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Marchildon’s Career Highs

IP: 1.1, 4/09/06, vs State K: 1, 2x, last 3/11/06 vs. Tennessee Tech Walks: 1, 4/09/06 vs. Illinois State Hits: 4, 3/11/06 vs. Tennessee Tech Runs: 3, 3/11/06 vs. Tennessee Tech

2006 (Junior): Made three appearances last season … First game as a Bluejay was against ArkansasÐLittle Rock (2/12) … Longest outing of the season was 1.1 innings versus Illinois State (4/9).

2005 (at Glendale Community College): Threw 43 innings in 16 appearances for the Gauchos … Finished the year with a 4.81 ERA … Struck out 36 batters while walking just 12 … His -to-walk ratio was the best on the team.

2004 (at Grand Canyon University): Spent his freshman season playing for Dave Stapleton at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix … Made the Dean's List for his efforts in the classroom as a freshman.

High School: Played on the varsity two seasons at Brophy Prep in Phoenix under Tom Succow … Team finished 25- 6 and advanced to the state semifinals … Named the team's of the Year as well as first-team all-Desert Valley Region and first-team all-conference.

Personal: Son of Linda Marchildon … Born August 1, 1985 in Scottsdale, Ariz. … Has a younger sister, Katie … Favorite memory is throwing a in the Arizona Collegiate Summer League playoffs … Hobbies include , skiing and working out … Studying finance with aspirations to play pro ball or be successful in the business world.

Marchildon’s Career Statistics

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 12.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 9 4 4 1 2 Totals 12.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 9 4 4 1 2

High School: Played baseball, football and at Lincoln Southwest High School … Was selected MVP of his baseball team his junior and senior year … Earned athlete of the year honors his senior year … Was selected as Nebraska’s Gatorade Player of the Year, Nebraska’s Louisville Slugger Player of the Year and earned Louisville Slugger All-American honors his senior season … Earned first team all-conference in baseball, football, and basket- ball his junior and senior seasons … Was first team all-state as a senior and junior in baseball and football ... Was named athlete of the year by both the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World Herald ... Led the state of Nebraska with a .543 batting average, drove in 36 RBI, had 64 hits and 11 doubles as a senior.

Personal: Son of Jack and Karen Dike … Born March 17, 1988 in Omaha, Neb. … Has three sisters, Emily, Erin and Elizabeth and one brother Andrew … Enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends … The athletes he most admires are Albert Pujols, Larry Walker and John Elway … Plans on majoring in business finance.

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2006 (at Auburn University): Had 21 appearances for the Tigers ... Had an ERA of 4.91 ... Gave up 52 hits, 27 runs, 26 earned runs and struck out 40 in 47.2 ... Had a win/loss record of 3-1.

Iowa Western Community College: Helped lead his team to a 49-13 record his sophomore season and earned a trip to the NJCAA World Series where they finished third … Holds the school record for single-season saves (16), single-season appearances (23), career ERA (2.27), career appearances (37) and career saves (25).

High School: Played baseball for Millard West … Earned second team all-conference honors as a junior and first team honors as a senior … Was selected first team all-area and all-state his senior year … Played in the Collin- Orcutt All-Star Game.

Personal: Son of Kevin and Debbie Masten … Born April 2, 1985 in Wichita, Kan. … Has one brother, Austin … The athletes that he most admires are Lance Armstrong and Ken Griffey, Jr. … Enjoys hunting and fishing … Wants to eventually start his own business … Is majoring in business communication.

Masten’s Career Statistics

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 4.91 3-1 21 0 0 0 0 47.2 52 27 26 17 40 Totals 4.91 3-1 21 0 0 0 0 47.2 52 27 26 17 40 at Auburn University

High School: Played baseball, hockey and football at Cretin-Derham Hall … Helped lead his team to a 20-7 record his senior season and a second-place finish at state on the baseball diamond … Was selected MVP of his baseball team his senior season … Earned all-tournament honors at the state tournament … Selected first team all-confer- ence, all-area, and all-state his senior season … Played in the Lions Tournament and Saints All-Star Game his sen- ior season … Was on the Purple and Gold Honor Roll … Helped lead his team to a state championship his senior year in hockey … Selected second team all-state in hockey his senior season and played in the Great 8 All-Star Tournament ... Attened the same high school as Minnesota Twins MLB All-Star catcher Joe Mauer.

