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COACHING STAFF COACHING 4 39 Doug SCHREIBER Jamie SAILORS 10 Spencer ALLEN 32 Ricky HEINES Head Coach (10th Season) Assistant (2nd Season) Coach / Pitching Assistant Coach (1st Season) Assistant Coach (1st Season) Volunteer / 1999 University Purdue / 1986 University Purdue / 2007 University Purdue / 2001 University State Iowa No. Name 1 2 COMADENA Jordan 3 Eric CHARLES Connor SESTAK 5 OF/C 6 John CUMMINS Pos. 7 Josh TOLAN R / R INF Andy LOOMIS 8 5’10” B / T P 9 Alex JAFFEE R / R Height 210 SS 11 Ryne WHITE L / L Nick OVERMYER 5’10” Weight Senior INF 12 Class R / R 6’1” Matt JANSEN P 175 13 Cory BIFOSS R / R 6’3” 14 Freshman HS) 188 West Normal, Ill. (Normal Community OF WURDACK Drew SS/2B L / L 1B/OF 5’10” School) (Previous Hometown 15 Sophomore 185 BLOUNT Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville HS) David R / R R / R 5’11” 16 L / L 180 Junior COOK Kyle HS) Heart-Griffin Springfield, Ill. (Sacred 17 P 5’10” 5’8” 5’11” 170 Freshman MADIA Drew OF/C P 18 Senior 195 155 205 HS) Ind. (North Vigo Haute, Matt MORGAN Terre L / L 19 L / R HS) Ill. (Highland Park Highland Park, SS/2B Dan BLACK Junior R / R Sophomore Junior 20 6’2” 6’0” Ben WOLGAMOT R / R College) Whiting, Ind. (Bishop Noll HS / South Suburban 6’8” HS) 3B/1B 21 Ind. (La Porte La Porte, P BRIDGES 200 Ryan 6’0” 180 HS) (Coronado Texas 22 El Paso, Ill. (St. Rita Chicago, of Cascia HS) R / L Mark KOVACEVIC 225 P 23 Sophomore Freshman L / L 180 Kasey OURADA 2B RS-Sophomore 3B/C 6’2” 24 HS) Point Ind. (Crown Point, Crown Prep) Mo. (Chaminade College 6’0” Wildwood, RS-Freshman R / R HS) Valley Wheatfield, Ind. (Kankakee Brandon HAVEMAN 26 S / R 200 R / R INF HS) Miami, Fla. (Palmetto Eric NIELSEN 5’11” 27 P 180 REESING Kyle RS-Sophomore 6’4” 5’11” R / R Freshman 170 P 29 Carmel, Ind. (Cathedral HS) OF R / R Jonathan LILLY 30 175 220 RS-Freshman 6’0” Jon MOORE 31 5’11” HS) Southeastern Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton R / R Junior Sophomore L / R HS) Southeastern Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton CAHILL Kevin C INF/OF 200 33 185 6’3” 5’9” of Mississippi) Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS / University Jeff STRAUB 34 Freshman R / R Freshman OF Community College) Area HS / Danville Ill. (Danville Danville, Josh LINDBLOM R / R 35 190 165 5’11” Chris IVANIC Griffith, Ind. (Griffith HS) OF 6’0” Freshman Ripple Indianapolis, Ind. (Broad HS) L / L 36 RS-Junior P 195 Nick BRYANT 38 5’10” 215 Allan DONATO R / R Hills, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS) Clarendon 40 RS-Junior College) Michigan Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland HS / Lake P P R / R McINTYRE Tristan RS-Junior 170 6’1” 43 / Rice HS University) Travis (Lake Austin, Texas P 6’2” ARTHUR Barret R / R RS-Sophomore 44 R / R Elkhart, Ind. (Memorial HS) 185 SEDLMEYER Tony HS) Knobs, Ind. (Providence Floyds 45 P 205 6’2” 6’5” Matt BISCHOFF Junior R / R P P 47 Sophomore 5’11” R / R 200 Michael THOMA 240 R / R OF R / R Ind. (Snider HS) Wayne, Community College) East HS / Oakton Fort P Ill. (Lincoln-Way Mokena, RS-Freshman 6’3” Junior 190 6’1” 6’3” Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS) L / L P RS-Junior 205 R / R 195 5’10” 200 of Tennessee) Ind. (Harrison HS / University Lafayette, P West RS-Freshman HS) Des Plaines, Ill. (Maine West 6’1” R / R Senior RS-Senior HS) 187 Colo. (Cherry Creek Centennial, 5’11” L / L 185 RS-Sophomore HS) Ind. (McCutcheon Lafayette, HS) Laguna Beach, Calif. (Santa Margarita 175 Sophomore 6’3” (Central Dauphin East HS) Harrisburg, Pa. Sophomore Ind. (Snider HS) Wayne, Fort 175 HS) Haven Ind. (New Decatur, Freshman HS) Ind. (Penn Granger,

2 22 BOILERMAKER PROFILES 2 RS-Sophomore ~3B/1B West Lafayette, Ind. 34 LINDBLOM 1 COMADENA Sophomore ~RHP 24 HAVEMAN 45 BISCHOFF Junior ~1B/OF RS-Junior ~OF RS-Junior Senior ~OF/C Zeeland, Mich. 17 MADIA Junior ~RHP Decatur, Ind. 9 WHITE Carmel, Ind. Chicago, Ill. Normal, Ill. RS-Freshman ~RHP Sophomore ~SS/2B 11 OVERMYER RS-Junior ~RHP RS-Junior 18 MORGAN Freshman ~LHP 26 NIELSEN Freshman ~INF 2 CHARLES Des Plaines,Ill. 47 THOMA Zionsville, Ind. RS-Junior ~C RS-Junior 35 IVANIC La Porte, Ind. Granger, Ind. Fishers, Ind. Elkhart, Ind. 2 0 0 8P URD U EB A SEB AL

L RS-Freshman ~RHP RS-Junior ~INF/OF RS-Junior Sophomore ~3B/C Sophomore ~LHP Sophomore ~LHP Crown Point, Ind. Centennial, Colo. 27 REESING 36 BRYANT 12 JANSEN Springfield, Ill. 19 BLACK 3 SESTAK Austin, Texas Carmel, Ind. MMEDIA CHART E D Purdue University ‘86 20 WOLGAMOT RS-Sophomore ~OF 4 SCHREIBER Floyds Knobs,Ind. Freshman ~OF/C Terre Haute, Ind. I 38 DONATO 5 CUMMINS Wheatfield, Ind. Harrisburg, Pa. 13 BIFOSS Senior ~RHP 29 LILLY Junior ~2B Danville, Ill. Junior ~SS Head Coach A

C H A R T Assistant Coach/Pitching Assistant RS-Sophomore ~RHP Purdue University ‘99 14 WURDACK 40 McINTYRE Highland Park, Ill. RS-Senior ~RHP RS-Senior 21 BRIDGES 39 SAILORS Freshman ~INF Freshman ~2B 30 MOORE Wildwood, Mo. Lafayette, Ind. 6 TOLAN Junior ~OF Griffith, Ind. Mokena, Ill. RS-Sophomore ~OF 22 KOVACEVIC Laguna Beach,Calif. RS-Freshman ~INF Sophomore ~RHP Indianapolis, Ind. Freshman ~RHP 43 ARTHUR Fort Wayne, Ind. 15 BLOUNT Assistant Coach Assistant 31 CAHILL Iowa State ‘01 7 LOOMIS 10 ALLEN Senior ~LHP Whiting, Ind. Miami, Fla. Volunteer Coach Assistant Purdue University ‘07 44 SEDLMEYER RS-Freshman ~RHP Clarendon Hills,Ill. Sophomore ~RHP Freshman ~RHP Freshman ~LHP 23 OURADA Fort Wayne, Ind. 33 STRAUB 32 HEINES El Paso, Texas 8 JAFFEE 16 COOK Fishers, Ind. Junior ~OF Carmel, Ind. 223 3 BOILERMAKER PROFILES R E T S O R

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No. Outfielders 43 ARTHUR, Barret 13 BIFOSS, Cory 1 24 Jordan COMADENA, Brandon HAVEMAN, 8 Pos. OF 29 Alex JAFFEE, OF/C Jonathan LILLY, OF/C B / T 30 OF L / L MOORE, Jon 27 R / R Height L / R REESING, Kyle 5’10” 9 L / R 5’10” Weight 6’0” WHITE, Ryne 187 Class OF OF 5’9” 206 RS-Sophomore 180 Senior INF/OF OF HS) Laguna Beach, Calif. (Santa Margarita R / R 165 L / L Freshman School) (Previous Hometown R / R RS-Junior 5’10” 5’10” R / R 1B/OF HS) Valley Wheatfield, Ind. (Kankakee Normal, Ill. (Normal Community HS) 5’11” 195 170 College) Michigan Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland HS / Lake 6’1” L / L 195 Junior RS-Sophomore 185 5’11” HS) Knobs, Ind. (Providence Floyds RS-Junior Junior 205 HS) (Coronado Texas El Paso, HS / Rice University) Travis (Lake Austin, Texas Junior Community College) East HS / Oakton Ill. (Lincoln-Way Mokena, Ill. (St. Rita Chicago, of Cascia HS) No. Infielders 19 Dan BLACK, 15 David BLOUNT, 21 BRIDGES, Ryan 2 CHARLES, Eric 5 Pos. 17 CUMMINS, John 3B/C SS/2B MADIA, Drew 11 B / T INF Nick OVERMYER, R / R S / R 27 Height REESING, Kyle INF 6’0” 6’4” R / R 6 Weight SS 9 TOLAN, Josh R / R Class 3B/1B 6’0” SS/2B 180 220 20 WHITE, Ryne Ben WOLGAMOT, 5’10” R / R RS-Freshman R / L Sophomore INF/OF R / R 200 HS) Miami, Fla. (Palmetto 6’3” 175 School) (Previous Hometown R / R 6’2” Freshman of Mississippi) 5’8” Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS / University Freshman INF 5’11” 185 1B/OF 2B 200 155 Griffith, Ind. (Griffith HS) Junior 195 R / R Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville HS) RS-Sophomore Sophomore L / L R / R Carmel, Ind. (Cathedral HS) RS-Junior 5’10” 5’11” HS) Ind. (La Porte La Porte, 5’11” HS) Ind. (North Vigo Haute, Terre 180 HS / Rice University) Travis (Lake Austin, Texas 205 175 Freshman Junior Junior HS) Ill. (Highland Park Highland Park, Ill. (St. Rita Chicago, of Cascia HS) Community College) Area HS / Danville Ill. (Danville Danville, No. Catchers 13 BIFOSS, Cory 19 Dan BLACK, 1 26 Jordan COMADENA, NIELSEN, Eric Pos. OF/C OF/C 3B/C B / T L / R R / R S / R Height C 6’0” 5’10” Weight 6’4” 180 Class R / R 210 220 Freshman Senior 6’0” Sophomore School) (Previous Hometown HS) Valley Wheatfield, Ind. (Kankakee 215 of Mississippi) Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS / University HS) Normal, Ill. (Normal Community West RS-Junior Elkhart, Ind. (Memorial HS) No. Pitchers 45 Matt BISCHOFF, 36 Nick BRYANT, 31 CAHILL, Kevin 16 Kyle COOK, 38 P Allan DONATO, Pos. 35 Chris IVANIC, P 12 B / T Matt JANSEN, R / R P 22 Mark KOVACEVIC, Height R / R 5’11” 34 P R / R LINDBLOM, Josh P Weight 7 6’3” 175 Class 40 LOOMIS, Andy P 6’2” L / L McINTYRE, Tristan Sophomore R / R P 18 205 P MORGAN, Matt 6’0” 205 R / R HS) Haven Ind. (New Decatur, RS-Freshman 23 6’1” School) P (Previous Hometown R / R Kasey OURADA, L / L Sophomore 44 HS) Colo. (Cherry Creek Centennial, 5’11” 180 SEDLMEYER, Tony 195 P 3 5’11” P 6’2” R / R Ind. (Snider HS) Wayne, Forth Freshman 190 Connor 33 SESTAK, Senior Jeff STRAUB, 185 P R / R 6’5” RS-Junior 200 47 L / L HS) Southeastern Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton P Freshman THOMA,Michael P 14 6’3” Sophomore 5’11” 240 R / R (Central Dauphin East HS) Harrisburg, Pa. Drew WURDACK, HS) Des Plaines, Ill. (Maine West Ripple Indianapolis, Ind. (Broad HS) R / R P HS) Point Junior Ind. (Crown Point, Crown 5’11” 200 R / R 170 P 6’3” RS-Senior Senior 170 6’1” P L / L of Tennessee) Ind. (Harrison HS / University Lafayette, P West RS-Freshman 190 HS) Ind. (McCutcheon R / R Lafayette, 185 6’1” L / L HS) Southeastern Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Whiting, Ind. (Bishop Noll HS / South Suburban College) Freshman Sophomore R / R 6’2” 188 6’3” 6’8” Ind. (Snider HS) Hills, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS) Clarendon Wayne, Fort 200 Sophomore 175 RS-Freshman 225 HS) Heart-Griffin Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Freshman Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS) RS-Sophomore Prep) College Mo. (Chaminade Wildwood, HS) Ind. (Penn Granger,

