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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 UMASS LOWELL MOREHEAD STATE CONTENTS + QUICK NOTES Mount Pleasant, S.C. | Noon Mount Pleasant, S.C. | 11 a.m. 2018 Season University Information: Schedule Location...... Muncie, Ind. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Founded / Enrollment ...... 1918 /22,513 Nickname...... Cardinals UMASS LOWELL MOREHEAD STATE 2018 Cardinals Mount Pleasant, S.C. | 5 p.m. Mount Pleasant, S.C. | 11:30 a.m. Roster Colors...... Cardinal (PMS 200) & White Facility...... Ball Diamond Coaching Staff Capacity...... 1,500 Field Dimensions (LF/LC/C/RC/RF) ...... 325/364/394/364/325 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Rich Maloney Press Box Phone...... 765.285.8932 NEW ORLEANS IOWA Scott French Affiliation...... NCAA Division I New Orleans, La. | 7:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. | 8 p.m. Dustin Glant Conference...... Mid-American Conference Ray Skjold President...... Geoffrey Mearns Director of Athletics...... Mark Sandy SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Facilities Baseball History: VIRGINIA TECH COSTAL CAROLINA Ball Diamond First Year of Baseball ...... 1920 New Orleans, La. | 11 a.m. Conway, S.C. | 4 p.m. Gallery MAC Regular Season Titles...... 4 (1998, 1999, 2001, 2014) MAC West Division Titles....9 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2016) History MAC Tournament Titles...... 1 (2006) SATURDAY, MARCH 3 SUNDAY, MARCH 4 MLB First Round Draft Picks NCAA Regionals...... 3 (1965, 1969, 2006) RADFORD MARYLAND Conway, S.C. | 11 a.m. Bryan Bullingotn Team Information: Conway S.C. | 11 a.m. MLB Draft Picks 2017 Overall Record...... 30-28 2017 MAC Record...... 14-10 TUESDAY, MARCH 6 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 Ball State 2017 MAC Finish...... 2nd West The University Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 15/12 GARDNER-WEBB GARDNER-WEBB Position Starters Returing/Lost...... 3/5 Boiling Springs, N.C. | 4 p.m. Boiling Springs, N.C. | 4 p.m. Athletics Starting Returning/Lost...... 2/2 Board of Trustees Newcomers...... 14 FRIDAY, MARCH 9 SATURDAY, MARCH 10 Coaching Staff Information: Head Coach...... Rich Maloney WESTERN CAROLINA WESTERN CAROLINA Alma Mater...... Western Michigan, 1986 Cullowhee, N.C. | 4 p.m. Cullowhee, N.C. | 2 p.m. Years at Ball State...... Entering 13th Season Record at Ball State...... 421-265-1 (.614) Overall Career Record/Years...... 762-509-1 (.599) /Entering 22nd season SUNDAY, MARCH 11 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 Assistant Coach...... Scott French WESTERN CAROLINA BUTLER Alma Mater...... Ball State, 2003 Cullowhee, N.C. | 1 p.m. Indianapolis, Ind. | 4 p.m. Years at Ball State...... Entering 10th Season Pitching Coach...... Dustin Glant Alma Mater...... Ball State, 2014 SATURDAY, MARCH 17 Years at Ball State...... Entering 2nd Season FRIDAY, MARCH 16 Volunteer Coach...... Ray Skjold DAYTON DAYTON (DH) Alma Mater...... Post, 2010 Muncie, Ind. | 3 p.m. Dayton, Ohio | Noon Years at Ball State...... Entering 2nd Season

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FRIDAY, MARCH 23 SATURDAY, MARCH 24 FRIDAY, APRIL 27 SATURDAY, APRIL 28 KENT STATE MAC KENT STATE MAC NORTHERN ILLINOIS MAC NORTHERN ILLINOIS MAC Kent Ohio | 4 p.m. Kent Ohio | 3 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 3 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, MARCH 25 TUESDAY, MARCH 27 SUNDAY, APRIL 29 WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 KENT STATE MAC VALPARAISO NORTHERN ILLINOIS MAC OHIO STATE Kent Ohio | 1 p.m. Valparaiso, Ind. | 4 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 1 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 30 SATURDAY, MARCH 31 FRIDAY, MAY 4 SATURDAY, MAY 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN MAC CENTRAL MICHIGAN MAC OHIO MAC OHIO MAC Muncie, Ind. | 3 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 1 p.m. Athens, Ohio | 6 p.m. Athens, Ohio | 3 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 TUESDAY, APRIL 3 SUNDAY, MAY 6 TUESDAY, MAY 8 CENTRAL MICHIGAN MAC INDIANA OHIO MAC MIAMI (OH) Muncie Ind. | 1 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 3 p.m. Athens, Ohio | 1 p.m. Oxford, Ohio | 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 SATURDAY, APRIL 7 FRIDAY, MAY 11 SATURDAY, MAY 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN MAC EASTERN MICHIGAN MAC TOLEDO MAC TOLEDO MAC Ypsilanti, Mich. | 6 p.m. Ypsilanti, Mich. | 6 p.m. Toledo, Ohio | 3:05 p.m. Toledo, Ohio | 1:05 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 TUESDAY, APRIL 10 SUNDAY, MAY 13 TUESDAY, MAY 15 EASTERN MICHIGAN MAC PURDUE TOLEDO MAC FORT WAYNE Ypsilanti, Mich. | 6 p.m. West Lafayette, Ind. | 7 p.m. Toledo, Ohio | 1:05 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 SATURDAY, APRIL 14 THURSDAY, MAY 17 FRIDAY, MAY 18 MIAMI (OH) MAC MIAMI (OH) MAC WESTERN MICHIGAN MAC WESTERN MICHIGAN MAC Muncie, Ind. | 3 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 1 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 3 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 SATURDAY, MAY 19 MAY 23 - MAY 27 MIAMI (OH) MAC INDIANA WESTERN MICHIGAN MAC MAC TOURNAMENT Muncie, Ind. | 1 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. | 3 p.m. Muncie, Ind. | 1 p.m. Avon, Ohio

