Chase Sain Class: Junior Hometown: Bolivar, Tenn. High School: Bolivar Central HS Height / Weight: 6-4 / 232 Position: Catcher Experience: 2L Bats/Throws: R/R

Outlook for 2009: Has benefitted greatly from serving as the Tigers bullpen catcher the past two seasons...Worked hard on strength and knowledge as a hitter and can provide quality power potential as a pinch hitter.

2008 (Sophomore): Served as a backup behind the plate for the Tigers in 2008...Hit .077 in 10 games...Earned the starting nod in three games...Produced his lone hit of the year vs. Dallas Baptist (4/19/08)...Made five pinch-hit appearances.

Sain's Career Highs AB: 3 vs. SEMO (3/16/08) Hits: 1, twice, last vs. Dallas Baptist (4/19/08) Hitting Streak: 1 game, (4/25/07)

2007 (Freshman): Hit .333 in the three games played as one of three backup catchers...Had a double in three at-bats...Made his college debut vs. Middle Tennessee (3/20/07)...Collected his first hit in a 1-for-1 effort at Southeast Missouri (4/25/07).

2006: Redshirted the 2006 season.

Summer 2006: Was a summer teammate of Zach Clark on the Tennessee T's roster...Played just six games and hit .235.

Prep: Was a four-year letterwinner behind the plate for coaches Mark Fulgham and Keith Cabanaw at Bolivar Central High School...Helped BCHS to a 28-13 mark as a senior...Was a three-year starting catcher...Earned All-District, All-Region and All-West Tennessee honors in 2005...Had a stellar senior campaign, hitting .440, with 30 RBI and five home runs...Had a record 29-game hitting streak...Hit .550 against district competition...Earned All-Tournament accolades in 2004

Personal: Full name is Richard Chase Sain...Son of Bobby and DeJaun Sain...Major is undeclared.

Sain's Career Statistics

Yr    Avg.  G-GS  AB  R  H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  TB   SLG  BB  HBP  SO  SB-A
07   .333   3-0    3  0  1   1   0   0   0    2  .667   0   0    1   0-0
08   .077  10-3   13  0  1   0   0   0   0    1  .077   2   0    2   0-0
Tot  .125  13-3   16  0  2   1   0   0   0    3  .188   2   0    3   0-0