USC Probable Starters NO. 18 USC BASEBALL LOOKS TO PLANT A "SEED" IN WASHINGTON TO CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON. May 16, 2000 Baseball SID: Jason Pommier

May 16, 2000 Baseball SID: Jason Pommier 2000 USC SCHEDULE Overall: 35-18 Home: 20-7 Road: 12-11 Neutral: 2-0 Pac-10: 13-8 Date Opponent Time/Result 1/29 at Pepperdine W 7-3 1/30 Pepperdine W 8-1 2/4 Long Beach State W 3-2 2/5 at Long Beach State L 3-13 2/6 Long Beach State W 9-2 2/8 at #16 Loyola Marymount W 9-8 (10) 2/11 at Texas Tech L 3-4 2/12 at Texas Tech W 9-4 2/13 at Texas Tech L 7-20 2/15 at #5 Cal State Fullerton W 7-6 2/22 San Diego W 7-3 2/25 #8 UCLA W 10-7 2/26 #8 UCLA W 4-3 3/1 Tohoku Fukushi U. (exh.) L 0-2 3/3 % #10 Georgia Tech W 9-2 3/4 % Mississippi State W 7-1 (5) 3/7 UC Santa Barbara W 6-5 3/10 #10 Houston L 2-3 3/11 #10 Houston L 7-14 3/12 #10 Houston L 4-8 3/14 at San Diego (DH) L-W 4-10, 5-3 3/17 at #2 Stanford L 3-4 3/18 at #2 Stanford W 11-7 3/19 at #2 Stanford L 4-11 3/21 Loyola Marymount W 7-3 3/24 * Washington State W 7-6 3/25 * Washington State W 12-7 3/26 * Washington State W 10-1 3/28 at San Diego State W 11-4 3/31 * at Arizona L 4-11 4/1 * at Arizona W 20-9 4/2 * at Arizona W 6-2 4/5 #5 Cal State Fullerton L 4-5 4/7 * at #24 UCLA W 5-1 4/8 * at #24 UCLA L 5-15 4/9 * at #24 UCLA L 5-8 4/11 San Diego State W 6-4 4/14 * at California W 6-5 4/15 * at California L 5-9 4/16 * at California L 3-4 4/18 ^#21 UCLA W 6-2 4/20 * #4 Stanford W 7-3 4/21 * #4 Stanford L 1-4 4/22 * #4 Stanford L 4-18 4/25 at UC Santa Barbara W 9-3 4/28 * #3 Arizona State L 1-3 4/29 * #3 Arizona State W 12-2 4/30 * #3 Arizona State W 4-3 5/2 Santa Clara W 6-2 5/10 %^ #19 at Cal State Fullerton W 8-3 5/12 * Oregon State W 12-1 5/13 * Oregon State W 16-7 5/14 * Oregon State W 16-3 5/19 * at Washington 6:30 p.m. 5/20 * at Washington 1 p.m. 5/21 * at Washington 1 p.m. NO. 18 USC BASEBALL LOOKS TO PLANT A "SEED" IN WASHINGTON TO CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON Upcoming Games Schedule Friday, May 19 at Washington - Husky Ballpark - 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at Washington - Husky Ballpark - 1 p.m. Sunday, May 21 at Washington - Husky Ballpark - 1 p.m. * - Pac-10 conference game All rankings based from Baseball America LOS ANGELES The USC baseball team winner of 12 NCAA championships, more than twice as many as any other school is 35-18 in the 2000 season. The Trojans have won seven straight games and eight of their last nine. USC swept Oregon State last weekend at home as they outscored the Beavers by a 44-11 margin (12-1, 16-7, 16-3) and went 4-0 for the week after a midweek 8-3 win at No. 19 Cal State Fullerton. With a series win at Washington this weekend, the Trojans can make a case for a No. 1 seed in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Baseball Tournament, which will be played May 26-28. This will be the first time that USC has traveled to Seattle since 1971. RANKINGS USC is No. 16 in the USA Today Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches' poll and No. 18 in the latest Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America polls. Washington is not ranked in any polls. TEAM OF THE 20TH CENTURY No other university can match the collegiate baseball tradition of USC, and it showed when Baseball America awarded the Trojans the title of Greatest Program of the 20th Century in its Feb. 1, 1999 issue. Troy has an unprecedented 12 NCAA championships (no other school has more than five), 36 conference titles and 19 College World Series appearances (second most in the nation). Legendary former coach Rod Dedeaux was named Coach of the Century by both Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America. Trojan players have been named All-American first teamers 41 times, and 80 players have gone on to play in the majors, including such stars as Tom Seaver, Fred Lynn, Ron Fairly, Randy Johnson, Mark McGwire, Jeff Cirillo and Bret Boone. USC Probable Starters C #9 Beau Craig....294, 16 HR, 56 RBI 1B #50 Bill Peavey or....241, 4 HR, 26 RBI #13 Alberto Concepcion....259, 4 HR, 12 RBI 2B #24 Anthony Lunetta....352, 7 HR, 38 RBI 3B #26 Justin Gemoll....386, 18 HR, 58 RBI SS #2 Seth Davidson....284, 3 HR, 23 RBI OF #6 Brian Barre....266, 5 HR, 14 RBI OF #10 Josh Self....230, 3 HR, 17 RBI OF #15 Rob Garibaldi....328, 7 HR, 39 RBI OF #44 Abel Montanez....250, 0 HR, 3 RBI DH #22 Josh Persell....344, 5 HR, 34 RBI P (5/19) #8 Rik Currier... 11-3 record, 3.42 ERA P (5/20) #21 Mark Prior... 7-6 record, 3.62 ERA P (5/21) #23 Anthony Reyes... 5-6 record, 4.42 ERA * Pac-10 game ^Makeup game from rainout % Kia Baseball Bash - Fullerton, Calif. rankings based on Baseball America at time of game www.usctrojans.com 2000 USC Baseball 1

Opponent Outlook Washington (Pac-10 series) Friday, May 19 - Husky Ballpark - 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20 - Husky Ballpark - 1 p.m. Sunday, May 21 - Husky Ballpark - 1 p.m. All games will be broadcast live on www.usctrojans.com SCOUTING THE HUSKIES Washington is 25-26 overall in the 2000 season and 7-14 in Pac-10 play. The Huskies are led by outfielder Todd Linden, who leads the team with a.399 batting average. Linden has 5 home runs and 45 RBI on the season with 15 stolen bases. The team is batting.282 and has 62 home runs and 80 stolen bases. Washington has a staff ERA of 7.02, but will be without the services of injured staff ace Jeff Carlsen this weekend. Matt Massingale will be the starter on Sunday for the Huskies; he leads the team with five complete games and is 6-6 on the season with a 6.15 ERA. Ken Knutson is in his eighth season as head coach for the Huskies. THE SERIES USC holds an 18-2 all-time series advantage against Washington in a series that dates back to 1959. The Trojans took two of three from the Huskies last year at Dedeaux Field, 13-6, 7-8 and 17-6. PROBABLE STARTERS USC Washington Friday Rik Currier (RHP) Matt Gardner (LHP) 11-3, 3.42 3-3, 6.28 Saturday Mark Prior (RHP) Taylor Grant (LHP) 7-6, 3.62 2-5, 7.91 Sunday Anthony Reyes (RHP) Matt Massengale (RHP) 5-6, 4.42 6-6, 6.15 2000 Superlatives 1-run games... 8-5 2-run games... 2-1 3-run games... 1-2 4-run games... 9-2 5+ run games... 14-8 USC scores first... 25-10 Opponent scores first... 10-8 Day games... 23-12 Night games... 12-6 Extra innings... 2-0 USC ahead after 5 innings... 30-3 USC behind after 5 innings... 2-14 Tied after 5 innings... 3-1 USC ahead after 8 innings... 31-3 USC behind after 8 innings... 