2010 UIC Baseball Media Guide by University of Illinois at Chicago Athletics

UIC FLAMES BASEBALL 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS [COACHING STAFF]

Pitching Records

25-26

Division I Honor Roll

Coaching Records

Team Records & Results

7-8

All-Time Series Records

NCAA Regional Teams

Head Coach Mike Dee

2-3

Assistant Coach Sean McDermott

Assistant Coach Mike Nall

Volunteer Assistant John Flood Baseball Support Staff

[MEET THE TEAM] Roster and Pronunciation Guide

Returning Letterwinners

10-17

Newcomers

17-19

Final Statistics

Results

[HORIZON LEAGUE] 22

[HISTORY] Batting Records

32-33

[FACILITIES]

[09 REVIEW]

The Horizon League Story

[FROM UIC TO MLB] Tribute to Curtis Granderson

23-24

Les Miller Field

34-35

The Colvin Baseball Center for Excellence

36-37

[THE MISSION] It Can Be Done

38-39

[THE UNIVERSITY] Getting to Know UIC

10-22 [RETURNEE BIOS]

40-58

2010 UIC FLAMES BASEBALL QUICK FACTS

MEDIA INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

FLAMES AT A GLANCE

MEDIA SERVICES

Location: Chicago, Ill. Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 26.245 President: Dr. Stanley O. Ikenberry Chancellor: Dr. Paula Allen-Meares Director of Athletics: James W. Schmidt Faculty Athletic Reps: Sylvia Furner and Dave Koehler Senior Woman Administrator: Tonya McGowan Conference: Horizon League Nickname: Flames Colors: Navy Blue & Fire Engine Red Athletics Website: www.uicflames.com

2009 Overall Record: 29-23 Home: 17-4; Away: 10-17; Neutral: 2-2 2009 League Record (Finish): 17-6 (1st) Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: 6/3 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/9 Newcomers: 9

Press credentials for UIC baseball games are

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mike Dee Alma Mater/Year: UW-La Crosse/’79 Record at UIC/Years: 368-246-1/11 Career Record/Years: Same Office Phone: (312) 996-8645 Office Fax: (312) 996-8349 E-mail: mdee@uic.edu Best Time to Reach Coach: Contact SID Assistant Coach: Sean McDermott Alma Mater/Year: Lincoln Memorial/’93 Office Phone: (312) 355-2973 E-mail: smac@uic.edu Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Mike Nall Alma Mater/Year: Northwestern/’01 Office Phone: (312) 355-1757 E-Mail: miken@uic.edu Volunteer Assistant Coach: John Flood Alma Mater/Year: UIC/’06 Office Phone: (312) 413-8551

LES MILLER FIELD Home Field: Les Miller Field Capacity: 1,100 Press Box Phone: (312) 355-1190 Field Dimensions: Left – 325; Center – 395; Right – 325; Gaps – 375 Turf: FieldTurf

available by contacting John Jaramillo of the UIC Athletic Media Relations Office. Final box scores will be available to working media at the completion of each game. Cumulative statistics will also be made available. STRETCH INTERNET RADIO BROADCASTS All UIC home baseball games are streamed live online at uicflames.com via Stretch Internet. Jordan Bernfield enters his second season on the headset calling UIC home games this spring.

BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF

IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY

Athletic Trainer: Pat Donovan E-Mail: pdonoc1@uic.edu Office Phone: (312) 996-8655 Strength & Conditioning Coach: Nick Zostautas E-Mail: nickz@uic.edu Office Phone: (312) 413-5304 Team Psychologist: Gloria Balague Office Phone: (312) 996-8681

All requests for interviews with student-athletes and

SID/Baseball Contact: John Jaramillo E-mail: jjar@uic.edu Office Phone: (312) 996-5880 Mobile Phone: (773) 820-1820 Secondary Baseball Contact: Dan Yopchick E-mail: yopchick@uic.edu Office Phone: (312) 996-5881 Mobile Phone: (847) 254-0404 Sports Information Fax: (312) 996-8349

coaches must be made through John Jaramillo. At no time should a member of the media contact a student-athlete at his residence without prior approval from UIC Athletic Media Relations.

CREDITS The 2010 UIC Baseball Media Guide was compiled, written and edited by John Jaramillo and Dan Yopchick. Ediorial assistance by Zoe Kind. Photography by Steve Woltmann, Scott Bruhn, David Gonzales (gonzalesphoto.com), Matt Brown and Jon Eilts. Special thanks to John Fuller/Full Athlete Marketing, Rick Thompson, Ron Wade, the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees.

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HEAD COACH MIKE DEE

12th Season • UW-LaCrosse (1979) Eight-Time Horizon League Coach of the Year The steady influence instilled in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s baseball program since the arrival of Mike Dee as head coach nearly 12 years ago has been evident across every facet, both on and off the diamond. There is no denying the success achieved on the field by UIC in the last decade under Dee’s watch. Entering the 2010 season the Flames have won nine consecutive Horizon League regular season titles and 10 overall, setting the stage for four conference tournament championships since 2003 and four NCAA Regional Berths in the last seven campaigns. With Dee on the bench, UIC ran off a streak of nine consecutive 30-plus win seasons, including seven straight campaigns of 35 victories or more. That is just another example that winning is a staple of Dee’s program. Many of those wins have come against some of college baseball’s premier programs in recent years; UIC has defeated a nationally-ranked foe on the road in three of the last four seasons, with Vanderbilt’s fifth-ranked 2008 squad the latest in a line of Top 25 teams, including No. 18 Ole Miss in 2006 and both No. 17 Long Beach State and No. 19 Tennessee in 2007, that have fallen to the Flames. Dee has made road dates against some the toughest teams in the country an essential portion of the Flames’ schedule each season, with Vanderbilt, Long Beach State, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, Tulane and various national powers on the slate. This year is no exception, with a series at Alabama setting the stage for showdowns against the likes of Baylor, Creighton and Georgia Tech. One of the keys Dee has emphasized within his program is being competitive on the regional level, and UIC has looked no further than the Big Ten in its journey to becoming one of the top programs in the Midwest. Dee’s UIC teams have gone 27-14 against Big Ten opponents in the past nine years, including a three-game sweep over Michigan in 2004, a two-game sweep of Iowa in 2005 and wins over Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State and Purdue in the last four seasons. Such success in the regional ranks have recently led Rivals.com national baseball writer Kendall Rogers to recognize UIC as the state of Illinois’ top baseball program. Taking on tough opposition during the regular season has helped UIC steadily improve its postseason results. UIC beat Long Beach State in the 2007 regional opener for the team’s first NCAA tournament win, and the Flames eliminated a tough Dallas Baptist team to chalk up their second-ever regional victory last year. Dee’s style of play has not only translated into consistent winning on the field; it has a lasting way of developing talent that has garnered an extensive array of awards in addition to opening up opportunities to play at the professional level. In the last 11 seasons UIC has featured 58 All-Horizon League selections, 13 league individual award-winners (including two conference player of the year honorees), 31

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league all-newcomer team picks, 31 league all-tournament team players, four league tournament most valuable players, five NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team members and eight All-Mideast Region Team athletes. Well over 50 of Dee’s former players have gone on to professional baseball careers. UIC has seen at least one player move on to the pro ranks in each of the last nine seasons. Last year Dee saw pitcher Adam Worthington begin his pro career when he was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks, while Tonya Altavilla (St. Paul Saints) and Derrick Miramontes (Southern Illinois Miners) inked independent ball deals. They follow Steve Carlson (New York Yankees, 2001), Curtis Granderson (Detroit Tigers, 2002), Wes Gilliam (Arizona Diamondbacks, 2002), Kevin Ryan (San Diego Padres, 2002), Kevin Nelson (New York Yankees, 2003), David Haehnel (Baltimore Orioles, 2004), Jordan DeVoir (New York Yankees, 2004), Ryan Gehring (Minnesota Twins, 2004), Mike Hughes (Anaheim Angels, 2004), Nelson Gord (Schaumburg Flyers, 2004), Bryan Russo (Schaumburg Flyers, 2004), Justin Johnson (Baltimore Orioles, 2006), Ryan Zink (New York Yankees, 2007), Zach Peterson (Kansas City Royals, 2007) and Kevin Coddington (Cincinnati Reds, 2008) as UIC products playing professionally since Dee’s arrival. One of the most notable professional products to develop under Dee and his staff while at UIC is current Major League Baseball star Granderson, the newest New York Yankee and a Flames outfielder from 2000-2002. Granderson became the first Flames player to start for a major league club on Opening Day when he manned centerfield for the Detroit Tigers in 2006. He played a big role during the Tigers’ magical 2006 campaign, helping bring an American League Championship and World Series berth back to Motown for the first time since 1984, and in 2007 he accumulated 23 homers, 23 triples, 38 doubles and 26 steals to become just the third player in major league history with 20-plus homers, 20-plus triples, 20-plus doubles and 20-plus stolen bases and the first since the legendary Willie Mays accomplished the feat in 1957. Possessing a charisma that has garnered national television and multimedia gigs with TBS and ESPN, and a generosity that has led to the formation of the Grand Kids Foundation that focuses on educational initiatives and bringing baseball back to the nation’s inner cities, Granderson, a 2009 AL All Star, is the perfect example of the type of good, genuine character that Dee always looks for in his student-athletes. The stability that Dee has cultivated within the team goes beyond winning

games, titles and awards; those are just some of the many successful components of his well-rounded program. Continuous upgrades in facilities have taken place since the first day of Dee’s tenure. Les Miller Field, the home park of the Flames, has undergone renovations ranging from a brand-new FieldTurf surface to new lights to refurbished dugouts and a list of improvements from 1998 to today, and much more is in the planning phases. The most recent renovations include new padding on the outfield walls and outfield signage in 2009. Just three years ago the Peggy Colvin Baseball Center for Excellence, a state-of-the-art 4,690-square-foot clubhouse exclusive to the UIC baseball team, was constructed. The Colvin Center houses a players locker room, coaches offices, a study laboratory, a video lounge and numerous other amenities. Last year the program welcomed a new indoor hitting facility, complete with up to six batting cages and FieldTurf, to the fold. Dee’s emphasis on steadiness to his players transcends their participation in the sport. An equal focus is placed on their dual status as both students and athletes, and if the accomplishments on the field are any indicator, each and every member of the UIC baseball team is also expected to give maximum effort to succeed in the classroom. The tools to fulfill school duties are provided through required study sessions, course performance monitoring and strong academic resources. The UIC baseball program has responded to such concentration on thriving in the classroom by constantly ranking among the athletic department’s top-performing teams in terms of grade point average, having an annual presence on the Horizon League’s academic honor roll and academic all-league team, and, most recently, attaining the UIC Athletic Department’s Male Academic Team of the Year award in 2007-08. Dee came to UIC after serving the previous 11 seasons as the pitching coach for the University of Minnesota, where his pitching staff was frequently one of the best in the Big Ten. Dee’s Minnesota staffs finished first or second in the conference for team ERA in seven of his last nine years as the Golden Gophers compiled a 405-254 (.615) record while registering a 190-101 (.653) ledger against Big Ten foes during his time in the Twin Cities. In 1997, Dee’s pitchers set a school record as they fanned 406 batters in 444.1 innings of work, led by 110 strikeouts from Mike Diebolt, a 1997 draft pick of the Detroit Tigers. Dee’s 1993 squad set a then-school record with 43 wins. Minnesota captured the Big Ten Tournament title four times during Dee’s tenure and earned the regular season championship twice, in 1988 and 1992. The Golden Gophers qualified for the NCAA Tournament seven times while Dee was an assistant, including as recently as 1998. In addition to his coaching duties with the Golden Gophers, Dee also served as the chief executive officer for the Minnesota Baseball Instructional School in Minneapolis. In that position, he handled all staff hiring/ training, marketing and scheduling and all business accounting. Under Dee’s direction, the business grew into one of the largest baseball camps in the United States. Dee began his coaching career at his prep alma mater, Aquinas High School in LaCrosse, Wis. As the school’s head coach for six years, his squads compiled a 100-26 record. Dee led Aquinas to six straight state tournament appearances and won the Wisconsin state title four consecutive years (1984-87). Following the 1987 season, Dee was named the Wisconsin State High School Coach of the Year before moving on to the Golden Gophers staff the next year. Dee, who is married to Ann, spent the first 17 years of his life raised in the Chicagoland area. He was an all-state selection as a high school junior at Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill., before finishing his prep career at

Aquinas, where he also garnered all-state honors. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where he was a threeyear letterwinner and an NAIA All-America selection following his junior and senior seasons. Dee helped the Indians place fourth at the 1979 NAIA College World Series as a senior. Following his collegiate career, Dee played one season in the Milwaukee Brewers organization before entering the coaching ranks. The body of work of the UIC baseball program has earned Dee a long stretch of awards from his peers. He has garnered an unprecedented eight Horizon League Coach of the Year awards, winning the honor in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, and in each of the last four seasons (2005-2008). Dee’s accomplishments at UIC, Minnesota and Aquinas gained him induction into the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in February of 2006, and he was also honored as the 2007 Division I College Coach of the Year by the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago at the organization’s 62nd annual awards dinner in 2008. In addition to coaching, Dee has also served as a featured clinician at over 100 clinics nationwide, including the National Baseball Convention in 1991, 2001 and 2006. In December 2008 Dee inked a contract to stay at UIC through the 2013 season, ensuring that his steady hand will remain at the helm of the Flames.

DEE’S HEAD COACHING RECORD Year 1999

Record 18-30

Pct. .375

Accomplishments MCC Coach of the Year

2000 33-26 .559 2001

32-28

.533

2002

39-16

.709

Horizon League Coach of the Year Horizon League Regular-Season Champs

2003 39-18 .684

Horizon League Coach of the Year Horizon League Regular-Season Champs Horizon League Tournament Champs NCAA Regionals

2004

.632

Horizon League Regular-Season Champs

2005 38-21-1 .633

Horizon League Coach of the Year Horizon League Regular-Season Champs Horizon League Tournament Champs NCAA Regionals

2006 35-20 .636

Horizon League Coach of the Year Horizon League Regular-Season Champs

2007 35-21 .625

Horizon League Coach of the Year Horizon League Regular-Season Champs Horizon League Tournament Champs NCAA Regionals

2008 35-22 .614

Horizon League Coach of the Year Horizon League Regular-Season Champs Horizon League Tournament Champs NCAA Regionals

2009

Horizon League Regular-Season Champs

36-21

29-23

11 years 368-246-1

MCC Coach of the Year MCC Regular-Season Champs

.558 .598

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ASSISTANT COACH SEAN McDERMOTT

12th Season • Lincoln Memorial (1993) The UIC baseball program has evolved into a perennial league champion and regional contender over the course of the last decade, and Sean McDermott has played an immense role in the Flames’ maturation process every step of the way. Entering his 12th season as an assistant coach at UIC, McDermott works primarily with UIC’s offense and defense, and the Flames have thrived in both departments during his tenure. Under McDermott’s guidance, UIC has flourished and improved at the plate each season. Last season their offense remained a force to be reckoned with due to a balanced mix of average (.297), on-base percentage (.383), power (36 home runs), patience (193 walks) and speed (47 stolen bases). Execution in key situations helped the 2008 NCAA Regional team, which ranked in the Top 20 nationally in both sacrifice flies (34) and sacrifice bunts (60). In 2007 the Flames exploded on the offensive end when it counted most, outscoring their opposition in the Horizon League Championship by a 35-10 margin with a team batting average of .417 and 23 extra-base hits in three games to sweep their way to a league title and NCAA Regional bid. In 2006 the Flames led the Horizon League in team batting average, home runs, stolen bases and on-base percentage while setting school records in runs per game and hits per game. Eight UIC players hit .300 or better that season to spur a final team batting average of .325. The Flames also hit 115 doubles and 53 home runs while averaging seven runs of offense per game. A year earlier the Flames set a school record for runs scored in a single season (429) while batting .307 with 120 doubles to key UIC’s road to an NCAA Regional berth. McDermott has also played a major role in the development of UIC’s infielders and catching corps, shoring up the defensive side of the Flames’ game while coaching the same players to success at the plate. While coaching UIC’s infielders and catchers, McDermott has helped the

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Flames consistently turn in one of the Horizon League’s top defenses. Last year UIC ranked second in the Horizon League lead in fielding percentage at .968 while allowing the fewest stolen bases (27) in the conference by far. Four of McDermott’s catchers at UIC (Nelson Gord, Justin Johnson, Kevin Nelson and Kevin Coddington) and two of his infielders (Jordan DeVoir and Bryan Russo) have moved on to the professional baseball ranks. McDermott served as the chief recruiter for the Flames during his first nine seasons and was instrumental in bringing the top-notch recruits that have played a big part in resuscitating a program that has gone on to produce well over 300 wins, nine Horizon League regular season titles, four Horizon League tournament crowns and four berths to the NCAA Regionals. McDermott joined the Flames in 1998 after serving three years as head baseball coach at Viterbo College in LaCrosse, Wis. During his stint with the V-Hawks, the squad set a single-season record for wins with 32 victories in 1997, followed by its first-ever appearance in the NAIA Regional Tournament in 1998. At Viterbo McDermott’s teams set several school records, including runs scored, home runs, walks, hits, RBI, and doubles. In 1997 he led Viterbo to 32 victories, which is the best single-season win total in the program’s history. Prior to his position at Viterbo College, McDermott served as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Princeton University for two seasons. Additionally, he was the head baseball coach at J. Frank White Academy and a graduate assistant coach at Lincoln Memorial University, both located in Harrogate, Tenn. McDermott began his collegiate playing career as a second baseman at Indian Hills Community College in Centerville, Iowa before transferring to Lincoln Memorial University, where he played shortstop for two seasons. McDermott, a 1993 graduate of Lincoln Memorial, and his wife, Lois, have three sons: Jack, Joe and Thomas.

ASSISTANT COACH MIKE NALL

Seventh Season • Northwestern (2001) Mike Nall, a former hurler for both UIC and Northwestern, enters his seventh year on the Flames’ coaching staff as the pitching coach and his third as the team’s recruiting coordinator. Since Nall’s arrival, UIC has seen extensive success on the mound that has helped the Flames advance to three NCAA Regionals during his tenure. The Flames staff did not miss a beat in 2009. Nall helped talented Flames’ righty Adam Worthington transition from being one of the top relievers in the Horizon League to becoming the conference’s Pitcher of the Year as a starter. Worthington, who would go on to be selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2009 MLB Draft, posted the 10th lowest career ERA in program history (3.78), while tallying the eighth most strikeouts with 177 in the second most appearances (107). The 2009 staff posted the second lowest ERA in the Horizon League (4.62) and held opposing hitters to the second lowest batting average (.290). Pitcher Chris Kovacevich also joined Worthington on the All-Horizon League Team last season. In 2008, despite losing two of the program’s all-time winningest pitchers to the professional ranks before the year, Nall restocked UIC’s collection of pitchers with the likes of Derrick Miramontes and Mike Kool, a duo that anchored the starting rotation from start to finish, and helped the returning stable of veterans, such as Worthington, and young talent, such as emerging right-hander Peter Ifft, become a key ingredient to the Flames’ second straight NCAA Regional trip. Miramontes was named the Horizon League’s Newcomer of the Year, while Worthington was selected as the conference’s Relief Pitcher of the Year. Both were named to the All-League Second Team. Both Kool and Ifft were the Flames’ hottest hurlers as the season wound down, with Kool allowing just five earned runs in his last 29.1 innings and Ifft earning a spot on the league’s All-Tournament Team after winning the conference title game and before a stellar relief win over Dallas Baptist in an NCAA Regional contest. A recurring theme is UIC’s presence atop the Horizon League pitching statistical rankings under Nall’s guidance. The Flames once again posted the conference’s lowest earned run average and gave up the fewest total runs in the league.

