Clay Dirks  •  LHP  •  Louisiana State University

2004: Went 8-0 for LSU in 2004... outstanding southpaw who has an extremely promising future. . . worked as a mid-week starter for the Tigers this season . . . the 42nd round selection of the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2002 major league draft . . . received a medical redshirt in 2003 after undergoing elbow surgery for an injury he suffered in the summer of 2002 . . . recorded 17 strikeouts in 18.1 innings of work in LSU's 2003 fall intra-squad games.

High School: Product of Hernando (Miss.) High School, where he earned all-state and all-DeSoto County recognition . . . posted an 8-3 mark with a 0.92 ERA in his junior season with 140 strikeouts and 27 walks . . . also recorded a .600 average at the plate as a first baseman and outfielder.

Personal: Full name is Clayton E. Dirks . . . parents are Cody and Juli Kleine . . . has one older brother, Jay, and one older sister, Heather . . . interests include weightlifting, basketball and football . . . credits his father, his mother and his coaches with having greatest influence upon his athletic career . . . plans to major in secondary education and psychology at LSU . . . born July 28, 1984.

ology ... born September 15, 1983.