2010 Aztec Baseball THIS WEEKEND IN AZTEC BASEBALL

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1 2010 Aztec Baseball SAN DIEGO STATE AZTEC MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE AZTEC ATHLETICS CENTER ROOM 3014 SAN DIEGO, CA BASEBALL CONTACT: DAVE KUHN PHONE: (619) FAX: (619) Schedule Record: 9-11 (8-6 Home; 1-3 Away) Date Opponent Time Feb. 19..Oklahoma...L Feb. 20..Oklahoma (DH)...L Feb. 20..Oklahoma...L Feb. 21..Oklahoma...L Feb. 23..UC Riverside...W Feb. 25..San Diego...W Feb. 26..at San Diego...L Feb. 28..San Diego...W Mar. 2...at UC Riverside...L Mar. 4...Kentucky...W Mar. 5...Monmouth...W Mar. 9...at Long Beach State...L Mar. 11..UAB#...W Mar.12...Cal State Fullerton#...L Mar. 13..Fresno State#...L Mar. 14..San Francisco#...L Mar. 20..Santa Clara...W Mar. 21..Santa Clara...W Mar. 22..Santa Clara...W Mar. 23..Santa Clara...L Mar. 26..at New Mexico*...6:00 p.m. Mar. 27..at New Mexico*...2:00 p.m. Mar. 28..at New Mexico*...1:00 p.m. Mar. 29..Stony Brook...6:00 p.m. Mar. 30..Stony Brook...6:00 p.m. Apr. 1...at TCU*...6:30 p.m. Apr. 2...at TCU*...6:30 p.m. Apr. 3...at TCU*...2:00 p.m. Apr. 6...at UC Irvine...6:00 p.m. Apr. 9...at Air Force*...2:00 p.m. Apr at Air Force*...1:00 p.m. Apr at Air Force*...12:00 p.m. Apr at Cal State Northridge...3:00 p.m. Apr Utah*...6:00 p.m. Apr Utah*...1:00 p.m. Apr Utah*...1:00 p.m. Apr UC Irvine...6:00 p.m. Apr Wagner...6:00 p.m. Apr Wagner (DH)...1:00 p.m. Apr Wagner...1:00 p.m. Apr Long Beach State...6:00 p.m. Apr New Mexico*...6:00 p.m. May 1...New Mexico*...1:00 p.m. May 2...New Mexico*...1:00 p.m. May 7...Air Force*...6:00 p.m. May 8...Air Force*...1:00 p.m. May 9...Air Force*...1:00 p.m. May 13...at Brigham Young*...6:30 p.m. May 14...at Brigham Young*...6:30 p.m. May 15...at Brigham Young*...1:00 p.m. May 20..UNLV*...6:00 p.m. May 21...UNLV*...6:00 p.m. May 22..UNLV*...1:00 p.m. May MWC Tournament+...TBA March 24, 2010 THIS WEEKEND IN AZTEC BASEBALL SAN DIEGO STATE AT NEW MEXICO Friday, March 26, Isotopes Park, 6:00 p.m. (MT) San Diego State - John Pecoraro (0-0, 1.17) New Mexico - TBA Saturday, March 27, Isotopes Park, 2:00 p.m. (MT) San Diego State - Bryan Crabb, RHP (2-2, 2.05) New Mexico - Willy Kessler, RHP (1-1, 4.82) Sunday, March 21, Isotopes Park, 1:00 p.m. (MT) San Diego State - Ethan Miller, RHP (0-0, 0.00) New Mexico - TBA For Immediate Release Radio - there will be no Internet broadcasts of this weekend s games in Albuqeuruqe WHAT S ON TAP THIS WEEK IN AZTEC BASEBALL u San Diego State opens its 2010 Mountain West Conference season with a three-game series on the road against New Mexico this weekend. u The Aztecs and Lobos will meet for the first time this year on Friday, March 26, at 6:00 p.m. (MT) at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque. u Action continues on Saturday, March 27, with a single game at 2:00 p.m. (MT) followed by the series finale on Sunday (March 28) at 1:00 p.m. (MT). u Isotopes Park is the home facility of the minor league Albuquerque Isotopes, the AAA affiliate of the Florida Marlins. SERIES RECORD u SDSU leads its series against New Mexico by the count of The teams faced each other for the first time in 1960 and were members of the Western Athletic Conference for 21 years before they moved to the Mountain West Conference in u The Lobos have won six of the last nine meetings after the teams split four games a year ago. Last season UNM took two of three games in Albuquerque with the Aztecs winning their contest during the MWC Tournament in Fort Worth. u San Diego State has a record of vs. UNM in San Diego, in Albuquerque and 4-3 on neutral fields. SCOUTING THE LOBOS u The Lobos are 14-8 overall with a game scheduled at Arizona on Wednesday (March 24) prior to hosting San Diego State. New Mexico opened conference play last weekend and dropped two of three contests to Utah at home. u UNM is led by first baseman Justin Howard (.463, 12 2B, 23 RBI), outfielder Chris Juarez (.383, 8 2B, 11 RBI) and outfielder Ryan Honeycutt (.373, 2 HR, 14 RBI). Howard entered Wednesday s game at Arizona riding a 23-game hitting streak, the second-longest in the nation this season. New Mexico is hitting.341 as a team. u The Lobo pitching staff is anchored by starters Willy Kessler (1-1, 4.82) and Mike LaChapelle (3-1, 5.76). The other tentative weekend starter is expected to be Rudy Jaramillo (1-1, 7.78). Gera Sanchez (1-1, 3.29, 4 saves) is the UNM closer. New Mexico s team earned run average stands at 5.68 heading into the game at Arizona. # SDSU Tournament * Mountain West Conference Game + at Tony Gwynn Stadium

