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2012 STANDINGS (Through games of April 25)

C-USA All Games W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N L-10 Streak UCF 12-3 .800 4-2 8-1 34-8 .810 23-6 11-2 0-0 9-1 W 6 Rice 11-4 .733 4-2 7-2 30-12 .714 18-7 10-4 2-1 8-2 L 1 East Carolina 9-5-1 .633 5-0-1 4-5 27-14-1 .655 17-5-1 8-8 2-0 4-5-1 L 1 Southern Miss 7-5 .583 6-3 1-2 23-17 .575 17-8 5-6 1-3 5-5 L 1 Tulane 5-7 .417 1-5 4-2 27-14 .659 21-9 6-5 0-0 6-4 W 4 Memphis 6-9 .400 3-6 3-3 18-23 .439 11-12 6-11 1-0 4-6 W 4 UAB 4-8 .333 3-3 1-5 23-20 .535 14-8 7-11 2-1 4-6e L 3 Houston 3-8-1 .292 2-4 1-4-1 14-23-1 .382 9-9 3-13-1 2-1 3-6-1 W 1 Marshall 2-10 .167 0-6 2-4 14-26 .350 0-8 8-12 6-6 2-8 L 2

RECENT RESULTS UPCOMING GAMES HITTER OF THE WEEK TRAVIS SHREVE, UCF Wed., April 25 Fri., April 27 Senior, 2B, Auburn, Wash. (10) North Carolina 1, East Carolina 0 (10 inn.) Southern Miss at Marshall (CH) ...... 1:05p Shreve registered a stellar week at the dish from the Eastern Kentucky 12, Marshall 4 Tulane at East Carolina ...... 5:00p No. 9 hole, helping the Knights to four straight wins, Samford 9, UAB 2 Memphis at (7) UCF ...... 5:00p including three on the road. He notched three multiple- Houston at UAB ...... 6:30p hit games and now owns a team-high .360 batting average. Shreve’s .562 batting average (9-for-16) and Tue., April 24 three stolen bases last week each led the team. The Memphis 4, (18) Mississippi 2 Sat., April 28 Auburn, Wash., native had a slugging percentage. of Tulane 10, Northwestern State 3 Southern Miss at Marshall (CH) ...... 1:05p .625 and notched his 12th, 13th and 14th multiple-hit Mississippi State 5, Southern Miss 0 Tulane at East Carolina ...... 1:00p games this year. He aided UCF to its sixth weekend Kennesaw State 8, UAB 3 Memphis at (7) UCF ...... 3:00p sweep of 2012, and the ninth sweep of a team this year. Houston at UAB ...... 2:00p Sun., April 22 PITCHER OF THE WEEK (29) East Carolina 4, (7) Rice 3 Sun., April 29 MATTHEW RECKLING, RICE Houston 4, Marshall 3 Southern Miss at Marshall (CH) ...... 9:05a Senior, RHP, Houston, Texas Southern Miss 2, Memphis 1 Tulane at East Carolina ...... 10:30a Reckling made another significant stride to earning All- (10) UCF 8, Tulane 6 Houston at UAB ...... 11:30a America honors with a sensational outing against Gardner-Webb 5, UAB 1 Memphis at (7) UCF ...... Noon nationally-ranked East Carolina last Friday (April 22). Reckling fired a complete game, one-hit shutout to Sat., April 21 Tue., May 1 improve to 7-0 on the season. The Houston native struck out 10, walked two and hit one batter in a game UTSA at Houston ...... 6:30p Southern Miss 2, Memphis 0 that Rice won, 2-0. He held 29 ECU batters to a (7) Rice (29) 6, East Carolina 2 (10 inn.) (18) Ole Miss vs. Southern Miss (P) ...... 6:30p composite .038 batting average. For the season (10) UCF 8, Tulane 7 (12 inn.) Tulane at (3) LSU ...... 6:30p Reckling is 7-0 with a 1.44 ERA. Marshall 4, Houston 3 UAB 5, Gardner-Webb 1 Wed., May 2 C-USA ON THE WEB UCF at Stetson ...... 5:30p For information on Conference USA Baseball and the Fri., April 20 Grambling State at Southern Miss ...... 6:00p league’s other 19 sports, visit the league’s official website (7) Rice 2, (29) East Carolina 0 Texas Southern at (6) Rice ...... 6:30p at: www.ConferenceUSA.com. (10) UCF 1, Tulane 0 Southern Miss 2, Memphis 1 Houston 3, Marshall 2 All Times Central UAB 10, Gardner-Webb 5 Conference games in bold AZ – AutoZone Park Wed., April 18 P – Pearl, Miss. (29) East Carolina 13, William & Mary 4 CH – Charleston, W. Va. Memphis 10, Murray State 4 South 8, Southern Miss 7 Samford 11, UAB 0

Blue & Gray maintained a composite 2.92 ERA and held all opposing hitters to a C-USA NOTEBOOK combined .212 batting average.

EAST CAROLINA SOUTHERN MISS The Pirates picked up a win in the series finale at No. 7 Rice on Sunday after dropping a The Golden Eagles registered their first Conference USA sweep of the season with three pair of hard-fought games in the opening contests vs. the Owls. Junior RHP Jharel straight wins over Memphis. A total of eight runs were scored by both teams in the series, Cotton picked up his Conference USA-leading seventh win on Sunday, working 6 1/3 which was the fewest combined runs in a C-USA series that the Golden Eagles have solid innings, allowing a pair of runs on nine hits. Sophomore RHP Drew Reynolds participated in since the league’s inception in 1996. Junior RHP Andrew Pierce had a notched his team and league-best eighth save to close out the game. On the mound, he scoreless innings streak of 23 1/3 innings snapped when the Tigers scored in the ninth on is 3-0 with a 2.89 ERA in 16 appearances, while at the plate he leads the team in hitting at a wild pitch in the series opener. Pierce earned the victory in the game and fanned 10, .353 with six doubles, two homers and 17 RBI. Senior 2B Tim Younger has now reached giving him his fourth double-digit strikeout performance, including in each of his last three base safely in 19 consecutive games and is hitting .343 on the year. Junior 1B John starting assignments. Freshman closer Bradley Roney picked up a pair of saves over Wooten had two hits in each of the final two games at Rice and now has a team-best 15 the weekend to increase his number to seven for the campaign. Senior IF Ashley Graeter multiple-hit games on the season. has hit safely in his last six games, including a three-hit performance in the series finale against Memphis. Over the last six games, he is hitting .455 (10x22) with a double and HOUSTON four RBI. The Golden Eagles have now gone 14 games since hitting a home run. The Houston took two-of-three games from Marshall last weekend, with all three games being last homer came on March 27, when junior IF Travis Creel notched a three-run shot decided by a single run. Sophomore OF Landon Appling went 7-for-16 (.438) in four against Louisiana-Monroe. Junior 3B Isaac Rodriguez, who had the game-winning single games last week with three runs scored and a double. He drove in two, walked once and in the finale against Memphis, has seen his average rise from .283 to .330 over the last 11 was hit by two pitches. The highlight of his week came in the series-opening win against games by hitting safely in 10 of those contests. Freshman LHP Jake Drehoff and Marshall when he finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three stolen bases. The 3-for- freshman RHP James McMahon combined to record the Golden Eagles’ fourth shutout of 3 in stolen bases was a career-high in a single game for Appling. The sophomore played the season in a 2-0 victory over Memphis on Saturday. The Golden Eagles bullpen did second base and centerfield during the four-game stretch and didn’t commit and error, not allow a run over 6.2 innings thrown in the Tiger series. while recording at least 2+ hits in three of the four games. For the second week in a row, sophomore RHP Chase Wellbrock showed well out of the Houston bullpen, notching a TULANE win in relief and recording a team-low ERA of 1.04. In 8.2 total innings pitched over two The Green Wave dropped all three games against No. 10 UCF over the weekend, falling relief appearances, Wellbrock allowed just one run on 10 hits with two walks and five twice by one run and another time by two runs. Junior IF Sean Potkay extended his strikeouts. He recorded a win in relief vs. Marshall, helping Houston to a series victory reached base streak to 19 games on Sunday afternoon and has now hit safely in nine over the Thundering Herd. In that outing, the righty pitched 6.1 innings in relief, allowed games. Potkay walked twice in the game and now has ten multi-walk games in 2012. He one run with four strikeouts to improve to 3-1 on the year. leads the team with a .387 batting average on the season. Senior IF Brennan Middleton

