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Zach Zarzour MIF • Sr. • 5-10 • 158 Ooltewah, Tenn.

Jake Rowland OF • R-So. • 6-1 • 182 Decatur, Tenn.

Andrew Contreras INF • Fr. • 5-10 • 155 Grand Terrace, Calif.

Tyler Brazelton OF • R-Fr. • 5-6 • 170 Huntsville, Ala.

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Kyle Keatts UTL • Fr. • 5-11 • 175 Jupiter, Fla.

Nick Williams RHP • Fr. • 6-2 • 185 Rome, Ga.

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Jordan Hopkins C • Jr. • 5-10 • 169 Knoxville, Tenn.

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David Allen OF • Jr. • 5-10 • 176 Knoxville, Tenn.

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Jacob Honea RHP • Jr. • 6-0 • 183 Tullahoma, Tenn.

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Johnny Carpenter OF • Fr. • 5-10 • 170 West Palm Beach, Fla.

Ross Spurgeon RHP • Sr. • 6-2 • 210 Cookeville, Tenn.

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Hunter Hudson INF/OF • R-Fr. • 5-10 • 178 Dunlap, Tenn.

Matt Cunningham INF • Fr. • 6-2 • 210 Powell, Tenn.

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Anthony El Chibani OF • Fr. • 6-1 • 200 Knoxville, Tenn.

Zach Stephens 1B • Sr. • 6-0 • 225 Hixson, Tenn.

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Garrett Baugh RHP • Sr. • 6-1 • 215 Ooltewah, Tenn.

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Seth Lucio RHP • Jr. • 5-10 • 1173 Locust Grove, Ga.

Dylan Bosheers MIF • Jr. • 6-0 • 180 Lawrenceburg, Tenn.

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Justin Alexander RHP • Jr. • 5-11 • 186 Knoxville, Tenn.

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Stanton Taylor RHP • Sr. • 6-0 • 160 Hawley, Texas

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Connor Goodspeed UTL • Jr. • 5-11 • 195 Jackson, Miss.

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Brandon Thomasson OF/DH • Sr. • 6-4 • 218 Royal Palm Beach, Fla.

Luke Nientimp RHP • R-Fr. • 6-4 • 183 Erie, Pa.

Brandon Turner Assistant Coach Third Season

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Cody Church Assistant Coach Second Season

Vann Boyce LHP • Jr. • 6-2 • 230 Fayetteville, Tenn.

Cain Sloan RHP • Jr. • 6-2 • 230 Lebanon, Tenn.

Austin Tolle RHP • Jr. • 6-2 • 175 Hudson, Fla.

Daniel Miles MIF • Sr. • 5-10 • 158 Ooltewah, Tenn.

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Chris Chism RHP • Jr. • 6-1 • 205 Tampa, Fla.

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John Gora LHP • Jr. • 5-11 • 190 Canfield, Ohio

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Jordan Parris C • Sr. • 6-2 • 192 Tullahoma, Tenn.

Jeb Scoggins RHP • Jr. • 5-9 • 175 Cleveland, Tenn.

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David Hess RHP • Jr. • 6-1 • 198 Tullahoma, Tenn.

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Evan Fraliex RHP • Fr. • 6-2 • 220 Lexington, Ky.

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Scotty Adkins C • Fr. • 6-1 • 210 Madison, Ala.

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Kyle Medley Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season

Larry Bragga Director of Operations Seventh Season


2014 TECH BASEBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS

QUICK FACTS GENERAL

Name . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee Tech University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cookeville, Tenn. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1915 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,118 Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio Valley (OVC) Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Eagles Colors: . . . Purple (PMS 266) & Gold (PMS 109) Mascot: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Awesome Eagle President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Philip Oldham Director of Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Wilson

BASEBALL HISTORY

First Year of Baseball in OVC: . . . . . . . . . . . 1949 All-Time Overall Record: . . . . 1,266-1,312-27 (.491) All-Time OVC Record: . . . . . . . 481-526-6 (.478) OVC Regular Season Championships: . . . . . . 8 OVC Tournament Appearances: . . . . . . . . . . . 16 OVC Tournament Championships: . . . . . . . . . 3 OVC Tournament Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-27 NCAA Tournament Appearances: . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NCAA Tournament Record: . . . . . . . . . 3-8 (.273)

TEAM INFORMATION

2013 Record (Final Ranking): . . . . . . 40-17 (RV) 2013 OVC Record (Finish): . . . . . . . . . . 24-6 (1st) Positional Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . 16/15 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

FACILITY INFORMATION

Facility: . . . . . . Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,100 Dimensions: . . . L 329; LC 365; C 405; RC 360; R 330 Surface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural Grass

Quick Facts ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Bush Stadium at the Averitt Express Baseball Complex ................................................................................................... 2-3 Coaching Staff ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4-12 2014 Roster Information ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 2013 OVC Champions .............................................................................................................................................................. 14-15 Players ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 16-68 The Seniors ............................................................................................................................................................ 16-33 The Juniors ............................................................................................................................................................. 34-47 The Redshirts ......................................................................................................................................................... 48-51 The Newcomers ................................................................................................................................................... 52-68 OVC Digital Network ....................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Coaching Staff ............................................................................................................................................................................ 50-57 2014 Opponents ........................................................................................................................................................................ 70-74 Ohio Valley Conference ........................................................................................................................................................... 75-76 2013 OVC Stats ........................................................................................................................................................................... 77-82 2013 Season in Review ............................................................................................................................................................ 83-87 Honors & Awards ....................................................................................................................................................................... 88-90 The Last Time It Happened ........................................................................................................................................................... 91 Annual Leaders .......................................................................................................................................................................... 92-93 Individual Career Records ...................................................................................................................................................... 94-95 Individual Season Records ..................................................................................................................................................... 96-97 Team Records ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 98 Individual Records ........................................................................................................................................................................... 99 All-Time Participants ........................................................................................................................................................... 100-101 Tech in the Pros .............................................................................................................................................................................. 102 Tech in the Draft ................................................................................................................................................................... 103-108 All-Time Series Results ................................................................................................................................................................. 109 Hall of Fame ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 110 Tech Athletics Individual Honors ............................................................................................................................................. 111 Athletic Performance Center ............................................................................................................................................ 112-113 University Administration .......................................................................................................................................................... 114 Tech Athletics Staff ....................................................................................................................................................................... 115 Athletics Administration .................................................................................................................................................... 116-117 Sports Information Staff .................................................................................................................................................... 118-120 About Tech ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 121 Must See Cookeville ..................................................................................................................................................................... 122 The Upper Cumberland .............................................................................................................................................................. 123 Feeling Lost? ................................................................................................................................................................................... 124 2014 NCAA College World Series ............................................................................................................................................. 125 2014 Schedule ................................................................................................................................................................................ 126

On the Cover (from left to right): Seniors Zach Zarzour, Daniel Miles, Zach Stephens, and Brandon Thomasson (crouching).

BASEBALL STAFF

Head Coach (Yr): . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Bragga (11) Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255-287-2 (.471) Assistant Coach (Yr): . . . . . . Brandon Turner (3) Assistant Coach (Yr): . . . . . . . . Cody Church (2) Volunteer Assistant (Yr): . . . . . Kyle Medley (2) Director of Operations (Yr): . . . Larry Bragga (7) Athletic Trainer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Graham Strength & Conditioning: . . . . . . Casey Kramer Baseball Office Phone: . . . . . . . (931) 372-6546

SPORTS INFORMATION

SI Coordinator (Baseball): . . . . . . Mike Lehman Email: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mlehman@tntech.edu Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (931) 372-6139 Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (224) 639-3710 Bush Stadium Press Box: . . . . . (931) 372-6077 Athletics Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . ttusports.com Athletics Twitter: . . . . . . . . @TTUGoldenEagles Baseball Twitter: . . . . . . . . . . @TNTech_Baseball

On the Back Cover (from left to right): Seniors Stanton Taylor, Garrett Baugh, Ross Spurgeon, and Jordan Parris.

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This digital media guide was produced by the Tennessee Tech Sports Information office . Tennessee Tech University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its program and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of Diversity & Legal Affairs, PO Box 5164, Cookeville, TN 38505, 931-372-3016. R######### Credits: This guide is a publication of the Tennessee Tech University Sports Information Office. Written, designed, and produced by Mike Lehman, with assistance from Dylan Vazzano, Matt Wagner, and Rob Schabert. Special thanks to Matt Bragga and his staff and the Golden Eagle players, and to Roman Stone and his staff. Special thanks also go to Dean Carothers, Ben Corda, and their staff (for unselfishly helping the SID office in a variety of technical matters), Tony Marable, Kim Nash, Kim Meredith, opponent SIDs, and Kyle Schwartz at the OVC office. Cover design: WD Stone and Associates. Photography: TTU Photo Services, Tony Marable, Ben Corda, Mike Lehman, Rob Schabert.

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B U S H S TA D I U M

Built in 1978, Bush Stadium at the Averitt Express Baseball Complex has been the home of Tennessee Tech baseball for more than 40 years. The Golden Eagles moved into the stadium at the start of the 1978 season, and won the first game ever played there, a 7-6 win over Eastern Kentucky. But Bush Stadium hasn’t always looked the way it does today.

In 2000 the team added a batting cage to the facility. The cage is inside a 3,600 square foot covered building adjacent to the clubhouse. With all the additions over the years, Bush Stadium at the Averitt Express Baseball Complex has transformed into a first-class baseball facility, and is truly a home field advantage to Tech baseball players.

Over the past 15 years the facility has seen tremendous upgrades. In 1995 the stadium saw the addition of its 3,240 square-foot clubhouse. Among the features of the clubhouse are player and coaches’ locker rooms, coaches’ offices, team weight room and a team lounge area. In 1997 lights were added to the facility and the Golden Eagles played their first night game at home on March 25, 1997, a 9-6 loss to Tennessee. At the time, Tech was only the fourth school in the Ohio Valley Conference to have a lighted baseball field. The facility was dedicated as “Bush Stadium” in 1997 in honor of Howell W. Bush, who donated the funds needed to bring lights to the facility. The next addition to the facility came just a year later, in 1998, when a new press box was added to the top of the stands. The 460 square foot press box features three separate rooms to house game management, home and visiting media.

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ABOUT BUSH STADIUM

Howell W. Bush

First game: March 25, 1978 (TTU 7, E. Kentucky 6)

Dedicated: Howell W. Bush Stadium (1997)

First win: March 25, 1978 (TTU 7, E. Kentucky 6)

Seating capacity: 1,100

Home record under Bragga: 123-104-1 (.542) 2012 home record: 15-16 (.484)

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Dimensions: Left Field: 329 ft. Left Center: 365 ft. Center Field: 405 ft. Right Center: 360 ft. Right Field: 330 ft.


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T H E C O A C H I N G S TA F F DIRECTOR OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS

LARRY BRAGGA VOLUNTEER COACH

KYLE MEDLEY

HEAD COACH

MATT BRAGGA

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T H E C O A C H I N G S TA F F ASSISTANT COACH

CODY CHURCH

ASSISTANT COACH/ RECRUITING COORDINATOR

BRANDON TURNER

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HEAD COACH

MATT BRAGGA 11TH SEASON • KENTUCKY, 1994 2010, 2013 OVC COACH OF THE YEAR

The 2013 and 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year and the 2009 Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year, Matt Bragga recently finished his 10th season at the helm of the Tennessee Tech baseball team, leading the 2013 Golden Eagles to their third OVC championship season in the past five years. 2013 was another record-breaking year for Bragga’s squad as they compiled a school record 40 wins and an Ohio Valley Conference record 24 victories. The 2013 squad ranked near the top in the nation in several major categories, covering all facets of the game: pitching, defense, and offense. The team ranked seventh in the country in scoring (7.3 runs/game), 13th in fielding percentage (.979), seventh in home runs per game (.95), 26th in batting average (.303), eighth in slugging percentage (.464), and second in strikeouts per nine innings (9.0). The 2013 club also had eight members make the All-OVC first or second team, six of whom were underclassmen. The team also had one National Player of the week and one National Pitcher of the week. The 2013 baseball team tied a school record with a 14-game win streak and beat the No. 2 nationally ranked Vanderbilt Commodores on the road. No team in any sport, in the history of Tennessee Tech athletics had ever beaten a higher ranked team prior to the win at Vanderbilt. At the conclusion of the 2013 season, Bragga’s Golden Eagles compiled an 8-4 record against teams that reached the 64 team NCAA Regional field including a mark of 5-3 against opponents ranked in the top 35 in the country. Off the field, the 2013 team excelled as well, as they set a program record for team G.P.A. They finished the fall semester with a 3.177 mark and bettered that in the spring with 3.215. Twenty-six out of 35 team members had a 3.0 G.P.A. or higher this spring. This is the fifth year out of the past six where a new team G.P.A. record was set and then broken the next school year. In 2012, one of Bragga’s former student-athletes, Stephen Pryor, reached the Major Leagues with the Seattle Mariners. Pryor had been a fifth round pick of the Seattle Mariners in 2010 and flashed a 100 mph fastball in his MLB debut against the Chicago White Sox in June of 2012. Offensively in 2012, the Golden Eagles were splendid, ranking 26th in the nation in batting average (.299), 13th in home runs per game (.92), 19th in on base percentage (.391), and 29th in slugging percentage (.434). On the mound, Matthew Shepherd helped lead the pitching staff and was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the June MLB draft. Five players from the 2012 team were named All-Conference and powerhitting first baseman Zach Stephens was named second team All-Region. The 2011 Golden Eagles finished fourth in the league standings as four student-athletes were named to All-OVC teams. Slugger Zach Stephens was named to the TPX freshman All-American Team and 2010 First Team All-American Chad Oberacker was drafted for the second time in his Tech career, going to the Oakland Athletics. In the classroom, the 2011 team posted the best team G.P.A. in school history with a 2.94 combined fall and spring mark. In 2010 the Golden Eagles finished the season winning 15 of their last 16 conference games to win the Ohio Valley Conference regular season championship,

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T H E C O A C H I N G S TA F F their second title in as many years. The team was also voted the league’s Sportsmanship Award winner. 2010 also marked the first time in history that the Tech program had won 30+ games in a season for three straight years. Individually, five team members were voted to All-Conference teams and sluggers Chad Oberacker and A.J. KirbyJones were both named TPX/ABCA first team All-Americans, the first time in school history that two players had been named first team All-America in one decade, let alone one season. Beyond being ranked 29th nationally in batting average (.332) and 12th in strikeouts per nine innings (8.7), the team also boasted the second highest team G.P.A. in its history, garnering a 2.915. The 2010 club also set a program record for Major League Baseball draft picks in a season when four Golden Eagles heard their names called in the MLB Draft. Right handed flame thrower Stephen Pryor went to the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round, all-time home run king A.J. Kirby-Jones went to the Oakland A’s in the ninth round, all-time hits leader Chad Oberacker went to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round, and power left handed pitcher Adam Liberatore was chosen by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 21st round. All four of these young men are still playing as Pryor is in the big leagues with the Mariners, Liberatore in Triple A with the Rays, Oberacker in Double A with the A’s, and Kirby-Jones in Double A with the Padres. In 2009, the Golden Eagles made a thrilling run to sweep the Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament and eliminate No. 14 Alabama from the NCAA regionals, setting the standard for what proved to be an epic 2010 season. They finished the 2009 season with a 31-24-1 record, marking the first back-to-back 30-win seasons in Tech history. The Golden Eagles swept the OVC tournament, going 4-0, including back-to-back extra-inning victories over Jacksonville State to clinch the OVC title. They went on to the NCAA regional in Clemson, S.C., where they eliminated No. 14 Alabama before being eliminated by eventual regional-champion Clemson. The Golden Eagles had two all-conference team members, six all-tournament team members, and the OVC tournament MVP in A.J. Kirby-Jones. Alex Henry was also named to the all-regional team at the Clemson Regional. Following the 2009 season, pitcher Ryan Dennick was drafted by Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals. Off the field the 2009 club established the top G.P.A. mark in school history with a 2.928 mark for the year. Bragga has built a solid foundation for his program — on the field and in the classroom — during his nine and a half years as head coach, and knows that Tech baseball will continue to reach new heights in and out of the Ohio Valley Conference. In 2011, 10 Golden Eagles were named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, bringing the total number of players who have earned the honor to 65. This is

the second time at least 10 Golden Eagles have been named to the honor roll in a season under Bragga. The veteran coach continues his work toward redefining the program with high ideals and even greater expectations. Taking over the head coaching reins in January 2004, Bragga has shown the dedication needed to win multiple OVC championships, and his players exhibit that same down-to-earth determination, day-in and day-out. His plan has brought about marked improvements in the team’s on-field performance, academic performance, alumni support and program facilities. On the field, Bragga’s silent resolve has taken the program from a 13-42 record in his first full year in 2005, improving 5.5 games in 2006 with a record of 18-36, making an eight game improvement in 2007 with a record of 26-28, and another seven game improvement in 2008 as the Golden Eagles went 35-23-1, leading to the OVC championship and an NCAA Regional berth in 2009 and two more OVC Championships in 2010 and 2013. With success on the recruiting trails, Bragga continues to take the baseball program to a new level. Before taking the head coaching position at Tech, Bragga spent three and a half years as an assistant coach at Birmingham Southern College under head coach Brian Shoop from July 2000 to December 2003. He spent the majority of his time at BSC working as the hitting and outfielder coach as well as recruiting for the Panthers. Under Bragga’s direction, BSC hitters batted a combined .316 during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2004, after accepting the job as Tennessee Tech head coach Bragga, led his former Birmingham-Southern ball club win the Big South Conference title, winning 47 games and losing just 18. They received an at-large birth to the NCAA Regional’s in Athens, GA in BSC’s first year eligible for NCAA D-I post season play. In 2003, the BSC team went 33-18 as 10 Panthers hit over .300 for a team batting average of .318. The Panthers scored 7.9 runs per game which ranked 15th in

Tech Players Drafted Under Bragga

Zac Cole — Baltimore Orioles, 2007 Bubbie Buzachero — Toronto Blue Jays, 2007, 14th Round Scott Dunham — Witchita Wingnuts, 2007 Jake New — Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008, 15th Round Ryan Dennick — Kansas City Royals, 2009, 22nd Round AJ Kirby-Jones — Oakland A’s, 2010, 9th Round Stephen Pryor — Seattle Mariners, 2010, 5th Round Lee Henry — Pensacola Pelicans, 2010 Adam Liberatore —Tampa Bay Rays, 2010, 21st Round Chad Oberacker — Oakland A’s, 2011, 25th Round Matthew Shepherd — San Diego Padres, 2012, 31st Round Tristan Archer — Milwaukee Brewers, 2013, 21st Round

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T H E C O A C H I N G S TA F F During his time at Bevill, his teams compiled a 148-86 record and BSCC went from a .343 winning percentage prior to Bragga’s arrival, to one of Alabama’s best Community/Junior College programs, amassing a remarkable .630 winning percentage during his time. Before jumping into the college ranks, Bragga served as head coach for the Junior American Legion Baseball Team Post 208 that won the Alabama state championship in 1996. That same year, he also took on the role as assistant coach for the Tuscaloosa County High School baseball squad. One aspect that makes Bragga such an influential coach, and what some describe as a player’s coach, is that he has coached and played at nearly every level of baseball. Bragga played his collegiate career for the University of Kentucky Wildcats, earning four letters from 1991 to 1994. He played multiple positions at Kentucky, including outfield, catcher, first base and designated hitter, and also excelled at the plate. Bragga earned multiple honors including second-team All-Southeast region and Southeastern Conference all-tournament first-team in 1993. In his senior season Bragga finished with a .408 batting average in SEC play, which ranked him second in the league. He also etched his name in the Kentucky baseball record books, ranking among UK’s all-time best in multiple season and career categories. During Bragga’s fouryear career with UK, the baseball team compiled the most wins in any four-year period of UK baseball, a record which was recently broken by the 2005-2008 Kentucky squads.

Matt and Elisa with Luke and Emerson NCAA Division I. For the 2002 season, BSC’s first as an NCAA D-I member, the Panthers finished with a 32-20 record. Before moving to the NCAA Division I for the 2002 season, the Panthers won the school’s first ever NAIA National Championship in 2001 as 11 Panthers hit .300 or better and averaged 8.5 runs per game. In 2001, the Panthers set a school record for most wins in a season, going 55-11. Bragga also owned some head coaching experience before coming to Tech. At the age of 25, prior to his role at Birmingham Southern, Bragga served as the head coach at Bevill State (Ala.) Community College for four seasons. Bragga took over a Bevill State baseball program that, prior to his arrival, had an all-time record of 175-350 (.343), and was considered by many one of the worst programs in the state of Alabama. With the Bears going 39-20 in 1998, Bragga’s second season at Bevill State resulted in a school record for most wins in one season. That team also participated in the schools first-ever postseason tournament. In 1999, Bragga led his squad to a 40-19 record, surpassing his previous record and taking the team to another regional tournament.

After graduating from Kentucky with a degree in communications, Bragga signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds organization in 1994. He played one season in the Pioneer League with the Butte (Montana) Copper Kings before moving to Charleston, W.Va., to play with the Cincinnati Reds’ Single A affiliate the following season. Bragga earned his master’s degree from the University of Alabama. Matt is married to the former Elisa Currins, a 1997 graduate of the University of Alabama. The couple are the proud parents of two children — Luke and Emerson.

Matt Bragga in the UK Record Book

(Where he ranked at the conclusion of his career)

T-3rd.............Games played in a season (1993).....................................62 T-4th.............Games started in a season (1993)....................................61 6th................At bats in a season (1993).............................................. 240 T-8th.............Runs scored in a season (1994).........................................64 8th................Triples in a season (1994)....................................................5 8th................Career batting average ................................................ .338 10th..............Hits in a season (1994)......................................................83

BRAGGA’S COACHING HISTORY

Conf. NCAA Year Team Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Finish Tour Tour Notes 1997 Bevill State CC 1998 Bevill State CC 39-20 .661 N/A N/A N/A N/A School Record for Wins 1999 Bevill State CC 40-19 .678 N/A N/A N/A N/A School Record for Wins 2000 Bevill State CC Head Coach 148-86 .632 2001 Birmingham Southern 55-11 .833 N/A N/A N/A N/A School Record for Wins, NAIA Champions 2002 Birmingham Southern N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A First Season at NCAA Level 2003 Birmingham Southern N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Assistant Coach 55-11 2004 Tennessee Tech 15-31 .326 10-16 .385 8/10 – – 2005 Tennessee Tech 13-42 .236 6-20 .231 9/10 – – 2006 Tennessee Tech 18-36 .333 11-16 .407 7/10 – – 2007 Tennessee Tech 26-28 .481 12-15 .444 8/10 – – 2008 Tennessee Tech 35-23-1 .603 13-14 .481 5/10 2-2 – 2009 Tennessee Tech 31-24-1 .564 10-11-1 .476 5/10 4-0 – OVC Tournament Champs, NCAA Clemson Regional 2010 Tennessee Tech 31-25 .554 14-6 .700 1/10 1-2 1-2 OVC Regular Season Champs 2011 Tennessee Tech 25-29 .463 12-12 .500 4/10 1-2 – 2012 Tennessee Tech 21-32 .396 10-16 .385 8/10 – – 2013 Tennessee Tech 40-17 .702 24-6 .800 1/10 1-2 – OVC Regular Season Champs Head Coach 255-287-2 .471 122-132 .480 9-8 1-2

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BRANDON TURNER THIRD SEASON MISSISSIPPI STATE, 2007 A former All-American and All-SEC performer, Brandon Turner returns for his third season as a member of the Tennessee Tech baseball staff, bringing a wealth of experience both as a former player and as a coach. Since joining the Golden Eagle staff, Turner has worked with the infielders and hitters and heads all recruiting responsibilities. In the 2013 season, the Golden Eagle team ranked seventh in the nation in scoring (7.3 runs/game), seventh in home runs per game (.95), eighth in slugging percentage (.464), 13th in fielding percentage (.979), and 26th in batting average (.303). The team shattered the previous program record for fielding percentage of .969. In 2012, Tech finished in the top 50% in the country in fielding percentage. The Golden Eagles were even better offensively, ranking in the top 30 in a majority of offensive categories. On the recruiting trail, Tennessee Tech has seen results since Turner has taken over as recruiting coordinator. In just one season in his new position, Turner helped bring three players who went on to garner all-conference honors as well as play crucial roles in breaking the school record for wins and becoming the program’s first 40-win team as well as winning an OVC Title. He also led the signing of a top 100 class for 2013 graduates, according to Perfect Game. Recruited by Bragga out of Walker Valley High School, Turner eventually joined the Mississippi State Bulldogs, where he quickly made a name for himself. Named second-team NCBWA All-American as a shortstop in 2007, he wrapped up his sensational freshman campaign earning consensus Freshman All-American honors due in large part to his .399 batting average, which ranked second in the SEC. He was the first Bulldog since Rafael Palmeiro to finish a season with a batting average that high, ranking 10th on the Mississippi State all-time list for single-season batting average. Also in 2007, Turner participated in the College World Series where he went 5-for-9 with a home run in two games. Entering his sophomore season, Turner received preseason All-American honors from both the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball and was voted one of the top three most pure hitters in the SEC according to College Baseball Insider. In 2008, Turner was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 12th round. As a member of the Jamestown Jammers, Turner finished third in the New York-Penn League in batting average with a .331 clip. He was named to the NYPL All-Star Game for his efforts. The Jammers went on to be defeated in the NYPL Championship Series. In 2009, he was promoted to the Single-A Greensboro Grasshoppers where he hit .281 while performing under a utility role in the infield. Turner began coaching in 2009 where he was appointed head coaching duties of the 17U Chattanooga Cyclones. In the fall of 2009, he was named the head of advanced scouting and infield coach for the Lee University Flames. That same year, Turner helped guide the Flames to the NAIA National Championship Game where he coached future professional players Jose Cuevas, Junior Rodriguez, Scott Swinson, and Matt Gilson. Following his time at Lee, Turner moved on to Carson-Newman, where he took on several responsibilities, including the infield, hitting and recruiting. During his time in Jefferson City, Tenn., Carson-Newman finished in the top 65 in the nation in fielding percentage. The team finished with an overall record of 27-27, ranking fourth in the conference. In 2011, Turner was named head coach of the Tennessee Styx, leading them to the regular season co-Championship in the Great South Collegiate Summer League. Brandon and his wife Morgan (Lyle) currently reside in Cookeville.

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ASSISTANT COACH

CODY CHURCH SECOND SEASON LINCOLN MEMORIAL, 2011 Cody Church enters his second season as a member of the Golden Eagle coaching staff after spending a year as an assistant coach at Presbyterian College. Serving primarily as an infield and hitting coach, Church also held duties including first base coaching responsibilities, recruiting, field maintenance, academic progress, and game operations. During his time at Presbyterian, the team recorded its best record since becoming a Division I institution. Included in that record were key victories over Clemson, Duke, and #13 ranked UCF. As an infield coach, he helped guide a group which started two true freshmen, to a fielding percentage of .966. The mark was good enough for fourth in the Big South Conference. The team also finished second in the conference with 35 home runs. Church first attended Roane State Community College during 2008. He started as a right fielder in addition to being one of the top pitchers out of the bullpen. After transferring to Lincoln Memorial University as an outfielder in 2009, Church helped the team achieve a ranking as a high as #21 in the nation. In his junior season, he began his transition to becoming a full-time pitcher. The summer following his junior season, Church participated in the Southeast Collegiate Baseball League as a member of the Florida Oranges in Jacksonville, Fla. During that time, he led the team in every pitching category and threw the first no-hitter in league history. He wrapped up a stellar summer with a complete-game shutout in the first round of the playoffs. In his senior season, Church was voted team captain and led the team to its best conference finish since becoming an NCAA member. He also led the team with six victories and added two saves in over 40 innings of work. Church attended Seymour High School in Seymour, Tenn., where he was an all-state utility player his senior season. He helped lead the team to a final four appearance and a school record 31 wins. He also led the state with a .546 batting average. Church was a three-time all-district selection and also earned all-region honors as a senior.

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T H E C O A C H I N G S TA F F #34

VOLUNTEER COACH

KYLE MEDLEY SECOND SEASON BELHAVEN COLLEGE, 2009 Kyle Medley returns for his second season with the Tennessee Tech coaching staff after gaining experience as both an assistant and head coach at several different levels. Over the past year, he spent time as the assistant coach in charge of pitching at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. In his time there, Medley helped coach a team that achieved several different accomplishments. Mississippi Gulf Coast earned a ranking as high as #22 in the nation during Medley’s tenure. The team recorded an ERA of 3.10, good for a top-10 ranking at the DII JUCO level. The team was a participant in the Region 23 tournament as well as the MACJC state runner-up. Medley also held a head coaching position in 2012, as well as the general manager position for the Lexington Hustlers of the Great Lakes Collegiate League. During his time as the head man, the Hustlers recorded their highest number of wins in program history as well as their best conference finish in program history. Prior to his head coaching job for the Hustlers, Medley served as the head coach and assistant general manager for the Marion Bobcats of the Ohio Valley League. In 2011, the team recorded its highest winning percentage and highest league finish. Medley earned his associates degree in history and business from Saint Catherine College in 2007. He then transferred to Belhaven College where he earned his bachelor’s degree in history. Medley earned his master’s in teaching out of the University of the Cumberlands. During his time at Belhaven College, Medley was a two-time Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Relief Pitcher of the Year. He attained NAIA All-American status as a relief pitcher in 2009 when he ranked fourth nationally in saves. He also stands as the all-time career leader in saves at Belhaven with 23. He finished both second and third in single season saves with 10 and 13 in his two years at Belhaven.

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T H E C O A C H I N G S TA F F #41

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

LARRY BRAGGA SEVENTH SEASON OHIO STATE, 1967

Larry Bragga is in his seventh season as a member of the Golden Eagle staff, handling a variety of duties to help build the program directed by his son, Matt. Larry graduated from The Ohio State University in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and speech, then moved to Kent State University where he received his master’s in education administration. Larry was a high school principal for 24 years at Jefferson High School and Riverside High School before retiring in 1997. He was elected and served as mayor of Jefferson, Ohio, for seven years before resigning to join Matt’s staff and the Golden Eagles. Larry has coached baseball all his life, coaching high school baseball at Harbor High School, summer ball at all levels, and assisting Matt at Bevill (Ala.) State Community College, before arriving at Tech. He has coached and recruited several collegiate, minor and major league players during his many years in baseball. He joined the Tech staff in August 2006. Larry serves as bench coach, coordinates recruiting, handles administrative duties and coaches the mental game. Larry and his wife, Carol, are the proud grandparents of Luke, Elle and Emerson.

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2 0 1 4 R O S T E R I N F O R M AT I O N NUMERICAL ROSTER / KEY RETURNEES & LOSSES No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24/46 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 37 42/51 44

Name Zach Zarzour Jake Rowland Andrew Contreras Tyler Brazelton Seth Lucio Dylan Bosheers Jeb Scoggins Kyle Keatts Nick Williams Jacob Honea Garrett Baugh Justin Alexander Vann Boyce John Gora Jordan Hopkins Johnny Carpenter Ross Spurgeon Stanton Taylor Connor Goodspeed Cain Sloan Daniel Miles David Allen Hunter Hudson Matt Cunningham David Hess Jordan Parris Chris Chism Evan Fraliex Anthony El Chibani Zach Stephens Brandon Thomasson Luke Nientimp Austin Tolle Scotty Adkins

Cl. Pos. Sr. MIF R-So. OF Fr. INF R-Fr. OF Jr. RHP Jr. MIF Jr. RHP Fr. UTL Fr. RHP Jr. RHP Sr. RHP Jr. RHP Jr. LHP Jr. LHP Jr. C Fr. OF Sr. RHP Sr. RHP Jr. UTL Jr. RHP Sr. INF Jr. OF R-Fr. INF/OF Fr. INF Jr. RHP Sr. C Jr. RHP Fr. RHP Fr. OF Sr. 1B Sr. OF/DH R-Fr. RHP Jr. RHP Fr. C

B/T R/R L/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/L L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R

Ht. 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-6 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-1

Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 158 Ooltewah, Tenn. (Chattanooga State CC) 182 Decatur, Tenn. (Tennessee) 155 Grand Terrace, Calif. (Colton HS) 170 Huntsville, Ala. (Sparkman HS) 173 Locust Grove, Ga. (Locust Grove HS) 180 Lawrenceburg, Tenn. (Lawrence County HS) 175 Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland State CC) 175 Jupiter, Fla. (Jupiter Community HS) 185 Rome, Ga. (Pepperell HS) 183 Tullahoma, Tenn. (Motlow State CC) 215 Ooltewah, Tenn. (Ooltewah HS) 186 Knoxville, Tenn. (Webb School of Knoxville) 230 Fayetteville, Tenn. (Dyersburg State CC) 190 Canfield, Ohio (Lakeland CC) 169 Knoxville, Tenn. (Grace Christian Academy) 170 West Palm Beach, Fla. (The King’s Academy) 210 Cookeville, Tenn. (Cleveland State CC) 160 Hawley, Texas (Western Texas College) 195 Jackson, Miss. (Hinds CC) 230 Lebanon, Tenn. (Volunteer State CC) 190 Pascagoula, Miss. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) 176 Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) 178 Dunlap, Tenn. (Sequatchie County HS) 210 Powell, Tenn. (Grace Christian Academy) 198 Tullahoma, Tenn. (Tullahoma HS) 192 Tullahoma, Tenn. (Columbia State CC) 205 Tampa, Fla. (St. Petersburg College) 220 Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic HS) 200 Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) 225 Hixson, Tenn. (Soddy-Daisy HS) 218 Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Marion Military Institute) 183 Erie, Pa. (Erie McDowell HS) 175 Hudson, Fla. (Pasco Hernando CC) 210 Madison, Ala. (James Clemens HS)

Head Coach: #27 Matt Bragga, 11th Year Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: #38 Brandon Turner, Third Year Assistant Coach: #16 Cody Church, Second Year Volunteer Assistant Coach: #34 Kyle Medley, Second Year Director of Baseball Operations: #41 Larry Bragga, Seventh Year

Top Returning Players:

Name Daniel Miles Zach Stephens Brandon Thomasson Zach Zarzour Dylan Bosheers

Yr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr.

Pos. INF 1B OF/DH MIF MIF

Top Returning Pitchers:

Name Garrett Baugh Ross Spurgeon David Hess Jacob Honea Seth Lucio

Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Key Players Lost:

Name James Abraham Michael Morris Austin Wulf

Yr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Key Pitchers Lost: Name Tristan Archer Nick Price

Yr. Sr. Sr.

GP-GS Key Stats 53-52 .337, 53 RBI, 67 H, 43 R, 12 HR 57-57 .336, 71 RBI, 77 H, 59 R, 15 HR 57-57 .275, 52 RBI, 64 H, 54 R, 12 HR 57-56 .300, 27 RBI, 67 H, 55 R, 13 SB 57-57 .329, 46 RBI, 71 H, 39 R, 6 HR

Pos. RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP

APP-GS 18-8 18-9 22-5 15-14 30-0

Key Stats 7.20, 4-2, 45.0 IP, 37 K 5.36, 2-4, 48.2 IP, 39 K 3.84, 7-2, 65.2 IP, 77 K 5.59, 3-1, 67.2 IP, 66 K 1.83, 3-2, 44.1 IP, 61 K, 12 SV

Pos. OF INF/OF OF

GP-GS Key Stats 56-56 .347, 31 RBI, 69 H, 40 R, 14 SB 51-48 .298, 31 RBI, 50 H, 29 R, 7 SB 57-57 .303, 35 RBI, 70 H, 51 R, 9 SB

Pos. RHP RHP

APP-GS Key Stats 15-15 3.34, 9-4, 97.0 IP, 97 K, 1 SHO 21-4 4.56, 6-1, 51.1 IP, 46 K

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Name No. Adkins, Scotty 44 Alexander, Justin 12 Allen, David 24/46 Baugh, Garrett 11 Bosheers, Dylan 6 Boyce, Vann 13 Brazelton, Tyler 4 Carpenter, Johnny 17 Chism, Chris 30 Contreras, Andrew 3 Cunningham, Matt 26 El Chibani, Anthony 32 Fraliex, Evan 31 Goodspeed, Connor 21 Gora, John 14 Hess, David 28 Honea, Jacob 10 Hopkins, Jordan 15 Hudson, Hunter 25 Keatts, Kyle 8 Lucio, Seth 5 Miles, Daniel 23 Nientimp, Luke 37 Parris, Jordan 29 Rowland, Jake 2 Scoggins, Jeb 7 Sloan, Cain 22 Spurgeon, Ross 19 Stephens, Zach 33 Taylor, Stanton 20 Thomasson, Brandon 35 Tolle, Austin 42/51 Williams, Nick 9 Zarzour, Zach 1

PRONUNCIATIONS Garrett Baugh Tyler Brazelton Chris Chism Anthony El Chibani Evan Fraliex Jacob Honea Luke Nientimp Jake Rowland Ross Spurgeon Austin Tolle Zach Zarzour

(BAW) (BRAZZ-el-tun) (CHIZ-em) (EL chih-BON-ee) (FRAY-lix) (HONE-ee) (NINE-timp) (RO-lund) (SPURJ-in) (TOLL) (ZAR-zar)

RETURNING LEADERS Name Stat Leader Batting Avg. .337 Daniel Miles Runs 59 Zach Stephens Hits 77 Zach Stephens Doubles 20 Dylan Bosheers Triples 3 Daniel Miles, Brandon Thomasson Home Runs 15 Zach Stephens RBI 71 Zach Stephens Slugging Pct. .616 Zach Stephens Stolen Bases 13 Zach Zarzour Walks 38 Zach Stephens On-Base Pct. .437 Zach Stephens Wins 7 David Hess Saves 12 Seth Lucio Inn. Pitched 67.2 Jacob Honea ERA 1.83 Seth Lucio Strikeouts 77 David Hess

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2 0 1 4 RIRCANOS S T E R I N F O R M AT I O N ME – 2 ALL-A YERS A L P C V K – 8 ALL-O WINNING STREA S E IN – 14-GAM RD 24 LEAGUE W CO WINS 0 4 D – OVC-RE R O AM-REC – PROGR

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2 0 1 4 R O S T E R I N F O R M AT I O N

2013 OV C CHAMPIO NS

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THE SENIORS #1

MIDDLE INFIELDER

ZACH ZARZOUR SENIOR • 5-10 • 158 • R/R OOLTEWAH, TENN. CHATTANOOGA STATE CC 2013 (Junior): Zarzour made 56 starts while appearing in 57 games at second base… earned All-OVC Second-Team honors after batting .300 in 223 at-bats… finished first in the league with seven sac flies and fifth with 55 runs scored… led Tech in sacrifice hits with seven and ranked second with 13 stolen bases… drew 30 walks, third on the team, while finishing with a .394 on-base percentage while batting lead-off… tallied 67 hits on the year, driving in 27 runs on the power of 11 doubles, two triples, and one home run… scored a season-high four runs against Eastern Illinois (Apr. 12). 2011-12 (Freshman/Sophomore - Chattanooga State CC): Zarzour garnered TCCAA all-conference first-team honors as a member of the Chattanooga State Community College baseball team… the Golden Eagles will rely on his speed to change games during the 2013 season. High School: Zarzour earned seven letters over two sports at Ooltewah High School… three of those letters came as a wide receiver in football and four from baseball as a shortstop… on top of being named team MVP as a freshman, also earned Chattanooga Best of Preps first team honors… also led his team to a 2009 district championship. Personal: Son of Louis and Janet Zarzour… born Aug. 9, 1992… full name is Zach Daniel Zarzour… majoring in EXPW/pre-physical therapy… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.

