2007 SEASON: Played and started 55 in games... finished 2-for- 4 with two RBI in USF's 4-3 win over Fresno State (2/3/07)... went 3-for-5 with three RBI in the Dons' 15-6 win over Cal (2/13/07)... was 3-for-5 with one run in USF's 5-3 topping of UC Riverside (2/18/07)... had two hits in four at bats in 4-1 loss to Stanford (2/20/07)... had two hits in Dons' 9-0 win over Sacramento State (2/23/07)... versus No. 24 Baylor (3/2/07) hit 2-for-4 and collected one RBI... went 3-for-5 and had two RBI versus Pacific (3/4/07)... finished 2-for-4 versus Baylor (3/9/07)... against Winthrop (3/10/07) was 2-for-4 with one RBI... named to 2007 Quala-T Imprints Baylor Classic All-Tournament Team... knocked in two runs and finished 2-for-4 at the plate in 6-4 victory over Sacramento State (3/21/07)... went 2-for-4 with two RBI in 7-0 win over Southern Utah (3/23/07)... finished 2-for-5 with two RBI in USF victory against Washington State (4/2/07)... was 2-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBI versus Nevada (4/17/07)... crushed first career grand slam in USF's 13-4 tromping of California (5/1/07)... went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI in USF's 11-1 win against Saint Mary's (5/11/07)... finished 3-for-4 against Saint Mary's (5/12/07).

2006 NCAA REGIONAL: Helped USF to an upset of No. 6 national seed Nebraska in game two of the Lincoln Regional... hit first home run in the Dons NCAA postseason history, a solo shot to left in the seventh.

2006 SEASON: Played in 62 games with 61 starts as a sophomore... started all three games of the WCC Championship series and had three hits, two RBI, three walks and a run scored... led the team and was second in WCC with 39 walks... shared team lead in hits (81) and on-base percentage (.435)... rated second in batting (.338) and stolen bases (14) and was third in runs (46)... had two seven game hit streaks (2/4-14; 2/17-3/8)... had 25 multi-hit games... went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored at UC Riverside (2/5)... was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored at Cal (2/7)... doubled and had two RBI against Sacramento State (2/10)... had three hits, with a double and a triple and three RBI against San Jose State (2/14)... during a four-game hit streak, was 9-for-15 with a double, an RBI and seven runs scored (3/11-3/15)... had a 3-for-3 day with a double, two RBI, a run and two walks at New Mexico (3/19)... finished 3-for-4 at Santa Clara (4/1)... went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored at No. 22 Pepperdine (4/7)... hit first career home run at Stanford (4/17)... had season and career-high four hits with a triple and three runs at Gonzaga (4/22)... drove in winning run against Cal (4/25) in inaugural Dante Benedetti Classic at AT&T Park... recorded nine games with at least three hits.

2005 SEASON: As a freshman, saw action in 29 games, two as a starter...scored a run in his first start at Cal Poly (2/20) and had a hit in his second start at Pacific (3/5)...as a pinch hitter, went 6-for-16, an impressive .375 clip.

PREP CAREER: Played four years of baseball for Deer Valley High School... selected to play in North/South High School California All-Star game...named Contra Costa Times Top-100 Athletes in 2003 and 2004 and named All-Bay Valley Athletic League twice... also wrestled for four years and won the BVAL championship.

PERSONAL: Joey Railey... goal for the season is to become a better player by learning from his peers... chose USF because he felt it was a perfect fit for him as a student and his relationship with the coaching staff... favorite quote is by Theodore Roosevelt "Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell them `Certainly I can', then get busy and find out how to do it"... favorite movie is 61*... parents are Kevin and Patty Railey... born on December 9, 1985 in Pittsburg, CA.

GIARRATANO ON RAILEY: "Joey's got the most competitive desire that I've seen on any athlete at the Division I level. He's one of the best lead-off hitters in college baseball and one of the toughest outs. We look for Joey to provide great leadership for the Dons this year."