pushed his reached base streak to 17 games on Sunday vs. UCF. Senior C Jeremy MARSHALL Schaffer has now reached base safely in 13 straight games and is batting .329 on the The Thundering Herd went 1-2 at Houston over the weekend, with all three games being season with a team-high nine home runs and 36 RBI. Senior RHP D.J Ponder has not decided by a single run. Freshman 2B Andrew Dundon finished Sunday’s game 2-for-2 allowed a run his last fifteen innings of relief work on the mound. In 32 innings pitched this with two singles, a walk, an RBI, and a sacrifice, finishing the series 3-for-7 (.429). Junior season, he has a 0.56 ERA with 27 strikeouts and 10 walks. In Sunday’s 8-6 loss, Tulane OF Issac Ballou was 2-for-5 with an RBI in the finale and finished the series 5-for-10 with batted around for the 13th time this season as they sent nine batters to the plate in the two runs scored, two RBIs, and two stolen bases. Ballou, who hit safely in all three games seventh inning. at Houston, is now 18-for-25 on stolen base attempts this season. Junior 3B Gray Stafford was 5-for-10 (.500) in the series, including a double and the game-winning hit in UAB Saturday’s 4-3 victory. The Blazers posted a 2-2 record over the week, falling at Samford before taking two of

three against Gardner-Webb during the team’s off week from conference play. Junior MEMPHIS RHP Ben Bullard produced his seventh quality start of the season, pitching six innings The Tigers dropped all three games at Southern Miss over the weekend, scoring just two and giving up only one run against GWU on Saturday. The righty fanned 10 batters, runs in the low-scoring three game series. For the Tigers, it was the lowest scoring marking the third time this season Bullard reached double-digit strikeouts. Senior RHP weekend since joining C-USA (1996) and the fifth time that the club has scored five or Ryan Nance pitched the final three innings in Saturday’s victory to earn his seventh save fewer runs in a series, but first since a three-game series at UAB in 2001 (2-1, 0-2, 2-4). of the season. It also marked his 15th career save in Green and Gold, as the right-hander Senior 1B/DH Eli Hynes hit .246 with seven home runs and 30 RBI in his first season at moved into sole possession of second place in UAB history in saves. On Friday and the U of M. In 40 games this year, Hynes has hit .325 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI. Saturday, UAB utilized the home run, as the Blazers connected for two round trippers in Currently, Hynes is on pace (calculated for 56 game schedule) for 14 home runs, 49 RBI. each game. In game one of the series with GWU, both 1B Michael Busby and OF Ryan Memphis has scored 220 runs this season and the Tigers have produced those runs in 18 Ussery went deep, while OF Ivan De Jesus and 3B Patrick Palmeiro launched homers different ways. Singles (61), home runs (55) and doubles (35) account for most of the run in game two. It marked just the second and third times that UAB hit multiple homers in a producers this season. Sacrifice flies (14), triples (8), fielding errors (8), passed balls (7), game in 2012. Sophomore RHP Chase Mallard and freshman LHP Dylan Munger each groundout (5), throwing errors (6), fielder's choice (3), safety squeeze (3), infield single (3), posted career-long outings over the weekend vs. the Runnin’ Bulldogs. Mallard pitched bases loaded walk (3), double plays (3), wild pitches (3), hit batter (1), catcher's 6.1 innings in relief to earn the win on Friday, while Munger worked six innings on Sunday interference (1) and balk (1) are the additional ways Memphis has put runs on the board. with a career-best eight strikeouts, but was the tough-luck loser.

(6) RICE (7) UCF The Owls won the first two games of their series with No. 29 East Carolina before seeing The Knights swept a three-game series at Tulane over the weekend, its second C-USA their eight-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday with a 4-3 loss. The streak sweep of the season. Four of the five sweeps UCF has had as a member of C-USA have was the team’s second-longest of the year, dating back to the nine-straight victories to come on the road. Senior IF Travis Shreve registered a stellar week from the No. 9 hole begin the season. After a dramatic come-from behind win at then-No. 2 Texas A&M on all last week. He notched three multiple-hit games and now owns a team-high .360 Tuesday, the Owls played the weekend series against East Carolina with a heavy heart batting average. Shreve’s .562 batting average and three stolen bases last week led the after learning that the mother of junior pitcher Tyler Duffey (Shanna Duffey of Houston) team. He had an OBP of .556 and a slugging pct. of .625 and notched his 12th, 13th and had passed away on April 20. Shanna had been fighting/recovering from breast cancer 14th multiple-hit games this year. Junior 1B D.J. Hicks added to his RBI total last week since Tyler’s enrollment at Rice in the fall of 2009. In an inspirational effort for his Rice with two more to bring his season total up to 56. Six players in UCF’s lineup hit over .300 teammates, Tyler pitched a total of 1.2 scoreless innings in relief Saturday and Sunday for the week as the team collectively hit .322. Junior RHP Roman Madrid lowered his against ECU. In 10 starts this season, senior RHP Matthew Reckling is 7-0 with a 1.46 miniscule ERA down to 0.30 after another spotless week with a save in 2.2 innings. ERA. The Houston native has struck out a total of 80 batters in 68.2 innings of work and UCF’s climb in the national rankings continued Monday as it surged seven spots to No. 7 held all opposing hitters to a composite .151 batting average. With some solid work from in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Coaches’ poll and jumped two more spots to No. 8 in the the Owl bullpen, Rice is now 27-0 when leading after the seventh inning in 2012. Not only National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association rankings. The Knights have tied the is junior 2B Christian Stringer leading the team in hitting with a .364 average, the junior highest ranking in school history, as they were slotted at No. 7 in 2001 by Baseball transfer is also batting a league-best .424 (25-of-59) in C-USA league games. He America prior to the NCAA Columbia Regional. currently owns a .509 slugging percentage and a .460 on-base average (thanks to his 25 walks). Stringer is among the C-USA leaders with 42 runs scored, but he has also maintained a .987 fielding percentage and turned or started 28 of the Owls’ 36 double plays. He has not made an error in the field in his last 186 defensive chances dating back to Feb. 25. Rice is among the top fielding teams in the nation with a steady .978 fielding percentage. The Blue & Gray has turned 36 double plays in 42 games. The Owls’ pitching was up to the task last week. In the four games (a total of 37 innings in all) the THE POLLS Sports Weekly (Apr. 23) 2011 PRESEASON 1. Florida State (33-7) ALL-AMERICANS Baseball America (Apr. 16) 2. Florida (31-9) Here’s a look at the Conference USA players that 1. Florida State (33-7) 3. Kentucky (35-6) have received preseason All-American recognition: 2. Kentucky (35-6) 4. Baylor (35-7) 3. Baylor (35-7) 5. South Carolina (30-11) 4. LSU (32-9) 6. LSU (32-9) BASEBALL AMERICA 5. Florida (31-9) 7. UCF (34-8) Third Team 6. Rice (30-12) 8. Rice (30-12) UT J.T. Chargois, Rice 7. South Carolina (30-11) 9. Stanford (25-10) 8. Cal State Fullerton (26-13) 10. North Carolina (29-12) COLLEGE BASEBALL INSIDER 9. Texas A&M (28-12) 11. UCLA (26-10) First Team 10. Oregon (27-12) 12. Texas A&M (28-12) SP Austin Kubitza, Rice 13. Purdue (31-6) 11. Arizona (26-13) Second Team 14. Oregon (27-12) 12. UCLA (26-10) UT D.J. Hicks, UCF 13. Stanford (25-10) 15. Cal State Fullerton (26-13)

14. UCF (34-8) 16. Arizona (26-13) 15. Purdue (31-6) 17. Arkansas (28-12) LOUISVILLE SLUGGER/ 16. North Carolina (29-12) 18. Miami (Fla.) (26-14) COLLEGIATE BASEBALL 17. San Diego (31-9) 19. Mississippi (27-13) Second Team 18. Mississippi (27-13) 20. San Diego (31-9) OF Michael Ratterree, Rice 19. NC State (26-12) 21. Oregon State (26-12) Third Team 20. Texas (23-14) 22. NC State (26-12) P Austin Kubitza, Rice 21. Arkansas (28-12) 23. Louisville (28-12) 24. Texas (23-14) 22. Miami (Fla.) (26-14) NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL WRITERS 23. Arizona State (24-16) 25. Virginia (26-14-1) Sam Houston State (28-11) ASSOCIATION 24. Sam Houston State (28-11) Third Team 25. New Mexico State (30-11) ARV: C Jeremy Schaffer, Tulane East Carolina (27-13-1) UT D.J. Hicks, UCF Collegiate Baseball (Apr. 23) Tulane (26-14) 1. Kentucky (35-6) SP Austin Kubitza, Rice Baylor (35-7) NCBWA (Apr. 23) 3. LSU (32-9) 1. Florida State (33-7) PERFECT GAME USA 4. Florida (31-9) 2. Florida (31-9) Second Team 5. Florida State (33-7) 3. Kentucky (35-6) P Austin Kubitza, Rice 6. Arizona (26-13) 4. South Carolina (30-11) Third Team 5. Baylor (35-7) 7. South Carolina (30-11) UT J.T. Chargois, Rice 8. Rice (30-12) 6. LSU (32-9) 7. Stanford (25-10) 9. Oregon (27-12) STOPPER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST 10. UCLA (26-10) 8. UCF (34-8) RP Joe Rogers, UCF 11. UCF (34-8) 9. Rice (30-12)