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THE SENIORS HONORS & AWARDS by ZARZOUR – 2013 All-OVC Second Team

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDB OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2013 .300 57-56 223 55 67 11 2 1 27 85 .381 30 9 34 2 .394 7 7 13-17 101 147 8 .969 TOTAL .300 57-56 223 55 67 11 2 1 27 85 .381 30 9 34 2 .394 7 7 13-17 101 147 8 .969

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RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

GARRETT BAUGH SENIOR • 6-1 • 215 • R/R OOLTEWAH, TENN. OOLTEWAH HS 2013 (Junior): Baugh started eight games while making 18 total appearances and earning a 4-2 record… made three quality starts, earning victories in all three… pitched 6.0 shutout innings against Maryville (Mar. 26), allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out five… started against No. 2 Vanderbilt (Apr. 16), helping Tech to the biggest upset in program history… tied a season and career-high with five strikeouts against Alabama A&M (Apr. 23). 2012 (Sophomore): Baugh made 17 appearances for the Golden Eagles, accumulating 45.1 innings… gained his first win of the 2012 season against Central Michigan (Mar. 17), throwing 2.0 innings, giving up only one hit, and striking out three… threw a season-high 6.0 innings against Middle Tennessee (Mar. 20), surrendering only one earned run… against conference rival Morehead State (May 4), struck out a season-high four batters in only 1.2 innings. 2011 (Freshman): Baugh took the hill 18 times during his freshman season, including one start… earned his first career win against Berea College (Mar. 2) while throwing seven innings… struck out 18 batters, maintaining a 4.05 ERA… named to the OVC All-Freshman team. High School: Baugh batted .432 his senior year, chipping in with four home runs, 14 doubles, and one triple at Ooltewah High School… scored 32 runs and knocked in 28… went perfect on the mound with a 5-0 record in five appearances… contributed 39 strikeouts and allowed only 12 hits, none of them resulting in an earned run… received honors on the TSW All-State first-team, 2009 and 2010 Best of Preps teams, 2008 Super Sophomore Team, and 2009 TBCA all-region team… individual awards included the 2010 Best of Preps Player of the Year and 2006 Freshman MVP of his team. Personal: Son of Allen and Morgan Baugh… born Jan. 15, 1992… full name is Garrett Allen Baugh… majoring in EXPW/coaching and sports administration… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll two times.

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THE SENIORS HONORS & AWARDS by BAUGH – 2011 OVC All-Freshman Team

2011 2012 2013 TOTAL

ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA 4.05 3-1 18 1 0 0/1 0 33.1 38 18 15 24 18 5 1 2 161 .292 2 4 1 0 3 4.37 2-3 17 5 0 0/0 0 45.1 54 24 22 28 24 11 0 5 216 .302 6 4 0 1 4 7.20 4-2 18 8 0 0/1 0 45.0 65 44 36 18 37 14 2 8 216 .348 3 4 0 1 6 5.31 9-6 53 14 0 0/2 0 123.2 157 86 73 70 79 30 3 15 593 .317 11 12 1 2 13

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RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

ROSS SPURGEON SENIOR • 6-2 • 210 • R/R COOKEVILLE, TENN. CLEVELAND STATE CC 2013 (Junior): Spurgeon made 18 appearances, including nine starts on the weekend rotation… put together two quality starts, including a 6.0 inning performance against Eastern Illinois (Apr. 13)… struck out a seasonhigh four batters on four separate occasions… allowed just one walk in his first nine appearances on the year… put together a near 2-1 K/walk ratio, striking out 39 batters while allowing just 20 walks in 48.2 innings of work. 2011-12 (Freshman/Sophomore - Cleveland State CC): Spurgeon will look to add depth and knowledge to the Tech pitching staff for 2013 following two quality years at Cleveland State Community College. High School: Spurgeon was a two-year letter winner for Cookeville High School until 2010… voted the team MVP, he also earned Louisville Slugger honorable mention honors, won the Brian Wasik award, and was named Pitcher of the Year for the 6-AAA district. Personal: Son of Neal and Heidi Spurgeon… born June 22, 1992… full name is Ross Fisher Spurgeon… majoring in EXPW/licensure… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll two times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.

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THE SENIORS

ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2013 5.36 2-4 18 9 0 0/2 0 48.2 52 35 29 20 39 9 1 4 218 .280 8 6 0 3 3 TOTAL 5.36 2-4 18 9 0 0/2 0 48.2 52 35 29 20 39 9 1 4 218 .280 8 6 0 3 3

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THE SENIORS #20

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

STANTON TAYLOR SENIOR • 6-0 • 160 • R/R HAWLEY, TEXAS WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE 2013 (Junior): Taylor played an integral role in the bullpen, making 19 appearances before suffering a season-ending elbow injury in mid-April… finished the year with an impressive 3-1 K/walk ratio, setting down 32 batters while walking just 10… allowed only nine earned runs in 23.2 innings on the mound… struck out a season-high four batters three times… helped Tech to the biggest win in program history, defeating No. 2 Vanderbilt on the road (Apr. 16)… wrapped up his season with a 3.42 ERA, ranking third on the team. 2011-12 (Freshman/Sophomore - Western Texas College): Taylor joins the Golden Eagles after two years as a member of Western Texas College… pitched 83 innings while recording 81 strikeouts and a 4.70 ERA… earned NJCAA Region 5 second-team all-conference honors… went 13-4 in two seasons at WTC, including 9-4 in the 2012 season with a 7-1 conference record. High School: Taylor, a native of Hawley, Texas, racked up eight varsity letters while at Hawley High School, including three as a point guard on the basketball team, two as a running back and cornerback on the football team, and three as a pitcher and second baseman… as a sophomore, earned Newcomer of the Year honors… followed it up with back-to-back all-district pitcher nods as a junior and senior… also garnered all-district honors as a point guard for the basketball team… in his three years on the baseball team, HHS won three district championships. Personal: Son of Rodney and Lori Taylor… born Aug. 15, 1991… full name is Stanton Lee Taylor… majoring in business management.

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THE SENIORS

ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2013 3.42 3-0 19 0 0 0/1 0 23.2 24 9 9 10 32 6 1 1 105 .261 7 2 2 1 0 TOTAL 3.42 3-0 19 0 0 0/1 0 23.2 24 9 9 10 32 6 1 1 105 .261 7 2 2 1 0

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THE SENIORS #23

INFIELDER

DANIEL MILES SENIOR • 6-2 • 190 • R/R PASCAGOULA, MISS. MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CC 2013 (Junior): Miles appeared in 53 games while making 52 starts at third base… ranked third in the OVC with a .603 slugging percentage… tied with teammate Brandon Thomasson for third in the league and second on the team with 12 home runs… drove in 53 runs on the year, ranking sixth in the OVC and second on the team… batted .337 on the year, finishing second on the Tech squad… also led Tech with three triples while adding 11 doubles… owned a .411 on-base percentage to rank fourth on the team… became just the second Golden Eagle ever to hit three home runs in a single game, crushing three at Austin Peay (Apr. 6)… also drove in a career-high six runs and scored a career-best four runs against the Governors… in that same contest, combined to hit back-to-back long balls with teammate Dylan Bosheers in back-to-back innings… smacked grand slams in back-to-back games against Belmont to help clinch the OVC regular season title (May 16-17)… recorded 21 multi-hit games, including seven resulting in more than two hits… cracked four home runs in four games and finished with nine RBI and seven runs scored to earn Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week honors from both Collegiate Baseball newspaper and CollegeBaseballInsider.com (Apr. 9, Apr. 10).. also earned OVC Player of the Week two times (Apr. 8, Apr. 22)… garnered Louisville Slugger All-American Honorable Mention honors from CollegeBaseballInsider.com… also named to the All-OVC First Team and grabbed Ohio Valley All-Conference First-Team honors from College Sports Madness at the end of the season… earned OVC Player of the Week honors twice during the season. 2011-12 (Freshman/Sophomore - Mississippi Gulf Coast CC): Miles starred at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, batting .404 with six home runs and 20 doubles as a sophomore… earned first-team allstate honors as well as a first-team Region 23 nod. High School: Miles was a four-year letter winner as a third baseman at Pascagoula High School where he batted .436 with eight homers his senior season… named to the all-state team and all-state all-star team as a senior at PHS… earned all-district first team honors as a sophomore and junior. Personal: Son of Tony and Cecilia Miles… born Aug. 9, 1991… full name is Daniel Lee Miles… majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll one time.

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THE SENIORS

HONORS & AWARDS by MILES – 2013 CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger All-American Honorable Mention – 2013 All-OVC First Team – 2013 College Sports Madness Ohio Valley All-Conference First Team – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Louisville Slugger National Player Of The Week – Collegebaseballinsider.com Louisville Slugger National Player Of The Week – Two-Time OVC Player Of Week

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDB OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2013 .337 53-52 199 43 67 11 3 12 53 120 .603 21 7 20 2 .411 4 2 2-2 48 69 7 .944 TOTAL .337 53-52 199 43 67 11 3 12 53 120 .603 21 7 20 2 .411 4 2 2-2 48 69 7 .944

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CATCHER

JORDAN PARRIS SENIOR • 6-2 • 192 • R/R TULLAHOMA, TENN. COLUMBIA STATE CC 2013 (Junior): Parris was the mainstay on the backstop, starting 44 games at catcher while appearing in a total of 49 contests… led the OVC in caught stealing by with 20 runners picked off… allowed just 27 stolen bases on the year to record an impressive stolen bases allowed percentage of .574… racked up a fielding percentage of .980 while recording 352 putouts, second on the club… collected a season-high three walks in the upset win over No. 2 Vanderbilt (Apr. 16)… went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, and two RBI in a victory at UT Martin (Mar. 23). 2011-12 (Freshman/Sophomore - Columbia State CC): Parris joins the Tech team following two solid years behind the plate at Columbia State Community College… made a name for himself on the defensive side of the game, picking off 18 runners as a sophomore at Columbia State. High School: Parris earned four letters out of Tullahoma High School, graduating with honors… wrapped up his senior season with a batting average of .383 and school record 18 doubles… earned a .305 batting average as a junior… named all-district while leading his team to the sectionals level of the playoffs as well as a school record for wins… was high school teammates with fellow newcomer Jacob Honea as well as Josh Bryant and David Hess. Personal: Son of Paul and Gina Parris… born July 2, 1992… full name is Jordan Daniel Parris… majoring in marketing.

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THE SENIORS CAREER BESTS At Bats: 6 several times Hits: 4 vs. Morehead State (5-5-12) Walks: 4 vs. Alabama A&M (4-11-12) RBI: 3 several times Runs: 2 several times Home Runs: 1 several times Stolen Bases: 1 at Alabama A&M (5-6-11)

HONORS & AWARDS by PARRIS – 2013 Johnny Bench Award Watch List

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDB OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2013 .198 49-44 131 14 26 6 0 1 15 35 .267 21 7 40 2 .338 1 4 1-1 352 43 8 .980 TOTAL .198 49-44 131 14 26 6 0 1 15 35 .267 21 7 40 2 .338 1 4 1-1 352 43 8 .980

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FIRST BASEMAN

ZACH STEPHENS SENIOR • 6-0 • 225 • R/R HIXSON, TENN. SODDY-DAISY HS 2013 (Junior): Stephens once again dominated for Tech, helping the team to a program-record 40 wins while starting all 57 games, including 56 at first base and one as the designated hitter… led the OVC and finished fifth nationally in RBI, raking in 71 runners and tying the second highest output in Tech single season history… ranked second in the league and tied for 16th nationally in home runs, blasting 15 dingers on the year to become the first Golden Eagle player to hit 10 or more long balls in three separate seasons, let alone each of his first three seasons… his 15 homers marked as the sixth best single-season performance in program history… scored a team-high 59 runs, ranking second in the OVC and tying him for the seventh most in school history… tied for fifth in the league and led the team with 77 hits, 10th most ever by a Tech player… also drew a team-high 38 walks, good for third in the conference, to rank ninth all-time… finished second in the OVC in total bases with 141, the sixth highest total in program history, to sit just 15 shy of the all-time career record at Tech of 409… constructed the second-highest fielding percentage on the team with a mark of .994, making just three errors all season at first base… ended the season on one of his two 10-game hitting streaks for the year… played 31 consecutive games without making an error, the second-longest streak on the team… racked up 19 multi-RBI games, the best mark on the team… collected a career-high five hits and tied a season-best with four RBI while smacking home runs in the eighth and ninth innings to force extras in a walk-off in over Murray State (Apr. 28)… also crushed two long balls and drove in four runners in the series-opening victory over Eastern Illinois (Apr. 12)… earned several individual honors on the year including OVC Player of the Week (Apr. 29), NCBWA Preseason All-America Third Team, All-OVC Second Team first baseman, College Sports Madness Ohio Valley All-Conference First Team infielder, 2012-13 finalist for Tennessee Tech University Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year, and CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger All-American Honorable Mention. 2012 (Sophomore): Stephens led Tech in nearly every offensive statistical category and started all 53 games at first base… wrapped up the 2012 season with a .368 batting average (first on the team, fourth in OVC), a .696 slugging percentage (first on the team, second in OVC), a .476 on-base percentage (first on the team, second in OVC), 52 RBI (first on the team, fifth in OVC), 44 runs (first on the team), 18 home runs (first on the team, second in OVC), 13 doubles (second on the team), 29 walks (first on the team), and 15 hit-by-pitches (third on the team, sixth in OVC) … his 18 home runs tied him for sixth nationally while his 0.34 mark of home runs per inning gave him a ranking of fourth in all of Division I baseball… strung together three separate hitting streaks of 13, 11, and 10 games… kept a batting average of over .400 for more than two months (36 games), peaking at the .472 mark… had 25 multi-hit games, including eight resulting in more than two hits… defensively, held a .981 fielding percentage, making only eight errors out of 441 put outs… garnered many honors as a sophomore including OVC Player of the Week (Mar. 19), Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, USA Top60 List for the Golden Spikes Award, Semi-Finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, All-OVC secondteam first baseman, College Sports Madness Ohio Valley All-Conference First Team infielder, 2011-2012 finalist for Tennessee Tech University Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year, ABCA/ Rawlings South Region Team, participant in the 2012 TB Ameritrade College Home Run Derby, and CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger All-American Honorable Mention. 2011 (Freshman): Stephens made 52 starts at first base and as a designated hitter… drove in a team-leading 49 RBI and tied for the team-lead in home runs with 10… hit .309 on the season, posting a .536 slugging percentage… walked 21 times and tied for the team-lead in doubles with 13… started his career at Tech recording at least one hit in his first 10 games… had 18 multi-hit game, recording three hits in five games… drove in four runs against Virginia Tech and Eastern Michigan… named to the OVC all-freshman Team and the 2011 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team… during summer ball in the Coastal Plains League, named to the CPL All-Stars and also named the Rawlings Coastal Plains League All-Star MVP… participated in the Coastal Plains League Home Run Derby. High School: Stephens earned four letters from Soddy-Daisy High School… named all-state, Best of Preps, all-district, and all-region… batted .450 with 63 RBI, 17 home runs, and 13 doubles during his senior season, helping his team to the district title. Personal: Son of Dan and Beverly Stephens… born Dec. 13, 1991… full name is Zachary Lewis Stephens… majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll two times.

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HONORS & AWARDS by STEPHENS – 2014 College Sports Madness Preseason All-American Third Team – 2014 NCBWA Preseason All-America Second Team – 2014 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American Third Team – 2014 OVC Preseason Player of the Year – 2013 CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger All-American Honorable Mention – 2013 All-OVC Second Team – 2013 College Sports Madness Ohio Valley All-Conference First Team – 2013 NCBWA Preseason All-America Third Team – 2013 CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American Honorable Mention – 2013 OVC Preseason Player of the Year – 2012 All-OVC Second Team – 2012 College Sports Madness Ohio Valley All-Conference First Team – 2012 USA Top 60 List Golden Spikes Award – 2012 Semi-Finalist Dick Howser Trophy – 2012 ABCA/Rawlings South Region Team – 2012 TB Ameritrade College Home Run Derby Participant – 2011 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American – 2011 OVC All-Freshman Team – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Louisville Slugger National Player Of The Week – College Sports Madness OVC Player of the Week – Two-Time OVC Player Of Week

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDB OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2011 .309 53-52 207 33 64 13 2 10 49 111 .536 21 5 57 8 .385 1 0 0-1 401 14 5 .988 2012 .368 53-53 204 44 75 13 0 18 52 142 .696 29 15 52 7 .476 2 0 0-0 441 18 9 .981 2013 .336 57-57 229 59 77 17 1 15 71 141 .616 38 6 74 4 .437 4 0 0-0 449 25 3 .994 TOTAL .338 163-162 640 136 216 43 3 43 172 394 .616 88 26 183 19 .434 7 0 0-1 1291 57 17 .988

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OUTFIELDER/ DESIGNATED HITTER

BRANDON THOMASSON SENIOR • 6-4 • 218 • R/R ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. MARION MILITARY ACADEMY 2013 (Junior): Thomasson made a splash in his first season with Tech, starting all 57 games including 56 as the designated hitter and one at first base… led the Golden Eagles with 233 at-bats on the season, the fifth highest total in team history… tied with teammate Daniel Miles for third in the OVC and second on the team with 12 home runs… finished fourth in the league and second on the Tech squad in total bases, racking up 125 on the year… totaled 52 RBI to rank sixth in the conference and third on the team… managed a .536 slugging percentage, the third best mark on the team and seventh best in the OVC… also ranked in the top 10 in the league in runs scored with 54 and in triples with three… tied for second both on the team and in the league with 19 doubles… put together a 15game hitting streak from Mar. 1 to Mar. 24, the longest such streak on the team… set a season-high with six RBI in the series-opening victory over Eastern Illinois (Apr. 12)… notched two multi-home run games, including a five-RBI performance against Niagara (Feb. 23)… hit a walk-off dinger for his first career long ball with two outs in the series-clinching win over Big Ten foe Illinois (Feb. 17)… managed a season-best four hits against Northern Kentucky (Mar. 12)… amassed three doubles against Jacksonville State (Apr. 19)… named to the All-OVC First Team as a designated hitter… also garnered OVC Player of the Week honors twice on the year (Feb. 25, Apr. 15)… collected separate honors as College Sports Madness’ OVC Player of the Week (Mar. 18). 2011-12 (Freshman/Sophomore - Marion Military Institute): Thomasson made the transition to both the infield and outfield at Marion Military Institute, putting up strong offensive numbers… smacked three home runs while batting .352 in 145 at bats in 2012… led the team with 51 hits, 15 doubles, and 25 RBI in 37 games played as a sophomore… will look to add great defensive depth to the Golden Eagle team, bringing an ability to play several positions. High School: Thomasson, a native of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., lettered two years at Royal Palm Beach High School as a catcher. Personal: Son of Tim and Kelli Thomasson… born Mar. 15, 1992… full name is Brandon Cooper Thomasson… majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.

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HONORS & AWARDS by THOMASSON – 2013 All-OVC First Team – College Sports Madness OVC Player of the Week – Two-Time OVC Player Of Week

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDB OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2013 .275 57-57 233 54 64 19 3 12 52 125 .536 31 3 67 4 .366 1 0 0-0 9 0 0 1.000 TOTAL .275 57-57 233 54 64 19 3 12 52 125 .536 31 3 67 4 .366 1 0 0-0 9 0 0 1.000

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RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

SETH LUCIO

JUNIOR • 5-10 • 173 • R/R LOCUST GROVE, GA. LOCUST GROVE HS 2013 (Sophomore): Lucio enjoyed a breakout season on the mound, setting a school record for appearances in a season with 30… made 12 saves as Tech’s closer, shattering the program record for a season and tying the career record at the same time… finished in a tie for third in the OVC in saves… tallied 44.1 innings of work, allowing batters to hit just .211 on the year to rank first on the team… led the Tech squad in strikeouts per nine innings with a mark of 12.38, the fourth highest average in program history… earned a 3-2 record with a career-low 1.83 ERA while striking out 61 batters… did not give up a home run the entire year, finishing fifth in most innings per long ball allowed in a single season with 44.1… finished as one of just two Tech pitchers and the only reliever to record at least one strikeout in every appearance he made… did not allow an earned run for nine straight games from Apr. 23 to May 17… racked up 12 games without surrendering a hit and didn’t allow a walk in nine of them… made three consecutive saves with the first against Eastern Illinois (Apr. 13) and the third in the upset victory at No. 2 Vanderbilt (Apr. 16)… recorded seasonhighs in both innings pitched and strikeouts at Eastern Kentucky (Mar. 10), tossing 5.1 innings of relief while setting down five batters on strikes… was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Mid-Season Watch List… earned All-OVC Second-Team honors as a relief pitcher… also named to the College Sports Madness Ohio Valley All-Conference Second Team. 2012 (Freshman): Lucio had the second most appearances on the team with 20, making six starts along the way… finished the season with a 3-2 record, 60 strikeouts, and a total of 48.2 innings pitched… made his best career start against Tennessee, throwing 8.1 innings and 11 strike outs, while only giving up five hits and one earned run… named OVC Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 19) following the performance at Tennessee… also chipped in offensively with nine at-bats… was named to the OVC AllFreshman Team. High School: Lucio, a native of Locust Grove, Ga., was named first-team all-region as both a pitcher and as a shortstop for Locust Grove High School… named the Pitcher and Hitter of the Year in 2011… finished his senior season with an 8-1 record and a 0.83 ERA with 98 strikeouts… also batted .450 his last year. Personal: Son of Abel and Tonja Lucio… born Apr. 30, 1993… full name is Seth Abel Ray Lucio… majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll one time.

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HONORS & AWARDS by LUCIO – 2014 Preseason NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List – 2013 All-OVC Second Team – 2013 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Mid-Season Watch List – 2012 OVC All-Freshman Team – OVC Pitcher of the Week

2012 2013 TOTAL

ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA 6.84 3-2 20 6 0 0/0 0 48.2 58 46 37 31 60 11 1 7 248 .296 8 15 0 3 3 1.83 3-2 30 0 0 0/2 12 44.1 34 10 9 18 61 6 0 0 187 .211 1 6 1 0 2 4.45 6-4 50 6 0 0/2 12 93.0 92 56 46 49 121 17 1 7 435 .258 9 21 1 3 5

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MIDDLE INFIELDER

DYLAN BOSHEERS JUNIOR • 6-0 • 180 • R/R LAWRENCEBURG, TENN. LAWRENCE COUNTY HS 2013 (Sophomore): Bosheers appeared in and started all 57 games at shortstop… tied for fourth in the OVC and led the team with 20 doubles, the eighth highest total in program history… upped his batting average over 50 points from his freshman year, hitting .329 with a career-high 71 hits… slugged .523 to rank fourth on the team and eighth in the league… tied for second in the league and led the team in sacrifice flies with six… knocked out six long balls on the year, including one of Tech’s four grand slams on the year… recorded 23 multi-hit games on the year, the highest total among returning players… made just five errors at shortstop all season, recording a .977 fielding percentage… ended the 2013 season on a 17-game reached base streak… combined to hit back-to-back home runs with teammate Daniel Miles in back-to-back innings at Austin Peay (Apr. 6)… tied a career-high with four RBI in the regular season finale against Belmont (May 18), clubbing a grand slam in the first inning… was named to the Mizuno Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Watch List… garnered All-OVC Second-Team honors… also earned a spot on the College Sports Madness Ohio Valley All-Conference Second Team. 2012 (Freshman): Bosheers started all 53 games, keeping a solid .277 batting average and socking four home runs… crossed the plate 36 times, driving in 34 runs and ranking third on the team in both categories… walked 25 times and was hit-by-a-pitch 16 times (third in OVC), both ranking second on the team. High School: Bosheers played four seasons on the Lawrenceburg County High School baseball team… named all-district three times… batted .630 with nine home runs during his senior season at LCHS… named to the Honor Roll. Personal: Son of Chris and Amy Bosheers… born May 5, 1992… full name is Dylan Shawn Bosheers… majoring in EXPW/coaching and sports administration… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll four times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.

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HONORS & AWARDS by BOSHEERS – 2013 All-OVC Second Team – 2013 Mizuno Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Watch List – 2012 OVC All-Freshman Team

AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDB OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2012 .277 53-53 191 36 53 6 2 4 34 75 .393 25 16 32 3 .402 2 4 1-5 93 125 11 .952 2013 .329 57-57 216 39 71 20 2 6 46 113 .523 20 7 39 3 .394 6 3 6-7 70 145 5 .977 TOTAL .305 110-110 407 75 124 26 4 10 80 188 .462 45 23 71 6 .398 8 7 7-12 163 270 16 .964

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THE JUNIORS #10

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

JACOB HONEA JUNIOR • 6-0 • 183 • L/R TULLAHOMA, TENN. MOTLOW STATE CC

2013 (Sophomore): Honea made 14 starts for the Golden Eagles, tying for fourth most in a single-season in Tech history, while appearing 15 total contests as a pitcher… tossed 67.2 innings, the second-highest total on the team, while accruing a 3-1 record… set down 66 batters on strikes, the third most on the Tech squad and tied for ninth most in the league… finished third on the team and seventh in the OVC in strikeouts per nine innings with a mark of 8.78… made five quality starts on the year, the highest total among returning pitchers… recorded a season-best 10 strikeouts to earn his first career win in the series sweeping game over Morehead State (Mar. 17)… threw a season-high 8.1 innings in a combined shut-out victory at Jacksonville State (Apr. 21)… earned OVC Pitcher of the Week honors after the victory over the Gamecocks. 2012 (Freshman - Motlow State CC): Honea will add significant depth to the Tech pitching staff in the 2013 season as a transfer out of Motlow State Community College… was high school teammates with Josh Bryant, David Hess, and fellow newcomer Jordan Parris. High School: Honea was a two-sport athlete out of Tullahoma, Tenn. excelling at several positions in both football and baseball for Tullahoma High School… in addition to pitching and playing shortstop, he also played quarterback and receiver on the football team… garnered both allconference and all-region honors before graduating with honors in 2010. Personal: Son of Shane and Sherrie Honea… born Nov. 5, 1991… full name is Jacob Paul Honea… majoring in EXPW/pre-physical therapy… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.

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THE JUNIORS HONORS & AWARDS by HONEA – OVC Pitcher of the Week

2013 TOTAL

ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA 5.59 3-1 15 14 0 0/1 0 67.2 78 48 42 34 66 14 2 5 315 .288 5 3 1 4 2 5.59 3-1 15 14 0 0/1 0 67.2 78 48 42 34 66 14 2 5 315 .288 5 3 1 4 2

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THE JUNIORS #12

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

JUSTIN ALEXANDER JUNIOR • 5-11 • 186 • R/R KNOXVILLE, TENN. WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE 2013 (R-Sophomore): Alexander made six appearances out of the bullpen… tossed 5.0 innings, racking up five strikeouts… pitched a seasonhigh 2.0 innings against Lipscomb (May 14), allowing just three hits while striking out a season-best two batters. 2012 (Sophomore): Alexander sat out the 2012 season as a redshirt due to injury. 2011 (Freshman): Alexander made 16 appearances on the mound, throwing 26.1 innings… against Alabama A&M (Apr. 6), struck out four batters in 2.2 innings pitched… against UT Martin (May 14) threw 4.1 innings, striking out seven batters… struck out a total of 21 batters on the year… recorded one save against Murray State (May 21). High School: Alexander was a four-year letter winner in baseball and football out of Webb School of Knoxville… named first-team all-state and allregion with an 11-1 pitching record and .397 batting average as a senior… led his team to the 2010 region and state titles… also named all-region as a sophomore and junior… a three-year starting cornerback for the football team, helped lead his team to state championships in 2006 and 2009. Personal: Son of Roy and Ella Alexander… born Feb. 18, 1992 in Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands… full name is Justin Ryan Alexander… majoring in civil engineering… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll seven times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll twice.

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ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2011 6.84 0-0 16 1 0 0/1 1 26.1 21 20 20 13 21 3 0 1 122 .219 7 9 0 0 4 2013 14.40 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 5.0 10 8 8 9 5 2 0 0 35 .417 3 2 1 0 0 TOTAL 8.04 0-0 22 1 0 0/1 1 31.1 31 28 28 22 26 5 0 1 157 .258 10 11 1 0 4

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THE JUNIORS #15

CATCHER

JORDAN HOPKINS JUNIOR • 5-10 • 169 • R/R KNOXVILLE, TENN. GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2013 (Sophomore): Hopkins appeared in 23 games, making nine starts as a catcher… drove in three RBI on the season… drew 11 walks and recorded an on-base percentage of .405… recorded a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000… tallied four multi-walk games and went 1-for-1 on stolen base attempts. 2012 (Freshman): Hopkins started 14 games at catcher and made 23 appearances overall… hit .283 on the season… with only 60 at bats, had 17 hits that resulted in an impressive 12 RBI… defensively, held strong behind the plate with only three passed balls and a fielding percentage of .975… against Texas Tech (Feb. 19), Hopkins went 2-for3… facing OVC rival SIU Edwardsville (Apr. 15), went 3-for-5, crossed the plate twice, hit a homerun, and drove in six RBI. High School: Hopkins earned five letters in baseball at Grace Christian Academy… during his senior season, batted .495 with five home runs and 23 RBI… named to the all-region team his junior and senior seasons… also named all-state during his final season… helped his team to three straight district championships and one regional championship in 2011… earned three letters in basketball and two in football… was a member of National Honor Society. Personal: Son of Mark and Karla Hopkins… born Oct. 18, 1992… full name is Jordan Taylor Hopkins… majoring in EXPW/pre-physical therapy… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll four times.

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AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDB OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2013 .154 23-9 26 5 4 0 0 0 3 4 .154 11 0 12 0 .405 0 1 1-1 97 4 0 1.000 TOTAL .154 23-9 26 5 4 0 0 0 3 4 .154 11 0 12 0 .405 0 1 1-1 97 4 0 1.000

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OUTFIELDER

DAVID ALLEN JUNIOR • 5-10 • 176 • R/R KNOXVILLE, TENN. FARRAGUT HS 2013 (Sophomore): Allen appeared in eight games both as a pinch runner and pinch hitter while also playing in the outfield… went 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts, taking second base at Jacksonville State (Apr. 19). 2012 (R-Freshman): Allen sat out the 2012 season due to injury. 2011 (Freshman): Allen sat out the 2011 season as a redshirt. High School: Allen was a three-year letter winner and member of the 2008, 2009 and 2010 State Championship teams at Farragut High School… named second-team Prep-Extra at FHS in Knoxville. Personal: Son of Mike and Tammy Allen… born Dec. 28, 1991… full name is David Michael Allen… majoring in electrical engineering… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll six times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.

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AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDB OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2013 .000 8-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 0 .000 0 0 1-1 1 0 0 1.000 TOTAL .000 8-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 0 .000 0 0 1-1 1 0 0 1.000

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THE JUNIORS #28

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

DAVID HESS

JUNIOR • 6-1 • 198 • R/R TULLAHOMA, TENN. TULLAHOMA HS 2013 (Sophomore): Hess made 22 appearances for Tech, including five starts… led the OVC and finished 15th nationally with 10.55 strikeouts per nine innings, the eighth highest single season mark in program history… tied for fourth in the league and ranked second on the team in strikeouts with 77 on the year… racked up 29 batters struck out looking, the second highest mark in the conference and most on the team… compiled a 7-2 record winning the second most games on the team and tied for seventh most in the OVC… ranked ninth in the league with a 3.84 ERA, the third lowest mark among Tech pitchers with at least 30 innings… recorded a 3.67 K/walk ratio, allowing just 21 walks to his 77 strikeouts, for the eighth highest single season mark in school history… tossed 6.0 shutout innings in a quality start against Niagara (Feb. 23), striking out eight while allowing just five hits for his first win of the year… earned the biggest upset victory in program history, throwing 1.0 shutout innings at No. 2 Vanderbilt (Apr. 16)… garnered Collegiate Baseball newspaper Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week and OVC Pitcher of the Week honors after striking out a career-high 11 batters in just 4.1 innings of work in the OVC regular season championship clinching win over Belmont (May 16), allowing no runs and just one lowly hit… in the contest against Belmont, struck out 11 of the 14 batters he faced. 2012 (Freshman): Hess threw a total of 61.3 innings with seven starts and 19 appearances… had several great outings with Tech as a freshman… threw 6.0 innings against a great Evansville team, giving up three hits and one earned run while striking out four batters… against conference rival Southeast Missouri, started the Sunday game, throwing a stunning 8.0 innings in which he accumulated 10 strikeouts, two earned runs, and only one walk… the 10 strikeouts contributed to his 51 total strikeouts for the year… from April 5 to 11, made four appearances, throwing 3.2 innings without an earned run and collecting his first career save. High School: Hess earned three letters in baseball while playing as a pitcher, outfielder, and shortstop at Tullahoma High School… earned several awards including two all-district nods and one all-state honor… named the District Pitcher of the Year… finished his senior season with a .393 batting average while hitting eight home runs and driving in 41 RBI… on the mound, posted an 8-1 record with a 1.91 ERA and 102 strikeouts… was part of the National Honor Society and graduated with honors. Personal: Son of Jim and Charlotte Hess… born Jul. 10, 1993… full name is David James Hess… majoring in chemistry… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll four times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.

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HONORS & AWARDS by HESS – 2012 OVC All-Freshman Team – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week – OVC Pitcher of the Week

2012 2013 TOTAL

ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA 7.59 3-7 19 7 1 0/0 1 61.2 76 57 52 25 51 14 4 12 294 .300 6 7 0 4 5 3.84 7-2 22 5 0 0/2 0 65.2 73 36 28 21 77 14 1 3 288 .285 3 6 0 3 2 5.65 10-9 41 12 1 0/2 1 127.1 149 93 80 46 128 28 5 15 582 .293 9 13 0 7 7

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THE REDSHIRTS #2

OUTFIELDER

JAKE ROWLAND

RS-SOPHOMORE • 6-1 • 182 • L/R DECATUR, TENN. TENNESSEE 2013 (Sophomore): Rowland sat out the 2013 season as a redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules. 2012 (Freshman - Tennessee): Rowland played one season at the University of Tennessee before transferring to Tech… while at Tennessee, appeared in 23 game, making 10 starts in the outfield… earned his first career hit, an RBI single, at Georgia… posted a walk-off RBI against Florida International… played summer ball in the Cal Ripken Collegiate baseball league, making the all-star team… finished the league with a .304 average, 33 runs scored, 25 RBI, nine doubles, and five home runs in 33 games… the cousin of Golden Eagle football player Austin Tallant. High School: Rowland was a four-time all-district honoree and also added three all-region honors and one all-state nod while at Meigs County High School… named to the Perfect Game Top-1000 list as well as garnering Perfect Game All-American honorable mention honors… showed off his speed and hitting skills as a senior at MCHS, batting .438 with 32 runs scored, 26 RBI, and 29 stolen bases. Personal: Son of Monty and Connye Rowland… born Dec. 8, 1992… full name is Charles Jacob Rowland… majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times.

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OUTFIELDER

TYLER BRAZELTON RS-FRESHMAN • 5-6 • 170 • R/R HUNTSVILLE, ALA. SPARKMAN HS 2013 (Freshman): Brazelton sat out the 2013 season as a redshirt. High School: Brazelton earned three varsity letters as a left fielder for Sparkman High School… wrapped up his career with a .395 batting average, mashing 14 home runs in three seasons… batted .390 in his senior season, tallying 14 doubles, two home runs, and 20 runs scored. Personal: Son of Angela Brazelton… born Aug. 22, 1994… full name is Tyler Ray Brazelton… majoring in EXPW/pre-physical therapy… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice.

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THE REDSHIRTS #25

INFIELDER/OUTFIELDER

HUNTER HUDSON RS-FRESHMAN • 6-2 • 178 • R/R DUNLAP, TENN. SEQUATCHIE COUNTY HS 2013 (Freshman): Hudson sat out the 2013 season as a redshirt. High School: Hudson, a native of Dunlap, Tenn., excelled as a three-sport athlete at Sequatchie County High School… in football, earned all-district honors as well as being name Defensive Back of the Year… garnered all-state honors in baseball on top of being named Player of the Year and earning the Aaron Simmons Award… wrapped up his senior season with an incredible .520 batting average, 55 stolen bases, and seven home runs… also named the MVP of the Tennessee vs. Georgia all-star game. Personal: Son of Sam and Christy Hudson… born Oct. 1, 1993… full name is Hunter Zayne Hudson… majoring in general health studies… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

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THE REDSHIRTS #37

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LUKE NIENTIMP

RS-FRESHMAN • 6-4 • 183 • R/R ERIE, PA. ERIE McDOWELL HS 2013 (Freshman): Nientimp sat out the 2013 season as a redshirt. High School: Nientimp, a four-year scholar athlete at Erie McDowell High School in Erie, Pa., racked up five varsity letters between baseball and basketball… earned two letters as a forward for the basketball team… also earned three on the baseball team as a pitcher and third baseman… helped lead MHS to back-to-back-to-back District 10 championships… also helped his American Legion team to two Region 8 championships… finished his junior season with a career average of .320 with 35 RBI as a third baseman… finished his high school career with a 15-5 record and a 2.00 ERA as a pitcher. Personal: Son of Ed and Mary Nientimp… born June 22, 1993… full name is Luke Charles Nientimp… majoring in biology… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times.

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JEB SCOGGINS JUNIOR • 5-9 • 175 • R/R CLEVELAND, TENN. CLEVELAND STATE CC

2012-13 (Freshman/Sophomore – Cleveland State CC): Scoggins made 11 starts on the mound while appearing in a total of 14 contests as a sophomore… held batters to a .269 batting average while racking up a 4.55 ERA… struck out 36 batters in 57.1 innings of work… compiled a 5-3 record while tossing one complete game. High School: Scoggins was a four-year letter winner while serving as a utility player and pitcher at Cleveland High School for head coach Ted Carson… earned All-District honors and was named Team MVP and Best of Preps… helped lead his team to both a region and sub-state championship in 2009… finished his senior season with a 5-3 record, recording 107 strikeouts and a 1.40 ERA in 59.2 innings… compiled a .353 batting average as well. Personal: Son of Brian and Kelly Scoggins… born June 20, 1993… full name is James Edward Brown Scoggins… majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

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VANN BOYCE JUNIOR • 6-2 • 230 • L/L FAYETTEVILLE, TENN. DYERSBURG STATE CC

2012-13 (Freshman/Sophomore – Dyersburg State CC): Boyce made four starts while appearing in a total of 12 games as a sophomore… compiled a 2-1 record while putting in 39.0 innings of work for a 4.85 ERA… struck out an impressive 40 batters for a strikeouts per nine innings rate of 9.23… walked just 15 batters for a 2.67 K/walk ratio. High School: Boyce was a three-sport athlete while at Moore County High School… played outfield, first base, and pitched for head coach Josh Deal… also played fullback and linebacker for the football team and a forward for the basketball team… earned All-District honors in both baseball and basketball in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons… led his basketball team to district and region championships on its way to a third-place finish in the state championship. Personal: Son of Daniel and Debby Boyce… born Oct. 15, 1992… full name is Evander Wamen Boyce… majoring in interdisciplinary studies… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

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JOHN GORA

JUNIOR • 5-11 • 190 • L/L CANFIELD, OHIO LAKELAND CC 2012-13 (Freshman/Sophomore – Lakeland CC): Gora started nine games and appeared in a total of 10 contests as a sophomore… tossed 61.0 innings while recording 47 strikeouts to just 11 walks for an incredible K/walk ratio of 4.27… compiled a 2.80 ERA on his way to a team-best six wins and just two losses… threw five complete games, including two shutouts… struck out a season-high 10 batters in 7.0 innings of work in a win over Owens CC (Apr. 27)… as a freshman, went 6-3 on the mound with a team-high 63 strikeouts and team-best 2.53 ERA… fanned eight batters in a complete-game victory over Tri-C (Mar. 23)…earned OCCAC All-Conference honors. High School: Gora was a four-year letter winner at Western Reserve Berlin Center High School… named First Team All-Conference as a pitcher all four seasons… finished his senior season with a 10-1 record, 1.68 ERA, school-record 120 strikeouts, and just 20 walks… helped lead his team to a conference and district championship while compiling a 30-6 career record with an incredible 300 strikeouts to just 60 walks, and a 2.18 ERA. Personal: Son of John and Rhonda Gora… born Jan. 12, 1993… full name is John William Gora… majoring in sociology.

