Meet The Pirates. Mike Anderson Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. Walter Panas HS Pitcher R/R So.

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2 Meet The Pirates Mike Anderson Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. Walter Panas HS Pitcher R/R So. Will miss the 2008 season after having season ending surgery (Tommy John) 2007: Appeared in eight games with six starts Posted a 1-1 record with a 3.00 earned run average Worked a total of 24 innings, allowing 25 hits, 11 runs while fanning 13 and walking seven Best outing came in his first collegiate start against Radford (3/4) allowing one run (earned) in five innings with a season-high four strikeouts Also recorded starts against (22) North Carolina State, UNC-Wilmington, Savannah State, (4) North Carolina, The Citadel and Elon Made collegiate debut against in-state foe Duke on Feb. 25 in the Pirate Invitational throwing one inning of relief and allowing two hits in an 11-4 victory Used primarily as a mid-week starter First collegiate start came against Radford (3/4) where he worked five innings allowing one run on three hits with four strikeouts registering his first collegiate win, 16-3 Posted a 2.74 ERA as a starter with opposing batters hitting.244 (21-for-86) Held opposing hitters to a.269 average Had equal success against batters from both sides of the plate (.267 vs. left-handers and.270 vs. right-handers) Ranked fourth on the team in starts (6) Did not allow a single run when working in the fourth (3.0 IP), fifth (2.2 IP), sixth (1.0 IP) and seventh (1.1 IP) innings Posted a 1-0 record with a 1.50 ERA in day games oppose to a 0-1 record with a 3.5 ERA in night games Month-by-month analysis includes February (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 saves in one game), March (1-0, 1.80, 0, 1), April (0-1, 2.87, 0, 4) and May (0-0, 7.71, 0, 2) High School: Earned four letters for the Walter Panas Panthers... Named team-captain during junior and senior seasons... Posted an 18-8 overall record on the mound with 277 strikeouts in 188 innings of work... Each year logged an ERA of less than three (2.98-freshman, 1.04-sophomore, 1.28-junior and 1.46-senior)... Earned league MVP honors as a junior... Named first-team All-Star by the New York Journal News and the North County News... Invited to participate in the 2005 East Coast Professional Showcase in Wilmington, N.C. after his junior season... Named Top Prospect by Perfect Game at the 2005 Northeast Top Prospect Showcase...Received Geis Auto Mall Scholar Athlete Award... Personal: Full name is Michael John Anderson... Nickname: Mikey... Born May 17, 1988 in Mount Kisco, N.Y.... Son of James and Mary Ann Anderson... Has two siblings (Jimmy and Danny)... Majoring in history education Conference USA Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll recipient ( ) Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Fall 06 and Spring 07). CAREER HIGHS - innings pitched: 6.1 vs. UNCW (4/11/07); strikeouts: 4 vs. Radford (3/14/07). Anderson s Career Statistics YEAR G GS CG W L SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA Totals E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

3 Trent Ashcraft Brentwood, Tenn. Young Harris JC Outfield L/L Jr. ECU s fastest player Tremendous success in junior college and summer league action Vying for a starting spot in left field Good left-handed hitter that uses the field well Could hit at the top of the line-up... Holds baseball s record in the vertical jump (37.5 ) 2007: Redshirted during initial season in Pirates program Summer Ball: Played for the Florence Redwolves guiding them to a record... Teamed up with former Pirate Mike Flye on the American All-Star Team... Batted.333 in the midseason classic scoring one run, driving in one run and stealing a base... Finished tied for second in the league in hits with Posted a.340 average (65-for-191) with two home runs, 27 RBI and 26 runs scored... Stole 20-of-26 base attempts, which ranked among the top 10 in the league... Junior College: Spent two seasons playing for Rick Robinson at Young Harris College leading the Mountain Lions to an record... Used primarily as a leadoff hitter... Holds a.356 career average, ranking sixth all-time in school history... As a freshman hit.340 (34-for-100) in 24 games with two home runs and 13 RBI... Swiped 15 bases before going down with a season ending injury... During sophomore season batted.380 with 88 hits, 17 doubles and 35 RBI... His 88 hits ranks fourth all-time on the schools single-season charts... Tied a school record for runs scored in a single game (5 vs. Arizona Western College 1/29/05)... Earned first-team All-Region XVII (GJCAA) honors... Helped YHC to back-to-back regular season championships (2005 and 2006)... High School: As a senior at Brentwood, batted.393 with 22 RBI and was a perfect 15-for-15 on the base paths... Earned all district, all-county, all-region, all-tournament and honorable mention All Mid-State honors as a senior... Took home the Most Valuable Hitter Award... Ranks among the schools top five on the single-season charts in hits (47-second), stolen bases (15-third), runs (35-fourth) and total bases (194-fifth)... Named all-district, all-county, and all Mid- State at the conclusion of his senior campaign and was selected in the 42nd round by the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 2004 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft... Personal: Full name is Stephen Trent Ashcraft... Born Sept. 29, 1985 in Searcy, Ark.... Son of Stephen and Teresa Ashcraft... Has two siblings (Tory and Tyson)... Majoring in communications with a minor in business... Father and uncle both played professional baseball in the New York Yankees organization Named to Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Fall 06 and Fall 07). YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG. * * Redshirt Totals *= Junior College Stephen Batts Wilmington, N.C. E.A. Laney HS Infield R/R Jr. Proven right-hander hitter that can hit for average and power while using the entire field Very athletic defensively and can play multiple positions Enters season with a 29-game hitting streak which ranks as the second-longest active streak in the nation Named preseason first-team All Conference USA honors as an infielder (coaches) One of two Pirates to be named to the 2008 Brooks Wallace Playerof-the-Year Award Pre-Season Watch List E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 41

4 (T.J. Hose being the other) Listed as the No. 4 best prospect in the Coastal Plain League in 2007 by Baseball America 2007: Established a new school record by hitting safely in 29 consecutive games, which started on April 13 and was active when the season ended Had the fifth longest hit streak in the nation During that span he hit.342 (41-for-12) Named to 2007 C-USA All-Tournament squad after batting.333 (6-for-18) with two doubles, four RBI, three runs scored and one stolen base Earned NCAA All-Region honors (Chapel Hill Regional) with a.429 average (6-for-14) with a home run, five RBI, three doubles and five runs scored Batted.323 (73-for-26) with six home runs, 56 RBI, 15 doubles and 43 runs scored Collected 21 multi-hit games and has 34 for his career Had 16 multi-rbi games with a career-high five RBI coming against UNC-Wilmington (3/28) Recorded 18 two-hit games Ranked among C-USA leaders (all games) in fielding DPs (2nd); RBI and chances (4th); triples (t-4th); putouts (5th); and slugging percentage (10th) Started 59-of-61 games played (52 at 1B, 3 at 2B, 2 at 3B and 2 at DH) Ranked second on the team with a.323 average Pounded out hits in 49-of-61 games played His 28 walks ranked second on the team Posted a.979 fielding percentage with 44 assists, while committing 11 errors in 530 chances Went deep in back-to-back games against Marshall (4/13) and ODU (4/18) Set a new career-high with five RBI against UNC-Wilmington (3/28) Tied career-highs in at-bats, hits, runs, home runs and stolen bases When hitting in the third, fourth and fifth spots in the order, ECU posted a record Had better success against right-handed pitchers (.337/58-for-172) than lefties (.278/15-for-54) Sported the second-best average (.462) with the bases loaded; third-best when leading off an inning (.333), with runners in scoring position (.376/32-for-85, 4 HRs, 6 doubles and 53 RBI) and with the bases empty (.333) Collected a team-best nine hits when batting in the second inning (.333) and a team-best 12 hits when batting in the fourth (.400) Ranked among the team leaders in slugging percentage and triples, RBI (first); average, doubles, hits, runs scored and total bases (second); at-bats, on-base percentage, stolen bases, total plate appearances and walks (third); home runs (t-3rd) When leading off an inning, batted.333 with 14 hits Batted.376 (32-for-85) with a team-best four home runs, six doubles and 53 RBI with runners in scoring position With the bases juiced, drove in 18 runs, batted.462 (6-for-13) Batted.265 (22-for-83) in 22 conference games, while hitting.357 (42-for-116) in nonconference action Ranked second on the squad with a.342 average, four home runs and 44 RBI at Clark-LeClair Stadium Month-by-month analysis includes February (.346, 0 HR, 8 RBI), March (.344, 1 HR, 21 RBI), April (.293, 3 HR, 13 RBI), May (.297, 1 HR, 9 RBI) and June (.429, 1 HR, 5 RBI) Played summer ball E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

5 for Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League (2007) Batted.341 (59-for-173) with 4 HRs, 23 RBI, 12 doubles and 35 runs scored for the Sharks Named to CPL All-Star squad Earned CPL Rawlings Hitter-of-the-Week (7/11/07) 2006: As a redshirt freshman, started 36-of-48 games played serving as the teams top utility man... Started seven games at first base, one at second, eight at third, 18 in left field and two as a designated hitter... Was 44-for-131 with 26 runs scored, 15 RBI and eight extra-base hits... Lone long ball came at home against Marshall 4/22 (solo)... Drew 14 base-on-balls and struck out 31 times... Committed only two errors in 154 chances, posting a.987 fielding percentage... Had better success against left-handed pitchers (.389/14-for-36) versus right-handers (.316/30-for-95)... Hit.286 (2-for-7) with runners in scoring position... Batted.338 (23-for-68) with runners on base, fifth on the team... Posted first start in left field in Pirate debut going 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and a run scored... Recorded 13 multi-hit games (nine two-hit and four three-hit)... Collected three hit contests against Maryland (2/10), Penn State (2/24), Albany (4/16) and Marshall (4/21)... Recorded four multi-rbi games (three 2-RBI and one 3-RBI performance)... Season-best six game hit streak lasted from Feb. 12 to Feb During that span he batted.428 with nine hits and six RBI... Also posted three five-game hit streaks (Feb. 26-Mar. 5; Apr ; and May 7-14)... Was perfect on the base paths swiping six bases including a pair against N.C. A&T (3/15)... Found success hitting in the bottom of the lineup (6 thru 9 spots) batting.361 (34-for-94)... Leading off an inning, hit a team-best.476 with 10 hits in 21 at-bats... In non-conference action, collected 29 hits in 94 at-bats (.309) with one home run and 11 RBI... Enjoyed success at home in 32 games with a.388 average (38-of-98) opposed to his.172 average in 14 games away from Clark-LeClair Stadium... Batted.356 in day contests and.295 at night... Ranked among the team leaders in stolen base percentage (first); on base percentage and fielding percentage (second); batting average (t-2nd), stolen bases (t-3rd); chances, putouts and fielding double plays (fifth)... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.400, 0 HR, 10 RBI), March (.162, 0 HR, 0 RBI), April (.462, 1 HR, 2 RBI) and May (.357, 0 HR, 3 RBI)... Played summer ball in the Coastal Plain League for the Wilmington Sharks... Started 50-of-51 games played with a.233 average (47-of 202)... Drove in 21 runs, while collecting six doubles, one triple and scoring 25 runs... Stole 13-of-16 bases : Redshirted... High School: A three-year baseball letterman at E.A. Laney High School ( )... A twoyear all-conference selection... Earned LHS s top offensive player honors all three years during varsity career while netting club s best defensive honors in Helped guide team to second round of state playoffs as a junior and senior... Earned four soccer letters, the last three as the Bucs top goalkeeper... A three-year all-state performer on the soccer field... Capped illustrious soccer career with regional and Wilmington Star News Area Player-of the-year honors... Selected to play in the East- West All-Star Games in 2003 and Chosen as a North Carolina Scholar for outstanding work in the classroom... Personal: Full name is Stephen Craig Batts... Nickname: Batts... Born February 14, 1986 in Wilmington, N.C.... Son of Ivan Batts and Joyce Midgett... Has three siblings (Ashley, Brittany and Travis)... Majoring in business... Four-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Spring 05, Spring 06, Fall 06 and Fall 07) Named to Conference USA Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll twice ( and ). CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 5 (12 times, last vs. WCU 6/3/07); runs: 3 (two times, last vs. Savannah State 4/20/07); hits: 3 (seven times, last vs. UNC 6/2/07); RBI: 5 vs. UNCW (3/28/07); home runs: 1 (seven times, last vs. WCU 6/3/07); stolen bases: 2 (four times, last vs. UCF 5/13/07). Batts Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG Totals Justin Bristow Richmond, Va. Auburn University Infield/Pitcher R/R Jr. Two-way guy that transferred from Auburn University in the fall of 2007 Will see extensive action at third base and is penciled in as the possible starter Has outstanding defensive actions at the hot corner Advanced hitter that can hit for power, average as well as move runners around the bases On the mound has good stuff, very fluid mechanically and good make up with three quality pitches 2007: Started eight games at Auburn in the infield and four on the mound Batted.217 (5-for-23) with one RBI, three runs scored and one double Best game of the season came in a reserve role going 2-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and a double against Arkansas (4/28) Collected second multi-hit game of the season on April 29 against Arkansas Recorded starts on the mound against Hofstra, LSU, South Carolina and Alabama Posted a 1-6 record with a 9.30 ERA and one save Allowed 36 runs (31 earned) with 25 strikeouts, 13 walks and 40 hits in 30.0 innings of work First collegiate win came in a relief appearance against Samford (2/27) when he worked three innings of shutout ball with one punch-out Lone save came against Arizona State (3/4) after working 2/3 of an inning with one walk In eight of his 16 appearances did not allow a single run and did not allow a hit in five appearances Longest outing of his career game against Hofstra (2/10) when he lasted 4 1/3 innings Fanned a career-high six batters against South Alabama (4/3) in a 5-2 win 2006: Started 53 games at shortstop... Hit.255 with eight doubles and 13 RBI... Hit.362 against LHP... Hit.295 over his last 15 games of the season (18-for-61)... Went a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and a run scored against LSU (5/5)... Had a career-best eight game hitting streak from Feb. 26-March Hit.321 (9-for-28) with four runs scored during the streak High School: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 22nd round (652nd overall)... Rated by Baseball America as the third-best third baseman of 2005 MLB Draft-eligible players... Three-time all-state selection Louisville Slugger High School All-American Third- Team National High School Baseball Coaches All-American... Hit.380 with four homers, 16 RBI and 16 walks in 49 plate appearances as a senior... Was also 8-0 as a pitcher, having allowed 15 hits and one earned runs in 44 innings, with 72 strikeouts against six walks... Hit.490 with seven home runs while being named first-team all-state and a Louisville Slugger First-Team All-American as a junior... Was ranked fourth by Baseball America on its Top 100 High School play E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 43