FRIDAY, APRIL 20 SATURDAY, APRIL 21 BOWLING GREEN MAC BOWLING GREEN MAC Bowling Green, Ohio | 3:05 p.m. Bowling Green, Ohio | 1:05 p.m.

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SENIOR SENIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR COLIN BRENDAN NICK TJ BROCKHOUSE FLOYD BURNS Position: RHP HARMON Position: RHP, OF Position: RHP Bats/Throws: L/R Position: RHP Bats/Throws: R/R Bats/Throws: L/R Hometown: Elkhart, Ind. Bats/Throws: R/R 9 Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind. 30 Hometown: Fishers, Ind. 17 28 Hometown: Russiaville, Ind.

SENIOR SENIOR R-JUNIOR JUNIOR SETH JUSTIN GRIFFIN CADE KIRKPATRICK LUKER FREED HULECKI Position: C Position: INF Position: INF Position: OF, C Bats/Throws: L/R Bats/Throws: L/R Bats/Throws: R/R Bats/Throws: R/R Hometown: Lapel, Ind. 1 Hometown: Bay City, Mich. 8 Hometown: Pendleton, Ind. 13 Hometown: Fishers, Ind. 27

R. SENIOR SENIOR R. JUNIOR R-JUNIOR JEFF TREVOR EVAN ZACH MARQUARDT RIEDEL SIMON Position: RHP MILAM Position: OF Position: LHP Bats/Throws: R/R Position: INF Bats/Throws: R/R Bats/Throws: L/L Hometown: Midland, Mich. Bats/Throws: L/R 4 Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn. 23 Hometown: Amelia, Ohio 44 33 Hometown: Terre Haute, Ind.

JUNIOR R. JUNIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR T.J. WILLIAM JOHN CHASE BAKER BAKER RICOTTA SEBBY Position: RHP Position: OF Position: INF Position: C Bats/Throws: R/R Bats/Throws: R/R Bats/Throws: R/R Bats/Throws: R/R 16 Hometown: Tipton, Mich. 32 Hometown: Kansas City, Mo. 31 Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. 20 Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.

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JUNIOR SOPHOMORE R-FRESHMAN FRESHMAN TRENT JOHN TIM CODY THEISEN BLANKENBERGER Position: INF BAKER FREED Bats/Throws: L/R Position: RHP Position: C Position: RHP Hometown: Saline, Mich. Bats/Throws: R/R Bats/Throws: L/R Bats/Throws: R/R 15 25 Hometown: Hartland, Mich. 40 Hometown: Terre Haute, Ind. 35 Hometown: Bay City, Mich.

SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN FRESHMAN EREK NOLAN DREY CHAYCE BOLTON GAZOUSKI JAMESON MCDERMOTT Position: C Position: RHP, INF Position: RHP, OF Position: RHP Bats/Throws: R/R Bats/Throws: L/R Bats/Throws: R/R Bats/Throws: L/R 11 Hometown: Elk Grove, Calif. 10 Hometown: Rockford, Ill. 5 Hometown: Greenfield, Ind. 22 Hometown: Alexandria, Ind.

SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN FRESHMAN LUKAS MIKE NOAH KYLE JAKSICH PACHMAYER NAVARRO NICOLAS Position: LHP Position: LHP Position: INF Position: RHP Bats/Throws: L/L Bats/Throws: L/L Bats/Throws: R/R Bats/Throws: R/R 37 Hometown: Saint John, Ind. 26 Hometown: Fishers, Ind. 6 Hometown: Avon, Mich. 19 Hometown: Massillon, Ohio

SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN FRESHMAN NOAH GARETT BEN RHETT SIMMONS POWELL Position: LHP WIEGAND WINTNER Position: INF Bats/Throws: L/L Position: LHP Position: INF Bats/Throws: R/R Hometown: Churubusco, Ind. Bats/Throws: R/L Bats/Throws: R/R 3 Hometown: Fortville, Ind. 41 34 Hometown: Warren, Mich. 14 Hometown: Carmel, Ind.

