USD Baseball 2002

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2002 Torero Baseball

Tobias HERRERA 5-8 Jr. INF BIR 3 2001 at USD: Appeared in 17 games and started 3 as a sophomore in 2001 ... Posted a .400 average going 6- for-15 from the plate ... Tripled at San Diego State (4-24-01 ) ... Stole one base on his only attempt. .. Hit for a .533 slugging percentage. 2000 at USD: Played in just 3 games in 2000 ... Scored I run against Point Loma. Prep: Team Captain and All-Grossmont South League performer at Monte Vista HS .. . 1999 Division II CIF Champions ... Batted .323 with 2 homers ... Junior season batted .358 with 4 homers while earning All-League honors and League Championship ... Club team (San Diego Gamers) placed 3rd in Firecracker Tourney in Florida. Spring ¥alley, CA lJ. of th e Pacific

Personal: Undeclared major ... Chose USD for its small atmosphere with great academics, great location and baseball program ... Is Tobias IV, named after great grandfather ... Parents are Toby and Niki Herrera of Spring Valley, CA .. . Born May 3, 1980 in Denver, Colorado.

Herrera's USO Statistics Year GIGS AB R

SB FD¾

BA

RBI

28 38

HR

H

.99 1 .991 .99 1

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.400 .000 .3 75

5 0 5

15

0 0 0

1713

0 0 0

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8

0

0

1

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S.C. ASSAEL 6-0 Sr. C

Glendora, CA 6-lendoraHS

BIR

2001 at USD: Played in 28 games and started 22 as a jun– ior. .. Hit for a .356 average in 87 at-bats ... Totaled six multi- hit games in 200 I ... Went 2-for-4 with a homer vs. Eastern Michigan (3-4-0 I) ... Had a five game hitting streak where he hit 10-for-l 9 with two doubles and a homer. .. Stole three bases in four tries ... Hit .386 in eight WCC games.

2000 at USD: Appeared in 36 games with 22 starts... Batted .266 with 25 hits in 94 at– bats, belting 4 doubles, 1 triple and I homer... Tallied 3 multi-hit games... Went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI at St. Mary's (4-30-00)... Pinch-hit homer vs. Pepperdine (3-25-00)... 2-run triple at USF (4-2-00)... Batted .288 in 22 WCC games with 9 RBI & 19 hits in 66 at bats. 1999 at USD: Appeared in 4 games with l start ... Batted .400 (2-for-5). Prep: Hit .480 with 11 home runs while winning All-Inland Valley League First Team honors as a senior at Glendora High Sohool... Led Tartans to a 21-5 record and a Baseline League Championship during senior year.. . Hit .435 with eight home runs as a junior. Personal: Business Administration major .. . Earned USO and Dean's Scholarships... Chose USD for the high academic standards and the ath letic tradition... Also recruited by USC, Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount... Parents are Hal and Diana Assael... Born April 18, 1980 in Montebello, CA.

Assael's USO Statistics Year GIGS AB R

SB FD¾

H

RBI

28 38

HR

BA

.965 .953 .99 1 .969

3 I 25

.356 .266 .400 .3 11

2 1

18 14

87 9 4

2

28122 36122

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5 4 0 9

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186

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