Dallas Poulk   •  Infielder  • NC State •  Sophomore

As a freshman (2007): Earned first-team Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball magazine, and second-team from Baseball America ... Led the team in batting at .394, the second-highest batting average ever by an NC State freshman, and led the team in hitting in virtually every conceivable category, including ACC games (.375), non-ACC games (.424), home games (.392), away games (.373), neutral-site games (.458), day games (.404) and night games (.383) ... Batted .458 in six postseason games, including .455 in three ACC Tournament games and .462 in three NCAA Regional games ... Finished the season with a 17-game hitting streak, longest on the team in 2007 by seven games, and the longest by a Wolfpack hitter since 2005 ... Batted .459 (34-for-74) during the hitting streak ... Had two or more hits in 11 of the 17 games during the hitting streak, and had three or more hits in six of the 17 ... Had 13 hits in a five-game span from May 4 vs. Campbell through May 12 at Virginia ... Led the team with 18 multiple-hit games, including a team-best 10 three-hit games ... Moved into the starting lineup on March 14 against Valparaiso, went 1-for-2 with three RBIs, and never looked back ... Batted .398 (64-for-161) the rest of the season (42 games) ... Did not have consecutive hitless games after moving into the starting lineup ... Made an even bigger impact when he moved into the leadoff spot in the lineup on May 4 vs. Campbell ... Went 3-for-5 in that game, and batted .465 (33-for-71) with two doubles, three triples, one home run and 13 runs scored as the leadoff hitter the rest of the year (16 games) ... Had three hits in a game five times in ACC games, once in the ACC Tournament and once in the NCAA Tournament ... Went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and three RBIs on April 27 in the opening game of the North Carolina series at Doak Field ... Had four hits, including two triples, and scored three runs in five at-bats on May 12 at Virginia ... Went 2-for-4 with a game-winning walk-off home run May 18 vs. Clemson ... Went 3-for-4 and scored twice May 26 vs. Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament.

Summer league: Played for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate League in 2007, batted .325 with 10 doubles, two triples, 14 RBIs, 30 runs scored and 12 steals in 15 attempts to help the Foresters win the CCL championship with a 47-10 record and earn a berth in the National Baseball Congress World Series.

High school: Batted .392 with one home runs, four RBIs, 11 runs scored, 13 stolen bases as a senior in 2006 for Pine Forest and head coach Tom Wiiloughby ... Earned first-team all-conference honors in the All-Two-Rivers Conference for the third time in as many years ... Batted .426 with six doubles, three triples, one home run, 14 RBIs and 16 stolen bases as a junior in 2005 ... Was a first-team all-conference pick for the second year in a row ... Went 5-2 with a 1.97 ERA, three saves and 35 strikeouts in 32 innings as a pitcher ... Was a first-team all-conference selection as a sophomore in 2004 when he batted .392 with four doubles, one triple, one home run, 22 runs scored, 14 RBIs and nine steals ... Went 4-1 with a 2.15 ERA as a pitcher, allowing 33 hits and striking out 61 in 45 2/3 innings ... Named second-team all-conference as a freshman in 2003 after batting .446 with five doubles, 23 runs scored and 16 stolen bases.

Personal: Born May 16, 1988 ... Is the son of Steve and Debbie Poulk ... Enrolled in the First-Year College.