2006 washington state university cougar players

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2006Washingtonstateuniversity

CougarPlayers

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34graNTaleXaNDer**Catcher/Pitcher/Infielderrs-seniorB/right,T/right6-1/210FarmersBranch,TexasTurnerHigh‘01

aleXaNDer’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned varsity letters in three sports, including three in football, three in baseball for coach Tommy Bohannon and one in basketball…played third, short, outfield and pitched…linebacker in football…captained both the football and baseball teams (twice). SOPHOMORE: After leading the freshmen team to a 9-1 record as a quarterback, played both quarterback and safety with the varsity…hit .380 in baseball and was Turner’s offensive player-of-the-year. JUNIOR: Moved to linebacker during the football season and was named the Lion’s defensive Player-of-the-Year…hit .330 during the baseball season. SENIOR (2000-01): Had outstanding baseball season, hitting .492 while being named to the All-State team…also district 6-5A defensive player-of-the-year during football season.

aleXaNDer’sNeWMeXICoCollegeCareerFRESHMAN (2001-02): Attended the U.S. Naval Academy for one year to play football, but transferred to New Mexico Junior College after one year…did not play baseball at Navy.RS-FRESHMAN (2002-03): Played a variety of positions for head coach Ray Birmingham’s club, including catcher, first base, third base and pitcher…team captain…named NMJC Co-MVP…hit .409 with 11 homers and 55 runs batted in.RS-SOPHOMORE (2003-04): Team captain…hit .391 in 161 at-bats…led the team in singles with 46…played catcher, first base, third base and pitcher.

aleXaNDer‘sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerJUNIOR (2004-05): Enrolled in August, 2004…V-Letter…Games - 17…Starts - 6…BA - 273…made three starts at first base and three at third base during late February and early March…season-high 10 putouts at Hawaii in his first start…also went 2-for-4 in that game and drove home two runs…in a start against Northern Colorado went 3-for-5, scored three runs and drove home two runs while collecting a double and a triple…made three mound appearances…threw 0.2 innings of relief against Southeastern Louisiana, allowing one run…against California pitched two innings in relief and allowed one hit and two runs while striking out three…final mound appearance came against Gonzaga when he recorded one out and didn’t allow a hit. WSU Rankings: BA/.273/9th. here's how he hit against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona dnp, ASU dnp, California .000 (0-1), OSU dnp, Stanford .000 (0-1), UCLA dnp, USC dnp, Washington dnp...his monthly hitting averages: February .400 (2-5), March .250 (4-16), April .000 (0-1), May dnp.

PersoNalGrant Cole Alexander…born 9-01-82 at Dallas, Texas…parents Gary and Lissa Alexander…one younger sister Jill and three younger brothers, Jarrod, Travis and Bo…father played basketball at Dallas Christian and an uncle played football at North Texas State…majoring in general social sciences at WSU.

YEAR g/gS Avg. AB R H RBI �B �B HR BB SO SB-A SAC PO A E F.Avg2005 17/6 .273 22 5 6 6 2 1 0 3 2 1-1 4 32 11 2 .956

37reeseBaKer*PitcherseniorB/left,T/left6-0/220longview,Wash.MarkMorrisHigh‘02

BaKer’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned a total of 12 varsity letters, four each in football, basketball and baseball…captained all three teams as a senior…quarterback during football season and a forward during the hoop season…left handed pitcher in the spring. SOPHOMORE: Threw for 600 yards, ran for 550, scored six touchdowns rushing and threw for five as team finished 5-6…averaged 12 points, five rebounds and two assists during 14-11 hoop season…finished second in the league and district…named to the all-league team…finished with a 3-1 record and a 1.40 ERA in the spring. JUNIOR: Topped the 1,000 yard mark and had nine TD passes, along with 700 rushing yards and nine rushing TDs…an all-league honoree as team finished 6-5 and second in the Greater Saint Helens League…averaged 16 points, eight rebounds, three steals and three assists as hoop team finished 24-4, won the league title and finished second at the district tournament, then fifth in the State tournament…league and area player-of-the-year…named to the All-State team and was team MVP…during the spring posted a 6-1 record with a 0.53 ERA while earning All-GSHL honors. SENIOR (2001-02):

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Threw for 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns and rushed for 850 yards and 12 scores while earning all-league honors….basketball team finished 25-2, winning league and district titles and a third place finish in the State tournament…averaged 13 points and six rebounds while earning all-league, all-area and All-State honors…finished career as the fourth leading scorer in school history, 1,038 points…baseball team MVP and all-league honors after finishing 5-2 with a 0.44 ERA.

BaKer’sloWerColuMBIaCollegeCareerFRESHMAN (2002-03): Played basketball for coach Jim Roffler, averaging five points, five rebounds and two assists…during baseball season pitched for former Cougar Kelly Smith’s team that finished second in the NWAACC…threw 6.2 innings.SOPHOMORE (2003-04): Pitched for LCC…earned All-Western Division NWAACC and NWAACC Conference All-Star second team accolades…led the Devils with a 7-1 record, pitching to a 1.06 ERA in 70.3 innings…led the team in strikeouts with 82.

BaKer‘sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerACADEMIC HONORS: Selected to the WSU Athletics All-Academic Team for 2004-05.JUNIOR (2004-05): Enrolled in August, 2004…Games - 7…Starts - 3……IP - 11.1…ERA - 12.71…Record - 0-2…started two early games against Sacramento State and Southeastern Louisiana and a late season game against LCSC…longest stint 3.2 innings in his first outing against Sacramento State…struck out a season-high four against the Hornets…had two strikeouts in short stints against both California and Arizona…threw one inning of hitless ball against Utah Valley State…monthly pitching totals: February 5.2i/0-2/11.12, March 2.0i/0-0/18.00, April 2.2i/0-0/10.12, May 1.0i/0-0/18.0...pitching against league opponents: Arizona 2.1i/0-0/3.86, ASU dnp, California 1.0i/0-0/36.00, OSU dnp, Stanford dnp, UCLA dnp, USC dnp, Washington 0.1i/0-0/54.0.

PersoNalReese Michael Baker…born 10-07-83 at Longview, Wash….parents Mike and Wylene Baker and Kim Cheatley…one brother, Tyler, two step sisters Lisa and Lora, and two step brothers, Bruce and Kevin…father played baseball and brother Tyler played basketball at Central Washington University…enjoys playing video games and being outdoors…prep GPA was 3.58…held membership in DECA, Potters’s Association, Science Club, Spanish Club…voted most athletic member of senior class…majoring in sport management.

YEAR W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO �B �B HR BA WP HBP BK gP gS Cg Sv2005 0-212.71 11.1 26 23 16 10 8 2 0 1 .448 1 0 0 7 3 0 0

36ZaCHBIrDPitcherJuniorB/right,T/right6-0/195eugene,ore.NortheugeneHigh‘03

BIrD‘sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned four varsity letters in baseball and two in football. SOPHOMORE (2000-01): played outfield, earning All-Midwestern League second-team honors…recipient of MWL gold glove award. JUNIOR (2001-02): First-team All-MWL outfielder…set school record for doubles in a season with 18 and was MWL gold glove winner. SENIOR (2002-03): All-State and all-league first team outfielder…voted team’s most valuable offensive player and earned third-straight MWL gold glove award…participated in State Metro game.

BIrD‘sarIZoNaWesTerNCCCareerFRESHMAN (2003-04): Played both pitcher and outfield positions…started 13 games in the outfield.

BIrD‘sMT.HooDCareerSOPHOMORE (2004-05): Named MWAACC Southern Player of the Year and was All-NWAACC first team pitcher…set school record for complete game shutouts (5) and strikeouts in a season (103)…went 10-1 on the mound…named to NWAACC all-tournament team, which included no-hitter against Linn-Benton CC.

BIrD‘sWsuCareerJUNIOR (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the spring of 2006.

PersoNalZachary Matthew Bird…born 5-17-84 at Eugene, Ore…parents Robert and Vickie Bird…one old sister, Bethany, who played softball at Virginia Tech…enjoys hunting, fishing and camping…played for Aloha Knights, earning All-WCCBL first team honors…plans to pursue a history major at WSU.

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28 NICHolasCeBula*PitcherJuniorB/right,T/right5-11/175Tacoma,Wash.lakesHigh‘03

CeBula‘sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned four letters in baseball for coach Scott Shelgren and three in football, primarily as a receiver and defensive back. JUNIOR: Named to the All-Seamont League second team as a pitcher, posting a 0.75 ERA…football team reached the State championship game…during football season selected MVP of the league’s special teams unit. SENIOR (2002-03): Twice selected to the all-league first team, first as a receiver after football season, then as a pitcher in the spring…the football team was ranked first in the state most of the season before losing in the State playoffs.

CeBula‘sTaCoMaCCCareerFRESHMAN (2003-04): Played one year for coach Mike Naughton…posted a 3.00 ERA with a 4-2 record and two saves while throwing 39 innings…allowed 18 runs, 13 earned, while giving up 26 hits…struck out 45 and gave up just 39 walks…his ERA second best for Titans...team finished 20-24 overall and 11-14 in league action.

CeBula‘sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerSOPHOMORE (2004-05): Enrolled at WSU in January, 2005…V-letter…Games – 16…Starts – 6… IP – 31.1…ERA – 8.04…Record – 2-3…Saves – 0…Earned first in season-opener at Sacramento State, working 1.2 innings in controlled start, allowing one hit with a strikeout…other win came against Utah Valley State, going 5.2 innings, surrendering five runs, four earned, scattering eight hits while striking out four…recorded season-best six strikeouts at California (3/26) in 4.2 innings…monthly pitching totals: February 5.0i/1-2/5.40, March 12.1i/1-0/5.11, April 10.2i/0-0/10.45, May 3.1i/0-1/16.22…pitching against league opponents: ARIZ 3.0i/0-0/12.0, ASU dnp, California 4.2i/0-0/5.78, OSU 2.0i/0-0/9.00, Stanford 2.2i/0-0/10.11, UCLA dnp, USC dnp, Washington 1.0i/0-0/27.0.

PersoNalNicholas Cebula…born 9-13-83 at Tacoma…parents John Cebula and Laurie Williams…no brothers or sisters…his mother, aunt Mary McLeod, and his grandfather Roy McLeod, attended WSU…likes to play golf…general social sciences major.

YEAR W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO �B �B HR BA WP HBP BK gP gS Cg Sv2005 2-3 8.04 31.1 48 31 28 21 24 7 0 2 .361 0 5 3 16 6 0 0

1TraVIsCoulTersecondBaseFreshmanB/left,T/right5-8/141Kennewick,Wash.southridgeHs‘05

CoulTer’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned three varsity letters under coach Tim Sanders at Southrdige High…member of Kennewick Bandit American Legion team that placed second at 2004 World Series…made Baseball Northwest Washington State Junior Olympic Tryout team, the fall scout team. SOPHOMORE: Member of Southridge team that won league and district titles, advancing to second round of State tournament…played for Seattle Mariner Fall Scout Team and Northwest Area Code team. JUNIOR: Led Southridge team with .367 average…Suns finished season as Big-9 and 4A State champions…earned Big-9 All-Conference honors at second base and voted best defensive player by teammates. SENIOR: Helped Southridge to quarterfinal showing at 4A State tournament… SHS team MVP and best offensive player…set school records for batting average (.531), and hits (67)…named Big 9 MVP and was an All-State selection…named state player of the week April 18-22, 2005, by the Seattle Times and was an All-Area selection by the Tri-City Herald.

