Joe Cotter Class: Junior Hometown: Bryn Mawr, Pa. High School: Pottsgrove Height / Weight: 6-1 / 201 Position: CF Birthdate: 05/29/1986 B/T: R/R

On Cotter: Outstanding defensive center fielder who came into his own as an offensive player last season ... Possesses outstanding quickness and is developing occasional power ... Can get on base in a variety of ways ... Outstanding range in the outfield with a strong throwing arm ... Expected to have a starting role this season.

Career: Has played in 91 games with 67 starts over parts of three seasons ... Took a redshirt as a freshman in 2005 after playing only three games ... The 2007 campaign was his first as a full-time starter ... Career .254 hitter (54-for-213) with a .381 on-base percentage and .329 slugging percentage ... Scored 47 runs and driven in 37 ... Collected nine doubles, two triples, one home run, 33 walks and has been hit by a pitch 11 times ... Struck out 59 times ... Stole nine bases ... Has made only three errors in 181 chances in the field (.983 fielding percentage).

2007: Started all 53 games played and emerged as one of the most dangerous bats in the Villanova lineup ... Batted .295 with a .406 on-base percentage and .380 slugging percentage ... Scored 34 runs and drove in 33 ... Led the team with 10 sacrifice bunts ... Stole eight bases and collected 11 extra-base hits (nine doubles, one triple, one home run) ... Drew 23 walks and was hit by a pitch eight times, while striking out 41 times ... Led the team with a .436 average with runners in scoring position and hit .370 against left-handed pitching ... Scored a runner from third base with less than two outs in 11-of-13 opportunities, best on the team.

2006: Returned from a redshirt year to play in 35 games with 13 starts ... Played flawless defense in left field, handling 40 chances without an error and making several highlight-reel catches on long fly balls ... Had only four hits but his .095 batting average wasn't a true indication of his offensive capabilities ... 75 percent of his times on base came from a walk or hit by pitch, and his .254 on-base percentage (nine walks, three HBP) showed his ability to get on base ... Had one triple, scored 12 runs and drove in four.

2005: Appeared in three games with one start before taking a redshirt for the season ... Batted .200 (1-for-5) with one run scored and a stolen base ... Drew one walk and struck out twice.

Pottsgrove High School: Earned varsity letters in baseball, basketball and football; Batted .458 in league games as a junior and was a first team All-League and All-State selection; Played in the prestigious Carpenter Cup as a junior and senior; Named his league's Most Valuable Player as a senior in football; A first team All-League offensive and defensive player.

Personal: Communications major; Older of two sons of Joe and Sharon Cotter; Has a brother Chris (19); Born 5/29/86 in Bryn Mawr, Pa.