Professional Alumni- Troy Tulowitzki

Due to road games and schedule conflicts I can not attend every Dirtbag game this season. To fill in the gaps between games I will be writing a segment that highlights Dirtbag alumni who have made it to Major League Baseball. This week's alumnus is Troy Tulowitzki.

According to his bio on MLB.com, Tulowitzki was born on Oct. 10, 1984 in Santa Clara, Calif. He graduated from Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, Calif. earning varsity letters in both baseball and basketball. Tulowitzki batted .519 with 24 home runs his senior year, making him league MVP for the season.

Tulowitzki's success continued in college. According to The Sports Network Tulowitzki had a career batting average of .310, with 20 home runs, 117 RBIs and a .962 fielding percentage in 117 games at Cal State University Long Beach. Tulowitzki was selected to All-Big West twice and earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the All- Regional Tournament in 2004. Tulowitzki was the seventh overall draft pick to the Colorado Rockies in the 2005 MLB Draft.

Tulowitzki made his major league debut on August 30, 2006 against the New York Mets and went hitless in four at bats. On the following day, Tulowitzki got his first major league hit off Oliver Perez of the New York Mets.

Now heading into his fifth major league season, Tulowitzki has proven himself as a premier shortstop. Over four season's Tulowitzki has a career batting average of .283, with 65 home runs, and 243 RBIs.

Tulowitzki recently returned to Long Beach State for an Alumni Baseball Scrimmage with Los Angeles Angel of Anaheim starting pitcher Jered Weaver. He also threw out the first pitch at the Dirtbag's season opener on Feb. 19.

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Season Starts This Friday

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The Dirtbags start their 2010 campaign in search of redemption after a disappointing 2009 which handed them their first losing season since 1989.

With a record of 25-29 last season, The Dirtbags can start the year out right by beating Pepperdine University on February 19th.

The game starts at 6:30 pm at Blair Field and according to LBpostsports.com will welcome back former Dirtbag and Colorado Rockies Shortstop, Troy Tulowitzki , to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

The Dirtbags will have to battle this 2010 season with four games against rival Cal State Fullerton and closing out the season with a three-game series against UC Irvine, both who made trips to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament last year.