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50<br />

TEDDY FOSTER<br />

C • 6-3 • 230 • R/R • Sophomore • SQ<br />

Jacksonville, Fla . • The Bolles School<br />

Major: History<br />

54<br />

ANDY GALE<br />

RHP • 6-6 • 235 • R/R • Sophomore • RS<br />

Johns Island, S .C . • Phillips Exeter Academy/<br />

North Carolina<br />

Major: Sociology<br />

(2006): Limited to one appearance due to injury<br />

woes and earned a medical redshirt…Pitched<br />

one inning against Vanderbilt on April 2, the<br />

final game of the weekend series at McKethan<br />

Stadium…Gave up three hits and three runs<br />

with one walk .<br />

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2006): Did not<br />

see any action for the Gators .<br />

(2005): Was redshirted in his first season on the<br />

Florida campus .<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at The Bolles School<br />

for head coach Mike Boswell…The Bulldogs<br />

claimed the state championship in 2002 and<br />

won 20 or more games each season he was<br />

on the team…Had a .320 batting average<br />

during his junior year, with 50 runs batted<br />

in and a team-high 25 walks…Belted home<br />

runs in consecutive at bats during the Virginia<br />

Showcase Camp…Member of the Fellowship<br />

of Christian Athletes and served on the student<br />

council in high school…Participated in Bolles’<br />

Sophomore Leadership Program and Junior<br />

Mentor Program…Received a student-athlete<br />

award in 2000 .<br />

AT NORTH CAROLINA (2005): Emerged as<br />

one of the Tar Heels’ top midweek starters…<br />

North Carolina finished 41-19-1 overall, 17-10-1<br />

in the Atlantic Coast Conference and advanced<br />

to the NCAA Gainesville Regional, where it<br />

finished 1-2…Appeared in 11 games and made<br />

eight starts…Posted a 3-1 record and a 3 .38<br />

earned run average in 42 .2 innings…Fanned 38<br />

batters and walked just 15…Held opponents<br />

to a .250 average…Did not allow a run over<br />

his first two career starts against Princeton and<br />

Towson in a <strong>com</strong>bined 11 innings…Picked up<br />

his first career win after allowing just one hit in<br />

seven shutout innings versus Towson on March<br />

23…Tossed a <strong>com</strong>plete-game shutout with a<br />

career-best 10 strikeouts against Davidson on<br />

April 12…Allowed just two runs and fanned<br />

seven against VCU on April 20…Earned third<br />

win of the season with three shutout innings<br />

against East Carolina on May 17 .<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year standout pitcher at<br />

Phillips Exeter Academy under head coach Bill<br />

Dennehy…Taken in the 43rd round of the 2004<br />

Major League Baseball Draft by the Montreal<br />

Expos with the 1,282nd pick…Named secondteam<br />

Preseason All-America in 2004 by Baseball<br />

America…Played with the Midland (Ohio)<br />

Redskins during the summer of 2004…Helped<br />

team to the Connie Mack World Series<br />

GALE’S CAREER STATISTICS<br />

OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2005* 3 .38 3 1 11 8 1 1 1 0 42 .2 39 23 16 15 38<br />

2006 18 .00 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .0 3 3 2 1 0<br />

CAREER 3.71 3 1 12 9 1 1 1 0 43.2 42 26 18 16 38<br />

Conference Regular‑Season Statistics<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2005* 4 .50 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .0 3 4 1 4 3<br />

2006 18 .00 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .0 3 3 2 1 0<br />

CAREER 9.00 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 7 3 5 3<br />

*-North Carolina<br />

<strong>RETURNING</strong> <strong>PLAYER</strong> <strong>PROFILES</strong><br />

– 43 –<br />

PERSONAL: Edward Lowell Foster III was born<br />

Feb . 13, 1986, in Jacksonville, Fla…His parents<br />

are Robert and Sharon Foster…His father is a<br />

judge and his mother, a Florida graduate, is a<br />

lawyer…Has an older brother, Robbie, 22…His<br />

uncle, Skip Foster, and his aunt, Patty Foster,<br />

title…Participated in the 2003 AFLAC All-American<br />

High School Baseball Classic in Fort Myers,<br />

Fla…Three-time all-league choice who led team<br />

to Central New England Prep School Baseball<br />

League titles in 2003 and ‘04…Also played four<br />

years as a hockey defenseman…Named MVP<br />

and team captain in both baseball and hockey as<br />

a senior…First-team all-league in hockey in his<br />

final campaign .<br />

PERSONAL: Andrew Ryan Gale was born Nov .<br />

28, 1985, in Littleton, N .H…His parents are<br />

work for the University Athletics Association…Enjoys<br />

playing cards…Also considered<br />

attending Brown, Florida Southern, Pennsylvania<br />

and Stetson…Majoring in history and hopes to<br />

attend law school .<br />

GALE’S CAREER HIGHS<br />

Innings (Starter): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 .0 vs . Davidson (4/12/05)<br />

