University of San Diego Digital USD Baseball (Men) University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides Spring 1988 University of San Diego Baseball Media Guide 1988 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 1988" (1988). Baseball (Men). 8. https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-baseball/8 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]. t @ University of 0an Diego I*..... , f i "The Heart of the Lineup" 4-Year Seniors Mark Trafton (10), Sean Baron (25), Dave Rolls (22) 1988 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE LI USO GAME SPONSORS The University of San Diego would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the University of San Diego baseball team. SPONSORS Lee Kellar - Chicago, Illinois JES Securities LTD. - Chicago, Illinois Don Pepper - Aurora, Illinois Bob & Sally Baron - Lancaster, California · Fern Bonus - Lynwood, California Francesco Sorianello - Woodland Hills, California Craig Brown - Los Angeles, California Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Doane - San Diego, California Lana Newman - San Diego, California Broadway Auto Body - Lemon Grove, California W.D. Manor Plumbing & Heating - Phoenix, Arizona The Schannep Family - Tucson, Arizona William Designs - Scottsdale, Arizona Petco Options - Chicago, Illinois Bridgeport Securities - Chicago, Illinois KTZ Trading Chicago, Illinois For information on sponsoring a baseball game, please contact Head Coach John Cun­ ningham at the USO Sports Center, (619) 260-4803. tJnwerslty of San Diego Archtves TABLE OF CONTENTS GAME SPONSORS . ..... Inside Front Cover HEAD COACH -John Cunningham . .. 2 "25 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE" . .. 3 ASSISTANTS . 4 ROSTER . .. .. ......... .. .. ... ...... .... 5 OUTLOOK ...... .... .... ...... .. ....... 6 SENIORS ...... .. ......... .. .... .. .7-10 RETURNERS. ... 11-15 NEWCOMERS . .... 16-19 CUNNINGHAM BASEBALL STADIUM. ..... .... 20 FINAL 1987 USO OVERALL STATISTICS . ........ 21 FINAL 1987 USO WCAC STATISTICS ....... .... 22 FINAL 1987 USO GAME RESULTS . ... ...... 23 USO RECORDS . ... ... 24-35 TEAM PHOTO . ... 36 UNIVERSITY PROFILE ..... Inside Back Cover UNIVERSITY FACTS Founded : 1949 President: Dr. Author E. Hugh~s Location: San Diego, CA Conference : West Coast Athletfc Enrollment: 5,400 Nickname : Toreros Colors, Columbia Blue, Stadium: Cunningham Baseball Siad . Navy and White Seating Capacity: 1,200 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ......... Rev. Patrick Cahill, CSV ASST. TO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR . ............ ... Dan Yourg ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT SECRETARY .... Grace McElhaney ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE ... .. .... (619) 260-4803 DIRECTOR OF RECREATION . .. John Martin DIRECTOR OF INTRAMURALS ... .. ... ... .. Gary Becker HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER ...... Carolyn Greer, M.A., ATC. STRENGTH COACH . Wayne Jacobs SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR ............. Ted Gosen ASST. SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR . .. Die Doumanian STUDENT ASSISTANT S.I.D. .. Emelie Tirre STUDENT ASSISTANT S.I.D. .. Mike Hedrick OFFICIAL BASEBALL SCORER/P.A. ANNOUNCER . John Rollo TEAM PHYSICIANS .......... Dr. William P. Curran , M.D. Dr. James B. Orwig, M.D. Dr. Robert Button , M.D. Dr. Lawrence V. Tkach, M.D. BASEBALL . .. ..... John Cunningham ASST. BASEBALL COACH .. ... .. Jake Molina ASST. BASEBALL COACH . Glenn Godwin VOLUNTEER ASST. BASEBALL COACH .. ....... Ray Butler BASKETBALL . .. Hank Egan FOOTBALL ......... .......... Brian Fogarty SOCCER .......... ... .... .... Seamus McFadden CROSSCOUNTRY . ... Rich Cota TENNIS . .. Ed Collins GOLF. .. Frank Cates CREW . .. Joe Flohr WOMEN'S CREW .... ... .. .............. John Ciani WOMEN'S SOFTBALL . ... ... ........ Larry Caudillo WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ... ... ... ... Kathy Marpe WOMEN 'S VOLLEYBALL . .. John Martin WOMEN 'S CROSSCOUNTRY . .. .. .... ... .. .. .. Rich Cota WOMEN'S SWIMMING . .. Gary Becker WOMEN 'S TENNIS . .. Sherri Stephens JOHN CUNNINGHAM Head Coach Beginning his 25th season as head coach of the University of San Diego baseball program, John Cun­ ningham has guided the Toreros from a Division II power to one of the most respected Division I teams in the Southern California region. After finishing last year with his 14th winning season, John carries a record of 549-537-13 into the '88 schedule. A native of San Diego, Cunning­ ham attended St. Augustine High School where he was a scholastic and athletic standout receiving AII­ CIF honors in baseball and led the County in scoring during his senior basketball season . Cunningham attended the University of San Francisco where he again was a baseball and basketball standout, while also making the Presidents' Honor Roll si x times and achieving membership in the Na­ tional Jesuit Honor Society, "Alpha Sigma Nu." He received a B.S. degree in History as well as a general secondary credential. In basket­ ball , John was named All-Conference and Honorable Mention on the Catholic All-America teams. Baseball cornered him a professional contract with the Baltimore Orioles. In his senior year, Cunningham was USF's ''Athlete of the Year." John began his career at USD in 1962, with 1986 seeing him win his 500th game. His teams have won thirty or more games six times, first in 1971 ; then back to back in 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981 ; and final­ ly in 1987 (31-23-1). Four of his teams have gone to post-season playoffs; two of the four becoming regional champions and College World Series participants. The 1971 team won the regional title while setting the school record of 34 wins. For that performance, Cunningham was named District 8 "Coach of the Year." 1979 was Cunningham's first effort at the Division I level. Contrary to expectations, he guided the Toreros to an impressive 32-19-1 record and a fourth place finish in the SCBA. In 1985 the Toreros moved into the West Coast Athletic Conference, and are currently playing in the WCAC. Nine of USD's players have been named "All-America" and two of them have been selected to represent the United States in international competition. 1986 and 1987 were winning seasons for the Toreros and Coach Cunningham and his 1988 squad are ready to make a run at the West Coast Athletic Conference leaders. John and his wife Nancy have one son, Geoffrey, age 13. CUNNINGHAM'S COACHING RECORD YEAR WON LOST PCT. 1964 12 19 .387 1965 17 21 .447 1966 20 26 .435 (NCAA Regionals, 0-2) 1967 14 26 .350 1968 13 24 .351 1969 22 17 .564 1970 21 16 .568 1971 34 12 .739 (NCAA Playoffs, 4-2) 1972 20 19 .513 (One Tie) 1973 19 22 .463 1974 23 15 .605 1975 19 20 .487 (One Tie) 1976 26 16 .619 (NCAA Playoffs, 5-3) 1977 24 19 .558 1978 33 22 .600 (NCAA Playoffs, 5-3) 1979 32 19 .615 (One Tie) 1980 30 25 .545 (One Tie) 1981 30 25 .545 (One Tie) 1982 29 24 .547 (One Tie) 1983 17 27 .386 (One Tie) 1984 20 36 .362 (Two Ties) 1985 17 39 .310 (One Tie) 1986 26 25 .509 (Two Ties) 1987 31 23 .574 (One Tie) CAREER 549 537 .505 (12 Ties) 2 HEAD COACH JOHN CUNNINGHAM 25 Years of Excellence To spend 25 years doing any one thing, or to stay at one place for that long is quite unique. To spend 25 years at the same place do­ ing the same thing is very special. One such man who has done just that is John Cunningham, the Universi­ ty of San Diego's baseball coach. Cunningham, or J.C. as he is called by most, came to USO fresh out of the University of San Francisco in May of 1962 to be a mem­ ber of the school's ~acuity as a physical education in­ structor and to be an assis­ tant basketball coach to newly named head coach and athletic director Phil Woolpert. San Diego was nothing new to Cunningham, who graduated from St. Augustine High. In 1963 Cunningham started coaching the baseball team in addition to his other duties, and while those duties have changed numerous times over the years, Torero baseball under John Cunningham has not. Cunningham's first years at USO was a time when the school was struggling. "I remember in the early years, the University was in an unstable situation, and the talk among the faculty was if the University would even stay open," recalls Cunningham. " That started to turn around in the late 60 's, and turned around dramatically when Dr. Hughes (school president) arrived . •The growth in the last five years has been nothing short of phenomenal." His early years at USO saw Cunningham wearing many hats, usually at the same time. From 1962-76, he served as either the freshmen or junior varsity basketball coach, plus assisting the varsity. From 1962-70, he also served as intramurals director. In addition to those, Cunningham served as athletic director for two weeks, was the athletic trainer for one year, and has logged over 200,000 miles driving USO athletes to away events in the school bus. Cunningham has worked with and coached a number of individuals who have gone on to make a name for themselves in the world of sports. He served as an assistant basketball coach with Bernie Bickerstaff and later recommended him for the head job at USO during his short tenure as athletic director. Bickerstaff is now the head coach of the Seattle Supersonics of the NBA. Cunningham was also responsible for hiring Jim Brovelli, who is now at USF, as the Torero's basketball coach. Among the people who played baseball for Cunningham a;e John Wathan, an All-America selection in 1970, who is now the manager of the Kansas City Royals, and USD's first All-America player, Ron Cady, who is the general manager of the San Diego Sockers. And then there is Phil Woolpert, who coached Cunningham at San Francisco and then hired him on at USO. " I think Phil Woolpert lent instant credibility to the school with his national reputation ," stated Cunningham.