Luke Barthel Class: Senior Hometown: Madison, Miss. High School: Northwest Rankin Last College: Holmes C.C. Height / Weight: 5-10 / 195 Position: OF Birthdate: 01/18/1984 Experience: 1L B-T: R-R

2005: Appeared in 12 games ... Seen action in five games as a pinch runner ... Recorded his first career hit with an RBI double in his first career at bat in the seventh inning against Belmont (2/22) ... Also recorded hits against Memphis (4/26), SE Louisiana (5/3) and Murray State (5/4) ... Scored runs against Belmont (2/22) and Purdue (3/4) ... Postseason: Made a pinch-hitting appearance in the 20-5 win over Oklahoma (6/5) in the Oxford Regional championship game ... Appeared as a pinch-runner in all three games of the Oxford Super Regional against Texas (6/11-13) ...

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Holmes Community College in Goodman, Miss. ... Selected to play in the Mississippi Junior College All-Star Game ... Helped Holmes to a third-place finish in the state and region as a freshman ... Recorded a two-year career average of .350 with five HRs, 22 doubles and nine triples ... Hit .393 with three HRs, eight doubles and five triples as a sophomore ... Coached by Kenny Dupont.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Northwest Rankin High School during his freshman and senior years, and attended McPherson High School in McPherson, Kan., as a sophomore and junior ... First team All-Ark Valley League at McPherson and won the team's Hardest Worker Award ... Posted a .373 average with 14 HRs and 110 RBI combined at both Northwest Rankin and McPherson ... Batted .397 with two HRs and 37 RBI as a senior at Northwest Rankin ... Earned four varsity letters ... Played for Jeff McCloskey at Northwest Rankin and Hubbey Shoerb at McPheson ... Also earned three letters in football and one in track ... Garnered first team All-Ark Valley League honors as a place kicker, and was a second team selection as both a running back and safety.

MISCELLANEOUS: Son of George Barthel and Patricia Bourgeouis ... Full Name: George Ludwig Barthel IV ... Birthdate: January 18, 1984 ... Has a brother, Zach White (25) and a sister Erin Campbell (28).

BARTHEL'S CAREER STATISTICS AT OLE MISS

Year	AVG.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OBA	SF	SH	SB-SBA
2005	.667	15-0	6	2	4	1	0	0	1	5	.883	1	0	2	0	.714	0	0	0-0
TOTAL	.667	15-0	6	2	4	1	0	0	1	5	.883	1	0	2	0	.714	0	0	0-0