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Collegiate Baseball/Third Team)... Conference USA Freshman of the Year/ All-Freshman Team... All C-USA (First Team)... All-Silver Glove ... Andrew Whataburger College Classic All-Tournament Team... 30 All-Tournament Team... National of the Week (Feb. 10)... Led Benak C-USA in (125), (122.2) and starts (20)... Shared the team P w R/R and conference lead in wins (11, with eventual MLB first round draft pick 6-5 w 215 w Fr.-HS )... Finished among the NCAA leaders in strikeouts (14th) and wins (tied for 16th)... Tied the most wins recorded in a season by a Rice freshman in school history (set by eventual major league (Langham Creek) in 1995 and in 2002)... Among C-USA leaders in ERA (3.01) and opponents’ average (.248)... Averaged 8.2 hits and ”beh-NOCK” 2.5 walks allowed, with 9.2 strikeouts per 9.0 innings... Averaged 6.0 innings Big right-hander who continues to improve as he evolves into a full- per start... Threw seven-plus innings nine times, including a nine- time pitcher... Great upside. win against Marshall... The complete game effort was the said — “Andrew pitched well in the fall. If he keeps first by a Rice pitcher since Josh Geer in June 2005... Pitched 7.1 innings getting stronger he could himself into a serious role in the spring.” in the Super Regional against sixth-ranked A&M, allowing High School — A 2008 graduate of Langham Creek High School in the just two runs on six hits and two walks while striking 10... Fanned 10 northwest Houston area... Led the Lobos to a 22-6 record and a bi-district or more in a game four times... Struck out a career-high 12 batters on the title as a senior... Earned honorable mention all-District 17-5A honors at against an East Carolina team that won 40 games and advanced to a first base... Served as team ... Played in the both the city and state regional... Struck out 11 against Big 12 foe Texas Tech... Won the winner’s versions of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) all-star bracket start in the Regional against 16th-ranked TCU, where he scattered games as a junior in 2007... Helped the 2007 LCHS squad to a 17-1 record six hits and a walk while striking out seven in 6.1 frames... Went 1-1 and and Top 15 national ranking... Coached by Armando Sedeno. struck out 23 batters in a combined 20.0 innings in the NCAA Tournament... Personal — Full Name: Andrew Franklin Benak. Born Jan. 31, 1990 in Started and won regular season games against regional-bound teams Houston. Parents: Dan and Sandy Benak of Houston (one sister). Grand- East Carolina, Baylor, Long Beach State, Memphis and TCU... Also faced father, Jerry Sims, was a three-year baseball letterman at Rice (1956-58) eventual regional teams Cal State Fullerton, Texas, Nebraska, Southern who helped lead his Owl team to the program’s first winning record in Miss and Sam Houston State... Pitched 50.2 innings against ranked teams more than 30 years. College: Lovett. and recorded 56 strikeouts... Went 6-2 with a 2.30 ERA in C-USA starts... Made only three relief appearances all season: his Division I debut on Ryan Berry 28 P w R/R 6-1 w 195 w Jr.-2L Humble (Humble HS)

Possesses pitching acumen with the arm to match... Enters third season as the Owls’ opening-game pitcher of weekend series... Honored as the Houston area preseason college player of the year by the local chapter of the Baseball Writers of America. Wayne Graham said — “Obviously one of the better starting pitchers in . We expect big things.” At Rice — 2008: All-Conference USA (First Team)... Houston College Classic All-Tournament Team... Was invited to the 2008 Team USA national trials upon his return from the College ... Led the team and was among the best in the conference in starts (16), (104.0) and strikeouts (86)... Averaged a steady 6.1 innings per start... Opposing hitters batted a composite .259 against him... Averaged 7.4 strikeouts per 9.0 innings... Struck out a career-high 13 in 8.1 innings against C-USA foe Southern Miss, a team that went on to play in the NCAA Tournament... Started on for the Owls on the road against nationally-ranked Long Beach State... Fired a complete game, three- shutout on the road at Memphis... Blanked nationally-ranked Tulane for 8.0 innings before leav- ing with a comfortable lead... Also notched wins over , Houston and East Carolina... Pitched a total of 62 innings against NCAA Tourna- ment teams, posting a 5-3 record and 3.34 ERA against that elite competi- tion... 2007: National Freshman Pitcher of the Year (Collegiate Baseball)... Ryan Berry has been the Owls’ series-opening starter in each of the past two years, All-America (American Baseball Coaches Association/Second Team; including the opening game in back-to-back trips to the .

30 2009 Meet The Owls R opening day, a March road game at Texas, and the championship final of the C-USA Tournament... Did not allow an earned and struck out eight in 6.2 innings working in relief. International — Gained valuable experience pitching for the national team over the summer against older, and often profession- al, players from all over the world... Went 2-1 with a 1.88 ERA in seven ap- pearances for Team USA, including the Pan American Games in Brazil and in The ... Held the Japanese national team scoreless for 7.2 innings, allowing just three hits and no walks while striking out three... Fired a 7.0-inning complete game shutout against Chi- na for first international victory, scattering four hits and no walks while striking out seven... Also faced teams from Nicaragua, Brazil, The Neth- erlands and Chinese Taipei... Faced 129 batters and held all international opponents to a composite .202 batting average. High School — 2006 graduate of Humble High... Coached by David Sitton... Earned all-state honors as a pitcher... All-District 22-5A selection... Maintained a grade point average of 4.5. Personal — Full Name: Ryan Paul Berry. Born: Aug. 3, 1988, in Hous- ton. Parents: William and Lora Berry, Humble (two brothers and one sister). Major: civil engineering. Served as the defensive coordinator for Hanszen College’s powderpuff football team in the fall. College: Hanszen. Rice Statistics Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF Avg WP HBP 2007 3.01 11 3 23 20 1 0 4 0 122.2 112 52 41 34 125 21 2 10 519 .248 6 16 2008 3.63 8 5 17 16 1 1 1 0 104.0 103 47 42 31 86 17 3 7 441 .259 6 4 Totals 3.30 19 8 40 36 2 1 5 0 226.2 215 99 83 65 211 38 5 17 960 .253 12 20

Game Highs 2008 Season Career 9.0, at Memphis, Apr.5 Innings Pitched 9.0, twice 13, Southern Miss, Mar.28 Strikeouts 13, Southern Miss, Mar.28, 2008 2, East Carolina, Apr.18 Wild Pitches 2, twice 1, four times Hit Batters 4 vs. North Carolina, J20, 2007 The offense got a boost when Jess Buenger returned to the lineup. RBI and three runs scored in the series-opener against UAB... Also had multi-hit games against Houston, Memphis and Creighton... Drew two or Jess more walks in a game three different times... Batted .345 with a run 14 and a in C-USA games (10-of-29)... Hit .310 with runners on base Buenger and .300 with men in ... Made a season-high four defensive IF w S/R assists three different times... 2007: All-Silver Glove Series... Appeared in 5-11 w 190 w Sr.-2L 65 of the team’s 70 games... Made 55 starts for the No. 1 team in the coun- Bellville try, including 34 at second base, one at third base and 20 as the ... Batted in every spot in the order except leadoff... Hit a steady .306 (Texas A&M / Bellville HS) for the year and .307 against opponents that went on to play in the NCAA Tournament... Hit .286 (4-for-14) with four RBI, three runs, a pair of sacrifice ”BING-er” flies and a walk in first trip to the College World Series... Hit .300 in the Natural leader of high character... Excellent hitter from either side of NCAA Regional, including 3-for-4 with a double and a run against TCU in the plate who was slowed by an injury last season... Anxious to make a big the championship game... Hit .333 (7-for-21) at the C-USA Tournament and contribution in senior campaign. shared the team lead in runs scored (9)... Blasted two home runs, scored Wayne Graham said — “Jess is a quality Division I player and we five times and drove in a career-high four runs in the C-USA Tournament’s expect big things from him this spring, certainly with his bat in the lineup second semifinal game against Memphis to help send the Owls tothe and possibly behind the plate.” championship finale... The five runs scored was the most by an Owl in any At Rice — 2008: Played in just 28 games with 15 starts after missing game all year... Lifted the team in conference games, ranking among the three weeks due to a taxing foot injury he suffered at Texas A&M on April C-USA’s best in league-only RBI (20) and total bases (45)... Tied for third in 15... Made 13 starts at second base and two as the designated hitter... C-USA doubles for league-only games (8)... Hit .342 with runners on base Batted second in the seven times... Came off the bench to and .323 with two outs in the inning... Had 18 multi-hit games, including a hit eight times when he returned to action, including seven as a substi- career-high four in the finale against crosstown rival Houston... Longest tute DH and two times at the College World Series... Hit for the DH in the hitting streak was nine games... Drove in two or more runs in a game 12 Regional finale against Texas after the was already 2-1... Drew a times... Second on the team in getting hit by a pitch (15)... Was hit by a walk on two pitches and was lifted for a pinch-runner in his only Regional pitch three times in the two Super Regional games against Texas A&M... appearance... Knocked the ball to the base of the right field wall in a pinch Switch-hitter knocked five home runs batting from the left side and two hit against East Carolina in the second game of the C-USA Tournament... from the right-side... Fielded at a .966 pace in conference games... Regis- Came off the bench to deliver a pinch-hit single against Houston in his first tered a season-high seven assists in a game three different times... Turned appearance since the April 15 injury... Went 4-for-5 with a , three or started 37 of the Owls’ 84 double plays.

