Chris Mezger Class: Junior Hometown: Boulder, Colo. High School: Fairview Height / Weight: 6-10 / 240 Position: Pitcher Bats/Throws: Right/Right

2010
Mezger will compete for playing time in the bullpen this season.

2009
He made two appearances as a sophomore, recording a 4.50 ERA...in two innings, he allowed three hits and one earned run with two strikeouts.

Summer
He played for the Okotok Dawgs of the Western Major Baseball League...he made 13 appearances and had a 1-0 record with a 4.86 ERA and one save...in 16 2/3 innings, he allowed 16 hits and nine earned runs with 11 walks and 16 strikeouts...opponents hit .246 against him.

2008
As a freshman, he made six appearances and had an 8.10 ERA...in 6 2/3 innings, he allowed 11 hits and six earned runs with six walks, four strikeouts and a .367 opponents' batting average...threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings on March 28 at No. 1 Arizona State, allowing a hit with two walks and two strikeouts...made his collegiate debut on March 25 with one-third of an inning against Loyola Marymount, recording a strikeout...in the summer, he played for the Pittsfield Dukes of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, making four appearances with a 2.57 ERA...in seven innings, he allowed five hits and two earned runs with three walks and seven strikeouts.

High School
He was a three-year letterwinner at Fairview High in Boulder, Colo., under coach Rick Harig...he earned all-state and All-Centennial League first team honors as a senior after going 7-2 with a 1.50 ERA...in 58 innings as a senior, he walked 13 and struck out 60...during the state playoffs, he threw seven shutout innings against Highlands Ranch and struck out eight while allowing only four hits...earned all-league second team honors as a junior...graduated as an AP scholar with distinction and was a National Merit Finalist.

Personal
He is majoring in linguistics...parents are Bryan and Linda...has one sister, Kim...enjoys playing Diplomacy along with reading and shipbuilding in his spare time...lists Roger Federer as his biggest sports hero...lists Lord of the Rings, Master and Commander and The Blues Brothers as his favorite movies...lists Mr. Bean, The Muppet Show, Monty Python and Blackadder as his favorite television shows...listens to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Glenn Miller and Howard Shore...birthdate is Feb. 9, 1989.

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