University of San Diego Digital USD Baseball (Men) University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides Spring 1984 University of San Diego Baseball Media Guide 1984 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 1984" (1984). Baseball (Men). 4. https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-baseball/4 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]. UNIVERSITY OF ,l · SAN DIEGO SENIORS: (L-R) Russ Applegate, Andre Jacas, Mike Fazekas L UNIVERSITY PROFILE The University of San Diego is an independent, Catholic university located on a 170 -acre mesa overlooking Mission Bay, San Diego Harbor, and the Pacific Ocean . The campus is named Alcala Park after the Spani sh university town where St . Oidacus (i .e., Diego) spent much of his time . Complementing its splendid natural setting is the University's location just 10 minutes from downtown San Diego - conveniently close to the major bu siness, cultural , residential, and recreational areas, as well as the rail, bus and air terminal s. Founded in 1949, USO is presently experiencing record attendance . Undergraduate enrollment stands at 3100, graduate students bring the overall campus enrollment to 5000. The University includes a College of Arts and Science s, and Schools of Business Admini stration , Education , Nursing , and Law . Each is characterized by high academic standards. small classes, and excellent student-faculty relations. " Though the majority of students come from the West Coast, every region of the United States is well-repre sented on campu s. Students al so attend USO from 24 foreign countrie s. Recreation and Athletic activities are expanding rapidly and include: sail­ ing. crew , yoga, karate , surting, modern dance, backpacking , and ballet . USO's intercollegiate sports for men include baseball , football , basketball , cro ss-country , crew , soccer, golf, tenni s and rifle . In women's intercollegiate sports, USO field s programs in basketball , cro ss-country. crew , softball , swimming , tenni s, and volleyball . 264-0164 SAN DIEGO AUTO BODY SPECIAL TIES Inc. Harold "Hal" 4345 HOME AVENUE McSparran SAN DIEGO, CALIF. 92105 University of San Diego Archives TABLE OF CONTENTS HEAD COACH - John Cunningham . ... ... .. 2 ASSISTANT COACH - John Gunther .. ..... 3 ASSISTANT COACH - Mike Saverino ...... ... 3 ASSISTANT COACH - John Mullen ........... 3 SEASON PROSPECTUS ... .. .. .... ... .... 4 ROSTER .. .. .. ... .. .. ......... ... ...... 5 PLAYER PROFILES ...... .. .. .. .. 6-13 GROUP PHOTOS ....... .. .. ....... 9, 14, 15 1983 RESULTS .. .. ....... .. .... .. .. 15 1983 FINAL STATISTICS ..... .... .. .. .. 16, 17 TEAM RECORDS . .. .... ....... ... ... .. 18 TORERO LEADERS ... .. .... .. ... 19-22 MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS . ... .. ... .. ... 22 USO ALL AMERICANS .... ...... .... .. 22 PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS .... .. .. .... 22 YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS ....... .. ... .. .... 23 TEAM PHOTO ... .... .. .... Inside Back Cover 1984 SCHEDULE ....... ... ... .. Back Cover LOCATION San Diego , CA ENROLLMENT 5000 PRESIDENT Dr. Author E. Hughes DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Rev . Patrick Cahill , C.S.V. SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR Ted Gosen ASST. SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR Nick Pellegrino STUDENT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR Casey Tibbitts ATHLETIC TRAINER Carolyn Ryback Greer, A.T.C. TEAM PHYSICIAN William Curran , M.D. DIRECTOR OF RECREATION John Martin DIRECTOR OF INTRAMURALS Gary Becker COACHING STAFF: Baseball John Cunningham Basketball (men) Jim Brovelli Basketball (women) Kathy Marpe Cross Country Jim O'Brien Golf Brian Giblin Tennis (men) Ed Collins Tennis (women) Scott McCarthy Football Brian Fogarty Crew (men) Steve Estes Crew (women) Joe Flohr Soccer Seam us McFadden Swimming (women) Gary Becker Volleyball John Martin Softball Kevin McGarry STADIUM USO Baseball Comple x Capacity - 1200 NICKNAME Toreros COLORS Columbia Blue . Navy, and White CONFERENCE Southern California Baseball Association DEPARTMENT SECRETARY Linda Dieter TELEPHONE INFORMATION (619)291 -6480, Ext 4272 JOHN CUNNINGHAM Head Coach Beginning his 21st season as head coach of the University of San Diego baseball program, John Cunningham has guided the Toreros from a NCAA Di vi­ sion 11 power to one of the top programs in the Southern Califor­ nia Baseball Association (one of the best baseball conferences) and the NCAA Division I ranks. 