0-14 Tied after 8 innings... 3-2 Against top 10 teams... 8-9 Against top 25 teams... 12-11 USC scores 10+ runs... 9-0 Opponent scores 10+ runs... 0-8 USC has 0-9 hits... 14-13 USC has 10+ hits... 21-3 USC has more hits... 27-2 Opponent has more hits... 4-15 Hits are equal... 4-1 USC hits 0 home runs... 5-9 USC hits 1 home run... 12-4 USC hits 2+ home runs... 18-5 USC makes 0 errors... 12-3 USC makes 1 error... 11-8 USC makes 2+ errors... 12-7 USC has more errors... 15-9 Opponent has more errors... 11-6 Errors are equal... 9-3 USC draws more walks... 18-5 Opponent draws more walks... 9-9 Walks are equal... 8-4 On Mondays... 0-0 On Tuesdays... 11-1 On Wednesdays... 1-1 On Thursdays... 0-0 On Fridays... 8-5 On Saturdays... 9-5 On Sundays... 6-6 In January... 2-0 In February... 8-3 In March... 10-7 In April... 10-9 In May... 5-0 Wearing white jerseys... 15-6 Wearing red jerseys... 9-4 Wearing grey jerseys... 9-7 Wearing black jerseys... 2-1 COACH S CORNER Mike Gillespie, in his 14th season as the Trojans head coach, has a 554-311-2 (.640) career record and has led USC to the 1998 national championship, three conference titles (1991-95-96), 11 trips to the NCAA Regionals in 13 years (reaching the regional finals nine times), and trips to the 1995 and 1998 College World Series (Troy finished as the nation s runner-up in 1995). He was named the 1998 National Coach of the Year, the Pac-10 Coach of the Year three times (1991-95-96) and the West Region Coach of the Year twice (1996-98). The starting leftfielder on USC s 1961 NCAA-winning team, he is one of just two men who have both coached and played on championship teams. USA BASEBALL USC coach Mike Gillespie will serve as Head Coach of the 2000 USA Baseball National Team of collegiate all-stars that will play on the US WEST Red, White and Blue Summer Tour. USC assistant coach John Savage will serve as the pitching coach for Team USA. On April 19, pitcher Mark Prior was invited to the team trials to be held June 16-21 in Tucson, Ariz. Prior was a member of the 1999 USA National Team. PAC-10 POWERHOUSE USC, certainly among the strongest teams annually in the Pac-10, has many highlights over the last few years to prove it: With its College World Series title in 1998, USC is the only Pacific-10 Conference team to have won a national championship in the last 11 years. With 224 victories over the last five seasons (1995-99), USC ranked first among Pac-10 teams. USC is the only Pac-10 school to have finished in the Top 10 national rankings in eight of the last 10 years. USC has made it to an NCAA Regional final seven straight years (best among Pac-10 teams) and has earned NCAA Tournament bids nine of the last 10 years (tied with Stanford for best in the Pac-10). USC has reached the College World Series championship game twice in the last five years (only one other Pac-10 team has made it once in the last 11 years). PRIOR NOTICE Sophomore pitcher Mark Prior (Bonita/USDHS/ Vanderbilt) is showing in the 2000 season why he earned All-America honors in his freshman season last year at Vanderbilt. Prior has a 6-6 record with a 3.62 ERA. In 107 innings of work, Prior has allowed 104 hits, struck out 120 batters and walked 35 as opponents have hit.252 against him. He recorded his first collegiate save on Feb. 15 at Cal State Fullerton after pitching 1 1/3 innings with one hit and two strikeouts in the Trojans' 7-6 win against the Titans. At the plate, Prior is 8-for-33 (.242) with a double, four home runs and seven RBI. His.636 slugging percentage is second on the team. He was named to the Baseball America 2000 preseason All-American second team. Prior was recently invited to the 2000 USA Baseball National Team Trials; he was a member of the USA National Team last year. DELUGE OR DROUGHT Run support has been a key for Mark Prior this season. In his seven wins, the Trojans have provided Prior with 70 runs (10.0 runs per game average) while they have only scored 21 runs (3.5 runs per game average) in his six losses. A CURRIER OF VICTORIES Junior Rik Currier (Dana Point/ Capistrano Valley HS) is recording his best season as a Trojan pitcher. He has been USC's No. 2 pitcher in the rotation for most of the season, but moved up to the No. 1 spot on April 7 at UCLA when Mark Prior could not pitch due to flu symptoms (he could remain the Friday pitcher for the remainder of the season). Currier responded by pitching his second complete game of the season in the Trojans' 5-1 win over the Bruins. Currier allowed one run on five hits and struck out a seasonhigh 12 batters while only walking two. For the season, Currier is 11-3 with a 3.42 ERA. In 94 and 2/3 innings of work, Currier has allowed 90 hits, walked 47 and struck out 113 batters. Opponents are hitting.244 against him. He has won six of his last seven starts. 2000 USC Baseball 2

USC Rankings In National Polls Baseball Collegiate USA Today BB Weekly/ Date America Baseball ESPN Preseason 11th 15th 11th Feb. 7 6th 17th N/A Feb. 14 9th 17th 15th Feb. 21 9th 16th 14th Feb. 28 7th 11th 11th March 6 5th 5th 7th March 13 12th 12th 15th March 20 20th 13th 19th March 27 16th 10th 16th April 3 14th 10th 15th April 10 19th 16th 18th April 17 N/R 22nd 20th April 24 N/R 23rd 21st May 1 N/R 20th 20th May 8 24th 20th 19th May 15 18th 18th 16th National Polls (As of May 15, 2000) Baseball America 1. South Carolina 2. Stanford 3. Arizona State 4. Baylor 5. Georgia Tech 6. Houston 7. Clemson 8. Florida State 9. LSU 10. Nebraska 11. Mississippi State 12. Texas 13. Miami 14. Auburn 15. Wake Forest 16. North Carolina 17. Loyola Marymount 18. USC 19. Cal State Fullerton 20. Florida 21. Rutgers 22. Alabama 23. Notre Dame 24. Tulane 25. Nevada Collegiate Baseball 1. South Carolina 2. Stanford 3. Georgia Tech 4. Arizona State 5. Baylor 6. Clemson 7. Nebraska 8. Florida State 9. Houston 10. LSU 11. Mississippi State 12. Miami 13. Texas 14. Wake Forest 15. North Carolina 16. Cal State Fullerton 17. Auburn 18. USC 19. Alabama 20. Loyola Marymount 21. Florida 22. UCLA 23. Central Florida 24. Nevada 25. Rice Media Information USA Today Baseball Weekly / ESPN 1. South Carolina 2. Stanford 3. Arizona State 4. Florida State 5. Baylor 6. Georgia Tech 7. Clemson 8. Houston 9. LSU 10. Mississippi State 11. Texas 12. Auburn 13. North Carolina 14. Miami 15. Nebraska 16. USC 17. Cal State Fullerton 18. Alabama 19. Wake Forest 20. Notre Dame 21. Fresno State 22. Oklahoma 23. Florida 24. Loyola Marymount 25. Stetson CREDENTIALS: All inquiries should be directed to Jason Pommier, USC Baseball Sports Information Director, Heritage Hall 103, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601, (213) 740-8480, Email: pommier@usc.edu PHONES: One phone line at Dedeaux Field is reserved for visiting radio. If more lines are needed, contact Pacific Bell (800-400-6990) for phone installation at the field (located on the USC campus near the corner of Jefferson and Vermont). The address is 1021 W. 36th Street. FACSIMILE: A fax machine is available following games at the Sports Information Office in Heritage Hall. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS: Post-game interviews with USC coaches and players will be conducted in the Trojan dugout after a 10-minute "cooling off" period. Please notify Jason Pommier of your interview requests before the end of the game. "K"LIMBING UP THE CHARTS Rik Currier, with 113 strikeouts this season, is in fifth place on USC's all-time career list with 301 strikeouts. He needs 11 strikeouts to tie Randy Powers (1987-90) for fourth place. This season, he started in 21st place and has passed such pitchers as Randy Johnson (1983-85 with 206) and Bill Lee (1966-68 with 211). Career Strikeouts 1. Seth Etherton*, 1995-98... 420 2. Brent Strom, 1968-70... 363 3. Randy Flores, 1994-97... 316 4. Randy Powers, 1987-90... 312 5. Rik Currier, 1998-00... 301 *NCAA and Pac-10 record DR. NO-NO Rik Currier found out on the morning of March 5 that he had pitched the sixth no-hitter in school history after USC's March 4 game against Mississippi State, which was suspended after the fifth inning due to rain, was declared official. Currier allowed one earned run with six strikeouts and five walks: USC No-Hitters Joe Gonzales (9) vs. Stanford, 3/26/37... USC 8-0 Jerry Merz (9) vs. BYU, 3/23/61... USC 3-0 Ron Cook (8) vs. Pacific, 4/5/66... USC 12-0 Russ McQueen (7) vs. California, 3/30/74... USC 7-0 Brad Brink (7) and Brian Brooks (2) vs. Cal State Los Angeles, 2/18/86. USC 2-1 Rik Currier (5) vs. Mississippi State, 3/4/00... USC 7-1 JUST IN TIME Third baseman Justin Gemoll from San Jose (Bellarmine Prep/UC Santa Barbara) has been on an offensive tear lately for the Trojans. He leads the team with a.386 batting average (76-for-197) and leads the team with 18 home runs and 58 RBI. Gemoll hit two home runs on May 12 at home against Oregon State and added another the following day against OSU. He hit a three-run homer to left to start a four-run first inning in a 4-3 win over No. 3 Arizona State at home on April 30. He hit a home run in seven out of eight games from April 1-14. He slammed a two-run homer on April 11 in the bottom of the ninth in the Trojans' 6-4 win over San Diego State. On April 1 at Arizona, Gemoll went 3-for-6 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI and on March 25 vs. Washington State, he recorded a 2-for-4 performance with a triple, a home run and five RBI. He has recorded three hits in a game six times this season and has three four-hit games. He leads the team with 22 multi-hit games. He has 16 multi-rbi games this season and leads the team in on-base percentage (.470) and slugging percentage (.777). AWESOME IN APRIL Justin Gemoll "showered" opposing pitchers during the month of April with home runs. In the month of April, Gemoll went 27-for-67 (.403) with five doubles, nine home runs and 20 RBI. LUNAR ECLIPSE Freshman second baseman Anthony Lunetta (Riverside/Arlington HS) has made an impact at the plate. He is second on the team with a.352 batting average (68-for-193). He leads the team and the Pac-10 Conference with 21 doubles (the school record is 29 by Brett Jenkins in the 1991 season). Lunetta hit two home runs in a 2-for-4 day with five RBI on April 1 at Arizona. On March 18 at Stanford, Lunetta hit three doubles in a 3-for-6 performance with four RBI in the Trojans' 11-7 win. He also belted two home runs in the Trojans 6-5 win over UC Santa Barbara on March 7 and went 4-for-5 in game two of a doubleheader on March 14 at the University of San Diego. He went 5-for-5 in his collegiate debut on Jan. 29 at Pepperdine. 2000 USC Baseball 3

The Mike Gillespie File Mike Gillespie, one of the nation s top baseball coaches, is in very select company. By leading USC to the 1998 College World Series championship, he became one of only two people to both play for and coach an NCAA championship baseball team. The head coach at Troy was also the leftfielder on USC s NCAA titlewinning team in 1961. When Gillespie took over at USC in 1987, he inherited a Trojan baseball program that had made just one postseason appearance in eight years. Since then, he has led USC to playoff spots in 11 of his 13 seasons, including the Trojans record-setting 12th national title in 1998. Gillespie is now in his 14th season as the head coach for USC. This summer, Gillespie will serve as the head coach of the 2000 USA Baseball National Team, made up of collegiate players. Previously, he was an assistant coach on the 1997 USA team. His teams have also won three Pacific-10 Southern Division titles (in 1991 Troy s first league crown since 1978 and back-to-back crowns in 1995 and 1996). The 1995 team made USC s first trip to the College World Series in 17 years (where the Trojans finished as the nation s runner-up). The 1998 College World Series appearance was Troy s second in four years. Gillespie was named the 1998 National Coach of the Year (by both Collegiate Baseball and the American Baseball Coaches Association), the Pac-10 Coach of the Year three times (1991-95-96) and the West Region Coach of the Year twice (1996 and 1998) by the American Baseball Coaches Association. In 1998, the Trojans won their first national championship in 20 years. After losing their opener at the College World Series, they won five games in six days, including the title game against Arizona State, 21-14. Overall, the Trojans went 49-17 and placed second in the Pac-10 with a mark of 21-9. The 59-year-old Gillespie came to USC from College of the Canyons (a community college located in Valencia, Calif., north of the San Fernando Valley) where he started from scratch and developed the baseball program into a dynasty of Dedeaux-like proportions. For example: A physical education major, Gillespie earned both bachelor s (1962) and master s (1963) degrees from USC before becoming the freshman baseball coach at Palos Verdes (Calif.) High for one season (1964). He then took over as