Lyle Northington Class: Senior Hometown: Detroit, Ala. High School: Sulligent Height / Weight: 6-2 / 190 Position: LHP Birthdate: 10/16/1983 Experience: 3VL B/T: R/L

AS A JUNIOR (2005)
Went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in three games out of the bullpen ... struck out three batters in three innings pitched .. logged 0.2 scoreless innings in March 11 victory over Tennessee Tech ... picked up the victory with 1.1 shutout innings of relief against Florida A&M March 2. AS A SOPHOMORE (2004)
Appeared in ten games for the Blazers, including three starts ... went 1-2 with a 4.13 ERA in 28.1 innings pitched ... pitched a scoreless inning in opening day victory at Alabama State on Feb. 17 ... threw five scoreless innings of relief and struck out a career-high four batters in Feb. 24 win against Birmingham-Southern ... pitched a perfect inning at Mississippi State on March 30 ... went a career-best six innings in his first career start against Alabama State on April 20 ... allowed just four hits and one earned run to pick up his first career win against the Hornets AS A FRESHMAN (2003)
Made eight appearances, all in relief ... worked eight and one-third innings, allowing a .290 opposing batting average with a 6.48 ERA ... recorded a pair of strikeouts at fifth-ranked Mississippi State April 1 ... worked an inning and had two strikeouts in UAB's 12-0 shutout of Alabama State Feb. 25 at Young Memorial Field

SULLIGENT HIGH SCHOOL
Was a First-team All-State selection by The Birmingham News his junior and senior seasons ... posted a 7-3 record with a 1.60 ERA and 100 strikeouts as a senior ... team was state runner-up in 2001 and won area championship three straight years (2000-02) ... went 10-4 with a 2.11 ERA and 96 strikeouts as a junior ... a four-year member of the Beta Club

PERSONAL
Hilrid Lyle Northington ... born October 16, 1983, in Amory, Miss ... parents are Harry and Libby Northington ... majoring in criminal justice with a minor in physical education

Northington's Career Pitching Statistics
Year	W-L	ERA	G-GS	CG	SV	SH	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2003	0-0	6.48	8-0	0	0	0	8.1	9	6	6	13	4
2004	1-2	4.13	10-3	0	0	0	28.1	31	18	13	15	13
2005	1-0	3.00	3-0	0	0	0	3.0	4	1	1	3	3
Total	2-2	4.54	21-3	0	0	0	39.2	44	25	20	31	20

Northington's Career Highs
Innings pitched ... 6.0 (twice, most recently vs. Alabama State 4/20/04)
Strikeouts	 ... 4 vs. Birmingham-Southern (4/24/04)
Hits ... 7 vs. Mississippi State (4/27/04)
Walks ... 5 (twice, most recently at Jacksonville State 5/11/04)
Runs ... 5 vs. Mississippi State (4/27/04)
Earned runs ... 4 vs. Mississippi State (4/27/04)