Nall’s staff played a huge part in the Flames’ return to NCAA Regional play in 2007. UIC led the Horizon League with a conference-low 3.93 team earned run average and issued the fewest walks (142) while posting the secondhighest strikeout total (330). Behind the arm of Horizon League Pitcher of the Year Zach Peterson and the resurgence of Ryan Zink, UIC held the likes of top-ranked Vanderbilt and national powers Georgia Tech, Tennessee, and Long Beach State at bay at the plate. Zink, who tossed a one-hitter in UIC’s first-ever NCAA Regional win on June 1, 2007 against Long Beach State, went on to sign with the New York Yankees after he was drafted by the Bronx Bombers, while Peterson moved on to the Kansas City Royals organization. The year before the UIC staff led the Horizon League with conferencelows in ERA, opponent batting average, runs allowed, earned runs allowed and walks. Led by Peterson, who won the league’s pitching Triple Crown by topping the charts in ERA, wins and strikeouts, the Flames ranked among the top 35 programs in the nation in team earned run average. In 2005 UIC pitching had a banner season behind the one-two punch of right-handers Zink and Peterson. The latter led the Flames with a 10-1 record, including wins in his last nine decisions, to go along with a team-best 3.31 ERA en route to All-Horizon League First Team accolades. Zink went 8-6 with a 3.78 ERA and a team-high 74 strikeouts to earn All-Horizon League Second Team honors and the Horizon League Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Both Peterson and Zink made the Horizon League AllTournament Team after the duo combined to shut down Milwaukee in the championship game. In 2004 three Flames hurlers earned postseason honors from the Horizon League under Nall’s tutelage. In 2004 Zink was named to the All-Horizon League First Team and All-Newcomer Team as a freshman after going 9-3 with 92 strikeouts in 95.2 innings pitched. David Haehnel, who pitched in the Baltimore Orioles farm system and for Team USA, earned All-Horizon League Second Team honors by finishing with a record of 6-3 with 92 K’s in 90 innings pitched, while teammate Tom Szalewski was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer squad after going 4-2 with an ERA of 2.76. In addition to his on-field and in-game coaching duties, Nall has served as the program’s chief recruiter since 2007. He also plays a big role in scouting, scheduling and various other areas of the program. Prior to joining the UIC coaching staff, Nall served as the pitching coach for Valparaiso in 2003. During his stint there, Nall helped the Crusaders improve their win total by eight, ERA by 1.77 runs, strikeout-to-walk ratio by one-third and opponent batting average by 46 points. Nall was also instrumental in the success of 2003 Mid-Continent Conference Co-Pitcher of the Year Tom Starck. Nall, a 2001 graduate of Northwestern, also brings professional experience to the squad, playing in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system after being selected in the 28th round of the 2001 draft.

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VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH JOHN FLOOD Second Season • UIC (2006) Former UIC pitcher John Flood returned to his alma mater in 2009 to don the number 26 once again, this time as the Flames’ volunteer assistant coach. Flood, who was a key member of the 2003 pitching staff that guided the Flames to the school’s first-ever NCAA Regional berth, works primarily with the catchers and hitters in addition to serving as the first base coach. He handles the team’s pre-game activities and a variety of other areas on and off the field within the program. Flood is also the director of UIC Baseball Camps. A native of Mt. Vernon, Ill., Flood originally came to UIC in the fall of 2001 and, after sitting out the 2002 season as a redshirt, made a huge impact in his debut campaign in 2003. He went 6-2 in 13 appearances, starting 10 games, to go with a 3.68 earned run average during UIC’s Horizon League tournament title run and inaugural NCAA Regional appearance. After a torn labrum in his right shoulder that required surgery hampered his collegiate pitching career, Flood entered the coaching ranks. He spent the last two years with the St. Louis Pirates, one of the premier amateur baseball programs in the Midwest, as the club’s head coach and director of player development. During Flood’s tenure with the Pirates, the club saw unprecedented success in a variety of areas. It grew over 400%, and in two years over 50 of his players moved on to play college baseball. Around half of those players are competing at the Division I level, including current UIC catcher Nathan Orf. Three of his players were selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, including Jake Odorizzi, who was taken 32nd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008. Flood graduated from UIC with a Bachelor of Science in finance in 2006.

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BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF NICK

PAT

ZOSTAUTAS

DONOVAN

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

ATHLETIC TRAINER Pat Donovan is in his sixth season as the athletic trainer for the University of Illinois at Chicago baseball team.

Nick Zostautas is in his second season as UIC’s head strength and conditioning coach.

Prior to UIC, Donovan spent two seasons as a graduate assistant for the University of Minnesota, where he earned his master’s degree in applied kinesiology with a concentration in sport and exercise science.

Zostautas took over the strength and conditioning program at UIC after six seasons as Northwestern’s assistant strength and conditioning coach. During his time in Evanston, Zostautas worked with a variety of Wildcat teams, including the football program. He also trained Northwestern’s NCAA Tournamentqualifying men’s soccer and wrestling squads.

During his stint with the Golden Gophers from 2001 to 2003, Donovan worked exclusively with the football squad.

Prior to Northwestern, Zostautas worked as an assistant strength coach at North Dakota, where he helped the Fighting Sioux football team win the 2001 NCAA Division II national championship.

Donovan graduated from UIC in 2000 with University and High Honors while a member of the Honors College. While working as a student trainer for the Flames, Donovan worked primarily with the men’s soccer and men’s gymnastics teams while assisting with all other athletic programs.

From January through May of 2001, Zostautas assisted Paul Goldberg, the head strength coach of the Colorado Avalanche, which won the Stanley Cup in 2001.

Donovan is an NATA-certified athletic trainer and holds advanced certification as a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) and a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He is a member of the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association and Illinois Athletic Trainers Association.

He began his career as a strength coach at Northwestern in the summer of 2000 as an intern. Zostautas is an accomplished powerlifting competitor, winning the 2003 Colorado State Strongman championship while setting the state record in the Rams head carry. For his efforts, Zostautas qualified for the powerlifting amateur national championships. Zostautas graduated from Colorado State in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science before earning a master’s degree in kinesiology from North Dakota in 2003. While at Colorado State, Zostautas was a member of the football team from 1996-97. He also was a hammer thrower and competed in the shot put as a member of the track and field team from 1997-2001. Zostautas is certified by the National Strength & Conditioning Association, and is a certified Sport Performance Coach from USAW. He also is a member of the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association.

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GLORIA

ERIC

TEAM PSYCHOLOGIST

ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

In her 12th season working with the UIC baseball program is team psychologist Dr. Gloria Balague.

Serving the UIC baseball program in a variety of capacities is associate athletic director Eric Phillips.

BALAGUE

PHILLIPS

A professor in UIC’s Psychology Department, Balague meets with the squad on a weekly basis as well as individually as requested by the players.

Phillips enters his sixth year as the director for finance at his alma mater and his first year as the liaison for the soccer and baseball programs at UIC. As the baseball liaison, Phillips assists the program in numerous areas, including budget planning, competition and practice schedules, facility issues, compliance, academics and many other facets of the program.

Balague started her professional career in her native Barcelona, Spain, working with elite athletes and teams at the National Sports Research Center and teaching psychology at the College of Physical Education. In 1980, Balague came to Chicago where she obtained her doctorate in clinical/social psychology at UIC. Currently a clinical assistant professor in the Psychology Department, Balague’s main research interest is in the area of achievement motivation. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate level courses in the department at UIC.

In his role as associate athletic director, Phillips is responsible for maintaining organized functional operation of all financial transactions within the UIC athletic department. He coordinates travel arrangements and purchases for the entire athletic department and is a member of the Student Fee Advisory Committee and the Travel Advisory Group. Prior to returning to UIC in 2004, Phillips spent six seasons with the Chicago White Sox as the coordinator of media relations. From 1998 through 2004, Phillips served as the team representative for the Sox and coordinated interview requests for players and staff on the national and local levels.

Balague has continued her involvement with elite athletes, consulting with several national teams, including the USA Track and Field, USA Gymnastics and USA Field Hockey teams. As a team sport psychologist, Balague has also accompanied the USA Track and Field team to the 1992 Olympics and the USA Rhythmic Gymnastics team to the 1996 Olympics.

Phillips has also worked in a variety of local and national media venues, with experience at ESPN television in Bristol, Conn., WSCR “The Score” sports radio, and WMAQ and WVAZ radio. From 1991-95, Phillips served as an assistant coach for the UIC women’s basketball team. He was responsible for recruiting and scouting for the Flames. Phillips earned two degrees from UIC, a Bachelor of Arts in communications and a Master of Science in sports administration. He and his wife, Lynette, have two children, Ethan and Lauren, and reside in Lockport, Ill.

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2010 UIC BASEBALL ROSTER #

Name

POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

B/T

HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL

Ryan Shober

INF

5-10

170

So.

R/R

Inverness, Ill./Fremd/Valparaiso

Andy Leonard

INF

5-10

165

Jr.

R/R

Palos Heights, Ill./Stagg

Steve McGuiggan

5-11

195

Jr.

R/R

Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley

Jason Ganek

INF

6-3

185

Jr.

R/R

Mount Prospect, Ill./Hersey

10 Nathan Orf

5-8

165

So.

R/R

Wentzville, Mo./Francis Howell

11 Ty Rubio

5-8

160

Sr.

R/R

Palatine, Ill./Palatine

15 Rafael Garcia

6-2

190

Jr.

R/R

Chicago, Ill./Clemente

16 Nick Addison

6-3

195

RS Fr. R/R

Barrington, Ill./Fremd

18 Chris Kovacevich

LHP

6-5

210

Sr.

L/L

Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East/Coastal Carolina

23 Steven Humble

6-3

190

Sr.

R/R

Eugene, Ore./North Eugene/Chemeketa College

24 Matt Serna

INF/OF

6-1

165

RS Jr. R/R

Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows/Lincoln College

25 John Rosinski

6-2

200

Jr.

R/R

Wilmette, Ill./New Trier

LHP

6-4

195

Fr.

L/L

Milwaukee, Wis./Parkway Christian

29 Joe Betcher

Tim Suminski

INF

6-3

185

Fr.

R/R

DePere, Wis./DePere

31 Ryan Boss

INF

6-3

210

Fr.

R/R

Crown Point, Ind./Lake Central

32 Chris Rutta

6-4

215

Sr.

R/R

Rothschild, Wis./D.C. Everest

33 Eric Wyman

LHP

6-3

195

Jr.

L/L

West Chicago, Ill./West Chicago

34 Harry Kammholz

INF

6-3

180

RS Fr. L/R

Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel

35 Matt Salemi

RHP

6-0

180

So.

R/R

Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton

37 Brad Riegler

RHP

6-0

180

Sr.

R/R

Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South

Mike Schoolcraft

RHP

6-3

195

Fr.

R/R

Barrington, Ill./Fremd

49 Charlie Weinberg

RHP

6-3

180

Fr.

R/R

Eagan, Minn./Eagan

50 Ryan Meehan

6-2

215

Jr.

R/R

Grayslake, Ill./Carmel

51 Michael Heesch

LHP

6-5

220

Fr.

L/L

Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge

RHP

6-3

175

Fr.

R/R

Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South

Joey Begel

HEAD COACH: Mike Dee (#8)

ASSISTANT COACHES: Sean McDermott (#4), Mike Nall (#12), John Flood (#26)

Pronunciation Guide #5

Steve McGuiggan

mick-GWIG-n

#51

Michael Heesch

HEESH

#15

Rafael Garcia

Rah-FYE-l

#52

Joey Begel

BEE-gul

#18

Chris Kovacevich

Co-VA-suh-vich

#32

Chris Rutta

ROOT-uh

#34

Harry Kammholz

CAM-holz

#37

Brad Riegler

REEG-lure

#49

Charlie Weinberg

WINE-burg

2010 FLAMES BASEBALL

Jason

RAFAEL

Junior * Infielder

Junior * Pitcher/Infielder

6-3 * 185 * R/R

6-2 * 190 * R/R

Mount Prospect, Ill.* Hersey

Chicago, Ill.

H.S. Coaches: Bob Huber &

Clemente

GANEK

[BIO]

GARCIA

#15

Tim Lazzaratto [BIO]

2009: All-Horizon League Second Team pick during stellar sophomore season...started every game of the regular season at third base...led team in hitting with a .333 (63-for-189) average...led team in triples (3)...second on the team in hits (63), RBI (32) and total bases (90)...tied for second on the team in runs scored (35)...had a team-leading 16-game hitting streak from Mar. 6-27...had 17 multi-hit games, including six games with three hits, and eight multi-RBI games...drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth to complete rally past Missouri on Mar. 24...fell a single short of the cycle in 3-for-4, three-RBI evening against Central Michigan on Apr. 15 that included an inside-the-park home run. 2008: Appeared in 52 games as a true freshman, starting 50…hit .276… batted in 35 runs…ranked 24th nationally in sacrifice bunts and 22nd in sacrifice bunts per game (0.25)… registered 11 multi-RBI games… drove in the go-ahead run against Valparaiso in the Flames’ Horizon League Championship opener on May 22…went 3-for-4 and belted first career home run to tie game with one out in the bottom of the ninth against Northwestern on Mar. 13…hit a two-run triple against Houston at the NCAA College Station Regional on Jun. 1. Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner as a shortstop for Hersey…earned AllMid-Suburban League, All-Area and All-Great Northwest Suburban First Team honors during his prep career…team’s Most Valuable Player…born January 31, 1989…son of Steve and Kim Ganek…business major.

H.S. Coaches: Jeff Frcka & Chris Hall

2009: Appeared in 21 games, making 17 starts...went 2-for-3 with a double and scored three runs against Purdue North Central on May 4...went 3-for-5 at the plate with a double, and RBI and a run scored in the Flames’ 16-6 win against Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament May 23. 2008: Appeared in 54 games, making 52 starts at shortstop during his true freshman campaign… Horizon League All-Newcomer Team selection…hit .277 during the season…26 RBI…drew a team-high 27 walks…stole six bases in 10 attempts…had a 13-game hitting streak from Apr. 26-May 23…hit .355 (33-for-93) in the final 29 games leading up to the NCAA College Station Regional, the team’s second-best average in that span…made UIC debut as starting shortstop against Tulane on Feb. 22…had his first collegiate hit during a 2-for-3 day against the Green Wave on Feb. 23…hit first collegiate homer Valparaiso on Apr. 18…hit a three-run homer and stole a pair of bases during a 2-for-4, four RBI evening against Chicago State on Apr. 30. Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner as a shortstop for Roberto Clemente High School…the state of Illinois’ top-ranked shortstop in 2006…All-Super Conference and All-Area selection…part of Clemente’s 2006 regional championship squad…born November 15, 1988…son of Naomi Fontanez and Rafael Garcia Sr.

[GANEK CAREER STATS] Year 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .276 .333 .305

GP-GS 52-50 50-49 102-99

AB R 170 22 189 35 359 57

H 47 63 104

2B 3B 11 2 12 3 23 5

HR 2 3 5

RBI 35 35 70

TB 68 90 158

SLG% .400 .476 .438

BB 9 15 24

HBP 4 4 8

SO 46 37 83

GDP OB% 0 .324 1 .389 1 .357

SF 2 3 5

SH 13 7 20

SB-ATT 4-7 5-10 9-17

HR 3 0 3

RBI 26 2 28

TB 67 12 79

SLG% .379 .207 .336

BB 27 6 33

HBP 11 2 13

SO 32 19 51

GDP OB% 2 .399 2 .273 4 .370

SF 3 0 3

SH 6 3 9

SB-ATT 6-10 0-0 6-10

[GARCIA CAREER STATS] Year 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .277 .172 .251

GP-GS 54-52 21-17 75-69

AB R 177 32 58 5 235 37

H 2B 49 5 10 2 59 7

3B 2 0 2

2010 FLAMES BASEBALL

MICHAEL

STEVEN

Sophomore * Pitcher

Senior * Catcher

6-5 * 220 * L/L

6-3 * 190 * R/R

Crystal Lake, Ill.

Eugene, Ore. * Eugene North

Prairie Ridge

Chemeketa College

HEESCH

#51

[BIO]

HUMBLE

H.S. Coach: Dave Haskins [BIO]

2009: Appeared in 21 games, making four starts...three of his four starts were quality starts (at least six innings and no more than three earned runs)... unbeaten at 5-0 for the season...32 strikeouts in 53.2 innings...made collegiate debut with perfect 1.1 innings of work at fourth-ranked Texas on Feb. 21...made first collegiate start on Mar. 24 at Missouri...earned first collegiate victory with 4.1 innings of scoreless relief against Purdue on Mar. 17... struck out career-high five batters on two occasions, first against Purdue on Mar. 17 and then against Central Michigan on Apr. 15...scattered five hits and allowed two unearned runs in six innings against Chippewas... tossed a career-high 7.0 innings in Horizon League Tournament win over Milwaukee on May 23. Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner on the mound for Prairie Ridge… All-State and All-Area selection during senior season in which he went 10-1 with team-high 104 strikeouts in 87 innings…allowed just 18 earned runs in 2008…guided the Wolves to the 2008 4A state championship and No. 1 spot in Chicago Tribune’s end-of-season rankings…pitched Prairie Ridge to the state title game with an impressive four-hit semifinal victory over defending state champion Neuqua Valley… Wolves finished season 32-8 and 15-0 in Fox Valley Conference play…born May 15, 1990…son of Fred and Terrie Heesch…undecided on a major.

#23

J.C. Coach: Tucker Brack

2009: Played in 39 games, making 31 starts, mostly at catcher...made Division I debut as starting catcher against fourth-ranked Texas on Feb. 21... recorded first hit in a UIC uniform at Vanderbilt on Mar. 7...hit first Division I homer against Butler on Apr. 12...collected three hits and a pair of RBIs in 12 Horizon League Tournament plate appearances. Prior to UIC: Played two seasons at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Ore….comes from the same school as former Flames catcher Kevin Coddington (2008)…two-time All-Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWACC) South Honorable Mention, first as a freshman shortstop and then as a sophomore catcher…hit .280 with 14 RBI in 2008. Prep/Personal: Three-year varsity letterwinner as a catcher and utility player for North Eugene High School in Eugene, Ore…hit .387 with 19 RBI as a senior…hit .343 and drove in 16 runs as a junior…also lettered one year as a wide receiver on the North Eugene football team and briefly played shooting guard for the basketball team…born May 19, 1988…son of Lee and Chris Humble…major is sociology.

