Ryan Uphouse Class: Junior Hometown: Somerset, Pa. High School: Somerset Area Height / Weight: 5-11 / 170 Position: OF/3B B/T: R/R

Ryan Uphouse enters his third season with Mason and he will challenge for a starting spot in the infield.

2007: Appeared in 35 games with 29 starts for the Patriots... Hit .245 with 12 RBI and 18 runs scored in 106 at-bats... Was 3-for-3 in stolen bases... Had six multi-hit games going 3 for 4 against College of Charleston (Feb. 25), 3 for 5 with three RBI against William & Mary (March 3), 2 for 5 with two RBI against Coppin State ()March 6), 2 for 4 in back-to-back games against Hofstra (March 9 and 10) and 2 for 3 against Northeastern (March 18)... Through first 15 appearances, hit .392 with 10 RBI and 12 runs scored including a .446 on-base percentage.

2006: Played 41 games for the Patriots with 35 starts... Had 20 starts in rightfield, 13 in leftfield and two at designated hitter.. Had 140 at-bats with 33 hits, two homers, eight doubles, 11 RBI and 22 runs... Had eight multi-hit games on the year with three hits against Georgetown and three against Temple... Had three multi-RBI games... Had career-high three RBI at North Carolina on March. 14... Had both homers in back-to-back games - against Old Dominion on March 12 and at UNC on March 14... Made just two errors on the season.

PREP: Earned four letters in baseball, three in basketball, two in football and one in golf while playing for the Eagles... Named All-Conference as a senior as well as the team Most Valuable Player... Named to the American Legion All-West team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Austin Uphouse... Born July 18, 1987... Parents are Lois and Jay Uphouse... has one brother, Tyler... A 2005 graduate of Somerset Area High School... Four time recipient of the physical fitness award, a member of the honor roll and a student ambassador... Also recruited by Villanova, Kent State, Indiana University-Purdue, Mount St. Mary's and West Virginia... Majoring in information technology.

	CAREER GMU BATTING STATISTICS

YEAR	GP/GS	 AVG	 AB	 R	 H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB/SBA
2006	41/35	.236	140	22	33	8	0	2	11	5	31	2/4
2007	35/29	.245	106	18	26	5	1	0	12	9	23	3/3
TOTALS	76/64	.240	246	40	59	13	1	2	23	14	54	5/7