2002: Re-enrolled at Tech for Spring 2002. Served in uniform as bullpen catcher....pitched for Atlanta Yankees of the Atlanta Stan Musial League during the summer.

2001: Did not see action during season....transferred to Georgia Perimeter College for Fall 2001.

2000: Joined the team as a walk-on during spring....Spent some time as a bullpen catcher while red-shirting.

High School: A two-year letterwinner as an infielder and pitcher for coach Tim Lemmons at Chattahoochee High School....Batted .335 with one home runs as a senior....Voted Chattahoochee's Most Improved Player by his teammates....Posted a 5-2 record and a 2.38 ERA during the summer with his American Legion team....As a sophomore, he batted .512 and led the team with 22 base hits....Never had a losing season as a pitcher....Also an excellent golfer, and carries a 3.2 handicap....Spent the last four summers playing golf with the Atlanta Junior Golf Association, competing in approximately seven tournaments a year....Won several tournaments and competed three times in the "Grand Championship" where his best finish was fourth....An honors graduate who was a three-year member of the Chattachoochee Honor Roll.

Personal: John Byron Berthelsen....Born Aug. 5, 1981....Son of Bruce and Donna Berthelsen....Notes his top athletic moments as tossing his first no-hitter and breaking par for the first time....Majoring in Management....See personal web page.