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2010 TOROS BASEBALL GUESS WHO’S BACK IN TOWN TOROS BASEBALL 2010 S Toro Profiles - Returnees EZ HILL GU CARLOS LEYVA IN M Junior • Infielder • L/R • 5’9” • 170 DO Los Angeles, CA • California Academy of Math & Science 2009: Named a NCAA/Daktronics All-American and (Honorable Mention) and NCBWA All-American (HM) while starting all 57 of the Toros’ contests at 2nd base ... Named to the NCBWA, NCAA/ ORY Daktronics and ABCA/Rawlings West Region 1st-Teams ... Named to the All-CCAA Conference 1st- ST Team ... First on the team in at-bats (241, CSUDH single-season record), stolen bases (30) and runs scored (68), and second in hits (95) and average (.394) ... Belted at least one hit in all but six games ... Held the single-season CSUDH hitting record for one game (was at 91 hits) ... Went 4-for-4 at the ALL HI B plate twice ... Had five games with 4+ hits ... Helped to turn 32 double-plays and tallied 146 assists E S with 145 putouts. BA #2 2008: One of only two freshmen to become a regular fixture in the starting nine (second base), Leyva saw action in 39 games (36 started) ... Of the starters, posted the lowest number of strike outs in the season with 11 ... Recorded second highest number of assists on the team (84) while involved I chose CSUDH because To stay close to home in 18 complete double-plays ... Went for both a triple and double against UC San Diego to record his highest number of RBIs (3) ... Completed the most number of assists in a single game with seven. EVIEW R Favorite MLB team Personal: Born on April 29, 1989, in Inglewood, CA ... Son of Maurilio and Ana Leyva ... Is the oldest L.A. Dodgers of three siblings, Victor (16), Andres (14), and Laura (13) ... Sports favorites include Ichiro Suzuki, and ON S the Los Angeles Lakers ... Most admires his father and would most like to meet Kobe Bryant ... Other Sports heroes favorites include TV shows “Prison Break” and “Family Guy” and the movie “Lord of War” ... Hopes Derek Jeter to own his own business one day. 2009 SEA Goal as a Toro To be a good teammate and win a National Championship TS Majoring in Kinesiology PPONEN Career ambition O Be successful in whatever he does 2010 M Career Game Highs Hits - 4 (Six Times) E 2010 TEA Runs - 3 (Seven Times) H RBIs - 3 (3/15/08 vs. UCSD) T Walks - 2 (Four Times) Stolen Bases - 3 (4/2/09 vs. DSC) Putouts - 7 (3/21/08 vs. CSULA) Assists - 8 (3/28/09 vs. CSULA) “LOS” ALL B E S Leyva’s Career Statistics Yr. AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO FLD% 2009 .394 57 57 241 68 95 12 2 2 21 117 .485 13 11 13 .447 1 30-36 145 .973 2008 .358 39 36 123 28 44 3 1 0 15 49 .398 11 1 11 .412 1 14-19 81 .948 T .382 96 93 364 96 139 15 3 2 36 166 .456 24 12 24 .435 2 44-55 226 .964 2010 TORO BA TORO 2010 12 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS WWW.GOTOROS.COM Toro Profiles - Returnees BA TORO 2010 ANDREW BASLOW S E B Senior • Outfielder • R/R • 5’10” • 190 ALL Chatsworth, CA • Chatsworth HS • Cerritos CC 2009: Named to the ABCA/Rawlings West Region 2nd-Team while starting all 51 games played in the outfield ... Named to the ABCA/Rawlings West Region 2nd-Team ... Named to the All-CCAA T Conference 2nd-Team and was a CCAA Player of the Week (March 16-22) ... First on the team in H triples (5), and third in home runs (6) and RBIs (40) ... Belted at least one hit in all but 16 games ... E 2010 TEA Went 4-for-4 against Academy of Art University (4/11/09) ... Had nine games with 3+ hits ... Made 83 putouts in the field with one error. 2008: Redshirted his first year as a Toro. Cerritos Community College: Saw action as a Falcon for two years under head coach Ken M #3 Gaylord ... Tallied a .340 batting average as a sophomore. Chatsworth HS: Led Chancellors to consecutive National Championship Titles (2003 & 2004) and a West Valley League Title with a 54 game winning streak under coach Tom Meusborn … Lettered in I chose CSUDH because 2010 The baseball coaching staff baseball four years ... Was also on the Dean’s List. Personal: Born September 23, 1987, in Tarzana, CA … Son of David and Kate Baslow ... Has two brothers, Aaron (26) and Adam (17) … Was also recruited by Long Beach State and The University O Favorite MLB team PPONEN L.A. Angels of Anaheim of Albany (NY) … Greatest athletic thrill was winning a National Championship in high school … Enjoys traveling, surfing, ping pong and