USD Baseball 2008

sammy SOLIS 6-4 .21s .uL Freshman

nick OUSMAN 6-0 • 185 • R/R Freshman Pitcher Moraga,CA Campolindo HS

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Pitcher Litchfield Park, AZ Augua Fria HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in baseball while play– ing at Agua Fria Union High School. ..for his first three-years he posted a 17-10 overall record, with 289 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.90...was named first-team all-region as a freshman and sopho– more, including being named the Regional Player of the Year... was named second-team All-State as a sophomore...named to the ~ 1 m 2006 Connie Mack World Series All-Tournament team ...threw a complete game four-hit shut in the Connie Mack National Cham– pionship game in 2006...named to the National American Legion team at the Joplin Tournament of Stars in 2006. PERSONAL: Sammy Solis was born on Aug. 10, 1988 in Litchfield Park, Ariz....he is the son of Bob and Sallie Solis ... was heavily re– cruited by Notre Dame, Oregon State and Arizona State .. .chose to attend USD because it is a catholic school, the outstanding baseball program, the coaching staff and because of the excel– lent academic reputation ... his father Bob played baseball at Notre Dame ... he notes that his family owns an AIDS orphanage in South Africa.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in baseball while play– ing at Campolindo High School. .. as a sophomore he helped lead his team to the Diablo Foothill League championship, while also garnering first-team All-League honors with an undefeated sea– son posting a 10-0 record ...as a junior he was named most valu– able pitcher of the league as he complied an 8-1 record and a 0.78 ERA, with 106 strikeouts in 65 innings of work...he was ranked the No. 9 overall prospect and No. 5 pitching prospect in the state of California according to Perfect Game ... as a senior posted a 9-1 record with a 0.36 ERA and named the DFL Pitcher of the Year. PERSONAL: Nick Ousman was born on May 16, 1989 in Moraga, Calif....he is the son of Jim and Mimi Ousman ...was heavily re– cruited by California, UCLA, Pepperdine, Stanford, Cal Poly, UC San– ta Barbara, Hawaii and Santa Clara ... chose to attend USD because of the baseball program, the academic reputation and the great San Diego weather. anthony STRAZZARA 5-11.175.R/R

Freshman 28/38/OF

6-4 • 207 • R/R Freshman Pitcher Pasadena, CA LaSalle HS

Scottsdale, AZ Brophy Prep HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in baseball while play– ing at Brophy Prep...as a senior he hit .435 in helping his team to the State championships, where they were the runner-up...as a ju– nior he hit .470 with 51 RBI and he helped his team win the State Championship...as a sophomore he hit .380. PERSONAL: Anthony Strazzara was born on Apr. 18, 1989 in Scott– sdale, Ariz....he is the son of Walt an Linda Strazzara...he was also recruited by Loyola Marymount and Gonzaga...chose to attend USD because of the balance between academics and athletics... notes that he likes to play the guitar and piano.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters playing baseball at La Salle High School. .. as a junior he posted a 8-2 record with an ERA of 0.66 and recorded 77 strikeouts in 66 innings of work...was named the Santa Fe Most Valuable Pitcher as a junior...was named to the Arcadia Elks All-Tournament team as a junior and senior... was named to the San Gabriel Valley All-Area team as a junior and senior...earned a first-team All-Santa Fe League as a junior...as a senior took home first-team AII-CIF honors ...posted a 6-4 record with 104 strikeouts in 67.1 innings of work as a senior.. .named first-team All-league as a senior... was also a first-team All-League performer in football as a quarterback ... was also a member of the basketball team ... named the La Salle High School Athlete of the Year as a senior. PERSONAL: Matt Kohorst was born on Sept. 16, 1988 in Pasadena, Calif.. ..he is the son of Bob Kohorst and Shelley Allen ...was heav– ily recruited by Loyola Marymount and Michigan .. .chose to at– tend USD because of the great baseball program and academic reputation.

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