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GENERAL CAPSULE: Will come out of the bullpen... provides stability and leadership... can throw 85-89 MPH with a sharp breaking ball and good change up. AT USF (2006): Appeared in 15 games and started three as a red-shirt freshman... pitched 1.0 inning of scoreless relief with a strikeout in the West Coast Conference Championship series... had an 0-4 record with three saves... threw 3.1 innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit and struck out a batter at Cal (2/7)... earned his first save vs. Sacramento State (2/10), throwing 3.1 innings of scoreless relief, only giving up two hits and struck out a season high four batters... earned two consecutive saves vs. Utah Valley State (3/21) and Oral Roberts (3/25)... ended the season with three scoreless games, throwing 0.2 innings of one hit ball vs. then No. 24 San Diego (4/30), and 1.0 inning of scoreless and hitless ball vs. both Loyola Marymount (5/14) and Pepperdine (5/27). AT USF (2005): Medical redshirt year... pitched two innings with a strikeout before suffering a season ending injury. PREP CAREER: Played four years for the Wilcox High School Chargers... Named to the All-Central Coast Team senior year... twice named all-De Anza Division first-team and Pitcher of the year... named to the honor roll all four years of high school. PERSONAL: Jeff Gordon... goal for the season is to make a positive impact on the team as a freshman... chose USF for the coaching staff, the city, and the chance to be great... best thing about being a student-athlete is being able to get an education and play baseball... the best advice he could give youngsters is to follow your dreams because you only live once... favorite quote is by Yogi Berra, "Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical"... hobbies include working out and playing video games... favorite musical artist is Yellow Card... parents are Jeff and Brenda Gordon... born on September 1, 1985 in Santa Clara, CA. GIARRATANO ON GORDON: "Jeff Gordon is a talented right handed pitcher who was hurt his freshman year, rehabbed, came back last year and saw some spot innings. Jeff went out this summer and had a great summer in the Illinois collegiate league. Jeff should come back this year and pitch in the bullpen and give us some great stability with his arm and his leadership." |
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