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UTILITY

CONNOR GOODSPEED JUNIOR • 5-11 • 195 • R/R JACKSON, MISS. HINDS CC 2012-13 (Freshman/Sophomore – Hinds CC): Goodspeed played in 39 games as an infielder… drove in 18 runs off of 40 hits while scoring 20 runs as a sophomore… stole three bases and batted .342 on the year with five doubles and one home run. High School: Goodspeed was a two-sport athlete at Madison Central High School in Madison, Miss., earning six combined letters in football and baseball… earned First-Team 2-6A All-Region honors in football as a junior and senior… was a First-Team All-State full back as a senior… also earned First-Team All-District honors as a junior and senior on the diamond… went 91-20 in his baseball career and 37-5 in his football career… selected to participate in the 2010 USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C. and played for the 2011 NABF First Team All-World Series Team in Youngstown, Ohio… helped lead MCHS to a state title in 2009 as well as an appearance in 2010… also led his team to a third-place finish in 2011… batted .386 with three home runs, 16 doubles, and 32 RBI as a junior and .427 with five home runs, 12 doubles, and 36 RBI as a senior. Personal: Son of John and Sigrid Goodspeed… born Sept. 24, 1992… full name is James Connor Goodspeed… majoring in basic business.

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CAIN SLOAN JUNIOR • 6-2 • 230 • R/R LEBANON, TENN. VOLUNTEER STATE CC

2012-13 (Freshman/Sophomore – Volunteer State CC): Sloan made one start on the mound while appearing in a total of 13 games… compiled a 4-2 record with a 3.48 ERA… tossed 33.2 innings, racking up 20 strikeouts and just 13 walks… in his lone start, struck out a season-high seven batters in 7.2 innings while allowing just one earned run against Highland CC - Kansas (Feb. 25). High School: Sloan was a two-sport athlete at Lebanon High School, putting together a great high school career both on the diamond and on the mat… earned three letters in wrestling and three more in baseball… qualified twice for state as a wrestler… took home AllDistrict honors on the mound as a pitcher. Personal: Son of John and Millie Sloan… born May 26, 1993… full name is Patrick Cain Sloan… majoring in interdisciplinary studies… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

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CHRIS CHISM JUNIOR • 6-1 • 205 • R/R TAMPA, FLA. ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE

2012-13 (Freshman/Sophomore – St. Petersburg CC): Chism made 12 starts while playing 15 total games… tossed 87.2 innings to rack up a 3.18 ERA and record of 5-4 as a sophomore… struck out 66 batters while walking just 23 for a K/walk ratio of 2.87… recorded seven or more strikeouts in four games… fanned a season-high eight batters in 5.0 innings at the University of Tampa (Feb. 11). High School: Chism excelled on the ball field at Alonso High School in Tampa, Fla., playing as both a pitcher and first baseman… finished his senior year with a 1.82 ERA and 67 strikeouts through 65.1 innings pitched on his way to a 7-3 record… allowed batters to hit just a measly .184 on the year… helped lead his team to a district championship, three conference championships, three region championships, and two state titles. Personal: Son of Chris and Ruth Chism… born Sept. 27, 1992… full name is Christopher Lee Chism II… majoring in interdisciplinary studies… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

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AUSTIN TOLLE JUNIOR • 6-2 • 175 • R/R HUDSON, FLA. PASCO HERNANDO CC

2012-13 (Freshman/Sophomore – Pasco Hernando CC): Tolle made 15 starts while appearing in a total of 17 games… as a sophomore, compiled an 8-8 record with three complete games, including one shutout… tossed 103.1 innings, striking out 88 batters and walking just 38 for a 2.53 ERA… led the team in wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, and complete games… set down eight or more batters on strikes three times… fanned a seasonhigh nine batters in 7.0 innings against South Florida State College (Feb. 18). High School: Tolle, a Hudson, Fla. native, was a four-year letter winner while at Ridgewood High School… was an All-Conference pitcher while at RHS playing for head coach Larry Beets… named to the honor roll all four years. Personal: Son of Randy and Amy Tolle… born July 26, 1993… full name is Austin Tolle… majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

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INFIELDER

ANDREW CONTRERAS FRESHMAN • 5-10 • 155 • L/R GRAND TERRACE, CALIF. COLTON HS High School: Contreras was a two-sport athlete at Colton High School in Grand Terrace, Calif., playing multiple positions as both a football and baseball player… led his team to three consecutive conference championships as a freshman, sophomore, and junior… earned All-League SecondTeam honors as a freshman and sophomore… took home All-League First-Team honors his junior and senior years as well as All-County honors as senior. Personal: Son of Carlos and Tammy Contreras… born Aug. 18, 1995… full name is Andrew Paul Contreras… majoring in general health studies… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

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KYLE KEATTS FRESHMAN • 5-11 • 175 • R/R JUPITER, FLA. JUPITER COMMUNITY HS High School: Keatts, a native of Jupiter, Fla., earned four letters at Jupiter Community High School as a middle infielder and pitcher for coach Andy Moor… led his team to a district championship as well as a regional title… earned First Team All-Conference honors in addition to Second Team All-District honors while at JCHS… also named a Dick Howser All-Star. Personal: Son of Raymond Keatts and Catherine Koproske-Keatts… born Oct. 21, 1994… full name is Kyle Aaron Keatts… majoring in EXPW/coaching and sports administration.

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NICK WILLIAMS FRESHMAN • 6-2 • 185 • R/R ROME, GA. PEPPERELL HS

High School: Williams was a two-sport athlete at Pepperell High School in Rome, Ga., playing baseball and running cross country while racking up eight total varsity letters… was a four-time member of the All-Region team and a three-time member of the All-Area team… finished his career at PHS with the school record for ERA while leading the team to a 2013 region championship… also a four-time All-Area and All-Region long distance runner… earned his team’s “ACE” award three times… finished the season with the highest batting average on the team twice… posted three straight years of having the highest quality at-bat average for PHS. Personal: Son of Barry and Elyssa Williams… born Sept. 17, 1994… full name is Nicholas Thomas Williams… majoring in electrical engineering.

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JOHNNY CARPENTER FRESHMAN • 5-10 • 170 • R/R WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. THE KING’S ACADEMY High School: Carpenter was a two-sport athlete at The King’s Academy in West Palm Beach, Fla., earning nine combined varsity letters in both golf and baseball… earned six letters on the ball field as he started his career in the seventh grade… named team captain both his junior and senior seasons… grabbed Team MVP honors after railing off 10 doubles and two home runs to a tune of a .395 average as a senior… also stole 13 bases on the year, leading to First-Team All-Area honors as well as a spot in the Palm Beach All-Star Game… carved out a career .375 average with 75 RBI, 80 stolen bases, 40 doubles, 20 triples, and eight home runs… led his team to two district titles. Personal: Son of Marshall and Beth Carpenter… born June 6, 1994… full name is John Carpenter… majoring in communications… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

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INFIELDER

MATT CUNNINGHAM FRESHMAN • 6-2 • 210 • R/R POWELL, TENN. GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY High School: Cunningham was a four-year letter winner from Grace Christian Academy… wrapped up a record-breaking career with three consecutive district championships… earned All-District honors four times, including being named district Player of the Year once… also named All-State three times while setting the GCA career records for homeruns, slugging percentage, and batting average… put together a freakish .507 batting average his senior year, slugging an incredible .952 with an on-base percentage of .654… wrapped up his career with a .467 batting average while playing all four infield positions. Personal: Son of Preston and Shawna Cunningham… born Apr. 26, 1995… full name is Matthew Hughes Cunningham… majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

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EVAN FRALIEX FRESHMAN • 6-2 • 220 • R/R LEXINGTON, KY. LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HS

High School: Fraliex, a native of Lexington, Ky., was a four-year letter winner as a pitcher and third baseman for head coach Taylor Brooks at Lexington Catholic High School… went 8-1 on the mound while batting .325 on his way to All-State honors… earned All-City honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior… helped lead LCHS to two district titles and a region title… made the honor roll all four years. Personal: Son of Darrell and Karen Fraliex… born June 16, 1994… full name is Evan Michael Fraliex… majoring in basic business… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

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OUTFIELDER

ANTHONY EL CHIBANI FRESHMAN • 6-1 • 200 • L/R KNOXVILLE, TENN. FARRAGUT HS High School: El Chibani was a three-sport athlete at Farragut High School, playing baseball, basketball, and football at the Knoxville powerhouse… helped his team to the 2011 state championship title and earned All-Prep Extra Second-Team honors… named to the Tennessee Super Sophomore Team… also grabbed All-District Honorable Mention status. Personal: Son of Samir and Lisbeth El Chibani… born Nov. 25, 1994… full name is Anthony Samir El Chibani… majoring in basic business… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

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SCOTTY ADKINS FRESHMAN • 6-1 • 210 • L/R MADISON, ALA. JAMES CLEMENS HS High School: Adkins, a native of Madison, Ala., was a catcher and first baseman for head coach Shane Medlen while at James Clemens High School… posted an impressive .380 batting average while smacking six home runs and driving in 29 runs his senior year… in 71 at-bats, collected 26 hits while walking 24 times… slugged an other-worldly .775 while leading his team to an area championship. Personal: Son of Scott and Cheryl Adkins… born Sept. 6, 1994… full name is Scott Jordan Adkins Jr.… majoring in mechanical engineering… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

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2014 OPPONENTS SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS Feb. 14-16, 2014 – Mobile, Ala. – 6:30 / 2 / 1 p.m.

South Alabama leads 1-0 Location: Mobile, Ala. Conference: Sun Belt Colors: Blue, Red, & White Home Field (Capacity): Stanky Field (3,775) Dimensions: L: 330 - C: 400 - R: 330

Head Coach (Year): Mark Calvi (3rd) 2013 Record: 43-20 (20-10, Sun Belt) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/21 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 3/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 7/12

MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS Feb. 18, 2014 – Murfreesboro, Tenn. – 7 p.m. / Apr. 9, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 6 p.m.

MTSU leads 109-63-1 Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. Conference: Conference USA Colors: Royal Blue & White Home Field (Capacity): Reese Smith Jr. Field (2,100) Dimensions: L: 330 - LC: 365 - C: 390 - RC: 365 - R: 330

Head Coach (Year): Jim McGuire (2nd) 2013 Record: 28-28 (11-19, Conference USA) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 17/17 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/6

NYIT BEARS

Feb. 21-23, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 3 / 1 / 4 / 1 p.m.

First meeting Location: Old Westbury, N.Y. Conference: Independent Colors: Blue & Yellow Home Field: President’s Field Dimensions: L: 312 - C: 398 - R: 312

Head Coach (Year): Bob Malvagna (2nd) 2013 Record: 10-47 (8-20, GWC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/16 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 3/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 11/7

LIPSCOMB BISONS

Feb. 25 & May 4, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 3 / 2 p.m. / May 2-3, 2014 – Nashville, Tenn. – 6 / 6 p.m.

Tech leads 38-28 Location: Nashville, Tenn. Conference: Atlantic Sun Colors: Purple & Gold Home Field (Capacity): Ken Dugan Field (1,500) Dimensions: L: 330 - C: 405 - R:330

Head Coach (Year): Jeff Forehand (8th) 2013 Record: 25-34 (13-14, A-Sun) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/11 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 4/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 7/8

NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 3 / 2 / 1 p.m.

First meeting Location: Evanston, Ill. Conference: Big Ten Colors: Purple & White Home Field (Capacity): Rocky Miller Park (1,000) Dimensions: N/A

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Head Coach (Year): Paul Stevens (27th) 2013 Record: 22-26 (9-15, Big Ten) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 20/7 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 7/4

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2014 OPPONENTS VANDERBILT COMMODORES Mar. 4, 2014 – Nashville, Tenn. – 4 p.m.

Vanderbilt leads 22-19 Location: Nashville, Tenn. Conference: Southeastern Colors: Black & Gold Home Field (Capacity): Charles Hawkins Field (3,626) Dimensions: L: 310 - LC: 375 - C: 400 - RC: 375 - R: 330

Head Coach (Year): Tim Corbin (12th) 2013 Record: 54-12 (26-3, SEC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/12 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 2/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/1

EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS Mar. 7-9, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 3 / 2 / 1 p.m.

Tech leads 74-59 Location: Richmond, Ky. Conference: Ohio Valley Colors: Maroon & White Home Field (Capacity): Turkey Hughes Field (1,500) Dimensions: L: 340 - C: 410 - R: 330

Head Coach (Year): Jason Stein (6th) 2013 Record: 23-34 (16-13, OVC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/12 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 11/5

UNC ASHEVILLE BULLDOGS Mar. 11, 2014 – Asheville, N.C. – 2 p.m.

UNC Asheville leads 10-5 Location: Asheville, N.C. Conference: Big South Colors: Royal Blue & White Home Field (Capacity): Greenwood Field (1,000) Dimensions: N/A

Head Coach (Year): Tom Smith (5th) 2013 Record: 16-35 (4-18, Big South) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 23/6 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/9 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 13/3

BEREA MOUNTAINEERS Mar. 12, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 3 p.m.

Tech leads 5-1 Location: Berea, Ky. Conference: Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Colors: Blue & White Home Field (Capacity): Berea College Baseball Field (500) Dimensions: L: 315 - C: 400 - R: 320

Head Coach (Year): Todd Weaver (2nd) 2013 Record: 17-26 (8-14, KIAC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: N/A Position Starters Returning/Lost: N/A Pitchers Returning/Lost: N/A

MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES Mar. 14-16, 2014 – Morehead, Ky. – 2 / 1 / 12 p.m.

Tech leads 69-39 Location: Morehead, Ky. Conference: Ohio Valley Colors: Blue & Gold Home Field (Capacity): Allen Field (1,000) Dimensions: N/A

Head Coach (Year): Mike McGuire (2nd) 2013 Record: 16-40 (10-20, OVC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: N/A Position Starters Returning/Lost: N/A Pitchers Returning/Lost: N/A

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2014 OPPONENTS UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS Mar. 21-23, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 6 / 2 / 1 p.m.

Tech leads 38-16 Location: Martin, Tenn. Conference: Ohio Valley Colors: Navy Blue & Orange Home Field (Capacity): Skyhawk Field (500) Dimensions: L: 330 - LC: 365 - C: 385 - RC: 365 - R: 330

Interim Head Coach (Year): Brad Goss (1st) 2013 Record: 11-40 (4-26, OVC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 18/12 Position Starters Returning/Lost: N/A Pitchers Returning/Lost: N/A

MIAMI (OH) REDHAWKS Mar. 25-26, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 6 / 3 p.m.

Tech leads 7-6 Location: Oxford, Ohio Conference: Mid-American Colors: Red & White Home Field (Capacity): Hayden Park (1,000) Dimensions: L: 332 - C: 400 - R: 343

Head Coach (Year): Danny Hayden (1st) 2013 Record: 26-30 (14-13, MAC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 16/7 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 1/2

SIUE COUGARS

Mar. 28-30, 2014 – Edwardsville, Ill. – 6 / 1 / 1 p.m.

Series tied 3-3 Location: Edwardsville, Ill. Conference: Ohio Valley Colors: Red & White Home Field (Capacity): Simmons Baseball Complex (1,000) Dimensions: L: 330 - C: 390 - R: 330

Head Coach (Year): Tony Stoecklin (2nd) 2013 Record: 16-35 (10-20, OVC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 18/8 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost: N/A

ALABAMA A&M BULLDOGS

Apr. 1, 2014 – Huntsville, Ala. – 3 p.m. / Apr. 15, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 6 p.m.

Tech leads 6-0 Location: Huntsville, Ala. Conference: Southwestern Athletic Colors: Maroon & White Home Field (Capacity): Bulldog Baseball Complex (500) Dimensions: L: 330 - C: 365 - R: 330

Head Coach (Year): Mitch Hill (1st) 2013 Record: 8-41 (6-16, SWAC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 7/3 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 5/3

AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS Apr. 4-6, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 6 / 2 / 1 p.m.

APSU leads 84-71 Location: Clarksville, Tenn. Conference: Ohio Valley Colors: Red & White Home Field (Capacity): Raymond C. Hand Park (777) Dimensions: L: 319 - LC: 373 - C: 392 - RC: 365 - R: 327

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Head Coach (Year): Gary McClure (28th) 2013 Record: 47-15 (22-7, OVC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 15/13 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 2/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 4/2

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2014 OPPONENTS TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS Apr. 8, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 6 p.m.

Tennessee leads 63-31-1 Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Conference: Southeastern Colors: Orange & White Home Field (Capacity): Lindsey Nelson Stadium (4,283) Dimensions: L: 320 - C: 390 - R: 320

Head Coach (Year): Dave Serrano (3rd) 2013 Record: 22-30 (8-20, SEC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/13 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 8/0 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 8/6

EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS Apr. 11-13, 2014 – Charleston, Ill. – 3 / 1 / 1 p.m.

EIU leads 33-24 Location: Charleston, Ill. Conference: Ohio Valley Colors: Blue & Grey Home Field (Capacity): Coaches Stadium (500) Dimensions: L: 340 - LC: 360 - C: 380 - RC: 360 - R: 340

Head Coach (Year): Jim Schmitz (20th) 2013 Record: 22-27 (11-17, OVC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 20/7 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 8/3

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS Apr. 17-19, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 6 / 2 / 1 p.m.

Series tied 22-22 Location: Jacksonville, Ala. Conference: Ohio Valley Colors: Red & White Home Field: Rudy Abbott Field (1,500) Dimensions: L: 330 - LC: 375 - C: 400 - RC: 380 - R: 335

Head Coach (Year): Jim Case (13th) 2013 Record: 32-26 (22-8, OVC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 22/8 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/4

KENTUCKY WILDCATS Apr. 22, 2014 – Lexington, Ky. – 5:30 p.m.

Kentucky leads 9-1 Location: Lexington, Ky. Conference: Southeastern Colors: Blue & White Home Field (Capacity): Cliff Hagan Stadium (3,000) Dimensions: L: 340 - LC: 365 - C: 390 - RC: 350 - R: 310

Head Coach (Year): Gary Henderson (6th) 2013 Record: 30-25 (11-19, SEC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 15/15 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 6/6

MURRAY STATE THOROUGHBREDS Apr. 25-27, 2014 – Murray, Ky. – 3 / 2 / 1 p.m.

Tech leads 74-66-1 Location: Murray, Ky. Conference: Ohio Valley Colors: Navy & Gold Home Field (Capacity): Reagan Field (800) Dimensions: L: 330 - C: 400 - R: 330

Head Coach (Year): Rob McDonald (11th) 2013 Record: 21-33 (9-21, OVC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 13/12 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 3/7 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 9/3

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2014 OPPONENTS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS May 9-11, 2014 – Cookeville, Tenn. – 6 / 2 / 1 p.m.

SEMO leads 42-25 Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. Conference: Ohio Valley Colors: Red & Black Home Field (Capacity): Capaha Field (2,000) Dimensions: L: 330 - C: 400 - R: 330

Head Coach (Year): Steve Bieser (2nd) 2013 Record: 26-33 (13-17, OVC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 15/16 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 9/0 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 4/11

BELMONT BRUINS

May 15-17, 2014 – Nashville, Tenn. – 5 / 5 / 1 p.m.

Tech leads 34-30 Location: Nashville, Tenn. Conference: Ohio Valley Colors: Navy, Red, & White Home Field (Capacity): E.S. Rose Park (1,000) Dimensions: L: 330 - C: 400 - R: 330

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Head Coach (Year): Dave Jarvis (17th) 2013 Record: 38-20 (22-8, OVC) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 15/7 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 8/4

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O H I O VA L L E Y C O N F E R E N C E

From left: Beth DeBauche, Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner; Brad Walker, Associate Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer; Jennifer Gibbs, Assistant Commissioner for Championships; Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations; Brian Pulley, Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs; Matthew Banker, Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Services; Heather Brown, Director of Media Relations.

Entering its 64th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. In May 2011 the Conference expanded for the second time in four years, adding Belmont University which will begin competition in the 2012-13 academic year. The addition of Belmont will give the OVC 12 members, the most the league has had at one time in its illustrious history. The move added a second team in the city of Nashville and was the first addition to the league since Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joined in 2008. SIUE will begin regular season competition this season (2011-12) and be eligible for postseason the same year Belmont joins the league. The 2009-10 school year saw a change in leadership as Beth DeBauche was named the seventh full-time Commissioner in league history on July 28. She is currently one of just five females to be the head of a Division I conference, and one of just eight to lead a Division I conference all-time. The last three commissioners of the OVC have moved onto jobs as the commissioner of the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mid-American Conferences. The OVC’s proud past dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. Discussions were put on hold by World War II but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville merged to form the OVC. Tennessee Tech joined the OVC the following year. In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant scale socially, breaking racial barriers to providde educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans. Through the past 63 years, 15 teams have won or shared the league’s football title. The list is led by Eastern Kentucky, winner of 20 outright or shared football crowns, including both the 2007 and 2008 championships. Former member Middle Tennessee is next with 11 titles, followed by Tennessee Tech with nine. The first Division I-AA/FCS football playoff was held in 1978 with only four teams, which is the only year through present day that the OVC did not field a playoff representative. In the late 1970s, women’s athletics began somewhat of a rebirth on the national scene as the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports. Recognizing the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC established women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in 1977, with cross country and volley-

ball added over the next four years. Those sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), but the overall strength of women’s programs in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly received when the NCAA became the governing body in 1982. The playing field is not the only place where OVC athletes are working hard. The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly to male and female athletes, while others are commended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional Academic Achievement Award, as well as separate team awards in each Conference-sponsored sport. Since the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) Academic All-America program began, the Ohio Valley Conference has had 202 student-athletes honored with the award, including 35 over the last three years. Through the early years of the league, administrators wrestled with fan behavior due to the close proximity of the Conference members and the intense rivalries which developed. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership

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role on what has become a national issue. In 1995, the OVC implemented a first-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy which promotes principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent. The statement has become a model for others to follow across the nation, and has answered the challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in collegiate athletics. Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, in honor of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and athletics director, to a junior or senior student-athlete with significant athletic contributions who best exemplifies the characteristics of sportsmanship and citizenship. Most recently, the Conference has also implemented the OVC Institutional and Team Sportsmanship Awards, which are presented to one institution and 18 sportspecific teams voted by their peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme. The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle. Now in its seventh decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representatives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin. Belmont University will become the league’s 12th member on July 1, 2012.

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2 0 13 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Report

Austin Peay | Belmont | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Kentucky | Jacksonville State | Morehead State | Murray State | Southeast Missouri | SIUE | Tennessee Tech | UT Martin

July 2, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Kyle Schwartz Phone: (615) 690-6685 Email: kschwartz@ovc.org

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O H I O VA L L E Y C O N F E R E N C E OVC CONFERENCE STANDINGS 2013 OHIO VALLEY STANDINGS (Through the end of the season) CONFERENCE

Tennessee Tech #* Austin Peay $* Belmont * Jacksonville State * Eastern Kentucky * Southeast Missouri * Eastern Illinois SIUE Morehead State Murray State UT Martin

W 24 22 22 22 16 13 11 10 10 9 4

L 6 7 8 8 13 17 17 20 20 21 26

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

# - OVC Regular Season Champions

PCT. .800 .759 .733 .733 .552 .433 .393 .333 .333 .300 .133

GB 1.5 2 2 7.5 11 12 14 14 15 20

OVERALL Streak L1 W11 W1 L1 L1 L3 W2 L3 W1 W1 L2

W 40 47 38 32 23 26 22 16 16 21 11

L 17 15 20 26 34 33 27 35 40 33 40

* - OVC Tournament Participant

2013 ALL-OVC TEAMS

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PCT. .702 .758 .655 .552 .404 .441 .449 .314 .286 .389 .216

Home 26-6 27-6 24-6 16-10 6-15 13-17 11-6 10-11 5-9 17-13 9-17

Away 13-9 15-9 13-12 15-14 13-16 11-14 10-18 6-23 6-25 3-18 2-23

Neutral Last 10 Streak 1-2 7-3 L2 5-0 8-2 L1 1-2 5-5 L1 1-2 5-5 L3 4-3 6-4 L1 2-2 4-6 L1 1-3 6-4 W2 0-1 4-6 L5 5-6 1-9 W1 1-2 4-6 W1 0-0 1-9 L2

$ - OVC Tournament Champions/NCAA Participant

OVC TOURNAMENT RESULTS

2013 OVC Baseball Championship 2013 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE AWARDS The Ballpark at Jackson - Jackson, Tenn.

OVC Player of the Year: Craig Massoni, Austin Peay OVC Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Rogers, Austin Peay OVC Rookie of the Year: Kyle Nowlin, Eastern Kentucky OVC OVCTennessee PITCHER Tech OF THE YEAR OVC PLAYER Coach ofOF theTHE Year:YEAR Matt Bragga,

Craig Massoni, Austin Peay

Tyler Rogers, Austin Peay

OVC COACH OF THE YEAR OVC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR OVC TOURNAMENT MVP Wednesday, May 22 Matt Bragga, Tennessee Tech Kyle Nowlin, Eastern Kentucky Reed Harper, Austin Peay #5 Eastern Kentucky 11, #4 Jacksonville State 2

All-OVC First-Team C - Sean Hagen, Eastern Kentucky ALL-OVC FIRST TEAM ALL-OVC SECOND TEAM 1B - Craig Massoni, Austin Peay - Jordan Hankins, AustinKentucky Peay C2B- Sean Hagen, Eastern C - P.J. Torres, Austin Peay SS - Reed Harper, Austin Peay 1B Austin Peay 1B - Zach Stephens, Tennessee Tech 3B -- Craig DanielMassoni, Miles, Tennessee Tech OF--Jordan Cody Hudson, Austin PeayPeay 2B Hankins, Austin 2B - Zach Zarzour, Tennessee Tech OF- -Reed Shaun Ball, Eastern Kentucky SS Harper, Austin Peay SS - Dylan Bosheers, Tennessee Tech OF - Michael Bishop, Jacksonville State 3B Tennessee Tech Tech 3B - Brant Valach, Eastern Illinois DH--Daniel BrandonMiles, Thomasson, Tennessee UT -- Cody Josh Davis, Belmont OF Hudson, Austin Peay OF - Drew Turner, Belmont SP - Lee Ridenhour, Austin Peay OF Shaun Ball, OF - Caleb Howell, Eastern Illinois SP - Dan Ludwig, Eastern Belmont Kentucky OF Bishop,Tennessee Jacksonville State OF - James Abraham, Tennessee Tech SP--Michael Tristan Archer, Tech RP- -Brandon Tyler Rogers, AustinTennessee Peay DH Thomasson, Tech DH - Brandon Eggenschwiler, Murray State

UT - JoshSecond-Team Davis, Belmont All-OVC C --P.J. Austin Austin Peay Peay SP LeeTorres, Ridenhour, 1B - Zach Stephens, Tennessee Tech SP 2B-- Dan ZachLudwig, Zarzour, Belmont Tennessee Tech SP Archer, Tennessee Tech SS--Tristan Dylan Bosheers, Tennessee Tech 3B -- Tyler Brant Rogers, Valach, Eastern RP Austin Illinois Peay

OF - Drew Turner, Belmont OF - Caleb Howell, Eastern Illinois OF - James Abraham, Tennessee Tech DH - Brandon Eggenschwiler, Murray State UT - Coty Blanchard, Jacksonville State UT - Kane Sweeney, Morehead State SP - Casey Delgado, Austin Peay SP - Chase Brookshire, Belmont SP - Travis Felax, SIUE RP - Travis Stout, Jacksonville State RP - Seth Lucio, Tennessee Tech

UT - Coty Blanchard, Jacksonville State UT - Kane Sweeney, Morehead State SP - Casey Delgado, Austin Peay SP - Chase Brookshire, Belmont SP - Travis Felax, SIUE RP - Travis Sout, Jacksonville State RP - Seth Lucio, Tennessee Tech

#6 Southeast Missouri 9, #3 Belmont 6

OVC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM OVC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM OF/PThursday, - Dom Veltri, Belmont Jason Blum, Southeast Missouri May 23 6, Jacksonville State eliminated) RHP -Belmont Jake Johansmeier, EasternState Illinois3 (Jacksonville Alex Hughes, Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay 13, Eastern Kentucky OF - #2 Kyle Nowlin, Eastern Kentucky Luke3 Wurzelbacher, Eastern Kentucky #1 Tennessee 5, Southeast 1 2B - Kenny Hostrander,Tech Eastern Kentucky Missouri Craig Massoni, Austin Peay SS - Luke Wurzelbacher, Eastern Kentucky Jordan Hankins, Austin Peay Friday, May 24 3B - Doug Teegarden, Eastern Kentucky 1 (Belmont Reed Harper, Austin Peay Southeast Missouri 2, Belmont eliminated) DH - Paschal Petrongolo, State Missouri Cody Hudson, Austin eliminated) Peay Eastern KentuckyJacksonville 12, Southeast 9 (SE Missouri #1 Tennessee 2 Nowlin, Eastern Kentucky RHP Austin - Cody Peay Maerz,6,Murray State TechKyle OF - Taylor Mathews, Murray State Michael Davis, Austin Peay Saturday, May 25 OF - Clayton Evans, Southeast Missouri Bryan Soloman, Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky 6, Tennessee Tech 4 (Tennessee Tech eliminated) SS - Skyler SIUE Kentucky 3Chase Brookshire, AustinGeissinger, Peay 6, Eastern (Eastern KentuckyBelmont eliminated) Shane Grimm, Eastern Kentucky Tristan Archer, Tennessee Tech

NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS 2013 NCAA Tournament Regional Bloomington, Ind. (Bart Kaufman Field)

Game 1 - #2 Austin Peay 4, #3 Florida 3 2014 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS Game 2 - #1 Indiana 5, #4 Valparaiso 4

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH Team 1.OVC All-Freshman Tennessee Tech (19) OF/P - Dom Veltri, Belmont 2. Austin Peay RHP - Jake Johansmeier,(2) Eastern Illinois 3. Belmont OF - Kyle Nowlin, Eastern Kentucky 2B - KennyJacksonville Hostrander, Eastern 4. State Kentucky SS - Luke Wurzelbacher, Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Kentucky (1) 3B - Doug Teegarden, Eastern Kentucky DH - Paschal Petrongolo, Jacksonville State 6. Southeast Missouri RHP - Graham Officer, Jacksonville State 7. Eastern Illinois 3B - Alan Mocahbee, Morehead State 8. SIUE RHP - Cody Maerz, Murray State OF Taylor Mathews, 9. MoreheadMurray State State OF - Clayton Evans, Southeast Missouri 10. Murray State SS - Skyler Geissinger, SIUE 11. UT Martin () indicates first place votes

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Friday, May 31

199 164 158 154 139 104 96 67 58 51 20

PRESEASON OVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR PRESEASON ALL-OVC TEAM Saturday, June 1 Zach Stephens (1B), Tennessee Tech C Sean Hagen, Eastern Kentucky Game 3 - Valparaiso 5, Florida 4 (Florida eliminated) 1B - Zach Tennessee Tech Game 4 - Indiana 15, Austin PeayStephens, 6 PRESEASON OVC PITCHER OF THE YEAR 2B - Zach Zarzour, Tennessee Tech Sunday, June 2 Travis Stout (RHP), Jacksonville State SS - Dylan Bosheers, Tennessee Tech Game 5 - Austin Peay3B 5, Valparaiso 4 (Valparaiso eliminated) - Daniel Miles, Tennessee Tech Game 6 - Indiana 6, Austin Peay 1 (Austin Peay eliminated) OF - Michael Bishop, Jacksonville State OF - Caleb Howell, Eastern Illinois OF - Griff Gordon, Jacksonville State DH - Brandon Thomasson, Tennessee Tech UT - Kane Sweeney, Morehead State SP - Dan Ludwig, Belmont OVC Baseball Weekly Release - Final • 1 SP 2013 - Austin Coley, Belmont SP - Travis Felax, SIUE RP - Travis Stout, Jacksonville State RP - Seth Lucio, Tennessee Tech

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2 0 1 3 O V C S TAT S 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball OVC Batting Leaders (as of Jun 04, 2013) (All games) Hitting minimums - 1 Games 75% of Games 2.5 AB/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0 IP/Game Batting avg MASSONI, Craig-APSU SWEENEY, Kane-MOR HUDSON, Cody-APSU HOWELL, Caleb-EIU HANKINS, Jordan-APSU HAGEN, Sean-EKU DIAMOND, Alec-BEL ABRAHAM, James-TTU HARPER, Reed-APSU HEWITT, Dalton-SEMO

Slugging pct MASSONI, Craig-APSU STEPHENS, Zach-TTU MILES, Daniel-TTU VAVRA, Treysen-EIU HANKINS, Jordan-APSU BISHOP, Michael-JSU THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU BOSHEERS, Dylan-TTU SWEENEY, Kane-MOR BALL, Shaun-EKU

.385 .376 .363 .362 .354 .353 .351 .347 .346 .345

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

71 59 59 56 55 54 54 53 53 51

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

HUDSON, Cody-APSU BLUM, Jason-SEMO 4. VAVRA, Treysen-EIU BOSHEERS, Dylan-TTU 6. WULF, Austin-TTU KOZLOWSKI, Mike-MUR THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU BLANCHARD, Coty-JSU VALACH, Brant-EIU

21 21 21 20 20 19 19 19 19 19

1. LENNINGTON, Andy-SEMO

Total bases MASSONI, Craig-APSU STEPHENS, Zach-TTU HANKINS, Jordan-APSU THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU HUDSON, Cody-APSU MILES, Daniel-TTU HARPER, Reed-APSU BALL, Shaun-EKU TELLOR, Matt-SEMO BOSHEERS, Dylan-TTU

158 141 133 125 123 120 119 117 114 113

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Runs scored

1. HANKINS, Jordan-APSU 2. STEPHENS, Zach-TTU

MASSONI, Craig-APSU

4. GAUTIER, Rolando-APSU 5. ZARZOUR, Zach-TTU 6. BLANCHARD, Coty-JSU

THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU

8. BISHOP, Michael-JSU

BLUM, Jason-SEMO

10. WULF, Austin-TTU

Doubles

1. BISHOP, Michael-JSU

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Sac bunts ELLIOTT, Brandon-MUR COREY, Kevin-APSU PRIESSMAN, Nick-EIU DIAMOND, Alec-BEL BURRIDGE, Alex-SEMO SAUER, Dane-EIU ZYCH, Nico-UTM REESE, Jacob-EIU 9. 3 tied at............ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

15 14 11 10 9 9 9 9 8

Hits MASSONI, Craig-APSU HUDSON, Cody-APSU HANKINS, Jordan-APSU HARPER, Reed-APSU STEPHENS, Zach-TTU GREENWELL, Chase-MOR 7. GORDON, Griff-JSU 8. SWEENEY, Kane-MOR 9. 3 tied at............ Triples

.661 .616 .603 .568 .547 .539 .536 .523 .513 .509

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

92 89 86 82 77 77 75 74 73

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

On base pct MASSONI, Craig-APSU SWEENEY, Kane-MOR HANKINS, Jordan-APSU BLUM, Jason-SEMO FERGUSON, Drew-BEL GREATTING, Joel-SIUE STETSON, Ty-MUR HOWELL, Caleb-EIU GAUTIER, Rolando-APSU DIAMOND, Alec-BEL Runs batted in STEPHENS, Zach-TTU MASSONI, Craig-APSU HARPER, Reed-APSU HANKINS, Jordan-APSU MILES, Daniel-TTU THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU BALL, Shaun-EKU VAVRA, Treysen-EIU BOSHEERS, Dylan-TTU TELLOR, Matt-SEMO Home runs

BLANCHARD, Coty-JSU GORDON, Griff-JSU BISHOP, Michael-JSU ELMORE, Duran-MOR 6. 6 tied at...........

4 4 4 4 4 3

1. MASSONI, Craig-APSU 2. STEPHENS, Zach-TTU 3. MILES, Daniel-TTU

Walks FERGUSON, Drew-BEL HANKINS, Jordan-APSU STEPHENS, Zach-TTU RINER, Dylan-APSU TEEGARDEN, Doug-EKU GORDON, Griff-JSU MASSONI, Craig-APSU 8. GAUTIER, Rolando-APSU RITCHIE, Jamie-BEL 10. SWEENEY, Kane-MOR

42 39 38 36 36 36 36 35 35 33

1. BLUM, Jason-SEMO 2. FERGUSON, Drew-BEL 3. WULF, Austin-TTU

1. 2. 3. 4.

Sac flies

1. ZARZOUR, Zach-TTU 2. BOSHEERS, Dylan-TTU

HARPER, Reed-APSU LENNINGTON, Andy-SEMO 5. 7 tied at..............

7 6 6 6 5

THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU

5. HANKINS, Jordan-APSU 6. CALDWELL, Devin-SIUE

BALL, Shaun-EKU AKERS, Judah-BEL 9. TELLOR, Matt-SEMO VAVRA, Treysen-EIU Hit by pitch

GREATTING, Joel-SIUE

5. RITZHEIMER, Paul-MUR

AKERS, Judah-BEL

7. HUGHES, Alex-EKU

STETSON, Ty-MUR

9. EVANS, Clayton-SEMO 10. 2 tied at............

Stolen bases HUDSON, Cody-APSU GRISHAM, Austin-EKU BECHERER, Travis-SIUE BISHOP, Michael-JSU FERGUSON, Drew-BEL NOWLIN, Kyle-EKU 7. BIESER, Cole-SEMO BLANCHARD, Coty-JSU 9. ABRAHAM, James-TTU HARPER, Reed-APSU 1. 2. 3. 4.

