#43 Steve Reba

Position: P
Hgt.: 6-3
Wgt.: 170
Class: JR
Bats/Throws: R/R
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN

Lanky righthander who has been a spot starter and middle reliever in his two seasons at Clemson...has Cape Cod League experience...has an outstanding breaking pitch and is especially tough against lefthanded batters...has an 8-4 career record and two saves in nine starts and 31 relief appearances for a total of 98.2 innings pitched.

Leggett Comments: "He is an excellent breaking ball type pitcher. His two-seamed fastball moves and has an excellent feel for his change-up. He is equally effective against lefties and righties because of his ball movement. He has worked very hard and if he can develop his stamina and endurance that it takes to be a starter then he should be one of our better pitchers this year. He is one of those kids with great versatility. He can pitch in any role and he is willing to do that. He is very tough on our own hitters, so I know everyone respects how well he can pitch on our staff."

2001: Staff ace who leads the ACC in wins (10), ERA (2.22), strikeouts (86) and opponents' batting average (.194)...also leads Clemson in innings pitched (82.0) and is fifth in the ACC in that category... struck out nine batters over six innings in a 7-3 win over Richmond...allowed one hit over five innings in a 13-2 win over Oregon State...took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against Ohio University while earning the winS gave up 2 runs in 5.1 innings during an 8-6 win over MarylandS allowed one run and struck out seven over 8.1 innings in a 4-1 win over Wake Forest...gave up one run over five innings in a win over New York Tech...earned a win against Coastal Carolina by pitching a scoreless 11th inning...improved his record to 7-1 after striking out a career-high 12 batters over six innings against Duke... threw a complete game shutout against Georgia Tech, the Tigers' first in ACC play since Ken Vining defeated Florida State 2-0 in 1996... struck out seven against the Yellow Jackets and allowed only one runner to reach second base... his performance came against a squad whose .352 team batting average was the best in the country and he was rewarded with ACC Pitcher of the Week honors... suffered a loss against South Carolina despite allowing only two runs and got the decision in Clemson's 4-0 loss to North Carolina four days later despite holding the Tar Heels scoreless for the first seven innings... struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings to earn a victory against N.C. State... became the first ACC pitcher to 10 wins in an 8-1 victory over Virginia... allowed only six hits and one run over seven innings while striking out seven and walking none... garnered his second ACC Pitcher of the Week award for the performance.

2000: Made two starts and 17 relief appearances for a total of 42.0 innings pitched...was Clemson's "go-to" pitcher out of the bullpen in the postseason...had a 3-0 record, two saves, and a 2.79 ERA as a middle reliever and set-up man...had a .217 opponent batting average, allowing just 33 hits...allowed 15 walks while striking out 33...only allowed two stolen bases in four attempts and did not allow a home run (only allowed seven extra base hits)...opponents had only six hits in 48 at bats (.125 batting average) with two outs...kept his pitches down in the strikezone, as he threw 65 ground-ball outs and only 20 fly-ball outs...had a 0.78 ERA and .148 opponent batting average in 23.0 innings pitched at home...picked up the win against Old Dominion on Feb. 19 in relief by pitching 3.0 innings, allowing one hit, no runs, and no walks while striking out five...started and went 5.0 scoreless and hitless innings against Coastal Carolina on Mar. 1...allowed one earned run, five hits, and one walk while striking out seven against William & Mary on Mar. 8; he ran his scoreless inning streak to 13.1 and hitless streak to 10.1 innings in the outing before both streaks ended...in 1.1 innings of relief at Duke on Apr. 21, he allowed one hit and one run while striking out four; it was his first outing in nearly a month after recovering from a sore arm...picked up his first career save by striking out the only batter he faced against #2 Florida State on May 6...retired all eight batters he faced while striking out two in 2.2 innings pitched to earn the win against #2 Florida State on May 7...earned the win in relief against #10 Mississippi State in the Clemson Super Regional on June 3; he pitched 4.2 innings, allowing five hits and one earned run...earned the save against #7 San Jose State in the College World Series on June 9; he pitched 4.0 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and one walk...listed as the #5 ACC prospect for the 2001 Major League Draft in Baseball America's College Preview issue.

