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Sammie is a Senior from Toronto, and has been the regular shortstop for the past three seasons.

As the team's leadoff batter, he lead the team in hitting with a .353 average. He had 14 doubles, three home runs, and 26 RBI. He drew 26 walks, and stole 13 bases. He fielded .966, and won a Rawlings Gold Glove award for NAIA West.

In 2007, he hit .320, with three doubles, 11 RBI. In the field, he started 24 double plays, and had a fielding percentage of .948.

In 2008, he hit .268, with two home runs and 15 RBI. His fielding percentage was .959.

He played for Canada at the World University Games in Brno during the Summer of 2008, and the World Baseball Challenge in 2009. He also played for the Okotoks Dawgs during the summers, and hit .314 for the Dawgs in 2009.

Article by Howard Tsumura in The Province: UBC shortstop Sammie Starr has the game to match his 'superstar' name

A Senior LHP from Campbell River, Mark had an excellent season in 2009. His record was 10-1, 2.97 ERA, and he led the team with 61 strikeouts.

He played for Team Canada at the World University Games in Brno, and received the "Best ERA" award. He also played for Team Canada at the World Baseball Challenge in 2009.

Mark had 14 starts in 2008.  He had a 6-6 record, with an ERA of 4.67 and 54 strikeouts.

His numbers for 2007 were 0-2, 5.61 ERA in six starts in 33 2/3 innings pitched. What turned some heads, however, is that two of the starts became wins against Lewis-Clark State, but he wasn't the pitcher of record for them.

During the summer of 2007, he played for the Nanaimo Coal Miners team that won the Western Canada championship. He made two appearances for the Okotoks Dawgs during the summer of 2009.

An RHP from Tsawassen, Shawn made 25 relief appearances for the Thunderbirds in 2009, and led the team with ten saves. In 37 2/3 innings, he struck out 24, and allowed 34 hits. His won-lost was 1-3, and his ERA is 2.87.

Shawn is a transfer from the University of Calgary, which competes in the CCBC with Thompson Rivers and Kwantlen. He was the ace of the Dinos' pitching staff for two years, and had a record of 5-3 in 2008.

He has also played for the White Rock Tritons, and played for the Burnaby Collegiate Bulldogs during the Summers of 2008 and 2009. He pitched for Team Canada at the World Baseball Challenge in 2009,

A Senior outfielder from Langley. Nic hit .288, with six doubles, a home run, and 24 RBI in 2009.

Nic hit .253 with a home run and 10 RBI in an injury-shortened 2008 season.

He led the team in hitting in 2007, with an average of .340. He had 14 doubles (also best on the team), two home runs, and 22 RBI.

He played for Team Canada at the 2009 World Baseball Challenge, batted .304, and drew six walks.

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Alex is a Senior from Richmond, and has been excellent at second base for the Thunderbirds for the past two seasons. He received a Rawlings Gold Glove award for the 2009 season.

In 2009, he batted .299, with a home run and 24 RBI. He drew 22 walks, and fielded .983.

He hit .290 with 22 RBI and fielded .968 in 2008. He played for Canada in the World University Games in Brno during the summer of 2008, and hit .389. He also played for Canada at the World Baseball Challenge in 2009.

Eric is a Junior RHP from Thunder Bay, ON. He had a breakout year in 2009. He had a record of 4-2. 2.95 ERA, and 45 strikeouts in 64 innings pitched. He had an especially good start vs. College of Idaho in the NAIA West tournament; he went eight innings, scattered seven hits, and struck out seven.

He had ten starts in 2008. His record was 5-1, 4.42 ERA, 28 strikeouts. He put in a very good performance in the Region I tournament against Concordia-Portland; four hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Eric made two appearances for Canada at the World Baseball Challenge in 2009. He went a total of six innings, and did not allow an earned run. He spent the rest of the summer of 2009 with the Medicine Hat Mavericks of the WMBL, and got a respectable 48 strikeouts in 54 1/3 innings pitched.

An RHP from Nanaimo, Taylor led the Thunderbirds with 78 innings pitched in 2009. His record was 7-2, 3.23 ERA, and 53 strikeouts. He won the Rawlings Gold Glove for pitchers for NAIA West.

Taylor came to UBC from Pierce College in the Los Angeles area. His college career started at Cal State-Northridge, but he ran into arm trouble followed by surgery. He had two starts in the series against the French Senior National Team in 2007, and pitched six scoreless innings in the first one.

His 2008 season ended, after only two starts, with an injury. His numbers were 1-1, 5.25 ERA.

He pitched seven innings for Team Canada at the 2009 World Baseball Challenge, got a win, recorded nine strikeouts, and had an ERA of 1.29.

Mike, from North Delta, is a Junior. He was a regular starter in right field in 2009. He batted .258, with four home runs and 34 RBI. One of the home runs was the first ever hit out of Thunderbird Park, on March 13, 2009. He drew a team-best 29 walks.

As a freshman in 2008, Mike hit .283, with 7 RBI.

Mitch is a Senior from Edmonton, AB. He was the usual designated hitter during the 2009 season. He batted .283, with two home runs, and eight RBI. One of the home runs was a big one; it provided the winning run against Biola in the sectional tournament. He also received a Daktronic-NAIA scholar athlete recognition.

He batted 1.000 in 2008; he hit a double in his only turn at bat.

A Sophomre RHP from  Ladysmith, BC. In 2009, he was 5-2, 3.47 ERA, with 35 strikeouts in 62 1/3 innings pitched. He walked only ten batters.

Dan played for the Canadian Junior National Team and the Nanaimo Pirates in 2008. His numbers for the Pirates are 4-3 W-L, 2.20 ERA, 63 strikeouts and only seven walks in 51 innings pitched. He was one of the most dominant pitchers in the BC Premier League.

He also played for the BC Scout Team in 2008. in 2007, he pitched for the BC team at the Canada Cup, and pitched seven shutout innings (two hits, 11 strikeouts) in the semifinal.

Dan had an excellent summer with the Okotoks Dawgs of the WMBL in 2009. He had a record of 3-0, 1.08 ERA, and 30 strikeouts in 33 1/3 innings pitched. He also played for Team Canada at the 2009 World Baseball Challenge, pitched 11 innings (two starts), struck out eight.

Bob Foerster is a transfer from Kwantlen College, and played first and third base during the 2009 season. He batted .257, hit one home run, and 20 RBI.

He played third base, hit .198 with 2 home runs and 9 RBI during the 2008 season. He played for the Kelowna Falcons during the summer of 2008. He is also an alumnus of the Langley Blaze.