6 ers list... Drew 23 intentional walks in just 20 regular season games... Was 9-1 with a 0.80 ERA on the mound as a junior... Member of the gold medal winning Team USA Youth National Team in the summer of Also participated in the Perfect Game and East Coast Professional Showcases Personal: Full name is Justin Taylor Bristow... Born March 6, 1987 in Richmond, Va. Son of Dave and Lee Bristow... Has one sibling (Matt)... Brother, Matt, played baseball at James Madison... Intended major communications Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the Fall of CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 5 (six times, last vs. Georgia 5/12/06); runs: 2 (two times, last vs. Arkansas 4/28/07); hits: 4 vs. LSU 5/5/06); RBI: 1 (14 times, last vs. Arkansas 4/28/07); home runs: none; stolen bases: 1 (two times, last vs. MSU 4/15/06); innings pitched: 4.1 vs. Hofstra (2/10/07); strikeouts: 6 vs. South Alabama (4/3/07). Bristow s Career Statistics Hitting YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG. * * Totals Pitching YEAR G GS CG W L SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA * Totals *= Auburn University stats Brett Butts Goldsboro, N.C. Pitt Community College Pitcher R/R Sr. Will be used primarily out of the bull-pen Penciled in as possible set-up man to Bailey Daniels Could see action in the closer s role 2007: Made 21 appearances coming out of the bullpen... Posted a 2-0 record with one save and a 1.77 ERA in 20.1 innings pitched Did not allow a run in 18-of-21 outings Had at least 11 outings where he worked at least one inning of relief Pitched a career-long three innings of relief against Memphis (3/23) allowing two hits, one run with five strikeouts Picked up wins against Western Carolina (3/4) and Memphis (3/23) Lone save came at Tulane (4/1) after working 2/3 of an inning of no-hit ball Sported a 0.00 ERA in his first 13 outings Fanned at least one batter in 13 appearances and two or more in four outings Opposing batters hit.164 against him with right-handed batters hitting.127 (7-for-55) while lefties batted.278 (5-for-18) Made six appearances in conference play working 8 1/3 innings allowing four runs (all earned) on six hits with nine strikeouts Outside of league play, appeared in 15 contests with a 0.00 ERA allowing no runs, six hits and 11 strikeouts in 12 innings of work Posted a 0.00 ERA on the road in five appearances, while boasting a 2.16 ERA at Clark-LeClair Stadium in 15 games Best month of the season was in February (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 saves in five games) With runners on base, opposing hitters batted.167 (6-for-36) to lead the team When appearing in the fifth, seventh and ninth innings notched a 0.00 ERA Missed action from April 14 to May 31 with a sore elbow Made last appearance of the season against Western Carolina (6/1) in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional pitching to one batter... Junior College: Played for former East Carolina catcher and pitching coach Tommy Eason at Pitt Community College... Posted a 7-0 record with one save... Recorded 52 strikeouts in 33.1 innings with a 1.67 earned run average... Played summer ball for the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley Baseball League... Appeared in 14 games as a reliever... Posted a 1-1 record with three saves and a 4.01 ERA... Recorded 26 strikeouts in 24.2 innings of work allowing 13 runs (11 earned) on 19 hits... Opposing hitters batted.211 against him : Redshirted at UNC Charlotte : Pitched at UNC Charlotte... Made six appearances... Earned his only save at No. 11 Clemson, closing out a 5-4 win by retiring the final two batters... Struck out a season-high two batters in a E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

7 Diamond Talk with Brett Butts Nickname: Butts Person in History I would most like to meet: Howard Hughes Dream Vacation: Somewhere warm and on a beach Thing I like most about ECU: The Fans My advice to youngsters: Never give up When I played baseball as a kid I pretended to be: Ken Griffey Jr. Greatest High in Baseball: Playing in the Babe Ruth World Series My most prized possession is: My first home run ball I never get tired of talking about: Baseball After meeting Coach Godwin for the first time I thought to myself: This guy gets fired up over baseball. Biggest obstacle I ve overcome was: Learning how to pitch and not just throw the ball If I were a superhero I d be: Superman Player of 2008 Pirates that will surprise this year: Trent Ashcraft If I had to play another sport at ECU it would be: Football Favorites Sports Hero: Roger Clemens Sports Announcer: Peter Gammons Movie: Goodfellas Pro-Sports Team: Atlanta Braves Breakfast Cereal As a Kid: Frosted Flakes Vacation: Disney World CAREER HIGHS - innings pitched: 3.0 vs. Memphis (3/23/07); strikeouts: 5 vs. Memphis (3/23/07). Butts Career Statistics YEAR G GS CG W L SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ^ *2005 redshirted * Totals ^ = UNC Charlotte Stats * = Junior College Stats Zach Cooper Jacksonville, N.C. White Oak HS Pitcher R/R RFr. 6-3 win over Le Moyne (3/7)... Worked a season-high 1.1 innings against Siena (2/22) and Le Moyne (3/7)... High School: Earned five letters (3-baseball and 2-football) at Eastern Wayne... Named team-captain as a senior... Took home the Best Pitcher Award... Named all tournament team at the Hot Stove Easter Tournament... Three-time all-conference selection (sophomore, junior and senior)... Two-time all-region selection (junior and senior)... Received all area honors as a senior... Posted a 2.13 ERA with 63 strikeouts in 58.1 innings as a senior... Member of the 2002 Wayne County American Legion team that finished as state runner-up with a 46-6 record... Member of a Babe Ruth team that won two state titles...played in the Babe Ruth World Series... Personal: Full name is Brett Taylor Butts... Born August 24, 1985 in Goldsboro, N.C.... Son of Time and Jan Butts... Has one sibling (Dustin)... Majoring in communications Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the Fall of Will battle for a midweek starting position Could also see action out of the bullpen on the weekends 2007: Redshirted Teamed up with fellow Pirate Stephen Batts playing summer ball for the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League Made 13 appearances posting a 0-2 record in 27.1 innings pitched with a 4.61 ERA Struck out 29 batters while walking eight Opposing hitters batted.202 (20-for-99) High School: Threeyear starter at White Oak under Larry Coffman... Earned four letters and was named captain as a senior... Posted a 5-2 record with 83 strikeouts, 17 walks with a 3.10 ERA in 46 innings of work during senior campaign... Named first-team all-conference and all-area... Senior State Game participant for the East squad... Named MVP of the Spring Break and Touchstone Tournaments... Personal: Full name is Zachary Franklin Cooper... Nickname: Coop... Born September 22, 1987 in Okinawa, Japan... Son of Dan and Debra Cooper... Intended major is physics Two-time Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Fall 06 and Spring 07) Named to Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 45

8 Matt Cox Shallotte, N.C. West Brunswick Pitcher L/L Jr. Left-hander pitcher that transferred from the University of North Carolina in the spring of 2008 Penciled in as possible starter Has pitched in three post-season games which included a pair of appearances in the 2007 College World Series (Rice-6/17 and Oregon State-6/23) One of two left-handers that will battle for starting spot in the Pirates rotation 2007: Made 22 appearances coming out of the bullpen Posted a 2-0 record with a 5.56 ERA in 11.1 innings pitched Did not allow a run in 15-of-22 appearances and did not surrender a hit in 13-of-22 games Worked at least one inning of relief in five games with a season-best 1.1 innings coming against Wake Forest (3/31) and Duke (4/14) Fanned a season-best two batters against Duke (4/14) Experienced action in two post-season games, both coming in the College World Series 2006: Made nine appearances on the mound and worked a total of 5.2 innings Also saw time at first base and went 1-for-4 with one run scored Struck out seven and walked four Posted an ERA but allowed just three earned runs over his last eight appearances Best outing of the year was a two-inning stint against Towson March 21 Struck out three and allowed just one hit against the Tigers Had one hit and one run scored (2/19) in the second game of a doubleheader with Seton Hall Played summer ball for Fayetteville in the Coastal Plain League Posted a 2-1 record with a 4.37 ERA in 22.2 innings Made three starts and pitched in six games Struck out 19 and walked 10 High School: Four-year letterwinner for Mike Alderson at West Brunswick High School Three-time all-county selection Co-county player-of-the-year as a junior and led West Brunswick to the 2004 state title Earned all-conference honors as a senior Played in the North Carolina vs. South Carolina All-Star Game and the North Carolina East-West All-Star Game in 2005 Also played golf, basketball and football Graduated with honors Played with the American Legion Post 213 and hit.517 with five home runs Also went 5-1 on the mound Personal: Full name is Matthew Thomas Cox Born December 4, 1986 in Shallotte, N.C. Son of Mike and Gerri Cox Has one sibling (sister). CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 2 vs. Seton Hall (2/29/06); runs: 1 vs. Seton Hall (2/29/06); hits: 1 vs. Seton Hall (2/29/06); RBI: none; home runs: none; stolen bases: none; innings pitched: 2.0 vs. Towson (3/21/06); strikeouts: 3 vs. Towson (3/21/06). Cox s Career Statistics Hitting YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG. * Totals Pitching YEAR G GS CG W L SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA * * Totals *= North Carolina Stats Bailey Daniels Wanchese, N.C. Louisburg College Pitcher R/R Jr. Will enter the 08 campaign as the Pirates top closer after spending time as the set-up man a year ago Hard nosed pitcher that is not afraid to challenge hitters.. Has outstanding makeup and is consistent around the plate 2007: Appeared in 27 games with five starts Posted a 4-1 record with 46 strikeouts, 12 walks Allowed 25 runs (all earned) in 49.2 innings Recorded starts against UCLA, N.C. A&T, Radford, High Point and UNC-Wilmington before E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

9 and a 4.19 ERA Sported a 0.00 ERA when working the third, fourth and ninth innings Month-by-month analysis includes February (0-1, 7.71 ERA, 0 saves in three games), March (2-0, 5.79, 0, 5), April (0-0, 1.35, 0, 7), May (2-0, 2.51, 0, 10) and June ( , 0, 2) Played summer ball for the Outer Banks Daredevils of the Coastal Plain League Made 12 appearances with two starts Posted a 1-3 record with a 2.38 ERA Fanned 16 batters while walking nine Junior College: Spent two years at Louisburg College : Redshirted : As a freshman posted a 6-3 record with four saves... Struck out 64 batters, walked 11, allowed 17 earned runs with a 2.61 ERA in 59 innings pitched... Helped Louisburg win the regular season and Region X Tournament titles in 2005 under the direction of former head coach and current Pirate skipper Billy Godwin... High School: Earned six letters (4-baseball and 2-football) at Manteo High School under Kenny Meekins... Named team captain as a senior... Four-time conference champion that helped Manteo record an record... Posted a career record of 25-4 on the mound for the Redskins... Three-time all-conference selection... As a senior was named team MVP and garnered all-state honors... Went 9-0 as a senior with 115 strikeouts in 70 innings of work sporting a 1.00 earned run average... Named 2004 Northeastern Coastal Conference Player-of-the-Year as a senior... Drafted in the 47th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Baltimore Orioles... Personal: Full name is Charles Bailey Daniels... Born November 14, 1985 in Newport News, Va.... Son of Steve and Robin Daniels... Has two siblings (Daisie and Boo)... Majoring in communications. CAREER HIGHS - innings pitched: 6.0 vs. High Point (3/21/07); strikeouts: 9 vs. Radford (3/13/07). Daniels Career Statistics YEAR G GS CG W L SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA * *2006 Redshirted Totals * = Junior College Stats being moved to the pen Notched back-to-back wins in consecutive starts (Radford-3/13 and High Point-3/21) Worked at least one inning of relief in 16 games Did not surrender a run in 16-of-22 relief appearances Fanned at least three batters in seven games with a season-high nine strikeouts coming against Radford (3/13) Picked up wins against UCF (5/11) and Tulane (5/23) in relief outings Made six appearances in post-season play In C-USA Tournament action was 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA in four games At the Chapel Hill Regional saw action in a pair of games against Western Carolina working 5.1 innings with a 6.75 ERA Appeared in eight conference games working 10 2/3 innings allowing three runs on eight hits with 14 strikeouts and a 2.53 ERA Outside of league play, appeared in 19 games (5 starts) with a 5.08 ERA allowing 22 runs in 39 frames with 32 punch-outs Opposing batters hit.281 (56-for-199) with lefties (.283/13-for-46) and right-handers (.281/43-for-153) having equal success Experienced more action at Clark-LeClair Stadium appearing in 20 games with a 4-0 record Harrison Eldridge Knoxville, Tenn. Farragut HS Outfield L/R Sr. Four-year starter that will patrol center field Quick first step and has outstanding instincts in the field Has a knack for getting on base at the top of the order Good base runner Clutch hitter with surprising power Named preseason first-team All Conference USA honors as an outfielder (coaches) and first-team All C-USA by SEBaseball.com One of three Pirates to have lettered all three years in the Pirate program (T.J. Hose and Jamie Ray) 2007: Named first-team All C-USA Earned 2007 C-USA All- Tournament team honors Named C-USA Hitter-of-the-Week (3/26) College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll recipient (3/27) Started all 62 games played Hit below.300 for the first E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 47

10 time in his career (.295/72-for-244) Pounded out hits in 44-of-62 games played Ranked third on the team with 72 hits Smacked six home runs, drove in 28 and scored 58 Stole a career-high 15 bases ranking among the conference leaders Recorded 19 doubles and drew a team second-best 31 free passes Posted a.975 fielding percentage with four assists, while committing four errors in 160 chances Had 20 multi-hit games, recording four hits against Liberty (2/11) Collected five multi-rbi games with a season-high three RBI coming against Tulane (5/23) in the C-USA Tournament Hit a career-high six home runs on the year coming against UCLA, N.C. State (twice), Old Dominion, Houston and Tulane Longest hit streak of the season was eight games (3/13-25) where he batted.424 (14-for-33) with five doubles, five RBI and scored 13 runs Also had three 6-game hitting streaks Tied single-game careerhighs in hits (4 vs. Liberty) and runs (3 vs. Liberty/High Point) Drove in the game-winning runs against ODU (4/18) and Tulane (5/23) with home runs in the seventh frames ECU posted a record when hitting in the leadoff spot of the order Had greater success when batting against lefties (.338/22-for-65) than righthanders (.279/50-for-179) Sported a.320 average when leading off an inning and a.304 average with runners on base Collected a team-best 14 hits when batting in the first inning (.269) and third inning (.359), while leading the team with 10 hits in the seventh (.556) Ranked among the team leaders in doubles, games started runs scored, steal attempts, stolen bases and total plate appearances (first); at-bats, games played and walks (second); hits and total bases (third); home runs and sac-bunts (t-3rd); on-base percentage, RBI and slugging percentage (fifth) In C-USA ranked among leaders in doubles (third); runs scored (t-4th); total plate appearances (fifth); at-bats (sixth) and stolen bases (seventh) Batted.283 (26-for-92) in conference games, while hitting.303 (46-for-152) in non-conference action Ranked fifth on the team with a.307 batting average E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

