2015 Bucknell Baseball Guide

What it means to

be a bison “... the pursuit of athletics in college need not interfere with a fellow’s studies, and if you give a boy a well developed body his brain will get the benefit of it.”

— Christy Mathewson in his book Won in the Ninth, Ninth, written in 1910

The term “student-athlete” signifies something extraordinary on the campus of Bucknell University.

Being a Bison means that you have the rare blend of physical skills along with the drive and passion needed to succeed at the highest level of collegiate athletics.

Being a Bison also means that you are a scholar first and foremost. You believe that values associated with Division I athletics, such as time management, leadership, teamwork and grace under pressure, are but a part of a well-rounded college experience.

At Bucknell, our students, faculty and staff pride themselves as national leaders in upholding the scholar-athlete ideal that balances a challenging academic program with the demands of successful Division I athletics. Being a Bison means that you have pledged to be a studentathlete in the purest sense. In doing so, you will be rewarded for a lifetime.

The Bison Celebrate their 2014 Patriot League Title

EIWA Champion 2x NCAA Qualifier JOE STOLFI

3x PL Scholar-Athlete of Year IWLCA D-I Scholar-Athlete of Year KATELYN MILLER

2x Academic All-American JOE MEYER

Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of Year EMILY WAKSMUNSKI

3rd Team All-American Campbell Trophy Semifinalist TRACEY SMITH

Lightweight All-American VICTORIA CATHARINE

Honorable Mention All-American JACKSON PLACE

BUCKNELL BISON ATHLETICS SETTING THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE

Bucknell takes great pride in its commitment to excellence on and off the playing fields. From Presidents’ Cups to Academic All-Americans to graduation rates that are ranked annually in the national top-10, Bucknell is clearly at the head of the class when it comes to upholding the scholar-athlete ideal.

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According to federal data released by the NCAA each fall, Bucknell’s student-athlete graduation rate annually ranks in the top 10 among all Division I institutions. Bucknell has led the nation in graduation rates three times, including most recently in the fall of 2013.

Bucknell has claimed a league-high 136 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year since the league’s inception as an all-sports conference in 1990-91.

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A total of 402 Bison appeared on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2013-14 after recording a GPA of 3.2 or better during their sport’s competition season. Among all BU student-athletes, 498 made the Dean’s List with GPAs of 3.5 or better during 2013-14.

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In addition to the 126 Capital One Academic All-Americans produced since 1970, Bucknell has also claimed 341 Academic All-District honorees over the same span, including three in 2013-14.

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Bucknell has earned 98 Patriot League championships in 24 years in the league. In addition, Bucknell has had 125 conference players of the year, 104 PL coaches of the year and a whopping 581 individual league champions from sports such as cross country, track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and golf.

Patriot League All-Academic 3x All-Conference LAUREN BERNARD

Captial One Academic All-District TREVOR REITZ

Patriot League Rookie of Year CLAIRE De DeBOER

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25 of Bucknell’s 27 varsity squads posted team GPAs of 3.0 or better in the spring of 2014.

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Bucknell has captured the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, signifying the league’s all-sports champion, 18 times in the 24-year history of the affiliation, including 14 of the last 17 years.

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Bucknell ranks FIFTH in the nation (to Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State and Stanford) in total number of Capital One Academic All-America selections with 126.

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A major element in ensuring Bucknell’s commitment to athletics excellence is the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics & Recreation Center, which opened fully in 2003. One of the finest collegiate athletics facilities of its kind, the center includes the 4,000-seat Sojka Pavilion, the Olympic class Kinney Natatorium, the Krebs Family Fitness Center and the Berger Family Weight Room. A Hall of Fame area, a display of Bucknell’s Medal of Honor recipients, an Academic All-America wall, a sports medicine suite, modern offices for coaches and staff, and locker room and classroom space are also included in the facility’s layout.

Honorable Mention All-American JACK ELSE

Lightweight All-American JENNIFER FISH

Third Team All-American MAYOWA ALLI

All-CWPA Team HANNAH SUNDAY

Jerry Rice Award Watch List C.J. WILLIAMS

ECAC Champion KELLY PONTECORVO

Patriot League Player of the Year NICK BYBEL

PL Scholar-Athlete of Year NFCA All-Region CYDNEE SANDERS

Patriot League Player of Year Honorable Mention All-American CAMERON AYERS

Capital One Academic All-District HANNAH BONOTTO

Patriot League Outdoor Track Athlete of Meet CHRISTIAN LUPICA

BUCKNELL BISON ATHLETICS

A NATIONAL MODEL IN PROMOTING THE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE IDEAL Bucknell Athletics is first and foremost a student-centered organization, one that strives to be a national leader when it comes to operating by a true scholar-athlete model.

At Bucknell, student-athletes’ academic programs are their first priority, and providing a competitive Division I athletics program only advances the mission, values and residential learning goals of the university. To that end, the Department of Athletics and Recreation proactively seeks ways to assist student-athletes in their daily academic pursuits. Below are just some of the student-athlete support programs currently in place.

BUCKNELL BISON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: In 2011-12, the Department of Athletics launched the Bucknell Bison Leadership Academy. This program is designed to help student-athletes learn how to be effective leaders on and off the playing fields. The Leadership Academy features programming and instruction that bridge theory, development and real experiences in an interactive learning environment. Through this endeavor, team leaders can enhance their impact on their teammates’ and their program’s performance immediately and for years to come.

FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE: The faculty athletics representative (FAR) is a member of the faculty or administrative staff who is designated to represent Bucknell in its relationships with the NCAA and the Patriot League. Bucknell’s FAR is Mitch Chernin, Professor of Biology. The FAR can enhance the student-athlete experience by promoting a balance between academics, athletics and the social lives of student-athletes, which affords them opportunities to enjoy a full range of collegiate experiences.

SIDELINE COACH PROGRAM: This program is a truly unique initiative in Division I college athletics, and it involves the invitation of a member of the faculty, administration, staff or community by one of Bucknell’s 27 varsity teams. The participant has the opportunity to discuss the overall program with the respective coaching staff, including practice preparation and strategy for the upcoming contest. The sideline coach attends a practice session and an actual intercollegiate competition, where he/she is introduced to the team and gains rarely seen insight into the relationships that exist between player-coach and player-player. The purpose of the Sideline Coaches Program is to foster a better understanding by the faculty and administration of the roles played by coaches and athletes in the university’s competitive intercollegiate athletic arena.

ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT CENTER: In the Fall of 2005, the Department of Athletics opened a study/computer lab for student-athletes on the concourse level of Sojka Pavilion. The center is outfitted with computers, a laser printer, four television monitors and a projection unit with computer, VCR and DVD player. Additionally, the study lab can be used as a meeting place for group projects, tutorial area or just a secluded and quiet study space before or after practice. In addition, the Department of Athletics owns a number of laptop computers that may be signed out by student-athletes for use on away trips.

STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAAC): Representatives from each varsity team comprise the SAAC, which is designed to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare, and fostering a positive student-athlete image. The Committee is an invaluable resource for promoting communication between athletics administration and student-athletes; promoting communication between athletics and campus-wide administration; providing feedback and insight, as well as soliciting responses into department issues and proposed NCAA legislation; building a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams; organizing community service projects and efforts; creating a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide committees; serving as a collective voice of campus student-athletes; and disseminating information to the student-athlete body. Among the programs the Bucknell SAAC has undertaken in recent years are regular volunteer trips to the Lewisburg Food Bank, and involvement with the “Orange and Blue goes Green” sustainability program.

BISON GOOD SPORTS: Now in its eighth year, Bison Good Sports is a sportsmanship awareness program designed to promote appropriate fan conduct at all Bison sporting events. Bucknell teams have some of the best fan support in the Patriot League, and we encourage all fans to enthusiastically cheer on the Orange & Blue in a positive manner.

Patriot League All-Academic Team JESSICA SERRATO

Patriot League All-Academic Team SCHUYLER STITZER

PL Scholar-Athlete of Year NFCHA All-Region RACHEL MISKO

Honorable Mention All-American STEFAN ALEKSIC

Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of Year MARIA CIOFFI

NCBWA District I Player of Year COREY FURMAN

NSCAA All-Region Poland National Team EVELYN NICINSKI

Roster/Quick Facts

60 Academic All-District Selections since 1983

Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 35 42

Quick Facts

Name Cl. Alex Salem So. Brett Smith So. Tommy Pennington Jr. Danny Rafferty So. Alex O'Neill Sr. Luke Johnson Fr. Anthony Gingerelli Sr. Andrew Andreychik Jr. Carter Austin So. Keifer Rawlings Fr. Greg Wasikowski Sr. Mike Korchak Fr. Joe Ogren Jr. Connor Van Hoose Fr. Jake Archey Sr. Nolan Brennan Fr. Tucker Rekucki Sr. Mark Powell So. Austin Zimmerman Jr. Mike Castellani So. Max Kra Jr. Bryson Hough Sr. Rob Krentzman Sr.

Pos. Ht. OF 5-9 OF 5-10 INF/OF 6-1 OF/P 5-11 INF 5-9 INF 6-0 OF 6-1 P/INF 5-11 1B 6-6 UTIL 5-11 INF 5-11 P/1B 6-3 2B/OF 5-11 P/INF 6-1 C 6-1 P 6-0 P 6-2 INF 5-11 P 6-2 P 6-4 P 6-2 P 6-2 3B/1B 6-4

Wt. 165 175 200 195 180 175 195 190 215 185 180 190 200 175 215 190 195 190 195 175 190 195 215

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

Xavier Hammond Jon Mayer Sam Clark Chuckie Scales Aaron Fritz Mike Stephens Spencer Stokes Jack Schoenberger Jordan Holtz Tommy Gambon Dan Keller

P X 3B OF C P INF/OF P P P P

205 210 220 175 200 185 190 180 225 200 195

L/L R/R L/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R

Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr.

6-3 6-2 6-5 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2

Hometown/High School Damascus, Md./Damascus Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic Mequon, Wis./Univ. School of Milwaukee Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy Bronxville, N.Y./Fordham Prep Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest Worcester, Mass./Burncoat Danville, Pa./Danville Area Endicott, N.Y./Maine-Endwell Bel Air, Md./St. Paul's School Mechanicsburg, Pa./E. Pennsboro Binghamton, N.Y./Seton Catholic Central Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial Alexandria, Va./Gonzaga College HS Darien, Conn./St Luke's Medford, Mass./Belmont Hill Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood Middletown, R.I./Middletown Winnetka, Ill./New Trier Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms Bethesda, Md./Landon School Fairfax, Va./W.T. Woodson Lexington, Mass./Buckingham Browne & Nichols Broadheadsville, Pa./Pleasant Valley Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York Trabuco Canyon, Calif./El Toro West Mifflin, Pa./Shady Side Acad.

Pottsville, Pa./Minersville Frisco, Texas/Frisco Bryn Mawr, Pa./The Shipley School San Francisco, Calif./Saint Ignatius Valhalla, N.Y./Valhalla Bethesda, Md./Georgetown Prep Short Hills, N.J./Pingry

Head Coach: 34 Scott Heather (Arkansas ’03), third season Assistant Coaches: 43 Jason Neitz (East Carolina ’06), 37 Ryan Wood (East Carolina ’13), 39 Matt Busch (Bucknell ’13) Pronunciation Guide Andreychik ann-DRAY-chick Archey ARCH-ee Gambon gam-BONE Gingerelli GIN-ger-L-ee Xavier Hammond ZAY-vier Hough HOE Kra KRAH Neitz NIGHTS Ogren O-gren Rekucki Re-CUCK-ee Schoenberger SHONE-burr-gurr Wasikowski WHAS-a-cow-SKI

University Information Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 17837 Founded: 1846 as the University at Lewisburg Enrollment: 3,500 Nickname: Bison Colors: Orange and Blue Affiliation: NCAA (Div. I) Conference: Patriot League* (American, Army, Boston U., Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola (Md.), Navy) * Institutions sponsoring baseball in bold President: John C. Bravman Director of Athletics: John P. Hardt Baseball Information First Varsity Season: 1886 (1,276-1,475-20 (.464) all-time record) Head Coach: Scott Heather (Arkansas ’03) Record at Bucknell: 47-54-1 (third season) Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Jason Neitz (East Carolina ’06), Ryan Wood (East Carolina ’13), Matt Busch (Bucknell ’13) 2014 Record: 31-21-1 (.594), 15-5 Patriot League (1st) 2014 Postseason: Patriot League Champion (W, 2-0 vs. Navy; W, 2-0 vs. Lehigh); NCAA Charlottesville Regional (1-2 record) 2015 Captains: Anthony Gingerelli, Joe Ogren Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 26/9 Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: 8/2 Startering Pitchers Returning/Lost: 3/1 Newcomers: 9 Home Field (Surface): Depew Field (FieldTurf ) Capacity: 500 Baseball Phone: 570-577-3593 E-mail: baseball@bucknell.edu Website: www.BucknellBison.com Baseball Address: Scott Heather, Head Baseball Coach, One Dent Drive, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837 Athletic Communications Baseball Contact: Todd Merriett Office Phone: 570-577-3488 Cell Phone (Press Box Phone): 570-428-5393 Fax: 570-577-1660 E-mail: tmerriet@bucknell.edu Credits The 2015 Bucknell Baseball Media Guide was designed, written and edited by Todd Merriett, associate director of athletic communications. Photography by Marc Hagemeier and Joel Turrell.

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More than 50 majors and 65 minors It didn't take long for Bucknell head coach Scott Heather to leave his mark on the Bison program. In just his second season at the helm after succeeding longtime Bucknell mentor Gene Depew, Heather guided the Bison to a Patriot League regular-season title, a Patriot League Tournament championship, an NCAA Regional berth, the second NCAA Regional win in program history and helped the team equal the biggest win improvement (+15) in school history.

The best part about all that success is Bucknell is in solid position for an encore performance. The Bison have returning starters and key contributors all over the diamond and on the mound as pretty much everyone is back from a team that was 31-21-1 overall to equal the program record for victories in a season.

Bucknell has eight members of its starting lineup, three weekend starting pitchers and two nearly unhittable arms out of the bullpen back in the mix this year. Included in that group are four returning All-Patriot League players, two former Patriot League Rookie of the Years and one Patriot League Tournament MVP. "We want to continue to move forward," commented Heather, the 2014 Patriot League Coach of the Year. "One of the things you have to do after winning a championship is fight complacency and we have been working hard to do just that. There is room for improvement every day. The key to our success in 2014 was we continued to improve throughout the year and were playing well at the right time."

Bucknell was especially strong after the start of Patriot League play in late March. The Bison were a solid 23-10 over their last 33 games, which included a 4-0 mark in the Patriot League Tournament and the program's second-ever NCAA Regional win, a 5-2 victory over Liberty.

"Anytime you make it to the postseason and get past final exams and can focus on just baseball, that is when you see your biggest development," explained Heather. "The NCAA Regional experience was very positive. We didn't play as well as we wanted when we got there, but getting a win was great, especially

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Season Outlook since we found a way to win without playing our best. That says a lot about our guys and is something to build on."

Heather expects this year's team to be improved in many areas, but one of the biggest jumps he forecasts is the ability to hit home runs and drive the ball in the gaps, partly due to the new baseballs that will be in use throughout college baseball this year. To go along with that, the size of many of the Bison players certainly caught the attention of the eyes at the Charlottesville Regional, and more power is expected as those hitters continue to mature.

PITCHING STAFF: While a majority of the Bison roster will look familiar to Bucknell fans, a few notable names will be missing. Perhaps the most prominent loss to graduation was left-handed pitcher Dan Weigel, a First Team All-Patriot League selection who pitched an incredible complete game, four-hitter in the NCAA win over Liberty.

Luckily for Heather and the rest of the Bison, Weigel is the only loss from the talented weekend starting rotation that combined to pitch 319.2 innings and accumulate 24 wins.

Returning to the rotation are seniors Bryson Hough and Xavier Hammond as well as junior Andrew Andreychik.

"Those three guys give us a good chance to win against anybody in the league," praised Heather. "The depth of our staff carried us last year and we are in a good position this year.

(Pitching coach) Jason Neitz has done a great job of developing our staff. He rewards guys that throw strikes and pitch to the bottom of the zone. It has become a huge part of our pitching staff."

Hough, who will be a member of the rotation for a fourth consecutive season, pitched the opening game of Patriot League series last spring and led the Bison to a 4-1 record in those difficult contests. Including the postseason, he was personally 6-0 against Patriot League oppnents. Overall, Hough was 8-4 with a 4.22 ERA in 85.1 innings.

"Bryson has been a stalwart in the rotation," commented Heather, who is in his 11th year with the program after eight seasons as an as-

Max Kra

sistant. "We expect him to continue to build on what he has done over his first three years and be better than ever."

Andreychik enters his third year in the rotation. After earning Patriot League Rookie of the Year honors in 2013, he pitched four complete games and set the program singleseason mark with three shutouts last year. The Danville, Pennsylvania, native was 5-5 with a 4.00 ERA and is tied for fourth in program history with just 2.22 walks per nine innings.

After spending most of his first two years in the bullpen, Hammond became a vital fourth starter for the Bison last year. He was 3-5 with a 3.67 ERA. He allowed 72 hits and walked just 13 in 73.2 innings. During the postseason he became a key cog out of the bullpen. Hammond was named to the Patriot League AllTournament Team after pitching 5.1 innings of relief over four appearances and allowing just one hit and no runs.

"It is great to see the jump Xavier has made to being a frontline guy that is reaching his potential," said Heather.

Heading into the season Heather is pleased with the number of options he has for the No. 4 spot in the rotation. He will use much of the non-league schedule to determine who will fit in that slot come Patriot League play.

Senior Jordan Holtz, juniors Max Kra and Austin Zimmerman, and sophomore Tommy Gambon are among the frontrunners for the final spot in the rotation. Holtz has missed the last two years with an injury, but is back to 100 percent, while Zimmerman sat out last year and is also now healthy.

Kra, who was a successful mid-week starter last year after holding down the closer position as a rookie in 2013, enters the season battling an arm injury and may be better used out of the bullpen, while Gambon will look to make an impact after throwing just 4.2 innings last year.

Heather thinks freshmen left-handers Nolan Brennan and Mike Korchak have the talent to be conference starters, it is just a matter of when.

Also in the mix for a starting position is sophomore lefty Mike Castellani, who was one

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School Record-Tying 31 wins in 2014

Greg Wasikowski

of the best relievers in the Patriot League in 2014. The lanky pitcher was 3-0 with a teambest 1.44 ERA. In 31.1 innings he yielded just 21 hits and struck out 20.

"One of our best guys on the staff is Mike," complimented Heather. "He will compete for a starting spot, but he is pretty important for us out of the bullpen. If some other guys develop in the bullpen and we can put him in as the No. 4 starter, that would give us a great rotation."

The main components of the Bison bullpen a year ago were Castellani, the since-graduated Tom Hrabchak (1-0, 1.54 ERA) and senior Tucker Rekucki (6 saves). That trio allowed just 15 earned runs in 70.0 innings of work.

If Castellani is in the bullpen again, Heather could see him sharing closer duties with Rekucki. Holtz could also be in the mix as a setup man or closer.

Freshmen Connor Van Hoose and Mike Stephens are also expected to contribute, while sophomore lefties Jack Schoenberger and Danny Rafferty will see some time on the mound. Rafferty played exclusively in the field as a freshman, but Heather praised his ability to get his breaking ball over the plate.

"One of the things we like about our bullpen is we can attack from different angles with different types of guys and tailor it to situations," said Heather. "Stephens comes from a different angle. Schoenberger has dropped his slot and is tough on left-handers. I like the options we have."

CATCHER: First Team All-Patriot League catcher Jon Mayer returns for his junior season and will be Bucknell's top signal caller behind the plate.

After missing the second half of his rookie campaign with an injury, Mayer split time with Justin Meier last year. He finished with a .246 batting average and was third on th team with 25 RBIs. A powerful hitter, Mayer was named to the Charlottesville Regional All-Tournament Team after going 3-for-9 with one runs scored and two RBIs in Bucknell's three NCAA games.

"Jon had a great summer and made himself into a pro prospect," mentioned Heather.

"He is going to be in the middle of our lineup and we need him to continue to develop be-

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hind the plate. He is a guy that can leave the park. He hit the ball well this fall and hit several home runs this summer with a wood bat."

Playing alongside Mayer will be senior Jake Archey and freshman Aaron Fritz. A transfer from Binghamton, Archey appeared in two games last year in his first season with the Bison.

"Both Jake and Aaron are competing for that second spot," explained Heather. "They are both going to get some opportunities. We will see what develops there. Both have their strengths and can help spell Mayer since it is tough to catch as many doubleheaders as we play."

FIRST BASE: Heading into last season it was expected that Rob Krentzman would move across the diamond to start at third base. However, the veteran did not follow those plans and instead was again the starter at first base for a third consecutive year.

A senior from Massachusetts, Krentzman hit .257 and drove in a career-high-tying 22 RBIs last season. He still has the ability to move across the diamond, but is expected to once again see the bulk of the playing time at first base.

"Rob is a great leader who plays solid defense and is a clutch player," praised Heather.

"He does a great job bringing the team together and always plays with energy."

