A.J. Davidiuk Class: Senior Hometown: Indian Trail, N.C. High School: Sun Valley Height / Weight: 6-2 / 187 Position: INF B/T: R/R

.All-Southern Conference shortstop who returns for his senior campaign and as the anchor in the Paladin infield...rated by head coach Ron Smith as one of the most solid, fundamentally sound infielders he's ever coached...strong leader...has developed into a quality hitter...preseason all-league pick...appears slated to bat third in the lineup this spring...hits to all fields...poised to finish his career ranked among Furman's all-time leaders in several offensive categories...ranks ninth in career doubles (39). 2005 -- Put together an outstanding campaign, playing a pivotal role in Furman posting a 30-29 record, SoCon Tournament championship, and NCAA Tournament appearance...started in 59 games, including 37 at shortstop...began the season at third base but returned to shortstop after the Paladins were swept in a three-game series at Elon to fall to 11-19...position switch helped key an improved defense that saw the Paladins field at a .963 clip over the final 29 games (19-10) after a .946 clip in the first 30 contests...led Furman in batting (.340), hits (80), home runs (7), and walks (23)...earned second team All-SoCon honors in voting by league coaches...collected hits in his first five games to stretch his hitting streak to 27 games, matching the school standard first set by Phil King (1964-65)...coupled an outstanding offensive campaign with much-improved defensive play, registering a .944 fielding percentage (15 errors) after struggling to a .908 fielding percentage (25 errors) in 2004...went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a pair of doubles in the Paladins' 5-4 Southern Conference Tournament championship game win over Georgia Southern...had a pair of four-hit outings against UNC-Asheville (7-3 win) and College of Charleston (7-6 loss)...had 25 multi-hit games...registered four-RBI performances against High Point (13-6 win) and Appalachian State (13-11 win)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2004 -- Fashioned a solid sophomore season as the team's regular shortstop, earning starts in 52 of 54 games and batting .324 with five home runs and 22 RBI...67 hits led team...registered noteworthy offensive and defensive improvement...put together a 22-game hitting streak (36x99, .364) to end the season...belted four home runs over the final eight games...hit only .214 (9x42) over the first 12 games...batted .351 (58x165) over the final 40 contests...hit .417 (25x60) versus lefthanders...named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2003 -- Started 47 games at shortstop...batted .268 with one home run and 21 RBI...had his best game of the season against N.C. State, going 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and three runs scored in a 14-1 victory...drove in three runs and scored twice in a 15-8 victory over The Citadel..helped Furman to 32-24 record for most wins in school history...named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

High School/Personal: Prepped at Sun Valley High School under Archie Fritz...batted .471 with 18 doubles and 31 RBI his senior season...named 2002 Piedmont Defensive Player-of-the-Year...full name Andrew Jeremy Davidiuk...son of George and Esty Davidiuk...born on December 12, 1983 in Livingston, New Jersey...sports a 3.64 GPA...neuroscience major.