CALIFORNIA Golden Bears 2009 CALIFORNIA BASEBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 2009 Golden Bear Roster, Pronunciation Guide ...... 2 Head Coach David Esquer ...... 3-4 Assistant Coaches and Support Staff ...... 5-6 2009 Season Outlook ...... 7-10 Bullpen Club ...... 11 2009 Player Profi les ...... 13-26 2009 Opponents ...... 27-30 2008 in Review ...... 31-34 2008 Final Statistics/Final Results...... 35-37 2008 Pacifi c-10 Statistics ...... 38-39 Records versus Opponents ...... 40 CREDITS California Records/All-Time Leaders ...... 41-49 The 2009 edition of the California Cal in Postseason Play/Postseason Honors ...... 50-55 Baseball Magazine/Media Guide was Year-by-Year Results (2000-08) ...... 56-58 written and edited by Scott Ball, Baseball Baseball Lettermen (1947-2008) ...... 59-60 Media Relations Director. Layout and Media Information/Team Travel ...... 61 graphic design by John Dunbar, Publica- Evans Diamond ...... 62-63 tions Director and Evan Kerr, Publica- Golden Bears at AT&T Park ...... 64 tions Assistant. Photographs by John The California Baseball Experience ...... 65-73 Todd, Kelley Cox, Michael Pimentel, John Cal Players in the Pros ...... 74-IBC Dunbar and Evan Kerr, among others. Copies of this guide may be obtained for $10 by writing or calling the Califor- nia Media Relations Offi ce, 355 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. 94720 (510- 642-5363). Make checks payable to U.C. Regents. Magazines may also be purchased at any Cal home game.

ON THE COVERS Front Cover: Cal’s 2009 pre- season honorees and postseason honor candidates – Brett Jackson, Blake Smith, Kevin Cal seniors Michael Brady (left) and Ryan Hanlon. Miller, Jeff Kober- nus and Dylan BASEBALL DIRECTORY Tonneson. BASEBALL Back Cover: 2009 schedule and team BASEBALL OFFICE ...... (510) 643-6006 photo (by Kelley Cox). Head Coach: David Esquer ...... 643-6006 Assistant Coach: Dan Hubbs ...... 642-9591 Assistant Coach: Jon Zuber ...... 642-5315 CALIFORNIA Public Address Announcer: Ed Zuber Athletic Trainer: Brian Schulman ...... 642-3868 GOLDEN BEARS Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Becky Roark USAGE GUIDELINES Baseball Offi ce Fax ...... (510) 643-0250 PRESS BOX PHONE ...... (510) 642-3098 When referring to University of California intercollegiate athletic MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT teams, please use California or Golden Bears on first reference. MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE ...... (510) 642-5363 Cal or Bears may be used on sec- 349 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. 94720 ...... Fax: 643-7778 ond reference. Terms such as UC Baseball Media Relations Director: Scott Ball ...... 643-1741 Berkeley, Cal-Berkeley, Berkeley and 355 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. 94720 ...... cell (510) 334-0793 California-Berkeley (or other similar Senior Publications Director: John Dunbar ...... 642-6895 variations) are incorrect and should Publications Coordinator: Evan Kerr ...... 642-4935 not be used in connection with Cal Website: ...... CalBears.com Athletics. Offi cial Photography Website: ...... GoldenBearSports.com

2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Baseball Media Guide 1 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears 2009 GOLDEN BEAR ROSTER PITCHERS NO. NAME B-T HT WT YR BORN EXP HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 48 Dixon Anderson R-R 6-5 225 Fr. 7-2-89 RS Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont HS) 42 Sean Barber R-R 6-3 205 Fr. 5-23-89 RS Alamo, Calif. (San Ramon Valley HS) 6 Michael Bugary (BO-garr-e) L-L 6-4 215 Jr. 10-11-87 SQ Salinas, Calif. (Monterey HS) 47 Mike Cassady L-L 6-1 200 Jr. 5-17-88 SQ Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista HS) 24 Yasser Clor R-R 6-4 225 So. 1-16-88 SQ Cupertino, Calif. (Wilcox HS) 51 Brian Diemer (DEE-mer) R-R 6-5 225 So. 3-25-88 SQ Lafayette, Calif. (Acalanes HS) 43 Joey Donofrio (Dawn-o-frio) R-R 6-3 180 Fr. 5-10-89 RS Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos HS) 38 Todd Fitzgerald L-L 5-10 190 Jr. 2-8-87 1V Cupertino, Calif. (San Jose City College) 49 Matt Flemer (1B) R-R 6-2 205 Fr. 11-22-90 HS El Cerrito, Calif. (St. Mary’s HS) 35 Erik Johnson R-R 6-3 210 Fr. 12-30-89 HS Los Altos, Calif. (Los Altos HS) 41 Kevin Miller R-R 5-10 185 So. 8-25-89 1V San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS) 36 Chris Petrini L-L 6-0 225 Jr. 2-11-87 2V San Bruno, Calif. (Sacred Heart Cathedral HS) 21 Stephen Pistoresi (Pis-tor-S-ee) R-R 6-1 200 So. 11-1-88 1V Fresno, Calif. (San Joaquin Memorial HS) 20 Logan Scott R-R 6-2 210 Fr. 3-16-90 HS San Mateo, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 10 Daniel Wolford R-R 6-2 210 Jr. 8-19-88 1V Roseville, Calif. (Long Beach State) CATCHERS NO. NAME B-T HT WT YR BORN EXP HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 45 Chad Bunting R-R 6-0 175 Fr. 10-23-89 RS Ukiah, Calif. (Ukiah HS) 46 Eddie Hsieh (Sigh) R-R 6-2 220 Jr. 10-26-88 TR San Jose, Calif. (San Jose City College) 27 Chadd Krist R-R 5-10 187 Fr. 1-28-90 HS Petaluma, Calif. (Petaluma HS) 33 Dylan Tonneson (Tawn-es-son) R-R 6-3 220 Jr. 9-5-87 1V San Ramon, Calif. (California HS) INFIELDERS NO. NAME B-T HT WT YR BORN EXP HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Austin Booker L-R 5-10 165 So. 4-11-87 SQ Fairfax, Va. (Robinson HS) 26 Michael Brady R-R 6-1 205 Sr. 3-21-87 2V Laguna Beach, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) 31 Rich Gorman S-R 5-10 180 Jr. 12-31-86 1V Los Altos, Calif. (Bellarmine College Prep) 2 Brian Guinn S-R 6-1 165 So. 4-4-89 SQ El Sobrante, Calif. (Berkeley HS) 23 Jeff Kobernus (CO-burr-ness) R-R 6-2 195 Jr. 6-30-88 2V San Leandro, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd) 34 Maris Moore R-R 6-3 210 Fr. 1-30-89 RS San Ramon, Calif. (California HS) 15 Marcus Semien R-R 6-0 175 Fr. 9-17-90 HS El Cerrito, Calif. (St. Mary’s HS) 11 Dwight Tanaka (OF) R-R 5-8 170 So. 11-15-88 SQ El Sobrante, Calif. (Campolindo HS) 30 Paul Toboni (Ta-bone-e) R-R 6-2 185 Fr. 2-8-90 HS San Francisco, Calif. (St. Ignatius HS) OUTFIELDERS NO. NAME B-T HT WT YR BORN EXP HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 5 Mark Canha R-R 6-2 195 So. 2-15-89 1V San Jose, Calif. (Bellarmine College Prep) 29 Ryan Hanlon R-R 6-1 190 Sr. 2-27-87 2V Elk Grove, Calif. (Laguna Creek HS) 28 Cameron Hart R-R 5-9 185 Fr. 9-26-90 HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw HS) 4 Brett Jackson L-R 6-2 210 Jr. 8-2-88 2V Orinda, Calif. (Miramonte HS) 19 Danny Oh L-L 5-11 170 Fr. 12-28-89 HS Mill Creek, Wash. (Henry M. Jackson HS) 37 Blake Smith (RHP/1B) L-R 6-2 220 Jr. 12-9-87 2V Modesto, Calif. (Thomas Downey HS)

Head Coach: David Esquer (8) (S-kerr); Assistant Coaches: Dan Hubbs (40), Jon Zuber (9); Volunteer Assistant: Tony Arnerich (3); Undergraduate Assistant: Brett Thomas (22)

NUMERICAL ROSTER

1 Austin Booker 10 Daniel Wolford 24 Yasser Clor 34 Maris Moore 43 Joey Donofrio 2 Brian Guinn 11 Dwight Tanaka 26 Michael Brady 35 Erik Johnson 45 Chad Bunting 3 Tony Arnerich 15 Marcus Semien 27 Chadd Krist 36 Chris Petrini 46 Eddie Hsieh 4 Brett Jackson 19 Danny Oh 28 Cameron Hart 37 Blake Smith 47 Mike Cassady 5 Mark Canha 20 Logan Scott 29 Ryan Hanlon 38 Todd Fitzgerald 48 Dixon Anderson 6 Michael Bugary 21 Stephen Pistoresi 30 Paul Toboni 40 Dan Hubbs 49 Matt Flemer 8 David Esquer 22 Brett Thomas 31 Rich Gorman 41 Kevin Miller 51 Brian Diemer 9 Jon Zuber 23 Jeff Kobernus 33 Dylan Tonneson 42 Sean Barber

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DAVID ESQUER • 8 Head Coach • 10th Season

California head baseball coach David Es- quer represents the best in college baseball – fi rst as a player, then as an assistant coach, and now as the leader of the Golden Bears. As a player, Esquer was the starting short- stop on Stanford’s 1987 national champion- ship squad. As an assistant coach, he helped produce six NCAA postseason teams and David Esquer is in his 10th season directing the Golden Bears. one World Series participant at Stanford and Pepperdine. And now entering his 10th year as the head coach of Cal, Esquer has led the as high as No. 5 nationally in early April, Bears to NCAA Regionals in 2001 and 2008, advanced to the NCAA Regional in Long ESQUER’S CAREER was the 2001 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, has Beach, went 3-1-1 against Bay Area rival RECORD AT CAL Stanford and were 2-0 against eventual had three players selected in the fi rst round 2000 ...... 25-28 of the professional draft and has produced national champion Fresno State. Another toppy year was 2001 when Cal fi nished 34-25 2001 ...... 34-25 seven All-Americans.All-Americans. (NCAA Regional, At ageage 43, Esqu-Esqu- overall and advaadvancedn to a NCAA Regional (Baton(Baton Rouge,Rouge, La.)La for the fi rst time since Pac-10 Coach of the Year) erer hashas amassedamassed 2002 ...... 29-27 a careercareer recordrecord 1995. Cal’s 34 winswin in 2001 and 2005 (when the Bears arguablyarguab deserved to make an 2003 ...... 28-27 ofof 263-236-2263-236-2 2004 ...... 25-31 (.527),(.527), includ- NCAA RegionalRegional as well) were the most singlesingle season victoriesvi since 1992 when 2005 ...... 34-23 inging lastlast sea- 2006 ...... 26-28 sonson whenwhen thethe the Bears placedplaced seventh at the College World Series.Series. 2007 ...... 29-26 BearsB ear s fin-f in- 2008 ...... 33-21-2 ished 33-21-233-21-2 In Esquer’s tetenure,n Cal has had 45 play- ers signsign professionalprofessi contracts, including (NCAA Regional) overall,overall, were Total ...... 263-236-2 (.527) rankedran ked right-handerright-hander BrandonBran Morrow, who in 2006 became the highesthighe draft pick in school his- torytory when he wwasa the fi fth pick overall by the Seattle Mariners.Marin Esquer also helped and right-hander Kevin Miller, a Freshman develop juniorjunior fi rrsts baseman David Cooper, All-American in Collegiate Baseball. Other a fi rst-round pick ofo the Toronto Blue Jays in All-Americans under Esquer’s guidance in- 2008, and third basemanb Conor Jackson, clude Jackson in 2003, Xavier Nady in 2000, who in 20032003 waswas drafted in the fi rst round Freshman All-Americans Jeff Kobernus in byby the Arizona Diamond- 2007 and Satin in 2005. Esquer also has backs.ba had 14 players named fi rst-team All-Pac- Last year’s squad featured 10 and numerous others listed as Pac-10 ththree of Esquer’s seven All- honorable mention. Academically, the Bears AmericasAm – senior second had an impressive 12 players named Pac- basemanbas Josh Satin (first- 10 All-Academic in 2004, and last season teamteam All-American in Base- six Cal players were Pac-10 All-Academic ballball America, plus two other honorees. In 2007, infi elder Brett Munster All-AmericaAll-A honors), Cooper was a member of ESPN The Magazine’s (four(four differentdi All-America honors) District 8 All-Academic team.

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school record with 435 strikeouts, while Zu- nas, Calif. He was tabbed the “Athlete of ber’s hitters were second in the conference the Year” at Palma High School after being with a .302 team average. named team captain and MVP in baseball, Esquer became only the 10th coach in football and basketball. Cal baseball history when he was named Esquer earned a bachelor’s degree in head coach of the Bears on June 10, 1999, economics and a master’s degree in sociol- replacing longtime Cal mentor Bob Milano. ogy from Stanford in 1987. His wife, Lynn, Esquer came to Berkeley after serving as is a former professor at Pepperdine in the the top assistant at Pepperdine from 1996- graduate school of education and psychol- 99. Prior to working at Pepperdine, he was ogy, and a former assistant clinical professor the No. 2 assistant coach at Stanford from in psychology at Cal. The Esquers reside in 1991-96. Moraga with their daughter, Gabrielle, born At Pepperdine, Esquer was the program’s July 3, 2002, and son, Xavier, born Decem- chief recruiting coordinator as well as the ber 22, 2003. team’s hitting instructor, infi eld coach and handler of the third base coaching duties. During his three seasons with the Waves, Pepperdine compiled a cumulative record of 112-63 (.640). Esquer has also tutored some of the nation’s top fielding teams. Cal’s 2000 squad was one of the nation’s best with a .974 team fi elding percentage and Pepperdine was ranked in the Top 10 in fi elding percentage his three seasons there. During Esquer’s six-year coaching stint at Stanford the Cardinal compiled a 222-142 (.610) record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament fi ve times, including a trip to the College World Series in 1995. Esquers’ 2009 squad, featuring junior A shortstop at Stanford from 1984-87, preseason All-American utility player Blake Esquer was a starter on the Cardinal’s 1987 Smith and Wallace Award candidates Smith College World Series championship team. and Miller, will be looking to continue their He earned all-tournament honors after hitting coaches’ winning legacy and advance to a .350 with six RBI in Omaha. He also earned second straight NCAA regional. But, beyond All-Pac-10 Southern Division honors as a the on-fi eld accomplishments, the Cal men- senior, batting .318 with 41 RBI and 16 stolen tor has also been instrumental in securing bases. Esquer went on to play professional several improvements at Evans Diamond, baseball for four seasons with the Baltimore including the Carl Van Heuit Training Center, Orioles, California Angels and Milwaukee which provides the Bears with new indoor Brewers organizations. batting cages, bullpens and workout facili- Esquer was a three-sport star and class Head coach David Esquer with his son, ties. valedictorian at Palma High School in Sali- Xavier, during Cal’s game at AT&T Park. A huge part of Esquer’s success has been due to his outstanding coaching staff of Dan Hubbs and Jon Zuber, who also boasts an CAL TURF CREW impressive resume of baseball accomplish- ments. Combined with pitching coach Hubbs, a standout pitcher at USC, and hitting coach Zuber, a Cal baseball Hall of Famer, the threesome have been involved in 18 NCAA Regionals, four College World Series and a National Championship as either players or coaches. In 2008, Hubbs’ pitchers set a

BACK ROW (from left): Dan Alvarado, Nick Cole, Tim Vigil. FRONT ROW: Tory Merritt, Jason Craft, Miguel Vasquez. Not pictured: Tavi Rodriguez.

