Mark Wyner Class: Senior Hometown: Norwalk, Conn. High School: Norwalk Last College: West Virginia University Height / Weight: 6-6 / 235 Position: RHP Experience: JR B/T: L/R

Mark entered the 2007 season with hopes of being a major contributor to the rotation after putting up solid numbers in 2006 and perhaps ending the season with his name being called on draft day. However, those hopes were derailed early in the season when he suffered a shoulder injury, ending his season after just three appearances and 5.1 innings. After having surgery during the season and recovering and rehabbing during the summer and fall as well as during the preseason, Wyner hopes to be recovered enough to be able to contribute to the team this year, either as a starter or a reliever. If he is able to do so, the team will be that much better, as Wyner is a tall, talented pitcher that, if fully recovered, has pro potential.

2007 (Redshirt/Junior): Pitched in just three games, making two starts, before being shut down with a shoulder injury....Received a medical redshirt, and will have two years of eligibility remaining....Pitched 5.1 innings and had an 0-2 record....Allowed six hits, five earned runs and struck out four....Pitched a scoreless inning of relief against Kansas (3-13).

"Mark is battling back after missing most of last season and we hope he will get back to where he was in 2006. Last season was tough on him because of how badly he wanted to get out there to help us win. Now he has that chance. We will be patient with his progress and hope to have him down the stretch when we need him." From the Coaches' Suite

Summer 2006: Pitched for the Plano Blue Sox of the Texas Collegiate League and was named to the league All-Star game....Had a 3.57 ERA in five starts and 35.1 innings with one complete game....Gave up just 22 hits, struck out 37 and walked just 13....Held opposing hitters to a .173 average and did not give up any home runs.

2006 (Sophomore): Pitched much better than his won-loss record would indicate....Had eight quality starts out of 13 total....Gave up fewer hits (74) than innings pitched (78.2)....Led the team with a .250 opponents batting average....Also led the team with five complete games and was second in ERA (4.46)....Made two relief appearances on the year, including one in which he earned his first career save....Tied for fifth in the Big Ten in strikeouts (72) and was also third on the team....Tenth in the Big Ten in fewest hits allowed (74) and seventh in the conference in opponents' batting average (.250)....Allowed three or fewer earned runs in five of his eight losses.
Game-by-Game Highlights: Pitched 6.2 innings, allowing just two runs and striking out five vs. nationally-ranked N.C. State (2-25) but took the loss....Picked up Penn State's first win of the season and his first career win with a six-inning effort vs. Sacred Heart (3-5) in which he allowed just two runs and struck out eight....Pitched four innings of relief vs. Furman (3-18), allowing just two hits and striking out five to earn his first career save....Threw his first complete game of the year and the first of his career with a seven-inning effort at Minnesota (4-1), allowing just three hits and two runs and striking out a career-high nine....Made his second relief appearance of the year vs. Pittsburgh (4-5), pitching a third of an inning....Allowed three runs and five hits in a 5.2-inning start and struck out six but got a no decision vs. Michigan State (4-15)....Struck out eight in 6.1 innings and allowed just three runs but got the loss at Northwestern (4-22)....Allowed two runs and six hits in six innings while striking out seven in a no decision vs. Indiana (4-29)....Allowed only one earned run on two hits but was tagged with the loss in a complete game at Purdue (5-7)....Tossed his second straight complete game but once again got the loss despite allowing just six hits and two runs vs. Michigan (5-13)....Threw his third straight complete game, allowing just five hits and two runs and picked up the win at Ohio State (5-20).

West Virginia (Freshman): Pitched in six games, starting two, and had an 0-3 record for the Mountaineers; Struck out 11, walked 13, and gave up 13 hits in 12.2 innings pitched; Had a 10.66 ERA but held opponents to a .260 batting average.

Norwalk HS: All FCIAC all four years of high school; All-Area Honors ('02, '03, '04); FCIAC Champions in 2002; First Team All-State, All-Area MVP junior year; First Team All-State, All-Area MVP senior year; Earned four varsity letters; Team captain junior and senior year; Also played basketball.

Background: Mark Peter Wyner was born on May 2, 1986 in Greenwich, Conn.; Parents are Mark and Cathy; Father, Mark played baseball at UMass; Mark is majoring in criminal justice.