11 at Clark-LeClair Stadium In C-USA Tournament play was 5-for-17 (.294) with five runs scored, four RBI and a home run Smacked three-run homer (game-winning) against Tulane in the tournament Also stole home in the bottom of the tenth inning against Southern Miss to give ECU a 2-1 victory Collected just three hits in the Chapel Hill Regional with a double, three runs scored and an RBI Month-by-month analysis includes February (.361, 1 HR, 5 RBI), March (.319, 1 HR, 9 RBI), April (.233, 2 HR, 8 RBI), May (.308, 2 HR, 5 RBI) and June (.214, 0 HR and 4 RBI) 2006: Started all 57 games played in right field... Ranked second on the team with a.336 batting average... Was 73-for-217 at the plate with 44 runs scored, 26 RBI and 15 extra-base hits... Recorded 13 doubles and two home runs... Pounded out hits in 45-of-57 games played... Drew a team second-best 28 walks and struck out 29 times... Stole a team second-best 12 bases in 19 attempts... Posted a.986 fielding percentage with six assists, while committing two errors in 139 chances... Had 19 multi-hit games, recording four-hits against N.C. A&T (4/4) and Memphis (5/18)... Collected five multi- RBI games with a season-high three coming against Rice (3/25)... Went deep in back-to-back games against Marist (3/17 and 3/18)... Posted the fourth longest team hitting streak (10 games from April 28 to May 14)... During that span he hit.390 (16-for-41)... Also had a sevengame hit streak (March 25 to April 4) and a pair of eight-game hitting streaks (Feb. 25 to March 10; April 8 to April 22)... Established new career-highs in at-bats (6 vs. Southern Miss) and stolen bases (3 vs. UAB), while tying career-highs in runs scored, hits, RBI and home runs... When hitting in the seventh, eighth and ninth spots in the order, ECU posted an 11-4 record... Posted almost identical batting averages against left-handed (.333/19-for-57) and right handed pitchers (.338/54-for-160)... Sported the second-best average with runners on base (.358); third-best when leading off an inning (.375) and with bases loaded (.600); fifth-best with runners in scoring position (.327)... Collected a team-best 12 hits when batting in the fourth inning (.480) and a team-best eight hits when batting in the ninth (.571)... Ranked among team leaders in on-base percentage and hit by pitches (first); runs scored and steal attempts (t- 1st); batting average, hits, doubles, stolen bases and walks (second); sac flies (t-2nd); total plate appearances (third); games started and played (fourth); at-bats (t-4th); total bases and stolen base percentage (fifth)... Batted.365 (35-for-96) in 24 conference games, while hitting.314 (38-for-121) in non-conference action... Led the team with a.333 batting average away from Clark-LeClair Stadium... Posted a.348 average with two home runs and 15 RBI at home... Month-bymonth analysis includes February (.250, 0 HR, 3 RBI), March (.298, 2 HR, 9 RBI), April (.382, 0 HR, 7 RBI) and May (.367, 0 HR, 7 RBI)... Played summer ball for the Asheboro Copperheads of the Coastal Plain League... Started all 24 games played in the outfield... Posted a.213 average (19-of-89) with five home runs and 19 RBI... Eightof-19 hits went for extra-bases... Scored 13 runs and swiped 3-of-4 stolen base attempts : Hit.313 as the starting right fielder during first active season in ECU program... Played in 59-of-61 games, making 46 starts... Was 52-for-166 with 27 runs scored, 34 RBI and 14 extra-base hits... Recorded nine doubles, one triple (at UAB 5/14) and four home runs... Blasted solo shots against Navy (3/13), UNC Wilmington (3/23) and N.C. State (4/6) and clubbed a two-run shot against USF (5/7)... Drew 23 bases on balls and struck out 19 times... Picked up four stolen bases in nine attempts... Posted a.976 fielding percentage with two assists, while committing Diamond Talk with Harrison Eldridge Nickname: H Person in History I would most like to meet: FDR Dream Vacation: Italy Thing I like most about ECU: The Fans My advice to youngsters: Stay in School Greatest High in Baseball: Beating Tulane in the C-USA Tournament When I played baseball as a kid I pretended to be: David Justice If I were a superhero I d be: Superman Player of 2008 Pirates that will surprise this year: Austin Homan If I had to play another sport at ECU it would be: Golf My worst fear is: Spiders I never get tired of talking about: Sports Favorites: Sports Hero: Micky Mantle Movie: Braveheart Cartoon As a Child: Bugs Bunny Pro-Sports Team: Cleveland Indians Toy as a child: Legos Breakfast Cereal As a Kid: Frosted Flakes Vacation: Colorado two errors in 82 chances... Enjoyed facing LHP (.367/11-for-30) more than right-handers (.301/41-for-136)... With runners in scoring position (RISP), boasted a.352 average (19-for-54) which ranked among team leaders... Recorded three-hit games against Navy (3/12), UNC Wilmington (3/23) and UAB (5/14)... Had nine multi- RBI games, posting at least three RBI on four occasions Clemson (2/20), Navy (1/13), Louisville (4/17) and USF (5/7)... Held the third longest hitting streak (9 games - 3/8 to 3/23) while hitting.515 (17-for-33) in that span... When hitting in the No. 8 and No. 9 spots in the lineup, ECU posted a record... Helped ECU to a record when starting, while hitting.309 (47-for-152) with 26 runs scored, 31 RBI and 14 extra-base hits... Appeared in five post-season games (all starts)... Hit safely in all three Conference USA Tournament games (.300/3-for-10), driving in two runs... In five postseason games, went 5-for-15 (.333)... Went 2-of-3 with one run scored against Arizona State in the NCAA Tempe Regional (6/3)... Batted.297 (27-for-91) in 26 C-USA games... Collected the thirdbest average in non-league games (.333/23-for-75)... A.333 hitter on the road (30-for-90) and a.289 performer at home in 28 games... Ranked in the top-five on the team in games played (t-1st); steal attempts (third); walks and stolen bases (t-4th); sac bunts, on-base percentage and RBI (fifth)... Tied for third all-time among freshman in games played (59)... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.267, 0 HR, 3 RBI), March (.385, 2 HR, 14 RBI), April (.239, 1 HR, 10 RBI), May (.313, 1 HR, 7 RBI) and June (.400, 0 HR, 0 RBI)... High School: A three-year letterman for coach Tommy Pharr at Farragut High School... Was the Admirals starting centerfielder as a sophomore, junior and senior... Helped FHS to a combined 94-3 record in 2003 and 2004, capturing back-to back Tennessee Class AAA Championships... Also helped club to a second-place national finish as a junior before a third-place showing in A three-year all-district performer... Selected to the all-region, All-Knoxville Interscholastic League, All-Southeast Region and all-state squads as a junior and senior... Earned MVP honors of the 2003 Sunbelt Classic Tournament... Set new state single-season records for runs scored and walks... Batted.447 with 10 home runs during senior campaign... Personal: Full name is Harrison Maxwell Eldridge... Nickname: Lil H... Born November 12, 1985 in Knoxville, Tenn.... Son of Richard and Angela Eldridge... Has one sibling (Toddy)... Majoring in communications... Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Spring 05 and Spring 07) E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 49

12 CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 6 (twice, last vs. Michigan 3/17/07); runs: 3 (twice, last vs. High Point 3/21/07); hits: 4 (three times, last vs. Liberty 2/11/07); RBI: 3 (six times, last vs. Tulane 5/23/07); home runs: 1 (12 times, last vs. Tulane 5/23/07); stolen bases: 3 (twice, last vs. Savannah State 4/22/07). Eldridge s Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG Totals Bobby Fowler Holly Springs, N.C. Middle Creek HS Catcher R/R RFr. Athletic catcher that moves well behind the plate Has a quick release and shown flashes of power during the fall 2007: Played in five games before receiving redshirt Officially had two at-bats as a pinch hitter Lone RBI of the season came on a sac fly against Duke High School: Earned four letters at Middle Creek under the direction of Jeremy Thompson... Earned Tri- Seven 4-A All Conference and Academic All- Conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior... Led the Mustangs to the 2006 conference championships hitting.290 on the year... As a junior batted.452 with two home runs, 24 RBI and 22 runs scored, which led the team... Stole a team-best 16 bases... Earned teams Best-Hitter Award... Nominated for the Wendy s High School Heisman Award as a junior... Rated as the 35th best prospect and 22nd best positional player by Impact Baseball... Personal: Full Name is Bobby Chappell Fowler... Nickname: Bob-E... Born December 22, 1987 in Raleigh, N.C....Son of Dennis and Saralyn Fowler... Has one sibling (Maylon- James)... Intended major is business management Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Fall 06 and Fall 07) Named to Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. Cameron Freeman Stedman, N.C. Cape Fear HS Infield R/R Fr. Athletic player that can be used at any of the infield or outfield positions Strong accurate arm Very quick on the base paths High School: A two-sport athlete that has lettered in baseball (three) and football (twice)... Helped Colts compile a record over the past two seasons which included the Two-Rivers Conference championship in 2006 under head coach Terry Jeffrey... As a sophomore led the conference in runs (23) and batting average (.385), while leading the Colts in doubles (12) and stolen bases (10)... Earned first-team all-conference accolades as a junior after posting a.380 batting average and leading the conference in hits (33)... Member of the Carolina Hurricanes travel team under head coach Jeff Petty... Two-time member of the Region 4 squad in the N.C. State Games... Rated by Impact Baseball as one of the top-25 seniors in the state of North Carolina Personal: Full name is Cameron Richard Freeman... Nickname: Cam Born September 27, 1988 in Stedman, N.C. Son of Richard Freeman and Shanor Has three siblings (Justin, Rick and Chris) Intended major is health services management with a minor in business. Matt Hancock Middletown, Conn. Xavier HS Catcher R/R Fr. Strong physically Shown signs of hitting the ball well to all fields during the fall Blocks the ball well behind the plate High School: A three-time letter winner under head coach Richard Magner... Helped the Falcons to a overall record Did not play senior season In two seasons has collected 11 home runs and posted a.397 batting average... Led Falcons to a pair of CIAC wins in the Class LL playoffs and a berth in the start quarterfinals... Selected to the 2006 SCC All-Division team and Middlesex All-Area Team... Earned pre-season Puma All-America honors as a sophomore and junior... Led the Niantic American Legion team to a two the state semi-finals in 2005 and Recipient of the Golden Bat Award from Team Connecticut E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

13 Personal: Full name is Matthew Gregory Hancock Born October 3, 1988 in Meviden, Conn. Son of Gregory and Kathleen Hancock Has one sibling (Melyssa) Intended major is business management Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in Fall of Dustin Harrington Taylorsville, N.C. Alexander Central HS Infield/Pitcher R/R Fr. A hard nosed middle infielder that will vie for playing time at shortstop Has good speed, can hit for average and has surprising power for his size High School: A threesport athlete that lettered in baseball (3), football (3) and basketball (1)... Three-time Scholar-Athlete Award recipient... Helped Cougars compile a overall record as a sophomore and junior under head coach Gary Comer which included a conference championship in Three-time allconference selection, team MVP and team batting champion Broke school record for batting average during senior campaign after batting.500 for the season Member of three N.C. State Games East-West Game participant Earned all-state honors as a senior and junior (second-team) Posted a.450 batting averaged and hit five homeruns as a sophomore... As a junior hit one homerun, batted.489 with 14 doubles and 13 stolen bases... On the mound pitched 31 innings, struck out 54, walked 15, allowed 20 hits and posted a 2.40 ERA as a junior... Member of the Charlotte Heat travel team under head coach Jason Harris... Rated by Impact Baseball as one of the top-30 seniors in the state of North Carolina Graduated with honors Member of Beta Club Personal: Full name is Dustin Allen Harrington Born November 14, 1988 in Hickory, N.C. Son of Roger and Tamara Harrington Intended major is sports studies. Devin Harris Gastonia, N.C. Ashbrook HS Outfield/DH R/R RFr. Strong athletic freshman that could see action as a designated hitter or in the outfield Has tremendous power to all fields, quick and has made great strides as an outfielder One of the most projectable players for the next level on the 2008 squad 2007: Redshirted Fall 2007 Fire of Blackbeard Individual Champion Played summer ball for the Davidson Copperheads of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League Named to the 2007 SCBL North All-Star squad Batted cleanup and played right field in the Mid-Summer Classic going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI During regular season batted.270 (34-for-126) with six home runs, 32 RBI, 10 doubles, two triples and had a slugging percentage of.524 High School: A three-sport athlete at Ashbrook High School that earned 11 letters (4-baseball, 4 basketball and 3-football)... Three-time all-conference selection under the direction of James Parks... As a sophomore belted seven home runs, hit.410 with 28 RBI on his way to helping Green Wave take home the regular season, conference tournament and state championships... Named Underclassman Athlete-of-the-Year... During junior season helped team to consecutive regular season and conference tournament titles and the Easter Tournament championship after hitting.330 with three home runs... Rated the 19th best prospect and the 13th best positional player in North Carolina by Impact Baseball... As a senior, batted.280 with seven home runs... Helped Ashbrook claim its third straight regular season and conference tournament title, as well as its second consecutive Easter Tournament title... Named preseason N.C. All-State as a wide receiver and was selected to the Charlotte Observer and Gaston Gazette all-star teams in football, basketball and baseball... Competed in the 2006 Perfect Game/Baseball America World Wood E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 51

