Honors and Awards: Named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on 4/21/08.

2008: Appeared in 18 games with eight starts on the mound...won seven straight decisions between 4/12 and 4/16...allowed two runs in each of two appearances at Arkansas (2/22 and 2/24)...allowed an unearned run at The Citadel (3/8) in three and two-thirds innings of work with two strikeouts...allowed four runs at #22 Louisville (3/12)...surrendered three runs - two earned - in one-third of an inning against Eastern Michigan (3/16)...struck out one in two scoreless innings against Hiram (3/26)...surrendered two runs in three and two-thirds innings at Xavier (4/1) with one strikeout to collect the victory in relief...struck out one in two scoreless innings at Cleveland State (4/5)...tossed four innings and allowed two runs on five hits in first start against Cincinnati (4/9)...threw two scoreless innings in relief at Butler (4/12) to collect a victory...tossed four perfect innings in a start against Xavier (4/15) with two strikeouts...struck out three, scattered three hits and allowed one run in seven innings of work at UIC (4/20) to post a victory...picked up a win with six and two-thirds inning of work against Milwaukee (4/26), allowing seven earned runs...threw six scoreless innings with four strikeouts to collect a victory at Youngstown State (5/2)...struck out four in seven innings of work against Youngstown State (5/9) and allowed three runs - only two earned - to post a win...allowed four hits and one run in six innings of work in the series opener against NJIT (5/16) with five strikeouts...allowed only two runs in three and one-third inning of work against Milwaukee (5/22) in the Horizon League Tournament.

2007: Appeared in ten games with one start...made his collegiate debut in the series finale against Milwaukee...stuck out two batters in a scoreless inning at Butler in the series finale...stuck out two in two innings of work against Notre Dame College...picked up the win with four innings of relief work against Dayton with two strikeouts...struck out one in two-thirds of an inning of work at Miami (FL)...got the start against Bowling Green and fanned four batters in four innings of work...threw two innings in the regular season finale against UIC...struck out two in two innings of work against UIC in the Horizon League Championship game.

Prep: Lettered all four years for the Redmen...garnered All-Northern Ohio League accolades as a sophomore, junior and senior...named to the District Six All-Start team as a senior...helped guide his team to a school record 23-5 record in 2006...played for head coach Brooks Lance while at FHS...also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Born Alex Ryan Kaminsky on February 25, 1988...the son of Alan and Terry Kaminsky...has one brother and one sister.