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L o ices Hometown Centennial LagunaBeach 36 Nick HometownBryant No. Pitchers COLORADO (1) Barret Arthur 43 No. Pitchers Carmel Granger Fort Wayne CALIFORNIA (1) LaPorte 46 Michael Thoma Elkhart 28 Jeff Tony Sedlmeyer Straub 44 Fishers NickOvermyer 11 Carmel Lafayette 26 Eric West Lafayette Nielsen 18 Matt Floyds Knobs Morgan Whiting 40 Tristan Crown PointMcIntyre 17 Drew Madia 7 Andy Terre Haute JoshLindblom Indianapolis 34 Loomis JonathanLilly 29 Fishers Fort Wayne 22 Mark MattJansen Kovacevic JohnCummins 12 Zionsville 5 16 Kyle Griffith Carmel Cook 2 Eric Kevin Cahill 31 Charles Decatur Hometown Wheatfield 21 Ryan Bridges 19 Dan Black 45 Matt Bischoff 13 Cory Bifoss No. Pitchers INDIANA (21) PLAYERS BYSTATE RROSTER BREAKDOWN O S T E R

B R E A K D O W N Js oa HighlandPark Danville (1) MICHIGAN Chicago 20 Ben DesPlaines Wolgamot JoshTolan9 Ryne Springfield Hinsdale Mokena 6 White 3 Connor Hometown 23 Kasey Sestak Ourada 30 Jon ChrisIvanic Moore Normal 35 1 Jordan Hometown Comadena No. Pitchers Miami ILLINOIS (8) 15 David Blount No. Pitchers FLORIDA (1) Ae afe ElPaso Austin Hometown AlexJaffee 27 Kyle Reesing 8 Hometown No. Pitchers Harrisburg (2) TEXAS 38 Allan Pos.Donato No. Pitchers Wildwood PENNSYLVANIA (1) 14 Drew Hometown Wurdack No. Pitchers MISSOURI (1) Zeeland 24 Brandon Haveman No. Pitchers 225 5 BOILERMAKER PROFILES PITCHER Sophomore ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’11” ✩ 175 Decatur, Ind. ✩ New Haven HS

2007 FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN Collegiate Baseball ✩ Ping! Baseball

2007 BIG TEN CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

2007 ALL-BIG TEN CONFERENCE BOILERMAKER PROFILES Second Team ✩ Starting Pitcher

BIG TEN CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE WEEK March 22, 2007

SOPHOMORE / 2008 Named to the 2008 Brooks Wallace National Player of the Year Watch List ... tabbed as a “For Your Consideration” player on the Ping! Baseball Preseason All-America team ... Preseason 2266 All-Big Ten selection by Rivals.com.

SUMMER 2007 Played for the Lima Locos of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League ... honored as the league’s Pitcher of the Year ... led the GLSCL with five wins and an ERA of 1.02, and was third in the league with 41 strikeouts ... made nine appearances with seven starts ... limited opposing hitters to a .201 average and five earned runs over 44.0 innings ... selected to the league’s all- star game, pitching one scoreless inning with a strikeout.

FRESHMAN / 2007 Named to the Freshman All-America teams by Collegiate Baseball and Ping! Baseball ... named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the conference’s head coaches, and was selected to the All-Big Ten third team ... appeared in 14 games on the mound, starting six ... was 3-2 on the season with one complete game, one shutout and two saves ... posted a 2.85 ERA in 60.0 innings ... struck out 61 batters against just eight walks, establishing a program season record with 7.625 strikeouts per base on balls ... 61 strikeouts establishes a Purdue record for a freshman ... was 2-2 with a 3.60 ERA in Big Ten play in six appearances and four starts ... fanned 30 conference batters in 35.0 innings of work ... struck out a season-best 11 batters in his first collegiate start,

Bischoff’s Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 2.85 3 2 14 6 1 1 2 60.0 55 22 19 8 61 9 3 1 226 .243 1 5 1

Bischoff’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 3.60 2 2 6 4 1 1 1 35.0 39 16 14 5 30 6 1 0 137 .285 1 5 0 pitching 7.0 scoreless innings at Alabama-Birmingham (3/14) ... named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for his performance in games vs. UAB and Samford, picking up his first collegiate win and save ... had a perfect game through eight innings in a no-decision against Notre Dame (4/18), finishing his outing with one hit allowed and seven strikeouts in 9.0 innings ... pitched a complete-game shutout against Ohio State (4/28), limiting the Buckeyes to four hits while striking out five in Purdue’s 16-0 win.

HIGH SCHOOL Was a four-year letterwinner at New Haven High School ... finished with a 3-2 record and nine saves as a freshman with 63 strikeouts and a 3.20 ERA ... tallied a 9-1 record with a 1.20 ERA as a sophomore while breaking the school record with 120 strikeouts and being named first team all-conference ... had an 11-2 record with a 0.70 ERA in his junior year, breaking his own record for strikeouts in a season with 137 ... also named first team all-conference, first team all-area, and first team all-state as a junior ... had a 12-3 record with a 1.21 ERA as a senior with 133 strikeouts and just 9 walks while setting school records for career wins (35) and strikeouts (453), again being named first team all-conference, all-area, and all- state ... was named Fort Wayne News-Sentinel’s Sterling Sentinel Award winner for best male athlete in 2006 ... three sport athlete in high school, taking part in basketball and tennis as well as baseball ... his father, Dave Bischoff, was his high school baseball coach. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

PERSONAL Full name is Matthew David Bischoff ... was born on May 21, 1987, in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... son 2277 of Kristen and Dave Bischoff ... has one brother, Kyle ... majoring in communication.

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SUMMER 2007 Played for the Danville Dans of the Central Illinois Collegiate League ... played in 38 games, starting 34 ... batted .159 with 20 hits in 126 at-bats ... had three doubles, one triple and two home runs ... scored 12 runs and drove in 14.

FRESHMAN / 2007

BOILERMAKER PROFILES Played in 43 games, starting 39 ... batted .306 with 12 doubles, one triple and three home runs ... was third on the team with 25 RBI while scoring 20 runs ... batted .358 in 23 conference games ... second on the team in Big Ten play with three home runs, 19 RBI and a .569 slugging percentage ... third on the team with 13 multi-hit games ... ended the season with a nine-game hitting streak ... collected his first collegiate hit, a double, at Western Kentucky (3/3) ... was 2-2 with two doubles and four runs batted in vs. Illinois (3/30) ... had first three-hit game vs. Indiana (4/15) ... slammed a pair of home runs vs. Iowa (5/12) in a 2-3 performance with three RBI ... had a season-high seven assists at third base at Valparaiso (5/16) ... went 3-4 with a grand slam and four RBI vs. Northwestern (5/19).

2288 HIGH SCHOOL Was a four-year letterwinner at Carmel High School ... was an honorable mention 2006 Louisville Slugger High School All-American, according Collegiate Baseball Magazine ... hit .429 as a senior with eight home runs and 31 runs batted in ... earned all-state honors as a senior and played in the IHSBCA North-South All-Star Game ... named Indianapolis Star Player of the Year as a senior ... was a member of the Indianapolis Star Super Team as a junior and senior ... earned all-conference and all-county honors all four years.

PERSONAL Full name is Daniel David Black ... was born on July 2, 1987, in Indianapolis, Ind. ... son of David and Cindy Black ... has two brothers, Adam and Mike ... majoring in organizational leadership and supervision ... was the high school teammate of current Boilermaker Jeff Straub.

Black’s Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2007 43/39 .306 144 20 44 12 1 3 25 67 .465 14 4 30 .380 1/1 1/0 15 51 7 .904

Black’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2007 23/22 .358 81 10 29 6 1 3 19 46 .568 7 3 15 .429 0/1 1/0 8 22 2 .938 PITCHER Sophomore ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’2” ✩ 205 Fort Wayne, Ind. ✩ Snider HS

SUMMER 2007 Played for the Danville Dans of the Central Illinois Collegiate League ... was 0-4 on the hill in 16 appearances with two starts ... yielded 19 earned runs in 24.1 innings pitched for a 7.03 ERA ... struck out 26 batters against 18 walks.

FRESHMAN / 2007 Appeared in five games out of the bullpen ... pitched 6.0 innings with a 7.50 ERA ... pitched a scoreless inning at Auburn (3/11), striking out one ... had a scoreless inning of work at Valparaiso (5/16).

HIGH SCHOOL Was a two-year varsity letterwinner at R. Nelson Snider High School ... earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a junior while batting .443 and scoring 42 runs ... also had a 3-0 record as a pitcher, including 23 strikeouts ... was named to all-conference and all-area teams while leading his team to a state championship his senior year, batting .426 with five BOILERMAKER PROFILES homeruns and 43 RBI and compiling a 4-1 record with 46 strikeouts on the mound ... earned two varsity letters in both swimming and tennis, twice being named an all-conference tennis player ... high school teammate of fellow Purdue freshman baseball player Tony Sedlmeyer. 2299

PERSONAL Full name is Kevin Michael Cahill ... was born on Oct. 20, 1987, in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... son of Mike and Mary Cahill ... has two brothers, Sean and Collin, and a sister, Tara ... majoring in management ... was the high school teammate of current Boilermaker Tony Sedlmeyer..