2 GENERAL INFORMATION Location...San Diego, Calif. Founded Enrollment...32,817 Nickname...Aztecs Mascot...The Aztec Warrior Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...Mountain West Colors...Scarlet and Black President...Dr. Stephen L. Weber Athletic Director...Jim Sterk Sr. Assoc. A.D./COO...Don Oberhelman Assoc. A.D./SWA...Jenny Bramer Assoc. A.D. Operations...Steve Schnall Assoc. A.D. Development...Bob Moosbrugger Assoc. A.D. Marketing...Sean Briner Asst. A.D. Business...Chuck Lang Asst. A.D. Ticket Operations...Jim Cordova Asst. A.D. Media Relations...Mike May Asst. A.D. AAF...Mandy McKinley Head Athletic Trainer...Don Kessler BASEBALL COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Tony Gwynn (SDSU) Overall Record (8th yr) Record at SDSU (8th yr) Asst. Coaches...Mark Martinez (Mesa State 84) Eric Valenzuela (Pepperdine 91) Brock Ungricht (SDSU 08) Office Phone...(619) Office ...bungricht@mail.sdsu.edu BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF Director of Operations...Anthony Johnson Dir. of Player Development...Mark Viramontes Athletic Trainers...Dave Smith, ATC Brady Green, Matt Guerra, Ben Lowe Equipment Manager Pat Murray, E.M.,C. Strength & Conditioning...Dave Ohton BASEBALL FACTS 2009 Record MWC Record (4th) Lettermen Returning/Lost...17/12 Starters Returning/Lost...7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost...6/10 Total Players Returning...18 Incoming Freshmen...12 JC Transfers...5 HEAD COACH TONY GWYNN u Tony Gwynn enters his eighth season as San Diego State s head coach after being named to the position in Sept He became just the fourth head coach in SDSU history since baseball was elevated to major sport status in u In 2002, he served as a volunteer coach for the Aztecs under Jim Dietz, who retired at the end of that season. u In 2004, Gwynn led his squad to the Mountain West Conference regular-season championship and was named the MWC coach of the year. u A former Aztec who played baseball at San Diego State from 1979 to 1981, Gwynn concluded a 20-year major league career with the San Diego Padres in With a career batting average of.338, he won eight National League batting titles, five Gold Gloves, and made 15 appearances in the annual All-Star Game. u Tony Gwynn was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 29, u His overall record entering theweekend campaign stands at (.499). His mark in conference contests is (.610). NEW AZTEC COACHES u San Diego State has added a pair of new coaches to its staff for the 2010 season. u Eric Valenzuela assumes the role of pitching coach after serving in that capacity the past six seasons at the University of San Diego. u Former Aztec Brock Ungricht is the new volunteer assistant coach who comes to SDSU after serving as head coach at Kearny High where he led the Komets to their first league title in 24 years in AZTECS ON THE INTERNET All of San Diego State's baseball games, with the exceiton of the four MWC series away from home, can be heard live on the internet by going to and clicking on the appropriate link on the schedule calendar on the home page or by going to the "Audio- Video" tab at the top of the home page. Each of SDSU s home contests will have live streaming video on the Internet so fans can watch as well as listen to the Aztecs contests at Tony Gwynn Stadium free of charge. For the sixth consecutive year, Jack Cronin, former sports director at KALX, the campus radio station at the University of California at Berkeley will handle the Internet broadcast duties along with second-year Aztec announcers Chris Ello and Craig Elsten. This season, a minimum of 10 home games will be carried locally on XTRA Sports 1360 AM with Ello calling the action. Those contests will be streamed on the Internet in lieu of SDSU s regular broadcast. WEEKEND ROTATION u SDSU s pitching rotation for its opening weekend of league play includes John Pecoraro on Friday, Brian Crabb on Saturday and Ethan Miller on Sunday. u Pecoraro (0-0, 3 saves ERA), had moved into the closer role until the injury to Addison Reed forced his insertion into the starting rotation. Friday s game will mark his first start as an Aztec. u Crabb (2-2, 2.05 ERA) is a freshman from nearby Coronado High School who has been SDSU s No. 2 starting hurler since opening weekend. u Miller (0-0, 0.00) has been slowed by injury thus far and has made only one appearance. He tossed one perfect inning of relief against Fresno State on March 13, FACILITY Home Field...Tony Gwynn Stadium Capacity...3,000 Surface...Natural Grass Outfield Distances SDSU MEDIA RELATIONS Baseball Contact...Dave Kuhn ...dkuhn@mail.sdsu.edu Office Phone...(619) Office Fax...(619) Web Site... PROBABLE AZTEC STARTERS Position Players 1B...Jomel Torres - has gone 4-for-11 over the last three games with five runs scored 2B...Jordan Van Hoosier - 9-for-15 in four games vs. Santa Clara and leads team with.381 average SS...Mitch Blackburn - hit safely in four of last five games and has a walk in each of last six contests 3B...Chris Wilson - on a five-game hitting streak with first home of the season coming on Monday LF...Matt Nadolski - had a three-hit effort vs. Santa Clara on Monday in his second start of the year or...brandon Decker - has seen majority of playing time at shortstop but has experience in left CF...Cory Vaughn - recorded five RBI with a pair of doubles in contest vs. Santa Clara on Monday RF...Brandon Meredith - has team s longest current hitting streak at six games C...Matt Parker - everyday catcher who has stared 17 of 19 games behind the late this season DH...Blair Moore - has moved into the role of left-handed designated hitter over the last four games or...blake Silguero - could be used as right-handed DH or start in left field Pitching Rotation Fri...John Pecoraro (RHP) - closer who will make his first collegiate start this weekend Sat...Brian Crabb (RHP) - freshman hurler who is two-time MWC Pitcher of the Week this season Sat...Ethan Miller (RHP) - coming off injury rehab will make his first start (second appearance)

