University of San Diego Digital USD Baseball (Men) University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides Spring 1996 University of San Diego Baseball Media Guide 1996 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 1996" (1996). Baseball (Men). 13. https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-baseball/13 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]. 1996 USD BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO :TOREROS OF THE UNIVERSTIY oFSAN DIE 0 Get a RINGOR f.A.S.T.™ start with more tr c;tion than the old fashioned three point baseball spike design. • Remove roll-over • No sack sore feet TABLE OF CONTENTS USD ATHLETIC DEPT. DI RECTORY .... .. .. ...................... I UNIVERSITY PROFILE ......................................... .. .. .. ........ .. 2 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS -Tom Iannacone ............... 3 HEAD COACH - John Cunningham ................................ 4-5 USD ASSISTANT COACHES ........................ ... .. .. .. .. ...... ...... .. 6 WEST COAST CONFERENCE ... ................ .. ...... ......... .......... 7 1996 PREVIEW ..................................................................... 8-9 RETURNERS .... .... .... .. .................. .. ................................... I 0- I 7 NEWCOMERS ...... .. ... .......... .. ........ .. ........ ... ... ....... 18-2 1, 24-25 1996 TEAM ROSTER ................ .... .. ................ .. .. 22-23 1996 TEAM PHOTO ........................................ .................... 2 6 CUNNINGHAM STADIUM .......... .. .... .. ...... .. .............. .. ........ 27 FINAL 1995 US D STATISTICS .. .. .............. .. .... .. .. .... .... 28-31 FINAL 1995 USD GAME RESULTS .................................. 32 USD RECORDS ................................................................. 33-37 YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS .. .......... ...... .. ...................... 38-41 TOREROS IN THE PRO RANKSffEAM MVPS .............. 4 2 TORERO ATHLETIC FUND ............ .................. .......... .. ..... 43 1996 GAME SPONSORS .... ............................................... .... 44 1996 USD SCHEDULE .............................. Inside Back Cover USO ATHLETIC DEPT. Athletic Dept. Phone (619) 260-4803 Director of Athletics Assistant Intramural Director Tom Iannacone Elaine Mora Asst. Athletic Director Director of Summer Camps Dan Yourg Mary Johnson Asst. Athletic Director Head Athletic Trainer Regina Sullivan Carolyn Greer, M.A., A.T., C. Director ofAthleric Developme,u Assistant Athletic Trainer Ky Snyder Andy Myerson,M.A.,A.T.,C. Secretaries Assistant Athletic Trainer Joan Wolf Suzi Higgins, M.A. , A.T., C. Pauline Thonnard Strength Coach Penny Shepard Steve Brown Director of Fa cilities Sports Information Director John Martin Ted Gosen Dir. of lntramurals/Rec. Assistant SID Gary Becker Mike Daniels USO CORPORATE SPONSORS American MESA DISTRIBUTING A~ Airlines· COMPANY, INC. m Bank of America University of San Diego Baseball Media Guide Produced by the USD Sports Information Office Editor: Mike Daniels, Ted Gosen Photography: Brock Scott . Busco•Nes tor Printing: Kin gs Printing In c. Front Cover: Chad Hall iburton, Mickey Lippitt, Brock Marsh. Jay Parks. \. Kevi n Schramm. Karl Schmidt. Brian Springer -1- Location Academics The University of San Di­ USD enrolls more than 6,400 ego is a n indepe ndent students who have a choice of Catho lic institutio n o f more than 50 undergraduate higher education. Founded and graduate degree pro­ in 1949, USD is located grams. The U ni versity in­ on 180 acres overlooking cludes the Coll ege of Arts and Mission Bay, San Diego Sciences, and the Schools o f Harb or and the Pacific Bus iness Admini stration, Ocean. The campus is Educati on, Law and Nursi ng. located just t en minutes Class size generall y averages fro m downtown San Diego. between 10-30 students w ith the s tudent to teacher rati o being 18: I. Over 96% of USD's full- time fac ul ty hold doctorates. Student Life Student activ ities in­ clude cultural events, dances, boat cruises, beach p arties, BBQ's, concerts, comedy nights, symposia a nd muc h more. Students partic i­ pate in a w ide range of volunteer p rojects s uch as adult literacy tutori ng, seni or citizen outreach, and house building in Tijuana. Over two-thirds of the US D community partakes in intramural sports. The Campus The US D campus is o ne of the most architecturall y unique in stitutions fo und in the country, featuring 18 major bu ild­ in gs designed in an ornamental 1 6th century Spani sh R e­ nai ssance style. In the last decade USD has completed eight major construction an d