May 27, 2008
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Cal's NCAA Regional Media Guide
BERKELEY, CALIF. - The California Golden Bears (33-19-2, 12-12, fourth in the Pac-10, ranked 17th in Collegiate Baseball, 20th in Baseball America) enter the Long Beach Regional as the No. 3-seeded team and will face the No. 2-seeded University of San Diego Toreros (41-15, ranked seventh in Baseball America) at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 30 at Blair Field...the Long Beach Regional goes from Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1...other teams in the Long Beach Regional bracket are No. 1 seed Long Beach State (37-19, ranked 22nd in Baseball America) and No. 4 seed Fresno State (37-27).
Day Date Opponent Site Time
Fri. May 30 University of San Diego Blair Field, Long Beach, Calif. 2:00 p.m. PDT
RADIO: KALX Radio (90.7 FM) will broadcast all Cal games at the Long Beach Regional with Duncan Wold announcing...The David Esquer Show will air 10 minutes before the first pitch...broadcast of the Bears game at the Long Beach Regional will be available on a KALX link available on the Cal website, www.calbears.com.
SERIES RECORD: Cal has a 2-2 all-time series record against No. 7-ranked University of San Diego, last defeating the Toreros, 5-0, on Mar. 2 at the University of San Diego Tournament...the Bears have a 62-57 all-time record against Fresno State, twice defeating the Bulldogs this season: 14-4, Feb. 28 at the University of San Diego Tournament, and, 5-4, Apr. 2 at Evans Diamond...Cal has a 30-26 all-time record against No. 22-ranked Long Beach State, sweeping the 49ers 6-1, 10-6 and 4-3 Mar. 28-30 at Evans Diamond...this season, the Bears are 21-7-2 at Evans Diamond, 9-10 on the road and 3-2 at neutral sites...Cal was 12-12 in Pac-10 games, 1-1 versus Stanford in non-conference games and 20-7-1 versus non-conference opponents...the Bears are 6-0 against the Long Beach Regional field and 9-6-1 this season against teams currently ranked in Baseball America's Top-25 poll.
REGIONAL INFORMATION: The 2008 Long Beach Regional is held at Long Beach State's Blair Field...the four-team double elimination tournament begins Friday, May 30 at 2 p.m. with the Cal-University of San Diego game, followed by the Fresno State-Long Beach State game at 6 p.m....game times for Saturday are 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. as well...if the Bears win Friday, they will play the winner of Fresno State-Long Beach State at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 31.
CAL HEAD COACH David Esquer: Esquer, 43, is in his ninth season at Cal with a career record of 263-234-2 (.529). In 2001, he was Pac-10 Coach of the Year after leading the Bears to a 34-25 mark and a berth to the NCAA regional in Baton Rouge, La. (1-2). Thirty nine Cal players have signed professional contracts since Esquer became coach, including first-round picks Brandon Morrow (RHP, Seattle, fifth overall) in 2006 and Conor Jackson (1B, Arizona, 19th overall) in 2003. On June 10, 1999, Esquer became the 10th coach in Cal baseball history, which began in 1892. He came to Berkeley after serving as the top assistant at Pepperdine from 1996-99, and the No. 2 assistant at Stanford from 1991-96. A shortstop at Stanford from 1984-87, he was a starter on the 1987 College World Series championship team as a senior, earning all-tournament honors.
BEAR NOTES: The California baseball team (ranked 17th in Collegiate Baseball and 20th in Baseball America) are 33-19-2 overall and 12-12 in the Pac-10 after a thrilling 7-6, 10-inning victory over UCLA on May 25 in which senior second baseman Josh Satin hit the game-winning homer in his final at-bat at Evans Diamond...the Golden Bears also received a stellar effort from sophomore right fielder/pitcher Blake Smith who hit two home runs in the game and earned the win with 2.2 innings of relief...Cal's .630 winning percentage so far this season is the school's best since the 1985 squad finished 42-24 (.636)...the Bears' 33 wins are their most regular-season wins since the 2005 squad finished 34-23...Cal, under head coach David Esquer and led by Satin, junior first baseman David Cooper and junior right-hander Tyson Ross, among others, is making its first NCAA regional appearance since 2001 when they went 1-2 at the Baton Rouge, La. Regional...this is the Bears' 10th regional appearance all-time where it owns a 22-11 record...Cal has also qualified for the College World Series five times, most recently in 1992 under coach Bob Milano....in the school's history, five of the nine times the Bears have gone to an NCAA regional, they have gone on to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. (1947 NCAA Championship was held in Kalamazoo, Mich.), twice winning the national title (1947, 1957), including the first-ever national championship in 1947 (defeating former President George Bush's Yale team, 8-7, in the title game)...Cal has a 32-17 (.653) overall record in postseason play, including a 22-11 (.667) mark in regional play and 10-6 (.600) record in World Series games...for more information on the Cal players, check the 2008 season in review story and the Bears individual player bios...Cal was predicted to finish fifth in the Pac-10 Coaches' Preseason Poll.
TENTATIVE CALIFORNIA LINE-UP No. Pos. Player 2008 stats 31 DH Rich Gorman, So. .263, 20 RBI, 4 HR 16 LF Charlie Cutler, Jr. .333, 19 RBI, 2 HR 18 1B David Cooper, Jr. .363, 55 RBI, 19 HR 3 2B Josh Satin, Sr. .388, 52 RBI, 18 HR 4 CF Brett Jackson, So. .320, 40 RBI, 4 HR 33 C Dylan Tonneson, So. .315, 33 RBI, 6 HR 37 RF Blake Smith, So. .295, 41 RBI, 11 HR 23 3B Jeff Kobernus, So. .308, 27 RBI, 3 HR 26 SS Michael Brady, Jr. .247, 29 RBI, 5 HR 44 RHP Tyson Ross, Jr. (Fri.) 7-3, 4.40 ERA
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO: The University of San Diego Toreros (ranked No. 6 in Collegiate Baseball and No. 7 in Baseball America), coached by Rich Hill (10th year at USD, 350-234-3, .599), are 41-15, 16-5 in the West Coast Conference...top hitters for the Toreros are sophomore right fielder James Meador (.385, 6 HR, 51 RBI), senior second baseman Kevin Hansen (.347, 1 HR, 36 RBI) and junior first baseman Jose Valerio (.344, 5 HR, 24 RBI)...USD's tentative starting pitcher is standout junior left-hander Brian Matusz (11-2, 1.88 ERA).
2008 PAC-10 STANDINGS Conference Overall W L PCT GB W L T .PCT ASU 16 8 .667 --- 45 11 0 .804 Stan 14 10 .583 2.0 33 21 2 .607 UCLA 13 11 .542 3.0 31 25 0 .554 Ariz 12 12 .500 4.0 38 17 0 .691 Cal 12 12 .500 4.0 33 19 2 .630 Wash 11 13 .458 5.0 33 22 0 .600 OSU 11 13 .458 5.0 28 24 0 .538 USC 11 13 .458 5.0 28 28 0 .500 WSU 8 16 .333 8.0 30 26 0 .536
The 2008 California baseball team, under the direction of head coach David Esquer, definitely has earned its spot among the nation's elite this season. The Golden Bears are currently 33-19-2 overall and finished 12-12 in the Pac-10, arguably the toughest conference in the nation. The Golden Bears are ranked No. 17 in Collegiate Baseball and No. 20 in Baseball America and won Pac-10 series at Washington State, versus two-time defending national champions Oregon State, versus Washington, versus preseason No. 1-ranked Arizona and at No. 16-ranked Stanford. Cal is 13-7-1 versus ranked teams this season, including sweeping then-No. 5-ranked Long Beach State, Mar. 28-30, in Berkeley. Another highlight for the Bears is winning three of four games against ranked teams Feb. 28-Mar. 2 at the University of San Diego Tournament, including shutting out the host Torreros, 5-0, and winning nine-straight games from Mar. 1-15.
