Diamond Dons Welcome Big 12 Power Missouri For Three-Game Weekend Set

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Nevada Wolf Pack @ USF L, 7-3 Tue. 2/21 • 2:00 p.m.

Benedetti Diamond 2-1 (0-0 Big 12) San Francisco, CA

Weekly Release No. 2 February 22, 2012 3-1 (0-0 WAC) baseball Contact: Rory Davis, Media Relations Assistant rdavis3@usfca.edu (415) 422-3221 (office); (415) 722-2831 (cell)

MARCH 3/1 At wisconsin-milwaukee ^ 3/2 cal state northridge ^ 3/3 san diego state ^ 3/4 cal poly ^ 3/6 pacific 3/8 at fresno state 3/9 at fresno state 3/10 at fresno state 3/11 at fresno state 3/13 At uc Davis 3/15 at hawaii 3/16 at hawaii 3/17 at hawaii 3/18 at hawaii 3/20 california 3/21 san francisco state 3/24 UC Santa barbara

uc santa barbara (dh) 3/25 uc santa barbara 3/28 sacramento state 3/30 san diego* 3/31 san diego*#

APRIL 4/1 san diego* 4/3 SAN JOSE STATE 4/5 at portland*

at portland (DH)* 4/7 at portland* 4/9 at oregon 4/10 at oregon 4/13 at Loyola marymount* 4/14 at Loyola marymount* 4/15 at Loyola marymount* 4/17 at nevada 4/20 gonzaga* 4/21 gonzaga* 4/22 gonzaga* 4/24 UC Davis 4/26 byu* 4/27 byu* 4/28 byu*

Missouri Tigers @ USF Game 1 - Fri. 2/24 • 2:00 pm Game 2 - Sat. 2/25 • 1:00 pm Game 3 - Sun. 2/26 • 1:00 pm Benedetti Diamond - SF, CA

After dropping Tuesday tilt to Nevada, USF faces weekend challenge

Game Notes

WCC: 0-0 Road: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0

FEBRUARY 2/17 at San jose state 2/18 at San jose state 2/19 SAN JOSE STATE 2/21 nevada 2/24 missouri 2/25 missouri 2/26 missouri 2/28 at california

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USF Welcomes Big 12 Power Missouri

2012 Schedule Overall: 2-2 Home: 0-2

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W, 4-0 W, 5-1 L, 7-3 L, 7-3 2:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 11:00 am 3:00 pm 7:00 pM 1:00 PM 2:00 pm 6:05 pm 6:05 pm 6:05 pm 1:05 Pm 2:00 Pm 9:35 pm 9:35 pm 9:35 pm 4:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 11:15 am 2:30 pm 1:00 PM 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 3:00 pm 12:00 pm 3:00 pm 1:00 pm 6:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 1:00 pm 12:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pm 1:00 pm

MAY 5/1 at sacramento state 3:00 pm 5/4 at pepperdine* 3:00 pm 5/5 at pepperdine* 1:00 pm 5/6 at pepperdine* 1:00 pm 5/8 at pacific 6:00 pm 5/11 santa clara* 3:00 pm 5/12 santa clara* 1:00 pm 5/13 santa clara* 1:00 pm 5/15 at stanford 6:00 pm 5/25 at saint mary’s* 3:00 pm 5/26 at saint mary’s* 1:00 PM 5/27 at saint mary’s* 1:00 PM ALL HOME GAMES IN BOLD | * - WCC GAME | ^ - Aztec invitational # - benedetti classic (At&t park) | All times pacific standard time (pst)

THIS WEEK: The Dons fell to the Nevada Wolf Pack on Tuesday afternoon, 7-3. Junior transfer Andrew Pulido was saddled with the loss in his USF debut. Ted LeMaster’s went 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, and a solo home run. LeMasters now shares a team lead in runs scored (4), home runs (1), and RBI (3). The Dons now prepare for their first-ever weekend showdown against Big 12 power Missouri, which marks the return of ex-Dons pithing coach Matt Hobbs. Hobbs served as the Diamond Dons pitching coach during the 2010 season, where his staff ranked fourth in the WCC in ERA. Missouri finished the 2011 season with a 27-32 record under head coach Tim Jamieson who is entering his 18th season at the helm for the Tigers.