Cahill’s Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 7.50 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 8 5 7 1 2 1 0 25 .280 0 1 1

Cahill’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 ------OUTFIELD CATCHER Senior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’10” ✩ 210 Normal, Ill. ✩ Normal Community West HS

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SUMMER 2007 BOILERMAKER PROFILES Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League ... voted Co-Most Valuable Player of the team by the organization ... played in a team-leading 65 games ... batted .294 on 65 hits, including 11 doubles, four triples and two home runs ... lead the team with 54 runs scored, 54 walks, a .453 on-base percentage and 19 stolen bases ... drove in 20 runs.

JUNIOR / 2007 Had an injury-shortened season, playing in 28 games with 25 starts ... batted .340 on 34 hits, including 13 doubles and five home runs ... scored 30 runs and drove in 20 ... tied for second on the team with 18 walks against just nine strikeouts ... second on the team with seven multi- 3300 RBI games despite missing 26 of 54 games ... had nine multiple-hit games, including six games with three hits ... had a 14-game hitting streak from March 2 at Western Kentucky to March 28 at Ball State ... was 9-15 at the plate in the Western Kentucky series (3/2-4) with three doubles, two home runs, seven runs scored and six RBI ... was named to the College Baseball Foundation’s weekly honor roll for his performance against Western Kentucky ... was 3-4 with a double, a homer, two runs and three RBI in a game at Alabama-Birmingham (3/13) ... scored a career-best four runs vs. Illinois (4/1), collecting three hits with a home run and two RBI.

SUMMER 2006 Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League ... was a midseason all-star ... batted .236 in 64 games ... collected 58 hits in 246 at-bats with 10 doubles, two triples and two home runs ... swiped 17 bases in 20 attempts ... scored 41 runs and drove in 20.

SOPHOMORE / 2006 Played in 44 games, starting 28 ... had a .255 batting average on 27 hits, including eight doubles and three home runs ... scored 15 runs and picked up 14 RBI ... hit. .254 in Big Ten play, playing in 26 games with 19 starts ... had five multiple-hit games ... hit his first collegiate home run vs. Illinois (4/1) ... was 2-3 with two doubles and two runs batted in vs. Michigan State (4/7) ... Comadena’s Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2005 14/5 .000 24 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 2 0 10 .074 1/0 0/0 12 0 0 1.000 2006 44/28 .255 106 15 27 8 0 3 14 44 .415 10 6 18 .350 1/5 2/1 37 1 1 .974 2007 28/25 .340 100 30 34 13 0 5 20 62 .620 18 3 9 .455 0/2 2/2 33 0 0 1.000 Total 86/58 .265 230 46 61 21 0 8 35 106 .461 30 9 37 .369 2/7 4/3 82 1 1 .988

Comadena’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2005 2/1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 .000 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 .000 2006 26/19 .254 67 8 17 4 0 3 10 30 .448 6 6 10 .363 1/3 1/0 21 0 1 .955 2007 10/7 .214 28 7 6 2 0 1 4 11 .393 4 0 1 .313 0/1 0/1 13 0 0 1.000 Total 38/27 .230 100 15 23 6 0 4 14 41 .410 10 6 13 .333 1/4 1/1 34 0 1 .971

homered against Indiana (4/16) in Purdue’s 25-8 win over the Hoosiers ... went 4-10 at the plate in the weekend series at Ohio State (4/28-30), scoring twice and driving in one run on a solo home run ... collected hits in five consecutive games (5/13-17), going 6-15 during that stretch ... had two hits and two RBI in Purdue’s 10-5 win over Illinois (5/25) in the Big Ten Tournament.

SUMMER 2005 Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League ... batted .267 in 41 games ... had 28 hits, including three doubles, one triple and on home run, while scoring 22 runs and driving in 15.

FRESHMAN / 2005 Played in 14 games in initial season, starting five ... scored one run and drove home one ... drove in a run with a sacrifice fly against Mississippi (3/4) ... walked and scored vs. Cleveland

State (5/18). BOILERMAKER PROFILES

HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Normal Community West High School ... earned all-conference 3311 honors as a sophomore, junior and senior as well as all-state honors during senior season ... hit .431 as a senior with 47 hits and scored a school single-season record 47 runs ... batted .414 during junior campaign and connected for a school-record seven home runs ... finished with a career average of .381, collecting 143 hits in 375 at-bats, and established six school career records, including 17 home runs and 138 runs scored ... played three years with the American Legion Post 56 team out of Bloomington, Ill., hitting .353 in 2004 with eight long balls and 45 RBI, helping team to a third-place finish in the state ... earned three letters in football.

PERSONAL Full name is Jordan Mark Comadena ... was born on Nov. 16, 1985, in Normal, Ill. ... son of Mark and Pam Comadena ... majoring in movement and sports science. SHORTSTOP Junior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’3” ✩ 185 Terre Haute, Ind. ✩ Terre Haute North HS

SOPHOMORE / 2007 Played in 44 games, starting 36 ... batted .285 on 37 hits, including six doubles, two triples and one home run ... scored 20 runs and drove home 24 ... hit at a .303 clip in 28 Big Ten games (22 starts) ... had 11 multiple-hit and six multiple-RBI games ... had a career-best 10-game hitting streak from March 11 at Auburn to April 8 at Michigan State ... drove in three runs on two hits at Western Kentucky (3/4) ... had five consecutive games with multiple hits (3/24-31), batting .545 (12-22) during that span ... was 2-3 with three RBI in Purdue’s 7-2 win at 17th-ranked Michigan (4/20). BOILERMAKER PROFILES SUMMER 2006 Played for the Dubois Bombers of the Central Illinois Collegiate League ... played in 34 games, starting 30 ... batted .242, collecting 24 hits in 99 at-bats ... scored 11 runs and drove home 10.

FRESHMAN / 2006 Played in 33 games, starting 18 ... hit .274 with 20 hits, including two doubles and one triple ... batted .318 in 18 Big Ten Conference games ... had five multiple-hit games ... picked up his first collegiate hit vs. Saint Louis (3/17) and drove in two runs ... was 2-3 at the plate vs. 3322 Illinois (4/1) with a double ... went a perfect 3-3 vs. Michigan (4/22) ... drove in four runs vs. Valparaiso (4/26), going 2-4 at the plate with a double and a triple.

HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Terre Haute North High School ... batted .461 as senior, earning all- conference and all-county honors while being named Wabash Valley Player of the Year ... played in the IHSBCA North/South All-Star Game ... named all-conference and all-county as a junior, batting .460 with a .678 slugging percentage ... was an all-county selection during sophomore year, hitting .325 ... batted .460 as a member of the 16-U Indiana Bulls, and hit at a .640 clip at the NABF World Series, winning the batting title.

PERSONAL Full name is John Thomas Cummins ... was born on Sept. 9, 1986, in Terre Haute, Ind. ... son of Tom and Nancy Cummins ... has two sisters, Ellie and Katie ... majoring in building construction management.

Cummins’ Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 33/18 .274 73 10 20 2 1 0 8 24 .329 8 1 17 .345 2/2 0/1 11 1 2 .857 2007 44/36 .285 130 20 37 6 2 1 24 50 .385 15 2 28 .360 3/1 1/0 62 96 13 .924 Total 77/54 .281 203 30 57 8 3 1 32 74 .365 23 3 45 .355 5/3 1/1 73 97 15 .919

Cummins’ Big Ten Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 18/12 .318 44 4 14 1 0 0 2 15 .341 3 1 13 .367 1/2 0/1 9 0 1 .900 2007 28/22 .303 76 11 23 3 1 1 13 31 .408 10 2 17 .393 1/1 0/0 39 58 8 .924 Total 46/34 .308 120 15 37 4 1 1 15 46 .383 13 3 30 .384 2/3 0/1 48 58 9 .922 PITCHER Senior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’1” ✩ 195 Harrisburg, Pa. ✩ Central Dauphin East HS

SUMMER 2007 Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League ... appeared in 12 games, all out of the bullpen ... had a record of 1-1 with a 7.62 earned-run average in 13.0 innings on the mound.

JUNIOR / 2007 Appeared in 18 games, making one start ... was 1-3 on the hill with a complete game ... posted a 5.83 ERA in 29.1 innings of work ... was 0-1 with a 6.75 earned-run average in 10 Big Ten appearances, all out of the bullpen ... struck out a season-high five batters in 2.0 scoreless innings of work at Western Kentucky (3/4) ... fanned one batter in 1.1 shutout innings vs. Illinois (3/30) ... limited Ohio State (4/27) to one run in 4.0 innings of relief work ... made his lone start of the season in a rain-shortened 4-3 complete-game loss vs. Western Kentucky (5/15). BOILERMAKER PROFILES SUMMER 2006 Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League ... posted a 2-1 record with a 0.47 earned-run average ... recorded two saves in 13 relief appearances, pitching 19.1 innings ... 3333 limited opposing hitters to a .212 average on 14 hits while striking out 14 batters.

SOPHOMORE / 2006 Appeared on the mound in 13 games, getting the starting nod in six ... was 3-0 with an ERA of 5.66 ... tossed 41.1 innings and yielded 53 hits ... struck out 16 batters ... did not record a decision in three Big Ten appearances ... had a 3.38 earned-run average in conference action, pitching 8.0 innings ... picked up first win of season in a start against Indiana State (4/5), throwing 5.0 innings and yielding two earned runs ... struck out a season-high three batters in a start against Valparaiso (4/26), limiting the Crusaders to one run on three hits in 5.0 innings ... threw three scoreless innings in relief against Penn State (5/8) ... was the winning pitcher in Purdue’s 7-5 win over Western Michigan (5/16), going 5.0 innings in a starting role.

Donato’s Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2005 4.55 2 0 14 1 0 0 0 27.2 29 16 14 15 19 6 1 3 104 .279 1 5 0 2006 5.66 3 0 13 6 0 0 0 41.1 53 29 26 18 16 10 1 3 167 .317 5 1 0 2007 5.83 1 3 18 1 1 0 0 29.1 40 22 19 19 23 7 2 6 124 .323 2 0 0 Total 5.40 6 3 45 8 1 0 0 98.1 122 67 59 52 58 23 4 12 395 .309 8 6 0

Donato’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2005 4.32 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 8.1 9 6 4 3 3 2 1 1 30 .300 0 3 0 2006 3.38 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8.0 11 4 3 4 3 1 1 1 35 .314 1 0 0 2007 6.75 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 13.1 19 12 10 14 8 5 1 3 56 .339 1 0 0 Total 5.16 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 29.2 39 22 17 21 14 8 3 5 121 .322 2 3 0 FRESHMAN / 2005 Appeared in 14 games, starting one ... posted a 2-0 record with a 4.55 earned run average ... struck out 19 batters in 27.2 innings ... had a 4.32 ERA in three appearances in Big Ten play, starting once on the mound ... earned first collegiate win with three scoreless innings vs. Cincinnati (4/6), allowing one hit and striking out two ... allowed one earned run in five innings vs. Ohio State (4/10) ... struck out two batted in two innings vs. Indiana Tech (4/27), picking up the victory.

