2019 Baseball Media Guide

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Message from the President Welcome to Wallace State Community College, and thank you for supporting Wallace State athletics!

We have a long and storied history of excelling at athletics and we are exceedingly proud of all our teams with nine national championships, numerous conference championships, and national team and individual honors among them. Our scholar-athletes go on to successful careers, whether they plan to enter the workforce, transfer to a university, or go professional.

Dr. Ryan Smith Dean of Students

Paul Bailey

Athletic Director

Your support is so important to our college and to our teams. We look forward to having you on campus this semester to watch these talented athletes compete, and we hope you will return again and again to take advantage of the many opportunities Wallace State offers.

Sincerely, Vicki P. Karolewics, Ed.D. President

Deb Spann

Athletic Coordinator

Contact Info

Table of Contents President’s Welcome....................................Page 1 Athletics Directory........................................Page 1 2019 Baseball Roster...................................Page 2 Meet the Lions.............................................Page 3 Coaching Staff..............................................Page 8 About Wallace State......................................Page 9 Schedule.................................................Back Cover

Russell Moore

Sports Information

Athletics Office Baseball Basketball-Men’s Basketball-Women’s Cheerleading Cross Country Dean of Students’ Office Golf-Men’s & Women’s Softball Sports Information Marketing/Media Inquiries Tennis-Men’s & Women’s Volleyball

256.352.8121 256.352.8247 256.352.8365 256.352.8481 256.352.8277 256.352.7880 256.352.8340 256.352.8372 256.352.8355 256.352.8443 256.352.8118 256.352.7836 256.352.8351

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Web:

athletics.wallacestate.edu njcaa.org wallacestate.edu acccathletics.com

2019 WALLACE STATE BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name 1 Caden Higgins 2 Caleb Lipsey 3 Britt Bowling 4 Justin Owens 5 Austin McKinney 6 Collin Rogers 7 Jerry Dale Bowman 8 Noah Fondren 9 Easton Kirk 10 Brennan McCullough 11 Trevor Houston 12 Kevin Dowdell 13 Robert Coleman 14 J.C. Parker 15 Garrett Kennedy 16 Daniel Waddill 17 Drew Chilton 18 Garrett Brown 19 Nate Lloyd 20 Taylor Hayes 21 Jackson Devaney 22 Brady Sherrill 23 Houston Wright 24 Ty Hill 25 Dalton Hall 26 Clark Kinard 27 Taylor Goodwin 28 Connor Burks 29 Braxton Dopson 30 Riley Wood 33 Cal Taylor 34/35 Jack Haney 44 David Rutledge Head Coach: Randy Putman

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Hometown

Oxford, AL Cullman, AL Decatur, AL Smiths Station, AL Calera, AL Huntsville, AL Smiths Station, AL Cullman, AL Piedmont, AL Oxford, AL Heflin, AL Calera, AL Birmingham, AL Alabaster, AL Gadsden, AL Leroy, AL Benton, AR Huntsville, AL Oxford, AL Piedmont, AL Oneonta, AL Haleyville, AL Hartselle, AL Saltillo, MS Morris, AL Winfield, AL Morris, AL Hartselle, AL White Plains, AL Hartselle, AL Haleyville, AL Cedartown, GA Attalla, AL

Assistant Coach & Pitching Coach: Bret Marks

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#1 CADEN HIGGINS Freshman Infielder Oxford, AL

#2 CALEB LIPSEY Sophomore Outfielder Cullman, AL

#3 BRITT BOWLING Freshman Pitcher Decatur, AL

#4 JUSTIN OWENS Freshman Outfielder Smiths Station, AL

#5 AUSTIN McKINNEY Freshman Infielder Calera, AL

#6 COLLIN ROGERS Freshman Infielder Huntsville, AL

#8 NOAH FONDREN Sophomore Infielder Cullman, AL

#9 EASTON KIRK Sophomore Catcher/Infielder Piedmont, AL

M E E T T H E L I O N S

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#7 JERRY DALE BOWMAN Freshman Pitcher Smiths Station, AL. 3

