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play by the world's most demanding amateur and professional athletes. * * * * Cont erence USA * * 35EastW ac ke,o, ..-e Sulta650 CONFERENCE Chicago, IL6060 1 Ph 0'1 e312/553-048 3 Baseball Championship Fa,:312/553-0495 USA Commissk>ner·s Fa>: 312/553-0725 May 17-21 • St. Petersburg, . . M/chae/L.S//ve •••• Commissioner Florida Power Park Home of Al Lang Field
W elcom e to St. Petersburg and the 2000 Conference USA Baseball Championstup
Approaching the end of our fifth season, Conterenco USA has eruovoc trem endous Hosted by the success. 'Ml1le 1\ seems thet only yesterday Hie league w11s fo rm ed, Conference USA has quickly estannsuuu itself am ong tile neuon's eluo conferences. University of South Florida memorable and consequent ly, prom ise s a collegiate Our institutions, coaches. stuoent-anue tcs aoo adm inistrators are cornnunec to tnc oeveroprnent and success ol Conference USA, un the competitive field and in the cf.sssroom. Wo also appreciate tne contributions frorn our fans acro ss tnc com plete our f1ttt1 ym r. ue league will cont inue to provide the best Table of Contents stooent.etmetcs Welcome Letters .. action ancl cxcncmcnt trus year Michael L Slive Championship Bracket 9 Corrumssroner Championship Scorecard I 0 Championship Scorecard 11 Saint Louis 13 South Florida ...... 14 Southern Mississippi 15 Tulane 16 UAB 17 Championship Results/ A ward Winners . I 8 UAB •CINCINNATI• OE PAUL• HOUSTON• !OUISVILLE • MAAOUETTE • MEMPHIS UNC CHARLOTTE• SAINT !OUIS • SOUTH FLORIDA• SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI• TULANE Championship Records 19 ARMY• EAST CAROLINA (FOOTBALL MEMBER) University of South Florida 20 Conference USA Officials Commissioner Michael L. Slivc Assoc. Commissioner Brenda Weare Assoc. Commissioner .... Nick Floyd Univeraitr ol Assoc. Commissioner John McNamara Asst. Commissioner Brian Teter -l18F-· Asst. Commissioner Sandra Biller Assl. Commissioner Noreen Morris Creative Services ... Erika Arnstadt Hirschfield Dir. of Info. Services...... Russell Anderson Mayl7,20 00 Dir. or Sports Services Linda Jepsen Business Manager .. Brad Stricklin Wdco mr !o T .. 1p1 B•y attd tn Flor1d1 ~,,,,,rr l'•rl. 1l1c Universily <>fSo,1th Florida is pwud lo ho.,1 !he 20 00 Cm1l(rtncc USA Bto d>illl l'ha111pio~1•ip Asst. Dir. 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Designed by USF assistant SID Paul Dodson. Special thanks to C-USA di• ~~ rector of information services Russell Ander• Director of Athletics son and baseball sports information direc• tors at C-USA member schools: Chris Pika at UAB, Jeremy Hartigan at Cincinnati, John Sullivan at Houston, Sean Moth at Louisville, Jason Black at Memphis, Brent Stastny at UNC Charlotte, Diana Koval at Saint Louis, Mike Williams at Southern Miss and Krisden Wunsch at Tulane. Front cover photogra• l•fen:•11.. 1 .,,. Aflll•tln • Univm i,y of South Florida• 4l0l E.tst Fowl,r Avenue• PEDll4 • Tampa, FL 33620-8600 (S! J)97~-Zll5•f'AX {~lli'J74-4028 phy by Thomas Wagner. Front cover design by Jack Davis, Champaign, Ill. Printing by Rinaldi Printing, Tampa, Fla. -1- • The formation of Conference USA bama Bowl and a third team to the Hu• was considered by many in the world manitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho. UAB of intercollegiate sports a bold move. began football competition in 1999. During a significant period of major Last season, Tulane won the confer• conference realignment and proposed ence title outright and defeated BYU in restructuring of the NCAA, a brand new CONFERENCE the AXA/Equitable Liberty Bowl to fin• league made its debut, ready to make ish a perfect 12-0 and No. 7 in the na• its own mark on intercollegiate athlet• tion. Southern Miss received the ics. USA league's bid to the Humanitarian Bowl Four years later, Conference USA in Boise, Idaho, while Louisville repre• has accomplished what few other Di• sented C-USA in the Motor City Bowl. vision I-A leagues have in that amount The league has a five-year football tele• of time. Capitalizing on the strengths vision contract with Fox Sports Net, of its 14 distinguished and diverse uni• which includes a conference game of the week, along with appearances on versities, the league has built a strong letes of the Year and the Institutional foundation. Conference USA has Academic Excellence Award. ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and CBS. emerged a league of its own. The millennium brings a new look C-USA History Success On the Court to the league as South Florida will be• Conference USA has consistently come a football member in 2003 and The conference unveiled its name, rated as one of the top basketball Texas Christian University will join the logo and commissioner on April 24, leagues in the country. In its first four league in all sports beginning in 2001- 1995 in Chicago. Mike Slive was named seasons, C-USA men's basketball has 02. C-USA member institutions span 13 the first commissioner of Conference produced 25 postseason teams (15 states across the United States, more USA. Eleven of the institutions began NCAA and 10 NIT), including two teams than any other Division I-A conference athletic participation in 1995, while that reached the final eight of the NCAA and are located in 12 major television Houston joined competition in the fall Tournament and one that advanced to markets. Conference USA is one of of 1996. Conference USA added East the final four of the NIT. The confer• seven equity conferences that has di• Carolina (September, 1996) and the ence also enjoys a significant participa• rect representation in the NCAA gover• United States Military Academy (March, tion by its fans, demonstrated by its nance structure. The conference en• 1997) as football members. ECU be• record high attendance in 1998-99, joys prominent national television ex• gan league competition in 1997; Army drawing more than 1.6 million fans and posure, NCAA automatic qualifications in 1998 and UAB in 1999. TCU will be• placing the league fourth in the nation and major bowl tie-ins. Conference gin league play in 2001 and USF in 2003. in attendance. The conference just USA is also committed to academic Conference USA sponsors 18 completed the fourth year of a six-year excellence. sports - baseball, basketball, cross basketball television agreement with country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, ESPN Regional Television (formerly Success On and Off the Field and track and field (indoor and out• Creative Sports) and ESPN Inc. Over the past four seasons, Con• door) for men and basketball, cross Conference USA women's sports ference USA performers have achieved country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, have also enjoyed success the past four success in competition, placing the track and field (indoor and outdoor), seasons. In women's basketball, four league among the top conferences in and volleyball for women. The league's C-USA schools received NCAA Tourna• the nation. The league has been rated championship competition is en• ment bids in 1999, giving the league 1 7 among the top eight in men's basket• hanced by NCAA automatic bids to the bids in its first four campaigns. For each ball, sending 25 teams to postseason C-USA tournament champion in volley• of the past three seasons, Conference play. In addition, 17 women's basket• ball, men's and women's basketball, USA has produced five teams that have ball teams, 10 volleyball teams, nine men's and women's soccer, men's and won more 20 or more games, with C• baseball teams and 12 soccer teams women's tennis and baseball. USA being the only league in the nation have earned NCAA Tournament bids. Men's and women's basketball with five teams that won 21 or more Six football teams have earned bowl and volleyball compete in two divisions. games this past season. In volleyball, bids, including Tulane who was one of Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, the league has earned 10 NCAA bids, only two undefeated teams in the na• Marquette, UNC Charlotte and Saint with Louisville reaching the Sweet Six• tion in 1998. C-USA football has rated Louis comprise the American Division, teen in 1996 and 1998. Women's bas• among the top seven conferences in while UAB, Houston, Memphis, South ketball, along with volleyball, soccer three seasons on the gridiron. Confer• Florida, Southern Miss and Tulane and baseball, enjoy television exposure ence USA has also