University of San Francisco Athletics

GENERAL CAPSULE: Good defensiveoutfielder...great power...hits for high average...will be a leaderon this team. AT USF (2005): Led the team in manyoffensive categories as a junior, including first in battingaverage (.364), doubles (12), RBI (41), and slugging percentage(.552), and third in hits (52), homeruns (5), on base percentage(.409), and total bases (79)...played in 45 games, starting38...went 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI against San JoseState (2/8)...was 1-for-2 with a homerun at Sacramento State(2/12)...went 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI vs. Monmouth(3/10)...was 2-for-2 with a double at home versus Santa Clara(3/26)...went 4-for-5 with three RBI vs. Pepperdine (4/3)...atPepperdine, went 2-for-4 with a homerun and four RBI (5/21).AT USF (2004): Enjoyed a productive sophomoreseason starting 38 games...tied for the team lead in homeruns withsix...finished third on the team in slugging percentage at .455...hit his first home run of the season while going 2-for-3 with a RBIversus Lafayette College (3/17)... had a breakout day against UCDavis going 4-for-5 with and RBI and three runs scored (4/6)...four days later had another terrific day going 3-for-5 with ahomerun and four RBI versus Gonzaga (4/10)... in his first careermulti-homer day he went 3-for-5 with two homeruns and two RBIagainst Saint Mary's (4/18)... went 1-for-2 with a three runhomerun against Loyola Marymount (4/24)... versus Pepperdine went3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI and a run scored. ATUSF (2003): Appeared in 19 games with three starts as afreshman... drove in three runs off five hits... slammed RBI doubleagainst UC Riverside (2/28)... went 1-for-2 with an RBI at FresnoState (2/23). PREP CAREER: Four-year baseball andbasketball player for the Fightin' Irish... hit .500... first team,All-League baseball semi-finalist for player of the year in 2002...graduated with honors. PERSONAL: Maurice StefanGartrell... nickname is "Cheeks"... goal for the season is to helpthis team win its first conference title... chose USF because heloves SF and he wants to see his city listed as the bestacademic/athletic institution ever... the thing he likes most aboutSan Francisco is the fog... if he could be anyone for a day he'd beBill Gates... the best advice he could give is to "Play hard, diehard"... Willie Mays is his sports hero... cousin, Bobby Shaw,plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars... parents are Maurice andBeverly Gartrell... born January 14, 1984 in San Francisco, CA.GIARRATANO ON GARTRELL: "We are really fortunateto have him back and he will be a wonderful professional prospect.He's come back to guide USF this season. He possesses everythingnecessary to have a career in baseball, great size, great speed,great strength and a great understanding of how to play thegame."