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2009 SEASON: Started 50 of 55 games played as a sophomore... batted .277 (56-for-202) with 10 doubles, one triple, a team leading 13 homeruns, 44 RBI, 32 runs scored, and three stolen bases... in first game of the season, went 2-for-2 with three walks at University of Texas - San Antonio (2/20)... stole his first bag of the year on a 2-for-3 day at UTSA (2/22)... had two hits and scored a run versus Oregon State at the Palm Springs Tournament (3/5)... doubled at San Jose State (3/10)... homered on a 2-for-3 day with two RBI at Washington (3/14)... homered again the following day (3/15)... hit his third homerun versus UC Davis (3/24)... had two hits with a double and an RBI against Cal in the Dante Benedetti Classic at AT&T Park (3/31)... homered on a 2-for-4 day with two RBI at Bakersfield (4/1)... had two hits on two consecutive days versus Saint Mary's (4/4-5)... doubled at Pacific (4/7)... had season high three hits with a homerun and five RBI in game one and homered again in game two at LMU (4/11)... had career high two homeruns with three RBI versus Santa Clara (4/19)... homered in the following game and drove in two against San Jose State (4/21)... homered again in his next game on a 2-for-5 night with three RBI versus Pepperdine (4/24)... homered and tripled on a 3-for-6 day at then No. 13 Cal Poly (5/2)... doubled three times the next day (5/3)... finished the season with a seven game hitting streak, batting .300 with three doubles and two homeruns (5/8-17)... doubled and drove in two at San Diego (5/9)... homered and drove in two at San Diego State (5/11)... homered in his next game and drove in two at Portland (5/15)... doubled twice on a 3-for-4 day the following day (5/16). 2008 SUMMER: Awarded All-WCCBL Honorable Mention after season with Wenatchee Applesox. 2008 SEASON: Started 16 of 27 games played as a freshman... batted .265 with two doubles, two triples, two homeruns, and 10 RBI... earned first collegiate hits on a 2-for-3 day with a double versus Loyola Marymount (4/4)... homered and had two RBI at Pepperdine (4/11)... went 2-for-4 against Portland (4/27)... tripled at Pacific (4/29)... doubled on a 3-for-5 day versus Stanford (5/6)... homered and batted in three against San Diego (5/10)... in final series of the season against Dallas Baptist (5/15-17), batted .462 (6-for-13) going 2-for-4 in game one, tripling in game two, and going 3-for-5 in game three. PREP CAREER: Played three years of Varsity baseball at South Tahoe High School... junior year batted .493 and senior year batted .556... earned First Team All-League junior and senior seasons. PERSONAL: Born on November 30, 1988 in Somerspoint, NJ... son of Stephen and Diane Yarrow... goal for the season is to win the WCC Championship and help the team any way possible... chose USF for the coaching staff... likes the food in San Francisco... would like to be Will Ferrell for a day... best advice he's been given is to always have fun and never quit... most impressive person he's met is his dad... wants to earn a master's degree after USF... would like to attend a baseball All-Star game... favorite sports hero is Derek Jeter... favorite movie is Forrest Gump... favorite book is The Da Vinci Code... favorite food is Pizza... hobbies include skiing, mountain biking, ping-pong and bowling... majoring in Accounting. GIARRATANO ON YARROW: "Stephen burst into duty because of injuries late in the season and really emerged as a powerful left handed hitter. Stephen will solidify the middle of our lineup and will give us the opportunity to score a lot of runs." |
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