Innings (Reliever): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .0 vs . Georgia Tech (5/20/05)<br />

Strikeouts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 vs . Davidson (4/12/05)<br />

Hits Allowed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 vs . VCU (4/20/05)<br />

Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 vs . UNC Wilmington (4/26/05)<br />

Earned Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . UNC Wilmington (4/26/05)<br />

Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs . Elon (4/6/05)<br />

Richard and Susan Gale…His father played<br />

eight seasons in the majors with the Kansas City<br />

Royals, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants<br />

and the Boston Red Sox…His mother played<br />

lacrosse, field hockey and swam at New Hampshire…<br />

Has two brothers, Chris, 23, and Alex,<br />

17…Chris pitched at Virginia from 2001-04…<br />

Favorite athlete is Pedro Martinez…Lists the<br />

Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots as his<br />

favorite pro teams…Majoring in sociology .


28<br />

KRIS GAWRILUK<br />

RHP • 6-0 • 205 • R/R • Senior • 1L<br />

Deltona, Fla . • Deltona High School/Daytona<br />

Beach C .C .<br />

Major: History<br />

AS A JUNIOR (2006): Made 12 appearances<br />

in his first season as a Gator, including five<br />

starts…Finished 0-2 and had a 5 .13 earned<br />

run average over 26 .1 innings…Provided three<br />

scoreless innings of relief in the 9-6 setback to<br />

Auburn…Notched a season-high four strikeouts<br />

in three frames against Bethune-Cookman…Allowed<br />

an unearned run in third matchup with<br />

Texas A&M, a stint in which he scattered three<br />

hits over 3 .0 innings but wound up on the<br />

short end of a 1-0 score…Worked 4 .1 innings<br />

versus Florida State in his starting debut on<br />

Feb . 28 and took the loss after yielding five<br />

hits and four runs…The Seminoles prevailed,<br />

6-4, at McKethan Stadium…Delivered shutout<br />

performances against Florida A&M (1 .0 IP) and<br />

Mercer (1 .2 IP) .<br />

AT DAYTONA BEACH C.C. (2003-05):<br />

Played two seasons for Falcons’ head coach<br />

Tim Touma, a former Gator…Was an even 3-3<br />

with a 2 .73 ERA in 2005…Posted 46 strikeouts<br />

and permitted 11 walks in 33 innings…Missed<br />

the 2004 campaign after suffering an arm<br />

injury…First-team all-conference recipient in ‘03<br />

after going 7-0 with a 3 .12 ERA…Notched 44<br />

strikeouts in 96 innings…Member of the Mid-<br />

Florida Conference Scholar-Athlete team .<br />

SUMMER: Went 2-2 with a 1 .82 ERA for<br />

the Daytona Beach Barracudas of the Florida<br />

Collegiate Summer League in 2005…Made nine<br />

appearances, including four starts, and collected<br />

one save…Registered 19 strikeouts in 24 .2<br />

innings and issued five walks… .The Barracudas<br />

placed second during the regular season…Appeared<br />

in the league’s All-Star Game .<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at<br />

Deltona High School who was coached by his<br />

father, Jim Gawriluk…Played eight of the nine<br />

field positions…Set 20 school records over his<br />

four-year career…First-team all-state in Class<br />

5A as a senior in 2002, when he was the Volusia<br />

County Player of the Year presented by the<br />

Daytona Beach News-Journal and the orlando<br />

Sentinel…Earned first-team All-Central Florida,<br />

all-area, all-county and all-conference…The<br />

Wolves were the regional runner-up, district runner-up<br />

and took second in their conference that<br />

season with a 22-9 mark…Gawriluk was 7-2<br />

with a 0 .74 ERA and notched 83 strikeouts in 76<br />

innings…Batted .385 with 25 runs batted in, 20<br />

GAWRILUK’S CAREER STATISTICS<br />

OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2006 5 .13 0 2 12 5 0 0 0 0 26 .1 32 16 15 8 12<br />