14 Bat Championships in Jupiter, Fla.... Team finished ninth out of 80 teams... Personal: Full name is Devin Alexander Harris... Born April 23, 1988 in Gastonia, N.C.... Son of John and Deborah Harris... Has one sibling (Ryan)... Intended major is pre-med Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Spring 07 and Fall 07). Brandon Henderson Alpharetta, Ga. Milton HS Outfield R/L Jr. Intelligent baseball player Versatile athlete with solid defensive skills at first base and in the outfield Can hit for power 2007: Started 44-of-53 games played (11 at 1B, 28 in LF and 5 at DH) Batted.241 (39-for-162) with six home runs, 23 RBI and 19 runs scored Had a seasonhigh six-game hitting streak from April 4-13, where he batted.304 (7-for-23) with one home run, four RBI and four runs scored Also had a pair of five-game hitting streaks Had eight multi-hit games and four multi- RBI games Notched first 2-HR game of his career at No. 15 UCLA (2/18) finishing the game going 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a double Also hit home runs against Duke, N.C. State (twice) and Radford The week of March 5-11 batted.526 with 10 hits, two home runs, five RBI, 18 total bases, had a.947 slugging percentage an a.571 on-base percentage Ranked second on the team with four game-winning RBIs (Liberty-Feb. 10, Duke-Feb. 25, Western Carolina-March 4 and Michigan-March 17) Laced three hits in a game twice (UCLA-Feb. 18 and N.C. State-March 3) ECU posted a 20-8 record when playing left field Saw action in the No. 3 through No. 9 spots of the order Had equal success against right-handers (.239/28-for-117) and lefties (.244/11-for-45) Batted.545 (6-for-11) with runners on third and two outs When hitting in the first inning, batted.391 (9-for-23) with one home run, nine RBI, two doubles and two runs scored Posted a team-best.444 average (4-for-9) when batting in the ninth inning Hit 100 points higher in non-league games (.270/31-for-115) than C-USA games (.170/8-for-47) Ranked among the team leaders in hit by pitches (second); home runs (t-3rd); fielding percentage and stolen base percentage (fourth); putouts (fifth) Picked up one hit in six at-bats in the C-USA Tournament Batted.500 (2-for-4) with an RBI and run scored in the Chapel Hill Regional Month-by-month analysis includes February (.265, 3 HR, 9 RBI), March (.254, 2 HR, 9 RBI), April (.205, 1 HR, 4 RBI), May (.154, 0 HR, 0 RBI) and June (.500, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Played summer ball for the Asheboro Copperheads of the Coastal Plain League Batted.277 (41-for-148) with two home runs, 18 RBI, 16 runs scored and eight doubles in 40 games played 2006: Played in 48 games recording 33 starts (21 in LF and 12 as DH)... Batted.326 (43- for-132) with four home runs, 24 RBI and 23 runs scored... Earned C-USA Hitter-of-the-Week honors (April 24) and was named to the Collegiate Baseball Foundations National Honor Roll (April 25)... First collegiate action came in the second game of a doubleheader against Maryland (2/12) when he started as a designated hitter going 1-for-4... Collected hits in eight consecutive at-bats and reached base safely 10 consecutive times (April 18-23)... Finished the week batting.533 (8-for 15), which included his third home run of the season and three RBI... Scored the game E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

15 winning run on Friday night against Marshall (4/21) and the gametying run on Saturday (4/22)... Collected three hits against Marshall (4/22) and Memphis (5/18)... Belted home runs against Duke (2/28), Marist (3/17), Marshall (4/21) and Memphis (5/20)... Had ten multihit games recording a team best five hits against Marshall (4/21)... Collected two or more RBI in six games... Posted three hit streaks of four games... Started the last 21 games played... Stole three total bases on the year: Houston (4/2), Tulane (4/30) and Southern Miss (5/6)... Saw action in the bottom of the Pirates lineup hitting fifth (six times), sixth (seven times), seventh (13 times), eighth (six times) and ninth (once)... Had 14 extra base hits... Five-of-43 hits came in pinch-hitting duties, the second most on the team behind Adam Hodges... When starting, batted.310 (fourth-best average) with two home runs, 26 RBI and 18 runs scored... Had greater success hitting against lefties (.341/15-for 44) than right-handers (.318/28-for-88)... When leading off an inning, batted.357 (10-for-28) with two home runs and two RBI... With runners on base and two-outs, batted a team-best.476 (10-for-21) with 10 RBI... Collected 16 hits, 21 RBI and batted.381 when batting with runners in scoring position... Led the team with a.533 batting average (8-for-15) with ten RBI and 12 total bases when hitting with two-outs and runners in scoring position... Hit.545 (6-for-11) when batting in the ninth inning... Enjoyed hitting in C-USA play (.368/25-for-68) over non-conference action (.281/18-for-64)... Saw the ball better at night, hitting.393 (24-for-61) oppose to the day (.268/19-for-71)... Ranked among the team leaders in hit by pitch (second); sac flies (t-2nd); slugging average (third); batting average (fourth) and on base percentage (fifth)... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.467, 1 HR, 5 RBI), March (.219, 1 HR, 4 RBI), April (.342, 1 HR, 8 RBI) and May (.340, 1 HR, 7 RBI)... Played summer ball for the Norcross Astros in the Stan Musial League... High School: A four-year letter winner for coach Greg Robinson at Milton High School... Led the Eagles to the Georgia 5A state championship and a No. 42 national ranking by Baseball America in Named all-region his sophomore, junior and senior years... Earned team MVP honors as a senior after posting a.420 batting average... Helped the Eagles post a record during four-year span... Earned MVP honors for the East Cobb Astros his sophomore year... Helped the Astros to the AAU National Championship, the CABA National Championship and the Super Seven Championship... Was named to the all-tournament teams in all three titles... Earned four letters in football as a running back, punter and kicker... Personal: Full name is Brandon Reese Henderson... Nickname: Hendo... Born January 9, 1987 in Alpharetta, Ga.... Son of Tim and Karen Henderson... Has a younger sister (Brianna)... Majoring in construction management Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Fall 06 and Fall 07). CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 6 vs. Michigan (3/17/07); runs: 2 (eight times, last vs. The Citadel 5/8/07); hits: 5 vs. Marshall (4/21/06); RBI: 3 (three times, last vs. Duke 2/25/07); home runs: 2 vs. UCLA (2/18/07); stolen bases: 1 (seven times, last vs. UNCW 4/11/07). Henderson s Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG Totals Daniel Holder Dothan, Ala. Lurleen Wallace State College Pitcher R/R Jr. Outstanding makeup Has started and relieved while in junior college Will see action out of the pen as a possible set-up man for Bailey Daniels Could be thrown into the mix for possible closer during mid-week action alongside Brett Butts and Josh Ruhlman Junior College: Led Lurleen Wallace to a overall record and a third place finish in the 2006 Region XXII tournament as a freshman under head coach Steve Helms... Compiled a 7-3 record, struck out 64, walked 20 and posted a 1.82 ERA as a freshman... Earned Region XXII All-Tournament honors for the Saints... High School: Played two sports at Rehobeth HS (baseball and basketball) where he earned seven total varsity letters... As a junior collected a 6-2 record, struck out 65 and walked 13 while posting a 2.57 ERA... Received the team Most Offensive Award and was named to the Elite WAC Team... During senior campaign posted a 1.99 ERA while fanning 77 batters and walking Earned Elite WAC Team, Super-12 Team, The Best of Dothan and all-state honors... Took home team Mr. Clutch, Best Defensive and Most Offensive team awards... Member of Post 12 American Legion Team that placed sixth in the 2005 American Legion World Series... Worked 106 innings, striking out 94, walking 34, collecting ten saves and posting a 13-2 record... Member of the National Honor Society and Student Council President... Graduated fifth in his class out of 160 students Personal: Full name is Daniel Zebedee Holder Born December 1, 1986 in Jackson, Miss. Son of Dwight and Un Ha Holder Has two siblings (Jennifer and Mary) Intended major is nursing. Austin Homan State College, Pa. State College Area HS Outfield L/R RFr. Left-handed hitter that has made a smooth transition from behind the plate to the outfield... Had a very productive fall and could see action in a reserve role in right field 2007: Redshirted Played summer ball for Johnstown Reality in the All American Amateur Baseball Association High School: Played for Billy Tussey at State College Area High School... Received four letters (3-baseball and 1-football)... During his three-year career batted.411 with 58 hits, three home runs, 47 RBI and 48 runs scored...recorded a.997 fielding percentage committing one error in 333 chances... Set school record for career putouts with As a senior batted.500 for the 18-2 Little Lions... Earned first-team Mountain Athletic All-Conference honors... Named team MVP... Took home the Ken Barto Effort Award and Will to Win Award... Ranked in the leagues top 10 in batting aver E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 53

16 age, runs, RBI s, doubles, triples and home runs... During junior campaign batted.379 and helped team to the state championship game... Personal: Full name is Samuel Austin Homan... Nickname: Aus... Born November 8, 1987 in Jupiter, Fla.... Son of Sam and Carla Homan... Has two siblings (Shane and Ashley)... Intended major is sports studies Three-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Fall 06, Spring 07 and Fall 07) Named to Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. Chase Hooper Buxton, N.C. Cape Hatteras HS Pitcher R/R So. Could see action as a long reliever 2007: Missed entire season due to shoulder surgery 2006: Redshirted during initial season in Pirates program...played summer ball in the Coastal Plain League with the Outer Banks Daredevils... Posted a 1-0 record with a 7.20 ERA in 13 appearances... Fanned 26 batters while walking High School: Posted a overall record with 337 strikeouts in 172 innings for coach Paul Gillikin at Cape Hatteras High School... Earned Atlantic Seven all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior... As a senior, recorded a 0.55 ERA, earning him Atlantic Seven Conference MVP honors and all-state honors... Earned nine letters for the Hurricanes (4-baseball, 2-basketball, 2-soccer and 1-football)... Named to the All Outer Banks Sentinel baseball team in Led Cape Hatteras to the 1-A state playoffs in 2005 for the first time in school history... Was a starter for the basketball (guard) and soccer teams... Member of the National Honors Society... Personal: Full name is Chase Powers Hooper... Born March 21, 1987 in Norfolk, Va.... Son of Buddy and Lisa Hooper... Has one sibling (Avery)... Intended major is business... Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the Spring of T.J. Hose Hagerstown, Md. North Hagerstown HS Pitcher R/R Sr. Returning Friday night starter Outstanding makeup... Team leader on and off the field Named one of three captains for 2008 season (Corey Kemp and Drew Schieber) One of three Pirates to receive three letters (Harrison Eldridge and Jamie Ray) Named preseason first-team All Conference USA honors as a pitcher (coaches) One of two Pirates to be named to the 2008 Brooks Wallace Player-of-the-Year Award Pre-Season Watch List (Stephen Batts being the other) 2007: Earned second-team All C-USA honors after posting a 6-5 overall record with a 3.97 earned run average Two-time C-USA Pitcher-of-the-Week honoree (3/12 and 5/6) Two-time College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll recipient Named Collegebaseballinsider.com Regional Player-of-the-Week ECU s Friday night starter for the second year in a row Started 17-of-18 games played Lone appearance out of the bullpen came against Western Carolina (6/3) in the Chapel Hill Regional when he worked 2/3 of an inning Allowed 50 runs (42 earned), fanned 70, walked 45 and surrendered 97 hits in 95.1 innings of work Worked into the sixth inning 13 times and the 8th four times in 17 starts Picked up wins against St. John s (2/23), No. 12 Pepperdine (3/2), No. 7 Cal State Fullerton (3/9), Michigan (3/17), Savannah State (4/21) and Houston (5/4) Top outing of the season came on the road against Houston (5/4) on CSTV where he did not allow a run in 7 2/3 innings, struck out five, walked one and allowed four hits Struck out at least five batters in 8-of-17 starts Had a season-high seven strikeouts on two occasions (St. John s and Pepperdine) Named preseason second-team All C-USA by SEBaseball.com In 8-of-17 starts allowed two or fewer runs Set the tone for ECU s first ever sweep over a nationally-ranked team when picked up his third consecutive win in a 6-1 victory over No. 7 Cal State Fullerton, scattering three hits over seven innings, allowing one run while striking out six Enjoyed success pitching to lefties (.236/29-for-123) than righthanders (.294/68-for-231) When facing the lead-off hitter, opponents batted.264 (24-for-91) against him Allowed just 11 hits in 48 at-bats (.229) with runners in scoring position and two outs Committed two errors in 36 chances, recording a.944 fielding percentage Did not allow a single run in the seventh and eighth innings of any game (6.1 IP with six strikeouts) When working the third fame sported a 1.69 ERA (16.0 IP with eight strikeouts) and when pitching the fifth had a 1.93 ERA (14.0 IP and 10 strikeouts) Appeared in eight conference games (all starts) posting a 1-3 record, 4.06 ERA in 44 1/3 innings.. Outside of C-USA play, recorded a team-best five wins going 5-2 in 10 appearances (nine starts) in 51.0 innings and 41 strikeouts Had greater success at home (5-2, 4.21 ERA, 62.0 IP with 53 K s and 33 walks in 11 appearances) than on the road (1-3, 2.35 ERA, 30.1 IP with 23 K s and 19 walks in five appearances) Made one appearance in C-USA Tournament working 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits with five strikeouts against Tulane (5/23) In the Chapel Hill Regional lasted just two innings in the opener against Western Carolina (6/3) allowing five runs on six hits Ranked among the league leaders in games started Nickname: T.J. Dream Vacation: Bahamas Player of 2008 Pirates that will surprise this year: Trent Ashcraft If I had to play another sport at ECU it would be: Basketball If I were a superhero I would be: Superman Thing I like most about ECU: The Atmosphere My advice to youngsters: Give it your all and always believe in yourself My most exciting moment in sports was when: I beat Cal State Fullerton. Biggest obstacle I ve overcome was: The Fire of Blackbeard Challenge I m proudest of: Being a Pirate My most prized possession is: Autograph ball of Cal Ripken Jr. Diamond Talk with T.J. Hose I never get tired of talking about: Baseball Favorites: Sports Hero: Cal Ripken Jr. Movie: For the Love of the Game Cartoon As a Child: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pro-Sports Team: Baltimore Orioles Toy as a child: Big Foot Power Wheels Breakfast Cereal As a Kid: Fruity Pebbles Vacation: Going to Florida with my family E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

