RHP/OF, Jr., 6-0, 200, R/R

Mechanicsville, Va. (Lee-Davis High)

Coach Keyes talks about Davy

GENERAL: A two-way performer...One of the top pitchers in the CAA...Has been named Second Team All-Conference as a pitcher in each of his first two seasons...Will see action in the outfield as well as being groomed to be the Rams' closer...Emerging as another two-way star that head coach Paul Keyes has developed at VCU...Brings a wealth of experience not only to the pitching staff, but to the entire team...Has pitched well in conference games during his career, compiling a 5-2 record with five saves and 2.82 ERA...Tied for third place on the VCU career saves chart (5)...His 3.53 ERA trails Shane Pierce (3.52) for 10th place on the VCU career ERA list. 2000: The CAA's ERA champion (2.96), earning him Second Team All-CAA accolades...Posted a 4-3 record and a team-leading five saves...19 of his 24 appearances came in relief...Struck out 58 batters in 70.0 IP while holding the opposition to a .260 batting average...Allowed just one home run in regular-season play...Posted outstanding numbers in CAA play (2-2, 2.45 ERA, 2 saves, 22 K's, 33.0 IP, .240 opponent batting average)...Was among conference leaders in saves (3rd), games finished (T5th), appearances (T6th), opponents batting average (8th) and batters struck out looking (10th)...Struck out a season-high nine batters in just 6.0 innings of work versus Old Dominion (April 14)...Got the last two outs to earn the save at 16th ranked East Carolina (April 9)...Did not allow a home run until his 19th appearance of the season versus James Madison (April 29)...Made 14 starts in right field and one in left field...Hit .297 (22 for 74) with one HR, nine RBI and a .378 slugging percentage...Tied for second on the squad with four sacrifice hits, while advancing runners 60.0 percent of the time (24 for 40)...Had five multiple-hit games, including a career-high three hits versus UNC-Wilmington (March 25)...Notched first hit as a collegian versus Radford (March 15)...Hit first collegiate home run against 16th ranked East Carolina (April 7). 1999: Named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team... A second team all-CAA selection... Tied for sixth on the school single-season saves chart (5)... Tied for third in saves in the league (4)... Pitched 3.1 innings of scoreless relief in the Rams' NCAA tournament game against Pepperdine... Came on strong in April as he went 5-0 with four saves and a team-best 3.22 earned run average... He was named the CAA player of the week for the period ending April 4 after pitching in five consecutive games over a 92-hour period (March 31-April 4)... In those five games, Martin pitched 12.1 innings, allowed just two earned runs and surrendered no hits in his final eight innings pitched... Opponents hit just .091 as Martin threw 2.1 more innings that week than he had in the Rams' first 26 games... Made two appearances in the CAA tournament, highlighted by the N.C.-Wilmington game, in which he gave up no hits and no runs in 2.1 innings to pick up his fifth save of the season... Allowed just four home runs in 57.1 innings of work... Leading pitcher on the staff in conference play during the regular season, with a 3-0 record and three saves as he posted a team-best 3.80 earned run average... Struck out 24 batters in 23.2 innings against CAA foes... Martin was nearly untouchable at home, as he recorded a 6-0 record with one save and a 3.81 ERA... Was 1-0 with a save in Virginia Commonwealth's three victories against nationally-ranked teams this season... Of his 57.1 innings pitched, 42.1 of those came in the second half of the season... After making 23 relief appearances, Martin made his first career start on May 12 at Virginia Tech in the Rams' 6-5 loss in 10 innings to the Hokies (9.1 IP, 9 H 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 9 SO)... In that contest Martin surrendered five runs in the second inning before settling down to retire 13 consecutive batters. PERSONAL: Set career record for wins at Lee-Davis High School, which won a state championship his junior year... Named all-conference four times, all-city three times and all-state after his senior season... Participated in the Virginia High School Coaches Association and American Legion all-Metro all-star games... Also a three-time all-conference and one-time all-state selection in football... Attended same high school as teammate Kevin Elrod... Undecided on a major... Born April 9, 1979.