CoulTer’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the fall of 2005.

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PersoNalMichael Travis Coulter…born 11-26-86 at Pasco, Wash…parents Herb and Michell Colter…enjoys snowboarding and playing guitar…one older sister, Kristin…member of high school honor roll…hit team-leading .449 for Kennewick Bandits…plans to pursue either a business or engineering major at WSU.

39MaTTCroWePitcherFreshmanB/right,T/right5-11/198Kennewick,Wash.southridgeHs‘05

CroWe’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned three varsity letters in both baseball and football at Southridge High…member of 2004 4A State Championship team…played for Don Lindren with Baseball Northwest summer league team. SOPHOMORE: Earned All-Big 9 honorable mention accolades as pitcher…member of Washington State Baseball Northwest team…earned BNW first team all-tournament honors. JUNIOR: Member of State champion Southridge team, earning honorable mention All-State recognition as pitcher…earned All-Big 9 first team, Tri-City Herald All-Area pitcher and Best of the West outstanding pitcher accolades…Baseball Northwest team finished second in American Legion World Series…earned honorable mention acclaim in football as a punter and linebacker. SENIOR: All-Big 9 first team linebacker and second team running back…all-area second-team linebacker.

CroWe’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2005-05): Enrolled at WSU in the fall of 2005.

PersoNalMathew Adam Crowe…born 11-7-86 at Pasco, Wash….parents Mitch and Mary Crowe…one older sister, Jessica…father attended WSU as does sister…enjoys snowmobiling and fishing…interested in majoring in sport management

26WayNeDaMaNJr.**PitchersophomoreB/right,T/right6-0/203Beaver,Wash.ForksHigh‘03

DaMaN‘sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned four varsity letters under head coach Earl Pettit and was Spartan captain as a junior and senior...played shortstop and pitcher. SENIOR (2002-03): Selected to the Team Washington Select Team…posted a 0.78 ERA with 69 strikeouts over 36 innings…had 21 strikeouts in one game…All-State pitcher and league MVP…during summer baseball earned State tournament MVP honors.MLB Draft: Selected by Kansas City in the 24th round.

DaMaN’sWsuCareer:FRESHMAN (2003-04): V-letter…Games - 21…Starts - 3…IP - 43.2…ERA - 4.74…Record - 3-4…Saves - 1. Wins: Beat LCSC in the Banana Belt tournament, Washington after recording just one out and UCLA late in the year…started against Pacific, LCSC and Arizona early in the year…threw 7.0 innings against LCSC, 5.1 innings against Pacific in his first outing of the year and 4.0 innings against Stanford…struck out six against LCSC and four against Pacific and Washington, the latter in two innings…picked up only save against Santa Clara…used in middle relief or short relief roles…opponents hit .276 against him…two short stints against USC, allowing one run (not earned) in 2.2 innings…in last four outings against Sac State, UCLA, LCSC and California gave up just two runs in 5.2 innings (both against UCLA in 2.2 innings of work)…WSU Rankings: Appearances/21/1st; ERA/4.74/2nd…monthly pitching totals: February 9.1i/0-1/2.89, March 11.0i/2-1/4.09, April 13.0i/0-2/5.54, May 10.1i/1-0/6.10/...pitching against league opponents: Arizona 2.2i/0-1/10.12, ASU 2.0i/0-1/13.50, California 1.1i/0-0/0.00, OSU dnp, Stanford 4.0i/0-0/11.25, UCLA 2.2i/1-0/6.75, USC 2.2i/0-0/0.00, Washington 4.2i/1-0/3.86.

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SOPHOMORE (2004-05): V-letter…Games – 18…Starts – 14…IP – 84.1…ERA – 4.91…Record – 7-6…Saves – 1…won first four decisions of season, including 8.0i, one-hit, seven-strikeout performance against Portland (2/20)…went 8.0i in next outing, allowing one run on three hits while matching season-best seven strikeouts in 7-1 WSU victory…worked 6.0 shutout innings in 8-0 win over Northern Colorado (3/12), allowing four hits with three strikeouts…allowed three or fewer earned runs in seven of his starts, including 6.0i, two-run, four-strikeout performance versus Utah Valley State (3/19)…earned WSU’s only conference win, working 5.2i, allowing four runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in 10-7 Cougar victory over UCLA (5/21)…WSU Rankings: Wins/7/T-1st; ERA/4.91/2nd… monthly pitching totals: February 22.0i/2-0/1.23, March 22.2i/2-1/4.76, April 13.0i/1-2/7.62, May 26.2i/2-3/6.75…pitching against league opponents: Arizona 1.2i/0-1/10.78, ASU 5.2i/0-1/4.76, California 5.0i/0-1/10.80, OSU 5.0i/0-0/5.40, Stanford 3.1i/0-1/16.22, UCLA 5.2i/1-0/6.35, USC 4.2i/0-1/9.64, Washington 4.0i/0-1/11.25.

PersoNalWayne Eric Daman Jr….born 10-1-84…parents Wayne Sr. and Starla Daman…one younger sister Jennifer…one cousin Kevin Olson played baseball at Central Washington…enjoys hunting and fishing…majoring in sociology.

YEAR W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO �B �B HR BA WP HBP BK gP gS Cg Sv2004 3-4 4.74 43.2 45 26 23 16 29 11 1 3 .276 2 9 2 21 3 0 12005 7-6 4.91 84.1 101 64 46 32 44 19 0 12 .295 0 4 2 18 14 0 1Career: 10-10 4.85 128.0 146 90 69 48 73 30 1 15 .289 2 13 4 39 17 0 2

38aDaMDeNTZPitcherFreshmanB/left,T/left6-2/190NorthBend,Wash.MountsiHs‘05

DeNTZ’HIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Four-time letterwinner in baseball under coach Gary McGreger at Mount Si High. SOPHOMORE: Earned varsity letter in baseball. JUNIOR: All-KingCo honorable mention pitcher. SENIOR: Posted an 8-0 record with 0.08 ERA in helping Mount Si to first KingCo title…allowed just two earned runs all season…named Seattle Times Pitcher of the Year.

DeNTZ’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the fall of 2005.

PersoNalAdam G. Dentz…born 12-31-86 at Bellevue, Wash….parents Donald and Sharon Dentz…one younger sister, Madison…father played baseball at Minot State and uncle, Steve Dentz, played baseball and basketball at Minot State…enjoys snowboarding…plans to pursue a marketing major at WSU.

17erICDINgWall*PitcherseniorB/right,T/right5-11/182Burien,Wash.HighlineHigh‘02

DINgWall’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL Lettered six times while competing for the Pirates, twice in baseball and four times in cross country…baseball coach Dave Larson…baseball team captain as a senior. JUNIOR: earned a varsity letter…earned All-Seamount League honorable mention honors – pitcher with a 3-0 record. SENIOR (2001-02): Team captain…selected as team MVP…completed the season with nine home runs, including two three-home run games…a .471 BA, .923 slugging percentage…selected as Seattle Times and King County Journal athlete-of-the-week…named to the Seamount League first team as an outfielder and second team as a pitcher…received the All-Seamount first team academic award.

DINgWall’seDMoNDsCCCareerFRESHMAN (2002-03): While at Edmonds CC, pitched for head coach Donnie Marbut, now WSU’s head coach…played a key role in Edmonds’ 2003 NWAACC Championship…team set a league record 43 wins and finished 43-7…a member of the Bend Elks in the Pacific International League during the summer…was the league leader in saves with 17…completed the season with a record of 1-1, 16 IP, 16 SO, 3 BB, a 2.20 ERA and 17 saves.SOPHOMORE (2003-04): Pitched 21.2 innings, earning a 1-0 record with three saves while striking out 16.

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DINgWall‘sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerJUNIOR (2004-05): Enrolled in August, 2004…V-Letter…Games - 16…Starts - 0……IP - 22.0…ERA - 8.18…Record - 1-0…picked up only win with a strong relief effort against Portland, throwing a season-high 3.1 innings of no-run ball while striking out six, also a season high…did not allow a run in nine of his 16 outings, including Pac-10 appearances against California and USC…did not allow a run in two short stints against LCSC…in first seven trips to the mound allowed just one run in 12.1 innings…monthly pitching totals: February 4.2i/0-0/1.93, March 9.1i/1-0/8.68, April 3.2i/0-0/7.36, May 4.1i/0-0/14.54...pitching against league opponents: Arizona 0.0i/0-0/0.0, ASU 0.1i/0-0/81.0, California 0.1i/0-0/0.00, OSU 1.0i/0-0/18.00, Stanford 1.1i/0-0/6.75, UCLA dnp, USC 1.0i/0-0/0.00, Washington 2.0i/0-0/18.0.

PersoNalEric Andrew Dingwall…born 7-21-84 at Burien, Wash..…parents Richard and Janis Dingwall…has a younger brother Michael...several relatives have attended WSU, including Rob, Kristen and Cindy Bagley…general social sciences major at WSU.


19ZaCHFraNKlIN***Catcherrs-seniorB/right,T/right5-8/180Bellevue,Wash.NewportHigh‘01

FraNKlIN’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Coached by Brian Fischer, earning two varsity letters as a catcher…also two varsity letters in football as a middle linebacker. JUNIOR: All-KingCo League honorable mention pick…hit .417 with 16 RBI and nine doubles…starting linebacker during football season. SENIOR (2000-01): Team finished 18-5 and won State title…team captain…first team All-KingCo League selection…All-State pick and team’s outstanding defensive player…team captain in football and named team’s best tackler…a member of the 2001 Seattle Mariners’ scout team.

FraNKlIN’sWsuCareerACADEMIC HONORS: All-Pacific-10 conference honorable mention 2003-04…named ot the WSU Athletics All-Academic team in 2001-02 and 2002-03FRESHMAN (2001-02): Games - 3…Starts - 0...saw action in three games in March, two against Sacramento State and then against the Washington Huskies…had one at-bat in each game, but no hits.SOPHOMORE (2002-03): Redshirt season.RS-SOPHOMORE (2003-04): V-letter…Games - 34…Starts - 11…BA - .304…had a three game hitting streak in April against LCSC, Washington and Gonzaga…against Utah Valley, went 2-

for-4, scored twice and drove home two runs…also had a 2-for-4 game and scored twice against Gonzaga in late April…collected two hits against Saint Mary’s, Utah Valley and Gonzaga…drove home two runs against both Utah Valley and UC-Irvine…WSU Rankings: BA/.304/6th…here's how he hit against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona 1.000 (1-1), ASU .000 (0-1), California .000 (0-1), OSU .143 (1-7), Stanford .000 (0-3), UCLA .000 (0-2), USC .000 (0-1) Washington .200 (1-5)...his monthly hitting averages: February .364 (4-11), March .353 (6-17), April .357 (5-14), May .143 (2-14).RS-JUNIOR (2004-05): V-letter…Games - 36…Starts - 16…BA - .364…batting average tops among all Cougars by almost 30 percentage points…made three starts behind the plate, one at third base and the other 12 as the designated hitter…best outing came against Gonzaga March 29 when he went 3-for-6, drove home five runs with a double and his only home run of the year…also scored twice…had two hits in games against Utah Valley, Stanford, Arizona and Arizona State…hit .259 in league play. WSU Rankings: BA/.364/1st, SLG%/.455/2nd-t, OB%/.455/1st…here's how he hit against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona .500 (2-4), ASU .500 (2-4), California .000 (0-1), OSU .000 (0-4), Stanford .400 (2-5), UCLA .250 (1-4), USC .000 (0-4) Washington .000 (0-1)...his monthly hitting averages: February .357 (5-14), March .471 (8-17), April .333 (6-18), May .294 (5-17).

