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S 2010 Season Outlook

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M A New Era Dawns will duplicate this spring. Rivaling even their most successful past seasons, the 2010 Toro “We are not focusing so much this year on power,” states DO squad has its work cut out as CSUDH looks to improve on the suc- Su’a. “Although we are going to need guys to step up and give us cesses of the 2009 season. Short of an appearance in the NCAA runs with one swing sometimes, and we have the guys who can do D-II College World Series, the ‘09 bunch left its mark after action that.” in the NCAA D-II West Region Tournament with six All-Americans, “We have guys with surprising pop and I will be surprised if we

ORY three West Region MVPs, 14 All-West Region, six All-CCAA, the don’t hit as many home runs as last year. Baslow is showing pop and

ST CCAA Player of the Year, three CCAA Players of the Week and Pillar has matured as a batter, and can drive the ball well.” three Toros extending their careers in the Major League Baseball A second question springs from the mound after the Toros farm systems. lost half of their 10-man bullpen from ‘09. Overall, assistant head ALL HI

B Records fell as well as no less than eight individual season, five coach and pitching coordinator Sid Lopez ran his show right, seeing E

S team season and two individual game records now bear the ‘09 the ‘09 staff fan a total of 350 batters, the highest in the CCAA, en

BA mark. route to a new CSUDH single-season record. Stepping up to make their presence known in 2010 will be a Of the five returning pitchers, four saw a combined 29 starts, mixed squad of 12 returning lettermen and 18 newcomers, twelve earning much-needed experience as they look to lead this year’s of whom have previous experience at the junior college level. squad back to the NCAA postseason. “As successful as we were last year, we still feel that we could “The biggest concern I had coming into this year was pitching

EVIEW have done better overall and throughout the season,” reflects head out of the bullpen,” says Su’a. “I think we have shored up that area R coach Murphy Su’a. “The fact that we played really well and com- quite well, and our support staff coming out of the bullpen is going

ON peted with the best teams in the country is a good thing.” to do a tremendous job.” S It’s easy to forget the final four games of the ‘09 season, in The final question, one that haunted Su’a after last year’s ap- which CSUDH dropped two apiece at the CCAA and West Region pearance last year, remains how far the Toros have come in the tournaments all to nationally-ranked opponents, when looking at off-season.

2009 SEA the accomplishments of the regular season. The Toros grabbed 24 Excluding the four season-ending losses of ‘09, CSUDH was wins on their home grass, with a streak of 15-straight, both new 5-3 against ranked opponents in the regular season, carrying them marks in Toro baseball history. into the West Region Tournament. “It really didn’t dawn on me until the season was over. I looked “I know that we as a team got better in the off-season,” says TS at our record and was very impressed with that,” says Su’a. “We use Su’a. “But I also know that the conference as a whole got better the slogan, ‘Protect This House’ and that is something we take a lot and my prediction is that we are in it to win it through hard work of pride in, in front of our home fans.” and practice.” There will be nothing new this year as foes Sonoma State and PPONEN

O UC San Diego will look to continue last year’s work as they dropped Infielders CSUDH from the West Region tournament in 10-11 (UCSD) and Returning three of the five infield positions, senior catcher Bri-

2010 6-7 (SSU) final-inning losses. an Sturgis, junior second baseman Carlos Leyva and senior short- “I am pleased with how the guys competed last year,” beams stop Dean Benavidez will call the shots around the horn. Su’a. “I am grateful that we have nationally-ranked teams in our Collectively, the trio made only 31 errors in 807 chances, turn- conference and I still believe we have the best conference in the ing 33 double plays in the process. Not just a threat protecting country. the base, Leyva stole 30-of-36 bags as a runner and grabbed a new M “Going into the CCAA tournament we had the best record CSUDH single-season record of 241 at-bats en route to being head-to-head with our opponents and we proved in regionals that named an NCAA/Daktronics & NCBWA All-American Honorable we can play and score runs against anybody. We did that, but we just Mention. didn’t finish games.” As the field general, Sturgis saw action in 40 games, making 34

E 2010 TEA starts behind the plate, committing only five errors in 218 chances.

