Has great hands and a knack for the game . . . enters the spring as the starter at shortstop.

2004 (Sophomore): Saw action in 25 games, starting nine contests . . . collected seven hits, including one home run . . . drove in four runs on the season . . . drove in a run in a 1-for-5 performance against Troy State in the Wiregrass Classic . . . went 1-for-4 at Mississippi State . . . drove in a run against Birmingham-Southern . . . hit a home run and drove in two runs in second game of Tennessee Tech series.

2003 (Freshman): Played in 23 games, starting 12 . . . batted .170 with eight hits in 47 at-bats . . . drove in five runs for the season . . . went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the final game of the Campbell series . . . went 2-for-5 with three RBI at Middle Tennessee State . . . drove in a run in a 1-for-1 performance at Jacksonville State.

High School: Hit .413 with 29 RBI, 10 home runs, eight doubles and a .779 slugging percentage as a senior at Marist . . . named second-team All-Region as a senior . . . also chosen Most Improved and team captain as a senior . . . helped lead the War Eagles to the Class 4A state title in 2002.

Personal: Born October 10, 1983 . . . son of Steve and Suzanne Dils . . . majoring in business.