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AS A JUNIOR (2004)
Made 11 appearances and tossed 15.1 innings • Posted a 4.70 earned run average and did not record a decision • Recorded 14 strikeouts and limited opposing batters to a .185 average • Had five outings of at least two innings • Fired two shutout innings and struck out four batters in two innings against South Carolina on May 11 • Longest outing of the year was 2.1 innings versus UNC Greensboro on May 6 • Pitched against Florida State in the ACC Tournament on May 29.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2003)
Worked 14.2 innings over 10 appearances, including three starts • Did not record a decision and posted a 6.75 ERA • Struck out 14 batters • Allowed no runs and just three hits in seven relief appearances (8.1 innings) • Fanned a career-high five batters in 2.1 innings against High Point on April 8.
AS A FRESHMAN (2002)
Appeared in 14 games • Had two hits in nine at-bats • Hit a two-run double against Maryland on March 17 • Hit his first career home run two days later on March 19 with a shot to straightaway center field against Princeton.
LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of baseball at Lee County High School • Three-time all-conference pick and the conference co-player of the year as a senior • Was named to the Raleigh News & Observer and NCHSAA all-state teams • Helped lead team to consecutive conference championships in 2000 and 2001 and the North Carolina 4A state title in '01 • Three-time Sanford Herald Player of the Year • Also played two years of JV soccer • National Honor Society • Wendy's High School Heisman nominee • Nominee for the prestigious Morehead Scholarship • Earned school's baseball academic award as a junior and senior and was named to the U.S. Army All-Academic national team. Summer 2001: Played for Sanford Post 382 in Western Division Legion Baseball • Hit .450 with 12 home runs and 48 RBI.
PERSONAL
William Bryan Phillips is the son of Del and Joan Phillips • Born Aug. 2, 1982, in Sanford, N.C. • Majoring in communication studies and minoring in exercise and sports science • Favorite movie is Forrest Gump • Favorite athlete is Jeff Gordon • Favorite MLB team as a kid was the New York Yankees • Favorite class at Carolina is EXSS 55: Sports Skills • Threw a perfect game at age nine.
