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5 JARED KUBIN OF • 6-2 • 225 • R/R • Sophomore • 1L Oakton, Va . • Oakton High School Major: Political Science (2006): Was sidelined for the entire season while recovering from off-season shoulder surgery and received a medical redshirt…Earned a berth on the SEC Academic Honor Roll . AS A FRESHMAN (2005): Started at the designated hitter position in 34 games, with the Gators finishing 27-7 ( .794) in those outings . . . Played in 45 games, batting .292 on the season with 18 RBI . . .One of three UF baseball players named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll…Saw action in two NCAA College World Series games . . .Was the club’s DH versus Arizona State on June 22, and provided UF’s lone run with a two-out RBI single in the fifth . . . Served as a pinch hitter against Nebraska but popped up . . .Was 1-for-4 in NCAA Regional play and drew two walks . . .Enjoyed a solid showing in his first SEC Tourney, finishing 3-for-8 ( .375) with a pair of doubles and two runs . . .Poked a pinch-hit RBI double in the visit to USF . . . Had walked in two-consecutive games . . .Was 4-for-6 ( .667) against Kentucky and scored a season-high four runs in the second game, when he was 3-for-3 and connected on his second HR of the year . . .Went 1-for-4 in the opener against South Carolina . . .Led the Gators with a .545 (6-for-11) clip in the sweep of Michigan State . . . Opened the series by going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs, including his first career triple and first dinger . . .Drove in three more runs as part of 2-for-4 effort in game two and wrapped up the series by going 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI . . .Was 1-for-4 and drew the game-winning walk in the 10th inning against Villanova on March 6 by taking a 3-2 pitch…Laced an RBI single as part of a 1-for-2 showing vs . Mercer . . . Went 1-for-3 and drove in two runs in the 6-0 shutout of Rhode Island on Feb . 26 . . .Tallied the first two RBI of his career with a sacrifice fly and a double in the second rout of Florida A&M . . . Went 1-for-3 in the second game against Miami (Fla .) . . .Contributed a base-hit against Florida A&M on Feb . 15 . . .Batted twice during seven-run seventh inning versus Charleston Southern . . . In his first plate appearance, Kubin was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on a double by Brandon McArthur . . .He later flew out to end the frame . . .Went 2-for-4 in his debut on Feb . 12, a 3-2 edging of CSU . . .Legged out an infield hit in the ninth inning to advance Justin Tordi to third base, setting the stage for Daniel Brooks’ gamewinning base-knock into right center . SUMMER: Had a busy summer following the 2005 College World Series, splitting time between the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League and the Toms River (N .J .) Black Sox of the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League…Was picked as the Most Valuable Player of the ABCCL All-Star Game held at First Energy Park in Lakewood, N .J . . .Contributed a double, home run and sacrifice fly, driving in three RBI, to lead the Yogi Berra All-Stars to a 10-6 triumph over the Larry Doby All-Stars . HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for head coach Scott Rowland at Oakton High School…Finished with a career batting average of .400 with 135 runs batted in and 26 home runs as the Cougars claimed three district championships…Selected to the 2004 KUBIN’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT 2005 .292 45-34 106 17 31 6 1 2 18 13 40 2-2 2006 Injured - Out for Season CAREER .292 45-34 106 17 31 6 1 2 18 13 40 2-2 SEC REGULAR‑SEASON STATISTICS YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT 2005 .242 15-11 33 4 8 0 0 1 2 3 20 0-0 2006 Injured - Out for Season CAREER .242 15-11 33 4 8 0 0 1 2 3 20 0-0 SEC TOURNAMENT STATISTICS YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT 2005 .375 3-3 8 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 0-0 CAREER .375 3-3 8 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 0-0 NCAA TOURNAMENT STATISTICS YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT 2005 .250 5-4 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0-0 CAREER .250 5-4 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0-0 RETURNING PLAYER PROFILES – 46 – KUBIN’S CAREER HIGHS At Bats: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (seven times) Runs Scored: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05) Hits: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05) & Michigan State (3/11/05) RBI: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05) & Michigan State (3/11/05) Doubles: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (six times) Triples: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Michigan State (3/11/05) Home Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Kentucky (4/2/05) & Michigan State (3/11/05) Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (13 times) Stolen Bases: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Rhode Island (2/26/05) & Charleston Southern (2/13/05) Hit Streak: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 games (3/11-3/19 & 5/22-6/4/05) ABCA & Rawlings High School All-Region 2 team…Member of Louisville Slugger’s 2004 Preseason All-America list…Rated as the No . 