2003 All-West Coast Conference Second Team
2001 All-West Coast Conference HonorableMention
GENERAL CAPSULE - Had one of his best seasons in 2003, takinghome All West-Coast Conference Second Team honors... demonstratedsolid improvement both offensively and defensively... solidifiedhimself as great defensive player at shortstop, where he willstart... capable of hitting over 15 homeruns in the 2004campaign.
AT USF (2003): Exploded for a career year as a junior, cementinghis reputation as one of the top infielders in the West CoastConference... set career-highs in batting average (.325), RBI (34)and walks (28) despite missing 13 games with a broken hand...committed just six errors, with two coming in the season opener,and posted a .962 fielding percentage at shortstop... heated up forleague action, batting .339 with five doubles, two triples, sevenhomers and a team-best 29 RBI... went 4-for-5 with a double, tripleand three RBI in a win at San Diego (3/16)... went 2-for-4 with apair of solo homeruns at Loyola Marymount (3/21)... hit .400 (8-20)in six games against the Lions with a double, two homeruns, fourRBI and five walks... drove in two or more runs in eight games...posted 17 multi-hit games... launched homers in back-to-back gamesagainst Pepperdine (4/17-18)... ranked second on the team inextra-base hits with 17.
AT USF (2002) - Hit over .300 with 9 homeruns, while playingwith a broken jaw through 22 games...
AT USF (2001) - Earned All-West Coast Conference HonorableMention selection in his first year of college baseball... hit onlyhomerun of the season, a solo shot, in dramatic fashion in USF'supset of #1 Standford at Sunken Diamond (4/17)... finished 2-for3against the Cardinal with two runs... turned in 10-game hittingstreak from 3/3 through 3/19... posted 16 multi-hit games andcollected three hits twice - at Sacramento State (2/14) and atLoyola Marymount (3/24)... collected a pair of hits in threeconsecutive games against the Lions (5/6 - 5/9)... went 2-for-3with an RBI double in first college game against Saint Mary's(2/3).
OTHER BASEBALL EXPERIENCE - Played for the Decatur Blues, the2002 Central Illinois Collegiate League Champions... played Nor-Calbaseball for two years in summer league... two-time silver medalistfor the 16 and under AAU and the 18 and under AAU... also receivedthe all-tournament award in the 18 and under tournament.
PREP CAREER - Lettered in baseball for three years at MoreauCatholic... was voted the team MVP following his junior and senioryear... made First Team All-Hayward Athletic League three years ina row... also named to the First Team All-East Bay for theMariners... featured in Sports Focus play of the week.
PERSONAL - Armand Alquizalas Gaerlan... goal for the season isto help the team win a conference championship... the best advicehe has ever been given is to be a slave to good habits... he choseUSF for the great atmosphere, kind people, and private schooleducation... his favorite quote is, "Fatigue is not felt whenvictory is won."... favorite book is, The Greatest Salesman in theWorld... parents are Armando and Liza Gaerlan... born August 22,1982 in Hayward, CA.
GIARRATANO ON GAERLAN - "Armand put together one of the bestseasons we've seen - nine homeruns, a good amount of RBIs and hehit over .300. He played with a broken jaw and lost over 20 pounds.It was remarkable for him to play through that injury."