expansion projects. In 1990, th e renovated K atherine M. and George M . Pardee Jr. Legal Research Center opened, a facility double the s ize of t he fo rm er l aw library that offers t he latest in info rmation technology. Athletics San Diego is a member of the West Coast Conference and competes in 16 intercoll egiate s ports o n the NCAA Divi­ sion I l evel. Men's s ports i nclude: baseball , basketball , crew, cross country, golf, foo tball , s occer and tennis. Women's sports include: basketball , crew, cross country, soccer, softball , swimming, tennis a nd vo lleyball. -2- DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Tom Iannacone is in his eighth year as the University of San Diego Director of Athletics. He assumed the position Sep­ tember I, 1988 after a nationwide search. The 54-year-old Iannacone has made great strides in his first seven years. His accomplishments at USD include an inter­ nal reorganization of the athletic depart­ ment, plus improvements in the major ar­ eas of personnel, scholarship assistance, facilities, promo­ tions and marketing, fund raising, drug education, academic support, and a new university approved plan for scholarship support and sports sponsorship. In addition, he was instru­ mental in USO gaining membership to the Pioneer Football League, which began play in 1993. Iannacone came to the University of San Diego with an impressive list of credentials and a thorough knowledge of intercollegiate athletics. Prior to USD he was Director of Athletics for four years at St. Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Hard work, loyalty and dedication are just some of the words that easily describe Iannacone. His major contribu­ tions at St. Francis included the expansion of sports offer­ ings and scholarships for both men and women, improved budgets, renovation of athletic facilities, the hiring of addi­ tional staff, and the establishment of a master plan for the future and continual development of athletics. He served on several committees, most notably the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Infractions committee and the Northeast Conference committee on conference develop­ ment. Iannacone also served as a consultant to the NCAA I-AAA Football Committee. Now that USD football is competing at the I-AA level, he is a member of the I-AA Athletic Directors Association Executive Committee. He is also the new chairman of the West Coast Conference Athletic Directors Committee. Prior to his tenure at St. Francis, Iannacone served as assistant athletic director at Fordham University from I 977- 84. Along with his administrative duties at Fordham, he was an assistant football coach for the Rams. From 1975-78, he acted as offensive coordinator and backfield coach as Fordham captured 19 victories in their final 24 games during this span. The 1977 squad remains the highest scoring team in Fordham history, averaging 34 points per game. In 1983 Iannacone was presented the prestigious Jack Coffey Award by the Alumni Association for outstanding contributions to Fordham athletics. He served on various Metro Atlantic Conference committees. Prior to Fordham, Iannacone taught physical education and coached track and football in the Norwalk, Ridgefield and New Milford (CT) school districts from 1964-76. He made his collegiate football coaching debut as an offensive backfield coach at Western Connecticut State University in 1974. A 1964 graduate of the University of Connecticut, Iannacone received his master of science degree in physical education from Southern Connecticut State University in 1973. Tom and his wife, Cynthia, have three children: Tom, Jennifer and Eric. All three are recent graduates of USO. -3- CoAcH JoHN CuNNtNGHAI\I John Cunningham begins his thirty-third season at the helm of the USD baseball program. An ABCA Hall of Farner, Cunningham has led the Toreros to 16 winning seasons includ­ ing two World Series appearances. Cunningham also has over 700 career victories to his credit ranking him in the top forty in all-time victories by Division I coaches. A native San Diegan, Cunningham attended St. Augustine High School and the University of San Francisco. A basketball and baseball standout, Cunningham also excelled academically making the President's Honor Roll six times at USF as well as achieving membership in Alpha Sigma Nu, the Na­ tional Jesuit Honor Society. In basketball, he was named All-Conference and selected as Honorable Men­ tion on the Catholic All-American lists as well as being named USF' s Athlete Of The Year as a senior. In 1960, he took part in the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team Trials. After a tour in the