[HEESCH CAREER STATS] Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP 2009 4.02 5-0 21 4 0 0/1 0 53.2 TOTAL 4.02 5-0 21 4 0 0/1 0 53.2

H R ER BB SO 2B 3B 54 30 24 17 32 10 0 54 30 24 17 32 10 0

HR 5 5

BF B/Avg WP HBP 231 .266 3 6 231 .266 3 6

[HUMBLE CAREER STATS] Year 2009 TOTAL

Avg .240 .240

GP-GS 39-31 39-31

AB R 96 12 96 12

H 23 23

2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO 4 0 1 12 30 .313 8 5 36 4 0 1 12 30 .313 8 5 36

GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 1 .327 1 8 1-1 1 .327 1 8 1-1

2010 FLAMES BASEBALL

CHRIS

ANDY

Senior * Pitcher

Junior * Infielder

6-5 * 210 * L/L

5-10 * 165 * R/R

Frankfort, Ill. * L.W. East

Palos Heights, Ill.

Coastal Carolina

Stagg

KOVACEVICH

#18

LEONARD

H.S. Coach: Paul Babcock [BIO]

[BIO]

H.S. Coach: Matt O’Neill

2009: Appeared in all 52 games, making 51 starts in the infield...UIC’s starting shortstop on 44 occasions...hit .294 (64-for-218) on the year... led the team in hits (64) and total bases (92)...topped UIC in multi-hit games with 19, including five three-hit contests...led the team and ranked second in the Horizon League with 22 doubles, the fourth-best single-season total for two-baggers in UIC history...had a 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 14-27... drove in a career-high four runs, with three coming on a three-run homer, against Trinity International on May 5...named Horizon League Player of the Week on Mar. 23 after hitting .478 (11-for-23) with five doubles and six RBI in five games from Mar. 17-21...went 4-for-5 with three RBI in the opening game of the 2009 Horizon League Tournament against Cleveland State May 21... named to the 2009 Horizon League All-Tournament team.

2009: All-Horizon League Second Team selection...made 15 starts and 17 total appearances...finished the year 7-4 overall and unbeaten 6-0 against Horizon League teams...his seven wins led the UIC team...3.69 ERA that ranked fifth in the Horizon League... won his last six decisions of the regular season... allowed just three earned runs in his last 12.2 innings of work of the regular season... turned in eight quality starts...went the distance, allowing just two unearned runs, against Northwestern on Mar. 14...fanned a career-high seven hitters in eight innings against Youngstown State on Mar. 27. 2008: Made 20 appearances in first season at UIC…made first collegiate start against St. Francis on Mar. 25…allowed just one unearned run and two hits during the win against Cleveland State on May 11.

2008: Started 51 games at second base and two at shortstop…batted .257… drove in 22 runs…stole 14 bases in 17 attempts, the second-most successful thefts on the squad and fifth-most in the Horizon League…hit first career home run against Northwestern on Mar. 13.

2007: Sat out the season to recover from reconstructive surgery to his left ulnar collateral ligament (UCL), also known as Tommy John surgery...retained three years of eligibility.

2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner as a shortstop at Stagg…three-time All-SICA West selection…guided the Chargers to regional titles as a sophomore and junior…led Stagg in nearly every offensive category as a junior and senior…born November 14, 1987…son of James and Patricia Leonard…majoring in accounting.

Prior to UIC: Competed for Coastal Carolina University in 2006...made his collegiate debut against Virginia on Feb. 17, 2006. Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner on the mound for Lincoln-Way East… All-SICA West hurler…honor roll student…born June 7, 1987…son of Paul and Roxanne Kovacevich…majoring in management.

[KOVACEVICH CAREER STATS] Year ERA W-L App 2008 5.72 2-4 20 2009 3.69 7-4 17 TOTAL 4.37 9-8 37

GS 7 15 22

CG 0 1 1

SHO/CBO 0/1 0/1 0/2

SV 0 0 0

IP 45.2 90.1 136.0

2B 10 22 32

3B 1 0 1

H R 61 36 104 45 165 81

ER BB 29 8 37 15 66 23

SO 23 53 76

2B 3B 13 1 17 0 30 1

HR 5 10 15

BF B/Avg 212 .324 397 .291 609 .303

WP 2 2 4

HBP 6 5 11

[LEONARD CAREER STATS] Year 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .257 .294 .276

GP-GS 57-53 52-51 109-104

AB R 202 30 218 35 420 65

H 52 64 116

2010 FLAMES BASEBALL

HR 2 2 4

RBI 22 32 54

TB 70 92 162

SLG% .347 .422 .386

BB 17 11 28

HBP 1 1 2

SO 13 9 22

GDP OB% 5 .314 9 .323 14 .319

SF 3 5 8

SH SB-ATT 4 14-17 5 3-9 9 17-26

STEVE

RYAN

Junior * Outfielder

Senior * Catcher

5-11 * 195 * R/R

6-2 * 215 * R/R

Burnsville, Minn.

Grayslake, Ill.

Apple Valley

Carmel

McGUIGGAN

[BIO]

MEEHAN

#50

H.S. Coach: Al Iversen [BIO]

H.S. Coach: Chuck Gandolfi

2009: Appeared in a career-high 14 games off the bench...batted in two runs in 10 at-bats.

2009: Started all 52 games in centerfield...led team with 18 stolen bases, good for second in the Horizon League...led team with 37 runs scored... belted first homer of the year against No. 23 Alabama on Feb. 28...stole career-high three bases and drove in game-winning run in the top of the 10th on a two-out RBI single at Valpo on May 17.

2008: Reserve catcher who appeared in 10 games, making a pair of starts… drove in a run on his first career triple during his first start of the year against Stephen F. Austin on Feb. 29…drove in a run against Vanderbilt on Mar. 7. 2007: Played in nine games, including two as the Flames’ starting first baseman…made first collegiate start at first base against Northwestern on May 8, driving in a run on a double…went 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI against Wright State on May 19.

2008: Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American…Ping!Baseball AllFreshman Second Team…All-Horizon League Second Team selection and Horizon League All-Newcomer Team honoree…finished with a team-high 85 hits in 230 at-bats…stole 14 bases…hit a team-high five triples…named to Horizon League All-Tournament Team after hitting .533 (8-for-15) in four games…singled for his first Division I hit against Tulane on Feb. 22…belted first homer to lead off UIC’s game at Baylor on Mar. 1…went 4-for-5 and reached safely in five of his six trips to the dish in the Horizon League Championship title-clinching win against Milwaukee on May 25.

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner for Carmel…as a senior, was an All-East Suburban Catholic Conference and All-Area Honorable Mention after batting .384 with a team-best eight home runs…helped push Carmel to three consecutive ESCC and regional championships…guided the Corsairs to a third-place finish in the IHSA Class AA state finals as a junior…born December 15, 1986…son of Karl and Toni Meehan…double major in movement science and exercise and fitness in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology.

Prep/Personal: Decorated three-sport athlete at Apple Valley…guided Apple Valley to a state title in 2006 and a No. 1 state ranking as a senior in 2007… two-time All-Lake Conference selection…First Team All-Metro and All-State… All-State honoree as running back for the Apple Valley football squad and an All-State selection as a point guard for conference champion Eagles… Nominee for the Minnesota Athlete of the Year award…born September 23, 1988…son of Mike and Kathy McGuiggan.

[MCGUIGGAN CAREER STATS] Year 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .370 .254 .316

GP-GS 57-56 52-52 109-108

AB R 230 49 201 37 431 86

H 85 51 136

2B 3B 10 5 9 1 19 6

HR 3 2 5

RBI TB 40 114 22 68 62 182

SLG% .496 .338 .422

BB 19 17 36

HBP 13 9 22

SO 25 50 75

GDP OB% 3 .437 5 .338 8 .391

SF 6 1 7

SH 4 7 11

SB-ATT 14-21 18-20 32-41

2B 1 0 0 1

HR 0 0 0 0

RBI TB SLG% BB 2 3 .300 2 3 3 .176 0 2 1 .100 2 7 7 .189 4

HBP 1 1 2 4

SO 4 6 2 12

GDP OB% SF 1 .385 0 3 .111 0 1 .357 0 5 .267 0

SH 0 0 0 0

SB-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1

[MEEHAN CAREER STATS] Year 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .200 .059 .100 .108

GP-GS 9-2 10-2 14-0 33-4

AB 10 17 10 37

R 0 1 3 4

H 2 1 1 4

3B 0 1 0 1

2010 FLAMES BASEBALL

NATHAN

BRAD

Sophomore * Catcher

Senior * Pitcher

5-8 * 165 * R/R

6-0 * 180 * R/R

Wentzville, Mo.

Downers Grove, Ill.

Francis Howell

Downers Grove South

ORF

#10

[BIO]

RIEGLER

H.S. Coach: Tony Perkins [BIO]

2009: All-Horizon League Second Team selection...also made the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team...selected to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team...also named to the All-Ping!Baseball Freshman Team...hit .429 (48-for-112) in 36 games, making 27 starts...started 23 games behind the plate...also saw time as a DH and at second base...slugged .563...had an on-base percentage of .492...drove in 17 runs...doubled 10 times...had 12 multi-hit games, including team-leading three four-hit contests...had at least three hits in each of his last three starts of the regular season, including two four-hit outings...hit .589 (33-for-56) in the final 15 games of the season, with nine games of three hits or more...made collegiate debut as the starting catcher in UIC’s season opener at fourth-ranked Texas on Feb. 20...registered first collegiate hit and had his second hit later in the game in win over Vanderbilt on Mar. 5...hit first collegiate homer to cap 4-for-4 day at Creighton on Apr. 19...went 4-for-5 and singled with two outs in the ninth to eventually score the game-winning run on Jake Carr’s walk-off RBI double against Milwaukee on May 8...hit three doubles in twinbill opener at Wright State on May 2...went 4-for-6 and scored four runs against Trinity International on May 5...recorded his first five-hit contest when he went 5-for-5 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI in the Horizon League Tournament against Wright State May 22. Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner as a catcher for Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Mo….District 5 All-American, First Team All-State, First Team All-Area, and First Team All-Gateway Athletic Conference selection as a senior…helped the Vikings finish second in the state and win conference, district, sectional, state quarterfinal and state semifinal crowns…finished with Howell career records for batting average (.462), on-base percentage (.603), runs scored (69), stolen bases (37), hit by pitch (21) and walks (34)……twotime academic all-conference honoree…born February 1, 1990…son of Brian and Debie Orf…undecided on a major.

#37

H.S. Coach: Phil Fox

2009: Made 11 appearances, including one start...struck out a career-high five batters in 4.1 innings against Purdue on Mar. 18. 2008: Made 13 appearances, 12 in relief…went 4-0 with 14 strikeouts in 20.2 innings…made first collegiate start against Purdue North Central on Mar. 19, fanning three in three innings…struck out four in a career-high 4.1 innings of work in the nightcap against Trinity International on Apr. 26. 2007: Appeared in 20 games out of the bullpen…made UIC debut with an inning and a third of scoreless relief against No. 14 Georgia Tech on Feb. 16… posted another scoreless appearance against the Yellow Jackets on Feb. 18 with 2.1 innings of shutout work…threw three innings of shutout relief against Milwaukee on Mar. 24…earned first collegiate win with a season-high 3.1 innings of relief against Milwaukee on Apr. 17. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility. Prep/Personal: Three-time All-West Suburban Gold selection…as a senior, went 8-2 with an ERA of 1.25 while fanning 60 batters in 50 innings…batted .360 as a senior with two homers and 31 RBI…twice named to the Honor Roll…picked up All-West Suburban Gold honors in basketball as a senior… born on July 14, 1987…son of Bob and Barb Riegler…major is accounting.

[ORF CAREER STATS] Year 2009 TOTAL

Avg .429 .429

GP-GS AB R H 36-27 112 25 48 36-27 112 25 48

2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 10 1 1 17 63 .563 10 5 16 3 .492 1 3 2-3 10 1 1 17 63 .563 10 5 16 3 .492 1 3 2-3

[RIEGLER CAREER STATS] Year ERA W-L 2007 4.38 1-0 2008 6.10 4-0 2009 10.45 0-1 TOTAL 6.82 5-1

App 20 13 11 44

GS 0 1 1 2

CG 0 0 0 0

SHO/CBO 0/2 0/1 0/1 0/4

SV 0 0 0 0

IP 24.2 20.2 20.2 66.0

2010 FLAMES BASEBALL

H 30 32 37 99

R 16 14 26 56

ER 12 14 24 50

BB SO 12 18 13 14 8 9 33 41

2B 5 6 4 15

3B 0 0 2 2

HR 2 0 1 3

BF 117 106 108 331

B/Avg .300 .368 .398 .354

WP 6 1 2 9

HBP 2 2 3 7

JOHN

Junior * Outfielder

6-2 * 200 * R/R

5-8 * 160 * R/R

Wilmette, Ill.

Palatine, Ill.

New Trier

Palatine

ROSINSKI

#25

[BIO]

RUBIO

#11

H.S. Coach: Mike Napoleon [BIO]

H.S. Coach: Paul Belo

2009: Appeared in 41 games, making 29 outfield starts...went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double in win over Purdue on Mar. 17...had a 2-for-2 day off the bench against Butler on Apr. 12...scored three runs against Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament May 23.

2009: Appeared in 35 games, making 14 outfield starts...hit .360 (31-for-86) with 20 RBI...belted first career homer against Cleveland State on Mar. 21... hit walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th against Youngstown State on Mar. 27...went 2-for-2 and drove in three runs off the bench against Butler on Apr. 12...named to the 2009 Horizon League All-Tournament Team for his .524 (11-for-21), four run, two double, seven RBI performance at the plate in the tournament...went 6-for-6 with three runs scored, six RBI and his first career triple against Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament May 23... six hits against the Panthers tied a Horizon League Championship single-game record

2008: Made 50 starts in right field…hit .308…stole 14 bases in 20 attempts…hit by 19 pitches, the third-most during a single season in school history…tied for team lead with 13 sacrifice bunts, which ranked 24th nationally…reached base safely in each of the final 12 games…had a career-high four-RBI night against IIT on Mar. 26…went 2-for-2 with two RBI, two runs scored and two walks in the win over Dallas Baptist at the NCAA College Station Regional on May 31.

2008: Appeared in 13 games, making three starts in left field…singled against Trinity International on April 26 for first collegiate hit…scored two runs against IIT on Mar. 26. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility.

2007: Hit .327 (16-for-49) with 18 runs scored and an on-base percentage of .441 in 15 starts from Apr. 24 through May 19… made first collegiate start as the leadoff hitter and left fielder against Northern Illinois on Apr. 24.

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner as an outfielder at New Trier… two-time All-Central Suburban South Conference selection…Trevians’ Most Valuable Player in 2005…all-state honorable mention following a junior season in which he hit .436 with 46 RBI…New Trier’s team captain as a senior… earned the Ron Klein Award in 2006…hit .343 with 27 runs scored, 19 RBI, six doubles and five steals in his final campaign…earned all-conference honors on the hardwood…named New Trier’s basketball MVP in 2006… earned Pioneer Press All-Area honors in basketball as a senior…played in the 2006 City-Suburban All-Star Game…brother of former UIC baseball standouts Bob Rosinski and Ted Rosinski…born June 8, 1988…son of Brian and Lois Rosinski…majoring in communication.

2006: Sat out season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility. Prep/Personal: Mid-Suburban League All-Conference selection and a Daily Herald All-Area selection as a senior…led the Pirates in hits, runs, walks, batting average, doubles and triples as a senior…born July 13, 1987…son of Lynda Rubio…double major in criminal justice and psychology.

[ROSINSKI CAREER STATS] Year 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .063 .360 .314

GP-GS 13-3 35-17 48-20

AB R 16 4 86 12 102 16

H 1 31 32

2B 0 4 4

3B 0 1 1

HR 0 1 1

RBI 2 20 22

TB 1 40 41

SLG% .063 .465 .402

BB 4 5 9

HBP 1 0 1

SO 2 23 25

GDP OB% 2 .273 4 .396 6 .372

SF 1 0 1

SH 1 0 1

SB-ATT 0-0 1-2 1-2

H 21 56 22 99

2B 3 9 6 18

3B 0 0 0 0

HR 0 0 0 0

RBI 9 24 9 42

TB 24 65 28 117

SLG% .289 .357 .257 .313

BB 14 25 22 61

HBP 4 19 8 31

SO 15 24 11 50

GDP OB% SF 1 .386 0 0 .442 0 2 .374 0 3 .410 0

SH 4 13 3 20

SB-ATT 6-9 14-20 1-1 21-30

[RUBIO CAREER STATS] Year 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .253 .308 .202 .265

GP-GS 44-21 55-50 46-29 145-100

AB 83 182 109 374

R 27 43 24 94

2010 FLAMES BASEBALL

CHRIS

MATT

Senior * Outfielder

Sophomore * Pitcher

6-4 * 215 * R/R

6-0 * 180 * R/R

Rothschild, Wis.

Spring Grove, Ill.

D.C. Everest

Richmond-Burton

RUTTA

#32

[BIO]

SALEMI

#35

H.S. Coach: Mark Simon [BIO]

2009: Hit .333 (27-for-81) in 27 games, making 24 starts primarily in right field...tied for team lead with six homers...homered twice, hitting a two-run blast and a three-run shot, to go 3-for-4 with a career-high six RBI against Purdue on Mar. 17...hit a three-run homer to key decisive five-run seventh inning in win over Notre Dame on Apr. 28...hit .500 (9-for-18) with three homers and 14 RBI in five games between Apr. 24-May 2... named Horizon League Player of the Week on May 4 after hitting .538 (7-for13) and slugging at a clip of 1.308 in four games from Apr. 28-May 2.. 2008: Played in 15 games before missing the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ACL on Mar. 14…had surgery to repair the tear on May 13.

H.S. Coaches: Mike Giese and Chris Nolen

2009: Made 16 relief appearances and one start in his rookie campaign... has 17 strikeouts in 25.2 innings of work...allowed just three runs in last 13 innings out of the bullpen...made collegiate debut with two scoreless innings against fourth-ranked Texas on Feb. 20...made first collegiate start against Purdue on Mar. 18...tossed career-high 5.1 innings in relief, allowing just one run and fanning a career-high three batters, to pick up first collegiate win against Wright State on May 2. Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner on the mound for Richmond-Burton…All-Big Northern Conference pick and Big Northern Pitcher of the Year… led conference with a 1.16 earned run average, 96 strikeouts and five wins in 52 innings as a senior…second in the area in strikeouts…posted a 1.04 ERA with 54 strikeouts and a 6-1 record in 47 innings as a junior…helped the Rockets win the 2008 Big Northern title and qualify for sectionals…born May 17, 1990…son of Steve and Monica Salemi…undecided on a major.

