2012 WCC PITCHER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 23
2012 WCC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2012 SEASON: Waterman put together one of the most dominant seasons for a reliever in USF history... the left-hander tied a Dons' single season record with seven saves and went 4-3 with a 2.36 ERA in 27 appearances... he struck out 40 and walked just 12 in 45.2 innings pitched... Waterman won WCC Pitcher of the Week honors for his three save weekend against then-No. 30 Gonzaga... he pitched 2.1 scoreless innings and allowed only two hits in the series... primarily the Dons' closer throughout the year, Waterman came out of the bullpen in the third inning against Pepperdine and tossed 6.0 innings of two-run ball, allowing just four hits... on May 12 against Santa Clara, Waterman went 5.2 innings and allowed just two runs on four hits again.
2011 WEST COAST CONFERENCE SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
2011 SEASON: Tied for most wins on the team with a 6-2 record in 42.1 innings pitched… totaled five outings of one inning or more without giving up a hit… threw a hitless inning against Lamar (3/3)… struck out three in two innings of work against New Mexico State (3/5)… yielding just one hit in three innings against a powerful then No. 15 Arizona lineup (3/21)… totaled four strikeouts without allowing a base runner in three innings against California (3/29)… threw a spotless 1.1 innings against Saint Mary’s (4/9)… collected a season-high five strikeouts in 3.1 innings of hitless baseball at Portland (4/17)… kept Loyola Marymount without a base runner in three innings (5/1)…longest outing of the season was four innings at San Diego (5/8)… struck out three against Pepperdine in two innings (5/14).
2010 SEASON: Made nine appearances and put in 8.1 innings of work… finished 1-0 with nine strikeouts and a 4.32 ERA… struck out two in 1.1 innings of scoreless pitching against UC Riverside (3/19)… totaled a season-high three strikeouts against UC Santa Barbara in 1.2 innings (3/28)… three shutout inning against BYU (3/31)… held Gonzaga scoreless in 1.1 innings (4/10)… pitched two shutout innings against UC Davis (4/13).
PREP CAREER: Played three years of varsity baseball at Alhambra High School... earned DFAL Second-Team All-League as a pitcher in 2008 and DFAL First-Team All-League in 2009... also played two years of varsity water polo, earning Honorable Mention in 2007 and All-League Second Team in 2008.
PERSONAL: Born in November of 1990 in Walnut Creek, CA... son of Mark and Susan Waterman... mother played softball at Sacramento State... goal for the season is to win a conference championship... chose USF because he liked the campus, the environment, and the coaching staff... would like to be Cliff Lee for a day... lists his high school chemistry teacher, Clayton Florence, as the most impressive person he has met... lists Ted Williams as his sports hero... favorite movie is The Hangover... favorite book is Lord of the Flies... favorite musical artist is Red Hot Chili Peppers... favorite food is gyros... hobbies include listening to music and hanging out with friends... majoring in Business Administration.
