New Orleans Privateer Baseball

1984 NCAA Div I • 1974 NCAA Div II World Series NCAA Tournament • 73, 74, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 96, 00, 07, 08 Conference Champions • 1978 & 2007 Sun Belt, 1989 American South Games 4-5 ● #3 Arkansas ● Feb. 19-20, 2013 (0-3) vs.Arkansas (2-1) Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 •3:05 p.m. Radio | None Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 • 3:05 p.m. Live Video & Stats | ArkansasRazorbacks.com . Twitter | @UNOPrivateers 2013 UNO Baseball Schedule/Results SERIES PREVIEW Date Opponent Result/Time • New Orleans makes their first road trip of the season, visiting Arkansas for a two- 2.15 Southeast Missouri St L, 4-7 game series featuring games at 3:05 p.m. each day. 2.16 Southeast Missouri St L, 1-6. • UNO will start RHP Daniel Martinez (0-0, 9.00 ERA) on Tuesday followed by LHP 2.17 Southeast Missouri St L, 2-11. Stone Speer (0-0, 4.50 ERA) on Wednesday. Speer started Friday’s game. 2.19 at #3 Arkansas 3:05 p.m. 2.20 at #3 Arkansas 3:05 p.m. • UNO was swept at home by SE Missouri State. Arkansas won 2 of 3 against 2.22 at South Alabama 6:30 p.m. Western Illinois, falling in the final game of a three-game series in Fayetteville, Ark. 2.23 at South Alabama 2 p.m. • Arkansas entered the 2013 season as the nation's preseason No. 1 team in three 2.24 at South Alabama 1 p.m. polls, returns 17 letterwinners from the 2012 team, including five position starters 2.27 at Tulane 6:30 p.m. and 10 from a CWS squad.

3.1 at Central Arkansas 6:30 p.m. THE SERIES 3.2 at Central Arkansas 2 p.m. • The Privateers are 2-0 all-time against the Razorbacks with a 3-2 win in Shreve- 3.3 at Central Arkansas 1 p.m. 3.8 at McNeese State 6:30 p.m. port on Mar. 15, 1991 and a 13-6 victory at Maestri Field on Mar. 1, 1998. 3.9 at McNeese State (DH) 1 p.m. 3.10 at McNeese State 1 p.m. WESLEY BARROW STADIUM 3.12 Alcorn State 6:30 p.m. • UNO will play its 2013 home games at Wesley Barrow Stadium, a Major League 3.13 Alcorn State 6:30 p.m. Baseball Urban Youth Academy facility while Maestri Field undergoes renovation 3.15 vs. Baylor (at Houston) 2 p.m. (see page 4). at Houston 6:30 p.m. • Opened in late 2012, the facility has a 655-seat capacity. It is 325 feet to left field, 3.16 vs. Baylor (at Houston) 2 p.m. 386 to center field and 319 to right field. The field is artificial turf. 3.17 at Houston 1 p.m. 3.19 at Tulane 6:30 p.m. 3.23 at Grambling (DH) 12 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION 3.24 at Grambling 1 p.m. • Arkansas will have live video and statistics available through their web site on 3.26 at Nicholls State 6:30 p.m. ArkansasRazorbacks.com. There will be no 3.28 at West Virginia 2 p.m. • All UNO home games at Wesley Barrow Stadium will feature live stats and video 3.29 at West Virginia 2 p.m. on UNOPrivateers.com. Live video is a pay-per-view service. WGSO 990 AM is car- 3.30 at West Virginia 1 p.m. rying 18 games this season, including 13 of 14 home contests. 3.31 at West Virginia 12 p.m.