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.475 .475 .452 .452 .447 .446 .444 .442 .440 .439 71 68 59 54 53 52 49 47 46 46 16 15 12 12 11 10 10 10 8 8 23 18 17 17 13 13 12 12 11 9 32 22 20 17 17 17 15 15 14 14

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2 0 1 3 O V C S TAT S 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball OVC Batting Per-Game Leaders (as of Jun 04, 2013) (All games) Hitting minimums - 1 Games 75% of Games 2.5 AB/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0 IP/Game 1.48 1.44 1.44 1.40 1.40 1.39 1.39 1.38 1.36 1.35

Runs scored per game HANKINS, Jordan-APSU BISHOP, Michael-JSU GAUTIER, Rolando-APSU STEPHENS, Zach-TTU ZARZOUR, Zach-TTU MASSONI, Craig-APSU THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU BLANCHARD, Coty-JSU 9. BLUM, Jason-SEMO 10. WULF, Austin-TTU

1.15 1.06 1.06 1.04 0.96 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.90 0.89

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Triples per game LENNINGTON, Andy-SEMO BISHOP, Michael-JSU BLANCHARD, Coty-JSU GORDON, Griff-JSU MILES, Daniel-TTU KOZLOWSKI, Mike-MUR STETSON, Ty-MUR 8. THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU 9. BLUM, Jason-SEMO 10. RAWE, Brandon-MOR

0.09 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.04

Homers per game STEPHENS, Zach-TTU MASSONI, Craig-APSU MILES, Daniel-TTU THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU CALDWELL, Devin-SIUE HANKINS, Jordan-APSU BALL, Shaun-EKU AKERS, Judah-BEL 9. VAVRA, Treysen-EIU 10. TELLOR, Matt-SEMO

0.26 0.26 0.23 0.21 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.16 0.15

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Stolen bases per game HUDSON, Cody-APSU BECHERER, Travis-SIUE GRISHAM, Austin-EKU BISHOP, Michael-JSU NOWLIN, Kyle-EKU FERGUSON, Drew-BEL BLANCHARD, Coty-JSU ABRAHAM, James-TTU ZARZOUR, Zach-TTU HARPER, Reed-APSU

0.52 0.40 0.39 0.34 0.33 0.30 0.26 0.25 0.23 0.23

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

TEEGARDEN, Doug-EKU DAVIS, Josh-BEL MILLER, Adam-JSU GAUTIER, Rolando-APSU VAZQUEZ, James-SIUE HANKINS, Jordan-APSU SWEENEY, Kane-MOR GORDON, Griff-JSU

0.74 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.66 0.63 0.63 0.62 0.62

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

At bats per game TELLOR, Matt-SEMO BISHOP, Michael-JSU GRISHAM, Austin-EKU KOZLOWSKI, Mike-MUR THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU HAGEN, Sean-EKU GIBSON, Derek-SEMO GREENWELL, Chase-MOR WULF, Austin-TTU BALL, Shaun-EKU

4.27 4.12 4.11 4.09 4.09 4.08 4.06 4.05 4.05 4.04

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Plate appearances/game STETSON, Ty-MUR WULF, Austin-TTU FERGUSON, Drew-BEL STEPHENS, Zach-TTU ZARZOUR, Zach-TTU BLUM, Jason-SEMO GAUTIER, Rolando-APSU BISHOP, Michael-JSU KOZLOWSKI, Mike-MUR EGGENSCHWILER, Brand-MUR

4.94 4.91 4.89 4.86 4.84 4.80 4.79 4.78 4.78 4.75

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Hits per game MASSONI, Craig-APSU HAGEN, Sean-EKU HUDSON, Cody-APSU BISHOP, Michael-JSU SWEENEY, Kane-MOR HOWELL, Caleb-EIU HANKINS, Jordan-APSU GREENWELL, Chase-MOR EGGENSCHWILER, Brand-MUR STETSON, Ty-MUR

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

78

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Walks per game

1. FERGUSON, Drew-BEL 2. STEPHENS, Zach-TTU

Doubles per game BISHOP, Michael-JSU VAVRA, Treysen-EIU VALACH, Brant-EIU BLUM, Jason-SEMO KOZLOWSKI, Mike-MUR BOSHEERS, Dylan-TTU HUDSON, Cody-APSU THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU WULF, Austin-TTU BLANCHARD, Coty-JSU

0.42 0.41 0.40 0.36 0.35 0.35 0.34 0.33 0.33 0.33

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

RBIs per game STEPHENS, Zach-TTU MASSONI, Craig-APSU MILES, Daniel-TTU VAVRA, Treysen-EIU HARPER, Reed-APSU THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU HANKINS, Jordan-APSU BALL, Shaun-EKU TELLOR, Matt-SEMO HAGEN, Sean-EKU

1.25 1.10 1.00 0.96 0.95 0.91 0.87 0.86 0.84 0.82

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Strikeouts per game GORDON, Griff-JSU VAZQUEZ, James-SIUE DIAMOND, Alec-BEL WULF, Austin-TTU HOWELL, Caleb-EIU TEEGARDEN, Doug-EKU MILES, Daniel-TTU BECHERER, Travis-SIUE ZIPKO, Noah-MUR ABRAHAM, James-TTU

0.21 0.30 0.31 0.33 0.35 0.37 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.39

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2 0 1 3 O V C S TAT S 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball OVC Fielding Leaders (as of Jun 04, 2013) (All games) Hitting minimums - 1 Games 75% of Games Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0 IP/Game Fielding pct

1. WULF, Austin-TTU

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

BURNS, Bobby-MOR EGGENSCHWILER, Brand-MUR THOMASSON, Brandon-TTU BARNES, Ryan-SEMO TORRES, P.J.-APSU STEPHENS, Zach-TTU MASSONI, Craig-APSU BALL, Shaun-EKU TURNER, Drew-BEL

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .998 .994 .992 .990 .990

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Assists BISHOP, Andrew-JSU WHEELER, Dylan-MUR HARPER, Reed-APSU HANKINS, Jordan-APSU GREENWELL, Chase-MOR BREEN, Jared-BEL ZARZOUR, Zach-TTU BOSHEERS, Dylan-TTU HOSTRANDER, Kenny-EKU ZIPKO, Noah-MUR

207 164 159 156 154 148 147 145 137 136

Catchers interference

1. BARTLETT, Stephen-JSU

BREWER, Ben-UTM PARRIS, Jordan-TTU 4. BURRIDGE, Alex-SEMO WILLIAMS, Drew-MOR LAMBERT, Cal-JSU ERIE, Drew-UTM RITCHIE, Jamie-BEL

Caught stealing by

1. PARRIS, Jordan-TTU 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9.

TORRES, P.J.-APSU WILLIAMS, Drew-MOR HAGEN, Sean-EKU REESE, Jacob-EIU PARADOSSI, Nick-MUR LINTON, Rick-MUR LITTLE, Zach-SIUE RITCHIE, Jamie-BEL BARTLETT, Stephen-JSU

2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

20 20 18 16 16 13 12 11 10 10

Chances

1. KOZLOWSKI, Mike-MUR 2. TELLOR, Matt-SEMO 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

MASSONI, Craig-APSU AKERS, Judah-BEL STEPHENS, Zach-TTU VAVRA, Treysen-EIU TORRES, P.J.-APSU GREATTING, Joel-SIUE PARRIS, Jordan-TTU RITCHIE, Jamie-BEL

542 531 531 517 477 450 433 424 403 395

Fielding double plays TELLOR, Matt-SEMO KOZLOWSKI, Mike-MUR MASSONI, Craig-APSU BISHOP, Andrew-JSU AKERS, Judah-BEL STEPHENS, Zach-TTU BLUM, Jason-SEMO VAVRA, Treysen-EIU 9. 3 tied at...............

45 42 39 37 36 35 33 33 32

Steal attempts against WILLIAMS, Drew-MOR HAGEN, Sean-EKU TORRES, P.J.-APSU BREWER, Ben-UTM JOHNSON, Drew-SIUE REESE, Jacob-EIU PARADOSSI, Nick-MUR PARRIS, Jordan-TTU RITCHIE, Jamie-BEL 10. BARTLETT, Stephen-JSU

84 81 80 60 58 56 49 47 47 41

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Errors

1. BLANCHARD, Coty-JSU 2. PHIPPS, Matt-EKU 3. HAYNES, Matt-UTM 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

BOGGETTO, Branden-SEMO BISHOP, Andrew-JSU MOCAHBEE, Alan-MOR MASTROMATTEO, Sonny-UTM HARPER, Reed-APSU GREENWELL, Chase-MOR 4 tied at...........

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Putouts MASSONI, Craig-APSU KOZLOWSKI, Mike-MUR TELLOR, Matt-SEMO AKERS, Judah-BEL STEPHENS, Zach-TTU VAVRA, Treysen-EIU GREATTING, Joel-SIUE TORRES, P.J.-APSU RITCHIE, Jamie-BEL PARRIS, Jordan-TTU Passed balls

1. BREWER, Ben-UTM 2. RITCHIE, Jamie-BEL

HAGEN, Sean-EKU

4. WILLIAMS, Drew-MOR 5. TORRES, P.J.-APSU

PARADOSSI, Nick-MUR

7. JOHNSON, Drew-SIUE 8. PARRIS, Jordan-TTU 9. 3 tied at.................

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Stolen bases against WILLIAMS, Drew-MOR HAGEN, Sean-EKU TORRES, P.J.-APSU JOHNSON, Drew-SIUE BREWER, Ben-UTM REESE, Jacob-EIU RITCHIE, Jamie-BEL PARADOSSI, Nick-MUR BARTLETT, Stephen-JSU LITTLE, Zach-SIUE

493 492 485 472 449 414 383 375 357 352 13 12 12 11 9 9 8 7 6

66 65 60 52 51 40 37 36 31 29

23 19 18 18 18 16 15 14 13 12

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2 0 1 3 O V C S TAT S 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball OVC Batting Leaders (as of Jun 04, 2013) (All games) Hitting minimums - 1 Games 75% of Games 2.5 AB/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0 IP/Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Batting avg Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State Eastern Illinois Belmont Morehead State Jacksonville State UT Martin

.312 .303 .293 .285 .284 .282 .278 .273 .265 .255

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Runs scored Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Belmont Murray State Eastern Illinois Morehead State SIUE

418 415 374 336 334 331 326 279 276 215

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Doubles Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Belmont Murray State Morehead State Eastern Illinois UT Martin

125 124 123 121 100 97 92 91 84 82

1. 2. 3. 4.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Total bases Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Belmont Jacksonville State Morehead State Murray State Eastern Illinois SIUE

975 916 865 802 767 740 728 672 650 583

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Total plate appearances Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Tennessee Tech Belmont Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Murray State Morehead State SIUE Eastern Illinois

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Walks Belmont Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State SIUE Morehead State Eastern Illinois

287 277 266 242 220 210 204 202 194 183

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Hit by pitch Belmont Tennessee Tech Murray State Southeast Missouri SIUE Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State

80

.464 .453 .424 .400 .392 .385 .380 .374 .354 .338

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

On base pct Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Belmont Eastern Kentucky Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Morehead State Jacksonville State SIUE

.399 .397 .387 .372 .370 .367 .364 .352 .351 .340

Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Murray State Belmont Jacksonville State Morehead State Eastern Illinois UT Martin

672 597 597 583 538 533 524 523 476 429

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Runs batted in Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Belmont Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Murray State Morehead State Eastern Illinois SIUE

383 374 336 304 295 293 277 253 251 192

Triples Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Morehead State Southeast Missouri Belmont 6. Austin Peay Murray State Eastern Kentucky 9. SIUE Eastern Illinois

19 16 15 13 13 9 9 9 6 6

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Slugging pct Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Belmont Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Morehead State Jacksonville State Murray State UT Martin Hits

1. Austin Peay 2. Eastern Kentucky 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Home runs

1. Austin Peay

9. 10.

Tennessee Tech Eastern Kentucky Belmont SIUE Morehead State Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri UT Martin

54 54 42 37 29 28 26 26 24 17

2546 2384 2368 2353 2347 2312 2241 2207 2030 1986

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

At bats Austin Peay Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Morehead State Belmont Murray State SIUE Eastern Illinois

2151 2046 2040 1978 1973 1918 1916 1897 1728 1689

70 69 67 64 63 54 52 49 46 38

1. 2. 3. 4.

Strikeouts Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Morehead State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Belmont Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky SIUE Murray State

449 428 408 391 391 388 381 374 350 327

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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2 0 1 3 O V C S TAT S 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball OVC Pitching Leaders (as of Jun 04, 2013) (All games) Hitting minimums - 1 Games 75% of Games 2.5 AB/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0 IP/Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Earned run avg Belmont Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Murray State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky SIUE

3.78 4.41 4.75 4.77 5.06 5.38 5.70 5.97 6.13 6.32

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Batters struck out Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Belmont UT Martin Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Morehead State Murray State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky

499 466 448 364 357 344 311 303 301 293

Losses

1. Morehead State 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

UT Martin SIUE Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Murray State Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Belmont Tennessee Tech Sac bunts allowed

1. Murray State 2. Belmont 3. Eastern Kentucky 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

40 40 35 34 33 33 27 26 20 17

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Opposing bat avg Belmont Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Murray State Morehead State SIUE Eastern Kentucky

Batters SO out looking Tennessee Tech Belmont Jacksonville State Austin Peay UT Martin Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Murray State 9. Morehead State 10. SIUE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

.258 .265 .281 .289 .290 .297 .297 .306 .306 .309

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

163 144 140 126 114 108 90 90 89 79

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Innings pitched Austin Peay Belmont Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Murray State Morehead State SIUE UT Martin

554.2 521.0 520.0 509.0 500.2 500.0 483.1 476.2 440.1 430.2

Wins Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Belmont Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Murray State SIUE Morehead State

47 40 38 32 26 23 22 21 16 16

Saves Austin Peay Belmont Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri SIUE Murray State 10. Morehead State

24 20 18 12 11 10 8 7 7 6

Runners picked off Morehead State UT Martin Murray State Tennessee Tech Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Belmont Eastern Kentucky 9. Eastern Illinois 10. SIUE

Sac flies allowed Morehead State SIUE Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky UT Martin 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Austin Peay Belmont 9. Murray State Eastern Illinois

33 32 27 24 24 23 20 20 18 18

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Southeast Missouri Morehead State Jacksonville State UT Martin Eastern Illinois Austin Peay Tennessee Tech

47 46 45 45 41 37 34 31 28 28

1. 2. 3. 4.

Runs allowed Belmont Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Jacksonville State SIUE Murray State Southeast Missouri Morehead State Eastern Kentucky

258 298 314 318 351 353 365 371 385 392

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Earned runs allowed Belmont Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Jacksonville State Murray State SIUE Southeast Missouri Morehead State Eastern Kentucky

219 226 264 272 286 306 309 311 316 341

1. 2. 3. 4.

Hits allowed Eastern Illinois Belmont SIUE Tennessee Tech Murray State Austin Peay Morehead State UT Martin Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Walks allowed

1. Jacksonville State 3. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.

Belmont Eastern Illinois Murray State SIUE Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech UT Martin Southeast Missouri Austin Peay

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14 12 9 8 8 8 8 8 5 3 489 508 540 551 562 570 583 584 598 602 185 185 210 210 212 218 221 221 241 263

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2 0 1 3 O V C S TAT S 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball OVC Fielding Leaders (as of Jun 04, 2013) (All games) Hitting minimums - 1 Games 75% of Games Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0 IP/Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Fielding pct Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Belmont SIUE Murray State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Morehead State

.979 .968 .968 .967 .967 .963 .962 .962 .959 .954

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Chances Austin Peay Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Belmont Eastern Kentucky Murray State Morehead State Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois UT Martin

2366 2302 2271 2249 2206 2156 2079 2065 1897 1893

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Assists Jacksonville State Murray State Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri Belmont Morehead State Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech UT Martin

687 634 627 620 618 613 554 549 521 512

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Errors Morehead State Southeast Missouri UT Martin Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Belmont Murray State Eastern Illinois SIUE

95 93 89 88 84 75 73 72 70 61

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Stolen bases against Morehead State UT Martin SIUE Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay Murray State Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Belmont

102 97 89 83 78 64 53 49 48 43

35 28 28 26 24 23 21 21 18 17

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Passed balls Eastern Kentucky Murray State UT Martin Austin Peay SIUE Tennessee Tech Morehead State 8. Belmont 9. Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

82

20 19 18 17 14 13 13 12 9 9

Caught stealing by

1. Murray State 2. Austin Peay

SIUE Morehead State Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech UT Martin Eastern Kentucky 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Belmont 4. 5. 6. 7.

Catchers interference

1. Jacksonville State

UT Martin 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Morehead State Southeast Missouri Belmont

Putouts Austin Peay Belmont Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Murray State Morehead State SIUE UT Martin

Fielding double plays Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay UT Martin 7. Belmont 8. Tennessee Tech 9. SIUE Morehead State Steal attempts against Morehead State UT Martin SIUE Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Murray State Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Tennessee Tech

3 3 2 1 1 1

TENNESSEE TECH BASEBALL

1664 1563 1560 1527 1502 1500 1450 1430 1321 1292 55 52 49 47 43 43 41 40 38 38 128 118 117 106 104 99 72 69 67 64


2013 SEASON IN REVIEW 2013 Tennessee Tech Baseball Game Results for Tennessee Tech (May 26, 2014) (All games) Date

Feb 15, 2013 Feb 16, 2013 Feb 17, 2013 Feb 19, 2013 Feb 22, 2013 Feb 23, 2013 Feb 24, 2013 Feb 26, 2013 Mar 01, 2013 Mar 02, 2013 Mar 06, 2013 * Mar 08, 2013 * Mar 09, 2013 * Mar 10, 2013 Mar 12, 2013 Mar 13, 2013 * Mar 15, 2013 * Mar 16, 2013 * Mar 17, 2013 Mar 19, 2013 Mar 20, 2013 * Mar 22, 2013 * Mar 23, 2013 * Mar 24, 2013 Mar 26, 2013 * Mar 28, 2013 * Mar 30, 2013 * Mar 30, 2013 Apr 02, 2013 * Apr 05, 2013 * Apr 06, 2013 * Apr 07, 2013 Apr 09, 2013 * Apr 12, 2013 * Apr 13, 2013 * Apr 14, 2013 Apr 16, 2013 * Apr 19, 2013 * Apr 20, 2013 * Apr 21, 2013 Apr 23, 2013 * Apr 26, 2013 * Apr 27, 2013 * Apr 28, 2013 May 01, 2013 May 03, 2013 May 04, 2013 * May 10, 2013 * May 11, 2013 * May 12, 2013 May 14, 2013 * May 16, 2013 * May 17, 2013 * May 18, 2013 May 23, 2013 May 24, 2013 May 25, 2013

Opponent

ILLINOIS ILLINOIS ILLINOIS at Lipscomb NIAGARA NIAGARA NIAGARA MIDDLE TENNESSEE BOWLING GREEN BOWLING GREEN MICHIGAN STATE at Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORTHERN KENTUCKY MOREHEAD STATE MOREHEAD STATE MOREHEAD STATE at Alabama A&M BEREA at UT Martin at UT Martin at UT Martin MARYVILLE SIU EDWARDSVILLE SIU EDWARDSVILLE-1 SIU EDWARDSVILLE-2 at ETSU at Austin Peay at Austin Peay at Austin Peay at Middle Tennessee EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN ILLINOIS at #2 Vanderbilt at Jacksonville State at Jacksonville State at Jacksonville State ALABAMA A&M MURRAY STATE MURRAY STATE MURRAY STATE ETSU at Western Carolina at Western Carolina at Southeast Missouri at Southeast Missouri at Southeast Missouri LIPSCOMB BELMONT BELMONT BELMONT vs Southeast Missouri vs Austin Peay vs Eastern Kentucky

L W W L L W W L W W L W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L L L W W L W W W W L L W W W W W W L L W W W W W W L W L L

Score

Inns

Overall

2-13 6-5 7-6 1-12 2-4 9-0 10-9 7-9 10-4 8-5 3-5 5-1 7-18 5-4 13-2 7-1 11-4 11-5 5-2 8-6 9-4 3-1 13-8 8-5 1-0 1-0 11-3 4-6 0-3 3-7 10-7 12-4 9-12 20-5 5-2 6-5 10-9 5-6 5-7 4-0 12-5 4-1 10-9 10-6 10-6 7-18 1-6 16-1 11-6 5-1 10-9 8-5 14-6 10-13 5-1 2-6 4-6

9 9 9 9 (10) 9 (11) 9 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (10) (10) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

0-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 2-3-0 3-3-0 4-3-0 4-4-0 5-4-0 6-4-0 6-5-0 7-5-0 7-6-0 8-6-0 9-6-0 10-6-0 11-6-0 12-6-0 13-6-0 14-6-0 15-6-0 16-6-0 17-6-0 18-6-0 19-6-0 20-6-0 21-6-0 21-7-0 21-8-0 21-9-0 22-9-0 23-9-0 23-10-0 24-10-0 25-10-0 26-10-0 27-10-0 27-11-0 27-12-0 28-12-0 29-12-0 30-12-0 31-12-0 32-12-0 33-12-0 33-13-0 33-14-0 34-14-0 35-14-0 36-14-0 37-14-0 38-14-0 39-14-0 39-15-0 40-15-0 40-16-0 40-17-0

Ohio Valley Pitcher of record

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 6-1-0 7-1-0 8-1-0 8-1-0 9-1-0 10-1-0 10-2-0 10-2-0 10-3-0 11-3-0 12-3-0 12-3-0 13-3-0 14-3-0 15-3-0 15-3-0 15-4-0 15-5-0 16-5-0 16-5-0 17-5-0 18-5-0 19-5-0 19-5-0 19-5-0 19-5-0 20-5-0 21-5-0 22-5-0 22-5-0 23-5-0 24-5-0 24-6-0 24-6-0 24-6-0 24-6-0

ARCHER (L 0-1) BAUGH (W 1-0) LUCIO (W 1-0) PRICE, N. (L 0-1) BAUGH (L 0-1) HESS (W 1-0) MORTON (W 1-0) MORTON (L 1-1) ARCHER (W 1-1) PRICE, N. (W 1-1) HONEA (L 0-1) ARCHER (W 2-1) HESS (L 1-1) LUCIO (W 2-0) BAUGH (W 2-1) PRICE, N. (W 2-1) ARCHER (W 3-1) PRICE, N. (W 3-1) HONEA (W 1-1) SPURGEON (W 1-0) HESS (W 2-1) ARCHER (W 4-1) PRICE, N. (W 4-1) TAYLOR, S. (W 1-0) BAUGH (W 3-1) ARCHER (W 5-1) TAYLOR, S. (W 2-0) LUCIO (L 2-1) SPURGEON (L 1-1) ARCHER (L 5-2) HESS (W 3-1) PRICE, N. (W 5-1) HESS (L 3-2) ARCHER (W 6-2) SPURGEON (W 2-1) TAYLOR, S. (W 3-0) HESS (W 4-2) ARCHER (L 6-3) SPURGEON (L 2-2) HONEA (W 2-1) WILLIAMS, A. (W 1-0) ARCHER (W 7-3) LUCIO (W 3-1) HESS (W 5-2) BAUGH (W 4-1) ARCHER (L 7-4) SPURGEON (L 2-3) ARCHER (W 8-4) HESS (W 6-2) HONEA (W 3-1) SKINNER (W 1-0) HESS (W 7-2) PRICE, N. (W 6-1) BAUGH (L 4-2) ARCHER (W 9-4) SPURGEON (L 2-4) LUCIO (L 3-2)

Attend

Time

452 363 287 239 89 84 92 57 49 34 36 144 149 150 87 34 143 173 179 75 122 93 87 74 77 189 494 540 481 711 417 768 127 213 234 2362 645 445 675 149 202 112 247 622 169 108 698 429 432 267 824 333 458 903 768 587

3:01 3:05 3:08 2:46 2:25 2:36 4:28 3:24 2:57 2:10 2:40 2:39 2:48 2:33 3:45 2:34 3:19 3:17 2:36 5:11 3:00 2:55 3:05 2:09 2:00 2:03 2:35 2:07 2:42 2:21 3:14 3:30 3:20 3:39 2:20 3:06 3:45 2:46 2:44 1:56 2:46 2:31 3:36 3:07 2:40 3:34 2:20 2:53 3:07 2:41 3:22 2:52 3:08 3:20 2:34 3:16 2:38

() extra inning game

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2013 SEASON IN REVIEW 2013 Tennessee Tech Baseball Overall Statistics for Tennessee Tech (May 26, 2014) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 40-17 Player

21 ABRAHAM, James 23 MILES, Daniel 33 STEPHENS, Zach 6 BOSHEERS, Dylan 17 WULF, Austin 1 ZARZOUR, Zach 35 THOMASSON, Brandon -------------------2 GUYEAR, Zephan 3 MORRIS, Michael 7 SHERFIELD, Tevis 8 FRAZIER, Evan 29 PARRIS, Jordan 15 HOPKINS, Jordan 24 ALLEN, David 52 GRAHAM, Tim

avg gp-gs

.347 .337 .336 .329 .303 .300 .275

56-56 53-52 57-57 57-57 57-57 57-56 57-57

.300 25-10 .298 51-48 .289 25-6 .250 19-4 .198 49-44 .154 23-9 .000 8-0 .000 1-0

Home: 26-6

ab

r

h

199 199 229 216 231 223 233

40 43 59 39 51 55 54

69 67 77 71 70 67 64

8 11 17 20 19 11 19

50 11 15 168 29 50 38 6 11 24 9 6 131 14 26 26 5 4 5 0 0 1 0 0

5 7 1 1 6 0 0 0

Away: 13-9

2b 3b hr

rbi

Neutral: 1-2

tb slg%

bb hp

2 1 31 84 3 12 53 120 1 15 71 141 2 6 46 113 1 1 35 94 2 1 27 85 3 12 52 125

.422 .603 .616 .523 .407 .381 .536

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

.520 2 .381 25 .316 7 .542 7 .267 21 .154 11 .000 0 .000 0

2 7 26 1 31 64 0 5 12 2 7 13 1 15 35 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ohio Valley: 24-6 so gdp

28 5 22 21 7 20 38 6 74 20 7 39 25 17 19 30 9 34 31 3 67

a

e fld%

4 2 4 3 7 2 4

.430 .411 .437 .394 .403 .394 .366

5 4 4 6 5 7 1

2 14-16 86 2 2 2-2 48 69 0 0-0 449 25 3 6-7 70 145 2 9-11 111 1 7 13-17 101 147 0 0-0 9 0

2 .978

.352 .391 .400 .455 .338 .405 .000 .000

0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0

2 4 0 2 7 0 0 0

17 29 5 9 40 12 4 0

0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0

ob% sf sh sb-att

4-4 7-7 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0

po

7 .944 3 .994 5 .977 0 1.000 8 .969 0 1.000

19

6

85

9

2 .926 2 .979

11

2

0 1.000

44

6

0 1.000

352

43

8 .980

97

4

0 1.000

1

0

0 1.000

0

0

Totals

.303

57

1973

415

597

125 16 54

383

916

.464

266 69

391

35

.397 38 22

59-68

1500

521

44

.979

Opponents

.281

57

1958

314

551

105

289

783

.400

221 47

499

33

.365 17 28

41-64

1458

510

69

.966

8 37

0 .000

LOB - Team (495), Opp (459). DPs turned - Team (40), Opp (43). CI - Team (2), PARRIS 2. IBB - Team (13), THOMASSON 4, STEPHENS, Z. 3, MORRIS, M. 2, ABRAHAM 2, ZARZOUR 1, BOSHEERS 1. Picked off - ABRAHAM 5, ZARZOUR 4, WULF 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player

13 ARCHER, Tristan 28 HESS, David 10 HONEA, Jacob -------------------5 LUCIO, Seth 20 TAYLOR, Stanton 22 PRICE, Nick 9 SKINNER, Byron 19 SPURGEON, Ross 30 MORTON, Zane 11 BAUGH, Garrett 26 BRYANT, Josh 32 WILLIAMS, Andy 14 WILSON, Tyler 12 ALEXANDER, Justin

era

w-l

app gs

cg

sho

sv

3.34 3.84 5.59

9-4 7-2 3-1

15 15 22 5 15 14

2 0 0

1/0 0/2 0/1

0 0 0

1.83 3.42 4.56 4.97 5.36 6.88 7.20 8.31 8.64 9.00 14.40

3-2 3-0 6-1 1-0 2-4 1-1 4-2 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

30 19 21 8 18 17 18 5 13 1 6

0 0 4 1 9 0 8 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0/2 12 0/1 0 0/1 0 0/0 0 0/2 0 0/1 0 0/1 0 0/1 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0

h

r

er

bb

so

2b

3b

97.0 102 65.2 73 67.2 78

ip

45 36 48

36 28 42

23 21 34

97 77 66

20 14 14

0 1 2

hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

5 3 5

.273 .285 .288

4 3 5

8 6 3

0 0 1

0 3 4

8 2 2

44.1 23.2 51.1 12.2 48.2 17.0 45.0 4.1 16.2 1.0 5.0

34 24 54 16 52 17 65 3 22 1 10

10 9 29 12 35 16 44 5 16 1 8

9 9 26 7 29 13 36 4 16 1 8

18 10 22 11 20 14 18 11 9 1 9

61 32 46 11 39 8 37 6 14 0 5

6 6 7 3 9 2 14 1 7 0 2

0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

0 1 8 2 4 0 8 0 1 0 0

.211 .261 .267 .308 .280 .258 .348 .200 .319 .250 .417

1 7 8 1 8 0 3 3 1 0 3

6 2 3 3 6 1 4 2 1 0 2

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

0 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0

2 0 1 1 3 1 6 1 1 0 0

Totals

4.75

40-17

57 57

2

4/3

12

500.0

551

314

264

221

499

105

8

37

.281

47 47

6 17

28

Opponents

6.26

17-40

57 57

1

1/1

9

486.0

597

415

338

266

391

125

16

54

.303

66 69

4 38

22

PB - Team (13), PARRIS 7, HOPKINS, J. 4, FRAZIER, E. 2, Opp (17). Pickoffs - Team (8), BAUGH 3, HONEA 1, PARRIS 1, SPURGEON 1, HESS 1, ARCHER 1, Opp (6). SBA/ATT - PARRIS (27-47), HESS (11-14), SPURGEON (5-9), LUCIO (7-9), FRAZIER, E. (7-9), ARCHER (5-8), HOPKINS, J. (7-8), PRICE, N. (3-7), BAUGH (4-7), HONEA (2-5), ALEXANDER, J (1-2), BRYANT, J. (1-1), MORTON (1-1), TAYLOR, S. (1-1).

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2013 SEASON IN REVIEW 2013 Tennessee Tech Baseball Overall Statistics for Tennessee Tech (May 26, 2014) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player

c

po

a

e

fld%

dp

sba

csb

sba%

pb

ci

112 101 50 13 13 9 8 4 3 2 1 1 1 477 403 96 90 220 256 20 124 27 7 12 10 5 0 0 0

111 97 44 8 11 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 449 352 85 86 70 101 1 48 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

1 4 6 5 2 0 5 4 2 2 1 1 0 25 43 9 2 145 147 18 69 6 4 8 8 4 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2 2 5 8 1 7 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .994 .980 .979 .978 .977 .969 .950 .944 .926 .857 .833 .800 .800 .000 .000 .000

0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 4 1 0 23 26 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 7 7 2 0 0 3 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 4 11 1 1 0 0

0 1 2 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 0 0

--.875 .778 .400 ----.429 .778 1.000 --1.000 ------.574 --------.625 ----.556 .571 .786 1.000 .500 -----

0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals

2065

1500

521

44

.979

40

41

23

.641

13

2

Opponents

2037

1458

510

69

.966

43

59

9

.868

17

0

17 WULF, Austin 15 HOPKINS, Jordan 8 FRAZIER, Evan 10 HONEA, Jacob 7 SHERFIELD, Tevis 35 THOMASSON, Brandon 22 PRICE, Nick 5 LUCIO, Seth 20 TAYLOR, Stanton 32 WILLIAMS, Andy 26 BRYANT, Josh 9 SKINNER, Byron 24 ALLEN, David 33 STEPHENS, Zach 29 PARRIS, Jordan 3 MORRIS, Michael 21 ABRAHAM, James 6 BOSHEERS, Dylan 1 ZARZOUR, Zach 13 ARCHER, Tristan 23 MILES, Daniel 2 GUYEAR, Zephan 19 SPURGEON, Ross 11 BAUGH, Garrett 28 HESS, David 30 MORTON, Zane 12 ALEXANDER, Justin 52 GRAHAM, Tim 14 WILSON, Tyler

Hitting minimums - 1 Games 3.0 AB/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0 IP/Game

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2013 SEASON IN REVIEW 2013 Tennessee Tech Baseball Team Game-by-Game for Tennessee Tech (May 26, 2014) Batting (All games) Date

Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 19 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 26 Mar 01 Mar 02 Mar 06 *Mar 08 *Mar 09 *Mar 10 Mar 12 Mar 13 *Mar 15 *Mar 16 *Mar 17 Mar 19 Mar 20 *Mar 22 *Mar 23 *Mar 24 Mar 26 *Mar 28 *Mar 30 *Mar 30 Apr 02 *Apr 05 *Apr 06 *Apr 07 Apr 09 *Apr 12 *Apr 13 *Apr 14 Apr 16 *Apr 19 *Apr 20 *Apr 21 Apr 23 *Apr 26 *Apr 27 *Apr 28 May 01 May 03 May 04 *May 10 *May 11 *May 12 May 14 *May 16 *May 17 *May 18 May 23 May 24 May 25 Totals

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Opponent

ILLINOIS ILLINOIS ILLINOIS at Lipscomb NIAGARA NIAGARA NIAGARA MIDDLE TENNESSEE BOWLING GREEN BOWLING GREEN MICHIGAN STATE at Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky NORTHERN KENTUCK NORTHERN KENTUCK MOREHEAD STATE MOREHEAD STATE MOREHEAD STATE at Alabama A&M BEREA at UT Martin at UT Martin at UT Martin MARYVILLE SIU EDWARDSVILLE SIU EDWARDSVILLE SIU EDWARDSVILLE at ETSU at Austin Peay at Austin Peay at Austin Peay at Middle Tennessee EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN ILLINOIS at Vanderbilt at Jacksonville State at Jacksonville State at Jacksonville State ALABAMA A&M MURRAY STATE MURRAY STATE MURRAY STATE ETSU at Western Carolina at Western Carolina at Southeast Missouri at Southeast Missouri at Southeast Missouri LIPSCOMB BELMONT BELMONT BELMONT vs Southeast Missouri vs Austin Peay vs Eastern Kentucky

ab

r

h

rbi

2b 3b

hr

tb

bb ibb sb

35 2 11 2 1 0 0 12 5 0 0 30 6 10 6 4 0 0 14 2 0 0 35 7 12 7 3 0 1 18 6 0 0 30 1 6 1 1 0 0 7 4 0 0 31 2 6 1 1 1 0 9 3 0 1 36 9 13 9 2 0 2 21 2 0 2 38 10 11 10 2 0 1 16 11 2 5 35 7 8 7 3 1 1 16 7 0 0 34 10 10 8 2 1 0 14 5 0 1 29 8 10 8 1 1 0 13 4 0 2 31 3 5 3 0 0 1 8 4 0 0 36 5 9 5 4 0 1 16 5 0 1 35 7 11 7 2 1 2 21 2 0 0 34 5 8 4 1 0 0 9 5 1 0 40 13 17 13 5 0 0 22 6 1 0 34 7 10 7 3 0 1 16 3 1 0 34 11 12 11 0 1 2 20 9 0 0 39 11 17 10 4 1 3 32 5 0 1 27 5 5 4 0 0 0 5 9 1 3 36 8 9 8 4 0 1 16 6 0 4 31 9 6 8 1 1 1 12 10 0 2 31 3 4 2 0 0 1 7 4 0 2 43 13 16 12 4 0 3 29 4 1 4 23 8 7 8 2 0 3 18 5 0 0 27 1 7 1 1 0 0 8 3 0 1 27 1 4 1 1 0 0 5 4 1 0 38 11 17 11 3 0 0 20 2 0 2 27 4 7 4 2 1 0 11 3 1 0 33 0 8 0 3 0 0 11 6 0 0 32 3 7 2 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 39 10 11 10 0 2 5 30 6 0 6 42 12 15 10 4 0 3 28 8 0 3 34 9 10 8 0 0 0 10 9 0 3 41 20 18 19 5 0 2 29 9 0 1 35 5 12 5 3 0 0 15 0 0 1 38 6 14 6 5 0 1 22 3 0 1 38 10 13 9 2 0 0 15 9 0 2 39 5 12 5 5 0 1 20 1 0 1 41 5 15 3 0 1 1 20 0 0 0 31 4 6 4 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 33 12 15 10 2 1 1 22 6 0 1 29 4 4 3 1 1 0 7 4 0 2 39 10 12 7 2 1 0 16 5 0 0 39 10 17 10 2 0 4 31 3 1 0 34 10 12 10 1 0 3 22 5 0 3 35 7 9 2 3 0 0 12 5 0 1 32 1 5 1 2 0 0 7 3 0 0 47 16 22 15 6 0 1 31 4 0 1 43 11 16 11 5 0 0 21 3 0 1 33 5 9 4 3 0 1 15 7 1 0 33 10 11 10 3 0 2 20 5 0 0 30 8 7 8 1 0 2 14 4 1 0 40 14 15 14 4 0 1 22 3 0 0 37 10 11 10 1 0 2 18 4 1 0 32 5 8 4 1 0 0 9 6 0 0 34 2 7 2 1 0 0 8 5 0 0 34 4 8 3 2 1 0 12 1 0 1 1973 415 597 383 125 16 54 916 266 13 59

cs

0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9

hbp sac

sf

1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 69 22 38

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gdp

k

po

a

e

lob

1 11 27 12 2 12 1 4 27 7 0 6 0 7 27 7 1 11 1 10 24 6 2 9 0 8 30 17 1 8 1 6 27 11 0 6 0 14 33 11 0 18 1 9 27 12 3 9 0 9 27 15 2 7 0 5 18 7 2 8 0 4 27 7 1 6 0 5 27 10 0 10 2 1 24 7 2 5 1 7 27 8 0 9 0 6 27 10 1 13 0 5 27 14 0 7 0 9 27 5 2 8 0 7 27 10 1 14 0 4 27 5 0 9 0 3 27 11 1 10 1 4 27 10 0 10 0 16 27 7 1 8 0 13 27 6 2 10 1 4 18 6 1 4 3 5 27 13 0 5 1 5 27 9 0 6 0 2 27 13 0 8 0 6 21 5 0 7 2 5 24 14 1 13 2 11 24 10 1 6 0 6 27 6 1 8 0 10 27 4 1 13 1 11 24 7 0 9 2 6 27 5 1 9 0 3 27 13 0 7 0 4 27 10 0 12 1 11 27 13 0 12 1 9 24 14 1 8 1 8 24 7 2 9 1 3 27 6 0 1 0 3 27 6 0 8 0 3 27 9 0 7 0 9 30 13 1 9 2 4 30 11 0 7 0 3 27 7 0 9 1 15 24 7 1 9 0 10 24 8 1 8 1 7 27 10 0 12 0 5 27 7 0 12 1 8 27 9 1 10 1 7 27 10 0 6 0 9 27 9 1 5 0 5 27 4 1 10 0 5 27 9 2 5 3 7 27 14 1 10 0 11 27 14 1 10 1 4 24 4 1 8 35 391 1500 521 44 495

avg

.314 .323 .330 .300 .280 .294 .294 .285 .286 .291 .280 .278 .280 .277 .289 .289 .293 .302 .297 .295 .290 .283 .288 .289 .288 .283 .290 .289 .288 .286 .285 .288 .288 .294 .295 .298 .299 .299 .301 .299 .302 .299 .299 .303 .304 .303 .300 .305 .306 .306 .306 .305 .307 .306 .306 .304 .303 .303


2013 SEASON IN REVIEW 2013 Tennessee Tech Baseball Team Game-by-Game for Tennessee Tech (May 26, 2014) Pitching (All games) Date

Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 19 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 26 Mar 01 Mar 02 Mar 06 *Mar 08 *Mar 09 *Mar 10 Mar 12 Mar 13 *Mar 15 *Mar 16 *Mar 17 Mar 19 Mar 20 *Mar 22 *Mar 23 *Mar 24 Mar 26 *Mar 28 *Mar 30 *Mar 30 Apr 02 *Apr 05 *Apr 06 *Apr 07 Apr 09 *Apr 12 *Apr 13 *Apr 14 Apr 16 *Apr 19 *Apr 20 *Apr 21 Apr 23 *Apr 26 *Apr 27 *Apr 28 May 01 May 03 May 04 *May 10 *May 11 *May 12 May 14 *May 16 *May 17 *May 18 May 23 May 24 May 25 Totals

Opponent

ILLINOIS ILLINOIS ILLINOIS at Lipscomb NIAGARA NIAGARA NIAGARA MIDDLE TENNESSEE BOWLING GREEN BOWLING GREEN MICHIGAN STATE at Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky NORTHERN KENTUCK NORTHERN KENTUCK MOREHEAD STATE MOREHEAD STATE MOREHEAD STATE at Alabama A&M BEREA at UT Martin at UT Martin at UT Martin MARYVILLE SIU EDWARDSVILLE SIU EDWARDSVILLE SIU EDWARDSVILLE at ETSU at Austin Peay at Austin Peay at Austin Peay at Middle Tennessee EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN ILLINOIS at Vanderbilt at Jacksonville State at Jacksonville State at Jacksonville State ALABAMA A&M MURRAY STATE MURRAY STATE MURRAY STATE ETSU at Western Carolina at Western Carolina at Southeast Missouri at Southeast Missouri at Southeast Missouri LIPSCOMB BELMONT BELMONT BELMONT vs Southeast Missouri vs Austin Peay vs Eastern Kentucky

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so

2b

9.0 16 13 10 7 6 3 9.0 11 5 5 4 9 2 9.0 8 6 4 8 13 2 8.0 11 12 9 5 11 2 10.0 7 4 4 4 7 2 9.0 7 0 0 1 9 1 11.0 13 9 9 9 13 1 9.0 15 9 8 5 5 4 9.0 9 4 4 4 9 1 6.0 7 5 3 3 7 1 9.0 10 5 3 5 4 4 9.0 6 1 1 0 10 2 8.0 16 18 14 5 8 2 9.0 7 4 4 5 9 1 9.0 7 2 1 1 7 1 9.0 3 1 1 3 8 1 9.0 11 4 3 4 14 3 9.0 10 5 4 3 9 2 9.0 9 2 2 3 14 0 9.0 10 6 4 3 9 3 9.0 7 4 4 6 13 0 9.0 8 1 1 2 14 0 9.0 12 8 4 4 11 1 6.0 8 5 4 1 10 1 9.0 5 0 0 1 8 1 9.0 4 0 0 2 8 1 9.0 7 3 3 6 8 3 7.0 8 6 6 4 8 3 8.0 10 3 3 0 8 3 8.0 9 7 6 2 4 2 9.0 11 7 7 5 9 3 9.0 10 4 3 4 10 4 8.0 14 12 12 8 4 3 9.0 8 5 5 9 13 0 9.0 8 2 2 5 3 0 9.0 12 5 5 4 9 3 9.0 14 9 9 4 5 1 8.0 10 6 4 3 5 3 8.0 11 7 5 5 6 0 9.0 6 0 0 0 7 0 9.0 13 5 5 4 16 0 9.0 2 1 1 2 11 1 10.0 13 9 5 5 9 3 10.0 12 6 6 3 5 3 9.0 14 6 6 0 5 3 8.0 17 18 13 4 6 6 8.0 7 6 4 0 6 0 9.0 8 1 1 1 13 1 9.0 13 6 6 6 10 3 9.0 3 1 1 6 8 0 9.0 13 9 9 3 8 2 9.0 11 5 3 2 17 2 9.0 10 6 5 4 13 3 9.0 15 13 11 8 6 1 9.0 7 1 1 2 7 1 9.0 8 6 6 10 6 3 8.0 10 6 5 4 9 3 500.0 551 314 264 221 499 105

3b

0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

hr

1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 37

wp

1 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 47

bk

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6

hbp

0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 47

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dp

1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 40

ibb

score

0 2-13 0 6-5 0 7-6 0 1-12 0 2-4 0 9-0 0 10-9 0 7-9 0 10-4 0 8-5 0 3-5 0 5-1 0 7-18 0 5-4 0 13-2 0 7-1 0 11-4 0 11-5 0 5-2 0 8-6 0 9-4 0 3-1 0 13-8 0 8-5 0 1-0 0 1-0 0 11-3 0 4-6 0 0-3 0 3-7 0 10-7 0 12-4 0 9-12 0 20-5 0 5-2 0 6-5 0 10-9 0 5-6 0 5-7 0 4-0 0 12-5 0 4-1 0 10-9 0 10-6 0 10-6 0 7-18 0 1-6 0 16-1 0 11-6 0 5-1 0 10-9 0 8-5 0 14-6 0 10-13 0 5-1 0 2-6 0 4-6 0 415-314

w-l

0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 2-3 3-3 4-3 4-4 5-4 6-4 6-5 7-5 7-6 8-6 9-6 10-6 11-6 12-6 13-6 14-6 15-6 16-6 17-6 18-6 19-6 20-6 21-6 21-7 21-8 21-9 22-9 23-9 23-10 24-10 25-10 26-10 27-10 27-11 27-12 28-12 29-12 30-12 31-12 32-12 33-12 33-13 33-14 34-14 35-14 36-14 37-14 38-14 39-14 39-15 40-15 40-16 40-17 40-17

sv

era

0 10.00 1 7.50 1 6.33 1 7.20 1 6.40 1 5.33 1 5.68 1 5.96 1 5.75 1 5.66 1 5.42 1 5.05 1 5.79 1 5.66 1 5.35 1 5.07 1 4.95 1 4.89 2 4.74 3 4.70 3 4.67 4 4.50 4 4.48 4 4.52 5 4.34 5 4.17 5 4.12 5 4.22 5 4.20 5 4.28 6 4.37 6 4.32 6 4.58 6 4.59 7 4.51 8 4.53 9 4.65 9 4.65 9 4.67 9 4.55 9 4.56 10 4.48 10 4.48 10 4.50 10 4.53 10 4.73 10 4.73 10 4.65 10 4.68 10 4.60 11 4.69 11 4.66 11 4.66 11 4.78 12 4.71 12 4.74 12 4.75 12 4.75

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H O N O R S & AWA R D S All-America Daniel Miles, 2013 Zach Stephens, 2013 AJ Kirby-Jones, 2010 (5) Chad Oberacker, 2010 (4) Cole Helms, 2002 Mark Maberry, 1997 Scott Baerns, 1988 Mike Winchester, 1975 All-Region Cole Helms, 2002 Matt Curtis, 2001 Jake Allen, 2001 Doug Vincent, 2001 Jeremy Bonczynski, 1997 Mark Maberry, 1997 Scott Baerns, 1988 Todd Kemp, 1988 Donley Canary, 1976 Mike Winchester, 1975

OVC Player of the Year Mark Maberry, 1997 Todd Kemp, 1988* Dave Pratt, 1966

TECH’S OVC STAT LEADERS

OVC Pitcher of the Year Lee Henry, 2010 Mark Maberry, 1997

* Southern Division

David Mays OVC Coach of the Year Matt Bragga, 2013 Matt Bragga, 2010 David Mays, 1997 David Mays, 1996 David Mays, 1993 David Mays, 1988* David Mays, 1986*

ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE (SINCE 1976) 1976 Terry Smith (C) Donley Canary (OF) Mike Tipton (1B) 1977 Ralph Mallicoat (LHP) David Grooms (OF) Mike Tipton (1B) 1980 Joe Fisher (LHP) 1981 Greg Thomas (3B) 1982 Tim Taylor (2B) Joe Fisher (3B) 1983 Paul Lane (RF) Howard Aiello (2B) 1984 Howard Aiello (2B) 1985 Derek Lane (OF) 1986 Greg Maysonet (OF/RHP) Derek Lane (OF) Steve Hawkins (SS) Todd Kemp (LHP) 1987 Derek Lane (OF) Steve Hawkins (3B) Troy Martin (RF)

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1988 Todd Kemp (LHP) David Dillon (C) Scott Baerns (2B) Greg Bennett (LF) Troy Martin (RF) Brent Carrier (3B) 1989 Brent Carrier (3B) 1990 Kevin Caroland (OF) 1992 Matt Ballard (C) Kurt Kalen (2B) David Wykle (3B) 1993 Mike Kinney (C) Russell Stoops (RHP)

Mark Maberry................ ERA (2.34) Mark Maberry................ Wins (12)

1982 Mark Fontenot............... Saves (7)

1998 Ryan Browning.............. Doubles (0.43)

1983 Tim Hill............................. Steals (31)

1999 Matt Curtis...................... Doubles (24) Jesse Johnson................ Triples (5)

1985 Mike Jones...................... ERA (1.96)

OVC Rookie of the Year Cole Helms, 2002 OVC All-Freshman Dylan Bosheers, 2012 Seth Lucio, 2012 David Hess, 2012 Zach Stephens, 2011 Jared Dobbs, 2011 Tristan Archer, 2010 Austin Wulf, 2010

1981 Tim Taylor........................ Steals (41)

1986 Steve Hawkins............... Triples (4) Todd Kemp .................... Strikeouts (125)

2001 Ben Cunningham......... Batting (.388) 2002 Doug Vincent...Complete Games (4)

1987 Steve Hawkins............... Home runs (12) Derek Lane...................... Home runs (12)

2009 A.J. Kirby Jones.............. Home runs (20) A.J. Kirby-Jones.............. Walks (42)

1988 Scott Baerns.................... Batting (.476) Scott Baerns.................... Steals (33) Troy Martin...................... Doubles (18) Todd Kemp..................... ERA (2.58) Todd Kemp..................... Strikeouts (13.7)

2010 Chad Oberacker............ Batting (.452) Chad Oberacker............ Doubles (29) Chad Oberacker............ Hits (108) A.J. Kirby-Jones.............. Home Runs (26) A.J. Kirby-Jones.............. Slugging (.859) A.J. Kirby-Jones.............. Walks (58)

1989 Tim Horn.......................... Saves (4) 1994 Adam Sullivan................ Batting (.385) 1997 Jeremy Bonczynski...... Home runs (20) Mark Maberry................ RBI (74) Chad Malone ................. Run scored (77)

2011 Cullen Park...................... Opp. Avg. (.240) 2013 Zach Stephens............... RBI (71) Zach Zarzour.................. Sac Flies (7) Tristan Archer................. Innings (97.0) Austin Wulf.......................... Fielding % (1.000) Jordan Parris................... CS By (20)

1997 Jeremy Bonczynski (3B) Mike Moore (LHP) Mark Maberry (RHP/DH) Taylor Ralph (SS) Chad Malone (OF) Brian Lee (C) Ryan Browning (OF)

2009 A.J. Kirby-Jones (UTIL) Lee Henry (P)

1998 Ryan Browning (OF) Neale Adams (C) Matt Attaway (1B) Bobby Morgan (3B) Taylor Ralph (UTIL) Jody Wheeler (OF) Kevin Peterson (P)

2011 Chad Oberacker (OF) Casanova Donaldson (OF)

1999 Gabe Zook (SS) Michael Meihls (UTIL)

1994 Adam Sullivan (OF) Mike Kinney (C)

2000 Matt Curtis (OF) Ben Cunningham (UTL) Chad Rogers (OF)

1995 Billy Pride (CF) Brian Dudney (1B) Craig Mullins (SS) Erik Sabel (RHP)

2001 Matt Curtis (OF) Ben Cunningham (UTIL) Bubbie Buzachero (SP) Mark Gilliam (DH)

1996 Jeremy Bonczynski (LF) Brian Dudney (DH Jeff Matukewicz (RF) Craig Mullins (SS) Eric Sabel (RHP)

2002 Jake Allen (2B) Casey Benjamin (SS) Doug Vincent (RHP) Ben Downs (RHP) Cole Helms (OF/RHP) Ryan Hay (1B)

2010 Lee Henry (P) A.J. Kirby-Jones (UTIL) Chad Oberacker (OF)

Tim Taylor 2003 Casey Benjamin (SS) Cole Helms (UTIL) Scott Terry (DH) Ben Downs (RHP) Carlos Martin (OF) Ben Shannon (OF) Ryan Hay (1B) Britt Clubb (C) Dusty Eubanks (RHP) 2004 Brandon Selvog (SS) 2007 Steve Soper (C) Jake New (OF) Jared Dobbs (P) 2008 Matt Mihoci (2B) Jake New (OF) Thomas Nelson (SS)

TENNESSEE TECH BASEBALL

2012 Ben Burgess (C) Zach Stephens (1B) 2013 James Abraham (OF) Tristan Archer (SP) Dylan Bosheers (SS) Seth Lucio (RP) Daniel Miles (3B) Zach Stephens (1B) Brandon Thomasson (DH) Zach Zarzour (2B)


H O N O R S & AWA R D S GOLDEN EAGLES ON OVC COMMISSIONER’S ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2012-13 Justin Alexander David Allen Dylan Bosheers Jacob Honea Ross Spurgeon Brandon Thomasson Zach Zarzour 2011-12 Tristan Archer Zephan Guyear Chad Hayes David Hess Nick Price Tevis Sherfield Andy Williams 2010-11 Justin Alexander Frankie Beech Jared Dobbs Zach Flynn Evan Frazier Trice Powers Nick Price Tevis Sherfield Will Thomas Andy Williams 2009-10 Frankie Beech Zephan Guyear Lee Henry Tate McMillan Chad Oberacker Trice Powers Devin Rivers

2008-09 Jared Dobbs Chad Oberacker Trice Powers Richard Rausch Cory Wright 2007-08 Michael Alcorn Wade Bilbrey Jared Dobbs Evan Dyer Thomas Gray Tate McMillan Thomas Nelson Trice Powers 2006-07 Michael Alcorn Wade Bilbrey Zac Cole Jared Dobbs Justin Fields Brantley Kilgore Tate McMillan Thomas Nelson Jake New Josh Rider Matt Smith Ryan Wardlow Cory Wright 2005-06 Charlie Bolton Matt Kearney Brantley Kilgore Stuart Meinhart Daniel Owens Matt Smith Ryan Wardlow

2004-05 Michael Alcorn Phillip Hatch Kenny Stiles 2003-04 Robby Adams Kenny Stiles 2002-03 Joshua Eye Kenny Stiles 2001-02 Joshua Eye Kenny Stiles 2000-01 David Ott Grant Swallows Jim Ed Warden 1999-2000 Brad Kleeman David Ott 1998-99 Grant Swallows 1997-98 Clint Holloway Aaron Nix 1996-97 Matt Frey Brian Lee Jeff Matukewicz 1995-96 Rob Brown Mike Hurst Brian Lee Lynus Martin Aaron Olita Trey Ondruss Taylor Ralph Jason Wheeley 1994-95 Jon Casey Derek Hurley Mike Hurst Craig Mullins Taylor Ralph Jamie Tucker

1993-94 Derek Hunley Brian Owens Greg Stallcup 1992-93 Brent Frazier Craig Humberd 1991-92 Jon Adcock Matt Ballard Brent Frazier Scott Hampton Ben Holt Johnny Orr Ryan Smith

1990-91 Craig Humberd Derek Hunley David Jackson Carter McCamy Todd Watkins David West 1989-90 Steve Arnette David Jackson J.C. Swafford David West David Wykle

OVC Academic Awards OVC Scholar-Athlete Andy Williams, 2010 Thomas Nelson, 2008 Thomas Nelson, 2007 Steve Arnette, 1990 Kevin Kalen, 1987 Derek Lane, 1986

OVC Academic Medal of Honor Tevis Sherfield, 2012 Steve Arnette, 1988

CoSIDA Academic All-America and Academic All-District IV sponsored by ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Thomas Nelson, 2008 Taylor Ralph, 1998 Derek Lane, 1987 Donley Canary, 1975 Bill Bray, 1974

Academic All-District Chad Oberacker, 2010 Lee Henry, 2010 Thomas Nelson, 2008 Taylor Ralph, 1998 Ben Holt, 1993 Ben Holt, 1991 Steve Arnette, 1990 Derek Lane, 1987

Andy Williams was awarded the OVC Scholar Athlete award following his Fall 2010 semester.

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H O N O R S & AWA R D S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S HONOR ROLL James Abraham (4) Kevin Adams (2) Neale Adams (1) Robby Adams (3) Jon Adcock (2) Scotty Adkins (1) Michael Alcorn (7) Justin Alexander (7) David Allen (6) Tristan Archer (8) Steve Arnette (3) Matt Attaway (3)

Matt Cunningham (1) Albert DelGaicco (4) Ryan Dennick (3) Jason Dillon (1) Jared Dobbs (8) Casanova Donaldson (1) Ben Downs (4) Brian Driskell (2) Brian Dudney (2) J.D. Druckenmiller(1) Scott Dulworth (1) Scott Dunham (2)

Matt Ballard (3) Garrett Baugh (2) Frankie Beech (3) Casey Benjamin (1) Wade Bilbrey (7) James Blevins (1) Charlie Bolton (1) Brandon Bornstein (3) Dylan Bosheers (4) Casey Bough (2) Vann Boyce (1) Tyler Brazelton (2) David Brinkley (1) Jason Brooker (3) Jason Brown (1) Rob Brown (4) Ryan Browning (2) Josh Bryant (1) Ben Burgess (4) Tim Burnette (1) Jason Burns (1) Johnny Carpenter (1) Brent Carrier (1) Jon Casey (2) Heath Cheverton (2) Chris Chism (1) Matt Chodak (1) Kevin Cizmarik (2) Steve Clapp (1) Britt Clubb (2) Zac Cole (3) Ron Coleman (1) Chris Combs (1) Andrew Contreras (1) Brandon Crossman (2)

Wes Dunn (3) Evan Dyer (2) Anthony El Chibani (1) Aaron Elmore (1) Josh Eye (3) Justin Fields (5) Mike Fessler (1) Zachary Flynn (2) Steve Folkers (1) Blake Forst (4) Evan Fraliex (1) Brent Frazier (5) Evan Frazier (3) Matt Frey (4) Grant French (2) Joe Ganger (2) Chris Gant (4) Greg Glaser (3) Tim Graham (2) Thomas Gray (2) Jamie Greene (1) Zephan Guyear (7) Steve Haggard (2) Mike Hall (1) Scott Hampton (4) Philip Hatch (5) Ryan Hay (4) Chad Hayes (4) Chad Heminover (1) Alex Henry (2) Lee Henry (3) David Hess (4) Clint Holloway (4) Ben Holt (5) Jacob Honea (3)

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Jordan Hopkins (4) Tim Horn (1) Hunter Hudson (1) L. Huffstetler (2) Craig Humberd (4) Derek Hunley (6) Mike Hurst (2) Robert Hyder (1) David Jackson (7) Scott James (1) Jesse Johnson (1) Kurt Kalen (3) Matt Kearney (1) Corey Kemp (1) Brad Kleeman (2) Brantley Kilgore (3) Chris King (1) Mike Kinney (2) A.J. Kirby-Jones (3) Jason Kuhn (1) Brian Lee (4) Adam Liberatore (2) Jeremy Linville (1) Seth Lucio (1) Mark Maberry (1) Lynus Martin (4) Nathan Marty (1) Troy Martin (1) Kevin Mason (1) Jeff Matukewicz (4) Trey McCalla (1) Carter McCamy (1) Tate McMillan (7) Michael Meihls (2) Stuart Meinhart (2) Matt Mihoci (2) Daniel Miles (1) Adam Miller (1) Hunter Mize (1) B. Montgomery (1) Mike Moore (1) Bobby Morgan (4) Michael Morris (3) Josh Mosser (1) Craig Mullins (3) Thomas Nelson (5) Jake New (2) Luke Nientimp (3) Aaron Nix (2) Chad Oberacker (5) Aaron Olita (5) Trey Ondruss (2) Johnny Orr (2) David Ott (4) Brian Owens (1) Daniel Owens (3) Dustin Page (1) Cullen Park (2) David Peters (1) Kevin Peterson (2) Ben Pincus (3) Trice Powers (8) Nick Price (8) Taylor Ralph (5)

The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll was established in 1989 to recognize studentathletes who achieve a 3.0 grade-point average or higher for the semester. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of semesters each athlete was on the Honor Roll through the 2013 fall semester: Richard Rausch (3) Sean Reilly (3) Josh Rider (1) Devin Rivers (2) Kendale Roach (1) Robert Roach (1) Michael Roeder (1) Jake Rowland (3) Jamie Ruehling (3) Mike Schmittou (1) Brandon Selvog (1) Matthew Shepherd (2) Tevis Sherfield (7) Cain Sloan (1) Harold Smith (1) Matt Smith (4) Ryan Smith (2) Shane Smith (1) Tyler Smith (1) Steve Soper (2) Brian Sprowl (2) Ross Spurgeon (2) Greg Stallcup (3) Zach Stephens (2) Jonathan Stepp (2) Barrett Steakley (1) Kenny Stiles (6) Russell Stoops (2) Adam Sullivan (1) J.C. Swafford (3) Scott Terry (1) William Thomas (4) Brandon Thomasson (3) Jamie Tucker (5) Doug Vincent (1)

Jim Ed Warden (3) Ryan Wardlow (4) Todd Watkins (1) Kayce Weakley (3) Ray Wear (1) Evan Webb (2) Jason Weekly (1) Billy Welsh (2) Chris West (4) David West (1) Jody Wheeler (2) Andy Williams (6) Josh Wilson (1) Tyler Wilson (3) Cory Wright (6) Jason Wright (4) Austin Wulf (2) David Wykle (3) Zach Zarzour (3) Jody Zimmerle (1) Gabe Zook (2)

Bold indicates active player

TENNESSEE TECH BASEBALL


LAST TIME IT HAPPENED A no-hitter was pitched by Tech: March 10, 1999 - by Casey Bough vs. Valparaiso (7 innings) (Tech 4, Valparaiso 0)

Tech had 20 hits or more: May 10, 2013 - Tech had 22 hits at Southeast Missouri (Tech 16, Southeast Missouri 1)

A no-hitter was pitched against Tech: March 16, 1997 - by Brad Howard, Middle Tennessee (9 innings) (Middle Tennessee 12, Tech. 0)

Tech and an opponent combined for 30 or more hits: May 10, 2013 - at Southeast Missouri, Tech had 22, SEMO had 8 (Tech 16, Southeast Missouri 1)

A one-hitter was pitched by Tech: May 15, 2009 by Ryan Dennick and A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. Southern Miss. (7 innings) (Tech 7, Southern Miss. 1)

A Tech opponent scored 20 or more runs: February 26, 2012 vs. Illinois State scored 28 runs on 22 hits (Illinois State 28, Tech 2)

A one hitter was pitched against Tech: May 22, 1997 - by Kris Wilson, Georgia Tech, at the NCAA Mideast Regional Tournament, Starksville, Miss. (9 innings) (Georgia Tech 5, Tech 0) A two-hitter was pitched by Tech: April 28, 2013 vs. Murray State - by Tristan Archer and Seth Lucio (Tech 4, Murray State 1) A two-hitter was pitched against Tech: March 29, 2009 vs. Eastern Illinois (9 innings) (EIU 2, Tech 0) The Tech pitching staff recorded a shutout: March 28, 2013 vs. SIU Edwardsville - by Tristan Archer (Tech 1, SIU Edwardsville 0) Tech was shutout: April 2, 2013 at East Tennessee State - by Logan Rice, Jared Burton, Kameron Miller, and Clinton Freeman (East Tennessee State 3, Tech 0) A Tech pitcher struck out 10 or more batters: May 10, 2013 - Tristan Archer, 11 strikeouts at Southeast Missouri (Tech 16, SEMO 1) A Tech player homered in consecutive at-bats: April 28, 2013 - Zach Stephens hit a home run in the eighth and ninth innings vs. Murray State. (Tech 10, Murray State 6) A Tech player homered in five or more consecutive games: Zach Stephens hit a home run in five consecutive games between March 11 and March 18, 2012. A Tech player hit a grand slam home run: April 28, 2013 - Evan Frazier hit a walk-off grand slam against Murray State in the bottom of the 10th inning. (Tech 10, Murray State 6 - 10 innings) Tech teammates hit back-to-back home runs: May 1, 2013 - Brandon Thomasson hit a homer in the sixth inning followed by another dinger hit by Daniel Miles. (Tech 10, East Tennessee State 6) A Tech player had five or more hits in a game: April 28, 2013 - Zach Stephens vs. Murray State (5-for-5). (Tech 10, Murray State 6 - 10 innings) A Tech player drove in six runs or more: April 12, 2013 - Brandon Thomasson had six RBI vs. Eastern Illinois. (Tech 20, Austin Peay 5) Tech scored 20 runs or more: April 12, 2013 - Tech beat Eastern Illinois 20-5.

Tech allowed more than 10 runs and won: March 31, 2012 - vs. Murray State (Tech 12, Murray State 11) A Tech game went 15 or more innings: February 28, 2009 - vs. The Citadel, the game went 15 innings and is the longest in Tech history. (Tech 7, The Citadel 6) Tech committed five or more errors: March 25, 2012 - Tech committed five errors at UT Martin (UT Martin 13, Tech 6) Tech committed five or more errors and won: March 7, 2000 - Tech committed six errors against Lipscomb, but won 11-10. A triple play was turned against Tech: April 27, 1997 - Eastern Illinois turned a 4-6-3 triple play against Tech in the seventh inning. A line drive by Tech’s Chad Malone was caught by EIU’s Justin Stone, who started the triple play. (Tech 15, Eastern Illinois 9) Tech won a game on an offensive strikeout: May 15, 1997 - Jeff Matukewicz struck out for the third out in the bottom of the ninth inning against Austin Peay in the OVC Tournament. The ball was a wild pitch and Mark Maberry scored the winning run. (Tech 5, Austin Peay 4) Back-to-Back balks were called: May 16, 1997 - Tech pitcher Mike Moore was charged with a balk against consecutive batters to allow Southeast Missouri runners to score in the first inning of the OVC Tournament second-round. (SEMO 9, Tech 5) Tech batted around in an inning: May 11, 2013 - 13 batters went to the plate in the fifth inning inning at Southeast Missouri. (Tech 11, SEMO 6) A Tech opponent batted around in an inning: April 27, 2013 - 12 batters went to the plate for Murray State in the eighth inning. (Tech 10, Murray State 9 - 10 innings) Tech hit back-to-back home runs in consecutive innings: April 6, 2013 - Daniel Miles led off the fourth inning with a first-pitch homer. Dylan Bosheers followed with his own first-pitch home run. In the fifth, Miles smacked another first-pitch bomb with Bosheers smacking a first-pitch dinger the immediatley after. (Tech 10, Austin Peay 7) Tech defeated a ranked opponent: April 16, 2013 - Tech took down the No. 2 ranked Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville. Vandy was also the highest ranked opponent Tech has ever beaten. (Tech 10, Vanderbilt 9)

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ANNUAL LEADERS Year Average Runs Hits Doubles Home Runs RBI Stolen Bases 2013 Abraham, .347 Stephens, 59 Stephens, 77 Bosheers, 20 Stephens, 15 Stephens, 71 Abraham, 14 2012 Stephens, .368 Stephens, 44 Stephens, 75 Morris, 15 Stephens, 18 Stephens, 52 Wulf, 9 2011 Donaldson, .327 Donaldson, 42 Donaldson, 70 Burgess, 13 Oberacker, 10 Stephens, 49 Oberacker, 14 Stephens, 10 2010 Oberacker, .452 Oberacker, 67 Oberacker, 108 Oberacker, 29 Kirby-Jones, 26 Kirby-Jones, 71 Oberacker, 14 2009 Oberacker, .354 A. Henry, 54 Oberacker, 69 Kirby-Jones, 15 Kirby-Jones, 20 Kirby-Jones, 68 Oberacker, 11 Webb, 15 2008 King, .389 Nelson, 60 King, 88 Nelson, 21 Reilly, 7 Kirby-Jones, 51 Nelson,19 2007 Soper, .373 Sprowl, 48 Soper, 75 Soper, 18 Soper, 10 Soper, 59 Dunham, 7 2006 New, .319 Sprowl, 38 New, 61 New, 15 Soper, 8 Soper, 33 Dunham, 8 2005 Selvog, .328 Selvog, 35 Selvog, 66 Selvog, 17 Marty, 12 Marty, 43 Selvog, 8 Marty, 35 Dunham, 8 2004 Selvog, .339 Selvog, 34 Selvog, 62 Selvog, 18 Druckenmiller, 7 Selvog, 30 Six players, 3 2003 Benjamin, .418 Benjamin, 54 Benjamin, 82 Benjamin, 17 Martin, 10 Martin, 49 Mundt, 7 Shannon, 17 Terry, 10 2002 Allen, .385 Allen, 51 Helms, 80 Helms, 17 Meihls, 10 Hay, 46 Allen, 12 Meihls, 46 2001 Cunningham, ..388 Curtis, 58 Cunningham, 92 Cunningham, 25 Curtis, 10 Gilliam, 59 Curtis, 13 2000 Curtis, .382 Rogers, 47 Curtis, 65 Curtis, 24 Curtis, 12 Curtis, 49 Rogers, 21 1999 Zook, .364 Zook, 43 Zook, 71 Zook, 18 Morgan, 9 Meihls, 39 Rogers, 10 1998 Browning, .408 Morgan, 58 Attaway, 72 Browning, 20 Morgan, 15 Attaway, 58 Malone, 15 Attaway, 15 1997 Malone, .363 Malone, 77 Bonczynski, 84 Malone, 16 Bonczynski, 20 Maberry, 74 Matukewicz, 10 Bonczysnki, 10 1996 Bonczynski, .385 Bonczynski, 48 Mullins, 72 Mullins, 22 Bonczynski, 12 Bonczynski, 48 Matukewicz, 15 1995 Pride, .345 Burnette, 33 Pride, 59 Pride, 15 Pride, 8 Stoops, 33 Pride, 9 1994 Sullivan, .385 Sullivan, 32 Sullivan, 65 Sullivan, 15 Kinney, 4 Kinney, 40 Sullivan, 9 Guinn, 4 1993 Kinney, .303 Patterson, 35 Wykle, 49 Wykle, 13 Holt, 5 Holt, 30 Patterson, 9 1992 Wykle, .327 Ballard, 36 Ballard, 56 Ballard, 14 Ballard, 11 Ballard, 44 Roberts, 8 1991 Kalen, .315 Ballard, 35 Ballard, 53 Kalen, 18 Ballard, 5 Ballard, 23 Adams, 8 Orr, 23 1990 Caroland, .367 Lavender, 48 Caroland, 65 Caroland, 14 Ballard, 6 Caroland, 48 Caroland, 12 Ballard, 14 1989 Mason, .345 Caroland, 40 Carrier, 51 Carrrier, 10 Ballard, 10 Ballard, 39 Caroland, 15 1988 Baerns, .476 Baerns, 76 Baerns, 89 Martin, 18 Bennett, 9 Carrier, 60 Baerns, 33 1987 Martin, .397 Lane, 40 Hawkins, 60 Hawkins, 12 Hawkins, 12 Hawkins, 45 Lane, 16 Martin, 40 Lane, 12 1986 Hawkins, .348 Hawkins, 46 Hawkins, 57 Hawkins, 14 Hawkins, 14 Hawkins, 45 Hawkins, 18 1985 Way, .362 Lane, 48 Lane, 52 Maysonet, 12 Walls, 12 Walls, 41 Lane, 23 1984 Stewart, .359 Hill, 46 Hill, 49 Stewart, 12 Larison, 8 Stewart, 44 Hill, 47 1983 Stewart, .367 Aiello, 33 Hill, 39 Horner, 11 Stewart, 9 Stewart, 38 Hill, 31 1982 Horner, .375 Taylor, 46 Horner, 54 P. Lane, 9 Horner, 8 Horner, 50 Taylor, 22 1981 Taylor, .438 Taylor, 50 Taylor, 54 Taylor, 12 Thomas, 7 Thomas, 43 Taylor, 41 1980 Howell, .406 Schubert, 24 Schubert, 53 Rowden, 10 Parham, 5 Parham, 25 Rowden, 13 Thomas, 24 1979 Turpin, .305 James, 23 Turpin, 29 Howell, 7 Parham, 3 Parham, 24 Schubert, 11 1978 Grooms, .311 Hoskins, 33 Grooms, 37 Grooms, 7 Tipton, 5 Tipton, 29 Grooms, 16 1977 Glover, .389 Glover, 36 Glover, 51 Canary, 11 Grooms, 6 Tipton, 36 Grooms, 14 Warren, 14 1976 Canary, .429 Canary, 34 Tipton, 45 Tipton, 8 Tipton, 3 Tipton, 42 Joiner, 15 1975 Winchester, .413 Winchester, 48 Winchester, 71 Winchester, 9 Winchester, 4 Tipton, 31 Winchester, 40 Bailey, 9 1974 Canary, .327 Wilson, 36 Winchester, 46 Colllins, 8 Wilson, 9 Wilson, 34 Wilson, 20 1973 Hall, .396 Midgett, 19 Winchester, 35 Richardson, 8 Richardson, 3 Richardson, 22 Winchester, 10 Midgett, 10 1972 Richardson, .340 Winchester, 18 Richardson, 36 Strickland, 10 Brown, 2 Strickland, 18 Richardson, 6 1971 Maclin, .351 Maclin, 44 Maclin, 47 Three w/ 6 Two w/ 4 Gentry, 29 Irby, 17 1970 Maclin, .394 Irby, 39 Maclin, 43 Maclin, 8 Irby, 5 Wesche, 30 Irby, 21 1969 Reasonover, .368 Smith, 20 Reasonover, 35 Two w/ 5 Field, 3 Turner, 17 Smith, 10 1968 Smith, .400 Smith, 20 Smith, 28 Turner, 6 Three w/ 3 Field, 17 Smith, 13 1967 Dickey, .381 Dickey, 27 Dickey, 48 Dickey, 7 Dickey, 6 Dickey, 15 Koslick, 13 1966 Rader, .386 Muniz, 13 Waley, 19 Waley, 5 Whaley, 3 Whaley, 15 Waley, 7 Whaley, 13 1965 Barr, .397 Little, 12 Wilbourn, 17 Woodall, 9 Since 1975, Tech hitters have blasted 42 grand slams: 1. Mike Winchester vs. Trevecca College, 4/23/75 2. Jim Wilhoite vs. David Lipscomb University, 4/29/75 3. David Grooms vs. Tennessee State, 3/19/77 4. Jim Wilhoite vs. Eastern Kentucky, 3/26/77 5. Mike Tipton vs. Eastern Kentucky, 4/9/77 6. David Wilkinson vs. Murray State, 4/24/80 7. Greg Thomas vs. Lincoln Memorial, 4/12/81 8. Herb Horner vs. Milliken, 4/7/82 9. Scott Walls vs. East Tennessee, 3/27/83 10. Derek Lane vs. Trevecca College, 3/1/86 11. Steve Hawkins vs. Marietta College, 3/15/86 12. Layton Way vs. Otterbein, 3/21/86 13. Scott Baerns vs. North Alabama, 4/5/88 14. David Dillon vs. Carson-Newman, 4/21/88

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15. Matt Ballard vs. University of Tennessee, 3/28/89 16. Matt Ballard vs. Cumberland College, 4/9/89 17. Bo Spears vs. College of Charleston, 3/13/90 18. Matt Ballard vs. Western Kentucky, 4/12/90 19. Matt Ballard vs. Tennessee Wesleyan, 3/28/91 20. Kurt Kalen vs. Austin Peay, 4/27/91 21. Matt Ballard vs. Morehead State, 4/18/92 22. Mike Hurst vs. Carson-Newman, 4/27/95 23. Brian Dudney vs. Appalachian State, 4/3/96 24. Brad Kleeman vs. Morehead State, 4/2/99 25. Tony Suber vs. Akron, 2/4/02 26. Ben Shannon vs. Austin Peay, 4/7/02 27. Corey Kemp vs. Morehead State, 4/3/05 28. Jake New vs. King College, 3/3/08 29. Chad Oberacker vs. Alabama A&M, 4/20/08

30. A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. St. Peters, 2/21/09 31. A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. Belmont, 3/11/09 32. A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. Covenant, 4/11/09 33. Ben Burgess vs. SE Missouri St., 5/20/09 34. Chad Hayes vs. SEMO, 4/11/10 35. Casanova Donaldson vs. Belmont, 4/19/11 36. Zach Stephens vs. Murray State, 4/1/12 37. Jordan Hopkins vs. SIU Edwardsville, 4/15/12 38. Zephan Guyear at Clemson, 5/8/12 39. Evan Frazier vs. Murray State, 4/28/13 40. Daniel Miles vs. Belmont, 5/16/13 41. Daniel Miles vs. Belmont, 5/17/13 42. Dylan Bosheers vs. Belmont, 5/18/13

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ANNUAL LEADERS Zac Cole

Doug Vincent

Mark Maberry

Ben Downs

Year Victories ERA Innings Strikeouts 2013 Archer, 9 Lucio, 1.83 Archer, 97.0 Archer, 97 2012 Archer, 4 Archer, 4.04 Archer, 89.0 Archer, 76 2011 Archer, 7 Baugh, 4.05 Archer, 88.2 Park, 67 Archer, 67 2010 Henry, 7 Henry, 2.69 Henry, 80.2 Henry, 85 2009 Henry, 9 Henry, 3.43 Henry, 78.2 Henry, 80 2008 Alcorn,7 Kirby-Jones,2.92 Alcorn,77.2 Edwards,69 2007 Dobbs, 5 Dobbs, 4.18 Smith, 78.0 Smith, 63 Edwards, 5 Smith, 5 2006 Smith, 4 Cole, 3.68 Fields, 66.1 Fields, 44 2005 Alcorn, 3 Alcorn, 3.99 Ashman, 71.1 Ashman, 41 2004 Ashman, 7 Ashman, 5.06 Hughes, 61.2 Hughes, 66 2003 Downs, 9 Helms, 2.05 Downs, 92.1 Downs, 81 2002 Vincent, 12 Vincent, 3.40 Downs, 82.2 Downs, 78 2001 Long, 7 Buzachero, 3.30 Long, 97.1 Long, 97 2000 Long, 5 Grigsby, 2.73 Bough, 74.1 Bough, 70 1999 Bough, 7 Bough, 4.27 Bough, 77 Fellers, 63 Bough, 63 1998 Peterson, 6 Olita, 3.68 Fellers, 68 Fellers, 63 1997 Maberry, 12 Maberry, 2.34 Maberry, 104.0 Maberry, 108 1996 Sabel, 7 Hedrick, 3.90 Sabel, 93.2 Hedrick, 72 1995 Sabel, 6 Hedrick, 3.65 Sabel, 93.1 Sabel, 75 1994 Hunley, 3 Vogt, 4.01 Vogt, 67.1 Vogt, 43 Vogt, 3 1993 Stoops, 6 Stoops, 3.03 West, 76.0 West, 54 1992 Humberd, 4 Humberd, 3.68 Humberd, 85.2 Humberd, 57 Stoops, 4 Gilliam, 4 1991 Hunley, 4 Hunley, 4.14 West, 80.2 West, 74 1990 Stallcup, 6 Stallcup, 3.38 Stallcup, 85.0 Caroland, 65 1989 Horn, 4 Horn, 3.68 Stallcup, 65 Stallcup, 40 1988 Claudio, 9 Kemp, 2.58 Kemp, 87 Kemp, 132 Kemp, 9 1987 Claudio, 5 Claudio, 3.59 Claudio, 62.2 Kemp, 74 Stallcup, 5 Kalen, 5 1986 Kalen, 5 Kemp, 2.98 Kemp, 90.2 Kemp, 133 Kemp, 5 Maysonet, 5 1985 Kemp, 5 Jones, 1.96 Kalen, 61.1 Kemp, 69 1984 Schoenrock, 6 Ridge, 4.39 Kalen, 51.1 Kalen, 31 1983 Fontenot, 4 Fontenot, 3.49 Fontenot, 46.1 Walker, 28 Behrend, 4 1982 Fisher, 8 Walker, 3.28 Fisher, 74 Fisher, 58 1981 Callis, 7 Callis, 3.14 Zenner, 74.2 Zenner, 51 1980 Three w/ 3 Watson, 2.18 Fisher, 47.1 Fisher, 35 1979 Gordon, 3 Gordon, 6.88 Evins, 59.3 Evins, 42 1978 Gordon, 3 Gordon, 5.50 Gordon, 51.2 Mallicoat, 39 Mallicoat, 3 1977 Mallicoat, 6 Eble, 4.48 Mallicoat, 74 Mallicoat, 48 1976 Grimes, 6 Eble, 3.88 Eble, 68.1 Grimes, 40 1975 Moore, 5 Griffin, 2.22 Moore, 79.2 Moore, 53 1974 Moore, 9 Sullivan, 2.49 Moore, 69 Sullivan, 53 1973 Sullivan, 5 Ayer, 1.44 Sullivan, 72 Sullivan, 68 1972 Sullivan, 6 Sullivan, 1.94 N/A N/A 1971 Bosse, 6 Price, 1.63 Bosse, 65.2 Bosse, 69 1970 Bishop, 6 Denham, 2.19 Powell, 49 Huffines, 35 Noffsinger, 35 1969 Malcolm, 6 Dickerson, 1.73 Malcolm, 54.1 Malcolm, 74 1968 Huffines, 3 Huffines, 1.03 Dickerson, 34.3 Dickerson, 31 Powell, 3 1967 Dickerson, 8 Dickerson, 1.45 Dickerson, 62 Dickerson, 66 1966 Pratt, 6 Pratt, 1.52 Pratt, 53.1 Pratt, 52

