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Table of Contents 2009 Quick Facts ...... 1 2009 Outlook ...... 2 2009 Roster and Team Photo ...... 3 Coaching Staff ...... 4-5 ...... 5 Support Staff ...... 5 From The Desk Of Returning Player Bios ...... 6-13 Club Donors ...... 13 HEAD STEVE FARLEY Newcomer Bios ...... 14-15 2008 Statistics and Results ...... 16 Summer Baseball ...... 17 Welcome to the 100th season of Butler baseball! Butler Records ...... 18-19 All-Time Lettermen ...... 20-21 What an honor it has been for me to be a part of this program for the past 17 seasons. Eleven Bulldog Baseball Facilities ...... 22 baseball coaches have gone before me, including Butler legend . Our current coaching staff Conditioning and Training ...... 23 and players will continue to work hard to uphold Butler’s winning tradition and to keep the program strong Life at Butler ...... 24 for those future players and coaches who will wear the Blue & White! ...... IBC Schedule ...... OBC During my tenure at Butler, I’ve seen Bulldog players travel to Australia to play in international competi- tion. I’ve witnessed major facility upgrades, including a new press box, scoreboard, irrigation system and 2009 Quick Facts now on the horizon… a new indoor hitting building. I’ve seen Butler players participate in community Location ...... , Ind. 46208 service projects, including serving meals to the homeless at Wheeler Mission and volunteering as men- Founded ...... 1855 tors for local elementary school children. Enrollment ...... 4,200 Nickname ...... Bulldogs In my 17 years, I’ve coached well over 200 players. These student-athletes have led Butler to fi ve regu- Colors ...... Blue and White lar season or conference tournament championships and two NCAA regionals. Former Bulldogs Pat Conference ...... Horizon League Neshek (Twins) and Dan Johnson (Rays) are playing in the Major Leagues. Just as importantly, I’ve seen Home Field ...... Bulldog Park (500) Dimensions ...... (L-R) 330-370-400-370-330 countless players graduate with a quality degree and move on to become successful doctors, lawyers, President ...... Dr. Bobby Fong teachers and businessmen. Athletic Director ...... Barry Collier Athletic Deparment Phone ...... (317) 940-9375 While we will continue to set our sights on winning the Horizon League Championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, our greater commitment will be to develop and prepare our student-athletes for Head Coach ...... Steve Farley (Minnesota ‘81) a successful life after graduation. We anticipate that will follow them throughout their Record at Butler ...... 427-495-1/17 years career, both on and off the fi eld. Career Record ...... 480-542-1/20 years Offi ce Phone ...... (317) 940-9721 I hope you enjoy this media guide. May it serve as a tool to familiarize you with our program and our Assistant Coach ...... Matt Tyner (Concordia, ‘96) proud heritage. When you review it, I think you will see why we are excited about Bulldog Baseball! Offi ce Phone ...... (317) 940-6536 Assistant Coach ...... Jeff Brown (Butler, ‘06) Go Dawgs! Assistant Coach ...... Eric Riggs (Central Florida, ‘98) Baseball Athletic Trainer ...... Penny Goldberg 2008 Record ...... 12-34 Home: 7-12 Away: 4-21 Neutral: 1-1 2008 Horizon League Record/Finish ...... 7-17/7th Home: 5-7 Away: 2-10 Letterwinners returning/lost ...... 23/11 Position Starters returning/lost ...... 6/4 Steve Farley Pitching Starters returning/lost ...... 4/1 Head Coach Newcomers ...... 11 Butler Baseball

Associate A.D./Communications ...... Jim McGrath Offi ce Phone ...... (317) 940-9414 E-Mail ...... [email protected] Assistant SID/Baseball Contact ...... Chris Urban Offi ce Phone ...... (317) 940-9994 E-Mail ...... [email protected] Sports Information Fax ...... (317) 940-9808 Offi cial Equipment and Apparel Provider Sports Information Address ...... 510 W. 49th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Credits The 2009 Butler baseball media and recruiting guide was produced Chris Urban, Assistant Sports Information Director, with as- Press Box Phone ...... (317) 940-6597 sistance from Head Coach Steve Farley. Action photos by Brent Smith. Head shots and team photo by VSN Photography. Cover Athletics Website ...... www.butlersports.com design by Alisha Luckenbill of the Butler Publications Offi ce. Special thanks to Jim McGrath, Sally Cutler and Sheryl Rodgers. School Website ...... www.butler.edu Requests for information about Butler baseball should be directed to Chris Urban ([email protected]).

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Sophomore Steve Darragh will compete for playing Experience On Their Side time with Schultz after seeing action in 17 games as a fresh- With 11 seniors suiting up for the 2009 man last season. Second-year player Dan Robinson and season, the Butler baseball team will rookies Steve Kaffel and Peter Winter could also factor into rely on strong veteran leadership and a the mix at fi rst. winning tradition to guide them into yet Senior Jason Jamerson returns to his spot at second another challenging campaign. base after playing the majority of his 39 games there last With experience comes knowledge, and with knowl- season. He fi nished the year fourth on the team with a .313 edge comes the ability to learn from the past. average in conference play. The 2009 have plenty of experience Sophomore Bobby Mosser, who appeared in just one on their side – boasting more senior members (11) than any contest in 2008 due to injury, could provide a power bat to other team in the league – and have plenty to learn from fol- the lineup at second. Freshmen Griffi n Richeson and Tim lowing a tough 2008 campaign in which injuries plagued the Conroy will add depth to the position. squad at just about every position at some point throughout With the graduation of four-year Joe Pauley, the year, leading to a 12-34 overall record and a fi rst-round the Bulldogs will turn to their wealth of young infi eld talent exit from the league tournament. to try to fi ll the void. Despite the lack of success on the scoreboard last Sophomore Kevin Rotherham, who saw the bulk of his season, the 2009 Butler squad does not have to look back playing time in the outfi eld last year, enters the 2009 cam- far to see a storied tradition of championships and NCAA paign as the frontrunner at short. He fi nished his freshman berths. Head coach Steve Farley, entering his 18th season season with a .250 batting average and seven runs scored. with the Bulldogs as the longest-tenured mentor in the Hori- Sophomore Grant Fillipitch, who is the favorite to start zon League, guided a program that won just 18 games in his at third, could see signifi cant time at short, while Richeson fi rst season in Indianapolis to a conference championship adds depth to the middle infi eld. just four years later and three more titles in the following After fi nishing as one of the Bulldogs’ top rookies in decade. 2008, Fillipitch returns as the top third base option for the This tradition of winning is engrained into the psyche Senior Alex Montagano batted .349 in 16 Horizon League Bulldogs in 2009. His .275 batting average, three home of the Butler team as it enters its 100th season of baseball games last season, including 11 as a starter. runs and 18 RBI led all newcomers last season while fi nish- this spring and will be on display every time they step onto ing as one of only three returning players to appear in at the fi eld. Right-handers Sinkiewicz (5.40 ERA) and Kruszka least 40 games. (4.50) boasted the team’s top two earned run averages When not earning the nod at fi rst, Schultz could take in league play last year, while Sokolowski (6.67) was the some turns at the hot corner, while Darragh will be counted Butler returns 11 of its 16 pitchers from 2008 that ac- squad’s best left-handed starter against conference foes. on to add depth. counted for nearly 80 percent of its pitched during Ochs, meanwhile, had a break- season as a junior last the season (317 of 398), including four of the top fi ve. year, touting a team-high three wins with a 4.24 ERA – in- Outfi elders Seniors Jeff Sinkiewicz (63.2 ), Ryan cluding 27-consecutive innings without allowing an earned 2008 All-Horizon League Second Team member Colin Kruszka (53.2), Matt Sokolowski (48.0) and Joe Ochs (34.2) run. Ziegel returns as the Bulldogs top outfi elder in 2009. The give the Bulldogs a formidable veteran starting staff that Rookie right-hander Mike Hernandez could also fac- senior right fi elder led the team with a .391 batting aver- combined to work 200 frames during the year while record- tor into the starting rotation, while senior Tyler Tepe, juniors age during conference play, collecting eight doubles, three ing an average of over 1.8 for every walk. Chris Denney and Jamie Feldheiser, sophomore David triples and six home runs among his team-best 34 hits and Denneman and freshman Ryan Salvino might be used in a boasted a team-high .436 on base percentage. spot start or long relief role. Rookie Tim Matheson, meanwhile, will be counted on Sophomore righty Jared Wagoner enters the season for signifi cant playing time in center in his fi rst collegiate sea- as the favorite to win the ’s job, while senior Evan De- son, while second-year player Luke Duncan could see time Potter and junior Tyler Szymczak could be used either in a in both right and center. Mosser could add a considerable set-up role or as a stopper. source of power to the corner outfi eld positions when not seeing action at second, while freshmen Blaine DeCamp and Mike Hoscheit will provide depth. will be one of the few positions on this year’s Additionally, senior Rick Betsch will hope to factor into Butler squad that will not feature much of a veteran pres- the mix in the outfi eld once he fully recovers from a shoulder ence. injury that limited his playing time in fall ball. He fi nished A season-ending elbow injury has sidelined senior 2008 with a solid .288 batting average and .382 on base backstop Austin Nickol while opening the door for sopho- percentage in league play. more Mike Letzter to step in as the top option at catcher in 2009. Letzter saw more action behind the dish than any Schedule other player for the Bulldogs last season, starting in 27 of his A highly competitive non-league schedule – featuring 36 games played during his rookie year and fi nishing with a opponents from the Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Mountain .247 batting average, a homer and 12 RBI. West, Atlantic-10 and Missouri Valley – gives way to an al- Newcomers Nick Hladek and Brian Padove will be ways challenging Horizon League campaign that leads up waiting in the wings at an opportunity for playing time, while to the six-day league tournament hosted by Cleveland State versatile senior Alex Montagano could also jump into the at the end of May. at points during the season. Butler will play a total of 18 games at Bulldog Park dur- ing the year, including a single game against Purdue and Infi elders a three-game set against reigning league champion UIC. After leading the team in hitting with a .383 batting The Bulldogs will also get a taste of professional baseball in average a season ago, junior Kyle Schultz returns as the 2009, hosting Dayton at Victory Field – home of the Triple-A team’s top corner infi elder. Schultz will likely spend most of Indianapolis Indians – and battling league rival Milwaukee his time at fi rst base in 2009 after playing predominantly at in double-header action at Miller Park – home of the Mil- Senior Colin Ziegel led the Bulldogs with a .391 batting av- third during his sophomore season and will be relied upon waukee Brewers. erage and .436 on base percentage in league play in 2008. for a consistent bat in the middle of the order.

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2009 BUTLER BASEBALL - Front row, l-r: Nick Hladek, Kyle Schultz, Alex Montagano, Michael Letzter, Matt Sokolowski, Blane DeCamp, Brian Padove, Jason Jamerson, Griffi n Richeson, Tim Conroy and Tim Matheson. Middle row, l-r: Head Coach Steve Farley, Steve Darragh, Luke Duncan, Dan Robinson, Tyler Szymczak, Mike Hernandez, Ryan Salvino, Jared Wagoner, Rick Betsch, Mike Hoscheit, Bobby Mosser, Ryan Kruszka and Assistant Coach Jeff Brown. Back row, l-r: Kevin Rotherham, Steve Kaffel, Chris Denney, Jeff Sinkiewicz, David Dennemann, Peter Winter, Joe Ochs, Dom Silvestri, Tyler Tepe, Jamie Feldheiser and Colin Ziegel. 2009 Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown High School 1 Tim Matheson Fr. OF 5-9 162 L/L Green Oaks, Ill. Libertyville 2 Tim Conroy Fr. IF 5-10 170 R/R Barrington, Ill. Barrington 3 Michael Letzter So. C 5-10 180 R/R Johnsburg, Ill. Johnsburg 4 Jason Jamerson Jr. IF 5-11 180 R/R Pendleton, Ind. Pendleton 6 Kevin Rotherham So. IF 6-2 185 R/R Green Bay, Wis. Notre Dame 7 Steve Kaffel Fr. 1B 6-3 215 L/R Orland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg 8 Dom Silvestri So. RHP 6-4 205 R/R Youngstown, Boardman 9 Griffi n Richeson Fr. IF 6-0 180 R/R West Lafayette, Ind. Lafayette Central Catholic 10 Brian Padove Fr. UT 5-11 185 R/R Hammond, Ind. Marian Catholic 11 Rick Betsch Sr. OF 6-1 185 L/R , Ohio LaSalle 12 Joe Ochs Sr. LHP 6-5 215 L/L Noblesville, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern 13 Jared Wagoner So. RHP 6-2 185 R/R Vincennes, Ind. South Knox 14 Ryan Kruszka Sr. RHP 6-1 195 R/R Elwood, Ill. Joliet Central 15 Austin Nickol Sr. C 6-0 185 R/R Brownsburg, Ind. Brownsburg 16 Colin Ziegel Sr. OF 6-1 190 L/L Ft. Wayne, Ind. Snider 17 Jamie Feldheiser Jr. RHP 6-2 180 R/R Ossian, Ind. Norwell 18 David Dennemann So. RHP 6-5 170 R/R Cicero, Ind. Hamilton Heights 20 Evan DePotter Sr. RHP 6-0 187 R/R Indianapolis, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern 21 Kyle Schultz Jr. IF 5-10 190 L/R Granger, Ind. Penn 22 Alex Montagano Sr. C 5-11 185 R/R Valparaiso, Ind. Chesterton 23 Grant Fillipitch So. IF 6-0 190 R/R LaGrange Park, Ill. Lyons Township 24 Bobby Mosser So. IF 6-0 175 R/R Lafayette, Ind. Central Catholic 25 Jeff Sinkiewicz Sr. RHP 6-3 190 R/R Granger, Ind. St. Joseph’s 26 Blaine DeCamp Fr. OF 6-0 190 R/R Columbus, Ind. Columbus North 27 Dan Robinson So. IF 6-2 255 L/L Lebanon, Ohio Springboro 28 Peter Winter Fr. 1B 6-6 217 R/R , Minn. Minnehaha Academy 29 Luke Duncan So. IF 6-0 155 R/R Greenwood, Ind. Center Grove 30 Mike Hoscheit Fr. OF 6-0 200 R/R St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles East 31 Tyler Tepe Sr. RHP 6-2 215 S/R Oregonia, Ohio Lebanon 32 Ryan Salvino Fr. RHP 6-3 184 R/R Burr Ridge, Ill. Nazareth Academy 34 Mike Hernandez Fr. RHP 6-1 195 R/R Crown Point, Ind. Crown Point 35 Matt Sokolowski Sr. LHP 5-11 195 L/L Ft. Wayne, Ind. Bishop Dwenger 36 Chris Denney So. RHP 6-3 200 R/R Versailles, Ky. Woodford County 38 Steve Darragh So. IF 6-0 190 R/R Cumberland, Ind. Cathedral 39 Nick Hladek Fr. C 5-9 200 R/R Crown Point, Ind. Crown Point 40 Tyler Szymczak Jr. RHP 6-0 165 R/R South Bend. Ind. Clay

Head Coach: Steve Farley (Minnesota, 1981), 18th Season Assistant Coaches: Matt Tyner (Concordia, 1996), Jeff Brown (Butler, 2006), Eric Riggs (Central Florida, 1998)

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Head Coach Steve Farley Minnesota, 1981 • 18th Season

Head coach Steve Farley has become Farley has made Butler summer and winter baseball camps an annual suc- synonymous with the Butler baseball program, cess, with many Indianapolis-area little league and high school players attending as the long-time Bulldog mentor enters his 18th his camps each year. season in Indianapolis in 2009. After coaching Program building wasn’t something new for Farley. After serving as a graduate in his 1,000th career collegiate game last year, assistant coach under the highly regarded Jerry Kindall at Arizona in 1983, he began the baseball veteran begins his 21st season as a full-time coaching career as an assistant at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, a head coach with 480 victories to his credit, N.Y. As the team’s pitching coach, he helped lower Army’s team including a school-record 427 while at Butler. to a school-record 3.99 in just two seasons. He has continued to lead the Bulldogs Farley moved to Davis & Elkins College in 1988, inheriting a team that had to consistent success in the Horizon League fi nished last in the conference the previous two seasons. In 1990, he was named during his tenure, guiding the team to a pair of NCAA Tournament bids and fi ve appear- Co-Coach of the Year in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after ances in the league championship game since 1998. Teams under his direction have leading Davis & Elkins to its fi rst 20-win season in over a decade. In 1991, he guided broken Butler’s school record for victories three times, while eight of the program’s the Senators to a division championship. highest single-season win totals have come under his tutelage. A high school all-state at River Falls, Wis., Farley earned a baseball A four-time Horizon League Coach of the Year, Farley has had 62 players earn scholarship to the University of Minnesota, where he became a and all-conference honors, and 25 of his former players have signed professional baseball three-year letterman. He helped lead the Golden Gophers to the Big Ten fi nals and contracts, including current hurler . a berth in the NCAA tournament in 1981. Farley, recipient of the Williams Scholar- Farley guided the Bulldogs to the brink of their third NCAA Tournament ap- Student Athlete Award, earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Minnesota in 1981, and pearance in 2006, scoring a pair of wins over regular-season champion UIC in the a Master’s Degree from the University of Arizona in 1983. Horizon League Tournament to advance to the championship game before falling In addition to his coaching duties, Farley has served as a director or instructor at short to host Wright State. several baseball camps, including the NCAA Youth Education through Sports (YES) Butler’s baseball program has fl ourished under Farley in the last decade, as the clinics at the College . He has also had several articles on baseball Bulldogs captured conference regular season championships in 1996, 1998 and 1999 strategy and technique published in athletic journals. In January of 2006, he joined and league tournament titles in 1998 and 2000. In 1998, the Bulldogs visited Tulsa, several other baseball coaches from the on a trip to Regensburg, Ger- Oklahoma, to compete in the NCAA Play-In series against Oral Roberts, and in 2000 many, to give instruction to European amateur coaches. The clinics were sponsored Butler captured the Horizon League’s automatic bid to the NCAA National Baseball by ’s Envoy Program. Championship. In 2002 and 2003, Farley guided the Bulldogs to a school-record 34 Farley and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters, Hannah (14) and Sarah (11). victories, Butler’s third and fourth 30-win seasons in a six-year span. Farley’s success hasn’t been limited to wins and losses. Thanks to his efforts in collecting donations from alumni and other benefactors, Bulldog Park has gone from an average playing facility to a top-notch baseball complex - one that hosted the North-South high school all-star series in 2001. Farley has also annually scheduled games in Victory Field, home of the AAA Indianapolis Indians. The 2003 squad also got a taste of international competition, as the Bulldogs traveled outside of the US for the fi rst time ever as a part of a six-game tour of Australia.

