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NO. 35
JON
FLEMING
PITCHER
BATS:
RIGHT; THROWS: RIGHT
6-6,
235, Age 20, Sophomore
Valley
Center High School, Valley
Center, Calif.
Hometown:
Valley Center, Calif.
2003
California Community College
Baseball Coaches Association
Second Team
2003
All-Southern California First
Team
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COLLEGE SIGNING
STATUS:
Signed
with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
2003: Went 8-2 with a 2.98
earned run average as the Comets' No. 1 starter
coming off successful arthroscopic elbow surgery.
Finished his Palomar career with a 19-4 record.
... Struck out 70 batters over 87 2/3 innings to
lead the team. ... Finished 6-1 with a 3.02 ERA
and a team-leading 45 strikeouts in the Pacific
Coast Conference, a big reason the Comets won
their fourth conference title in the last 6
years. ... A first-team All-Pacific Coast
Conference selection. ... Struck out 6 and walked
1 vs. Los Angeles Pierce on Jan. 31. ... Started
again Feb. 6 against Saddleback and gave up 1
earned run in 5 innings before leaving a game the
Comets eventually lost in 10 innings. ... Pitched
a hitless, shutout relief innings vs. Golden West
on Feb. 19. ... Started the Comets' Pacific Coast
Conference opener at Southwestern on Feb. 22,
giving up 1 hit, striking out 4 and walking 1 in
7 innings. He left the game with Palomar leading
4-1, but the Jaguars came back to win it in the
bottom of the ninth. ... Beat 2-time defending
conference championship Grossmont 8-0 on March 3,
throwing 2-hit ballover the first 7 innings,
striking out 10 and walking 3. ... Came back
March 8 to defeat Southwestern 8-2, throwing
2-hit ballfor the first 8 innings. ... Pitched 2
innings of shutout ball to pick up the win in a
15-1 victory over Imperial Valley on March 18.
... Beat second-place San Diego Mesa 5-3 with a
complete-game 7-hitter on March 22. ... Pitched
the first 7 innings, striking out 8 and walking
only 1, to beat Glendale 10-3 on April 16. ...Was
the winning pitcher as the Comets clinched the
conference title on April 24, throwing the first
6 innings and surrendering only a single unearned
run. ... Pitched 6 innings of 3-hit, shutout
ball, striking out 7, to pick up his seventh
victory as the Comets closed out the regular
season with a 12-0 victory over San Diego City
Colletge on May 1. Postseason — Recorded his eighth
victory of the season and 19th win as a Comet on
May 9 when he defeated East Los Angeles 13-8 on
May 9 in the first game of Southern California
Regional play. Pitched the first 7 innings.
2002: Received an injury
redshirt after sufferring a season-ending elbow
injury, before undergoing successful surgery
after the season. ... Had a 3-0 record and ERA's
of 3.27 on the year and 2.25 in the Pacific Coast
Conference but because of the injury didn't have
any appearances after Feb. 28, when he beat PCC
champion Grossmont on the road. ... Struck out 27
and walked only 10. ... Threw seven innings of
five-hit, one-run ball Feb. 8 at Golden West but
left the game without getting a decision. ... His
other wins came on a seven-inning, four-hit
performance against Irvine Valley on Feb. 16,
when he struck out eight, and vs. Imperial Valley
on Feb. 23 when he scattred six hits and didn't
give up an earned run in seven innings, and also
struck out eight. ... Was a pre-season All-PCC
selection by San Diego County College
Baseball.
2001: Won a spot in
Palomar's starting rotation early on and finished
the season 8-2 with a 3.47 earned run average, 42
strikeouts and 22 walks. ... Owned a 2.91 ERA
entering the postseason. ... Fleming's victories
came over Long Beach City College, Southwestern,
Imperial Valley, Grossmont, Imperial Valley
again, Golden Wes, San Diego City College and
Imperial Valley in the final game of the regular
season when he threw five innings of two-hit,
shutout ball in relief. ... He teamed with Paul
Sweeney to shut out San Diego City, 4-0, on April
19. ... Fleming finished the Pacific Coast
Conference season with a 6-1 record and a 1.74
ERA, which was third best in the conference
trailing only Grossmont's Jared Hemus (1.36) and
Palomar teammate Eric Human (1.73). ...
Offensively, Fleming slugged a home run in the
second inning for the first run of a March 3 game
as the Comets went on to pin a 6-0 loss on
eventual conference champion Grossmont. ...
Honorable mention on the All-Pacific Coast
Conference team.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Fleming
is the first Valley Center High alum to play
baseball for Palomar and he arrived with
outstanding credentials. Fleming, who played for
former Comet outfielder Bill Dunckel for the
Jaguars, was the 2000 Valley League Player of the
Year and led Valley Center to the 2000 CIF-San
Diego Section Division III championship game. ...
The Jaguars were 16-0 in league play . ... Was a
two-time all-league pick and an All-North County
selection (as selected by the North County Times)
. Fleming batted .366 as a junior with four home
runs and 21 RBIs and also was 4-2 pitching. As a
senior, he hit .360 with one HR and 3 RBI's ----
and was 6-1 pitching. Fleming also was a two-time
all-leaguie pick, Player of the Year as a senior
and All-North County selection in basketball,
where he averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds as a
junior, and 30 points and 20 rebounds as a
senior. ... He played in both the Jack Taylor
County All-Star Game in baseball and was MVP at
the North County All-Star Basketball Game. ...
Finished fourth in the state in basketball
scoring as a senior, and topped 1,000 points for
his high school career.... Attended Orange Glen
his freshman and sophomore years before Valley
Center opened.
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 27, 1982 in
La Jolla. ... Son of Wesley Fleming and Laura
Kendall. ... Has one brother, Brian Fleming
(17).... Carried a 3.6 grade-point average in
high school, was listed twice in Who's Who of
American High School Students and had a score of
1,190 on his SAT. ... Lives in Valley Center.
(Note: Updated
May 27. Player biographies are updated weekly
during the season.)
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