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2008 PREVIEW GUIDETeam Name: Arizona State Sun Devils

Mascot: Sparky the Sun Devil

Location: Tempe, Arizona

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Coach: Steve Regan

2007 Performance: Record: 12-3 record --- 1st place in Southern Pacific South Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: 20th in the nation Notables: Kevin Grizard, Catcher, 3rd Team All America

Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners): 7

Players to Watch: Third year starting pitcher Tim Regan is as hungary as ever to reach the world series and will do whatever it takes to get us there. New additions Chris Hawes and Chris Keller add to a starting rotation that includes returning undefeated pitcher Kevin Word. Ryan Yetter, Vince Ross, and Garrett Roualdes will lock down an outfield loaded with speed and strong arms. Thirdbaseman and web-gem machine Kevin Young will be back in action, throwing across the diamond to a platoon of power hitting firstbaseman in Kenny Kim and Clint Evans. Mr. Clutch, Tom Ulrich, will be sure to come through with timely hitting as he has done numerous times in the past.

New additions: We have added an incredible amount of talent, and as a result will see intense competition for a starting spot at every position. Garrett Roualdes, Vince Ross, Ryan Yetter, Thomas Dyer, Kenny Kim, Clint Evans, Travis Egbert, Chris Hawes, and Chris Keller, among several other additions, will be the guys to bring our program to the next level. They are the most talented class of players we have seen yet.

Biggest Rival: University of Arizona

Best Player Nickname: Davis Chappins aka Meatball

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2008 Season Outlook: Our program has made tremendous strides over the past three years. This season marks the best team we have put together to date. We have a combination of power hitting coupled with speed on the bases and lots of pitching depth. Our outfield has improved exponentially and our defense is solid. We have a large roster with a mix of quality returning players and talented new additons. We have added three potential starters to a rotation that already returns three starters. The bullpen is deep with both righties and lefties who throw hard and hit their spots. Our offense will be a nightmare for opposoing pitchers who will have to face a lineup one through nine of guys who can hit for power and average, with speed from top to bottom. We are definitely anticipating a trip to Florida.

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2008 PREVIEW GUIDETeam Name: UC Davis

Mascot: Yolos

Location: Davis, CA

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Matt Motia, Nick Gallaudet, Brad Graham

2007 Performance: Record: 12-5 Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: SOPAC Champions Notables: Beat ASU in the SOPAC Championship

Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners): 10: Jason Berger, Xeres Dalske, Pat Dewitt, Nick Gallaudet, Brent Gardiner, Brad Graham, Will Hooy, Matt Motia, Hyuma Nagase, Ben Wolk

Players to Watch: National Player of the Week and 3-time SOPAC player of the week, Nick Gallaudet, Pitchers Brad Graham, Tom Supple and Brent Gardiner, SS Chris Healey, 3B Xeres Dalske, C Brian Berry and Pat Dewitt



New additions: 10: Brian Berry, Chris Dunckel, Chris Healey, Clark Hagman, Jordan Herley, Curt Lawson, Joey Leoni, Austin Roehr, Tom Supple, Andrew Ticzon

Biggest Rival: UC Santa Cruz

Best Player Nickname: Goonie, Jason Berger

2008 Season Outlook: UC Davis is coming off a strong season last year and are looking to take the SOPAC Conference for two years straight and make it back to Florida for the NCBA World Series

Manager Quote: Let's go Yolos

2008 PREVIEW GUIDETeam Name: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Mascot: The Eagle

Location: Prescott, Arizona

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Taylor Hinz, Mike Johnson

2007 Performance: Record: 9-11 Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: N/A Notables: N/A


Players to Watch: Clay Hicks, Dan Putz, Mike Buttenob, Billy Nollet, Taylor Hinz, Mike Johnson, Kyle Enloe



New additions: Kyle Enloe, Jeff Evans, Ken Pummill, Jonathan Rocha, Christian Bojorquez, Ryan Gutierrez, Ray Preston, Steven Lyons, Hunter Jefferson, Garrett De-Corpo

Biggest Rival: Northern Arizona/Arizona State University

Best Player Nickname: "The Human Cannon"

2008 Season Outlook: The 2008 ERAU Eagles roster returns 10 players from last years squad. With the addition of several new, talented freshman, Embry-Riddle is looking to have a sucessful seaon on the diamond. The Eagles have added depth at nearly every position, which was lacking from last years team. The addition of reserves at key postions should allow players to be more fresh for each weekend series as the season progreses.

