University of San Francisco Athletics

2005 ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAMGENERAL CAPSULE: Talented pitcher andoutfielder...looked to as a leader both in the field and on themound...great power and defensive skills. AT USF(2005): Named to All-WCC First Team as a sophomore... wasnamed WCC Player of the Week four times (2/15, 3/22, 4/26, 5/10)and WCC Pitcher of the Week once (4/5)...played in 47 games with 43starts...as a batter, led the team in homeruns (7) and was amongthe top five in 11 other categories...had three four-game hitstreaks (2/8-12, 3/24-4/2, 5/17-22) and one five-game hit streak(5/3-13)...had best game April 22 vs. Loyola Marymount where hewent 3-for-4 with a double, two homeruns and four RBI...as apitcher made 15 appearances, 14 as a starter where he averaged morethan six innings per start...was second on the team with an 8-5record, second in innings pitched with 95.1, second in strike outswith 76, and fourth in ERA with 2.64. AT USF(2004): Made an immediate impact on the USF line-up duringhis freshman season... started 38 games in the outfield and one onthe mound... went 3-for-4 in his first start against Cal (2/24)...enjoyed a terrific two game stretch against Portland where he went3-for-3 with a double and two RBI, then followed with a 4-for-4 daywith a homerun and four RBI (3/19-3/20)... went 2-for-4 with adouble and two RBI against Santa Clara (3/27)... recorded sixoutfield assists during the season...made first start of season onthe mound against #1 ranked Stanford and went four strong inningswhile giving up two unearned runs and striking out 2 (5/18).PREP CAREER: Played four years for North ValleyHigh School, three years as a starter... twice named to theall-league team... twice named team MVP... also played basketballfor North Valley... holds the school record for career 3-pointers.PERSONAL: Scott Michael Jeffrey Cousins... chooseUSF for the location, academics, coaching staff, and teammates...goal for the season to get to Omaha... likes being a studentathlete because it gives him a chance to represent San Francisco...favorite quote is "Believe and Fulfill"... chose jersey numberbecause "it is the best number in the world"... would like topursue a career in professional baseball after graduating...hobbies include golf and music... favorite musicians include DaveMatthews Band and Life House... nickname is 'Cuz"... favorite bookis Tuesdays with Morrie... favorite food is his mom's lasagna...cousin, Travis Hall, plays for the San Francisco 49ers... parentsare Steve Cousins and Sandra Santos... born on January 22, 1985.GIARRATANO ON COUSINS: "Scott is a very talentedplayer who will pitch for us on Friday's and play the outfield andhit in the middle of the lineup on other game days. He is awonderful baseball player who has matured considerable and we lookfor him to be the leader of this team physically andemotionally."