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Crimson Tide Baseball 2008 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL ROSTER

PITCHERS No. Name B-T HT WT CL Exp. Hometown (Last School) NUMERICAL ROSTER 13 Josh Copeland R-R 6-1 220 Sr.. 3L Palmetto, Ga. (Northgate HS) 21 Austin Evans R-R 6-3 215 Fr. RS Tampa, Fla. (Chamberlain HS) 1...... Kyle Moore, INF 27 Austin Graham L-R 6-2 195 So. SQ Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS) 2...... Josh Rutledge, INF 20 Connor Hoehn R-R 6-2 210 Fr. HS Damascus, Md. (St. Johnʼs College HS) 3...... Ross Wilson, INF 44 Jarrod Hewes R-R 5-11 195 So. TR Mobile, Ala. (Faulkner State CC) 36 Austin Hyatt R-R 6-4 200 Jr. 1L Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS) 4...... Dax Norris, Coach 31 Casey Kebodeaux R-R 6-1 200 Jr. 1L Mandeville, La. (Mandeville HS) 5...... Alex Kubal, OF 28 Nathan Kilcrease R-R 5-5 150 Fr. HS Phenix City, Ala. (Glenwood Academy) 6...... Brandon May, INF 32 Jamie Manning R-R 6-2 185 Jr. TR Empire, Ala. (Wallace State CC) 7...... Miers Quigley, LHP 29 Patrick Nappi R-R 5-11 190 Jr. TR Birmingham, Ala. (Shelton State CC) 8...... Mitch Gaspard, Coach 40 Jimmy Nelson R-R 6-6 210 Fr. HS Niceville, Fla. (Niceville HS) 26 Robert Phares R-R 6-1 190 Jr. TR Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Shelton State CC) 9...... Del Howell, OF/LHP 7 Miers Quigley L-L 6-5 220 Jr. 1L Roswell, Ga. (Roswell HS) 10 ...... Jeff Texada, INF 15 Will Stroup L-L 5-11 170 Sr. TR Birmingham, Ala. (Bham Southern) 11 ...... Wes Henderson, INF 23 Tyler White R-R 6-3 185 Fr. HS Brandon, Miss. (Brandon HS) 13 ...... Josh Copeland, RHP 14 ...... Jake Smith, INF CATCHERS No. Name B-T HT WT CL Exp. Hometown (Last School) 15 ...... Will Stroup, LHP 16 Alex Avila L-R 5-11 210 Jr. 2L Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Archbishop McCarthy HS) 16 ...... Alex Avila, INF/DH 4 Brock Bennett R-R 5-10 150 So. SQ Tucker, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian) 17 ...... Jim Wells, Head Coach 20 Brian Clark R-R 5-8 180 Jr. SQ Hammond, Ind. (Bishop Noll Institute) 18 ...... Mike Sharp, C 24 Vincent DiFazio R-R 6-2 200 Jr. RS Hampton, N.J. (Indian River CC) 20...... Connor Hoehn, RHP 1 Kyle Moore R-R 6-1 190 Jr. 2L Wetumpka, Ala. (Edgewater Academy) 18 Mike Sharp R-R 6-1 180 Jr. TR Liberty, Mo. (Kansas City CC) 21 ...... Austin Evans, RHP 33 David Woods R-R 6-2 180 Jr. TR Bailey, Miss. (Meridian CC) 22...... Kent Matthes, INF/OF 23...... Tyler White, LHP INFIELDERS 24 ...... Vincent DiFazio, C No. Name B-T HT WT CL Exp. Hometown 25...... Matt Bentley, 1B 25 Matt Bentley L-R 6-3 230 Sr. 3L Huntsville, Ala. (Hazel Green HS) 11 Wes Henderson R-L 6-0 210 Jr. 2L Oxford, Ala. (Oxford HS) 26...... Robert Phares, RHP 42 Jon Kelton L-R 5-11 175 Fr. HS LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange HS) 27 ...... Austin Graham, RHP 6 Brandon May R-R 6-0 185 So. 1L Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter HS) 28...... Nathan Kilcrease, RHP 2 Josh Rutledge R-R 5-11 175 Fr. HS Cullman, Ala. (Cullman HS) 29...... Patrick Nappi, RHP 14 Jake Smith R-R 6-2 190 So. 1L Shannon, Ala. (Hueytown HS) 30...... Drew French, Coach 10 Jeff Texada R-R 6-0 180 Jr. 2L New Iberia, La. (Catholic HS) 39 James Tullidge R-R 5-11 170 Fr. HS Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Tuscaloosa Academy) 31 ...... Casey Kebodeaux, RHP 3 Ross Wilson R-R 5-11 175 Fr. HS Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) 32...... Jamie Manning, RHP 33...... David Woods, C OUTFIELDERS 34...... Ryan Rhoden, OF No. Name B-T HT WT CL Exp. Hometown 36...... Austin Hyatt, RHP 9 Del Howell (P) L-L 6-4 190 So. 1L Tuscaloosa, Ala. (American Christian) 5 Alex Kubal R-R 5-10 170 Jr. TR Shorewood, Minn. (Gulf Coast CC) 39...... James Tullidge, INF 22 Kent Matthes R-R 6-2 205 Jr. 2L Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater HS) 40...... Jimmy Nelson, RHP 43 Tyler Odle L-L 5-11 190 Jr. 1L Veastvia Hills, Ala. (Vestavis Hills HS) 41 ...... Brock Bennett, C 34 Ryan Rhoden R-R 6-1 225 Jr. 2L Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Paul Bryant HS) 42...... Jon Kelton, INF 43...... Tyler Odle, OF Head Coach: Jim Wells (Northwestern State, 1980) 44...... Jarrod Hewes, RHP Assistant Coaches: Mitch Gaspard, Dax Norris and BJ Green 45...... Brian Clark, C Volunteer Coach: Drew French Director of Baseball Operations: Steve Townsend Administrative Secretary: Troi Lane Wallace Athletic Trainer: Joe Hoffer Managers: Jake Long and Jacob Schrimsher

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#16 the No. 4 Gamecocks … went 3-for-5 with two home runs and career-high six RBI in series-clinching win on April 29, including game-winning three- HR in seventh Alex Avila inning … the Tide trailed 10-2 in third inning and Avila had at least one RBI in four Catcher straight at-bats (solo , RBI single, RBI ground out, three-run HR) in the come-from-behind win … first UA player with six RBI in a game since Matt Downs Junior * 5-11 * 210 had six RBI at UAB on April 26, 2006 … tied Arkansas’ Logan Forsythe for most Pembroke Pines, Fla. RBI in game by an SEC player in 2007 … made his 100th career start against South Carolina on April 29 … tallied three hits and three RBI in win over Mississippi Valley (Archbishop McCarthy HS) State on May 1 … added three hits and four RBI in 10-0 win over Arkansas on May Birthdate: January 27, 1987 11 … slugged first career grand slam at Mississippi State on May 17 … homered in final at-bat of the season for the second straight year, with solo home run against Florida at SEC Tournament on May 24.

Named to the 2008 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List (College Baseball Hall of Fame 2006 (FRESHMAN): Player of the Year) … has played in 117 career games and made 112 starts … is a Played in 60 games as a true freshman … made 55 starts, including 48 as the desig- career .284 (121-for-416) hitter with 19 home runs and 103 RBI … has also stroked 29 nated hitter … finished his rookie season by hitting .271 (55-for-203) with five home career doubles … has tallied 45 career multi- games and has 27 career multi-RBI runs and 40 RBI … ranked third on team and seventh in the SEC with 40 walks … games … has played in 59 career SEC games, including 58 starts … is hitting .296 ranked fourth on UA team with 12 multi-RBI games … played and started 28 SEC (69-for-223) in his SEC career with 12 home runs and 64 RBI … a veteran starter who games … hit .301 (34-for-113) with two home runs and 26 RBI … went 1-for-3 and made the switch to catcher in the fall … an excellent hitter with exceptional power scored two runs in his UA debut against Winthrop on Feb. 11 … went 3-for-4 with … showed steady improvement behind the plate in the fall … played 38 games for two RBI against Georgia on Mar. 19, his first career multi-hit and multi-RBI game the Harwich Mariners in the Cape Cod League last summer … played on the same Avila went 2-for-5 with two RBI in win over Lipscomb on March 29 … tallied first team with teammates Kent Matthes and Miers Quigley … hit .241 (33-for-137) with career four-hit game against LSU on April 16, where he went 4-for-4 with four runs two home runs and 13 RBI for Harwich … led the team with 11 doubles and ranked scored, two doubles and one RBI in UA’s 17-6 win … recorded two hits and two RBI second in home runs, third in runs scored (15) and fourth in hits … played on the in 5-0 win over Mississippi Valley State on April 19 … reached base eight straight same summer league team with future opponents Evan Crawford (Auburn), Cole times (5 H, 2 BB, HBP) against LSU and Mississippi Valley State (April 16-19) … Figueroa (Florida), (New Orleans) and Brett Jacobson (Vander- posted best game of the season against Vanderbilt on April 22, with four hits, four bilt) … also spent time last summer with All-Star catcher Ivan Rodri- runs scored and four RBI in the Crimson Tide’s 14-7 win … collected career-high guez … has strong ties to the game of baseball as his grandfather, Ralph, was a long- three doubles in the win over Vanderbilt (April 22) … recorded game-winning, two- time Dominican scout for the … hi father, Al, is the Assistant run double against UAB at Hoover Met on April 16 … went 2-for-5, with two RBI General Manager and Vice President of the Detroit Tigers. against Auburn on April 29 … posted career-high four RBI, including two-run home run in first inning, in UA’s series-clinching win over Florida on May 14 … stroked CAREER POST-SEASON NOTES: three-run home run against No. 5 North Carolina in NCAA Super Regional at Tus- Appeared in 10 post-season games with nine starts ... has hit .172 (5-for-29) in post- caloosa on June 10 … finished the game with a career-high four RBI … played for season career with two home runs and six RBI … is 3-for-19 (.158) in six career SEC the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Braves in the summer of 2005 … hit .489 with 13 home runs Tournament games with one run scored, one double, one home run and one RBI … and 69 RBI … led the Braves to Regional and State championships … advanced to went 2-for-7 (.286) at last year’s SEC Tournament with one double, one home run Connie Mack World Series in Farmington, N.M. and one RBI … made his SEC Tournament debut against LSU on May 24, 2006 ... appeared in four NCAA Tournament games in 2006 … hit .200 (2-for-10) in NCAA Regional play with one home run and five RBI … smashed a three-run home run against No. 5 North Carolina in 2006 NCAA Super Regional.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Was one of two players to start all 57 games … started three different positions for the Tide, including designated hitter (37), third base (13) and first base (7) … played the final nine games of the season at third base as he filled in for the injured Jake Smith … a 2007 Second-Team All-SEC selection by SEC Head Coaches … named 2007 Honorable Mention All-SEC by SEBaseball.com … hit .296 (66-for-223) with team-high 14 home runs and 61 RBI … led the team with nine 3-hit games … ranked second on the team with 20 multi-hit games … also led the team with 15 multi-RBI games … hit .294 (35-for-119) in SEC play, with 10 home runs and 38 RBI … the first UA player with 10+ home runs in SEC play since Beau Hearod in 2003 … homered in six of the Tide’s 10 SEC series … tallied nine home runs and 30 RBI against teams ranked in top 25 … reached base in 46 of 57 games … set an Alabama record with 14 RBI over a six-game stretch (May 12-19) … ranked second all-time for most RBI (24) over an 11-game stretch with 24 RBI behind New York Yankee Andy Phillips who set the 11-game record with 30 RBI in 1998 … led the team with eight-game winning RBI and six game-tying RBI … reached base in 18 straight games from February 18-March 17 … went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in an 11-6 win over Vil- lanova on Feb. 24 … stroked a game-winning, two-run double in sixth inning of that win … went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI in a 16-0 win over UAB on Feb. 28 … tied the UA single-game record with two hits in the fifth inning against the Blazers … went 7-for-14 (.500) in a three-game series against McNeese State on March 2-4, with three doubles and four runs scored … hit .385 (5-for-13) against No. 13 Nebraska, with two runs scored, two doubles and four RBI on March 9-11 … posted a career high, seven-game from March 9-18, where he hit .345 (10-for-29) with nine RBI … homered in back-to-back games at No. 13 Ole Miss on March 24-25 … the Tide’s leading hitter vs. LSU, batting .462 (6-for-13) with two RBI on March 30-April 1 … posted his first multi-home run game at No. 1 Vanderbilt on April 8 … tallied the 100th career hit at Auburn on April 20 … played in 100th career game at Auburn on April 21 … turned in his finest series against South Carolina on April 27-29, where he hit .417 (5-for-12) with three home runs and seven RBI against

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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Archbishop McCarthy High School in Pembroke Pines, Fla. … played for coach Tony Messaro at Archbishop McCarthy … played three seasons at Archbishop McCarthy (2002, 2004-05) and one season at DeLaSalle High School (2003) in Warren, Mich. … credited with the first home run in the history of Arch- bishop McCarthy High School … as a sophomore, he was an all-metro selection at DeLaSalle HS … as a junior at Archbishop McCarthy, he hit .342 with four home runs and 24 RBI … drafted in the 34th round by the Detroit Tigers (1,020th selec- tion) in the 2005 MLB First-Year Player Draft … participated in the Southeastern Showcase, Florida Diamond Club Showcase and Perfect Game Showcase during his high school career.

PERSONAL: Full name is Alexander Thomas Avila … son of Al and Yami Avila … has two sib- lings, Alan and Annelisa … his father, Al, is the Vice-President and Assistant Gen- eral Manager of the Detroit Tigers.

#41 Brock Bennett

Catcher has played in four SEC Tournament games, including starts against Arkansas and Sophomore * 5-10 * 150 Florida in 2007 … made his SEC Tournament debut against LSU on May 24, 2006 … is hitting .143 (1-for-7) in SEC Tournament career … has played in four NCAA Tucker, Ga. Tournament games … made his NCAA post-season debut against No. 1 Tulane on (Greater Atlanta Christian) June 6, 2005 … went 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter against Green Wave … played in two games at the 2006 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional … drew a bases-loaded walk in a Birthdate: April 1, 1988 pinch-hit appearance versus Jacksonville State on June 2, 2006 … recorded a pinch- hit single and scored a run against North Carolina in the NCAA Super Regional on June 9, 2006.

A walk-on who will compete for playing time at catcher this season. 2007 (JUNIOR): Achieved career-highs for his Alabama career in batting average (.299, 58-for194), 2007 (FRESHMAN): home runs (12) and RBI (36) … played and started a career-high 53 games … named Bennett appeared in three games for the Tide against Canisius (Feb. 16), UAB (Feb. an Honorable Mention All-SEC by SEBaseball.com … was probably the Tide’s most 28) and Mississippi Valley State (May 1) … hit .333 (1-for-3) and scored one run in improved player showing increased power and excellent defensive skills at first limited action … recorded a base hit in his first official at-bat for the Tide against base … homered in seven of Alabama’s 10 SEC series, including four of five road Canisius. series against Ole Miss, Auburn, Florida and Mississippi State … posted a career- high three hits against McNeese State, Tennessee and Auburn … tallied a career- HIGH SCHOOL: high three RBI against both Villanova and Auburn … reached base in 49 of 53 games A 2006 graduate of the Greater Atlanta Christian School in Tucker, Ga. … played for … hit safely in 41 of 53 games … tallied 17 multi-hit games … ranked second on the Coach Cliff Shelton … was also a member of varsity basketball team. team with 10 multi-RBI games …was the team’s co-leader with nine game-tying RBI … tied a UA single-game record with 17 putouts against Troy on Feb. 14 … went PERSONAL: 2-for-4 with a home run and a career-high three RBI in an 11-6 win over Villanova Full name is Brock Russell Bennett … son of Keith and Becky Bennett … one brother, on Feb. 24 … tallied three hits and two RBI in a win over McNeese State on March Dustin. 2 … posted a career-high, four-game RBI streak from Feb. 24-March 2 … recorded a career-high eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 16-March 4, hitting .500 (14-for-28) #25 with three doubles, one home run and 10 RBI … homered in back-to-back games against Nebraska on March 11 and Samford on March 14 … went 3-for-4 with two Matt Bentley RBI in the season opener against Tennessee on March 16, matching his career high First Base for hits in a game … slugged his first career SEC home run (a two-run shot) against Tennessee on March 17 … posted a seven-game hitting streak (10-for-28, .357) from Senior * 6-3 * 230 March 7-17 … scored the winning run on straight steal of home in the 10th inning Huntsville, Ala. at No. 1 Vanderbilt on April 8 … stroked a walk-off, bases-loaded single in the ninth inning in the Tide’s 7-6 come-from-behind win over Georgia on April 14 … homered (Hazel Green HS) in back-to-back games at Auburn on April 21-22 … played his 100th career game Birthdate: May 12, 1985 for the Tide at Florida on May 5 … went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in a series-clinching win over Arkansas on May 13 … recorded two hits and two RBI in a series-clinching win at Mississippi State on May 19.

