2007: Made 15 appearances, including one start, on the mound ... right-handed pitcher allowed lefties to hit just .261 against him ... pitched well in three OVC appearances, had a 3.86 ERA through 2.1 innings ... credited with the victory in the season opener at Jackson State after pitching 3.2 innings of two-hit scoreless relief with two strikeouts ... season-best three strikeouts vs. Freed-Hardeman on March 28... started at Missouri State on April 4 ... pitched a season-high 4.1 innings vs. Memphis on April 24.

2006 (Saint Louis): Made seven appearances on the mound, including three starts, two against Southeast ... hit .233 with four RBIs in 10 games, nine starts at second base ... went 2-4 with an RBI and scored three times in the series opener against South Dakota State ... drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth in the South Dakota State series finale on March 4 ... made the start on April 11 against Southeast, giving up six runs on just three hits while walking four in just two innings ... struck out a career-high five batters in six innings on April 26 in a start against Southern Illinois in the wood bat game ... threw a scoreless inning in relief at Southeast on May 16.

2005 (Saint Louis): Made six starts and eight relief appearances on the mound ... first career start came at Southeast, picking up the loss after allowing three earned runs in five innings.

Prep: 2004 graduate of Sikeston High School in Sikeston, Mo. ... earned all-conference honors three times ... all-state selection as a senior ... went 9-0 on the mound while hitting seven home runs and driving in 33 runs as a senior ... played in the state baseball tournament in three of four high school seasons ... also played soccer and basketball ... honor roll student.

Personal: Born 8-8-85 ... son of James and Debbie Rhodes ... majoring in Physical Education ... favorite MLB player is Chipper Jones ... also recruited by Missouri.

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO
2005	0	5	9.94	14	6	0	0	0	41.2	68	56	46	1	29	20
2006	0	1	7.56	7	3	0	0	0	16.2	25	16	14	10	15	14
2007	1	1	8.75	15	1	0	0	0	23.2	39	30	23	3	15	15
Career	1	7	9.11	36	10	0	0	0	82.0	132	102	83	14	59	49

Lance Rhodes made 15 appearances and finished 1-1 over 23.2 innings of work in 2007. (Sean Magee)

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