Personal: Son of Joe and Jill Bonfe … Born December 28, 1987 in St. Paul, Minn. … Has two brothers, Tyler and Conner and one sister, Jessica … Most memorable baseball moment was playing in the Cooperstown Dream Park Tournament … Career ambition is to play … Hobbies include fishing, being with family and friends, paint ball, boating, jet skiing, and going to the lake … The athlete that he most admires is Joe Mauer … Plans to major in business.

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Venditte’s Career Highs

IP: 5.2, 5/24/06 at Wichita State K: 4, 2x, last 5/24/06 at Wichita State Walks: 2, 6x, last 5/24/06 at Wichita State Hits: 5, 2x, last 5/24/06 at Wichita State Runs: 4, 2x, last 5/24/06 at Wichita State

Venditte’s Career Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2005 14.73 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 3.2 11 8 6 3 1 2006 3.02 4-3 30 0 0 0 2 62.2 61 28 21 18 54 Totals 3.66 4-3 35 0 0 0 2 66.1 72 36 27 21 55

2006 (Sophomore): One of three known ambidextrous in college baseball in 2006 … Had a team-leading 30 appearances last season with a 4-3 record … Pitched a career-high 62.2 innings in 2006 after only pitching 3.2 in 2005 … In his first six appearances of the season had a 0.00 ERA in 8.2 innings of work … Recorded team-leading 54 , 61 hits, 28 runs and walked 18 batters … Saw his first action of the season against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/11) … Made television appearances on ESPN’s Cold Pizza, George Michael Sports Machine and was also featured in Baseball America ... Pitched four perfect innings at Bradley (3/25) ... Pitched 5.2 innings in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament against Wichita State for his longest outing of the season and for his career (5/24) ... Pitched both left-handed and right-handed in 22 games ... Had a 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings ratio with his left arm despite being a natural right hander ... Had 12 appearances where he struck out batters by using both arms ... Switched arms for the first time in his college career against Illinois-Chicago (2/17) and recorded three strikeouts ... Earned MVP honors at the 2006 Central Illinois Collegiate League All-Star game ... Struck out two batters left-handed before switching 2005 (Freshman): Took the mound five times as a rookie, his first action com- and striking out the last batter right-handed on 10 pitches. ing against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/9) … Threw one hitless inning against North Dakota State (5/19) … Pitched the final two outs of the season against Nebraska (6/5).

High School: All-Nebraska second-team ... Tallied a record of 5-4 his senior season, pitching both left and right-handed ... Lettered two seasons in base- ball ... Coached by Scott Hodges ... Played in the Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game ... Honor roll student all four years ... Lincoln Journal Star Academic All-State his senior year.

Personal: Son of Pat and Janet Venditte ... Born June 30, 1985 in Omaha ... Has three siblings, Tony, Katy and Anna ... Pitches both right and left-handed … At the age of three Venditte threw a football left-handed to build strength and muscle memory, and then he would punt footballs left-footed to develop the leg kick needed for pitching ... Wears an ambidextrous glove that has two thumb holes and four fingers ... Athlete he most admires is George Brett ... Will concentrate on finance or marketing.

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Merchant’s Career Highs

IP: 1.0, 2x, last 4/11/06 vs. Kansas State Walks: 1, 3x, last 4/11/06 vs. Kansas State Hits: 2, 4/11/06 vs. Kansas State Runs: 2, 2x, last 3/11/06 vs. Tennessee Tech

2006 (Sophomore): Appeared in three games last season … First appearance of the season was at Saint Louis (2/24) … Longest outings of the season were one inning against Tennessee Tech (3/11) and Kansas State (4/11).