#10 BRENNAN McCULLOUGH Freshman Outfielder Oxford, AL

#11 TREVOR HOUSTON Freshman Outfielder Heflin, AL

#12 KEVIN DOWDELL Freshman Outfielder/Pitcher Calera, AL

M E E T T H E #13 ROBERT COLEMAN Sophomore Pitcher Birmingham, AL

#14 J.C. PARKER Freshman Pitcher Alabaster, AL

#15 GARRETT KENNEDY Freshman Pitcher/Infielder Gadsden, AL

#16 DANIEL WADDILL Freshman Pitcher Leroy, AL

#17 DREW CHILTON Freshman Infielder Benton, AR

#18 GARRETT BROWN Sophomore Pitcher Huntsville, AL

L I O N S

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#19 NATE LLOYD Outfielder/Infielder Pitcher Oxford, AL

#20 TAYLOR HAYES Sophomore Pitcher Piedmont, AL

#21 JACKSON DEVANEY Freshman Catcher Oneonta, AL

#22 BRADY SHERRILL Sophomore Catcher/Outfielder Haleyville, AL

#23 HOUSTON WRIGHT Freshman Pitcher Hartselle, AL

#24 TY HILL Freshman Outfielder Saltillo, MS

#25 DALTON HALL Freshman Pitcher Morris, AL

#26 CLARK KINARD Sophomore Pitcher Winfield, AL

#27 TAYLOR GOODWIN Sophomore Pitcher Morris, AL

M E E T T H E L I O N S

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#28 CONNOR BURKS Freshman Pitcher Hartselle, AL

#29 BRAXTON DOPSON Freshman Infielder/Outfielder White Plains, AL

#30 RILEY WOOD Freshman Catcher Hartselle, AL

M E E T T H E #33 CAL TAYLOR Freshman Pitcher Haleyville, AL

#34/35 JACK HANEY Freshman Catcher Cedartown, GA

#44 DAVID RUTLEDGE Freshman Infielder Attalla, AL

L I O N S

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MANAGER CHASE JOHNS Freshman Athens, AL

MANAGER ZARLEY LAWSON Sophomore Athens, AL

MANAGER WILLIAM VAUGHN Sophomore Lawrenceburg, TN

MANAGER CAMERON REED Sophomore Lanett, AL

MANAGER ROEMELLO WILLIAMS Freshman Gadsden, AL

STATISTICIAN GRIFFIN CARROLL Freshman Alexandria, AL

WSCC Baseball Program Highlights: • 6 NJCAA JUCO World Series Appearances • 7 Alabama Community College Conference Championships • Finished the 2018 season with a 48-10 record, winning the ACCC North Division Championship • Alumni include 34 professional players, 6 MLB players, 1 MLB World Series champion • Outstanding reputation for player development and career mentorship, with a record of Division I transfers, and scores of alumni now in the coaching ranks • Numerous NJCAA All-American and All-Academic honorees Alabama Community College Conference (NJCAA Region 22) Baseball Programs: NORTH: Wallace State-Hanceville Marion Military Institute

Bevill State Calhoun Central Alabama Lawson State Shelton State Snead State Southern Union

SOUTH: Bishop State Chattahoochee Valley Coastal Alabama-East Coastal-North

Coastal-South Enterprise State Lurleen B. Wallace Wallace-Dothan Wallace-Selma 7

COACHING STAFF RANDY PUTMAN, Head Coach (randy.putman@wallacestate.edu, 256.352.8247) Coach Randy Putman enters his 30th season with the Lions during the 2019 season, with a career 1,067-473 record at Wallace State, and 27 postseason appearances. He has guided his teams to seven Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) championships, six Southeastern Regional Championships and six NJCAA Division I World Series appearances.

Putman, who surpassed the 1,000-win milestone during the 2017 season, was named a NJCAA Hall of Fame coach in 2006 and is a seventime ACCC Coach of the Year. He has also been named to the Alabama Junior College Hall of Fame (1991), the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame (2006), the Alabama Coaches Hall of Fame (2009), and the Cullman County Hall of Fame (2013).

Originally from Birmingham, Putman has coached 34 Wallace State players who have continued their careers professionally, including seven-time All-Star and World Series champion Craig Kimbrel and San Francisco Giants left-hander Derek Holland. Former Wallace State players Jake Elmore, Zelous Wheeler and Graham Godfrey have also made their major league debuts since 2009.