LOOKING AHEAD: After wrapping up the weekend set against Missouri, San Francisco will drive across the Bay Bridge to take on East Bay rival California on February 28. The Dons split a pair of games with Cal last season, winning 7-6 on 3/16/11 and losing 4-0 on 3/29/11. From there, USF heads to San Diego State to play in the Aztec Invitiational tournament. USF will play four games in four days at Tony Gwynn Stadium on the San Diego State campus.

2012 DANTE BENEDETTI CLASSIC: USF will meet league rival University of San Diego in the Seventh Annual Dante Benedetti Baseball Classic on Saturday, March 31st, 2012 at 10:30 AM at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Tickets for the DBC are $10 each and can be purchased online at http://dantebenedetticlassic.eventbrite.com.

LIVE VIDEO/RADIO/STATS: For live video, radio, and stats for all Diamond Dons games, visit http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/usf.portal#. San Francisco Baseball is pleased to partner with Stretch Internet for the 2012 season. Stretch will provide live audio throughout the season and video streaming will be available at all home games. Fans can access the Dons like never before on your favorite handheld devices via Stretch Internet’s Game Central player.

Probable LINEUP No. 1. #17 2. #29 3. #28 4. #9 5. #24 6. #3 7. #20 8. #5 9. #2

Name

POS

2012 Stats (4 games)

Mason Morioka Jason Mahood Adam Clear Ted LeMasters Matt Chavez Tom Barry Justin Maffei Bradley Zimmer Aritz Garcia

C 2B 3B LF DH 1B CF RF SS

.267 BA, 4 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB .188 BA, 1 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SH .200 BA, 1 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 1 RBI .308 BA, 4 R, 4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, .438 OBP .167 BA, 1 R, 2 H, 1 2B, 2 BB .250, 1 R, 3 H, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 1 SH, .417 SLG .385 BA, 2 R, 5 H, 4 2B, 1 BB, .692 SLG, 2-2 SB .077 BA, 1 H, 13 AB, 1 TB, 1.000 FLD% .182 BA, 2 H, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 HBP

