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Was 7-for-7 in stolen bases ... Finished with 122 assists, second on John the team ... Academic all-MWC selection. welshwelsh High School: Batted .443 with a .609 on-base percentage at Cop- per Hills High School ... 19-for-19 in stolen base attempts as a senior ... Two-time all-state selection ... Region MVP in 2002 ... # Golden glove award as junior and senior ... Golden bat award as a 1 senior ... Led team to region championship and fourth-place fi nish at state in 2002 ... Named to academic all-state team in 2002 ... Junior • Outfi eld • 5-10 • 203 Captain of and teams as a senior. Salem, Utah/Spanish Fork HS Personal: Born on March 19, 1984 ... Son of Kevin Khoury and 2005: Started all 55 games ... Ranked fourth on team with a .333 Glenna Branagan ... Communication major ... Father played for batting average ... Batted leadoff in 48 games, with an on-base Utah ... Grandfather played for the AAA Salt Lake Bees ... Can’t Miss percentage of .393 ... Ranked 3rd on team with 39 RBIs ... Re- TV - Family Guy ... Favorite movie - Anchorman ... Favorite Musical corded four 14 doubles, 4 home runs and was 5-of-8 in stolen base Artist - Tenacious D ... Nickname is Ryno. attempts. Career Statistics 2004: Saw action in 39 games ... Started 32 games in left fi eld and Yr. Avg. GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO Fld. two at DH ... Batted .261 with 8 doubles, 3 triples, 4 home runs and 03 .294 47 177 35 52 17 7 2 5 11 19 .949 04 .310 53 229 41 71 26 13 0 6 15 29 .965 23 RBI ... Stole 4 bases ... Fielding percentage of .984. 05 .317 55 221 51 70 38 16 0 6 27 40 .926 Tot .308 155 627 127 193 81 36 2 17 53 88 .945 High School: Three-time all-state selection ... Batted .458 with 18 RBI and 12 stolen bases as a senior ... Team won regional champi- onship twice ... Named MVP of Region 6 vs. Region 7 all-star game Corey ... Selected to play in Russia as part of Utah-Moscow Games, where his team won a gold medal. shimadashimada

Personal: Born on January 18, 1985 ... Son of Terry and Lana Welsh ... Exercise and sports science major ... Favorite place to hang out - the weight room ... Can’t Miss TV - South Park ... Fa- #3 vorite movie - Dumb and Dumber ... Favorite MLB player - Jim Edmonds. Freshman • Outfi eld • 5-8 • 164 Murray, Utah/Murray HS Career Statistics Yr. Avg. GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO Fld. 04 .261 39 138 21 36 23 8 3 4 6 27 .984 High School: Led Murray High School to a runner-up fi nish in Utah 05 .333 55 243 46 81 39 14 0 4 15 37 .982 State Tournament last season ... Two-time all-state and all-region Tot. .307 94 381 67 117 62 22 3 8 21 64 .982 choice for the Spartans ... Served as team captain.

Personal: Born on March 16, 1987 ... Son of Lynn and Marilyn Shi- Ryan mada ... Undecided on a major ... Brother Gregg played baseball at khourykhoury Utah Valley State ... Place I’d Like to Visit - Japan ... Can’t Miss TV - Baseball Tonight ... Favorite movie - Wedding Crashers ... Favorite Musical Artist - G-Unit ... Favorite MLB Player - Ichiro Suzuki.

#2 Matt Senior • Infi eld • 5-10 • 175 andersonanderson West Jordan, Utah/Copper Hills HS

