2009 Outlook: Jordan Roualdes (RAWL-dees) could be one of the sleepers on the 2009 Husker pitching staff • Provides the Huskers with a veteran left-hander as NU looks to rebuild its weekend rotation • Pitched at South Mountain (Ariz.) CC, going 5-1 with a 3.13 ERA last season • Throws in the upper 80s with three pitches he can throw for strikes • Showed good command and a strong work ethic during the fall and could potentially fill a void in the weekend rotation • Has the potential to develop into a quality starter from the left side this season, as he adapts to Division I baseball • Has been around winning programs, capturing three straight state titles in high school and reaching the 2006 JUCO World Series.

South Mountain CC/Mesa CC/Justin Siena HS: Roualdes spent the 2008 season at South Mountain (Ariz.) Community College pitching for Coach Todd Eastin • Compiled a 5-1 record with a 3.13 ERA in 15 appearances for the Cougars,  fanning 64 and walking only 26 over 72 innings of work • Was a teammate of fellow Husker Adam Bailey at South Mountain CC • Began his college career at Mesa (Ariz.) CC, helping the team qualify for the 2006 Division II JUCO World Series • Was an all-state performer for coach Allen Rossi at Justin-Siena High School, going 11-0 with a 1.14 ERA, while also hitting .426 with two homers in 2004 • Threw two no-hitters in his career, as Justin-Siena HS won three state titles and went 97-9 in that span, including a perfect 27-0 in 2005 • Was a prep teammate of former Arizona State star Brett Wallace, a first-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Personal: Born on Sept. 4, 1987, in Sonoma, Calif. • Parents are Stanley and Deborah Roualdes • Has two sisters (Pamela and Courtney) and two brothers (Joseph and Garrett) • Majors in communication studies.