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NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. B/T Cl. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School (Previous)
1 Kenneth Negron 2B/OF L/R Jr. 5-9 175 Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood (San Jacinto JC)
3 Tommy Bussey INF/RHP R/R Jr. 5-11 180 Boynton Beach, Fla./King’s Academy
4 Cody Brown INF/RHP R/R Jr. 6-2 215 Boca Raton, Fla./Westminster Academy
5 Aaron Grijalva 1B R/R Sr. 6-1 200 Redlands, Calif./Redlands East Valley
6 Aaron Phillips INF R/R Sr. 6-2 200 Claremore, Okla./Ologah (Allen County CC)
7 David Giammaresi INF S/R Sr. 6-0 205 Coral Springs, Fla./Westminster Academy
9 Jeff Jefferson OF/C R/R Fr. 6-0 210 Danville, Va./Tunstall
10 Jason Love C/1B R/R So. 6-1 220 Juneau, Alaska/Olympia
11 Doug Wallace LHP L/L Jr. 6-2 175 Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane
12 Chase Vaden LHP L/L So. 6-4 195 Lynch Station, Va./Altavista
13 Dane Beakler RHP R/R So. 6-3 185 York, Pa./Central York
14 Doug Bream 1B/OF L/L Fr. 6-2 210 Elizabethtown, Pa./Lower Dauphin
15 Joseph Feeley OF R/R Fr. 5-10 175 Chesapeake City, Md./Red Lion Christian Academy
16 Andrew Wilson RHP R/R Jr. 6-1 175 Cary, N.C./Cary
17 Dustin Umberger RHP R/R Jr. 6-0 195 Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin
18 Grady Ihnat LHP L/L So. 5-10 200 Simi Valley, Calif./Royal
19 P.K. Keller OF R/R Sr. 5-11 195 Clearwater, Fla./Northside Christian
20 Philip Locklear C R/R Fr. 5-11 175 Concord, N.C./Concord
21 Steven Evans LHP L/L Fr. 6-4 185 Amherst, Va./Amherst County
22 Rusty LaJoie RHP L/R Fr. 6-0 190 Chesapeake, Va./Atlantic Shores Christian
23 Nathan Thompson C R/R So. 6-3 215 Stoneville, N.C./Westover Christian
24 Shawn Teufel 1B L/L Jr. 6-3 200 Tequesta, Fla./Jupiter Christian
25 Brett Curll RHP R/R So. 6-2 190 Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam (Maryland)
27 Jimmy Miller RHP R/R Fr. 6-2 220 Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin
28 Clarence Nicely RHP R/R Jr. 6-7 230 Milton, W.Va./Cabell Midland (Auburn)
29 Errol Hollinger C R/R Jr. 6-4 205 Upland, Calif./Damien
30 Tim Rotola OF L/R Jr. 6-1 175 Wichita, Kan./Word of Life (Independence CC)
31 Tyler Light RHP R/R Jr. 6-3 190 San Bernardino, Calif./Arrowhead Christian
32 Aaron Parnell INF R/R Fr. 5-10 180 Benson, N.C./South Johnston
33 Garrett Young OF R/R Sr. 6-3 230 Fountain Valley, Calif./Edison (Cypress JC)
34 Ryan Page LHP L/L Sr. 6-3 205 Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley
42 David Stokes RHP L/R Sr. 6-8 245 Locust Grove, Okla./Locust Grove (Cypress JC)
46 Joe Steinwedell RHP R/R So. 6-4 225 Encinitas, Calif./Santa Fe (Pepperdine)
Coaching Staff
Head Coach - 37 Jim Toman
Assistants - 8 Scott Jackson, 2 Nick Schnabel and 38 Jeremiah Boles
Athletic Trainer - Scott Lawrenson
Strength and Conditioning Coach - Matt Hagen
Pronunciations
Giammaresi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gee-a-mar-res-ee
Grijalva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gra-haul-va
Ihnat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eye-knit
LaJoie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .La-joy
Rotola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ro-toll-la
Steinwedell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stein-wed-dell
Teufel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tough-full
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNO. NAME POS.
13 Dane Beakler RHP
14 Doug Bream 1B/OF
4 Cody Brown INF/RHP
3 Tommy Bussey INF/RHP
25 Brett Curll RHP
21 Steven Evans LHP
15 Joseph Feeley OF
7 David Giammaresi INF
5 Aaron Grijalva 1B
29 Errol Hollinger C
18 Grady Ihnat LHP
9 Jeff Jefferson OF/C
19 P.K. Keller OF
22 Rusty LaJoie RHP
31 Tyler Light RHP
20 Philip Locklear C
10 Jason Love C/1B
27 Jimmy Miller RHP
1 Kenneth Negron 2B/OF
28 Clarence Nicely RHP
34 Ryan Page LHP
32 Aaron Parnell INF
6 Aaron Phillips INF
30 Tim Rotola OF
46 Joe Steinwedell RHP
42 David Stokes RHP
24 Shawn Teufel 1B
23 Nathan Thompson C
17 Dustin Umberger RHP
12 Chase Vaden LHP
11 Doug Wallace LHP
16 Andrew Wilson RHP
33 Garrett Young OF
2008 LIBERTY FLAMES
FLAMES BY STATE
Alaska (1)Juneau - Jason Love
California (6)Encinatas - Joe Steinwedell
Fountain Valley - Garrett Young
Redlands - Aaron Grijalva
San Bernardino - Tyler Light
Simi Valley - Grady Ihnat
Upland - Errol Hollinger
Florida (5)Boca Raton - Cody Brown
Boynton Beach - Tommy Bussey
Clearwater - P.K. Keller
Coral Springs - David Giammaresi
Tequesta - Shawn Teufel
Kansas (1)Wichita - Tim Rotola
Maryland (1)Chespeake City - Joseph Feeley
North Carolina (4)Benson - Aaron Parnell
Cary - Andrew Wilson
Concord - Philip Locklear
Stonehill - Nathan Thompson
Oklahoma (2)Claremore - Aaron Phillips
Locust Grove - David Stokes
Pennsylvania (5)Cranberry Township - Ryan Page
Elizabethtown - Doug Bream
Hummelstown - Jimmy Miller
Dustin Umberger
York - Dane Bekler
Texas (1)Kingwood - Kenneth Negron
Virginia (5)Amherst - Steven Evans
Chesapeake - Rusty LaJoie
Danville - Jeff Jefferson
Lynch Station - Chase Vaden
Virginia Beach - Brett Curll
West Virginia (2)Hurricane - Doug Wallace
Milton - Clarence Nicely
FLAMES BY CLASS
Seniors (7)David Giammaresi
Aaron Grijalva
P.K. Keller
Ryan Page
Aaron Phillips
David Stokes
Garrett Young
Juniors (11)Cody Brown
Tommy Bussey
Errol Hollinger
Tyler Light
Kenneth Negron
Clarence Nicely
Tim Rotola
Shawn Teufel
Dustin Umberger
Doug Wallace
Andrew Wilson
Sophomores (7)Dane Beakler
Brett Curll
Grady Ihnat
Jason Love
Joe Steinwedell
Nathan Thompson
Chase Vaden
Freshmen (8)Doug Bream
Steven Evans
Joseph Feeley
Jeff Jefferson
Rusty LaJoie
Philip Locklear
Jimmy Miller
Aaron Parnell
2007 BIG SOUTH ALL-CONFERENCE THREE-TIME BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL
2007: Played in 58 games with 56 starts … named to the Big South all-con-
ference second team at third base … Big South all-academic team member
… hit .308 with 38 runs scored and 40 RBIs … tied for fifth in the Big South
and team leader with 17 doubles … also had four home runs and two triples
… second on the Flames with 14 multi-RBI games … 18 multi-hit contests …
3-for-5 with two walks, scoring two and driving in two runs in a 28-7 win over
Richmond at Crab House Shootout (2/18) … had two doubles, driving in
three runs and scoring one in 14-6 victory over Manhattan (3/4) … went 3-
for-3 and scored three runs in a 7-5 triumph at High Point (3/23) … two run-
scoring doubles in an 11-7 game-one win over Marshall (4/7) … two doubles,
a walk and scored three runs in a 13-5 victory over Radford (4/22) … scored
three runs on 3-for-4 hitting with two doubles in a 13-5 victory over George
Mason (4/24) … two-run home run in a 5-4 win over Winthrop (5/11) … three-
run home run in a 6-5 triumph over Winthrop (5/12) … was 2-for 3 with a dou-
ble, walk and a run scored at VMI (5/19) … 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk
in a 10-9 win over VMI (5/20) … two-run home run in a 11-0 victory over
Winthrop in Big South Championship (5/25) … went 2-for-4 with a double and
a solo home run during Big South title contest verses Coastal Carolina (5/26)
… played in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ABCL) this past sum-
mer … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 2007 LU Sport
Management Student of the Year.
