Filled a role as a pinch-hitter and a designated hitter for the Hokies last year as a freshman ... Also served as a bullpen catcher ... Will likely be called on to handle the same duties in 2004 ... Has good bat speed and generates some power ... Is coming on as a hitter ... Still needs to relax and show a little more patience at the plate ... Will be a candidate of the DH spot against left-handed pitching ...
2002-03: Started seven games as the designated hitter ... Also saw duty as a pinch-hitter ... Played in a total of 17 games ... Batted .148 with six runs batted in ... Had a single and two RBIs in Tech's opener at Campbell ... Hit a home run in Tech's win at No. 10 Richmond ... Also contributed two runs and two RBIs in that game ... Doubled and scored a run at Morehead State ... Drove in a run and doubled in a game at Seton Hall ...
High School: Earned three letters as a third baseman for Coach Scooter Dunn at George Washington High ... Named all-district at third as both a junior and senior ... Also made the team as a designated hitter his sophomore year ... Hit .280 as a senior with four home runs and 15 RBIs in 18 games ... Carried a .300 batting average his junior year and contributed a pair of homers ... Also had two homers as a starter his sophomore season ... Batted .305 that year ... Excelled in American Legion play during the summer, hitting .415 and belting 10 home runs in 2002 ...
Personal: Joseph Robert Daly ... Born 6/23/84 in Danville, VA ... Son of Pat and Cathy Daly ... Enrolled in psychology.