USD Baseball 2005

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO BASEBALL

#3 JUSTIN SNYDER

STEVE SINGLETON Position : Infielder Class : Sophomore Bats: Both Throws: Right

Position: Infielder Class: Freshman Bats: Right Throws: Left

Height: 5-9 Weight: 168 Hometown: El Cajon, Calif.

Height: 5-11 Weight: 171 Hometown: Oakland, CA

Prep Key part of an El Capitan program that won back-to-back Cl F Champion– ship titles during his junior and senior seasons... Throws right-handed but bats left.. . Can play the outfield and infield ... Batted .470 and stole 26 bases in 2004... Named an all-state performer as a senior while garnering prep All-America honors... Hit .407 as a junior and also received all-state recognition at season's end ... Along with current USO teammate's Jordan Abruzzo and Dustin Church, Snyder helped build El Capitan into one of the premier programs in the San Diego area... Starred on the San Diego Gamer club team... Also lettered in footbal l and soccer at El Capitan. Personal Born April 8, 1986 in nearby El Cajon, California to parents Jeff and Lisa .. Also recruited by San Diego State... Chose to attend USO for the athletic and academic opportunities.

-2004 Thomasville Hi-Toms MVP (Coastal Plain League) -Coastal Plain League's No. 3 overall pro prospect

Freshman in 2004 Slick-fielding infielder, appearing in 19 games __ Made five starts, three at shortstop and two at second base... Drove in six runs, doubling twice and hitting a triple in 34 at-bats .. . Made his first collegiate start at No. 5 Texas (2-8-04). __ Had four RB l's in his six starts... Went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI against Navy (3-17-04)... Doubled and scored in a late-inning at-bat against St. Mary's (5-2 1-04)... Played behind First-Team AII-WCC shortstop and future pro Jose Ortega . Prep Three-time Al l-Hayward Area League selection as a prep player at Bishop O'Dowd HS in Oakland ... Named an Al l-State performer as a senior... Hit .420 and led O'Dowd to a 22-7 overall record in 2003... Twice helped his prep team win the Hayward Area League Championship .. . Coached by Joel Kaufman at Bishop O'Dowd. Personal Undecided on a major at USO ... Heavily recruited out of high school by Stanford, Notre Dame, Baylor and Santa Clara .. Chose to attend USO for the excellent academics... Son of Steve and Susan Singleton .. Born on September 12, 1985 in San Francisco.

JOSE VALERIO Position: Infielder Class: Freshman Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 Hometown: Chula Vista, Calif.

Singleton's Collegiate Batting Record year g-gs ab r h 2b

3b hr rbi

so bb sb-a 7 2 0-0 7 2 0-0

ba .206 .206

2004 USO

19-5 19-5

34 34

6 6

7 2 7 2

0 6 0 6

Prep Posted outstanding numbers as a prep third baseman and first base– man at nearby Castle Park High School ... Was named the South Bay Player of the Year in 2004 after batting .423 and leading the Trojans into postseason play... Also honored as a First Team All-South Bay performer as a senior and junior... Hit .483 as during his junior campaign ... Led all South Bay players in a number of offensive categories during his prep career spanning th ree award-winning seasons.. Coached by Joaquin Sosa at Castle Park. Personal Born May 30, 1986 in Chula Vista, California to parents Jose and Yolanda .. Was also recruited by Hawaii and San Diego State... Chose to attend USO because of the academics, baseball team and location close to home.

Sophomore INF Steve Singleton

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