Manager Quote: "Its nice to finally be able to field a descent size team. With increased numbers, practices are more productive and guys shouldn't be so worn out at the end of each weekend series"

2008 PREVIEW GUIDETeam Name: Northern Arizona University

Mascot: Lumberjacks

Location: Flagstaff, AZ

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Clark DeMas

2007 Performance: Record: 1-14 Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: 6th Notables: Terrible winter conditions prohibited any preperation from Nov. through

March.




Players to Watch: Clark DeMas, Jake Lackow, Nate Gross, Zack Hurst

New additions: Jake Lackow, Nate Gross, Jay, Zack Hurst, Jeremy Greenhalgh, Jeff Fierro

Biggest Rival: Arizona State University

Best Player Nickname:

2008 Season Outlook: With a completely revamped lineup, the third season for NAU should be nothing short of spectacular. Returning 2 starters from a last place team is a positive thing, with a new manager the team is looking twice as good in only one semester of being together. Putting up ten runs in an early scrimmage show an aggressive offensive attack lacking in the first two years of existance. This team is the most talented in the Southwest, do not be surprised at all when NAU boards the airplane to Fort Meyers.

Manager Quote: We are the team to beat in the Southwest Conference. We will be nothing short of perfect.

2008 PREVIEW GUIDETeam Name: Stanford Cardinal

Mascot:

Location: Stanford, CA

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Andrew Hall / Jack Lazarus

2007 Performance: Record: Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: Notables:

Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners):



Players to Watch:

New additions: Our team is new in 2008.

Biggest Rival:


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2008 PREVIEW GUIDETeam Name: University of Arizona

Mascot: Wildcats

Location: Tucson, AZ

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Head Coach: Shane Folsom & Asst. Coach: Frank Meza

2007 Performance: Record: N/A Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: N/A Notables: N/A

Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners): N/A

Players to Watch: Ryan Soderquist, Jake Boyle, Kevin Scott, Ariel Monzon, Matt Marquez, Rittner Hufford, Zach DiMaggio, Rollie Noriega



New additions: N/A

Biggest Rival: Arizona State University

Best Player Nickname: SoderIron - Ryan Soderquist

2008 Season Outlook: We should finish over .500 with the talent we have.

Manager Quote: I am very excited about the upcoming season. We have a lot of talent for a first year program and we are going to surprise people.

2008 PREVIEW GUIDETeam Name: UC Santa Barbara

Mascot: Gauchos

Location: UC Santa Barbara

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Manager: Cameron Corey Uhalde, Asst. Manager: Timothy Monreal, Hitting Instructor: Sean Ryan. Pitching Instructor: Timothy Aceves, Bench Coach: Tyler Grippi

2007 Performance: Record: 10-4 Spring, 6-0 Falll Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: N/A Notables: UCSB will enter its first official season as a Southern Pacific Conference

Member

Number of Returning Players (Include conference/league award winners): 13 Returning Players

Players to Watch: Starting Pitchers Peter Whippy, Christian Burke and Evan Massey, Closer Arin Formanek, 1B/3B Chase Chapman, 2B/3B Justin Montante, CF Timothy Monreal



New additions: 17 New Players--Top Newcomers: SS Ryan Tirador, SS/3B Mike Carrol, LF Mike Cochran, CF/3B Ryan Hamilton

Biggest Rival: University of San Diego

Best Player Nickname: Tyler "The Buckets" Grippi

2008 Season Outlook: Expectations are high on the beaches of California where the Gauchos will send arguably three of the top pitchers in the country (Burke, Massey, Whippy) to the mound during any 3-Game set. Returning team home-run leader Chase Chapman, newcomer Ryan Graf and Junior-College transfer Matt Cook add a new dimension of power to the UCSB lineup that last year showed it could already produce runs of the small-ball variety. The improved defense is anchored by all-World defensive selection Tim Monreal in center-field and local freshman product Ryan Tirador at short. Catchers James Margrave and Matt Haddad will share time behind the plate as replacements for departed team MVP Paul Zimmerman.

