2011 Penn State Baseball Media Guide

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Quick Facts 22011 Roster 3Head Coach Robbie Wine 4-6Assistant Coaches 7-9Support Sta 10Returning Player Bios 11-29Newcomer Bios 30-372010 in Review 38-402011 Opponents 41-44Coaching History 45All-Time Results 46-57All-Time Vs. Opponents 58Top Moments of the 2000s 59Program Timeline 60-61Penn State Records 62-65Honors & Awards 66-67Nittany Lion Draft History 68-69Legend of Monte Ward 70All-Time Letterwinners 71-76

TABLE OF CONTENTSGENERAL INFORMATIONLocation University Park, Pa.Founded 1855Enrollment 44,112Colors Blue and WhiteConference Big TenNickname Nittany LionsPresident Dr. Graham SpanierDirector of Athletics Tim Curley

TEAM INFORMATION2010 Record 22-302010 Big Ten Record/Finish 9-15 (10th)Postseason NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost 17/7Starters Returning/Lost 7/2Pitchers Returning/Lost 8/4Newcomers 15All-Time Record (Years) 1,857-1,218-21 (122)All-Time Big Ten Record (Years) 257-279 (19)NCAA Tournament Appearances 19NCAA Tournament Record 25-24NCAA Super Regional Appearances 1College World Series Appearances 5

(1952, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1973)Best CWS Finish Second (1957)Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2000

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Robbie WineCareer Record (Years) 153-176 (6)Assistant Coaches Jason Bell (Pitching)

Eric Folmar (Recruiting)Will Hoover

Dir. of Baseball Operations Adam White

STADIUM INFORMATIONHome Stadium Medlar Field at Lubrano ParkFirst Season 2007Capacity 5,406Press Box Phone (814) 865-2552

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CREDITSThe 2011 Penn State Baseball Yearbook was written, designed and edited by Kenny Kline, Athletic Communications Assistant. Executive Editor was Jeff Nelson. Managing editor wasStephanie Petulla. Photography byMark Selders, Greg Pierce, Tina Hay/The Penn Stater Magazine, Campus Photography, RobMcConahy,Maxwell Kruger, LauraGlickstein, Emily Rebert,AmberWalser, Jason York, SteveManuel, AnnMarieMountz, Matt Beltz, KenGilbert, Mike Deese, Brian Babineau, Barry Colla, Julie Cordeiro, Paul Daly, Rob Fisher, SteveGreen (ChicagoCubs), Megan LaBella, RayMarsden, Brita MengOutzen, Jesse Simmers Photography, Steve Spatafore andMichael Zagaris (Oakland Athletics). Other photos courtesey of Angles Base-ball, the Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins, Idaho Falls Chukars, Kannapolis Intimidators, Kansas Jayhawks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oklahoma City Redhawks, Oklahoma Sooners, SeattleMariners, State College Spikes and Wichita State Shockers.

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NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Year. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Last College1 Blake Lynd OF SR 5-7 170 L/L Deer Park, Texas/Deer Park (Alvin C.C.)3 Luis Montesinos SS SO 5-10 190 R/R Miami, Fla./Palmetto4 Gaston Escudero IF FR 6-0 185 R/R Orange County, Calif./Santa Margarita5 Heath Johnson OF SR 6-1 180 R/R Alamagordo, N.M./Alamagordo (Frank Phillips)6 Sam August OF FR 5-9 160 L/R Needham, Mass./Phillips Academy7 Steve Snyder OF SO 5-10 165 R/R West Chester, Pa./West Chester East9 Scott Dixon RHP FR 6-2 205 R/R Blairsville, Pa./Derry Area10 Elliot Searer 2B/OF SO 6-0 170 R/R Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown11 Cody Lewis RHP JR 6-3 225 R/R Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills (Saddleback J.C.)12 Ryan Clark OF/C SO 5-11 200 R/R Westerville, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales14 Bobby Jacobs C SR 6-0 190 R/R West Chester, Pa./West Chester East15 TJ Jann RHP/IF FR 6-4 200 R/R Westford, Mass./Westford Academy16 Greg Welsh LHP FR 6-0 195 L/L Holland, Pa./Council Rock South18 Evan Dixon RHP SO 6-2 205 R/R Waynesboro, Pa./Greencastle19 Steven Hill RHP SO 6-2 200 R/R Colleyville, Texas/Colleyville Heritage20 Joey DeBernardis 1B JR 6-1 220 R/R Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich21 Zach Ell OF FR 6-0 185 R/R Plains, Pa./Holy Redeemer22 Alex Farkes C FR 6-2 205 R/R Boston, Mass./Buckingham Browne & Nichols23 Michael Glantz SS SR 6-3 200 R/R Marietta, Ga./George Walton (Young Harris)24 Sean Parvin IF JR 5-10 165 L/R Irvine, Calif./Northwood (Saddleback J.C.)25 Jordan Steranka 3B JR 6-2 195 L/R Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon26 John Bixler C FR 6-1 195 R/R Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs27 Joe Kurrasch LHP SO 6-2 206 L/L San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Serra (California)28 Tim Dunn LHP FR 6-2 205 L/L Newport Beach, Calif./Tesoro29 Mike Pierce LHP SR 5-11 180 L/L State College, Pa./State College31 Geo Boylston LHP FR 6-3 185 L/L West Chester, Pa./Archmere Academy32 Sean Deegan OF JR 6-1 200 L/R Readington, N.J./Hunterdon Central34 Neal Herring RHP SO 6-2 205 R/R West Chester, Pa./West Chester East35 Jesse Alfreno RHP SR 5-11 190 R/R Grove City, Pa./Grove City36 Dave Walkling RHP JR 6-4 210 R/R Nanaimo, Canada/Nanaimo (Midland College)38 Kris Johnson OF FR 6-2 190 R/R Valrico, Fla./Jesuit39 Mike Franklin LHP JR 6-3 210 L/L Harleysville, Pa./Souderton40 Ryan Ignas RHP JR 6-1 190 R/R North Wales, Pa./Lansdale Catholic42 Mario Eramo C/UTL SR 6-0 210 L/R Houston, Texas/Langham Creek (Blinn)50 John Walter RHP SO 6-5 220 R/R HaddonYeld, N.J./HaddonYeld

Coaches77 Robbie Wine Head Coach Seventh Season at Penn State17 Jason Bell Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach Seventh Season at Penn State2 Eric Folmar Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator Sixth Season at Penn State41 Will Hoover Assistant Coach ird Season at Penn State

35 Jesse Alfreno Al-fray-no42 Mario Eramo Air-moe3 Luis Montesinos Lewis

25 Jordan Steranka Stir-ahn-kaNITTANY LIONS BY STATE

California (5): Tim Dunn, Gaston Escudero, Joe Kurrasch, CodyLewis, Sean ParvinCanada (1): Dave WalklingFlorida (2): Kris Johnson, Luis MontesinosGeorgia (1): Michael GlantzIllinois (1): Joe DeBernardisMassachusetts (3): Sam August, Alex Farkes, TJ JannNew Jersey (2): Sean Deegan, John WalterNew Mexico (1): Heath JohnsonOhio (1): Ryan ClarkPennsylvania (15): Jesse Alfreno, John Bixler, Geo Boylston, EvanDixon, Scott Dixon, Zach Ell, Mike Franklin, Neal Herring, RyanIgnas, Bobby Jacobs, Mike Pierce, Elliot Searer, Steve Snyder, JordanSteranka, Greg WelshTexas (3): Mario Eramo, Steven Hill, Blake Lynd

NITTANY LIONS BY CLASSSeniors (7): Jesse Alfreno, Mario Eramo, Michael Glantz, Bobby Jacobs,Heath Johnson, Blake Lynd, Mike PierceJuniors (8): Joe DeBernardis, Sean Deegan, Mike Franklin, Ryan Ignas,Cody Lewis, Sean Parvin, Jordan Steranka, Dave WalklingSophomore (9): Ryan Clark, Evan Dixon, Neal Herring, Steven Hill, JoeKurrasch, Luis Montesinos, Elliot Searer, Steve Snyder, John WalterFreshman (11): Sam August, John Bixler, Geo Boylston, Evan Dixon,Scott Dixon, Tim Dunn, Zach Ell, Gaston Escudero, Alex Farkes, TJJann, Kris Johnson, Greg Welsh

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

35 Jesse Alfreno RHP6 Sam August OF

26 John Bixler C31 Geoff Boylston LHP12 Ryan Clark OF/C20 Joey DeBernardis 1B32 Sean Deegan OF18 Evan Dixon RHP9 Scott Dixon RHP

28 Tim Dunn LHP21 Zach Ell OF42 Mario Eramo UTL

4 Gaston Escudero IF22 Alex Farkes C39 Mike Franklin LHP23 Michael Glantz SS34 Neal Herring RHP19 Steven Hill RHP40 Ryan Ignas RHP14 Bobby Jacobs C15 TJ Jann RHP/IF

5 Heath Johnson OF38 Kris Johnson OF27 Joe Kurrasch LHP11 Cody Lewis RHP

1 Blake Lynd OF3 Luis Montesinos SS

24 Sean Parvin IF29 Mike Pierce LHP10 Elliot Searer 2B/OF

7 Steve Snyder OF25 Jordan Steranka 3B36 Dave Walkling RHP50 John Walter RHP16 Greg Welsh LHP

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HEAD COACH ROBBIE WINE

In just six years at the helm of the Penn State baseball program, headcoach Robbie Wine has anchored the Nittany Lions into one of the mostconsistent teams in the Big Ten. Wine, the school's 13th coach of all-time,has turned the school's Yrst intercollegiate athletic squad into one that con-tinues to reach new heights. e Lions have been deemed as one of the mostprogressive teams in the nation by various college baseball media.

In 2008, Wine became the Yrst coach in school history to produce back-to-back top three Ynishes in the Big Ten. After a slow start to the season, thesquad staged a dramatic rally to shut out Indiana and Iowa en route to 17conference wins and the third seed in the proceeding tournament. From2007-08, the Nittany Lions maintained a .600 winning percentage againstBig Ten opposition.

Penn State followed those eorts with 25 more wins in 2009. It was thethird straight season of at least 25 victories, one of only four Big Ten squadsto do so. After a hot start, the Nittany Lions struggled down the stretch,but a number of bright spots included a win against 21st-ranked Minnesotain the season-Ynale which prevented the Golden Gophers from winning theBig Ten Regular Season Championship. Penn State also defeated eventualNCAA Tournament participants Indiana and Ohio State and took two-of-three from perennial power Michigan.

