2005
SEASON: Batted .436 for 55 at-bats
while seeing action at second base and at
designated hitter as Palomar advanced to
the State Championship game, the first
San Diego County team to do so in 31
years. ... Hit .438 for 32 at-bats in
Pacific Coast Conference games. ... Went
2-for-3 vs. Golden West on the road on
Feb. 8. ... Started at second base in the
Comets' 5-4 victory over San Diego City
College on March 1 and had a single, walk
and sacrifice bunt before leaving the
game for a pinch-runner in the fifth
inning. ... Went 2-for-2 and drove in a
run as the Comets downed San Diego City
14-8 on March 15. ... Started at DH and
went 2-for-4 on March 17 as Palomar beat
San Diego City again 7-2. ... Went
4-for-5 with a double and an RBI as the
Comets beat Orange Empire Conference
leader Orange Coast 7-5 on March 21. Went
4-for-4 with a grand-slam home run in his
best community college game April 7 as
the Comets pounded Imperial Valley 30-4.
... Went 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs in a 19-4
victory at Imperial Valley on May 3. Southern
California Super Regionals — Came into the game
as a pinch-hitter in the 10th inning and
doubled in the winning run as the Comets
beat Southwestern 5-4 on May 22 to reach
the championship game. State
Final Fou — Delivered a
pinch-hit, run-scoring double in the
eighth inning in the Comets' State
Championship game loss to Santa Rosa.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Played for
former Comet Steve Afenir at Escondido
High School. ... Was two-time team MVP in
2003 and 2004, an All-CIF-San Diego
Section selection as a senior, a two-time
All-Valley League pick and four-year
varsity letterman. Helped Cougars to the
2004 Valley League championship. ...
Batted .420 as a senior with 20 RBIs. ...
Also was Escondido's Most Valuable
Wrestler, placed third in CIFtwice and
was fifth in the Masters Tournament as a
senior. Was Male Scholar Athlete of the
Year at Escondido in 2003-04, a member of
the National Scholastic Society and the
California Scholarship Federation and
twice made the Union-Tribune's
All-Academic team.
PERSONAL: Born
June 14, 1985, in Huntington Beach. ...
Son of Joe and Cindy Gelormini. ... Has
one sister, Hannah Gelormini, 12.
(Note: Updated on June 2,
2005. Player biographies are updated at
least weekly during the season.)
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