HIGH SCHOOL Lettered two years at Central Dauphin East High School ... served as team captain during senior season and earned all-conference honors ... named school’s Offensive Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year, batting .407 with 22 hits in 54 at-bats while posting an earned-run average of 1.40 with 50 strikeouts in 45 innings ... played for the Dauphin County American Legion team that claimed the 2004 county and Pa. Region 4 championships, batting .448 while recording a 1.06 ERA ... named to the Pa. American Legion East-West all-star game in 2003 at shortstop ... was a Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee in 2003-04 ... earned three letters in football, earning all-state honors on the gridiron at quarterback as a senior.

PERSONAL Full name is Allan Matthew Donato ... was born on Aug. 8, 1985, in Harrisburg, Pa. ... son of Allan and Kathryn Donato ... has one sister, Brooke ... majoring in law and society. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

3344

2 0 0 8 P U R D U E B A S E B A L L PITCHER Redshirt Junior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’11” ✩ 190 Des Plaines, Ill. ✩ Maine West HS

SOPHOMORE / 2007 Appeared in 10 games on the mound after making the switch from catcher to pitcher ... was 0-1 with a 5.82 ERA in 17.0 innings of work ... struck out 16 batters against just four walks ... made six appearances in Big Ten action, posting an 0-1 record with a 7.56 ERA in 8.1 innings ... pitched a season-high 5.2 innings out of the bullpen at Alabama-Birmingham (3/13) ... struck out a season-best four batters in 3.2 scoreless innings at Penn State (5/5) ... did not allow an earned run in 2.0 innings vs. Iowa (5/12), striking out three.

FRESHMAN / 2006 Appeared in three games ... was a defensive substitution in two games vs. Chicago State (3/25-26), recording four putouts and one assist at catcher ... was hit by a pitch and had first collegiate at-bat vs. Valparaiso (4/26).

REDSHIRT / 2005 Redshirted in his first year at Purdue. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Maine West High School ... earned all-conference and all-area 3355 honors as a senior and was named team MVP and served as squad’s captain, batting .352 ... helped team claim conference, regional and sectional championships during senior campaign, collecting 32 hits, including nine doubles, four triples and five home runs, scoring 44 runs and driving home 24 ... captained the team as a junior and earned all-conference accolades, hitting at a .296 clip with two doubles and one triple ... was a member of the National Honor Society and was a four-year honor roll student.

PERSONAL Full name is Christopher James Ivanic ... was born on April 26, 1985, in Park Ridge, Ill. ... son of Jim and Linda Ivanic ... has one sister, Stacey ... majoring in movement and sports science.

Ivanic’s Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 5.82 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 17.0 24 14 11 4 16 1 1 1 69 .348 0 3 1

Ivanic’s Big Ten Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 7.56 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 8.1 15 10 7 1 10 1 1 0 38 .395 0 2 1

Ivanic’s Career Hitting Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 3/0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 .500 0/0 0/0 8 1 0 1.000 OUTFIELD Junior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’10” ✩ 195 El Paso, Texas ✩ Coronado HS

BIG TEN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK April 16, 2007

SOPHOMORE / 2007 Played in 50 games, starting 39 in right field and two in center ... batted .308 with 48 hits,

BOILERMAKER PROFILES including eight doubles, one triple and two home runs ... scored 26 runs and drove home 20 ... was fourth on the team with eight stolen bases ... hit .276 in 28 Big Ten games (25 starts) ... was third on the team with 18 runs scored during conference action ... led the team in Big Ten games with seven stolen bases ... was third on the team with 14 multiple-hit games ... had a career-best nine-game hitting streak from March 24 at Western Illinois to April 8 at Michigan State ... went 10-17 (.588) in a four-game series vs. Indiana (4/13-15), scoring eight runs and driving in seven ... earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors for his performance against Indiana ... had a career-best four hits in a game vs. Indiana (4/15), including a double and a home run ... collected three hits in a game vs. Indiana State (5/9) ... was a perfect 3-3 at the 3366 plate vs. Northwestern (5/18) and swiped two bases. SUMMER 2006 Played for the Watertown Wizards of the New York Collegiate League ... played in 42 games with 37 starts ... batted .260 with two doubles and two home runs ... scored 20 runs and drove home 14.

FRESHMAN / 2006 Played in 35 games in his initial season, starting 18 ... batted .270, collecting 17 hits in 63 at-bats ... scored 16 runs and drove in six ... hit .316 in 17 Big Ten games, making seven starts ... picked up his first collegiate hit in a 2-5 performance at Missouri (3/12) ... drove his first collegiate home run over the fence in left field against Michigan (4/22) ... picked up two RBI in a 1-3 day at the plate vs. Iowa (5/14) ... went 2-5 vs. Illinois (5/25) in Purdue’s 10-5 win during the Big Ten Tournament ... ended the season with a season-best four-game hitting streak, including a hit in each of Purdue’s three Big Ten Tournament games.

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at Coronado High School ... was an all-district and all-state honoree as a senior, and was named by the Texas Baseball News as one of the Top 25 Players to Watch Jaffee’s Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 35/18 .270 63 16 17 0 0 1 6 20 .317 8 0 13 .352 0/6 2/2 43 0 1 .977 2007 50/41 .308 156 26 48 8 1 2 20 64 .410 15 1 26 .370 1/4 8/3 74 1 3 .962 Total 85/59 .297 219 42 65 8 1 3 26 84 .384 23 1 39 .365 1/10 10/5 117 1 4 .967

Jaffee’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 17/7 .316 19 8 6 0 0 1 4 9 .474 4 0 4 .435 0/3 2/0 10 0 0 1.000 2007 28/25 .276 98 18 27 5 0 2 12 38 .388 5 1 15 .314 1/2 7/3 48 1 1 .980 Total 45/32 .282 117 26 33 5 0 3 16 47 .402 9 1 19 .336 1/5 9/3 58 1 1 .983 in East and West Texas ... batted .509 during his senior campaign, with 10 extra-base hits and 21 stolen bases, earning a place on the El Paso All-Star West team ... named as an academic all-state selection as a senior ... was an all-district utility player during his junior year, batting .441, with 17 stolen bases ... a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL Full name is Alex Daniel Jaffee ... was born on March 6, 1987, in El Paso, Texas ... son of Mike and Susan Jaffee ... has two sisters, Lindsay and Melissa ... majoring in management. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

3377 PITCHER Sophomore ✩ BL/TL ✩ 6’2” ✩ 200 Crown Point, Ind. ✩ Crown Point HS

SUMMER 2007 Played for the Watertown Wizards of the New York Collegiate Baseball League ... appeared on the mound in nine games, making five starts ... was 2-3 with a 3.94 earned-run average ... struck out 25 batters in 32.0 innings of work ... limited opposing batters to a .220 batting average.

FRESHMAN / 2007 Appeared in 17 games, making three starts on the hill ... was 0-4 with a 3.31 ERA and one save

BOILERMAKER PROFILES ... struck out 30 batters in 35.1 innings while limiting opposing batters to a .236 average ... was 0-3 in three Big Ten starts with a 3.81 earned-run average ... had six consecutive appearances out of the bullpen without allowing an earned run (3/4-28) ... pitched 3.2 innings of shutout baseball at Samford (3/17), fanning three ... struck out a season-best seven batters and yielded just one earned run in 4.2 innings vs. Iowa (5/12).

HIGH SCHOOL Was a four-year letterwinner at Crown Point High School ... earned honorable mention all-area honors as a sophomore, batting .357 with nine doubles and 28 RBI ... named all-conference, 3388 all-area, and team MVP his junior year, batting .330 with 26 RBI while earning a 9-2 record with a 1.57 ERA and recording 96 strikeouts ... once again earned all-conference, all-area, and team MVP honors as a senior, logging a 7-3 record with a 1.73 ERA and 82 strikeouts ... also played football, earning four varsity letters while twice being named all-state at quarterback ... voted team MVP his junior and senior football seasons.

PERSONAL Full name is Matthew James Jansen ... was born on May 25, 1987, in Munster, Ind. ... son of Jim and Diane Jansen ... has two sisters, Jennifer and Jamie ... majoring in management.

Jansen’s Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 3.31 0 4 17 3 0 0 1 35.1 33 22 13 14 30 7 1 0 140 .236 3 0 0

Jansen’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 3.81 0 3 9 3 0 0 0 26.0 27 17 11 10 22 5 1 0 104 .260 2 0 0 PITCHER Junior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’5” ✩ 240 West Lafayette, Ind. ✩ Harrison HS ✩ University of Tennessee

SUMMER 2007 Played for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League ... named to the league’s all-star game, pitching one scoreless inning with a strikeout ... appeared in a team-high 17 games, all out of the bullpen ... posted a team-best four wins, going 4-1 with two saves ... pitched 38.1 innings with a 4.46 ERA and a team-leading 47 strikeouts.

SOPHOMORE / 2007 Took the mound in 17 games, nine as the starting pitcher ... was 3-4 with a 4.13 ERA and one save ... had 51 strikeouts against 10 walks in 56.2 innings of work ... went 1-2 on the hill in Big Ten games with a 6.85 ERA ... moved to the bullpen in the fourth weekend of Big Ten action and pitched 8.1 innings in Big Ten action in relief, allowing zero runs and two hits while striking out eight ... limited Big Ten hitters to a .080 average in six appearances out of the pen ... struck out seven batters in 7.0 innings in a win at Western Kentucky (3/2) ... fanned a season-high eight batters in a win at Samford (3/16), limited the Bulldogs to one run in 8.0 innings ... posted his first collegiate save in 2.0 scoreless innings vs. Iowa (5/12), striking out three ... did not allow a run in his final seven appearances of the season. BOILERMAKER PROFILES BEFORE PURDUE 3399 Played one season at the University of Tennessee ... was 4-6 with a 5.01 ERA in 17 appearances on the mound, starting 15 games ... was one of the Volunteers’ weekend starters in his first collegiate season ... won his first four decisions ... struck out 68 batters in 88.0 innings of work ... held opponents to a .264 batting average.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Harrison High School ... named Baseball America’s top overall prospect in Indiana during his senior year ... struck out 265 batters in his career, third on the Raiders’ career list ... was an all-state selection as a senior, posting an 8-2 record with a 2.30 ERA ... fanned 117 batters in 76 innings during his senior campaign ... named the Lafayette Journal & Courier’s 2005 Big School Player of the Year ... was an all-conference honoree as a sophomore, junior and senior ... earned Harrison’s Top Gun Award as a sophomore and posted the low ERA on the team.

PERSONAL Full name is Joshua William Lindblom ... was born on June 15, 1987, in Lafayette, Ind. ... son of William and Tammey Lindblom ... has one sister, Caitlin ... majoring in history ... selected by the Houston Astros in the third round of the 2005 MLB draft.