Wine has helped make Medlar Field at Lubrano Park one of the bestatmospheres in college baseball. e squad drew over 1,000 fans for almosthalf of its games (10) while drawing over 2,000 two times and 3,000 onone occasion. e Lions have impressed on the Yeld as well, highlighted bya 15-9 home mark in 2008. e Nittany Lions drew four crowds of over2,000 that year to place 42nd nationally (for the second straight season) inaverage attendance, beating the ranks of some of college baseball's top pro-

grams such as Vanderbilt and Arizona. In only three seasons, Penn Statebaseball has made Medlar Field at Lubrano Park "one of college baseball'sbest stadiums."

Known and respected throughout both professional and collegiate base-ball circles, Wine has used his connections to expand Penn State's recruitingreach. Traditionally known as a regional program, Wine has gradually madePenn State baseball into a nationally-known name. Penn State will enter the2011 season with players from 10 dierent states as well as one Canadianprovince. In addition to the 14 Pennsylvania natives, there are 21 student-athletes from across the continent. e roster includes Yve Californians,three Texans, three Massachusetts residents, two New Jersey and Floridanatives, and one player from Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, Ohio, and Vir-ginia. Dave Walkling is the lone player born outside of the United States asthe junior right-hander hails from British Columbia.

Not only are some of the best prep and junior college talent signing withPenn State, but they are also performing once here. Two of Wines players(pitcher Scott Kelley and Yrst baseman Cory Wine) were selected in lastJunes Major League Baseball Draft. Penn State has seen nine players selectedfrom 2007-09, third most in the Big Ten in that span. In 2008, pitcherDrew O'Neil was selected in the fourth round by the Chicago White,becoming the highest Penn State draftee since Nate Bump went in the Yrstround in 1998. He also marked just the second Penn Stater to be drafted inthe top 10 rounds in the past 31 years. Before O'Neil's selection, Yve play-ers were selected in the 2007 draft, three coming in the Yrst 14 rounds.

Wine has 26 years of playing and coaching experience at the college andprofessional levels. Prior to his Yrst head coaching position, he was an assis-tant coach in charge of hitting and defense at his alma mater, OklahomaState. During his tenure, the Cowboys won a Big 12 Tournament champi-onship (2004), qualiYed for Yve NCAA Regionals, one Super Regional anda College World Series (1999). He also oversaw talent evaluation, recruit-ing and oce administration. Scott Baker, Josh Fields, Scott Richmond andLuke Scott are among the various Major Leaguers coming from OklahomaState during Wines tenure.

Strong oenses have been known to follow Wine wherever he coaches. Inhis Yrst season as head coach in 2005, the Nittany Lions hit nearly 50 pointshigher (.302 vs. .255) than they had in 2004. Five dierent Penn State play-ers hit over .300 to account for the incredible improvement. e NittanyLions also had 73 more RBI (286-213), 92 more hits (546-454) and 81more runs (318-237).

ey followed the improvement with another strong season in 2006, bat-ting .289 as a team with four dierent players hitting over .300 while Yve

RobbieWINESeventh YearOklahoma State, 2002

CAREER FILEYear School/Organization Position Overall Conf./Finish Notables1991 Miami Miracle Hitting/Third Base Coach -- -- Florida State League1992-93 Milwaukee Brewers Bullpen Catching/Instructor -- -- With the Major League Team1994-96 Milwaukee Brewers Roving Catching Instructor -- -- Minor League Instructor1997 Oklahoma State Assistant Coach 46-19 22-9/3rd 2nd at NCAA Mideast Regional1998 Oklahoma State Assistant Coach 40-21 14-12/6th 3rd at NCAA Midwest Regional1999 Oklahoma State Assistant Coach 46-21 18-9/4th 7th at NCAA College World Series2000 Oklahoma State Assistant Coach 36-22 14-13/6th2001 Oklahoma State Assistant Coach 42-22 16-14/5th 2nd at NCAA New Orleans Regional2002 Oklahoma State Assistant Coach 37-21 13-13/T-5th2003 Oklahoma State Assistant Coach 34-24 14-13/6th2004 Oklahoma State Assistant Coach 38-24 15-11/4th Big 12 Tourney Champs; 3rd at NCAA Tallahassee Regional2005 Penn State Head Coach 28-27 13-19/8th 47-point improvement in team batting average2006 Penn State Head Coach 20-36 13-19/T-7th2007 Penn State Head Coach 31-26 20-10/T-2nd Nations 10th best turnaround, school record Big Ten wins2008 Penn State Head Coach 27-31 17-15/3rd Finished in Big Tens top three in back-to-back years2009 Penn State Head Coach 25-26 8-16/8th2010 Penn State Head Coach 22-30 9-15/10thEight-Year Assistant Coaching Totals 319-174 (.647) 126-94 (.573)

Six-Year Head Coaching Totals 153-176 (.465) 80-94 (.447)



had slugging percentages of.400 or greater.After four players hit .300 or better in 2007, three did so in 08, led by

Brian Ernsts team-leading .358 average. Four starters had on-base percent-ages of over .400 as Penn State drew 249 walks, 55 more than its opponents.e team mirrored the four-year average batting average (.292) under Wine,while improving to .294 in 2009. Four players Ynished with a .300 averageor better, led by Jordan Steranka (.365) and Blake Lynd (.356).

During the 2010 campaign, Penn States oense continued to serve as abright spot. As a team, the Lions hit .298 with a .434 on-base percentage.Ben Heath led the way, hitting .369 while setting a new school record with19 home runs. Freshmen Elliot Searer and Steve Snyder also eclipsed the.300 plateau, while sophomore Joey DeBernardis hit .354 with a team-high75 base hits.

In Wines Ynal year at Oklahoma State, the Cowboy oense hit .312 andsmashed 48 home runs en route to a 38-24 record and its Yrst Big 12 cham-pionship since the beginning of the Big 12 nearly a decade earlier. A yearearlier, the oense led the conference in home runs with 77 while in 2000,the Cowboys were in the top three in the league in virtually every oensive

category.Wine led the 1999 Oklahoma State squad to the most runs scored (696)

and third-most runs per game (10.39) en route to the College World Series.It also Ynished third nationally with 132 home runs and a .587 sluggingpercentage. at was an improvement from an already stellar oense in1998 that Ynished 10th in the country with 9.52 runs per game. In his Yrstyear as assistant coach the previous season, the Cowboys hit .333 as a teamand tied for Yrst nationally with a .620 slugging percentage. ey were alsosecond in the country with 149 home runs (2.29/game), while averagingover 10 runs per contest.

Prior to returning to where it all began, Wine spent 15 years in the pro-fessional baseball ranks, eight as a player and six as a coach. He was theeighth overall selection of the 1983 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft,the second-highest pick in Oklahoma State history. Wine worked his wayto the Major League level where he played for the Houston Astros for partsof the 1986 and 1987 seasons. After his playing days, he spent 1991 as a hit-ting, third base and defensive coach for the Miami Miracle of the Single-AFlorida State League. He then worked for the Milwaukee Brewers from1993-96 as part of their big league coaching sta and then as a roving catch-ing instructor.

Wine was a two-time All-American catcher during his playing days atOklahoma State. Playing for the legendary coach Gary Ward, Wine's teamsmade three College World Series appearances, including a second-place Yn-ish in 1981. He was inducted into the Oklahoma State Hall of Fame in1993.

"He's had great relationships with his student-athletes," said FrankAnderson, Wines former boss at Oklahoma State. "It's an outstandingopportunity for both him and the school. It's a positive move for Penn Stateand for Robbie. Not only is he a good coach, but he's a good person and partof a great family."

Wine brings a unique perspective as a former Major League Baseballplayer; he is currently one of just 13 NCAA Division I coaches out of nearly

COACHING TIMELINEJune 6, 1999: Wines Oklahoma State Cowboys rally to score six runs in the final two innings to top Baylor and advance to the CollegeWorld Series.May 30, 2004: In what proved to be his final season as assistant coach, Oklahoma State tops Missouri, 10-9 in 13 innings to win the Big12 Tournament and advance to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.August 30, 2004: Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley formally introduces Robbie Wine as the 13th head baseball coach in programhistory.February 25, 2005: Robbie Wine wins his first-career game as head coach as Penn State tops UNC Wilmington, 4-3.March 3, 2007: The Nittany Lions stun #1 and undefeated North Carolina, 3-2 for Wines 50th career victory.April 13, 2008: Penn State topples Purdue, 13-3 for Wines 50th career Big Ten victory.May 9, 2008: Wine wins his 100th career game behind a 6-5 extra-inning win over Iowa.March 1, 2009: Wine coaches Penn States 3,000th game in program history at the University of Texas.

NCAA DIVISION I HEAD COACHES WHOPLAYED MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Terry Burrows McNeese StateScott Bradley PrincetonSherman Corbett Texas-San AntonioWayne Graham RiceTony Gwynn San Diego StateChad Kreuter Southern CaliforniaVance Law Brigham YoungJohn Pawlowski AuburnSteve Rodriguez PepperdineEd Sprague PacificJohn Stuper YaleRobbie Wine Penn StateTracy Woodson Valparaiso




300 programs that has played in the big leagues.Born July 13, 1962 in Philadelphia, Robbie is the son of former Philadel-

phia Phillies shortstop Bobby Wine, who has spent over 40 years inprofessional baseball and is currently an advanced scout for the AtlantaBraves. Robbie graduated from Methacton High School in Fairview Vil-lage, Pa. and went back to school while coaching at Oklahoma State to earnhis Bachelors Degree in 2002.

Wine resides in Boalsburg with his wife Shealynn and son Cory (23) anddaughter Mackenzie (19). Cory graduated from Penn State last year fol-lowing a stellar four-year baseball career. He was selected by the PhiladelphiaPhillies in the 38th round of last Junes Major League Draft and later playedfor the Gulf Coast League Phillies.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING...e Yrst thing I would say about Robbie is that he grew up in the baseball world. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience. His dad was aplayer and scout for many, many years, so Robbies got a pedigree. Something needs to be said for that type of experience and background, whichhelps out.

Interestingly enough, he was always sort of quiet, always one of the quietest in the room. You would have never known that hisdad was a former player. He was always kind of reserved. He had a lot of respect for the game.

-Phil Garner, 31 years of Major League experience (16 as a player & 15 as a manager), Played and coached with Wine

Robbie Wine comes from a tremendous baseball background Yrst and foremost, following his father who was an outstanding player and baseballmind. He learned at home, then having the opportunity to play at Oklahoma State under Gary Ward only maximized his potential in this game.

Ive witnessed Yrst hand his ability to recruit, develop and compete with student athletes at the highest level through our bedlam series(Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma rivalry). Unfortunately for me, Robbie was standing on the other side of the Yeld; we had tremdnousbattles. I know Penn State will thrive under his leadership.

