Lions' Baseball Media Guide 2020

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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

A.J. Daugherty

Assistant Athletic Director

Contact Info

Table of Contents President’s Welcome....................................Page 1 Athletics Directory........................................Page 1 2020 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

Social Media: www.wallacestate.edu/social

Web:

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

2020 WALLACE STATE BASEBALL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 33 34 44

Name Bradley Hulin Jarren Wright Caleb Ragland Ty Hill Zac Elliott Jackson Elkins Jerry Dale Bowman Derek Marrufo Cooper Beck Brennan McCullough Caden Higgins Kevin Dowdell Nathan Giles Britt Bowling Caleb Marsh Juston ‘Nicho’ Jordan Will Lawrence Dylon Wallace Dalton Hall Drew Talley Houston Wright Preston Key Cal Taylor Garrett Warden Jacob Smith Colton Yeager Conner Burks Sterling Evilsizer David Rutledge Hunter Goodwin Jack Haney Breydon Edmondson

Head Coach: Randy Putman

Class FR FR FR SO FR FR SO SO FR SO SO SO FR SO FR FR FR FR SO SO SO FR SO FR SO FR SO FR SO FR SO FR

Position INF OF INF INF/OF C/OF INF P C/OF INF OF/INF OF/INF P/OF P P P OF/P P P P P P OF C/P C P INF P OF/P 1B P INF/C C

Hometown

Meridianville, AL Attalla, AL Hoover, AL Saltillo, MS Birmingham, AL Winfield, AL Smiths Station, AL Fremont, CA Cullman, AL Oxford, AL Oxford, AL Calera, AL Hazel Green, AL Decatur, AL Albertville, AL Atlanta, GA Jasper, GA Cullman, AL Morris, AL Huntsville, AL Hartselle, AL Hayden, AL Haleyville, AL Fayetteville, TN Calera, AL Mountain Brook, AL Hartselle, AL Smiths Station, AL Attalla, AL Sylvester, GA Cedartown, GA Alabaster, AL

Assistant Coach & Pitching Coach: Bret Marks 2

#1 BRADLEY HULIN Freshman Infielder Meridianville, AL

#2 JARREN WRIGHT Freshman Outfielder Attalla, AL

#3 CALEB RAGLAND Freshman INF Hoover, AL

#4 TY HILL Sophomore Outfielder Saltillo, MS

#5 ZAC ELLIOTT Freshman C/OF Birmingham, AL

#6 JACKSON ELKINS Freshman Infielder Winfield, AL

#8 DEREK MARRUFO Sophomore C/OF Fremont, CA

#9 COOPER BECK Freshman INF Cullman, AL

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

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#7 JERRY DALE BOWMAN Sophomore Pitcher Smiths Station, AL 3

#10 BRENNAN McCULLOUGH Sophomore Outfielder/Infielder Oxford, AL

#11 CADEN HIGGINS Sophomore Outfielder/Infielder Oxford, AL

#12 KEVIN DOWDELL Sophomore Pitcher/Outfielder Calera, AL

M E E T T H E #13 NATHAN GILES Freshman Pitcher Hazel Green, AL

#14 BRITT BOWLING Sophomore Pitcher Decatur, AL

#15 CALEB MARSH Freshman Pitcher Albertville, AL

#16 JUSTON ‘NICHO’ JORDAN Freshman Outfielder/Pitcher Atlanta, GA

#17 WILL LAWRENCE Freshman Pitcher Jasper, GA

#18 DYLON WALLACE Freshman Pitcher Cullman, AL

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#19 DALTON HALL Sophomore Pitcher Morris, AL

#20 DREW TALLEY Sophomore Pitcher Huntsville, AL

#21 HOUSTON WRIGHT Sophomore Pitcher Hartselle, AL

#23 PRESTON KEY Freshman Outfielder Hayden, AL

#24 CAL TAYLOR Sophomore Catcher/Pitcher Haleyville, AL

#25 GARRETT WARDEN Freshman Catcher Fayetteville, TN

#26 JACOB SMITH Sophomore Pitcher Calera, AL

#27 COLTON YEAGER Freshman Infielder Mountain Brook, AL

#28 CONNER BURKS Sophomore Pitcher Hartselle, AL

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#29 STERLING EVILSIZER Freshman Outfielder/Pitcher Smiths Station, AL

