RYAN PRESNELL #28

OF, BR/TR, 6-0, 220, Junior

Elizabethton, Tennessee

Elizabethton High School

Experienced performer who appears to be the top contender to take over the starting job in left field vacated by the graduation of James Bright...possesses a quality bat and good speed for size...has registered starting experience at third base, center field, and designated hitter in his Paladin career. 2000 -- Posted starts in center field and as the squad¹s designated hitter, splitting time with Clint Hill in center...in all started in 50 games...batted .305 on the season with two home runs and 26 RBI....405 on base percentage was second highest among regulars, trailing only Clint Hill¹s .412 mark...swiped 10 bases in 13 attempts...went 4-for-4 in a 3-1 win against Davidson...went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, and two RBI in a 25-18 win at VMI...drove in a season high three runs and homered in a 3-for-4 performance...collected five hits and drove in six runs en route to earning All-Southern Conference Tournament honors and helping Furman to a runner-up finish. 1999 -- Started 48 of 53 games played at third base...batted .287 with 56 hits...finished second on the team in doubles with 13...tripled in his first collegiate at bat in a 10-6 loss to Eastern Kentucky...started slow but batted .330 (40x121) over his final 30 games. High School/Personal: 1998 graduate of Elizabethton High School...prepped under Chris Hambrick...three time all-district selection...named all-state and all-county as a junior and senior...batted .438 his senior season...twice named team MVP...student body president...full name is Joseph Ryan Presnell...son of Rick and Peggy Presnell...born June 26, 1980, in Johnson City, Tennessee...history and political science major.

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