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Hill on Babbitt: Another pleasant surprise. A player we expect to provide middle relief. A great strike thrower. Year GIGS w L sv IP H 1998 1110 1 0 0 16.3 20 1996 410 0 0 1 6.6 7 Career 15 1 0 1 23.0 27 12 Dominic REPETTI K 5 5 10 BB ERA 6 7.16 1 7.11 7 7.14 1998: Batted .293 in 75 plate appearances in first season at USD.. . Recorded 22 hits and four RBI... Played in 42 games with 19 starting nods. De Anza College: Played two years for the De Anza Dons. Prep: Won the Outstanding Athlete Award during senior season at Monta Vista High School. Personal: Communications major with minor in psychology.. . Chose USD for the baseball program and strong academics... Parents are John and Evelyn Repetti... Born August 23, 1976 in San Jose, CA. Hill on Repetti: Good glove man with a good understanding of the overall game. He is a better offensive player than he's given credit for. Repetti's USD Statistics Year GIGS AB R H HR RBI BA SB FD% 1998 42119 75 10 22 0 4 .293 1 .932 Career 42/19 75 10 n 0 4 .293 1 .932 13 Joe LIMA 6-1 Fr. INF R/R 1998: Played in nine games with two starts ... Hit .250 with two hits in eight plate appearances before suffering a season-ending injury... Granted medical hardship and received additional year of eligibility. Prep: Hit .426 in senior season at Mira Mesa High School and earned All-Eastern League First Team honors... As a junior, hit .390 for the Marauders and was named Eastern League Player of the Year. Personal: Business Administration major.. . Chose USD for the location, academics and the baseball program... Also recruited by Chapman College... Parents are Wolfgang and Rachelle Lima... Born Aug. 16, 1979 in La Jolla, CA. Hill on Lima: Good athlete who is developing into a good defensive player. He has good intensity and has all the traits we want in a USD baseball pl11yer. 6-4 Sr. Cupertino, CA De Anza College INF R/R San Diego, CA Mira Mesa HS

David WRIGHT

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Medford, OR South Medford HS 1998 West Coast Conference Second Team Sophomore: Enjoyed an outstanding season offensively... Ranked second on the Toreros in batting average (.371) and hit six home runs and 38 RBI... Tied for fourth in hits (69) and was fourth in total bases (108)... Hit .381 with 4 home runs and 25 RBI in 30 West Coast Conference games. 1997: Did not play. Freshman: Appeared in 38 games with eight starts... Batted .303 with 20 hits and 9 RBI... Triple against San Jose State (2- 12)... Stolen base versus St. Francis (2-16)... Went 3-4 versus Oregon State (2-15)... Selected to All Tournament Team of Arthur J. Gallagher Classic. Prep: All-Southern Oregon Conference selection for two years at South Medford High School... Batted .422 with 10 home runs during senior year... Panthers reached state playoffs junior and senior years... Also played basketball and was an all– conference pick. Personal: Sociology major with a minor in business adminis- tration... Also recruited by Portland, Willamette and Cal Poly.. . Chose USD for its academic reputation and baseball program.. . Brother, Rob played basketball and baseball at Pacific Lutheran... Parents are Richard and Susan Wright... Born November 23, 1976 in Medford, OR. Hill on Wright: Exceptional hitter who is now just realizing his full potential. There is no reason why he can't be one of the leaders in numerous categories in the West Coast Conference. Wright's USD Statistics Year GIGS AB R H HR RBI 1998 52146 186 46 69 6 38 1996 3818 66 12 20 0 9 Career 90/54 252 58 89 6 47 9 Geoff BABBITT 6-0 Sr. RHP R/R Englewood, CO Cherry Creek HS BA SB FD% .37 1 2 .975 .303 1 .875 .337 3 .925 Junior: Posted a 1-0 record in 11 appearances for the Toreros in 1998... Won decision at Southern Utah (3-11-98). 1997: Did not play. Freshman: Appeared in four games and recorded one save versus UC Riverside (2-27). Prep: Played for Cherry Creek High School... Bruins won Colo– rado state championship during senior season... All-Centennial League selection.. . All State Honorable Mention.. . Also played football and was named First Team All League. Personal: Accounting major.. . Also recruited by Dartmouth, Penn and Denver. .. Chose USD for its academics, location and size... Parents are Barry and Scottie Babbitt... Born September 22, 1976 in Denver, CO.