JUNIOR / 2005
Took the mound in 24 games, the second-most on the team ... Was 2-6 with a 5.18 earned run average, hurling 33.0 innings and striking out 25 while posting one save ... Appeared in nine games in Big Ten action ... Posted a 2.87 ERA in conference games with a 2-3 record ... Had one save in Big Ten play, tossing 15.2 innings and striking out 11 batters.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Stuck out one batter in two innings of work against Ohio State (4/8), recording a save ... Fanned a season-best four batters in 2.1 innings vs. Michigan (5/9) ... Retired two batters vs. Iowa (5/14) to pick up a victory ... Pitching 5.0 innings of scoreless relief vs. Indiana (5/21), limiting the Hoosiers to three hits to pick up a win.
SUMMER 2004
Played for the Rochester Honkers in the Northwoods League, and was named to the mid-season all-star team for the league[apos]s South Division ... Took the mound in 24 games, starting two ... Was 2-2 on the season with one save ... Allowed just seven earned runs in 43.0 innings for a 1.47 ERA ... Fanned 37 batters and limited opposing hitters to a .197 batting average.
SOPHOMORE / 2004
Named Second-Team All-Big Ten ... Second on the team with 21 appearances ... Led the team with a 2.98 earned run average, while posting a 5-1 record with four saves ... Limited opposing hitters to a .213 average in 45.1 innings ... Went 4-1 with a 1.82 ERA in Big Ten contests, allowing only six earned runs in 29.2 innings in conference action.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Recorded first collegiate save in 1.0 inning against Alabama-Birmingham (3/12) ... Pitched 5.1 innings of hitless relief against Penn State (4/4) ... Shut out Ohio State (4/11) over 6.1 innings in Purdue[apos]s 16-inning victory, the longest game on record for the Boilermakers ... Fanned five batters in 5.0 innings of scoreless baseball vs. Iowa (5/15).
FRESHMAN / 2003
Pitched in 19 games, all out of the bullpen ... Posted a 1-0 record with a team-low 3.86 ERA in 25.2 innings ... Had no decisions in six appearances in Big Ten play.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Had a string of seven consecutive appearances without yielding an earned run (3/1-3/26) ... Struck out a season- and career-best four batters against IPFW (4/8) in 3.1 innings of work ... Tossed 3.1 innings at Valparaiso to earn his first collegiate win, striking out three during the outing.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Tecumseh High School ... Preseason all-state selection as a junior and senior ... Named all-area as a senior as well as a South All-Star, and was the recipient of school[apos]s Offensive Award, along with MVP accolades ... Boasted a 0.50 ERA in his final season, and struck out 130 batters in just 61 innings ... Tabbed as Most Improved following his junior season ... Earned the Defensive Award as a sophomore ... During career, helped team claim three sectional and two regional titles ... Lettered in basketball for three years, earning all-conference and all-area honors as a senior.
PERSONAL
Full name is Trae Kenneth Dauby ... Was born on Feb. 2, 1984, in Huntingburg, Ind. ... Son of Kenneth and Beverly Dauby ... Has one brother, Travis, and one sister, Tracy ... Majoring in building construction management technology.