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record-setting win came in a 4-1 victory at Northern Illinois in a game where his son Alex Maloney recorded his first career for the Cardinals. In his first stint at Ball State, Maloney amassed a 256-144-1 (.640) overall record in seven years, including a 141-60 (.701) ledger in MAC games. Maloney guided the Cardinals to four MAC West Division titles (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) and three MAC regular season championships (1998, 1999, 2001). Maloney also led the Ball State baseball program to the only two 40-win seasons in program history - - 42 in 1999 and 40 in 1997 - - and was named the 1998 and 2001 MAC Coach of the Year.

Prior to returning to Ball State, Maloney served Head Coach as the head baseball coach at Michigan for 10 seasons, guiding the Wolverines to a 341-244 overall record. He led Michigan to three titles, two Big Ten Tournament titles RICH MALONEY and the 2007 NCAA Regional title. He was also EXPERIENCE: named the 2007 and 2008 Big Ten and ABCA Ball State, head coach, 2013-Present Mideast Regional Coach of the Year. Maloney also Rich Maloney returned as head coach of the Ball the field, but also in the classroom. Two players Michigan, head coach, 2003-12 guided the Wolverines to Big Ten Tournament State baseball team for the 2013 season, having were named first team CoSIDA Academic All- Ball State, head coach, 1996-2002 berths in seven of his 10 seasons, including a spent a previous stint coaching the Cardinals Americans – Call and Caleb Stayton. Western Michigan, assistant coach, 1991-95 streak of six straight from 2003-08. His teams from 1996-2002. Player, 1986-91 also made four consecutive NCAA Tournament In 2015, the Cardinals made a late season appearances (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008). In 2017, Maloney led Ball State to 30 wins for the surge and reached the 2015 MAC Tournament 24 overall record, a 15-12 MAC mark and fifth consecutive season. The Cardinals won 14 of championship game. Maloney led Ball State Over his 23-year career as a collegiate head an appearance in the MAC Tournament their final 18 league games last year to finish in to the 2014 Mid-American Conference regular coach, Maloney has mentored 57 different championship game. The 31-24 record marked a tie for second in the Mid-American Conference season championship, a MAC West Division title players who have been drafted, including five the eighth best turnaround in the NCAA from West Division. and the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament. The first round draft picks, with all five playing at 2012 to 2013 and helped Ball State to a second- Cardinals ranked as high as 26th in the nation Ball State. In 2002, he helped Bryan Bullington place finish in the MAC West Division. Maloney The 2016 season was another successful one for in the 2014 Collegiate Baseball Poll and won become the only No.1 overall draft pick in both helped Scott Baker win the 2013 Gregg Ball State as the Cardinals won the MAC West their first conference regular season title since Ball State and MAC history in any sport when Olson Award as the nation’s comeback player of Division title for the second time in three years. Maloney led them to the title in 2001. For his he was selected by the . Later the year and coached six members of the 2013 Maloney helped guide outfielder Alex Call to MAC efforts, Maloney was named the MAC Coach the same day, Luke Hagerty was chosen with team to Academic All-MAC recognition. Player of the Year accolades. Following the season, of the Year for a third time in his career (1998, the 32nd overall pick by the in the four Cardinals were taken in the 2016 Major 2001, 2014). supplemental first round, giving Maloney two In his second stint with the Cardinals, Maloney League Baseball Draft, the most by any school first round draft picks in the same season. in the MAC. Not only did Ball State produce on In 2013, Maloney led Ball State to a 31- set the school’s all-time record for wins when he won his 324th game at Ball State. Maloney’s

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COACH MALONEY’S CAREER RECORD WINNING CULTURE Year School Record League Finish Conference 1998 Ball State 39-18 23-8 1st MAC West MAC Regualr Season

1999 Ball State 42-18 25-6 1st MAC West MAC Regualr Season

2000 Ball State 34-23 18-8 1st MAC West 2001 Ball State 35-23 21-5 1st MAC West MAC Regualr Season

“From day one, Coach began to change not only me, but the entire culture of the Ball State baseball 2002 Ball State 34-23 17-9 2nd MAC West program. With him, he brought a new mindset and passion to the program. As a player, every moment became an opportunity to not only grow as a player but as a man too. I consider Coach to be my mentor 2003 Michigan 30-27 16-14 3rd Big Ten and I attribute much of my success to his teachings. Whether you needed some help with your swing, 2004 Michigan 34-26 19-13 T-3rd Big Ten some motivation, or just someone to talk to, Coach was there for me whenever I needed it. I am very fortunate to have played for Coach Maloney for two years and value our friendship today.” 2005 Michigan 42-19 17-12 4th Big Ten SEAN GODFREY, 2013 MAC Player of the Year, All-American, Atlanta Braves Draft Pick NCAA Regional 2006 Michigan 43-21 23-9 1st Big Ten A third-team All-American as a senior shortstop at Ball State Head Baseball Coach Big Ten Tourney Western Michigan, Maloney earned a bachelor’s NCAA Regional degree in 1986 from Western Michigan. A two- (1996-2002 and 2013-Present) time captain and two-time All-MAC first-team 2007 Michigan 42-19 21-7 1st Big Ten selection, Maloney was twice named to the Entered 2018 ranked 32nd for victories among NCAA Regional all-district squad. A 13th-round draft pick of active Division I coaches. 2008 Michigan 46-14 26-5 1st Big Ten the Atlanta Braves in 1986, Maloney spent six Big Ten Tourney seasons in the Atlanta Braves organization, Career Head Coaching Record: 762-509-1 (.599)/22 Seasons NCAA Regional earning all-star status in the Appalachian

