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  Andrew Triggs
Andrew Triggs

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.

High School:
Montgomery Bell Academy

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 210

Position:
Pitcher

Experience:
FR

Bats/Throws:
Right-Right

2009
He was the surprise of the team in his first collegiate action, going 5-3 with a 3.96 ERA and made 10 starts in 15 appearances...in 75 innings, he allowed 79 hits and 33 earned runs with 20 walks and 50 strikeouts...opponents hit .276 against him...earned Pac-10 Conference honorable mention and Pac-10 Conference All-Academic first team honors...threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings in a relief apperances on May 24 at California, allowing only one hit...threw seven innings on May 19 against UC Riverside, allowing four runs (three hits) with three walks and five strikeouts...earned the win in a predetermined start with four scoreless innings on May 13 against Loyola Marymount as he gave up only two hits...tied his season high with seven strikeouts on May 2 at Washington with eight innings of work, giving up three runs on six hits...got the win on April 18 at No. 14 Oregon State with eight innings, giving up just two runs on eight hits with a walk and five strikeouts...threw a complete game against Oregon on April 10 and allowed three runs on seven hits with a walk and six strikeouts...on March 22 against UCLA, he threw seven scoreless innings in the win, allowing three hits and striking out seven with two walks...celebrated his birthday on March 16 with his first collegiate win in his first collegiate start...against Winthrop, he scattered six hits in seven innings with two runs (one earned)...in a relief role, threw six innings on March 7 at Tulane and gave up two runs on five hits with a walk and three strikeouts...made his collegiate debut with one no-hit inning on Feb. 25 against Pepperdine.

Summer
He played for the New Bedford Bay Sox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League...made five starts and had a 3-2 record with a 2.70 ERA and one complete game...in 30 innings, he allowed 27 hits and nine earned runs with 10 walks and 30 strikeouts...opponents hit .233 against him.


2008
He redshirted for the Trojans during the 2008 season...in the summer, he pitched for the Torrington Twisters of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, going 0-for-4 with a 5.71 ERA...he made eight starts in 10 games for the Twisters...in 34 2/3 innings, he allowed 39 hits and 22 earned runs with 26 walks, 28 strikeouts and a .279 opponents' batting average...received the Twisters' "Jeff Hourigan Sportsmanship Award."

High School
He was a three-year letterwinner at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tenn., under coach Thomas Wims...member of the squads in his sophomore and junior seasons that reached the Division III state tournament and were TSSAA Middle Region runners-up...went 3-3 with a 1.80 ERA as a junior...recorded 35 strikeouts in 30 innings before suffering an elbow injury that prevented from playing as a senior...named as a National Merit Commended scholar and was an AP scholar with distinction.

Personal
He is majoring in political science..parents are Betsy and Austin...has one sister, Elizabeth...lists Greg Maddux as his biggest sports hero...favorite movie is Gladiator...favorite television shows are The Colbert Report and The Office...listens to The Allman Brothers, The Band, Brad Paisely and George Strait...birthdate is March 16, 1989.

Career Statistics

Year ERA W-L APP GS SVS IP H R ER BB SO WP HB BK BAVG
2009 3.96 5-3 15 10 0 75.0 79 36 33 20 50 2 6 0 .276
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