Dan Palumbo Class: Sophomore Hometown: Bowie, Md. High School: Archbishop Spalding Height / Weight: 6-3 / 185 Position: IF B/T: R/R

Dan Palumbo begins his second season with the Patriots and he will be in the mix for a starting position in the infield... A solid hitter who has a terrific grasp of the fundamentals.

2007: Appeared in 43 games for Mason with 41 starts... Earned a spot on the CAA All-Rookie Team... Was fifth on the team in batting with a .315 average... Was one of five Patriots to have a hitting streak of double figures, batting safely in 10 straight games... One of six Patriots to reach double figures in doubles... After season's second game, average never fell below .268... Over final 29 games of the season, batted .344, third on the team... Batting out of the eighth and ninth spot, had 10 RBI and 21 runs scored... Had 12 multi-hit games on the year... Was 3 for 6 at Charleston Southern (Feb. 24), 3 for 6 at Georgetown (April 3) and 3 for 4 agaisnt Chicago State (April 21).

Prep: Earned six varsity letters at Archbishop Spalding High School, three in baseball, two in basketball and one in volleyball... As a junior, named team Most Valuable Player, All-Conference and first-team All-Anne Arundel County Capitol-Gazette... As a sophomore, chosen All-Conference and second-team All-Anne Arundel County Capitol-Gazette... As a junior, batted .392 with 31 RBI, 35 runs, a .519 on-base percentage, a .529 slugging percentage and a 1.048 OPS... Did not play senior year due to a knee injury.

Personal: Full name is Daniel Vincent Palumbo... Parents are Theresa and Jeff Palumbo... Has three brothers, Jon, 27, Jeff, 24, and Joe, 20... Brother Jeff played at Mason and is an assistant coach with the team... Brother Jon played at LaSalle and brother Joe plays at Maryland... A 2006 graduate of Archbishop Spalding... Earned a 4.4 grade-point average in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society... Also recruited by Towson, William & Mary, Navy, Marshall and Elon... Major is undeclared.

	CAREER MASON BATTING STATISTICS

YEAR	GP/GS	 AVG	 AB	 R	 H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB/SBA
2007	43/41	.315	146	21	46	10	0	0	19	12	23	1/1
TOTALS	43/41	.315	146	21	46	10	0	0	19	12	23	1/1