Coach Farley’s Butler Record Overall League Year School Record Pct. Record Finish Pct. Post-Season 1992 Butler 18-35 .340 6-14 5th .300 1993 Butler 27-27-1 .500 14-14 4th .500 1994 Butler 27-29 .482 11-8 2nd .579 1995 Butler 22-27 .449 6-10 5th West .375 1996 Butler 26-21 .553 14-7 1st .667 1997 Butler 18-32 .360 8-16 T-6th .333 1998 Butler 33-21 .611 13-5 T-1st .722 NCAA 1999 Butler 29-27 .518 14-6 1st .700 2000 Butler 31-28 .525 8-8 4th .500 NCAA 2001 Butler 25-30 .455 8-12 4th .400 2002 Butler 34-23 .596 11-11 4th .500 2003 Butler 34-27 .557 16-8 2nd .667 2004 Butler 29-30 .492 13-11 2nd .542 2005 Butler 19-35 .352 4-12 T-5th .250 2006 Butler 21-36 .368 9-21 5th .300 2007 Butler 22-33 .400 10-20 5th .333 2008 Butler 12-34 .261 7-17 7th .291 At Butler (17 yrs) 427-495-1 .463 172-190 .475 Career (20 yrs) 480-542-1 .470 The Farleys: (clockwise from top right) Steve, Sarah, Hannah and Lisa.

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Assistant Coach Matt Tyner Assistant Coach Jeff Brown Concordia, 1996 • Fifth Season Butler, 2006 • Third Season Matt Tyner, a stand-out Jeff Brown begins his third baseball player in the col- season as a member of legiate and professional the Butler coaching staff ranks, returns to the But- in 2009. Brown entered Butler is a member of the Horizon League, the coaching ranks at the ler coaching staff for the which includes 10 public and private institutions start of the 2007 season 2008-09 season as an from , Illinois, , Indiana and after a fi ve-year playing assistant coach. Tyner Ohio. In addition to Butler, member schools include career as an infi elder un- is making his second stint Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit der Bulldogs head coach with the Bulldogs after Mercy, Loyola University Chicago, the University of serving as an assistant Steve Farley. He works Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin- under Farley from 1993 primarily with Bulldog - Milwaukee, the University of Illinois at Chicago, to 1997. He returns to ters and position players. Valparaiso University, Wright State University and the collegiate level after spending the past 10 years A four-year letterwinner with the Bulldogs, Brown hit Youngstown State University. All except Detroit, working with the Premier Amateur Summer Programs .295 with 12 doubles, four home runs and 27 RBI his Green Bay and Loyola compete in baseball. in Indiana. He will work primarily with the Butler hitters senior season. He closed his collegiate career with a Originally founded in 1979 as the Midwestern and on team defense while assisting with recruiting .276 batting average, 31 doubles and 11 home runs. City Conference, the league supports 18 champion- and other administrative duties. A feared power threat His 217 at bats in 2006 set the Butler single-season ships for men and women. The Horizon League as an outfi elder and during his play- record, and his 54 starts in 54 games led the team. He enjoys NCAA automatic qualifi cation in baseball, ing days, Tyner was drafted in the ninth round of the continued his playing career in the professional ranks 1980 Amateur Draft by the from the in the spring of 2007, signing a contract to play with men’s , women’s basketball, men’s golf, University of Miami. He led the Orioles’ minor league the Traverse City (Mich.) Beach Bums of the Frontier men’s soccer, women’s soccer, , women’s system in home runs in his fi rst two seasons, belting League. Additionally, Brown is currently pursuing his tennis and women’s volleyball. 33 in 1981 and 24 in 1982, and helped his Hagerstown Master’s Degree at Butler. (Md.) squad to the 1981 Carolina League Championship before injuries forced his early retirement from the game Baseball Support Staff in 1983. Tyner walked on to the Miami baseball team, where he went on to earn four letters as an outfi elder and third baseman. He helped the Hurricanes to the College World Series in three of his seasons, includ- ing a third-place fi nish in 1980, while his 15 homers as a senior that year tied the school record and helped him to earn co-MVP honors. Tyner earned a degree in business communications from Concordia University (Indianapolis Center) in 1996. Barry Collier Jim McGrath Beth Goetz Carl Heck Director of Athletics Associate AD/ Assistant AD/ Assistant AD/ Assistant Coach Eric Riggs Communications Compliance/SWA Facilities & Events Central Florida, 1998 • First Season Eric Riggs joins the Butler coaching staff this season as a volunteer assistant. A native of Brownsburg, Ind., he was a scholarship baseball and basketball player at Central Florida from 1995-98 before be- Chris Urban Penny Goldberg Sonya Hopkins Karen Poirier ing selected by the Los Assistant SID/ Associate Athletic Coordinator of Athletic Dept. Angeles Dodgers in the Baseball Contact Trainer/Baseball Academic Support Secretary 1998 Major League Ama- teur Draft. He went on to play 10 seasons in the Dodgers, and Florida Marlins systems before retiring in 2008. Riggs earned his Bachelor’s Degree in business administra- tion from Central Florida and currently resides in Fish- ers, Ind., with his wife, Trisha, and three sons – Bryce (4), Blake (1) and Brooks (1). Jim Peal Ross Bowsher John Harding Jennifer Johnson Jamey Connor Strength & Strength & Equipment Equipment Head Conditioning Coach Conditioning Coach Manager Groundskeeper

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11 Rick Betsch 18 David Dennemann 6-1 • 185 • Sr. • OF • L/R 6-5 • 170 • So. • RHP • R/R Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights

Coach Farley on Betsch: “Rick has been through two Coach Farley on Dennemann: “Dave had some ups and shoulder surgeries in the past couple of seasons, which has downs in his freshman year, but he’s starting to show a more limited his playing time for us. He has never complained mature approach to the game, which will make him much more about the tough luck that came his way and has worked in- effective on the mound. He has a good and a solid curve- credibly hard to put himself back in position to start as either ball. He’s become stronger in our off-season weight program. an outfi elder or DH in this year. Rick is a respected leader We expect him to be a pitcher who begins to climb towards the on our team.” top of our staff this year.”

2008: Team leader with seven steals in nine attempts…started in 24 of his 38 games played 2008: Saw action in seven games, including two as a starter…totaled seven strikeouts in 10.1 during the year…batted .284 with 12 RBI and 14 runs scored…boasted a .381 on base innings of work…picked up a win in relief at Tennessee Tech (March 16), allowing one hit in a percentage and a .343 …totaled seven multi-hit games…went 4-for-8 scoreless …struck out fi ve and allowed walks in three innings in his fi rst collegiate start with an RBI and run scored in two games at Southern Illinois (March 9-10)…had three hits against Indiana Tech on April 8…High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner…named First at Valparaiso on April 25…went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Cleveland State on Team All-Hamilton County and First Team All-Noblesville Ledger…also earned all-conference May 17...2007: Played in 33 games, starting in 21…fi nished third on the team with a .310 honors…helped team to 2006 sectional championship, the fi rst in the school’s history…played batting average…tied for second on the squad with fi ve steals…fourth on the team with 22 summer baseball for the Indiana Bulls and the Indiana Mustangs…also earned three letters in hits…had six multi-hit games…hit both of his home runs in the Horizon League Tournament basketball and four in tennis…named Third Team All-Noblesville Ledger and honorable mention against Youngstown State (5/24)…went 1-for-2 with four walks, three runs scored and three all-county in basketball in 2005…tennis team MVP three seasons…member of Key Club…head RBI against Huntington (3/13)…fi nished 3-for-5 with three runs scored at IPFW (5/9)…to- coach: Rick Hawley. Personal: Born August 25, 1988…son of Tom and Jenny Hough and Brett taled four hits, three RBI and two runs scored against Milwaukee (5/18)...2006: Played in and Kristen Dennemann…exploratory major. 15 games his freshman season, starting in fi ve contests…collected three hits and scored a run…walked four times…High School: Team captain at LaSalle High School...batted .360 G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA with 27 runs batted in, 32 runs scored and 12 stolen bases as a senior...honorable mention 2008 7 2 10.1 0 26 28 25 7 7 1-2 0 21.77 all-conference linebacker on high school football team...earned two varsity letters each in baseball and football...high school coach: Pat O’Conner...Personal: Born November 1, 1986...son of Rick and Becky Betsch...fi nance major.

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA 2006 15 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 3 1-1 .136 2007 33 84 22 26 0 0 2 17 17 17 5-7 .310 2008 38 102 14 29 6 0 0 12 14 12 7-9 .284 Career 86 208 37 58 6 0 2 30 35 32 13-17 .279

38 Steve Darragh 6-0 • 190 • So. • IF • R/R Cumberland, Ind./Cathedral

Coach Farley on Darragh: “Steve’s playing time was limited for much of the fall season due to a sore elbow, but he came on Chris Denney appeared in fi ve games as a redshirt freshman in 2008. strong at the end. We think he has the potential to be a very solid hitter for us, and he can play both corner infi eld positions. He makes hard contact and has line drive power to both gaps.” 36 Chris Denney 6-3 • 200 • So. • RHP • R/R 2008: Played in 17 games during the year, earning starts in two…walked and scored in his fi rst Versailles, Ky./Woodford County collegiate start at Kentucky on March 1…picked up his fi rst hit against Marian on April 2…went 1-for-2 against Indiana (May 13)…High School: Tabbed to the Indianapolis Star All-City Honor Coach Farley on Denney: “Chris is battling his way back from Team…named to the coaches all-city team two seasons…helped team to 4A state championship shoulder surgery. He is a good competitor and is anxious to get his senior year in 2007…squad also fi nished as 4A state runner-up his junior season…North- on the mound and help the team. Chris’ fastball has a natural South City-County All-Star participant…batted .343 as a senior with 30 RBI and 30 runs scored… cut action to it which makes him tough to hit. If he can regain his also posted a 3-0 record and a 1.81 ERA in 19.1 innings as a senior…head coach: Rich Andreal. velocity, he could be an effective for us.” Personal: Born Nov. 5, 1988…son of Rick and Michelle Darragh…business exploratory major.

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA 2008: Appeared in fi ve games out of the bullpen…worked hitless innings of relief against Marian 2008 17 16 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 0-0 .125 (April 2) and Indiana Tech (April 8)…struck-out two in a scoreless frame against Cincinnati on April 16…2007: Did not play due to injury…High School: First-team all-state and all-city as a pitcher and outfi elder...named team MVP…his senior year, led the region with eight home runs as an outfi elder and 132 strikeouts as a pitcher…compiled a 21-6 career record…high school coach: Jay Lucas…Personal: Born October 18, 1987…son of Randy and Shirley Denney…ac- counting major.

G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA 2008 5 0 5.0 0 5 4 4 2 4 0-0 0 7.20

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20 Evan DePotter 6-0 • 187 • Sr. • RHP • R/R Indianapolis, Ind./Hamilton SE

Coach Farley on DePotter: “Evan is one of three pitchers we think could be very effective in a late relief/closer type role. He has above average stuff, and he is very effective when he throws low strikes. His fastball and knuckle curve are both plus pitches. He is one of the seniors we are counting on.”

2008: One of the Bulldogs’ top relievers, appearing in 15 games out of the pen…his 3.91 ERA was the lowest mark among the team’s regulars…had a string of 11.1 innings over seven appear- ances without allowing an earned run…struck out eight during that span…scattered two hits and struck out three in 3.0 innings at UIC on April 5…set down the side on strikes in an inning of work against Cincinnati on April 16…earned his only of the year at Indianapolis (April 29), striking out three in 1.1 innings…2007: Came out of the bullpen in 16 of his 17 …fi n- ished fourth among Butler pitchers with at least 30 innings pitched with a 4.50 ERA…allowed 2.0 earned runs while striking out eight in a fi ve-inning start against IU-Southeast (3/6)…yielded one earned run in 5.1 innings of relief against Cleveland State (3/30)…2006: Made 11 appearances in relief, recording two saves…High School: Named honorable mention on the All-Metro North team as a pitcher at Hamilton Southeastern High School...posted a 3-2 record with a 2.58 earned run average and 47 strikeouts in 43 innings in 2005...helped lead high school team to an 18-9 record as a senior...high school coach: Curry Harden...Personal: Born May 1, 1987...son of Dave and Debbie DePotter...marketing major.

G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA 2006 11 0 14.1 0 29 17 17 8 7 0-1 2 10.67 2007 17 1 32.0 0 28 18 16 17 32 1-2 0 4.50 2008 15 0 23.0 0 19 16 10 29 18 0-0 1 3.91 Career 43 1 69.1 0 76 51 43 54 57 1-3 3 5.58

29 Luke Duncan Jamie Feldheiser worked 32.1 innings in 14 relief appearances as a sopho- 6-0 • 155 • So. • IF • R/R more in 2008. Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove 17 Jamie Feldheiser Coach Farley on Duncan: “Luke showed dramatic improve- 6-2 • 180 • Jr. • RHP • R/R ment this fall. He has always had a strong arm and above aver- Ossian, Ind./Norwell age running speed. He is a more confi dent hitter at the plate now, and he will compete for one of the starting spots in the Coach Farley on Feldheiser: “Jamie has been a good strike outfi eld. We see him as a line drive guy who should be able to thrower for us. We have confi dence in him as a long relief or spray the ball to all fi elds.” short relief guy. He works hard and has a solid mental approach on the mound. He’ll have an opportunity to pitch some quality 2008: Played in 32 games during his rookie season, earning starts in six…singled and scored in innings for us in 2009.” his fi rst collegiate at bat at Kentucky on Feb. 29…went 2-for-3 against Youngstown State (March 22)…singled and drove in two runs against Marian on April 2…made 22 put outs in the fi eld with only one error…High School: Named to the all-county and all-conference teams…selected to 2008: Saw action in 15 contests during the year, starting once…pitched a scoreless 5.0 innings the all-state ballot as a junior…earned the team’s Gold Glove award as a junior…earned aca- against IPFW (March 25), allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out three…did not allow demic honors (3.6 GPA or higher) from 2004-06. Personal: Born Jan. 4, 1989…son of Janet and an earned run for eight straight innings against Indiana Tech, Tennessee Tech and IPFW…al- Steve Duncan…business major. lowed a run on two hits in earning the win at Youngstown State on April 19…scored his second win of the year after working 4.2 relief innings at Valparaiso on April 25…2007: Came out of the G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA bullpen in eight of his 10 games pitched…earned the win in his second start of the year, allowing 2008 32 37 12 6 0 0 0 2 1 12 1-1 .162 one earned run on fi ve hits in 7.0 innings at Valparaiso (5/1)…tossed a hitless inning of relief at IPFW (5/9)…High School: Two-year letterwinner as a pitcher at Norwell High School…earned all-conference honorable mention honors as a junior and all-area honors as a senior…went 8-2 as a junior before going 8-0 his senior year, including a no-hitter…team fi nished with a 29-2 record, a conference championship and a 3A runner-up showing his senior season…high school coach: Kelby Wybright…also lettered one season in soccer as a goalkeeper…earned conference honorable mention honors as a senior…Personal: Born September 2, 1987…son of Richard and Jodey Feldheiser…math education major.

G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA 2007 10 2 20.1 1 25 18 17 6 5 2-1 0 7.52 2008 15 1 32.1 0 52 32 27 10 14 2-3 0 7.52 Career 25 3 52.2 1 77 50 44 16 19 4-4 0 7.52

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23 Grant Fillipitch 6-0 • 190 • So. • IF • R/R LaGrange Park, Ill./Lyons Township

Coach Farley on Fillipitch: “Grant was one of our top hitters for much of last season. He’ll start the spring as our No. 1 third baseman and could also see action at shortstop or at fi rst base. He has the ability to hit for a high average and for power. His teammates see him as a quiet leader on this team.”

2008: Finished his rookie season fourth on the team with a .275 batting average...started in 35 of his 44 games played…tied for third with eight doubles and three homers…ranked fi fth with 18 RBI and 42 hits…his .386 slugging percentage was the fourth-best on the squad…was the team’s top hitter in non-league play, fi nishing with a .288 batting average and 23 hits…tied the school record with fi ve hits in a game against Indiana Tech (April 8)…fi nished with 11 multi-hit games…was 3-for-4 with a double and fi ve RBI against Wright State (April 11)…went 6-for-15 (.400) with two homers, four runs scored and four RBI in a three-game series at Valparaiso (April 25-26)…High School: Named to the all-conference and all-area teams…played in the state all-star game…team captain as a senior…Stevenson Showcase team representative and area leadership conference representative…led team to state tournament…helped two summer league teams to state titles…Illinois State Scholar…four-year member of the honor roll…member of the National Math Honor Society…head coach: George Ushela. Personal: Born Nov. 17, Grant Fillipitch fi nished fourth on the team with a .275 batting average as a 1988…son of Brenda and John Fillipitch…mechanical engineering major. rookie in 2008 and collected three home runs and eight doubles.