17 (t-3rd); batters struck out looking and innings pitched (seventh); batters struck out (10th) Ranked among the team leaders in batters struck out and struck out looking, innings pitched, losses, wins (first); games started (t-1st); opposing batting average, runs allowed (second); ERA, earned runs allowed, win-loss percentage (third) Played summer ball for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod League Named to the 2007 Under Armour All-Star Game Pitched for the West Division working a scoreless inning of relief allowing one hit Earned Cape Cod Pitcher-of-the-Week honors after working eight innings in two appearances, fanning eight, walking two and not allowing an earned run the week of July 2nd Recorded a 4-3 record with one save in 10 appearances (six starts) Struck out 35 batters and walked 15 in 38 1/3 innings pitched where he posted a 2.58 ERA 2006: Entered sophomore campaign as the Pirates Friday night starter... Started 11-of-15 games played posting a 3-4 record with a 3.88 earned run average in 67.1 innings pitched... Combined on three shutouts (College of Charleston 2/17, Stony Brook 3/3 and UNC Wilmington 3/15)... Struck out 51 batters, walked 27 and allowed 29 runs on 67 hits... Made relief appearances against UNC Wilmington (3/15), N.C. State (4/18), Southern Miss (5/5) and Tulane (5/26) in the C-USA Tournament... Limited to four appearances from April 18 until the end of the season with one start due to soreness in pitching arm... Posted wins against Maryland (2/10), College of Charleston (2/17) and Stony Brook (3/3)... In first four games of the season, posted a 1.44 ERA allowing four runs (all earned) on 24 hits in 19 innings... Pitched six or more innings in eight outings with a season-best 8.2 coming against N.C State (4/12)... Struck out five or more batters five times... Tied a career-high in strikeouts (9) against Penn State (2/25)... Was equally effective against lefties (.267/27- for-101) as right-handed batters (.273/41-for-150)... When facing a lead-off hitter, opponents batted.230 (14-for-61) against him... Allowed just eight hits in 43 at-bats (.186) with runners on and two outs, and 14 hits in 58 atbats (.241) with runners in scoring position... In 11 starts on the hill, ECU posted an 8-3 record... Committed one error in 18 chances, recording a.944 fielding percentage... Surrendered a teamlow three home runs... Did not allow a single run in the first inning of any game (11.0 IP with seven strikeouts)... Appeared in five conference games (four starts) posting a 0-2 record, 7.91 ERA in 19 1/3 innings... Outside of C-USA play, posted a team-best 2.25 ERA in 10 games (seven starts) with a 3-2 record in 48.0 innings and 39 strikeouts... Had greater success at home (3-1, 2.87 ERA, 47.0 IP with 30 K s and 14 walks in eight appearances) than on the road (0-2, 6.27 ERA, 18.2 IP with 12 K s and 12 walks in six appearances)... Friday starter of a rotation that ranked among the conference leaders in runners picked off (first) and ERA (third)... Ranked among the conference leaders in ERA (11th)... Allowed 33 runs (29 earned) and 68 hits, the fewest among Pirate starters... Ranked among the team leaders in ERA and opposing batting average (second); won-loss percentage (third); innings pitched, games started, total strikeouts and batters struck out looking (fourth)... Month-by-month analysis includes February (2-0, 1.89 ERA, 0 saves in three games), March (1-2, 2.87, 0, 6), April (0-1, 7.20, 0, 4) and May (0-1, 13.50, 0, 2) : Enjoyed a successful rookie campaign for the Pirates on the mound... Started the season in the bullpen before becoming the top weekend starter in April... Earned second-team All-Conference USA and All-Freshman Team honors... Named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 55

18 East Region team... Made 21 appearances with 10 starts... Posted a 7-4 record and logged a 4.43 earned run average... Combined on four shutouts (Clemson 2/20, Navy 3/13, Memphis 4/22 and The Citadel 4/26)... Tossed first collegiate complete game against USF (5/6), allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out three... Worked a total of 85.1 innings, allowing 74 hits, 47 runs while walking 29 and striking out Surrendered just a.237 average to opposing hitters... In his Pirate debut, tossed one inning of scoreless relief, allowing one walk in recording his first collegiate save against College of Charleston (2/11)... Collected first collegiate win in a relief appearance in the first game played at Clark-LeClair Stadium during the Keith LeClair Classic against Michigan... Second save came against Campbell (3/30) after throwing 1.1 innings of work with two strikeouts... First collegiate start came against Southern Miss (4/9), working 6.1 innings while allowing five runs on eight hits... Against Louisville (4/16), collected his first win as a starter after surrendering seven runs (three earned) on seven hits while tying a then career-best six strikeouts... Set a career-high in strikeouts (9) against Memphis (4/22)... Was equally effective against lefties (.234/26-for-111) as right-handed batters (.239/48-for-201)... Averaged 7.28 strikeouts per game, second-best to former Pirate Ricky Brooks (8.08)... Pitched in 10 C-USA games (5-3, 4.81 in 58 innings with one shutout)... In non-league games, posted a 2-1 record with a 3.62 earned run average in 27.1 innings... Made a pair of postseason appearances as a starter... In the C-USA Tournament opener against Houston (5/25), pitched 8.0 innings of work, allowing five runs on nine hits earning a no decision... Second post-season start came in the NCAA Tempe Regional against Arizona State (6/3) throwing 1.1 innings, giving up five runs on six hits... Led all C-USA freshman starters in wins (seven)... Tied for the team lead in saves (2) while ranking first in wins (7)... In the freshman record books, ranks second in innings pitched (85.1) and strikeouts (69), tied for second in wins (7) and tied for fourth in appearances (21)... Ranked in the top-five in wins, innings pitched (first), saves and appearances (t-1st), strikeouts and batters struck out looking (second), games started (third) and opposing batting average and won-loss percentage (fourth)... Month-by-month analysis includes February (0-0, 1.17 ERA, 1 save in four games), March (1-2, 7.30, 1, 6), April (3-1, 4.18, 0, 5), May (3-0, 3.25, 0, 5) and June (0-1, 33.75, 0, 1)... High School: Enjoyed an illustrious career at North Hagerstown High School for coach Shawn Reynolds... A two-sport athlete, earning four letters in baseball and one as a basketball point guard... Selected to the first-team all-county, all-area and All-MVAL squads as a sophomore, junior and senior after earning second-team kudos during freshman campaign... Chosen to pre-season all-state squad in 2003 and Earned pitching MVP honors in the Brooks Robinson Maryland All-Star Game and was picked to the all-tourney unit at the Sun Belt Classic... Established new NHHS standards in 2004 for lowest earned run average in a season (0.66) and shutouts (four)... Broke Hubs career record with seven shutouts... Logged 50 innings, compiled a 7-2 record with 85 strikeouts and surrendered an opponent s batting average of.171 during senior year... Was 5-2 with an 1.87 ERA and 66 Ks in 52.1 innings in 2003 after a 5-3, 1.68 campaign as a sophomore in Worked 22.1 innings during his freshman season and booked a 3.64 ERA with a 3-3 won-loss record... Also earned three saves during prep career... Offensively, batted.394 as a junior,.465 as a sophomore and.439 as a freshman for the Hubs... Active in summer league program(s), which included a third-place finish in the Pony League World Series, participation in Super 7 (Marietta, Ga.) and Perfect Game World Wood Bat Tournament (Jupiter, Fla.)... Played for the Mid-Maryland Red Sox in Norman, Okla. (Sunbelt Classic)... Allowed just four earned runs in 67.0 innings (0.54 ERA) during three-year Red Sox career... Strong performer in classroom as well, graduating with a 3.81 grade point average... Member of the National Honor Society... Listed among prestigious Who s Who Among American High School Students list... Personal: Full name is Terry L. Hose, Jr.... Nickname: T.J.... Born April 15, 1986 in Hagerstown, Md.... Son of Terry and Carol Hose... Has two siblings (Charissa and Charlena)... Majoring in business management with a minor in marketing... Three-time Conference USA Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll recipient ( , and ) Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll four consecutive semesters (Fall 04 to Spring 06). CAREER HIGHS - innings pitched: 9.0 vs. USF (5/6/05); strikeouts: 9 (twice, last vs. Penn State 2/24/06). Hose s Career Statistics YEAR G GS CG W L SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA Totals Corey Kemp Franklin, Tenn. Young Harris Junior College Catcher R/R Sr. Intelligent catcher that receives and blocks well behind the plate Extremely accurate with his throws Very productive clutch hitter Named one of three captains for 2008 season T.J. Hose and Drew Schieber) 2007: Named to the Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team Started 53-of-60 games played (30 at catcher and 14 at 3B) Batted.267 (52-for-195) with five home runs, 41 RBI, 14 doubles and 32 runs scored Recorded 13 multi-hit games and eight multi-rbi games Drove in a career-high four runs against Tulane (4/1) going 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored Against Rice (4/8) had his lone three-hit game finishing 3-for-4 Owned a personal-best 10-game hitting streak (3/17-4/1) where he batted.351 with two homers and 10 RBI Drove in at least three runs in five games Three of his five home runs came against nationally known pitchers: Wes Roemer (Cal State Fullerton), Ben Grisham (Memphis) and Shooter Hunt (Tulane) Also hit home runs against UCF and Western Carolina When starting behind the plate, ECU was and 10-4 when playing at the hot corner Had six game winning RBIs: Radford (3/13), Marshall (4/13-game 2), Southern Miss (4/29), Houston (5/4) and UCF (5/11 and 5/12) Established career-highs in at-bats (5 seven times), hits (3 vs. Rice), runs (3 vs. Memphis), RBI (4 vs. Tulane) and home runs (1 five times) Lone stolen base of the season came against Marshall (4/13) Posted four games with at least 10 putouts E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

19 GJCAA All-Conference selection... Batted.393 with four home runs and 45 RBI... His 25 doubles ranks first on the YHC singleseason charts and eighth on the schools all-time charts... Also ranks fifth on the single-season hits charts (86) and batting average charts (.393)... While at Tennessee Tech (2005), batted.286 with six round trippers and 25 RBI under Matt Bragga... Named Preseason Newcomer-of-the-Year... High School: A four-year letter winner as a catcher and third baseman for coaches Rob Baughman and Kevin Whittington... Two-time team captain (junior and senior)... Earned all-district, all-region, district all-tournament and all-county honors as a senior... Hit.447 with nine home runs and 39 RBI... His power gained the respect of opponent pitchers, allowing him to draw 25 intentional walks... Named Region Catcher-of-the-Year, Most Valuable Player in the district and district tournament, Offensive Player-of-the-Year in the district and county Player-of-the-Year... As a junior batted.391 with six home runs, 46 RBI, two stolen bases and had a.477 on-base percentage.. Named District Player-of-the-Year and tournament MVP... Earned the second of three all-district honors TBCA Invitee... First-team All-Williamson County selection... Received two letters in football as a fullback and defensive lineman Four-year Honor Roll student... Drafted in the 45th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates... Personal: Full name is Corey Lynn Kemp... Born February 24, 1986 in Peoria, Ill.... Son of Rick and Catherine Kemp... Has two siblings (Ashley and Anthony) Majoring in communications Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Fall 06 and Fall 07) Named to Conference USA Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll ( ). CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 5 (seven times, last vs. Tulane 5/26/07); runs: 3 vs. Memphis (3/24/07); hits: 3 vs. Rice (4/8/07); RBI: 4 vs. Tulane (4/1/07); home runs: 1 (five times, last vs. WCU 6/1/07); stolen bases: 1 vs. Marshall (4/13/07). Committed seven errors in 310 chances, recording a.977 fielding percentage Batted.267 against right-handers (40-for-150) and lefties (12-for-45) Ranked second on the team with a.355 average (33-for-93) with runners on base When runners were in scoring position, he batted a team second-best.379 (25-for-66) with three home runs, six doubles and 38 RBI Drove in nine RBI when batting in the fourth and eighth innings Batted.429 in the eighth frame with nine hits, two doubles and a home run Played in 22 league games sporting a.308 average (24-for-78) with three home runs and 23 RBI (most on the team) Outside of league play, hit just.239 with two home runs and 18 RBI Preferred playing at home (.227, 3 HR, 24 RBI) than on the road (.196, 1 HR, 12 RBI) Collected two hits and drove in one run in the C-USA Tournament At NCAA Regionals, led Pirates with a.556 average (5-for-9) Smacked a pinch-hit three-run home run that spear-headed a dramatic 9-8 win over Western Carolina (6/1) Slugged a team-best in his three games played Junior College: Played for Rick Robinson at Young Harris College in Named to NJCAA Regional All-Tournament Team... First-team Kemp s Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG Totals Diamond Talk with Corey Kemp Nickname: Kempster Person in History I would most like to meet: Jackie Robinson Dream Vacation: Cruise to Alaska Thing I like most about ECU: The Fans and atmosphere My advice to youngsters: Stay in School I was so clueless when I started baseball that: I ran the bases backwards. Greatest High in Baseball: Hitting a 3-run home run in Chapel Hill Regional My most prized possession is: My Cardinals baseball I never get tired of talking about: Baseball Biggest obstacle I ve overcome was: My feet Player of 2008 Pirates that will surprise this year: Josh Ruhlman If I had to play another sport at ECU it would be: Football Favorites: Sports Hero: Ozzie Smith Sports Announcer: Joe Buck and Buck Martinez Cartoon As a Child: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pro-Sports Team: St. Louis Cardinals Breakfast Cereal As a Kid: Fruit Loops Movie: Friday Vacation: Going to Cape Cod E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 57

