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Richard Barkley #18

RHP • R-R • 6-2 • 170 • So. • Sumter, SC

Right-handed pitcher that will see plenty of time this season as a starter, middle inning reliever, and/or closer ... tall, lanky frame that has shown great improvement in velocity and arm strength ... had a solid first year with Blue Hose ... pitched as the “ace” of the Sumter P-15’s Legion team that advanced to the state finals in 2000 ... exhibited “Greg Maddux-like” control — walking only 10 batters in 50 IP this summer ... has an excellent 12-6 hammer curveball that at times is unhittable ... four-year letterwinner at Lakewood High School ... son of Ricky and Jennie Barkley ... undecided upon a major.

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Adam Bedenbaugh #22

OF • L-L • 5-10 • 155 • (R) So. • Lexington, SC

Redshirted in 2000 ... is competing for playing time in leftfield ...good runner who plays hard ... had a good fall offensively, which is key to his playing time ... will be also counted on to pinch run ... one of only four left-handed batters in the Blue Hose lineup ... four-year letterwinner at Lexington High School ... son of Joe and Gale Bedenbaugh ... undecided upon a major.

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Charles Assey

RHP • L-R • 6-0 • 188 • So. • Cayce, SC

Right-handed pitcher who threw well in a limited role in 2000 ... pitched in eight games, totaling 13.1 IP while earning one start ... pitched for the Edenton Steamers of the Coastal Plain League in North Carolina this past summer ... suffered a shoulder injury this fall and will likely be redshirted this season ... four-year letterwinner at Brookland-Cayce High School ... son of Charlie Assey and Angie Marsh ... undecided upon a major.

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