University of San Diego Digital USD Baseball (Men) University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides Spring 2000 University of San Diego Baseball Media Guide 2000 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 2000" (2000). Baseball (Men). 17. https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-baseball/17 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]. ur~rVERSfTY OF s ·Ar~ DfEGO Ryan Hamilton Senior Pitcher Greg Sain ..:l •99 wee Co-Freshman of the Year- 2000 TOR_ER_O YEARBOOf{" I The University of San Diego I SETTING The University or San Diego is an independent Cath oli c institution or hi gher educati on. Founded in 1949. USD is located on 180 acres overl ooking Mi ss ion Bay. San Di ego Harb or and th e Pac iric Ocean . The c ampus is named Alcal a Park and is located j ust 10 minutes from downtown San Di ego and th e world famous San Di ego Zoo. Hi stori c Old Town is just minutes away as well. The ci ty of San Di ego along wi th thi s campus traces th ei r ori gin s to fifteenth century Spain. The campus was named aft er a Spanish village nea r Madrid - Alca la de Henares. Founded by th e Greeks as Complutum, th e vill age was later renamed Al Kala (the Castle) by th e Moslcms. Chri sti ans recaptured th e v ill age centuries later and rounded a university. the Un ive rsit y of Alcala. whose buildings became the in spirati on for USD's style. Both in stitutions are located on a hill ove rl ook in g a ri ver valley. THE CAMPUS The USD campus is regarded as one or th e most architectural ly unique in stitutions in th e country. featuring 18 major buildings des igned in an orn amen tal 16th century Spani sh Renai ssance style. The phys ical beauty of th e campus reaches beyond the "eye of the beholder. " Reverend Mother Rosali e Hill. one of th e in sti ­ tutions founders. be li eved in the e nhancement or learning through beauty and harmony. H ence for the U ni ve rsity. bea ut y is a transcendenta l qualit y imparted to stu dent s as part of their ed ucation to truth and goodness: a simple but profound educational philosophy. Since 1984. US D h as completed eleve n major constructi on and ex pansi on project s. A fi ve-story parking g arage was completed in 1998. The 5.000 scat Jenn y Craig Pavilion. USD\ new Sports/Acti vit y Center. is due to open in th e Fall of 2000: and thi s pa st October was the gro und breaking ceremony for th e Joan 8 . Kroc Peace Institu te. A land scaped fountain pl an1 was fini shed in the fall of 1995 . connecting th e entrances or th e lmmaculata and Hu ghes Administration Center. In 1992. the uni \crsit y compl eted th e 4 5.000 square foot Loma Hall. which in cludes an ex panded bookstore. a larger mail center. class rooms and labratori cs. ACADEMICS USD enroll s more than 6.800 student s (3 .900 undergraduate) who ha ve a choice or more th an 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The uni ve rsit y's academi c units include the Coll ege of Arts and Sciences. and the Schools of Bu sin ess Administra­ ti on. Educati on. Law and Nursin g. Cla ss size genera ll y avera ges between 18-25 students wi th the studen t to teacher ratio being 18: I. Over 97 percent or USD's full -time fa culty hold doctorates. In th e annu al ratings of t he country's coll eges and universiti es. published by U.S. Ne11 ·.1· & World RetHirl . USD moved from the regional to nati on al category in 1994. The uni ve rsit y is ranked among the top I 00 schools in th e nation . STUDENT LIFE Student activities include c ultu ra l even ts. dances. boat cruises. b each parties. BBQ's. concerts. comedy ni ght s. symposia a nd much more. Studen ts pa rti cipate in a wide range of vo lunteer projects such as ad ult literacy tutoring. senior citi ze n outreach. and house bu il ding in Tijuana. The intramural program is also an integral part of student life on campu s with over two-thirds DID YOU KNOW of th e US D community partaking in th e activit ies. • With a donation of $7 million by Sid and Jenny Craig, USD received the lead ATHLETICS gift