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1 Head Coach Mark McQueen # Collegiate Baseball National Pitching Coach of the Year Sam Houston State 84 First Season as Head Coach 14th season with the Spiders 12 Mark McQueen will enter his first season as the Spiders head coach in 2008, after 13 years with the program as an assistant coach. McQueen was a Richmond assistant coach from and returned to the Spiders in 2007 as the associate head coach under Hall of Famer Ron Atkins, who retired at season s end. The eighth head coach in Richmond history, McQueen returned to Richmond after spending the previous six seasons ( ) as the pitching coach at Virginia Commonwealth. The 2003 Collegiate Baseball National Pitching Coach of the Year helped the Rams to an overall mark of in six seasons, including four NCAA Tournament appearances. His 2003 pitching staff sported a national-best 2.54 ERA while leading the Rams to a mark, a CAA Championship and berth in the NCAA Tournament. A total of eight pitchers were drafted from VCU during his six seasons with the Rams, including current Chicago Cub hurler Sean Marshall and San Diego Padre reliever Cla Meredith. In all, a total of 24 pitchers under McQueen s direction have been selected by Major League teams, including 16 during his 13 seasons at Richmond (Alex Hale was drafted in 2007). McQueen, a native of Ankeny, Iowa, along with Atkins, helped lead the Spiders to an overall mark of in his 12 seasons with Richmond from In that time, McQueen helped take the Spiders to the CAA title game seven times, won the Conference Championship twice and earned four NCAA Tournament berths. In his first year back on Atkins staff in 2007, the Spiders made a return trip to the Atlantic 10 Championships and finished the season A number of individual performances during McQueen s Richmond tenure still rank among the Spiders all-time Top-10 lists, including Sean Gavaghan s ( ) all-time lead in career wins with 33. Two other Spiders under McQueen s tutelage still rank among the all-time Top-5 in career wins, including Mike Smith s ( ) 31 victories and Bobby St. Pierre s ( ) 28 wins. Smith (337), Gavaghan (291) and St. Pierre (282) all rank behind former Spider Tim Stauffer s total of 362 in the Top-5 for all-time career strikeouts. Five of McQueen s former Spider pitchers rank tied among the Top-3 in single-season wins with 11, including St. Pierre s 11-1 (.917) mark in 1994 which is also second alltime on Richmond s single-season winning percentage list. McQueen is a 1984 graduate of Sam Houston State where he compiled a mark of 13-5 in two seasons with the Bearkats, in- The Mark McQueen File Date of Birth April 26, 1961 Hometown Ankeny, Iowa Wife Michelle Children Travis, Tara Education Sam Houston State, 1984 BA - Business Administration Playing Experience Tri-City Triplets (Detroit Tigers Franchise) Sam Houston State Iowa Western CC Coaching Experience Iowa State Assistant Coach , 2007 Richmond Assistant Coach VCU Assistant Coach Richmond Head Coach cluding a perfect 7-0 mark as a senior. Prior to his career at Sam Houston State, Mc- Queen attended Iowa Western Community College for two years and competed in the 1980 Junior College World Series. After receiving a business administration degree from Sam Houston State, McQueen signed with the Detroit Tigers organization and pitched one season for the Tri-City Triplets of the Northwest League. After being forced out of baseball due to an elbow injury, McQueen started his coaching career at Iowa State as an assistant coach. McQueen spent one season on the Cyclones staff in 1988, going in Ames, Iowa. He also worked two years at the Cyclone Midwest Baseball School as the Assistant Director of Operations and pitching instructor. McQueen and his wife, Michelle, have two children, Travis and Tara.