4.2 Jackson State 6:30 p.m. NEXT WEEK 4.9 Southern Miss 6:30 p.m. • The Privateers will visit former Sun Belt Conference rival South Alabama for a 4.10 at Southern Miss 6 p.m. three-game series Feb. 22-24. 4.12 Georgia State 6:30 p.m. 4.13 Georgia State 2 p.m. 4.14 Georgia State 1 p.m. 4.16 at Southeastern La. 6:30 p.m. Projected Privateer Starters 4.17 at Tulane 6:30 p.m. IN THE FIELD 4.19 at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. 4.20 at Oklahoma 2 p.m. Pos. # Name Class Stats 4.21 at Oklahoma 1 p.m. C 38 Brian Dixon Jr-Tr. .333, 1 2B, .444 SLG% 4.23 Nicholls State 6:30 p.m. 1B 12 Zacary Hawkins Jr-Tr. .231, 1 2B, 1 RBI 4.24 at Jackson State 6 p.m. 2B 19 Zach Pohto Sr-2L .333, 1 2B, 1 SB 4.26 Hofstra 6:30 p.m. 3B 34 Seth Laigast So-1L .250, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI 4.27 Hofstra (DH) 12 p.m. SS 4 Zach Liberto Sr-2L .500, 1 RBI, 2 BB 4.30 (S) Mississippi Valley St (DH) 12 p.m. LF 31 Dan Perkins Sr-1L .250, 1 2B CF 36 Chaz Boyer Fr-HS .308, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI 5.1 at Tulane 6:30 p.m. 5.14 at LSU 6:30 p.m. RF 27 Morgan Barger Jr-Tr .222, 1 R 5.16 at Campbell 5 p.m. DH 8 Reese Kanter Jr-Tr. .200, 1 R 5.17 at Campbell 5 p.m. 5.18 at Campbell 12 p.m. ROTATION Day L/R # Name W/L ERA IP BB/K All times Central and subject to change. Tues RHP 7 Daniel Martinez 0-0 9.00 1.0 0/1 Home contests at Wesley Barrow Stadium. Weds. LHP 10 Stone Speer 0-0 4.50 6.0 1/7 (S) contest to be held in Summit, Miss. General Information Quick Glance - Privateer Probable Starters School...... University of New Orleans Location ...... New Orleans, La. Tuesday - RHP #7 Daniel Martinez Founded ...... 1958 Making first career start... Saw action out of bullpen against SEMO... pitched in Enrollment ...... 9,825 the eighth inning for Privateers in collegiate debut, allowing two doubles while President ...... Dr. Peter J. Fos Athletic Director ...... Derek Morel striking out one... Highly touted freshman with UNO in the blood... Third gener- F.A.R ...... Dr. James Lowry ation UNO student... Brother J.P. Martinez was 9th round draft pick out of UNO Nickname ...... Privateers in 2004 by Twins... Brother-in-Law, Joe Pietro was also drafted in 2004 MLB School Colors ...... Royal Blue and Silver Draft (Marlins) Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Conference ...... Independent Last Start vs Facility IP H R ER BB K Home Field ...... Maestri Field N/A Capacity ...... 4,200 Dimensions ...... 330 feet (lines) Wednesday - LHP #10 Stone Speer ...... 370 feet (power alleys) Making second start... No decision against SEMO after throwing six innings, al- ...... 405 (center field) 2013 Home Field .Wesley Barrow Stadium lowing three runs on five hits... Posted a 4-4 record in 18 appearances, 12 Capacity ...... 650 starts in 2012... threw 68.2 innings, allowing 45 runs - 31 earned - on 67 hits... Dimensions ...... 325 (left field) Struck out 62 while walking 44... Brother, Hunter is a 2013 signee and will join ...... 319 (right field) Privateers in 2014... Best outing in 2012, eight innings against Delta State, al- ...... 386 (center field) lowing two runs - one earned - on six hits while striking out five. Coaching Staff Last Start vs Southeast Missouri (2/15) Head ...... Alma Mater ...... Mansfield, 1987 IP H R ER BB K Phone ...... (504) 280-6102 N/D 6.0 5 3 3 1 7 E-mail ...... [email protected] Record (Overall) ...... 371-351-2 (14 yrs) Record (at UNO) ...... 34-116 (3 yrs) UNO Game Notes Assistant Coaches ...... LEFTOVERS FROM LAST TIME ...... James Jurries (1st yr) ...... Justin Garcia (3rd yr) QUICK RECAP OF PAST WEEKEND vs SEMO Student Assistant ...... • UNO dropped all three games of its season-opening series to Southeast Missouri ...... Kal Bonura (2nd yr) State (7-4, 6-1, 11-2). Head Athletic Trainer ...... • As a team, UNO .272 in the series compared to .255 for SEMO. The top hitters ...... Chris Young (2nd yr) Baseball Athletic Trainer ...... with at least six at-bats were Zach Liberto (.500, 3-for-6), Brian Dixon (.333, 3-for-9) ...... Jordan Blough (2nd yr) and Zach Pohto (.333, 2-for-6). Administrative Asst . . .Paula Picker (5th yr) • The Privateer starting pitchers during the opening weekend were Stone Speer (N/D), Equipment Manager . . . .Mike Hill (5th yr) Alex Smith (loss) and Kyle Blancaneaux (loss). Speer threw six innings while Smith Strength & Conditioning ...... TBA hurled seven to lead the Privateer pitchers. The duo combined for 15 (Smith 8, Speer 7). UNO Baseball History • UNO left 26 bases runners stranded, including 10 in each of the first two games. First Season ...... 1970 All-Time Record ...... 1333-1072-1 DAMIENS DELIVERS IN LAST TWO GAMES Conference Championships ...... 3 • Andre Damiens totaled three hits in three at-bats against Southeast Missouri (Feb. NCAA Appearances ...... 16 17), his first start of the campaign. Div I College World Series ...... 1 (1984) • For Damiens, the one game nearly topped his mark of a season ago when he hit 4- Div II College World Series . . . . .1 (1974) for-24 for a .167 batting average with five starts. Damiens had one multi-hit game dur- ing the span, a 2-for-4 outing against Tougaloo on Apr. 27. 2013 Team Information • Between last year's Tougaloo appearance and this year's first appearance vs SEMO, 2012 Record ...... 17-27 Damiens is a combined 5-for-7 with two runs and two doubles. League Record ...... N/A League Finish ...... N/A BOYER’S OPENING SPLASH Final RPI ...... N/A • Chaz Boyer had the most productive weekend against SEMO amongst UNO fresh- Starters (Pos.) R/L ...... 3/6 men at the plate. Starters (Pitch) R/L ...... 2/1 • Boyer was 4-for-13 with a .308 batting average that includes two runs and a triple. Letterwinners R/L ...... 