Player Bio: Russell Seidell - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Russell Seidell

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Granville, Ohio
	High School: Granville

	Height / Weight: 6-3 / 220
	Position: 1B /P
	Bats/Throws: L/L

2011: Served as designated hitter, outfielder and pinch hitter while also making 11 relief appearances on the mound ... tallied hits against Richmond, Longwood and Lafayette ... drove in runs against Richmond and Indiana ... walked six times in 28 plate appearances ... nine of 10 pitching appearances came in non-league contests ... did pitch a scoreless inning against Lafayette ... yielded zero earned runs over final four appearances (4.0 IP) ... struck out three hitters in first pitching appearance, but did not have any additional strikeouts over final 10 outings.

2010: Two-way player who saw time at both pitcher and first base ... appeared in eight games as a pitcher, starting three non-league contests ... yielded just two earned runs over final two appearances, including a scoreless inning vs. Keystone ... only hit of year was a double at Old Dominion ... received 14 at bats while backing up All-Patriot League player Doug Shribman at first base ... pinch hit in NCAA Tournament game vs. Virginia Tech.

2009: Split time between pitcher and first base ... made 14 relief appearances and one start on the mound ... saw action in eight games as a first baseman, designated hitter and pinch hitter ... registered 6.2 consecutive scoreless inning streak that was snapped April 4 ... yielded eight earned runs in first 11 appearances ... gave up eight earned runs in final three outings on the mound ... picked up lone victory with 2.0 innings of scoreless relief in 13-8 win over Bloomsburg ... was 2-for-11 with three runs scored ... posted an RBI single against Virginia Tech ... started both ends of doubleheader vs. St. Bonaventure ... began game one on the mound and game two at first base ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Personal/High School: Graduated from Granville High School where he was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist ... all-league and all-district honoree ... was named the Newark Advocate 2008 Player of the Year ... mother, Bobbi Castens-Seidell `79, played basketball and field hockey for the Bison and is a member of the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame ... majoring in mechanical engineering.