One of three seniors on the Crimson Tide roster, Bentley returns for this fifth sea- 2006 (SOPHOMORE): son in the Tide baseball program and his second as the starting first baseman … Was a part-time starter at first base … played in 30 games and made 11 starts for the has played in 109 career games for the Tide, including 76 starts … is hitting .290 Tide … hit .217 (10-for-46) with one home run and eight RBI … appeared in nine (84-for-290) in his career with 12 home runs and 53 RBI … has played in 29 career SEC games … his lone SEC start came against Georgia on March 19 … slugged his SEC games and is hitting .254 (34-for-134) with nine home runs and 26 RBI … a first career home run in the Crimson Tide’s 7-4 win over Winthrop on Feb. 12 … hard-nosed player with great work ethic … coming off his best season at UA, where went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBI in a win over Lipscomb on March he set career highs in batting average, home runs and RBI … has great power and 29 … tied the Alabama single-game record with two hits in the seventh inning in was the team’s second-leading home run hitter last season. the win over the Bison … recorded a pinch-hit RBI double in the seventh inning as UA beat UAB, 4-3, on April 5 … played for the second straight summer for the CAREER POST-SEASON NOTES: Chillicothe (Ohio) Mudcats in the MINK League during the summer of 2005 … in Has appeared in eight post-season games … is hitting .250 (2-for-8) in his post-sea- 34 games, he hit .283 with three home runs and 20 RBI. son career … is 1-for-2 (.500) with 2 RBI as a pinch-hitter in post-season play …

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2005 (FRESHMAN): #13 Played in 25 games and made 12 starts as a redshirt freshman … hit .320 (16-for-50) with six extra-base hits and nine RBI … made his UA debut and his first collegiate Josh Copeland start at Hawai’i on Feb. 13 … he went 1-for-4 with a double in the Tide’s 9-6 win Pitcher (RH) over Hawai’i … recorded his first career two-hit game against Birmingham South- ern (2-for-3, RBI) on March 9 … collected two hits and two RBI against Miami (Ohio) Senior * 6-1 * 220 (2-for-6, run scored, 2 doubles, 2 RBI) in an 11-10, 10-inning loss on March 13 … Palmetto, Ga. tallied a career-high three RBI, including a game-tying RBI in the 8th inning, at Van- derbilt (1-for-4, a double, 3 RBI) in a 10-8 come-from-behind win on March 27 …also (Northgate HS) recorded multi-hit games against Southern Miss (2-for-4, RBI) on March 29 and Mis- Birthdate: December 13, 1985 sissippi Valley State (2-for-3, triple) on April 20 … played for the Chillicothe (Ohio) Mudcats in the MINK League during the summer of 2004 … played in 17 games and hit .457 with 10 RBI. One of three seniors on the Crimson Tide roster, Copeland is the elder statesman of the Tide bullpen … has settled into his role as 2004 (FRESHMAN): the Crimson Tide’s late-inning reliever, either as a set-up man or closer … dropped Was redshirted during the 2003-04 academic year. down to a three-quarter delivery in 2006, increasing his ground balls and and making him more effective against right-handed hitters … has made 52 career HIGH SCHOOL: appearances out of the bullpen, including a team-high 27 appearances in 2007 … has A three-year letterman at in Huntsville, Ala. … played for posted a 3-3 record with four saves and 3.41 ERA in his three-year career … allows coach Jeff Bell … played on three straight Class 5A, Area 13 championship teams … only one home run for every 165 batters faced in his career. hit .490 during his senior season … his team lost to Muscle Shoals High School in first round of the playoffs in 2003 … a 2003 First-Team All-State selection by the Ala- CAREER POST-SEASON NOTES: bama Sports Writers Association … a 2003 Honorable Mention Class 5A All-State His lone post-season appearance came against No. 5 North Carolina at the NCAA honoree by The Birmingham News … a 2003 All-Madison County Team selection Super Regional on June 9, 2006 … allowed two hits in 1.2 scoreless innings with one … hit .505 (46-for-91) with eight home runs and 37 RBI as a junior in 2002 as Hazel walk and one . Green lost to Austin in the first round of the state playoffs … was a 2002 First-Team 6A All-State Selection by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers JUNIOR (2007): Association … a 2002 Alabama Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Participant Appeared in a team-leading 27 games out of the bullpen … was one of the Tide’s … named to the 2002 Huntsville Times Super All-Metro Team … played in the 2002 most effective relievers … compiled 1-2 record with four saves and career-best 2.84 North-South Alabama High School All-Star Game at Montgomery’s Paterson Field ERA … the career-high four saves came against Canisius, Villanova, McNeese State … a 2001 All-Madison County Team selection. and South Carolina … also added two holds … stranded 17 of 27 inherited runners … closed the season by stranding 12 of last 15 inherited runners … allowed first PERSONAL: batters to hit .292 in 24 at-bats … ranked second in the SEC in appearances and relief Full name is Matthew Steven Bentley … son of Steve and Terri Bentley … one sister, appearances … did not allow an earned run in 20 of 27 outings … posted 1-1 record Ashley. and 2.57 ERA in 13 SEC games … notched his first save against Canisius (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K) on Feb. 18 … notched a save against Villanova (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K) on Feb. 24 … also earned a save against McNeese State (1 IP, 1 H, 1 K) on March #45 2 … fired two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against No. 17 Nebraska on Brian Clark March 9 … posted five consecutive scoreless outings (4 IP, 0.00 ERA) out of the pen from March 14-25 … earned his third career win and first SEC win at No. 13 Ole Catcher Miss on March 23, throwing only one pitch for the win as the Tide scored five runs Junior * 5-8 * 180 in the top of the eighth inning to post an 8-5 win … had a season-high four strikeouts against LSU on April 1 … stranded nine consecutive inherited runners from April Indianapolis, Ind. 7-20 … earned his fourth save of the season – his first SEC save – against No. 4 South (Bishop Noll Institute) Carolina (0.2 IP, K) on April 29 … stranded the tying run at third base as he struck out Trent Jones and got a ground out from Trent Kline to end the game and preserve Birthdate: January 20, 1986 UA’s 11-10 comeback win at home.

A walk-on catcher who will compete for playing time this season.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in three games for the Tide: against Canisius (Feb. 16), UAB (Feb. 28) and Mississippi Valley State (May 1) … hit .500 (1-for-2) with one home run and one RBI … handled all four chances behind the plate without an error … smashed a solo home run in the Tide’s 12-1 win against MVSU.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Made his Alabama debut against Lipscomb on March 29 … grounded out in his lone at-bat of the season. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year starter at Bishop Noll Institute in Indianapolis, Ind. … played for Coach David Griffin …helped his team win the Indiana High School state champi- onship as a senior … led the team with a .427 batting average as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is John Brian Clark … son of John and Jan Clark … has one sister, Marcie … played in three straight Babe Ruth Baseball World Series (2002-04), winning the national championship in 2003.

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SOPHOMORE (2006): SOPHOMORE (2006 – INDIAN RIVER CC): Made 13 relief appearances … posted a 1-0 record and a 3.38 ERA … did not allow Played one season at Indian River Community College after transferring from the an earned run in nine of 13 outings … made SEC appearances against Vanderbilt University of Connecticut … played for Coach Mike Easom Indian River CC … led and Arkansas … opened the year with 8.2 scoreless innings out of the pen over his his team to a 22-11 record in his lone season at Indian River CC … played summer first four games … threw four scoreless innings and added four strikeouts against ball for the Youse's (Md.) Orioles in the Cal Ripken, Sr., Collegiate Summer League No. 26 Winthrop on Feb. 13 … logged 2.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts … led the Orioles to the 2006 AAABA World Championship in Johnstown, Pa., the against Kent State on Feb. 18 … threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts team’s third straight AAABA championship … played on the same summer league in Alabama’s 5-0 win over Mississippi Valley State on April 19 … posted his only team as Tide teammates Kyle Moore and Ryan Rhoden … in 22 games, he hit .400 win of the season against UAB (1.1 IP) at the Hoover Met on April 26 … threw 1.2 (28-for-70) with two home runs and 17 RBI … won the league batting title and led scoreless innings against No. 5 North Carolina in the NCAA Super Regional on June the league in slugging percentage (.629) and on-base percentage (.494). 9 … played for the Wareham (Mass.) Gatemen in the Cape Cod League during the summer of 2005 … appeared in 11 games and went 0-2 with 5.91 ERA and recorded FRESHMAN (2005 – CONNECTICUT): 13 strikeouts in 10.2 innings … also participated in the 2005 Cape Cod League All- Played one season for Coach Jim Penders and the University of Connecticut … ap- Star Game Home Run Derby and finished second in the competition with three peared in 42 games and hit .306 (38-for-124) with one home run and 15 RBI … in Big home runs. East play, he hit .306 (19-for-62) with eight RBI in 20 games … played for the Quak- ertown (Pa.) Quakes in the Atlantic Collegiate League where he hit .331 and led the FRESHMAN (2005): league with 42 RBI … ranked second in the ACL in hits, runs scored and doubles … Appeared in 21 games for the Tide, including 12 appearances on the mound and was named one of league’s Top 10 prospects by Baseball America … led the Quakes nine games as a position player … posted a 1-1 record with a 4.03 ERA … all three to the league’s best overall record and the 2005 league championship. of his starts on the mound came within a six-day span against Jacksonville State (Mar. 23), at Vanderbilt (Mar. 27) and at Southern Mississippi (Mar. 29) … made HIGH SCHOOL: his Crimson Tide debut at Hawai’i on Feb. 12 … threw five shutout innings in his A 2004 graduate of the Pennington School in Pennington, N.J. … a four-year base- first career start against Jacksonville State (5 IP, 5 H, 5 K) on March 23 … earned his ball letterman … played for Coach Jerry Russo … a two-time all-state and all-prep first career win against Memphis (3 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 2 K) with three innings of solid honoree … led his team to a conference championship and was a state runner-up relief on April 12 … delivered a sacrifice fly in his first collegiate plate appearance his senior year … named team captain for his senior season in 2004 … named team against UNC-Asheville on Feb. 19 … recorded his first career hit at UAB (1-for-3, MVP following junior season in 2003 … also lettered twice in football. BB) on Feb 23. PERSONAL: HIGH SCHOOL: Full name is Vincent Francis DiFazio … son of Salvatore and Arline DiFazio … has Was a three-year starter at Northgate High School in Palmetto, Ga. … played for two sisters, Francesca and Angela … his father played football at Rutgers … his Coach Greg Hamilton … the 2003 and 2004 Coweta County High School Player of uncle, Vin DiFazio, who was his first baseball coach, was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, the Year … was rated 19th on Baseball America’s Top 100 list of high school pros- tragedy at the World Trade Center in New York City. pects … in a three-year career, he hit .583 (82-for-151) with 36 home runs and 83 RBI … as a senior in 2004, he hit .450 with 10 home runs and 59 RBI … as a junior in 2003, he was named First-Team All-State by The Atlanta Journal Constitution … hit #21 .513 (41-for-80) with 13 home runs and 46 RBI as a junior and posted an 8-2 record Austin Evans and 1.40 ERA on the mound … averaged 12.7 strikeouts per seven innings as he recorded 100 strikeouts in 55 innings … led his team to a 20-8 record, the Coweta Pitcher (RHP) County regional title and a berth in the Class 4A state playoffs … as a sophomore Freshman * 6-3 * 215 in 2002, he hit .571 (39-for-71) with 13 home runs and 37 RBI and was 5-1 with two saves on the mound in 10 appearances … played for the Baseball America team at Tampa, Fla. the 2003 World Wooden Bat Association Tournament in Jupiter, Fla. … also played (Chamberlain HS) summer ball for the Ohio Warhawks in 2002 and 2003. Birthdate: November 5, 1987 PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Christopher Copeland … son of Kenneth and Julie Copeland … has two brothers, Jacob and Jesse ... born Dec. 13, 1985. Has shown improvement after a redshirt season on the mound … has a powerful arm with a good fastball … will compete for time as a midweek starter or long- reliever this season. #24 Vincent DiFazio FRESHMAN (2007): Was redshirted during the 2007 season. Catcher Junior * 6-1 * 210 HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Fla. … was a three-year Hampton, N.J. baseball letterman … played for Coach Dick Rohrberg … attended the same high (Indian River CC) school as former Tide All-SEC pitcher and assistant coach Bobby Sprowl … led his team to a 14-9 overall record, including 8-5 league mark, during the 2006 season Birthdate: May 15, 1986 … as a junior in 2005, Evans went 3-1 on the mound and hit .425 with two home runs despite missing three-quarters of the season with an injury … was rated 71st in Baseball America’s Top 75 High School prospects in 2005 … rated as the 36th best prospect at the 2005 Perfect Game Showcase … was the winning pitcher in the dis- After battling numerous injuries during his 18-month stay at the Capstone, DiFazio trict finals that allowed Chamberlain to advance to the district playoffs … was the appears healthy and ready to contribute behind the plate this season … while recov- starting pitcher in the championship game at the 2005 Saldino Tournament played ering from knee surgery, DiFazio contracted a viral nerve disorder (limits strength in Tampa … posted a 5-3 record as a sophomore in 2004 … was named to the All- and mobility) that forced him to miss the 2007 season … has shown power and Hillsborough County team in 2005. improvement behind the plate and looks to return to his junior college form … was named to the 2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll. PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Austin Evans … son of Rob and Kelly Evans … has one sis- JUNIOR (2007): ter, Samantha, and one brother, CJ … both parents were student-athletes at Virginia Redshirted last season while recovering from several injuries and illness. Tech … his father played football and his mother played volleyball.

