GENERAL CAPSULE - Power-hitting first baseman capable of bigthings in the lineup... solid defensive skills... one of the bestteam players... had a good fall... gained size and strength.
AT USF (2003): Showed moments of explosive offense for theDiamond Dons as a junior... earned West Coast Conference Player ofthe Week honors after propelling USF to a series victory againstLoyola Marymount (3/21-23), batting .417 (5-12) with a double,homerun and seven RBI, including a grand slam in game one... went4-for-5 with a double, grand slam and a career-high five RBI in winagainst Loyola Marymount (3/21)... pounded homers in threeconsecutive games (2/23-3/1)... hit .529 (9-17) with eight RBI insix games against the Lions... registered a 16-game hitting streak(2/22-3/22)... posted career-highs in RBI (27) and extra base hits(14).
AT USF (2002) - Offered consistency to the team, playing 52games and making 44 starts... slammed in 25 RBIs, fourth highest onthe team... put together a slugging percentage of .355... tied forthird on team in doubles (10)... on-base percentage was .333...
AT USF (2001) - Enjoyed a solid year for USF with good offensiveproduction... recorded an 11-game hitting streak from 3/17 through4/7... provided power to the lineup and ranked third on the team inhomeruns (6) and seventh in RBI (21)... blasted two-run homerun infirst collegiate game against BYU (2/5), finishing 2-for-3...turned in eight multi-hit games and produced seven multi-RBIcontests... hit three-run blast in a win against Portland (4/8)...went 1-for-2 with a double and a run in USF's win at #1 Stanford(4/17).
OTHER BASEBALL EXPERIENCE - Spent summer of 2002 playing for theFayetteville Swampdogs... played for the Denver Royals, leading theteam in all offensive categories.
PREP CAREER - Solid all-around athlete at Heritage HighSchool... earned four varsity letters in baseball, three infootball for the Eagles... launched 42 homeruns in his prep career,while hitting at a .422 pace... was awarded the National HonorSociety Academic Achievement Award... All-State during senioryear... also received the Randy Cambell Award... four-timeall-conference member with the Eagles.
PERSONAL - Nicholas Alan Cirbo... goal for the season is tocontribute in any way to help the team to its first conferencetitle... most impressive person he's met is Greg Moore... favoritequote is "Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right"...nicknames are Cirb or C-Bo... favorite movie is Braveheart; book isthe Great Gatsby...father Dennis played baseball at Colorado andplayed professionally with the St. Louis Cardinals... parents areDennis and Sandy Cirbo... born February 12, 1982 in Denver, CO.
GIARRATANO ON CIRBO - "Nick is starting to blossom into the typeof player we had originally seen him as. He's worked hard atbecoming a good first baseman and I think it will be a good yearfor him."