-Sunny Golloway, Oklahoma Head Baseball Coach, Played and Coached Against Wine

I have no problem saying that Coach Wine is the best baseball coach that I had during my playing career. Wino has a unique abilitythat enables him to relate extremely well with players of all dierent personalities. Simply put, hes a players coach. Coach Wine puts theinterest of his players and the university in front of anything else. I have no doubt that he will continue to take our program to the nextlevel. Coach Wine will continue to attract top student-athletes that have a love and passion for Penn State and Im conYdent that he willbe able to maximize their potential during their time at University Park.

-Michael Milliron, Penn State 05

I have a ton of respect for Coach Wine. eres no one else in the game from my view that has brought more energy andpassion and makes playing baseball fun. He made playing so enjoyable. He is very knowledgable and has great insight fromhis playing career. I attribute a lot of my success to his tutelage.

-Billy Gasparino, Current Toronto Blue Jays Scout, Played for Wine at Oklahoma State

I have known Robbie Wine for the better part of 30 years. He was a great player at Oklahoma State when we had many competitivebattles on the Yeld against the Cowboys. We followed his professional career with great interest and had the wonderful experience ofplaying against him since hes been the head coach at Penn State. He is a Yne example for young men everywhere and a great coach aswell. We look forward to many more opportunities to compete against the Nittany Lions in the future.

-Gene Stephenson, Wichita State Head Baseball Coach

Robbie Wine is one of the top coaches in our game. He runs his program in a Yrst-class manner and his players are successful inthe classroom and on the baseball Yeld. I have no doubts that he will continue to build a quality program at Penn State and competefor Big Ten Championships!

-Ritch Price, Kansas Head Baseball Coach

ASSISTANT COACHES

roughout his successful collegiate coaching career, Robbie Wine hasrelied on assistant coach Jason Bell to oversee his teams' pitching, both atOklahoma State and now at Penn State. Wine and Bell, in their 10th sea-son together, have produced a talented core of pitchers that are expected toshine in 2011.

Bell, who enters his seventh season in Happy Valley, has served as theteam's pitching coach while also heavily involved in recruiting with fellowassistant coach Eric Folmar. Possessing an impressive list of credentials, theformer second-round Major League Draft pick came to Penn State withWine in the fall of 2004.

In his Yrst six years with the Nittany Lions, Bell has overseen a dramaticimprovement in the pitching sta. Over the last two years, he helped DavidLutz transform into a top-Zight reliever, leading the team in ERA since2009. Bell also helped converted outYelder Scott Kelley make a smoothtransition to the mound, which eventually led to him becoming a 23rdround selection of the Kansas City Royals in the Major League BaseballAmateur Draft. Last season, reliever Heath Johnson was also selected in thedraft after the Yankees took him in the 45th round.

e previous June, one of Bell's protgs became the program's top draftpick as Drew O'Neil was selected in the fourth round by the Chicago WhiteSox. O'Neil, a First Team All-Big Ten selection, tied his own Penn State sin-gle-season saves record with 11 while boasting a 1.88 ERA and allowingjust four earned runs through the regular season.

roughout 2008, Mike Wanamaker made excellent gains, throwing fourcomplete games - including one against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament- and compiling a 3.41 ERA. Penn State allowed the fewest home runs (26)in the Big Ten that season.

In 2007, Penn State led the conference in ERA (4.05), fewest runs, fewestearned runs and fewest hits allowed to spearhead Penn State's 10.5 gameimprovement from `06. Penn State led Big Ten pitching by wide margins inconference play. e Nittany Lions' 3.41 overall team ERA was tops by a full1.39 runs. e 112 runs and 89 earned runs allowed were also the fewest.In fact, Penn State was the only team to give up less than 100 earned runsin conference play (fewer than three earned runs per game). e NittanyLion hurlers also allowed the second-fewest hits in the league and picked up20 wins, also second-best. Four of Bell's pitchers were drafted come June:Gary Amato, Craig Clark, Scott Ganey and Drew O'Neil. Amato, Clarkand Ganey all signed professional contracts while O'Neil, who set theschool record for saves in a season and had a scoreless inning streak reach20.1 innings, elected to return to school despite being an eighth round pick.

Penn State led the Big Ten in fewest walks with just 157 in 435 inningsof work in 2006. Clark was tied for third in the Big Ten in fewest walkswith just 14 in 91.2 innings, including a streak of 26.2 straight inningswithout a free pass. Overall, the pitching sta had a 2.22:1 strikeout to walkratio and was second in the Big Ten in strikeouts through the end of the reg-ular season before eventually Ynishing in a Yfth-place tie with 349.Additionally, Alan Stidfole, signed a free agent contract with the Toronto

Blue Jays.In his Yrst year as pitching

coach in 2005, Bell guided thesta to Yve shutouts and betterthan a 2:1 strikeout to walkratio. Two pitchers, Sean Stid-fole and Josh Palm, were alsodrafted.

A co-worker of Wine's atOklahoma State, Bell served asvolunteer assistant coach incharge of pitching for three sea-sons. During his time with the Cowboys, he aided in the development ofseven pitchers who were taken in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft,including a second and fourth-rounder. e Cowboys also won the 2004Big 12 Conference Championship. Some notable pitchers he coached atOklahoma State include current big leaguers Scott Baker (Minnesota) andScott Richmond (Toronto).

Like Wine, Bell has a wide variety of playing and coaching experience,both at the collegiate and professional ranks, that totals 18 years. Prior to histhree-year stint as an assistant coach, he pitched in the minor leagues from1995-2001. He was selected in the second round of the 1995 draft by theMinnesota Twins and played with the Low-A Fort Wayne Wizards, theHigh-A Fort Myers Miracle, the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats and theTriple-A Salt Lake City Buzz. He also played in the Toronto Blue Jays' sys-tem for both their Double-A (Tennessee) and Triple-A (Syracuse) teams.Bell holds the New Britain Rock Cats' franchise record for career strikeoutsand is second in wins.

Prior to playing professionally, Bell pitched at Oklahoma State from1993-95. While there, he participated in the 1993 College World Seriesand was an All-Big Eight selection in 1994 and 1995, when he led the Cow-boys in ERA (3.30 and 3.10), innings pitched (128 and 145) and strikeouts(140 and 120). He was also a two-time All-American in 1994 and 1995,helping the team to three Big Eight Championships. He pitched 325.1career innings, second-most in school history while his 31 victories are third.Bell's 145 inningspitched and 19 gamesstarted in 1995 areboth school records.He also holds theschool record for con-secutive victories with19, spanning from1993-95.

A native ofOrlando, Fla. Bellgraduated fromWilliam R. BooneHigh School inOrlando in 1992. Heearned his bachelor'sdegree from Okla-homa State inSociology in 2003after returning toschool following hisprofessional career.Bell resides with hiswife Tracy anddaughter, ReaganElizabeth.

JasonBELLSeventh YearOklahoma State, 2003

TOP PITCHINGSTATISTICS UNDER BELL

Wins 31 (2007)Complete Games 9 (2006)Shutouts 5 (2005)ERA 4.05 (2007)Strikeouts 377 (2005)Opp. Batting Average .278 (2007)Saves 14 (2007)Walks per game 2.8 (2006)WHIP 1.45 (2007)


ASSISTANT COACHES

Eric Folmar enters his sixth season as an assistant coach at Penn State.He serves as the program's recruiting coordinator and is responsible forcoaching the inYelders, outYelders and base running, as well as assistingwith day-to-day operations. He also serves as the team's third base coach.Prior to Penn State, he spent four years as an assistant coach at his almamater, Old Dominion.

Folmar has teamed with pitching coach Jason Bell to bring top talent toHappy Valley. He has brought in players like former pitcher Drew O'Neil,who went on to twice be selected in the top 10 rounds of the Major LeagueBaseball Draft. After getting drafted in the eighth round by the CincinnatiReds in 2007, he chose to remain in school and was then picked in thefourth round by the Chicago White Sox in `08. Folmar has also recruitedsome of the top in-state talent as 15 members of the current team are fromthe Keystone State.

Penn State has consistently been near the top of the Big Ten in double

plays since Folmar's arrival. In 2009, the Nittany Lions turned the mostdouble plays in the conference (66), four ahead of Indiana in second. eyalso Ynished the 2010 season with a .967 team Yelding percentage, betterthan the Big Ten average and their best showing since 2006.

In 2008, the Nittany Lion inYeld Yelded the second most double playsin the Big Ten (56). It was also second in assists with 640, led by LandonNakata's conference-leading 179.

e Penn State inYeld had its second-consecutive solid year under Fol-mar's direction in 2007, as the Nittany Lions Yelded at a .963 clip. Secondbaseman Matt Cavagnaro was one of the top defensive players in the coun-try, Ynishing with just Yve errors and a remarkable .983 Yelding percentage.

Folmar's work with the inYeld was instrumental in Penn State commit-ting the second-fewest errors in the conference in 2006. e Nittany Lionswere tied for third in the Big Ten in Yelding percentage that year.

In addition, Yrst baseman Cory Wine easily obtained the school recordfor career putouts with 1,903, a full 710 ahead of Mike DeRenzo in secondplace. He currently owns the top four single-season marks with 521 (2007),505 (2008), 458 (2007) and 419 (2006), respectively.

While Folmar was at Old Dominion from 2002-05, he was responsiblefor coaching the inYelders and catchers while assisting with recruiting. Fol-mar also served as the Monarchs' camp coordinator.

Prior to returning to his alma mater following the 2001 season, he servedfor two years as an assistant coach at Young Harris Junior College (YoungHarris, Ga.), the same junior college as current Nittany Lions MichaelGlantz and C.J. Smith. While there, he coached the team's inYelders andcatchers and acted as the baseball camp coordinator. e Mountain Lionswon 82 games and two conference titles in his two years.

Folmar was a four-year starter at Old Dominion from 1996-1999, help-ing lead the Monarchs to three Colonial Athletic Association Championshipgame appearances. e Monarchs went on to win the 1996 CAA Champi-onship and advanced to the NCAA Regionals.

A native of Chambersburg, Pa., Folmar earned his bachelor's degree inhealth and physical education from Old Dominion in 1999. He is marriedto former Monarch Yeld hockey All-American Kim Miller, a former mem-ber of the U.S. National Team. e couple has three children, Bryce, Zac,Alex, and Tyler.

EricFOLMARSixth YearOld Dominion, 1999


Will Hoover, a former scout, coach and minor league baseball player, entershis third season as assistant coach with the Penn State baseball program.

Hoover contributes to much of the day-to-day coaching of the NittanyLions. His main focus is the hitters, working with them in outlining the oen-sive approach, various hitting drills and performing video analysis. Otherduties involve working with the catchers while also serving as the Yrst basecoach on game day.