H The Questions Across the field, Benavidez was just as steady, making only 15 errors T The key to success in the new year is answering the questions in 241 chances. that have kept coach Su’a busy in the fall off-season. “We are solid up the middle with Benavidez and Leyva,” says The first, and one of the most important, is where to get a Su’a. “Those two guys work together and do it well.” combined 28 home runs that came last year courtesy of All-Amer- After the departure of Alia, first base leaves a hole to be filled,

ALL icans Jon Alia and Paul-Michael Klingsberg, both enjoying a run to- most likely by a trio of transfers with seven combined years of B

E wards the ‘Big Show.’ collegiate fielding experience in Steve Carrillo, Max Anderson and S Using the bulk of the 2009 year to recover from an injury, Cole McCune. junior outfielder Kevin Pillar will feel the added pressure of becom- Across the infield, third base is also a question, with three dif- ing a big bat after only one long shot last year. Another outfielder, ferent Toros seeing action at the hot corner last year. Redshirting senior Andrew Baslow is already on his way towards the record the ’09 season, freshman Jose Jauregui will see action at third, shar- books after six home runs as a junior, a number Su’a hopes Baslow ing time with junior transfer Abel Medina. 2010 TORO BA TORO 2010

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Two as of yet unknowns in the ‘10 season will chael Cruz from the set-up position to a spot in satisfy the utility position, transfer Jose Serrano has the starting four. Cruz fanned 39 batters in 25 third base experience as well as seeing action at appearances to pick up a 6-2 record in ‘09. Also S both middle positions in his career. True freshman returning, junior David Fair will step up into a pos- E B

Jesus Padilla of Lakewood provides the versatility sible spot in the starting rotation after grabbing six ALL as Padilla will not only see action in the field, but at starts in 13 games in ’09. the dish as well and spend time on the mound. A new addition, transfer junior Shane Youngdale Aside from Sturgis behind the dish, who made will also compete for a spot in the starting four. As 34 starts in ‘09, senior Derrek Duarte will return in ’09, closeout duties once again will be relegated T as a strong backup after 16 starts in the “2” posi- to junior Danny Torres, who grabbed 25 appear- H tion. Behind the starting two, transfer Kyle Pond ances last season. E 2010 TEA and Brian Gregory provide the luxury of depth at Coach Su’a will look to the addition of two the catcher spot. freshmen, described as “quality freshmen pitchers,” to further add depth to the ‘pen in Andrew Klaus-

Outfield meier and Sean Wardour. M The one known factor for this year’s team is Carlos Leyva A South Bay native, junior Alan Gatz from Tor- the outfield as Pillar, Baslow, and senior John Skala rance will provide the versatility in the staff for the all return to reclaim their positions. Toros. Gatz has the skill to start, relieve and close a game. The In the ‘09 season, the trio made just 12 errors in 247 chances Toros add a new closer in junior Johnny Silva, while a converted to backup their infield counterparts and will use that same defen- infielder in junior Bob Stone and sometimes-designated hitter Bar- 2010 sive acumen to cover the alleys in clutch situations in ‘10. rett Ceverha will round out the additions to the staff.

“The outfield is solid with Baslow, Pillar and Skala,” states O Su’a. “Our biggest concern is keeping those three Batting PPONEN healthy, and if they have even average years, we will A key to every offense, the Toros return six be extremely good in the outfield.” of their top ten batters for an offensive jump-start

