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A left-handed pitcher who could help the Bears out of the bullpen…redshirted last season in order to recover from arm surgery (Tommy John)…has good velocity on his fastball and continues to improve with experience…pitched in two games during the 2000 season, Feb. 2 at Santa Clara and Feb. 6 versus Loyola Marymount, throwing a total of 1.0 inning with one walk and one strikeout...HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At The Hun School of Princeton was a two-time first team all-state/county selection…as a senior pitched a no-hitter against Hopewell Valley High School and was a member of the Mercer County All-Stars that competed in the Carpenter Cup played at Veteran Stadium in Philadelphia…also played four years of varsity football, where he was second-team all-state selection…was a member of the Mercer County American Legion All-Star team in 1995…in the summer 1998 played for the Lawrence (NJ) Pirates, going 5-2 with a save, a .311 ERA, 45 strikeouts and 17 walks in 63.0 innings…in the summer of 2000 pitched for the Delaware Valley Gulls in the Atlantic Collegiate League, throwing 45.0 innings with 40 strikeouts and a 2.41 ERA…was selected to the ACBL All-Star Team...considered Duke, Princeton, Richmond and Lafayette before selecting Cal...majoring in American studies...parents are Henry and Nancy Gross...born April 11, 1979 in North Tarrytown, NY.
GROSS' CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO
2000 18.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 2 2 1 1