2005: Started all 55 games ... Ranked fi fth on team with a .317 batting average ... Scored a team-high 51 runs ... Led team with 9 #4 stolen bases in 14 attempts ... Hit 6 home runs, second-best on the team ... Drew 27 walks, second-most on the team. Sophomore • Outfi eld • 5-11 • 168 Sandy, Utah/Jordan HS 2004: Fourth-ranked hitter on team ... Started and played in 53 of 58 games ... Batted .310 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 2003: Saw action in 35 games, starting 18 ... Batted .269 with 5 26 RBI. doubles and 3 triples ... Drove in 8 runs ... 2-for-3 in stolen bases. 2003: Started 46 of 47 games played ...Posted a .294 batting av- High School: Four-year letterwinner at Jordan High School ... Bat- erage with seven doubles, two triples, fi ve homers and 17 RBIs ... www.utahutes.com 5 meet the utes ted .684 during Utah Class 5A Tournament as a junior ... Two-time College. all-state honoree ... Named all-region three times ... Named to the Class 5A all-star team as a senior ... Invited to participate in the High School: Two-time second-team all-region selection ... Earned Area Code, Team One and Best of the West Player Showcases. second-team all-state honors as a junior ... Helped Murray High School to a regional championship in 2001 and a runner-up fi nish Personal: Born on September 16, 1983 ... Son of Brian and Jan in the region in 2002. Anderson ... Business administration major ... Served a two-year LDS Mission in Brazil after his freshman year ... Best Event I’ve Ever Personal: Born on January 5, 1985 ... Son of Alan and Sharon Been To - Game 6 of the World Series, Diamondbacks vs. Yankees Nakagama ... Exercise and sports science major ... Plans on becom- ... Favorite movie - Field of Dreams ... Nickname is Matty. ing a baseball coach ... Father was a walk-on point guard with the U. basketball team ... Can’t Miss TV - Family Guy ... Favorite Movie Career Statistics - Wedding Crashers ... Nickname is Nak. Yr. Avg. GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO Fld. 03 .269 35 67 12 18 8 5 3 0 7 14 .952 Mike Brian tummolotummolo hedmanhedman

#7 #5 Senior • Infi eld • 5-9 • 166 Senior • Pitcher • 6-1 • 165 Huntington Beach, Calif./Golden West College Taylorsville, Utah/Taft CC 2005: Played in 23 games last season ... Batted .273 in 33 at-bats ... Tallied 8 runs scored and 4 RBIs. 2005: Made 13 appearances, all in relief ... Pitched 17.2 innings ... Compiled a 10.19 earned-run average ... Recorded 13 strikeouts Previous School: Played two seasons at Golden West College ... against just 11 walks. Helped lead Golden West to a No. 1 ranking in the state of in 2004. Previous School: Played two seasons for Taft College in Taft, Calif. ... Put together a 4-4 career record at Taft ... Recorded four saves High School: Attended Mater Dei High School. during his sophomore season. Personal: Born on March 24, 1984 ... Son of Robert and Linda High School: Helped lead Taylorsville High School to state cham- Tummolo ... Sociology major ... Favorite professional sports team - pionships in 2000 and 2002. Oakland Athletics ... Can’t Miss TV - ESPN ... Favorite Place to Hang Out - “The beach. Because of the girls.” Personal: Born on April 6, 1984 ... Son of Mark and Sue Hedman ... Health promotion and education major ... Dream vacation - Trip Career Statistics to Egypt ... Most Prized Possession - my baseball glove ... Favorite Yr. Avg. GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO Fld. foods - steak and mashed potatoes ... Nickname is Hed. 05 .273 23 33 8 9 4 1 0 0 2 6 .971

Career Statistics Yr. ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP BB SO Avg. HBP 05 10.19 0-0 13 0 0 0 0 17.2 11 13 .383 2 Bret baldwinbaldwin Nic nakagamanakagama #8 Sophomore • Infi eld • 6-0 • 189 #6 West Jordan, Utah/West Jordan HS

Sophomore • Catcher • 5-9 • 210 2005: Saw action in two games ... Recorded 1 hit in 2 at-bats. Murray, Utah/Salt Lake CC 2004: Did not see action. 2005: Red-shirted. High School: Earned Utah Class 5A All-State honors twice for West Previous School: Transferred to Utah from Salt Lake Community Jordan High School ... Named West Jordan High School Athlete of the Year in 2001 ... Helped lead his team to a runner-up fi nish in the 6 university of utah baseball meet the utes state tournament ... Also played on a state championship basketball ence Championship team ... Team had a 99-23 record in his two team at West Jordan. seasons at Lamar CC.

Personal: Born Jan. 24, 1983 ... Son of Brent and Connie Baldwin High School: Two-time fi rst-team all-state selection for Minico ... Undecided on a major ... Pre-game ritual - Drinks a Powerade High School ... Helped lead his high school squad to a state run- and eats a Snickers before each game ... Hobbies - ... Pets - ner-up fi nish in 2000 and a third-place fi nish in 2001 ... Was also a Miniature Schnauzer named Hank ... Favorite pro sports team - New fi rst-team all-region selection in soccer as a senior. York Yankees. Personal: Born on May 2, 1983 ... Son of Vince and Marcia Frank ... Education major ... Dream vacation - Visit Yankee Stadium in T.J. New York City ... Comes from a family of 12 children ... If he could make one change to college baseball, it would be to require the use wisewise of wood bats.

