Kurt Weigle Class: Senior Hometown: West Lafayette, Ind. High School: Benton Central Height / Weight: 6-2 / 225 Position: Catcher Birthdate: 12/13/1982 Experience: First Season Bats/Throws: R/R

High School Serving as team captain his senior year, led Benton Central with 38 RBI, nine home runs and a .380 batting average ... named all-conference and all-state honorable mention for the second straight year in 2001 ... also recorded a near-perfect .998 fielding percentage as a senior ... hit .405 from the plate as a junior and swatted five home runs en route to being named all-conference and all-state honorable mention

Personal Born December 13, 1982 (19 years old) ... son of Janet and Terry Weigle ... undeclared major.

COACH SMITH’S THOUGHTS “Kurt has shown big power and is in the process of improving his defensive skills around the plate. I can say with some confidence that he will see time with us either as a catcher or designated hitter.”