PLAYERS 2004 SUN DEVIL BASEBALLthrew a one-hit gem over 7.1 innings in his ASU debut vs. UHH (1/18) to pick up his first collegiate win... struck out seven and had his bid for ASU’s

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#45 EERRIIKK AAVVEERRIILLLL

#39 TTUUFFFFYY GGOOSSEEWWIISSCCHH

ERIK AVERILLWHAT TO KNOW:Coming off a solid fresh-man season in which hewent 8-2 with a 3.66ERA and was named afreshman All-Americanby Baseball America andCollegiate Baseball...worked out with team-mates Jeff Mousser,Quentin Andes and Brett

Bordes over the summer in Tempe and added 15pounds with intensive strength training... a pol-ished left-handed pitcher with a good fastball andoffspeed pitches... has the ability and command tobe ASU’s Friday night pitcher... very confident inhis abilities and is a good team leader... ranked byBaseball America as the No. 66 college prospectfor the 2005 draft.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Had a solid freshman yeargoing 8-2 with a 3.66 ERA... named freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball (1st team) andBaseball America (2nd team)... named ASU’s co-freshman Newcomer of the Year at annual teambanquet with teammate Travis Buck... named toBaseball America’s midseason All-America team...tied for seventh in the ASU freshman recordbooks with eight wins, ninth in ERA (3.66), sev-enth in strikeouts (61) and seventh in inningspitched (86.0)... made 20 pitching appearanceswith 15 coming as starts... seven of his wins camein starts and was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 11.2innings out of the bullpen... overall recorded 61strikeouts in 86.0 innings... ranked amongst theleague leaders holding opponents to a .264 bat-ting average... best start of the year came againstArizona (5/24) when he dominated the Wildcats in

seven shutout innings to pick up eighthwin... recorded season high eight strike-outs vs. nationally ranked Cal StateFullerton (6/6) in the super regionals...threw a one-hit gem over 7.1 innings inhis ASU debut vs. UHH (1/18) to pick uphis first collegiate win... struck out sevenand had his bid for ASU’s first no-hittersince 1993 erased with one out in theeighth... Had a stretch of 18.2 consecu-tive innings without giving up an earnedrun to open the season and his collegiatecareer... faced brother Brandon on Apr.17 vs. UCLA and hit him in only at-bat.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of VillaPark High School (Spartans) in Orange,Calif... won three varsity letters underhead coach Tom Tereschuk... playedsummer baseball with the Encinitas Redsand Colton Nighthawks... his high schoolteam was a combined 73-16 during hisvarsity baseball career... helped lead VillaPark to Century League championshipstwo years and CIF State Championshipsin 2000 and 2002... named all-league allthree years and all-CIF as a sophomore...was 6-2 with a 1.74 ERA and 57 strike-outs in 44.1 innings pitched during hissenior year... 7-0 as a sophomore in2000... ranked as the No. 101 prospectby TeamOne Baseball heading into senior season... ranked as the No. 11prospect at the 2001 TeamOne National Showcase... 2001 JuniorSunbelt All-Tournament team... All-Southern California 1st Team byBaseballResource.com.

PERSONAL: A pre-business major... amaroon and gold scholar... full name isErik Daniel Averill... parents are Don andGale Averill of Orange, Calif... has onebrother, Brandon (22), who is a seniorinfielder on the UCLA baseball team...also recruited by USC, Georgia Tech,UCLA and Notre Dame... lists most excitingmoment in sports as when he was the winningpitcher in the CIF State Championship game in2000... a member of the National Honor Societyand was a scholar athlete in high school... enjoysspending time with his teammates and playing

spades... also enjoys playing the unofficial teamgame of ASU Baseball, Risk... also lists climbingCamelback Mountain, wakeboarding and going to church as his interests... born Feb. 9, 1984.

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6-2 • 190 • So. • 1V • Bats: Left • Throws: Left • Orange, Calif. (Villa Park)

Innings...................................7.1 (UHH; 1/18/03)Runs Allowed .......................5 - 4x (CSF; 6/6/03)ER Allowed ...........................5 - 4x (CSF; 6/6/03)K’s................................................8 (CSF; 6/6/03)BB..............................................3 (CAL; 4/11/03)Hits Allowed ............................10 (CAL; 4/11/03)WP..................................1 - 2x (WASH; 5/17/03)HBP...........................................4 (USC; 3/29/03)

CAREER STATS AT ASU:Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2003 3.66 8 2 20 15 0 0 3 0 86.0 87 41 35 19 61 19 6 7 373 .264 2 16TOTAL 3.66 8 2 20 15 0 0 3 0 86.0 87 41 35 19 61 19 6 7 373 .264 2 16

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JOEL BOCCHIWHAT TO KNOW:

A solidly built baseball player who has won atevery level he has played at... will battle junior team-mate Tuffy Gosewisch for playing time... has provenhe can come up with the big hit... needs to gain con-fidence behind the plate... a career .292 hitter witheight doubles and two home runs.

2003 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 43 games with 22starts behind the plate... finished the year hitting.318 (27-for-85) with seven doubles, two home runs

and 21 RBI... recorded only three hits (3-for-26) after Mar. 16 (Oklahoma)...was one of ASU’s best hitters through the early part of the season, hitting .407after his first 20 games... recorded two big hits (3-Run HR, 3-Run 2B) in winsvs. BYU... hit first career home run in season opener vs. Hawaii-Hilo to sparkASU to 9-0 win... set a career high in hits when he went 4-for-5 vs. Hawaii-Hilo (1/17)... hit .395 (15-for-38) with runners in scoring position and was 3-for-5 (.600) with the bases loaded... spent the summer playing with the CotuitKettleers in the Cape Cod League... hit .145 (8-for-55) with Cotuit with threedoubles and four RBI while appearing in 19 games.

2002 (FRESHMAN): Finished the year hitting .214 while making eightstarts... recorded first career start on national television at Florida State(2/15)... first career hit was a single vs. Southern Utah (2/1)... recorded aclutch run-scoring single vs. Oklahoma (4/24)... had a triple vs. Portland(5/14)... a promising catcher for the future with unlimited potential behind theplate.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of Desert Vista High School in Phoenix,Ariz... earned four varsity letters in baseball and three in football... helped leadDesert Vista to a combined 114-33 record during his four years, including astate championship in 2001... drove in the winning run of the state champi-onship game... hit .260 his freshman year with one home run and 11 RBI...named all-region during sophomore year with .370 batting average, sevenhome runs and 24 RBI... repeated as all-region and all-city selection duringjunior year with .300 batting average and five home runs... named all-region,all-city, all-state, and was a third-team All-American during senior year... hit

.510 with five home runsand 48 RBI... recordedover 120 tackles duringhis junior year on the grid-iron... also played in theTeam One Showcase andBest of the WestTournament.

PERSONAL: Interested ina sociology degree... par-ents are Don and EileenBocchi of Phoenix, Ariz...father is the Associate

Athletic Director for sports administration at ASU... his father coached footballat ASU and Kansas State as well... has one brother, Matt (22)... describes hisbest individual athletic performance as a football game vs. Horizon when herecorded 24 tackles... most exciting experience in sports was playing in threestraight state baseball games (won two) and winning one football state cham-pionship... born Feb. 13, 1983 in Manhattan, Kansas.

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5-11 • 190 • Jr. • 2V • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista)

At Bats ................................5 - 2x (PSU; 2/28/03)Runs ............................................2 (Cal; 4/13/03)Hits............................................4 (UHH; 1/17/03)RBI........................................3 - 3x (BYU; 2/8/03)BB.........................................2 - 2x (ND; 2/22/03)SB..............................................1 (UHH; 1/17/03)2B.....................................1 - 8x (OKLA; 3/14/03)HR ........................................1 - 2x (BYU; 2/8/03)Hit Streak: ................................................5 games

CAREER STATS AT ASU:Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E F%2002 .214 17 8 28 3 6 1 1 0 3 9 .321 6 1 5 2 .371 0 0 0 0 68 16 3 .9662003 .318 43 22 85 17 27 7 0 2 21 40 .471 11 4 23 2 .420 0 2 1 1 159 16 5 .972TOTAL .292 60 30 113 20 33 8 1 2 24 49 .434 17 5 28 4 .407 0 2 1 1 228 32 8 .970

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BRETT BORDESWHAT TO KNOW:

Looking to make amove from the bullpeninto the starting rotationfor the 2004 season...had an excellent fresh-man year in which hewent 1-1 with a 3.21ERA... needs to improvecontrol as he walked 28batters in 28 innings...

may be small in size, but has a fastball with excep-tional movement that can hit upwards of 90mph... spent the summer in Tempe working outwith teammates Jeff Mousser, Erik Averill andQuentin Andes to improve strength and condition-ing.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Made 27 pitching appear-ances during his freshman season, all coming outof the bullpen... went 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA...pitched in two of ASU’s 10 shutouts... gave up 21hits and walked 28 in 28.0 innings pitched... lim-ited opposing hitters to .210 batting average...pitched exceptionally well to right-handers givingup only 12 hits in 68 at-bats... recorded firstcareer victory with 0.1 IP at USC (3/28)... seasonlong outing was 2.1 innings against Notre Dame(2/22) in which he struck out three and did notgive up a run... allowed only 10 of 28 inheritedrunners to score (36%)... had one of his best out-ings of the year against Cal State Fullerton in theSuper Regional final, throwing two no-hitinnings... in Pac-10 play, he was 1-1 with a 2.79ERA in 9.2 innings.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Dobson HighSchool in Mesa, Ariz... earned three varsity lettersin baseball and one in wrestling... coached by BobHershey on the diamond... played summer base-ball with the Swamp Dogs... helped lead theSwamps Dogs to a fourth-place finish in theConnie Mack State Championships... Dobsonwent 27-6 his senior year... was 11-2 with a 1.19ERA and 98 strikeouts in 76.2 innings as a sen-ior... named the East Valley Tribune 5A Pitcher ofthe Year... Arizona Republic first-team all-state...East Valley Region Player of the Year (2002)...first-team AzBCA All-State... participated in theArizona All-Star game... as a junior was named tofirst-team all-East Valley and was an honorablemention all-state selection... was 8-4 with a 1.44ERA and 86 strikeouts in 64.0 innings as a junior...best performances include 17 strikeouts in aseven-inning game during his junior year and afive-inning no-hitter his senior year vs. DesertVista.

PERSONAL: Undecided on a major at ASU... fullname is Brett James Bordes... parents are Charlesand Jeannie Bordes of Mesa, Ariz... is one of sixchildren, with three sisters and two brothers:Danielle (25), Lindsay (13), Kaylee (11), Greg(18), Charlie (22)... Charlie was one of the walk-ons to make the cut after tryouts and played dur-ing the ‘Sandlot’ games... Greg has signed an NLIto play baseball for the Sun Devils starting in2005... his father played professionally with theTexas Rangers, reaching as high as the Triple-Alevel... also played in college at SouthwesternLouisiana (currently Louisiana Lafayette) and wasvoted into the school’s athletic hall of fame in1998... his grandfather Bill Cutler is a former pres-ident of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League... anuncle, Jack Heidemann, played six years of pro-fessional baseball with the Brewers and Indians...enjoys fishing, swimming and going to themovies... also recruited by Tulane, Louisiana-Lafayette and Arizona.... born Nov. 30, 1983.

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5-10 • 175 • So. • 1V • Bats: Left • Throws: Left • Mesa, Ariz. (Dobson)

Innings......................................2.1 (ND; 2/22/03)Runs Allowed .....................2 - 2x (OSU; 5/14/03)ER Allowed.................................2 (WST; 3/19/03)K’s ................................................3 (ND; 2/22/03)BB ...................................3 - 2x (WASH; 5/18/03)Hits Allowed ..............................3 (OSU; 5/14/03)WP...........................................1 (UCLA; 4/18/03)HBP..................................1 - 2x (UCLA; 4/18/03)

CAREER STATS AT ASU:Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2003 3.21 1 1 27 0 0 0 2 0 28.0 21 12 10 28 27 2 0 2 132 .210 1 2TOTAL 3.21 1 1 27 0 0 0 2 0 28.0 21 12 10 28 27 2 0 2 132 .210 1 2

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TRAVIS BUCKWHAT TO KNOW:

Coming off a solidfreshman season inwhich he was named afreshman All-Amer-ican... etched his nameinto the ASU freshmanrecord books in severalcategories... became thefirst freshman in Pac-10baseball history to hit

for the cycle... came to ASU as a shortstop, butconverted to the outfield in 2003 and led the teamwith four outfield assists... has a good approachat the plate and is disciplined... has line-drivepower to all fields and can lay down a bunt...ranked by Baseball America as the No. 25 top col-lege prospect for the 2005 MLB draft.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Named All-Pac-10Honorable Mention and was ASU’s co-FreshmanNewcomer of the year with Erik Averill... alsoearned freshman All-America honors fromCollegiate Baseball and Baseball America (2ndteam)... named to Baseball America’s midseasonfreshman All-America team... hit .326 (78-for-239) with 13 doubles, three triples and four homeruns... played in 66 games during his freshmancampaign, making 65 starts... made 33 starts inleft field, 31 in right field and one at designatedhitter... also recorded 46 RBI and scored 59runs... tabbed 22 multi-hit games, including 14two-hit games, seven three-hit games and onefive-hit contest... also had eight multi-RBIgames... had 11 bunt base hits and also had fivesacrifice hits to lead the team... longest hittingstreak of the year was a seven-game stretch toopen the season (11-for-21, .524)... also had a

pair of six-game streaks duringthe year... named Pac-10 Playerof the Week (4/1) after going 8-for-11 in a three-game series atUSC... became just the seventhSun Devil in recorded historyand the first freshman in Pac-10history to hit for the cycle whenhe went 5-for-5 with seven RBIagainst Southern Utah (3/7)...he capped his perfect night witha grand slam home run to com-plete the cycle... etched hisname in the ASU freshmanrecord books in several cate-gories, including hits (78, 3rd),doubles (13, 5th), stolen bases(12, 4th), runs scored (59, 2nd),RBI (46, 5th) and batting aver-age (.326, 8th)... ranked 10th inthe Pac-10 in runs scored andeighth in walks (35)... hit .365(31-for-85) in Pac-10 gamesand .305 in non-conferencegames... recorded at least onehit in 47 of 66 games and wassixth on the team with 20 extrabase hits... made an unbeliev-able catch in the NCAA Regionalfinal against UNLV (6/1) to rob FernandoValenzuela Jr. of a home run... selected for theUSA Baseball National Team Trials, but did notmake the team and played summer baseball withthe Peninsula Oilers (Alaska Summer League)...hit .311 (14-for-42) with the Oilers with two dou-bles and one home run before breaking a bone inhis hand... rated as the No. 4 prospect by BaseballAmerica in the Alaskan Summer League.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Richland HighSchool (Bombers) in Richland, Wash... earnedthree letters each in baseball and basketball... wascaptain of both sports during his senior year...coached in baseball by Ben Jacobs and in basket-ball by Earl Streufert... played summer baseballfor the Richland Knights and Twin City Titans...helped lead Richland to baseball Big 9 champi-onships during his junior and senior (22-3) sea-sons... Richland finished third in state in 2002...was named the Tri-City Herald Athlete of the Yearfor his accomplishments in baseball and basket-ball... during his senior baseball season he hit

.475 with 32 RBI, 12 doubles, threehome runs and tied a school recordwith 25 stolen bases... earned teamMVP honors and was named first-team all-league, all-area and all-state... hit .412 with four home runsand 18 RBI as a sophomore... hit.421 with seven home runs and 19RBI as a junior... during his seniorbasketball season he earned all-area honors by averaging 20.2 ppgand 7.0 rpg... had 1,009 careerpoints on the hardwood as a guardand small forward... was rated asthe No. 77 prospect heading intothe 2002 MLB draft by BaseballAmerica... played in the 2001 AreaCode Games in Long Beach, Calif...during the first game of his seniorseason vs. Gonzaga Prep he was 5-for-5 with two doubles, two homeruns and eight RBI... he hit a three-run home run and a grand slam inthe same inning.

MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 23rdround (700 overall) of the 2002MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners.

PERSONAL: Interested in a business degree atArizona State... a maroon and gold scholar... fullname is Travis George Buck... parents are StephenBuck and Vicki Bricker... has two brothers, Aric(27) and Jason (24)... Aric played baseball atLinfield College and an uncle (Arv Morfin) playedprofessionally with the Seattle Mariners... alsorecruited by Clemson, Washington State, OregonState and Duke... enjoys lifting weights, playinggolf and hanging out with friends and family...member of National Honor Society and was on thehonor roll in high school... played fall baseballduring high school with current teammate JustinEhlers... his most exciting experience in sports islisted as having hit a home run at SAFECO Fieldwith a wood bat during a fall baseball game... bornNov. 18, 1983.

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6-3 • 210 • So. • 1V • Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Richland, Wash. (Richland)

At Bats .........................................7 (BYU; 2/7/03)Runs ....................................3 - 3x (Cal; 4/13/03)Hits..............................................5 (SUU; 2/7/03)RBI ..............................................7 (SUU; 2/7/03)BB................................................3 (GU; 2/14/03)SB......................................2 - 3x (OSU; 5/12/03)2B ...........................................2 (SDSU; 1/24/03)HR......................................1 - 4x (OSU; 5/12/03)Hit Streak ................................................7 games

CAREER STATS AT ASU:Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E F%2003 .326 66 65 239 59 78 13 3 4 46 109 .456 35 11 28 9 .432 2 5 12 14 94 4 4 .961TOTAL .326 66 65 239 59 78 13 3 4 46 109 .456 35 11 28 9 .432 2 5 12 14 94 4 4 .961

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NICK CADENAWHAT TO KNOW: Hastremendous power atthe plate... expected tocontend for a startingspot in the outfield or atfirst base... will be reliedon to fill the power needwith Jeremy Westdeparted... was the onlySun Devil during hisfreshman season of

2002 to notch a pair of multi-home run games...his six home runs tied for fifth in the ASU fresh-man record books... was a high school shortstopand catcher who has moved into the outfield... willbe a team leader before his career is over as a SunDevil... has great size, speed and power and willbe an impact player in the lineup.

2003 (SOPHOMORE): Played in only five gamesin 2003 and was 3-for-7 (.429) with a double andan RBI... sprained his ankle in pregame warm-upsagainst Long Beach State (1/31) and also sufferedan ongoing offseason back injury that let him uti-lize a medical redshirt... played summer baseballwith Northern Ohio in Great Lakes SummerCollegiate League with teammates Eric Van Slykeand Matt Leaf... named first-team All-Great LakesLeague while hitting .306 with Northern Ohio...finished sixth in the league with 23 RBI and tiedfor first with five home runs... hit a solo home runagainst Team USA.

2002 (FRESHMAN): A pinch-hitter through muchof the first part of the season until starting the last16 games of the year... raised his batting averagefrom .097 on April 26 to its season-ending mark of

.239... was 19-for-61 (.311) with 21 of his28 RBI and five of his six home runs dur-ing that stretch of games... led ASU withtwo multi-home run games... moved intothe starting role when right fielder AndreEthier broke his right thumb at NotreDame (4/26)... hit three-run home run atWashington State (4/7) for first careerhome run in first career start... had twohome runs and four RBI vs. New MexicoState (4/30)... had another two home rungame and a career-high five RBI vs. USC(5/19)... hit .059 (1-for-17) as a pinch-hit-ter... was a .333 (13-for-39) hitter withrunners in scoring position.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year varsity base-ball player at Apollo High School inGlendale, Ariz.... coached by RayAlonzo... a three-time all-state selection,including a first-team selection his juniorand senior seasons... Apollo went a com-bined 95-35 during his prep career... hit.442 his freshman season while earningall-region honors... named second-teamall-state and repeated as an all-regionselection while hitting .490 his sopho-more year... named first-team all-stateand was the Skyline League MVP his junior yearwhile hitting .516... set single-season Apollorecords during junior year with 14 home runs and38 RBI... honorable mention All-American...improved on his records during senior season,earning all-state and All-America honors his sen-ior season... hit 17 home runs, collected 45 RBIand hit .496 his senior season... broke the schoolrecord for home runs in a career, set by formerSun Devil and current Los Angeles Dodger PaulLo Duca... also played football... played summerbaseball for Arizona Baseball Academy, helpinglead his team to a sixth place showing at the AAUNationals... Participated in the 2000 Area CodeGames in Long Beach, Calif., and also played inthe annual Sunbelt Classic and the Best of theWest Showcase.

MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 42nd round of the2001 Amateur draft by the Kansas City Royals.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology... a maroonand gold scholar... parents are Jack and CandeeSamora of Glendale, Ariz... siblings are Jackie(12) and Jacob (10)... also recruited byPepperdine, Arizona, Pacific and Long BeachState... lists receiving a scholarship to ASU andbreaking Bob Horner’s Apollo High School recordas his most exciting moments in sports... enjoysbaseball, church and spending time with his fam-ily... worked for the city of Glendale as a recreationevents coordinator... currently works at HoneyBears BBQ, commonly known as the best BBQ inthe state of Arizona... in high school worked atBaseball Palace Batting Cages... has volunteeredwith the Special Olympics, Adopt a Family for theHoliday Project and was a student mentor duringhigh school... born Nov. 17, 1982.

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6-1 • 200 • RS-So. • 1V • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Glendale, Ariz. (Apollo)

At Bats.........................................6 (WSU; 4/7/02)Runs ...................................3 - 2x (USC; 5/19/02)Hits .....................................3 - 3x (OSU; 5/24/02)RBI .............................................5 (USC; 5/19/02)BB ......................................1 - 8x (UHH; 1/19/03)SB ................................................1 (USD; 6/1/02)2B.......................................1 - 3x (UHH; 1/19/03)HR ......................................2 - 2x (USC; 5/19/02)Hit Streak .................................................4 games

CAREER STATS AT ASU:Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E F%2002 .239 38 19 92 14 22 2 0 6 28 42 .457 6 1 23 2 .290 1 0 1 1 20 0 1 .9522003 .429 5 0 7 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 .571 2 0 1 0 .556 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000TOTAL .253 43 19 99 16 25 3 0 6 29 46 .465 8 1 24 2 .312 1 0 1 1 21 1 1 .957

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TUFFY GOSEWISCHWHAT TO KNOW:

A hard-nosed playerwho was born to playbaseball... very scrap-py in the field and atthe plate... is growingbehind the plate withevery game played...became ASU’s startingcatcher midwaythrough the 2003 sea-

son and never looked back... brother of formerSun Devil standout Ian “Chip” Gosewisch... Ianplayed at ASU from 1996-99, hitting .338 overhis career... a hard worker in the weight roomwho gained strength by working out at Athletes’Performance in Tempe over the summer... willbe looked upon as a team leader in 2004... acareer .295 hitter after hitting .340 in 2003.

2003 (SOPHOMORE): Earned Pac-10Honorable Mention honors on the field and inthe classroom in 2003 while hitting .340 (49-for-144) with 47 runs, nine doubles, two home runsand 43 RBI... earned the Bobby Winkles Awardat the annual team banquet... named to TempeRegional All-Tournament team after going 4-for-9 (.444)... became ASU’s everyday startingcatcher at the start of the Pac-10 season andended the year making 23 straight starts behindthe plate... overall played in 59 games, making45 starts... recorded hits in 13 of his last 15games, including a career-high eight-gamestreak in which he went 12-for-29 (.414)... wassolid behind the plate with a perfect 1.000 field-ing percentage and threw out 11 of 25 basestealers... notched 15 multi-hit games and 10

multi-RBI contests... hit .750 (6-for-8) with thebases loaded and .371 (23-for-62) with runnersin scoring position... hit first career home runvs. UCLA (4/17)... went 3-for-3 with two doublesand a home run (nine total bases) and three RBIvs. Oregon State (5/14)... opened the season ona tear going 6-for-10 (.600) with three multi-hitgames vs. Hawaii-Hilo.

2002 (FRESHMAN): Started the season asASU’s opening day catcher, but had a rough startat the plate going 0-for-11 in his first fourgames... finished the year hitting .128 whileplaying excellent defense in his 12 starts... greattools behind the plate and has the potential to bea real threat at the plate... broke an 0-for-14slump with single vs. Tennessee (2/8) for firstcareer hit... notched first career RBI with singlevs. Loyola Marymount (3/1).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of HorizonHigh School in Scottsdale, Ariz...earned threevarsity letters in golf and four in baseball...coached by Eric Kibler in baseball... helped leadHorizon to a combined 96-40 record during hisprep career... Horizon won the Desert ValleyRegional championship all four years... hit .375as a freshman... during sophomore year earnedsecond-team all-region by hitting .400 withthree home runs and 20 RBI... named first-teamall region junior year with .410 batting averageand 18 RBI... named all-state and all-region sen-ior year by hitting .430 with five home runs and30 RBI... named to Arizona Republic All-Statesecond team as a utility player.

PERSONAL: Majoring in finance... a Maroonand Gold Scholar... full name is James, but goesby Tuffy... played for the Scottsdale Mavericksduring his prep summer ball career... parents areJim and Nancy Gosewisch... father is the gener-al manager at Cleats, Inc., a baseball equipmentstore... one brother, Chip (26), who played atASU (1996-99) and played in the AnaheimAngles organization for two years... also recruit-ed by Arizona, Grand Canyon and LoyolaMarymount... enjoys playing golf... born Aug. 17, 1983.


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5-10 • 185 • Jr. • 2V • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Scottsdale, Ariz. (Horizon)

At Bats ................................5 - 5x (UNLV; 6/1/03)Runs.................................3 - 2x (UCLA; 4/19/03)Hits.....................................3 - 2x (OSU; 5/14/03)RBI .....................................3 - 3x (OSU; 5/14/03)BB .................................................3 (UCI; 5/6/03)SB.....................................1 - 2x (OKLA; 4/30/03)2B ..............................................2 (OSU; 5/14/03)HR ......................................1 - 2x (OSU; 5/14/03)Hit Streak .................................................8 games

CAREER STATS AT ASU:Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E F%2002 .128 30 12 39 6 5 0 0 0 2 5 .128 4 0 12 4 .209 0 0 0 0 117 11 1 .9922003 .340 59 45 144 41 49 9 0 2 41 64 .444 22 9 19 3 .442 6 4 2 2 346 31 0 1.000TOTAL .295 89 57 183 47 54 9 0 2 43 69 .377 26 9 31 7 .397 6 4 2 2 463 42 1 .998

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JEFF LARISHWHAT TO KNOW:Coming off a stellarsophomore campaign inwhich he became onlythe second player in ASUhistory to record 70 ormore walks and RBI in aseason... was an RBImachine in 2003 endingthe year with 95 to rankfifth in the ASU record

books... a candidate for Pac-10 and NationalPlayer of the Year in 2004... rated as one of the topcollege prospects for the 2004 MLB Draft... com-bines with junior teammate Dustin Pedroia as oneof the best combinations in all of college base-ball... likely to start in the outfield after starting atfirst base in 2003 and third base in 2002... veryversatile... has line-drive power to all fields...enters his junior season with a career .356 (129-for-362) batting average in 99 games... has 21home runs, 119 RBI, 39 multi-hit games and 29multi-RBI games.

2004 (JUNIOR): A first-team preseason All-American by Baseball America and CollegiateBaseball... a second-team preseason selection bythe NCBWA... ranked by Baseball America as theNo. 8 college prospect for the 2004 MLB draft...the Major League Scouting Bureau ranked him asthe sixth top college prospect for the 2004 draft.

2003 (SOPHOMORE): Had a breakthrough yearin 2003 earning First-Team All-Pac-10 honors andseveral All-America honors... named second-team

All-American by Collegiate Baseball, BaseballAmerica and CollegeBaseballInsider.com... alsopicked up third-team honors from the NCBWA andthe ABCA... named co-Offensive MVP at ASUBaseball Awards Banquet... selected with team-mate Dustin Pedroia to play on the USA BaseballNational Team... hit .372 with 80 runs scored, 18doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 95 RBI...ranked 51st in the NCAA in home runs per game(0.28), sixth in RBI (1.46), 18th in runs (1.23),38th in slugging percentage (.697), and led thenation in walks (1.2 per game)... ranked ninth inthe Pac-10 in batting (.372), second in on-basepercentage (.528), first in RBI (95) and third inhome runs (18)... his 95 RBI are fifth most in ASUsingle-season history... recorded 78 walks for thesecond most in single-season history and becameonly the second Sun Devil to record a 70-70 sea-son (walks-RBI)... former major leaguer AlvinDavis was the other... recorded a career-high fourhits vs. Arizona (5/25), tying the school recordwith four doubles... hit four grand slams to breakthe previous school record of three... also tied thesingle-game record with nine RBI vs. San DiegoState (1/26)... recorded at least one hit in 46 of 65games and tallied 27 multi-hit games... in ASU’sfirst 15 games he had more RBI than he had in allof 2001 (24)... hit .380 with runners in scoringposition and .727 (16-for-22) with the basesloaded... recorded his 100th career hit with agrand slam vs. UCLA (4/19)... played for the USABaseball National Team, helping lead the Red,White and Blue to a silver medal in the 2003 PanAm Games... started all 29 games during the sum-mer tour in which Team USA went 27-2... hit .255(26-for-102) and led the team with 23 RBI andeight home runs... his eight home runs are themost by a Team USA player since they startedusing wood bats... hit home runs in five straightgames to rank second in the National Team recordbooks... named a second-team Summer All-American by Baseball America.

