USD Baseball 1980

MIKE SAVERINO - 18

Shortstop Behavioral Science Anaheim, Ga.

Senior Major: Hometown:

Mike begins his fourth year at USD, his third as the starting shortstop. He is a smooth defensive player with excellent range, and has accumulatedover 650 career chances. He is one of the team leaders and will be the corenerstone of the Torero infield this season. By year's end Mike should own USD career records for triples, runs scored, and sacrifice hits, and will be in the Torero Top Five in almost all other offensive categories. He was Ro

Rookie of the Year in 197? and won the Golden Glove in 1978. Mike had his best offensive year in 1979- He hit .322, had 15 stolen bases, scored 36 runs, and drew 39 walks. He set one season record with 1^ sacrifice hits, and tied another with 7 triples. For his performance in SCBA play he was named to the All-Con­ ference second team. He has good speed and poses a constant threat on the base- paths, and he is also an excellent bunter. Mike came to USD from Servite High School in Anaheim. He played three years of varsity, the last two as a first baseman. He was All-League as a junior.

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2B 3B HR SO BB SH SB OS RBI AVG. PO A E PGT. 0 0 14- 10 7 11 3 § S292 77 61 7 -952 3 5 0 23 26 4 8 3 8 7 2 1^ 39 1^ 15 4 26 .298 103 198 23 .929 19 .322 78 139 Ik .939

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51 .305 258 398 44 .937

MARK CHAPMAN

Freshman Major: Hometown:

Outfield Business Administration Fairfax, Ca.

Mark is a freshman who comes to USD from Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo. He was captain of the baseball team. He hit .273 as a junior, and .313 his senior year, while making the All-County team. He also played football. Mark has an excellent attitude and is a hard worker. He has fine speed, covers alot of ground in the outfield, and has a good arm. He had a good winter and could prove valuable to the Toreros in a number of ways this spring.

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