Steve Tinoco

Steve Tinoco was 2-for-2 for Long Beach State.

Steve Tinoco earned his first conference honor by hitting .800 for the week.

Steve Tinoco was 2-for-2, reaching base three times Tuesday.

Tinoco hit three home runs while going five-for-five on the day.

Long Beach State - Spring Athletics [Head Shot]

Position:
INF
Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Major:
Criminal Justice
Hometown:
Coto de Caza, Calif.
Prev School:
Tesoro HS

2010 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE

2010 (Senior): Taken in the 34th round of the MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays ... Named honorable mention All-Conference ... Second on the team in hitting at .348 and RBI (45) ... Hit one home run ... Scored 30 runs ... Posted a .424 slugging and a .402 on-base percentage ... closed out a four-year career with the Dirtbags having played in 168 games and hitting .329 over his career. He also finished with 116 RBI, 11th most in program history and one off of Troy Tulowitzki's 117.

2009 (Junior): Starting first baseman for Long Beach State ... Played in 37 games, starting 36 ... Led the Dirtbags with a .343 batting average ... Slugged .543, second best on the team, as was his five home runs ... Finished the season with 30 RBI, third on the team ... Had one of the best single games in Long Beach State history in the Sunday finale at South Carolina, going 5-for-5 with three solo home runs, scoring four times and stealing a base (3/8) ... The three home runs tied a Dirtbag record ... Batted .372 from that game on ... Hit .500 in a three-game series at Wichita State ... started the series with a 3-for-4 day, with a homer and a double (3/22) ... Hit .530 in Long Beach State's sweep at Pacific ... went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in the opener (4/24) ... Followed that with another three-hit day, scoring four times with four RBI (4/25) ... Closed the series with a 2-for-5 day with a double (4/26) ... Had five hits over the course of three games vs. UC Santa Barbara (5/9 -5/11) ... Hit a solo homer at Cal State Fullerton (5/22).

2008 (Sophomore): A returning starter for the 49ers, started in 38 of 42 games played in 2008 ... Played primarily in the outfield ... Sixth on the team in batting average, finishing the year at .291 ... Drove in 24 runs with 44 hits and 19 runs scored ... Also finished with 7 doubles on the year ... 2-for-3 with an RBI against USC (3/16) ... Drove in two runs and walked twice against UCLA (3/21) ... Homered against Fresno State, setting a career high with 3 RBI (4/1) ... Set a career-high with three hits in six at-bats against CSUN ... scored twice and picked up an RBI in that contest (4/18) ... Also had three hits in the series finale (4/20) ... Finished with three hits in two other games.

2007 (Freshman): Appeared in 34 games with 22 starts, with 18 in left field and four at designated hitter, platooning in left field ... Batted .326 over 86 at-bats with 17 runs and 17 RBI ... Had two home runs and three doubles ... Went 4-for-4 with a two-run double and three singles against Texas on February 10 ... Hit a pinch-hit solo homer the next day against the Longhorns ...Had six multi-hit games on the season, including two three-hit days at UC Irvine ... Had five straight hits over a two-day stretch against Texas.

High School: Lettered four years in baseball and three in football at Tesoro High ... Four-time all-league pick earning first team All-County and All-CIF honors ... Hit .402 as a senior with 17 runs and 38 RBI and .391 with 27 runs and 29 RBI as a junior ... Hit five homers and had a .693 slugging percentage ... Set 10 school-records, batting .400 and driving in 103 RBI in his career ... Team was a CIF finalist in 2004 ... Football team won back-to-back CIF championships ... Honor roll student.

Personal: Son of Robert and Paula Lynch ... Majoring in criminal justice.