Sophomore Carter Austin will battle with Krentzman for playing time at first base. A former Major League Baseball draft pick, Austin struggled to find his hitting stroke as a rookie, but has continued to develop.

"Carter had a good fall and I can see him getting opportunites at both first base and DH since he can provide some power to our lineup," noted Heather.

SECOND BASE: Like Bucknell has at many positions, second base features a returning veteran starter. Junior Joe Ogren, an All-Patriot League selection and the Patriot League Tournament MVP, started 51 games last year, with the majority of them coming at second base.

Ogren's .309 batting average is tops among returning Bison, while his 28 RBIs paced the team last spring. The versatile athlete has also

seen time in the outfield during his career and could be moved there on occasion.

If Ogren, who is also a team co-captain, is in the outfield, then Alex O'Neill and Mark Powell promise to battle for playing time. O'Neill is recovering from offseason surgery and likely won't be at full strength until after spring break, but he is a senior capable of providing a spark. Powell has made large strides entering his sophomore year and will likely serve as a backup at second, shortstop and third base.

SHORTSTOP: After two years as an apprentice, Greg Wasikowski moved into the starting lineup at shortstop last year and was a strong component of the starting lineup. The senior's forte is his defense, but he is also adept at registering some timely hits from the bottom of the lineup.

"Greg is a solid defender who has continued to improve at shortstop," commented Heather. "We are excited about our middle infield with him and Joe. They are both gameready right now. They have the experience and know how to play."

Powell will likely be the primary backup for Wasikowski, although freshmen Luke Johnson and Keifer Rawlings are also working at multiple infield positions.

"Luke and Keifer are very good offensive players who can make an impact on the team that way," noted Heather. "They will continue to develop. I see them as guys that will play for us in the future and are pushing the guys ahead of them right now."

THIRD BASE: Sophomore Sam Clark won the third base spot a year ago as a rookie and registered the third-most starts (47) on the team. The tall left-handed hitter drove in 16 runs and had at least one hit in nine of the final 11 games, exhibiting the improvement he made at the plate throughout the season.

"We need Sam to take a step forward in his approach and production," said Heather.

"He could be the key to our offense taking the next step. He has the potential to be a major run producer and does a great job playing defense."

Powell is also in the mix at third, as is Krentzman, depending on how things develop at first base.

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Full-time, tenure-line faculty of about 350 OUTFIELD: Heather anticipates Rafferty (LF), reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year Brett Smith (CF) and First Team All-Patriot League selection Anthony Gingerelli (RF) to man the outfield this season.

Smith and Gingerelli both appeared in more than 50 games a year ago and were key members of both the Bison defense and the top of the team's lineup.

A Second Team All-Patriot League pick, Smith hit in the leadoff position in 51 of Bucknell's 53 games a year ago. He drew a teamhigh 28 walks and posted a .400 on-base percentage, helping him score a team-best 46 runs.

"Brett is our catalyst," explained Heather.

"He has done a good job continuing to develop his game. I am looking forward to seeing him take the next step as an offensive player.

He does such a good job of seeing pitches, working the count and getting on base."

Gingerelli exploded offensively in 2014. The senior co-captain hit .309 with a team-high five home runs and 27 RBIs. The left-handed hitter posted a team-high 16 extra-base hits.

"Gingerelli has been great in right and will continue to produce for us," praised Heather.

"He finished last season in the No. 2 hole in the lineup and gives us a bit of power from that slot. He continues to work every day to get better. He jumps at every opportunity to get better and plays as hard as anybody on the team."

Rafferty, who will also see some time as a relief pitcher this season, split time between left field and DH as a rookie. His biggest impact came late in the season as 63 of his 85 at bats came after April 1. Junior Tommy Pennington will also see plenty of time in the outfield, especially in left. He has appeared in 27 games over his first two seasons.

Junior Spencer Stokes and newcomers Alex Salem and Chuckie Scales will provide outfield depth. Heather noted Stokes and Salem will also compete for the DH position, while Scales is possibly the fastest Bison player since Heather arrived on the scene prior to the 2005 campaign.

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2015 Schedule

Anthony Gingerelli

February 13 vs. Delaware (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 2 p.m.

14 vs. VCU (Winston-Salem, N.C.)

10 a.m.

vs. Georgetown (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 2 p.m.

15 at Wake Forest

1:30 p.m.

20 at UNC Greensboro

4 p.m.

21 at UNC Greensboro

2 p.m.

22 at UNC Greensboro

1 p.m.

28 BUFFALO (2)

12 p.m.

March 1 BUFFALO (2)

12 p.m.

8 vs. Dartmouth (Port Charlotte, Fla.) 11 a.m. vs. Illinois State (Port Charlotte, Fla.) 2 p.m.

10 vs. Bowling Green# 11 vs. Maine#

10 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

12 vs. Long Island#

4:30 p.m.

13 vs. Butler#

3:30 p.m.

14 vs. Butler#

10 a.m.

17 SAINT JOSEPH'S

3 p.m.

21 CORNELL (2)

12 p.m.

22 CORNELL (2)

12 p.m.

24 BINGHAMTON

3 p.m.

25 MOUNT ST. MARY'S

3 p.m.

28 at Navy* (2)

12 p.m.

29 at Navy* (2)

12 p.m.

April 4 at Lehigh* (2)

12 p.m.

5 at Lehigh* (2)

12 p.m.

7 at Penn State

6 p.m.

11 ARMY* (2)

12 p.m.

12 ARMY* (2)

12 p.m.

15 at Penn State

6 p.m.

18 LAFAYETTE* (2)

12 p.m.

19 LAFAYETTE* (2)

12 p.m.

21 ST. BONAVENTURE (2) 22 TOWSON

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

25 at Holy Cross* (2)

12 p.m.

26 at Holy Cross* (2)

12 p.m.

May 9 Patriot League Semifinals&

TBA

10 Patriot League Semifinals&

TBA

16 Patriot League Championship&

TBA

17 Patriot League Championship&

TBA

# Russ Matt Classic (Winter Haven, Fla.) & Best-of-Three Series at Higher Seed

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* Patriot League Game Home Games in BOLD CAPS All Times Eastern

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Coaching Staff

3 members of coaching staff played professionally

#34 Scott Heather Head Coach | 47-54-1 | Third Season Arkansas '03 Scott Heather was named the head coach of the Bucknell baseball program on June 18, 2012, succeeding the retiring Gene Depew. Heather spent the previous eight years as an assistant coach at Bucknell, helping the Bison to a pair of Patriot League Tournament titles and NCAA appearances.

It took Heather, the 2014 Patriot League Coach of the Year, just two seasons as head coach to lead the Bison through a successful postseason run. Under Heather's tutelage, Bucknell won the Patriot League regular season and Patriot League Tournament titles in 2014. The Bison advanced to the NCAA Regional at Virginia and posted the second NCAA win in program history, defeating Liberty 5-2 behind a complete game four-hitter from pitcher Dan Weigel.

A former pitcher at the University of Arkansas, Heather served as the pitching coach during the first eight years of his tenure at Bucknell.

The staff had a 4.30 ERA in 2006, marking the team’s lowest since 1983 (4.10). The strong pitching has continued with last year's 3.44 team ERA ranking second in the Patriot League and 73rd nationally.

During his tenure as pitching coach, Heather tutored a number of outstanding hurlers, including 2011 Patriot League Pitcher of the Year Ryan Ebner. Additionally, Heather oversaw the development of 2008 graduates Jason Buursma and Mathew Wilson. Those two former Bison claimed back-to-back Patriot League ERA titles, while Buursma earned a pair of First Team All-Patriot League selections as a relief pitcher. Wilson, who was the 2007 Patriot League ERA champion, broke the school record for career shutouts and pitched a complete-game shutout against nationally ranked Florida State in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

Heather has had the opportunity to see Bison pitchers selected in three Major League Baseball Drafts since his arrival in Lewisburg in August 2004. Buursma was drafted in 2007 (42nd round by Seattle Mariners) and 2008 (25th round by St. Louis Cardinals), while Kyle Walter was selected in the 18th round of the 2006 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.

In addition to his duties with the Bucknell pitching staff, Heather served as the program’s recruiting coordinator and assisted with all fundraising projects during his time as a Bison assistant.

Prior to his stint as an assistant at Bucknell, Heather served as an assistant coach at Arkansas-Fort Smith from 1999 to 2004.

Heather began his playing career at Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz., where he was MVP of the 1996 team that was ranked third nationally, before moving on to Arkansas.

Heather lettered for the Razorbacks as a pitcher in 1997 and 1998, and then became a student assistant in 1999 when Arkansas won its first Southeastern Conference championship.

He also pitched professionally for the Duluth Dukes of the Northern League in 1998.

Heather, who earned his degree from Arkansas in 2003, and his wife, Emily, live in nearby Mifflinburg with their daughters, four-year-old Ellie, and Maren, who was born in December 2014.

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Heather File Personal Date of Birth: Sept. 14, 1975 Wife: Emily Children: Daughters, Ellie (4), and Maren (born December 2014) Education A.A., Arizona Western College, Yuma, Ariz., 1996 B.S., Kinesiology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., 2003 M.S., Education, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. (in progress) Coaching Experience  Arkansas baseball student assistant (1998-99)  Arkansas baseball assistant coach (1999-2004)  Bucknell baseball assistant coach (2004-2012)  Bucknell baseball head coach (2012-present) HEAD COACHING CAREER (2 seasons) Year School Record Pct. 2013 Bucknell 16-33 .327 2014 Bucknell 31-21-1 .594 Total 47-54-1 .466

Notes PL Coach of the Year

Notes  Led Bison to sixth Patriot League title NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014 & earned first PL Coach of the Year award  Assistant coach on five NCAA Tournament teams (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010)  Replaced 31-year head coach Gene Depew as Bucknell head coach  Professional baseball player for Duluth Dukes of Northern League (1998)  Team MVP of Arizona Western College (1996)

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#43 Jason Neitz Assistant Coach | Fifth Season East Carolina '06 Former professional baseball player Jason Neitz joined the Bucknell staff in the winter of 2011, and in the summer of 2012 he was promoted to top assistant coach under new head coach Scott Heather. A native of nearby Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, Neitz was drafted in the 37th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants.

Since taking over as Bucknell's pitching coach, Neitz has helped the Bison continue as one of the best pitching teams in the Patriot League by focusing on keeping the ball low and throwing strikes. In 2014, Neitz oversaw a staff that posted a 3.44 ERA, the lowest for a Bucknell squad in nearly 40 years. The Bison's team ERA has been lowered every year since 2009, with Neitz serving as pitching coach for the most recent two campaigns.

A 2002 graduate of Mifflinburg Area High School, Neitz played baseball for four years at East Carolina before graduating in the fall of 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. A left-handed pitcher, Neitz was 3-2 with an ERA of 4.71 in 80.1 career innings over 43 appearances with the Pirates. He recorded 55 strikeouts.

Neitz, who serves as Bucknell’s pitching coach, played professionally for four seasons, three in the Giants organization, and most recently one with the Washington Wild Things.

Neitz got his start in the coaching profession as an assistant at Mifflinburg Area High School in the spring of 2010.

#37 Ryan Wood Assistant Coach | Second Season East Carolina '13 A three-year professional baseball player in the Kansas City Royals organization, Ryan Wood joined the Bucknell baseball staff in January of 2014. Following his professional playing career he returned to his alma mater, East Carolina, to serve as a student assistant coach for one year while finishing his degree requirements.

An All-America selection at East Carolina in 2009, Wood helped the Pirates to three NCAA Regional appearances (2007-09), one Super Regional (2009), the 2009 Conference USA regular season title and a combined 16190 record, which included three 40-win seasons.

During his four-year career, Wood started 226 of 237 games for the Pirates boasting a .328 average with 285 hits, 35 home runs, 154 RBI and produced 82 multi-hit games ranking among the all-time leaders in school history. At the close of his career, Wood also held the program standards for runs (225), walks (151) and assists (655).

Wood, an 11th round selection in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, by the Royals, closed out his senior season earning First Team All-Conference USA honors.

As a junior, he started all 62 games batting .306 with 13 home runs, 51 RBI, 70 runs, 10 doubles and was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 42nd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

In 2007, Wood ranked third on the team with a .318 average, where he belted five home runs, drove in 23, scored 41 runs and led the club with 38 walks and a .432 on-base percentage. He started 57 of 61 games as a middle infielder ranking fourth in the league in assists (174).

During his rookie season with the Pirates, Wood earned C-USA All-Freshman Team honors after batting .289 with three round trippers, 23 RBI and scoring 27 runs. He started 41 of 48 games at second base.

The Woodbridge, Virginia, native graduated in December of 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in communications (media studies).

#39 Matt Busch Assistant Coach | Second Season Bucknell '13 A 2013 Bucknell graduate and four-year baseball letterwinner, Matt Busch joined is part of his alma mater’s baseball staff as a volunteer assistant coach while pursuing a master’s degree in college student personnel. He is in his second year with the Bison in 2015.

A Roseville, Minnesota, native, Busch appeared in 83 games, recorded 42 hits and scored 28 runs during his Bucknell career. He was a valuable two-year starter in the outfield who also served as a pinch runner.

Busch, a three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll honoree, was a member of the Academic All-Patriot League Team as a senior and was part of Bucknell’s 2010 Patriot League Tournament championship and NCAA team.

Busch has coaching experience as a volunteer instructor at various Bucknell baseball camps the All-Star Baseball Academy in Pennsylvania, Minnesota Twins Youth Baseball Camps, Lovdahl Pitching Academy in Minnesota and with the Roseville, Minn., VFW. Busch graduated from Bucknell in May 2013 with a degree in education and psychology and a minor in classics.

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#8 Andrew Andreychik Jr. | P/INF | 5-11 | 190 | R/R Danville, Pa./Danville Area Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 2013 3.73 4-3 12 7 1 1 0 0 2014 4.00 5-5 12 12 4 3 0 0 TOTAL 3.88 9-8 24 19 5 4 0 0 Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB 2013 .000 1-0 0 2014 .000 0-0 0 TOTAL .000 1-0 0

R 0 0 0

H 0 0 0

IP H 50.2 49 63.0 68 113.2 117

2B 3B HR RBI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TB 0 0 0

R 26 36 62

ER 21 28 49

BB 18 10 28

SO 2B 3B 32 7 4 49 12 5 81 19 9

HR 1 2 3

BF B/Avg 215 .265 272 .267 487 .266

SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT .000 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0

PO 2 3 5

WP HBP 7 5 8 2 15 7

A 10 12 22

E 0 1 1

FLD% 1.000 .938 .964

Ranks fourth in program history in fewest walks per nine innings (2.22) ... tied for second on Bucknell's career shutouts list (4).

2014: Two-time Patriot League Pitcher of the Week and Bison Athlete of the Week (March 24, April 1) ... pitched three straight shutouts and had 26.1 consecutive scoreless innings in late March/early April ... came one out shy vs. Lehigh of recording a fourth straight shutout ... three shutouts established a new Bucknell single-season record ... finished year 5-5 with a 4.00 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 63.0 innings ... third on squad with five wins and 12 games started ... team's No. 3 starter ... usually pitched first game on Sunday in weekend series ... did not allow a home run over final 11 starts (59.0 IP) ... Bison scored two or fewer runs in eight of his 12 starts ... did not allow more than five earned runs in any start ... ranked in the top 10 in the Patriot League in strikeouts (49), wins (5), games started (12) and fewest walks (10).

2013: Patriot League Rookie of the Year ... first Bison to earn that honor since 2007 ... weekend starter ... typically pitched game two on Sunday ... pitched Bucknell’s first shutout by a freshman since at least 1979 vs. Army ... named Patriot League Pitcher of the Week for first time in career after that 5-0 win vs. the Black Knights ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week April 8 after allowing just five hits and one run in 7.0 innings in 16-10 win at Navy ... team-high three wins in Patriot League play ... finished season 4-3 with a 3.73 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 50.2 innings ... ERA was as low as 2.89 after shutout of Army ... ranked eighth in Patriot League in ERA ... also ranked in top 10 in league in wins (t-7th) and opposing batting average (8th) ... six of final seven appearances were starts ... tied for fourth on team with 12 appearances.

High School: Graduated from Danville Area High School in 2012 ... three-sport star who earned four letters in baseball and basketball and three in football ... Daily Item Athlete of the Year in 2012 ... two-time All-Heartland Athletic Conference (HAC) in baseball ... two-time first-team All-HAC in basketball ... second-team all-state basketball player in 2012 ... two-time first-team All-HAC in football.

Personal: Andrew James Andreychik ... born Aug. 14, 1994 in Danville, Pennsylvania ... son of David and Valerie Andreychik ... father played basketball at Lehigh ... has two sisters, Cassie and Sarah ... Cassie graduated from Bucknell in 2010 ... majoring in political science.

#15 JAKE ARCHEY Sr. | C | 6-1 | 215 | R/R Darien, Conn./St. Luke's Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB Binghamton 2012 .000 2-0 0 Bucknell 2013 2014 .000 2-0 2 TOTAL .000 4-0 2

R

H

2B 3B HR RBI

0

0

0

0 0

Sat out season per NCAA rules after transferring from Binghamton 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 1 .500 0 0

0

0

0

0

TB 0

SLG% BB HBP SO .000

2

0

0

OB% SF SH SB-ATT 1.000

0

PO

A

E

FLD%

0-0

0

0

0

.000

0-0 0-0

0 0

0 0

0 0

.000 .000

2014: Appeared in two games ... played vs. Yale and in NCAA Tournament vs. Virginia ... totaled two plate appearances.

2013: Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules.

Prior to Bucknell: Attended Binghamton University in 2011-12 and was a member of the baseball team ... appeared in two games.

High School: Graduated from St. Luke's School in 2011 ... also attended Darien High School for one year ... four-year baseball letterwinner in high school ... also played football, basketball and ran cross country ... two-time baseball team captain ... three-time all-league selection ... led Connecticut in home runs (9) as a senior ... 18 home runs in three years at St. Luke's ... also hit .470 with 23 RBIs as a senior ... named Honorable Mention Northeast Region by Perfect Game ... won summer ball national championship in 2011 with Team Connecticut ... earned Golden Bat Award as Team Connecticut's best hitter.

Personal: Jacob Ellis Archey ... born Sept. 18, 1992 in Darien, Connecticut ... son of Paul and Deena Archey ... father played baseball at Georgetown College (Ky.) ... has one brother, Peter, and one sister, Megan ... majoring in economics.

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#9 Carter Austin So. | 1B | 6-6 | 215 | L/R Endicott, N.Y./Maine-Endwell Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB 2014 .086 24-17 58 TOTAL .086 24-17 58

R 3 3

H 5 5

2B 3B HR RBI 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2

TB 6 6

SLG% BB HBP SO .103 5 0 25 .103 5 0 25

OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO .156 1 0 0-0 111 .156 1 0 0-0 111

A 2 2

E 1 1

FLD% .991 .991

2014: Appeared in 24 games, starting 17 ... most appearances came at first base ... also in lineup as DH six times ... first career multi-hit game came on spring break trip to Florida against Bowling Green ... posted RBIs against Yale and Holy Cross ... committed just one error in 114 chances.

High School: Graduated from Maine-Endwell High School in 2013 ... drafted in 28th round of 2013 Major League Baseball Draft by Cincinnati Reds ... four-year baseball letterwinner ... also earned one letter in both football and basketball ... three-time STAC all-conference first baseman ... second-team all-state selection as a senior ... twoyear team captain ... helped team to four straight Section 4 titles ... two-time Under Armour Preseason All-American.

Personal: Carter Raymond Austin ... born Aug. 27, 1994 in Johnson City, N.Y. ... son of Raymond and Kelly Austin ... father played baseball collegiately at Kentucky Wesleyan ... has one sister, Kara ... major is undeclared.

#20 Mike Castellani so. | P | 6-4 | 175 | L/L Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 2014 1.44 3-0 18 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1.44 3-0 18 0 0 0 0 0

IP 31.1 31.1

H 21 21

R 5 5

ER 5 5

BB 11 11

SO 2B 3B 20 4 0 20 4 0

HR 0 0

BF B/Avg 118 .202 118 .202

WP HBP 0 1 0 1

2014: Team's top reliever ... had a 20.2 consecutive scoreless innings streak over 11 appearances from March 1 to April 12 ... allowed just two earned runs over final 17 appearances (30.2 IP) ... saw action in 18 games overall and totaled 31.1 innings ... did not allow a hit in five consecutive outings (6.1 IP) in late March and early April ... allowed just 21 hits and five runs all season ... did not allow first extra-base hit until April 16 at Towson ... posted 3-0 record ... earned wins against Illinois State, Bowling Green and Columbia ... ERA dipped as low as 1.29 during the season.

High School: Graduated from Avon Old Farms School in 2013 ... three-year baseball letterwinner ... also a three-year member of cross country team ... earned one letter in basketball ... captain and MVP of baseball team as a senior ... posted lowest ERA (0.14) in Founder’s League as a senior.

Personal: Michael Anthony Castellani ... born March 18, 1995 in Hartford, Conn. ... son of David and Helen Castellani ... father was a member of the golf team at Holy Cross ... has one sister, Rebecca ... major is undeclared.

