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Baseball
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009): Walk-on addition who will continue to add depth to 2009 pitching staff ... a situational reliever with a good breaking ball ... looking to add velocity on his fastball ... started game three for the Gold in the 2008 Blue-Gold World Series ... worked 4.2 innings and allowed four runs, only two of which were earned, on seven hits ... fanned five (most of any Gold pitcher in series) and walked two ... after allowing two runs in first inning, tossed 4.0 scoreless before surrendering the two unearned runs in the fifth inning. FRESHMAN SEASON (2008): Did not see any game action during the spring ... tossed 1.0 hitless inning of relief for the Gold in its 2007 Blue-Gold Series clinching victory ... spent the 2008 summer with the Academy Barrons of the California Collegiate Baseball League ... selected to the 2008 Rawlings California Cup All-Tournament Team and invited to the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kansas ... made 11 appearances for the Barrons, including six starts ... posted a 3.38 earned run average in 34.2 innings of work ... struck out 33 and walked 14 as opponents batted .273 against him. PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year baseball letterwinner at JSerra High School, serving as both a pitcher and first baseman (he also played football at JSHS) ... named the JSerra scholarathlete of the year in 2004, 2006 and 2007 ... three-year baseball team captain who threw first no-hitter and hit first home run in the young history of the program ... named JSHS athlete of the year in 2006 ... had 0.00 ERA in 2007 before seeing season cut short by injury ... received 2005 coaches award and played in 2006 North- South All-Star game ... finished second at 2006 Duke Snider Home Run Derby, in Fallbrook, Calif. ... played in Connie Mack tournament with Motor Patrol team (in Long Beach, Calif.) ... joins Irish baseball program that includes 32 previous monogram winners from California, among them 1964 All-America catcher Walt Osgood (Compton) ... also a three-year letterwinner in football as quarterback at JSerra, serving as a team captain in his sophomore and junior seasons ... named football team's offensive MVP in 2006, when he led the league and country with 29 touchdown passes ... class valedictorian and member of National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation ... served as team mentor with Impact Leadership, service organization ... born March 17, 1988, in Mission Viejo, Calif. ... son of Marc and Candace Spizzirri ... full name is Joseph Marc Spizzirri ... major remains undecided. |
    
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