17/13 Boyer's production included a in Saturday's game against SEMO in the bot- Media Relations tom of the first. • Entering the Arkansas series, Boyer has swiped a base in each of the team's three Dir of Media Relations . . . . .Jason Plotkin games and has only been caught swinging once. Phone ...... (504) 280-6284 E-mail ...... [email protected] Fax ...... (504) 280-3977 LIBERTO ENTERS WITH TEAM’S LONGEST HITTING STREAK Head Coach Bruce Peddie • Zach Liberto comes into the weekend with the hottest bat, collecting hits in his last five games, if you include the three to conclude the 2012 After a three-year stint as the season. associate head baseball coach • The infielder is 8-of-15 during the stretch, which included a 2-for-2 at the University of New Or- showing with an RBI and two walks in the season opener against leans, the school named Bruce SEMO. Peddie to the program's top spot on July 16, 2009. ARKANSAS SPECIFICS Peddie, the program's sixth ROAD TRIPPIN’ head baseball coach is entering • UNO has a pair of 13-game road stretches this year, both sandwiched his fourth season at the helm of around a two-game series at Wesley Barrow Stadium against Alcorn the UNO program and enters State. the campaign with an overall record of 371-351-2 (.514 • You think that is bad? In the 2011 season, UNO played 33 road winning percentage). games in a row over a two-month period. The stretch was warranted since the Privateers in 2011 were at the time transitioning to NCAA Di- Well aware of what the Privateer baseball program has ac- vision III while playing a full Division I schedule. complished historically, Peddie looks to get the program back on track in 2013 after directing the squad to a 34-116 S-E-C, S-E-C record over the previous three years while UNO lacked di- • UNO will play three games against SEC opponents in 2013, playing a rection. pair at Arkansas before visiting LSU in May. • LSU is slated to open the 2014 season with a home-away-home se- Prior to his rise to the head coaching position, Peddie es- ries that features a 2 p.m. contest at a renovated Maestri Field on Feb. tablished himself pretty quickly on the Lakefront in three 15, 2014. years as an assistant. As the UNO hitting coach, the Priva- • The Privateers last defeated an SEC team with a 7-4 win at No. 9 teers averaged 80 home runs per year under his watch. LSU on Apr. 27, 2010. The previous win over an SEC opponent not named LSU came with a sweep of Alabama on Mar. 18-19, 2008 during The 2008 team, which received the school's first NCAA Re- UNO's run to the NCAA tournament at an at-large. gional at-large bid since 2000, hit a school-record 97 home • In other recent history, the Privateers dropped a game to Kentucky in runs. The team was ranked fifth in the nation in runs, sev- New Orleans during the 2009 season with a pair of losses at Ole Miss enth in hits and ninth in home runs. that same year. Prior to coming to UNO, Peddie was the head coach at Di- UNO vs NCAA RANKED TEAMS vision II Shippensburg (Pa.). In his 11 years there, Peddie • This week's games against Arkansas represent UNO's first against an guided the Raiders to five NCAA Division II championship NCAA Division I ranked opponent since a three-game series against berths and a College World Series appearance in 1996. Southern Miss (Apr. 15-17, 2011) when the Golden Eagles were No. 25 in the country. UNO dropped all three contests. A 1987 graduate of Mansfield University, Peddie was an • The last win over a nationally-ranked program came on Apr. 27, 2010 assistant coach at his alma mater from 1989 through 1995. during head coach Bruce Peddie's first season - a 7-4 win at then No. 9 In seven seasons, the Mounties made four NCAA Regional LSU. appearances and reached the CWS three times. • The last time that UNO won two games against programs ranked na- tionally was when the Privateers beat a pair of teams ranked No. 28 in Peddie and his wife, Laurie, have twin daughters - Carly 2008 - wins over Southern Miss and Tulane. Peddie was an associate and Annie. head coach on that team, an NCAA at-large participant. Year-by-Year Head Coaching Records UNO vs DIVISION I FOES DURING THE “UNCERTAINTY” ERA Year School W-L-T NCAA • UNO posted an 0-6 record against NCAA Division I teams in 2012, 1996 Shippensburg (PA) 34-19-1 Div II CWS competing with minimal scholarships while en route to NCAA Division 1997 Shippensburg (PA) 16-27-1 II. 1998 Shippensburg (PA) 26-20 • With three losses to SEMO over the weekend, the Privateers have 1999 Shippensburg (PA) 34-22 Regionals lost nine straight against Division I foes, last defeating an NCAA Divi- 2000 Shippensburg (PA) 33-20 Regionals sion I squad with a 3-2 win on May 21, 2011 at Maestri Field against 2001 Shippensburg (PA) 27-21 Smoke Laval’s North Florida team. 2002 Shippensburg (PA) 27-23 • In 2011, with just 1.1 scholarship players, en route to NCAA Division 2003 Shippensburg (PA) 31-22 Regionals III team at the time and a full Division I schedule, UNO posted a 4-50 2004 Shippensburg (PA) 43-12 Regionals record against Division I opposition - giving the program a 4-56 mark 2005 Shippensburg (PA) 35-25 against Division I foes during the two years of true uncertainty with the 2006 Shippensburg (PA) 31-24 program. 2010 New Orleans 13-39 2011 New Orleans 4-50 2012 New Orleans 17-27 2013 New Orleans 0-3 Shippensburg (PA) - 11 years 337-235-2 .589 New Orleans - 4 years (153 games) 34-119 .222 Overall (15 years - 727 games) 371-354-2 .512 COMING IN 2014 - RENOVATED MAESTRI FIELD During the 2013 calendar year, Maestri Field at Privateer Park will undergo a renovation with an estimated completion date of January 1, 2014.

