Edmonton Prospects Season Program 2019 Issue 1

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2019 SEASON PROGRAM

FATHER’S DAY JUNE 16TH I CANADA DAY JULY IST I WCBL ALL-STAR GAME JULY 7TH

CONTENTS 5 I Player Profiles

Meet your 2019 Edmonton Prospects

9 I Meet the Staff 11 I Our Great Prospects 18 I 2019 Merchandise 19 I MLB Highs & Lows 20 I Keeping Score Home and Away Score Sheets

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22 I Women in Baseball 24 I 2019 Schedule of Events 25 I Prospects Bingo 26 I Ball Park Food Map 27 I 2019 Sponsors 28 I World of Baseball 30 I 7th Inning Stretch

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PLAYER PROFILES

Join us on the field after every SUNDAY game, where kids can run the bases, meet the Edmonton Prospects and get their program signed!

Homer Position: Director of Fun Height: 5’8” Weight: 150 lbs.

Throws R

Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta

Greyson Barrett Throws R

Position: RHP/OF Weight: 190 lbs.

Height: 6’3” Hometown: Bakersfield, CA School: Taft CC

2 0 1 9 Bats R

Scott Gillespie Throws R

2 0 1 9 Bats L

Position: RHP Weight: 205 lbs.

Height: 6’3” Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta School: Prairie Baseball Academy

Trever Berg Throws R

Position: RHP Weight: 225 lbs.

Height: 6’ Hometown: Henderson, NV School: College of S. Nevada

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2 0 1 9 Bats R

Jackson Bandow Throws R

2 0 1 9 Bats R

Position: RHP Weight: 205 lbs.

Height: 6’2” Hometown: Sammamish, WA School: Yale University

Taran Oulton Throws L

Position: LHP Weight: 200 lbs.

Height: 6’ Hometown: Legal, Alberta School: William Woods University

2 0 1 9 Bats R

2 0 1 9 Bats L

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Kyler Charchun Throws R

Position: OF Weight: 200 lbs.

Height: 6’ Hometown: Camrose, AB School: Cloud CC

Matthew Erickson Throws L

Position: LHP Weight: 175 lbs.

Height: 6’ Hometown: Boulder, CO School: Yale University

2 0 1 9 Bats L

Austin Cannedy Throws R

2 0 1 9 Bats L

Position: RHP Height: 6’2” Hometown: Clayton, CA School: Benedictine Univ.

Austin Herrington Throws R

Position: RHP Weight: 210 lbs.

Height: 6’2” Hometown: Antioch, CA School: Mayville State Univ.

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Brayden Cust Position: RHP/OF Hometown: Sherwood Park, AB School: Prospects Academy

Bats R

2 0 1 9 Joe Karall Bats R

Throws R

Position: RHP Weight: 210 lbs.

Height: 6’2” Hometown: St. Albert, AB School: Cloud CC

Did you Know?

Before he became a bank robber, John Dillinger was a professional second baseman in the minor leagues.

Javier Ramirez Throws R

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Position: IF Weight: 170 lbs.

Height: 5’10” Hometown: Caguas, Puerto Rico School: Taft CC

2 0 1 9 Bats R

2 0 1 9 Bats R

Photo Credit: Mike Kropf

Eric Crain Throws R

Position: OF Weight: 190 lbs.

Height: 6’2” Hometown: Richmond, VA School: Longwood Univ.

Hunter Boyd Throws R

Position: RHP Weight: 235 lbs.

Height: 6’1” Hometown: Moses Lake, WA School: College of Idaho

Jake MacDonald Throws R

Position: C Weight: 195 lbs.

Height: 6’1” Hometown: Vancouver, BC School: Texas AM at Texarkana

2 0 1 9 Bats L

Andrew Lowe Throws R

2 0 1 9 Bats R

Jake Gehri Throws R

2 0 1 9 Bats R

Position: RHP Weight: 230 lbs.

Height: 6’5” Hometown: Bossier City, LA School: LSUS (Shreveport)

Position: C Weight: 205 lbs.

Height: 6’1” Hometown: Buckley, WA School: Yale University

Clay Loranger Throws R

Position: OF Weight: 170 lbs.

