Yan Gomes   •  Catcher  •  Tennessee •  Freshman

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Southridge High School in Miami, Fla. ... Rated by Baseball America as the 143rd-best high school prospect in the nation among 2006 seniors ... Earned All-Dade County honors as a junior in 2005 ... The Spartans finished 2005 as the regular-season 16-6A district champions after starting the year with 19 consecutive wins ... Hit .481 with five home runs and 25 RBIs as a junior in 2004 ... Played summer ball with the Florida Bombers and helped the club win the 2006 World Wood Bat Association 18-U National Championship ... Is tied for first on the Bombers' all-time single-season list with 59 hits while ranking second on the single-season RBI charts with 55 (both in 2006).

PERSONAL: Full name is Yan Gomes ... Name pronounced: YON GOMES (last name rhymes with: homes) ... Born July 19, 1987, in Sao Paulo, Brazil ... Son of Decio and Claudia Gomes ... Academic major: Sport management.