A standout in the field, Baslow was named a this spring. TS 2nd-Team ABCA/Rawlings All-West region selec- Sensational in the lead-off position, Leyva tion and CCAA Player of the Week (March 16- looks to expand on his 30 stolen bases from last 22). The Chatsworth native led the team in triples season before number two hitter Baslow - who (5) and made only one error in 89 chances. Pillar saw 21 starts in the two-hole last year - even has a 2009 SEA continued his standout play as the West Hills na- chance to connect. tive tallied a .329 average and was second on the Not only exchanging his first base position for team in stolen bases (18) before being named a his run at the majors within the San Diego Padres S 2nd-Team All-CCAA selection. system, Alia cemented himself as the cleanup man ON New additions to the field include a duo of in ‘09, a spot that will be heavily contested for in R two freshmen, Kevin Logan and Marcus Lefton. ‘10. EVIEW “Skala will be a force to deal with at the plate Pitching as well as transfer Abel Medina,” says Su’a. “But Leading the charge from the bump is three- Jose Jauregui our biggest hitter this year could be our catcher time All-West Region selection and senior Kody Kurowski who, Pond, a lethal switch hitter.” as the only left-handed hurler on the team, will use his 6-4 frame BA to once again dominate the CCAA. In ‘09 Kurowski tallied seven Closing S E wins, 14 starts, 64 Ks and a 3.15 ERA, all CCAA Entering his fourth year at the helm, Su’a has B ALL HI top-ten marks. a proven formula for success, seeing his past three “Kurowski stepped up last year and grabbed teams finish at 8th, then 6th and finally at 4th last the No. 1 spot, and that hasn’t changed going into year in the CCAA. ST this year,” Su’a says of his star thrower. “He will Picked to finish 5th in conference in the pre- ORY still be our No. 1 guy leading us into every series. season coaches poll, Su’a has a bigger target on He doesn’t know the meaning of pressure, and he his mind. will compete, bottom line.” “As a team we have our ultimate goals and Shrugging off his injuries of ‘09, major league the No. 1 goal is to win a National Championship prospect in senior Bret Montgomery will look to Title,” Su’a says as a matter-of-fact. “The next goal DO make a dominant return after grabbing four wins, is a West Region Tournament win and right before M eight starts, 45 Ks and a 3.30 ERA in ‘09. that is a CCAA Tournament Title. IN “Montgomery is throwing as well as he has “As our every day goal, we want to win every GU ever thrown and he might be one of the best pitch- pitch”, concludes Su’a. “If we do well at every pitch EZ

ers in the conference this year,” predicts Su’a. then we will be successful. H With the loss of two starting pitchers, Su’a “I am really excited about this club, and I know ILL will look to change up his ‘pen, moving senior Mi- Brian Sturgis that we are going to make a lot of noise.” S

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Head Coach 2010 TORO BA MURPHY SU’A

4th Season Head Coach • 9th Season Overall S E B

Torrance, CA • Brigham Young University / University of Phoenix ALL Murphy Su’a begins his fourth full-tme season as head coach of the Toros program, and ninth season overall at CSUDH. Su’a, 54, brings over 27 years of coaching experience and 23 years of field experience to the program. He walked on and played two seasons at LA Valley College (1976-77) without ever playing T

baseball in high school. He then transferred to Brigham Young University where he was an NCAA H Division I First-Team All-America selection in 1979. A First-Team All-Rocky Mountain Region and All- E 2010 TEA WAC selection, Su’a broke six Cougar single-season records for home runs, runs batted in, runs scored, doubles, total bases and at-bats. He was among the national leaders in home runs (22) and RBI (91) en route to leading BYU to the WAC Championship.

Invited to try out for the USA National Team, Su’a instead elected to sign with the Los Angeles M Dodgers in 1979 where he anchored third base for the Pioneer League Champions, Lethbridge Dodgers #27 (Canada). He played for the Class-A Lodi Dodgers in 1980 and was recognized as the Dodgers’ minor league system “Player of the Week” in July 1980. A hand injury ended a two-year stint with the Dodgers Year-by-Year organization, pushing Su’a to sign with the Milwaukee Brewers where he played four more years before Years Overall / CCAA (Finish) retiring. In August he was named the Brewers’ minor league “Player of the Month” and was selected to 2010 2004* ...... 10-37, 8-26 play on the Midwest All-Star team.

