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After an outstanding 2003 season is again projected to be the Bears' starting right fielder and a postseason honors candidate…was drafted in the 26th round by the Oakland A's in the June 2003 Major League Amateur Draft...has a strong accurate arm, the ability to hit well for average and should be one of Cal's top base stealers…
AS A JUNIOR (2003): Batted .347 (59-for-170, .379 versus Pac-10) with 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs and a team-leading 47 RBI…had a 12-game hitting streak from Apr. 18-May 9 (22-for-48, .458, 3-2B, HR, 17 RBI)…missed 12 games from Mar. 21-Apr. 8 due to a broken left wrist, but still led the Bears with 23 multiple hit games…was 7-for-19 with six RBI Apr. 29-May 4 versus UC Davis and at Arizona…went 6-for-9 with a home run and five RBI Apr. 25-27 at Washington…was 5-for-11 with three doubles and four RBI Apr. 17-19 versus USC…went 4-for-11 with a triple Apr. 11-13 versus Arizona State and 2-for-2 with three RBI Apr. 15 at Saint Mary's…was 8-for-15 with two doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI Feb. 14-16 at the Express College Classic in Roundrock, Texas…was 4-for-4 with a double, two home runs and a school record eight RBI Feb. 14 versus Texas-Pan American…went 2-for-5 with two RBI, including game-winning RBI Feb. 16 versus Nebraska…was 2-for-3 with game-winning home run Feb. 11 versus San Jose State…was 2-for-5 with double, home run and three RBI Feb. 4 at San Francisco…went 4-for-12 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI Jan. 31-Feb. 2 versus UNLV…batted .400 (24-for-60) with runners in scoring position…was Pac-10 honorable mention and honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic…
AS A SOPHOMORE (2002): Hit .266 (54-for-203, .258 versus Pac-10) with seven doubles, a triple and 25 RBI…went 6-for-12 with a double, triple and five RBI May 3-5 at Stanford...threw a runner out at home plate in the 10th inning Apr. 30 at San Francisco...was 4-for-13 with three RBI Mar. 1-3 at North Carolina...went 2-for-5 with three RBI, including the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning Feb. 26 versus Centenary...was 8-for-10 with five RBI Feb. 22-24 versus Boston College...
AS A FRESHMAN (2001): Batted .310 (74-for-239, .255 versus Pac-10) with 17 doubles, a triple, a home run and 30 RBI…also had a team-best 11 stolen bases...had a school record 23-game hitting streak from Feb. 9-Mar. 25 (37-for-96, .385, 12-2B, 3B, HR, 12 RBI)…went 7-for-13 with two doubles and an RBI at the South Regional, including going 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI May 25 versus Virginia Commonwealth and 3-for-5 May 26 versus Minnesota…was 4-for-6 with three RBI May 13 at Kansas State and was 2-for-4 with a double May 7 at Saint Mary's…went 5-for-16 with two doubles and five RBI Apr. 20-22 at Arizona…was 3-for-5 with two RBI Apr. 10 at San Jose State…went 6-for-13 with two doubles and five RBI Mar. 23-25 versus Washington State…was 5-for-12 with two doubles and an RBI Mar. 16-18 versus Arizona State…went 3-for-4 with first collegiate home run Mar. 14 versus Columbia…was 6-for-13 and hit a double in each game Mar. 9-11 versus UC Santa Barbara…had game winning RBI single Mar. 3 at Stanford…was 2-for-4 with an RBI double Feb. 27 versus San Jose State…was 5-for-15 with three doubles and a triple Feb. 16-18 at Loyola Marymount…had pinch-hit double and scored winning run Feb. 13 at Pacific…had six outfield assists on the season…batted .338 (22-for-65) with runners in scoring position…was an honorable mention Freshman All-American in Collegiate Baseball…
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Crespi High School in Encino, Calif. was Mission League MVP, All-Valley and first team All-CIF Division I as a senior, batting .415 with seven doubles, a triple, a home run, eight RBI and 12 stolen bases…helped lead his team to three-straight league titles…also won a gold medal on the Youth Junior National Team in 1998, competed in the Area Code Games in 1999 and played in the Bernie Milligan All-Star Game in 2000...in the summer of 2000 competed in the Palomino World Series in San Diego...in the summer of 2001 played for the Peninsula Oilers in the Alaska League, batting .258 with seven doubles, two home runs and 23 RBI...in the summer of 2002 played for the Hyannis Mets in the Cape Cod League, batting .269 with a double and four RBI in nine games...majoring in American studies...parents are Michael and Stephanie Horwitz...born November 7, 1982 in Santa Monica, CA.
Horwitz's Career Statistics
YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
2001 .310 57 239 39 74 30 17 1 1 10 35 11
2002 .266 55 203 18 54 25 7 1 0 17 30 3
2003 .347 43 170 28 59 47 10 2 6 17 15 3
Total .306 155 612 85 187 102 34 4 7 44 80 17
Career vs. the Pac-10
AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB TB SLUG
vs. UA .293 9 41 6 12 11 3 0 0 3 2 1 15 .366
vs. ASU .333 9 36 4 12 1 2 1 0 2 5 2 16 .444
vs. OSU .222 6 27 4 6 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 7 .259
vs. Stan .243 9 37 4 9 5 1 1 0 3 10 0 12 .324
vs. UCLA .143 6 28 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 .143
vs. USC .273 9 33 3 9 6 4 0 0 3 3 0 13 .394
vs. UW .407 8 27 6 11 7 0 0 1 6 2 3 14 .519
vs. WSU .375 6 24 4 9 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 11 .458
Career Bests
Most Hits: 4, twice, last time Feb. 14, 2003 vs. Texas-Pan American (4-for-4, 2B, 2-HR, 8 RBI)
Most Runs: 3, three times, last time Feb. 24, 2002 vs. Boston College
Most RBI: 8, Feb. 14, 2003 vs. Texas-Pan American (4-for-4, 2B, 2-HR)
Career Grand Slams: None
Longest Hitting Streak: 23, Feb. 9-Mar. 25, 2001 (37-for-96, 12-2B, 3B, HR, 12 RBI)
