University of San Francisco Athletics

GENERAL CAPSULE - Power pitcher coming off of nerve relocationsurgery... highly touted right arm... high 80's to low 90'sfastball with breaking ball and changeup... possesses outstandingstuff.

AT USF (2002) - Pitched as the #3 starter, making 11 appearancesand five starts... pitched 22.1 innings... struck out 20... hadsome really good starts late in the season, pitching well againstSan Jose State.

PREP CAREER - Two-year baseball letterman at Del Oro HighSchool... two-time Pitcher of the Year for the Eagles... posted a1.07 ERA with 87 strikeouts in senior campaign... pitched ano-hitter and posted a 1.57 ERA as a junior.

PERSONAL - Josh Reidt... nickname is "Ghetto"... chose USFbecause the city is great and it's close to his family... goal forthe season is to be healthy and more focused... greatest sportsthrill was starting his first college game... best advice he's beengiven is "Don't quit"... hopes to keep playing baseball aftergraduation... favorite book is Catcher in the Rye... favorite linefrom a movie is "What we do in life echoes in eternity"... motheris Zan Reidt... born June 22, 1983 in Seattle, WA.

GIARRATANO ON REIDT - "I think Josh could be a sleeper, someonewho could really emerge this year as a solid performer."