Trent Kline Class: Junior Hometown: York, Pa. High School: St. Petersburg JC (Fla.) Height / Weight: 5-11 / 185 Position: C Birthdate: 07/22/1984 Experience: 1L Bats/Throws: S-R

OUTLOOK - O Top hitter returning for average ... No. 1 defensive catcher, will battle for time with Disher ... Does a great job handling the pitchers.

2006 - Played in 53 games with 37 starts, all behind the plate ... Finished with a .336 batting average, five doubles, team-high four triples, four homers and 22 RBI ... Went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs and a RBI in 4-2 win over Evansville at NCAA Regional (6/3) ... 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in 6-3 win over Vanderbilt (5/20) ... Homered and was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI in 18-4 win over LSU (4/1) ... 2-for-2 performance with a triple and two runs in 13-1 win over Wofford (3/28) ... 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs in 11-3 win over Furman (3/22) ... Hit first homer as a Gamecock in 7-3 win at Auburn (3/18) ... Went 3-for-3 with two RBI in 12-8 win at Auburn (3/18/06) ... Played in the summer for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, played on same team with Gamecock teammate Will Atwood.

JUNIOR COLLEGE - Played one season at St. Petersburg Junior College under coach Dave Pano ... Named to 2005 FCCAA Suncoast All-Conference team ... Selected to 2005 FCCAA State Baseball All-Tournament team ... Junior college won the 2005 FCCAA state title and finished as national runner-up at 2005 NJCAA Championships ... Batted .320 (58-for-181) with nine doubles, two HR and 34 RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL - Played four seasons at West York High School ... Drafted in June 2003 in 39th round by the Montreal Expos.

PERSONAL - Born Trent Jeffrey Kline 7/22/84 ... Parents are Greg and Vickie Kline ... Hobbies include playing the guitar and watching movies ... Chose Carolina because "of the baseball program, a chance to play in the CWS and the coaching staff" ... Favorite food is gyros ... Favorite actor is Nicolas Cage ... Favorite actress is Angelina Jolie.