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AT TULANE UNIVERSITY: Batted .333 in four gameswith two hits and an RBI as a freshman... earned a 3.7 GPA.PREP CAREER: Played three years of varsitybaseball at Loyola High School... as a sophomore, batted .400 andearned offensive MVP... as a junior, batted .423 with threehomeruns and 29 RBI... as a senior, batted .486 with sevenhomeruns, 10 stolen bases and 22 RBI... earned Team MVP and AllCity/All Region accolades, along with All CIF his senior year...also played football... graduated with a 4.1 GPA.PERSONAL: Samuel Edward Wiley... goal for theseason is to win a National Championship and further himself as aball player... chose USF for the baseball program, the academics,the coaches and the city... thinks the best thing about being astudent-athlete is playing ball and representing the school...likes the food in San Francisco... lists baseball, ping-pong,surfing and body boarding as hobbies... the best advice he couldgive to youngsters is to play hard, keep your head up, and alwayshustle... the most impressive person he's met is his mom... wantsto play professional baseball after he graduates... would like toattend the World Series... dad played baseball at the NavalAcademy... parents are Edward Wiley and Sharon Howard-Field... bornon December 28, 1986 in London, England. GIARRATANO ONWILEY: "Sam's a wonderful student of the game both on andoff the field. He's going to provide some great leadership for usthis year from the catching position."