Nov. 15, 2005
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State head baseball coach Tony Gwynn today announced the signing of two more athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2007 season. That brings to 16 the total number of new players who have committed to the Aztecs, the largest baseball recruiting class ever for SDSU baseball.
The two latest signees are pitcher J.R. Murphy from Yavapai Junior College (Prescott, Ariz.) and outfielder Calvin Culver from Quartz Hill HS in Lancaster, Calif. Murphy was an all-conference selection last season after going 6-0 with one save and a 1.83 earned run average. Culver was an all-Golden League honoree last season and is also an all-conference quarterback for his school's football squad.
In all, SDSU's 2007 recruiting features nine high school seniors and seven junior college players. A total of eight of the new athlete are pitchers.
Of the 36 players on SDSU's 2006 roster, 13 are seniors who will depart at season's end along with a few juniors expected to be drafted and signed by pro clubs. The Aztecs will likely have to replace six starters in the field along with a significant number of pitchers at the end of the 2006 campaign.
Below is a complete listing of San Diego State's 2007 class. More info on the individual players will follow.
2007 Baseball Recruiting ClassName Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)Aaron Brady OF/RHP R-R 6-1 180 Jr. Linden, Utah (CC of Southern Nevada)Josh Chasse OF R-R 6-0 180 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas HS)Trevor Clausen RHP R-R 5-9 165 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Coronado HS)Calvin Culver OF R-R 6-3 200 Fr. Lancaster, Calif. (Quartz Hill HS)Garett Green INF R-R 5-11 185 Jr. Cypress, Calif. (Cypress JC)Troy Hanzawa INF R-R 5-10 170 Jr. Wahiawa, Hawai'i (Yavapai JC)Steven Hirschfeld RHP R-R 6-5 215 Jr. Moab, Utah (CC of Southern Nevada)Justin Jacobs INF R-R 6-2 180 Fr. Chino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS)Cameron Johnson OF R-R 6-2 200 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (CC of Southern Nevada)Travis McCracken LHP L-L 6-0 175 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (St. Augustine HS)Kenny Mickens OF R-R 6-0 200 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Spring Valley HS)J.R. Murphy RHP R-R 6-5 200 Jr. Truckee, Calif. (Yavapai JC)Austin Rauch C R-R 6-3 215 Fr. El Cajon, Calif. (El Capitan HS)George Snyder RHP R-R 6-2 190 Jr. Chaffey, Calif. (Chaffey JC)Nate Solow LHP R-R 6-1 165 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva HS)Stephen Strasburg RHP R-R 6-3 215 Fr. Santee, Calif. (West Hills HS)