GENERAL CAPSULE - Quintessential team leader...enters the season as the starting catcher for USF... a key reason the Dons pitching staff posted their best team ERA since the 1975 season in 2001... a talented hitter, capable of hitting for average and power.
AT USF (2001) - Enjoyed a terrific season in his first year at USF... made his presence felt immediately at the plate and working with a young pitching staff... hit over .400 from 3/4/01 through 4/16/01 before finishing with a .327 average to rate fourth on the team, first among returning players... also ranked third on the team in hits (56), fifth in RBI (24) and was second in walks (24)... turned in 17 multi-hit games and five games with three base hits... four multi-RBI games last season... hit homeruns in back-to-back games against Saint Mary's (4/13 - 4/14)... went 3-for-6 with a double, RBI and scored four runs in a win against BYU (2/6)... doubled in three consecutive games vs. San Jose State (2/21), UC Riverside (2/23) and at Fresno State (2/28)... went 2-for-4 with a homerun and three RBI in a West Coast Conference victory against Saint Mary's (4/13) and followed it up with another 2-for-4 homerun and two RBI the next day against the Gaels... played outstanding defense behind the dish and threw out 20 baserunners.
OTHER BASEBALL EXPERIENCE - Played on the 2000 wood bat league championship team in Danville, IL.AT WEST VALLEY CC - Earned a pair of varsity baseball letters at West Valley.
PREP CAREER - Lettered in baseball four years at Willow Glen High School... also played three years of volleyball and one year of basketball for the Rams... featured student-athlete in the San Jose Mercury.
PERSONAL - Steven Walter Booth... goal for the season is to stay consistent... the best thing about being a student-athlete is representing your area... if he could go to any sporting event it would be the Grand National Rodeo... favorite food is Togos #24... favorite book is Calvin and Hobbes... plans to be a firefighter after graduation... parents are Rick and Peggy Booth... born August 14, 1979 in San Jose, CA.
COACH GIARRATANO ON BOOTH - "Steve is capable of becoming a force as one of the best catchers in the WCC, not only defensively but also offensively and as a leader."