varsity baseball coach at Rolling Hills (Calif.) High, where his teams won three league championships in his six years there (1965-70). Mike was also an assistant varsity football coach at Rolling Hills until moving on to College of the Canyons. GILLESPIE'S COACHING BENCHMARKS 1998 National Champions 3 Pacific-10 Titles 11 NCAA Regional Appearances 1995 College World Series finalist 1998 National Coach of the Year 3-Time Pacific-10 Coach of the Year 2-Time West Region Coach of the Year 38 All-American Selections 13 Freshman All-American Selections 24 All-Region Selections 6 Pacific-10 Players/Pitchers of the Year 53 All-Pacific-10 First Team Selections 9 All-College World Series Picks 2 All-Academic Honorees 13 Major Leaguers 66 Players Drafted Professionally GILLESPIE'S VICTORY MILESTONES No. 100 vs. Stanford (10-4) April 16, 1989 No. 200 vs. Portland (3-0) Feb. 21, 1992 No. 300 vs. Washington St. (8-0) Feb. 2, 1995 No. 400 vs. UCSB (11-8) Feb. 11, 1997 No. 500 vs. SDSU (13-0) March 30, 1999 GILLESPIE S RECORD AT USC OVERALL PAC-10 YEAR W L T PCT. W L PCT. FINISH 1987 32 28 0.533 12 18.400 T-5th 1988 36 26 0.581 13 17.433 4th 1989 41 25 0.621 16 14.533 3rd 1990 40 22 0.645 18 12.600 3rd 1991 46 17 1.727 23 7.767 1st 1992 28 26 0.519 13 17.433 6th 1993 35 29 0.547 15 15.500 4th 1994 41 20 0.672 19 11.633 3rd 1995 49 21 0.700 21 9.700 1st 1996 44 16 1.730 24 6.800 1st 1997 42 20 0.677 17 13.567 3rd 1998 49 17 0.742 21 9.700 2nd 1999 36 26 0.581 17 7.708 2nd 2000 35 18 0.660 13 8.619 4th TOTALS 554 311 2.640 242 163.598 JUST LIKE HIS BROTHER Left-hander Ronald Flores from Pico Rivera (El Rancho HS) has improved steadily in 2000 and may be a factor for the Trojans during the post-season. At the start of the season, Flores worked out of the bullpen, but has recently become the Trojans' midweek starter. He has won his last four starts and has allowed two earned runs or less in his last six starts. He has allowed only two earned runs in his last 24 and 1/3 innings of work, including four perfect innings at Cal State Fullerton on May 10 and three scoreless innings of relief in a 4-3 win against No. 3 Arizona State on April 30. For the season, Flores is 5-1 with a 3.45 ERA and two saves. His brother, Randy, pitched for USC from 1994-97 and still holds the school records for most career wins (42) and the Pac-10 record with 484 and 1/3 innings pitched. DEALING WITH DAVIDSON Junior Seth Davidson from San Diego (University HS) has been hot at the plate as of late after a slow start that saw him hover around the.200 mark. Davidson currently has a 13-game hitting streak, where he is batting.442 with eight stolen bases. He has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games. For the season, he is batting.284 (60-for-211) with 3 HR and 23 RBI. He leads the team with 22 stolen bases and has struck out only 16 times this season. TO CATCH A THIEF Seth Davidson has been climbing in the school's career and season lists for most stolen bases. Davidson is fifth with 48 career steals and needs just two to tie John Wells (1976-79) for fourth place. The school record is 57, held by Mark Smith (1989-91). He has 22 stolen bases this season, tied for fourth for most in a season. The school record is 26, held by Aaron Boone (1994). BEAU KNOWS Sophomore catcher Beau Craig (Santee/Grossmont HS), a 1998 third-round selection by the San Diego Padres, has produced at the plate for the Trojans. He has a.294 batting average (59-for-201) and is second on the team in home runs (16) and RBI (56). On March 21 vs. Loyola Marymount, Craig had a notable day at the plate. The Trojans completed at Dedeaux Field a Feb. 8 game that was suspended at LMU in the eighth inning, due to darkness. On Feb. 8, he hit a two-run home run and in the March 21 completion of the game, he hit a game-winning home run in the top of the 10th for the 9-8 win thereby hitting a home run in two different stadiums in one game. He followed that with two solo home runs in the regularly scheduled March 21 game in the Trojans' 7-3 win. YOU DROPPED A BEAU ON ME Catcher Beau Craig hit five home runs over a period of six games from March 19 through March 28, not including a home run he hit on March 21 in the completion of a game from Feb. 8 at Loyola Marymount that was suspended due to darkness. On Tuesday (March 28), Craig was named Pac-10 Player of the Week for going 10-for-16 (.625) in four games with a double, triple, three home runs and 11 RBI. It is the first Player of the Week honor in Craig's career and the 45th time that a USC player has been recognized. THE GREAT GARIBALDI Sophomore Rob Garibaldi from Petaluma (Casa Grande HS/Santa Rosa College) has been steady for the Trojans in right field and has improved at the plate. Garibaldi is fourth on the team with a.328 batting average (62-for-189) and is second on the team with 16 doubles. THE "KIA" TO VICTORY In March, the Trojans played in the Kia Baseball Bash in Fullerton. The first two games were played before rained washed out the remainder of the tournament. USC made up its game with Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday (May 10) and defeated the host Titans, 8-3, to record a 3-0 mark and wrap up the tournament title two months after the first games of the tournament. The Trojans defeated Georgia Tech, 9-2, on March 3 and Mississippi State, 7-1, on March 4. Rik Currier was named Most Outstanding Pitcher after throwing a five-inning no-hitter (see: Dr. No-No) against Mississippi State. Anthony Lunetta was named Most Outstanding Player after going 5-for-8 (.625) with three RBI. 2000 USC Baseball 4