3 CRABB PITCHER OF THE WEEK AGAIN u San Diego State freshman Bryan Crabb was named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for his performance against Santa Clara last Sunday (March 21), his second such award in u In that game against the Broncos, Crabb tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout in a 7-0 victory. u The first-year right-hander retired the first nine batters he faced before surrendering a leadoff walk in the fourth inning. u From the fifth through eighth frames, Crabb retired 12 of the 13 hitters he faced, with a fifth-inning walk accounting for the lone base runner during that stretch. u He fanned a career-high eight batters while allowing two walks and two singles over his nine-inning stint. u He faced just four batters over the minimum while holding the Broncos, who entered the contest with a team batting average of.342, to just a.069 average for the game (2-for- 29). u Crabb was named MWC Pitcher of the Week once previously this season (March 8). VAN HOOSIER HITTING AWAY u Freshman infielder Jordan Van Hoosier has rapidly climbed toward the top of the SDSU hitting stats this season and leads the squad with a.381 after 20 games. u During the four-game series with Santa Clara he went 9-for-15 (.600) with four RBI and a pair of runs scored. u He has also drawn 12 walks and been hit by pitch four times for a team-leading.506 onbase percentage. u He also leads the team with 11 stolen bases. u Van Hoosier has seen action at second, third and shortstop this year. MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS Conference Overall Team W L T Pct GB W L T Pct TCU Utah New Mexico Brigham Young UNLV San Diego State Air Force March 22 (Monday) San Diego State 13, Santa Clara 6 Dallas Baptist 8, TCU 7 Hawai i 13, Air Force 1 March 23 (Tuesday) Santa Clara 5, San Diego State 1 Arizona 10, New Mexico 4 TCU 4, Texas State 0 Utah Valley 6, Utah 4 March 24 (Wednesday) New Mexico at Arizona March 25 (Thursday) UNLV at Brigham Young* THIS WEEK IN THE MWC Baseball America 1. Virginia 2. Florida 3. Arizona State 4. Georgia Tech 5. TCU 6. Florida State 7. Louisiana State 8. Texas 9. UCLA 10. Coastal Carolina 11. Louisville 12. Clemson 13. UC Irvine 14. South Carolina 15. Miami 16. Arkansas 17. Oregon State 18. Mississippi 19. Stanford 20. Alabama 21. Oklahoma 22. Western Kentucky 23. Texas A&M 24. Vanderbilt 25. Rice March 26 (Friday) San Diego State at New Mexico* TCU at Air Force* UNLV at Brigham Young* Northern Colorado at Utah March 27 (Saturday) San Diego State at New Mexico* TCU at Air Force* UNLV at Brigham Young* Northern Colorado at Utah March 28 (Sunday) San Diego State at New Mexico* TCU at Air Force* Northern Colorado at Utah HITTING STREAKS u The team s longest hitting streak in 2010 belongs to Chris Wilson, who had a sevengame streak snapped in the contest vs. Monmouth on March 5. u Freshman Blair Moore had a six-game streak end on Thursday, March 4, as he went hitless in four trips to the plate against No. 23 Kentucky. u The longest current streak belongs to Brandon Meredith at six games while Wilson has a five-game streak in progress as well. INJURIES ADDING UP u San Diego State lost a key member of its starting rotation when preseason All- American Addison Reed suffered a broken pinky finger in last Saturday s game vs. Santa Clara. u The injury came when he reached for a hot shot up the middle late * Mountain West Conference game Collegiate Baseball 1. Arizona State 2. Virginia 3. UCLA 4. Louisiana State 5. Georgia Tech 6. Clemson 7. Florida State 8. Florida 9. Oregon State 10. Texas 11. Coastal Carolina 12. Louisville 13. Oklahoma 14. TCU 15. Miami 16. Alabama 17. Mississippi 18. South Carolina 19. Arizona 20. Arkansas 21. SE Louisiana 22. Ohio State 23. Vanderbilt 24. UC Irvine 25. Texas A&M DIVISION I BASEBALL POLLS (March 22) NCBWA 1. Virginia 2. Arizona State 3. Georgia Tech 4. Louisiana State 5. Florida 6. Florida State 7. TCU 8. Clemson 9. Texas 10. Louisville 11. UCLA 12. Miami 13. Oregon State 14. Coastal Carolina 15. Oklahoma 16. Arkansas 17. North Carolina 18. UC Irvine 19. Mississippi 20. Alabama 21. South Carolina 22. Rice 23. Vanderbilt 24. Stanford 25. Texas A&M in the game and it went off his throwing hand. Reed is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. u The Aztecs lost Ryan O Sullivan, who was expected to be the team