2006: Played in 19 games with six starts … batted .267 with eight RBIs and
five runs scored … went 3-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in four
runs and scoring two more in an 18-4 win at George Mason (4/25) … mem-
ber of Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2005: Played in 25 games, starting 10 … hit .195 with two RBIs and scoring
five runs … went 2-for-4 with a RBI triple and scored a run in a 9-8 win over
Marshall (3/12) … Big South Presidential Honor member.
Prep: Graduate of Westminster Academy … hit .400 as his team won districts
and national tournament in his senior season … in junior year, hit .345 as
team ranked in the top 10 nationally and top five in Florida all season as they
went 33-2 … in 2000, as a sophomore at Wellington High School, started at
third base and hit .34 as team went to the Florida State tournament finals
after ranking in the top five in the country and No.1 in the state … member of
team ranked No.1 nationally after winning state title in 1999.
Personal: Son of Anthony and Deborah Giammaresi … graduated last May
with a degree in sport management … currently pursuing a MBA. … birthday
is Dec.9.
TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICANTWO-TIME BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL
2007: Played in 41 games, starting 37 … hit .250 with 24 RBIs, 24 runs
scored, five doubles and one home run … 12 stolen bases … 2-for-5 at East
Carolina (2/10) … went 4-for-5, with five RBIs, two runs scored and a triple
in a 14-6 victory over Manhattan (3/4) … was 3-for-4 with a two-run triple and
a run scored in an 8-2 win at Old Dominion (3/6) … 3-for-5 with a run scored
at James Madison (3/14) … two hits, a RBI and double in a 8-4 victory over
Charleston Southern (4/14) … a hit and three walks, scoring three runs in a
16-3 triumph over Radford (4/20) … went 2-for-3 with a home run, walk, two
RBIs and two runs scored in a 10-7, 12 inning victory at Coastal Carolina
(4/27) … member of Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2006: Selected to Louisville Slugger/College Baseball News Preseason All-
American third team … team captain … played in 57 games with 56 starts …
posted a .347 batting average with 51 RBIs and 56 runs scored … hit 19 dou-
bles, five triples and seven home runs … finished fifth in the Big South with
23 stolen bases … hit a triple and a solo home run, scoring two runs in first
game of doubleheader at Wofford (2/12) … 3-for-5 with a double, triple, a solo
home run and scored two runs in 9-0 shutout of Hartford (3/5) … went 3-for-
5, scoring three runs and driving in two runs in a 13-1 win over Virginia Tech
(3/8) … connected for a two-run home run and added a RBI double in a 7-1
victory at George Washington (3/10) … was 3-for-4 and scored two runs in a
16-6 win at Radford (4/7) … 4-for-5 with two doubles and a RBI in a 6-5 win
at Radford (4/9) … hit a home run in a 4-for-5 effort, driving in two runs and
scoring three more in a 13-6 game one win at Charleston Southern (4/15) …
drove in four runs with a two-run double and a two-run home run at George
Mason (4/25) … went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and a run scored in a 12-5 vic-
tory over Birmingham-Southern (4/30) … 2-for-3 with two doubles at Virginia
Tech (5/3) …was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a RBI and a run scored in an 8-5
defeat of Richmond (5/16) … a double and a triple in a 2-for-3 afternoon with
two walks and two runs scored against High Point (5/21) … was 3-for-6 with
a double, two runs scored and a RBI in an 11-7 elimination game win over
Winthrop at Big South Championship (5/27) … named to Big South All-
Tournament team after hitting .429 with six RBIs and four runs scored in five
games at the Big South Championship … batted third for Texas Collegiate
League Champion McKinney Marshals, finishing among league leaders in
batting average and RBI's … started in the TCL All-Star game … Big South
Presidential Honor Roll member.
2005: Selected a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American … VaSID All-
State honorable mention … team MVP … team captain … started all 55
games … fourth in the Big South with a .367 batting average and fifth with 11
home runs … had 39 RBIs and scored 55 runs, while hitting 13 doubles and
four triples … finished in top 10 in the Big South in eight of 10 offensive cat-
egories, including batting average (4th), slugging percentage (5th), on base
percentage (6th), runs scored (6th), hits (9th), triples (tied-3rd), home runs
(5th) and total bases (4th) … had 13-consecutive game hit streak (4/19-5/15)
… 24 multiple-hit games and nine three-hit games … second in Big South in
fielding percentage … led the team in stolen bases (13) … went 3-for-4 with
a RBI and two runs scored in a 13-3 victory over Hofstra (2/20) … had a
home run and a triple while going 2-for-3 with a walk in a 4-2 first game win,
followed by a 3-for-5 effort with a RBI in a 4-1 second game victory in dou-
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DAVID 7GIAMMARESIINF - S/R - 6-0, 205 - Sr.
Westminister Academy
Coral Springs, Fla.
GIAMMARESI’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 58 .308 201 38 62 17 2 4 40 0 28 44
2006 19 .267 30 5 8 2 1 1 8 0 4 11
2005 25 .195 41 5 8 0 1 0 2 0 11 11
Totals 102 .287 272 48 78 19 4 5 50 0 43 66
MEET THE FLAMESAARON 5GRIJALVA1B - R/R - 6-1, 200 - Sr.
Redlands East Valley HS
Redlands, Calif.
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bleheader sweep at High Point (3/26) … was 3-for-4 with three doubles, scor-
ing two runs in a 6-2 victory over Winthrop (4/4) …went 2-for-2 and walked
twice, scoring a season-high four runs in a 21-1 win over UNC-Asheville
(4/9) … named Big South Player of the Week (4/11) … selected to College
Baseball Foundation Weekly Honor Roll (4/12) … went 3-for-5 at Coastal
Carolina (4/22) … was 3-for-5 with a two-run home run at Coastal Carolina
(4/23) … went 3-for-5 with a double and scored two runs in a 9-5 win at VMI
(5/1) … had a home run and a double, while going 3-for-5 and scoring three
runs in an 11-4 victory over Radford (5/15) … went 3-for-5 with a walk-off
triple in a 3-2, 12 inning win over Charleston Southern (5/22) … was 3-for-3
against Coastal Carolina in Big South Championship (5/27).
Prep: Graduate of Redlands East Valley High School … named all-league in
senior season after batting .385 with 21 RBI … hit .419 as a junior … voted
team MVP of freshman team.
Personal: Son of Gabe and Peggy Grijalva … graduated this past May with
a degree in business with a specialization in marketing …currently pursuing
a MBA. … birthday is Aug. 22.
