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Alan LEUTHARD

Tony BETANCOURT 5 -11 Sr. C S/R

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El Cajon, CA El Cajon Valley HS

San Diego, CA Rancho Bernardo HS

1998 West Coast Conference Second Team Junior: Turned in another outstanding season behind and at the plate for the Toreros in 1998... Hit .347 and ranked second on the team with eight home run s and 44 RBI. .. During West Coast Conference play , hit .364 with five home run s and 26 RBI. Sophomore: Led the team with seven home runs and ti ed for team lead in RBI s (34) ... Batted .293 while playing in 49 games. Freshman: West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year... Second Team All-WCC. .. USO co-MVP... Mizuno All Ameri– can ... Ranked seventh in the league in batting, fifth in hits and seventh in RBI... Ninth player in USO history to record 70 hits in one season ... Two-time West Coast Conference Player of the Week (4/16, 5/14)... 22 multipl e- hit games. Prep: Won three Go ld G loves at Rancho Bernardo Hi gh School. .. Selected All League First Team member. .. Al so played soccer for the Broncos and was se lected to Honorable Mention team. Personal: Sociology major... Chose USO for its beautiful loca– tion , academics and opportunity to be close to home... Parents are Jose and Rose Betancourt... Born May 4, 1977 in San Diego, CA. Hill on Betancourt: Tony Betancourt is one of th e premier catchers on the West Coast. He is the complete package in terms of a catcher. He can receive, throw, hit from both sides of the plate and is an average runner. Betancourt's USO Statistics Year GIGS AB R H HR RBI BA SB FD¾ 1998 57156 236 47 82 8 44 .347 6 .980 1997 49145 174 30 51 7 34 .293 3 .972 1996 55153 208 31 70 6 43 .337 3 .961 Career 161/154 618 108 203 21 121 .327 12 .971

Sophomore: Hit .244 in 34 games for the Toreros in 1998, including 17 starting nods ... Co ll ected 19 hits and nine RB I. Freshman: Ranked third on the team in batting average (.313) in overall games and led the team in batting in conference games (.373) .. . Selected as USD's Most Improved Player. .. Hit game winning grand slam in 10-6 win over UC Riverside (4-8) . Prep: Three time First Team All-Grossmont Leag ue selection at El Cajon Va ll ey High School. .. Established hi ghest career batting average and set sing le season mark with .490 as a senior. .. Braves MVP for junior and senior seasons... Team advanced to second round of CIF. Personal: Computer Science major. .. Chose USO because of its small school size and proximity to home.. . Also recruited by Dartmouth, Pepperdine and Gonzaga... Parents are Jeffrey and Monica Leuthard... Born May I0, 1978 in San Diego, CA. Hill on Leuthard: He provides additiona l depth at catcher and is a legitimate candidate for the designated hitter spot. Leuthard's USO Statistics Year GIGS AB R H HR RB I BA SB FD¾ 1998 34/17 78 15 19 I 9 .244 0 1.000 1997 45130 115 19 36 3 19 .313 5 .941 Career 7914 7 /93 34 55 4 28 .279 5 .971 Torero Newcomers 1 Ron LAUER 6 -0 Fr. Los Angeles, CA Crespi HS IF R/R Prep: Hit .502 during All-Mi ss ion League, All-Valley se ni or season at Crespi Hig h... Celts posted a 51-7 record in hi s fin al two campaigns... Also played football and won All-Del Ray League honors, twice. Personal: Undeclared major.... Father, John , played football at USC. .. Son of Joanne and Pat Carlse n... Born January 22 , 1980 in Los Angeles, CA. Hill on Lauer: Lauer has quickly emerged as one of the top athl etes on our squ ad. I look for him to be an important playe r at USO someday.