s No. 2 starter and everyday shortstop, in the third game of the season when he suffered an arm injury in his first pitching start of the year. u SDSU is also without the services of senior Pat Colwell, the starting center fielder in 2009, who has yet to fully recover from a jet skiing accident last August. Colwell is redshirting this season with plans to return in USA Today/ESPN 1. Arizona State 2. Virginia 3. Georrgia Tech 4. Louisiana State 5. Clemson 6. UCLA 7. Florida State 8. Texas 9. Florida 10. TCU 11. Louisville 12. Oklahoma 13. Coastal Carolina 14. Miami 15. Oregon State 16. Alabama 17. Arkansas 18. Mississippi 19. North Carolina 20. Vanderbilt 21. Texas A&M 22. UC Irvine 23. South Carolina 24. Kentucky 25. SE Louisiana Rivals.com 1. Virginia 2. Arizona State 3. Florida State 4. Florida 5. Georgia Tech 6. Texas 7. Louisville 8. Louisiana State 9. Clemson 10. TCU 11. UCLA 12. Coastal Carolina 13. UC Irvine 14. Oregon State 15. Arkansas 16. South Carolina 17. Miami 18. Oklahoma 19. Mississippi 20. Stanford 21. Kentucky 22. Alabama 23. Texas A&M 24. Rice 25. East Carolina BLACKBURN HEATING UP u Mitch Blackburn has gone 6-for-18 (.333) over the past five games with five runs scored. u He had a streak of eight straight games in which he had scored at least one run snapped in the game against San Francisco last Sunday (March 13). He has now scored at least once in 11 of SDSU s last 13 contests. u His best day at the late this season was a four-hit effort against Monmouth on Friday, March 5. u He has drawn a walk in 15 of the Aztecs first 19 games including a season-high three vs. Kentucky on March 4. u Blackburn, who played in 61 contests at second base last season, made his first SDSU start (and first appearance) at shortstop against UC Riverside on Tuesday, Feb. 23. He has played that position seven more times since that debut including three of the four most recent contests (vs. Santa Clara). MEREDITH BREAKS OUT u First baseman-outfielder Brandon Meredith is on a six-game hitting streak during which he has gone 9-for-25 (.360) with five runs scored and five RBI. u He has scored in each of the last five games and nine of the most recent 10 in which he has played. u Meredith suffered a concussion when he was hit in the head by a pitch in the game against UAB on Thursday, March 11 and missed the ensuing here contests. u He has hit safely in nine of the last 10 games going 16-for-39 (.410) with 10 runs scored and 14 RBI. u Although he did not record a base hit in the game against Monmouth on March 5, he drew three walks, was hit by a pitch and scored once (officially 0-for-1 at the plate). u Meredith is tied for the team lead in multiple- RBI games with five and is third in multiplehit games with six.

4 2010 STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Pitcher Bryan Crabb...5 Addison Reed...5 Steven Moranda...3 Drew Leary...2 Craig Rasmussen...2 Ryan Wynveen...1 Robert Alcala...1 Ryan O Sullivan...1 Catcher Matt Parker...17 Chris Wilson...3 First Base Jomel Torres...15 Brandon Meredith...4 Guy Willeford...1 Second Base Mitch Blackburn...14 Jordan Van Hoosier...6 Shortstop Brandon Decker...13 Mitch Blackburn...6 Corey Black...1 Third Base Chris Wilson...10 Corey Black...4 Jordan Van Hoosier...4 Blair Moore...1 Albert alvarez...1 Left Field Jordan Van Hoosier...7 Brandon Meredith...4 Blake Silguero...3 Matt Nadolski...2 Antonio Carrillo...2 Jomel Torres...1 Chris Wilson...1 Center Field Cory Vaughn...19 Josh Chasse...1 Right Field Josh Chasse...9 Brandon Meredith...8 Antonio Carrillo...2 Jordan Van Hoosier...1 Designated Hitter Blair Moore...12 Blake Silguero...4 Albert Alvarez...1 Guy Willeford...1 Matt Nadolski...1 Brandon Meredith...1 PECORARO PROVIDING RELIEF u Sophomore right-hander John Pecoraro picked up his first career save of the season against UAB on March 11. u Since then he has recorded two more saves, both vs. Santa Clara. u In nine appearances in 2010 he has allowed two runs over 15.1 innings (a 1.17 earned run average) while walking six and striking out 11. u Pecoraro has allowed no runs on only three hits over his last seven relief appearances (9.1 innings). u He has come on in his second season at SDSU after making just one appearance and throwing one inning during his freshman campaign of VAUGHN HITS AND GETS HIT u Cory Vaughn had a five-game hitting streak ended on Tuesday vs. Santa Clara. u He has hit safely in eight of SDSU s last 10 games going 14-for-30 (.467) with nine runs scored and 14 RBI. u He recorded a season-high three hits and five RBI in the contest vs. Santa Clara this past Monday. u His.329 batting average is third on the team while his 23 hits rank second. u His homer against University of San Diego on Thursday, Feb. 25, was the 18th of his career and moved him into a tie for the No. 16 spot on the SDSU career list. u Vaughn has been hit by pitch five times this season to bring is career total to 22 (third all-time at San Diego State). The record holder is Pat Colwell (a senior