#26 Sam Clark So. | 3B | 6-5 | 220 | L/R Trabuco Canyon, Calif./El Toro Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB 2014 .222 49-47 158 TOTAL .222 49-47 158

R 4 4

H 2B 3B HR RBI 35 6 0 0 16 35 6 0 0 16

TB 41 41

SLG% BB HBP SO .259 12 4 31 .259 12 4 31

OB% SF SH SB-ATT .291 1 2 1-1 .291 1 2 1-1

PO A E FLD% 25 108 16 .893 25 108 16 .893

2014: Team's starting third baseman ... played in 49 games overall, starting 47 ... only two Bison had more starts ... at least one hit in nine of final 11 games played ... finished season with a .222 batting average and 16 RBIs ... hit .286 during Patriot League Tournament ... season-high five-game hitting streak starting during final regularseason series vs. Holy Cross ... 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI in game two of Lafayette series ... second-most hits in a game by a Bucknell player all season ... totaled five multi-hit outings ... most common spot in batting order was cleanup position with 18 starts there ... hit .571 (4-for-7) with the bases loaded.

High School: Graduated from El Toro High School in 2013 ... two-time baseball letterwinner ... team won seven consecutive league titles (2007-13) ... squad was ranked No. 2 in Orange County, No. 4 in California and No. 8 nationally in 2013.

Personal: Samuel Hansen Clark ... born July 17, 1995 in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... son of Dana and Eva Clark ... has an older brother, Zach ... major is undeclared.

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#35 Tommy Gambon so. | P | 6-2 | 200 | R/r Bethesda, Md./Georgetown Prep Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 2014 7.71 0-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 7.71 0-1 4 1 0 0 0 0

IP 4.2 4.2

H 7 7

R 6 6

ER 4 4

BB 7 7

SO 2B 3B 4 1 0 4 1 0

HR 1 1

BF 28 28

B/Avg .368 .368

WP HBP 2 0 2 0

2014: Appeared in four games on the mound ... came on in relief against South Carolina, Yale and Columbia ... earned mid-week start at Towson and pitched season-high 2.0 innings ... logged 4.2 innings on the season and posted 0-1 record with a 7.71 ERA ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in 2013 ... three-year baseball letterwinner ... helped team to back-to-back IAC titles in 2012 and 2013 ... squad was co-champion in 2011 ... All-IAC as a senior ... Second Team All-Gazette as a senior ... team captain ... named to Perfect Game Top Prospect Team.

Personal: Thomas Francis Gambon III ... born Oct. 5, 1994 in Rochester, N.Y. ... son of Dr. Tom and Pamela Gambon ... has one sister, Elena ... major is undeclared in the school of management.

#7 Anthony Gingerelli Sr. | OF | 6-1 | 195 | L/R Worcester, Mass./Burncoat Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO 2013 .284 33-28 102 13 29 5 1 0 13 36 .353 3 2 24 2014 .309 52-47 152 29 47 7 4 5 27 77 .507 18 15 32 TOTAL .299 85-75 254 42 76 12 5 5 40 113 .445 21 17 56

OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO .312 2 3 0-1 16 .426 3 2 3-6 93 .384 5 5 3-7 109

A 0 3 3

E 0 4 4

FLD% 1.000 .960 .966

2014: First Team All-Patriot League outfielder ... named Patriot League Player of the Week April 7 after hitting .471 with two home runs, nine RBIs and five runs scored in five games against Mount St. Mary's and Lehigh ... hit .309 with five home runs and 27 RBIs ... led team in home runs and extra-base hits (16) ... Patriot League leader in home runs ... third on team with 13 multi-hit games ... season-best seven-game hitting streak came in early April ... batting average stayed above .300 after March 10 ... ranked in top 10 in Patriot League in batting average (.309 - 6th), slugging percentage (.507 - 1st), on-base percentage (.426 3rd), RBIs (27 - 5th), triples (4 - 3rd), home runs (5 - 1st), total bases (77 - 4th) and hit by pitches (15 - 4th) ... ended season by reaching base in 14 consecutive games, the second-longest streak on the team all season ... hit in every spot in the lineup except first and ninth ... most commonly was in the No. 2 hole, starting there 16 times ... hit .345 vs. right-handed pitchers ... played in 52 of 53 games ... started 47 times, all in right field ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Joined team after not playing as a freshman in 2012 ... starting DH during first part of year ... starting left fielder during most of April ... 15 starts at DH and 13 in left field ... tied for fifth on team with seven multi-hit games ... drove in six runs over final six games played ... finished season second on team with .284 batting average ... 13 runs scored and 13 RBIs to go along with 29 hits ... hit .304 in road games ... member of Patriot League All-Tournament Team after hitting 2-for7 with one run scored, one RBI and one double in semifinal series at Holy Cross ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Member of baseball, indoor track, golf and football teams at Burncoat High School ... graduated in 2011 ... Worcester Telegram & Gazette All-Star ... earned team’s Coach’s Award in 2011 ...

Team Massachusetts High School All-Star Game selection ... earned Burncoat Senior Athletic Award.

Personal: Anthony John Gingerelli ... born July 12, 1993 in Worcester, Mass. ... son of Michael and Lisa Gingerelli ... has three older sisters, Gina, Nikki and Kristen ... member of Posse Scholars program ... majoring in accounting and financial management..

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#24 Xavier Hammond Sr. | P | 6-3 | 205 | L/L Broadheadsville, Pa./Pleasant Valley Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 2012 9.00 1-1 13 1 0 0 0 0 2013 4.54 0-5 15 3 0 0 0 1 2014 3.67 3-5 18 8 2 1 0 4 TOTAL 4.63 4-11 46 12 2 1 0 5

IP H 17.0 24 39.2 38 73.2 72 130.1 134

R 24 25 46 95

ER 17 20 30 67

BB 16 20 13 49

SO 2B 3B 7 3 1 22 8 3 45 11 3 74 22 7

HR 1 1 2 4

BF B/Avg 91 .338 177 .270 315 .257 583 .272

WP HBP 3 0 4 6 5 10 12 16

Ranks tied for eighth on Bucknell's career saves list (5).

2014: Named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team after pitching 5.1 innings of relief over four appearances and allowing just one hit and no runs ... on the mound at the end of three of the four tournament games, including clinching win over Lehigh ... starter during the regular season, typically pitching the fourth game of Patriot League series ... named Patriot League Pitcher of the Week April 14 after pitching two-hit shutout vs.

Army ... moved to the bullpen for the postseason ... allowed just one earned run and three hits in seven relief appearances in the month of May (9.2 IP) ... finished season with a 3-5 record and a 3.67 ERA while striking out 45 ... started eight games and pitched out of bullpen 10 times ... walked just 13 hitters all season, including just three over his final nine appearances (20.2 IP) ... did not allow a home run after March 2 ... limited opponents to .194 batting average when bases were empty ... ranked in top 10 in Patriot League in saves (4 - 4th), innings (73.2 - 8th), batting average against (.257 - 10th), member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... ranked as the eighth-best prospect in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League by Baseball America.

2013: Valuable reliever and starter ... ranked second on team with 15 appearances ... made three starts ... earned first career save in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross ... finished campaign 0-5 with a 4.54 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 39.2 innings ... carried a no-hitter into seventh inning vs. St. Bonaventure in final regular-season appearance ... 1.59 ERA in Patriot League play (5.2 IP) ... 3.00 ERA as a reliever ... saw action in six games from March 24 to April 7 and allowed just one earned run and seven hits in 11.2 IP. 2012: Consistent left-handed reliever ... made 13 appearances, including one start (vs. Binghamton) ... posted 1-1 record in 17.0 IP ... earned win in first career appearance (at James Madison) ... yielded two or fewer earned runs in 11 of 13 appearances ... fourth on team with 2.84 ERA vs. Patriot League opponents (6.1 IP) ... four appearances of at least 2.0 IP ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in 2011 ... earned three varsity letters in baseball ... second-team all-league selection as a senior.

Personal: Xavier Tuttle Hammond ... born June 25, 1993 in Danbury, Conn. ... son of Gerard and Sherri Hammond ... has two siblings, Mckenzie and Aaron ... majoring in computer science.

#32 Jordan Holtz Sr. | P | 6-3 | 225 | R/R Valhalla, N.Y./Valhalla Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 2012 4.66 0-0 9 0 0 0 1 0 2013 2014 TOTAL 4.66 0-0 9 0 0 0 1 0

IP 9.2

H R ER BB SO 2B 3B 9 5 5 6 5 0 1 Missed season due to injury Missed season due to injury 9.2 9 5 5 6 5 0 1

HR 0

BF 48

B/Avg .250

0

48

.250

WP HBP 2 5

2

5

2014: Missed second straight season due to injury.

2013: Missed campaign after undergoing offseason arm surgery.

2012: Solid reliever who saw more innings as the season reached its latter stages ... 0-0 with a 4.66 ERA in 9.2 IP ... three appearances against Patriot League opponents ... yielded just one hit over final four appearances (2.2 IP) ... six of nine outings came after April 1 ... limited opponents to .250 batting average ... left handers hit just .111 (1-for-9).

High School: Graduated from Valhalla High School in 2011 ... member of baseball team ... named all-league ... led team to state title as a junior ... pitched two-hit shutout in state championship game.

Personal: Jordan Philip Holtz ... born Jan. 17, 1993 in New York ... son of Eric and Traci Holtz ... has two siblings, Sydni and Brett ... majoring in political science.

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#22 Bryson Hough Sr. | P | 6-2 | 195 | R/R Fairfax, Va./W.T. Woodson Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App 2012 3.63 2-7 11 2013 4.28 3-6 12 2014 4.22 8-4 14 TOTAL 4.08 13-17 37

GS CG SHO CBO SV 9 1 0 0 0 11 3 2 0 0 14 3 1 0 0 34 7 3 0 0

IP H R 57.0 63 35 73.2 78 47 85.1 89 53 216.0 230 135

ER 23 35 40 98

BB 12 24 21 58

SO 33 39 44 116

2B 3B 12 4 16 4 22 3 50 11

HR 2 3 2 7

BF B/Avg 249 .285 335 .271 375 .276 959 .276

WP HBP 2 6 2 11 3 14 7 31

Ranks tied for fourth on Bucknell's career shutouts list (4) ... sixth on career games started list (34) ... seventh on career list for fewest walks per nine innings (2.38) ... eighth in career innings (216.0) ... three-year member of Bison starting rotation.

2014: Pitched game one in all five Patriot League regular-season series ... also pitched first game in both Patriot League Semifinal Series and Patriot League Championship Series ... named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... posted 2-0 record in Patriot League Tournament ... registered 8-4 record with a 4.22 ERA while striking out 44 in 85.1 innings overall ... tied for team and Patriot League lead with eight victories ... tied for second on Bucknell's single-season victory list (8) ... six starts of at least 7.0 innings ... walked just four hitters over final six starts (38.1 IP) ... ranked in top 10 in Patriot League in wins (8 - 1st), games started (14 - 1st), innings (85.1 3rd), batters struck out looking (23 - 4th).

2013: Weekend starter for second straight year ... appeared in 12 games, starting 11 ... only relief appearance came during Patriot League Semifinal Series at Holy Cross ... team-high two shutouts tied for first on program’s single-season list ... Patriot League Pitcher of the Week (March 11) after pitching six-hit shutout vs. North Dakota State ... also pitched a shutout in final regular-season start vs. Lafayette ... three or fewer earned runs in nine of 11 starts ... at least four strikeouts in all five Patriot League starts ... started four one-run games ... finished campaign 3-6 with a 4.28 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 73.2 innings.

2012: Only rookie to work his way into Bison starting rotation ... third on team with nine starts ... finished with 2-7 record, but was fourth on team with 3.63 ERA ... ERA was between 3.16 and 3.68 the entire month of April ... second on team with 5.18 innings per appearance ... logged 8.0 innings in three consecutive starts in late March/early April ... 3.31 ERA vs. Patriot League opponents ... averaged more than 7.0 innings per start opposite league foes ... limited right handers to .234 batting average ... yielded only one stolen base in six attempts against ... each of final six losses were by two runs or less ... four one-run losses ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on April 23 after 7.1 IP, 2 R, 0 ER and 7 H in 2-1 loss to Patriot League Champion Army ... 13-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio over final three starts (19.1 IP) ... 33 strikeouts on the season.

High School: Graduated from W.T. Woodson High School in 2011 ... District Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Region and Honorable Mention All-Met as a senior ... First Team All-District as a sophomore and junior ... team captain as a senior.

Personal: Bryson Nicholas Hough ... born June 22, 1993 in Long Beach, Calif. ... son of Scott and Linda Hough ... has four siblings: Nathaniel, Moriah, Wyatt and Shannah ... majoring in electrical engineering.

#42 Dan Keller Jr. | P | 6-2 | 195 | R/R Short Hills, N.J./Pingry Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 2013 11.57 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2014 TOTAL 11.57 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0

IP 2.1

H R ER BB SO 2B 3B 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 Missed season due to injury 2.1 4 3 3 2 0 1 1

HR 0

BF 13

B/Avg .400

0

13

.400

WP HBP 0 0 0

0

2014: Missed season due to injury ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Saw action in two early season games ... missed rest of campaign due to injury ... did not allow a run in 1.1 innings of relief vs. Richmond in first career appearance ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Four-year baseball and basketball letterwinner at Pingry High School ... two-year baseball captain ... three-time First Team All-Raritan Division selection ... First Team All-Somerset County as a senior after thirdteam selection as a junior ... First Team Courier News as a senior ... helped team to Skylands Conference Raritan Division title as a senior ... two-year basketball team captain ... First Team All-Valley Division as a junior and senior ... third-team choice as a sophomore.

Personal: Daniel Austin Keller ... born June 8, 1993 in Livingston, N.J. ... son of Doug and Susan Keller ... has two older brothers, Doug and Rich ... brother, Doug, played baseball at Tufts University in 2006 and 2007 ... majoring in economics.

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#21 Max Kra Jr. | P | 6-2 | 190 | R/R Bethesda, Md./Landon School Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 2013 3.52 2-3 18 0 0 0 0 2 2014 3.00 3-0 13 4 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 3.21 5-3 31 4 0 0 0 2

IP 23.0 33.0 56.0

H 27 27 54

R 10 16 26

ER 9 11 20

BB 12 19 31

SO 2B 3B 13 4 0 18 9 0 31 13 0

HR 0 0 0

BF B/Avg 108 .307 151 .227 259 .261

WP HBP 4 3 7 10 11 13

2014: Split time between starting and coming out of the bullpen ... started four non-league games ... made nine relief appearances, including two in the postseason ... finished season with a 3-0 mark with a 3.00 ERA in 33.0 innings ... wins came against Niagara, Mount St. Mary's and Binghamton ... logged 11.0 innings and allowed just four hits and one run in back-to-back starts against Mount St. Mary's and Binghamton ... limited right-handed hitters to .198 batting average ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Team’s most consistent relief pitcher ... ranked second in Patriot League in games finished (15) ... led team with two saves (vs. Harvard, at Lehigh) ... led Bison with a 3.52 ERA ... one earned run over final seven appearances (8.1 IP) ... appeared in nine of Bucknell’s 16 wins ... Bison were 9-9 in his 18 appearances ... zero or one earned run in 17 of 18 appearances ... team-high 18 games pitched ... 2.00 ERA in road games ... Patriot League Rookie of the Week (March 4) after pitching two shutout innings vs. Harvard to pick up first career save ... allowed just four extra-base hits all season.

High School: Graduated from The Landon School in 2012 ... member of baseball and basketball teams ... two-time all-conference selection in baseball ... team captain as a senior ... helped team to back-to-back championships (2010, 2011) ... team Most Valuable Player as a senior ... also named team’s Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Pitcher during career ... led team in home runs as a sophomore ... hit .458 with six home runs as a senior ... also posted 2.18 ERA in final campaign ... 2012 Preseason All-State selection by ESPN ... 2012 Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Atlantic Region All-High School Honorable Mention ... named top pitcher, hitter and top prospect at 2011 Crab Claw Classic ... competed in 2010 Preseason Under Armour All-American Camp ... played summer baseball with Mid-Atlantic Rookies.

Personal: Maxwell Alec Kra ... born Dec. 21, 1993 in Washington, D.C. ... son of Howard and Chris Kra ... has two sisters, Natalie and Claudia ... majoring in economics.

#23 Rob Krentzman Sr. | 3B/1B | 6-4 | 215 | R/R Lexington, Mass./Buckingham Browne & Nichols Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB 2012 .284 27-21 74 2013 .214 44-44 154 2014 .257 46-41 140 TOTAL .245 117-106 368

R 11 20 15 46

H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO 21 1 0 0 11 22 .297 6 0 12 33 11 0 2 22 50 .325 10 4 45 36 4 0 1 22 43 .307 9 2 35 90 16 0 3 55 115 .313 25 6 92

OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO .325 3 1 0-1 172 .276 2 3 2-2 394 .311 0 1 1-2 365 .300 5 5 3-5 931

A E FLD% 5 3 .983 25 9 .979 19 5 .987 49 17 .983

2014: Starter at first base for a third straight year ... started 38 games at first, two at third and one in left field ... hit .257 with one home run, 22 RBIs and 15 runs scored ... fifth on team with 11 multi-hit games ... second on squad with seven multi-RBI outings ... ended season by reaching base in final four games in a row ... season-high was seven consecutive games reaching base ... typically hit fifth or sixth in the lineup ... saw action in 46 of team's 53 games ... did not commit an error after April 13 (15 games) ... hit .281 vs. right-handed pitchers ... team-high 16 two-out RBIs ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Second straight year as primary starter at first base ... named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team after going 3-for-6 with two doubles, three RBIs and one run scored in semifinal series at Holy Cross ... tied for fifth on team with seven multi-hit games ... put together a season-best six-game hitting streak in late March/early April ... that was part of a stretch where he reached base safely in 10 straight games ... ranked second on team with 22 RBIs ... tied for team lead with two home runs ... appeared in and started 44 games ... fourth on team in games started.

2012: Freshman position player who earned the most playing time ... appeared in 27 games with 21 starts, mostly at first base ... also saw some time in left field ... hit .284, including team-best .353 against Patriot League opponents ... ninth on team with five multi-hit games ... posted a six-game hitting streak in mid-April ... was was 10-for23 during that streak ... 8-for-26 (.308) vs. left handers ... hitting .352 as late as April 18 ... reached base safely in 10 straight games at one point ... 1-for-3 as a pinch hitter.

High School: Graduated from Buckingham Browne & Nichols (BB&N) in 2011 ... earned four letters in baseball and three in basketball ... team captain in both sports as a senior ... three-time First Team Independent School All-League in baseball ... hit over .400 all four years ... led team to Independent School League titles in 2009 and 2010, including first unbeaten season in school history (23-0) in 2010 ... team was ranked No. 23 nationally ... named first-team all-state by Collegiate Baseball Magazine ... recipient of BB&N’s Coach’s Cup as a senior ... recipient of BB&N’s Class of `33 Award, presented to the best athlete in the graduating class.

Personal: Robert Bennett Krentzman ... born Sept. 18, 1992 in Boston, Mass. ... son of Mark Krentzman and Beth Masterman ... father played baseball at Northeastern University ... has two older sisters, Amanda and Hilary, and a younger brother, Jack ...

Amanda graduated from Wesleyan in 2008 and Hilary graduated from Columbia in 2011 ... majoring in history.

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#25 Jon Mayer Jr. | C | 6-2 | 210 | R/R Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 2013 .231 12-12 39 6 9 2 0 0 4 2014 .246 37-34 118 19 29 8 1 2 25 TOTAL .242 49-46 157 25 38 10 1 2 29

TB 11 45 56

SLG% BB HBP SO .282 1 2 12 .381 11 8 30 .357 12 10 42

OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO .286 0 1 1-1 60 .340 4 0 0-0 135 .328 4 1 1-1 195

A 10 15 25

E 1 1 2

FLD% .986 .993 .991

2014: First Team All-Patriot League catcher ... hit .246 with two home runs and 25 RBIs ... became first Bison to hit multiple home runs in a game since 2012 with two homers against Holy Cross on final weekend of regular season ... named to Charlottesville Regional All-Tournament Team after NCAA appearance ... 3-for-9 with one run scored and two RBIs in helping Bison to 1-2 record at Regional ... split time between DH and catcher during season ... started 23 times at catcher and 10 times at DH ... hit .284 when playing at catcher ... started 34 games overall and appeared in 37 ... typically hit in cleanup spot in lineup ... team-high eight multi-RBI games ... seven multi-hit outings ... ended season on two-game hitting streak ... reached base in eight consecutive games at one point ... listed as 10th-best prospect in the Futures Collegiate Summer League by Baseball America.

2013: Started and appeared in 12 games ... 10 starts at catcher and two at DH ... suffered season-ending injury and did not appear in a contest after March 30 ... hit .231 with two doubles, four RBIs and six runs scored ... posted at least one hit in eight of 12 games played.