12. Cal State Fullerton (26-13) 10. Texas A&M (28-12) 13. Stanford (25-10) 11. North Carolina (29-12) JOHNNY BENCH AWARD WATCH LIST 14. Texas A&M (28-12) 12. UCLA (26-10) C Zach Wright, East Carolina 15. North Carolina (29-12) 13. Purdue (31-6) C Thor Meeks, Marshall 16. San Diego (31-9) 14. Oregon (27-12) C Jeremy Schaffer, Tulane 17. Purdue (31-6) 15. Miami (Fla.) (26-14) 18. Texas (23-14) 16. Cal State Fullerton (26-13) GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD WATCH LIST 19. Mississippi (27-13) 17. Arkansas (28-12) P Austin Kubitza, Rice 20. Arkansas (28-12) 18. Arizona (26-13) 21. NC State (26-12) 19. Oregon State (26-12) MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICANS 22. Sam Houston State (28-11) 20. Louisville (28-12) 21. Mississippi (27-13) In its midseason report, Baseball America listed Rice 23. Oklahoma (26-14) junior RHP Matthew Reckling and UCF junior 1B D.J. 24. Miami (Fla.) (26-14) 22. San Diego (31-9) Hicks as first team All-Americans. 25. New Mexico State (30-11) 23. Arizona State (24-16) 26. Louisville (28-12) 24. Texas (23-14) MIDSEASON STOPPER LIST 27. TCU (23-14) 25. NC State (26-12) 26. Virginia (26-14-1) Three Conference USA relief pitchers have been 28. Oregon State (26-12) named to the 45-man midseason watch list for the 29. Arizona State (24-16) 27. Sam Houston State (28-11) NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, given to the 30. Clemson (24-17) 28. Georgia (24-17) nation's top collegiate baseball reliever. East Carolina 29. New Mexico State (30-11) sophomore right-hander Tanner Merritt, Rice junior 30. Army (33-9) RHP J.T. Chargois and UCF junior left-hander Joe ARV: Rogers are C-USA's representatives on the watch list. East Carolina (27-13-1)

C-USA PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS CONFERENCE SUMMARY Here's a summary of Conference USA’s record versus other conferences in non- PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH conference competition in 2012: 1. Rice (8) 2. UCF (1) Conference Record Conference Record 3. East Carolina America East 5-1 Missouri Valley 2-4 4. Southern Miss Atlantic Coast 5-12 Mountain West 0-0 5. Houston Atlantic Sun 2-3 Northeast 4-0 6. Tulane Atlantic 10 4-2 Ohio Valley 6-9 7. Memphis Big East 4-0 Patriot 0-0 8. UAB Big South 9-7 Pac-12 4-4 9. Marshall Big Ten 8-4 SEC 13-12 (first place votes in parentheses) Big 12 4-9 Southern 2-2 Big West 0-0 Southland 15-8 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Colonial 7-2 SWAC 9-1 D.J. Hicks, UCF (Junior, Designated Hitter/Pitcher) Great West 0-0 Summit 1-0 Horizon 3-0 Sun Belt 13-14 PITCHER OF THE YEAR Ivy 6-0 West Coast 0-0 Austin Kubitza, Rice (Sophomore, Right-hander) Metro Atlantic 9-2 WAC 2-0 Mid-American 5-1 Independents 3-0 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Mid-Eastern 5-0 Non-Division I 0-0 P Kevin Brandt Sr. East Carolina Other (UH v. Rice) 1-1 P Austin Kubitza So. Rice TOTAL 151-98 (.606) P Dillon Napoleon Sr. UAB RP Tyler Duffey Jr. Rice NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS C Jeremy Schaffer Sr. Tulane Here’s the record of each C-USA school in non-conference action this season: C Zach Wright Sr. East Carolina IF Chase Jensen Jr. Houston Team W-L Team W-L IF Darnell Sweeney Jr. UCF East Carolina 18-9 Southern Miss 16-12 IF Corey Thompson Sr. East Carolina Houston 11-15 Tulane 22-7 IF Jacob Wilson Sr. Memphis Marshall 12-16 UAB 19-12 OF Kameron Brunty Sr. Southern Miss Memphis 12-14 UCF 22-5 OF Jeremy Rathjen Jr. Rice Rice 19-8 OF Michael Ratterree Jr. Rice TOTAL 151-98 OF Ronnie Richardson Jr. UCF DH/UT D.J. Hicks Jr. UCF HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE Here's a look at each team's record at their home fields in 2012: 2012 C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP The 2012 Conference USA Baseball Championship will be held May 23-27 in Pearl, Team W-L Team W-L Miss. The eight-team tournament will be held at Trustmark Park, the home of the East Carolina 17-5-1 Southern Miss 17-8 Mississippi Braves, class AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves in suburban Jackson, Miss. Houston 9-9 Tulane 21-9 This will be the second straight year that the C-USA Baseball Championship will be Marshall 0-8 UAB 14-8 held at the neutral site. Memphis 11-12 UCF 23-6 Rice 18-7 Trustmark Park, which opened April 18, 2005, has capacity for nearly 7,500 fans. TOTAL 130-72-1 There are 5,500 chair-back seats in the reserved seating areas. The grass berm NON-CONFERENCE TOTAL 102-41 beyond the outfield walls has room for an additional 2,000 general admission customers. CLOSE CALLS C-USA Championship Format Here’s a look at the records of each Conference USA school in one-run games during The 2012 Conference USA Championship will feature the top eight teams in regular- the 2012 season: season league play. Those six will be split into two four-team pools (or pods), with the winner of each pod playing in a single championship game. Teams will be assigned Team W-L Team W-L pods based on seed, which will be determined by the order of finish in regular-season East Carolina 9-5 Southern Miss 6-4 conference play. Houston 5-4 Tulane 7-5 Marshall 1-3 UAB 10-4 Each team will be guaranteed to play three games. Teams in each pod will play two Memphis 2-6 UCF 8-5 teams in its pod and one team outside its pod. The team with the best composite Rice 7-5 record in each pod will advance to the championship game. Two-way ties in a pod will TOTAL 55-41 be broken by head-to-head play. In case of a three-way tie, the highest seed will NON-CONFERENCE TOTAL 39-25 advance. THIS WEEK IN C-USA BASEBALL Game times are 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Midweek C-USA action includes contests against No. 18 Mississippi (Memphis) and Saturday with the championship game slated for 1 p.m. on Sunday. The championship No. 10 North Carolina (East Carolina), as well as a Southern Miss-Mississippi State game will be nationally-televised by CBS College Sports. contest at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss., the site of the 2012 C-USA Baseball

Championship. The four weekend series in league action include: Tulane at East Makeup of the Pods and Schedule of Play. Carolina, Houston at UAB, Southern Miss at Marshall and Memphis at No. 7 UCF. Pod 1 (Seeds 1, 4 5, and 8) Pod 2 (Seeds 2, 3 6, and 7) Sixth-ranked Rice is idle this week due to final exams. Seed 1 vs. 4, 5 and 8 Seed 2 vs. 3, 6 and 7

Seed 4 vs. 1, 5 and 8 Seed 3 vs. 2, 6 and 7 Seed 5 vs. 1, 4 and 8 Seed 6 vs. 2, 3 and 7 Seed 8 vs. 1, 4 and 5 Seed 7 vs. 2, 3 and 6

