University of San Diego Digital USD Baseball (Men) University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides Spring 2005 University of San Diego Baseball Media Guide 2005 University of San Diego Athletics Department Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-baseball Digital USD Citation University of San Diego Athletics Department, "University of San Diego Baseball Media Guide 2005" (2005). Baseball (Men). 22. https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-baseball/22 This Catalog is brought to you for free and open access by the University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in Baseball (Men) by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. America's Finest City UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO BASEBALL General Information Location .. San Diego, CA Founded 1949 Enrollment . ...... 7,20 0 President .. ... Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D . Executive Director of Athletics . ................ Ky Snyder Athletic Director . .. Dr. Jo-Ann Nester Associate Athletic Director. ... .. Dan Yourg Dir. of Development Student Affairs/Athletics ..... Brian Fogarty Assoc. AD for Compliance . Mike Matoso Assoc. AD for Faci lities & Operations . John Martin Assist. AD for Faci lities & Operations . ... Andy Fee Assist. AD for Academics ............... ........ Shaney Fink Assist. Director of Athleti c Development . ..... .... Erin Sheehan Marketing and Promotions Coordinator. Brent Di Giacomo Head Athletic Train er .. Carolyn Greer, A.T. , C. Associate Athletic Train er (Baseball) .... ... ......... Paul Signorelli Assistant Athletic Trainer (Baseball) ......... Wil Fi lamor Strength & Conditioning Coach. Dean Aresco Assistant Strength & Co nditioning Coach . Hans Straub Sport and Bu sin ess Psychology Consultant . .Karlene Sugarman Affiliation . ................................. NCAA Division I Conference ... West Coast Nickname ...............Toreros School Colors . ... Torero Blue, Navy, White Ath letic Dept. Phone . ........ (6 19) 260-4803 San Di ego right-handed pitcher Josh Butler is part of an outstanding sophomore www.usdtoreros.com class of Torero lettermen BASEBALL HISTORY BASEBALL STAFF First Year of Baseball (Began Division I play) . ........ 1975(1980) Hea d Coach .............. Rich Hill Overal l All -Time Record . 1,046-988-2 (.51 1) ** Over 500 ca reer wins NCAA Appearances (Last) . ... .... 2 (2003) .**14 winning season s in 17 years as a head coach NCAA Tournament Record ... ....... .. .... .......... 2-4 Alma Mater . ..... Cal Lutheran, 1984 Best All-Time Record . ...... 39-23 (2002) Record at USO ... .. .. .. .... 203-149-2 (Seventh Year) Overall Record 536-369-2 (18th Year) TEAM INFORMATION Assistants ...... .. ... ... Michael Kramer (Pepperdine, 1999) 2004 Overall Record . ......... 35-21 . Eric Valenzuela (Pepperdine, 2001) 2004 WCC Record (Place) 19-11 (2nd-WCC Coast) ................. Chris Cannizzaro 2004 Home Record . ..... 21-6 Undergraduate Assistant Coach . Mark Johnston 2004 Road Record ... 12-14 Baseball Phone ....... (619) 260-5953 2004 Neutral Field Record ... 2-1 Baseball Fax ........ .. .. .. .. .(619) 260-7750 2004 Postseason. N/A ion Starters return ing/lost . 3/6 Posit .. Starting Pitchers re turning/lost . 2/3 INSIDE. 1 General Information Overall letterwinners returning/lost . .... 14/10 2 USO Baseball Newcomers . ... 17 3 Th e University of San Diego 4 Cunningham Basebal Stadium HOME FIELD 5 San Diego, California Ballpark . ....... ... .. ... Cu nningham Baseball Stadium 7-10 USO Coaching Staff Capacity . .. 1,200 11 2005 Roster Surface . Natural Grass 13 Team Photo Dimensions ..... .. .... .. ... .. LF-309, CF-395, RF-329 14-26 Player Biographies Press Box Phone .. .... ... .. .. ......... (619) 260-8829 27-28 2004 Season Review 29-30 West Coast Conference 31-39 USO Record Book ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 40-41 All-Time Roster 2005 USD Baseball Media Guide 42 Strength & Conditioning was written, edited and produced by Nick Mirkovich 43 Academic Support/Athletic Training Photography: Dennis Mock, Brock Scott, Dale Frost 44-46 USO Administration Printing: Kings Printing Corporation 47 NCAA Compliance 48 Media Relations www.usdtoreros.com 1 --,, UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO BASEBALL USD Baseball San Diego is becoming one of the most successful baseball programs on the West Coast, winning back-to-back WCC Championships in 2002 & 2003 and averaging 33 wins per season since head coach Rich Hill took over the program in 1998. USD has consistently been ranked among the nation's best collegiate programs, garnering a No. 48 2005 preseason ranking by Baseball America. The publication also recognized USD's Steve Singleton (below) and Jus­ tin Blaine (bottom right) as top pro propects. Following the 2004 season eight USD players signed professional contracts. Five Toreros, including Josh Hansen (#19 pictured above), were selected in the 2004 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. USD has a number of players on its current 30-man roster that have already been drafted by major league clubs, including sophomore Nate Boman (pictured left). 