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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Miro Lomo City, Calif.
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 | High School: Jarupa Valley
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 | Last College: Riverside CC
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 | Height / Weight: 5-10 / 175
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 | Position: INF
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 | Experience: 1-VL
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 | Bats/Throws: L/R
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Versatile middle infielder who can also play shortstop ... Is expected to return to his starting position at second base ... A team leader ... Good hit and run player.
SUMMER 2002: Played for the Dallas Phillies ... Team advanced to compete in the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kan.
2002 [JUNIOR]: Honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by conference coaches ... Immediately established himself as one of OU's best all-around players ... Started 61 games for the Sooners ... Carried a 16-game hitting streak into the NCAA Regional, his longest of the year and a team high ... Extremely versatile middle infielder who played both second base and shortstop effectively ... Second on club with .331 batting average ... Belted 17 doubles (third on team), two triples and drove in 31 runs ... Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored in first game of season vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (2/8) ... Went 3-for-4 with three RBI versus Lamar (2/24) ... Played pivotal role in OU's 7-5, series-deciding win over Arizona State (3/17) ... Went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Riverside Community College for head coach Dennis Rogers ... Hit .370 with three home runs and 50 RBI last year ... A two-time Orange Empire All-Conference selection ... Lead team to back-to-back state championships in 2000 and 2001.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for Jurupa Valley High School and head coach Raul Kummamoto ... Batted .390 with 16 doubles, five home runs, 36 RBI and 35 runs ... All CIF, all-county and all-league selection in 1999 .. Led team to the league championship his senior season ... Second team all-league pick as a junior.
PERSONAL: Full name is Eduardo Cornejo ... Born on Nov. 19, 1981, in San Bernadino, Calif. ... Parents are Ramon and Francisca Cornejo ... Has four brothers ... Majoring in sociology.
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