PSEUDO-RPI REPORT PEAK PERFORMERS As a league, Conference USA ranked No. 5 among the nation’s conferences in 2011 Throughout the 2012 season, we’ll track some of the top individual performances and is currently ranked No. 5 in 2012. Here’s a look at where each C-USA school was around Conference USA: ranked in the latest (Apr. 26) 2012 Pseudo-RPI’s ratings (published by Boyd Nation (www.boydsworld.com): MULTIPLE HOME RUNS IN A GAME 2 Jacob Wilson, MEM (10) at Murray State (4) 4-18 10. Rice 2 Brandon Boudreaux, TLN (13) at UAB (6) 4-13 12. UCF 2 Garrett Cannizaro, TLN (7) at MEM (3) 4-1 22. East Carolina 2 Sean Potkay, TLN (7) at Wichita State (2) 3-10 78. Tulane 89. Southern Miss 2 D.J. Hicks, UCF (15) vs. Siena (2) 3-3 108. Memphis 2 Alfredo Brito, MAR (5) vs. Eastern Michigan 3-2 118. UAB 2 Isaac Ballou, MAR (5) vs. Canisius (7) 2-18 125. Houston 2 D.J. Hicks, UCF (9) vs. Long Island (1) 2-18 215. Marshall COMPLETE GAMES Matthew Reckling, RICE (2) vs. ECU (0) 4-20 OPENING DAY MLB ROSTERS FEATURE 14 PLAYERS Kevin Brandt, ECU (0) at RICE (2) 4-20 Sam Moll, MEM (7) at MAR (0) 4-7 FROM C-USA SCHOOLS Tyler Joyner, ECU (16) vs. HOU (1) 4-6 A total of 14 players from Conference USA schools appeared on the opening day Andrew Pierce, USM (17) vs. Alcorn State (3) 4-6 rosters of Major League Baseball teams as the American and National leagues Tyler Joyner, ECU (12) vs. UAB (2) 3-31 began regular season play this past weekend. Five of C-USA’s nine baseball Ben Bullard, UAB (5) vs. MAR (1) 3-24 schools are represented, with Rice each producing the most opening day big- Jake Drehoff, USM (17) vs. HOU (2) 3-24 leaguers with seven. Players appear on 11 different MLB teams, including three Matthew Reckling, RICE (1) at MEM (0) 3-23 clubs (Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros) that each have Kevin Brandt, ECU (1) at UCF (2) 3-23 two C-USA standouts on its 25-man list. Eight of the 14 players are pitchers, while Michael Wills, MEM (7) vs. Arkansas State (1) 3-20 three are infielders, two are outfielders and two are catchers. Chase Joiner, MEM (6) vs. Siena (0) 3-17 Dan Langfield, MEM (1) at Baylor (2) 3-11 Player Pos. MLB Team C-USA School Austin Pruitt, HOU (1) at Louisiana-Lafayette (3) 3-6 Chad Tracy 3B Washington Nationals East Carolina Conference USA Games in bold Michael Bourn OF Atlanta Braves Houston Jesse Crain RHP Chicago White Sox Houston Chris Snyder C Houston Astros Houston 10 OR MORE STRIKEOUTS Dan Uggla 2B Atlanta Braves Memphis 15 Andrew Pierce, USM (8) vs. Houston (0) 3-23 #David Aardsma RHP New York Yankees Rice 15 Ben Bullard, UAB (1) vs. Michigan (3) 3-17 Lance Berkman 1B St. Louis Cardinals Rice 13 Andrew Pierce, USM (17) vs. Alcorn State (3) 4-6 Tim Byrdak LHP New York Mets Rice 13 Matthew Reckling, RICE (12) vs. Grambling (1) 3-17 Philip Humber RHP Chicago White Sox Rice 13 Aaron Blair, MAR (3) at Gardner-Webb (1) 3-9 Lucas Luetge RHP Seattle Mariners Rice 12 Ben Bullard, UAB (2) vs. Utah (1) 3-3 Jeff Niemann RHP Tampa Bay Rays Rice 11 Jharel Cotton, ECU (15) at UCF (6) 3-25 Joe Savery LHP Philadelphia Phillies Rice 11 Matthew Reckling, RICE (2) vs. Dallas Baptist (0) 2-25 Brian Bogusevic OF Houston Astros Tulane 11 Dan Langfield, MEM (5) vs. Kennesaw State (0) 2-25 Micah Owings RHP San Diego Padres Tulane 11 Ben Lively, UCF (6) vs. Boston College (3) 2-24 10 Ben Bullard, UAB (5) vs. Gardner-Webb (1) 4-21 #disabled list 10 Andrew Pierce, USM (2) vs. MEM (1) 4-20 10 Andrew Pierce, USM (1) vs. UCF (0) 4-13 10 Jeff Hoffman, ECU (3) at Elon (2) 4-10 2012 ATTENDANCE 10 Andrew Benak, RICE (2) at Texas State (3) 3-6 Four Conference USA schools are ranked among the Top 25 Division I schools in 10 Jared Ray, HOU (7) vs. Tennessee (4) 3-2 home attendance during the 2012 season. Here’s a look at where they are ranked: 10 Andrew Benak, RICE (12) vs. New Mexico State (4) 2-22 Conference USA Games in bold Rank School Dates Total Avg. Att. 14. Southern Miss 24 83,079 3,461 BIG PRODUCTION 15. Rice 23 76,737 3,336 Here’s a look at the games in which a C-USA team has scored 15 or more runs this 22. East Carolina 23 63,024 2,740 season: 23. Tulane 28 76,163 2,720

42. UCF 28 39,886 1,424 20 Tulane (20) vs. Brown (2) Mar. 17 19 Marshall (19) vs. Coppin State (1) Apr. 10 18 Marshall (18) vs. Coppin State (1) Apr. 10 17 Rice (17) vs. Lamar (2) Mar. 27 17 Southern Miss (17) vs. Houston (2) Mar. 24 16 UCF (16) vs. Florida A&M (4) Apr. 10 16 East Carolina (16) vs. Houston (2) Apr. 6 16 Memphis (16) vs. Siena (4) Mar. 17 16 UCF (16) vs. Massachusetts (4) Mar. 9 16 Southern Miss (16) vs. Charleston Southern Mar. 2 16 Marshall (16) vs. Bryant (2) Feb. 18 16 Houston (16) vs. Delaware (1) Feb. 18 16 East Carolina (16) vs. UW Milwaukee (1) Feb. 18 Conference USA Games in bold C-USA VS. RANKED FOES NOTING C-USA UMPIRES In the 2011 season, seven different league teams defeated a ranked non-conference At least one C-USA umpire has been assigned to the College World Series each year opponent. East Carolina, Houston, Rice, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and UCF since 1999. Last year, the conference was represented in Omaha by Mike Conlin and combined to total 22 ranked non-league wins on the year. Jim Garman.

So far in 2012, seven different schools (East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Rice, C-USA umpires in the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship included: John Southern Miss, UAB and UCF) have defeated a ranked non-league foe. Here’s a look Bennett, Dave Buck, Anthony Carilli, Mike Conlin, Chris Coskey, Perry Costello, Jeff at the 2012 wins over ranked non-conference opponents: Doy, Jim Garman, Scott Graham, Marc Lewis, Dale Luker, Terrance Mobley, Mike Morris, Gus Rodriquez, David Rogers, Darrin Sealey, Greg Street, David Wiley, Doug 2012 RANKED WINS Williams--accounting for 20% of all assignments. Apr. 24 ...... Memphis 4, (18) Mississippi 2 Apr. 18 ...... Rice 5, (2) Texas A&M 4 Apr. 4 ...... UCF 4, (9) Miami (Fla.) 1 HITTERS & PITCHERS OF THE WEEK Mar. 20 ...... Southern Miss 10, (17) Mississippi 0 Conference USA will name a Hitter of the Week and a Pitcher of the Week each Mar. 20 ...... East Carolina 6, (11) NC State 5 week during the season. The award was selected by the conference office and Mar. 13 ...... Rice 5, (6) Arizona 1 Mar. 11 ...... Rice 1, (2) Stanford 0 announced on Mondays. Here are this year’s winners: Mar. 11 ...... East Carolina 9, (16) Louisville 4 Mar. 3 ...... Houston 4, (7) Arkansas 1 HITTER OF THE WEEK Mar. 3 ...... Rice 6, (27) Texas 2 Feb. 20 Nick Schneeberger 1B Tulane Feb. 18 ...... UAB 2, (16) Clemson 1 Feb. 27 Michael Fuda OF Rice Mar. 5 Blake Brown 1B Southern Miss C-USA ON TV Mar. 12 Drew Reynolds DH East Carolina Conference USA baseball games are scheduled to be televised nationally by Fox Mar. 19 Brandon Boudreaux OF Tulane Sports and CBS Sports Network, as well as regionally by CSS and Cox Sports Mar. 26 Blake Brown 1B Southern Miss Television. Below is a list of games that have been confirmed: Apr. 2 Darnell Sweeney SS UCF Apr. 9 Tim Younger 2B East Carolina CBS SPORTS NETWORK Apr. 16 Brandon Boudreaux OF Tulane Sunday, May 27 ...... C-USA Championship Game ...... 1:00p CT Apr. 23 Travis Shreve 2B UCF

