Team co-captain ... 1 of Oregon State’s 12 returning starters ... Preseason All-America pick by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball (second team), National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (second team) ... in 2005, was All-America pick, All-Pacific-10 first team ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "We feel the same way we’ve always felt about Kevin. He’s a guy who could start for us or start for a lot of teams, and he’s so effective for us out of the bullpen. He may have been the most valuable guy in the conference last year." ... among OSU career leaders, school record for saves (17) ... Team USA national team member last summer, posting a 1-0 record with a 0.45 ERA in 11 appearances, including 1 start; 20.0 innings, 2 runs (1 earned), 11 hits, 3 walks, 17 strikeouts.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Communications ... born in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Brent and Phoebe Gunderson; family includes brother Justin (23) ... uncle Eric Gunderson pitched for Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants ... enjoys golf, ping pong, floating a river ... top athletic thrills have been making Team USA in 2005, earning Freshman All-America honors ... favorite athlete is Johan Santana; favorite movie is Scarface; favorite TV show is Wild ‘N’ Out; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite book is Fit To Pitch, by Tom House; favorite musician is Tupac Shakur; favorite vehicle is Mercedes G wagon; favorite food is Mexican; favorite restaurant is Local Boyz... chose OSU to play in nation’s best conference and receive a good education at the same time.

OREGON STATE: (2005) All-Pacific-10 first team ... co-winner of team’s Bill Cloyes Award for Most Valuable Pitcher ... Stopper of the Year Award watch list ... team co-captain ... among NCAA Division I leaders, tied for seventh in saves (14); 87th in earned run average (2.76) ... among Pacific-10 leaders, tied for first in saves (14); fourth in appearances (33); fifth in earned run average (2.76); seventh in opponents’ batting average (.213) ... among OSU single-season leaders, school record for saves (14) ... earned 2 saves in a weekend 4 times, earned 2 wins in a weekend once; earned 1 win and 1 save in a weekend twice ... did not allow more than 1 earned run in 30 of 34 appearances; at least 2.0 innings in 17 of 34 appearances; did not allow a walk in 21 of 34 appearances ... June 20 vs. Baylor, lost in relief; 4.1 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts ... June 11-June 13, appeared in all 3 games of Super Regional vs. Southern California as OSU earned berth in College World Series ... June 13 vs. Southern California, 0.2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... June 12, lost in relief; 2.1 innings, 5 hits, 4 runs (2 earned), 0 walks, 4 strikeouts ... June 11 vs. Southern California, earned save; 1.1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts ... June 3 vs. Ohio State, earned win in relief; 1.2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout ... May 11 vs. Southern California, earned save as OSU clinched tie for Pac-10 title; 1.1 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts ... May 20 vs. Southern California, earned save; 0.1 inning, 2 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... May 15 at Washington, won in relief; 2.0 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts ... May 14 at Washington, earned save; 2.2 innings, 2 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 2 walks, 1 strikeout ... May 6 at UCLA, earned save; 1.0 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout; set OSU’s saves records for single season (10) and career (13) ... Apr. 25-May 1, named to College Baseball Foundation’s weekly National Honor Roll; earned saves in both wins over No. 20 Arizona State; total of 5.1 innings, 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts ... May 1 vs. Arizona State, earned save; 2.1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikout; tied OSU’s saves records for single season (9) and career (12) ... Apr. 29 vs. Arizona State, earned save; 3.0 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Apr. 22-24 vs. Washington State, earned 2 wins as Beavers won games in last at-bats ... Apr. 24 vs. Washington State second game, won in relief; 2.0 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts ... Apr. 22 vs. Washington State, won in relief; 1.0 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Apr. 1-Apr. 15, did not allowed a run in 5 appearances, totalling 9.1 innings ... Apr. 17 at Arizona, lost in relief; 3.1 innings, 3 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts ... Apr. 9 at Stanford second game, earned save; 3.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts ... Apr. 2 vs. California, earned save; 3.0 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Mar. 13 vs. Winthrop, earned save; 3.0 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Mar. 11 vs. Cal State-Northridge, earned save; 1.0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Mar. 4 vs. California-Riverside, lost in relief; 1.0 innings, 1 hit, 1 run, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Feb. 27 at California-Santa Barbara, earned save; 2.2 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts ... Feb. 25 at California-Santa Barbara, earned save; 2.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Feb. 20 at San Diego, won in relief; 2.2 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 4 strikeouts ... Feb. 15 vs. Portland, earned save; 3.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts ... Feb. 3-Feb. 6, named to all-tournament team at Bob Schaefer Memorial Tournament ... Feb. 6 at Arizona State, won in relief; 6.1 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 8 strikeouts ... (2004) Freshman All-America pick by Collegiate Baseball ... All-Pacific-10 honorable mention ... among Pacific-10 leaders through end of regular season, tied for 10th in saves (3) ... among OSU all-time single-season leaders, tied for ninth in saves (3) ... 1 or fewer earned runs in 20 of 22 appearances; 1 or fewer walks in 18 of 22 appearances; at least 3.0 innings in 9 appearances; at least 2.0 innings in 15 appearances ... May 23 at Washington State, won in relief; 3.0 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 1 strikeout ... May 16 at Arizona State; 5.0 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts ... April 30-May 2, pitched in all 3 games of series vs. Washington ... May 1 vs. Washington, lost in relief; 0.0 innings, 3 hits, 4 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for Apr. 22-Apr. 26; earned saves in back-to-back games as OSU won a series at Southern California for first time ever ... Apr. 25 at Southern California, earned save; 3.0 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts ... Apr. 24 at Southern California, earned save; 0.1 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Apr. 8 vs. Stanford, lost in relief; 0.2 innings, 1 hit, 3 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 1 strikeout ... Apr. 4 vs. Arizona, won in relief; 2.0 innings, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts ... Mar. 20 vs. Utah Valley State, earned save in combined shutout; 3.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout ... Feb. 14-Mar. 5, won in relief in each of first 4 career appearances ... Mar. 5 vs. The Citadel, won in relief; 1.0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Feb. 29 vs. Washington, won in relief; 3.0 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts ... Feb. 21 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, won in relief; 3.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts ... Feb. 14 vs. Gonzaga, won in relief; 2.0 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts.

CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Jeremy Beard, Darren Bland ... as a senior, all-state first team, league Co-Player of Year; 12-0 record, 3 saves, 0.71 ERA, 79 innings, 25 hits, 8 walks, 156 strikeouts; batted .429; State-Metro All-Star Series ... 4-time all-league first team ... as a junior, all-state third team; 11-1 record, 0.98 ERA, 64 innings, 44 hits, 11 walks, 88 strikeouts; batted .325 ... prep teammate Mark Grbavac also plays for OSU ... also played basketball ... 3.4 GPA.

2004 2.90 6-2 3 22/0 0 0 49.2 32 22 16 16 38 15 2 0 .186 3

2005 2.76 6-4 14 33/0 0 0 65.1 49 25 20 14 62 6 2 2 .213 4

TOTALS 2.82 12-6 17 55/0 0 0 115.0 81 47 36 30 100 21 4 2 .201 7