Career Statistics Yr. Avg. GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO Fld. #9 05 .267 31 90 16 24 15 5 0 1 6 19 .967 Junior • Catcher • 6-2 • 205 Burien, Wash./Bellevue CC Mike mitchellmitchell 2005: Appeared in 13 games, starting 1 ... Batted .438 (7-of-16) ... Tallied 3 RBIs. Previous Schools: Red-shirted at Gonzaga in 2003 ... Batted .227 #12 with two home runs and 11 RBIs at Bellevue Community College in 2004. Junior • Infi eld • 5-10 • 175 Klamath Falls, Ore./Klamath Union HS High School: Three-year letterwinner at Kennedy High School ... Named second-team All-Seamount 3A League during his senior 2005: Saw action in two games. year ... Also a standout football player, earning all-league honors as both a and linebacker. 2004: Did not see action. Personal: Born on November 17, 1983 ... Son of Danny Wise and High School: Named fi rst-team All-Southern Oregon Conference Laura Seeger ... Exercise and sports science major ... Favorite pro- at Klamath Union High School ... Also a standout basketball and fessional sports teams - Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks ... player. Favorite foods - peanut butter and jelly, arroz con pollo and chicken teriyaki. Other: Most Valuable Player of his Legion team, batting .432 and compiling a .528 on-base percentage. Career Statistics Yr. Avg. GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO Fld. 05 .438 13 16 3 7 3 2 0 0 1 4 1.000 Personal: Born on July 22, 1984 ... Son of Robert and Pamela Mitchell ... Exercise physiology major ... Plans to become a chi- ropractor ... Must See TV - Family Guy ... Favorite musical artist Adam - Jay-Z ... Favorite pro sports team - Atlanta Braves ... Pets - North frankfrank American Shepherd named Bear.

Josh #10 madsenmadsen Senior • Catcher • 6-2 • 212 Paul, Idaho/Lamar CC #13 2005: Saw action in 31 games, starting 25 ... Compiled a .267 bat- ting average ... Tallied 15 RBIs, 5 doubles and 1 home run ... Senior • Pitcher • 6-0 • 209 West Jordan, Utah/College of Southern Idaho Previous School: Second-team all-region selection at Lamar Com- munity College in 2004 ... Drafted in the 30th round by the Anaheim 2005: Went 0-2 with an 8.06 earned-run average ... Made 20 ap- Angels following the 2003 season ... Batted .355 with eight home pearances, all in relief ... Struck out 12 and walked just 9 batters. runs and 58 RBIs last season ... Played on two-time Empire Confer- www.utahutes.com 7 meet the utes

Previous School: Named fi rst-team all-region at College of South- ern Idaho ... Helped CSI to a regional championship. Erich kempkemp High School: Earned all-region honors at Copper Hills High School.

Personal: Born on February 8, 1984 ... Son of Kyle and Brenda Madsen ... Sociology major ... Favorite professional sports team #16 - Chicago White Sox ... Can’t Miss TV - Seinfeld ... Favorite movie - Dumb & Dumber ... Favorite musical artist - Ill Nino ... Nickname Junior • Infi eld • 6-0 • 204 is Maddog. Hemet, Calif./Palomar JC

Career Statistics Previous School: Earned fi rst-team All-America honors at Palomar Yr. ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP BB SO Avg. HBP Junior College in 2005 ... Named all-conference as a freshman and 05 8.06 0-2 20 0 0 0 0 25.2 9 12 .349 3 sophomore ... Helped lead Palomar to second-place fi nish in State of California.

Jason High School: First-team All-Sunset League at Hemet High School priceprice for three straight seasons ... Batted .448 as a senior ... Helped lead the Bulldogs to Sunset League championships as a junior in 2002 and as a senior in 2003 ... Selected to the Desert All-Star Team and the Riverside County All-Star team.

