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2004 Baseball
TITANS ’03: Was a key component offensively for the Titans • Started 63 games (only Shane Costa and Richie Burgos started more) and batted in the leadoff spot 35 times • All but three of his starts came at third base • Finished 10th in the Big West with a .344 average • Also tied for eighth with 17 doubles and fourth with 14 stolen bases • Had a key two-run triple to open the scoring in the Titans’ 5-1 win over Arizona State in the super regional opener • Named to the Fullerton Regional all-tournament team after batting .357 (5-for-14), including the game-winning double in the top of the ninth vs. Notre Dame on May 31 • Tied for second on the Titans with 24 multi-hit games • Had four hits on five occasions (no other Titan did it more than twice) • Had a 12-game hitting streak from (Apr. 15 - May 9), which tied him with Costa for the longest by a Titan • Named Big West Player of the Week and NCBWA National Hitter of the Week after batting .818 from Mar. 4-9...over one stretch, he had hits in eight consecutive at bats and reached base in 10 straight appearances • Was the Big West leader in hitting for a few weeks early in the season • Had back-to-back four-hit games against UC Santa Barbara on Apr. 18-19 • Blasted a three-run walk-off homer in a 6-5 exhibition win over Keio University (Japan) • Was 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI in the Titans' 8-2 win over LSU in the CWS opener. CERRITOS COLLEGE: Batted .353 in 2002 at Cerritos College (JC) in Cerritos, Calif. (the former coaching home of Coach Horton) • One of two players to start all 45 games (31 at second base and 11 at third base) • Batted No. 3 in the Falcons’ order 39 times • Had a 20-game hitting streak to open the season and hit safely in 40 of 45 games overall • Tied for the team lead with five triples and tops in stolen bases (22-of-27) • Was second on the Falcons with 18 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games. LOS ALAMITOS H.S.: Played on two Sunset League championship teams in baseball and three championship teams in basketball at Los Alamitos (Calif.) H.S. • Helped lead his team to the CIF semifinals as a senior after advancing to the quarterfinals his junior year • Was a first-team all-league choice as a senior, after earning second-team honors as a junior • Named second-team All-CIF his senior season • In basketball, he was a two-time first-team all-league choice, while being named second-team Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team as a senior. PERSONAL: Born on Aug. 4, 1981, in Modesto, Calif. • Parents are Ron and Carol Prettyman • Has an older sister (Shara) • Majoring in business • Father is the athletics director at Cal State Dominguez Hills and was a finalist for the same job at Cal State Fullerton in the fall of 2001 • Would like to spend his summer vacation at Carlsbad State Beach • Lists playing in Omaha as his biggest sports thrill • Enjoys playing the guitar • Favorites…Alex Rodriguez (player), Business Law (class), In-n-Out (food), Dumb and Dumber (movie), National Geographic (TV show).
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