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#27 #11 Austin Graham Wes Henderson Pitcher (RHP) First Base Sophomore * 6-2 * 195 Junior * 6-0 * 210 Hoover, Ala. Oxford, Ala. (Spain Park HS) (Oxford HS) Birthdate: August 26, 1986 Birthdate: February 17, 1986

Enters the 2008 season as a candidate for a weekend or mid-week starting role on A veteran who will compete for time at first base … an excellent defensive first base- the mound and hopes to put two injury-plagued years behind him … a pitcher with man who has shown to be a capable pinch-hitter in clutch situations for the Tide great makeup and ability whose career has been hampered by injuries. … has played in 47 career games and posted a .250 average with four RBI … has compiled a .250 (2-for-8) career average as a pinch hitter with two doubles and three FRESHMAN (2007): RBI. Made one late-season appearance at Mississippi State on May 19 and recorded two outs for the Tide out of the bullpen … spent the majority of the season rehabbing CAREER POST SEASON NOTES: from an injury … played briefly for the Concord (Mass.) Quarry Dogs in the New Has appeared in one post-season game in his UA career … is batting 1.000 (1-for-1) England Collegiate League after the season … went 0-1 with 0.00 ERA in two starts in post-season play … made his SEC Tournament debut on May 26, 2006, against on the mound … allowed three hits and one unearned run in nine innings … also LSU and recorded a pinch-hit single. recorded 11 strikeouts … played on the same summer league team as Tide team- mates Del Howell and Jake Smith. SOPHOMORE (2007): Played in nine games as a backup first baseman … tallied a pinch-hit RBI double FRESHMAN (2006): against Canisius on Feb. 16, one of five extra base hits in an eight-run inning by Was off to a promising start before a shoulder injury sustained at South Alabama on the Tide … played summer ball for the Watertown (N.Y.) Wizards in the New York March 8 ended his season … was granted a medical hardship by the NCAA and the Collegiate Baseball League … played in 31 games and hit .178 (18-for-101) with one SEC … was 2-1 with a 2.87 ERA in four starts before the injury … worked 15.2 in- home run and six RBI … led Watertown to a 25-19 overall record and a berth in nings and allowed 15 hits, eight runs and five earned runs, with five walks and eight playoffs. strikeouts … suffered a loss in his Alabama debut against No. 26 Winthrop on Feb. 13 … notched his first collegiate win against Kent State (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K) FRESHMAN (2006): on Feb. 19 … earned his final win of the season when he held Florida International Appeared in 38 games, primarily as a late-inning defensive replacement at first base to two runs and five hits in 5.2 innings on Feb. 26. … earned starts at first base against Vanderbilt and Auburn … hit .273 (6-for-22) with two doubles and three RBI … in 17 SEC games, he hit .286 (4-for-14) with two HIGH SCHOOL: doubles and three RBI … recorded his first career hit against No. 1-ranked Missis- A 2005 graduate of Spain Park High School in Hoover, Ala. … a three-year baseball sippi State on April 2 … went 2-for-4 with one RBI to help the Crimson Tide to a 14-7 letterman … played for Coach Casey Dunn and Coach … played on two series-clinching win over No. 22 Vanderbilt on April 22 … added a pinch-hit, two- straight (2002-03) Class 6A state playoff teams … led Spain Park to back-to-back run double in the Tide’s 6-5 come-from-behind win over Vanderbilt on April 23. county championships (2002-03) … averaged 9.02 strikeouts per seven innings as a senior, with 98 strikeouts in 76 innings … also hit .364 with eight home runs … post- FRESHMAN (2005): ed 9-1 record with 1.11 ERA and 92 strikeouts during his junior season … pitched Was redshirted during the 2005 season … played summer ball for the Kansas City two no-hitters and earned four saves as a junior … a 2004 All-State selection by The Grays in the MINK League … played for Coach Joe Reed … hit .312 with nine stolen Birmingham News … played in the 2003 and 2004 Alabama Baseball Coaches As- bases in 32 games for the Grays. sociation Baseball Showcase … also participated in the 2004 East Coast Showcase … was also a member of the football team. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Oxford (Ala.) High School … a four-year starter … played for PERSONAL: Coach Todd Mixon … hit .411 with 36 home runs and 154 RBI in his career with the Full name is William Austin Graham … son of Bill Graham and Martha Graham … Yellow Jackets … a three-time All-State selection by The Birmingham News and the has two sisters, McKenzie and Allison. Alabama Sports Writers Association … a three-time All-Calhoun County selection by The Anniston Star … a three-time All-Area Diamond Dazzlers selection by The Anniston Star … hit .456 with nine home runs and 40 RBI as a senior in 2004 … also drew 47 walks, the sixth-highest single-season total in AHSAA history … hit .451 with 13 home runs and 43 RBI as junior in 2003 … the 13 home runs were the most by any Class 5A player in the state that season … named Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Calhoun County Tournament, leading OHS to the championship … played for Team Alabama in 2003 and played against the USA Junior National Olympic team that finished as runner-up in the junior Pan-American Games … also played for the Bama Bombers at the 2003 World Wooden Bat Association Tournament in Jupiter, Fla. … participated in the 2003 Team One Showcase at Houston, Texas, and was named one of the Top 25 prospects at the showcase … hit .454 with 10 home runs and 46 RBI as sophomore in 2002 … earned Oxford’s 2002 Big Stick Award and 2002 Offensive Player of the Year honors.

PERSONAL: Full name is Russell Wesley Henderson … son of Terry and Sue Henderson … his first cousin, Scott Clackum, is a former All-America pitcher at Clemson.

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#44 2006, recording 58 strikeouts in 42.2 innings and held opponents to a .198 batting av- erage ... started 15 games as a designated hitter in 2006, hitting .405 (17-for-42) with Jarrod Hewes four home runs and 18 RBI … tossed a complete-game victory with eight strikeouts Pitcher (RHP) in a 6-1 semifinal playoff win over DeMatha … pitched five innings in 12-2 win over O’Connell in the second round of the state playoffs and added three hits, including Sophomore * 5-11 * 195 a home run, and four RBI … went 3-for-4 with six RBI in a playoff win over Ireton, Mobile, Ala. hitting two home runs in one inning of the win, including grand slam in the 17-1 rout … named the 2007 Perfect Game Washington, D.C. Player of the Year … a 2007 (Faulkner State CC) Second-Team Washington Post All-Metro selection … a First-Team All-WCAC selec- Birthdate: tion in 2007 … played for Baseball Factory at the 2007 Cape Cod Classic … led the team to a sixth-place finish at the Phil Nevin National Classic in November of 2006 … was named the No. 3 prospect at the Phil Nevin National Classic … attended the 2006 WWBA World Championship, 2006 East Coast Professional Showcase, 2007 Transferred to Alabama from Faulkner State Community College in Bay Minette, 17-and-under WWBA National Championship and 2005 Perfect Game/Baseball Ala. … played as a true freshman and was redshirted last season as a sophomore … America World Championship … was selected in the 21st round of the 2007 MLB has three years of eligibility remaining … is competing for spot in bullpen. Draft by the .

PERSONAL: SOPHOMORE (2007 Faulkner State CC): Full name is Connor Burke Hoehn … son of Jerry and Dedee Hoehn … has one Was redshirted in his final season at Faulkner State. brother, Jason, and one sister, Katie.

FRESHMAN (2006 – Faulkner State CC): Appeared in 10 games on the mound as true freshman … compiled 2-4 record and #9 7.16 ERA … posted wins over Baton Rouge (La.) Community College and Enter- Del Howell prise-Ozark Community College … threw seven scoreless inning in win over Baton Rouge CC … allowed only three hits and struck six in the win … in his lone at-bat Outfielder/Pitcher (LH) of the season, he collected a single against Pensacola JC … played for Coach Wayne Sophomore * 6-4 * 190 Larker. Tuscaloosa, Ala. HIGH SCHOOL: (American Christian Academy) A 2005 graduate of Faith Academy in Mobile, Ala. … a three-year starter for Coach Lloyd Skoda. Birthdate: September 6, 1987

PERSONAL: Full name is Jarrod Willis Hewes … parents are Gerald and Judy Hewes … has one sister, Jaclyn. A legitimate two-way threat who was one the Tide’s most improved players in the fall and will see action in the outfield and on the mound … may have the most raw power in the Tide lineup … will play one of the corner outfield positions … a tall #20 lefthander who could see action as a starter or reliever, but may be more suited for Connor Hoehn the pen because of his curveball and ability to throw strikes … played 11 games last summer for the Concord (N.H.) Quarry Dogs in the New England Collegiate Pitcher (RHP) Baseball League … played on the same team as Tide teammates Austin Graham Freshman * 6-2 * 210 and Jake Smith. Damascus, Md. CAREER POST-SEASON NOTES: (St. Johnʼs College HS) Made his SEC Tournament debut against Florida on May 24, 2007 … went 0-for-4 Birthdate: July 5, 1989 with one RBI against the Gators. FRESHMAN (2007): A two-way player, he appeared in 25 games and made 10 starts … started three different positions, including designated hitter (8), right field (1) and left field (1) A promising young pitcher who had an impressive fall for the Tide and will be com- … hit .255 (12-for-47) with one home run and four RBI … also scored six runs and peting for one of the five starting jobs in the pitching rotation … has good makeup added three doubles … hit .207 (6-for-29) in 10 SEC games with one home run and and throws a lot of strikes … was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers (21st round) two RBI … went 2-for-10 (.200) as a pinch-hitter … recorded a pinch-hit, RBI double in 2007 … played last summer for the Bethesda (Md.) Big Train in the Cal Ripken, in his first collegiate at-bat against Canisius on Feb. 16 … earned his first career start Sr., Collegiate Summer League … led the team to a 24-18 record … played on the against Villanova on Feb. 24 … his first career SEC hit came against LSU on April 1 same summer team as Bert Smith (Jacksonville State), Steven Leach (Jacksonville … went 2-for-4 and scored one run against South Alabama on April 18 … turned in State), Clay Whittemore (Jacksonville State), Ben Tootle (Jacksonville State) and Col- his best series of the season against No. 6 Arkansas (May 11-13), batting .444 (4-for-9) lin Cargill (Southern Mississippi), all of whom are UA opponents in 2008 … pitched with one home run and two RBI … slugged his first career home run vs. Arkansas in seven games and made three starts … had a strong summer against older compe- on May 12 … recorded consecutive multi-hit games against the Razorbacks on May tition in the Ripken League … posted a 2-0 record and a 3.69 ERA with 36 strikeouts 12-13. in 31.1 innings … held opponents to a .189 batting average (21-for-111) … was rated by Baseball America as the No. 5 prospect in the league … was also named to the HIGH SCHOOL: Academic Honor roll all three years at St. John’s College High School. One of the most decorated players in the history of Alabama high school baseball

… was a five-year starter and three-time state champion (2004, 2005 and 2006) at HIGH SCHOOL: American Christian Academy in Tuscaloosa … played for Coach Bart Smelley … A 2007 graduate of St. John’s College High School in Damascus, Md. … played for named 2006 “Mr. Baseball” by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) … coach Mark Gibbs ... was a starter throughout his prep career for the Washington- the 2006 Birmingham News Player of the Year … the 2006 Tuscaloosa News Player area powerhouse … led the team to back-to-back WCAC Championships in 2005 of the Year … member of the 2006 ASWA “Super 10” Baseball Team … named to and 2006 … led his team to a 23-6 record and No. 3 state ranking by the Washington the 2006 Birmingham News Super All-State Team … a 2006 First-Team All-State Post in 2006 … the Cadets advanced to the 2006 WCAC Tournament championship selection by The Birmingham News and ASWA … named to the 2006 Tuscaloosa game … was one of 10 Cadets to sign a Division I baseball scholarship ... pitched in News “Super 12” Baseball Team … holds the Alabama state high school record with 10 games and made nine starts as a senior … posted a 5-1 record with a 2.32 ERA in 541 career strikeouts, a mark once held by current UA assistant coach B.J. Green … 58 2008 ALABAMA BASEBALL

SOPHOMORE (2007): Appeared in 16 games, primarily out the bullpen … made three starts against Mc- Neese State, Georgia and South Carolina … posted a 5-1 record and a 3.07 ERA … also added two saves and one hold … worked 41 innings and allowed 14 earned runs and 36 hits, with nine walks and 38 strikeouts … tied the Alabama single- season record for fewest walks with a minimum of 40 innings pitched (9 walks) … limited opponents to a .240 batting average … one of the Tide’s most consistent relievers posting a 4-1 record and 1.30 ERA in 13 games out of the bullpen with two saves and one hold … worked 27.2 innings and allowed four earned runs and 20 hits, with six walks and 27 strikeouts … stranded 14 of 15 inherited base runners … held first batters faced to an .091 (1-for-11) batting average … Alabama went 3-0 with Hyatt as the starting pitcher … he posted a 1-0 record with a 6.75 ERA in those three starts (13.1 innings, 10 earned runs, 16 hits, three walks and 11 strikeouts) … earned his first career save against Georgia State (3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K) on Febru- ary 10 … earned his first career win against Canisius (2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K) on February 16 … notched his second win of the year against Villanova (2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) on Feb. 24 … earned his first career start against McNeese State on March 4, notching a career-best seven strikeouts in the game … missed three weeks (March 11-April 1) with soreness in his right shoulder … made his first SEC appear- ance against LSU (2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K) on April 1 … notched his first career SEC win at No. 1 Vanderbilt (3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K) on April 8 … made his first SEC start against Georgia (6.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K) on April 15 … pitched 6.2 innings posted a 13-1 record and a 0.18 ERA as senior in 2006 … allowed 14 hits and struck in a win over Georgia for the longest outing of his career … picked up his fifth win out 176 batters in 76 1/3 innings on the mound as a senior while averaging 16.14 of the season at Florida (1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K) with another solid relief outing strikeouts per game … led the state in ERA and strikeouts and ranked second in on May 6 … notched his second save of the season at Mississippi State (1 IP, 1 H, 2 wins … posted back-to-back perfect games in his first two starts in the 2006 Class 1A K) on May 19 … made his SEC Tournament debut against Florida (2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, state playoffs … the first perfect game, his fourth career no-hitter, came in a 2-0 win 1 K) on May 24. over Providence Christian in the first round … finished that game with 16 strike- outs … tossed his second straight perfect game and hit three home runs against Maplesville in second round action … he became the third high school pitcher to produce consecutive perfect games, according to the National Federation of High School Athletic Association, joining Anthony Velazquez (New York, N.Y., 2006) and Mike Bradley (Fort Bragg, Calif., 1991) as the only prep pitchers to achieve the feat … had a string of 36 consecutive scoreless innings, including seven in the state championship game against Shoals Christian … he earned a saved in the first game by pitching one inning and won the second game as the Patriots swept the best-of- three series for their third consecutive Class 1A state championship … the 2006 state champions finished with a 33-4 overall record … also a threat at the plate where he hit .522 with 22 home runs and 72 RBI as a senior … part of a ACA squad that set the Alabama state single-season record with 85 home runs in 2006 … posted a 12-2 record and 1.33 ERA as junior, with 160 strikeouts … named to the 2005 Birmingham News All-State Team … a member of the 2005 ASWA All-State Team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Paul Wendell Howell … son of Wendell and Lynne Howell … has three sisters, Lauren, Audrey and Haleigh.

#36 Austin Hyatt Pitcher (RHP) Junior * 6-4 * 200 Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS) Birthdate: May 23, 1986

A stalwart out of the Crimson Tide bullpen in 2007 who will likely continue that role this season … consistently throws strikes and keeps the ball down in the strike zone … tied the Alabama single-season record for fewest walks in a season with nine walks (minimum 40 innings) … stranded a team-best 14 of 15 inherited runners last season … held first batters faced to an .091 (1-for-11) batting average in 2007 … ap- peared in 18 games and made three starts … posted 5-1 record with two saves and 3.68 ERA … worked 44 innings and allowed 18 earned runs and 41 hits with nine walks and 40 strikeouts … has the ability to become a starter, but is durable enough to eat up innings as middle reliever or set-up man in the bullpen.

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SOPHOMORE (2006): Redshirted and did not see action … pitched for the Amsterdam (N.Y.) Mohawks in the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) in the summer of 2006… named Second-Team All-NYCBL … complied a 2-1 record with a 2.23 ERA in seven appear- ances … made five starts and two relief appearances … worked 32 1/3 innings and allowed eight earned runs and 24 hits … added 41 strikeouts and 18 walks … held opponents to a .212 batting average.

FRESHMAN (2005): Made two appearances (Butler and Mississippi Valley State) … made his debut against Butler (2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 K) on March 16 … also pitched one inning against MVSU (2 H, 3 R) on April 20 … played for the Nevada (Kan.) Griffons in the Jay- hawk League in the summer of 2005… in six games at Nevada, he posted a 2-1 record with one save and a 3.71 ERA.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Marietta (Ga.) High School … a three-year baseball letterman … played for Coach Josh Gazaway … played on two Georgia High School state playoff teams … named the 2004 Cobb County Player of the Year by The Atlanta Journal Constitution … a First-Team All-State selection by The Marietta Daily Journal and the Georgia Dugout Club … posted a 5-1 record and a 2.00 ERA as senior in 2004, logging 66 strikeouts in 46 innings, and hit .447 with six home runs and 30 RBI at the plate … set school records in 2004 for highest batting average, most hits and most doubles … named Marietta’s Most Valuable Player … selected in the 32nd round of 2004 Draft by the … played summer ball for the East Cobb Strikers in 2004 for Coach Mike McQueen … posted a 7-0 record with a 1.11 ERA.