2 Ryan Wheeler is entering his second season as an assistant coach. Wheeler will direct all of Richmond recruiting efforts while focusing on instruction for both the hitters and infielders. One of the most respected coaches in the East, Wheeler joins the Spider coaching staff after serving one season as an assistant at Penn prior to a nine-year stint as an assistant at the College of William & Mary. His coaching efforts helped the Tribe set several school records during his tenure, including a ranking of No. 10 nationally in team hitting and Chad Oxendine is entering his first season on the Richmond baseball staff. He brings a wealth of collegiate experience with him as a player at Coastal Carolina and most recently as the volunteer assistant at Alabama. Oxendine, who spent last year with the Crimson Tide, played four years at Coastal Carolina and led the Chanticleers to four-straight Big South Conference titles and NCAA Regional berths between 2001 and Oxendine was a four-year letterman and cocaptain his junior and senior years for Coach Gary Joe Frostick begins his third year as the Spiders volunteer assistant coach. Frostick will assist Wheeler with hitting instruction and coach the outfielders. Frostick came to Richmond prior to the 2006 season after five years coaching at Douglas Freeman High School and the Post 125 American Legion squad in Richmond. The Henrico High School graduate played one year of both football and baseball at North Ryan Wheeler #7 Penn State 94 Assistant Coach (Infielders, Hitters) Recruiting Coordinator Second Year at Richmond 14th in the country in runs scored per game following the 2004 season. Wheeler helped guide the 2001 William & Mary squad to a then-school record 35 wins enroute to its first-ever CAA Championship and berth in the NCAA Regionals. Wheeler has mentored a total of 15 players taken in the Major League Baseball Draft, including Joe Mahoney (Baltimore, 2007) Brendan Harris (Chicago Cubs, 2001), Chris Ray (Baltimore, 2003), Chris Shaver (Chicago Cubs, 2004) and Bill Bray (Montreal, 2004). Wheeler has also helped several student-athletes attain All-America and Freshman All-America honors including Michael Brown (2003), Chris Chad Oxendine #8 Coastal Carolina 04 Assistant Coach (Catchers) First Year at Richmond Gilmore at CCU, playing during the winningest four-year stretch in team history (171-80). He was named Second Team All-Big South as a senior and made the Big South All-Championship Team that year. Following his collegiate career, Oxendine signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox, where he spent one season with the Bristol (Va.) White Sox in the short season Appalachian League. During the 2006 season, he served as the volunteer assistant coach at UNC-Wilmington. The Seahawks posted a overall record and played in the NCAA Regional. A 1999 graduate of Avalon Academy in Dillon, S.C., Oxendine led the Falcons to the AA State Championship, posting a 25-3 record as a Joe Frostick #46 North Carolina 74 Volunteer Assistant Coach (Outfielders) Third Year at Richmond Carolina in Frostick s father, Douglas, played both football and baseball at Richmond. The elder Frostick s football coach was Ed Merrick, while his baseball coach for the Spiders was the legendary Mac Pitt. Frostick, a native of Richmond, Va., has two children, Whitney and Blake. Rahl (2004), Forest Cory (2003) and Greg Sexton (2004). A graduate of Penn State, Wheeler was a 31st-round draft pick of the California Angels in Wheeler and his wife, Nora, have two children, Jack and Kevin. junior in He batted.639 with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs and added 16 doubles and 44 stolen bases in that championship season. The 26-year old native of Lumberton, N.C., holds a bachelor s degree from Coastal Carolina in physical education. Harold Babb NCAA Faculty Rep. Mike DeGeorge Athletic Public Relations Daniel McCarthy Assistant A.D. Compliance Laree Sugg Assistant A.D./SWA Athletics Staff Quadrian Banks Strength & Cond. Ken Hart Equipment Manager Jim Miller Athletics Director Allison Vogler Student-Athlete Family Coordinator Kyle Beatty Athletic Trainer Ira Klapper Facilities & Events Brent Schneider Assistant A.D. Development David Walsh Deputy A.D. 13

3 Senior Pitcher R/R Port Washington, N.Y. Chaminade HS (Senior): Named to the preseason watch list for the Brooks Wallace National Player of the Year Award... The senior is the president of the University s Student-Athlete Advisory Council and is the Atlantic 10 s national student-athlete representative to the NCAA (Junior): Was a Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection as a relief pitcher... One of the A-10 s most dominate closers all season... Set Richmond single-season records and led the A-10 in both appearances (36) and saves (14)... The 14 saves was the fifth-most in the NCAA... He fanned 62 against 24 walks for a team-leading ratio of Blew just one save all season and was called on for two saves in a series twice - against Rhode Island and Temple - and converted all four... He fanned seven in just 3.2 innings of work to pick up a victory over Delaware... Owned an ERA of 4.77 for the season, but 3.76 over his last 34 outings (Sophomore): Made 27 appearances, including one start for the Spiders His 27 appearances rank third on the Richmond single-season record list Finished with an 8.85 ERA over 39.2 inning of work Garnered four saves in six chances (Freshman): Led the Spiders in wins with seven and a record of Appeared in a team-high 21 games, making 10 starts... Worked one complete game and was part of one combined shutout... Finished the season with an ERA of 6.15 in 74.2 innings... Gave up 60 runs on 86 hits and 33 walks... Struck out 61 and limited opponents to a.290 average... Named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week, Feb Earned two A-10 Rookie of the Week honors, Feb. 21 and April 4. High School and Personal: Was a four-year letterwinner in baseball and basketball at Chaminade High School... Awarded the Frank Boiler Burns Award as one of the most outstanding student-athletes in his senior class of Served as captain of the baseball and basketball teams his senior year... Was an All-Long Island selection following his junior year... Hit.429, including 29 RBI in an 18 game span his junior season... Finished his career at Chaminade with a mark of 22-4 on the mound. Alas Career Stats TOTAL RS-Senior Pitcher R/R Clinton, Conn. The Morgan School 2007 (Senior): Went down with a season-ending injury early on and took a medical redshirt... pitched four innings against then-no. 1 ranked South Carolina and posted four strikeouts (Junior): Earned Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week honors once during the season Made eight starts before ending the season with an arm injury Worked 41.2 innings and finished with a mark of 3-1 and ERA of 6.70 Struckout 47 in just over 41 innings, while allowing just 41 hits Moved his name into seventh on the Spiders all-time career strikeout list with 215 in three seasons His career ERA of 4.17 entering 2007 is 10th-best all-time for the Spiders (Sophomore): Finished the season with 102 strikeouts in just 84.0 innings... His 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 17th in the country... Ranked third in the Atlantic 10 with 102 punchouts, just nine behind first place... Led all Spider starters with an ERA of 3.54 in 17 appearances including 14 starts... Worked three complete games and was part of one combined shutout... Set career-high strikeout plateaus four times with his best of 10 coming against George Washington (Apirl 16) and Duquesne (May 15)... Ran his streak of innings without an earned run in the Atlantic 10 Championships to 16.0 by shutting out Fordham over seven innings... Earned All-Atlantic 10 Tournament honors following the postseason tourney (Freshman): Made 17 appearances, including nine starts... Threw the first complete-game shutout of his career against La Salle May His 3.47 ERA ranked second on the team... Pitched his second complete game against Duquesne in the A-10 Championships... Named the A-10 co-rookie of the Week May Posted a 6-3 record while striking out 66 in 72.2 innings of work... His 72.2 innings of work ranked third among A-10 freshmen. High School and Personal: Awarded four letters in baseball and three in basketball at The Morgan School... Named captain of baseball team his senior season... Selected Conference Pitcher of the Year following his senior season... Named First Team All-State and All-League following his senior season... Named to the All-Conference Academic Team... Finished his senior season with a mark of 12-0 and an ERA of 0.43, while striking out 112 in only 67.0 innings. Berzinskas Career Stats TOTAL