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Texas A&M — Played in 29 games for Texas A&M in 2006... Made 17 starts... Batted .227 (15-for-66) with a double, and home run... Drove in four runs, scored six times and stole two bases... Served a redshirt sea- son in his first year at the Division I level... Played in the (Graham) in the summer of 2006. High School — 2004 graduate of Bellville High School... Four-year starter and letterman for the Brahmas under David Cerny... Earned all-state as a sophomore pitcher and all-state at as a junior and senior... Hit .513 with five home runs... Three year letterman in football... Twice named District 20-3A MVP... All-state quarterback as a senior... Threw for 2,400 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior in 2003... Member of the National Honor Society. Personal — Full Name: Jesse Blane Buenger. Born: Jan. 15, 1986 at Bellville. Parents: Bruce and Cheryl Buenger of Brenham (one brother, Justin). Major: sports management. College: Jones. Rice Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 2007 .306 65 55 216 44 66 12 1 7 47 101 .468 22 15 34 5 .404 2 1 2 2 2008 .258 28 15 62 8 16 2 0 1 8 21 .339 9 0 11 2 .352 0 0 1 1 Totals .295 93 70 278 52 82 14 1 8 55 122 .439 31 15 45 7 .393 2 1 3 3

Game Highs 2008 Season Career 5, four times At Bats 6, two times 3 vs. UAB, Apr.11 Runs Scored 5 vs. Memphis, May26, 2007 4 vs. UAB, Apr.11 Hits 4, two times 3 vs. UAB, Apr.11 Runs Batted In 4 vs. Memphis, May26, 2007 1, two times Doubles 2 at Houston, A15, 2007 Triples 1 vs. Cal Poly, Mar.16, 2007 1 vs. UAB, Apr.11 Home Runs 2 vs. Memphis, May26, 2007 7 vs. UAB, Apr.11 Total Bases 9 vs. Memphis, May26, 2007 2, three times Walks 2, six times 1 vs. Houston, Mar.6 Stolen Bases 1, three times 3 vs. Creighton, Mar.9 Put Outs 8 vs. Marshall, Mar.31, 2007 4, three times Assists 7, three times “Jimmy Baseball” has a unique dedication for the game.

starts were as the leadoff batter, 31 were batting either eighth or ninth... Hit .338 against teams that were nationally-ranked, .317 with runners on Jimmy base and .306 with runners in scoring position... Led the team and finished 2 third in C-USA with 11 sacrifice bunts... Collected two or more hits in a Comerota game 15 times... Slugged a career-high three hits three times, including IF w R/R the Regional win over St. John’s... One of three Owls with more walks (24) 6-1 w 175 w Jr.-2L than strikeouts (17)... Longest hitting streak was a career-best six games Missouri City (Apr. 26 to May 10)... Played a 20-game stretch with just one in the field in 124 chances... Made a career-high eight defensive assists against (Hightower) Fresno State in the opening game of the College World Series... Tallied seven defensive assists from the middle three other times... Turned “COMM-er-ah-tah” or started 48 of the team’s 63 double plays... Was in on five double plays in Always ready for any role he’s called to play... Nicknamed “Jimmy one game against Southern Miss (Mar. 29)... The final game of the Tulane Baseball” by his teammates for his passion and dedication to the game, series was the first time he started a game and did not record a defen- a moniker that caught on around the country after another trip to the sive (he did have two put outs)... 2007: Played in 11 games with four College World Series. starts, including two at shortstop and two at third base... Three of the four Wayne Graham said — “Arguably the most improved college player starts were against teams that went on to play in the NCAA Tournament over the last two years. Jimmy’s an improved hitter, who can play any- (twice vs. East Carolina and once against St. John’s)... Batted .294 with a where on the field except pitch. Extremely valuable. Great attitude.” pair of walks and two sacrifice hits... Slugged a double and scored in a At Rice — 2008: All-NCAA Houston Regional... NCAA District VI All- start against Texas Tech at the Whataburger College Classic in Corpus Academic Team... Conference USA All-Academic Team... C-USA Com- Christi... Scored a season-high two runs in a game twice, including the missioner’s Academic Honor Roll... Appeared in all but one game since regular season win over Baylor... Made four appearances as a pinch run- opening day and started 51 times... Made 48 starts at second base and ner... Was error-free in the field in 13 chances (10 at shortstop and three three at shortstop... Batted .429 at the College World Series (3-for-7) with at third)... Made a career-high three defensive assists in a single game at a walk and run scored... Shared the team lead in hitting (.417) with Chad East Carolina... Played in the Texas Collegiate League (Duncanville) in the Mozingo for the seven NCAA Tournament games... Was the Owls’ leading summer of 2007... 2006: Did not see any game action... Worked hard to be hitter of the Regional, going 7-for-12 (.583) with two doubles, five RBI and a member of the team’s official roster for the College World Series, super three runs scored... The Regional weekend was a career-best, topping an regional and regional games, and was ready to play when called upon... East Carolina series where he was 6-for-12 with three two-hit games... Played in the Texas Collegiate League (Weatherford) in the summer. Went 4-for-11 (.364) with six runs scored in a sweep of Marshall... Eight High School — 2005 graduate of Hightower High School in Missouri

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City... Four-year starter for the Hurricanes under coach Eddie Young- blood... All-state honoree as a junior and senior... First team all-Greater Three-year letterman and starter for football team under coach Roland Houston selection by the Houston Chronicle in 2005... Played in the Texas Gonzalez... Made all-district, all-metro and all-south Texas in 2004... Nomi- high school all-star game... Named the District 20-5A most valuable player nated as all-district, all-metro and all-South Texas MVP in 2005... Member after batting .450 with 38 RBI, 24 runs scored and five home runs... Posted of first team all-state in 2005... Broke South Texas receiving record with 86 15 career wins as a pitcher... Three-time team MVP and 2003 sophomore catches and 1200 total yards... Member of National Honor Society. player of the year... Maintained a 3.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale and graduated Personal — Full Name: Thomas Crain III. Born: May 13, 1987, in magna cum laude. Corpus Christi. Parents: Tom and Mary Crain of Corpus Christi (two Personal — Full Name: James Anthony Comerota. Born: Dec. 1, 1986, sisters). Major: economics. College: Hanszen. in . Parents: Dave and Mary Comerota of Missouri City (one sister). Father played baseball for Springfield College (1975), and grandfa- ther, Tony Comerota, played in the minor leagues (1950). Majors: kinesiol- Nick ogy/economics. College: Jones. 25 Rice Statistics DeBiasse Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT IF/C w R/R 2007 .294 11 4 17 5 5 1 0 0 0 6 .353 2 0 4 0 .368 0 2 0 0 2008 .291 61 51 196 45 57 6 1 0 28 65 .332 24 4 17 2 .374 3 11 12 15 6-3 w 215 w So.-1L Totals .291 72 55 213 50 62 7 1 0 28 71 .333 26 4 21 2 .374 3 13 12 15 Lawrence, Kan. Game Highs (Lawrence HS) 2008 Season Career 5, seven times At Bats 5, seven times 3, three times Runs Scored 3, three times “DEE-bee-ahs-see” 3, three times Hits 3, three times 3 vs. St. John’s, May31 Runs Batted In 3 vs. St. John’s, May31 One of the strongest players on the team... Great teammate with 1, six times Doubles 1, seven times strong character and competitiveness. 1 vs. East Carolina, Apr.20 Triples 1 vs. East Carolina, Apr.20 Wayne Graham said — “Nick’s a hard worker. He has great potential 4, twice Total Bases 4, twice to hit.” 2, three times Walks 2, three times 1, 12 times Stolen Bases 1, 12 times At Rice — 2008: C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll... 5, three times Put Outs 5, three times Played in six games with two starts in first season at the Division I level... 8 vs. Fresno State, J15 Assists 8 vs. Fresno State, J15 All but one appearance, including both starts, was at designated hitter... Made first career start, and second career appearance, in front of more than 6,500 fans against 13th-ranked Texas on the road in Austin... Started in the home win over NCAA Tournament-bound Sam Houston State... Came off the bench to collect first career hit, while also driving in a run, against Trey Conference USA foe UAB... Later walked and scored against the Blaz- 33 ers... Lone defensive appearance was at first base in the second meeting Crain with NCAA Tournament-bound Dallas Baptist... Played in the Northwoods IF w R/R Collegiate League (Brainerd) in the summer of 2008. 6-2 w 195 w So.-Tr. High School — Valedictorian of the 2007 Lawrence High School Corpus Christi class... One of three finalists for Kansas male athlete of the year his senior year... Three-year starter and letterman for coach Brad Stoll... Finished (Weatherford College / Ray HS) senior year with a .474 batting average and was second team all-state... Helped the Lions to a third place finish in the 2007 state playoffs... Also Returns to Rice a more experienced veteran... Immediately adds a an all-state selection in football... Kansas Honor Scholar... Member of the boost in power as a potential corner player... Increases infield depth. National Honor Society. Wayne Graham said — “Trey is a versatile player with a strong bat. Personal — Full Name: David Nicholas DeBiasse. Born: July 27, 1988 He can play multiple positions.” in Lawrence, Kansas. Parents: David and Trish DeBiasse (one brother, two Weatherford College — Played the 2008 season at Weatherford sisters). Uncle, John Buxton, played football at the University of Montana College in north Texas... Provided steady offensive production to help the and aunt, Sarah Buxton, played basketball at Arizona. Active with Habitat team to a 36-17 record... Batted .308 in 50 games played with 37 RBI, 37 for Humanity. College: Brown. runs scored, nine doubles a triple and three home runs... Teammate of current Owl Steven Sultzbaugh... Coached by Jeff Lightfoot... Played in a Rice Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT college league in Hawaii over the summer. 2008 .111 6 2 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .111 1 0 1 1 .200 0 0 0 0 At Rice — 2007: Did not see any game action in first season at Rice... Played in the Texas Collegiate League (Weatherford) in the summer. Game Highs High School — A 2006 graduate of W. B. Ray High School in Corpus 2008 Season & Career 2, four times At Bats Christi... Three-year starter and four-year letterman... Helped lead the Tex- 1 vs. UAB, Apr.12 Runs Scored ans to the co-district championship in 2006... Coached by Mario Deleon... 1 vs. UAB, Apr.12 Hits Two-time first team all-district and three-year first team all-metro... Made 1 vs. UAB, Apr.12 Runs Batted In first team all-South Texas and third team all state junior year... Senior year 1 vs. UAB, Apr.12 Walks 1 vs. Dallas Baptist, Apr.2 Put Outs made first team all-south Texas and first team all-state... Named district MVP in 2006... Hit .430 senior year with four home runs and 46 RBIs...