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organization with 126 strikeouts in 1994. In 1996, he went a combined 16-1 between AAA Albuquerque (7-1) and La Romana (9-0) of the Dominican winter league, and was named to Baseball America’s Winter League All-Star Team. Hubbs led the Pa- cifi c Coast League in appearances in 1997, taking the mound 62 times in a 144 game season. He fi nished his career with a 27-16 record with nine saves and a 3.75 ERA. In 427 innings, Hubbs struck out 436 while walking only 172. At USC, Hubbs helped lead the Trojans to the Pac-10 title in 1991 and NCAA Regional appearances in three of his four years (1990, DAN HUBBS • 40 ‘91, ‘93). He fi nished his career at USC with JON ZUBER • 9 a 19-13 record and a 3.58 ERA. As a senior, Assistant Coach • 10th Season Assistant Coach • Fifth Season Hubbs led the nation in saves with 18 and USC, 1993 California, 1993 was tops on the Trojans’ squad with 90 strike- outs and a 2.96 ERA in 76.0 innings. California pitching coach Dan Hubbs has One of the greatest players in California After the ‘93 season, Hubbs was named been an integral part of the Golden Bears’ baseball history, Jon Zuber has now es- first-team All-American by The Sporting baseball program since arriving with head tablished himself as an outstanding coach. News, second-team All-American by Col- coach David Esquer in 2000. Besides being During the 2008 season, Zuber mentored legiate Baseball and the College Baseball a top recruiter, Hubbs’ pitchers have regularly some of the fi nest hitters in Cal history when Writers and third-team All-American by produced team ERAs among the lowest in Josh Satin batted .379 and was selected a Baseball America. He was also a fi rst-team the Pac-10 and this past season his hurl- fi rst team All-American in Baseball America, All-Pac-10 pick and an All-District 8 second ers set a school record with 435 strikeouts, while David Cooper batted .359 and was a team selection. During the 1993 NCAA Cen- surpassing his 2001 squad that had 422 fi rst round draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays. tral II Regional in Austin, Texas, Hubbs was strikeouts. He has also helped cultivate Satin and Cooper combined to be named selected to the all-tournament team. Against some of the greatest pitchers in school his- to seven different All-America teams and Cal State Fullerton, he earned a save in the tory, including right-hander Brandon Morrow, together hit 37 home runs with 107 RBI. The fi rst game, striking out fi ve batters in two who became the school’s highest draft pick Golden Bears also fi nished second in the innings, and pitched 8.0 relief innings in the ever when he was the fi fth pick overall by Pac-10 with a .302 team batting average. second game to pick up the win (allowing the Seattle Mariners in 2006, and current In addition, Zuber coached 2009 pre- just one run on four hits and a walk while standout Kevin Miller, who was a Freshman season All-American Blake Smith, who was striking out seven). All-American in 2008 and was second in the the USA National Team’s leading hitter last On the USC career list Hubbs is third in Pac-10 in ERA (2.90) and opposing batting summer with a .327 average. career saves (22), sixth in career strikeouts average (.196). Zuber was hired as Cal assistant baseball per nine innings (9.19), ninth in career ap- In 2008, Hubbs had three pitchers drafted coach on July 12, 2004, working primarily as pearances (81) and 11th in career strikeouts – Tyson Ross, a second round pick of the the hitting and third base coach. In his fi rst (254). Oakland A’s; Craig Bennigson, a ninth-round year with the program, Zuber immediately Hubbs earned a bachelor’s degree in pick of the Colorado Rockies and Matt Gor- helped Cal vie for a postseason berth and fi nance from USC in 1993. He and his wife, gen, a 16th round pick of the Tampa Bay produce two All-Pac-10 hitters (Brennan Alison, reside in Richmond and have two Rays. He has also produced Pac-10 save Boesch and Josh Satin) and a freshman sons, Patrick (eight) and Charlie (six). leaders in 2001 (Matt Brown, eight) and All-American (Satin). In 2008, he saw three

2004 (Jesse Ingram, 10), the school’s career of his hitters sign pro contracts, and in 2006 strikeout leader in 2002 (Trevor Hutchinson, four Bear hitters were drafted in the top eight 284), and has seen 23 of his pitchers sign rounds. professional baseball contracts. A former major leaguer and a 2003 Califor- A former standout pitcher at USC, Hubbs, nia Hall of Fame inductee, Zuber was named 38, joined Cal after playing for the Trojans Co-Pac-10 Player of the Year and NCAA from 1990-93, followed by seven-year minor East Regional MVP in 1992. He remains league career with the Los Angeles Dodgers Cal’s career leader in hits (291), doubles and Philadelphia Phillies. In 1999 he offi cially (61) and putouts (1,299), and ranks among retired as a player to join the Bears’ coaching all-time school leaders in runs scored (third, staff. Hubbs had previously been the pitching 187), walks (fourth, 137), batting average coach of the Yakima Bears (a short-season (sixth, .364) and RBI (sixth, 148). Zuber, who single A minor league Dodger affi liate in led the Bears to the 1991 NCAA Midwest Yakima, Wash.) and assisted Pepperdine Regional fi nals and the 1992 College World during the 1999 season. Series, was also an outstanding pitcher who Hubbs’ professional career highlights still ranks seventh in career saves (13) in include fi nishing second in the Dodgers’ Dan Hubbs school history.

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A three-time fi rst-team All-Pac-10 selec- tion, Zuber was Cal’s batting leader with BRETT THOMAS a .386 average in 1990. He was drafted in Student Assistant • First Season the 12th round by the Philadelphia Phillies Brett Thomas, a in 1992 and went on to play fi rst base and fformero catcher for the outfi eld in the major leagues for the Phillies BBears, will assist in from 1996-99. In 1993, Zuber set the single- aall facets of the Cal season doubles record, 37, while playing for babaseball program this Clearwater in the Florida State League. He seseason as a student as- was later selected to play in six Minor League sisistant while completing All-Star Games (1993 Single A Florida State hhis degree in American League, 1994 Double A Eastern League, ststudies. Thomas was 1996-99 Triple A International League) and a valuable backubackupp catchercat for the Bears in was named the 1996 Scranton Wilkes-Barre 2007 and 2008, helping Cal qualify for the Player of the Year. Zuber also played for the 2008 NCAA Regional in Long Beach. Prior New York Yankees, the Yokahama Baystars TONY ARNERICH • 3 to joining the Bears, he played two years at in Japan (batting .305 in 2001) and the Volunteer Asst. Coach Diablo Valley College after prepping at Monte Milwaukee Brewers, before retiring from Second Season Vista High School in Danville under former professional baseball in 2002. Texas Tech, 2001 Cal baseball player Bill Piona. In 1999, Zuber helped the USA National Team to a silver medal at the PanAm Games, Entering his second season as a volunteer enabling Team USA to qualify for the 2000 assistant coach is Tony Arnerich, a former BRIAN SCHULMAN Olympic Games. That same year, he was standout catcher at Texas Tech, and profes- Trainer • Fifth Season named Franchise Player of the Decade by sional ballplayer in the Kansas City Royals UC Santa Barbara, 2001 Scranton Wilkes-Barre of the Triple A Inter- and Florida Marlins organizations. Brian Schulman is national League. Arnerich, 29, has been a huge boost to the hhis fi fth season as the Most recently, Zuber was the head coach Bears’ catching corps as he has extensive hehead athletic trainer for of the Acalanes High School baseball team experience as both a player and a coach. He ththe California baseball in Lafayette. In his fi rst season at Acalanes, has been the head coach of the St. Cloud pprogram. Schulman, Zuber turned around a program that had River Bats of the Northwoods League since 229,9 already has several gone 11-12-1 in 2003 to a 21-7 record, the 2005, leading his team to the fi rst half title yeyears of experience in school’s fi rst Diablo Foothill Athletic League and the league championship in the summer ttheh athletic training pro- title, and a berth in the North Coast Section of 2007. Arnerich also served as a part-time ffession,e having worked 2A East Bay championship game. He was assistant coach in 2007 at Sonoma State, for the San Francisco 449ers, at Fresno State named the 2004 Contra Costa Times high where he earned a degree in sociology in and UC Santa Barbara, and for the Los An- school Coach of the Year. June of 2008. geles Dodgers. He is also the athletic trainer Zuber, 39, earned a bachelor’s degree in As a player, Arnerich attended Santa for the Golden Bears’ 2006 and 2007 national interdisciplinary studies from Cal in 1993. He Rosa Junior College where he was a two- champion men’s water polo program. and his wife, Shannon, live in Lafayette with time, fi rst-team all-league selection and a Prior to joining the Bears in March of 2004, their daughters, Madison (eight on March 2000 fi rst-team Junior College All-American, Schulman was an intern assistant athletic 19) and Tatum (four on February 17). His helping guide his team to the 1999 California trainer for the San Francisco 49ers from June father, Ed, is the announcer for Cal baseball’s Junior College World Series. He then earned 2003 through February 2004. He came to the home games. a scholarship to Texas Tech, where he was 49ers from Fresno State, where he worked second-team All-Big 12 in 2001, leading the with the football and baseball programs while Red Raiders to an NCAA Regional berth earning his masters’ degree in exercise phys- while pacing the team with 24 doubles. Dur- iology in 2003. As an undergraduate at UC ing the summers, Arnerich was a three-time Santa Barbara, Schulman was a student ath- Northwoods League All-Star and was named letic trainer, working with the baseball, men’s the league’s MVP in 2001. His number was basketball and men’s soccer programs. He retired following his 2001 season, and Ar- graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 2001 nerich is now a member of the Northwoods with degrees in political science, and health League All-Decade Team. and exercise science. Schulman had an Arnerich signed with the Kansas City Roy- internship with the Los Angeles Dodgers in als after his 2001 summer season, advanc- the summer of 2000 and is also a certifi ed ing to the Double A level with the Wichita strength and conditioning specialist. Wranglers during the 2003 and 2004 sea- A native of Encino, Calif., Schulman and sons. He then played in the Florida Marlins’ his wife, Megan, reside in Dublin. organization from May 2004 through June This season Schulman will be assisted full 2005, advancing to the Double A level with time by graduate intern athletic trainer Becky the Carolina Mudcats. Roark, who attended San Jose State where she played softball as an undergraduate. Roark recently earned her Master’s degree at Azusa Pacifi c where she was the baseball trainer in 2007 and 2008 as the Cougars Jon Zuber twice advanced to the NAIA World Series.

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Right fi elder Blake Smith makes a diving catch as center fi elder Brett Jackson looks on. The two junior standouts combined for 18 doubles, six triples, 16 home runs and 83 RBI last season.

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ast year the California baseball pro- and the school’s 10th NCAA regional ap- gram got a taste of NCAA Regional pearance. “Now that we have kicked open Lcompetition. Now the Golden Bears are the postseason door we are looking to main- looking to take an even bigger bite. tain our momentum. We want to develop a David Esquer’s 2009 squad has several baseline level of high performance that will key components returning from his 2008 enable us to get into a regional year in and postseason team and these players are de- year out. We are going to have to play well termined to vie for another regional appear- this season after losing some key players, ance and exceed last year’s results. Among but we are confi dent we have an experienced Cal’s top performers will be multi-talented group of athletes who can do that.” Blake Smith, a Louisville Slugger second- Sure to be a leader for the Bears is team preseason All-American utility player preseason All-American Smith, one of the who was the USA National Team’s leading nation’s most versatile players with his hitter last summer. Center fi elder Brett Jack- combination of hitting and pitching. Smith, son, a talented left-handed hitter, named the selected to the Wallace Award Watch List as eighth-best prospect out of the Cape Cod a player of the year candidate, was the USA League by Baseball America. Right-hander National (Collegiate) Team’s leading hitter Kevin Miller, a 2008 Freshman All-American last summer, batting .327 with fi ve doubles, and honorable mention All-Pac-10 pick. Jeff a triple, three home runs and 13 RBI in 20 Kobernus, a solid all-around player and a games. He was also 1-0 with two saves, not 2007 Freshman All-American, and Dylan giving up an earned run while striking out 11 Tonneson, who developed into the Bears’ batters in 9.0 innings for Team USA. everyday catcher last year and was instru- Last spring at Cal, the left-handed hit- mental in Cal’s 2008 regional run. ting Smith batted .296 with 11 doubles, two “This year’s team has picked up on the triples, 12 home runs and 43 RBI, while positives of last year’s team,” said Esquer, also throwing two runners out at the plate who led the 2008 Bears to a 33-21-2 mark from right fi eld. On the mound, he was 3-0 Sophomore Kevin Miller earned Freshman All-America honors last season, going 6-1 with a 2.90 ERA.

with a 3.80 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 21.1 innings. Smith was impressive in the NCAA Long Beach Regional as well, hitting a two- run homer to deep center fi eld against Long Beach State. Jackson will be another showcase player for the Bears after a fi ne 2008 campaign. An honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection last year, he batted .307 with seven doubles, four triples (fourth in the Pac-10), four home runs and 40 RBI, while also leading the team with 12 stolen bases (eighth in the Pac-10). Besides being picked the eighth best pros- pect out of the Cape Cod League, Jackson has been selected the nation’s 13th best player entering this season by The College Baseball Blog. In 2008, Miller had one of the fi nest fresh- man campaigns in Cal history as he became the school’s fi fth Collegiate Baseball Fresh- man All-American, as well as an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection. The crafty right-hander, who along with Smith is on the Wallace Award Watch List as a potential player of the year candidate, started his college career by not giving up a run in his fi rst 44.0 innings of action. Utilized as both a starter and a reliever, Miller went on to fi nish 6-1 with 68 strikeouts in 71.1 innings and was Junior Jeff Kobernus owns a .315 career batting average and has swiped 24 bases second in the conference with 2.90 ERA and in two seasons. a .196 opponent batting average.

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Along with Smith and Jackson, Kobernus .316 in spot duties as a true freshman. is a right-hander from Los Altos High School is another one of the Bears’ experienced Added to this group of returners is an and Hsieh is a junior college catcher from juniors. He was a Freshman All-American in impressive class of newcomers who should San Jose City College. 2007 as an outfi elder, but last season helped provide Esquer the nucleus for another “Really, what it will take for us to make shore up Cal’s infi eld as a third baseman top-notched team. The Cal coaching staff another regional is the continue improvement and went on to hit .303 with 13 doubles, is looking forward to seeing how Marcus of our returners and the development of our two triples, three home runs, 27 RBI and 11 Semien, Matt Flemer, Danny Oh, Erik newcomers,” said Esquer. “What we need stolen bases. Kobernus played well this past Johnson and Eddie Hsieh will fi t into the is for our experienced players to spread the summer for Cotuit in the Cape Cod League mix. Infielder Semien and right-handed production around and be better than they and enters the upcoming season with a .315 pitcher/fi rst baseman Flemer are from St. were last year. Our newcomers will help us, career average for the Bears. Mary’s High School in Berkeley, Oh is a left- but we need our veterans to play well and Junior catcher Tonneson was a key ele- handed outfi elder from Henry M. Jackson be team leaders until our younger players ment for Cal last year when he replaced High School in Mill Creek, Wash., Johnson adjust to the college game.” an injured Charlie Cutler behind the plate at the beginning of the season and never relinquished his starting spot. After playing sparingly as a freshman, Tonneson ended up batting .306 in 55 games with 12 doubles, six home runs and 33 RBI as a sophomore, providing the Bears with a consistent power hitter in the middle of the lineup. Several other players will be counted on by Esquer for successful 2009 campaigns. The Bears feature starting shortstop Michael Brady, steady designated hitter/infielder Rich Gorman, dominant right-hander Daniel Wolford, outfi elders Mark Canha and Ryan Hanlon, left-handers Chris Petrini and Todd Fitzgerald, right-hander Stephen Pistoresi and talented infi elder Brian Guinn, among others. Senior Brady has been Cal’s starting shortstop since his sophomore season and has shown fl ashes of brilliance in his three years, including a career-high 11-game hit- ting streak and three triples last season. Ju- nior Gorman is a switch hitting infi elder with 43 starts last season, mostly at designated hitter, and fi nished with 12 doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI. Wolford started out last season almost unhittable in his fi rst few outings and ended the year 2-1 with a save and had 43 strikeouts in 38.0 innings. Junior Daniel Wolford will be counted on to provide the Golden Bears with quality Sophomore Canha and senior Hanlon innings, either as a starter or top closer. will be battling for spots in the Bears’ out- fi eld. Canha batted .270 after seeing ac- CAL BY POSITIONS tion in 35 games, including hitting a clutch double against UCLA in the regular season PITCHING three-time all-state selection, going 9-3 with fi nal. Hanlon was slowed by an injured left Cal has its least amount of experience re- 113 strikeouts as a senior. thumb last year, but has had stellar games turning on the mound after Tyson Ross, Matt Other starters could include Blake Smith, in the past, including hitting .265 with eight Gorgen and Craig Bennigson were drafted Chris Petrini, Daniel Wolford and Matt Fle- doubles, three home runs and 19 RBI as a and signed, and starter Alex Rollin gradu- mer. If Smith is not needed to close games, sophomore in 2007. ated. Still, the Bears return some talented he has the talent to be a Sunday starter as Junior left-hander Petrini is in line to be players who in some cases might be adjust- a power pitcher with a fastball in the 90s one of Cal’s starters after going 3-3 last sea- ing their roles from relievers to starters. and a sharp breaking curveball. Petrini has son with eight starts and 29 strikeouts in 37.0 Sophomore Kevin Miller should step shown the ability to be a starter as the crafty innings, while junior lefty Fitzgerald should in and be Cal’s No. 1 starter after his fi ne left-hander pitched 5.2 innings and defeated be a mainstay out of the Bears’ bullpen after freshman campaign in which he picked eventual national champion Fresno State providing some strong innings after transfer- up six victories and was named a fresh- and had a nine strikeout performance against ring from San Jose City College. Sophomore man All-American and honorable mention Loyola Marymount. right-hander Pistoresi should also be one of All-Pac-10 in both a starter and relief role. Wolford could develop into an effective the Bears’ top relievers after sporting a 3.86 Another strong weekend starter candidate is starter as well with a fastball in the 90s and a ERA in 25.2 innings as a true freshman, and freshman right-hander Erik Johnson, a 6-3, sharp breaking curveball. He was stellar this talented switch hitting Guinn is in contention 210-pounder from Los Altos High School. past summer in the Cape Cod League where for starting duties in the infi eld after batting Johnson throws in the low 90s and was a he was 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA and two saves.