2005 (Freshman): Did not see any action his first season at Creighton.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in baseball, basketball and football ... Named Big Northern Conference Pitcher of the Year and Winnebago High Athlete of the Year after his senior year ... Led the Indians to a first-place conference finish, regional championship and advanced to the section finals in 2004, the best baseball finish in school history ... Two-time all-conference player in baseball ... All-conference in football and basketball his senior year ... All-state in football as a receiver ... Played in the IBCA All-State basketball game.

Personal: Son of Jim and Karleen Merchant ... Born March 10, 1986 in Rockford, Ill. ... Has three siblings, Nicole, Jimmy (deceased) and Jeff ... Nicole played basketball at Wheaton College ... Jeff was a member of the basketball team at Rock Valley College … Member of FCA and involved at Christ Community Church … Enjoys playing cards ... Finance major with a minor in accounting.

Merchant’s Career Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 13.50 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 4 3 3 0 Totals 13.50 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 4 3 3 0

Bowers’ Career Highs IP: 2.0, 5/19/05 vs. North Dakota State K: 2, 2/11/06 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock Walks: 2, 3x, last 5/28/05 vs. Wichita State Hits: 4, 5/05/05 vs. Nebraska Runs: 3, 3/14/06 vs. North Dakota State

2006 (Sophomore): Injury limited his playing time ... Had two appearances in the field and one as a pitcher … First action of the season in the field was against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/11) … Pitched his first game against North Dakota State (3/14)...Received a medical redshirt.

2005 (Freshman): Made nine appearances out of the bullpen during his rookie campaign … Threw a season-high two innings of hitless relief against North Dakota State (5/19) … The top pitcher on the staff in terms of inducing ground ball outs … Finished the year with 8.2 innings pitched … Also came to the plate six times as a pinch-hitter, going 0-for-6.

High School: Three-sport star at Omaha Roncalli ... Named first-team all-state in baseball and football ... Legion baseball squad was Class B runners-up three consecutive years ... Threw a no-hitter during his junior campaign ... Participated in the Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game ... Led his team to the Nebraska Class B semifinals as a quarterback in football ... Also competed in basketball ... Named male student-athlete of the year his senior year.

Personal: Son of Mark and Janet Bowers ... Born Feb. 28, 1986 in Omaha ... Has an older brother, Ryan, and a younger brother, Daniel ... Father played football at Northwest Missouri State ... Brother Ryan played football at Nebraska-Kearney ... Athlete he most admires is Brett Favre ... Held a football camp for the H.O.P.E. Center to ben- efit underprivileged children … Majoring in business marketing. Bowers’ Career Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2005 8.21 0-0 9 0 0 0 0 8.2 11 10 8 10 8 2006 27.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 Totals 9.00 0-0 10 0 0 0 0 9.0 13 13 9 11 8

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Sinclair’s Career Highs

Hits: 3, 3/08/06 vs. Belmont Runs: 2, 6x, last 5/12/06 vs. Indiana State RBI: 3, 2x, last 4/22/06 vs. Evansville 2B: 2, 2x, last 5/12/06 vs. Indiana State HR: 1, 4/01/06 vs. Wichita State

2006 (Junior): Started 42 of 49 games played in the outfield … Had a .237 batting average with 36 hits, 26 runs, and 17 RBI … Recorded 72 put-outs and three assists to go along with a 1.000 fielding percentage ... his first career homer against Wichita State (4/1) ... His top hitting performance came at Belmont (3/8) where he recorded three hits, scored two runs and drove in one RBI.

Iowa Western Community College: Team won two conference titles and finished third in the NJCAA World Series his sophomore year ... Scored the winning in a World Series game … Team was ranked as high as eighth nationally his freshman season.

High School: Helped his Westside team to a 32-3 record and a state championship his senior season ... Team was the district champion his freshman through junior years ... Also earned three letters in football and basketball ... Owns school records in baseball with four sacrifice hits in a season and football with 33 receptions in a season ... Member of the Nebraska All-Stars baseball team in 2002 ... Second-team all-state in football and honorable mention in baseball as a senior.

