5  Mike Moat Class: Senior Hometown: Longmont, Colo. High School: Niwot Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: RHP Birthdate: 10/25/1981 Experience: 2V B-T: R-R

One of the Aztecs’ most experienced returning pitchers…Standout prep hurler from Colorado who earned freshman All-America honors in 2001...Was an 11th-round pick of the Texas Rangers in the June 2000 major league draft...Member of the Alaska Goldpanner summer league team that won the NBC World Series in 2002…During the Alaska League season, compiled a record of 6-2 with one save and a 1.81 earned run average…Had 21 walks and 50 strikeouts in 69.2 innings…At the World Series, went 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA…In two appearances, struck out 10 and walked two in 10.1 innings…Played during summer 2000 for the Torrington Twisters in the New England Collegiate Baseball League and the Bellingham Bells in the Pacific International League...Could see action both as a starter and out of the bullpen.

SDSU 2002: Made nine starts and six relief appearances…Opened his season by tossing a seven-inning complete-game one-hit shutout at Hawaii-Hilo on Feb. 2…Struck out four, allowing just two base runners on a hit and a walk…Improved on that performance on Feb. 20 when he went eight innings against UC San Diego, allowing just one hit…Struck out a career-high 14 in that contest…In addition to those two wins, picked up victories over Air Force (Mar. 17) and University of San Diego (April 30) with the latter coming in relief…Showed good control over the course of the season, recording fewest wild pitches and hit batters among Aztec pitchers with 25 or more innings.

SDSU 2001: Named an honorable mention Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball...Saw action out of the bullpen and as a starter...Struck out two Oklahoma State batters in one inning of relief work in his first-ever collegiate appearance...Fanned a season-high four batters against the University of San Diego on April 17...Held the Toreros scoreless in four innings of relief work in that contest...Matched his season best in strikeouts with four (also had four vs. Utah in 6.2 innings) on May 4...In 17 relief appearances (25.2 innings) between Feb. 17 and Apr. 24, compiled a 1.43 earned run average...Opponents hit just .258 against him.

High School: Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Niwot High School in Longmont, Colo., where he played for coach Bob Bote...Earned all-conference, all-state and honorable mention All-American accolades...Led the Cougars to three consecutive state championships...Pitched in all three state title games, winning each...Also played quarterback for the Niwot HS football team.

Personal: Michael Anthony Moat was born on Oct. 25, 1981, in Boulder, Colo...Son of Richard and Barbara Moat...Hobbies include snowboarding, water sports and working out...Lists New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens as his favorite athlete...Major is undeclared...Planning a career in the sports field, either playing, coaching or administration.

Moat’s SDSU Career Pitching Statistics
Year    G-GS-CG    IP   H   R  ER   BB   SO   W   L  SV   ERA
2001    23-3-0   42.1  41  32  27   18   29   2   2   0  5.74
2002    15-9-1   45.1  56  34  27   17   39   4   2   0  5.36
Totals  38-12-1  87.2  97  66  54   35   68   6   4   0  5.54