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Standout prep shortstop who has been the starter at that position in his first two seasons at San Diego State...Could move over to second base in his junior year...Had an excellent freshman season and posted comparable numbers in his second season as an Aztec...Possesses surprising power with excellent bat control...Played for the Fairbanks Goldpanners in the Alaska League during summer 2003...Hit .224 over 51 games with seven doubles and 19 runs batted in. SDSU 2004: Only Aztec to start every game...Began season as a switch hitter, but after hitting.192 in SDSU's first 21 game, hit strictly from the right side...From that point, batted .373 during the remainder of the season...Named to the all-Mountain West Conference team after hitting .339 with 27 runs scored and five stolen bases in 28 league games...Finished the season with a nine-game hitting streak during which he went 14-for-37 (.378) with 12 runs scored, eight RBI, two doubles, two triples and a home run...Scored at least one run in each of those contests...Had s even-game streak earlier in the season (Mar. 20-30) when he hit .583 (14-for-24) with eight runs and four RBI...Led the team with 46 walks...Drew at least two walks in a game on 13 occasions...His two-year total of 82 walks is just outside the SDSU career top 10...His four triples and five sac flies also were best on the squad...Was second with 51 runs scored and 12 stolen bases...Recorded 23 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI contests...Had two homer in a game vs. Loyola Marymount on April 27....Had a .467 average reaching base when leading off an inning. SDSU 2003: Started 55 of the 56 games in which he played as a true freshman...Appeared in all but three games at shortstop...Other three outings came as a second baseman...Led the team in walks with 36 and a .413 on-base percentage as well as runs scored with 52...His three sac flies were also the most by an Aztec...Hit .354 (28-for-79) with runners in scoring position...Reached base safely (via hit, walk or hit by pitch) in all but one of the contests in which he played...Hit home runs against nationally-ranked South Alabama and Long Beach State...Season-best nine-game hitting streak to end the season...Recorded 15 multiple-hit games including seven three-hit contests...Personal-best four hits in a game at Air Force on Apr. 25...Personal-best four runs batted in vs. Long Beach State (Mar. 12)...Had a string of six games in mid-March when he drew 11 bases on balls. High School: Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Fontana High School...Coached there by Jody Stevens, a former San Diego State pitcher ...Starting shortstop all four seasons, first player in school history to start all four years...2002 Division I all-CIF and Cal-Hi all-state selection...Named area and county player of the year by the Press Enterprise and Daily Bulletin respectively...Selected to Los Angeles Times 2002 All-Star Team...First-team all-Citrus Belt League three years (second team as a freshman)...Los Angeles Times All-Inland Valley, San Bernardino County Sun all-county and Press Enterprise all-county as a junior and senior...Selected an outstanding senior for the Citrus Belt League, an honor awarded to five students from each school in all league sports...Was Fontana's nominee for the prestigious Ken Hubbs Award, given to the top male prep athlete in the greater San Bernardino area...Also played football (two-year varsity starter) and basketball at Fontana HS...Member of the USA under-18 Junior National Team that won silver medal at 2001 Pan American Games...Won gold medal at 2000 Pan Am Games with the under-16 Junior National Team...Named to the all-tournament team at that event. Personal: James Manuel Guerrero was born June 6, 1984, in Orange, Calif...Son of Pete and Rebecca Guerrero...Enjoys watching movies and playing basketball...Favorite athlete is Deion Sanders...Majoring in kinesiology. |
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