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Brad Boxberger, USC's starter and an incoming freshman. Boxberger was on the mound for the CIF Southern Section Championship game, giving up three runs but holding on for the win as Foothill High beat St. Francis 4-3. Father Rod pitched for SC in 1978, when he helped the school to a national title.

Boxberger has an excellent, hard fastball that averages in the low nineties, but tops off around 94-95, tremendous heat for a young pitcher. He wasn't overpowering in today's performance, but he did put up a creditable outing for a first appearance.