Matt Tambellini Class: Senior Hometown: Milville, N.J. High School: Sacred Heart Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: 1B/P B/T: R/L

General: Team captain and three-year starter...will be relied upon less for starting weekend rotation, but likely will contribute to pitching staff...majoring in Economics and Business.

2002: Earned All-Patriot League First-Team honors...played in 37 games for the Leopards, starting 36 at first base...also made eight pitching appearances, starting seven games...managed a strong performance vs. No. 23 Ohio State when he allowed three runs on five hits over six innings ...posted a .297 batting average ...finished fourth on the team with eight doubles...stole three bases in four attempts...registered nine multi-hit games...went perfect 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI vs. Bucknell (4/27)...finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored at Monmouth (4/16)...picked up pitching wins at Holy Cross (4/7) and Army (4/14)...fanned a season-high six batters in four innings at Holy Cross (4/7)

2001: Earned Verizon Academic All-District II First Team and All-Patriot League Second Team honors... started in 40 games for the Leopards at first base...also made 10 appearances as a pitcher, starting eight games...hit for a .351 batting average with 40 hits and 23 RBI...in a game against Albany (3/24), hit 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, accounting for three RBI and a run scored... on the mound, picked up a record of 2-5 with a 5.14 ERA, second on the team...his 29 strikeouts led the team...struck out six and gave up only four hits and no earned runs in a seven-inning complete game victory over Binghamton (3/25).

2000: Played in 31 games as a first baseman for the Leopards last season, starting 30...also made 12 appearances as a pitcher, starting six games on the mound ...posted a .268 batting average, with 26 hits and 17 RBI...hit his first career home run against Penn (3/29)... went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a home run, and two runs scored vs. Bucknell (4/2)...pitched 34.1 innings, allowing 63 hits while striking out 24 batters and walking 16.

Year	BA	G/GS	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	TB	SLG%
2000	.268	31/30	97	14	26	17	4	0	2	36	.371
2001	.351	40/40	114	20	40	23	4	3	3	59	.518
2002	.297	37/36	118	16	35	21	8	0	1	46	.390
Total	.306	108/106	329	50	101	61	16	3	6	141	.428

Year	ERA	G/GS	W-L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2000	9.96	12/6	0-4	0	34.1	63	49	38	16	24
2001	5.14	10/8	2-5	0	42.0	51	34	24	15	29
2002	10.80	8/7	2-2	0	28.1	55	38	34	11	21
Total	8.29	30/21	4-11	0	104.2	169	121	96	42	74