2002 Freshman all-american
2002 All-west coast conference second team
General Capsule: Starting second baseman...very good fielder... turns double play as well as anyone in theleague.
AT USF (2004): Started 28 games in the infieldduring the season...went 2-for-4 with a run scored against Pacific(3/5)... had a good day going 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scoredversus Saint Mary's (4/18)... had a monster day against Santa Claragoing 3-for-4 with his lone homerun of the season to go along withtwo RBI and two runs scored...fielded .970 throughout the season...was second on the team on assists with 106.
AT USF (2003): Turned in a productive sophomoreseason for USF... hit .317 during West Coast Conference play withnine doubles, two homeruns and 16 RBI... went 3-for-4 with a pairof RBI at Texas Tech (2/14)... hit .500 (5-10) for the seriesagainst the Red Raiders... was 3-for-4 with an RBI in back-to-backgames at San Diego (3/8-9)... went 2-for-3 with a double, homerunand a season-high three RBI in a win against Portland (3/3)...recorded 16 multi-hit games and recorded three or more hits fourtimes.
AT USF (2002): Named to 2002 All-WCC SecondTeam as a freshman... garnered the USF single-game hits record witha 6-for-7, 7 RBI effort against LMU... hit .316 with nine doubles,two triples, four homeruns, 33 RBIs and 28 runs... reached base 17times via walks... only struck out 12 times in 158 at-bats...ranked fifth in hits (50), fourth in runs (28), third in extra-basehits (15), on-base and slugging percentage... enjoyed 12 multi-hitgames and collected three or more hits in three contests... sixbase hits in a single game were the most recorded by a conferenceplayer since 1999... hit .324 in league games... played in all 30conference games with 29 starts in RF, LF, CF, 3B and SS... rankedthird on the team in hits (36), RBIs (23) and doubles (5) in leaguecontests.
PREP CAREER: Played three years of baseball atMaui High School... earned first team all-conference honors afterjunior and senior campaigns with the Sabers... named to the HawaiiAll-State Second Team as a senior... competed one year infootball... also played soccer two years earning M.I.L. second Teamrecognition... honor roll student.
PERSONAL: Royce Fukuroku... chose USF for itsathletics and academics... favorite quote is "Ninety feet is theclosest a man will get to perfection."... best thing about being astudent-athlete is "being part of a team and representing mycollege"... enjoys the beach, eating and sleeping... favorite bookis To Kill A Mockingbird, favorite movie is Gone in 60 Seconds...favorite athlete is Ichiro Suzuki... parents are Gary and CandaceFukuroku... born March 24, 1983 in Maui, HI.
GIARRATANO ON FUKUROKU: "We look for some greatperformances by Royce. He has shown that he has enough pop in hisbat, arm strength and defensive skills to be a quality Division Iplayer."
