4 Chad Foutz Class Height r-Senior 5-11 Position Weight Infield 180 Bat/Throw Hometown L/R Rocky Mount, Va.

      Is a welcome addition to the squad after missing the 1999 season ... Adds to the quality depth in the infield ... A three-year starter at third base ... Moved to shortstop in 1998 after 25 games ... Was just getting comfortable at the position when he hurt his right knee in a game at Richmond ... Underwent reconstructive surgery and was lost for the remainder of the season ... Did not play baseball in 1999 ... Appears ready to resume an active role ... Led the team with 88 hits in 1997, the most for a Tech player since 1985 ... Possesses a sound hitting stroke ... Makes contact and hits to all fields ...An experienced fielder with good hands and a strong arm ... Can be a big contributor ...

1998-99: Finished rehabilitation from his knee injury and did not participate in baseball ...

1997-98: Had started all 33 games when he was injured, including eight at shortstop ... Was hitting .341 with 22 RBIs, nine doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs ... Drove in five runs in a game against La Salle ... Was named to the all-tournament team at the Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic in Fresno, Calif., after hitting .458 over six games ...

1996-97: Was hitting just .207 after eight games ... Finished the season third on the team with a .368 average ... Had 14 doubles, two triples and six homers ... Drove in 44 runs ... Committed nine errors in his first eight games, but just seven in his last 51 outings ... Turned in a team-leading 28 multiple-hit games ... Went 10-for-14 in a three-game series with George Washington ... Knocked in four runs in a game against Maine ... Posted four-hit games against both Marshall and James Madison ... Homered in both games against Radford and had a combined total of seven RBIs in those games ... Collected five hits during Tech's NCAA Regional appearance, including a homer against N.C. State ... Struck out just 23 times in 239 at bats ... Started 60 games at third base ...

1995-96: Saw action in 56 games, including 54 as the starting third baseman ... Put together a seven-game hitting streak at the end of March that included five straight multiple-hit games ... Used a home run and two singles to drive in five runs versus Appalachian State ... Collected six hits in 11 at bats during the Hokies' three games against Radford ... Finished the season hitting .266 overall and .322 in Atlantic 10 games ... His .348 batting average with runners in scoring position was the second-best on the team ... Drove in 29 runs and scored 33 ... Homered four times ...

High School: Was an honorable mention selection for USA Today's All-USA high school baseball team following an outstanding senior season at Franklin County High ... Hit .574 with three home runs and 41 runs batted in ... Also contributed a 1-0 record and three saves on the mound ... Named Timesland Player of the Year by The Roanoke Times ... Lettered three seasons as a shortstop/pitcher for Coach F.L. Slough ...

Personal: Chad Ashley Foutz ... Born 8/26/76 in Roanoke, VA ... Son of Richard and Carrie Foutz ... A history major.

	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BAvg	BB	SO	2b	3b	HR	TB	SB-	SBA
1996	56	188	33	50	23	.266	23	28	2	1	4	66	2-	4
1997	60	239	55	88	44	.368	28	23	14	2	6	124	4-	8
1998	33	126	25	43	22	.341	12	17	9	2	2	62	0-	1
Tot.	149	553	113	181	89	.327	63	68	25	5	12	252	6-	13