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Matt
Bodie
#33 RHP/1B
• R-R • 6-2 • 215 • Jr.
• Aiken, S.C. 2004: Starting
designated hitter position entering preseason ... won
starting slot with great fall campaign ... versatile
player who can hit for average and power ... will back
up Jake Lunnen at first base ... came back this fall in
shape and faster ... improvements in areas will give him
a chance to be the everyday first baseman ... will also
be used much more on the mound ... has developed
confidence on the mound and is back throwing the ball
84-86 mph with a nasty breaking slider that has depth
and “bite” ... should hit as the #4 or #5 hitter
in the lineup ...
2003: Played in 43 games with 34 starting
assignments ... hit .316 at the plate good for
sixth-best on the team ... finished fifth on the team in
RBI (22) and sixth in total bases (55) ... 2002:
Redshirted ... High
School: Played at South Aiken High School for head
coach Steve DeRiggs ... earned all-region and all-area
honors ... Personal:
Matthew Barrett Hoover Bodie ... born August 31,
1983 in Columbia, S.C. ... son of Tom and Carol Bodie
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Lance Howard
#22
OF
• R-R • 6-1 • 195 • Jr. • Simpsonville, S.C. 2004: One
of four players slated to play in left or right field
entering the spring ... best power on team behind Kevin
White ... ranked second at DH behind Matt Bodie ... hasr
a great arm ... one he gets more comfortable in the outfield, will see more time as a defender ... good
late inning replaement ... played last summer for the
Charlotte Sox (NC) hitting .330 in 30 games ... 2003:
Played
in 12 games with six starting assignments ... posted a
perfect 1.000 fielding percentage ... played for the
Charlotte Sox in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League
during summer of 2002 ...
2002: Redshirted ... High
School: Played at Hillcrest High School for head
coach David Davenport ... earned all-region honors ... Personal:
Lance Collins Howard ... born June 28, 1983 in
Greenville, S.C. ... son of John and Kathy Howard ...
majoring in business administration.
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Robert
Rodebaugh #22
C/1B
• L-R • 6-1 • 195 • Fr.
• Marietta,Ga.
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