USC Baseball Announces Enrollees For 2012 Season

Oct. 5, 2011

2012 Recruits Release

LOS ANGELES-- After landing its highest ranked recruiting class in the last 10 years, USC baseball welcomes its recruiting class for the 2012 season.

The 19-man recruiting class comprises 12 position players and seven pitchers. The class includes six players who were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft and two undrafted players were high school All-Americans.

The 2011 MLB draftees in the new crop of Trojans include, Stephen Tarpley (8th round/Cleveland Indians), Ryan Garvey (15th round/Philadelphia Phillies), Wyatt Strahan (27th round/Arizona Diamondbacks), Trent Boras (30th round/Milwuakee Brewers) and Dante Flores (41st round/San Diego Padres).

Senior right hand pitcher transfer Martin Viramontes (LMU) is a two-time draftee (11th round in 2007/ Los Angeles Angeles, 27th round in 2010/ New York Yankees). Kevin Chambers, a senior first baseman from Oklahoma State was drafted in 2009 (47th round/Detroit Tigers).

"We are very excited about our incoming class of players," said USC head coach Frank Cruz. "This is a strong class with an exciting mix of young and veteran players. Possibly our biggest recruit is the return of Andrew Triggs to our starting rotation after passing on the draft ( 21st round/San Francisco Giants ) and coming back to work on his master's degree. Along with the return of OF, Garrett Houts, who hit .324 for us last year in conference play, and the addition of Viramontes, we have a solid core of maturity and leadership on our team."

"There is a lot of talent in this recruiting class with a good balance of pitching and offense. We are obviously very excited when this many drafted players come to school."

USC Recruiting ClassPlayer          Pos.            Hometown (Previous School)Trent Boras     3B          Newport Beach, Calif. (J Serra HS)Corey Carma     RHP         Salinas, Calif. (Hartnell College)Kevin Chambers      1B          Mission Viejo, Calif. (Oklahoma State)Dante Flores        INF         Norwalk, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS)Mario Gallardo        LHP         Los Angeles, Calif. (Westchester HS)Ryan Garvey     OF/1B           Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS)Scott Hahn      OF          Coto De Caza, Calif. (Tesoro HS)Kaz Halcovich       1B/RHP          Indio, Calif. (Palm Desert HS)Ryan Lacy       SS/2B           Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista HS)Ian McCarthy        RHP         Tustin, Calif. (Oklahoma State)William Morrow      OF          Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona Del Mar HS)Nigel Nootbaar      RHP         El Segundo, Calif. (El Segundo HS)Andres Rodriguez    INF         La Mirada, Calif. (La Mirada HS)Sean Spear        OF          Oak Park, Calif. (Glendale C.C.)Bobby Stahel        OF/1B           Needles, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS)Wyatt Strahan       RHP         Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park HS)Garrett Stubbs      C           Del Mar, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS)Stephen Tarpley     LHP         Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS)Martin Viramontes   RHP         Fresno, Calif. (Loyola Marymount University)

USC 2012 Recruiting Class

Trent Boras - 3B - Newport Beach, Calif. (J Serra HS)
-2011 MLB Draft Selection (30th round/ Milwaukee Brewers)
-All-Trinity League Selection (1st team as a senior)
-2011 Charlie Hustle Award winner
-2011 Most Improved Player
-Three-year varsity letter winner

Corey Carma - RHP - Salinas, Calif. (Hartnell College)
-Coast Pacific All-Conference selection
-2011 Hartnell College Pitcher of the Year
-Three-year varsity letter winner at Salinas HS

Kevin Chambers - 1B - Mission Viejo, Calif. (Oklahoma State)
-2009 MLB Draft Selection (47th round/Detroit Tigers)
-Appeared in 20 games as a freshman at Oklahoma State, spent time at first base, right field and on the mound.
-Struck out 15 in a win over Alabama A&M (3/23/10) falling one shy of OSU's single-game record.
-All-League selection and three-year varsity letter winner at Capistrano Valley High School