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Freshman right-hander Flemer could also be spot somewhere in the middle infi eld after in the mix as one of the Bears’ starters. The hitting .316 in 38 at-bats with a double and 6-2, 205-pounder throws in the upper 80s triple last year. He was drafted in the 10th with a curveball, slider and change-up, and round by the Chicago White Sox out of high was 29-5 during his high school career at St. school after batting .428 with 17 stolen bases Mary’s High School in Berkeley. as a senior at Berkeley High School. A key to Cal’s success this season could Booker, a 5-10, 165-pound left-handed be the performance of the bullpen. Junior hitting infi elder, is the son of former Cal 1980 left-hander Todd Fitzgerald, who transferred All-American and major league shortstop from San Jose City College last season, has Rod Booker. The younger Booker played well shown the ability to contribute after striking in 16 games last season as a redshirt fresh- out 84 batters in 74.0 innings as a junior man, taking advantage of his opportunities college freshman and then throwing four by batting .333 with four RBI in 12 at-bats. innings of scoreless ball in a start against Semien is a 6-0, 175-pounder whose eventual national champion Fresno State as father, Damien, was a wide receiver on the a sophomore for the Bears. Cal football team from 1990-93. One of the Other top relievers should be sophomore Bears’ leading incoming freshmen, Semien right-handers Stephen Pistoresi and Brian played well in fall practice after excelling at Diemer, and junior left-handers Michael Bu- St. Mary’s High School in Berkeley where gary and Mike Cassady. Pistoresi lettered he was a three-time all-league selection, last year as a true freshman and had an hitting .371 with fi ve home runs, 27 RBI and outstanding game against San Francisco at 14 stolen bases as a senior. AT&T Park when he threw 5.0 innings of relief Additional young infi eld candidates include with no runs and four strikeouts. Diemer, a 5-8, 170-pound sophomore Dwight Tanaka, 6-5, 240-pound right-hander, throws in the who could also see action in the outfi eld after high 80s and has the skills to be effective competing in eight games for the Bears last out of the bullpen. Bugary is another player year, and Paul Toboni, a 6-2, 185-pound with the talent to be an effective reliever, and true freshman from St. Ignatius High School despite battling injuries during his career, Senior Michael Brady returns after in San Francisco who batted .431 with 18 performed well in the fall and will be counted starting the past two years as Cal’s stolen bases as a senior. on for increased production. Cassady is a everyday shortstop. side arm throwing lefty who will be utilized as OUTFIELD a spot reliever against left-handed hitters. .359 career average with 73 RBI at Petaluma Competition will be fi erce for playing time Sophomore Yasser Clor could also be a High School. in the Bears’ outfi eld, especially in left fi eld contributor. The hard-throwing right-hander with senior Ryan Hanlon, sophomore Mark Clor redshirted in 2007 after originally signing INFIELD Canha and freshman Danny Oh battling for with UNLV and did not pitch last season. He The Bears return the starting left side of starting duties. Cal does feature returning was a 15th-round draft pick of the Chicago their infi eld with senior Michael Brady at starters Brett Jackson in center fi eld and White Sox out of Wilcox High School in shortstop and junior Jeff Kobernus at third Blake Smith in right fi eld, but could adjust Santa Clara, going 7-0 with a 0.58 ERA as a base, but the Cal coaching staff has several outfi eld spots to maximize the number of senior, striking out 95 batters in 60.0 innings. options as how to align the infi eld. talented hitters into the line-up. Sean Barber, Joey Donofrio and Dixon At first base, the Bears might convert Other candidates looking to break into Anderson are all freshmen right-handers outfi elders Blake Smith, Mark Canha or the outfield playing rotation are Dwight who redshirted last season and will be look- freshman lefty Danny Oh to that position. Tanaka, Maris Moore and Cameron Hart. ing to establish their roles on the pitching Freshman pitcher Matt Flemer is yet another As mentioned above, Tanaka competed in staff as well. Freshman right-hander Logan option at fi rst base after hitting .396 in high eight games for Cal, mostly as a pinch run- Scott, who was 10-0 with a 0.82 ERA at school. Smith, who has an outstanding arm ner and got a hit in fi ve at-bats. He has the Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, from right fi eld, could see action at fi rst base speed and ability to be a viable back up to will also provide the Bears with depth out of to rest his arm before pitching, while Canha Jackson in center fi eld. the bullpen. might move to the infi eld to get an additional Moore is a 6-3, 200-pound redshirt fresh- strong bat into the lineup. Oh is an impres- man who sat out last season after recover- CATCHING sive hitter out of the Seattle area where he ing from left shoulder surgery. He excelled Along with Tonneson, the Bears catching batted .514 as a senior. at California High School in San Ramon, corps will be bolstered by the addition of ju- The rest of the infi eld is also up for grabs where he was teammates with Cal catcher nior college All-American Eddie Hsieh from as the Bears feature three talented infi eld- Tonneson, and as a junior he batted .368. San Jose City College. The 6-2, 220-pound ers whose fathers are former Cal athletes Moore should vie for playing time in right fi eld Hsieh played well in the fall and comes to – sophomore switch hitter Brian Guinn, for the Bears when Smith either pitches or Cal after hitting 14 home runs with 53 RBI in sophomore left-handed hitter Austin Booker plays fi rst base. junior college, earning fi rst-team All-America and true freshman Marcus Semien. Plus, An additional outfi eld candidate is true honors. junior Rich Gorman is a viable candidate at freshman Hart, a 5-9, 185-pounder from Chad Bunting and Chadd Krist will pro- second base after making spot starts at that Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. vide the Bears with depth behind the plate position the past two years. Hart was a member of a championship RBI after stellar high school careers. Bunting is Guinn, whose father, Brian, Sr., is a former World Series team in Los Angeles this past a redshirt freshman who batted .413 as a Cal standout (1981-83) and professional ball- summer, and was an MVP and fi rst-team high school senior in Ukiah, while Krist had a player, is in strong contention for a starting all-league selection in high school.

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Juniors Jeff Kobernus (left) and Dylan Tonneson were part of the Bears’ potent offense that was second in the Pac-10 with a .302 team batting average.

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and fi rst-team all-district and second-team All-Northern Region as DIXON ANDERSON 48 a junior…helped his team to a Concorde District title during his se- nior year, and a Northern Virginia Regional championship his junior PitcherP Freshman year…owned a .446 high school batting average…also competed Bats:B Right Throws: Right in football and was fi rst-team Patriot District, fi rst-team All-Northern Height:H 6-5 Weight: 225 Region, fi rst-team All-Examiner, honorable mention all-metro and Experience:E RS honorable mention all-state defensive back…was a member of the Hometown:H Piedmont, Calif. National Honor Roll and was listed in the Who’s Who Among High HighH School: Piedmont School Students…majoring in American studies...father, Rod, went on to play fi ve years in the major leagues for the Philadelphia Phil- A 6-5 freshman right-hander who could lies and the St. Louis Cardinals…is also a distant relative of Jackie helph the Bears as a middle reliever...red- Robinson…parents are Rod and Kathryn Booker... born April 11, shirteds during the 2008 season…throws in 1988 in Pasadena, Calif. the mid to upper 80s witwith a curveball, slider and change-up...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Piedmont High School had a 1.15 ERA BOOKER’S CAREER STATISTICS as a junior and struck out 65 batters in 43.0 innings as a senior, YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB earning all-league honors in 2006-07...helped his team to two North 2008 .333 16 12 1 4 3 0 0 0 4 4 0 Coast Section Playoffs…was a four-time (2004-07) Bay Shore Ath- CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 letic League Scholar-Athlete…undeclared major with an interest in AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG environmental science...parents are Mark and Robin Anderson... vs. UA 1.000 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 vs. ASU .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 born July 2, 1989 in Berkeley, Calif. vs. STAN .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 vs. UCLA 1.000 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 vs. USC .000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 SEAN BARBER 42 CAREER BESTS PitcherP Freshman Most Hits: 1, four times, last time May 23, 2008 vs. UCLA (1-for-1) Bats:B Right Throws: Right Most Runs: 1, April 12, 2008 at USC Height:H 6-3 Weight: 205 Most RBI: 1, three times, last time May 4, 2008 vs. Arizona (1-for-1) Career Grand Slams: None EExperience: RS Longest Hitting Streak: None Hometown:H Alamo, Calif. HighH School: San Ramon Valley

A freshman right-hander who will provide MICHAEL BRADY 26 thet Bears with depth in the bullpen...red- sshirted during the 2008 season…throws in InfieldI Senior the mid to upper 80s with a slider and change-up...HIGH SCHOOL/ Bats:B Right Throws: Right PERSONAL: At San Ramon Valley High School did not play his senior HHeight: 6-1 Weight: 205 year of high school, but did compete in the summer for the Danville Experience:E 2V Hoots Baseball Club and helped his squad qualify for the Connie HHometown: Laguna Beach, Mack Regional Tournament…undeclared major...parents are John Calif.C and Connie Barber...born May 23, 1989 in San Mateo, Calif. HighH School: Santa Margarita

A key to the Bears’ success this season asa one of the team’s most experienced play- AUSTIN BOOKER 1 ers,ers joining Ryan Hanlon as the squad’s two seniors…became Cal’s starting shortstop as a sophomore…was outstanding towards the InfieldI Sophomore end of the 2007 Pac-10 season, producing a two-home run, fi ve-RBI Bats:B Left Throws: Right game versus Arizona State, and a two HR and game-winning home Height:H 5-10 Weight: 165 run versus USC...has a strong arm and can hit for both power and Experience:E SQ average…was named a New England Collegiate Baseball League Hometown:H Fairfax, Va. All-Star in the summer of 2008, batting .299 and helping the Ver- HighH School: Robinson mont Mountaineers to back-to-back league titles…AS A JUNIOR (2008): Batted .241 (42-for-174, .205 vs. Pac-10) with two doubles, A left-handed hitting sophomore who three triples (10th in Pac-10), fi ve home runs and 29 RBI…had a willw be battling for starting duties in the career-high 11-game hitting streak from Mar. 8-28 (14-for-40, .350, Bears’B middle infield…father, Rod, was 3B, 2-HR, seven RBI)…hit a triple versus Arizona May 4…was a an All-AmericanAll-American shortstopshortst at Cal, helping the Golden Bears to a career-high 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI at USC Apr. 13 and third-place national fi nish at the 1980 College World Series...AS A hit a two-run homer April 15 at Pacifi c…went 2-for-4 with a triple and REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2008): Batted .333 (2-for-4 vs. Pac-10) four RBI versus Oregon State Apr. 5, and 2-for-4 with four RBI versus with three RBI in 16 games…knocked in RBI versus Fresno State, Santa Clara April 9…was 5-for-11 (.455) with two home runs and New Mexico and Arizona…hit .667 (2-for-3) with runners in scoring three RBI versus Loyola Marymount March 14-16…hit fi rst career position…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Robinson High School triple March 9 vs. New Mexico…had eight two-hit games during the in Fairfax, Va. was second-team All-Concorde District as a senior, season…AS A SOPHOMORE (2007): Batted .271 (39-for-144, .268

14 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Baseball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears vs. Pac-10) with six doubles, four home runs and 26 RBI…had 28 versus San Francisco May 9…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At starts at shortstop and 12 starts at third base…went 4-for-10 with Monterey High School was a preseason All-American, second-team two home runs and three RBI versus USC May 19-21, including all-state and All-Monterey Bay League as a senior, batting .518 with hitting the game-winning walk-off home run in the ninth inning May six home runs, and 10-2 with three no-hitters on the mound…was 19…was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI at UCLA May 6…had a rated the nation’s eighth-best fi rst baseman by Team One Baseball career day versus Arizona State Apr. 29, going 3-for-4 with a three- after an outstanding junior season…was named the 2004 Monterey run homer and a two-run homer…was a career-high 3-for-4 with a Bay League Pitcher of the Year, going 11-3 with a 1.91 ERA, and three-run double at Stanford Mar. 3…batted .326 (14-for-43) with had 136 strikeouts in 88.0 innings...also hit .659 with 15 home runs, runners in scoring position…AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Saw action tying the Central Coast Section home run record…was named to in 12 games, getting hits at Pacifi c and versus Sacramento State... the All-Central Coast Section team, and was named the 2004 Junior HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Santa Margarita High School was Player of the Year by the San Jose Mercury News…majoring in a two-time All-Serra League selection, rated one of the nation’s top American studies…parents are Tom and Clare Bugary...born October defensive shortstops by Team One Baseball, and a 2005 Puma 11, 1987 in Boston, Mass. Preseason All-American…as a junior, helped his team to its fi rst-ever BUGARY’S CAREER STATISTICS league title, going 6-5 with a 2.71 ERA, and striking out 47 batters with YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB only nine walks in 62.0 innings…also batted .354 and was selected 2006 .167 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 to the 2004 Dodger Elite Team and the Orange County Braves Scout Team…majoring in American studies...parents are Tim and Ellen YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2006 6.55 11 0 0 0 1 0 11.0 8 10 8 11 6 Brady...born March 21, 1987 in Laguna Beach, Calif. 2008 1.59 4 1 0 0 1 0 5.2 8 6 1 5 7 BRADY’S CAREER STATISTICS Total 4.85 15 1 0 0 2 0 16.2 16 16 9 16 13 YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 2006 .167 12 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA 2007 .271 47 144 27 39 26 6 0 4 5 35 2 vs. UA 1 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.00 2008 .241 55 174 27 42 29 2 3 5 19 43 6 vs. ASU 2 0 0 0 .000 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.00 Total .251 114 330 57 83 55 8 3 9 25 81 8 vs. UW 1 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 30.00 CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG vs. UA .200 5 20 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 6 0 6 .300 CAREER BESTS vs. ASU .294 7 17 4 5 6 0 0 2 2 1 0 9 .529 Most Hits: 1, March 18, 2006 at Pacifi c (1-for-2) vs. OSU .210 7 19 1 4 6 1 1 0 1 7 0 7 .368 Most Runs: None vs. STAN .136 7 22 5 3 3 0 0 1 2 5 0 6 .273 Most RBI: None vs. UCLA .235 6 17 3 4 2 1 0 0 4 4 1 5 .294 Career Grand Slams: None vs. USC .333 7 21 7 7 5 0 0 3 0 3 0 16 .762 Longest Hitting Streak: One game vs. UW .136 6 22 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 5 .227 vs. WSU .368 6 19 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 .368 Most Strikeouts: 3, May 9, 2006 vs. San Francisco Most Innings Pitched: 2.7, May 9, 2006 vs. San Francisco Longest Winning Streak: Has not won a game CAREER BESTS Longest Losing Streak: Has lost one game Most Hits: 3, three times, last time April 13, 2008 at USC (3-for-5, HR, two RBI) Most Runs: 3, twice, last time May 9, 2008 at Stanford Most RBI: 5, April 29, 2007 vs. Arizona State (3-for-4, 2-HR) Career Grand Slams: None CHAD BUNTING 45 Longest Hitting Streak: 11, March 8-28, 2008 (14-for-40, .350, CatcherC Sophomore 3B, 2-HR, 7 RBI) Bats:B Right Throws: Right Height:H 6-0 Weight: 175 Experience:E SQ MICHAEL BUGARY 6 Hometown:H Ukiah, Calif. HighH School: Ukiah PitcherP Junior BBats: Left Throws: Left A sophomore catcher who will continue Height:H 6-4 Weight: 215 tot provide the Bears with depth behind EExperience: SQ thet plate and help the pitching staff in the HHometown: Salinas, Calif. bullpen...bullpen...HIHIGHGH SSCHOOL/PERSONAL:CHOO At Ukiah High School was HighH School: Monterey All-Empire as a senior, a two-time all-league pick and a three-time all-academic selection…was named his school’s Athlete of the Year Pitched well in during fall practice and in 2006…batted .413 and helped his team capture a league title as wwill be counted on to contribute out of the a senior...was also a standout football player, earning all-league bbullpen, or as a possible starter…redshirted and all-academic honors…undeclared major with an interest in during the 2007 to recorecover from right knee surgery and tendonitis mathematics...parents are Tom and Connie Bunting...born October in his left shoulder…throws in the mid to high 80s with a curveball 23, 1989 in Woodland, Calif. and change-up...was also an outstanding hitter in high school…AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Made four appearances and had seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings…struck out fi ve batters in 2.0 innings March 7 versus Northern Iowa…AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Saw action in 11 games on the mound and one as a designated hitter…fi rst col- legiate hit was a double March 18 at Pacifi c…had six strikeouts in 11.0 innings with a 6.55 ERA…had three strikeouts in 2.2 innings

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MARK CANHA 5 MIKE CASSADY 47 Outfield/FirstO Base PitcherP Junior SophomoreS Bats:B Left Throws: Left Bats:B Right Throws: Right Height:H 6-1 Weight: 200 Height:H 6-2 Weight: 195 Experience:E SQ Experience:E 1V Hometown:H Danville, Calif. Hometown:H San Jose, Calif. HighH School: Monte Vista HighH School: Bellarmine College Prep A junior left-hander who should help the BearsB as a spot reliever…utilizes a sidearm A top young player in contention for start- delivery...throwsd in the mid 80s with a cur- ing duties either in the outfi eld or at fi rst base…gained valuable veball,veball, cuttercutter andand change-up…chang AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Made experience last season as a true freshman…can hit for both power fi ve relief appearances, striking out three batters in 4.0 innings… and average and is a base stealing threat…AS A FRESHMAN AS A FRESHMAN (2007): Saw action in 10 games with starts Mar. (2008): Batted .270 (17-for-63, .143 vs. Pac-10) with two doubles 13 at UC Davis and March 28 at UC Santa Barbara…had eight and six RBI in 35 games…had 12 starts in left fi eld and three as a strikeouts in 10.2 innings...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Monte designated hitter as a true freshman…had a clutch RBI double in Vista High School was 7-1 with three shutouts as a junior, leading the ninth inning May 25 versus UCLA…was 6-for-14 (.455) with a the East Bay Athletic League with fi ve complete games and a 0.58 double and four RBI versus Loyola Marymount Mar. 14-16…went ERA…helped his team to a league title and runner-up fi nish in the a career-high 4-for-4 with three RBI against the Lions in game one North Coast Section…was named to the 2005 All-State Underclass- March 15…was 2-for-3 versus Stanford Mar. 4…HIGH SCHOOL/ man Team, as well as fi rst-team All-East Bay League and All-East PERSONAL: At Bellarmine College Prep was 2007 West Catholic Bay by the Oakland Tribune…was selected the 18th top player in Athletic League MVP, two-time fi rst-team all-section and two-time NorCal by CaliforniaBaseballZone.com…also played four years fi rst-team all-league…helped his team to a 35-4 record and scored of varsity water polo…majoring in environmental economics and the winning run of the 2006 Central Coast Section Championship… policy...parents are Tim and Cindy Cassady...born May 17, 1988 in batted .365 with 12 home runs as a sophomore, had a .609 on-base Walnut Creek, Calif. percentage with 40 walks as a junior and hit .440 with 11 home runs CASSADY’S CAREER STATISTICS as a senior…competed in the 2006 High School All-Star Classic in YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO Wareham, Mass....undeclared major with an interest in business 2007 10.12 10 2 0 0 0 0 10.2 20 13 12 7 8 administration...parents are David and Elaine Canha...born February 2008 9.00 5 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 4 3 3 15, 1989 in San Jose, Calif. Total 9.80 15 2 0 0 0 0 14.2 23 17 16 10 11 CANHA’S CAREER STATISTICS CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA 2008 .270 35 63 10 17 6 2 0 0 12 22 2 vs. OSU 1 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 vs. USC 1 0 0 0 .000 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 0 1 120.00 CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG vs. UA 1.000 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 CAREER BESTS vs. ASU .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Most Strikeouts: 2, three times, last time April 1, 2008 at San vs. OSU .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 Francisco vs. STAN .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Most Innings Pitched: 2.2, April 28, 2007 vs. Arizona State vs. UCLA .333 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .667 Longest Winning Streak: Has not won a game vs. USC .000 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Longest Losing Streak: Has not lost a game vs. UW .000 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000

