A veteran player who will be looked to for leadership, as well as for power and run-production in 2001 ... Started 38 games behind the plate and 10 as the designated hitter during the 2000 season ... Was not quite as productive at the plate last spring as he had hoped to be, but really made great strides during fall practice - offensively and defensively ... Shored up his game and was one of the team's leading hitters during the fall ... Possesses a strong arm to go with all the basic skills to be a solid defensive performer ... Has attended the Bollettieri Sports Academy the past two summers ... Is expected to compete with Jed English for the starting catching duties ...
1999-00: Handled the bulk of Tech's catching duties during the first half of the season ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and three runs scored in an early win over West Virginia in the Winn-Dixie Shootout in Charleston, SC ... Also contributed three hits in a losing cause at Old Dominion ... Collected two hits and drove in a run in a home win against Virginia ... Hit a key two-run homer in a 5-2 win at GW ... Was 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tech's NCAA game against Southern Cal ... Posted a .259 batting average with seven doubles, a triple and four home runs ... Drove in 26 runs and is batting .300 with runners on base ...
1998-99: Played in 40 games with 23 starts behind the plate and 16 as the designated hitter ... Batted .281 with 12 doubles and 31 RBIs ... Also added four home runs ... Recorded 10 multiple-hit games ... Played in 16 Atlantic 10 regular-season games, hitting .306 with six doubles and 12 RBIs ... Tallied three hits and scored four times in Tech's home win over High Point ... Drove in four runs and had two home runs to seal an 11-10 win at Radford ... Also had a homerand three RBIs in a 17-7 win against Radford in Blacksburg ... Registered eight multiple-RBI games ... Was named to the All-Tournament team at the NCAA Regional at Winston-Salem after batting .357 with four RBIs and three runs scored ... Spent the summer playing for the The Baseball Academy team in Bradenton, FL ... Joined with Tech teammate Jason Bush to help the team win the American Amateur Baseball Congress World Series in Battle Creek, MI ...
1997-98: Got off to a fast start with three doubles and two home runs in his first 11 at bats ... Hit two doubles at Campbell in his first start ... Drove in four runs with a double and a home run during a win over Radford ... Posted a two-run homer versus Liberty ... Gave Tech a 5-4 win over Howard with a two-out, RBI-single in the last inning ... Contributed three hits and three RBIs in a tie with Indiana State ... Suffered through a 13-game stretch when he managed just two hits in 22 at bats ... Smacked a two-run homer at JMU ... Played in 27 games, 22 as a starter ... Five of his starts came behind the plate ... Hit .247 with 19 RBIs, four doubles and three homers ... Had six multiple-RBI games ...
High School: Hit .476 his senior season at Albemarle High, where he earned three letters as a catcher and shortstop for Coach Jim Garnett ... Earned first-team all-district and all-Central Virginia honors after driving in 18 runs and contributing 11 doubles, two triples and five homers ... Carried a .346 batting average as a junior and a .372 average his sophomore year ... Started all three seasons ... Named to the Western District all-academic team his senior year ...
Personal: Kevin Shane Bice ... Born 11/7/78 in Charlottesville, VA ... Son of Billy and Gloria Bice ... Majoring in residential property management.