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA 2008 44 153 19 42 8 0 3 18 8 33 0-0 .275 14 Ryan Kruszka 6-1 • 195 • Sr. • RHP • R/R 4 Jason Jamerson Elwood, Ill./Joliet Central 5-11 • 180 • Sr. • IF • R/R Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Coach Farley on Kruszka: “Ryan had an excellent summer in the Great Lakes collegiate league, leading his team to the cham- (Ball State) pionship. He has an excellent fastball, and he has worked hard to improve the command of his off-speed stuff. He will be one of Coach Farley on Jamerson: “Jason had a very good fall sea- our top starters, and he has the mentality to be a very effective son. He was much improved on defense and looked more confi - closer. Ryan is a strong leader for our team.” dent at the plate. We have some good athletes competing for the second base job. Jason has a lot of Horizon League experience 2008: Ranked second on the team with 53.2 innings pitched…appeared in 14 games, includ- and knows what it takes to compete at this level.” ing a team-high nine as a starter…his .283 opponent batting average was the second-lowest among Butler starters…led the starters with a 2-1 record and a 4.50 ERA in Horizon League 2008: Started in 37 of his 39 games played…fi nished sixth on the squad with a .258 batting aver- games…held league foes to a team-low .249 average in nine appearances…allowed only 42 hits age…had a .342 slugging percentage and a .325 on base percentage…fi nished second on the in 44.0 innings of work…struck out a season-high six batters against Youngstown State (March team with 83 assists…ranked fourth on the team with a .313 batting average in Horizon League 22), yielding three hits and one run in 7.0 innings…allowed just three hits and no earned runs games…also boasted a .388 slugging percentage and a .413 on base mark in league con- in 6.0 innings at UIC (April 5)…went eight innings, scattering seven hits and allowing just one tests…posted eight multi-hit games during the year…had a six-game hitting streak from March run in his next start against Wright State (April 12)…tossed an eight-inning three-hitter against 25-April 2…went 7-for-14 (.500) with four runs scored and three RBI in a three-game series Cleveland State (May 17), allowing just one run while striking out fi ve…2007: Started in eight against Milwaukee (March 28-29)…2007: Named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America of his 14 games pitched…led the team’s starters with a 2.96 ERA…fi nished tied for second Team as a …tabbed to the All-Horizon League Second Team and Newcomer on the squad with 37 strikeouts and third with 54.2 innings pitched…pitched eight innings in team…started in 37 of his 41 games played…fi nished fi fth on the team with 38 hits and sixth with three consecutive starts (3/31, 4/7 and 4/14), allowing just four earned runs in 24 innings (1.50 18 runs scored…posted 12 multi-hit games…collected two hits, two RBI and a run scored in his ERA)…held Cleveland State to just one earned run and struck out seven batters in eight innings fi rst game with the Bulldogs against Morehead State (2/25)…went 2-for-4 with three RBI against (3/31)…limited Milwaukee to one run on fi ve hits in eight innings (4/7)…struck-out a season-high IU-Southeast (3/6)…fi nished with a 3-for-4 clip at Wright State (4/10)…High School: Two-time eight batters at Cleveland State (4/14)…tossed four scoreless innings in a start against Wright all-state honoree and three-time all-conference team member…earned all-county honors twice… State (3/17)…2006: Came out of the bullpen in 14 of his 16 appearances…allowed two runs named MVP of the North-South Series…four-year letterwinner as a shortstop and second base- while striking out a pair in three innings in a start against Xavier (4/4)…High School: Captain man…2003 squad was ranked 21st in the nation according to Baseball America…helped 2005 and two-year starter in baseball at Joliet Central High School...all-conference as team to regional championship…head coach: Bill Stoudt…also lettered three years in football and a junior and all-area pitcher/outfi elder as a senior...posted a 7-2 record with 77 strikeouts in fi nal one in basketball…earned fi rst-team all-state, all-conference and all-state academic as a wide high school season...academic all-conference performer...received an Army Reserve National receiver and corner back in football…Mr. Football nominee…high school Heisman winner…his Scholar-Athlete award...earned two varsity letters each in football and baseball...high school 70 catches in a season is a school record…basketball team fi nished as sectional champions coach: John Krebs...Personal: Born August 14, 1986...son of Martin and Julie Kruszka...physical in 2003…Personal: Born September 17, 1986…son of Jeff and Brenda Jamerson…journalism education major. major. G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA 2006 16 2 34.0 0 50 32 27 27 17 3-2 0 7.15 2007 41 139 18 38 1 0 0 17 8 32 1-1 .273 2007 14 8 54.2 2 59 23 18 17 37 2-5 1 2.96 2008 39 120 15 31 7 0 0 10 18 18 1-1 .258 2008 14 9 53.2 0 60 41 34 30 34 2-3 0 5.70 Career 80 259 33 69 8 0 0 27 26 50 2-2 .266 Career 44 19 142.1 2 169 96 79 74 88 7-10 1 5.00

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3 Michael Letzter 5-10 • 180 • So. • C • R/R Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg

Coach Farley on Letzter: “Mike does a great job behind the plate handling our pitchers. He has a solid arm, and he was much improved as a hitter this past fall. Our pitchers like throw- ing to him because he gives a good, low target. Mike and Nick Hladek emerged as our top two catchers during the fall season, and both will see plenty of action as we get underway.”

2008: Played in 36 games as a freshman, including 27 starts…ranked in a third-place tie on the team with three steals…fi nished tied for seventh on the squad with 12 RBI…boasted a .339 on base percentage…had a six-game hitting streak from March 10-29…totaled four multi-hit games…went 3-for-5 with an RBI against Milwaukee (March 29)…homered and drove in three runs at Valparaiso (April 26)…High School: Earned all-area honors in 2006 and all-area honor- able mention honors in 2005…named to the all-conference team in both 2005 and 2006…team MVP as a sophomore and junior…team captain in 2007…Northwest Herald Player of the Week…three-year varsity starter…also played football…named offensive player of the year in 2006…member of the honor roll…Kiwanis Award winner…head coaches: Ed Sennett and Dann Giesey. Personal: Born Jan. 5, 1989…son of Scott and Lori Letzter…business major.

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA 2008 36 97 14 24 1 0 1 12 14 18 3-4 .247

22 Alex Montagano Michael Letzter started in 27 of his 36 games played as a freshman and 5-11 • 185 • Sr. • C • R/R scored 14 runs on 24 hits. Valparaiso, Ind./Chesterton

Coach Farley on Montagano: : “Alex played several positions 24 Bobby Mosser for us last year in a utility role. He can catch, play the outfi eld or 6-0 • 175 • So. • IF • R/R play a corner infi eld position. His best tool is his bat. He makes consistent hard contact and knows how to move runners. He is Lafayette, Ind./Central Catholic one of the more vocal leaders on our team.” Coach Farley on Mosser: “Bobby saw time in left fi eld and at second base this fall. He impressed the coaching staff with his 2008: Started in 23 of his 31 games played…batted .288 with a .412 on base percentage…hit offensive potential. He is an aggressive hitter and works hard .349 in 16 Horizon League games…boasted a .417 on base percentage against league foes… on his game. He was an all-star on his summer college league totaled six multi-hit games…went 5-for-11 (.455) with an RBI and four runs scored in a three- team. He will start the season as a solid middle of the order guy game series against Wright State (April 11-12)…fi nished 4-for-12 (.333) with four runs scored in in our line up.” a three-game set at Valparaiso (April 25-26)…2007: Started in 28 of his 35 games played…his .282 batting average is the third-best among returning players…posted 10 multi-hit games…went 2008: Started in one game before sitting out the remainder of the season as a redshirt…2007: 2-for-3 with a double and three runs scored against UIC (4/21)…went 4-for-6 in two games at Came off the bench in six of his 10 games played…scored a run against Indiana Tech (3/27)… Valparaiso, notching a double, and fi ve RBI…2006: Played in 11 games, including four went 2-for-2 with a pair of runs scored at Wright State (4/10)…High School: Four-year letter- starts…went 2-for-2 in the fi rst game of a doubleheader against UIC before singling in his only at winner as a shortstop and third baseman…team captain…earned all-conference and all-state bat of the second game (5/13)…went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Marian (4/5) and IPFW recognition… played in last year’s North/South All-Star series...named the Small School Player (5/17)…High School: First team all-area catcher/designated hitter at Chesterton High School... of the Year…batted .494 as a senior…helped team to the state championship as a sophomore… team captain and all-conference performer...batted .376 with six home runs as a junior and .372 high school coach: Tim Bordenet…Personal: Born February 29, 1988…son of Tom and Sandy as a senior...earned two varsity baseball letters...high school coach: Jack Campbell...Personal: Mosser…marketing major. Born July 15, 1986...son of Nick and Dara Montagano...marketing major. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA 2007 10 15 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0-0 .133 2006 11 18 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 0-0 .278 2008 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 .000 2007 35 103 13 29 5 0 1 8 8 14 1-3 .282 Career 11 18 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 0-0 .111 2008 31 80 16 23 0 0 0 4 13 19 0-0 .288 Career 77 201 31 57 6 0 1 12 23 38 1-3 .284

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15 Austin Nickol 27 Dan Robinson 6-0 • 185 • Sr. • C • R/R 6-2 • 255 • So. • IF • L/L Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg Lebanon, Ohio/Springboro

Coach Farley on Nickol: “Austin was named co-winner of the Coach Farley on Robinson: “Dan showed fl ashes of becom- Mental Attitude Award by his teammates last spring. He has ing a more confi dent this fall. He has an improved been an excellent student and competitor at Butler. His playing understanding of the game and what he needs to do to compete time will be limited due to an injury, but he continues to encour- at the plate. He saw action at fi rst base and as a DH during the age his teammates and will do whatever he can to help the team fall season.” win.”

2008: Played in 13 games, including six as a starter…went 1-for-3 with a singles at Milwaukee 2008: Appeared in four games during the year…walked three times and scored a pair of runs… (May 10)…2007: Came off the bench in all but two games…singled, scored a run and drove in High School: Two-year letterwinner as a fi rst baseman…2006 Showcase Qualifi er while play- one at Wright State (4/10)…scored a run at Marian (4/24)…2006: Saw action in six games, in- ing with Morganroth Baseball…helped high school team to 2006 sectional championship…team cluding two as a starter…drove in a run and scored once after collecting his fi rst career hit against fi nished second in the Blue/Gray Classic in Kissimmee, Fla….also lettered twice in football. Per- Marian (2/22)…High School: Honorable mention All-State catcher for unbeaten 4A state champ sonal: Born August 16, 1989…son of Laurie Kanta…accounting major. Brownsburg High School...all-conference and all-Metro West player...batted .400 with 26 RBI’s as a senior...helped high school squad to a 35-0 record in 2005...played on back-to-back state G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA runner-up teams in 2003 and 2004...earned four varsity letters in baseball...high school coach: 2008 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0-0 .000 Pat O’Neil...Personal: Born May 8, 1987...son of Jim and Lisa Nickol...fi nance major.

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA 2006 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 .250 2007 10 8 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 .125 2008 13 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0-0 .050 Career 29 32 4 3 0 0 0 2 3 5 0-0 .094

12 Joe Ochs 6-5 • 215 • Sr. • LHP • L/L Noblesville, Ind./Hamilton SE

Coach Farley on Ochs: “Joe had an excellent summer, pitching in the Central Illinois Collegiate League. He will open the spring as one of our top starting pitchers. He has good command of three pitches and is not a guy who is easily rattled. Joe is ca- pable of putting up some great numbers for us in 2009.”

2008: Finished as the team’s leader with three wins on the year…had a streak of 27 consecutive Kevin Rotherham appeared in 31 games as a freshman and fi nished with innings spanning nine games without allowing an earned run…did not allow an earned run in 11.2 seven runs and 10 hits – including a pair of triples. innings in Horizon League play…held league opponents to a team-low .186 batting average…his 3.33 strikeouts-to-walks ratio (20 strikeouts, six walks) was the best on the squad…started in six of his 12 games…held Indiana Tech scoreless on four hits while striking out three in 3.0 innings of 6 Kevin Rotherham work (March 12)…scattered three hits in fi ve scoreless innings of relief against Milwaukee (March 6-2 • 185 • So. • IF • R/R 29)…started and allowed just two hits in four scoreless frames against Dayton (April 23)…2007: Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Came out of the bullpen in all but one game…allowed just one run and struck out three in 5.0 innings of relief to earn his fi rst win of the year against Marian (3/20)…worked a scoreless inning to notch his second win at Marian (4/24)…held Youngstown State to just one run on fi ve hits in Coach Farley on Rotherham: “Kevin was recruited as a 4.1 innings (4/28)…went four strong innings of relief against YSU in the Horizon League Cham- middle infi elder, but fi nished 2008 starting for us in center fi eld. pionship…2006: Came out of the bullpen in all but three of his 13 appearances…earned his fi rst He played both infi eld and outfi eld this fall. He is one of the top career save in his fi rst appearance against Marian (2/22)…High School: All-conference pitcher athletes on the team, with excellent running speed and a strong at Hamilton Southeastern High School...named all-county and selected to the All-Metro North arm. He is starting to become more confi dent as a hitter. We team...helped high school team win two sectional championships...earned three varsity baseball need him to get on base and set the table for us.” letters...high school coach: Curry Harden...Personal: Born August 17, 1986...son of Joe and Cathy Ochs...communications major. 2008: Appeared in 31 games during the year, including 11 as a starter…went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored at Indianapolis (April 29)…batted .292 and slugged .458 in non-league G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA play, with two of his seven hits going for triples…had a .346 on base percentage in non-confer- 2006 13 3 21.2 0 32 17 13 3 5 0-2 1 5.40 ence games…High School: Four-year letterwinner as a shortstop at Notre Dame High School in 2007 9 1 23.2 0 24 11 9 9 13 2-1 1 3.42 Green Bay…named to the all-area team…also lettered four years in basketball and three years 2008 12 6 34.0 0 38 19 16 6 20 3-1 1 4.24 in football…named to the all-conference team as a shooting guard…fi nished as the basketball Career 34 10 79.1 0 94 47 38 18 38 5-4 3 4.31 team’s leading scorer…earned all-conference honors as a quarterback and free safety…football team fi nished 10-2 his junior and senior seasons. Personal: Born June 19, 1988…son of Ann and Greg Rotherham…business marketing major.

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA 2008 31 40 7 10 0 2 0 1 4 17 0-0 .250

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8 Dom Silvestri 6-4 • 205 • R-Fr. • RHP • R/R Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman

Coach Farley on Silvestri: “Dom was injured last season, so it was good to fi nally see him back on the hill this fall. He continues to regain his old form. He has a good fastball and change up and is working to improve his breaking ball. He has the size you look for in a pitcher. If he is healthy, he could be a guy competing for relief innings this spring.”

2008: Sat out due to injury...High School: Two-year letterwinner as a pitcher and fi rst base- man…named to the all-conference squad both seasons…member of the Honor Roll…graduated with honors…head coach: Scott Knox. Personal: Born Jan. 21, 1989…son of Frank and Patty Silvestri…chemistry major.

25 Jeff Sinkiewicz 6-3 • 190 • Sr. • RHP • R/R Granger, Ind./St. Joseph’s

Coach Farley on Sinkiewicz: “Jeff threw some quality innings last year. His start at Louisville in front of a capacity crowd was one of the best outings of any pitcher on our staff in 2008. He competes well and knows the key for him is making big pitches in pressure situations. If he’s healthy, he’ll be counted on heavily this season.”

2008: The team’s top starting pitcher, leading all starters with a 4.95 ERA and 63.2 innings Kyle Schultz led the Bulldogs with a .383 batting average and a .471 on pitched…struck out 24 batters on the year while only yielding nine walks…boasted a 3.98 ERA in base percentage as a sophomore in 2008. fi ve non-conference appearances, including three as a starter…allowed just one run and struck out two with no walks in 4.1 innings of relief at Tennessee Tech (March 15)…earned his lone win of the year against Youngstown State (March 21), tossing two no-hit relief innings…had his longest 21 Kyle Schultz outing of the year against Wright State (April 12), starting and allowing two earned runs while strik- 5-10 • 190 • Jr. • IF • L/R ing out three in 8.0 innings…scattered six hits and allowed three earned runs in a seven-inning start against Cleveland State (May 16)…started and yielded four runs on seven hits in a six-inning Granger, Ind./Penn appearance in the Horizon League Championship against Valparaiso (May 20)…2007: Led the team with 18 appearances, including four starts…tied for the team lead with two saves…worked Coach Farley on Schultz: “Kyle fi nished last season with the a perfect inning of relief at Morehead State to earn his fi rst save (2/24)…notched a season-high top batting average on the team. He puts the ball in play and hits three strikeouts in 3.0 innings at Belmont (3/3)…picked up the save against Ohio after allowing to all fi elds. He worked in the fall to increase his power potential. just one run on two hits in 2.0 innings (3/11)…earned a win over Milwaukee after working 1.2 He could see action at fi rst or third base. He is a solid fi elder hitless innings of relief (5/18)…2006: Saw 12 appearances as a freshman, earning two starts…al- with soft hands.” lowed two runs in four innings in his fi rst career start at Western Carolina (2/19)…High School: Team captain at St. Joseph’s High School...honorable mention all-conference pitcher...helped high school squad to a regional runner-up fi nish in 2004...forward on high school basketball 2008: The squad’s top hitter as a sophomore, boasting a team-high .383 batting average and team...earned four varsity letters in baseball...high school coach: David Luczkowski...Personal: .471 on base percentage…also tallied a .500 slugging percentage…started in 32 of his 40 games Born November 3, 1986...son of Thomas and Margaret Sinkiewicz...fi nance major. played…batted .477 with a .614 slugging percentage and a .566 on base percentage in non- league games…had a season-long 10-game hitting streak from April 5-20…also posted an eight- G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA game trek from April 23 to May 10…collected hits in 29 of his fi nal 32 games of the season…had 2006 12 2 24.2 0 50 40 27 10 6 0-2 0 9.85 11 multi-hit contests and fi ve multi-RBI games…went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs 2007 18 4 35.2 0 56 37 28 9 11 1-3 2 7.07 scored and two RBI against Milwaukee (March 29)…was 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored 2008 13 9 63.2 0 82 42 35 9 24 1-5 0 4.95 at Cleveland State (April 20)…homered and drove in three runs at Valparaiso (April 25)…fi n- Career 43 15 124.0 0 188 119 90 28 41 2-10 2 6.53 ished 4-for-5 with and RBI against Indianapolis (April 29)…2007: Started in four of his 12 games played…drove in a run on a sacrifi ce fl y at Morehead State (2/25)…singled and scored a run at Dayton (3/21)…had an RBI single at Wright State (4/10)…High School: Lettered three seasons at Penn High School, serving as a pitcher and corner infi elder…earned all-conference honors all three years, including conference MVP as a senior…named team MVP after leading the team in hitting…batted .471 with four home runs and 17 doubles as senior…also touted a 9-1 record and a 2.10 ERA as a pitcher…helped team to regional championship as a senior…member of the National Honor Society…high school coach: Greg Dikos…Personal: Born June 23, 1987…son of Karl and Judy Schultz…biology major.

