2006 Baseball
This is Washburn . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Athletics Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2004-05 in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Administrative Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Athletic Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Washburn Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 About Topeka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Athletic Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Falley Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2006 Season Outlook . . . . . 13-29 Head Coach Steve Anson . . . . . . . . . 13-15 Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Meet the 2006 Ichabods . . . . . . . . . . 18-30
2005 In Review . . . . . . . . . . 31-36 Team Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Overall Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Game By Game Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Team and Individual Highs . . . . . . . . . . 36
About the MIAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-39 About the MIAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 2005 Standings and Honors . . . . . . . . . . 38 2004 MIAA Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Washburn Baseball History 40-50 Washburn Baseball History. . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ichabod All-Time Honors . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Season and Career Records. . . . . . . . 42-43 Yearly Summary and Leaders . . . . . . . . . 44
All-Time Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-50
2006 Opponents . . . . . . . . . .51-56 MIAA Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-53
Past results vs 2006 Opponents . . . . . 54-55 All-time Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Sports Information Office.......................... 1700 SW College ....................................Topeka, KS 66621 Baseball SID ..................Jeremy Wangler E-mail .... jeremy.wangler@washburn.edu Office Phone ..................... 785.670.1948 Director .............................. Gene Cassell E-mail ..........gene.cassell@washburn.edu Office Phone ..................... 785.670.1791 Home Phone ..................... 785.357.5094 SID Fax ............................. 785.670.1091
Washburn Avenue. Falley Field is located on campus at the intersection of Durow Drive and Jewell Avenue, one block north of 21st Street. The Washburn University Sports Information Office is located in room 200D of the Petro Allied Health Center. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday though Friday. Phone: 785.670.1948; Fax: 785.670.1091. You may e-mail the SID office at jeremy.wangler@washburn.edu. Access to the Falley Field press box is available to personnel from accredited media outlets by contacting Jeremy Wangler, Assistant Sports Information Director, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas 66621. Radio stations wishing to broadcast from the press box should make broadcast requests through the Sports Information Office. Telephones for writers from which to file are available in the Falley Field press box. Media services include lineups plus statistics and game notes for each team. Complete stat packets will be available approximately five minutes after the completion of the game. Postgame interviews with Coach Steve Anson are available to media personnel after his brief meeting with the team immediately following the game. Players will not be made available between games of a doubleheader.
Media Information The 2006 Washburn University Baseball Media Guide is intended to provide information for writers, broadcasters, sports editors, sports information personnel and fans who follow the Ichabods. Additional information is available in the Washburn Sports Information Office and on the athletic department Web site. Washburn University is in Topeka, Kan., at the intersection of 21st street and
Credits The 2006 Washburn University Baseball Media Guide was written and designed by Jeremy Wangler, assistant sports information director. Sports information director Gene Cassell provided editorial assistance. Players’ mug shots and action photos were also taken by Gene Cassell. Campus photos were provided by Peggy Clark, Washburn University photographer.
Coaching Information Head Coach ........................Steve Anson E-mail ..........steve.anson@washburn.edu Alma Mater ............... Kansas State, 1976 Phone Number .................. 785.670.1793 Record at WU ..... 647-557-3, 27 seasons Overall Record .... 670-579-3, 27 seasons Assistant Coaches..............Mike Koontz, ...................Nolan Deitrich, Mike Gilner Ichabod Quick Facts Location ............................. Topeka, Kan. Enrollment ..................................... 7,350 Founded .......................................... 1865 Nickname ..................................Ichabods Colors .....................Yale Blue and White Home Field .......................... Falley Field Surface ............................................Grass Capacity ............................................ 800 Affiliation ................. NCAA Division II Conference Affiliation ..................MIAA President ......................... Dr. Jerry Farley Athletics Director ................ Loren Ferre’
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Table of Contents
2006 Ichabod Player Profile Index Atkins ........................ 18 Baird .......................... 28 Barkemeyer ................ 21 Barnes ........................ 28 Blankenship ............... 24 Dales.......................... 28 Dolan......................... 28 Frazee ........................ 22 Hackmann ................. 28 Hammersmith ........... 18 Howard ..................... 28 Iversen ....................... 29
Keim .......................... 25 Kirkwood ................... 29 LaCerte ..................... 22 Lenherr...................... 19 Lisher ........................ 29 Loveless ..................... 23 Mangino .................... 29 Manners .................... 19 Martin ....................... 29 Maxon ....................... 30 Miles.......................... 25 Prestia ........................ 26
Ray ............................ 20 Schmidt ..................... 20 Schroeder................... 30 Sissom ....................... 21 Stoltz ......................... 30 Traxler ....................... 26 Tucker ....................... 30 Unrein ....................... 23 Vanda Velde ............... 30 Wild .......................... 24 Wood ......................... 27
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