PersoNalRichard Zachary Franklin…born 07-16-83 at Fremont, Michigan…parents Rick and Barb Franklin…two younger brothers, Jordon and Jacob, and one younger sister Lindsey…several family members have attended WSU, including parents and grandparents…enjoys hiking and playing golf…prep GPA 3.41…received Honor-in-Residence Award…biology major.

YEAR g/gS Avg. AB R H RBI �B �B HR BB SO SB-A SAC PO A E F.Avg2002 3/0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 4 0 0 1.0002004 34/11 .304 56 11 17 8 4 0 1 8 14 1-1 2 76 9 0 1.0002005 36/16 .364 66 11 24 13 3 0 1 7 7 2-2 4 22 4 2 .929Career: 73/27 .328 125 22 41 21 7 0 2 15 22 3-3 6 102 13 2 .983

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9MIKegIlBerTCatcherrs-JuniorB/right,T/right5-11/213sumner,Wash.auburnriversideHs‘02

gIlBerT’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Lettered three times in baseball, three in football and four in wrestling…played for Seattle A’s baseball club under coach Rodney Walker. SOPHOMORE: Hit four home runs and batted .400 during season…lettered in football. JUNIOR: Lettered in football and wrestling, missed baseball season due to injury. SENIOR: Batted .330 during season, earning All-South Puget Sound League honorable mention honors as a catcher…All-SPSL honorable mention defensive back.

gIlBerT’seDMoNDsCCCareerFRESHMAN (2002-03): Redshirt season under current Cougar head coach Donnie Marbut…team captured NWAACC North Division and NWAACC Tournament titles en route to 43-7 record, tops in school history. RS-FRESHMAN (2003-04): Edmonds posted a 36-7 record, capturing NWAACC North Division title and finishing third at NWAACC tournament. RS-SOPHOMORE (2004-05): Helped EdCC to 39-9 record and second-place finish in NWAACC North Division and third-place showing at NWAACC Tournament…batted .333 with three doubles, two triples, 19 runs scored, 14 RBI and five stolen bases…named to NWAACC All-Tournament team as a designated hitter.

gIlBerT’sWsuCareerRS-JUNIOR (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in fall of 2005.

PersoNalMichael Shawn Gilbert II…born 8-19-84 at Tacoma, Wash…parents Michael Gilbert and Lisa Liedtke…enjoys snowboarding and wakeboarding…general social sciences major at WSU.

13PaulgraNInfieldersophomoreB/right,T/right5-11,183Bothell,Wash.BothellHs‘03

graN’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Lettered three times in baseball under coach Paul Moody at Bothell High. JUNIOR: Earned first team All-KingCo League and first team All-Eastside honors at third base. SENIOR: Named to the all-league first team and honorable mention All-

State at shortstop…drafted in the 30th round in 2004 by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

graN’seDMoNDsCCCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): Helped EdCC to 36-7 record…batted .375, leading team with seven triples and second in hits with 57…batting average was T-10th in Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC)…was named to All-NWAACC second team, NWAACC Northern Region first team and was a member of All-NWAACC Tournament team.

graN’sWsuCareerSOPHOMORE (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in fall of 2005.

PersoNalPaul Joseph Gran…born 4-7-86 at Kirkland, Wash…parents Wayne and Betty Gran…one younger sister, Sara…

42NICKHall*Catcher/FirstBasesophomoreB/switch,T/right6-2/200Woodinville,Wash.WoodinvilleHigh‘04

Hall’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned three varsity letters in baseball for head coach Terry Agnew…catcher and first baseman…SOPHOMORE: Earned All-KingCo 4A League honorable mention honors at first base…team won league title and then went on to capture State championship with 24-2 record. JUNIOR: Selected to all-league and All-Eastside first team at first base…led Woodinville to league title and into the State playoffs…team finished 19-4…led league with 12 doubles and hit three home runs. SENIOR (2003-04): Earned all-league and All-Eastside first team at first base accolades for the second consecutive year…named to the All-State honorable mention team…helped to lead the Falcons to a 16-6 record and the KingCo league title…named Woodinville High’s Scholar Athlete-of-the Year.

Hall‘sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): V-letter…Games – 28…Starts – 10…BA - .180…first at-bat as a Cougar resulted in pinch-hit, RBI double at Sacramento State (2/5)…had season-high three hits against UCLA (5/21), driving in two and scoring two in three ABs…only other multi-hit game came in first game at Hawai’i (2/24), with two hits, including a double, and three RBI…had double and run scored in only at-bat against Portland (3/4)…hitting against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona .000 (0-1), ASU dnp, California dnp, OSU dnp, Stanford dnp, UCLA .750 (3-4), USC .000 (0-2), Washington .000 (0-4)…monthly hitting averages: February .172 (5-29), March .111 (1-9), April .000 (0-4), May .375 (3-8).

PersoNalNicholas Carl Hall…born 3-18-85 at Kirkland, Wash…parents Douglas and Carol Hall, both teachers…father attended WSU

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(’73)…only child…enjoys electronics…member of honor society all four years in high school…prep GPA 3.82…active in Future Business Leaders club and volunteer for the Puget Sound Blood Center…business major.


48KyleHINrICHsoutfielderB/right,T/rightFreshman5-10/165Pullman,Wash.PullmanHs‘05

HINrICHs’HIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Lettered in baseball, basketball and football at Pullman High…eight-time All-Greater Northern League academic team awardee. JUNIOR: Lettered on Greyhound baseball, football and basketball teams…named to All-Greater North League first team as an infielder…second team all-league as a defensive back in football. SENIOR: Earned All-State and All-Greater Northern League honors as Greyhounds captured 2A Baseball State title…team captain for baseball, football and basketball teams…Pullman High School Senior Male Athlete of the Year.

HINrICHs’WsuCareerFRESHMAN (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the fall of 2005.

PersoNalKyle Hugh Hinrichs…born 9-28-1986 at Pullman, Wash…parents Phillip and Pamela Hinrichs…father played baseball at WSU and later in the San Francisco Giants organization…enjoys skiing and water sports…plans to pursue a major in business.

50rossHuMesPitcherFreshmanB/left,T/left6-0/165FederalWay,Wash.DecaturHigh‘05

HuMesHIgHsCHoolCareerGeneral: Earned three varsity letters in baseball for coach Steve Murphy. SOPHOMORE (2002-03): split time between varsity and JV teams…had 0.00 ERA with 10 strikeouts in seven innings for varsity squad…6-0 with 1.13 ERA in 40 innings,

80 strikeouts, for JV. JUNIOR (2003-04): team Pitcher of the Year…6-3 record, 2.93 Era with 52 strikeouts, second in South Puget Sound League…second-team all-league and first-team all-city. SENIOR (2004-05): All-SPSL first team pitcher after posting 5-3 record with 1.93 ERA.

HuMesWsuCareerFRESHAMN (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in fall of 2005.

PersoNalRoss Edward Humes…born 10-3-86 at Renton, Wash…parents Dusty and Cheri Humes…cousin Coutney Haarhues played soccer at Central Florida…enjoys watching movies and playing video games…participated in drama throughout senior year at Decatur…plans to major in communication at WSU.

23NICKIsoNPitcherJuniorB/right,T/right5-11/185Midvale,utahHillcrestHs‘03

IsoN’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned four varsity letters in baseball (3) and basketball (1) at Hillcrest High School. JUNIOR: Member of Hillcrest team that took fifth in the region and second in the State tournament…named to the all-region and all-State first teams…Hillcrest High Athlete of the Month for May, 2003. SENIOR (2002-03): Member of the Husky team that took second in region and third in State…named to first team All-State and all-region teams and 2003 all-tournament team…named to the region-5 all-star team while earning Deseret News Prep of the Week, Hillcrest High Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the month honors.

IsoN’ssalTlaKeCCCareerFRESHMAN (2003-04): Lettered under coach D.G. Nelson at Salt Lake Community College…went 6-2 with 3.83 ERA in 54.0 innings, as team went 31-26. SOPHOMORE (2004-05): Helped team to 37-19 record…posted an 8-1 record with team-leading 1.62 ERA in 78.0i…Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) Pitcher of the Year…started 13 of 14 games, throwing two shutouts and five complete games…had 88 strikeouts against 39 walks while allowing just five extra-base hits…in conference action numbers were even better, going 7-1 with 0.81 ERA in 10 starts.

IsoN’sWsuCareerJUNIOR (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the fall of 2005.

PersoNalJohn Nicholas Ison…born 6-23-85 at Salt Lake City, Utah…parents John and Debbie Ison…two younger brother, Josh and Michael…enjoys bowling, lifting weights and basketball…majoring in social sciences at WSU with plans of getting his teaching certificate.

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47JereMyJoHNsoNPitcherFreshmanB/right,T/right5-11/165Centralia,Wash.CentraliaHs‘05

JoHNsoN’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned 10 varsity letters at Centralia High School in baseball (4), basketball (3) and golf (3)...has a 3.8 cumulative GPA. SOPHOMORE: Member of Centralia team that finished 19-4 and won Pac-9 League and made an appearance in the regional tournament…had team’s lowest ERA (2.77) and had a 4-1 mound record…earned Pac-9 League All-Academic award…also appeared in district tournaments for golf and basketball. JUNIOR: Posted a 3-1 mound record, 60 strikeouts in 40 innings for the Tiger team…earned all-league first team, Pac-9 All-Academic award and Chronicle All-Area Team honors…also appeared in the district golf tournament. SENIOR (2004-05): All-State first team pitcher after posting 7-1 record and leading team to regional tournament…All-Pac-9 first team selection…Competed in the district basketball and golf tournaments.

JoHNsoN’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the fall of 2005.

PersoNalJeremy Tyler Johnson…born 1-7-87 at Centralia, Wash…parents Rick and Charlene Johnson…two older brothers, Nathan and Brandon…enjoys wakeboarding and four-wheeler riding…plans to pursue a degree in landscape architecture.

6garreTTKIMBrel*outfieldersophomoreB/left,T/left6-0/185renton,Wash.libertyHigh‘04

KIMBrel’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned three varsity letters for head coach Glenn Walker while attending Liberty High…pitcher and outfielder…also lettered in football as a receiver, kicker and defensive back. SOPHOMORE: Earned All-KingCo 3A League honorable mention honors. JUNIOR: Named to the league first team, the All-Eastside first team and to the All-State second team…Seattle PI all-State honorable mention…team captain and team MVP winner while leading the Patriots to the State championship…led the league in home runs and with a .432 batting average. SENIOR (2003-04): Earned KingCo first team accolades…team

captain…hit .367 in 20 games…led the team in runs scored, 21, doubles with six…tied for team leader in hits, 22 and long balls, three.

