RELEASE DATE: 6/14/02

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES GREG MARTIN SIGNS WITH MONTREAL EXPOS – REPORTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TODAY IN FLORIDA

MANSFIELD – Mansfield University senior pitching standout Greg Martin (Moscow/Western Wayne) has signed a contract to pitch for the Montreal Expos.
Martin reports to Jupiter, FL today for assignment.

Martin, who becomes the 34^th Mountaineer player to be selected by a Major League team since 1969, was one of  the top pitchers in NCAA Division II this season.

Martin was named to 3^rd Team All-American honors after setting a school and PSAC record by winning his first 13 starts of the season. The senior lefty posted a 13-2 overall record with a 2.63 ERA. In 106.0 innings worked, Martin struck out 96 batters while walking just 37. He set new school records for wins, complete games (12), innings pitched and strikeouts. In addition, Martin finished second in NCAA Division II in wins and 34^th in ERA.

Over the span of his four-year career at Mansfield, Martin finished second in career wins (29) and strikeouts (256), third in innings pitched (275) and complete games (17). All the above marks set new school records for a left-handed pitcher.

Martin will probably be assigned to Gulf Coast Expos in the Florida Gulf Coast League or the Vermont Expos of the New York-Penn League. Vermont plays a three game series at Bowman Field against the Williamsport Crosscutters July 4, 5, and 6.

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