Once complete, Maestri Field will feature a new grandstand with chair back seating for 600 spectators, along with a new conces sion area that will be housed at the grandstand’s base. Also an elevator will provide access to the new press box that will feature not only areas for the media and game operations staff, but also a suite with a bathroom and a wet bar.

The grandstand project is the final phase of the renovation project. The most recent phase was finished in 2011, which saw a newly renovated clubhouse complete with new lockers, meeting rooms and a coaches suite. The clubhouse is located behind the third base stands.

UNO is tentatively slated to open the ballpark with a game against LSU on Feb. 15, 2014.

GENERAL NOTES The Last Time for a Privateer... 2 HR in a Game: Stefan Farrell vs Delta State, Apr. 15, 2012 LONE INDEPENDENT IN ‘13, GOING SOUTHLAND IN ‘14 3 HR in a Game: Jay Yaconetti vs. New Mexico State, Apr. 17, 2004 • In 2013, UNO is the lone NCAA Division I Independent. Hit a Grand Slam: Cameron Wheeless vs Nicholls, Mar. 13, 2012 Hit Inside Park HR: Nick Schwaner vs UL Monroe, Mar. 20, 2010 • In August 2012, UNO announced it would join the Southland Hit Back-to-Back HR: Zach Pohto/Nolan Church vs North Florida, May 21, 2011 Conference in 2013-14. Lead Off HR: Ryan Eden at Tulane, May 6, 2008 • UNO will be one of four new members during the 2013-14 Pinch Hit HR: Alan Harris vs. Florida Atlantic, May 4, 2008 academic year, joining Houston Baptist (Great West), Abilene Hit for Cycle: Nolan Church at Tulane, Mar. 23, 2010) Christian (Div II Lonestar) and Incarnate Word (Div II Lones- 6+ RBIs in a Game: Nick Schwaner vs Brown (Mar. 30, 2010 tar). 5+ Hits in a Game: Joey Butler vs. South Alabama, March 22, 2008 • The men’s tennis team at UNO is already an affiliate mem- 5+ Runs in a Game: Nick Schwaner vs. FIU, April 18, 2008 ber of the Southland in 2012-13. Stole 3+ Bases in a Game: Dan Perkins at LSU-A (Feb. 25, 2012) Stole Home (Non- Steal): T.J. Baxter vs Southern, May 1, 2008 • Other University of Louisiana System (ULS) institutions in 10+ : 10 - Nolan Church vs Tulane, Mar. 23, 2010 the league include McNeese State, Nicholls State, North- Threw No-Hitter: Tom Lipari (W) 3-0 vs. So. Miss. Mar. 10, 2001 western State and Southeastern Louisiana. Threw a Shutout: • In baseball, UNO will get 30 conference games (15 home, Threw 9-Inning Complete Game: Jake Fabre vs Delta State, Apr. 15, 2012 15 away) in 2014. The Privateers will play 10 of 13 other Threw a One-Hitter: N/A schools that compete in baseball and will be fully eligible for Threw a Two-Hitter: Mark Stander vs. South Alabama (Apr. 7, 2002) the 2014 Southland Conference tournament. Threw a Combined One Hitter: Thomas Diamond (5), Matt Crockett (2), Justin Garcia (1), Grant Birely (1) vs. Loyola, Mar. 21, 2004 Threw a Combined Two Hitter: Jeff Stander/Jared Bahnsen/Feb. 17, 2002 Threw a Perfect Game: Joe Housey (7 inn.) vs. SELU April 19, 1980 STUDENT ASST. BONURA FOLLOWS IN FATHER’S Had 12+ Strikeouts: 12 - Bryan Cryer vs. Florida Atlantic, May 2, 2008 FOOTSTEPS Had 15+ Strikeouts: 17---Thomas Diamond vs. Ark.State, Mar. 26, 2004 • Student assistant Kal Bonura is in his second year on the staff following two seasons as a player in which he appeared The Last Time UNO... in 10 games. Was Shutout: at North Alabama (0-5, Apr. 21, 2012) • An injury brought an early end to Bonura’s tenure as a stu- Swept a Three-Game Series: Tougaloo (Apr. 27-28, 2012) dent-athlete. Swept a Three-Game Conference Series: at Arkansas-Little Rock (May 9-11, • Kal joins his father in serving as both a coach and player. 