USD Baseball 2010

USD BASEBALL HALL OF FAME -The Chet & Marguerite Pagni Family Athletic Hall of Fame JI John Cunningham (1 962-1998) No single person has done more for t he USD baseball pro– gram than Hall ofFame head coach John 'J.C.' Cunningham. Directing the Toreros' program between 1964-98, Cunning– ham totaled 843 ca reer victories, ranking him in the top forty in all-time victories among Division I coaches. Under his guidance, USD enjoyed sixteen w inning seasons, including two World Series appearances in 1971 and 1978. Cunning– ham is not only in the USD Athletic Hall of Fame, but is also honored as a Hall of Farner by the American Baseball Coaches Association. His teams won 30 or more games seven times, with four of his squads advancing to post-season play. His 1971 and 1978 squads won regiona l titles and advanced to the Division II College World Series. He was named District VIII Coach of the Year in 1971. ln 1979,theToreros moved into the Division I ranks and later joined the West Coast Conference in 1985. Over the next 14 years,Cunningham won 343 WCC games. He was twice named theWCC Coach of the Yea r (1993 & 1998). USD's home field (Cunningham Baseball Stadium) is named after the legendary coach, who was essential in its construction.Cunningham was recently the recipient of the 2005 Lefty Gomez Award, one of the most prestigious awards in all of amateur baseball. He has remained involved w ith the USD athletic department as its Director of Transportation

USD MVP's

Jim Fiorenza Dick Wilbu r Curt is Hart John Pearce

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John Baumgarten

Pat Barry Ed Green D. Carpenter, T. Thompson

Tom Thompson Gary Myron John Wathan Dave Gonzalez Kerry Dineen Kerry Dineen Rick Garner Ted Schu ltz Dan Flanagan Hank Ashworth Mike Saverino Bill Pinkham Glen Godwin John Mullen Andre Jacas Paul Van Stone David Jacas Sean Baron Dave Rolls Andy Roberts R. Doane, T. Cheek Paul Mendes Don Slater Jeb Dougherty Tony Betancourt Brian Mazone Brian Mazone Kevin Reese Kevin Reese Ricky Barrett Tony Perez Josh Hansen Shane Buschini Steve Singleton Justin Snyder Brian Matusz James Meador Greg Sain Kevin Herde Kevin Herde Kevin Herde M. Saipe, J. Stepner T. Burgus, L. Williams

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John Wathan (1968-70)

An All-America n catcher in 1970, Wathan batted .430 w ith 39 RBIs and was named the team MVP. In t hree seasons, Wathan posted a ca reer batting aver– age of .347 and stole 67 bases; both remain among the best career numbers in San Diego history. He was the Ka nsas City Royals first selection in the 1971 January free agent draft. He played his entire 15-year professional career with the Royals and was a member of each of the Royals' six A.L. West Championship teams, as well as the World Series squads of 1980 and 1985. He began his coaching ca reer in 1986 and was manager of the Royals from 1987-91 .Having coached with the California Angels and the Boston Red Sox, the 1994 season was Watha n's 23'd in professional baseball. One of the best players to ever wear a USD uniform, Dineen starred for the Toreros from 1971 -73. He was recognized as a three-time NCAA Division II All-American as an outfielder and a two-time USD team MVP. Dineen is the only San Diego player to own a career batting average above .400 (.409). After an outstanding 1973 campaign at USD, in w hich he hit .411 , Dineen was drafted by the New York Yankees and made his major league debut on June 14, 1975. He had a brief stint on the 1976 Ya nkees team that went on to win the World Series, finishing his major league career in 1978 with Philadelphia. Kerry Dineen (1971 -73)

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SAN DIEGO ALL-AMERICANS

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AJ Griffin

NCAA Division I Freshman Team

John Wathan Gary Myron Kerry Dineen Kerry Dineen Kerry Dineen Jim Wi lliams Dan Flanagan Paul Contreras Glenn Godwin Ricky Barrett Josh Romanski Brian Matusz Shane Buschini Brian Matusz

College Division, 2nd Team College Division, 2nd Team College Division, 1st Team College Division, 1st Team College Division, 1st Team NCAA Division II Team NCAA Division II Team NCAA Division II Team NCAA Division I Team NCAA Division I 3rd Team

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NCAA Division I Team

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NCAA Division I Team

NCAA Division I Freshman Team

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