KIMBrel‘sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): V-letter… Games – 37…Starts – 11…BA - .264…collected first hit as a Cougar in second game of doubleheader against Portland (2/19), lining RBI single…went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI and a run scored in WSU’s 10-7 win over UCLA (5/21), his only multi-hit game of the season…had bases-loaded triple in only at-bat against Gonzaga (4/19)… scored two runs in 9-7 win against Lewis-Clark State (3/5)…hitting against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona dnp, ASU .125 (1-8), California .000 (0-1), OSU dnp, Stanford 1.000 (1-1), UCLA .333 (3-9), USC .200 (1-5), Washington .167 (1-6)…monthly hitting averages: February ..333 (2-6), March .250 (2-8), April .300 (3-10), May .241 (7-29).

PersoNalGarrett Joseph Kimbrel…born 3-06-86 at Redmond, Wash…parents Tim and Sara Kimbrel…one older brother Zack…enjoys fishing, hunting and snowboarding…member of DECA while in high school…interested in a communication major at WSU.


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29sTeVeKosT*PitchersophomoreB/left,T/left6-4/195Bellevue,Wash.BellevueHigh‘04

KosT’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Coached by Dan Desmond at Bellevue High, where he earned four varsity letters in baseball as a pitcher and first baseman…also earned varsity letters in basketball for the Wolverines. FRESHMAN: In his first varsity game threw a complete-game shutout…posted a 2.42 ERA and struck out 26 in 26 innings. SOPHOMORE: Finished with a 5-2 record and a 2.19 ERA…struck out 34 in 35 innings…he pitched Bellevue to a win over defending State champion Newport in the first round of the playoffs. JUNIOR: Posted a 7-2 record and a 1.94 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 57 innings…team won academic State championship…named honorable mention All-KingCo 3A for the third straight year…played with the Honda Senior Legion team, finished with a 6-7 record and a 1.55 ERA…played in the Pacific NW Baseball championships in both 2002 and 2003…a member of the Seattle Mariner Fall Scout Team. SENIOR (2003-04): Led the Wolverines with a 1.67 ERA and posted a 5-2 record while striking out a league leading 70 batters…named to the All-KingCo 3A first team…also earned All-Eastside and second team all-state honors.

KosT‘sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): V-letter…Games – 16…Starts – 0…IP – 22.1…ERA – 6.04…Record – 0-2…recorded a season-high three strikeouts on two occasions: at Hawai’i (2/24) in two hitless innings and against Portland (3/4)…worked two innings, allowing two hits and three walks with one strikeout in Cougar debut at Sacramento State (2/5)…longest outing of season came against Washington (4/30), going 3.2i, allowing four hits and one run with a strikeout…pitching against conference opponents: Arizona 3.2i/0-0/7.36, ASU 1.0i/0-0/9.00, California dnp, OSU 0.0i/0-0/0.00, Stanford dnp, UCLA dnp, USC dnp, Washington 3.2i/0-0/2.45…monthly pitching totals: February 5.0i/0-0/0.00, March 5.2i/0-1/11.11, April 9.1i/0-1/4.82, May 2.1i/0-0/3.86.

PersoNalSteven Joseph Kost…born 11-7-85…parents Glenn and Susan Kost…only child…freshmen class vice president…has a 3.93 prep GPA…interested in business major at WSU.


21ryaNKrauseroutfielderJuniorB/left,T/left5-9/165longview,Wash.MarkMorrisHs‘03

Krauser’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: A four-sport athlete at Mark Morris, earning three varsity letters in baseball, two in golf and one each in wrestling and tennis…captained baseball, tennis and golf teams. FRESHMAN: Placed third in districts and participated in State tournament with a 31-6 record in wrestling. SOPHOMORE: Earned All-Greater St. Helens League first team honors in baseball. JUNIOR: Named to All-GHSL first team in baseball. SENIOR (2002-03): Named to all-league first team in baseball…Mark Morris tennis team was district champion.

Krauser’sloWerColuMBIaCollegeCareerFRESHMAN (2003-04): Named to the All-NWAACC first team and All-West first team for coach Kelly Smith…centerfielder. SOPHOMORE (2004-05): Helped team to a 39-6 overall record, 23-1 in NWAACC play… Western Region MVP…All-NWAACC first team and NWAACC All-Tournament team…batted .283…led team with 22 stolen bases.

Krauser’sWsuCareerJunior (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the fall of 2005.

PersoNalRyan P. Krauser…born 11-25-85 at Vista, Calif…parents Kevin and Connie Krauser…father player baseball at Pepperdine University…has one brother, Kevyn, who attends WSU, and a sister, Myndi…enjoys snowboarding…majoring in business at WSU.

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45greglagreIDCatcherFreshmanB/right,T/right6-0/192edmonds,Wash.o’DeaHigh‘05

lagreID’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Lettered three times in both baseball and golf at O’Dea High School…member of Seattle Mariners Area Code Team, Fall Scout Team and US Bank Summer Baseball Team in 2004. FRESHMAN: Earned Best Newcomer award in golf at O’Dea. SOPHOMORE: Fighting Irish baseball team finished fourth in the State…named to All-Metro league first team as catcher while batting .467 in league play…voted most inspirational by teammates in golf. JUNIOR: Earned All-Metro League first team honors as catcher…district finalist in golf and voted most valuable golfer by teammates. SENIOR(2004-05): Captain of baseball team…All-State and All-Metro League first team selection as a catcher…helped team to 3A State title, defeating Columbia River 8-5 in championship game.

lagreID’sWsuCareerFreshman (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the fall of 2005.

PersoNalGregory John Lagreid…born 10-29-86 at Seattle, Wash…parents Arthur and Lynn Lagreid…youngest of six children, one brother and four sisters…father, a golf professional in Seattle, played baseball at Seattle University and brother, Tom, is a catcher in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization…enjoys fishing, golf and playing pool…3.85 prep GPA…plans to pursue a degree in sport management at WSU.

4ZaCHMcaNgus**ThirdBaseseniorB/right,T/right6-0/210Honolulu,HawaiiKamehamehaHigh‘02

MCaNgus’HIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: A multi-sport athlete, lettering two years in both baseball and soccer and one in water polo…soccer captain senior year. SENIOR (2001-02): Earned All-State accolades as a third baseman and as a goalkeeper in soccer…baseball team won the league title and finished second in the State tournament.

MCaNgus’aIrForCeaCaDeMyCareeFRESHMAN (2002-03): Named to the Louisville Slugger

Freshman All-American team as a infielder…started 34 games for the Falcons at second base, hitting .331 with nine doubles, four home runs, 36 runs scored and 21 RBI…hit .314 in conference games.

MCaNgus’WsuCareerSOPHOMORE (2003-04): V-letter…Games - 52…Starts - 49…BA - .296…had an eight-game hitting streak snapped in the last game of the USC series…went 17-for-32 during the eight games beginning April 3 against Birmingham-Southern thru April 17 against USC…went 4-for-9 in the first three-game series with Washington…in late April and early May had hits in 10 of 11 games, going 15-for-48 (.313)…had streaks of six and then five games during those 11 outings…went a perfect 5-for-5, scored twice, drove home one run and hit two doubles in the second game against BSC, the start of his eight-game hitting streak…had three hits in four at-bats against Gonzaga in the Banana Belt Tournament and was 3-for-4 against the Zags in mid-April...had three hits and drove home a run at UCLA…against California was 2-for-4, scored once and drove home a run in the series opener…had two or more hits in 15 games…had two or more RBI in six games, including five in two games, Washington and Arizona, three at Stanford…WSU Rankings: BA/.296/8th, At-Bat/179/5th, Runs/36/4th, Hits/53/5th, 2B/12/4th, RBI/32/5th, SLG%/.475/3rd, BB/19/6th…here's how he hit against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona .167 (2-12), ASU .091 (1-11), California .250 (2-8), OSU .182 (2-11), Stanford .333 (4-12) UCLA .417 (5-12), USC .231 (3-13) Washington .412 (7-17)...his monthly hitting averages: February .118 (2-17), March .313 (15-48), April .362 (21-58), May .268 (15-56).

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JUNIOR (2004-05): V-Letter…Games - 52…Starts - 48…BA - .287…made 45 starts at third base and three as WSU’s designated hitter…had 14 multiple-hit games, including two hits in 11 games, three hits in two games and one 5-hit game…had four multiple-RBI games…longest hitting streak 10 games…best outing was a 5-for-5 performance against Southeastern Louisiana when he scored four times and drove home three runs…collected three hits in the season-opener at Sacramento State and in the final game at Hawaii…drove home three runs twice, the first against Southeastern Louisiana and then five games later against Portland…during a 10-game hitting streak went 13-39 (.333)…in an end-of-the-year nine-game hitting streak went 11-for-34 (.324)…hit two home runs, one in the season’s first game and then late in the year against USC. WSU Rankings: BA/.287/7th, G/52/6th, GS/48/6th, R/37/4th-t, H/56/5th, 2B/9/5th, RBI/25/5th, K/34/2nd, HBP/11/4th, SB/7/4th, A/83/3rd. Pac-10 Rankings: HBP/11/9th…here's how he hit against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona .167 (2-12), ASU .308 (4-13), California .167 (2-12), OSU .111 (1-9), Stanford .250 (3-12), UCLA .308 (4-13), USC .286 (2-7) Washington .000 (0-2)...his monthly hitting averages: February .377 (23-61), March .277 (13-47), April .188 (9-48), May .282 (11-39).

PersoNalZachary McAngus…born 5-10-84 at Honolulu, Hawaii…parents are Alex and Sharon McAngus…father a pastor…one older brother Eli and one younger sister Lacy…likes surfing, bodyboarding and snowboarding…prep GPA 3.64…general social sciences major at WSU.

aIrForCe:YEAR g/gS Avg. AB R H RBI �B �B HR BB SO SB-A SAC PO A E F.Avg2003 36-34 .331 130 36 43 21 9 1 4 15 21 5-7 2 51 82 10 .930

Wsu:YEAR g/gS Avg. AB R H RBI �B �B HR BB SO SB-A SAC PO A E F.Avg2004 52/49 .296 179 36 53 32 12 1 6 19 29 1-5 5 40112 15 .9102005 52/48 .287 195 37 56 25 9 2 2 9 34 7-10 2 30 83 20 .850Career: 104/97 .291 374 73 109 57 21 3 8 28 63 8-15 7 70 195 35 .883

43TylerMcCalluMoutfielderFreshmanB/left,T/right6-1/191Chehalis,Wash.W.F.WestHigh‘05

MCCalluM’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGeneral: Earned three varsity letters in baseball and football, two in basketball…two-time baseball and football team captain. SOPHOMORE (2002-03): All-Pac-9 League honorable mention in football…most improved and WIAA player of the Week. JUNIOR (2003-04): First-Team All-Pac-9 outfielder. SENIOR (2004-05): Set school records in football for total yards and touchdown passes, both game and season…3A All-State quarterback, along with all-league first team and team MVP honors…WIAA Player of the Week…basketball team

captain and most inspirational…injured during baseball season and did not play.

