Chris Niro Class: Senior Hometown: Walton Hills, Ohio High School: Walsh Jesuit Height / Weight: 6-2 / 205 Position: Pitcher/Outfielder Birthdate: 03/10/1986 Bats/Throws: R/R

2007 Made 44 appearances as a position player with 37 starts as well as 12 pitching appearances, starting four games on the mound ... collected 27 hits, including six extra base hits, and stole seven bases ... finished the season with .237 average ... tossed a total of 37.0 innings during the 2007 season for the RedHawks and posted a 4.14 ERA ... pitched a complete game shutout against Cincinnati (May 16) and allowed only two base hits, while striking out five Bearcats ... finished with a 3-3 record.

2006 Made 34 appearances as a position player and three on the mound ... started 31 games as a position player ... tossed 3.0 innings and struck out three batters, while allowing just two earned runs ... collected a career-high three hits versus Cincinnati (March 29) and drove in a career-high three runs versus Buffalo (May 5) ... had a four-game hitting streak from April 26-May 5 and hit .500 (7-for-14) over that stretch ... registered 10 multi-hit games including three consecutive two-hit games from April 26-May 5.

2005 Appeared in 14 games and started three ... made four appearances on the mound ... made his collegiate debut tossing 0.2 innings versus Texas State (Feb. 25) and recorded his first strikeout in that outing ... collected his first collegiate hit and RBI versus Dayton (April 5) ... drove in a season-high two runs versus Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament (June 4) ... made his first start on the mound versus Massachusetts (March 14) and made his first start as a position player versus Wright State (April 20).

HIGH SCHOOL Served as a team captain and earned three letters in baseball at Walsh Jesuit High School ... batted .426 as a senior with four home runs ... set a school record with nine triples ... was an all-state first-team selection as a senior ... named by Collegiate Baseball Magazine to its preseason all-America team ... selected by the Akron Beacon-Journal as its male athlete of the year in 2004.

PERSONAL Born March 10, 1986 ... son of Valerie and Tony Niro ... majoring in management and organizations.