Ernie Durazo
#44 - Jr. - INF
5-9 - 195
Bats: L Throws: R
Tucson, Ariz.
Pima CC

Summer 1999:
Competed for the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley Baseball League ... Named the league's Most Valuable Player after batting .330-4-35 in 43 games ... Finished second in the league in hits (59), doubles (13), runs batted in (35) and total bases (86) ... Team finished second in the league during the regular season with a 22-18 record.

Arizona 1999:
Starting first baseman ... Posted the best fielding percentage (.993) by an Arizona first baseman since Marc Wing in 1983 ... Third on the team in on-base percentage (.393) in Pac-10 play ... Had a .432 on-base percentage leading off an inning ... Did not commit an error over his last 32 games (259 consecutive chances) ... Went 7-for-13 (.538) with three doubles and six RBI vs. Washington State (4/17-18), including a 4-for-6 performance in the second game of a doubleheader (4/17) ... Hit first collegiate home run at San Diego State (2/20) to highlight a 4-for-6 day ... Had the game-winning two-run triple in the 16th at Hawaii-Hilo (1/31).

Draft Status:
Taken in the 46th round of the 1998 draft by the Seattle Mariners.

Prior to Arizona:
Played a year (1998) as a third baseman at Pima CC in Tucson ... Hit .420 with 12 home runs ... Earned all-conference and all-region honors ... Team came within a game of the JUCO World Series after upsetting Yavapai in the ACCAC Playoffs ... Ranked 62nd on the Arizona Daily Star's "98 for 98."

High School:
Graduated from Tucson (Ariz.) High School where he played for Coach Oscar Romero ... Earned four letters as a catcher and third baseman ... Served as team captain three years ... Louisville Slugger TPX High School All-American ... Hit seven homers, drove in 35 runs and stole 16 bases as a senior ... Named MVP of 4A/5A all-star game ... Earned all-city honors as a junior, playing third base.

Personal:
Full name: Ernesto Durazo ... Nicknamed "E-Dogg" ... Born: 12/6/78 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. ... Major: sociology ... Son of Ernie and Dora Durazo ... Cousin, Sandra Durazo, plays softball at San Diego State.