Under his tutelage, Penn State had an outstanding oensive season in 2010.Led by All-American Ben Heath, the Nittany Lions posted a .298 battingaverage, which was their highest since 2005. Heath led the way, posting a .369batting average with 19 home runs, and 57 RBI. He was not alone in hiseorts, however, as four players hit above .340, including freshmen ElliotSearer and Steve Snyder who both earned Big Ten honors.

e squad also had an outstanding 2009 season at the plate as the Lions Yn-ished the season with a .294 team batting average. On an individual basis,Jordan Steranka netted Penn State's "triple crown," leading the squad in bat-

ting average (.365), home runs (6) and RBI (42). He was later named to theAll-Big Ten ird Team and to the All-Rookie Team. In total, four playersYnished with a .300 or better average with three others within .05 of thatmark. Along with Steranka, two others drove in 40 or more runs.

e native of Cumberland, Pa. previously managed the Cedar Cli (CampHill, Pa.) High School varsity baseball team. During his very successful tenure,the Colts amassed 149 victories and were consistently at or near the top of theMid-Penn conference as a perennial playo team. He was honored with theMid-Penn Conference Baseball Coach of the Year accolades in 2005 when heled the squad to a conference championship. Hoover graduated 45 All-Con-ference players with 96 percent of them going on to college. Many of hisplayers went on to play at various Division I, II, and III programs through-out the country.

Hoover came to Penn State with a plethora of baseball experience. Draftedas a catcher by Colorado in 1993, he played in both the Rockies' and NewYork Mets' farm systems.

Upon the end of his playing career, Hoover became a professional playerdevelopment consultant and scout. He was employed as a Rockies' associatescout for eight years. He is also an advanced scout for Inside Edge, Inc., Base-ball Info Solutions and the Baseline Group/Dugout Central, Inc. baseballconsulting services.

Will was also selected as the head baseball coach for the Capitol Region ofthe 2003-08 Pennsylvania State Keystone Games. In addition, he has workedas a color analyst for the PA SportsFever Television Network.

Hoover holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from theUniversity of Phoenix. He currently serves as vice president of marketing forHoover Rehabilitation Services, Inc., the largest private health and disabilitymanagement Yrm in the Mid-Atlantic. Hoover lives in New Cumberland,Pa., with his wife, Wendy, and three daughters: Emerson, Addison, and new-born Grayson. He also has two boxer pups named Dig and Wakely.

ASSISTANT COACHES

WillHOOVERThird YearPhoenix, 2007

WHAT THE PLAYERS ARE SAYING..."Coach Hoover has been a great resource to our team ever sincehis addition to the coaching staff. He has spent many hours work-ing with the hitters in the cage and watching video. His coachinghas made a positive impact on our offensive production as ateam and in our approach to hitting. As a player that has workedwith Coach Hoover frequently, I have benefited from his teachingand he has helped me improve my game both offensively anddefensively."

Former Catcher Ben Heath"Coach Hoover has helped me greatly with my personal devel-opment as a hitter. The intelligence he has for the subject ofhitting is extraordinary. In the short two years I've been here, theknowledge about hitting that I have learned from him has helpedme grow tremendously as a hitter. Coach has been a great addi-tion to the staff and his expertise significantly benefits our team."

Junior Third Baseman Jordan SterankaCoach Hoover is a tremendous asset to our team. His knowl-edge and love for the game is unlike anyone I have ever beenaround. He has helped me in every aspect of my game, and Ilearn something new every time I am around him. The commit-ment and time he has given to the program has earned therespect of all the players.

Former Second Baseman Louie Picconi


SUPPORT STAFF

Sam Sharf enters his second year as team manager for the baseball team. Hisduties include helping the coaching sta with daily baseball operations andassisting with various day-to-day tasks surrounding the program.

Sharf, a native of Closter, New Jersey attended Northern Valley DemarestRegional High School where he played baseball for the Demarest Norsemenalong with summer ball for the New Jersey Hitmen.

He is currently a sophomore at Penn State, enrolled in the Division ofUndergraduate Studies and is set to graduate in the Spring of 2013.

SamSHARFSecond YearPenn State, 2013

Jan BortnerAssistant Athletic Director

Dr. Kristine ClarkSports Nutritionist

Jason DambachSpikes General Manager

Josh DavisStrength & Conditioning

Rayleen RileyBaseball Sta Assistant

Kevin HenryFacilities, Equipment &

Events Manager

Mark HinishAcademic Counselor

Greg MyfordAssistant Athletic Director

Matt NeriSports Turf Manager

Dan PetrazzoloDirector of Ballpark Operations

Chris PhillipsDirector of Ticket Sales

Dr. David YukelsonSports Psychologist


Adam White enters his Yrst year as the Director of Operations for the base-ball team. A native of Phillipsburg, Pa., he returns to the area after adistinguished career as a collegiate and professional baseball player.

After earning three letters at Phillipsburg-Osceola High School, he starred forWest Virginia. He was named the WVU Rookie of the Year in 2006 after hit-ting .368. An All-Big East pick, he also hit .365 as a sophomore.

Following the 2007 campaign, White was selected in the ninth round of theMajor League Draft by the Cleveland Indians. One of the fastest players in theminors, he spent three seasons in the Indians organization where he swiped73 bases, including 32 with Lake County in 2008.

AdamWHITEFirst YearWest Virginia, 2007

Geo SwansonAthletic Trainer

RETURNING PLAYER BIOS


AS A JUNIOR IN 2010: ird on the team in appearances (19) out of thebullpen while tossing 20.1 innings with a 2-1 record and 8.85 ERA ... Didgo 1-0 with a solid 4.26 ERA in six Big Ten games, allowing only threeearned runs in 6.1 innings ... rew a perfect 1.1 innings to close out thewin vs. Michigan State (5/1) ... Retired both batters he faced at Purdue(4/16) ... Second straight scoreless appearance, tossing 1.2 innings againstNorthwestern (4/11) to earn second win of the season ... rew 1.1 score-less innings vs. Bucknell (4/6) ... Impressed in the home opener againstHofstra (3/26), hurling two scoreless innings on only one hit ... Did notallow a run in two games on Mar. 20, against Columbia and Winthrop.Pitched in both ends of the doubleheader ... Strong outing against SetonHall (2/27), tossing two shutout innings for the win. Only allowed two hitswhile striking out one.Ynishing 1-for-3.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009: Served as one of Penn States mostdependable relievers in Yrst collegiate baseball season Finished the yearwith an impressive 4.44 ERA, second on the team Posted a 1-0 recordwith one save in 26.1 innings of work Only allowed 21 hits in postinga team-best .226 batting average against (seventhin the Big Ten) One of only two NittanyLions (T.J. Macy) with at least 10 innings toallow less than a hit per inning Did notallow a run in 14 of 20 outings Failed toallow a hit on six occasions Went nineinnings spanning Yrst Yve collegiateappearances before allowing Yrst-careerrun against Rutgers (3/13) ... Pitched0.1 scoreless innings against Villanova(5/12) Garnered only win of the sea-son at Iowa (5/9) with 0.1 scorelessframes Strong in setting up DavidLutz for the save a day earlier (5/8).Allowed one run in two innings Struckout the side in a scoreless inning vs. La Salle (4/29) Pitched 0.2 scorelessframes with a strikeout against Illinois (4/25) Hurled a scoreless ninth,

with a strikeout, against Purdue (4/12) Dominated two days prioragainst the Boilermakers (4/10) in pitching 1.1 scoreless frames with astrikeout Tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts vs. Kent State(4/1) Recorded 1.1 scoreless innings while striking out two at Kent State(3/24) Earned the Ynal out of a 13-2 win over NYIT (3/21) Hurledtwo scoreless innings against Rutgers (3/15) for Yrst collegiate save Scored as a pinch-runner against Florida Gulf Coast (3/11) Dazzled a dayprior (3/10) by tossing 3.1 one-hit innings to keep the Lions tied in extraframes Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings against Saint Josephs (3/8) Posteda scoreless eighth in the series opener at #4 Texas (2/27) Retired the onlytwo batters he faced in the season-opener against St. Johns (2/20).

PENN STATE FOOTBALL: An Academic All-Big Ten honoree, owning a3.57 GPA Saw action once in 2009, against even-

tual Big Ten Champion and Rose Bowl participantOhio State A talented and dedicated

player ... Saw action in two games in2008 Made collegiate debut inthe season-opening win over FloridaInternational Also played in the

38-7 win over #19 Wisconsin.

HIGH SCHOOL: Standout football,baseball and basketball player at Grove City

Named First Team All-County and First Team All-Dis-trict in baseball Four-year letterwinner, who was a

pitcher and center Yelder Was a District X cham-pion three times Also excelled in football under

head coach Je Bell, earning First Team All-State at defensive back in 2005 and 2006and Second Team All-State in 2004.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jesse Lee Alfreno Born on July 10, 1987 in Grove City, Pa. Parents areMark and Wendy Alfreno Double majoring in Advertis-ing/Public Relations and Employment Relations. Minoring in

Business.

JesseALFRENOGrove City, Pa.Grove City

Senior RHP 5-11 195 Bats: R Throws: R

CAREER BESTSInnings Pitched: 3.1 vs. Fla. Gulf Coast (3/10/09)Hits: 0, nine times; last vs. Michigan State (5/1/10)Earned Runs: 0, 17 times; last vs. Michigan STate (5/1/10)Walks: 0, 15 times; last vs. Michigan STate (5/1/10)Strikeouts: 3 vs. La Salle (4/29/09)

ALFRENOS CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App-GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2009 4.44 1-0 20-0 0 0 0 1 26.1 21 14 13 14 12 4 0 3 93 .226 3 32010 8.85 2-1 19-0 0 0 0 0 20.1 24 21 20 20 10 4 1 3 109 .308 2 3Totals 6.36 3-1 39-0 0 0 0 1 46.2 45 35 33 34 22 8 1 6 223 .263 5 6

GETTING TO KNOW JESSE

Nickname: Jalf

Favorite Thing About Penn State: All the people and the sense of pridethat they bring to the university

Favorite Thing About Medlar Field At Lubrano Park: It is constructedsomewhat after PNC Park (in Pittsburgh).