COMCAST SPORTS (CSS) PITCHER OF THE WEEK #Wed., March 7 ...... Florida State 1, UCF 0 Feb. 20 Dillon Napoleon RHP UAB Tue., March 13 ...... Rice 5, Arizona 1 Feb. 27 Matthew Reckling RHP Rice %Wed., March 14 ...... Miami (Fla.) 3, UCF 2 Mar. 5 Jared Ray RHP Houston *Wed., March 14 ...... Arizona 8, Rice 5 Mar. 12 Jordan Stephens RHP Rice *Tue., March 20 ...... Texas A&M at Houston (postponed) Mar. 19 Chase Joiner RHP Memphis Sat., March 24 ...... Southern Miss 17, Houston 2 Mar. 26 Matthew Reckling RHP Rice Tue., April 10 ...... Rice 6, Texas State 5 Andrew Pierce RHP Southern Miss Sun., May 6 ...... Houston at Rice ...... 1:00p CT Apr. 2 Tyler Joyner LHP East Carolina Tue., May 8 ...... Stephen F. Austin at Rice ...... 6:00p CT #will air tape delayed Apr. 9 Sam Moll LHP Memphis *will air in Houston area only Apr. 16 Jeff Hoffman RHP East Carolina %will air on Comcast Southeast only Apr. 23 Matthew Reckling RHP Rice

FOX SPORTS NET NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Sun., Mar. 25 ...... East Carolina 15, UCF 6 A total of 68 athletes have earned National Player of the Week honors during the Sun., April 1 ...... Rice 8, Southern Miss 6 Sat., April 21 ...... Southern Miss 2, Memphis 0 league’s first 17 seasons. Here’s a look at this season’s winners: Sat., May 5 ...... Houston at Rice ...... 1:30p CT COLLEGIATE BASEBALL/LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FOX COLLEGE SPORTS Mar. 19 Matthew Reckling RHP Rice Fri., May 4 ...... Houston at Rice ...... 6:30p CT Mar. 19 Ben Bullard RHP UAB

SPORTS SOUTH NCBWA Tuesday, April 4 ...... Tennessee 6, Memphis 3 Apr. 9 Sam Moll LHP Memphis Wednesday, May 9 ...... Tennessee at Memphis ...... 6:30p CT

FOX SPORTS FLORIDA CONFERENCE USA BASEBALL SCHOOLS Wed., February 22 ...... Florida 8, UCF 0 The nine schools that currently comprise Conference USA Baseball have enjoyed a great deal of success. Here are some of their accomplishments: COX SPORTS TELEVISION (LOUISIANA) Tue., March 6 ...... LSU 5, Tulane 0 *12 College World Series Appearances *2003 National Champions – Rice LONGHORN NETWORK *At least one College World Series team in five of the last seven seasons. Friday, March 2 ...... Texas 11, Rice 8 *108 NCAA Appearances in Baseball (69 since 1995) *Top 5 ranked conference each year since 2006 ESPN 3 *Six National Players of the Year since 1995 Friday, March 2 ...... Houston 7, Tennessee 4 *Seven National Freshmen of the Year since 1995 Saturday, March 3 ...... Houston 4, Arkansas 1 *125 players have been All-Americans since 1995 Saturday, March 3 ...... Rice 6, Texas Tech 2 *Schools have combined to win 40 or more games 57 times in the last 14 years Sunday, March 4 ...... Texas Tech 10, Houston 4 *Has had a team ranked No. 1 in the nation in four of the last eight regular seasons Sunday, March 4 ...... Rice 11, Tennessee 1

C-USA 2011 ACCOMPLISHMENTS C-USA RADIO OUTLETS East Carolina ...... WNCT-AM (1070)  Conference USA was the No. 5 ranked baseball conference in 2011, trailing Houston ...... UHCougars.com only the SEC, ACC, Big 12 and Pac-10. Marshall ...... WMUL-AM (88.1)  C-USA placed four teams in the 2011 NCAA Championship, the eighth time ...... WRVC-AM (930) in 10 years that the league has produced at least four bids. Memphis ...... WUMR-FM (91.7)  Rice made its 17th consecutive NCAA Regional appearance, the fourth- Rice ...... RiceOwls.com longest active streak in the nation. Southern Miss earned an NCAA Regional Southern Miss ...... WKZW-FM (94.3) bid for the ninth straight year, the 10th-longest current streak. East Carolina Tulane ...... WIST-AM (690) played in an NCAA Regional for the 11th time in 13 years and UCF made its UAB ...... WJOX-AM (690) 10th all-time NCAA appearance. UCF ...... WQTM-AM (740)  Three teams (East Carolina, Rice and Southern Miss) finished the season nationally-ranked in at least one of the four major polls.  Four schools (East Carolina, Rice, Southern Miss and UCF) finished the C-USA WEB SITES season ranked in the top 27 of the final RPI rankings. Seven of the league’s East Carolina ...... www.ecupirates.com nine schools ranked in the top 77. Houston ...... www.uhcougars.com  Seven of the nine Conference USA teams won at least one game against a Marshall ...... www.herdzone.com nationally-ranked, non-conference opponent. Memphis ...... www.gotigersgo.com  C-USA teams posted a total of 22 wins over nationally-ranked, non- Rice ...... www.riceowls.com conference opponents during the regular season, including eight against top Southern Miss ...... www.southernmiss.com 10 foes. Tulane ...... www.tulanegreenwave.com  Among the NCAA top 50 RPI teams that C-USA defeated in 2011 were: No. UAB ...... www.uabsports.com 2 Florida (UCF), No. 3 Virginia (East Carolina), No. 6 Florida State (UCF), UCF ...... www.ucfathletics.com No. 9 Texas A&M (Houston, Rice), No. 14 Stanford (Rice), No. 19 Stetson (UCF), No. 20 TCU (Houston), No. 32 Alabama (UAB, UCF), No. 33 Florida International (Rice), No. 37 Connecticut (Southern Miss), No. 39 Kent State C-USA BASEBALL SID CONTACTS (Houston), No. 40 Texas State (Rice), No. 41 Mississippi (Memphis, Phone E-Mail Southern Miss, Tulane), No. 47 Elon (East Carolina) and No. 50 Troy (UAB) C-USA: Russell Anderson (214) 774-1351 [email protected]  Five different Conference USA players were honored as All-Americans, East Carolina: Malcolm Gray (252) 737-4522 [email protected] including Memphis junior SS Chad Zurcher and Rice junior DH Anthony Houston: Allison McClain (713) 743-9404 [email protected] Rendon, who each were on nearly every All-American team. Rice senior Marshall: Daniel Manget (304) 696-4660 [email protected] LHP Tony Cingrani, Southern Miss senior RHP Todd McInnis and UCF Memphis: Mark Taylor (901) 678-5108 [email protected] sophomore DH D.J. Hicks were also named to All-American squads. Rice: John Sullivan (713) 348-4034 [email protected] Southern Miss: Jack Duggan (601) 266-4507 [email protected]  Three C-USA players earned Freshman All-American honors, including Rice Tulane: Greg Campbell (504) 314-7271 [email protected] RHP Austin Kubitza, Southern Miss C Jared Bales and Tulane RHP Alex UAB: Ben Warnick (205) 934-0722 [email protected] Facundus. UCF: Eric DeSalvo (407) 823-6849 [email protected]  Conference USA had a pair of players that earned National Player of the Week honors: Rice freshman RHP John Simms and UCF sophomore DH D.J. Hicks. C-USA ON THE WEB  Ten C-USA players were named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All- For all of the latest information on Conference USA baseball and the league’s District teams, while Memphis SS Chad Zurcher and Southern Miss OF other 19 sports, please visit www.ConferenceUSA.com. Marc Bourgeois were both named Academic All-Americans, marking the 11th time in 14 years that C-USA has produced at least one Baseball Academic All-American. C-USA ON FACEBOOK  Four Conference USA schools ranked among the top 25 nationally in By becoming a fan of Conference USA on Facebook, followers of C-USA teams average home attendance. All four averaged at least 2,759 fans per game will have the opportunity to receive score updates, event recaps and notices, video and two other schools topped the 1,100 mark in average home attendance. features, photos, special announcements, news on promotions and special ticket  Eleven players and eight teams ranked among the top 10 national leaders in offers and much more. The Facebook page is available by searching for the final 2011 NCAA statistics. “Conference USA” under “Pages” on the site.  Conference USA had 38 players chosen in the June Major League Baseball Draft, the-highest total in league history. Eight of the nine C-USA schools C-USA ON TWITTER had at least one player selected. Twitter, one of the fastest growing phenomena on the internet, provides fans a  Fourteen players from C-USA schools appeared on the 2011 opening day means to receive a steady flow of information on all facets of Conference USA rosters of Major League Baseball teams, with two more players being called athletics through instant messaging. Follow us: @Conference USA1 up in the first half of the season. C-USA AUDIO UPDATES Conference USA produces a a daily audio update entitled “Today in Conference USA” that focuses on baseball as well as all C-USA sports. The league also hosts selected podcasts with head baseball coaches and other baseball-related personnel during the season. Bill Hazen serves as the host and producer of these programs. Both of these shows are available for download on C-USA’s podcast channel: http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/podcasts/c-usa-podcasts.html