Lindblom’s Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 4.13 3 4 17 9 0 0 1 56.2 66 36 26 10 51 12 1 2 232 .284 5 5 1

Lindblom’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 6.85 1 2 10 4 0 0 1 22.1 32 21 17 4 16 5 0 1 95 .337 3 2 0 PITCHER Senior ✩ BL/TL ✩ 5’11” ✩ 170 Whiting, Ind. ✩ Bishop Noll HS ✩ South Suburban College

JUNIOR / 2007 Appeared in eight games in his first season at Purdue, starting one game on the mound ... did not register a decision while posting a 8.22 ERA in 7.2 innings of work ... was called from the bullpen in four Big Ten games, registering a 5.40 ERA in 3.1 innings ... struck out three batters, a season best, in 1.1 scoreless innings at Michigan (4/22).

BEFORE PURDUE Played two seasons at South Suburban College in South Holland, Ill. ... was 9-3 on the mound

BOILERMAKER PROFILES as a freshman, posting a 1.13 ERA ... had a 12-1 mark as a sophomore with an ERA of 2.25 ... earned all-district, all-region and all-America honors in his second season ... struck out 131 batters in 140 innings over two seasons.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters in baseball at Bishop Noll High School ... went 7-3 on the hill as a junior with a 2.50 ERA ... batted .354 as a senior while recording five wins on the hill with a 3.03 ERA ... named team’s MVP during his final campaign, and earned all-conference and all-area accolades. 4400 PERSONAL Full name is Andrew Robert Loomis ... was born on Nov. 25, 1985, in Crown Point, Ind. ... son of James Loomis and Barbara Kompier ... has three brothers, Chris, Nick and Tommy, and four sisters, Olivia, Ashley, Carly and Stacy ... majoring in health and fitness.

Loomis’ Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 8.22 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 7.2 15 10 7 3 11 3 1 0 37 .405 0 1 0

Loomis’ Big Ten Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 5.40 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 3 2 2 6 1 0 0 16 .313 0 0 0 THIRD BASE FIRST BASE Redshirt Sophomore ✩ BL/TR ✩ 6’2” ✩ 200 Carmel, Ind. ✩ Cathedral HS

FRESHMAN / 2007 Played in 19 games, starting six ... batted .231 with six hits, including one double and one home run ... hit at a .333 clip in eight Big Ten games with four hits, including one long ball ... doubled for his first hit of the season, going 1-1 with two runs at Auburn (3/10) ... came off the bench vs. Ohio State (4/28) and connected on a pinch-hit home run to centerfield.

SUMMER 2006 Played for the Watertown Wizards of the New York Collegiate League ... played in 33 games with 29 starts ... batted .256, collecting 23 hits in 90 at-bats ... had five doubles and one home run ... scored 10 runs and had 12 RBI.

REDSHIRT / 2006 Medically redshirted after suffering arm injury ... played in three games ... hit .500, going 2-4 for

the season ... was a perfect 2-2 at the plate against Chicago State (3/25), driving in two runs. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Cathedral High School ... was a first-team all-city selection as a junior 4411 and senior, and was named as one of the 2005 Baseball Prep Top 15 by the Indianapolis Star ... hit .347 as a senior, with three home runs and 29 RBI, helping the squad claim sectional and regional championships ... batted .375 during his junior season, with four home runs and 36 RBI ... was an academic all-conference selection in his first two seasons ... played for the Indiana Bulls, winners of the 2005 Sandlot World Series.

PERSONAL Full name is Andrew John Madia ... was born on Sept. 19, 1986, in Midland, Mich. ... son of John and Jean Madia ... has two sisters, Megan and Kate, and one brother, Daniel ... majoring in health sciences ... father, John, was a two-year letterwinner in baseball at Purdue (1976 and 1978).

Madia’s Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 3/0 .500 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 .500 0 0 1 .500 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 1.000 2007 19/6 .231 26 4 6 1 0 1 2 10 .385 8 0 5 .412 0/0 0/0 3 6 1 .900 Total 22/6 .267 30 4 8 1 0 1 4 12 .400 8 0 6 .421 0/0 0/0 3 7 1 .909

Madia’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 -/------/- -/------2007 8/3 .333 12 2 4 0 0 1 1 7 .583 3 0 2 .467 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 .000 Total 8/3 .333 12 2 4 0 0 1 1 7 .583 3 0 2 .467 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 .000 PITCHER Redshirt Senior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’3” ✩ 200 Lafayette, Ind. ✩ McCutcheon HS

JUNIOR / 2007 Did not see action during the 2007 season.

SOPHOMORE / 2006 Made four appearance on the hill, all in relief ... recorded a 9.82 ERA in 3.2 innings ... pitched a scoreless inning of relief against Valparaiso (4/26).

FRESHMAN / 2005

BOILERMAKER PROFILES Took the mound in two games ... posted a 2.25 ERA in 4.0 innings, striking out three ... struck out two batters in three innings vs. Penn State (4/3) ... pitched a scoreless inning vs. Cleveland State (5/18).

REDSHIRT / 2004 Redshirted in his first year at Purdue.

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at McCutcheon High School ... honored with the team’s Sportsmanship 4422 Award as a sophomore ... earned all-area and all-conference accolades as a junior, batting .380 with 19 RBI while posting a 4-0 record on the mound with a 2.52 ERA and 21 strikeouts ... participated in the IHSBCA Junior Showcase ... was an honorable mention all-area honoree as a senior and earned team’s Mental Attitude Award ... had a 4-1 record with a 2.96 earned run average during senior year, and batted .348 with 20 runs scored and 14 runs batted in ... helped McCutcheon claim the state title in 2003 ... played in the Colt World Series in 2001.

PERSONAL Full name is Tristan Dean McIntyre ... was born on Jan. 9, 1985, in Lafayette, Ind. ... son of Roger and Shirley McIntyre ... majoring in history ... cousin, Nick McIntyre, was a four-year letterwinner for Purdue (2000-03).

McIntyre’s Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2005 2.25 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 14 .143 0 0 0 2006 9.82 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 6 4 2 2 1 0 1 19 .368 0 1 0 2007 ------Total 5.87 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 7.2 9 7 5 3 5 2 0 1 33 .273 0 1 0

McIntyre’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2005 3.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 11 .182 0 0 0 2006 ------2007 ------Total 5.87 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 7.2 9 7 5 3 5 2 0 1 33 .273 0 1 0 OUTFIELD Junior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’1” ✩ 185 Mokena, Ill. ✩ Lincoln-Way East HS ✩ Oakton Community College

SUMMER 2007 Played for the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley Baseball League ... batted .220 in 39 games played with 35 starts ... had 28 hits, including two doubles and one home run ... scored 17 runs and drove in 17 ... tied for the team lead with nine stolen bases.

SOPHOMORE / 2007 Played in 53 games with 52 starts, all in centerfield ... batted .275, collecting 49 hits with nine doubles, four triples and one home run ... scored 25 runs and had 24 RBI ... committed just two errors in 137 chances in the field, a .985 fielding percentage ... hit at a .287 clip in Big Ten games, playing 31 conference contests (30 starts) ... led Purdue with three triples in conference action ... had 13 multiple-hit games ... picked up his first three-hit game vs. Western Kentucky (3/2) ... was 3-4 at the dish vs. Auburn (3/10) ... went 2-3 with a double, a triple, and two runs scored vs. Indiana (4/15) ... was 3-4 at the plate with three RBI vs. Illinois (4/1) ... hit his lone homer of the season at Miami [Ohio] (5/8) in a 2-4 performance at the plate.

SUMMER 2006 BOILERMAKER PROFILES Played for the Danville Dans of the Central Illinois Collegiate League ... played in the league’s all-star game ... batted .262 for the season, collecting 38 hits with nine doubles ... scored 26 4433 runs and drove home 17 ... stole eight bases ... was coached by current Purdue pitching coach Jamie Sailors.

BEFORE PURDUE Played one season at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Ill. ... hit .400 in his one season at Oakton, collecting eight doubles, five triples and one home run ... scored 49 runs while driving in 20 ... stole 39 bases.

HIGH SCHOOL Was a three-year letterwinner at Lincoln-Way East High School ... served as the team’s captain as a junior and senior ... earned all-conference and all-area honors during his junior season ... also earned two letters in bowling, earning all-conference honors as a junior.

PERSONAL Full name is Jonathan Ernest Moore ... was born on April 12, 1987, in Bay Shore, N.Y. ... son of Joseph and Kathy Moore ... majoring in audiology and speech science.

Moore’s Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2007 53/52 .275 178 25 49 9 4 1 24 69 .388 9 3 32 .316 3/7 4/3 131 4 2 .985

Moore’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2007 31/30 .287 94 13 27 6 3 0 14 39 .415 4 2 12 .327 1/3 2/2 73 2 1 .987 CATCHER Redshirt Junior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’0” ✩ 215 Elkhart, Ind. ✩ Memorial HS

SUMMER 2007 Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League ... named to the league’s all-star game, going 1-2 at the plate and throwing out two potential base stealers ... played in 44 games ... batted at a .250 clip with 30 hits, including four two-baggers ... scored 16 runs and had 18 RBI ... swiped seven bases.

SOPHOMORE / 2007 Played in 26 games with 19 starts ... batted .397, collecting 23 hits with three two-baggers ... hit .355 in 15 Big Ten games (11 starts) ... picked up base hits in his first three at-bats of the season BOILERMAKER PROFILES over a three-game span (at Auburn, 3/10-11, and at UAB, 3/13) ... had doubles in back-to-back games at Samford (3/16-17) ... was a combined 3-5 at the dish during a twinbill at Michigan State (4/9) ... was 3-4 at the plate with an RBI and a stolen base vs. Iowa (5/11).

FRESHMAN / 2006 Played in 21 games with 14 starts ... batted .205 with nine hits in 44 at-bats ... threw out 12 of 28 potential base stealers (43%) ... hit .258 in 14 Big Ten games, making 10 starts ... collected his first collegiate hit in his first at-bat, singling against Chicago State (3/25) with an RBI ... in his first collegiate start, twice caught Michigan’s Eric Rose, the Big Ten’s leading base stealer, attempting to 4444 swipe second (4/23) ... went 3-4 with a run and two RBI vs. Ohio State (4/28).

REDSHIRT / 2005 Redshirted in his first year at Purdue.

HIGH SCHOOL Was a three-year letterwinner at Memorial High School ... earned all-conference and all-state honors as a senior and was selected to play in the IHSBCA North-South All-Star Game ... named team’s MVP after serving as captain, batting .487 as a senior with an .872 slugging percentage ... established school career RBI record ... helped team to conference title and best record in school history (27-3) in 2004 ... received all-conference accolades as a sophomore ... earned four letters in football and two in basketball and was an all-state kicker in football as a senior, as well as an all-state tight end.

PERSONAL Full name is Eric Robert Nielsen ... was born on Dec. 19, 1985, in Fort Worth, Texas ... son of Scott and Lisa Nielsen ... has one brother, Ian ... majoring in social studies and history education.

