University of San Francisco Athletics

GENERAL CAPSULE - Looks poised for a solid senior season...fierce competitor... great leader... will come out of the bullpenwith an explosive fast ball and a power breaking ball.

At USF (2003): Made 12 relief appearances in first season on theHilltop... recorded six strikeouts in 12.1 innings of work.

AT ORANGE COAST (2001-2002) - Made honor roll.

PREP CAREER - Played four years of baseball for the Los AlamitosGriffins, posting a 1.42 ERA his senior season... named to theSunset League, California All-Star team and pitched in the SunbeltClassic... honor roll student.

PERSONAL - Gregory Schwenn... goal for the season is to win theWCC... chose USF for the chance to get a great education and bepart of an excellent athletic program... if he could be anyone fora day he'd be Billy the Kid... the best advice he could give is to"Keep working hard, you'll get there"... the most impressive personhe's met is Joe Montana... wants to play baseball as long aspossible... enjoys dirt bike riding and movies... favorite movie isRocky; favorite band is AC/DC... father Rick played baseball forCal Poly Pomona when it was the national champ... parents are Rickand Linda Schwenn... born July 12, 1980 in Vista, CA.

GIARRATANO ON SCHWENN - "I think Greg Schwenn will be verysuccessful. He could change the tempo of many games for us from thefifth inning on; we haven't yet had this type of specialized guycome out of the bullpen."