CAREER 5.13 0 2 12 5 0 0 0 0 26.1 32 16 15 8 12<br />

SEC REGULAR‑SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2006 5 .40 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .0 5 3 3 3 2<br />

CAREER 5.40 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 3 3 2<br />

<strong>RETURNING</strong> <strong>PLAYER</strong> <strong>PROFILES</strong><br />

– 44 –<br />

GAWRILUK’S CAREER HIGHS<br />

Innings (Starter): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .1 vs . Florida State (2/28/06)<br />

Innings (Reliever): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .0 vs . Auburn (4/21/06)<br />

Strikeouts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . Bethune-Cookman (4/11/06)<br />

Hits Allowed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 vs . Harvard (3/12/06)<br />

Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 vs . Florida State (2/28/06)<br />

Earned Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 vs . Florida State (2/28/06)<br />

Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (three times)<br />

runs and 12 doubles…Participated in the Florida<br />

Athletic Coaches’ Association All-Star Game for<br />

the East team…Two-time Most Valuable Player<br />

and was his club’s Outstanding Pitcher of the<br />

Year in back-to-back years…Third-team all-state<br />

pick in his junior campaign, when he was 7-3<br />

with a 1 .99 ERA and contributed a .347 batting<br />

average .<br />

PERSONAL: James Kristopher Gawriluk was<br />

born Feb . 11, 1984, in Valdosta, Ga…His<br />

parents are Jim and Vicki Gawriluk…Has a<br />

younger brother, Wesley, 20, who attends<br />

Florida State…Admires Roger Clemens<br />

because of his work ethic and bulldog mentality<br />

on the mound…Hopes to teach history and<br />

coach baseball at the high school or collegiate<br />

level…Majoring in history .


38<br />

DAVID HURST<br />

LHP • 6-1 • 205 • L/L • Senior • 1L<br />

Jacksonville, Fla . • Mandarin High School/<br />

Florida C .C .-Jacksonville<br />

Major: History<br />

AS A JUNIOR (2006): Ranked third on the<br />

Gators with 27 appearances and was 1-1 with a<br />

3 .35 earned run average…Tallied 30 strikeouts<br />

in 40 .1 innings, with 11 walks…Limited opposing<br />

hitters to a .178 (8-for-45) clip with two<br />

outs…Did not permit a run in 15 of his 26 relief<br />

stints…Participated in 16 of his squad’s 30 SEC<br />

contests . . .Induced a fly ball by Alabama’s Brandon<br />

Belcher with two runners aboard and one<br />

down in the ninth inning on May 12 that was<br />

snared by center fielder Chris Woods…Darren<br />

O’Day would nail down the final out to preserve<br />

the Gators’ 4-3 triumph over the eighth-ranked<br />

27<br />

PATRICK KEATING<br />

RHP • 6-0 • 205 • R/R • Sophomore • 1L<br />

Harrisburg, Ill . • Harrisburg High School<br />

Major: Social and Behavioral Sciences<br />

AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Made three<br />

appearances as a rookie and did not receive a<br />

decision…Allowed six hits and five runs over<br />

2 .2 innings…Was one of five pitchers used in<br />

the 8-2 win over Bethune-Cookman…Threw 1 .2<br />

scoreless frames in his collegiate debut against<br />

Vanderbilt on March 31…Allowed a single and<br />

notched one strikeout against the Commodores .<br />

SUMMER: Competed for the Peninsula (Va .)<br />

Pilots of the Coastal Plain League last summer<br />

with Gator teammate Clayton Pisani…In 13<br />

appearances, with eight starts, Keating was 0-5<br />

with a 3 .12 ERA…Worked 57 .2 innings, with 48<br />

<strong>RETURNING</strong> <strong>PLAYER</strong> <strong>PROFILES</strong><br />