Since 1975, Tennessee Tech pitchers have recorded six no-hit games, five one-hitters and 38 two-hitters. In addition to the no-hitters listed below, Kevin Kalen also pitched a no-hitter against Edinborough College. Tech won 23-0 in a game called after three innings, so Kalen’s third “gem” is not listed with the official no-hitters below. NO-HITTERS - Six times Garrett Gordon vs. Wisconsin, 3/17/79 (7 innings) Joe Kelly vs. Lincoln Memorial, 4/28/85 (7 innings) Kevin Kalen vs. Cumberland University, 2/28/86 (7 innings) Kevin Kalen vs. West Florida, 3/20/87 (6 innings)

Craig Humberd vs. Tennessee State, 3/28/92 (7 innings) Casey Bough vs. Valparaiso, 3/10/99 (7 innings) ONE-HITTERS - Five times Ralph Mallicoat vs. Milligan College, 4/21/75 David Wilkinson vs. Tennessee State, 3/29/79 (7 innings) David Ridge vs. Austin Peay, 4/16/83 (7 innings) Jeff Stallcup vs. Tennessee State, 4/28/90 (7 innings) Ryan Dennick and A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. Southern Miss, 5/15/09 (7 Innings) TWO-HITTERS — 39 times

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CAREER RECORDS GAMES PLAYED

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 8) 9) 10)

Mike Meihls ______________________ Austin Wulf ______________________ Ben Burgess _____________________ Jesse Johnson ____________________ Chad Malone _____________________ Matt Ballard ______________________ Russ Stoops ______________________ Chad Hayes ______________________ Mark Maberry ____________________ Johnny Orr ______________________

216 211 210 208 204 198 198 197 190 189

BATTING AVERAGE

Minimum 200 at bats 1) Jim Whaley ______________________ .391 2) Chris King _______________________ .389 3) Ben Cunningham _________________ .388 4) Tim Taylor _______________________ .383 5) Brent Carrier _____________________ .381 6) Ryan Browning ___________________ .376 7) Chad Oberacker __________________ .374 8) Jeremy Bonczynski ________________ .369 9) Greg Stewart _____________________ .363 10) Troy Martin ______________________ .361 Closing in: Zach Stephens ___________________.338

TIMES AT BAT

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Austin Wulf ______________________ Ben Burgess _____________________ Mike Meihls ______________________ Chad Hayes ______________________ Chad Oberacker __________________ Chad Malone _____________________ Jesse Johnson ____________________ Matt Ballard ______________________ Zach Stephens ___________________ Ben Burgess _____________________

RUNS SCORED

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 9) 10)

Chad Malone _____________________ Chad Oberacker __________________ Austin Wulf ______________________ Scott Baerns _____________________ Jesse Johnson ____________________ Derek Lane ______________________ A.J. Kirby-Jones ___________________ Casey Benjamin __________________ Kevin Caroland ___________________ Zach Stephens ___________________

HITS

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 7) 8) 9)

94

Chad Oberacker __________________ Austin Wulf ______________________ Ben Burgess _____________________ Zach Stephens ___________________ Chad Malone _____________________ Chad Hayes ______________________ Casey Benjamin __________________ A.J. Kirby-Jones ___________________ Mike Meihls ______________________ Jake New ________________________

818 810 724 719 676 667 658 652 640 623

TOTAL BASES

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

A.J. Kirby-Jones ___________________ Zach Stephens ___________________ Chad Oberacker __________________ Matt Ballard ______________________ Ben Burgess _____________________ Mike Meihls ______________________ Austin Wulf ______________________ Steve Hawkins ____________________ Casey Benjamin __________________ Chad Malone _____________________

SLUGGING PCT.

Minimum 150 at bats 1) A.J. Kirby-Jones ___________________ .686 Jeremy Bonczyski _________________ .686 3) Greg Stewart _____________________ .659 4) Matt Curtis ______________________ .647 5) Jim Whaley ______________________ .618 6) Zach Stephens ___________________.616 7) Daniel Miles _____________________.603 8) Greg Bennett ____________________ .589 Troy Martin ______________________ .589 10) Matt Curtis ______________________ .581

DOUBLES

1) 2) 4) 6) 7) 8) 9)

Mike Meihls _______________________ A.J. Kirby-Jones ____________________ Chad Oberacker ___________________ Matt Ballard ______________________ Matt Curtis _______________________ Casey Benjamin ___________________ Zach Stephens ____________________ Jake New _________________________ Taylor Ralph ______________________ Chad Malone ______________________ Ben Burgess ______________________

TRIPLES

183 169 165 161 148 144 143 143 141 136

253 252 243 216 213 211 209 207 204 204

409 394 390 346 337 327 325 316 304 301

54 49 49 47 47 44 43 41 40 40 40

1) Bill Maclin ________________________ 16 2) Jesse Johnson _____________________ 11 Chad Oberacker ___________________ 11 4) Mike Tipton _______________________ 10 Scott Baerns _______________________ 9 Jake New __________________________ 9 7) Barney Dickey ______________________ 7 Rick Schubert ______________________ 7 Chad Hayes ________________________ 7 9) Zephan Guyear _____________________ 6 Taylor Ralph _______________________ 6 Larry Smith ________________________ 6 Steve Hawkins ______________________ 6 Casey Benjamin ____________________ 6 Josh Goodwin ______________________ 6 Thomas Nelson _____________________ 6 Closing in: Dylan Bosheers ____________________ 4 Brandon Thomasson _______________ 3 Zach Stephens _____________________ 3 Daniel Miles _______________________ 3

HOME RUNS

1) 2) 3) 5) 7) 8) 10)

A.J. Kirby-Jones ____________________ Zach Stephens ____________________ Jeremy Bonczynski _________________ Matt Ballard _______________________ Steve Hawkins _____________________ Bobby Morgan ____________________ Mark Maberry _____________________ Matt Attaway _____________________ Matt Curtis _______________________ Chad Oberacker ___________________ Scott Walls ________________________ Derek Lane _______________________ Mike Meihls _______________________

RUNS BATTED IN

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

A.J. Kiby-Jones ___________________ Zach Stephens ___________________ Chad Oberacker __________________ Mark Maberry ____________________ Matt Ballard ______________________ Mike Meihls ______________________ Mike Tipton ______________________ Ben Burgess _____________________ Steve Hawkins ____________________ Chad Hayes ______________________

51 43 32 32 32 28 28 24 22 22 21 21 21

190 172 158 153 149 148 138 135 132 118

TOUGHEST TO K

Minimum 150 at bats (indicates at bats/strikeout) 1) Jeff Lavender _____________________ 26.5 2) Tim Taylor _______________________ 25.9 3) Greg Thomas _____________________ 24.8 4) Brent Carrier _____________________ 22.1 5) Mike Winchester __________________ 18.6 6) Scott Hampton ___________________ 16.3 7) Lowell Joiner _____________________ 14.2 Mike Lewis ______________________ 14.2 9) Chris Pickett _____________________ 12.7 10) Michael Roeder ___________________ 11.6

STOLEN BASES

1) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9)

Tim Hill __________________________ Derek Lane _______________________ Mike Winchester ___________________ Tim Taylor ________________________ Scott Baerns ______________________ Kevin Caroland ____________________ Chad Oberacker ___________________ Morris Irby ________________________ Lowell Joiner ______________________ Harold Smith ______________________

WALKS

1) 2) 3) 4) 6) 8) 10)

78 78 73 63 59 57 42 40 38 38

Donley Canary ___________________ 134 A.J. Kirby-Jones ___________________ 128 Chad Malone _____________________ 104 Derek Lane _______________________ 97 Chad Oberacker ___________________ 97 Matt Ballard _______________________ 96 Casey Benjamin ___________________ 96 Kurt Kalen ________________________ 90 Austin Wulf _______________________ 90 Zach Stephens ____________________ 88

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CAREER RECORDS W-L PERCENTAGE

Minimum 10 decisions 1) Danny Huffines (11-0) ____________ 1.000 2) Buck Jones (10-1) _________________ .909 3) Dean Nichols (11-2) _______________ .846 Mike Moore (11-2) ________________ .846 5) Don Cook (9-2) ___________________ .818 6) Doug Vincent (12-3) _______________ .800 Ryan Dennick (8-2) ________________ .800 8) Lee Henry (9-3) ___________________ .750 9) Mark Maberry (14-5) ______________ .736 10) Ron Dickerson (13-5) ______________ .722

VICTORIES

1) 2) 4) 5) 6) 8)

Tristan Archer _____________________ Todd Kemp_______________________ Dave Pratt________________________ Mike Claudio______________________ Kevin Kalen_______________________ Jeff Stallcup_______________________ Joe Fisher_________________________ Ben Downs________________________ Craig Humberd____________________ Ralph Mallicoat____________________ Mike Moore_______________________

23 22 22 20 18 17 17 15 15 15 15

Seth Lucio _______________________ 12 Mike Jones _______________________ 12 Mark Fontenat _____________________ 9 Cullen Park ________________________ 8 Ryan Dennick ______________________ 6 Tim Horn __________________________ 6 Ryan Dennick ______________________ 6 A.J. Kirby-Jones _____________________ 5 Mark Maberry ______________________ 5 Phil Dane __________________________ 5 Meachum Evins ____________________ 5 Joe Fisher _________________________ 5 Todd Kemp ________________________ 5

APPEARANCES

Tristan Archer _____________________ Craig Humberd ____________________ Todd Kemp _______________________ Matthew Shepherd _________________ Kevin Kalen _______________________ Mike Claudio ______________________ Jeff Stallcup _______________________ Derek Hunley _____________________ Chris West ________________________ Joe Fisher ________________________ Ralph Mallicoat ____________________

COMPLETE GAMES

1) 2) 3) 4) 6) 7) 9)

Todd Kemp _______________________ Erik Sabel _________________________ Craig Humberd ____________________ Jeff Stallcup _______________________ Joe Fisher ________________________ Derek Hunley _____________________ Kevin Kalen _______________________ Keith Hedrick _____________________ Chris West ________________________ Ron Dickerson _____________________

1) Matt Kearney _____________________ 2) David Grigsby _____________________ Doug Vincent _____________________ 4) Mike Jones _______________________ 5) Justin Fields ______________________ 6) Matt Chodak ______________________ 7) Seth Edwards _____________________ 8) Craig Humberd ____________________ 9) Meachum Evins ___________________ Nick Price ________________________ Matthew Shepherd _________________ Closing in: Seth Lucio _______________________

78 70 70 67 66 65 64 61 59 58 59 50

1) 2) 3) 4) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

MOST STRIKEOUTS PER 9 INNINGS

55 48 45 42 41 39 38 35 34 34 34

Minimum 50 strikeouts 1) Todd Kemp _____________________ 12.40 2) Seth Lucio _____________________11.71 3) Rab Malcolm ____________________ 10.63 4) David Quay _____________________ 10.09 5) Mike Moore ______________________ 9.60 6) Lee Henry _______________________ 9.32 7) David Bosse ______________________ 9.24 8) Ron Dickerson ____________________ 9.16 9) David Hess _____________________ 9.05 10) Dave Pratt _______________________ 9.04

21 20 19 15 15 14 13 13 12 12

Minimum 50 innings pitched 1) Doris Sullivan ____________________ 3.38 2) David Bosse ______________________ 2.98 3) Tristan Archer ____________________ 2.81 4) David Hess ______________________2.78 5) Doug Vincent ____________________ 2.65 6) Kevin Peterson ___________________ 2.64 7) Matt Smith ______________________ 2.58 8) Seth Lucio ______________________2.47 9) Mark Maberry ____________________ 2.41 10) Adam Liberatore __________________ 2.39

INNINGS PITCHED

SAVES

1) 3) 4) 5) 8)

STARTS

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9)

Tristan Archer ___________________ 323.2 Craig Humberd __________________ 304.0 Todd Kemp _____________________ 296.0 Erik Sabel _______________________ 246.2 Jeff Stallcup _____________________ 246.2 Mike Claudio ____________________ 238.1 Kevin Kalen _____________________ 234.0 Matthew Shepherd _______________ 231.2 Joe Fisher ______________________ 228.0 Ralph Mallicoat __________________ 227.1

LOWEST ERA

HIGHEST K/WALK RATIO

MOST INNINGS PER HR ALLOWED

Since 1982 1) Michael Alcorn __________________ 19.03 2) Steve Haggard __________________ 19.00 3) Brantley Kilgore _________________ 17.00 4) Darryl Shockley __________________ 16.43 5) Cullen Park _____________________ 15.48 6) Adam Liberatore _________________ 15.47 7) Keith Hedrick ___________________ 15.43 8) Zac Cole _______________________ 15.00 9) Matt Smith _____________________ 14.78 10) Jared Dobbs ____________________ 14.35

Minimum 50 innings pitched 1) Jerry Heard (60.1) _________________ 1.79 2) Doris Sullivan (187.0) ______________ 2.11 3) Randy Ayer (111.0) ________________ 2.51 4) Dave Pratt (159.1) ________________ 2.43 5) David Bosse (124.2) _______________ 2.60 6) Ron Dickerson (138.2) _____________ 2.66 7) Lee Henry (80.1) __________________ 2.69 8) Rob Malcolm (88.0) _______________ 2.86 9) Frank Cardwell (155.0) _____________ 2.90 10) Don Gorin (83.1) _________________ 3.13

STRIKEOUTS

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Todd Kemp ______________________ Tristan Archer ____________________ Craig Humberd ___________________ Dave Pratt _______________________ Chris West _______________________ Matthew Shepherd ________________ Erik Sabel ________________________ Jake Edwards ____________________ Doug Vincent ____________________ Bubbie Buzachero ________________

408 273 215 210 187 183 179 178 177 175

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SEASON RECORDS HIGH AVERAGE

Minimum 60 at bats 1) Scott Baerns (1988) ________________ .476 2) Chad Oberacker (2010) _____________ .452 3) Tim Taylor (1981) _________________ .438 4) Donley Canary (1976) ______________ .429 5) Casey Benjamin (2003) _____________ .418 6) Brent Carrier (1988) _______________ .414 7) Mike Winchester (1975) ____________ .413 8) Ryan Browning (1998) _____________ .408 9) Troy Martin (1987) ________________ .397 10) Bill Maclin (1970) _________________ .394

TIMES AT BAT

1) 2) 3) 5) 6) 8) 10)

Chad Oberacker (2010) _____________ Ben Cunningham (2001) ___________ Travis Adams (1997) _______________ Jeremy Boncynski (1997) ___________ Brandon Thomasson (2013) _______ Austin Wulf (2013) ________________ Jesse Johnson (2001) ______________ Zach Stephens (2013) ____________ Jake New (2008) __________________ Matt Curtis (2001) _________________ Mark Gilliam (2001) ________________

RUNS SCORED

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 7) 10)

239 237 235 235 233 231 231 229 229 227 227

Chad Malone (1997) ________________ Scott Baerns (1998) _________________ Chad Oberacker (2010) ______________ A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) ______________ Thomas Nelson (2008) ______________ Jeremy Bonczynski (1997) ___________ Zach Stephens (2013) _____________ Thomas Nelson (2008) ______________ Troy Martin (1988) _________________ Matt Curtis (2001) __________________ Bobby Morgan (1998) _______________

77 76 67 64 60 60 59 59 59 58 58

HITS

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Chad Oberacker (2010) ______________ Ben Cunningham (2001) ____________ Matt Curtis (2000) __________________ Matt Curtis (2001) __________________ Craig Mullins (1996) ________________ Mark Gilliam (2001) _________________ Thomas Nelson (2008) ______________ Dylan Bosheers (2013) _____________ Ryan Browning (1998) ______________ Brandon Thomasson (2013) ________ Austin Wulf (2013) _________________ A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) ______________

Chad Oberacker (2010) _____________ 108 Ben Cunningham (2001) ____________ 92 Scott Baerns (1988) _________________ 89 Chris King (2008) __________________ 88 Jeremy Bonczynski (1997) ___________ 84 Casey Benjamin (2003) ______________ 82 Jake New (2008) ___________________ 81 Cole Helms (2002) __________________ 80 Chad Malone (1997) ________________ 78 Zach Stephens (2013) _____________ 77 Matt Curtis (2001) __________________ 77

29 25 24 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 19 19

TRIPLES

1) 2) 8)

Bill Maclin (1971) __________________ 10 Chad Oberacker (2010) _______________ 5 Jesse Johnson (2000) ________________ 5 Aaron Leber (1999) __________________ 5 Rick Schubert (1980) ________________ 5 Mike Tipton (1975) __________________ 5 Bill Maclin (1970) ___________________ 5 Larry Smith (1968) __________________ 5 Chad Hayes (2011) __________________ 4 Chad Oberacker (2009) _______________ 4 Alex Henry (2008) ___________________ 4 Chris King (2008) ___________________ 4 Thomas Nelson (2008) _______________ 4 Jake New (2008) ____________________ 4 Jake New (2007) ____________________ 4 Ben Shannon (2003) _________________ 4 Jake Allen (2001) ____________________ 4 Steve Hawkins (1986) ________________ 4 Scott Baerns (1985) __________________ 4 Tim Taylor (1981) ___________________ 4 Morris Irby (1970) ___________________ 4 Barney Dickey (1967) ________________ 4 Earl Allen (1964) ____________________ 4

HOME RUNS

SLUGGING PCT.

Minimum 60 at bats 1) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) _____________ .859 2) Greg Stewart (1983) _______________ .755 3) Steve Hawkins (1986) ______________ .738 4) Matt Curtis (2000) _________________ .735 5) Jim Whaley (1963) _________________ .730 6) Matt Attaway (1998) _______________ .717 7) Larry Smith (1968) ________________ .714 8) Derek Lane (1987) _________________ .707 9) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2009) _____________ .706 Scott Baerns (1988) ________________ .706

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

DOUBLES

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 7) 8) 10)

1) 2) 4) 5) 6) 8) 9)

A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) ______________ A.J. Kirby-Jones (2009) ______________ Jeremy Bonczynski (1997) ___________ Zach Stephens (2012) _____________ Mark Maberry (1997) _______________ Zach Stephens (2013) _____________ Matt Attaway (1998) ________________ Steve Hawkins (1986) _______________ Daniel Miles (2013) ________________ Brandon Thomasson (2013) ________ Nathan Marty (2005) _______________ Matt Curtis (2000) __________________ Jeremy Bonczynski (1996) ___________ Steve Hawkins (1987) _______________ Scott Walls (1985) __________________

TOTAL BASES

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) _____________ Chad Oberacker (2010) _____________ Jeremy Bonczyski (1997) ___________ Mark Maberry (1997) ______________ Zach Stephens (2012) ____________ Zach Stephens (2013) ____________ A.J. Kirby-Jones (2009) _____________ Matt Attaway (1998) _______________ Ben Cunningham (2001) ___________ Scott Baerns (1998) ________________

26 20 20 18 17 15 15 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

RUNS BATTED IN

1) 2) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 10)

Mark Maberry (1997) _______________ Zach Stephens (2013) _____________ A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) ______________ Chad Oberacker (2010) ______________ A.J. Kirby -Jones (2009) ______________ Jeremy Bonczynski (1997) ___________ Brent Carrier (1998) ________________ Steve Soper (2007) _________________ Mark Gilliam (2001) _________________ Matt Attaway (1994) ________________

74 71 71 70 68 64 60 59 59 58

TOUGHEST TO K

Minimum 75 at bats (at bats/stikeout) 1) Scott Hampton (1990) _____________ 50.4 2) Jeff Lavender (1989) _______________ 33.5 3) Greg Thomas (1981) _______________ 33.0 4) Tim Taylor (1981) _________________ 30.6 5) Brent Carrier (1988) _______________ 30.2 6) Donley Canary (1977) ______________ 27.2 7) Scott Wiles (1969) _________________ 25.4 Jerry Blevins (1964) ________________ 25.4 9) Mike Winchester (1975) ____________ 24.5 10) Jeff Lavender (1988) _______________ 22.5

WALKS

1) 2) 3) 4) 6) 7) 9)

A.J. Kirby-Jones (2010) ______________ Chad Malone (1997) ________________ Tate McMIllan (2010) _______________ A.J. Kirby-Jones (2009) ______________ Howard Aiello (1984) _______________ Tim Taylor (1981) __________________ Tim Taylor (1982) __________________ Donley Canary (1974) _______________ Zach Stephens (2013) _____________ Jeff Lavender (1990) _______________ Troy Martin (1988) _________________

STOLEN BASES

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 9) 10)

Tim Hill (1984) _____________________ Tim Taylor (1981) __________________ Mike Winchester (1975) _____________ Scott Baerns (1988) _________________ Tim Hill (1983) _____________________ Howard Aiello (1984) _______________ Derek Lane (1984) __________________ Lowell Joiner (1975) ________________ Tim Taylor (1982) __________________ Chad Rogers (2000) ________________ Kevin Caroland (1988) ______________ Derek Lane (1984) __________________ Morris Irby (1970) __________________

177 165 161 143 142 141 139 137 136 132

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SEASON RECORDS W-L PERCENTAGE

(Minimum five wins) 1) Buck Jones _____________________ 1.000 (8-0 in 1955) Charles Kinnamon _______________ 1.000 (5-0 in 1948) Danny Huffines __________________ 1.000 (5-0 in 1970) Jeff Stallcup _____________________ 1.000 (5-0 in 1987) 5) Mike Moore ______________________ .889 (8-1 in 1997) Dave Pratt _______________________ .889 (8-1 in 1964) Ron Dickerson ____________________ .889 (8-1 in 1967) 8) Dean Nichols _____________________ .875 (7-1 in 1955) Don Gorin _______________________ .875 (7-1 in 1961) 10) Mark Maberry ____________________ .857 (12-2 in 1997) Don Cook _______________________ .857 (6-1 in 1949) Doris Sullivan ____________________ .857 (6-1 in 1972) Elmer Grimer _____________________ .857 (6-1 in 1976)

VICTORIES

1) 2) 3) 10)

Mark Maberry (1997) _______________ 12 Doug Vincent (2002) ________________ 10 Tristan Archer (2013) ________________ 9 Lee Henry (2010) ____________________ 9 Lee Henry (2009) ____________________ 9 Ben Downs (2003) __________________ 9 Mike Cladio (1988) __________________ 9 Todd Kemp (1988) __________________ 9 Mike Moore (1974) __________________ 9 Mike Moore (1997) __________________ 8 Ron Dickerson (1967) ________________ 8 Dave Pratt (1964) ___________________ 8 Buck Jones (1955) ___________________ 8

SAVES

1) 2) 3) 4)

Seth Lucio (2013) _________________ 12 Mark Fontenot (1982) ________________ 7 Mike Jones (1985) ___________________ 5 Cullen Park (2012) ___________________ 4 Cullen Park (2011) ___________________ 4 Stephen Pryor (2010) ________________ 4 Ryan Dennick (2008) _________________ 4 Chad Heminover (1998) ______________ 4 Tim Horn (1989) ____________________ 4 Ralph Mallicoat (1976) _______________ 4

APPEARANCES

1) 2) 3) 5) 9)

Seth Lucio (2013) _________________ Cullen Park (2011) __________________ Stephen Pryor (2010) _______________ Doug Vincent (2001) ________________ Cullen Park (2012) __________________ Justin Fields (2005) _________________ David Jackson (2003) _______________ David Grigsby (2001) _______________ David Hess (2013) _________________ Matt Kearney (2008) ________________ Doug Vincent (2002) ________________ Bubbie Buzachero (2001) ____________ Mike Fessler (2001) _________________ Mike Macchiaverna (1999) ___________ Mike Jones (1985) __________________

STARTS

1) 4)

Tristan Archer (2013) _______________ Donnie Long (2001) ________________ Matt Frey (1997) ___________________ Jacob Honea (2013) _______________ Tristan Archer (2012) _______________ Tristan Archer (2011) _______________ Matthew Shepherd (2011) ___________ Ben Downs (2002) _________________ Donnie Long (2001) ________________ Mark Maberry (1997) _______________ Craig Humberd (1991) ______________ Todd Kemp (1986) _________________

30 27 24 24 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 22

15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

COMPLETE GAMES

1) 2) 3) 8)

Mark Maberry (1997) _______________ 10 Erik Sabel (1995) ____________________ 9 Erik Sabel (1996) ____________________ 8 Craig Humberd (1992) _______________ 8 Todd Kemp (1988) __________________ 8 Joe Fisher (1982) ____________________ 8 Dave Pratt (1974) ___________________ 8 Keith Hedrick (1996) _________________ 7 Chris West (1993) ___________________ 7 Kevin Caroland (1990) _______________ 7 Jeff Stallcup (1990) __________________ 7 Todd Kemp (1986) __________________ 7

INNINGS PITCHED

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Mark Maberry (1997) _____________ 104.0 Donnie Long (2001) _______________ 97.1 Tristan Archer (2013) ______________ 97.0 Matt Frey (1997) __________________ 96.2 Erik Sabel (1996) __________________ 93.2 Erik Sabel (1995) __________________ 93.1 Ben Downs (2003) ________________ 92.1 Todd Kemp (1988) ________________ 90.2 Donnie Long (2001) _______________ 90.1 Tristan Archer (2012) ______________ 89.0

LOWEST ERA

(Minimum 30 innings pitched) 1) Danny Huffines (1968) _____________ 1.03 2) Ron Dickerson (1967) ______________ 1.31 3) Randy Ayer (1973) ________________ 1.44 4) Dave Pratt (1966) _________________ 1.52 5) Tom Price (1971) __________________ 1.63 6) Ron Dickerson (1967) ______________ 1.73 7) Morris Irby (1969) _________________ 1.74 8) Jerrry Heard (1964) ________________ 1.79 9) Seth Lucio (2013) ________________1.83 10) Doris Sullivan (1973) _______________ 1.89

STRIKEOUTS

1) 2) 3) 4) 6) 7) 9) 10)

Todd Kemp (1986) ________________ 133 Todd Kemp (1988) ________________ 132 Mark Maberry (1997) ______________ 108 Tristan Archer (2013) _______________ 97 Donnie Long (2001) ________________ 97 Lee Henry (2010) ___________________ 85 Ben Downs (2003) _________________ 81 Bubbie Buzachero (2001) ____________ 81 Lee Henry (2009) ___________________ 80 Jim Ed Warden (2001) _______________ 79 Mike Moore (1997) _________________ 79

MOST STRIKEOUTS PER 9 INNINGS

(Minimum 30 innings pitched) 1) Stephen Pryor (2010) _____________ 16.46 2) Todd Kemp (1988) _______________ 13.65 3) Todd Kemp (1986) _______________ 13.21 4) Seth Lucio (2013) _______________12.38 5) Rab Malcolm (1969) ______________ 12.26 6) Todd Kemp (1987) _______________ 11.29 7) Seth Lucio (2012) _______________11.10 8) David Hess (2013) _______________10.63 9) Todd Kemp (1985) _______________ 10.35 10) Mike Moore (1997) ________________ 9.60

HIGHEST K/WALK RATIO

(Minimum 30 innings pitched) 1) Matt Kearney (2008) _______________ 5.00 2) Tristan Archer (2013) ______________ 4.22 3) Doris Sullivan (1973) ______________ 4.00 Doris Sullivan (1972) _______________ 4.00 5) Ron Dickerson (1967) ______________ 3.88 6) Todd Kemp (1988) ________________ 3.77 7) Dusty Eubanks (2003) ______________ 3.69 8) David Hess (2013) ________________3.67 9) David Bosse (1971) ________________ 3.45 10) Seth Lucio (2013) ________________3.39

MOST INNINGS PER HR ALLOWED

(Since 1982/Minimum 30 innings) 1) Matt Smith (2007) _________________ 78.0 2) Dusty Eubanks (2003) ______________ 75.2 3) Chad Oberacker (2011) _____________ 46.1 4) Jim Brown (1992) _________________ 45.2 5) Seth Lucio (2013) ________________44.1 6) Craig Humberd (1992) _____________ 42.8 7) A.J. Kirby-Jones (2008) _____________ 40.0 8) Matt Chodak (1994) _______________ 39.3 9) Chris West (1993) _________________ 38.0 10) Adam Liberatore (2008) ____________ 37.1

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TEAM RECORDS SEASON BATTING RECORDS

Highest Batting Average .337 Lowest Batting Average .222 Most At Bats 2,081 Fewest At Bats 410 Most Runs 459 Fewest Runs 44 Most Hits 674 Fewest Hits 101 Most Extra-Base Hits 223 Fewest Extra-Base Hits 16 Most Total Bases 1,067 Fewest Total Bases 127 Highest Slugging Pct. .546 Lowest Slugging Pct. .300 Most Singles 457 Fewest Singles 85 Most Doubles 153 Fewest Doubles 7 Most Triples 19 Fewest Triples 1 Most Home Runs 83 Fewest Home Runs 1 Most Runs Batted In 420 Fewest Runs Batted In 61 Most Walks 291 Fewest Walks 64 Most Strikeouts 480 Fewest Strikeouts 62 Most Times Hit By Pitch 94 Fewest Times Hit By Pitch 5 Most Stolen Bases 123 Fewest Stolen Bases 1 Highest Stolen Base Pct. .925 Lowest Stolen Base Pct. .583

SEASON PITCHING RECORDS

Lowest Earned Run Avg. Highest Earned Run Avg. Most Saves Fewest Saves Most Complete Games Most Innings Pitched Fewest Innings Pitched Most Hits Allowed Most Runs Allowed Most Earned Runs Allowed Most Home Runs Allowed Most Walks Issued Fewest Walks Issued Most Strikeouts Fewest Strikeouts Most Hit Batters Fewest Hit Batters Most Wild Pitches Fewest Wild Pitches Most Pickoffs

2.54 7.99 14 0 23 519.1 96.2 639 478 397 83 275 73 499 50 83 4 78 6 26

SEASON FIELDING RECORDS

Highest Fielding Pct. .979 Lowest Fielding Pct. .913 Most Fielding Chances 2240 Most Putouts 1527 Most Assists 613 Most Errors 109 Most Double Plays 54

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(2013) (63, 72) (1997) (1997) (1996) (1986) (1991)

OTHER SEASON RECORDS

Most Games 63 Fewest Games 13 Most Games Won 40 Fewest Games Won 3 Most Games Lost 42 Fewest Games Lost 2 Most Consecutive Wins 14 Most Consecutive Losses 15 Highest Winning Pct. .895 Lowest Winning Pct. .135 Most One-Run Games 18 Most One-Run Victories 10 Most Shutout Victories 6 Most Shutout Losses 8 Most Shutouts, Both Teams 12

(2001) (1950) (2013) (1962) (2005) (1955) (2013) (1979) (1955) (1979) (1990) (2012) (1969) (1991) (1991)

SINGLE GAME BATTING RECORDS

Most Runs 34 (vs. Cumberland, 1949) 26 (vs. Tennessee State, 1988) Most Runs, Both Teams 39 (Tech 21, Trevecca 18, 1988) 39 (Tech 28, Austin Peay 11, 1951) Widest Margin of Victory 31 (Tech 34, Cumberland 3, 1949) 24 (Tech 26, Tenn. State 2, 1988) Most Hits 24 (vs. Carson-Newman, 4/20/89) 24 (vs. Western Carolina, 3/24/04) Most Doubles 9 (vs. Trevecca, 1982) 9 (vs. Georgia State, 4/18/01) Most Triples 3 (vs. Eastern Ky., 1968) 3 (vs. Austin Peay, 1970) Most Home Runs 7 (vs. Carson-Newman, 1989) Most Home Runs, Both Teams 10 (Tech 5, East Tennessee 5, 1983) Most Stolen Bases 11 (vs. Fisk, 1974)

The 2013 Golden Eagles shattered the program record for fielding percentage, setting a mark of .979, 10 points better than any other team in Tech history. All four infielders earned All-OVC honors on the year, including second baseman Zach Zarzour (above), shortstop Dylan Bosheers, first baseman Zach Stephens, and third baseman Daniel Miles (below, from top to bottom).

SINGLE GAME PITCHING RECORDS

Most Runs Allowed 28 (vs. Illinois State, 2012) Most Strikeouts 19 (vs. Tennessee State, 1988) Most Walks 15 (vs. Middle Tennessee, 3/30/05) 15 (at Kentucky, 5/18/05) Most Home Runs Allowed 7 (vs. Morehead State, 1979) 7 (vs. Illinois State, 2012) Widest Margin of Defeat 25 (vs. Carson-Newman (26-1), 1989) Most Runners Picked Off 3 (vs. Southeast Missouri (11-15), 2000) Most Wild Pitches 6 (vs. Jacksonville, 2000) 6 (vs. Murray State, 2005) Most Hit Batters 5 (vs. Western Kentucky, 2000) 5 (vs. Southeast Missouri, 2002) 5 (at Belmont, 2011) 5 (vs. Purdue, 2011) 5 (vs. Dayton, 2012)

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS SEASON BATTING RECORDS

Highest Batting Average .527 by Ryan Shumate, 1961 Most Games Played 63 by Wes Dunn, 2001 63 by Mark Gilliam, 2001 Most At Bats 237 by Ben Cunningham, 2001 Most Extra Base Hits 77 by Chad Malone, 2000 Most Doubles 25 by Ben Cunningham, 2001 Most Triples 10 by Bill Maclin, 1971 Most Home Runs 26 by A.J. Kirby-Jones, 2010 Most Runs Batted In 74 by Mark Maberry, 1997 Most Stolen Bases 47 by Tim Hill, 1984 Most Walks 58 by A.J. Kirby-Jones, 2010 Most Strikeouts 63 by Matt Curtis, 2001 Fewest Strikeouts (minimum 75 at bats) 3 by Emerson Wiles, 1969 Most Sacrifices 13 by Craig Mullins, 1996 Most Times Hit by Pitch 21 by Austin Wulf, 2012 Toughest to Strikeout 50.4 by Scott Hampton, 1990 (one K per 50.4 times at bat)

SEASON PITCHING RECORDS

Lowest ERA 1.28 by Dave Pratt, 1964 Most Games 27 by Cullen Park, 2011 Most Games Started 15 by Matt Frey, 1997 15 by Donnie Long, 2001 Most Complete Games 10 by Mark Maberry, 1997 Most Wins 12 by Mark Maberry, 1997 Most Losses 9 by Craig Humberd, 1991 9 by Justin Fields, 2005 Most Saves 7 by Mark Fontenot, 1984 Most Innings Pitched 104.0 by Mark Maberry, 1997 Most Hits Allowed 119 by Matt Frey, 1997 Most Home Runs Allowed 20 by Joe Fellers, 1999 Most Strikeouts 133 by Todd Kemp, 1986 Most Pickoffs 18 by Mike Fessler, 2001 Most Wild Pitches 16 by Jim Ed Warden, 2001 16 by Blake Forst, 2007 Most Hit Batters 18 by Justin Fields, 2006

SEASON FIELDING RECORDS

Most Chances 484 by Ben Cunningham, 2001 Most Putouts 458 by Ben Cunningham, 2001 Most Assists 178 by Craig Mullins, 1996 165 by Craig Mullins, 1995 Most Errors 26 by Taylor Ralph, 1997 26 by Mark Gilliam, 2000 Fewest Errors (min. 100 chances) 0 by Ron Shumate, 1961 0 by Ben Shannon, 2002 0 by Scott Dunham, 2006 0 by Chad Oberacker, 2011 0 by Evan Frazier, 2011

SINGLE GAME BATTING RECORDS

Most At Bats 8 by Alex Henry/Ben Burgess vs. The Citadel, Feb. 28, 2009 8 by Austin Wulf at UTM, May 15, 2010 Most Runs Scored 6 by Chad Rogers vs. Appy State, 2000 Most Hits 5 by 14 players * Last by Casanova Donaldson (5-for-5) vs. East Tennessee State, 4/1/09 Most Runs Batted In 7 by Scott Baerns vs. No. Alabama, 1988 7 by Matt Ballard vs. Tennessee, 1988 7 by Carlos Martin vs. Morehead, 2003 6 by A.J. Kirby-Jones vs. Belmont, 3/11/09 6 by Ryan Hay vs. EKU, 2002 6 by Ben Shannon vs. Austin Peay, 2002 6 by Jordan Hopkins vs. SIUE, 2012 Most Walks 4 by Tom Turner vs. Morehead, 1970 4 by Tim Taylor vs. St. Louis, 1981 4 by Jake Allen vs. Tenn. Wesleyan, 2002 4 by Chad Langston vs. Ga. So., 2001 4 by Evan Frazier vs. Lipscomb, 2011 4 by Michael Morris vs. Alabama A&M, 2012 Most Strikeouts 5 by Michael Meihls vs. Miss. St., 2001

A.J. Kirby-Jones (above) literally crushed his way to the top of the Tech record books, mashing a program-best 26 home runs in 2010, breaking his own record of 20 dingers from 2009. Todd Kemp (below) made a habit of striking out opponents in his career, and there was no better year for the all-time Ks King of Tech than in 1986. Kemp fanned 133 batters that season, breaking the Golden Eagles single-season record.

