May 18, 2001

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 18, 2001) - Loyola Marymount catcher Kris Zactuo was named to the 2001 All-West Coast Conference Baseball Team, his second consecutive year earning first team honors.

Nominated a preseason third-team All-American by the NCBWA, Zacuto lived up to the billing in the 2001 season. As the only player to appear in all 58 games this season, Zacuto emerged as the Lions' most consistent player in a up-and-down season. He helped lead the Lions to finish the 2001 campaign in a five-game winning streak.

He led the team with a .353 average in conference play, including some of his best games of his career in six meetings against Gonzaga. In the first three-game series against Gonzaga the junior finished hitting .692 (9-for-13). He finished the week with two doubles and his third homer of the season.

In the final series of the season, Zacuto ate up the Bulldog's pitching, going 6-for-13 with three home runs and double doubles. In six games against Gonzaga he was 15-for-26 (.577) with 10 runs scored, four doubles, five home runs and 12 RBI. He also had a 1.308 slugging percentage.

He finished the season second behind junior Tommy Perez with a .332 batting average. He finished the season leading the team with 74 hits, 117 total bases, 17 doubles and 46 runs scored. His 45 career doubles puts him tied for 8th all-time in the LMU history books with Darrel Deak (1988-91). Zacuto is also one triple shy of the career top 10. Three guys sit at 10th place with eight triples.

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