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2000 Torero Baseball

Re-turning AII-WCC Selec"tions

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Joe LIMA

San Diego, CA

6-0 So. OF RIR Mira Mesa HS

1999 wee Honorable Mention

Noteworthy: Selected 1999 WCC Honorabl e Mention. 1999: Started all 55 games he played in ... batted .309 with 35 run s, 19 doub les, and 40 RBI ... 9 sto len bases in 13 attempts .. . batted .279 in WCC play wi th 12 doubl es, 19 run s and 16 RBI ... 17 multi-hit games,

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inc luding a 4-5 game vs. Michigan whe re he pounded 2 homers and drove in 7 run s. 1998 at USD: Played in just nine games with two sta rts... Hit .250 with two hits in e ight plate appearances be fore suffe ring a season-ending injury ... Granted medical hardship and received add itional year of eli gibi lity. Prep: Hit .426 in senior season at Mira Mesa Hi gh School and earned All -Eastern League First Team honors.. . As a junior, hit .390 for the Mara ude rs and was named Eastern League Player of the Year. Personal: Business Admini strati on major... Chose USO for the location, academi cs and the baseball program ... Also recruited by Chapman College... Parents are Wolfgang and Rac hell e Lima... Born Aug. 16, 1979 in La Joi la, CA. Hill on Lima: Joe is just coming into his own. Great athlete who is a complete player. He'll be a middle of the line-up guy with above average defensive skills.

Lima's Year 1999 1998 Career

USD Hitting Stats GIGS AB R

RBI 40 () 40

FD%

H

2B 3B

HR

BA

SB

35

20 7

64

19 2

4 0 4

.309 9

.928

55155

2

.25 0 .307

1.000

0

9/2

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8

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JO

.93 J

64157

215 35

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Alan LEUTHARD 5-9 Sr. C LIR

San Diego, CA El Cajon Valley HS

1999 wee Honorable Mention

Noteworthy: '99 WCC Honorable Mention se lection. 1999 at USD: Ranked second on team in hitting at .345 .. . Started 38 of 45 games he played in ... co llected twe lve multi-hit games ... Went 4-for- 5 with 5 RBI , doubl e and HR at Gonzaga (4-9-99) ... 22 starts in 25 WCC games batting .333 (28-for-84).

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Sophomore: Hit .244 in 34 games for the Toreros in 1998, including 17 starting nods... Co ll ec ted 19 hits and nine RBI. Freshman: Ranked third on the team in ba tting average (.31 3) in overa ll games and led the team in batting in conference games (.373)... Selected as USD's Most Improved Pl ayer... Hit game winning grand slam in I0-6 w in over UC Rive rside (4-8). Prep: Three time First Team AII-Grossmont League se lec ti on at El Cajon Valley Hi gh School... Establi shed hi ghest career batting average and set single season mark with .490 as a senior.. . Braves MVP fo r jun io r and senior seasons... Team advanced to second round of C IF. Personal: Compu ter Science major: Business minor ... Chose USO because of its sma ll sc hool size and proximity to home... Also rec ruited by Dartmouth, Pepperdine and Gonzaga... Parents are Jeffrey and Mon ica Leuthard ... Born May I0, 1978 in San Diego. CA. Hill on Leuthard: Good left-handed bat who will provide depth at the catcher position.

Lcuthard's US D Statistics Year GIGS AB R

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H

2B 3B

HR

RBI

BA

SB FD%

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1999 1998 1997

.9-+ 7

1-+ 2 2 1

28

.J -+ 5 .2-+-+

() () 2

15

1.000

.l-+I I 7 78

9

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I 15 19

19

.3 13 5

.9-+ I .957

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123/85 335 55

Career

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