4 Junior Third Base R/R Troy, N.Y. Bethlehem Central HS 2007 (Sophomore): Played in 51 games with 45 starts at third base Batted.235 for the season... He tied with Matt McKenna for fourth on the team in home runs with five and tied Hank Coogan for fifth on the team in RBIs with Homered in the second regular-season game versus Fordham series and he totaled four RBI over the final two games of the series... Also went yard in the Spiders A-10 Tournament win over Xavier... He batted.476 (9-for-19) over the final five games of the season including four in the A-10 Tournament with a homer, a double, four RBIs and three runs scored (Freshman): Named to the Second Team All-Atlantic 10 as a third baseman Also part of the All-Rookie A-10 Squad Was named a Freshman All-America third baseman by Collegiate Baseball Was an Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week once during the season Hit.305, playing in all but one game for the Spiders Finished second on the squad with 40 driven in on a total of 60 hits Ranked second on the team with 17 two-out RBI, while leading the team with six gametying RBI Hit.317 in league-play, including 20 RBI and all three of his homers on the season. High School and Personal: Named the Times Union and Troy Record Player of the Year in 2005 Competed for the Pony National team in the 2004 USA Baseball Tournament of Stars Was the 2004 Co-MVP of the North-Atlantic Connie Mack Regional Was a 2004 First Team All-Area selection by the Troy Record Named 2005 Second Team All-State As a junior was listed in Baseball America s Top-50 High School prospects and was among The Perfect Game s Top-200 High School prospects as a junior. Brown s Career Stats TOTAL Senior Catcher / Outfielder R/R Richmond, Va. Douglas Freeman HS 2007 (Junior): The catcher enjoyed a torrid first-half of the season and had his batting average as high as.427 midway through the year... He had at least one hit in 26 of the first 29 games... Owned a 12-game hitting streak early on, which tied Alex Wotring for the Spiders longest of the season... Was named the A-10 Player of the Week on 3/26 after batting.500 (14-for-28) with seven RBIs, seven runs, two homers and a double in a seven-game stretch... He finished the season third on the club in both batting average (.308) and multi-hit games (18) played in 53 games with 46 starts tied for fourth on the team with Benji Marshall for at bats with 195 fifth on the team in runs scored with (Sophomore): Played in 46 games, while making 38 starts Started 36 games for the Spiders at catcher Finished the season with a.315 average, while scoring 14 runs and driving in 25 Threw out 18 would-be base stealers in his time behind the plate Logged 46 hits including 10 doubles, one triple and his first two career homers Stole three bases and led the team in sacrifice hits with eight on the year (Freshman): Appeared in 27 games including 13 starts... Drove in four with 14 hits in 53 at-bats... Sported an average of.264 and scored six runs. High School and Personal: Played and lettered in his senior season at Freeman High School... Played and lettered three seasons at The Taft School in Watertown, Conn... Selected as a team captain at Taft prior to senior season and before moving to Richmond s Freeman High School... Named All-District, All-Region, All-Metro and Honorable Mention All-State as a senior... Selected as the team MVP following his senior season... Helped fellow Spider Joe White lead the Legion Post 125 to the District Championship in the summer of Hit.467 as a senior, including one homerun and 13 RBI... Finished the summer of 2004 with an average of.470, three homeruns and 21 RBI. Coogan s Career Stats TOTAL