2007: Appeared in 40 games, making 23 starts…drove in a run against No. 14 Georgia Tech on Feb. 16 in his first collegiate start…hit first collegiate home run at Milwaukee on Apr. 17. 2006: Sat out season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility. Prep/Personal: As a senior, named to the Wisconsin Valley All-Conference team, First Team All-Area and Third Team All-State baseball squads after batting .454 with six homers and 15 stolen bases…set school and state single-game records in home runs (3), RBI (11) and stolen bases (6)…born September 8, 1986…son of Ronald and Nancy Rutta…major is sociology.

[RUTTA CAREER STATS] Year 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL

Avg .190 .231 .333 .256

GP-GS 42-23 15-11 27-24 84-58

AB 79 39 81 199

R 13 6 17 36

H 15 9 27 51

2B 3 2 5 10

3B 0 0 2 2

HR 1 0 6 7

RBI 9 4 30 43

TB 21 11 54 86

SLG% .266 .282 .667 .432

BB 6 3 13 22

HBP 7 5 4 16

SO 24 7 19 50

GDP OB% SF 0 .301 1 2 .362 0 2 .444 1 4 .372 2

SH 6 3 1 10

SB-ATT 4-4 2-2 1-3 7-9

[SALEMI CAREER STATS] Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP 2009 4.56 1-0 17 1 0 0/1 0 25.2 TOTAL 4.56 1-0 17 1 0 0/1 0 25.2

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H R ER BB SO 2B 3B 28 15 13 12 35 9 0 28 15 13 12 35 9 0

HR 1 1

BF B/Avg WP HBP 122 .283 1 7 122 .283 1 7

ERIC

NICK

Junior * Pitcher

RS Freshman * Outfielder

6-3 * 195 * L/L

6-3 * 195 * R/R

West Chicago, Ill.

Barrington, Ill.

West Chicago

Fremd

WYMAN

[BIO]

#33

ADDISON

H.S. Coach: John Walters [BIO]

2009: Left-handed relief specialist...made 21 appearances out of the bullpen...did not give up a run in his last 5.2 innings, spanning seven appearances...allowed just two hits in his last 6.2 innings of the regular season... struck out season-high four hitters in season-high 3.2 innings without giving up an earned run against Bradley on Apr. 1.

#16

H.S. Coach: Chris Piggott

2009: Sat out the season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility. Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner in the outfield for Fremd…hit .485 as a senior for the Vikings…totaled 53 hits, 36 RBI, 15 doubles, three triples, a pair of home runs and 30 steals in 30 attempts during 2008 season…AllArea selection by the Daily Herald and Chicago Sun-Times…All-Mid-Suburban League pick...helped the Vikings two a pair of Mid-Suburban League runner-up finishes and a regional appearance…born March 22, 1990…son of Ken and Carol Addison…undecided on a major.

2008: Made 14 appearances as a true freshman…made 12 relief appearances and two starts…pitched 22.2 innings...struck out 25 hitters…held opposing hitters to a .217 average (18-for-83)…made collegiate debut with a perfect inning of relief at Tulane on Feb. 24…earned first collegiate victory in first career start by allowing just one run in 5.2 innings against Chicago State on Apr. 1…struck out a career-high five batters on two occasions, including a five-strikeout showing in two innings of relief against IIT on Mar. 26.

JOEY

BEGEL

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner on the mound at West Chicago… All-DuPage Valley Conference selection as a senior…posted a 2.60 ERA with 76 strikeouts as a senior…struck out 85 and turned in a 2.80 ERA in leading West Chicago to a regional title as a junior…finished with the most career wins in West Chicago’s varsity history…lettered one season as a quarterback…born February 17, 1989…son of Tim and Lorry Wyman…majoring in industrial engineering.

Freshman * Pitcher 6-3 * 175 * R/R Darien, Ill.

Hinsdale South [BIO]

#52

H.S. Coach: Kraig Conyer

Prep/Personal: Prep/Personal: played for Hinsdale South High School... pitched three seasons for the varsity squad...also played two seasons at first base...went 7-0 with a 0.91 ERA as a freshman...pitched his team to a quarterfinal victory in the State Tournament as a sophomore...also had the top batting average on the team that year...born June 26, 1991...son of Joseph and Char Begel...majoring in business.

[WYMAN CAREER STATS] Year ERA W-L App 2008 4.37 1-1 14 2009 5.61 0-2 21 TOTAL 5.03 1-3 35

GS 2 0 2

CG 0 0 0

SHO/CBO 0/1 0/0 0/1

SV 0 0 0

IP 22.2 25.2 48.1

H 18 33 51

R 15 25 40

ER BB 11 19 16 14 27 33

SO 2B 25 3 27 4 52 7

3B 0 0 0

HR 2 3 5

BF 105 135 240

B/Avg .217 .306 .267

WP 5 6 11

HBP 0 6 6

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JOE

HARRY

Freshman * Infielder

RS Freshman * Infielder

6-3 * 185 * R/R

6-3 * 180 * L/R

DePere, Wis.

Chicago, Ill.

DePere

Mt. Carmel

BETCHER

[BIO]

#29

KAMMHOLZ

H.S. Coach: Bob Van Rens [BIO]

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner for DePere...helped lead the Redbirds to back-to-back Fox River Classic Conference division and regional championships, including a 23-4 record during his senior season...FRCC Player of the Year, First Team All-Area and First Team All-State during his senior campaign...owns school records in batting average (.512), runs (39), doubles (nine) and home runs (six)...batted .434 with 11 home runs and 66 RBI during his American Legion season...also lettered two years in basketball...born December 12, 1990...undecided on a major.

[BIO]

#31

#34

H.S. Coach: Brian Hurry

2009: Sat out the season as a redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility. Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner as an infielder for Mount Carmel High School on the city’s South Side…hit .374 with 34 RBI, 10 doubles, four home runs and 10 stolen bases as a senior…led Mount Carmel in hits and RBI in 2008…guided the Caravan to a pair of Chicago Catholic League crowns… Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Honorable Mention…dubbed “a best-kept secret” in area prep baseball by the Sun-Times’ Sean Duncan in 2008…lettered four years as a defensive back for the Mount Carmel football team…played on the gridiron for Frank Lenti…also lettered one season on the basketball team…a native of Chicago’s Canaryville neighborhood…born August 3, 1990…son of Peter and Therese Kammholz…plans to major in education/special education.

RYAN

BOSS

MIKE SCHOOLCRAFT

Freshman * Infielder

Freshman * Pitcher

6-3 * 210 * R/R

6-3 * 195 * R/R

Crown Point, Ind.

Barrington, Ill.

Lake Central

Fremd

H.S. Coach: Todd Iwema [BIO]

Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner for Lake Central...led the Indians to three straight conference championships and regional appearances... All-Conference, All-Area and All-State Honorable Mention during his junior and senior campaigns...batted .402 with 10 home runs, one triple, 10 doubles and 40 RBI as a senior...set career records in hits (117) and home runs (16) at Lake Central...also named to All-Conference squad as a sophomore... started for the varsity team as a freshman...born August 7, 1990...son of Mike and Cheryl Boss...undecided on a major.

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#45

H.S. Coach: Chris Piggott

Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner at Fremd...went 2-1 with a 3.75 ERA (15 ER/36.0 IP) and 42 strikeouts during his junior campaign for the Vikings... also recorded three saves that season...high school teammate of INF Ryan Shober...born August 9, 1991...son of Steve and Alexis Schoolcraft...undecided on a major.

MATT

TIM

RS Junior * Outfield/Infield

Freshman * Pitcher

6-1 * 165 * R/R

6-4 * 195 * L/L

Arlington Heights, Ill.

Milwaukee, Wis.

Rolling Meadows * Lincoln

Parkway Christian * Racine Hitters

SERNA

[BIO]

#24

SUMINSKI

J.C. Coach: Tony Thomas [BIO]

2009: Sat out the season as a redshirt...retains two years of elgibility.

#27

Travel Coach: R.J. Fergus

Prep/Personal: Played with the Racine Hitters during the summer because his high school, Parkway Christian Academy, does not have a baseball team... posted a 5-1 record and led the team in ERA (2.78) his senior season...also led the Hitters in wins (6), innings pitched (59.0) and strikeouts (59) during his junior campaign...played point guard on the Parkway Christian basketball team, earning First Team All-Conference honors in 2006, 2007 and 2008... high school’s nickname was also the Flames...born October 3, 1990...son of Edward and Marsha Suminski...undecided on a major.

Prior to UIC: Played two seasons as Lincoln College in Lincoln, Ill….Honorable Mention All-American, All-Region First Team, All-District First Team and All-Midwest Athletic Conference First Team selection….hit team-high .443 with 45 RBI as a sophomore for the Lynx in 2008…28 extra-base hits, including 10 triples, in 2008. Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner for Rolling Meadows High School ….All-Area, All-Great Northwest and All-Mid-Suburban League East pick during prep career…hit team-leading .373 as a senior…born June 2, 1988…son of Matt and Nancy Serna…majoring in political science.

Ryan

CHARLIE

Sophomore * Infielder

Freshman * Pitcher

5-10 * 170 * R/R

6-3 * 180 * R/R

Inverness, Ill.

Eagan, Minn.

Fremd

Eagan

SHOBER

WEINBERG

#49

H.S. Coach: Chris Piggott

H.S. Coach: Rob Walsh

[BIO]

Prior to UIC: Competed at Valparaiso in 2009...batted .216 with one home run, one triple, four doubles, four stolen bases and 10 RBI in limited action for the Crusaders.

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner at Eagan as a pitcher and outfielder...helped lead his team to a berth in the 2009 Minnesota State Tournament...posted a 1.20 ERA with a 2-1 mark and two saves as a senior...named to the All-Lake Conference team as a junior...led the Wildcats in strikeouts twice...born September 7, 1990...son of Peter and Mitzi Weinberg...undecided on a major.

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner for Fremd...All-Conference, All-Area, All-State Coaches Association during his senior season when he batted .416 with seven home runs, two triples, 14 doubles, 21 stolen bases and 31 RBI... was a Great Northwest Team selection and team captain for the Vikings his senior year...played on the Palatine American Legion State Championship team in 2009... high school teammate of RHP Mike Schoolcraft...born April 21, 1990...son of Dave and Bette Shober...undecided on a major.

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2009 Season Stats Record: 29-23

Horizon League: 17-6

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Home: 17-4

Away: 10-17

Neutral: 2-2

2009 Season Results Date 2/20 2/21 2/21 2/22 2/28 2/28 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/13 3/14 3/14 3/17 3/18 *3/20 *3/21 *3/21 3/24 3/25 *3/27 *3/27 *3/28 4/1 *4/3 *4/4 *4/4 *4/11 *4/11 *4/12 4/15 4/17 4/19 *4/24 *4/24 *4/25 4/28 *5/1 *5/2 *5/2 5/4 5/5 *5/8 *5/8 *5/10 *5/10 *5/17 +5/21 +5/22 +5/23 +5/23 +5/24

Opponent at #4 Texas Longhorns at #4 Texas Longhorns at #4 Texas Longhorns at #4 Texas Longhorns at #23 Alabama at #23 Alabama at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt NORTHWESTERN NORTHWESTERN NORTHWESTERN PURDUE PURDUE CLEVELAND STATE CLEVELAND STATE CLEVELAND STATE at Missouri at Missouri YOUNGSTOWN STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE BRADLEY at Milwaukee at Milwaukee at Milwaukee at Butler at Butler at Butler CENTRAL MICHIGAN at Creighton at Creighton at Wright State at Wright State VALPARAISO at Notre Dame WRIGHT STATE WRIGHT STATE WRIGHT STATE PURDUE NORTH CENTRAL TRINITY INTL MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE at Cleveland State at Cleveland State at Valparaiso at Cleveland State vs Wright State vs Milwaukee vs Wright State vs Wright State

Score L 1-6 L 1-10 L 1-3 L 0-1 L 2-4 L 4-20 W 3-2 L 1-6 L 4-5 L 7-12 L 2-9 L 1-2 W 4-3 W 15-5 L 4-6 W 8-2 W 15-5 W 18-2 W 6-4 L 8-12 W 3-2 W 6-1 W 3-2 W 5-4 L 3-6 W 7-3 L 4-11 W 4-1 W 4-2 W 17-5 W 5-4 L 4-9 L 3-4 L 3-7 L 12-13 W 14-12 W 10-5 W 8-3 W 11-9 L 0-13 W 16-3 W 14-0 W 5-4 W 6-3 W 11-2 L 1-11 W 2-1 W 16-6 L 6-7 W 18-3 W 4-0 L 2-6

Innings 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (10) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (10) 9 9 9 9 (12)

Overall 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-4-0 0-5-0 0-6-0 1-6-0 1-7-0 1-8-0 1-9-0 1-10-0 1-11-0 2-11-0 3-11-0 3-12-0 4-12-0 5-12-0 6-12-0 7-12-0 7-13-0 8-13-0 9-13-0 10-13-0 11-13-0 11-14-0 12-14-0 12-15-0 13-15-0 14-15-0 15-15-0 16-15-0 16-16-0 16-17-0 16-18-0 16-19-0 17-19-0 18-19-0 19-19-0 20-19-0 20-20-0 21-20-0 22-20-0 23-20-0 24-20-0 25-20-0 25-21-0 26-21-0 27-21-0 27-22-0 28-22-0 29-22-0 29-23-0

Horizon 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 6-1-0 7-1-0 7-2-0 8-2-0 9-2-0 10-2-0 10-2-0 10-2-0 10-2-0 10-3-0 10-4-0 11-4-0 11-4-0 12-4-0 13-4-0 13-5-0 13-5-0 13-5-0 14-5-0 15-5-0 16-5-0 16-6-0 17-6-0 17-6-0 17-6-0 17-6-0 17-6-0 17-6-0

Pitcher of record Attend KOVACEVICH (L 0-1) 5333 RIEGLER (L 0-1) - KOOL (L 0-1) 5552 WORTHINGTON (L 0-1) 5282 KOVACEVICH (L 0-2) - KOOL (L 0-2) 3696 MIRAMONTES (W 1-0) 562 KOVACEVICH (L 0-3) 823 KOOL (L 0-3) 1231 IFFT (L 0-1) 843 WORTHINGTON (L 0-2) 300 KOVACEVICH (L 0-4) - MIRAMONTES (W 2-0) 324 HEESCH (W 1-0) 526 WYMAN (L 0-1) 212 WORTHINGTON (W 1-2) 211 KOVACEVICH (W 1-4) - KOOL (W 1-3) 251 KOOL (W 2-3) 306 IFFT (L 0-2) 319 MIRAMONTES (W 3-0) - KOVACEVICH (W 2-4) 200 MIRAMONTES (W 4-0) 187 HEESCH (W 2-0) 265 WORTHINGTON (L 1-3) 168 KOVACEVICH (W 3-4) - KOOL (L 2-4) 291 WORTHINGTON (W 2-3) - KOVACEVICH (W 4-4) 134 KOOL (W 3-4) 82 HEESCH (W 3-0) 242 WORTHINGTON (L 2-4) 235 KOOL (L 3-5) 170 WORTHINGTON (L 2-5) - WYMAN (L 0-2) 436 KOOL (W 4-5) 306 HEESCH (W 4-0) 967 WORTHINGTON (W 3-5) 229 SALEMI (W 1-0) - KOOL (L 4-6) 302 IFFT (W 1-2) 159 KOVACEVICH (W 5-4) 214 WORTHINGTON (W 4-5) - MIRAMONTES (W 5-0) 384 KOVACEVICH (W 6-4) - KOOL (L 4-7) 121 MIRAMONTES (W 6-0) 160 KOVACEVICH (W 7-4) 183 MIRAMONTES (L 6-1) 148 HEESCH (W 5-0) 111 KOOL (W 5-7) 163 MIRAMONTES (L 6-2) 174

Time 2:36 2:03 2:05 2:11 2:23 3:21 2:57 2:38 3:02 3:16 2:17 2:24 2:24 2:48 3:13 2:29 2:49 2:49 2:57 3:07 2:49 2:39 2:27 2:53 2:21 2:58 2:56 2:28 2:37 3:08 2:36 2:44 2:46 2:15 3:31 2:48 3:38 2:24 2:54 2:43 2:34 2:27 2:07 2:39 2:39 2:03 2:44 3:33 2:46 2:59 2:20 3:34

* = Horizon League game + = 2009 Horizon League Baseball Championship presented by U.S. Army () extra inning game

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HORIZON LEAGUE - Raise Your Sights Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2008-09, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models. The Horizon League membership features ten public and private institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Current membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of WisconsinMilwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University. The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms of athletic performance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate experience. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the student-athlete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth. The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports – nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis and volleyball). In all sports, all teams participate in their respective postseason League championships regardless of regular-season performance, allowing all student-athletes an opportunity to qualify for NCAA championships. The League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field and the NCAA national office.

2009 Horizon League Recap FINAL STANDINGS

Horizon League L Pct.

UIC 17 Milwaukee 14 Wright State 14 Valparaiso 12 Cleveland St. 12 Youngstown St. 10 Butler 6

6 9 12 11 13 14 20

.739 .609 .538 .522 .480 .417 .231

Overall L Pct.

29 28 33 28 21 16 13

23 27 30 24 31 35 41

.558 .509 .524 .538 .404 .314 .241

2009 Horizon League Championship (Lorain, Ohio – Pipe Yard satdium) Tuesday, May 19 #7 Butler 7, #6 Youngstown State 6 Wednesday, May 20 #5 Cleveland State 4, #4 Valparaiso 2 #3 Wright State 8, #7 Butler 3 Thursday, May 21 #4 Valparaiso 4, #7 Butler 2 #3 Wright State 20, #2 Milwaukee 4 #1 UIC 16, #5 Cleveland State 6 Friday, May 22 #2 Milwaukee 10, #4 Valparaiso 7 #2 Milwaukee 6, #5 Cleveland State 5 #3 Wright State 7, #1 UIC 6 Saturday, May 23 #1 UIC 18, #2 Milwaukee 3 #1 UIC 4, #3 Wright State 0 Sunday, May 24 #3 Wright State 6, #1 UIC 2 (12 innings)

2009 Horizon League All-Tournament Team Name

Pos.

Yr.

