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Height: 5-9
Weight: 173
Bats/Throws: S/R
Position: IF
Colege: Tennessee
DOB: 12-20-74 (Los Angeles, CA)
Hometown: Southgate, CA

PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL:  He is at the AAA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

COLLEGE: Enrolled at the University of Tennessee in the autumn of 1995.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: 1995 – Cypress (CA) Community College … Co-MVP of the Orange Empire Conference and an All-America selection … led team in at-bats, runs scored, doubles, stolen bases, and games played … 1994 – named the California Junior College State Tournament MVP, to the All-Southern California Team, and the First Team All-Orange Empire Conference Team … played in the Cape Cod League during the summer of 1994.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pius X (Downey, CA) High School (1993) … lettered in baseball four times and football once … All-League in baseball three times and the school's Athlete of the Year his senior year.

USA BASEBALL EXPERIENCE: 1995 – was one of five non-NCAA Division I players invited to Spring Camp, representing the California Junior Colleges … excellent defensive shortstop with tremendous range … played in 22 games and handled 54 chances before committing an error (finished with three total) … hit .287 with 10 RBI in 39 games … claimed the Individual Sportsmanship Award at the National Baseball Congress World Series … Fall National Trials.

PERSONAL: Full name is Octavio Ojeda (pronounced oh-HAY-dah) … parents are Octavio and Hermila … admires Pete Rose because "he played hard every time he stepped on the field" … also considers Michael Jordan to be a sports hero … is a Los Angeles Dodgers fan … enjoys collecting baseball cards … major – Sports Management.

IN HIS OWN WORDS: "Having the opportunity to play for the United States has
been a dream I've been thinking about for the past ten years. Being able
to participate in an Olympic event is a big honor and I want to take it to
a higher level by winning a medal."
  

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE: Played on the Phoenix Desert Dogs in 1997.

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