Returns as a senior to the pitching staff.

2006 (Junior): Appeared in 18 games, including nine starts . . . compiled a record of 2-7 and an ERA of 6.91 . . . recorded 40 strikeouts on the season . . . pitched 6.0 innings, giving up three earned runs against Mercer . . . tossed 6.0 innings, allowing only two earned runs and striking out six batters against Auburn . . . pitched the final inning to earn the first win of the season against Austin Peay . . . pitched 6.2 shutout innings at Southeast Missouri . . . pitched 5.0 innings, allowing only two earned runs against Eastern Illinois . . . earned the win in game one against Tennessee-Martin, pitching 2.0 hitless innings.

2005 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 games, starting 12 . . . posted a record of 4-7 and an ERA of 4.97 . . . led the pitching staff with 63 strikeouts . . . pitched 4.1 innings, giving up three runs in game one of the Troy series . . . gave up four runs over 5.0 innings against Montevallo . . . allowed just one run and struck out eight batters in 7.0 innings in game one versus Butler . . . gave up three earned runs and struck out seven batters in six innings in game one of the Jacksonville State series . . . went 1-for-1 with an RBI in his lone plate appearance of the season at UAB . . . gave up four earned runs over 6.0 innings in game one of the Austin Peay series . . . surrendered two runs and struck out seven batters over 7.0 innings in the third game of the Southeast Missouri series . . . gave up four runs over 5.0 innings in game three at Morehead State . . . gave up three runs over 5.0 innings in game three against Tennessee Tech . . . gave up no earned runs in 9.0 innings in game three of the Tennessee-Martin series . . . surrendered two earned runs and struck out seven batters over 6.0 innings in the season finale against Murray State.

2004: Sat out the season with an injury . . . received a medical redshirt.

2003 (Freshman): Pitched in 12 games, including one start . . . posted a 4.97 ERA in 29.0 innings . . . struck out 20 batters while walking eight . . . pitched 3.0 innings, giving up just one hit and earning his first win in his collegiate debut against VMI . . . pitched 6.0 innings in relief, surrendering two runs and striking out four batters against Jacksonville . . . threw 4.2 innings, giving up one run and striking out four batters against Campbell . . . gave up no hits over 2.1 innings at Middle Tennessee State . . . pitched 2.0 innings, giving up just one hit against Alabama.

High School: Posted a 2.70 ERA and averaged 1.4 strikeouts per inning as a senior at Landmark Christian . . . four-year varsity letterman . . . hit .480 with a .793 slugging percentage . . . voted the 2002 Best Offensive Player as a senior . . . named All-Fulton County . . . named to the 2002 Fayette Sports Classic All-Tournament team . . . played on the 2002 American Legion Georgia State Champion team . . . graduated summa cum laude . . . member of the National Honors Society, Beta Club and Who's Who Among American High School Students.

Personal: Born Aug. 26, 1983 . . . son of Sam and Julie Tidwell . . . majoring in business management.