University of Evansville Athletics

At UE – Chris Combs will be a valuable part of the UE bullpen this season...A crafty left-hander who throws strikes and works hard...Will be looked to to get tough outs this year...Only healthy left-handed pitcher on the staff entering the season.

2008 – Pitched in two games out of the UE bullpen last spring...Did not give up a hit or run in 1.2 innings of work on the year...Made his UE debut against Chicago State, tossing a scoreless inning while recording a strikeout and a hit batter (5/3)...Also induced an inning-ending double-play at Southern Illinois (5/16)...Earned the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award from the MVC for his work in the classroom.

2007 – Did not pitch in a game in his first year at UE.

Background – A two-sport star at Richmond Model High School... Lettered five years in baseball and two years in basketball...Posted a 3.18 ERA and 97 strikeouts over his final two years...Allowed just four runs in his first 23.2 IP as a senior...Also led the team in both home runs and RBI offensively...Named to the Kentucky 11th Region Class A All-Tournament Team in 2003...His great grandfather, Earle Combs, was the lead-off man and center fielder for the New York Yankees from 1924-35 and is in the Baseball Hall of Fame...Class valedictorian...Majoring in mechanical engineering at UE...Chose Evansville because of the “combination of their top-notch baseball program and outstanding engineering program.”