A left-handed pitcher with Division I experience . . . has an 87-90-mile an hour fastball . . . returns as one of the team's weekend starters . . . named preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball.

2006 (Junior): Started 16 games on the mound . . . named third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball . . . named first-team All-OVC and OVC Pitcher of the Year . . . posted a record of 11-2, including a perfect 8-0 in conference games . . . had an ERA of 3.15 in 108.2 innings . . . set a Samford record with 132 strikeouts . . . pitched 7.0 innings, giving up just one run and striking out nine batters at Montevallo . . . tossed 8.2 innings, surrendering three runs and striking out nine batters against Longwood . . . pitched 9.0 innings, surrendering just one run and striking out 14 batters at Murray State . . . pitched 7.2 innings, giving up just two earned runs at Jacksonville State . . . gave up two earned runs and struck out 12 batters over 7.0 innings against Austin Peay . . . struck out 11 batters in 8.0 innings at Southeast Missouri . . . pitched 8.0 innings, striking out nine batters at Eastern Kentucky . . . gave up just one run over 8.1 innings against Morehead State . . . struck out a career-high 16 batters over 7.2 innings at Tennessee Tech . . . struck out 11 batters in 7.0 innings against Southeast Missouri in the OVC Tournament.

Previous College: Spent two years on the pitching staff at the University of South Alabama . . . as a freshman, struck out 50 batters in just over 36 innings.

High School: Named All-Area and All-Conference three times at DeKalb High School in Waterloo, Ind. . . . named his area's Co-Player of the Year . . . posted an ERA of 1.27 . . . struck out 132 batters in 66 innings.

Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1985 . . . son of Merlin and Lori Ehmke . . . majoring in business management.