High School: Graduated from Northern York High School in 2012 ... helped team to 2011 PIAA 3A state title ... two-time Patriot News First Team All-Star ... two-time member of Big 11 Team ... two-time All-Carlisle Sentinel First Team selection ... 2012 Colonial Division MVP ... 2012 team MVP. Personal: Jonathan Wolfgang Mayer ... born Oct. 28, 1993 in Dillsburg, Pa. ... son of Richard and Cynthia Mayer ... has one sibling, Alex ... majoring in economics.

#5 Alex O'Neill Sr. | INF | 5-9 | 180 | R/R Bronxville, N.Y./Fordham Prep Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB R Fordham 2012 .000 0-0 0 0 Westchester Community College 2013 .331 44-44 139 26 Bucknell 2014 .197 27-21 66 8 TOTAL .288 71-65 205 34

H 0

2B 3B HR RBI

TB

SLG% BB HBP SO

OB% SF SH SB-ATT

PO

A

E

FLD%

0

0

0

0

0

.000

0

0

0

.000

0

0

0-0

0

0

0

.000

46 12

0

0

20

58

.417

10

7

14

.396

3

2

3-5

47

98

8

.948

13 3 59 15

1 1

0 0

9 29

18 76

.273 .371

8 18

0 7

14 28

.284 .361

0 3

0 2

0-1 3-6

38 85

55 4 153 12

.959 .952

2014: Appeared in 27 games with 21 starts ... saw increased playing time late in year ... 24 of 66 at bats came after May 1 ... six of nine RBIs on season came during Patriot League Tournament ... was 4-for-14 at plate during Patriot League Tournament ... played both shortstop and second base ... exclusively a second baseman after March 29 ... 12 starts at second base.

Before Bucknell: Member of baseball teams at Fordham University (2012) and Westchester Community College (2013) ... did not appear in a game at Fordham ... hit .331 with 20 RBIs, 26 runs scored and 12 doubles in 44 games at Westchester ... named Junior College Region 15 Defensive MVP. High School: Graduated from Fordham Preparatory School in 2011 ... member of baseball, basketball and indoor track & field teams ... baseball team captain ... All-CHSAA Team ... two-time MVP of Babe Ruth league ... helped teams to CHSAA/NYC title and Babe Ruth New York State Championship ... member of National Honor Society ... earned Presidents Education Award and St. Francis Xavier Award ... Public Advocate for NYC Certificate of Excellence.

Personal: Alexander Mackenzie O’Neill ... born Sept. 13, 1992 in New York City ... son of Terry and Denise O’Neill ... has one brother, Chris, who played football and baseball at Ithaca College ... majoring in political science.

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#13 Joe Ogren Jr. | 2B/OF | 5-11 | 200 | R/R Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO 2013 .263 42-41 137 21 36 11 0 2 19 53 .387 15 8 24 2014 .309 51-51 181 32 56 9 3 0 28 71 .392 16 13 27 TOTAL .289 93-92 318 53 92 20 3 2 47 124 .390 31 21 51

OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E .362 3 3 1-4 91 3 0 .401 2 3 6-8 74 133 5 .384 5 6 7-12 165 136 5

FLD% 1.000 .976 .984

2014: First Team All-Patriot League second baseman ... named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... named MVP of Patriot League Tournament ... 6-for-14 with six runs scored, six RBIs and a .600 on-base percentage during Patriot League Tournament ... hit .309 with 28 RBIs and 32 runs scored during season ... one of two Bison to start more than 50 games (51) ... saw majority of playing time at second base, but also saw some outfield action ... hit in the third spot in the lineup in all 51 starts ... team-best eight-game hitting streak entering NCAA Regional play ... second on team with 15 multi-hit games ... tied for fourth on squad with five multi-RBI outings ... hit .304 vs. left-handed pitchers and .311 vs. right-handers ... hit .392 with two outs ... ranked in top 10 in Patriot League in RBIs (28 - 3rd), plate appearances (215 - 3rd), hits (56 - 4th), triples (3 - 4th), batting average (.309 - 5th), hit by pitch (13 - 5th), on-base percentage (.401 - 6th), at bats (181 - 6th), runs scored (32 - 6th) and total bases (71 - 8th) ... member of Academic All-Patriot League Team ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Starting right fielder ... appeared in 42 games with 41 starts ... fifth on team with .263 batting average ... two home runs, 19 RBIs, 21 runs scored and 11 doubles ... did not go two consecutive games without a hit over final 14 contests ... fourth on team with nine multi-hit games ... hit .303 vs. left-handed pitchers ... hit .333 during regular-season Patriot League play ... first four-hit game of career came on final day of regular season vs. Lafayette ... tied for second on team with six multi-RBI outings ... reached safely in 12 consecutive games at one point ... second on team with 15 walks ... led team in sacrifice flies (3) ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Played baseball for four years and soccer for three at Jackson Memorial High School ... baseball team captain and MVP as a senior ... first-team all-state selection ... two-time All-Shore selection ... two-time First Team All-Ocean ... All-Group 4, All-Division A South and All-Conference selection two times apiece ... three-time Carpenter Cup honoree ... soccer Rookie of the Year as a freshman ... two-time winner of school’s Sportsmanship Award as a member of soccer team.

Personal: Joseph John Ogren ... born Dec. 3, 1993 in Hazlet, N.J. ... son of Eric and Theresa Ogren ... has a brother, Chris, and a sister, Taylor ... majoring in chemical engineering.

#3 Tommy Pennington Jr. | INF/OF | 6-1 | 200 | R/R Mequon, Wis./University School of Milwaukee Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB 2013 .077 12-3 13 2014 .154 15-6 26 TOTAL .128 27-9 39

R 0 4 4

H 1 4 5

2B 3B HR RBI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

TB 1 5 6

SLG% BB HBP SO .077 1 1 6 .192 1 0 11 .154 2 1 17

OB% SF SH SB-ATT .200 0 0 1-2 .185 0 0 0-0 .190 0 0 1-2

PO 4 11 15

A 0 0 0

E 0 0 0

FLD% 1.000 1.000 1.000

2014: Reserve player who appeared in 15 games with six starts ... three starts in left field, one in right field and two at designated hitter ... used as a pinch hitter five times and a pinch runner twice, including once in the Patriot League Semifinal Series vs. Navy ... 3-for-6 in April 13 doubleheader at Army ... totaled four hits and four runs scored on the season ... did not commit an error in 11 chances.

2013: Saw action in 12 games with three starts ... started twice in the outfield and once at DH ... also used as a pinch hitter and pinch runner ... saw action in games against Patriot League opponents Navy, Lehigh and Lafayette ... first career hit came vs. Yale.

High School: Three-sport star at University School of Milwaukee ... played baseball and football for four years ... member of basketball team for two years ... helped baseball team to three conference titles and one state championship (2010) ... first-team all-state baseball player as a senior ... fourtime all-conference selection ... served as team captain five times (twice in baseball and football and once in basketball) ... two-time all-conference selection in football ... helped football team to conference crown as a senior.

Personal: Thomas John Pennington ... born May 1, 1994 in Milwaukee, Wis. ... son of Bill and Janice Pennington ... has two siblings, Joey and Amanda ... majoring in cell biology/biochemistry.

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#18 Mark Powell So. | INF | 5-11 | 190 | L/R Middletown, R.I./Middletown Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB 2014 .111 13-10 27 TOTAL .111 13-10 27

R 1 1

H 3 3

2B 3B HR RBI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TB 3 3

SLG% BB HBP SO .111 3 0 5 .111 3 0 5

OB% SF SH SB-ATT .200 0 1 0-0 .200 0 1 0-0

PO 9 9

A 27 27

E 2 2

FLD% .947 .947

PO 25 25

A 0 0

E 1 1

FLD% .962 .962

2014: Appeared in 13 games, starting 10 ... saw most playing time at shortstop ... saw most action early in season, making nine appearances prior to the end of March ... first career twohit game vs. Northwestern on spring break trip to Florida ... also had a hit against Central Michigan ... totaled three hits and three walks on the season.

High School: Graduated from Middletown High School in 2013 ... three-year baseball and basketball letterwinner ... also earned two letters in soccer ... baseball team captain ... all-county and all-division in baseball ... invited to play in state’s baseball all-star game ... named Academic All-State ... basketball team captain and all-division selection.

Personal: Mark Robert Powell ... born May 9, 1995 in Newport, R.I. ... son of Mark and Teresa Powell ... has a brother, Tim, and a sister, Victoria ... cousin, Pat Campolieta, was an All-Patriot League men’s basketball player at Colgate ... major is undeclared.

#4 Danny Rafferty So. | OF/P | 5-11 | 195 | L/L Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB 2014 .259 38-24 85 TOTAL .259 38-24 85

R 7 7

H 2B 3B HR RBI 22 3 2 0 9 22 3 2 0 9

TB 29 29

SLG% BB HBP SO .341 6 2 11 .341 6 2 11

OB% SF SH SB-ATT .319 1 0 1-1 .319 1 0 1-1

2014: Split time between left field and designated hitter ... 63 of 85 at bats came after April 1 ... hit .259 with five extra-base hits, nine RBIs and seven runs scored ... appeared in 38 games with 24 starts ... used as a pinch hitter nine times ... 8-for-20 over his last six starts prior to NCAA Regionals ... named Bison Athlete of the Week May 19 after posting team-high figures of four hits and four RBIs in Bucknell's Patriot League Championship Series sweep of Lehigh ... four multi-hit games, all after April 27 ... saw season average jump from .207 to .259 over final nine games played thanks to 10-for-25 performance over that span.

High School: Graduated from Loyola Academy in 2013 ... four-time baseball letterwinner ... two-time football letterwinner ... baseball team captain and MVP as a senior ... two-time Chicago Catholic League All-Conference selection ... helped team to 2011 regional title ... selected to the Chicago Catholic/Public League All-Star Game at U.S. Cellular Field ... member of the Chi-Town Cream ... helped squad to 2012 state championship game and to the 2013 state semifinals ... named Chicago Catholic League All-Conference for football ... earned the Bill and Nicki O’Donnell Commitment and Leadership Award for football.

Personal: Daniel Joseph Rafferty ... born Oct. 19, 1994 in Chicago, Ill. ... son of Scott and Mary Rafferty ... father played baseball at Ball State and was a First Team Academic All-American ... has three brothers, Tom, John and Charlie ... Tom played baseball at Middlebury College (2010-13) ... major is undeclared.

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#17 Tucker Rekucki Sr. | P | 6-2 | 195 | R/R Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 2012 6.00 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2013 9.00 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2014 3.52 0-1 16 0 0 0 0 6 TOTAL 5.01 0-2 23 0 0 0 0 6

IP 3.0 5.0 15.1 23.1

H 1 7 11 19

R 2 5 6 13

ER 2 5 6 13

BB 3 4 6 13

SO 2B 3B 3 0 0 5 1 0 18 0 1 26 1 1

HR 0 0 0 0

BF B/Avg 14 .100 29 .318 69 .200 112 .218

WP HBP 0 1 5 3 1 6 6 10

HR 0 0

BF 20 20

WP HBP 1 0 1 0

Tied for seventh on Bucknell's career saves list (6).

2014: Team's closer ... totaled six saves to rank tied for fourth on Bucknell's singleseason list ... second in Patriot League in saves ... finished season 0-1 with a 3.52 ERA in 16 appearances ... had 18 strikeouts in 15.1 innings ... held opponent without a run in 13 of 16 appearances ... did not allow a run in final five appearances (3.0 IP) ... did not pitch more than 1.0 inning in any of final 15 outings ... ERA dipped as low at 2.45 mid-season ... .200 batting average against was second-lowest figure on team ... did not allow a run at home (4.2 IP) ... member of Academic All-Patriot League Team ... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Appeared in five games in relief ... pitched against Virginia, Northwestern, Penn State, Army and Lafayette ... struck out season-high five in 2.1 innings at Penn State ... did not allow a run in three of five outings ... opponents were 0-for-7 with two outs ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Appeared in two games in relief ... pitched 3.0 innings and allowed just one hit ... 0-1 record ... three strikeouts ... appearances came March 11 vs. Georgetown and April 24 vs. St. Bonaventure ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Graduated from Ridgewood High School in 2011 ... earned two varsity letters in baseball and one in football ...

All-Big North Team selection ... member of All-Suburban Team ... led team to semifinals of New Jersey public school state playoffs ... played for New Jersey Black Sox in the NJABL summer league ... coached baseball for Ultimate Sports America and East Coast Americans ... worked for Torre Baseball Training, LLC. Personal: Robert Tucker Rekucki ... born April 17, 1993 in New York, N.Y. ... son of Bart and Kathy Rekucki ... has three siblings: Bart, Jack and Kelly ... majoring in accounting and financial management.

#31 Jack Schoenberger so. | P | 6-1 | 180 | L/r San Francisco, Calif./Saint Ignatius Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 2014 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0

IP 4.2 4.2

H 4 4

R 0 0

ER 0 0

BB 3 3

SO 2B 3B 5 1 0 5 1 0

B/Avg .235 .235

2014: Made two appearances in relief as a freshman ... pitched 1.2 innings and struck out four in a mid-March game vs. Yale ... pitched 3.0 innings of three-hit relief against Towson in mid-April ... did not allow a run in either appearance ... only Bison pitcher to finish season with 0.00 ERA ... pitched 4.2 innings and had a batting average against of .235 ... did not commit an error in one chance defensively.

High School: Graduated from Saint Ignatius College Prep in 2013 ... member of baseball team.

Personal: Jackson Scott Schoenberger ... born May 13, 1995 in San Francisco, Calif. ... son of Rich and Monica Schoenberger ... has two sisters, Maddy and Alex ... major is undeclared.

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#2 Brett Smith So. | OF | 5-10 | 175 | R/R Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 2014 .288 52-52 184 46 53 1 2 0 15 TOTAL .288 52-52 184 46 53 1 2 0 15

TB 58 58

SLG% BB HBP SO .315 28 7 47 .315 28 7 47

OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO .400 1 2 9-14 127 .400 1 2 9-14 127

A 3 3

E 4 4

FLD% .970 .970

2014: Second Team All-Patriot League outfielder ... Patriot League Rookie of the Year ... hit .288 with 15 RBIs, 46 runs scored and 53 hits ... stole a team-high nine bases ... Patriot League Player of the Week April 1 after going 8-for-12 with two runs scored in series sweep of Navy to open league play ... started team-high 52 games ... team's starting center fielder ... missed only one game (at Mount St. Mary's) ... hitting as high as .343 in mid-April ... team-high 17 multi-hit games ... four straight multi-hit outings in March ... season-best six-game hitting streak in early April ... team's leadoff hitter, occupying that spot 51 times ... also hit eighth in lineup once ... scored multiple runs in a game 13 times ... ended season reaching base in 11 consecutive games, one shy of equaling season high ... ranked in top 10 in Patriot League in runs scored (46 - 1st), walks (28 - 1st), plate appearances (222 - 2nd), at bats (194 - 3rd), hits (53 - 7th), on-base percentage (.400 - 7th) and steal attempts (14 - 8th) ... hit .389 when leading off an inning.

High School: Graduated from Delone Catholic High School in 2013 ... four-year baseball and basketball letterwinner ... earned three letters in football ... baseball and basketball team captain as a senior ... two-year football team captain ... Second Team All-State in baseball in 2011 ... two-time Second Team All-State in basketball (2012, 2013) ... helped baseball team to 2013 PA District 3 AA title ... helped football squad to 2012 PA District 3 A title ... helped basketball team to 2012 and 2013 PA District 3 AA titles.

Personal: Brett J. Smith ... born Oct. 3, 1994 in Hanover, Pa. ... son of James and Patricia Smith ... has two sisters, Lindsey and Jessica ... Lindsey played volleyball at Kutztown University ... Jessica played volleyball at York College ... majoring in mechanical engineering.

#30 Spencer Stokes Jr. | INF/OF | 6-2 | 190 | R/R Mequon, Wis./University School of Milwaukee Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB 2013 .250 3-1 4 2014 .207 13-10 29 TOTAL .212 16-11 33

R 1 3 4

H 1 6 7

2B 3B HR RBI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

TB 1 6 7

SLG% BB HBP SO .250 1 0 0 .207 1 5 6 .212 2 5 6

OB% SF SH SB-ATT .400 0 0 0-0 .343 0 0 0-0 .350 0 0 0-0

PO 1 4 5

A 0 0 0

E 0 0 0

FLD% 1.000 1.000 1.000

2014: Appeared in 13 games, starting 10 ... split time between designated hitter and outfield ... also played first base at NCAA Regional vs. Arkansas and was used as a pinch hitter and pinch runner ... was season-best 3-for-4 on spring break trip vs. Central Michigan ... followed that with a 2-for-2 performance the next day against LIU Brooklyn ... finished season with six hits, three runs scored and one RBI ... hit by a pitch five times ... .343 on-base percentage ... 3-for-7 when leading off an inning ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Saw action in three games ... played against LIU Brooklyn (DH) and Northwestern (2B) during spring break trip to Florida and in first game of doubleheader at St. Bonaventure (DH) ... earned first career start opposite the Bonnies ... finished the year 1-for-4 with one run scored and one walk ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Member of baseball, soccer and squash teams at The Shipley School ... baseball team captain, MVP and Most Improved Player ... also soccer’s Most Improved Player ... two-time All-Main Line selection in baseball ... three-time all-league choice ... Carpenter Cup selection.

Personal: Spencer Talbot Stokes ... born Sept. 26, 1993 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. ... son of Peter and Patti Stokes ... father played lacrosse at Connecticut College ... has two siblings, Jessica and Trevor ... cousin, Jimmy Stokes, was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 2012 after a college career at Elon ... majoring in accounting and financial management.

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#11 Greg Wasikowski Sr. | INF | 5-11 | 180 | R/R Mechanicsburg, Pa./East Pennsboro Career Batting Statistics Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 2012 .143 9-1 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 2013 .163 15-12 43 1 7 1 0 0 3 2014 .179 41-38 106 17 19 3 1 0 6 TOTAL .173 65-51 156 19 27 4 1 0 11

TB 1 8 24 33

SLG% BB HBP SO .143 1 0 0 .186 2 0 12 .226 16 0 29 .212 19 0 41

OB% SF SH SB-ATT .250 0 0 0-0 .196 1 1 0-0 .287 0 4 0-0 .261 1 5 0-0

PO A 5 8 19 27 67 109 91 144

E FLD% 2 .867 0 1.000 16 .917 18 .929

2014: Moved into starting shortstop role ... started final 28 games in a row at shortstop ... appeared in 41 games with 36 starts at shortstop overall ... also made two starts at second base ... just three errors over final 20 games at shortstop ... five multi-hit games ... recorded career highs in all offensive categories ... drew seven walks over final 11 games ... sixth on team with 17 runs scored ... hit a solid .236 in Patriot League play ... hit .357 when leading off an inning ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2013: Reserve middle infielder behind two senior starters ... appeared in 15 games with 12 starts ... nine starts at second base, two at shortstop and one at DH ... season-best five-game hitting streak from Feb. 23-March 3 ... did not commit an error in 46 chances.

2012: Appeared in nine games ... made one start (vs. St. Bonaventure) ... turned an unassisted triple play in the fourth inning of game against the Bonnies ... triple play helped preserve Bucknell’s second shutout of the season ... also drove in a pair of runs on ground outs against St. Bonaventure ... finished season 1-for-7 at the plate ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Graduated from East Pennsboro High School in 2011 ... four-year baseball letterwinner ... also played basketball ... baseball team captain and MVP as a senior ... first-team all-conference selection in baseball ... First Team All-District 3 baseball player ... winner of Jerry Brooks Award ... member of Sentinel Future Leaders of Tomorrow National Honor Society ... earned Superintendent’s BOD Award for athletics and academic achievement ... played on AAU championship travel team.

Personal: Gregory Adrian Wasikowski ... born Oct. 9, 1992 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... son of Bob and Jodie Wasikowski ... has one brother, Jeffrey, and one sister, Nikki ... Jeffrey graduated from Bucknell in 2003 and was a member of the Bison track and field team ... majoring in accounting and financial management.

#19 Austin Zimmerman Jr. | P | 6-2 | 195 | R/R Winnetka, Ill./New Trier Career Pitching Statistics Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV 2013 6.60 0-0 12 1 0 0 0 1 2014 TOTAL 6.60 0-0 12 1 0 0 0 1

IP 15.0

H R ER BB SO 2B 3B 21 15 11 8 8 4 3 Missed season due to injury 15.0 21 15 11 8 8 4 3

HR 1

BF 76

B/Avg .323

1

76

.323

WP HBP 3 2 3

2

2014: Missed season due to injury.

2013: Appeared in 12 games ... 11 relief appearances and one start (vs. Towson) ... season-high 3.0 innings came in that start ... posted first career save vs. Binghamton ... logged 15.0 innings and struck out eight ... 3.00 ERA in four home appearances ... 2.00 ERA over first eight appearances (9.0 IP).

High School: Attended New Trier High School, the same school as recent Bucknell baseball players Trey Frahler and Jack Boehm ... team captain as a senior ... North Shore All-Area Team ... MVP of Wilmette Wares summer team in 2011 and 2012.

Personal: Austin Allen Zimmerman ... born April 2, 1994 in St. Louis, Mo. ... son of Rod and Adrienne Zimmerman ... father played basketball at Western Illinois University ... has one brother, Drake ... has two sisters, Bridget and Paige ... majoring in economics.