Probable STARTERS FRIDAY, 2/24

Kyle Zimmer VS. RHP - Eric Anderson

SATURDAY, 2/25

Abe Bobb VS. LHP - Rob Zastryzny

SUNDAY, 2/26

Christian Cecilio VS. RHP - Jeff Cline

2012 USF baseball

2012 USF Baseball Roster No. Name

POS

B/T HT WT YR Hometown/Previous School

2 Aritz Garcia INF R/R 6-2 175 SR Pamplona, Spain/Colby CC 3 Tom Barry OF R/R 6-1 185 RS-SR Tinley Park, IL/Mount Carmel HS 4 Andrew Pulido RHP R/R 6-3 195 JR Torrance, CA/El Camino College 5 Bradley Zimmer OF L/R 6-5 195 FR La Jolla, CA/La Jolla HS 6 Jourdan Weiks INF R/R 6-0 180 FR Olympia, WA/Capitol HS 8 Jared Denham OF R/R 6-0 185 RS-JR Antioch, CA/Deer Valley HS 9 Ted LeMasters OF L/R 6-1 190 RS-SR Napa, CA/Napa HS 10 Kyle Zimmer RHP R/R 6-4 220 JR La Jolla, CA/La Jolla HS 11 Cameron Love RHP R/R 6-2 185 SR Beaverton, OR/Jesuit HS 12 Christian Cecilio LHP L/L 6-1 190 FR San Jose, CA/Bellarmine College Prep 13 Jordan Remer LHP L/L 6-2 210 SR Oakland, CA/Piedmont HS 14 Bob Cruikshank INF R/R 6-2 185 FR Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington HS 15 Tyler Schultz C L/R 5-11 180 FR Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood HS 16 Michael Eaton INF R/R 5-9 165 FR Albuquerque, NM/Sandia Prep 17 Mason Morioka C R/R 5-10 185 SR Torrance, CA/ West Torrance HS 18 Logan West RHP R/R 6-5 190 FR Concord, Calif./De la Salle HS 20 Justin Maffei OF R/R 6-0 175 JR Foster City, Calif./College of San Mateo 21 Mark Hoem OF L/L 5-10 180 JR Millbrae, Calif./Skyline CC 22 Brendan Hendriks INF L/R 6-2 180 FR Cochrane, Ala./Vauxhall Academy 23 Jordan Haseltine LHP L/L 6-6 210 SO Vacaville, CA/Will C. Wood HS 24 Matt Chavez RHP/C R/R 6-2 220 RS-SR Burlingame, CA/Burlingame HS 25 Haden Hinkle RHP R/R 6-3 220 JR Madera, CA/Madera HS 27 Elliott Waterman LHP L/L 6-5 230 JR Martinez, CA/Alhambra HS 28 Adam Clear INF R/R 6-0 190 RS-SR Novato, CA/Marin Catholic HS 29 Jason Mahood INF R/R 5-9 195 RS-JR San Rafael, CA/Terra Linda 31 Bob Mott LHP/OF L/L 6-3 190 RS-JR San Luis Obispo, CA/Mission College Prep 33 Sheldon Lee LHP L/L 6-1 190 RS-FR Honolulu, HI/Iolani HS 35 Abe Bobb RHP R/R 6-2 160 RS-SO Denver, CO/George Washington HS 38 Jake Popovich RHP R/R 6-3 200 FR Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS 39 Will Swindling C R/R 6-1 210 FR Eugene, OR/Marist HS 40 Houston Hibberd RHP R/R 6-2 195 JR Los Gatos, Calif./West Valley CC 43 Ben Graff LHP L/L 6-6 265 SO Glen Ellen, CA/Sonoma Valley HS 44 Alex Balog RHP R/R 6-5 210 SO Saratoga, CA/Archbishop Mitty 45 Nik Balog INF L/L 6-3 215 SR Saratoga, CA/Archbishop Mitty 50 Reyn Nagamine INF L/L 5-10 210 RS-FR Aiea, Hawai’i/University of San Diego HEAD COACH: (32) Nino Giarratano, 14th Year (William Jewell, 1985) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: (30) Greg Moore, 10th Year (USF, 2001) ASSISTANT COACH: (1) Troy Nakamura, 14th Year (USF, 1998) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: (34) Chris Hom, 1st Year (UCSD, 2008) # Name

Pronunciation 2 Aritz Garcia AR-EATS 6 Jourdan Weiks WICKS 13 Jordan Remer REE-MER 14 Bob Cruikshank CROOK-SHANK 17 Mason Morioka MORE-E-OH-KAH

# Name Pronunciation # Name Pronunciation 20 Justin Maffei MA-FAY 45 Nik Balog BAY-LOG 21 Mark Hoem HOME

50 Reyn Nagamine NA-GA-MEAN-AY 23 Jordan Haseltine HAZEL-TEEN 32 Nino Giarratano JEER-AH-TAHN-OH 44 Alex Balog BAY-LOG

2012 USF baseball

General Information

School Name......................University of San Francisco Location................2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 Religious Affiliation.........................Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Year Founded.........................................................1855 Enrollment.............................................................8,000 Conference..............................West Coast Conference National Affiliation.............................NCAA Division I Nickname...............................................................Dons Colors.........................................................Green & Gold Home Field..........................Benedetti Diamond (1,000) President...............................Fr. Stephen J. Privett, S.J. Director of Athletics..............................Scott Sidwell Website....................................................USFDons.com

USF BASEBALL STAFF Nino Giarratano........................................Head Coach ...............................14th Year (William Jewell, 1985)

Phone................................................(415) 422-2934

Email......................................giarratano@usfca.edu Greg Moore...............................Associate Head Coach .