League for the Pulaski Braves and in the South 2009 Michigan 30-25 9-15 7th Big Ten Ball State Head Coaching Record: 421-265-1 Atlantic League for the Sumter Braves. He played (.614)/ 12 Seasons 2010 35-22 14-10 2nd Big Ten for former and Boston Michigan Red Sox manager Grady Little before retiring MAC Coaching Record: 221-108(.672) / 12 seasons 2011 Michigan 17-37 7-16 10th Big Ten from pro baseball following the 1991 season at 2012 Michigan 22-34 8-16 10th Big Ten Greenville (AA). He served as an assistant coach MAC West Division Titles: 1998, 1999, 2000, for legendary Fred Decker at Western Michigan 2001, 2014, 2016 2013 Ball State 31-24 15-12 2nd MAC West from 1992-95 before accepting the head coaching position at Ball State in May 1995. MAC Regular Season Championships: 1998, 2014 Ball State 39-18 22-4 1st MAC Regular Season 1999, 2001, 2014 MAC West Maloney, and his wife, the former Kelle Lynn 2015 Ball State 33-25 14-13 3rd MAC West Seitz, have two sons -- Alex and Nicholas -- and MAC Coach of the Year: 1998, 2001, 2014 one daughter, Natalie. Alex is playing professional 2016 Ball State 32-26 15-9 1st MAC West baseball in the organization. 2017 Ball State 30-28 14-10 T-2nd MAC West

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Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach SCOTT FRENCH RAY SKJOLD Scott French, a former four-year letterwinner at Ball State, Served as the recruiting coordinator at each of his last two played for the Cardinals under head coach Rich Maloney’s stops … helped the 2015 Fairleigh Dickinson team knock off guidance from 1999-2002 and earned his bachelor’s degree in the No. 1 seed in the Northeast Conference Tournament … 2003. He has helped the Cardinals to a 165-121 overall record, a three FDU players earned All-NEC honors in 2015 … was the 81-48 Mid-American Conference mark, two MAC West Division head coach for the New Jersey Angels summer collegiate title and the 2014 MAC regular season championship since team in 2016 … four-year collegiate player at Post where he his return to the friendly confines of Ball Diamond in 2013. served primarily as catcher, but was also used on the mound He played on two regular season MAC championship teams and at first base … earned his bachelor’s degree from Post in in 1999 and 2001. After his playing days at Ball State, French business administration and a minor in sport management. was a volunteer assistant coach at Ball State from 2003-07. He helped guide the Cardinals to the 2006 MAC Tournament championship, which earned Ball State a bid to the NCAA Regionals. Between stints at Ball State, French spent nine years in private business. Pitching Coach DUSTIN GLANT

Spent six years in the farm system as a right-handed pitcher … was selected by the Diamondbacks in the seventh round of the 2003 Draft out of Purdue … advanced as high as -A with the Diamondbacks in 2007 and 2008 … following the 2008 season, he continued his professional career in four different independent leagues from 2009-11 … played for the Schaumburg Flyers (Northern League), Mayos de Navajoa (Mexican Pacific League), Medellin Potros (Colombian Winter League) and Winnipeg Goldeyes (American Association) … while serving as a volunteer baseball coach for Ball State during the 2013 season, he helped the Cardinals reach the Mid-American Conference championship game … Glant led Lapel High School to a 2015 regional bid and Class 2A No. 1 ranking … in one season as head coach at Division III Anderson University, Glant led the Ravens to a 16-21 record.

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BALL DIAMOND

Ball State’s Ball Diamond is the home of the and located on the campus of Ball State University. Ball State is a member of the Mid-American Conference and competes at the NCAA Division I level of collegiate baseball. The field has a capacity of 1,500 and has recently added a FieldTurf surface to the infield and outfield that allows the Cardinals to compete in nearly any weather condition. Other recent additions to the First Merchants Ballpark Complex include new chairback seating, press box, concession stand, facility graphics, dugouts, back stop, hitters background, public address system, fencing and scoreboard. The field plays to the dimensions of 325 feet down the right and left field lines, 365 in the gaps and 400 feet to center field. Ball State’s baseball locker room has been recently upgraded and features individual wood lockers for each player plus a team area with large screen television and state of the art visual training apparatus.

