Ben Paullus Class: Freshman Hometown: Olive Branch, Miss. High School: DeSoto Central HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 195 Position: RHP Birthdate: 08/31/1989 Experience: HS

Outlook for 2009: Excellent power potential arsenal...Working hard to make adjustments to college game...Will get some early season looks as midweek starter as command improves...One of the hardest throwers on the Tiger pitching staff.

Prep: First Team All-Chickasaw Conference...Clarion Ledger First Team All-State...All-Shelby Metro...Was a 2008 Commercial Appeal Best of Preps finalist along with Tiger freshmen Heith Hatfield, Drew Martinez and Jacob Wilson...A four-year letterman for Head Coach Shane Faulkner at DeSoto Central...Set DCHS single-season records with a perfect 11-0 record and 94 strikeouts in just 68.2 innings...Helped the Jaguars to a 23-8 finish and a District 1-5A championship...Recorded three shutouts and was nearly unhittable with a 1.56 ERA...Also recruited by Navy and Mississippi State.

Personal: Full name is Robert Benson Paullus...Son of Bob and Debbie Paullus...Born on August, 31, 1989.