the heart of a lion...
State, Oregon, Hawaii and UCLA, but chose LMU because of the atmosphere, baseball program and educational opportunities... also competed in basketball in high school…
Ryan Phillip Hawthorne was born December 21, 1989 in West Hills, Calif... son of Alesia and Timothy Hawthorne... has three sisters, Meghan, Caitlin and Kelsey... is undecided on a major.
Briefly Michael Lowe begins his freshman campaign with the Lions after redshirting his true freshman year...
Briefly
a 2007 graduate of Mira Costa HS in Manhattan Beach, Calif... earned two varsity letters for Coach Mike Neily... team captain as a senior... a two-time All-Area selection, two-time All-League selection and two-time All-CIF selection... earned All-State as a junior... named Scholar Athlete all four years of high school... competed against current LMU teammate Trevor Gee in high school… product of same high school program as teammate Lee Roberts…
Shon Roe is in his first season with LMU baseball...
Personal
2008… utilized his redshirt season… LMU baseball Pride Award winner…
High School
Personal Michael Remy Olsen Lowe was born on May 26, 1989 in Portland, Ore... mother is Candace, father is Michael and stepmother is Cheri... has two sisters, Dannielle and Shikara, and a half brother and sister, William and Kasha... undecided on a major.
2008… started 24 games and played in 43 as a freshman… batted .276 with nine runs scored, seven doubles, a triple and 13 RBI… collected eight multiple-hit games, including three hits against UC Santa Barbara on February 29 and Gonzaga on May 18… also had a season-high three RBI against UCSB on February 29 and Santa Clara on May 2… hit safely in nine consecutive games from April 19 to May 2…
High School
At LMU
a 2007 graduate of Jesuit Prep in Portland, Ore... earned four varsity letters for Coaches Craig Webster and Don Lovel... team captain in his senior year... a three-time All-League selection... All-State selection as a junior... led the Metro League in stolen bases as a junior and senior... also played football and basketball in high school...
At LMU
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Personal
LMU baseball... was expected to be the starting catcher to begin the season before sufferring an injury during the preseason...
The 2009 Lions
Player bios
High School a 2008 graduate of Quartz Hill High School in Quartz Hill, Calif... a three-year varsity starter for Coach Aaron Kavanagh… served as team captain in his junior and senior years… was named All-Conference in all three varsity seasons and All-Area as a junior and senior… garnered All-State and All-CIF honors following his senior campaign… named Golden League Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year as a senior… played against current LMU teammates Alex Gillingham, Trevor Gee and Ryan Hawthorne in high school… product of same high school program as teammate Joe Vierra… recruited by UC Irvine, Arizona, Pepperdine, San Francisco and Cal, but chose LMU because of the location, academic excellence and coaching staff...
Matthew Michael Koch was born November 21, 1988 in Inglewood, Calif... son of Cathy and Ron Koch... has three brothers, Scott, Chris and Brady... brother Brady played baseball at LMU from 2001-04… a natural science major.
Koch’s Career Highs
AB R H HR RBI BB K SB HIT STRK
5 2 3 3 2 3 1 9
2x (at UC Irvine, 4/29/08) 2x (at UC Irvine, 4/29/08) 2x (vs. Gonzaga, 5/18/08) 2x (vs. Santa Clara, 5/2/08) at Arizona State, 5/12/08 2x (vs. Santa Clara, 5/4/08) at UC Riverside, 4/22/08 2008
Personal
Briefly
Shon Mycal Roe was born June 15, 1990 in Lancaster, Calif... son of Maria and Gregory Roe... father played baseball at Riverside City College… has one sister, Taylor... is undecided on a major.
High School a 2008 graduate of Crespi Carmelita High School in Encino, Calif... earned three varsity letters for coach Scott Muckey... garnered AllArea, All-Conference and All-CIF recognition following his senior campaign… named to the All-League team as a junior and senior… batted .354 with a 0.47 ERA and 44 strikeouts as a senior… helped guide team to the Mission League Championship as a junior and senior… played against current LMU teammates Trevor Gee, Shon Roe, Alex Gillingham and Angelo Songco in high school… recruited by UC Irvine, Fresno
Briefly T.J. Bernardy is in his third and final season with LMU baseball after transferring from Cosumnes River Junior College in Sacramento, Calif. as a sophomore...
At LMU
Briefly Matt Koch is in his sophomore season with
2008… played in 38 games, starting 16 for LMU…batted .209 with 14 hits, eight runs scored, five doubles, a home run and 12 RBI… notched his first career home run at Cal State
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2009 LMU BASEBALL media guide
Ryan Hawthorne is in his first season with LMU baseball...