2009 SEASON: Played in 23 games and started sixas a freshman... batted .185 (5-for-27) with four RBI, three runsscored, four walks, and one stolen base... made his collegiatedebut at the University of Texas - San Antonio (2/21)... earnedfirst collegiate hit versus Gonzaga at the Palm Springs Tournament(3/8)... scored a run on two walks at Pacific (4/7)... singled athome versus Pacific (5/5)... had a career day, going 2-for-3 withtwo RBI, two runs, and a walk at San Diego (5/9)... had a hit, anRBI, and stole his first career base the next day versus theToreros (5/10).
PREP CAREER: Played four years of baseball atWest High School... as a freshman batted .427 with one homerun and23 RBI... his sophomore year, he batted .385 with six doubles, twohomeruns, and 16 RBI... as a junior batted .360 with 32 hits, fourdoubles, two triples, two homeruns, and 19 RBI... his senior yearhe batted .378 with seven doubles, one triple and six homeruns...was named to the All-Bay League First Team three times, All-DailyBreeze First Team three times, and All-CIF twice... earned Team MVPas a sophomore and League MVP as a junior and senior... also ranone season of Cross Country.
PERSONAL: Born in October of 1990 inBellflower, CA... son of Craig and Jodi Morioka... father Craigplayed baseball at CLU and uncle Todd Tsujimura played at LMU...goal for the season is to learn as much as he can... chose USF forthe coaching staff, the University's reputation, and thelocation... would like to be Manny Ramirez for a day... favoritequote is attributed to Robert Collier, "Success is the sum of smallefforts, repeated day in and day out"... lists his father as themost impressive person he has met... would like to become a coachor go to graduate school after graduation... favorite movie is StepBrothers... favorite book is Tell No One by Harlan Coben...favorite musical artist is AC/DC... favorite food is FiletMignon... hobbies include fishing, playing cards, and cooking...majoring in Exercise and Sports Science.