2008) Kenny Bonura was a member of the 1984 UNO College Swept a Doubleheader: at LSU-Alexandria (Feb. 25, 2012) Swept a Conference Doubleheader: vs. South Alabama (April 7, 2007) Worid Series Was Swept in a Three-Game Series: vs Southeast Missouri (Feb. 15-17, 2013) team and also served as an assistant coach under former Was Swept in a Three-Game Conference Series: at North Alabama (Apr. 21-22, head man Randy Bush. 2012) * Was Swept at Home in a Three-Game Series: vs Southeast Missouri (Feb. 15-17, 2013) Was Swept in a Doubleheader: vs West Alabama (Apr. 6-7, 2012) Was Swept in a Conference Doubleheader: at North Alabama (Apr. 21, 2012) * Scored 15 Runs in a Game: 15 at ULM (Mar. 21, 2010) Scored 20 Runs in a Game: 26 at Arkansas State (April 27, 2008) Allowed 15 Runs in a Game: 15 vs Nicholls (Mar. 10, 2012) Allowed 20 Runs in a Game: 25 at Dallas Baptist (Mar. 3, 2011) Allowed 30 Runs in a Game: 31 vs. St John’s (Feb. 21, 2010) - only time in school history Turned a Triple Play: vs. Southeastern La., Feb. 14, 1995 * UNO played a Gulf South Conference schedule in 2012 Superlatives PRIVATEER BASEBALL FAMILY TIES • Trevor McCarthy's dad Rick played on the UNO baseball MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Total team from 1974-75 before being drafted by the Baltimore Ori- Brian Dixon - 1 - - 1 oles. Chaz Boyer 1 - - - 1 • Daniel Martinez is a third-generation UNO student. His Morgan Barger 1 - - - 1 brother J.P. Martinez was a at UNO, drafted in the Zach Liberto 1 - - - 1 ninth round of the 2004 MLB Draft by the . Zacary Hawkins 1 - - - 1 His brother-in-law Joe Pietro was an outfielder for UNO, Dan Perkins 1 - - - 1 drafted in the 2004 MLB Draft by the Florida Marlins. His Seth Laigast 1 - - - 1 brother Will and both parents, Matt and Ellen attended UNO Andre Damiens - 1 - - 1 while his grandfather Arthur Hebert played at one of the first TEAM 6 2 - - 8 UNO club baseball teams, before the establishment of inter- collegiate athletics. MULTIPLE RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Total • Zach Pohto's uncle Greg Battistella was a UNO baseball let- Seth Laigast 1 - - - 1 terwinner and now coaches at nearby Holy Cross. Pohto con- TEAM 1 - - - 1 tinues a long line of relatives that attended UNO. His dad, Jamie played at Nicholls State. HITTING STREAKS Longest Current Chaz Boyer 3 3 MISCELLANEOUS FACTS ABOUT THE PRIVATEERS Zach Liberto 2 2 • Stone Speer's father Oscar Speer was a placekicker for Zach Pohto 2 2 Louisiana-Lafayette before playing professional with the Dal- Zacary Hawkins 2 2 las Cowboys. His brother, Colt Colletti was a running back for Seth Laigast 2 - Nicholls State before becoming a member of the New Orleans Jonathan Coco 1 1 Saints. Oscar, Colt and Stone played for legendary John Cur- Trevor McCarthy 1 1 tis High School football coach J.T. Curtis. Stone's younger Reese Kanter 1 1 brother Hunter Speer signed with UNO in the fall and will Andre Damiens 1 1 begin competing for the Privateers in 2014. Dan Perkins 1 - • Christian Cale's brother Jason Navarro played baseball at Morgan Barger 1 - Tulane from 1995-97, posting a 23-2 record and earning first- Brian Dixon 1 - team All-American honors his senior year before 10 years in the minors and induction into the Tulane Hall of Fame in 2003

