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Kevin Couture |
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2009
Couture will be a key junior pitcher in the starting rotation for the Trojans this season.
Summer
He went 2-3 with a 3.86 ERA in 11 appearances for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League...in 32 2/3 innings, he allowed 28 hits and 14 earned runs with seven walks and 28 strikeouts.
2008
After spending his first year as a reliever, Couture jumped into the starting rotation and went 6-2 with a 4.27 ERA, making 14 starts in 18 appearances...on May 6 against Cal Poly, he tossed six scoreless innings to earn the win...recorded seven innings and allowed three runs in a no-decision on April 8 against No. 16 Cal State Fullerton...threw eight innings on April 2 at No. 17 San Diego and gave up just one earned run on seven hits with six strikeouts to get the victory in the 3-2 decision...allowed five runs in a loss to No. 2 Arizona on March 21...threw seven innings and allowed just one run on March 8 at Winthrop, giving up just four hits. On Feb. 26 at San Diego State, the hometown native made his collegiate debut and sparkled with six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits with three walks and six strikeouts. He made two appearances during the FIU series (Feb. 22-24), allowing one run and one hit in 2 1/3 innings with two strikeouts...in the summer, he went 2-1 with a 0.90 ERA in 15 appearances for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League...in 30 innings, he allowed 16 hits with seven walks and 26 strikeouts.
2007
Couture made 25 relief appearances in his 2007 freshman season, posting a 2-1 record with a 5.79 ERA...in 37 1/3 innings, he allowed 42 hits and 24 earned runs with 16 walks and 45 strikeouts...opponents batted .290 against him...recorded season-highs with seven strikeouts and 4 2/3 innings on May 26 against Stanford...earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings to go with two strikeouts on March 10 at Stanford...earned his first collegiate win on Feb. 17 at San Diego State with 1 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on three hits...threw two perfect innings with three strikeouts on Feb. 6 at Loyola Marymount...allowed only one run on three hits in three innings of work on Feb. 3 at Long Beach State.
High School
Couture was a two-time San Diego Union-Tribune selection while at Coronado (Calif.) High under former Trojan Sam Ceci (who played for Troy's 1970, 1971 and 1972 national championship squads)...went 8-5 in his senior year, earning All-CIF honors...his squad won the 2006 CIF San Diego Section Division IV title after he struck out 10 batters in the 4-2 win over top-seeded Santa Fe Christian...earned All-CIF and All-Western League first team honors in his junior season after going 9-2 with a 2.61 ERA...in 77 2/3 innings, he allowed 63 hits, walked 26 and struck out 98...he also batted .328 with four home runs and 28 RBI...played in the 2005 North/South All Stars game...member of the 2005 AABC national champions with the Encinitas Reds...also earned all-tournament honors at the Connie Mack World Series...had a 3.0 grade-point-average.
Personal
He has not decided on a major...parents are Brad and Kathy...has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Shelby...lists Michael Jordan as his sports hero..favorite movie is Wedding Crashers...favorite television shows are Prison Break and One Tree Hill...enjoys listening to Dr. Dre and The Game...birthdate is April 20, 1988.
Couture's Career Statistics
Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO
2007 (Fr.) 2-1 0 5.79 25-0 37.1 42 27 24 16 45
2008 (So.) 6-2 0 4.27 18-14 84.1 89 51 40 19 65
Totals 8-3 0 4.73 43-14 121.2 131 78 64 35 110
Couture's Career Statistics vs. Pac-10 Teams
Opponent W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO
Arizona 0-1 0 8.59 2-1 7.1 12 7 7 0 5
Arizona State 0-1 0 34.78 2-1 2.1 10 9 9 2 1
California 0-0 0 4.50 1-0 2.0 3 1 1 1 3
Oregon State 0-0 0 0.00 2-0 3.1 1 0 0 1 6
Stanford 1-1 0 8.00 4-0 9.0 11 13 8 4 12
UCLA 0-0 0 9.00 1-0 1.0 3 2 1 1 1
Washington 0-0 0 5.39 2-0 1.2 2 1 1 2 4
Washington St. 1-0 0 2.79 3-1 9.2 10 3 3 0 8
Totals 8-3 0 4.73 43-14 121.2 131 78 64 35 110