MCCalluM’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in fall of 2005.

PersoNalTyler Scott McCallum…born 3-03-87 at Olympia, Wash…parents Richard and Jeanette McCallum… father played baseball at Western Washington…has two sisters, Hayley and Lindsey…C club president for varsity athletes…member of Fuller’s Baggers Senior Legion team, stealing 22 bases en route to third-place finish at 2004 state tournament…enjoys snowboarding…honor roll student in high school…plans to major in business at WSU.

35 JayMIller***outfielderseniorB/right,T/right5-9/176Bellevue,Wash.NewportHigh'02

MIller'sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Lettered in football (halfback and cornerback)…coached by Brian Fischer in baseball. SOPHOMORE: Was named honorable mention All-KingCo. JUNIOR: First team All-KingCo selection...team won Class 3A State Championship...lettered in football. SENIOR (2001-02): Batted a team-leading .491 and drove in 16 runs for club that went 13-8…named to the All-Eastside first team and to the All-State team as an outfielder.

MIller’sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerACADEMIC HONORS: All-Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention in 2004 and 2005…named to the WSU Athletics All-Academic team in 2003-04 and 2004-05…WSU Libraries scholar Athlete of the Week 2005, 2006ATHLETIC HONORS: All-Pacific-10 honorable mention honoree in 2003, 2004 and 2005…named to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team in 2003…FRESHMAN (2002-03): Enrolled in August…V-letter…Games - 55…Starts - 50…BA - team leading .341…led the team in hits (73) and doubles (21, tied for eighth on WSU’s single season list), second in at-bats (214), runs scored (40) and RBI (36), third in total bases (100) and fourth in slugging percentage (.467), putouts (104) and fielding percentage (.982)…had an eight-game hitting streak at the end of March, going 23-for-36 (.638)…in mid-April went 14-for-32 (.438) over a seven game span…closed out the season with hits in six straight-games, going 11-for-26 (.423)…among his best games were a 3-for-3 performance at Portland in late February, with three runs scored, two RBI, a walk, a double and a home run…was 4-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBI against USC in the series opener in May…led the team with 21 multiple-hit games, including 11 games with two hits, six games with three hits and four games with four hits…second among

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Cougar hitters with 10 multiple-RBI games…drove home four runs with four hits against Sacramento State and had three RBI against LCSC and UCLA…hit .327 against left handed pitchers and .346 against right handed pitchers…hit .327 with the bases empty, 1.000 when the bases were loaded (3-for-3), .375 with runners in scoring position and .362 with two outs…success rate advancing runners .504 and success rate scoring runners from third with less than two outs .667 percent…WSU Rankings: GP/55/2nd, GS/40/3rd, BA/.341/1st, At-Bat/214/2nd, Runs/40/2nd, Hits/73/1st, 2B/21/1st, RBI/36/2nd, SLG%/.467/4th, BB/23/1st, OB%/.400/3rd, PO/104/4th, FLD%/.982/2nd …Pac-10 Rankings: 2B/21/6th…here's how he hit against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona .385 (5/13), ASU .111 (1/9), California .167 (2/12), OSU .467 (7/15), Stanford .467 (7/15), UCLA .231 (3/13), USC .615 (8/13) Washington .273 (6/22)...his monthly hitting averages: February .310 (9/29), March .250 (15/60), April .373 (25/67), May .414 (24/58). SOPHOMORE (2003-04): V-letter…Games - 55…Starts - 55…BA - .355…won the battling title for a second straight year, finishing at .355 after going 3-for-4 in the

season finale against California when he also drove home two runs and scored twice…had two eight-game hitting streaks and two six-game streaks…in first eight-game streak, went 15-for-33 (455)…during a six-game streak in early March, went 15-for-22 (.682) and had a pair of hits in five straight games…had hits in all but 12 of 55 games…against Washington, had four hits, drove home four runs, scored twice and hit his only two home runs of the season March 21…had five hits in the second of three games against Texas-Pan American…in Stanford series had a pair of hits in each of the last two game…at UCLA in the series opener collected two hits, drove home two runs and scored three times…had 21 games with two or more hits, including 5-for-6 against Texas-Pan American and 4-for-5 against Washington when he scored twice and drove home four runs with a pair of home runs…had 11 games with two or more RBI, including four against Washington in the third game of the early series…WSU Rankings: GP/55/1st-t, GS/55/1st-t, BA/.355/1st, At-Bat/203/3rd, Runs/43/2nd, Hits/72/2nd, 2B/13/2nt-t, RBI/42/2nd, SLG%/.448/5th, BB/37/1st, OB%/.470/1st, SB/5/3rd-t, FLD%/.989/5th-t…Pac-10 Rankings: BA/9th, OB%/5th, BB/10th-t…here's how he hit against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona .400 (4-10), ASU .182 (2-11), California .444 (4-9), OSU .300 (3-10), Stanford .333 (4-12), UCLA .444 (4-9), USC .250 (3-12) Washington .360 (9-25)...his monthly hitting averages: February .417 (15-36), March .385 (20-52), April .254 (17-67), May .417 (20-48). JUNIOR (2004-05): Games - 58…Starts - 58…BA - .322…made 54 starts in left field and four as a designated hitter…had 22 multiple-hit games, the most for any Cougar, and drove home more than one run in eight games…longest hitting streak six games, but failed to get a hit just 16 times in 52 games…among his best games was a 4-for-5 performance against Utah Valley State when he drove home four runs, scored three times and had a triple and a home run…had three hits in nine games…had three hits in three straight games against Hawaii and finished the series 10-for-17 (.535)…hit .404 the opening month of he season…hit 545 against Stanford, going 6-for-11…home runs against Portland, Utah Valley and Gonzaga. WSU Rankings: BA/.322/3rd, G/58/1st-t, GS/58/1st-t, AB/230/1st-t, R/39/2nd-t, H/74/1st, 2B/12/1st, RBI/32/3rd, TB/97/2nd, SLG%/.422/6th, BB/25/3rd/, HBP/13/3rd, K/18/8th-t, OB%/.418/3rd, SB/8/3rd, PO/81/6th, FLD%/.967/6th. Pac-10 Rankings: HBP/t-7th…here's how he hit against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona .200 (2-10), ASU .333 (4-12), California .200 (2-10), OSU .182 (2-11), Stanford .545 (6-11), UCLA .250 (3-12), USC .182 (2-11) Washington .154 (2-13)...his monthly hitting averages: February .404 (23-57), March .298 (17-57), April .333 (18-54), May .246 (14-57).Career Notes: After three seasons ranks tenth in hits (215) and needs two doubles (45) to make the WSU Top 10 list.

PersoNalJay Michael Miller...born 08-11-83...parents are Mike and Jamie Miller...father played baseball at University of Montana...has one brother Jeff, also a member of the Cougar team...prep teammate of current WSU catcher Zach Franklin...hobbies include wakeboarding and playing basketball...accounting major at WSU.

YEAR g/gS Avg. AB R H RBI �B �B HR BB SO SB-A SAC PO A E F.Avg2003 55/50 .341 214 40 73 36 21 0 2 23 30 4-6 5 104 3 2 .9822004 55/55 .355 203 43 72 42 13 0 2 37 17 5-9 5 84 2 1 .9892005 58/58 .322 230 39 74 32 12 1 3 25 18 8-12 2 81 7 4 .967Career: 168/163 .338 647 122 219 110 46 1 7 85 65 17-27 12 269 12 7 .976

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11 JaysoNMIller*PitchersophomoreB/left,T/left5-10/162richland,Wash.richlandHigh‘04

MIller’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned three varsity letters for baseball coach Ben Jacobs and one letter in basketball…captain of the baseball team senior year. FRESHMAN: Named Bomber’s offensive MVP…posted a 9-1 record with a 1.7 ERA…team finished first in the league with a 17-3 record…played with the Richland Knights of the Junior Senior Legion League…team won State championship. SOPHOMRE: Earned rookie-of-the year honors…named to the Big-Nine and All-Valley first teams…finished with a 10-2 record and a 2.26 ERA…team placed first in the league and third at State. JUNIOR: Named team MVP…earned Big-Nine and All-Valley first team honors as a pitcher and second team offensive honors…earned a 6-2 record and a 1.80 ERA…led the Twin City Titans in pitching with a 9-2 record and 1.80 ERA. SENIOR (2003-04): Named team MVP…earned first team Big-Nine accolades as a pitcher…awarded the Scholar Athlete Award for Richland School District and the Big-Nine…posted a 8-1 record with a 0.97 ERA.

MIller’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): V-letter…Games – 22…Starts – 11…IP – 77.2…ERA – 6.03…Record – 2-6…Save – 1…threw two perfect innings in relief to earn first win in 7-3 victory at Gonzaga (4/5)…other win also came at Gonzaga, working first six innings, allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts in 4-1 victory (4/12)…picked up only save of season with 1.1 innings of hitless relief at Lewis-Clark State (3/5)…recorded season-high nine strikeouts in 4.2 innings of perfect relief against Utah Valley State (3/3)…started his final six games of season after working in relief for much of March and April…first start of season worked 4.1i, allowing seven hits and two earned runs with two strikeouts… pitching against conference opponents: Arizona 3.1i/0-0/16.22, ASU 6.1i/0-1/8.53, California 2.0i/0-0/0.00, OSU 4.2i/0-0/5.78, Stanford 2.2i/0-0/6.74, UCLA 6.2i/0-1/5.40, USC 4.1i/0-1/8.31, Washington 3.1i/0-0/10.81…monthly pitching totals: February 18.2/0-2/4.82, March 15.1i/0-1/5.28, April 23.0i/2-0/6.26, May 20.2i/0-3/7.40.

PersoNalJayson D. Miller…born 11-25-85 at Yakima, Wash…parents Jay and Dianne Miller…two older sisters, Amber and Alissa…Amber was the NCAA Division II javelin champion from Angelo State College…enjoys playing ping pong and tennis…maintained a 3.96 GPA in high school…interested in an accounting degree.


8 JeFFMIller**InfieldJuniorB/right,T/right5-10/192Bellevue,Wash.NewportHigh‘03

MIller’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned three varsity letters for baseball under coach Brian Fischer and three letters in football…football captain senior year. JUNIOR: Named to the All-KingCo second team…during the fall named to the all-league first team and All-Eastside first team as a defensive back. SENIOR (2002-03): First-team all-league running back and defensive back…during the spring named to the all-league, All-Eastside and All-state teams at second base…led the team in RBI (19), runs (20) and stolen bases (11)…hit .440…team finished 17-5.