PERSONAL: Full name is Austin Parker Hyatt … son of Don and Jan Hyatt … has one brother, Jared, who played four years for Coach Danny Hall at Georgia Tech and pitched in the 2006 College World Series for the Yellow Jackets.

#31 Casey Kebodeaux Pitcher (RHP) Junior * 6-1 * 200 Mandeville, La. (Mandeville HS) Birthdate: May 30, 1986 SOPHOMORE (2006): Was redshirted and did not see action … pitched for the Staunton (Va.) Braves in the Valley League in the summer of 2006, posting a 2-4 record with a 3.46 ERA in 10 ap- pearances, including seven starts … worked 52 innings and allowed 31 runs and 57 hits, with 32 walks and 50 strikeouts … recorded 11 strikeouts in a seven-inning win Another veteran member of the Crimson Tide pitching staff who will compete for over Harrisonburg on July 7 to earn Valley League Pitcher of the Week honors. time in the starting rotation … has a versatile arm and can pitch as a starter or long- reliever, a role he already has filled during his UA career … has appeared in 25 games and made 12 starts on the mound … enters 2008 with a 3-5 record and a 5.27 FRESHMAN (2005): earned-run average and one save … in his Crimson Tide career, he has worked 68.1 Appeared in seven games, including five relief appearances and two starts … his innings and has allowed 40 earned runs and 80 hits with 29 walks and 56 strike- relief appearances came against Hawai’i, Butler, Southern Mississippi, Memphis outs. and Mississippi Valley State … both starts came against UAB … posted a 0-1 record with a 6.52 ERA with one save … in five relief appearances, he was 0-0 with a 4.96 SOPHOMORE (2007): ERA and one save … in two starts, he was 0-1 with a 7.50 ERA … made his Alabama debut at Hawai’i (1 IP, 1H) on Feb. 13 and earned his only career save … turned in Appeared in 17 games, including 10 starts and seven relief appearances … posted a first collegiate start at UAB (4 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K) on Feb. 23. 3-4 record with a 5.06 ERA … worked 58.2 innings and allowed 38 runs and 66 hits, with 20 walks and 51 strikeouts … in 10 starting appearances, he posted a 3-3 record and 4.87 ERA, working 44.1 innings, allowing 27 runs and 49 hits with 13 walks and HIGH SCHOOL: 37 strikeouts … the Crimson Tide went 5-5 in his 10 starts, scoring 74 runs (7.4 runs A 2004 graduate of Mandeville (La.) High School where he was a three-year starter per game), the highest run support for any starter in 2007 … in seven relief outings, for Coach Carrey Stockton … posted a 6-1 record with a 1.73 ERA as a senior … a he was 0-1 with 5.79 ERA … earned first collegiate win against Georgia State (5 IP, First-Team All-St. Tammany Parish selection … named First-Team All-State by the 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K) on Feb. 11 … tossed a career-high eight innings en route to Louisiana Sportswriters Association … pitched twice in the 2004 World Wooden Bat a 9-1 win over McNeese State on March 3 … made his first career SEC start against Tournament in Atlanta, Ga. Tennessee on March 18 … pitched Alabama to a 2-1 win over UAB (8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K) at Regions Park on April 4, throwing only 94 pitches … turned in his longest PERSONAL: relief outing of the season at Auburn (6.1 IP, 7 H. 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K) on April 20 … Full name is Casey Evan Kebodeaux … son of Mark and Cindy Kebodeaux … has had a career-high seven strikeouts against Auburn. one brother, Trevor … father played football at Lamar University … his brother plays football at Southeastern Louisiana.

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#42 PERSONAL: Full name is Nathaniel Scott Kilcrease … son of Jerry and Tammy Kilcrease … has Jon Kelton one brother, Andrew, and one sister, Rachel. Infielder Freshman * 5-11 * 175 #5 LaGrange, Ga. Alex Kubal (LaGrange HS) Outfielder Birthdate: September 26, 1988 Junior * 5-10 * 170 Shorewood, Minn. (Gulf Coast CC) A walk-on who spent most of the fall at second base for the Tide … he had an excel- lent fall at the plate and showed improved defensive skills … can also play short- Birthdate: August 7, 1986 stop.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of LaGrange (Ga.) High School … played for Coach Donnie Branch A talented outfielder with good speed from the junior college ranks who will com- … a member of the 2004 Georgia AAA State Championship team … helped his team pete for the starting job in centerfield as the replacement for two-time All-American reach the Georgia AAA State Playoffs three consecutive years … led the Grangers to Emeel Salem … played high school baseball in Minnesota and won a batting title as three consecutive Region 2-AAA championships … attended the same high school a junior … once singled off Minnesota Twins all-star closer Joe Nathan. as current Alabama assistant coach Dax Norris and current San Diego Padres out- fielder Mike Cameron. SOPHOMORE (2007 – Gulf Coast CC): Played junior college baseball at Gulf Coast Community College, where he was a PERSONAL: First-Team All-Panhandle Conference selection … played 49 games at center field … Full name is Jon Teal Kelton … son of Billy and Ann Kelton … has one brother, Da- led the Commodores to a 32-18 overall record … a First-Team All-Panhandle Con- vid, and one sister, Kim … his brother, David, played professional baseball for seven ference selection … hit .372 with two home runs and 30 RBI, including 17 doubles, seasons with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves minor league organizations. 14 stolen bases and one triple … set a school single-season records for stolen bases (14) and doubles (17) … ranked seventh on the school’s single-season chart with 73 hits … played summer ball for coach Tony Andrich and the St. Cloud (Minn.) #28 Riverbats in the Northwoods League … played in 59 games and hit .271 with eight Nathan Kilcrease doubles and 31 runs scored … selected to play in the 2006 Northwoods League All- Star Game. Pitcher (RHP) Freshman * 5-5 * 150 FRESHMAN (2006 – Concordia University-St. Paul): Originally signed with Concordia University-St. Paul … he played one season for Phenix City, Ala. Coach Mark McKenzie …he was named 2006 Freshman of the Year in the Northern (Glenwood Academy) Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) … he was also named a First-Team All-NSIC selection … he helped the Golden Bears to a 29-12-1 overall, including a 13-5 mark Birthdate: August 17, 1989 and third place finish in the NSIC … he started 42 games in center field … he posted a .373 batting average (53-for-142) with four home runs and 29 RBI … he also tal- lied 32 runs, 14 doubles, 13 stolen bases and posted a .585 slugging percentage … he ranked fifth on single-season charts with 13 stolen bases and seventh with 14 One of three freshman pitchers that could make an im- doubles. mediate impact this season … was one of the Tide’s most impressive pitchers during the fall … will compete for the Tide’s closer role this season … in high school, he HIGH SCHOOL: pitched at one of the top private schools in the Alabama Independent School As- A 2005 graduate of Minnetonka (Minn.) High School where he was a three-year sociation … a two-time Louisville Slugger High School All-American in 2006 and starter for Coach Jim Nunn … a two-time All-State selection … a two-time First- 2007 by Collegiate Baseball. Team All-Classic Lake Conference selection (2004 and 2005) … won the Classic Lake Conference batting title in 2004 (.433 average) … set the single-season (21 in 2005) HIGH SCHOOL: and career (41, 2004-05) records … hit .404 with four home runs and A 2007 graduate of Glenwood Academy in Phenix City, Ala. … a three-year starter 39 RBI over his combined junior and senior seasons with 19 doubles and 41 stolen for the Glenwood Gators for Coach Tim Fanning … a two-time Louisville Slugger/ bases … as a senior, he hit .373 with two home runs, nine doubles and 21 stolen Collegiate Baseball All-American (2006 and 2007) … a two-time First-Team AISA bases … as a junior, he hit .433 with two home runs, 10 doubles and 20 stolen bases All-State selection by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers As- … played in the Minnesota High School All-Star game in 2005 … was also a three- sociation (ASWA) in 2006 and 2007 … the 2007 AISA Player of the Year by The Bir- year letterman as a defensive back in football … named a First-Team All-State and mingham News and AWSA … named to the 2007 ASWA Super 10 … voted the was an All-Classic Lake Conference selection in 2005 … led his team to the state title 2007 ASWA Pitcher of the Year … played on two AISA AAA state championship in 2005 … played summer ball for Excelsior (Minn.) Fire Club in 2004 and 2005 … teams (2005 and 2007) … posted a 24-3 (.889) career record with 0.64 ERA with 204 was named the Most Valuable Player of the Helena (Mont.) Classic in 2004. strikeouts and only 21 walks … as a senior in 2007, he posted a 12-1 (.923) record with a 1.10 ERA … hit .350 with 30 RBI and six stolen bases … his team posted PERSONAL: 38-13 overall record in 2007 and advanced to the AISA AAA state championship … Full name is Alex Gregory Kubal (pronounced Koo-Ball) … son of Greg and Corinne named Most Valuable Player of the championship series … earned a win in game Kubal … has two brothers, Andy and Aaron … both parents played collegiate sports one of championship series with 4-2 victory over Faith Academy … tallied three hits … father, Greg, played baseball at St. Cloud State … mother, Corinne, played soft- and four RBI in game two of championship series, including a two-run single and a ball at Minnesota State. two-run double, as the Gators posted a 12-6 win en route to the sweep … as a junior in 2006, he went 11-1 (.917) on the mound with a 1.18 ERA, recording 102 strikeouts and seven walks in 77.1 innings … participated in the 2005-06 World Wood Bat As- sociation 16-and-Under Championship, the PUMA Team One Showcase, the Troy University Showcase, the Two-Year Underclassmen Team Camp at Auburn and the Blue-Grey Classic in Baton Rouge, La.

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#31 #22 Jamie Manning Kent Matthes Pitcher (RHP) Outfielder Junior * 6-2 * 185 Junior * 6-2 * 205 Empire, Ala. Orlando, Fla. (Wallace State CC) (Edgewater HS) Birthdate: November 23, 1986 Birthdate: January 8, 1987

A veteran pitcher who comes to Alabama after two seasons at Wallace Community College in Hanceville, A veteran outfielder with power, size and speed … returns for his third season as the Ala., where he was tutored by one of the state’s top JuCo coaches, Randy Putnam Tide’s starting right fielder … has played in 82 career games with 62 starts in the out- … a two-year starter at Wallace-Hanceville and pitched in the 2006 National Junior field or as a designated hitter … has posted a .283 (72-for-254) career batting average College Athletic Association World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. … drafted in the with nine home runs and 53 RBI … is 2-for-5 (.400) in his career as a pinch-hitter with 45th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft by the … dur- one home run and two RBI … enters 2008 hitting .400 (4-for-10) with 10 RBI in his ing high school football career, he scored the game-winning touchdown as a junior career with the bases loaded … has appeared in 35 career SEC games and has com- and senior to beat arch-rival Hayden … also threw no-hitters against Hayden in piled a .241 (27-for-112) batting average with two home runs and 19 RBI … homered 2004 and 2005 … has the experience and savvy to compete for a role as a midweek against LSU in his first career SEC Tournament at-bat in 2006 … coming off his best starter or long reliever on weekends. season offensively where he hit over .300 and added a career-best eight home runs … played last summer for the Harwich (Mass.) Mariners in the Cape Cod League SOPHOMORE (2007 – Wallace State CC-Hanceville): … played on the same team with Tide teammates Alex Avila and Miers Quigley … Appeared in 13 games, posting a 7-2 record with a 3.54 earned-run average … played in 22 games and hit .200 (15-for-75) with one home run and eight RBI … also worked 68.2 innings and allowed 36 runs and 68 hits with 26 walks and 50 strike- added five doubles and scored eight runs … played on the same summer league outs … held opponents to a .244 batting average … ranked among the state’s lead- team with future UA opponents Evan Crawford (Auburn), Cole Figueroa (Florida), ers in ERA (19th), wins (20th), opponents’ batting average (23rd) and strikeouts per Johnny Giavotella (New Orleans) and Brett Jacobson (Vanderbilt). game (24th) … pitched a season-high seven innings in wins over Bevill State and Lawson State … recorded a season-high six strikeouts against Bevill State, Lawson CAREER POST-SEASON NOTES: State, Marion Military Institute and Northwest Shoals … also named to the Presi- Appeared in 11 post-season games with seven starts ... is hitting .300 (9-for-30) in dent’s List … was selected as Wallace-Hanceville’s representative at the All-USA post-season career with seven runs scored, one home run and six RBI … played competition … also represented the baseball team on the school’s Athletic Council in six SEC Tournament games with five starts … is hitting .286 (6-for-21) in SEC ... wrapped up his junior college career with a 12-7 (.632) record with a 3.95 ERA … Tourney games with four runs scored, one home run and three RBI … slugged a recorded 101 strikeouts in 120.2 innings during his two-year career. pinch-hit, two-run home run in first career post-season at-bat against LSU on May 24, 2006 ... went 3-for-13 (.231) with one home run and three RBI at the 2006 SEC FRESHMAN (2006 – Wallace State CC-Hanceville): Tournament ... went 3-for-8 (.375) at the 2007 SEC Tournament, including a three-hit Appeared in 14 games … led his team to the Alabama Junior College State Champi- game against Florida (3-for-4) on May 24 … has played in five NCAA Tournament onship and the Region XXII Championship … finished fourth at the 2006 National games, including four starts … is hitting .333 (3-for-9) in NCAA post-season action Junior College Athletic Association World Series in Grand Junction, Colo., as the with three runs scored and three RBI … made his NCAA Tournament debut against team posted a 34-15 overall record … on the mound, he posted a 5-5 record with a Jacksonville State on June 2, 2006 … made his first start against Troy on June 3, 2006 3.34 ERA … pitched 70 innings and allowed 35 runs and 52 hits with 32 walks and … went 2-for-4 and scored two runs against North Carolina at the NCAA Super 51 strikeouts and one save … held opponents to a .177 batting average … ranked Regional on June 9, 2006. among state leaders in opponents’ batting average (6th), hits allowed per game (6th) and innings pitched per game (20th). SOPHOMORE (2007): Played in 51 games for the Tide … started 50 games at three different positions, in- cluding right field (43), left field (6) and designated hitter (1) … had his best season HIGH SCHOOL: at the plate with a .307 (61-for-199) average, eight home runs and 45 RBI … compiled A 2005 graduate of in Empire, Ala., where he was a four-year a .452 slugging percentage and a .350 on-base percentage … had seven stolen bases starter as pitcher and shortstop for Coach Andy Davis … led his team to four straight in eight attempts … ranked third on the team with 19 multi-hit games … was sec- area championships and four straight trips to the 3A State Playoffs … also won four ond on the team with 10 multi-RBI games … reached base in 42 of 51 games … hit straight Jefferson County Tournament championships … named the 2005 Jefferson safely in 40 of 52 games … went 4-for-9 (.444) with the bases loaded … opened the County Player of the Year by The North Jefferson News … also played football and season with an 11-game RBI streak (Feb. 11-28), the second-longest in school his- basketball and was the valedictorian of his senior class … served as President of tory (Sam Bozanich had a 13-game RBI streak in 2000) … also opened the year with Honor Society and treasurer of the Beta Club … a Bryant-Jordan Scholarship win- seven-game hitting streak, batting .414 (12-for-29) from Feb. 10-18 … recorded an ner. inside-the-park home against Troy on Feb. 14, the Tide’s first since 1995 … was the team’s leading hitter against Canisius (Feb. 16-18), hitting .500 (6-for-12) with three PERSONAL: home runs and nine RBI in a three-game sweep … homered in back-to-back games Full name is Jamie Andrew Manning … son of Mike and Holly Manning … has against the Golden Griffiths on the way to hitting three home runs with seven RBI in three younger brothers: Jacob, Jared and Jason. the final two games … named the SEC Player of the Week, earned a spot on the Col- lege Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll and was named the CollegeBasebal- lInsider.com Southeast Regional Player of the Week following the Canisius series … the leading hitter against Villanova (Feb. 23-24), going 5-for-11 (.455) with three runs scored and three RBI, including a 3-for-4 outing with one RBI and one outfield assist in UA’s 5-3 win on Feb. 24 … led UA with four home runs and 19 RBI in February … slugged a two-run home run vs. Tennessee Tech (1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI) on March 7 … swatted a solo home run against Mississippi Valley State on March 21 … posted a season-high nine-game hitting streak from March 14-30, hitting .300 (12-for-40) with six runs scored, one home run and eight RBI over that stretch … hit safely in seven straight SEC games (March 16-30) and had an eight-game (March 16-30) RBI streak in league play … stroked a solo home run in the ninth inning vs. Georgia (April 13) as UA avoided its first home SEC shutout since 1992 (211 games) … hit .417 (5-for-12)