#30 DAVID RUTLEDGE Sophomore First Baseman Attalla, AL

#33 HUNTER GOODWIN Freshman Pitcher Sylvester, GA

M E E T T H E #34/35 JACK HANEY Sophomore Infielder/Catcher Cedartown, GA

#44 BREYDON EDMONDSON Freshman Catcher Alabaster, AL

RS SLATON BLACK Freshman Pitcher Athens, AL

RS HUNTER GARCIA Freshman Pitcher Pell City, AL

RS TYLER HERRON Freshman Infielder Curry, AL

RS ALBERT TINNEY Freshman Pitcher Oneonta, AL

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STUDENT ASSISTANT TREVOR HOUSTON Sophomore Heflin, AL

STUDENT ASSISTANT LOGAN PRUITT Freshman Piedmont, AL

MANAGER JOSH CARLOCK Freshman Hartselle, AL

MANAGER ADAM DUNN Freshman Vinemont, AL

MANAGER BRAXTON HOPSON Sophomore White Plains, AL

MANAGER WILLIAM NOEL Sophomore Florence, AL

WSCC Baseball Program Highlights:

MANAGER HUNTER PERSALL Freshman West Point, AL

• 6 NJCAA JUCO World Series Appearances • 7 Alabama Community College Conference Championships • Finished the 2019 season with a 29-17 record, finishing second in the ACCC North • Alumni include 36 professional players, including 6 MLB players and 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 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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COACHING STAFF RANDY PUTMAN, Head Coach (randy.putman@wallacestate.edu, 256.352.8247) Coach Randy Putman enters his 31st season with the Lions. He has a career 1,096-490 record at Wallace State, making 28 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 36 Wallace State players who have continued their careers professionally, including seven-time MLB All-Star and World Series champion Craig Kimbrel, and Derek Holland of the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 second 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 previously at Christian Brothers University in Memphis.

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 8

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

2020 SPRING SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time February Feb. 1 Motlow State (DH) HOME 1 PM Feb. 4 Cleveland State HOME 1 PM Feb. 8 Columbia State (DH) HOME 12 PM Feb. 13 Coastal Alabama-North (DH) HOME 2 PM Feb. 15 Coastal Alabama-North (DH) Monroeville, AL 12 PM Feb. 16 Lurleen B. Wallace (DH) Andalusia, AL 12 PM Feb. 22 Bossier Parrish Decatur, MS 2 PM Jefferson College Decatur, MS 4:30 PM Feb. 23 Jefferson College Decatur, MS 1:30 PM East Mississippi CC Decatur, MS 4:30 PM Feb. 26 Northwest Mississippi CC (DH) Senatobia, MS 2 PM March Motlow State (DH) Tullahoma, TN 12 PM March 3 March 5 Calhoun (DH)* HOME 2 PM March 7 Calhoun (DH)* Decatur, AL 12 PM March 12 Central Alabama CC (DH)* HOME 2 PM March 14 Central Alabama CC (DH)* Alex City, AL 12 PM March 17 Cleveland State Cleveland, TN 1 PM March 19 Snead State (DH)* Boaz, AL 12 PM March 21 Snead State (DH)* HOME 2 PM March 24 Columbia State (DH) Columbia, TN 1 PM March 26 Bevill State (DH)* Fayette, AL 12 PM March 28 Bevill State (DH)* HOME 2 PM April April 2 Southern Union (DH)* Wadley, AL 2 PM April 4 Southern Union (DH)* HOME 2 PM April 9 Shelton State (DH)* HOME 2 PM Shelton State (DH)* Tuscaloosa, AL 2 PM April 11 April 16 Marion Military Institute (DH)* Marion, AL 12 PM April 18 Marion Military Institute (DH)* HOME 2 PM April 23 Lawson State (DH)* HOME 2 PM April 25 Lawson State (DH)* Birmingham, AL 12 PM May May 7-12 ACCC Baseball Tournament Ozark, AL TBA May 23-30 NJCAA World Series Grand Junction, CO TBA * Conference games

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