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Could become one of the nation’s premiere pitchers now that he has a year of Division I experience under his belt... Live left arm... Dominated opponents in the fall exhibitions. Wayne Graham said — “His role is not locked-in yet, but Matt had a great freshman year. There was nothing in the fall to indicate that he wouldn’t continue that type of pitching. He could be a starter, he could be the .” At Rice — 2008: Conference USA All-Freshman Team... Provided a dramatic impact for the nationally-ranked Owls as a rookie reliever... Second on the team in appearances (29), all out of the ... Was also second in games finished (11)... Went 4-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 42.0 innings... Held 151 opposing hitters to a composite .232 batting average... Averaged a team-leading 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings (min. 25 inn.)... Maintained a 2.3-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks radio... Allowed only one in 14.0 innings from April 25 to June 15... Logged a 2.89 ERA in C-USA games... Maintained a 1.76 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 15.1 tough innings against nationally-ranked opponents... Notched career-bests in innings (3.2) and strikeouts (10) in the April 1 win at nationally-ranked Texas... Threw a hitless inning in game two of the Super Regional against Texas A&M... Pitched 1.1 innings in the Regional final against Texas, where he struck out two and was charged with an unearned run... Worked 2.2 innings vs. UAB Matt Evers averaged 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a freshman last season. in the Owls’ first game of the C-USA Tournament, where he struck out four and was charged with an unearned run... Faced eventual national cham- pion Fresno State in the College World Series... Played in the California Anthony Collegiate League (Santa Barbara) in the summer. High School — A 2007 graduate of Stratford High School in suburban Fazio 9 west Houston... Was selected in the 48th round of the major league draft P w R-R by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as a senior... Played on the Goodwill Series American Team and for Team Texas against high school all-star teams from 6-1 w 195 w Fr.-HS other states... Earned third team all state as a senior, leading the Spartans Beaumont to a 25-9 record, second place district finish and to the school’s first series (Kelly) victory in the state playoffs in 12 years... First team all-District 19-5A selec- tion in 2006 and 2007... Three-year letterman for coach Tony Mardirosian. Personal — Full Name: Matthew Bryan Evers. Born: June 4, 1989 in Combines good arm strength with above average movement on his Houston. Parents: Dale and Teri Evers of Houston (one brother). College: ... Maintained a 1.80 ERA pitching in all four exhibitions in the fall. Wiess. Wayne Graham said — “Anthony was one of our top recruits and in the late fall showed he is definitely going to see a lot of action in the Rice Statistics spring, possibly in various roles. He has a chance to be a good three-pitch Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF Avg WP HBP 2008 3.00 4 1 29 0 0 0 2 0 42.0 35 17 14 23 54 9 0 5 183 .232 2 2 pitcher.” High School — A 2008 graduate of Monsignor Kelly High School in Game Highs Beaumont... Four-year varsity letterman who was a three-time all-district Season/Career and all-state honoree in baseball by the Texas Association of Parochi- 3.2, at Texas, A1 Innings Pitched 10, at Texas, A1 Strikeouts al & Private Schools (TAPPS)... Led the team to a 16-10 record and the 1, twice Wild Pitches TAPPS 6A state finals... Named the MVP of the Area Code Games as se- 1, twice Hit Batters nior... Coached in baseball by Al Rabb... Versatile athlete who was also a two-time all-state and all-district quarterback under coach Mike Long... Named the Bulldogs’ offensive MVP as a junior... Outstanding student who graduated magna cum laude... Member of the National Honor Society. Personal — Full Name: Anthony Louis Fazio. Born: March 29, 1990, in Beaumont. Parents: Sam Fazio and Jill Proctor (one brother, and one sis- ter). Father played baseball at St. Edward’s University. College: Hanszen.

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High School — A 2006 graduate of nearby St. Thomas High School... Four-year starter and letterman under coach Ken Schulte... Helped lead Michael the Eagles to TAPPS state championship in 2004 and state finals in both 15 2005 and 2006... Posted a 27-9 career record and a .360 batting average... Fuda Named to the state’s all-tournament team as a freshman... Three-time first OF/IF w R/R team all-district and first team all-state... Member of the 2006 all-Greater 6-0 w 200 w So.-1L Houston team. Katy Personal — Full Name: Abel Raphael Gonzales. Born: Dec. 30, 1987, in Houston. Parents: Abel and Gloria Gonzales of Houston (one sister). (Katy HS) Aunt and uncle, Mary and Alex Santos, both work in the Rice Athletics Department. Major: kinesiology. College: Sid Richardson. Former two-sport athlete at Rice (also played football) who is now focusing just on baseball... Moved from second base to the in the Rice Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT fall to better utilize his great speed and strength. 2008 .176 10 5 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 4 .235 1 0 5 1 .222 0 0 0 0 Wayne Graham said — “Michael is a work-in-progress with out- standing potential. Great speed, good power. His amount of playing time is contingent on continued progression.” At Rice — 2008: Played in three games with one start at second base Daniel at home against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Played as a defensive sub- stitute and later scored a run in the Owls’ 10-6 win over Winthrop... Made Gonzales-Luna 1 one appearance as a pinch hittter... Played error-free at second base. IF/OF w R/R High School — A 2007 graduate of ... Earned all- America honors from Louisville Slugger as senior ... 5-9 w 175 w Fr.-HS Named first-team 5A all-state in baseball in 2006 and 2007... Unanimous Houston all-District 18-5A selection at wide receiver and kick returner for coach (Lamar HS) Gary Joseph... Third-team 5A all-state by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football as a kick returner... Caught 44 passes for 738 yards and eight scores as a senior... Listed on the Dallas Morning News Hot 100 and the Rivals.com Proved to be a tough player to get out in the fall scrimmages, batting Texas 100 after earning first-team all-state selection as a junior, catching .353 and leading the team in doubles... Coaches like his strength, speed 62 passes for 1399 yards and 19 touchdowns. and compact swing. Personal — Full Name: Michael Vincent Fuda... Born: January 13, Wayne Graham said — “Daniel had an outstanding fall and projected 1989 in Chicago... Parents: Frank and Rita Fuda (two brothers). College: Sid himself into possible playing time this spring. He hit very well.” Richardson. High School — The 2008 Valedictorian of nearby Lamar High School... Three-time all-District 20-5A honoree... Helped lead team to a 29-7 record, Rice Statistics the regular season district championship and the Region III quarterfinals Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 2008 .000 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 as a senior... Hit a walk-off home run in the bi-district playoffs as a senior in 2008... Teammate of current Owl ... Coached by Mike McGilvray... Named to the 2008 5A Baseball All-State Academic Team. Personal — Full Name: Daniel Carlos Gonzales-Luna. Born: Sept. 21, Abe 1989 in Fresno, Calif. Parents: Carlos Gonzales and Hortencia Luna Gonza- les (three brothers) of Houston. Brother, Noel, is a junior on the baseball Gonzales 24 team at Princeton. College: Hanszen. P/IF w L/L 6-1 w 180 w So.-1L Houston Draft Dodgers (St. Thomas) A number of Owls on the current roster were selected in differ- ent Major League Drafts, but decided to forgo pro baseball in order to play for Rice. The current Owl draft dodgers include: Prototypical crafty left-hander... Can confidently change speeds and locations on all his pitches... Keep an eye on his potential to contribute as Player Pos. Round MLB Team a left-handed hitter. Steven Sultzbaugh OF 20th in ‘08 Florida Wayne Graham said — “Abel wants to help us and he could play a Anthony Rendon SS 27th in ‘08 Atlanta role because he knows how to pitch.” Taylor Wall LHP 40th in ‘08 Arizona At Rice — 2008: C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll... Jared Rogers RHP 36th in ‘08 New York (A) Played in 10 games with five starts... Made five starts at first base and one Jeremy Rathjen OF 45th in ‘08 Arizona as the designated hitter... Started the second game of the year on the road Rick Hague SS 37th in ‘07 Milwaukee against nationally-ranked Long Beach State... Drove in a run and scored in Matt Evers LHP 48th in ‘07 Tampa Bay a win over Winthrop... Appeared ready to make a more pronounced con- Jordan Rogers RHP 49th in ‘07 Chicago (N) tribution after getting three hits with a double, an RBI and a run scored Jordan Rogers RHP 32nd in ‘06 San Diego in five at bats in the Southern Miss series, but was injured in a collision Jordan Rogers RHP 43rd in ‘05 Colorado and sidelined the rest of the season... Played in the Northwoods Collegiate League (Duluth) in the summer... 2007: Gained a redshirt season.

