Forest City Owls
2008 Roster
Name Roster # Height Weight Year School Hometown Position
Adam Bullard 6'4" 225 Junior Gardner-Webb University Greenville, SC RHP Click for Bio

Bullard was a member of the Spartanburg Stingers in 2007.  Bullard was 3-2 with an ERA of 4.80 in 17 appearances.  Bullard played two seasons at Spartanburg Methodist College.  Bullard is majoring in Social Science.

Allen Caldwell 5'11" 170 Sophomore Spartanburg Methodist College Sumter, SC Outfield Click for Bio

As a freshman at SMC Caldwell hit .407 with 90 RBI and 30 doubles and 12 home runs.  Allen played in the Coastal Plain League for the Columbia Blowfish in 2007 where he hit .322 with five home runs and 31 RBI.  Caldwell will transfer to Clemson after this academic year where he will play for the Tigers in 2009.
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Josh Edgin 6'2" 225 Sophomore Ohio State Three Springs, PA LHP Click for Bio

Josh stared 7 games and appeared in 19 games for Ohio State in 2007 and compiled a 2-2 record with a 6.18 ERA.  Edgin played for the Winchester Royals of the Virginia Valley League last summer.  With Winchester Edgin went 2-4 with 5 saves and an ERA of 4.26 in 12 appearances. 
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Bryan Fogle 6'2" 230 Sophomore Erskine College Lexington, SC Outfield Click for Bio

Fogle batted .355 with 18 doubles and 14 home runs for Erskine in 2007.  He started 59 games for the Flying Feet and committed just four errors.  This summer will be his first season playing in a collegiate summer league.  Fogle is a business major.
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Nick Fuller 6'1" 195 Sophomore Walters State Community College Marietta, GA RHP Click for Bio

Nick was drafted in the 3rd round in 2006 by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
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Ryan Gugel 6'0" 200 Junior University at Albany, NY Batavia, NY Catcher Click for Bio

Ryan played two seasons at Genesee Comunity College.  Gugel is a Physical Education major.
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Heath Hembree 6'3" 190 Freshman South Carolina Cowpens, SC RHP Click for Bio

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Jamaal Hollis 6'2" 215 Sophomore Miami University, Ohio Chicago, IL RHP Click for Bio

Hollis made nine appearances for the Red Hawks in 2007 with an ERA of 9.31.  Hollis was drafted in the 25th round in 2006 by the Houston Astros.  Hollis played in the Chicago Suburban Baseball League in the summer of 2007.  Hollis is majoring in Sports Studies.
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Matthew Katich 6'2" 215 Freshman Notre Dame New Castle, PA Catcher Click for Bio

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Drew Luedtke 6'1" 240 Sophomore Hofstra University Cary, IL LHP Click for Bio

Started three games and appeared in 21 last season for Hofstra.  Drew compiled a 2-5 record with a 6.44 ERA as a freshman.  Luedtke played for the Crystal Lake Cardinals during the summer of the Chicago Suburban Baseball League where he was 5-3 with a 2.93 ERA in 11 appearances.
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Kevin Mahoney 6'0" 208 Junior Canisius College Miller Place, NY Infield Click for Bio

Mahoney hit .284 with 13 doubles, four triples, and six home runs for Canisius in 2007.  Mahoney is an Economics major.
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Kevin Mailloux 6'1" 197 Junior Canisius College Tecumseh, Ontario Second base Click for Bio

Mailloux played at Kellogg Community College before transferring to Canisius.  He was redshirted in 2007 due to a knee injury.  Mailloux is majoring in business management.
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Mike McKee 5'10" 178 Junior North Carolina Asheville, NC Catcher Click for Bio

McKee was a member of the UNC squads that reached back to back NCAA College Word Series Championship Games in 2006 and 2007.  McKee played in 13 games for the Spartanburg Stingers of the Coastal Plain League in 2007.  McKee is a communications major at Carolina.
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Theron Minimum 6'2" 190 Sophomore Ohio State New Cumberland, PA LHP Click for Bio

Theron appeared in 13 games with Ohio State in 2007.  As a freshman he had a 1-2 record and a 6.68 ERA.
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Thomas Morrison 6'1" 210 Junior Columbus State Birmingham, AL First Base Click for Bio

Morrison is batting .341 for the Cougars with 16 doubles, 6 home runs, and 45 RBIs.  Morrison transfered to Columbus State from Northwest Shoals Community College.

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Chris Nadeau 6'1" 195 Junior Miami University, Ohio Saline, MI Left field, First base Click for Bio

Nadeau hit .308 in 195 at bats with 10 doubles and two triples and 41 RBI in 2007.  Nadeau played in the Great Lakes League in the summers of 2006 and 2007.  Nadeau is majoring in Finance.
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Bobby Neelon 6'5" 205 Junior Hofstra University Needville, TX RHP Click for Bio

Attended Wharton County Junior College in Wharton, Texas during 2006-2007 academic year and attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 2004-2005.  Neelon was named academic all-conference in 2007.
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Spencer Patton 6'2" 180 Sophomore Parkland College Kinmundy, IL RHP Click for Bio

Spencer will be playing his second summer under Matt Hayes as he was a member of the 2007 Spartanburg Stingers.  With the Stingers Patton started 11 games and compiled a 4-6 record with a 2.63 ERA.  As a freshman at Parkland, Patton appeared in 13 games and started four.  For the Cobras he had an ERA of 4.91 with two saves and 37 strikeouts.  Patton will transver to Southern Illinois at Edwardsville for the 2009 season.

Jordan Petraitis 6'3" 210 Junior Miami University, Ohio Akron, OH Infield Click for Bio

Petraitis hit .318 for Miami in 2007 with 11 doubles, 4 triples, and 4 home runs with 33 RBI.  Petraitis played for the Rochester Royals in the NYCBL in 2006 and for the Lake Erie Monarchs of the Great Lakes League in 2007.  Petraitis’s major is Management.
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Rich Racobaldo 6'1" 205 Junior Mt. Olive College Marlton, NJ Third base Click for Bio

Racobaldo will be making his collegiate summer league debut in 2008. 
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Will Skinner 5'11" 200 Freshman Walters State Community College Murfreesboro, TN Outfield Click for Bio

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David Walters 6'2" 205 Junior Francis Marion University Clarksville, MD RHP Click for Bio
Walters pitched for the Florence Red Wolves of the Coastal Plain League during the summer of 2007. He made nine starts and had ten appearances with an ERA of 4.61 and a record of 3-5. Walters is majoring in business.
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