2007 SEASON: Played in 36 games with 31 startsas a junior... hit .239 for the season... went 2-for-5 in USF's 6-2opening day win over Fresno State (2/2/07)... in series finaleversus Fresno State (2/4/07) was 2-for-4... collected two hits infour at-bats at UC Riverside (2/18/07)... batted .500 (3-for-6),hit in two RBI and scored two runs in 8-0 win against UC Davis(2/24/07)... versus No. 24 Baylor (3/2/07) went 2-for-4 with onerun scored.... was 2-for-5 and scored twice in win over Winthrop(3/10/07)... went 2-for-3 with two RBI in 13-5 win over SouthernUtah (3/23/07)... hit 2-for-4 in 8-1 victory versus SacramentoState. 2006 NCAA REGIONAL: Went 3-for-11 withthree doubles, a run scored, and a stolen base at the LincolnRegional... finished 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles againstManhattan (6/4). 2006 SEASON: Played in 40 gameswith 29 starts as a sophomore... made a welcome return to thelineup for the postseason after suffering a broken hand at NewMexico (3/17)... hit .333 with three doubles, nine runs and threestolen bases after the injury... batted .400 with an RBI, a walk,and a stolen base in the West Coast Conference ChampionshipSeries... recorded a season-high four hits at Southern Utah (2/17)with an RBI and three runs... had a double, two RBI at SouthernUtah (2-18)... was 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI, a runscored and a stolen base against Washington State (2/26)... hadthree hits at Sacramento State (2/26) with an RBI... was 2-for-4with two stolen bases at Sacramento State (3/15)... played in theCape Cod League over the summer. 2005 SEASON: Madea big impact in his first year and was the only Don to start in all56 games... named West Coast Conference Player of the Week(3/15)... ranked among league leaders in two overall categories,including tied for fourth in stolen bases (16) and tied for ninthin runs (43)... was first or tied for first in eight teamcategories including hits (70), runs scored and was no less thanthird in four other categories including stolen bases and RBI (3rdwith 29)... collected two hits and scored two runs against San JoseState in his first collegiate game (3/8)... had a 12-game hitstreak (3/17-4/5) where he had a total of 23 hits, 12 runs scored,15 RBI, four doubles, one home run and four stolen bases... alsohad a four-game hit streak (2/12-20), a five-game hit streak(3/26-4/5) and a six-game hit streak (4/12-22)... had three stolenbases at UC Davis on 5/17... named to the 2005 Pepsi/Johnny QuikClassic All-Tournament team after batting .500 with seven RBI and ateam-high eight runs scored. PREP CAREER: Playedfour years at La Cueva High School... hit .470 as a high schoolsenior... received all-district, all-metro, and all-state honorsfollowing senior year... led team to a 29-0 record and a statechampionship in 2003... team finished with a No. 7 nationalranking... also played four years of basketball.PERSONAL: Jackson Tavo Hall... goes by Tavo...goal for the season is to repeat as conference champs and win aregional... chose USF for the location, the academics, and thebaseball program... would like to be Tiger Woods for a day... bestadvice he was ever given was "life is a marathon, not a sprint"...favorite quote is "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, butthe size of the fight in the dog"... most impressive people he hasmet are his parents... favorite movie is Bowling for Columbine...favorite musical group is Rage Against the Machine... favorite foodis cereal... parents are Brand and Po Hall... born on December 27,1984. GIARRATANO ON HALL: "Tavo Hall embodieseverything that USF baseball is about. He's a class valedictorian,starting shortstop, great leader, great person. Tavo is thecornerstone of what this program has become and what it can becomein future years."
