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PLAYER PROFILES

2010

WILLIE BEARD

RHP | Rutgers University | 5'10" | 190 lbs. | Redshirt Sophomore | R/R | Milltown, NJ | Spotswood HS

PROFILE: Key returnee on the Golden Eagles staff for 2010. Finished the 2009 regular season with a 4-0 record in 35 innings with five starts, allowed 32 hits, walked 10 and struck out 34 batters. He finished with a 2.06 ERA and batters hit only .241 against him. In the Divisional Playoffs in game one, he pitched six innings allowing only one earned run on three hits in a 3-0 loss to Saratoga. As a red shirt freshman at Rutgers he finished the 2009 season with a 4-4 record, throwing 64 innings as the # 2 starter on weekends.

ZAK BLAIR

INF | Winthrop University | 5'10" | 190 lbs | RS-Freshman | L/R | Jefferson, OH | Jefferson Area H.S.

PROFILE: Lefty hitter who should get plenty of at bats this season. This fall he performed well in the Winthrop World Series, batting .348 (8-for-23) with five doubles, seven RBI and three stolen bases in six games. An eventual middle of the order hitter, he played last summer for Shannon Fence team in the TSCL and hit .397. He was selected to the 2009 National Amateur Baseball Federation World Series All Tournament Team. Played for Team Ohio for two summers, hitting .427 and .475 respectively. He was rated the # 42 prospect in the 2008 Class Top 100 by Buckeye Scout in Ohio.

ALEX CARNALL

OF | Texas Pan American University | 5'9" | 185 lbs. | R/R | Junior | Oakville, Ont. | Cisco Junior College

PROFILE: Lefty hitter who had a career season in 2009 at Cisco JC (TX). He was selected to the Region V All Region Team after batting .459 with 21 doubles, two triples, three homers and 56 RBI He had 25 multi hit games and had a four double game. In NTJCAC stats, he ranked # 2 in average (.459), # 7 in RBI (56), # 13 in slugging % (.633), # 2 in hits (90).In NJCAA Division I (TX) stats, he ranked # 3 in hits/game, # 4 in total hits, # 5 in batting average, # 8 in doubles/game, # 9 in at bats and total doubles, # 14 in total bases etc. He will hit in the# 3 hole for the UTPA Broncos in 2010.

TOMMY CHEEK

INF | University of San Diego | 5'11" | 175 lbs. | R/R | Freshman | Escondido, Ca. | Cathedral Catholic HS

PROFILE: Part of the great Cathedral Catholic Top 20 HS program that had eight seniors accept Division I offers. He was selected to the Baseball Clearinghouse 2009 All National Team. Tommy batted .410 as a senior (43-for-105) with six doubles, a homer and 35 RBI. In a prestigious season opening tournament, he went 8-for-18 with a home run and 11 RBI. Played for the San Diego Waves last summer, a team composed of college and ex-professional players. Solid all around player, 86 mph across infield with a Perfect Game Rating of 8.5 in a 2007 Showcase.

TYLER DONOVAN

C | Winthrop University | 5'11" | 170 lbs. | R/R |Freshman | Brewster, NY | Iona Prep H.S.

PROFILE: Extremely solid catch and throw guy. Perfect Game USA had him ranked as the 19^th best player in New York State. He should be splitting time behind the plate this spring. Perfect Game Rating was a 9.0 with a 1.92 release time. Tyler was selected as an All Area New York Metro selection in 2009.

JAMES DYKSTRA

PROFILE: Two way player at Yavapai College in 2010.. Upper eighties to low 90’s on the mound and a power hitter as an outfielder. He had a dislocated shoulder and torn labrum and turned to pitching last year. He has continued to rehab and should be 100% by spring. James was selected as one of the Rawlings Top Prospects out of their West Showcase and Southern California Scouting.com selected him as the # 14 top HS prospect. Perfect Game USA had him as the # 18 prospect in their California Showcase. James was selected to play in the USA Baseball Series in June 2008 for the PONY National Team. He was a 40^th round draft of the Boston Red Sox in 2009. Older brother, Allan, was a 1^st round draft of the San Diego Padres in 2008 out of Wake Forest.

MIKE FERRARO

OF | University of San Diego | 6'3" | 215 lbs. | L/L | Redshirt Junior | Irvine, Ca. | Orange Coast CC

PROFILE: Mike had an injury red shirt season as a junior at USD. Chronic hamstring problems delayed his arrival to Glens Falls until late in the summer. He batted .346 (9-for-26) with one double and two RBI. In the Divisional Playoffs, Mike hit .200 with a double, home run and led the team with four RBI. He will return this summer as a much improved player with great offensive potential. Played for the Liberal Bee Jays of the Jayhawk League in the 2008 summer.

