Robert Stock  •  C-RHP  • USC •  Sophomore

2007 Cotuit Kettleers

As young as he was at age 17, Stock found himself right in the thick of things last summer for the Cotuit Kettleers in the Cape Cod Baseball League -- whether behind the plate or on the pitcher's mound. Stock ended up batting .228 with four home runs and 20 RBI in 39 games last summer... he ended up being the Kettleer's top closer with three saves and a 7.88 era (0-1).

2007 College
After bypassing his senior year in high school to enroll at USC in the fall of 2006, Stock will be one of the most interesting stories in college baseball as a 2007 freshman...expected to be the team's No. 1 starting catcher, but also has the ability to be one of the team's closers on the mound.

Youth National Team
He was a member of the 2004 and 2005 U.S. Youth National Team.

High School
Stock was named 2005 Baseball America Youth Player of the Year after his junior season at Agoura (Calif.) High for coach Scott Deck...batted .456 with six home runs and 25 RBI while posting a 5-3 record with a 2.69 ERA with a fastball clocked as high as 95 miles per hour...behind the plate, he committed only one error and threw out almost 70% of all base runners...played in the 2006 Aflac All-American Classic in San Diego where he was the starting pitcher for the West squad and allowed two unearned runs in one inning before striking out the side...showed his hitting prowess later in the game with a solo home run to center field...batted .400 with eight home runs in his sophomore season...named the top player in the nation by Baseball America in his age group three years in a row (age 13, 14 and 15)...along with his Baseball America honors, Stock was named Player of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and earned All-CIF first team honors...his Agoura team reached the CIF Division I final, losing to Lakewood, 2-1, despite Stock throwing six shutout innings and going 3-for-3 at the plate...recorded a 3.8 GPA while at Agoura.

Personal
He is majoring in business...parents are Gregg and Randi...has two brothers, Richard and Jacob, and two sisters, Sasha and Sabina...favorite movies are Gladiator, Forrest Gump and Lord Of The Rings...favorite television show is South Park...enjoys listening to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix...birthdate is Nov. 21, 1989.

Stock laces a basehit vs. the Bourne Braves. Photo by Mike Delaney