• Updated Career Statistics

MLB Draft History:2007 (Junior): A Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection ... Named to the A-10 All-Championship Team along with former Spider Alex Wotring ... Was Richmond's leader with eight wins, 93 strikeouts and 93.1 innings pitched ... Finished the season with an 8-2 mark and the team's third-leading ERA at 4.53 ... He was 6-1 against the A-10, which included a 7.1 inning, six strikeout, one earned run performance in the Spiders' A-10 Championship first-round win over St. Bonaventure ... Owned an impressive strikeout-to-walk ratio of +2.30 ... Fanned a season-high nine on two occasions - against The Citadel in 4.1 innings of work and in a 7.0-inning, two-hit, one-earned run gem against Rhode Island ... He struck out eight batters in three other games.

2006 (Sophomore): Began the season as Richmond's catcher before moving to a starting pitcher role March 28... Prior to his pitching duties, he had a .268 average including 15 hits, three RBI and six runs scored... As a pitcher, he led Richmond to a 3.20 ERA in 64.2 innings of work... Struckout 67, walked just 17 in 13 appearances... Gave up just two extra-basehits in his final 17.1 innings of work... Finished the season with a mark of 7-3, as his seven wins were eighth-best in the Atlantic 10.

2005 (Freshman): Served as Richmond's primary backstop, playing 50 games and starting 48 at catcher... Ranked third on the squad in hitting with a .292 average... Drove in 18 with 47 hits, three doubles and two homers... Scored 19 runs and was 3-for-4 in stolen bases... As a catcher threw out 30 percent of would-be base stealers, including 44 percent in league play... Led the league in runners caught stealing (31 overall, 17 A-10)... Made 10 appearances on the mound as a closer... Picked up one save and was 1-0 to end the season... Sported an ERA of 1.64 in 11.0 total innings... Surrendered three runs on six hits and fanned nine... Named one of the Atlantic 10 Conference's Top Newcomers by Baseball America prior to the season.

High School and Personal: Three-year starter at Nebraska power -- Creighton Prep, helping it win two state titles... Was named Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior... Was a member of the World Wood Bat Championships All-Tournament team... Voted to the All-State and All-Metro teams as a junior... Played in the Area Code Games (Long Beach, Calif.) for the Chicago White Sox following his junior year... Son of Jim and Laura Hale.