Crimson Tide…Held Auburn scoreless over a<br />

career-high 5 .1 innings but UF wound up on the<br />

wrong side of 5-4 margin…Drew the starting<br />

assignment in the finale against Vanderbilt on<br />

April 2 and suffered the defeat after allowing<br />

five hits and four runs (two earned) over 2 .1<br />

innings…Notched first win as a Gator with<br />

a scoreless frame in the 17-6 conquest of<br />

Harvard…Fanned two batters and closed the<br />

20-4 triumph over Cincinnati in his Florida debut<br />

on Feb . 12 .<br />

(2005): Was redshirted in his first season on the<br />

Florida campus .<br />

AT FLORIDA C.C.-JACKSONVILLE (2003-<br />

04): Two-year pitcher for the Stars under the<br />

direction of head coach Chris Blaquiere…Made<br />

14 appearances, including nine starts, in<br />

2004…Was 3-4 and registered a 4 .37 earned<br />

run average in 57 .2 innings…Also picked up<br />

one save…Notched 45 strikeouts and issued<br />

32 walks…Limited opponents to a .236 batting<br />

average…FCCJ was 26-20 overall and placed<br />

fourth in the Mid-Florida Conference with<br />

an 11-14 record…Selected by the Colorado<br />

Rockies with the 1,187th pick in the 40th round<br />

of the 2003 Major League Baseball Amateur<br />

Draft…Turned in a 3-4 ledger in ‘03 and fired<br />

two <strong>com</strong>plete games…Sported a 4 .85 ERA in<br />

52 innings .<br />

SUMMER: Joined Gator teammates Bryson<br />

Barber and Bo Smith on the Rochester (Minn .)<br />

Honkers of the Northwoods League in the<br />

summer of 2005…Was a perfect 4-0 with a<br />

3 .07 ERA in 11 appearances, including seven<br />

starts…Struck out 30 batters in 44 innings and<br />

issued 14 walks .<br />

K and 19 walks…His team won the second-half<br />

title and advanced to the championship game of<br />

the Petitt Cup held in Asheboro, N .C .<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for<br />

head coach Joe Thompson at Harrisburg High<br />

School…Registered a sterling mark of 29-1<br />

with a scant 0 .85 earned run average, setting<br />

the school’s career records for lowest ERA and<br />

most victories…Final prep appearance was<br />

a <strong>com</strong>plete-game, 2-1 victory in the regional<br />

championship game…Was 4-0 with a 0 .58 ERA<br />

as a senior and batted .368 while also playing<br />

first base and shortstop…Led his squad in RBI<br />

(36) and home runs (six)…Earned first-team<br />

All-South Region and all-conference honors for<br />

the third-straight year…Earned the 2005 WEBQ<br />

Curt Felton Award for Male Senior Athlete of<br />

the Year…Led the Bulldogs to the state championship<br />

in 2004 and a runner-up showing in<br />

2003…An all-state pick as a junior, he was 10-1<br />

with a 1 .31 ERA and recorded 103 strikeouts in<br />

80 innings…Finishing 35-5 overall, Harrisburg<br />

seized the conference, sectional, super-sectional<br />

and Class A hardware…Keating certainly did<br />

his part, claiming 21 straight victories over two<br />

seasons, the seventh-longest winning streak in<br />

Illinois history…Chosen as the 2004 Co-Baseball<br />

Player of the Year by the Southern Illinoisan and<br />

named to the Chicago Tribune’s All-State Team,<br />

Keating pitched 11 of his squad’s 21 innings<br />

at the state tournament and was selected as<br />

the event’s all-tourney hurler . . .Representing<br />

the Southern Illinois Bullets in the summer of<br />

2004, Keating was a perfect 8-0 and collected<br />

four saves as his team captured six of seven<br />

tournaments in which it participated…Was the<br />

winning pitcher in the championship game of the<br />

U .S . Congress Wooden Bat World Series…During<br />

his sophomore campaign, he established<br />

a school record for lowest ERA (1 .01) on his<br />

– 45 –<br />

HURST’S CAREER HIGHS<br />

Innings (Starter): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .1 vs . Vanderbilt (4/2/06)<br />

Innings (Reliever): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .1 vs . Auburn (4/23/06)<br />

Strikeouts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (three times)<br />

Hits Allowed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 vs . Vanderbilt (4/2/06) & South Carolina (3/26/06)<br />

Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 vs . Vanderbilt (4/2/06)<br />

Earned Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs . South Carolina (3/26/06)<br />

Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 vs . Arkansas (3/19/06)<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Joe<br />

Hicks at Mandarin High School and earned three<br />

varsity letters…The Mustangs were 37-19<br />

during his tenure…Was selected to the district<br />

/county all-star team in 2002…Struck out a<br />

school-record 17 batters in one game, a contest<br />

that lasted seven innings…Tossed a no-hitter in<br />

his first varsity outing .<br />

PERSONAL: David Wayne Hurst was born<br />

May 13, 1984, in Knoxville, Tenn…His parents<br />

are Richard and Janet Hurst, both of whom<br />

attended the University of Tennessee…Has an<br />

older sister, Janelle, 24…Member of the Baptist<br />

Collegiate Ministers and the Fellowship of Christian<br />

Athletes at UF…Admires “The Greatest,”<br />

Muhammad Ali…Majoring in history .<br />

HURST’S CAREER STATISTICS<br />

OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2006 3 .35 1 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 40 .1 45 18 15 11 30<br />