2002 (FRESHMAN): Named honorable mentionAll-Pac-10... hit .328 overall with four doubles,three triples and three home runs... two of histhree home runs came on the road... recorded 12multi-hit games, two of which were three-hitaffairs and two four-hit contests... added eight

multi-RBI games... a very solid third basemanwith a .938 fielding percentage... was 3-for-4 witha run scored and a triple in his Sun Devil debut vs.Oklahoma... went 4-for-6 with three RBI vs.Washington (3/30)... hit first career home run vs.UCLA (4/12) that tied the game at 2-2... had threeRBI in three straight games (NMSU-STAN)... hada 10-game hitting streak from Apr. 20-May 15 inwhich he hit .389 with 12 RBI and 14 hits... had abig three-run home run off Stanford first-rounddraft pick Jeremy Guthrie (5/10)... recorded atleast one hit in 24 of 34 games played... sixth onthe team with 11 extra base hits... a .302 hitter inPac-10 play and was the team leader while hitting.381 (16-for-42) clip in 12 non-conference games.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of McClintockHigh School in Tempe, Ariz... coached by HaroldBull on the diamond... was the team captain dur-

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#116-2 • 195 • Jr. • 2V • Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Tempe, Ariz. (McClintock)

CAREER HIGHS AT ASU

t Bats ....................................6 - 4x (USD; 6/1/02)Runs .........................................4 (PORT; 5/15/02)Hits ....................................4 - 3x (ARIZ; 5/25/03)RBI...........................................9 (SDSU; 1/26/03)BB .............................................4 (WSU; 4/27/03)SB ......................................1 - 3x (OSU; 5/12/03)2B..............................................4 (ARIZ; 5/25/03)HR ...........................................2 (SDSU; 1/26/03)Hit Streak ...............................................17 games


ing senior season... named first-team all-region byhitting .398 with six home runs and 26 RBI duringjunior year... hit .441 during his senior year with 12home runs and 45 RBI... named all-city, first-teamall-region and second-team all-state as a senior...set single-season school record with his 12 homeruns in 2001... hit .800 over 20 games during sum-mer season in 2000 with the Connie Mack Pilots.

MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 32nd round of the2001 draft by the Chicago Cubs.

PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in justice studies...lists his best individual athletic performance asbreaking the McClintock record for home runs in aseason... winning the state summer baseball titlein 2001 was his most memorable athletic achieve-ment... parents are Doug and Wendy Larish ofTempe, both are teachers... has one brother, Bryan(23)... full name is Jeffrey David Larish... born Oct.11, 1982.

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AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBIOverall .356 362 111 129 22 5 21 119January .484 31 15 15 3 0 5 23February .395 43 19 17 4 0 4 25March .319 72 18 23 3 4 3 17April .319 97 29 31 4 0 4 27May .367 90 23 33 8 1 2 20June .345 29 7 10 0 0 3 7Home .364 217 73 79 17 4 15 78Away .345 145 39 50 6 1 6 44Pac-10 .320 181 41 58 11 1 6 41Non-Conf. .392 181 70 71 11 4 15 78NCAA .289 38 9 11 0 0 3 11Day .352 179 53 63 10 2 14 72Night .361 183 58 66 12 3 7 47RISP .364 143 — 52 9 1 10 101Bases Loaded .645 31 — 20 4 0 4 52Pinch Hitting .500 2 — 1 0 0 0 0

CAREER BATTING BREAKDOWN

CAREER VS. PAC-10

G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBIPac-10 46 .320 181 41 58 11 1 6 41Arizona 5 .562 16 5 9 4 0 1 3California 6 .318 22 3 7 1 0 0 2Oregon State 6 .375 24 6 9 2 0 0 6Stanford 6 .240 25 4 6 0 1 1 6UCLA 6 .296 27 8 8 0 0 2 7USC 6 .238 21 4 5 1 0 1 6UW 6 .269 26 3 7 2 0 0 3WSU 6 .318 22 9 7 1 0 1 0

RYAN MCKENNAWHAT TO KNOW:

Has good speed andsolid outfield skills... atypical Murphy playerwho is hard-nosed andgets on base... makeshimself a better playerby strong work ethic...takes a quality approachat the plate and is verydisciplined... coming off

a redshirt season in 2003... added weight withintense strength training program last year andthroughout the summer... will battle for playingtime at all three outfield positions.

2003 (RS-SOPHOMORE): Did not play duringthe 2003 season, sitting out the year as a redshirtto work in the weight room to gain strength.

2002 (SOPHOMORE): Hit .265 overall in the reg-ular season while starting in 20 games... namedfirst-team all-Pac-10 Academic... missed the lasttwo games of the year due to an illness and didnot play in the NCAA Regional... made sevenstarts in center field, one in right field and four inleft field... recorded three multi-hit games andthree multi-RBI games... did not make an error in28 total chances in the outfield... ASU leadingpinch-hitter at .556 (5x9) including a key single inthe eighth inning in ASU’s 7-2 win over nationallyranked Oklahoma State (3/10)... had big three-rundouble at Washington State (4/6) to help leadDevils to come-from-behind victory... blasted firstcareer home run in 8th inning vs. UNLV (4/1)... hit.318 (14x44) in 17 games and 11 Pac-10 starts...recorded at least one hit in 19 of the 31 games he

recorded at least one official plateappearance in... recorded a career-high seven-game hitting streakfrom 3/24-4/19 in which he hit .360(9x25) with five runs scored, sixRBI and a home run... also had apair of four-game hitting streaksduring the season... had nearly 30family members watch him playnear his home state of Illinois when the Devils visited Notre Dame (4/26).

2001 (FRESHMAN): Saw actionin 30 games with 10 as starts...seven of his 10 starts came afterMay 1... recorded a hit in 10 of his30 games played... was 1-for-3with a two-run single in the regularseason finale vs. UCLA... had back-to-back multi-hit games vs.Tennessee (5/2) and Washington(5/12)... tabbed first career extrabase hit with double vs. UW(5/12)... 2-for-2 in reserve role vs.Creighton (2/16)... hit .324 withrunners on base and .500 with thebases loaded (2x4) with four RBI...awarded the Player DevelopmentMVP at the end of the year ban-quet... played for the WisconsinWoodchucks in the NorthwoodsLeague... helped lead theWoodchucks to the second-halfchampionship and eventualNorthwoods League Champ-ionship... hit .253 with 11 doubles and one triple...also stole team-best 23 bases... drove in the win-ning run with a single to left field in ninth inning ofthe championship game and then recorded thefinal two outs in center field.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of Larkin HighSchool in Elgin, Ill... earned four varsity letterseach in baseball and soccer, in addition to two inbasketball... captained all three squads during hisprep career... on the baseball diamond earnedChicago Tribune all-state honors his senior yearand was an all-area selection for three years... setthe Elgin HS record with 14 home runs in 2000and tied a state record by reaching base safely 18

times in a row... played in the Area Code gamesin 2000... in soccer made all-state in 2000 andwas a four-time all-area selection... won a nation-al championship with his summer league team.

PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in interdiscipli-nary studies... a maroon and gold scholar... par-ents are Patrick and Nancy McKenna of Elgin, Ill...has one brother, Sean (19) and one sister, Heather(15)... his car’s license plate reads, “ASU RBI”...born October 9, 1981 in Elgin, Ill... full name isRyan Patrick McKenna.

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5-10 • 175 • RS-Jr. • 2V • Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Elgin, Ill. (Larkin)

At Bats ..............................6 (Tennessee; 5/02/01)Runs ........................................3 (UCLA; 4/14/02)Hits ...................................2 - 7x (STAN; 5/11/02)RBI ............................................3 (WSU; 4/06/02)BB ..................................2 - 2x (Nevada; 5/16/01)SB.....................................1 - 4x (OKST; 3/10/02)2B......................................1 - 4x (WSU; 4/06/02)HR ............................................1 (UNLV; 4/01/02)

CAREER STATS AT ASU:Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E F%2001 .286 30 10 49 13 14 1 0 0 8 15 .306 11 1 9 1 .426 0 0 2 3 19 0 0 1.0002002 .265 39 20 83 15 22 3 1 1 15 30 .361 14 3 18 1 .382 2 0 2 3 28 0 0 1.000TOTAL .273 69 30 132 28 36 4 1 1 23 45 .341 25 4 27 2 .399 2 0 4 6 47 0 0 1.000

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FRANK MESAWHAT TO KNOW: Aversatile player who canplay every infield posi-tion... switched num-bers for the 2004 sea-son from #32 to #14...continues the Yumapipeline to ArizonaState, following formerKofa players Richy Leonand Jeff Phelps... added

strength during the summer by staying in Tempeand working out with junior catcher TuffyGosewisch... one of the quieter players on theteam, but plays hard... has a knack for getting onbase... teammates call him “Ponch.”

2003 (SOPHOMORE): Junior college transfer from Arizona Western

who hit .364 (52-for-143) with six doubles, onetriple, one home run and 23 RBI... played in 54games and made 36 starts... made 29 starts atthird base and seven at second base... also sawlate-inning action at shortstop... named All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention and was the ASU Transferof the Year... hit .400 (4-for-10) in series vs.UCLA... recorded 13 multi-hit games and threemulti-RBI contests... best performance camewhen he went 4-for-6 with three RBI and hit atwo-run home run in 17-6 win over BYU (2/7)...ranked 10th in the Pac-10 with a .456 on-basepercentage... hit .448 (13-for-29) in the month ofApril with two doubles and five RBI... was a .423(33-for-78) hitter in ASU’s 31 night games,including four extra base hits and 12 RBI...longest hitting streak of the year was a six-gamestreak in which he went 10-for-23 (.435).

ARIZONA WESTERN (2002):Played one year at ArizonaWestern in his hometown ofYuma, Ariz... coached by JohnStratton and was named TeamMVP... named first-team all-ACCAC and first team all-region... hit .406 (73x180)with 16 doubles, six triples andnine home runs... also had 55RBI and seven stolen bases.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 gradu-ate of Kofa High School inYuma, Ariz... lettered threeyears in varsity baseball andtwice in football... coached inbaseball by Billy Laguna and infootball by Steve Casey...played summer baseball withthe Yuma Braves... named tothe Arizona Republic All-StateFirst-Team as a senior after hit-ting .519 with 14 doubles andwas 8-0 on the mound with a0.70 ERA... named leagueMVP and was both the pitcherand player of the year... alsonamed first-team all-region asa defensive back as a senior...played in the Best of the WestShowcase.

PERSONAL: Pursuing a soci-ology major at ASU... full nameis Frank Edward Mesa... par-ents are Frank Mesa Sr. andSusan Sparaco... has two sis-ters, Chelsie and Stephanie,and one brother, Zach... listshis most exciting experience insports as winning the citychampionship in baseball vs.rival Yuma High School... hob-bies include hanging out bythe river, wakeboarding andriding ATV’s at the sanddunes... born May 24, 1983.

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CAREER HIGHS AT ASU

6-0 • 195 • Jr. • 1V • Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Yuma, Ariz. (Kofa/Arizona Western)

At Bats...................................6 - 2x (BYU; 2/7/03)Runs .....................................3 - 3x (SUU; 3/7/03)Hits ...............................................4 (BYU; 2/7/03)RBI .....................................3 - 3x (WSU; 4/25/03)BB.................................................3 (GU; 2/17/03)SB .......................................1 - 2x (WST; 3/18/03)2B .....................................1 - 6x (UCLA; 4/18/03)HR ................................................1 (BYU; 2/7/03)Hit Streak..................................................6 games

CAREER STATS AT ASU:Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E F%2003 .364 54 36 143 39 52 6 1 1 23 63 .441 23 2 21 3 .456 1 0 2 3 41 76 12 .907TOTAL .364 54 36 143 39 52 6 1 1 23 63 .441 23 2 21 3 .456 1 0 2 3 41 76 12 .907

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DUSTIN PEDROIAWHAT TO KNOW:

Has put together two ofthe best back-to-backseasons in ASU history...coming off a record-breaking sophomoreyear in which he brokethe ASU and Pac-10 sin-gle-season records with34 doubles... currently11th in the ASU record

books with a .379 career batting average... hasrecorded 68 career multi-hit games... a two-timeFirst-Team All-Pac-10 selection and the 2003 Pac-10 co-Player of the Year... starting shortstop forthe USA Baseball Team each of the past two sum-mers... a slick fielding shortstop who is known forhis amazing plays in the field... a consistent lead-off hitter who can spray the ball with power to allfields... fierce competitor and unchallenged teamleader.

2004 (JUNIOR): Has earned first-team presea-son All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball andNCBWA... a third-team preseason selection byBaseball America... ranked by Baseball America asthe No. 41 college prospect for the 2004 draft.

2003 (SOPHOMORE): Recorded one of the bestsingle-season offensive and defensive perform-ances in ASU history... named Pac-10 co-Player ofthe Year with Stanford’s Ryan Garko and wasnearly a consensus first-team All-American...selected as a first-team All-American by CollegiateBaseball, ESPN/Sports Weekly, ABCA, NCBWAand CollegeBaseballInsider.com... a second-team

pick by Baseball America and was the District IXPlayer of the Year (NCBWA)... selected for secondstraight year to play for the USA Baseball NationalTeam... set ASU and Pac-10 single-season recordwith 34 doubles and led the NCAA... the old ASUrecord for doubles was 30 set by Sal Bando(1978) and the Pac-10 record was previously heldby former WSU Cougar and current Los AngelesDodger Mike Kinkade (31, 1994)... also ranked31st in the NCAA in batting and was the fourthtoughest to strikeout (1 K every 22.8 at-bats)...finished the season hitting .404 (120-for-297),marking the 16th time a Sun Devil has finished theseason hitting over .400... his 120 hits are fourthmost in ASU single-season history and his 297 at-bats are fourth most... finished second in the Pac-10 in hitting (.404), sixth in on-base percentage(.472), first in runs scored (83), first in hits (120),second in total bases (172) and sixth in walks(36)... finished the season at .404 despite going0-for-13 in the super regional against Cal StateFullerton... named the Tempe Regional MostOutstanding Player after going 8-for-16 (.500)...also named MVP of the Coca-Cola Classic hitting.417 (5-for-12) and was named to the all-tourna-ment team at the Bob Schaefer MemorialClassic... named one of 25 players on the initialGolden Spikes Award Watch List... recorded 41multi-hit games and went hitless in only sevengames all year... was the only Sun Devil to playand start in all 68 games... of his 41 multi-hitgames, 15 were with three or more hits... herecorded four separate hitting streaks of 10 ormore games and five streaks of eight or moregames... started the season with an 11-gamestreak going 20-for-45 (.444)... also had a 17-game streak in February and early March in whichhe went 34-for-72 (.472)... defensively did notmake an error in his last 26 games (124 totalchances) and finished the year with a .975 fieldingpercentage... named Pac-10 Player of the Week(5/19) after going 10-for-23 (.435) in a five-gamestretch at Oregon State and Washington... in addi-tion to his 34 doubles, also had three triples andfour home runs to lead the team with 41 extrabase hits... led the Sun Devils hitting .478 (43-for-90) with runners in scoring position... ASU was52-11 when Pedroia hit in the leadoff position...will enter his junior season with a career .379 bat-ting average (202-for-533), ranked 11th in ASU

history... he has played and started every game ofhis ASU career (126 games)... the heart and soulof the Sun Devils on and off the field as a teamleader... described by UNLV head coach as the“Pete Rose of College Baseball”... hit .294 (30-for-102) for Team USA with five doubles, one homeruns and 12 RBI... started 28 of 29 games andhelped lead Team USA to a 27-2 record and a sil-ver medal in the 2003 Pan Am Games in SantoDomingo, Dominican Republic... named to thePan Am Games All-Tournament Team... named afirst-team Summer All-American by BaseballAmerica.