MIller’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2003-04): V-letter…Games - 38…Starts - 9…BA - .220…collected hits in two early-season games against San Francisco and Northwestern…scored once and went 2-for-4 at Sacramento State…had a run-scoring double in final game at Stanford…had single RBI against Santa Clara, Texas-Pan American, Stanford and Sac State…here's how he hit against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona .000 (0-1), ASU .000 (0-1), California .000 (0-0), OSU .000 (0-1), Stanford 1.000 (1-1), UCLA .000 (0-1),

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USC dnp, Washington .000 (0-2)...his monthly hitting averages: February .208 (5-24), March .250 (1-5), April .200 (1-5), May .250 (2-8). SOPHOMORE (2004-05): V-letter…Games - 58…Starts - 57…BA - .282…all 57 starts came at second base…had 19 multi-hit games, second on team, and 10 multi-RBI games, also second among Cougars…had season-high three hits four times, including 3-for-5 effort with two runs and home run against Lewis-Clark State (5/11)…had three hits with three runs scored versus Sacramento State (5/8)…went 2-for-5 with three-run home run and five RBI against Portland (3/4)…finished season strong, batting .304 (17-56) in final month, inclding season-long four-game hitting streak…second on team with 10 stolen bases and led team in assists with 166.…hitting against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona . 300 (3-10), ASU .077 (1-13), California .250 (2-8), OSU .100 (1-10), Stanford .364 (4-11), UCLA .250 (3-12), USC .273 (3-11), Washington .556 (5-9)...his monthly hitting averages: February .255 (13-51), March .283 (15-53), April .286 (14-49), May .304 (17-56).

PersoNalJeffrey Roger Miller…born 9-11-84 at Bellevue, Wash…parents Mike and Jamie Miller…older brother Jay also a member of the WSU baseball team…father played baseball at Montana…enjoys wake boarding, weightlifting and movies…accounting major at WSU.

YEAR g/gS Avg. AB R H RBI �B �B HR BB SO SB-A SAC PO A E F.Avg2004 38/9 .220 41 8 9 4 1 1 0 6 7 0-0 1 7 34 2 .9532005 58/57 .282 209 31 59 40 7 1 3 18 3510-16 3 108166 10 .965Career 96/66 .272 250 39 68 44 8 2 3 24 42 10-16 4 115 200 12 .963

44JIMMurPHy*ThirdBase/FirstBasesophomoreB/right,T/right6-4/250Kirkland,Wash.JuanitaHigh‘04

MurPHy’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Coached by Gary Groenen, earning three varsity baseball letters for the Juanita Rebels…pitched and played third and first…also lettered in basketball. SOPHOMORE: Received honorable mention recognition in the KingCo 4A League as a first baseman…team was 9-9. JUNIOR: Team reached the second round of the playoffs and finished 14-8…posted a 1.63 ERA with a 4-1 record and two saves…all-league honorable mention first baseman. SENIOR (2003-04): Named team captain…earned first team accolades in the KingCo 4A league as a first baseman and second team honors as a third baseman…led the Rebels in four offensive categories, including a .463 average…on the mound led the club with a 6-2 record.

MurPHy’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): V-letter…Games - 50…Starts - 47…BA - .287…all 47 starts came at first base…had 12 multi-hit games on season, including season-best three hits on three occasions…went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in first game against Northern Colorado (3/11)…also had three hits in consecutive games against California (3/26) and Gonzaga (3/29)…drove in season-best three runs in second game against Arizona State, reaching base four times…hit .440 (22-50) during season-long 13-game hitting streak, second longest by a Cougar…his seven home runs were second on the team…hit home runs in three straight games, all against Utah Valley State, as he batted .417 (5-12) in four-game series…hitting against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona . 273 (3-11), ASU .500 (5-10), California .385 (5-13), OSU .000 (0-9), Stanford .357 (5-14), UCLA .111 (1-9), USC .111 (1-9), Washington .091 (1-11)...his monthly hitting averages: February .263 (5-19), March .457 (21-46), April .224 (13-58), May .205 (9-44).

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PersoNalJames Patrick Murphy…born 9-16-85 at Oakland, Calif…parents James and Jackie Murphy…one younger brother John…father played football at Notre Dame…enjoys wakeboarding, snowboarding and golf…received scholar-athlete award for basketball junior year for having the top GPA on the team…interested in a business major.

YEAR G/GS AVG. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-A SAC PO A E F.AVG2005 50/47 .287 167 30 48 28 7 0 7 24 47 3-4 0 440 30 4 .992Career 50/47 .287 167 30 48 28 7 0 7 24 47 3-4 0 440 30 4 .992

33MaTTHeWoye*PitchersophomoreB/right,T/right6-5/215spokane,Wash.NorthCentralHigh‘04

oye’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned seven varsity letters, including three in baseball for coach Scott Harmon and three in football as a quarterback…also lettered in basketball…captained both Indian football and baseball teams during junior and senior years. FRESHMAN: Played in the Washington baseball Junior Olympics Games. SOPHOMORE: Baseball team lost in the first round of the regionals…posted a 1-0 record…a member of the Washington Junior Olympics baseball team…named to the Spokane All-star All-Tournament team. JUNIOR: Named to the All-Greater Spokane League (GSL) second team as both a quarterback and pitcher. SENIOR (2003-04): MVP of the GSL, hitting .490 with an 8-1 record…also earned All-State honors…team finished 15-5 after winning district title and reaching the regionals…named to the All-GSL team as a quarterback...All-State second team quarterback.

oye’sseMINoleCCCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): Attended junior college for fall quarter only…did not play baseball.

oye’sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): Transferred to WSU in January, 2005….V-letter…Games – 11…Starts – 3…IP – 23.2…ERA – 6.08…Record – 0-1…earned first start against Portland (3/4) and went 3.2 innings, allowing six runs, three earned, on five hits with three strikeouts…followed that with 3.2 innings of no-hit, one-strikeout ball against Northern Colorado (3/13)…had three strikeouts against Southeastern Louisiana (2/12)…had scoreless, one-inning outings against Gonzaga (3/29) and Lewis-Clark State (5/11)…only Pacific-10 conference action was 0.2 innings against Washington (4/29), allowing four unearned runs on one hit…monthly pitching totals: February 6.2i/0-0/4.05, March 11.0i/0-1/5.73, April 1.2i/0-0/16.17, May 4.1i/0-0/6.24.

PersoNalMatthew David Oye…born 2-25-86 at Spokane, Wash…parents Mark Oye and Maria Davis…one younger sister Bethany…enjoys baseball computer games, fishing and water skiing…finished with a 3.94 prep GPA…named male scholar-athlete of the year for North Central…served as PA announcer for high school basketball games and MC for convocations…qualified for the State DECA competition as a senior…interested in a business management major.


15JareDPrINCePitcher/outfielderFreshmanB/right,T/right6-3/198Poulsbo,Wash.NorthKitsapHigh‘05

PrINCe’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGeneral: Earned three varsity letters each in football, basketball and baseball...two-time team captain in football and baseball, once in basketball…captained three teams to state playoffs during senior year…North Kitsap all-time leading passing, over 5,000 yards in career. SOPHOMORE (2002-03): broke season batting mark with .512 average…All-Narrows League utility player, helping team to State playoffs. JUNIOR (2003-04): Narrows League MVP, batting .523…went 8-2 with 0.86 ERA as North Kitsap reached first round of State playoffs…All-State selection by Seattle Times…in football, threw for 1,991 yards and named league MVP and Seattle Times All-State honorable mention. SENIOR (2004-05): repeated as Narrows League MVP, batting school-record .525 with 0.88 ERA…led team to state playoffs and named All-State by Seattle Times…threw for 2,105 yards and picked up second consecutive league MVP award…First-Team All-Sate quarterback by Seattle Times…all-league forward on basketball team…Kitsap Sun Male Athlete of the Year for Kitsap County…Bremerton athletic roundtable Scholar Athlete of the Year for Kitsap County.

PrINCe’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in fall of 2005.

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PersoNalJared Kevin Prince…born 5-25-86 at Redmond, Wash…parents Bim and Lynne Prince…father played baseball at Seattle University…has a younger brother, Jordan…graduated high school with honors…presented North Kitsap Joe Shandare Award, the school’s highest award for athletic/academic honors…2005 Prom King for North Kitsap H.S…plans to pursue education degree at WSU.

24sIMIreyNolDsoutfieldersophomoreB/left,T/left5-9/175renton,Wash.skylineHs‘02

reyNolDs’HIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned three varsity letters in football and baseball....received numerous community-based honors, including 2002 Athletes for a Better World “Spirit of ABW” award, 2002 City of Samammish Service to the Community Award finalist, 2002 Skyline HS Service to the Community Award and Athletes for Kids co-founder and board member. SOPHOMORE: Baseball team finished second at 3A State tournament. JUNIOR: Helped baseball team to KingCo and district championships and top five finish at 3A State tournament…named to All-KingCo first team…in football team captured 3A State title and was an all-league corner back. SENIOR: Earned Eastside Journal Athlete of the Year, one of Seattle Times “Fab Five” athletes of the year and Skyline HS Athlete of the Year…All-KingCo first team outfielder…helped team to third-place finish at 3A State baseball tournament after capturing league and district titles…named all-state at both cornerback and running back as team finished third at 3A football state tournament…set KingCo records for points in a season (220), game (44) TD’s in a season (33) and game (7).

reyNolDs’WasHINgToNCareerFRESHMAN (2002-03): Played in 27 games, 10 as a starter…batted .289 (11-38) with two doubles, two RBI and six runs scored…went 3-for-3 with a double and RBI in Game 2 of Loyola Marymount series (2/15)…also went 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI in 21-10 win over Cal State Northridge (3/1)…stole two bases in three attempts on season.

reyNolDs’WsuCareerSOPHOMORE (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the Spring of 2006.

PersoNalSimi James Reynolds…born 2-3-84 at Bellevue, Wash…parents Jimmy and Viva Reynolds…oldest brother, Tila, played baseball at Washington and has been with the Arizona Diamondback and Colorado Rockie organizations, while brother Kerisi played baseball at Oregon State…also has younger brother, Tanielu…enjoys playing guitar and piano…spent the past two years on a church mission in Brazil…plans to pursue a business major at WSU.

52BrIaNrITTereIserCatcherFreshmanB/right,T/right6-1/188ellensburg,Wash.ellensburgHigh‘05

rITTereIser’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGeneral: Earned three varsity letters in baseball and football, one in basketball. SOPHOMORE (2002-03): Named to All-Mid-Valley League catcher…defensive MVP and team’s most inspirational player after batting .342. JUNIOR (2003-04): Repeated as all-league selection after batting .360…played pitcher and catcher and was team’s defensive MVP. SENIOR (2004-05): Earned all-league first-team honors in baseball after batting .426, leading team in batting average, runs and hits, doubles, triples and walks…team captain and team’s offensive and defensive MVP…played quarterback, free safety and punter in football, earning all-league distinction as a quarterback and punter…also earned all-league honors in basketball, receiving team’s most inspirational award.

rITTereIser’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in fall of 2005.

PersoNalBrian Rittereiser…born 8-6-87 at Ellensburg, Wash…parents Steve and Wendy Rittereiser…has one older brother, Jason…father played baseball at Central Washington as did uncle, Greg Mooney…enjoys fishing and camping…WSU Regents Scholarship winner and graduated in Top 10 percent of his class with a 3.9 prep GPA…plans to major in engineering at WSU.

27 DaVeroBerTsPitcherFreshmanB/left,T/right6-3/205Bellevue,Wash.eastsideCatholicHs‘05

roBerTs’HIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Lettered three times in both baseball and football at Eastside Catholic, once in basketball. JUNIOR: Finished a 7-2 on the mound for Eastside Catholic, earning All-KingCo first team honors…played for the Area Code Team and in the Area Code Games…member of Poulsbo RV summer league team. SENIOR (2004-05): All-Metro League MVP and first-team pitcher…registered 10-2 record, 0.88 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 63 innings…All-State first team pitcher by Seattle Times and King County Journal…first-team All-Metro League quarterback.

