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Spartans Bios38Michael AdamsC • R-R • 5-11 • 175 • Fr.Fort Mill HSTega Cay, SC39 James BondsC • R-R • 6-0 • 180 • Fr.Lugoff-Elgin HSLugoff, SCFreshman catcher who will serve as a back-up catcherthis spring... missed the last half of fall drills after contacting mono... shouldbe recovered by the start of the season.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: Played for Darren Wilson at Fort Mill.PERSONAL: Born Dec. 18, 1986.MAJOR: Business.1 Seve AlvarezOF • S-L • 5-10 • 155 • Fr.Mauldin HSGreenville, SCFreshman outfielder who will compete for playing timethis spring... only switch hitter on the team... a solid offensive and defensiveplayer who should develop into a sound college player.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: A three-year lettermen at Mauldin... team wonthe 2004 Class AAAA State Championship and was the runner-ups in 2005...batted .370 with five doubles, two triples, and 15 RBIs and recorded zeroerrors as a junior... batted .422 with six doubles, three triples, six homeruns,and 41 RBIs while not committing an error as a senior... an All-State selectionas a senior by the High School Sports Report... played for Scott Freeman atMauldin..PERSONAL: Born Oct. 1, 1986... father, Jose, played Major LeagueBaseball for five years; one year with the San Fransisco Giants and fouryears with the Atlanta Braves.MAJOR: Undecided.20 Buck BatesOF • R-R • 5-6 • 150 • Fr.Mauldin HSMauldin, SCFreshman outfielder who will figure in the outfield mixfor playing time... showed strong potential at the plate during the fall... a hardworker who should improve over time.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: Played for Scott Freeman at Mauldin.PERSONAL: Born Dec. 21, 1986.MAJOR: Business.14 Bradley BlanksRHP • R-R • 6-3 • 180 • Jr.Blue Ridge CCFort Mill, SCJunior college transfer who will be an important factorin the pitching staff this season... will be used as a starter and a reliever...showed good arm strength during fall workouts... working to refine mechanicsand command.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: Played two seasons at Blue Ridge CommunityCollege under Damon Towe... played high school ball at Fort Mill and won theClass AAAA State Championship in 2002... played for Greg Pendarvis at FortMill.PERSONAL: Born Mar. 17, 1985.MAJOR: Undecided.Freshman catcher who will serve as a back-up catcherthis spring... has shown ability during fall workouts to become a solid collegecatcher.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: A two-year lettermen at Lugoff-Elgin... batted.320 with two homeruns his junior season... batted .317 with five homerunsduring his senior season... was an All-Region selection and was namedDefensive Player of the Year as a senior... played for Randy Stokes atLugoff-Elgin.PERSONAL: Born Oct. 18, 1987.MAJOR: Physical Education.28 Kyle BowleyINF/RHP • R-R • 6-2 • 210 • So.Apopka HSApopka, FLEnjoyed a tremendous freshman season, earning PBCCo-Freshman of the Year... will be the starting third baseman and will also fillin at first base... will continueto be a starting pitcherin the weekend rotation... anoutstanding hitter who hits foraverage and power... willonce again hit in the cleanupspot and will be looked uponas the team’s top run-producer...has good mechanicson the mound... mixespitches effectivley... playedfor the Rochester Honkersin the Northwoods Leaguethis past summer where hebatted .270 with sevendoubles, three homeruns,and 31 RBIs using a woodbat... also pitched in 30 inningsoff the mound, strikingout 21.2005: Batted .337 with15 doubles, nine homeruns,and 59 RBIs... the ninehomeruns and 59 RBIs ledthe team... led all PBC freshmenin RBIs with 59... his 59RBI’s was the eighth highestin a single-season at USCUpstate... second on theteam in doubles with 15... second on the team in slugging percentage with.565... tied for the team-led in sacrifice flies with five... had 20 multi-hitgames... led the team in multiple-RBI games with 15... committed only twoerrors while playing mostly at third base... collected four RBIs in his firstcollegiate game against Bloomfield on February 5... hit safely in the first 13games of the season... hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high sevenruns against Erskine on February 23... hit four homeruns over a three-gamestretch as the Spartans earned victories over Mars Hill, Southern Wesleyan,and North Greenville... recorded a 3-3 record on the mound along with a 3.33ERA, 29 strikeouts, and one save in 46.2 innings pitched... earned a save inhis first collegiate appearance against Lenoir-Rhyne on February 9... went 3-2 in conference games... pitched a complete game victory at ColumbusState, striking out a career-high seven batters on March 26...BEFORE USC UPSTATE: Named Central Florida Player of the Year in2004... was named to the Florida Athletic Association All-State Team... playedfor Sonny Wise at Apopka.PERSONAL: Born Sept. 14, 1985.MAJOR: Physical Education.Bowley’s Overall StatsYear AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B H R RBI B B SLG%2005 .337 49-49 193 45 65 15 1 9 59 22 .565Year ERA W-L G-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER SO2005 3.86 3-3 10-6 1 0 1 46.2 56 21 20 2911