5 Junior Captain Shortstop R/R Fayetteville, N.Y. Christian Brothers Academy 2007 (Sophomore): Played and started at shortstop in 58 of the 60 games Committed just 12 errors in 252 chances for a fielding percentage of He was sparkling in the field during A-10 play by owning a.984 fielding percentage (2 errors in 125 chances), which ranked in the league s top-10 among middle infielders... Ripped 11 doubles (sixth on the team) and was four-for-five in stolen bases (Freshman): Played in 46 games, while making 43 starts all at shortstop Hit.177 including 17 driven in and 18 runs scored Connected on his first career homer, a grand-slam, against Delaware, Feb. 25 The dinger helped the Spiders secure their first win of the season, and was the first grand slam for Richmond since the 2004 season. High School and Personal: Was a Baseball Factory All-American from A four-year starter at Christian Brothers Academy and lettered all four season Named an All-State selection in 2005 Served as captain his senior season Was a four-year All-League selection and named All-CNY in Helped his summer team to the Babe Ruth Championship in 2003 Selected to play on the Central squad in The Empire State Games Listed as Team One Baseball s No. 8 prospect in the North Region, 36th ranked high school middle-infield prospect in the nation and top-ranked prep middle-infield prospect in the state of New York Listed among Street & Smith s Top Prep Infielders To Watch Was a high school classmate of current Duke men s basketball point guard Greg Paulus. 16 Croglio s Career Stats TOTAL Sophmore Infielder L/R Roswell, Ga. Roswell HS 2007 (Freshman): Saw action in 13 games Recorded his first collegiate base hit on 4/10 versus Virginia Tech... His first collegiate RBI came against Delaware. High School and Personal: Was a two-year letterwinner in baseball ( ) at Roswell High School Hit.324 during the 2006 summer at East Cobb Finished the 06 summer season with four doubles, one triple and eight RBI Logged a.390 on-base percentage playing for East Cobb His father Andrew wrestled at Clemson University. Cuppia s Career Stats TOTAL

6 Senior Pitcher R/R Omaha, Neb. Creighton Prep MLB Draft History: Was selected by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 44th round in 2007 but did not sign (Junior): A Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection... Named to the A-10 All-Championship Team along with former Spider Alex Wotring... Was Richmond s leader with eight wins, 93 strikeouts and 93.1 innings pitched... Finished the season with an 8-2 mark and the team s third-leading ERA at He was 6-1 against the A-10, which included a 7.1 inning, six strikeout, one earned run performance in the Spiders A-10 Championship first-round win over St. Bonaventure... Owned an impressive strikeout-to-walk ratio of Fanned a season-high nine on two occasions against The Citadel in 4.1 innings of work and in a 7.0-inning, two-hit, one-earned run gem against Rhode Island... He struck out eight batters in three other games (Sophomore): Began the season as Richmond s catcher before moving to a starting pitcher role March 28 Prior to his pitching duties, he had a.268 average including 15 hits, three RBI and six runs scored As a pitcher, he led Richmond to a 3.20 ERA in 64.2 innings of work Struckout 67, walked just 17 in 13 appearances Gave up just two extra-basehits in his final 17.1 innings of work Finished the season with a mark of 7-3, as his seven wins were eighth-best in the A (Freshman): Served as Richmond s primary backstop, playing 50 games and starting 48 at catcher... Ranked third on the squad in hitting with a.292 average... Drove in 18 with 47 hits, three doubles and two homers... Scored 19 runs and was 3-for-4 in stolen bases... As a catcher threw out 30 percent of would-be base stealers, including 44 percent in league play... Led the league in runners caught stealing (31 overall, 17 A-10)... Made 10 appearances on the mound as a closer... Picked up one save and was 1-0 to end the season... Sported an ERA of 1.64 in 11.0 total innings... Surrendered three runs on six hits and fanned nine... Named one of the A-10 s Top Newcomers by Baseball America prior to the season. High School and Personal: Three-year starter at Nebraska power -- Creighton Prep, helping it win two state titles... Was named Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior... Was a member of the World Wood Bat Championships All-Tournament team... Voted to the All-State and All-Metro teams as a junior... Played in the Area Code Games (Long Beach, Calif.) for the Hale s Career Stats Chicago White Sox following his junior year TOTAL Junior Pitcher R/R Valatie, N.Y. Ichabod Crane 2007 (Sophomore): Made 19 appearances overall with nine starts and finished the season with a 6.05 ERA and 6-5 record... Four of those wins (4-2) came in conference play where he owned a 4.74 ERA... Known as a contact pitcher, he recorded just 34 strikeouts and 20 walks in 64.0 innings... Was Richmond s No. 3 weekend starter behind Hale and Zielinski... Shut down a hot-swinging Duquesne squad with a six-inning, six-hit, onerun gem in a 6-2 Richmond win... Went seven innings and allowed just two hits and one run with four K s in a 3-2 win over Old Dominion (Freshman): Finished with an 0-1 mark in eight appearances including three starts Struckout a career-best four in his first start, a 2.2 inning start at William & Mary Fanned a total of 10 in a total of 19.2 innings of work. High School and Personal: Played for the NABF team at the 2004 USA Baseball Tournament of Stars and sported an ERA of 0.00 in five innings of work, while striking out four Worked two innings of relief for the NABF All-Stars to help take home the Bronze medal Played for the South Troy Dodgers, the same summer league squad former Spiders Joe Mahoney and Tim Stauffer played for Helped the Dodgers place third in the 2003 Connie Mack World Series Holds the New York state record for career wins Named a First Team All-Patroon Conference player from and was the Patroon Conference Player of the Year in 2005 Lettered five season at Ichabod Crane HS Was named the 2005 Capital Region Pitcher of the Year after working 48 innings, striking out 78, and garnering a record of 8-1 Was a First Team All-State selection in Horn s Career Stats TOTAL