SONS OF MAJOR LEAGUERS • James Boddicker's dad Mike played in the Major Leagues for 14 seasons, posting 134 wins and 116 losses with a 3.80 ERA and 1,330 strikeouts. Mike's career included time with the Ori- oles (1980-88), Red Sox (1988-90), Royals (1991-92) and Brewers (1993). Boddicker was a World Series champion with the Orioles in 1983 during a season in which he was named ALCS MVP. Boddicker was a 1984 All-Star and earned the Gold Glove in 1990. • Cameron Keener's father Jeff was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1981 MLB Draft. Jeff ap- peared in 23 games for the Cardinals during the course of the 1982 and 1983 seasons, known for his unusual submarine de- liver with which he delivered pitches with a sidearm/underarm motion, rather than over the shoulder. • Class of 2013 signee Zach Reboulet's father Jeff played in the big leagues for 12 years after finishing his college career at LSU. His career included stints with the Twins (1992-96), Orioles (1997-99), Royals (2000), Dodgers (2001-02) and Pi- rates (2003). EARLY SIGNINGS - CLASS OF 2013 WHO IS RON MAESTRI? - UNO’S FIELD NAMESAKE • UNO signed nine student-athletes during the fall, including five • Ron Maestri, a native of Highland Park, Ill., served the University from the greater New Orleans metropolitan area, three additional of New Orleans as both a baseball coach (1972-85) and athletic players from around the state of Louisiana and an incoming stu- director (1979-2000). dent-athlete from Dayton, Ohio. • A member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Greater New Orleans and Louisiana Sports Hall of UNO Early Signings Fames, Maestri led UNO to a record of 518-247-1 (.677). Payton Caddou, E.D. White, RHP • The Privateers never had a losing season during his tenure and Sam Capilano, Holy Cross, INF qualified nine times for NCAA tournaments. Brandon Herrera, Holy Cross, UTL/RHP • His 1974 team finished second in the nation at the Div II College Dylan Manichia, Fontainebleau, INF/RHP World Series and became the first Louisiana school to reach the Chase Martin, Central Private, RHP Division One College World Series in 1984, finishing fifth. Connor McWilliams, Archbishop Rummel, RHP • He was the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 1979. The Hunter Medine, Ascension Catholic, LHP/OF award is now named after him. Zach Reboulet, Archbishop Alter (Ohio), SS • As Athletic Director, Maestri hired the likes of Benny Dees, Tim Hunter Speer, John Curtis, RHP Floyd, Joey Favaloro, Tic Price, Randy Bush, and Tom Schwaner. In 2002, Privateer Park was officially renamed Ron Maestri Field. TOGETHER AGAIN - FORMER TEAMMATES REUNITE • Maestri now works with the New Orleans Zephyrs as their Exec- • There are several pairs and trios of current Privateers who have utive Director and Chief Operating Officer. played together previous, highlighted by a trio of current UNO players that prepped at Holy Cross or attented junior college to- PRIVATEER PAIR SELECTED TO ABCA HALL OF FAME gether at Delgado CC. • Earlier this year, the American Baseball Coaches Association • Holy Cross is located roughly three miles from campus with (ABCA) Hall of Fame announced it would induct former New Or- head coach Greg Batistella - a UNO alum- directing the ballclub leans Privateer baseball players Paul Mainieri and Augie Schmidt while athletic director Mike Bujol spent over 20 years as a UNO in 2014. athletic administrator. • Mainieri currently serves as the head baseball coach at LSU • Delgado Community College is the largest community college in while Schmidt begins his 26th season at Carthage next month. the state of Louisiana. • Both played under legendary UNO head baseball coach and 1991 ABCA Hall of Fame inductee Ron Maestri. Holy Cross - Jordan Fontenelle, Shayne LeRouge, Blake Prest • A on the UNO baseball team from 1978-79, John Curtis - Christian Cale Stone Speer Mainieri earned All-Sun Belt Conference recognition on a 1979 Mandeville - Tim Broussard, Zach Liberto squad that included Randy Bush and Mike Quade. Both Privateer Northlake Christian - Zacary Hawkins, Seth Laigast teams featuring Mainieri won Sun Belt Conference championships Pope John Paul - Andre Damiens, Zach Pohto with the 1979 squad reaching the NCAA Division I South Re- Shaw - Kyle Blancaneaux, Jonathan Coco gional. • The 1982 Golden Spikes Award winner as the top amateur base- Delgado CC - Kyle Blancaneaux, Shayne LeRouge, Stone Speer ball player in the country, Schmidt appeared in 190 games from Olney CC (Ohio) - Cameron Keener, Trevor McCarthy 1980 through 1982. The belted 30 home runs while scoring 184 runs and tallying 162 RBIs during his time at UNO. PRIVATEERS IN THE MAJORS • UNO has put 11 different players into the Major Leagues, most NEXT TIME ON THE FIELD recently Kansas City Royals’ second baseman Johnny Giavotella. Giavotella worked out with the team briefly in January before SOUTH ALABAMA heading off to make his final preparations for spring training. • UNO will visit former Sun Belt Conference rival South Alabama • Other recent UNO connections to the big leagues included Mike for a three-game series (Mar. 1-3). Quade, who served for over a season as manager of the Chicago • South Alabama leads the all-time series 84-58 over UNO. Cubs from Aug. 23, 2010 through the end of the 2011 season. Highlights in the series for the Privateers include a pair of wins over the Jaguars in Tampa, Fla. in 1979 en route to the school's A List of Major League Privateers second straight Sun Belt Conference championship. P Jim Bullinger - Chicago NL (1992-96), Montreal (1997), Seattle • The first meetings in the series took place when USA won all (1998) four games during the 1970 season against the Privateers. The OF/DH Randy Bush - Minnesota (1982-1993) Jaguars won two games in New Orleans and two in Mobile. The P Thomas Diamond - (2010) team's most recently played in 2010 as SBC rivals with the P Roger Erickson - Minnesota (1978-82), N.Y Yankees (1982-83) Jaguars winning a three-game series (9-2, 5-4, 14-1) over UNO. 2B Johnny Giavotella - Kansas City (2011-Present) OF Mark Higgins - Cleveland (1989) P Eric Rasmussen - St. Louis (1975-78, 82-83), San Diego (1978- 82), Kansas City (1983) P Joe Slusarski - Oakland (1991- 93),Milwaukee (1995), Houston (1999-2000), Atlanta (2001), Houston (2001) OF Brian Traxler - Los Angeles (1990) P Wally Whitehurst - N.Y. Mets (1989-92), San Diego (1993-94), N.Y. Yankees (1996) INF Ted Wood - San Fransisco (1991-93) University of New Orleans 2013 Baseball Roster