Personal: Son of Hal and Debbie Sinclair ... Born Sept. 12, 1984 in Omaha … Has two older brothers, Andy and Chad ... Enjoys video games, music and playing with his dog ... Has a knack for identifying athletes based on their

Sinclair’s Career Statistics

Year AVG GP-GS OBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO TB HBP SF SH SB-Att E FLD% 2006 .237 47-42 .335 .329 152 26 36 9 1 1 17 17 24 50 6 1 13 4-9 0 1.000 Total .237 47-42 .335 .329 152 26 36 9 1 1 17 17 24 50 6 1 13 4-9 0 1.000

High School: Played baseball and football at Skutt Catholic High School … Earned first team all-state in baseball his senior season … Received first-team all conference in both baseball and football as a senior … Played in the Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game … Helped lead his team to three state championships in baseball and one in football … Finished high school with a cumulative GPA of 4.0 … Was selected to the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Bob and Lisa Lackovic … Born June 5, 1988 in Omaha, Neb. … Has one sister, Amy … The athlete he most admires is A.J. Pierzynski … Likes to play video games and to throw frisbee … Was a high school teammate of current Bluejay Ryan Urzendowski ... Wants to be a successful business owner … Plans to major in business.

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2006 (Freshman): Did not see any action his first season at Creighton.

High School: Lettered two years for the Panthers under Jack Taylor … Team made the playoffs his final two sea- sons … First-team all-conference and all-area as a senior … Named the tournament MVP of the Cleats NIT as a junior.

Personal: Son of Ed Blair and Lynn Staeheli … Born Sept. 19, 1986 in Seattle, Wash. … Has a younger brother, Topher … Father played baseball at Colgate … Plans to major in physics and math with a career ambition to be an engineer.

Ogilvie’s Career Highs

IP: 7.0, 5/27/05 vs. Indiana State K: 3, 3x, last 4/16/05 vs. Indiana State Walks: 2, 3x, last 5/25/05 vs. Bradley Hits: 5, 4x, last 5/27/05 vs. Indiana State Runs: 6, 2/20/05 vs. Northern Colorado

2006 (Junior): Was limited by injury ... Made 10 appearances … His first appearance was against Arkansas- Little Rock (2/12) … Only of the season was against Saint Louis (2/26) ... Longest outing was against Nebraska (4/18), when he pitched three innings … Struck out two batters against Nebraska (4/18), his highest total of the season … Finished the season with a 4.35 ERA with five strikeouts and one walk.

2005 (Sophomore): Third on the team with 55.2 innings pitched … Made 23 appearances with five starts … Creighton won every game he started … First start came against Nebraska (4/5) … Gave up one run in a career- high seven innings against Indiana State in the MVC Tournament (5/27) … Allowed one earned run or less in 15 appearances … Tied for second on the team with six wins … Struck out 27 batters while walking just 12 … His 12 walks was the lowest total among the six Bluejay pitchers to toss at least 45 innings … Threw nine scoreless innings while allowing just two hits over a five-game span in March … Closed the year with wins in four of his final six appearances.

2004 (Freshman): Received his lone start of the season at Nebraska (4/20) and pitched two innings, giving up three hits in Creighton’s 6-4 victory ... Made 13 appearances out of the bullpen ... Pitched a season-high 2.1 innings at Southern Illinois (4/25) but took the loss, giving up one run and striking out two ... Allowed multiple runs just twice in his 14 appearances … Carried a 1.86 ERA in seven appearances during non-conference play.

High School: Lettered three years in baseball ... Named team MVP his senior season ... A first-team all-confer- ence honoree and a first-team all-area selection his junior and senior years ... Also awarded first-team all-state honors his senior season ... Played in the Jack Kaiser Memorial All-Star game at U.S. Cellular Field as a senior ... Had a career record of 22-2 on the mound, and holds the school record for career wins ... Led team to regional championships in his sophomore and senior seasons and conference championships his junior and senior years ... Played for the Deerfield Post 738 American Legion team from 2000-2003 and was part of a state championship team in the summer of 2001 ... Also lettered in basketball twice and was named the team MVP his senior year.

