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Luis DIAZ MIRON

Jesse JONES

5-9 So. INF R/R San Diego, CA U. of San Francisco/ St. Augustine HS

6-3 Fr. C R/R Mexico City, Mexico The Linfield School

Prep: Pl ayed at the Linfield Schoo l whe re he was Ist Team AII-C IF and the team's Bes t Offensive Pl ayer after batting .460 ... junior campaign batted .600 with team winning Di v. II C IF Champi onship -- named AII-CIF, All-County and All– League .. . two time I st Team All-League performe r in soc– ce r. Personal: Internati onal Relati ons maj or .. . Al so rec ruited by CS Fullerton, Pac ific , LMU and Azusa Pac ifi c ... Chose USD fo r its great locati on and Divi sion I program ... Parent s are Lui s & Gaby Di az Miron of Mexi co C ity, Mexi co .. . Born June 6, 198 1 in Mexi co C ity, Mex ico. Hill on Diaz-Miron: Very talented young catcher. Will get better with experience. 21 Jason MARIAN 6-1 Jr. INF L/L

College: Attended USF before transferring to USD. Prep: Played at St. Augustine HS where he was a two-time All-Western League performer ... senior year batted .468 with 36 RBI -- named AII-C IF and team MVP ... junior year batted .52 1 with 38 RBI -- named AII-CIF and team MVP ... All– State fo r medium size schools by Cal-Hi Magazine ... sopho– more year batted .425 ... AII-CIF and All-League perfo rmer in foo tball. Personal: Business Admini strati on maj or ... Al so recruited by USF, UC Ri verside & Pomona Pitzer ... Chose USD fo r locati on, weather and to be closer to home ... Parents are Jane Roush and Sam Jones .. . Born Decembe r 28, 1979 in San Diego, CA. Hill on Jones: Our most versatile player. Excellent defen– sive player who is coming into his own with the bat. 2 Eric VERDUGO 5-11 Fr. INF S/R San Diego, CA Montgomery HS Prep: Pl ayed at Montgome ry HS where he batted .347 se– ni or year earning 2nd Team All-Metro Conference honors and the team's Outstanding Playe r award ... team fini shed 24-6 and we re the CIF Di vision II champi ons ... junior year batted .355 earning Honorabl e Mention All-Metro recogniti on ... sophomore campaign batted .362. Personal: Undec lared maj or .. . Also recruited by Fresno State and San Diego State ... Earned a 4. 18 grade-po int- ave rage .. . Youngest of eight children .. . Parents are Ruben & Gl ori a Ve rdugo of San Di ego, CA ... Born on Decembe r 18, 198 1 in Tijuana, Mex ico.

Mission Viejo, CA U. of New Orleans/ Saddleback JC/ Mission Viejo HS

College: Pl ayed two yea rs at Saddl ebac k Juni o r Co ll ege whe re he earned JC All- Ame ri ca honors ... las t year was at New Orleans fo r first semes te r, but suffe red a shoulde r injury ... transfe rred to USD last semester. Prep: Pl ayed at Mi ss ion Vi ej o HS whe re he earned All-South Coast honors. Personal: Marine Biology maj or ... Parents are Susan & Doug Mari an o f Mi ss ion Vi ej o, CA .. . Born on January 5, 1979 in Long Beach, CA. Hill on Marian: He should make the biggest impact ofany of our recruits. Middle of the lineup type guy.

Hill on Verdugo: Switch hitter with plus defensive skills.