Ralph Roberts

Position:
Pitcher/Outfield
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cherryville, NC

Transferred to Carolina in the spring after attending Lenoir Community College the past two years ... should make an instant contribution in the field as well as on the mound ... has been selected in each of the past three MLB drafts.

Prep/Lenoir CC
Drafted out of high school in the 27th round by the San Diego Padres ... led Cherryville to the state high school championship in 1998 ... played on state Legion championship teams in 1997 and 1998 ... has played at Lenoir the past two years, where he's led the team in batting average, home runs and RBIs both seasons ... batted .390 with 13 homers and 45 RBIs in 1999 and was named first-team all-region ... drafted in the 36th round by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1999 ... again earned first-team all-region honors and was a third-team All-America pick after batting .455 with 14 home runs and 45 RBIs in 2000 ... was 2-0 with a 0.59 ERA on the mound ... was drafted in 2000 in the 32nd round by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Personal
Ralph Ricardo Roberts is the son of Ralph and Betty Roberts ... born 3/28/80 ... majoring in excercise and sports science.