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Nick GONTMAHER

LUCY

6-3 Fr. P R/R

6-0 Jr. OF S/L

Fallbrook, CA Fallbrook HS

Woodland Hills, CA Ventura College

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College: Comes to USO via Ventura Co ll ege ... Team MVP and Ist Team All-Wes tern State Confe rence pi ck afte r bat– ting .420 with 5 home rs and 15 sto len bases. Prep: Pl ayed at Agoura HS where he was First Team All– Marmonte League pi ck afte r batting .446 with 13 doubl es ... Team MVP ... All-Ventu ra County ... Spring semeste r Ath– lete o f the Year (' 97) ... Ameri can Leg ion All-Star. Personal: Bu siness major ... Al so rec ruited by LMU and Chi co State ... Parents are Kanie and Lara Gontmahe r of Bell Canyon, CA ... Born Septembe r 28, 1979 in Los Ange– les, CA. Hill on Gontmaher: Exceptional athlete who is our best defensive outfielder. Excellent speed 011 bases. How well he hits will determine his starts-. 30 Jared HEMUS 6-0 Fr. P L/L Prep: Went 7-4 seni or year at Monte Vi sta where he earned First Team All-G rossmont South League honors .. . Juni or year team was C IF Di vision II champs -- 6-3 pitching record and 2nd Team All -League honors ... 7-3 sophomore year and an Honorabl e Menti o n pi ck. Personal: Undec lared maj or ... Chose USO fo r locati on and exce ll e nt academi c programs .. . Al so rec ruited by Kansas State, LMU, Oregon and Saint Mary 's ... Parents are Linda and Jeff Hemus of Spring Vall ey, CA .. . Born Janu ary I , 1981 in San Diego. Hill on Hemus: Jared has three pitches that are big time. Like all young pitchers, if his command improves, the sky's the limit. e Spring Valley, CA Monte Vista HS C>

Prep: Second Team All-CIF pi ck and Avocado League co– MVP seni or year go ing 9-2 with 98 strikeouts ... Selected to All-State All-Star team and named Ist Team North County ... two- time Honorabl e Menti on All-League pi ck with 50+ K's juni or and sophomore year ... 2nd Team All-League in bas– ketball ... pl ayed fo r San Diego Crush. Personal: Undec lared maj or ... Chose USO fo r academi cs and baseball .. . Al so rec ruited by Oregon State and Purdue ... Parents are Robe rt and Su san Lucy of Fall brook, CA ... Born Octobe r 13, 1980 in Escondido, CA . Hill on Lucy: Possesses tremendous arm strength. Pat has a chance to be a dominating guy either as a closer or a starter.

34 Mike OSEGUERA 5-10 Fr. P/INF L/L

Encinitas, CA

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Prep: Pl ayed at La Cos ta Canyon Hi gh Schoo l where he was a three-time team MVP ... Seni or year was co-Pl aye r of the Year in the Avocado League ... Juni or yea r 8-0 o n mound with 77 K's and 1.67 ERA .. . Sophomore season team ad– va nced to C IF Champi onship , pl ac ing second. Personal: Business maj or .. Chose USO for opportunity fo r great educati on ... Also rec ruited by San Diego State and San Franc isco ... Pare nts are Dav id and Rebecca Osegue ra of Enc initas , CA .. . Born Octobe r 25, 198 1 in San Diego Hill on Oseguera: Could be another in a long line ofgreat two-way players at USD. Developing into a good hitter and is deceptive as a pitcher.