Nielsen’s Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 21/14 .205 44 3 9 0 0 0 6 9 .205 2 2 11 .260 2/3 1/0 84 16 3 .971 2007 26/19 .397 58 4 23 3 0 0 6 26 .448 5 2 12 .448 2/1 3/0 69 5 2 .974 Total 47/33 .314 102 7 32 3 0 0 12 35 .343 7 4 23 .368 4/4 4/0 153 21 5 .972

Nielsen’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 14/10 .258 31 2 8 0 0 0 4 8 .258 0 1 6 .281 0/2 1/0 62 9 3 .959 2007 15/11 .355 31 2 11 0 0 0 4 11 .355 2 1 8 .400 1/1 1/0 18 3 1 .955 Total 29/21 .306 62 4 19 0 0 0 8 19 .306 2 2 14 .343 1/3 2/0 80 12 4 .958 SHORTSTOP Sophomore ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’8” ✩ 155 La Porte, Ind. ✩ La Porte HS

FRESHMAN / 2007 Played in 37 games in his first season at Purdue, starting 27 ... batted .275 with 22 hits, including one double and one triple ... hit .295 in 20 Big Ten games with 16 starts ... collected his first collegiate hit against Alabama-Birmingham (3/14), going 3-5 at the plate in the game with two runs and one RBI ... had a season-high six assists in a game vs. Illinois (4/1) ... was 3-4 with one run scored and one driven in against Indiana (4/13) ... had two hits, including a double, and scored twice in a game vs. Iowa (5/11).

HIGH SCHOOL A four-year varsity letterwinner at LaPorte High School ... helped LHS win sectionals each of the four seasons he played, while also winning regional titles twice ... was named all-area, LaPorte County Player of the Year, and all-state in his senior season ... was a member of the North squad in the 2006 IHSBCA North-South All-Star Game.

PERSONAL Full name is Nicholas Robert Overmyer ... was born on June 4, 1987, in LaPorte, Ind. ... son of BOILERMAKER PROFILES Rob and Kim Overmyer ... has one brother, Tyler ... majoring in organizational leadership and supervision. 4455

Overmyer’s Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2007 37/27 .275 80 9 22 1 1 0 8 25 .313 2 2 11 .306 1/2 0/2 31 55 12 .878

Overmyer’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2007 20/16 .295 44 6 13 1 1 0 4 16 .364 0 2 6 .326 0/1 0/0 17 31 7 .873 INFIELD OUTFIELD Redshirt Junior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’11” ✩ 195 Austin, Texas ✩ Lake Travis HS ✩ Rice University

SUMMER 2007 Played for the San Luis Obispo Rattlers, an independent collegiate summer baseball organization ... was the recipient of the Rattler Timber Award as the team’s top hitter ... played in 32 games, starting a team-high 31 ... led the team with a .368 batting average, a .570 slugging percentage and a .483 on-base percentage ... scored a team-high 26 runs while driving in 23 runs ... had five doubles, six triples and two home runs ... swiped a team-best 17 bases on 22 attempts. BOILERMAKER PROFILES SOPHOMORE / 2007 Played in 43 games with 30 starts ... had a .262 average on 28 hits, including six doubles, two triples and three home runs ... scored 25 runs and drove home 13 ... led the Boilermakers with 10 stolen bases on 12 attempts ... hit .214 during the Big Ten season, playing in 23 games and starting 13 ... opened the season with hits in the first six games ... in five games vs. UAB and Samford, hit .529 (9-17) with two doubles, two homers, nine runs scored, seven RBI and four stolen bases ... was 2-3 with a double and two runs scored in Purdue’s 16-0 win over Ohio State (4/28).

4466 SUMMER 2006 Played for the Duncanville Deputies of the Texas Collegiate League ... batted .220 in 40 games, collecting 22 hits with five doubles and two home runs ... scored 21 runs, drove home 13, and swiped eight bases ... had a .500 on-base percentage, walking 18 times.

FRESHMAN / 2006 Played in 35 games, starting 19, with a .197 average ... had 13 hits, including three doubles, a triple and two homers ... hit .171 in 21 Big Ten games with 10 starts ... made his first start in the season opener vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (2/24), lacing a double off the left field wall ... went 2-3 with a run scored vs. Missouri (3/10) ... homered in his only plate appearance against Chicago State (3/26) ... went 2-4 with a triple vs. Penn State (5/6) ... had a 2-3 performance at the plate vs. Western Michigan (5/16) with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI.

SUMMER 2005 Played for the Graham Roughnecks of the Texas Collegiate League ... batted .173 in 26 games.

BEFORE PURDUE Was redshirted while a member of the Rice University baseball team. Reesing’s Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 35/19 .197 66 12 13 3 1 2 4 24 .364 2 3 22 .254 0/3 1/0 53 11 6 .914 2007 43/30 .262 107 25 28 6 2 3 13 47 .439 14 6 27 .378 0/2 10/2 38 74 13 .896 Total 78/49 .237 173 37 41 9 3 5 17 71 .410 16 9 49 .333 0/5 11/2 91 85 19 .903

Reesing’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 21/10 .171 35 7 6 1 1 0 1 9 .257 1 0 12 .194 0/0 1/0 26 9 3 .921 2007 23/13 .214 42 8 9 2 0 1 5 14 .333 7 3 11 .365 0/1 4/2 13 29 7 .857 Total 44/23 .195 77 15 15 3 1 1 6 23 .299 8 3 23 .295 0/1 5/2 39 38 10 .885

HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Lake Travis High School ... was an all-state and academic all-state selection, as well as a finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman, as a senior ... batted .385, with nine home runs, nine triples and 35 RBI during senior campaign, earning him Offensive MVP honors at Lake Travis ... had a .397 batting average as a junior, earning him all-state honors and the team’s Offensive MVP award ... named Newcomer of the Year and earned second-team all-district honors as a sophomore, batting .325, with three homers, 11 doubles, and 28 RBI ... earned three letters in football, claiming all-district and academic all-state honors as a defensive back.

PERSONAL Full name is Kyle Thomas Reesing ... was born on Sept. 4, 1985, in Austin, Texas ... son of Steve and Debi Reesing ... has one brother, Todd, and one sister, Megan ... majoring in management ... brother, Todd, is the starting quarterback at the University of Kansas. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

4477 PITCHER Sophomore ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’1” ✩ 185 Fort Wayne, Ind. ✩ Snider HS

2007 FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN Collegiate Baseball ✩ Ping! Baseball

2007 ALL-BIG TEN CONFERENCE Third Team ✩ Starting Pitcher BOILERMAKER PROFILES FRESHMAN / 2007 Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball and Ping! Baseball ... named to the third team of the All-Big Ten Conference squad ... appeared in 13 games, starting a Purdue freshman record 12 on the mound ... was 6-4 on the hill with a 4.34 ERA ... his six wins rank second on the Purdue freshman record list ... led the Boilermakers with four wins during Big Ten play, posting a 4-2 conference record with a 5.40 ERA in seven starts ... posted his first collegiate win at Western Kentucky (3/4), allowing one run in 5.0 innings with a season-high six strikeouts ... posted wins in three consecutive Big Ten starts vs. Illinois (4/1), Indiana 4488 (4/13) and 17th-ranked Michigan (4/20) ... went 5.0 innings vs. Michigan (4/20), yielding just two runs on five hits ... limited Penn State (5/6) to one run in 5.0 innings for his sixth win of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL Originally signed to play baseball at Louisiana State ... was a three-year letterwinner at Fort Wayne Snider High School ... batted .348 with two homeruns as a sophomore ... hit .512 with eight homers and 42 RBI as a junior while earning all-conference and all-area honors ... batted .398 with 10 doubles and 33 RBI as a senior while posting a 9-1 record with a 0.32 ERA and 92 strikeouts on the mound, earning all-area, all-conference and all-state honors ... led team to Indiana Class 4A state championship his senior year ... also played in the IHSBCA North-South All-Star Game following senior season ... was high school teammate of Purdue freshman Kevin Cahill.

PERSONAL Full name is Tony Alexander Sedlmeyer ... was born on May 30, 1987, in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... son of William and Laurie Sedlmeyer ... has two brothers, Nick and Joe, and two sisters, Emilie and Sophie ... majoring in law and society.

Sedlmeyer’s Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 4.34 6 4 13 12 0 0 0 56.0 68 39 27 25 27 7 1 3 230 .296 10 5 0

Sedlmeyer’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 5.40 4 2 7 7 0 0 0 33.1 45 25 20 13 12 5 1 2 138 .326 7 2 0 PITCHER Sophomore ✩ BL/TL ✩ 6’1” ✩ 188 Springfield, Ill. ✩ Sacred Heart-Griffin HS

SUMMER 2007 Played for the Danville Dans of the Central Illinois Collegiate League ... named to the league’s all-star team, pitching one scoreless inning with a strikeout ... was a two-time CICL Pitcher of the Week ... posted a 3-3 record with a 4.14 earned-run average ... appeared in nine games, all starts, pitching 45.2 innings ... posted 33 strikeouts and 34 walks.

FRESHMAN / 2007 Appeared in six games with one start on the mound ... was 1-1 on the season with an 8.38 ERA in 9.2 innings of work ... pitched a scoreless inning of relief at Auburn (3/11) ... picked up his first collegiate win in his only start, holding Valparaiso (5/16) to one run on two hits through 5.0 innings, striking out a season-high three batters.

HIGH SCHOOL Was a three-year letterwinner at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School ... earned all-conference honors following his sophomore season while leading team to regional and sectional championships ... BOILERMAKER PROFILES was named all-conference and all-state as a junior, posting a 9-0 record with a 1.55 ERA and 75 strikeouts while leading his team to the state tournament ... earned all-conference and all-state honors as a senior with a 10-2 record, an ERA of 1.44 and 116 strikeouts in just 73 4499 innings ... also a three-year letter winner in basketball, earning all-conference honors following all three seasons.

PERSONAL Full name is Connor Reid Sestak ... was born on Aug. 6, 1987, in Springfield, Ill. ... son of John and Kathy Sestak ... has two sisters, Jordan and Jessica, and a brother, Clint ... majoring in management ... was the high school teammate of current Boilermaker Kevin Cahill..

Sestak’s Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 8.38 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 9.2 15 11 9 7 5 2 1 2 43 .349 1 1 0

Sestak’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 18.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 6 .500 0 0 0 FIRST BASE OUTFIELD Junior ✩ BL/TR ✩ 5’11” ✩ 205 Chicago, Ill. ✩ Saint Rita of Cascia HS

2007 ALL-AMERICAN Ping! Baseball

2007 ALL-MIDEAST REGION

BOILERMAKER PROFILES American Baseball Coaches Association

2007 ALL-BIG TEN CONFERENCE First Team ✩ First Base Unanimous Selection

2006 FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN Collegiate Baseball

5500 2006 ALL-BIG TEN CONFERENCE Second Team ✩ Outfield

BIG TEN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK May 15, 2007

JUNIOR / 2008 Named to the 2008 Brooks Wallace National Player of the Year Watch List ... preseason Third Team All-American according to Collegiate Baseball ... named to the preseason second team all-America squad by Ping! Baseball ... preseason All-Big Ten selection by Rivals.com ... named Best Hitter in the Big Ten by Rivals.com in preseason awards.

