8  Nick Thode Class: Junior Hometown: Huntington Station, N.Y. High School: Walt Whitman Height / Weight: 6-1 / 215 Position: C/IF Major: Sociology

2008: Appeared in 41 games, making 34 starts ... had six doubles, 21 RBI and 18 runs scored ... went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in first collegiate game at Charleston Southern (3/1) ... named America East Rookie of the Week on March 10 ... recorded three hits and a RBI in win at James Madison (3/20) ... tallied two hits and two RBI in win over Fairfield (4/30).

High School: Played four years of varsity baseball at Walt Whitman High ... a three-time all-Suffolk County player ... earned all-state and all-Long Island honors in 2007 ... hitting .450 with two home runs and 30 RBI as a senior ... played on the gold-winning Empire State team for Long Island as a junior.