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA 2007 12 16 2 2 0 0 0 2 5 7 0-1 .125 2008 40 120 13 46 8 0 2 19 15 15 0-1 .383 Career 52 136 15 48 8 0 2 21 20 22 0-2 .353

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35 Matt Sokolowski 31 Tyler Tepe 5-11 • 195 • Sr. • LHP • L/L 6-2 • 215 • Sr. • RHP • S/R Ft. Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger Oregonia, Ohio/Lebenon

Coach Farley on Sokolowski: “Matt had a very good fall on Coach Farley on Tepe: “Tyler works hard and wants to be a the mound, and he is a pitcher our team has confi dence in. His senior leader that his teammates can count on. After trying to outing last spring against eventual league champion UIC was an throw from a lower arm slot last year, he has made the adjust- outstanding pitching performance. He gained valuable experi- ment to getting back on top. He has one of the best change ups ence last summer pitching in the Valley league in Virginia. We on the staff.” think he can have a big year in 2009.”

2008: Tied for third on the team with eight starts during the year…his 48.0 innings of work were 2008: Made seven appearances out of the bullpen…worked four-consecutive scoreless one- the fourth-most…stuck-out 16 while allowing just six walks…worked 4.1 innings of relief at South- inning outings, allowing one hit against Indiana Tech (April 8) and Cincinnati (April 16) and no ern Illinois, allowing no earned runs while striking out four…allowed just three earned runs each hits against Dayton (April 23) and at Louisville (May 7)…2007: Came out of the bullpen in all 11 in back-to-back seven-inning starts at Tennessee Tech (March 14) and against Youngstown State games played…posted seven scoreless appearances, including two over an inning…allowed (March 21), fi nishing with seven strikeouts against TTU…in his best start of the year, surrendered two earned runs on fi ve hits in 3.1 innings against IU-Southeast (3/6)…held Huntington scoreless just two runs – none earned – on four hits in 8.0 innings of work at UIC (April 4)…2007: Came over two frames (3/13)…struck-out three while holding Cleveland State hitless over three innings out of the bullpen in all but one of his 15 appearances…earned his fi rst collegiate win at Xavier (4/14)…2006: Appeared in three games out of the bullpen, working four innings…High School: (5/16), yielding an unearned run on four hits while striking out two in 7.0 innings…allowed just one All-conference pitcher and shortstop at Lebanon High School…three-year letterwinner…helped hit in 2.0 innings of relief against Indiana State (4/5)…struck out two and gave up an unearned team to a 17-7 record and a conference title as a senior…coached by Lee Day…also lettered run in 2.2 innings at Youngstown State (4/28)…2006: Started in seven of 17 games as a fresh- two seasons in football as a kicker and wide receiver…member of the National Honor Soci- man…fourth on the team with 59.0 innings pitched…yielded two earned runs on six hits in six ety…served as Student Body President…Personal: Born December 5, 1986...son of Doug and innings at Vanderbilt (3/15)…allowed one earned run in fi ve innings against Wright State in the Kim Tepe...business and fi nance major. Horizon League Championship (5/27)…High School: Honorable mention all-state performer as a senior at Bishop Dwenger High School...two-time all-conference player...selected to play in the G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA 2005 North/South All-Star Game...posted a 15-7 career record with a 1.65 earned run average 2006 3 0 4.0 0 6 5 5 6 1 0-0 0 11.25 and 212 strikeouts...earned three varsity baseball letters...high school coach: Larry Windmiller... 2007 11 0 16.1 0 16 7 6 14 10 1-1 1 3.31 Personal: Born August 26, 1986...son of Michael and Mary Sokolowski...fi nance major. 2008 7 0 5.2 0 10 13 6 5 3 1-0 0 9.53 Career 21 0 26.0 0 32 25 17 25 14 2-1 1 5.88 G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA 2006 17 7 59.0 0 72 49 34 25 26 0-5 0 5.19 2007 15 1 28.2 0 40 25 22 15 13 1-1 0 6.91 13 Jared Wagoner 2008 11 8 48.0 0 79 48 38 6 16 0-7 0 7.12 6-2 • 165 • So. • RHP • R/R Career 43 16 135.2 0 193 122 94 46 55 1-13 0 6.24 Vincennes, Ind./South Knox

40 Tyler Szymczak Coach Farley on Wagoner: “Jared is an excellent all-around 6-0 • 165 • Jr. • RHP • R/R athlete and a great competitor. He goes into the season as our No. 1 candidate for the closer role. He could also be an effective South Bend, Ind./Clay starting pitcher. He is mentally tough and wants the ball in clutch situations.” Coach Farley on Szymczak: “Tyler has nasty stuff. He is one of the top candidates on our staff for the important late relief/closer role. The key for Tyler is his consistency in throwing low strikes. 2008: Led the team with 17 appearances, all in relief…allowed one earned run in 3.0 innings at He is a hard worker, and he wants to be a leader on our pitch- Kentucky (March 1)…had six no-hit scoreless outings during the year, including a two-inning stint ing staff.” against Cleveland State (May 16)…picked up a save at Youngstown State (April 19), working a scoreless one-hit inning…fi nished with 18 strikeouts and only 10 walks…High School: Four- year letterwinner as a shortstop and pitcher…two-year member of the all-conference team and 2008: Came out of the bullpen in all 13 of his appearances…yielded just one run on one hit in three-year member of the all-area squad…team captain…team fi nished as sectional champions 2.0 innings at Kentucky (March 1)…struck out two and allowed two hits in two scoreless frames three seasons and regional champ once…also lettered four years in basketball and once in cross at Tennessee Tech (March 16)…struck-out a season-high three batters in 1.2 innings against country…academic all-state as a guard and forward…earned all-conference honors three sea- Youngstown State (March 22)…allowed one run in 2.2 innings at Louisville (March 26)…2007: sons and was named to the all-area team…holds the school record for three-pointers made in Appeared in fi ve games out of the bullpen…allowed one run on three hits while striking out four in a season and career…fi nished as the school’s second leading scorer…member of the National 4.0 innings of work against Indiana Tech (3/27)…tossed a scoreless inning of relief against Indi- Honor Society…head coach: Dave Dunn. Personal: Born Jan. 7, 1989…son of Dean and Linda ana State (4/5)…yielded just one earned run in 2.1 innings at Wright State (4/10)…High School: Wagoner…fi nance major. Earned two letters as an infi elder and pitcher at South Bend Clay High School…named to the all- conference fi rst team as a pitcher… team captain…holds school records with 82 innings pitched G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA and a 1.22 ERA…member of the National Honor Society…high school coach: Chip O’Neil…Per- 2008 17 0 24.1 0 37 29 19 10 18 0-1 1 7.03 sonal: Born August 31, 1987…son of Mike and Connie Szymczak…marketing major.

G GS IP CG H R ER BB SO W-L SV ERA 2007 5 0 9.0 0 11 9 8 6 7 0-0 0 8.00 2008 13 0 17.0 0 28 24 22 15 13 0-2 1 11.65 Career 18 0 26.0 0 39 33 30 21 20 0-2 1 10.38

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16 Colin Ziegel 6-1 • 190 • Sr. • OF • L/L Bullpen Club Ft. Wayne, Ind./Snider Bullpen Club donations play a vital role in helping Butler’s baseball team achieve its goals each year. Many of the renovations seen at Bulldog Park in recent Coach Farley on Ziegel: “Colin missed much of the fall with an years were funded through the Bulldog Club’s generous support. An investment injury, but came back late and showed everybody that he will be a player to count on when he is 100% healthy. After hitting from in Butler baseball improves and strengthens the experiences of current baseball the left side of the plate in the past, he will give switch hitting a try student-athletes, while players, coaches and fans continue to build a program in 2009. He will start the year for us in right fi eld.” committed to being the best it can be, on and off the fi eld.

American Surety Company Russell & Leigh Louderback 2008: Named to the All-Horizon League Second Team…fi nished second on the team with a AMT Precision Parts, Inc. Mark A. Lovat .311 batting average, a .566 slugging percentage, 26 runs scored, 30 RBI, six homers and 85 Mr. Paul R. Beck Steven & Micah Magill Mr. Jerry Beer Steven & Barbara Marks total bases…was tied for second with 47 hits...committed just two errors while making 96 put- Rick & Becky Betsch Timothy & Rebecca Marks outs for a .981 fi elding percentage…started in all but three of his 44 games played, including Joseph & Elizabeth Boeglin Jane D. Marsh the last 29 of the season…led the team in league play with a .391 average, 34 hits and a .436 Frederick & Margaret Breving John & Mary Marsh on base percentage…his .759 slugging percentage, 19 runs scored, 21 RBI, six homers and 66 Ms. Jody S. Britten Jeffery & Cheryl Matheson total bases in league play were all the second-most on the team…made 66 put-outs without an Jim & Janet Brothers Robert & Judith McFarland Leonard & Charlotte Buczkowski Michael & Stacie McManus error during the conference season…went 3-for-5 with a home run, double, three RBI and four Daniel & Randee Bugher Owen & Christine Melton runs scored against Milwaukee (March 29)…his four runs scored were tied for the team’s single- Mr. John H. Buis Merrill Lynch & Co. game season high…was 4-for-6 with a double, four RBI and two runs scored against Indiana Richard & Marilyn Campbell Lee & Laura Michaels Tech (April 8)…went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBI at Valparaiso (April 25)…fi nished the Ron & Kathy Carrell Allen & Jane Milburn three-game series against the Crusaders going 8-for-14 (.571) with three homers, three doubles, Ms. Linda A. Clinkenbeard Jerry Milhous six RBI and six runs scored…boasted a season-long 10-game hitting streak from March 28 to CAN Foundation Tom & Sandra Mosser Terrance & Wendy Conroy Todd C. Murphy April 12, during which time he went 19-for-42 (.452) with 16 RBI…also had an eight-game trek Russel & Nancy Cook Harry & Abbe Muta from April 23 to May 10…had 12 multi-hit games, including four with three or more…also had Mr. Andrew Cornell Scott & Janet Neat seven games with multiple RBI…2007: Started in 31 of his 44 games played…had seven multi-hit Ms. Ann M. Cresce Joseph & Cathy Ochs games…went 3-for-4 with a run scored at Morehead State (2/25)…homered and drove in two runs Jim & Nellita Cuniffe David & Katherine O’Connell at Belmont (3/3)…fi nished 7-for-14 with two doubles, fi ve RBI and three runs scored in a three- Mr. James B. Curry Thomas & Janelle O’Mara Richard & Michelle Darragh Brian C. Padove game set against UIC (4/20-21)…tripled in a run in the fi rst game of a double-header at Valparaiso Brad & Carol DeCamp Burton & Susan Padove (5/1)…2006: Started in three of his 10 games played…drove in a run and scored once on a double Randy & Shirley Denney Richard & Sheila Park against Cleveland State (4/2)…High School: All-conference outfi elder at Fort Wayne Snider High David & Debra DePotter Troy M. Parton School...high school coach: Andy Owen...Personal: Born October 31, 1986...son of Gregg and Ms. Susan E. Deter Steve Pettinga Teresa Ziegel...marketing major. Mr. James R. & Dr. Tonya J. Dickson Jerry & Linda Petty Reid & Loretta Duffy Bradley & Robin Phelps Janet & Steven Duncan Steven & Kristi Quick G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA Ronald & Pamela Ebert Timothy A. Renie 2006 10 16 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0-0 .250 Ryan & Natalie C. Fancher Leslie Renner 2007 44 115 9 29 4 1 2 19 11 27 3-4 .252 David & Cathy Farley Todd & Jacqueline Richeson 2008 44 151 26 47 12 4 6 30 8 38 5-7 .311 Mike & Rae Farley Greg & Ann Rotherham Career 98 282 36 80 17 5 8 50 20 70 8-11 .284 Steve & Lisa Farley Rick S. Rubin John & Brenda Fillipitch Kevin & Colleen Salvino Thomas J. Fischer, M.D. Roger & Patt Salvino Mr. Daniel J. Fuhs John & Gwyneth Schultz Mr. David J. George Karl & Judy Schultz Ms. Barbara A. Goodwin Max & Judith Schumacher Gradex, Inc. Billie J. Scott Gene & Mary Anne Harvey Joseph W. Segarra Mr. Douglas W. Hedrick Thomas & Margaret Sinkiewicz Mrs. Patricia A. Hernandez William & Patricia Snodgrass Mrs. Sue M. Hinkle Michael & Mary Sokolowski Ms. Renee M. Hladek State Farm Companies Foundation Ms. Elaine A. Hock Jerry C. Steiner Ms. Helen Hoover-Woods Dan. & Janice Stites Mr. Tom Hornak William & Carolyn Strafford John & Teri Hoscheit Mike & Connie Szymczak Franklin & Jane Huff Jerry M. Tackett Mrs. Marcelene K. Hutchings Mark & Pamela Thacker Indiana Sports Corporation Dean & Leslie Theofanis Indians, Inc. John & Anne Thorndyke Max & Jeannene Inglert Wallace & Linda Wagoner Mr. Richard A. Jackson Kate & Neal Walther Jeff & Brenda Jamerson Christian B. Wargo Ms. Gail M. Jean Sidney & Sharon Weedman Larry & Francine Kaffel Jeff & Bente Weitekamp Ms. Laurie Kanta James R. White John & Susan Kelty Jean T. Wildman Dr. Mark Kendra, D.D.S. Norman & Cynthia Wilkens Craig & Mary Kessler Larry & Kaye Windmiller Kraft General Foods, Inc. Bill & Janet Winkels Martin & Julie Kruszka Renae & Gregory Winter Lance & Pamela Larkey Dr. Hugh & Valera Wolf Gregory & Lori Lentz John & Nancy Woody Paul & Tiffany Longstreth Angela & Brian Zaun

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2 Tim Conroy 39 Nick Hladek 5-10 • 170 • Fr. • IF • R/R 5-9 • 200 • Fr. • C • R/R Barrington, Ill./Barrington Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point

Coach Farley on Conroy: “Tim was recruited as one of our Coach Farley on Hladek: “Nick was our No. 1 catching recruit top middle infi eld prospects. Like most of our freshmen, he had this year, and he looked very solid in the fall. He has excellent some nervous moments in the fall as he adjusted to tough, Divi- arm strength, and he shows a lot of potential as a hitter. He prob- sion I competition. As he became more relaxed, he started to ably blocks the ball as well as any catcher we have. He’ll see perform at a more consistent level. Tim is a hard worker and plenty of action as the season gets started.” wants to keep improving in all facets of the game.”