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Rick Hague 11 IF w R/R 6-2 w 185 w So.-1L Spring (Klein Collins)

Can establish himself as one of the best in the country after a sensational debut... Model fielder and hitter... Mature beyond his years... Great attitude, work ethic and range. Wayne Graham said — “We view Ricky Hague as one of the top shortstops in college baseball and expect him to be one of the better hitters around. We expect big things both in the field and with the bat.” At Rice — 2008: Freshman All-America (Collegiate Baseball, Second Team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers)... All-NCAA Houston Regional... Conference USA All-Freshman Team... Houston College Clas- sic All-Tournament Team... All-Silver Glove Trophy Series Team... C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll... Burst on the Division I scene... Starting shortstop for the nationally-ranked Owls in all but three games... Rice lost two of the three games he missed... Team’s top hitter at home at , batting .400 (48-of-120) with a .642 slugging percentage... Batted a steady .348 for the full season, .346 against quality teams that Rick Hague is a smooth-fielding shortstop and he has the hitting to match. advanced to NCAA Regionals, and .341 in Conference USA... Hit .379 in the Game Highs NCAA Tournament, including .375 (3-for-8) with two RBI and a sacrifice 2008 Season & Career at the College World Series... Led the team and was among the best in 5, 15 times At Bats 3 vs. Lamar, Apr. 8 Runs Scored the conference in slugging (.549) and total bases (128)... Shared the team 3, four times Hits lead in doubles (19) and was third in home runs (8) and RBI (54)... Main- 6 vs. Winthrop, Mar. 17 Runs Batted In tained a 17-game hitting streak, the Owls’ third-longest streak of the sea- 2, five times Doubles son... Collected two or more hits in a game 27 times, with a season-high 2 vs. Winthrop, Mar. 17 Home Runs 8 vs. Winthrop, Mar. 17 Total Bases three hits four different times... Slugged two doubles in a game five differ- 2 at TAMU-Corpus Christi, Mar. 12 Stolen Bases ent times, including four against ranked opponents (East Carolina, Long 6 at Dallas Baptist, Mar. 5 Put Outs Beach State, Texas and Tulane)... Shared the team lead in multi-RBI games 6, two times Assists (16)... Drove in a career-best six runs on the strength of a two-homer night against Winthrop, including a ... Blasted a clutch home run with two out in the eighth inning to tie the middle game of the Tulane series... Hit a critical homer in his second-to-last for an eventual 7-6 win in Andy the finale of the UCF series... Helped punch the Owls’ ticket to Omaha in 34 the final game of the Super Regional, collecting three hits with a double to Hamilton drive in four runs... Went 5-for-13 (.385) with a double, triple, , P w L/L and three runs scored in the Regional... Solid defensive short- 6-8 w 280 w Fr.-RS stop who turned or started 44 of the Owls’ 63 double plays... Exceptional on Metarie, La. the second half of the season. High School — A 2007 graduate of Klein Collins High School... Named (Jesuit) honorable mention Louisville Slugger High School All-American as a se- nior... Selected as the most valuable player of the Texas High School Base- Sat out last season but will continue to progress as he gets healthy... ball Coaches Association 4A-5A All-Star Game... Helped lead the Tigers Imposing lefty who continues to work and improve... Held his teammates to a 36-6 record, the semifinals of the 5A state tournament and a ranking to a combined .188 batting average in the fall scrimmages. of 14th in the nation by ... All-District 16-5A selection in Wayne Graham said — “Andy had some set-backs last year. We think basketball... Named to the 2007 5A Baseball All-Academic team... Member he can help us.” of the National Honor Society. At Rice — 2008: Sidelined for the entire season... Gained a redshirt Personal — Full Name: Richard Michael Hague. Born: September 18, season... Played in the (Duluth) in the summer. 1988 in Spring. Parents: Rick and Monica Hague of Spring (two sisters). High School — 2007 graduate of Jesuit High School in New Orleans... College: Lovett. Two-time letterman under coach Sam Dozier... Helped lead Jesuit to a 33-6 record and the 2007 5A state championship... Also earned a var- Rice Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT sity letter in football for the Bluejays. 2008 .348 60 59 233 40 81 19 2 8 54 128 .549 22 5 46 6 .408 5 8 4 7 Personal — Full Name: Andrew John Hamilton. Born: Sept. 13, 1988 in New Orleans, La. Parents: Robert and Debra Hamilton of Metairie, Loui- siana (two brothers, one sister). College: Martel.

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two... Pitched a total of 8.0 innings against teams that went on to play in the NCAA Tournament, including Dallas Baptist, Texas and Houston... Zack Held those Regional-bound teams to a .167 batting average for a 1.12 ERA.. 35 Played in the California Collegiate League in the summer. Harwood 2007: Sat out the entire season for the second year in a row... 2006: Did not P w R/R play his first year with the program while recovering from an injury... Made 6-2 w 188 w So.-1L two starts in the Texas Collegiate League (Chapman) over the summer. Groves High School — A 2005 graduate of Austin High School in Sugar Land... Three-year starter and baseball letterman under head coach Randy Urs- (Port Neches-Groves) ery... Named sophomore of the year for the Bulldogs... Maintained a 3.2 grade point average. Has the ability to throw all his pitches in the ... Velocity and Personal — Full Name: Mark Thomas Haynes. Born: Sept. 17, 1986 in confidence continue to improve. Kansas City, Mo. Parents Jim and Carol Haynes of Sugar Land (one broth- Wayne Graham said — “Another pleasant aspect of the fall, Zack er). Father played baseball and mother played basketball at Emporia State pitched very well in our scrimmages. He can have a big role this spring. in Kansas. Major: kinesiology. College: Baker. Multiple-use pitcher.” At Rice — 2008: C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll... Rice Statistics Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF Avg WP HBP Made two appearances out of the bullpen... Did not allow any runs on two 2008 3.46 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 13.0 11 5 5 5 5 3 0 1 55 .220 0 0 hits in 1.0 inning of work... NCAA debut was two-thirds of an inning in the opening game of the Silver Glove Trophy series vs. crosstown rival Hous- Game Highs ton... Hit a batter and recorded first career against the Cougars... 2008 Season & Career 4.1, Dallas Baptist, Apr. 2 Innings Pitched Pitched the following week against Michigan State... Pitched in the Florida 2, Dallas Baptist, Apr. 2 Strikeouts Collegiate Summer League (Orlando)... 2007: Sat out first Rice season... none Wild Pitches Played in the Texas Collegiate League (Weatherford) in the summer. none Hit Batters High School — A 2006 graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School... Two-year starter and letterman under coach Jay Stone... Helped lead the Indians to a second place finish in the 2004 state championship... Two-time first team all-district pitcher... Nominated for Wendy’s High School Heis- Brock man... Graduated fifth in his class with a 4.4 grade point average. 7 Personal — Full Name: Zackary Elie Harwood. Born: Nov. 14, 1987, Holt in Nederland. Parents: Clint and Carolyn Harwood of Groves (one sister). IF w L/R Major: sports management. College: Will Rice. 5-10 w 170 w Jr.-Tr. Rice Statistics Stephenville Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF Avg WP HBP (Navarro College / Stephenville) 2008 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .400 0 1