...........10th Year (University of San Francisco, 2001)

Phone................................................(415) 422-2393

Email.........................................gsmoore@usfca.edu Troy Nakamura...................................Assistant Coach ...............................................14th Year (USF, 1998)

Phone................................................(415) 422-6881

Email......................................nakamurat@usfca.edu Chris Hom.............................Volunteer Assistant Coach . .............................................1st Year (UCSD, 2008)

Email............................................chom2@usfca.edu Bryan Zahn.......Senior Director of Baseball Operations . ..........2nd Year (University of San Francisco, 2010)

Email.............................................bzahn@usfca.edu Matt Hiserman........Director of Program Development . .................................................1st Year (USF, 2010)

Email...........................mjhiserman@dons.usfca.edu Jimmy Meuel...............Director of Baseball Information . ......................................1st Year (Williamette, 2008)

Email...................................jmeuel@dons.usfca.edu Baseball Fax.........................................(415) 422-2510 .

Tim Fischer...............................................Baseball Trainer Dr. Ken Akizuki.................................Team Orthopedist .

Dr. William Montgomery.....................Team Orthopedist

Quick Facts

Giarratano At USF..........................368-370, 13 Years Giarratano Career Record in Division I..368-370, 13 Years Giarratano Career Record in all collegiate levels.....678-552, 21 Years 2011 Overall/WCC Record (Finish)....32-25 / 16-5 (1st) Letter-winners Returning/Lost.......................21/14 Position Players Returning/Lost.......................10/8 Pitchers Returning/Lost......................................10/7 Utility Players Returning/Lost............................1/0 Newcomers................................................................14 NCAA Appearances/Last..............................2 / 2011 NCAA Regional Record.........................................2-4 Baseball SID.................................................Rory Davis

Work Phone.......................................(415) 422-3221 .

Cell Phone.........................................(415) 722-2831

Email...........................................rdavis3@usfca.edu

2012 WCC Standings (as of February 20, 2012)

Team WCC Pct. SMC 0-0 .000 SCU 0-0 .000 GON 0-0 .000 POR 0-0 .000 PEP 0-0 .000 LMU 0-0 .000 BYU 0-0 .000 USF 0-0 .000 USD 0-0 .000

Overall Pct. 4-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 2-1 .667 2-1 .667 2-1 .667 2-1 .667 1-2 .333

missouri tigers

Head Coach..........Tim Jamieson (17th year) Collegiate Record (Years).....573-415-2 (16) School Record (Years).......................Same 2012 Record........................2-1 (0-0 Big 12) 2011 Record.........27-32 (11-15, 8th Big 12) 2011 Postseason....................................N/A Series History.........................................N/A Last Meeting...........................................N/A Games Streak.........................................N/A Position Players (Rtn/Lost).................(7/2) Pitchers (Rtn/Lost)................................(4/7) Letterwinners (Rtn/Lost)..................(15/12) Taylor Stadium.............................3,031 cap.

Chancellor........................Dr. Brady Deaton Athletics Director..................Michael Alden Baseball Contact................... Shawn Davis Office Phone........................(573) 882-0711 Cell Phone...........................(573) 268-4275 Website....................................mutigers.com

SCOUTING THE TIGERS: Missouri enters the series against USF coming off a series win against Auburn. The Tigers dropped their season opener then won the next two to take the series. Missouri finished in 8th place (11-15) in 2011 in the Big 12 Conference. Dane Opel and Brannon Champagne led the Tigers offensively and come into the series hitting .500 (6-for-12) and .455 (5-for-11), respectively. Opel already has two home runs and four RBI on the young 2012 season.

LAST TIME VS. MISSOURI: The Tigers and Dons have never met before. This weekend’s series marks the first-ever matchup between the two schools.

PITCHING COACH, MATT HOBBS: Matt Hobbs, a Missouri alum has returned to his alma mater and is now in his second season Mizzou’s pitching coach. Last year, three of his pitchers were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft and he coached All-Big 12 Freshman Team honoree Rob Zastryzny.Hobbs spent the 2010 season as the pitching coach at the University of San Francisco, where his staff ranked fourth in the West Coast Conference in ERA and was second in the league in fewest walks per nine innings.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: Junior pitcher Kyle Zimmer was named a second team AllAmerican in Baseball America’s college preseason poll. The right-hander became the first San Francisco Don to be named a preseason All-American since Tagg Bozied in 2000. The La Jolla, CA native burst onto the national scene last season when he outdueled then No. 12 UCLA and phenom Gerrit Cole, shutting out the Bruins, 3-0, while striking out 11 in the first game of the NCAA Los Angeles Regional. Zimmer four-hit the Bruins and walked none to propel the Dons to their first Regional win since 2006. Zimmer opened the season on a pitch count and went four scoreless innings, striking out three and walking none against San Jose State.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: Four-year senior Mason Morioka entered the 2012 season without a collegiate home run to his name. That all changed on Opening Day, as Morioka took a 2-1 pitch from San Jose State reliever Kyle Hassna deep over the left field fence in the top of the ninth, to lengethen the Dons lead to 4-0.