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 year basketball season. Cunningham attended the 'University of San Francisco where he again was a baseball and basketball standout, while also making th e Presidents' Honor Roll six times and achieving membership in the National Jesuit Honor Society, " Alpha Sigma Nu." He received a B.S. Degree in Hi story as well as a general secondary credential. In basketball, John was named to the All-Conference and Honorable Mention on the Catholic All-American 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 USO in 1962, with 1981 seeing him win his 400th game. From 1969 through 1983, the Toreros have compiled eleven winning seasons out of fourteen. His teams have won thirty or more games five times, first in 1971; then back to back in 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981. Four of his teams have gone to post-season play­ offs; 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, Cun­ ningham was named Di strict 8 "Coach of the Year." 1979 was Cunningham's first effort at the Di vision I level. Contrary to expectations, he guided the Toreros to an impressive 32-19-1 record and a fourth place (14-12) finish in the SCBA. His 1980 Torero team finished the year at 30-25-1 (14-1 4 SCBA) and. in 1981 USO finished the year 30-15-1 and a fourth place finish in the Conference with a 15-12-1 record. 1982 was USD's first year under the .500 mark in SCBA action with a 13-15 record and a 29-24- 1 overall mark. Last season was the fi rst time since 1975 that the Toreros overall record was under .500 as th ey fin ished 17-27-1. Besides coaching baseball , John works for the National League of the Major League Baseball Association as the San Diego Padres of­ ficial scorer. He a lso works for the National Basketball Association as the San Diego Clippers official scoreboard operator. John and his wi fe Nancy we re married in May of 1978. He has a stepson, Geoffrey, age nine. 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 Pl ayoffs, 4-2) 1972 20 19 .513 (One Ti e) 1973 19 22 .463 1974 23 15 .605 1975 19 20 .487 (One Ti e) 1976 26 16 .619 (NCAA Pl ayoffs, 5-3) 1977 24 19 .558 1978 33 22 .600 (NCAA Pl ayoffs, 5-3) 1979 32 19 .615 (One Tie) 1980 30 25 .545 (One Tie) 1981 30 25 .545 (One Ti e) 1982 29 24 .547 (One Ti e) 1983 17 27 .386 (One Tie) CAREER 455 414 .524 (NCAA Playoffs, 9-9) (Seven Ties) 2 JOHN GUNTHER Assistant Coach Coach Gunther will be begin­ ning his sixth season as the Toreros pitching coach. John graduated with a degree in sociology from U.C. Santa Bar­ bara, where he played catcher for the Gauchos. He then received his Masters in Physical Edu­ ca tion from the University of the Pacific. After one year of semi­ pro ball, he spent a few years at various coaching assignments before becoming pitching coach for two seasons at San Diego State. He then spent four years at Mesa College as an assistant, before coming to USD. John and his wife Diane reside in San Diego with their three sons, Scott (11), Paul (8) , and Tim (5) MIKE SAVERINO Assistant Coach Coach Saverino will be in his 2nd year of coaching at USD, and it will be a short one at that. Mike will help coach the first half of the season before becoming player-coach for the California Angels minor league system later this spring. It will be Mike's fourth year as an infielder with the Angels and his second as a coach. Mike graduated from USD in 1980 with a degree in Behavioral Science. As a four year starter for USD, Mike holds five USD records and can be found in the top three of numerous Torero records. In 1980, Mike was MVP while bat­ ting .323 with 55 runs scored, 63 hits, 55 walks and 14 sacrifice hits. Mike is single and resides in San Diego. JOHN MULLEN Assistant Coach Coach Mullen will be in his 1st year of coaching at USD. John is currently enrolled in the USD Master's program for Business Administration. John was a four year player at USD and last year was the team's M.V.P. and an SCBA First Team member. While batting .351 for the year, John led the team in at bats (168), runs scored (34) , hits (59), and total bases (71 ). He batted .394 in SCBA action. His 19 game hitting streak in which he banged out a total of 38 hits is a new Torero record . He can be found among the top three in numerous single season and career records including hits (227) and triples (20).