sent two men's soc• make up the National Division. All other on Fox Sports Net and ESPN. cer teams to the Final Four. Overall, sports compete in a single division. Conference USA teams have made 121 C-USA Across the Board NCAA appearances. C-USA on the Gridiron Other C-USA accomplishments Conference USA student-athletes Conference USA began football during the league's first four seasons are champions off the playing field as competition in 1996. After three sea• include: 10 NCAA men's soccer ap• well. In four years, 32 student-athletes sons, the league has rated among the pearances, with two teams reaching earned national GTE Academic All• top seven Division I-A conferences in the NCAA Final Four - Saint Louis in America honors, while 65 were named the nation. Conference USA is a mem• 1997 and UNC Charlotte's 1996 team All-District. In addition, more than 4,000 ber conference of the Bowl Champion• becoming the first C-USA school to student-athletes have been named to ship Series. This includes guaranteed reach an NCAA Final Four; two teams the Commissioner's Honor Roll or re• access for the C-USA champion if that in the NCAA women's soccer tourna• ceived the Commissioner's Academic team receives a consensus ranking of ment, nine teams in the NCAA Baseball Medal, indicative of outstanding six or higher. Conference USA sends Championship and several NCAA indi• achievement in the classroom. The its regular season champion to the AXA vidual and team competitors in golf, conference annually awards six post• Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., a sec• tennis and track and field. graduate scholarships, along with the ond selection to the new Mobile Ala- Sport Academic Award, Scholar Ath- -2- Larry Giangrosso Brian Cleary Rayner Noble Lelo Prado UAB Cincinnati Houston Louisville • In his first season at UAB • Cincinnati increased its • Conference USA Coach of • Led the University of • Head coach at Central win total in each of his first the Year, 1999 Tampa to the NCAA Alabama CC where he was three seasons • Taken Houston to two Division ll national 32()-183-1 over nine seasons • An assistant at C-USA NCAA Tournaments in the championship 1992, 1993 • A.ICCC Division Coach of members Louisville (1991) last three seasons • Sunshine State Conference the Year 1992, 1993 and Tulane (1994-96) • Starred at UH in the early 1980s Coach of the Year, 1989, 1990 Jeff Hopkins Loren Hibbs Bob Hughes Eddie Cardieri Memphis UNC Charlotte Saint Louis South Florida • Great Midwest Conference • C-USA Coach of the Year, 1998 • Winningest coach in • Conference USA Coach of Coach of the Year, 1993, 1994 • Metro Conference Coach of Saint Louis history the Year, 1996 • Second-winningest coach the Year, 1994 • Paced the Billikens to 25 • Metro Conference Coach in 71 seasons of Memphis • Won the last two Metro wins in 1996, the third- of the Year, 1993, 1995 baseball Conference regular-season highest total in the • Earned career victory No. • A four-year UM assistant titles in 1994 and 1995 (tied) program's 44 seasons. 600 this spring CONFERENCE USA Corky Palmer Rick Jones Southern Mississippi Tulane • Coached 10 seasons at • Conference USA Coach of Meridian (Miss.) CC where the Year, 1997 he was 409-160 • Led Tulane to four NCAA • Directed the Golden Eagles Tournaments to the NCAA Tournament in • Second-winningest coach 1999 in Tulane history -3- I i i ------··-- ·- No. Name Pos. 8/f Ht. Class Hometown •1- - A Look at Cincinnati 3 Anthony Snowell OF L/R 5-7 Sr. Sharon, Pa. I 5 Wes Burgess OF R/R 6-1 Jr. Syracuse, N.Y. Location Cincinnati, Ohio 1 6 Aaron Moll OF R/R 5-9 Fr. