University of San Francisco Athletics

GENERAL CAPSULE: Talented startingoutfielder... great defensively... capable of hitting for power...can steal bases. NCAA REGIONAL (2006): Hit .300with two RBI in three games at the Lincoln Regional... collectedtwo hits against Manhattan (6/4) drove in a run against Nebraska(6/3) and against the Jaspers. AT USF (2006):Started 50 games and appeared in 59 as a junior... went 3-for-11with two doubles and an RBI during the West Coast ConferenceChampionship Series... led the team with eight home runs... firsthomer came on a 2-for-4, two RBI day against Sacramento State(2/11)... homered in consecutive games against San Jose State(2/14) and at Southern Utah (2/17)... also hit home runs inback-to-back games against Loyola Marymount (5/12-13)... was1-for-3 with a solo home run at Oral Roberts (3/26)... went 1-for-4with a homerun and two RBI at Santa Clara (4/1)... finished 2-for-4with a double and two RBI at No. 22 Pepperdine (4/7)... had atwo-RBI triple against Portland (4/15)... went 2-for-3 with astolen base and a run scored against No. 24 San Diego (4/30)... hada career-high four hits with an RBI and a stolen base at Cal(5/9)... went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scoredagainst Hawai'i (5/16)... rated third on the team in slugging(.454), fourth in hits (48), and fifth in RBI (29) and doubles(10). AT USF (2005): Started 28 games and appearedin 49 as a sophomore... was third on the team in sluggingpercentage with .490 and was fifth with four homeruns... hit .305with runners on and advanced them at a .381 clip... hit a pinch-hitgrand slam in his only at bat vs. Fresno State (3/12)... went2-for-2 with a run and a double against Iona (3/14)... was 2-for-4with a run, a double, and a triple vs. Santa Clara (3/25)... went2-for-4 with a run and a double vs. Pepperdine (4/1)... ended theseason with a six game hit streak (4/9-19) with seven hits, twohome runs, and four RBI in that span... of 29 hits, 13 went forextra bases - eight doubles, triple, four homers. AT USF(2004): Gained valuable experience during his first seasonon the Hilltop by starting 18 games... in his first start of theseason went 1-for-4 with three-run homerun against Northwestern(2/14)... enjoyed a 2-for-4 day against Sacramento State with ahomerun and two RBI... launched his third homerun of the season andwent 2-for-5 with three RBI versus Gonzaga (4/10)... hit his finalhomer of the season in his lone at-bat against Portland (5/14).PREP CAREER: Played four seasons at Reed HighSchool, earning 2003 Athlete of the Year honors as a senior...named all-division and all-league in 2002 and 2003... also playedthree seasons of basketball, all as a starter... school recordholder in home runs and walks. PERSONAL: LucasDeLong... goal for the season is to increase the team's ability towin... chose USF for the coaching staff and the location...favorite quote is by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "We must learn tolive together as brothers or we will perish together as fools"...favorite movie is Major League... enjoys music in his spare time...parents are Steve DeLong and Heather Burkhardt... born September 7,1985. GIARRATANO ON DELONG: "Lucas DeLong is themost talented centerfielder in the West Coast Conference withspeed, size, strength and power. We look for Lucas to be a veryhigh draft pick this year and to be a great leader in ourprogram."