University of North Florida Athletics

2006: Made 16 appearances and 14 starts ... compiled a 5-4 record and led UNF with a 2.43 ERA ... led the starting staff with 89 innings, 88 strikeouts and opponent batting average of .227 ... allowed the fewest earned runs (24) and walks (14)... drafted in the 19th round (569 overall) of MLB[apos]s First-Year Player Draft by the Chicago Cubs ... named to the Atlantic Sun Conference second-team ... was the only player in the conference to win Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week three times (Feb. 20, May 8, May 15) ... threw seven scoreless innings and struck out seven against UCF on Feb. 18 for his first A-Sun POW award ... threw the first complete game of his career, when he retired 21 straight batters and struck out 10 against Gardner-Webb on May 6 ... in his next start he went eight innings, tallied eight strikeouts and allowed just one run against Lipscomb on May 13 ... tallied a career-high 13 strikeouts over 8.1 scoreless innings against Florida Atlantic on March 24 ... led all starters in the conference with a 1.85 ERA in A-Sun play and held opposing hitters to a .214 batting average in conference play ... limited left-handed batters to a .180 batting average ... led the team with a 6.3 strikeout to walk ratio and led all starters with a 8.90 strikeouts per nine innings ... went six or more innings in 10-of-14 starts and tallied five or more strikeouts in 11 starts. 2005: Pitched in 17 games and started five ... finished the season with a 3-3 record and a 3.18 ERA in 51 innings of work ... his 3.18 ERA ranked third best on the UNF staff ... also recorded two saves, which ranked third on the team ... his 12 relief appearances ranked fifth on the team ... tallied 43 strikeouts, while holding opposing batters to a .268 average ... recorded a season-high seven strikeouts en route to earning the win against Division I Western Michigan on March 3 ... pitched a season-high six innings in a 2-1 win over Flagler on March 23 ... tallied six strikeouts in a 9-4 loss to UNC Pembroke on Feb. 13. 2004: Saw limited action in 2004, appearing in eight games and starting one ... finished the season with a 0-1 record and 9.95 ERA ... tallied 11 strikeouts and seven walks in 6.1 innings of work. 2003: Redshirted. High School: 2002 honors graduate of Bishop Kenny High School ... played for head coach Bob West ... had a career record of 21-3 with a 1.32 ERA ... earned first-team all-state honors and got the win in the state semifinal game that led to Bishop Kenny[apos]s state championship ... earned the 2002 Times-Union Baseball Player of the Year and was named his team[apos]s Player of the Year. Personal: Majoring in business management ... born June 24, 1983, in Baton Rouge, La. ... hometown is Jacksonville, Fla. ... son of John and Sheila Papelbon.