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Founded 1819 1 7 Joe McBride OF R/R 5-10 So. Mokena, Ill. Enrollment 35,000 8 Brad Schutz 2B R/R 6-2 Fr. Canfield, Ohio ' Nickname Bearcats ' 9 Nate Fish C R/R 6-0 So. Shaker Heights, Ohio Colors Red and Black 10 Chris Hamblen C S/R 6-0 So. Fort Thomas, Ky. Stadium Johnny Bench Field (500) 12 Joey List LHP L/L 6-0 So. Fort Mitchell, Ky. Dimensions 340-400-340 17 Curtus Moak LHP L/L 6-0 Jr. Hamilton, Ohio 18 Mark Belcher OF R/R 5-9 Sr. Hilliard, Ohio Baseball Facts 19 Dusty Shroyer LHP L/L 6-1 So. Nashport, Ohio Head Coach Brian Cleary 20 Dan Reineke RHP R/R 6-3 Jr. Naperville, Ill. Record At Cincinnati 57-113/Three 1 21 Matt Singer OF L/L 6-2 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio 1 Career Record 57-113/Three 1 22 Rob Reel RHP R/R 6-5 Fr. Vandalia, Ohio I Assistant Coaches Jeff Ditch, 23 Doug Ming RHP R/R 6-2 Fr. Lawrenceburg, Ind. Brad Meador I 24 Kenny Fields RHP R/R 6-0 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 1999 Record 31-27 I 25 Ryan Minges INF R/R 5-11 Sr. Hamilton, Ohio 1999 Conference Record 9-18/Eighth 1 1 26 Mike Heis LHP L/L 5-8 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 1999 Postseason None 27 Matt Lasita RHP R/R 6-2 So. Cincinnati, Ohio Lettermen R/L 17 /7 30 Kevin Wilson 2B S/R 6-1 Jr. Yardley, Pa. Starters R/L 8/1 32 Chris Olson ss R/R 6-1 Jr. Huntley, Ill. Notes 3:3 Andy Dangler C/3B R/R 6-4 Fr. Chambersburg, Pa. Junior outfielder Matt Singer is the , 35 Kyle DiEduardo RHP R/R 6-0 Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. Bearcat's all-time career leader in doubles, 36 Kevin Youkilis :rn R/R 6-0 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio 1 1 home runs and RBI ... Junior third baseman 38 Mike Miranda RHP R/R 6-4 Jr. Stockton, Calif. 1 I Kevin Youkilis holds the school records for 41 Jon Shouse RHP R/R 6-1 So. Franklin, Ohio I walks and runs scored over a career as well I 43 B.J. Borsa RHP R/R 6-3 Fr. Cambridge Springs, Pa. as home runs in a season ... Cincinnati's 1 44 Craig Tewes 1B L/L 6-3 Jr. Erlanger, Ky. I 12-1 start was the best in school history ... · I The Bearcats set a school record for double Head coach: Brian Cleary (Fairfield University/1990) fourth Cincinnati season/fourth i plays this season ... Junior left-hander overall Curtus Moak's season was highlighted by Assistant coach: Jeff Ditch (Valley City College/1989) second season I a streak of 25 2/3 scoreless innings and he Assistant coach: Brad Meador (Oklahoma State University/1996) first season , allowed just one earned run through April Student assistant coach: Chris Birmingham ... Coach Brian Cleary moved into fourth Team manager: Chad Wilson on Cincinnati's all-time victory list this , Trainer: April Nierman, Mike Dee spring ... Juniors Craig Tewes and Youkilis have started every game of their careers 1 while Singer has been out of just one I lineup. - I Front row. from left: Mike Heis, Kenny Fields. Aaron Moll, Mark Belcher. Joe McBride. Ryan Minges. Anthony Snowcll. Sam Merkle. Second row, from left: Trainer April Nierman, Jimmie Stacey, Nate Fish. student manager Chad Wilson. assistant coach Brad Meador, head coach Brian Clearv. assistant coach Jeff Ditch. student assistant coach Chris Birmingham. Adam Pinckney, student trainer Betsy Bllnifas. Third row, from left: Joey List. Chris Hamblen. Dusty Shroyer. Kyle DiEduardo, Kevin Youkilix, Curtus Moak. Craig Tewes. Brad Schutz. Kevin Wil• son, Wes Burgess. Fourth row, from left: Jon Shouse. Andy Dangler. Dan Reineke. Mike Miranda. Rob Reel, Matt Singer. B.J. Borsa. Doug Ming, Chris Olson. Not pictured: Matt Lasita. -4- No. Name Pos. B/f Ht. Class Hometown 3 Sean Allen 2B R/R 5-9 Jr. Carlsbad, N.M. A Look at Houston 4 Shane Nance LHP/DH L/L 5-8 Sr. Houston, Texas Location ...... Houston, Texas 5 Daniel Willingham LHP L/L 5-10 Fr. Houston, Texas Founded ...... 1927 , 7 Keith Ahrens INF R/R 6-0 Fr. Houston, Texas Enrollment ...... 30,757 8 Kris Wilken 3B/C/P R/R 5-11 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. ' Nickname ...... Cougars 10 Aaron Melebeck ss R/R 5-11 Sr. Webster, Texas Colors ...... Scarlet and White , 12 Brandon Caraway 2B S/R 5-11 Sr. Houston, Texas Stadium ...... Cougar Field (3,500) 13 Jerret Sykes LHP L/L 6-0 Jr. Houston, Texas Dimensions ...... 330-390-330 15 Alex Jackson LHP L/L 5-11 Sr. Houston, Texas 17 Keith Whatley LHP/OF L/L 6-1 So. Atlanta, Ga. Bueball Facts 18 Chris Snyder C R/R 6-3 Fr. Houston, Texas Head Coach ...... Rayner Noble 19 Eric Lee OF R/R 5-9 Sr. Houston, Texas Record At Houston ...... 169-129/Five ' 20 Kyle Crowell RHP R/R 5-11 Jr. Friendswood, Texas Career Record ...... 169-129/Five , 24 Nathan Mitchell RHP;:rn R/R 5-11 So. Houston, Texas Assistant Coaches ...... Trip Couch, 25 Duncan McAdoo RHP R/R 6-0 Sr. Winnsboro, Texas Todd Whitting, Kirk Blount 26 Tyson Schweitzer OF R/R 5-8 Sr. Sparks, Nev. 1999 Record ...... 