2007 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 5
AJ Pinocchio
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
- Hometown:
- Sonora, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Merced College
Summer League: Played with Ted Pattock in the 2006 Northwood Summer League for the Eau Claire Express, batting .239 over 35 games with 14 runs and 16 RBI ... Had three home runs and two doubles.
2006 (Junior): Missed the first two months from mid-February to Mid-April because of shoulder surgery and missed the final month with a bone injury ... Played in 15 games with 13 starts, 12 at DH, one in left field ... Could not play the field in April, finally hitting the field on May 2 ... Batted .339 with 11 runs and 11 RBI, posting two doubles, a pair of triples, and a homer ... had a eight-game hit streak and six-straight multi-hit games after pinch-hitting and getting his first hit on Apr. 15 ... Went 4-for-7 with three runs and a two-run single on Apr. 22 at UC Davis, the middle of a big weekend near his hometown ... Went 8-for-16 against the Aggies with two hits and three RBI on Friday and two more hits on Sunday ... In Friday's win, produced a two-run triple and an RBI double ... Drove in four as part of a 3-for-6 night on Apr. 25 against San Diego State with an RBI single and a three-run triple, both in the fourth inning.
Prior to LBSU: Played the 2004 and 2005 seasons as a shortstop at Merced College... named a Northern Californian All-American, batting .361 with four homers, 17 RBI, 11 doubles and 38 runs as a sophomore... ranked seventh in the league in batting, 11th in on-base (.444) and doubles and was in the top-10 in runs... batted .336 with 28 RBIs, 28 runs, 11 doubles in 2004, ranking fifth in the Central Valley League in doubles as a freshman.
High School: Lettered four years in baseball and three in soccer at Sonora High School... two-time first team All-Oak League.
Personal: Son of Steve and Dina Pinocchio... brother, Steve, played for Coast Carolina baseball in 2002 and 2003, while another brother, Gino, is currently playing at Cal State Stanislaus and his sister, Angela, plays volleyball at Sacramento City College... majoring in criminal justice.
2006 (Junior): Missed the first two months from mid-February to Mid-April because of shoulder surgery and missed the final month with a bone injury ... Played in 15 games with 13 starts, 12 at DH, one in left field ... Could not play the field in April, finally hitting the field on May 2 ... Batted .339 with 11 runs and 11 RBI, posting two doubles, a pair of triples, and a homer ... had a eight-game hit streak and six-straight multi-hit games after pinch-hitting and getting his first hit on Apr. 15 ... Went 4-for-7 with three runs and a two-run single on Apr. 22 at UC Davis, the middle of a big weekend near his hometown ... Went 8-for-16 against the Aggies with two hits and three RBI on Friday and two more hits on Sunday ... In Friday's win, produced a two-run triple and an RBI double ... Drove in four as part of a 3-for-6 night on Apr. 25 against San Diego State with an RBI single and a three-run triple, both in the fourth inning.
Prior to LBSU: Played the 2004 and 2005 seasons as a shortstop at Merced College... named a Northern Californian All-American, batting .361 with four homers, 17 RBI, 11 doubles and 38 runs as a sophomore... ranked seventh in the league in batting, 11th in on-base (.444) and doubles and was in the top-10 in runs... batted .336 with 28 RBIs, 28 runs, 11 doubles in 2004, ranking fifth in the Central Valley League in doubles as a freshman.
High School: Lettered four years in baseball and three in soccer at Sonora High School... two-time first team All-Oak League.
Personal: Son of Steve and Dina Pinocchio... brother, Steve, played for Coast Carolina baseball in 2002 and 2003, while another brother, Gino, is currently playing at Cal State Stanislaus and his sister, Angela, plays volleyball at Sacramento City College... majoring in criminal justice.
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