34  Josh Lindblom Class: Junior Hometown: West Lafayette, Ind. High School: William Henry Harrison Height / Weight: 6-5 / 240 Position: Pitcher Experience: 1L B/T: R/R

2006 - FRESHMAN
Was a member of UT's weekend rotation throughout the season, with a 4-6 record and a 5.01 ERA in 17 appearances (15 starts) ... Recorded 68 strikeouts and 26 walks in 88 innings of action ... Lasted just 2.2 innings in his collegiate debut at 18th-ranked Florida Atlantic Feb. 3 but bounced back to post wins in each of his next two starts ... Picked up his first career victory Feb. 10 vs. Eastern Michigan, allowing one run on three hits with eight strikeouts through five full innings ... Was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after striking out 13 batters during a winning effort against Morehead State Feb. 17 ... He allowed just one hit and one walk in eight scoreless against Morehead to improve to 2-0 on the year ... Logged his third win of the year March 4 vs. Oakland (Mich.) and picked up another win one week later vs. Akron March 11 ... First career loss came at sixth-ranked Mississippi State March 18, though he allowed just one run on eight hits with two walks and six strikeouts through six quality innings ... Dropped to 4-2 on the year despite a quality start vs. No. 26 Kentucky March 26, during which he was touched for three runs on five hits with two walks and three Ks in seven full innings of action ... Earned a no-decision April 2 at 10th-ranked Arkansas after allowing seven runs on six hits with two walks and three Ks through just 1 2/3 innings ... Made his first career relief appearance April 5 at ETSU, striking out both batters he faced in 2/3 inning ... Earned a no-decision vs. LSU April 9 after allowing one run on six hits through six quality innings ... Picked up his third loss of the year April 16 vs. Florida after giving up five runs on eight hits through just three innings ... Dropped to 4-4 on the season after a tough loss at Georgia April 22, during which he allowed just three runs on eight hits through eight strong innings ... Went seven innings at No. 22 Ole Miss April 30, absorbing five runs on seven hits while taking the loss to fall to 4-5 on the season ... Earned yet another no-decision after absorbing four runs (three earned) on 10 hits with a walk and three strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings of action against No. 23 Vanderbilt May 6 (G2) ... Fell to 4-6 after giving up eight runs on 11 hits in 6 2/3 innings of work May 14 at 15th-ranked South Carolina ... Pitched one inning of relief against Alabama in the season-finale May 20 ... Finished the year with an opponents' batting average of .264 ... Left-handers hit .288 against him, but right-handers hit .242.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from William Henry Harrison High School in West Lafayette, Ind. ... Drafted by the Houston Astros in the third round of the 2005 MLB Draft (104 overall) ... Rated by Baseball America as the top overall prospect in the state of Indiana ... Named to the 2005 IHSBCA All-State Team ... His 265 career Ks rank third all-time on the Raiders' career list ... Was among the top-5 vote-getters for the 2005 Indiana Mr. Baseball Award ... Posted an 8-2 record with a 2.30 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 76 innings as a senior in 2005 ... Helped lead the Raiders to the Lafayette Jefferson Sectional championship ... His only two losses as a senior came against eventual Class 4A state champion Brownsburg ... Was named the Journal and Courier's 2005 Big School Player of the Year ... 2003 All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference selection ... Also won the Raiders' Top Gun Award as a sophomore in 2003 while posting the lowest ERA on the team ...

PERSONAL
Full name is Joshua William Lindblom (LIN-bloom) ... Born June 15, 1987, in Lafayette, Ind. ... Son of William and Tammey Lindblom ... Admires the work ethic and fierce competitiveness of MLB all-star Roger Clemens ... Academic major: Sport management.