#15 Personal: Born on May 15, 1985 ... Son of Rod and Lisa Kemp ... Senior • Pitcher • 6-2 • 176 Business major ... Mother and father were NCAA Division I athletes ... Sister Heather was a swimmer at Auburn and won 3 NCAA Cham- Taylorsville, Utah/Copper Hills HS pionships ... Favorite movies - Gone in 60 Seconds; The Italian Job ... Favorite MLB Player - Steve Finley ... Nickname is Scooter. 2005: Led team with 106.1 innings pitched ... Struck out team-high 80 batters, while walking just 34 ... Compiled a 4-8 record and a 6.77 earned-run average ... Set a school record for games started with 18. Jay brossmanbrossman 2004: Led team with 108.1 innings pitched ... Set school records for single-season strikeouts (102), single-game strikeouts (12) and games started (17) ... Compiled a 4-8 record with a 5.73 ERA. # 2003: Went 4-1 in 19 appearances with a 5.40 ERA ... Logged 63.1 18 innings, striking out 50 and holding opponents to a .285 batting Junior • Infi eld • 6-1 • 207 average ... Seven starts, earned one save and pitched one complete game. Pullman, Wash./Pullman HS

High School: Compiled a 16-1 record during career at Copper Hills 2005: Earned All-Mountain West Conference honors ... Started all High School ... Posted a career 1.21 earned-run average ... Pitched 55 games ... Led team with .377 batting average, 8 home runs and three no-hitters ... Named fi rst-team all-state as well as fi rst-team 22 doubles ... 51 RBIs ranked second on the team ... Scored 50 all-region as both a senior and junior ... team won region cham- runs, which ranked No. 2 on the squad. pionship in 2002 ... Named Copper Hills team MVP following 2002 season. 2004: Earned All-Mountain West Conference honors ... Led team with .369 batting average ... Started 38 games and appeared in 44 Personal: Born on February 5, 1984 ... Son of Randy and Sheri contests ... Ranked fourth on the team with a .494 slugging percent- Price ... Communications major ... Favorite professional sports team age ... Tallied 15 extra-base hits, including 11 doubles, two triples - Minnesota Twins ... Favorite pro athlete - Dontrelle Willis ... Can’t and two home runs ... Named Mountain West Scholar-Athlete. Miss TV - Family Guy ... Favorite movie - The Big Lebowski ... Pets - Dog named Odie. High School: League MVP for Pullman High School in 2003 ... Team captain as a senior ... 2002 team MVP ... Three-time fi rst- Career Statistics team all-league shortstop ... Led the league in hitting in 2002 ... Led Yr. ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP BB SO Avg. HBP the league in home runs during his junior and sophomore seasons 03 5.40 4-1 19 7 1 1 1 63.1 19 50 .285 7 ... Team won the state championship in 2001 ... Three-sport athlete 04 5.73 4-8 21 17 3 0 0 108.1 43 102 .299 12 05 6.77 4-8 19 18 0 0 0 106.1 34 80 .311 11 ... Offensive player of the year for football as both a junior and Tot. 6.05 12-17 59 42 4 1 1 278.0 96 232 .301 30 senior ... Lll-league in 2002 ... Led the league in pass- ing during both his junior and senior seasons ... Team captain in football as a senior ... Named second-team all-league in basketball in both 2001 and 2002 ... Two-time team captain in basketball. 8 university of utah baseball meet the utes

Other: Member of the Spokane Heat Summer Select Team ... 2002 Lucas team MVP ... 2001 team MVP and Rookie of the Year ... Member of trinnamantrinnaman the Mariners (players from , Oregon and Idaho) and the Northwest Select Team.

Personal: Born on Jan. 17, 1985 ... Son of Jack and Jan Bross- man ... Exercise and sports science major ... Sister Crista played #20 basketball at Idaho State ... Dad played two years of AA ball with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization ... Pre-game ritual - Prays before Junior • Pitcher • 6-0 • 174 each game ... Favorite pro sports team - Seattle Mariners. Alpine, Utah/Salt Lake CC