7 Sophomore Pitcher R/R Eure, N.C. Greenbrier Christian Academy 2007 (Freshman): Made 10 appearances and totaled 8.0 innings pitched for the season... Pitched a scoreless inning, with two K s against William & Mary. High School and Personal: Spent his first three years of high school baseball at Gates County High School in North Carolina before ending his high school career at Greenbrier Christian Academy in Virginia. Finished his high school career with 14 wins and 134 strikeouts in 78 innings of work Played in the World Wood Bat Tournament for the Tampa Devil Rays squad out of Chesapeake, Va Was named All-Conference as a junior, after captaining the squad and turning in a 4-2 mark with two saves Struck out 58 in 34 innings before being selected to the North Carolina East-West All-Star State game as a junior Made just four appearances as a senior before suffering an season-ending ankle injury. 18 Joines Career Stats TOTAL Junior Pitcher R/R Naples, Fla. Barron Collier HS 2007 (Sophomore): Was limited to just four appearances (4.1 innings) due to injury (Freshman): Finished the season 1-3 with an ERA of 4.78 Led the staff s bullpen with an ERA of 2.78 in 22.2 innings of relief Made two starts and worked a total of 26.1 innings during the season Struckout 21 and walked just 16 Allowed just seven earned runs in relief work, while striking out 18 in 13 appearances. High School and Personal: Was a three-year All-County selection from Barron Collier High School Played with Team Florida USA following his junior season Was a two-time All-State and All-Area selection as a junior and senior Finished his high school career with a 22-4 record and an ERA of 1.91 He struck out 161 hitters in 172 innings of work during his career. Leith s Career Stats TOTAL

8 Junior Pitcher R/R Gaithersburg, Md. Gaithersburg HS MLB Draft History: Selected by the New York Mets in the 14th round in 2005 but did not sign (Sophomore): Missed nearly a month of the conference schedule due to injury... Finished the year with 12 appearances (10 starts) and owned a 7.51 ERA in 56.1 innings... With the Spiders facing elimination in the A-10 Championship, he went 8.0 innings and fanned three Musketeers in a 5-4 Richmond victory over Xavier... It was against Xavier during the regular season (Apr. 7) when he sustained his injury... Before going down, he limited Rhode Island to two runs and six hits in six innings in a 5-3 victory... Fanned a career-high 10 in seven innings to blank Delaware, Sat down eight Yale batters in seven-shutout innings to beat the Bulldogs, (Freshman): Was named Atlantic 10 Pitcher and Rookie of the Week once during the season Ended the season with a 3-2 overall record in 11 appearances and eight starts Garnered the team s only two complete-game performances In the first, a seven-inning win over Duquesne, April 23, he struck out a career-best nine and did not allow a run in the Spiders 7-0 win In his next appearance, April 30 against Saint Joseph s, he fanned just one, but gave up just one run on seven hits in seven complete-game innings for his third win of the season Worked a total of 46.0 innings, while striking out 30 and walking just 18 Ended the season with a 7.43 ERA. High School and Personal: His brother Benji played second base for the Spiders and completed his eligibility last season Played basketball two years and baseball all four seasons at Gaithersburg High School Served as captain of the baseball team as a senior Was a two-time All-County selections his final two seasons of high school Named All-Region as a senior Was a member of Team Maryland following his senior season and played in the Sunbelt Classic in Oklahoma Was 5-2 his senior season including 46 strikeouts in 37 innings. Marshall s Career Stats TOTAL RS-Junior Outfielder L/R Agoura Hills, Calif. Agoura HS 2007 (Junior): Took a medical redshirt after sustaining a preseason injury (Sophomore): Hit.179 for the Spiders in 22 games, including three starts Drove in two on a total of five hits, including one double Scored three runs after getting a total of 28 at-bats (Freshman): Played in 36 games and made 24 starts... Ended the season by raising his average to Drove in five with one triple and five doubles... Had 17 hits in 90 at-bats and scored 14 runs... Began the season in an 0-for-27 slump before being a mainstay in the lineup the last half of the season. High School and Personal: Played four years of baseball and lettered two times... Lettered one year in cross country... Was selected as captain of the baseball team as a senior... Named an American Legion All-Star following his junior and senior seasons... As a senior at Agoura High School he hit.420 with 34 RBI and five homeruns... Recorded an average of.482 this summer including nine homers and 46 batted in. Metzroth s Career Stats TOTAL