2007 ...... 15-36-1, 11-25 (8th) Su’a also brings 11 years international baseball experience with the American Samoa National O 2008 ...... 21-34, 16-20 (6th) Baseball Team (1989-2000) where he played in numerous international tournaments including the PPONEN 2009 ! ...... 34-23, 23-13 (4th) Olympic trials, World Baseball Challenge, and the NBC World Series. Su’a earned a gold medal in 4 Yrs ...... 80-130-1, 58-84 the BCO Championships and silver medals in the 1999 South Pacific Games and the 2000 Olympic ! NCAA II West Regional Participant

qualifying tournament. TS *Su’a was not full-time head coach in 2004, Su’a began his coaching career with the Brewers as a pitching coach for Paintsville in 1983 and was served as interim head coach. a player/coach/manager for the Brewers’ affiliate in Stockton, CA. Coach Su’a served as the pitching coach at East Los Angeles CC for two years before taking over the assistant varsity coaching position

at West Torrance HS under head coach Harry Jenkins where he helped guide the Warriors to six Bay 2009 SEA League Championships and a No. 1 national ranking in 2000 with a record of 30-2. In addition to his baseball accolades, Su’a was a junior golden gloves boxer, received a music S

scholarship for gifted musicians to the Californian ON Institute of Arts, holds a third degree black belt in Tae R

Coaching Honors Kwon Do, was a three-time karate grand champion, EVIEW (1) CCAA Tournament Appearance is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and was (1) NCAA West Region Appearance the former CEO of Royal Pacific Express, Inc., an airfreight trucking and transportation company. (6) All Americans Su’a has three children, Justin (28), Natasha (25), (3) West Region MVPs Travis (21), and five grandchildren, Jarom, Aliitasi, BA (17) All-West Region Mya, Elianna, Marlee with number six due in August S E

(1) CCAA Player of the Year of 2010. Currently Travis is serving a church mission B (1) Scholar-Athlete of the Year in Leon, Mexico while Natasha served as a thrower ALL HI (13) All-CCAA Players for BYU Track & Field in 2004 & ‘05.

(7) CCAA Players of the Week The Torrance resident lives with his wife Nina. ST

His son Justin was a Louisville Slugger Freshman ORY (1) CCAA Pitcher of the Week All-American pitcher at BYU in 2001.

Su’a’s All-Time Opponent Records

Academy of Art University ...... 3-0 Grand Canyon University...... 2-7 DO Azusa Pacific University ...... 0-1 Hawai’i Pacific University ...... 1-14

Biola University...... 2-2 Pace University (NY) ...... 0-1 M Cal Baptist University ...... 0-1 San Francisco State ...... 9-6 IN Cal Poly Pomona ...... 9-11 Sonoma State ...... 5-8 Cal State San Bernardino ...... 6-13 Southern Utah University ...... 4-4 GU Cal State L.A...... 8-14-1 Cal State Monterey Bay ...... 7-5 UC Davis ...... 0-4 EZ HILL Cal State San Marcos ...... 1-2 UC San Diego ...... 6-12 Cal State Stanislaus ...... 7-9 Vanguard University ...... 2-0 Concordia University, Irvine ...... 1-0 Chico State ...... 3-13 Bold indicates 2010 opponent. Dixie State College ...... 2-2 S

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S Assistant Coaches

EZ HILL SID LOPEZ

GU 4th Season Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach IN Havana, Cuba • Eastern Oregon University M

DO Now in his fourth season as Murphy Su’a’s right hand man, Lopez brings nearly 25 years of experience to the field, including a recent stint for the Chaminade College Prep varsity baseball team. Through his 17 years coaching at Chaminade, many of Lopez’s players have advanced to the professional level including Dan Runzler (San Francisco Giants), Jim Rapoport (NY Mets), Cody Haerther (Toronto Blue Jays), Ollie Linton (Arizona), and Gabe Crecion, drafted by the Yankees and also UCLA’s starting tight end. ORY In his playing days, Lopez was a starting pitcher at Grant High School. Upon graduation Lopez ST spent two years at L.A. Valley College before transferring to Eastern Oregon University. His experience encompasses numerous playing and coaching opportunities including co-head coach for Saints baseball,

ALL HI which became two-time NBC Western Regional Champions and saw action at the NBC World Series. B

E Born in Havana, Cuba, and married to Susan Lopez, the couple has five children who have all graduated S from higher learning institutions: Lisa (Harvard), Brian (Univ. of Washington ), Scott (Culinary Institute BA #13 of New York), Chris (UC Irvine), and Julie (Arizona State University). Lopez and his wife currently reside in West Hills.