CAREER BESTS Most Hits: 4, March 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount YASSER CLOR 24 (4-for-4, three RBI) Most Runs: 3, March 4, 2008 vs. Stanford PitcherP Sophomore Most RBI: 3, March 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount (4-for-4) BBats: Right Throws: Right Career Grand Slams: None HHeight: 6-4 Weight: 225 Longest Hitting Streak: 3, twice, last time March 11-15, 2008 EExperience: SQ (6-for-9, .667, 2B, 4 RBI) Hometown:H Cupertino, Calif. HighH School: Wilcox

A sophomore right-hander who was a 15th rround draft pick of the Chicago White Sox outo of high school…had to sit out 2007 after originally signing a letter of intent with UNLV and did not compete for Cal last season...is in contention to be one of the Bears’ top middle relievers…throws in the high 80s to low 90s with a curveball, slider and change-up...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: As a senior at Wilcox High School in Santa Clara had 95 strikeouts in 60.0 innings, and was ranked the No. 3 top player in Northern California and 12th-best player in the state by Perfect Game…competed for Team Baseball America at the Perfect Game WWBA Championship in Jupiter,

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Fla….earned fi rst-team all-league honors as a freshman, and as helped his team to the 2006 Central Coast Section title…undeclared a sophomore and was league pitcher of the year, going 7-0 with a major with an interest in attending medical school…parents are Pat 0.58 ERA…majoring in political science…parents are Ramsey and and Kathleen Donofrio...born May 10, 1989 in Baltimore, Md. Susan Clor...born January 16, 1988 in Baghdad, Iraq.

TODD FITZGERALD 38 BRIAN DIEMER 51 PitcherP Junior PitcherP Sophomore Bats:B Left Throws: Left Bats:B Right Throws: Right Height:H 5-10 Weight: 190 Height:H 6-5 Weight: 225 Experience:E 1V Experience:E SQ Hometown:H Cupertino, Calif. Hometown:H Lafayette, Calif. HighH School: Cupertino HighH School: Acalanes LastL School: San Jose City College A big right-hander (6-5, 240) who the Bears willw be counting on for increased production A junior left-hander projected to be one tthis season…has the potential to be one of of the BearsBears’’ top relieverelievers…was drafted in the 38th round by the Cal’sCal’s top relievers…redshirted relievers…red during the 2007 after having right Milwaukee Brewers in the June 2006 Major League Amateur Draft shoulder surgery in December 2006…was one of the Bears’ top after going 3-3 with a 3.53 ERA, and 84 strikeouts in 74.0 innings high school recruits in 2007…throws in the mid to high 80s with a as a freshman at San Jose City College in ‘06…sat out the 2007 curveball and change-up...AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2008): season after having elbow surgery…throws in the mid to high 80s Was 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in fi ve appearances…had four strikeouts in with a curveball, slider and change-up...AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): 5.1 innings…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Acalanes High School Was 1-1 with 6.00 ERA in 15 appearances (three starts)…had 18 was a three-time all-league pitcher...as a junior had 70 strikeouts and strikeouts in 30.0 innings…had three strikeouts in 2.2 innings versus 17 walks in 59.2 innings, yielding only eight runs for a 0.94 ERA… UCLA May 24…won in relief versus Santa Clara April 9 (3.1 innings, in the summer of 2005 pitched a one-hit shutout in the champion- six hits, three runs, one walk, two strikeouts)…started April 2 versus ship game of the 17U Junior World Wood Bat Association National eventual national champion Fresno State (4.0 innings, one hit, no Tournament in Marietta, Ga., helping his NorCal baseball club to a runs, four walks, three strikeouts)…threw a career-high 4.2 innings co-national championship…majoring in business administration… Feb. 23 versus Utah Valley (four hits, one run, two walks, career-high parents are Dennis and Ann Diemer...born March 25, 1988 in Walnut four strikeouts)…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Cupertino High Creek, Calif. School was an all-league selection in both baseball and football… DIEMER'S CAREER STATISTICS majoring in interdisciplinary studies…parents are Tom and Terry YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO Fitzgerald...born February 8, 1987 in Redwood City, Calif. 2008 6.75 5 1 0 0 1 0 5.1 9 7 4 7 4 FITZGERALD’S CAREER STATISTICS CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA 2008 6.00 15 3 0 1 1 0 30.0 31 20 20 23 18 vs. ASU 1 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0.00 CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 vs. UA 1 0 0 0 .000 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA vs. UA 1 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 60.00 CAREER BESTS vs. ASU 1 0 0 0 .000 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.92 Most Strikeouts: 2, April 30, 2008 at Cal Poly vs. OSU 1 0 0 0 .000 2.1 2 2 2 3 2 0 0 7.83 vs. UCLA 1 0 0 0 .000 2.2 2 1 1 4 3 0 0 3.33 Most Innings Pitched: 2.0, April 9, 2008 vs. Santa Clara vs. USC 1 0 0 0 .000 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.50 Longest Winning Streak: Has not won a game Longest Losing Streak: Has lost one game CAREER BESTS Most Strikeouts: 4, Feb. 23, 2008 vs. Utah Valley Most Innings Pitched: 4.2, Feb. 23, 2008 vs. Utah Valley JOEY DONOFRIO 43 Longest Winning Streak: Has won one game Longest Losing Streak: Has lost one game PitcherP Freshman BBats: Right Throws: Right Height:H 6-3 Weight: 180 EExperience: RS HHometown: Los Gatos, Calif. HighH School: Los Gatos

A freshman right-hander who joined the BBears’ program in January of 2008 and red- sshirted last season...throws in the mid to high 80s80swithacurveballandc with a curveball and change-up...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Los Gatos High School was an all-league selection as a senior, going 3-1 with a 2.39 ERA and striking out 42 batters in 41.0 innings…as a junior in 2006 was 12-0 with a 1.61 ERA, striking out 37 batters in 61.0 innings, earning second-team All-State, second-team All-Central Coast, fi rst-team All-Peninsula and fi rst-team all-league honors…

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RICH GORMAN 31 BRIAN GUINN 2 InfieldI Junior InfieldI Sophomore Bats:B Switch Throws: Right Bats:B Switch Throws: Right Height:H 5-10 Weight: 180 Height:H 6-1 Weight: 165 Experience:E 1V Experience:E SQ Hometown:H Los Altos, Calif. Hometown:H El Sobrante, Calif. HighH School: Bellermine HighH School: Berkeley College Prep A talented switch-hitting infi elder who is A switch-hitting infi elder who is in conten- againa vying for starting duties in the Bears’ tiont for starting duties at either second base, middlem infi eld…is the son of former Cal stand- or asas ththee teteam’sam’s toptop designateddes hitter…has shown the ability to hit out (1981-83) and profeprofessional baseball player Brian Guinn…was for both power and average in his two years as a Bear…redshirted drafted in the 10th round by the Chicago White Sox in the June 2007 in 2006 in order to recover from fall 2005 right elbow surgery…AS Major League Amateur Draft...AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Batted .316 A SOPHOMORE (2008): Batted .268 (42-for-157, .273 vs. Pac-10) (12-for-38, .200 vs. Pac-10) with a double, triple and four RBI as a with eight doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI…had a career-high true freshman…had two starts at shortstop (March 30 vs. Long Beach seven-game hitting streak March 16-28 (9-for-28, .321, 3-2B, 3-HR, State, March 15 in game two versus Loyola Marymount) and three eight RBI)…was 4-for-11 (.364) with two RBI at Arizona State April starts as designated hitter…went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI at 25-27…went 4-for-13 (364) with a double, home run and three RBI Stanford May 11…was 3-for-3 with a triple against Loyola Marymount at Washington State March 20-22…hit two-run homer at Santa Clara March 15…went 2-for-2 with an RBI March 9 versus New Mexico Mar. 25…was 5-for-15 (.333) with a double, two home runs and fi ve at the Metrodome…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Berkeley High RBI versus Loyola Marymount March 14-16…led-off the fi rst inning School was ACCAL fi rst-team all-league, a member of the Milwaukee with home runs twice against the Lions…was 5-for-9 with three RBI Brewers Area Code team, and was named one of the area’s Top at the Minnesota Tournament in early March…hit a team-best .383 100 athletes (baseball/basketball) by the Contra Costa Times…as (18-for-47) with runners in scoring position…was second team Pac- a senior batted .428 with four doubles, nine triples, a home run and 10 All-Academic…AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2007): Batted 17 stolen bases…during his junior season, batted .340 with nine .302 (13-for-43, .292 vs. Pac-10) with four doubles and two RBI… doubles, two triples, two home runs, 16 RBI and 17 stolen bases in had a double, four walks and three runs versus USC May 21…went league play...as a sophomore in 2005, was fi rst-team all-league, a 2-for-2 with a double and RBI at Sacramento State April 17…fi rst member of the Alhambra Easter All-Tournament team…was a mul- collegiate hit was a double at Stanford March 4...HIGH SCHOOL/ tiple recipient of the North Coast Section Student-Athlete Award (3.5 PERSONAL: At Bellarmine College Prep was All-WCAL and All- GPA or higher)...majoring in landscape architecture...father, Brian, Central Coast Section as a senior, batting .320 with six home runs, Sr., was in the Oakland A’s, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox 10 stolen bases and a .478 on-base percentage...helped his team organizations...mother, Wendy, also attended Cal…parents are Brian to a school-record 34-5 mark...as a junior batted .329 with three and Wendy Guinn...born April 4, 1989 in Berkeley, Calif. home runs and a .424 on-base percentage...was a member of the GUINN’S CAREER STATISTICS 2004 Brewers Area Code Team and was a 2005 Puma Preseason YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB All-American by Team One Baseball...majoring in American studies... 2008 .316 24 38 4 12 4 1 1 0 2 12 1 parents are Richard and Andrea Gorman...born December 31, 1986 CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 in Mountain View, Calif. AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG GORMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS vs. UA .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB vs. ASU .500 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 2007 .302 30 43 13 13 2 4 0 0 11 6 3 vs. OSU .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2008 .268 49 157 33 42 20 8 0 4 20 39 6 vs. STAN .500 1 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 .750 Total .275 79 200 46 55 22 12 0 4 31 45 8 vs. USC .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 vs. WSU .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG vs. UA .167 3 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .333 CAREER BESTS vs. ASU .364 5 11 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .364 Most Hits: 3, March 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount (3-for-3, 3B) vs. OSU .167 5 18 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 .222 Most Runs: 1, four times, last time May 13, 2008 at UC Davis vs. STAN .250 4 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 .250 Most RBI: 2, May 11, 2008 at Stanford (2-for-4, 2B) vs. UCLA .182 5 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 .182 Career Grand Slams: None vs. USC .454 5 11 4 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 6 .545 Longest Hitting Streak: 2, twice, last time May 11-13, 2008 vs. UW .333 3 9 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4 .444 (3-for-8, .375, 2B, 2-RBI) vs. WSU .333 4 12 4 4 3 1 0 1 0 4 0 8 .667

CAREER BESTS Most Hits: 2, 14 times, last time April 26, 2008 at Arizona State (2-for-5, RBI) Most Runs: 3, fi ve times, last time April 15, 2008 at Pacifi c Most RBI: 2, three times, last time March 25, 2008 at Santa Clara (1-for-4, HR) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 7, twice, last time March 16-28, 2008 (9-for-27, .333, 3-2B, 3-HR, 8-RBI)

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RYAN HANLON 29 CAREER BESTS Most Hits: 3, three times, last time March 31, 2007 vs. Washington OutfieldO Senior State (3-for-4, RBI) Bats:B Right Throws: Right Most Runs: 3, Feb. 18, 2007 vs. UNLV Height:H 6-1 Weight: 190 Most RBI: 4, Feb. 3, 2007 vs. UC Irvine (3-for-5, 2B, HR) Career Grand Slams: None Experience:E 1V Longest Hitting Streak: 7, Feb. 2-16, 2007 (9-for-26, .346, 2-2B, Hometown:H Elk Grove, Calif. HR, 4 RBI) HighH School: Laguna Creek

A top candidate for starting duties in the Bears’B outfi eld or as a right-handed desig- BRETT JACKSON 4 natedn hitter…joins Michael Brady as one of twotwo seseniorsniors on thethe 20092009 squad…cans hit for both power and average… OutfieldO Junior has shown fl ashes of brilliance in his 60 Cal starts…AS A JUNIOR Bats:B Left Throws: Right (2008): Was slowed by a left thumb injury, batting .148 (4-for-27, Height:H 6-2 Weight: 210 .000 vs. Pac-10) with a double and two RBI in 17 games…started Experience:E 2V fi rst two games of the season, getting hits versus Kansas State and Hometown:H Orinda, Calif. Utah Valley…also started and got hits versus Missouri (double) and HighH School: Miramonte San Diego State during the University of San Diego Tournament… AS A SOPHOMORE (2007): Started 35 games in left fi eld and six An outstanding left-handed hitting center games in right fi eld…batted .265 (40-for-151, .256 vs. Pac-10) with fi elder who was honorable mention All-Pac- eight doubles, three home runs and 19 RBI…was 5-for-10 with a 101 last season as a sophomore…a talented double and two RBI versus Washington State Mar. 30-Apr. 1, includ- fi elder with a strong arm and above average speed…this past sum- ing going 3-for-4 with an RBI Mar. 31…went 4-for-11 with a double mer was selected the eighth-best prospect out of the Cape Cod and two-run homer versus Rhode Island Mar. 16-18…was 2-for-5 League by Baseball America (.238, six doubles, four home runs, with two doubles and an RBI versus Kent State Mar. 9...hit a solo 14 RBI, eight stolen bases), playing for the Cotuit Kettleers...AS A home run at Stanford Mar. 4…went 3-for-3 at UC Santa Barbara SOPHOMORE (2008): Batted .307 (62-for-202, .302 vs. Pac-10) Feb. 25…had a career-high seven-game hitting streak to start the with seven doubles, four triples (4th in Pac-10), four home runs season (9-for-26, .346, 2-2B, HR, four RBI)…went 3-for-5 with an and 40 RBI…led the team with 12 stolen bases (8th in Pac-10)… RBI single, a double and a three-run homer versus UC Irvine Feb. had a double and two-run homer May 13 at UC Davis…hit a grand 3…made a home run saving catch over the right fi eld fence for the slam versus Arizona May 2 and had a two-run homer and three fi nal out against the Anteaters Feb. 3…AS A FRESHMAN (2006): RBI May 6 versus UC Davis…was 4-for-10 with two RBI at Arizona Started 10 games as designated hitter, three games in right fi eld and State April 25-27…hit a triple with two RBI at Pacifi c April 15…went a game in left fi eld, batting .245 with four doubles and fi ve RBI… 6-for-12 with two doubles and two RBI at USC April 11-13…had a was 2-for-3 with a double at UNLV Mar. 11…went 2-for-4 with two triple versus Stanford April 7 and was 3-for-4 with two RBI versus doubles and two RBI at UC Irvine Feb. 5…hit .333 (5-for-15) with Santa Clara April 9…went 4-for-9 with three RBI versus Oregon runners in scoring position…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Laguna State April 4-5…was 3-for-4 with two triples, two RBI and fi rst col- Creek High School was a two-time fi rst-team all-league and all-metro legiate home run Feb. 23 versus Utah Valley…hit .333 (23-for-69) selection…was the Delta League’s 2004 Most Valuable Player after with runners in scoring position…was honorable mention Pac-10 leading the region in hitting with a .541 average and a .973 slugging All-Academic…AS A FRESHMAN (2007): Batted .230 (14-for-61, percentage…also led the Delta League in steals (23) and RBI (30), .269 vs. the Pac-10) with a double, a triple and three RBI…had 19 and was a member of the Cal Hi Sports underclass All-State team starts in center fi eld and one start in left fi eld…had a double and RBI and fi rst-team All-Metro in the Sacramento Bee...competed for Team versus USC May 19…went 2-for-3 at San Francisco May 1 and was California at the 2005 Sunbelt Classic in Norman, Oklahoma…major- 2-for-4 versus Arizona State Apr. 27...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: ing in mass communications...parents are Scott and Muffy Hanlon... At Miramonte High School was a 2005 All-CIF shortstop, batting born February 27, 1987 in Sacramento, Calif. .385 with seven doubles, six triples, four home runs and 34 RBI… was a two-time fi rst-team All-DFAL selection, leading his school to HANLON’S CAREER STATISTICS two-straight North Coast Section titles...was also a two-time Puma YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2006 .245 24 53 3 13 5 4 0 0 7 11 0 Preseason All-American, selected one of Team One Baseball’s Top 2007 .265 53 151 22 40 19 8 0 3 14 30 1 10 West players, and was a member of the Bay Area World Series 2008 .148 17 27 1 4 2 1 0 0 3 4 0 All-Tournament team...majoring in sociology...several relatives at- Total .247 94 231 26 57 26 13 0 3 24 45 1 tended Cal, including father, Peter, who competed for the men’s CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 soccer team...parents are Peter and Katie Jackson...born August AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG 2, 1988 in Berkeley, Calif. vs. UA .154 5 13 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 3 .231 vs. ASU .167 3 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 JACKSON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB vs. OSU .000 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 2007 .230 43 61 13 14 4 1 1 0 12 20 4 vs. STAN .400 3 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 .600 2008 .307 56 202 36 62 40 7 4 4 24 36 12 vs. UCLA .111 4 9 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 .222 Total .289 99 263 49 76 44 8 5 4 36 56 16 vs. USC .143 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .143 vs. UW .250 4 12 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 .250 vs. WSU .454 4 11 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .545