Morioka’s first collegiate homer traveled approximately 400ft and landed in the adjacent softball field on San Jose State’s campus.

AMAZING ABE: Redshirt sophomore Abe Bobb was masterful in his second collegiate start as he led San Francisco past San Jose State, 5-1, Saturday afternoon at Blethen Field. Bobb went seven strong innings striking out four, and walking only one. The Denver, Colorado native settled in nicely in the later stages of the game, mixing location well, and getting first pitch strikes all afternoon.

JUSTIN’S TIME: College of San Mateo junior transfer Justin Maffei put together an amazing first week in Green & Gold. The center fielder ranks first on the team in batting average (.385), hits (5), doubles (4), slugging pct. (.692), and steals (2). In addition, Maffei played an excellent center field, gunning down a runner at home plate on Tuesday against Nevada - the first outfield assist for the Dons in 2012.

Maffei’s four doubles rank first in the entire WCC. GIARRATANO CLOSING IN: Head Coach Nino Giarratano is just one win shy of tying Marv Wood from Loyola Marymount for seventh place on the all-time coaching victories list in West Coast Conference History. Marv Wood sits alone in seventh place with 371 victories, while Giarratano has 370 victories including his two wins so far this season.

All-Time Coaching Victories - WCC History (as of February 22, 2012) Coach

Years

1. Rich Hill - USF/USD 18 2. John Cunningham, USD 20 3. John Oldham, SCU 13 4. Sal Taormina, SCU 12 5. Dave Gorrie, PEP 10 6. Dante Benedetti, USF 13 7. Marv Wood, LMU 15 8. Nino Giarratano, USF 13 9. Frank Cruz, LMU 12 10. Chris Sperry, POR 14 Bold = Active

Victories

581 524 433 431 409 373 371 370 329 280

2012 USF baseball

FRESHMAN FIRSTS: Bradley Zimmer, Brendan Hendriks, and Jourdan Weiks all recorded their first collegiate hits against Nevada on 2/21. Zimmer singled through the right side, Hendriks’ RBI single against Nevada was both his first collegiate hit and RBI, and Weiks placed a perfect bunt down the third base line against Nevada to reach first.

RECORD PERFORMANCE: The 2011 USF Dons set an NCAA D-1 record last season, recording the best fielding percentage of all-time, a .985 mark. San Francisco finished first in the NCAA D-I circuit after committing just 33 errors on the year.

The Green & Gold recorded 1531 putouts and 609 assists led by 2011 WCC Defensive Player of the Year, 3B Stephen Yarrow.

NIKED UP: Senior first baseman Nik Balog suffered a shoulder injury on Opening Day as he slid back into first base awkwardly on a pickoff attempt. Balog entered the 2012 campaign as the cleanup hitter and also as the Dons most decorated hitter, ranking 10th in doubles in Dons all-time history.

BARRY BARAGE: Redshirt senior Tom Barry has taken the place of injured Nik Balog at first base and has thrived as a starter thus far. Barry went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in Saturday’s game against SJ State on 2/18. Barry narrowly missed out on a three-run home run, as he smashed a ball high off the center field fence at Blethen Field. Barry has also played a perfect first base, recording 29 put outs and two assists.

POUR SOME WATER ON ME: Left-handed reliever Elliott Waterman put together a solid first week on the mound, allowing just one earned run in four innings of work. Waterman has a perfect 6/0 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a stingy .200 batting average against. The 6-5, 230 lb. lefty also recorded a save in the second game of the season, to share the team lead with Cameron Love.

