Rick Marlin Class: Senior Hometown: Orlando, Fla. High School: Bishop Moore Catholic Height / Weight: 6-0 / 215 Position: OF Experience: JR B/T: R/R

Rick's sophomore season was his first as a regular and he showed just some of what he can do as he finished fourth on the team in hitting, one of four players to hit .300 or better for the Nittany Lions. He was also second on the team in extra base hits. His two home runs both came in key situations during the year and he also proved to be an outstanding situational hitter, as he got several other timely hits, particularly in Big Ten games. He also showcased his strong throwing arm in right field as he led the team in outfield assists. As good of a season as he had in 2007, the coaching staff believes that he has the ability to produce even bigger numbers in 2008, numbers that could lead to some All-Conference recognition or even more.

2007 (Sophomore): Fourth on the team in average (.306), putouts (128), hits (59), tied for third in total bases (80), third in slugging percentage (.415), tied for second in RBI (29) and second in doubles (13)....Also second on the team in extra-base hits (16)....Hit two home runs on the year, one on the opening weekend that proved to be an important run in a one-run win, and one the second-to-last weekend of the year at Michigan that tied a game that Penn State had trailed by four and sent the game into extra innings that Penn State would win....Put together a team-high and career-long 12-game hitting streak from April 28 - May 19....Six of the games in that hitting streak were multiple-hit games....Overall, hit in 20 of his last 24 games and in 26 of his last 33 contests....Hit .341 over the last 24 games (31-for-91) with a .429 slugging percentage and hit....Hit .340 in Big Ten play with 21 RBI and a .456 slugging percentage.
Game-by-Game Highlights: Scored two runs and had a double vs. Centenary (2-16)....Hit his first career home run and had his first career multi-RBI game as he drove in three and went 3-for-4 and also had a double and a stolen base in the first win of the year at Centenary (2-18)....Went 2-for-4 in the series opener at Wichita State (3-9)....Also went 2-for-4 with a double in the series finale at Wichita State (3-11)....Doubled and scored a run and went 3-for-4 in the series finale at Oral Roberts (3-17)....Recorded the first double and RBI at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in the first game there vs. Central Connecticut (3-23)....Collected two more RBI and went 2-for-3 with another double and a walk in the middle game of the CCSU series (3-24)....Went 2-for-3 with a double and a run in the series finale vs. Minnesota (3-31)....Had an RBI and went 1-for-4 vs. Temple (4-11)....Drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and went 2-for-3 in Penn State's 3-1 series-opening win over Michigan State (4-14)....Scored two runs, went 2-for-3 with a two-run double and a three-run triple, had a career-high five RBI and reached base in four out of five plate appearances as he also drew two walks to help Penn State win the series finale at Michigan State (4-16) and clinch its first Big Ten series win since 2005....Got the game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth to complete a four-run ninth-inning rally and went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI to help Penn State defeat Northwestern in the series opener (4-20). His game-ending hit was also the first game-ending hit at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park....Drove in three more runs with a 2-for-4 performance along with a run and a double in the third game of the Northwestern series (4-21)....Collected the go-ahead two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning in the series finale vs. Northwestern (4-22), helping Penn State sweep the Wildcats....Went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI vs. Duquesne (4-24)....Went 2-for-3 with a double and the lone RBI of the game for Penn State vs. Indiana (4-28)....Had a double and an RBI and went 2-for-3 in a win over Purdue (5-5)....In the third game of the Purdue series (5-6), went 2-for-3 once again....Drove in a run and scored two in the series finale win over Purdue (5-6)....Hit a three-run home run, his second of the year, to tie the game 4-4 in the sixth inning after Penn State had entered the inning trailing 4-0 in the second game of the Michigan series (5-12) and also went 2-for-4 in that game....Scored two runs and went 3-for-6 in the series finale win over Michigan (5-13)....Went 1-for-3 and scored a run in the Big Ten Tournament win over Michigan (5-25)....Reached base in three of five plate appearances and went 2-for-4 in the Big Ten Tournament vs. Minnesota (5-26).

"Rick has continued to improve in all areas of the game and will once again man right field for us. Last year as a sophomore he had some big at bats and some big games for us during conference play. Marlin is a hard worker and gives maximum effort every time he's out on the field. He does not make excuses for himself. He is a tough competitor and it shows in the way he approaches and plays the game. Rick is the kind of player every coach would like to have playing for them and should be one of our top contributors this season." From the Coaches' Suite

Summer 2006: Hit .288 in 21 games playing for the Winter Pines Warthogs of the Florida Collegiate League....Was second on the team in hitting....Had 19 hits in 66 at bats, scored 13 runs, had five doubles and a .364 slugging percentage....Drew nine walks and had a .373 on base percentage and also had two sacrifice hits.

2006 (Freshman): Played in 18 games in his inaugural season while starting five....Started the final three games of the year at Ohio State (5-20 - 5-21) in right field after regular rightfielder Brian Ernst sustained a concussion in the opening game of the series....Got the first start of his career in the final game of Penn State's first series of the year at Tulane (2-19)....Did not record an official at-bat but scored a run and drew two walks after entering the game vs. Sacred Heart (3-5)....Went 1-for-3 and got his first collegiate hit after entering the game as a pinch hitter at Arizona State (3-25)....Got his second career start vs. Iowa (4-8) and went 1-for-3 with an RBI and also recorded a season-high four putouts....Scored a run in back-to-back games vs. Iowa (4-9) and Duquesne (4-12)....Went 2-for-4 vs. Ohio State (5-19) after entering the game as a defensive replacement....Went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a walk in the Lions' only win over the Buckeyes (5-20) and was 1-for-4 with an RBI in the season finale at OSU (5-21)....Went 4-for-12 (.333) in the Ohio State series with a run, an RBI, and two walks.

Bishop Moore Catholic: Batting average .325 with four home runs and 23 RBI his junior year as the team went 29-4; Hit a solid .350 with six home runs and 21 RBI his senior year in leading his team to a 32-5 record; 3A Final Four, District and Regional Champions in 2004; 3A State runner-up, District and Regional Champions in 2005; Named to the All-Central Florida team and was ranked among the top 100 outfielders rated by Team One; Earned three varsity letters; National Honor Society Member and recipient of Leadership Award; Graduated with a 3.98 grade point average.

Background: Rick Alan Marlin was born on October 22, 1987 in Buffalo, N.Y.; Parents are Bret and Karen; Sister Melissa (15); Rick is majoring in criminal justice.