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CAREER HIGHS AT ASU

At Bats .....................................7 (UCLA; 4/18/03)Runs .......................................4 (WASH; 5/18/03)Hits...................................4 - 5x (UCLA; 4/19/03)RBI....................................3 - 2x (OKLA; 4/30/03)BB..............................................3 (WST; 3/18/03)SB .....................................1 - 8x (ARIZ; 5/25/03)2B..............................................3 (CSUN; 3/6/03)HR ...................................1 - 5x (WASH; 5/18/03)Hit Streak ...............................................22 games


#25-8 • 180 • Jr. • 2V • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Woodland, Calif. (Woodland)

2002 (FRESHMAN): Finished fourth on the teamin hitting with a .347 (82x236) batting average...named first-team Freshman All-American byCollegiate Baseball and second-team FreshmanAll-American by Baseball America... first team all-Pac-10 selection... named team defensive MVPand was the winner of the On Deck Circle MostValuable Player award... named to NCAA MesaRegional All-Tournament team after hitting .500(10x20)... athlete of the year for City of Woodland(Calif.)... set ASU freshman record with 82 hits,passing old record of 81 set by Clay Westlake in1973... his 13 doubles are tied for fifth best and his51 runs scored are second in ASU freshman histo-ry... led team with 27 multi-hit games... made onlyfour errors in 223 total chances for a .982 fieldingpercentage... only Sun Devil to play and startin all 58 games... made eight starts at secondbase, 16 at third base and 34 at shortstop...recorded at least one hit in 46 of 58 games

and an RBI in 32 of his 58 games played... was a.381 (40x105) hitter in Pac-10 play... hit .398(35x88) with runners in scoring position... was 4-for-5 vs. rival Arizona with one run scored in firstcareer Pac-10 contest (3/22)... tied career highwith four hits in NCAA regional game vs. SanDiego (5/31)... only home run of season endedseven-inning shortened game vs. UNLV (3/8)...ended the season with an 11-game hitting streakintact (.420, 21-for-50)... also had a pair of nine-game hitting streaks earlier in the season... hit .208with two doubles and played excellent defense forTeam USA.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of WoodlandHigh School in Woodland, Calif... was a three-time

All-Delta League selec-tion... hit .448 with 12doubles, one triple andtwo home runs his soph-omore year... was namedto the all-state (under-classman) team by CalHiSports... was the startingshortstop sophomoreyear and named teamMVP... earned the GoldGlove Award while play-ing for Team USA in anAustralian tournament...... hit .459 as a junior to

repeat as an all-league, all-metro and all-stateselection... hit 17 home runs and batted team-best.432 for Carson (Nev.) Capitols over the summer...named to all-star team at 2000 Area Code gamesin Long Beach, Calif... hit .445 with 18 doubles andfive home runs during his senior year to captureleague MVP honors... he was also the Metro(Sacramento) Player of the Year and was recog-nized by the Sacramento Bee as the area player ofthe year... named a preseason All-American by FoxStudent Sports.

PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in interdisciplinarystudies at ASU... parents are Guy and DebbiePedroia of Woodland, Calif., who rarely miss aroad or home game... his father runs a tire shop inWoodland... has one older brother, Brett (24), whoplayed baseball for two years as a catcher atShasta Junior College in Redding, Calif... describeshis best individual athletic performance as a gameat the National High School Classic where he was3-for-4 with a home run, a double and recordedthree RBI in a 4-3 win... he also stole home to winthe game... also recruited by national baseballpowers Miami (Fla.), Texas, Florida, Cal, LongBeach State and Tulane... enjoys playing golf...favorite team is the NBA Sacramento Kings... hisLittle League team fell one game short of qualify-ing for the Little League World Series when he was12... full name is Dustin Luis Pedroia... born Aug.17, 1983 in Sacramento, Calif.

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AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBIOverall .379 533 134 202 47 5 5 97January .467 45 13 21 7 0 1 11February .333 99 22 33 8 2 1 16March .414 140 36 58 19 1 1 26April .348 112 29 39 7 1 1 23May .404 104 30 42 6 0 1 18June .273 33 4 9 0 1 0 3Home .398 337 96 134 28 4 3 67Away .347 196 40 68 19 1 2 29Pac-10 .395 215 51 85 15 2 1 37Non-Conf. .368 318 83 117 32 3 4 60NCAA .367 49 10 18 2 1 0 7Day .387 269 62 104 25 4 3 51Night .371 264 72 98 22 1 2 46RISP .435 177 — 77 17 1 1 88Bases Loaded .294 17 — 5 0 0 0 14Pinch Hitting .000 0 — 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER BATTING BREAKDOWN

CAREER VS. PAC-10

G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBIPac-10 48 .395 215 51 85 15 2 1 37Arizona 6 .385 26 7 10 1 0 0 3California 6 .280 25 5 7 1 0 0 7Oregon State 8 .472 36 12 17 3 0 1 8Stanford 6 .375 24 4 9 2 0 0 1UCLA 6 .355 31 8 11 3 0 0 4USC 6 .423 26 6 11 1 0 0 3UW 6 .481 27 7 13 3 1 1 8WSU 6 .429 28 8 12 2 1 0 5

Only 15 players since varsity baseball started atArizona State (1959) have hit above .400 in aseason. Below is a list of the exclusive .400 club:

Paul Lo Duca, 1993 - .446Mark Ernster, 1999 - .439Roger Schmuck, 1971 - .434Hubie Brooks, 1978 - .432Mike Sodders, 1981 - .424Dan McKinley, 1997 - .423Chris Bando, 1978 - .415Willie Bloomquist, 1998 - .414Bob Horner, 1978 - .412Casey Myers, 2000 - .412Kevin Romine, 1981 - .410Kevin Romine, 1982 - .406Ken Landreaux, 1976 - .406Oddibe McDowell, 1984 - .405Dustin Pedroia, 2003 - .404Andrew Beinbrink, 1999 - .402

GARRETT SCHOENBERGERWHAT TO KNOW:

Only player to makethe team through walk-on tryouts in the fall of2000... member ofdevelopmental teamduring redshirt year of2001... strong workethic... received a stand-ing ovation from theASU dugout after

recording first career hit as a Sun Devil vs.Portland during 2002 season... president of theASU student-athlete group, SAAC (StudentAthlete Advisory Committee)... voted as the Pac-10 SAAC Co-Chairperson to represent ASU inPac-10 student-athlete meetings

2003 (RS-SOPHOMORE): Appeared in fivegames and was 0-for-4 at the plate with two

strikeouts... played with the Peninsula Oilers inthe Alaskan Summer League and finished secondon the team with 20 RBI and was sixth in hittingamong the regular starters... played with ASUteammate Travis Buck.

2002 (RS-FRESHMAN): A walk-on who sawlimited action as a backup catcher... made the 25-man travel squad for three Pac-10 series...recorded first career hit with a sharp single to cen-ter field vs. Portland (5/14)... played for the KenaiPeninsula Oilers in the Alaskan League.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2000 graduate of Juneau-Douglas High School... lettered twice in baseballunder head coach Jim Ayers... also played fouryears of football and wrestled all four years... cap-tain of the baseball team senior year and wrestlingsquad junior and senior years... named first-teamall-state senior year in baseball as a catcher...

three-time all-region champion in wrestling...State champion at 171 pounds senior year on themat... second team All-American by WrestlingUSA... hit five home runs in 12 game season sen-ior year on the diamond.

PERSONAL: Major is Business Marketing with aminor in International Business... parents areJerry and Laurie Schoenberger of Juneau,Alaska... father is a principal and mother is ateacher... one sister, Summer (25) who ran trackfor Colorado State University... identifies winningthe state championship in wrestling as his mostexciting experience in sports... enjoys fishing,hunting, snowboarding, traveling and spendingtime with his family... born Sept., 15, 1982 inAnchorage, Alaska... full name is Garrett WadeSchoenberger.


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6-0 • 190 • RS-Jr. • 2V • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Juneau, Alaska (Juneau-Douglas)

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THE .400 CLUBARIZONA STATE BASEBALL

CAREER STATS AT ASU:Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E F%2002 .250 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0002003 .000 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1.000TOTAL .125 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0 3 0 .125 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1.000

The following list are the scheduled in-season promotions forthe Arizona State Baseball program:

Saturday, Feb. 28 UConnSparky’s Kids to CollegeFriday, Mar. 5 East CarolinaTrading cards to first 500 fans (cards 1-10 of 30-card set)Friday, Mar. 19 CaliforniaFacult/Staff Day (T-shirts to first 300 faculty/staff of ASU)Friday, Mar. 26 WashingtonSparky bobble head dolls to first 300 fans.Sunday, April 4 USCTrading cards to first 500 fans (cards 11-20 of 30-card set)Saturday, May 15 Oregon StateTrading cards to first 500 fans (cards 21-30 of 30-card set)

**Every Sunday game will be ‘Turn Back the Clock Day’, withplayers wearing their new ‘old school’ uniforms and special‘Turn Back the Clock’ promotions throughout the game.**

ARIZONA STATE BASEBALLSEASON PROMOTIONS

Current Los Angeles Dodger all-star catcher Paul Lo Duca is oneof only 15 players that are part of the elusive .400 Club. Lo Ducaearned National Player of the Year honors in 1993 when he hit asingle-season school record .446.

NICK WALSHWHAT TO KNOW:

One of ASU’s hardest andscrappiest players... entersthe season as an ASU grad-uate, earning his degree inSociology in December...can play any number ofpositions, including thirdbase, second base, catcherand the outfield... one ofASU’s best pinch-hittersduring his career... will be

looked upon as a team leader with his five years of expe-rience in the program... has a knack for getting on basein big-game situations... is a career .292 hitter with 80hits and a career .470 on-base percentage... is a .320 hit-ter during Pac-10 play during his career... has had greatsuccess during his career as a pinch-hitter, going 22-for-63 (.349) with 16 RBI... has been clutch with runners inscoring position during his ASU career with a .378 (31-for-82) batting average with RISP.

2003 (RS-JUNIOR): Earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors on the

field and in the classroom during his junior season in2003... finished the year hitting .353 (42-for-119) withseven doubles, one triple and 23 RBI... ranked fifth in thePac-10 with a .483 on-base percentage... also rankedfifth with a .410 batting average in Pac-10 play... hit .500(4-for-8) with five runs scored in the NCAA regionals...had a career-day against Washington State (4/27), going6-for-6 with five runs scored, three doubles and sevenRBI... all six of his hits were run scoring hits... recordeda career-high eight-game hitting streak Apr. 13-Apr. 27 inwhich he went 19-for-33 (.576)... recorded 10 multi-hitgames, including four games with three or more hits...had four multi-RBI games... appeared in 56 games andmade 26 starts... made three starts at second base, 17 inleft field and six at designated hitter... returned home tothe Bay Area (from Alamo, Calif.) against California andwent 6-for-8 (.750) in a doubleheader against the GoldenBears... was hitting only .238 (10-for-42) before the dou-

bleheader vs. Cal, but ended the season on atear going 29-for-74 (.392) over the final 24games... hit .487 (19-for-39) during the monthof April with 13 RBI... started the summerplaying with the Alaska Goldpanners in theAlaskan League, but returned to Tempe to liftweights.

2002 (RS-SOPHOMORE): Filled the role as a utility and role player for

ASU last year... played in 41 games, making 14starts which all came at designated hitter... hit.219 with a very effective .446 on-base per-centage... had three walks in a game twice andhad 20 for the year... did not have a multi-hitgame to his credit, but scored 19 runs... was1-for-1 with three runs scored in regular sea-son finale vs. Oregon State (5/26)... had a two-run double vs. nationally ranked Florida State(2/16)... scored three runs vs. WashingtonState (4/6)... had a three-game hitting streak inwhich he was 3-for-4 (.750) with four runsscored and one RBI (5/12-5/26)... earned hon-orable mention Academic All-Pac-10 honors...played summer baseball with Youngtown inthe Great Lakes Collegiate League... hit .337(35-for-104) with 40 runs and was namedfirst-team All-Great Lakes League.

2001 (RS-FRESHMAN): Saw action in 44 games in 2001, with 21

coming in starts... made 16 of his 21 starts ona consecutive streak to end the season... start-ed 15 games at DH and six games in right field... ASUwas 13-6-1 when Walsh started in the leadoff spot... hit.264 with 26 runs scored, three doubles, one home runand 15 RBI... drew 31 walks, including a team-high fourvs. UCLA (5/19)... recorded a .472 on-base percentage...had six multi-hit games, including three, three-hitaffairs... was 3-for-5 vs. Tennessee (5/2) with a pair ofdoubles... hit at a .294 (10x34) clip with 14 RBI with run-ners in scoring position... ASU’s top pinch hitter in 2001,going 8-for-19 (.421)... with the bases loaded was 2-for-5 with five RBI... had game winning hit with a solo homerun vs. Washington State (4/13) in 3-2 ASU win... fin-ished with three game-winning hits in 2001... also hadlate-inning two-run singles vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/23)and at Cal (3/17)... recorded at least one hit in 15 of his44 games played... played with the Alexandria Beetles inthe summer of 2001 in the Northwoods League... hit .265with seven doubles, one home run and 19 RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 1999 graduate of De La Salle High School in

Concord, Calif.... coached by Bruce Jensen, Dave Bakerand his brother Patrick Walsh... captained baseball team

in ‘99... three-year letterwinner in baseball... two-year let-terwinner in football... all-conference in ‘98 and ‘99 inbaseball... all-state in ‘98...batted over .400 junior andsenior seasons... led conference in stolen bases andwalks in ‘99... football team was voted the USA TodayHigh School National Champions in ‘99 and is currentlyriding a streak of 128 consecutive wins... went 8-for-8 atthe plate on two occasions his senior season.

PERSONAL: Graduated in Dec., 2003 with a degree in Sociology and

will compete in the spring as a graduate student... amaroon and gold scholar... parents are Chick andMadeline Walsh of San Ramon, Calif.... has two brothers,Christopher (31) and Patrick (28) and sister Amanda(26)... brother Christopher was an All-American in base-ball at UC-Davis... brother Patrick played football andbaseball at San Jose State... Patrick transferred after jun-ior year and played baseball at Texas... born May 6, 1980in Walnut Creek, Calif.... enjoys reading and surfing... fullname is Nicholas Andrew Walsh.

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5-8 • 185 • Sr. • 3V • Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Alamo, Calif. (De La Salle)

At Bats...............................................6 - 2x (OSU; 5/14/03)Runs.........................................................5 (WSU; 4/27/03)Hits ..........................................................6 (WSU; 4/27/03)RBI ...........................................................7 (WSU; 4/27/03)BB...........................................................4 (UCLA; 5/19/01)SB......................................................1 - 9x (UNLV; 6/1/03)2B..................................................................3 (WSU; 4/27)HR............................................................1 (WSU; 4/13/01)Hit Streak ................................................................8 games

CAREER STATS AT ASU:Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E F%2001 .264 44 21 91 26 24 3 0 1 15 30 .330 31 5 9 2 .472 0 3 2 5 10 1 1 .9172002 .219 41 14 64 19 14 2 0 0 9 16 .250 20 7 12 4 .446 1 2 4 5 2 6 0 1.0002003 .353 56 26 119 37 42 7 1 0 23 51 .429 22 8 14 5 .483 0 3 3 5 28 15 3 .935TOTAL .292 141 61 274 82 80 12 1 1 47 97 .354 73 20 35 11 .470 1 8 9 15 40 22 4 .939

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QUENTIN ANDESWHAT TO KNOW:

Highly touted freshmanpitcher... electric arm anda tremendous competi-tor... has a polisheddelivery and is expectedto contribute in his rook-ie year in the program...has three plus pitcheswith movement.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003

graduate of Cibola High School in Albuquerque,N.M... earned four varsity baseball letters underhead coach Glen Copeland... went 6-3 with a 2.01ERA as a junior and 7-2 as a senior... a three-year

all-district selection and was named to the North-South All-Star game as a senior... played in sever-al baseball showcases, including TeamOne,Perfect Game Wood Bat World Series, Best of theWest and the Area Code Games... played on theBaseball America team that won the Wood BatWorld Series in Jupiter, Fla., in 2002... threw acomplete-game victory in the world series... wasnamed the No. 10 prospect from the 2002 AreaCode Games... rated as the No. 54 high schoolprospect for the 2003 draft by Baseball America...TeamOne Baseball rated him as the No. 15 right-handed high school pitcher entering the 2003MLB draft... was the No. 2 prospect at theTeamOne west showcase held in Tempe, Ariz.

MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 34th round of the2003 MLB amateur draft by the Minnesota Twins.PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in psychologywith a minor in journalism... parents are Williamand Martha Andes... has one brother, Gabe (21)...was a three-year academic letterman and endedhis prep career with a 3.88 GPA... enjoys snow-boarding and playing video games... lists hisfuture goal as being a major league pitcher...favorite major league team is the Atlanta Bravesand favorite player is Greg Maddux... full name isQuentin James Andes... born Aug. 29, 1985 inBaton Rouge, La.


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JOSH ASANOVICHWHAT TO KNOW:

Very experienced withoutstanding baseballinstincts... very versa-tile... can play all threeinfield positions and theoutfield... above averagetools... an accomplishedhitter... comes to ASUfrom a highly competitivejunior college at Central

Arizona... was the starting shortstop on the 2002Junior College National Championship team... anall ACCAC selection in 2003... named the No. 7prospect in the Jayhawk League after spending thesummer with the Elkhart Dusters... last name ispronounced uh-sohn-uh-vich.JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two years at CentralArizona College in Coolidge, Ariz., under former

Sun Devil Clint Myers... played with current ASUteammate Jason Urquidez and helped CAC to the2002 NJCAA National Championship... as a soph-omore in 2003, he was named first-team all-ACCAC and first-team all-region... helped lead CACto a 41-19 record and a region I runner-up finish...hit .346 (64-for-185) with nine doubles, five homeruns and 40 RBI... as a freshman in 2002, he hit.361 (75-for-208) with 17 doubles, four home runsand 55 RBI... recorded a .410 on-base percentageand a .538 slugging percentage.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of Highland HighSchool in Gilbert, Ariz.... Earned four letters inbaseball and one in basketball... coached by KeithBrown in baseball... captain of the baseball squadhis junior and senior years... earned ArizonaRepublic All-State honors after hitting .465 his jun-ior season... finished his prep career by hitting.398 as a senior... a three-time all-Fiesta Region

selection.MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 26th round of the2001 draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in interdisciplinarystudies at ASU... parents are Robert Asanovichand Dolores Gaona... has one sister, Adrea Franceand one brother, Justin France... a pair of cousins,Brian and Matt Asanovich, played college base-ball... Brian played baseball at Southern Coloradoand Matt at Arizona Western... his sister graduatedfrom ASU in 2003 with a degree in business...enjoys skiing and hunting... lists his most excitingexperience in sports being when CAC won theNJCAA National Championship... favorite MLBteam is the New York Yankees and his favoriteplayers are Derek Jeter and Chipper Jones... fullname is Robert Josh Asanovich... born Jan. 31,1983 in Miami, Ariz.

6-0 • 190 • INF • Jr. • TR • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Gold Canyon, Ariz. (Highland/Central Arizona CC)#15

6-2 • 194 • RHP • Fr. • HS • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Albuquerque, N.M. (Cibola)

> ASU has hit over .300 at the plate in 32 of 45varsity baseball seasons, including a string of 16straight seasons. The Devils have combined to hitat a .331 clip during the nine years under currenthead coach Pat Murphy. ASU has hit .315 overallsince varsity baseball started in 1959.

> ASU’s recruiting classes have been ranked nation-ally in the top 12 in each of the past six years, includ-ing the class that will debut in 2004 being ranked No.3 in the nation by Baseball America.

> With an all-time 2,317-1,136-6 (.671) record in92 seasons of Sun Devil Baseball, ASU ranks sixthamong all major colleges. The Devils have made27 postseason appearances and ranks fifth with18 College World Series appearances.

> Junior college transfers Jason Urquidez andJosh Asanovich helped lead Central ArizonaCollege to the 2002 NJCAA World Series title inGrand Junction, Colo. Former Sun Devil ClintMyers managed CAC to the World Series title.

> Current Sun Devil freshman Zechry Zinicola andPat Bresnehan both played for the USA BaseballJunior National team during their prep careers.

> Freshmen Pat Cassa and Matt Henne each playedin the Little League World Series. Cassa played forCypress Little League in the 1998 LLWS and Henneplayed for Saudi Arabia in 1996 and 1997.

JOSH BLAKEWHAT TO KNOW:

A three-pitch left-han-der with a loose arm...has an advanced pitchingplan for a freshman... hasa tremendous upside onthe mound... has strongbaseball bloodlines, withhis cousin, Casey Blake,playing in the majorleagues for the ClevelandIndians... the 2003

Kansas High School Player of the Year.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Blue ValleyWest High School in Stilwell, Kan... earned fourvarsity letters in baseball... coached by BillMcDonald... 2003 preseason all-state selection...recorded a career 18-6 record during his prep

career... went 5-2 as a sophomore with a 3.60 ERAand 30 strikeouts in 38.1 IP... earned all-leaguehonors... went 5-2 with two saves and a 1.08 ERAas a junior... named all-league, Sun Country Playerof the Year, All-Metro first-team, All-JohnsonCounty and all-state... named Kansas co-Player ofthe Year after going 6-1 with a 0.82 ERA as a sen-ior... helped high school to state tournament dur-ing his sophomore and senior years... played in theArea Code games and Tropicana Top 100... namedto the Baseball Coaches Association (BCA) All-District 5 team.BASEBALL BLOODLINES: Blake is the cousin ofCleveland Indians third baseman Casey Blake...Casey was a three-time All-American and two-timeacademic All-American at Wichita State from1993-96... he was selected in the seventh round ofthe 1996 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays and has

played in 201 MLB games with four differentteams... he hit .257 with 17 home runs for theCleveland Indians in 2003... father played baseballat Simpson College... brother, Jason, played atWest Arkansas CC and brother, Jackson, played atHutchinson CC and Emporia State... cousin, PeteBlake, was drafted in 1997 by the MinnesotaTwins... uncle, Joe Blake, played professionally inthe New York Yankees organization.PERSONAL: Undecided on a major at ASU... par-ents are Jack and Jill Blake of Overland Park, Kan...has two brothers; Jason (33) and Jackson (31)and two sisters; Jill (24) and Jaclyn (17)... favoritebaseball team is the Kansas City Royals andfavorite player is Tom Glavine... enjoys hanging outwith friends and family... full name is JoshuaCleveland Blake... born Oct. 17, 1984 in OverlandPark, Kan.


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6-4 • 195 • LHP • Fr. • HS • Bats: Left • Throws: Left • Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West)#41

PAT BRESNEHANWHAT TO KNOW:

A freshman with apower arm and outstand-ing mound presence... abulldog mentality and aferocious competitor...plays like a linebacker onthe mound... comes toASU with an experiencebaseball background...pitched for the 2003 USABaseball Junior National

Team... ranked No. 27 by Baseball America on thetop 60 freshman list (as of Nov. 2003).HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Dover-Sherborn High School in Dover, Mass... competedone year at the Salisbury School in Connecticut... athree-sport prep star with four varsity letters inbaseball, four in football and two in basketball...coached in baseball by Steve Ryan... played for the

USA Baseball Junior National Teams in 2002 and2003... earned all-league honors all four years inhigh school... league pitcher of the year as a fresh-man, sophomore and senior... league and stateMVP as a senior in 2003... struck out 21 batters inhis first start of 2003 against Medway HighSchool... led all high school players inMassachusetts with 109 strikeouts and a 1.58 ERAas a sophomore... was 12-2 over his final twoyears of high school... went 6-1 with 90 strikeoutsand a 0.25 ERA as a junior and 6-1 with 102 strike-outs in 43 innings as a senior... played for theBayside Yankees in the 2003 CABA World Series...on the gridiron was a standout quarterback andrunning back... earned Boston.com Player of theWeek honors (10/22/02) after throwing touchdownpasses of 55 and 40 yards and running for a 77-yard TD... also rushed for 180 yards, scored fivetouchdowns and had eight tackles in one gameduring his prep career... ranked in the top 100 in

the nation among high school player by BaseballAmerica and TeamOne.MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 23rd round of the2003 MLB Amateur Draft by the Kansas CityRoyals.PERSONAL: Undecided on a major at ASU... par-ents are Jay and Sheila Bresnehan of Sherborn,Mass... has two brothers, Thomas (19) and Connor(16)... father played hockey at Boston University...brother, Thomas, plays soccer at BowdoinCollege... considers his most exciting moment insports as playing with the USA Baseball JuniorNational Team... favorite team is the Boston RedSox... enjoys playing video games, snowboardingand playing golf... full name is Patrick JeremiahBresnehan... born April 23, 1985 in Danbury, Conn.

6-1 • 205 • RHP • Fr. • HS • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Sherborn, Mass. (Dover Sherborn)#40

PAT CASSAWHAT TO KNOW:

A typical “Murphy-type” player... baseballrat that loves the game...comes from an outstand-ing high school programin Southern California... atwo-way player withhuge upside on themound... his competi-tiveness is off the

charts... has outstanding knowledge of thegame... played in the 1998 Little League WorldSeries.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of John F.Kennedy High School in La Palma, Calif... earnedthree varsity letters in baseball under head coachChris Pascal... played in the Junior Olympics andtwo AAU National Championships... first-team all-league as a pitcher during his senior year... hit.321 (27-for-84) with six doubles and 17 RBI as ajunior... as a senior in 2003 he went 6-4 with a1.86 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 71.2 innings... fin-ished ninth in the county in ERA... hit .244 at theplate, but came on strong later in the season hit-ting .344 in league play... played for SouthernCalifornia in the 2002 Junior All-State game... bestperformance was when he went 3-for-4 with two

doubles and three RBI and threw 6.1 innings ofshutout baseball with 10 strikeouts in the samegame.PERSONAL: Undeclared on a major at ASU... par-ents are Patrick and Katherine Cassa of Cypress,Calif... has two brothers, Jeffery (13) and Blake(1)... favorite team is the Oakland Athletics...played in the 1998 Little League World Series onthe West Region team... enjoys skim boarding,playing cards and watching college football andbaseball... lists signing with ASU as one of hismost exciting moments in sports... full name isPatrick William Cassa... born August 16, 1985 inAnaheim, Calif.

5-10 • 160 • LHP/OF • Fr. • HS • Bats: Left • Throws: Left • Cypress, Calif. (Kennedy)#26

CHRIS COOKWHAT TO KNOW:

A junior college transferfrom Mesa CC... a surpris-ingly versatile player forsomeone his size... can playboth first and third base...has exceptional power at theplate, combined with a solidapproach at the plate... canbe a very dangerous threat atthe plate... a third-team JCAll-American in 2003... his

father, Larry, played baseball at ASU in the late 1970’s.JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two years at MesaCommunity College under head coach Tony Cirelli...played both first and third base in his two years at MCC...as a sophomore in 2003, he hit .344 (67-for-195) with19 doubles, six home runs and 50 RBI... finished 13th inthe ACCAC in hitting (.344), second in doubles (19), third

in hits (67), third in RBI (50) and tied for fourth in homeruns (6)... a third-team NJCAA Division II All-American...earned first-team all-region and first-team all-ACCAChonors... named to the NJCAA Division II All-SouthwestDistrict team, an honor for individuals who have distin-guished themselves on a national level through perform-ance, service, merit or achievement... as a freshman in2002, he hit .355 (48-for-135) with 18 doubles, eighthome runs and 42 RBI... hit three home runs in a gameagainst Scottsdale CC and a walk-off homer againstCentral Arizona.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of Mountain View HighSchool in Mesa, Ariz... played two years of both varsitybasketball and baseball... coached on the diamond byMike Theil and in basketball by Gary Ernst... helped leadMountain View to league championships in back-to-backyears... as a junior he hit .381 with eight home runs and31 RBI... as a senior he hit .357 with seven home runsand 40 RBI... a two-year starter on the basketball team

and averaged 10 points and six rebounds per game... atwo-time all-conference selection... played on the TampaBay Devil Rays scout team in 2000... also played on theArizona Sun Belt All-Star team.PERSONAL: Interested in an interdisciplinary studiesdegree with an emphasis in business... parents are Larryand Teri Cook of Mesa, Ariz... has one brother, Erik (21)...his father, Larry, played baseball in the Arizona State pro-gram from 1977-80, earning a varsity letter in 1979 as apitcher... his grandfather, Max Schlaurbaum, played foot-ball and baseball at Truman State University... enjoysfishing, golfing and hanging out with friends... favoriteMLB team is the Arizona Diamondbacks and his favoriteplayer is Matt Williams... full name is Christopher W.Cook... born July 3, 1983 in Mesa, Ariz.


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6-5 • 215 • 1B • Jr. • TR • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View/Mesa CC)#32

JOE COSENTINOWHAT TO KNOW:

Brings tremendous lifeand character to thefield... has battled backto the baseball field afterserious knee injuries...solid hitter with line drivepower to the gaps.JUNIOR COLLEGE:Attended the CommunityCollege of Southern

Nevada as a freshman and Phoenix College as a

sophomore... coached by Tim Chambers at CCSNand Ryan Reynolds at Phoenix College.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of BishopGorman High School in Las Vegas, Nev... earnedtwo varsity letters in baseball under coach KenWhite... hit .325 as a junior with one home run,but did not play as a senior due to a knee injury...played summer baseball with the Las VegasKnights, hitting .380 with two home runs... partic-ipated in the Area Code Games in 2000... went 2-for-3 with two RBI in his first game at the AreaCode Games.

MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 47th round of the2001 amateur draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in secondaryeducation... parents are Anthony and ToinetteCosentino... has one sister, Aimee Cosentino(28)... favorite team is the Chicago Cubs andfavorite player is Vladimir Guerrero... enjoys lis-tening to music, watching sports and hanging outwith friends... is a huge fan of Notre Dame foot-ball... full name is Joseph Michael Cosentino...born on Christmas Day, 1982.

