USD Baseball 2001

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Greg SAIN 6-2 Jr. C RIR

Torrance, CA West Torrance HS

2000 First Team All-Wee Noteworthy: 2000 First Team AII -WCC ... will start at catcher ... selected Fres hman All -America by Co ll eg iate Base bal l in 1999. 2000 at USO: Team-leading 16 doubles . I5 multi -hit games and 5 games of 3 or more hits ... I0-game hitting streak. 11 games of scoring 2 or more runs.

and 5 games of 3 or more runs scored ... kn oc ked in 4 RBI twice (Cal Poly. Port land ) ... 4- for-5 with 3 run s at St. Mary" s ... batted .333 in 28 starts in WCC play with 8 doubles and 18 RBI ... 56 starts in 57 games. 1999 at USO: Was se lected co-WCC Freshman of the Year (w/Dan Haren. pitcher at Pepperdi ne) and a 2nd Team AII-WCC pick ... twice was selected a WCC Player of the Wee k (Feb. 16 & May 3) ... posted one of the most producti ve offensive seasons by a freshman in Torero basebal l hi story ... drove in the second most run s in a single season wi th 66. fa lling just 4 shy of al l-time mark of 70 by David Rolls ( 1988) ... he did set a new US D single season mark for doubles with 2 1 ... he ranked second on the team in home runs wi th 12 (USD fres hman record): incl uding three game-winners ... he also blasted three grand slams .. . besides leading the team in doubles and RBI. he ranked second on the team in hit s (79). home run s. ex tra base hits 05) and total bases ( 138) ... in IOgames aga inst top-20 ranked teams. Sai n batted .359 ( 14-39) with 3 doubles. I tripl e and a home run ... ta ll ied 25 mult-hit games. including eight games of 3 or more -- 5 hits in 6 at bats at USF (5 -8-99). Prep: Hit .536 and pounded 14 home run s in se nior season at West Hi gh School. .. Earned back-to-back Al l– Area Player of the Year acco lades fo llowing juni or and seni or campaigns... Three-ti me AII -C IF se lecti on... Hi t .495 as a Jun ior and .4 15 as a sophomore... Hit 28 home run s in prep caree r .. Also earned first team al l-league and al l-area first team honors in footba ll. Personal: Communi cati ons maj o1... Parents are Tom and Mari e Sain .. dad played baseball at ASU ... Born Dec. 26. 1979 in Phoeni x. AZ. Hill on Sain: He's ready to come into his own as a catcher. His experience should bring him to an elite level this year.

Sai n's USO Hitting Stats Year GIGS AB R

FD o/c

H 57 79

2B

JB

HR

RBI BA

SB

.io 66

2000 1999

199 2]3

7

57156 56156

16

6

.286 .339

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-+-+ .is 89

.972 .9-+6 .961

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12 18

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Career

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136

2

106 .3 15

37

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Joe LIMA

San Diego, CA Mira Mesa HS

6-0 Jr. INF RIR

2000 wee All-Academic

Noteworthy: Named to 1000 WCC All-Academic Team se lec ted 1999 WCC Honorabl e Menti on ... moves from outfi eld to thi rd base this season. 2000 at USO: Started al l 62 games with team-best 250 at bats and 5 triples. bat ted .3 12 and rank ed second with 8 homers and 50 RB I ... 23 mu lti-hit games with 6 games of 3 or more hit s ... -+-for-5 with 3 RBI (Hawaii -Hil o) ... knocked

in 6 RBI uoi nu 2-for-5 with doubl e & homer auai nst Kansas State ... 3-for--+ with-+ RBI and homer against St. Mary"~ ... :l-for-5 with 3 RBI & 2 homers ,7t LMU ... batted .293 in WCC play wit h 22 RBI. ~ 1999 at USO: Started all 55 games he played in ... batted .:109 with JS run s. 19 doub les. and 40 RB I ... 9 stol en bases in 13 attempt s ... batted .279 in WCC pl ay with 12 doubl es. 19 run s and 16 RBI ... 17 multi -hit games. incl udin g a -+-5 game ,·s. Michi gan where he pounded 2 homers and drove in 7 runs. 1998 at USO: Played in just nine games with two starts... Hit .250 with two hit s in eight plate appearances befo re suffe ring a season-e nding injury... Granted medical hards hi p and rece ived add iti onal year of eligibi li ty. Prep: Hit .-+26 in se nior season at Mira Mesa Hi gh School and earned All- Easte rn Leag ue First Team honors... As a _Junior. hit .:190 for the Marauders and was named Eastern League Playe r of the Year. Personal: Business Admin istration major. .. Chose US D for the location. academi cs and the baseball prog ram ... Also recruited by Chapman Co llege .. Parent s are Wolfga ng and Rachelle Lima .. Born Aug. 16. 1979 in La Jo ll a. CA. Hill on Lima: Great athlete with exceptional ability. This could be his year tu really bust out.

Lima's USD Hitting Stats Yea r GIGS AB R

FD '7,

H 78 (,4

2B

HR

RBI BA

3B

SB

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l.1 19

2000 1999 1998

250 207

50 .io

.9 15 928

62162 55155

..1 I 2 .309 .250

5 2 0 7

8 -+ 0

7 9

8

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1.000

2

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Career 126//09 -165 69

144 32

90

.923

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