"We are extremely happy to be in the NCAA tournament," said Esquer, whose Bears had a thrilling 7-6 10-inning victory over UCLA Sunday on Satin's game-winning home run. "Our kids have worked hard all season and deserve to be in a regional. We are in as tough of a bracket as any in the tournament, but you are always going to have to defeat good teams to advance."
In all, Cal captured seven series this season, as well as winning three of four games at the University of San Diego Tournament and sweeping all three games at the University of Minnesota Tournament in the Metrodome. The Bears are second in the Pac-10 with a .308 team batting average and are second in the league with 71 home runs. Cal also has several players ranked in the top 10 in the conference's statistical categories.
A quick thumbnail of the Bears' top players include:
Junior first baseman David Cooper is a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award and the Wallace Award as the national player of the year. Cooper is batting .363 with 14 doubles, 19 home runs (2nd in the Pac-10, 4th on Cal's single-season HR list) and 55 RBI (8th in Pac-10). He also has 55 runs (6th in Pac-10), a .698 slugging percentage (5th in Pac-10), a .455 on-base percentage (7th in Pac-10), 148 total bases (2nd in Pac-10), 37 walks (8th in Pac-10) and is fifth in the Pac-10 with 77 hits. Cooper was the Apr. 1 Pac-10 Player of the Week.
Cooper is a transfer from Cal State Fullerton, where as a freshman he was a member of the 2006 College World Series All-Tournament team. He flirted with a College World Series record with seven consecutive hits, tying Terry Francona (1980) and one short of Dave Magadan (1983) and Barry Bonds (1984). Cooper led all players at the 2006 World Series with a .533 average (8-for-15) with five RBI.
Senior second baseman Josh Satin is a semifinalist for USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award and the Wallace Award as the national player of the year. Satin is batting .388 with 11 doubles, 18 home runs (5th in Pac-10) and 52 RBI. He is also sixth in the Pac-10 in total bases (140), 10th in hits (73), sixth in runs scored (55), fourth in slugging percentage (.745), third in walks (46) and second in on-base percentage (.508). Satin hit safely in the first 22 games this season and had a school-record a 27-game hitting streak from May 20, 2007-Mar. 29, 2008. He was the Mar. 4 Pac-10 Player of the Week.
Junior right-hander Tyson Ross is 7-3 with 4.40 ERA in 11 starts, and has 62 strikeouts in 71.2 innings. Ross has twice been selected as the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week - Feb. 26 when he one-hit Kansas State, and Apr. 1 after defeating then-No. 5-ranked Long Beach State. He is projected to be a first-round draft pick in the June Major League Amateur Draft. Ross has 267 career strikeouts, third on the Cal all-time list. His match-up against San Diego's junior left-hander Brian Matusz (11-2, 1.88 ERA) is considered one of the nation's best match-up in regional competition.
Freshman right-hander Kevin Miller is 6-1 with a 2.56 ERA (1st in Pac-10) in 20 appearances (five starts) and has 67 strikeouts in 70.1 innings. Miller also leads the conference with an opponent batting average of .186. He started his college career not allowing an earned run in his first 44.0 innings and is on the Wallace Award Watch list.
Junior right-hander Matt Gorgen is 2-2 with a 3.20 ERA and nine saves (3rd in Pac-10, second on the Cal single-season save list) in 27 appearances (5th in Pac-10). Gorgen also has 42 strikeouts in 39.1 innings and opponents are batting .257. He was May 13 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week and is on the watch list for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award. In 87 career appearances, Gorgen now has 151 strikeouts in 140.0 innings, and is second on Cal's career save list (20 saves, one behind Mitch Hawley, 21, 1978-81). His twin brother, Scott, is a standout starting pitcher for UC Irvine.
The Bears have several other compelling stories that have led to their successful 2008 season. Junior left fielder and team captain Charlie Cutler is batting .333 and had a game-winning RBI May 9 at Stanford. Cutler had started the season as Cal's catcher, but was out Feb. 23-Mar. 18 after breaking his little finger, and has come back to secure the left field position and the No. 2 spot in the batting order.
Sophomore center fielder Brett Jackson is batting .320 with seven doubles, four triples, four home runs and 40 RBI and also leads the Bears with 12 stolen bases. Jackson had a grand slam against Arizona this season. Sophomore right fielder/right handed reliever Blake Smith is another standout sophomore for Cal. Smith, who is batting .295 with 10 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 41 RBI, is also one of the Bears' top relievers. He is 3-0 with a 3.26 ERA on the mound, with 32 strikeouts in 19.1 innings. Smith hit a grand slam against Fresno State on Apr. 2. And, on May 25 against UCLA, hit two home runs and picked up the win in relief.
Yet another top sophomore for Cal is third baseman Jeff Kobernus, who was a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American last year, and this season is batting .308 with 13 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 27 RBI. Kobernus hit a grand slam against Loyola Marymount on Mar. 14.
Rounding out the Bears' regular starting line-up is sophomore catcher Dylan Tonneson and junior shortstop Michael Brady. Tonneson replaced the injured Cutler behind the plate early in the season and never left. He has been one of the team's most consistent hitters, batting .315 with 12 doubles, six home runs and 33 RBI. Brady has anchored the shortstop position with a strong arm, while batting .247 with two doubles, three triples, five home runs and 29 RBI.
Sophomore Rich Gorman has seen the majority of the team's duties as designated hitter, where he is batting .263 with eight doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI. Gorman twice led-off games with home runs against Loyola Marymount on Mar. 15-16.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER BIOS
Craig Bennigson 27 Pitcher Junior Bats: Right Throws: Left Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 Experience: 2V Hometown: Benicia, Calif. High School: Benicia
Is 4-4 with a 6.79 ERA in 19 appearances...has 58 strikeouts in 62.1 innings...lost in May 24 start vs. UCLA (0.2 inning, three hits, four runs, two walks, one strikeout)...won in start May 10 at Stanford (6.0 innings, seven hits, two runs, two walks, four strikeouts)...no decision in start vs. Arizona May (4.0 innings, three hits, three walks, three strikeouts)...lost in relief Apr. 26 at Arizona State (1.1 innings, two runs, one walk, two strikeouts)...lost in relief Apr. 19 vs. Washington (2.1 innings, five hits, one earned run, three walks, two strikeouts)...lost Apr. 12 start at USC (3.0 innings, seven hits, six runs, three walks, two strikeouts)...had three strikeouts in 1.1 innings of relief vs. Stanford Apr. 7...no decision vs. Oregon State Apr. 5 (2.1 innings, four hits, three runs, three walks, one strikeout)...no decision vs. Long Beach State Mar. 29 (4.1 innings, four hits, six runs, three walks, six strikeouts)...no decision at Washington State Mar. 21 (5.1 innings, nine hits, four runs, two walks, three strikeouts)...no decision vs. Loyola Marymount Mar. 15 (4.2 innings, 13 hits, eight earned runs, five strikeouts)...won at Minnesota Mar. 8 (6.1 innings, five hits, one run, four walks, career-high 10 strikeouts)...won at San Diego State Mar. 1 (career-high 8.0 innings, four hits, three runs, four walks, seven strikeouts)...won Feb. 23 vs. Utah Valley (7.0 innings, four hits, one run, one walk, six strikeouts)...2007 HM All-Pac-10...majoring in American studies...parents are Harry and Gail Bennigson...born March 21, 1987 in San Rafael, Calif.