SUMMER 2007 Played for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League ... played in 40 of the team’s 41 games ... third on the team with 36 hits, including four doubles and two home runs ... scored 18 runs and drove in 12 ... led the team with 20 walks and a .373 on-base percentage ... was the only member of the team to have more walks than strikeouts (20 walks, 17 strikeouts). White’s Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 56/56 .352 196 33 69 12 3 6 42 105 .536 27 3 30 .430 4/2 1/2 151 7 3 .981 2007 53/53 .452 199 48 90 16 1 8 47 132 .663 26 6 11 .521 3/0 9/1 351 22 5 .987 Total 109/109 .403 395 81 159 28 4 14 89 237 .600 53 9 41 .476 7/2 10/3 502 29 8 .985

White’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year G/GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SF/SH SB/CS PO A E Fld% 2006 32/32 .376 109 19 41 7 1 3 26 59 .541 12 3 15 .441 3/0 1/2 82 3 3 .966 2007 30/30 .463 108 32 50 6 1 5 25 73 .676 17 4 3 .550 0/0 4/1 198 10 3 .986 Total 62/62 .419 217 51 91 13 2 8 51 132 .608 29 7 18 .496 3/0 5/3 290 13 6 .981

SOPHOMORE / 2007 Named to the All-America team by Ping! Baseball ... was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten Conference first team ... was the Big Ten’s overall and conference-games only leader in batting average (.452 overall, .463 conference), slugging percentage (.663, .676) and on- base percentage (.521, .550) ... led the Big Ten with 90 hits, second-most in Purdue history ... led the Boilermakers in runs scored (48), runs batted in (47), home runs (8), walks (26) and total bases (132) ... established Purdue conference season records with 50 hits, 32 runs scored and 73 total bases ... played in and started 53 games ... had the two longest hitting streaks on record at Purdue with 24 and 22-game streaks ... had 29 multiple-hit and 12 multiple-RBI games ... was a combined 6-6 with six runs and three RBI in back-to- back games at Western Kentucky (3/3-4) ... in a five game stretch vs. Alabama-Birmingham (3/13-14) and Samford (3/16-18), batted .480 (12-25) with two doubles, three homers, four runs scored and 11 runs batted in ... went 4-5 at the plate with a triple and a grand slam in Purdue’s 16-0 victory over Ohio State (4/28) ... was 4-6 with a double, a home run, three runs and four RBI in the series opener vs. Iowa (5/11) ... hit .563 (9-16) with seven runs scored and nine RBI in the four-game Iowa series (5/11-13), earning Big Ten Player of the

Week honors ... had at least one hit in 29 of 30 Big Ten games in which he played, with 16 BOILERMAKER PROFILES multiple hit games during the conference season ... reached base safely in 52 consecutive games, failing to reach in only the season opener at Georgia (2/23). 5511 SUMMER 2006 Played for the DuPage County Dragons of the Central Illinois Collegiate League ... one of three players honored with the Mike Schmidt MVP Award, bestowed upon the CICL’s top player ... named to the league’s midseason all-star game and was a member of the postseason all-star team ... played in and started 43 games ... led the Dragons with a .329 batting average, collecting 52 hits in 158 at-bats ... had 11 doubles and four home runs ... scored 29 runs and drove home 28 ... made three appearances on the mound.

FRESHMAN / 2006 Earned second team All-Big Ten honors, one of three true freshmen to be named to the conference’s first and second teams ... named to Collegiate Baseball’s Freshman All-America team ... played in and started 56 of team’s 58 games ... second on the squad with a .352 batting average, the top average by a Purdue freshman dating back to 1964 ... tied for the team lead in home runs with six ... second on the team in hits (69), RBI (42) and total bases (105) ... started all 32 Big Ten contests ... led the Boilermakers in conference play with a .376 average, a .541 slugging percentage and a .441 on-base percentage ... had 23 multiple-

Note: The filmstrip below is a frame-by-frame shot of White’s grand slam vs. Ohio State on April 28, 2007. hit and 12 multiple-RBI games ... made his collegiate debut with a 2-3 performance against North Carolina (3/3) ... went 3-5 with a double and two runs scored vs. Saint Louis (3/17) ... drove in four runs with three hits, including a home run, against Chicago State (3/25) ... connected for a walk-off opposite-field home run against Illinois State (4/12) ... hit two home runs and was 4-5 at the plate in Purdue’s 25-8 win over Indiana (4/16) ... went 3-5 with two doubles and two RBI vs. Penn State (5/6) ... was a perfect 3-3 at the dish with an RBI against Iowa (5/13) ... reached base safely in 26 of the final 29 games of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at St. Rita of Cascia High School ... was a two-time first-team all-state selection, garnering the honors as a junior and senior ... batted .509 as a senior, with seven home runs and 42 RBI ... hit at a .519 clip during his junior season, connecting on 14 home runs and driving in 47 runs ... earned two letters in football. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

PERSONAL Full name is Ryne Christopher White ... was born on Oct. 17, 1986, in Chicago, Ill. ... son of Kevin and Mary-Beth White ... has one brother, Kevin, and one sister, Nicole ... majoring in law and society.

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2 0 0 8 P U R D U E B A S E B A L L White Sets Purdue Hitting-Streak Record

In 2007, Ryne White produced the longest and second-longest hitting streaks on record at Purdue. White’s 22-game hitting streak from Feb. 24 until April 8 was, at the time, the BOILERMAKER PROFILES longest consecutive streak of games with a hit. That record lasted half a season, broken by White’s 24-gamer from April 9 through the final day of the season, May 20. The NCAA record streak is 58 games by Robin Vetura (Oklahoma State) in 1987. 5533 22-Game Hitting Streak 24-Game Hitting Streak Date Opponent AB R H BI 2B 3B HR Avg Date Opponent AB R H BI 2B 3B HR Avg 2/24 Georgia ...... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 4/20 Michigan ...... 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 .667 2/25 Georgia ...... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 4/21 Michigan ...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 3/2 Western Kentucky ...... 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250 4/21 Michigan ...... 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 3/3 Western Kentucky ...... 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 .400 4/22 Michigan ...... 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 3/4 Western Kentucky ...... 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 .500 4/27 Ohio State ...... 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .438 3/9 Auburn ...... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455 4/28 Ohio State ...... 5 4 4 4 0 1 1 .524 3/10 Auburn ...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .440 4/28 Ohio State ...... 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .565 3/11 Auburn ...... 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 .400 4/29 Ohio State ...... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .519 3/13 Alabama-Birmingham .. 6 0 3 2 1 0 0 .417 5/5 Penn State ...... 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .484 3/14 Alabama-Birmingham .. 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .415 5/5 Penn State ...... 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .515 3/16 Samford ...... 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .413 5/6 Penn State ...... 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .514 3/17 Samford ...... 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .412 5/6 Penn State ...... 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .488 3/18 Samford ...... 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .436 5/8 Miami (Ohio) ...... 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .489 3/24 Western Illinois ...... 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .424 5/9 Indiana State ...... 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 .500 3/24 Western Illinois ...... 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .435 5/11 Iowa ...... 6 3 4 4 1 0 1 .518 3/25 Western Illinois ...... 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .439 5/12 Iowa ...... 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .534 3/18 Ball State ...... 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 .457 5/12 Iowa ...... 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .532 3/30 Illinois ...... 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 .434 5/13 Iowa ...... 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .515 3/31 Illinois ...... 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .438 5/15 Western Kentucky ...... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .507 3/31 Illinois ...... 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .446 5/16 Valparaiso...... 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .514 4/1 Illinois ...... 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 .443 5/18 Northwestern ...... 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .507 4/8 Michigan State ...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .440 5/19 Northwestern ...... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .494 5/19 Northwestern ...... 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 .506 TOTALS ...... 91 17 40 24 10 0 3 .440 5/20 Northwestern ...... 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .506 TOTALS ...... 87 28 44 21 5 1 5 .506

2 0 0 8 P U R D U E B A S E B A L L PITCHER Redshirt Sophomore ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’8” ✩ 225 Wildwood, Mo. ✩ Chaminade College Prep

FRESHMAN / 2007 Pitched one inning in Purdue’s opening weekend against Georgia, striking out two batters.

SUMMER 2006 Played for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the New York Collegiate League ... made three starts on the mound, posting an 0-1 record with a 4.09 ERA ... struck out nine batters in 11.0 innings.

REDSHIRT / 2006 BOILERMAKER PROFILES Redshirted in his first year at Purdue.

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at Chaminade College Prep High School ... earned all-conference honors as a senior, posting as 4-1 record, with a 2.89 ERA in 37.2 innings ... was a Varsity Legion all-star as a sophomore and senior, posting a 5-1 record and a 3.74 ERA, striking out 57 in 39.3 innings ... earned two letters in basketball.

PERSONAL 5544 Full name is Andrew Brent Wurdack ... was born on Jan. 18, 1987, in Wildwood, Mo. ... son of Gary and Debby Wurdack ... has two brothers, Gary and Tim, and one sister, Allison ... majoring in organizational leadership and supervision.

Wurdack’s Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0

Wurdack’s Big Ten Career Statistics Year ERA W L APP GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB BAvg WP HB BK 2007 ------OUTFIELD Redshirt Sophomore ✩ BL/TL ✩ 5’10” ✩ 187 Laguna Beach, Calif. ✩ Santa Margarita Catholic HS

FRESHMAN / 2007 Was not a member of the Purdue baseball team.

REDSHIRT / 2006 Was not a member of the Purdue baseball team.

HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterwinner at Santa Margarita Catholic High School ... was a four-year scholar athlete ... helped team win the league championship during his junior campaign ... batted .285 as a senior ... graduated with honors and was an International Baccalaureate student.

PERSONAL Full name is Barret Ronald Arthur ... was born on Aug. 1, 1987, in Orange, Calif. ... son of Ron and Marla Arthur ... has two sisters, Elisa and Alaina, and one brother, Reece ... majoring in management. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

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OUTFIELD CATCHER Freshman ✩ BL/TR ✩ 6’0” ✩ 180 Rensselaer, Ind. ✩ Kankakee Valley HS

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at Kankakee Valley High School ... named to the all-conference and all-area teams as a senior, as well as earning academic all-conference accolades ... batted .371 in his senior campaign and received the team’s mental attitude award ... earned all-conference and all-area honors as a junior, batting .447 with four home runs and 20 RBI ... was invited to participate in the Junior Select Showcase ... batted .287 as a sophomore with 37 RBI.

PERSONAL Full name is Cory David Bifoss ... was born on Oct. 5, 1988, in Crown Point, Ind. ... son of Gary and Dawn Bifoss ... has one brother, Jake ... majoring in health sciences. INFIELD Redshirt Freshman ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’0” ✩ 180 Miami, Fla. ✩ Palmetto HS

REDSHIRT / 2007 Redshirted in his first year at Purdue.

HIGH SCHOOL Was a three-year letterwinner at Miami Palmetto Senior High ... batted .286 as a sophomore while winning the Panther Award ... earned all-county honors and was named a captain and team MVP as a junior while batting .420 ... named all-county as a senior while hitting .354, also serving as a team captain.

BOILERMAKER PROFILES PERSONAL Full name is David Nicholas Blount, III ... was born on Dec. 15, 1987, in Miami, Fla. ... son of David and Holly Blount ... has one sister, Caroline ... majoring in engineering.

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INFIELD Freshman ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’0” ✩ 200 Griffith, Ind. ✩ Griffith HS

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Griffith High School ... was a four-time all-conference and all-area honoree, earning first team selections to the all-conference and all-area teams as a sophomore, junior and senior ... served as team captain as a sophomore and junior ... selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game as a senior ... helped team claim sectional championships as a freshman and senior ... also earned one letter in basketball.

