2009: Saw action in 21 games with nine starts ... averaged .279 at the plate with two doubles ... two multiple hit games, including career-high three hits at Washington (Md.) [second game] ... added eight runs and six RBI ... connected on a one-out single in the 10th to drive in the game-winning run that eliminated No. 6-seed Mary Washington from the CAC tournament.

Newtown HS: 2008 graduate ... coached by Carl Strait ... four-year varsity letterwinner ... All-South West Conference as a senior ... batted .500 with a .585 on-base percentage as a junior ... Student Council treasurer ... SGA officer ... FBLA officer ... also played for the Newton Admirals American Legion team, earning MVP honors ... produced a .514 batting average, .590 on-base percentage, 40 hits, eight doubles, four triples, three home runs and 14 multi-hit games for the Admirals.

Personal: Nicholas Clarence Urso ... plans to attend graduate school, possibly law school, after St. Mary's ... SMCM 3.0 Club ... born December 19, 1989 in White Plains, N.Y. ... son of Frank and Catherine Urso ... his father played football, basketball, and baseball at Ashland College.

Why St. Mary's?: "Location of school, baseball, good academics."