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Wally Marciel

Class: RS Senior Hometown: Kailua, Hawaii High School: Iolani

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 232 Position: LHP B/T: S/L

Career Honors & Records:

Summer 2010: Pitched for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League ... Went 3-0 with a 5.40 ERA in 45 innings pitched ... Head coach was Matt Hollod.

2010 (RS-Junior): Made 28 appearances, including 27 out of the bullpen ... Posted a 2-1 record with a 4.26 ERA in 44 1/3 innings pitched ... Held opponents to a .220 batting average ... Held opponents to a .219 batting average with men on base ... Opened the season with four-straight scoreless appearances ... Tossed 4 1/3 innings of relief to earn his first win against Iowa (March 7) ... Collected at least one strikeout in eight-straight appearances (March 20-April 16) ... Pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings at Creighton with four strikeouts (April 7) ... Pitched two scoreless innings in extra-inning victory over Missouri (May 9) ... Tossed 9 1/3 straight innings of scoreless relief (May 9-May 18) ... Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings of relief against Arkansas-Little Rock to earn his second win (May 18).

Summer 2009: Played for the Oahu Paddlers in the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League ... Posted a 4-1 record with a 3.38 ERA in six starts for the Paddlers ... Struck out 32 in 40 innings pitched.

2009 (Junior): Granted a medical hardship.

2008 (Sophomore): Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Made nine appearances, including seven starts for the Jayhawks ... Posted a 3-4 record with a 7.42 ERA and 22 strikeouts ... Scattered five hits and one run over six innings to earn first victory at Hawaii-Hilo (2/22) ... Allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings at Arkansas to take a tough-luck loss (2/27) ... Earned second win against LeMoyne (3/5), allowing two runs on six hits over five innings ... Pitched three scoreless innings and a season-high five strikeouts against Saint Mary (4/2) ... Missed the final seven weeks of the season with an injury.

Summer 2007: Went 2-1 with a 2.85 ERA in 19 2/3 innings for the Topeka Golden Giants of the MINK League ... Teammate of current Jayhawk Max Ellenbecker.

2007 (Freshman): Named to the All-Freshman Second Team by Ping! Baseball ... Made 19 appearances and 10 starts as a freshman ... Went 5-3 with a 3.94 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 59.1 innings ... Pitched five innings, giving up only two earned runs and striking out six to earn his first win in a Jayhawk uniform against Hawaii-Hilo (2/2) ... Pitched 14 consecutive scoreless innings over five appearances (4/1-4-18) ... Took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in his final start of the season against Nebraska (5/20).

High School: Lettered four times for head coach Dean Yonamine at Iolani High School ... Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year in 2006 ... Two-time All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu selection ... All-state selection as a senior ... Played four years of Iolani American Legion ball ... Also lettered twice in basketball in high school.

Personal: Son of Walter and Kathleen Marciel ... Has two siblings, Tiane and Wyllie ... Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 36th round of the 2006 MLB Amateur Draft ... American studies major.