necessary to proceed with planning its much needed $17 million Sports/Activities Th e Uni ve rsit y of San Diego is a member of th e West Coast Conference for nearl y Center. The pavilion, which will be located all sport s and competes in sixteen intercoll eg iate sports on the NCAA Division I level. The at the eastern end of campus between Torero football team completed its sixth season in th e Pi oneer Footba ll League. Wom en's sport s Stadium and Cunningham Baseball Stadium, in clude: bas ketball. crew. cross country. soccer. so ftb all. swimming. tennis and n ill eyhall. will include a 5,000-seat gymnasium, coaches Men's s port s in clude: baseball. basketball. crew. cross cou ntry. golf. football. soccer and offices, fitness center and athletic training fa. ten ni s. Since 1990 US D teams ha ve won seven conference championships: made 22 post­ cilities, showers and locker rooms, concession season appearances: had 19 Conference Coaches of the Year: 16 Conference Playe rs of the stand, and reception room. The Monsignor Year. 11 Conference Freshman of the Year. three WCC Scholar Ath let es or th e Year and 2 1 J.B. Eagen Plaza off the Pavilion entry, will NCAA All -Americans. Zuzana Lcsenarn\'a. a three-time NCAA All -American for women's take advantage of the view across campus to tenni s. already has won th e first two legs of th e Co ll egiate Grand Slam thi s fall ( 1999 ) " ith the ocean. The USD Athletic Hall of Fame wi ns at the National Clay Courts and Rivi era Al l-Ame ri can . She enters th e 1999 spring will also be housed in the facility. Construc­ season ranked No. I in th e nat ion for th e second straig ht season. Patrick Hawkins. a senio r tion is underway with a scheduled opening on th e men's golf team. was West Coast Conference champion in 1998 aft er winning medal­ slated for Fall 2000. ist honors al Menifee Lak es Country Clu b. I 2000 Torero Baseball 1 I USD General USD Athletic Information Administration 2000 USD School Name President Coaching Staff Uni versity of San Di ego Ali ce B. Hayes knee/in~ Location NCAA Faculty Rep. Mitch M alac howsk i Head Coach 5998 Alcala Park, Rich Hill Athletic Director San Diego, CA Tom Iannacone assisra111.1· 1-r: 92 110-2492 Associate Athletic Director Sean Kenn y, Year Founded Dan Yourg Assistant Athletic Director/SWA Mitch Charles. 1949 Wendy Guthrie Chri s Enrollment Assoc. AD of Athletic Development o Can ni zzar 6,800 Brian Foga11y Conference Asst AD/Promotions & Marketing West Coast Conference Renee Wiebe Director of Athletic Facilities Affiliation John Ma11in NCAA Division I SID/Baseball Contact USD Sports Ted Gosen Assistant Sports Information Dir. Information Meli ssa T url ey SID/Baseball Contact Strength & Conditioning Coach Steve Brown San Diego Baseball Media Outlets Ted Gosen Academic Support Coordinator Assistant SID Mike Matoso Collegiate Baseball Baseball Weekly Daily Californian Director of Intramurals/Recreation P.O. Box 50566 I 000 Wi lson Bl vd .. P.O. Drawer 1565 Melissa Turley Tucson. AZ 85703 2 1st Floor El Cajon. CA 92020 Office Phone Gary Becker Head Athletic Trainer (520) 623-4530 Arlington. VA 22229 (6 19) 442-4408 (6 19) 260-4745 Fax: (6 19 ) 447-6 165 Carolyn Greer, M.A. , AT, C. Fax: (520) 624-550 1 (703) 276-3400 Fax Baseball America Fax: (703) 276-6438 USA Today Assistant Trainers 600 S. Duke St. Associated Press I 0877 W il shire #406 (6 19) 260-2990 Suzi Hi ggin s, Paul Signorelli P.O. Box 2089 PO.Box 19 1 Los Angeles. CA 90024 Press Box Durham. NC 27702 San Diego. CA 92 1 12 (3 10) 443-8900 ( 619) 260-4600, ext. 2055 (9 19) 682-9635 LA: (2 13) 626- 1200 Fax: (3 10) 443-8923 Baseball Torero Hotline Fax: (919) 682-2880 Fax (2 13) 346-0200 Xnformation San Diego Union-Tribune Los Angeles Times (6 19) 260-2323 P.O. Box 19 1 Times Mirror Square Head Coach San Diego. CA 92 I 12 Los Angeles. CA 90053 Ri ch Hill (6 19) 293- 1343 LA: (800) 528-4637. 77145 (Second Season - Cal Lutheran , 1984) Fax: (6 I 9) 293-2443 Fa x: (213 ) 237-7876 Assistant Coaches North County Times Orange County Register Sean Kenn y, 2nd Year P.O.