Career Statistics Previous Schools: Compiled a 2.38 earned-run average at Snow Yr. Avg. GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO Fld. College ... Transferred to Utah from Salt Lake Community College. 04 .369 44 168 40 62 24 11 2 2 19 27 .902 05 .377 55 231 50 87 51 22 1 8 19 33 .882 Tot. .373 99 399 90 149 75 33 3 10 38 60 .889 High School: Was 7-1 with a 2.56 earned-run average during his senior season at Lone Peak High School ... Helped lead his team to back-to-back state championships in 2000 and 2001 ... Earned Chase all-state honors in 2001. christensenchristensen Personal: Born on February 8, 1983 ... Son of Frank and Janis Trinnaman ... Dental major ... Served an LDS mission in Puerto Rico ... Was an Eagle Scout ... Siblings - Comes from a family of eight children ... Can’t Miss TV - The Offi ce ... Favorite musical artist - #19 Radiohead ... Nickname - Trinitron. Sophomore • Pitcher • 6-2 • 173 Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS Joe mozeleskimozeleski 2005: Appeared in 10 games ... Compiled an 0-1 record and a 10.57 earned-run average ... Tossed 15.1 innings ... Struck out 17 batters, while walking just 10. # High School: First-team all-state selection for Bountiful High 22 School as a senior in 2004 ... Compiled a 9-5 record with a 1.70 ERA Senior • Outfi eld • 5-10 • 178 in his senior season ... Struck out 98 batters in 2004 ... Three-time fi rst-team all-region selection ... Bountiful High’s football most valu- Huntington Beach, Calif./Golden West CC able player in 2003 ... Earned Utah Class 4A Most Valuable Player honors in football as a senior. 2005: Played in 52 games, starting 51 ... Ranked third on team with a .337 batting average ... Tallied 18 extra-base hits with 15 doubles Personal: Born on April 10, 1986 ... Son of Corey and Stephanie and 3 home runs ... Struck out a team-low 16 times among regular Christensen ... Undecided on a major ... Favorite professional sports starters ... Had a 1.000 fi elding percentage in 101 chances. teams - Boston Red Sox and Dallas Cowboys ... Favorite musical artist - Metallica ... Favorite movie - Braveheart ... Favorite foods Previous School: Named All- and All-Orange - Steak and mashed potatoes. Empire Conference as a sophomore at Golden West Community College ... Batted .315 as a freshman and .410 as a sophomore. Career Statistics Yr. ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP BB SO Avg. HBP High School: Earned all-county and all-league honors at Edison 05 10.57 0-1 10 2 0 0 0 15.1 10 17 .303 3 High School ... Named Team MVP and was MVP of the West Coast Classic.

Personal: Born on July 29, 1983 ... Son of Terry and Susan Moze- leski ... Economics major ... Can’t Miss TV - SportsCenter ... Favorite movie - Rocky IV ... Favorite professional sports team - Cleveland Indians ... Favorite MLB Player - Manny Ramirez ... Favorite musical artist - Jimmy Buffett ... Nickname is Moz.

Career Statistics Yr. Avg. GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO Fld. 05 .337 52 208 32 70 30 15 0 3 7 16 1.000

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Mike Chad mathewsmathews cullerscullers

#23 #26 Sophomore • Pitcher • 6-3 • 181 Senior • Pitcher • 6-3 • 203 Taylorsville, Utah/University of the Pacifi c Colorado Springs, Colo./Lamar CC

Previous School: Compiled a 1-9 record with a 5.79 earned-run 2005: Made 7 appearances, all as a starter ... Compiled a 4.87 average in 63 innings pitched at Pacifi c in 2005. earned-run average ... Tossed 20.1 innings ... Opponents batted just .211 against him. High School: Put together an 18-2 record with a 1.89 ERA in his high school career at Taylorsville High School ... Pitched 116.1 in- Previous School: First-team all-region selection as a sophomore nings in high school striking out 84 batters, while walking just 16 last season at Lamar Community College ... Second-team all-region ... Helped lead Taylorsville to 2002 state championship ... Played as a freshman ... Put together an 18-5 career record at Lamar CC on Taylorsville team which won the pretigious Toyo Tires National ... Named NJCAA Academic All-America as a sophomore ... Helped Classic. lead team to back-to-back Empire Conference titles.

Personal: Born on October 8, 1984 ... Son of John and Jacque High School: Named fi rst-team all-area as a senior at Air Academy Mathews ... Biology and exercise science major ... Favorite place High School ... Played in the Colorado Top 40 Game at Coors Field to hang out - The Pie ... Can’t Miss TV - Lost ... Favorite movie - A following his senior season in 2002. Beautiful Mind ... Most famous people I’ve ever met - Alex Rodri- guez and Mel Gibson ... Favorite MLB team - San Diego Padres. Personal: Born on October 19, 1983 ... Son of Rusty Cullers and Reba Ray ... Exercise and Sports Science major ... Plans to be a physical education teacher and coach ... Favorite professional Josh sports team - Atlanta Braves ... Favorite musical artist - Tom Petty bellbell ... Favorite MLB player - Greg Maddux. Career Statistics Yr. ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP BB SO Avg. HBP 05 4.87 0-0 7 7 0 0 0 20.1 8 9 .211 3 #24 Freshman • Catcher/Pitcher • 6-0 • 191 Josh Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll HS coopercooper

