Career Stats

2008: Tied for second on the team with 18 appearances in his first season with the program ... finished 0-1 with a 5.50 ERA in 34.1 innings, almost exclusively out of the bullpen ... yielded 41 hits and 21 earned runs ... notched 18 strikeouts and issued 15 walks ... tossed 12.1 innings with a 3.65 ERA in home contests ... started and threw a career-high 4.1 innings in a no-decision at Southern Illinois (4/15) ... threw 2.1 perfect innings with two strikeouts in the opener at Memphis (3/14) ... tossed 1.2 innings with a career-high three strikeouts vs. Northern Colorado (2/29) ... pitched 1.2 innings of middle relief in the victory at No. 6 Vanderbilt (4/1).

Three Rivers CC: Posted a 6-3 record with 37 strikeouts in 50.1 innings pitched as a freshman at Three Rivers CC in Poplar Bluff, Mo. ... redshirted in 2007 after suffering an injury ... pitched for the Sikeston Bulls in Sikeston, Mo., in the summer of 2007.

Prep: All-state, all-conference, all-district, all-region after playing infield and pitcher at Bradford High School in Bradford, Ark. ... coached by Donald Swiney ... also played basketball ... honor roll student.

Personal: Born 1-27-86 ... son of Pam Laws and William Poole ... majoring in Physical Education ... enjoys hunting and fishing ... favorite MLB player is Scott Rolen ... favorite singer is Dierks Bentley.

Poole fires a pitch in relief at Eastern Illinois on May 3, 2008 in Charleston, Ill.