AJ HOWARD

LHP | Troy University | 6'1" | 200 lbs. | R/L | Redshirt Sophomore | Kinsey, Ala. | Houston County HS

PROFILE: A.J. had an injury red shirt season in 2009 but is back to 100% for 2010. In his freshman season (2008) he was 3-1 in 20 innings, walked 11 and struck out 17 opposing hitters with an ERA of 8.27 in short relief. Win # 2 was in relief vs. Alabama when he got out of a bases loaded jam in the top of the 10th inning. He had a legendary HS career, hitting .555 and had an ERA of 0.57 with 141 strikeouts in his junior season and followed up with a .515 average and a 1.46 ERA his senior season.

CASEY HUSBAND

INF/C | University of Southern California | 6'2" | 180 lbs. | S/R | Freshman | Del Mar, Ca. | Cathedral Catholic HS

PROFILE: High School teammate of Tommy Cheek. Excellent switch hitting prospect with some versatility. In his junior season in 2008, Casey batted .413 with nine homers and 40 RBI. In 2009 he hit .378 with eight doubles, two homers and 33 RBI. Casey made the ESPN All State Baseball Second team in 2008.

BRETT KOEHLER

RHP | The College of William and Mary | 6'4" | 200 lbs. | Freshman | R/R | Glen Gardner, N.J. | Voorhees HS

PROFILE: All West Jersey and All county selection after striking out 47 batters in 46 innings at Voorhees Regional HS. He had a 3.11 era. He throws upper eighties with a sharp breaking ball. He played summer baseball with the South Florida Bandits and the Jack Cust Super 17. He worked this fall at 85-87 touching 88-89 mph. He has an effective change as his third pitch. In the fall world series at W&M he threw a 1 2/3 stint allowing only one hit and struck out five.

CHRIS LASHMET

INF | Northwestern University | 6'4" | 240 lbs. | Junior | R/R | Wilmette, IL | New Trier HS

PROFILE: Key returnee from 2009 squad. Legitimate middle of the order power, RBI guy for the Golden Eagles. Ranked # 2 in homers (6), # 3 in RBI (22) in the 2009 summer season. Chris had two very good seasons for Northwestern in his freshman and sophomore seasons. Hit .296 in 2009 with five home runs and 30 RBI. In 2008 he hit .299 with four homers and 38 RBI. Last spring he hit safely in 18 of 21 games in one stretch (Mar.22-May 2) with nine multi-hit games, including a 5-for-5 game.

NATHAN LEWIS

RHP | Tarleton State Univeristy | 6'0" | 190 lbs. | Junior | Burlington, Ontario, CA| Cisco Junior College

PROFILE: Closer for Cisco JC in 2008 and 2009 and will continue in that role for Tarleton State and the Golden Eagles. Throws 88-90 mph with excellent control. Pitched 34 innings last spring at Cisco, walked 11 and struck out 41 batters with a 3.38 ERA and led his conference in saves with eight. Selected to second team All Conference in 2009. Nathan ranked # 2 in Texas Division I JC Baseball with his eight saves. Teammate of Alex Carnell on the Oakville Royals of the Premier Baseball League of Ontario and at Cisco JC.

JIM MCNAMARA

LHP | Anna Maria College | 6'3" | 210 lbs. | L/L | Junior | Worcester, Ma. | Worcester Academy

PROFILE: Jim led his team at Anna Maria in wins, complete games, strikeouts and innings pitched his sophomore season in 2009. He set the program’s career marks for wins in only his second year at AMC. Jim played in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League in the 2009 summer with the Sag Harbor Whalers and had a ERA of 1.98 (# 2 in the ACBL) through 41 innings (# 5 in ACBL). He was # 2 on the staff in starts (5). He throws mid eighties with a great straight change and an above average breaking ball. He is the brother of ex Golden Eagle Shaun McNamara (Brown) who played Independent ball in the Can-Am League with the North Shore Spirits in 2006 and was selected as the Rookie of the Year, and with the Worcester Tornadoes in 2007-2008.

KEENEN MADDOX

OF | Missouri State | 5'9" | 175 lbs. | R/R | Freshman | Ballwin, Mo.| Parkway West H.S.