Manager Quote: "People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. Well I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for Spring." -Rogers Hornsby

"You spend your whole life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out it was the other way around." -Jim Bouton--1970

2008 PREVIEW GUIDETeam Name: University of California, Merced

Mascot: Golden Bobcats

Location: Merced, California

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Captains: Ben Goodhue and Luke Poole Coach: Alfredo Cierra

2007 Performance: Record: 2-7 Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: 3rd Place in Southern Pacific North



Notables: First two wins in school history for sports teams


Players to Watch: The Team

New additions: 6 -7 new recruits

Biggest Rival: CSU Humboldt


2008 Season Outlook: promising

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2008 PREVIEW GUIDETeam Name: University of Southern California

Mascot: Trojans

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Dan Calpin (Coach); Greg Sobczak (President)

2007 Performance: Record: 10-11 Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: -- Notables: After getting settled in its first year, USC won 8 of 10 games midyear to

position itself to compete for the conference title. Although injuries left the team shorthanded for the home stretch, which included losing 6 of its last 8 games, USC saw many early successes in 2007 that are expected to carry over into 2008.




Players to Watch: Bobby Bowman (Senior): Reigning team MVP led the 2007 team in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, runs batted in, and walks.

Francisco Lopez (Sophomore): An outstanding defensive catcher, Lopez has continued to develop at the plate throughout the fall season, leading the team with a .500 average and .647 on-base percentage.

Josh Maya (Senior): Maya returns for his senior year as a force on the mound. In 2007, Maya led USC with a 1.59 ERA, holding opponents to a .174 batting average.

New additions:

Nick Chavkin (Freshman): Decorated as a high school outfielder, Chavkin has joined USC as a leader offensively and defensively. In the fall season, Chavkin posted a .476 batting average and led the team with 13 RBIs and 2 home runs. He also threw out two runners from center field coupled with a handful of diving catches.

Greg Sobczak (Senior): Studying abroad in 2007, Sobczak joins the team as a leader on and off the field. In addition to taking over as President in 2008, he has emerged as a leader at the plate, on the mound, and in the field. Sobczak has posted a 2-0 record on the mound and leads the team in ERA and strikeouts. As the leadoff batter, Sobczak is among the team leaders in average, on-base percentage and stolen bases.

Adrian Hernandez (Sophomore): Hernandez has emerged as a shutdown reliever on the pitching staff, allowing four hits and no runs in his last two appearances of the fall season, including a three-inning outing resulting in a save versus San Diego.

Biggest Rival: UC-Santa Barbara

Best Player Nickname: --

2008 Season Outlook: Driven by a commitment to reach the World Series in 2008, USC has trained over the summer and will take a winning record from the fall season into the conference schedule. Armed with returning stars, key newcomers, and a devoted practice and training regimen, USC expects to compete on the national level in 2008.



Manager Quote: "Players have committed themselves to winning in 2008. Conference games have been circled on the calendars since the schedule was released. Every player on the team believes that we can win the conference and players have trained and practiced with that goal in mind."

2008 PREVIEW GUIDETeam Name: University of San Diego Toreros

Mascot: Torero

Location: San Diego

Captain(s)/Coach(s): Brenden Magnino, Chad Wilson

2007 Performance: Record: 11-0 (National Adult Baseball Association) Final Conference Ranking/World Series Results: 1st 18AA Division Notables:


Players to Watch: Jesus Lechuga, Chad Wilson, Tim Lacomb

New additions: Tyler Anthony, Mike Fecteau

Biggest Rival: UC Santa Barbara

Best Player Nickname: Bon Jovi

2008 Season Outlook: Make the World Series

Manager Quote: -


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