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2001 To1re/ra B,aseball Mee-t The Torero Newcomers

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Kevin CLAUSEN

Brett GILLESPIE

6-1 Fr. P R/R

6-3 Fr. P R/R

West Linn, OR West Linn HS

Lake Oswego, OR Lakeridge HS

Prep: Pl ayed at West Linn Hi gh Schoo l in West Linn , Or– egon ... All-Three Ri ve rs League pitche r seni or season he lp– ing team to pl ayoffs ... junio r season team also advanced to pl ayoffs - Wes t Linn was onl y team to defeat the state cham– pi o ns ... a lso lette red in foo tba ll where he was a two-time All-League perfo rmer .. . team was undefeated in league p lay three stra ight yea rs. Personal: Undec lared maj or ... Also recrui ted by Oregon State and Portl and ... Chose US O fo r its set ting, academ ic s and base ba ll program ... Pare nts are Brade n and Gay G ill es pie of Wes t Linn , O regon ... Dad pl ayed baseba ll at Portl and State ... Born on Marc h 22, 1982 in Po rtland , Oregon. Hill on Gillespie: Great stuff Experience will help him greatly. 27 Greg SIMONETTI 5-10 Fr. P R/R Prep: Pl ayed fo r Thousand Oaks Hi gh Sc hoo l where he was 8-1 hi s se ni o r campa ig n w ith a 1.56 ERA ... ea rned A ll – Marmonte League honors and All-County recogniti on .. . team fini shed 20-7 whe re they los t in the 3rd ro und o f the playo ffs. Personal: Busine ss Admini strati on maj or ... C hose USO fo r scho las ti cs, athl eti cs a nd people ... Pare nts are De bbi e and John Simone tti of Thousand Oaks . CA .. . Enj oys playing video games. mostl y o ld one s ... Bo rn on Septembe r 13. 1982 in San Diego, CA. Hill on Simonetti: Good arm with 3 quality pitches. Matu– rity and experience will be the key for Greg. Thousand Oaks, CA Thousand Oaks HS

Prep: Played at Lakeridge HS in Lake Oswego , OR ... se– ni o r year fini shed 14 -1 o n mound w ith team go ing 25 -5 ... team was league champs and state semi fi na li sts ... 1st Team All-State and All-League ... O regon A ll-S ta r ... Hono rabl e Me nti on A ll- Ameri can ( USA Tocla_r) ... juni o r campaign team won state champi onship go ing 30-1 ... also le tte red in foo t- ba ll and baseba ll ... 18-1 in Ame ri can Leg ion ("99 & '00). Personal: Business Adm ini strati on maj or .. . Also rec ru ited by Santa C lara, A ir Force. Tufts & O regon State .. . C hose USO fo r its locati on and baseba ll program .. . Parent s are Paul C la use n a nd Gl o ri a Dav is .. . Bo rn o n J a n. 25, 1982 in Corva lli s, Oregon.

Hill on Clausen: Big surprise this fall. Slated as our closer.

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Chris MARTINEZ

5-11 Jr. P R/R

Las Vegas, NV Dixie State College/ Cimarron-Memorial HS

College: Pl ayed last two years at Di xie State Co ll ege ... las t year team we nt 50-9 (3 rd in nat ion ; pl ayed in J UCO Wo rld Se ri es), and in 1999 team was 52-7 (2 nd in nati on) ... 12-2 w ith 1. 96 ERA sophomore season a nd 9-1 w ith 2.40 ERA fres hman year .. . two-time All-SWAC playe r. Prep: Pl ayed at C imarro n-Memo ri a l HS whe re he was 12-1 seni o r yea r with 1.02 ERA ... Ist Team All- Nevada & Ame ri– can Leg ion Player of the Year .. . 8-5 juni or year and 5-0 sopho– more campa ign. Personal: Communi cati ons maj o r; Business Admini strati on mino r ... Al so recruited by Okl ahoma State , USF & Ari zona ... Pare nts are John & Rosa lee Martinez .. . Born March 18, 1979 in De nve r, Co lo rado. Hill on Martinez: Should be one of the mainstays of our pitching staff Very competitive player who knows how to Wlll.