5-11 • 185 • OF • Jr. • TR • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Henderson, Nev. (Bishop Gorman/Phoenix College)#51

COLIN CURTISWHAT TO KNOW:

A legitimate five-tool play-er... has star potential withexceptional work ethic anddesire... the sky is the limitfor Curtis in terms of futureexpectations... a polishedleft-handed hitter with powerto all fields... extremely tal-ented in all aspects of thegame... has a stellar highschool career where he wasa four-year starter at

Issaquah High School... the 2003 Washington state Co-Player of the Year... ranked by Baseball America No. 15on the top 60 freshman list (as of Nov. 2003).HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Issaquah HighSchool in Issaquah, Wash... coached in baseball by RobReese and basketball by Jeff Patrick... was a four year let-terwinner and starter in baseball and a two year letter-winner in basketball... a three-time KingCo 3A first-teamoutfielder and two-time all-state selection... shared

Washington state 3A MVP honors with Washingtonfreshman pitcher Tim Linecum (Seattle Times)... aftermissing half of his freshman season, returned to helplead the Issaquah Indians to the 2000 3A WashingtonState Championship... faced his brother, Conor, at theplate in the state championship game against city rivalSkyline High... led Issaquah to fifth and third place fin-ishes his junior and senior years, respectively...wasnamed to the All-KingCo First-Team as starting the centerfielder for three straight years and was named first-teamAll-State his senior year... named team MVP three times(2001-03) by his teammates... led Issaquah to a 76-26record (.745) over his career... hit .405 (30-for-74) withsix doubles, five home runs and 21 RBI during his senioryear... also pitched in 2003, going 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA in21.0 IP... hit .459 his junior year, third best hitting per-formance in the school’s history... Held opponents to a1.40 ERA as a pitcher in 2001... played in the AmericanLegion Summer league for Food Giant/Lakeside... wonthe Washington State American Legion StateChampionship two times and advanced to the LegionWorld Series in 2002... played in the 2003 All-American

High School game (televised by Fox Sports) going 1-for-2 (RBI)... participant in the Washington All-State BaseballSeries and the KingCo All-Star game... named to thePowerBar High School Baseball Top 50 after the 2002Area Code Games... rated as the No. 70 prospect for2003 draft by TeamOneBaseball.com... No. 15 highschool prospect for 2003 draft heading into 2003 seasonby Baseball America... participated in the Area CodeGames, TeamOne Showcase and Perfect Game.MAJOR LEAGUE DRAFT: Selected in the 50th round in2003 draft by the Cincinnati Reds (1467 overall).PERSONAL: Undecided on a course of study at ArizonaState... parents are Jed and Janet Curtis of Sammamish,Wash... has one brother, Conor (21)... is a survivor ofcancer after being diagnosed in 1999... was a summerleague teammate of Arizona outfielder Derrick Decatur...favorite major league baseball team is the SeattleMariners... full named is Colin Benedict Curtis... bornFeb. 1, 1985 in Redmond, Wash.

6-0 • 190 • OF • Fr. • HS • Bats: Left • Throws: Left • Issaquah, Wash. (Issaquah)#9

SETH DHAENENS2003 (FRESHMAN):

Redshirt season...played for the FlorenceRedwolves in the CoastalPlain League... hit .194(27-for-139) while start-ing 43 games at short-stop.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002graduate of MountainPointe High School in

Phoenix, Ariz... earned two varsity letters in base-ball... coached by Roger LeBlanc... played sum-

mer baseball for Legacy Baseball (2002) and theAll-Star Baseball Academy (2001)... hit .485 withtwo home runs and 12 doubles in summer of2002... helped Mountain Pointe win 2002Regional title as team went on to finish the year26-7... hit .375 as a junior with four triples and sixdoubles... hit .419 with one home run and 10 dou-bles as a senior... second team all-Central Regionin 2001... first-team all-Central Region as a senior(2002) and was first-team all-state selection bythe East Valley Tribune... finished high schoolcareer as the sixth best hitter in Mountain Pointehistory.

MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 50th round of the2002 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox.PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in aerospaceengineering... a Maroon and Gold Scholar... fullname is Seth Thomas Dhaenens... parents areMark and Cami Dhaenens of Chandler, Ariz... hastwo brothers, Jared (17) and Jacob (15)... was aneditor of his high school newspaper, Voice of thePride... a member of the honor roll throughouthigh school... graduated with honors and receiveda provost scholarship for being among the topfive-percent in his class... born May 20, 1984.


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6-1 • 175 • INF • RS-Fr. • RS • Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Chandler, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe)#6

LADD HALLWHAT TO KNOW:

A highly touted pitcherwith an excellent baseballbackground... strongbaseball bloodlines, ashis brother played in theminor leagues with theBoston Red Sox and hisfather was a longtimeArizona junior collegebaseball coach... very

versatile on the mound as a starter or reliever...has an outstanding breaking ball and can spot hisfastball in the lower 90s... competitive on themound... expected to contribute immediately onChris Sinacori’s staff in 2004.JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two years at EasternArizona College in Thatcher, Ariz... named EACMale Athlete of the Year in 2002-03... as a sopho-more in 2003, he was named first-team all-

ACCAC and first-team all-region... led the leaguewith 106 strikeouts and posted a 1.50 ERA...spent the summer in the Alaskan Summer Leaguewith the Kenai Peninsula Oilers, with current ASUteammates Travis Buck and GarrettSchoenberger... went 4-0 with a 1.54 ERA with 31strikeouts in 52.2 innings... as a freshman in2002, named second-team all-conference as autility player... spent the summer with theTorrington Twisters in the New England CollegiateLeague... led his team with a 1.12 ERA with a 1-1record and seven saves... struck out 23 and heldopponents to a .195 batting average in 24.0innings.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of Buena HighSchool in Sierra Vista, Ariz... earned three varsitybaseball letters under head coach Mark Schaefer.MLB DRAFT: Has been selected twice in the MLBAmateur Draft... drafted out of high school in2001 in the 22nd round by the Seattle Mariners...

also chosen after his freshman season at EasternArizona in the 30th round in 2002.PERSONAL: Interested in a degree in interdisci-plinary studies at ASU with an emphasis inforestry... parents are Bo and Joyce Hall ofHereford, Ariz... father is a longtime former juniorcollege baseball coach and currently the dean ofstudents and athletics director at CochiseCollege... Bo also went to spring training with theSan Francisco Giants and played in the SonoranNorthern Mexican League... has one brother,Shane, and one sister, Lynette... brother played atEastern Arizona and in the minor leagues with theBoston Red Sox after being drafted in the 12thround... enjoys all outdoor activities, especiallyhunting and fishing... favorite MLB team is theOakland Athletics and favorite player is BarryZito... full name is Ladd James Hall... born April 7,1982 in Safford, Ariz.

6-3 • 205 • RHP • Jr. • TR • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Hereford, Ariz. (Buena/Eastern Arizona CC)#38

MATT HENNE

WHAT TO KNOW:A strong first baseman

who can really hit... hasmore room to grow whocould turn into an elitehitter... will advance withtime in the Sun Devil pro-gram... played two yearsin the Little LeagueWorld Series... could bea redshirt candidate for

the 2004 season... grew up in Dhahran, SaudiArabia with his father in the oil business.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of ParadiseValley High School in Phoenix, Ariz... earned three

varsity letters in baseball under coach RoyMuller... captain of baseball team during senioryear... played summer baseball for Team Arizonaand the Phoenix Firebirds... earned first-team All-State honors by AzBCA as a junior and senior...also a two-time All-State selection by the ArizonaRepublic... hit .507 as a junior with a .743 slug-ging percentage... as a senior he hit .465 with 29RBI... had 11 RBI in one game and walked 30times during the season... named Paradise ValleyHigh School Athlete of the Year in 2003... playedin the Sunbelt Tournament his junior and senioryears.LITTLE LEAGUE HERO: Henne played two yearsin the Little League World Series in Williamsport,

Pa... he played for the Arabian American LittleLeague team out of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia... heled all players in the 1996 World Series hitting.833 (5-for-6)... his father, Charles, coached bothteams.PERSONAL: Undeclared on a major at ASU... par-ents are Charles and Margaret Henne ofScottsdale, Ariz... is an only child... enjoys playinggolf, fishing and driving... favorite baseball teamis the Detroit Tigers... full name is Matthew MartinChristopher Henne... born Jan. 23, 1985 inDhahran, Saudi Arabia.

6-1 • 200 • 1B • Fr. • HS • Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Scottsdale, Ariz. (Paradise Valley)#23

TAYLOR HOLIDAYWHAT TO KNOW:

An ultra-competitive play-er on the field... from one ofthe nation’s best high schoolfootball programs... can playany position on the field...has the mentality to do what-ever it takes to win thegame... a catalyst type ofplayer who will lead byexample... bulldog mentali-ty... a great student-athlete...

a true Sun Devil-type player who is scrappy and alwayshustling.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Mission Viejo HighSchool in Mission Viejo, Calif... earned three varsity let-ters in baseball and football... captain of the baseballteam his junior and senior years and football squad his

senior year... a prep standout in both sports... coached inbaseball by Chris Ashbach and on the gridiron by BobJohnson... as a sophomore he hit .386 and led the teamin stolen bases... a South Coast All-League selection andvoted most inspirational player... as a junior led the teamin hitting with a .452 (42-for-93) average with five homeruns and 24 RBI... named all-league, all-county and all-CIF... named team MVP and repeated as most inspira-tional... first-team All-State selection byBaseballResource.com and was named a scholar athletefor his 4.0 GPA... hit .362 (25-for-69) during his senioryear with four doubles, one home run and 18 RBI...named all-league, most inspirational and was chosen asan Orange County All-Star... a three-year starter at widereceiver for the highly acclaimed Mission Viejo footballteam... helped MVHS to a 37-3 record and back-to-backCIF championships... named team captain, team MVPand all-CIF his senior year... led the Diablos in receptions

and total receiving yards all three years.PERSONAL: Undeclared on his major... parents are Craigand Carole Holiday of Laguna Niguel, Calif... has onebrother, K.C. (16) and one sister, Kendall (17)... named inWho’s Who of American High School Students... gradu-ated with honors in the international baccalaureate pro-gram... chosen from his high school as a candidate forthe Wendy’s National High School Heisman Trophy...honored with the National Scholar Athlete Award for his4.2 GPA... lists his best individual athletic performance asgoing 4-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI in secondround of the CIF playoffs as a junior... favorite baseballteam is the New York Yankees... enjoys snowboarding,playing cards with friends and Playstation 2... full nameis Taylor Craig Holiday... born April 21, 1984 in Orange,Calif.


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5-11 • 170 • UTL • Fr. • HS • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Mission Viejo)#27

ROCKY LAGUNAWHAT TO KNOW:

Son of longtime Kofa HighSchool baseball coach BillyLaguna... a super aggressiveand versatile player... knownfor his tremendous left-handed bat at the plate...possesses outstanding lead-ership skills... should be aforce on the field before hisplaying days at ASU are up...will only get better with

added strength and conditioning at ASU.THE KOFA CONNECTION:With the addition of Lagunato the Sun Devil family, he continues the pipeline ofstandout players from Kofa High School to attend ASU...Richy Leon (1995-98), Jeff Phelps (1998-2001), AngelRamirez (2000-01) and current Sun Devil Frank Mesa(2003-P) also came from Kofa and were standouts on thediamond for the Devils.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Kofa High School(Kings) in Yuma, Ariz... played three years of varsitybaseball, two years on the varsity football squad and let-tered one year in swimming... captain of the varsity base-ball team his junior and senior seasons... coached inbaseball by Billy Laguna (father), in football by SteveCasey and in swimming by Renee Kryger... as a seniorearned first-team All-Fiesta Region, first-team ArizonaRepublic All-State, first-team Arizona Baseball CoachesAssociation (AzBCA) and was selected to the 5A AzBCAState All-Star baseball team... selected to the “Super 50”All-Arizona baseball All-Star game... picked as the YumaRotary/Yuma Sun Baseball Player of the Year... hit .457(43-for-94) with eight doubles, three triples, five homeruns and 32 RBI... also had a .554 on-base percentageand was named team MVP... helped lead Kofa to theFiesta Region title his sophomore and senior seasons...was second-team All-Fiesta Region as a sophomore, hit-ting .370 (37-for-100) with six doubles, three triples andthree home runs... named varsity rookie of the year...

missed most of his junior season with an injury, but stillearned post-season honors in the Fiesta Region... hit.383 during his prep baseball career (92-for-240) with 10home runs and 57 RBI... as a swimmer he was the 100meter Yuma City freestyle champion and a state qualifierin the 4x100 freestyle relay... played shortstop and out-field for Team Legacy out of Phoenix in the summer of2003.PERSONAL: Undecided on a major at ASU... parents areBilly and Diane Laguna of Yuma, Ariz... has one brother,Greg (21)... father played baseball at Arizona Westernand Northern Arizona... Greg also played baseball atArizona Western... lists his best individual performanceas going 5-for-5 with two home runs and three doublesin a doubleheader against Gilbert High School... favoriteteam is the Seattle Mariners and favorite player is KenGriffey, Jr... enjoys hanging out with friends and relax-ing... full name is William Rocky Laguna... born Nov. 20,1984 in Yuma, Ariz.

5-11 • 185 • OF • Fr. • HS • Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Yuma, Ariz. (Kofa)#12

JEFF LANDRYWHAT TO KNOW:

A vintage type SunDevil player... hard-nosed infielder withtremendous power atthe plate... ferociouscompetitor... known forhis intensity on thefield... did not playbaseball his senior yearin high school due totorn ACL.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Clayton ValleyHigh School in Concord, Calif... earned four varsi-ty letters in baseball... coached by Bob Ralston...captain of team junior and senior years... playedsummers for the Lafayette Generals... helpedClayton Valley to league championships in threeseasons and Northern California runner-up duringjunior year... hit .390 as a freshman... earned all-league and all-Bay Area honors as a sophomoreafter hitting .421 with two home runs, 19 RBI and20 stolen bases... hit .512 as a junior with fourhome runs, 22 RBI and 22 stolen bases... earned

all-league, all-area and all-State honors... tore hisACL before the start of his senior season.PERSONAL: Interested in a business degree atASU... parents are Jeff and Denese Landry... hastwo brothers, Jon (17) and Jordan (10), and onesister, Jen (12)... favorite baseball team is the SanFrancisco Giants and favorite player is DavidEckstein... enjoys watching baseball games andplaying wiffleball... full name is Jeffrey DonaldLandry, Jr... born Mar. 14, 1984 in San Francisco,Calif.

5-9 • 170 • INF • Fr. • HS • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Walnut Creek, Calif. (Clayton Valley)#3

TY MAROTZWHAT TO KNOW:

An extremely intelli-gent pitcher... reallyunderstands how topitch... known for hissharp 12-6 curve ball...can eat up a lot ofinnings for the SunDevils... should providesome leadership to ayoung pitching staff... anoutstanding student...last name is pronounced

Mare-itz (rhymes with carrots).

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two years at MesaCommunity College under head coach Tony

Cirelli... team captain of MCC during fall of ‘02 andspring of ‘03... actually attended MCC for threeyears, sitting out the 2001 season as a redshirtwith an injury... as a sophomore in 2003, he went8-5 with a 3.52 ERA with 72 strikeouts 84 inningspitched... MCC was 34-24 overall... as a freshmanin 2002, he went 7-7 with 95 strikeouts in 90innings pitched... helped MCC to the ACCAC con-ference title with a 45-15 record.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of Crystal LakeCentral High School in Crystal Lake, Ill... earnedthree varsity letters in baseball under head coachJeff Aldridge... team captain of baseball team hisjunior and senior years... as a junior hit .399 at theplate and registered 72 strikeouts on the mound...did not pitch as a senior, but hit .329 at the plate...

two-time all-conference selection and team MVPhis junior year... struck out 17 in a seven-inningshutout victory... participated in the 1997CABAWorld Series with the Crystal Lake Travelers...

PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in interdiscipli-nary studies... parents are Tim and Diane Marotzof Crystal Lake, Ill... both parents attended ASU...has one brother, Erik Marotz (25), who playedbaseball at DePauw University... his uncle (GregMarotz) and grandpa (Warren Marotz) played inthe minor leagues... favorite MLB team is hishometown Chicago Cubs and favorite player isMark Prior... enjoys watching movies... an honorroll student throughout his prep career... full nameis Tyler Timothy Marotz... born Nov. 19, 1981 inArlington Heights, Ill.


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6-2 • 200 • RHP • RS-Jr. • TR • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake Central/Mesa CC)#47

JEFF MOUSSERWHAT TO KNOW:

Returns home toTempe after playing thefirst three years of hiscollegiate career at BYUin Provo, Utah... com-piled a career 17-11record with a 5.78 ERAat BYU under headcoach Vance Law...recorded 181 strikeoutsduring his BYU career in

222.2 innings... a hard-throwing right-hander andstrikeout pitcher... worked out this summer withteammates Erik Averill and Brett Bordes to get intobetter pitching shape.

2003 (JUNIOR): Got off to a 3-0 start for the sec-ond time in his college career... named theMountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week(2/3) when he struck out nine in 6.1 inningspitched as the Cougars defeated Arizona, 6-3, inthe season opener for both teams... allowed twoearned runs, walked two and scattered six hits vs.the Wildcats... won MWC Pitcher of the Weekhonors again the final week of February for shut-ting out Washington State, 4-0... was BYU’s lead-off pitcher in three-game series... finished the yearwith a 5-7 record and a 6.40 ERA... recorded aseason-high nine strikeouts against Arizona(1/30)... had five or more strikeouts in seven ofhis 16 starts.

2002 (SOPHOMORE): Voted All-Mountain WestConference, Second Team by the league’s coach-es... selected as MWC Pitcher of the Week for hisApril performance against Utah... in that game hestruck out 10 and walked one through 8.1innings... he threw 112 pitches, lowered his ERAfrom 2.80 to 2.68, put the Utes down in order inthe 1st, 2nd, 4th, sixth, and seventh innings, andgot out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth with noruns on three hits... threw only 74 pitches forseven innings to pick up a 4-2 victory at Air Forcein a complete game... registered six of his 10strikeouts in the first three innings of his 3-2 vic-tory over AFA... finished the year with a 9-4 recordand a 4.88 ERA... recorded a pair of 10-strikeoutgames... came out of the bullpen to close out the2002 Mountain West Conference Championshipgame to seal the win over San Diego State andadvance BYU to the NCAA Tournament.

2001 (FRESHMAN): Selected as Mountain WestConference Pitcher of the Week for his upset atnationally-ranked Oral Roberts when he pitchedhis seven shutout innings as the starter in BYU’s5-3 victory (5/4)... had 12 appearances, fourstarts and a 3-0 record with a 6.38 ERA... record-ed season-high eight strikeouts in six-inning startagainst Southern Utah (4/2).

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Marcos de Niza Highwhere he was coached by Tom Huber... first-teamall-state in 2000... team MVP for two seasons...was region player of the year and Tempe’s all-city

Pitcher in 2000... also earned Central RegionPlayer of the Year... USA Today HonorableMention All-American... captain of baseball teamin 2000... recorded a 10-3 record with a 1.02 ERA,109 strikeouts, and 16 walks in 89.0 innings withfive shutouts as a senior... also batted .347 withnine homers, 13 doubles and 41 RBI... for his highschool career he recorded 21 wins and posted a2.57 ERA... played for the Arizona Firebirds in theConnie Mack A League, where he had a 7-1 recordwith 95 strikeouts and eight walks in 72 inningswith a 2.07 ERA... helped lead Marcos to a staterunner-up finish during sophomore year in 1998...played for the Arizona Diamondback scout teamin 1999.

PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in interdiscipli-nary studies at Arizona State... transferred toArizona State from BYU in the fall of 2003... hasthree older brothers, Todd (32), Doug (32) andSteve (35)... received the YouthFest Top TeenAward in 2000... was also a recipient of the MarineCorps Distinguished Athlete Award... describescoming back home to ASU to finish out his collegecareer as one of his most exciting experiences insports... favorite team is the Houston Astros andhis favorite player is Curt Schilling... parents areDean and Cheryl Mousser of Tempe, Ariz... fullname is Jeffrey David Mousser... born Sept. 10,1981 in Phoenix, Ariz.

6-2 • 215 • RHP • Sr. • TR • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Tempe, Ariz. (Marcos de Niza/BYU)#35

CAREER STATS AT BYU:Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2001 6.38 3 0 12 4 0 0 --- 0 36.2 47 30 26 11 35 13 2 5 155 .303 2 52002 4.88 9 4 19 12 1 0 --- 1 90.1 109 68 49 38 73 22 3 7 353 .309 3 152003 6.40 5 7 16 16 3 1 --- 0 95.2 117 77 68 22 73 20 7 17 388 .302 4 18TOTAL 5.78 17 11 47 30 4 1 --- 1 222.2 273 175 143 71 181 55 12 29 896 .305 9 38

JOE PERSICHINAWHAT TO KNOW:

A gritty baseball playerwho is a coach on the field...would run through a wall forthe team... has exceptionalbaseball instincts... coachingstaff compares his model ofplay after George Brett... avery polished left-handedhitter... ultra-competitive...hit a triple and the game-winning home run during

ASU’s fall Sandlot World Series.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Palos VerdesPeninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif...earned four varsity letters in baseball and was captain hisjunior and senior seasons... coached in baseball by RogerCannon... former big league catcher Don Slaught and his

father (Lou) also helped coach Peninsula... played sixyears of summer baseball with the South Bay Sharks...earned all-league and all-area honors his junior and sen-ior years... Los Angeles Times first-team all-region as ajunior... hit .371 as a junior with four home runs and .341with four homers, 10 doubles and 10 stolen bases as asenior... played in several baseball showcases, includingthe Perfect Game World Wood Bat Championship in2002... won the gold glove award at the Super 7 Series inEast Cobb, Ga., with the Orange County Dawgs... helpedhis summer team to a gold medal as the USA BaseballJunior Olympics in Tucson, Ariz., in 2001... played onscout teams for the Los Angeles Dodgers, SeattleMariners and Milwaukee Brewers... helped the AABCteam to a silver medal in the 2003 USA BaseballTournament of Stars in Joplin, Mo.PERSONAL: Undeclared on a major at ASU... parents areLou and Ilse Persichina of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif...

has two older brothers, Anthony (28) and Michael (24)...father played baseball at Long Beach State... his aunt,Claudia Schneider, participated in the 1976 Olympics inCanada for the first US Women’s Rowing team... hisuncle (George Lockwood), was also a world-class rowerand participated in the World Rowing Games in 1971-72in Denmark... listed in Who’s Who Among High SchoolStudents in 2001 and 2002... part of the ASB in highschool and was the Commissioner of the Environment...also a member of the S.O.S (Serving our Society) com-munity service club... enjoys listening to music, fishing,hiking and camping... favorite team is the Los AngelsDodgers... full name is Joseph Heinrich Persichina...born Dec. 14, 1984 in Torrance, Calif.


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6-0 • 180 • INF • Fr. • HS • Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. (Peninsula)#10

JASON URQUIDEZWHAT TO KNOW:

An experienced pitcherwho dominated at the juniorcollege level... possesses atremendous arsenal of pitch-es... member of the 2002Junior College NationalChampionship team atCentral Arizona... has anadvanced pitching plan...possesses a lethal combina-tion of a power arm and

pitching knowledge... a leading candidate to be ASU’scloser in 2004.JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two years at Central ArizonaCollege for former Sun Devil Clint Myers... also playedwith current ASU teammate Josh Asanovich... as a soph-

omore in 2003, named first-team All-ACCAC and first-team all-region... ACCAC Conference Pitcher of the Year...third-team NJCAA All-American... went 9-4 with threesaves and a 1.89 ERA... also struck out 103 batters in85.2 innings while leading CAC to a 41-19 record... ledthe league with nine wins and second with 103 strike-outs... as a freshman in 2002, helped lead CAC to theNJCAA National Championship... named to the NJCAAWorld Series All-Tournament team... earned two winsduring CAC’s 5-0 run to win the NJCAA World Series...named second-team all-ACCAC and second-team all-region... went 10-1 with a 3.18 ERA.HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Chaminade College Prep fresh-man through junior years and Royal High School his sen-ior year... earned varsity letters in baseball all four years...coached at Chaminade by Scott Drootin and at Royal byDan Maye... had his best year as a sophomore when he

went 7-4 with a 1.74 ERA... named varsity pitcher of theyear, all-Mission League and All-CIF second team (south-ern section)... participated in various showcases, includ-ing TeamOne and Best of the West.MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 48th round of the 2002draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.PERSONAL: Pursing a degree in interdisciplinary stud-ies... parents are James and Kim Urquidez of Simi Valley,Calif... describes his most exciting moment in sportswhen he was with CAC and won the NJCAA World Seriesby going 5-0... favorite baseball team is the OaklandAthletics and favorite player is Nolan Ryan... enjoys watersports (wake boarding, water skiing, tubing) and collectsbaseball cards... born Sept. 12, 1982 in Tarzana, Calif...full name is Jason Carl Urquidez.

6-1 • 165 • RHP • Jr. • TR • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal/Central Arizona CC)#34

BRIAN WALKERWHAT TO KNOW:

A big strong catcher with atremendous left-handedbat... has a chance to be anelite hitter at the collegelevel... known for his abilityto use the left-center fieldgap... has an exceptional feelfor the game as a catcher fora freshman... the catcher ofthe future for the Sun Devils.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003

graduate of Union High School in Tulsa, Okla... earnedfour varsity letters under coaches Bill Springman andShannon Dobson... was captain of his team senior year...

played summer baseball with the Union Redskins (2002-03) and Memorial Boosters (2000-01)... helped Union toa combined 134-47 (.740) record during his prepcareer... as a freshman he hit .396 (65-for-164) with fourhome runs and 46 RBI... named honorable mention all-conference and all-metro... as a sophomore he earnedconference MVP honors after hitting .486 (90-for-185)with 23 doubles, 16 home runs and 65 RBI... an all-con-ference selection as a junior... hit .454 (75-for-165) with10 home runs and 54 RBI... selected as all-state, all-region, all-conference, all-metro and repeated as leagueMVP as a senior... hit .494 (89-for-180) with 40 runsscored, 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 58 RBI... playedin the Area Code Games in 2002 and the Arizona FallClassic, both for the Chicago White Sox scout team...

during his prep career, combined to hit .466 (319-for-694) with 42 home runs and 223 RBI.PERSONAL: Undecided on a major at ASU... parents areDavid and Joni Walker (step mom) of Tulsa, Okla... moth-er is Tammy Walker of Tulsa, Okla... has one brother, Eric(15) and one step brother, Justin McAlpin (15)... gradu-ated in the top 20% of his high school with a 3.85 GPA...favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals and favorite play-er is Mike Matheny... enjoys weight lifting, watchingbaseball and reading about baseball... full name is BrianThomas Walker... born July 16, 1985 in Tulsa, Okla.

6-0 • 195 • C • Fr. • HS • Bats: Left • Throws: Right • Tulsa, Okla. (Union)#5

TRAVIS WEBBWHAT TO KNOW:

A two-way player withincredible upside... a big,strong kid with tremendousathletic ability with plenty ofroom to grow... expected tocontribute immediately onthe mound for the Devils in2004... a student of thegame with an exceptionalwork ethic... very competi-

tive... possesses arm strength and movement on fastballreminiscent of former Sun Devil and current Tampa BayDevil Ray Jon Switzer.PAC-10 BLOODLINES: His father, Stan Webb, playedtwo years at Washington State in the early 1980’s and atSouthwestern Junior College in Chula Vista, Calif...pitched his junior and senior year for the Cougars... as ajunior he was 3-0 with a 1.03 ERA to rank third national-

ly... during his senior year he was 6-5 in 13 starts andwas 4-1 in Pac-10 North games... signed out of collegewith the Chicago Cubs... his grandfather, Ron Webb, alsoplayed three years at WSU (1953-56)... his uncle, CraigEhlo, played basketball for the Cougars and went on toplay 14 seasons in the NBA... another uncle, Steve Webb,also played baseball for the Cougars from 1984-88...named All-Pac-10 North in 1988 and All-District 9 firstbaseman after hitting 15 home runs... teammate of JohnOlerud during his college playing days.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Lewis & Clark HighSchool in Spokane, Wash... earned four varsity letters inbaseball... also played varsity basketball and football...coached in baseball by Dexter Davis and in football byTom Yearout... had the lowest ERA in the GreaterSpokane League as a senior as was the batting champjunior and senior years... played in the Area Code Gamesin 2002... was a four-year all-league selection... hit .350(21-for-60) as a sophomore and .547 (29-for-53) as a

junior with 12 doubles and two home runs... earnedleague MVP honors as a senior after hitting .609 (28-for-46) with eight doubles and 14 RBI... on the mound hewas 6-2 with a 0.67 ERA... played two summers for theSpokane Heat.PERSONAL: Undecided on a major at ASU... parents areStan and Jami Webb of Spokane, Wash... has two sisters,Tana (17) and Christina (13)... father played baseball atWashington State... won the Case Youth Award and wasa member of R.A.C.E (Racial and Cultural Equality)...played in high school against teammate Colin Curtis...favorite team is the Seattle Mariners and favorite player isJohn Olerud... models his game after Olerud, who wasthe 1988 College Baseball Player of the Year as a pitcherand first baseman at Washington State... enjoys fishingand bird hunting... full name is Travis Stanton Webb...born Aug. 2, 1984 in Spokane, Wash.


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6-4 • 200 • LHP/DH • Fr. • HS • Bats: Left • Throws: Left • Spokane, Wash. (Lewis & Clark HS)#50

ERIC WILLIAMSWHAT TO KNOW:

A Lenny Dykstra type play-er... combines great intensityand knowledge of thegame... ideally suited as aleadoff hitter and on-basepercentage type of player...has excellent game of hisstrengths on the baseballfield... solid defender who isbest suited as a center field-

er... a good student with great leadership skills.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Trinity-PawlingSchool in upstate New York (Pawling, N.Y.)... earned four

varsity letters in baseball and soccer... captain of baseballteam his junior and senior years and in soccer in 2003...coached in baseball by Doug Boomer and in soccer byBill Dunham... played for the nationally known BaysideYankees in the summers of 2002-03... helped leadBayside to the CABA World Series Championship in 2003and was named to the all-tournament team and earnedthe Golden Glove Award... robbed a three-run home runin the first inning of the championship game at the CABAWorld Series... named team MVP his junior and senioryears... hit .477 with seven stolen bases as a junior... hit.550 with 22 stolen bases in 14 games as a senior (.804on-base percentage).