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NOTE: Urban, Bigbie, Bullington, CARDINALS DRAFTED Hagerty, and Snyder all played for Ball State under the guidance of 7 FIRST ROUND Coach Maloney.

Thomas Howard Jeff Urban Larry Bigbie 1986 (11th pick) 1998 (41st pick) 1999 (21st pick) San Francisco Giants Thomas Howard spent 11 years Jeff Urban was selected with Larry Bigbie became Ball State’s in the Major Leagues from 1990 the 41st pick of the 1998 Major third Major League Baseball through 2000. He started his League Baseball Draft by the first round draft pick when career with the San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants. He spent he was selected 21st overall before going on to play for the eight years in professional in the 1999 MLB Draft by the , the Cincinnati baseball and pitched in 214 Baltimore Orioles. Bigbie made Reds, the , the games, including starts in 105 his MLB debut in 2001 with Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. contests. From 1998 through Baltimore and also played at Louis Cardinals. Howard hit .264 2004, Urban played in the San the big league level with the for his career with 44 home runs Francisco Giants system. and the St. and 264 RBIs. Louis Cardinals. He also played professional baseball in Japan for the Yokohama BayStars.

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1st Overall Draft Pick BRYAN BULLINGTON

2002-PITTSBURGH PIRATES THE HIGHEST DRAFT PICK IN BALL STATE AND MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE HISTORY.

Bryan Bullington, who was coached at Ball State by current Cardinals’ head coach Rich Maloney, was the No. 1 selection in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates and is the highest draft pick in Ball State and Mid-American Conference history. Bullington Luke Hagerty Brad Snyder Kolbrin Vitek made his major league debut in 2005 for the 2002 (32nd pick) 2003 (18th pick) 2010 (20th pick) Pirates. After sitting out the 2006 season with an Chicago Cubs Cleveland Indians injury, Bullington worked his way back up to the Triple-A All-Star Game in 2007 and was called up Luke Hagerty spent six Brad Snyder was selected 18th Kolbrin Vitek, one of three to the Pirates later that season, appearing in five seasons in professional overall by the Cleveland Indians finalists for the College Baseball games with three starts. Bullington pitched for the baseball after being selected in the 2003 Major League Foundation’s inaugural John Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays in 2008. He as the 32nd pick in the first Baseball Draft. He made his Olerud Two-Way Player of the stayed in the Blue Jays system in 2009 and in 2010 round of the 2002 Major first trip to the major leagues in Year Award in 2010, was the reported to the Spring Training. League Baseball Draft by the 2006 when he was called up to 20th pick in the first round of On Aug. 15, 2010, Bullington pitched eight shutout Chicago Cubs. He pitched in the Indians late in the season. the 2010 Major League Baseball innings, while only giving up two hits against the 45 games at the professional He made MLB appearances in Draft. Vitek was named the in Kansas City for his first major level and struck out 86 batters 2010 and 2011 with the Chicago Mid-American Conference league win. After the 2010 season, Bullington in 95 innings pitched. Hagerty Cubs, and 2014 with the Texas Player of the Year as a junior signed with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan’s was listed as the seventh best Rangers. He played for the Nexen before being drafted by the Central League. Bullington played for Hiroshima for prospect in the Chicago Cubs Heroes of the Korean Baseball Boston Red Sox. He spent four seasons before moving to the Orix Buffaloes of organization in 2003. Organization in 2015. four years in the Red Sox Japan’s Pacific League in 2015. organization before retiring.