Favorite Penn State Sport Other Than Baseball: Football

Favorite Pro Team: Pittsburgh Steelers



AS A JUNIOR IN 2010: Strong Yrst season in Happy Valley, hitting .263with nine home runs and 37 RBI ... e nine long balls were second on theteam, only to Ben Heath's 18 ... Six of them came in conference play, themost by any designated hitter in the Big Ten ... Slugged .474, third on thesquad while also walking 25 times to up on-base percentage to .370 ... Went2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in the series opener at Min-nesota (5/14) ... Homered in four of six games spanning Apr. 24 throughMay 2 ... Also recorded at least one RBI in six straight games, his secondstreak of six or more game this season ... Hit a big two-run home run inseries Ynale vs. Michigan State (5/2) ... Went 1-for-4 with a mammothhome run to right vs. La Salle (4/27) ... Hit second home run in as manydays, Ynishing 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored in the seriesYnale against the Buckeyes (4/25) ... Went 2-for-5 with a home run,three RBI and two runs scored in front of many friends and fam-ily at Ohio State (4/24) ... Big day vs. Duquesne (4/20), going2-for-3 with two walks, a double, three RBI and two runs scored... 1-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored in series opener atPurdue (4/16) ... Was intentionally walked twice after pinch-hitting appearance vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh (4/13) ... Went1-for-3 in consecutive games against Northwestern(4/9-10) ... Walked twiceagainst Bucknell (4/6) ... Fin-ished sensational week bygoing 2-for-4 with adouble and runscored. Marked hissixth multi-hitgame of the season ... Huge game at Illinois (4/2) in Yrst-everBig Ten game, Ynishing 3-for-6 with two home runs, Yve RBIand three runs scored ... Hit second home run of the season atKent State (3/30), Ynishing 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runsscored ... Had a hit, RBI and two walks in Game Two of a dou-

bleheader against Hofstra (3/27) ... Recorded an RBI in seven consecutivegames dating from Mar. 12 at Texas State to Mar. 21 against Kent State ...Went 2-for-6 with a double and career-high four RBI at Winthrop (3/20)... Was 1-for-3 with a walk, RBI and run scored earlier in the day againstColumbia (3/20) ... Started the Coca-Cola Classic with 2-for-4 eort againstKent State (3/19). Also had two RBI and a run scored ... Posted an RBI inall three games of the Texas State (3/12-14) series. Also played in the Yeldfor the Yrst time all season, seeing time in the outYeld ... Reached base twiceat Texas A&M (3/9), recording a walk, double and run scored ... Went 2-for-5, including Yrst home run in a Penn State uniform, against DallasBaptist (3/6) ... Had Penn State's second walk-o single in as many days,doing so in the 13th inning against Seton Hall (2/27). Finished the game

1-for-4 with two walks and the RBI ... Posted a hit in debut with theNittany Lions against Cincinnati (2/26), Ynishing 1-for-3.

BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE: Strong contributor for the BlinnJr. College Buccaneers out of Brenham, Texas Hit .316 with

Yve home runs and 38 RBI as a freshman in 2007 Nom-inated to Junior College All-Star Game in the fall of 2008 Buccaneers hit over 100 home runs that year ... Voted

team captain for the spring of 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL: Led Langham Creek High School to back-to-back 20+ win seasons Named First-Team All-District and

was a unanimous selection for the All-Greater Houston All-StarTeam Also played for the Houston Raiders out of the Premier

Senior League Busy outside of baseball as well, volunteering tohelp out Special Olympics and various other activities.

PERSONAL: Full name is Mario Anthony Eramo Born on April24, 1989 in Charlotte, N.C. Parents are Mark and Trish Eramo

Brother of Natalie (18) and Dominic (16) Majoring inCommunications Arts and Sciences.

MarioERAMOHouston, TexasBlinn Community College

Senior C/UTL 6-0 215 Bats: L Throws: R

CAREER BESTSAt bats: 6, twice; last vs. Illinois (4/2/10)Runs: 3 vs. Illinois (4/ 2/10)Hits: 3 vs. Illinois,(4/ 2/10)RBI: 5 vs. Illinois, (4/ 2/10)Doubles: 1, five times; last vs. Duquesne(4/20/10)Home Runs: 2 vs. Illinois, (4/ 2/10)Stolen Bases: N/A

ERAMOS CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG % BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2010 .263 47-40 152 26 40 5 0 9 37 72 .474 25 3 54 3 .370 4 0 0-4 25 0 5 .833Totals .263 47-40 152 26 40 5 0 9 37 72 .474 25 3 54 3 .370 4 0 0-4 25 0 5 .833

GETTING TO KNOW MARIO

Favorite Thing About Penn State: The tradition

Favorite Thing About Medlar Field At Lubrano Park: Mt. Nittany behindcenter field

Favorite Major League Baseball Player: Derek Jeter

Favorite Penn State Sport Other Than Baseball: Volleyball

Favorite Athlete (Any Sport): Lance Armstrong

Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees



AS A JUNIOR IN 2010: Hit .256 in 36 games (34 starts) at shortstopwith one home run and 15 RBI ... Also walked 15 times and was hit bythree pitches, good for a .350 on-base percentage ... Strong defensively aswell, improving his Yelding percentage by 70 points from 2009 in postinga .950 mark ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI as part of thrilling walk-o winagainst Michigan (5/21). His two-run single started the scoring in the ninthinning ... Finished series against Iowa (5/9) with 2-for-5 performance,including Yrst home run of the season ... Huge weekend vs. Michigan State,hitting going 7-for-12 (.583) ... Finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and a runscored on Saturday (5/1) ... Opened series on Friday (4/30) by tying career-high in hits and runs (four each). Reached base safely in all six plateappearances, also walking twice ... Went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a runscored at Ohio State (4/24) ... Walked twice a day prior (4/23) against oneof the nation's top pitchers - Alex Wimmers. Also made a number of sen-sational plays in the Yeld ... Went 2-for-4 with Yrst stolen base of season vs.Mount St. Mary's (4/21) ... Hit a two-run double in the Big Ten opener atIllinois (4/2), barely missing a grand slam while Ynishing 3-for-5 with twoRBI and a run scored ... Big game at Kent State (3/30), Ynishing 1-for-2with a double, two walks, two RBI and two runs scored. Marked Yrst extra-base hit of season ... Saw Yrst action in three weeks as a pinch-hitter againstHofstra (3/27). Laid down a sacriYce while scoring a run ... Walkedand scored vs. Dallas Baptist (3/6) before leaving with an injury... Finished 1-for-4 against McNeese State (3/5) ... Went 2-for-4 in consecutive games to open the season - againstCincinnati (2/26) and Seton Hall (2/27) ... Reached basethree times against the Pirates (2/27), also walking once... Had a hit and RBI to go along with those two hitsvs. Cincinnati (2/26). Has the distinction of drivingin Penn State's Yrst run of the season, coming in thesecond inning.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009: Played in 30 games, starting 27, in Yrstseason at Penn State ... Finished the year with a .229 average with seven ofhis 25 hits going for extra bases ... Posted six doubles, a home run, 11 RBIand 20 runs scored ... Season was highlighted by a career-best eight-gamehitting streak spanning Mar. 22 through Apr. 4 ... Tallied at least one hit in16 games and multiple knocks in six contests ... Had a hit and RBI againstMount St. Mary's (4/15) ... Finished 1-for-5 with two RBI vs. Bucknell(4/8) ... Strong in game one of a doubleheader at Michigan (4/4), Ynishing2-for-5 with a double, run scored and the go-ahead RBI in a 6-4 victory ...Posted a hit and run against Bucknell (3/31) ... Impressive vs. #16 OhioState (3/29), recording three hits (one double, two singles), three RBI andtwo runs. Was only retired once ... Scored both Penn State runs a day prior(3/28) ... Reached base twice and Ynished 1-for-3 in the series-opener (3/27)... Hit a double for the second-straight day, this time at Temple (3/25) ...Finished 1-for-5 with a double and run scored at Kent State (3/24) ... Was1-for-4 with a walk, run scored and RBI against NYIT (3/22) ... Walkedtwice in the series-opener against Rutgers (3/13) ... Enjoyed career gameagainst Florida Gulf Coast (3/11): 4-for-5 with a double, home run, walk,two RBI and career-high four runs scored ... Posted a walk, RBI and tworuns despite not recording a hit vs. Lehigh (3/8) ... Had two hits in four at-bats against Akron (3/7) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and run in the seriesopener at #4 Texas (2/27) ... Strong all-around game against Northwestern

(2/21) included two hits (in six at-bats), an RBI, run scored and Yrst-career stolen base.

YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE: Played shortstop and thirdbase for Young Harris in Georgia ... Hit .333 as a freshmanin 2007 before an injury ended season ... First Team All-Conference and All-District that season ... Named to the

All-Tournament Team at the JUCO World Series.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school baseball atGeorge Walton High School in Marietta, Ga. ...

Was selected as one of the top 80 high school play-ers in the state of Georgia ... Selected to theGeorgia Dugout Club All-Star Team as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Michael StuartGlantz ... Born on May 27, 1988 inAtlanta, Ga. ... Parents are Andy and

Michele Glantz ... Has a sister namedMelissa ... Majoring in communicationarts and sciences.

MichaelGLANTZMarietta, Ga.Young Harris/George Walton

Senior SS 6-3 210 Bats: R Throws: R

GLANTZS CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG % BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2009 .229 30-27 109 20 25 6 0 1 11 34 .312 9 3 28 4 .306 0 1 2-3 57 90 20 .8802010 .256 36-34 117 20 30 4 0 1 15 37 .316 15 3 31 1 .350 2 4 1-3 66 105 9 .950Totals .243 66-61 226 40 55 10 0 2 26 71 .314 24 6 59 5 .329 2 5 3-6 123 195 29 .916

CAREER BESTSAt-Bats: 6, two times; last vs. Fla. Gulf Coast(3/10/09)Runs: 4, twice; last vs. Michigan State (5/1/10)Hits: 4, twice; last vs. Michigan State (5/1/10)RBI: 3 vs. Ohio State (3/29/09)Doubles: 1, 10 timesHome Runs: 1, twice; last vs. Iowa (5/9/10)Stolen Bases: 1, 3 times; last vs. Mount St.Marys (4/21/10)

GETTING TO KNOW MICHAEL

Favorite Thing About Medlar Field At Lubrano Park: The heaters in thedugout

Favorite Major League Baseball Player: Chipper Jones

Favorite Penn State Sport Other Than Baseball: Basketball

Favorite Athletic Memory at Penn State: The road trips with the team

Favorite Athlete (Any Sport): Andre Agassi

Favorite Pro Team: Atlanta Braves

AS A JUNIOR IN 2010: Strong junior season, including a .298 averagein 29 games (26 starts), at both catcher and designated hitter ... Also hadtwo home runs and 14 RBI in 94 at-bats ... Part of an impressive 1-2 punchat catcher, combining with classmate Ben Heath for 101 hits, 25 doubles,21 home runs and 71 RBI ... Went 1-for-2 in Ynal action of the season vs.Michigan (5/21) ... Had a pinch-hit two-RBI double as part of 22-5 winover Michigan State (5/1). Marked team's Yrst pinch-hit of the season ...Drew walk-o bases loaded walk against Bucknell (4/6). Finished game withan RBI and run scored ... Posted second straight three-hit game at Illinois(4/4), Ynishing 3-for-3 with a walk, two doubles (to tie career-high), RBIand run scored ... Huge game at Illinois (4/3), Ynishing 3-for-4 to tie acareer-high while hitting second home run of season with an RBI andtwo runs scored ... Doubled and scored at home against Kent State(3/31) ... Set a new career-high with two doubles in the seriesYnale vs. Hofstra (3/28) ... Also had two hits in Game One of Sat-urday's doubleheader against the Pride ... Tied a career-high withthree hits (in four at-bats)against Columbia (3/20). Also had adouble and run scored ... Finished 2-for-4 with a double,home run, RBI and two runs scored at Texas State(3/13).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009: Shared timeat catcher with fellow classmate Ben Heath ...Played in 29 games, starting 27 while nearlycracking a .300 batting average ... Hit .298(Yfth on the team) with two home runs, 18RBI and 19 runs scored ... Also had twodoubles and a triple for a .426 slugging per-centage ... Walked seven times and was hitby four pitches for a .361 on-base percentage... Was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in the sea-son-Ynale against #21 Minnesota (5/16) ... Finished 1-for-3with a double, two RBI and a run scored in the series-opener