Garrett Gray

Wright State

Jeff Mercer

Wright State

Tony Altavilla

UIC

R.J. Gundolff

Wright State

Andy Leonard

UIC

Ryan Ashe

Wright State

John Rosinski

UIC

Kory Twede

Wright State

Brett Schaefer

UIC

Alex Kaminsky

Wright State

Mike Kool

UIC

Horizon League Tournament MVP: Kory Twede

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Wright State

2009 ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE HONOREES 2009 All-Horizon League First Team P -- Phil Klein (Youngstown State, So.) P -- Adam Worthington (UIC, Sr.) C -- Matt Lenski (Valparaiso, Sr.) 1B -- Jeff Mercer (Wright State, Sr.) 2B -- Andy Gerhartz (Milwaukee, Sr.) SS -- Jacke Healey (Youngstown State, Jr.) 3B -- Quentin Cate (Wright State, Jr.) OF -- Doug Dekoning (Milwaukee, So.) OF -- Casey McGrew (Wright State, Jr.) OF -- Tim Patzman (Milwaukee, Jr.) DH -- Josh Hungerman (Cleveland State, Sr.) UT -- Shawn Wozniak (Milwaukee, Sr.) 2009 All-Horizon League Second Team P -- Chris Kovacevich (UIC, Jr.) P -- Michael Schum (Wright State, Fr.) C -- Nathan Orf (UIC, Fr.) 1B -- Brandon Harwell (UIC, Sr.) 2B -- David Leon (Youngstown State, So.) SS -- R.J. Gundolff (Wright State, Jr.) 3B -- Jason Ganek (UIC, So.) OF -- Brad Buell (Cleveland State, Sr.) OF -- Jake Carr (UIC, Sr.) OF -- Dan DeBruin (Valparaiso, Sr.) DH -- Josh Groves (Milwaukee, Sr.) UT -- Eric Marzec (Youngstown State, Jr.) 2009 Horizon League All-Newcomer Team P -- Mike Hernandez (Butler, Fr.) P -- Michael Schum (Wright State, Fr.) C -- Nathan Orf (UIC, Fr.) 1B -- Tyler Wynn (Cleveland State, Fr.) SS -- Jacke Healey (Youngstown State, Jr.) 3B -- Quentin Cate (Wright State, Jr.) 3B -- Paul Hoenecke (Milwaukee, Fr.) OF -- Ryan Ashe (Wright State, Fr.) OF -- Ryan Franks (Cleveland State, Jr.) OF -- Kyle Gaedele (Valparaiso, Fr.) OF -- Steven Scoby (Valparaiso, Fr.) UT -- Jake Hibberd (Wright State, Fr.) Player of the Year: Jeff Mercer (Wright State, Sr., INF) Pitcher of the Year: Adam Worthington (UIC, Sr., RHP) Relief Pitcher of the Year: Michael Schum (Wright State, Fr., RHP) Newcomer of the Year: Quentin Cate (Wright State, Jr., INF) Coach of the Year: Scott Doffek (Milwaukee)

UIC Baseball History - Career Records (Batting) BATTING AVERAGE 1. .391 Scott Metz (1985-86) 2. .377 Justin Johnson (2004-2006) 3. .363 Mark Hallberg (2005-2006) 5. .359 Al Candea (1998-99) 6. .358 Larry Rubin (1990-91) Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07) 7. .354 Jim Noble (1980-83) J.P. Carey (2002-03) 9. .350 Jim Ryan (1981-85) Curtis Granderson (2000-02)

WALKS 1. 156 2. 153 3. 110 4. 108 5. 107 6. 106 7. 98 8. 96 9. 94 10. 83

HITS 1. 243 2. 236 3. 225 4. 224 5. 223 6. 220 7. 212 8. 207 9. 201 10. 200

HIT BY PITCHES 1. 40 Chad Schroeder (2006-07) 2. 38 Jody Brown (1992-95) 3. 33 Mike Hughes (2001-04) 4. 31 Ty Rubio (2007-present) 5. 30 John Rosner (1999-2002) 6. 29 Bart Babineaux (2005-2006) 7. 28 Joe Schicker (1999-00) Nelson Gord (2001-04) 9. 27 Kevin Nelson (2000-03) Nick Rainwater (2004-07)

J.P. Moran (2000-04) Bryan Russo (2002-05) John Rosner (1999-2002) Bob Rosinski (1998-01) Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07) Jody Brown (1992-95) Curtis Granderson (2000-02) Mike Hughes (2001-04) Jim Phillos (1988-91) Mike Bruszer (2001-05) Jake Carr (2006-09)

RUNS BATTED IN 1. 160 Frank Provenzano (1984-87) 2. 141 Bob Rosinski (1998-01) 3. 139 Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07) 4. 136 Jody Brown (1992-95) 5. 134 Mike Hughes (2001-04) 6. 129 J.P. Moran (2000-04) 7. 125 Kelly Kropp (1988-91) Curtis Granderson (2000-02) 9. 119 Eric Bradley (1983-87) 10. 115 Jim Noble (1980-83) Larry Rubin (1990-91) Jake Carr (2006-09) RUNS SCORED 1. 178 Curtis Granderson (2000-02) 2. 177 Kelly Kropp (1988-91) 3. 164 Mike Hughes (2001-04) 4. 160 Bryan Russo (2002-05) 5. 159 Jim Phillos (1988-91) 6. 158 Jody Brown (1992-95) 158 John Rosner (1999-2002) 8. 152 Bob Rosinski (1998-01) 9. 148 Mike Petak (1991-94) 10. 145 Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07) DOUBLES 1. 52 2. 51 3. 50 4. 49 5. 45 6. 42 7. 40

Jody Brown (1992-95) Curtis Granderson (2000-02) Weber Bowen (2000-03) J.P. Moran (2000-04) John Rosner (1999-2002) Mike Hughes (2001-04) Jim Noble (1980-83) Scott Metz (1985-86) Kelly Kropp (1988-91) Bryan Russo (2002-05) Jake Carr (2006-09)

Curtis Granderson is the UIC career leader in runs scored while ranking second in doubles and home runs. TRIPLES 1. 15 Mike Hughes (2001-04) 2. 11 Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07) 3. 10 Mike Petak (1991-94) John Rosner (1999-2002) 5. 9 Curtis Granderson (2000-02) 6. 8 Al Massey (1980-82) Tony Zaffaro (1987-89) Jody Brown (1992-95) 9. 7 Hal Olofsson (1984-87) John Kravarik (1993-96) HOME RUNS 1. 41 Frank Provenzano (1984-87) 2. 25 Curtis Granderson (2000-02) Larry Gempp Jr. (2005-07) 4. 24 Mike Hughes (2001-04) Bart Babineaux (2005-06) 6. 23 Jim Noble (1980-83) Eric Bradley (1983-87) 8. 21 Mike Petak (1991-94) 9. 20 Kelly Kropp (1988-91) Larry Rubin (1990-91) STOLEN BASES 1. 95 Kelly Kropp (1988-90) 2. 72 Jody Brown (1992-95) 3. 69 Jim Clinton (1988-89) 4. 65 Mike Petak (1991-94) 5. 58 Jim Phillos (1988-91) 6. 54 Tony Zaffaro (1987-89) 7. 53 Glen Pecoraro (1989-90) 8. 50 Hal Olofsson (1984-87) 9. 48 Pete Vilips (1986-89) 10. 47 John Rosner (1999-2002)

AT BATS 1. 784 2. 748 3. 706 4 701 5. 695 7. 680 8. 637 9. 628 628

Jim Phillos (1988-91) Kelly Kropp (1988-91) Tony Zaffaro (1987-89) Hal Olofsson (1984-87) Curtis Granderson (2000-02) Carmen Carcone (1992-95) Eric Bradley (1983-87) Pete Lotus (1995-99) Craig Kristufek (1989-93) Bob Rosinski (1998-01)

Bryan Russo (2002-05) J.P. Moran (2000-04) Mike Bruszer (2001-05) Bob Rosinski (1998-01) Jim Phillos (1988-91) Jody Brown (1992-95) John Rosner (1999-2002) Eric Duke (1997-2000) Nelson Gord (2001-04) Jake Carr (2006-09)

J.P. Moran is UICâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career leader in hits with 243 between 2000-2004.

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UIC Baseball History - Single-Season Records (Batting) BATTING AVERAGE 1. .483 Curtis Granderson (2002) 2. .445 Elvis Hernandez (1997) 3. .431 Jim Ryan (1985) 4. .429 Nathan Orf (2009) 5. .422 Gus Gregory (1964) 6. .417 Bob Wilson (1979) 7. .409 Scott Metz (1985) 8. .407 John Rosner (2002) 9. .402 Randy Buresh (1976) 10. .400 Earl Dortch (1972) Al Candea (1999) HITS 1. 100 2. 85 3. 84 4. 83 5. 81 7. 80 8. 79 9. 78

Runs 6, Darryl Noren vs. Trinity (4/24/90) Hits 7, Eric Duke vs. Illinois Tech (3/29/99) RBI 8, Weber Bowen vs. Tennessee-Martin (3/8/02) Home Runs 4, Frank Provenzano vs. Chicago State (5/7/84) Stolen Bases 5, Jim Clinton vs. Concordia (5/5/89) 5, John DeFilippo vs. Tennessee State (3/7/93) STOLEN BASES 1. 45 Jim Clinton (1989) 2. 35 Glen Pecoraro (1990) 3. 30 Kelly Kropp (1988) 4. 29 Ollie Reed (1971) John DeFilippo (1993) 6. 26 Kurt Kunz (1982) 7. 25 Rob Mecklenburg (1988) 8. 24 Pete Vilips (1988) Jim Clinton (1988) Jody Brown (1994)

Curtis Granderson (2002) Steve McGuiggan (2008) Mark Hallberg (2005) Jim Noble (1982) Brett Schaefer (2008) Mark Hallberg (2006) Larry Gempp Jr. (2007) Bob Rosinski (2001) Mark Linkletter (1993) Mike Hughes (2004)

RUNS BATTED IN 1. 65 Bart Babineaux (2006) 2. 64 Mark Linkletter (1993) 3. 62 Larry Rubin (1990) 4. 61 Brett Schaefer (2008) Mike Hughes (2004) Justin Johnson (2004) 7. 57 Justin Johnson (2006) 8. 56 Frank Provenzano (1985) Chuck Peters (2003) 10. 55 Jon Piazza (1994) Al Candea (1999) RUNS SCORED 1. 76 Curtis Granderson (2002) 2. 67 Mike Hughes (2004) 3. 61 Larry Gempp Jr. (2006) 4. 57 Frank Provenzano (1985) 5. 56 Mark Hallberg (2006) 6. 53 Jody Brown (1993) 7. 52 Mike Hughes (2003) Bart Babineaux (2006) Justin Johnson (2006) 10. 51 Larry Rubin (1991) Curtis Granderson (2000) Curtis Granderson (2001) Brett Schaefer (2008) DOUBLES 1. 25 2. 24 3. 23 4. 22 5. 21 6. 19 8. 18

Single-Game Batting Records

Scott Metz (1986) Weber Bowen (2001) Curtis Granderson (2002) Andy Leonard (2009) Jim Noble (1982) Mark Hallberg (2006) Micky Pingree (2007) Larry Rubin (1991) Jody Brown (1994) John Kravarik (1996) Eric Duke (1999) J.P. Moran (2001) Larry Gempp Jr. (2006) Justin Johnson (2006)

Bart Babineaux set the UIC single-season record for home runs (18) and RBI (65) in 2006. TRIPLES 1. 8 2. 7 3. 6 5. 5

Mike Hughes (2004) Dave Heinzl (1976) Doug Carlson (1966) Al Massey (1982) Ariel Reboyras (1977) Bob Tito (1977) Dan Pupura (1979) Rob Mecklenburg (1988) Kelly Kropp (1990) Curtis Granderson (2001) Steve McGuiggan (2008)

HOME RUNS 1. 18 Bart Babineaux (2006) 2. 17 Frank Provenzano (1985) 3. 13 Dave Heinzl (1977) Mike Hughes (2004) 5. 12 Mark Linkletter (1993) 6. 11 Randy Buresh (1977) Mike Petak (1993) Al Candea (1999) Chuck Peters (2003) Justin Johnson (2006) 9. 10 Scott Metz (1985) Larry Rubin (1990) Larry Rubin (1991) Larry Gempp Jr. (2006) Brett Schaefer (2008)

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WALKS 1. 51 2. 50 3. 45 4. 44 5. 43 7. 42

Tony Zaffaro (1989) Kelly Kropp (1988) Curtis Granderson (2000) Hal Olofsson (1986) Kelly Kropp (1990) Jim Phillos (1991) Jim Phillos (1988) Jim Phillos (1990) Steve Hall (1990) Mike Petak (1994)

HIT BY PITCHES 1. 25 Chad Schroeder (2007) 2. 20 Joe Schicker (2000) 3. 19 Ty Rubio (2008) 4. 18 Nick Rainwater (2007) 5. 16 Weber Bowen (2001) Justin Johnson (2004) 7. 15 Jody Brown (1993) Chad Schroeder (2006) 9. 14 Brandon Harwell (2009) 10. 13 Bart Babineaux (2006) Steve McGuiggan (2008) Tony Altavilla (2009) AT BATS 1. 230 2. 223 4. 221 7. 218 9. 217 10. 216

Steve McGuiggan (2008) Eric Duke (2000) Jordan DeVoir (2003) Mike Bruszer (2002) Bryan Russo (2003) Larry Gempp Jr. (2006) Jim Noble (1982) Andy Leonard (2009) Mark Hallberg (2006) Frank Provenzano (1985) Jordan DeVoir (2004)

UIC Baseball History - Career Records (Pitching) EARNED RUN AVERAGE (Min. 100 IP) 1. 2.68 Brett Davis (1988-91) 2. 2.69 John Wesley Jr. (1992-93) David Haehnel (2002-04) 4. 3.03 Jon Piazza (1992-96) 5. 3.24 Zach Peterson (2004-07) 6. 3.32 Ryan Zink (2004-07) 7. 3.48 Ryan Gehring (2002-04) 8. 3.70 Eric Schultz (1994-97) 9. 3.74 Wes Gilliam (1998-2002) 10. 3.78 Adam Worthington (2006-09) WINS 1. 27 2. 26 3. 24 5. 21 6. 19 7. 17 8. 15 9. 14

Zach Peterson (2004-07) Steve Carlson (1998-01) Ryan Gehring (2002-04) Ryan Zink (2004-07) Brett Davis (1988-91) Jon Piazza (1992-96) Don Kinnunen (1980-83) Bob Villasenor (1982-84) RC Lichtenstein (1987-91) Tadd Gibson (1990-93) Brandon Allen (1995-96) David Haehnel (2002-04)

WINNING PERCENTAGE (min. 10 decisions) 1. .777 (14-4) David Haehnel (2002-04) .777 (14-4) Ryan Martin (2003-2006) 3. .771 (27-8) Zach Peterson (2004-07) 4. .750 (12-4) Derrick Miramontes (2008-09) 6. .727 (8-3) Tom Szalewski (2004-05) 7. .700 (14-6) Brandon Allen (1995-96) 8. .688 (11-5) Eric Schultz (1994-97) 9. .679 (19-9) Jon Piazza (1992-96) 10. .667 (24-12) Ryan Gehring (2002-04) (24-12) Ryan Zink (2004-07) SAVES 1. 30 2. 16 3. 13 5. 9 7. 7 8. 6 9. 5 10. 4

Brett Davis (1988-91) David Haehnel (2002-04) David Cales (2007) Adam Worthington (2006-09) Steve Carlson (1998-01) Jason Foster (2005-2006) Derrick Miramontes (2008-09) Ryan Zink (2004-07) Tom Szymborski (1994-96) John Wesley (1992-93) Eric Schultz (1994-97)

STRIKEOUTS 1. 258 Steve Carlson (1998-2001) 2. 208 Ryan Zink (2004-07) 3. 206 Zach Peterson (2004-07) 4. 202 Wes Gilliam (1998-2002) 5. 193 Ed Chibe (1980-83) 6. 188 Ryan Gehring (2002-04) 7. 179 RC Lichtenstein (1987-91) 8. 177 Adam Worthington (2006-09) 9. 175 Brett Davis (1988-91) 10. 172 David Haehnel (2002-04)

Flames’ Double-Digit ‘K’ Throwers

Joe Host vs. Northeastern Illinois (4/26/93)

Gene Rausch vs. Detroit (5/13/01) Ryan Gehring vs. Viterbo (3/30/02) Joe Host vs. UW-Milwaukee (5/2/94)

Brad Mears vs. St. Ambrose (3/31/00)

Jon Piazza vs. Rollins College (3/8/94) Steve Carlson vs. S. Conn. St. (3/22/99) Ryan Martin vs. Butler (5/24/03) Ryan Zink vs. St. Louis (3/7/04)

Gary Renken vs. Concordia (4/3/86) RC Lichtenstein vs. Colgate (3/20/91) Jon Piazza vs. Butler (3/13/93) David Haehnel vs. UW-Milwaukee (4/17/04) Adam Worthington vs. Butler (4/11/09)

Zach Peterson (2004-07) is UIC’s career leader in wins (27) and innings pitched (333.1).