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CARDINALS Matt Singleton 2005 (33rd round) Michael Hale 2004 (35th round) New York Yankees Brad Miller 2004 (49th round) Toronto Blue Jays 65 DRAFTED Lorenzo Scott 2003 (17th round) Baltimore Orioles Brian Lynch 2003 (23rd round) Colorado Rockies Kolbrin Vitek 2010 (20th pick) Boston Red Sox Ben Schroeder 2003 (26th round) Florida Marlins Brad Snyder 2003 (18th pick) Cleveland Indians Mike Johnston 2003 (41st round) San Fransisco Giants Bryan Bullington 2002 (1st pick) Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Henry 2002 (7th round) Baltimore Orioles Luke Hagerty 2002 (32nd pick) Chicago Cubs Doug Boone 2002 (36th round) New York Yankees Larry Bigbie 1999 (21st pick) Baltimore Orioles Justin Wechsler 2001 (4th round) Arizona Diamondbacks Jeff Urban 1998 (41st pick) San Fransisco Giants Doug Boone 2001 (15th round) Florida Marlins Thomas Howard 1986 (11th pick) San Diego Padres Jason Paul 2001 (49th round) Jason Hickman 2000 (8th round) Los Angeles Dodgers Colin Brockhouse 2017 (24th round) Toronto Blue Jays Adam Sheefel 2000 (17th round) Cincinnati Reds Colin Brockhouse 2016 (37th round) Pittsburgh Pirates Shayne Ridley 2000 (19th round) Baltimore Orioles Alex Call 2016 (3rd round) Chicago White Sox Jeremy Ridley 2000 (34th round) Toronto Blue Jays Jarett Rindfleisch 2016 (9th round) Miami Marlins Jonathan Kessick 1999 (3rd round) Baltimore Orioles Zach Plesac 2016 (12th round) Cleveland Indians Travis Minix 1999 (23rd round) Tampa Bay Devil Rays T.J. Weir 2014 (17th round) San Diego Padres Chris Cabaj 1999 (25th round) Kansas City Royals Sean Godfrey 2014 (22nd round) Atlanta Braves Jason Hickman 1999 (42nd round) San Fransisco Giants Nestor Bautista 2014 (32nd round) Miami Marlins Sam McConnell 1997 (11th round) Pittsburgh Pirates Cody Elliott 2011 (21st round) Cleveland Indians Bruce Stanley 1998 (18th round) Kansas City Royals Perci Garner 2010 (2nd round) Ed Farris 1997 (27th round) Oakland Athletics Zach Dygert 2010 (22nd round) Houston Astros Bruce Stanley 1996 (11th round) Baltimore Orioles Jeremy Hazelbaker 2009 (4th round) Boston Red Sox Nick Witte 1996 (27th round) San Diego Padres Brenden Stines 2009 (33rd round) Houston Astros Darrell Betts 1995 (26th round) St. Louis Cardinals Zach Dygert 2009 (48th round) Kenny Reed 1993 (18th round) Baltimore Orioles Dean Anna 2008 (26th round) Sand Diego Padres Curt Conley 1993 (26th round) Colorado Rockies Kyle Heyne 2008 (32nd round) San Diego Padres Mike Shebek 1987 (38th round) Baltimore Orioles Kyle Heyne 2007 (27th round) Minnesota Twins Dru Kosco 1986 (13th round) Seattle Mariners Ben Snyder 2006 (4th round) San Fransisco Giants Mike Roesler 1985 (17th round) Cincinnati Reds Brad Miller 2006 (18th round) Arizona Diamondbacks Scott Goss 1984 (28th round) Chicago White Sox Mike Sullivan 2006 (31st round) Detroit Tigers Clint Wickensheimer 1979 (18th round) Los Angeles Dodgers Jeff Loveys 2006 (48th round) New York Yankees Greg Dikos 1979 (28th round) Atlanta Braves Joe Ness 2005 (6th round) Cleveland Indians Dennis Barry 1972 (7th round) California Angles Homer Jackson 1966 New York Mets

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POSITION PLAYERS DRAFTED PITCHERS DRAFTED

SINCE 1986, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS HAVE SELECTED BALL STATE POSITION PLAYERS 28 TIMES SINCE 1987, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS HAVE SELECTED BALL STATE PITCHERS 31 TIMES IN THE ANNUAL DRAFT. HERE IS A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE BALL STATE DRAFT HISTORY FOR POSITION IN THE ANNUAL DRAFT. HERE IS A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE BALL STATE DRAFT HISTORY FOR PLAYERS SINCE 1986. PITCHERS SINCE 1996.

