USD Baseball 2003

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2003 University of San Diego Baseball

the 2002 season began ... Was sidelined by a jaw injury suffered in the earl y stages of conference play ... Returned to play in the WCC Championsh ip Se- ries helpi ng USO reach the NCAA Reg ionals... Finished the season with a .3 15 batt ing average, total ing 39 hits in 124 at-bats... Enjoyed six mu lti-hit games ... Went 4-for- 5 with four RBI's during a 13-9 USO victory over Okla– homa State (2-2 3-02). College: Transferred to USO from Southern Nevada Commun ity College ... Helped the Coyotes to a nat ional ranking of 13... Was recruited by Oregon State, Texas Tech, USF and lMU ou t of Southern Nevada. Prep: Attended Bishop Gorman Hig h School in l as Vegas ... Played fo r the l as Vegas Knig hts American legion team ... l ed the Knig hts to the l eg ion World Series as a junior ... As a senior helped the Knig hts comp ile a 25 -4 overall record ... Batted over .400 in each of his junior and senior seasons with the Knig hts. Personal: last name Quinto, is pronounced (Kin-Toe)... Psychology major at USO .. Chose to attend San Diego for the academ ics and atmosphere... Was born in Manila, Phil ippi nes on May 22 , 198 1. .. Has li ved in three different countries .. Is the son of Edgar and Maria Quinto ... Hometown is las Vegas, Nevada.

homers at Gonzaga (4- 17-0 1) ... H ad a six game stretch where he hit l l -for-24 (.45 8) . .. Recorded a .408 on-base-percentage and stole four bases in eig ht tries. 2000 at USO: Did not appear in any games for the Toreros. Prep: Played at Poway Hig h School where he earned First T eam A ll– Palomar Leag ue honors hi s senior year ... Batted .400 sen ior campaig n ... Batted .378 junior year ... Played for San Diego Crush (club team) that went 25 -10. Personal: Double majoring in accounting and economics... Chose USD for academic programs; close to home; and the baseball program .. Also rec ruited by San Francisco... Parents are Ron a nd N ancee P rast of Poway, California ... Born O ctober 6 , 1980 in San Diego.

Ben Senior Infielder

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5'9" - 160 lbs R/R

Freddy Sandoval Sophomore Third Baseman 6'1" - 195 lbs SIR Tijuana. Mexico Marian Catholic HS

Richmond, B.C. Canada CC of Southern Nevada

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Excellent defensive infielder First season at USO batted .315 with six multi-hit games

Quinro's Batting Stats Year G-GS AB

R

H

2B 3 3

3B 0 0

HR 0 0

RBI 18 18

SB 4 4

BA .3 15 .3 l 5

Sandoval's Batting Stats Year G-GS AB

124 124

2002

38-37

25 25

39 39

R

H

2B 10 10

HR

RBI

SB

BA

3B 0 0

Career 38-37

2002

43 44

50-39

162 162

28 28

2 2

2 2

.265 .265

32 32

Career 50-39

Junior in 2002: As USD's everyday sl;orrstop, hit over .400 fo r a better part of the season ... H it safely in his first eig ht games as a Torero, going 12-27 as

Freshman in 2002: Hit 10 doubles and knocked in 3 2 runs as a true fres hman. Had 10 multi-hit games. P layed in 50 games while start ing 39 ... Hi t over .300 for most of th e non-conference season. W ent 3-for-6 with a USD sing le season hig h six RBI's in third coll e– giate game at Cal Po ly (2 -3-0 2). W ent 3-for-4 and scored three runs vs. Po int Loma N azarene (2- l 3-02 ). W ent 2-for-.3 in game one of th e WCC Champi ons hi p Series at Peppercline (5 -26-0 2). Prep: Comes to USD from Tijuana, Mex ico ... Attended Mari an Ca tho– li c H ig h School in San D iego area ... Hit over .400 fo r three straig ht seasons as a prep. Led the Crusaders to a 19-game winn ing streak and a 26-5 record as a sen ior ... Named t he CIF player of th e Year as a senior. First team AII-CIF and A ll- H arbor Leag ue performer as a sophomore, junior and senior . Hit 15 homeruns hi s senior season and IO as a sophomore. Served as team capta in fo r two seaso ns. Coached by Eel J ohnson at Mari an Catholi c. Personal: Span ish maior. . Chose USO for the academ ics and baseba ll program. Al so rec rui reel by Loyo la Marymount and San Diego State. Favorite player is Mi ckey Mam e. Son of Carol and Eloisa Sa ndoval. Born on August 16, 1982.