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JACKSON'S CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 O’Dowd High School played shortstop, earning 2005 and 2006 all- AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG league and All-East Bay honors…had a career .415 batting aver- vs. UA .231 5 13 3 3 5 0 0 1 2 4 0 6 .461 age, including hitting .423 with six doubles, three triples, two home vs. ASU .412 6 17 5 7 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 7 .412 vs. OSU .286 5 14 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 runs and 22 RBI as a junior…was a two-time North Coast Section vs. STAN .364 5 11 1 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 5 .454 Scholar-Athlete…competed in the 2005 Area Code Games and at vs. UCLA .214 5 14 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 .214 the 2005 17U Junior World Wood Bat Association National Tourna- vs. USC .389 6 18 4 7 3 3 0 0 2 3 0 10 .556 ment in Marietta, Ga., helping NorCal to a co-national championship, vs. UW .187 6 16 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 4 2 4 .250 batting .455 with a home run and nine RBI…majoring in American vs. WSU .222 5 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 .222 studies...father, Jeff, played minor league baseball for the Seattle Mariners…parents are Jeff and Margie Kobernus...born June 30, CAREER BESTS 1988 in San Leandro, Calif. Most Hits: 3, twice, last time April 9, 2008 vs. Santa Clara (3-for-4, 2 RBI) KOBERNUS’ CAREER STATISTICS Most Runs: 3, Feb. 23, 2008 vs. Utah Valley YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB Most RBI: 4, May 2, 2008 vs. Arizona (1-for-4, HR) 2007 .331 52 181 31 60 22 5 1 1 12 27 13 Career Grand Slams: 1, May 2, 2008 vs. Arizona 2008 .303 56 228 34 69 27 13 2 3 14 36 11 Total .315 108 409 65 129 49 18 3 4 26 63 24 Longest Hitting Streak: 8, twice, last time April 20-May 3, 2008 (10-for-29, .345, 2B, HR, 11 RBI) CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG vs. UA .261 6 23 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 4 2 7 .304 vs. ASU .353 5 17 2 6 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 9 .529 JEFF KOBERNUS 23 vs. OSU .444 5 18 2 8 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 10 .556 vs. STAN .316 6 19 3 6 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 .368 InfieldI Junior vs. UCLA .316 6 19 4 6 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 8 .421 vs. USC .200 6 20 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 6 .300 Bats:B Right Throws: Right vs. UW .368 6 19 4 7 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 8 .421 Height:H 6-2 Weight: 195 vs. WSU .300 6 20 3 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 8 .400 Experience:E 2V Hometown:H San Leandro, Calif. CAREER BESTS HighH School: Bishop O’Dowd Most Hits: 4, Feb. 18, 2007 vs. UNLV (4-for-6, 2 RBI) Most Runs: 3, April 9, 2008 vs. Santa Clara Has excelled in two seasons at Cal, Most RBI: 4, March 14, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount (3-for-6, HR) owningo a .315 career average and earning Career Grand Slams: 1, March 14, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount CollegiateC Baseball Freshman All-America Longest Hitting Streak: 9, Feb. 16-March 2, 2007 (19-for-39, .487, and honorable mention AAll-Pac-10 honors in 2007…a multi-talented 2-2B, 3 RBI) athlete who moved to third base last season after playing outfi eld as a freshman…has outstanding speed on the basepaths with 24 career stolen bases…played well this past summer in the Cape Cod League for the Cotuit Kettleers (.263, nine doubles, a triple, home run KEVIN MILLER 41 and 24 RBI)…AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Batted .303 (69-for-228, PitcherP Sophomore team-best .367 vs. Pac-10) with 13 doubles, two triples, three home BBats: Right Throws: Right runs and 27 RBI…was second on the team with 11 stolen bases HHeight: 5-10 Weight: 185 (10th in Pac-10)…went 5-for-12 (.417) with a double and three RBI EExperience: 1V at Stanford May 9-11…was 6-for-12 with a double and RBI versus Hometown:H San Jose, Calif. Washington April 18-20…had a two-run triple at USC April 12…went HHigh School: Valley Christian 6-for-13 with a triple versus Oregon State April 4-6, 2-for-6 with a double and two RBI versus Stanford April 7 and 3-for-6 with a home Is on the Wallace Award Watch List as a po- run April 9 versus Santa Clara…was 5-for-13 (.385) with a double ttentiale national player of the year candidate… and three RBI versus Long Beach State March 28-30…went 3-for-6 lastla season was a Freshman All-American with a grand slam Mar. 15 (game one) versus Loyola Marymount… in Collegiate BasebalBaseballl afafter starting his college career not giving up was 9-for-20 (.450) with three doubles and an RBI at the San Diego an earned run in his fi rst 44.0 innings…was also honorable mention Tournament, including 3-for-5 versus Missouri and 3-for-6 with a All-Pac-10 after consistently being among to the top of the league in double versus eventual national champion Fresno State…was 2-for-4 ERA and opponent batting average…enters the season as the Bears’ with a double and home run Feb. 22 versus Kansas State…AS A top starter after both relieving and starting as a true freshman… FRESHMAN (2007): Was a freshman All-American and honorable throws in the mid to upper 80s with a curveball and change-up...AS mention All-Pac-10 after fi nishing second on the team with a .331 A FRESHMAN (2008): Was 6-1 with a 2.90 ERA (2nd in Pac-10) in average (59-for-174, .246 vs. Pac-10) with fi ve doubles, a triple, 21 appearances (fi ve starts)…had 68 strikeouts in 71.1 innings… a home run and 22 RBI…led Cal with 13 stolen bases (9th in the opponents batted .196 (2nd in Pac-10) against him…got no decision Pac-10) and was second with 60 hits and 19 multiple-hit games… in start May 25 versus UCLA (4.0 innings, four hits, no runs, three went 4-for-8 with a triple and two RBI at UCLA May 4-6…was 2-for-5 walks, two strikeouts)…lost in relief at Stanford May 11 (4.2 innings, with fi rst collegiate home versus Arizona State April 29…had an seven hits, four earned runs, one walk, two strikeouts)…won in relief eight-game hitting streak from March 13-28 (13-for-33, .394, 2-2B, May 6 versus UC Davis (5.0 innings, three hits, two runs, one walk, fi ve RBI) and a team-high nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 16- two strikeouts)…had fi ve strikeouts in 3.1 innings May 3 versus Ari- March 2 (19-for-39, .487, 2-2B, three RBI)…went 3-for-3 with two zona (three hits, two runs, three walks)…had no decision at Arizona RBI at UC Santa Barbara March 28…was a career-high 4-for-6 with State April 26 (5.0 innings, seven hits, seven runs, six walks, fi ve two RBI versus UNLV Feb. 18…went 4-for-7 with a double and two strikeouts) and versus Washington April 19 (6.2 innings, four hits, RBI in two games versus Portland Feb. 11...was named the team’s one earned run, fi ve walks, career-high eight strikeouts)…won April Freshman of the Year…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Bishop 5 vs. Oregon State in relief (6.2 innings, one hit, three walks, seven

20 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Baseball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears strikeouts)…won versus eventual national champion Fresno State in relief April 2 (2.0 innings, no hits, no runs, one walk, two strikeouts), CHRIS PETRINI 36 and March 29 versus Long Beach State (2.2 innings, no hits, two PitcherP Junior walks, four strikeouts)…had seven strikeouts in 4.2 innings March Bats:B Left Throws: Left 25 at Santa Clara (two hits, no earned runs, one walk)…earned Height:H 6-0 Weight: 225 wins versus San Francisco (March 11 start, 6.0 innings, three hits, Experience:E 2V no earned runs, two strikeouts) and Loyola Marymount (March 15 in Hometown:H San Bruno, Calif. relief, 3.1 innings, one hit, one walk, one strikeout)…had no decision HighH School: Sacred Heart in March 4 start versus Stanford (5.0 innings, fi ve hits, one walk, four CathedralC strikeouts)…was selected as the team’s Freshman of the Year…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Valley Christian High School threw two A top returning left-hander who is projected no-hitters as a senior in 2007, including a 16-strikeout no-hitter… toto be one of the team’s starters or top reliev- fi nished the year 13-1 with 102 strikeouts in 82.0 innings, earning erers…redshirteds…redshirted duringduring thet 2007 season after having Tommy John fi rst-team all-state, fi rst-team All-Central Coast Section and fi rst-team surgery…as a true freshman in 2006 developed into one of Cal’s all-league...helped his team to a 33-4 record and the 2007 Central best relievers and had solid starts against Santa Clara and Arizona Coast Section title…was a 2006 fi rst-team All-WCAL selection, go- State in his last two outings that season...throws in the upper 80s ing 11-3 with a 0.95 ERA, and had 102 strikeouts in 95.3 innings… with a curveball, slider and change-up…AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): was selected 2006 fi rst-team All-Central Coast Section by the San Was 3-3 with a 7.05 ERA in 11 appearances (eight starts)…had 29 Jose Mercury News, and MVP of the North-South series played in strikeouts in 37.0 innings…opponents batted .237 against him…got Irvine…fi nished his high school career 29-5 with 251 strikeouts in no decision in May 11 start at Stanford (3.1 innings, two walks, three 218.0 innings…undeclared major...parents are Steven and Kathy runs, three walks, three strikeouts)…won in relief versus Cal Poly Miller...born August 25, 1989 in San Jose, Calif. April 22 (3.1 innings, no hits, no runs, one walk, three strikeouts)… MILLER’S CAREER STATISTICS pitched well in relief April 7 versus Stanford (5.0 innings, three hits, YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO one run, no walks, four strikeouts)…lost April 1 versus San Francisco 2008 2.90 21 5 0 6 1 0 71.1 52 28 23 37 68 at AT&T Park (0.1 inning, four hits, four earned runs, one walk)…got CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 no decision March 25 at Santa Clara (1.0 inning, no hits, two runs, four G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA walks)…suffered loss March 15, despite career-high nine strikeouts vs. UA 1 0 0 0 .000 3.1 3 2 2 3 5 0 0 5.45 vs. ASU 1 0 0 0 .000 5.0 7 7 7 6 5 0 0 12.60 in 6.2 innings (seven hits, four earned runs, no walks) versus Loyola vs. OSU 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.2 1 0 0 3 7 0 0 0.00 Marymount (game two)…won March 7 versus Northern Iowa during vs. STAN 1 0 1 0 .000 4.2 7 5 4 1 2 0 1 7.66 the University of Minnesota Tournament in the Metrodome, throw- vs. UCLA 1 0 0 0 .000 4.0 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.00 ing a career-high 7.0 innings (three hits, three runs, four walks, six vs. USC 1 0 0 0 .000 3.0 3 4 4 4 5 0 1 12.00 strikeouts)…won Feb. 28 versus national champion Fresno State vs. UW 1 0 0 0 .000 6.2 4 2 1 5 8 0 0 1.34 vs. WSU 2 0 0 0 .000 3.2 3 0 0 4 4 1 0 0.00 (5.2 innings, four hits, four runs, fi ve walks, three strikeouts) at the San Diego Tournament…AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Went 3-2 with 4.54 ERA and a save in 16 appearances…had 27 strikeouts in CAREER BESTS 39.2 innings…threw 6.2 innings with eight strikeouts in a start at Most Strikeouts: 8, April 19, 2008 vs. Washington Arizona State May 27 (6.2 innings, four hits, fi ve earned runs, two Most Innings Pitched: 6.2, twice, last time April 19, 2008 vs. Washington walks, eight strikeouts)…earned win in fi rst collegiate start versus Longest Winning Streak: 6, March 11-May 11, 2008 Santa Clara May 10 (5.1 innings, three hits, no runs, no walks, three Longest Losing Streak: Has lost one game strikeouts)…earned save May 2 at Saint Mary’s (2.0 innings, two hits)…threw well in relief April 23 versus Oregon State (3.1 innings, three hits, no earned runs, two walks, three strikeouts) and April 18 versus UC Davis (4.0 innings, three hits, one earned run, no walks, MARIS MOORE 34 two strikeouts)…won April 2 in 5-4, 13-inning victory versus Arizona (1.0 inning, one hit, one strikeout)…won in relief March 14 versus OutfieldO Freshman Saint Mary’s (1.0 inning, two hits, no earned runs, one strikeout)… BBats: Right Throws: Right HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Sacred Heart Cathedral High School HHeight: 6-3 Weight: 210 was a three-time All-West Catholic Athletic League utility player… EExperience: RS as a senior had 42 strikeouts in 41.1 innings with a 3.56 ERA… Hometown:H San Ramon, Calif. as a junior was fi rst-team All-WCAL and named the Most Valuable HHigh School: California Player in the Joe DiMaggio State Tournament... also competed in the Redshirted during the 2008 season to re- 2004 North-South All-Star Game…was the recipient of the Mandarin ccover from left shoulder surgery in December Award for athletics and academics…majoring in American studies... 2007…is2 in contention for playing time in the parents are Robert and Marie Petrini...born February 11, 1987 in Bears’Bears’ outfi eldeld...HIGH SSCHOOL/PERSONAL: At California High San Francisco, Calif. School in San Ramon was a two-time All-East Bay Athletic League PETRINI’S CAREER STATISTICS selection…as a junior batted .368 and led his team with a .556 on- YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO base percentage and had 25 hits in 22 games…in the summer of 2006 4.54 16 2 0 3 2 1 39.2 36 23 20 15 27 2007 8.31 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 6 4 4 0 1 2006 played for the Danville Hoots, batting .354 with seven doubles, 2008 7.05 11 8 0 3 3 0 37.0 32 36 29 24 29 two triples, two home runs and 22 RBI…was a three-year letterwin- Total 5.89 28 11 0 6 5 1 81.0 74 63 53 39 57 ner in basketball as well...parents are Randy and Sherry Moore... born January 30, 1989 in Burlingame, Calif.