(5/14) ... Drove in Penn State's only run via his second home run of the sea-son at Michigan State (5/1) ... Hit Yrst-career triple and had an RBI vs.Mount St. Mary's (4/15) ... Finished 3-for-5 with a walk, RBI and threeruns scored at Michigan (4/5) ... Drove in one of the Lions' two runs against#16 Ohio State (3/28) ... Was 1-for-3 with two runs at Kent State (3/24)... Impressive against NYIT (3/21) with a 1-for-3 showing, along with awalk, double, RBI and two runs scored ... Went 1-for-4 a day earlier (3/20)with a clutch two-run home run ... Strong in game one of a doubleheadervs. Rutgers (3/14) included 2-for-4 with a double and two runs ... Finished3-for-5 with three runs scored in the series-opener (3/13) ... Drove in tworuns against Florida Gulf Coast (3/11) ... Had a hit, RBI and run a dayprior (3/10) while catching all 14 inning.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Played in nine games, includingthree starts ... Displayed a good ability to get on base in limitedtime, Ynishing 3-for-12 while also drawing three walks and two hit-

by-pitches for a.471 on-base percentage ... Two of the three hits weredoubles ... Started two games at catcher and one at DH .... Dou-

bled in only at-bat against Villanova (4/30) ... Had a walk andrun scored against Bethune-Cookman (3/15) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and run against Connecticut (3/11) inYrst-career start.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of varsity baseball atWest Chester East High School in West Chester, Pa. ...

Named First Team All-Ches-Mont as both a junior and sen-ior and Second Team All-Ches-Mont as a sophomore ...

Garnered Second Team All-Area as both a sophomore andjunior and First Team All-Southeastern PA as a senior ... Helped

lead squad to Ches-Mont championships in three of four years ...Team won District 1 championship as a freshman, made the statesemiYnals as a sophomore and the state quarterYnals as a senior ...Hit .400 as a senior in team's 20-5 season ... Hit .386 as a juniorand .400 as a sophomore ... A member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Gordon Jacobs ... Born onJune 10, 1989 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. ... Parents are Bob and Cheryl

Jacobs ... Brother of Andrea and Brian ... Mother and aunt alsoattended Penn State ... A communication arts and sciences major.



BobbyJACOBSWest Chester, Pa.West Chester East

Senior C 6-0 200 Bats: R Throws: R

CAREER BESTSAt-Bats: 5, five times; last at Michigan (4/5/09)Runs: 3, two times; last at Michigan (4/5/09)Hits: 3, five times; last vs. Minnesota (5/16/10)RBI: 3, two times; last vs. Minnesota (5/16/09)Doubles: 2, twice; last vs. Illinois (4/4/10)Home Runs: 1, four times; last vs. Illinois (4/3/10)

JACOBS CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG % BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2008 .250 9-3 12 3 3 2 0 0 0 5 .417 3 2 1 0 .471 0 0 0-0 21 4 1 .9622009 .298 29-27 94 19 28 4 1 2 18 40 .426 7 4 21 0 .361 3 2 0-1 199 19 4 .9822010 .298 29-26 94 12 28 9 0 2 14 43 .457 7 2 19 0 .349 3 3 0-0 53 7 1 .984Totals .295 67-56 200 34 59 15 1 4 32 88 .440 17 8 41 0 .364 6 5 0-1 273 30 6 .981

GETTING TO KNOW BOBBY

Nickname: Bobbo

Favorite Thing About Penn State: The great tradition and opportunity

Favorite Thing About Medlar Field At Lubrano Park: The top of the linefacilities

Favorite Major League Baseball Player: Jimmy Rollins




AS A JUNIOR IN 2010: Enjoyed an up and down season in Yrst DivisionI action after transferring from junior college (Frank Philips College) ... Hit.207 in 92 at-bats on the season (23 starts) while moving to pitcher mid-season, where he appeared in 11 games (one start) with a 6.75 ERA and asave ... Only allowed 14 hits in 14.2 innings, good for a .275 opponent bat-ing average ... Also struck out 12 ... Recorded one of the team's three saveson the season ... Impressed in Yrst-career start, going a career-high Yveinnings in the season-Ynale vs. Michigan (5/22), allowing only Yve hitsand three runs while striking out three. Did not allow a run over hisYnal three frames ... Retired the only batter he faced two days prior(5/20) against the Wolverines ... Tossed a scoreless inning at Min-nesota (5/16) ... Struck out a career-high three batters in 1.1innings vs. Iowa (5/8) ... Pitched a career-high two innings,allowing one run vs. Duquesne (4/20) ... Picked up Yrst-careersave along with an inYeld single vs. Northwestern (4/11) ...Recorded a hit in four straight games, including a pair of hitsalong with an RBI and run scored in the series Ynale at TexasState (3/14) ... Extended hitting streak to seven games with sec-ond straight 2-for-4 performance against Lamar (3/7). Alsostole second base of the season ... Hit safely in both ends of adoubleheader (3/6), going 2-for-4 with a double againstLamar and 1-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scoredagainst Dallas Baptist. Also stole Yrst-career base againstthe Patriots ... Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored vs.McNeese State (3/5) ... Had one hit in all three games ofthe Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge ... Went 1-for-6 with asingle and RBI against Notre Dame (2/28) ... Stronggame vs. Seton Hall (2/27) with a triple and sacriYce Zy.e triple came only two batters into the bottom of theYrst while the sacriYce Zy tied the score in the eighth toforce extra innings. Also scored a run ... Recorded a hit inhis Yrst Penn State game against Cincinnati (2/26).

FRANK PHILLIPS COLLEGE: Standout performer at Frank Phillips Col-lege, capped o with First Team NJCAA All-America honors in June ... Alsonamed WJCAC All-Conference and received All Region V Honors ... Hit.497 with a school-record 16 home runs, 30 doubles, eight triples and 75RBI in 2009 ... Attended the Texas/New Mexico Junior College All-Star

Game in 2008 ... Voted Frank Phillips College Newcomer of the Year.

SUMMER LEAGUES: A key part of the Texas CollegiateLeague's Coppell Copperhead summer league team in 2009 ...Helped lead squad to the season championship behind ateam-best 27 RBI ... Finished with a .212 batting average,three home runs, three doubles and a triple.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school baseball for theAlamogordo (N.M.) Tigers ... Was an All-District

InYelder both junior and senior years ... Additionalactivities includes calf roping, team roping and Ysh-

ing.

PERSONAL: Full name is Tyler Heath John-son ... Born on May 20, 1989 in Alamogordo,N.M. ... Parents are Carl Johnson and Doug

and Donnette Nelson ... Brother of Karly John-son (17) and Meg Nelson (11) ... Majoring in landscape

contracting with a design option.

HeathJOHNSONAlamagordo, N.M.Frank Philips College

Senior OF 6-1 180 Bats: R Throws: R

CAREER BESTSInnings: 5.0 vs. Michigan (5/22/10)Hits: 0, three times; last vs. Michigan (5/20/10)Earned Runs: 0, five times; last vs. Michigan (5/20/10)Walks: 0, five times; last vs. Michigan (5/20/10)Strikeouts: 3, twice; last vs. Michigan (5/22/10)

JOHNSONS CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG % BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2010 .207 23-22 92 10 19 2 1 0 6 23 .250 4 2 21 0 .250 2 2 2-4 39 8 1 .979Totals .207 23-22 92 10 19 2 1 0 6 23 .250 4 2 21 0 .250 2 2 2-4 39 8 1 .979

GETTING TO KNOW HEATH

Nickname: Cowboy

Favorite Major League Baseball Player: Ian Kinsler


Favorite Pro Team: Atlanta Braves

Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Harry Caray

Favorite Musical Artist: Casey Donahew Band



AS A SENIOR IN 2010: Redshirt season due to injury.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2009: Posted a superb Yrst season as a Nittany Lionafter transferring from Alvin Community College ... Finished the seasonwith a .356 batting average, second on the squad (and 15th in the Big Ten)to go along with a team-leading 22 stolen bases (which was third in theconference) ... ose 22 swipes were also good for fourth in Penn State sin-gle-season history and a full 15 more than the next-most onthe `09 squad (Mike Deese and Cory Wine) ... Had 58hits, third-best on the team while playing in 45 games (andstarting 39) ... Scored 39 runs to tie for the team lead ... Wasthe only Nittany Lion to post multiple hits against #21 Min-nesota (5/14), Ynishing 2-for-5 ... Finished 2-for-5 with astolen base and two runs vs. La Salle (4/29) ... Had a hit, runscored, RBI and walk against Illinois (4/25) ... Was 1-for-3 a dayprior (4/24) ... Monster game against Mount St. Mary's (4/15),reaching base all Yve times via 3-for-3 hitting with two walks.Also Ynished with a career-high four stolen bases and fourruns scored ... Was 3-for-5 with a stolen base and runscored in the opening game of the Purdue series (4/10)... Impressive eort sparked a 15-11 win over #16 OhioState (3/29), Ynishing 3-for-4 with two walks, an RBI, runscored and stolen base ... Drove in one of the Lions' two runsvs. the Buckeyes (3/28) and added a stolen base ... Reached basetwice via a hit and walk in the series-opener (3/27) ... Was 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored at Temple (3/25)... Posted three hits, two RBI and a stolen base at Kent State(3/24) ... Reached base four times behind three walks and ahit while knocking in a run in the series-Ynale vs. NYIT(3/22) ... Had an all-around game a day prior (3/21) with ahit, walk, two runs scored and two stolen bases ... Was 2-for-4 in the series-opener against the Highlanders (3/20) ... Finished

with a hit and RBI in the series-Ynale against Rutgers (3/15) ... Went 2-for-3 with a walk in game two of a doubleheader against the Scarlet Knights(3/14) ... Strong overall eort in game one included a walk, hit, RBI, runscored and stolen base ... Impressed in the series-opener against Rutgers,hitting 3-for-4 with a walk, stolen base and four runs scored ... Pinch-hitagainst Florida Gulf Coast (3/11) and Ynished 2-for-2 with three RBI anda run scored ... Went 3-for-7 with an RBI and run scored as part of 14-inning marathon a day earlier (3/10) ... Finished 3-for-4 with two stolenbases and two runs scored against Lehigh (3/8) ... Huge game against Akron(3/7) included a 2-for-3 eort with a double, two walks and two runs scored... Had one of Penn State's Yve hits in game two of a doubleheader against#4 Texas (2/28) ... Recorded a pinch-hit single and scored in game one ...Went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored against Seton Hall (2/22) ...

