2017 Towson University Baseball Media Guide
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2017 Towson University Baseball Media Guide #3 Richie Palacios | Infielder | Sophomore · Rated #28 shortstop by D1Baseball.com · 2017 Preseason All-CAA · 2016 1st Team Freshman All-American by NCBWA · 2016 2nd Team Freshman All-American by D1Baseball.com · 2016 2nd Team Freshman All-American by Baseball America · 2016 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American · 2016 CAA Rookie of the Year · 2016 Second Team All-CAA · 2016 CAA All-Freshman Team TOWSONTIGERS.COM • @TOWSON_BASE • #TOWSONTIGERS TABL E of CONTENTS GENERAL TABLE of CONTENTS Name of School ___________________________________ Towson University Quick Facts _____________________________________________________ 1 City/Zip __________________________________________Towson, Md. 21252 Media Information _______________________________________________ 2 Founded ____________________________________________________ 1866 2017 Roster _____________________________________________________ 3 Enrollment _________________________________________________ 22,343 2017 Schedule __________________________________________________ 4 Nickname ___________________________________________________Tigers Schuerholz Park _________________________________________________ 5 School Colors ________________________________________ Black and Gold Conference __________________________Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) PLAYERS President _________________________________________ Dr. Kim E. Schatzel Matt Allen ______________________________________________________ 6 Director of Athletics _____________________________________ Tim Leonard Mason Anderson ________________________________________________ 7 Clark Clatchey ___________________________________________________ 8 DIVISION I HISTORY Alex Cuas ______________________________________________________ 9 First Year of Division I Baseball ___________________________________ 1980 John Drexel ____________________________________________________ 10 Overall Division I Record _____________________________ 841-944-13 (.471) Colin Dyer _____________________________________________________ 11 No. Years in CWS ______________________________________________ None A.J. Gallo ______________________________________________________ 12 Years in NCAA Regional ___________________________________________ 3 Colin Gimblet __________________________________________________ 13 Years ______________________________________________1988, 1991, 2013 Matt Golczewski ________________________________________________ 14 Last Postseason Opponent _____________________________ Florida Atlantic Mark Grunberg _________________________________________________ 15 Result ______________________________________________________ L, 5-6 Noah Hartwell __________________________________________________ 16 Tristan Howerton _______________________________________________ 17 David Marriggi _________________________________________________ 18 STADIUM FACTS Trey Martinez __________________________________________________ 19 Home Field ___________________________________ John B. Schuerholz Park Richard Miller __________________________________________________ 20 Capacity _____________________________________________________ 500 Skyler Morris ___________________________________________________ 21 Field Dimensions _______________________________ 312-LF, 424-CF, 301-RF Cuinn Mullins __________________________________________________ 22 Fence Height ________________________________________________ 10 feet Richie Palacios _________________________________________________ 23 Playing Surface _________________________________________Natural Grass Kevin Ross _____________________________________________________ 24 Chris Ruszin____________________________________________________ 25 COACHING STAFF Jay Sanford ____________________________________________________ 26 Head Coach __________________________________________ Mike Gottlieb Dean Stramara _________________________________________________ 27 Record at TU (Years) __________________________________ 713-787-10 (29) Kyle Stricker ___________________________________________________ 28 Overall Record (Years) _________________________________________ Same Michael Adams / Logan Burke _____________________________________ 29 Gottlieb’s Office Phone __________________________________ 410-704-3775 Noah Cabrera / Andrew Cassard ___________________________________ 30 Best Time to Call ___________________________________________Mornings Brendan Clark / Billy Lennox ______________________________________ 31 Assistant Coaches ________________________________________Scott Roane Dirk Masters / Alex Parker ________________________________________ 32 ________________________________________________________Jon Karsos Andy Pineda / Bo Plagge _________________________________________ 33 _________________________________________________________Eric Franc Kody Reeser / Matt Smith _________________________________________ 34 Brandyn Vogstberger ____________________________________________ 35 TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Overall Record ___________________________________________ 20-35 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Mike Gottlieb ______________________________________ 36-37 CAA Record (Finish) ______________________________________ 10-14 (8th) Assistant Coach Scott Roane ______________________________________ 38 Home Record (CAA) _______________________________________12-10 (8-4) Assistant Coach Jon Karsos _______________________________________ 39 Road Record (CAA) ________________________________________6-25 (2-10) Assistant Coach Eric Franc ________________________________________ 39 Neutral Record (CAA) ________________________________________2-0 (0-0) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ____________________________________19/7 Position Starters Returning/Lost ___________________________________ 8/2 SEASON REVIEW Pitchers Returning/Lost __________________________________________ 7/3 2016 Overall Stats _______________________________________________ 40 Newcomers ____________________________________________________ 12 2016 CAA Stats _________________________________________________ 41 2016 Results ___________________________________________________ 42 2016 Miscellaneous Stats _________________________________________ 43 MEDIA RELATIONS 2016 Game Highs _______________________________________________ 44 Director of Media Relations/Baseball ________________________ John Brush 2016 Home Runs / Game-Winning RBIs _____________________________ 45 Office Phone __________________________________________ 410-704-3102 2016 Team Game-by-Game Batting ________________________________ 46 Cell Phone ____________________________________________ 270-293-0590 2016 Team Game-by-Game Pitching ________________________________ 47 Email ___________________________________________ [email protected] 2016 Starting Lineup by Position___________________________________ 48 Fax __________________________________________________ 410-704-3861 2016 Starting Lineup by Batting Order ______________________________ 49 Press Box Phone _______________________________________ 410-704-5810 2016 Linescores ______________________________________________ 50-52 2016 CAA Standings / All-CAA _____________________________________ 53 RECORD BOOK Year-by-Year Leaders __________________________________________ 54-57 Single-Season Batting Records ____________________________________ 58 Single-Season Pitching Records ___________________________________ 59 Career Batting Records ___________________________________________ 60 Career Pitching Records __________________________________________ 61 Single-Game Records ____________________________________________ 62 Single-Season Team Records ______________________________________ 63 All-Conference Selections ________________________________________ 64 All-Americans __________________________________________________ 65 Tigers in the Pros _____________________________________________ 66-67 Yearly Results __________________________________________________ 68 1 2017 TOWSON TIGER BASEBALL MEDIA INFOR MATION John Brush MEDIA INFORMATION PHONE INTERVIEWS Director of Media Relations The 2017 edition of the Towson Baseball Media The Towson Media Relations office requests media Guide has been produced to assist you in your members to arrange phone interviews at least Phone ________410-704-3102 coverage of the Tigers. Additional information, 24 HOURS in advance. Phone interviews can be Email [email protected] photographs and statistics are available upon arranged by calling John Brush, director of media ~ Football request. relations, at 410-704-3102. In maintaining Towson ~ Baseball Athletics Department policy, individual phone PRESS BOX numbers of student-athletes may not be released. The Schuerholz Park Press Box is located directly behind home plate at the top of the bleachers. TOWSON MEDIA RELATIONS Access to the press box is restricted to members of The Towson media relations office is located on the the media covering the event. third floor of the Towson Center. Rob Knox STATISTICS/SERVICES ON THE WEB Associate Director Packets, including statistics and game notes, will be Updated information on Towson baseball can be Phone ________410-704-4571 available in the press box prior to the game. Final found on TowsonTigers.com. This official website Email ____ [email protected] box scores will be provided to the media following is refreshed daily with game stories, box scores and ~ Men’s Basketball each game. statistics. ~ Softball ~ Men’s and Women’s Golf RADIO LIVE STATS Visiting radio for all home baseball games will be