CAREER 3.35 1 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 40.1 45 18 15 11 30<br />

SEC REGULAR‑SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2006 4 .10 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 26 .1 29 15 12 9 17<br />

CAREER 4.10 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 26.1 29 15 12 9 17<br />

KEATING’S CAREER HIGHS<br />

Innings (Starter): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None<br />

Innings (Reliever): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .2 vs . Vanderbilt (3/31/06)<br />

Strikeouts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Vanderbilt (3/31/06)<br />

Hits Allowed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 vs . Vanderbilt (4/2/06)<br />

Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 vs . Vanderbilt (4/2/06)<br />

Earned Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 vs . Vanderbilt (4/2/06)<br />

Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 vs . Bethune-Cookman (4/11/06) & Vanderbilt (4/2/06)<br />

way to an unblemished 13-0 record…Fired the<br />

second perfect game in school history, had three<br />

no-hitters and authored six shutouts as HHS<br />

blazed to a 40-2 mark . . .In the 2003 state tournament,<br />

he set new standards for the fewest hits<br />

allowed when pitching a <strong>com</strong>plete game (two)<br />

and tied records for fewest runs and earned runs<br />

allowed in a <strong>com</strong>plete-game effort (zero)…Only<br />

sophomore pitcher recognized on the Illinois<br />

High School Baseball Coaches Association Class<br />

A All-State Team…A standout for the Bulldogs<br />

on the gridiron, he made all-conference on both<br />

offense as a running back and defense as a<br />

lineman…Rushed for 1,005 yards and scored<br />

22 touchdowns in his senior year, setting team<br />

highs in both categories .<br />

PERSONAL: Patrick William Keating was born<br />

June 9, 1987, in Harrisburg, Ill…His parents are<br />

Bill and Dana Keating…Has an older brother,<br />

Kris, 25…Enjoys fishing…Admires pitching<br />

legend Roger Clemens…Majoring in social and<br />

behavioral sciences .<br />

KEATING’S CAREER STATISTICS<br />

OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2006 16 .88 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .2 6 5 5 2 1<br />

CAREER 16.88 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 6 5 5 2 1<br />

SEC REGULAR‑SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2006 19 .29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .1 6 5 5 1 1<br />

