18 Brad Bauder Class Height Freshman 6-0 Position Weight Outfield 195 Bat/Throw Hometown R/R Ashburn, Va.

      A newcomer who has a good shot at a starting job in the outfield ... Relaxed during the last few weeks of fall practice and became a steadier performer ... Impressed the coaches with his offense ... Puts the ball in play and can hit to all fields ... Has good speed and one of the best arms in the outfield ... Worked mainly in right field, but may end up seeing more playing time in left ...

High School: Hit .440 as a senior for Coach Pat Cassidy at Broad Run High School ... Stole 20 bases and drove in 18 runs ... Hit two home runs and posted a .575 slugging percentage ... Earned first team all-county, all-district and all-region honors ... Was the county player of the year ... Named honorable mention all-state ... Voted the team's MVP and offensive player of the year ... Carried a .436 batting mark as a junior to go with six triples, two homers, 14 stolen bases and 22 RBIs ... A first-team all-county and all-district pick and a second-team all-region selection ... Was runner-up district player of the year and honorable mention all-Metro in both 1998 and 1999 ... Helped the team to district and region championships as a freshman ... Earned four letters as an outfielder ... Played in the 1998 Babe Ruth World Series ... Was named to the all-tournament team after his team finished fourth ...

Personal: Thomas Bradley Bauder ... Born 9/9/81 in Berlin, Germany ... Son of Tom Bauder and Cindy Bauder ... Enrolled in university studies.