Vern Hatton Class: Senior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Last College: Kishwaukee C.C. Height / Weight: 6-2 / 195 Position: Outfield Birthdate: 04/04/1980 Bats/Throws: R/R

Outlook: Another core outfielder. Had a good season last year, but can be even better this season. He is a solid senior and one of the better players in the league.

At Southeast
2001: Started in 53 of 54 games played in...hit .298 with nine doubles, and a team-leading seven home runs...had 35 RBI’s and an amazing .991 fielding percentage, committing only one error.

At Kishwaukee C.C.: A talented outfielder from Kishwaukee Community College in Malta, Illinois...hit .380 with 10 homers, 11 triples and 10 doubles last season...named to the All-Conference and All-Region teams...also a member of the Kishwaukee Honor Roll...transferred to Kishwaukee from Morton Junior College...hit for the cycle against Morton last season.

Personal: A 1998 product of Morton West High School...played first base, outfield and pitched for head coach Roger Hahn...earned All-Conference, All-Area and All-Region...garnered his school’s Athletic Academic Award for maintaining a 3.0 GPA....born 4.4.80...son of Dave and Doris Hatton...a criminal justice major at Southeast...great-grandfather played for the Cincinnati Red’s farm club.