20 Will Fadness Class: Senior Hometown: Eau Claire, Wis. High School: Memorial Last College: South Mountain CC Height / Weight: 5-11 / 205 Position: C Bats/Throws: R/R

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2012: Stepped right in to the starting catcher position and made an immediate impact, earning Horizon League All-Newcomer Team honors after batting .316 in 50 games, recording 60 hits, scoring 26 runs and knocking in 30 more ... paced the team with 19 multi-hit games and added six multi-RBI games ... led the Horizon League with 21 doubles, a total that ranks as the fifth-highest in UWM single-season history ... his doubles-per-game total (0.42) ranked 11th in the NCAA ... also finished eighth in the league in slugging at .489 and 10th with a team-high 93 total bases ... all this despite missing the final week of the season due to injury ... first hit as a Panther came as part of a 3-for-4 outing against East Carolina Feb. 18 ... two hits and two RBI against San Diego State March 2 ... went 5-for-11 at UALR March 9-10 ... two hits - including his first home run - and three runs batted in against UIC March 31 ... hit a pair of home runs and drove in three in a win over Cardinal Stritch April 4 ... was 8-for-11 with four runs scored in three-game set against Butler April 5-7 ... stayed red-hot against the Bulldogs, going 8-for-14 in road series May 11-13 ... hit a home run and drove in three against Wright State May 17 ... 3-for-4 in final appearance of season the next day.

2012 game-by-game in PDF Format

Prior to UWM: Was the starting catcher for two years at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, Ariz., batting .317 with a .429 on-base percentage in 54 games in 2011 ... helped the team to a 78-39 record in his two years, recording over 100 hits, 40 runs scored and 60 RBI in that span.

High School: Concluded an impressive prep career with Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association First-Team All-State honors as a senior ... batted .611 with nine home runs and 41 runs batted in that season ... three-time first-team all-league catcher was also named Big Rivers Conference Player of the Year his final campaign ... member of state championship hockey team and also played football.

Personal: Son of Rob and Dori Fadness ... father played baseball at Minnesota-Duluth ... three brothers - Ty, Mickey and Nolan - also played baseball in college and sister, Tess, played softball collegiately ... majoring in history ... chose UWM for the chance to win a conference championship and to further his baseball career ... lists career goal as 'to win' ... most memorable sports experiences include hockey state title, winning player of the year and going to state in baseball ... hobbies include golf and music ... born April 22, 1990.