LAST SEASON: Solid contributor on mound during rookie campaign for Bucs...Appeared in seven contests, posting 1-0 mark with 5.25 ERA...Struck out 11 in 12 innings of work while walking just one...PERSONAL: Neil Robert Patnaude was born on March 21, 1989 in Lawrence, Mass. ...Son of David and Susan Patnaude...Has three younger brothers: Brad (17), Todd (12) and Marc (12)...Three-sport letterwinner at North Andover High, where he was the soccer MVP as a junior and received the Coaches' Award in both baseball and track as a senior...Also received Good Sportsmanship Award in soccer during senior season...Recorded two years of perfect attendance at North Andover High...Lists favorites as steak (food), Flags of Our Fathers (book), Angels In The Outfield (movie) and the Red Sox and Celtics (sports teams).