USD Baseball 2010

Assistant Coach RAMON OROZCO ,J, First Season as Assistant Coach

Ramon Orozco is entering his third season with the Toreros baseball program, and first as an assistant coach. Orozco is in charge of the catchers, first basemen, and assists coach Jay Johnson with the hitting. He also assists head coach Rich Hill with all aspects of the game, including on-campus recruiting, and serving as camp coordinator for the youth win– ter camps.

Orozco brings a wealth of coaching experience to the USO coaching staff as he was most L-___.:_=,...___;=-L..,_----' recently an assistant coach in Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League (HCBL). Orozco was in charge of the offense for the HCBL champion Kamuela Paniolos. His team led the league in homeruns and was second in total runs scored. Ramon has also been an assistant under current USO Assistant Coach Mark Viramontes of the DuPage Dragons of the Central Illinois Collegiate Summer League. During his first season as a pitching coach, he helped guide them to the regular- season Co-Championship. During the season, Orozco helped the team post a franchise-best 25-19 overall record and the second lowest earned run average in the CICL. Prior to work with Kamuela Paniolos and the DuPage Dragons, Orozco has served as an assistant coach for Glendale Community College. He served as the Vaqueros infield and first base coach. In addition to his coaching duties, Oro– zco served as an academic adviser and mentor to his players. Eight of his players moved onto four year universities and one player (Jason Botts) was selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. Botts debuted with the Texas Rangers in 2005. Orozco played his college baseball at Los Angeles Mission College and California Lutheran University. While at CLU he was a member of two Division Ill Western Regional teams. His senior year Orozco helped CLU win aWestern Re– gional Championship and make a College World Series appearance.CLU finished eighth in the final polls of 1998. Orozco earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in 1999 from California Lutheran University. He also holds two masters degrees, one in Cross-Cultural Education that he earned in 2002 from National University, and the other is a Masters degree in Educational Administration from the University of La Verne that he received in 2005. DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS NIK CROUCH First Season as Director of Baseball Operations .___-'---=-L..:.---' Prior to coming to USO, Crouch was the head baseball coach for both the junior varsity and varsity baseball teams at nearby Scripps Ranch High School.Crouch later became an Associ– ate Scout for the Baltimore Orioles organization, evaluating baseball talent in San Diego County. His coaching career began assisting at NAIA Vanguard University of Southern California in 2008. As an assistant at Vanguard, Crouch was in charge of the hitters; catchers; and as well as the infielders. Crouch helped lead the Lions to one of there most successful seasons in school history. Crouch also spent the 2008 summer season coaching in the Golden Independent Baseball League (GIBL) with the Yuma Scorpions. Crouch played his college baseball at Saddleback Junior College where he was a part of two regional teams as wel l as one California State runner-up squad. Crouch also played two years at Vanguard University of Southern Cali– fornia. In 2005, Crouch was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 26th round, and played three years of professional baseball, two with the Chicago Cubs and one with the Yuma Scorpions. Crouch earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesology in 2008 from Vanguard University of Southern Cali– fornia. PACiE 21 Nikolaus Crouch is entering his first season with the Toreros baseball program as the Direc– tor of Baseball Operations, as well as serving as the Camp Coordinator. Crouch is responsible for the off-the-field operation of the baseball office. He assists head coach Rich Hill with all aspects of the team, and assists with on-campus recruiting visits. Crouch also serves as the liaison for visiting teams and in the weight room for the Toreros, and serves as the field supervisor.