40-24 , 28 Dan O'Donnell OF/C S/R 5-11 Fr. Palestine, Texas 1999 Conference Record ...... 20-7/First ' I 29 Jason Kirchner lB/DH L/R 5-11 Sr. Missouri City, Texas I 999 Postseason ... NCAA Houston Regional , 31 Nick Torina LHP L/L 5-9 Jr. Houston, Texas Lettermen R/L ...... 21/6 , 32 Robert Dieudonne lNF/RHP R/R 5-10 Sr. Houston, Texas Starters R/L ...... 8/1 33 Matt Hooper RHP R/R 6-0 So. Nacogdoches, Texas ' Notes 37 Greg Runser RHP R/R 6-0 Jr. Houston, Texas Houston has been ranked among the 40 Brandon Plumlee OF R/R 6-0 Jr. Odessa, Texas nation's top 12 teams in the three national 41 Jason Pekar OF 6-2 Jr. Stafford, Texas R/R polls through the entire season ... The Cou- , 44 J.P. Woodward lB L/R 6-3 Sr. Spring, Texas gars have one of the nation's top RPls and ' 45 Bryan Harris RHP 6-3 Fr. Pearland, Texas R/R 1 their non-conference schedule has been 48 Jarrod Bitter C R/R 6-1 Jr. Tyler, Texas , rated the toughest in the college baseball ... Head coach Rayner Noble reached the Head coach: Rayner Noble (University of Houston/198:3) sixth Houston season/sixth 200-win plateau this season and is the season overall fourth-winningest coach in Houston history Assistant coach: Trip Couch (University of Southwestern Louisiana/ 1991) sixth season ... The Cougar pitching staff features two Assistant coach: Todd Whitting (University of Houston/1995) fifth season former Team USA members in junior right- Volunteer assistant coach: Kirk Blount (University of Houston/1995) second season hander Kyle Crowell and senior left-hander Team manager: Derrick Mayfield, Julio Bonilla Shane Nance ... Crowell was the C-USA pre- Trainer: Jeff Mann season Pitcher of the Year while Nance set Houston's career win record that had been held by former Cy Young Award winner Doug Drabek ... Houston swept then-No. 3 Louisiana State and then-No. 5 Southern California on the road ... The Cougar roster , , is an experienced one and includes IO se- : ' niors and eight juniors. Top row. from kit: Greg Runser, Jarrod Biter. Matt Hooper. Chris Snyder. Bryan Harris. Jason Pekar. Keith Whatley. Duncan Mc Adoo. Jerrel Sykes. Second row from top. from left: Assistant coach Todd \Vhitting. assistant coach Kirk Blount, Jason Kirchner. Brandon Caraway. Aaron Mclcbcck. Kyle Crowell, Alex Jackson. assistant coach Trip Couch. head coach Rayner Nohle. Third from top (L to RJ: Robert Dieudonne. Nathan Mitcl1L·IL Derrick Mayfield (mngr.). student athletic trainer Mike Oberman, manager Julio Bonilla. trainer Jeff Mann. Daniel Willingham. Kris Wilken. Bottom row, from left: J.P. Woodward, Tyson Schweitzer. Scan Allen. Nick Torina. Eric Lee, Shane Nance -5- I- I- No. Name Pos. 8/f Ht. Class Hometown A Look at Louimlle 2 Matt Jarboe 2B R/R 6-0 Jr. Louisville, Ky. 3 Adam Haley ss L/R 5-11 Fr. Louisville, Ky. Location Louisville, Ky. 5 Scott Kohler :m L/R 6-1 Sr. Napa, Calif. Founded 1798 : 6 Sean Sterner 2B/SS R/R 5-10 Sr. Sacramento, Calif. : Enrollment 22,000 : 7 Brian Bentley RHP R/R 6-3 Sr. Louisville, Ky. , Nickname Cardinals ' 8 TroyHilpp OF R/L 6-1 Sr. Louisville, Ky. : Colors Red and Black : 9 Rob Partin 38/18 R/R 6-0 Sr. Louisville, Ky. : Stadium Cardinal Stadium (33,000) : 10 Antonio Castellvi LHP L/L 5-11 Jr. Tampa, Fla. Dimensions 360-405-315 ' 11 Robby Williams lB/OF L/R 6-5 Fr. Louisville, Ky. 13 David Williams Jr. OF R/R 6-1 Fr. Miami, Fla. Bueball Facb 15 Kevin Martinez 18/DH R/R 5-10 So. Tampa, Fla. Head Coach Lelo Prado 16 Mike Hook OF R/L 5-9 Jr. Markham, Ontario Record At Louisville 109-111/Four ' 17 Josh Rhodes OF R/R 6-2 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. : Career Record 38 7-235-1 /11 18 Denny Williams RHP R/R 6-8 Jr. Louisville, Ky. : Assistant Coaches Brian Mundorf, 19 Carlos Fernandez RHP R/R 6-1 Fr. Miami, Fla. Al Lopez, Erik Mirza ; 22 Kyle Rajsich 2B L/R 5-11 So. Flagstaff, Ariz. 1999 Record 37-19 , 23 Shawn Hoover RHP R/R 6-7 Sr. Louisville, Ky. ' 1999 Conference Record 14-13/Sixth : 24 Curtis Sapp C R/R 6-0 Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C. 1999 Postseason None : Lettermen R/L 21/(i , 25 Brad Mattingly RHP R/R 6-1 Sr. Louisville, Ky. Starters R/L None ' 26 Todd Raithel RHP R/R 6-0 Sr. Harmony, Pa. 27 Morgan Bojorquez 1B R/R 6-2 