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College 6 Max Moya 1B R/R 6-0 190 Sr. La Puente/East L.A. College 7 Matt Miraldi OF R/R 6-3 200 Sr. Grass Valley/Cosumnes River College 10 Manny Acosta INF R/R 6-3 210 Fr. South El Monte/South El Monte HS 13 Mark Sunga Util R/R 6-1 200 Sr. Van Nuys/West L.A. College 14 Chris Espinoza OF S/R 5-9 160 Jr. Los Angeles/Los Angeles CC 15 Michael Vinyard Util R/R 5-11 175 So. Simi Valley/Royal HS 16 Sam Wiley C/1B R/R 6-0 210 Sr. North Hollywood/Westmont College 17 Brendan McQuaid INF R/R 5-11 190 Sr. Monrovia/East LA. College 18 Brett Whalen OF L/R 5-9 170 Fr. Los Angeles/Palisades HS 21 Eric Rodriguez OF R/R 5-11 175 Sr. San Marcos/Palomar JC 22 Nathan Pickett RHP R/R 6-4 215 Jr. Laguna Beach/Laguna Beach HS 24 Brian Dearth LHP L/L 6-3 185 So. Temple City/Temple City HS 25 Jordan Castro INF L/R 5-8 165 Fr. Mission Viejo/Capistrano Valley HS 26 J.R. Bromberg RHP R/R 6-3 210 Jr. Los Angeles/Pierce JC 27 Elliott Russell OF R/R 6-3 185 Fr. Bellevue, WA/Interlake HS 28 Wally Goodline RHP R/R 6-4 210 Jr. Monterey/Santa Rosa JC 29 Matt Clark RHP L/R 6-3 205 Fr. Lodi/Lodi HS 31 Camron Collard RHP R/R 6-1 200 Sr. Burbank/L.A. Pierce College 32 Nathan Halverson 1B/LHP L/L 5-10 185 Fr. Rancho Palos Verdes/Palos Verdes HS 33 Brandon Krause C R/R 5-11 190 Fr. Norwalk/Gahr HS 34 Rory Young RHP R/R 6-1 210 Fr. Chase, British Columbia/R.E. Mountain HS 41 Matt Stropoli RHP R/R 6-3 210 So. La Palma/Compton JC 43 Anthony Lopez LHP L/L 6-2 210 So. Corona/Riverside CC 55 Matt Strom LHP L/L 5-10 170 Jr. Temecula/Palomar JC Head Coach: Vince Beringhele Assistant Coaches: Sam Peraza, Benny Bonilla 2010 Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Los Angeles, California Enrollment 21,000 Colors Black and Gold Home Facility Reeder Field Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association National Affiliation NCAA Division II President Dr. James M. Rosser Director of Athletics Dr. Dan Bridges Sports Information Director Paul Helms Credits: The 2010 Baseball SID Phone/Fax 323-343-5308/343-3199 media guide was designed Main Athletics Phone 323-343-3080 and edited by Paul Helms Head Coach Vince Beringhele Dr. James M. Rosser Dr. Dan Bridges and Brendan Dally. Assistant Coaches Sam Peraza, Benny Bonilla President Director of Athletics Baseball Office Phone 323-343-3093 2010 Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles Baseball 2 COA C HING STA ff After guiding the Golden Eagles back to the four-team California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament and the brink of an NCAA Division II playoff berth in 2009, Vince Beringhele returns for his third season as the Cal State L.A. head baseball coach. Beringhele led the Golden Eagles to a winning season for the second straight year under his watch and for a fourth consecutive year overall, something that hadn’t happened at Cal State L.A. since 1965-68. Cal State L.A. was 32-17 overall in 2009 and posted its third 30-win season in the past four years. The Golden Vince Beringhele Eagles were 22-11 in conference play and earned the Head Coach No. 3 seed to the CCAA tournament. Cal State L.A. lost to Sonoma State in the opening round, beat Cal State Dominguez Hills in an elimination game and then lost to Sonoma State later in the day, 10-9, to exit the tournament. The Golden Eagles, who were ranked fourth in the NCAA Division II West Region entering the final week of regular-season play, surprisingly slipped out of the top four following the CCAA tourney. In his first two years at Cal State L.A., Beringhele has led the Golden Eagles to a 61-39 overall record and a 44-23 mark in conference play. Beringhele, who was a successful assistant coach at two Division I programs and was also a former assistant at Cal State L.A., led the Golden Eagles to a 29-22 record in 2008 with a young and inexperienced squad. The Golden Eagles had only five players returning from their 2007 team and had lost 19 seniors. Beringhele led Cal State L.A. to a 23-12 record in the CCAA and the Golden Eagles missed qualifying for the four-team championship tournament by just one-half game. Cal State L.A. finished the season with a rush, winning 11 of its last 13 conference contests. Before coming to Cal State L.A., Beringhele spent four years at Loyola Marymount as an assistant to head coach Frank Cruz. He was promoted to the associate head coach position prior to the 2006 season. The Lions captured the West Coast Conference title in 2005. During his time at Loyola Marymount, Beringhele coached third base and worked closely with the Lions’ offense. Chris Pettit, one of the players Beringhele worked closely with, was the organizational Player of the Year with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2007. Beringhele joined Loyola Marymount in 2004 after 15 years with UCLA. Serving as the hitting instructor and recruiting coordinator, Beringhele worked with Garrett Atkins, Troy Glaus, Chase Utley, Eric Byrnes, Eric Valent, Ben Francisco, Michael Moore, Chris Pritchett, Joel Wolfe and Paul Ellis, all of whom were drafted in the first five rounds of the Major League Baseball draft. During his time at UCLA, Beringhele was credited with bringing the top high school talent in California to the program. UCLA’s class in 1997 was regarded as the best in the nation by Collegiate Baseball and the 2003 recruiting class earned a top-five ranking from Baseball America. Beringhele helped guide the Bruins to the College World Series in 1997 after they battled back to win five games in a row at the regional to advance to the Series. The Bruins also advanced to a Super Regional in 2000. He began his college coaching career as an assistant coach for two years at Cal State L.A. in 1988-89. He got his introduction to coaching as an assistant for Cruz at University High School before going to Cal State L.A. Beringhele also worked with Cruz in the summer of 2004 during the selection process for the gold-medal winning USA Baseball National Team. Before beginning his college coaching career, Beringhele played in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ minor league system for three years in Lethbridge, Vero Beach and Bakersfield. In 1983, he batted .338 at Lethbridge and tied for the league lead in hits (94) with teammate and former Dodger Jeff Hamilton. In 1984, he batted .256 for the Vero Beach Dodgers and collected 100 walks in 100 games. He completed his playing career in 1985, playing for both Vero Beach and Bakersfield. Beringhele earned his bachelor of arts in sociology from UCLA. He and his wife, Trudy, have one daughter, Betina. 3 www.csulaathletics.com COA C HING STA ff After helping the Golden Eagles to a pair of winning seasons and a spot in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament in 2009, Sam Peraza returns for his third season as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Cal State L.A. Peraza helped the Golden Eagles to a 32-17 overall record and a 21-11 conference mark in 2009. The Golden Eagles finished third in the conference with a pitching staff that included All-West Region and All-CCAA pitcher Isaac Morales, who was drafted by the Florida Marlins after the season. The staff also included one of the most improved starting pitchers in the conference in Nathan Pickett and had three pitchers receive All-Conference recognition. Sam Peraza Peraza helped guide a staff that included seven first-year Assistant Coach pitchers. Peraza helped the Golden Eagles to a 23-12 conference record in his first season with the program in 2008 that left Cal State L.A. just one-half game out of a postseason spot.