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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 />
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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 .
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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 />
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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 .
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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 />
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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 />
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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
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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 />
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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 .
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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 />
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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 />
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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