2000 Pac-10 Standings (as of May 15, 2000) Pac-10 Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. UCLA 16 5.750 -- 34 22.607 Arizona State 15 6.714 1.0 40 12.769 Stanford 15 6.714 1.0 40 12.769 USC 13 8.619 3.0 35 18.660 California 11 13.458 6.5 25 28.472 Oregon State 8 13.381 8.0 27 25.519 Arizona 7 14.333 8.5 25 28.472 Washington 7 14.333 8.5 25 26.490 Washington State 4 17.190 12.0 17 35.327 This Week's Schedule Wednesday, May 17 Gonzaga at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 19 *USC at Washington, 6:30 p.m. *UCLA at Stanford, 6 p.m. *Oregon State at Washington State, 6:30 p.m. *Arizona State at Arizona, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 20 *USC at Washington, 1 p.m. *Oregon State at Washington State, 1 p.m. *UCLA at Stanford, 1 p.m. *Arizona State at Arizona, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 21 *USC at Washington, 1 p.m. *Oregon State at Washington State, 1 p.m. *UCLA at Stanford, 1 p.m. *Arizona State at Arizona, 1 p.m. *Pac-10 Conference game A WEEK TO REMEMBER Mark Prior had an impact in three games during the week of Feb. 21. On Tuesday (Feb. 22), Prior pitched two innings and recorded the win as the designated starter in USC's 7-3 win against the University of San Diego. He did not allow a hit, striking out four and walking one. On Friday (Feb. 25), he pitched seven and 2/3 innings to pick up his second straight win as the Trojans defeated the UCLA Bruins, 10-7. Prior retired 19 straight batters and, at one point, struck out five straight batters en route to a 13-strikeout performance. He scattered four hits and walked two Bruins. The following day, in a pinch-hit role, Prior singled to center and scored third baseman Justin Gemoll in the bottom of the ninth for the Trojans' 4-3 victory. WHO'S HOT RHP Rik Currier: has won six of last seven starts SS Seth Davidson: 13-game hitting streak, 23-for-52 (.442), four doubles, one triple, one home run, eight RBI, eight stolen bases 3B Justin Gemoll: seven-game hitting streak, 14-for-32 (.438), two doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI LHP Ronald Flores: has won four last four starts, has allowed only two earned runs in last 24 and 1/3 innings PLAYING THE BEST The Trojans have played a competitive schedule in 2000. Seventeen of the 53 games this season have been against Top 10 teams (8-9 record) while 23 games have been against Top 25 opponents (12-11). TROJANS ON THE INTERNET All games for the remainder of the 2000 season will be broadcast on the Internet. The broadcast via Fansonly.com can be accessed through USC's website at www.usctrojans.com. DEDEAUX FIELD This season marks the 26th year of play at Dedeaux Field, where USC has an all-time record of 570-255-1 (.691). When USC hosted San Diego State on March 30, 1999, it was 25 years to the day from when the first game was played at Dedeaux Field. It was a special opening day in 1974, as in the first game of a doubleheader, Russ McQueen threw a no-hitter against California. PRESEASON ACCOLADES Junior SS Seth Davidson appears on two preseason All-American teams, as a second-team selection in Collegiate Baseball and a third-team pick in Baseball America. Sophomore RHP Mark Prior, a transfer from Vanderbilt, made the Baseball America second team. In Baseball America s Pac-10 preview, UT Alberto Concepcion was named the conference s Freshman of the Year; Prior and Concepcion were listed as the first and second top newcomers, respectively; and freshman Anthony Lunetta was named the conference s top defensive second baseman. THE RETURNERS The Trojans return only three position starters and one starting pitcher from the 1999 team, but it s a group that makes up a nice nucleus. Junior SS Seth Davidson, a two-time All-Pac-10 pick, starts for the third straight year. Sophomore C Beau Craig was a Freshman All-American last season. Senior 3B Justin Gemoll provides a steady bat and glove. Junior RHP Rik Currier is one of the top strikeout artists in USC history. Other returners who are poised to make a larger impact in 2000 are OF Brian Barre, RHP Tanner Eriksen, LHP Ronald Flores, RHP Pete Montrenes, UT Josh Persell, RHP Tim Petke and UT Josh Self. 2000 USC Baseball 5

USC'S Post-Season History Overall Record: 189-68 National Championships: 12 (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998) Playoff Appearances: 36 18 league playoff appearances: 34-8 32 district/regional appearances: 83-38 Last 10 Years 1990 NCAA South I Regional (at Baton Rouge, LA): USC 23, Southern Mississippi 5 USC 26, Houston 11 USC 5, LSU 4 LSU 5, USC 4 LSU 7, USC 6 1991 NCAA West I Regional (at USC): USC 7, Middle Tenn. St. 5 USC 17, Pepperdine 7 Creighton 8, USC 7 (10 inn.) Hawaii 7, USC 3 1993 NCAA Central II Regional (at Austin, TX): USC 7, Kentucky 1 USC 5, Cal State Fullerton 2 Texas 11, USC 3 USC 5, Cal State Fullerton 2 Texas 3, USC 2 1994 NCAA South Regional (at Baton Rouge, LA): USC 19, NC Greensboro 3 USC 5, Tulane 0 LSU 6, USC 2 USC 25, NC Greensboro 9 LSU 12, USC 10 1995 Pacific-10 Playoff (at USC): USC 9, Washington State 6 USC 4, Washington State 0 NCAA West Regional (at Fresno, CA): USC 10, Middle Tennessee State 4 USC 22, Fresno State 17 USC 6, Long Beach State 5 Long Beach State 4, USC 3 USC 9, Long Beach State 2 College World Series (at Omaha, NE): Miami 15, USC 10 USC 9, Oklahoma 4 USC 16, Florida State 11 USC 7, Miami 5 USC 7, Miami 3 Cal State Fullerton 11, USC 5 1996 Pacific-10 Playoff (at USC): Washington 6, USC 2 USC 7, Washington 3 USC 5, Washington 0 NCAA Central II Regional (at Lubbock, TX): USC 20, Akron 10 USC 15, Arkansas 5 Oklahoma State 9, USC 3 USC 13, Texas Tech 10 (11 inn.) Oklahoma State 10, USC 2 1997 NCAA South II Regional (at Tuscaloosa, AL): Virginia Tech 3, USC 2 USC 5, Troy State 2 USC 6, Virginia Tech 2 USC 13, North Carolina State 4 Alabama 9, USC 8 1998 NCAA CHAMPIONS NCAA East Regional (at Clemson, SC): USC 10, Fordham 6 Va. Commonwealth 14, USC 4 USC 8, Clemson 5 USC 3, South Alabama 2 USC 4, South Alabama 3 College World Series (at Omaha, NE): LSU 12, USC 10 USC 12, Florida 10 (11 inn.) USC 7, Mississippi State 1 USC 5, LSU 4 USC 7, LSU 3 USC 21, Arizona State 14 1999 NCAA Regional (at USC): USC 10, Va. Commonwealth 0 USC 5, Pepperdine 3 Pepperdine 4, USC 3 USC 12, Pepperdine 7 NCAA Super Regional (at Palo Alto, CA): Stanford 1, USC 0 Stanford 5, USC 3 THE NEWCOMERS It ll be difficult to distinguish the players apart without a program in 2000, as 20 of the 38 players are new to the roster. But it s a talented group, as Collegiate Baseball ranked the newcomers as the No. 1 recruiting class in the country (Baseball America ranked them second). The Trojans added Vanderbilt transfer RHP Mark Prior who was named Freshman All-American last season. OF Rob Garibaldi was the Northern California JC Player of the Year last season at Santa Rosa. Among the key freshmen are RHP Chad Clark, UT Alberto Concepcion, 2B Anthony Lunetta and RHP Anthony Reyes. COACHING SUPERLATIVES Legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux was named College Coach of the Century for baseball in the February issue of Coach & Athletic Director Magazine. Dedeaux led the Trojan baseball team to an unprecedented 11 College World Series titles (including five in a row in the 1970s) and amassed a 1,332-571-11 record during his 45-year (1942-86) tenure at Troy. PAC-10 PRESEASON POLL In a preseason poll of the Pac-10 coaches, USC was picked to finish third. In order, the poll went as follows: Stanford (six first-place votes), UCLA (two first-place votes), USC, Arizona (one first-place vote), California, Arizona State, Washington, Washington State and Oregon State. 