20 Matt Laney Chesterfield, Va. LC Bird HS Pitcher L/L Fr. Tall three-pitch left-hander that could see action during the mid-week Could see spot action in long relief as well High School: A four-time letter winner that played under head coach Scott Spencer... As a sophomore posted a 3.14 ERA, striking out 44 and walking 15 in 29 innings of work... During junior campaign pitched 54 innings, fanned 76, walked 22, allowed 51 hits while posting a 3.63 ERA... Tossed four complete games in seven starts finishing with a 5-3 record on his way to second-team all-district honors... As a senior posted a 2.02 ERA and helped the Sky Hawks to an 11-9 overall record Member of Richmond Braves travel team under head coach Mickey Roberts... Selected by Major League Baseball to pitch in the East Coast Professional Showcase in the summer of Invited to participate in the Commonwealth Games of Virginia and competed in the U17-18 World Championships in Atlanta in 2006 Personal: Full name is Matthew Dale Laney Born September 2, 1988 in Chesterfield, Va. Son of Bob and Becky Laney Intended major is criminal justice. Seth Maness Pinehurst, N.C. Pinecrest HS Pitcher R/R Fr. Three pitch guy that will battle for weekend innings High School: Helped Patriots to a overall record as a sophomore, junior and senior... Named Mid-Southeastern Conference Player-of-the-Year and first-team all-state as a sophomore under head coach Jeff Hewitt (former ECU player)... Earned three letters in baseball and one in basketball Posted an 11-1 record on the mound with 124 strikeouts, five walks, while allowing just 13 hits in 86 innings of work... As a junior posted a 1.44 ERA with 127 strikeouts and six walks in 87 2/3 innings... Batted.420 both seasons with four homeruns and 23 RBI... Member of the Carolina Hurricanes travel team (Jeff Petty) and the Dirtbags travel team (Andy Partin)... Competed in the N.C. State Games (2006)... Rated by Impact Baseball as one of the top-40 players in North Carolina Personal: Full name is Michael Seth Maness Born October 14, 1988 in Pinehurst, N.C. Son of Michael Maness and Jan Benton Has two siblings (Bailey and Tanner) Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 07). Brad Mincey Wilmington, N.C. New Hanover HS Pitcher R/R Fr. Will battle for innings out of the bullpen and if continues his development could be thrown into the mix for a mid-week starter Has a very good off-speed and change-up to compliment his fastball High School: Compiled an 11-6 record on the mound as a sophomore and junior for New Hanover head coach John Thomas (former ECU player)... Earned three letters in baseball As a sophomore pitched 43 innings with a 1.94 ERA, 37 hits, 35 strikeouts and nine walks... During junior season allowed 44 hits in 73 innings while fanning 92 batters and walking Earned Mid-Eastern 4A All-Conference honors as a sophomore and junior... Named Area Player-of-the-Year as a junior by New City... Named New Hanover County Player-of-the-Year by Wilmington Star- News... Helped Wildcats to the Mid-Eastern conference championship and a No. 9 ranking in the state in Earned three varsity letters... Member of Post 10 American Legion team under Scott Sandlin... Posted a 5-1 record on the hill... Member of Dirtbags travel team under the direction of Andy Partin... Two-time participant of the N.C. State Games ( )... Rated by Impact Baseball one of the top-25 players in North Carolina Personal: Full name is Benjamin Bradley Mincey Born December 9, 1988 in Wilmington, N.C. Son of Ben and Bonnie Mincey Has one sibling (Blair) Intended major is engineering Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 07). Joe O Malley Moorestown, N.J. Moorestown HS Pitcher R/R So. Could compete for innings out of the bullpen 2007: Experienced action in four games all coming out of the bullpen Limited action do to tenderness in elbow Allowed four runs (all earned) on five hits, struck out and walked three and posted a 9.00 earned run average Made collegiate debut against Liberty (2/11) working one inning allowing one run with one strikeout Also saw action against Duke (2/25), Radford (3/14) and Savannah State (4/20) Opponents batted.333 against him with lefties (1-for-3) and right-handers (4-for-12) hitting.333 Played summer ball for Youse s Maryland Orioles in the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate League Appeared in six games recording an 0-1 record in 3 1/3 innings with a ERA High School: A three-sport athlete at Moorestown High School that earned seven letters (4-baseball, 2-basketball and 1-soccer)... Started every game for the Quakers either at first base, in the outfield or on the mound... Three-time captain (sophomore, junior and senior)... Inducted into Moorestown High School s Hall of Fame in Two-time conference Player-of-the-Year and first-team all-conference selection (junior and senior)... Selected to the Carpenter Cup High School All-Star squad as a junior and senior... Picked up a win in the Carpenter s Cup in the semi-finals at the E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

21 home of the Philadelphia Phillies Citizen Bank Park... Starting and winning pitcher in the New Jersey North/South All-Star Game... Named All South Jersey Pitcher (2006), All-Group III Pitcher (2005 and 2006) and all-county first baseman in Belted eight home runs as a senior setting the schools single-season record... Led the Quakers in batting 3-of-4 seasons... Named 2006 Team MVP and Outstanding Pitcher... Tossed a three-hitter in a 2-0 win in the South Jersey Sectional Championship against No. 2 Seneca... Pitched for the Tri-State Arsenal (U-17) in the National Championship Game picking up the win in the Louisville, Kentucky... Selected to the 2005 AAU National Team... Participant in the Perfect Game USA/ AFLAC Classic... Named to the New Jersey Super 17 All-Star squad... Member of the 2005 Baltimore Orioles Fall Showcase Team... During senior season posted a 7-3 record with one save... Logged 58 innings of work, striking out 78, allowing 30 hits and recording a 1.32 earned run average... Opposing batters hit.143 against him in 13 appearances... Went undefeated (8-0) on the mound for the Tri-State Arsenal during the summer before senior year... In 2005, O Malley was named one of the top-300 players in the country by Baseball America... Personal: Full name is Joseph Patrick O Malley... Nickname: Joe... Born November 5, 1987 in Fairfax, Va.... Son of Joe and Robin O Malley... Has three siblings (Matthew, Katie and Megan)... Intended major is business marketing... Father played professional baseball in the Atlanta Braves organization... His sister Katie played four years of basketball at Johns Hopkins, while Megan is the starting attacker for the University of Virginia Lacrosse team and a member of the USA Women s Lacrosse Team. CAREER HIGHS - innings pitched: 1.0 (four times, last vs. Savannah State 4/20/07); strikeouts: 1 (three times, last vs. Savannah State 4/20/07). O Malley s Career Statistics YEAR G GS CG W L SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA Totals Jonathan Ratledge Charlotte, N.C. University of South Carolina Outfield L/R So. Transfer from University of South Carolina that has tremendous bat speed and power Can play either of the corner outfield spots Will be used primarily as a designated hitter or in pinch hit situations 2007: Redshirted due to injury 2006: Played in 10 games with two starts... Finished with a.214 batting average, three RBI... Went 1-for-2 with a run scored and one RBI and was hit by two pitches in 8-2 win over Yale (3/15)... Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and one RBI in 15-0 win over Duquesne (2/24) High School: Played two seasons at South Mecklenburg High School under coach Hal Bagwell Š Two-time All-Conference and All-Mecklenburg County selection in 2004 and 2005 Š Earned 2004 N.C. All-State honors and named 2004 Conference Player-of-the-Year Batted.450 his junior season with 36 RBI and a 9-1 record on the mound with a 1.29 ERA Senior season batted.400 Played last summer with the On Deck O s and coach Jason Hill Also played summer ball previously with the Youth Cup Astros and coach Gary Baldwin Personal: Full name is Jonathan Tyler Ratledge Born August 9, 1986 Son of Greg and Lisa Ratledge. CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 3 (twice, last vs. Florida 3/26/06); runs: 2 vs. Florida (3/26/06); hits: 2 vs. Duquesne (2/24/06); RBI: 1 (three times, last vs. Florida 3/26/06); home runs: none; stolen bases: none. Ratledge s Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG. * *2007 Redshirted Totals * = South Carolina Stats E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 59

22 Jamie Ray Casar, N.C. Burns HS Outfield R/R Sr. Great patience at the plate Uses the field well Able to hit for average with surprising power Good throwing arm in the outfield with a quick release One of the fasted players on the team Enters 2008 season with a personal-best 15-game hitting streak : Named to the Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team Started 35-of-50 games played (27 in LF, 1 in CF and 7 in RF) Batted.306 (41-for-134) with two home runs, 22 RBI, seven doubles and 24 runs scored Stole 5-of-7 base attempts Had a personal-best 15 game hitting streak when the season ended (started 5/9/07) During that span batted.393 (22-for-56) with 11 RBI, 11 runs scored, five doubles and six walks Collected eight multi-hit games and four multi-rbi contests Pounded out three hits against Southern Miss (4/29), Houston (5/6), Rice (5/27) and Western Carolina (6/1) Hit first career grand slam against Houston (5/5) in the top of the ninth to give the Pirates a 6-3 win Established new career-highs in runs scored (3 vs. UCF) and RBI (4 vs. Tulane) Helped ECU post a record when starting (17-10 in LF, 0-1 in CF and 2-5 in RF) Collected at least one hit in 29-of-50 games played Committed three errors in 66 chances posting a.955 fielding percentage Hit a robust.351 (34-for-97) against right-handers opposed to.189 (7-for-37) against lefties Led all Pirate hitters with a.441 average with runners on base With runners in scoring position, batted a team-best.474 (18-for-38) with 21 RBI Ranked second on the team with a.353 average (6-for-17) with runners in scoring position and two outs Played in seven post-season games collecting 12 hits with eight RBI and four runs scored Had a.429 average with six hits in the C-USA Tournament In the Chapel Hill Regional, pounded out six hits, batted.462 with two runs scored and a double Had a team-best six RBI and tied for the team lead with six base knocks in the three games played Played in 18 league games recording a.362 average with one homer, nine RBI and 12 runs scored Outside of C-USA batted.276 with one home run, 13 RBI and 12 runs scored Month-by-month analysis includes February (.188, 0 HR, 1 RBI), March (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI), April (.364, 1 HR, 4 RBI), May (.362, 1 HR, 11 RBI) and June (.462, 0 HR, 6 RBI) 2006: Started 22-of-46 games played... Batted.300 (30-for-100) with six doubles, two triples, 14 RBI and stole six bases... Had five multi-hit games and three multi-rbi contests... Pounded out three hits against UCF (4/8) and Albany (4/14)... Tied single-game career-highs in runs (2), hits (3), RBI (2) and stolen bases (2)... Collected two RBI against Marist (3/17), N.C. A&T (4/4) and Albany (4/14)... Helped ECU post a 14-8 record when starting (10-7 in LF; 1-0 in RF, 1-0 in CF and 2-1 as a DH)... Enjoyed a team third-best 11-game hitting streak that went from Mar Apr During that span he batted.317 (13-for-41) with seven RBI and six runs scored... Collected at least one hit in 19-of-20 games from Mar. 17 (Marist) to Apr. 21 (Marshall)... Committed one error in 23 chances posting a.957 fielding percentage... Enjoyed success against left-handers (.389/14-for-36) rather than right-handers (.250/16-for-64)... Batted a team second- best.381 (8-for-21) as a leadoff batter... Hit a team-best.429 (3-for-7) when batting in the first inning... Also posted a.429 average when batting in the fifth inning (6-for-14), ranking second on the squad... Played in two post-season games collecting lone hit against Houston (5/25) in his only at-bat... Had greater success in non-conference games (.327/18-for-55) than conference games (.267/12-for-45)... Batted.292 at home and.294 on the road... Ranked among team leaders in triples (second); sac flies (t-2nd) and stolen bases (t-3rd)... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.000, 0 HR, 2 RBI), March (.353, 0 HR, 4 RBI), April (.293, 0 HR, 8 RBI) and May (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)... Played summer ball for the Martinsville Mustangs in the Coastal Plain League... Named to the CPL National All-Star Team... Earned CPL Rawlings Hitter-of-the-Week Honors from May 31-June 11 after hitting a league-best.538 with 14 hits including three doubles and one triple... He also drove in five runs, scored six, stole 4-of-6 basses while slugging.731 and posting a league-best.600 on-base percentage during the eight-game span... Was one of 15 collegiate baseball players to be named to the 2006 SEBaseball E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

23 com Summer All-Star squad... For the Mustangs, he batted.350 with 63 hits, 12 doubles, a triple and a home run, while driving in Started 46-of-49 games played and swiped 17 bases in 20 attempts... His.350 average ranked fourth in the league : Hit a team second-best.359 in a part-time role during his rookie season with the Pirates... Played in 36 games, making 11 starts in centerfield and two as a designated hitter... Was 28-for-78 with 16 runs scored, 10 RBI and seven extra-base hits... Clubbed five doubles, one triple Cincinnati (4/29) and belted one home run... Delivered lone long ball in his only at-bat against instate rival UNC (4/19), a solo shot in the eighth inning... Swiped three bases in four attempts... Flawless in 43 defensive opportunities with three assists... Enjoyed success against LHP (.400/14-for-35) more than right-handers (.326/14-for-43)... Ranked second on the team with a.538 average (7-for-13) when called on to pinch-hit... Collected six multi-hit games... Picked up three-hit game against Southern Miss (4/9) going 3-for-4 with one RBI... From Feb. 18 to Feb. 25 posted a four-game hitting streak (.357/5-for-14)... When hitting in the bottom part of the Pirate line-up (No. 7, 8 or 9) ECU posted a 10-3 record... In 13 games as a starter, batted.348 (16-for-46) with three doubles and three RBI... Participated in three post-season games hitting.500 (2-for-4) with one run scored... Led the team in hitting (.444/12-for-27) in Conference USA games while tying for fifth in non-league games (.314/16-for-51)... A.366 hitter at home in 17 games while hitting.351 (13-for-37) on the road... Second on the team with a.385 average in day games (20-for-52)... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.333, 0 HR, 3 RBI), March (.333, 0 HR, 3 RBI), April (.333, 1 HR, 2 RBI), May (.500, 0 HR, 2 RBI), and June (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)... High School: Earned a total of four baseball letters for coaches Richard Howell and Chris Emery at Burns High School... Opened career as a second baseman but finished the last three seasons as the Bulldogs top centerfielder... Helped guide BHS to a conference title as a freshman... A threeyear all-conference selection and a two-year All-Piedmont pick and recipient of squad s Best Hitter Award... Batted.495 with 11 home runs, 33 RBI and 18 stolen bases as a senior... Stood second in the Burns single-season record book for most hits... On-base percentage was Named school s Scholar Athlete in 2002 (sophomore season)... Also was a four-year starter for the Shelby Post 82 American Legion squad during summer months... Played on Legion squad which captured state title with a 35-7 record in Made three Nickname: Country Ham Person in History I would most like to meet: Robert E. Lee Dream Vacation: Hawai i Most impressive person I have ever met: Jim Catfish Hunter If I were a superhero I d be: The Hulk Thing I like most about ECU : The Fans My advice to youngsters: Always give everything you got so you want regret anything in the future. Most exciting moment in sports: Hitting a grand slam against Houston Biggest obstacle I ve overcome was: My father passing away My most prized possession is: State Championship ring Diamond Talk with Jamie Ray If I had to play another sport at ECU it would be: Golf After meeting Coach Godwin for the first time I thought to myself: Things are going to be exciting different. My worst fear: Failing The hardest thing I ve every done: Fire of Blackbeard Challenge Favorites: Sports Announcer: Harold Reynolds Cartoon As a Child: Scooby Doo Pro-Sports Team: Pittsburgh Pirates Breakfast Cereal As a Kid: Lucky Charms Movie: The Green Mile Toy as a child: G.I. Joe s state title game appearances... Batted.385 during Legion career for coach Mike Grayson... Personal: Full name is James Andrew Ray III... Nickname: Country Ham... Born December 9, 1985 in Shelby, N.C.... Son of Ms. Dale Ray... Has an older brother (Ronnie) and older sister (Ashley)... Majoring in communications. CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 6 vs. NC State (4/12/06); runs: 3 vs. UCF (5/13/07); hits: 3 (seven times, last vs. Western Carolina 6/1/07); RBI: 4 vs. Houston (5/6/07); home runs: 1 (three times, last vs. Houston 5/6/07); stolen bases: 2 (twice, last vs. UCF 4/8/06). Ray s Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG Totals Kyle Roller Rockingham, N.C. Richmond Senior HS Infield L/R So. Outstanding power from the left side of the plate Solid defensive skills at first Will see action as the designated hitter and at first base Listed as the No. 7 best prospect in the Coastal Plain League in 2007 by Baseball America 2007: Named to C-USA All-Freshman Team Selected to the Inaugural Ping!Baseball All- Freshman Team (second-team) Started 28-of-39 games played Batted.306 with 30 RBI, 22 runs scored, two doubles and two triples Tied for the team lead with 11 home runs Drove in a career-best six runs against UCF (4/13), one shy of tying the school record Against the Knights, batted.700 (7-for-10) with a pair of home runs, nine RBI and slugged in the series sweep Collected 10 multi-hit and nine multi-rbi games Drove in the game-winning run against Marshall (4/13) and Savannah State (4/21) with home runs and UCF (5/13) with a single Recorded a personal-best seven-game hit streak (5/11-5/19), where he had five multi-hit games Had a pair of stretches where he smacked home runs in four consecutive games with an at-bat (4/13-21 and 5/12-17) In first collegiate at-bat (pinch-hit) singled up the middle scoring a run First start came at home against Rice (4/7) Smacked home runs against Marshall, ODU, Savannah State (twice), Southern Miss, UCF (twice), Elon (twice), UAB and North Carolina Posted careerhighs in hits (3 vs. Western Carolina), runs (3 vs. Savannah State and UCF), RBI (6 vs. UCF), home runs (2 vs. Sav. State, UCF and Elon) Lone stolen base of the season came against UCF (5/13) Only freshman to rank among the C-USA leaders (all games) in home runs (t-4th) Tied for second in league games only among C-USA leaders with five home runs Enjoyed success hitting off of righthanders (.322/28-for-87 with 9 HRs and 25 RBI) oppose to lefties (.250/6-for-24 with 2 HRs and 5 RBI) Ranked second on the team with four pinch hits (.444) Batted.833 with runners on third and at least two outs driving in five runs in six opportunities Ranked among the team leaders in home runs (t-1st); triples (t-3rd), RBI E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 61