Personal: The son of Pete and Adonna Ogilvie ... Born June 21, 1985 in Arlington Heights, Ill. ... Has two older brothers, Alex and Peter, and an older sister, Jean ... Brother Peter played baseball for Notre Dame ... Athletes he most admires are Greg Maddux and ... Majoring in graphic design.

Ogilvie’s Career Statistics

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2004 4.86 0-1 14 1 0 0 0 16.2 16 11 9 7 8 2005 4.69 6-3 23 5 0 0 1 55.2 59 36 29 12 27 2006 4.35 0-0 10 0 0 0 1 10.1 14 5 5 1 5 Totals 4.68 6-4 47 6 0 0 2 82.2 89 52 43 20 40

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Stanley’s Career Highs

IP: 1.0, 8x, last 5/18/06 vs. Northern Iowa K: 1, 4x, last 5/18/06 vs. Northern Iowa Walks: 1, 3x, last 5/18/06 vs. Northern Iowa Hits: 2, 2x, last 4/09/06 vs. Illinois State Runs: 2, 3x, last 5/18/06 vs. Northern Iowa

2006 (Sophomore): Made 10 appearances last season, in his first season as a Bluejay … First appearance of the season was against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/12) … In 9.1 innings pitched he had a 5.79 ERA, gave up eight hits, six runs, three walks and recorded four strikeouts.

St. John's University: Made 13 appearances as a rookie, finishing 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA … Threw 3.2 innings of one-hit relief to pick up his first career win against Fairleigh Dickinson … Threw four scoreless innings against St. Peter's … Picked up his other victory with two scoreless frames against New York Tech … Struck out 19 batters and walked seven in 21 innings … Opponents batted just .253 against him.

High School: Prepped at Washington Township … Pitched four years for the Minutemen under coach Bill Alvaro … Earned all-area, all-conference and all-South Jersey honors as a senior … Participated in the Carpenter's Cup all-star game as a senior … Named Pitcher of the Year his senior season … Played four years with Washington Township American Legion and one season with Bergen Beach Athletics.

Personal: Son of Tim and Sheila Stanley … Born September 20, 1985 in Philadelphia … Has three siblings, Nina, and twins Kenny and Kelly … Athlete he most admires is Roger Clemens … Career goals include playing base- ball and owning his own business … Communications major.

Stanley’s Career Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2005 3.00 2-0 13 0 0 0 0 21.0 22 12 7 7 19 2006 5.79 0-0 10 0 0 0 0 9.1 8 6 6 3 4 Totals 8.79 2-0 23 0 0 0 0 30.1 30 18 13 10 23 2005 St. John’s University

High School: Lettered in baseball, football and basketball at Brandon Valley High School … Was selected to the state tournament team in basketball his senior year … All-State honorable mention in football and second team in basketball his senior season … Earned first team all-state honors his sophomore, junior and senior year in base- ball … Holds two of his high school’s football records, most passing completions (117) and most passing attempts (219) in a single season.

Personal: Son of Brad and Janelle VanLeur … Born September 2, 1987 in Brandon, S.D. … Has one sister, Megan and one brother, Joe … Enjoys hunting and fishing … The athlete he most admires is … His career goal is to be a successful business owner … His most memorable baseball moment was throwing a per- fect game when he was 15 years old … Planning to major in business management.

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High School: Played baseball at Lake Central High School … Helped his team to a sectional and regional cham- pionship his sophomore year … Was voted MVP of his baseball team his senior year … Earned first team all-con- ference, all-area and was honorable mention all-state his senior year … Holds his high school record career record for the most times hit by a pitch.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Lyn Clark … Born January 12, 1988 in Munster, Ind. … Has one sister, Brianne … Plans to go as far as he can with baseball and then do police work … The athlete he most admires is A.J. Pierzynski … Likes to play video games in his spare time … Plans to major in sociology.

