Steven Mazur Class: Sophomore Hometown: Round Rock, TX High School: Stony Point Height / Weight: 5-11 / 195 Position: Righthanded Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R

Emerging prospect looking to build off encouraging '07 fall season, when he became more of a "north-south" pitcher while shortening his arm circle, with better leverage and a sharper slider ... a strike thrower who again will be focusing on repetition of mid-'80s fastball and slider ... pitched for Jayhawks League's Hays (Kan.) Larks that were runner-up in National Baseball Congress World Series (Wichita, Kan.) during summer of '07 (5.08 ERA, 3-2 record, save, 18 GP/2 GS, 28.1 IP, 29 H, 12 BB, 6 HB, 2 WP, 21 Ks; 34-17 team record, lost to Havasu, Ariz., Heat in 14-2 final) ... pitched twice for Blue in '07 fall Blue-Gold intrasquad series (3.1 IP, 2 R, 5 H; closed 8-1 opener) ... had pair of strong outings for victorious Gold in '06 BGS (1-0, 4 IP, 3 H, 5 Ks) ... pitcher of record in '06 BGS opener (2- 1), needing only eight pitches (six strikes) to set down side in 6th ... retired 9-of-11 in 8-3 clincher (3 H, 5 Ks) ... former ND All-America catcher Walt Osgood also wore #18.

AS A FRESHMAN: Made three relief appearances while allowing six runs (four earned) in 2.0 innings (5 H, 2 BB, K) ... closed opening win over Prairie View, in San Antonio (IP, 2 R/1 ER, 2 H, K; 15- 8) ... also closed 14-3 win over Duquesne in Clearwater, Fla. (BB).

PREP & PERSONAL: Threeyear captain at Stony Point HS, with 13.0 Ks/9 IP for career ... set team records in '06 for ERA (1.17), Ks (85), wins (6), K-to-walk (10.6) and complete games (6), in 60 IP ... all-conference, all-city in final three seasons ... SPHS career leader in ERA (1.61) and Ks (243) ... also played third base ... had strong '06 summer with Austin Gold Sox (1.76, 6-1, 80 Ks, 59 IP) ... all-tournament at '06 NBC Southwest Regional (13 shutout/1-hit IP; 8.0 in title game) ... played in central Texas all-star game ... all-district as junior (1.83, 77 Ks, 53.2 IP, 19 BB, 51 H) ... had hard-luck 1-0 loss vs. nation's #2 team Corpus Christi Moody (UER, 4 H, BB, 7 Ks) ... threw '05 nohitter vs. Leander (9 Ks) ... all-district in '04, setting SPHS records for Ks (81) and CGs (6), plus 1.78 ERA, 17 BB, 5 wins, 41 H, 55 IP ... all-tournament at '04 Round Rock Classic (Dell Diamond), after 2-hit, 14-K shutout of Austin Anderson (also all-tournament at '05-'06 RRCs) ... played in summers of '04 and '05 with Austin Baseball Club ... '05 summer: 0.72, 7-1, 76 Ks, 9 BB, 58.1 IP, 30 H ... '04 summer: 1.86, 6-2, 71 Ks, 12 BB, 34 H, 49 IP ... named to Team Texas for '05 Junior Sunbelt Classic (McAlester, Okla.), with 2- hit shutout of Team Canada (8 Ks) ... named to Top Prospect Team at '05 World Wood Bat Champ. (East Cobb, Ga.), after two shutouts (2- hitter/11 Ks in 1-0 semi vs. N.J. Twins) ... selected to Team Texas for '04 Sophomore Sunbelt ... won twice at '04 World Wood Bat U-17s (12 Ks, 12 IP; 4-hit shutout/6 Ks of Ohio Panthers) ... honor roll, academic all-district ... born Jan. 29, 1988, in Austin ... son of Jerry and Cheryl Mazur ... full name is Steven Andrew Mazur ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.