TWO-TIME BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT2007: Played in 49 games with 44 starts … hit .328 with 42 RBIs and 31 runs
scored … had six doubles, a triple and three home runs … had a 12-game
hitting streak (4/7-4/27) during which he batted .500 (25-for-50) … 19 multi-
ple-hit games and 13 multi-RBI contests … went 3-for-4 with a walk, a dou-
ble, two RBIs and a run scored in a 10-2 win over UMBC (3/21) … 3-for-3
with a walk at William & Mary (4/3) … was 3-for-4, driving in a run and scor-
ing two others in an 8-4 victory over Charleston Southern (4/14) … went 3-
for-5 against James Madison (4/18) … was 3-for-3 with a walk, plating two
runs and driving in three in a 13-5 triumph over Radford (4/22) … 2-for-4 with
a three-run home run, a walk and four RBIs in a 13-5 victory over George
Mason (4/24) … had two hits including a two-run home run in a 10-7, 12-
inning win over Coastal Carolina (4/27) …4-for-6 with a double, RBI and three
runs at Coastal Carolina (4/29) … was 3-for -4 with three RBIs and a run
scored in a 9-6 victory over Winthrop (5/13) … went 3-for-4 with a towering
home run, three RBIs and two runs scored in a 12-8 triumph over UNC
Asheville at Big South Championship (5/25) … had two hits, one a double,
with three RBIs and two runs scored in an 11-0 victory over Winthrop at Big
South Championship (5/25) … named to Big South All-Tournament team …
member of Alaska Baseball League (ABL) Champion Athletes In Action (AIA)
Fire during the summer … selected to ABL All-Star team and led league in
home runs.
2006: Played in 57 games with 56 starts … hit .282 with 39 RBIs and 33 runs
scored … had seven doubles, four triples and four home runs … was 2-for-4
with a double and a run scored against VCU (2/15) … plated the winning run
with a 12th-inning single in a 3-2 victory over Rider (2/26) … went 3-for-4 with
a home run and six RBIs in a 13-1 win against Virginia Tech (3/8)
…3-for-5 with a RBI in a 5-4 defeat of Marist (3/15) … went 3-for-4 with a
home run and four RBI in a 16-6 victory over Radford (4/7) … 4-for-5 with a
triple and two runs scored during a 7-5 game two win during a doubleheader
against Charleston Southern (4/15) …was 4-for-5 with two RBIs and a run
scored in a 11-9 victory over High Point (5/21).
2005: Played in 54 games with 52 starts … hit .291 with 36 RBIs and 44 runs
scored … had eight doubles and eight home runs … 13 consecutive game hit
streak (2/23-3/18) … went 2-for-3 with a double and scored the lone run in 1-
0 win over Fairfield (3/9) … was 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in two runs
against Virginia (4/5) … went 3-for-4 with a home run and double, driving in
four RBIs and a run scored in a 14-3 victory over UNC Asheville (4/11) … was
3-for-5 with a home run, driving four RBIs and scored two runs at Coastal
Carolina (4/24) … hit the game-winning two-run home run, going 2-for-4 with
three RBIs and a run scored in an 8-7 win over Birmingham-Southern in the
Big South Championship (5/25) … went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs
in a 10-4 victory over Radford in Big South Championship (5/27) … named to
Big South All-Tournament team.
Prep: Graduate of Northside Christian School … a four-time letterwinner …
was named team MVP as he won the triple crown in Pinellas County and the
Bay High School Conference in his senior season with a .488 batting aver-
age, 32 RBIs, and eight home runs … also had 41 stolen bases … selected
first team all-conference in both his junior and senior seasons … also lettered
in football.
Personal: Son of Paul and Betty Keller … majoring in aviation … received
his pilot’s license this past January ... birthday is Jan. 6.
GRIJALVA’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 41 .250 136 24 34 5 1 2 24 12 21 31
2006 57 .347 222 56 77 19 5 7 51 23 23 36
2005 55 .367 210 55 77 13 4 11 39 13 31 38
Totals: 153 .331 568 135 188 37 10 20 114 48 75 105
P.K. 19KELLEROF - R/R - 5-11, 195- Sr.
Northside Christian HS
Clearwater, Fla.
KELLER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 49 .328 177 31 58 6 1 3 42 2 22 34
2006 57 .282 220 33 62 7 4 4 39 4 18 51
2005 54 .291 206 44 60 8 0 8 36 4 12 45
Totals 160 .299 603 108 180 21 5 15 117 10 52 130
MEET THE FLAMES
P.K. Keller
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2007 ATLANTIC COLLEGIATE LEAGUE TOP PROSPECT LISTTHREE-TIME BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL
2007: Appeared in 25 games with one start … went 3-3 with four saves and
a 4.57 ERA in 63 innings pitched … a 3-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio, striking
out 44 and walking 13 … pitched four innings of scoreless relief at East
Carolina (2/10) … earned save with two no-run, no-hit innings in 2-1 victory
over host The Citadel at the Crab House Shootout (2/17) … saved both ends
of a doubleheader against Albany (2/24) … pitched 3 1/3 scoreless frames in
an 8-2 win at VCU (2/27) … picked up win in a 14-6 triumph over Manhattan
(3/4) … earned win with 3 2/3 innings of relief in a 7-6, 10-inning victory over
George Washington (3/10) … yielded one run on three hits, striking out four
for save in an 11-7 game-one win over Marshall (4/7) … struck out four in four
scoreless innings against Charleston Southern in second game of a double-
header (4/13) … struck out six in 3 2/3 innings at Arizona (5/5) … scattered
three hits, striking out four in five scoreless innings at VMI (5/19) … won lone
start going 5 2/3 innings in a 12-8 victory over UNC Asheville at Big South
Championship (5/25) … named to Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
(ACBL) All-Star during the summer … tabbed the No.2 professional prospect
on Baseball America’s 2007ACBL Top 10 Prospect List … Big South
Presidential Honor Roll member .
2006: Appeared in 17 games with nine starts … posted a 9-2 mark with a
3.59 ERA in 72 2/3 innings … finished fourth in the Big South in victories …
also led the Flames in victories and ERA … a 2-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio,
striking out 39 and walking 20 … was the winner in a 4-3 victory at Longwood
(2/16), allowing one run on six hits in 6 1/3 innings … won next two outings
in relief at Longwood (2/21) and against Rider (2/26), earning Big South
Pitcher of the Week honors … pitched first collegiate shutout by allowing no
runs on four hits in a 3-0 win at George Washington (3/11) … named to
College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll for the week of 3/14 …
scattered five hits over six innings to pick up win in an 8-0 victory over
Longwood (4/18) … named to Baseball America’s 2005 Atlantic Collegiate
League (ACBL) Top 10 Prospect List during the summer … named to the Big
South Presidential Honor Roll.
2005: Made 20 appearances with seven starts … pitched 55 1/3 innings,
posting a 2-2 mark with two saves and a 3.09 ERA, which ranked third in the
Big South … had a 2-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio, striking out 34 and walking
17 … pitched the first complete game by Liberty freshman since 1995 in a 3-
2 seven-inning win over Bucknell (2/26), allowing no earned runs and scat-
tering four hits ... pitched two innings of scoreless relief to earn a save in a 1-
0 victory over Fairfield (3/9) … allowed one run and scattered six hits in 3 1/3
innings of relief, earning the victory in a 9-5 win at VMI (4/30) … picked up
the save allowing no runs on one hit in an inning of relief in an 8-7 victory over
Birmingham-Southern at Big South Championship (5/25) … allowed one run
on seven hits, striking out three and walking none in six innings against
Coastal Carolina in Big South Championship (5/27) … named to Big South
All-Tournament team … Big South Presidential Honor Roll member.
Prep: Played at Seneca Valley High School … three-time letterwinner … all-
section in senior season after posting a 9-0 mark … honor roll member …
named to National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Gary and Marilyn Page … majoring in kinesiology with a
minor in exercise science … birthday is Sept. 16.
BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL2006 EAST JAYHAWK CONFERENCE ALL-STAR
2007: Played in 37, starting 27 … also made one appearance on the
mound … hit .174 with nine RBIs and 18 runs … had two home runs and a
triple … 2-for-4 with a two-run triple and scored a run in an 8-2 victory at
VCU (2/27) … hit home run and scored twice in a 15-5 triumph over UNC
Asheville (3/19) … hit game-winning, 12th inning two-run home run in 10-7
win at Coastal Carolina (4/27) … named to the Big South Presidential
Honor Roll.
Previous School: Played shortstop for two seasons at Allen County …
named East Jayhawk Conference All-Star as a sophomore … two-time All-
Jayhawk Honorable Mention (2005 and 2006).
Prep: Graduate of Ologah High School … named Oklahoma All-State
Infield East and all-conference as a shortstop in senior year … selected
Tulsa 7 Conference Pitcher of the Year as a junior … all-conference as a
pitcher as a sophomore.
Personal: Son of Brian and Lisa Phillips … majoring in kinesiology … birth-
day is April 30.
RYAN 34PAGELHP - L/L - 6-3, 205 - Sr.
Seneca Valley HS
Cranberry Township, Pa.
PAGE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L2007 25/1 0 4 0 63.0 79 41 32 4.57 13 44 3-3
2006 17/9 1 0 1 72.2 76 33 29 3.59 20 39 9-2
2005 20/7 1 2 0 55.1 60 29 19 3.09 17 34 2-2
Totals 62/17 2 6 1 191 215 103 80 3.77 50 117 14-7
AARON 6PHILLIPSINF - R/R - 6-2, 200 - Sr.
Ologah HS (Allen Co. CC)
Claremore, Okla.
PHILLIPS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 37 .174 92 18 16 0 1 2 9 1 8 24
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Ryan Page
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BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL2006 ALL-ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE
2007: Made 17 appearances with 15 starts … posted an 8-6 mark with a
4.82 ERA in 93.1 innings pitched … tied for fourth in the Big South and led
the Flames’ staff in wins … 10th in the conference in innings pitched … 3-to-
1 strikeout to walk ratio, striking out 61 and walking 18 … allowed one run
on four hits over eight innings, earning the win in a 4-1 victory at Old
Dominion (3/6) … picked up the victory, yielding one run on four hits, striking
out three in an 10-2 triumph over UMBC (3/21) … allowed one run over seven
innings, earning the win in a 13-1 victory over Radford (4/21) … pitched
seven scoreless to record the win with a seven strikeouts in a 4-0 victory over
VMI (5/18) … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
Previous School: Earned Associate degree and played one season at
Cypress Junior College in California … posted a 6-6 mark with a 3.55 ERA in
83 2/3 innings in 2006 … struck out 52 and walked 12 … named to All-
Orange Empire Conference first team … teammate of Liberty outfielder
Garrett Young … in 2005 at Oklahoma Baptist, the pitcher was 1-1 in 19
innings of work.
Prep: Graduate of Locust Grove High School … selected to play in 2004
Junior Sunbelt Classic Baseball Series … recorded 103 strikeouts with a
0.42 ERA during high school career … also played football and basketball.
Personal: Son of Phillip and Dianna Stokes … majoring in business finance
… recently married to the former Marcia Justl … birthday is July 19.
2008 BROOKS WALLACE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST2007 MLB DRAFT SELECTION
2007: 2008 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Preseason Watch List ... 2007
MLB Draft selection by the Boston Red Sox ... 2007 Big South All-
Conference second team … 2007 VaSID All-State first team … played in 50
games, all starts … ranked 62nd nationally with a .389 batting average …
88th toughest batter in the nation to strike out (one/12.4 AB) … finished 2007,
third in the conference in batting average, seventh with a .591 slugging pct.,
sixth with a .452 on base pct., seventh in runs with 53, fifth with 77 hits, sev-
enth with 46 RBIs and eighth with 117 total bases … team-high 18-game hit-
ting streak … led Flames with 15 multi-RBI games … 20 multiple-hit games,
11 games with 3 or more hits … went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two
runs scored in a 6-2 victory at East Carolina (2/9) … 4-for-5 with a double and
a home run, plating four runs and scoring four others … was 4-for-5 with
three doubles, three RBIs and scored a run in an 8-2 win at VCU (2/27) …
went 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored in 8-2 victory at Old
Dominion (3/6) … had two hits, a solo home run and a two-run triple, in a 9-
3 win over George Washington (3/9) … 3-for-5 with double, three RBIs and a
run scored … named Big South Player of the Week for March 5-11… home
run versus Virginia Tech (3/13) … two hits, a home run and a RBI double,
scoring two runs in an 11-6 triumph over Monmouth (4/1) … two hits, a home
run, two RBIs and two runs scored in an 8-4 victory over Charleston Southern
(4/14) … went 4-for-5 with a RBI in 13-5 win over George Mason (4/24) …
three hits including a double, driving in two runs and scoring two others at
Coastal Carolina (4/29) …was 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs and two
runs scored in a 10-9 victory at VMI (5/23) …2-for-2 with three walks and a
RBI against Winthrop at Big South Championship (5/24) … was 3-for-4 with
a double, two RBIs and a run scored in a 12-8 win over UNC Asheville at Big
South Championship (5/25) … named to 2007 Big South All-Tournament
team.
DAVID 42STOKESRHP - L/R - 6-8, 245 - Sr.
Locust Grove HS (Cypress JC)
Locust Grove, Okla.
STOKES’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L2007 17/15 0 0 0 93.1 114 60 50 4.82 18 61 8-6
GARRETT 33YOUNGOF - R/R - 6-3, 230 - Sr.
Edison HS (Cypress JC)
Fountain Valley, Calif.
Aaron Phillips
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Previous School: Played one season at Cypress Community College … hit
.305 in 35 starts in center field … in 2005, played one season at Orange
Coast College where he played in 26 games and batted .259
Prep: Graduate of Edison High School … a three-time letterwinner in base-
ball … first team All-Sunset League selection and captained team to
California Interscholastic Federation championship as a senior … played
shortstop and third base in high school … also lettered in football … member
of honor roll.
Personal: Son of Jeff and Kathy Young … majoring in criminal justice …
birthday is Sept. 9.
2004 ALL-PALM BEACH COUNTY
2007: Played in 38 games with 22 starts … made four appearances as a
relief pitcher … hit .296, scoring 17 and driving in 12 runs … went 2-for-4 with
a RBI at East Carolina (2/11) …was 2-for-3 with a solo home run against
Virginia Tech (3/13) … 3-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and two RBIs in 11-
7 game-one win over Marshall (4/7) …struck out one and walked one over 1
1/3 innings during first mound appearance of the season at William & Mary
(4/10) … hit a two-run home run at Arizona (4/4) … went 2-for-4 and scored
two runs in 12-8 victory over UNC Asheville in the Big South Championship
(5/25) … 3-for-4 with a double, run scored and a RBI in Big South title game
against Coastal Carolina (5/26).
2006: Allowed one run in 3 1/3 innings in four appearances.
Prep: Graduate of Westminster Academy … four-year letterman … selected
All-Palm Beach County as a senior … batted .367 and was 5-0 as a pitcher
for nationally-ranked, top-20 team … MVP of 20-team Westminster National
Classic.
Personal: Son of Keith and Debbie Brown … majoring in kinesiology … birth-
day is Nov. 21.