High School: Three-year letterwinner as a shortstop at Barrington High School…named all-con- High School: Four-year letterwinner as a catcher for Crown Point High School…earned all-state ference and all-area…selected as a Student-Athlete Scholar…earned academic all-conference honorable mention as a senior…named to the all-conference team…Post Tribune All-Area and honors…head coach: Jim Hawrysko…also competed on the swim team in high school…three- Times First Team All-Area…team captain…tabbed as the team’s Defensive MVP…team went year letterwinner…competed in the sprint freestyle, breaststroke and butterfl y events…Personal: 29-3 his junior season and 28-5 as a senior…helped squad to sectional and regional champion- Born May 15, 1989…son of Terry and Wendy Conroy… exploratory business major. ships three seasons, including a Final Four appearance in 2008…head coach: Steve Strayer… also lettered three seasons as a defensive end on the football team…team went 31-4 during his three seasons, earning conference championships all three years and a sectional champion- 26 Blaine DeCamp ship in 2006…earned all-state and all-area honors during his career…Personal: Born Sept. 20, 6-0 • 190 • Fr. • OF • R/R 1989…son of Jenny Coy and Raymond Hladek…pharmacy major. Columbus, Ind./Columbus North 30 Mike Hoscheit Coach Farley on DeCamp: “Blaine’s potential as a power threat 6-0 • 200 • Fr. • OF • R/R in our line-up is exciting. He has good speed in the outfi eld, and he improved as a defensive player this fall. He worked hard to St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East make a couple of minor adjustments in his stance and swing. Blaine has outstanding bat speed, and we think he can become Coach Farley on Hoscheit: “We were fortunate to pick up a solid middle of the order hitter.” Mike late in the recruiting process after his team played in the state American Legion fi nals. He is a solid player with good arm High School: Three-year letterwinner at Columbus North High School…earned all-area and all- strength in the outfi eld and power potential at the plate. Like conference honors as a junior and senior in 2007 and 2008…tabbed to the Hoosier Diamond several of our other players, Mike was an excellent high school All-State Team in 2008…batted .454 with eight home runs and 36 RBI as a junior…holds the football player. He is hard-nosed and likes to compete.” school’s single-season (44) and career (101) hits records…helped his team to 50 wins during his three seasons, including a 22-6 record as a junior in 2007…Personal: Born Dec. 13, 1989...son High School: All-conference honoree at St. Charles East High School…team captain…batted of Brad and Carol DeCamp…exploratory business major. .449 with nine home runs, seven doubles and 34 RBI as a senior…team went 18-14 as a junior and 18-13 as a senior…also a team captain and all-conference honoree as a member of the football team…team went 8-2 his junior year and 8-3 his senior year, earning a conference title in 34 Mike Hernandez 2007…Personal: Born May 7, 1990…son of John and Teri Hoscheit…fi nance major. 6-1 • 195 • Fr. • RHP • R/R Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point 7 Steve Kaffel 6-3 • 215 • Fr. • 1B • L/R Coach Farley on Hernandez: “Mike was one of our top pitch- ing recruits coming in this fall. He has good movement on his Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg fastball, and he gets a lot of break on his curveball. He continues to refi ne his change up. He’ll see early action as a long relief Coach Farley on Kaffel: “Steve missed the fi rst half of fall ball, pitcher and spot starter. We think Mike has an excellent future rehabbing from off-season knee and shoulder surgery. He has at Butler.” an excellent swing, and we think he could be an exciting power hitter from the left side of the plate. Steve will be in the hunt this High School: Posted a 7-1 record and a 3.14 ERA during his senior year at Crown Point High spring for at bats from the DH spot and will compete at fi rst base School…helped the team to a 29-3 record as a junior and a 28-5 mark as a senior…the team in the future.” earned sectional and regional championships both seasons…member of the National Honor Society…head coach: Steve Strayer…Personal: Born April 29, 1990…son of Tricia and Pete High School: Four-year letterwinner as a catcher and fi rst baseman at Carl Sandburg High Hernandez…marketing major. School…earned all-conference honors in 2007 and 2008, as well as all-area honorable men- tion…team captain…batted .367 with seven home runs and 68 RBI as a junior…led team to a 30-8 record in 2007…head coaches: Doug Sutor and Greg Billo…also helped his summer league team to a 30-1 record and the state championship in 2007…hit .607 with four home runs…led the team in slugging percentage, on base percentage and walks…lettered three seasons as a for- ward on the basketball team…team captain…also a member of the chess team…National Honor Society member…Personal: Born Sept. 20, 1989…son of Larry and Francine Kaffel…education major.

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1 Tim Matheson 32 Ryan Salvino 5-9 • 162 • Fr. • OF • L/L 6-3 • 184 • Fr. • RHP • R/R Green Oaks, Ill./Libertyville Burr Ridge, Ill./Nazareth Academy

Coach Farley on Matheson: “Tim got better as the fall season Coach Farley on Salvino: “Ryan was one of our top pitching progressed. He was a little tentative early, like many of the fresh- recruits. His fastball and curve are both solid pitches, and he men. He got some big hits in the Butler World Series and played continues to refi ne his change up. He has a good approach with increased confi dence. He gets a great jump in the outfi eld on the mound. As he continues to get stronger and shows in- and covers a lot of ground. He has the potential to be a lead-off creased confi dence, we think he will be a major contributor on type guy in our offense and make things happen.” our pitching staff.”

High School: Three-year letterwinner as an outfi elder at Libertyville High School…team cap- High School: Two-year letterwinner as a pitcher at Nazareth Academy…earned honorable men- tain…all-conference and all-area honoree…batted .438 with three home runs, seven triples and tion all-area…team’s pitcher of the year in 2008…selected to the Elite 90 Team of Illinois…also 17 doubles as a senior…also went 34-for-34 in steals in 2008…led his team to a 25-10 record as selected to the Stevenson Showcase and to the Blue vs. Grey Classic…represented the school a senior and a 23-11 mark as a junior…head coach: Jim Schurr…was also a running back on the at the fall all-star game…fi nished his senior season with 54 strikeouts in 52 innings pitched… football team…two-year letterwinner…named to the academic all-conference team…team went helped his team to a 23-10 record and the regional championship in 2007…head coach: Lee 10-1 his junior season...Personal: Born Dec. 4, 1989…son of Jeff and Cheryl Matheson…sec- Milano…played for the Illinois Sparks summer travel team which won the Northern Illinois Tour- ondary education major. nament…member of the Honor Roll and all-service team…president of the Hinsdale Hospital Medical Staff Auxiliary Junior Board…Personal: Born Nov. 16, 1989…son of Coleen and Kevin Salvino…biology major. 10 Brian Padove 5-11 • 185 • Fr. • UT • R/R Hammond, Ind./Marian Catholic 28 Peter Winter 6-6 • 217 • Fr. • 1B • R/R Coach Farley on Padove: “Brian is one of our most coachable Minneapolis, Minn./Minnehaha Academy players, and he is always looking for ways to get better. He saw action behind the plate and at third base in the fall. He’ll start the Coach Farley on Winter: “Pete made great strides as a hitter season as a back up catcher, and we think he shows excellent this fall. He is very coachable and works to get better each day. potential as a hitter.” He is a back up at fi rst base and wants to put himself in position to compete for at bats in the DH role.”

High School: Two-year letterwinner as a catcher and for Marian Catholic High School…team captain and MVP as a senior…earned all-area honorable mention…batted .355 as a junior…team went 16-18 his junior season and 15-18 his senior year…head coach: Joe High School: Three-year letterwinner as a fi rst baseman at Minnehaha Academy…earned all- O’Brien…member of the National Honor Society…Illinois State Scholar…Personal: Born March state honorable mention…all-conference and all-section team member…team captain…holds 25, 1990…son of Burt and Susan Padove…has a sister, Sarah…economics major. school records for hits, doubles and RBI…batted .500 as a junior and .445 as a senior…head coach: David Glenn…also lettered three years as a defensive end on the football team…earned all-conference honorable mention honors…member of the National Honor Society…Personal: 9 Griffi n Richeson Born Oct. 29, 1989…son of Greg Winter and Renae Saville-Winter…biology major. 6-0 • 180 • Fr. • IF • R/R West Lafayette, Ind./Lafayette Central Catholic

Coach Farley on Richeson: “Griff was an outstanding all- around athlete in high school. He can play several positions, and he has solid running speed. He’ll compete for time as a middle infi elder. He is an intelligent player, and we are excited to have him in our program.”

High School: Three-time all-state honorable mention honoree as a shortstop at Lafayette Central Catholic…three-time all-conference and four-time all-area team member…team captain…Indi- ana North All-Star…earned the team’s Signifi cant Player Award…four-year letterwinner…holds the school’s single-season and career records for runs scored, walks and hit-by-pitches…his career fi gures rank among the top in the state record books, with his run total ranking second, HBP total fourth and walk total ninth…team went a combined 102-25 in his four years on the team, including a 30-5 record and state championship his junior year…head coach: Tim Bor- denet…also lettered four years as a running back and defensive back in football and three years as a guard in basketball…two-time all-state honoree in football…three-time all-conference and two-time all-area…three-year team MVP…two-time team captain…team went undefeated in the regular season his fi nal two years…named team captain and defensive player of the year in basketball…member of the National Honor Society…Class Salutatorian…National Football Foundation’s Scholar Athlete of the Year…Personal: Born August 29, 1988…son of Todd and Butler will take on Milwaukee in a double-header at Miller Park – home of Jackie Richeson…marketing major. the – on May 14.

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2008 Butler Baseball Statistics Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% Kyle Schultz .383 40 32 120 13 46 8 0 2 19 60 .500 15 5 15 4 .471 0 2 0 1 16 41 9 .864 Colin Ziegel .311 44 41 151 26 47 12 4 6 30 85 .563 8 6 38 3 .370 0 5 5 7 96 6 2 .981 Joe Pauley .295 46 46 173 38 51 8 0 13 42 98 .566 23 6 51 4 .388 4 2 3 5 86 151 17 .933 Grant Fillipitch .275 44 35 153 19 42 8 0 3 18 59 .386 8 1 33 4 .313 1 0 0 0 26 40 12 .846 Ryan Neat .260 46 46 181 19 47 11 0 3 20 67 .370 9 4 32 12 .309 0 5 0 0 412 30 5 .989 Jason Jamerson .258 39 37 120 15 31 7 0 0 10 38 .317 18 3 18 3 .366 1 2 1 1 67 83 8 .949 Kyle McLaughlin .255 41 39 149 16 38 8 1 1 16 51 .342 11 5 28 6 .325 1 0 1 1 64 5 11 .863 ------Rahdric Dix .333 8 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 .667 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 Alex Montagano .288 31 23 80 16 23 0 0 0 4 23 .288 13 4 19 3 .412 0 4 0 0 19 2 3 .875 Rick Betsch .284 38 24 102 14 29 6 0 0 12 35 .343 14 2 12 3 .381 0 6 7 9 8 0 0 1.000 Kevin Rotherham .250 31 11 40 7 10 0 2 0 1 14 .350 4 0 17 0 .318 0 2 0 0 40 0 0 1.000 Michael Letzter .247 36 27 97 14 24 1 0 1 12 28 .289 14 0 18 1 .339 1 1 3 4 126 26 6 .962 Nate Hart .220 40 26 91 11 20 6 1 2 11 34 .374 13 2 25 3 .327 1 4 3 4 55 0 3 .948 Luke Duncan .162 32 6 37 12 6 0 0 0 2 6 .162 1 1 12 2 .205 0 0 1 1 22 8 1 .968 Steve Darragh .125 17 2 16 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 .125 1 1 7 0 .222 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 .857 Brian Bajer .111 22 12 36 2 4 1 0 1 2 8 .222 4 0 14 1 .200 0 3 0 0 77 11 1 .989 Austin Nickol .050 13 6 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .050 1 0 4 0 .095 0 0 0 0 42 2 4 .917 Bobby Mosser .000 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1.000 Garrett Curless .000 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 .600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dan Robinson .000 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 1 0 .750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals .268 46 46 1575 230 422 77 8 32 202 611 .388 163 40 346 49 .350 9 36 25 34 1194 521 91 .950 Opponents .337 46 46 1674 384 564 108 19 38 344 824 .492 158 68 237 29 .411 23 37 57 85 1234 534 53 .971

Pitcher ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Jeff Sinkiewicz 4.95 1 5 13 9 0 0 0 0 63.2 82 42 35 9 24 13 0 5 262 .313 9 4 1 4 4 Ryan Kruszka 5.70 2 3 14 9 0 0 0 0 53.2 60 41 34 30 34 6 3 3 212 .283 4 9 3 2 6 Matt Sokolowski 7.12 0 7 11 8 0 0 0 0 48.0 79 48 38 6 16 14 4 4 203 .389 4 6 0 4 9 Bryan Bokowy 8.12 1 7 13 8 0 0 0 0 51.0 76 52 46 23 43 24 2 7 219 .347 9 6 3 2 4 ------Joe Pauley 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 .200 0 0 0 0 0 Evan DePotter 3.91 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 1 23.0 19 16 10 20 18 4 0 3 78 .244 11 5 0 3 6 Joe Ochs 4.24 3 1 12 6 0 0 0 1 34.0 38 19 16 6 20 11 2 0 138 .275 2 4 1 0 0 Jared Wagoner 7.03 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 1 24.1 37 29 19 10 18 5 2 3 106 .349 1 4 0 2 1 Chris Denney 7.20 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 17 .294 0 3 0 1 1 Jamie Feldheiser 7.52 2 3 15 1 0 0 0 0 32.1 52 32 27 10 14 15 1 2 145 .359 3 6 0 1 0 Brian Deter 7.71 1 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 11.2 22 11 10 6 11 2 0 0 53 .415 2 0 1 1 1 Tyler Tepe 9.53 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 10 13 6 5 3 2 1 1 29 .345 1 5 0 0 0 Jon Dages 10.57 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 7.2 10 10 9 5 5 2 0 2 31 .323 0 4 0 0 1 Tyler Szymczak 11.65 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 1 17.0 28 24 22 15 13 4 1 1 77 .364 6 3 0 0 2 Ben Trimbur 13.97 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 9.2 19 15 15 3 5 2 1 3 46 .413 2 4 0 1 0 David Dennemann 21.77 1 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 26 28 25 7 7 4 2 4 53 .491 1 5 0 2 2 Totals 7.12 12 34 46 46 0 0 0 5 398.0 564 384 315 158 237 108 19 38 1674 .337 55 68 9 23 37 Opponents 4.46 34 12 46 46 5 1 1 7 411.1 422 230 204 163 346 77 8 32 1575 .268 33 40 6 9 36 2008 Butler Baseball Results (12-34, 7-17 Horizon League) Date Opponent Result Innings Pitcher of Record Attend Date Opponent Result Innings Pitcher of Record Attend Feb. 29 at Kentucky L, 1-14 9 Kruszka (0-1) 1,552 April 11 WRIGHT STATE* L, 9-17 9 Sokolowski (0-5) 131 March 1 at Kentucky L, 0-14 9 Bokowy (0-1) - April 12 WRIGHT STATE* L, 4-5 9 Bokowy (0-6) - March 1 at Kentucky L, 2-21 9 Dages (0-1) 2,160 April 12 WRIGHT STATE* L, 3-4 9 Sinkiewicz (1-3) 91 March 2 at Kentucky L, 4-12 9 Sokolowski (0-1) 1,703 April 16 CINCINNATI L, 1-7 9 Dennemann (1-2) 109 March 9 at Southern Illinois L, 1-8 9 Kruszka (0-2) 70 April 19 at Youngstown State* W, 5-4 9 Feldheiser (1-1) - March 10 at Southern Illinois L, 2-9 9 Bokowy (0-2) 113 April 19 at Youngstown State* L, 5-12 9 Sokolowski (0-6) 210 March 11 TAYLOR L, 2-8 9 Sinkiewicz (0-1) 74 April 20 at Cleveland State* L, 9-10 9 Szymczak (0-2) - March 12 INDIANA TECH L, 3-9 9 Dennemann (0-1) 50 April 20 at Cleveland State* L, 1-8 9 Bokowy (0-7) 162 March 14 at Tennessee Tech L, 2-3 9 Sokolowski (0-2) 145 April 23 DAYTON L, 2-6 7 Feldheiser (1-2) - March 15 at Tennessee Tech L, 2-7 9 Bokowy (0-3) 132 April 23 DAYTON L, 2-19 7 Sokolowski (0-7) 147 March 16 at Tennessee Tech W, 3-2 9 Dennemann (1-1) 146 April 25 at Valparaiso* W, 12-10 9 Feldheiser (2-2) 238 March 21 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* W, 5-4 9 Sinkiewicz (1-1) 74 April 26 at Valparaiso* L, 15-16 (10) Kruszka (1-3) - March 22 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* W, 4-1 9 Kruszka (1-2) - April 26 at Valparaiso* L, 5-7 9 Deter (0-1) 268 March 22 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* L, 1-2 9 Bokowy (0-4) 140 April 29 at Indianapolis W, 7-6 9 Bokowy (1-7) 79 March 25 IPFW W, 5-4 (10) Ochs (1-0) 65 May 7 at Louisville L, 1-8 9 Feldheiser (2-3) 867 March 26 at Louisville L, 2-3 (11) Szymczak (0-1) 2,874 May 10 at Milwaukee* L, 1-12 9 Deter (0-2) - March 28 MILWAUKEE* L, 10-20 9 Sokolowski (0-3) 79 May 10 at Milwaukee* L, 5-9 9 Sinkiewicz (1-4) 168 March 29 MILWAUKEE* W, 22-10 9 Ochs (2-0) - May 13 at Indiana L, 5-13 9 Ochs (3-1) 147 March 29 MILWAUKEE* L, 4-12 9 Bokowy (0-5) 126 May 16 CLEVELAND STATE* L, 1-3 9 Sinkiewicz (1-5) 96 April 2 vs. Marian# W, 14-2 9 Ochs (3-0) 465 May 17 CLEVELAND STATE* W, 5-1 9 Kruszka (2-3) - April 4 at UIC* L, 1-2 9 Sokolowski (0-4) 285 May 17 CLEVELAND STATE* W, 8-5 9 Deter (1-2) 118 April 5 at UIC* L, 6-11 9 Sinkiewicz (1-2) - May 20 vs. Valparaiso# L, 5-6 9 Wagoner (0-1) 159 April 5 at UIC* L, 6-7 (13) Feldheiser (0-1) 350 Home games in BOLD CAPS ^ at Victory Field (Indianapolis) * Horizon League game April 8 INDIANA TECH W, 17-11 9 Tepe (1-0) 83 # Horizon League Championship (Eastwood Field - Niles, Ohio)

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Each summer, Butler baseball players compete in some of the top collegiate wood bat summer leagues in the country, including the famous Cape Cod Base- ball League.

Former Bulldog and current Minnesota Twins pitcher Pat Neshek helped his Wareham squad to the 2001 Cape Cod League Championship.

Pat Neshek pitched in the 2001 Cape Cod League All-Star Game, held at Fenway Park in Boston.

Current Butler pitcher Ryan Kruszka played for the Cincinnati Steam team that won the 2008 Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League Championship.