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PETRINI'S CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA BLAKE SMITH 37 vs. UA 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.00 vs. ASU 2 0 2 0 .000 8.1 6 14 8 7 8 2 1 8.67 Outfield/FirstO Base/Pitcher vs. OSU 1 0 0 0 .000 3.1 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.00 JuniorJ vs. STAN 2 0 0 0 .000 5.2 3 4 3 3 5 0 0 4.74 Bats:B Left Throws: Right vs. UCLA 1 0 0 0 .000 2.1 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 7.83 vs. USC 2 0 0 0 .000 2.1 6 9 8 3 3 2 0 27.83 Height:H 6-2 Weight: 220 vs. UW 1 0 0 0 .000 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 Experience:E 2V Hometown:H Modesto, Calif. HighH School: Thomas Downey CAREER BESTS Most Strikeouts: 9, March 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount Most Innings Pitched: 7.0, March 7, 2008 vs. Northern Iowa Has been selected to the Wallace Award Longest Winning Streak: 3, March 14-May 10, 2006 WatchW List as a potential national player of the Longest Losing Streak: 2, March 15-April 1, 2008 yeary candidate and is a Louisville Slugger second-team preseason All-American utility player in Collegiate Baseball…was instrumental in the USA Baseball National (Collegiate) Team capturing the gold medal at the IV FISU World Collegiate Baseball Championship in the Czech STEPHEN PISTORESI 21 Republic this past summer…helped Team USA to an undefeated 24-0 PitcherP Sophomore record and was the team’s leading hitter with a .327 average (18- Bats:B Right Throws: Right for-55) with fi ve doubles, a triple, three home runs and 13 RBI in 20 Height:H 6-1 Weight: 200 games…was also one of the national team’s top relievers, sporting Experience:E 1V a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and two saves, striking out 11 batters Hometown:H Fresno, Calif. with only three hits and three walks in 9.0 innings…hit a home run HighH School: San Joaquin versus a Cuban squad that competed in the Beijing Olympics…was MemorialM named Team USA’s seventh best prospect in Baseball America…a multi-talented player who will be a key contributor for the Bears, either Is slated to be one of the Bears’ top relievers at the plate, in the fi eld or on the mound…Cal’s returning starter in aftera solid outings as a true freshman…throws right fi eld and top set-up man…could also see action at fi rst base in thethe upper 80s80s withwith a slider and change-up…AS A FRESHMAN and as a starting pitcher…has an outstanding arm, throwing in the (2008): Was 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA and a save…has 13 strikeouts in low 90s with a fastball and a curve, and is a talented left-handed 25.2 innings…threw a career-high 5.0 innings in relief versus San hitter…AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Batted .296 (59-for-199, .270 Francisco April 1 at AT&T Park (four hits, no runs, no walks, career- vs. Pac-10) with 11 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 43 RBI… high four strikeouts)…earned save March 9 versus New Mexico threw two runners out at the plate from right fi eld…was 3-0 with 3.80 at the Metrodome (3.0 innings, four hits, no runs, two walks, three ERA and 36 strikeouts in 21.1 innings…hit a two-run homer against strikeouts)…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At San Joaquin Memo- Long Beach State during the NCAA Long Beach Regional…had a rial High School in Fresno was 2007 North Yosemite League MVP, career-high nine-game hitting streak from April 13-27 (12-for-36, fi rst-team all-league and second-team all-valley…was also the .333, 4-2B, 2-HR, eight RBI)…went 3-for-4 with two home runs, and 2007 Fresno Grizzlies’ Hot Stove Banquet High School Player of also picked up the win in relief (2.2 innings, three hits, two runs, two the Year after going 10-1 with a 2.18 ERA and save, striking out 78 walks, three strikeouts), May 25 versus UCLA…was 2-for-4 with a batters in 67.0 innings…fi nished his junior campaign 9-1 with four double and two RBI May 6 versus UC Davis and 4-for-11 with a triple, saves and a 1.85 ERA, striking out 61 batters with only 11 walks two home runs and four RBI versus Arizona May 2-4…went 4-for-11 in 68.0 innings…earned fi rst-team all-league, fi rst-team All-Valley, (.364) with two doubles and an RBI at Arizona State April 25-27…was and was selected as the Central Section Top Pitcher…was also a 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI versus Washington April 18, member of the 2006 Fresno Bee All-Star Team, the Diamond Kings and won versus the Huskies April 20 (2.0 innings, one hit, one walk, Central Section All-Star Team and the California Baseball Coaches three strikeouts)…had two-run homer and won (2.0 innings, one hit, Association Junior All-Star Team…combined with his sophomore one walk, two strikeouts) at USC April 13…had six strikeouts in 3.0 year, had a high school record of 27-3 with 190 strikeouts in 189.1 innings April 7 versus Stanford…was 6-for-16 (.375) with a home innings, including fi ve complete game shutouts...undeclared major run and fi ve RBI versus Fresno State and Oregon State April 2-6… with an interest in political science...parents are Mike and Celeste hit a grand slam April 2 versus eventual national champion Fresno Pistoresi...born November 1, 1988 in Fresno, Calif. State…hit two-run homer at Washington State March 21…doubled in four-straight games March 9-15…was 6-for-16 (.375) with two PISTORESI’S CAREER STATISTICS doubles, a home run and fi ve RBI versus Loyola Marymount March YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2008 3.86 11 1 0 0 0 1 25.2 43 19 11 5 13 14-16…had a three-run homer versus New Mexico March 7…went 3-for-3 with two strikeouts in 1.0 inning versus Stanford March 4…hit CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 .319 (22-for-69) with runners in scoring position…AS A FRESHMAN G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA vs. UA 1 0 0 0 .000 2.0 5 4 3 0 2 1 0 13.50 (2007): Was honorable mention All-Pac-10, batting .320 (57-for-178, vs. ASU 2 0 0 0 .000 2.2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.00 .307 vs. Pac-10) with 12 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 30 vs. USC 1 0 0 0 .000 3.2 10 7 4 0 1 1 0 9.73 RBI…started 49 games in right fi eld, throwing two runners out at the vs. WSU 1 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 plate…also had 23 strikeouts in 21.1 innings on the mound…began college career hitting safely in fi rst eight games (13-for-28, .464, 2B, CAREER BESTS 3B, three RBI)…went 3-for-3 with a double and home run at Wash- Most Strikeouts: 4, April 1, 2008 at San Francisco* ington May 26…was 2-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI Most Innings Pitched: 5.0, April 1, 2008 at San Francisco* versus San Jose State May 8…went 5-for-13 with three doubles, a Longest Winning Streak: Has not won a game home run and three RBI at UCLA May 4-6, including 3-for-6 with a Longest Losing Streak: Has not lost a game double, home run and two RBI May 6…was 5-for-13 with three RBI *played at AT&T Park versus Stanford April 20-22, including going 3-for-5 with two RBI April

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22…went 6-for-11 with three doubles at Arizona April 5-7, including 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI April 6…was 3-for-5 with a three-run DWIGHT TANAKA 11 homer, a career-high four RBI, and threw a runner out at the plate Outfield/InfieldO Sophomore at UC Santa Barbara Feb. 25…went 6-for-10 with a double and two Bats:B Right Throws: Right RBI versus UNLV Feb. 16-18, including going 3-for-4 with an RBI Height:H 5-8 Weight: 170 double and throwing a runner out at the plate Feb. 18…went 2-for-4 Experience:E SQ with an RBI triple versus UC Irvine Feb. 3...batted .345 (19-for-55) Hometown:H El Sobrante, Calif. with runners in scoring position…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At HighH School: Campolindo Thomas Downey High School was three-time fi rst-team all-league and two-time fi rst-team all-district, batting .412 with seven home runs A talented sophomore who will again be and a .721 on-base percentage as a senior…as a junior batted .438 battlingb for playing time as he can contribute with fi ve home runs and was 13-for-13 in stolen bases…competed eithere in the Bears’ infi eld or outfi eld...AS A in the 2006 Modesto Rotary All-Star Game, and in the summer of FRESHMAN (2008): SaSaw action in eight games, mostly as a pinch 2005 played for the Milwaukee Brewers in the Area Code Games in runner or pinch hitter, going 1-for-5 with a hit against Loyola Mary- Long Beach…majoring in American studies...parents are Rob and mount March 15…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Campolindo High Gail Smith...born December 9, 1987 in Modesto, Calif. School batted .333 with three doubles, a triple, seven home runs and SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS 19 RBI as a senior, earning fi rst-team all-league and third-team All- YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB West County...in the summer of 2007 batted .473 with seven home 2007 .320 51 178 31 57 30 12 1 6 13 50 3 2008 .296 54 199 36 59 43 11 2 12 15 53 6 runs for the San Jose Pal Blaze…batted .485 with three doubles, Total .308 105 377 67 116 73 23 3 18 28 103 9 two triples and 20 stolen bases as a junior at De Anza High School, earning honorable mention all-league honors…played for the Nor YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO Cal squad the summer of 2006, batting .427 with 11 doubles, eight 2007 4.22 16 0 0 1 0 1 21.1 15 10 10 9 23 triples, four home runs, and had a .519 on-base percentage…as a 2008 3.80 16 0 0 3 0 0 21.1 20 14 9 11 36 sophomore in 2005, hit .418 with four doubles, two triples, two home Total 4.00 32 0 0 4 0 1 42.2 35 24 19 20 59 runs and 14 stolen bases, earning second-team all-league; and hit CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 .391 with 11 doubles, four triples and 16 stolen bases as a freshman AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG in 2004...undeclared major...brother, Clint, and both parents attended vs. UA .454 6 22 8 10 6 3 1 2 3 3 0 21 .954 vs. ASU .263 6 19 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 5 1 7 .368 Cal…parents are Stephen and Dorine Tanaka... born November 15, vs. OSU .280 6 25 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 8 .320 1988 in Berkeley, Calif. vs. STAN .250 6 24 4 6 3 0 0 0 1 8 1 6 .250 TANAKA’S CAREER STATISTICS vs. USC .143 6 21 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 7 0 6 .286 YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB vs. UCLA .391 6 23 5 9 5 3 0 3 3 6 0 21 .913 2008 .200 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 vs. UW .421 6 19 4 8 6 1 0 2 0 6 0 15 .789 vs. WSU .136 6 22 4 3 4 0 0 1 3 6 0 6 .273 CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA vs. UA .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 vs. UA 2 0 0 0 .000 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 vs. ASU .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 vs. ASU 2 0 0 0 .000 0.2 3 6 6 3 1 0 0 77.14 vs. OSU 1 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 vs. STAN 3 0 0 0 .000 4.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0.00 CAREER BESTS vs. USC 2 1 0 0 1.000 4.2 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.00 Most Hits: 1, March 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount (1-for-2) vs. UCLA 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.2 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 6.67 Most Runs: 1, March 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount vs. UW 2 1 0 1 1.000 5.0 2 0 0 1 8 1 0 0.00 Most RBI: 0 vs. WSU 1 0 0 0 .000 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: One game CAREER BESTS Most Hits: 4, March 9, 2008 vs. New Mexico (4-for-5, 2B) Most Runs: 3, three times, last time March 15, 2008 vs. Loyola DYLAN TONNESON 33 Marymount Most RBI: 4, three times, last time April 18, 2008 vs. Washington CatcherC Junior (2-for-2, HR) Bats:B Right Throws: Right Career Grand Slams: 1, April 2, 2008 vs. Fresno State Height:H 6-3 Weight: 220 Longest Hitting Streak: 9, April 13-27, 2008 (12-for-36, .333, 4-2B, 2-HR, 8 RBI) Experience:E 1V Hometown:H San Ramon, Calif. Most Strikeouts: 6, April 7, 2008 vs. Stanford HighH School: California Most Innings Pitched: 3.0, twice, last time April 7, 2008 vs. Stanford Longest Winning Streak: Four games, May 8, 2007 - Established himself as the Bears’ regular Longest Losing Streak: Has not lost a game catcherc early last season and ended up be- ingin a key component in Cal’s NCAA regional run…improved defensivdefensively through the year and showed the ability to hit for both power and average…had impressive power numbers at California High School in San Ramon…was also a standout tight end and defensive lineman in football…AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Batted .306 (57-for-186, .207 vs. Pac-10) with 12 doubles, six home runs and 33 RBI…went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and career- high four RBI at Arizona State April 26…was 5-for-10 with a home run and two RBI versus Washington April 18-20…went 4-for-4 with

2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Baseball Media Guide 23 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears a double, home run and two RBI at Pacifi c April 15…had two home runs and four RBI versus Long Beach State March 28-30…went DANIEL WOLFORD 10 6-for-12 with three RBI versus Loyola Marymount March 14-16… PitcherP Junior was 2-for-3 with a double and four RBI March 7 versus Northern Bats:B Right Throws: Right Iowa…went 3-for-5 March 1 vs. San Diego State, and 3-for-3 with Height:H 6-2 Weight: 210 two RBI Feb. 28 versus eventual national champion Fresno State Experience:E 1V at the San Diego Tournament…AS A FRESHMAN (2007): Bat- Hometown:H Roseville, Calif. ted .290 (9-for-31, .200 vs. Pac-10) with a double and fi ve RBI… HighH School: Woodcreek had fi ve starts behind the plate with 41 putouts and fi ve assists… LastL School: Long Beach State in last three games started (March 23-24 vs. Oral Roberts, March 28 at UC Santa Barbara), went 4-for-8 with an RBI…hit a double at A right-hander who was phenomenal in Sacramento State April 17…was 2-for-3 with an RBI at UC Santa thet early part of the 2008 season for the Barbara Mar. 28…came off the bench to go 1-for-2 versus UNLV Bears…willBears…will againagain bebe a keyk to Cal’s pitching staff, either as a starter Feb. 18, and 1-for-2 with an RBI versus San Francisco Feb. 13… or a closer...was impressive this past summer in the Cape Cod HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At California High School batted .395 League for the Cotuit Kettleers, going 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA and with nine home runs and 36 RBI as a senior in 2006…was named two saves…pitched in a team-high 14 games with 33 strikeouts in 2006 East Bay Athletic League MVP and Contra Costa Times Ath- 24.0 innings…throws in the high 80s to low 90s with a curveball, lete of the Year…as a junior batted .373 with six doubles, a triple, slider and change-up…transferred from Long Beach State prior to four home runs and 25 RBI, earning fi rst-team all-league, fi rst-team the 2008 season…AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Was 2-1 with a All-Contra Costa Times and Cal-Hi Sports All-State underclassman 6.63 ERA in 21 appearances…had 43 strikeouts in 38.0 innings… team honors…also recorded a .573 on-base percentage with a .712 notched four strikeouts in 1.2 innings versus Long Beach State slugging percentage, and hit .571 with two home runs and four RBI (two appearances) March 29-30…had four strikeouts in 2.0 innings in three postseason games…majoring in interdisciplinary studies... at Santa Clara March 25…made two appearances at Washington parents are Bruce and Sue Tonneson...born September 5, 1987 in State March 21-22, recording nine strikeouts in 4.2 innings…picked Castro Valley, Calif. up the win March 21 versus the Cougars in relief (2.2 innings, three TONNESON’S CAREER STATISTICS hits, no runs, one walks, career-high fi ve strikeouts)…made two YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB appearances against Loyola Marymount March 14-16 (4.1 innings, 2007 .290 18 31 5 9 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 2008 .306 55 186 34 57 33 12 0 6 17 25 5 four hits, no runs, one walk, three strikeouts)…had four strikeouts Total .304 73 217 39 66 38 13 0 6 18 27 6 in 1.2 innings at Minnesota March 8…won March 2 in relief at San Diego (4.1 innings, two hits, no runs, one walk, two strikeouts)… CAREER VS. THE PAC-10 AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG earned save Feb. 22 versus Kansas State (4.0 innings, no hits, vs. UA .154 4 13 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 4 .308 three walks, fi ve strikeouts)…AT LONG BEACH STATE (2007): As vs. ASU .200 4 10 1 2 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 5 .500 a true freshman was 1-1 with a 3.55 ERA in 14 appearances, strik- vs. OSU .143 3 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 .143 ing out 15 batters in 12.2 innings...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At vs. STAN .091 3 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .091 Woodcreek High School was a two-time all-league selection and a vs. UCLA .167 4 12 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 vs. USC .444 3 9 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 .667 2006 Puma Preseason All-American…batted .436 with 11 doubles vs. UW .454 4 11 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 8 .727 and four home runs as a senior…on the mound was 2-3 with a 4.63, vs. WSU .071 3 14 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 .142 leading the league with 57 strikeouts in 39.1 innings…as a junior had 29 strikeouts in 22.2 innings…fi nished his high school career with a CAREER BESTS .388 average, striking out only four times in 100 at-bats…majoring Most Hits: 4, April 15, 2008 at Pacifi c (4-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) in English...parents are Jim and Debra Wolford...born August 19, Most Runs: 2, six times, last time April 18, 2008 vs. Washington 1988 in Sacramento, Calif. Most RBI: 4, twice, last time April 26, 2008 at Arizona State (2-for-4, HR) WOLFORD’S CAREER STATISTICS (CALIFORNIA) YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO Career Grand Slams: None 2008 6.63 21 2 0 2 1 1 38.0 42 30 28 29 43 Longest Hitting Streak: 7, April 12-22, 2008 (14-for-24, .583, 3-2B, 2-HR, 7 RBI) CAREER VS THE PAC-10 G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA vs. UA 2 0 0 0 .000 2.2 3 6 6 9 1 0 0 20.00 vs. ASU 1 0 0 0 .000 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 vs. OSU 1 0 0 0 .000 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.00 vs. UCLA 1 0 0 0 .000 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 -.— vs. USC 1 0 0 0 .000 2.1 7 8 6 1 2 0 1 23.48 vs. UW 1 0 0 0 .000 0.1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 30.00 vs. WSU 2 1 0 0 1.000 4.2 3 0 0 1 9 0 0 0.00

CAREER BESTS Most Strikeouts: 5, twice, last time March 21, 2008 at Washington State Most Innings Pitched: 4.1, March 2, 2008 at San Diego Longest Winning Streak: Two games, March 2-May 4, 2008 Longest Losing Streak: Has lost one game

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with impressive power numbers last year at San Jose City College... MATT FLEMER 49 SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE (2007-08): At San Jose City College was a 2008 fi rst-team All-American and a fi rst-team Coast South Pitcher/FirstP Base All-Conference selection, hitting 14 home runs with 53 RBI and a FreshmanF .688 slugging percentage…HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Pioneer Bats:B Right Throws: Right High School in San Jose was a four-time fi rst-team all-league pick, Height:H 6-2 Weight: 205 helping his team to the 2005 BVAL title…as a senior hit .380 with fi ve Experience:E HS home runs…majoring in American studies...parents are William and Hometown:H El Cerrito, Calif. Sally Hsieh...born October 26, 1988 in Santa Clara, Calif. HighH School: St. Mary’s

A multi-faceted player who could immedi- atelya help the Bears, either as a starter on ERIK JOHNSON 35 the mound or at fi rst babase...throws in the mid to upper 80s with a curveball, slider and change-up…was high school teammates with PitcherP Freshman fellow Cal freshman Marcus Semien at St. Mary’s High School in BBats: Right Throws: Right Berkeley...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Saint Mary’s High School Height:H 6-3 Weight: 210 was a two-time Bay Shore Athletic League MVP and a 2008 Under Experience:E HS Armour honorable mention All-American…was also named the HHometown: Los Altos, Calif. 2007 North Coast Section Player of the Year…fi nished high school HighH School: Los Altos career with a .396 average and 29-5 record…is seventh all-time in California state history with 22 straight victories…as a junior set a The Bears’ top freshman pitching prospect school record by going 12-0 with a 1.02 ERA, and had 118 strikeouts withw a chance to immediately be one of Cal’s and only 14 walks in 75.0 innings…undeclared major...both parents wweekend starters…a right-hander who throws attended graduate school at Cal…parents are Paul and Ann Flemer... in the low 90s with a cucurveball and change-up...HIGH SCHOOL/ born November 22, 1990 in El Cerrito, Calif. PERSONAL: At Los Altos High School was a three-time all-state selection, as well as all-league and All-Central Coast Section…as a senior was 9-3 with 113 strikeouts…as a junior was 8-1 with a 1.58 ERA, and had 77 strikeouts in 66.1 innings...helped lead his CAMERON HART 28 team to the 2007 Central Coast Section Division II title…undeclared major...parents are Roy Johnson and Margaret-Diggle Johnson... OutfieldO Freshman born December 30, 1989 in Mountain View, Calif. Bats:B Right Throws: Right Height:H 5-9 Weight: 185 Experience:E HS Hometown:H Los Angeles, Calif. CHADD KRIST 27 HighH School: Crenshaw CatcherC Freshman A freshman outfi elder who will provide the Bats:B Right Throws: Right BBears with depth in all three outfi eld posi- Height:H 5-10 Weight: 187 ttions…this past summer his Los Angeles Experience:E HS team captured the RBI WWorld Series...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: Hometown:H Petaluma, Calif. At Crenshaw High School was MVP and fi rst-team All-Coliseum HighH School: Petaluma League…was also fi rst-team all-city in both football (‘07-‘08) and baseball (‘08)…undeclared major with an interest in business... A freshman catcher who will provide the parents are Craig and Carole Hart...born September 26, 1990 in BearsB with depth behind the plate after stel- Inglewood, Calif. larla career at Petaluma High School...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL:SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Petaluma High School was named the 2008 Press Democrat-Petaluma Athlete of the Year…was three-time fi rst-team All-Redwood Empire and three-time fi rst-team All-Sonoma EDDIE HSIEH 46 County League…fi nished his high school career with a .359 average with 31 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 73 RBI…was CatcherC Junior also 30-for-33 in stolen bases…undeclared major…parents are Mike Bats:B Right Throws: Right and Joni Krist...born January 28, 1990 in Santa Rosa, Calif. HHeight: 6-2 Weight: 220 EExperience: JC HHometown: San Jose, Calif. HighH School: Pioneer LastL School: San Jose City CCollege