who is redshirting in 2010) with 31. OFFENSE, PITCHING IMPROVEMENT u During the four-game series against Santa Clara that concluded on Tuesday of this week, SDSU hit.366 (49-for-134) as a team and averaged seven runs per game. u In the process the Aztecs raised the squad s batting average from.250 to.271. u On the pitching side, the staff turned in a 3.50 ERA over the four contests. u In addition, SCU hit.279 during the series after beginning the weekend with a team batting average of.347. CLIMBING THE CAREER LISTS u Four Aztecs appear among the top 20 on the SDSU career lists and will move up the ladder this season. u In the hit by pitch category, Cory Vaughn ranks third with 22 while Brandon Meredith is tied for seventh with 17. Both are chasing current senior Pat Colwell who holds the SDSU career record with 31. Colwell is redshirting during the 2010 season. u Senior Brandon Decker is eighth in career sacrifice bunts with 18. u Pitcher Addison Reed is second all-time with 24 saves, two behind leader Royce Ring. u In addition, Vaughn is tied for 16th with 18 homers. His seven triples rank just outside the all-time SDSU top 20 (nine 3B ranks 20th). AZTECS ON RADIO Ten of San Diego State s home baseball contests will be broadcast live on the radio by XTRA Sports 1360 AM. Chris Ello will call the action with a pregame show starting 15 minutes prior to game time. The schedule of the contests to be aired is as follows: Date Opponent Time (Pacific) Feb Oklahoma...6:00 p.m. Feb Oklahoma...1:00 p.m. Feb San Diego...6:00 p.m. Feb San Diego...1:00 p.m. Mar. 6...Monmouth...6:00 p.m. Mar Fresno State...6:00 p.m. Mar San Francisco...2:00 p.m. Mar Santa Clara...1:00 p.m. Mar Stony Brook...6:00 p.m. Apr Utah...6:00 p.m. These games may be heard live on XTRA Sports 1360 AM on the radio dial or at the station s web site (xtrasports1360.com). There may also be one or two additionsl games broadcast later in the season. AMONG THE CONFERENCE LEADERS u Several Aztecs ranks among the leaders in the Mountain West Conference in various offensive and pitching categories heading in this weekend s action. u Those individuals are as follows: Category...Player...Stat...Rank On-Base %...Van Hoosier nd Meredith th Torres th Walks...Blackburn st Torres nd Stolen Bases...Van Hoosier st Hit By Pitch...Meredith rd Vaughn th ERA...Crabb nd Reed th Opp. Average...Reed st Crabb nd Strikeouts...Reed nd Crabb TH SO Looking...Reed nd Crabb nd Saves...Pecoraro rd

5 DELAYED SEASON DEBUTS u A pair of SDSU pitchers, both newcomers to the program this season, made their Aztec debuts in the contest against Fresno State on Saturday, March 13. u Freshman Ethan Miller was impressive in tossing one perfect inning of relief against the Bulldogs. The freshman from Riverside, Calif., struck out two of the three batters he faced in the ninth. u Robert Alcala, a transfer from Fresno City CC, allowed a run on two hits during his one inning of work. CRABB FIRST POW HONOR u Bryan Crabb was named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for the first time this season on March 8. u It was the first career weekly honor for Crabb, who became the second Aztec hurler to capture the honor after Addison Reed won it the previous week. u Crabb tossed seven innings of one-hit ball in the 7-0 win over Monmouth on March 5. u The right-hander from Coronado, Calif. (Coronado HS) surrendered just one hit, a third-inning single, while facing one batter over the minimum through the first six innings. He struck out a season-high (at the time) seven batters while issuing three walks. REED NAMED MWC PITCHER OF THE WEEK u Addison Reed was named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week on March 1 for his performance in the game against 19th-ranked University of San Diego on Feb. 25. u Making just his second career start, Reed registered the complete-game victory in SDSU s 5-2 win over the nationally-ranked Toreros. u The right-hander from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., scattered four hits while allowing two runs (one earned) and holding the Torero hitters to a.133 batting average. u Reed struck out a career-high 11 batters and gave up just one walk. He recorded two strikeouts apiece in each of the final three innings, retiring 14 of the 16 batters he faced over the final 4.2 frames. REED MERITS NATIONAL RECOGNITION u Addison Reed also picked up a pair of national mentions this week for his game vs. San Diego. u He was named to the weekly National All- Star Lineup by the College Baseball Foundation and he was chosen as a national Prime Time Performer by CollegeBaseball360.com. MORE REED u Preseason All-American right-hander Addison Reed allowed just one hit over seven innings of work in the contest against UAB on Thursday, March 11. u The junior from Rancho Cucamonga retired the first 15 batters he faced before allowing a double to lead off the sixth inning. u He finished his seven innings with seven strikeouts and three walks as he won for the third