Tigers’ returning starter at catcher who is coming off an outstanding junior season ... very good defensive catcher who has a quick release ... has a strong arm and exceptional power ... should hit for higher batting average with improved pitch selection ... earned third team All-Colonial Athletic Association notice as a junior ... freshman "red shirt" in 2005 ... younger brother of former Tiger outfielder Jeremy Stifler, who hit 21 homers from 2001 to 2005 ... played for Webster Yankees in the New York Collegiate Baseball League in 2007 and batted .273 ... hard worker with great attitude ... two-time member of CAA Commissioner’s List ... named as honorable mention selection on 2009 All-CAA Pre-Season team.
2008 Season: Key performer for Tigers’ CAA runner-up team ... earned third team All-CAA notice ... Tigers’ third-leading hitter with a .335 batting average ... appeared in 51 games and started 45 times ... hit ten home runs, third on the team ... had 40 runs batted in, fourth on the team ... had outstanding season defensively ... made only two errors in 291 fielding chances for a .993 fielding percentage ... threw out 14 base runners trying to steal ... committed both errors in the same game, a loss to Georgia Southern ... batted .320 with 6 homers and 22 RBI’s in CAA games ... had 14 multi-hit games, including two four-hit games ... tied school record with three home runs to lead Tigers to a 12-3 win over Maryland ... went 3-for-3 with 6 RBI’s against the Terrapins ... was 4-for-5 with 2 homers and 5 RBI’s in next game, a 15-12 victory over William & Mary ... batted .429 with 7 RBI’s in series against William & Mary ... led Tigers to an 8-7 win over Delaware with four hits and three RBI’s ... batted .462 with a home run and five RBI’s in series at Virginia Commonwealth ... helped Tigers to an 11-6 win at Maryland with three hits, including a two-run homer ... blasted two-run homer in series opener at Georgia Southern ... had three hits, including two doubles, in 9-5 loss at North Carolina State ... hit a two-run homer in 7-4 win over Hofstra ... helped Tigers to a 7-6 win over Virginia with two hits ... had three hits, including a solo homer, in 5-1 win over George Mason ... doubled twice in 9-5 victory over Temple ... had seasonal high .364 batting average in mid-May before finishing at .335 ... finished season with a streak of 45 consecutive errorless games.
2007 Season: Appeared in 17 games and started 12 times ... made 11 starts at catcher and one start at designated hitter ... batted .208 with two home runs and five runs batted in ... had a pinch-hit single and scored a run in Tigers’ 14-8 loss to Charleston ... smashed a two-run homer in Tigers’ 15-8 loss at William & Mary ... led Tigers to a 7-5 come-from-behind win over UMBC with two hits and two runs scored ... belted a solo home run against UMBC in the fourth inning ... went 2-for-4 in Tigers’ loss at George Washington ... lifted Tigers to a 10-4 win at UMBC with a two-run double in the seventh inning that snapped a 3-3 tie, highlighting an eight-run rally ... also made 12 putouts at UMBC ... had solid season defensively with a .968 fielding percentage ... threw out five base runners trying to steal.
2006 Season: Appeared in 24 games ... started 10 times ... batted .161 with two home runs and eight RBI’s ... hit a pinch hit two-run home run at Virginia Tech ... blasted a grand slam homer against Delaware ... was 2-for-4 in 8-7 win over UMBC ... played final 10 innings of Tigers’ 18-inning loss to Old Dominion.
Background: Named All-Harford County twice ... nominated as pre-season All-State selection in 2004 ... also played football for the Hawks ... two-time All-County in football ... named All-Metro as a senior in football ... honor roll student four times.
Personal: Career goal is to become a law enforcement agent ... enjoys eating seafood ... lists parents as the people he admires the most ... has one brother and one sister ... father works as a contractor ... mother is a secretary ... son of Mark and Terry Stifler ... born on August 12, 1986 in Baltimore, Md. ... major is Criminal Justice.