A shortstop by trade, but showed in the fall that he can play anywhere in the infield... Looks to be a great fit at second base... Excellent eye-hand Mark coordination... Expected to be a major contributor in the spring. Wayne Graham said — “In the fall Brock was everything we had Haynes 27 hoped when we recruited him. Outstanding defensive skills. Good hitter P w R/R with gap power.” Navarro College — Two-time, first team all-Texas Eastern Athletic 6-2 w 198 w Jr.-1L Conference (TEAC) shortstop at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas... Sugar Land Coached by Whoa Dill... 2008: Played in 46 of the team’s 54 games... Helped (Austin HS) the Bulldogs set a new school record for wins (46) by batting .405 (70-of- 173) with 33 RBI, 60 runs scored, 14 doubles, six triples and seven home runs... Drew 33 walks and converted on 20-of-25 stolen base attempts... Worked hard to come back and pitch last season... Very coachable Member of the national Junior College All-Star team... Played in the Texas competitor... Has the ability to be a contributor out of the bullpen. Collegiate League (Duncanville) in the summer... 2007: Batted .356 with 16 Wayne Graham said — “Mark is a three-pitch pitcher whose playing doubles, 25 RBI, three triples, a home run and 13 steals in first season with time will be dependent on continuing to improve on his command.” the program... Teammate of current Owl Jared Rogers for both seasons... At Rice — 2008: Pitched a total of 13.0 innings in nine appearances, Member of the Dean’s List both years. all out of the bullpen... Faced 50 opposing hitters and held the foes to a High School — A 2006 graduate of Stephenville High School in north composite .220 batting average... Made his collegiate debut in the home- Texas... Twice earned first team all-District 6-4A honors, as a shortstop opener vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi after being sidelined the previous and as a second baseman... Four-year varsity letterman who was named two seasons... Notched a dramatic in his first Rice outing by getting the district newcomer of the year... Coached by Julio Jimenez. the only batter he faced to ground out to end the game when the Islanders Personal — Full Name: Brock Wyatt Holt. Born: June 11, 1988 in Fort had the tying run on deck in the ninth... Had the second-highest ratio of Worth. Parents: Joel and GayLynn Holt of Stephenville (one sister and one groundball outs-to-fly outs of any pitcher on the staff (3-to-1)... Worked an brother). Major: sports management. College: Baker. eye-opening career-long 4.1 innings against NCAA Regional-bound Dallas Baptist, holding the Patriots to no runs on just two hits while striking out

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Personal — Full Name: Craig Manuel. Born: May 22, 1990 in Rockville, Maryland. Parents: Roger and Bobbi Manuel of Satellite Beach, Fla., (one Ryan sister). Father played baseball at Jamestown College in North Dakota. Col- Lewis 16 lege: Sid Richardon. OF w L/L 6-3 w 200 w Fr.-HS Baton Rouge, La. Chad (Catholic) Mozingo 4 OF w L/L Multi-sport athlete who joins the baseball team in the spring after playing football in the fall... Solid player with a flat stroke... Will compete 5-11 w 185 w So.-1L for time in the outfield this season as a freshman. Spring Wayne Graham said — “Ryan is new to us. We’ve seen him hit and he (Klein) definitely has a sound swing.” At Rice — Fall 2007: Reserve quarterback on the Owls’ football team... Gained a redshirt season for the school record-tying 10-3 football squad Should build on a good freshman year... Led the California Collegiate that won the Texas Bowl at nearby Reliant Stadium... Coached by David League in hitting over the summer of 2008... Has the athleticism to develop Bailiff, the 2008 C-USA Coach of the Year. into one of the top college in the country... Team’s No. 3 return- High School — A 2008 graduate of Catholic High School in Baton ing hitter from a year ago. Rouge, La.... Named the city’s Male Athlete of the Year by The Advocate Wayne Graham said — “Chad has evolved into one of the better out- newspaper... Earned all-state, all-metro and all-district honors as an out- fielders in college baseball. Very good skills across the board.” fielder for coach Kyle Achord... Led the Bears to a 33-7 record and to the At Rice — 2008: All-NCAA Houston Regional... All-Silver Glove semifinals of the state tournament... Batted .470 as a senior with 10 home Trophy Series... Houston College Classic All-Tournament... Rookie who runs and 45 RBI... Hit .481 as a junior with 10 home runs and 51 RBI... Ver- worked his way into starting 58 of 62 games, including 54 in the outfield satile star was a two-time all-metro selection at quarterback for coach and four as the designated hitter... Fifteen starts were as the No. 2 man in Dale Weiner... Two-time honorable mention all-state and district MVP... the lineup... Batted .301 on the year and .291 in conference... Had a solid Football team was 34-5 in his career as a starter... Threw for 3,998 yards NCAA Tournament, going 10-for-24 (.417) with eight runs scored, three and 43 touchdowns in his career... Led Catholic to a pair of appearances walks, three steals, two RBI, a double and ... Went 3-for-7 in the state semifinals... Academic all-state selection and member of the National Honor Society who carried a 3.8 grade point average. Personal — Full Name: Ryan Anthony Lewis... Born: Oct. 30, 1989 at Baton Rouge, La.... Parents: Max and Rhonda Lewis of Baton Rouge (one sister). Coaches youth basketball in his spare time. College: Wiess.

Craig Manuel 10 C w L/R 6-2 w 210 w Fr.-HS Satellite Beach, Fla. (Satellite HS)

“MAN-you-el” Should see time at as a true freshman... Has a great under- standing of catching and handling pitchers... Highly-motivated player. Wayne Graham said — “Craig was a late recruit who has showed a great attitude with good catching and hitting skills. His make-up is exactly what we’re looking for behind the plate and hitting.” High School — A 2008 graduate of Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Fla... Hit .500 to earn District 11-5A player of the year honors as a senior... Two-time all-Cape Coast Conference selection... All-county player in 2006 and 2008... Four-year varsity letterman... Caught every inning of ev- ery game as a junior and senior... Coached in baseball by Oscar Restrepo... Multi-sport star also played football for four years... Played quarterback in the county all-star game... Varsity letterman for the Scorpions soccer Chad Mozingo got hot in the second half, including a .417 batting average in the team... Maintained a 3.78 grade point average on a 4.00 scale. Owls’ run through the NCAA Tournament.

38 2009 RICE OWLS BASEBALL Meet The Owls R at the College World Series... Ended the year hitting safely in 10-of-11 games... Maintained a nine-game hitting streak midway through the year... Tallied 17 games with two or more hits, including a career-best four hits Nick with two doubles in the team’s home-opener against Texas A&M-Corpus 18 Christi... Drove in two or more runs in a game six times, including a season- Natale OF w R/R best four RBI on three hits against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns... Showed he can be a team catalyst, reaching base at a .511 clip (23-for-45) 6-2 w 180 w So.-Sq. when leading off an inning... First career home run was hit against Texas in Livingston, NJ. front of 13,979 fans at the Houston College Classic, and struck the facade (Seton Hall Prep) in left-center field at Minute Maid Park... Scored 44 runs and was second on the team with three triples... Fourth on the team with 27 walks... Twice drew a career-high three walks in back-to-back games vs. Memphis and na-TAL Lamar... Showed his arm strength by throwing out baserunners from his Swift and aggressive on the basepaths, tremendous range in the out- spot in the outfield six different times, including once in the College World field... Could be a contributor in a number of roles... Was second on the Series against LSU... Batted a California Collegiate League-leading .470 team in hitting and shared the team lead in walks in the fall scrimmages. (39-of-83) for the Santa Barbara over the summer... Scored 25 runs with Wayne Graham said — “Nick continues to improve and is one of the 20 RBI in the Foresters’ 30 games... Led the squad to the National Baseball faster players on the team.” Congress World Series championship in Wichita. At Rice — 2008: C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll... Ap- High School — A 2007 graduate of Klein High School... Helped the peared in four games in his first season of Division I baseball, including the Bearkats to a 21-7 record as a senior... All-District 16-5A selection as a opening series of the season at Long Beach State as a defensive substi- junior... First team all-Greater Houston... Named the team’s most valuable tute in left field... Served as a pinch-runner in three games... Scored a run player... Two-year letterman for coach Barry Smith. in the victory over Louisiana-Lafayette... Played in the California Collegiate Personal — Full Name: Chad Austin Mozingo. Born: Sept. 3, 1988, League (San Luis Obispo) over the summer. in Houston. Parents: Kevin and Nancy Mozingo of Spring (two brothers). High School — A 2007 graduate of Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, College: Lovett. New Jersey... Helped the Pirates to a 32-1 record, a third-straight state championship and the No. 2 ranking in the country by Baseball America Rice Statistics his senior year... Two-year letterman for coach Michael Sheppard Jr.... Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 2008 .301 60 58 219 44 66 7 3 2 30 85 .388 27 5 45 4 .386 3 1 4 6 Three-year letterman in football in the Iron Hills League... Maintained a 3.5 grade point average. Game Highs Personal — Full Name: Nicholas Anthony Natale. Born: August 22, 2008 Season & Career 1989 in Livingston, New Jersey. Parents: Bill Natale and Mary Ellen Natale 6, at Dallas Baptist, Mar. 5 At Bats 3, three times Runs Scored of Livingston, N.J. (one brother, two sisters). Brother, Joseph, played base- 4 vs TAMU-Corpus Christi, Feb. 26 Hits ball at the University of Maryland. College: Hanszen. 4 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Mar. 19 Runs Batted In 2 vs TAMU-Corpus Christi, Feb. 26 Doubles Rice Statistics 1, three times Triples Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 1, two times Home Runs 2008 .000 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 6, two times Total Bases 3, two times Walks 3 vs. Texas, June 1 Stolen Bases 5 vs. Texas, Mar. 1 Put Outs 1, six times Assists Mike Ojala 17 P w R/R 6-3 w 195 w Jr.-2L What’s Your College? Kingwood If you’re keeping score, here’s how the 2009 baseball team is (Kingwood HS) grouped by their Rice college:

