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2013 FURMAN UNIVERSITY p BASEBALL 3 Matt PLATE Alpharetta, Georgia Mount Pisgah Christian Academy RHP p 6-2 p 200 p Senior 2012 — Missed the first month of the season due to a knee injury sustained in the preseason... made nine appearance, all in relief...most effective outing was his first of the season (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K) in 10-7 win over USC Upstate. 2011 — Made 16 appearances, with all but one coming in relief...went 2-3 with an 8.04 ERA...worked 28.0 innings (38 H, 17 BB, 17 K)...lone start (and first of two victories) came in his first game (5.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) versus Ohio (10-3 win)...earned the win in relief (2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 K) vs. Davidson (8-2 win). 2010 — Appeared in 16 games and made one start in his first season...went 1-0 with a 10.42 ERA, working 19.0 innings (25 H, 17 BB, 6 K)...picked up his first collegiate win in relief (2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K) against UNC Asheville (6-5 win)...registered his first start but had no-decision (3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K) versus Presbyterian (9-4 loss)...allowed a run on four hits in 3 1/3 frames against Wofford (14-6 win). High School: 2009 graduate of Mount Pisgah Christian School...four-time all-region and twotime all-state selection...served as team captain his senior year...played summer ball with the Georgia Roadrunners. Personal: Full name is Matthew Scott Plate...son of Scott and Laurie Plate...born May 20, 1991, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...father played basketball at Marquette...grandfather also played baseball and football at Marquette...health sciences major. PLATE'S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS/SUPERLATIVES YEAR W L ERA APP-GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO BF OBA WP HB BK FLD% 2010........1......0... 10.42........16-1...... 0...... 1.... 19.0.....25.... 25.....22.... 17...... 6.... 99.....325...... 6.......4.......0.....1.000 2011........2......3..... 8.04........19-1...... 0...... 0.... 28.0.....38.... 30.....25.... 17.... 17.. 144.....322...... 6.......5.......0........750 2012........0......0..... 2.00..........9-0...... 0...... 0...... 9.0.......4...... 2.......2.... 11...... 7.... 46.....133...... 0.......4.......0........800 TOTAL....3.... 3....7.88......44-2..... 0..... 1...56.0....67....57....49....45... 30. 289...298.... 12...13.......0..... .800 Innings: 5.1 vs. Ohio (Feb. 19, 2011) Hits: 6, USC Upstate (Mar. 22, 2011) Runs: 6, Miami of Ohio (Feb. 20, 2010), USC Upstate (Mar. 22, 2011) Walks: 4, The Citadel (Apr. 17, 2011) Strikeouts: 3 vs. Ohio (Feb. 19, 2011) 42 Jarrod RICKMAN Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Carolina Forest High School DH/1B p 5-11 p 190 p Sophomore 2012 — Enjoyed a solid freshman season, seeing action in 26 games and registering 11 starts at designated hitter...hit .346 and recorded a .404 on base percentage...also saw noteworthy duty as a pinch hitter, going 6-for-14 (.428) with four RBI..delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in his first collegiate at bat against Presbyterian (7-5 win)...had a pinch-hit, two-run single against UNC Asheville... stroked a three-run double against Presbyterian (16-4 win)...took over the designated hitter's role in mid-May, earning six starts and batting .333 (8-for-24) with five RBI during the stretch...doubled in a 2-for-5, 2-RBI performance in an 8-6, 12-inning victory over The Citadel in Charleston...went 2-for-4 and belted a two-run home run in Furman's series opening, 12-1 victory over Davidson that clinched a SoCon Tournament berth for the Paladins...was sidelined for SoCon Tournament play due to illness....named to the SoCon Spring All-Academic Team and SoCon Academic Honor Roll. High School: 2011 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Carolina Forest High School (4-A), where he played first base and saw action as the team's primary closer...coach was Jack Jolly...underwent Tommy John surgery and missed his entire senior season after suffering a broken wrist his junior year...only sophomore selected to the Myrtle Beach Sun News Toast of The Coast Baseball Team... led his 4-A region in home runs while driving in 23 runs...played summer travel ball for the South 20 Player Profiles Carolina Diamond Devils coached by Colin Liggett...invited to attend the DP Palmetto games twice and selected three times to the Diamond Prospects All Academic Team...invited to attend the Under Armor All-America Tournament in Arizona...Furman Junior Scholar and a Palmetto Fellows recipient...recipient of CFHS's Panther Award as the outstanding senior, the first baseball player to be accorded the honor in over 15 years. Personal: Full name is Jarrod Lee Rickman...son of Wayne and Jackie Rickman...born August 01, 1992, in Williamsburg, Virginia...business administration major. RICKMAN'S CAREER HITTING STATISTICS/SUPERLATIVES YEAR AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SOSH-SF SB PO A E FLD% 2012......346.......26-11......52.....4.... 