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with six RBI against South Carolina (April 27-29), his best SEC series of the 2007 sea- PERSONAL: son … went 2-for-4 with double and two RBI in a win over Mississippi Valley State Full name is Kent Richard Matthes … son of Dieter and Connie Matthes … one on May 1 … missed six of the last nine regular-season games with a strained oblique sister, Crista … his father, Dieter, played football at the University of Miami … his muscle … closed the season with three hits in an SEC Tournament loss to Florida on uncle, Chuck Richard, also played football for the Hurricanes. May 24 … played in the summer of 2006 for the Winter Pines (Fla.) Warthogs in the Florida Collegiate Summer League … named the Warthogs’ Most Valuable Player after starting 27 games at third base and hitting .274 (29-for-106) with seven home #6 runs and 15 RBI … led the league with seven home runs and ranked fifth with a .519 Brandon May slugging percentage … in addition to power numbers, he was 8-for-8 in stolen bases and posted a .905 fielding mark … also earned FCSL Player of the Week accolades Infielder after going 4-for-9 (.444) with two home runs and three RBI in late June. Sophomore * 6-1 * 215

FRESHMAN (2006): Marietta, Ga. Played in 31 games as a true freshman … made 14 starts … hit .200 (11-for-55) with (Lassiter HS) one home run and eight RBI … hit .286 (6-for-21) in his last eight games with one Birthdate: January 7, 1988 home run and five RBI … in 11 SEC games, he was 2-for-15 (.133) with one RBI … collected first career hit at No. 6 Nebraska on March 12 … went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in 13-3 win over No. 20 Southern Mississippi on March 15 … collected two hits and one RBI at No. 23 Georgia on March 19 … slugged a pinch-hit, two-run A talented middle infielder who was one of only two true freshmen to start in the home run against LSU in the first round of the SEC Tournament on May 24 … tallied infield last season … had an excellent summer for the Newport (R.I.) Gulls in the one hit and one RBI against Troy in the championship game of NCAA Tuscaloosa New England Collegiate League … selected to play in the NECL All-Star game for Regional on June 4 … went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI against No. 5 his efforts at the plate and on defense … finished the summer with a .261 batting North Carolina in the NCAA Super Regional on June 10. average and posted 99 assists at second base … owns a wealth of summer league experience … played on 10 World Series championship teams during summers at HIGH SCHOOL: East Cobb … one of the Tide’s better hitters in the fall … could bat in the top portion A 2005 graduate of Edgewater High School in Orlando, Fla., where he played for of the batting order this season … an excellent student as he was named to Dean’s Coach Chip Gierke … in his final two seasons, he hit .431 with 15 home runs and List and SEC Academic Honor Roll as a freshman. 47 RBI … a 2005 First-Team All-State, All-Central Florida and All-County selection … hit .409 with 10 home runs and 39 RBI in 23 games as a senior in 2005 … played FRESHMAN (2007): in the 2005 Florida High School All-Star Game in Jacksonville … hit .446 with five Played in 49 games as a true freshman … started 41 games at three different posi- home runs and 18 RBI as a junior in 2004 … named a 2004 AFLAC High School All- tions, including second base (33), third base (6) and left field (2) … hit .264 (39-for-148) American … played in the 2004 AFLAC High School All-American All-Star Game with seven extra base hits and 13 RBI … added three triples, four doubles and scored in Aberdeen, Md. … recognized as the best AAU player in the nation when he was 18 runs … went 2-for-3 (.667) as a pinch hitter … hit .320 (8-for-25) and drove in awarded the Disney and Sears Excellence Achievement and Recognition Award for 12 runs with the bases loaded … reached base in 38 of 49 games … played in 27 sportsmanship, commitment, teamwork and academic achievement in 2000 … par- SEC game and made 23 starts … hit .184 (16-for-87) with 13 RBI in SEC games … ticipated in the 2004 Baseball America World Wood Bat Association Championships recorded pinch-hit double in first collegiate at-bat against Georgia State on Feb. 11 (Ft. Myers, Fla.), the 2004 Perfect Game Championships (East Cobb, Ga.) and Perfect … opened the season with a four-game hitting streak (Feb. 11-18), where he was Game and Team One national showcases … also played football. 4-for-8 (.500) with two extra base hits and two runs scored … made first career start against Canisius (Feb. 17) and went 1-for-3 with RBI … slapped a two-run single against Villanova on Feb. 24 to cap UA’s four-run seventh inning en route to a 5-3 win … recorded his first career three-hit game against McNeese State on March 3 … hit safely in all three games against Nebraska (March 9-11) … posted a four-game hitting streak (4-for-13, .308) from March 9-14 … made his first career SEC start at Ole Miss on March 23 … had a career-high three-game RBI streak from April 15-20 … delivered a two-run single to snap a 2-2 tie and spark an eight-run sixth inning in UA’s 10-5 win over No.4 South Carolina on April 27 … tallied three hits and scored two runs (3-for-4, 2 R) in a win over Mississippi Valley State on May 1 … career-high four hits (4-for-4) at Florida on May 4 … went 2-for-6 (.333) at the SEC Tournament … went 1-for-2 vs. Arkansas on May 23 to break up Nick Schmidt’s no-hitter with one out in the eighth inning … played for the Newport (R.I.) Gulls in the New Eng- land Collegiate League in the summer of 2007… Newport posted a 25-17 overall record and finished as a runner-up in the NECBL … played in the NECBL All-Star Game … started all 42 games for the Gulls … hit .261 (41-for-157) with one home run and 22 RBI … led the team with 12 doubles … finished second on the team with 26 runs scored … also posted a .357 slugging percentage and a .366 on-base mark … was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases … was second on the team with 99 assists.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Lassiter High School in Marietta, Ga., where he was a four-year starter for Coach Mickey McMurty … was a two-time high school All-America se- lection … named to the 2006 Sony Playstation All-American team and played in the Sony Playstation All-American game at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, N.M., na- tionally televised by Fox Sports Net … went 3-for-4 at the plate with one run scored and one RBI … hit .400 with 12 home runs and 46 RBI as high school senior … also scored 48 runs … named team captain and earned the team’s gold glove award for his stellar defense … a 2006 Louisville Slugger First-Team All American and 2006 Rivals.com Second-Team All American … the 2005 Georgia 5A State Player of the Year … a two-time Atlanta Journal Constitution Player of the Year (2005 and 2006) … member of the 2004 Atlanta Journal Constitution All-County Team … three-time All-County Team honoree by the Marietta Daily Journal (2004, 2005 and 2006)… the 2006 Marietta Daily Journal Player of the Year … 2006 East Cobb Player of the Year … rated the nation’s 70th-best high school prospect by Baseball America in 2005 …

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… handled all seven chances behind the plate without an error … played in two games at the 2006 SEC Tournament … made his post-season debut against LSU on May 24, 2006.

SOPHOMORE (2007): Appeared in 31 games overall, starting 22 games at three different positions, includ- ing catcher (20), left field (1) and second base (1) … hit .200 (15-for-75) with two home runs, four RBI, nine runs scored and three doubles … was errorless in 139 total chances … played in 21 SEC games and made 16 starts, hitting .208 (11-for-53) with one home run and eight RBI against league competition … started two games against Canisius at second base and left field … posted three-game RBI streak from Feb. 16-18 … went 1-for-2 with RBI double against Canisius on Feb. 16 and was 2-for-4 with one RBI as starting left fielder on Feb. 17 … made first career start at catcher against Georgia (1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI) on April 14 … slugged his second ca- reer home run against Samford on April 25 … tied a UA single-game record with two sacrifice bunts in a win over 4th-ranked South Carolina on April 27 … had a career-high, four-game hitting streak from April 22-28, hitting .400 (4-for-10, HR, 3 RBI) over that span … turned in his best series at Florida on May 4-6, hitting .455 (5-for-11) with one home run and one RBI … matched his career high with three hits at UF on May 5 … recorded two hits and his first career SEC home run in the series finale against the Gators on May 6 … matched his SEC season-high with two RBI in a 9-5 win over Arkansas on May 13.

FRESHMAN (2006): Appeared in 18 games with 10 starts … hit .212 (7-for-33) with one home run and eight RBI … saw limited action in SEC play, going 2-for-5 (.400) with three RBI in two games … earned his first career start against Samford on Feb. 14 … went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in his UA debut … went 3-for-5 with three RBI in a doubleheader sweep of No. 1 South Carolina on April 9 … played in the summer of 2006 for Youse’s (Md.) Orioles in the Cal Ripken Summer Collegiate League … ap- peared in 27 games and hit .205 (15-for-73) with one home run and six RBI … helped the Orioles to the 2006 AAABA World Championship in Johnstown, Pa., the team’s third straight AAABA championship … played on the same team as Crimson Tide as junior in 2005, he hit .435 with 10 home runs, 34 RBI, scored 47 runs and had 11 teammates Vin DiFazio and Ryan Rhoden. stolen bases … earned Lassiter’s “Big Stick” award for highest batting average and most RBI in 2005 … Lassiter won the 2006 5A State Championship and was ranked 6th in the final Baseball America poll after finishing as the Class 5A State runner-up in 2005 … played for the East Cobb Yankees in Connie Mack competition with cur- rent UA teammate Miers Quigley on a team that won the Connie Mack World Series Championship … was named to the All-Tournament Team and earned the tourna- ment’s “Big Stick” award … was a member of 10 World Series championship teams during his career with the East Cobb Astros and Yankees.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon Michael May … son of Mike and Angie May … has two sib- lings, Chris and Lauren.

#1 Kyle Moore Catcher Junior * 6-1 * 1902 Wetumpka, Ala. (Edgewater Academy) Birthdate: March 4, 1986

A veteran member of the Tide catching corps and the only returning catcher with any game experience entering this season … took over as the starter last April and handled the job well during some adverse times … did not commit an error in 139 chances last season … a versatile member of Crimson Tide roster who can also play middle infield and corner outfield positions … worked primarily as catcher in the fall, but could see action elsewhere … had the best summer of any Tide player in 2007 while playing in Hawai’i for the Oahu Paddlers in the Hawaiian Collegiate Summer League.

CAREER POST-SEASON NOTES: Has appeared in four career SEC Tournament games … started two games at the 2007 SEC Tournament against Arkansas and Florida … was hitless in five at-bats

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FRESHMAN (2005): #40 Redshirted during the 2005 season. Jimmy Nelson HIGH SCHOOL: Pitcher (RH) A 2004 graduate of Edgewood Academy … a three-year letterman for Coach Bobby Carr … a member of back-to-back AISA state championship teams in 2002 and 2003 Freshman * 6-6 * 230 … was named to the AISA All-Tournament team following his sophomore and ju- Niceville, Fla. nior seasons … hit .501 as a prep senior … also played quarterback on the football team and threw for more than 2,800 yards and a state private school record 38 touch- (Niceville HS) downs as a senior. Birthdate: June 5, 1989

PERSONAL: Full name is Kyle Martin Moore … son of Bill Moore and Valarie Hawk … has one brother, Matt … father, Bill, was a track and field standout at Middle Tennessee State A talented freshman who will compete for a spot in the starting rotation … was one … his brother, Matt, played baseball at Jacksonville State for legendary Coach Rudy of the Tide’s top pitchers in the fall … has the size and strength to become a front- Abbott, and later served as a manager for the Crimson Tide baseball team. line pitcher … was drafted in 39th round by in 2007 Major League

Baseball Draft. #29 Patrick Nappi HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Niceville (Fla.) High School who played for Coach Kevin Berry, Pitcher (RH) a former assistant coach at Alabama under Jim Wells … the 2007 Niceville High Junior * 5-11 * 190 School Player of the Year … was a First-Team All-Area selection by The Daily News … led the Eagles to a 22-5 record, including a 10-2 district mark … Niceville was Birmingham, Ala. ranked 19th nationally by USA Today in 2007 … was rated as the No. 125 pros- (Shelton State CC) pect in the nation by Perfect Game Crosschecker as a senior … participated in the 2006 World Wood Bat Association Championships, the 2006 Wilmington (N.C.) Birthdate: March 5, 1987 East Coast Professional Showcase, the 18-and-under WWBA National Champion- ships and the 2006 Florida Showcase … posted an 8-0 record with a 1.48 ERA on the mound as a junior while pitching five complete games.

A transfer from Shelton State Community College who could make an immedi- PERSONAL: ate impact in the bullpen this season … seems a likely set-up man for his ability to Full name is James Jacob Nelson … son of Jim Nelson and Edward and Deborah throw strikes … brings valuable experience from one of top junior college programs Goodwin … has two siblings, Sean and Seth … his father, Jim, played football and in Alabama … pitched the last two years for Bobby Sprowl, a former Alabama All- ran track at the University of Florida … his mother, Deborah, played basketball at American, assistant coach and Major Leaguer … a member of the 2006 Shelton State Florida State … he was born in Klamath Falls, Ore., on June 5, 1989. team that won the Alabama State Championship, Region XXII Championship and placed fifth at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) World Se- ries … made 44 career relief appearances for the Buccaneers, compiling a 4-4 record #43 with four saves and a 2.04 ERA while recording 73 strikeouts in 61.2 innings … Tyler Odle allowed only nine extra base hits in junior college career, including one home run, in 243 career at-bats. Outfielder Junior * 5-11 * 190 SOPHOMORE (2007 – Shelton State CC): Made 27 relief appearances … helped the Bucs to a 49-17 overall record … helped Vestavia Hills, Ala. Shelton State capture the Alabama Junior College State Championship and the Re- (Vestavia Hills HS) gion XXII Championship as the team advanced to NJCAA College World Series … posted 4-2 record with three saves and 2.58 ERA, working 38.1 innings and allowing Birthdate: June 7, 1986 11 earned runs and 34 hits with 11 walks and 54 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .119 batting average … in three games at the NJCAA World Series, was 1-0 with one save and a 0.00 ERA in 2.2 innings … allowed two unearned runs and three hits, with three walks and three strikeouts in the Series … picked up a win against Iowa A veteran outfielder who will battle for a starting job in the outfield … had a tremen- Western Community College on May 26 as he retired the only batter he faced … dous fall practice … has great speed and is an excellent gap hitter with power … has notched a save against Young Harris College on May 28 … worked two innings and seen limited action during first two years at Alabama … has appeared in 38 career allowed one hit, two walks and one strikeout. games and has 23 at-bats over the last two seasons … spent the summer of 2007 with the Front Royal (Va.) Cardinals in the Valley League … started 43 games … hit .258 FRESHMAN (2006 – Shelton State CC): (42-for-163) with two home runs and 25 RBI … led the team with 11 sacrifice bunts and had two stolen bases and seven doubles … compiled a .344 slugging percentage Appeared in 17 games, all in relief … posted an 0-2 record with one save and a 1.16 and a .370 on-base mark. ERA … pitched 23.1 innings and allowed three earned runs and 23 hits, with 12 walks and 19 strikeouts … held opponents to a .261 batting average … earned his first career save against Southern Union on April 15 … at the plate, he had 10 hits, SOPHOMORE (2007): one home run and 10 RBI in a limited role. Appeared in 25 games, mainly as a pinch-runner or late-inning defensive replace- ment in the outfield … started five games against Georgia State, Florida, Arkansas HIGH SCHOOL: (2) and Mississippi State … started four of the Tide’s last seven regular season games … earned his first career start against Georgia State on Feb. 10 … recorded his first A 2005 graduate of where he was a three-year starter career hit in a 16-0 win over UAB on Feb. 28 … slammed a game-winning, two-run for Coach Lee Gann … home run in the 10th inning at Florida on May 6 … had a career-high five at-bats in the win over the Gators. PERSONAL: Full name is Patrick Nappi … son of Ken and Jeanne Nappi … has one brother, Jason, a redshirt freshman outfielder/third baseman at Mississippi State.