ARMS RACE: The Dons pitching staff ranks fourth in the WCC in team ERA in the early going with a 2.67 mark. USF is tied for first in saves with two with Gonzaga.

HOME SWEET HOME: USF finished the 2011 campaign with an amazing 16-3 (.842) record at Bendetti Diamond. The Dons enter the season with a current 11-game home winning streak dating back to last year. The last Dons loss at home occured on April 10, 2011 against Saint Mary’s.

YOU’RE OUT! Senior Nik Balog is now second all-time in put outs at USF. The first baseman has amassed a carere total of 1034 put outs. Last season, Balog cemented his place in Dons history by recording 502 put outs, most all-time in a single season.

REMASTERED: Senior lefty Jordan Remer entered the Dons record books last year, when he recorded four saves, tied for fifth all-time in the Dons’ single season books. In fact, Remer did a little bit of everything on the mound for the Dons last year, appearing in 24 games and starting in four. Opposing hitters couldn’t touch the southpaw, as he accumulated a stingy .174 batting average against in 49 innings pitched.

USF’s Record When...

Day Games................................................... 2-2 Night Games............................................... 0-0 vs. LHP Starter............................................. 1-1 vs. RHP Starter............................................ 1-1 1-Run Games............................................... 0-0 2-Run Games............................................... 0-0 5+Run Games............................................. 0-0 Extra Innings............................................... 0-0 Shutouts....................................................... 1-0 When USF........

Scores 0-2 Runs.......................................... 0-0 Scores 3-5 Runs.......................................... 2-2 Scores 6-9 Runs.......................................... 0-0 Scores 10+ Runs......................................... 0-0 When Opponent.......

Scores 0-2 Runs.......................................... 2-0 Scores 3-5 Runs.......................................... 0-0 Scores 6-9 Runs.......................................... 0-2 Scores 10+ Runs......................................... 0-0 When USF........

Scores First................................................... 1-1 Opponent Scores First............................. 1-1 Hit 0 Home Runs........................................ 1-1 Hit 1 Home Run.......................................... 1-1 Hit 2+ Home Runs..................................... 0-0 Out-Hit Opponent..................................... 2-0 USF is Out-Hit by Opponent.................. 0-2 Hits Tied........................................................ 0-0 USF Commits 0 Errors.............................. 1-1 USF Commits 1 Error................................ 1-0 USF Commits 2+ Errors........................... 0-1

Final 2011 West Coast Conference Standings SCHOOL WCC GB OVERALL San Francisco 16-5 -- 32-25 Gonzaga 15-6 1.0 32-19 Loyola Marymount 11-19 5.0 30-25 Portland 11-10 5.0 24-30 San Diego 11-10 5.0 22-31 Saint Mary’s 9-12 7.0 27-28 GON 7-14 9.0 22-34 LMU 4-17 12.0 17-34 2012 WCC Preseason Poll School - (First Place Votes) 1. San Diego - (5) 2. Gonzaga - (3) 3. San Francisco - (1) 4. Loyola Marymount 5. Pepperdine 6. Saint Mary’s 7. BYU 8. Portland 9. Santa Clara

Total Points 59 57 51 37 30 30 28 23 9

2012 USF baseball

HOT CORNER HANDOVER: For the past four years, the hot corner was home to Stephen Yarrow, who won the WCC Defensive Player of the Year award in 2011. After beginning his career as a first baseman he became one of the league’s premier third basemen and one of the program’s most decorated hitters. This year, senior incumbent Adam Clear will take over at third base for the Dons. Clear had a solid 2011 campaign, finishing second on the team with a .325 batting average.

Clear raked seven doubles and slugged an impressive .423.

Needless to say, San Francisco is in good hands at the hot corner for yet another year.

BALOG BROTHERS: Senior first baseman Nik Balog and his younger brother, sophomore pitcher Alex Balog are expected to be big contributors to the Dons success in 2012. Nik enters the year as the Dons’ most accomplished hitter, ranking 10th in doubles in Dons history with 40 two-baggers. Alex earned 2011 WCC All-Freshman honors last year after going 2-2 over three starts and 16 appearances.

