Nov. 11, 2008

ATHENS, Ohio - Junior Marc Krauss continues to receive national attention, as the outfielder was listed as the 44th-best Major League Baseball prospect playing in college on Baseball America’s list of the top 100 college prospects for 2009. This summer, Krauss was selected as the 27th-best prospect in the prestigious Cape Cod Summer League, also by Baseball America Magazine.

Over the summer, Krauss (Deshler, Ohio) led the Bourne Braves to a 23-20-1 record and was named to the All-Cape Cod League Team, as well as played in the league’s mid-season All-Star Game. Krauss hit .344 in the league, finishing fifth in the race for the batting title. The slugger scored 16 runs, while batting in 34, and had 44 hits, including three home runs. His 34 RBIs led the league, as well as his .473 on-base percentage.

Last season, Krauss, a two-time All-Mid-American Conference First Team selection and the 2007 MAC Freshman of the Year, led Ohio with a .448 on-base percentage, while hitting .332, which ranked 20th in the league. The junior was second on the team with 62 runs, 76 hits and 54 RBIs. His 10 home runs in 2008 were second on the team as well, while his 20 doubles tied for the team lead. Krauss, who was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team in 2007, earned 48 walks a year ago, which led the MAC and is an Ohio single-season record.

The broadcast journalism major was also selected to the Academic All-MAC Team in 2008 with a GPA above a 3.5.

Krauss and the rest of the Bobcats begin their regular season Feb. 20, 2009 at Davidson.