CAREER 19.29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 5 5 1 1


5<br />

JARED KUBIN<br />

OF • 6-2 • 225 • R/R • Sophomore • 1L<br />

Oakton, Va . • Oakton High School<br />

Major: Political Science<br />

(2006): Was sidelined for the entire season<br />

while recovering from off-season shoulder surgery<br />

and received a medical redshirt…Earned a<br />

berth on the SEC Academic Honor Roll .<br />

AS A FRESHMAN (2005): Started at the<br />

designated hitter position in 34 games, with the<br />

Gators finishing 27-7 ( .794) in those outings . . .<br />

Played in 45 games, batting .292 on the season<br />

with 18 RBI . . .One of three UF baseball players<br />

named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor<br />

Roll…Saw action in two NCAA College World<br />

Series games . . .Was the club’s DH versus<br />

Arizona State on June 22, and provided UF’s<br />

lone run with a two-out RBI single in the fifth . . .<br />

Served as a pinch hitter against Nebraska but<br />

popped up . . .Was 1-for-4 in NCAA Regional play<br />

and drew two walks . . .Enjoyed a solid showing<br />

in his first SEC Tourney, finishing 3-for-8 ( .375)<br />

with a pair of doubles and two runs . . .Poked<br />

a pinch-hit RBI double in the visit to USF . . .<br />

Had walked in two-consecutive games . . .Was<br />

4-for-6 ( .667) against Kentucky and scored a<br />

season-high four runs in the second game, when<br />

he was 3-for-3 and connected on his second HR<br />

of the year . . .Went 1-for-4 in the opener against<br />

South Carolina . . .Led the Gators with a .545<br />

(6-for-11) clip in the sweep of Michigan State . . .<br />

Opened the series by going 3-for-4 with three<br />

RBI and two runs, including his first career triple<br />

and first dinger . . .Drove in three more runs as<br />

part of 2-for-4 effort in game two and wrapped<br />

up the series by going 1-for-3 with a run and an<br />

RBI . . .Was 1-for-4 and drew the game-winning<br />

walk in the 10th inning against Villanova on<br />

March 6 by taking a 3-2 pitch…Laced an RBI<br />

single as part of a 1-for-2 showing vs . Mercer . . .<br />

Went 1-for-3 and drove in two runs in the 6-0<br />

shutout of Rhode Island on Feb . 26 . . .Tallied the<br />

first two RBI of his career with a sacrifice fly and<br />

a double in the second rout of Florida A&M . . .<br />

Went 1-for-3 in the second game against Miami<br />

(Fla .) . . .Contributed a base-hit against Florida<br />

A&M on Feb . 15 . . .Batted twice during seven-run<br />

seventh inning versus Charleston Southern . . .<br />

In his first plate appearance, Kubin was hit by a<br />

pitch, stole second and scored on a double by<br />

Brandon McArthur . . .He later flew out to end the<br />

frame . . .Went 2-for-4 in his debut on Feb . 12, a<br />

3-2 edging of CSU . . .Legged out an infield hit in<br />

the ninth inning to advance Justin Tordi to third<br />

base, setting the stage for Daniel Brooks’ gamewinning<br />

base-knock into right center .<br />

SUMMER: Had a busy summer following<br />

the 2005 College World Series, splitting time<br />

between the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod<br />

League and the Toms River (N .J .) Black Sox of<br />

the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate<br />

League…Was picked as the Most Valuable<br />

Player of the ABCCL All-Star Game held at First<br />

Energy Park in Lakewood, N .J . . .Contributed a<br />

double, home run and sacrifice fly, driving in<br />

three RBI, to lead the Yogi Berra All-Stars to a<br />

10-6 triumph over the Larry Doby All-Stars .<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for<br />

head coach Scott Rowland at Oakton High<br />

School…Finished with a career batting<br />

average of .400 with 135 runs batted in and<br />

26 home runs as the Cougars claimed three<br />

district championships…Selected to the 2004<br />

KUBIN’S CAREER STATISTICS<br />

OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT<br />

2005 .292 45-34 106 17 31 6 1 2 18 13 40 2-2<br />

2006 Injured - Out for Season<br />

CAREER .292 45-34 106 17 31 6 1 2 18 13 40 2-2<br />

SEC REGULAR‑SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT<br />

2005 .242 15-11 33 4 8 0 0 1 2 3 20 0-0<br />

2006 Injured - Out for Season<br />

CAREER .242 15-11 33 4 8 0 0 1 2 3 20 0-0<br />

SEC TOURNAMENT STATISTICS<br />

YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT<br />

2005 .375 3-3 8 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 0-0<br />

CAREER .375 3-3 8 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 0-0<br />

NCAA TOURNAMENT STATISTICS<br />

YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT<br />

2005 .250 5-4 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0-0<br />

CAREER .250 5-4 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0-0<br />

<strong>RETURNING</strong> <strong>PLAYER</strong> <strong>PROFILES</strong><br />

– 46 –<br />

KUBIN’S CAREER HIGHS<br />

At Bats: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (seven times)<br />

Runs Scored: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05)<br />

Hits: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05) & Michigan State (3/11/05)<br />

RBI: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05) & Michigan State (3/11/05)<br />

Doubles: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (six times)<br />

Triples: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Michigan State (3/11/05)<br />

Home Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05) & Michigan State (3/11/05)<br />

Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (13 times)<br />

Stolen Bases: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Rhode Island (2/26/05) & Charleston Southern (2/13/05)<br />

Hit Streak: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 games (3/11-3/19 & 5/22-6/4/05)<br />