straight game after a season-opening loss to No. 22 Oklahoma. RELATIVELY SPEAKING u Outfielder Cory Vaughn is the son of Greg Vaughn, who had a 15-year career with the Padres, Braves, Reds Devil Rays and Rockies and was a four-time all-star. u Freshman pitcher Bryan Crabb is the son of former Aztec Gregg Crabb, who played at San Diego State during the 1981 and 1982 seasons. CURRENT DRAFTEES u Three of San Diego State s new players were selected by Major League teams during the June 2009 draft. u That list (with round drafted) includes: Matt Nadolski...Baltimore (32nd) Justin Bellez...Anaheim (39th) Antonio Carrillo...Atlanta (40th) u In addition, a total of five returning players have been previously drafted by pro clubs: Easton Gust, Drew Leary, Brandon Meredith, Ryan O Sullivan and Cory Vaughn. CREDENTIALED NEWCOMERS u Several of SDSU s new faces come to the Aztecs with impressive resumes at the high school or JC level. u Jordan Van Hoosier was an all-state selection in Nevada and a prep All-American selection who batted.613 last season. u Bryan Crabb is a former CIF Pitcher of the Year who was the winning pitcher in the 2008 CIF title game. u Robert Alcala was the conference Pitcher of the Year and a NorCal JC All-American at Fresno City CC. u Blair Moore was a 2009 honorable mention Louisville Slugger High School All-America selection. u Steven Moranda was a two-time allconference honoree at Fresno City CC. u Matt McDaniel earned all-state recognition all four years of high school, from honorable mention as a freshman to first team as a senior. AZTECS PICKED THIRD u San Diego State has been picked to finish third in the regular-season Mountain West Conference baseball standings. In a vote of the six MWC head coaches and a select media panel, the Aztecs received 56 points to finish behind favorite TCU, which is favored to win the league title for the fifth consecutive season, and New Mexico. u The 2010 MWC preseason poll is as follows: Rk. Team (1st place votes) Pts 1. TCU (10) New Mexico San Diego State Utah Brigham Young UNLV Air Force...13 AZTEC NOTES u Through the first 20 games of the season, only two opponents have scored in the first inning. Cal State Fullerton put two runs on the board in the opening frame of their game vs. SDSU on Friday, March 12, while Santa Clara scored three times in the contest at SDSU on March 20. u Mitch Blackburn (19 BB, 10 K) and Jomel Torres (18 BB, 15 K) are the lone Aztecs who have recorded more walks than strikeouts. Jordan Van Hoosier has 12 strikeouts and 12 walks. u Aztec batters have drawn 107 walks through the first 20 games of the season, an average of 5.35 per contest. u Brandon Meredith is 9-for-24 (.375) with runners in scoring position. Cory Vaughn is right behind him at 10-for-27 (.370) followed by Blair Moore at 7-for-20 (.350). u Aztec pinch hitters have gone 4-for-24 (.167). Chris Wilson and Jordan Van Hoosier have each recorded a base hit in their lone pinch hitting appearance to date. u Freshman outfielder Matt Nadolski recorded the first three hits of his collegiate career in the game vs. Santa Clara on Sunday (March 22). It was his second start of the year and fourth appearance of the season. u SDSU has recorded just one triple this season, that coming by Blair Moore in the game at UC Riverside on March 2. ON DECK u San Diego State will return home after Sunday s game in Albquerque for a quick two-game home stand against Stony Brook on Monday and Tuesday (March 29-30). u Both contests will get underway at 6:00 p.m. (PT) at Tony Gwynn Stadium. u Following those contests, the Aztecs will play their next eight games on the road beginning the a three-game MWC series at TCU next weekend (April 1-3).

6 Overall Statistics for San Diego State (as of Mar 24, 2010) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 9-11 Home: 8-8 Away: 1-3 Conference: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 15 VAN HOOSIER, Jordan MEREDITH, Brandon VAUGHN, Cory MOORE, Blair CHASSE, Josh BLACKBURN, Mitch TORRES, Jomel PARKER, Matt WILSON, Chris NADOLSKI, Matt SILGUERO, Blake DECKER, Brandon CARRILLO, Antonio BLACK, Corey WILLEFORD, Guy ALVAREZ, Albert ENRIQUEZ, Andres Totals Opponents LOB - Team (172), Opp (144). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (15). Picked off - DECKER 1, VAN HOOSIER 1, TORRES 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 33 MILLER, Ethan / O'SULLIVAN, Ryan / PECORARO, John / SANFORD, Shawn / CRABB, Bryan / REED, Addison / BLACK, Corey / MCDANIEL, Matthew / ALCALA, Robert / SHAVER, Kyle / MORANDA, Steven / SHARP, Kegan / LEARY, Drew / WYNVEEN, Ryan / RASMUSSEN, Craig / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), PARKER 2, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (1), PARKER 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - PARKER (18-28), PECORARO (8-11), CRABB (3-5), LEARY (3-3), BLACK (0-3), WILSON (1-3), MORANDA (2-3), RASMUSSEN (1-2), ALCALA (1-1), WYNVEEN (0-1), REED (1-1), SHARP (0-1), SANFORD (0-1).

