2003-04 Baseball
Roster
John Hurford
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, CA
- High School:
- Oak Park HS
GENERAL CAPSULE - Will see limited action this year as a backupin the outfield... should come on as great right-handed hitter.
PREP CAREER - Multi-sport athlete who played four years ofbaseball for the Oak Park Eagles... hit .320 his senior season andcollected 13 doubles... hit .476 in American Legion... also playedfor the Atlanta Braves scout team... two years of football... oneyear of basketball... named to Gold Honor Roll and earned GoldenState High Honors in Economics.
PERSONAL - John Jay Hurford III... goal for the season is to winthe WCC Championship... chose USF for the coaches and theopportunity to play baseball... if he could be anyone for a dayhe'd be a cab driver... the best advice he could give is to "Followyour dreams"... Tony Gwynn is his sports hero... favorite book isThe Science of Hitting... enjoys eating, sleeping and lifting...plans to travel after he graduates... parents are Jay and WendyHurford... born December 7, 1983 in Westlake Village, CA.
GIARRATANO ON HURFORD - "John may come on as a great hitter inthe future. His time is still to come."
