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2000 Torero Baseball Mee"t The Torero Newcomers

Aaron WILSON

Tim ISAACSON

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6-3 Fr. P R/R

Olympia, WA Lassen College

San Diego, CA Santana HS

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College: Comes to USO from Lasse n Community Co ll ege ... two-time Go lden Va lley Champi ons ... '98 team ranked 5th in the state. Prep: Four-spo rt lette rmen at Capita l HS .. . two-time First Team All-Bl ack Hills League pi ck as first baseman ... Seni or year foo tba ll team was state champs (2nd Team All-League WR) ... Ran at State Meet fo r track in 800 and 4x400. Personal: Communi cati ons maj o r and Bu siness mino r ... Chose USO for academi c opportuniti es and baseball ... Also rec ruited by San Diego State and San Jose State ... Parent s are Charli e and Maril yn Isaacson of Ol ympi a, WA ... Bo rn Febru ary 27 , 1978 in Abe rdeen, Was hington. Hill on Isaacson: Great strike thrower. Tim's velocity has improved since he 's been here and should be a main– stay on our staff TOREROS INK THREE FOR 2001 SEASON To rero sk ipper Ri ch Hill and hi s sta ff sig ned three stude nt-athl etes during the earl y signing peri od to nati ona l letters of intent to play base ba ll at USO beg in– ning with the Fall 2000 season. Dustin Brown , a 6- 1, 195 lb. catcher, ri g ht– handed pitche r out of Prescott, Ari zona. He earned All-State hono rs at Bradshaw Mounta in Hi gh Schoo l hi s juni or season. Lucas Wennersten is a 6 -6 , 220 lb . fir st baseman out of Scottsda le, Ari zona. Wenne rsten, who bats left and throws ri ght , was an All-State se lec ti on last season at Shadow Mountain Hi gh Schoo l. Chris Martinez is a 5-11 , 180 lb. pitche r out o f St. Geo rge, Utah. Thi s past season he fini shed 5- 1 as a fres hman at Dixie Community Co ll ege in St. Geo rge, Utah . "This is an outstanding trio that will make an impact immediately upon their arrival here at USD," sa id To re ro head coach Ri ch Hill.

Prep: AII-Grossmont League honors both seni o r and juni o r campa igns ... 6-1 pitching record seni or year with team reach– in g_ CIF semifinal s and be ing c rowned league champs ... 6-4 Junior year. Personal: Plans to pursue a Bu siness Admini stration deg ree ... Chose USO fo r res pected educati on and loves the year– round c limate .. . Al so recruited by Fullerton, Santa C lara and Ca l Po ly ... Parents are Jeff Wil son and Be th Cormode ... Bo rn August 9, 19 81 in San Diego. Hill on Wilson: Very athletic pitcher. Great movement on fastball and plus change. If his breaking ball develops like it should, he'll be a record-setting guy.

Aron HEALY

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6-3 Jr. P R/R

Napa,CA Solano College

College: Pl ayed at So lano Community College whe re he was se lected the 1998 team MVP and an Academi c All-Bay Valley Confe rence se lecti on. Prep: Pl ayed for Vintage Hi gh Schoo l with team winning Monti ce ll o Empire League titl e seni or and junio r years ... Al so lette red in baske tball and soccer. Personal: Bu siness Admini stration maj o r and Spani sh minor ... Chose USO fo r weather, academi cs and baseba ll ... Al so rec ruited by San Diego State and Centenary College ... Par- ents are Gary and Karin Heal y o f Napa, CA ... Born August 26, 1978 in Vallej o, Californi a. Hill on Healy: Aron has really come on of late. Extremely hard worker with above average change-up.