Dante Flores - INF - Norwalk, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS)
-2011 MLB Draft Selection (41st round/ San Diego Padres)
-2011 Rawlings 3rd Team All-American
-2011 California All-Region 1st Team selection
-2009-10 Rawlings Underclass Honorable Mention
- Rated No. 37 in California by Perfect Game
-Played in the 2010-11 Area Code Games
-Member of Brewers Elite Scout team
-Invited to the 2009 U-16 USA Trials
-Played in the 2008-09 Southwest Futures All-Star Game
-Three-time first team All-Trinity selection
-Four-year varsity letter winner
-Played on the 2007 gold medal team at U-14 Pan Am Games

Mario Gallardo - LHP - Los Angeles, Calif. (Westchester HS)
-Made two starts in six appearances for West Los Angeles (Calif.) College in 2009
-In 16 2/3 innings, posted a 7.56 ERA with 12 walks and 21 strikeouts
-Held opponents to a .220 batting average
-Three-year varsity letter winner

Ryan Garvey - OF/1B - Palm Desert, Calif. (Palm Desert HS)
-2011 MLB Draft Selection (15th round/ Philadelphia Phillies)
-Ranked No. 20 in California by Perfect Game
-All-CIF 1st Team in junior and senior seasons
-2011 Rawlings 3rd Team All-American
-Los Angeles Times 2011 All-Southland Team
-All-Desert 1st Team Selection junior and senior seasons
-Team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year junior and senior seasons
-As a senior, hit .372 with 35 runs, 44 RBI, 13 doubles, four triples and nine home runs
-Led Palm Desert HS to 2010 CIF Championship
-Four-year varsity letter winner
-Son of former major league Los Angeles Dodger and San Diego Padre first baseman, Steve Garvey

Scott Hahn - OF - Coto De Caza, Calif. (Tesoro HS)
-All-South Coast Selection as a senior
-Played in 2011 Ryan Lemmon Senior All-Star Showcase
-As a senior, hit .380 with 19 runs, 23 RBI and 38 hits
-Two-year varsity baseball letter winner
-Three-year varsity football letter winner
-Scholastic Federation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Kaz Halcovich - 1B/RHP - Indio, Calif. (Palm Desert HS)
-Three-time All-Desert League selection
-Played for New York Yankees scout team as a junior and senior
-Pitched his Palm Desert HS to 2010 CIF Championship
-Hit .351 with 23 runs, 22 RBI, nine doubles and five home runs as a senior
-As a senior, posted a 2.84 ERA in 64 innings pitched and held opponents to a .211 batting average with 23 walks and 46 strikeouts.
-High school teammate of fellow Trojan Ryan Garvey

Ryan Lacy - SS/2B - Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista HS)
-All-League selection as a senior
-Three-year varsity letter winner
-Hit .338 with 21 runs as a senior
-Played in Connie Mack World Series with club team Danville Hoots

Ian McCarthy - RHP - Tustin, Calif. (Oklahoma State)
-Appeared in 16 games for Oklahoma State in 2010, all in relief after missing the first 16 games to injury
-Tied for the team lead with two saves
-Earned first career win against No. 11 Oklahoma with 1 1/3 scoreless innings
-Two-year letter winner at Mater Dei High School

William Morrow - OF - Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona Del Mar HS)
-2011 All-CIF selection as a senior
-Two-time All-Pacific Coast League selection
-CIF Student Athlete of the Year as a senior
-Hit .500 with 23 runs and 17 RBI his senior season

Nigel Nootbaar - RHP - El Segundo, Calif. (El Segundo HS)
-Ranked No. 39 in California by Perfect Game
-MaxPreps 2nd Team All-American and first team All-State as a junior
-Daily Breeze Player of the Year junior year
-First Team All-Area and All-CIF as a junior and a senior
-2011 California All-Region 1st team
-Three-time All-Pioneer League selection
-CIF Scholar Athlete of the Year
-Four-year varsity baseball and football letter winner
-As a senior, posted a 1.38 ERA in 60 2/3 innings and held opponents to a .191 batting average with 17 walks and 65 strikeouts
-As a senior, hit .424 with 27 runs, 27 RBI, 10 doubles and five home runs