MR. PERFECT: Senior catcher Mason Morioka expects to lead the Dons behind the dish this season in his fourth year in Green & Gold. Morioka finished 2011 with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, which contributed to the Dons finishing first in the entire nation in fielding percentage with a sterling .985 mark. Morioka also gunned down 46% (12-of-26) of would be basestealers.

ZIMMER BROS.: Junior pitcher Kyle Zimmer is joined this year by his younger brother, Bradley Zimmer, who has started all four games of the season in right field. The Zimmer brothers are one of two brother tandems on the team, joining the Balog duo. Both Zimmers played their high school ball at La Jolla High School in San Diego, California. Bradley led his team with a .446 batting average and an equally impressive .500 slugging percentage in his senior year. Thus far, Bradley has struggled at the plate, but has played great defense, making several diving catches, including a two-out bases loaded catch in the seventh inning against Nevada on 2/21.

LOVELY DAY: Senior right-hander Cameron Love enters the 2012 season as one of the first arms out of the bullpen for Coach Giarratano. Love finished the 2011 campaign with the teams’ best ERA (2.60) among pitchers with at least 10 innings pitched. Love was 1-1 in 20 appearances, sporting a remarkable .200 batting average against. Love recorded the first save of the 2012 season, coming on in relief on Opening Day, tossing three innings of shutout ball.

UP THE MIDDLE: The Dons return both of their starting middle infielders from a year ago in shortstop Aritz Garcia and second baseman Jason Mahood. Garcia, a senior from Pamplona, Spain experienced a great first year in Green & Gold after transferring from Colby CC in Kansas. Garcia’s .318 batting average was good for third on the Dons last year. Mahood, a redshirt-junior from San Rafael, CA, started 56 of the Dons’ 57 games last year. “Hoody” as he’s referred to by his teammates, committed only two errors on the year en route to a sterling .992 fielding percentage.

2012 USF Baseball Team Leaders Batting average............................................................. Justin Maffei (.385) Hits............................................................................................. Justin Maffei (5) At-bats............................................................................... Jason Mahood (16) Doubles................................................................................... Justin Maffei (4) Triples.........................................................................................................N/A (0) Home Runs......................................Mason Morioka & Ted LeMasters (1) RBIs............................................................... Tom Barry & Ted LeMasters (3) Total Bases............................................................................. Justin Maffei (9) Slugging percentage.................................................. Justin Maffei (.692) Bases on balls............................... Mason Morioka & Ted LeMasters (3) Hit by pitch................................................................................. Three tied (1) On-base percentage................................................ Ted LeMasters (.438) Sac flys....................................................................................................... N/A (0) Sac hits................................................................................ Jason Mahood (2) Stolen bases.......................................................................... Justin Maffei (2) Putouts....................................................................................... Tom Barry (31) Assists...................................................................................... Aritz Garcia (10) FLD%...................................................................................... Nik Balog (1.000) Wins............................................................... Abe Bobb & Jordan Remer (1) E.R.A........................................................................................ Abe Bobb (1.29) Complete games........................................................................................ N/A Shutouts........................................................................................... Team 2/17 Batting average against.......................................... Kyle Zimmer (.077) Strikeouts...................................... Elliott Waterman & Jordan Remer (6) Saves.............................................. Cameron Love & Elliott Waterman (1) Innings pitched..................................................................... Abe Bobb (7.0)

WCC - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS - BATTING At bats: 6 - (9 players tied) Runs scored: 3 - (4 players tied) Hits: 4 - GILL, T, Portland (vs Stephen F. Austin, Feb 19, 2012) 4 - BOAS, Saint Mary’s (CA) (vs Southern Utah, Feb 18, 2012) RBIs: 4 - GILL, T, Portland (vs Stephen F. Austin, Feb 19, 2012) Doubles: 2 - (6 players tied) Triples: 1 - (4 players tied) Home runs: 1 - (9 players tied) Total bases: 9 - GILL, T, Portland (vs Stephen F. Austin, Feb 19, 2012) Walks: 2 - (12 players tied) Strikeouts: 3 - ROBINSON, BYU (vs UC Riverside, Feb 17, 2012) Sac hits: 1 - (21 players tied) Sac flies: 1 - (7 players tied) Stolen bases: 1 - (19 players tied) Caught stealing: 1 - (8 players tied) Runners LOB: 5 - VINCEJ, Z., Pepperdine (vs Oklahoma, Feb 18, 2012) 5 - MEYER, S., Pepperdine (vs Oklahoma, Feb 17, 2012)