1999 RECAP Despite a rough start, USC rebounded nicely to post a successful 1999 season. The Trojans went 36-26 overall, 17-7 for second place in the Pac-10, won their own NCAA Los Angeles Regional and advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals before losing at Stanford. LHP Barry Zito was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year and was a unanimous All-American first teamer. C Eric Munson and OF/LHP Jason Lane were also named to at least one All-American first team. Early-season injuries and close losses saw the Trojans get off to a 4-11 start, but they went 29-12 the rest of the regular season. 2000 USC Baseball 6

SEASON HIGHS Team Highs Batting Runs... 20, at Arizona (4/1) Hits... 17, at Loyola Marymount (2/8), at Texas Tech (2/12),... vs. Washington State (3/25) Doubles... 6, vs. Mississippi State (3/4), at Arizona (4/1) Triples... 2, (4 times...most recent: 3/26 vs. Washington State) Home Runs... 4, at UCLA (4/8), at California (4/14),... vs. Oregon State (5/13) Stolen Bases... 4, vs. Oregon State (5/14) Strikeouts... 14, at UCLA (4/8) Walks... 10, at Univ. of San Diego (3/14), at Stanford (3/18) Hit by Pitch... 4, at Stanford (3/18) Runners Left On Base... 14, vs. Long Beach State (3/4) Individual Highs Batting Hits... 5, Anthony Lunetta vs. Pepperdine (1/29) and... Brian Barre vs. UCLA, (2/25) Home Runs... 2, [seven times...most recent: Justin Gemoll... vs. Oregon State, 5/12] RBI... 5, Justin Gemoll vs. Washington State (3/25), Beau Craig vs. Washington State (3/26), Seth Davidson at Arizona (4/1),... Anthony Lunetta at Arizona (4/1),... Josh Persell vs. Oregon State (5/14) Runs... 3, [18 times...most recent, Seth Davidson and Beau Craig vs.... Oregon State, 5/14] Stolen Bases... 2, [six times...most recent,... Josh Self vs. Oregon State, 5/14] Walks... 4, Brian Barre vs. Univ. of San Diego (3/14)... and Anthony Lunetta vs. Arizona State (4/29) Strikeouts... 5, Brian Barre vs. Stanford (4/20) Team Highs Pitching Hits... 23, vs. Stanford (4/22) Walks...10, at Cal State Fullerton (2/15) Strikeouts... 15, vs. Oregon State (5/12) Doubles... 6, at Texas Tech (2/13) Triples... 1, (seven times...most recent: vs. Oregon State, 5/14) Home Runs... 5, vs. Stanford (4/22) Recent Games Capsule May 14 USC 16, Oregon State 3 The Trojans completed the series sweep, outscoring the Beavers by a 44-11 margin in three games. Josh Persell went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBI while Seth Davidson extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a 3-for-5 day at the plate. Anthony Reyes picked up the win by allowing only one run on six hits in six innings. May 13 USC 16, Oregon State 7 Four different Trojans homered to tie a season high in the win. Mark Prior struck out 10 batters in 5 and 2/3 innings while only walking two batters. Justin Gemoll went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. Rob Garibaldi had a four-rbi performance. May 12 USC 12, Oregon State 1 Justin Gemoll hit two home runs in a 3-for-5 performance with four RBI while Rik Currier tied a season high by striking out 12 batters in 6 and 1/3 innings of work. Currier allowed one run on eight hits and walked only one batter. Beau Craig went 3-for-4 as the Trojans break a 1-1 tie with four runs in the fourth inning and three runs in the fifth. May 10 USC 8, Cal State Fullerton 3 The Trojans did all of their scoring with an eight-run second inning. Ronald Flores pitched four perfect innings to start the game as Trojan pitchers allowed only three hits. With the win, USC went 3-0 in the Kia Baseball Bash with Ric Currier and Anthony Lunetta taking Most Outstanding Pitcher and Most Outstanding Player honors, respectively. May 2 USC 6, Santa Clara 2 Seth Davidson and Bill Peavey both homered in the non-conference win over the Broncos. Ronald Flores won his third game in as many starts with two runs allowed in 6 and 1/3 innings of work. Flores allowed five hits and struck out five batters. Individual Highs Pitching Strikeouts... 13, Mark Prior vs. UCLA (2/25) HOME RUN BREAKDOWN MULTIHIT GAMES MULTIRBI GAMES 2000 USC Baseball 7

PLAYER CAPSULES #6, Brian Barre, CF, L-L.266, 5 HR, 14 RBI Streak: 0 (.000, 0-0) Started in 46 games this season...hit his fifth home run of the season in a 12-2 win over No. 3 Arizona State on 4/29...led off the bottom of the ninth with a game-tying solo home run in a 6-4 win on 4/11 vs. San Diego State...had four walks in the first game of a doubleheader on 3/14 at University of San Diego, one away from the school record...had eight-game hitting streak snapped on March 3...went 5-for-5 with a double and an RBI on 2/25 vs. UCLA...set a career-high with two home runs on 2/15 at Cal State Fullerton, went 2-for-4 with two RBI...went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base on 2/13 at Texas Tech...has 11 multiple-hit games this season. #13, Alberto Concepcion, UT, R-R.259, 4 HR, 12 RBI Streak: 4 (.500, 5-10) Started in 27 games this season...has seen action this season at catcher, first base and in the outfield...homered to center on 4/8 at UCLA...hit his third home run of the season on 4/5 vs. Cal State Fullerton...hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth, giving the Trojans a 7-6 win against Washington State on 3/24...slugged his first collegiate home run (solo shot) to center field in game two of a doubleheader on 3/14 at the University of San Diego...went 2-for-4 in his collegiate debut on 1/29 at Pepperdine...went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI on 2/4 vs. Long Beach State. #9, Beau Craig, C, S-R.294, 16 HR, 56 RBI Streak: 3 (.500, 6-12) vs. Washington: 3 GP, 7-10 (.700), 1 HR, 4 RBI Started in every game this season...second on the team in home runs and RBI...has 17 multi-rbi games this season...went 2-for-5 with a double, home run and three RBI on 5/ 13 vs. Oregon State...hit his 15th home run of the season on 4/22 vs. Stanford...had five home runs in six games from 3/19 through 3/28...hit two solo home runs on 3/21 vs. Loyola Marymount...hit the game-winning homer in a 9-8 victory in 10 innings on 3/21 vs. Loyola Marymount; the game was the completion of the