Baker 3 (Haynes, Holt, Jared Rogers) “OH-juh-la” Brown 3 (DeBiasse, Rathjen, Wall) Could evolve into a superb weekend starter after improving over the Hanszen 6 (Berry, Crain, Fazio, Gonzales-Luna, Natale, course of last season... Reliable . Reckling) Wayne Graham said — “Mike is projected to be one of the top two Jones 2 (Buenger, Comerota) starters in the spring. In his limited outings in the fall he looked very solid. Lovett 4 (Benak, Hague, Mozingo, Willson) Three pitch pitcher.” Martel 4 (Hamilton, Ojala, Peterson, Simmons) At Rice — 2008: Went undefeated (5-0) and tied for third on the staff Sid Richardson 3 (Fuda, Gonzales, Manuel) in starts (12)... Averaged a steady 10.6 strikeouts and 3.3 walks per nine Wiess 4 (Evers, Lewis, Rendon, Wright) innings... Second on the staff behind All-American Cole St.Clair in strike- Will Rice 4 (Harwood, Jordan Rogers, Seastrunk, outs-to-walks ratio (3.2-to-1, min. 35 inn.)... Starter for high-RPI games Sultzbaugh) in critical situations, including Texas (three times), Texas A&M (twice), Houston, Tulane and Oklahoma State... Had the second-most innings on the staff against ranked teams (30.0), and maintained a 4.50 ERA against

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Faced 45 batters and held the opponents to a .244 average... Played in the Texas Collegiate League (Denton) in the summer of 2007. High School — A 2006 graduate of Kingwood High School... Two-year starter and letterman for the Mustangs under coach David Denny... Helped lead team to victory at the 2005 5A state championship... Junior year made all-state, first team all-district, and all-greater Houston... Made second team all-district during senior year... Posted career stats of 18-5 with a 2.00 ERA. Personal — Full Name: Michael David Ojala. Born: Aug. 24, 1987 in Houston. Parents: David and Barbara Ojala of Kingwood (three brothers and two sisters). Father played professional golf and was on the PGA Senior Tour and European Senior Tour. Sister, Jane Hilburn, was a varsity golfer at the University of Arkansas (1995-98). Major: economics. College: Martel. Rice Statistics Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF Avg WP HBP 2007 4.38 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 12.1 11 7 6 7 9 1 1 0 56 .244 6 4 2008 4.97 5 0 14 12 0 0 0 0 54.1 61 36 30 20 64 10 3 4 251 .274 3 3 Totals 4.86 7 0 23 12 0 0 0 0 66.2 72 43 36 27 73 11 4 4 307 .269 9 7

Game Highs 2008 Season Career 6.2, at Tulane, May16 Innings Pitched 6.2, at Tulane, May16, 2008 10, at Tulane, May16 Strikeouts 10, at Tulane, May16, 2008 1, three times Wild Pitches 3, at Cal State Fullerton, Mar2, 2007 2, Winthrop, Mar17 Hit Batters 2, Winthrop, Mar17, 2008

Dave Peterson 13 Mike Ojala went undefeated while routinely starting against some of the best C/IF w R/R teams in the country. 6-0 w 190 w Fr.-HS those elite teams... Took the mound against in-state baseball rivals Texas Villa Park, Calif. A&M and Texas in the NCAA Tournament where he struck out 10 in 7.1 innings... Faced the Aggies in the clinching game of the Super Regional (Servite) and the Longhorns in the Regional finale... Allowed three runs on just three hits and a walk while striking out six against Texas, his first time to Displayed diverse skills that can help the team in numerous roles. allow more than one earned run in a start in almost two months... Struck Wayne Graham said — “In the fall Dave showed an unusually good out a career-high 10 Tulane batters while allowing just one earned run in bat for a freshman. He is a multi-use player. He can , he can play first a career-long 6.2 innings... Also fanned nine in starts against crosstown base and he can DH. He will see playing time in the spring.” rival Houston and Winthrop... Worked into the sixth inning in four of his last High School — A 2008 graduate of Servite High School in Anaheim, seven starts... Held opposing batters to a .239 average in his last seven Calif.... Three-time first team all-Trinity League honoree... Helped the Friars starts... Stayed undefeated in the face of ‘unfair’ offensive support from his win the league championship as a sophomore in 2006... Coahced by David teammates - the Owls hit .313 when other pitchers started and only .280 in Lawn... Member of the Principal’s Academic Honor Roll. his starts... Pitched for Santa Barbara in the California Collegiate League Personal — Full Name: David Peterson. Born: September 8, 1990 in over the summer... Led the Foresters to the National Baseball Congress Orange, Calif. Parents: Michael and Gayle Peterson of Villa Park, Calif. World Series championship in Wichita... 2007: Showed improvement over (three brothers). College: Martel. the course of his first full season of Division I baseball... One of the few rookie arms on the Owls’ postseason travel squad... Went 2-0 with a 4.38 ERA... Pitched 12.1 innings in nine appearances, all out of the bullpen... Each of his last seven appearances (covering the months of March, April, May and June) was on the road or at a neutral site... Last home appear- ance at Reckling Park was on Feb. 25 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Last outing was at East Carolina in the finale of the Conference USA Tour- nament... Winning pitcher in the championship game, firing a season-long 2.2 scoreless innings at tourney host ECU with two strikeouts... Also threw an inning in the C-USA semifinal win over Memphis to send the Owls to the championship finale... Earned both wins and maintained a 3.00 ERA in 6.0 total innings at East Carolina’s Clark-LeClair Stadium... Defeated East Carolina when the Pirates were ranked 22nd in the nation... Threw match- ing 1.1 innings of hitless relief at C-USA foes Southern Miss and UAB...

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Jeremy Anthony Rathjen 3 Rendon 23 OF w R/R IF w R/R 6-5 w 190 w Fr.-HS 5-11 w 180 w Fr.-HS Houston Houston (Memorial) (Lamar HS)

