7 Gray Hodges Class Height Senior 6-1 Position Weight Outfield 170 Bat/Throw Hometown R/R Rocky Mount, Va.

      One of just four seniors on the Tech team ... Will be counted on to take a leadership role this season as one of the team's co-captains ... Is the Hokies' most experienced player in the outfield with 88 career starts in center field ... Possesses good defensive ability and a strong arm ... Posted eight assists from the outfield during the last three seasons ... May be considered for some bullpen duties because of his arm strength ... Has made some important contributions at the plate but has not been consistent enough to hit for a high average ... Rates as a solid base-stealing threat ... Always works hard and puts the team first ... Will be looked to for a good senior season ...

1998-99: Played in 28 games with 14 starts „ all in center field ... Batted .216 with 12 RBIs and two home runs ... Was a perfect 6-of-6 in stolen bases ... Scored 13 runs and drew 11 walks ... Contributed a three-run triple in the Hokies' season opener at Campbell ... Had a pair of hits and four walks in a two-game series at Wake Forest ... Posted two assists from the outfield in Tech's first game with the Demon Deacons ... Added another assist against Marshall to lead the outfielders with a season total of three ... Registered a double and a single in a 7-5 win at West Virginia, driving in one run and scoring another ... Also chipped in a stolen base in that game ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBIs and three runs scored against High Point in Blacksburg ... Also had a homer and two runs scored against Dayton ... Stole two bases during the Hokies' three-game sweep of La Salle ...

1997-98: Played in 47 games, including 40 as the starter in center field ... Hit .255 with 10 doubles, one triple and four home runs ... Scored 29 runs and drove in 19 ... Went 3-for-5 with a double, homer, two RBIs and two runs scored in a win over St. John's ... Contributed two hits and two RBIs in a win at Old Dominion ... Hit two homers against ODU in Blacksburg ... Put together a seven-game hitting streak late in the season ... Doubled and scored a run in Tech's 3-1 loss to Fordham in the A-10 championship game ... Was successful on 15 of 21 stolen base attempts ... Collected five assists from his center field spot ...

1996-97: Played in 44 games, including 34 as the starter in center field ... Hit safely in eight of his first nine collegiate games ... Belted his first collegiate home run versus Howard and added a double and three RBIs ... Had another homer, three runs scored and three runs batted in during a home victory over Radford ... Contributed eight doubles on the way to a .248 batting average ... Led Tech's outfielders with four assists, including two in a game at South Florida ... Played for the Prince William Gators team that won the AAABA National Championship in Johnstown, Pa., during the summer of '97 ...

High School: Helped Franklin County High School to a district tournament championship in 1996 and regular-season district titles his junior and senior seasons ... Won two varsity letters as a center fielder for Coach F.L. Slough ... Hit .377 his senior year on the way to first-team all-district honors and second-team all-region recognition ... Was a first-team All-Timesland pick by The Roanoke Times ... Drove in 12 runs and scored 29 ... Hit two homers and stole 12 bases ... An honorable mention selection on the USA Today All-USA high school baseball team ... Carried a .304 batting average his junior year and earned honorable mention all-district honors ... Lettered two years as a quarterback and free safety on the football team ... Also lettered one year in basketball ... A member of the National Honor Society ...

Personal: Samuel Gray Hodges ... Born 3/7/78 in St. Petersburg, FL ... Son of Ron and Peggy Hodges ... His dad, Ron, was a major league catcher for the New York Mets ... Majoring in forestry and wildlife.

	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BAvg	BB	SO	2b	3b	HR	TB	SB-	SBA
1997	44	117	23	29	14	.248	24	27	8	0	2	43	13-	14
1998	47	141	29	36	19	.255	19	33	10	1	4	60	15-	21
1999	28	51	13	11	12	.216	11	14	1	1	2	20	6-	6
Tot.	119	309	65	76	45	.246	54	74	19	2	8	123	34-	41