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Spartans BiosDenny Bleckley at Camden.PERSONAL: Born Jun. 26, 1986.MAJOR: UndecidedKohn’s Overall StatsYear AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B H R RBI B B SLG%2005 .196 19-16 56 8 11 2 0 0 5 10 .23210 Matt LorenzOF • R-R • 6-1 • 215 • Fr.Thousand Oaks HSThousand Oaks, CAFreshman outfielder who will compete for playing timeas a back-up... showed solid hitting ability during fall workouts.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: Was a two-year lettermen at Thousand Oaks...batted .400 his senior year... hit .360 and was an all-league and all-countyselection...played for Rod Stillwell at Mauldin.PERSONAL: Born May 13, 1987... was teamates with Eric Guillen atThousand Oaks.MAJOR: Undecided.36 Andrew MaddoxINF • R-R • 5-11 • 175 • So.Boiling Springs HSBoiling Springs, SCSophomore who will competing for playing time in theinfield... could see time at both second and third base... showed promise atthe plate last season... has the ability to develop into a solid college player.2005: Appeared in 26 games with 15 starts... finished his freshmanseason with a .245 batting average with one double, one triple, and fiveRBIs... recorded his first collegiate hit as he went 2-for-4 with two runs scoredin a victory against Shepherd on March 6... was 1-for-4 with one run scoredand two RBIs in a victory against Lenoir-Rhyne on March 24... went 3-for-5with two runs scored and a RBI in a victory against Southern Wesleyan onApril 6.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: A three-year lettermen in baseball... had acareer batting average of .359 with 28 doubles, 12 triples and drove in 68runs... also had 37 stolen bases... made Region 2-AAAA All-Region Team hissenior year... named team offensive and defensive player-of-the-year hisjunior and senior years... member of the 2003 17 and under AAU nationalchampionship team... named to the Top 100 Who’s Who of American Students...National Honor Society member... played for Jeff Lipscomb atBoiling Springs.PERSONAL: Born Jan. 30, 1986.MAJOR: Business.Maddox’s Overall StatsYear AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B H R RBI B B SLG%2005 .245 26-15 49 17 12 1 1 0 5 13 .30626 Dennis McCraneyLHP • R-L • 6-1 • 180 • Fr.Rock Hill HSCatawba, SCFreshman left-hander who will see significant time asa starter and a reliever... had a solid fall off the mound... has the potential tobe an outstanding college pitcher... should be an important factor in theSpartans pitching staff this spring.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: Played five years at Rock Hill... finished hiscareer with an overall record of 15-14 with a 3.00 ERA and 170 strikeouts in210 innings pitched... was an all-area selection his junior and senior years...played for Eddie Hill at Rock Hill.PERSONAL: Born Jan. 7, 1987.MAJOR: Business.15 Kory MorianINF • R-R • 5-7 • 140 • Fr.Fort Dorchester HSSummerville, SCFreshman infielder who will compete for time at secondbase... missed part of fall workouts due to an injury... has shown theability to be a solid college player.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: Was a three-year lettermen at Fort Dorchester...batted .427 during his high school career... batted .461 as a senior... was atwo-time all-region selection... three-time team MVP... made the High SchoolSports Report All-State team... played in the North/South game... played forJack Radcliffe at Fort Dorchester.PERSONAL: Born Apr. 14, 1987.MAJOR: Undecided.3 Ryan PossLHP • R-L • 5-9 • 185 • So.Wheeler HSMarietta, GASophomore left-hander who will pitch out of the bullpenthis season... earned valuable experience as a freshman last season...continues to refine his mechanics... has potential to be a valuable member ofthe pitching staff this year.2005: Appeared in 13 games, starting three of them... finished the seasonwith a 1-1 record... struck out five in 3.2 innings of relief, giving up no runsagainst GC&SU... pitched 5.2 innings and earned his first collegiate victoryagainst Lenoir-Rhyne on March 24.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: Lettered in baseball four years and in footballtwice... won team’s best pitcher award his sophomore, junior, and senioryears... was 6-3 with a 2.12 ERA his senior year... played for David McDonaldat Wheeler.PERSONAL: Born Nov. 5, 1985.MAJOR: Undecided.Poss’s Overall StatsYear ERA W-L G-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER SO2005 9.00 1-1 13-3 0 0 0 26.0 38 27 26 1613 Aaron PrivettINF • R-R • 5-9 • 175 • Fr.St. James HSMurrell’s Inlet, SCFreshman infielder who will compete for time as aback-up infielder... enjoyed a successful fall at the plate.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: Was a three-year lettermen at St. James...batted .365 with one homerun and 12 RBIs during his senior year... wasnamed to the VII-AAA All-Region team his junior and senior years... was anhonor graduate and a Palmetto Fellow... played for Ken Hanna at St. James.PERSONAL: Born Mar. 10, 1987.MAJOR: Undecided.18 Matt RankinRHP • R-R • 6-1 • 190 • Jr.Frederick CCWestminster, MDJunior college transfer who will work out of the bullpenthis season... worked hard over the fall to refine his mechanics.BEFORE USC UPSTATE: Played two seasons at Frederick CommunityCollege... played for Rodney Bennett at Frederick... played his high schoolball for Guy Stull and Bryan Harman at Westminster.PERSONAL: Born Dec. 17, 1985.MAJOR: Physical Education.15