TWO-TIME BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL
2007: Played in 23 contests with 20 starts …posted a .284 batting average
with nine RBIs, 13 runs scored, six doubles, a triple and a home run … was
2-for-4 with a double at East Carolina (2/11) … went 2-for-4, scoring twice
and driving in one during a 9-2 win over Albany (2/23) … 2-for-5 with a run
scored and a RBI in a 14-6 victory over Manhattan (3/4) … was 3-for-4 with
a double and a run scored at James Madison (3/14) … 3-for-5 with two walks,
a double, two RBIs and a run scored in a 15-5 triumph over UNC Asheville
(3/19) … hit home-run at High Point (3/25) … belted two-run home run
against William & Mary (4/3) … named to the Big South Presidential Honor
Roll.
2006: Played in 20 games with eight starts … hit .290, scoring seven runs
and driving six … went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk against Rutgers
(3/17) … was 2-for-2 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in two runs at
Richmond (4/19) … named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
Prep: Graduate of the King’s Academy … all-area second team in his soph-
omore and senior years … honorable mention as a junior … received team’s
Golden Glove award in senior season … hit .340 or better all three varsity
seasons … three-year member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Gary and Tracy Bussey … majoring in advertising/public
relations … birthday is June 7.
YOUNG’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 50 .389 198 53 77 12 2 8 46 6 23 16
CODY 4BROWNINF/RHP - R/R - 6-2, 215 - Jr.
Westminster Academy
Boca Raton, Fla.
TOMMY 3BUSSEYINNF/RHP - R/R - 5-11, 180 - Jr.
King’s Academy
Boynton Beach, Fla.
BROWN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 34 .296 81 17 24 2 1 2 12 0 8 18
Year G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L2007 4/0 0 0 0 4.1 7 6 6 12.46 6 2 0-0
2006 4/0 0 0 0 3.1 1 1 1 2.70 4 1 0-0
Totals 8/0 0 0 0 7.2 8 7 7 8.22 10 3 0-0
BUSSEY’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 23 .284 74 13 21 6 1 2 9 0 5 11
2006 20 .290 31 7 9 3 0 0 6 0 6 6
Totals 43 .286 105 20 30 9 1 2 15 0 11 17
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2007 ALASKA BASEBALL LEAGUE ALL-STARTWO-TIME BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL
2007: Played in 53 games, starting 49 … hit .280 with 32 RBIs, 28 runs
scored, seven doubles and three home runs … threw out 24 would-be base
stealers to lead the Big South Conference … ranked No. 22 nationally in
toughest to strikeout, striking out only once every 15.9 at bats … went 2-for-
5 with a grand slam in a 6-2 season-opening victory at East Carolina (2/9) …
2-for-3 and scored three times in a 28-7 win over Richmond at the Crab
House Shootout (2/18) … was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in a 6-
2 win over Manhattan (3/2) … drove in two runs and scored two others with
a home run on 2-for-5 hitting in a 15-5 triumph over UNC Asheville (3/19) …
drove in four runs in a16-3 win over Radford (4/20) … went 3-for-4 in a 4-3
victory over VMI at Big South Championship (5/26) … member of Alaska
Baseball League (ABL) Champion Athletes In Action (AIA) Fire during the
summer … only catcher selected to ABL All-Star team … hit .271… named
to Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2006: Played in 54 games with 52 starts … batted .249 with 22 RBIs and 25
runs scored … had 10 doubles and three home runs … finished second in
the Big South by throwing out 23 would-be base stealers … went 3-for-3 in
first collegiate game in a 4-1 win at Wofford (2/10) … had a double and home
run in three at bats, driving in three runs and scoring another in a 7-5 victory
over Rider (2/25) … was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored in a 16-8
defeat of VMI (4/1) … 2-for-4 with a double and three runs scored against
High Point (5/19) … Big South Presidential Honor Roll member.
Prep: Graduate of Damien High School ... 2005 San Grabriel and Inland
Valley All-Star … all-valley and all-league first team as well as team MVP as
senior … all-league honorable mention in junior season … junior varsity MVP
in first two high school seasons … Associate President of the Tijuana Mission
Club and President of PIT Club.
Personal: Son of Mark and Debra Hollinger … majoring in sport manage-
ment … birthday is June 14.
TWO-TIME BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL
2007: Made 17 appearances with 10 starts … 5-5 with 5.56 ERA in 69.2
innings …a 2-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio, striking out 43 and walking 22 …
pitched five innings of scoreless relief, striking out four and earning the win in
a 6-2 victory over East Carolina (2/9) … picked up the win in his first start of
the season in an 8-2 victory at VCU (2/27), allowing one run on five hits over
five innings … struck out six in a 7 1/3 outing against George Washington
(3/11) … allowed two earned runs and struck out five, earning the win in a 15-
5 triumph over UNC Asheville (3/19) … picked up a victory, yielding one run
on five hits, striking out four in a 10-4 game-two win over Marshall (4/7) …
earned win, allowing two runs on two hits in four innings of relief in 6-5 tri-
umph over Winthrop (5/12) … gave up two runs on five hits, earning a save
in 12-8 victory over UNC Asheville in Big South Championship (5/25) …
member of Alaska Baseball League (ABL) Champion Athletes In Action (AIA)
Fire during the summer …named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2006: Appeared in 17 games with six starts … 2-2 with a 4.78 ERA in 43 1/3
innings … struck out 29 and walked 21 … picked up his first collegiate victo-
ry by pitching three scoreless innings in an 11-2 win over George Mason
(3/29) … allowed one run on two hits over three innings to earn the decision
ERROL 29HOLLINGERC -R/R - 6-4, 205 - Jr.
Damien HS
Upland, Calif.
HOLLINGER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 53 .280 175 28 49 7 0 3 32 0 11 6
2006 54 .249 185 25 46 10 0 3 22 4 9 28
Totals 107 .264 360 53 95 17 0 6 54 4 20 34
TYLER 31LIGHTRHP - R/R - 6-3, 190 - Jr.
Arrowhead Christian
San Bernardino, Calif.
Tyler Light
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in 4-3, 12-inning victory over Coastal Carolina (4/24) … allowed three runs
on eight hits, striking out seven and walking three in a 7 2/3 innings against
UNC Asheville at Big South Championship (5/26) … named to the Big South
Presidential Honor Roll.
Prep: Graduate of Arrowhead Christian School … all-Christian league sec-
ond team in sophomore and junior seasons … also played basketball … all-
CIF in junior season … member of National Honor Society … pitched for
Seattle Mariners Los Angeles Scout team in the falls of 2003 and 2004.
Personal: Son of Larry and Rebecca Light … majoring in business market-
ing ... birthday is May 16.
2007 ALL-BIG SOUTH
2007: Played in 54 games with 50 starts … made 32 starts at second base
and 28 as an outfielder … 2007 Big South first-team second baseman … fifth
in the Big South in batting with a .364 average, sixth in on base percentage
with a .453 percentage and stolen bases with 15 ... his five triples tied him for
fourth in conference and 75 hits tied him for seventh … scored 50 runs, drove
in 24 and had a home run … lead team with 23 multi-hit games … had a 14-
game hitting streak (4/20-5-13) in which he batted .472 (26-for-55) … went 3-
for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored in a 5-1 game-one win over Albany
(2/24) … had three hits including a double, walked once, scored a run and
drove in one in a 7-6, 10-inning win over George Washington (3/10) … was
3-for-5 with a double, three runs scored and a RBI against George
Washington (3/11) … went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in an 11-7 game-one
victory over Marshall (4/7) … scored four times in a 13-5 win over Radford
(4/22) … 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs score in a 13-5 triumph over
George Mason (4/24) … hit an inside-the-park home run and had a season-
high four RBIs at Coastal Carolina (4/28) … was 3-for-3 with a walk and a run
scored in a 5-4 victory over Winthrop (5/11).