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2012 OVERALL STATS The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for San Francisco (as of Feb 21, 2012) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 2-2 Player

BALOG, Nik HENDRIKS, Brendan MAFFEI, Justin WEIKS, Jourdan LEMASTERS, Ted MORIOKA, Mason BARRY, Tom CLEAR, Adam MAHOOD, Jason GARCIA, Aritz CHAVEZ, Matt ZIMMER, Bradley DENHAM, Jared HOEM, Mark CRUIKSHANK, Bob SCHULTZ, Tyler

avg gp-gs

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Away: 2-0

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2 1 5 1 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 9 1 7 8 5 4 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0

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131

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31

11

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2

14

4

134

15

33

4

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14

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1.000

3-1

.385 .333 .308 .267 .250 .200 .188 .182 .167 .077 .000 .000 .000 .000

4-4

Totals

.237

Opponents

.246

3-0 4-4 4-4 4-3 4-4 4-4 4-4 4-3 4-4 2-0 1-0 2-0

Conference: 0-0 bb hp

so gdp

ob% sf sh sb-att

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 1 5 4 2 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

1.000

.692 .333 .538 .533 .417 .267 .250 .273 .250 .077 .000 .000 .000 .000

0 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

48

.366

11

4

30

42

.313

14

4

30

1.000

po

a

e fld%

5

0

0 1.000

1

0

0 1.000

4

1

0 1.000

.429 .333 .438 .421 .250 .250 .235 .250 .286 .077 .000 .000 .000 .000

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2

.315

0

4

2-2

3

.333

1

2

2-3

108

1.000

0

1

0 1.000

4

0

0 1.000

31

1

1 .970

29

2

0 1.000

6

9

0 1.000

10

7

1 .944

5

10

1 .938

0

0

0 .000

8

0

0 1.000

2

0

0 1.000

0

0

0 .000

0

1

0 1.000

1

0

0 1.000

108

41

3 .980

44

3 .981

LOB - Team (27), Opp (32). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (5).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player

era

w-l

app gs

cg

sho

sv

ip

h

r

er

bb

so

2b

3b

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.29 2.25 7.20 9.00 13.50 20.25

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-0

1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

4.0 4.0 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 1.1

1 1 1 1 1 0 4 3 9 2 6 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 3 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 3 3

0 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 0 0

3 2 4 1 1 0 4 6 3 6 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

.077 .083 .125 .125 .250

Totals

3.75

2-2

4

4

0

1/1

2

36.0

33

15

15

14

30

4

1

Opponents

3.00

2-2

4

4

0

0/0

0

36.0

31

15

12

11

30

11

0

ZIMMER, Kyle LOVE, Cameron HASELTINE, Jordan GRAFF, Ben HINKLE, Haden LEE, Sheldon BOBB, Abe WATERMAN, Elliott CECILIO, Christian REMER, Jordan PULIDO, Andrew BALOG, Alex

PB - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - MORIOKA (2-3), REMER (1-1), BOBB (1-1), HASELTINE (0-1).

hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

.167 .200 .391 .182 .667 .571

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

1

.246

2

4

0

1

2

2

.237

8

4

0

0

4

2012 USF baseball

2012 RESULTS The Automated ScoreBook Game Results for San Francisco (as of Feb 22, 2012) (All games) Date

Feb Feb Feb Feb

17, 18, 19, 21,

Opponent

2012 2012 2012 2012

at San Jose at San Jose SAN JOSE NEVADA

() extra inning game

W W L L

Score

Inns

Overall

4-0 5-1 3-7 3-7

9 9 9 9

1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 2-2-0

Conference Pitcher of record

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

REMER (W 1-0) BOBB (W 1-0) CECILIO (L 0-1) PULIDO (L 0-1)

Attend

Time

387 422 327 112

2:51 3:03 3:03 3:00