Bennigson's Career Statistics YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2006 5.70 24 2 0 0 2 0 36.1 42 24 23 14 24 2007 3.34 26 7 0 5 3 0 70.0 75 38 26 30 50 2008 6.79 19 11 0 4 4 0 62.1 75 55 47 40 58 Total 5.12 69 20 0 9 9 0 168.2 192 117 96 84 132Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 10, Mar. 8, 2008 at Minnesota Most Innings Pitched: 8.0, twice, last time Mar. 1, 2008 at San Diego State Longest Winning Streak: Six games, Mar. 28, 2007 - Mar. 8, 2008 Longest Losing Streak: 3, twice, last time Apr. 12-26, 2008
Austin Booker 1 Infield Freshman Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Experience: RS Hometown: Fairfax, Va. High School: Robinson
Is batting .364 (4-for-11, .500 vs. Pac-10) with three RBI in 15 games...knocked in RBI vs. Fresno State Feb. 28, vs. New Mexico Mar. 9 and vs. Arizona May 4...batting .667 (2-for-3) with runners in scoring position...undeclared major...father, Rod, went on to play five years in the major leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals...is also a distant relative of Jackie Robinson...parents are Rod and Kathryn Booker... born April 11, 1988 in Pasadena, Calif.
Booker's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2008 .300 14 10 1 3 3 0 0 0 4 3 0Career Bests Most Hits: 1, four times, last time May 23, 2008 vs. UCLA (1-for-1) Most Runs: 1, Apr. 12, 2008 at USC Most RBI: 1, three times, last time May 4, 2008 vs. Arizona (1-for-1) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: None
Michael Brady 26 Infield Junior Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 Experience: 1V Hometown: Laguna Beach, Calif. High School: Santa Margarita
Is batting .247 (42-for-170, .205 vs. Pac-10) with two doubles, three triples, five home runs and 29 RBI...had a career-high 11-game hitting streak from Mar. 8-28 (14-for-40, .350, 3B, 2-HR, seven RBI)...went 1-for-2 with a triple and RBI vs. Arizona May 4...was a career-high 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI at USC Apr. 13 and hit a two-run homer Apr. 15 at Pacific...went 2-for-4 with a triple and four RBI vs. Oregon State Apr. 5, and 2-for-4 with four RBI vs. Santa Clara Apr. 9...was 5-for-11 (.455) with two home runs and three RBI vs. Loyola Marymount Mar. 14-16...hit first career triple Mar. 9 vs. New Mexico...has had eight two-hit games this season...majoring in American studies...parents are Tim and Ellen Brady...born March 21, 1987 in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Brady's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2006 .167 12 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2007 .271 47 144 27 39 26 6 0 4 5 35 2 2008 .247 53 170 27 42 29 2 3 5 19 43 6 Total .255 112 326 57 83 55 8 3 9 25 81 8Career Bests Most Hits: 3, three times, last time Apr. 13, 2008 at USC (3-for-5, HR, two RBI) Most Runs: 3, twice, last time May 9, 2008 at Stanford Most RBI: 5, Apr. 29, 2007 vs. Arizona State (3-for-4, 2-HR) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 11, Mar. 8-28, 2008 (14-for-40, .350, 3B, 2-HR, 7 RBI)
Mark Canha 5 Outfield Freshman Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Experience: HS Hometown: San Jose, Calif. High School: Bellarmine College Prep
Is batting .283 (17-for-60, .143 vs. Pac-10) with two doubles and six RBI in 34 games...has 12 starts in left field and two as a designated hitter as a true freshman...had a clutch RBI double in the ninth inning May 25 vs. UCLA...was 6-for-14 (.455) with a double and four RBI vs. Loyola Marymount Mar. 14-16...went a career-high 4-for-4 with three RBI against the Lions in game one Mar. 15...was 2-for-3 vs. Stanford Mar. 4, and 2-for-4 at San Diego State Mar. 1...undeclared major with an interest in business administration...parents are David and Elaine Canha...born February 15, 1989 in San Jose, Calif.
Canha's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2008 .283 34 60 10 17 6 2 0 0 12 21 2Career Bests Most Hits: 4, Mar. 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount (4-for-4, three RBI) Most Runs: 3, Mar. 4, 2008 vs. Stanford Most RBI: 3, Mar. 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount (4-for-4) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 3, twice, last time Mar. 11-15, 2008 (6-for-9, .667, 2B, 4 RBI)
Michael Capbarat 24 Outfield Junior Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-3 Weight: 225 Experience: SQ Hometown: Walnut Creek, Calif. High School: De La Salle
Is batting .191 (9-for-47, .174 vs. Pac-10) with two home runs and 10 RBI...started three games in left field and two games in center field...was 2-for-5 with a double and two spectacular catches Apr. 22 vs. Cal Poly, and 2-for-3 with a two-run homer Apr. 20 vs. Washington...hit a home run Mar. 18 vs. Sacramento State...is one of the team's captains...on Apr. 21 was named the recipient of the 2008 Pac-10 Sportsmanship Award...is the winner of the Golden Bear award with a team-high GPA of 3.78, majoring in English...parents are Jim and Patsy Capbarat...born March 13, 1986 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Capbarat's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2006 .400 3 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2007 .218 30 55 7 12 14 0 1 2 6 14 2 2008 .191 25 47 5 9 10 0 0 2 2 18 3 Total .215 58 107 13 23 26 1 1 4 9 32 5Career Bests Most Hits: 2, twice, last time Apr. 22, 2008 vs. Cal Poly (2-for-5, RBI) Most Runs: 2, twice, last time Apr. 22, 2008 vs. Cal Poly Most RBI: 3, Mar. 10, 2007 at Louisville (1-for-4, HR) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 3 games, Apr. 13-15, 2007 (3-for-10, .300, HR)
David Cooper 18 First Base Junior Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 Experience: 1V Hometown: Stockton, Calif. High School: Tokay Last School: Cal State Fullerton
Is a Baseball America Preseason All-American, a Golden Spikes and Wallace Award candidate, and a Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist...is batting .363 (77-for-212, 10th in Pac-10, .312 vs. Pac-10) with a team-leading 14 doubles, 19 home runs (2nd in Pac-10, 4th on Cal's single-season HR list) and 55 RBI (8th in Pac-10)...has 55 runs (6th in Pac-10), a .698 slugging percentage (5th in Pac-10), a .455 on-base percentage (7th in Pac-10), 148 total bases (2nd in Pac-10), 37 walks (8th in Pac-10) and is fifth in the Pac-10 with 77 hits...leads team with 24 multiple hit games and 17 multiple RBI games...went 4-for-9 with a double, home run and four RBI vs. Arizona May 2-4 and 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI May 6 vs. UC Davis...was 2-for-5 with a home run Apr. 30 at Cal Poly...had game-winning hit Apr. 20 vs. Washington and was 3-for-5 with a double, home run and two RBI vs. Washington Apr. 18...was 3-for-5 with three-run homer at Pacific Apr. 15...went 4-for-6 with game-winning two-run single at USC Apr. 13...was 3-for-5 with a double, home run and three RBI vs. Santa Clara Apr. 9...was Apr. 1 Pac-10 Player of the Week (6-for-12 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBI vs. Long Beach State)...was 4-for-13 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI at Washington State Mar. 20-22...went 5-for-15 (.333) with a home run and two RBI vs. Loyola Marymount Mar. 14-16...was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer Mar. 18 vs. Sacramento State...went 3-for-5 with a double, home run and three RBI vs. New Mexico Mar. 9...in a doubleheader vs. Utah Valley Feb. 23, was 2-for-4 with two home runs and a career-high five RBI in game one, and had a grand slam in game two...batting .350 (21-for-60) with runners in scoring position...2007 first-team All-Pac-10...majoring in American studies...parents are Dean and Vicki Cooper...born February 12, 1987 in Stockton, Calif.
