JUNE 18, 2004

LOUISIANA TECH ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TECH COMPLTES SIGNING CLASS WITH NEVILLE'S ROSS; TWO JC PITCHERS

RUSTON, La - Louisiana Tech completed its baseball signing class by landing a pair of junior college pitchers and a local high school standout.
Neville High School's Michael Ross along with junior college pitchers Zach Winter and Jeff DeAlejandro have all signed with the Bulldog baseball program.
Ross is a second baseman while Winter and DeAlejandro are both right-handed pitchers at Chandler-Gilbert Community College located in Chandler, Arizona.
This brings the total of new signees to 16 including 11 pitchers.
"This completes our signing class and I feel good about the guys we have coming in," Tech head coach Wade Simoneaux said. "We expect several of our signees to come in and help us right away."
Ross is a high school teammate of another Tech signee, outfielder Patrick Thomas. Ross hit .380 for the Tigers as a senior with two home runs and 27 RBIs. The speedy second baseman also swiped 13 bases and scored 33 runs.
He was an All-Northeast Louisiana selection by the Monroe News-Star and participated in the Louisiana High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star game last month.
DeAlejandro is a native Farragut, Tennessee and posted a 6-3 mark this season at Chandler-Gilbert. The 6'5 right-hander recorded a 3.10 earned run average in 49 1/3 innings while opponents batted just .214 against DeAlejandro.
Winter also played at Chandler-Gilbert and posted a 3-2 mark in 49 1/3 innings. Winter struck out 27 and started 11 games as the team went 38-18 on the season.
"DeAlejandro and Winter were both in the rotation at Chandler-Gilbert and have a high upside," Simoneaux said. "They will have a chance to help us next season."
The two will be part of the 11 new pitchers that Tech has inked for next year.


Baseball Signees

Steve Alverson RHP Eagle, Id. (Shasta (Calif.) JC.)
Clint Corrigan LHP Humble, Texas (Blinn JC)
Jeffrey DeAlendro RHP Farragut, Tennessee (Chandler-Gilbert CC)
Albie Goulder 1B Cave Creek, Ariz. (Cactus Shadows HS)
Ryan Hamilton 3B Spring, Texas (Blinn JC)
Justin Lachney RHP Alexandria, La. (Menard HS)
Andrew Lassere LHP Destrehan, La. (Destrehan HS)
Aaron Lorio RHP Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS)
Dylan Moseley RHP/Inf. Texarkana, Ark. (Arkansas HS)
Amos Ramon RHP/2B Corpus Christi, Texas (Alvin CC)
Michael Ross OF Monroe, La. (Neville HS)
Ryan Rupert RHP Houston, Texas (Eastfield CC)
Devin Scott RHP/Inf. Denham Springs, La. (Denham Springs HS)
Patrick Thomas OF Monroe, La. (Neville HS)
Zach Winter RHP Phoenix, Ariz. (Paradise Valley HS)
Jonathan Yerby C Winnfield, La. (Winnfield HS)