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roBerT’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the fall of 2005.

PersoNalDavid Roberts…born 10-29-86 at Seattle, Wash…parents are Tim and Karen Roberts…Mark Roberts, uncle, played basketball at Seattle University…mother played field hockey at West Virginia University…has a brother, Brandon, and sister, Carly…enjoys listening to music and collecting shoes…plans to pursue a communication major at WSU.

3sCoTTsuTTMeIer*utilitysophomoreB/left,T/right6-0/180Issaquah,Wash.IssaquahHigh‘04

suTTMeIer’sHIgHsCHoolCareerEarned four varsity letters in baseball for head coach Rob Reese, and three in football…played infield and outfield. FRESHMAN: Played left field for the varsity club that finished ninth in the State…also a member of the Indians’ freshman football team. SOPHOMORE: Played shortstop and hit .453 while driving in 16 runs and scoring 33…had one save and threw five scoreless innings…team finished fifth in the State with a 16-8 record…wide receiver for the football team. JUNIOR: Hit .349 with a .442 on-base percentage…seven doubles…second-team All-KingCo 3A League pick…team finished third in State with a 20-6 record…football team won league title and finished 8-1. SENIOR (2003-04): Football team was one of the top ranked teams in the state…in baseball team won the State championships…hit .430…named to the All-KingCo, All-Eastside, and All-State teams…Indians compiled a 22-4 overall record.

suTTMeIer’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): V-letter…Games – 38…Starts – 15…BA - .290…went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Cougar debut at Sacramento State (2/4)…had season-best seven-game hitting streak (4/29 – 5/11), batting .455 (10-22) in that stretch…only multi-RBI game came in series finale against UCLA (5/21), going 1-for-3 with two-run double…had three multi-hit games during season, all coming during hitting streak: against Washington (4/30) and in final two games against Sacramento State (5/8-9)…batted .625 (5-8) with three runs and two RBI in Sacramento State series…hit safely in each game of Washington series, batting .364 (4-11)…hitting averages against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona .000 (0-3), ASU .333 (1-3), California .000 (0-1), OSU dnp, Stanford ..000 (0-0), UCLA .333 (2-6), USC .000 (0-6), Washington .364 (4-11)…monthly batting averages: February .125 (1-8), March .231 (3-13), April .364 (4-11), May .333 (10-30).

PersoNalScott Suttmeier…born 8-21-85 at Seattle…parents Bill and Joanne Suttmeier…one younger sister Jenna…father rowed at Dartmouth College and mother played field hockey at Holy Cross…member of high school honor society with a 3.79 prep GPA.


16MaTTHeWTHoMas*InfieldersophomoreB/right,T/right6-1/185WallaWalla,Wash.WallaWallaHigh‘04

THoMas’HIgHsCHoolCareerEarned three varsity letters at shortstop for head coach Bill Plucker…also a varsity letterwinner in basketball. SOPHOMORE: Started every game at shortstop, hitting .300 with six doubles…second on the team with 13 RBI…team finished third in the district playoffs. JUNIOR: Hit .380 with two home runs…selected All-Big 9 second team shortstop and team’s defensive player-of-the year…two-year player for Baseball Northwest. SENIOR (2003-04): Named to the All-Big Nine second team…earned defensive player-of-the year accolades…selected to play in the 3A State Feeder game.

THoMas’WsuCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): V-letter…Games – 45…Starts – 41…BA - .230…all 41 of his starts were at shortstop…had season-long five-game hitting streak (2/12-19), hitting .278 (5-18) in that stretch…had season-best three hits against Utah Valley State (3/20), including two doubles, two runs and two RBI…had five multi-hit games on the season and four multi-RBI games…lone home run, a two-run shot, came in 14-7 win over Southeastern Louisiana (2/12) in first of a doubleheader…his 117 assists were

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second on the team…hitting against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona .300 (3-10), ASU .500 (2-4), California .667 (2-3), OSU .111 (1-9), Stanford .000 (0-7), UCLA .667 (2-3), USC .000 (0-6), Washington .167 (1-6)…monthly hitting averages: February .262 (11-42), March .385 (5-13), April .167 (7-42), May .200 (5-25).

PersoNalMatthew D. Thomas…born 5-30-85 at Walla Walla, Wash…parents Jeff and Sandy Thomas…one older brother Michael and one older sister Amanda…brother attended WSU (’98)…father played golf for the Idaho Vandals and played golf professionally…enjoys golfing, snowboarding and playing video games…a member of the National Honor Society with a prep GPA of 3.7…interested in a business degree at WSU.

YEAR g/gS Avg. AB R H RBI �B �B HR BB SO SB-A SAC PO A E F.Avg2005 45/41 .230 122 12 28 15 5 1 1 12 30 3-4 3 58117 15 .921

49ToMMyTrIBBeTTPitcherrssophomoreB/right,T/right5-11/205Colfax,Wash.ColfaxHigh‘03

TrIBBeTT'sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned nine varsity letters for the Bulldogs, including four in football and three in baseball...also lettered in basketball...team captain for both football and baseball clubs. SOPHOMORE (2000-01): Hit over .400 while earning All-North East A honors as an outfielder...team reached State quarterfinals...during the fall

team went 11-1 and finished third in the State...named to the all-conference team and the punter on the Associated Press All-State team. JUNIOR (2001-02): In the fall team won State title with 13-0 record...named all-conference and All-State linebacker selection...baseball team also won State title, finishing 26-1...all-conference outfielder. SENIOR (2002-03): Baseball team won a second straight State title, finishing 27-0...received to all-conference and All-State teams as an outfielder...football team finished 10-1 and reached the State quarterfinals...team's most inspirational award and was selected to the Associate Press All-State team as a kicker/punter...also all-conference pick as a linebacker and fullback.

TrIBBeTT'sWasHINgToNsTaTeFooTBallCareerFRESHMAN (2003-04): Member of WSU's Holiday Bowl football team. SOPHOMORE (2004-05): Enrolled in school but did not play football or baseball.

PersoNalThomas Harlan Tribbett...born 8-03-84 at Colfax, Wash...parents Jim and Jeanne Tribbett...two sisters Tracy and Tara...Tara class of WSU '04...enjoys wakeboarding, fishing, hunting and playing cards...prep GPA 3.8...received scholastic award every year in high school...interested in a business major at WSU.

32MICHaelWagNerPitcherJuniorB/right,T/right6-1/190Woodinville,Wash.redmondHigh‘03

WagNer’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGeneral: Coached by Pat Frable, earning three varsity letters…team captain as both a junior and senior…also lettered two years in football. JUNIOR (2001-02): earned All-KingCo first team honors after hitting .323 with eight doubles, 26 RBI and two home runs. SENIOR (2002-03): named the Curt Daniels Washington State MVP, first team All-KingCo as a pitcher and utility player...All-Eastside first team and named to the Seattle PI all-star team…set the KingCo single season record with 28 stolen bases…during football season earned all-league honorable mention recognition as a quarterback.

WagNer’sVaNDerBIlTCareerFRESHMAN (2003-04): Made 13 appearances for Vanderbilt, pitching 21 innings with a 1-0 record and a 4.71 ERA...19 strikeouts. SOPHOMORE (2004-05): Posted a 3-0 record with 42. 1 innings, 49 strikeouts and a 3.61 ERA …opponents hit .226 off him…made 20 appearances including 18 in relief…recorded one save…in SEC play had a 1-0 record with a 3.86 ERA over 21.0 innings…19 strikeouts and opponents hi .228 against him.

WagNer’sWsuCareerJUNIOR (2005-06): Joined the Cougar team in August, 2005.

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PersoNalMichael Clifford Wagner…born Dec. 17, 1984 at Seattle, Wash…parents Edward and Cindy Wagner…one brother David and one sister Sue…named the 2000 Lion’s Club Student of the Year and in 2001 the Rotary Student of the Month…working on an economics major.

46MaTTWayPitcherFreshmanB/left,T/left6-2/195sitka,alaskasitkaHigh‘05

Way’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGeneral: Earned four varsity letters in baseball for coach Ed Conway and four in swimming for Robby Jarvill…also earned two varsity letters in wrestling. FRESHMAN (2001-02): letter in baseball, qualified for state tournament in 100-fly and earned wrestling most improved. SOPHOMORE (2002-03): Reached state tournament in both swimming and wrestling and lettered in baseball. JUNIOR (2003-04): Lettered in baseball and captured state title in 100 breast stroke. SENIOR (2002-03): Led team to 2005 State title in baseball after team posted 17-3 regular-season record…named to 2005 National High School Baseball Coaches Association All-District 8 Team and Alaska State All-Tournament team…repeated as 100 breast state champion in swimming.

Way’sWsuCareerFRESHMAN (2005-06): Enrolled at WSU in the fall of 2005.

PersoNalMatt Way…born 1-25-87 in Sitka, Alaska…parents Jim and Lesa Way…has one younger brother, Brian, and two younger sisters, Caitlin and Meaghan…enjoys fishing and hunting…honor roll student in high school…interested in movement studies at WSU.

22TraVIsWeBB*PitchersophomoreB/left,T/left6-3/197spokane,Wash.lewisClarkHigh‘03

WeBB’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Earned four varsity letters in baseball…also played varsity basketball and football… coached in baseball by Dexter Davis and in football by Tom Yearout. SOPHOMORE: Hit .350 (21-for-60). JUNIOR: Led the GSL in batting…played in the Area Code Games…hit .547 (29-for-53) with 12 doubles and two home runs. SENIOR (2002-03): Posted the lowest ERA in the Greater Spokane League and was the batting champion…named to the all-league team for the fourth straight season…earned league MVP honors after hitting .609 (28-for-46) with eight doubles and 14 RBI…on the mound he was 6-2 with a 0.67 ERA…played two summers for the Spokane Heat.

WeBB’sarIZoNasTaTeCareerFRESHMAN (2003-04): Went 0-0 with a 5.68 ERA in nine appearances as a freshman...gave up only two hits and one run in his last three innings of the season (two outings against Stanford and New Mexico)...threw a scoreless inning in regular season finale at No. 2 Stanford (May 30)...recorded four strikeouts in two innings at New Mexico (May 18)...struck out a batter in his first outing as a Sun Devil against Utah (Feb. 14)...came in and got a key out against nationally ranked Tulane (March 14) to preserve a 5-1 victory...threw a scoreless inning against Oklahoma State (March 17).

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WeBB’sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerSOPHOMORE (2004-05): V-letter…Games – 23…Starts – 3…IP – 37.2…ERA – 9.08…Record – 0-5…his three starts came in first four appearances of season…had season-high six strikeouts in five innings in second game of doubleheader against Portland (2/19)…had five straight appearances when he did not allow a run (4/5-19), working 5.2 scoreless innings…allowed two or fewer hits in 17 of his outings…pitching totals against Pac-10 opponents: Arizona 3.0i/0-0/0.00, ASU 0.0i/0-0/99.99, California dnp, OSU 3.0i/0-2), 9.00, Stanford 4.1i/0-1/10.39, UCLA 0.1i/0-0/0.00, USC 3.2i/0-0/14.71, Washington 0.2i/0-0/26.87…monthly pitching totals: February 8.1i/0-1/11.88, March 7.1i/0-1/7.37, April 14.2i/0-3/6.75, May 7.1i/0-0/12.28.