Fr. Miami, Fla. Notes 30 Sean Green RHP R/R 6-6 Jr. Louisville, Ky. Senior right-hander Brian Bentley is 31 Paul Brown OF 5-9 Sr. Grand Pointe, Ontario L/R Louisville's all-time leader in pitching starts, · RHP 6-5 Fr. Louisville, Ky. 32 Mike Eilers R/R : victories and strikeouts ... Seniors Todd : 35 Bill Gatti Jr. OF R/R 6-1 Jr. Louisville, Ky. : Raithel and Brad Mattingly rank one-two on : 6-0 Sr. Louisville, Ky. 36 Tony Taylor C R/R , the Cardinals list of all-time appearances 1 41 Andy Lopez-Cao LHP L/L 6-0 Jr. Miami, Fla. : ... Head coach Lelo Prado had tremendous : success as a head coach at the Unlverselty '· Head coach: Lelo Prado (Florida Southern College/1977) fifth Louisville season/Izth of Tampa where he won 278 games over season overall seven seasons including back-to-hack : Assistant coach: Brian Mundorf (American International College/1992) fifth season NCAA Division II national championships Assistant coach: Al Lopez (University of Tampa/1996) second season in 1992 and 1993 ... Cardinal players are ' Volunteer assistant coach: Erik Mirza (University of Tampa/1998) second season wearing the initials W.L.A. on their caps this Team manager: Josh Strange season in honor of William Larry Alvarez, Trainer: Brent Norton a recruit from Miami who was killed in a , : Januarycarcrash. -6- No. Name Pos. B/f Ht. Class Hometown ---;:-···-:-""~·--:---·--,,-~--,-----7 I A Loek at Memphis 1 Keno Anderson OF R/R 5-10 So. Covington, Tenn. I 3 Paul Reuer OF R/R 6-0 So. Schaumburg, Ill. I Location ...... Memphis, Tenn. 4 Gabe Interiano INF R/R 5-10 Jr. Sunnyvale, Calif. I Founded ...... 1912 5 Jeffrey Curtis INF R/R 5-10 Jr. Jacksonville, Ill. I Enrollment ...... 20,100 6 Tyler Shelton 3B R/R 6-2 Jr. Donnellson, Ill. : Nickname ...... Tigers 7 Justin Thomas 3B R/R 6-1 Fr. Cordova, Tenn. Colors ...... Blue and Gray 1 9 Nate Sams OF/lB R/R 6-3 Sr. Clinton, Ill. Stadium ...... Nat Buring Field (2,000) 1 10 Layne Dawson RHP R/R 6-2 Jr. Somerville, Tenn. j Dimensions ...... 320-380-320 11 Stephen Frix INF R/R 6-1 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. I 12 Drew Clinkscales C L/R 6-1 Fr. Laurel, Miss. I Baseball Facts 14 Craig Hopkins C R/R 5-10 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. Head Coach ...... Jeff Hopkins 15 Andy Whitten RHP/OF R/R 6-0 Fr. Odessa, Fla. Record At Memphis ...... 224-170-1/Seven 16 Barrett Smith C R/R 6-2 So. Memphis, Tenn. Career Record ...... 224-170-1/Seven 17 James Rouse INF R/R 6-0 Fr. Brandon, Fla. Assistant Coaches ...... Rob McDonald, 18 Tony Lomeli OF L/L 5-11 Sr. Patterson, Calif. Eric Page, Mike Poor 20 Wes Crane OF L/L 6-0 Sr. Evanston, Ill. 1999 Record ...... 28-26-1 21 Henry Castor LHP/OF L/L 6-2 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. 1999 Conference Record .. 15-12/Fourth (T) 22 Ben Wilken OF R/R 6-0 Fr. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1999 Postseason ...... None 23 JayFik 1B L/L 6-5 So. Memphis, Tenn. Lettermen R/L ...... 18/6 24 Randall Tatum OF R/R 5-9 So. Memphis, Tenn. Starters R/L ...... 6/2 25 Daniel Uggla INF R/R 5-11 So. Columbia, Tenn. Notes 27 Jarod Wilson RHP R/R 6-3 Jr. Seattle, Wash. Senior Nate Sams leads the Tigers in home 28 Ricky Clinton C R/R 6-0 Fr. LaGrange, Ky. 1 1 runs and RBI ... Memphis tied for fourth in 29 Jason Carter RHP R/R 6-3 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 1 last season's C-USA race, its best finish in 30 Jason Wiedmeyer LHP L/L 6-3 Jr. West Bend, Wis. , the league's five years ... Two Tigers were 31 Jonathon Leicester RHP/lB R/R 6-2 Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif. 1 selected in last June's amateur draft as the 32 Robby Donaldson 5-11 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. OF/INF R/R I Chicago White Sox selected junior left- 33 Sean Carlson RHP R/R 6-5 Sr. Gilroy, Calif. 