First-year Vol made 15 relief appearances while posting a 1-1 record and a 9.00 season ERA ... Left-handers hit .346 against him while right-handers batted .298 ... Made five appearances in SEC play, spanning 5 2/3 innings and fashioning a 7.94 ERA ... Made his Tennessee debut with a two-inning stint against Morehead State on Feb. 24, allowing three runs on three hits ... Pitched 1/3 inning against Texas Tech March 1 at Houston's Minute Maid Park ... Threw single hitless innings against James Madison (March 5) and Presbyterian (March 12) ... Worked two innings of one-run ball against USC Upstate March 25 ... Allowed just one run during a stretch of five outings in the month of April that spanned 5 1/3 innings and included action against Tennessee Tech (April 1), Florida (April 6), Austin Peay (April 8), ETSU (April 9) and Alabama (April 12) ... His shutout inning against Austin Peay resulted in his lone win of the season ... Suffered his only loss April 15 against Middle Tennessee when he was touched for six runs on six hits through 1 2/3 innings ... Allowed one run during a one-inning stint vs. Appalachian State April 22 ... Had a tough outing in his lone SEC road appearance, surrendering three runs (two earned) on no hits while recording no outs at Mississippi State April 26 ... Bounced back with a perfect inning against 13th-ranked Vanderbilt on May 2 ... His final outing of the year was a season-long 2 2/3-inning relief stint vs. Kentucky May 11 in which he gave up two runs on two hits while tying his season-high with two strikeouts.
MVP SPOTLIGHT PLAYER, Casey Stevenson-Senior
Casey Stevenson-UCI
Infilder second and third base...hit .302 in 39 games...recorded 39 hits and 26 runs scored...totaled three triples and three home runs...drove in 14...hit .778 in regional action...7 for 9 with three RBI...boasted a .700 on-base percentage...was first among the starters with a .526 average in six postseason games...second with 10 hits...season-high two RBI games against Pacific, Loyola Marymount and Oral Roberts...posted five three-hit games...held a six-game hitting streak...spent the summer with the Alaska Goldpanners...batted .270...totaled 33 hits, and was second on the team with eight doubles...registered a team-high four triples and 18 RBI...8 for 8 in stolen bases.
MVP SPOTLIGHT PLAYER, Tyler Pill-Sophomore
Tyler Pill-CSUF
Tyler Pill Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 38th round of the 2008 MLB Draft • Also lettered in basketball as a junior and senior • Was a two-time member of the Academic All-Valle Vista League team (2007, 2008) • Was named the Covina High School's Athlete of the Year in 2008. Was one of Cal State Fullerton closer pitcher 2009 season. Joins the Californa Mariners
CALIFORNIA MARINERS BASEBALL ORGANIZATION
The California Mariners' Baseball Organization is an independent collegiate-D1 level baseball program playing in the Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association, whose affiliations include the National Baseball Congress (NBC) and American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) Stan Musial Division.
The California Mariners' player roster primarily consists of players who attend colleges from all over the United States but call Southern California their home. Tryouts and team membership is by invitation only. Interested players are welcome to contact the California Mariners Coaching Staff directly, or they may have a college coach or professional scout make contact on their behalf.
Experienced and currently active baseball professionals have teamed together to coach the California Mariners' Organization. All coaches have had either professional or collegiate level experience as coaches and/or players. It is the goal of the coaching staff to guide, develop, counsel and serve as references for their players as they seek the next level of play. The Organization seeks players who are not only outstanding ball players, but possess a positive attitude and strong work ethic as well. California Mariners' players come to the field ready to play every day.
The California Mariners style of baseball --- Disciplined Hitting, Strong Defensive Skills, Smart Pitching, Aggressive Base Running and Teamwork --- have been the hallmarks of the California Mariners' teams. We believe that players who understand our core values will excel and achieve both on and off the field.