1999: Had a 5-4 record and 7.46 ERA in 14 relief appearances and seven starts (56.2 innings)...had a 4-0 record with a 3.46 ERA in 26.0 innings at Doug Kingsmore Stadium...pitched 2.0 perfect innings (faced just five batters) in his first appearance as a Tiger against Kansas State on Feb. 13...earned the win in his first career start against George Mason on Mar. 13 in the second game of a doubleheader; he allowed just one hit, one walk, and no runs while striking out eight in 5.0 innings...pitched 2.2 innings, allowing one hit, one walk, and no runs at East Carolina on Mar. 16...got the win in his second career start against Georgia on Mar. 23...earned the win in relief against Furman on Apr. 13 in 2.0 innings of work...pitched 6.0 scoreless innings to earn the win over Winthrop on May 7...picked up the win in the Fayetteville Regional at #8 Arkansas on May 29 by pitching 6.2 innings, allowing eight hits, three runs, and a walk while striking out six.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Drafted in the ninth round of the '98 Major League Draft by the Chicago Cubs out of Concordia Lutheran High School...unanimous Conference Pitcher-of-the-Year as a junior...all-conference as well...received the Mr. Control Award...preseason All-State selection in 1998...was 9-1 with 112 strikeouts and a 0.72 ERA in 67.2 innings as a junior; also allowed just 16 walks and 38 hits...his team was the runner-up in the state, which has only one class, as a freshman...his high school won the conference championship his senior season...lettered multiple times in baseball in high school...coached by David Bahr in high school.

PERSONAL: His father, Mike, is a bond salesman and actually rents an apartment and lives in Clemson during Clemson's seasons; he had not missed any of Steve's games (home or away) since he was eight years-old until he missed the Middle Tennessee game on May 28, 2000 to attend his daughter's graduation ceremony at Brown...pronouced REE-buh...nicknamed "Reebs"...majoring in English...born Stephen Michael Reba on Mar. 23, 1980 in Fort Wayne, IN.

Reba Career Stats
Year	ERA	W-L	G-GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1999	7.46	5-4	21-7	0	0	0	56.2	78	49	47	34	45
2000	2.79	3-0	19-2	0	0	2	42.0	33	16	13	15	33
2001	2.22	10-3	15-13	1	1	0	89.0	62	27	22	24	86
Total	3.93	17-7	54-25	1	1	2	187.2	173	92	82	73	164

#19 Jeff Baker

Third-team preseason All-American according to Baseball American...ranked as the seventh best sophomore in the nation by the same publication...made a big impact in the infield and at the plate as a freshman...showed a strong arm, and showed a consistent and steady glove work in the last half of the 2000 season...showed great power for a shortstop...did not get cheated at the plate...showed power to all fields.

Leggett Comments: "He is a very exciting baseball player in our program. Excellent offensive player and one of the more exciting offensive players in the country. Defensively he played very well for us as a freshman last year and we look for him to be stronger and better as a shortstop this year. Jeff was thrown right in the fire last year and responded extremely well and went off this summer and played with the USA team and has come back with a great deal of confidence and a lot more strength in his body. We look for great things out of him this year."

2000: Freshman All-America shortstop (one of three) according to Collegiate Baseball...was the starting shortstop from day one...hit .313 with a team-best 11 homers and 64 RBIs...his 11 homers tied for the second most in a season by a Tiger freshman in history...hit 11 of Clemson's 37 home runs (30 percent)...started 67 of the 69 games...had a respectable .920 fielding percentage for a freshman, committing 23 errors...had a .950 fielding percentage in ACC regular-season games...batted in the middle of the Tiger lineup (including 42 times as the cleanup hitter), and did so all season...was 6-for-15 (.400) with the bases loaded...had 26 two-out RBIs...hit .348 at home...hit a team-best .360 in March...had 26 multi-hit games and a team-best 17 multi-RBI games...named to the All-ACC Tournament team by hitting .333 (6-for-18) with a double, two homers, and nine RBIs in five games despite being nagged by a calf injury...went 3-for-4 with a double against #7 Rice on Jan. 28 in the ACC Disney Blast at Lake Buena Vista, FL in his first collegiate game...had a key two-run infield single against #4 Miami (FL) on Jan. 29 in the ACC Disney Blast at Lake Buena Vista, FL...had two doubles and three RBIs against James Madison on Feb. 27...went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs against Ohio on Mar. 11...went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and four RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against Maryland on Mar. 18...went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs against UNC Charlotte on Mar. 22...had two hits, two runs scored, and an RBI against The Citadel on Mar. 26; giving him six straight multi-hit games...went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs against Western Carolina on Apr. 4...went 3-for-4 with three RBIs against N.C. State on Apr. 9...went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two sacrifice flies against Georgia on Apr. 11...went 4-for-6 with two RBIs against Elon on Apr. 18...went 2-for-5 with three runs scored, two RBIs, and a homer that proved to be the game-winning run at #5 Georgia Tech on Apr. 30...hit two homers, scored three runs, and drove in five runs against Virginia in the ACC Tournament on May 20...in his first NCAA Tournament game, he hit two solo homers against Middle Tennessee in the Clemson Regional on May 26...listed as the #1 freshman prospect in the ACC and country, along with being named the ACC Freshman-of-the-Year and top newcomer in Baseball America's College Preview issue...one of the first 20 players invited to the USA National Team trials.

