USD Baseball 1998

Torero Returners

#17 MARKVALLECORSA

SAN DIMAS, CA

Sophomore: Led the team with a 2.86 ERA in 14 appearances... Started in eight games and posted a 3- 4 record ... Struck out 32 batters, ranking fourth on the team .. . Strongest outing came against St. Mary's, go- ing 71 /3 without allowing a run in 2-0 win. Pitched five- hit complete game at USF (5-10). Freshman: Scholar Athlete... Appeared in 15 games with four starts, compiling a 1-2 record ... 18 strikeouts .. Pitched 5 1/3 innings with three K's in 6-3 victory over USF (5-12)... Struck out five in 4+ innings of relief against UNLV (3-15). Noteworthy: Selected in the 1995 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Damien HS: 50 strike outs in 49 innings pitched senior

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165

2V

season... Named Most Valuable Pitcher for the Spartans.. . Selected as a Inland Valley All Star... Junior year pitched 45 innings with 30 strike outs. Personal: Accounting major... Recruited by Cornell, UC Santa Barbara and Gonzaga .. . Selected USO because of its quality education... Last name is pro- nounced Valley-kors-uh... Born October 4, 1976 in Covina, CA.

BB ERA

K

IP H

Year GIGS W L SV

2.86 5.52 3.70

63.0 65 32 16 29.3 36 18 20 92.3 101 SJ 36

4 2 6

0 0 0

1997 14/8 1996 15/4 Career 29/12

3 1 4

#18 CHRIS HUMPERT

ARCADIA, CA

Sophomore: Played in 39 games with 27 starts... Hit both home runs on the road (at UCLA 4-22, at USF5- 10)... 13 of 20 hits came in conference play. Freshman: Batted .328 in freshman campaign...

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Started in 18 games and played in 36... Only made one error in 49 attempts. Club: Batted .420 for the Arcadia Astros and was a Babe Ruth All Star. Arcadia HS: Team went 22-3 dur- ing senior season as a member of the Pacific League... Team was ranked in Top 20... Had a .410 batting average during senior year.

6-0

200

2V

Personal: English/Sociology major... Received inter- est from Cal State Northridge... Father, Ron, played baseball at New Mexico Highlands... Born November 12, 1976 in West Covina, CA.

H HR RBI BA SB FO'/o

Year GIGS AB R 1997 39/27 97 1996 36/18 67 Career 75145 164

.954 .980 .957

.206 3 .328 0 .256 3

8 8

12 20 2 9 22 1 21 42 3

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