2012 Defiance College Baseball Media Guide

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MEET THE JACKETS

DC BASEBALL 2012 Dave

Nicholas

Senior - C 6-3 - 205 Bats R - Throws R Xenia, Ohio Xenia HS

Senior - P 6-4 - 195 Bats R - Throws R Ottawa Lake, Ohio Whiteford HS

RILEY

BRATT

#8

AVG GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB PO A E FLD% 2008 .167 11 24 3 4 0 0 1 3 2 8 0 31 6 1 .974 2009 .207 12 29 2 6 0 0 0 5 3 10 0 28 3 0 1.00 2010 Did not play due to injury. 2011 .255 33 98 8 25 7 0 0 8 10 20 0 166 28 4 .980 Career .232 56 151 13 35 7 0 1 16 15 38 0 225 37 5 .981

2011 at Defiance: Returned to Defiance lineup by starting all 33 games played behind the plate … Had breakout year with .255 batting average, 25 hits and a team-leading seven doubles in first year as starter … Ranked fourth on squad with .438 on-base percentage and .980 fielding percentage … Led all Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference catchers with 15 runners caught stealing … Racked up seven multi-hit games and a .310 average through first 21 contests … Batted .366 in 14 non-conference affairs … Named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team … Selected as Honorable Mention All-HCAC.

2009 2010 2011 Career

ERA W L G GS 9.00 0 0 7 0 5.63 3 2 10 9 Did not play due to injury 6.18 3 2 17 9

#11

CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO HR AB B/AVG 0 0 1 9.0 16 9 6 4 1 40 .400 1 0 0 46.1 57 29 35 27 1 193 .295 1 0 1 55.1 73 38 41 31 2 233 .313

2010 at Defiance: Assumed role of staff ace during sophomore campaign … Led team with nine starts and three wins on the bump … Ranked second on the roster with 46.1 innings of work and 27 strikeouts … Set personal bests in those statistics, as well as with a 5.63 earnedrun average … Went 3-0 with a 2.54 ERA in games won by Defiance … Posted a 3.06 ERA over first five starts of the season … Tossed a complete game in a 5-2 victory at Bluffton on March 31 … Tied for second among all Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference pitchers with seven games started in league play … Ranked 11th in the HCAC with 5.63 ERA among pitchers with at least five starts.

2009 at Defiance: Started five games and saw time in 12 contests behind the plate … Ended with 29 at bats, six hits and five runs batted in. 2009 at Defiance: Piled up nine innings of work on the mound over seven appearances during rookie season … Turned in a scoreless outing against 2008 at Defiance: Earned time in 11 games as DC’s backup catcher … Trine on March 25. Started nine of those contests … Belted first collegiate home run on April 18 against Rose-Hulman. High School: Two-time letterman on the diamond during time at Whiteford High … Played under head coaches Mark and Steve Draper … Named High School: Xenia High graduate lettered three times under coach Rick Most Improved Player as a junior … Named Scholar-Athlete as a senior … Lorenzo … Two-time team captain … Winner of the Coaches’ Award … Named Four-time member of Academic Honor Roll. Best Defensive Player … Named First-Team All-Greene County … Honorable Mention All-Greater Western Ohio Conference selection … Four-time member Personal: Son of Ervin and Toni Bratt … Majoring in molecular biology with of Academic Honor Roll … GWOC All-Academic student-athlete. a minor in chemistry.

Patrick

Personal: Son of Pat and Robin Riley … Majoring in integrated social studies.

MASOPUST

Adrian

SERRATO Freshman - OF 5-8 - 175 Bats R - Throws R Dade City, Florida Pasco HS

#9

Sophomore - 1B 6-0 - 225 Bats L - Throws R Royal Oak, Michigan Shrine Catholic HS

#12

AVG GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB PO A E FLD% 2011 .220 18 41 1 9 1 0 0 3 4 10 0 63 5 4 .944 Career .220 18 41 1 9 1 0 0 3 4 10 0 63 5 4 .944

High School: Attended Pasco High … Played for head coach Ricky Giles. 2011 at Defiance: Earned playing time in 18 games as a freshman … Batted .250 and reached safely in seven-of-nine starts … Posted .500 Personal: Son of Raymundo and Maria Serrato … Majoring in nursing. batting average when leading off a frame … Ranked fourth on squad with 63 putouts and nine games played as a reserve.

Matt

GOODPASTER Freshman - P 5-10 - 160 Bats L - Throws L Kettering, Ohio Kettering Fairmont HS

High School: Earned trio of varsity letters on the diamond for Shrine High … Played for head coach Chris Bailey … Selected as a team captain … Named Honorable Mention All-Oakland County … All-Catholic League selection … Member of all-area dream team.

#10

Personal: Son of Allen and Nora Masopust … Majoring in sport management.

High School: Four-time letterman for head coach Kent Drake at Kettering Fairmont High … Named team’s Most Improved Player as a senior … Earned pair of Scholar-Athlete Awards. Personal: Son of Keith and Linda Goodpaster … Majoring in business administration.

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