University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Baseball FRONT row: Jaime Quiroga, Preston Sharp. Bnan Oliver. Jason Rianda, Todd Shelton, Aaron Gordnier. Andrew Miller second row: Jim Schmidt, trainer Paul Mohler, head coach Bob Milano. assistant coach Scott Murray, Bnan McCaffrey, associate head coach David Lawn, student trainer Ryan Yamada. Scott Mainini third row: Todd Johnson, Peter Economos, Brad Wnght John Furstenthal. Dan Cey. Ivan Lewis. Jim Vorhis, Andy Jensen fourth row: Ryan Drese. Drew Fischer, Craig Gee, Kerry McGonigal, Tyler Walker, Mark Gardner, Matthew Friend, Jonathan Petke back row: Gavin Brown, Doug Nickle, Gary Johnson, Ryland Sumner, Jason Hill. Reed Goemann. Drew Pearce. Mike Miller. Keith Evans H VAi . .stats m Preston Sharp, 6: only switch hitter on team ■ Overall record against Stanford is 197-185 ■ Won first College World Senesin 1947 ■ Pac- 1 Southern Division record 10-17 ■ Overall record 27-25 J V- Junior Dan Cey throws home from his starting shortstop position. The third team preseason all- Amencan has outstanding speed and base-steal- ing ability [above] Junior Keith Evans on the mound as top starter for his third season, Evans was ranked as a third team preseason all-American by Collegiate Baseball [right] ISO SPORTS

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WORKING ON ' - THE RETURN After a tremendous 1 995 season where, for the first time in four years, the men ' s tennis team advanced to round sixteen of the NCAA Champion- ships, all SIX starters returned for the 1996 season to push even further Peter Wright, head coach for three years and Cal alumnus, utilized his recruiting skills to add to the team ' s arsenal three top players: Chris Santoso from Canada, and transfer students Alex Sueur and Jeff Taylor. With the new recruits and the return of the Fab Four Freshman, Bobby Mahal, Kian Raiszadeh, David Sutton and Nathan Jackmon, the men ' s tennis team was fully equipped to pick up where it left off Leading the team were captains junior Michael Hill and senior Casey Louie Hill advanced to the quarterfinals Teams react to the successes and disappointments of last season in the 1 995 NCAA Championships while Louie made his first trip to the NCAA singles tournament the same year. In order to keep the momentum of last season, the Bears focused on developing their doubles teams. Although Hill paired with Bobby Mahal were the Bears last season ' s leaders in the overall doubles record, the Nathan Jackmon and David Sutton pair along with the addition of Chns Santoso was hoped to add depth to the Bears doubles play. With experience and the taste of success on their lips, the men ' s tennis team worked for another successful season. In contrast to the men ' s 1995 success, the women ' s team came back from a disappointing 1995 season, where they missed their chance at a first-ever national title and placed fifth in the NCAA Champi- onships. Unlike the experience of the men ' s team, the women ' s team was composed of only two returning players, and six freshman recruits At the top of this freshman class was Amanda Augustus and Renata Kolbovic. who were the 1995 Riviera All-Amencan doubles champions. Kolbovic filled the vacancy of the number one singles slot left by Pam Nelson, who left this fall to enter the pro circuit. Although one may regard the women ' s season as a year of rebuilding, it was the inexperience of freshman players that allowed the team to ignore the obstacle and set no limits. Freshman Francesca La ' O drives a forehand in a match against Stanford. La ' O was the number one singles and doubles player in the Philippines. TENNIS 149 Nathan Jackmon, teamed with Bobby Mahal, serves the ball in a game against use. Developing their doubles play was a focus of the 1996 team

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ELITE RANKINGS Ranked fifth nationally in Collegiate Baseballs preseason poll and seventh in Baseball America, the team made an unexpected comeback from the No- 29 ranking in the previous season. With returning starters, most valuable player Gavin Brown, pitchers Ryan Drese and Keith Evans, and shortstop Dan Cey. 19th season, head coach Bob Milano knew. The thing that is really going to help us is the matunty of the team, Experienced pitchers Drew Fischer, Mike Miller, and Jim Vorhis; returning outfielders Jonathan Petke and Gary Johnson: and infielder Ivan Lewis, who had the game- winning RBI in the Midwest Regionals, returned to the field to boost the already impressive 32-25, 18-12 in the Pac-10 Southern Division record from Team works toward World Series competition last season We will have great leadership from a lot of different people We should have a deep pitching staff, outstanding versatility with our position players and great team speed, according to Milano, In addition to the mound of experience, a set of twelve freshmen, sophomore, and junior newcomers were out on the field There were four new pitchers, including the team ' s top left handed pitching recruit Mark Gardner and sophomore transfer Ryland Sumner Three catchers were added to the roster, as blue-chip freshman Jason Hill began the season to replace former player Cody McCormick, who signed with the New York Yankees. Blue-chip infielder Brian Oliver and top junior college transfer Jim Schmidt vied for starting positions, while freshman, identical twins Adam and Sam Petke took their place in the outfield Tough competition included Fresno State, Arizona State, Pepperdine, and eleven-time NCAA Champions USC who had consecutive sweeps of the team last season According to Coach Milano, The only goal I really want, and haven ' t accomplished the three times we have been there, is to win the college world senes. Senior outfielder Jonathan Petke awaits the pitch at Evans Diamond. In fall 1992. the natural grass field was completely renouated at a cost of $275,000. B. SKB.M..!, 151