USD Baseball 2007

The West Coast Conference The baseball portion of the WCC started with five charter members and three associates as LMU , Pepperdine, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara were joined by UC Santa Barbara, Pacific and San Jose State. The conference temporari ly split from 1977-84 into the Northern and Southern California Baseball Associations (so divisional play isn't completly for– eign to the league), but rea ligned in 1985 to incl ude San Diego and Nevada in a seven-team league. In 1991 , the Wolf Pack departed and a six-team loop existed until Portland and Gon– zaga, full members in all other sports, left the Pac-10 North league to bring the WCC to its full-bodied eight-team set in 1996. This is the eighth year of the current eight-team WCC baseball alignment but the conference has determined a champion in the sport annually since 1968. During that time, teams in the WCC have advanced to four College World Series, including a national title in 1992 (Pepperdine). Five current members -- San Diego, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, San Francisco and Santa Clara -- have represented the WCC in NCAA tournament play. These five have an all-time record of 77-86 in the championships. Portland and Gonzaga are the only other cur– rent members with NCAA tourney experience, most recently Portland had made it in 1991 as the Pacific-10 North representative. The West Coast Conference changed its league baseball format and schedule beginning in 2006. A one-division format will once again be implemented and the eight institutions will com– pete in a 21-game conference season . This format is a departure from a two-division format, West and Coast, with a 30-game conference schedule that has been used in the WCC since the begining of the 1999 season . Under the one-division , 21-game format, each school will play the other seven opponents one time over the course of an eight-week conference season . Each team will play seven three-game series, with one week serving as the bye week. The top two finishing teams will play in the WCC Championship Series with the regular-season champ serving as series' host.

USD wee HONOR ROLL wee Player of the Year Kevin Herde C 1993 Dave Rolls C 1988 wee Pitcher of the Year Ricky Barrett LH 2002

WCC Freshman of Year Josh Romanski

P/OF 2006

2004 2001 1999 1996 1992

C

Jordan Abruzzo

OF UT

Joey Prast Greg Sain

C P

Tony Betancourt

Mike Saipe

ALL-WCC First Team Keoni Ruth 28 Steve Singleton SS Shane Buschini OF Kyle Collins P Jose Ortega SS Josh Hansen OF Joey Prast OF Tony Perez OF Tom Caple UT Ricky Barrett P Kevin Reese OF Greg Sain IF Brian Mazone UT Bart Miadich P Jeb Dougherty OF Brian Mazone P Brady Clark OF Travis Burgus P Josh Stepner OF Mike Saipe P Kevin Herde C Dave Pingree 28 Larry Williams OF Dave Rolls C David Jacas OF wee Coach of the Year Rich Hill wee CHAMPIONS 2006 Pepperdine 2005 Pepperdine 2004 Pepperdine 2003 San Diego 2002 San Diego 2001 Pepperdine 2000 Loyola Marymount 1999 Loyola Marymount 1998 Loyola Marymount 1997 Santa Clara 1996 Santa Clara 1995 Pepperdine 1994 Santa Clara 1993 Pepperdine 1992 Pepperdine 1991 Pepperdine 1990 LoyolaMarymount 1989 Pepperdine 1988 Pepperdine 1987 Pepperdine 1986 Loyola Marymount Pepperdine 1985 Pepperdine John Cunningham

2006 2006 2005 2004 2004 2003 2003, 04 2003 01,02, 04

01,02 99,00 2000 1998 1997 1996 96,98 1995 1995 1994 93,94 92,93

1993 1993 1988 1986

Runs Tony Perez

Batting Average

2003 1993

66 49

1993

.386

Josh Stepner

David Pingree'

Hits Joey Prast

2002

2003 1998

90 88

PITCHING Wins Aaron Wilson Kyle Collins' Ricky Barrett Brian Mazone Travis Burgus'

1993, 98

Kevin Reese

2004 2003 2002 1998 1995 1994

11

2003 1993 1987

26 18 20

9

10

11

10 10

Milke Saipe

2002 1999 1993 1993 1992 1988

5 5 4 4

Strikeouts Ricky Barrett

2002

98

9h-year Toreros head coach Rich Hill ranks #1 among active wee coaches in career

7 6

Saves

(599) and league (201) victories.

2003 2001

13

Tony Perez Tom Caple

9

2001 1988

16 18

ERA Kyle Collins

2004

3.59

RBI Freddy Sandoval

'finished in atie for league lead #no USO player holds an all-time career wee record

2004 2003

59 57

Joey Prast*