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Overview - Competing for the starting shortstop position ... Could also see time at third base ... Hitting coach Vince Beringhele said, "Aldo has good baseball fundamentals. He is a solid contact hitter. He is good at the hit and run." Head Coach Gary Adams said, "Aldo is one of the best utility players in the nation."
1999 (Summer) - Played third, shortstop, and second for the Topeka, KS Capitals of the Jayhawk League.
1999 (As A Junior) - Started 16 games at third, two at shortstop, and one at DH ... Hit eighth 15 times and ninth four times ... Appeared in 14 additional games as a pinch-hitter and/or defensive replacement.
Notes: Had a career-high three RBI at UCSB, 2/16, and vs. Cal, 2/26 ... Hit a two-run pinch-hit home run in the ninth at Cal, 4/1 ... Bruins were 10-6 when Pinto started at third base ... Had three multi-RBI and multi-hit games ... Had three 3-game hitting streaks.
1998 (Summer) - Played second base, third base, and also pitched for the Santa Maria Indians of the Central Coast League, hitting over .300.
1998 (As A Sophomore) - Served as a reserve infielder and spot started at third base ... As a pitcher, he began the season as a mop-up man but pitched so well that he became a key reliever by the end of the season ... Appeared in 28 games as a hitter/fielder, making four starts ... Started in the sixth spot of the batting lineup twice, the eighth spot once and the ninth spot once ... Appeared in seven games as a pitcher.
Notes - Doubled in his first at bat of the season on 1/30 at Hawaii ... Hit a two-run pinch-hit home run on 3/07 vs. Arizona State ... Started three consecutive games at third base from 4/12-4/14 when Garrett Atkins was hurt and hit safely in all three games, going 1-2 with a home run, three walks, two RBI and two runs scored on 4/12 vs. Arizona ... Did not allow a run in five of his seven appearances ... Pitched a scoreless inning against College World Series participant Arizona State on 4/17 ... Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings at Cal State Fullerton on 4/22 ... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in his final appearance of the season, on 5/09 at Oregon State.
1997 (As A Freshman) - Started 31 consecutive games at third base between 3/02 and 5/06 and reached base safely in 26 of them ... Batted .444 (16-36) during a 10-game hitting streak between 3/11 and 4/04 ... Notched four consecutive multi-hit games between 3/28 and 4/04 ... Collected RBI in five consecutive games (3/11-4/04) ... Struck out in just 7.3% of his plate appearances ... Made his collegiate pitching debut at the NCAA Midwest Regional vs. Ohio University and pitched a perfect inning, allowing the remainder of the pitching staff to rest for the team's upcoming games.
Kennedy HS (Granada Hills, CA) - Lettered in baseball for three years under coach Manny Alvarado as a third baseman and pitcher ... Batted .396 with three home runs, seven doubles, 34 RBI, and a .520 on-base percentage his senior season ... Earned All-League honors three years and a "Golden Glove" twice ... Awarded first-team All-City honors his senior season ... Chosen as a National Scholar Athlete ... Helped lead his team to two 4A City Championships ... His team finished 1996 ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 2 in the nation ... Batted .367 with three home runs, seven doubles, 24 RBI, and a .436 on-base percentage his junior season.
Personal - Also recruited by USC, UC Santa Barbara, and San Francisco ... Favorite MLB team is the New York Yankees ... Favorite player is Rey Ordonez ... His parents are Enrique and Maria Pinto ... Has two older brothers, Rique and Francisco; a younger brother, Omar and four older sisters, Maria, Carmen, Rocio and Lourdes ... Full name is Aldo Pinto ... Born on April 13, 1978, in Northridge, Calif. ... Majoring in International Economics.
CAREER STATISTICS
| YR | AVG | G-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | HBP | BB | SO | GDP | OB% | SH | SF | SB-SBA | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 1997 | .289 | 46-34 | 128 | 22 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 48 | .375 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | .378 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 13 | 55 | 11 | .861 |
| 1998 | .313 | 28-4 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | .563 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .436 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 17 | 5 | .808 |
| 1999 | .236 | 33-19 | 72 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 24 | .333 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | .364 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 17 | 36 | 6 | .898 |
| Totals | .276 | 107-57 | 232 | 39 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 90 | .388 | 2 | 39 | 27 | 6 | .378 | 3 | 2 | 0-3 | 34 | 108 | 22 | .866 |
CAREER STATISTICS
| YR | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | O/AVG | WP | HBP | BK | PK | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 1997 | 0.00 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | 3.38 | 0-1 | 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | .258 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 3.00 | 0-1 | 8-0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | .235 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