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Class B/T Hometown/High School (Previous College) 1 Tim Broussard OF/P 6-0 210 Fr. R/R Mandeville, La/Mandeville 3 Trevor McCarthy INF 5-11 155 Jr. R/R Victoria, Ill./ROWVA (Olney Central College) 4 Zach Liberto INF 5-8 190 R-So. L/R Mandeville, La./Mandeville (Faulkner State CC) 6 Shayne LeRouge C 6-2 195 So. R/R New Orleans, La/Holy Cross 7 Daniel Martinez RHP 6-0 205 Fr. R/R Metairie, La/Newman 8 Reese Kanter OF 6-0 200 Jr. L/R Phoenix, Ariz./Horizon (Glendale CC) 9 Kyle Blancaneaux RHP 5-10 170 R-Sr. R/R Terrytown, La./Shaw (Delgado CC) 10 Stone Speer LHP 5-11 195 Sr. L/L River Ridge, La./John Curtis (Delgado) 11 Jordan Nelson RHP 6-0 190 Sr. R/R Marrero, La./Fisher (Louisiana College) 12 Zacary Hawkins 1B/LHP 6-0 195 Jr. L/L Covington,La/Northlake Christian (LSU-Eunice) 13 Jordan Fontenelle RHP 5-10 170 Fr. R/R River Ridge, La./Holy Cross (Delgado CC) 15 Blake Prest RHP 6-1 220 Fr. R/R Belle Chasse, La./Holy Cross 17 Nicholas Schiro RHP 6-0 170 Fr. R/R New Orleans,La./Jesuit 18 Alex Smith RHP 6-0 160 So. R/R Violet, La./Chalmette 19 Zach Pohto INF 5-9 195 Sr. R/R Slidell, La./Pope John Paul (Northeast Texas CC) 20 Joshua Fountain RHP 6-0 210 Jr. R/R Spring, Texas/St. Pius X 22 Darron McKigney RHP 6-4 190 Jr. R/R Springfield, La./Springfield (SW Miss. CC) 23 Christian Cale RHP 6-5 215 Jr. R/R River Ridge, La./John Curtis (Northeast Miss. CC) 24 Tyler Hughes C 5-10 200 R-Jr. R/R Bay St. Louis, Miss./St. Stanislaus (Ole Miss) 25 Stephen Potter LHP/OF 6-0 190 Fr. L/L Gray, La./Central Lafourche 26 Cameron Keener C 6-0 195 Jr. R/R Murphysboro, Ill./Murpysboro (Olney Central College) 27 Morgan Barger OF 6-4 205 Jr. L/R Lewistown, Pa/Indian Valley HS (Cecil CC) 28 Raymond Winter RHP 6-3 215 Jr. R/R Metairie, La/Brother Martin (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 29 Garrett Manning RHP 6-1 200 Sr. R/R Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny (North Iowa Area CC) 30 Cameron Glendinning RHP 6-0 205 Sr. R/R Perth, Australia/St. Stephen's School (Western Texas College) 31 Dan Perkins OF/RHP 5-10 175 R-Sr. R/R Hudson, Ohio/Hudson (Grove City College/Cleveland State) 32 Andre Damiens OF/RHP 6-0 195 R-So. S/R Slidell, La./Pope John Paul 33 Andrew Shirley RHP 5-8 165 Fr. R/R Walker, La./Walker 34 Seth Laigast INF 5-10 175 So. R/R Madisonville, La./Northlake Christian 36 Chaz Boyer OF 5-10 175 Fr. L/L Carencro, La./Lafayette 38 Brian Dixon C 6-1 190 Jr. R/R Buffalo, NY/St. Joseph’s (Monroe CC) 42 James Boddicker INF 5-10 190 Jr. R/R Overland Park, Kan./St Thomas Aquinas (Scottsdale CC) 44 Jonathan Coco INF 6-1 195 So. R/R Marrero, La./Shaw

Privateer Baseball Staff Head Coach #40 Bruce Peddie (Mansfield, 1987) Assistant Coaches #5 Justin Garcia, third season at UNO In-Game #16 James Jurries, first season at UNO 1B Coach - Kal Bonura Student Assistant #2 Kal Bonura 3B Coach - James Jurries Field Coordinator: Jason Vellion Meeting at Mound - Justin Garcia Athletic Trainer: Jordan Blough Pitching Change - Bruce Peddie

