2008 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMANALL-AMERICAN
2008 WCC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
2009 SEASON:
2008 SEASON: Started 48 of 55 gamesplayed as a freshman... batted .347 (second on the team) with 10doubles, one triple, two homeruns, and 26 RBI... had 17 multi-hitgames... stole three bases... started his collegiate career with asix game hit streak... had a seven game hit streak in which hebatted .419 (13-for-31)... homered and drove in two RBI on a2-for-4 day at UC Davis (3/5)... doubled and had three hits in hisnext game at UNLV (3/7)... doubled and drove in two vs. FresnoState (3/18)... went 4-for-4 with a double, a homerun and two RBIagainst Fairleigh Dickinson (3/20)... doubled on a 3-for-5 dayversus Fairleigh Dickinson (3/22)... homered in the second game ofa doubleheader against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/22)... had a threehit day at San Jose State (4/8)... went 2-for-5 with a double andan RBI at Stanford (4/16)... had fourth three hit day including adouble at Santa Clara (4/20)... had first of 5-for-5 days at FresnoState (4/23)... doubled twice at Pacific (4/29)... second 5-for-5day came at home versus Stanford (5/6).
PREP CAREER: Played three years of Varsitybaseball at Mater De High School... batted .402 senior season,earning First Team All-League and Team MVP honors... was TeamCaptain senior year... also selected to Orange County All-StarGame... member of the Honor Roll and National Honor Society allfour years.
PERSONAL: Born in August of 1989 in Hartford,CT... son of Robert and Kimberly Bernatz... goal for the season isto help the team in any that he can... chose USF for theatmosphere, coaches, people, location, and the high level ofbaseball... likes the food and restaurants of San Francisco...would like to be the President for a day... best advice he's everbeen given is don't let anyone tell you that you can't dosomething... favorite quote is attributed to Abraham Lincoln, "Youcan fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't foolall of the people all of the time"... most impressive person he'smet is his grandfather... wants to start his own business aftergraduation... favorite movie is Remember the Titans... favoritebook is Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy... favorite musical artist isT.I... favorite foods are steak, mashed potatoes and broccoli...hobbies include bodysurfing, sports, and reading... majoring inbusiness.
Saw time in 48 games with 33 starts as a sophomore... finishedthe season batting .252 (34-for-135), with 10 doubles, one homerun,13 walks, and three stolen bases... had a great opening series,going 6-for-14 (.429) with a double, four runs scored and four RBIat the University of Texas-San Antonio (2/20-22)... doubled on atwo-hit day in the first of four games at Riverside (2/26), thenhomered in the fourth game (3/1)... had a season high three-hitgame at Washington (3/14) to start a season long six game hitstreak in which he batted .478 (11-for-23) with three doubles,eight runs scored, two RBI, and a stolen base... doubled twiceversus Gonzaga (3/28)... doubled in consecutive games against SanJose State (4/21) and Pepperdine (4/24).