High School: Played baseball at Ralston Valley High School … Was selected team captain his senior season … Earned first team academic all-state his junior and senior year … Was selected first team all-conference his sen- ior season … Returned from chest surgery to lead his high school baseball team to the semi-finals his junior sea- son ... Holds his high school’s record for strikeouts, lowest ERA in a season and win/loss record ... Pitched seven innings of one-hit ball his junior season.

Personal: Son of Richard and Diana Schmidt … Born September 12, 1987 in San Francisco, Calif. … Has one brother, Conor … Played piano and guitar in a band for three years … Career ambition is to be an athletic train- er and travel with a professional team … Hobbies includes guitar, piano, rock climbing and whitewater rafting … The athletes he most admires are Roger Clemens, Mark Prior, John Smoltz and Curt Schilling … Plans to major in exercise science/pre-med.

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Centenary College: Started all 53 games last season for the Gents as a junior at third base ... Helped lead the team to a fourth-place conference finish...Was selected first team all-conference (Mid-Continent) ... Had a batting average of .315 with four home runs and 43 RBI’s ... Recorded 14 doubles and scored 42 runs ... During the sum- mer he was named to the New York Collegiate Baseball League All-Star team.

Kellogg Community College: Helped lead the Bruins to a 42-7 record his sophomore season ... Earned second- team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American honors his sophomore year ... Was selected first-team Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) his sophomore season ... Hit .437 as a sophomore with a .796 slugging percentage, as he hit 11 home runs and drove in 62 RBI ... Named to the MCCAA honorable mention list as a freshman.

High School: Played baseball and basketball at Chelsea High School...Earned three letters in baseball and two in basketball...Was selected first-team all-state his senior season...Named to the Michigan Dream Team for base- ball his senior year...Participated in the Michigan All-Star game.

Personal: Son of Alvin and Kathy Baker...Born October 13, 1985 in Ann Arbor, Mich ... Has one sister, Lindsey ... Career ambition is to be a player ... Hobbies include baseball and hanging out with friends ...The athlete he most admires is Barry Bonds ... Majoring in French with a minor in business.

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Reese’s Career Highs IP: 5.1, 3/09/04 at Arkansas-Little Rock K: 6, 2x, last 3/01/05 vs. Kansas State Walks: 4, 2x, last 6/05/05 vs. N.C. State Hits: 4, 3x, last 6/05/05 vs. N.C. State Runs: 4, 4x, last 2/11/06 at Arkansas-Little Rock

Reese’s Career Statistics

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2004 3.64 1-3 30 1 0 0 5 59.1 55 25 24 14 50 2005 2.85 12-0 37 0 0 0 5 88.1 72 33 28 28 58 2006 4.79 1-4 28 0 0 0 7 41.1 53 26 22 10 25 Totals 3.52 14-7 95 1 0 0 17 189.0 180 84 74 52 133

2006 (Junior): Was a preseason ally to finish 12-0 and lead the country in winning percentage … Tied for NCBWA First-Team All-American and seventh nationally in wins, and joined All-Americans Dallas Buck (Oregon Collegiate Baseball second-team pick State), Kyle McCulloch (Texas) and Ian Kennedy (Southern California) for ... Was 1-4 with a 4.79 ERA … Led the national lead among sophomores … One of four players in Valley histo- Creighton with seven saves … In 28 ry to win at least 12 decisions without a loss in a season … NCBWA Third- appearances, gave up 53 hits, 26 runs Team All-American … ABCA Second-Team All-Midwest Region … First- and walked 10 … Did not start a single Team All-MVC … Named to the Brooks Wallace and Roger Clemens Award game and only has started one in his career … Longest outing was 4.1 watch lists in 2005. innings versus Wichita State (3/31) … First appearance of the season was at Arkansas-Little Rock (2/11) … Picked up his first save of the season in 2004 (Freshman): Led the pitching staff in appearances with 30 ... a 5-4 victory over Vanderbilt (3/7) … Picked up first win against Wichita Recorded a team-high five saves ... Pitched at least two innings in all five of State (3/31) ... Enters his senior season sixth on the schools career winning his saves ... First career save came at No. 21 Oklahoma (3/12) when he percentage list (.667), ninth in career ERA (3.52), third in career saves (17) pitched three innings while only allowing one hit ... Three saves came in and is second all-time in career appearances (95) ... Named to the Brooks MVC games with the other two against No. 21 Oklahoma ... Received his Wallace watch list. only career start against Nebraska at Rosenblatt Stadium (5/18) giving up three runs in 2.2 innings of work and taking the loss ... Picked up his first career victory against Bradley (5/15) when he pitched the final 3.2 innings without allowing a hit and fanning three batters in Creighton’s 10-inning 4-2 win ... Fanned six batters in 5.1 innings of work against Arkansas-Little Rock (3/9).

