#34 Clark Girardeau

Position: P
Hgt.: 6-4
Wgt.: 195
Class: FR
Bats/Throws: R/R
Hometown: Mobile, AL

USA: Highly-touted freshman who will see playing time this season...could work his way into starting rotation. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year standout for Coach Joe Loftin at Murphy High...one of the nation’s top players as a senior...rated among the 100 players nationally by Baseball America...as a senior, went 7-2 with a 1.48 ERA...struck out 94 in 56 innings...batted .392 with six homers and 24 RBI...class 6A all-state honoree...Mobile Register Deadly Diamond Co-Player of the Year...Mid-Town Optimist Club Pitcher of the Year...

Bryant-Jordan Award winner in 2000...named to Top-50 elite prep playes prior to senior season...played on local summer team that won Babe Ruth National Championship.

PERSONAL: Born April 12, 1982 in Mobile, Ala...full name is Maurice Clark Girardeau...has a younger brother...son of Maurice and Cynthia Girardeau...member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes...recruited by USA, Alabama, Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State, Miami and South Carolina...overcame bone cancer at the age of four.

#25 Nick Gretz

Position: 1B
Hgt.: 6-0
Wgt.: 210
Class: SR
Bats/Throws: L/R
Hometown: Apple Valley, MN

USA: Returns after sitting out 2000 due to academics...will likely move to third or the outfield... a 2000 third-team preseason All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America. 1999: Finished the season on strong note by earning all-tournament honors at the NCAA Regional in Tuscaloosa, Ala...was 8-for-13, belted four homers and posted 11 RBI in leading the Jags to a third-place finish...named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week for his performance in the postseason...second-team all-Sun Belt Conference first-baseman...all-tournament selection at the Olive Garden Classic...started 40 of 48 games as a junior...started 37 games at first and three as designated hitter...split time at first with Brad Lowell...played mostly against right-handed pitchers while hitting .396...missed a number of games during mid-season because of illness...second on the team with a .356 batting average...tied Seth Taylor with a team-high 49 RBI...committed just three miscues in 314 chances for a .990 fielding mark...was third on the team in homers with nine...had 18 multiple hit games...was tied for second on the team with 12 multiple RBI outings...recorded a seven-game hitting streak during the season...went 3-for-5 in first Jag start...hit a grand slam and drove in five runs in win over Jacksonville 2/20...batted .421 (24-57) over the final month of the season.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Swatted 20 home runs and earned second-team all region honors as a sophomore at the College of Southern Idaho...hit .444 and drove in 76 runs while leading the Eagles to a 47-11 campaign...recorded a .992 fielding percentage...helped his club to the runner-up spot in the Region 18 Scenic West Conference Tournament...as a freshman, posted a .367 batting mark, had four homers and was named all-region.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-sport star at Apple Valley High...lettered four years in baseball and three in hockey...earned all-state, all-conference and all-metro honors in both sports...broke nearly every school hitting record...holds record for most homers in a season...a nominee for “Mr. Hockey” in state of Minnesota...led hockey squad to 1996 state championship...was recruited by University of Minnesota for baseball and hockey.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 26, 1978...full name is Nicholas John Gretz...has two younger brothers...once held a summer job at the Mall of America in Minneapolis...favorite athletes are Kent Hrbek and Bill Goldberg...son of Brian and Suzanne Gretz.

MAJOR: Education.