SID: Caitie Smith 2014 Marshall Baseball Quick Facts (C): 304.546.0976 (W): 304.696.5276 Email: [email protected] GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Founded: ...... 1837 Head Coach: ...... Jeff Waggoner [Cleveland St., ‘98] Eighth Season Location:...... Huntington, W.Va. Overall Record: ...... 157-225-1 Enrollment: ...... 14,196 Record at Marshall: ...... 157-225-1 Nickname: ...... Thundering Herd Associate Head Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator:...... Tim Don- Colors: ...... Kelly Green & White nelly [Hardin Simmons, ‘04] National Affiliation: ...... Division I Assistant Coach: ...... Josh Newman [Ohio State, ‘04] Conference: ...... Conference USA Volunteer Assistant Coach:...... Brian Karlet [Georgetown College, President: ...... Dr. Stephen K. Kopp [Notre Dame, ‘73] ‘05] Director of Athletics: ...... Mike Hamrick [Marshall, ‘80] Director of Baseball Operations: ...... Billy Tecklenburg [Ohio Assoc. AD/Chief of Staff: ...... Jeff O’Malley [Miami-Ohio, ‘90] Dominican, ‘12] Assoc. AD/SWA: ...... Beatrice Crane Banford [N.C. State, ‘92] Assoc. AD/Compliance: ...... Andrew Donavan [Miami, ‘07] 2013 REVIEW Assoc. AD/Facilities: ...... Scott Morehouse [Marshall, ‘99] Assoc. AD/Finance: ...... David Steele [Rice, ‘82] Overall Record: ...... 20-34 Conference USA Record: ...... 6-18 Home: ...... 6-7 FACILITY HISTORY Away: ...... 9-24 Conference USA Games Neutral: ...... 5-3 Stadium: ...... Position Players Returning/Lost: ...... 9/8 Location:...... Charleston, W.Va. Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 5/6 Capacity/Surface: ...... 4,500/Grass Pitchers Returning/Lost: ...... 12/5 Dimensions: ...... 330-400-320 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 18/13 Newcomers: ...... 13 Non-Conference Games Stadium: ...... Kennedy Center YMCA Field MARSHALL BASEBALL HISTORY Location: ...... Huntington, W.Va. Capacity/Surface: ...... 500/Turf First Year of Baseball: ...... 1896 Dimensions: ...... 310-390-310 Overall Record: ...... 1,289-1,448-12, 108 years Conference Championships: . WV Collegiate Conference: ‘28, ‘29, ‘30, ‘31 MEDIA RELATIONS Buckeye Conference: ‘33, ‘34, ‘35;...... Southern Conference: ‘78, ‘81 Assistant AD for Media Relations: ...... Jason Corriher (3rd year) NCAA Tournament Appearances: ...... 1973, 1978 Grad Asst. SID (BSB Contact): ...... Caitie Smith (1st year) Director of Publications/Editor of the Herd Insider...... Last NCAA Appearance: .1978 [def. FSU, Clemson, lost to Miami (Fla.)] Jack Bogaczyk (2nd year) Mailing Address: ...... 