A junior college catcher who will vie for playing time after performperforming well in fall practice…one of the Bears’ top newcomers who was a fi rst-team junior college All-American

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DANNY OH 19 MARCUS SEMIEN 15 Outfield/FirstO Base InfieldI Freshman FreshmanF Bats:B Right Throws: Right Bats:B Left Throws: Left Height:H 6-0 Weight: 175 Height:H 5-11 Weight: 170 Experience:E HS Experience:E HS Hometown:H El Cerrito, Calif. Hometown:H Mill Creek, Wash. HighH School: St. Mary’s HighH School: Henry M. Jackson Another one of the Cal’s talented freshmen A talented left-handed freshman who will whow will vie for starting duties, either in the immediatelyim be vying for starting duties in Bears’B infi eld or as the team’s designated thethe BeBears’ars’ outoutfi eleldd or couldco see action at fi rst base…was consid- hitter…washitter…was highhigh schoolschool teammates with fellow Cal freshman Matt ered the No. 1 prospect out of the state of Washington by Baseball Flemer at St. Mary’s High School in Berkeley…is the son of former Northwest...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Henry M. Jackson Cal wide receiver Damien Semien (1990-93)...HIGH SCHOOL/ High School was three-time all-league, three-time all-area and an PERSONAL: At St. Mary’s High School was a three-time all-league All-State selection in 2007 and 2008…as a junior helped his team to selection…as a senior batted .371 with fi ve home runs, 27 RBI and a 27-0 record, a No. 2 national ranking in Baseball America and the 14 stolen bases…as a junior hit .471 with four home runs and 27 Washington state championship…hit .514 as a senior after batting RBI…competed for the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2007 Area Code .436 with 11 doubles, three triples, fi ve home runs and 23 RBI as Games…undeclared major...both parents attended Cal…parents a junior…undeclared major…parents are Jae and Sara Oh...born are Damien Semien and Tracy McLaughlin...born September 17, December 28, 1989 in Seattle, Wash. 1990 in San Francisco, Calif.

LOGAN SCOTT 20 PAUL TOBONI 30 PitcherP Freshman InfieldI Freshman Bats:B Right Throws: Right Bats:B Right Throws: Right Height:H 6-2 Weight: 210 Height:H 6-2 Weight: 185 Experience:E HS Experience:E HS Hometown:H San Mateo, Calif. Hometown:H San Francisco, Calif. HighH School: Junipero Serra HighH School: St. Ignatius

A freshman right-hander who could provide Will provide depth in the Bears’ infi eld as thet Bears with depth as a middle reliever after a true freshman after a stellar high school ana outstanding high school career…throws in careerc at St. Ignatius High School in San the mid to high 80s with a curveball and change-up...HIGH SCHOOL/ Francisco...Francisco HIGH SCHOSCHOOL/PERSONAL: At St. Ignatius High School PERSONAL: At Junipero Serra High School was named 2008 pitcher was a two-time All-West Catholic League and was an Under Armour of the year after setting a school record by going 10-0 with an 0.82 All-American by Team One West…batted .420 as a junior, and then ERA as a senior...helped his team to West Catholic League titles in hit .431 as a senior while leading the league in stolen bases (18-for- 2007 and 2008…undeclared major...parents are Jeffrey and Celeste 18)…was named all-tourney at the Rawlings Bay Area World Series… Scott...born March 16, 1990 in San Mateo, Calif. undeclared major with an interest in business…father, Joe, played in the New York Mets organization...parents are Joseph and Mary Toboni...born February 8, 1990 in San Francisco, Calif.

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22009009 OpponentsOpponents

Junior Blake Smith was selected a preseason All- American utility player by Collegiate Baseball for his hitting and pitching abilities.

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ARIZONA OREGON Location and Zip Code: Tucson, Ariz. 85721 Location and Zip Code: Eugene, Ore. 97401 Enrollment: 37,500 Enrollment: 20,376 Athletic Director: Jim Livengood Athletic Director: Pat Kilkenny Web Page Address: www.arizonaathletics.com Web Page Address: www.goducks.com Sports Information Director, Baseball: Blair Willis ([email protected]) Sports Information Director, Baseball: Andria Wenzel ([email protected]) Offi ce Phone: 520-621-0914 Cell Phone: 520-419-2979 FAX: 520-621-2681 Offi ce Phone: 541-346-0962 Cell Phone: 916-838-2346 FAX: 541-746-5449 Nickname: Wildcats Nickname: Ducks Colors: Navy and Cardinal Colors: Yellow and Green 2008 Record: 40-19 2008 Record: None (First team since 1981) Conference Record and Finish: 12-12 (Fourth tie) Conference Record and Finish: None 2008 Postseason: 3-0, NCAA Regional, Ann Arbor, Mich.; 1-2, NCAA Super 2008 Postseason: N/A Regional, Coral Gables, Fla. Stadium (Capacity): PK Park (2,000) Stadium (Capacity): Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium (6,500) Outfi eld Dimensions: 335 left fi eld line, 375 to power alleys, 400 in center, 325 Outfi eld Dimensions: 360 down lines, 378 to power alleys, 400 in center right fi eld line Press Box Phone: 520-621-4440 Press Box Phone: TBA/916-838-2346 Lettermen Returning: 12 Lost: 9 Lettermen Returning: N/A Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Andy Lopez (UCLA, ‘75) Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): George Horton (Cal State Fullerton, ‘78) Career Record (Years): 939-577-7 (26 years) Career Record (Years): 490-212-1 (11 years) Record at Arizona (Years): 252-159-1 (Seven years) Record at UO (Years): First year Assistant Coaches: Mark Wasikowski, Jeff Pickler, Keith Francis Assistant Coaches: Andrew Checketts, Mike Kirby, Bryson LeBlanc TOP RETURNING PLAYERS (2008 STATS) TOP NEWCOMERS Name Pos. Yr. G AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI Name Yr. Pos. Hometown High School/Last School Brad Glenn INF Sr. 56 222 53 67 .302 13 2 14 54 Casey Serna Fr. INF/RHP Ventura, Calif. St. Bonaventure HS Dillon Baird 1B/DH Jr. 57 198 36 63 .318 11 1 7 36 Erik Stavert Jr. RHP Manteca, Calif. Chabot College Bryce Ortega INF So. 54 184 34 60 .326 9 2 2 26 Madison Boer Fr. RHP Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie HS TOP RETURNING PITCHERS (2008 STATS) Name RHP-LHP Yr. G W L ERA SV IP H BB SO Preston Guilmet RHP Sr. 16 6 4 4.38 0 96.2 104 22 93 Jason Stoffel RHP Jr. 34 4 2 3.00 13 48.0 34 15 70 TOP NEWCOMERS Name Yr. Pos. Hometown High School/Last School Matt Veltmann So. RHP San Diego, Calif. San Diego City College Jett Bandy Fr. DH/UTL Thousand Oaks, Calif. Thousand Oaks HS Steve Selsky Fr. OF Los Angeles, Calif. Loyola HS ARIZONA STATE OREGON STATE Location and Zip Code: Corvallis, Ore. 97331 Location and Zip Code: Tempe, Ariz. 85287-2505 Enrollment: 19,000 Enrollment: 67,082 Athletic Director: Bob De Carolis Athletic Director: Lisa Love Web Page Address: www.osubeavers.com Web Page Address: www.thesundevils.com Sports Information Director, Baseball: Hank Hager ([email protected]) Sports Information Director, Baseball: Randy Policar ([email protected]) Offi ce Phone: 541-737-7472 Cell Phone: 541-230-0611 FAX: 541-737-3072 Offi ce Phone: 480-965-6594 Cell Phone: 480-734-7793 FAX: 480-965-5408 Nickname: Beavers Nickname: Sun Devils Colors: Orange and Black Colors: Maroon and Gold 2008 Record: 28-24 2008 Record: 49-13 Conference Record and Finish: 11-13 (Sixth tied) Conference Record and Finish: 16-8 (First) 2007 Postseason: N/A 2008 Postseason: 3-0 NCAA Regional, Tempe, Ariz.; 1-2 NCAA Super Re- Stadium (Capacity): Goss Stadium at Coleman Field (3,000) gional, Tempe, Ariz. Outfi eld Dimensions: 330 down lines, 365 to power alleys, 400 in center Stadium (Capacity): Packard Stadium (3,879) Press Box Phone: 541-737-7475 Outfi eld Dimensions: 338 left fi eld line, 395 in center, 338 right fi eld line Lettermen Returning: 21 Lost: 16 Press Box Phone: 480-727-7257 Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Pat Casey (George Fox, ‘90) Lettermen Returning: 10 Lost: 19 Career Record (Years): 609-406-5 (21 years) Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Pat Murphy (Florida Atlantic, ‘82) Record at OSU (Years): 468-292-4 (14 years) Career Record (Years): 951-441-4 (24 years) Assistant Coaches: Marty Lees, Pat Bailey, Nate Yeskie Record at ASU (Years): 578-270-1 (14 years) Assistant Coaches: Tim Esmay, Andy Stankiewicz, Josh Holliday TOP RETURNING PLAYERS (2008 STATS) Name Pos. Yr. G AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI TOP RETURNING PLAYERS (2008 STATS) Ryan Ortiz C Jr. 52 188 33 66 .351 16 1 5 55 Name Pos. Yr. G AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI John Wallace OF Sr. 46 131 33 46 .326 5 2 3 20 Jason Kipnis OF Jr. 62 237 76 88 .371 16 6 14 73 Joey Wong INF Jr. 52 201 37 49 .244 7 0 5 31 Raoul Torrez INF Jr. 59 182 49 62 .341 13 3 2 35 Matt Newman OF/LHP So. 56 115 33 37 .322 3 2 3 28 TOP RETURNING PITCHERS (2008 STATS) TOP RETURNING PITCHERS (2008 STATS) Name RHP-LHP Yr. G W L ERA SV IP H BB SO Jorge Reyes RHP Jr. 14 4 3 7.08 0 67.1 72 32 57 Name RHP-LHP Yr. G W L ERA SV IP H BB SO Kevin Rhoderick RHP So. 20 0 1 2.39 12 26.1 11 20 32 Mike Leake RHP Jr. 19 11 3 3.49 1 121.1 118 20 104 Mark Grbavac RHP Sr. 22 4 1 3.62 1 27.1 30 14 27 Seth Blair RHP So. 19 4 2 6.96 1 54.1 79 22 34 TOP NEWCOMERS TOP NEWCOMERS Name Yr. Pos. Hometown High School/Last School Name Yr. Pos. Hometown High School/Last School Josh Spence Jr. LHP Victoria, Australia Central Arizona College Carter Bell Fr. INF Courtenay, B.C. Vanier Secondary School Carlos Ramirez Jr. C Tucson, Ariz. Chandler-Gilbert CC Adalberto Santos Jr. INF New York, N.Y. New Mexico JC Zac MacPhee Fr. INF Phoenix, Ariz. O’Connor HS Logan Lotti Jr. OF Chico, Calif. Sierra JC

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STANFORD UCLA Location and Zip Code: Stanford, Calif. 94305-6150 Location and Zip Code: Los Angeles, Calif. 90024 Enrollment: 13,198 Enrollment: 37,500 Athletic Director: Bob Bowlsby Athletic Director: Dan Guerrero Web Page Address: www.gostanford.com Web Page Address: www.uclabruins.com Sports Information Director, Baseball: Matt Hodson ([email protected]) Sports Information Director, Baseball: Alex Timiraos ([email protected]. Offi ce Phone: 650-725-2959 Cell Phone: 650-704-2242 FAX: 650-725-2957 edu) Nickname: Cardinal Offi ce Phone: 310-206-4008 Cell Phone: 310-847-9231 FAX: 310-825-8664 Colors: Cardinal and White Nickname: Bruins 2008 Record: 41-24-2 Colors: Blue and Gold Conference Record and Finish: 14-10 (Second) 2008 Record: 33-27 2008 Postseason: 4-1, NCAA Regional, Stanford, Calif.; 2-0 NCAA Super Re- Conference Record and Finish: 13-11 (Third) gional, Fullerton, Calif.; 2-2 College World Series, Omaha, Neb. (Third tie) 2008 Postseason: 2-2, NCAA Regional, Fullerton, Calif. Stadium (Capacity): Klein Field at Sunken Diamond (4,000) Stadium (Capacity): Jackie Robinson Stadium (1,250) Outfi eld Dimensions: 335 down lines, 375 to power alleys, 400 in center Outfi eld Dimensions: 330 down lines, 365 power alleys, 390 in center Press Box Phone: 650-723-4629 Press Box Phone: 310-794-8213 Lettermen Returning: 27 Lost: 13 Lettermen Returning: 22 Lost: 8 Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Mark Marquess (Stanford, ‘69) Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): John Savage (Nevada, ‘91) Career Record (Years): 1,326-660-7 (32 years) Career Record (Years): 202-205-1 (Seven years) Record at Stanford (Years): same Record at UCLA (Years): 114-121 (Four years) Associate Head Coach: Dean Stotz Assistant Coaches: Rick Vanderhook, Steve Pearse, P.C. Shaw Assistant Coaches: David Nakama, Jeff Austin TOP RETURNING PLAYERS (2008 STATS) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS (2008 STATS) Name Pos. Yr. G AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI Name Pos. Yr. G AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI Casey Haerther INF Jr. 58 238 45 77 .324 23 1 12 52 Joey August OF Sr. 52 186 35 60 .323 12 1 1 23 Justin Uribe OF Jr. 16 53 12 15 .283 5 0 0 8 Brent Milleville 1B/C Sr. 61 187 33 54 .289 9 0 11 57 Blair Dunlap OF Jr. 44 132 19 33 .250 6 0 2 16 Jake Schlander SS Sr. 67 211 32 49 .232 5 0 0 26 TOP RETURNING PITCHERS (2008 STATS) TOP RETURNING PITCHERS (2008 STATS) Name RHP-LHP Yr. G W L ERA SV IP H BB SO Name RHP-LHP Yr. G W L ERA SV IP H BB SO Gavin Brooks LHP Jr. 14 6 3 5.07 0 71.0 68 53 62 Jeffrey Inman RHP Jr. 16 7 2 4.27 0 71.2 86 29 45 Charles Brewer RHP Jr. 19 9 4 5.10 1 97.0 108 31 69 Danny Sandbrink RHP So. 20 2 1 2.81 1 57.2 56 21 30 Brendan Lafferty LHP Sr. 33 4 3 3.74 3 67.1 61 30 56 Drew Storen RHP S0. 31 5 3 3.51 8 56.1 53 15 50 TOP NEWCOMERS TOP NEWCOMERS Name Yr. Pos. Hometown High School/Last School Name Yr. Pos. Hometown High School/Last School Gerrit Cole Fr. RHP Santa Ana, Calif. Orange Lutheran HS Mike Garza Fr. INF/RHP San Antonio, Texas McArthur HS Trevor Bauer Fr. RHP Valencia, Calif. Hart HS Brett Mooneyham Fr. LHP Atwater, Calif. Buhach Colony HS Tyler Rahmatulla Fr. INF Mission Viejo, Calif. Mater Dei HS Scott Snodgress Fr. LHP Yucaipa, Calif. Yucaipa HS USC Location and Zip Code: Los Angeles, Calif. 90089 Enrollment: 33,500 Athletic Director: Mike Garrett Web Page Address: www.usctrojans.com Sports Information Director, Baseball: Jason Pommier ([email protected]) Offi ce Phone: 213-740-3807 Cell Phone: 213-725-3529 FAX: 213-740-7584 Nickname: Trojans Colors: Cardinal and Gold 2008 Record: 28-28 Conference Record and Finish: 11-13 (Sixth tie) 2008 Postseason: N/A Stadium (Capacity): Dedeaux Field (2,500) Outfi eld Dimensions: 335 down lines, 375 power alleys, 395 in center Press Box Phone: 213-748-3449 Lettermen Returning: 21 Lost: 9 Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Chad Kreuter (Pepperdine) Career Record (Years): 55-57 (Two years) Record at USC (Years): same Assistant Coaches: Doyle Wilson, Tom House, Frank Cruz TOP RETURNING PLAYERS (2008 STATS) Name Pos. Yr. G AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI Grant Green SS Jr. 50 205 46 80 .390 15 5 9 46 Anthony Vasquez 1B/LHP Sr. 43 143 29 45 .315 11 1 4 33 Robert Stock C/RHP Jr. 54 177 31 53 .299 8 0 4 22 TOP RETURNING PITCHERS (2008 STATS) Name RHP-LHP Yr. G W L ERA SV IP H BB SO Brad Boxberger RHP Jr. 18 2 4 6.14 3 50.0 54 26 52 Kevin Couture RHP Jr. 18 6 2 4.27 0 84.1 89 19 65 Anthony Vasquez LHP Sr. 12 3 1 3.65 1 37.0 38 6 24 TOP NEWCOMERS Name Yr. Pos. Hometown High School/Last School Ricky Oropesa Fr. 1B/3B/RHP Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Etiwanda HS Danny Coulombe Fr. LHP Scottsdale, Ariz. Chaparral HS Chad Smith Fr. RHP Thousand Oaks, Calif. Thousand Oaks HS Junior switch-hitter Rich Gorman started the majority of Cal’s games as designated hitter.