High School: Standout baseball and football player at Southlake Carroll High School. #27 Other: Played on teams that won the AABC 16-Under World Series and the NBC 11-Under World Series. Senior • Pitcher • 6-3 • 198 Pueblo, Colo./Lamar CC Personal: Born on October 9, 1986 ... Son of Jeff and Rachelle Bell ... Undecided on a major ... Earned Eagle Scout status ... Siblings 2005: Earned All-Mountain West Conference honors ... Utah’s top - Comes from a family of six children ... Best event I’ve ever been to pitcher ... Led team with a 3.64 earned-run average ... Only Utah - College World Series ... Most famous person I’ve ever met - Hank pitcher with a winning record, going 4-1 ... Pitched 84.0 innings ... Aaron ... Favorite pro sports team - Texas Rangers. Tossed a shutout in his fi nal outing of the season, a 2-0 win over New Mexico on May 25 during the MWC Tournament ... Also tallied three saves.

Previous School: First-team all-region selection at Lamar Com- munity College as a sophomore ... Ranked 12th in the nation in strikeouts (89) and 14th in ERA (2.14) ... Led team with a 9-1 re- cord last season ... Compiled a career record of 16-3 ... Struck out 159 batters in 126 career innings.

High School: Drafted in the 40th round by Seattle, coming out

10 university of utah baseball meet the utes of Pueblo South High School ... Struck out a state-high 96 batters award for best defensive player in 2002 ... Batted .347 with a .975 during his senior season ... Put together a 7-0 record and a 1.80 fi elding percentage as a senior. ERA ... Helped lead his team to the Colorado Class 4A State Cham- pionship. Personal: Born on August 4, 1984 ... Son of Steve Kmetko and Sharon Hawkins ... Economics major ... Father is a scout for the Personal: Born on April 2, 1984 ... Son of Jim and Kay Cooper ... Arizona Diamondbacks ... Favorite pro sports teams - Arizona Dia- Favorite sports team - Colorado Rockies ... Hobbies - hunting and mondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals ... Pets - Dogs named Joe and fi shing ... Can’t Miss TV - Entourage ... Favorite movie - Boogie Able ... Can’t Miss TV - Malcolm in the Middle ... Nickname - Kmet. Nights ... Favorite place to hang out - the mountains ... Nickname - Coop. Career Statistics Yr. Avg. GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO Fld. Career Statistics 05 .303 18 33 6 10 5 2 0 0 2 6 .971 Yr. ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP BB SO Avg. HBP 05 3.64 4-1 24 6 1 1 3 84.0 27 71 .252 10 Brandon Brad astast devorevore #30 #28 Junior • Pitcher • 6-4 • 205 Denver, Colo./Wichita State University Freshman • Pitcher • 6-2 • 205 Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon HS Previous School: Made 10 appearances in two seasons at Wichita State University ... Was 1-0 with a 7.04 ERA in seven appearances High School: Named fi rst-team all-state for Horizon High School last season ... Pitched 7.2 innings in 2005 ... Made three appear- as a senior ... Also earned all-region honors in 2004 ... Put together ances as a freshman in 2004, tossing 4.1 innings with a 4.15 ERA. an 8-1 record and a 1.65 earned-run average in his last season at Horizon ... Led team to state tournament berth. High School: Played just one year of baseball at Northglenn High School ... Was a four-year state qualifi er in golf ... Was a two-time Personal: Born on October 7, 1985 ... Son of Lana Crimando and all-conference selection in basketball. step-father Pete Crimando ... Undecided on a major ... Can’t Miss TV - SportsCenter ... Favorite movie - Boondock Saints ... Favorite Personal: Born on October 13, 1983 ... Son of Greg and Joan Ast pro sports team - Chicago Cubs ... Favorite food - Cafe Rio ... Most ... Business administration major ... Best game/event ever been to famous person I’ve ever met - Mike Tyson ... Nickname - DeVo. - Super Bowl Broncos vs. Packers ... Favorite movie - 40-Year Old Virgin ... Most famous person ever met - ... Favorite MLB player - Andy Pettitte. Tyler kmetkokmetko Jason williamswilliams