7 Game Results for San Diego State (as of Mar 24, 2010) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Conference Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 19, 2010 #22 OKLAHOMA L REED (L 0-1) :34 Feb 20, 2010 #22 OKLAHOMA L SHARP (L 0-1) 0 4:01 Feb 20, 2010 #22 OKLAHOMA L LEARY (L 0-1) 895 3:26 Feb 21, 2010 #22 OKLAHOMA L RASMUSSEN (L 0-1) 521 2:23 Feb 23, 2010 UC RIVERSIDE W MORANDA (W 1-0) 439 2:50 Feb 25, 2010 #19 SAN DIEGO W REED (W 1-1) 667 2:34 Feb 26, 2010 at #19 San Diego L CRABB (L 0-1) 509 2:45 Feb 28, 2010 at #19 San Diego W SHARP (W 1-1) 609 3:26 Mar 02, 2010 at UC Riverside L RASMUSSEN (L 0-2) 291 2:59 Mar 04, 2010 #23 KENTUCKY W REED (W 2-1) 469 3:14 Mar 05, 2010 MONMOUTH W CRABB (W 1-1) 333 3:00 Mar 09, 2010 at Long Beach State L WYNVEEN (L 0-1) 850 3:37 Mar 11, 2010 UAB W REED (W 3-1) 477 2:51 Mar 12, 2010 CAL STATE FULLERTON L CRABB (L 1-2) 823 3:11 Mar 13, 2010 FRESNO STATE L WYNVEEN (L 0-2) 527 3:11 Mar 14, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO L MORANDA (L 1-1) 555 2:53 Mar 20, 2010 SANTA CLARA W REED (W 4-1) 806 3:04 Mar 21, 2010 SANTA CLARA W CRABB (W 2-2) 490 2:48 Mar 22, 2010 SANTA CLARA W LEARY (W 1-1) 321 3:51 Mar 23, 2010 SANTA CLARA L MCDANIEL (L 0-1) 175 3:00 () extra inning game

8 Games Summary for San Diego State (as of Mar 24, 2010) (All games) Score by innings Total San Diego State Opponents Record when... Overall 9-11 Conference 0-0 Non-Conference 9-11 Home games 8-8 Away games 1-3 Neutral site 0-0 Day games 2-5 Night games 7-6 vs Left starter 1-4 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 5-4 Extra innings 0-0 Shutouts 2-1 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 3-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-4 Scored in 1st inning 2-4 Opp. scored in 1st 1-1 Scores first 5-5 Opp. scores first 4-6 After 6 leading trailing tied 0-1 After 7 leading trailing tied 1-0 After 8 leading trailing tied 1-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 3-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 0-4 Made 0 errors error errors 2-5 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 3-5 Out-hit opponent 8-0 Out-hit by opponent 0-10 Hits are tied 1-1 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current losing streak: 1 Longest winning streak: 3 Longest losing streak: 4 Home attendance : 8729 ( 16 dates avg = 545 ) Away attendance : 2259 ( 4 dates avg = 564 ) Total attendance: ( 20 dates avg = 549 )

9 Miscellaneous Stats for San Diego State (as of Mar 24, 2010) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 25 VAUGHN, Cory VAN HOOSIER, Jorda MEREDITH, Brandon PARKER, Matt MOORE, Blair TORRES, Jomel BLACKBURN, Mitch CHASSE, Josh WILSON, Chris NADOLSKI, Matt DECKER, Brandon SILGUERO, Blake TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 0 MEREDITH, Brandon VAUGHN, Cory PARKER, Matt MOORE, Blair WILSON, Chris VAN HOOSIER, Jorda TORRES, Jomel CHASSE, Josh TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 5 WILSON, Chris MEREDITH, Brandon MOORE, Blair VAUGHN, Cory 5-8 TORRES, Jomel VAN HOOSIER, Jorda PARKER, Matt BLACKBURN, Mitch DECKER, Brandon CHASSE, Josh SILGUERO, Blake 2-3 BLACK, Corey NADOLSKI, Matt 1-17 WILLEFORD, Guy 1-13 CARRILLO, Antonio 1 -

10 Season Game Highs for San Diego State (as of Mar 24, 2010) (All games) TEAM GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 38 - vs Santa Clara (Mar 22, 2010) Runs scored: 14 - vs UC Riverside (Feb 23, 2010) Hits: 16 - vs Santa Clara (Mar 22, 2010) RBIs: 13 - vs UC Riverside (Feb 23, 2010) 13 - vs Santa Clara (Mar 22, 2010) Doubles: 3 - vs UC Riverside (Feb 23, 2010) 3 - vs Santa Clara (Mar 22, 2010) Triples: 1 - at UC Riverside (Mar 02, 2010) Home runs: 2 - vs UC Riverside (Feb 23, 2010) 2 - vs San Diego (Feb 25, 2010) 2 - vs Kentucky (Mar 04, 2010) Total bases: 22 - vs Santa Clara (Mar 22, 2010) Walks: 12 - vs Monmouth (Mar 05, 2010) Strikeouts: 14 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Sac