2 www.usdtoreros.com UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO BASEBALL The University of San Diego SETTING The University of San Diego is an independent Catholic institution of higher edu­ cation. Founded in 1949, USO is located on 180 acres overlooking Mission Bay, San Diego Harbor and the Pa cific Ocean. The campus is named Alcala Park and is located just 10 minutes from downtown San Diego. The campus was named after a Spanish village near Madrid - Alcala de Henares. Founded by the Greeks as Complutum, the vil lage was later renamed Al Kala (the Castle) by the Moslems. Christians recaptured the vi llage centuries later and founded a university whose buildings became the inspiration for USD's architectural style. THE CAMPUS Th e USO campus is regarded as one of the most architecturally unique institutions in the country, featuring major buildings designed in an ornamental 16th century Spanish Renaissance style. Since 1984, USO has completed numerous major construction and expansion projects. In 2000 the Jenny Craig Pavilion , a 5 , 100- seat athletic center, opened its doors as home to USO basketball and volleyball. Two years ago the Joan B. Kroc In stitute for Peace and Justice opened on the west end of campus, and this past Fall the Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology opened. A fi ve-story, Spanish Renaissance parking garage (1,100 spaces) was completed in 1998. A landscaped fountain plaza was finished in the fall of 1995, connecting the entrances of the lmmaculata and Hughes Administra­ tion Center. In 1992, the university completed the 45,000 square foot Loma Hall, which includes an expanded bookstore , a larger mail center, classrooms and laboratories. ACADEMICS USO enrolls more than 7,200 students who have a choice of more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The university's academic units include the Col lege of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Business Administration, Education, Law and Nursing. Class size generally averages between 18-25 students with the student to teacher ratio being 18: 1. Over 97 percent of US D's full-time faculty hold doctorates. In the annual ratings of the country's colleges and universities, published by U.S. News & World Report, USO moved from the regional to national category in 1994. Th e university is currently ranked 106th among the top schools in the nation. DID YOU KNOW? That 108 USO student-athletes were named to the wee Commissioner's Honor Roll for garnering 3.0 or higher grade-point averages. STUDENT LIFE Student activities include cultural events, dances, boat cruises, beach parties, BBQ's, concerts, comedy nights, symposia and much more. Students participate in a wide range of volunteer projects such as adult literacy tutoring, senior citizen outreach, and house building in Tijuana. The intramural program is al so an integral part of student life on campus with over two-thirds of the USO community partaking in intramural sports. ATHLETICS USO is a member of the West Coast Conference for nearly all sports and competes in 16 in­ tercollegiate sports on the NCAA Division I level. The football team is in its 11th season in the Pioneer Football League. Women's sports include: basketball , cross country, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and vol leyball. Men's sports in clude: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, football , rowing, soccer and tennis. Since 1990 USO teams have made 42 NCAA post-season appearances; garnered 39 All-America selections; had 33 Conference Coaches of the Year; 27 Conference Players of th e Year; 14 Conference Freshmen of the Year; won 14 conference championships; and 4 wee Scholar Athletes of the Year. Two seasons ago saw the men's basketball program win their first WCC Basketball Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in sixteen years. www.usdtoreros.com 3 --, UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO BASEBALL Cunningham Baseball Stadium Cun ningham Stadium, th e home of University of San Diego baseball , is one of th e nation's most beautifu l colleg iate ballparks. Situated in a natural amphith ea ter, Cunningham sta­ dium is one of the coziest venues on the west coast. Just beyond th e rig ht fi el d wall, th e Douglas F. Manchester Residence Hall overlooks the picturesque home of the Toreros , creating an imposing view for left-handed hit­ ters. Cunningham Stad ium incl udes 4-lighted batting cages that al low players to hone their skills . For every bit of beauty that enve lops Cunningham Sta­ dium, there is an equal dose of trad ition . The Toreros have won th e 2002 and 2003 wee Championships, moving on to the NCAA reg ionals both years as well. Dimensions at Cunningham are 309 feet down th e left fi eld line, 375 feet at left-center feet, 395 feet to straightaway center, right-centerfield 385 feet, and 329 feet to right field . The fence is 8 fe et high . With a capacity o f 1 ,200 , a ll seats in th e main are backed for spectator comfort. Field-level box seats are also available behind home plate. Spectators are also comforted by a ful l-service concessions stand , and public facilities.