Georgia College

2009: NCBWA Honorable Mention All-American ...All-PBC First Team ... Made a league-high 14 saves and 30appearances ... Ranked third in the NCAA in saves ... Went 5-3 witha 4.20 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 40.2 innings ... Opponents hit .263... Went 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA and seven saves in 13 PBC appearances... Got his first career win in the 6-5 season opener againstErskine Feb. 5 ... First save came Valentine's Day against SouthernConnecticut State.

Prior to GCSU: Played for Gordon College inBarnesville, Ga. under head coach Travis McClanahan ... Hit .363with six doubles, four triples and 28 RBI last season for Gordon... As a hitter, he only struck out nine times last season ... As apitcher, he was 5-2 with seven saves and a 2.11 ERA ... Struck out29 in 21 innings ... Member of the German National Team since 2001... Academic All-American in 2008.

High School: Graduated from Max-PlanckGymnasium in Heidenheim, Germany.

Personal: Son of Andreas and Anna-Maria Dewald... Born March 5, 1986 ... Lists Chipper Jones as his favoriteathlete ... Chose GCSU baseball because it's a great team with awinning history.