Gary Ball Class: Senior Hometown: Mansfield, Pa. High School: Mansfield Height / Weight: 6-0 / 195 Position: P/IF B/T: R/R

With an extensive repertoire of pitches, ranging from a low-90s fastball to a fluttering knuckleball, Gary Ball is tabbed to be the Vikings No. 2 starter this season.

2004 - Sophomore Season
Second among the starters with a 4.07 ERA...went 3-6 as the No. 3 starter, striking out 45 in 59.2 innings...allowed one run and struck-out five in 8.0 innings of work in defeating Butler in the Horizon League Championship (5/28)...pair of wins came on back-to-back shutouts of Youngstown State (4/10) and UW-Milwaukee (4/24)...allowed three hits while striking out four at YSU in a 1-0 victory in the second game of a double-header...shut down the Panthers at Eastlake Ballpark, allowing three hits while striking out six in a seven-inning, 5-0, victory...started 22 games in the lineup, mostly as the team's DH...went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in a 7-2 win at Ohio State (5/19)...tallied two hits at both Indiana (3/6) and Youngstown State (4/11)...scored two runs with a pair of hits against Detroit in the Horizon League Championship (5/26).

2003 - Freshman Season
Went 2-9 in 14 appearances with an 8.39 ERA...also hit .212 in 17 games as a third baseman...went six innings against Chicago State (4/13), allowing one run and a walk while striking out six for his first collegiate win...scored a pair of runs and collected two hits against Morehead State (3/15)

High School
Set 23 school records, including career hits, runs scored, wins and strikeouts...three-time all league honoree...team captain his senior season and MVP three years...went 5-2 as a pitcher his senior year, recording a 1.05 ERA over 40 innings while striking out 62...batted .408 as a position player, tallying 24 runs and a .673 slugging percentage...a four year letterman as a pitcher, second baseman, shortstop and outfielder...team went 13-4 his senior year, finishing first and going undefeated in the league...also lettered three years in soccer and one in football...soccer team finished first in the conference his senior year.

Personal
Born July 27, 1984...son of Gary, Jr. and Della Ball...has a younger sister, Heather...enrolled in the College of Business...hopes to become involved in coaching.