Height: 5’10” Hometown: Sherwood Park, AB School: Cloud CC

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2 0 1 9 Bats R

Zac Harrington Throws R

2 0 1 9 Bats R

2 0 1 9 Bats L

Position:RHP Weight: 175 lbs.

Height: 5’10” Hometown: Magnolia, AR School: Texas A&M-Texarkana

Beaux Guilbeau Throws R

Position: C/OF Weight: 220 lbs.

Height: 6’ Hometown: Carthage, TX School: LSUS (Shreveport)

Lawson Burnett

2 0 1 9 Bats R

2 0 1 9 Bats S

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Position: IF Height: 5’11” Hometown: London, ON School: St. Clair CC

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Tanner Roundy Throws L

Position: OF Weight: 185 lbs.

Height: 6’4” Hometown: Henderson, NV School: Univ. of Jamestown

Davis Pratt Throws R

Position: IF Weight: 205 lbs.

Height: 6’2” Hometown: St. Albert, AB School: Cloud CC

Brendan Owens Throws R

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Position: RHP Weight: 160 lbs.

Height: 6’1” Hometown: Pearland, TX School: LSUS (Shreveport)

2 0 1 9 Bats R

Travis Hunt Throws R

2 0 1 9 Bats L

2 0 1 9 Bats R

Position: OF Weight: 160 lbs.

Height: 6’ Hometown: Moreno Valley, CA School: Benedictine Univ. at Mesa

Tyler Maskill Throws R

Position: IF Weight: 160 lbs.

Height: 6’ Hometown: Hendersonville, TN School: Lindsey Wilson Univ.

Jesse Poniewozik Position: RHP Hometown: Spruce Grove, AB School: Okanagan College

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2 0 1 9 Nolan Walker Bats R

Throws R

2 0 1 9 Bats R

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Position: IF Hometown: Meridian, ID School: School College of South Idaho

Pierce Blohowiak Throws R

Position: OF Weight: 205 lbs.

Height: 6’1” Hometown: Neenah, WI School: IYale University

David Wylie Position: RHP Hometown: San Diego, CA School: Azusa Pacific Univ.

2 0 1 9 Bats L

2 0 1 9 Bats R

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MEET THE STAFF Patrick Cassidy

Keaton Miskew

Jordan Blundell

Morgan Graumann

Ryan Jagoe

Dave Billington

Managing PartnerÂ

Assistant General Manager Director, Partnerships & Ticket Sales

Account Executive

Game-Day Director

Food and Beverage General Manager

Tracy Neumann

Did you Know?

Director of Strategic Services

COACHING STAFF Jordan Blundell

Head Coach Edmonton, AB Vancouver Island University Iowa Hawkeyes

Austin Guzzo Pitching Coach Brooklin, ON

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GREAT PROSPECTS

Edmonton’s baseball team is finding success on the field and in the community

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ummer’s back, and that means another exciting season of baseball in the river valley at RE/MAX Field. This year, it’s all about change for the Prospects. With a new head coach in Jordan Blundell leading a mix of new and returning players, the team will hit the field in May poised to challenge for their first championship. Changes at the league level—including a new name, a longer season, and the return of the All-Star game on Sunday, July 7th. With changes on and off the field, this season promises to be the best yet for the Prospects and their fans.

All about Change For new fans, a primer might be in order. The Western Canadian Baseball League is one of several dozen collegiate summer leagues spread out across North America, from Alaska to Florida and many points in between. With the college season typically starting in January or February and running through the spring, these leagues give college players another three months each year to develop their skills and show what they’re capable of.

What’s good for the players is good for the fans, too, who get to watch these players develop on the field. “It’s an exciting brand of baseball,” Blundell says. “The guys are up here pursuing that dream of playing professionally. It’s a stepping stone for them.”

For returning fans, the league’s name might be cause for a double take. It’s no typo—the league formerly known as the Western Major Baseball League opted for a rebrand this past off-season. And so, after two decades, “Canadian” has replaced “Major.” The logo has also been reworked to feature a more prominent maple leaf.

Sensible moves, considering the league’s 12 teams are all based in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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Did You Know?

A major league baseball must have lacing with exactly 108 stitches.

