Paul Frietch Class: Senior Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio High School: Moeller Height / Weight: 6-1 / 220 Position: Outfielder Birthdate: 09/04/1982 Experience: Fourth Season Bats/Throws: L/R

"Paul gives us a left-handed bat off the bench, and he is a definite offensive threat. Injuries limited his practice in the fall but we look for him to make a strong contribution this year." Tracy Smith

2005 Was the only RedHawk to appear in all 63 games and started 59 ... was named to the All-MAC Second Team ... led the team in home runs (16), runs batted in (64), total bases (140), slugging percentage (.680), walks (29), sacrifice flies (8) and on-base percentage (.447) ... was second on the team in batting average (.350), doubles (16) and was third in runs scored (50) ... set career highs in home runs (16), RBIs (64), total bases (140), batting average (.350), doubles (16) and runs scored (50) ... ranked second in the MAC in slugging percentage (.680) and home runs (16) and was first in total bases (140) ... set career highs with four hits and four runs scored versus Dayton (April 5) ... earned MAC Tournament MVP honors after hitting .409 with three home runs, seven RBIs and a .864 slugging percentage in Miami's six games ... hit .455 (5-for-11) with two home runs and six RBIS in the NCAA Tournament and was named to the NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team ... finished the season on a 16-game hitting streak, the longest of any RedHawk in 2005, hitting .433 (26-for-60) with six home runs and 22 RBIs ... homered in five consecutive games from May 27-June 4 ... named MAC Player of the Week (May 23) after hitting .458 (11-for-24) and driving in nine runs ... led the team with 18 multi-RBI games including four three-RBI games and had 22 multi-hit games ... his 16 home runs tie for fifth on the single-season list in Miami history while his 140 total bases tie for eighth ... ranks in the career top ten in five categories: fifth in home runs (29), fifth in RBIs (150), seventh in total bases (360) and eighth in doubles (39).

2004 Played in 48 games for the Red and White and started in 39 at designated hitter ... recorded 12 multiple-hit and nine multiple-RBI games ... opened the season with a 2-for-5 night at No. 20 Florida (Feb. 20), which included hitting a game-winning home run in the top of the ninth inning ... in two games at Furman (Feb. 28-29), was 4-for-9 at the dish with two home runs, four RBIs and five runs scored ... named MAC East Division Player of the Week after the Furman series ... knocked in three runs with a single and home run at Western Carolina (March 7) ... put together a six-game hitting streak from May 1-12, going 7-for-18 with three doubles, four RBIs and five runs scored ... hit his final home run of the season in the fourth inning of Miami's MAC Tournament game against Ball State (May 28).

2003 Opened the season on a four-game hitting streak and notched a career-best eight-game hitting streak from April 11-April 27 ... had eight multi-hit and six multi-RBI games ... started his eight-game streak with a 3-for-4, five RBI, one home run game against Ball State (April 11), his five RBI were a career high ... notched a four-RBI game at Wright State (May 6) by going 3-for-5 with two home runs, his first career multi-home run game ... hit his first career triple at Kent State (May 9) ... entered the MAC Tournament on a four-game hitting streak and extended it to six games before it ended against Eastern Michigan (May 24).

2002 Started in 27 games primarily as a designated hitter, but saw action in 45 contests overall ... had six multi-hit and five multi-RBI contests ... recorded his first career hit, and double, as a pinch-hitter at Kentucky (March 2) ... recorded three RBI against Ball State (April 14) to begin a six-game hitting streak ... hit his first career home run as a pinch hitter at Marshall (April 28) ... plated three runs at Akron (May 11) to tie his career high, and one day later upped his career high to four RBI with his first career grand slam at Akron (May 12).

HIGH SCHOOL Named first-team all-GCL his junior and senior years at Moeller ... broke Ken Griffey Jr.'s RBI record ... named his team's Most Oustanding Player his senior year ... was a USA Today honorable mention all-American as a junior ... earned all-city, all-Ohio and all-league his senior year.

GENERAL Father, Dale, played baseball at Michigan State and was the 15th overall pick of the Major League Baseball Draft and third team All-America selection in 1974.

PERSONAL Born September 4, 1982 ... son of Dale Frietch ... majoring in graphic design.