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16· Daniel Bustamante
Michael Baluja

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Norwalk, CA
Previous School:
East Los Angeles CC
Position:
Designated hitter
Major:
Sports Management

it a pinch-hit grand slam against Bethune-Cookman (1/27/01)…went 2-4 against Miami (2/7/01) with one home run and three RBI in the 4-3 loss…had an eight-game hitting streak (3/8-3/17) where he went 17-30…went 3-3 against Louisiana Tech (3/17) with one double before dislocating his shoulder which caused him to miss six games…collected two of FIU's five hits against USC in the NCAA Super Regional including a double…against UC-Santa Barbara and Notre Dame at the South Bend Regional went 6-12 with three RBI and four runs scored as he was named to the All-Tournament Team…finished fourth on the team with a .340 batting average, second with 14 doubles and fifth with a .428 on base percentage ...hit .333 in seven games in 2000 with seven RBI and five hits...played first two seasons in junior college for head coach James Hines...named all-conference as both a freshman and a sophomore...batted .409 with 11 home runs and 43 RBI, while also breaking the school record for most hits in a season with 62...team MVP sophomore season...was a three-sport standout during his prep career playing soccer, baseball and football...in football, named Special Teams Player of the Year as a junior and a senior...selected as an All-CIF Southern Section honoree and first-team All-League...as a baseball player was named first-team All-League and team MVP while batting .424 with eight home runs and 39 RBI...son of James and Edwina Bustamante...born April 12, 1979.

Career Statistics

Year Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO

SB
2000 .333 7 15 3 5 1 0 0 5 2 1  1-1

2001

.340

46

 141

 28

 48

 14

 0

 4

 28

 20

 28

 6-7

 Totals

.340

53

 156

 31

 53

 15

 0

 4

 33

 22

 29

 7-8
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