24 12 and batted.267 Hit 100 points higher at Clark-LeClair Stadium (.314) than on the road (.214) Collected one hit in the C-USA Tournament (1-for-16) In the Chapel Hill Regional batted a team second-best.462 (6-for-13) with a solo home run and scored a pair of runs Month-by-month analysis includes February (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI), March (.400, 0 HR, 4 RBI), April (.345, 5 HR, 10 RBI), May (.250, 5 HR, 14 RBI) and June (.462, 1 HR, 1 RBI) Played summer ball for the Thomasville HiToms of the Coastal Plain League Named to CPL National All-Star Team where he was 1-for-2 with two RBI Completed alongside Stephen Batts in the home run derby Earned CPL Hitter-of-the-Week honors (7/9-7/14) after batting.542 in six starts finishing the week with 13 hits, two doubles and two home runs Drove in six runs and scored three times while sporting a.875 slugging percentage and a.560 on-base percentage Ranked among the league leaders in batting average (third/.351) and slugging percentage (fifth/.543) Hit nine home runs and drove in 38 RBI High School: Picked up four varsity letters (3-baseball and 1-football) at Richmond Senior High School... During four-year career batted.430 with 16 career home runs... As a senior, batted.540 with five home runs, 30 RBI, stole 14 bases and walked 30 times... As a freshman batted.530 with six home runs... Collected a team-high.463 average with three home runs and 14 doubles as a junior... The former Raiders HS first baseman also belted six home runs during his sophomore campaign... Named to the Mid-Southeastern All-Conference team as a sophomore, junior and senior... Rated as the ninth-best prospect and sixth-best positional player in North Carolina by Impact Baseball Named to honor roll... Personal: Full name is Kyle Matthew Roller... Born March 27, 1988 in Moore County, N.C.... Son of Kenny Roller and Lisa Campbell... Has one sibling (Ryan)... Intended major is undecided... Member of the Beta Club... Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient (Fall 06 and Fall 07) Named to Conference USA Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll ( ). (fourth) Moved around in the batting order hitting anywhere from third to seventh Six-of-11 home runs were solo shots His.350 average (21-for-60) with runners on base ranked third on the squad Batted a team-best.381 (8-for-21) with runners on and two outs When batting in the second inning batted.412 with five home runs, nine RBI and slugged In the eighth inning batted a team-best.538 (7-for-13) with two home runs, six RBI and slugged Played in 18 conference games batting.353 with five jacks and 18 RBI Outside of league play hit six home runs, drove in CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 5 (four times, last vs. Western Carolina 6/1/07); runs: 3 vs. Savannah State (4/20/07); hits: 3 (twice, last vs. Western Carolina 6/1/07); RBI: 6 vs. UCF (5/13/07); home runs: 2 (three times, last vs. Houston 5/6/07); stolen bases: 1 vs. Elon (5/15/07). Roller s Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG Totals E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

25 Josh Ruhlman Chesterfield, Mich. Central Michigan Pitcher L/L Sr. Will see action coming out of the bullpen as the Pirates top left-handed reliever Looks to solidify an experienced bullpen staff along side of Brett Butts, Bailey Daniels and Daniel Holder 2007: Made 26 appearances coming out of the bullpen Lone start came against Rice (5/27) in the C-USA Championship game where he pitched one inning allowing two runes on two hits Posted a 5-1 record with a 6.14 ERA in 29.1 innings Had five outings where he tossed at least two innings with a season-high 4.0 coming against UCF (5/13) Picked up wins against No. 7 Cal State Fullerton, UNC- Wilmington, Old Dominion, Houston and UCF Lone loss came at the hands of The Citadel where he worked 3 2/3 innings allowing six runs (four earned) on seven hits Fanned a season-high our batters against UCF (5/13) Did not allow a hit in 11-of-26 relief appearances In 16-of-26 games did not allow a run Opposing batters hit.319 against him with lefties hitting.302 (13-for-43) while right-handed batters hit.329 (23-for-70) Made seven appearances in conference play working 8.0 innings allowing four runs on 10 hits and striking out seven Outside of league play, appeared in 20 games with a 6.75 ERA allowing 19 runs in 21.1 innings with 19 strikeouts With the bases loaded held opposing teams to a.143 average allowing just one hit, ranking second on the team Made two appearances in the Chapel Hill Regional working 1 1/3 innings allowing one run on two hits with a 0.00 ERA Month-by-month analysis includes February (0-0, 6.23 ERA, 0 saves in six games), March (1-0, 9.82, 0, 7), April (2-0, 1.80, 0, 6), May (2-1, 6.35, 0, 6) and June (0-0, 0.00, 0, 2) Central Michigan: Two-year letter winner that appeared in 32 career games at Central Michigan posting a 4-1 record... Worked 48.1 total innings, striking out 50, allowing 45 hits with a 3.91 earned run average : Made 24 appearances striking out 25, walking 11 and scattering 30 hits in 29.2 innings of work... Played summer ball for the Thunder Bay Border Cats of the Northwoods League... Appeared in 26 games with four starts... Posted a 2-2 record with three saves... Sported a 2.27 earned run average, striking out 48 batters in 47.2 innings : Pitched in eight games as a true freshman, making three starts... Struck out six batters in three hitless innings of relief against Concordia (5/11)... Also struck out six in 2.1 innings of hitless relief at Oakland (5/18)... High School: Earned three letters in baseball and basketball, and one in golf at L Anse Creuse North... Graduated with honors... Personal: Full name is Joshua Robert Ruhlman... Nickname: Ruhlz... Born May 3, 1986 in Mt. Clemens, Mich.... Son of Jay and Jackie Ruhlman... Has two siblings (Jayson and Jacob)... Majoring in communications... Brother Jayson played baseball at Central Michigan and now plays in the Chicago Cubs organization... Grandfather played in the Detroit Tigers organization. Diamond Talk with Josh Ruhlman Nickname: Ruhlz Person in History I would most like to meet: Ty Cobb Dream Vacation: Spring Break trip to Cancun Thing I like most about ECU: The atmosphere My advice to youngsters: Never say I can t My most prized possession is: My glove After meeting Coach Godwin for the first time I thought to myself: I have to go to ECU. Biggest obstacle I ve overcome was: Transferring schools If I had to play another sport at ECU it would be: Basketball Player of 2008 Pirates that will surprise this year: Trent Ashcraft If I were a superhero I d be: Spiderman When I played baseball as a kid I pretended to be: Ken Griffey Jr. If I could change one thing about my sport: No designated hitter Favorites: Sports Hero: Lou Whitaker Sports Announcer: Joe Buck Cartoon As a Child: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pro-Sports Team: Detroit Tigers Breakfast Cereal As a Kid: Captain Crunch Movie: Goodfellas Vacation: Orlando, Fla E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 63

26 CAREER HIGHS - innings pitched: 4.0 vs. UCF (5/13/07); strikeouts: 4 vs. UCF (5/13/07). Ruhlman s Career Statistics YEAR G GS CG W L SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA * * Totals * = Central Michigan Stats Drew Schieber Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs HS Infield/Catcher R/R Jr. RBI), April (.241, 0 HR, 4 RBI), May (.244, 3 HR, 10 RBI) and June (.364, 0 HR, 1 RBI) : Played in 47 games with 30 starts posting a.245 average in his rookie campaign... Recorded 24 hits, scored 20 runs, knocked in nine runs and was a perfect 3-for-3 on the base paths... Collected five multi-hit games... Pounded out a career-best three hits against NC A&T (3/8) and NC State (3/29)... Had two-hit games against Maryland (2/12), Stony Brook (3/3) and Houston (4/1)... When starting at second base ECU posted a 11-4 record and a 9-6 record at third base... Helped ECU to a record when batting in the seventh, eighth and ninth spots in the lineup... Stole bases against Stony Brook (3/4 and 3/5) and Albany (3/14)... Longest hit streak of the season was three games from Awarded the honorary No. 23 jersey after the former Pirate head coach Keith LeClair Becomes the second junior to receive this honor and sixth player to wear the honorary jersey Very intelligent player that has made great strides in his three years at East Carolina Good hitter that has shown signs of power Can play any of the infield positions and has shown good traits behind the plate Named one of three captains for 2008 season (Corey Kemp and T.J. Hose) Enters the season with a five-game hit streak 2007: Played in 55 games with 45 starts posting a.301 average Recorded 43 hits, scored 33 runs, drove in 22 and stole 11-of-15 bases Collected 10 multi-hit and four multi-rbi games One of five Pirates with at least 10 stolen bases (11) Had three-hit games against Duke (2/25), Memphis (3/23) and Houston (5/6) Posted a pair of four-rbi games against Memphis and Houston Had first multi-hr game of his career with two bombs against Memphis (3/23) Swiped a career-high three bags against Duke Hit home runs against Liberty, Memphis (twice), Houston, UCF and Tulane Recorded a season-long six-game hitting streak from 3/13-23, where he has four multi-hit games, batted.500 (11-for-22) with two home runs, five RBI and eight runs scored When starting at second base, ECU posted a 12-9 record, 13-7 when starting at third and 4-0 as the designated hitter Helped ECU to a record when batting in the No. 6 to No. 9 spots in the order Enjoyed success against right-handers (.321/9-for-28) than lefties (.296/24-for-115) Leading off an inning, batted a team secondbest.343 with two home runs Batted a team second-best.338 (27-for-80) when the bases were empty Recorded two hits in his only two at-bats in the first inning Ranked third on the team with a.421 average (8-for-19) with four RBI and six runs scored in the sixth frame Experienced action in all seven post-season games In the C-USA Tournament batted.273 with three hits, a home run, three RBI and three runs scored Posted a.364 average in the Chapel Hill Regional with one RBI and four runs scored Played in 22 league games where he had a.241 average with four home runs Outside league play batted 100 points higher (.341) with two home runs in 33 games Ranked among the team leaders in sac bunts (t-1st); average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage (fourth); stolen bases (t-4th) Month-by-month analysis includes February (.375, 1 HR, 2 RBI), March (.357, 2 HR, E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