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WASHINGTON WASHINGTON STATE Location and Zip Code: Seattle, Wash. 98195 Location and Zip Code: Pullman, Wash. 99163 Enrollment: 42,000 Enrollment: 23,300 Athletic Director: Scott Woodward Athletic Director: Jim Sterk Web Page Address: www.gohuskies.com Web Page Address: www.wsucougars.com Sports Information Director, Baseball: Jeff Bechthold ([email protected]. Sports Information Director, Baseball: Craig Lawson ([email protected]) edu) Offi ce Phone: 509-335-0265 Cell Phone: 509-432-9063 FAX: 509-335-0267 Offi ce Phone: 206-543-2230 Cell Phone: 206-473-8657 FAX: 206-543-5000 Nickname: Cougars Nickname: Huskies Colors: Crimson and Gray Colors: Purple and Gold 2008 Record: 30-26 2008 Record: 33-22 Conference Record and Finish: 8-16 (Eighth) Conference Record and Finish: 11-13 (Fifth tie) 2008 Postseason: N/A 2008 Postseason: N/A Stadium (Capacity): Bailey-Brayton Field (3,500) Stadium (Capacity): Husky Ballpark (1,500) Outfi eld Dimensions: 330 left fi eld line, 400 in center, 375 right fi eld line Outfi eld Dimensions: 327 left fi eld line, 395 in center, 317 right fi eld line Press Box Phone: 509-335-8291 Press Box Phone: 206-685-1994 Lettermen Returning: 21 Lost: 12 Lettermen Returning: 24 Lost: 8 Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Donnie Marbut (Portland State, ‘97) Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Ken Knutson (Washington, ‘81) Career Record (Years): 115-112 (Four years) Career Record (Years): 559-369-2 (16 years) Record at Washington State (Years): same Record at Washington (Years): same Associate Coach: Travis Jewett Associate Head Coach: Joe Ross Assistant Coaches: Gregg Swenson, Gabe Boruff Assistant Coaches: Tighe Dickinson, Kevin Miller TOP RETURNING PLAYERS (2008 STATS) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS (2008 STATS) Name Pos. Yr. G AB R H Avg 2B 3B HR RBI Name Pos. Yr. G AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI Travis Coulter 2B Sr. 55 228 42 76 .333 8 4 1 29 Kyle Conley OF Jr. 54 181 49 61 .337 13 2 19 57 Jared Prince OF Sr. 56 206 37 63 .306 15 1 6 32 Aaron Russell 3B Jr. 37 97 18 34 .351 4 1 1 9 Greg Lagreid C Sr. 51 163 24 46 .282 6 1 3 26 Troy Scott 1B So. 53 173 35 45 .260 13 1 7 36 TOP RETURNING PITCHERS (2008 STATS) TOP RETURNING PITCHERS (2008 STATS) Name RHP-LHP Yr. G W L ERA SV IP H BB SO Name RHP-LHP Yr. G W L ERA SV IP H BB SO Matt Way LHP Sr. 18 4 4 4.01 2 74.0 72 21 68 Jorden Merry RHP Sr. 14 8 2 3.61 0 82.1 69 30 69 Jared Prince RHP Sr. 12 2 2 7.78 0 41.2 63 16 21 Jason Erickson RHP Sr. 9 3 3 3.55 0 45.2 46 13 35 Chad Arnold RHP So. 15 2 7 7.67 0 58.2 79 29 34 Cam Nobles RHP Jr. 15 6 4 3.74 0 67.1 45 34 57 TOP NEWCOMERS TOP NEWCOMERS Name Yr. Pos. Hometown High School/Last School Name Yr. Pos. Hometown High School/Last School Derek Jones Fr. OF Snohomish, Wash. Snohomish HS Andrew Kittredge Fr. RHP Spokane, Wash. Ferris HS Adam Conley Fr. LHP Olympia, Wash. Olympia HS Aaron West Fr. RHP Snohomish, Wash. Snohomish HS Rusty Shellhorn Fr. LHP Spokane, Wash. Central Valley HS Andy Bethel Fr. SS Seattle, Wash. Seattle Prep

NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Dates ...... Opponent ...... Baseball SID ...... SID Telephone/Cell Phone Feb. 20-21 ...... UC Riverside ...... John Maxell ...... 951-827-5438/TBA Feb. 22-23 ...... Vanderbilt ...... Thomas Samuel ...... 615-343-0020/615-512-6303 Feb. 25, Mar. 25 ...... Santa Clara...... Sabrina Polidoro ...... 408-554-4659/631-944-1298 Feb. 27-Mar. 1, Apr. 1 ...... Long Beach State ...... Roger Kirk ...... 562-985-7565/562-505-0975 Mar. 3, Mar. 31 ...... San Francisco...... Jordan Wilcox ...... 415-422-6161/360-431-2160 Mar. 6-8 ...... Arkansas...... Phil Pierce ...... 479-575-7430/479-283-3353 Mar. 9 ...... Oklahoma ...... Craig Moran ...... 405-325-8231/405-249-8264 Mar. 13-15 ...... Cal Poly ...... Eric Burdick ...... 805-756-6550/805-550-3427 Mar. 17, Apr. 28 ...... Pacifi c ...... Monique Moyal...... 209-946-2479/925-997-9143 Apr. 7, May 12 ...... Sacramento State ...... J.D. Fox...... 916-278-6896/209-210-8858 Apr. 14, May 5 ...... UC Davis ...... Wes Collins ...... 530-752-3505/530-220-5742

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he 2008 California baseball season has to be considered one of the best Tcampaigns in school history, despite the Golden Bears falling to San Diego and Long Beach State in the NCAA Regional in Long Beach. Cal was 33-21-2 overall (fourth in the Pac-10 at 12-12), won nine straight games from March 1-15, swept then No. 5-ranked Long Beach State March 28-30 at Evans Diamond and reached a No. 5 national ranking in Baseball America on April 7. The Bears also captured regular season series over College World Series participant and Bay Area rival Stanford (3-1-1), and went 2-0 against World Series champion Fresno State. Cal won Pac-10 series over NCAA Super Regional participant Arizona and two-time defending national champion Oregon State, and entered the NCAA post- season with a 13-9-1 record against the tournament fi eld. Behind the impressive team accomplish- ments were some of the best individual performances in school history as well. At the plate, senior second baseman Josh Satin and junior fi rst baseman David Cooper were simply superb all season long. Satin became the school’s fi rst, fi rst-team All-American in baseball since 1992 when he was named to Baseball America’s fi rst- team All-America squad. Selected in the sixth round by the New York Mets, he was David Cooper was drafted in the fi rst round by the Toronto Blue Jays (17th pick also named an All-American by Rivals.com overall) and was a member of four different All-America teams. and Collegiate Baseball. Satin became the fi rst Bear to earn fi rst-team All-America ac- A fi rst-team All-Pac-10 selection in both May 25 in his last home at-bat at Evans colades since designated hitter Troy Penix 2005 and 2008, Satin hit the game-winning Diamond. He was also a semifi nalist for in 1992. homer in the 10th inning versus UCLA on USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award and

2008 CAL BASEBALL ACHIEVEMENTS TEAM • Finished 33-21-2 overall, 12-12 (fourth) in the Pac-10 • Competed in NCAA Long Beach Regional • Ranked 23rd in Collegiate Baseball, 29th in NCBWA • Captured regular season series over College World Series participant Stanford (3-1-1 overall) and was 2-0 over World Series participant Fresno State. Captured Pac-10 series over NCAA Super Regional participant Arizona. Captured Pac-10 series over two-time defending NCAA champion Oregon State. Entered NCAA postseason with a 13-9-1 record against the tournament fi eld. Won nine-straight games from Mar. 1-15. Swept then No. 5-ranked Long Beach State Mar. 28- 30. Reached a No. 5 national ranking (Baseball America) Apr. 7.

32 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Baseball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears the Wallace Award as the national On the mound, Cal featured player of the year candidate, and junior right-hander Tyson Ross, ended the year batting a team- a native of Oakland who was se- best .379 with 11 doubles, a triple, lected in the second round by the 18 home runs and 52 RBI. Satin Oakland A’s and was the 58th pick hit safely in the fi rst 22 games of overall. Ross was 7-4 with 4.25 the 2008 season and established ERA in 12 starts in 2008, and had a school-record a 27-game hitting 66 strikeouts in 78.1 innings. He streak from May 20, 2007 through was named fi rst-team All-Pac-10 Mar. 29, 2008. for the second year in a row and Junior first baseman David was twice selected as the Pac-10 Cooper earned four All-America Pitcher of the Week - February honors last spring as he was 26 when he one-hit Kansas State selected as a second-team All- (5.0 innings, one hit, one run, one American by the National Col- walk, seven strikeouts), and April legiate Baseball Writers. Cooper, 1 after defeating No. 5-ranked who was drafted in the fi rst round Long Beach State (8.0 innings, (17th pick overall) by the Toronto fi ve hits, no runs, two walks, six Blue Jays, was also named a strikeouts). second-team All-American by On March 25, 2007 during his Rivals.com and Basebal America. sophomore season, Ross was He is the fi rst Cal baseball player picked as the National Player of in school history to earn four the Week by Collegiate Baseball separate All-America honors in a after striking out 16 batters (three single season. away from the school record of A two-time fi rst-team All-Pac-10 19 set by Larry Colton in 1963) selection, Cooper was a semifi - with only one walk in 7.0 innings nalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, against Oral Roberts. He was USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Josh Satin, drafted in the sixth round by the New York Mets, noted for fi elding as well, winning Award and the Wallace Award. became Cal’s fi rst, fi rst-team All-American in Baseball America the 2007 Rawlings Gold Glove He batted .359 with 14 doubles, since Troy Penix in 1992. award as the nation’s best fi elding 19 home runs and 55 RBI. The pitcher. For his career, Ross had Bears’ outstanding left-handed hitter is now the all-time list. In 2008, Cooper’s 19 home 271 strikeouts (third on Cal’s career list) in second on Cal’s all-time list with a .656 runs were tied fourth on the school’s all-time 278.2 innings with a 3.20 career ERA. career slugging percentage and Cooper’s single-season list He had the game-winning Another top pitcher for Cal in 2008 was .370 career batting average is tied for fourth hit April 20 versus Washington, and the freshman right-hander Kevin Miller, who was in the Bears’ record book. His 31 home runs game-winning two-run single at USC on named a 2008 Collegiate Baseball Louisville for Cal, in just two seasons, are seventh on April 13. Slugger Freshman All-American and was

DAVID COOPER, 1B, JR JOSH SATIN, 2B, SR • First-round draft pick (17th overall) of the Toronto Blue Jays • Sixth-round draft pick of the New York Mets • Second-team All-American Baseball America • First-team All-American Baseball America • Second-team All-American National Collegiate Baseball • Second-team All-American Rivals.com Writers • Third-team All-American Collegiate Baseball • Second-team All-American Rivals.com • First-team All-Pac-10 • Third-team All-American Collegiate Baseball • Semifi nalist for Golden Spikes Award • First-team All-Pac-10 • Semifi nalist for Wallace Award • Semifi nalist for Dick Howser Trophy • Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic • Semifi nalist for Golden Spikes Award • School-record 27-game hitting streak • Semifi nalist for Wallace Award • Mar. 4 Pac-10 Player of the Week • Apr. 1 Pac-10 Player of the Week • 246 career hits are fi fth on the Cal all-time list • .656 career slugging percentage second on Cal all-time list • 381 career total bases are fi fth on the Cal all-time list • .370 career average tied for fourth (with Xavier Nady, 1998- • 789 career at-bats are fi fth on the Cal all-time list 00) on the Cal all-time list • 153 career RBI are sixth on the Cal all-time list • 31 career home runs seventh on Cal all-time list • 214 career games are eighth on the Cal all-time list • 19 HR in 2008 tied for fourth (with Xavier Nady in 2000) on • 119 career walks are eighth (tied with Mike Zahn, 1981-84) the Cal single-season list on the Cal all-time list • 150 total bases in 2008 ninth on the Cal single-season list • 29 career home runs are ninth (tied with Jerry Goff, 1984-86) • .682 slugging percentage in 2008 seventh on the Cal single- on the Cal all-time list season list • .723 slugging percentage in 2008 was third on the Cal single- season list • 18 HR in 2008 tied for sixth (with three other players) on the Cal single-season list

2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Baseball Media Guide 33 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears also named honorable mention All-Pac-10, on the school’s all-time list with 20 career fi nishing the year 6-1 with a 2.90 ERA. He saves, and his 88 career appearances are had 68 strikeouts in 71.1 innings and started eighth on Cal’s all-time list. his college career in impressive fashion, not Yet another player to be noted is sopho- giving up an earned run in his fi rst 44.0 in- more center fi elder Brett Jackson, who was nings on the mound. Miller fi nished second an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection in the Pac-10 with his 2.90 ERA and a .196 after batting .307 with seven doubles, four opponent batting average. triples (fourth in the Pac-10), four home runs, Besides Cooper and Satin, three other 40 RBI and a team-high 12 stolen bases. Bears were drafted. Junior left-hander Craig Jackson was also honorable mention Pac- Bennigson was selected in the ninth round 10 All-Academic along with Cutler, Satin and by the Colorado Rockies, junior left fi elder/ senior right-hander Alex Rollin. Junior out- catcher Charlie Cutler was drafted in the 14th fi elder Michael Capbarat had the distinction round by the St. Louis Cardinals, and junior of being a fi rst-team Pac-10 All-Academic right-hander Matt Gorgen was picked in the selection as well as the recipient of the Pac- 16th round by the Tampa Bay Rays. 10 Sportsmanship Award, while sophomore Bennigson was 4-5 with a 6.75 ERA in 20 infi elder/designated hitter Rich Gorman was appearances in 2008. He had 59 strikeouts in second-team Pac-10 All-Academic. 65.1 innings, picking up victories at Stanford, Cal’s 2008 team award winners were Satin at Minnesota (career high 10 strikeouts), at as the recipient of both the Robert A. Roos San Diego State (career-high 8.0 innings) Batting Cup as the team’s leading hitter and versus Utah Valley. San Francisco native (.379), and the Clint Evans Award shared and team captain Cutler batted a career-best with Cooper as the team’s most valuable .321 this season, including .326 versus Pac- player. Ross and Gorgen shared the Most 10 competition. His highlights included hitting Valuable Pitcher award, while Miller was the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning the recipient of the Freshman of the Year May 9 at Stanford, and going a career-high award. Sophomore catcher Dylan Tonneson 5-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI May 6 Tyson Ross was a second round pick garnered the George Wolfman Award as the versus UC Davis. Cutler was selected both of the Oakland A’s and fi nished his Cal team’s most improved player after batting honorable mention All-Pac-10, and honor- career third on the school’s all-time .306 and establishing himself as the Bears’ able mention Pac-10 All-Academic. strikeout list (271). everyday catcher. Jackson was named the Gorgen, Cal’s top closer, was honorable winner of the Wayne Hooper Award, Cutler mention All-Pac-10, as well as being on the was selected as the 2008 Edwin E. Lord watch list for NCBWA Stopper of the Year had 44 strikeouts in 41.1 innings and was Award winner as the team’s most inspiration- award. He fi nished the year 2-2 with a 3.48 named the May 13 Pac-10 Pitcher of the al player, while Capbarat and senior catcher ERA and nine saves (third in Pac-10) in 28 Week after picking up a win May 9 and a Brett Thomas were the 2008 Coaches Award appearances (sixth in Pac-10). Gorgen also save May 10 at Stanford. Gorgen is second recipients.

TYSON ROSS, RHP, JR KEVIN MILLER RHP, FR CRAIG BENNIGSON, LHP, JR • Second-round draft pick of the • Freshman All-American, Collegiate • Ninth round draft pick of the Colorado Oakland A’s Baseball Rockies • First-team All-Pac-10 • Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 • Semifi nalist for Golden Spike Award CHARLIE CUTLER, OF/C, JR • Wallace Award Watch List • 14th round draft pick of the St. Louis • Feb. 26 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week Cardinals • Apr. 1 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week • Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 • 271 career strikeouts are third on the • Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic Cal all-time strikeout list MATT GORGEN, RHP, JR BRETT JACKSON, OF, SO • 16th round draft pick of the Tampa Bay • Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Rays • Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic • Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 • NCBWA Stopper of the Year MICHAEL CAPBARAT, OF, JR Midseason Watch List • First-team Pac-10 All-Academic • May 13 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week • Pac-10 Sportsmanship Award • 20 career saves is second on the Cal all-time list RICH GORMAN, INF, SO • 88 career appearances is eighth on • Second-team Pac-10 All-Academic the Cal all-time list • Nine saves in 2008 was tied for ALEX ROLLIN, RHP, SR second (with three other players) on • Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic the Cal single-season list Michael Capbarat

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