| Sam Gaviglio |
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2009 Summer
Appeared in two games, both starts, for Corvallis of the West Coast League ... Went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, allowing no runs and just seven hits in 13 innings ... Struck out 12 while walking one.
MLB First-Year Player Draft
Gaviglio was a 40th round selection in the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Tampa Bay.
2009 (Freshman)
Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American ... NCBWA Freshman All-America First Team ... Ping! Baseball Freshman All-America First Team ... Baseball America Freshman All-America Second Team ... All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention ... Went 10-1, setting an OSU record for most wins in a freshman season ... Posted an ERA of 2.73 in 18 appearances, six of which were starts ... Struck out 55 and walked just nine in 62 2/3 innings ... Won his last seven decisions ... Posted win No. 10 after going 5 2/3 innings against Texas A&M striking out six while scattering six hits and a run (5/29) ... Won his ninth game of the season after throwing a complete-game shutout against Stanford, striking out seven while allowing three hits (5/22) ... Started against Washington State and earned the win after going 7 2/3 innings, limiting WSU to four hits and two runs while striking out four (5/16) ... Picked up win No. 7 by going five full against Portland, posting seven strikeouts (5/5) ... Started his second career game and went five full innings for his sixth win of the season in OSU's victory over Oregon (4/28) ... Picked up his fifth win of the season after going four full innings in relief, striking out five while allowing five hits and three runs against BYU (4/13) ... arned victory No. 4 after allowing a run and a hit in two innings in the extra-innings win over California (4/5) ... Picked up victory No. 3 after going five innings in a start against Saint Mary's (3/22) ... Earned win No. 2 of his career against UC Riverside, pitching 4 2/3 innings in relief and allowing a run and four hits (3/7) ... Picked up his first career save after a full inning of work against San Francisco (3/5).
Ashland
Lettered three seasons for head coach Don Senestrero ... Named the 5A Pitcher of the Year in Oregon his senior season ... Finished senior season with a 13-0 record and led Ashland to the 5A State Championship ... Had a 37-inning scoreless streak against snapped in the state playoffs his senior year ... Named the Southern Sky Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2008 ... Ended senior season with 108 strikeouts and an ERA of approximately 0.50 ... Selected in the 40th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by Tampa Bay ... Also lettered two seasons in football as a safety where he earned All-Conference honors as a senior and second-team honors as a junior.
Personal
Major is forestry ... Son of Nancy and Jack Gaviglio ... Has one brother ... Great grandfather is Ralph Houk, who managed and played for the New York Yankees ... Enjoys hunting and water skiing ... Biggest athletic thrill to date is winning the high school state championships at Ashland ... Favorite TV show is Baseball Tonight on ESPN.
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