EAST CAROLINA PIRATES HOUSTON COUGARS (14-26, 2-10 C-USA) (27-14-1, 9-5-1 C-USA) (14-23-1, 3-8-1 C-USA)

Date Opponent Time/Result Record Date Opponent Time/Result Record Date Opponent Time/Result Record FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 17-19 at NC State Tournament (Raleigh, N.C.) 17 MILWAUKEE W 4-0 1-0 18 DELAWARE W 7-5 1-0 17 at NC State L 3-10 0-1 18 MILWAUKEE W 16-1 2-0 18 DELAWARE W 16-1 2-0 18 vs. Canisius L 5-7 0-2 18 MILWAUKEE W 6-3 3-0 19 DELAWARE W 9-2 3-0 18 vs. Bryant W 16-2 1-2 22 at Old Dominion W 10-4 4-0 21 TEXAS A&M-C. CHRISTI L 2-3 3-1 19 vs. Monmouth (cancelled) 24-26 KEITH LECLAIR CLASSIC 24 TEXAS STATE W 2-1 4-1 24 at Charleston Southern L 3-13 1-3 25 PURDUE L 4-6 4-1 25 TEXAS STATE L 1-6 4-2 25 at Charleston Southern W 4-0 2-3 25 WESTERN CAROLINA W 3-1 5-1 26 TEXAS STATE L 0-6 4-3 25 at Charleston Southern L 4-6 2-4 26 MARYLAND L 1-2 5-2 28 (4) RICE L 1-4 4-4 26 at Charleston Southern W 8-2 3-4 MARCH MARCH MARCH 2 STONY BROOK W 1-0 6-2 2-4 at Houston College Classic (Houston, Texas) 2 vs. Eastern Michigan (WS) L 5-6 3-5 3 STONY BROOK W 2-1 7-2 2 vs. Tennessee W 7-4 5-4 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (WS) W 6-3 4-5 4 STONY BROOK W 4-3 8-2 3 vs. (7) Arkansas W 4-1 6-4 3 at Wake Forest L 1-6 4-6 7 at Troy L 2-8 8-3 4 vs. (27) Texas Tech L 4-10 6-5 4 at Wake Forest L 1-5 4-7 9-11 at Alabama Tournament (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 6 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 1-3 6-6 7 at (23) Kentucky L 3-7 4-8 9 at Alabama W 3-1 9-3 9 at (14) Mississippi L 0-8 6-7 9 at Gardner-Webb W 3-1 5-8 10 vs. Oral Roberts W 4-2 10-3 10 at (14) Mississippi L 0-9 6-8 10 at Gardner-Webb W 13-5 6-8 11 vs. (16) Louisville W 9-4 11-3 11 at (14) Mississippi L 3-11 6-9 11 at Gardner-Webb W 4-3 7-8 13 VCU L 11-18 11-4 13 SAM HOUSTON STATE W 12-2 7-9 13 at Morehead State L 8-11 7-9 16 PENN STATE W 5-4 12-4 16 at Oklahoma State L 0-14 7-10 16 vs. St. Bonaventure (BWV) L 1-3 7-10 17 PENN STATE W 6-5 (10) 13-4 17 at Oklahoma State W 8-1 8-10 17 vs. St. Bonaventure (BWV) L 8-10 7-11 18 PENN STATE W 7-4 14-4 18 at Oklahoma State W 4-3 9-10 18 vs. St. Bonaventure (BWV) W 6-3 8-11 20 (11) NC STATE W 6-5 15-4 20 (8) TEXAS A&M (postponed) 20 at Ohio W 6-1 9-11 21 at High Point L 2-10 15-5 21 WASHINGTON (cancelled) 23 at UAB W 7-4 10-11 23 at (19) UCF L 1-2 15-6 23 at Southern Miss L 0-8 9-11 24 at UAB L 1-5 10-12 24 at (19) UCF L 6-10 15-7 24 at Southern Miss L 2-17 9-12 25 at UAB L 1-5 10-13 25 at (19) UCF W 15-6 16-7 25 at Southern Miss W 10-5 10-12 27 at Eastern Kentucky L 3-10 10-14 28 at (9) NC State L 3-4 (11) 16-8 27 (21) BAYLOR L 5-14 10-13 30 vs. Liberty (BWV) L 4-8 10-15 30 UAB W 11-6 17-8 30 (16) UCF L 3-8 10-14 31 vs. Liberty (BWV) L 5-9 10-16 31 UAB W 12-2 18-8 31 (16) UCF L 1-9 10-15 APRIL APRIL APRIL 1 vs. Liberty (BWV) W 12-10 11-16 1 UAB W 6-5 (13) 19-8 1 (16) UCF L 1-3 (10) 10-16 4 vs. Ohio (postponed) 3 at UNC Wilmington W 5-0 20-8 3 McNEESE STATE W 4-1 11-16 6 vs. Memphis L 4-9 11-17 5 HOUSTON W 10-3 21-8 5 at East Carolina L 3-10 11-17 7 vs. Memphis L 0-7 11-18 6 HOUSTON W 16-1 22-8 6 at East Carolina L 1-16 11-18 8 vs. Memphis L 2-11 11-19 7 HOUSTON T 4-4 22-8-1 7 at East Carolina T 4-4 11-18-1 10 COPPIN STATE W 18-1 12-19 10 at Elon W 3-2 (10) 23-8-1 10 LAMAR W 4-3 12-18-1 10 COPPIN STATE W 19-1 13-19 11 OLD DOMINION L 2-3 23-9-1 13 at Texas Tech L 4-15 12-19-1 13 (9) RICE L 0-9 13-20 13 at Memphis W 5-2 24-9-1 14 at Texas Tech L 1-7 12-20-1 14 (9) RICE L 1-5 13-21 14 at Memphis L 2-5 24-10-1 15 at Texas Tech L 9-10 (12) 12-21-1 15 (9) RICE L 1-3 13-22 15 at Memphis W 14-7 25-10-1 17 at (24) Sam Houston State L 4-5 12-22-1 17 MOREHEAD STATE L 2-7 13-23 17 UNC WILMINGTON L 1-10 25-11-1 20 MARSHALL W 3-2 13-22-1 20 at Houston L 2-3 13-24 18 WILLIAM & MARY W 13-4 26-11-1 21 MARSHALL L 3-4 13-23-1 21 at Houston W 4-3 14-24 20 at (7) Rice L 0-2 26-12-1 22 MARSHALL W 4-3 14-23-1 22 at Houston L 3-4 14-25 21 at (7) Rice L 2-6 26-13-1 27 at UAB 6:30p 25 EASTERN KENTUCKY L 4-12 14-26 22 at (7) Rice W 4-3 27-13-1 28 at UAB 6:30p 27 SOUTHERN MISS 2:05p 25 at (10) North Carolina L 0-1 (10) 27-14-1 29 at UAB 11:30a 28 SOUTHERN MISS 2:05p 27 TULANE 6:00p MAY 29 SOUTHERN MISS 10:05a 28 TULANE 2:00p 1 UTSA 6:30p MAY 29 TULANE 11:30a 4 at Rice 6:30p 4 at East Carolina 6:00p MAY 5 at Rice 1:30p 5 at East Carolina 2:00p 4 MARSHALL 6:00p 6 at Rice 1:00p 6 at East Carolina 1:00p 5 MARSHALL 2:00p 11 TULANE 6:30p 9 at Eastern Kentucky 3:00p 6 MARSHALL 1:00p 12 TULANE 6:30p 11 UCF 2:05p 8 ELON 6:00p 13 TULANE 6:30p 12 UCF 2:05p 9 NORTH CAROLINA 6:00p 15 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 6:30p 13 UCF 10:05a 11 at Southern Miss 7:00p 17 MEMPHIS 6:30p 15 vs. Radford (BWV) 6:00p 12 at Southern Miss 3:00p 18 MEMPHIS 6:30p 17 at Tulane 6:30p 13 at Southern Miss 11:00a 19 MEMPHIS 1:00p 18 at Tulane 6:30p 15 HIGH POINT 6:00p 23-27 at Conference USA Championship (Pearl, Miss.) 19 at Tulane 2:00p 18 at VMI 1:00p 23-27 at Conference USA Championship (Pearl, Miss.) 19 at VCU 2:00p HOME GAMES IN CAPS. Conference games in bold. All times 23-27 at C-USA Championship (Pearl, Miss.) Central. HOME GAMES IN CAPS. Conference games in bold. All times Central. HOME GAMES IN CAPS. Conference games in bold. All times CH- Charleston, W. Va. Eastern. BWV- Beckley, W.Va. WS – Winston Salem, N.C.