Besides the new moniker, fans can also look forward to changes to the season structure. The regular season will last now last into August, as the regular season expands to 56 games from 48. This will give all teams four extra home games to make the most of our warmest weather.

To compensate, the playoffs will be slightly shorter, with the final series now a best-of-three instead of a best-of-five.

Meanwhile, this season will feature an all-star game for the first time since 2007.

Edmonton being the league’s largest market, the Prospects were the obvious choice to host not just the 2019 edition, but the one in 2020 as well. Our own midsummer classic is set to take place on Sunday, July 8.

A Coach for All Seasons These changes instantly make the league more recognizable on both sides of the border, giving fans plenty to cheer about.

More recognition for the brand should help with scouting and recruiting, part of Blundell’s job in the off-season, when much work needs to be done to get ready for the next season. That includes filling out the roster, of course, but it also means building relationships and developing the Prospects brand here in Edmonton. “Driving ticket sales, making new friends, and finding new partners for what we do in the summer,” Blundell says of his off-season duties. “That’s a year-round job.”

An example of that kind of work is the annual Prospects Gala in February, which this year featured guest appearances by Buck Martinez and John Short. The gala 12

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Taking the Field and the City On the field, Blundell likes disciplined players who work hard at improving with every game. The organization looks for players who are good athletes and who have proven themselves at the college level.

Just as they have in the majors, players with multiple skills are also sought after in the WCBL due to a trickle-down effect. “Versatility is really important as you pursue a season and guys get injured,” Blundell explains. “When you have a lot of guys who can do a lot of things, it helps in being able to mix and match and go up against every opponent.” takes a lot of work to pull off, but goes a long way to spreading the word about the Prospects at a time of year when many Edmontonians may not be thinking about baseball.

From May until sometime in August—the later, the better—Blundell’s attention is very much on the games and getting the team ready to compete every evening. “Once the first pitch is thrown, the focus is on the field and what we’re doing day-to-day to be ready to play that night,” he explains.

It’s something the Edmonton native is used to by now, having coached various teams for more than a decade. In 2008 he coached the WMBL’s Sherwood Park Dukes, winning coach of the year honours, and doing a stint with Swift Current as a player-coach the following year. He then helmed the Mariners of Vancouver Island University for several years before returning home. His pedigree and familiarity with the city and the organization made him an easy choice for the coaching job, which he started in October, 2018. “For me to back in Edmonton and be part of this, it’s special for me personally,” Blundell says.

Blundell also likes players who have something to offer away from the field. The team works with local youth players during the summer, running a youth camp in summer and working with programs like the Prospects Academy in St. Albert. “Our guys are role models,” says Blundell. “We want our guys to be around youth baseball players, and we want them to inspire the next great players out of Edmonton.”

This can be difficult to manage—players are in town for only a short window each year and are more than a little busy, playing 56 games in around 75 days.

But it is an important part of the team’s efforts to be as accessible and inspirational to young fans and players.

After Sunday night games, for instance, kids are welcomed onto the field to meet the players and get autographs. As the coach puts it, “The accessibility of our players in-season is second to none.”

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Baseball Town These efforts are helping to raise Edmonton’s profile in the baseball world. Blundell isn’t sure but estimates upward of 100 local players currently playing at the college level, players young enough that Triple-A baseball in Edmonton is a distant memory at best. Over the last decade, the Prospects have come to fill that void for young ball players in central Alberta.

“We have players that I’ve signed that are freshmen right now, 18 or 19 years old, that have come to Prospects games,” he notes. “Part of their baseball development has been coming to RE/MAX Field and watching the college guys play.”

With recent success, the Prospects find themselves steadily becoming part of the sports fabric of this city. Making the Finals in 2016 and 2017 and coming within a game last year has raised expectations here considerably. “We’ve set the bar high,” Blundell says. “We expect to challenge for a championship. That’s no different than the last couple of years. That’s what our guys understand as we recruit and sign them for the summer, that those are our expectations, to be the last team standing.”

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Of course, as long-term fans will know, the City’s development plans for the Rossdale flats area, where RE/MAX Field is located, still hang in the air. Nonetheless, Blundell and the organization are confident the Prospects and their field are more secure than ever before. All those efforts to build relationships are paying off, with even Roberto Alomar, last year’s Prospects Gala keynote speaker, penning a letter to the mayor supporting the field and its place in the river valley.