Pronunciation Guide Kyle Blancaneaux – “Blank-eh-no” Jordan Blough – “Bl-owww” (like ‘oww!’) Cameron Glendinning – “Glen-den-ing” Seth Laigast – “La-gus” Shayne LeRouge – “Shane Luh-Rouge” Darron McKigney – “Mc-Gig-Knee” Zach Pohto – “Poe-toe” Nicholas Schiro – “Skeer-Oh” The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for New Orleans (as of Feb 17, 2013) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 0-3 Home: 0-3 Away: 0-0 Conference: 0-0

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Brian Dixon . 3 3 3 2-2 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 . 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 18 4 0 1.000 Chaz Boyer . 3 0 8 3-3 13 2 4 0 1 1 1 9 . 6 9 2 0 0 3 0 . 3 0 8 0 0 3-4 4 0 0 1.000 Seth Laigast . 2 5 0 3-3 12 2 3 1 0 1 2 7 . 5 8 3 0 1 4 0 . 3 0 8 0 0 0-0 1 9 1 . 9 0 9 Dan Perkins . 2 5 0 2-2 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 . 3 7 5 0 1 4 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 Zacary Hawkins . 2 3 1 3-3 13 0 3 1 0 0 1 4 . 3 0 8 0 0 3 0 . 2 3 1 0 0 0-0 34 0 0 1.000 Morgan Barger . 2 2 2 2-2 9 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 . 3 3 3 0 0 4 0 . 2 2 2 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 ------Andre Damiens 1.000 1-1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 1.333 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 1.000 Zach Liberto . 5 0 0 2-2 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 . 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 . 6 2 5 0 0 0-1 2 8 1 . 9 0 9 Zach Pohto . 3 3 3 2-2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 . 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 4 2 9 0 1 1-2 5 5 1 . 9 0 9 Trevor McCarthy . 2 5 0 1-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 1-1 4 3 0 1.000 Jonathan Coco . 2 5 0 1-1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1.000 0 0 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Reese Kanter . 2 0 0 2-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 . 5 5 6 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Tyler Hughes . 0 0 0 1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 4 1 . 8 3 3 Tim Broussard . 0 0 0 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 Cameron Keener . 0 0 0 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 3 1 1 . 8 0 0 Stephen Potter . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Totals . 2 7 2 3 103 7 28 7 1 3 7 46 . 4 4 7 5 5 26 0 . 3 3 6 0 1 6-9 81 40 6 . 9 5 3 Opponents . 2 5 5 3 102 24 26 9 1 6 22 55 . 5 3 9 16 6 22 0 . 3 8 7 0 2 2-3 81 35 4 . 9 6 7

LOB - Team (26), Opp (21). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (4).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Stone Speer 4 . 5 0 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 6.0 5 3 3 1 7 1 1 1 . 2 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 Alex Smith 6 . 4 3 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 7.0 3 5 5 3 8 1 0 2 . 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 ------Nicholas Schiro 0 . 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 . 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 Raymond Winter 0 . 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 . 1 6 7 0 2 0 0 1 Blake Prest 2 . 7 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Fontenelle 3 . 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 . 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Martinez 9 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 . 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garrett Manning 18.00 0-1 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 2 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 . 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 Kyle Blancaneaux 27.00 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 1.2 6 5 5 3 0 1 0 2 . 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 6 . 6 7 0-3 3 3 0 0/0 0 27.0 26 24 20 16 22 9 1 6 . 2 5 5 5 6 0 0 2 Opponents 2 . 3 3 3-0 3 3 1 0/0 1 27.0 28 7 7 5 26 7 1 3 . 2 7 2 0 5 0 0 1

SBA/ATT - S. Speer (1-2), B. Dixon (1-2), R. Winter (1-1), C. Keener (1-1). The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for New Orleans (as of Feb 17, 2013) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct)

Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci Zacary Hawkins 34 34 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 - - - 0 0 Brian Dixon 22 18 4 0 1.000 0 1 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 Trevor McCarthy 7 4 3 0 1.000 2 0 0 - - - 0 0 Chaz Boyer 4 4 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Tim Broussard 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Dan Perkins 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Alex Smith 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Andre Damiens 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Morgan Barger 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Raymond Winter 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 Kyle Blancaneaux 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Seth Laigast 11 1 9 1 . 9 0 9 2 0 0 - - - 0 0 Zach Liberto 11 2 8 1 . 9 0 9 2 0 0 - - - 0 0 Zach Pohto 11 5 5 1 . 9 0 9 2 0 0 - - - 0 0 Tyler Hughes 6 1 4 1 . 8 3 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Cameron Keener 5 3 1 1 . 8 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 Stone Speer 2 0 1 1 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 Blake Prest 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Nicholas Schiro 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Stephen Potter 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Garrett Manning 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Reese Kanter 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Jordan Fontenelle 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Jonathan Coco 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Daniel Martinez 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Totals 127 81 40 6 . 9 5 3 5 2 1 . 6 6 7 0 0 Opponents 120 81 35 4 . 9 6 7 4 6 3 . 6 6 7 0 0

Hitting minimums - 1 Games 3 AB 2.5 AB/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 5 IP