#29 Junior • Infi eld • 6-1 • 174 #32 Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy Prep Junior • Pitcher • 6-5 • 215 2005: Played in 18 games, starting 5 ... Batted .303 in 33 at-bats Cave Creek, Ariz./Yavapai College ... Put together 10 hits with 2 doubles and 5 RBIs. Previous School: Has been at Yavapai College for the past three 2004: Red-shirted. years ... Helped lead Roughriders to a conference championship in 2005 ... Put together a 6-4 record as a freshman ... Was 1-2 last 2003: Played in 19 games, starting 10 ... Tallied 13 hits and a .289 season with a 6.65 ERA in six appearances, with 16 strikeouts and average ... Notched fi ve doubles and six RBIs ... MWC Scholar-Ath- eight walks. lete, the most prestigious academic award given by the conference ... Academic all-MWC. High School: Named MVP of his Cactus Shadows High School team ... Also was drafted by the Oakland A’s in 2002. High School: Named fi rst-team all-region and honorable mention all-state in 2002 for Brophy Prep ... 2002 team co-MVP ... Coach’s Personal: Born on August 25, 1985 ... Son of Michael and Sheila www.utahutes.com 11 meet the utes

Williams ... Art major ... Favorite place to hang out - My apartment and drove in 21 runs last season ... struck out just 13 times, while ... Can’t Miss TV - Reno 911 ... Favorite movie - 3000 Miles to Grace- drawing 20 walks ... Played his freshman season at Utah Valley land ... Best game ever been to - Game 7 Diamondbacks World State, going 7-3 on the mound and batting .305 with two home Series victory ... Favorite MLB player - Curt Schilling. runs.

High School: Earned all-state honors as a junior and senior at Clayne Timpanogos High School ... Was named MVP of the North-South garrettgarrett High School All-Star Game. Personal: Born November 28, 1982 ... Son of Janice King ... Busi- ness major ... Brother Seth played at BYU and spent one season in the Padres minor league organization ... Favorite place to hang out #33 - Any pool hall ... Can’t Miss TV - Baseball Tonight ... Favorite Movie - Mac & Me ... Favorite MLB Player - Greg Maddux. Senior • Infi eld • 6-0 • 186 Murray, Utah/Dixie State College Brian 2005: Ranked second on the team with seven home runs ... Batted lanelane .280 and appeared in 48 of the team’s 55 games ... Tallied six dou- bles and one triple ... Ranked second on the team with 26 walks.

2004: Saw action in three games, starting two. #35 Previous School: Played two years at Dixie State College, where he posted a .316 batting average with three home runs, 17 dou- Senior • Pitcher • 6-3 • 201 bles and 49 RBI ... Named all-conference ... Team was conference Scottsdale, Ariz./Scottsdale CC champion in 2002 ... Graduated with honors and was named to the Dean’s List twice. 2005: Ranked second on the team with a 4.15 ERA ... Led team with fi ve victories, compiling a 5-6 record in 32 appearances ... Tied High School: Three-time fi rst-team all-state and all-region pick ... for team lead with three saves ... Ranked fourth on the team with Hit .450 with 30 doubles, 25 homers and 115 RBI over his three 60.2 innings pitched ... Struck out 38 batters, while walking 21. years ... Team was region champion from 1999-2001 ... Drafted by the Texas Rangers out of high school. Previous School: Earned Academic All-America honors at Scotts- dale Community College ... 1-2 last season with a 3.58 ERA. Personal: Born on February 18, 1983 ... Son of Michael and Mary Ann Garrett ... Already holds bachelor’s degree in economics ... Best High School: Named all-region at Shadow Mountain High School game/event ever been to - 2004 BYU-Utah football game ... Can’t ... Was also a member of National Honor Society. Miss TV - SportsCenter ... Favorite movie - Godfather II ... Favorite MLB player - Jim Edmonds. Personal: Born on May 20, 1983 ... Son of Byrl and Cathy Lane ... Economics major ... Plans to become a lawyer ... Favorite place to Career Statistics hang out - Z-Tejas ... Favorite musical artists - Jurassic 5 ... Favorite Yr. Avg. GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO Fld. movie - Half Baked ... Pets - Owns a dalmation named Zeke. 04 .000 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 --- 05 .280 48 168 33 47 27 6 1 7 26 31 .995 Total .270 51 174 33 47 27 6 1 7 26 31 .995 Career Statistics Yr. ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP BB SO Avg. HBP 05 4.15 5-6 32 0 0 0 3 60.2 21 39 .279 6 Eric kingking Shad mccordcord