Says Coach Su’a: “Sid Lopez serves as my head assistant coach and has the toughest job on the staff as pitching coach. He has EVIEW

R a passion for the work and loves the challenge. Our team success is directly affected by the success of our pitching staff and our recent history proves the work of Coach Lopez. He’s a former long time head coach ON S so I rely on his experience and input in many situations.” 2009 SEA

TS CEDRIC GILMORE 5th Season Assistant Coach/Outfield Coach

PPONEN Oakland, CA • Cal State Dominguez Hills O No stranger to the Cardinal & Gold, Gilmore was a standout player for the Toros in 1996. As a

2010 starting outfielder, Gilmore hit a solid .343 to lead the team, including 7 doubles, 3 home runs and 24 RBI in his 178 at bats, earning 2nd-team All-CCAA honors for his efforts. Returning to the Carson campus and the Toros baseball team in 2001 after an injury, Gilmore earned his way back into the starting line-up en route to batting .317 with 60 hits, 13 doubles, 5 home runs, and 30 RBI to remain a fixture in CSUDH’s offensive lineup. M Prior to CSUDH, Gilmore played two seasons at Rio Hondo JC where he led his team to a playoff berth his sophomore year with a .320 average. He also led in doubles and triples as a freshman. Aside from his three additional letters in baseball at Oakland HS where he earned All-OAL honors three straight years, he also competed in basketball his senior season, averaging 15 points per game.

E 2010 TEA Born in Oakland, California, Gilmore is an alum of Cal State Dominguez Hills with a bachelor’s degree

H #1 in Physical Education (2002). He resides in Carson while employed as a personal trainer, and most recently T received his master’s degree in Physical Education Administration from CSUDH in the winter of 2009.

Says Coach Su’a: “Cedric is full of energy and is the spark of our coaching staff. Coach Gilmore is very familiar with the CCAA conference both as a player and a coach. He will be instrumental in preparing our players for the ALL B

E always tough CCAA. He works well with all our players and teaches with great enthusiasm.” S 2010 TORO BA TORO 2010

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Assistant Coaches 2010 TORO BA JOSH TAVELLI

1st Season Assistant Coach S E B

Oroville, CA • UC Irvine ALL

Joining the Toro staff in the Fall of 2009, Tavelli is no stranger to success, having spent time at nearby UC Irvine, where he helped lead the Anteaters to the NCAA Division I College World Series in 2007 as a junior.

Prior to coming to CSUDH, Tavelli spent one year as a coach at Vanguard University, assisting with T

hitting instruction, infield coaching and manning the third base line. H As a player, Tavelli saw action in the post-season two years, participating in the Pepperdine Regional E 2010 TEA in 2006, and the Louisiana State University Super Regional in 2008. Tavelli also spent two seasons with the Butte Community College Roadrunners, earning All-Conference honors. Always an infielder, Tavelli attended Oroville High School, earning numerous honors, including CIF-Northern Section All-Star,

Chico Enterprise Record Senior Male Athlete of the Year and setting the CIF-Northern Section single- M #8 season triple record at six. A graduate of UC Irvine, Tavelli received his bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Tavelli currently resides in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Says Coach Su’a: 2010 “Josh will serve as our third base coach as well as infield and hitting coach. He experienced one of the biggest events and stages in college baseball as an infielder for UC Irvine in their 2006 and ‘08 playoff runs. O PPONEN Josh is a fantastic instructor of fielding and hitting and has had a positive influence on our players. Josh has also accepted the painstaking duties of maintaining our playing surface which he does for hours upon hours each day. We are extremely glad and lucky to have Josh on board.” TS 2009 SEA ERICH PFOHL S

1st Season Assistant Coach ON Moraga, CA • Whittier College R EVIEW Joining the Toro staff in the Fall of 2009, Pfohl comes to Carson with a deep history of the game having coached at the high school, collegiate and summer league levels. Prior to CSUDH, Pfohl served for one year at nearby Vanguard University, serving as the associate recruiting coordinator, outfield coach and first base coach.

