Phil Cahill Class: Junior Hometown: Wall, N.J. High School: CBA Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200 Position: C B/T: S/R

GENERAL: A versatile, offensive-minded catcher who has started two seasons behind the dish...Possesses a strong arm and a consistent glove...Has a smooth swing and solid fundamental approach at the plate...Can hit for power...Will be asked to elevate his game on both sides of the ball this spring.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Started 39 games recording 30 hits in 126 at bats for an average of .238...Scored 16 runs and knocked in 17, which tied for third on the team...Committed just one error behind the plate, posting a fielding percentage of .993...Totaled five hits, two RBI and two runs in an 11-7 win at Niagara (4/8)...Went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI at Iona (3/24)...Went 3-for-3 at the plate with three runs and an RBI to beat Canisius 10-1 in the back end of a doubleheader (5/12).

AS A FRESHMAN: Started 18 of the 24 games he appeared in...Led freshmen hitters with a .232 batting average and 15 RBI...Had 16 hits in 69 at bats, scoring six times...Went 3-for-4, scored one run and collected four RBI in the Saints' 9-8 victory over Connecticut (4/17).

BEFORE SIENA: Led Christian Brothers Academy to three straight North "A" Shore Conference Championships during his sophomore, junior and senior years...Led CBA to the Non-Public "A" State Championships, where they finished as runner-ups his sophomore and senior years...Led his local American Legion team to 2004 District Championships...That same year he was named to the American Legion All-Star Team and was garnered as MVP of the game...Selected to participate in the Team New Jersey 2003 and 2004 World Wood Bat High School World Series...Selected Second Team All-Monmouth County in 2004...Selected to the Third Team All-State Parochial that same year...Named a 2005 Carpenter Cup honoree...Named a Monmouth County Shore Conference All-Star that same year...Was one of the top hitters on the team his senior season with a .403 batting average, 25 RBI's, an on-base percentage of .539, and a slugging percentage of .522.

ROSSI ON CAHILL: "Phil is coming off a spring where he improved as the season advanced offensively. We are hoping he can build off that performance. He does an effective job handling the pitching staff, and needs to continue to be a leader in that area."