USD Baseball 2010

#26 ► K le BLAIR 6-3 ► 200 ► Jr. ► R/R ► RHP ,i Monte Sereno, Calif. Los Gatos High School

#25 ► Samm SOLIS 6-5 ► 220 ► So. ► LIL ► LHP Litchfield Park, Ariz. Agua Frio High School

SOPHOMORE (2009): Made 10 appearances, including eight starts...established a 3-2 record with a 3.13 ERA... also recorded two saves during his two relief appearances, picking up his first career save against Oklahoma (2/ 25/ 09) ...fanned 62 batters while walking 18 over 54.2 innings pitched ...struck out a sea– son-high nine batters in three consecutive starts between 3/ 6 and 3/ 21 ...hurled a complete game at Santa Clara on April 3, al– lowing four runs, all earned, on 10 hits while striking out eight and walking one in the winning decision ...in his two losses, the right-hander surrendered 11 runs, but only two of which were earned...suffered first loss of season against Rice on 3/ 13 despite nine punch-outs and one walk over 8.0 innings pitched and giv– ing up four runs,one earned. FRESHMAN (2008): Made 15 appearances with 12 starts as a true freshman ...posted a 8-4 record with a 3.86 ERA and was sec– ond on the team in strikeouts with 99... helped the team win the WCC regular-season championship and advance to the cham– pionship game of the Long Beach Regional...was named to the AII-WCC freshman team ...helped the team post a program-best 16-game winning streak...set a program-record for single-game strikeouts with 16 against Hawaii - Hilo (3/ 16/ 08)...was named WCC Pitcher of the Week twice...had three games in which he recorded 1 O or more strikeouts...allowed two runs on seven hits, wh ile striking out 10 in 7.0 innings of work against Harvard (3/ 22/ 08) ...allowed no runs on two hits, while striking out sev– en in 7.2 innings of work against Pepperdine (3/4/ 08)...allowed three runs on four hits, while striking out eight in 6.0 innings of work against San Diego State (2/ 25/ 08). HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in baseball at Los Ga– tos High School...as a junior he posted a record of 13-1 with an ERA of 0.16 only allowing two earned runs while striking out 144 batters in 89.2 innings of work...he recorded seven shutouts and had two no hitters, while throwing one perfect game...also dur– ing his junior year he hit .361 with four home runs, six doubles and 26 RBl ...was named a 2006 AFLAC AII-American...named the De Anza League Most va luable Player as a junior...named sec- ond-team All-American by Baseball America ...was a first-team All-Central Coast as a junior...was a Area Code games Selection in 2006...also was a Joplin Tournament of the Stars selection in 2006...as a senior posted a 9-2 record with a 0.31 ERA and racked up 147 strikeouts...was named the league MVP as a senior and was tabbed the San Jose Athlete of the Year...was drafted in the fifth round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2007 MLB draft. PERSONAL: Kyle Blair was born on Sept. 27, 1988 in Capitola, Calif....he is the son of Melvyn and Jennifer Blair...was heavily recruited by Cal, Pepperdine, UCLA and Arizona State...chose to attend USD because of the baseball program and the players on the team.

SOPHOMORE (2009): Made two starts for the Toreros before suffering a season-ending injury...took a medical redshirt for the season ...in opening day start on 2/ 20 vs. Southern, threw 6.0 in– nings, allowing one earned run on four hits while striking out nine and walking none in the win...The nine punch-outs set a new career-h igh...in his last start on 3/7 vs. San Diego State, he surrendered six runs (five earned) in 6.0 innings pitched, fanning seven and not walking any during the losing decision. FRESHMAN (2008): Made 17 appearances with seven starts on the mound...posted a 3-1 record with a 3.83 ERA in 49.1 innings of work... helped the team win the WCC regular-season cham– pionship and advance to the championship game of the Long Beach Regional...was named to the AII-WCC Freshman team ... helped the team post a program-best 16-game winning streak... allowed two runs on eight hits, while striking out a career– high seven batters in 6.0 innings of work against UC Riverside (4/ 9/ 08) ...allowed one run on six hits, while striking out six in 6.0 innings of work against Saint Mary's (4/ 20/ 08). HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters playing baseball at Agua Fria High School in Avondale, Ariz....had a career record of 25-8, while recording 398 strikeouts, second most in state his– tory at the 4A division ...was named a Rawlings preseason All– American as a senior and was 3-0 in three career starts at the Connie Mack World Series, including throwing a complete came four-hit shutout in the 2006 National Championship game...was named second-team All-State as a sophomore and took home first-team All-State honors as a senior...was named to the Na– tional American Legion team at the Joplin Tournament of Stars in 2006...was drafted in the 18th-round of the MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. PERSONAL: Sammy Solis was born on Aug. 10, 1988 in Litchfield Park, Ariz....he is the son of Bob and Sallie Solis...was heavily re– cruited by Notre Dame, Oregon State and Arizona State...chose to attend USD because it is a catholic school, the outstanding baseball program, the coaching staff and because of the excel– lent academic reputation ...his father Bob played baseball at Notre Dame...he notes that his fam ily owns an AIDS orphanage in South Africa.

Solis'Collegiate Pitching Record xear g-gs era w-1 sv

er

bb

so 16 42 58

cg

h

ie

6

2-2

2009 2008

4.50 1-1

0

12.0

73 52

0

0 0 0

17-7 3.83 3-7

0 49.1

21

12 12

0

61.1 27 65

career 19-9 3.96 4-2

Blair's Collegiate Pitching Record xear g-gs era w-1 sv ii;!

h

er 19 32

so 62 99

bb 78 34

cg

70-8 3.13 3-2

47 62

2009

2 54.2 0 74.2

2

2008 16-12 3.86 8-4 0 career 26-20 3.55 11-6 2 129.1 51 109 161 52 2

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