PROFILE: All Area Metro St Louis First team selection all four years in high school. Keenen possesses outstanding bat speed, is an above average runner and developing as an outfielder. He was even selected first team All State after his freshman season at Parkway West HS, hitting .482 with 35 RBI and was the “Newcomer of the Year” selection by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association. He was # 2 in the St Louis area in 2009 in batting average and # 3 in home runs. Keenen had the opportunity to play in a tribute game to the Negro League All Star East-West Game this summer. The game was at US Cellular Field (Comiskey Park). Keenen had a good fall season at MSU, should start in left field and have a great career at Missouri State. He went 3-for-7 in a Fall World Series game this fall.

VINNY MEJIA

INF | Univeristy of Texas Pan American | 6'0" | 215 lbs. | R/R | Sophomore | El Paso, Tx | El Paso Community College

PROFILE: Cleanup hitter for UTPA this spring. Vinny was an Honorable Mention All WJCAA selection his only season at El Paso JC. He hit .307 with 11 doubles, five homers and 21 RBI while missing a month of the season due to an injury. Vinny was selected First Team All State Third Basemen by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association his senior season at Montwood HS.

CLAY MURPHY

RHP | Missouri State University | 5'10" | 160 lbs. | Freshman | R/R |Wolf Lake. Ill. | Shawnee H.S.

PROFILE: Outstanding high school and summer baseball career. Clay finished his high school career with a 40-10 record in four seasons. His senior season, in 2009, he went 11-1 with 85 innings pitched, 31 hits allowed, three walks , had 130 strikeouts and a 0.33 ERA. Clay throws 87-89 mph with a great breaking ball, a hard slurve at 78-81 mph. Clay played on the Cherokees Select Team (18U) last summer and went 6-2 with 15 appearances, seven starts, five complete games, 15 walks, 81 strikeouts, 1.59 ERA and a .187 average against his offerings. This fall at Missouri State, he pitched 16 innings and struck out 24 batters and held hitters to a .180 average.

BARRETT NOIRFALISE

PROFILE: Barrett is a two way player who signed late at Missouri State. Lefty pitcher was throwing this summer at 88-91 mph. when observed by MSU coaches while playing for the Wichita Midwest Wolverines. He presently has two quality college pitches with his fast ball and curve and needs to work on the change as a third pitch. Barrett played center field when not pitching in high school and summer baseball. As a senior at Joplin HS he batted .387 with seven doubles, two homers, 27 RBI and 12-of-13 in stolen bases. He was selected to the First Team Joplin Globe All Area Baseball Team

JUSTIN OLSEN

C | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Rutgers University | Redshirt Freshman | R/R | Westfield, N.J. | Westfield HS

PROFILE: Red shirt as a frosh at Rutgers. Highly rated catcher offensively and defensively, played in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League in 2009 with the Jersey Pilots. Justin hit .344 (31-for-90) with six doubles and 19 RBI in 26 starts. He should be the # 2 catcher this spring at Rutgers while battling for some DH at bats. Perfect Game USA gave him a rating of 9.0 and a release time of 2.00 secs.

DAVID OLSON

RHP/INF | Tacoma Community College | 6'4" | 235 lbs. | R/R | Redshirt Freshman | Auburn, WA | Auburn HS/Washington State

PROFILE: Transfer from Washington State after an injury red shirt season .in 2009. He was highly recruited out of Auburn HS as a two way Division I player. He went 9-0 with a 1.81 ERA his senior year on the mound while batting .400 with 41 RBI. He hit two grand slam homers during a game and three weeks later pitched a no hitter. David’s junior season he was 9-2 , hit .475 with 10 home runs and had 33 RBI. He is back pitching again and reached 88-89 mph this fall after topping out at 91 in high school. Perfect Game USA gave him a PG Rating of 10.0, the highest possible. David played for the Kitsap Blue Jackets in the 2009 summer

ARTHUR OWENS

OF/INF | Georgia Southern University | 5'10" | 175 lbs. | R/R | Freshman | Fayetteville, Ga. | Sandy Creek HS

PROFILE: Arthur hit .440, .360 and .415 his three seasons at Sandy Creek HS and earned All County honors each year. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 38th round of the 2009 MLB draft. He had a Perfect Game USA Rating of 8.5 and runs a 6.67/60 yds. Arthur’s athleticism should make him a contributor early in his career at Georgia Southern. He should start in the outfield and be the leadoff hitter for GSU

DAN PENDLETON

RHP | Siena College | 6'0" | 200 lbs. | R/R | Sophomore | Binghamton, NY | Chenango Valley HS

PROFILE: Significant contributor as a freshman in the 2009 season. Ranked # 4 in appearances (14), pitched 29 innings, all out of the bullpen, and had a 2-2 record. Played last summer for Petersburg (VA) in the Coastal Plains League and finished with a 1-2 record and a 1.84 ERA out of the bullpen. Dan throws 87-90 mph with an outstanding split finger fastball as his most effective pitch. He is used as a long to short reliever but can close as well.

