RECORD BOOK â– BATTING AVERAGE SEASON
Rank AVG Player 1. .527 Ron Shumate* 2. .516 Jim Whaley 3. .476 Scott Baerns 4. .452 Chad Oberacker 5. .438 Tim Taylor 6. .429 Donley Canary 7. .418 Casey Benjamin 8. .414 Brent Carrier 9. .413 Mike Winchester 10. .408 Ryan Browning 11. .403 Doug Helton 12. .400 Larry Smith 13. .397 Troy Martin 14. .394 Bill Maclin 15. .389 Chris King 16. .389 Mike Glover 17. .388 A.J. Kirby-Jones 18. .388 Ben Cunningham 19. .385 Jeremy Bonczynski .385 Adam Sullivan 21. .384 Kevin Caroland 22. .382 Matt Curtis 23. .381 Greg Thomas 24. .381 Barney Dickey 25. .380 Daniel Miles minimum 2.5 at-bats per team game played
Season 1961 1963 1988 2010 1976 1976 2003 1988 1975 1998 1976 1968 1987 1970 2008 1977 2010 2001 1996 1994 1990 2000 1981 1967 2014
CAREER
Rank AVG Player 1. .462 Dewey Alverson* 2. .391 Jim Whaley 3. .383 Tim Taylor 4. .381 Brent Carrier 5. .376 Ryan Browning 6. .374 Chad Oberacker 7. .369 Jeremy Bonczynski 8. .363 Greg Stewart 9. .363 Ben Cunningham 10. .361 Troy Martin 11. .360 Daniel Miles 12. .358 Matt Curtis 13. .356 Greg Thomas 14. .354 Casey Benjamin 15. .348 Herb Horner 16. .347 A.J. Kirby-Jones 17. .347 Scott Baerns 18. .346 Bill Maclin 19. .337 James Abraham 20. .336 Matt Attaway 21. .336 Cole Helms 22. .333 Brandon Selvog .333 Chad Rogers 24. .333 Donley Canary 25. .332 Ryan Hay
Seasons 1955-56 1963-66 1981-82 1988-89 1997-98 2008-11 1996-97 1983-84 2000-01 1987-88 2013-14 2000-01 1980-81 2001-03 1982-83 2008-10 1985-88 1968-72 2012-13 1997-98 2002-03 2004-05 1999-00 1974-77 2002-03
minimum 2 seasons and 2.5 at-bats per team game played
â– RON SHUMATE
A 1986 inductee into the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame, Shumate enjoyed one of the most successful seasons at the plate in 1961, hitting .527 in 17 games to set the program record for batting average in a single season. Not only does the mark still stand today, it also represents the top average in a single year in OVC history.
ANNUAL LEADERS
Season Player AVG 1960 N/A 1961 Ron Schumate .527 1962 Bill Landreth .341 1963 Jim Whaley .516 1964 Earl Allen / Jim Whaley .338 1965 Butch Rader .300 1966 Jim Whaley .306 1967 Barney Dickey .381 1968 Larry Smith .400 1969 Jerry Reasoner .368 1970 Bill Maclin .394 1971 Bill Maclin .351 1972 Stu Richardson .340 1973 Mickey Hall .396 1974 Donley Canary .327 1975 Mike Winchester .413 1976 Donley Canary .429 1977 Mike Glover .389 1978 Mike Grooms .311 1979 Steve Turpin .305 1980 Chris Howell .370 1981 Tim Taylor .438 1982 Herb Horner .375 1983 Greg Stewart .367 1984 Greg Stewart .359 1985 Layton Way .362 1986 Steve Hawkins .348 1987 Troy Martin .397 1988 Scott Baerns .476 1989 Kevin Mason .345 1990 Kevin Caroland .367 1991 Kurt Kalen .315 1992 David Wykle .327 1993 Mike Kinney .303 1994 Adam Sullivan .385 1995 Billy Pride .345 1996 Jeremy Bonczynski .385 1997 Chad Malone .363 1998 Ryan Browning .408 1999 Gabe Zook .364 2000 Matt Curtis .382 2001 Ben Cunningham .388 2002 Jake Allen .385 2003 Casey Benjamin .418 2004 Brandon Selvog .339 2005 Brandon Selvog .328 2006 Jake New .319 2007 Steve Soper .373 2008 Chris King .389 2009 Chad Oberacker .354 2010 Chad Oberacker .452 2011 Casanova Donaldson .327 2012 Zach Stephens .368 2013 James Abraham .347 2014 Daniel Miles .380 2015 Dylan Bosheers .337 minimum 2.5 at-bats per team game played
NOTES: The individual and career marks in these records are for the period 1960 to the most current season. In statistical rankings, the rounding of percentages and/or averages may indicate ties where none exist. In these cases, the numerical order of the rankins is accurate. * represents an Ohio Valley Conference record as well as Tennessee Tech record
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