Marcus Barnes Class: Sophomore Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn. High School: Oakland HS Height / Weight: 5-11 / 165 Position: LHP Experience: 1L Bats/Throws: R/L

Barnes' Career Highs IP (relief): 3.1 at Middle Tennessee (4/23/08) SO: 6 at UCF (4/12/08) Wins: 1 (2008)

Outlook for 2009: Benefitted greatly from pitching in some tough spots as a true freshman...Coaches are anxious to see if Marcus can become the dominant `go-to-guy' in the bullpen he projects to be.

2008 (Freshman): One of two true freshmen to see significant time on the mound in the 2008 season...Talented southpaw that garnered valuable experience in his freshman campaign...Posted a 5.14 ERA in 14 relief appearances...Went 1-4...Struck out 33 and walked 21 in 28.0 innings of work...Held opposing hitters to a .292 batting average...Averaged 10.61 strikeouts per nine innings pitched...Fanned five in two innings of relief to pick up the win over Air Force in his collegiate debut (2/24/08)...Struck out a pair in two-thirds innings of action to help Memphis to a 7-6 win over eventual National Runner-Up Georgia...Allowed just five earned runs in his first 17.1 innings of action...Struck out five and allowed just one earned run in a 2.2 inning outing vs. Southeast Missouri (3/14/08)...Helped Memphis past UCF with six strikeouts in three innings (4/12/08)...Was tagged with losses against Ohio, SEMO, Marshall and Houston.

Prep: Lettered for three years on the mound and in the outfield for coach Mack Hawks at Murfreesboro Oakland High School...2007: TSWA AAA All-State pitcher...TCBA AAA/D-II All-State selection...All-TBR Second Team pick as a utility player...Hit .375 with 11 hr, 56 RBI and 22 stolen bases in his final prep campaign...Also garnered TBR All Two-Way Team accolades after going 9-1 on the mound with 76 strikeouts...Finished eighth in the Tennessee State stats with a 1.01 ERA...2006: Went 4-3 with a 3.83 ERA in his junior campaign at OHS...Fanned 95 in just 49 innings of work en route to guiding Oakland to an 18-17 finish and a 7-AAA District Tournament quarterfinals appearance in 2006...Earned a spot on Tennessee's Junior SunBelt Tournament team...Helped Tennessee go 7-3 and finish as the tournament's runner-up.

Personal: Full name is Marcus Wyatt Barnes...Born August 29, 1988 to Wyatt and Beverly Barnes...Undecided on a major.

Barnes' Career Statistics

Yr    ERA  W-L   G-GS  CG  SV   IP    H   R  ER  BB  SO
08   5.14  1-4  14-0    0   0  28.0  33  18  16  21  33
Tot  5.14  1-4  14-0    0   0  28.0  33  18  16  21  33