2009: Made 15 starts for the Pirates as a junior ... Went 8-4 with a 2.80 ERA in 99.2 innings pitched, giving up just 88 hits and striking out 81 batters ... Earned second-team All-PBC honors ... Also named to the NCBWA/Daktronics All-Southeast Region second team ... Named PBC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 10 ... Ranked fifth in the PBC in ERA, third in wins and fourth in strikeouts ... Hurled seven innings of five-hit shutout ball, striking out 10 in an 8-1 win over defending DII national champion Mount Olive on Feb. 1 ... Pitched eight shutout innings, giving up just three hits and striking out six in a 5-0 win over Columbus State on April 19 ... Also notched wins over Shepherd, California (Pa.), Concord, Hillsdale, Georgia Southwestern and Lander ... Named to the PBC Presidential Honor Roll.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Pitched for one season at Tennessee Tech ... Made 19 appearances and nine starts, going 5-4 with a 5.37 ERA ... Pitched 63.2 innings, giving up 83 hits and 22 walks while striking out 50 batters ... Hurled 5 1/3 innings, giving up two unearned runs while striking out seven in a 9-7 win over Tennessee on April 1 ... Hurled four shutout innings of relief to pick up the win in a 7-4 victory over Belmont on March 11.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Pitched for one season at Chattanooga State CC ... Named Conference Freshman of the Year and Pitcher of the Year, as well as earning first-team NJCAA All-America honors ... Went 14-2 with a 2.80 ERA in 122 innings.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at Ringgold HS ... Went 25-12 in his career on the mound ... As a senior, compiled a 1.34 ERA with 112 strikeouts in 86 innings pitched ... Named to 2005 Junior Team Georgia and the 2006 Best of Preps Player of the Year.

PERSONAL: Born Thomas Clifford Gray on June 20, 1988, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Hometown is Ringgold, Ga. ... Son of Jerrell and Lisa Gray ... Majoring in middle grades education ... Enjoys playing all sports ... Lists Josh Beckett as a favorite sports personality.