Sam Shorts Class: Senior Hometown: Glen Ellyn, Ill. High School: Glenbard East Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180 Position: Pitcher Birthdate: 09/26/1983 Bat/Throws: L/L

"Sam has suffered some set backs over the past 2 years due to injury. He had a productive injury free fall and we expect him to give us quality innings this spring." Dan Simonds

2005 Made 16 appearances and started one game on the mound ... also made one appearance as a pinch-hitter ... fanned a season-high five batters, just one shy of his career high, versus Rhode Island (March 18) ... walked just one batter in 19.1 innings of work while striking out 18 ... collected a pinch-hit two-RBI double in his first collegiate at-bat, a pinch-hit appearance versus Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament (June 4) ... has 55 career appearances on the mound and is just five from cracking the career top-ten at Miami.

2004 One of the Red and White's most flexible pitchers, making 12 appearances out of the bullpen and 11 starts ... struck out six batters to every base on balls (18:3) as a reliever compared to a 2.2 K:BB ratio (33:15) as a starter ... recorded a 2.25 earned run average and 1-0 record in 12 relief appearances ... had his best start against Army (March 14), throwing seven innings of one-run ball while striking out four to record his first win ... allowed zero runs for a stretch of seven innings from May 21-May 26, making four appearances and striking out eight ... finished with a 6.75 ERA and 2-3 record in 11 starts.

2003 Led the Miami pitching staff with two pickoffs ... made 11 starts and recorded a 5-3 record and 4.11 earned run average, both were second on the staff ... struck out a career-high six batters against Bucknell (March 14) ... tossed his first career victory by working 7.2 innings of two-hit ball in a 7-2 win against Purdue (March 21) ... threw his first career complete-game victory at Ohio (March 28) to improve to 2-1 ... recorded his first career shutout, striking out four and allowing only two hits in a 2-0 win against Northern Illinoios (April 26) ... named MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week after his shutout against Northern Illinois ... helped Miami clinch the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament by tossing 5.0 innings of five-hit, one-run ball in a 8-3 win against Akron (May 18).

HIGH SCHOOL Posted a 10-3 record and 1.57 earned run average in four years with the Glenbard East High School baseball team ... struck out 126 batters in 89 career innings pitched ... selected by the Illinois Coaches Association to the 2002 All-state team ... also an all-conference and all-area selection ... competed in the all-state Game in 2002, and the all-star game at Comiskey Park in 2001.

PERSONAL Born September 26, 1983 ... son of Sheila Shorts ... majoring in business.