1801 Third Ave, Center, Room 2036, 2014 TOP RETURNERS Huntington, WV 25703 Website: ...... http://www.HerdZone.com Position Players Cl. Pos. Avg. Hits Runs 2B HR RBI Andrew Dundon JR INF .298 59 19 7 0 16 Eric Escobedo JR OF .266 53 18 12 1 31 SOCIAL MEDIA Sergio Leon JR INF .212 36 21 8 1 13 Chase Vogelbach SO OF .253 40 19 6 1 15 Twitter: ...... @HerdBaseball @HerdZone Instagram: ...... @HerdZone Pitchers Cl. R/L APP/GS ERA W-L IP K SV Facebook: ...... Athletics Josh King SR RHP 22/0 3.82 1-3 30.2 29 6 YouTube: ...... http://www.youtube.com/HerdVideo Ryan Hopkins SR RHP 22/0 2.54 4-2 39 34 2 MARSHALL RADIO 2014 KEY DEPARTURES Radio Station #1 Position Players Pos. Avg. Hits Runs 2B HR RBI Channel: ...... WRVC-AM [930 AM] PxP: ...... Steve Cotton Isaac Ballou OF .328 66 40 17 0 18 Color: ...... Woody Woodrum Nathan Gomez IF .275 53 18 8 2 24 Website: ...... wdgg.com/wrvc.com Gray Stafford OF .240 47 32 12 3 23

Radio Station #2 Channel: ...... WMUL [88.1 FM] Pitchers R/L APP/GS ERA W-L IP K SV Website: ...... marshall.edu/wmul Aaron Blair RHP 13/13 2.85 5-5 82 84 - 2014 Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht./Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School Alphabetical Roster 3 John Beary UTL 2 Sam Hunter LHP L/L 5-11/170 SO Ashland, Ky. (Paul Blazer HS) 31 Corey Bird OF 3 Johnathan Beary UTL. R/R 5-10/200 JR Apopka, Fla. (Pensacola JC) 19 Roscoe Blackburn LHP 4 Sergio Leon* INF R/R 5-10/185 JR Miami, Fla. (Braddock HS) 17 Aaron Bossi INF 7 Chase Vogelbach OF R/R 6-1/190 SO Ft. Myers, Fla. (Bishop Verot HS) 32 Chase Boster RHP 44 TJ Diffenderfer INF 8 Brandyn Sittinger RHP R/R 5-11/185 SO LaGrange, Ohio (Keystone HS) 14 Andrew Dundon INF 9 Anthony Rondon INF R/R 6-0/170 FR Hialeah, Fla. (Mater Lakes Academy) 38 Lance Elder RHP 10 Matt Margaritonda RHP R/R 5-9/180 JR Freehold, N.J. (St. John Viannery HS) 12 Eric Escobedo OF 11 Josh King* RHP R/R 6-0/185 SR Troup, Ga. (Troup) 26 Robert Fajardo OF 12 Eric Escobedo OF R/R 6-0/195 JR Troup, Ga. (Troup) 28 Cory Garrastazu OF 43 Ryan Hopkins RHP 13 Kolin Stanley RHP R/R 5-11/160 RS-JR Beloit, Ohio (West Branch, HS) 2 Sam Hunter LHP 14 Andrew Dundon* INF R/R 5-10/190 JR Lincoln Park, N.J. (Boonton HS) 35 Spencer Iacovone INF 15 Brandon Romero INF R/R 5-11/215 FR Miami, Fla. (Doral Senior HS) 33 Kyle Kessler RHP 17 Aaron Bossi INF R/R 5-11/190 SO St. Louis, Mo. (St. John Viannery HS) 11 Josh King RHP 18 Alex Thackston LHP L/L 6-0/188 SO Proctorville, Ohio (Fairland HS) 4 Sergio Leon INF Worthington, Ohio (Thomas Worthington HS) 10 Matt Margaritonda RHP 19 Roscoe Blackburn LHP L/L 6-3/190 FR 23 Keanu Ramos RHP 20 Travis Wildermuth C L/R 6-2/185 FR Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS) 22 Matt Reed C 21 Caleb Ross LHP L/L 6-1/185 SO Barboursville, W. Va. (WVU) 15 Brandon Romero INF 22 Matt Reed C R/R 6-3/185 SO Purcellville, Va. (Clemson University) 9 Anthony Rondon INF 23 Keanu Ramos RHP R/R 6-0/180 JR Lubbock, Texas (Midland JC) 21 Caleb Ross LHP Miami, Fla. (LaSalle HS) 48 Zach Shockley LHP 26 Robert Fajardo OF R/R 6-0/185 RS-SO 8 Brandyn Sittinger RHP 27 Brenden Wells OF R/R 5-8/200 FR Beloit, Ohio (West Branch HS) 13 Kolin Stanley RHP 28 Cory Garrastazu OF L/R 6-4/190 FR Miami, Fla. (Barbara Goleman HS) 36 Michael Taylor RHP 31 Corey Bird OF L/L 6-0/180 FR Elkview, W.Va. (Herbert