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Bats: Right
Throws: Right
A former two-sport athlete who redshirted as a freshman quarterback in 1996, then became a key addition to the Cal pitching staff in 1997...is a power pitcher with a good command of his fastball, curveball, slider and change-up...his improvement will be a key for the Bears as he is a potential starter, as well as a middle reliever...was drafted in the 17th round by the Detroit Tigers in last June's amateur draft...
AS A JUNIOR (1999): Pitched in 19 games, including three starts, going 1-1 with a 6.60 ERA...had 33 strikeouts in 43.7 innings of action...picked up the win in relief Apr. 21 at San Francisco, pitching 3.0 innings with five hits, no runs, no walks and a career-high four strikeouts...pitched 2.0 innings with one hit, no runs, no walks and a career-high four strikeouts Mar. 24 at Long Beach State...pitched a career-high 6.0 innings Apr. 3 versus UCLA...
AS A SOPHOMORE (1998): Saw action in 24 games in relief, going 2-2 with a save and a 6.87 ERA...had 31 strikeouts and 10 walks in 36.7 innings...picked up the save in the season opener Jan. 30 at CS Fullerton, pitching the ninth inning with one hit and two strikeouts...earned the win Mar. 15 versus Washington State, pitching 3.0 innings with four hits, no runs and two strikeouts...
AS A FRESHMAN (1997): Pitched in 20 games with nine starts, finishing 2-5 with a 7.03 ERA...had 20 strikeouts in 39.7 innings...picked up the win Jan. 31 at Hawaii, coming in in the fourth inning and throwing 2.0 innings with one hit, no runs and one walk...also earned the win Feb. 4 versus Santa Clara, coming into the game in the fifth inning and pitching 2.7 innings with one hit, one run, one walk and one strikeout...
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Lemoore High School was a dual-sport athlete and was recruited to Cal as both a football and baseball player...in baseball, was 12-2 with a 1.19 ERA as a junior and earned All-West Yosemite League honors...in the summer of 1996 was a member of the Central Valley All Stars and was named Most Valuable Pitcher of the Capital Classic in Carson City, NV, leading his team to the Capital Classic title...was also the MVP of the North-South All-Star series and was a member of an all state team that competed in the Sunbelt Classic in Oklahoma...in football, threw for 1,473 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior...played for the Fairbanks Goldpanners in the Alaskan League in the summer of 1998...was recruited by USC, UCLA, Fresno State, Long Beach State and Pepperdine before selecting Cal...majoring in American studies...parents are Don and Marilyn Steele...born November 3, 1977 in Hanford, CA.
Steele's Career Statistics
| YEAR | ERA | G | GS | CG | W | L | S | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 1997 | 7.03 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 39.7 | 64 | 38 | 31 | 18 | 20 |
| 1998 | 6.87 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36.7 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 31 |
| 1999 | 6.60 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43.7 | 58 | 39 | 32 | 23 | 33 |
| Totals | 7.45 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 110.0 | 166 | 105 | 91 | 51 | 84 |
Career vs. the Pac-10
| G | W | L | S | PCT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HB | HR | ERA |
| vs. Arizona | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 7.3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11.10 |
| vs. ASU | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 8.7 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12.41 |
| vs. Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.30 |
| vs. Stanford | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 14.0 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10.93 |
| vs. UCLA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 15.3 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7.65 |
| vs. USC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 7.3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.10 |
| vs. WSU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Bests
Most Strikeouts: 4, seven times, last time Apr. 21, 1999 at San Francisco
Most Innings Pitched: 6.0, Apr. 3, 1999 vs. UCLA
Longest Winning Streak: 2, Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 1997
Longest Losing Streak: 6, Mar. 1, 1997-Feb. 1, 1998