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Nine Newcomers in 2015

#16 Nolan Brennan Fr. | P | 6-0 | 190 | L/R Medford, Mass./Belmont Hill High School: Graduated from Belmont Hill High School in 2014 … earned four letters in football and baseball and one in hockey … team captain of football and baseball teams … named all-league and all-New England in football and baseball … earned MVP award of football and baseball teams … as a junior, led ISL in RBIs (22) and home runs (7) … had school W-L record (20-1) … led baseball team to three ISL championships (2012, 2013, 2014) … team had 19-1 record in 2014 … football team appeared in two New England Championship games … won Diamond League Championship with Boston Junior Rams (summer 2011).

Personal: Nolan Patrick Brennan … born July 9, 1995 in Winchester, Massachusetts … son of Stephen and Mary Brennan … has three younger siblings, William, Catherine, and Cole … father was captain of Clarkson University hockey team and was drafted by Toronto Maple Leafs … major is undeclared.

#28 Aaron Fritz Fr. | C | 6-0 | 200 | R/R Pottsville, Pa./Minersville High School: Graduated from Minersville Area High School … four-year letterwinner in baseball … two-year letterwinner in basketball … football letterwinner ... earned Fitzpatrick Award for most varsity letters in graduating class ... named first-team All-Anthracite Baseball Coaches Association 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 … named first-team All-Area 2012, 2013, 2014 … named first-team All-State Class AA 2012, 2013, 2014 … named All-State Honorable Mention 2011 … top-ranked catcher in Pennsylvania Class of 2014 by Prep Baseball Report and Nine Baseball … baseball and basketball team captain … helped his baseball team to league and/or district playoffs each year … only fifth player in school history to record over 100 career hits (103) ... finished career with a .463 BA and .680 OBA. Personal: Aaron C. Fritz … born June 29, 1996 in Reading, Pennsylvania … son of Charles and Veronica Fritz … has one older brother, Zach, who played baseball at Lafayette College … major is undeclared.

#6 Luke Johnson Fr. | INF | 6-0 | 175 | R/R Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest High School: Graduated from Lake Forest High School in 2014 … earned two letters in baseball … was two-year team captain … all-conference … Coaches Award … Sportsmanship Award … Top Tier Award … team had the third-most wins in school history in 2014.

Personal: Luke David Johnson … born July 2, 1996 in Waukesha, Wisconsin … son of Paul and Hallie Johnson … has one older brother, Perry … father was a member of the baseball, football, and ski teams at Worcester Polytechnic Institute … brother played golf at University of Redlands for two years … major is undeclared.

#12 Mike Korchak Fr. | P/1B | 6-3 | 190 | L/L Binghamton, N.Y./Seton Catholic Central High School: Graduated from Seton Catholic High School in 2014 … earned four letters in baseball and two in basketball … STAC All-Conference Team for baseball (2012, 2013, 2014) … Class C All-State First Team for baseball (2012, 2013) … Class C New York State Player of the Year for baseball (2013, 2014) … STAC All-Conference team for basketball … team was section champions and regional champions (2013, 2014) … won New York State Class C title in 2013.

Personal: Michael Ivanco Korchak … born October 4, 1995 in New York, New York … son of Mike and Nadine Korchak … has an older sister, Maria, and a younger sister, Anna … father pitched at College of the Holy Cross … major is undeclared.

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#10 Keifer Rawlings Fr. | UTIL | 5-11 | 185 | R/R Bel Air, Md./St. Paul's School High School: Graduated from St. Paul’s School in 2014 … earned four letters in baseball and three in football … captain of football and baseball teams … two-time MIAA all-conference in football … named All-Metro and All-State for football as a senior… was two-time all-conference in baseball … All-State in baseball as a senior … baseball team was ranked fourth in state (2014) … football team had a 20-1 record and was conference champions in both 2012 and 2013.

Personal: Keith Allan Rawlings Jr. … born Aug 3, 1995 in Baltimore, Maryland … son of Keith and Kathy Rawlings … has one younger brother, Kurt … father played football at Towson University and Salisbury University … mother played field hockey at Towson University … management major.

#1 Alex Salem So. | OF | 5-9 | 165 | L/L Damascus, Md./Damascus Joined Bison in fall 2014 after not playing baseball as a freshman in 2013-14.

High School: Graduated from Damascus High School in 2013 … earned three letters in baseball … two- time MVP … was team captain in 2013 … All-County Selection (2013) … All-Region Selection (2011, 2012, 2013) …

Montgomery County Senior All-Star Game Gazette Honorable Mention (2012, 2013) … Damascus High School Scholar Athlete (2013) … state runner-up with Damascus American Legion Post 171 (2013).

Personal: Alexander Morris Salem … born Aug 4, 1994 in Gaithersburg, Maryland … son of Steve and Gregg Salem … has a twin brother, Jake … father, Steve, played baseball for four years at American University and was team captain in 1984 … major is undeclared.

#27 Chuckie Scales Fr. | OF | 5-9 | 175 | L/R West Mifflin, Pa./Shady Side Academy High School: Graduated from Shady Side Academy in 2014 … earned four letters in baseball and one in football … was captain of baseball team as a senior… recipient of MVP award for baseball in 2014 … named 2014 WPIAL All-Star … was a three-time all-section … team was section champions (2011, 2012) … WPIAL AA Playoff Qualifiers (2011, 2014) … WPIAL AA Playoff third-place finishers (2013, 2014) … PA AA State Playoff Quarterfinalists (2013).

Personal: Charles A Scales III … born Feb 10, 1996 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania … son of Chuck and Janice Scales … has two older sisters, Jazmine and Taylor … grandfather (Charles Scales, Sr.) on football team at Indiana University and played for Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons … father was member of football and baseball teams at University of Pittsburgh, played for Denver Broncos, and was drafted by Kansas City Royals … sister (Taylor, class of 2017) on Slippery Rock University track team … majoring in chemical engineering.

#29 Mike Stephens Fr. | P | 6-2 | 185 | R/R Frisco, Texas/Frisco High School: Graduated from Frisco High School in 2014 … earned three letters in baseball … made all-district team as a senior … three-time academic all-district recipient … team won bi-district championship and area championship … played with the Dallas Mets over the summer for all of high school career.

Personal: Michael Joseph Stephens … born July 31, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois … son of Paul and Jane Stephens … has one younger sister, Lizzie … father pitched for Milkin University … sister is committed to play volleyball at Ohio University (class of 2019) … major is undeclared.

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3rd-Year Coach Scott Heather Spent 8 years as assistant

#14 Connor Van Hoose Fr. | P/INF | 6-1 | 175 | R/R Alexandria, Va./Gonzaga College High School High School: Graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 2014 … earned three letters in baseball and four in hockey … team captain as a senior … First Team All WCAC pitcher (2014) … DC All-Star (2014) … lead team in wins, ERA, and home runs senior year … played with Virginia Shamrocks.

Personal: Samuel Connor Van Hoose … born Feb 1, 1996 in Alexandria, Virginia … son of Todd and Mary Van Hoose … has an older sister, Kendall … father played baseball at University of Kentucky … major is undeclared.

2014 Awards/Honors First Team All-Patriot League Corey Furman Anthony Gingerelli Jon Mayer Joe Ogren Dan Weigel

Bison Athlete of the Week Andrew Andreychik (March 24, April 1) Danny Rafferty (May 19) Dan Weigel (April 28) Patriot League All-Tournament Team Xavier Hammond Bryson Hough Justin Meier Joe Ogren (MVP)

Second Team All-Patriot League Brett Smith Patriot League Rookie of the Year Brett Smith Academic All-Patriot League Tom Hrabchak Joe Ogren Tucker Rekucki Dan Weigel Patriot League Player of the Week Corey Furman (March 4, March 10) Anthony Gingerelli (April 7) Brett Smith (April 1)

Charlottesville Regional All-Tournament Team Jon Mayer NCBWA District I Player of the Year Corey Furman Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20 GPA) Brett Ashley, Tommy Gambon, Anthony Gingerelli, Xavier Hammond, Tom Hrabchak, Dan Keller, Max Kra, Rob Krentzman, Luke Lombardi, Austin Marcus, Justin Meier, Will Mooney, Joe Ogren, Tucker Rekucki, Spencer Stokes, Greg Wasikowski, Dan Weigel

Patriot League Pitcher of the Week Andrew Andreychik (March 24, April 1) Xavier Hammond (April 14)

2014 Summer Baseball Player Jake Archey Mike Castellani Tommy Gambon Xavier Hammond Bryson Hough Max Kra Jon Mayer Joe Ogren Mark Powell Danny Rafferty Tucker Rekucki Jack Schoenberger Brett Smith Greg Wasikowski

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Notes Played in 15 games 0-0, 5.40 ERA, 3.1 IP 6 appearances, 7.0 IP, 4 K All-Star selection, 5-0, 2.91 ERA, 37.0 IP, 41 K 5-0, 1.02 ERA, 53.0 IP, 33 H, 41 K 3 appearances, 10.0 IP, 5 K All-Star selection, .310, 13 2B, 3 HR, 28 RBI All-Star selection, .268, 1 HR .304, 18 RBI, 18 R, 7 2B .361, 4 HR, 35 RBI, 19 R 15 appearances, 5 saves, 16.0 IP, 16 K 1-2, 14.0 IP, 9K .308, 11 RBI, 29 R, 9 SB 33 games, 15 R, 6 RBI

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Batting Statistics Player AVG 12 Furman, Corey .388 13 Ogren, Joe .309 7 Gingerelli, Anthony .309 2 Smith, Brett .288 4 Rafferty, Danny .259 23 Krentzman, Rob .257 25 Mayer, Jon .246 26 Clark, Sam .222 5 O'Neill, Alex .197 11 Wasikowski, Greg .179 16 Meier, Justin .147 9 Austin, Carter .086 -------------30 Stokes, Spencer .207 10 Mooney, Will .167 3 Pennington, Tommy .154 18 Powell, Mark .111 27 Lombardi, Luke .000 1 Otis, Ryan .000 40 Ashley, Brett .000 15 Archey, Jake .000 Totals .243 Opponents .256

GP-GS 33-32 51-51 52-47 52-52 38-24 46-41 37-34 49-47 27-21 41-38 33-32 24-17 13-10 4-2 15-6 13-10 6-4 14-5 10-4 2-0 53-53 53-53

AB 116 181 152 184 85 140 118 158 66 106 102 58

R 18 32 29 46 7 15 19 4 8 17 9 3

H 45 56 47 53 22 36 29 35 13 19 15 5

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

3B 5 3 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0

HR RBI 2 24 0 28 5 27 0 15 0 9 1 22 2 25 0 16 0 9 0 6 0 10 0 2

TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 65 .560 7 2 13 0 .422 3 5 2-2 13 0 0 1.000 71 .392 16 13 27 4 .401 2 3 6-8 74 133 5 .976 77 .507 18 15 32 2 .426 3 2 3-6 93 3 4 .960 58 .315 28 7 47 0 .400 1 2 9-14 127 3 4 .970 29 .341 6 2 11 1 .319 1 0 1-1 25 0 1 .962 43 .307 9 2 35 0 .311 0 1 1-2 365 19 5 .987 45 .381 11 8 30 1 .340 4 0 0-0 135 15 1 .993 41 .259 12 4 31 2 .291 1 2 1-1 25 108 16 .893 18 .273 8 0 14 0 .284 0 0 0-1 38 55 4 .959 24 .226 16 0 29 0 .287 0 4 0-0 67 109 16 .917 20 .196 4 1 28 2 .187 0 3 0-0 133 26 2 .988 6 .103 5 0 25 0 .156 1 0 0-0 111 2 1 .991

29 3 6 0 6 0 1 0 26 4 4 1 27 1 3 0 18 0 0 0 16 5 0 0 12 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1602 222 389 55 1627 219 417 75

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 14

0 1 6 .207 1 5 0 0 1 .167 1 0 0 0 5 .192 1 0 0 0 3 .111 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 1 0 .000 0 3 0 0 0 .000 1 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 10 195 512 .320 147 65 9 190 547 .336 125 56

6 2 2 0 11 1 5 1 4 0 3 0 10 0 1 0 364 16 267 24

.343 0 .286 0 .185 0 .200 0 .053 0 .158 0 .200 0 .000 0 .328 16 .326 24

0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 27 42

0-0 4 0 0 0-0 1 1 1 0-0 11 0 0 0-0 9 27 2 0-0 46 2 0 1-1 6 0 2 0-0 5 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 24-36 1296 595 69 53-75 1272 485 56

1.000 .667 1.000 .947 1.000 .750 1.000 .000 .965 .969

Pitching Statistics 31 20 36 38 21 17 24 8 22 35 14 29

Pitcher ERA W-L APP GS Schoenberger, Jack 0.00 0-0 2 0 Castellani, Mike 1.44 3-0 18 0 Hrabchak, Tom 1.54 1-0 18 0 Weigel, Dan 2.86 8-5 15 14 Kra, Max 3.00 3-0 13 4 Rekucki, Tucker 3.52 0-1 16 0 Hammond, Xavier 3.67 3-5 18 8 Andreychik, Andrew 4.00 5-5 12 12 Hough, Bryson 4.22 8-4 14 14 Gambon, Tommy 7.71 0-1 4 1 Marcus, Austin 99.00 0-0 1 0 Lucas, Jonathan 99.00 0-0 2 0 Totals 3.44 31-21 53 53 Opponents 3.63 21-31 53 53

CG SHO CBO SV IP H 0 0 0 0 4.2 4 0 0 0 0 31.1 21 0 0 0 0 23.1 16 4 1 0 0 97.2 100 0 0 0 0 33.0 27 0 0 0 6 15.1 11 2 1 0 4 73.2 72 4 3 0 0 63.0 68 3 1 0 0 85.1 89 0 0 0 0 4.2 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 13 6 0 10 432.0 417 8 6 4 10 424.0 389

R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 17 5 5 11 20 4 0 0 104 6 4 8 12 1 0 0 85 36 31 22 52 14 1 2 367 16 11 19 18 9 0 0 119 6 6 6 18 0 1 0 55 46 30 13 45 11 3 2 280 36 28 10 49 12 5 2 255 53 40 21 44 22 3 2 323 6 4 7 4 1 0 1 19 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 219 165 125 267 75 14 9 1627 222 171 147 364 55 19 10 1602

B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA/SHA .235 1 0 0 0/0 .202 0 1 0 0/2 .188 4 5 1 2/1 .272 7 5 0 8/13 .227 7 10 0 2/1 .200 1 6 0 0/1 .257 5 10 1 4/8 .267 8 2 1 1/4 .276 3 14 2 5/12 .368 2 0 0 2/0 .500 0 1 0 0/0 1.000 1 2 0 0/0 .256 39 56 5 24/42 .243 29 65 5 16/27

Fielding Statistics 27 12 3 20 40 30 21 36 17 31 25 9 16 23 13 2 22

Player C Lombardi, Luke 48 Furman, Corey 13 Pennington, Tommy 11 Castellani, Mike 8 Ashley, Brett 6 Stokes, Spencer 4 Kra, Max 4 Hrabchak, Tom 3 Rekucki, Tucker 3 Schoenberger, Jack 1 Mayer, Jon 151 Austin, Carter 114 Meier, Justin 161 Krentzman, Rob 389 Ogren, Joe 212 Smith, Brett 134 Hough, Bryson 28

PO 46 13 11 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 135 111 133 365 74 127 3

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E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 5 4 1

FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB 1.000 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 2 .333 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 3 .400 0 1.000 1 6 1 .857 0 1.000 0 2 1 .667 0 1.000 0 2 0 1.000 0 .993 0 26 6 .813 5 .991 8 0 0 0 .988 0 27 14 .659 6 .987 21 0 0 0 .976 21 0 0 0 .970 0 0 0 0 .964 2 8 3 .727 0

4 7 5 18 38 8 11 24 26 1 10 29 35 15 14

Rafferty, Danny 26 25 Gingerelli, Anthony 100 93 O'Neill, Alex 97 38 Powell, Mark 38 9 Weigel, Dan 18 1 Andreychik, Andrew 16 3 Wasikowski, Greg 192 67 Hammond, Xavier 23 0 Clark, Sam 149 25 Otis, Ryan 8 6 Mooney, Will 3 1 Lucas, Jonathan 0 0 Gambon, Tommy 0 0 Archey, Jake 0 0 Marcus, Austin 0 0 Totals 1960 1296 Opponents 1813 1272

0 3 55 27 16 12 109 21 108 0 1 0 0 0 0 595 485

1 4 4 2 1 1 16 2 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 69 56

.962 .960 .959 .947 .944 .938 .917 .913 .893 .750 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .965 .969

0 1 10 1 0 0 19 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 26

0 0 0 0 10 7 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 53 24

0 0 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 12

.833 .583 .765 .667 .707 .667

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9

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2014 Review - 31-21-1, 15-5 PL

Three head coaches in last 47 seasons Bucknell

Opponent

r-h-e

r-h-e

Inn.

Overall

PL

Pitcher of Record

L

4-9-1

17-10-1

9

0-1

0-0

L

2-8-2

12-12-0

9

0-2

0-0

at No. 7 South Carolina 12-0

L

0-1-3

12-17-0

9

0-3

at Delaware State

L

1-8-0

0-2-2

10

Date

Opponent

Score

Feb. 15

at No. 7 South Carolina 17-4 at No. 7 South Carolina 12-2

Feb. 16 Feb. 22

1-0

Att.

Time

Hough (L, 0-1)

8015

3:20

Weigel (L, 0-1)

7822

3:02

0-0

Andreychik (L, 0-1)

7512

2:09

0-4

0-0

Weigel (L, 0-2)

69

3:10

55

2:58

--

2:55

Feb. 23

vs. Iona

W

9-5

9-10-1

5-8-2

9

1-4

0-0

Andreychik (W, 1-1)

March 1

vs. Niagara

W

4-2

4-7-2

2-2-0

7

2-4

0-0

Hough (W, 1-1)

vs. Niagara

W

March 2

vs. Niagara vs. Niagara

W

March 9

vs. Illinois State

W

March 10

vs. Yale

13-5

March 11

vs. Central Michigan

10-4

March 12

vs. LIU Brooklyn

March 14

vs. Bowling Green

9-2

9-15-2

2-9-1

9

3-4

0-0

Hrabchak (W, 1-0)

50

3:00

1-5-4

2-8-2

7

3-5

0-0

Andreychik (L, 1-2)

--

2:05

6-5

6-10-0

5-7-2

9

4-5

0-0

Kra (W, 1-0)

30

2:50

4-2

4-11-1

2-6-1

9

5-5

0-0

Castellani (W, 1-0)

99

2:40

L

5-10-4

13-16-2

9

5-6

0-0

Hough (L, 1-2)

197

3:00

L

4-11-2

10-12-4

9

5-7

0-0

Hammond (L, 0-1)

2-1

W

vs. Bowling Green

--

0-0

0-5-2

0-2-0

5

5-7-1

0-0

--

7-9-0

3-3-2

7

6-7-1

0-0

Castellani (W, 2-0)

0-0-0

7-11-0

8

6-8-1

0-0

Weigel (L, 0-3)

118

2:12

6-8-1

5-8-3

9

7-8-1

0-0

Hough (W, 2-2)

191

2:25

L

107

-2:06

March 15

vs. Northwestern

March 22

at Penn State

7-2

L

2-4-1

7-15-0

9

7-9-1

0-0

Hough (L, 2-3)

--

2:38

at Penn State

4-3

L

3-6-1

4-9-0

7

7-10-1

0-0

Weigel (L, 0-4)

1943

1:55

1-3-0

0-4-0

7

8-10-1

0-0

Andreychik (W, 2-2)

2-9-4

6-11-2

9

8-11-1

0-0

Hammond (L, 0-2)

March 23

PENN STATE

W

PENN STATE March 29 March 31

6-5

--

--

7-3 7-0

W

L

1-0 6-2

L

--

1:15

180

2:37

NAVY*

W

2-1

2-7-0

1-5-1

7

9-11-1

1-0

Hough (W, 3-3)

--

1:44

NAVY*

W

4-1

4-4-0

1-4-3

9

10-11-1

2-0

Weigel (W, 1-4)

150

2:09

NAVY*

W

1-0

1-3-0

0-2-0

7

11-11-1

3-0

Andreychik (W, 3-2)

--

1:17

NAVY*

W

5-2

5-8-3

2-3-1

9

12-11-1

4-0

Hammond (W, 1-2)

100

2:26

April 2

at Mount St. Mary's W

6-1

6-9-2

1-3-0

9

13-11-1

4-0

Kra (W, 2-0)

120

2:40

April 5

LEHIGH*

W

7-3

7-12-2

3-7-1

7

14-11-1

5-0

Hough (W, 4-3)

--

1:46

LEHIGH*

W

11-2

11-15-1

2-5-1

9

15-11-1

6-0

Weigel (W, 2-4)

150

2:16

April 6

LEHIGH*

W

9-1

9-8-0

1-5-1

7

16-11-1

7-0

Andreychik (W, 4-2)