volunteering at the Manny Mota Foundation … Is a member Sports heroes of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at CSUDH … During the summer he worked Cal Ripken Jr. with underprivileged children from inner cities at the L.A. Sports Academy … Other favorites include TS sports teams L.A. Lakers, and the Minnesota Vikings. Goal as a Toro Win a National Championship, Region Championship or Confer- 2009 SEA ence Championship Majoring in S Communications ON R Career ambition EVIEW To play professionally and some- day become a baseball analyst BA S E B ALL HI Career Game Highs Hits - 4 (Two Times) ST Runs - 4 (4/26/09 vs. CSUMB) ORY RBIs - 4 (5/8/09 vs. CSULA) Walks - 3 (4/3/09 vs. DSC) Stolen Bases - 2 (Three Times) Putouts - 7 (4/2/09 vs. DSC) “BAZZ” DO M Baslow’s Career Statistics IN GU Yr. AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO FLD% 2009 .361 51 51 191 52 69 11 5 6 40 108 .565 18 10 29 .443 0 15-20 83 .989 EZ HILL T .361 51 51 191 52 69 11 5 6 40 108 .565 18 10 29 .443 0 15-20 83 .989 S WWW.GOTOROS.COM 13 TOROS BASEBALL 2010 S Toro Profiles - Returnees EZ HILL GU KEVIN PILLAR IN M Junior • Outfielder • R/R • 6’0” • 200 DO West Hills, CA • Chaminade College Prep 2009: Named a 2nd-Team All-CCAA selection for the second year in a row ... Despite a pre-season injury, started in all 39 games played ... Had 15 multiple hit games and two with 3+ hits ... Went a ORY perfect 4-for-4 with one double against Cal State L.A. (5/8/09) in the CCAA Championships ... Carried ST a 14-game hitting streak ... Made 78 put-outs, all in center field ... Posted the fifth highest average (.329) on the team and was second in stolen bases (18-19). 2008: Named to the All-CCAA 2nd team for his efforts ... As a freshman, one of only three Toros to ALL HI B see action and start in all 55 games ... Posted the second-highest number of at-bats (203), while hitting E S a .379, the highest average on the team and sixth in the CCAA ... Also posted the most runs (61), BA #4 good enough for first in the CCAA, while leading in hits (77) and doubles (20) ... Single game highlight includes a single, double and home run against Cal State Stanislaus. Chaminade College Prep: Was a three-sport (baseball, football, basketball) athlete as an Eagle I chose CSUDH because Because of its location and to ... Earned 1st-team all-league honors in baseball, basketball, and football ... Prep batting average was play with high school teammates just shy of .400 with a high of .463 during senior year ... Garnered 1st-Team All-CIF honors and EVIEW R participated in the CIF vs. City All-State game. Favorite MLB team Personal: Born January 4, 1989, in Tarzana, CA ... Son of Mike and Wendy Pillar ...Has a brother, ON S L.A. Dodgers Michael, who plays semi-pro football for the Clovis Wolves ... Hobbies include snowboarding, wake boarding, and boating ... Also recruited by Loyola Marymount, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Sonoma State, Sports heroes New Mexico State, and Nevada ... Volunteered over 60 hours at a home for people with cerebral Pat Tillman 2009 SEA palsy ... Sports favorites include the Lakers, Dodgers, Raiders, and former NFL player and Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient Pat Tillman ... Other favorites include movies “Four Brothers,” “Wedding Goal as a Toro Win a national championship and Crashers,” and “Life is a House”. represent CSUDH at the profes- TS sional level Majoring in PPONEN Mathematics O Career ambition 2010 To play baseball professionally or to become a successful business owner M Career Game Highs Hits - 4 (5/8/09 vs. CSULA) E 2010 TEA Runs - 4 (3/12/09 vs. CPP) H RBIs - 6 (3/12/09 vs. CPP) T Walks - 2 (3/28/08 SUU) Stolen Bases - 2 (Five Times) Doubles - 2 (3/13/09 vs. CPP) Putouts - 7 (3/13/09 vs. CPP) “K.P.” ALL B E S Pillar’s Career Statistics Yr. AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO FLD% 2009 .329 39 39 158 34 52 11 0 2 30 69 .437 8 4 15 .368 4 18-19 78 .941 2008 .379 55 55 203 34 77 20 1 1 38 102 .502 10 2 24 .406 4 17-21 116 .960 T .357 94 94 361 68 129 31 1 3 68 171 .474 18 6 39 .389 8 35 40 .953 2010 TORO BA TORO 2010 14 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS WWW.GOTOROS.COM Toro Profiles - Returnees BA TORO 2010 DEAN BENAVIDEZ S E B Senior • Infielder • R/R • 6’0” • 185 ALL Burbank, CA • Crespi HS • College of the Canyons 2009: Started all 56 games at shortstop ..