USD Baseball 2009

.A.GENERAL INFORMATION Location ................................................................................................San Diego, CA Founded .................................................................................................................... 1949 Enrol lment ............................................................................................................... 7,600 President........................................ ...................................Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D. Executive Director of Ath letics ............................................................... Ky Snyder Senior Associate Athletics Director.................................................. M ike Matoso Assoc. AD/Busi ness Affairs ....................................................................... Dan Yourg Assoc. AD/ Athletic Development .................................................... Brian Fogarty Assoc. AD for Facilities & Operations ...................................................... Andy Fee Assoc. AD/ Senior Women's Adm inistrator .................................... Shaney Fink Assoc. AD for Marketing ........................................................................Steve Becvar Head Ath letic Trainer .............................................................Carolyn Greer, A.T., C. Associate Athletic Trainer ..................................................................Paul Signorelli Assistant Ath letic Trainer (Baseball) ....................... Joe Parry, Eli Bisnett-Cobb Director of Athletic Performance Training ............................Stephane Rochet Sport and Business Psychology Consultan ....................... Karlene Sugarman Affiliation ............................................................................................. NCAA Division I Conference................................................................................................... West Coast Nickname ............................................................................................................. Toreros School Colors ......................................................................Torero Blue, Navy, White Athletic Dept. Phone ........................................................................ (619) 260-4803 .A.TEAM INFORMATION First Year of Baseball (Began Division I play)....................................1958 (1979) Overall All-Time Record .........................................................1,166-1,048-3 (.527) NCAA Division I Appearances (Last) .......................................................... 5 (2008) NCAA Tournament Record ................................................................................... 6-1 O Best All-Time Record .............................................................................44-17 (2008) 2008 Overall Record ............................................................................................44-17 2008 wee Record (Place ............................................................................. 16-5 (1st) 2008 Home Record ................................................................................................. 25-7 2008 Road Record .................................................................................................. 17-7 2008 Neutral Field Record ......................................................................................2-3 2008 Postseason ..........................................................3-2 (Long Beach Reg ional) Posit ion Starters returning/lost ............................................................................ 5/3 Starting Pitchers returning/lost ......................................................................... 5/2 Overall Letterw inners returning/lost .............................................................17/1 1 Newcomers................................................................................................................... 12 .A. HOME FIELD Surface ..................................................................................................... Natural Grass Dimensions ......................................................................... LF-309, CF-395, RF-329 .A. BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach ........................................................................................................ Rich Hill Alma Mater ................................................................................... Cal Lutheran, 1984 Record at USD ...........................................................................353-236-3 (1 O Years) Overall Record ..........................................................................686-456-3 (20 Years) Assistants.........................................................Eric Va lenzuela (Pepperdine, 2001) ...................................................................................Jay Johnson (Point Loma, 2001) ...............................................................................................................Mark Viramontes Dir. of Baseball Operations.............................................................. Ramon Orozco Baseball Phone....................................................................................(619) 260-5953 Baseball Fax ......................................................................................... (619) 260-7750 .A. MEDIA RELATIONS Associate A.D./Media Relations.............................................................Ted Gosen Assistant Dir. of Media Relations (Baseball Contact) .................. Chris Loucks Media Relations Coordinator ...........................................................Ryan McCann Loucks' Direct Office Phone ........................................................... (619) 260-7930 Fax ........................................................................................................... (619) 260-2990 Loucks' E-mail ...................................................................... cloucks@sandiego.edu Cunningham Stadium Press Box.................................................. (619) 260-8829 Web Site ................................................................................... www.usdtoreros.com .A. MEDIA CREDENTIALS Requests should be made by phone (619-260-7930), fax (619-260-2990) or e-mail (cloucks@sandiego.edu) as far in advance as possible and no later t han 24 hours before gametime. Credentials can be picked up at the w ill ca ll table located at the top of Cunningham Stadium.

.A. PHOTO CREDENTIALS Credentials will be issued on a game-by-game basis and must be worn in plain sight at all times. All photographers must remain off the playing surface and are encouraged to use the area behind t he visitors' dugout. NCAA regu lations regarding photography wil l be adhered to at all times. .A.PRESS BOX The USD press box is located on top of the stands behind home plate. Limited seating is avaliable w ith beat writers receving priority. Rad io positions and addit ional media w ill be allocated to the press box or the rows immediately in front of the press box, if necessary. .A.TELEPHONES The press box number for the media and scoring updates only, is (619) 260-8829. Additional lines are avaliable on a shared basis in the press box. .A.RADIO LINES Up to two telephone lines can be made avaliable to the designated radio station of the visiting team. Please make arrangements through the athletics media relations office well in advance. .A.HIGH-SPEED INTERNET The press box is equipped with severa l high speed data jacks for on-line browsing and transmission. A wireless connection has also been recently added to the press box for those media members who have a w ireless card. .A.INTERVIEWS Coaches and players wi ll be avaliable for postgame interviews on the field after a brief cooling down session and team meeting. Midweek interviews can be conducted before and or after practices by special arrangement through the athletics media relations office. Interviews w ith visiting coaches or players should be arranged through the visiting team's SID, when available. .A. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2009 USO Baseball Media Guide is a product of the USO Athletics Media Relations department. Layout and Design: Chris Loucks Cover Design: Chris Loucks Photography: Dennis Mock, Brock Scott, Dale Frost, Eric Drotter, Matt Brown, San Diego Union Tribune Printing: Ideal Services TABLE OF CONTENTS 7- 13 .............................................................................. This is USO Baseball 14................................................................................. General Information 15......................................................................... 2009 Roster/Team Photo 16............................................................................... 2009 TV/Radio Roster 18-20.......................................................................... Head Coach Rich Hill 21 .............................................................Assistant Coash Eric Valenzuela 22 ................................................................. Assistant Coach Jay Johnson 23........................................................ Assistant Coach Mark Viramontes 23 ................................Director ofbaseball Operations Ramon Orozco 24-34....................................................................................... Player Profiles 36-38....................................................................................Season Outlook 39-44............................................................2009 Opponent INformation 45-47.......................................................................................2008 Statistics 48-52.............................................. USO Baseball Tradition ofExcellence 54-60..................................................................... Torero Baseball Records 62-63..................................................................................... All-Time Roster 64............................................................. USO President Dr. Mary E. Lyons 65.................................... USO Executive Director ofAthletics Ky Snyder 66 .................................................................................... USO Supports Staff 67..................................................................................... NCAA Compliance 68................................................................................ USO Media Relations