Jimmy Gulden Class: Senior Hometown: Lewisburg, Pa. High School: Lewisburg Last College: Virginia Tech Height / Weight: 6-4 / 205 Position: RHP B/T: R/R

Jimmy Gulden will compete for playing time as the Vikings' fourth starter or as the long-man out of the bullpen.

2004 - Junior Season
Saw limited action as a spot starter and reliever...tossed 3.1 scoreless innings at UIC (4/30), allowing three hits and striking out one...went 3.0 innings in a start at Bowling Green, yielding a run on three hits with three strikeouts.

2003 - Sophomore Season
Saw action on the hill in 14 games, five as a starter...went 45.0 innings with a 7.40 ERA...appeared twice in the Horizon League Championship, allowing three earned runs over eight innings against Illinois-Chicago (5/22) and Youngstown State (5/24).

High School/College
47th-round draft choice out of high school by the Montreal Expos...first team all-state as a senior...team captain and all-league his senior year...holds school record with eight wins in a season...four-year letterwinner as a pitcher, infielder and outfielder...team placed first in the league, winning districts and reaching state semi-finals...also lettered three years in golf and basketball...basketball team was district champions...played in six games at Virginia Tech.

Personal
Born March 24, 1982...son of James and Penny Gulden...has two sisters, Cara and Heidi, and a brother, John...communications major.