Ryan Connolly Class: Junior Hometown: Binghamton, NY High School: Binghamton Height / Weight: 5-11 / 190 Position: Outfielder Birthdate: 05/03/1987 Bats/Throws: R/R

Spirited veteran who played at both corner infield spots in 2007 but could be confined to DH duty in 2008, due to series of injury problems ... missed all of his freshman season in 2006 due to shoulder injury that required surgery (Oct. '05) ... suffered another setback that limited his play during 2007 fall season ... a tremendous athlete who also starred in football and hockey as a prep ... one of the hardest workers on the team and a quality leader for any role ... can hit with power and rates as one of team's fastest runners ... a feisty competitor who got back into swing of full-time playing in the summer of 2006, with the wood-bat New York League's Amsterdam Mohawks ... served exclusively as Mohawks DH, smacking pair of home runs while swiping 9-of-13 stolen bases and scoring 15 runs (also 18 H, 11 RBI, 11 BB, 3 2B, 3B, 5 HBP, 32 Ks, 2 sac. bunts in 32 GP) ... played for Blue team in 2005 fall intrasquad series (0-for-6, RBI, R, 2 BB, 2 Ks, SB) and for victorious Gold in '06 Blue-Gold Series (1-for-5, R, BB, 3 Ks) ... walked and scored 5th-inning run to help Gold win tight game-1 (2-1) in that '06 series, ... served as pinch-hitter for Gold squad that won the 2007 BGS (0-for-2, K) ... other Irish players to wear number 10 have included outfielder Rick Chryst (current Mid- American Conference commissioner), infielder Cory Mee (now Toledo head coach), recent infield standout Alec Porzel and All-America pitcher Chris Niesel ... played on 2004 Empire State Games with two current BIG EAST Conference players: UConn pitcher Bob Vanwoert and Ryan Cole of St. John's.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Ranked fifth on team with seven doubles while appearing in 34 games and starting 24, with his time split between left (11 starts) and right (13) field ... platooned with freshman Brayden Ashdown as right fielder/9- hole hitter for part of season ... his season stats included 14 runs scored and 13 walks (.185 batting avg., 9 RBI, 3B, 29 Ks, sac. bunt, 2--5 SB) ... made one error in 27 fielding chances ... 18 of his starts came in the 9-hole, plus starts in the #6 (1) and #8 (5) spots ... made his debut with the Irish in opener versus Prairie View and scored a run in that 15-8 win (in San Antonio) ... started the next day in 6-0 loss to Texas State (1-for-2, 2B, BB) ... registered a hit in 4- 1 win over #12 TCU (in Myrtle Beach, S.C.) ... had a two-run double and scored twice in 16- 6 win over #7 Nebraska (K; at Stetson) ... hit an RBI double in his only AB versus Duquesne (14-3; in Clearwater, Fla.) ... helped post 11-4 win over Dayton (1-for-3, 2B, BB; at Florida Gulf Coast) ... plated a pair of runs in 17-9 win over Western Michigan (1- for-2, 2B) ... reached base four times and scored twice to help beat Georgetown, 11-2 (1-for-1, 3 BB, SB) ... scored two more runs in 17-6 win over West Virginia (1-for-4, BB) ... helped Irish take series at league-leading Rutgers (3-for-9, 2 RBI, 5 R, 3B, 2B, 2 BB, 3 Ks, SB) ... factored into six of the Irish runs in 15- 3 opener at RU (2-for-2, 2 RBI, 4 R, 3B, 2 BB, SB) ... played as defensive sub in BIG EAST Tournament loss to Villanova (2-3; in Brooklyn, N.Y.).

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not compete during 2006 spring season, due to shoulder injury that required surgery in October of 2005.

PREP & PERSONAL: Three-sport athlete who starred at Binghampton High School in baseball and football while playing hockey with Binghampton Junior Senators ... earned baseball all-state honors in 2005, as senior captain for conference champs ... rated 12th overall prospect in New York, per Perfect Game/Baseball America ... hit .413 with 17 RBI in 21 games during '05 season (4 HR, 6 2B, 26 B, 16 BB, 4 Ks, 7 SB) ... helped Post 1645 reach quarterfinals at '05 World Youth Classic ... all-conference junior season in '04 included .439 batting (4 HR, 13 RBI, 26 R, 13 SB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 12 BB, 22 GP) ... only player from New York named to Street and Smith's preseason list of the "top-50 juniors to watch across the country" ... hit basesloaded double to beat Vestal in '04 state semifinal ... went 4-for-5 and scored winning run versus Windsor ... stroked three triples in game-3 of 2004 Empire State Games versus Long Island (hit 8-for-16 overall in the ESG, as leadoff batter for Central Region team) ... allconference as a sophomore (.459, 10 2B, 15 SB) ... hit 3-run homer in 2003 American Legion district final ... all-metro pick as a freshman (.317) ... a three-time all-division pick as a football quarterback, leading team to sectional title as a senior ... forward and two-year captain with Junior Senators hockey team ... played in hockey senior allstar classic ... he and his mother Penny are co-chairs for the Michael E. Connolly Endowment for Lung Cancer Research (named in honor of his deceased father) ... member of the National Honor Society ... candidate for International Baccalaureate Diploma ... born May 3, 1987, in Binghamton, N.Y. ... full name is Ryan Michael Connolly ... a psychology and pre-professional studies major, in the College of Arts and Letters.