Josh Chasse Class: Sophomore Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Las Vegas HS Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190 Position: OF Birthdate: 09/22/1988 Experience: HS B-T: R-R

Talented outfielder who was SDSU's starter in right field until suffering an injury early in the season ... Will likely begin the season as the starter in either left or right ... Highly-honored prep athlete who possesses good speed and defensive abilities ... Played for Bellingham (Wash. ) Bells of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League during summer 2007 ... Appeared in 14 games and did not commit an error ... Member of the San Diego Show during summer 2006.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2007
Began the season as the starter in right field ... Suffered a hyper-extended knee in a collision at first base during the contest at USC on Feb. 16 and missed 11 games before returning for the contest against Oklahoma on Mar. 9 ... In that game vs. the Sooners, he went 3-for-4 to account for half of the team's hits on the night ... Was named to the Tony Gwynn 2007 Classic all-tournament team for his performance is games vs. Oklahoma, Michigan and San Diego during that event, going 4-for-10 with a walk and RBI ... Was re-injured in the series opener at Air Force on Mar. 22 and played only sporadically since that contest with four starts and five appearances as a defensive replacement ... Played excellent defense, committing just one error in the 25 games in which he appeared ... Scored two runs in back-to-back games vs. UCLA ... Lone extra-base hit was a double against Santa Clara on Feb. 10.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year baseball letterman at Las Vegas High School ... Played under coach Sam Thomas ... Was a three-time all-state selection as a center fielder ... Also named first-team all-Sunrise Region and all-Northeast Division as a sophomore, junior and senior ... As a senior batted .478 and was among area's home run leaders with six ... Had four hits in the victory that clinched the league title in 2006 ... During his four seasons, Las Vegas HS won the Sunrise Region Northeast division every year and finished among the top three in the region ... Was a scholar-athlete award winner who graduated with honors ... Named a national collegiate student-athlete as well.

PERSONAL
Joshua Michael Chasse was born Sept. 23, 1988, in York, Pa. ... Son of Robert Chasse and Janine Lee ... Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan ... Majoring in business at SDSU with career plans in the field of marketing or advertising management.