USD Baseball 2008

AGENERAL INFORMATION Location ..................................................................................................San Diego, CA Founded .................................................................................................................... 1949 Enrollment ...............................................................................................................7,600 President........................................................................................Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D. Executive Director of Athletics ............................................................... Ky Snyder Senior Associate Athletics Director.................................................. Mike Matoso Assoc. AD/Business Affairs ....................................................................... Dan Yourg Assoc. AD/Athletic Development .................................................... Brian Fogarty Assoc. AD for Facilities & Operations ...................................................... Andy Fee Assoc. AD/ Senior Women's Administrator ....................................Shaney Fink Assoc. AD for Marketing andSponsorships ....................................Steve Becvar Assista nt Dir. for Marketing ................................................................Chris Morales Head Athletic Trainer .............................................................Carolyn Greer, A.T., C. Assistant Athletic Trainer (Baseball) .........................................................Joe Parry Sport and Business Psychology Consultan ....................... Karlene Sugarman Affi liation .............................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference................................................................................................... West Coast Nickname ............................................................................................................. Toreros School Colors ......................................................................Torero Blue, Navy, White Ath letic Dept. Phone ........................................................................ (619) 260-4803 A TEAM INFORMATION First Year of Baseball (Began Division I play)....................................1958 (1979) Overall All-Time Record .........................................................1,122-1 ,032-2 (.521) NCAA Division I Appearances (Last) ..........................................................4 (2007) NCAA Tournament Record ......................................................................................3-8 Best All-Time Record .............................................................................43-18 (2007) 2007 Overall Record ............................................................................................43-18 2007WCC Record (Place) ............................................................................ 18-3 (1st) 2007 Home Record .................................................................................................25-5 2007 Road Record ................................................................................................18-1 o 2007 Neutral Field Record ......................................................................................0-3 2007 Postseason ........................................................................................................0-2 Position Starters returning/lost ............................................................................ 5/ 3 Sta rting Pitchers returning/lost .......................................................................... 5/0 Overall Letterwinners returning/lost .............................................................19/ 13 Newcomers.................................................................................................................... 12 A HOME FIELD Ballpark ....................................................Cunningham Baseball Stadium (1,200) Surface ...................................................................................................... Natural Grass Dimensions ........................................................................... LF-309, CF-395, RF-329 A BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach ........................................................................................................ Rich Hill Alma Mater ................................................................................... Cal Lutheran, 1984 Record at USD ............................................................................. 309-219-3 (9Years) Overall Record ..........................................................................642-439-3 (19 Years) Assistants.........................................................Eric Valenzuela (Pepperdine, 2001 ) ...................................................................................Jay Johnson (Point Loma, 2001 ) ............................................................................................................... Mark Viramontes Dir.of Baseball Operations .............................................................. Ramon Orozco Baseball Phone .................................................................................... (619) 260-5953 Baseball Fax ......................................................................................... (619) 260-7750 A 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 t han 24 hours before gametime. Credentials can be picked up at the will call table located at the top of Cunningham Stadium.

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..._ PHOTO .CRE.DENTIALS . . 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 playing surface and are encouraged to use the area behind the visitors' dugout. NCAA regulations regarding photography w ill be adhered to at all times. APRESS BOX The USD press box is located on top of the stands behind home plate. Limited seating is avaliable w ith 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. A TELEPHONES The press box number for the media and scoring updates only is (619) 260-8829. Ad– ditional lines are avaliable on a shared basis in the press box. ARADIO 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. A 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. A 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, w hen available. A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2008 USO Baseball Media Guide is a product ofthe USO Athletics Media Relations depart– ment. Layout and Design: Chris Loucks Cover Design: Chris Loucks Photography: DennisMock, Brock Scott, Dale Frost, Eric Drotter, Matt Brown, San Diego Union Tribune Printing: Kings Printing Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 .................................................................................................................... General Information 2-3 .......................................................................................................................... Season Outlook 4-8 ................................................................................................................... USO Coaching Staff 70 .................................................................................................................................... 2008 Roster 77 .................................................................................................................. 2008 TV/ Radio Roster 7 2-22................................................................................................................. Player Biographies 23-27................................................................................................................................ This is USO 28-29......................................................................................................USD Baseball Experience 30...................................................................................................................................2007 Results 32-33..............................................................................................................2007Team Statistics 34.................................................................................................................... Year-By-Year Resutls 35-36......................................................................................................... West Coast Conference 37........................................................................................................ USO Baseball Hall ofFame 37.......................................................................................................... USD's Profrssional Players 39-46..................................................................................................................USD Records Book 48-49........................................................................................................................ All-time Roster 50....................................................................................................Messaage from the President 57 ......................................................................................... USO Executive Director ofAthletics 52.............................................................................................. USO Strength and Conditioning 53 ..............................................................................USD Academic Support/Athletic Training 54....................................................................................................... USO Baseball Support Staff 55....................................................................................................................... NCAA Compliance 56............................................................................................................................Media Relations