“WRATH-jen” Loves to play baseball... Combines outstanding skill with very good Athletic frame with potential to get even stronger... Showcased ability work habits. to in the fall exhibitions... Equally adept in any outfield spot. Wayne Graham said — “Anthony is a rare talent. He should fit in the Wayne Graham said — “Jeremy projected himself with his fall per- middle of our lineup as a hitter and appears to be sound defensively at formance into immediate playing time in the spring. Outstanding third base.” who hit well.” High School — A 2008 graduate of nearby Lamar High School... First High School — The 2008 valedictorian of Memorial High School in team 5A all-state shortstop as a senior in 2008... All-Greater Houston selec- suburban west Houston... Two-time all-District 19-5A honoree... Led the tion by the Houston Chronicle... Hit .570 with eight homers, 17 doubles, 56 Mustangs to a 28-6 record, district championship and the regional quar- RBI, 56 runs scored and 13 steals... Starter in the Texas high school all-star terfinals of the state tournament... Coached in baseball by Jeremy York... game... Earned first team all-state honors as a shortstop in 2007, the same Multi-sport star who also played varsity football for two seasons, earning year he led the greater Houston area with 14 home runs... Helped lead the all-district honors as a wide receiver... Named to the 2008 5A Baseball All- squad to a 29-7 record, the regular season District 20-5A championship State Academic Team... Maintained a 6.517 grade point average on a 6.0 and the Region III quarterfinals as a senior... Three-time all-district selec- scale. tion... Shared the District 20-5A most valuable player award with Westside Personal — Full Name: Jeremy Gordon Rathjen. Born Jan. 28, 1990, High School’s Taylor Wall, a current Rice teammate... Prep teammate of in Houston. Parents Craig and Jan Rathjen of Houston (three brothers current Owl Daniel Gonzales-Luna... Coached by Mike McGilvray. and one sister). Father played football for LSU from 1983-1987. College: Personal — Full Name: Anthony Michael Rendon. Born: June 6, 1990, Brown. in Houston, Texas. Parents: Rene and Bridget Rendon of Houston (one brother). College: Wiess. Matthew Reckling 29 Jared P w R/R Rogers 32 6-4 w 205 w Fr.-HS P w R/R Houston 6-6 w 190 w Jr.-Tr. (Kinkaid) Duncanville (Navarro College / Duncanville) Caught the coaches’ attention with a solid outings in the offseason scrimmages... Finished third on the staff in innings during the fall. Experienced transfer from the junior college ranks... Versatile enough Wayne Graham said — “Matthew was an improving pitcher through- to pitch in different roles. out the fall. We think if Matthew can continue his progress, he has a Wayne Graham said — “Jared has the potential to help us. He needs chance for innings in the spring.” to continue to kick-it-in in the spring.” High School — A 2008 graduate of The Kinkaid School in suburban At Navarro College — Pitched the 2007 and 2008 seasons at Navarro west Houston... Three-time all-Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) College in Corsicana, Texas... Coached by Whoa Dill... 2008: Helped the honorable mention... Helped lead the Falcons to a second place confer- Bulldogs set a new school record for wins (46) by going 8-1 with a 2.48 ence finish as a senior and to the league title as a sophomore in 2006... ERA in 76.0 innings of work... Pitched in 15 games... Averaged 7.8 strike- Three-year letterwinner under head coach Bobby Eggleston, a four-year outs and just 1.5 walks per nine innings... Played in the Texas Collegiate Rice letterman from 1982-85 (Will Rice). League (Duncanville) in the summer... 2007: Went 1-3 with a 5.50 ERA in Personal — Full Name: Matthew William Reckling. Born: March 24, first season with the program... Teammate of current Owl for 1989 in Houston. Parents: Stephen and Galen Reckling of Houston (four both seasons... Member of the Dean’s List both years. brothers). Grandfather, T.R. Reckling, played baseball for Rice in 1952-54. High School — A 2006 graduate of in north College: Hanszen. Texas... Named the most valuable player of District 7-5A... Selected in the 36th round of the major league draft by the ... Coached by Bob Rombach, a member of the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame... Earned academic all-state honors... Member of the National Honor Sociey. Personal — Full Name: Jared Evan Rogers. Born: May 9, 1988 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Parents: Tom and Cathy Rogers of Midlothian, Tex., (one brother). Major: sports management. College: Baker.

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High School — A 2005 graduate of Dayton High School... Three-year letterman for coach Tom Deberry... Selected in the 43rd round of the 2005 Jordan major league draft by ... First team all-District 16-4A 31 pitcher and first team Baytown all-area... Also lettered in basketball and Rogers cross country for the Broncos... Helped lead the basketball team to its first P w R/R playoff appearance in 25 years... Second team all-district point guard. 6-2 w 200 w Sr.-1L Personal — Full Name: Jordan Neal Rogers. Born: Dec. 11, 1986 in Dayton Dayton, Texas. Wife: Julia. Parents: Tony and Terrie Rogers of Dayton (one brother, one sister). Majors: classical studies/ancient Mediterranean civi- ( / Dayton HS) lizations. College: Will Rice.

Has the ability to be a factor in the spring... Durable and disciplined. Rice Statistics Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF Avg WP HBP Wayne Graham said — “Jordan was one of the pleasant outcomes of 2008 8.44 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 7 5 5 5 5 1 1 0 28 .318 0 1 the fall. He basically pitched himself into a possible big role in the spring as a reliever or a starter.” Game Highs At Rice — 2008: Made four appearances out of the bullpen in first 2008 Season & Career 3.2, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, F26 Innings Pitched season with the Owls... Earned a win in his Division I debut with a season- 3, Sam Houston State, Mar4 Strikeouts long 3.2 innings in the Owls’ home-opener against Texas A&M-Corpus none Wild Pitches Christi... Pitched at Sam Houston State a week later and posted a season- 1, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, F26 Hit Batters best three strikeouts in just 1.1 frames... Saw action against Michigan State and Winthrop. At San Jacinto College — Member of the San Jacinto teams that made trips to Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Col., in 2006 Diego and 2007... Named to the 2006 NJCAA all-star team... Pitched a complete game for the Gators at the 2006 JCWS... Selected in the 49th round of the Seastrunk 5 2007 major league draft by the , and in the 32nd round of the C/If w S/R 2006 major league draft by the ... Coached by Tom Ar- rington... Played in the Texas Collegiate League (Denton) in the summer. 5-10 w 180 w Jr.-3L Channelview (Channelview HS)

Unselfishly opened-up options for the team and himself by volunteer- ing to move to catcher in the fall training sessions... May develop into one of the better in college baseball, with the same switch-hitting talent... Tremendous eye-hand coordination. Wayne Graham said — “Diego is one of the better hitters in college baseball who is trying for a position change. So far he has looked very good behind the plate.” At Rice — 2008: All-Conference USA (First Team)... Houston College Classic All-Tournament team (Most Outstanding Player)... All- Silver Glove Trophy Series team... Raised batting average 49 points from freshman season to lead the team in hitting (.353)... Played in every game and started all but one... All 61 starts were at third base... Batted third in the lineup 42 times... Hit safely in all but eight starts... Went 3-for-9 with a home run and four RBI at the College World Series... Collected six hits and a walk and scored five times with seven RBI in seven NCAA Tourna- ment games... Started the year with a career-best 19-game hitting streak that dated back to the 2007 College World Series... Finished among the C-USA’s best in batting average, hits (91), doubles (19), RBI (61), total bases (130) and sacrifice flies (6)... Shared the team lead in both multi- hit games (27) and multi-RBI games (16)... Surpassed the century mark in career RBI (103)... Slugged four doubles in a single game vs. Texas A&M- Corpus Christi that was played at the minor league park in Corpus Christi, Tex... Also collected four hits in the final game of the Houston series... Hit .410 (41-of-100) with 33 RBI in C-USA action... Batted .386 with runners on base and .405 with runners in scoring position... Hit better away from home (.370) than at Reckling Park (.338)... Clubbed a walk-off grand slam to win the final regular season game against UAB... Made his NCAA debut on the Veteran Jordan Rogers is one of only two seniors on a young Rice squad. mound against Winthrop (Mar. 17)... Did not allow a hit, struck out one and walked one... Played for Falmouth in the prestigious Cape Cod League over the summer... 2007: All-College World Series team; Freshman All-America

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Personal — Full Name: Diego Joaquin Seastrunk. Born: Jan. 11, 1988, in Humble. Parents: Gary and Elsa Seastrunk of Humble (one sister and one brother). Major: kinesiology. College: Will Rice. Rice Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 2007 .304 66 50 214 31 65 11 2 1 42 83 .388 12 1 22 8 .338 4 5 0 2 2008 .353 62 61 258 58 91 19 1 6 61 130 .504 17 4 20 8 .393 6 6 1 4 Totals .331 128 111 472 89 156 30 3 7 103 213 .451 29 5 42 16 .368 10 11 1 6

Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF Avg WP HBP 2008 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0

Game Highs 2008 Season Career 6 at Texas State, Mar. 25 At Bats 6, two times 4 vs. Houston, May 11 Runs Scored 4 vs. Houston, May 11, 2008 4, two times Hits 4, two times 6 vs. UAB, Apr. 13 Runs Batted In 6 vs. UAB, Apr. 13, 2008 4 vs. TAMU-Corpus Christi, Mar. 12 Doubles 4 vs. TAMU-CC, Mar. 12, 2008 1 at Marshall, Mar. 22 Triples 1, three times 1, six times Home Runs 1, seven times 8 vs. TAMU-Corpus Christi, Mar. 12 Total Bases 8 vs. TAMU-CC, Mar. 12, 2008 2 at Marshall, Mar. 22 Walks 2, two times 1 at Sam Houston State, Mar. 4 Stolen Bases 1 at Sam Houston State, Mar. 4, 2008 2, eight times Put Outs 3 vs. Nebraska, Feb. 24, 2007 5, two times Assists 6 vs. North Carolina, June 17, 2007

Doug Simmons 38 OF/P w L/L

To help the team junior Diego Seastrunk spent the fall working at a new defensive 6-1 w 205 w So.-1L position. His skill as a switch-hitter has not changed. Kingwood