--

1:40

2-7-1

4-8-1

9

16-12-1

7-1

Hammond (L, 1-3)

484

2:37

April 8

at Binghamton

4-9-1

1-6-0

9

17-12-1

7-1

Kra (W, 3-0)

101

2:48

April 12

at Army*

5-8-0

6-8-1

7

17-13-1

7-2

Rekucki (L, 0-1)

--

2:16

3-6-0

1-8-0

9

18-13-1

8-2

Weigel (W, 3-4)

189

2:01

LEHIGH*

at Army* April 13

4-2 W

6-5 W

at Army* at Army*

L

3-1 10-4

W

L

4-1

L

4-7-5

10-11-1

7

18-14-1

8-3

Andreychik (L, 4-3)

--

2:20

9-16-1

0-2-0

9

19-14-1

9-3

Hammond (W, 2-3)

234

2:57

2-3-0

4-12-0

9

19-15-1

9-3

Gambon (L, 0-1)

183

2:42

4-0

4-5-1

0-3-3

7

20-15-1

10-3

Hough (W, 5-3)

--

1:33

265

2:15

9-0

April 16

at Towson

4-2

April 19

at Lafayette* at Lafayette*

W

4-1

4-11-0

1-6-2

9

21-15-1

11-3

Weigel (W, 4-4)

April 20

at Lafayette*

W

5-4

5-9-0

4-7-1

7

22-15-1

12-3

Andreychik (W, 5-3)

3-3-4

7-10-2

9

22-16-1

12-4

Hammond (L, 2-4)

4-7-0

2-6-1

7

23-16-1

13-4

W

at Lafayette*

7-3

April 26

HOLY CROSS*

W

HOLY CROSS*

W

April 27

HOLY CROSS*

May 10 May 16 May 23

L

L

4-2 5-0 4-0

L

--

2:19

213

2:34

Hough (W, 6-3)

--

1:30

425

2:04

5-7-0

0-10-2

9

24-16-1

14-4

Weigel (W, 5-4)

0-2-2

4-9-0

7

24-17-1

14-5

Andreychik (L, 5-4)

--

1:44

310

2:15

HOLY CROSS*

W

7-3

7-10-0

3-9-1

9

25-17-1

15-5

Hammond (W, 3-4)

NAVY

W

15-6

15-16-0

6-10-0

9

26-17-1

15-5

Hough (W, 7-3)

--

2:58

NAVY

W

8-4

8-10-0

4-16-1

9

27-17-1

15-5

Weigel (W, 6-4)

450

2:57

LEHIGH

W

5-4

5-11-1

4-5-0

9

28-17-1

15-5

Hough (W, 8-3)

--

2:25

LEHIGH

W

7-2

7-9-1

2-6-2

9

29-17-1

15-5

Weigel (W, 7-4)

375

2:19

COLUMBIA

W

2-1

2-4-1

1-7-1

9

30-17-1

15-5

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2014 Patriot League standings Patriot League Bucknell Army Lehigh Navy Lafayette Holy Cross Overall Army Bucknell Lehigh Navy Lafayette Holy Cross

2014 Notes

W-L 15-5 15-5 10-10 9-11 5-13 4-14

Pct. .750 .750 .500 .450 .278 .222

Home 10-2 8-4 7-1 7-5 3-5 1-5

Road 5-3 7-1 3-9 2-6 2-8 3-9

Runs 94 74 73 75 56 42

Runs Allow.

52 54 75 63 87 83

W-L 33-18 31-21-1 25-24 23-28 15-26 13-31

Pct. .647 .594 .510 .451 .366 .295

Home 12-11 16-5 14-4 18-13 8-7 4-7

Road 10-5 7-11 7-15 4-13 7-17 9-24

Runs 236 222 221 222 149 186

Runs Allow.

184 219 224 210 195 231

2014 All-Patriot League Teams SP SP SP SP RP C 1B 2B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF DH

First Team Gunnar Carroll Army Nick Dignacco Army Anthony Parenti Navy Dan Weigel Bucknell Cory Spera Lafayette Jon Mayer Bucknell Kash Manzelli Navy Mike Garzillo Lehigh Joe Ogren Bucknell Travis Blue Navy Drew Hayes Navy Anthony Gingerelli Bucknell Evan Ocello Holy Cross Justin Pacchioli Lehigh Corey Furman Bucknell

RP C 1B 1B SS 3B OF OF OF OF DH

Second Team Nick Cassell Lehigh Tim McKay Lehigh Connor Faust Lehigh Alex Woinski Lafayette Alex Jensen Army Harold Earls Army Brandon Cipolla Holy Cross Jon Crucitti Army Robert Currie Navy Brett Smith Bucknell Mark McCants Army

Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr.

Academic All-Patriot League Team Daniel Cortes Army Connor Love Army Tom Hrabchak Bucknell Joe Ogren Bucknell Tucker Rekucki Bucknell Dan Weigel Bucknell Sean Gustin Holy Cross Jack St. Clair Holy Cross Tim Lazor Lafayette Cory Spera Lafayette Mike Garzillo Lehigh Tim McKay Lehigh

Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr.

• Bucknell tied the school record for victories in a season (31). The 1998 and 2001 Bison squads also reached that victory figure.

• Bucknell won the Patriot League Tournament for the sixth time in program history (all since 1996). The Bison were the No. 1 seed in the four-team field and posted a 4-0 record against Navy (semifinal series) and Lehigh (championship series).

• Bucknell advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in school history (all since 1996). The Bison earned the second NCAA win in the history of the program when they defeated Liberty 5-2 at the Charlottesville Regional. Bucknell's other NCAA win was in 2008 at Florida State.

• With a 31-21-1 final record, Bucknell equaled the 1969 team for the largest turnaround in program history from one year to the next.

The Bison won 15 more games than they did in 2013.

• Bucknell was 16-5 at Depew Field, marking the second-most home victories in a season (1998 - 17).

• Bucknell's team ERA of 3.44 was its lowest since the 1976 squad posted a 3.06 ERA. • Bucknell had an eight-game winning streak (March 29 to April 6), marking its longest since 1998.

• Bucknell was a strong 12-8 in games decided by two runs or less, including 8-5 in one-run outings.

• Bucknell swept eight of the 19 doubleheaders it played.

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Player of the Year: Kash Manzelli, Navy Pitcher of the Year: Anthony Parenti, Navy Rookie of the Year: Brett Smith, Bucknell Coach of the Year: Scott Heather, Bucknell Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Cory Spera, Lafayette

• Bucknell was 15-5 in Patriot League play, equaling the program record for Patriot League victories. It was the 16th time in 24 years in the conference the Bison posted double-figure wins.

• Bucknell was 9-1 on the first day of Patriot League weekends.

• Bucknell used just four different starting pitchers in its Patriot League games, marking the third time in four years it did that.

• Bucknell’s six All-Patriot League selections tied Army for most in the conference and were its most since 2011. The Bison last had five first-team honorees in 2000.

• Center fielder Brett Smith was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year, making it two straight Bison to win that award (Andreychik).

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Awards/Honors

1971 1972

MASCAC All-Stars Name - Pos. (Tm.) Ashton Ditka - OF (1st), Jim Albus - OF (1st), Ken Twiford - IF (2nd) Rick Frick - 3B (HM), Bob Zavorskas - SS (HM), Al Criswell - P (HM) Rick Frick - 3B (HM) Vic Cegles - SS (1st), Randall Ruger - OF (1st), Bill Welaj - 2B (HM) Gene Luccarelli - OF Daniel Correnti - P

1975 1978 1982 1984 1985 1989 1990

ECC All-Conference Jack Recco - P Len Bucher - DH Paul Bamford - OF Brian Bastecki - OF Don Leitzel - SS Ted Aceto - UT Joe Markulike - SS

Year 1962 1967 1968 1969

All-Patriot League Roger Ahrens OF - 1991 (1st) Ben Allen (2) SS - 2008 (2nd) 2010 (2nd) Zach Allen SP - 2003 (2nd) Mike Anders (2) SP - 1996 (2nd) 1998 (1st) Mark Angelo 1B - 2008 (2nd) Dave Apollon (2) 2B - 1997 (1st) 1998 (1st) John Avanzino DH - 2008 (1st) Chris Brannan 3B - 2005 (1st) Andrew Brouse (2) OF - 2009 (1st) 2010 (1st) Carter Bumgardner 3B - 2013 (2nd) Phil Bunting C - 2003 (2nd) Jason Buursma (5) DH - 2005 (2nd) RP - 2006 (1st) 1B - 2006 (2nd) RP - 2007 (1st) OF - 2008 (1st) Pete Cann (2) DH - 1996 (2nd) C - 1997 (1st) Matt Capece SS - 2006 (1st)

37 Members of Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame Alex Cillo (2) Travis Clark Drew Constable Chad DeHart John DiBonaventura (3) Bob Donato (2) Ryan Ebner Kevin Eiben Gregg Farmery (3) Eric Fishman Trey Frahler Frank Fresconi (2) Corey Furman (2) Phil Futrick Brad Gething Anthony Gingerelli Pete Gorski (2) Dane Grandizio (3) Ryan Gryskevicz (2) Steve Gyimesi Brian Hirschberg Alex Inclan (2) Ian Joseph (3) Eric Junge (2) Michael Kearns Dave Koerner Chris Lackett (2) Matt Lamore B.J. LaRosa (2) Russ Lindberg

RP - 2011 (2nd) RP - 2012 (2nd) 2B - 2013 (2nd) OF - 2011 (1st) C - 1996 (1st) 3B - 1999 (2nd) 2000 (2nd) 2001 (2nd) OF - 2011 (2nd) 2012 (1st) SP - 2011 (1st) OF - 1999 (2nd) RP - 2000 (1st) 2001 (1st) 2002 (2nd) OF - 2002 (1st) SP - 2009 (2nd) C - 1999 (1st) 2000 (1st) DH - 2013 (1st) DH - 2014 (1st) RP - 2003 (1st) DH - 2000 (2nd) OF - 2014 (1st) 2B - 1994 (1st) SS - 1996 (1st) OF - 2007 (2nd) 2008 (2nd) 2009 (2nd) OF - 2006 (2nd) 2007 (1st) OF - 1993 (2nd) OF - 2003 (2nd) OF -1996 (1st) 1997 (1st) OF - 1998 (2nd) 2000 (1st) 2001 (1st) RP - 1997 (2nd) 1998 (2nd) DH - 1991 DH - 1992 RP - 1999 (1st) SP - 2001 (2nd) DH - 2011 (2nd) C - 2009 (1st) 2010 (1st) 1B - 2001 (1st)

Andrew Loucks Mike MacNeely Chris Mahoney Jon Mayer Mike McCarthy Kevin McDowell Heath Mathias Kevin Miller Sam Moss Joe Ogren Scott Perry Chris Pieper Matt Potalivo Tyler Prout (3) Mike Ritz Gerry Runyan Larry Scheetz (2) Dylan Seeley Doug Shribman (3) Kevin Silverman (2) Brett Smith Ben Stoll (2) Mike Tomko Larry Trout Kyle Walter (4)

Dan Weigel Mathew Wilson Pete Wolf Chris Yamaguchi Ben Yoder (3)

DH - 2009 (2nd) 1B - 1998 (2nd) OF - 2004 (2nd) C - 2014 (1st) OF - 1999 (1st) SP - 1999 (1st) OF - 1996 (1st) SP - 2003 (1st) 2B - 2003 (2nd) 2B - 2014 (1st) SP - 2000 (1st) DH - 2006 (1st) RP - 1998 (1st) 3B - 1997 (1st) 2B - 1999 (1st) 2B - 2000 (1st) OF - 2001 (1st) OF - 2012 (2nd) SS - 2001 (2nd) 2002 (1st) P - 2010 (2nd) 1B - 2009 (2nd) 2010 (1st) 2011 (1st) 3B - 1995 (1st) 1996 (1st) OF - 2014 (2nd) SS - 2003 (1st) 2004 (2nd) SP - 1996 (1st) 3B - 1991 (1st) OF - 2003 (2nd) 2004 (1st) 2005 (1st) 2006 (1st) SP - 2014 (1st) SP - 2008 (2nd) DH - 2004 (1st) SP - 2009 (1st) 2B - 2008 (2nd) 3B - 2009 (2nd) 2B - 2010 (1st)

2014 All-Patriot League Selections (clockwise from upper Left): Corey Furman, Anthony Gingerelli, Jon Mayer, Joe Ogren, Brett Smith, Dan Weigel

Mathew Wilson hurled a six-hit shutout against Florida State in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

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97% of Class of 2013 was employed 9 months after graduation Academic All-Patriot League Drew Constable, Doug Shribman Jack Boehm, David Duffett, Matt Lamore, Russell Seidell 2013 Matt Busch, Dan Goldstein, Jack McLinden, Justin Meier, Dan Weigel 2014 Tom Hrabchak, Joe Ogren, Tucker Rekucki, Dan Weigel 2011 2012

1983 1984 1985

2007 Patriot League Rookie of the Year Ben Yoder 1996 2000 2008 2010

PL Player of the Year Kevin Silverman Frank Fresconi Jason Buursma Andrew Brouse

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2003 2007 2013 2014

PL Pitcher of the Year Mike Tomko Mike Anders Kevin Miller Ryan Ebner PL Rookie of the Year Phil Futrick Ben Yoder Andrew Andreychik Brett Smith

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PL Coach of the Year Gene Depew Gene Depew Gene Depew Gene Depew Scott Heather

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PL Tournament MVP

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1996 1998 2003 2011

1993 1994 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002

1996 2001 2003 2008 2010 2014

Pete Cann Brad Gething Brian Day Jason Buursma Doug Shribman Joe Ogren

1997 1998 2001 2003 2003 2007

Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans Tyler Prout 3B Kevin McDowell SP Kevin Miller SP Phil Futrick RP Kyle Walter OF Ben Yoder 2B

2007 2008 2009

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ECC Scholar-Athlete Paul Bamford Jeff Inchalik Jeff Inchalik Scott Slifer

1992 2000 2001 2006 2008

PL Scholar-Athlete Jim Zervanos Frank Fresconi Russ Lindberg Matt Capece Jason Buursma

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2010 2011

Academic All-District Jeff Inchalik, Don Leitzel Jeff Inchalik, Don Leitzel, Rob Masonis, Scott Slifer, Hector Wong John Hamilton, Jeff Inchalik, Rob Masonis John Hamilton, Andy Nezelek, Dave Sciubba, Scott Slifer Dave Sciubba Joe Markulike Mike Dermer, Joe Markulike Mike Dermer, Joe Markulike Dan Krewson Jack Kazanjian, Larry Trout, Jim Zervanos Michael Kearns, Bryan Koch, Brian Walter Brian Walter Steve Rutkowski Sean Huss, Steve Rutkowski Matt Potalivo, Mike Ritz Frank Fresconi, Matt Potalivo Gregg Farmery (2nd), Russ Lindberg (1st), Mike Ritz (2nd) Gregg Farmery (1st), Eric Fishman (1st), Larry Scheetz (2nd) Ben Stoll (2nd) Matt Daley (1st), Brian Day (1st), Ben Stoll (1st), Pete Wolf (1st) Chris Brannan (1st), Matt Capece (1st) Jason Buursma (1st), Ryan Gryskevicz (1st) Mark Angelo (1st), Jason Buursma (1st), Mathew Wilson (1st) Ben Allen (1st), Andrew Brouse (1st), Chris Yamaguchi (1st) Ben Allen (1st), Andrew Brouse (1st) Drew Constable (1st), Doug Shribman (1st)

Academic All-Americans David Hill (1st) David Hill (1st) Ray Linstrum (3rd) Paul Steinitz (2nd) Jeff Inchalik (1st), Don Leitzel (HM) 1984 Jeff Inchalik (2nd), Don Leitzel (HM), Rob Masonis (HM), Scott Slifer (HM), Hector Wong (HM) 1985 John Hamilton (3rd), Jeff Inchalik (3rd), Rob Masonis (3rd) 1986 John Hamilton (2nd), Dave Sciubba (3rd) 1987 Dave Sciubba (3rd) 1970 1971 1972 1974 1983

Awards/honors 1988 Joe Markulike (2nd) 1989 Mike Dermer (1st), Joe Markulike (2nd) 1990 Mike Dermer (1st), Joe Markulike^ (1st) 1992 Jim Zervanos (3rd) 1993 Brian Walter (3rd) 1994 Brian Walter (1st) 1996 Steve Rutkowski (3rd) 1997 Steve Rutkowski (2nd) 2001 Russ Lindberg (1st) 2006 Matt Capece (3rd) 2008 Jason Buursma (1st) ^ - National Academic All-American of the Year

Christy Mathewson Gene Depew Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame Class Yr. Name 1872 William Bartol 1894 Harvey Smith 1899 Ben Griffith 1901 Walter Blair 1902 Christy Mathewson 1904 Moose McCormick 1905 George Cockill 1915 Edward Pangburn 1915 Tip Topham 1923 Doggie Julian 1929 Ed Halicki 1930 Lefty James 1932 Pete Fry 1936 John Sitarsky 1940 George Kiick 1941 Joe Buzas 1944 Bob Keegan 1945 Bill Lane 1947 Gene Hubka 1950 Art Raynor 1951 Dick Roush 1952 Marty Mckibbon 1952 Jack Webber 1955 John Chironna 1956 Don Richards 1959 Ellis Harley 1960 Tom Thompson 1971 Gene Depew 1971 Gene Luccarelli 1970 Randy Ruger 1980 Pat Flannery 1989 Ted Aceto 1990 Joe Markulike 1998 Mike Anders 2000 Tyler Prout 2001 Kevin Eiben 2001 Ian Joseph

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.557 .525 .491 .490 .478 .477 .475 .475 .475 .472

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Games Played Ben Allen Andrew Brouse Doug Shribman David Duffett B.J. LaRosa Mark Angelo Bob Donato Ben Allen Mike McCarthy Drew Constable

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At Bats Ben Allen Doug Shribman Andrew Brouse Mark Angelo Ian Joseph Ben Allen B.J. LaRosa Mike McCarthy Dane Grandizio Frank Fresconi Bob Donato

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Runs Scored Andrew Brouse Dave Apollon Kevin Eiben Mike McCarthy Ian Joseph Ben Allen Ben Yoder Dave Apollon Ben Allen Ben Allen Brett Smith

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Hits Mike McCarthy Ben Allen Doug Shribman Andrew Brouse B.J. LaRosa Ben Yoder Tyler Prout Ben Allen Mark Angelo Dane Grandizio

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Doubles Frank Fresconi Bob Donato Kyle Walter Doug Shribman Dave Apollon Ben Yoder Bob Donato Travis Clark Mike McCarthy Doug Shribman Bob Donato Tyler Prout Eric Fishman Dane Grandizio Ben Allen

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Triples Roger Ahrens Joe Markulike Dave Koerner Tyler Prout Dave Apollon Mike McCarthy Matt Sniegocki Eight Players Tied

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Home Runs Doug Shribman Andrew Brouse Doug Shribman Frank Fresconi Jason Buursma Kevin Silverman Ben Yoder Peter Cann Andrew Brouse Bob Donato Dave Apollon Russell Lindberg John Avanzino

2010 2010 2011 2000 2008 1996 2010 1997 2009 2011 1997 2001 2008

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Runs Batted In Frank Fresconi Doug Shribman Russell Lindberg Mike McCarthy Andrew Brouse Andrew Brouse Tyler Prout Dave Apollon Doug Shribman Ben Yoder Alex Inclan

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Total Bases Doug Shribman Andrew Brouse Mike McCarthy Doug Shribman Frank Fresconi Ben Yoder Dave Apollon Dave Apollon Andrew Brouse Tyler Prout Ben Allen

2010 2010 1999 2011 2000 2010 1997 1998 2009 2000 2010

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Andrew Andreychik ranks in the top 10 on Bison single-season lists for walks per 9 inn. and shutouts

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Hit By Pitch Brad Duvall Andrew Brouse Corey Furman John DiBonaventura Mark Angelo Anthony Gingerelli Brian Day Joe Ogren Joe D’Orazio Phil Bunting Frank Fresconi Ben Allen Larry Scheetz Travis Clark

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Sacrifice Flies Kyle Walter Don Leitzel Mike MacNeely Frank Fresconi Russell Lindberg Ten Players Tied

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Sacrifice Bunts Sam Moss B.J. LaRosa Matt Capece Carter Bumgardner Sam Moss Matt Capece Chris Pieper Ben Allen John Havas Dane Grandizio Matt Busch

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Stolen Bases Dave Apollon Ian Joseph Ian Joseph Ted Aceto Kevin Eiben Ian Joseph Ian Joseph Joe Markulike Six Players Tied

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Alex Cillo Gregg Farmery Jason Buursma David Solan Daniel Hart Matt Potalivo Kevin Miller Trey Frahler Matt Lamore Steve Carlin Max Kra Mike Castellani Xavier Hammond Tom Hrabchak

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Complete Games Don Richards David Scranton Mike Anders Al Criswell Mike Anders Jack Recco Warren Bumpus Jack Kazanjian Kurt Waldner Seven Players Tied

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Season Records 5 NCAA Tournament berths since 1996

