2007: Appeared in 14 games, and made one start in first season with the Herd...struck out three batters versus Eastern Kentuck (4/24)...pitched 6.0 scoreless innings...allowed just one run in seven appearances...surrendered one run in five appearances.

High School: Posted 5-0 record with 1.05 ERA as senior at Boyd County High School ... also batted .521 as senior ... all-area selection his junior and senior seasons ... led team to Kentucky high school state tournament in 2005 and 2006 ... competed in Junior and Senior East-West All-Star Game in 2006 ... represented Kentucky on KHSBCA Junior All-State team in MWBC in Palatine, Ill. ... played on Huntington Hounds 16s and 18s teams and was part of NABF World Series team ... finished eighth in his class with 4.2 GPA.

Personal: Parents are Denny Gatrell and Angela Donta ... has four siblings: Megan Gatrell (22), and Tyler (21), Morgan (12) and Casey (5) Richardson ... majoring in bio-med science.