Cooper's Career Statistics (California) YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2007 .382 55 204 39 78 55 14 0 12 30 21 2 2008 .363 54 212 55 77 55 14 0 19 37 31 0 Total .373 109 416 94 155 110 28 0 31 67 52 2Career Bests Most Hits: 4, four times, last time Apr. 13, 2008 at USC (4-for-6, 2 RBI) Most Runs: 4, twice, last time Mar. 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount Most RBI: 5, Feb. 23, 2008 vs. Utah Valley (2-for-4, 2-HR) Career Grand Slams: 1, Feb. 23 vs. Utah Valley Longest Hitting Streak: 8, Apr. 13-26, 2008 (18-for-40, .450, 2-2B, 2-HR, 10 RBI)
Charlie Cutler 16 Outfield/Catcher Junior Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 Experience: 1V Hometown: San Francisco, Calif. High School: Lowell
Is batting .333 (52-for-156, .326 vs. Pac-10) with six doubles, two home runs and 17 RBI...out Feb. 23-Mar. 18 with broken little finger of right hand...started last 38 games in the outfield after starting year at catcher...went 2-for-4 with the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning May 9 at Stanford...was 5-for-11 (.455) with a double and home run vs. Arizona May 2-4 and a career-high 5-for-5 with two doubles and RBI May 6 vs. UC Davis...went 3-for-4 with an RBI at Arizona State Apr. 25...was 3-for-5 with a double and RBI vs. Cal Poly Apr. 22...went 2-for-5 with a home run at USC Apr. 13...was 5-for-13 (.385) with RBI vs. Long Beach State Mar. 28-30...went 5-for-13 (.385) with two RBI at Washington State Mar. 20-22...batting .326 (14-for-43) with runners in scoring position...one of the team's captains...majoring in political science...parents are Jay and Nancy Cutler...born July 29, 1986 in San Francisco, Calif.
Cutler's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2006 .246 27 69 13 17 6 1 1 0 4 5 3 2007 .310 50 155 24 48 27 6 0 2 18 13 9 2008 .333 40 156 38 52 17 6 0 2 17 15 4 Total .308 117 380 75 117 50 13 1 4 39 33 16Career Bests Most Hits: 5, May 6, 2008 vs. UC Davis (5-for-5, 2-2B, RBI) Most Runs: 4, May 6, 2008 vs. UC Davis Most RBI: 3, Mar. 30, 2007 vs. Washington State (2-for-4) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 10, May 4-27, 2007 (17-for-39, .436, 2B, 6 RBI)
Todd Fitzgerald 38 Pitcher Sophomore Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 5-10 Weight: 190 Experience: JC Hometown: Cupertino, Calif. High School: Cupertino Last School: San Jose City College
Is 1-1 with 6.14 ERA in 14 appearances (three starts)...has 18 strikeouts in 29.1 innings...had three strikeouts in 2.2 innings (two hits, one run, four walks) vs. UCLA May 24...won in relief vs. Santa Clara Apr. 9 (3.1 innings, six hits, three runs, one walk, two strikeouts)...started Apr. 2 vs. Fresno State (4.0 innings, one hit, no runs, four walks, three strikeouts)...threw a career-high 4.2 innings Feb. 23 vs. Utah Valley (four hits, one run, two walks, career-high four strikeouts)...majoring in interdisciplinary studies...parents are Tom and Terry Fitzgerald...born February 8, 1987 in Redwood City, Calif.
Fitzgerald's Career Statistics YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2008 6.14 14 3 0 1 1 0 29.1 30 20 20 23 18Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 4, Feb. 23, 2008 vs. Utah Valley Most Innings Pitched: 4.2, Feb. 23, 2008 vs. Utah Valley Longest Winning Streak: Has won one game Longest Losing Streak: Has lost one game
Matt Gorgen 11 Pitcher Junior Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 Experience: 2V Hometown: Clayton, Calif. High School: Clayton Valley
Is on the watch list for NCBWA Stopper of the Year, and is a preseason All-American in Collegiate Baseball and Rivals.com...is 2-2 with 3.20 ERA and nine saves (3rd in Pac-10) in 27 appearances (5th in Pac-10)...has 42 strikeouts in 39.1 innings...opponents are batting .257...was May 13 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week after picking up a win May 9 (three strikeouts in 1.1 innings) and a save May 10 (one strikeout in 1.0 inning) at Stanford...won vs. Arizona May 3 (1.2 innings, one hit, one walk)...earned saves vs. Cal Poly Apr. 22 (1.0 inning, one strikeout) and Apr. 18 vs. Washington (1.2 innings, two strikeouts)...threw 3.2 innings (three hits, one walk) with a season-high four strikeouts at USC Apr. 13...earned save vs. Oregon State Apr. 4 (1.0 inning, one strikeout)...earned save vs. Fresno State Apr. 2 (3.0 innings, one hit, one walk, four strikeouts)...earned save Mar. 30 vs. Long Beach State (1.1 innings, one hit, one walk, two strikeouts)...earned save at Washington State Mar. 21 (1.0 inning, one strikeout)...earned save at Minnesota Mar. 8 (1.0 inning, one strikeout)...earned save at San Diego State Mar. 1 (1.0 inning)... 2007 HM All-Pac-10...majoring in sociology...twin brother, Scott, is a standout junior right-hander at UC Irvine...parents are Chris and Sue Gorgen...born January 1, 1987 in Stanford, Calif.