9 RS-Senior Pitcher R/R Sykesville, Md. Cardinal Gibbons HS 2007 (Junior): Took a medical redshirt after having preseason arm surgery (Sophomore): Was an Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher of the Week winner once during the season Made four starts before ending his season with an elbow injury Struckout 15 in a total of 20.0 innings and ended the season with a 1.80 ERA Was 1-1 on the year after falling at The Citadel to open the season, Feb. 17, and later picked up a win against Yale, March 4 Fanned four and allowed just three hits over seven innings of shutout-baseball against the Bulldogs (Freshman): Led the Spider starters in winning percentage by finishing 5-2 overall... Ended the season with a five decision win streak... Ranked second among Richmond starters with an ERA of 3.75 in 74.1 innings... Worked one complete game in 12 starts... Surrendered 41 runs on 81 hits and 28 walks... Struck out 46 and limited opponents to a.282 average. High School and Personal: Earned three varsity letters in baseball and two in basketball at Cardinal Gibbons High School... Selected as team captain his senior season... Named Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... Hit for a.409 average as a junior and followed as a senior with a.375 average... Ended his high school pitching career with 80 strikeouts his senior season. 20 Owens Career Stats TOTAL Senior Captain Infielder R/R Aledo, Texas Fort Worth Country Day HS MLB Draft History: Selected by the Montreal Expos in the 45th round in 2004 but did not sign (Junior): Saw action in 43 games, making 28 starts... Split time at both second base (13 starts) and third base (15 starts)... Was third on the team with nine stolen bases in 11 attempts... Batted.231 on the season and.262 in conference play... Went four-for-four and scored twice in the series-opener versus Saint Joseph s... Was two-for-two with three runs scored in an 11-7 win over George Mason... swiped a pair of bases in back-to-back wins over Delaware (Sophomore): Played in 45 games for the Spiders, starting 29 Was 5-for-6 in stolen bases Drove in six Recorded a total of 18 hits, including two doubles and one triple (Freshman): Played and started 55 of Richmond s 57 games... Hit.180 with 30 hits in 167 at-bats... Drove in 17 and scored 23 times... Recorded eight doubles and tied for second on the team with two triples... Named one of the Atlantic 10 Conference s Top Newcomers by Baseball America prior to the season. High School and Personal: Named All-Southwest Preparatory Conference three years in baseball and football... Served as a three-year captain for the baseball team and two years for the football team... Was named All-SPC and All- North Zone... Hit.460 with 15 doubles and three triples in 28 games as a senior... Was named to the All-Prospect team by Perfect Game while in Florida, Texas and Nebraska... Ranked among the Top-150 high school prospects by Baseball America. Reilly s Career Stats TOTAL

10 Sophomore Catcher R/R Richmond, Va. Monacan HS 2007 (Freshman): Batted.238 for the season, but heated up in conference play and posted a.290 average... Split time at catcher with Coogan... Belted his first career homer against Virginia in Charlottesville... In a big win over Saint Joseph s, he went three-for-five with three RBI, a run and two doubles. High School and Personal: Earned three baseball letters from Monacan High School in Richmond, Va Was a two-time All-District and All-Metro Region selection following his junior and senior seasons Served as a captain of the baseball squad as a senior, helping the team to a 20-5 mark overall and a Dominion District regular-season Championship Stehle also helped the 2006 Monacan squad to a Virginia Group AAA State Championship Was the starting catcher for American Legion Post 186 during the 2006 summer Helped the squad win District, State and Region Championships to earn a berth in the American Legion World Series where it finished third Hit.410, driving in 45 and had eight homers in 40 games with Post 186 during 2006 Was named the American Legion State Tournament MVP in 2006 Earned Top Prospect status from the Perfect Game at the 2006 Atlantic Coast Showcase in Chapel Hill, N.C Broke the Monacan school record for single-season RBI with 29 as a junior and finished the 2006 season with 25 in 25 games Played on the Central Region Commonwealth Game squad which won the Virginia Commonwealth Games State Championship Was named MVP of the Skyhawk Invitational Tournament as a junior. Stehle s Career Stats TOTAL Sophomore Pitcher R/R Chatham, Mass. Noble & Greenough HS 2007 (Freshman): Emerged as Richmond s most reliable arm out of the bullpen... Saw action in 23 games and owned the team s second-best ERA of Picked up a win in a wild win over Duquesne... Did not allow a base-runner and fanned a career-high four Rhode Island batters over three innings to pick up a save... Posted a 3.71 ERA in 10 appearance against A-10 opposition. High School and Personal: Played and lettered all four seasons at Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Mass Also lettered two years in golf Served as captain of the baseball team as a senior Was a First Team All-Independent School League selection following his senior season. Sullivan s Career Stats TOTAL

