Kris Mengle Class: Sophomore Hometown: Mechanicsburg, Pa. High School: Cumberland Valley Height / Weight: 6-5 / 195 Position: RHP B/T: R/R

Kris Mengle enters his second season with the Patriots and is expected to pitch out of the bullpen.

2007: Appeared in 14 games with one start for a total of 29 innings... Compiled a 1-1 record with a 9.92 ERA... Struck out 34 batters, 10.6 per nine innings... With one more inning, would have qualified for school's single-season stirkeouts-per-nine inning list where he would be second... Had six outings in which he did not allow an earned run and nine in which he allowed two or fewer... Struck out a career-high eight batters in four innings of relief work against Navy (March 20)... Struck out five in three and two-third innings against Delaware (April 8)... Fanned four in three scoreless innings against Old Dominion (May 6)... As a reliever, had a 7.45 ERA due to allowing eight runs without recording an out in season's lone start, at Virginia (March 27).

Prep: Earned five varsity letters at Cumberland Valley High School, three in baseball and two in basketball.... As a senior and a sophomore, was named school's Pitcher of the Year and was American Legion All-Star... Recorded an 8-2 record as a senior with 88 strikeouts and only 10 walks.

Personal: Full name is Kristofer Wade Mengle... Parents are Cheryl and Mark Mengle... Has three siblings, Jamie, 22, Ethan, 15, and Jenna, 12... Born September 1, 1987... A 2006 graduate of Cumberland Valley High School... Father and brother Jamie played baseball at Shippensburg... Also recruited by George Washington, Boston College, Notre Dame, Rider and Shippensburg... Major is undeclared.

	CAREER MASON PITCHING STATISTICS

YEAR	GP/GS	 CG	W-L	SV	 IP	 R	ER	 H	BB	SO	 ERA
2007	14/1	0	1-1	0	29.0	34	32	46	15	34	9.93
TOTALS	14/1	0	1-1	0	29.0	34	32	46	15	34	9.93