PERSONAL: Undecided on a major at ASU, but interest-ed in kinesiology or engineering... parents are Charlesand Beverly Williams of Carmel, N.Y... has three brothers,Charles (25), Chris (23) and Todd (15)... graduated cumlaude from high school... voted junior prefect (student-body vice president) for senior year by students, facultyand administration... earned the sportsmanship award...played with teammate Pat Bresnehan on the BaysideYankees... favorite baseball team is the New YorkYankees... favorite players are Mickey Mantle, JasonGiambi and Bernie Williams... enjoys hanging out withfriends and family, especially his three brothers... alsoenjoys watching hockey and soccer... full name is EricHeinz Williams... born Jan. 9, 1985 in Carmel, N.Y.

5-10 • 170 • OF • Fr. • HS • Bats: Switch • Throws: Left • Carmel, N.Y. (Trinity-Pawling)#25

ZECHRY ZINICOLAWHAT TO KNOW:

A highly touted freshmanfrom the baseball hotbed ofRiverside, Calif... pitched hishigh school to the CIF cham-pionship in 2002 as a jun-ior... a two-way player whocombines tremendous sizeand strength with outstand-ing baseball instincts andintensity... on the mound hehas a power arm who knows

how to pitch... best suited as a corner infielder when notpitching... has the ability to be one of the nation’s besttwo-way players... will do whatever it takes to win and to

help the team... ranked No. 44 by Baseball America onthe top 60 freshman list for 2003 (as of Nov. 2003).HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Arlington HighSchool in Riverside, Calif... earned four varsity letters inbaseball and one in football... coached in baseball byGary Rungo... as a junior he hit .313 (30-for-96) with fivehome runs and 21 RBI... went 7-0 with a 1.86 ERA in56.2 innings (66 strikeouts)... named to the underclass-man all-state team by Cal-Hi Sports in 2002... also earnedall-CIF and all-league honors... as a senior he hit .438(42-for-96) with 38 runs scored, nine doubles, five homeruns and 32 RBI... on the mound he was named theInland Empire L.A. Times Pitcher of the Year after going9-1 with a 1.61 ERA in 69.2 innings (70 strikeouts)...named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State team... member of

16-under and 18-under USA Baseball National teams... atwo-time participant in the USA Baseball Tournament ofStars in Joplin, Mo... played in the 2002 Area CodeGames... won the 16-under youth championship withUSA Baseball.MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 43rd round by the AtlantaBraves in the 2003 MLB Amateur Draft. PERSONAL: Undecided on a major at ASU... parents areJohn and Laurie Zinicola of San Bernadino, Calif... hasfour sisters, Leah (16), Launa (13), Lacy (11) andLyndsie (11) and one brother, Zain (2)... his uncle, RickSilverthorn, played football at San Diego State... favoriteplayer is Troy Glaus... full name is Zechry John Zinicola...born Mar. 2, 1985 in Loma Linda, Calif.

6-1 • 205 • RHP/DH • Fr. • HS • Bats: Right • Throws: Right • San Bernadino, Calif. (Arlington)#37

RULES OF THE GAMEDON’T BE SIDELINED: ASK BEFORE YOU ACT

Arizona State Universityis strongly commit-ted to conducting its

overall athletic programaccording to the officialrules and regulations of theNCAA and Pacific-10Conference. Within theDepartment of Intercollegiate Athletics, the Officeof Compliance is responsible for coordinating andmonitoring all aspects of these rules and regula-tions.

As an athletic representative of Arizona StateUniversity, you, too, must abide by all NCAA rulesand regulations, as Arizona State University isheld responsible for all actions related to itsprospective student-athletes and/or enrolled stu-dent-athletes.

We thank you for your continued support in oureffort to succeed both academically and athletical-ly. While this information does not contain all theapplicable NCAA rules and regulations, it shouldserve as a guide. If you have any questions, pleasedo not hesitate to call Jody Smith in the Office ofCompliance at (480) 965-5943.

Remember to always ask before you act, as youraction may jeopardize the eligibility of a prospec-tive or enrolled student-athlete.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR REPRE-SENTATIVES OF ASU ATHLETICS INTERESTREGARDING NCAA RULES & REGULATIONS

You are a Representative of ASU AthleticsInterest if you have:

• participated in or are a member of an organi-zation promoting ASU athletics’ program;• contributed to the athletics department or anyof its booster clubs;• assisted or have been requested by the athlet-ics staff to assist in the recruitment of prospec-tive student-athletes;• assisted in providing benefits to enrolled stu-dent-athletes or their families; or• been involved in otherwise promoting the ASUathletics program.

*ONCE AN INDIVIDUAL IS IDENTIFIED AS AREPRESENTATIVE OF THE INSTITUTION’SATHLETICS INTEREST, THE PERSONRETAINS THAT IDENTITY INDEFINITELY.

A Prospective Student-Athlete is one who:• has started ninth grade;• is enrolled in a two-year college;

• has officially withdrawn from a four-year college;• was recruited by ASU staff; or• has not started ninth grade but has receive

financial assistance from the institution.

REPRESENTATIVES OF ASU ATHLETICSINTEREST MAY NOT:

• get involved in the recruitment of prospectivestudent-athletes (i.e., telephone or write them ortheir parents, legal guardian(s) or relatives);

• provide extra benefits (i.e., discounts, gifts,transportation) to prospective student-athletes,enrolled student-athletes or their parents, legalguardian(s), relatives or friends; and

• provide any financial assistance to prospec-tive student-athletes, enrolled student-athletes ortheir parents, legal guardian(s), relatives orfriends.

REPRESENTATIVES OF ASU ATHLETICSINTEREST MAY:

• send newspaper clippings and other informa-tion about prospective student-athletes to coaches;

• continue established family relationships withfriends and neighbors that have prospective stu-dent-athlete aged children;

• offer summer employment to prospectivestudent-athletes who have signed a NationalLetter of Intent and to enrolled student-athletesafter contacting the Office of Compliance; and

• offer an occasional meal on a special occa-sion to a student-athlete or team at your homewith prior approval from the Head Coach andOffice of Compliance.


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T he Sun Angel Foundation is a support group that has servedArizona State University since 1947. It was officially incor-porated as a nonprofit agency for the purpose of promoting

Sun Devil athletic programs, and recently came under the directionof Arizona State’s intercollegiate athletic department.

The foundation seeks to join the energy and resources of busi-ness leaders, ASU alumni and members of the Valley communitywith the goals and objectives of Arizona State University to benefitthe community at large. Over the past 53 years, Sun Angels havecontributed over $60 million in private funding to ASU athletics.

Annual contributions from Sun Angel members are the lifebloodof ASU athletics. Contributions from more than 7,000 memberssupport all of the university’s 22 varsity teams and over 500 stu-dent-athletes.

The umbrella of the Sun Angel Foundation is large, and itincludes specific clubs that strive to meet the needs of specific pro-grams. The Wings of Gold (women’s and Olympic sports), On DeckCircle (baseball) and Slam Dunk Club (basketball) are part of theSun Angel Foundation, and donations to the Sun Angel Foundationcan be earmarked for specific programs and purposes.

The support Sun Devil athletics has received from its fans andcommunity in the past is greatly appreciated. The Sun AngelFoundation stands ready to meet its half-century-long goal of pro-moting excellence in both academic and athletic programs whilebecoming the best collegiate support group in the country. To jointhe team, call the Sun Angels today at (480) 727-7700 or visitwww.TheSunDevils.com.

SUN ANGELFOUNDATION

2003-04 SUN ANGEL FOUNDATIONBoard MembersRichard BarrJim BarrettFred BengtsonPatricia Boyd GentrySteve ButterfieldMartin CalfeeDon CarsonNadine CarsonPep CooneyEric CrownVerde DickeyGene DrakeGeoffrey EdmundsMike Gallagher, ChairmanGreg HancockBob HobbsBob HolmanStewart HorejsiGuy Inzalaco

Dean Jacobson, SecretarySteve JohnsonWally KellyNap LawrenceSteve LoySteve MatlockBob Matthews, Vice ChairmanNathan NorrisGuthrie PackardMichael PolachekBill Post, TreasurerBill RobsonBill SchaeferCindy SlickPhillippi SparksDon TapiaScott TonnGregg TryhusSteve Wood

Michael M. Crowbecame the 16thPresident of Arizona

State University on July 1,2002. At ASU, Crow isfocused on building a newtype of American university,one that is directly engagedin the economic and socialsuccess of its region. Inaddition, the university willpursue unique research and

creative excellence focused on the large intellectual ques-tions of our time, as well as those questions central to thebuilding of a sustainable and globally correct environ-ment and economy for Arizona.

Prior to joining ASU, Crow was Executive Vice Provostof Columbia University, where he also was Professor ofScience and Technology Policy in the School of

International and Public Affairs. As Executive ViceProvost, Crow oversaw Columbia’s research enterprise,technology and innovation transfer operations, strategicinitiative program, interdisciplinary program develop-ment and an assortment of special projects.

He played the lead role in the creation of the ColumbiaEarth Institute (CEI), a leader in earth systems teachingand research. CEI is a federation of eight research andteaching centers: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia,Biosphere 2 Center, Center for Environmental Researchand Conservation, Earth Engineering Center, InternationalResearch Institute for Climate Prediction, Center forInternational Earth Science Information Network andLaboratory of Populations.

He also helped found Columbia’s Center for Science,Policy and Outcomes (CSPO) in Washington, D.C., anintellectual center dedicated to linking science andtechnology to desired social, economic, environmental

and other outcomes.Crow holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science

and Environmental Studies from Iowa State University(1977) and a doctorate degree in Public Administration(Science and Technology Policy) from the MaxwellSchool at Syracuse University (1985). Prior to moving toColumbia in 1991, he was Institute Professor ofTechnology Management and Director of the Institute forPhysical Research and Technology at Iowa StateUniversity. At Columbia he served as Vice Provost, ViceProvost for Research, and Associate Vice Provost forScience and Engineering before becoming ExecutiveVice Provost in 1998.

He is the author of many articles and the author or edi-tor of several books relating to the analysis of researchorganizations, technology transfer, strategic R&D man-agement, research universities, science and technologypolicy and the practice and theory of public policy.


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President

Gene Smith wasappointed as ArizonaState University’s 18th

director of athletics on July27, 2000. Smith arrived atASU as no stranger to colle-giate athletics, serving asathletics director at IowaState University for sevenyears prior to coming toASU. Smith was also the ath-letics director at Eastern

Michigan University (1986-93).In his three years at Arizona State, Smith has started

his own legacy of success in Tempe. He has hired nation-ally regarded coaches in football, soccer, wrestling,women’s golf, water polo and volleyball while overseeingeach of ASU’s 22-sports programs, many of which haveseen unprecedented competitive success the past threeyears. Smith also helped to finish a $30 million capitalcampaign, which in part funded the construction of the$19 million Ed and Nadine Carson Student-AthleteCenter, completed in 2002. The state-of-the-art facilityaffords ASU one of the finest student-athlete centers inthe country, including perhaps the premier weight roomand sports rehabilitation areas.

In his first three years at ASU—Smith, who wasnamed the 2003 Division I West Region AthleticsDirector of the Year by the National Association ofCollegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)—has createda winning environment dedicated to building strongerprograms and providing student-athletes the opportuni-ty to be successful academically, athletically and social-ly. With 341 of 470 student-athletes earning a 3.0 GPAor higher (Fall ‘02), and a major leap in student-athletegraduation rates, the Sun Devils also continued to excelon the fields of play. In addition, ASU produced its firstthree individual national champions since 1996: EricLarkin in wrestling, Alejandro Canizares in golf and

Joona Puhakka in diving. Significant competitiveachievement has been realized in every Olympic sportand ASU earned a No. 10 ranking in the annual NACDAAthletics Cup (formerly Sears Cup).

While at Iowa State, Smith engineered exceptionalfinancial and competitive performance that propelledthe Cyclone athletic department to the forefront of theBig 12 Conference and diligently prepared it for the 21stcentury. Promising to make Iowa State “one of the pre-mier athletic programs in the nation,” Gene Smithbegan his tenure as Iowa State’s 12th athletics directoron July 1, 1993. Smith is a past president of theNational Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics(NACDA) who oversaw an athletic department transfor-mation during his tenure in Ames. The construction ofnew facilities, record-breaking fundraising, exemplaryathletic-academic achievement and recruitment of staffwhose performance has affirmed his choices under-score Smith’s legacy at Iowa State. ISU’s student-ath-letes were community leaders, participating in a varietyof local and regional initiatives that demonstrate theathletics department’s proactive outreach under Smith’sleadership.

Smith’s strong reputation among his peers wasaffirmed in June 1994 when the Notre Dame graduatewas named president of NACDA. In 1991, Smith wasappointed to a four-year term on NACDA’s 32-memberexecutive committee. In 1992, he was elected third vicepresident of the organization and was named to theDivision I-A Executive Committee. He was elected firstvice president of NACDA in 1993. Smith has also servedon the NCAA President’s Commission LiaisonCommittee, the NCAA Executive Committee, the NCAAMen’s Basketball Committee and the NCAA WorkingCommittee to Study Basketball Issues. He was appointedto the NCAA’s Management Council in May of 1996 andcontinues to serve on that committee. He is also a mem-ber of the NCAA Infractions Committee.

In addition, Smith is a member of the Fiesta Bowl

Board in Tempe as well as a number of Pacific-10Conference committees. He serves as the vice presidentof the Pac-10 Executive Committee and the chair of thePac-10 Football Officiating Committee and is a memberof the Pac-10 Selection, Athletics Directors’ RevenueSharing, Rose Bowl Management and Bowl (Ad Hoc)committees. He is a member of the Honors Court of theNational Football Foundation and College Football Hall ofFame, the NCAA Infractions Committee, the NCAAFootball Rules Committee, the NCAA AdministrativeReview Committee and the BCS Athletic Director’sAdvisory Committee.

Prior to his arrival at Iowa State, Smith served as ath-letic director at Eastern Michigan University for sevenyears. Smith joined the EMU staff in 1983 as assistantathletic director for non-revenue sports. He was namedinterim executive athletic director in 1985 and was ele-vated to the position permanently on June 25, 1986.

Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in business adminis-tration from the University of Notre Dame in 1977. Heearned three varsity football letters as a defensive end atNotre Dame and was a member of the Associated Press1973 national championship team.

Smith also served as an assistant football coach atNotre Dame from 1977-81, helping the squad to its 1977undisputed national championship. He then spent twoyears as a marketing representative for IBM prior to join-ing the Eastern Michigan staff in April 1983.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Smith earned eight let-ters in football, basketball and track while attendingChanel High School and was the football squad’s MVPas a senior.

Smith, who was born Dec. 18, 1955, and his wifeSheila, have four children: Matt, Nicole, Lindsey andSummer; and two grandchildren: Marshall and Steele.Sheila, a 1976 Canadian Olympian basketball player,holds a doctorate in Higher Education Administration andcurrently serves as Senior Vice President for the ASUFoundation.

Director of Athletics

MICHAEL M. CROW

GENE SMITH

PLAYERS 2004 SUN DEVIL BASEBALLthrew a one-hit gem over 7.1 innings in his ASU debut vs. UHH (1/18) to pick up his first collegiate win... struck out seven and had his bid for ASU’s

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