Former pitcher Jon Dages (top left) was named the Valley League Pitcher of the Year while playing for the Waynesboro Generals in 2007, while current Bulldogs (clockwise Former Butler infi elder Joe Pauley helped his summer league team to the Stan Musial World from top right) Matt Sokolowski, Jeff Sinkiewicz and Evan DePotter helped the Gen- Series title in 2007. erals to the division title in 2008.

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Individual Hitting Records Team Hitting Records Batting Average, Season: ...... 426, Justin Keever, 1999 Batting Average, Season: ...... 325, 1982 Batting Average, Career: ...... 359, Dale Mueller, 2002-05 Slugging Percentage, Season: ...... 485, 1998 Games Played, Season: ...... 60, Paul Beck, 2003 Games Played, Season: ...... 61, 2003 Games Played, Career: ...... 210, Eddie Olszta, 1998-01 At-Bats, Season: ...... 1,992, 2006 At-Bats, Season: ...... 217, Jeff Brown, 2006 Runs, Game: ...... 33, vs. Cleveland State, 4/6/97 At Bats, Career: ...... 785, Dale Mueller, 2002-05 Runs, Season: ...... 388, 1999 Runs, Game: ...... 5, Jim Mitchell vs. Anderson, 4/6/45 RBIs, Game: ...... 29, vs. Cleveland State, 4/6/97 ...... Curt Thompson vs. Marian, 5/14/70 RBIs, Season: ...... 342, 1999 Runs, Season: ...... 59, Eddie Olszta, 1999 Hits, Game: ...... 33, vs. Cleveland State, 4/6/97 Runs, Career: ...... 150, Dale Mueller, 2002-05 Hits, Season: ...... 549, 2004 Hits, Game: ...... 5, Tom Harding vs. Indiana Central, 5/4/38 Doubles, Game: ...... 9, vs. Milwaukee, 5/27/04 ...... Andrew Cornell vs. Dayton, 3/29/92 Doubles, Season: ...... 107, 2005 ...... Matt Merica vs. Detroit, 4/5/92 Triples, Game: ...... 5, vs. St. Joseph’s (Ind.), 3/22/88 ...... Matt Bartley vs. Cleveland State, 4/6/97 Triples, Season: ...... 28, 1995 ...... David Carr vs. Indiana Tech, 4/13/99 Home Runs, Game: ...... 6 vs. Morehead State, 2/21/98 ...... Luke Murphy vs. IUPUI, 4/27/99 ...... vs. Valparaiso, 4/26/08 ...... Dale Mueller vs. Detroit, 5/16/03 Home Runs, Season: ...... 56, 1998 ...... Jeff Brown vs. Illinois State, 3/12/04 Total Bases, Game: ...... 61, vs. Cleveland State, 4/6/97 ...... Dale Mueller vs. Wright State, 5/14/04 (13 inn.) Total Bases, Season: ...... 841, 2000 ...... Dustin Bucalo vs. Milwaukee, 5/18/07 Bases on Balls, Game: ...... 20, vs. Evansville, 4/11/59 ...... Grant Fillipitch vs. Indiana Tech, 4/8/08 ...... vs. Franklin, 5/2/81 Hits, Season: ...... 81, Dale Mueller, 2003 Bases on Balls, Season: ...... 281, 1981 Hits, Career: ...... 282, Dale Mueller, 2002-05 Stolen Bases, Game: ...... 12, vs. St. Louis, 4/22/89; vs. Marian, 4/26/00 RBIs, Game: ...... 8, David Carr vs. Indiana Tech, 4/13/99 Stolen Bases, Season: ...... 120, 2000 ...... Paul Beck vs. Bradley, 3/8/03 RBIs, Season: ...... 74, Eric Storey, 1999 RBIs, Career: ...... 171, Eric Storey, 1997-00 Doubles, Game: ...... 3, Patrick Hogan vs. Anderson, 4/6/45 ...... Bob Yeary vs. Augustana, 3/31/83 ...... Joe Segarra vs. Jacksonville, 3/9/84 ...... Matt Merica vs. Franklin, 4/26/92 ...... Jeremy Sinsabaugh vs. Cleveland State, 3/29/98 ...... David Carr vs. Indiana Tech, 4/13/99 ...... Dale Mueller vs. Western Michigan, 3/6/04 ...... Jeff Brown at Ball State, 4/14/04 ...... Andy Bulla at Detroit, 4/18/04 Doubles, Season: ...... 19, Mike Maslowski, 1997; Justin Beasley, 1998 Doubles, Career: ...... 54, Jeremy Sinsabaugh, 1998-01 Triples, Game: ...... 3, Mark Allanson vs. St. Joseph’s, 3/22/88 Triples, Season: ...... 9, Justin Beasley, 1996 Triples, Career: ...... 18, Justin Beasley, 1995-98 Home Runs, Game: ...... 3, Gordon Hansen vs. SE Missouri State, 3/8/83 ...... Joe Pauley at Valparaiso, 4/26/08 Home Runs, Season: ...... 21, Eric Storey, 1999 Home Runs, Career: ...... 43, Eric Storey, 1997-00 Slugging Percentage, Season: ...... 762, Justin Beasley, 1998 Slugging Percentage, Career: ...... 634, Justin Beasley, 1995-98 Total Bases, Game: ...... 13, Gordon Hansen vs. SE Missouri State, 3/8/83 ...... Joe Pauley at Valparaiso, 4/26/08 Total Bases, Season: ...... 148, Eric Storey, 1999 Dale Mueller holds Butler records for career John Corcoran won a school-record 12 Total Bases, Career: ...... 392, Justin Beasley, 1995-98 batting average, as well as hits in a single games in 2002 to earn Horizon League Co- Bases on Balls, Game: ...... 5, Jim Mitchell vs. Purdue 4/21/45 season and career. Pitcher of the Year honors...... Nick Heiny vs. Evansville, 4/11/59 ...... Greg Crawford vs. Franklin, 5/2/81 Coaching Records Bases on Balls, Season: ...... 46, Greg Ready, 1981 Coach Years Won Lost Tied Pct. Bases on Balls, Career: ...... 134, Tony Primavera, 1976-79 Dr. Walter Kelly 5 7 21 1 .259 Hit by Pitch, Game: ...... 3, Paul Beck vs. Detroit, 5/25/02 John McKay 1 1 6 0 .143 Hit by Pitch, Season: ...... 9, Paul Beck, 2003 ...... Jeff Albert, 2003 Cullen Thomas 8 10 23 1 .309 ...... Stephen Gill, 2004 & 2006 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 41 323 303 3 .516 Hit by Pitch, Career: ...... 23, Jeff Steele, 1999-2002 George Clark 1 9 4 1 .679 Sacrifi ces, Game: ...... 3, Don Campbell vs. DePauw, 4/26/50 Willie McGill 2 13 9 1 .587 Sacrifi ces, Season: ...... 11, Luke Murphy, 1997 Hugh Middlesworth 1 9 10 0 .474 ...... Joe Pauley, 2006 ...... Ryan Neat, 2007 Walter Floyd 1 3 3 0 .500 Sacrifi ces, Career: ...... 31, Luke Murphy, 1997-00 Frank “Pop” Hedden 1 6 7 0 .462 Stolen Bases, Game: ...... 6, Bob Yeary vs. Franklin, 4/25/85 Tom Warner 4 58 64 0 .475 Stolen Bases, Season: ...... 36, Bruce Stephens, 1988 Scott Neat 17 278 384 3 .421 Stolen Bases, Career: ...... 101, Bruce Stephens, 1985-88 Steve Farley 17 427 495 1 .463 Longest Hitting Streak ...... 24, Steve Mitchell, 1977 Totals 99 1,144 1,329 11 .463

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Individual Pitching Records Team Pitching Records Games Won, Season: ...... 12, John Corcoran, 2002 Most Complete Games, Season: ...... 38, 1979 Games Won, Career: ...... 25, Steve Magill, 1996-99 Most Innings Pitched, Season: ...... 498.2, 2006 Winning Percentage, Season: ...... 1.000 (6-0), Tom Ehrsam, 1958 Most Strikeouts, Season: ...... 377, 2001 Winning Percentage, Career: ...... 690, Rick Sorrell, 1980-83 Most Saves, Season: ...... 17, 2004 Lowest ERA, Season: ...... 1.31, Steve Clayton, 1974 Lowest ERA, Season: ...... 2.29, 1974 Lowest ERA, Career: ...... 2.36, Steve Clayton, 1971-74 Games Pitched, Season: ...... 26, Steve Magill, 1998 Games Pitched, Career: ...... 77, Steve Magill, 1996-99 Team Fielding Records Complete Games, Season: ...... 10, Scott Metzinger, 1993 Most Putouts, Season: ...... 1,480, 2003 ...... John Corcoran, 2002 Most Assists, Season: ...... 627, 2001 Complete Games, Career: ...... 26, Bob Kent, 1985-88 Most Errors, Season: ...... 111, 1999; 2000 Innings Pitched, Season: ...... 106.0, John Corcoran, 2002 Highest Fielding Percentage, Season: ...... 965, 1990 Innings Pitched, Career: ...... 309.1, Steve Magill, 1996-99 Strikeouts, Game: ...... 18, Pat Neshek vs. Detroit, 4/15/01 Miscellaneous Team Records Strikeouts, Season: ...... 118, Pat Neshek, 2001 Strikeouts, Career: ...... 280, Pat Neshek, 2000-02 Most Wins in a Season ...... 34, 2002, 2003 Saves, Season: ...... 8, Luke Behning, 2004 Most Losses in a Season ...... 36, 1991, 2006 Saves, Career: ...... 11, Neal Walther, 1998-01 Longest Winning Streak ...... 7, 1953; 1981; 1993; 1994; 1998; 2000; 2002, 2003 Consecutive Scoreless Innings ...... 31, John Corcoran, 2002 Consecutive Winning Seasons ...... 4, 1978-81 No-Hitters (6) ...... Norm Ellenberger vs. DePauw, 5/5/54 Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons ...... 5, 1924-28 ...... Don Dunker vs. Taylor, 4/18/68 Consecutive Losing Seasons ...... 8, 1982-89 ...... Grady Feller vs. Franklin, 5/1/80 Highest Winning Percentage ...... 706, (12-5 in 1938 and 24-10 in 1974) ...... Steve Magill vs. Wright State, 4/4/99 Longest Game ...... 15 innings vs. Detroit, 1992; vs. Marian, 1998 ...... Aaron Phillips vs. IPFW, 3/24/02 ...... Craig Costello vs. Milwaukee, 4/10/04 One-Hitters (20): Rick Sorrell, 1981, 1983 (2) Team Championships Norm Ellenberger, 1951 1969 Indiana Collegiate Conference Tim King, 1982 Frank Huff, 1957 (2) 1974 Indiana Collegiate Conference Bob Kent, 1987 , 1959 1979 Heartland Collegiate Conference Andy Mouch, 1995 Ron Iwema, 1965 Ryan Harber, 1998 1980 Heartland Collegiate Conference Steve Clayton, 1972 Aaron Phillips, 2003 1996 Midwestern Collegiate Conference* Harry Muta, 1975 Josh Rudolfi , 2003 1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference*# George Gabor, 1977 Jon Olson/Ryan Chenoweth, 2003 1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference* Steve Mitchell, 1978 2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference# Mark Johnson, 1981 *--Regular season. #--Tournament. Tim Linville, 1982

Year-by-Year Results Year W-L-T Coach Year W-L-T Coach Year W-L-T Coach Year W-L-T Coach 1901 1-2 Dr. Walter Kelly 1937 5-12 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1966 6-9 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1990 18-30 Scott Neat 1902 4-3 Dr. Walter Kelly 1938 12-4 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1967 9-13 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1991 16-36 Scott Neat 1904 1-6-1 Dr. Walter Kelly 1939 10-7 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1968 8-10 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1992 18-35 Steve Farley 1905 1-5 Dr. Walter Kelly 1940 7-7 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1969 12-5 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1993 27-27-1 Steve Farley 1908 0-5 Dr. Walter Kelly 1941 7-7 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle (1969 Co-Indiana Collegiate Conference Champs) 1994 27-29 Steve Farley 1909 1-6 John McKay 1942 9-10 Hugh Middlesworth 1970 3-12 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1995 22-27 Steve Farley 1910 1-5 Cullen Thomas 1943 3-3 Walter Floyd 1971 7-17 Tom Warner 1996 26-21 Steve Farley 1911 2-2 Cullen Thomas 1945 6-7 Frank “Pop” Hedden 1972 13-17 Tom Warner (1996 MCC Regular-Season Champs) 1912 1-3-1 Cullen Thomas 1946 6-6 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1973 14-20 Tom Warner 1997 18-32 Steve Farley 1913 3-1 Cullen Thomas 1947 9-6 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1974 24-10 Tom Warner 1998 33-21 Steve Farley 1914 0-2 Cullen Thomas 1948 11-7 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle (1974 Co-Indiana Collegiate Conference Champs) (1998 MCC Regular-Season, Tournament Champs) 1915 1-3 Cullen Thomas 1949 10-5 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1975 20-14 Scott Neat 1999 29-27 Steve Farley 1918 0-3 Cullen Thomas 1950 9-10 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1976 15-25 Scott Neat (1999 MCC Regular-Season Champs) 1919 2-4 Cullen Thomas 1951 10-7 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1977 17-22 Scott Neat 2000 31-28 Steve Farley 1921 4-5 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1952 8-8 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1978 20-14 Scott Neat (2000 MCC Tournament Champs) 1922 11-4 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1953 9-4 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1979 26-11 Scott Neat 2001 25-30 Steve Farley 1923 3-4 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1954 11-8 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle (1979 Heartland Collegiate Conference Champs) 2002 34-23 Steve Farley 1924 13-9 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1955 5-11-1 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1980 22-17 Scott Neat 2003 34-27 Steve Farley 1925 14-7 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1956 7-9 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle (1980 Heartland Collegiate Conference champs) 2004 29-30 Steve Farley 1926 9-6 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1957 11-5-1 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1981 24-23-2 Scott Neat 2005 19-35 Steve Farley 1927 3-3 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1958 9-9 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1982 16-22 Scott Neat 2006 21-36 Steve Farley 1928 9-4-1 George Clark 1959 10-6 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1983 8-22 Scott Neat 2007 22-33 Steve Farley 1929 6-7-1 Willie McGill 1960 6-9 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1984 10-18 Scott Neat 2008 12-34 Steve Farley 1932 7-2 Willie McGill 1961 5-10 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1985 16-26 Scott Neat 1933 3-4 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1962 9-6 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1986 12-25 Scott Neat 99-yr. Totals 1,144-1,329-11 (.463) 1934 3-7-1 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1963 11-8 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1987 11-21-1 Scott Neat 1935 2-5 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1964 7-9 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1988 15-26 Scott Neat 1936 7-10 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1965 9-10 Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle 1989 12-32 Scott Neat

