Josh Outman, P

B-T: L-L

HT: 6-1

WT: 186

BORN: September 14, 1984, St. Louis, MO

RESIDES: St. Louis

HOW OBTAINED: Selected by Phillies in 10th round of June 2005 draft

2007: Went a combined 12-7, 2.99 ERA in 27 games (25 starts) for Clearwater (A) and Reading (AA)... Led all Phillies minor leaguers in SO (151) and finished 2nd in ERA... Began his season with Clearwater and finished with the best ERA (2.45) in the Florida State League... Allowed 1 or zero ER in 12 of his 18 starts with Clearwater... Pitched 6.0 no-hit innings, 7/7 vs Ft. Myers and had a season-high 12 SO, 7/18 vs St. Lucie... Had a 1.72 ERA (7 ER, 36.2 IP) in his final 6 starts before being promoted to Reading on 7/26... Held double-A left-handed hitters to a .209 avg... Batted .364 (4-11), 2 RBI... Pitched for Peoria in Arizona Fall League (0-1, 5.87 ERA) and for the World Cup-winning Team USA (1-0, 1.50 ERA)... 2006: Spent the season with Lakewood (A) and ranked among the South Atlantic League leaders in SO (2nd), wins (3rd) and ERA (5th)... Named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week 3 times: 6/12-18 (1-0, 0.00 ERA), 7/31-8/6 (2-0, 2.08 ERA) and 8/21-27 (2-0, 1.33 ERA)... Won Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Month honors for August (5-0, 0.28 ERA)... Pitched a one-hit SHO, 8/5 at Kannapolis (7.0 IP, 3 BB, 9 SO), the first of his career... Won 6 straight decisions, 7/3-8/27 (0.23 ERA) and 13 of 15 decisions, 6/5-8/27... Struck out 10 or more batters three times during the season, including a pro-high 12 SO, 6/16 vs Lake County... Held opponents to a .215 avg... Rated the 6th-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America following the season... 2005: Made his pro debut with Batavia (A)

PERSONAL: Joshua S. Outman… Married Ashley Boehner (1/27/07)… 2002 graduate of Lindberg High School where he played baseball and ran cross country… Attended Central Missouri State and majored in dietetics… Hobbies: Writing and electronics.

CAREER STATISTICS: * League leader