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2003 Baseball
TITANS ’02: Was a very steady long reliever for the Titans • Struck out 29 and walked just five in 36.0 innings • Did not walk a batter in his first 23-plus innings of work • Allowed just two homers and six doubles and opponents batted .239 • Hurled a career-high 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits, in the extra-innings portion of Fullerton’s 16-inning loss to Long Beach State on May 25 • Take out his first appearance of the season (when he allowed four runs at Stanford without retiring a batter) and Martin’s ERA was 2.00 • Had a sizzling 1.65 ERA in Big West play (16.1 innings) • His wins came vs. Loyola Marymount (Mar. 13) and Long Beach State (Mar. 25) • Also picked up his first save with two scoreless innings against UC Riverside on May 10 • Suffered his only loss in the NCAA Regional, when Stanford’s Scott Dragicevich singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 13th. TITANS ’01: Was 1-0 with a 5.21 ERA in 14 appearances • Fanned 13 and walked just four in 19.0 innings • Worked 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Stanford on Feb. 3 in his season debut and followed with a perfect inning vs. BYU on Feb. 16 • Pitched two no-hit innings vs. ASU on April 9 • Worked a then career-high five innings (10th through the 14th) vs. UCLA on April 18 and earned the win when the Titans finally scored a run in the bottom of the 14th • Gave up just one run in those five innings on a solo home run (the only homer he allowed all season) • Was hit hard by Biola on May 2, surrendering four earned runs on four hits in two-thirds of an inning as his ERA jumped from 3.94 to 5.94 • Pitched two perfect innings in postseason play: one in the Titans’ 17-3 win over Temple in the NCAA Regional opener on May 25 and another in a 13-2 win over Mississippi State on June 1, when he struck out the side in the ninth. TITANS ’00: Minus bad outings against Nevada and Sacramento State, where he surrendered a combined 10 earned runs in one inning, Martin was spectacular, posting a minuscule 0.44 ERA (one earned run in 20.2 innings) and walking just three • Earned his lone win when he allowed just one hit, walked none and struck out four in 3.0 innings against Cal on March 12 • Picked up saves against Pacific (March 18), when he went a season-high 4.0 innings, and New Mexico State on April 1 • Made just three appearances after suffering an avulsion fracture in his right elbow on April 8. CORONA DEL SOL H.S.: Two-year letterman with many honors for Coach Ron Davini • As a senior, was selected Central Region Player of the Year, East Valley Player of the Year, Arizona 5A all-state and all-city • Also a runner-up for Easton’s national Defensive Player of the Year award • Batted .390 with two home runs and 12 stolen bases and posted a 6-1 pitching record with eight saves and a 2.45 ERA while striking out 54 hitters • As a junior, was named all-region, all-city and honorable mention All-East Valley • Injured most of his sophomore season • Was an AIA (Arizona Interscholastic Association) scholar-athlete his junior and senior seasons • Also a member of the Letterman Club and Spanish Honor Society. PERSONAL: Born on March 27, 1980, in Tucson, Arizona • Parents are Bruce and Joyce Martin • Majoring in history with the hopes of becoming a high school teacher and coach • Would like to see South Alabama and East Carolina added to the schedule • Says Charlie Webb, an assistant coach at his high school, had the most influence on him • Best player he’s competed against is Ben Diggins • Says his most prized possessions are his Royal Daulton Toby Character Mugs • Favorite game is Trivial Pursuit • If he’s not playing professionally in 10 years, he hopes to be the general manager of the New York Mets • Says he’s better than anyone at college baseball trivia • Maintains his own college baseball web site at http://hometown.aol.com/seancsf48/index.html • Most interesting summer job was working in a warehouse at Allied Signal • Loves listening to Billy Joel • Would choose Rome as a summer vacation destination • Favorites...New York Mets (team), Jeffrey Hammonds (player), sweet & sour chicken (food), The Simpsons (TV show), Stand by Me (movie), TitanCentral.com (web site), History of Classical Greece (class).
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