11 Sophomore Infielder R/R West Chester, Pa. Unionville HS 2007 (Freshman): Made 10 appearances out of the bullpen... Finished the season with a 9.60 ERA with eight strikeouts in 15.0 innings... He fanned a career-high three batters in 2.2 innings of work at VMI. High School and Personal: Logged time as a pitcher, outfielder and third baseman at Unionville High School Took part in The Perfect Game WWBA 18U National Championship in Marietta, Ga., and the Super 17 s Showcase League in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania Hit.386 with two homers and ranked second in the Super 17 s league in homers per at-bat Lettered all four seasons at Unionville Was an All-Conference performer as a senior. 22 Terranova s Career Stats TOTAL Sophomore Pitcher R/R Reidsville, N.C. Rockingham County HS 2007 (Freshman): Made 18 appearances and started in eight games Fanned a career-high four Old Dominion batters in 6.2 innings to pick up his first collegiate win... Pitched three shutout innings and allowed just one hit in a 4-0 loss to No. 11 Wichita State... Went three scoreless innings against Temple with three strikeouts to pick up his first collegiate save. High School and Personal: Was a two-year letterwinner in baseball at Rockingham County Was a three-time Piedmont Triad 3A All-Conference selection Was 6-4 as a senior with a 2.61 ERA and struck out 89 in 75 innings Finished his junior season with a 7-3 mark and an ERA of 3.13 Named the American Legion Post 254 Pitcher of the Year in 2005 and in 2006 Was a twotime All-Conference honoree as both a junior and senior Played on the North Carolina Baseball Academy Prospect Team in the fall of Trent s Career Stats TOTAL

12 Senior Outfielder L/L Richmond, Va. Benedictine HS 2007 (Junior): Played in 55 of the team s 60 games and made 40 starts in the outfield... Finished the season batting.295 with 23 RBIs and was tied for fourth on the team with 12 doubles... Hit his only home run of the season a three-run bomb in ninth inning at Massachusetts, as the Spider rallied with four in the inning to tie the game before falling in extras... Went five-for-six with four doubles, three RBIs and four runs scored in a 23-7 rout of Yale... Finished the season with a 12-game hitting streak in conference play (Sophomore): Played in a total of 10 games and made two starts prior to being sidelined due to injury Hit.154, going 2-for-13 with two RBI (Freshman): Played in 52 of the Spiders 57 games... Finished with a.266 average on 47 hits in 177 at-bats... Recorded seven doubles and drove in 22 on the season... Scored 24 runs and was 1-for-4 in stolen bases... Led the team in hit-by-pitches with six. High School and Personal: Lettered in three baseball seasons at Benedictine High School... Named to the All-Metro and All-Virginia Independent first teams as a senior... Served as the co-captain and was selected as the team s Co-MVP his final season at Benedictine... Posted an average of.431 as a senior and hit six homeruns while driving in Named the Richmond Times-Dispatch Scholar Athlete from Benedictine... Honored as the Benedictine High School Athlete of the Year as a senior... Helped lead the Legion Post 125, along with fellow freshman Hank Coogan, to the District Championships with a.493 average three homers and 26 RBI. White s Career Stats TOTAL Sophomore Pitcher L/L Southampton, Pa. La Salle College HS 2007 (Freshman): Became the first-ever Spider to be named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year... Also earned a spot on the A-10 All Rookie Team... Named a Freshman All-American by both Louisville Slugger and Ping... Earned a pair of A-10 Rookie of the Week awards... He toed the rubber 15 times last season, making 14 starts and was 6-5 with a team-leading 3.30 ERA... Was even better against the A-10 with a 5-2 record and 3.04 ERA... His 3.30 ERA was ranked eighth overall in the A-10 and sixth among starters... Boasted a 12-inning scoreless streak toward the end of the season coming in wins over Massachusetts and Saint Joseph s... He fanned a career-best 10 in seven shutout innings to beat George Washington... Against SJU, he went seven more shutout innings with four hits and four K s to pick up the victory... His first career complete game came at Massachusetts, where he surrendered just one earned run in a 3-1 Richmond triumph... The UMass win was his only appearance of the season without at least one strikeout. High School and Personal: Lettered three seasons of baseball at LaSalle College High School Finished his high school career with a combined ERA of 1.57 Earned First Team All-Catholic honors as a junior and senior Named the Philadelphia Inquirer s All-Southeastern Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year following his junior campaign Was the Philadelphia Daily News Pitcher of the Year as a junior Was a First Team All-City Pitcher by the Philadelphia Daily News as a junior and senior As a junior he won the Philadelphia Catholic League Northern Division MVP Was named the LaSalle College High School team MVP following both his junior and senior seasons Was a Carpenter Cup Team selection as a junior and senior Was 9-0 with a 1.33 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 68 innings of work as a junior Helped his team to the Carpenter Cup Championship by winning the final at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia, Pa Finished 4-3 with a 1.97 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 45 innings as a sophomore. Zielinski s Career Stats TOTAL