hits: 2 - at Long Beach State (Mar 09, 2010) 2 - vs Santa Clara (Mar 23, 2010) Sac flies: 2 - vs UC Riverside (Feb 23, 2010) Stolen bases: 4 - vs Santa Clara (Mar 22, 2010) Hit by pitch: 4 - vs Monmouth (Mar 05, 2010) Caught stealing: 2 - at San Diego (Feb 26, 2010) Runners LOB: 15 - vs Monmouth (Mar 05, 2010) Hit into DP: 3 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) 3 - vs Santa Clara (Mar 23, 2010) Fielding Putouts: 27 - (17 times ) Assists: 17 - at Long Beach State (Mar 09, 2010) Errors: 6 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Passed balls: 1 - at San Diego (Feb 28, 2010) 1 - vs Cal State Fullerton (Mar 12, 2010) DPs turned: 2 - vs Kentucky (Mar 04, 2010) 2 - vs San Francisco (Mar 14, 2010) Pitching Innings pitched: (17 times ) Runs allowed: 17 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Earned runs: 10 - vs Fresno State (Mar 13, 2010) Walks allowed: 8 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Strikeouts: 12 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 19, 2010) 12 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Hits allowed: 16 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) 16 - vs Santa Clara (Mar 23, 2010) Doubles allowed: 4 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) 4 - vs Santa Clara (Mar 23, 2010) Triples allowed: 2 - at UC Riverside (Mar 02, 2010) Homers allowed: 3 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 21, 2010) 3 - at UC Riverside (Mar 02, 2010) Wild pitches: 4 - vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010)

11 Season Game Highs for San Diego State (as of Mar 24, 2010) (All games) INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 5 - (18 times ) Runs scored: 3 - (5 times ) Hits: 4 - (4 times ) RBIs: 5 - PARKER, Matt vs Kentucky (Mar 04, 2010) 5 - VAUGHN, Cory vs Santa Clara (Mar 22, 2010) Doubles: 2 - PARKER, Matt vs Oklahoma (Feb 21, 2010) 2 - VAUGHN, Cory vs Santa Clara (Mar 22, 2010) Triples: 1 - MOORE, Blair at UC Riverside (Mar 02, 2010) Home runs: 1 - (8 times ) Total bases: 7 - MEREDITH, Brandon at UC Riverside (Mar 02, 2010) 7 - PARKER, Matt vs Kentucky (Mar 04, 2010) Walks: 3 - VAN HOOSIER, Jordan vs UC Riverside (Feb 23, 2010) 3 - BLACKBURN, Mitch vs Kentucky (Mar 04, 2010) 3 - MEREDITH, Brandon vs Monmouth (Mar 05, 2010) Strikeouts: 4 - VAUGHN, Cory vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Sac hits: 1 - (12 times ) Sac flies: 1 - (8 times ) Stolen bases: 3 - VAN HOOSIER, Jordan vs Kentucky (Mar 04, 2010) Hit by pitch: 2 - VAUGHN, Cory vs UC Riverside (Feb 23, 2010) Caught stealing: 1 - (13 times ) Runners LOB: 6 - VAN HOOSIER, Jordan vs Monmouth (Mar 05, 2010) Fielding Putouts: 14 - TORRES, Jomel vs UC Riverside (Feb 23, 2010) Assists: 5 - (7 times ) Errors: 2 - BLACK, Corey vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) 2 - VAN HOOSIER, Jordan vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) 2 - LEARY, Drew vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Passed balls: 1 - PARKER, Matt at San Diego (Feb 28, 2010) 1 - PARKER, Matt vs Cal State Fullerton (Mar 12, 2010) Pitching Innings pitched: REED, Addison vs San Diego (Feb 25, 2010) CRABB, Bryan vs Santa Clara (Mar 21, 2010) Runs allowed: 7 - LEARY, Drew vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Earned runs: 6 - WYNVEEN, Ryan vs Fresno State (Mar 13, 2010) Walks allowed: 3 - (5 times ) Strikeouts: 11 - REED, Addison vs San Diego (Feb 25, 2010) Hits allowed: 9 - LEARY, Drew vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Doubles allowed: 3 - LEARY, Drew vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Triples allowed: 2 - SANFORD, Shawn at UC Riverside (Mar 02, 2010) Homers allowed: 3 - RASMUSSEN, Craig vs Oklahoma (Feb 21, 2010) Wild pitches: 3 - WYNVEEN, Ryan vs Oklahoma (Feb 20, 2010) Hit batters: 2 - CRABB, Bryan vs Cal State Fullerton (Mar 12, 2010) 2 - LEARY, Drew vs San Francisco (Mar 14, 2010) 2 - BLACK, Corey vs Santa Clara (Mar 23, 2010)