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A Catt, Howie - 1943 F Howard, Tim - 1983, 84, 85* Ackermann, Tom - 1987, 88, 89, 90 Chenoweth, Ryan, 2001, 02, 03, 04 Fahey, Tom - 1995 Howell, Jim - 1954 Adams - 1909,10 Chickedantz, Harry - 1933 Fair, Dan, 2003 Hudson, Bill - 1950, 51, 52 Adams, Ron - 1963, 64 Chignoli, Marc - 1993, 94* Fall, John - 1888 Huff, Frank - 1955, 56, 57 Agnew, R.L. - 1915 Chomicz, Ricky - 2004, 05, 06, 07 Farber, Bill - 1977, 78, 79, 80 Huffman, Harold - 1970 Albert, Jeff, 2002, 03 Ciganovich, Pete - 1967, 68, 69 Federer, Craig - 2007 Hughes, Kenny, 2001 Alexander, Harry - 1921* Clarke, Brian - 1998, 99 Federoff, Jack - 1974, 75 Hullett, Dave - 1971 Allanson, Mark - 1987, 88, 89 Clayton, Steve - 1971, 72, 73, 74 Feeney, Patrick - 2003, 04, 05, 06 Hulse, Robert - 1933 Allee, Regan, 2001 Cline, Fred - 1933, 35, 36 Feldheiser, Jamie - 2007, 08 Hunckler, Fred - 1941, 42, 43 Alsop, Charles - 1951 Clinkenbeard, Josh - 2002, 03 Feller, Grady - 1978, 79, 80, 81 Hungate, H. - 1921, 22 Alvis, Greg - 1973 Closser, Jerry - 1976 Ferguson, Matt - 2005, 06, 07 Hussey, Michael - 2007 Anthony, J. Leslie - 1904 Clouser, Frank - 1964 Fields, Walter - 1947, 48, 49* Hutchings, John W. - 1911 Araujo, Gabriel - 2006 Coffee, Rafhael - 1987, 88, 89, 90 Fillipitch, Grant - 2008 Hutsell, Jesse - 1932 Araujo, Renato - 2006 Collinsworth, Brent - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Finney - 1891 Arnett, Sam - 1932, 33 Combs, Jason - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Fisher, Charles - 1935 I Athan, Rex - 1957, 58 Compton, Leroy (Dee) - 1945, 46, 47 Fisher, Glenn - 1942, 46 Ireland, Seth - 1994, 95 Connor, Brian - 1993 Fisher, Ralph - 1950 Isert, Norbert - 1950 (M) B Constantino, Silvio - 1938, 39 Fletcher, Bob - 1941 Iwema, Ron - 1963, 64, 65 Bailey, Maxwell - 1911 Cook, Arthur - 1945, 47 Flowers, Dave - 1959, 60 Bain, Paul - 1947, 48 Cook, G. - 1895, 96 Floyd, Walter - 1928* J Baird, Frank - 1932, 33, 34 Cook, Homer - 1895, 96 Fohl, Robert - 1934, 35, 36 Jackson, John - 1976 Bajer, Brian - 2008 Cook, Homer T. - 1904 Fougerousse, Art - 1949, 50, 51 Jackson, Steve - 1976, 77 Baker, Bruce - 1914 Cooper, Larry - 1965, 66, 67 Fox, Ryan - 1992, 93 Jacobeit, Fred - 1977 Baker, Charles - 1891 Corbett, Norvel - 1936 Fredenberger, George - 1929 Jamerson, Jason - 2007, 08 Baldridge, W.H. - 1888 Corcoran, John - 1999, 00, 01, 02 Freeman, Ken - 1962, 63 Jarvis, Matt - 1998 Baldwin, Tony - 1991, 92, 93, 94* Cornell, Andrew - 1992, 93, 94, 95 Freeman, Jason - 2002, 03, 04 Jefferson, Rich - 1980, 82 Baliga, Joe - 1974, 75, 77 Costas, Spero - 1935, 36 Freeman, Jon - 1999, 2001, 02, 03 Johnson, Charles - 1952 Barnes, Tony - 2004, 05, 06, 07* Costello, Craig - 2003, 04, 05, 06 Freese, Rick - 1984, 85, 86 Johnson, Dan - 1998 Barnett, Carl - 1904 Cox, Kyle - 2006, 07 Freyn, George - 1953, 54 Johnson, Lou, 2001 Barnett, Charles - 1904 Craig, Kenneth - 1968, 70 Frick, Gene - 1950, 51 Johnson, Mark - 1981, 82 Bartle, Joe - 1942 Craver, Jim - 1967, 68, 69 Fuhs, Dan - 1979, 80, 81, 82* Johnson, Scott - 1987, 88, 89, 90 Bartley, Matt - 1995, 96, 97, 98 Crawford, Dave - 1964, 65, 66 Fuller, Pete, 2001 Johnson, Steve, 2003 Batton, Ralph - 1908 Crawford, Greg - 1981, 82, 83, 84 Johnson, Tom - 1969, 70, 71, 72 Batts, Roscoe - 1934, 35 Crews, Matt, 2001, 02, 03, 04 G Jones, Doug - 1976 Bayha, Dan - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Cruse, Glen - 1908, 09 Gabor, George - 1975, 75, 77, 78 Jones, J.P. - 1921, 22 Beasley, Justin - 1995, 96, 97, 98 Cullum - 1891 Gagnon, Paul - 1988, 89, 90 Jones, Paul - 1924 Beck, Paul - 2000, 01, 02, 03 Cunningham, John - 1895, 86, 99 Gale, David - 1895, 96 Jones, R.H. - 1921, 22 Beer, Eric - 1995 Cunnington, Jeff - 1985, 86, 87 Gantz, Steve - 1967, 68 Juba, Bob - 1999 Behning, Luke, 2003, 04 Curless, Garrett - 2007, 08 Garlick, Dave - 1977 Belland, Jon, 2003 Curry, Jim - 1971, 72, 73, 74 Garner - 1912 K Berglund, Brent - 1990, 91, 92, 93* Curry, Mike - 1980, 81 Garriott, Lawrence - 1908 Kaiser, Robert - 1952 Betsch, Rick - 2006, 07, 08 Gatlin, Dan - 1987, 88 Kamienski, Mike, - 1993, 94 Birge, Donald - 1945 D Gauker, Brian - 1980, 81 Karabell, Charles - 1912, 14 Bivin, James - 1945 Dages, Jon - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Gavin, Mike - 1998, 99, 00, 01 Karunas, Mike - 1988 Blackaby, Inman - 1936, 38 Daniels, Elvin - 1908 Getz, Jeremy - 1996, 97 Kauffman, Eric - 1979 Blackburn, George - 1946, 47, 48 Daniels, Fred - 1914 Gharrett, Rich - 1984, 85, 86, 87 Kazmierczak, Paul - 1978, 79, 80, 81 Blackburn, Mike - 1982, 83, 84 Dannenbrink, Kurt - 1986 Gill, Stephen - 2003, 04, 05, 06 Keach, Bob - 1922 Blacker, Rex - 1939 Darragh, Steve - 2008 Gillman, George - 1973 Keever, Justin - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Blakeley, Tim - 1978, 79, 80, 81 Dattilo, Franco - 1998, 99, 00 Givens - 1909 Kelty, Jay - 2004, 05 Blanford, R. - 1921 Davidson, Frank - 1891 Goett, Henry - 1921, 22*, 24 Kent, Bob - 1985, 86, 87, 88 Bledsoe, Gary - 1984, 85, 86* Davis, Bert - 1932, 33, 34 Goffi net, Brad - 1972, 73, 74, 75 Kerr, Les - 1977, 78, 79, 80 Blessing, Bob - 1922, 24* Davis, Fred - 1951, 52, 54 Goodman, Mike - 1973, 74, 75 Kertis, Joe - 1964 Blount, Charles - 1888 Davis, J.Q. - 1895, 96 Grabowski, Tom - 1987 Kessler, Craig - 1989, 90, 91, 92 Boa, Andy - 1936, 38 Davis, Jeff - 1965, 66, 67 Gray, C.E. - 1914 Keys, Nick - 1999 Bohon, Randy - 1972, 73, 74, 75 Day, Jonathan - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Gremel, B. - 1962 King, Paul - 1991 Bokowy, Bryan - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Dearing, Scott - 1985, 86, 87 Greve, Keith - 1954 King, Tim - 1982, 83, 84, 85* Booz, Kenneth - 1932 Deeb, Clayton - 2003, 04, 05, 06 Grier, Al G. - 1908 Kingsbury, F. - 1888 Boston - 1909 Deiter, Phil - 1992, 93 Grigas, Steve - 1976 Kingsbury, George - 1918 Braden, Harold - 1939 Demlow, Jack - 1943 Guleff, Methody - 1939, 40, 41 Kingsbury, John K. - 1904 Bradford, Jack - 1947, 48 Dempsey, Joe - 2004, 05, 06, 07* Guennel, Joe - 1941, 42, 43 (C) Kingsbury, Layman - 1909, 10 Breving, Mark - 1998, 99, 00, 01 Dennemann, David - 2008 Guler, Jeremy - 1995, 96, 97, 98 Kleine, Armold - 1934 Bridich, Nick - 2000, 01, 02 Denney, Chris - 2008 Knight, David - 1994 Briski, Paul - 1993, 94, 95 DePotter, Evan - 2006, 07, 08 H Knytych, Jim - 2004, 05 Bristley, Norm - 1970, 71, 72, 73 Deter, Brian - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Haack, Meyel - 1940 Koby, Stan - 1963, 64, 65 Broderick, Bernie - 1941, 42 Dickson, Jim - 1992 Haffner, Dick - 1959, 60 Kokinda, John - 1968 Browder, Cliff - 1909, 10, 12 Diederich, Ed - 1921, 22 Hahn, John - 1990, 91, 92 Kouns, Beryl - 1954, 55 Brown, Jeff - 2002, 03, 04, 06 Dierolf, Rich - 1971, 72 Hamilton, Tony - 1995, 96, 97, 98 Kouns, Robert - 1950 Brown, Mark - 1904 Diersing, Scott - 1989 Hamilton, William - 1939, 40 Kruszka, Ryan - 2006, 07, 08 Brown, Max - 1935 Diltz - 1899 Hansen, Gordon - 1981, 82, 83, 84* Kubal, James - 1939 Brown, P.E. - 1921-22 Dix, Rahdric - 2008 Harber, Ryan - 1996, 97, 98 Kugle, Corey, 2001, 02, 03 Brown, Pat - 1984 Dobkins, Kunte - 1947 Harding, Thomas - 1938 Kuhn, Owen - 1904 Brunty, John - 1996 Dodds, Jake - 1942 Hardy, Bill - 1941, 42 (C) Kukolj, Mike - 1998, 99 Bucalo, Dustin - 2004, 05, 06, 07 Dodds, Ronald - 1945 Harrison, Mike - 1966, 68, 69 Kurth, Richard - 1968, 69, 70, 71 Buczkowski, Matt - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Dodson, Roger - 1977 Hart, Nate - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Kuyendall, Steve - 1974, 75, 76 Buergler, Louis - 1947, 48, 49 Dold, Leslie - 1943 Hartley, Alonzo- 1908 Bugara, Kris - 1994, 95 Donna, Garry - 1964, 65, 66 Hartman, Ajaz - 1908 L Bugher, Dan - 1983, 84, 85 Doyle, James - 1947, 48, 49, 50* Hartman, Kevin - 1991, 92 Lambert, Bob - 1977, 78, 79, 80 Buis, John - 1971, 72, 73, 74 Dragovich, Bill - 1983, 84 Harvey, Gene - 1955, 56, 57, 58 Lampkins, Andy - 1997 Bulla, Andy, 2003, 04 Droll, Mike - 1979, 80, 81 Hawkins, Chuck - 1971, 72, 73, 74 Langford, Don- 1933 Bunnell, Kermit - 1933 Duncan, Luke - 2008 Hayward, Blair - 1997, 98, 99 Lanter - 1891 Burdette, Cody - 1936, 38 Dunker, Don - 1967, 68 Hedrick, Doug - 1988, 89, 90, 91 (C) Larkey, Lance - 1992, 93 Burdette, Doug - 1964 Dunn, John - 1974 Heiny, Nick - 1957, 59 Latty, Bob - 1976, 77 Burke, Jim - 1991, 1992 Dyson, Sam - 1895, 96 Herbert - 1909 Latty, Joe - 1987, 88, 89, 90* Butler, George - 1942, 48 Hermann, Paul - 1938, 39, 40 Laymon, Clarence - 1935, 36 Byzet, Matt - 2004, 05, 07 E Hickman, Joseph - 1972, 73 LeBeau, Craig - 1969, 70 Eaton, Rex, 2001, 02, 03 Highley, Jerry - 1975, 76 LeBeau, Curt - 1971, 72, 73, 74 C Ebert, R. - 1962 Hill, M. - 1962 LeBeau, Kent - 1972 Cain, Brian - 1994 Eble, John - 1945 Hipes, Don - 1954, 58 Leese, Brandon - 1994, 95, 96 Campbell, Dick - 1951, 52, 53, 54* Edwards, Floyd - 1961, 62, 63 Hoane, Wes - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Leffl er, Mike - 1959 Campbell, Don - 1950, 51, 52 Ehrsam, Tom - 1958, 59, 60 Hoen, Rob - 1974, 75, 76 Lesandrini, Jay - 1984, 85, 86, 87* Cantor, Chad - 1994 Eldridge, Luther - 1908 Hoen, Tom - 1977, 78, 79 Leslie, John - 1921, 22 Caporale, Egidio - 1960 Ellenberger, Norm - 1951, 52, 53, 54 Hoffman, Adam - 1997 Lett - 1910 Carbon, Frank - 1938, 39, 40* Engelbert, Derck - 1973, 74 Holderfi eld, Hal - 1953 Letzter, Michael - 2008 Carmichael, Bruce - 1971, 72, 73, 74 Enright, Dave - 1964, 65 Holland, Jason - 1991, 92, 93 Leukhart, Henry - 1908 Carr, Andy - 1962, 63, 64 Everly, Jack - 1934 Hooper, H. - 1921 Levenhagen, Fred - 1966, 67 Carr, David - 1999, 2002 Ewing, Carlyle - 1923, 26* Hopp, Ryan - 1995, 96, 97, 98 Ligda, Bob - 1975 Carter, Andrew - 1992 Hornbach, Tony, 2001, 02, 03, 04 Links, Lance - 1999, 00