As for the River Crossing development, Blundell says the organization is in “a holding pattern” with the City’s plans.

“As far as we know, the ball park has value and it’s not going anywhere.”

He adds, “We feel we’ve established a fan base. We feel like we’ve created a community gathering place in the river valley, where people can have a reason to come downtown on a Tuesday night.

We feel that the product on the field speaks for itself.”

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THE BIG

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ajor League Baseball highs and lows aren’t just relegated to the scoreboard.

Check out these stats that certainly highlight the notion of Moneyball!

Average Ticket Price

Team Value

LOW Tampa Bay Rays $42 USD HIGH Boston Red Sox $155 USD

LOW Miami Marlins $1 Billion USD HIGH New York Yankees $4.6 Billion USD

Team Payroll (2018)

LOW Oakland A’s $63 Million USD HIGH San Francisco Giants $221 Million USD

Player Salary LOW League Minimim $555,000 USD HIGH Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals $38.3 Million USD

Revenue LOW Oakland A’s $210 Million USD HIGH New York Yankees $619 Million USD

Per Game Attendance LOW Baltimore Orioles 19,075 HIGH Los Angeles Dodgers 47,000

Stadium Elevations (above sea level)

LOW Philadelphia Phillies 9 feet HIGH Colorado Rockies 5211 feet *Remax Field is roughly 2100 feet

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HOME SCORE SHEET q Visitor: q Home:

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Run Batter In (RBI) Strike Out (K) Double Play (DP) Fielders Choice (FC) Error (E) Stolen Base (SB)

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WOMEN

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ajor League Baseball is totally dominated by male athletes. But elsewhere in the world of baseball, a considerable number of women compete and even play some amazing and influential roles. From world competitions to leagues past and present, these are some of the women who have helped shape the sport you enjoy today!

n The Women’s Baseball World Cup began in 2004 and has occurred every second year since. The very first tournament and the 2012 tournament were hosted in Edmonton. Japan leads with eight medals overall, with six gold and two silver. The US and Canada each have six medals, though sadly, Canada has not yet won a gold. n The Dolly Vardens, an all-female, AfricanAmerican team from Chester, Pennsylvania, was assembled by barber-turned-sports entrepreneur John Lang in the 1880.

However, the team was seen as a novelty act and never competed seriously. n In 1946, Sophie Kurys set the stolen base record for the AAGPBL with 201 stolen bases in 203 attempts; this record continues to be unequalled in baseball history, as Rickey Henderson is second in stolen bases with 130 in 1982. n The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ran from 1943 to 1954. It was the subject of the movie

A League of their Own. During that league’s run, the Rockford Peaches won four championships, more than any other team. n On April 1, 1931, at an exhibition game hosted by the all-female Chattanooga Lookouts, 17-year-old southpaw Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig of the visiting New York Yankees. Babe Ruth’s comment to the local newspaper was, “I don’t know what’s going to happen if they begin to let women in baseball,” said Ruth after being struck out. “Of course, they will never make good. Why? Because they are too delicate. It would kill them to play ball every day.” Sadly once those remarks were published, Mitchell was immediately cut from the team. n Justine Siegal, in 2015, became the first woman to be hired as a coach by a MLB franchise. The Oakland Athletics hired her for their instructional league team.

In 2008, Eri Yoshida was the first woman to play in a men’s league. She was a pitcher for the Kobe 9 Cruise in Japan’s Kansai Independent Baseball League.

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Formed in 1996, The Ontario Women’s Baseball League has become the longest running women’s baseball league in Canada.

It currently has four teams in the Toronto area. n Joan Whitney Payson was a minority owner of the New York Giants. After selling her shares when the Giants moved to San Francisco, she and her partners won the expansion team, the New York Mets. She served as the team’s president from 1962 to 1975. n Danielle Gibson became the only player in history, including Major League baseball, to hit a home run cycle. In the Arkansas Razorback softball game, she hit four home runs, a solo home run, a 2 run, a 3 run and a grand slam. No one else has EVER done it! And, she did it in the first four innings. n Kim Ng served as the assistant General Manager for the New York Yankees and the LA Dodgers. She is currently a Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations with MLB.