17 prep prospect in the Class of 2004 by School- Sports .com…Second-Team All-Met choice by The Washington Post…Had a .328 batting average and was among the district leaders with 28 RBI…Played in the inaugural AFLAC All- American High School Baseball Classic on Aug . 23, 2003, at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Fla…The game featured the top 40 rising senior players in the country in an East versus West matchup…Ranked 41st on Team One Baseball’s top-200 senior list…Helped the Cougars to a 22-3 mark as a junior, when he batted .508 with 25 runs batted in and seven homers…Sported an eye-popping .905 slugging percentage and scored 29 runs…Chosen as an All-American in leading his high school to the AAA Concorde District championship…Achieved all-state status and collected all-regional honors…Named First-Team All-Met by The Washington Post…Hit .446 as a sophomore with 26 RBI and seven homers…Participated in the Perfect Game/ Baseball America Wood World Bat Association Championships in October 2002…Chosen as the top hitter at the Area Code Games that year as well…Was Oakton’s all-time leading scorer in basketball with 1,658 points, shattering the previous mark of 1,056 points…Became the only player in Concorde District history to earn all-district four years in a row…Named an honorable mention All-Met pick in his final campaign and also secured all-region acclaim . PERSONAL: Jared Lawrence Kubin was born June 10, 1985, in Fairfax, Va…His parents are Larry and Mary Kubin…His father was a linebacker for Joe Paterno at Penn State between 1977-80 and played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins (1981-84), Buffalo Bills (1985), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985) and the Kansas City Chiefs (1986)…Enjoyed Super Bowl XVII triumph on Jan . 30, 1983, when the Redskins defeated the Miami Dolphins, 27-17…Has a brother, Kyle, 18, and a sister, Cailyn, 16…Majoring in political science .
33 J.K. LaCOSTE LHP • 6-4 • 205 • R/L • Sophomore • 1L Jacksonville, Fla . • Paxon School for Advanced Studies Major: Social and Behavioral Sciences AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Participated in 11 games during his first season at Florida and made seven starts…Turned in a 2-2 record and compiled a 2 .77 earned run average during 26 innings on the hill…Hitters were just .182 (8-for- 44) against him with runners on base…Issued 15 walks and totaled 11 strikeouts…Permitted two runs or less in five of his seven starts…Was in the Gators’ starting rotation for the first three series of the year, versus Cincinnati, Miami (Fla .) and Wake Forest…Had a season-high three K in 1 .1 innings out of the bullpen at Mississippi State…Started the 8-3 triumph at Florida State and limited the Seminoles to one hit over three frames…Worked a career-high five innings to defeat UNC Greensboro, 3-1, on March 8…Kept the Spartans off the scoreboard by scattering six hits…Provided two perfect innings of relief in the 1-0 heartbreaker to Texas A&M…Allowed three hits and four runs, although none were earned, in his first road start at Miami on Feb . 19…Captured his collegiate debut with 48 JARROD LANGLOIS RHP • 6-2 • 205 • R/R • Freshman • RS Jacksonville, Fla . • Bartram Trail High School Major: Social and Behavioral Sciences RETURNING PLAYER PROFILES three scoreless innings in the 20-4 victory over Cincinnati . SUMMER: Played for Altamonte Springs of the Florida Collegiate Summer League last summer with Gator teammates Avery Barnes and Chas Spottswood…Made six appearances for the Snappers, including four starts, and was 1-0 with a 3 .00 ERA…Struck out 25 batters in 24 .0 innings, with 14 walks, and limited opposing batters to a .193 clip . HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for head coach Jerry Holland at the Paxon School for Advanced Studies and earned four varsity letters…Became the first player in Holland’s coaching tenure with the Golden Eagles to earn a scholarship…Established single-season strikeout records during his junior (100) and senior (105) campaigns…Twotime Most Valuable Player of his team…Paxon finished as the district runner-up in 2004 and was third this past year…Selected to the 2005 All-First Coast third team by the Florida Times- Union and was a member of the All-Gateway Conference team…Registered 16 strikeouts in a seven-inning no-hitter against Columbia High School…Played in the World Youth Classic in the summer of 2005 in Binghamton, N .Y ., for the victorious Jacksonville Warriors team…As a junior, he claimed the Golden Eagles’ Triple Crown by pacing the club in batting average ( .469), runs batted in (28) and homers (five)… Chosen to the All-First Coast third team and was an honorable mention choice by the Gateway Conference…Pitched the semifinal game of the 2004 Sunshine State Games in Tallahassee for the Jacksonville Bandits and head coach Doug Corbett, a former Gator pitcher…Squad later claimed the gold medal at the event…Participated in the Seniors’ First Coast All-Star Game at the University of North Florida in May, 2005…Attended the Diamond Club Showcase in Tampa, Fla ., and the UNC Wilmington East Coast Professional Showcase…Also lettered twice apiece in football and played basketball… Member of Paxon’s National Honor Society . (2006): Earned a medical redshirt after making two appearances in his initial season, which was cut short due to injury…Worked two innings during his first collegiate start against Florida A&M on Feb . 22…Surrendered three hits and two runs over two innings…The Gators notched a 15-5 decision over the Rattlers…Threw 1 .2 innings in the finale of the Cincinnati series, as the Orange and Blue completed the sweep . HIGH SCHOOL: Played for former Gator Tony Sowers at Bartram Trail High School…Was a first-team all-county selection in 2004, when he helped the Bears to the district championship…Turned in an 8-1 ledger and registered a 0 .92 ERA…Fanned 43 batters in 38 innings as his team finished 21-7 . PERSONAL: Jarrod Garrison Langlois was born Feb . 12, 1987, in Fort Worth, Texas…His parents are Rick and Connie Langlois…Has three brothers, Matt, 19, Ricky, 14, and Chris, – 47 – LACOSTE’S CAREER HIGHS Innings (Starter): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .0 vs . UNC Greensboro (3/8/06) Innings (Reliever): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .0 vs . Texas A&M (3/5/06) Strikeouts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs . Mississippi State (5/6/06) Hits Allowed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 vs . UNC Greensboro (3/8/06) & Wake Forest (2/26/06) Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . Miami (Fla .) (2/19/06) Earned Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs . South Carolina (3/26/06) Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . Florida State (4/19/06) & South Carolina (3/26/06) PERSONAL: James Kenneth LaCoste was born April 17, 1987, in Jacksonville, Fla…His parents are John and Debra LaCoste, both of whom work for the National Park Service…His father played baseball at Pensacola Junior College and later at Troy (Ala .), while his mother played field hockey at Cortland State (N .Y .)…Has a younger brother, Jordan, 15…His great-grandfather was a catcher at Amherst (Mass .) College…Enjoys playing ping pong…Majoring in social and behavioral sciences . LaCOSTE’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 2 .77 2 2 11 7 0 0 0 0 26 .0 25 12 8 15 11 CAREER 2.77 2 2 11 7 0 0 0 0 26.0 25 12 8 15 11 SEC REGULAR‑SEASON STATISTICS YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 6 .75 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 .2 6 5 5 6 6 CAREER 6.75 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 5 5 6 6 LANGLOIS’ CAREER HIGHS Innings (Starter): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 .0 vs . Florida A&M (2/22/06) Innings (Reliever): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .2 vs . Cincinnati (2/12/06) Strikeouts: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 vs . Florida A&M (2/22/06) & Cincinnati (2/12/06) Hits Allowed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 vs . Cincinnati (2/12/06) Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs . Cincinnati (2/12/06) Earned Runs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 vs . Cincinnati (2/12/06) Walks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None 11…Enjoys fishing…Admires perennial All- Star Alex Rodriguez…Majoring in social and behavioral sciences . LANGLOIS’ CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 12 .27 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .2 7 5 5 0 2 CAREER 12.27 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 5 5 0 2
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