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2000 Torero Baseball Mee1' The Torero Newcomers

Jose ORTEGA

Tobias HERRERA

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5-8 Fr. INF R/R

5-9 Fr. INF R/R

Spring Valley, CA Monte Vista HS

Riverside, CA Rubidoux HS

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Prep: Team Captain and AII -G rossmont South League per– former at Monte Vi sta HS ... 1999 Division II CIF Champi – ons ... Batted .323 with 2 homers ... Junior season batted .358 with 4 homers while earning All-League honors and League Championsh ip ... C lub team (San Diego Gamers) placed 3rd in Firecracker Tourney in Florida. Personal: Undeclared major ... Chose USO for its small at– mosphere with great academics, great location and baseball program ... is Tobias IV, named after great grandfather .. . parents are Toby and Niki Herrera of Spring Valley, CA .. . Born May 3, 1980 in Denver, Colorado. Hill on Herrera: Great make-up. Outstanding competi– tor who will contribute in a big way to our program. 4 Josh HARRIS 5-9 Jr. INF R/R Calabasas, CA 0 L.A. Pierce College t) College: Comes to USO fro m L.A. Pierce College where he was a two-time AII-WSC pick ( 1998 & 1999) and led league in doubles. Prep: Senior year at Calabasas HS batted .487 earning Ist Team All-League honors with team going 24-1 ... Ventura County All-Star ... Junior year batted .456 with team go ing 25-0 ... batted .421 sophomore campaign (22-3 team mark). Personal: Bu siness Administration major .. . Chose USO for excellent academic opportunities, athletics and location .. . Also recruited by Pepperdine & Fresno State ... Parents are Evan and Joyce Harri s of West Hills, CA ... dad played in Cubs o rga ni zation ... Born November 27, 1978 in Tarzana, CA. Hill on Harris: Scrappy player with above average skills. Could develop into a prime-time Division I shortstop.

Prep: Played ar Rubidoux High School in Riverside , CA ... senior season named First Team All-I vy League and Honor– able Mention All-County ... also a two-time Second Team All- Ivy League selection junior and sophomore campaigns ... junior year team advanced to 2nd Round of C IF playoffs .. . played on the Amateur Baseball Development (ABO) c lub team that was Junior Olympic Champs in 1996. Personal: Undeclared major ... Also recruited by UC River- side ... Parents are Maria and Ignacio Ortega of Riverside, CA ... Born December 29, 1980 in Santa Ana, CA. Hill on Ortega: Very surprising player who earned spot 011 team with good glove, solid bat and great work ethic.

Mike McCOY

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5-9 Fr. INF R/R San Diego, CA Grossmont HS

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Prep: Played for Grossmont Foothillers ... Senior year bat– ted .360 with 4 homers and 28 stolen bases ... Team finished 24-6 overa ll ... Also lette red in basketball where he was a two-time First Team AII-Grossmont North League se lecti on Personal: Undeclared major ... Chose USO for strong aca– demics and baseball ; also being c lose to home .. . Also re– cruited by LMU , Ca l Poly, USF, UCSB and St. Mary 's ... Pare nts are Gary and Sallie McCoy of El Cajon, CA ... dad (Gary) played basketba ll at San Di ego State .. . Born April 2, 1981 in San Diego . Hill on McCoy: One of the fastest players to ever put on a USD uniform. Will develop into an all-conference type of player. Prototypical lead-off guy.