MEMPHIS TIGERS USM GOLDEN EAGLES (18-23, 6-9 C-USA) (30-12, 11-4 C-USA) (23-17, 7-5 C-USA)

Date Opponent Time/Result Record Date Opponent Time/Result Record Date Opponent Time/Result Record FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 17 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE L 2-4 0-1 17 FIU W 6-2 1-0 17 NICHOLLS STATE L 4-5 0-1 18 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W 11-2 1-1 18 FIU W 5-4 (12) 2-0 19 NICHOLLS STATE W 5-1 1-1 19 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE L 7-10 1-2 19 FIU W 8-1 3-0 19 NICHOLLS STATE W 5-2 2-1 22 AUSTIN PEAY (postponed) 21 NEW MEXICO STATE W 7-5 4-0 22 at Louisiana-Monroe L 1-2 2-2 24 KENNESAW STATE L 7-11 1-3 22 NEW MEXICO STATE W 12-4 5-0 24 TROY L 0-3 2-3 25 KENNESAW STATE W 5-0 2-3 24 DALLAS BAPTIST W 6-5 6-0 25 TROY W 2-1 3-3 26 KENNESAW STATE W 8-4 3-3 25 DALLAS BAPTIST W 2-0 7-0 26 TROY W 8-1 4-3 28 at (16) Mississippi L 2-7 3-4 26 DALLAS BAPTIST W 7-3 8-0 28 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W 5-1 5-3 29 at Mississippi State W 7-6 4-4 28 at Houston W 4-1 9-0 29 ALABAMA W 14-2 6-3 MARCH MARCH MARCH 2 BRADLEY L 2-6 4-5 2-4 at Houston College Classic (Houston, Texas) 2-4 at Auburn Tournament (Auburn, Ala.) 3 BRADLEY W 7-3 5-5 2 vs. (18) Texas L 8-11 9-1 2 vs. Charleston Southern W 16-2 7-3 4 BRADLEY L 4-5 5-6 3 vs. (27) Texas Tech W 6-2 10-1 3 vs. Purdue L 9-10 7-4 6 at Louisiana-Monroe L 4-5 5-7 4 vs. Tennessee W 11-1 11-1 4 at Auburn W 5-4 8-4 7 at Louisiana-Monroe L 7-11 5-8 6 vs. (21) Texas State L 2-3 11-2 6 SOUTH ALABAMA L 3-5 8-5 9 at (25) Baylor (cancelled) 7 TEXAS A&M-C. CHRISTI W 7-2 12-2 9 at Louisiana-Lafayette L 5-11 8-6 11 at (25) Baylor L 1-2 5-9 9 at (2) Stanford L 2-4 (10) 12-3 10 at Louisiana-Lafayette W 4-3 9-6 11 at (25) Baylor L 1-7 5-10 10 at (2) Stanford L 6-11 12-4 11 at Louisiana-Lafayette W 11-3 10-6 13 AUSTIN PEAY W 3-2 6-10 11 at (2) Stanford W 1-0 13-4 13 at Alabama L 3-8 10-7 16 SIENA L 3-6 6-11 13 (6) ARIZONA W 5-1 14-4 16 MURRAY STATE L 6-11 10-8 17 SIENA (DH) W 16-4 7-11 14 (6) ARIZONA L 5-8 14-5 17 MURRAY STATE W 9-7 11-8 17 SIENA W 6-0 8-11 17 GRAMBLING STATE W 12-1 15-5 18 MURRAY STATE L 4-6 11-9 20 ARKANSAS STATE W 7-1 9-11 18 GRAMBLING STATE L 4-5 15-6 20 at (17) Mississippi W 10-0 12-9 21 ARK.-PINE BLUFF (postponed) 20 UTSA W 9-1 16-6 23 HOUSTON W 8-0 13-9 23 (7) RICE L 0-1 9-12 21 LAMAR L 4-5 16-7 24 HOUSTON W 17-2 14-9 24 (7) RICE L 4-15 9-13 23 at Memphis W 1-0 17-7 25 HOUSTON L 5-10 14-10 25 (7) RICE W 6-2 10-13 24 at Memphis W 15-4 18-7 27 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 7-5 15-10 27 at Middle Tennessee L 7-8 10-14 25 at Memphis L 2-6 18-8 30 at (11) Rice L 3-6 15-11 28 at Middle Tennessee W 13-5 11-14 27 at Lamar W 17-2 19-8 31 at (11) Rice W 2-1 16-11 30 TULANE W 10-0 12-14 30 SOUTHERN MISS W 6-3 20-8 30 TULANE L 7-13 12-15 APRIL 31 SOUTHERN MISS L 1-2 20-9 APRIL 1 at (11) Rice L 6-8 16-12 APRIL 3 vs. (10) Mississippi (P) (postponed) 1 TULANE L 3-7 12-16 1 SOUTHERN MISS W 8-6 21-9 5 ALCORN STATE W 9-7 17-12 4 at Tennessee L 3-6 12-17 3 (24) SAM HOUSTON STATE L 1-2 21-10 6 ALCORN STATE W 13-1 18-12 6 at Marshall (CH) W 9-4 13-17 5 at Tulane W 5-4 22-10 7 ALCORN STATE W 17-3 19-12 7 at Marshall (CH) W 7-0 14-17 6 at Tulane L 2-7 22-11 11 vs. (3) LSU (Z) L 2-8 19-13 8 at Marshall (CH) W 11-2 15-17 7 at Tulane W 5-0 23-11 13 (13) UCF W 1-0 (14) 20-13 10 at Arkansas State L 2-4 15-18 10 TEXAS STATE W 6-5 24-11 14 (13) UCF L 6-11 20-14 13 (30) EAST CAROLINA L 2-5 15-19 13 at Marshall (CH) W 9-0 25-11 15 (13) UCF L 3-12 20-15 14 (30) EAST CAROLINA W 5-2 16-19 14 at Marshall (CH) W 5-1 26-11 18 at South Alabama L 7-8 20-16 15 (30) EAST CAROLINA L 7-14 16-20 15 at Marshall (CH) W 3-1 27-11 20 MEMPHIS W 2-1 21-16 18 at Murray State W 10-4 17-20 17 at (2) Texas A&M W 5-4 28-11 21 MEMPHIS W 2-0 22-16 20 at Southern Miss L 1-2 17-21 20 (29) EAST CAROLINA W 2-0 29-11 22 MEMPHIS W 2-1 23-16 21 at Southern Miss L 0-2 17-22 21 (29) EAST CAROLINA W 6-2 (10) 30-11 24 vs. Mississippi State (P) L 0-5 23-17 22 at Southern Miss L 1-2 17-23 22 (29) EAST CAROLINA L 3-4 30-12 27 at Marshall (CH) 1:05p 24 (18) MISSISSIPPI (AZ) W 4-2 18-23 28 at Marshall (CH) 1:05p 27 at (7) UCF 5:00p MAY 29 at Marshall (CH) 9:05a 28 at (7) UCF 2:00p 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN 6:30p 29 at (7) UCF Noon 4 HOUSTON 6:30p MAY MAY 5 HOUSTON 1:30p 1 vs. (10) Mississippi (P) 6:30p 6 HOUSTON 1:00p 2 GRAMBLING STATE 6:00p 4 UAB 6:30p 8 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 6:00p 4 at Tulane 6:30p 5 UAB 3:00p 11 UAB 6:30p 5 at Tulane 2:00p 6 UAB 1:00p 12 UAB 2:00p 6 at Tulane 1:00p 9 TENNESSEE 6:30p 13 UAB 1:00p 11 EAST CAROLINA 6:00p 11 at Missouri 6:30p 15 at Sam Houston State 6:30p 12 EAST CAROLINA 2:00p 12 at Missouri 2:00p 17 at UCF 5:30p 13 EAST CAROLINA 11:00a 13 at Missouri 1:00p 18 at UCF 5:30p 17 at UAB 6:30p 15 UT-MARTIN 6:30p 19 at UCF Noon 18 at UAB 6:30p 17 at Houston 6:30p 23-27 at Conference USA Championship (Pearl, Miss.) 19 at UAB 1:00p 18 at Houston 6:30p 23-27 at Conference USA Championship (Pearl, Miss.) 19 at Houston 1:00p HOME GAMES IN CAPS. Conference games in bold. All times 23-27 at Conference USA Championship (Pearl, Miss.) Central. HOME GAMES IN CAPS. Conference games in bold. All times

CH- Charleston, W. Va. Central. HOME GAMES IN CAPS. Conference games in bold. All times Z – Zephyr Field, Metairie, La. Central. CH- Charleston, W. Va.

