GENERAL CAPSULE: Talented starting outfielder... great defensively... capable of hitting for power... can steal bases.

NCAA REGIONAL (2006): Hit .300 with two RBI in three games at the Lincoln Regional... collected two hits against Manhattan (6/4) drove in a run against Nebraska (6/3) and against the Jaspers.

AT USF (2006): Started 50 games and appeared in 59 as a junior... went 3-for-11 with two doubles and an RBI during the West Coast Conference Championship Series... led the team with eight home runs... first homer came on a 2-for-4, two RBI day against Sacramento State (2/11)... homered in consecutive games against San Jose State (2/14) and at Southern Utah (2/17)... also hit home runs in back-to-back games against Loyola Marymount (5/12-13)... was 1-for-3 with a solo home run at Oral Roberts (3/26)... went 1-for-4 with a homerun and two RBI at Santa Clara (4/1)... finished 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI at No. 22 Pepperdine (4/7)... had a two-RBI triple against Portland (4/15)... went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored against No. 24 San Diego (4/30)... had a career-high four hits with an RBI and a stolen base at Cal (5/9)... went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored against Hawai'i (5/16)... rated third on the team in slugging (.454), fourth in hits (48), and fifth in RBI (29) and doubles (10).

AT USF (2005): Started 28 games and appeared in 49 as a sophomore... was third on the team in slugging percentage with .490 and was fifth with four homeruns... hit .305 with runners on and advanced them at a .381 clip... hit a pinch-hit grand slam in his only at bat vs. Fresno State (3/12)... went 2-for-2 with a run and a double against Iona (3/14)... was 2-for-4 with a run, a double, and a triple vs. Santa Clara (3/25)... went 2-for-4 with a run and a double vs. Pepperdine (4/1)... ended the season with a six game hit streak (4/9-19) with seven hits, two home runs, and four RBI in that span... of 29 hits, 13 went for extra bases - eight doubles, triple, four homers.

AT USF (2004): Gained valuable experience during his first season on the Hilltop by starting 18 games... in his first start of the season went 1-for-4 with three-run homerun against Northwestern (2/14)... enjoyed a 2-for-4 day against Sacramento State with a homerun and two RBI... launched his third homerun of the season and went 2-for-5 with three RBI versus Gonzaga (4/10)... hit his final homer of the season in his lone at-bat against Portland (5/14).

PREP CAREER: Played four seasons at Reed High School, earning 2003 Athlete of the Year honors as a senior... named all-division and all-league in 2002 and 2003... also played three seasons of basketball, all as a starter... school record holder in home runs and walks.

PERSONAL: Lucas DeLong... goal for the season is to increase the team's ability to win... chose USF for the coaching staff and the location... favorite quote is by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "We must learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools"... favorite movie is Major League... enjoys music in his spare time... parents are Steve DeLong and Heather Burkhardt... born September 7, 1985.

GIARRATANO ON DELONG: "Lucas DeLong is the most talented centerfielder in the West Coast Conference with speed, size, strength and power. We look for Lucas to be a very high draft pick this year and to be a great leader in our program."