USD Baseball 2010

.&.GENERAL INFORMATION Location .................................................................................................. San Diego, CA Founded .................................................................................................................... 1949 Enrollment ............................................................................................................... 7,800 President........................................................................................Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D. Executive Director of Athletics ............................................................... Ky Snyder Senior Associate Ath letics Director.................................................. Mike Matoso Assoc. AD/Business Affairs/Baseba ll Supervisor............................... Dan Yourg Assoc. AD/Ath letic Development .................................................... Brian Fogarty Assoc. AD for Facilities & Operations ...................................................... Andy Fee Assoc. AD/ Senior Women's Administrator .................................... Shaney Fink Assoc. AD for Marketing ........................................................................Steve Becvar ' Head Athletic Trainer .............................................................Carolyn Greer, A.T., C. Associate Athletic Trainer ..................................................................Paul Signorelli Assistant Athletic Trainer (Baseball) ....................... Joe Parry, Eli Bisnett-Cobb Director of Athletic Performance Training ............................Stephane Rochet 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 A TEAM INFORMATION First Year of Baseball (Began Division I play)....................................1958 (1979) ' ). Overall All-Time Record .........................................................1,195-l,073-3 (.526) ..J/ NCAA Division I Appearances (Last) .......................................................... 5 (2008) NCAA Tournament Record ...................................................................................6-1 O Best Overall Record ................................................................................44-l 7 (2008) 2009 Overall Record ............................................................................................29-25 2009 WCC Record (Place) ......................................................................... 11-10 (5th) 2009 Home Record ...............................................................................................19-l O 2009 Road Record .................................................................................................. 8-15 2009 Neutral Field Record ......................................................................................2-0 2009 Postseason ...................................................................................................... N/A Position Starters returning/lost ............................................................................ 8/1 Starting Pitchers returning/lost .......................................................................... 4/0 Overall Letterwinners returning/lost ............................................................... 24/6 Newcomers.................................................................................................................... 12 A HOME FIELD Surface ..................................................................................................... Natural Grass Dimensions ......................................................................... LF-309, CF-395, RF-329 A BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach ........................................................................................................Rich Hill Alma Mater ................................................................................... Cal Lutheran, 1984 Record at USD ...........................................................................382-261-3 (11 Years) Overall Record ..........................................................................715-481-3 (21 Years) Assistants...............................................................Jay Johnson (Point Loma, 2001) ..................................................................Tyler Kincaid (San Francisco State, 2001) ...........................................................................Ramon Orozco (Ca l Lutheran, 1999) Dir. of Baseball Operations ................................... Nik Crouch (Vanguard, 2008) Baseball Phone ....................................................................................(619) 260-5953 Baseball Fax ......................................................................................... (619) 260-7750 A MEDIA RELATIONS Associate A.D./Media Relations ............................................................Ted Gosen Assistant Dir.of Media Relations (Baseball Contact) .................. Chris Loucks Media Relations Coordinator ...........................................................Ryan McCann Lo ucks' 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 A 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 t he will ca ll table located at the top of Cunningham Stadium. PA

A 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 surface and are encouraged to use the area behind the visitors' dugout. NCAA regulations regard ing photography will be adhered to at all t imes. .&.PRESS BOX The USD press box is located on top of the stands behind home plate. Limited seating is available with beat writers receiving priority. Radio positions and additional media wil l be allocated to the press box or the rows immediately in front of the press box, if necessary. A TELEPHONES The press box number for the media and scoring updates only, is (619) 260-8829. Additional lines are available on a shared basis in the press box. .&.RADIO LINES Up to two telephone lines can be made available to the designated radio station of the visiting team. Please make arrangements through the athletics media relations office well in advance. A 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. A INTERVIEWS Coaches and players will be available for postgame interviews on the field after a brief cooling down session and team meeting. M idweek 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. A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2010 USO Baseball Media Guide is a product of the USO Athletics Media Relations department. Layout and Design: Chris Loucks Cover Design: Chris Loucks Photography: Dennis Mock, Brock Scott, Dale Frost, Eric Drotter, Matt Brown, San Diego Union Tribune Printing: Ideal Services Special Thanks to the MCAS Miramar Public Affairs. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1- 13 .............................................................................. This is USO Baseball 14................................................................................. General Information 15......................................................................... 2010 Roster/Team Photo 16-18.......................................................................... Head Coach Rich Hill 19................................................................. Assistant Coach Jay Johnson 20.................................................................Assistant Coach Tyler Kincaid 2 1.............................................................Assistant Coach Ramon Orozco 2 1 ....................................... Director ofBaseball Operations Nik Crouch 22-34....................................................................................... Player Profiles 36-38....................................................................................Season Outlook 39-44............................................................ 2010 Opponent Information 45 ................................................. All-Time Series Records vs. Opponents 46-47.......................................................................................2009 Statistics 48-52.............................................. USO Baseball Tradition ofExcellence 54-60..................................................................... Torero Baseball Records 62-63..................................................................................... All-Time Roster 64............................................................. USO President Dr. Mary E. Lyons 65.................................... USO Executive Director ofAthletics Ky Snyder 66......................................................................................USD Support Staff 67..................................................................................... NCAA Compliance 68................................................................................ USO Media Relations