David Bernhard was born on August 19, 1974 in Carmel Valley, CA and attended his local Carmel High School. Prior to USF, he attended Monterey Peninsula College. After college, in 1996, he was drafted in the 18th round (534th overall) by the Houston Astros, and he played for the Auburn Doubledays.
"Bernhard is a drafted player that we're counting on to produce late innings," Hill says. And that's about the story of this one, as freshman starter Sean Buller pitched just the first inning, a pre-planned move by Hill to spread the work around his overworked pitching staff. Buller just missed the fireworks, as Jason Blakely relieved him to start the second inning. Blakely gave way to Matt Shaukowitch, who gave way to Keith Halcovich (and his 15 consecutive balls), who gave way to David Bernhard, who narrowly got the Dons out of the third before Hill burst an artery (TheFoghorn).
