5  Tanner Witt Class: Junior Hometown: Hawthorn Woods, Ill. High School: Lake Zurich Height / Weight: 5-10 / 185 Position: IF Birthdate: 01/25/1991 Experience: 2L B/T: R/R

Sophomore (2011): Played in 58 games with 51 starts, mainly at shortstop... Hit .241 (48-of-199) with four doubles, a triple and 18 RBI... Was also 14-of-16 in stolen base attempts... Five of his 14 stolen bases came in Big 12 play to tie for 10th in the league... Ranked fourth on the squad in multi-hit games (15) and infield hits (7)... Also tallied 10 multi-RBI contests... Recorded a pair of three-hit games - at No. 21 Baylor on March 27 and at Nebraska on April 17... Tied his season high in RBI with two against both Western Illinois on March 6 and Missouri on May 8... Set career high in runs scored with three against the Leathernecks on March 6.

Freshman (2010): Appeared in 36 games, including 19 starts, mainly at second base... Hit .254 with two doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI... Went 2-for-4 with a career high four RBI against Wichita State on March 30... Also had two RBI against Kent State on March 14 and against Texas on May 9 on a single to tie the game... Hit a home run in both games against Chicago State.

Lake Zurich HS: A three-year letterwinner for the Bears under head coach Gary Simon... Rated the No. 1 shortstop, catcher, outfielder and hitter, and the No. 2 pitcher at the Full Package Showcase in October 2007... Also rated the No. 1 catcher and outfielder, No. 2 shortstop and pitcher, and No. 4 hitter at the Prep Baseball Report Chicago Showcase in September 2007... Led team to a conference and regional championship, while he was named all-conference and all-area... Also lettered in football as a quarterback and defensive back, leading his team to a conference and state championship... An honors student who participated in the Awana Leadership Counsel.

Personal: Tanner Cade Witt was born January 25, 1991, in Dallas, Texas... Son of Tommy and Lorrie Witt... Has two siblings, Lauren and Seth... Majoring in business administration.