Graduating from Whittier College with his bachelor’s degree in business administration, Pfohl saw BA action for the Poets as a pitcher from 2004-2006. S E

After graduation from Whittier College, Pfohl served as the pitching coach for the Mankato B

Moondogs of the prestigious collegiate Northwoods League. The Moondogs were first-half Northern ALL HI Division Champs and finished one game behind the eventual division-winning Thunder Bay Border Cats. He also has high school coaching experience from serving as an assistant varsity coach for Head Coach Steve Vickery at San Diego powerhouse El Capitan High School. ST #18 ORY Born in San Francisco, Calif., Pfohl currently resides in Huntington Beach and enjoys golfing and spending time with family and friends.

Says Coach Su’a:

“Coach Pfohl will serve in any areas including baseball operations and baseball administration. Erich has DO

great knowledge of the game and can teach it well. He also has a good eye for talent and does a great job M

in finding players that would fit our program at CSUDH. Along with his work on the field, Coach Pfohl has IN

been a welcomed assistant in the office relieving and assuming many of my administrative duties. We are GU

fortunate to have Erich join our staff this year.” EZ HILL S

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2010 Baseball Roster 2010 TORO BA Numerical Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Yr. Hometown / High School Last School

2 Carlos LEYVA ** INF 5’9” 170 L/R Jr. Los Angeles / C.A.M.S. S E B

3 Andrew BASLOW * OF 5’10” 190 R/R Sr. Chatsworth / Chatsworth Cerritos College ALL 4 Kevin PILLAR ** OF 6’0” 195 R/R Jr. West Hills / Chaminade Prep 5 Dean BENAVIDEZ * INF 6’0” 185 R/R Sr. Burbank / Crespi College of the Canyons 6 Kyle POND C 5’10” 190 S/R Jr. Torrance / North L.A. Harbor College 7 Derrek DUARTE * C 5’9” 170 R/R Sr. El Segundo / El Segundo El Camino College

9 Danny TORRES ** RHP 5’9” 175 R/R Jr. Torrance / West T 10 Shane YOUNGDALE RHP 6’0” 185 R/R Jr. Anaheim / Foothill Mt. San Jacinto College H E 2010 TEA 11 Jose JAUREGUI INF 5’6” 165 R/R Fr. Reseda / Chaminade Prep 12 Abel MEDINA INF 5’11” 190 L/R Jr. Santa Ana / Santa Ana Valley Irvine Valley College 14 David FAIR ** RHP 6’2” 190 R/R Jr. Woodland Hills / Chaminade Prep 16 Marcus LEFTON OF 6’0” 180 R/R Fr. Los Gatos / Saratoga

17 Andrew KLAUSMEIER RHP 5’9” 170 R/R Fr. Northridge / Chatsworth M 19 Michael CRUZ * RHP 6’0” 180 R/R Jr. San Marcos / La Costa Canyon Palomar College 20 Steve CARILLO INF 6’0” 190 R/R Sr. San Pedro / San Pedro Cal Baptist University 22 Sean WARDOUR RHP 6’5” 225 R/R Fr. Torrance / West 23 Kody KUROWSKI * LHP 6’4” 265 L/L Sr. Saugus / Saugus College of the Canyons 2010 24 John SKALA * OF 6’0” 195 R/R Sr. Murrieta / Murrieta Valley Mt. San Jacinto College 25 Alan GATZ RHP 6’2” 190 R/R Sr. Torrance / Torrance El Camino College O

26 Max ANDERSON INF 6’4” 220 R/R Jr. Roseville / Jesuit Butte College PPONEN 28 Bob STONE RHP 6’1” 195 R/R Jr. Castro Valley / Castro Valley Chabot College 29 Jesus PADILLA UTL 5’10” 185 R/R Fr. Lakewood / Lakewood 31 Brian GREGORY C 6’0” 205 R/R Jr. Lompoc / Cabrillo Santa Barbara City College

