Paul Rambaud Class: Junior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: St. Ignatius Prep Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180 Position: Outfield Birthdate: 01/16/1991 Bats/Throws: Right/Right

On Rambaud: One of the quickest players on the team ... Utilizes his speed effectively at the plate, on the bases and in the outfield ... Excellent defensive player at all three outfield positions ... Will have the chance this season to compete for a regular spot in the lineup.

Career: Played in 75 games with 50 starts and is a .268 (49-183) hitter with a .344 on-base percentage and a .328 slugging percentage ... Scored 34 runs and has driven in 21 ... Tallied nine doubles and a triple while going 13-of-17 as a base stealer ... Counted 18 walks, five times being hit by a pitch and 36 strikeouts ... Has 13 sacrifice bunts and three sacrifice flies ... In the outfield has registered 133 putouts and five assists with zero errors.

BIG EAST Regular Season: Played in 39 conference games with 32 starts ... Batted .204 (21-103) with a .311 on-base percentage and a .233 slugging percentage ... Has 13 runs scored, 10 RBI and three doubles while drawing 14 walks, being hit by a pitch three times and striking out 23 times ... Stole three bases in seven tries ... Has eight sacrifice bunts and two sacrifice flies ... Played perfect outfield defense with 86 putouts, four assists and zero errors.

2011: Played in 38 games with 30 starts ... Batted .283 (28-99) and ranked third on the team in hitting ... Also registered a .343 on-base percentage and a .333 slugging percentage ... Walked seven times and was hit by a pitch twice while hitting three doubles and a triple ... Scored 14 runs and drove in six ... Ranked second on the team with eight stolen bases and was caught only twice ... Laid down a team-high 10 sacrifice bunts ... Tallied seven multi-hit games ... Hit .368 (7-19) during a five-game hitting streak from March 18-25 ... During the streak went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and a stolen base in a win over St. Peter's ... Also had two hits, including a double, scored once and stole a base in a win against Manhattan ... Totaled 75 putouts and three assists in the outfield without committing an error; BIG EAST: Appeared in 22 conference games and started 21, during which he batted .254 (16-63) with a .347 on-base percentage and a .270 slugging percentage ... Scored six runs and drove in five with one double, seven walks and 14 strikeouts ... Was hit by a pitch twice ... Stole three bases and was caught twice ... Laid down six sacrifice bunts ... Matched a career high effort with three hits at Pittsburgh ... Batted .500 (7-14) during a five-game hitting streak from April 27-May 6 ... Went 2-for-4 with a run and three RBI at Georgetown ... Batted .429 (9-21) over his final seven games of the year ... Counted 58 putouts and two assists in the outfield and did not commit an error.

2010: Played in 37 games with 20 starts as the team's fourth outfielder ... Batted .250 (21-84) while posting a .347 on-base percentage and a .321 slugging percentage ... Scored 20 runs, had 15 RBI and counted six doubles among his 21 hits ... Drew 11 walks and struck out 16 times ... Was hit by a pitch three times ... Stole five bases in seven tries ... Laid down three sacrifice bunts and hit three sacrifice flies ... Tallied six multi-hit games, including having a season-high three hits in wins over Lafayette and La Salle ... Played flawless defense in the outfield with 58 putouts, two assists and no errors in 60 chances ... Started at least three times at all three outfield positions; BIG EAST: Played in 17 conference games, starting 11, and batted .125 (5-40), though he posted a .260 on-base percentage with seven walks and once getting hit by a pitch ... Scored seven runs and had five runs batted in while doubling twice ... Posted a .175 slugging percentage ... Struck out nine times and was caught stealing on two occasions ... Had two sacrifice bunts and two sacrifice flies ... Totaled 28 putouts and two assists in the field.

St. Ignatius Prep: Won two varsity letters in baseball and one in football ... Batted .385 as a junior and .402 as a senior, when he was named his team's Most Valuable Player.

Personal: Born 1/16/91 in St. Louis, Mo. ... One of two children of Stephane Rambaud and Nancy Christian ... Has a sister, Sophie (18) who attends DePauw University and is a member of the track and cross country teams ... Mother competed on the track team at Drake ... Majoring in Sociology.