Palomar Comets Baseball 2009

ANTHONY 'TONY' VALLIANT

NO. 28 / RHP,  Fr, 5-10, 180 ; BATS: Right; THROWS: Right

HOMETOWN: San Diego, CA

HIGH SCHOOL: Rancho Bernardino (San Diego / Rancho Bernardo, CA), Class of 2008

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 10, 1989 in Thousand Oaks, CA. ... Son of Pam and Bill Valliant. ... Has two sisters, Maggie and Betsey.

ACADEMICS: Carried a 3.1 grade-point average at Rancho Bernardo High and has a 3.2 GPA at Palomar ... Kinesiology major.

2009 SEASON: Sidelined for the season with an injury. ... Finished 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA coming out of the bullpen as a true freshman. ... Had seven strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings. ... Retired the only batter he faced against Santa Ana, then the No. 1-ranked team in Southern California, on Jan. 29. ... Pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit, in a 6-0 win at College of the Desert on Feb. 10. ... Also threw two shutout innings with one hit vs. Mt. SAC on Feb. 13. ... Pitched a shutout relief inning and allowed one hit as the Comets knocked off Southwestern, the runner-up in the 2008 state tournament, by a 5-3 score on Feb. 28 at Southwestern. ... Pitched a scoreless inning out of the pen in a 7-1 win over San Diego City College on March 12. ... Picked up the win in relief in a 5-3 victory at Mt. SAC on March 8, throwing a scoreless, hitless inning. ... Pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning in a 13-0 win over San Diego Mesa on March 19. .... Came on to throw a hitless relief inning on March 21 as the Comets pinned a 9-2 loss on Southwestern, which came in ranked No. 1 in Southern California, at Myers Field.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Played for one-time Palomar outfielder Sam Blalock, the winningest coach in San Diego County history, at Rancho Bernardo High. ... Pitcher of the Year at RB as a senior in 2008. ... Was 10-5 with a 2.13 ERA during the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

(Updated as of June 7, 2009)