2001: ACC leader in home runs (21) and RBIs (66)... has 32 career home runs, more than any other Tiger in school history after his first two seasons and good enough for 10th on the all-time home run list... is tied for third with Jim McCollom for home runs in a season... has homered twice in a game five times this season and seven times in his career, both school records... his slugging percentage of .766 is the third best in Clemson history for a single season... ranks 20th in school history with a .341 career batting average... ranks in the top five in the conference in several categories including fourth in batting average (.381), second in total bases (156), third in on base percentage (.475) and second in slugging percentage (.772)... leads Clemson in the above categories as well as runs scored (53)... ranked ninth in the ACC in hits (77)... had a 15-game hit streak earlier this year, the longest of any Tiger this season... one of 19 players invited to participate in the 2001 USA Baseball National Team Trials this summer... will look to represent the USA for the fourth time in five years... started every game until his wrist was injured after being hit by a foul ball against Georgia Tech... hit a three-run home run and belted first career grand slam in a 14-4 win against Richmond... went 4-8 with three RBIs and three runs scored in two games against Oregon State... moved from shortstop to third base during the trip to Las Vegas... hit 2-4 with an RBI in a 7-4 win against Furman... batted 7-9 with two home runs and seven runs scored in the first two games against South Carolina, including a 5-5 performance in Clemson's 7-4 win... upped his team-leading home run total after hitting two against Ohio University, including his second grand slam of the season... finished the three-game series 9-11 with nine RBIsS drove in four runs with a 3-5 performance in an 8-6 win over MarylandS went 2-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in a 24-3 win over New York TechS went 3-5 with a three-run home run in a 14-0 win over New York TechS went 4-5 with two home runs in a 7-6 loss to Florida StateS homered twice against Coastal Carolina three days after accomplishing the feat at Florida State... returned from a two-game absence and went 2-5 with a home run and three RBIs against Western Carolina on April 24... won the Bob Bradley award as the most valuable Clemson player in the four-game series with South Carolina... belted his 15th home run of the year in a 6-3 victory over North Carolina on April 27... keyed a 10-inning victory over the Tar Heels one day later in dramatic fashion... homered twice, including a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and Clemson down by two runs, to lead the Tigers to a 10-9 win... hit his 18th home run of the year in a 7-6 win over N.C. State and blasted his 19th one day later... hit his 20th home run against Furman and smashed his 21st in the regular season finale against Virginia... hit .333 with a team-leading nine RBIs in last year's ACC Tournament. BEFORE CLEMSON: One of 18 players selected for the United States Junior National Baseball team, which played in the IBA Junior World Championships in Taiwan in the summer of '99; he was the team MVP for the United States team that captured the World Championship...was 13-for-27 (.481) with eight runs scored, four doubles, a homer, 12 RBIs, and three stolen bases in just seven games as the starting shortstop...also drove in the winning run in the championship game against Chinese Taipei; he lined a two-out, two-run single to center field to break an 8-8 deadlock in the eighth inning; Team USA went on to win 10-9; ironically, the 10th and winning run was scored by South Carolina signee Drew Meyer...finished second in the voting (by one vote), behind tennis star Andre Agassi, for the September (1999) Male Athlete-of-the-Month award given by the U.S. Olympic Committee...drafted in the fourth round by the Cleveland Indians in the '99 June Draft...appeared in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" in the summer of '99...Virginia State Player-of-the-Year as a senior at Gar-Field Senior High School...was also an All-State selection and Gatorade Virginia Player-of-the-Year as a senior...All-American according to Baseball America...#2 high school prospect in Virginia by Baseball America...played in the Virginia Commonwealth Games in 1997 and 1998...also a member of the USA Youth National Team in '97 and the National Team One in 1998...in 29.2 innings pitched in Legion in '98, he allowed just 13 hits and two walks while striking out 59; also had six saves and a 0.47 ERA...All-Cardinal District and All-Metro selection as a junior...hit .365 in 63 at bats as a junior...was 4-1 on the mound with a 0.70 ERA and 58 strikeouts against nine walks as a junior; he also allowed just 24 hits in 40.0 innings...in the summer of '97, he played for the USA Junior National Team, hitting .444 with 13 RBIs in just 27 at bats...led the '97 Youth National Team in RBIs with 97...All-Cardinal District, All-Metro, and All-Region pick as a sophomore...as a sophomore, his team was 20-3, including district champions, state quarterfinalists, and ranked #19 in the nation by USA Today...batted .405 in 79 at bats and had a 0.48 ERA in 29.1 innings as a sophomore...high school team was 19-5 as a freshman, including regional champions and state semi-finalists...lettered four times in baseball...coached by Mike Wright at Gar-Field Senior High.

PERSONAL: His father, Larry, played baseball at Army...Larry worked in the Air Defense division of the Army for 22 years...the Baker family has lived in nine different cities around the world, including in Germany, Hawaii, Phoenix, and Key West along with living in the United Arab Emerites...the family has lived in Woodbridge, VA, their current hometown, longer than any other place, just four years...nicknamed "Bakes"...majoring in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management...born Jeffrey Glen Baker on June 21, 1981 in Badkissagen, Germany.