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FRESHMAN (2006): SOPHOMORE (2007 – Shelton State CC): Appeared in 13 games as a redshirt freshman, primarily as pinch-runner or defen- In 17 games, Phares went 9-4 with 2.64 ERA … had one complete game and one sive replacement in the outfield. shutout … worked 99 innings, allowing 29 runs and 97 hits with 31 walks and 111 strikeouts … limited opponents to a .244 batting average … allowed only one home HIGH SCHOOL: run in 397 at-bats … helped Shelton State capture the Alabama Junior College State A 2005 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School where he was a three-year starter for Championship and the Region XXII Championship as the team advanced to NJ- Coach Sammy Dunn and Coach Dal Davis … hit .424 with four home runs and 25 CAA College World Series … ranked fourth in the state in wins (9), ninth in ERA RBI as a senior … was a First-Team Class 6A All-State selection by The Birmingham (2.64), 11th in innings per game (5.8), 21st in walks per nine innings (2.82), 22nd in News … also tabbed a First-Team All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Asso- opponents batting average (.244) and 24th in strikeouts per nine innings (6.45) … ciation … led his team to back-to-back area championships and consecutive state had a season-high nine strikeouts against Marion Military Institute on March 30 … playoff berths … was selected to the 2004 All-Over the Mountain Baseball squad … pitched 7.1 innings against Iowa Western Community College at the NJCAA World played in the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Classic … named an Series … hit .269 (29-for-108) with two home runs, 23 RBI, scored 21 runs, with six ABCA Super 100 selection in 2003 and 2004. doubles and two triples … concluded his Shelton State career with a 15-8 (.652) re- cord and a 2.68 ERA in 30 career games, pitching 160.2 innings, allowing 48 runs and PERSONAL: 149 hits with 58 walks and 111 strikeouts … held opponents to a .248 career batting Full name is Tyler Steven Odle … son of Steve and Karen Odle … has one sister, average … at the plate, he hit .283 (70-for-247) with four home runs and 50 RBI, Erin … earned an Eagle Scout Award … his father, Steve, was a standout swimmer while scored 48 runs … recorded five multi-hit games … drafted in the 24th round at Drury College. by the in the 2006 MLB Draft. FRESHMAN (2006 – Shelton State CC): Appeared in 13 games, posting a 6-4 (.600) record with a 2.77 ERA … pitched two complete games … worked 61.2 innings, allowing 19 runs and 52 hits with 27 walks and 40 strikeouts … allowed only seven extra base hits and did not surrender a home run in 205 at bats … ranked 16th in the state in ERA (2.77), 18th in hits al- lowed per game (7.59) and 25th in wins (6) … posted a season-high eight strikeouts against Lawson State on April 25 … played in 54 total games with 52 starts … hit .295 (41-for-139) with two home runs and 27 RBI, with seven doubles, four triples and 27 runs scored … ranked fourth in the state in triples per game (0.074) while recording six three-hit games … had a season-high four RBI against both Central Alabama and Chattahoochee Valley.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Paul W. Bryant High School in Tuscaloosa … earned four var- sity letters in high school, two at Tuscaloosa County High School (2002-03) and two more at Bryant High (2004-05) … pitched a 10-inning game against Russell County High School, then the No. 1-ranked team in the nation … also was a place-kicker on the football team at Bryant High … played American Legion baseball for Tus- caloosa Post 34 … won back-to-back state titles in 2004 and 2005 … named to 2005 All-Tournament Team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Jackson Phares (pronounced Fair-iss) … son of Todd and Deb- bie Phares … has one brother, Rich … his mother, Debbie, played college tennis at LaGrange (Ga.) College … as a 14-year-old played in 2001 Sports Academy’s (USSA) National Baseball Tournament and was named Most Valuable #28 Player of the tournament … played in the 1998 Dizzy Dean World Series as an 11-year old … once wrote a letter to Hall of Famer asking for hitting tips Robert Phares and got a reply with an autographed photo … once played a game at Doubleday Pitcher (RH) Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. … enjoys computer games … competed in the Interna- tional Computer Games Competition in the summer of 2004 in Dallas, Texas. Junior * 6-1 * 190 Tuscaloosa, Ala. #7 (Shelton State CC) Miers Quigley Birthdate: August 8, 1986 Pitcher (LH)

A transfer from Shelton State Community College Junior * 6-5 * 220 who could make an immediate impact on the mound Roswell, Ga. … could be used as a starter or long reliever … brings valuable experience from one of top junior college programs in Alabama … pitched the last two years for Bobby (Roswell HS) Sprowl, a former Alabama All-American, assistant coach and Major Leaguer … a Birthdate: January 27, 1987 member of the 2006 Shelton State team that won the Alabama State Championship, Region XXII Championship and placed fifth at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) World Series … was a two-way player for the Buccaneers … made 30 appearances and compiled a 15-8 record with a 2.68 earned-run average … played 108 games for Shelton State and hit .283 with four home runs and 50 RBI … The only pitcher to start every SEC series last season who returns for his third season named to the Phi Beta Kappa International Honor Society. with the Tide and his second as a weekend starter … pitched in every spot of the weekend rotation last season … has size and power, but has struggled with consis- tency and control … has appeared in 23 career games with 20 starts, compiling a 5-9 record with a 4.64 earned-run average … has recorded 99 strikeouts and 49 walks in 114.1 innings while holding opponents to a .254 batting average … was drafted in the 19th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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SOPHOMORE (2007): and participated in the AFLAC All-American All-Star game at Cal Ripken Stadium The only UA pitcher to start all 10 SEC series … appeared in 16 games and made 15 in Aberdeen, Md. … named the 2004 Atlanta Journal Constitution Player of the Year starts … pitched in all three spots of the weekend rotation … compiled a 4-7 record when he helped Roswell to a 21-5 record and a berth in the Georgia Class AAA with a 4.88 ERA … worked 90.1 innings, allowing 49 runs and 83 hits with 41 walks state playoffs … tossed an 81-pitch complete game in a win in the quarterfinals of and 78 strikeouts … held opponents to .255 batting average … the Tide went 6-9 the state playoffs … was named to the 2003 World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) (.400) in his 15 starts … had the lowest run support of any starter (4.73 per game) … Perfect Game Junior Championship All-Tournament Team … posted the 8th-best tied single-season school record with six balks (Lance Cormier, 2002) … worked at ERA (1.40) in Roswell school history as a freshman in 2002. least five innings in 13 of his 15 starts … in 10 SEC starts, he posted a 1-7 record with a 6.88 ERA … his lone relief appearance of the season came against Georgia State PERSONAL: (2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K) on Feb. 11 … threw five scoreless innings and struck out Full name is Miers Spencer Quigley … first name is pronounced “Meyers” … son of seven in his second start of the season against Canisius on Feb. 18 … tallied eight Bob and Pattie Quigley … has one brother, Cameron … one of two baseball players strikeouts in 5.1 innings against Villanova on Feb. 24 … recorded a career-high nine in Crimson Tide history whose last name begins with the letter “Q” to earn a letter, strikeouts three times – against McNeese State (March 2), Tennessee (March 16) and joining former second baseman Mike Qualls who lettered in 1985-86. South Carolina (April 28) … tossed seven shutout innings in an 8-0 win over No. 17 Nebraska on March 9 … pitched six innings in his first career SEC start against Tennessee on March 16, picking up his first career SEC win … suffered a tough-luck #34 loss at No. 1 Vanderbilt (7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K) and eventual first-round draft pick Ryan Rhoden on April 6 … pitched a season-high eight innings against No. 4 South Carolina on April 28 … pitched briefly in the summer for the Harwich (Mass.) Mari- Outfielder ners of the Cape Cod League … appeared in three games for the Mariners, recording Junior * 6-1 * 225 eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings. Tuscaloosa, Ala. FRESHMAN (2006): (Paul W. Bryant HS) Appeared in seven games … made five starts against Samford, Memphis, Birming- Birthdate: October 23, 1986 ham Southern, Southern Miss and Troy … posted a 1-2 record with a 5.79 ERA in 24 innings, allowing 10 earned runs on 24 hits with eight walks and 21 strikeouts … held opponents to a .250 batting average … made his Crimson Tide debut in a starting assignment against Samford on Feb. 14, allowing three unearned runs and Returns to the Crimson Tide outfield this year after spending much of the 2007 sea- four hits while striking out a season-high five hitters in 4.2 innings … earned his son as the starting catcher … can play either corner outfield position … an excellent first collegiate win against No. 20 Southern Mississippi on March 15, limiting the hitter who was the Tide’s leading hitter in the fall … could be the leading candidate Golden Eagles to three runs and four hits in seven innings with one walk and three for UA’s designated hitter role … a capable right-handed pinch-hitter off the bench strikeouts … tossed one scoreless inning of relief against Lipscomb on March 29 … … has played in 109 games in his career with 89 starts … is hitting .287 (98-for-341) made his SEC debut and post-season debut against Ole Miss at the SEC Tournament with three home runs and 40 RBI … needs two hits to reach 100 career hits … has on May 27 … allowed one unearned run and two hits in three innings with four appeared in 46 career SEC games with 40 starts … is hitting .267 (39-for-146) against strikeouts against the Rebels. SEC opponents with 17 RBI … with the bases loaded, he has posted a .375 (6-for-16) batting average and 15 RBI. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Roswell (Ga.) High School where he was a four-year starter on CAREER POST-SEASON NOTES: the mound for Coach Mike Power … helped lead Roswell to 92 wins from 2002-05, Has appeared in nine post-season games, including seven starts … batting .214 including school-record 25 victories in 2004 … posted 29 career wins on the mound (6-for-28) in his post-season career with three runs scored and one RBI … has played for the Hornets … injuries limited his action during his senior year … was selected in four SEC Tournament games with two starts and is hitting .111 (1-for-9) in those in the 19th round (550th pick) of the 2005 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals games … made his post-season debut against LSU on May 24, 2006 at the SEC … was one of eight players on Roswell’s 2005 team to sign a college scholarship Tournament … went 1-for-4 and scored two runs in that game … played in all five … posted a 12-2 (.917) record with one save and a 1.98 ERA with 118 strikeouts as NCAA Regional games in 2006 going 5-for-19 (.263) at the plate with three runs a junior in 2004 while setting a school record with 12 wins … teamed with Mike scored and one RBI … made his NCAA Regional debut against Jacksonville State Bohanna to win 24 of team’s 25 games … was named a 2004 AFLAC All-American on June 2, 2006 and went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI … hit .286 at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional … had a post-season high six at-bats against Troy on June 4, 2006 … went 1-for-5 (.200) at the plate in two NCAA Super Regional games against North Carolina … was 0-for-4 (.000) at the plate while playing in two games at the 2007 SEC Tournament.

SOPHOMORE (2007): Appeared in 43 games … made 37 starts at three different positions, including catch- er (24), left field (9) and DH (3) … hit .291 (41-for-141) with two home runs and 11 RBI … had three stolen bases, four doubles and scored 19 runs … played in 18 SEC games with 14 starts … hit .207 (12-for-58) with four RBI … reached base in 33 of 43 games … hit safely in 27 of 43 games … reached base safely in first 17 games of season from Feb. 10 through March 10 … went 3-for-6 and scored two runs in two starts against Canisius on Feb. 16-17 … tied UA single-game record with five hits in 16-0 win over UAB on Feb. 28, making him the 22nd player in school history to record five hits in a game … that was the 28th five-hit game in school history … was the leading hitter in the month of February when he hit .421 (16-for-38) with five RBI in 10 games … posted a nine-game hitting streak (.444, 16-for-36, 7 R, 6 RBI) from Feb. 11 through March 2 … slugged his second career home run against No. 17 Nebraska on March 9 … went 4-for-8 with three RBI in games against Ten- nessee and Mississippi Valley State on March 18 and March 21 … went 2-for-3 in a 5-3 win over LSU on March 31 … tallied one hit off Vanderbilt All-American and eventual first-round draft pick David Price on April 6 … belted a two-run home against Mississippi Valley State on May 1 … played for Youse’s (Md.) Orioles in the Cal Ripken, Sr., Collegiate League in the summer of 2006 … helped his team win the 2006 AAABA World Championship in Johnstown, Pa., the team’s third straight AAABA championship … hit .295 (28-for-95) with one home run and 12 RBI in 26

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#2 Josh Rutledge Infielder/Outfielder Freshman * 5-11 * 175 Cullman, Ala. (Cullman HS) Birthdate: April 21, 1989

A talented freshman who could make an immediate impact this season … a versa- tile player who can play infield or outfield … plays both middle infield positions and center field … a potential leadoff hitter … has good speed and good hands.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of where he was a four-year starter for Coach Bryan Bowen … hit .445 with 17 home runs and 102 RBI during his junior and senior seasons … was a two-time All-State selection (2006 and 2007) … played in consecu- tive Class 5A state championship series (2006 and 2007) at Montgomery’s Riverwalk Stadium … hit .454 with 12 home runs and 69 RBI as a senior … a 2007 First-Team All-State selection by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers As- sociation … the 2007 Class 5A Player of the Year by The Birmingham News and the ASWA … a member of the 2007 Birmingham News Super All-State Team … led the Bearcats to a 48-7 record and a Top 20 national ranking by USA Today and Baseball games … collected eight hits and six RBI in a five-game span to earn “Player of the America in 2007 … helped the team to the Class 5A State Championship with a two- Week” honors on July 2, 2006 … played on the same team as Alabama teammates game sweep against Bibb County High School, Cullman’s first state title since 2002 Vincent DiFazio and Kyle Moore. … went 3-for-7 (.429) at the plate in the championship series with one run scored, two RBI and three walks … earned a save (0.1 IP) in Cullman’s 5-4 win in game one FRESHMAN (2006): … as a junior in 2006, he hit .436 with five home runs and 33 RBI, a .602 slugging Appeared in 60 games and made 52 starts … hit .285 (57-for-200) with one home percentage and a .497 on-base mark … led the Bearcats to a 37-13 overall record that run, 24 RBI, 31 runs scored, five doubles, two triples and one stolen base … tallied 14 season … collected four hits and two RBI in the 2006 Class 5A state championship multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games … played in 28 SEC games and made 24 series as Cullman finished as the runner-up to Stanhope Elmore … named the 2006 starts for the 2006 SEC Champions … against SEC opponents, he hit .307 (27-for-88) Cullman High School Offensive Player of the Year … was selected to play in the 2006 with 13 RBI … posted a five-game hitting streak (.421, 8-for-19) from Feb. 13-19 … Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) North-South All-Star game … slugged his first career home run in a 7-6 win over Birmingham Southern on Feb. played in the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Star Showcase in 28, tallying a career-high three RBI in the game … went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a 4-2 Troy, Ala. … a three-time National Honor Society selection … a member of Cullman loss to No. 1 Mississippi State on April 2 … compiled a career-high 11-game hitting HS Key Club … played summer ball for American Legion Post 15 under coaches streak (.442, 19-for-43, 8 RBI) from April 15-May 5 … went 4-for-8 in the final two Nathan Brownlow and Alan Lang. games at No. 20 LSU on April 15-16 … went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI in a 14-7 win over No. 16 Vanderbilt on April 22 … tied the UA single-game record PERSONAL: with two sacrifice bunts in a 6-5 win over Vanderbilt on April 23 … had two hits Full name is Joshua Alan Rutledge … son of Tony and Cheryl Rutledge … has one and three RBI in the Tide’s 9-1 series clinching win over Auburn on April 30 … went older brother, Michael, who played baseball at Mississippi State (2005-07) before 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI in the series opener at Tennessee on May transferring to Samford this season … both Josh (2007) and Michael (2002) won state 18 as UA clinched a tie for the SEC Western Division title … went 2-for-4 and scored championships at Cullman High School. two runs in the Crimson Tide’s 13-1 win over Jacksonville State in the 2006 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Paul W. Bryant High School in Tuscaloosa where he was a two- year starter in baseball for Coach John Cameron … in two seasons at Bryant, he hit .434 with 11 home runs and 91 RBI … helped Bryant to two straight area titles and a berth in the Class 6A state playoffs … as a senior, he hit .421 with seven home runs and 56 RBI … as a junior, he hit .448 with four home runs and 35 RBI … played his freshman and sophomore years at Tuscaloosa’s Central High School … was a member of three straight American Legion state championship teams (2003-05) that advanced to the Southeast Regionals … the 2003 squad missed the American Legion World Series by one game after losing in the title game.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan William Rhoden … son of Greg and Lisa Rhoden … has one sister, Elizabeth … his father, Greg, played football at Alabama under Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1979-82.