Year Player Round Selected Organization Year Player Round Selected Organization 1986 Thomas Howard 1st (#11 overall) San Diego Padres 1996 Bruce Stanley 11th Baltimore Orioles 1986 Dru Kosco 13th Seattle Mariners 1996 Nick Witte 27th San Diego Padres 1987 Miek Shebek 38th Baltimore Orioles 1997 Sam McConnell 11th Pittsburgh Pirates 1993 Kenny Reed 18th Baltimore Orioles 1997 Bruce Stanley 18th Kansas City Royals 1995 Darrell Betts 26th St. Louis Cardinals 1998 Jeff Urban 1st (#41 overall) San Francisco Giants 1997 Ed Farris 27th Oakland Athletics 1999 Travis Minix 23rd Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1999 Larry Bigbie 1st (#21 overall) Baltimore Orioles 1999 Chris Cabaj 25th Kansas City Royals 1999 Jonathan Kessick 3rd Baltimore Orioles 1999 Jason Hickman 42nd San Francisco Giants 2000 Jeremy Ridley 34th Toronto Blue Jays 2000 Jason Hickman 8th Los Angeles Dodgers 2000 Shayne Ridley 19th Baltimore Orioles 2000 Adam Sheefel 17th Cincinnati Reds 2001 Doug Boone 15th Florida Marlins 2001 Justin Wechsler 4th Arizona Diamondbacks 2002 Doug Boone 36th New York Yankees 2001 Jason Paul 49th Minnesota Twins 2003 Ben Schroeder 26th Florida Marlins 2002 Bryan Bullington 1st (#1 overall) Pittsburgh Pirates 2003 Brad Snyder 1st (#18 overall) Cleveland Indians 2002 Luke Hagerty 1st (#32 overall) Chicago Cubs 2003 Lorenzo Scott 17th Baltimore Orioles 2002 Paul Henry 7th Baltimore Orioles 2004 Brad Miller 49th Toronto Blue Jays 2003 Brian Lynch 23rd Colorado Rockies 2005 Matt Singleton 33rd Oakland Athletics 2003 Mike Johnston 41st San Francisco Giants 2006 Mike Sullivan 31st Detroit Tigers 2004 Michael Hale 35th New York Yankees 2006 Brad Miller 18th Arizona Diamondbacks 2005 Joe Ness 6th Cleveland Indians 2008 Dean Anna 26th San Diego Padres 2006 Ben Snyder 4th San Francisco Giants 2009 Zach Dygert 48th San Diego Padres 2006 Jeff Loveys 48th New York Yankees 2009 Jeremy Hazelbaker 4th Boston Red Sox 2007 Kyle Heyne 27th Minnesota Twins 2010 Zach Dygert 22nd Houston Astros 2008 Kyle Heyne 32nd San Diego Padres 2010 Kolbrin Vitek 1st (#20 overall) Boston Red Sox 2009 Brenden Stines 33rd Houston Astros 2011 Cody Elliott 21st Cleveland Indians 2010 Kolbrin Vitek (P/2B) 1st (#20 overall) Boston Red Sox 2014 Sean Godfrey 22nd Atlanta Braves 2010 Perci Garner 2nd Philadelphia Phillies 2016 Alex Call 3rd Chicago White Sox 2014 T.J. Weir 17th San Diego Padres 2016 Jarret Rindfleisch 9th Miami Marlins 2014 Nestor Bautista 32nd Miami Marlins 2016 Zach Plesac 12th Cleveland Indians Players selected in the top 10 rounds highlighted in RED. 2016 Colin Brockhouse 37th Pittsburgh Pirates 2017 Colin Brockhouse 24th Toronto Blue Jays 24 BALL STATE BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2018 PitchersBALLSTATESPORTS.COM selected in the top• @BALLSTATESPORTS 10 rounds highlighted • @BALLSTATEBB in RED. • @COACHMALONEY 25 CARDINAL HISTORY BALL STATE

THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Dr. Jon Steinbrecher MAC Commissioner

Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a Once again in 2018, the MAC Tournament will 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the be held at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio, Mid-American Conference has established which is also home to the Lake Erie Crushers of historic measurements in both football and the Frontier League. Ball State has advanced to men’s and women’s basketball since moving the title game twice in the last five years. to Northeast Ohio. The MAC was founded BALL STATE UNIVERSITY as a five-school league on Feb. 24, 1946 in Only one MAC baseball player earned CoSIDA Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Academic All-America honors last year and Ball State began as a private normal school in 60 buildings and 300 additional acres of research Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as that was Bal State’s Caleb Stayton. 1899. Eventually the campus and buildings were property. charter members. The current Mid-American purchased by the , a group of Muncie Conference membership consists of 12 The Cardinals led all MAC baseball teams with industrialists, and given to the state of Indiana in Ball State has eight academic colleges and universities across five states (Illinois, Indiana, four players selected in the 2016 Major League 1918. a graduate school with over 190 majors Michigan, New York and Ohio). Baseball Draft. Overall, 15 MAC players were offered, including business, education, sport selected in that draft led by Kent State pitcher The institution was named Ball Teachers College in administration, telecommunications, exercise In baseball, Ohio used a six run explosion Eric Lauer, who was taken in the first round by 1922 and Ball State Teachers College in 1929. The science, criminal justice, communication studies, in the eigth inning of the 2017 MAC the San Diego Padres. Alex Call was Ball State’s school became a university in 1965 and its 660- journalism, political science and construction championship game to claim a 7-4 win over highest pick as he was selected by the Chicago acre residential campus now includes more than management. Eastern Michigan. White Sox in the third round.

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Mid-American Conference Jacoby Trophy Mid-American Conference Reese Trophy for Overall Excellence in Women’s Sports for Overall Excellence in Men’s Sports 2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01 1999-00, 1997-98 1997-98, 1992-93, 1989-90, 1988-89

