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2000 Torero Baseball

Re-turning Torero Seniors

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Mike AMUNDSON

Newbury Park, CA Newbury Park HS

Sr. p

RIR

6-2

Noteworthy: Top returning pitcher in start s ( 16), innings ( I03.2), compl ete games (4) and shutouts ( I). 1999 at USD: Started 16 of 19 games fini sh ing with 6-5 record ... Team best 4-3 record in WCC games ... Team best 4 comp lete games, with 3 WCC compl ete games and 4.58 ERA ... tossed 9- inning, compl ete game WCC victories over Pepperdine and Santa C lara. Sophomore: Started nine of 17 appearances on the mound for US D in 1998...

Posted a 2-4 record with a 4.92 ERA .. . Turned in a 1-1 record during West Coast Con ference play with a 3.63 ERA ... Recorded 39 strikeouts in 59 innings ... Won decisions agai nst San Franc isco (5-3-98) and UC Ri verside (3- 17-98). Freshman: Tied fo r team lead in saves... Made 22 appearances, all coming in relief except one starting nod... Struck ou t 26 batters in 32+ innings pitched ... First co ll eg iate wi n in 12- 1I victory over Point Loma (3-26). Prep: All -County... Student Sports All -Ameri ca during seni or year... Posted I0-2 record with a 2.91 ERA during seni or campaign at Newbury Park Hi gh School... 2.68 ERA and 8- 1 record as a junior... Second Team All -County and Second Team AII -Marmonte League duri ng juni or year... Also played on C IF Champion footba ll team during sophomore year. Personal: Communicati ons major with a minor in Economics... Also recruited by UCLA, USC , Cal State Northridge and Fresno State... Chose US D for academics, baseball program and coaching staff... Father, Curt, played baseba ll and foo tball at Ca l Lutheran... Born December 20, 1977 in Westlake, CA . Hill on Amundson: This is Mike's year. He can throw three pitches for strikes, has the warrior mentality, and is very dependable.

Amundson 's US O S tatis tics Year GIGS w L

K BB

IP

ERA 5.0-+ 4.92 6.61 5.2 8

H

CG SV

45 23

52 39 26

5 4 4

I 19

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19/ 16

6 2

1999 1998 1997

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66 34

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117

2 19

13

189. 1

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Ryan HAMILTON 6-2 Sr. P RIR

Marin County, CA College of Marin

Noteworthy: Drafted by L.A . Dodgers afte r '99 season. I 999 at USO: Made I8 appearances with 7 starts ... recorded 56 K · s in 59.0 innings of action ... fin ished 3-6 with 5. 19 ERA ... tal lied 10 K's in 9-inning WCC victory over Saint Mary ' s (3-27-99) ... posted 7 K's in 7 innings at Santa Clara.

College of Marin: Played two seasons fo r the Mariners in the Bay Valley Con ference... Was named team MVP in 1997 and establi shed the single-season stea ls reco rd with 35. Prep: Completed ca ree r at Redwood Hi gh School with an undefeated 11 -0 record as a starting hurler... Was team MVP during se ni or season where he posted a .360 batting average along with 32 sto len bases.. . Led the Giants to three consecuti ve Marin Athl et ic League championships and was league MVP as a seni or... Also played basketball. Personal: Internat ional Relation s major... Chose USO fo r its promi sing baseball team and strong academi cs .. . Also rec ruited by Ca l, Ca l Poly. Nevada- Reno and San Franc isco.. . Enjoys relax ing to opera ... Parents are Nancy and Ri chard Hamilton... Born January. 5, 1978 in Greenbrae, CA. Hill on Hamilton: Ryan goes into the season as our Ace. He throws in the low 90's and is just realizing his potential.

Ha milton 's US O Statistics Year G I GS W L

K BB

H 69

IP 59.0

ERA 5. 19

CG SY

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