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#18 … reached base in 32 of 40 games … hit .318 (28-for-88) with six home runs and 28 RBI in home games … all six home runs and 26 of his 29 RBI came in home games Mike Sharp … went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in his Alabama debut against Georgia Catcher State on Feb. 10 … collected an RBI single in his first collegiate at-bat and smacked a solo home run in his second career at-bat against the Eagles … tallied three hits and Junior * 6-1 * 180 three RBI against Troy on Feb. 14 … missed five games with a knee injury from Feb. Liberty, Mo. 23 through March 2 … posted a seven-game hitting streak (11-for-31, .355) from Feb. 11 through March 4 … slugged his first career grand slam in a 9-1 win over McNeese (Kansas City CC) State (2-for-5, HR, 5 RBI) on March 3 … the five RBI were a career high … stroked Birthdate: November 18, 1986 two doubles against No. 17 Nebraska on March 9 … tallied eight hits (8-for-13, .615) in a three-game stretch vs. Samford and Tennessee from March 14-16 … went 4-for-4 with two runs scored, one double, one home run and three RBI in his SEC debut against Tennessee on March 16 … slugged a two-run home run in his first career SEC at-bat against Tennessee … homered in back-to-back games against Tennessee A transfer from Kansas City Community College who was an all-conference per- (2 HR, 5 RBI) on March 16-17 … earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after former during his sophomore season … is expected to compete for a starting job be- hitting .500 (5-for-10, 2 HR, 5 RBI) against the Vols … led the team with four home hind the plate … an excellent defensive catcher who won the Kansas Jayhawk Com- runs and 17 RBI in March … had a game-winning, two-run single vs. LSU on March munity College Conference and Region VI “Gold Glove Award” as a sophomore 31 … tied the UA single-game record with two sacrifice bunts at No. 1 Vanderbilt on … he made only three errors in 277 (.989) chances behind the plate … an excellent April 8 … went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 7-6 win over Georgia on April 14 hitter … played in 99 career games at Kansas City CC and hit .392 (136-for-347) with … played in the summer for the Concord (N.H.) Quarry Dogs in the New England 11 home runs and 83 RBI … led the team in hitting, at-bats, total hits and doubles as Collegiate Baseball League … started 36 games at Concord and hit .214 (27-for-126) a sophomore in 2007. with one home run and 10 RBI … also added five doubles … played on the same team with Alabama teammates Austin Graham and Del Howell. SOPHOMORE (2007 – Kansas City CC): Played in 55 games, starting 54 … helped the Blue Devils to a 38-20 record, including HIGH SCHOOL: a 22-14 mark and a second place finish in the Jayhawk Community College Confer- A 2006 graduate of in Shannon, Ala., where he was a four- ence’s Eastern Division … hit .385 (75-for-195) with 10 home runs and 52 RBI … led year starter for Coach Rick Patterson … in his final two seasons, Smith hit .461 with the team in hitting, at-bats, total hits and doubles (18) … ranked second on the team 37 home runs and 104 RBI … set single-season and career school records for home with 10 home runs and 52 RBI … a First-Team All-KJCCC selection … earned the runs and RBI … as a senior in 2006, he hit .432 with 17 home runs and 50 RBI … also KJCCC and Region VI “Gold Glove Award” for stellar defensive play … made only set single-season and career school records for wins and strikeouts on the mound … three errors (.989) in 277 chances behind the plate. broke Hueytown single-season records held by former Alabama All-American and 2002 First-Round Draft pick Jeremy Brown … a member of the 2006 Birmingham FRESHMAN (2006 – Kansas City CC): News Super All-State Team … a member of the 2006 Alabama Sports Writer’s As- Helped the team to a 30-18 record, including a 23-13 mark and a third-place finish sociation (ASWA) Super 10 Team … a member of the 2006 Birmingham News Class in KJCCC’s Eastern Division … appeared in 44 games and made 43 starts … hit .401 5A All-State Team … a 2006 ASWA All-State Team selection … as a junior in 2005, he (61-for-152) with one home run and 32 RBI … also added eight doubles … made hit .489 with 20 home runs and 54 RBI … a member of the 2005 Birmingham News only three errors (.984) in 183 chances behind the plate. Super All-State Team … a members of the 2005 Birmingham News All-State Team … a member of the 2005 ASWA All-State Team … helped Hueytown to a Class 5A HIGH SCHOOL: state playoff before losing in the quarterfinals to Stanhope Elmore … his 20 home A 2005 graduate of Liberty (Mo.) High School where he was a three-year starter for runs as a junior were the most by a Birmingham metro player since hit Coach Kirk Bragg … was a two-time all-conference selection as prep catcher. 20 for McAdory High School in 1982.

PERSONAL: PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Paul Sharp … son of Bill and Mary Kay Sharp … has four Full name is Jacob Lewis Smith … son of Wes Smith and Robby and Denise Tibbs … siblings, Michelle, Billy, Elizabeth and Brian. has four siblings, Allen and David Smith and Rob and Russ Tibbs.

#14 Jake Smith Infielder Sophomore * 6-2 * 190 Shannon, Ala. (Hueytown HS) Birthdate: September 25, 1987

An excellent defensive player who returns for his second season at third base … struggled with injuries during his freshman season … showed improved offensive skills and power in the fall … hit .246 (35-for-134) in 40 games last year with six home runs and 29 RBI … collected an RBI single in his first career at-bat at Alabama … smacked a home run in his second career at-bat … also homered in his first career SEC at-bat against Tennessee.

FRESHMAN (2007): Appeared in 40 games and made 39 starts at three different positions, including third base (37), DH (1) and second base (1) … missed 10 of the final 14 games of the season with injury … hit .246 (35-for-134) with six home runs and 29 RBI … tallied eight multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … hit .333 (2-for-6) with one home run and six RBI with bases loaded … finished third on the team with 11, two-out RBI

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#15 CAREER POST-SEASON NOTES: Started the Tide’s SEC Tournament elimination game against Florida (5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 Will Stroup ER, 3 BB, 1 K) on May 24, 2007 at Regions Park in Birmingham. Pitcher (LH) JUNIOR (2007): Senior * 5-11 * 170 Appeared in 24 games … made four starts: Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Birmingham, Ala. Florida (SEC Tournament) … posted a 3-1 record with two saves and a 4.65 ERA … worked 71.2 innings and allowed 37 earned runs and 77 hits with 24 walks and 46 (Birmingham Southern) strikeouts … made 11 SEC appearances and three starts … went 3-0 with one save Birthdate: April 9, 1986 and a 5.28 ERA … worked 44.2 innings and allowed 26 earned runs and 52 hits with 13 walks and 30 strikeouts … posted a 2-1 record and a 5.23 ERA in four starts … worked 29.1 innings and allowed 18 earned runs and 37 hits with 10 walks and 19 strikeouts … the Tide went 3-1 in his four starts … averaged more than seven in- One of three seniors on the Tide roster … a versatile arm in the Tide pitching corps nings per start … the Tide averaged 6.75 runs per start … in 20 relief appearances, … pitched in every role last season (starter, long reliever, set-up man and closer) … he was 1-0 with two saves and a 4.04 ERA … worked 42 1/3 innings and allowed 19 probably will open the season as one of UA’s weekend starters … has good con- earned runs and 45 hits with 14 walks and 27 strikeouts … also recorded two holds trol on the mound … a three-time Academic Honor Roll selection at Birmingham and converted two of three save opportunities … stranded 11 of 15 (73.3 percent) in- Southern (2005-06) and Alabama (2007) … has appeared in 58 career games on the herited runners … first batters hit .294 (5-for-17 ) against him … made his UA debut mound, with 54 relief appearances … has posted a 5-5 record with eight saves and against Georgia State (2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 B, 0 K) on Feb. 11 … tossed three score- a 4.41 ERA ... has one complete game performance in his career … has worked 112.1 less innings with four strikeouts vs. UAB on Feb. 28 … posted consecutive score- innings and allowed 55 earned runs and 104 hits with 52 walks and 78 strikeouts. less outings against Nebraska (March 10) and Samford (March 14) … made his SEC debut against Tennessee on March 16 … notched his seventh career save, his first at Alabama, with three scoreless innings against Mississippi Valley State on March 21 … threw 4.2 innings of relief at Ole Miss on March 25 … worked 4.1 innings against South Alabama on April 18 … earned his first career SEC save against No.4 South Carolina (2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 K) on April 27 as he stranded the bases loaded in 7th inning … picked up his first win at Alabama vs. No. 4 South Carolina (7.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 K) on April 29, the longest relief outing of his career and the longest relief outing

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by any pitcher in the Jim Wells era at UA … made his first career start at Florida (7 #10 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K) on May 6 … tossed his first career complete game (9 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K) against No. 6 Arkansas on May 13 as the Tide clinched its second Jeff Texada straight SEC series against a Top 10 team … posted his third series-clinching win of Infielder the season at No. 20 Mississippi State (8 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 5 K) on May 19 … suffered his first loss of the season against Florida (5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K) in an Junior * 6-0 * 180 SEC Tournament elimination game … pitched in the summer for the Newport (R.I.) New Iberia, La. Gulls in the New England Collegiate Baseball League … appeared in eight games and made seven starts for Newport while compiling a 4-3 record with a 3.43 ERA (Catholic HS) … had one complete game and one combined shutout … worked 39.1 innings and Birthdate: February 17, 1987 allowed 15 earned runs and 39 hits with 21 walks and 52 strikeouts for Newport … held opponents to .235 batting average … earned Pitcher of the Week honors after Brings experience and versatility to the Crimson Tide tossing seven shutout innings against the Manchester (N.H.) Silkworms on July 27 lineup … can play either second base or shortstop … … played on the same team as UA teammate Brandon May … also played against also played in the outfield in the fall … has good range and speed … is an excel- SEC foes Brad French (Vanderbilt) and Jared Koon (Mississippi State). lent bunter … helped lead the McKinney (Texas) Marshalls to back-to-back TCL Championship series appearances in the summers of 2006 and 2007, winning the SOPHOMORE (2006 – Birmingham Southern): league title in 2006 … has appeared in 58 games in his two-year Alabama career … Made 25 relief appearances and posted a 2-2 record with six saves and a 3.37 ERA has made 26 starts … has compiled a .296 (32-for-108) career batting average with … worked 34.2 innings and allowed 13 earned runs and 21 hits with 24 walks and one home run and 13 RBI. 27 strikeouts … earned his first collegiate save with two scoreless innings against Jacksonville State on March 21 … picked up his first career win with two scoreless CAREER POST-SEASON NOTES: innings against UNC-Asheville on March 25 … notched his second win at Coastal Has appeared in three career post-season games … has played in two SEC Tourna- Carolina on April 14, allowing only two earned runs (2.25 ERA) over his final seven ment games and one NCAA Regional game … made his post-season debut against outings (8 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 SV) … in two seasons at BSC he appeared in 34 games, LSU on May 24, 2006 … made his NCAA Tournament debut against Jacksonville compiling a 2-4 record with six saves and a 3.98 ERA, working 40.2 innings, allow- State on June 2, 2006 … drew a bases-loaded walk and scored one run in the Tide’s ing 18 earned runs, 27 hits and 28 walks while striking out 32 … left BSC when the 13-1 win. school dropped to Division III status following the 2006 season … pitched for the Wisconsin Woodchucks in the Northwoods League in the summer of 2006 … made SOPHOMORE (2007): 21 appearances for Wisconsin … started five games and posted a 2-3 record with Appeared in 39 games and started 25 games at two different positions, second base five saves and 4.47 ERA … worked 46.1 innings and allowed 23 earned runs and 47 (23) and shortstop (2) … hit .277 (28-for-101) with one home run and 17 RBI … had hits with 32 walks and 46 strikeouts. seven sacrifice bunts … as a starter, he hit .272 (25-for-92) with one home run and 11 RBI in 25 starting assignments … hit .333 (3-for-9) with one RBI in 12 games off FRESHMAN (2005): the bench … opened the season by hitting .304 (21-for-69) in the first 20 games … Appeared in nine games and went 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA … worked six innings and reached base in 24 of 37 games … opened the season by reaching base in the first 11 allowed five earned runs and six hits with four walks and five strikeouts … did not games … was the team’s leading hitter against Georgia State, hitting .583 (7-for-12) allow a hit in five of his nine outings. with five runs scored, one home run and four RBI on Feb. 10-11 … slugged his first career home run in the season opener against GSU … turned in a pair of three-game HIGH SCHOOL: hitting streaks from Feb. 10-11 and Feb. 16-18 … drew three walks against Troy on A 2004 graduate of Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham and was a four- Feb. 14 … tallied two hits and scored two runs in a 16-0 win over UAB on Feb. 28 … year starter for Coach Tommy Youngblood … Oak Mountain posted a 77-27 (.740) during his four-year career … went 27-6 (.818) with five saves during his career AT Oak Mountain … set a school record with 20 career pickoffs … as a senior, he was 9-3 with two saves and a 1.70 ERA … also recorded 100 strikeouts … a Birmingham News Honorable Mention All-State selection in both 2003 and 2004.

PERSONAL: Full name is Gerald William Stroup … son of Rick and Susan Stroup … last name is pronounced “STROOP”.

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posted consecutive two-hit games against McNeese State (March 3-4) and Tennessee #23 (March 16-17) … recorded a sacrifice bunt in the 10th inning to start UA’s winning rally in a 5-3 win at No. 1 Vanderbilt on April 8 … posted a ninth-inning bunt single Tyler White to score Greg Paiml with the tying run in UA’s eventual 7-6 comeback win over Pitcher (LH) Georgia on April 13 … added two hits and one RBI in a 12-4 win at Auburn on April 20 … played in the summer for the McKinney (Texas) Marshalls in the Texas Freshman * 6-3 * 185 Collegiate League … led the Marshalls to a 23-17 record and a second-place finish in Brandon, Miss. the Rogers Hornsby Division … McKinney defeated Wichita Falls in the first round of playoffs before falling to the Coppell in TCL Championship series … played in (Brandon HS) 13 games for McKinney and hit .250 (9-for-36) with one home run and two RBI … Birthdate: August 8, 1989 played on the same McKinney team as future UA opponents Stephen Richards (Ar- kansas), Michael Wild (Arkansas) and Derek Wiley (Belmont).

