2007 SEASON: Redshirt.

PREP CAREER: Earned First Team All-PAL-Bay honors following senior season at Menlo Atherton High School after posting a 4-4 record with 49 strikeouts in 50 innings... captured second team honors as a junior, going 3-2 with 38 strikeouts in 40 innings.

PERSONAL: Jonathan Stuart Abramson... goal for the season is to contribute to the team as best as he can... chose USF for the coaching staff... grandfather Robert played two years of baseball at Georgia... favorite movie is Fight Club... favorite musical artist is Sublime... parents are Richard and Lisa Abramson... born April 15, 1988 in Brentwood, CA.

GIARRATANO ON ABRAMSON: "Jonathan is a very talented right-handed pitcher. He's going to be a great competitor."