RYAN RETZ

RHP/INF | Pima C.C. | 6'0" | 190 lbs. | R/R |Freshman | Tucson,AZ | Canyon Del Oro H.S.

PROFILE: Selected as the Player of the Year in Tucson and Southern Arizona in 2009. Rivals.com had him as the 18th best prospect (HS) in the 2009 class in Arizona. He had a great high school career at CDO, a program that has produced major leaguers like Ian Kinsler, Scott Hairston, Chris and Shelley Duncan and Brian Anderson. He hit .379 his senior year and won six games with an ERA of 2.46. His junior year he was Player of the Year as well with 10 homers, 47 RBI with a .479 average while going 6-4 with a 2.10 ERA. He was selected All State First Team 2007-2009. Ryan played in the Sunbelt Classic in Oklahoma for Team Arizona in 2009. The Arizona Team won the Classic and Ryan was selected as the Most Valuable Player. Ryan is a two sport participant at Pima, playing defensive back for the football team in the fall.

THOMAS "TJ" RIVERA

INF | Troy University | 6'0" |195 lbs. | Junior | R/R | Wallace-Dothan CC| Lehman HS

PROFILE: Played two seasons for Coach Mackey Sasser in junior college and put up impressive numbers. As a freshman in 2008, he batted .397 (79-for-199) with 22 doubles, two triples, four homers and 55 RBI. He made only 12 errors in 188 chances (.936) at shortstop. His sophomore season, he hit .342 (65-for-190) with 10 doubles, five home runs and 48 RBI. He was All Conference both seasons. He had 20 multi hit games in 2009 and had one stretch where he went 12-for-18. T.J. was selected as an NJCAA Top Returning Player in the Southeastern Region prior to the 2009 season. He was an All State player in HS at Lehman HS in the Bronx.

SAM RYAN

INF/OF/C | University of Minnesota | 6'3" | 215 lbs. | R/R | Sophomore| Lake Elmo, MN | Tartan H.S.

PROFILE: Sam played in 22 games on an extremely veteran Gophers team in 2009. He hit .296 with four doubles and ranked # 2 on the team in on base percentage (.457). He is the most versatile player on the roster and should be a significant contributor this spring. He had a great career at Tartan HS and led the Metro Area in home runs with nine, hit .485 (32-for-66) with 34 runs,25 RBI, eight doubles, two triples and led the team in walks, on base % (.600) and slugging % (1.076) in his senior season. Sam was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 35th round in the 2008 draft. He was All State First Team in 2008 and was selected to the 2008 National High School Baseball Coaches Association All District 5 Team as the catcher.

KYLE SUMPLE

RHP | Siena College | 6'0" | 191 lbs. | R/R | Junior | Windsor, Conn. | Northwest Catholic HS

PROFILE: Weekend Conference starter as a sophomore in 2009. He had seven starts and pitched 55 innings (# 2 on staff), walked 16 and struck out 48 batters. Kyle played for the Holyoke Blue Sox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the 2009 summer, throwing 35 innings, allowing 30 hits, walked 16 and struck out 35 opposing hitters. Kyle throws 87-90 mph with an excellent curve and change. He should be a rotation guy for the Golden Eagles in the 2010 summer season. .

MATT WILLIAMS

RHP/INF | Hutchinson Community College | 6'0" | 180 lbs. | R/R | Sophomore | Vero Beach, Fla. | Vero Beach Senior HS

PROFILE: Matt was converted to a pitcher after playing shortstop for Hutchinson CC for most of his freshman season. He was a relief pitcher/DH as the team went to the JC World Series. He will be a starter for Hutch in the 2010.season. He throws 88-92 mph with a + slider at 80-84 mph. Matt pitched last summer for the Louisiana Legends summer team and was tutored by Jerry Martinez. He has gained much interest since the transition to the mound.

AUSTIN WOODARD

LHP | Troy University | Junior | 6'5" | 210 lbs. | R/L | Wichita, KS | Butler CC

PROFILE: Austin was an Honorable Mention All Conference Pitcher for Butler CC in 2009. He had the lowest ERA (3.32) on the staff and led the team with a 6-2 record. He pitched 60 innings, allowed 66 hits, walked 28 and struck out 41 opposing batters. Austin was a 38th round draft pick of the Detroit Tigers in the 2007 MLB draft out of Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita. Played in the Walter Johnson League for the Park City Rangers in the 2009 summer, finished with a 2-2 record, throwing 20 innings with a 5.76 ERA