speed data jacks for on-line browsing and transmission. A wireless connection has also been recently added to the press box for those media members who have a wireless card . ◄◄ INTERVIEWS Coaches and players will be avaliable for postgame interviews on the field after a brief cooling down session and team meeting. Midweek interviews can be conducted before and or after practices by special arrangement through the athletics media relations office. Interviews with visiting coaches or players should be arranged through the visiting team's SID, when available. ◄◄ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2006 USD Baseball Media Guide was written, edited and produced by Chris Loucks Photography: Dennis Mock, Brock Scott, Dale Frost, Eric Potter Printing: Kings Printing Corporation

2006 SAN DIEGO QUICK FACTS

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◄◄ GENERAL INFORMATION Location . .. .. .... .........

.. ....... San Diego, CA

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................................ ....... 1949

Enrollment ..................... ........ . .............. ... .. ... 7,400 President . .. . .. ..... ..... ...... ..... .... ......... .. ..... .. Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D. Executive Director of Athletics .. Ky Snyder Senior Associate Athletics Director ......................... ........................ Mike Matoso Assoc. AD/Business Affairs . . .... .. ............ Dan Yourg Assoc. AD/Athletic Development .. . ..... .... .. ... .. .... ... ..... .. ..... .. Brian Fogarty Assoc. AD for Facilities & Operations ............................ John Martin Assist. AD for Facilities & Operations ..................... ..............................Andy Fee Assoc. AD/ Senior Women's Administrator .. .... ... ..... .. ..... .... Shaney Fink Assistant AD Marketing .. . ..................................................... Briana Ruff Head Athletic Trainer ....................................................... Carolyn Greer, A.T. , C. Associate Athletic Trainer (Baseball) ........................ Paul Signorelli Assistant Athletic Trainer (Baseball).. ...... ... ..... ... .... .... .. Wil Filamor Strength & Conditioning Coach .............................. .................... Shannon Turley Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach ......................... Hans Straub Sport and Business Psychology Consultan .. .... ... ..... Karlene Sugarman Affiliation ................................................................ ....................NCAA Division I Conference .............................. ................................ ........................ West Coast Nickname .... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... .... .... .... .... ... ..... ..... .. Toreros School Colors .......................... ................................ ...Torero Blue, Navy, White Athletic Dept. Phone ·· ·· ··· ·· ··· (619) 260-4803 ◄◄ TEAM INFORMATION First Year of Baseball (Began Division I play) .................... 1958 (1979) Overall All-Time Record .... ......... 1,046-988-2 (.511) NCAA Division I Appearances (Last) .......................................2 (2003) NCAA Tournament Record .... 2-4

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Best All-Time Record 2005 Overall Record 2005 wee Record (Place 2005 Home Record 2005 Road Record 2005 Neutral Field Record 2005 Postseason

..... ..39-23 (2002) .. ... .... .... .. .... .... .... .. ... .. 30-27-1 .... ... 16-14 (2nd-WCC Coast) .. 9-15-1 ......... 18-11 ....... ..3-1 .... N/A ......... 6/3 ... ......... 212 .. .. 15/14 15

Position Starters returning/lost Starting Pitchers returning/lost Overall Letterwinners returning/lost Newcomers

◄◄ HOME FIELD Ballpark

...... Cunningham Baseball Stadium (1 ,200) Surface ........ .. .... ............ .. .................. .. .. ...... .. ...... .. .. .. Natural Grass Dimensions .. ... .. .... ........ LF-309, CF-395, RF-329

◄◄ BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach Alma Mater

... ..... ........... ..Rich Hill .................. Cal Lutheran, 1984 ............. 233-176-3 (8th Year) ........ ......................... 566-396-2 (18th Year) .. ... Eric Valenzuela (Pepperdine, 2001) .. ...... Jay Johnson (Point Loma, 2001) ............................. .Mark Viramontes ......Chris Cannizzaro .......................(619) 260-5953 ..... .(619) 260-7750

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Dir. of Baseball Operations Baseball Phone Baseball Fax

◄◄ MEDIA RELATIONS Associate A 0./Media Relations

.. .. .. ... .Ted Gosen Assistant Dir. of Media Relations (Baseball Contact) .. Chris Loucks Media Relations Intern .. ........ .. ............ .. .. .. Ryan Mccann Loucks' Direct Office Phone .. ..(619) 260-7930 Fax.. .. .... ....... .. ...(619) 260-2990 Loucks' E-mail .... .cloucks@sandiego.edu Cunningham Stadium Press Box ............ .....(619) 260-8829 Web Site ......www.usdtoreros.com www.usdtoreros.com