Gorgen's Career Statistics YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2006 2.50 29 1 0 3 5 2 39.2 39 15 11 18 34 2007 2.51 31 0 0 3 5 9 61.0 54 20 17 22 75 2008 3.20 27 0 0 2 2 9 39.1 38 17 14 17 42 Total 2.70 87 1 0 8 12 20 140.0 131 52 42 57 151Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 8, Mar. 24, 2007 vs. Oral Roberts Most Innings Pitched: 4.0, Mar. 24, 2007 vs. Oral Roberts Longest Winning Streak: 2, twice, last time May 3, 2008 - Longest Losing Streak: 3, twice, last time Apr. 5-21, 2007
Rich Gorman 31 Designated Hitter/Infield Sophomore Bats: Switch Throws: Right Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Experience: SQ Hometown: Los Altos, Calif. High School: Bellermine College Prep
Is batting .263 (41-for-156, .273 vs. Pac-10) with eight doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI...had a career-high seven-game hitting streak Mar. 16-28 (9-for-28, .321, 3-2B, 3-HR, eight RBI)...was 4-for-11 (.364) with two RBI at Arizona State Apr. 25-27 and 2-for-3 with an RBI vs. Washington Apr. 19...went 4-for-13 (364) with a double, home run and three RBI at Washington State Mar. 20-22...hit two-run homer at Santa Clara Mar. 25...was 5-for-15 (.333) with a double, two home runs and five RBI vs. Loyola Marymount Mar. 14-16...led-off the first inning with home runs twice against the Lions...was 5-for-9 with three RBI at Minnesota Tournament...batting a team-best .383 (18-for-47) with runners in scoring position......majoring in American studies...parents are Richard and Andrea Gorman...born December 31, 1986 in Mountain View, Calif.
Gorman's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2007 .302 30 43 13 13 2 4 0 0 11 6 3 2008 .263 48 156 33 41 20 8 0 4 18 39 5 Total .271 78 199 46 54 22 12 0 4 29 45 8Career Bests Most Hits: 2, 14 times, last time Apr. 26, 2008 at Arizona State (2-for-5, RBI) Most Runs: 3, five times, last time Apr. 15, 2008 at Pacific Most RBI: 2, three times, last time Mar. 25, 2008 at Santa Clara (1-for-4, HR) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 7, twice, last time Mar. 16-28, 2008 (9-for-27, .333, 3-2B, 3-HR, 8-RBI)
Brian Guinn 2 Infield Freshman Bats: Switch Throws: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 165 Experience: HS Hometown: El Sobrante, Calif. High School: Berkeley
Is batting .324 (12-for-37, .200 vs. Pac-10) with a double, triple and four RBI as a true freshman...has two starts at shortstop (Mar. 30 vs. Long Beach State, Mar. 15 in game two vs. Loyola Marymount) and three starts as designated hitter...went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI at Stanford May 11...was 3-for-3 with a triple against Loyola Marymount Mar. 15....went 2-for-2 with an RBI Mar. 9 vs. New Mexico at the Metrodome...is the son of former Cal standout and professional player Brian Guinn (1981-83)...was drafted in the 10th round by the Chicago White Sox in the June 2007 Major League Amateur Draft...majoring in landscape architecture...father, Brian, Sr., was in the Oakland A's, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox organizations...mother, Wendy, also attended Cal...born April 4, 1989 in Berkeley, Calif.
Guinn's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2008 .324 23 37 4 12 4 1 1 0 2 12 1Career Bests Most Hits: 3, Mar. 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount (3-for-3, 3B) Most Runs: 1, four times, last time May 13, 2008 at UC Davis Most RBI: 2, May 11, 2008 at Stanford (2-for-4, 2B) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 2, twice, last time May 11- , 2008 (3-for-8, .375, 2B, 2-RBI)
Ryan Hanlon 29 Outfield Junior Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Experience: 1V Hometown: Elk Grove, Calif. High School: Laguna Creek
Is batting .148 (4-for-27, .000 vs. Pac-10) with a double and two RBI in 17 games...started first two games of the season, getting hits vs. Kansas State and Utah Valley...also started and got hits vs. Missouri (double) and San Diego State during the University of San Diego Tournament...majoring in mass communications...parents are Scott and Muffy Hanlon...born February 27, 1987 in Sacramento, Calif.
Hanlon's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2006 .245 24 53 3 13 5 4 0 0 7 11 0 2007 .265 53 151 22 40 19 8 0 3 14 30 1 2008 .148 17 27 1 4 2 1 0 0 3 4 0 Total .247 94 231 26 57 26 13 0 3 24 45 1Career Bests Most Hits: 3, three times, last time Mar. 31, 2007 vs. Washington State (3-for-4, RBI) Most Runs: 3, Feb. 18, 2007 vs. UNLV Most RBI: 4, Feb. 3, 2007 vs. UC Irvine (3-for-5, 2B, HR) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 7, Feb. 2-16, 2007 (9-for-26, .346, 2-2B, HR, 4 RBI)
Brett Jackson 4 Outfield Sophomore Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 Experience: 1V Hometown: Orinda, Calif. High School: Miramonte
Is batting .320 (62-for-194, .302 vs. Pac-10) with seven doubles, four triples (3rd in Pac-10), four home runs and 40 RBI...leads team with 12 stolen bases (7th in Pac-10)...went 2-for-4 with a double and two-run homer May 13 at UC Davis...hit a grand slam vs. Arizona May 2 and went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI May 6 vs. UC Davis...was 4-for-10 with two RBI at Arizona State Apr. 25-27...had a triple and two RBI at Pacific Apr. 15...went 6-for-12 with two doubles and two RBI at USC Apr. 11-13...was 2-for-5 with a triple vs. Stanford Apr. 7 and 3-for-4 with two RBI vs. Santa Clara Apr. 9...went 4-for-9 with three RBI vs. Oregon State Apr. 4-5...was 3-for-4 with two triples, two RBI and first collegiate HR Feb. 23 vs. Utah Valley...batting .338 (23-for-68) with runners in scoring position...undeclared major...several relatives attended Cal, including father, Peter, who competed for the men's soccer team...parents are Peter and Katie Jackson...born August 2, 1988 in Berkeley, Calif.
Jackson's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2007 .230 43 61 13 14 4 1 1 0 12 20 4 2008 .320 54 194 36 62 40 7 4 4 24 35 12 Total .298 97 255 49 76 44 8 5 4 36 55 16Career Bests Most Hits: 3, twice, last time Apr. 9, 2008 vs. Santa Clara (3-for-4, 2 RBI) Most Runs: 3, Feb. 23, 2008 vs. Utah Valley Most RBI: 4, May 2, 2008 vs. Arizona (1-for-4, HR) Career Grand Slams: 1, May 2, 2008 vs. Arizona Longest Hitting Streak: 8, twice, last time Apr. 20-May 3, 2008 (10-for-29, .345, 2B, HR, 11 RBI)
Jeff Kobernus 23 Infield/Outfield Sophomore Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Experience: 1V Hometown: San Leandro, Calif. High School: Bishop O'Dowd
Is batting .308 (68-for-221, team-best .367 vs. Pac-10) with 13 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 27 RBI...is second on the team with 11 stolen bases (9th in Pac-10)...went 5-for-12 (.417) with a double and three RBI at Stanford May 9-11...was 6-for-12 with a double and RBI vs. Washington Apr. 18-20...had a two-run triple at USC Apr. 12...went 6-for-13 with a triple vs. Oregon State Apr. 4-6, 2-for-6 with a double and two RBI vs. Stanford Apr. 7 and 3-for-6 with a home run Apr. 9 vs. Santa Clara...was 5-for-13 (.385) with a double and three RBI vs. Long Beach State Mar. 28-30...went 6-for-12 with two doubles at Washington State Mar. 20-22...was 3-for-6 with a grand slam Mar. 15 (game one) vs. Loyola Marymount...went 9-for-20 (.450) with three doubles and an RBI at the San Diego Tournament, including 3-for-5 vs. Missouri and 3-for-6 with a double vs. Fresno State...was 2-for-4 with a double and home run Feb. 22 vs. Kansas State...2007 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and HM All-Pac-10...undeclared major...father, Jeff, played minor league baseball for the Seattle Mariners...parents are Jeff and Margie Kobernus...born June 30, 1988 in San Leandro, Calif.