27 Feb Had a then career game against NC A&T (3/8) going 3-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI... Batted.368 (7-for-19) as a leadoff hitter... Experienced action in one post-season game (Tulane 5/26)... Hit.260 (19-for-73) in non conference games and.200 (5-for-25) in league games... Enjoyed equal success at home (.243/18-for-74) and on the road (.250/6-for-24)... Recorded a.919 fielding percentage (10 errors in 123 chances)... Ranked second on the team in sac bunts with seven... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.241, 0 HR, 3 RBI), March (.333, 0 HR, 2 RBI), April (.158, 0 HR, 4 RBI) and May (1.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)... Played summer ball Parkville Sluggers of the MINK League... High School: Led the Blue Springs Wildcats to the Big Seven conference championship in 2003 and Named all-conference as a junior after hitting.320 and helping Blue Springs to a 24-5 overall record... Earned team Offensive Player-of-the-Year honors as a junior and senior... Earned three letters under coach Brad Mayfield... Participated in the 2004 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif.... Named 2004 Examiner High School All-Area Honorable Mention as a third baseman... Pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against Raytown South in the Class 4, District 14 semifinals... In three years, helped the Wildcats to a record... Off the diamond, was a four-year academic letter winner... Named Who s Who Among American High School Students as a junior... Personal: Full name is Drew Christophe Schieber... Nickname: Sheeb... Born September 25, 1986 in Kansas City, Mo.... Son of Doug and Linda Schieber... Has two siblings (T.J. and Whitney)... Majoring in exercise physiology... Named to C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll ( and )... Been named to the ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll for five consecutive semesters (Fall 05 to present). CAREER HIGHS at-bats: 5 (three times, last vs. NC A&T 3/8/06); runs: 3 (twice, last vs. Memphis 3/23/07); hits: 3 (five times, last vs. Houston 5/6/07); RBI: 4 (twice, last vs. Houston 5/6/07); home runs: 2 vs. Memphis (3/23/07); stolen bases: 3 vs. Duke (2/25/07). Schieber s Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG Totals Seth Simmons Lewisville, N.C. Calvary Baptist HS Pitcher R/R Fr. Freshman that will look to eat up innings out of the bullpen High School: Earned three letters at Calvary Baptist under head coach Korey Smith Helped the Cougars to a three-year overall record of including three 2A Conference Championships and a pair of state championships (junior and senior) Fanned 420 batters in three seasons Over a three-year stretch, posted a 24-6 record on the hill Was a three-time TAC All-Conference and NCISAA All-State selection Named TAC Conference Player-of-the-year as a sophomore and senior Earned NCISAA All-State Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior Struck out a high school record 190 batters as a senior Member of the N.C. State Games that won the Gold Medal from the Region 5 during summer of junior year Also lettered three years in basketball Personal: Full name is Seth Tyler Simmons Born June 14, 1988 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Son of Randy and Suzanne Simmons Has two siblings (Sam and Ryan) Intended major is business. Shane Small Charlotte, N.C. Providence HS Pitcher L/L RFr. One of two lefties in the bullpen Will fight for bullpen innings Most likely will be used as a situational pitcher against left-handed batters 2007: Redshirted Teamed up with Devin Harris to play summer ball for the Davidson Copperheads of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League Made three appearances posting a 0-1 record with a 6.00 earned run average in 12 innings Allowed nine runs (eight earned) on nine hits while striking out 18 and walking nine Season was cut short due to injury High School: Earned five varsity letters (2-baseball and 3-basketball) at Providence... Was a perfect 10-0 with a 1.79 earned run average with 91 strikeouts and 25 walks in 59 innings of work as a senior... As a junior posted a 4-2 record with 48 strikeouts in 28.1 innings... Helped the Panthers to a two-year record of and a pair of conference regular season championships (2005 and 2006) and the conference tournament title (2005)... On the hardwood was a two-time all-conference performer... Personal: Full name is Shane Matthew Small... Born May 5, 1988 in Charlotte, N.C.... Son of Glenn and Patricia Small... Has four siblings (Starr, Cami, Parker and Tate)... Intended major is undecided... Father played four years of football at Duke University... Mother played four years of volleyball at Duke University and sister, Cami, currently plays softball at the University of Tennessee Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the Fall of 06 Named to Conference USA Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll ( ). Sthil Sowers LaGrange, N.C. North Lenoir HS Pitcher R/R Fr. Battling for a spot in the weekend rotation A three-pitch guy that has good command High School: A five-time letter winner (baseball-4, soccer-1) that has helped head coach Jim Montague and the Hawks to a pair of state championships (2005 and 2006) Three-time Eastern Plain Conference champion Helped the Hawks to a four-year record Earned MVP honors of the Easter Tournament and Rookie-of-the-Year honors as a E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 65

28 freshman... As a sophomore posted and amazing 10-1 record on the mound with two saves... Struck out 100 batters, walked 21, allowed 37 hits and posted a 0.98 ERA in 72 innings... Earned Eastern Plains All-Conference accolades... During junior season went 13-0 with a 0.75 ERA surrendering just 47 hits, with 99 strikeouts and 17 walks... Picked up team MVP honors as well as Conference Player-of-the-Year, MVP of the State Championship and all-state honors... As a senior was 7-0 with one save Sported a 0.31 ERA in 45 innings with 56 strikeouts and 10 walks Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 22 round (pick 677) in the 2007 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft Member of the Carolina Cubs travel team coached by Ricky Keith... Two-time participant of the N.C. State Games ( )... Selected to pitch in the East Coast Professional Showcase in the summer of Rated by Impact Baseball as one of the top-25 players in North Carolina Personal: Full name is Henry Sthil Sowers Born December 13, 1988 in Greenville, N.C. Son of Danny and Marsha Sowers Has one sibling (Lee) Intended major is sports studies Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the Fall of 07. Broc Sutton Edenton, N.C. John A. Holmes HS Shortstop R/R So. Very sound infielder who saw action at shortstop, second and third base as a freshman Enters season as a candidate to play shortstop Very accurate in throwing over to first Tough left-handed hitter that can spray the ball all over the field 2007: Saw significant playing time as a true freshman Played 33 games with 10 starts (1 at 2B and 9 at 3B) Majority of playing time came as a defensive replacement Batted.188 (9-for-48) with four RBI and two doubles Collected first two-hit, two-rbi and two-run game of his career against Radford (3/14) First career start came at home against Liberty (2/11) Recorded first collegiate hit and RBI against No. 15 UCLA (2/16) Notched a pair of starts against No. 7 Cal State Fullerton where he went 2-for-6 with a double and a run scored When starting at third base, the Pirates posted a E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l

29 record ECU had a 7-2 record when he batted in the eighth and ninth spots of the lineup Batted.143 (2-for-14) as a non-starter Enjoyed success against lefties (.222/2-for-9) over right-handers (.179/7-for-39) With runners on and two-outs, posted the thirdbest batting average (.333) Batted over.300 when hitting in the seventh (.333) and eighth (.308) innings Played in eight league games batting.100 (1-for-10) Outside of league action batted.211 (8-for-38) Experienced action in the C-USA Tournament as a pinch runner, scoring against Southern Miss (5/24) Used as a pinch runner in the Chapel Hill Regional against Western Carolina (6/1) Month-by-month analysis includes February (.143, 0 HR, 1 RBI), March (.190, 0 HR, 2 RBI), April (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI), May (.200, 0 HR, 1 RBI) and June (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Played summer ball Asheboro Copperheads of the Coastal Plain League Named CPL Hitter-of-the-Week where he batted.467 in five starts the week of June 25-July 1 He tallied seven hits, including a double and a triple, while scoring three runs and driving in six RBI Collected 10 total bases, slugged.667, had an on-base percentage of.640 and walked eight times Batted.273 on the season with 41 hits, nine doubles, one triple, four home runs and 26 RBI Stole 6-of-7 base attempts High School: Lettered all four years at John A. Holmes under head coach John Barrow... Started all four years on the varsity squad... Three-time all-conference selection... Named 2006 Northeastern Coastal Conference Player-of-the-Year... Two-time N.C. All-State selection... Named team MVP as a junior and senior... As a senior batted.573 (led team) with 11 home runs, 49 RBI, eight doubles and four triples... On the mound recorded six saves as the closer sporting an impressive 0.41 ERA... Also received three letters as a member of the Aces football team as a wide receiver and outside linebacker... Personal: Full name is Broc Hampton Sutton... Born December 22, 1987 in Edenton, N.C.... Son of Howard and Vivian Sutton... Has one sibling (Kristen)... Intended major is construction management. CAREER HIGHS at-bats: 5 vs. Radford (3/14/07); runs: 2 (twice, last vs. Savannah State 4/21/07); hits: 2 vs. Radford (3/14/07); RBI: 2 vs. Radford (3/14/07); home runs: none; stolen bases: none. Sutton s Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG Totals Trent Whitehead Washington, N.C. Washington HS Outfield L/L Fr. Very strong athlete Reliable in the outfield Quick first step outside the batters box Will back-up Harrison Eldridge in centerfield Projects to be a top of the line-up guy in the future High School: A four-year starter for the Pam Pack under head coach Darin Vaughn... Named Eastern Coastal Conference Freshman-of-the- Year after batting.280 with 14 stolen bases... Earned All-Conference and Team MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior... Two-time team captain and all-state selection (junior and senior) As a sophomore batted.375 with five home runs, 17 RBI and swiped 17 bases... During junior season also batted.412 with five home runs, while driving in 14 runs and stealing 15 bases... Batted.475 with two homers and stole 23 bases as a senior Two-time participant of the N.C. State Games ( )... Played for head coach Ricky Keith and the Carolina Cubs travel team... Rated by Impact Baseball as one of the top-20 players in North Carolina Personal: Full name is Trent Ashley Whitehead Born July 14, 1989 in Washington, N.C. Son of A.G. and Karen Whitehead Has one sibling (Kristen). Ryan Wood Woodbridge, Va. Hylton HS Infield/Pitcher R/R Jr. Very rangy and athletic second baseman/ shortstop Intelligent infielder Great offensive player that continues to find ways to get on base Can hit for average as well as power Likely to see some action this season on the mound out of the bullpen One of the more projectable players at the next level Listed as the No. 7 best prospect in the Valley League in 2007 by Baseball America 2007: Started 57-of-61 games played (38 at 2B and 19 at SS) Owned a nine-game hitting streak (4/13-29) with four multi-hit games During that span batted.444 (16-for-36) with two home runs, six RBI and scored eight runs From April 7-18 had a six game streak where he drove in at least one RBI Collected 19 multi-hit and two multi-rbi games Had a pair of four-rbi games against No. 7 Cal State Fullerton (3/11) and The Citadel (5/8/07) Swiped a career-best four bases against UCF (5/12/07) one shy of the school record Posted two four-hit games Savannah State (4/22) and The Citadel (5/8/07).. Smacked a pair of home runs against The Citadel (5/8/07) Lone game-winning RBI came at UNC-Wilmington in the top of the ninth on a single Smacked home runs against UNC-Wilmington (3/28), Old Dominion (4/18), Southern Miss (4/28) and The Citadel (5/8) Ranked second on the team with 14 stolen bases When batting in the fifth and eight spots of the order, ECU posted a 6-0 record ECU was 13-7 when hitting in the ninth position and 11-8 when in the No. 2 hole Had similar success batting against right-handers (.320/48-for-150) and lefties (.313/15-for-48) Ranked among the team leaders in assists, on-base percentage, walks (first); sac bunts (t-1st); fielding double plays, stolen bases (second); steal attempts (t-2nd); average, chances, games played (third); at-bats, hits, runs scored, starts, total bases, total plate appearances (fourth) Ranked fourth in assists; seventh in C-USA in walks; eighth in stolen bases and fielding double plays; 10th in on-base percentage On the season batted over.300 with runners on base (.323), when bases were empty (.314), bases loaded (.333) and when pinch-hitting (.500) Led the team with a.474 average (9-for-19) when hitting in the second inning Tied for the team lead with eight hits when batting in the sixth frame Posted a team second-best.409 average when batting in the seventh inning.. Played in 23 league games (all starts) batting.305 with one home run, eight RBI, 19 runs scored and was a perfect 6-for-6 on the base paths Outside of league E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l 67

30 play, batted.328 with four homers, 15 RBI, 22 runs scored and stole 8-of-11 bases Batted a team best.364 (48-for-132) with five home runs at Clark-LeClair Stadium, while hitting just.204 (11-for-54) on the road Participated in all seven post-season games Recorded five hits in the C-USA Tournament batting.357 In the Chapel Hill Regional batted.333 (4-for-12) with two runs scored Month-bymonth analysis includes February (.273, 0 HR, 1 RBI), March (.244, 1 HR, 5 RBI), April (.431, 2 HR, 10 RBI), May (.279, 2 HR, 7 RBI) and June (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Played summer ball for the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley League Batted.237 with 33 base knocks, six doubles, one triple, one home run and 10 RBI Drew 17 walks and scored 21 times Swiped 7-of-8 base attempts 2006: Named to All-Conference USA Freshman Team after batting.289 (46-for-159) with three home runs, 23 RBI and scoring 27 runs... Started 41-of-48 games played... Had 14 multi-hit and five multi- RBI games... Lone three-hit game came against NC A&T (4/4)... Drove in a career-best five runs also against NC A&T... Collected a 16-game hitting streak, the longest of the season and the sixth longest since During that span (3/39 to 4/23) he batted.375 (24-for-64) with three home runs, 14 RBI and 14 runs scored... Also collected a hit in 29-of-32 games from Mar. 18-May Smacked home runs against NC A&T (4/4) and Marshall (4/21 and 4/22)... Stole a pair of bases in back-to-back games against Marist (3/18 and 3/19)... When batting in the fifth spot of the order, ECU posted an 11-5 record... Led all ECU hitters with a.385 batting average with runners in scoring position... Saw action in all three post-season games in the C-USA Tournament starting at second base... Started all 23 conference games posting a.300 average with 27 hits, two home runs, 11 RBI and 12 runs scored... Outside of league play batted.275 with 19 hits, one home run, 12 RBI and 15 runs scored... Preferred hitting inside Clark-LeClair Stadium hitting.326 with three home runs and 18 RBI... Had similar success hitting against right-handers (.291/37-for-127) and lefthanders (.281/9-for-32)... Batted over.300 as a leadoff hitter (.333), with runners on base (.321); runners on and two outs (.300) and runners in scoring position with two outs (.333)... Hit a team-best.524 (11-for-24) when batting in the fifth inning... Posted a.952 fielding percentage (11 errors in 230 chances)... Ranked fifth on the team with 18 walks... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI), March (.300, 0 HR, 3 RBI), April (.338, 3 HR, 15 RBI) and May (.195, 0 HR, 5 RBI)... High School: Earned eight letters for the C.D. Hylton Bulldogs (4-baseball, 2-basketball and 2-golf)... As a senior, batted.460 with 25 RBI and 16 stolen bases, while posting a 1-0 record with one save and an ERA of 1.04 for coach John Colantuoni... Earned all-area and second-team All-Metro accolades as a shortstop... During junior campaign, batted.340 with 18 RBI... On the mound, boasted a 2-2 record with a 2.37 ERA... In four years with the Bulldogs, was part of two district championships and a pair of Eddie Hope Tournament titles in 2002 and Named to the Virginia All-State team... Participated in the Southeast Top Prospect Showcase where he was named a Perfect Game Top Prospect... Also participated in the East Coast Professional Showcase... Summer league team, Virginia Barnstormers, were Mickey Mantle Regional Champs and the National Amateur Baseball Federation Regional Champs... Selected in the 49th round of the June 2005 draft by the Cleveland Indians (pick No overall)... Personal: Full name is Ryan Michael Wood... Nickname: Woodshow... Born May 5, 1987 in Woodbridge, Va.... Son of Kim and Sally Wood... Has one sibling (Russell)... Majoring in communications. CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 6 vs. Albany (4/14/06); runs: 2 (16 times, last vs. UCF 5/12/07); hits: 4 (twice, last vs. The Citadel 5/8/07); RBI: 5 vs. NC A&T (4/4/06); home runs: 2 vs. The Citadel (5/8/07); stolen bases: 4 vs. UCF (5/12/07). Wood s Career Statistics YEAR G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB AVG Totals E a s t C a r o l i n a B a s e b a l l