SINGLE GAME PITCHING RECORDS

Most Pickoffs 3 by Mike Fessler vs. SEMO, 2000 Most Innings Pitched 11.2 by Mike Moore vs. Austin Peay, 1975 11.0 by Matt Smith vs. SEMO, 2007 Most Strikeouts 19 by Todd Kemp vs. Tennessee St., 1988 Most Consecutive Strikeouts 8 by Jerry Heard vs. Middle Tenn., 1964 Most Walks Issued 10 by Rab Malcolm vs. Morehead, 1970 Most Wild Pitches 6 by B. Buzachero vs. Jacksonville, 2000 Most Home Runs Allowed 5 by Ronnie Kelly vs. Tennessee St., 1978

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A L L -T I M E PA R T I C I PA N T S The Sports Information Office researched the names of all-time baseball participants. Any additions or corrections would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Sports Information at (931) 372-3088 or send an e-mail to sportsinfo@tntech.edu

A

James Abraham, 2012-13 Joe Adams, 1967-69 Kevin Adams, 1991 Neale Adams, 1998-99 Robby Adams, 2004-05 Terry Adams, 1972-74 Travis Adams, 1997 Jonathan Adcock, 1992 Scotty Adkins, 2014Howard Aiello, 1983-84 Michael Alcorn, 2005-09 Justin Alexander, 2011Clint Alexander, 2005-06 Lynn Alexander, 1961 David Allen, 2011Earl Allen, 1964 Jake Allen, 2000-02 John Allen, 1977 Honey Allmon, 1948-49 Tristan Archer, 2010-13 Bill Armstrong, 1963-64 Steve Arnette, 1987-90 Colt Ashman, 2004-05 Greg Askins, 1974, 76 Matt Attaway, 1997-98 Ron Aydelott, 1980-81 Randy Ayer, 1970-73

B

Scott Baerns, 1985-88 J.C. Bagley, 1970 Matt Bailey, 1973-76 Larry Bain, 1961-62 Matt Ballard, 1989-92 Steve Barr, 1965 Don Bateman, 1981 Alan Bates, 1982-83 Rusty Bates, 1986-87 Garret Baugh, 2011Richard Baughner, 1961-64 Sam Beatty, 1961-63 Brad Beck, 2000 John Beckman, 1974-76 Rick Beddingfield, 1977 Frankie Beech, 2010-11 Micheal Behrend, 1983 Casey Benjamin, 2001-03 Greg Bennett, 1985-88 Nelson Bennett, 1961-63 Tony Bertolino, 1964-67 Wade Bilbrey, 2009-11 Brett Bilodeau, 2003-04 Jim Bishop, 1970 Adam Black, 2005-06 Nick Bledsoe, 1981-83 Jerry Blevins, 1961-65 Charlie Bolton, 2006 Jer. Bonczynski, 1996-97

Steve Harrison (1962, 1964)

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Brandon Bornstein, 2005-06 Dylan Bosheers, 2012David Bosse, 1968-70 Casey Bough, 1999 Vann Boyce, 2014David Bradley, 1985-87 Ray Brake, 1984 Brian Brauss, 2004 Billie Bray, 1972-76 Tyler Brazelton, 2013Eric Brewer, 2004 Steve Briley, 1963 David Brinkley, 1994-95 Jason Brooker, 1997-98 Eric Brown, 1970-73 Jim Brown, 1990-92 Randall Brown, 2002 Rob Brown, 1995-96 Ryan Browning, 1997-98 Bill Brunson, 1974 Josh Bryant, 2012-13 Terry Bryant, 1967-69 Randy Buckner, 1980 Ray Buice, 1961 Ben Burgess, 2009-12 Barry Burnett, 1984-85 Tim Burnette, 1994-95 Terry Burton, 1989 Bubbie Buzachero, 2000-02

C

Andre Caballero, 1998 Chris Cady, 1991 Randy Callis, 1980-81 Dirk Calvin, 1979-80 Gary Campbell, 1962 Greg Canada, 2003 Donley Canary, 1974-77 David Cantrell, 1979 Frank Cardwell, 1961-63 Kevin Caroland, 1987-90 Johnny Carpenter 2014Larry Carr, 1973 David Carrick, 1974 Brent Carrier, 1988-89 Eddie Carroll, 1972 Dudley Carter, 1965 Jonathan Casey, 1994 Brent Chaffin, 1984-86 Randy Chaffin, 1984-86 Scott Chaffin, 1973 Bill Cherry, 1961-62 Heath Cheverton, 2009 Chris Chism, 2014Chason Choate, 2007-10 Matt Chodak, 1994-97 Todd Christiansen, 1971-72 Kevin Cizmarik, 2004-06 Steve Clapp, 1987-89

Mike Winchester (1972-75)

Mike Claudio, 1985-88 Adam Cloar, 2004-06 Britt Clubb, 2002-05 Ed Clymore, 1961 Daniel Cole, 2001 Zac Cole, 2006-07 Ron Coleman, 1992-94 Wayne Coleman, 1965-66 Mac Coley, 1974-75 Cliff Collins, 1972-75 Chris Combs, 1992 Andrew Contreras, 2014Don Cook, 1948-49 Marty Cook, 1974-75 Kyle Copeland, 2004 Ricky Cox, 1984 Mike Creech, 1988 John Crook, 1967 Brandon Crossman, 2008-10 David Crutcher, 1970-71 Ben Cunningham, 2000-01 Matt Cunningham, 2014Matt Curtis, 2000-01

D

Phil Dane, 1976-78 Mike Davidson, 1985-86 Darren Davis, 1984 Mark Davis, 1999 Steve Davis, 1978 Peewee Day, 1948 John Deaton, 1964, 66 Thomas DeBow, 1990 Wayne Dedman, 1963 Albert DelGaicco, 2011-13 Barry Denham, 1970-73 Jeff Denney, 1994-96 Ryan Dennick, 2008-09 Chris Dennis, 2000 Ron Dickerson, 1967-69 Barney Dickey, 1966-69 David Dillon, 1985-88 Jared Dobbs, 2007-11 Casanova Donaldson, 2008-11 Ben Downs, 2002-03 Terry Doyle, 1978-79 Brian Driskell, 2003 J.D. Druckenmiller, 2004 Buddy Duckett, 1962-63 Brian Dudney, 1993-96 Stan Duke, 1979 Scott Dullworth, 1991 Bill Dunaway, 1968 Scott Dunham, 2005-07 Paul Dunlap, 1971 Wes Dunn, 1998-01 Evan Dyer, 2008 John Dykstra, 1993

Derek Lane (1984-87)

E

Jay Eble, 1976-77 Ray Eble, 1949 Cooper Eddy, 2003 Jake Edwards, 2007-08 Matt Edwards, 2004-05 Seth Edwards, 2010-11 Anthony El Chibani, 2014Bob Elkins, 1956 Don Elkins, 1961 Mark Elkins, 1985-88 Darryl Eppley, 1985 Dusty Eubanks, 2002-03 Terry Evans, 1962 Meachum Evins, 1978-81 Josh Eye, 2003-04

F

Roger Farley, 1976 Joe Fellers, 1998-99 Mike Fessler, 2000-01 Billy Field, 1967-69 Justin Fields, 2004-07 Joe Fisher, 1979-82 Zach Flynn, 2011 Steve Folkers, 2000-01 Mark Fontenot, 1980-83 Blake Forst, 2005-09 Evan Fraliex, 2014Brent Frazier, 1992-93 Evan Frazier, 2010-13 Grant French, 2003-04 Matt Frey, 1996-97 Terry Frye, 1970-73

G

Bubba Gamble, 1978-79 Joe Ganger, 2013 Chris Gant, 2003-05 Red Gaylor, 1956 John Geary, 1976 Butch Gentry, 1971 Dave Gibson, 1991 Mark Gilliam, 2000-01 Marshall Gilliam, 1992-93 Jimmy Gipson, 1967 Greg Glaser, 2010-11 Mike Glover, 1974-77 Alex Gonzalez, 1996 Connor Goodspeed, 2014Josh Goodwin, 2006-07 John Gora, 2014Garrett Gordon, 1977-80 Don Gorin, 1961-62 Tim Graham, 2013 Chad Graves, 1992 Thomas Gray, 2008 Jamey Greene, 1997 Jerry Gregg, 1967-68

Dusty Eubanks (2002-03)

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James Griffin, 1972-73 Rick Griffin, 1981-82 Dusty Griffith, 1993 Jerred Griggs, 2009 David Grigsby, 1999-02 Elmer Grimes, 1976 Mike Grooms, 1977-78 Mike Guidara, 1970-73 Scott Guinn, 1993-94 Zephan Guyear, 2010-13 Ken Gwaltney, 1961-62

H

Steve Haggard, 1992-94 Marshall Hale, 1993 Kent Hall, 1986-88 Mickey Hall, 1973-76 Mike Hall, 1991-94 Doug Hamilton, 1969-70 Scott Hampton, 1989-92 Joel Hardison, 1963-66 Kenny Harper, 1983 Gehrig Harris, 1965-66 Jim Harris, 1963-64 Steve Harris, 1974 Steve Harrison, 1962, 64 Len Hart, 1992-93 Larry Harville, 1975 Phillip Hatch, 2002-05 Steve Hawkins, 1984-87 Ryan Hay, 2002-03 Chad Hayes, 2009-12 Jerry Heard, 1964 Keith Hedrick, 1995-96 Cole Helms, 2002-03 Doug Helton, 1976-79 Chad Heminover, 1998 Tim Henderson, 1980-83 Alex Henry, 2008-09 Lee Henry, 2009-10 Mack Henry, 1962 Mike Henson, 1985-86 Steve Hertzfeldt, 1975 David Hess, 2012Brian Hicks, 1987 Tim Higgs, 1980 Tim Hill, 1983-84 Clint Holloway, 1996-98 Marvin Holloway, 1963 Ben Holt, 1992-93 Lefty Hooker, 1949 Jacob Honea, 2013Jordan Hopkins, 2012Tim Horn, 1987-90 Herb Horner, 1982-83 Travis Horschel, 2001 Chuck Hoskins, 1975-78 Norman Hoskins, 1979

Lee Henry (2009-10)


A L L -T I M E PA R T I C I PA N T S Chris Howell, 1979-80 Hunter Hudson, 2013Danny Huffines, 1968-72 Collin Hughes, 2003-04 Mark Hughes, 1978-81 Craig Humberd, 1990-93 Derek Hunley, 1991-95 Mike Hurst, 1995-96 Robert Hyder, 1997

I

Morris Irby, 1968-71

J

David Jackson, 1990-91 David Jackson, 1999-03 Ronnie James, 1978-79 Scott James, 1997 Jesse Johnson, 1999-02 Lowell Joiner, 1975-76 Buck Jones, 1955-56 Dewey Jones, 1983 Everett Jones, 1964 Jimmy Jones, 1982 Mike (Gus) Jones, 1983-86

K

Jeff Kalen, 1983-86 Kevin Kalen, 1984-87 Kurt Kalen, 1992-93 Garry Kanipe, 1972-74 Matt Kearney, 2005-08 Kyle Keatts, 2014Joe Kelly, 1985-87 Mike Kelly, 1971-73 Ronnie Kelly, 1978-79 Corey Kemp, 2005 Todd Kemp, 1985-88 Danny Ketchum, 1980-82 Brantley Kilgore, 2006-07 Patrick Kimmons, 2006-07 Chris King, 2008 Richard King, 1965-68 Charlie Kinnamon, 1948-49 Mike Kinney, 1993-94 Mike Kirby, 1991 A.J. Kirby-Jones, 2008-09 Bennie Kirksey, 1974 Brad Kleeman , 1999-00 Randy Knight, 1988-89 Richard Koslick, 1966-68 Jason Kuhn, 1999-00

L

Bill Landreth, 1961-62 Derek Lane, 1984-87 Paul Lane, 1982-83 Floyd Langford, 1981-82 Chad Langston, 2001 Scott Larison, 1981-84 Jeff Lavender, 1989-90 Brad Lay, 1997-99 Aaron Leader , 1999 Brian Lee, 1996-97 Al Leinhart, 1979 Ren Lents, 1984-85 Mike Lewis, 1972-74 Adam Liberatore, 2006-10 Greg Lindsey, 1984 Jeremy Linville, 1998-99 Ronnie Linville, 1982-83 David Little, 1964-67 Dale Long, 1963 Donnie Long, 2000-01 Seth Lucio, 2012Smokey Lusk, 1967

M

Mark Maberry, 1994-97 Mike Macchiaverna, 1997-00 Bill Maclin, 1968-71 Rab Malcolm, 1966, 69 Ralph Mallicoat, 1975-78

Chad Malone, 1995-98 Joe Malone, 1963-65 Don Maness, 1989-92 Carlos Martin, 2002-03 David Martin, 1991 Doug Martin, 2009-11 Johnny Martin, 1977 Lynus Martin, 1993-96 Troy Martin, 1987-88 Nathan Marty, 2004-05 Kevin Mason, 1986-89 Jeff Matukewicz, 1996-97 Larry Maxwell, 1965-66 Phillip Mayes, 1993 Jimmy Maynord, 1978 Greg Maysonet, 1985-86 Trey McCalla, 2011 Carter McCamy, 1990-91 Joe McCarter, 1967-68 Aaron McCrosky, 1980-84 Greg McDaniel, 1977 Ronnie McGaha, 1965 Chris McLain, 2003 Tom McMahan, 1968-71 Tate McMillian, 2007-10 Jake McWhirter, 2011-12 Monty Meeks, 1991 Michael Meihls , 1999-02 Stuart Meinhart, 2006-07 Lee Midgett, 1972-73 Matt Mihoci, 2005-08 Daniel Miles, 2013Adam Miller, 2008 Bernie Miller, 1967-69 Patrick Miller, 2006-07 Tom Miller, 1971 Hunter Mize, 2005 Brad Montgomery, 1994 Mike Moore, 1972-75 Mike Moore, 1997-98 Rob Moore, 1992 Bobby Morgan, 1997-99 Alex Morris, 1965 Michael Morris, 2011-13 Zane Morton, 2012-13 Josh Mosser, 2002 Jay Mullin, 1989 Craig Mullins, 1995-96 Justin Mundt, 2003 Herbie Muniz, 1964-67 Pat Murphy, 1977 David Murray, 1977-78 Robert Murray, 1962 Gary Muskett, 1961

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Karl Napier, 1963-64 Terry Neal, 1984-87 Thomas Nelson, 2007-08 Jake New, 2006-08 Dean Nichols, 1955-56 Luke Nientimp, 2013Aaron Nix, 1997-98 Sam Noffsinger, 1970 Brian Nolen, 1886-87 Jim Norris, 1969-70

O

Kenneth Oakley, 1975-76 Chad Oberacker, 2008-11 Aaron Olita, 1996-99 Johnny Orr, 1989-92 Gary Osborne, 1966 David Ott, 2000-01 Brian Owens, 1991, 94 Daniel Owens, 2004-06

P

Kenny Pack, 1968-69 Dustin Page, 2004-05 Charlie Parham, 1978-80 Cullen Park, 2011-12 Jordan Parris, 2013-

Johnny Pasker, 1948 Phil Pass, 1994 Johnny Patterson, 1993 John Patteson, 2000-01 Noble Patton, 1955 Joe Pavlick, 1976, 1978-79 David Peters, 1994 Kevin Peterson, 1998-00 Ron Phelps, 1968 Ben Pincus, 2003-04 Marty Porter, 1978 Chad Potter, 1997-98 Thomas Potts, 1948 Bob Powell, 1968-70, 72 Joe Powers, 1962-63 Trice Powers, 2008-11 Dave Pratt, 1964-67 Nick Price, 2010-13 Tom Price, 1971-73 Tony Price, 1961 Billy Pride, 1995 Dickie Prince, 1970 Tommy Prince, 1967-68 Rodney Pryzbylinski, 1989 Don Puckett, 1968 Glen Puryear, 1994

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David Quay, 1973-74, 76

R

Joe Rabideau, 1982 Butch Rader, 1965-66 Taylor Ralph, 1996-98 Terry Randolph, 1972 Richard Rausch, 2009 Jerry Reasoner, 1969 Bill Rector, 1967 Sean Reilly, 2007-08 Joe Renegar, 1983-85 Mike Richardson, 1988 Josh Rider, 2007-08 David Ridge, 1983-84 Doug Rines, 1989-91 Devin Rivers, 2010-11 Kendale Roach, 2008 Bobby Roach, 2012 Bobby Roberts, 1989-92 Roger Robinson, 1976 Tim Rodgers, 1993 Michael Roeder, 2007-08 Chad Rogers , 1999 Danny Rowden, 1980 Jake Rowland, 2013Kyle Rowekamp, 2004-06

S

Eric Sabel, 1994-96 Andy Sawyer, 1992 Tom Schaffhouse, 1981-82 Mike Schmittou, 1987-90 Daron Schoenrock,1981-84 Rick Schubert, 1979-80 Jeb Scoggins, 2014Bruce Scroggins, 1986 Brandon Selvog, 2004-05 Ben Shannon, 2002-03 Shaun Sheehan, 2005 Donnie Shell, 1965 Ralph Shell, 1965 Matthew Shepherd, 2009-12 Tevis Sherfield, 2010-13 Darrell Shockley, 1986-87 Josh Shoulders, 2001 Justin Showalter, 2004 Geoff Shuck, 1973 Ron Shumate, 1961 Mike Sievers, 1981 Roger Simpson, 1964 Wayne Singleton, 1971 Gerald Sinkfield, 1988 Byron Skinner, 2012-13 Cain Sloan, 2014-

Bill Smith, 1961 David Smith, 1974-75 Harold Smith, 1987-90 Kevin Smith, 1979 Larry Smith, 1966-69 Matt Smith, 2006-07 Ryan Smith, 1992 Shane Smith, 1993-96 Tony Smith, 1971 Steve Soper, 2006-07 David Spadin, 1971-72 Bo Spears, 1990-93 Brian Sprowl, 2006-07 Ross Spurgeon, 2013Greg Stallcup, 1993-95 Jeff Stallcup, 1987-90 Mickey Stanton, 1963-65 Billy Joe Stephens, 1969 Zach Stephens, 2011Jonathan Stepp, 2001-02, 04 Greg Stewert, 1983-84 Rick Stihel, 1984-85 Kenny Stiles, 2002-05 Randy Stiltner, 1986-87 Adam Stone, 2002 Russell Stoops, 1992-93, 95-96 Pat Storrie, 1988 Bryan Strevel, 1994-97 Butch Strickland, 1971-72 Jon Swafford, 1988-89 Grant Swallows, 1999-2001 David Swindell, 1980-81 Tony Suber, 2002 Adam Sullivan, 1993-94 Doris Sullivan, 1972-74

T

Johnny Tacker, 1979 Harold Taylor, 1972-75 Stanton Taylor, 2013Tim Taylor, 1981-82 Scott Terry, 2000-03 Greg Thomas, 1980-81 Will Thomas, 2010-11 Brandon Thomasson, 2013Gene Thompson, 1949 Shane Thompson, 1991 Dewayne Tinch, 1998 Mike Tipton, 1975-78 Austin Tolle, 2014Hugh Travis, 1974-75 Jamie Tucker, 1994-95 Richard Turner, 1962-64 Steve Turner, 1988 Tom Turner, 1970-71 Wayne Turner, 1966-69 Steve Turpin, 1979-80

V

Larry Vanscoe, 1963 Tommy Van Tone, 1964 Stan Vaughn, 1979 Charlie Vesser, 1977 Scott Vick, 1989 Doug Vincent, 2000-03 Jeff Vogt, 1994-96 W Kurt Wadell, 1971-72 Dennis Waggoner, 1983-86 Jerry Waites, 1970 Jimmy Walker, 1982-83 Henry Walls, 1964 Scott Walls, 1982-85 Jim Ed Warden, 1999-01 Ryan Wardlow, 2006-07 Kenny Warren, 1977 Buddy Warwick, 1971 Todd Watkins, 1991 Jere Watson, 1980-83 Sanders Watson, 1980 Layton Way, 1985-86 Kayce Weakley, 1996-97 Ray Wear, 1998-99 Evan Webb, 2008-09 James Webb, 1964 Jon Webb, 1991 Roger Webb, 1984, 88 Billy Welsh, 2005-06 Jim Werden, 1971 Joe Wesche, 1969-71 Chris West, 1989-91, 93 Jim Whaley, 1963-66 Jody Wheeler, 1998-99 Jon White, 1984 Tony White, 1968 Joe Whitefield, 1984 Pete Whitehead, 1961-62 Joe Whitson, 1956 Aaron Whitten, 2012 Tony Wiggins, 1989 Phil Wilbourn, 1961-65 Phil Wilbourn, Jr., 1990-91 Emerson Wiles, 1968-70 Jim Wilhoite, 1975-78 David Wilkinson, 1979-82 Andy WIlliams, 2011-13 Nick Williams, 2014Tanner Williams, 2012James Wilson, 1971-74 Tyler WIlson, 2012-13 Mike Winchester, 1972-75 Earl Winn, 1961-62 Barry Wolfenbarger, 1995-96 Tim Wolfman, 1982 Don Woodall, 1965-67 Bill Worley, 1968 Brandon Wright, 2011 Cory Wright, 2006-09 Austin Wulf, 2010-13 David Wykle, 1989-92

Y

Donny Yates, 1970 Bob Yonker, 1964-65 Kris Youngberg, 1999 Jim Youngblood, 1972

Z

Zach Zarzour, 2013Wayne Zenner, 1981-82 Jody Zimmerle, 1994-95 Gabe Zook, 1998-99 BOLD denotes active players

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TECH IN THE PROS

GOLDEN EAGLES host annual Pro Scout Night Tennessee Tech’s annual Pro Scout Night, held in September, is a tremendous success for the Golden Eagle baseball team. Annually around 20 major league teams are represented, and the Major League Scouting Bureau supervisor has been in attendance as well. The scouts enjoy watching and testing the talented players as well as the hospitality of Tennessee Tech University baseball.

The following Tennessee Tech baseball players signed contracts with professional baseball teams since 1974 (those in BOLD played in 2013): Player Position Year Signed With Mike Moore Right-Handed Pitcher 1974 Chicago Cubs Matt Bailey Shortstop 1976 Atlanta Braves Mike Behrend Right-Handed Pitcher 1983 St. Louis Cardinals Mike Jones Right-Handed Pitcher 1985 Kansas City Royals Greg Maysonet Right-Handed Pitcher 1986 Detroit Tigers Eric Sabel Right-Handed Pitcher 1996 Arizona D’Backs Shane Smith Catcher 1996 New York Mets Craig Mullins Shortstop 1999 Independent Keith Hedrick Right-Handed Pitcher 1996 Independent Mark Maberry Right-Handed Pitcher 1997 New York Mets Jeremy Bonczynski Third base 1997 Independent Jim Ed Warden Right-Handed Pitcher 2001 Cleveland Indians Ben Cunningham First base 2001 Independent Mike Meihls Catcher 2002 New York Yankees Casey Benjamin Shortstop 2003 Texas Rangers Zac Cole Right-Handed Pitcher 2007 Baltimore Orioles Bubbie Buzachero Right-Handed Pitcher 2007 Cleveland Indians Scott Dunham Outfielder 2007 Wichita Wingnuts Jake New Outfielder 2008 LA Dodgers Ryan Dennick Left-Handed Pitcher 2009 Kansas City Royals AJ Kirby-Jones Designated Hitter/First Base 2010 Oakland Athletics Stephen Pryor Right-Handed Pitcher 2010 Seattle Mariners Lee Henry Right-Handed Pitcher 2010 Pensacola Pelicans Adam Liberatore Left-Handed Pitcher 2010 Tampa Bay Rays Chad Oberacker Outfielder 2011 Oakland A’s Casanova Donaldson Outfielder 2012 Roswell Invaders Matthew Shepherd Right-Handed Pitcher 2012 San Diego Padres Tristan Archer Right-Handed Pitcher 2013 Milwaukee Brewers

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TECH IN THE DRAFT

THE MLB DRAFT

Twenty-two former Golden Eagle baseball players have been drafted a total of 24 times dating back to 1966. That number has grown increasingly high over the past seven seasons as Tech has had at least one player drafted every year since 2007, inlcuding a program-record four Golden Eagles in 2010.

Rich Koslick

David Pratt YEAR DRAFTED: 1966 (January) / 1966 (June Secondary) TEAM DRAFTED BY: Cleveland Indians / San Francisco Giants ROUND DRAFTED: 6th Round, 3rd Pick / 5th Round, 1st Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 78th Overall / 79th Overall

YEAR DRAFTED: 1968 TEAM DRAFTED BY: New York Yankees ROUND DRAFTED: 27th Round, 4th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 601st Overall

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TECH IN THE DRAFT Robert Malcolm YEAR DRAFTED: 1969 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Philadelphia Phillies ROUND DRAFTED: 5th Round, 6th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 102nd Overall

David Quay YEAR DRAFTED: 1973 (January) TEAM DRAFTED BY: Pittsburgh Pirates ROUND DRAFTED: 5th Round, 14th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 100th Overall

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Larry Smith YEAR DRAFTED: 1969 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Boston Red Sox ROUND DRAFTED: 20th Round, 13th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 469th Overall

Eric Brown YEAR DRAFTED: 1973 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Houston Astros ROUND DRAFTED: 7th Round, 20th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 164th Overall

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TECH IN THE DRAFT Michael Moore YEAR DRAFTED: 1975 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Chicago Cubs ROUND DRAFTED: 13th Round, 4th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 292nd Overall

YEAR DRAFTED: 1983 TEAM DRAFTED BY: St. Louis Cardinals ROUND DRAFTED: 16th Round, 24th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 416th Overall

Mike “Gus” Jones YEAR DRAFTED: 1986 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Kansas City Royals ROUND DRAFTED: 22nd Round, 22nd Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 571st Overall

Michael Behrend

Erik Sabel YEAR DRAFTED: 1996 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Arizona Diamondbacks ROUND DRAFTED: 42nd Round, 28th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 1,262nd Overall

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TECH IN THE DRAFT Mark Maberry YEAR DRAFTED: 1997 TEAM DRAFTED BY: New York Mets ROUND DRAFTED: 50th Round, 3rd Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 1,416th Overall

YEAR DRAFTED: 2001 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Cleveland Indians ROUND DRAFTED: 6th Round, 21st Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 187th Overall

Bubbie Buzachero YEAR DRAFTED: 2002 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Toronto Blue Jays ROUND DRAFTED: 23rd Round, 14th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 686th Overall

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Jim Ed Warden

Michael Miehls YEAR DRAFTED: 2002 TEAM DRAFTED BY: New York Yankees ROUND DRAFTED: 41st Round, 24th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 1,236th Overall

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TECH IN THE DRAFT Jake New

Ryan Dennick

YEAR DRAFTED: 2008 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Los Angeles Dodgers ROUND DRAFTED: 36th Round, 15th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 1,087th Overall

YEAR DRAFTED: 2009 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Kansas City Royals ROUND DRAFTED: 22nd Round, 11th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 662nd Overall

Stephen Pryor YEAR DRAFTED: 2010 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Seattle Mariners ROUND DRAFTED: 5th Round, 17th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 162nd Overall

A.J. Kirby-Jones YEAR DRAFTED: 2010 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Oakland Athletics ROUND DRAFTED: 9th Round, 10th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 275th Overall

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TECH IN THE DRAFT Adam Liberatore YEAR DRAFTED: 2010 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Tampa Bay Rays ROUND DRAFTED: 21st Round, 16th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 641st Overall

YEAR DRAFTED: 2010 / 2011 TEAM DRAFTED BY: St. Louis Cardinals / Oakland Athletics ROUND DRAFTED: 19th Round, 24th Pick / 25th Round, 15th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 589th Overall / 766th Overall

Matthew Shepherd YEAR DRAFTED: 2012 TEAM DRAFTED BY: San Diego Padres ROUND DRAFTED: 31st Round, 7th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 945th Overall

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Chad Oberacker

Tristan Archer YEAR DRAFTED: 2013 TEAM DRAFTED BY: Milwaukee Brewers ROUND DRAFTED: 21st Round, 16th Pick OVERALL SELECTION: 632nd Overall

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A L L - T I M E S E R I E S R E S U LT S Adrian................................................2-0

Eastern Kentucky................ 74-59

Mercer...............................................8-8

Southern Tech.................................3-1

Akron................................................ 4-1

Eastern Illinois...................24-33

Miami (Ohio)..........................7-6

Southwestern.................................1-0

Alabama........................................... 2-5

Eastern Michigan...........................2-4

Michigan State...............................0-1

St. Joseph’s.......................................2-0

Alabama A&M........................6-0

East Tennessee State...............47-42

Mid-Continent................................2-0

St. Louis.............................................3-1

Alabama-Huntsville..................... 0-1

Edinborough...................................1-0

Middle Tennessee........ 63-109-1

St. Peter’s..........................................5-2

Albion College............................... 2-0

Elmhurst............................................1-1

Milligan.......................................... 11-2

Stetson..............................................0-3

Alma College...................................1-3

Evansville..........................................5-3

Millikin...............................................8-1

Tennessee....................... 31-63-1

Appalachian State.........................5-9

Faulkner State.................................1-1

Milwaukee........................................0-1

Tennessee State........................35-17

Augusta.............................................2-2

Fisk......................................................4-2

Mississippi........................................0-1

Tennessee Temple.........................7-0

Austin Peay........................71-84

Florida A&M.....................................1-0

Mississippi State.............................0-4

Tennessee Wesleyan.................. 10-4

Bellarmine........................................1-3

Florida State....................................0-3

Missouri-Rolla.................................2-0

Texas Tech........................................0-2

Belmont..............................34-30

Fort Rucker.......................................3-0

Missouri State.................................1-1

Toledo................................................8-5

Berea College.........................5-1

Geneva College..............................1-0

Morehead State.................69-39

Trevecca......................................... 22-9

Berry...................................................2-3

George Williams.............................3-0

Murray State.................. 74-66-1

Troy State..........................................3-6

Birmingham So...............................2-2

Georgia..............................................1-4

New Orleans....................................0-2

UAB................................................. 5-21

Bluffin................................................2-0

Georgia College.............................0-2

Niagara..............................................2-1

UNC Asheville......................5-10

Bowling Green................................2-2

Georgia Southern..........................1-5

Nicholls State..................................0-2

UNC Charlotte.................................1-3

Boston College...............................0-1

Ga. Southwestern..........................0-1

North Alabama...............................0-8

UT Martin.............................. 38-16

Bradley..............................................3-3

Georgia State.............................12-12

Northeast Illinois...........................1-0

Union.................................................1-3

Breckenridge...................................0-2

Georgia Tech...................................1-8

Northern Illinois.............................1-0

Valdosta State.................................3-1

Brooklyn............................................7-2

Grandview........................................5-0

Northern Kentucky.......................2-0

Valparaiso.........................................9-7

Brown................................................2-0

Gulf Coast JC...................................0-5

Oakland........ ....................................3-0

Vanderbilt..........................19-22

Butler.................................................2-3

Hillsdale............................................0-2

Oglethorpe......................................2-0

Virginia..............................................0-1

Canisius.............................................5-3

Howard..............................................0-1

Ohio....................................................1-2

Virginia Tech....................................0-1

Carson-Newman.......................30-22

Illinois.................................................2-1

Ohio Dominican.............................1-2

Wake Forest.....................................1-1

Castleton State...............................7-2

Illinois-Chicago........................... 13-1

Ohio State........................................0-1

Wayne State.....................................5-4

Central Florida................................1-2

Illinois State..............................................2-4

Ohio Wesleyan................................2-0

West Florida.....................................2-2

Central Michigan...........................2-1

Iowa....................................................1-0

Olivet..................................................1-0

West Georgia...................................1-4

Charleston........................................4-2

I.P. Fort Wayne.................................1-2

Otterbein....................................... 11-4

West Virginia Tech.........................3-0

Charleston So..................................1-0

Jacksonville......................................0-1

Pensacola Jc....................................1-2

Western Carolina........................ 1-12

Chattanooga................................ 12-7

Jacksonville State................. 22-22

Pensacola Navy..............................0-1

Western Illinois...............................2-3

Chicago State..................................4-1

Kent State.........................................0-1

Pittsburgh........................................1-0

Western Kentucky....................42-52

Chipola JC........................................2-0

Kentucky................................1-9

Principia............................................2-0

Western Michigan.........................1-4

Christian Brothers..........................0-1

Kentucky Wesleyan.......................3-0

Purdue...............................................1-2

Winthrop..........................................0-2

Cincinnati.........................................0-2

Kenyon..............................................2-0

Ripon College.................................4-0

Wisconsin-Eau Claire....................3-0

The Citadel.......................................2-1

King College....................................2-1

Saginaw Valley................................2-0

Wisconsin-Parkside.......................1-1

Clemson............................................0-5

Knoxville College...........................2-0

Samford......................................... 6-20

Wisconsin-Stout.............................2-0

Coastal Carolina.............................1-2

Lincoln Memorial........................ 24-9

Shorter...............................................0-2

Wittenberg.......................................3-2

Coll. Of Charleston........................1-1

Lipscomb............................38-28

SIU Edwardsville....................3-3

Wofford.............................................2-0

Columbia State...............................1-1

Louisiana State...............................0-3

Somerset..........................................2-0

Wooster.............................................0-1

Columbus.........................................1-6

Louisville...........................................7-6

South Alabama......................0-1

Wright State.....................................5-0

Covenant..........................................1-1

Marietta College............................4-3

S.C. Aiken..........................................0-2

Yale.....................................................3-2

Creighton.........................................0-3

Marshall............................................1-2

Southeast Louisiana.....................0-1

Youngstown State.........................5-1

Cumberland...............................11-15

Maryville College......................25-10

Southeast Missouri..................25-42

Dayton..........................................................3-2

McMurray.........................................3-0

Southern Illinois.............................1-4

Drexel.................................................1-0

Memphis........................................ 7-23

Southern Miss.................................1-5

The Golden Eagles will face Northwestern and NYIT for the first time in the 2014 season. 2014 opponents are in bold.

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T E C H H A L L O F FA M E 1975 Inductees Preston V. (Putty) Overall (1923-67) – Football, Basketball, Track, Baseball Creed Denton McClure (1937-39) – Football, Track B. Holmes Neal (1937-39) – Football Tom Fann (1950-52) – Football James Dearing Miller (1920-25) – Football

1985 Inductees Earl Carrier (1929-34) – Football, Baseball, Basketball Ray Carter (1970-73) – Rifle Homer Hamdorff (1936-39) – Football, Baseball, Basketball Charles (Chuck) Kriese (1970-72) – Tennis

1976 Inductees Malcolm P. Quillen (1930-33) – Baseball, Football Raymond H. (Bull) Brown (1933-37) – Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track Elwin W. (Wink) Midgett (1930-34) – Baseball, Basketball, Football Sidney McGee (1939-68) – Sports Information Emmett T. Strickland (1933-36) – Football, Baseball, Basketball

1986 Inductees Glen (Pete) Davis (1938-42) – Basketball, Football Elois Grooms (1972-75) – Football Mike Hennigan (1971-72) – Football Ron Shumate (1957-61) – Baseball, Basketball

1977 Inductees Hooper Eblen (1941-74) – Basketball, Baseball, Football, Track, Tennis, Golf Kenneth Sidwell (1955-56) – Basketball Joe B. Sills (1927-31) – Football, Baseball, Basketball Wilburn Tucker (1941-67) – Baseball, Football Eddie Watson (1922-28) – Football, Baseball, Basketball 1978 Inductees Benton Bilbrey (1940-43) – Track, Football, Baseball Huland Draper (1937-40) – Baseball, Basketball Jack Van Hooser (1951-54) – Football, Baseball Lonnie Warwick (1961-63) – Football Homer (Rudy) Schmittou (1959-62) – Football, Track 1979 Inductees Carl S. (Cotton) Barlow (1936-39) – Football, Baseball Tom Chilton (1956-57) – Track William Dupes (1949-51) – Football James S. Hagan (1957-60) – Basketball Flavious Smith (1948-52) – Football, Basketball 1980 Inductees Albert Jobe (1927-30) – Football, Baseball, Basketball, Track Jim Ragland (1960-63) – Football Marshall (Stick) Taylor (1953-56) – Football David C. Williamson (1927-33) – Football, Basketball Larry Schreiber (1966-69) – Football 1981 Inductees Frank R. Adams (1927-31) – Football Lowell Smith (1958-61) – Football James A. Carlen (1924-27) – Athletics 1982 Inductees David Baxter (1958-61) – Football Kenneth Broyles (1951-53) – Football Banis Norris (1931-35) – Basketball, Baseball Virgil Rains (1949, 1952-54) – Football Ray Thomas (1957-60) – Football 1983 Inductees Edward Gracey (1939-42) – Golf, Football, Track Gordon Mason (1957-61) – Football Charles Pangle (1943-45) – Football, Basketball, Baseball W. J. Shumaker (1957-59) – Football Jim Youngblood (1968-72) – Football 1984 Inductees Edward F. Etzel (1971-74) – Rifle William C. Francis (1949-52) – Football Don Cook (1948-51) – Baseball, Basketball Tommy Hackler (1959-60) – Football Edd Zegarski (1942, 1947-48) – Football, Track

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1987 Inductees R.L. Highers (1940-43) – Football, Baseball, Basketball Frank Jones (1972-76) – Basketball L.C. (Lusk) Stubblefield (1938-42) – Football, Baseball 1988 Inductees Everett Derryberry (1940-74) – Administration Herbie Merritt (1956-59) – Basketball Dana Winningham (1972-75) – Football Kenneth (Moe) Wright (1955-57) – Football 1989 Inductees Noble Cody (1952-90) – Athletics James M. Gaylor (1951, 1955-57) – Football, Baseball Gayle Burgess-Hastings (1975-76) – Basketball James G. (Red) Jarrell (1944, 46-49) – Football, Basketball 1990 Inductees L.D. (Speedy) Carden (1946-50) – Basketball, Football Pam Chambers-Compton (1976-80) – Basketball Bobby Nichols (1960-63) – Golf Johnny Oldham (1955-64) – Basketball 1991 Inductees Ray Drost (1958-64) – Football, Baseball Ron Filipek (1964-67) – Basketball Rod M. Fitz-Randolph (1976-80) – Rifle Joseph (J.R.) Mulvihill (1967-69) – Football 1992 Inductees Robert Aylward (1970-73) – Rifle Jerilynn Harper (1979-82) – Basketball Jim Harrison (1943-49) – Baseball, Football Marynell Meadors (1970-86) – Basketball, Volleyball 1993 Inductees Marc Burnett (1977-82) – Basketball Dr. William Headrick (1941-43) – Basketball, Baseball Pam Cassity Smith (1973-77) – Basketball Don Wade (1968-82) – Football 1994 Inductees Murray Cunningham (1973-76) – Football Don J. Henderson (1946-49) – Football, Baseball Ed Hooper (1940-1998) – Athletics Hubie Smith Jr. (1950-56) – Golf 1995 Inductees Ed Burns (1975-79) – Football Kurt Fitz-Randolph (1976-80) – Rifle Rodney Moore (1975-79) – Track 1996 Inductees Eldon Burgess (1962-96) and Gene Davidson (1962-98) – Broadcasting Wayne Pack (1970-73) – Basketball Kim Tunnell-Suiter (1982-85) – Volleyball Mike Winchester (1972-75) – Baseball

1997 Inductees Wayne Anderson (1977-80) – Football Donley Canary (1973-77) – Baseball Jim Newkirk (1980-89) – Rifle Cheryl Taylor (1983-87) – Basketball 1998 Inductees Juan Escudero (1986-88) – Tennis Bruce Harris (1955-57) – Basketball Bob Joye (1967-80) – Football Derek Lane (1984-87) – Baseball 1999 Inductees Jim Cornelius (1985-88) – Golf Johnny Donnelly (1989-98) – Supporter Melinda Clayton Hatfield (1986-90) – Basketball Elaine Proffitt Keagle (1978-82) – Rifle 2000 Inductees Bill Branch (1949-52) – Football, Baseball C. Stephen Lynn (1966-69) – Tennis Melanie Marshall (1986-89) – Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Golf John D. Wall (1950-53) – Track Lana Ward (1987-90) – Rifle 2001 Inductees Matt Bulow (1987-90) – Tennis, Paralympics Angela Moorehead (1988-91) – Basketball Matt Stark (1977-80) – Rifle 2002 Inductees John Fitzpatrick (1969-72) – Football Todd Kemp (1985-88) – Baseball Roschelle Vaughn (1990-92) – Basketball 2003 Inductees Becky Murray Isom (1982-85) – Volleyball Stephen Kite, Sr. (1982-86) – Basketball Steve Moore(1968-83) – Athletics Trainer Raymond Slonena, Sr. (1980-84) – Rifle Barry Wilmore (1982-85) – Football 2004 Inductees Anthony Avery (1986-90) – Basketball Beth Keylon (1992-94) – Softball Andrea Roark (1990-93) – Softball Delores Wheatley (1969-2004) – Academics 2005 Inductees Leonard “Sonny” Allen (1951-54) – Football Scott Baerns (1985-88) – Baseball David Mays (1974-98) – Baseball Coach 2006 Inductees Shawn Monday Smith (1986-90) – Basketball Cecilia Ramsey Fisher (1988-91) – Basketball Angelo Volpe (1987-2000) – President Melanie Gray Walker (1991-95) – Golf Bill Worrell (1981-2006) – Basketball Coach 2007 Inductees Dr. Thurston Banks (1973-2006) – Administrator Stacy Hughes Britt (19866-89) – Softball Dr. David Larimore (1976-2006) – Administrator Eddie Scott (1951-54) – Football, Track Ryan Weeks (1986-89) – Football 2008 Inductees Chris Hedman (1986-90) – Tennis Mark Maberry (1994-97) – Baseball John “Shakey” McClellan (1964-2007) – Supporter Rachel Melchiorre (1994-97) – Volleyball Tom Pack (1996-99) – Golf 2009 Inductees Dena Adams Fairley (1995-98) – Track, Cross Country Jim Bishop (1967-71) – Football, Baseball John Moorhead (1955-59) – Football, Track Tony Stone (1955-59/67-73) – Football/Coach Branon Vaughn (1995-99) – Football

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2010 Inductees Steve Hawkins (1984-87) – Baseball Diane Seng Haynes (1996-2000) – Basketball, Volleyball, Track Brandy Henry Kleeman (1999-2000) – Softball Gene Palmer (1956-60) – Cross Country, Track 2011 Inductees Ralph Broyles (1959-60) – Football Chad Evitts (1997-2000) – Football Angie Duncan Hyche (1983-87) – Volleyball James “Redbone” McMillan (1958-61) – Football Esra Bayburt Roan (1994-98) – Tennis 2012 Inductees Kenneth Fults (1958-61) – Football Janet Holt Baker (1998-02) – Basketball Randy Smith (1988-06) – Administrator, Coach Grant Swallows (1998-02) – Football, Baseball 2013 Inductees Kylie Crouch (1997-01) – Golf Stephanie Dallmann (2000-03) – Softball Wes Gallagher (1996-99) – Football Lupita Hernandez York (2000-03) – Tennis Damien Kinloch (2001-03) – Basketball A period of 10 years must pass after they complete their eligibility before athletes can be nominated for the Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Nominations are due each year by June 30.

Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Raymond Brown.....................1933-1937 Hooper Eblen..........................1941-1974 Tom Fann................................1950-1952 P.V. Overall..............................1923-1967 Emmett Strickland..................1933-1936 Wilburn Tucker........................1941-1967 Star Wood...............................1950-1951 Jim Youngblood......................1968-1972 Bill Dupes................................1954-1962 Watson Brown.................................2006-

OVC Hall of Fame Dr. Thurston Banks..................1974-2006 Raymond Brown.....................1933-1937 Dr. Everett Derryberry.............1943-1974 Hooper Eblen..........................1941-1974 David Larimore........................1977-2004 David Mays..............................1974-1999 Marynell Meadors...................1970-1986 Bobby Nichols.........................1960-2008 Johnny Oldham.......................1955-1964 P.V. Overall..............................1923-1967 Malcolm Quillen......................1930-1933 Dr. Arliss Roaden.....................1974-1985 Wilburn Tucker........................1941-1967 Angelo Volpe...........................1987-2000 Don Wade...............................1966-1982 Bill Worrell..............................1980-2006

College Football Hall of Fame Jim Youngblood......................1968-1972


TECH INDIVIDUAL HONORS

Kellie Cook

Tristan Archer

Woman of the Year

Man of the Year

1991 - Dana Scott (Basketball) 1992 - Cecilia Ramsey (Basketball) 1993 - Bonnie Zoss (Volleyball/Track/BB) 1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball) 1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball) 1996 - Merrie Robin Caldwell (CC/Track) 1997 - Dena Adams (Track/CC) 1998 - Rachel Melchiorre (Volleyball) 1999 - Amber Clark (Basketball) 2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) and Collin Carmichael (Basketball) 2001 - Rachael Gobble (Basketball) and Adrienne Fortmann (Softball) 2002- Janet Holt (Basketball) 2003 - LeeAnne Mongar (Softball) 2004 - Alexis Boyd (Soccer) and Andrea Brown (Basketball) 2005 - Laura Sidorowicz (Volleyball) 2006 - Anne Morrow (Volleyball) 2007 - Kayla Garrison (Golf) 2008 - Beth Boden (Softball) 2009 - Kappy Lang (Volleyball) 2010 - Teresa Craig (Volleyball) 2011 - Brooke Mayo (Soccer) 2012 - Lindsey Reed (Soccer) 2013 - Kellie Cook (Basketball)

1993 - Ben Holt (Baseball) 1994 - Mike Kinney (Baseball) 1995 - Willie Queen (Football) 1996 - Gerald Bentley (Football) 1997 - Robert Taylor (Football) 1998 - Jeff Norman (Football) 1999 - T.J. Christian (Football) 2000 - Wes Gallagher (Football) 2001 - Larrie Smith (Basketball) 2002- Grant Swallows (Football) 2003 - Brent Jolly (Basketball) 2004 - Luis Aquerrevere (Tennis) 2005 - Brett Vavra (Football) 2006 - David McMahan (Football) 2007 - Anthony Ash (Football) 2008 - Thomas Nelson (Baseball) 2009 - Bradley Thompson (Football) 2010 - Josh Simer (Golf) 2011 - Kelechi Ordu (Football) 2012 - Corey Watson (Football) 2013 - Tristan Archer (Baseball)

An Honored Staff Tory Acheson - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 2003, 2006 John Blair - Women’s Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 2008 Matt Bragga - Baseball TBCA Coach of the Year - 2009 OVC Coach of the Year - 2010, 2013 Bill Branch - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1994 Watson Brown - Football OVC Coach of the Year - 2011 Kenny Doyle - Tennis OVC Coach of theYear - 2012, 2013 Jennie Gilbert - Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 1997 David Green - Athletic Trainer TATS Trainer of the Year - 1994 Frank Harrell - Men’s Basketball TSWA Coach of the Year - 1991

Diamond Henderson

Syrym Abdukhalikov

Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year

Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year

1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball) 1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball) 1996 - Stacy Hughes (Softball) 1997 - Diane Seng (Basketball) 1998 - Diane Seng (Basketbal/VB/Track) 1999 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) 2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) 2001 - Janet Holt (Basketball) 2002 - Janet Holt (Basketball) and Lupita Hernandez (Tennis) 2003 - Stephanie Dallmann (Softball) 2004 - Lori Bayless (Softball) 2005 - Emily Christian (Basketball) 2006 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Emily Christian (Basketball) 2007 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Beth Boden (Softball) 2008 - Stephanie Fischer (Softball) 2009 - Stephanie Place (CC and Track) 2010 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) 2011 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) and Leah Meffert (Volleyball) 2012 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) 2013 - Diamond Henderson (Basketball)

1994 - Mike Jones (Football) 1995 - Greg Bibb (Basketball) 1996 - Michael Penix (Football) 1997 - Mark Maberry (Baseball) 1998 - Andre Caballero (Football) 1999 - Branon Vaughn (Football) 2000 - Branon Vaughn (Football) 2001 - Chad Evitts (Football) 2002 - Grant Swallows (Football) 2003 - Casey Benjamin (Baseball) 2004 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) 2005 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) and Frank Omiyale (Football) 2006 - Scott Stallings (Golf) 2007 - Scott Stallings (Golf) 2008 - Larry Shipp (Football) 2009 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball) 2010 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball) and Chad Oberacker (Baseball) 2011 - Zac Swansey (Basketball) 2012 - Tim Benford (Football) 2013 - Syrym Abdukhalikov (Tennis)

Tech Athletics staff members have won many honors and awards since 1986 Bobby Holloway - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 1994 Tom Kelly - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2001 Jeff Lebo - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001, 2002 Barry Lewis - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 2008 David Mays - Baseball OVC Coach of the Year -1993, 1995, 1997 Sytia Messer - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year, 2011 George Moody - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2002, 2003 Bobby Nichols - Men’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1990, 2005 Bobby Nichols - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001 Steve Payne - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2006

Jim Ragland - Football OVC Coach of the Year - 1992, 1993 Rob Schabert - Sports Information TTU Outstanding Professional - 2004 Qasim Sheikh - Women’s Soccer OVC Coach of the Year - 1998 Randy Smith - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1991, 1992, 1999, 2006 Randy Smith - Women’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1999 Mike Sutton - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2005 BWAA Most Courageous, 2006 NSC Kaia Jergenson Courage Award, 2006 Bill Worrell - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2000

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ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE CENTER Tech’s new Athletic Performance Center: Building a Better Athlete

Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting March 24, 2011

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ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE CENTER The new Athletic Performance Center provides Tennessee Tech student-athletes with an indoor practice facility to use year-round, giving them the opportunity to work on every aspect of their game 12 months a year.

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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION DR. PHILIP OLDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT • FREED-HARDEMAN • 1980 DR. PHILIP B. OLDHAM, who joined the university July 1, 2012, as its ninth president, is a former collegiate tennis player who understands the demands on student athletes and who values how college athletics enhance the university and surrounding community. President Oldham previously served as provost and senior vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a position he had held since 2007. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Freed-Hardeman University in 1980 and his doctorate in analytical chemistry from Texas A&M University in 1985. He spent a year following his graduate work as a Wellcome Research Fellow at Burroughs Wellcome Co. (Glaxo Smith-Kline) before joining the faculty at Mississippi State University in 1986. Oldham served as head of Mississippi State University’s chemistry department for five years prior to becoming MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences dean in 2001. During his five years as provost at UTC, enrollment grew 28 percent to more than 11,400 students. He led efforts to improve student retention and graduation rates resulting in a 15 percent increase in freshmen retention in just three years. Under his leadership, UTC established the Center for Advisement and Student Success, created the Math Plaza and initiated UTeaChattanooga to educate future teachers. He oversaw the addition of doctoral programs in advanced nursing practice and occupational therapy as well as the redesign of summer school. Under his guidance, the university raised significant private support, received board approval to create the University Honors College and launched a creative new “Degree in 3” program designed to accelerate degree completion at reduced student costs. Oldham has served on statewide task forces to develop the new higher education funding formula for Tennessee and to create universal transfer pathways to provide seamless student transfers across all Tennessee public colleges and universities. Along with his administrative accomplishments, Oldham has authored more than 35 peer reviewed research articles in analytical chemistry, along with two patents and approximately 100 conference presentations. His research has been financially supported by the National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey and private industry. He has served on a number of scholarly editorial boards and as a peer reviewer for both the NSF and National Institutes of Health. Oldham and his wife, Kari, are proud of their family, which includes three sons (Clay, Paden and Sam), a daughter (Audrey) and a daughter-in-law (Rebecca).

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T E C H AT H L E T I C S S TA F F HEAD COACHES

Bonnie Bynum Softball

Jim Davis Women’s Basketball

Matt Bragga Baseball

Kenny Doyle Men’s Tennis

Polk Brown Men’s/Women’s Golf

Casey Kramer Performance

Kim Meredith

Watson Brown Robin Burroughs Tony Cox Football Cheerleading/Dance Cross Country/Track

Steve Payne Men’s Basketball

Steve Springthorpe Dave Zelenock Soccer Volleyball

Matt Hewett

Scott Schweitzer

ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Adam Urbano

MARKETING & SALES

Justin Hilliard

COMPLIANCE

SPORTS INFORMATION / GOLDEN EAGLE SPORTS NETWORK

Mike Lehman

Ashlee Kiser

Katie Tallant

Marilyn Borch-Jensen

Mary Gray Johnson

Andrew Neff

FACILITIES

Tyler Birdwell

David Carter

Mark Wilson Tennessee Tech University Director of Athletics

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE

TICKET OFFICE

Sandy Zimmerman

ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION

Virginia Lewis

Bobby Long

Jocelyn VerVelde

Casey Scarlett

Dylan Vazzano

Matt Wagner

CLERICAL STAFF

Matt Dexter

Patrena Hicks

Leveda Birdwell Kevin Bostian Corporate Sales & Associate A.D. Marketing Development

Frank Harrell Associate Athletics Director

Joe Erdeljac Director of Sports Medicine

Dr. Lance Jasitt Tammie McMillan Assistant A.D. Assistant A.D. Academics Business

Dr. Jeff Roberts Rob Schabert Mandy Thatcher Faculty Athletics Assistant A.D. Compliance & Special Representative Sports Information Events

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ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION MARK WILSON DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS • MAINE • 1991 Tennessee Tech’s MARK WILSON was named in June as one of four winners of the Athletic Director of the Year Award for the Football Championship Subdivision, an honor that is selected and presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). “I am humbled that Tennessee Tech’s faculty athletic representative, Dr. Jeff Roberts, nominated me, and I’m honored to be selected by my peers at NACDA for this award,” Wilson said. “I love working hard for our student-athletes and community so they have pride in everything Tennessee Tech Athletics.” TTU President Philip Oldham recognized the efforts that led to Wilson’s selection. “Mark Wilson’s accomplishments and leadership have earned him this award and the respect of his peers and colleagues,” Oldham said. “Most importantly, Mark measures his own successes by how well TTU student-athletes perform in the classroom and on the field. His expectations and vision for our athletic programs continue to represent the university well.” Upon his arrival at Tennessee Tech in 2004, Wilson embarked on an ambitious enhancement program to improve every facet of intercollegiate athletics at Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Tech’s annual team GPA improved from a 2.79 in 2003-04 to 3.16 in spring semester 2013, including an all-time high semester of 3.2 in the spring of 2010. Private fundraising has enhanced facilities for TTU student-athletes, highlighted by the construction of a 25,000 square-foot Athletic Performance Center and state-of-the-art basketball offices. He initiated a new branding and standard graphic identity program for regional and national recognition of TTU athletics and under his leadership, TTU’s teams have been highly active supporting community outreach programs such as Habitat for Humanity and Mustard Seed Ranch (a local home for disadvantaged youth). Wilson’s hiring decisions have also paid off. Twenty-two Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) regular season and tournament championships have been won, along with the 2012 OVC Sportsmanship Award. The 2011 football team under Watson Brown won its first conference championship since 1975. Sytia Messer’s (TTU’s first female African-American head coach) and Jim Davis’ women’s basketball teams have won two OVC championships in the last three seasons. The tennis team, under the direction of two-time OVC Coach of the Year Kenny Doyle, has gone unbeaten in OVC play while winning the regular season championship each of the past two years. Wilson, 44, has served as chair of the OVC Board of Director of Athletics and represented the OVC on the NCAA Leadership Council. Wilson currently serves on the FCS ADA Executive Committee and the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee and Football Issues Committee. Wilson’s first nine years as Director of Athletics at TTU have showcased his vision, energy, and enthusiasm for providing outstanding experiences for Tech’s studentathletes and fans. In addition to major improvements in Tennessee Tech’s athletics facilities, high graduation and APR rates by Golden Eagle student-athletes, and outstanding academic success, Wilson has also cultivated excellent relationships with the campus, community and alumni. In short, Wilson has facilitated growth and excellence in all areas of TTU Athletics. Another step achieved under Wilson’s direction has been increased fund raising and development efforts with the goal of providing the necessary facilities and resources for Tech’s student-athletes, coaches and staff. Wilson also developed a strategic plan for Tech’s athletic facilities and has already seen some of those plans become reality. During the past six years Tech has completed several construction and renovation projects to athletic facilities, including a spectacular, new Athletic Performance Center on the western edge of campus, a spacious, new basketball office complex in Eblen Center, a new natural grass practice field, installation of new turf in Tucker Stadium, renovating the running track, renovating the football offices, meeting rooms and locker rooms, and new lights at Tucker Stadium. Additional building plans call for a new student-athlete center and an on-campus tennis center.

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ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION All of those accomplishments have come while the department has continued to stay focused on compliance with all NCAA rules and regulations. The most recent NCAA announcements show that all 14 of Tech’s athletic programs are comfortably above the benchmark for compliance in the Athletic Progress Rate (APR). Just as important are the relationships that Wilson has developed and nurtured, including the CookevillePutnam County Chamber of Commerce, the student body, the campus community and the region at-large. His leadership has been instrumental in the overwhelming success in the community’s host role at Tucker Stadium for the annual Blue Cross Bowl for the TSSAA high school state championship football games. Tech has also seen growth in regional and national media exposure for its student-athletes and coaches while his hands-on approach to marketing and branding Golden Eagle Athletics has earned increased opportunities and involvement for fans and sponsors. Some of the ideas he has implemented include the Purple Pride Caravans, a new athletics logo and branding marks that have gained nationwide recognition, and an updated and modern ticketing system. Under Wilson’s direction, Tech has introduced an enhanced digital video presence for athletics, including free live web streaming productions and a variety of additional video programs, interviews and features that give fans, alumni and supporters greater access to Golden Eagle teams, student-athletes, coaches and staff. Wilson was named Director of Athletics on July 1, 2004. He came to Tennessee Tech from a position of Associate Athletic Director at Ohio University. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Athletic Marketing for the University of Massachusetts, worked as a graduate assistant in the UMass athletic department and interned with the Northwestern University ticketing and marketing departments. Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in 1991 from the University of Maine in physical education and health, and earned his master’s in sports management from the University of Massachusetts in 1994. Mark has two daughters, Katey (18) and Meaghan (13).

KIM NASH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE / ATHLETICS DIRECTOR KIM NASH came to the Tech Athletics Department in 2004 from across campus in Photo Services, and currently is in a position as Administrative Associate to the Athletics Director. In her role, in addition to providing assistance to Director of Athletics Mark Wilson, she also handles numerous other tasks including all departmental travel, game contracts and additional financial responsibilities. A native of nearby Baxter, Tenn., she attended Upperman High School before enrolling at Tennessee Tech to study education and business. In 1996, she took a position in Photo Services, a post she held until joining Athletics. Among her job responsibilities are working at most athletics events in a variety of roles, including home football and basketball games and the Bobby Nichols Scramble. She also coordinates several special events for the A.D., and prepares the Athletics Annual Report. Besides time spent on the job, Kim also puts in numerous hours as a volunteer for several community activities, and served previously on the Board of Directors for the Putnam County Clearinghouse. She also volunteers regularly in the nursery at Nash Grove Baptist Church. Kim and her husband, Perry, have been married 32 years and have two grown children, Emily and Daniel. They are the proud grandparents of four -- Jordan, Caleb, Allie Grace and Lily.

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O RRMMA A T ITOINO N S PSOP RO TR TS S I INNFF O ROB SCHABERT ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR SPORTS INFORMATION & BROADCASTING • ST. CLOUD STATE • 1977 Now in his 31st year on the Tennessee Tech athletics staff, ROB SCHABERT is assistant athletics director for sports information and broadcasting. He joined the Tech staff on Sept. 8, 1982, and has been going full-speed ever since, working not only in publicizing Tech’s student-athletes and staff but also in promotions and marketing for the athletics department. In September 2008 he was inducted into the Hall of Distinction at Minnesota State University (Mankato). An active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), he has attended the organization’s annual workshop in 31 of his 37 years in the profession. He has served on numerous CoSIDA committees, including Ethics, Academic All-America and Writing, and he currently serves on the Olympic Liaison Committee. In 2004, he was voted winner of the university’s Outstanding Professional Award, and in July 2005 was promoted to his current title. Schabert has won dozens of national publications and writing awards, including “Best in the Nation” from USA Volleyball for his annual media guide six times. In addition to award-winning publications, he has kept pace with the fast-changing world of the sports information profession, moving Tech smoothly into the digital age and the exploding world of social media. Schabert, 57, has established several programs within the department. He created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in 1987 and initiated the President’s Awards program in 1991. He also established the Woman of the Year/Man of the Year awards along with the Outstanding Male and Female Athlete awards. He is active in the TTU Sports Hall of Fame selection process and serves as the emcee of the annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Schabert has promoted the selection of numerous Tech Academic All-Americans and is extremely active in promoting both the academic and athletic accomplishments of Tech’s student-athletes. Another wing of his operation is the day-to-day production and operations of the vast Tech athletics web site, TTUsports.com. Rob and his staff also serve as the hosts to all media attending athletics events on campus. Over the past several years, many of the interns who have worked for Schabert have moved into full-time positions in the Sports Information profession at a wide variety of colleges and universities, including Appalachian State, UAB, Xavier, Idaho, Florida Atlantic, Texas State and the University of New Mexico. A Minnesota native who learned the trade under the guidance of his father, Bob (a long-time Minnesota Sportswriter), Rob earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communications from St. Cloud (Minn.) State University in 1977, spent one year in the Minnesota Twins public relations office, and was SID for five years at Mankato State University. He was a charter member of the St. Cloud chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2002, Rob was a volunteer with the Salt Lake Olympic Committee as a member of the Press Operations staff. Rob and his wife, Joan, have two grown children who are also in the public relation business -Matt (Morehead State sports information) and Kristen (U.S. Army public affairs). They also have one grandson, Jacob.

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I NFF O O RRMMAAT ITOI NO N S PSOPRO TR ST S I N MIKE LEHMAN SPORTS INFORMATION COORDINATOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS • 2012 MIKE LEHMAN, 23, will stay on the Tennessee Tech sports information staff for a second year in 2013-14, having handled his duties in outstanding fashion during his first year internship with the Golden Eagles that began Aug. 1, 2012. A Northern Illinois University graduate, Lehman joined the Golden Eagle staff following two years as a student worker for the NIU office. He is from East Dundee, Ill., in the Chicago area. Lehman will serve as the primary contact for the Golden Eagle men’s basketball and baseball teams, as well as the golf and tennis teams, and work closely with coverage for many of the other Tech teams. He will hold duties as both the secondary contact for football as well as head Tech’s StatCrew operations. Lehman is also heavily involved in providing daily updates on the website, producing department publications and a variety of social media projects. His role in Tech’s expanding video and webstreaming operation will also grow in his second year. While at Northern Illinois, Lehman spent two years with the Huskies’ sports information office and held several responsibilities over that time. He earned expanded duties in his second year, including leading the statistics crew for basketball and assisting with volleyball. He was also the secondary contact for women’s tennis and was chosen to design the 2012 MAC Women’s Tennis Championship program. During his time with the Huskies, NIU was honored as a 2011 “Super 11” sport information department by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), which recognizes the best 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) departments in the nation during the season. Lehman also worked three MAC Championship events during his time at NIU, including Track & Field, Gymnastics, and Women’s Tennis.

DYLAN VAZZANO SPORTS INFORMATION COORDINATOR SYRACUSE • 2010 DYLAN VAZZANO, a graduate of Syracuse University and native of Los Angeles, joined the Sports Information staff at Tennessee Tech University in mid-August, 2013, as a Sports Information Coordinator. Vazzano comes to Tech after spending the last two years as Sports Information Director and lead play-by-play broadcaster at Menlo College. Vazzano, 24, will handle a variety of duties for Golden Eagle Athletics, including broadcasting the audio portion of webstreams for soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball games on the OVC Digital Network. He will serve as sidelines reporter during football broadcasts on the Golden Eagle Sports Network, and provide play-by-play for selected basketball games. In addition, he will serve as the primary contact for the TTU soccer and softball teams. While at Menlo, Vazzano controlled all communications and media relations aspects for the department’s 14 sports. As a broadcaster, he provided play-by-play for nine sports and served as the “voice” of eight different regional and national tournaments. Vazzano has also spent the last four summers as lead play-by-play broadcaster for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League, the top summer collegiate baseball league in the country. This past summer, he broadcast the Cape League All-Star Game on National Public Radio and provided color commentary for the Cape’s “Sunday Night Baseball” on WEEI 96.3 FM, flagship station of the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, and New England Patriots. Vazzano also served as the first ever host of Hyannis’ postgame studio show, “Hawk Talk,.” Vazzano graduated Syracuse University in 2010, earning a degree in Writing and Rhetoric.

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O RRMMA A T ITOINO N S PSOP RO TR TS S I INNFF O JOCELYN VERVELDE SPORTS INFORMATION COORDINATOR CENTRAL MICHIGAN • 2013 JOCELYN VERVELDE, a graduate of Central Michigan University and native of Oostburg, Wis., joined the Sports Information staff at Tennessee Tech University as a Sports Information Coordinator in July. VerVelde majored in sports studies at CMU and minored in journalism. VerVelde, 23, is the primary contact for the Tech volleyball, women’s basketball, and track & field teams, and will work with all 14 Golden Eagle programs. She also provides daily updates on TTUsports.com, provides content and updates for Tech’s social media including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, contributes to “unlimited” magazine, and provides photography and video support. A 2008 graduate of Sheboygan (Wis.) County Christian High School where she was a standout player in volleyball, basketball and soccer, she began her collegiate career at North Dakota State as a member of the volleyball team. After two years, including a medical redshirt season, she transfered to Central Michigan where she played her final three seasons for the Chippewas. During her final year at CMU, she worked as a student assistant in the sports information office, and was the primary contact for the men’s and women’s track & field teams. She worked with the athletics website, did writing, statistics and research, provided Twitter and Facebook updates, and was on the gameday staff for football and men’s and women’s basketball. As a player at CMU, she served as team captain of the 2011 Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship team, which earned the program’s first NCAA tournament bid.

MATT WAGNER VIDEO PRODUCTION COORDINATOR WESTERN KENTUCKY • 2011 MATT WAGNER, 23, heads into his second year on the Tennesse Tech Sports Information staff. His first year he served in an internship position within the department that began July 20, 2012. He played a key role in the department’s expanding video production area during his first year, incuding serving as the director for The Watson Brown Show as well as for all of Tech’s live webstreaming projects. In 2013-14, his role will continue to be vital to the success of Tech’s Sports Information efforts, including video and webstreaming, as well as serving as the department’s primary graphics designer. Wagner will oversee an effort at expanding the video presence on TTUsports.com and the TTU Athletics YouTube channel. He will work in designing sports programming, promos and creative pieces for Tech athletics, as well as production of all Golden Eagle Athletics video and audio content for the OVC Digital Network, TTUsports.com and social media such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Wagner will also assist in the overall promotion of all 14 Golden Eagle teams. Wagner graduated from WKU in 2011 with Summa Cum Laude honors and Bachelor of Arts degree in Television and Film production, with a minor in English. A Danville, Ky. resident, Wagner has worked on film sets, television sets, and sports productions ranging from Lexington, Ky. to Los Angeles.

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ABOUT TECH “TTU among most affordable universities in the nation”   – Newsweek

WHERE QUALITY COUNTS

For nearly 100 years, Tennessee Tech has served the various needs of the region, the state and beyond. Not only is Tech renowned as a fine institution of higher education, it also serves as a public resource center and encourages scholarly research and creative activity by its faculty and students. Today, Tech makes a number of contributions to economic development locally, regionally and nationally. Tech’s 65,000-plus alumni occupy positions of leadership in education, business, industry, government and public service. Tennessee Tech is widely known as an institution noted for its academic quality -- an institution where the energies of the faculty, staff and students are devoted to ensuring that the university’s quality is maintained and enhanced. The university is divided into seven academic divisions offering more than 40 programs of study leading to the bachelor’s degree and more than 20 programs of study at the graduate level. More than 75 percent of the 370 full-time faculty members hold doctoral degrees. Considered one of the most picturesque campuses in the South -- and one of the safest -- the buildings carry an attractive Georgian style architecture that lends the Tech campus an Ivy-league character. Tech was established in 1915 as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, located on the site of its forerunner, Dixie College. TPI gained university status in 1965, reflecting the institution’s role as a multipurpose, state-supported university. Tech’s current enrollment continues to include students from almost all 95 Tennessee counties, along with students from more than 40 other states and about 40 foreign countries.

Why we're the Golden Eagles

CAMPUS LIFE

Tennessee Tech students know that there is a lot more to college life than what goes on in the classroom. Nearly 200 student organizations on campus offer activities ranging from academic, athletic, cultural, political, community-oriented, social to spiritual. At Tech, it’s easy to get involved and make friends. Campus recreation coordinates 11 intramural and club sports: basketball, bowling, flag football, golf, racquetball, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. The Fitness Center is a free, full-service health club for students. It houses a fully equipped weight room, 25-meter indoor pool, cardiovascular equipment and an indoor track. Tech is also a center for the arts, presenting concerts, theatre productions, lectures, dance performances, films, workshops, demonstrations and art exhibits each year. And, of course there’s always an athletics event to attend. Tennessee Tech’s athletic teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference for 14 sports on the NCAA Division I level, and students can attend all regular season athletic events absolutely free!

The Tennessee Tech Athletic Department unveiled a new brand on Aug. 31, 2006, with an allnew set of logos for the Golden Eagles. The brand is new, but the tradition remains -- the name Golden Eagles. How did TTU adopt the name? In the first quarter of this century, Tennessee Polytechnic Institute was a tiny school, located in the rugged, mountainous Upper Cumberland region where Golden Eagles were plentiful, soaring above the lush, upland forests. It's easy to understand how those early students and faculty could narrow their choices for their athletic team's nicknames to "Golden Eagles" or "Mountaineers." On February 14, 1925, the nickname "Golden Eagles " was officially adopted. The school newspaper, The Oracle, printed a story that outlined the efforts of a committee to suggest several possible nicknames to Athletic Association members for

their consideration. The two most popular names were "Golden Eagles" and "Mountaineers," and the association, by a vote of 139-18, proudly declared its preference. It wasn't until 27 years later that a tangible mascot found its way to the campus. Several Tech students braved a driving night rainstorm to pilfer a huge block-tin eagle statue from the charred ruins of a resort hotel in Monteagle. They painted the creature - with a wingspan of over six feet - a glistening gold, and suspended it from the rafter for public inspection at the following day's basketball game in Memorial Gym. Then-Governor Frank G. Clement, a lifelong friend of the hotel owner, was in Cookeville to speak . He worked out a compromise between his friend and the school students, who wanted to retain the eagle as their mascot.

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here's no question Tennessee Tech University is a great place to get an education. And Cookeville is a great college town. The largest micropolitan area in Tennessee and one of the top 40 micropolitan areas in the nation, Cookeville has consistently been rated among the top 10 most affordable regions in the nation.

Cookeville boasts a mild climate, with an average temperature of 57 and four distinct seasons. Located within a day's drive of 75 percent of the nation's population, Cookeville is just off Interstate 40, which runs from the east coast to California. City life is easily accessible, as well, because Cookeville is situated within 100 miles of Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga — three of Tennessee's major metropolitan areas. The seat of Putnam County, Cookeville is the heart of a three-county alliance known as the Highlands, which centers Tennessee's 14-county Upper Cumberland region. We have hundreds of acres of unspoiled nature — from championship golf courses to natural preserves, state parks and top-rated lakes — close to home. There's plenty of nature inside the city limits, too; the City of Cookeville tends nine parks, including Cane Creek Park, a 262-acre natural area with a 56-acre lake. And while Cookeville is a relatively small town, we have no lack of culture. We are one of the smallest cities in the U.S. with a full-blown symphony orchestra, and our area attracts visual artists and craftspeople from across the nation, thanks to the Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus of TTU. Drama also takes center stage here, with the 456-seat Cookeville Performing Arts Center cranking out productions year-round, including the award-winning Drama Center Backstage series. Cookeville is home to three museums — the Cookeville Depot Museum, the Cookeville History Museum and the Cookeville Children's Museum — and a year-round slate of events, including regular excursion trains and the annual Fall FunFest. A walkable downtown shopping district and an impressive roster of national chain stores give the retail segment a small-town feel with big-city convenience. Add to that our more than 100 restaurants and 1,400 hotel rooms, and you'll quickly see that Cookeville offers something for everyone.

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800-264-5541 or (931) 526-2211

To learn more about what Cookeville, Putnam County and the Highlands have in store for you, make your first stop the Highlands Visitor Center, which is located at 470-A Neal St. in Cookeville and is open daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Or visit us online at MustSeeCookeville.com or CookevilleChamber.com.

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The Upper Cumberland PICTURESQUE VIEWS:

Two of America’s most picturesque lakes can be found within a short drive of Cookeville. Dale Hollow Lake is just to the north, while Center Hill Lake (shown here) is just south of town.

NICE WEATHER:

The Cookeville area enjoys a mild climate throughout the year, perfect for the abundant outdoor recreational opportunities. January: average high 53F, average low 38F, July: average high 89F, average low 67F Annual average precipitation: 51 inches Annual average snowfall: 8 inches

CLOSE TO EVERYBODY: Tennessee Tech is less than a day’s drive from almost half of the USA. Mileage to Tech: Nashville (78), Chattanooga (95), Knoxville (102), Atlanta (210), Birmingham (238), Louisville (247), Cincinnati (250), Memphis (289), Indianapolis (357), Tallahassee (397), St. Louis (399), Detroit (525), Cleveland (529), Chicago (547), Orlando (646), New Orleans (648), ESPN Studios (933)


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2014 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 2014 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

MAY 21 - 25

For the fifth straight season, the 2014 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament will be held at Pringle Park in Jackson, Tenn., the home of the Double-A Jackson Generals. FORMAT: The top six teams from the OVC will compete in a double-elimination tournament beginning May 21. TICKETS: Call the Tennessee Tech Ticket Office at 931-372-3940.

TTU IN THE OVC TOURNAMENT

OVC Regular Season Champions: 8 - 1949, 1955, 1956, 1970, 1988, 1997, 2010, 2013 OVC Tournament Champions: 3 - 1997, 2001, 2009 All-Time Record in OVC Tournament Play: 24-27 OVC All-Tournament Team Honorees: 31 OVC Tournament MVP: 3 - Mark Maberry (1997), Michael Meihls (2001), and A.J. Kirby-Jones (2009

2014 COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES

JUNE 14 - 25

Selection Process The championship provides for a field of 64 teams. Thirty conference champions qualify automatically; the balance of the field is selected atlarge by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Selection Show The 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship bracket will be announced via a televised selection show. The date, time and network will be announced later this winter. Bracketing Information The championship bracket consists of 64 teams. Sixteen, four-team Regionals will be conducted at non-predetermined sites. All regional tournaments are double-elimination with sixteen teams advancing to Super Regionals. Eight, two team Super Regionals will be played at non-predetermined sites. The Super Regionals are a best-of-three series. Winners of the eight super regional tournaments will qualify for the Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

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2014 SCHEDULE Date February 14 February 15 February 16 February 18 February 21 February 22 February 23 February 25 February 28 March 1 March 2 March 4 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 11 March 12 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 25 March 26 March 28 March 29 March 30 April 1 April 4 April 5 April 6 April 8 April 9 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 15 April 17 April 18 April 19 April 22 April 25 April 26 April 27 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 15 May 16 May 17

Day Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday Tuesday Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday Thursday Friday Saturday

Opponent South Alabama South Alabama South Alabama Middle Tennessee NYIT NYIT NYIT NYIT Lipscomb Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern No. 9 Vanderbilt Eastern Kentucky* Eastern Kentucky* Eastern Kentucky* UNC Asheville Berea Morehead State* Morehead State* Morehead State* UT Martin* UT Martin* UT Martin* Miami (OH) Miami (OH) SIUE* SIUE* SIUE* Alabama A&M Austin Peay* Austin Peay* Austin Peay* Tennessee Middle Tennessee Eastern Illinois* Eastern Illinois* Eastern Illinois* Alabama A&M Jacksonville State* Jacksonville State* Jacksonville State* Kentucky Murray State* Murray State* Murray State* Lipscomb Lipscomb Lipscomb Southeast Missouri* Southeast Missouri* Southeast Missouri* Belmont* Belmont* Belmont*

Site Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Asheville, N.C. Cookeville, Tenn. Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville, Ill. Huntsville, Ala. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Charleston, Ill. Charleston, Ill. Charleston, Ill. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Lexington, Ky. Murray, Ky. Murray, Ky. Murray, Ky. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn.

May 21-25

OVC Tournament

Jackson, Tenn.

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May 30-June 2 June 6-9 June 14-25

NCAA Regionals NCAA Super Regionals College World Series

Campus Sites Campus Sites Omaha, Neb.

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* Ohio Valley Conference Game (All Times Central & Subject to Change) GESN (Golden Eagle Sports Network) OVCDN (Ohio Valley Conference Digital Network)

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Time Broadcast 6:30 p.m. None 2 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 3 p.m. None 3 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 4 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 3 p.m. None 3 p.m. None 2 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 4 p.m. None 3 p.m. None 2 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 2 p.m. None 3 p.m. None 2 pm. None 1 p.m. None 12 p.m. None 6 p.m. None 2 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 6 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 3 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 6 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 3 p.m. None 6 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 2 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 1 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 6 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 6 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 3 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 6 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 6 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 2 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 1 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 5:30 p.m. None 3 p.m. None 2 p.m. None 1 p.m. None 6 p.m. None 6 p.m. None 2 p.m. None 6 p.m. None 2 p.m. None 1 p.m. GESN (OVCDN) 5 p.m. None 5 p.m. None 1 p.m. None


2014 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle Baseball Team

Front row, from left: Manager Eric Cooper, Jeb Scoggins, manager Traven Proveaux, John Gora, Tyler Brazelton, Zach Zarzour Johnny Carpenter, Andrew Contreras, Connor Goodspeed, manager Brandon Pullins. Second row, from left: Daniel Miles, Dylan Bosheers, Evan Fraliex, Hunter Hudson, Justin Alexander, Jordan Hopkins Anthony El Chibani, David Hess, Caleb Savage (no longer with team), Cain Sloan, Ross Spurgeon. Third row, from left: Garrett Baugh, Austin Tolle, Chris Chism, Zach Stephens, Seth Lucio, Jacob Honea, Matt Cunningham, Jake Rowland, Stanton Taylor, David Allen, Nick Williams, Kyle Keatts, Scotty Adkins. Back row, from left: Zeke Grissom (no longer with team), Luke Nientimp, Vann Boyce, director of baseball operations Larry Bragga,assistant coach Brandon Turner, head coach Matt Bragga, assistant coach Cody Church, volunteer assistant coach Kyle Medley, Jordan Parris, Brandon Thomasson, Ryan Flick.


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