USD Baseball 2008

. USO wee HONOR ROLL wee Player of the Year Shane Buschini RF Kevin Herde C Dave Rolls C wee Pitcher of the Year Ricky Barrett LH wee Freshman of Year Josh Romanski P/OF Jordan Abruzzo C Joey Prast OF Greg Sain UT Tony Betancourt C Mike Saipe p ALL-WCC First Team Justin Snyder 2B AJ Griffin RHP Jordan Abruzzo C Matt Couch RHP Logan Gelbrich C Brian Matusz LHP Josh Romanski LHP Keoni Ruth 2B 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 2B Larry Williams OF Dave Rolls C David Jacas OF wee Coach of the Year Rich Hill John Cunningham wee CHAMPIONS 2007 SAN DIEGO 2006 Pepperdine 2005 Pepperdine 2004 Pepperdine 2003 SAN DIEGO 2002 SAN DIEGO 2001 Pepperdine

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 foreign to the league), but realigned in 198S to include San Diego and Nevada in a seven-team league. In 1991, the Wolf Pack departed and a six-team loop existed until Portland and Gonzaga, full members in all other sports, left the Pac-10 North leag ue to bring the wee to its full-bodied eight-team set in 1996. This is the eighth year of the current eight-team WCC baseba ll alignment but the conference has determined a champ ion in the sport ann ually 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 -- Sa n Diego, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, San Francisco and Santa Clara -- have represented theWCC in NCAA tournament play.These five have an all-time record of 77-86 in the championships. Portland and Gonzaga are the only other current 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 sched ule beginning in 2006. A one-division format wi ll once again be implemented and the eight institutions wi ll compete in a 21-game conference season. Thi s format is a departure from a two-d ivision format, West and Coast, with a 30-game conference schedu le that has been used in the WCC since the begining of the 1999 season. Under the one-d ivision, 21-game format, each school will play the other seven opponents one time over the course of an eight-week conference season.Each team wi ll play seven t hree-game series, with one week serving as the bye week. The top two fin ishing teams will play in the WCC Championship Series with the regular-season champ serving as seri es' host.

2007 1993 1988

2002

2006 2004 2001 1999 1996 1992

2007 2007 2007

2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2005, 07 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

SAN DIEGO'S WCC RECORDS ra11 9amesJ

BATTING

Runs Tony Perez

Batting Average Josh Stepner

66

2003 1993 2007

.386 1993

David Pingree* 49 Shane Buschini 57

Hits Joey Prast

90 88 89

2003 1998 2007

PITCHING

Kevin Reese Justin Snyder

Wins Aaron Wilson Kyle Collins* Ricky Barrett Brian Mazone Travis Burgus*

2004 2003 2002 1998 1995 1994

11

Doubles Joey Prast

9

26 18 20

2003 1993 1987

10 11 10 10

Kevin Herde Robbie Rogers

2002, 07 1993, 98

Milke Saipe

Triples S.C. Assael* Kevi n Reese• Brady Clark* Josh Stepner*

5 5 4 4 7 6

2002 1999 1993 1993 1992 1988

Strikeouts

163 2007

Brian Matusz

l0th-yearToreros head coach Rich Hill ranks #1 among active wee coaches in career (642) and

Saves

Brady Clark

Tony Perez Tom Caple

13

2003 2001

league (219) victories.

Mark Trafton*

9

Homeruns Greg Sain Dave Rolls

ERA

16 18

2001 1988 2007

Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount

2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985

Kyle Collins

3.59 2004

Shane Buschini 13

•finished in a tie for league lead #no USD player holds an all-time

Santa Clara Santa Clara Pepperdine Santa Clara Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine Pepperdine

RBI

career wee record

Freddy Sandoval 59

2004 2003 2007

Joey Prast•

57

Jordan Abruzzo 59

Loyola Marymount

Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine

Pepperdine