PersoNalTravis S. Webb…born Aug. 2, 1984 at Spokane, Wash…parents Stan and Jami Webb…two younger sisters, Tana and Christina…father Stan, grandfather Ron and uncle Steve all played baseball for the Cougars…uncle Craig Ehlo played basketball for the Cougars and went on to play 14 seasons in the NBA…enjoys fishing and bird hunting…history major.


41 JosHWIllIaMsoNPitcherJuniorB/right,T/right6-6/250laCenter,Wash.laCenterHigh‘03

WIllIaMsoN’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGeneral: Earned four varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball. JUNIOR (2001-02): Member of Northwest Area Code team in baseball. SENIOR (2002-03): All-State first team selection in baseball, basketball and football…All-Trico League Co-Player of the Year and first team pick in baseball…set school record for strikeouts and ERA…all-league first team defensive end in football and first-team selection in baseball.

WIllIaMsoN’sColuMBIaBasINCollegeCareerFRESHMAN (2003-04): Helped team to a 41-5 overall record, 25-3 in NWAACC play…posted a 4-0 record with a 1.98 ERA in 27.1 innings pitched…allowed just 15 hits while striking out 34 against 13 walks…drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft . SOPHOMORE (2004-05): Saw limited action for the Hawks.

WIllIaMsoN’sWsuCareerJUNIOR (2005-06): Joined the Cougar team in August, 2005.

PersoNalJoshua Eugene Williamson…born 9-18-84 at Portland, Ore…parents Bob and Karen Williamson…has two brothers and a sister…enjoys hunting and fishing…general social sciences major.

31BryaNyaTes*Infieldrs-sophomoreB/right,T/right6-2/195sammamish,Wash.eastlakeHigh‘03

yaTes’sHIgHsCHoolCareerGENERAL: Coached by J.T. D’Amico, earning two varsity letters in baseball…early in prep career played third, then used primarily at first as a senior. SENIOR (2002-03): Named to the All-KingCo second team…team reached the second round of the State playoff.

yaTes’sCleMsoNCareerFRESHMAN (2003-04): Redshirt season at Clemson, where he played for coach Jack Leggett…Tigers finished 39-26 overall and 14-10 in Atlantic Coast Conference play…Tigers split four games in the ACC tournament at Salem, Virginia, beating #20 North Carolina and NC State, while losing to #5 Georgia Tech and North Carolina…won three and lost two in the NCAA regional at Athens, Georgia…both losses were to the tenth ranked Georgia Bulldogs, while both wins were over Birmingham-Southern.

yaTes’sWasHINgToNsTaTeCareerFRESHMAN (2004-05): V-letter…Games – 8…Starts – 2…BA - .182…both of his starts were at third base…only had 11 at-bats during season, first coming against Northern Colorado (3/12)…first hit as a Cougar came against Sacramento State (5/8), lining a single to left…earned first start against Lewis-Clark State (5/11), going 1-for-4 with RBI double…also started against USC (5/14).

PersoNalBryan Gordon Yates…born 8-2-84 in Jackson, Tenn….parents William and Barbara Yates…two older sisters, Lindsey and Heather…Heather a WSU (’03) graduate…enjoys lifting weights…general social sciences major.


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1 TravisCoulter 3 scottsuttmeier 4 ZachMcangus 6 garrettKimbrel 8 JeffMiller 9 Mikegilbert 11 JaysonMiller

13 Paulgran 15 JaredPrince 16 MatthewThomas 17 ericDingwall 19 ZachFranklin 21 ryanKrauser 22 TravisWebb

23 NickIson 24 simireynolds 25 WayneDamanJr. 27 Davidroberts 28 NickCebula 29 steveKost 31 Bryanyates

32 MikeWagner 33 Mattoye 34 grantalexander 35 JayMiller 36 ZachBird 37 reeseBaker 38 adamDentz

39 MattCrowe 41 JoshWilliamson 42 NickHall 43 TylerMccallum 44 JimMurphy 45 greglagreid 46 MattWay

47 JeremyJohnson 48 KyleHinrichs 49 TommyTribbett 50 rossHumes 52 Brianrittereiser

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NikcIson (I-son)garrettKimbrel (Kim-brel)steveKost (Coast)greglagreid (la-greed)

ZachMcangus (Mc-angus)Mattoye (oy)Brianrittereiser (ritt-er-eye-ser)scottsuttmeier (sut-meyer)

alPHaBeTICalrosTerNO. NAME POS B/T HgT WgT BIRTH AgE YR. EX. HOMETOWN (SCHOOL/COACH)34 aleXaNDer,grant rHP r/r 6-1 210 09/01/82 23 sr* 1V FarmersBranch,Texas(Turner/TommyBohannon) (NewMexicoJC/rayBirmingham)37 BaKer,reese lHP l/l 6-2 223 10/07/83 22 sr sQ longview,Wash.(MarkMorris/JoeBair) (lowerColumbiaCC/Kellysmith)36 BIrD,Zach rHP r/r 6-0 195 05/17/84 21 Jr Tr eugene,ore.(Northeugene/CoreyNicholsen) (aZWest./Johnstratton,Mt.Hood/gabesandy)28 CeBula,Nick rHP r/r 5-10 176 09/13/83 22 Jr 1V Tacoma,Wash.(lakes/scottshelgren) (TacomaCC/MikeNaughton)1 CoulTer,Travis 2B l/r 5-8 141 11/26/86 19 Fr Hs Kennewick,Wash.(southridge/Timsanders)39 CroWe,Matt rHP r/r 5-9 198 11/07/86 19 Fr Hs Kennewick,Wash(southridge/Timsanders)25 DaMaNJr.,Wayne rHP r/r 6-0 211 10/01/84 21 Jr 2V Beaver,Wash.(Forks/earlPettit)38 DeNTZ,adam lHP l/l 6-1 182 12/31/86 19 Fr Hs NorthBend,Wash.(Mountsi/garyMcgreger)17 DINgWall,eric rHP r/r 5-11 182 07/21/84 21 sr 1V Burien,Wash.(Highline/Davelarson) (edmondsCC/TigneDickinson)19 FraNKlIN,Zach C r/r 5-8 180 07/16/83 22 sr* 3V Bellevue,Wash.(Newport/BrianFischer)9 gIlBerT,Mike C r/r 5-11 213 08/19/84 21 Jr Tr sumner,Wash.(auburnriverside/Chrisgarrison) (edmondsCC/TigheDickinson)13 graN,Paul INF r/r 5-11 183 04/07/86 19 so Tr Bothell,Wash.(Bothell/PaulMoodey) (edmondsCC/TigheDickinson)42 Hall,Nick C/1B s/r 6-2 200 03/18/85 20 so 1V Woodinville,Wash.(Woodinville/Terryagnew)48 HINrICHs,Kyle oF r/r 5-10 155 09/28/86 19 Fr Hs Pullman,Wash.(Pullman/lancelincoln)50 HuMes,ross lHP l/l 5-11 155 10/03/86 19 Fr Hs FederalWay,Wash.(Decatur/steveMurphy)23 IsoN,Nick rHP r/r 5-9 173 06/23/85 20 Jr Tr Midvale,utah(Hillcrest/garyDaniels) (saltlakeCC/D.g.Nelson)47 JoHNsoN,Jeremy rHP r/r 5-11 165 01/07/87 18 Fr Hs Centralia,Wash.(Centralia/steverooklidge)6 KIMBrel,garrett oF l/l 6-0 186 03/06/86 19 so 1V renton,Wash.(liberty/glennWalker)29 KosT,steve lHP l/l 6-4 205 11/07/85 20 so 1V Bellevue,Wash.(Bellevue/DanDesmond)21 Krauser,ryan oF l/l 5-9 163 11/25/85 20 Jr Tr longview,Wash.(MarkMorris/ronPhilpott) (lowerColumbiaCollege/Kellysmith)45 lagreID,greg C r/r 5-11 183 10/29/86 19 Fr Hs edmonds,Wash.(o’Dea/BobBlair)4 McaNgus,Zach 3B r/r 6-0 201 05/10/84 21 sr 2V Honolulu,Hawaii(Kamehameha/ChrisahNew) (usaFacademy/reedPeters)43 McCalluM,Tyler oF l/r 6-1 191 03/03/87 18 Fr Hs Chehalis,Wash.(West/TomZuber)35 MIller,Jay oF r/r 5-9 176 08/11/83 22 sr 3V Bellevue,Wash.(Newport/BrianFischer)11 MIller,Jayson lHP l/l 5-11 166 11/25/85 20 so 1V richland,Wash.(richland/BenJacobs)8 MIller,Jeff INF r/r 5-10 190 11/09/84 21 Jr 2V Bellevue,Wash.(Newport/BrianFischer)44 MurPHy,Jim 3B/1B r/r 6-3 255 09/16/85 20 so 1V Kirkland,Wash.(Juanita/garygroenen)33 oye,Matt rHP r/r 6-4 207 09/25/86 19 so 1V spokane,Wash.(NorthCentral/scottHarmon)15 PrINCe,Jared rHP/oF r/r 6-3 186 05/25/86 19 Fr Hs Poulsbo,Wash.(NorthKitsap/steveFrease)24 reyNolDs,simi oF l/l 5-9 175 02/03/84 21 so Tr renton,Wash.(skyline/) (Washington/KenKnutson)52 rITTereIser,Brian C r/r 6-1 188 08/06/87 18 Fr Hs ellensburg,Wash.(ellensburg/)27 roBerTs,David rHP r/r 6-2 205 10/29/86 19 Fr Hs Bellevue,Wash.(eastsideCatholic/MikeClaus)3 suTTMeIer,scott uTl l/r 6-1 185 08/21/85 20 so 1V Issaquah,Wash.(Issaquah/robreese)16 THoMas,Matthew ss r/r 6-1 184 05/30/85 20 so 1V WallaWalla,Wash.(WallaWalla/BillPlucker)49 TrIBBeTT,Tommy rHP r/r 5-11 205 08/03/84 21 so* Hs Colfax,Wash.(Colfax/)32 WagNer,Mike rHP r/r 6-0 186 12/17/84 21 Jr Tr Woodinville,Wash.(redmond/PatFrable) (Vanderbilt/TimCorbin)46 Way,Matt lHP l/l 6-1 187 01/25/87 18 Fr Hs sitka,alaska/sitka/edConway)22 WeBB,Travis lHP l/l 6-3 195 08/02/84 21 Jr 1V spokane,Wash.(lewisClark/DexterDavis) (arizonastate/PatMurphy)41 WIllIaMsoN,Josh rHP r/r 6-6 250 09/18/84 21 Jr Tr laCenter,Wash.(laCenter/) ColumbiaBasinCollege/scottrogers)31 yaTes,Bryan INF r/r 6-2 215 08/02/84 21 so* 1V sammamish,Wash.(eastlake/J.T.D’amico) (Clemson/Jackleggett)*=Hasredshirted NOTE: Age and Class noted as of 01/2006

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