FRESHMAN (2006): Appeared in 14 games and made one start … in limited action, he hit .571 (4-for-7), Tyler White will compete for time in the bullpen this season. scored four runs, had one extra base hit and one RBI … made his collegiate debut against Samford on February 14 … recorded his first collegiate hit at No. 6 Nebraska HIGH SCHOOL: on March 12 … went 3-for-3 with a double in his first career start at shortstop against A 2007 graduate of Brandon (Miss.) High School where he was a three-year letter- Mississippi Valley State on April 19 … drew a bases-loaded walk and scored a run man for Coach Neill Bartling, who played at Alabama under Coach Jim Wells … in his NCAA Regional debut against Jacksonville State on June 2 … played summer helped lead Brandon to a 25-7 record and a No. 13 final ranking by The Jackson ball for the McKinney (Texas) Marshalls in the Texas Collegiate League … helped Clarion Ledger in 2007 … led Brandon to a district championship in 2007 … was a the Marshalls to a 31-17 (.646) regular season record and the 2006 TCL Champion- two-time “Mississippi Fabulous 15” selection by The Jackson Clarion Ledger (2006 ship … played in 38 games for McKinney and hit .207 (24-for-116) with nine runs and 2007) … as a senior in 2007, he pitched 55 innings and logged 57 strikeouts … scored, seven RBI and three doubles … slugged a two-run home run in a champion- was selected to play in the Mississippi High School Athletic Association All-Star ship game win over Denton. Game … also pitched in the Crossroads Diamond Club All-Star Game … played for the Mississippi Prospect in the National Amateur Baseball Federation in the sum- HIGH SCHOOL: mers of 2006 and 2007 … played for Coach Josh Buford … member of the Beta Club A 2005 graduate of Catholic High School in New Iberia, La., where he was a four- and the National Honor Society … graduated with honors. year letterman for Coach David Jordan … hit .352 as a senior with five home runs and 32 RBI … named First-Team Class 3A All-State by the Louisiana Sports Writers PERSONAL: Association. Full name is Tyler Lee White … son of Chester and Charlotte White … has two siblings, Brian and Allison … threw the first no-hitter in Trustmark Park (home of PERSONAL: Southern League’s Mississippi Braves) history during his junior season at Brandon Full name is Jeffrey R. Texada … son of Buddy and Joy Texada … his last name is High School (2006). pronounced Tuh-hada … has three brothers, Dan, John and Scott. #3 #39 Ross Wilson James Tullidge Infielder Infielder/Pitcher (RH) Freshman * 5-11 * 175 Freshman * 6-3 * 185 Hoover, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Hoover HS) (Tuscaloosa Academy) Birthdate: November 9, 1988 Birthdate: October 13, 1988

One of the most talented football and baseball players in the state of Alabama … A walk-on, James Tullidge will battle for playing time in the infield this season. brings a wealth of experience to the Crimson Tide … a solid middle infielder who could compete for the starting job at shortstop … has excellent range and quick HIGH SCHOOL: hands … showed power at the plate in the fall … is an excellent contact hitter … Was a three-year starter at Tuscaloosa Academy for Coach John Rushing … hit .656 made a name for himself on and off the field at Hoover High School where he was with four home runs and 40 RBI as prep senior … a three-time honorable mention the starting quarterback for one of state’s top high school programs … led the foot- AISA All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … played summer ball ball team to its fourth consecutive state title during his junior season in 2005 when he for Tuscaloosa Post 34 … member of 2007 Alabama State American Legion Cham- threw for 2,360 yards and 31 touchdowns … was named a Playstation High School pionship team … led team to the Battle of Omaha (Neb.) championship, played All-American in baseball in 2007 … was selected in the 35th round of the 2007 Major in conjunction with the 2007 College World Series … also attended several CWS League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres. games, including championship round between Oregon State and North Carolina. HIGH SCHOOL: PERSONAL: A 2007 graduate of Hoover High School where he was a three-year starter on the Full name is James Lundy Tullidge … son of James and Jennifer Tullidge … his last diamond for Coach Rick Davis … hit .409 during his junior and senior seasons with name is pronounced Tuh-lidge … has one brother, Jeremiah, and one sister, Jessica. 20 home runs and 84 RBI … also added 26 doubles … as a senior in 2007, he hit .412 with 13 home runs and 49 RBI … was a 2007 Playstation High School All-American and played in the Playstation All-American game in Albuquerque, N.M., a game nationally televised by Fox Sports Net … a 2007 First-Team Class 6A All-State selec- tion by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers Association … a member of the 2007 Birmingham News Super All-State Team … a member of the 2007 Birmingham News Super All-Metro Team … a 2007 ASWA Super 10 selection … as a junior in 2006 , he hit .404 with seven home runs and 35 RBI … also added 15 doubles … a 2006 Honorable Mention All-State honoree by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers Association … rated by Perfect Game Crosschecker 72 2008 ALABAMA BASEBALL

as the 89th-best high school prospect in the nation in 2007 … was rated by Perfect #33 Game Crosschecker as the 42nd-best high school middle infielder in the nation in 2007 … attended the 2006 East Coast Professional Showcase in Wilmington, N.C., Dave Woods and the 2006 National Showcase … a two-time All-State selection in football as a Catcher starting quarterback … threw for more than 6,000 yards and 60 TDs over the course of his junior and senior seasons … led the Bucs to a 14-1 record and fourth straight Junior * 6-2 * 180 state title in 2005 … named the Most Valuable Player of the 2005 Super 6 Champion- Bailey, Miss. ship Game. (Meridian CC) PERSONAL: Birthdate: December 17, 1986 Full name is Ross Ingram Wilson … son of Parker and Susan Wilson … has three sib- lings, John Parker, Marlo and Peyton … starred in 2005 and 2006 on the popular real- ity-based MTV mini-series, “Two-A-Days” … his father, Parker, played professional baseball in the Boston Red Sox organization … his mother, Susan, was a cheerleader A walk-on, David Woods joined the Alabama team this spring … he will battle for at Alabama and was on the cheerleading squad during the Tide’s 12-0 season in 1979 playing time at catcher. … his brother, John Parker, is currently the Tide’s starting quarterback and has set single-season records for pass attempts, completions, passing yards, touchdowns, SOPHOMORE (2007 – Meridian CC): most plays and total offense each of the last two seasons … Ross and John Parker Appeared in 44 games for Meridian CC … hit .267 (23-for-86) with one home run both won state championships at Hoover High School … his uncle, Thomas Wilson, and 15 RBI … also added five doubles … posted a .988 fielding percentage behind played collegiate baseball at Livingston and in the professional ranks for the Cincin- the plate and threw out 40 percent of opponent base stealers … played in 79 career nati Reds organization … Thomas Wilson later served as a scout for the Reds and games and compiled a career batting average of .235 (39-for-166) with two home helped build Cincinnati’s 1990 World Series championship team. runs and 25 RBI with nine doubles and 19 walks … threw out 42 percent of oppos- ing base runners in his two-year career.

FRESHMAN (2006 – Meridian CC): Played for Coach Chris Rose … MCC’s assistant coach and hitting coach during his two-year career was former Alabama All-American, Joe Caruso … played in 35 games, hitting .200 (16-for-80) with one home run and 10 RBI with four doubles … threw out 44 percent of opposing base stealers.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of West Lauderdale (Miss.) High School where he played for Coach Jerry Boatner … was selected in the 42nd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Florida Marlins.

PERSONAL: Full name is David Rush Woods, Jr. … parents are David Woods and Dee Dee Rich- ardson … has two sisters, Kellie and Hallie.

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CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL 2008 Alabama Baseball Career Statistics 16 ALEX AVILA, C ALL GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .284 60-55 203 41 55 14 1 5 42 86 .424 40 6 53 1 .399 4 1 1-2 2 6 2 .800 2007 .296 57-57 223 38 66 15 2 14 61 127 .570 25 5 46 3 .372 5 1 3-4 64 28 2 .979 TOTAL .284 117-112 426 179 121 29 3 91 103 213 .500 65 11 99 4 .386 9 2 4-6 66 34 4 .962

SEC GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .298 29-28 114 24 34 8 0 2 26 48 .421 17 3 31 0 .394 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 2007 .294 30-30 119 18 35 5 1 10 38 72 .605 12 2 32 3 .358 4 1 2-2 7 15 2 .917 TOTAL .296 59-58 233 42 69 13 1 12 64 120 .515 29 5 63 3 .376 7 1 2-2 7 15 2 .917 25 MATT BENTLEY, 1B ALL GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2005 .320 26-12 50 9 16 5 1 0 9 23 .460 7 4 9 3 .435 1 0 1-1 81 3 2 .977 2006 .217 30-11 46 8 10 3 0 1 8 16 .348 7 3 6 1 .345 2 0 0-0 77 7 0 1.000 2007 .299 53-53 194 33 58 9 0 12 36 103 .531 21 10 33 2 .390 3 3 4-7 447 35 2 .996 TOTAL .290 109-76 290 50 84 17 1 13 53 142 .490 35 17 48 6 .391 6 3 5-8 605 45 4 .994

SEC GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2005 .154 10-3 13 2 2 1 0 0 3 3 .231 3 2 4 0 .368 1 0 0-0 28 2 2 .938 2006 .100 9-1 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .100 1 0 0 0 .182 0 0 0-0 13 2 0 1.000 2007 .279 30-30 111 22 31 3 0 9 22 61 .550 16 6 20 2 .393 2 0 3-6 259 22 2 .993 TOTAL .254 49-34 132 24 34 4 0 9 26 65 .485 20 8 24 2 .376 3 0 3-6 300 26 4 .988 45 BRIAN CLARK, C ALL GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 2007 .500 3-0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 2.000 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000 TOTAL .500 4-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1.333 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 1.000 13 JOSH COPELAND, RHP ALL GAMES Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK 2005 4.03 1-1 12 3 0 0/0 0 22.1 25 13 10 9 21 2 1 0 105 .278 2 5 0 1 1 2006 3.38 1-0 13 0 0 0/2 0 21.1 19 11 8 12 19 5 0 1 93 .241 0 0 0 2 0 2007 2.97 1-2 27 0 0 0/1 4 30.1 27 15 10 7 27 8 0 1 132 .235 0 5 2 3 0 TOTAL 3.41 3-3 52 3 0 0/3 4 74.0 71 39 28 28 67 15 1 2 330 .250 2 10 2 6 1

SEC GAMES Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK 2005 67.50 0-0 2 1 0 0/0 0 0.2 6 7 5 0 2 1 0 0 10 .667 1 1 0 0 0 2006 13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 4 5 3 2 2 1 0 1 13 .400 0 0 0 1 0 2007 2.57 1-1 13 0 0 0/0 1 14.0 11 6 4 6 8 3 0 1 59 .229 0 2 1 2 0 TOTAL 6.48 1-1 17 1 0 0/0 1 16.2 21 19 12 8 12 5 0 2 82 .313 1 3 1 3 0 27 AUSTIN GRAHAM, RHP ALL GAMES Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK 2006 2.87 2-1 4 4 0 0/0 0 15.2 15 8 5 5 8 1 0 0 68 .250 4 1 1 1 0 2007 13.50 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 .000 3 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 3.31 2-1 5 4 0 0/0 0 16.1 15 9 6 6 8 1 0 0 72 .242 7 2 1 1 0 11 WES HENDERSON, 1B ALL GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .273 38-2 22 1 6 2 0 0 3 8 .364 2 0 10 0 .333 0 1 0-0 70 2 0 1.000 2007 .167 9-0 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0 0-0 13 1 0 1.000 TOTAL .250 47-2 28 2 7 3 0 0 4 10 .357 2 0 11 0 .300 0 1 0-0 83 3 0 1.000

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31 AUSTIN HYATT, RHP ALL GAMES Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK 2005 12.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 5 4 4 0 2 0 0 1 15 .357 0 1 0 0 0 2007 3.07 5-1 16 3 0 0/1 2 41.0 36 15 14 9 38 6 0 1 166 .240 3 3 0 4 1 TOTAL 3.68 5-1 18 3 0 0/1 2 44.0 41 19 18 9 40 6 0 2 181 .250 3 4 0 4 1 36 CASEY KEBODEAUX, RHP ALL GAMES Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK 2005 6.52 0-1 7 2 0 0/0 1 9.2 14 12 7 9 5 4 0 1 51 .368 1 1 1 2 1 2007 5.06 3-4 18 10 0 0/0 0 58.2 66 38 33 20 51 9 1 4 265 .284 10 6 1 6 0 TOTAL 3.68 3-5 25 12 0 0/0 1 68.1 80 50 40 29 56 13 1 5 316 .296 11 7 2 8 1 22 KENT MATTHES, OF ALL GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .200 31-14 55 7 11 1 0 1 8 15 .273 4 2 16 1 .279 0 0 0-0 28 2 0 1.000 2007 .307 51-50 199 31 61 9 2 8 45 98 .492 11 4 39 7 .350 3 1 7-8 99 7 3 .972 TOTAL .283 82-64 254 38 72 10 2 9 53 113 .445 15 6 55 8 .335 3 1 7-8 127 9 3 .978

SEC GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .133 11-4 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 .133 1 0 5 0 .188 0 0 0-0 7 0 0 1.000 2007 .258 24-24 97 9 25 5 1 2 18 38 .392 6 3 23 5 .321 0 0 2-3 49 4 2 .964 TOTAL .241 35-15 112 9 27 5 1 2 19 40 .357 7 3 28 5 .303 0 0 2-3 56 4 2 .968 1 KYLE MOORE, C ALL GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .212 18-10 33 3 7 0 0 1 8 10 .303 5 1 12 0 .333 0 3 1-3 4 0 0 1.000 2007 .200 31-22 75 9 15 3 0 2 12 24 .320 9 4 29 1 .262 2 5 1-2 122 17 0 1.000 TOTAL .204 49-32 108 12 22 3 0 3 20 34 .315 14 5 41 1 .285 2 8 2-5 126 17 0 1.000 43 TYLER ODLE, OF ALL GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .000 13-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-1 0 0 0 .000 2007 .130 25-5 23 5 3 1 0 1 4 7 .304 5 0 11 0 .286 0 0 0-0 18 0 0 1.000 TOTAL .130 38-5 23 5 3 1 0 1 4 7 .304 5 0 11 0 .286 0 0 0-1 18 0 0 1.000 7 MIERS QUIGLEY, LHP ALL GAMES Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK 2006 3.75 1-2 7 5 0 0/0 0 24.0 24 16 10 8 21 3 2 1 109 .250 2 5 0 0 1 2007 4.88 4-7 16 15 0 0/1 0 90.1 86 53 49 41 78 12 1 16 .400 255 13 9 5 8 6 TOTAL 4.64 5-9 23 20 0 0/1 0 114.1 110 69 59 49 99 15 3 17 509 .254 15 14 5 8 7 34 RYAN RHODEN, OF ALL GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .285 60-52 200 31 57 5 2 1 24 69 .345 26 0 26 8 .366 1 3 1-1 100 2 5 .953 2007 .291 43-37 141 19 41 4 0 2 16 51 .362 11 2 26 3 .351 0 0 2-2 200 17 5 .977 TOTAL .287 103-89 341 50 98 9 2 3 40 120 .352 37 2 52 11 .360 1 3 3-3 300 19 10 .970

SEC GAMES Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .307 28-24 88 16 27 3 2 0 13 34 .386 16 0 12 6 .413 0 3 1-1 47 1 2 .960 2007 .207 18-16 58 4 12 1 0 0 4 13 .224 3 0 13 2 .246 0 0 1-1 89 9 1 .990 TOTAL .267 46-40 146 20 39 4 2 0 17 47 .322 19 0 25 8 .352 0 3 2-2 136 10 3 .980 10 JEFF TEXADA, ,INF Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .571 19-1 7 4 4 1 0 0 1 5 .714 2 0 3 0 .667 0 0 0-0 4 8 2 .857 2007 .277 39-25 101 18 28 2 1 1 12 35 .347 17 2 11 2 .385 2 7 5-8 44 60 9 .920 TOTAL .296 58-26 108 22 32 3 1 1 13 40 .370 19 2 14 2 .405 2 7 5-8 48 68 11 .913

Career Stats listed for players with more than one season at Alabama. For 2007 statistics and results, please see pages 000-000.

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