Previous School: Batted .365 with 16 stolen bases as left fielder for San
Jacinto in 2006 … team finished third in the nation
Prep: Graduate of Kingwood High School … named Texas 5A State
Championship MVP after leading team to 5A State Championship as a sen-
ior … second team all-district … hit .389 with 29 stolen bases … selected to
all-district first team as a junior … member of National Honor Roll.
Personal: Son of Mickey and Joy Negron … majoring in kinesiology … birth-
day is Aug. 5.
BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLLTHREE-TIME ALL-MSAC
Previous School: Pitched at Auburn University … posted a 2-1 mark with a
4.23 ERA in 29 appearances over two seasons … had a string of seven-con-
secutive relief appearances (11.1 IP) without allowing an earned run from
April 5 to May 22 in his freshman season … two-time member of
Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll
Prep: Graduate of Cabell Midland High School … four-year letterwinner …
two-time all-state selection as a junior and senior … earned All-Mountain
State Athletic (MSAC) honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … named
to West Virginia State All-Tournament team as a junior … played in the
Eastern Professional Showcase at Wilmington, N.C., in 2003 and was a
member of Team Florida-USA in the fall of 2003 … played football as a fresh-
man and was a member of the basketball team two seasons … member of
the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Who's Who Among
American High School Students … four-year student council officer and
served as the President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes in junior and sen-
ior years
Personal: Son of Troy and Stephanie Nicely … father played football at
Marshall … majoring in criminal justice … recently married to the former
Kathryn Lane Yingling … birthday is Nov. 6.
CLARENCE 28NICELYRHP -R/R - 6-7, 230 - Jr.
Cabell Midland HS (Auburn)
Milton, W.Va.
LIGHT’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L2007 17/10 0 1 0 69.2 95 50 43 5.56 22 43 5-5
2006 17/6 0 0 0 43.1 57 28 23 4.78 21 29 2-2
Totals 34/16 0 1 0 113 152 78 66 5.26 43 72 7-7
KENNETH 1NEGRON2B/OF - L/R - 5-9, 175 - Jr.
Kingwood HS (San Jacinto JC)
Kingwood, Texas
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NEGRON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 54 .364 206 50 75 12 4 1 24 15 25 18
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2006 NJCAA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
Previous School: Played two seasons at Independence Community College
… 2007 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-
American … hit .350 last season and .382 in 2006.
Prep: Graduate of Word of Life High School…two-time first team all-confer-
ence honoree … hit .425 in his junior and .430 in his senior year … member
of three state championship teams in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Personal: Son of Rob and Debra Rotola …majoring in business finance …
birthday is Sept. 23.
TWO-TIME BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL
2007: Played in 49 games, starting 16 … hit .203 with eight RBIs and seven
runs scored … one double … was 2-for-4, driving in two runs and scoring two
others at Arizona (5/6) … Big South Presidential Honor Roll member
2006: Played in 32 games with nine starts … hit .152 with two doubles and
a home run in 46 at bats … went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored
and three RBI in an 11-10 win over Rider (2/24) … Big South Presidential
Honor Roll member.
Prep: Graduate of Jupiter Christian High School … 2005 Palm Beach Post
All-Area first team and member of district champions in senior season …
2005 all-area second team and member of district runner-up … honorable
mention all-area as a sophomore … hit .424 as a junior and .410 as a senior
… also played basketball … honor roll member all four years … member of
National Honors Society.
Personal: Son of Tim and Valerie Teufel … father manages in the New York
Mets organization and played with the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets and
San Diego Padres during an 11-year major league career … majoring in kine-
siology … birthday is July 16.
2007 BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT
2007: Appeared in 18 games with 15 starts … recorded a 5-4 mark with a
4.83 ERA in 95.1 innings pitched … ranked ninth in the Big South Conference
in innings pitched … went seven innings, yielding an unearned run on two
hits and striking out five to pick up the win in a 2-1 triumph over host The
Citadel in the Crab House Shootout (2/17) … pitched seven shutout innings,
scattering five hits and striking out four to earn win in a 5-1 victory over
Albany (2/24) … allowed one earned run on four hits over 7 1/3 innings in a
4-2 game-one win over Charleston Southern (4/13) … pitched two innings of
scoreless relief in a 4-0 win at VMI (5/18) … went the distance, allowing three
runs, one earned, on three hits, striking out four in a 4-3 victory over VMI at
Big South Championship (5/23) … named to 2007 Big South All-Tournament
team … named 2007 Valley Summer League Pitcher of the Year … posted a
9-0 record with a 1.29 ERA in 63 innings during the summer … member of
the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2006: Appeared in 20 games with 11 starts … posted a 4-2 record with two
saves and a 4.99 ERA in 83 innings … struck out 47 and walked 27 …
allowed two runs on four hits in three innings of work to earn a save in a 12-
8 win over George Washington (3/12) … picked up his first college victory,
pitching 6 1/3 innings in a 9-7 win over VMI (4/2) … allowed only two runs on
eight hits in nine innings in a 4-3, 12-inning win over Coastal Carolina (4/24)
… allowed three runs on eight hits over six innings in a 20-3 victory over UNC
Asheville in first game of doubleheader (5/13) … pitched 7 1/3 innings, earn-
ing the win, allowing five runs on seven hits in a 9-7 win over Winthrop in the
opening contest of Big South Championship (5/24)
Prep: Graduate of Lower Dauphin High School … Mid-Penn Conference
Keystone Division MVP as a senior … two-time Patriot News Big 11 … three-
time Mid-Penn All-Star … holds the school record for most strikeouts in a year
with 123 in senior season … was 10-0 with a 0.89 ERA … 2005
Pennsylvania American Legion All-East selection … three-time letterwinner
in wrestling.
Personal: Son of Keith and June Umberger … father played collegiate base-
ball at Maryland … majoring in sport management …birthday is Feb. 10.
TIM 30ROTOLAOF -L/R - 6-1, 175 - Jr.Word of Life HS
(Independence CC)
Wichita, Kan.
SHAWN 24TEUFEL1B - L/L - 6-3, 200 - Jr.
Jupiter Christian School
Tequesta, Fla.
TEUFEL’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 49 .203 74 7 15 1 0 0 8 1 5 21
2006 32 .152 46 5 7 2 0 1 6 2 3 9
Totals 81 .183 120 12 22 3 0 1 14 3 8 30
DUSTIN 17UMBERGERRHP - R/R - 6-0, 195 - Jr.
Lower Dauphin HS
Hummelstown, Pa.
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UMBERGER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L2007 18/15 1 0 0 95.0 112 65 51 4.83 34 54 5-4
2006 20/11 0 2 0 83.0 100 51 46 4.99 27 47 4-2
Totals 38/26 1 2 0 178.0 212 116 97 4.90 61 101 9-6
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TWO-TIME BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL
2007: Made 10 appearances … pitched 6 1/3 innings … named to Big South
Presidential Honor Roll.
2006: Appeared in six games …named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
Prep: Graduate of Hurricane High School … three-time letterwinner … mem-
ber of 31-4 2002 State AAA Championship team … second team all-state and
first team all-conference as a senior … second team all-state and all-confer-
ence as a junior … posted a 2.82 ERA in senior season.
Personal: Son of Rick and Tish Wallace … father played college baseball at
Glenville State College … majoring in sport management … birthday is June
2.
BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL
2007: Made 19 appearances with three starts … posted a 3-2 record with a
6.23 ERA in 34.2 innings … struck out 20 and walked 15 … pitched 2 2/3
innings of scoreless relief, allowing two hits in a 9-2 win over Albany (2/23)
… allowed only one hit in 2 2/3 innings of relief to earn a win in an 11-6 vic-
tory over Monmouth (4/1) … scattered three hits, allowing an unearned run
and striking out three in 3 1/3 frames of scoreless relief to pick up the win in
an 8-6 triumph over Marshall (4/6)
2006: Appeared in 11 contests with one start … in 12 1/3 innings, was 0-0
with a 6.57 ERA … Big South Presidential Honor Roll member.
