USD Baseball 2008

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in baseball at Los Ga– tos High School. .. as a junior he posted a record of 13-1 with an ERA of 0.16 only allowing two earned runs while striking out 144 batters in 89.2 innings of work...he recorded seven shutouts and has two no hitters, while throwing one perfect game...also dur– ing his junior year he hit .361 with four home runs, six doubles and 26 RBl...was named a 2006 AFLAC AII-American...named the De Anza League Most valuable Player as a junior...named second– team All-American by Baseball America ...was a first-team All-Cen– tral Coast as a junior...was a Area Code games Selection in 2006... also was a Joplin Tournament of the Stars selection in 2006 ... as a senior posted a 9-2 record with a 0.31 ERA and racked up 147 strikeouts .. .was named the league MVP as a senior was tabbed the San Jose Athlete of the Year...was drafted in the fifth round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2007 MLB draft. PERSONAL: Kyle Blair was born on Sept. 27, 1988 in Capitola, Calif....he is the son of Melvyn and Jennifer Blair... was heavily recruited by Cal, Pepperdine, UCLA and Arizona State ...chose to attend USD because of the baseball program and the players on the team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters playing for La Mirada High School... as a senior he hit .400 with five home runs...as a ju– nior hit .390 with 10 doubles and seven home runs...was a mem– ber of the Area Code games for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006... was named first-team AII-CIF and first-team All-Suburban League as a senior, junior and sophomore...was named to the Whittier Daily News All-Area team as a senior,junior and sophomore...was also a All-Suburban League selection as a basketball player for La Mirada High School. PERSONAL: Steve Kaupang was born on Jan. 20, 1989 in La Mi– rada, Calif....he is the son of Larry and Alicia Kopang...was heavily recruited by Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine, Long Beach State and Gonzaga...chose to attend USD because of the location, academic reputation and the outstanding baseball program.

Torero Newcomers Back Row (l-r): Matt Thomson, Sammy Solis, Steve Kaupang, Ryan Davis, Kyle Blair, Matt Kohorst Front Row (l-r): Zach Walters, Anthony Strazzara, Nick Ousman, Victor Sanchez.