University of San Francisco Athletics

2009 SEASON: Appeared in eight games out of thebullpen as a junior... went 1-1, 5.68 ERA with six strikeouts in6.1 innings... tossed an inning in his first appearance, strikingout two at UC Davis (2/24)... struck out a batter in 0.2 inningsversus Gonzaga in the Palm Springs Tournament (3/8)... had twostrikeouts in 1.0 inning versus Sacramento State (3/17)... struckout one in 1.0 innings at Bakersfield.

2008 SEASON: Started two and appeared in 12games as a sophomore... had 11 strikeouts in 13.0 innings... earneda save in his first appearance at Hawai'i (2/23), striking out onein 1.0 inning of work.

AT COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO (2007): Went 4-0 in 16appearances... in 28.1 innings, threw 32 strikeouts with a 1.27ERA.

AT USF (2006): Redshirt

PREP CAREER: Played varsity baseball at PointArena High School... named League MVP senior season going 4-2,0.622 ERA with 87 strikeouts in 45 innings... also played varsityfootball and basketball his freshman, junior, and senior seasons...two-time MVP for basketball.

PERSONAL: Born in April of 1987 in Santa Rosa,CA... son of Jose and Sandra Oropeza... goal for the season is tohelp the team win as many games as possible... chose USF because itis close to home and has good academics and baseball... thinks thebest thing about being a student-athlete is getting an educationwhile playing ball... lists watching or playing sports as ahobby... would like to be Tiger Woods for a day... best advice hehas been given is to never quit and follow your dreams... bestadvice he could give to youngsters is to always give 100% atwhatever you do... would like to attend a World Series game thatthe Giants were playing in... favorite movie is Remember theTitans... favorite food is Clam Chowder... majoring in BusinessAdministration.