ABCA & Rawlings High School All-Region 2<br />

team…Member of Louisville Slugger’s 2004<br />

Preseason All-America list…Rated as the No .<br />

17 prep prospect in the Class of 2004 by School-<br />

Sports .<strong>com</strong>…Second-Team All-Met choice<br />

by The Washington Post…Had a .328 batting<br />

average and was among the district leaders<br />

with 28 RBI…Played in the inaugural AFLAC All-<br />

American High School Baseball Classic on Aug .<br />

23, 2003, at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers,<br />

Fla…The game featured the top 40 rising senior<br />

players in the country in an East versus West<br />

matchup…Ranked 41st on Team One Baseball’s<br />

top-200 senior list…Helped the Cougars to a<br />

22-3 mark as a junior, when he batted .508 with<br />

25 runs batted in and seven homers…Sported<br />

an eye-popping .905 slugging percentage and<br />

scored 29 runs…Chosen as an All-American<br />

in leading his high school to the AAA Concorde<br />

District championship…Achieved all-state status<br />

and collected all-regional honors…Named<br />

First-Team All-Met by The Washington Post…Hit<br />

.446 as a sophomore with 26 RBI and seven<br />

homers…Participated in the Perfect Game/<br />

Baseball America Wood World Bat Association<br />

Championships in October 2002…Chosen as<br />

the top hitter at the Area Code Games that year<br />

as well…Was Oakton’s all-time leading scorer<br />

in basketball with 1,658 points, shattering the<br />

previous mark of 1,056 points…Became the<br />

only player in Concorde District history to earn<br />

all-district four years in a row…Named an honorable<br />

mention All-Met pick in his final campaign<br />

and also secured all-region acclaim .<br />

PERSONAL: Jared Lawrence Kubin was born<br />

June 10, 1985, in Fairfax, Va…His parents<br />

are Larry and Mary Kubin…His father was<br />

a linebacker for Joe Paterno at Penn State<br />

between 1977-80 and played in the National<br />

Football League for the Washington Redskins<br />

(1981-84), Buffalo Bills (1985), Tampa Bay<br />

Buccaneers (1985) and the Kansas City Chiefs<br />

(1986)…Enjoyed Super Bowl XVII triumph on<br />

Jan . 30, 1983, when the Redskins defeated the<br />

Miami Dolphins, 27-17…Has a brother, Kyle,<br />

18, and a sister, Cailyn, 16…Majoring in political<br />

science .


33<br />

J.K. LaCOSTE<br />

LHP • 6-4 • 205 • R/L • Sophomore • 1L<br />

Jacksonville, Fla . • Paxon School for Advanced<br />

Studies<br />

Major: Social and Behavioral Sciences<br />

AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Participated in 11<br />

games during his first season at Florida and<br />

made seven starts…Turned in a 2-2 record and<br />

<strong>com</strong>piled a 2 .77 earned run average during 26<br />

innings on the hill…Hitters were just .182 (8-for-<br />

44) against him with runners on base…Issued<br />

15 walks and totaled 11 strikeouts…Permitted<br />

two runs or less in five of his seven starts…Was<br />

in the Gators’ starting rotation for the first three<br />

series of the year, versus Cincinnati, Miami (Fla .)<br />

and Wake Forest…Had a season-high three K<br />

in 1 .1 innings out of the bullpen at Mississippi<br />

State…Started the 8-3 triumph at Florida State<br />

and limited the Seminoles to one hit over three<br />

frames…Worked a career-high five innings to<br />

defeat UNC Greensboro, 3-1, on March 8…Kept<br />

the Spartans off the scoreboard by scattering<br />

six hits…Provided two perfect innings of relief<br />

in the 1-0 heartbreaker to Texas A&M…Allowed<br />

three hits and four runs, although none<br />

were earned, in his first road start at Miami on<br />

Feb . 19…Captured his collegiate debut with<br />

48<br />

JARROD LANGLOIS<br />

RHP • 6-2 • 205 • R/R • Freshman • RS<br />

Jacksonville, Fla . • Bartram Trail High School<br />

Major: Social and Behavioral Sciences<br />

<strong>RETURNING</strong> <strong>PLAYER</strong> <strong>PROFILES</strong><br />

three scoreless innings in the 20-4 victory over<br />

Cincinnati .<br />

SUMMER: Played for Altamonte Springs of the<br />

Florida Collegiate Summer League last summer<br />

with Gator teammates Avery Barnes and Chas<br />

Spottswood…Made six appearances for the<br />

Snappers, including four starts, and was 1-0<br />

with a 3 .00 ERA…Struck out 25 batters in 24 .0<br />

innings, with 14 walks, and limited opposing<br />

batters to a .193 clip .<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for head coach Jerry<br />