Hoover HS) 18 Alex Thackston LHP 32 Chase Boster RHP R/R 6-4/210 SO Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge HS) 7 Chase Vogelbach OF Matthews, N.C. (Providence HS) 27 Brenden Wells OF 33 Kyle Kessler* RHP R/R 6-5/195 RS-JR 20 Travis Wildermuth C 35 Spencer Iacovone INF R/R 6-2/210 FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller HS) 39 Clint Wilson RHP 36 Michael Taylor RHP R/R 6-6/180 SO St. Albans, W.Va (Christ Church HS) ______38 Lance Elder RHP R/R 6-3/197 RS-SO Miami, Fla. (South Dade HS) Class Breakdown 39 Clint Wilson RHP R/R 6-0/200 JR Austin, Texas (Navarro JC) Seniors: 2 Sedina, Ohio (Tennessee Tech) Juniors: 10 43 Ryan Hopkins RHP R/R 6-2/245 RS-SR Sophomores: 14 44 TJ Diffenderfer INF R/R 6-5/240 JR Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Columbia State JC) Freshmen: 9 48 Zach Shockley LHP L/L 6-5/240 SO Strongsville, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) ______State Breakdown Coaching Staff Florida: 8 Ohio: 8 Head Coach [30] Jeff Waggoner, Cleveland State, 1998, Eighth Season Georgia: 3 Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator [6] Tim Donnelly, Hardin Simmons, 2004, : 3 Eighth Season New Jersey: 2 Texas: 2 Assistant Coach [24] Josh Newman, Ohio State, 2004, First Season Volunteer Assistant Coach [25] Virginia: 2 Brian Karlet, Georgetown College, 2005, Second Season Kentucky: 1 Director of Baseball Operations Billy Tecklenburg, Ohio Dominican, 2012, First Season Missouri: 1 North Carolina: 1 *= Captains Tennessee: 1 ______School Breakdown High School: 25 Position Breakdown Junior College: 4 Other Universities: 3 RHP: 11 OF: 6 C: 2 INF: 7 LHP: 5 UTL: 1 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time ALL-TIME SERIES 02/14/14 vs. Georgetown Winston-Salem, N.C. 12:00 p.m. ET GEORGETOWN 02/15/14 vs. Towson Winston-Salem, N.C. 12:00 p.m. ET FIRST MEETING 02/16/14 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 2:00 p.m. ET TOWSON at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 6:00 p.m. ET FIRST MEETING 02/21/14 at North Carolina A&T Greensboro, N.C. 3:00 p.m. ET WAKE FOREST 02/22/14 at North Carolina A&T Greensboro, N.C. 1:00 p.m. ET 0-9 02/23/14 at North Carolina A&T Greensboro, N.C. 1:00 p.m. ET L, 5-1, 2012 02/28/14 vs. James Madison Myrtle Beach, S.C. 10:30 a.m. ET NORTH CAROLINA A&T 03/01/14 vs. Duke Myrtle Beach, S.C. 10:00 a.m. ET 8-4 at Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach, S.C. 8:30 p.m. ET W, 3-0, 2013 03/02/14 vs. Rhode Island Myrtle Beach, S.C. 10:00 a.m. ET JAMES MADISON 4-2 03/07/14 at East Carolina* Greenville, N.C. 5:00 p.m. ET W, 10-5, 2007 03/08/14 at East Carolina* Greenville, N.C. 2:00 p.m. ET 03/09/14 at East Carolina* Greenville, N.C. 1:00 p.m. ET DUKE 1-2 03/11/14 vs. Morehead State Huntington, W.Va. 3:00 p.m. ET W, 8-3, 2005 03/12/14 at Ohio Athens, Ohio 6:00 p.m. ET COASTAL CAROLINA 03/14/14 vs. Southern Miss* Charleston, W.Va. 4:00 p.m. ET 