Feb. 8 game at Loyola Marymount where he also hit a home run (a home run in two different stadiums in one game)...went 2-for- 3 with a double, home run and four RBI on 3/11 vs. Houston...hit his sixth home run of the season in a 2-for-4 performance with three RBI on 2/25 vs. UCLA...celebrated his 21st birthday by going 3-for-6 with a double, home run and two RBI on 2/12 at Texas Tech...in the next game on 2/13 at Texas Tech, he went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI...opened the season by going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI on 1/29 at Pepperdine. #2, Seth Davidson, SS, S-R.284, 3 HR, 23 RBI Streak: 13 (.442, 23-52) vs. Washington: 3 GP, 6-11 (.545), 0 HR, 5 RBI Started in every game this season...leads the team in stolen bases (22)...has eight errors in 212 chances this season (.962)...has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games...had a 3-for- 5 day with a triple and RBI on 5/14 vs. Oregon State...went 6-for-12 (.500) with a home run, four RBI and three stolen bases in the Arizona State series 4/28-4/30...registered his second three-hit game of the season on 4/20 vs. Stanford...went 2-for-5 with five RBI on 4/1 at Arizona...had one stolen base in each game of the Arizona series 3/31 through 4/ 2...had two stolen bases on 3/26 vs. Washington State...went 2-for-5 with two RBI on 3/ 18 at Stanford...hit his first home run of the season on 3/12 vs. Houston...went 3-for-4 on 3/11 vs. Houston...has 18 multiple-hit games this season...named to the 2000 Collegiate Baseball preseason All-American second team and Baseball America preseason All- American third team. #15, Rob Garibaldi, RF, L-L.328, 7 HR, 39 RBI Streak: 4 (.467, 7-15) Started in 51 games this season...fourth on the team in batting average...has 21 multi-hit games this season...went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI on 5/13 vs. Oregon State...hit a three-run home run in a 12-2 win vs. Arizona State on 4/29...hit a three-run homer to seal a win on 4/18 vs. UCLA...his two-run double in the ninth was the gamewinner in a 6-2 win at Arizona on 4/2...had a nine-game hitting streak snapped on 3/31 at Arizona...went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI on 3/28 at San Diego State...had his third three-hit game of the season on 3/21 vs. Loyola Marymount...had two doubles on 3/19 at Stanford...went 2-for-4 with a double on 3/14 at the University of San Diego...hit his first home run of the season on 2/22 vs. the University of San Diego, going 3-for-4 with three RBI...went 2-for-4 with two doubles on 2/11 at Texas Tech.. #26, Justin Gemoll, 3B, R-R.386, 18 HR, 58 RBI Streak: 7 (.438, 14-32) vs. Washington: 3 GP, 5-11 (.455), 0 HR, 2 RBI Started in every game this season...leads the team in batting average, home runs and RBI...leads the team in on-base percentage (.470) and slugging percentage (.777)...has 22 multi-hit games and 16 multi-rbi games this season...has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games and in 24 of last 27...in back-to-back games against Oregon State (5/12-5/13), he went 7-for-10 (.700) with three home runs and seven RBI...hit a home run in seven out of eight games from 4/1 to 4/14...hit the game-winning homer with a two-run shot on 4/11 vs. San Diego State...first player to hit a home run in four straight games (4/1-4/7) since Dominic Correa (4/23-27/99)...went 3-for-3 with a double, home run and two RBI on 4/9 at UCLA...had an eight-game hitting streak snapped on 4/8 at UCLA...had two doubles and a home run in a 3-for-6 performance with four RBI on 4/1 at Arizona...went 4-for-4 with two doubles on 3/28 at San Diego State...registered five RBIs in a 2-for-4 performance with a triple and a home run on 3/25 vs. Washington State...had an eight-game hitting streak snapped on 3/17 at Stanford...hit a two-run homer, his fifth of the season, in the first game of a doubleheader on 3/14 at the University of San Diego...went 3-for-4 on 3/7 vs. UC Santa Barbara...went 4-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI on 2/15 at Cal State Fullerton...had a 2-for-4 performance with two RBI on 2/6 vs. Long Beach State. #24, Anthony Lunetta, 2B, R-R.352, 7 HR, 38 RBI Streak: 3 (.400, 4-10) Started in every game this season...second on the team in batting average...has 20 multiple-hit games this season...leads the team and the Pac-10 Conference with 21 doubles...went 4-for-5 with a double on 4/9 at UCLA...hit two home runs in a 2-for-4 day with five RBI on 4/1 at Arizona...went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI on 3/28 at San Diego State...hit three doubles with four RBI on 3/18 at Stanford...had three singles and a double in a 4-for-5 game on 3/14 at the University of San Diego...had two doubles on 3/11 vs. Houston...had a 2-for-4 game on 3/7 vs. UC Santa Barbara with two home runs and three RBI...hit two doubles in a 3-for-3 performance in a rain-shortened game on 3/ 4 vs. Mississippi State...went 3-for-5 with two RBI on 2/12 at Texas Tech...had a 3-for-5 performance with a home run and two RBI on 2/6 vs. Long Beach State...went 5-for-5 in his collegiate debut on 1/29 at Pepperdine, with a home run and two RBI. #50, Bill Peavey, 1B, L-L.241, 4 HR, 26 RBI Streak: 4 (.545, 6-11) Started in 28 games this season...went 5-for-10 in the Oregon State series with two doubles and six RBI...hit a solo home run against Santa Clara, the team that his younger brother, Pat, plays with, on 5/2...hit third home run of the season on 3/25 vs. Washington State...went 2-for-4 with two doubles on 3/7 vs. UC Santa Barbara...knocked in three runs on two doubles on 3/4 vs. Mississippi State...hit his second home run of the season in a 2-for-4 game on 3/3 vs. Georgia Tech...went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI on 1/ 30 vs. Pepperdine. #22, Josh Persell, DH, R-R.344, 5 HR, 34 RBI Streak: 5 (.474, 9-19) vs. Washington: 1 GP, 0-0 (.000), 0 HR, 0 RBI Started in 46 games this season...third on the team in batting average...went 7-for-11 (.636) in the Oregon State series with a double, two home runs and nine RBI...went 3-for- 5 with a home run and five RBI on 5/14 vs. Oregon State...registered a 2-for-5 game with a double and two RBI on 4/25 at UC Santa Barbara...went 3-for-4 with a home run (on a 3-0 pitch) with 3 RBI on 4/2 at Arizona...went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI on 3/ 24 vs. Washington State...hit one double in both games of a doubleheader on 3/14 at