13 Freshman First Base / Pitcher R/R Fredericksburg, Va. Colonial Forge HS High School: Earned three varsity letters for coach Shawn Szakelyhidi at Colonial Forge... Named First Team All-Commonwealth District, First All-Northwest Region and Second Team All- State following his junior season as he hit.514 with 36 hits in 70 at bats... Primarily a relief pitcher as a senior, finished with a 1.35 ERA and seven saves while Colonial Forge won the Commonwealth District Championship, the Northwest Regional Championship and a Virginia AAA State Quarterfinal berth... Owns Colonial Forge school records both for season batting average (.514) and hitting streaks (15 straight games). 24 Sophomore Pitcher R/R Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Chrst. Acad. / UNC 2007 (Freshman at UNC): Made five appearances and one start for the Tar Heels... Owned a 6.75 ERA... Struck out five in 5.1 innings. High School and Personal: Four-year standout at Charlotte Christian... Two-time All-State selection and led team to three state titles... Three-time All-Conference and two-time All-Mecklenburg choice... All-Charlotte Observer and NCISAA Conference Player of the Year in Team captain as a senior... Also played one year of basketball... Cum Laude student for three years and Suma Cum Laude student as a senior... Has two brothers... His older brother Daniel was a standout pitcher at North Carolina and a first-round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox in Father played at Tufts University and in the Orioles and Dodgers organizations. Freshman Infielder R/R Hickory, N.C. Hickory HS High School and Personal: Batted.413 as a senior and.447 over his prep career for Hickory (N.C.) High School... His team reached the state final four in Belted three home runs and was 32-for-33 on stolen bases attempts as a senior... Was team MVP in Named to the All- State team for the second straight year.

14 Freshman Pitcher R/R Philadelphia, Pa. Chestnut Hill Academy High School and Personal: Right-handed pitcher from Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia... Helped guide his team to an 8-2 mark in the Philadelphia Inter-AC League on his way to First Team All-League and League MVP honors... It marked his fourth-consecutive year on the All- League Team and third-straight as a first-teamer. Freshman Pitcher L/L Houston, Texas Memorial HS High School and Personal: Clark comes to Richmond from Memorial High School in Houston... Finished with a 6-1 record on the mound and owned a 1.75 ERA as a senior... The lefty was a First Team All-District performer. 25 Freshman Pitcher / Outfielder R/R Seminole, Fla. Seminole HS MLB Draft History: Selected by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 47th round of the 2007 draft but did not sign. High School: Listed on the roster as both an outfielder and right-handed pitcher... Batted.432 as a senior and was 6-2 on the mound with a 0.70 ERA... A First Team All-Conference and All-County selection... Belted five homers and collected 32 RBIs... Fanned 70 batters this year for Seminole, which reached the second round of the regional playoffs.

15 Junior Pitcher L/L Ridgewood, N.J. Ridgewood HS / UNC 2007 (Sophomore at North Carolina): Saw limited action for the Tar Heels, making three appearances in 2007, fanning five against one walk... Was injured for much of the season (Freshman at North Carolina): Pitched in eight games as a freshman with six K s and a 1.50 ERA in 6.0 innings. High School and Personal: A three-time All-League selection and two-time All-Suburban and All-County choice for Ridgewood High School in New Jersey... As a junior, he struck out 104 batters in just 56 innings... Earned the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award that year... Also played football for three years and basketball for one. 26 Junior Catcher R/R Pawtucket, R.I. Bishop Hendricken HS / Brevard CC High School and Personal: Transfered to Richmond from Brevard Community College in Florida for the 2008 season... Graduated from Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island... Batted.407 his senior season... Helped lead his team to back-to-back state titles in 2003 and Batted.588 for his American Legion squad. Freshman Outfielder L/L Schertz, Texas Samuel Clemens HS High School and Personal: Team MVP and All-District performer... Led his team with a.417 average as a senior with 11 doubles and 26 steals in 29 attempts... A two-way player... Fanned 82 (against 22 walks) in 63 innings during his senior campaign, while posting a 2.00 ERA... Of his 45 hits as a senior, 17 went for extra bases (11 doubles, three homers and three triples)... Batted.420 during his junior campaign with 20 steals and was 8-2 with 65 strikeouts in 55 innings on the mound.

16 Freshman Captain Pitcher / 1B L/L Thiells, N.Y. North Rockland HS High School and Personal: Played his prep ball for former Spider Mike Dwyer `99 at North Rockland (N.Y.)... A two-year varsity letterwinner and led his team with a.396 average as a junior and batted.320 as a senior... His 36 hits, 26 runs, 19 RBIs and five triples were also team highs during his junior campaign... Named First Team All-League, All-Country and All-Section honors as a junior... Was the ace of his prep staff both seasons, going 6-3 in Freshman Infielder R/R Haddonfield, N.J. Moorestown Friends School High School and Personal: Was a four-year varsity starter... Ended his prep career at Moorsetown Friends High School where he was a First Team All-League and Second Team All-South Jersey third baseman as a senior... Batted.583 (14-for-24) with four doubles, two homers and 15 RBIs... A preseason Under Armour High School All-American selection... Awarded his team s Coach s Award in