• #35 Nick Mentel (Fountainbleau (LA) HS – Stephen Labbe)

• Mentel, a 6' 183lb hurler from Mandeville, LA, (Fontainebleau High School) played for the Louisiana Knights summer league team the past two months
• Mentel becomes the fifth right-handed pitcher Farris has added to the Tigers' roster since the end of last season. In all Northeast has signed nine new pitchers (five right-handers, four left-handers) as part of the '07 signing class

Coach Kent Farris- “Nick has a big time arm with tremendous upside. He struggled this fall with injuries but has worked hard to get back to the diamond. Nick has a great deal of potential on the mound and we look forward to seeing him reach it.”