Prep: Graduate of Cary Senior High School … all-conference honorable
mention both junior and senior seasons … hit .350 as a senior … also all-
conference honorable mention in football … member of National Honor
Society.
Personal: Son of Berk and Barbara Wilson … plans on majoring in sport
management … birthday is July 30.
2005 YORK AREA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2007: Appeared in five games, before being sidelined due to lower arm
injury… granted medical redshirt.
2006: Appeared in 15 games with eight starts … posted a 3-1 record with a
6.60 ERA in 46 1/3 innings, striking out 19 and walking 18 … allowed no runs
in six innings and picked up his first collegiate win in a 9-0 combined shutout
of Hartford (3/5) … scattered seven hits and allowed two earned runs over
seven innings in a 5-3 victory over Rutgers (3/18) … surrendered two runs
on eight hits in six innings during a 15-4 win at William & Mary (4/5).
Prep: Graduate of Central York High School … selected York Area
Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I Player of the Year as a senior
… all-county first team both as a senior and junior … honorable mention as
a sophomore … 2005 York County American Legion Pitcher of the Year …
member of 2005 American Legion County Championship team … named an
American Legion All-Star … named to distinguished honor roll as a senior.
Personal: Son of Dane and Carolyn Beakler … majoring in sport manage-
ment … birthday is Sept. 4.
DOUG 11WALLACELHP - L/L - 6-2, 175 - Jr.
Hurricane HS
Hurricane, W.Va.
ANDREW 16WILSONRHP - R/R - 6-1, 175 - Jr.
Cary HS
Cary, N.C.
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WILSON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L2007 19/3 0 0 0 34.2 46 30 24 6.23 15 20 3-2
2006 11/1 0 0 0 12.1 14 9 9 6.57 5 6 0-0
Totals 30/4 0 0 0 47.0 60 39 33 6.32 20 26 3-2
WALLACE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L2007 10/0 0 0 0 6.1 11 8 8 11.37 3 2 0-0
2006 6/0 0 0 0 2.2 6 8 8 27.00 5 4 0-0
Totals 16/0 0 0 0 9.0 17 16 16 16.00 8 6 0-0
DANE 13BEAKLERRHP - R/R - 6-3, 185 - So.
Central York HS
York, Pa.
BEAKLER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L2007 5/0 0 0 0 3.1 11 10 7 18.90 4 2 0-0
2006 15/8 0 0 0 46.1 65 38 34 6.60 18 19 3-1
Totals 20/8 0 0 0 49.2 76 48 41 7.43 22 21 3-1
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TWO-TIME COACHES AWARD
Previous School: Played one season at Maryland … appeared in nine
games with four starts … posted a 2-1 record and a 3.38 ERA in 18 2/3
innings … struck out 13 and walked two.
Prep: Graduate of Kellam High School … four-time letterwinner … team cap-
tain as a senior … earned Coach’s Award in 2005 and 2006 … had a career
.450 batting average, playing second and third base, in addition to pitching …
also lettered in basketball.
Personal: Son of Edwin, Jr. and Karen Curll … birthday is Oct. 31.
2005 ALL-MARMONTE LEAGUE
2007: Made 13 appearances …was 1-0 with a 6.16 ERA in 19.0 innings,
striking out 13 and walking six … pitched one inning of scoreless relief
against UNC Asheville (3/18) … allowed one hit over two innings of relief,
striking out two in 13-1 win over Radford (4/21) … picked up his first college
win with a scoreless 2/3 of an inning in 10-9 victory at VMI (5/20) … allowed
no runs and struck out one in two innings of relief during an 11-0 triumph over
Winthrop at the Big South Baseball Championship (5/25).
Prep: Graduate of Royal High School … selected all-conference honorable
mention as a junior … 5-1 with a 2.33 ERA and 72 Ks including a one-hit, 14-
strikeout shutout as junior … member of 25-4 Marmonte, Preseason
Tournament and San Louis Opispo Champions during junior year … two-time
letterwinner as a pitcher and outfielder.
Personal: Son of Pete and Linda Ihnat … planning on majoring in exercise
science … birthday is Aug. 19.
2006 TERRY PENDLETON WOOD BAT MVP
Prep: Graduate of Olympia High School in Orlando, Fla. … four-year letter-
winnner and varsity starter … named both Defensive and Offensive Player of
the Year after senior season in which he batted .405, hitting seven home runs
and driving in 44 runs … also played in the Florida Diamond Club Showcase
… selected Terry Pendleton Wood Bat MVP … hit .390 with 39 RBI as a jun-
ior.
Personal: Son of Darrel and Linda Love … majoring in criminal justice …
birthday is October 20.
TWO-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE
Previous School: Attended Pepperdine University for two years.
Prep: Graduate of Santa Fe Christian High School … two-time all-conference
team member … second team All-CIF as a junior … three-year letterwinner
… member of CIF Division IV football champions as a junior and senior …
first team all-league linebacker … named to the All-San Diego Area all-aca-
demic team as a junior.
Personal: Son of Bill and Barbara Steinwedell … birthday is September 30.
GRADY 18IHNATLHP - L/L -5-10, 200 - So.
Royal HS
Simi Valley, Calif.
JASON 10LOVEC/1B - R/R - 6-1, 205 - So.
Olympia HS
Juneau, Alaska
BRETT 25CURLLRHP - R/R - 6-2, 190 - So.
Kellam HS (Maryland)
Virginia Beach, Va.
JOE 46STEINWEDELLRHP - R/R - 6-4, 225 - So.Santa Fe Christian HS
(Pepperdine)
Encinitas, Calif.
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IHNAT’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L2007 13/0 0 0 0 19.0 25 14 13 6.16 6 13 1-0
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BIG SOUTH PRESIDENTIAL HONOR ROLL2007 ATLANTIC COLLEGIATE LEAGUE ALL-STAR
2007: Played in 32 games with 14 starts … hit .292 with 16 RBIs and 11 runs
scored … had seven doubles and one home run … hit a three-run home run
in a 14-6 victory over Manhattan (3/4) … was 2-for-4 with a RBI and run
scored in a 10-4 game-two win over Marshall (4/7) … game-tying pitch hit in
ninth inning in a 4-3 win over VMI at Big South Championship (5/23) …
bases-loaded double in a 12-8 victory over UNC Asheville at Big South
Championship (5/25) … named a 2007 Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
(ACBL) All-Star during the summer … named to Big South Presidential
Honor Roll.
Prep: Graduate of Westover Christian Academy … team MVP for three sea-
sons … all-state academic first team in both junior and senior seasons …
second team all-state as a junior … first team all-metro as a senior … four-
time all-conference first team member … had eight home runs and 32 RBI in
57 at bats as a senior … four-year varsity starter in basketball … member of
1,000 point club … Highest Honor Roll all four years … member of Christian
Academy Honor Society for three years, while serving as its president as a
senior.
Personal: Son of Andy and Maryann Thompson … majoring in exercise sci-
ence … birthday is Feb. 4.
2006 DOGWOOD DISTRICT PITCHER OF THE YEAR
2007: Made 12 appearances with two starts … did not gain a decision in 15
innings, posting a 5.40 ERA … struck out 10 and walked six … pitched 1.2
innings of scoreless relief at James Madison (4/18) … worked 2 2/3 innings
of scoreless relief in a 16-3 win over Radford (4/20) … struck out four in 2 1/3
innings in 10-9 win at VMI (5/20) … pitched last summer in the Valley
Summer League.
Prep: Graduate of Altavista High School … named Dogwood District Pitcher
of the Year and first team all-area and all-district in senior season … posted
a 7-1 mark with a 0.97 ERA … help lead his team win Dogwood District title,
the school’s first district title in 47 years … second team all-area and first
team all-district as a pitcher after sophomore season … member of honor roll.