32 Brian STURGIS *** C 6’1” 220 R/R Sr. Hawthorne / Mira Costa TS 33 Barrett CEVERHA INF 6’6” 260 R/R Jr. Long Beach / Woodrow Wilson Santa Barbara City College 34 Matt PHILLIPS ** LHP 6’4” 215 L/L Sr. Santa Maria / Righetti Allan Hancock College 35 Cole MCCUNE RHP 6’3” 215 R/R Jr. Hidden Hills / Agoura L.A. Pierce College 2009 SEA 37 Kevin LOGAN OF 5’8” 145 R/R Fr. Harbor City / Narbonne 39 Jose SERRANO INF 5’7” 140 R/R Jr. Lakewood / Artesia Cerritos College 42 Johnny SILVA RHP 6’2” 195 R/R Jr. Gardena / North Southwestern Oregon CC

44 Bret MONTGOMERY ** RHP 6’7” 250 R/R Sr. Thousand Oaks / Thousand Oaks Moorpark College S ON

* Denotes Letterman R EVIEW Coaching Staff # Name Position Yr. Hometown/Alma Mater 27 Murphy SU’A Head Coach 4th Torrance / Brigham Young University

13 Sid LOPEZ Assistant Head Coach/Pitching 4th Havana, Cuba / Eastern Oregon University BA

1 Cedric GILMORE Assistant Coach/Outfield 5th San Leandro / Cal State Dominguez Hills S E

18 Erich PFOHL Assistant Coach 1st Moraga / Whittier College B 8 Josh TAVELLI Assistant Coach 1st Oroville / UC Irvine ALL HI

Pronunciation Guide Roster Breakdown ST ORY # Name Pronunciation CLASS YEAR BAT/THROW 2 Leyva ...... LAY - VUH Freshman ...... 6 Bats Right ...... 27 4 Pillar ...... PILL - ARE Sophomore ...... 0 Bats Left ...... 5 7 Duarte ...... DO - ARE - TAY Junior ...... 15 Throws Right...... 29 11 Jauregui ...... HA - DAH - GEE Senior ...... 10 Throws Left ...... 2 DO

17 Klausmeier ...... KLOWS - MEYER M

22 Wardour ...... WAR - DOOR EXPERIENCE POSITION IN 23 Kurowski ...... KER-OW-SKI Lettermen ...... 13 Pitcher ...... 13 GU

24 Skala ...... SKOLL-AH JC Transfers ...... 11 Catcher ...... 4 EZ HILL 33 Ceverha ...... SAW - VAIR - HA Incoming Freshmen...... 6 Infielder ...... 8 University Transfers ...... 1 Outfielder ...... 5

Redshirt ...... 0 Utility ...... 1 S

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S 2010 Team Photo EZ HILL GU IN M DO ORY ST ALL HI B E S BA EVIEW R ON S 2009 SEA BACK ROW (L-R): David Fair, Cole McCune, Max Anderson, Barrett Ceverha, Bret Montgomery, Sean Wardour, Kody Kurowski, Alan Gatz, Brian Sturgis. ROW TWO (L-R): Kevin Pillar, John Skala, assistant coach Josh Tavelli, assistant coach Cedric Gilmore, head coach Murphy Su’a, TS assistant coach Sid Lopez, assistant coach Erich Pfohl, Johnny Silva, Bob Stone. ROW THREE (L-R): Bat boy Phil Reinhart, Derreck Duarte, Andrew Baslow, Abel Medina, Dean Benavidez, Brian Gregory, Steve Carrillo, Marcus Lefton, Shane Youngdale.

PPONEN BOTTOM ROW (L-R): Jose Jauregui, Kevin Logan, Carlos Leyva, Jose Serrano, Danny Torres, Andrew Klausmeier, Kyle Pond, Jesus O Padilla. 2010 M E 2010 TEA H T ALL B E S Do Great in Everything You Do Bro! -Best Wishes, David 2010 TORO BA TORO 2010

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