Kobernus' Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2007 .331 52 181 31 60 22 5 1 1 12 27 13 2008 .308 54 221 34 68 27 13 2 3 14 35 11 Total .318 106 402 65 128 49 18 3 4 26 62 24Career Bests Most Hits: 4, Feb. 18, 2007 vs. UNLV (4-for-6, 2 RBI) Most Runs: 3, Apr. 9, 2008 vs. Santa Clara Most RBI: 4, Mar. 14, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount (3-for-6, HR) Career Grand Slams: 1, Mar. 14, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount Longest Hitting Streak: 9, Feb. 16-Mar. 2, 2007 (19-for-39, .487, 2-2B, 3 RBI)
Kevin Miller 41 Pitcher Freshman Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Experience: HS Hometown: San Jose, Calif. High School: Valley Christian
Is on the Wallace Award Watch list as a true freshman, starting his college career not giving up an earned run in his first 44.0 innings...is 6-1 with a 2.56 ERA (1st in Pac-10) in 20 appearances (five starts)...has 67 strikeouts in 70.1 innings...opponents are batting .186 (1st in Pac-10)...got no decision in start May 25 vs. UCLA (4.0 innings, four hits, no runs, three walks, two strikeouts)...lost in relief at Stanford May 11 (4.2 innings, seven hits, four earned runs, one walk, two strikeouts)...win in relief May 6 vs. UC Davis (5.0 innings, three hits, two runs, one walk, two strikeouts)...had five strikeouts in 3.1 innings May 3 vs. Arizona (three hits, two runs, three walks)...no decision at Arizona State Apr. 26 (5.0 innings, seven hits, seven runs, six walks, five strikeouts)...no decision vs. Washington Apr. 19 (6.2 innings, four hits, one earned run, five walks, career-high eight strikeouts)...won Apr. 5 vs. Oregon State in relief (6.2 innings, one hit, three walks, seven strikeouts)...won vs. Fresno State in relief Apr. 2 (2.0 innings, no hits, no runs, one walk, two strikeouts), and Mar. 29 vs. Long Beach State (2.2 innings, no hits, two walks, four strikeouts)...had seven strikeouts in 4.2 innings Mar. 25 at Santa Clara (two hits, no earned runs, one walk)...earned wins vs. San Francisco (Mar. 11 start, 6.0 innings, three hits, no earned runs, two strikeouts) and Loyola Marymount (Mar. 15 in relief, 3.1 innings, one hit, one walk, one strikeout)...no decision in Mar. 4 start vs. Stanford (5.0 innings, five hits, one walk, four strikeouts)...undeclared major...parents are Steven and Kathy Miller...born August 25, 1989 in San Jose, Calif.
Miller's Career Statistics YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2008 2.56 20 5 0 6 1 0 70.1 48 25 20 37 67Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 8, Apr. 19, 2008 vs. Washington Most Innings Pitched: 6.2, twice, last time Apr. 19, 2008 vs. Washington Longest Winning Streak: 6, Mar. 11-May 11, 2008 Longest Losing Streak: Has lost one game
Nick Nunez 30 Pitcher Senior Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Experience: 1V Hometown: Sacramento, Calif. High School: Christian Brothers Last School: Cosumnes River College
Is 0-0 with a 2.79 ERA in six appearances...has eight strikeouts in 9.2 innings...threw 2.1 innings (four hits, one run, three walks) May 23 vs. UCLA...threw a season-high 3.0 innings vs. Oregon State Apr. 6 (two hits, one earned run, four walks, three strikeouts)...majoring in American studies with an interest in architecture...parents are Manuel and Keri Nunez...born February 22, 1986 in Roseville, Calif.
Nunez's Career Statistics YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2007 7.75 22 6 0 3 3 0 40.2 52 40 35 16 21 2008 2.79 6 0 0 0 0 0 9.2 10 5 3 10 8 Total 6.80 28 6 0 3 3 0 50.1 62 45 38 26 29Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 4, Mar. 17, 2007 vs. Rhode Island Most Innings Pitched: 6.0, Mar. 23, 2007 vs. Oral Roberts Longest Winning Streak: 2, Feb. 26-Mar. 23, 2007 Longest Losing Streak: 2, Apr. 1-15, 2007
Chris Petrini 36 Pitcher Sophomore Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 6-0 Weight: 225 Experience: 1V Hometown: San Bruno, Calif. High School: Sacred Heart Cathedral
Is 3-3 with a 7.05 ERA in 11 appearances (eight starts)...has 29 strikeouts in 37.0 innings...opponents are batting .237...got no decision in May 11 start at Stanford (3.1 innings, two walks, three runs, three walks, three strikeouts)...won in relief vs. Cal Poly Apr. 22 (3.1 innings, no hits, no runs, one walk, three strikeouts)...pitched well in relief Apr. 7 vs. Stanford (5.0 innings, three hits, one run, no walks, four strikeouts)...lost Apr. 1 vs. San Francisco at AT&T Park (0.1 inning, four hits, four earned runs, one walk)...got no decision Mar. 25 at Santa Clara (1.0 inning, no hits, two runs, four walks)...suffered loss Mar. 15, despite career-high nine strikeouts in 6.2 innings (seven hits, four earned runs, no walks) vs. Loyola Marymount (game two)...won Mar. 7 vs. Northern Iowa during the University of Minnesota Tournament in the Metrodome, throwing a career-high 7.0 innings (three hits, three runs, four walks, six strikeouts)...won Feb. 28 vs. Fresno State (5.2 innings, four hits, four runs, five walks, three strikeouts) at the San Diego Tournament...sat out the 2007 season after having Tommy John surgery...majoring in American studies...parents are Robert and Marie Petrini...born February 11, 1987 in San Francisco, Calif.
Petrini's Career Statistics YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2006 4.54 16 2 0 3 2 1 39.2 36 23 20 15 27 2007 8.31 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 6 4 4 0 1 2008 7.05 11 8 0 3 3 0 37.0 32 36 29 24 29 Total 5.89 28 11 0 6 5 1 81.0 74 63 53 39 57Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 9, Mar. 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount Most Innings Pitched: 7.0, Mar. 7, 2008 vs. Northern Iowa Longest Winning Streak: 3, Mar. 14-May 10, 2006 Longest Losing Streak: 2, Mar. 15-Apr. 1, 2008
Stephen Pistoresi 21 Pitcher Freshman Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 Experience: HS Hometown: Fresno, Calif. High School: San Joaquin Memorial
Is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA and a save...has 13 strikeouts in 25.2 innings...threw a career-high 5.0 innings in relief vs. San Francisco at AT&T Park (four hits, no runs, no walks, career-high four strikeouts)...earned save Mar. 9 vs. New Mexico at the Metrodome (3.0 innings, four hits, no runs, two walks, three strikeouts)...undeclared major with an interest in political science...parents are Mike and Celeste Pistoresi...born November 1, 1988 in Fresno, Calif.