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Linville, Tim - 1982, 83, 84, 85* N S T Littrell, Jody - 1987 Nance, Ryan, 2001, 02, 03, 04 Saldutti, Jeff - 1982 Taylor, James - 1948 (M) Lloyd - 1910 Nardell, Mark - 1996, 97, 98 Santoni, Robby, 2005 Tepe, Tyler - 2006, 07, 08 Long, Ken - 1959 Naylor, Jack - 1939 Scanlan, Mike - 1971 Tex, Guy - 1940, 41*, 46 Longstreth, P.J. - 1991, 92, 93, 94 Neat, Lyle - 1939, 40, 41 Schaffer, Joe - 1988, 89, 90, 91 Tharp, Harold - 1908 Lopp, Vance - 1961 Neat, Ryan - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Scherrer, Vance - 1981, 82, 83, 84* Theofanis, Dean - 1979, 80, 81, 82* Lorenz, Stu - 1975, 76 Neat, Scott - 1968, 69 Schlagenhauf, John - 1985, 86, 87, 88 Therry, Robert - 1951 Lovat, Mark - 1989, 90, 91, 92 Neely, Jeff - 1968, 69, 71 Schmidt, Tyler - 2007 Thomas, Cullen - 1908, 09, 10 Lowe, Jared, 2000, 01, 02, 03 Nell, John - 1966, 67, 68 Schroeder, Robert - 1968, 69, 70 Thomas, George C. - 1908 Ludlow, Ovid - 1895, 96 Neshek, Pat - 2000, 01, 02 Schultz, Kyle - 2007, 08 Thompson, Aaron - 2004, 06 Lundervold, Ryan - 2000, 02 Neuenschwander, Claren - 1943 Schumacher, Max - 1954 Thompson - 1899 Neurerberg - 1910 Scott - 1899 Thompson, Kurt - 1969, 70 M Newland, Gene - 1946 Screes, Al - 1922 Thompson, James - 1888 Maas, Charles - 1947, 48, 49 Newton - 1899 Seal, Charles - 1932, 33 Tingle, Andy - 1990, 91, 92 Mace - 1899 Nichols, John - 1891 Seamon, Ken - 1955, 56 57 Tomaszewski, Mike, 2003 Macek, Joe - 1936, 38 Nichols, John - 1994 Seefeldt, Dan - 1974, 75 Toon, Herod Jr. - 1945, 46, 47, 48 MacDonald, Al - 1972, 73, 74, 75 Nickol, Austin - 2006, 07, 08 Segarra, Joe - 1981, 82, 83, 84 Tormoehlen, Brandon - 2003, 04, 05, 07 MacLeod - 1910 Nies, John - 1987, 88, 89, 90 Seitz, Joel - 1995 Toth, Steve - 1972 Magill, Steve - 1996, 97, 98, 99 Sells, Jeff - 1989, 90, 91 Towriss, Doug - 1992 Magnuson, Terry - 1975, 76, 77, 78 O Sefried, W.F. - 1918 Trammel, Faye - 1945 Majchrowicz, Paul - 1987, 88, 89 O’Connell, Paul - 1949, 50, 51 Shade, Larry - 1964, 65, 66 Trimbur, Ben - 2008 Males, John - 1949, 50 O’Donnell, Shawn - 1996, 97 Shaffar, Ben - 1997 Turner, Horace - 1952 Mallers, Jim - 1958 O’Donovan, Ryan - 1997, 98 Shead, Ken - 1976, 77, 78, 79 Turner, Jim - 1978, 79 Maloy, John - 1977, 78, 79, 80 O’Reilly, James - 1984 Shell, Laymon - 1918 Manifold, Howard - 1946 Ochs, Joe - 2006, 07, 08 Shepherd, Will - 1978, 79, 80, 81 V Manifold, Lothair - 1946 Offerle, Michael - 1966, 67 Shepherd, William - 1948, 49 VanArsdale, S.B. - 1921 Manifold, Walter - 1947 Oliver, Brent - 1978 Shireman, Larry - 1979, 80, 81 VanWirt - 1909,10 Marks, Tim - 2000, 01, 02, 03 Olson, Jon, 2002, 03, 04 Shirley - 1899 Velardi, Rodney - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Marsh, Chester - 1909, 10 Olszta, Eddie - 1998, 99, 00, 01 Shockley, James - 1918 Vena, Brian - 1995, 96 Martino, Matt - 2004, 05 Shook, Larry - 1961, 62, 63 Vetor, Ted - 1985 Masariu, John - 1946 P Short, T. - 1921 Veville, Mont - 1895, 96 Masheck, Tim - 1987, 88, 89, 90 Parker - 1910 Shortridge, Norman N. - 1920 Vollmer, Josh - 2005, 06 Maslowski, Mike - 1994, 95, 96, 97 Parker, David - 1964, 65 Silvers - 1910 Matheny, Joel - 2006, 07 Parker, Ed - 1895, 96 Sinkiewicz, Jeff - 2006, 07, 08 W Mattingly, Dan - 1979, 80, 81 Parks, Francis - 1938 (M), 39 (M) Sinsabaugh, Jeremy - 1998, 99, 00, 01 Wagoner, Fritz - 1914 May, Steve - 1991, 92, 93, 94 Parton, Troy - 1999, 2001, 02 Sizemore, Brad - 1991 Wagoner, Jared - 2008 McClintic, Tom - 1994 Paul, Jason - 1999 Skirchak, John - 1959, 60 Walker, Joe, - 1993, 94 McClure, S. - 1921 Paul, Justus - 1912 Smith - 1891 Walker, Tom - 1987 McFarland, Eric - 1996, 97, 98, 99 Pauley, Joe - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Smith, Bret - 1993 Wallace, Clint - 1895, 96 McGaughey, Sam - 1896, 99 Pavey, Jess - 1908 Smith, Brian - 2003, 04, 05 Wallace, Jim - 1969 McGould, Sean - 1987, 88, 89* Payne, Don - 1952 Smith, Bruce - 1967, 68, 69 Wallace, Scott - 1962, 63, 64 McGrath, Chad - 1998 Pearson, Joe - 1970 Smith, Charles - 1957, 58, 59 Walsman, Bob - 1970 McGuigan, Scott - 2003, 04 Petty, Glenn - 1961, 63 Smith, Cooley - 1991, 92, 93 Walther, Neal - 1998, 99, 00, 01 McKay, Robert J. - 1908, 09 Pfi ester, Mat - 1991, 92 Smith, Fred - 1945 Wargo, Christian - 1994, 95, 96 McKinley, Justin, 2003, 04 Phelps, Brad - 1985, 86, 87*, 88* Smolar, Jordan - 2002 Watson, Mike - 1969, 70, 71, 72 McLaughlin, Kyle - 2005, 06, 07, 08 Phillips, Aaron, 2000, 01, 02, 03 Sokolowski, Matt - 2006, 07, 08 Watton, S. - 1899 McLinn, Jim - 1971, 72, 73, 74 Piekarski, Andrew - 2006 Sorrell, Rick - 1980, 81, 82, 83* Warbinton, Craig - 1984, 85, 86, 87 McMullen, Dick - 1943 Pirtle, Joe - 1952 Spregle - 1910 Wellbaum, Leyton - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Meek, Herbert - 1909 Place, A.W. - 1899 Springer, R.S. - 1904 Wheaton, William - 1904 Meeker, Ray - 1888, 91 Plump, Bob - 1957, 58 Staller, Eldon - 1935, 36 Wiley, Thomas - 1948 Mefford, Mike - 1996, 97, 98 Poynter, Brandon - 1997, 98, 99 Stamm, Kevin - 1984, 86, 87, 88 Wilhoite, Maurice - 1950, 52 Melson, Frank - 1946 Powell, Ames - 1960 Staton, Glen - 1921, 22, 23, 24 Wilke, Josh - 1995, 97, 98 Mercer, P. - 1921 Primavera, Tony - 1976, 77, 78, 79 Stay, Tony, 2001 Williams - 1891 Merica, David - 1991, 92, 93 Pritchett, Chris - 1980, 81, 82, 83* Stebbins, Bruce - 1980, 81, 83 Williams, Andrew - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Merica, Matt - 1989, 90, 91, 92 Steele, Jeff - 1999, 00, 01, 02 Williams, Kirk - 1976 Mescall, Steve - 1983, 84, 85 Q Steiner, Jerome - 1938, 39, 40 Williams, Norman (Gobby) - 1942, 43, 47 Metz, Vaughn - 1967, 68 Quale, Dan - 1975, 76 Stephan, Mike - 1989 Wilson, Omar - 1888 Metzinger, Scott - 1990, 91, 92, 93* Stephens, Bruce - 1985, 86, 86, 88* Wilson, Richard - 1938, 39 Michaels, Lee - 1993, 94, 95 R Stevenson, Ralph - 1914 Winkler, Shane, 2003 Middlesworth, Hugh W. - 1921, 22, 23*, 24 Rabor, Randy - 1968, 69 Stewart, Dr. T.J. - 1920 Witherow, Todd - 2000, 01 Milburn, Don - 1922 Ratzlaff, Mike - 1975 Stiffl er, Ralph - 1908 Witte, Ted - 1943 Miles, Randy, 2001, 02, 03, 04 Ready, Greg - 1980, 81, 82, 83* Stirn, Steve - 1988, 89* Wolf, Hugh - 1952 Milhous, Jerry - 1960, 61, 62 Redenbacher, Leon - 1954, 55, 56 Stites, Dan - 1978, 80 Wolfe, Bob - 1955, 56, 57, 58 Miller, Glenn - 1942 Redmon, George, - 1888 Stockman, Andrew - 1995, 96 Wolfe, Richard - 1932 Miller, Harold - 1942 Reed, William - 1934 Stoner, Andy - 1996, 97, 98, 99 Wolfe, Toby - 1994 Miller, Ray - 1932, 33 Rehl, Robert - 1943 Stoner, Josh - 2002 Wolotka, Brian - 1999 Mills, Richard - 1924, 25* Reidenbach, Clarence - 1909, 10, 12 Storey, Eric - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Wood, Dave - 1995, 96, 97 Mitchell, James - 1943, 45 Reifenberger, David - 2002 Stout, Mike - 2006 Woods, Merrill J. - 1914 Mitchell, Steve - 1976, 77, 78, 79 Reinking, Arthur - 1932 Strafford, Bill - 1959, 60, 61 Woody, John - 1961, 62, 63 Montagano, Alex - 2006, 07, 08 Renie, Tim - 1961, 62, 63 Stuart, Harry - 1908 Woolgar, Robert - 1924, 27* Morehead, Dean - 1991, 92 Renie, Tom - 1963, 64 Stutz, Rob - 1994, 95 Wright, Brad - 1984 Moriarty, Francis - 1943 Rice, Sam - 1958 Sutphin, Karl - 1933, 34, 35 Wuensch, Jeff - 1987 Moses, John - 1957, 58, 59 Riley, Pat - 2000, 01 Svihra, Marty - 1965 Wulle, James - 1935, 36 Mosser, Bobby - 2007 Riley, Ray - 1957 Swafford, Dan - 1984 Mouch, Andy - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Rinearson, Alex - 2005, 06 Swager, Ralph - 1939, 40 Y Mroueh, Mohamed - 1994, 95, 96, 97 Ritter, Geoff - 2007 Swaim, Ike - 1909 Yates, Eric - 1998, 99, 00, 01 Mueller, Dale - 2002, 03, 04, 05 Roberts, Justin - 2002 Swansson, Jay - 1998, 99, 00, 01 Yeary, Bob - 1983, 84, 85, 86* Mueller, Jon, 2003 Roberts, Lon - 1895, 96 Sweet, Eric - 1980 Mullane, G.P. - 1916 Roberts, Steve - 1988 Szymczak, Tyler - 2007, 08 Z Murphy, Luke - 1997, 98, 99, 00 Robinson - 1912 Zangrilli, John - 1996, 97 Murphy, Todd - 1989, 90, 91 Rodriguez, Edwin - 2006, 07 Zaun, Brian - 1993, 94, 95, 96 Murray, Don - 1942, 43 Rose, N.B. - 1908 Ziegel, Colin - 2006, 07, 08 Murray, Jeff - 1985, 86, 87 Rosen, Mike - 2003, 04, 05 Zimmerman, George - 1932, 34, 35 Murray, Paul - 1904 Rosenacker, Kurt - 2002 Zinn, Greg - 1970, 71, 72 Muse, Frank - 1888 Rosenstihl, James - 1947, 48, 49, 50, 51* Zirkle, P. - 1962 Muta, Harry - 1973, 74, 75, 76 Ross, James - 1904 Myers, Brent - 1994 (M), 95 (M), 96 (M) Rotherham, Kevin - 2008 (M) - Manager Myers, Mike - 1992, 93 Rozgony, Mike - 1980, 81 * - Captain Rudolfi , Josh - 2003, 04, 05 Runyan, Ken - 1970

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The batting cages down the left fi eld line of Bulldog Park have been removed to make way for a new state-of-the-art indoor hitting facility.

BULLDOG PARK Home of the Bulldogs New turf and dirt was installed on the infi eld of Bulldog Park last fall. Bulldog Park serves as the home of the Butler baseball team. Located just behind Hinkle Fieldhouse and the Butler Bowl, Bulldog Park provides a nostalgic setting for collegiate baseball, with seating for up to 500 spectators and a fully functional press box. The fi eld features symmetrical dimensions, stretching 330 feet down both lines, 370 feet to the gaps and an even 400 feet to the batter’s eye in dead center. The Butler dugout stretches along the third-base line with the visitors situated along fi rst. The are located in foul territory in both corners of the outfi eld. The fi eld has undergone major renovations during the past year that included a new pitcher’s mound and home plate area, new laser-graded dirt and top dressing on the infi eld and the removal of lips and uneven edges. Additionally, new sod has been added around the fi rst base, third base, home plate and pitcher’s mound areas, as well as other places in the infi eld that receive the heaviest wear. The crown jewel of the renovation project will be a 6,000 square foot multi-purpose hitting facility to be located in foul territory down the left fi eld line. The building will feature four turfed indoor batting cages, indoor pitching mounds, pitching machines, drill stations and a bathroom.

Butler Baseball At Victory Field

The Bulldogs usually play one regular sea- son game each year at Victory Field, home of the AAA Indianapolis Indians. This year’s game will take place on March 31 against Dayton. Located in downtown Indianapolis and just a short drive from campus, the fi eld was named “the best minor league ballpark in America” by Baseball America. Butler hosted the 2005 Horizon League Baseball Championship at the ballpark, and the fi eld is tabbed to host the tournament again in 2012.

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Strength & Conditioning All of Butler’s athletes benefi t from an extensive strength and conditioning program under the direction of strength and conditioning coordinator Jim Peal and assistant Ross Bowsher. The purpose of Butler’s pro- gram is to decrease injury potential, while increasing performance potential. The strength and conditioning program stresses fl exibility, agility, jumping skills, speed and reaction time, as well as strength. The program utilizes free weights, strength machinery, manual re- sistance and additional innovative techniques to help maximize the chance for Butler athletes to succeed. The center of Butler’s strength and conditioning program is the 4,000 square-foot weight training room located in Hinkle Fieldhouse. The weight room, which features an entire outside wall of glass, is stocked with free weights, weight machines, stationary bikes and stairmasters.

Sports Medicine Butler student-athletes have access to a comprehensive sports medi- cine program that concentrates on the prevention, treatment and rehabilita- tion of athletic-related injuries. Under the supervision of baseball team trainer Penny Goldberg, Butler athletes are served by an extensive team of physicians, health care professionals and certifi ed athletic trainers. Butler’s expanded training room is located on the west end of Hinkle Fieldhouse. Renovation in the summer of 1998 effectively tripled the usable area devoted to the care and welfare of Butler’s student-athletes. Butler’s athletic staff provides care for Butler athletes at practices and games. The staff also works to educate Butler student-athletes in the areas of injury prevention, nutrition and various wellness issues. Butler’s sports medicine program utilizes the extensive medical community in Indianapolis, which boasts one of the largest and most knowledgeable groups of sports medicine professionals in the nation. Butler student-athletes have access in Indianapolis to world-renowned medical facilities, as well as many of the leading physicians in the world of sports medicine.

Health & Recreation Complex Butler’s newly constructed Health & Recreation Complex (HRC) is located right next door to Hinkle Fieldhouse. The facility features a pool, weight room, running track and a two-court gymnasium.

Butler Bubble During Butler’s cold weather practice period (mid-January through mid-February), the Bull- dogs go indoors to train in the Butler Bubble, the university’s 32,000 square foot indoor facility. The bubble is also used for winter baseball camps.

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Academic Support/Student Development Balancing the demands of NCAA Division I athletics with the responsibilities of a rigor- ous academic schedule is one of the biggest challenges facing Butler’s student-athletes. To help meet that challenge, Butler provides a dedicated academic support system. The Athletic Academic Support Offi ces are located in Hinkle Fieldhouse, where the staff is available to assist student-athletes in solving academic and nonacademic problems. Butler offers its more than 300 student-athletes academic and career counseling, guidance in study skills and time management, and academic tutoring. The academic staff monitors each student-athlete’s progress toward Butler’s degree requirements. Support services for student-athletes are provided on a by-need or by-student/coach request basis. Strong academics has continued to be a trademark of the Butler baseball team, as seven baseball players were named to the Horizon League’s Academic Honor Roll in 2008 by maintaining at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average during the careers.

Apartment Village First opened for the fall of 2006, the Apartment Village is located in the heart of the But- ler athletic facilities. The apartments sit directly east of the Butler Bowl (home to the Butler football and soccer teams) and are within a short walk of Hinkle Fieldhouse (basketball and volleyball), Bulldog Park (baseball) and the Butler Bubble (tennis). Each apartment has four private bedrooms with individual locks, two bathrooms, a full kitchen with dishwasher, dispossal, microwave and a breakfast island with four stools. Bedroom furnishings - including single bed, dresser and desk - are also provided. The units are also air conditioned with a shared phone line with four private voice mailboxes, cable TV and internet access. The Dawg House, located in the middle of the village, features a convenience store, game room, mailboxes, computer lab, laundry facilities and two study rooms.

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PAT NESHEK From Butler to the Major Leagues Former Butler right-handed pitcher Pat Neshak, now a member of the Minnesota Twins, took time to answer questions from Bulldogs’ head coach Steve Farley about playing college baseball and the transition to the Major Leagues. Ryan Harber Brandon Leese What are your best memories from your biggest game or two from your playing days at Butler? “I remember one of my fi rst starts in college came against Notre Dame, who was pre-season number-one in the country and rated just as high at the time. I remem- ber being the most nervous I have ever been in my life and told myself to trust in my stuff. To me it was unbelievable getting that opportunity to face the number-one nearly every school in the country. At one player. It’s a tough life and the biggest dif- team in the country straight out of high point I wondered if the school or coaches ference is how you handle it mentally. Eddie Olszta Tim Marks school. there even knew who I was or if I was just “Coach Farley did a lot for my game “That same year coach Farley called a recommendation from a scout. I wanted mentally, and I think it is his biggest on me to face UIC in the MCC Champion- someone who was going to pitch me a ton strength as a coach. He loves to instill con- ship. It was another big time challenge that my freshman year and work with me. fi dence in his players. As for me, he taught most freshmen will never get the opportu- “There were two schools I had the me a couple new pitches and how to pitch. nity to be a part of, and, once again, it was toughest time in the world picking between He did it by helping me see what it was go- amazing to have the season rest solely on but ultimately I went with Butler because of ing to do, how the ball was going to move a freshman’s shoulders. coach Farley. across the plate in my head, how I was go- “These experiences my freshman “It’s amazing, back then, that I made ing to imagine the pitch being low and how year prepared me more than anything for the choice because everything that has I was going to throw at least 60% strikes. the next years to come. That year, I pretty ever been promised has came true and I much experienced everything you could as couldn’t have made a better choice.” You were originally drafted out of high a freshman. I pitched 70 innings, faced a lot school by the Twins. What made you Eric Storey Brian Zaun of top ranked teams and even got to pitch What is the biggest difference you had choose to attend Butler rather than sign in the NCAA tournament. This is something to adjust to from college to professional out of high school? Butler head coach Steve Farley has that most college baseball players only ex- baseball? “The main factor was that I was not had 25 players sign professional base- perience in their last years of college. “I think the baseball being played in ready for professional baseball. Yes, I had ball contracts during his tenure with “My biggest game was easily my the lower minors is pretty equivalent to the skills, but they were far from refi ned. the Bulldogs. Following is the list of sophomore year against No. 1 South college baseball. Where things get totally “In the minors, they don’t really pre- coach Farley’s players who have gone Carolina. Just like the past year, I was different is the grind of the minors. It’s a pare you in a way that college baseball on to play professional baseball: making another early-March start against test on you as a person, a player and your does. You are pretty much thrown out one of the top teams in the country. South family. there, and if you don’t do well they release Player, Years with Butler Carolina packed the place, and I think they “Just by the fact you are playing ev- you. I have had a couple friends these past Jeff Albert, 2002-03 expected us to roll over. The fans were eryday means you are going to have major years turn down full rides to good schools Justin Beasley, 1995-98 ups and downs during the season in terms like Butler only to get released a year and as rude as possible, and it was a tough Jeff Brown, 2002-06 environment to play in. Yet every inning of how you are playing. The ones who do a half later. Dustin Bucalo, 2004-07 we were putting guys on and playing bet- the best know how to handle everything: “When you have the opportunity to Matt Buczkowski, 1993-96 ter than them. We gave it everything but when they are doing great, they stay get school paid for and get a good educa- Brian Cain, 1994 lost 1-0. humble, and when they are doing badly, tion as well as refi ne your skills it’s an easy “I was so proud of everyone on our they understand that it’s just bad luck and choice. I would say if you aren’t drafted in John Corcoran, 1999-2002 team because all winter we prepared for things will turn around if they continue to the top 10 rounds you should defi nitely Franco Dattilo, 1999-2000 this one game. It just showed that if you work hard and give it everything. choose college over signing to play profes- Joe Dempsey, 2004-07 want something bad enough and believe in “I have literally seen teammates go sionally.” Ryan Harber, 1996-98 it you can get it.” nuts, where things are so into their heads Wes Hoane, 1997-2000 they cannot sleep at night. This eventually What has been your biggest highlight Jim Knytych, 2004-05 What are your memories from the col- drove a lot of the teammates I have had out thus far in your Major League career? Brandon Leese, 1994-96 lege recruiting process? of baseball. Now, couple all of this together “Easily the biggest highlight was Steve Magill, 1996-99 “The college recruiting process was with getting paid less than what it costs to putting on that Minnesota Twins uniform Tim Marks, 2000-03 a unique experience to say the least. I re- live, knowing that any day might be your and walking out onto Ameriquest Field in Dean Morehead, 1991-92 member going to a lot of pro tryout camps last and knowing you have to perform and Arlington, Texas. Just knowing how much Dale Mueller, 2002-05 such as the /Pittsburgh Pi- put up numbers, makes the minor leagues I sacrifi ced and gave up to get there and Pat Neshek, 2000-02 rates. I think my summer before my senior tough. how much people around me helped me Troy Parton, 1999-2002 year I was throwing the ball pretty well and “Even worse is when you put up num- and gave up made that feeling the best Aaron Phillips, 2000-03 had a lot of college teams looking at me. bers and have a season where you think thing in the world. Nothing will ever beat Eddie Olszta, 1998-2001 “Coach Farley was the fi rst Division I you couldn’t have done better and seeing that feeling no matter what I do.” Eric Storey, 1997-2000 school to approach me, and, when I talked other teammates that had worse years Joe Walker, 1993-94 to him, I felt like he was very genuine. Once move up just by the fact that the organi- Josh Wilke, 1996-98 the school year hit, I was bombarded by zation has more money invested in that Brian Zaun, 1993-96