Wes Rynders Class: Senior Hometown: Marietta, Ga. High School: Pope Height / Weight: 6-0 / 178 Position: Outfield

Outstanding defensive outfielder who has been an everyday starter in center field the last two seasons ... Proved to be an excellent outfielder and valuable hitter as a freshman before he became academically ineligible midway through March ... Rebounded with a Dean's List performance in the spring and earned a spot on the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Wiry and athletic performer with a good mental make-up and competitive desire ... Has good speed and can be a base-stealing threat ... Excellent defensive instincts for the outfield who gets a good jump on balls off the bat ... Should again be a mainstay in center field because of his defenisve value... went 12-for-52 with twelve runs and five RBI in his NCAA Tournament career

2002: Veteran who has started 28 games in center field, including the last 11, and is Tech's top defensive outfielder...When coming into the game as a pinch-hitter, he holds a .524 average (11-for-21) with four doubles and three walks...Tripled in first start of season vs. Tennessee Tech (2/15)...Had 2 RBI in second start vs. East Tennessee State (3/5)...Tripled, scored a run, and drove in another run in his fourth start against EKU (3/20)...Doubled and drove in three runs vs. NC State (3/30)...Hit game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning vs. Georgia Southern (4/2)...Went 2-for-3 with a home run in Tech's 4-2 win over Duke (4/5)...Had four hits in nine at bats at Florida State (4/19-4/21), including a double and 2 RBI...Tied a career-high with 4 RBI on two hits, including his second homer of the season, against UNC (5/18)...Led all Tech batters with a .636 batting average (7-for-11) in the ACC Tournament, including two doubles, two runs, two RBI, and two stolen bases; his peformance in the tournament earned him all-ACC Tournament honors...8-29 with a home run, seven runs, four walks, and two doubles in the 2002 NCAA Tournament

2001: Tech's everyday center fielder ... Second on the squad in stolen bases (10) ... Slapped out a career-best four hits against Elon on Feb. 23 (4-for-5), in a game which saw him score four runs and blast his first home run of the season ... Homered in consecutive games against Elon on Feb. 23 and 24 ... Went 3-for-4, while scoring three runs in the Jackets' opener against Lamar at the Crowne Plaza/Rice Invitational on Feb. 9 ... Tallied three hits (3-for-4) against Georgia State on April 4 ... Hit .217 (18-for-83) against ACC opponents, with no home runs and 9 RBI ... Hit .329 in games that Tech won, as opposed to just .140 in the Jackets' losses ... Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI during the 2001 ACC Tournament, seeing action in two games.

2000: Outstanding defensive center fielder who failed to make an error in 155 chances while serving as Tech's everyday center fielder ... Started 62 of Tech's 66 games in center field ... Although he did not hit for a high average (.263), he proved to be a clutch hitter as 15 of his 30 RBI came with two outs ... Made a number of outstanding catches in the outfield, including one at the fence in Tech's 5-0 win at Florida State on Apr. 22 ... Went 6-for-18 (.333) in the ACC Tournament ... Improved at the plate later in the season, highlighted by hits in each of the three games against Florida State, and a four RBI performance against Clemson on Apr. 29 in which he belted his only home run of the season ... Finished the season by collecting at least one hit in eight of the last 11 games of the season while reaching base safely in all but one of those games ... Also began the year hot by hitting safely in eight of the first nine games ... Collected four hits against Connecticut on Mar. 12 ... Recorded three-RBI games against North Carolina on Mar. 18 and Oakland on Feb. 19 ... Had 16 multiple hit games for the season ...

1999: Gained a starting job in center field the third weekend of the season at Georgia Southern and did not let go until he became academically ineligible in mid-March ... Hit .378 with eight extra-base hits in just 74 at-bats and scored 15 runs in 19 games ... Hit safely in 13 straight games from Feb. 13 to Mar. 12 (26-for-57, .456) ... Included a 7-for-14 performance with four RBI in three-game series vs. Rutgers ... Had season-high three hits against Georgia State (Feb. 27), Charleston Southern (Mar. 3) and Rutgers (Mar. 7) ... Hit his only two homers in consecutive games against Georgia State (Feb. 28) and Charleston Southern (Mar. 2) ... A capable pitcher in high school, he pitched one inning of relief against Charleston Southern (Mar. 2).

High School: Lettered three years for coach Jeff Rowland at Pope High School ... Earned second-team all-county honors in 1998 ... Selected as a member of the West Georgia All-State Team and Team Georgia in 1998 ... Member of the 1996 AAU national championship team ... Played in Georgia's East-West Tournament ... Played in the 1998 NABF national championship team ... Received Cy Young at Pope in 1997 and 1998 ... Compiled a 3-2 record with a 2.02 ERA in 1998 ... Played with former Tech player Richard Lewis at Pope ... Also lettered two years in basketball.

Personal: Full name is Robert Wesley Rynders (pronounced "RHINE-derz") ... Born September 17, 1979 ... Son of John and Betty Rynders ... Brother Chris plays baseball for Western Carolina ... Enjoys playing basketball ... Majoring in Management.

Career Statistics
Year	G-GS	AB	R	H	Avg.	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	SO	SB-A	Fld%
1999	19-16	74	15	28	.378	6	0	2	12	40	.541	1	13	4-6	.947
2000	64-62	232	51	61	.263	7	2	1	30	75	.323	16	37	8-11	1.000
2001	57-54	193	45	53	.275	5	3	2	23	70	.363	19	39	10-13	.972
Career	140-132	499	111	142	.285	18	5	5	65	185	.371	36	89	22-30	.984