Brandon Allen vs. Tenn. Tech (3/13/96) Tom Szymborski vs. Butler (4/28/96) Eric Schultz vs. Cleveland State (4/13/97) Jaime Velasquez vs. S. Conn. St. (3/20/99) Sean McNichols vs. Butler (4/9/99) Sean McNichols vs. Cleveland St. (4/24/99) Wes Gilliam vs. Cleveland St. (4/8/01) Steve Carlson vs. Detroit (5/11/01) Wes Gilliam vs. Cleveland St. (5/3/02) Ryan Zink vs. Cleveland St. (5/1/04)

GAMES STARTED 1. 48 Tadd Gibson (1990-93) 2. 42 Zach Peterson (2004-07) 3. 40 Ryan Zink (2004-07) 4. 38 Ryan Gehring (2002-04) 5. 35 Jim Shortall (1989-92) 6. 33 RC Lichtenstein (1987-91) 7. 31 Wes Gilliam (1998-2002) 8. 30 Jason Henry (1995-97) Steve Carlson (1998-01) 10. 27 Jon Piazza (1992-96) Tom Szymborski (1994-96)

INNINGS PITCHED 1. 333.1 Zach Peterson (2004-07) 2. 284.2 Ryan Zink (2005-07) 3. 277.0 Ed Chibe (1980-83) 4. 274.1 Steve Carlson (1998-01) Ryan Gehring (2002-04) 6. 264.2 Don Kinnunen (1980-83) 7. 255.2 RC Lichtenstein (1987-91) 8. 233.0 Tadd Gibson (1990-93) 9. 224.0 Adam Worthington (2006-09) 10. 208.2 Jon Piazza (1992-96) COMPLETE 1. 19 2. 18 4. 15 6. 14 7. 11 8. 10 10. 9

GAMES Don Kinnunen (1980-83) Bob Villasenor (1982-84) Jon Piazza (1992-96) Tadd Gibson (1990-93) Ryan Gehring (2002-04) Ed Chibe (1980-83) Steve Carlson (1998-01) Jim Shortall (1989-92) Ryan Zink (2004-07) Nick Worm (2000-01)

John LeGere vs. Concordia (5/14/87) RC Lichtenstein vs. Beth.-Cookman (3/21/90) John Wesley vs. Akron (4/6/92) Wes Gilliam vs. Illinois Tech (3/29/99) Steve Carlson vs. Northwestern (2/9/01) Steve Carlson vs. Butler (4/21/01) Wes Gilliam vs. Drexel (3/17/02) Ryan Gehring vs. Chicago State (3/27/03) Ryan Martin vs. Wright State (4/19/03) David Haehnel vs. Arkansas State (2/21/04) Ryan Zink vs. Youngstown State (5/16/04) Adam Worthington vs. Cleveland St. (3/20/09)

APPEARANCES 1. 112 Brett Davis (1988-91) 2. 107 Adam Worthington (2006-09) 3. 76 Steve Carlson (1998-01) 4. 72 Zach Peterson (2004-07) 5. 68 David Haehnel (2002-04) 6. 65 RC Lichtenstein (1987-91) 7. 63 Jason Foster (2005-2006) 8. 62 Brad Goebbert (1997-2000) 9. 59 Craig Niedermaier (1988-91) 10. 57 Tadd Gibson (1990-93)

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UIC Baseball History - Single-Season Records (Pitching) EARNED RUN AVERAGE 1. 0.74 David Cales (2007) 2. 1.08 David Haehnel (2002) 3. 1.35 Marcus Goodman (2003) 4. 1.37 Brett Davis (1988) 5. 1.40 Bob Villasenor (1984) 6. 1.54 John Wesley (1992) 7. 2.07 Ryan Zink (2004) 8. 2.17 Larry Ketza (1984) 9. 2.22 Brandon Allen (1996) 10. 2.25 Steve McBride (1988) Brett Davis (1989) Shane Eggerman (1990) WINS 1. 12 2. 11 3. 10 4. 9 10. 8

Steve Carlson (2001) Dick Novicki (1955) Zach Peterson (2005) Bob Villasenor (1984) Jon Piazza (1993) Jon Piazza (1994) Ryan Gehring (2002) Ryan Zink (2004) Zach Peterson (2006) Brett Davis (1988) Nick Worm (2000) Ryan Gehring (2003) Ryan Zink (2005)

GAMES STARTED 1. 18 Tadd Gibson (1993) 2. 16 Don Kinnunen (1982) Tadd Gibson (1992) Ryan Zink (2005) Zach Peterson (2007) 6. 15 Dale Stone (1976) Zach Peterson (2006) Steve Crnkovich (2007) Chris Kovacevich (2009) 9. 14 Jon Piazza (1994) Larry Banks (2002) Ryan Gehring (2003) Ryan Gehring (2004) Don Phillis (2006) Mike Kool (2008) INNINGS PITCHED 1. 119.0 Ryan Zink (2005) 2. 109.1 Zach Peterson (2007) 3. 107.2 Zach Peterson (2006) 4. 104.7 Dale Stone (1976) 5. 103.7 Tadd Gibson (1993) 6. 100.7 Jon Piazza (1993) 7. 100.0 Nick Worm (2000) 8. 99.0 Steve Carlson (2001) Ryan Gehring (2003) 10. 97.1 Derrick Miramontes (2008)

WINNING PERCENTAGE (min. five decisions) 1. 1.000 (5-0) Craig Niedermaier (1990) (5-0) Michael Heesch (2009) 3. .909 (10-1) Zach Peterson (2005) 4. .900 (9-1) Ryan Gehring (2002) 5. .875 (7-1) Ryan Martin (2003) 6. .857 (6-1) David Haehnel (2003) (6-1) Don Phillis (2008) 8. .833 (5-1) Rick Kelleher (1979) (5-1) George Robertson (1985) (5-1) Kevin Walker (1990) (5-1) Wes Gilliam (2002)

COMPLETE 1. 11 3. 10 6. 9 7. 8 9. 7

SAVES 1. 14 2. 13 3. 9 4. 7 7. 6 6 9. 5

APPEARANCES 1. 38 Adam Worthington (2006) 2. 37 Jason Foster (2006) 3. 33 Brett Davis (1989) 4. 31 Adam Worthington (2008) 5. 30 Brett Davis (1991) 6. 28 Steve Carlson (2000) David Haehnel (2003) 8. 27 Brett Davis (1988) Randy Krick (2006) Joe Skinner (2007)

Brett Davis (1989) David Cales (2007) David Haehnel (2003) Brett Davis (1991) Steve Carlson (2000) Derrick Miramontes Jason Foster (2005) Adam Worthington (2006) Brett Davis (1988) Adam Worthington (2008)

STRIKEOUTS 1. 105 Larry Bergnach (1958) 2. 99 Steve Carlson (2001) 3. 98 Dale Stone (1976) 4. 92 David Haehnel (2004) Ryan Zink (2004) 6. 85 Tom Szymborski (1996) 7. 75 Jon Piazza (1993) 8. 74 Ryan Zink (2005) 9. 73 Zach Peterson (2006) Adam Worthington (2009)

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GAMES Dale Stone (1976) Bob Villasenor (1984) Dave Pratt (1977) Ed Chibe (1982) Jon Piazza (1994) Don Kinnunen (1982) Don Kinnunen (1981) Jon Piazza (1993) John Haase (1977) Bob Villasenor (1983) Ryan Gehring (2003)

Ryan Zink set the UIC single-seasonrecord for innings pitched (119.0) in 2005 and tossed the last nohitter by a UIC pitcher versus Youngstown State on May 16, 2004.

Flamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; All-Time No-Hitters Harve Weltman 1952 Season UICC 7, Thornton Junior College 1 Harve Weltman 1953 Season UICC 4, Aurora College 2 Dan McMahan 1955 Season UICC 9, IIT 1 Dick Novicki 1955 Season UICC 8, Univ. of Chicago 0 Larry Bergnach 1957 Season UICC 7, IIT 0 Jim Husarisk 1967 Season UICC 4, Illinois Teachers South 0 Fred Nicolai April 15, 1985 UIC 11, Concordia 1 Joe Host April 26, 1993 UIC 2, Northeastern Illinois 1 Jason Henry April 27, 1997 UIC 7, Detroit 0 Ryan Zink May 16, 2004 UIC 7, Youngstown State 0

UIC Baseball History - Honor Roll Mid-Continent Conference (1984-94); Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1995-2001); Horizon League (2002-Present) League Player of the Year 2002 Curtis Granderson, OF 2003 Chuck Peters, OF League Pitcher of the Year 1994 Jon Piazza 1997 Jason Henry 2007 Zach Peterson 2009 Adam Worthington League Relief Pitcher of the Year 2007 David Cales 2008 Adam Worthington League Newcomer of the Year 1997 Elvis Hernandez, OF 2001 Mike Bruszer, INF 2002 Ryan Gehring, P 2003 Ryan Martin, P 2006 Chad Schroeder, P 2007 Micky Pingree, OF 2008 Derrick Miramontes, P League Coach of the Year 1990 Dean Refakes 1993 Dean Refakes 1999 Mike Dee 2000 Mike Dee 2002 Mike Dee 2003 Mike Dee 2005 Mike Dee 2006 Mike Dee 2007 Mike Dee 2008 Mike Dee ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Regional First Team 2006 Bart Babineaux, OF Justin Johnson, C ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Regional Second Team 2002 Curtis Granderson, OF 2003 Ryan Gehring, P 2004 Mike Hughes, OF 2006 Zach Peterson, P 2007 David Cales, P Larry Gempp Jr., OF All-League First Team 1986 Frank Provenzano, OF 1987 Eric Bradley, OF 1989 Jim Clinton, SS 1990 Kelly Kropp, OF Larry Rubin, OF Darryl Noren, DH 1991 John Mallee, SS Larry Rubin, OF Brett Davis, P 1992 Mike Petak, OF Craig Kristufek, DH 1993 Mark Linkletter, 1B Jody Brown, SS Mike Petak, OF Dennis Skoda, OF

1994 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009

Jon Piazza, P Jody Brown, SS Mike Petak, OF Jon Piazza, P Brandon Allen, P Gerry Naughton, OF Elvis Hernandez, OF Jason Henry, P Bernie Pedersoli, C Al Candea, OF Eric Duke, 2B Pete Lotus, UT Sean McNichols, SS John Rosner, UT Steve Carlson, P Chuck Peters, DH Bob Rosinski, 3B Curtis Granderson, OF Mike Bruszer, SS Chuck Peters, OF Mike Hughes, OF Bryan Russo, 2B Ryan Gehring, P Nelson Gord, 3B Bryan Russo, 2B Jordan DeVoir, SS Mike Hughes, OF Justin Johnson, UT Ryan Zink, P Mark Hallberg, 1B Larry Gempp Jr., OF Zach Peterson, P Bart Babineaux, OF Larry Gempp Jr., OF Mark Hallberg, 2B Justin Johnson, C Zach Peterson, P Larry Gempp Jr., OF Zach Peterson, P Micky Pingree, OF Adam Worthington, P

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Brad Ryan, 1B Jordan DeVoir, SS Nelson Gord, 3B David Haehnel, P Bryan Nolte, C Shane Crowder, OF Bart Babineaux, OF Ryan Zink, P Chad Schroeder, SS Ben Trotter, DH David Cales, P/INF Jake Carr, 1B Steve McGuiggan, OF Derrick Miramontes, P Adam Worthington, P Jake Carr, OF Jason Ganek, 3B Brandon Harwell, 1B Chris Kovacevich, P Nathan Orf, C

League All-Newcomer Team 1996 Bill Phelan, OF 1997 Elvis Hernandez, OF 1998 Steve Carlson, P Bob Rosinski, DH/C 1999 Armand Candea, OF Andy Deahl, 3B Sean McNichols, INF/P 2000 Weber Bowen, DH Curtis Granderson, OF Brad Mears, P J.P. Moran, OF Nick Worm, P 2001 Mike Bruszer, INF Chris Kerpan, INF 2002 Ryan Gehring, P Bryan Russo, 2B 2003 Brad Ryan, 1B Jordan DeVoir, SS Ryan Martin, P 2004 Justin Johnson, UT Tom Szalewski, P Ryan Zink, P 2005 Bart Babineaux, OF Larry Gempp Jr., OF Mark Hallberg, 1B Scott Saling, P 2006 Chad Schroeder, SS Joe Skinner, P 2007 David Cales, P/INF Steve Crnkovich, P Micky Pingree, OF 2008 Steve McGuiggan, OF Rafael Garcia, SS Derrick Miramontes, P 2009 Nathan Orf, C

All-League Second Team 1988 Brett Davis, P 1989 Jim Phillos, 3B Brett Davis, P 1990 Jim Phillos, 2B John Mallee, SS Brett Davis, P 1991 Kelly Kropp, OF Steve Hall, 1B 1992 Jody Brown, SS Tony Reda, C John Wesley, P 1993 John Pyle, C 1995 Brandon Allen, P Justin Halpenny, SS 1996 John Kravarik, UT Tom Szymborski, P 1997 Eric Schultz, P 2000 Eric Duke, 2B Bob Rosinski, 3B 2001 J.P. Moran, OF 2002 John Rosner, OF Ryan Gehring, P Bryan Russo, 2B

League All-Tournament Team 1984 Bob Villasenor, P 1986 Scott Metz, OF 1988 Jim Phillos, 3B 1989 Jim Phillos, 3B Jim Clinton, SS 1990 Steve Hall, 1B Jim Phillos, 2B

1991 1993 1996 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

John Mallee, SS Kevin Walker, P Brett Davis, P John Mallee, SS Larry Rubin, OF Kelly Kropp, OF R.C. Lichtenstein, P Jody Brown, SS Mike Petak, OF Dennis Skoda, OF Jason Henry, P John Kravarik, 1B Jon Piazza, OF Joe Waszak, 2B Al Candea, OF Steve Carlson, P J.P. Moran, OF Bob Rosinski, 3B Nick Worm, P Curtis Granderson, OF Ryan Gehring, P Mike Hughes, OF Jordan DeVoir, SS Kevin Nelson, C Ryan Martin, P Jordan DeVoir, SS Bart Babineaux, OF Bryan Nolte, C Ryan Zink, P Zach Peterson, P Ted Rosinski, OF David Cales, INF/P Larry Gempp Jr., OF Nick Rainwater, 3B Chad Schroeder, SS Ryan Zink, P Kevin Coddington, C Brett Schaefer, 1B Peter Ifft, P Steve McGuiggan, OF Tony Altavilla, 2B Mike Kool, P Andy Leonard, 3B John Rosinski, OF Brett Schaefer, DH

League Tournament MVP 1990 Kevin Walker, P 1991 Larry Rubin, OF 1993 Jody Brown, SS 2003 Mike Hughes, OF 2005 Ryan Zink, P 2007 David Cales, INF/P 2008 Brett Schaefer, 1B NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team 2005 Shane Crowder, OF Ted Rosinski, DH 2007 Chad Schroeder, SS Ryan Zink, P 2008 Jake Carr, OF

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UIC Baseball History - Coaching/Team Records and Results Team Season Records Most Games...................................................................................................................... 71 (1982) Most Wins................................................................................................................ 39 (2002, 2003) Fewest Wins............................................................................................................ 11 (1981, 1998) Most Losses...................................................................................................................... 46 (1982) Fewest Losses..................................................................................................................... 1 (1953) Best Winning Percentage.........................................................................................962 (25 1) (1953) Most At Bats................................................................................................................. 1,953 (2005) Most Runs Scored............................................................................................................ 429 (2005) Most Runs/Game............................................................................ 7.38 (406 runs/55 games) (2006) Most Hits......................................................................................................................... 630 (2003) Most Hits/Game............................................................................... 11.3 (623 hits/55 games) (2006) Most Doubles................................................................................................................... 124 (2001) Most Triples....................................................................................................................... 21 (2001) Most Home Runs................................................................................................................ 69 (1985) Most Walks...................................................................................................................... 343 (1990) Best Batting Average............................................................................................. .329 (2002, 2003) Most RBI.......................................................................................................................... 398 (1993) Most Stolen Bases........................................................................................................... 190 (1989) Most Innings Pitched..................................................................................................... 507.1 Fewest Hits Allowed.......................................................................................................... 324 Fewest Runs Allowed........................................................................................................ 219 Fewest Earned Runs Allowed............................................................................................. 167 Best Earned Run Average................................................................................................ 3.19 Most Strikeouts................................................................................................................ 371 Fewest Walks Allowed....................................................................................................... 101 Most Saves........................................................................................................................ 16 Most Complete Games....................................................................................................... 22

(2005) (1998) (2003) (2003) (2003) (1993) (2002) (1989) (1987)

Most Shutouts...................................................................................................................... 9 (2002)

Year-by-Year Conference Results

Year Conference Record/Finish Coach 1984 Mid Continent 19-35 Overall/6th Dean Refakes 1985 Mid Continent 3 5/3rd in Blue Division Dean Refakes 1986 Mid Continent 6 6/2nd in Blue Division Dean Refakes 1987 Mid Continent 3 7/3rd in Blue Division Dean Refakes 1988 Mid Continent 6 6/2nd in Blue Division Dean Refakes 1989 Mid Continent 5 4/2nd in Blue Division Dean Refakes 1990 Mid Continent 8 3/1st in Blue Division * Dean Refakes 1991 Mid Continent 11 6/2nd in West Division Dean Refakes 1992 Mid Continent 12 10/3rd in West Division Dean Refakes 1993 Mid Continent 13 8/2nd * Dean Refakes 1994 Mid Continent 13 11/4th Dean Refakes 1995 Midwestern Collegiate 7 9/3rd in West Division Dean Refakes 1996 Midwestern Collegiate 12-10/3rd Dean Refakes 1997 Midwestern Collegiate 8-16/6th Dean Refakes 1998 Midwestern Collegiate 3-15/6th Dean Refakes 1999 Midwestern Collegiate 6-12/5th Mike Dee 2000 Midwestern Collegiate 12-6/1st (tie) Mike Dee 2001 Midwestern Collegiate 13-7/2nd Mike Dee 2002 Horizon League 14-5/1st Mike Dee 2003 Horizon League 15-6/1st# Mike Dee 2004 Horizon League 14-8/1st Mike Dee 2005 Horizon League 14-6/1st# Mike Dee 2006 Horizon League 22-7/1st Mike Dee 2007 Horizon League 21-6/1st# Mike Dee 2008 Horizon League 17-6/1st# Mike Dee 2009 Horizon League 17-6/1st Mike Dee * - Mid Continent Tournament Champions; # - Horizon League Tournament Champions

Career Coaching Records Name Les Miller (1949-79) Dick Ward (1980-82) Dean Refakes (1983-98) Mike Dee (1999-present) Totals

Yrs. 31 3 16 11 61

Record 509-363-5 47-102-0 376-467-3 368-246-1 1,300-1,178-9

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Pct. .583 .315 .446 .603 .523

Year-by-Year Overall Results Year 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975* 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Record 7-8 11-5-1 8-9 14-5 25-1 21-8 18-6 15-10 11-9 25-6 23-8-1 19-8 18-8 19-12 22-13 16-14 15-7 18-8 25-14-1 21-7 15-4 14-7 19-12-2 10-18 10-20 14-22 19-18 15-28 17-32 11-16 14-20 11-23 11-33 25-46 16-35-1 19-35-1 28-41-1 26-26 23-27 27-29 33-29 33-24 25-32 23-27 31-26 22-31 21-28 23-26 15-26 $ 11-25 18-30 33-26 32-28 39-16 39-18 35-21 38-21-1 35-20 35-21 35-22 29-23

Pct. .467 .676 .471 .737 .962 .724 .750 .600 .550 .806 .734 .704 .692 .613 .629 .533 .682 .692 .638 .750 .789 .667 .606 .357 .333 .389 .514 .349 .347 .407 .389 .324 .250 .352 .317 .355 .407 .500 .460 .482 .532 .579 .439 .460 .544 .415 .429 .469 .366 .305 .375 .559 .533 .709 .684 .625 .633 .636 .625 .614 .558

Totals

1,300-1,178-9 .523

Coach Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Les Miller Dick Ward Dick Ward Dick Ward Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Dean Refakes Mike Dee Mike Dee Mike Dee Mike Dee Mike Dee Mike Dee Mike Dee Mike Dee Mike Dee Mike Dee Mike Dee

* Includes two wins by forfeit; $ Includes one loss by forfeit

UIC Baseball History - All-Time Record vs. Opponents School Air Force Akron Alabama Alabama-Birmingham Arkansas Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas State Armstrong State Ashland Aurora Austin Peay Ball State Baylor Belmont Benedictine Bethune-Cookman Biscayne Bowling Green Bradley Butler Canisius Carthage Central Florida Central Michigan Charleston Charleston Southern Chicago Chicago State * Cincinnati Cleveland State Coastal Carolina Colgate Concordia Cornell Creighton Dallas Baptist Dayton Detroit Drexel Earlham Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Elmhurst Evansville Fairleigh Dickinson Flagler Florida A&M Florida International Fordham George Williams Georgia State Georgia Tech Glassboro State Harvard Houston Howard Illinois Benedictine

Won Lost 1 1 11 13 0 2 0 4 1 7 1 2 2 1 0 4 0 1 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 11 17 42 30 0 1 4 2 1 6 1 2 3 2 0 1 9 1 55 16 0 1 70 41 0 2 1 0 19 3 1 0 2 5 1 0 2 0 20 11 4 0 1 0 7 10 0 1 3 0 2 18 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 1 1 5 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1

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UIC Baseball History - NCAA Regional Teams 2003 Horizon League Tournament Champions NCAA Palo Alto Regional Regional Results: 5/30 - Stanford 9, UIC 2 5/31 - Richmond 5, UIC 0

2005 Horizon League Tournament Champions NCAA Lincoln Regional Regional Results: 6/3 - Nebraska 8, UIC 6 6/4 - N.C. State 9, UIC 7

2007 Horizon League Tournament Champions NCAA Long Beach Regional Regional Results: 6/1 - UIC 4, Long Beach State 1 6/2 - UCLA 3, UIC 1 6/3 - Long Beach St. 4, UIC 3

2008 Horizon League Tournament Champions NCAA College Station Regional Regional Results: 5/30 - Texas A&M 15, UIC 1 5/31 - UIC 9, Dallas Baptist 5 6/1 - Houston 14, UIC 11 (11 inn.)