Personal: Son of Don and Evelyn Vaden … plans to major in engineering… hopes to design and build houses after graduation … birthday is May 22.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Prep: Graduate of Lower Dauphin High School … teammate of Liberty fresh-
man pitcher Jimmy Miller at Lower Dauphin … two-year letterwinner … hit
.385 as a senior and .460 as a junior …. also played basketball … member
of National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Douglas and Bernadette Bream … sister Alexandria plays
basketball for Liberty … father Doug played collegiate ball at Oral Roberts …
nephew of former Liberty player Dave Bream and cousin of former major lea-
guer and Liberty player Sid Bream … birthday is May 30.
2006 VA. FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION III
Prep: Graduate of Amherst County High School … named first team All-
Region III and All-Seminole District as a senior … selected to Heritage
Invitational All-Tournament team as a junior and senior … also a member of
the golf and basketball teams.
Personal: Son of Gary and Rose Evans … birthday is Aug. 9.
CHASE 12VADENLHP - L/L - 6-4, 195 - So.
Altavista HS
Lynch Station, Va.
VADEN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G/GS CG SV SHO IP H R ER ERA BB SO W-L
2007 12/2 0 0 0 15.0 15 13 9 5.40 6 12 0-0
THOMPSON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO2007 32 .292 65 11 19 7 0 1 16 0 7 9
DOUG 14BREAM1B/OF - L/L - 6-2, 210 - Fr.
Lower Dauphin HS
Elizabethtown, Pa.
STEVEN 21EVANSLHP - L/L - 6-4, 185 - Fr.
Amherst County HS
Amherst, Va.
NATHAN 23THOMPSONC - R/R - 6-3, 215 - So.
Westover Christian Academy
Stoneville, N.C.
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2007 DELAWARE HS ALL-STATE
Prep: Graduate of Red Lion Christian Academy … 2007 Delaware All-State
second team member … honorable mention all-state as a junior … first team
all-conference as a senior and junior … four-time all-state cross country team
honoree … member of National Honor Society … student senate represen-
tative.
Personal: Son of Joseph and Karen Feeley … birthday is Feb. 19.
TWO-TIME VA. HS ALL-STATE
Prep: Graduate of Tunstall High School … two-time Virginia All-State first
team member ... twice named first team All-Region IV team honoree … 2007
Piedmont District Player of the Year … first team All-Piedmont as a junior and
senior … member of 2004 and 2005 State Champions … state runner-up in
2006 … holds school career records for hits, runs scored and doubles … set
season marks for runs scored and doubles.
Personal: Son of Keith and Sandra Jefferson … birthday is Jan. 30.
2006 VA HS ALL-STATE
Prep: Graduate of Atlantic Shores Christian School … all-state first team as
a senior and second team as a junior … three-time all-conference performer
… 2006 team MVP and was named to the Spring Break all-tournament team
… lettered all three years … also played third base and shortstop in high
school … batted over .300 in each of his three seasons.
Personal: Son of Russ and Jan LaJoie … majoring in kinesiology … birthday
is Aug. 15.
2007 TEAM DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Prep: Graduate of Concord High School … team defensive player of the Year
as a senior … two-year letterwinner.
Personal: Son of Craig and Anna Locklear … birthday is July 15.
THREE-TIME MID-PENN ALL-STAR
Prep: Graduate of Lower Dauphin High School … three-time Mid-Penn
Conference All-Star … selected to the Patriot News Big 11 second team dur-
ing both junior and senior seasons … named to Mid-Penn all-underclass
team as a sophomore … three-year letterwinner … also competed in
wrestling … member of 2007 District Champion …team also won two confer-
ence championships … squad ranked 15th nationally senior year … four-time
letterwinner … class president.
Personal: Son of Jim and Teri Miller … birthday is Aug. 18.
TWO-TIME N.C. ALL-STATE
Prep: Graduate of South Johnston High School … first team All-State mem-
ber in 2006 and 2007 … two-time conference Player of the Year … 2007
Easter Tournament MVP … earned the 2006 Easter Tournament Hitting
Award … hit .433 as a senior and .512 as a junior … school records for sin-
gle season hits and doubles along with career records for hits, doubles, and
at bats ... team captain in junior and senior years National Honor Society
member … honor roll member.
Personal: Son of Phil and Jana Parnell … birthday is Sept. 29.
JOSEPH 15FEELEYOF - R/R -5-10, 175 - Fr.
Red Lion Christian Academy
Chesapeake City, Md.
JEFF 9JEFFERSONOF/C - R/R - 6-0, 210 - Fr.
Tunstall HS
Danville, Va.
RUSTY 22LAJOIERHP - L/R - 6-0, 190 - Fr.
Atlantic Shores Christian
Chesapeake, Va.
PHILIP 20LOCKLEARC - R/R -5-11, 175 - Fr.
Concord HS
Concord, N.C.
JIMMY 27MILLERRHP - R/R - 6-2, 220 - Fr.
Lower Dauphin HS
Hummelstown, Pa.
AARON 32PARNELLINF - R/R - 5-10, 180 - Fr.
South Johnston HS
Benson, N.C.
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#1 - Kenneth Negron2B/OF - Jr.
Kingwood, Tex.
#3 - Tommy BusseyINF/RHP - Jr.
Boynton Beach, Fla.
#4 - Cody BrownINF/RHP - Jr.
Boca Raton, Fla.
#5 - Aaron Grijalva1B - Sr.
Redlands, Calif.
#6 - Aaron PhillipsINF - Sr.
Claremore, Okla.
#7 - David GiammaresiINF - Sr.
Coral Springs, Fla.
#9 - Jeff JeffersonOF/C - Fr.
Danville, Va.
#10 - Jason LoveC/1B - So.
Juneau, Alaska
#11 - Doug WallaceLHP - Jr.
Hurricane, W.Va.
#12 - Chase VadenLHP - So.
Lynch Station, Va.
#13 - Dane BeaklerRHP - So.York, Pa.
#14 - Doug Bream1B/OF - Fr.
Elizabethtown, Pa.
#15 - Joe FeeleyOF - Fr.
Chesapeake City, Md.
#16 - Andrew WilsonRHP - Jr.Cary, N.C.
#17 - Dustin UmbergerRHP - Jr.
Hummelstown, Pa.
#18 - Grady IhnatLHP - So.
Simi Valley, Calif.
#19 - P.K. KellerOF - Sr.
Clearwater, Fla.
#20 - Philip LocklearC - Fr.
Concord, N.C.
#21 - Steven EvansLHP - Fr.
Amherst, Va.
#22 - Rusty LaJoieRHP - Fr.
Chesapeake, Va.
23 - Nathan ThompsonC - So.
Stoneville, N.C.
#24 - Shawn Teufel1B - Jr.
Tequesta, Fla.
#25 - Brett CurllRHP - So.
Virginia Beach, Va.
#27 - Jimmy MillerRHP - Fr.
Hummelstown, Pa.
#28 - Clarence NicelyRHP - Jr.
Milton, W.Va.
#29 - Errol HollingerC - Jr.
Upland, Calif.
#30 - Tim RotolaOF - Jr.
Wichita, Kan.
#31 - Tyler LightRHP - Jr.
San Bernardino, Calif.
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#32 - Aaron ParnellINF - Fr.
Benson, N.C.
#33 - Garrett YoungOF - Sr.
Fountain Valley, Calif.
#34 - Ryan PageLHP - Sr.
Cranberry Twp., Pa.
#42 - David StokesRHP - Sr.
Locust Grove, Okla.
#46 - Joe SteinwedellRHP - So.
Encinitas, Calif.