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Games Played Ian Joseph Tyler Prout Bob Donato Ben Allen Kyle Walter David Duffett Ben Yoder Travis Clark Doug Shribman Robb Scott John DiBonaventura Andrew Brouse Jason Buursma Russell Lindberg Dane Grandizio Brian Day Michael Ritz

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Games Started Ian Joseph Tyler Prout Ben Allen Bob Donato Kyle Walter David Duffett Doug Shribman Ben Yoder Jason Buursma Travis Clark John DiBonaventura Andrew Brouse Robb Scott

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691 683 677 646 623 590 580 577 562 557 537 502 494 489 488 484

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2007-10 1998-01 2009-12 1997-00 2003-06 2007-10 2008-11 2009-12 2010-13 2005-08 2007-10 2006-09 1998-01 1996-99 1988-91 1998-00

162 153 134 132 132 131 131 129 125 121 116 113 102 101 101 101

Runs Scored Ian Joseph Ben Allen Tyler Prout Mike McCarthy Ben Yoder Kyle Walter Andrew Brouse Bob Donato Dave Apollon Doug Shribman Joe Markulike Kevin Eiben Jason Buursma Russell Lindberg Roger Ahrens Dane Grandizio

1998-01 2007-10 1997-00 1996-99 2007-10 2003-06 2007-10 2009-12 1995-98 2008-11 1987-90 1999-01 2005-08 1998-01 1988-91 2006-09

222 217 210 210 204 202 201 186 180 179 176 160 159 158 157 152

Hits Ben Allen Tyler Prout Kyle Walter Bob Donato Ian Joseph Ben Yoder Doug Shribman Joe Markulike Roger Ahrens Jason Buursma Andrew Brouse Mike McCarthy Frank Fresconi Travis Clark David Duffett Dane Grandizio

2007-10 1997-00 2003-06 2009-12 1998-01 2007-10 2008-11 1987-90 1988-91 2005-08 2007-10 1996-99 1998-00 2010-13 2009-12 2006-09

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Joe Markulike Dave Apollon Kyle Walter Chad DeHart Brian Bastecki Jason Buursma Jim Frantz Dave Koerner

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Home Runs Doug Shribman Andrew Brouse Jason Buursma Bob Donato Roger Ahrens Tyler Prout Frank Fresconi Kevin Silverman Russell Lindberg Ben Yoder Dave Apollon Kyle Walter Michael Ritz Peter Cann

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Runs Batted In Tyler Prout Doug Shribman Frank Fresconi Andrew Brouse Roger Ahrens Ben Yoder Russell Lindberg Kyle Walter Jason Buursma Bob Donato Dave Apollon Mike McCarthy Dave Papp John DiBonaventura

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Total Bases Doug Shribman Tyler Prout Bob Donato Kyle Walter Andrew Brouse Roger Ahrens Jason Buursma Ben Yoder Ben Allen Joe Markulike Frank Fresconi Dave Apollon Ian Joseph Mike McCarthy Russell Lindberg

2008-11 1997-00 2009-12 2003-06 2007-10 1988-91 2005-08 2007-10 2007-10 1987-90 1998-00 1995-98 1998-01 1996-99 1998-01

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Walks Ian Joseph Scott Slifer Doug Shribman Alex Inclan Michael Kearns Chad DeHart Robert Simonson Tyler Prout Bob Donato Andrew Brouse Ben Allen Mike McCarthy Kevin Eiben John DiBonaventura

1998-01 1983-86 2008-11 1994-97 1990-93 1993-96 1976-79 1997-00 2009-12 2007-10 2007-10 1996-99 1999-01 1998-01

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Phil Bunting Travis Clark Frank Fresconi Joe Ogren Ben Yoder David Duffett Mark Angelo Ben Allen Doug Shribman Corey Furman Tyler Prout Chris Pieper Drew Constable

2002-05 2010-13 1998-00 20132007-10 2009-12 2005-08 2007-10 2008-11 2011-14 1997-00 2005-08 2008-11

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Sacrifice Flies Tyler Prout Kyle Walter Russell Lindberg Dane Grandizio Ben Yoder Bob Donato Joe Markulike Steve Rutkowski Mike MacNeely Frank Fresconi Matt Capece Andrew Brouse

1997-00 2003-06 1998-01 2006-09 2007-10 2009-12 1987-90 1995-97 1995-98 1998-00 2003-06 2007-10

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Sacrifice Bunts Sam Moss Matt Capece Dane Grandizio Ben Allen B.J. LaRosa David Duffett Robb Scott Ian Joseph Carter Bumgardner Eric Fishman Chris Pieper Ben Yoder Scott Reed Larry Scheetz Ben Krentzman Brad Duvall Ed Rubbo Bob Donato

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Stolen Bases Ian Joseph Ted Aceto Joe Markulike Kevin Eiben Ben Stoll Eric Fishman Dane Grandizio Andrew Brouse Dave Apollon Brad Gething Roger Ahrens

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12. 4.07 13. 4.08

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1. 1.77 2. 2.01 3. 2.18 4. 2.22 5. 2.23 6. 2.36 7. 2.38 8. 2.55 9. 2.65 10. 2.82 11. 2.91 12. 2.98 13. 3.07 14. 3.08 15. 3.14

Fewest Walks/9 Inn. (Min. 100 IP) Mike Anders Dan Weigel Kurt Waldner Andrew Andreychik Jason Buursma Nathan Mittag Bryson Hough Kenneth Huepper Mathew Wilson Zachery Allen Dylan Seeley Tony Zidansek Jack Boehm Ward Stewart Kevin Miller

1995-98 2011-14 1990-93 20132005-08 2004-07 20121974-77 2005-08 2000-03 2008-11 1969-71 2009-12 1968-70 2001-04

1. 12.39 2. 9.06 3. 8.69 4. 8.63 5. 7.96 6. 7.78 7. 7.68 8. 7.44 9. 7.38 10. 7.33 11. 7.24 12. 6.97 13. 6.90

Strikeouts/9 Inn. (Min. 100 IP) Don Richards Andy Nezelek Tony Zidansek Alex Cillo Kevin McDowell Jason Buursma Eric Junge Ed Soley Mathew Wilson Ryan Ebner Mike Bayles Dan Goldstein Makoto Ozawa

1954-56 1984-86 1969-71 2009-12 1998-01 2005-08 1996-99 1997-00 2005-08 2009-12 1982-85 2010-13 1983-86

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Dan Weigel Nathan Mittag Ryan Ebner Ken Durr

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Games Started Dylan Seeley Trey Frahler Mike Anders Dan Weigel Jack Recco Kurt Waldner Matt Curry Bryson Hough Zachery Allen Ken Durr Nathan Mittag David Scranton Kevin McDowell Mike Tomko Eric Jarrett

2008-11 2008-11 1995-98 2011-14 1974-77 1990-93 2004-07 20122000-03 1979-82 2004-07 1992-95 1998-01 1996-98 2008-11

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Complete Games Mike Anders Kurt Waldner Jack Recco Ken Durr Makoto Ozawa Jack Kazanjian David Scranton Mathew Wilson Tony Zidansek Mike Bayles Mike Tomko

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Shutouts Mathew Wilson Kurt Waldner Andrew Andreychik Bryson Hough 10 players tied

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Innings Pitched Dan Weigel Dylan Seeley Mike Anders Jack Recco Don Richards Ken Durr Trey Frahler Bryson Hough Kurt Waldner Nathan Mittag Matt Curry Jack Kazanjian David Scranton Eric Junge

2011-14 2008-11 1995-98 1974-77 1954-56 1979-82 2008-11 20121990-93 2004-07 2004-07 1990-93 1992-95 1996-99

Strikeouts Don Richards Jack Recco Mike Anders Ken Durr Eric Junge Dan Weigel Jason Buursma Trey Frahler Mathew Wilson Matt Potalivo Ed Soley Kevin McDowell

1954-56 1974-77 1995-98 1979-82 1996-99 2011-14 2005-08 2008-11 2005-08 1997-00 1997-00 1998-01

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Current players listed in bold italics.

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26-21 All-Time PL Tournament Record

Year-by-Year 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951

1-2 --4-1 4-3 5-2 0-2 3-0 1-5 1-2 7-4 6-4-1 8-5 9-2 9-5 8-6 11-11 15-11 4-13 9-9-1 11-8 9-8 9-6 10-8 12-5 8-7-1 7-15 15-3 11-10 11-9 11-5-1 9-9 2-1 --2-5 5-1 9-11 10-4 10-5 9-5 8-5-1 8-7 8-7-1 6-9 6-10 3-8 3-7 4-5 4-6 6-10 6-8 4-9 2-10-1 7-4 8-5 5-8 4-10 7-4 3-5 10-2 8-7 4-3 4-8 7-6 9-7 11-5 9-5-1

1952 8-10 1953 7-6 1954 8-7-1 1955 10-10 1956 8-11 1957 6-10 1958 4-10 1959 5-10 1960 5-10 1961 1-10 1962 5-9 1963 6-7 1964 8-14-2 1965 7-14 1966 5-17 1967 8-10-1 1968 0-15 1969 15-4 1970 7-9 1971 8-12 1972 5-13 1973 7-11 1974 5-19 1975 11-14 1976 10-13-1 1977 7-16 1978 7-15 1979 10-16 1980 3-17 1981 6-20 1982 9-22 1983 14-14 1984 9-15 1985 18-11-1 1986 13-15 1987 9-19 1988 8-22-1 1989 14-16-1 1990 13-20 1991 23-15-1 (8-7 PL) 1992 18-17 (8-7 PL) 1993 15-25 (10-10 PL) 1994 10-25 (5-13 PL) 1995 19-27 (11-13 PL) 1996 24-23 (14-6 PL) 1997 25-24-1 (10-10 PL) 1998 31-17 (13-7 PL) 1999 25-28 (15-5 PL) 2000 22-25 (12-8 PL) 2001 31-19 (14-6 PL) 2002 15-35 (6-14 PL) 2003 27-16 (15-5 PL) 2004 20-24 (7-13 PL) 2005 16-26 (10-10 PL) 2006 24-24 (13-7 PL) 2007 16-24 (8-12 PL) 2008 30-24-2 (10-10 PL) 2009 22-25 (13-7 PL) 2010 25-35 (8-12 PL) 2011 25-28 (10-10 PL) 2012 21-28 (7-13 PL) 2013 16-33 (10-10 PL) 2014 31-21-1 (15-5 PL) Total: 1,276-1,475-20 (.464)

Coaching Records Head Coach Years Seasons W-L-T Unknown 1886-1907 21 134-109-2 P.G. Smith 1908 1 10-8 Unknown 1909 1 12-5 “By” Dickson 1910-1913 4 41-30-1 Frank Cruikshank 1914 1 8-3 George Cockill 1915-17, 1921-22 5 41-35-1 “Haps” Benfer 1919 1 2-5-1 Walter Blair 1920, 1926-27 3 19-16-1 H.E. McCormick 1923-25 3 27-15-1 Carl G. Snavely 1928-34 7 32-55-0 “Hook” Mylin 1935-37 3 12-27-1 John J. Sitarsky 1938-43 6 34-36 J. Ellwood Ludwig 1944 1 10-2 Russell E. Wright 1945 1 8-7 William H. Lane 1946-57 12 91-88-2 Roger Oberlin 1958-66 9 46-104-2 Tommy Thompson 1967-81 15 109-201-2 Gene Depew 1982-2012 31 591-688-7 Scott Heather 20132 47-54-1

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Pct. --.556 --.576 .727 .539 .313 .542 .640 .368 .313 .486 .833 .533 .508 .309 .353 .462 .466

Games - Team Most Games in a Season 60 2010 Most Wins in a Season 31 1998, 2001, 2014 Most Losses in a Season 35 2002, 2010 Most PL Wins in a Season 15 1999, 2003, 2014 Most PL Losses in a Season 14 2002 Best Overall Winning Pct. .833 (15-3) 1912 Best PL Winning Pct. .750, 15-5 1999, 2003, 2014 Most Consecutive Wins 12 1969 Most Consecutive Losses 16 1968-69 Most Consecutive Games Without Being Shut Out 134 1999-2001 Most Games Over .500 14 (31-17) 1998 Largest Margin of Victory 22 (23-1) vs. Juniata - 4/30/87 Longest Games 16 innings at Navy - 5/14/11 (PL Tournament) 15 innings vs. Temple - 5/16/75 vs. Lehigh - 4/10/76 at Army - 4/21/12

Team Pitching - Season Innings Pitched 481.2 Complete Games 18 Strikeouts 348 Walks 238 Lowest ERA 2.38 Highest ERA 7.25 Shutouts 7 Consecutive Shutouts 3 Consecutive Scoreless Inn. 33

Team Batting - Season Highest Batting Average .329 Highest Slugging Pct. .502 Runs 392 Singles 505 Doubles 111 Triples 33 Home Runs 75 Total Bases 991 RBI 355 Walks 205 Strikeouts 397 Stolen Bases 93 Sacrifice Bunts 47 Sacrifice Flies 33 Hit By Pitch 69

At Bats 1990 1990 2010 1999 2010 1990 2010 2010 2010 1997 2011 1999 2003 2006 2009

Team Batting - Single Game 23 vs. Juniata - 4/30/87 26 vs. Juniata - 4/30/87 8 vs. IPFW - 3/9/08 vs. Lafayette - 4/28/13 Triples 6 vs. Lehigh - 4/28/90 Home Runs 7 vs. Bloomsburg - 4/17/91 vs. Army - 4/29/00 Total Bases 42 vs. Mount St. Mary’s - 3/18/09 RBI 21 vs. Lafayette - 4/13/97 vs. Lafayette - 4/2/00 vs. Mount St. Mary’s - 3/18/09 at James Madison - 2/25/12 Walks 14 vs. Juniata - 5/5/70 vs. Susquehanna - 4/11/07 Strikeouts 18 vs. West Chester - 4/1/78 Stolen Bases 11 vs. Bloomsburg - 5/4/81 Hit By Pitch 7 at Penn State - 4/17/13 Runs Base Hits Doubles

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vs. Lafayette (GM 2) - 4/2/00

Batting - Both Teams Single Game At Bats 106 vs. Temple - 5/16/75 Hits 42 vs. Towson - 2/26/01 Total Bases 81 at James Madison - 2/19/11 67 vs. Mount St. Mary’s - 3/18/09 Runs 44 at James Madison - 2/18/11 37 vs. Lafayette - 4/25/82 Team Defense - Season Highest Fielding Percentage .972 Lowest Fielding Percentage .877 Fewest Errors 33 Most Errors 100 Put Outs 1,445 Assists 602 Double Plays Turned 52

2010 1961 1969 1996 2010 2010 1995

Team Defense - Single Game 10 vs. Colgate - 4/29/72 29 (16 inn.) at Navy - 5/14/11 22 (9 inn.) vs. UMass - 3/16/05 vs. Lehigh - 5/14/05 Double Plays Turned 4 vs. Navy (GM 1) - 3/25/95 vs. Army (GM 2) - 4/9/06 vs. Penn State - 4/3/07 vs. Virginia - 2/22/09 vs. Vermont - 3/12/09 vs. Keystone - 4/27/10 Most Errors Assists

2010 1985, 1995 2008 1996 1975 1994 2003 1985 1985

Team Pitching - Single Game 21 vs. Franklin & Marshall 5/5/56 (Don Richards) vs. Wilkes - 4/25/89 (Steve Distasio 8, Mike Blasius 13) Walks 16 vs. Marist - 4/5/11 15 vs. Lafayette - 4/1/72 vs. Lafayette - 4/22/78 Strikeouts

Individual Batting - Single Game 8 David Duffett at Army - 4/21/12 Runs Scored 5

By Three Players Most Recently By Matt Capece vs. Navy - 4/4/05 Hits 6

By Two Players Vic Cegles vs. Juniata - 5/6/69 Andrew Loucks vs. Mount St. Mary’s - 3/18/09 Doubles 4 Carter Bumgardner at James Madison - 2/25/12 Triples 2 Most Recently By Corey Furman vs. Illinois State - 3/9/14 Home Runs 2 Most Recently By Doug Shribman at VMI - 3/5/11 Travis Clark at Holy Cross - 4/9/11 Doug Shribman at Holy Cross - 4/10/11 Bob Donato vs. Towson - 4/20/11 Doug Shribman at Lehigh - 4/24/11 Bob Donato at James Madison - 2/25/12 Jon Mayer vs. Holy Cross - 4/26/14 Total Bases 12 Doug Shribman at Army - 5/15/10 RBI 8

By Four Players Most Recently By Frank Fresconi vs. Army - 4/29/00 Bob Donato at James Madison - 2/25/12 Walks 4

By Six Players Most Recently By Ben Yoder vs. Bloomsburg - 3/25/09 Bob Donato at Army - 4/21/12 Brett Smith at Mount St. Mary's - 4/2/14 Stolen Bases 4

By Three Players Most Recently By Chad DeHart vs. Mt. St. Mary’s - 4/27/93 Hit For The Cycle

By Three Players Ted Aceto vs. Pittsburgh - 5/4/89 Brian Hirschberg vs. Bloomsburg - 3/22/03 Bob Donato vs. Toledo - 3/11/09 Individual Pitching - Single Game Innings Pitched 15 Warren Bumpus vs. Lehigh - 4/10/76 Strikeouts 21 Don Richards vs. Franklin & Marshall - 5/5/56 Walks 11 Mark Glatz vs. Lehigh - 4/28/84 Wild Pitches 7 Matt Potalivo vs. Sacred Heart - 3/12/00 No-Hitters Don Richards vs. Franklin & Marshall - 5/5/56 Kurt Waldner vs. Lafayette - 4/3/93 Mike Tomko/Matt Potalivo vs. Niagara - 3/17/98 Matt Daley vs. Lehigh - 4/3/04 One-Hitters Bill Lane vs. Susquehanna - 5/16/70 Dan Correnti vs. Delaware - 4/21/73 Kevin McDowell/Matt Potalivo vs. Holy Cross - 4/11/98 Kevin McDowell (3-1 loss) vs. Lehigh - 3/27/99 Zachery Allen (2-1 loss) vs. Navy - 4/6/03 Zachery Allen vs. Army - 4/20/03 Matt Daley vs. Dartmouth - 3/20/04 Two-Hitters 25 Times, most recently by: • Andrew Andreychik (6.0 IP) and Austin Zimmerman (1.0 IP) vs. Binghamton - 3/26/13 • Bryson Hough (6.0 IP) and Tucker Rekucki (1.0 IP) vs. Niagara - 3/1/14 • Andrew Andreychik (7.0 IP) vs. Navy - 3/31/14 • Xavier Hammond (9.0 IP) at Army - 4/13/14

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Opponent Lock Haven Longwood LSU Lycoming Maine Manhattan Maryland Md. Eastern Shore Mankato State Mansfield Marist Massachusetts Miami (Fla.) Miami (Ohio) Millersville Misericordia Moravian Mt. St. Joseph Mt. St. Mary’s Muhlenberg Navy Nebraska-Omaha New Hampshire N.Y. Tech N.Y. University Niagara North Dakota State Northeastern Illinois Northern Iowa Northeastern Northwestern Ohio State Old Dominion Pace Pennsylvania Penn State Penn State - Behrend Pittsburgh Pitt-Johnstown Portland State Princeton Providence Quinnipiac Radford Randolph Macon Rhode Island Richmond Rider Rochester Rutgers Sacred Heart

W-L-T 1st Met Last Met 13-8 1896 2012 3-1 2011 2011 1-1 1908 1908 5-1 1954 1964 0-0 first meeting 1-3 1901 2002 1-1 1952 2012 1-0 2010 2010 0-1 1993 1993 4-8 1973 1985 2-2 1999 2011 1-4 1996 2011 0-1 2001 2001 4-2 2001 2009 3-3 1908 2005 1-1 1988 1991 1-1 1941 1949 0-1 1913 1913 25-15 1898 2014 15-9 1923 1960 65-65 1904 2014 0-1 2012 2012 1-0 1997 1997 0-1 1988 1988 0-1 1929 1929 10-3 1906 2014 2-2 2010 2013 2-3 1994 2002 2-1 1994 2007 2-2 1997 2010 2-3 1994 2014 0-4 1995 2010 3-2 1989 2010 2-3 1997 2004 2-4 1889 1960 34-115 1886 2014 1-0 2008 2008 20-27 1908 1999 3-2 1985 1987 0-1 2001 2001 4-7 1902 2010 0-1 1999 1999 1-0 1999 1999 1-9 1990 2010 0-3 1966 1967 1-1 2000 2003 3-8-1 1925 2013 11-34 1948 1990 3-0 1976 1979 3-14 1962 1999 1-1 1999 2000

Series Records Opponent Saint Joseph’s Shippensburg Siena St. Bonaventure St. Cloud State (MN) St. Francis-NY St. John’s St. Lawrence St. Vincent Scranton Seton Hall Slippery Rock South Carolina Stetson Stony Brook Susquehanna Swartmore Syracuse Temple Texas Toledo Towson Tulane UMBC UNC Greensboro Upsala Ursinus Valparaiso VCU Vermont Villanova Virginia Virginia Tech VMI Wagner Wake Forest Wash. & Jeff.

