Chris Roberts Class: Sophomore Hometown: Oshkosh, Wis. High School: Oshkosh West Height / Weight: 6-1 / 185 Position: INF/OF Experience: 1L B/T: L/R

Scouting Roberts: Gifted athlete with extreme potential...offensively, possesses the ability to hit for average and power while putting pressure on the opposing defense with his speed...defensively, has improved his skills in the outfield...will see see most of his playing time in the outfield but will also provide depth in the infield.

2007: Named third-team Freshman All-American by Ping Baseball...played in 44 games, starting 43 times...ranked second on team with .331 batting average...hit .360 in Big Ten play...placed third on the team with 19 walks...finished fourth on the team in RBI (27) and on-base percentage (.418)...went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and scored a run in his Spartan debut against Auburn (2/24)...had an RBI single and walked versus Jacksonville (2/25)...scored career-high four runs against St. Joseph's (3/4)...had two hits and scored a run versus Pittsburgh (3/5)...hit safely in 13 of 15 games from March 16 to April 15...hit an RBI double at Oklahoma (3/16)...doubled and scored and stole a base in home opener versus Concordia (3/24)...went 2-for-4 with a triple and four RBI at Indiana (3/31)...had two doubles and two RBI in series finale at Indiana (4/1)...went 2-for-3 against Penn State (4/15)...clubbed first career home run at Minnesota (4/22)...went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI at Michigan (4/28)...went 9-for-16 with five RBI in four-game series at Ohio State (5/4-6)...scored two runs at Western Michigan (5/8)...smacked a two-run single and walked twice versus Northwestern (5/12)...went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI at Illinois (5/19).

High School: While at Oshkosh West, Roberts was named to Team Wisconsin, which recognizes the top players in the state...selected to play in the Perfect Game National Showcase, consisting of the top players in the country...as a senior, he batted .368 with three homers, 18 RBI, seven doubles and three triples to go along with 10 stolen bases to earn all-state, all-conference and all-district honors...played in the WBCA State All-Star game...set school records for most runs in a season (22), most assists in a game (eight) and most doubles in a game (three)...as a junior, led his conference in home runs and played in the Jim Gantner Classic at Miller Park...rated as one of the Top 100 Freshmen and one of the top 140 high school players in the country by Baseball America.

Personal: Born Jan. 14, 1988...son of Mike and Marilyn Roberts...parks, recreation and tourism major...enjoys hunting, fishing and golf...names his sister, Kelly, as his greatest athletic influence...selected in the 27th round by the Cleveland Indians in the 2006 MLB Draft...played for the Madison Mallards in the Northwoods League in the summer of 2007...will play for the Columbus All-Americans in the Great Lakes Collegiate League in 2008.