18...... 2..... 0...... 1.....13.....23.....442...... 5...... 0......12.....1-0.... 0-0.......0.... 0.... 0......000 Hits: 2, 4 times Hitting Streak: 3 (2012) Home Runs: 1 vs. Davidson (May 17, 2012) RBI: 3 vs. Presbyterian (Apr. 25, 2012) Runs: 2 vs. Davidson (May 17, 2012) Walks: 1, 5 times 15 Nate SMITH West Chester, Ohio Lakota West High School LHP p 6-3 p 200 p Senior 2012 — Served as a member of the weekend rotation as the Paladins' Saturday starter...in 15 starts compiled a 4-5 record and 5.54 ERA...struck out 67 in 74 2/3 innings of work...most impressive outing (7.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) came in 6-2 win over Georgia Southern, when he retired 17 straight in one stretch...was equally effective in a 3-1 loss at The Citadel, when he allowed two runs on four hits and struck out a career high 10 over seven frames...recorded wins against Toledo (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K), Elon (5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K), and Presbyterian (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K) in a designated start, as well as Georgia Southern...pitched effectively against Wofford (6.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K), departing with a 7-3 lead in an eventual 11-10, 12-inning loss. 2011 — Compiled a 3-5 record with a 5.88 in 19 appearances, eight of which were starts...began the season as a member of the weekend rotation...later settled into the role of mid-week starter before finishing the campaign out of the bullpen...worked 59 2/3 innings (71 H, 18 BB, 35 K)... earned his first win of the season with a career best performance (8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K) in a 3-0 shutout of USC Upstate...worked 2 1/3 frames of scoreless, two-hit ball to earn the victory versus The Citadel (7-6 win)...was outstanding in relief against Western Carolina (5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K) but did not factor into the decision in the eventual 14-13, 16-inning loss to the Catamounts. 2010 — Posted a 1-1 record as a freshman, working 30 2/3 innings, primarily in relief...pitched well (5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K) but did not earn a decision against Charleston Southern (7-5 loss) in his first collegiate start...notched his first victory in relief (2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 0 K) against Ohio (13-8 win) in his next outing...worked effectively (3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K) against Charleston Southern (9-8 loss) in Greenville...in all totaled 17 appearances and three starts. High School: 2009 graduate of West Chester High School...two-time first team all-conference and All-Cincinnati selection...twice named second team all-state...won school record 24 games (24-4) with 2.68 ERA...fanned 176 in his career, including 14 in 2009 sectional game. Personal: Full name is Nathan David Smith...son of Jay and Barb Smith...born August 28, 1991, in Spokane, Washington...attended same high school as former Paladin standout Matt Klinker '07...health sciences major. SMITH'S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS/SUPERLATIVES YEAR W L ERA APP-GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO BF OBA WP HB BK FLD% 2010........1......1... 10.27........17-3......0.....0.....30.2.....40.....35.....35....17.....16... 146... .328....... 6...... 4...... 0....1.000 2011........3......5..... 5.88........19-8......0.....0.....59.2.....71.....40.....39....18.....35... 271.... 302..... 10...... 5...... 0.......933 2012........4......5..... 5.54......15-15......0.....0.....74.2... 100.....50.....46....23.....67... 350... .321..... 11...... 8...... 1.......917 TOTAL....8.. 11....6.55.... 51-26.....0.... 0. 165.0...211.. 125..120... 58..118...767.. .315... 27... 17.....1.... .938 Innings: 8.0 vs. USC Upstate (Mar. 23, 2011) Hits: 12, Appalachian State (Mar. 22, 2011) Runs: 7, Western Carolina (Apr. 14, 2012) Walks: 4, UNC Asheville (Apr. 28, 2010), Western Carolina (May 24, 2012) Strikeouts: 10 vs. The Citadel (May 12, 2012)