PERSONAL Full name is Ryan Michael Bridges ... was born on Sept. 21, 1988, in Munster, Ind. ... son of Scott and Kris Bridges ... has two sisters, Brittany and Katie ... majoring health and fitness. PITCHER Redshirt Freshman ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’3” ✩ 205 Centennial, Colo. ✩ Cherry Creek HS

REDSHIRT / 2007 Redshirted in his first year at Purdue.

HIGH SCHOOL Was a two-year varsity letterwinner at Cherry Creek High School ... earned Class 5A all-state honors in his junior year while compiling an 8-1 record with a 1.70 ERA, in leading his team to a second-place finish in the Colorado State Championship tournament ... named honorable mention All-State his senior season, while posting a 7-1 record on a squad ranked in Baseball America’s Top 25 ... also played on the 2005 and 2006 Connie Mack state championship teams.

PERSONAL Full name is Nicholas Adam Bryant ... was born on Jan. 23, 1988, in Aurora, Colo. ... son of John Bryant and Lindi Dermont ... majoring in mechanical engineering. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

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INFIELD Freshman ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’10” ✩ 175 Zionsville, Ind. ✩ Zionsville HS

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at Zionsville High School ... was a three-time all-conference and all-area honoree ... named to the Indianapolis Star Super Team all three varsity seasons ... earned the ZHS Offensive Player Award as a sophomore, junior and senior ... batted .437 during his senior campaign with 13 doubles, four triples and six home runs ... drove in 24 runs as a senior while swiping 16 bases ... was an Indiana Mr. Baseball candidate during his senior season ... hit at a .530 clip as a junior with five doubles, five triples, five home runs and 23 stolen bases ... batted .420 during his sophomore season with 15 stolen bases ... helped team to a regional title as a junior and a sectional championship as a senior.

PERSONAL Full name is Eric Michael Charles ... was born on Dec. 18, 1988, in Chicago, Ill. ... son of Pat and Phoebe Charles ... has one brother, Leo, and one sister, Elyssa ... undecided on his major. PITCHER Freshman ✩ BL/TL ✩ 6’0” ✩ 180 Fishers, Ind. ✩ Hamilton Southeastern HS

HIGH SCHOOL Earned two letters at Hamilton Southeastern High School ... named team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior, and earned all-conference honors ... earned all-county accolades as a junior ... also earned two letters in hockey.

PERSONAL Full name is Kyle Joseph Cook ... was born on Dec. 8, 1988, in Indianapolis, Ind. ... son of Kevin and Barbara Cook ... has two sisters, Danielle and Christina, and one brother, Kevin ... undecided on his major. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

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OUTFIELD Redshirt Junior ✩ BL/TR ✩ 5’9” ✩ 165 Zeeland, Mich. ✩ Zeeland HS ✩ Lake Michigan College REDSHIRT / 2007 Redshirted in his first year at Purdue. BEFORE PURDUE Played two seasons at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Mich. ... earned all-conference, all-region and all- America honors as a freshman ... hit .470 in his first season with eight doubles and five triples ... selected to the all-conference team as a sophomore, hitting .378 with 12 doubles, five triples and two home runs ... swiped 27 bases in 31 attempts in his two seasons. HIGH SCHOOL Earned two letters in baseball at Zeeland High School ... hit .478 as a junior and .358 during his senior campaign ... also lettered three years in golf, earning all-state honors as a sophomore and senior. PERSONAL Full name is Brandon J. Haveman ... was born on June 21, 1986, in Zeeland, Mich. ... son of Kevin and Kelly Haveman ... has two brothers, Brett and Blake ... majoring in health and fitness. PITCHER Freshman ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’11” ✩ 185 Indianapolis, Ind. ✩ Broad Ripple HS

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters in baseball at Broad Ripple High School ... batted .460 as a junior with one home run, earning all-conference honors ... served as team captain during his senior campaign ... hit at a .481 clip in his final season with four doubles, four triples and five homers while driving in 24 runs ... was 8-3 on the mound as a senior with a 1.04 ERA and 176 strikeouts ... his 176 strikeouts in 75 innings pitched led the State of Indiana in 2007 ... named team Most Valuable Player while earning all-conference and all-city honors ... also earned three letters in football and two letters in swimming ... was an all-conference selection on the gridiron as a junior and senior, and earned all-city honors and team MVP honors in his senior campaign.

PERSONAL Full name is Mark Addison Kovacevic ... was born on Feb. 16, 1989, in Indianapolis, Ind. ... son of Steve and Diane Kovacevic ... has one sister, Elizabeth ... majoring in chemical engineering. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

5599

OUTFIELD Redshirt Sophomore ✩ BL/TR ✩ 5’10” ✩ 170 Floyds Knobs, Ind. ✩ Providence HS SUMMER 2007 Played for the Watertown Wizards of the New York Collegiate Baseball League ... batted .266 in 30 games, making 27 starts ... had 25 hits, including three doubles, while scoring 13 runs and driving in 12 ... led the team with 17 walks ... was a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts. FRESHMAN / 2007 // REDSHIRT / 2006 Did not see action during the 2007 season ... redshirted in his first year at Purdue, making the team as a walk-on. HIGH SCHOOL Was a three-year letterwinner at Our Lady of Providence High School in Clarksville, Ind. ... batted .402 as a senior, earning a place in the IHSBCA North/South All-Star Game ... hit .448 during his junior campaign, helping team win the sectional championship ... earned four letters in football, two in basketball and one in wrestling. PERSONAL Full name is Jonathan E. Lilly ... was born on Jan. 21, 1987, in Burnsville, Minn. ... son of Mark and Brenda Lilly ... has one brother, Matthew, and two sisters, Abby and Mary Beth ... majoring in actuarial science. PITCHER Redshirt Freshman ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’11” ✩ 170 Fishers, Ind. ✩ Hamilton Southeastern HS

SUMMER 2007 Played for the Lima Locos of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League ... appeared in six games out of the bullpen ... pitched 12.0 innings with a 4.50 ERA ... struck out 13 batters against 10 walks.

REDSHIRT / 2007 Redshirted in his first year at Purdue.

HIGH SCHOOL Was a three-year varsity letterwinner at Hamilton Southeastern High School ... recorded a 2-0 record in an abbreviated

BOILERMAKER PROFILES junior season, running his career record at the time to 13-0 ... named all-conference and all-county his senior season while compiling a 2-2 record with a 1.90 ERA and 58 strikeouts in just 43.1 innings.

PERSONAL Full name is Matthew Lee Morgan ... was born on April 29, 1988, in Indianapolis, Ind. ... son of Randy and Sue Morgan ... has one brother, Alex ... majoring in communication.

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PITCHER Freshman ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’3” ✩ 190 Clarendon Hills, Ill. ✩ Hinsdale Central HS

HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner and Hinsdale Central High School ... earned all-conference and all-area honors as a junior and senior ... served as team captain during his senior campaign, posting a 5-4 record on the hill with a 1.92 ERA ... fanned 66 batters as a senior in 43.2 innings against 11 walks ... registered an 8-1 record as a junior with a 2.72 earned-run average ... was the winning pitcher in the school’s first sectional championship in 2006 ... also earned three letters in football, one in track & field and one in basketball ... won the conference high jump crown as a sophomore.

PERSONAL Full name is Kasey Clements Ourada ... was born on June 23, 1988, in Hinsdale, Ill. ... son of Dan and Kendra Ourada ... has one brother, Kolby ... majoring in communication. PITCHER Redshirt Freshman ✩ BR/TR ✩ 6’2” ✩ 195 Carmel, Ind. ✩ Carmel HS

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner in baseball at Carmel High School ... hit .339 with two home runs as a sophomore ... batted at a .358 clip during his junior season, hitting three homers and driving in 30 runs ... was named All-Mid Indiana Conference, All-Metro North and All-Hamilton County as a junior ... tabbed “Best Rising New Star” by the Indianapolis Star ... hit .364 in an injury-shortened senior campaign, connecting for three home runs and 18 RBI ... named All-MIC as a senior.

PERSONAL Full name is Jeffrey Jackson Straub ... was born on Feb. 8, 1988, in Mountain View, Calif. ... son of Steve and Judy Straub ... has one brother, Kyle ... majoring in aeronautical engineering ... high school teammate of current Boilermaker Dan Black. BOILERMAKER PROFILES

6611

PITCHER Freshman ✩ BL/TL ✩ 6’3” ✩ 175 Mishawaka, Ind. ✩ Penn HS HIGH SCHOOL Earned two letters in baseball at Penn High School ... named All-Northern Indiana Conference as a senior after posting an 8-4 record on the mound with a 2.09 earned-run average and 45 strikeouts ... was the recipient of the team’s Most Improved Player Award ... helped PHS claim sectional and regional championships in 2006 and 2007. PERSONAL Full name is Michael Alexander Thoma ... was born on Dec. 25, 1988, in South Bend, Ind. ... son of John and Marg Thoma ... has two brothers, Paul and Jacob ... majoring in industrial technology. INFIELD Freshman ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’10” ✩ 180 Highland Park, Ill. ✩ Highland Park HS

HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterwinner at Highland Park High School ... earned all-conference and all-area honors as a senior ... batted .351 during his senior campaign with 32 runs scored, 20 stolen bases and a .550 on-base percentage ... received the Highland Park Giant Award for leadership, work ethic and performance as a senior ... named to the Chicago Sun- Times Top 100 and played in the Central Suburban League North/South All-Star Game in his senior season ... earned the Highland Park Don Davis Hustle Award as a junior ... was on the honor roll all four years and was a member of the National Honor Society.

BOILERMAKER PROFILES PERSONAL Full name is Joshua Marcus Tolan ... was born on Aug. 20, 1989, in Evanston, Ill. ... son of Richard and Bonnie Tolan ... has one brother, Jeremy ... majoring in economics.

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SECOND BASE Junior ✩ BR/TR ✩ 5’11” ✩ 175 Danville, Ill. ✩ Danville HS ✩ Danville Area Community College BEFORE PURDUE Played two seasons at Danville Area Community College ... was an all-region honoree and team Most Valuable Player in both seasons ... batted .400 as a sophomore with 68 hits, including 14 doubles and two triples, earning first team all-conference honors at second base ... scored 60 runs with 35 walks and 27 stolen bases ... posted a .984 fielding percentage in 185 chances, earning Easton Defensive Player of the Year honors and the Rawlings Gold Glove ... hit .333 as a freshman, collecting 58 hits with seven double and four triples ... scored 34 runs and swiped 15 bases. HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at Danville High School ... was a three-year all-conference and two-year all-area selection ... named team Most Valuable Player and DHS Athlete of the Year as a senior ... earned MVP honors as a junior, hitting .467 ... helped team to regional championships as a junior and senior ... also earned four letters in soccer, two in basketball and one in football. PERSONAL Full name is Ben Robert Wolgamot ... was born on Feb. 26, 1987, in Danville, Ill. ... son of Bob and Debi Wolgamot ... has one sister, Jill ... majoring in physical education.