Joey Huskins Class: Senior Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif. High School: Fountain Valley Last College: Auburn Height / Weight: 6-3 / 210 Position: C Birthdate: 03/25/1984 Experience: TR B-T: L-R

Transfer from Auburn who will add depth at the catching position...Played for the Southern California Fire last summer, hitting .250 for team that finished third at the NBC World Series...Member of the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plains League during summer 2004...Hit .275 with 11 doubles, one homer and 18 RBI while playing in 44 games and starting in 42...Selected in the 38th round by the New York Mets in the 2002 Major League Draft...Also chosen in the 19th round of the 2003 draft by Cleveland.

AUBURN 2005
Appeared in 25 games, starting on 14 occasions...In 58 at bats, recorded a pair of doubles and six RBI...Did not commit an error behind the plate in 87 chances...Compiled a .304 on-base percentage...Auburn advanced to NCAA Regional in Tallahassee.

CYPRESS JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played two years as a catcher at Cypress Junior College for coach Scott Pickler...As a sophomore in 2004, hit .359 in 47 contests with nine doubles, three triples, nine homers and 43 RBI...All-Conference catcher that season...Hit .398 with seven doubles, three triples, six home runs and 37 runs batted in while seeing action in 40 games as a freshman...Was a teammate of current Aztec Paul Smyth both years and played with SDSU pitcher Garrett Parcell one season at Cypress.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner for coach Ron LaRuffa at Fountain Valley High School...All-Sunset League designated hitter as a junior and senior...All-league pick at catcher as a sophomore...Also played quarterback for the football team one season.

PERSONAL
Joseph Ryan Huskins was born on March 25, 1984, in Orange, Calif...Son of Mike and Jane Huskins...Two siblings, Denise (19) and Devin (14)...Sister Denise attends Long Beach State...Majoring in kinesiology.