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2019 SCHEDULE JUNE 2019

n Pre-game Festivities l Post-game Festivities $ Ticket Specials

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MENTAL HEALTH DAY

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IT’S TIME TO PLAY & WIN GREAT PRIZES

HOW TO PLAY

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1. Watch the game 2. Mark off the squares as they happen

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Someone is ejected from Rundown of the game base runner

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diagonal line and you have BINGO!

4. Take your program to the

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Only one entry per game, per program.

Prize must be claimed on day of game.

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Post a photo of your BINGO card on social media, tag the Edmonton Prospects and you’ll be entered for a chance to win 4 game tickets and 4 meal vouchers!

One winner per game.

Maximum 500 draws.

Flyout

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Prospects home run

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4 tickets to a future Edmonton Prospects game, plus your name entered for a draw for a 12 person luxury suite and $300 food and beverage voucher for the August 3rd game vs Yorkton Free tickets not valid for Canada Day game or All–Star game.

Maximum 500 programs released per game. Maximum 500 winners.

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House-made burgers, grilled cheese, fried chicken sandwich, taco tots, stadium nachos, beer.

Ice Cream, cookies, pop, water, iced coffee.

3 Liquor Station

6 Liquor Station

4 Main Concession Hot dogs, sides, poutine.

7 Sumo Sumo

Spring rolls, sushi, teriyaki dishes.

5 Popcorn

8 Craft Beer

Serving Stanley Park Sunsetter & Mill Street Organic Pilsner

Liquor stations serving Kokanee, Budweiser, Bud Light, Corona and Alexander Keith’s. * Subject to change without notice.

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WORLD

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he Great American Pastime isn’t strictly U.S. domain anymore. Here’s a look at other countries that have emerged from the dugout and stepped up to the plate.

Rob Zastrynzny, Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, was born in Edmonton.

Ever since baseball was introduced in the Olympics in 1992, Cuba is the world’s only country to have placed in the medals at every event, with three gold and two silver. The U.S. has made it to the podium only three times with a gold in 2000 and two bronze. Third overall is South Korea (gold and bronze), Japan (silver and bronze), Australia (silver) and Chinese Taipei (silver).

The Baseball Hall of Fame is in Cooperstown, New York.

156 players in MLB are from Dominican Republic, second only to the US.

The Little League World Series occurs each year in August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

The World Baseball Classic was held in 2006, 2009, 2013, and 2017. Each time, the championship game was held in California. Japan is the only country to have won a medal in each of the four World Baseball Championships.

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100 players in MLB are from Venezuela, the third-largest country that produces players.

The Second largest baseball stadium, by capacity, is the Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana. Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles is the world’s largest baseball facility by capacity, seating 56,000. Tied for second are Havana’s Estadio Latinoamericano and the Tokyo Dome, which can seat 55,000.

However, the Tokyo Dome is the world’s largest covered baseball stadium.

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The Baseball World Cup was played, roughly, every second year between 1938 and 2011. Cuba has the greatest medal count since that time with 31, followed by Nicaragua with 10.

Alex Wilson, born in Saudi Arabia, to American parents, is the only MLB player from the Middle East.

The Euro Interleague Baseball is an 11-team league with franchises in in Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.

The Kia Tigers, from Gwangju, South Korea, are 11 – 0 in their appearances in the Korea Cup, that nation’s World Series.

Japan is the highest-ranked teams in both the men’s and women’s world baseball rankings. The US and Canada are ranked second and third respectively.

The World Baseball Classic was held in 2006, 2009, 2013, and 2017. Each time, the championship game was held in California. Japan is the only country to have won a medal in each of the four World Baseball Championships.

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman, Gift Ngoepe, is the only MLB player from South Africa.

There are 22 member countries in the African Baseball Alliance, include Lesotho and Mali.

Did You Know?

Until 1988, the Chicago Cubs did not have lights and played all their home games in the daytime.

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Take me out to the ball game Take me out with the crowd Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks I don’t care if I never get back Let me root, root, root For the home team If they don’t win it’s a shame Aahh.

For it’s one, Two, Three strikes you’re out At the old ball game

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