University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2005: Appeared in 23 of Penn's 37 games, making 16 starts ... Collected eight hits, hit a home run, and drove in five.

2004: Appeared in eight games in the field and two more as a relief pitcher during his rookie campaign ... Made collegiate debut in the field against West Virginia Wesleyan (3/6), collecting a hit and scoring a run in his only at-bat ... Made pitching debut against Long Island (3/11) at the Rollins Tournament, working 4.0 innings, allowing four hits and two runs and striking out three batters ... Recorded a hit and a run in one at-bat against Brown (4/15) during the back end of a doubleheader ... Registered nine at-bats for the season and 5.2 innings pitched with four strikeouts.

High School: Three-year letterwinner, served as captain his senior year ... 2003 Washington Post All-Metro Team ... First-team All-Howard County in 2002 and 2003 ... Member of the 2001 AA Regional championship team as a sophomore ... Member of the 2003 Howard County championship team ... Also a member of the cross country and basketball teams.

Personal: Son of Bernadette and Matt Bechta ... Brother, Alex, is a member of the football and baseball teams at Centennial ... Enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Science as an electrical systems major.