Pistoresi's Career Statistics YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2008 3.86 11 1 0 0 0 1 25.2 43 19 11 5 13Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 4, Apr. 1, 2008 at San Francisco* Most Innings Pitched: 5.0, Apr. 1, 2008 at San Francisco* Longest Winning Streak: Has not won a game Longest Losing Streak: Has not lost a game *played at AT&T Park
Alex Rollin 46 Pitcher Senior Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 Experience: 1V Hometown: Los Gatos, Calif. High School: Los Gatos
Is 4-2 with a 5.40 ERA in 14 appearances (11 starts)...pitched 5.2 innings in relief May 24 vs. UCLA (six hits, two runs, four walks, one strikeout)...lost May 4 vs. Arizona (4.1 innings, eight hits, five runs, two walks, four strikeouts)...no decision Apr. 20 vs. Washington (4.0 innings, five hits, one run, one walk, two strikeouts)...won Apr. 15 at Pacific (career-high 7.0 innings, six hits, one run, three walks, five strikeouts)...lost Apr. 6 vs. Oregon State (2.1 innings, nine hits, four runs, one walk, two strikeouts)...won Mar. 30 vs. Long Beach State (5.0 innings, six hits, one run, two walks, two strikeouts)...no decision Mar. 22 at Washington State (3.1 innings, eight hits, four runs, one walk)...won vs. Loyola Marymount Mar. 16 (5.2 innings, six hits, one run, two walks, five strikeouts)...won vs. New Mexico Mar. 9 (5.2 innings, four hits, one earned run, one walk, four strikeouts)...no decisions Mar. 2 at San Diego (3.2 innings, two hits, no runs, four walks, four strikeouts) and Feb. 23 vs. Utah Valley (3.0 innings, five hits, five earned runs, one walk, four strikeouts)...majoring in mass communications...parents are Grant and Suzanne Rollin...born May 22, 1985 in Castro Valley, Calif.
Rollin's Career Statistics YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2006 7.84 13 2 0 0 1 0 20.2 27 20 18 8 9 2007 4.91 17 17 0 8 5 0 77.0 92 47 42 25 40 2008 5.40 14 11 0 4 2 0 58.1 78 39 35 27 34 Total 5.48 44 30 0 12 8 0 156.0 197 106 95 60 83Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 5, three times, last time Apr. 15, 2008 at Pacific Most Innings Pitched: 7.0, Apr. 15, 2008 at Pacific Longest Winning Streak: 3, three times, last time Mar. 9-30, 2008 Longest Losing Streak: 2, Apr. 28-May 5, 2007
Tyson Ross 44 Pitcher Junior Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-6 Weight: 225 Experience: 2V Hometown: Oakland, Calif. High School: Bishop O'Dowd
A preseason All-American in Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and Rivals.com...has 267 career strikeouts, third on the Cal all-time strikeout list...is 7-3 with a 4.40 ERA in 11 starts, and has 62 strikeouts in 71.2 innings...lost May 23 vs. UCLA (6.2 innings, six hits, four runs, four walks, six strikeouts)...no decision May 9 at Stanford (career-high 8.2 innings, five hits, three runs, two walks, five strikeouts)...won vs. Arizona May 2 (8.0 innings, 11 hits, three runs, three walks, five strikeouts)...lost at Arizona State Apr. 25 (5.1 innings, eight hits, eight earned runs, five walks, five strikeouts)...won vs. Washington Apr. 18 (7.0 innings, nine hits, four runs, three walks, five strikeouts)...lost at USC Apr. 11 (4.0 innings, 10 hits, six runs, three walks, six strikeouts)...won vs. Oregon State Apr. 4 (7.0 innings, seven hits, two runs, three walks, nine strikeouts)...won vs. Long Beach State Mar. 28 and was Pac-10 POW (8.0 innings, five hits, no runs, two walks, six strikeouts)...won at Washington State Mar. 20 (7.0 innings, two hits, one run, three walks, five strikeouts)...won vs. Loyola Marymount Mar. 14 (5.0 innings, three hits, three runs, one walk, three strikeouts)...named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week Feb. 26, throwing 5.0 innings with one hit, one run, one walk and seven strikeouts vs. Kansas State Feb. 22...2007 first-team All-Pac-10...majoring in American studies...parents are Willie and Jean Ross...born April 22, 1987 in Berkeley, Calif.
Ross' Career Statistics YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2006 3.19 15 15 1 6 4 0 84.2 74 35 30 41 85 2007 2.49 17 17 1 6 6 0 115.2 103 37 32 39 120 2008 4.40 11 11 0 7 3 0 71.2 67 36 35 30 62 Total 3.21 43 43 2 19 13 0 272.0 244 108 97 110 267Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 16, Mar. 22, 2007 vs. Oral Roberts Most Innings Pitched: 8.2, May 9, 2008 at Stanford Longest Winning Streak: 6, May 25, 2007-Apr. 4, 2008 Longest Losing Streak: 3, Feb. 17-Mar. 2, 2007
Josh Satin 3 Infield Senior Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Experience: 3V Hometown: Calabasas, Calif. High School: Harvard-Westlake
A candidate for the Golden Spikes and the Wallace awards as a national player of the year...hit safely in first 22 games this season and had a school-record a 27-game hitting streak (May 20, 2007-Mar. 29, 2008)...is batting a team-best .388 (73-for-188, 3rd in Pac-10, .289 vs. Pac-10) with 11 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs (5th in Pac-10) and 52 RBI...sixth in the Pac-10 in total bases (140), 10th in hits (73), sixth in runs scored (55), fourth in slugging percentage (.745), third in walks (46) and second in on-base percentage (.508)...went 3-for-4 with a double, triple and the game-winning home run in the 10th inning May 25 vs. UCLA...hit a home run at UC Davis May 13...hit a three-run homer and had four RBI May 6 vs. UC Davis...went 4-for-11 with two home runs and four RBI vs. Cal Poly and Arizona Apr. 30-May 4...was 2-for-3 with a home run Apr. 30 at Cal Poly...went 2-for-2 with a home run vs. Cal Poly Apr. 22...was 3-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI at USC Apr. 13, and 2-for-4 with a home run at Pacific Apr. 15...went 2-for-4 with a home run Apr. 7 vs. Stanford and 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI vs. Santa Clara Apr. 9...was 5-for-10 with two doubles and three RBI vs. Long Beach State Mar. 28-30...went 5-for-11 (.455) with a home run and four RBI Mar. 20-22 at Washington State and had a two-run homer at Santa Clara Mar. 25...was 8-for-16 (.500) with two doubles, a home run and two RBI vs. Loyola Marymount Mar. 14-16...was Mar. 4 Pac-10 Player of the Week when Cal defeated three ranked teams at the San Diego Tournament (10-for-19, .526, 2B, 2-HR, eight RBI)...vs. San Diego State Mar. 1 had a three-run homer, and vs. San Diego Mar. 2 went 4-for-5 with two-run homer...vs. Utah Valley Feb. 23 (DH) was 3-for-9 with two home runs and four RBI...batting .371 (23-for-62) with runners in scoring position...majoring in political science...parents are David and Gail Satin...born December 23, 1984 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Satin's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2004 .000 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2005 .348 57 221 39 77 40 15 1 5 27 29 7 2006 .222 47 167 18 37 20 5 1 2 18 24 6 2007 .287 53 202 33 58 41 11 0 4 27 38 3 2008 .388 53 188 55 73 52 11 1 18 46 42 6 Total .313 212 782 146 245 153 42 3 29 118 136 22Career Bests Most Hits: 4, three times, last time Mar. 2, 2008 at San Diego (4-for-5, HR, 2 RBI) Most Runs: 4, Mar. 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount Most RBI: 7, Feb. 14, 2006 at UC Davis (3-for-5, 2-2B, HR) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 27, May 20, 2007-Mar. 28, 2008 (54-for-123, .439, 8-2B, 9-HR, 38 RBI)