Wash. & Lee Washington State West Chester West Virginia Western Illinois Wilkes William & Mary William Paterson Wis.- Milwaukee Wright St. Yale Youngstown St.

W-L-T 1st Met Last Met 4-4 1963 2013 2-0 1998 2011 2-3 1996 1999 8-20-1 1913 2013 1-0 2000 2000 1-0 2000 2000 2-1 1906 1928 0-1 1939 1939 0-1 1921 1921 15-12 1954 2007 5-6 1903 1929 3-1 2001 2001 0-4 2010 2014 0-1 2001 2001 1-3 2006 2006 95-32 1897 2008 2-1 1889 1913 8-9 1900 1972 20-35 1929 2007 0-1 2003 2003 1-1 2008 2009 14-28 1980 2014 0-1 2008 2008 1-0 2010 2010 0-0 first meeting 0-1 1970 1970 9-8 1908 1941 0-1 2013 2013 2-0 2008 2008 3-6 1910 2009 6-18 1899 2011 1-21 1925 2014 0-4 2009 2010 10-17 1964 2011 1-2 1950 2000 0-0 first meeting 0-0-1 1911 1911 0-1 1925 1925 0-1 2006 2006 0-16 1976 1993 3-3 1907 2006 0-1 1994 1994 7-0 1984 1992 3-14 1925 1999 1-0 1991 1991 0-1 2004 2004 1-1 1994 1995 3-3 1910 2014 0-1 1993 1993

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PL Tournament Titles/NCAA Appearances

Two NCAA Regional Victories (Florida State, Liberty)

Postseason Success Patriot League Regular-Season Titles Outright: 1996, 2003 Shared: 1999, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2014 Patriot League Tournament Titles/Results 1996, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014 All-Time Record: 26-21 1996: Bucknell Field (Lewisburg, Pa.) #1 Bucknell 10, #3 Navy 6 #3 Navy 8, #1 Bucknell 5 #1 Bucknell 12, #3 Navy 7 (Champ. Game) 2001: Max Bishop Stadium (Annapolis, Md.) #2 Bucknell 10, #3 Holy Cross 4 #2 Bucknell 6, #1 Navy 4 #2 Bucknell 6, #1 Navy 2 (Champ. Game) 2003: Depew Field (Lewisburg, Pa.) #2 Navy 16, #1 Bucknell 3 #1 Bucknell 10, #2 Navy 4 #1 Bucknell 20, #2 Navy 9 (Champ. Game) 2008: Doubleday Field (West Point, N.Y.) #4 Bucknell 5, #1 Army 4 (10 in.) #1 Army 12, #4 Bucknell 3 #4 Bucknell 1, #1 Army 0 Max Bishop Stadium (Annapolis Md.) #4 Bucknell 7, #2 Navy 6 #4 Bucknell 8, #2 Navy 7 (Champ. Game) 2010: Doubleday Field (West Point, N.Y.) #4 Bucknell 11, #1 Army 9 #1 Army 6, #4 Bucknell 4 #4 Bucknell 11, #1 Army 7 Fitton Field (Worcester, Mass.) #3 Holy Cross 8, #4 Bucknell 7 #4 Bucknell 4, #3 Holy Cross 3 #4 Bucknell 12, #3 Holy Cross 7 (Champ.

Game)

NCAA Tournament Berths/Results 1996, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014 All-Time Record: 2-12 1996: McKethan Stadium at Perry Field (Gainesville, Fla.) #1 Florida 7, #6 Bucknell 0 #4 Central Florida 13, #6 Bucknell 1 2001: Mark Light Stadium (Coral Gables, Fla.) #1 Miami 14, #4 Bucknell 6 #3 Stetson 7, #4 Bucknell 0 2003: Disch-Falk Field (Austin, Texas) #1 Texas 7, #4 Bucknell 0 #2 Arkansas 10, #4 Bucknell 7 2008: Dick Howser Stadium (Tallahassee, Fla.) #4 Bucknell 7, #1 Florida State 0 #3 Tulane 4, #4 Bucknell 1 #1 Florida State 24, #4 Bucknell 9 2010: Carolina Stadium (Columbia, S.C.) #1 South Carolina 9, #4 Bucknell 5 #2 Virginia Tech 16, #4 Bucknell 7 2014: Davenport Field (Charlottesville, Va.) #1 Virginia 10, #4 Bucknell 1 #4 Bucknell 5, #3 Liberty 2 #2 Arkansas 10, #4 Bucknell 0

2014: Depew Field (Lewisburg, Pa.) #1 Bucknell 15, #4 Navy 6 #1 Bucknell 8, #4 Navy 4 #1 Bucknell 5, #3 Lehigh 4 #1 Bucknell 7, #3 Lehigh 2 (Champ. Game)

2008 Patriot League Champions!

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2014 Patriot League Champions!

2010 Patriot League Champions!

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Eric Junge ’99 Drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers 11th Round - 1999

Bison in the Pros

Kevin McDowell ’01 Drafted by Detroit Tigers 15th Round - 2001

Matt Daley ’04 Signed by Colorado Rockies Free Agent - 2004

Kevin Miller ’04 Drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates 25th Round - 2004

Jason Buursma ’08 Drafted by St. Louis Cardinals 25th Round - 2008

Mark Angelo ’08 Drafted by Seattle Mariners 44th Round - 2009

B.J. LaRosa ’10 Drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers 23rd Round - 2010

Currently an Advance Scout for San Diego Padres

Kyle Walter ’06 Drafted by Toronto Blue Jays 18th Round - 2006

Matt Daley Relieves a Yankee Legend Matt Daley, a 2004 Bucknell graduate and a former member of the Bison baseball program, made his return to Major League Baseball in September 2013 when he pitched a scoreless inning of relief for the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox. Later in the month he relieved Yankee legend Mariano Rivera in the future Hall of Famer’s last career appearance at Yankee Stadium.

Daley split 2014 between AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and New York. He is 2-3 with a 4.47 ERA in 112 career MLB outings with the Colorado Rockies and the Yankees.

Matt Daley

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Bucknell Alumni Professional Players in 2014 Name: Team (League) Matt Daley (2004): New York Yankees (Major League Baseball) Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees (AAA) Bucknell Alumni in Major League Baseball Name Pos Debut Yrs. Harold McClure OF 1882 1 William H. Rhines P 1890 9 Harvey Smith 3B 1896 1 Christy Mathewson P 1900 17 James D. Sebring OF 1902 5 Moose McCormick OF 1904 5 Mickey Doolan SS 1905 13 Henry Mathewson P 1906 2 Walter Blair C 1907 7 Robert G. Vail P 1908 1 Bert Daniels OF 1910 5 William Parson P 1910 2 Jim Clark OF 1911 2 John W. Wyckoff P 1913 6 Sandi Piez OF 1914 3 Howard R. Kauffman 1B 1914 2 Dean Sturgis C 1914 1 Jake Northrup P 1918 2 Joseph J. Buzas SS 1945 1 Thomas H. Upton SS 1950 3 Robert C. Keegan P 1953 6 Eric Junge P 2002 2 Matt Daley P 2009 5

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About are Bucknell Last two PL Rookie of the Years Bison

The Campus: Beautiful and Centrally Located • More than 100 facilities for learning, living, and recreation.

• Recent additions: music building, residence halls, geology/psychology building, engineering building, and athletics center. The new West Fields complex is home to field hockey, women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s soccer.

• Approximately three hours from Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.

The Faculty: Focused on Students • More than 350 full-time faculty.

• More than 95% of faculty members hold doctoral degrees.

• Undergraduate learning is highest priority.

• Faculty members are active scholars who conduct research, produce creative works, and publish their findings, often in collaboration with students.

Academics: Broad Learning Opportunities • More than 50 majors leading to Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Bachelor of Management in Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, or Bachelor of Music.

• Arts and Sciences Departments and Programs: Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Applied Mathematical Sciences, Art and Art History, Biology, Cell Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Comparative Humanities, Computer Science, East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Geology, Environmental Geosciences, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, French and Francophone Studies, Geography, Geology, German, History, Interdisciplinary Studies in Economics and Mathematics, International Relations, Italian Studies, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre and Dance, Women’s and Gender Studies.

• Engineering Departments: Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, and Management for Engineers.

• School of Management

Undergraduate Research: Hands-On Learning • Students conduct research in the lab and off campus in conjunction with faculty mentors.

• High degree of independence.

• Great preparation for graduate school and career.

Campus Life: Never a Dull Moment • Learning outside of class: academically oriented student organizations, guest lecturers, campus publications, concerts, art exhibitions, theatre, trips off campus, and more.

• More than 150 student-run organizations to suit nearly every interest, from a capella singing to Zen Buddhist meditation.

• Volunteer and service projects on- and off-campus, including abroad.

• 11 fraternities and 9 sororities.

• Diverse religious life programs.

• Athletics: varsity intercollegiate program, club sports for both men and women, and intramural programs.

Residential Colleges: Housing Options with an Academic Twist • Eight themed programs open to first-year students: arts, discovery, environmental, global, humanities, languages and cultures, social justice, and society and technology.

• Students take a course together, live together, and participate in outof-class activities such as informal discussions, guest lectures, and off-campus trips.

Career Services: Preparation for the Future • Full- or part-time internships at companies, non-profits, or governmental agencies.

• Resume writing and interviewing guidance.

• Two-day job shadowing externships.

• On-campus employment expos and off-campus networking nights.

Visit Campus: See Bucknell for Yourself • Tours are offered five times daily on weekdays and three times on Saturdays.

• No appointment is necessary for tours; other options may require reservations.

• Please go to www.bucknell.edu/visit or call 570-577-3000 for more information.

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More than 350 full-time faculty

Plan for Bucknell Bucknell is a unique national university where liberal arts and professional programs complement each other, where 3,500 full-time students are educated for a lifetime of critical thinking and strong leadership. For more than 160 years, the University has remained true to its fundamental purpose: to educate and prepare students for lives that make a difference and have a positive impact on the world.

In keeping with that purpose, the University has developed The Plan for Bucknell, which includes its collective vision — “To provide students with the premier undergraduate experience in American higher education.” Students helped shape this vision because of their confidence in the University.

The Plan comprises five strategies: Strengthen the Academic Core aims to ensure that a Bucknell education is challenging and engaging, with openness to new ideas and a culture of innovation; Deepen the Residential Learning Experience will provide a residential learning and living experience that complements the academic program, integrates the athletics and recreation program and promotes personal growth and development and civic and ethical responsibility; Enhance Diversity is a commitment to diversity in all its forms within a civil and supportive environment of open exchange to prepare Bucknell graduates to live and work in a globally integrated and intercultural world; Build Bridges will bring the world to Bucknell — through visiting scholars and sports teams, international students and alumni, guest speakers, international focus semesters, and electronic communications — and bring Bucknell to the world through strategic partnerships and community engagement activities as well as opportunities for off-campus study and faculty research; Secure Our Financial Future will secure resources necessary to engage new opportunities, lessen dependence on tuition, and ensure our financial future.

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Bucknell Athletics Mission statement The Department of Athletics and Recreation strives to set the standard of excellence for intercollegiate and intramural programs in higher education, thereby advancing and drawing attention to the mission, core values, and educational goals of Bucknell University.

The Department believes that student-athletes’ academic programs must be their first priority. It is therefore committed to maintaining Bucknell’s high national ranking for student-athletes’ graduation rates and for producing Academic All-Americans, and to continued leadership of the Patriot League in Academic Honor Roll nominations, based on grade-point averages. The coaches’ and staff ’s paramount responsibility is maintaining academic priorities and supporting student-athletes’ education, even while providing the rigorous and serious NCAA Division I athletic opportunities Bucknell studentathletes seek.

Further, the Department promotes the personal growth of student-athletes and the general student body by encouraging personal health, development, and balance among intellectual, social, civic, and physical pursuits; by celebrating challenge and competition; and by preparing participants for service and leadership in the world. Coaches and staff direct a rich array of athletic programs and recreational opportunities aimed at increasing student engagement, as well as strengthening character, healthy living, teamwork, sportsmanship, and spirit. In creating shared experiences for students, faculty, and staff, as well as alumni, family, and friends, the Department’s programs add substantially to Bucknell’s sense of community and foster life-long relationships with Bucknell.

The Department embraces the University’s decision to compete at the highest extramural level, in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Division I membership is valuable not only because this level of competition maximally challenges student-athletes, but also because it signals clearly Bucknell’s high standards and seriousness of purpose in all extracurricular endeavors and it helps position Bucknell apart from other National Liberal Arts Colleges. Likewise, the competitive success the Department seeks, measured in part by consistent contention for the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, reflects positively upon Bucknell’s student-athletes and the University alike, and it brings distinction and national recognition to Bucknell.

A student-centered operation, the Department is committed to providing equitable opportunities to women and men, as well as members of minority and majority groups of all kinds. The Department subscribes to, and complies with, all principles and regulations of the Patriot League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the NCAA. The department is proud that so many of today’s exemplary Bison scholar-athletes will be tomorrow’s outstanding leaders.

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Patriot League 440 students study abroad each year Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 24 men and women’s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes American, Army, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola and Navy as full members, and Fordham, Georgetown and MIT as associate members.

These institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their alumni have and continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country.

Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first each year among all Division I conferences awarding athletic aid in the NCAA Graduation Rate Report. The League also had more than 93 percent of its teams score above the national APR average in the most recent data, and 92 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after posting academic progress rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports.

The Patriot League’s mission is simple: to provide successful competitive athletic experiences while maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare its student-athletes to be leaders in society.

During the 2013-14 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes and teams accomplished the following: • The Patriot League ranked second among all conferences in multiyear APR rating, and led all leagues in men’s basketball APR. • 81 Patriot League teams recorded perfect graduation success rates and 92 earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for ranking in the top 10 percent of their sport in APR. • More than 93 percent of Patriot League teams scored above the national average in APR. • Patriot League teams won NCAA Tournament games in seven different sports, with American winning twice to advance to the Round of 16 in volleyball.

• League squads also won NCAA first-round or regional contests in football (Fordham), men’s soccer (Navy), women’s soccer (Boston University), women’s lacrosse (Loyola), softball (Boston University) and baseball (Bucknell).

• Navy won the overall Patriot League Presidents’ Cup for the second time in three years, while Army took first place on the men’s side and Boston University claimed the women’s title in its inaugural season.

• Fifteen student-athletes earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition, including first-team accolades for Fordham’s Brett Biestek (Football), Bucknell’s Joe Meyer (Men’s Soccer) and Navy’s Elizabeth Hoerner (Women’s Soccer).

• Thirty-five student-athletes received Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition.

• There were 2,450 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2013-14, including 128 with a semester GPA of at least 4.0.

• American women’s basketball standout Alexis Dobbs and Navy women’s soccer star Elizabeth Hoerner both earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships and were later named the Patriot League’s nominees for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

• Fordham’s Brett Biestek earned a Postgraduate Scholarship from the FCS Athletic Directors Association.

• The Patriot League Sportsmanship Awards went to a pair of basketball student-athletes in American’s Darius Gardner on the men’s side and Army’s Krishawn Tillett for the women.

• Lafayette’s Alec Golini (Men’s Soccer) and Lehigh’s Brooke Astor (Women’s Track and Field) earned the Patriot League Outstanding Leadership and Character Awards for their excellence in leadership and service.

• Four Patriot Leaguers were named Senior CLASS Award finalists, including three in men’s lacrosse.

• Loyola’s Joe Fletcher was one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award given to the top player in men’s lacrosse, and also earned the William C. Schmeisser Outstanding Defensive Player Award from the USILA.

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League 42-29 home record over lastPatriot four seasons • Fordham’s Mike Nebrich placed fifth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award as the top FCS player.

• Twenty-four Patriot Leaguers were named first, second or third-team All-Americans in team sports, including six in football, five in men’s lacrosse, four in women’s lacrosse and three in men’s soccer.

• Loyola spent the majority of the season as the No. 1-ranked team in the men’s lacrosse national polls.

• Fordham football and Loyola men and women’s lacrosse each finished in the top 10 of national polls, while Navy men’s soccer and American volleyball and field hockey each placed in the top 25 of their sport’s final national rankings.

• Navy’s Jay Stell placed third in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, matching the best-ever finish for a Patriot League male and earning first-team All-America honors.

• Boston University’s Allison Barwise, Rich Peters and Rosa Moriello also competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and earned All-America honors, with Barwise receiving first-team status by placing sixth in the high jump for the best NCAA finish by a Patriot League female since 1993.

• Peters and his BU teammate, Monica Adler, both recorded top-10 finishes in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships to earn All-America recognition.

• Navy’s Tom Duvall came in the top 10 in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Men’s Swimming Championship to earn All-America honors, and was one of four Patriot Leaguers to compete in an individual event at either the NCAA Men or Women’s Championship.

• Lehigh’s Tyler Mueller and Loyola’s Kiera Harrison ran in the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

The Presidents’ Cup The Presidents’ Cup signifies overall excellence in the 24 sports sponsored by the Patriot League, and Bucknell has won the Cup 18 times in its 24-year existence, including 14 of the last 17 years.

The Presidents’ Cup is awarded annually to the institution that accumulates the highest point total over the entire academic year, with points awarded on the basis of the school’s finish in each of the 24 Patriot League sports. If there is a league tournament in a sport, the points are awarded based on the average of the regular season and tournament finish, and if there is no post-season tournament, points are awarded based on regular-season standings.

Presidents’ Cup Champions 1991 — Bucknell 2003 — Bucknell 1992 — Bucknell 2004 — Bucknell 1993 — Bucknell 2005 — Army 1994 — Army 2006 — Bucknell 1995 — Army 2007 — Bucknell 1996 — Bucknell 2008 — Bucknell 1997 — Army 2009 — Bucknell 1998 — Bucknell 2010 — Bucknell 1999 — Bucknell 2011 — Bucknell 2000 — Bucknell 2012 — Navy 2001 — Bucknell 2013 — Bucknell 2002 — Bucknell 2014 — Navy

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Student-Faculty Ratio is 9:1

Bucknell Bison Leadership academy

Training Bison Student-Athletes to Become Effective Leaders in Academics, in Athletics, and in Life

Competitive sports at Bucknell dates back to 1870, and more than a century later Bucknell has established itself as a national leader in providing successful academic and athletic opportunities for student-athletes. Today, the Department of Athletics & Recreation strives to set the standard of excellence among all intercollegiate programs by maintaining academic priorities and supporting educational and personal development, all while providing the rigorous and competitive Division I athletics opportunity sought by Bucknell student-athletes.

As Bison Athletics seeks to create a comprehensive learning environment that meshes with the academic mission of the University, an important element of the complete student-athlete experience is participation in an elite leadership development program designed to identify, develop, challenge and support student-athletes and coaches in their continual quest to become leaders in academics, in athletics and in life.

This is the Bucknell Bison Leadership Academy.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM • In the summer of 2011 the Bucknell Department of Athletics & Recreation implemented a formal leadership development program.

• Initial workshops were facilitated by the Janssen Sports Leadership Center.

• As part of a Patriot League-wide leadership initiative, the program is designed to help student-athletes learn how to be effective leaders on and off the playing fields.

• Initially, a group of 60 student-athletes were identified as members. These workshops for both student-athletes and their coaches have set the stage for ongoing programming that will encompass the Bucknell Bison Leadership Academy.

GOALS FOR THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY • Identify and develop high potential leaders in their sophomore or junior years • Help young best athletes become best leaders • Create strong leaders by example and set the stage for developing vocal leaders • Build a strong peer support network for aspiring leaders • Develop leaders who support and learn from current team captains/leaders • Practice leading self, their class, and below • Succession Planning — smoothly replace graduating leaders • Encourage veteran leaders to step up and be vocal leaders • Establish a solid, cooperative and ongoing partnership with the coaching staff • Teach and apply the insights and skills necessary to be a responsible and respected leader • Provide veteran leaders with ongoing coaching and support as they tackle the tough issues of team leadership • Provide veteran leaders with a solid peer network for guidance and support • Provide veteran leaders with highly marketable leadership skills for a lifetime

Bucknell Football Alum Tom Martin at a Leadership Academy Networking Event

What they’re saying ...

“I applaud our athletics department for providing our student-athletes with this exciting program. We are confident the young men and women participating will take full advantage of all that the Bucknell Bison Leadership Academy has to offer.”

- Bucknell University President John Bravman “At Bucknell, our intercollegiate athletics program embraces and reflects the University’s mission, core values and educational goals. Leadership development is one of the many important opportunities that is inherent in athletics. Cultivating great leadership is of critical importance, as it not only contributes to the success of our teams, but the benefits of becoming a great leader ultimately will extend well beyond the practice and playing fields and last a lifetime.”

- Director of Athletics & Recreation John Hardt “The Patriot League believes in the motto of `today’s scholar-athletes, tomorrow’s leaders,’ and the program provides a unique platform for student-athletes to further their growth into leadership roles. We remain committed to providing student-athletes an opportunity to achieve their potential academically and athletically while preparing to become leaders and make meaningful contributions to society.”

- Patriot League Executive Director Carolyn Schlie Femovich

A Leadership Academy Event Focusing on Healthy Relationships

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