AZ- AutoZone Park, Memphis, Tenn. J- Jackson, Tenn. CH- Charleston, W. Va.

TULANE GREEN WAVE UAB BLAZERS UCF KNIGHTS (27-14, 5-7 C-USA) (23-20, 4-8 C-USA) (34-8, 12-3 C-USA)

Date Opponent Time/Result Record Date Opponent Time/Result Record Date Opponent Time/Result Record FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 17 SIENA W 5-4 1-0 17 at (16) Clemson W 2-1 1-0 17 LONG ISLAND W 13-7 1-0 18 SIENA W 8-1 (5) 2-0 18 at (16) Clemson L 1-6 1-1 18 LONG ISLAND W 9-1 2-0 19 SIENA W 8-2 3-0 19 at (16) Clemson L 2-7 1-2 19 LONG ISLAND W 9-1 3-0 19 SIENA W 5-3 4-0 21 at Alabama State W 3-2 2-2 22 at (1) Florida L 0-8 3-1 21 at Louisiana-Monroe L 1-9 4-1 24 BALL STATE W 4-3 3-2 24 BOSTON COLLEGE W 6-5 4-1 24 INDIANA W 3-2 5-1 25 BALL STATE W 1-0 (12) 4-2 25 BOSTON COLLEGE L 7-8 4-2 25 INDIANA W 9-8 (12) 6-1 26 BALL STATE W 7-4 5-2 26 BOSTON COLLEGE W 5-4 5-2 26 INDIANA W 6-2 7-1 28 at Jacksonville State (suspended) 28 SOUTH FLORIDA W 12-1 6-2 28 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W 12-1 8-1 29 JACKSONVILLE STATE W 5-4 6-2 29 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W 8-4 7-2 MARCH MARCH MARCH 2 ALABAMA W 9-7 9-1 2 UTAH L 0-11 6-3 2 SIENA W 12-4 8-2 3 ALABAMA L 2-6 9-2 3 UTAH W 2-1 (11) 7-3 3 SIENA W 6-4 9-2 4 ALABAMA W 7-2 10-2 4 UTAH W 7-1 8-3 4 SIENA W 15-2 10-2 6 (11) LSU L 0-5 10-3 6 at Troy W 9-7 9-3 6 (8) FLORIDA STATE L 6-7 10-3 9 at Wichita State L 2-3 10-4 7 ALABAMA STATE W 12-3 10-3 7 (8) FLORIDA STATE L 0-1 10-4 10 at Wichita State W 7-2 11-4 9 PENN STATE W 9-3 11-3 9 MASSACHUSETTS W 16-4 11-4 11 at Wichita State L 0-3 11-5 10 PENN STATE W 3-2 12-3 10 MASSACHUSETTS W 5-4 12-4 13 LOUISIANA-MONROE L 3-5 11-6 11 PENN STATE L 4-5 12-4 11 MASSACHUSETTS W 2-1 13-4 16 BROWN W 8-7 12-6 13 at Kennesaw State L 3-7 12-5 14 (10) MIAMI (FLA.) L 2-3 13-5 17 BROWN W 20-2 13-6 16-18 Coastal Carolina Classic (Conway, S.C.) 16 HARVARD W 4-3 14-5 18 BROWN W 14-6 14-6 16 vs. Connecticut W 15-4 13-5 17 HARVARD W 4-2 15-5 20 at Louisiana-Lafayette (postponed) 17 vs. Michigan L 1-3 13-6 18 HARVARD W 6-5 16-5 23 UMBC W 8-1 15-6 18 at Coastal Carolina L 0-7 13-7 20 at South Florida W 6-2 17-5 24 UMBC L 2-3 15-7 21 at Jacksonville State W 14-8 14-7 23 EAST CAROLINA W 2-1 18-5 25 UMBC W 13-2 16-7 21 at Jacksonville State L 3-4 14-8 24 EAST CAROLINA W 10-6 19-5 27 at Southeastern Louisiana W 7-2 17-7 23 MARSHALL L 4-7 14-9 25 EAST CAROLINA L 6-15 19-6 30 at Memphis L 0-10 17-8 24 MARSHALL W 5-1 15-9 27 at Florida Atlantic W 11-3 20-6 31 at Memphis W 13-7 18-8 25 MARSHALL W 5-1 16-9 30 at Houston W 8-3 21-6 APRIL 27 ALABAMA W 2-1 (12) 17-9 31 at Houston W 9-1 22-6 1 at Memphis W 7-3 19-8 30 at East Carolina L 6-11 17-10 APRIL 4 ALCORN STATE W 10-3 20-8 31 at East Carolina L 2-12 17-11 1 at Houston W 3-1 (10) 23-6 5 (9) RICE L 4-5 20-9 APRIL 4 at (9) Miami (Fla.) W 4-1 24-6 6 (9) RICE W 7-2 21-9 1 at East Carolina L 5-6 (13) 17-12 6 UAB L 4-11 24-7 7 (9) RICE L 0-5 21-10 3 TROY W 4-3 18-12 7 UAB W 7-3 25-7 10 NICHOLLS STATE W 5-2 22-10 6 at (14) UCF W 11-4 19-12 8 UAB W 8-7 26-7 11 ALCORN STATE W 14-1 23-10 7 at (14) UCF L 3-7 19-13 10 FLORIDA A&M W 16-4 27-7 13 at UAB W 13-6 24-10 8 at (14) UCF L 7-8 19-14 11 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W 6-2 28-7 14 at UAB L 3-4 24-11 10 at Alabama W 9-1 20-14 13 at Southern Miss L 0-1 (14) 28-8 15 at UAB W 9-3 25-11 13 TULANE L 6-13 20-15 14 at Southern Miss W 11-6 29-8 17 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W 7-3 26-11 14 TULANE W 4-3 21-15 15 at Southern Miss W 12-3 30-8 20 (10) UCF L 0-1 26-12 15 TULANE L 3-9 21-16 17 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 12-3 31-8 21 (10) UCF L 7-8 26-13 18 at Samford L 0-11 21-17 20 at Tulane W 1-0 32-8 22 (10) UCF L 6-8 26-14 20 GARDNER-WEBB W 10-5 22-17 21 at Tulane W 8-7 (12) 33-8 24 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 10-3 27-14 21 GARDNER-WEBB W 5-1 23-17 22 at Tulane W 8-6 34-8 27 at East Carolina 5:00p 22 GARDNER-WEBB L 1-5 23-18 27 MEMPHIS 6:30p 28 at East Carolina 1:00p 24 KENNESAW STATE L 3-8 23-19 28 MEMPHIS 4:00p 29 at East Carolina 10:30a 25 SAMFORD L 2-9 23-20 29 MEMPHIS 1:00p MAY 27 HOUSTON 6:30p MAY 1 at LSU 6:30p 28 HOUSTON 2:00p 2 at Stetson 6:30p 4 SOUTHERN MISS 6:30p 29 HOUSTON 11:30a 5 PRESBYTERIAN 6:30p 5 SOUTHERN MISS 2:00p MAY 6 PRESBYTERIAN 4:00p 6 SOUTHERN MISS 1:00p 4 at Memphis 6:30p 7 PRESBYTERIAN Noon 8 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 6:30p 5 at Memphis 2:00p 11 at Marshall (CH) 2:05p 11 at Houston 6:30p 6 at Memphis 1:00p 12 at Marshall (CH) 2:05p 13 at Marshall (CH) 10:00a 12 at Houston 2:00p 9 JACKSONVILLE STATE 6:30p 13 at Houston 1:00p 11 at Rice 6:30p 15 STETSON 6:30p 17 MARSHALL 6:30p 12 at Rice 2:00p 17 RICE 6:30p 18 MARSHALL 2:00p 13 at Rice 1:00p 18 RICE 6:30p 19 MARSHALL 1:00p 17 SOUTHERN MISS 6:30p 19 RICE 1:00p 23-27 at Conference USA Tournament (Pearl, Miss.) 23-27 at Conference USA Championship (Pearl, Miss.) 18 SOUTHERN MISS 6:30p 19 SOUTHERN MISS 1:00p HOME GAMES IN CAPS. Conference games in bold. All times 23-27 at Conference USA Championship (Pearl, Miss.) HOME GAMES IN CAPS. Conference games in bold. All times Central. Eastern. HOME GAMES IN CAPS. Conference games in bold. All times CH- Charleston, W. Va. Central.