1974-75 Field Hockey Men’s Golf Men’s Basketball 1998-99 2007-08 Men’s Tennis Field Hockey Soccer 1975-76 Women’s Volleyball * Football $ Men’s Cross Country 1990-91 Baseball Women’s Basketball % Field Hockey 1976-77 Men’s Tennis 1999-2000 2008-09 Football Field Hockey * Football % 1991-92 Women’s Volleyball Men’s Basketball $ 1978-79 Field Hockey Men’s Basketball *% Women’s Basketball % Football Men’s Tennis Men’s Tennis Baseball % Women’s Outdoor Track Softball 1980-81 1992-93 Baseball % * Men’s Basketball * Women’s Volleyball 2009-10 Men’s Basketball * 2000-2001 Softball 1981-82 Men’s Tennis Baseball Men’s Basketball Men’s Tennis 2010-11 Men’s Golf 1993-94 Women’s Indoor Track Women’s Volleyball Football Women’s Outdoor Track Men’s Tennis 1983-84 Women’s Volleyball Field Hockey Men’s Tennis * 2001-02 2011-12 Men’s Tennis Men’s Basketball $ Softball 1994-95 Women’s Basketball * 1984-85 Field Hockey Football $ 2012-13 Field Hockey Men’s Tennis * Gymnastics Softball Men’s Tennis Women’s Volleyball Men’s Tennis Men’s Tennis Men’s Volleyball 1985-86 1995-96 2013-14 Field Hockey Field Hockey 2002-03 Women’s Volleyball% Men’s Tennis Women’s Indoor Track Women’s Volleyball Men’s Tennis Men’s Golf Women’s Outdoor Track Women’s Basketball *$ Baseball Men’s Tennis Softball 1986-87 1996-97 Baseball % Field Hockey Football 2014-15 Men’s Tennis Field Hockey 2003-04 Softball Men’s Tennis * Women’s Cross Country Women’s Basketball% 1987-88 Women’s Volleyball * Field Hockey 2004-05 2015-16 Men’s Cross Country 1997-98 Men’s Tennis Soccer Men’s Tennis Women’s Volleyball % Baseball % Women’s Tennis $ Field Hockey Men’s Basketball $ 1988-89 Men’s Basketball % * 2005-06 Baseball % Field Hockey Women’s Indoor Track Men’s Tennis Men’s Tennis * 2016-17 Men’s Basketball 1997-98 (cont.) 2006-07 Soccer Women’s Outdoor Track Soccer Women’s Tennis 1989-90 Men’s Tennis Women’s Basketball % Men’s Basketball $ 28 BALL STATE BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2018 BALLSTATESPORTS.COMFootball • @BALLSTATESPORTSBaseball % • @BALLSTATEBB • @COACHMALONEY 29 BALL STATE FOOTBALL 2008 MAC West Champions BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2008 GMAC Bowl 2012 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl 2013 GoDaddy Bowl

Rick Hall E. Renae Conley Thomas C. Bracken Matt Momper R. Wayne Estopinal Chair Vice Chair Secretary Assistant Secretary Member Carmel Chicago Muncie Fort Wayne Jeffersonville

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2008-09, 2015 MAC West Champions 2009 MAC Tournament Champions 2009 NCAA Tournament 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 WNIT

Brian Gallagher Jean Ann Harcourt Mike McDaniel Marlene Jacocks Member Member Member Student Member Chevy Chase, MD. Milroy Indianapolis Fishers NOTABLE ALUMNI

Angela Ahrendts, ’93 Brian Gallagher, ’81 Kent C. (Oz) Nelson, ’59 John Schnatter, ’84 Senior VP, Retail & Online Stores President/CEO, Former CEO Founder/Chairman SOFTBALL Apple Inc. United Way of America United Parcel Service; Chair- Papa John’s Pizza Inc. 2009, 2010, 2012 & 2013 MAC Champions Cupertino, CA Alexandria, VA man Ball State BOLD Campaign Louisville, KY 2010, 2015 MAC Tournament Champions Atlanta, GA Doug Jones, ’82 Blaine Bishop, ’93 11-year John Seffrin, ’66 2010, 2015 NCAA Championships Actor, Played the Silver Surfer NFL & 4-Time Pro Bowl Player Roger Neuenschwander, ’73 Retired CEOAmerican Cancer in “Fantastic Four: Rise of the (Retired) Retired President of Society Silver Surfer” Brentwood, TN TVSDesign Atlanta, GA Santa Clarita, CA Atlanta, GA Bryan Bullington, ’10 David Letterman, ’70 Willie Snead, ’16 Major League Baseball No. 1 Retired Host of Penny Ralston, ’71 Professional Football Player Overall Draft Pick “The Late Show with Professor and Dean New Orleans Saints Japan David Letterman,” Emeritus, College of Human New Orleans, LA New York, NY Sciences, Florida State Jim Davis, ’67 University Bonzi Wells, ’98 Famed Cartoonist and Creator Tim Liddy, ’81 Tallahassee, FL 10-Year NBA Player (Retired) MEN’S TENNIS of “Garfield” Golf Course Architect Liddy 2011 MAC Tournament Champions Carmel, IN Albany, IN Associates John Scheumann, ’71 2011 NCAA First Round Yorktown, IN Co-founder and former chair- Cynda Williams, ’88 2014 MAC Tournament Champions Leo Denault, ’82 Brad Maynard, ’96 man and CEO Actress and Singer 2014 NCAA First Round Chairman of the Board/CEO 16-year NFL Punter, Crossmann Communities Plainfield, IL Entergy Corporation Member of 2000 NY Giants Lafayette, IN New Orleans, LA Super Bowl Team (Retired) Mooresville, NC 30 BALL STATE BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2018 BALLSTATESPORTS.COM • @BALLSTATESPORTS • @BALLSTATEBB • @COACHMALONEY 31 MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD OUR APP!

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