the University of San Diego...recorded a 2-for-3 game on 3/11 vs. Houston...went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI on 3/4 vs. Georgia Tech...hit his first collegiate home run on 2/25 vs. UCLA, going 1-for-2 with four RBI...went 2-for-2 with two walks on 2/4 vs. Long Beach State. #10, Josh Self, UT, R-R.230, 3 HR, 17 RBI Streak: 0 (.000, 0-0) vs. Washington: 2 GP, 0-0 (.000), 0 HR, 0 RBI Started in 30 games this season...went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI on 4/9 at UCLA...had an 11-game hitting streak snapped on 4/2 at Arizona...has four doubles and eight RBI during his current nine-game hitting streak...had two doubles in a 2-for-5 day on 3/26 vs. Washington State...has went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and four RBI on 3/ 21 vs. Loyola Marymount...broke a 3-3 tie with a solo home run and an RBI single for a 5-3 win on 3/14 at the University of San Diego (second game of a doubleheader)...hit his second home run of the season on 3/11 vs. Houston...hit a solo home run on 2/13 at Texas Tech...went 2-for-2 with two walks on 2/4 vs. Long Beach State. 2000 USC Baseball 8

PITCHER CAPSULES #8, Rik Currier, RHP 11-3 record, 3.42 ERA, 94.2 IP, 90H, 47 BB, 113 SO vs. Washington: 1 GP, 1-0 record, 6.75 ERA, 5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO Appearances IP H ER BB SO W/L *vs. Pepperdine (1/30) 5.0 4 1 2 8 W *at Long Beach St. (2/5) 4.0 7 3 1 3 L at Loyola Marymount (2/8) 1.1 2 1 0 2 -- *at Texas Tech (2/12) 7.2 6 2 2 7 W at Cal State Fullerton (2/15) 1.1 1 0 1 0 W vs. Univ. of San Diego (2/22) 3.0 1 1 2 5 -- *vs. UCLA (2/26) 8.0 6 3 5 7 W *vs. Mississippi State (3/4) 5.0 0 1 5 6 W *vs. Houston (3/11) 2.1 7 5 4 3 L at Univ. of San Diego (3/14) 3.0 3 1 0 2 W *at Stanford (3/18) 4.1 6 2 2 6 ND *vs. Washington State (3/25) 7.2 7 3 3 9 W *at Arizona (4/1) 6.0 9 6 3 3 W *at UCLA (4/7) 9.0 5 1 2 12 W *at California (4/14) 7.0 9 2 4 9 W *vs. Stanford (4/20) 6.2 5 2 6 8 W *vs. Arizona State (4/28) 7.0 4 1 4 11 L *vs. Oregon State (5/12) 6.1 8 1 1 12 W Has made 14 starts this season...fifth on the school's all-time list with 301 career strikeouts...won five straight starts from March 25 through April 20...has won six of last seven starts...has averaged over 10 strikeouts per game in his last five starts...tied a season-high with 12 strikeouts in 6 and 1/ 3 innings on 5/12 vs. Oregon State...struck out 11 batters in seven innings in a 3-1 loss on 4/28 vs. Arizona State...went 7 innings and struck out nine in his second straight week as the Trojans' No. 1 pitcher on 4/14 at California...replaced Mark Prior on 4/7 at UCLA and pitched his second complete game of the season and struck out a season-high 12 batters...registered nine strikeouts on 3/25 vs. Washington State in 7 and 2/ 3 innings of work, allowing three runs on seven hits...recorded his fifth win of the season with three innings of relief on 3/14 at the University of San Diego in the second game of a doubleheader and struck out two to move into 14th place on the all-time career list...his shortest stint of the season came on 3/ 11 vs. Houston, going 2 and 1/3 innings and allowing seven runs (five earned) on seven hits...threw the sixth no-hitter in school history in five innings on 3/ 4 vs. Mississippi State at Kia Baseball Bash in Fullerton (5 IP, 1 ER, 5 BB, 6 SO) and first no-hitter since 1986...had seven strikeouts on 2/26 vs. UCLA in eight innings...pitched one and 1/3 innings on 2/15 at Cal State Fullerton in relief to pick up the win...went seven and 2/3 innings on 2/12 at Texas Tech and allowed three runs on six hits, striking out seven batters and walking two...struck out eight batters in five innings in his first start of the season to record the win on 1/30 vs. Pepperdine. #4, Ronald Flores, LHP 5-1 record, 3.45 ERA, 70.1 IP, 62 H, 14 BB, 56 SO Appearances IP H ER BB SO W/L at Pepperdine (1/29) 0.1 0 0 0 1 -- vs. Long Beach State (2/4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 -- vs. Long Beach State (2/6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 -- at Loyola Marymount (2/8) 0.0 1 2 1 0 -- at Texas Tech (2/11) 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- vs. Univ. of San Diego (2/22) 1.0 0 0 0 2 -- vs. UCLA (2/25) 0.1 2 2 0 0 -- vs. UCLA (2/26) 0.1 0 0 0 0 -- vs. Houston (3/11) 4.2 4 2 0 3 -- *at Univ. of San Diego (3/14) 3.2 6 5 0 2 L at Stanford (3/18) 1.1 3 2 1 0 L vs. Washington State (3/25) 0.1 0 0 0 0 -- vs. Washington State (3/26) 2.0 1 0 0 3 -- at San Diego State (3/28) 5.2 4 0 3 4 W at Arizona (4/1) 2.0 3 2 1 2 -- *vs. Cal State Fullerton (4/5) 5.0 2 0 2 2 ND at UCLA (4/9) 0.1 1 2 1 0 -- *vs. San Diego State (4/11) 7.2 6 2 1 7 ND at California (4/14) 2.0 4 2 1 1 Save at California (4/16) 0.1 1 0 0 0 -- *vs. UCLA (4/18) 7.0 7 2 1 6 W vs. Stanford (4/22) 1.0 3 2 1 0 -- *at UC Santa Barbara (4/25) 8.0 5 0 1 8 W vs. Arizona State (4/30) 3.0 1 0 0 3 Save *vs. Santa Clara (5/2) 6.1 5 2 1 5 W *at Cal State Fullerton (5/10) 4.0 0 0 0 0 W vs. Oregon State (5/12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 -- vs. Oregon State (5/14) 2.1 2 0 0 2 -- Has made seven starts this season...has allowed two runs or less in his last six starts (38 innings of work)...has allowed only two earned runs in last 24 and 1/3 innings...recorded three wins and a save in four straight appearances (4/25-5/10)...went eight innings on 4/25 at UC Santa Barbara and struck out a season-high eight batters...struck out seven batters in 7 and 2/3 innings of work on 4/11 vs. San Diego State...worked 5 and 2/3 innings of scoreless ball (four hits) on 3/28 at San Diego State. #7, Pete Montrenes, RHP 3-1 record, 5.77 ERA, 39 IP, 46 H, 32 BB, 38 SO Starts IP H ER BB SO W/L at Loyola Marymount (2/8) 5 5 0 3 3 ND at Cal State Fullerton (2/15) 1.2 4 5 3 3 ND at Univ. of San Diego (3/14) 4.2 3 2 4 3 ND at San Diego State (3/28) 0.2 2 4 2 2 ND Has started in four games this season...pitched 3 and 2/3 innings of relief on 3/21 vs. Loyola Marymount and allowed one run on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts...threw 4 and 2/3 innings on 3/14 at the University of San Diego in the first game of a doubleheader, allowing two runs on three hits and struck out three...pitched one no-hit inning on 3/3 vs. Georgia Tech...recorded two outs in the top of the ninth, with no hits, on 2/25 vs. UCLA to record his first collegiate save...pitched two and 2/3 innings and did not allow a hit on 2/4 vs. Long Beach State. 2000 USC Baseball 9