8· Skip Adams Class: Junior Hometown: Albuquerque, NM Previous School: Palomar College Position: Infield Major: Communications

as played for three colleges in three years, last playing at Palomar College in San Diego, CA where he hit .355…member of the Connie Mack Baseball Albuquerque Rebels State champions in 1997 and the 1998 California Runner-ups at Cypress College…was also recruited by Long Beach State, Miami, Tulane and Tennessee…played for Staunton Braves in summer 2001…letterwinner all four years at La Cueva High School for head coach Bill Gracey where in 1997 they were state runner-ups…senior year hit .486 and led the state with 11 home runs…grandfather Bobby Adams played from 1946-60 for several teams and was the infield instructor for 21 years with the Chicago Cubs, uncle Dick Adams played for the A's 1946-47, father Robert Adams played from 1967-78 for the A's Twins, and Cubs and grandfather Dick Duda played in the Yankees organizations…Skip would like to dedicate this season to his two grandfathers who recently passed away… son of Robert and Jenny Adams…born October 18, 1979.