Blake Smith 37 Outfield/Pitcher Sophomore Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 220 Experience: 1V Hometown: Modesto, Calif. High School: Thomas Downey
Is batting .295 (57-for-193, .270 vs. Pac-10) with 10 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 41 RBI...has thrown two runners out at the plate from right field...is 3-0 with 3.26 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 19.1 innings...had a career-high nine-game hitting streak from Apr. 13-27 (12-for-36, .333, 4-2B, 2-HR, eight RBI)...went 3-for-4 with two home runs, and also picked up the win in relief (2.2 innings, three hits, two runs, two walks, three strikeouts), May 25 vs. UCLA...was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI May 6 vs. UC Davis and 4-for-11 with a triple, two home runs and four RBI vs. Arizona May 2-4...went 4-for-11 (.364) with two doubles and an RBI at Arizona State Apr. 25-27...was 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI vs. Washington Apr. 18, and won vs. Huskies Apr. 20 (2.0 innings, one hit, one walk, three strikeouts)...had two-run homer and won (2.0 innings, one hit, one walk, two strikeouts) at USC Apr. 13...had six strikeouts in 3.0 innings Apr. 7 vs. Stanford...was 6-for-16 (.375) with a home run and five RBI vs. Fresno State and Oregon State Apr. 2-6...hit grand slam Apr. 2 vs. Fresno State...hit two-run homer at Washington State Mar. 21...doubled in four-straight games Mar. 9-15...was 6-for-16 (.375) with two doubles, a home run and five RBI vs. Loyola Marymount Mar. 14-16...had a three-run homer vs. New Mexico Mar. 7...went 3-for-3 with two strikeouts in 1.0 inning vs. Stanford Mar. 4...batting .319 (22-for-69) with runners in scoring position...2007 HM All-Pac-10...undeclared major with an interest in mass communications...parents are Rob and Gail Smith...born December 9, 1987 in Modesto, Calif.
Smith's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2007 .320 51 178 31 57 30 12 1 6 13 50 3 2008 .295 52 193 35 57 41 10 2 11 15 51 6 Total .307 103 371 66 114 71 22 3 17 28 101 9YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2007 4.22 16 0 0 1 0 1 21.1 15 10 10 9 23 2008 3.26 15 0 0 3 0 0 19.1 18 12 7 9 32 Total 3.76 31 0 0 4 0 1 40.2 33 22 17 18 55
Career Bests Most Hits: 4, Mar. 9, 2008 vs. New Mexico (4-for-5, 2B) Most Runs: 3, three times, last time Mar. 15, 2008 vs. Loyola Marymount Most RBI: 4, three times, last time Apr. 18, 2008 vs. Washington (2-for-2, HR) Career Grand Slams: 1, Apr. 2, 2008 vs. Fresno State Longest Hitting Streak: 9, Apr. 13-27, 2008 (12-for-36, .333, 4-2B, 2-HR, 8 RBI) Most Strikeouts: 6, Apr. 7, 2008 vs. Stanford Most Innings Pitched: 3.0, twice, last time Apr. 7, 2008 vs. Stanford Longest Winning Streak: Four games, May 8, 2007 - Longest Losing Streak: Has not lost a game
Brett Thomas 22 Catcher Senior Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 Experience: SQ Hometown: Danville, Calif. High School: Monte Vista Last School: Diablo Valley College
Is batting .250 (2-for-8, .000 vs. Pac-10) in 11 games as either a pinch hitter or back up catcher...got a hit vs. Fresno State Feb. 28 at the University of San Diego Tournament, and a hit against New Mexico Mar. 9 in the Metrodome...majoring in American studies...parents are Robert and Peggy Thomas...born March 4, 1986 in Walnut Creek, Calif.
Thomas' Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2007 .000 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2008 .250 11 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total .167 20 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Dylan Tonneson 33 Catcher Sophomore Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 Experience: SQ Hometown: San Ramon, Calif. High School: California
Is batting .315 (57-for-181, .207 vs. Pac-10) with 12 doubles, six home runs and 33 RBI...went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and career-high four RBI at Arizona State Apr. 26...was 5-for-10 with a home run and two RBI vs. Washington Apr. 18-20...went 4-for-9 with two doubles and RBI at USC Apr. 11-13...was 4-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI at Pacific Apr. 15...had two home runs and four RBI vs. Long Beach State Mar. 28-30...went 6-for-12 (.500) with three RBI vs. Loyola Marymount Mar. 14-16...was 2-for-3 with a double and four RBI Mar. 7 vs. Northern Iowa...went 3-for-5 Mar. 1 vs. San Diego State, and 3-for-3 with two RBI Feb. 28 vs. Fresno State at San Diego Tournament...undeclared major...parents are Bruce and Sue Tonneson...born September 5, 1987 in Castro Valley, Calif.
Tonneson's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2007 .290 18 31 5 9 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 2008 .315 53 181 34 57 33 12 0 6 17 23 5 Total .311 71 212 39 66 38 13 0 6 18 25 6Career Bests Most Hits: 4, Apr. 15, 2008 at Pacific (4-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) Most Runs: 2, six times, last time Apr. 18, 2008 vs. Washington Most RBI: 4, twice, last time Apr. 26, 2008 at Arizona State (2-for-4, HR) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 7, Apr. 12-22, 2008 (14-for-24, .583, 3-2B, 2-HR, 7 RBI)
Daniel Wolford 14 Pitcher Sophomore Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 Experience: TR Hometown: Roseville, Calif. High School: Woodcreek Last School: Long Beach State
Is 2-1 with a 6.63 ERA in 21 appearances...has 43 strikeouts in 38.0 innings...had four strikeouts in 1.2 innings vs. Long Beach State (two appearances) Mar. 29-30...had four strikeouts in 2.0 innings at Santa Clara Mar. 25...made two appearances at Washington State Mar. 21-22, (nine strikeouts in 4.2 innings)...picked up the win Mar. 21 vs. the Cougars in relief (2.2 innings, three hits, no runs, one walks, career-high five strikeouts)...made two appearances against Loyola Marymount Mar. 14-16 (4.1 innings, four hits, no runs, one walk, three strikeouts)...had four strikeouts in 1.2 innings at Minnesota Mar. 8...won Mar. 2 in relief at San Diego (4.1 innings, two hits, no runs, one walk, two strikeouts)...earned save Feb. 22 vs. Kansas State (4.0 innings, no hits, three walks, five strikeouts)...sophomore transfer from Long Beach State...undeclared major...parents are Jim and Debra Wolford...born August 19, 1988 in Sacramento, Calif.
Wolford's Career Statistics (California) YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO 2008 6.63 21 2 0 2 1 1 38.0 42 30 28 29 43Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 5, twice, last time Mar. 21, 2008 at Washington State Most Innings Pitched: 4.1, Mar. 2, 2008 at San Diego Longest Winning Streak: Two games, Mar. 2-May 4, 2008 Longest Losing Streak: Has lost one game
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