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2006 WEST COAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
GENERAL CAPSULE: One of the best left-handers on the West Coast... good fastball between 94-96 mph... command of slider and change up.
MISCELLANEOUS: Named to the Brooks Wallace Award and Roger Clemens Award Watch Lists for the 2007 season... led the West Coast Conference with a 2.56 ERA in 2006... owns a 2.47 career ERA, good for fourth place on Dons all-time chart.
NCAA REGIONAL (2006): Starting pitcher for USF's first NCAA victory against No. 6 national seed Nebraska (6/3)... threw 6.2 innings in the Dons 5-1 victory against the Cornhuskers, finishing with five strikeouts.
AT USF (2006): Appeared in 18 games and started 17 as a sophomore... posted an 8-5 record with a team-best 2.49 ERA... led the Dons in strikeouts (75) and starts and was second in complete games (2), wins and innings (112.0)... won four consecutive games (4/22-5/13)... earned first win at Sacramento State (2/26) in an 8.1 inning, four strikeout performance... earned a no-decision in an 8.0 inning, six strikeout night at New Mexico (3/18)... earned a complete game win at Oral Roberts (3/25), allowing only one run on five hits and struck out a season-high nine batters... threw 8.2 shutout innings, earning the win against No. 24 San Diego (4/29)... pitched second complete game win against Loyola Marymount (5/13), allowing just one run off 10 hits and struck out four batters... limited hitters to a .226 average with runners on base and .219 with two outs.
AT USF (2005): Emerged as a highly effective reliever out of the bullpen... made 14 appearances and two starts as a freshman... posted the fifth lowest ERA in Dons single-season history at 2.16... recorded a 2-0 record with a save... pitched 2.0 innings and notched three strikeouts in first game against San Jose State (2/8)... earned first save after pitching 2.2 innings and struck out three against Hawaii (4/6)... pitched 2.0 innings and fanned four batters against Loyola Marymount (4/22)... made lone start of the season count with an impressive outing at Cal (5/3)... pitched 6.0 scoreless innings and struck out two Golden Bears.
PREP CAREER: Played for Campolindo High School... named Most Valuable Pitcher in the DFAL in 2004... also played football for the Cougars and was named second team All-DFAL defensive line.
PERSONAL: Aaron Poreda... goal for the season is to be a starting pitcher... chose USF because of the coaches and the academics... best advice he could give to youngsters is to watch and listen to your elders... if he could go to any sporting event in the world it would be the Super Bowl... favorite movie is Braveheart... favorite book is A Wrinkle in Time... parents are John Poreda and Barbara Andermam... born on October 1, 1986 in Walnut Creek, CA.
GIARRATANO ON POREDA: "We look for Aaron to be our Friday night starter and do some remarkable things. I know Aaron will be one of the highest sought after left-handed pitchers in the country this year. "
