USD Baseball 2004

THE 2004 TOREROS

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Jose Ortega Senior Infie1der 6'0"-180 lbs R/ R

Merritt cont. .. Prep/ College: Comes to USO from San Diego's Mesa CC and St. Augus– tine High School. .. Was twice named a First Team All-Pacific Coast League outfielder at Mesa ... Hit .390 overall and .455 in league play as a junio r college freshman... Invited to play in the junior college all-star game after baning .350 as a collegiate sophomore. Personal: Born on February 11 , 1983 in San Diego, California ... Son of Tom and Pam Merritt... Also recruited by UC Riverside, UCSD, Sonoma State and Drexel... Chose to attend USO for the great academics and the baseball program.

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MADE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT UPON HIS ARRIVAL IN 2003 ENJOYED A TEAM HIGH 12-GAME HITTING STREAK AS A JUNIOR HIT .348 DURING USD's STRETCH RUN IN 2003

GavinN junior Outfielder 5'9" - 165 lbs L/L Mililani,m MililaniHS

Ortega's USO Baning Stats Year G-GS AB R H 2003 61-60 230 24 61 Career 61-60 230 24 61

2B

3B

HR RBI

SB

BA .265 265

12 12

29 29

3 3

1

2 2

Junior in 2003: Made an immediate impact at USO upon his arrival in 2003 ... Solidified the middle infield , sta rting in 60 of San Diego's 62 games .. Totaled 230 at-bats, one shy of a USO all-time top ten mark..

ON BASE PERCENTAGE ( 43%)- 2ND AMONG ANY TORERO IN '03 HAS EARNED FOUR VARSITY LETTERS PLAYING FOOTBALL All-PIONEER LEA.GUE RETURN SPECIALIST (FOOTBALL)

Ng's Collegiate Baning Stats Year G-GS AB R H

2B

SB-A

BA .000 320 .280

3B HR RBI

2002 2003

23-0 45-9

3

0

0 1 1

0 0 0

7

0 0 0

0 5 5

0-0 3-5 3-5

16 16

50 57

11 14

Career 68-9

Sophomore in 2003: Very fast runner and excellent defensive outfielder.. Proved to be an extremely difficult out. .. Posted a .320 batting average over 50 at-bats.. . Got on base at a 43% rate, second-highest among any Torero in 2003... Used mainly as a reserve, starting in nine games over the course of the season ... In the nine games he did start, Ng totaled 11 hits in 34 at-bats (.323 BA) ... Doubled and knocked in a career-high three runs against Cal Poly SLO (2-26-03) ... Played in 36 games as sub, by far the highest on the team. Freshman in 2002: Came up with a game-saving diving catch in left field during the late innings of USD's 2-1 NCAA Regional victory over New Mexico State (6-1-02)... Left-handed batter, used as a pinch runner and outfielder. Prep: Prepped at Mil ilani High School in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Lettered in baseball, footba ll and track ... As a baseball player, Ng was named first team all-state as a senio r... Earned first team all conference as a junio r. . Led the Milil ani Trojans to a runner-up finish in conference play as a senior... As a football player Ng was named a two time team MVP and was a first team all-state performer at running back and defensive back. Personal; Born on August 6, 1982 in Honolulu, Hawaii .. Son of Donald and Laverne Ng... Last name in pronounced Ng (ING) ... Communications Studies major.

Baseha/1Amen·ca named Jose Ortega the WCCs best defensive shortstop

Enjoyed a team-high 12-game hitting streak during USD's stretch run , propelling the To reros into the NCAA Regionals ... Hit .348 over USD's nine wins in ten games to conclude the regular season.. Banged out three hits at Pepperdine (5-23-03) in the first game of the WCC Championship Series, an 8-2 USO victory... Hit a two-out three-run homer helping San Diego come back and defeat O regon State (3-1-03) at the Clash of the Conferences Tournament in Lancaster. .. Knocked in a season and career– high four RBI vs. St. Mary's (4- 19-03) ... Totaled six total bases, hitting two doubles and driving in three vs. Cal Poly SLO (2-26-03) ... Totaled 10

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