Stole a base a day prior against Northwestern (2/21) ... Opened theseason with a 1-for-4 performance against St. John's (2/20)

with a walk and run scored.

ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Served as Alvin'scaptain for both freshman and sophomore campaigns,

hitting .370 and .421 in those seasons, respectively ... Selectedto the Texas-New Mexico JUCO All-Star Team ... Wasawarded the Rawlings Big Stick Award at the JUCO WorldSeries for being the leading hitter of the tournament (.556average) ... Named Most Valuable Player after sweeping

Regionals and leading squad to the World Series appearance ...Stole 31 bases as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL: Unanimously named All-District 23 as a junior andsenior at Deer Park ... Named First Team All-Greater Houston in 2005along with selection to the All-Greater Houston Coaches Association

5A All-Star Team ... Was the District 23-5A batting champ with a.528 batting average ... Batted .441 as a senior and .348 as asophomore.

PERSONAL: Full name is Blake Alan Lynd ... Born on Feb-ruary 18, 1988 in Houston, Texas ... Parents are Greg Lyndand Joan Dugan ... Brother of Michelle, Bryce, and Brady ...Majoring in communication arts and sciences.

BlakeLYNDDeer Park, TexasAlvin Community College

Senior OF 5-7 170 Bats: L Throws: L

CAREER BESTSAt-Bats: 7 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3/10/09)Runs: 4, two times; last vs. Mount St. Marys (4/15/09)Hits: 3, seven times; last vs. Mount St. Marys(4/15/09)RBI: 3 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3/11/09)Doubles: 1 vs. Akron (3/7/09)Walks: 3 vs. NYIT (3/22/09)Stolen Bases: 4 vs. Mount St. Marys (4/15/09)

LYNDS CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG % BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2009 .356 45-39 163 39 58 1 0 0 16 59 .362 26 0 25 1 .442 1 3 22-31 104 1 1 .991Totals .356 45-39 163 39 58 1 0 0 16 59 .362 26 0 25 1 .442 1 3 22-31 104 1 1 .991

GETTING TO KNOW BLAKE

Nickname: Dude

Favorite Thing About Penn State: The tradition and rich history

Favorite Thing About Medlar Field At Lubrano Park: I like how the out-field plays big. It gives me a lot of room to track down fly balls.

Favorite Major League Baseball Player: Shane Victorino




AS A JUNIOR IN 2010: Key lefty reliever out of the bullpen who enjoyeda breakout season ... Finished with a 1-1 record along with a career-best6.11 ERA in career-high 17.2 innings pitched ... Appeared in 16 games,Yfth on the team ... Also struck out a career-high 10 batters ... Had six con-secutive scoreless appearances, the second longest streak of his careerspanning Apr. 13 - May 8. Did not allow a run in Yve April outings ...Tossed a scoreless frame against Iowa (5/8) ... rew a scoreless ninth inningin 18-7 win over Michigan State (4/30) ... Tied a season-high 2.2 innings,allowing only one hit and no runs against La Salle (4/27) ... Recorded thelast out of a 14-6 win at Ohio State (4/25) ... Tossed 0.1 scoreless inningsvs. Duquesne (4/20) ... Picked up Yrst win of the season, tossing 0.2 score-less frames against No. 24 Pittsburgh (4/13) ... Went a season-high 2.2innings in minimizing the damage at Kent State (3/30). Also marked sec-ond longest outing of career ... Retired the only batter he faced againstin the Coca-Cola Classic Championship Game against Kent State(3/21) ... Had a scoreless inning with a strikeout at Lamar (3/7) ...Tossed a scoreless inning against Notre Dame (2/28), cominginto a jam while minimizing damage in allowing only one run.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009: Had spurts of excellenceas a sophomore, including no earned runs in Yve of 10appearances, all out of the bullpen ... Also didn't allowa hit on four occasions ... Allowed one run or fewerseven times ... Finished season with an 0-1 recordand 11.05 ERA in 7.1 innings ... Retired only twobatters he faced against Illinois (4/26) ... Didn'tallow an earned run in an inning vs. #16 Ohio State(3/28) ... Tossed a scoreless ninth in Game One of adoubleheader vs. Rutgers (3/14) ... Retired the only bat-ter he faced in the series-opener against #4 Texas (2/27)and Northwestern (2/21).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Walk-on reliever turned insome strong performances ... Held opponents scoreless in

eight of 12 appearances ... Began career with three straight scoreless out-ings, spanning 2.1 innings ... Did not allow an earned run in threeappearances of Big Ten play (2.2 innings) ... Held opponent without a hitin Yve appearances and allowed more than one hit three times and morethan two hits only once ... Finished the season with seven straight scorelessinnings dating back to Apr. 11, only giving up two hits in that span ...Pitched a scoreless frame against Michigan State (5/4) ... Had long andimpressive outing vs. Youngstown State (4/23), pitching four innings (10th-13th), allowing just one hit with a walk and two strikeouts for Yrst-collegiate

win ... Tossed 0.1 scoreless innings against La Salle (4/22) ...Posted 1.2 scoreless frames over a two-day span against Pur-due (4/11-12) ... Gave up Yrst collegiate hit, but still tossed0.2 scoreless innings against Connecticut (3/11) ... Pitcheda scoreless inning with a strikeout against Monmouth

(3/10) ... Retired only batter in Yrst collegiate appearanceagainst Wake Forest (3/2).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two varsity letters at State CollegeArea High School ... Went 8-0 as a senior with a 2.94 ERAand was named First Team All-MAC and a CPL All-Star inthe Little Lions' 18-3 season ... Had a 0.00 ERA as a juniorand led the CPL in saves as the squad went 20-4 ... Was amember of the high honor roll and a faculty scholar honoree

for having a 3.5 GPA or higher ... Graduated with a 4.3 GPA.

PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Walker Pierce ... Born on June 27,1988 in State College, Pa. ... Parents are Greg and Linda Pierce ... Sister,

Katie (25) attended Penn State ... Father is a Ynance professor at PennState and mother is a human resources director ... An industrial engi-neering major.

CAREER BESTSInnings Pitched: 4.0 vs. Youngstown State (4/23/08)Hits: 0, 12 times; last vs. Duquesne (4/20/10)Earned Runs: 0, 22 times; last vs. Iowa (5/8/10)Walks: 0, 28 times; last vs. Michigan (5/22/10)Strikeouts: 2, four times; last vs. Michigan

(5/22/10)

PIERCES CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App-GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2008 6.39 1-0 12-0 0 0 0 0 12.2 13 9 9 2 6 3 1 1 51 .255 1 12009 11.05 0-1 10-0 0 0 0 0 7.1 14 11 9 3 3 2 2 2 35 .400 0 02010 6.11 1-1 16-0 0 0 0 0 17.2 30 13 12 4 10 7 0 0 91 .395 1 6Totals 7.17 2-2 38-0 0 0 0 0 37.2 57 33 30 9 19 12 3 3 185 .352 2 7

MikePIERCEState College Pa.State College

Senior LHP 5-11 185 Bats: L Throws: L

GETTING TO KNOW MIKE

Major & Why: Industrial Engineering - Penn State has a great engi-neering program

Favorite Thing About Medlar Field At Lubrano Park: The fans in the rightfield bleachers

Favorite Major League Baseball Player: Houston Street


Favorite Athletic Memory at Penn State: Extra inning win againstYoungstown State in 2008



AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010: Strong Yrst season of starting dutyincluded a .354 average (third on the team) along with a team-leading 75hits while starting all 52 games ... Played strong Yrst base, including 472putouts which stand third in school history for a single-season ... Led theLions with 24 multi-hit games ... Also Ynished with 14 doubles, two homeruns, 33 RBI and 101 total bases ... e hit total is good for seventh inschool history while total bases stand just outside the top 10 ... Was also atthe plate for three of the Lions' six walk-o victories this season ... Also sawtime on the mound, throwing 3.1 innings over four games while allowingonly one earned run ... Finished the season with two straight 2-for-4 eortsagainst Michigan (5/21-22) ... Recorded a single hit in the Yrst two gamesat Minnesota (5/14-15) ... Posted a career-high 12-game hit-ting streak from Apr. 23 until May 15 ... Monsterweekend against Michigan State, hitting .583 (7-for-12) in three games ... Went 3-for-4 on both Friday(4/30) and Saturday (5/1), with seven RBI in thatspan - including a career-high Yve on Saturday. Reachedbase Yve times on Friday, alsowalking twice ...Another multi-hitgame, Ynishing 2-for-4with a run scored vs. LaSalle (4/27) ... Tied acareer-high with three hits, six at-bats and three runs scored as part of impressive oensive outburst atOhio State (4/24) ... Went 3-for-6 with a double, RBI and two runsscored vs. Duquesne (4/20 ...24-game on-base streak was snapped inthe series Ynale at Purdue (4/18) ... Posted two straight two-hitgames at Purdue (4/16-17), including on Friday when he tied acareer-high with two doubles ... Earned Yrst-career win as a pitcher,tossing a scoreless ninth inning against Bucknell (4/6) ... ree hits (infour at-bats), while walking once and getting hit by a pitch in the BigTen opener at Illinois (4/2) ... Posted two hits against Kent State (3/31)

... Tied career-high with three hits in Game Two of Saturday's (3/27) dou-bleheader, with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored ... ird straighttwo-hit game (and sixth in eight games), Ynishing 2-for-4 with an RBI atPittsburgh (3/24) ... Went 2-for-5 with Yrst home run of the season, a three-run shot, in the series opener against Texas State (3/12) ... Posted acareer-high three hits in consecutive games, Ynishing 3-for-5 against bothDallas Baptist (3/6) and Lamar (3/5). Also marked Yrst-career multi-hitgames ... Two of his hits against DBU came in the second inning, becom-ing the Yrst Nittany Lion with two hits in an inning since Mike Deese onMarch 9, 2008 ... Was 1-for-6 against Cincinnati (2/26) with a walk-osingle in the 12th inning.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009: Solid Yrst collegiate season, hitting .280 inlimited action at corner inYeld ... Played 13 games, starting four, with adouble, home run, two RBI and four runs scored in 25 at-bats ... Hit Yrst-career home run in the seventh inning against Akron (3/7), which marked

Yrst-collegiate hit ... Saw Yrst-collegiate action in season-opener againstSt. John's (2/20), Ynishing with a walk and RBI o the bench.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Lake Zurich High School in Illinois... Named All-Conference and All-Area three times and All-

Illinois as a senior .... Batted .542 with a school-record 13home runs, 15 doubles and 56 RBI ... Also went 7-2

with a 0.82 ERA as a pitcher, and threw a no-hitter inthe North Suburban Conference championship

game ... Hit .400 with a .484 on base percentageand .789 slugging percentage as a junior, slugging

10 home runs and driving in 39 ... Named All-Con-ference, All-Area and All-County that season while

serving as team captain ... Hit .423 as a sophomorewith four home runs and 33 RBI to go with a .486 on-base

percentage in leading squad to a 22-9 record ... Drafted in the38th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft

by the Florida Marlins.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joseph Anthony DeBernardis ... Bornon September 28, 1989 in Waukegan, Ill. ... Parents are John

and Joyce DeBernardis ... Father is a Penn State alumnus ...Has six older siblings: three brothers - Jon, Josh, andAdam and three sisters, Kelli, Ashley , and Kristie ... Jonplayed baseball at Pittsburgh ... Majoring in communi-cations.

