University of San Francisco Athletics

2008 SEASON: Redshirted

PREP CAREER: Played four years of baseball atDear Valley High School... earned All-BVAL Honorable Mention as ajunior... earned Second Team All-BVAL as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born on November 28, 1988 in Concord,CA... son of Nick and Barbara Lawton... goal for the season is tohelp the team in any way possible... chose USF because he reallylikes the city and the coaches... likes the diversity in SanFrancisco... best advice he could give youngsters is to work hardand follow your dreams... most impressive person he has met is MarkMulder... favorite quote is attributed to Einstein "Try not to be aman of success, but try to be a man of value"... lists Mark Mulderas the most impressive person he has met... would like to attendthe World Cup... favorite movie is Man on Fire... favorite book isAll Quiet on the Western Front... favorite musical artist is Storyof the Year... favorite food is Mexican... hobbies includesnowboarding and learning history... majoring in BusinessMarketing.

GIARRATANO ON LAWTON: "Kyle is starting to comeinto his own. He has a powerful arm with 91-92 mph fast ball and apower breaking ball. He will pitch some quality innings thisyear."