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Curtis Gra From UIC 2002 All-American 2002 Horizon League Player of the Year 2nd in the Nation in Batting Average at .483 in 2002 2003 Graduate with a Degree in Business

anderson To MLB 2002 Third Round Draft Pick of the Detroit Tigers Starter for 2006 American League Champions 2007 MLB Leader in Triples (23) and just second player in MLB history to top 30 doubles, 20 home runs, 20 triples and 20 stolen bases in a single season 2009 American League All-Star Acquired by defending World Series champion New York Yankees in December 2009 trade

Credit: New York Yankees

THE PEGGY COL CENTER FOR

TEAM LOCKER ROOM

STUDY LABORATORY

The Peggy Colvin Baseball Center for Excellence is the newest addition to UIC Baseball. A 4,690-square-foot clubhouse located just a few yards from Les Miller Field, the Colvin Baseball Center contains a spacious team locker room with custom designed lockers, a video lounge, a Wall of Fame, a study laboratory, coaches offices, an equipment storage room, restroom/shower facilities, a kitchen area, and much more for the UIC baseball student-athlete.

Pat and Peggy Colvin at the Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedication

VIN BASEBALL EXCELLENCE

VIDEO LOUNGE

EQUIPMENT ROOM

NEW INDOOR HITTING FACILITY Giving its student-athletes an even greater opportunity to succeed on the playing field, UIC opened in January 2009 a renovated indoor hitting facility. Located just upstairs from the Peggy Colvin Baseball Center for Excellence, the facility features FieldTurf, new lights and the capability to feature up to six separate batting cages.

LES MILLER FIELD

Home of the UIC Flames

Les Miller Field is named after the late Les Miller (left in photo above), a true pioneer in the baseball community in the city of Chicago who helped build the UIC program. Miller served as head coach of the UIC baseball team for 31 years from 1949-1979 and compiled over 500 wins and numerous championships and tournament titles. Originally named Flames Field, the facility was given its new name in a dedication ceremony on September 15, 1999, honoring the achievements and impact Les Miller made of the university, the baseball program and countless student-athletes.

Les Miller Field, the home of UIC baseball, was completed in the spring of 1996 with the first official game taking place on May 4, 1996 against the Wright State Raiders. The field is named after former baseball coach Les Miller, who coached at UIC for 31 years from 19491979 and compiled over 500 wins and numerous championships and tournament titles. Located south of the Physical Education Building at 901 W. Roosevelt Road, Les Miller Field is one of the best baseball complexes in the Chicagoland area. The lighted facility, which offers a breathtaking view of the Chicago skyline, also features an enclosed working press box, permanent seating for 1,000 spectators, an inningby-inning scoreboard, a concession stand and heated restrooms. There is also ample parking just southeast of the field and at the new Maxwell Street Parking Garage, located just east of the field at 1300 S. Union Ave. The dugouts have padded seating and backrests as well as storage under the benches and individual shelving space. A fan berm has also been installed down the right field line for additional seating. Recent additions to the field include the installation of FieldTurf, which will allow the field to be used more frequently and earlier in the season for optimum practice time. Other additions include an all-brick backstop complete with a 30-foot net, and the original chain-link outfield fence has been replaced with a solid wood fence painted with the UIC school colors, Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red. Field dimensions are 325 feet down the left and right

field lines, 395 feet to straight away center field and 375 feet in the gaps. The baseball field is part of a $9 million complex which includes a softball stadium and soccer field, as well as tennis courts. The athletics complex also features four intramural multi-purpose fields, three sand volleyball courts and a lighted jogging track around the facility. The neighborhood surrounding Les Miller Field is more vibrant than ever before. The field stands right in the middle of the thriving University Village, which features beautiful new housing and a variety of restaurants and shops that make for fun pre- and post-game stops. Les Miller Field is the center of baseball in Chicago, sitting right between the Windy Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two Major League Baseball fields. Les Miller Field resides just 7.5 miles south of historic Wrigley Field and 3.3 miles north of U.S. Cellular Field, home to the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox.

GETTING TO LES MILLER FIELD 901 West Roosevelt Road Chicago, Ill. 60608 From the South: Take Taylor Street/Roosevelt Road exit off of Interstate 90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway) and turn left at first stoplight, which is Roosevelt Road. Les Miller Field is located behind the Physical Education Building at 901 West Roosevelt Road, about two blocks west, once you exit the expressway. Parking is available across the street from the Physical Education Building. From the North: Take Taylor Street/Roosevelt Road exit off of Interstate 90/94 (Kennedy Expressway). At the second stoplight, which is Roosevelt Road, turn right. Les Miller Field is located behind the Physical Education Building at 901 West Roosevelt Road, about one block west, once you turn onto Roosevelt Road. Parking is available across the street from the Physical Education Building.

LES MILLER FIELD SINGLE-GAME RECORDS TEAM HITTING Runs: 28, UIC vs. Trinity International (4/16/03) Hits: 26, two times, last by UIC vs. Northwestern (5/9/06) Home Runs: 6, UIC vs. Cleveland State (4/7/01) Doubles: 10, UIC vs. Illinois Tech (3/29/99) Triples: 2, six times, last by UIC vs. Wright State (5/1/09) Strikeouts: 17, two times, last by Viterbo vs. UIC (3/30/02) Walks: 14, UIC vs. Trinity International (4/16/03) Stolen Bases: 8, UIC vs. St. Francis (3/25/08) INDIVIDUAL HITTING Hits: 7, Eric Duke (UIC) vs. Illinois Tech (3/29/99) At-bats: 7, eight times, last by Josh Page (Youngstown State) vs. Butler (5/24/07) Home Runs: 3, two times, last by Brian Shoup (Wright State) vs. Milwaukee (5/26/07) RBI: 7, two times, last by Larry Gempp Jr. (UIC) vs. UW-Stevens Point (4/27/05) Doubles: 3, seven times, last by Nathan Orf (UIC) vs. Wright State (5/2/09) Triples: 2, two times, last by Larry Gempp Jr. (UIC) vs. Chicago State (4/3/07) Runs: 5, three times, last by Larry Gempp Jr. (UIC) vs. UW-Stevens Point (4/27/05) Stolen Bases: 3, four times, last by Andy Leonard (UIC) vs. St. Francis (3/25/08)

From the West: Take Racine Avenue exit off of Interstate 290 (Eisenhower Expressway). Turn right at Racine and immediately make a left onto Harrison Street. Take Harrison Street to Halsted Street and turn right. Take Halsted Street about half a mile to Roosevelt Road. At Roosevelt Road turn right. Les Miller Field is located behind the Physical Education Building at 901 West Roosevelt Road, about one block west, once you turn onto Roosevelt Road. Parking is available across the street from the Physical Education Building.

Walks: 3, 17 times,

From the Downtown: Take the Ashland Avenue exit off of Interstate 290 (Eisenhower Expressway) and turn left onto Ashland. Take Ashland Avenue to Harrison Street and turn left. Take Harrison Street to Halsted Street and turn right. Take Halsted Street about half a mile to Roosevelt Road. At Roosevelt Road turn right. Les Miller Field is located behind the Physical Education Building at 901 West Roosevelt Road, about one block west, once you turn onto Roosevelt Road. Parking is available across the street from the Physical Education Building.

Strikeouts: 15, Ryan Gehring (UIC) vs. Viterbo (3/30/02)

last by Chris Rutta (UIC) vs. Central Michigan (4/15/09) Individual Pitching Fewest hits allowed (must be enough to qualify for victory): 1, twice, last by Ryan Martin (UIC) vs. Toledo (5/17/05) Walks: 9, Justin Stringer (Northern Illinois) vs. UIC (4/5/97) Runs Allowed: 15, Jason Roth (Judson) vs. UIC (4/16/02) HRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Allowed: 4, two times, last by Lucas Engle (Youngstown State) vs. UIC (5/15/05) Hits Allowed: 16, two times, last by Mike Kool (UIC) vs. Wright State (4/20/08)

State-of-the-art FieldTurf was installed at Les Miller Field in the summer of 2007, allowing for optimum on-field practice time and elite game time field conditions for the student-athletes.

IT CAN BE DONE Earning a college degree. Winning conference championships. Playing professional baseball. It takes hard work to accomplish just one of these goals. But it requires an even greater degree of commitment to attain all three. These former UIC baseball student-athletes have graduated, been a part of a league title team and went on to sign a professional contract.

It can be done.

STEVE CARLSON

WES GILLIAM

KEVIN RYAN

CURTIS GRANDERSON

Graduated in 2001

Graduated in 2002

Graduated in 2003

League Regular Season Champion in 2000

League Regular Season Champion in 2000 & 2002

League Regular Season Champion (2000 & 2002)

Signed with the New York Yankees in 2001

Signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2002

Signed with the San Diego Padres in 2002

Signed with the Detroit Tigers in 2002

KEVIN NELSON

MIKE HUGHES

NELSON GORD

DAVID HAEHNEL

Graduated in 2003

Graduated in 2004

League Regular Season Champion in 2000, 2002, 2003

League Regular Season Champion in 2000, 2002, 2003 & 2004

League Regular Season Champion in 2002, 2003 & 2004

Horizon League Tournament Champion in 2003

Signed with the Anaheim Angels in 2004

Signed with the Schaumburg Flyers in 2004

JORDAN DEVOIR

BRYAN RUSSO

JUSTIN JOHNSON

RYAN ZINK

Graduated in 2006

Graduated in 2008

League Regular Season Champion in 2003 & 2004

League Regular Season Champion in 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005

League Regular Season Champion in 2004, 2005 & 2006

League Regular Season Champion in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Horizon League Tournament Champion in 2003 Signed with the New York Yankees in 2003

Horizon League Tournament Champion in 2003 Signed with the New York Yankees in 2004

Horizon League Tournament Champion in 2003 & 2005 Signed with the Schaumburg Flyers in 2005

Horizon League Tournament Champion in 2005 Signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2006

Horizon League Tournament Champion in 2003 Signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2004

Horizon League Tournament Champion in 2005 & 2007 Signed with the New York Yankees in 2007

A GREAT UNIVERSITY

IN A GREAT CITY

In the midst of the nation’s third-largest city, you will find a bustling university that truly reflects the area which surrounds it. Located just one mile west of the downtown area, the University of Illinois at Chicago is the largest university in the city with an enrollment of 25,000 students and annual research expenditures of over $290 million. Formed in 1982 through the consolidation of the UIC Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, UIC features a 240-acre campus with over 100 buildings, housing 15 colleges which offer 74 bachelor’s, 77 master’s and 60 doctoral degree programs. UIC is home to the nation’s largest medical UIC QUICK FACTS school, touting six health science colleges: Applied Type of Institution Comprehensive, public, Health Sciences, DenResearch I university tistry, Medicine, Nursing, Location Pharmacy and Public One mile west of downtown Health. UIC has been Chicago designated a Research Degrees Offered I university and ranks 74 Bachelor’s among the top 50 out of 77 Master’s 60 Doctoral more than 650 national universities in federal Average Class Size: 31 research funding. Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Campus Size: UIC is a place that 100 buildings on 240 acres challenges its students to Undergraduate Colleges be their best by providing Applied Health Sciences them with cutting-edge Architecture & the Arts academic programs, Business Administration Education award-winning faculty and Engineering the finest research and Honors academic facilities. Liberal Arts & Sciences Nursing The campus Jane Addams College of Social provides a melting pot Work of interactions and Graduate & Professional experiences. A variety of Colleges students of varying races Dentistry Medicine and backgrounds call UIC Pharmacy home, giving students Public Health Urban Planning and Public Affairs the opportunity to expand Graduate College their horizons amidst a

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DID YOU KNOW? * An estimated one in 10 Chicagoans with a college degree is a UIC alumnus. * Approximately one in six Illinois doctors is a graduate of the UIC College of Medicine, the nation’s largest medical school. * One in three Illinois pharmacists is a graduate of our College of Pharmacy. * More than one third of the state’s dentists are graduates of UIC’s College of Dentistry. * UIC’s College of Education is the primary supplier of new teachers for the Chicago Public School system.

diverse and vibrant atmosphere. With the city of Chicago as the backyard of it all, its Great Cities Commitment is a hallmark of UIC. The Great Cities Commitment engages university faculty and staff in numerous programs with community, corporate, government and civic partners to improve the quality of life in Chicago and other metropolitan areas around the world. At UIC, the world is at your fingertips. This university will challenge you to be your best, but you will find the limits of what you can achieve to be endless with the access to excellence that UIC provides.

UIC CAMPUS HOUSING IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL

With 10 residence halls scattered throughout the entire UIC campus community, campus housing is a university entity on the rise. Housing nearly 4,000 students, the residences available are situated on some of the finest real estate in Chicago. Minutes from downtown, Lake Michigan and the museum campus, the dormitories at UIC are a refreshing concept from the traditional high-rise facilities developed at many institutions. James J. Stukel Towers is the latest crown jewel in campus housing and opened its doors in the Fall of 2007. The Towers provide four towers of different heights to accommodate 740 undergraduate students. Each floor in the building has 30 residents, living in four-, five-, and eight-person suites consisting of single rooms, double rooms, bathrooms & living rooms. Half of the students living in the Towers will have single rooms. The strong community development residence life model is intended to provide coordination and support for a number of academic-related programs and living areas, with each two-floor community having a two-story common-area lounge and adjacent study lounge, and each of the Towers offering a penthouse lounge/piano room. The building also provides a full-service dining hall for residents, a snack bar/convenience store, student kitchens in common areas, computer labs, meeting & seminar rooms, student organization offices, and a 150-seat auditorium for special events. Stukel Towers is just one of many new residence facilities to open on the UIC campus in the last five years. A component of the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s south campus expansion, Marie Robinson and Thomas Beckham Halls opened in 2003. The units house more than 750 students who inhabit spacious, apartmentstyle dorms, equipped with kitchens and private bathrooms. Across the east campus at the corner of Harrison and Halsted Streets is the Courtyard Residence Hall, along with Commons West, North and South. Built in 1988, these four halls house nearly 1,300 students. The Courtyard houses students in clusters, typically three doubles and two single rooms sharing a common bathroom, while the remainder of the halls offer a variety of living options. Every hall has a variety of lounges, meeting rooms, laundry facilities and spots for social and recreational activities. The convenient link to the campus unions allows for easy access to dining halls, bookstores and more.

Thomas Beckham Hall

Marie Robinson Hall

Commons North

Commons South

Courtyard Residence

Commons West

Stukel Towers

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS ACADEMIC RESOURCES

UIC STUDENTS AND FACULTY AS ONE

While the challenges to the students at the University of Illinois at Chicago are often great, the campus provides vast resources to help students find the solutions to any roadblocks they may encounter to facilitate success both in and out of the classroom.

UIC students and faculty work together with a low studentto-teacher ratio, allowing for more opportunity for interaction between professors and students, building early relationships that foster academic success. The university continues to attract top national scholars to its strong faculty. UIC’s faculty have been recognized with many prestigious awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, Fulbright Distinguished Professorship, Guggenheim Foundation grant, National Science Foundation’s CAREER grant, Jonas Salk Lifetime Achievement Award, Society of Women Engineers’ Achievement Award and the United States Capitol Historical Society’s Freedom Award. UIC students win major national competitive awards, including a Rhodes Scholarship, Gates-Cambridge Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships, Fulbright Fellowships and Harry S. Truman Scholarships, among others. Former UIC right-hander Peter Ifft was a three-time UIC Male UIC is a member of three Regional Centers for Excellence Student-Athlete of the Year. He graduated at the top of designated in September 2003 by the U.S. Department of UIC’s College of Engineering Class of 2009. Health and Human Services as part of the federal government’s response to 9/11. The RCEs research new diagnostics, therapeuUIC PROVIDES ACCESS TO EXCELLENCE tics and vaccines for potential bioterUIC offers its students many academic outlets to get help outside of the classroom, rorist agents and emerging infectious whether it is in instruction from a tutor or counselor, or a mountain of research materials diseases. that can be found in any of the school’s libraries. UIC helps its students reach their goals. UIC is home to the world’s most powerful magnet for imaging the human Richard J. Daley Library & Library of Health Sciences body. The 9.4-Tesla magnet – which These two mainstays of the UIC library system house more than 1.8 million volumes. UIC has a magnetic field approximately also has separate libraries for mathematics, architecture, art and science. 100,000 times stronger than Earth’s Counseling Center – is used in a human scanning maThis center offers career counseling and testing for UIC students who are having trouble chine to study individual molecules as deciding which direction to set their careers. they support life. Two faculty members in the College Writing Center of Architecture and the Arts have won This office provides guidance to students who need help with their writing assignments. MacArthur Fellowships, also known as “genius grants”. African-American Academic Network UIC’s Electronic Visualization LaboraWith counseling workshops and tutoring, this network offers academic, social and motivatory has created a virtual reality tool tional help to African-American students. called PARIS – the Personal Augmented Reality Immersive System – Latin American Recruitment & Educational Services (LARES) that allows collaborating researchers This recruitment and retention program primarily serves Latino students with counseling anywhere to jointly move and fell a workshops and tutoring. virtual object in real time.

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PORT ACADEMIC CENTER -

A “HOME BASE” FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Time management is very important for a student-athlete. At the University of Illinois at Chicago, we recognize the unique demands of pursuing an academic degree and competing at the NCAA Division I level. Therefore, we offer the studentathlete a full-scale academic support program. At the heart of this program is the Port Academic Center. The Port Academic Center is a great support service provided by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to help a student-athlete excel in the classroom and attain a bachelor’s degree or other advanced degree. Services available within the center include advising, tutoring, scheduling assistance, eligibility monitoring, scholarship support and optional accommodations for individual and group study. The Port Academic Center is conveniently located on the lower level of the Physical Education Building. The 5,000-square foot facility serves as headquarters for the academic support staff and features a large public area for individual study, three smaller rooms for tutoring or group study, personal computer workstations linked to laser jet printers, a conference room, a reception area and private offices for counseling sessions. The Port Academic Center, with all of its resources, helps UIC meet the challenge of tightened NCAA academic requirements, providing a “home base” for the academic life of its student-athletes.