Holland at the Paxon School for Advanced Studies<br />

and earned four varsity letters…Became the<br />

first player in Holland’s coaching tenure with the<br />

Golden Eagles to earn a scholarship…Established<br />

single-season strikeout records during his<br />

junior (100) and senior (105) campaigns…Twotime<br />

Most Valuable Player of his team…Paxon<br />

finished as the district runner-up in 2004 and<br />

was third this past year…Selected to the 2005<br />

All-First Coast third team by the Florida Times-<br />

Union and was a member of the All-Gateway<br />

Conference team…Registered 16 strikeouts in<br />

a seven-inning no-hitter against Columbia High<br />

School…Played in the World Youth Classic in<br />

the summer of 2005 in Binghamton, N .Y ., for<br />

the victorious Jacksonville Warriors team…As<br />

a junior, he claimed the Golden Eagles’ Triple<br />

Crown by pacing the club in batting average<br />

( .469), runs batted in (28) and homers (five)…<br />

Chosen to the All-First Coast third team and was<br />

an honorable mention choice by the Gateway<br />

Conference…Pitched the semifinal game of the<br />

2004 Sunshine State Games in Tallahassee for<br />

the Jacksonville Bandits and head coach Doug<br />

Corbett, a former Gator pitcher…Squad later<br />

claimed the gold medal at the event…Participated<br />

in the Seniors’ First Coast All-Star<br />

Game at the University of North Florida in May,<br />

2005…Attended the Diamond Club Showcase<br />

in Tampa, Fla ., and the UNC Wilmington East<br />

Coast Professional Showcase…Also lettered<br />

twice apiece in football and played basketball…<br />

Member of Paxon’s National Honor Society .<br />

(2006): Earned a medical redshirt after making<br />

two appearances in his initial season, which was<br />

cut short due to injury…Worked two innings<br />

during his first collegiate start against Florida<br />

A&M on Feb . 22…Surrendered three hits and<br />

two runs over two innings…The Gators notched<br />

a 15-5 decision over the Rattlers…Threw 1 .2<br />

innings in the finale of the Cincinnati series, as<br />

the Orange and Blue <strong>com</strong>pleted the sweep .<br />

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for former Gator Tony<br />

Sowers at Bartram Trail High School…Was a<br />

first-team all-county selection in 2004, when<br />

he helped the Bears to the district championship…Turned<br />

in an 8-1 ledger and registered a<br />

0 .92 ERA…Fanned 43 batters in 38 innings as<br />

his team finished 21-7 .<br />

PERSONAL: Jarrod Garrison Langlois was<br />

born Feb . 12, 1987, in Fort Worth, Texas…His<br />

parents are Rick and Connie Langlois…Has<br />

three brothers, Matt, 19, Ricky, 14, and Chris,<br />

– 47 –<br />

LACOSTE’S CAREER HIGHS<br />

Innings (Starter): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .0 vs . UNC Greensboro (3/8/06)<br />

Innings (Reliever): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .0 vs . Texas A&M (3/5/06)<br />

Strikeouts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs . Mississippi State (5/6/06)<br />

Hits Allowed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 vs . UNC Greensboro (3/8/06) & Wake Forest (2/26/06)<br />

Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . Miami (Fla .) (2/19/06)<br />

Earned Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs . South Carolina (3/26/06)<br />

Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . Florida State (4/19/06) & South Carolina (3/26/06)<br />

PERSONAL: James Kenneth LaCoste was born<br />

April 17, 1987, in Jacksonville, Fla…His parents<br />

are John and Debra LaCoste, both of whom<br />

work for the National Park Service…His father<br />

played baseball at Pensacola Junior College and<br />

later at Troy (Ala .), while his mother played field<br />

hockey at Cortland State (N .Y .)…Has a younger<br />

brother, Jordan, 15…His great-grandfather was<br />

a catcher at Amherst (Mass .) College…Enjoys<br />

playing ping pong…Majoring in social and<br />

behavioral sciences .<br />

LaCOSTE’S CAREER STATISTICS<br />

OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2006 2 .77 2 2 11 7 0 0 0 0 26 .0 25 12 8 15 11<br />

CAREER 2.77 2 2 11 7 0 0 0 0 26.0 25 12 8 15 11<br />

SEC REGULAR‑SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2006 6 .75 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 .2 6 5 5 6 6<br />

CAREER 6.75 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 5 5 6 6<br />

LANGLOIS’ CAREER HIGHS<br />

Innings (Starter): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 .0 vs . Florida A&M (2/22/06)<br />

Innings (Reliever): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .2 vs . Cincinnati (2/12/06)<br />

Strikeouts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Florida A&M (2/22/06) & Cincinnati (2/12/06)<br />

Hits Allowed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . Cincinnati (2/12/06)<br />

Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs . Cincinnati (2/12/06)<br />

Earned Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs . Cincinnati (2/12/06)<br />

Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None<br />

11…Enjoys fishing…Admires perennial All-<br />

Star Alex Rodriguez…Majoring in social and<br />

behavioral sciences .<br />

LANGLOIS’ CAREER STATISTICS<br />

OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS<br />

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO<br />

2006 12 .27 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .2 7 5 5 0 2<br />

CAREER 12.27 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 5 5 0 2

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