USD Baseball 2007

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 .. .. ................................................................ General Information 2 ... ............................................................... San Diego, California 3.... .............................. ......... .. ........... The University of San Diego 4. .................................................. Cunningham Baseball Stadium 5.............................................. Championship Mentoring Program 6- 7 .. .. .................... ............. ......... .. ...................... . Season Outlook 8-12 .............................................................. USO Coaching Staff 13.... ........................................................................... 2007 Roster 14............................................................... 2007 TV/Radio Roster 15-25 .... ... . ....... ............................................... Player Biographies 27....... ... ................................. ....... ....................... ... ..2006 Results 28-29 ........................................................... 2006 Team Statistics 30-32 ...................................................... West Coast Conference 33.. .. ............................................................ Year-By- Year Resutls 34. ....... ............................................... USO Baseball Hall of Fame 35.. ......... ............................................ USD's Profrssional Players 36... ............ ..................................... wee 40th-anniversary Team 37-43 ............................................................. USO Records Book 44-45 ... ... ... ..... ....................................................... All-time Roster 46... ............................................. USO Strength and Conditioning 4 7... ...................... ... ................................. USO Academic Support 48.. .................. ................................Messaage from the President 49.... ...................................... USO Executive Director ofAthletics 50...... .. ...................... ........................ USO Baseball Support Staff 51 .......... .... ...... .......... .... ............. ...................... NCAA Compliance 52... .... ........... .. .......... ........................................... Media Relations .._ PHOTO CREDENT IALS 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 play– ing surface and are encouraged to use the area behind the visitors' dugout. NCAA regulations regarding photography will be adhered to at all times. .._PRESS BOX The USO press box is located on top of the stands behind home plate. Limited seating is avaliable with beat writers receving priority. Radio positions and additional media will be allocated to the press box or the rows immediately in front of the press box, if necessary. .._ TELEPHONES The press box number for the media and scoring updates only is (619) 260-8829. Additional lines are avaliable on a shared basis in the press box. .._RADIO LINES Up to two telephone lines can be made avaliable to the designated radio station of the visiting team. Please make arrangements through the athletics media relations office well in advance. .._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. .._INTERVIEWS Coaches and players will be avaliable for postgame interviews on the field after a brief cooling down session and team meeting. Midweek 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. .._ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2007 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 Printing: Kings Printing Corporation

.._GENERAL INFORMATION Location . Founded Enrollment President .. Executive Director of Athletics Senior Associate Athletics Director Assoc. AD/Athletic Development.... Assoc. AD for Facilities & Operations .. . Assisi. AD for Facilities & Operations Assoc. AD/ Senior Women 's Administrator . Assoc. AD/Business Affairs

........ San Diego, CA ................... 1949 . .. .. 7,600 .. .... Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D. Ky Snyder .................Mike Matoso .................... Dan Yourg

.. .. Brian Fogarty ... John Martin ..............Andy Fee

. .. Shaney Fink

Assistant AD Marketing Head Athletic Trainer .

...................... Briana Ruff

.. ............... Carolyn Greer, A.T , C. Assistant Athletic Trainer's (Baseball) ............Wil Filamor, Joe Parry Sport and Business Psychology Consultan ........ Karlene Sugarman Affiliation ... .............. .. .. .................. NCAA Division I Conference. Nickname.. School Colors Athletic Dept. Phone West Coast .. ............ Toreros Torero Blue, Navy, White (619) 260-4803

.._ TEAM INFORMATION First Year ofBaseball (Began Division I play)..

.. ....... 1958 (1979)

Overall All-Time Record

................ 1,046-988-2 (.511)

NCAA Division I Appearances (Last)

.3 (2006)

NCAA Tournament Record Best All-Time Record .. 2006 Overall Record 2006 wee Record (Place)

... 3-6

.. ........... 39-23 (2002)

.........33-25 13-8 (3rd)

2006 Home Record 2006 Road Record ..

... 17-6 .13-17 .... 3-2

2006 Neutral Field Record

2006 Postseason

............ 1-2

........... 6/3 .. 4/1 ............ 18/12 .. .... 15

Position Starters returning/lost Starting Pitchers returning/lost Overall Letterwinners returning/lost

Newcomers.......

.._ HOME FIELD Ballpark.. . Surface .... .. .......... ..

.. .. Cunningham Baseball Stadium (1,200) ........ Natural Grass

..... LF-309, CF-395, RF-329

Dimensions ..........................

.._ BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach.

.......... Rich Hill Cal Lutheran, 1984

Alma Mater ...... Record at USO Overall Record Assistants ....

.............. 266-201-3 (8th Year) .............. 599-421-2 (18th Year) .. ... Eric Valenzuela (Pepperdine, 2001) .... Jay Johnson (Point Loma, 2001) ................... Mark Viramontes

Dir. of Baseball Operations Baseball Phone Baseball Fax

... Ramon Orozco . (619) 260-5953 ............ (619) 260-7750

.._ MEDIA RELATIONS Associate A.D./Media Relations

..........................Ted Gosen Assistant Dir. of Media Relations (Baseball Contact) ... Chris Loucks Media Relations Coordinator .. .. .................... Ryan Mccann Loucks' 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 .._ 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 the wi ll call table located at the top of Cunningham Stadium.