PORT ACADEMIC CENTER SERVICES Individual Study

The spacious and comfortable main study area is monitored from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday though Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. Students can focus on their schoolwork without distractions of home or dorm life. Computers are available for student-athletes to use in the main study area.

Tutoring

Tutoring is available to student-athletes in nearly every subject area. The Athletic Department has an exceptionally qualified staff of tutors. Sessions are scheduled during convenient hours for the student and the tutor, and are held in the Center’s small study rooms.

Study Groups

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Student-athletes who wish to study together can reserve the small study rooms by checking with the receptionist outside the main study area.

Who is my college advisor? Students are provided with a list of advisors and their phone numbers to assist them in easily finding their advisor.

Advising

Each student-athlete is required to meet with an academic advisor once each semester. In addition, advisors are available year-round to assist students with specific questions. Athletic Department advisors give special attention to NCAA degree and eligibility requirements when assisting studentathletes.

What is the academic reputation of UIC in the job world? Academically, it is a Big Ten degree and on par with any of the top schools.

How will my major help me get a job? Current information is provided to students on this matter. Students are then referred to the career placement office, which will answer any questions they might have regarding a particular career.

Scheduling Assistance

Center advisors have established relationships with faculty in many colleges and can intervene on the student’s behalf when scheduling problems arise.

What do I do if I have a question about eligibility?

Scholarship Support

A one-on-one conference is initiated to go over questions regarding changing major, course selection and any other academic problems a student might have regarding effects on their eligibility.

A $1,000 scholarship is awarded each year to a student-athlete who has utilized the Center to significantly improve academic performance over the past year. Funding for this award is provided by the Port Endowment for Academic Excellence.

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UIC FACILITIES OUR FIELD OF DREAMS Nowhere is UIC’s commitment to athletic excellence more apparent than at the facilities that house the 18 men’s and women’s varsity programs Men’s Sports - Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Tennis. Women’s Sports - Softball, Basketball, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Volleyball, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Tennis.

UIC PAVILION - Men’s & Women’s Basketball

FLAMES FIELD - Soccer

FLAMES ATHLETIC CENTER - Volleyball

FLAMES FIELD - Softball

LES MILLER FIELD - Baseball

UIC NATATORIUM - Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving

FLAMES COURTS - Men’s & Women’s Tennis

PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING - Men’s & Women’s Gymnastics

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FLAMES ATHLETIC CENTER Christened on June 10, 1999, the Flames Athletic Center is the crown jewel in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s effort to bring its 18 Divison I men’s and women’s programs to national prominence. The $9.25-million, 50,000-square-foot venue is a state-of-the-art practice facility and features two NCAA regulation-sized basketball courts; a two-story comprehensive weight training and cardio-fitness center; an in-house sports medicine facility; locker rooms for student-athletes, with two just for men’s and women’s basketball; as well as offices for the basketball, and athletic administration staff. Several individuals provided leadership to the center through their generous gifts, and each was recognized with selected facilities in the new center being named in their honor. Among those are Pat and Peggy Colvin, whose funding established The Colvin Communication and Administration Center; Arnold J. Hartoch, who helped fund the Arnold J. Hartoch Baseball Suite; William and Cathy Merchantz, whose gift funded the Lambert Basketball Center; and Sidney L. Port, whose contributions set up the Port Hall of Excellence.

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SCHMIDT Director of Athletics The University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has seen unprecedented growth and reached new heights both on the playing field and in the classroom under the leadership of Jim Schmidt. Named UIC’s fourth director of athletics on January 24, 1997, Schmidt, who is in his 30th year of affiliation with UIC Athletics, quickly put together a department that could compete on a championship level, not only within the Horizon League, but on regional and national scenes as well. In Schmidt’s first 12 years, the Flames have captured more league titles than in the prior 15 years of NCAA Division I competition combined. Most recently, UIC garnered its second James J. McCafferty Trophy in 2006-07, the award honoring the most successful all-around athletic program in the Horizon League each season, and earned the league’s Men’s All-Sports Trophy just last year. Schmidt has also watched 42 of his teams represent UIC in NCAA postseason competition during his tenure. Among those NCAA tournament appearances were first-ever bids for men’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s tennis and baseball. New history has been made each season under Schmidt, with the past year being no different. Highlighting the 2008–09 season were many memorable moments: • The UIC men’s soccer team won the Horizon League regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the second straight season. The Flames achieved a national ranking as high as fourth in the country in 2008 and featured the program’s first-

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ever First Team All-Americans in goalkeeper Jovan Bubonja, a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy recognizing the nation’s best college soccer player, and Baggio Husidic, a Major League Soccer draft pick of the Chicago Fire in 2009. • The UIC women’s tennis team continued to dominate the Horizon League, capturing its 13th consecutive league title and making its 11th straight NCAA Tournament appearance while running its unbeaten streak against league foes to 113 and counting. The men’s tennis team once again found itself on the brink of a title, taking runner-up honors in the Horizon League for the fifth straight season. • The UIC men’s swimming and diving team won its first-ever Horizon League Championship under the guidance of Paul Moniak, who was named the Horizon League’s Coach of the Year. • The UIC men’s gymnastics team claimed its second all-time Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship and advanced to the National Men’s Gymnastics Championship meet for the first time since 2004. • The UIC baseball team won its eighth straight Horizon League regular season title and came within one out of securing its third straight Horizon League tournament championship and fifth NCAA berth in the last seven years. • Under first-year head coach and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Michelle Venturella and led by Horizon League Player of the Year Sarah Clynes, the UIC softball team won the Horizon League regular season championship and advanced to the Horizon League title game for the first time since 2005. • The UIC men’s basketball team, led by NABC All-District Team guard Josh Mayo and three-time Horizon League All-Defensive Team selection Scott VanderMeer, secured marquee road victories over Southeastern Conference foe Vanderbilt and Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Georgia Tech.

“At UIC, we are committed to excellence, both academically and athletically,” Schmidt said. “We will create an atmosphere that will assist each student in attaining lifelong experiences that will help them be successful.” In keeping with that commitment, UIC has continued to enhance the academic performance of its student-athletes under Schmidt. Last season, UIC student-athletes achieved an overall grade point average of 2.91, the second-highest overall semester GPA in the department’s history, with 121 reaching a 3.0 GPA or higher and 14 garnering a perfect 4.0 GPA. NCAA graduation reports list UIC Athletics’ graduation rates at 86% for all athletes who exhaust their eligibility. Under Schmidt’s direction in 1994, UIC Athletics instituted a Life Skills program designed to enhance the total student-athlete, with activities designed to improve personal, social and career development. Team builders, community service projects and leadership opportunities through the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) were also implemented. Schmidt has also played a key role in the local and national exposure of UIC Athletics. He helped expand radio coverage of UIC by reporters on ESPN Radio, WSCR, WGN, WBBM and other radio stations while increasing television exposure on ESPN, Comcast SportsNet Chicago and other local and national outlets. With a strong desire to win conference titles and earn regular appearances in NCAA postseason action, Schmidt has brought numerous conference championships to the UIC campus to aid in the task. For the first time ever, the Flames hosted the league’s men’s basketball championship in 1999 and 2000. UIC has also hosted conference tournaments in softball, baseball, soccer, cross country, gymnastics, women’s basketball, and swimming and diving, while the school also welcomed the NCAA softball regional championships to its field in 1999 and the NCAA softball super regional championships in 2005. An NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament First Round match was also played at Flames Field for the first time in the fall of 2006 and again in 2008. Flames administrative long-term plans are aggressive as well. In addition to major projects such as the first phase of the “Campaign for Athletics” that was implemented and the Flames Athletic Center fundrais-

ing campaign that was completed under Schmidt, UIC’s overall strategic plan outlines detailed improvements for scholarship funding; renovations to facilities, including the aquatics center; and improvements to indoor competition/practice facilities for baseball, softball, track, tennis and volleyball. Construction of the stadium portion of the baseball and softball complexes and renovations to the soccer field are also high on the capital program’s list of improvements. While serving as associate athletic director, Schmidt helped develop a broad-based athletic program headed by strong men’s and women’s basketball programs and rapidly improving, nationally competitive Olympic sports teams. He also saw UIC’s student-athletes gain national recognition for top academic achievements while the teams and coaches earned regional and national exposure through conference championships and NCAA postseason competition. Schmidt assisted during the many historical decisions that took place over the last several years, including changes in conference affiliation leading up to UIC’s current membership in the Horizon League. Schmidt recently finished up a term as chair of the league’s men’s basketball committee. He had previously served as the chair of the television and finance committees. Schmidt has also served on the championships/facilities committee, equity committee and executive council. Schmidt began his collegiate athletics career in the fall of 1980, serving one year as the pitching coach at Western Illinois University while earning his master’s degree in sports administration. Arriving at UIC in 1982, Schmidt served as a pitching coach on the Flames’ baseball staff before being named an assistant to the athletic director in charge of marketing/promotions and daily operations. From 1983–86, Schmidt handled all sports information duties as an assistant athletic director and assumed the title of associate athletic director in 1987. A 1979 graduate of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Schmidt and his wife, Mary, reside in Naperville, Ill., with their two children, Billy and Eva.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois exercises final authority over the policies and governance of all three campuses of the University (Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, Springfield), within limits fixed by the Illinois Constitution and state law. There are nine statewide trustees appointed by the governor. Each serves for six years. Their terms are staggered, with three expiring every two years. All trustees serve without pay. The governor is also an ex officio member of the board, with a vote.

GOVERNOR PAT QUINN ex officio

In addition, three student trustees, one from each of the campuses of Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield serve single-year terms on the board. Trustees elect their own chair annually in January. The current chair is Christopher G. Kennedy.

FRANCES G. CARROLL

KAREN HASARA

CARLOS TORTOLERO

TIMOTHY N. KORITZ

JAMES D. MONTGOMERY

LAWRENCE OLIVER II

CHRISTOPHER G. KENNEDY

EDWARD L. MCMILLAN

PAMELA B. STROBEL

MATTHEW M. RESCHKE

BOGDAN “DAN” V. ZAVOROTNY

DEREK R. FELIX

Student Trustee Urbana-Champaign

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Student Trustee Chicago

Student Trustee Springfield

PAULA

ALLEN-MEARES Chancellor On January 15, 2009, Paula Allen-Meares began her first year as the chancellor for the University of Illinois at Chicago, the largest university in the metropolitan area. UIC has established itself amidst the top academic research locales in the nation, ranking 47th in federally funded research, with an enrollment of 25,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. With an annual budget of $1.7 billion dollars and faculty and staff composed of 12,000, UIC is one of the city’s largest employers.

After being named dean, Allen-Meares continued to carry on the excellence of the school, which has been the top-ranked social work program in the nation. Apart from academic growth from within the university, including a world-class social work library and state-of the-art facilities on the campus of U of M, Allen-Meares’ fundraising expanded the school’s endowment from $1 million to $43 million during her deanship.

Upon being selected to the position on June 17, 2008, AllenMeares became the second female to lead the urban campus in its 34year existence after Sylvia Manning retired from the position in January of 2008.

She is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation, a New York Academy of Medicine Trustee and Fellow, and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

The chancellor functions as the executive officer of the UIC campus, reporting to the University of Illinois president, whom overseas the state university system that also includes campuses in Urbana-Champaign and Springfield.

While at Michigan, Allen-Meares was a member of a number of interdisciplinary research and instruction committees, including the President’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Issues, the Health Science Council, which she served as chair from 2001-03, and the academic Program Group Subcommittee on Development.

Among her research interests, Allen-Meares has concentrated upon improving the mental health of poor adolescents, which in turn has led her to being named principal investigator on a number of National Institute of Mental Health studies.

“My vision is to continue to create knowledge and put knowledge to work as we educate the next cohorts of students,” Allen-Meares said. “I hope to build on and strengthen bonds…so that together we can make a real difference in communities, in the nation and around the globe.” Prior to becoming chancellor at UIC, Allen-Meares concluded a 15-year tenure at the University of Michigan, where she has served as dean of the School of Social Work, the Norma Radin Collegiate Professor of Social Work, and a professor of education in Ann Arbor.

Allen-Meares’ academic pursuits began close to home, as she earned both her master’s of social work as well as her doctorate in the field at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, remaining at the university for 18 years to eventually become a professor and dean of the school before heading to Michigan. A Buffalo, N.Y. native, Allen-Meares earned her undergraduate degree at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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SYLVIA

FURNER Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Sylvia Furner is in her ninth year as faculty athletics representative for the UIC Flames. She, along with Dave Koehler, will represent UIC at Horizon League meetings as well as national conventions

throughout the year. Furner is the senior associate dean and director of graduate studies at the UIC School of Public Health. She has published several documents for the federal government on the health status of the older population.

Furner has been part of the UIC community since 1981 when, as a returning undergraduate student, she matriculated as a biological sciences major here. Following graduation in 1983, Furner enrolled in the School of Public Health where she received a Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Public Health degree in 1985 and a Ph.D. in 1987. After working briefly as a consultant, Furner accepted a faculty position at UIC and has been here ever since. Furner has served the campus and the faculty in several ways. She was a member of the University Senate for 10 years, a member of the Senate Executive Committee for six years and a member of the University Senateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference for three years, and has served on many campus-wide and college committees.

DAVE

KOEHLER Faculty Athletics Representative A clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing in the College of Business Administration, David Koehler enters his second year as a faculty athletics representative for the UIC Flames. A lecturer at UIC since 2001, Koehler has received the Distinguished Silver Circle Teaching Award for Excellence honor on three occasions. In the spring of 2008, Koehler was awarded the UIC Flame Award for Teaching Excellence, a mark of distinction bestowed by alumni of the university.

Koehler serves as the faculty advisor for numerous academic and student organizations, including the American Marketing Association and the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization. Prior to his arrival to UIC, Koehler was an adjunct instructor at the College of DuPage after receiving his MBA from Governors State University. He earned his undergraduate degree from Illinois State, where he competed as a linebacker for the Redbirds on the football team.

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CHICAGO YOUR KIND OF TOWN

NBA basketball is just a sixminute drive northwest from the UIC Pavilion, as Chicagobred phenom Derrick Rose and the Bulls play at the nearby United Center Photo: Bill Smith/Chicago Bulls

The University of Illinois at Chicago is located in the heart of one of the world’s great cities. Chicago is the third largest city in the U.S., with nearly three million people calling The Windy City home. Chicago features: - Over 100 diverse neighborhoods - More than 7,300 restaurants - 552 parks - 26 miles of lakefront with 15 miles of bathing beaches - 200+ theaters - 36 annual parades - Franchises in every major U.S. professional sports league

Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears play their home games at Soldier Field, located less than two miles from the UIC campus

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Whatever your pleasure – work or play – it is all easily found in UIC’s backyard. Chicago helps the university go beyond its campus perimeters and extend into everything this great city has to offer, making UIC an unbeatable choice in an unbeatable city.

Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lakefront

The Art Institute of Chicago

Buckingham Fountain

Pritzker Pavilion at Millenium Park

Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy and the Chicago White Sox

Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs

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UIC ATHLETICS CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE

The UIC men’s soccer team has risen to the ranks of national power, making an unprecedented run to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2007.

All-American goalkeeper Jovan Bubonja is a two-time national player of the year candidate (2008 and 2009).

The UIC men’s swimming and diving team captured the 2009 Horizon League Championship.

The UIC women’s tennis team is the Horizon League’s dynasty program. The Flames have won 13 straight league titles and 11 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

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UIC Athletics Hall of Famer Curtis Granderson was an All-Star centerfielder for the Detroit Tigers in 2009 and was acquired by the New York Yankees in December 2009.

The UIC menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gymnastics team won the 2009 ECAC title and a berth to the NCAA Championships.

UIC alum Jay DeMerit is a member of English club Watford FC, a side he once guided to the English Premier League, and the U.S. National Team.

Photo: Alan Cozzi/Watford FC The UIC baseball team has earned eight consecutive Horizon League regular season championships and four NCAA Regional berths in the last seven seasons.

Michelle Venturella, an Olympic gold medalist on the 2000 U.S. softball team, led the UIC softball team to the Horizon League regular season title during her first season in 2009.

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UIC ATHLETICS - ADMINISTRATION

BILL BAVIRSHA

JONATHAN BUTLER

PAT DONOVAN

BRIAN FORTH

Associate Athletic Director Facility Operations

Assistant Director of Ticket Services

Associate Athletic Trainer

Assistant Athletic Director Ticket Operations

MIKE GILMARTIN

RICK HARRIGAN

KYLE HERMANN Gymnasium Events Coordinator

JOHN JARAMILLO

Senior Associate Athletic Director

ADAM LEVINSON

TONYA McGOWAN

LISA MEINDL

JIM NEGRATTI

Assistant Athletic Director Sports Medecine

Director of Corporate Sales and Broadcasting

Associate Athletic Director/ Senior Woman Administrator

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Assistant Director of Development & Special Events

Director of Athletic Media Relations

Equipment Manager

MASAYUKI FUJIHASHI Assistant Athletic Trainer

ZOE KIND

Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations & Design

SHANNON NORKUS Academic Advisor

ERIC PHILLIPS

JULIE POPP

RYAN PTAK

PHIL ROSS

SAM RUSH

Associate Athletic Director Internal Operations

Coordinator of Corporate Sales & Events

Assistant Director of Marketing & Promotions

Assistant Facilities Director

Assistant Athletic Director Academic Services

MATT SAEY

KRISTI Schluckbier

JIM SCHMIDT

LaWANDA SOLOMON

MEGAN SPARKS

MOLLY SULLIVAN

SHAWN SULLIVAN

ALICE TYM

DENNY WILLS

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Director of Compliance

Assistant Athletic Director Campus Marketing & Game Operations

DOUG ZIMMER

NICK ZOSTAUTAS

Aquatic Events Coordinator

Director of Athletics

BILL THOMAS

Associate Athletic Director Business Operations

Assistant to the Athletic Director

Associate Athletic Director Advancement

Ticket Operations Assistant

Special Assistant to Athletics

Director of Strength & Conditioning

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UIC ATHLETICS - HEAD COACHES

TOYA AMBROSE

JIMMY COLLINS

MIKE DEE

MARY JANSSON

Dance

Men’s Basketball

Baseball

Women’s Gymnastics

C.J. JOHNSON

JIM KNOEDEL

Cross Country/Track & Field

PAUL MONIAK

Swimming and Diving

HANS NEUFELD

KATIE

SHANNON TULLY

MICHELLE VENTURELLA

Men’s Gymnastics

LISA RYCKBOSCH

Women’s Basketball

SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY Volleyball

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Women’s Tennis

Men’s Tennis

Softball

PETER JANSSON

Women’s Gymnastics

SEAN PHILLIPS Men’s Soccer