#34 # Junior • Pitcher • 6-2 • 200 36 Orem, Utah/Salt Lake CC Senior • Pitcher • 6-5 • 186 Layton, Utah/Salt Lake CC Previous Schools: Put together a 5-1 record at Salt Lake Com- munity College with a 2.23 ERA ... Tossed fi ve complete games with 2004: Put together a 1-1 record with an 8.90 ERA in 11 appear- two shutouts last season ... Struck out 88 batters, while walking ances ... Had one complete game in 31.1 innings pitched ... Struck just 39 for SLCC ... Batted .322 to lead SLCC ... Hit one home run out 20 batters with just nine walks.

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Previous School: Led the team and ranked second in the confer- ence with a 0.44 earned run average in 2003 at SLCC. Scott High School: Threw a no-hitter in 1999 ... struck out 17 batters in malonemalone one game during the 2000 season ... his 2000 team placed fi fth in the state ... ’99 team won the region. Personal: Born November 23, 1981 ... Son of Rob McCord and Kathy Hatch ... Wife is named Amber ... Sociology major ... Favorite place to hang out - Home with my wife ... Favorite movie - Troy ... #39 Most famous person you’ve ever met - Karl Malone. Junior • Outfi elder • 6-4 • 243 Paradise, Calif./Santa Barbara City College

Greg Previous Schools: Batted .338 as a freshman and led Butte Col- krausekrause lege in hits ... Batted .312 with four home runs last season as a sophomore at Santa Barbara City College... Helped lead SBCC to its best record in school history and its fi rst playoff berth in 27 years ... earned all-conference honors at SBCC. #37 High School: Named fi rst-team all-league and all-section for Para- dise High School ... Also earned all-league honors in football for the Freshman • Pitcher • 6-7 • 240 Bobcats. Henderson, Nev./Green Valley HS Personal: Born October 25, 1985 ... Son of Brad and Lisa Malone ... Finance major ... Favorite place to hang out - The beach ... Place I’d like to visit - The Caribbean ... Can’t Miss TV - 24 ... Favorite High School: Named Green Valley High School pitcher of the year movie - Top Gun ... Favorite musical artists - Brooks & Dunn ... Fa- for three consecutive seasons ... Earned all-state and all-conference vorite MLB player - Albert Pujols. honors ... named southern Nevada all-region pitcher of the year ... Was 11-1 with a 1.61 earned-run average as a senior ... Struck out 74 batters in 74 innings ... Led Green Valley High to a regional championship and third-place fi nish at state tournament. Breeze Personal: Born July 14, 1987 ... Son of Curtis and Elaine Krause stringhamstringham ... Accounting major ... Grandfather Banard was a four-sport letter- winner at the U. (baseball, basketball, track and football) and also played for the Detroit Lions ... Can’t Miss TV - Dead Zone and Alias ... Favorite movie - Field of Dreams ... Nickname - Moose. #40 Junior • Infi elder • 6-2 • 234 Rory Provo, Utah/DeAnza College jamesjames Previous School: Played two seasons of baseball at DeAnza Col- lege in Cupertino, Calif.. High School: Was a standout baseball and football player at Provo #38 High School. Personal: Born December 6, 1981 ... Son of Richard and Mary Sophomore • Pitcher • 6-10 • 228 Ann Stringham ... Accounting major ... Given name is Brett Andrew, Oshkosh, Wis./Pasco Hernando CC but he goes by Breeze ... Served an LDS Mission in Tulsa, Okla. ... Brother Jed played at Cal-Santa Barbara and in the Detroit Ti- gers organization ... Brother Matt played college baseball at BYU ... Previous School: Played for one season (2004) at Pasco Hernan- Comes from a family of fi ve children (four brothers, one sister). do Community College in New Port Richey, Fla. High School: Standout pitcher for Oshkosh West High School. Personal: Born June 26, 1984 ... Son of Shawn and Susan James ... Envrionmental studies/journalism double major ... His father played collegiate baseball as well ... Can’t Miss TV - Seinfeld ... Places I’d like to visit - Tibet and Mt. Everest ... Favorite pro sports team - Boston Red Sox ... Nickname - Big North.

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