Before coaching in Hanceville, Putman compiled a 152-28 career record at Tate High School in Pensacola, Fla., where he won two Class 4A state championships and coached former big leaguers Jay Bell and Travis Fryman. Putman played collegiately at Jacksonville State, earning All-Conference honors, and played professionally for three years with the Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres.

BRET MARKS, Assistant Coach (bret.marks@wallacestate.edu) Bret Marks enters his first season as Wallace State’s assistant coach and pitching coach. A former Wallace State pitcher, Marks earned Alabama Community College Conference Pitcher of the Year recognition as a freshman in 2012.

That year, Marks was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 22nd round of the MLB Draft, but he decided to return to Hanceville, serving as the team’s pitching ace again in 2013 before transferring to the University of Tennessee.

After two strong seasons on Rocky Top, Marks was again drafted by the Yankees, this time in the 15th round in 2015. He played two years professionally with the Yankees. He coached last season at Christian Brothers University in Memphis.

Thank you for your support of WALLACE STATE BASEBALL! Learn more at athletics.wallacestate.edu/baseball, www.wallacestate.edu, and wsccfuturefoundation.org. At Wallace State Baseball, we’re growing the next generation of leaders.

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Nickname: Lions Colors: Navy, Orange Conference: Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) Division: National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I, Region 22, District L Basketball/Volleyball Arena: Tom Drake Coliseum – Capacity 5,000 Tennis Courts: 6 Hard Courts Baseball Stadium: James Bailey Stadium – Capacity 3,000 Softball Stadium: Bobby McCracken Stadium – Capacity 1,000 Other On-Campus Sports Facilities: Wellness Center, Practice Gyms, Indoor & Outdoor Track, Cross Country Trails, Disc Golf Course, Golf Simulator, Batting Cages, and more. Academic Support: Advising Center, Tutoring Lab, Success Coaches, Student Support Services, WSCC Library Wallace State Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Wallace State Community College. Many programs have additional accreditation from organizations appropriate to the particular disciplines. Routine inquiries about Wallace State, such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc., should be addressed directly to Wallace State.

It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees and Wallace State Community College, a postsecondary institution under its control, that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, marital status, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefit of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, admission treatment or employment

2019 SPRING SCHEDULE Date February Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 28 March Mar. 2 Mar. 7 Mar. 9 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 14 Mar. 16 Mar. 21 Mar. 23 Mar. 28 Mar. 30 April Apr. 3 Apr. 5 Apr. 7 Apr. 11 Apr. 13 Apr. 18 Apr. 20 Apr. 25 Apr. 27 May May 2 May 4 May 9-15 May 25-31

Opponent

Location

Time

Columbia State (DH) Lurleen B. Wallace (DH) Lurleen B. Wallace (DH) Wabash Valley (DH) Wabash Valley (DH) East Central Mississippi (DH) Baton Rouge, Louisiana (DH) East Missississippi (DH)

HOME Andalusia, AL Andalusia, AL HOME HOME Decatur, MS Decatur, MS Scooba, MS

East Missississippi (DH) Calhoun (DH) Calhoun (DH) Southeast Iowa Southeast Iowa Lawson State (DH) Lawson State (DH) Southern Union (DH) Southern Union (DH) Bevill State (DH) Bevill State (DH)

HOME

Decatur, AL HOME

HOME

HOME

HOME

Birmingham, AL Wadley, AL HOME

HOME

Fayette, AL

2:00 PM 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 12:00 PM

Columbia State (DH) Georgia Highlands Georgia Highlands Shelton State (DH) Shelton State (DH) Snead State (DH) Snead State (DH) Central Alabama (DH) Central Alabama (DH)

Columbia, TN Rome, GA HOME

HOME Tuscaloosa, AL Boaz, AL HOME

Alex City, AL HOME

2:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM

Marion Military Institute (DH) Marion Military Institute (DH) ACCC Baseball Tournament NJCAA World Series

HOME

2:00 PM Marion, AL 12:00 PM Ozark, AL TBA Grand Junction, CO TBA

2:00 PM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM

V isit athletics.wallacestate.edu or acccathletics.com for more information, including stats and results.

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