Elih Villanueva Class: Junior Hometown: Miami, FL Last College: Miami-Dade CC Height / Weight: 6-2 / 235 Position: P B/T: R/R

MIAMI DADE CC: Named FCCAA (Florida Community College Activities Association) Pitcher of the Year, NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) second team All-American and first team All-State...helped Miami Dade win the Southern Conference championship as he posted a 0.81 ERA striking out 109 batters in 89.0 innings of work.

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL: Compiled a 7-3 record in his freshman season...was second on the team in innings pitched (101.2) and (79) strikeouts.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Westminster Academy in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Villanueva posted a 1.15 ERA to go along with a 10-3 record on his way to earning second team All-State honors as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Rolando Villanueva and Rose Ruiz...major is social science...born July 27, 1986.