2-5 03/15/14 vs. Southern Miss* Charleston, W.Va. 4:00 p.m. ET L, 4-2, 2011 03/16/14 vs. Southern Miss* Charleston, W.Va. 11:00 a.m. ET RHODE ISLAND 03/18/14 vs. West Virginia Charleston, W.Va. 4:00 p.m. ET FIRST MEETING 03/21/14 at Florida International* Miami, Fla. 6:00 p.m. ET EAST CAROLINA 03/22/14 at Florida International* Miami, Fla. 4:00 p.m. ET 5-21 03/23/14 at Florida International* Miami, Fla. 11:00 a.m. ET L, 4-3, 2013 03/25/14 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 6:30 p.m. ET MOREHEAD STATE 03/28/14 vs. Tulane * Charleston, W.Va. 6:00 p.m. ET 58-72-3 03/29/14 vs. Tulane * Charleston, W.Va. 12:00 p.m. ET W, 4-1, 2013 03/30/14 vs. Tulane * Charleston, W.Va. 10:00 a.m. ET OHIO 45-111-1 04/01/14 vs. Akron Huntington, W.Va 3:00 p.m. ET W, 4-2, 2013 04/02/14 at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. 3:00 p.m. ET 04/04/14 vs. Florida Atlantic * Beckley, W. Va. 7:00 p.m. ET SOUTHERN MISS 8-22 04/05/14 vs. Florida Atlantic * Beckley, W. Va. 7:00 p.m. ET L, 8-7, 2013 04/06/14 vs. Florida Atlantic * Beckley, W. Va. 12:00 p.m. ET WEST VIRGINIA 04/08/14 vs. Eastern Kentucky Huntington, W.Va 3:00 p.m. ET 23-34 04/09/14 vs. Ohio Huntington, W.Va. 3:00 p.m. ET W, 6-5, 2013 04/11/14 at UTSA * San Antonio, Texas 7:00 p.m. ET FIU 04/12/14 at UTSA * San Antonio, Texas 3:00 p.m. ET FIRST MEETING 04/13/14 at UTSA * San Antonio, Texas 11:30 a.m. ET EASTERN KENTUCKY 04/15/14 at Akron Akron, Ohio 3:00 p.m. ET 29-38 04/17/14 vs. West Virginia Tech Huntington, W.Va 3:00 p.m. ET W, 7-4, 2013 04/18/14 vs. West Virginia Tech Huntington, W.Va 3:00 p.m. ET UTSA 04/19/14 vs. West Virginia Tech Huntington, W.Va. 3:00 p.m. ET FIRST MEETING 04/23/14 vs. West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. 6:00 p.m. ET AKRON 04/25/14 vs. UAB* Birmingham, Ala. 7:30 p.m. ET 25-13 04/26/14 vs. UAB* Birmingham, Ala. 3:00 p.m. ET W, 9-3, 2009 04/27/14 vs. UAB* Birmingham, Ala. 2:00 p.m. ET WV TECH 04/29/14 vs. Eastern Kentucky Huntington, W.Va. 3:00 p.m. ET 56-18 05/02/14 vs. Louisiana Tech * Charleston, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ET L, 2-0, 2007 05/03/14 vs. Louisiana Tech * Charleston, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ET UAB 05/04/14 vs. Louisiana Tech * Charleston, W.Va. 11:00 a.m. ET 11-17 L, 12-4, 2013 05/09/14 vs. Old Dominion * Charleston, W.Va. 1:00 p.m. ET 05/10/14 vs. Old Dominion * Charleston, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ET LOUISIANA TECH 05/11/14 vs. Old Dominion * Charleston, W.Va. 1:00 p.m. ET FIRST MEETING 05/15/14 vs. Middle Tennessee * Murfreesboro, Tn. 7:00 p.m. ET OLD DOMINION 2-2 05/16/14 vs. Middle Tennessee * Murfreesboro, Tn. 6:00 p.m. ET L, 10-1, 2013 05/17/14 vs. Middle Tennessee * Murfreesboro, Tn. 2:00 p.m. ET Conference USA Tournament MIDDLE TENNESSEE 05/21/14 Conference USA Tournament Hattiesburg, Miss. TBA FIRST MEETING *Conference USA Game Home Games shaded 2013 Final Statistics