High School: Awarded three varsity letters for baseball ... Named team MVP, second-team all-state and first-team all-metro, while being named the Metro League Pitcher of the Year his senior season ... Also named the Most Valuable Pitcher at the State vs. Metro all-star series ... Set a school record with 11 wins his senior year, going 11-2 with three saves in 81.1 innings to go along with 86 strikeouts ... Led his team to a 24-9 overall record with a 14-2 conference mark and a conference championship his senior year as well as a second-place finish in the state playoffs ... Started all but one game he appeared in during his senior year ... Played for the Portland Wildcats in a collegiate semi-pro league during the summer after his senior year of high school.

Personal: The son of Dennis and Joan Reese ... Born April 13, 1984 in Portland, Ore. ... Has an older brother, Luke ... Father played soccer at Willamette University ... Athlete he most admires is former Seattle Mariner Jay Buhner ... Was a batboy for the Oakland A’s when he was 12 years old … Majoring in elementary education. 2005 (Sophomore): Set a school record with 37 appearances, all in relief … Finished the year a perfect 12-0, the only pitcher in CU history to have at least 10 decisions without a loss … Led the team with 88.1 innings pitched … Second on the team with five saves … Finished the year with a 2.85 ERA overall and a 2.45 mark in league play … Threw a season-high five innings against Bradley (4/29) … Threw 22.1 consecutive scoreless innings over a stretch of 10 appearances in April … Led the conference with 13 appearances and nine earned runs allowed during league play … Notable wins included Kansas State (3/1), Nebraska (4/5 and 5/10), Wichita State (5/28) and North Carolina State (6/5) … One of three players nation-

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High School: Played baseball at Creighton Prep … Earned all-tournament honors in American Legion at

the State Tournament his senior season … Was selected second team all-metro by the Omaha World

Herald … The Lincoln Journal Star selected him honorable mention all-state his senior season … Went

10-3 with an ERA of 1.72 his senior season playing American Legion.

Personal: Son of Mary Beth and Steve Branscombe and Matt Metzger …Born December 16, 1987 in

Omaha, Neb. … Has two brothers, Bill and Bob and one sister, Betsy … Was a volunteer at Methodist

Hospital … His career goal is to be involved in a sports-related field … Hobbies include watching movies

and boating … The athletes he most admires are Lance Armstrong, Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire

… Was the 1998 NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass and Kick regional winner for 10-11 year old boys … Plans to

major in exercise science.

High School: Played football and baseball at Creighton Prep … Was selected an academic all-star his

junior season … Selected to the all-tournament team at Scottsbluff his senior season … Earned second

team all-state his senior season … Played in the Collin-Orcutt All-State Game … Made the Dean’s List all

four years of high school … Involved in Operation Others and was a Big Brother … Holds his school’s

record for stolen bases in a season.

Personal: Son of Brad and Tammy Perreault … Born May 30, 1988 in Omaha, Neb. … Has one brother,

Jake …Has future plans to become a sports doctor … Athlete he most admires is David Eckstein … Won

a golf tournament when he was younger and thought about continuing with golf instead of baseball … Is

a pre-med major.

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