(Collegiate Baseball/Third Team)... Conference USA All-Freshman team... (Kingwood HS) Whataburger College Classic All-Tournament team... Worked his way into 66 of 70 games with 50 starts for the No. 1 team in the country... Made 47 Undertook the task of pitching for the first time in the fall... The coach- starts at third base, two as the designated hitter and one at second base... es are exploring the options of adding this tough competitor who throws Platooned at the hot corner with J.P. Padron for much of the season... Bat- from the left-side. ted a steady .304 for the season and did even better at the College World Wayne Graham said — “Doug was a late surprise of the fall. If he Series... Hit .316 (6-for-19) with five RBI, four runs scored and a double in continues to evolve, he could be one of the pleasant surprises of the four CWS games... Collected hits in both Super Regional games against spring as a pitcher.” Texas A&M, the first of which tied the score with one out in the bottom At Rice — 2008: Played in 23 games with 15 starts as the designated of the ninth inning... Doubled-in a run against TCU in the championship hitter... Made 10 starts in Conference USA games... Started the final game game of the Regional... Batted .341 with runners on base and .363 with of the C-USA Tournament against nationally-ranked East Carolina, where men in scoring position... Scored 31 runs with 11 doubles, two triples and he drew a walk and scored... Started the series-opener against Tulane a home run... Hit .338 and played solid defensively against C-USA competi- and the last game against Houston... Slugged two or more hits in a game tion... Went 5-for-15 at the C-USA Tournament and scored six times in five three times... Made the most of RBI opportunities, batting .313 with run- games... Had 18 multi-hit games, highlighted by a career-best three hits ners in scoring position... Went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI at five different times (vs. Cal State Fullerton, North Carolina, Memphis and home against a Dallas Baptist team that went on to play in an NCAA Re- Marshall)... Drove in two or more runs in a game 10 times, including three gional... NCAA debut in the home win against Houston... First Rice start against Long Beach State and crosstown rival Houston... Had a seven- was against Texas at Minute Maid Park... Drew walks in a pair of starts at game hitting streak in March... Involved in 11 double plays from the hot Memphis... Tallied first career stolen base at Memphis... 2007: Did not see corner... Played in the Cape Cod League (Yarmouth-Dennis) in the summer any game action... Redshirted the season... Played in the Texas Collegiate of 2007. League (Brazos Valley) in the summer of 2007. High School — A 2006 graduate of Channelview High School... Four- High School — A 2006 graduate of Kingwood High School... Three- year starter and letterman... Helped lead the Falcons to the district cham- year letterman and starter... Helped lead the Mustangs to the Texas 5A pionship and semifinals of the state tournament... Earned first team all- Championship... Batted .415 as a senior... All-district outfielder junior and district for four years, third team all-state as a freshman, and second team senior year... Second team preseason all-Greater Houston as a senior... all-state as a senior... Coached by Corey Bowyer... Member of the National Coached by David Denny... Two-year letterman in football and one-year Honor Society... Ranked in top 10 percent of the class with a 4.68 grade letterman in track... Member of National Honor Society... Maintained a 4.2 point average. grade point average.

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Steven Sultzbaugh 21 OF w R/R 6-3 w 200 w Jr.-Tr. Austin (Weatherford College / Westwood)

High-caliber junior college transfer... Named the conference player of the year despite that the JC national champion was also in the same league... Exceptional character... Carries himself well. Wayne Graham said — “Steven has all the skills necessary to play centerfield. Outstanding speed. Dedicated worker. Should play a lot.” At Weatherford College — Played the 2007 and 2008 seasons at Weatherford College in north Texas... Coached by Jeff Lightfoot... 2008: Registered a sensational season at the plate to be named the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference player of the year... Set new school records for batting average (.514), RBI (65), runs scored (53) and slugging percentage (.850)... Played in 40 of the team’s 53 games... Tallied 72 hits, with 12 doubles, four triples and nine home runs in 140 at bats... Named to the regional tournament... Helped the Coyotes to a 36-17 record... Team- mate of current Owl Trey Crain for one year... 2007: All-conference hon- oree in first season with the program. High School — A 2006 graduate of Westwood High School in Round Rock, Texas... Earned all-District 15-5A honors as a junior and senior... Starter in the Central Texas All-Star game... Selected in the 20th round of the 2006 major league draft by the Florida Marlins... Coached in baseball Slugger Doug Simmons worked his way into 15 starts last season. This year his by Bart Bratcher... Also played three seasons for the football team as a role may include pitching duties. wide receiver... All-state honoree and the district newcomer of the year. Personal — Full Name: Personal: Full Name: Steven Kyle Sultzbaugh. Personal — Full Name: Steven Douglas Simmons. Born: July 13, 1987, Born: May 21, 1988 in Orange County, Calif. Parents: Marc Sultzbaugh and in Bakersfield, Calif. Parents: Steve and Cheri Simmons of Kingwood (two Keri Bemis of Austin (one sister). Major: kinesiology. College: Will Rice. brothers). Major: political science. College: Martel. Rice Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT 2008 .237 23 15 38 6 9 3 0 1 7 15 .395 5 2 14 1 .356 0 0 1 1 Taylor Game Highs 26 2008 Season & Career Wall 4 at Tulane, May 15 At Bats 1, six times Runs Scored P w L/L 2, three times Hits 6-2 w 180 w Fr.-HS 2 vs. Houston, May 10 Runs Batted In 1, three times Doubles Houston 1 vs. UAB, Apr. 12 Home Runs 4 vs. UAB, Apr. 12 Total Bases (Westside) 1, five times Walks 1 at Memphis, Apr. 5 Stolen Bases Possesses tremendous confidence with a knack for pitching... Gets better as the games get bigger... Should continue to thrive under the Rice coaches and in the program’s winning environment. Wayne Graham said — “Taylor was a coveted recruit. He is a three- pitch left-handed pitcher who we plan to fit into our starting rotation. He pitched well enough in the fall to validate that evaluation.” High School — A 2008 graduate of Westside High School in Hous- ton... First team all-state selection as a senior by the Texas Sports Writers Association... Led the Wolves to the best season in the program’s young history, a 30-5 record on the way to the Region III finals of the 5A state tournament... Named the All-Greater Houston pitcher of the year by the Houston Chronicle after posting a 14-1 record with an 0.64 ERA and 125

44 2009 RICE OWLS BASEBALL Meet The Owls R strikeouts in 86.2 innings... Threw three shutouts, including a no-hitter, in and senior... Three-year all conference selection in football... Caught 29 the team’s run through the 2008 state tournament... Shared the District 20- passes for 638 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior on offense, while 5A most valuable player award with Lamar High School’s Anthony Rendon, racking up 60 tackles, including five sacks, on defense. a current Rice teammate... The Wolves went 111-24 in Wall’s four years as Personal — Full Name: Luke Michael Willson. Born Jan. 15, 1990 in a varsity letterman under coach Emrick Jagneaux. Windsor, Ontario. Parents: Mike and Wilma Willson of LaSalle, Ontario, Personal — Full Name: Douglas Taylor Wall (prefers middle name). (two brothers, one sister). Father played football for the University of Born: January 8, 1990 in Houston. Parents: J.N. and Carrie Wall of Houston Windsor. Both brothers played football for the University of Western On- (one brother, one sister). College: Brown. tario and an uncle played basketball for the University of Detroit. College: Lovett. Luke Travis Willson 44 43 IF w L/R Wright 6-5 w 240 w Fr.-HS P w R/R LaSalle, Ontario, 6-6 w 195 w So.-Sq. (St. Thomas of Villanova) Paris (Paris HS) Versatile two-sport athlete brings international experience to the Owls... Has displayed a love of the game... Combines great enthusiasm Has the ability to pitch and is anxious to make a contribution... More with a desire to learn. consistency will translate into duty out of the bullpen. Wayne Graham said — “Luke was kind of an unknown, but in the Wayne Graham said — “Travis has a lot of potential. If we get him to times we’ve seen him swing the bat he has the potential to be a good have a little more command he can help us.” ballplayer. We’re quite sure of that.” At Rice — 2008: C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll... At Rice — Fall 2008: Reserve tight end on the Owls’ football team... Member of the squad... Did not appear in any game action... Played in the Gained a redshirt season for the school record-tying 10-3 squad that won (Fayetteville) over the summer... 2007: Walk-on who the Texas Bowl at nearby Reliant Stadium... Coached by David Bailiff, the did not see any game action in first season with the program... Gained a 2008 C-USA Coach of the Year. redshirt season. International — Played with the Canadian Junior National baseball High School — A 2006 graduate of Paris High School in north Texas... team in the spring and summer of 2008... Team toured major league spring Two-year starter and three-year baseball letterman... Helped lead the training sites to play against various Extended teams, Wildcats to the district championship as a junior in 2005... Earned first as well as the Dominican Republic to play several MLB teams’ Domin- team all-district... Coached by Bill Sikes... Three-time Academic Athlete can Summer League entries... Completed the summer with the Canadian honoree and member of National Honor Society... Maintained a 5.2 grade Juniors at the World Championships in Calgary. point average. High School — A 2008 graduate of St. Thomas of Villanova in Personal — Full Name: Travis Richard Wright. Born: Aug. 28, 1987, in LaSalle, Ontario, Canada... Maintained a 4.0 grade point average and Paris, Tex. Parents: Kem Wright of Paris and Kim Hayman of Irving. Major: was a multi-sport star in baseball, football, ice hockey, track & field and History. College: Wiess. soccer... Named the Widlcats’ athlete of the year as a sophomore, junior

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