Andres Rodriguez - INF -La Mirada, Calif. (La Mirada HS)
-Ranked No. 57 in California by Perfect Game
-All-CIF 2011
-2011 California All-Region 2nd Team
-2009-10 Perfect Game Underclass 3rd Team
-Three-time All-Suburban League and All-Area selection including first team honors in junior and senior seasons
-All-League MVP and Whittier Daily News Player of the Year as a senior
-Four-year varsity letter winner
-As a senior, hit .409 with 24 runs, 19 RBI and seven doubles

Sean Spear - OF - Oak Park, Calif. (Glendale C.C.)
-Southern California & Western State Conference honorable mention in 2009 and first team selection in 2010 while at Glendale C.C.
-Named to All-California Team in 2010
-Hit for the natural cycle to win the Tri-Valley conference championship.
-Three-year varsity letter winner

Bobby Stahel - OF/1B - Needles, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS)
-All-American selection in sophomore, junior and senior seasons
-Two-time Nevada 2A Player of the Year
-Led Palos Verdes to the state championship his sophomore season
-Led the nation in stolen bases as a sophomore with 88 and as a junior with 93
-Named to All-State team as freshman
-Bay League MVP as a senior
-As a senior, hit .467 with 45 runs, 24 RBI, 15 doubles, three triples and six home runs
-Four-year varsity letter winner

Wyatt Strahan - RHP - Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park HS)
-2011 MLB Draft Selection (27th round/Arizona Diamondbacks)
-All-County selection his senior year
-Team MVP as a senior
-As a senior, posted a 1.48 ERA in 66 innings and held opponents to a .207 batting average with 16 walks and 55 strikeouts
-Three-time varsity letter winner
-Four-time scholar athlete

Garrett Stubbs - C - Del Mar, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS)
-Two-time All-CIF San Diego Section
-2011 California All-Region 2nd team
-All-North County selection as a junior and a senior
-First team All-Avocado League in junior and senior seasons
-2010 Perfect Game All-Region Honorable mention
-As a senior, hit .391 with 27 runs, 18 RBI and 13 doubles
-Four-year varsity letter winner

Stephen Tarpley - LHP - Gilbert, Ariz. (Gilbert HS)
-2011 MLB Draft Selection (8th round/Cleveland Indians)
-Rated No.2 in Arizona and No.14 LHP in the nation by Perfect Game
-2011 West All Region 1st team
-All-State selection as a senior
-Named to All-Tournament Team at the Connie Mack World Series
-Posted a 3.50 ERA in 30 innings pitched with seven walks and 47 strikeouts his senior season
-Hit .378 with 15 RBI, three triples and four home runs as a senior
-Three-year varsity letter winner
-Three -time Golden Scholar

Martin Viramontes - RHP - Fresno, Calif. (Loyola Marymount University)
-Two-time MLB draft Selection (2007 11th round/Angeles, 2010 27th round/ New York Yankees)
-Spent four seasons at Loyola Marymount University after utilizing a medical redshirt in 2009
-In 2010 as a redshirt sophomore, struck out 59 batters over 71 2/3 innings
-Tossed a complete game shutout against Saint Mary's carrying a no-hitter through two out and two strikes in the ninth inning
-Named WCC Pitcher of the Week and Collegbaseballinsiders's.com West Region Pitcher of Week on May 4
-Recorded victories over Fresno State, Albany, Saint Mary's and Santa Clara
-Earned All-State and All-CIF honors as a senior at Ballard High School
-Three-year varsity letter winner

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USC Baseball Announces Enrollees For 2012 Season

Players Mentioned

Trent Boras

Corey Carma

Kevin Chambers

Dante Flores

Scott Hahn

Kaz Halcovich

Ryan Lacy

Ian McCarthy

Nigel Nootbaar

Andres Rodriguez

Sean Spear

Bobby Stahel

Wyatt Strahan

Garrett Stubbs

Stephen Tarpley

Andrew Triggs

Martin Viramontes

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USC Baseball Announces Enrollees For 2012 Season

Players Mentioned

Trent Boras

Corey Carma

Kevin Chambers

Dante Flores

Scott Hahn

Kaz Halcovich

Ryan Lacy

Ian McCarthy

Nigel Nootbaar

Andres Rodriguez

Sean Spear

Bobby Stahel

Wyatt Strahan

Garrett Stubbs

Stephen Tarpley

Andrew Triggs

Martin Viramontes

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