University of San Francisco Athletics

GENERAL CAPSULE: Great offensive player... willcompete for designated hitter and backup first base job. NCAAREGIONAL (2006): Was 1-for-2 with an RBI and a hit-by-pitch againstNebraska... went 1-for-4 with an RBI versus Manhattan. ATUSF (2006): Played in 24 games with 10 starts... earnedfirst hit as a Don with a double at New Mexico (3/19)... went2-for-4 with a double, homerun, and two runs against Portland(4/14)... also went 1-for-1 with a walk, two hit-by-pitches and tworuns scored against the Pilots (4/15)... hit a pinch-hit doubleagainst eventual NCAA Champion Oregon State (3/29)... ranked secondon team with eight hit-by-pitches. AT COLLEGE OF MARIN(2004-2005): First Team Junior College All-American... ledthe state of California in batting average (.521) with nine homeruns and 40 RBI... only struck out three times. PREPCAREER: Played four years at Rancho Cotate... hit .420 hissenior year... was named to the First Team All-League and FirstTeam All-Empire for three years... only player to be named as theMVP of both the Adam Wescott and Al Rabinowicz Tournaments.PERSONAL: Chris Bacigalupi... goal for the season is to know hisrole on the team and fulfill it to the best of his abilities...chose USF for the team and the great coaching staff... the bestadvice he's ever been given is that it's the little things thatcount... the most impressive person he's met is USC's head footballcoach Pete Carroll... hobbies include Mountain biking, golfing,listening to music and the outdoors... his favorite movie isCocktail... parents are Jim and Pia Bacigalupi... born July 19,1983 in Santa Rosa, CA. GIARRATANO ON BACIGALUPI:"Chris is a player who came on late in the season and provided someleadership for us. We look for Chris to give us some great at batsdown the stretch in key situations."