2005 SEASON: Battied .314 as the Comets became the first San Diego County team to reach the State Championship Game in 31 years, splitting time between designated hitter and catcher. ... Tied for No. 2 on the team with 4 home runs. ... Batted .295 for Pacific Coast Conference games. ... Slugged a solo home run in the second inning vs. Santa Ana on Feb. 4. ... Went 2-for-4 with 2 doubles in a 9-2 victory over Cerritos on Feb. 5. ... Went 2-for-5 and drove in a run Feb. 8 vs. Golden West. ... Was 2-for-2 and also had a sacrifice bunt against Cypress on Feb. 14. ... Went 2-for-3, walked twice and drove in a run in a 22-4 victory over Imperial Valley on March 8. ... Went 2-for-5 with a triple and 2 RBIs as the Comets beat San Diego City College 14-8 on March 15. ... Went 2-for-5 and drove in a run March 31 in a 9-2 win over San Diego Mesa. ... Hit a solo omee run in the topof the second inning to help ignite the Coets' 1o a 10-8 victory over Grossmont. ... Went 5-for7 with 2 home runs, a double, 4 RBIs and 5 runs scored in a 30-4 wub over Imperial Valley on April 7.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for bacjk-to-back CIF-San Diego Section Division I championship teams under coach Justin Machado at La Costa Canyon. ... First-team All-State catcher as a senior as selected by Cal High Sports. ... Also was the first team All-CIF-San Diego Section catcher. ... Helped lead Mavericks to combined 57-10 record over he last two seasons (32-1 in 2003 and 25-9 in 2004). ... Batted .485 as a junior with 13 doubles, 2 triples and 6 home runs. ... Hit .375 as a senior with 7 doubles, 1 triple and 6 homers. ... Previously attended and played for University of San Diego High School. ...

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 31, 1986 in Encinitas. ... Son of John and Cheryl Clement.

(Note: Updated on June 2, 2005. Player biographies are updated atleast weekly during the season.)