JoeyDEBERNARDISLake Zurich, Ill.Lake Zurich

Junior 1B 6-1 220 Bats: R Throws: R

DEBERNARDIS CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG % BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2009 .280 13-4 25 4 7 1 0 1 2 11 .440 2 1 6 0 .357 0 0 0-0 18 6 1 .9602010 .354 52-52 212 41 75 14 3 2 33 101 .476 21 4 32 2 .420 1 0 1-1 472 29 4 .992Totals .346 65-56 237 45 82 15 3 3 35 112 .473 23 5 38 2 .414 1 0 1-1 490 35 5 .991

CAREER BESTSAt-Bats: 6, three times; last vs. Ohio State (4/24/10)Runs: 3, twice; last vs. Ohio State (4/24/10)Hits: 3, eight times; last vs. Michigan State (5/1/10)RBI: 5 vs. Michigan State (5/1/10)Doubles: 2, twice; last vs. Purdue (4/16/10)Home Runs: 1, three times; last vs. Michigan State (5/1/10)Stolen Bases: 1 vs. Mount St. Marys (4/21/10)

GETTING TO KNOW JOEY

Nickname: DeBo

Favorite Thing About Penn State: The athletic facilities and the oppor-tunity to meet new people every day

Favorite Thing About Medlar Field At Lubrano Park: The locker room,batting cages and the ping pong table where I consistently beat ElliotSearer, Ryan Clark and of all people, Lou Picconi

Favorite Major League Baseball Player: Albert Pujols




AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010: Strong sophomore season in Yrst year ofstarting duty ... Was the starting left Yelder - 41 times - while also starting10 times in center ... Also versatile within the lineup, batting leado (30),second (2), Yfth (2), sixth (1), seventh (1) and eighth (15) ... In total, bat-ted .289 with three home runs and 24 RBI ... Five triples were within oneof tying the single-season school record ... Also had four doubles ... Stole 24bases, tied for second in program history and within three of the schoolrecord ... Finished with a hit in 23 of his Ynal 27 games dating back to Apr.4 at Illinois, including a career-high 10-game hitting streak in that span ...Went 4-for-11 in Ynal series of the year vs. Michi-gan (5/20-22), including a 2-for-3 performancein the middle game. Hit key double as part of hugeninth-inning rally. Also drove in two and scored one... Posted two hits in all three games against Iowa (5/7-9), Ynishing 2-for-4 in each contest. Also had a walk, twodoubles, three runs and a stolen base ... Was 2-for-5 with awalk, two RBI and run scored vs. Michigan State (5/1) ...Opened series a day prior by tying career-high with three hits(in Yve at-bats) and three runs scored. Also walked ... Went 2-for-4 a walk, stolen base, RBI and run scored at Ohio State (4/25) ...Tied a career-high with two stolen bases vs. Mount St. Mary's(4/21) ... Career day against Duquesne (4/20), going 2-for-4with two walks, a triple, home run, Yve RBI and two runsscored ... Was 2-for-5 with a run scored in each of the Yrst twogames at Purdue (4/16-17) ... Huge part of historic win overNo. 24 Pittsburgh (4/13). Tied a career-high with three hits, sixat-bats, one home run and two RBI ... Finished 2-for-5 with arun scored a day prior against the Wildcats ... Went 2-for-4 vs.Bucknell (4/6) with a walk, pair of inYeld singles, two runsscored and a stolen base ... Finished 2-for-4, including Yrst-career home run, at Illinois (4/4) ... Recorded a walk, RBI andstolen base vs. Kent State (3/31). Marked his sixth consecutive

game with a stolen base ... Hit Yrst-career double, then swiped 15th base ofthe season at Kent State (3/30) ... Strong weekend against Hofstra (3/26-28)was highlighted by Yve stolen bases and Yve hits, including a triple. Also hadthree walks, three RBI and three runs scored ... Big day in doubleheaderday split at Coca-Cola Classic. Started with 3-for-5 performance againstColumbia (3/20), including a triple and two runs scored, one of which wasthe game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Later went 1-for-5 with a walk, three runs scored and two stolen bases against host Winthrop... Posted a hit in every game at Texas State (3/12-14) including two in theseries opener ... Tripled, stolen base, scored and drove in a run against Dal-las Baptist (3/6) ... Career game against McNeese State (3/5), Ynishing witha career-high three hits (in four at-bats) with two RBI, two runs scored anda stolen base ... Reached base three times against Notre Dame (2/28) via ahit and two walks. Also posted a career-high two stolen bases and scored arun.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009: Saw action in 17 games, start-ing four while posting four hits in limited at-bats ... Finishedwith a .190 batting average in Yrst collegiate season, but did

walk three times for a .292 on-base percentage ... Posted a triple,RBI and run scored ... Went 1-for-1 o the bench against La

Salle (4/29) ... Posted only extra-base hit of season (a triple)and drove in one run vs. Bucknell (3/31) ... Reached base onboth plate appearances against Lehigh (3/8), scoring one of

Penn State's 15 runs ... Reached base in three straight plateappearances to open career via two walks and a hit ... Walked in

game one of a doubleheader at #4 Texas (2/28) ... Had a hit in onlyat-bat vs. Northwestern (2/21) in the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge

... Walked in Yrst-career plate appearance in season-opener against St.John's.

HIGH SCHOOL: Standout performer at Hunterdon CentralRegional, owning seven school records ... Recorded 103 hits(46 as a senior in 2008), 38 doubles (19 in 2008), 106 runsscored, 53 walks and 50 stolen bases ... Led the Red Devilsto a Group IV State Championship as a senior along withtwo conference titles in career ... Squad Ynished with a 24-7 record in 2008.

PERSONAL: Full name is Sean Patrick Deegan ... Bornon February 5, 1990 in Scotch Plains, N.J. ... Parents

are Kevin and Pamela Deegan ... Brother ofKerry ... Majoring in liberal arts.

SeanDEEGANReadington, N.J.Hunterdon Central

Junior OF 6-1 200 Bats: L Throws: R

CAREER BESTSAt-Bats: 6, three times; last vs. Pittsburgh (4/13/10)Runs: 2, six times; last vs. Iowa (5/9/10)Hits: 3, two times; last vs. Michigan State (4/30/10)RBI: 5 vs. Duquesne (4/20/10)Doubles: 1, four times; last vs. Michigan(5/21/10)Home Runs: 1, three times; last vs.Duquesne (4/20/10)Stolen Bases: 2, four times; last vs.

Mount St. Marys (4/21/10)

DEEGANS CAREER STATISTICSYear Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG % BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%2009 .190 17-4 21 1 4 0 1 0 1 6 .286 3 0 9 1 .292 0 0 0-1 13 0 0 1.0002010 .289 51-51 218 41 63 4 5 3 24 86 .394 22 0 47 4 .353 1 3 24-27 101 2 2 .981Totals .280 68-55 239 42 67 4 6 3 25 92 .385 25 0 56 5 .347 1 3 24-28 114 2 2 .983

GETTING TO KNOW SEAN

Nickname: Deegs

Favorite Thing About Penn State: All the people I have met and thememories being made

Favorite Thing About Medlar Field At Lubrano Park: The playing sur-face and bleachers in right field

Favorite Major League Baseball Player: Grady Sizemore




AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010: Pitched in Yve games on the season, start-ing one ... Saw action against Kent State (3/31 & 3/21), Texas State (3/12),Lamar (3/7) and McNeese State (3/5) ... Only start was against the GoldenFlashes (3/31), a game the Lions went on to win, 10-8.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009: Posted a 1-0 record in Yrst-collegiate season,primarily out of the bullpen ... Final two appearances of the season weremidweek starts ... Appeared in eight total games, pitching 12.1 innings witha 9.49 ERA ... Allowed barely over a hit per inning (13 in 12.1 innings)while striking out six ... Dazzled with Yve hitless innings in Yrst-career startfor the win against La Salle (4/29), allowing two base runners ... Pitched ascoreless Yfth inning against Kent State (4/1) ... Hurled a 1-2-3 seventhinning as part of 7-4 win at Temple (3/25) ... Had a perfect eighth inningwith one strikeout against NYIT (3/22).

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-sport athlete at Souderton High School in bothbaseball and football ... Led the Indians' baseball team to the PIAA StateFinals, a District I Championship and a Suburban One Conference Title in2007 ... Quarterbacked football team to a conference championship as asenior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Louis Franklin ... Born on January 4,1990 in Souderton, Pa. ... Parents are Louis and Carol ... Brother of Jessica(21) ... Majoring in business administration.

MikeFRANKLINHarleysville, Pa.Souderton

Junior LHP 6-3 205 Bats: L Throws: L

FRANKLINS CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W-L App-GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP2009 9.49 1-0 8-2 0 0 0 0 12.1 13 13 13 8 6 4 0 2 59 .271 0 22010 29.70 0-0 5-1 0 0 0 0 3.1 8 11 11 11 5 2 0 0 30 .444 1 1Totals 13.79 1-0 13-3 0 0 0 0 15.2 21 24 24 19 11 6 0 2 89 .318 1 3

CAREER BESTSInnings Pitched: 5.0 vs. La Salle (4/29/09)Hits: 0, four times; last vs. Texas State (3/12/10)Earned Runs: 0, four times; last vs. La Salle (4/29/09)Walks: 0, four times; last vs. Lamar (3/7/10)Strikeouts: 2, twice; last vs. Texas State (3/12/10)

GETTING TO KNOW MIKE

Favorite Thing About Penn State: Besides baseball, the entire town andcommunity revolve around the university.

Favorite Thing About Medlar Field At Lubrano Park: First class facilitywhether it be the field, lock

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