1 hander Josh Stewart in the fifth round and 34 Phillip Isaacman RHP R/R 6-3 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 1 senior right-hander Craig House was 36 Joshua Cartwright RHP/INF R/R 6-2 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. : picked in the 12th by Colorado ... Memphis 40 Matt Fry RHP R/R 5-11 Fr. Germantown, Tenn. was the host institution of last season's C- 45 Nick Rogers RHP R/R 6-6 Fr. Olive Branch, Miss. 1 USA Championship at Millington, Tenn. 1 Head coach: Jeff Hopkins (Memphis State University/1974) eighth Memphis season/ eighth overall ------Associate head coach: Rob McDonald (Murray State University/1984) eighth season Assistant coach: Eric Page (Rollins College/1994) fourth season Volunteer Assistant coach: Mike Poor (University of Memphis/1999) first season Student coach: Joseph Crass Team manager: Charles Sweeney Trainer: Jeff Jones, Drew Gibson Top low, from left: Joshua Cartwright. Tyler Shelton, Layne Dawson, Nate Sams, Jay Fik, Scan Carlson. Nick Rogers. Jason Carter, Philip Jsaacman. Third row, from left: James Rouse, Stephen Frix, Drew Clinkscales, Barrett Smith, Henry Castor, Justin Thomas. Paul Reuer, Ben Wilkin, Robby Donaldson. Second row, from left: Matt Fry, Ricky Clinton, Jason Wiedmeyer, assistant aoach Eric Page, head coach Jeff Hopkins, associate head coach Rob McDonald, Jarod Wilson, Jonathan Leicester, bathoy Stan Bronson Jr. Front row. from left: Randall Tatum. Joseph Crass, Gabe Interiano, Jeff Curtis, Keno Anderson, Andy Whitten, Tony Lomeli, Daniel Uggla, Craig Hopkins. manager Charles Sweeney. -7- I No. Name Ht. Class Hometown Pos. 8/f at 1 Andrae Butts INF R/R 5-7 Fr. Camden. N.C. A Look UNC Charlotte 2 Brian Bowman OF R/R 5-5 So. Lexington, N.C. Location Charlotte, N.C. 3 Brad Lamm INF R/R 6-1 Fr. Kernersville, N.C. Founded 1946 6 Eric Shanks INF R/R 5-11 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. Enrollment 16,670 8 Nick Blackmon OF R/R 6-0 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Nickname 49ers 9 Thomas Hopkins OF L/L 6-0 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. Colors Green and White ! Stadium Tom and Lib Phillips Field (2,000) 10 Tony Rolfes LHP L/L 6-0 Fr. Shady Side, Md. I 11 Jason Hutton CF R/R 5-11 Sr. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. , Dimensions 335-390-335 12 Mike Thompson LHP L/L 6-1 Fr. West Chester, Pa. 13 Bradley Smith INF R/R 6-0 Sr. Baxter Springs, Kan. Baseball Facts 14 John McKay RHP R/R 6-3 Sr. Baltimore, Md. 1 Head Coach Loren Hibbs 16 Victor Puentes OF R/R 5-8 So. Stafford, Va. Record At UNCC 221-179-1/Seven 1 Career Record 221-1 79-1 /Seven 17 Evan Kalczuk INF R/R 6-1 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 1 18 Brannon Hamby RHP R/R 6-2 So. Icard, N.C. Assistant Coaches Greg Brummett, I 19 Mike Taylor OF/RHP R/R 6-3 Fr. Westminster, Md .. 1 20 Tim Nalls INF L/R 6-1 So. Tampa, Fla. 1999 Recore! ~~~.~. . ~.i.U.'. . ~.e.r~lcl2~~{~ I 22 Pat Gambale RHP R/R 6-0 .Jr. Palm Beach Gardens. Fla. 1999 Conference Recore! 13-14/Seventh I 24 Jeff Radziewicz INF L/L 6-3 Jr. Easton, Md. 1999 Postseason None I 1 25 Alex Derhak 6-1 Fr. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Lettermen R/L 14/13 C R/R 1 26 Brion Treadway RHP R/R 6-4 Jr. Oxford, Ohio i Starters R/L 6/3 27 Brad Erwin INF R/R 6-3 Fr. Lexington, Ky. Notes 28 Matt Johnson LHP R/L 6-4 So. Boone, N.C. Senior right-hander John McKay owns 29 John Maine RHP R/R 6-4 Fr. Hartwood, Va. single-season and career records for saves , 31 Ryan Baker RHP R/R 6-0 Sr. Lithicum, Md. ... Sophomore outfielder Brian Bowman , 32 Daryl Clark INF L/R 6-2 Jr. Boals burg, Pa. was C-USA Hitter of the Week in mid-Feb- I 33 Josh McMillen 6-0 Sr. Clearwater, Kan. OF L/L ruary after hitting . 762 in five victories ... 1 35 Kirby Southerland C R/R 6-3 Sr. Mt. Olive, N.C. Junior right-hander Brion Treadway be- : 38 Josh Moore RHP R/R 5-11 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. came just the fifth 49er pitcher to win I 0 44 Michael Park RHP R/R 6-3 Jr. Mooresville, N.C. I games and the third to have 100 strikeouts : I in a season ... The 49ers faced eight teams 1 Head coach: Loren Hibbs (Wichita State University/1984) eighth UNC Charlotte season/ 1 that advanced to the 1999 NCAA Tourna- 1 eighth overall ' ment ... UNCC's 43 wins in 1998 were a , Assistant coach: Greg Brummett (Wichita State University/1988) second season , program best ... UNCC reached the C-USA , Assistant coach: Jason Hill (UNC Charlotte/1999) first season , Tournament title game in 1997 and 1998 , Volunteer assistant coach: Gerald Parr (UNC Charlotte) second season , and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA , Tournament in 1998 ... The 49ers also ap- 1 1 1 pearec! in the 1993 NCAA Tournament I Front row. from left: Tony Rolfes. Victor Puentes. Tim Nalls, Brian Bowman, Eric Shanks. Jason Hutton. Pat Garn hale. Andrae Butts. Alex Dcrhak. Middle mw. from left: Assistant coach Gregg Brummett. Mike Taylor. Hank Usrey. Nick Blackmon. Daryl Clark. Bradley Smith. Josh McMillen, Ryan Baker. Mike Thompson. Thomas Hopkins. assis• tant coach Ger\ad Parr. Back row. from left: Assistant coach Jason Hill, Evan Kalczuk, Brad Lamm. Brannon Hamby. Michael Park. Kirby Southerland. Jeff Radziewicz, Brad Erwin, John Maine, Matt Johnson, Brion Treadway. John McKay. head coach Loren Hibbs. -8- I Grune 4 - Wed. 7:30 p.m. Grune 8- Thur. Grune 14 - Sat. 7:30 p.m. 7::l0 p.rn. (if necessary) Grune 3 - Wed. 4:00 p.m. Grune 12- Sat. 12:30 p.m. uame 8 loser Grune 10- Fri. 6:30 p.m. game 4 loser Grune 6 - Thur. 12::lll p.m. game :f loser Championship Grune Sun., 2:00 p.m. (Fox Sports Net) uwne 1 loser Grune 5 - Thurs. 9:00 a.m. Grune 9- Fri. :l:O0 p.m. uatne 2 loser uame 7 loser Grune II- Sat. 9:00 a.m. Grune I - WPd. 9:00 a.m. Grune 7 - Thur. 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Bueball Fads 13 Jacob Baumgartner LHP R/L 6-0 Fr. Auxvasse, Mo. Head Coach Bob Hughes 14 Paul Miles INF R/R 5-10 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 1 Record At Saint Louis 206-360/11 16 Eric Constable OF R/R 5-10 Jr. Chesterfield, Mo. 1 Career Record 206-360/11 21 Ryan Warnecke RHP R/R 6-2 Sr. Highland, Ill. Assistant Coaches Dan Nicholson, 22 Dan Shouse LHP L/L 6-3 Jr. Ballwin, Mo. Todd Whaley 23 Brad Wehrfritz RHP R/R 6-1 So. Chesterfield, Mo. 1999 Record 19-39 24 Adam Shea C S/R 6-1 Sr. Chesterfield, Mo. , 1999 Conference Record 5-22/lOth 25 Jim Bredenkoetter INF R/R 6-5 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 1 1999 Postseason None 26 James Hutton C/RHP R/R 6-0 so. Edwardsville, Ill. 1 Lettermen R/L 17 /11 28 Derek Muncy INF/C R/R 5-9 Fr. The Woodlands, Texas I Starters R/L 4/4 30 Torrey Lombardo RHP R/R 5-10 Jr. Wildwood, Mo. 1 Notes 33 Steven Moss OF L/R 5-11 Fr. Arnold,Mo. , Freshman right-hander Zack Placzek was 34 Wes Jaillet RHP L/R 6-3 So. Wildwood, Mo. selected C-USA Pitcher of the Week follow- 35 Jeremiah Harrington RHP R/R 6-5 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. 1 ing his first collegiate start when he struck 40 William Brandtonies C 6-0 Fr. Leawood, Kan. R/R out 13 in a 10-3 win over Cincinnati ... John 41 Dan Parker RHP R/R 6-2 Fr. Ballwin, Mo. McLaughlin and Jim Bredenkoetter each 42 Jordan Gajewski INF/C/OF R/R 6-4 Fr. Ashley, Ill. I earned C-USA Hitter of the Week honors ... 44 Chad Wrinkle OF 5-10 Jr. Lebanon, Mo. R/R I Saint Louis traces its baseball history back 45 Jason Schlautman RHP R/R 6-1 Jr. Chesterfield, Mo. I to the late-19th century ... The Billikens 51 Zack Placzek RHP R/R 6-4 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 1 have appeared in one NCAA Tournament 1 and made the most of it, winning the Dis- Head coach: Bob Hughes (SIU-Edwardsville/1975) 15th USF season/17th season overall trict 5 playoffs and advancing to the Col• Assistant coach: Dan Nicholson 10th season lege World Series in 1965 ... Saint Louis won Assistant coach: Todd Whaley (Missouri Baptist College/1991) second season three games at last season's C-USA Cham• Team manager: Nick Chambers pionship, advancing to the semi-finals ... I Junior second baseman Nick Steiner ranks 1 among SLU's all-time top ten in doubles, 1 home runs, hits, RBI and total bases ... Se- 1 nior catcher Adam Shea ranks among SLU career leaders in doubles, home runs, RBI, walks and at-bats ... Saint Louis has won C-USA's Sport Academic Award four times ' for having the highest GPA of any league , ' baseball team. I I ------~ Back row, from left: assistant coach Todd Whaley. Brad Wehrfritz, Jake Baumgartner. Wes Jaillet. Jason Schlautman. Adam Shea. Dan Shouse. Zack Placzek, Jim Bredenkoetter, Jody Gajewski, Dan Parker, Ryan Warnecke, head coach Bob Hughes. Middle row, from left: manager Nick Chambers. Terry Richars. James Hutton, John Mcl.aughlin, Ben Hutton. Kurt Evans, Paul Miles, Steve Moss, Bill Brandtonics. Eric Constable. Front row. from left: Derek Muncy, Joe Boyer. Derek Johannsen, Brandon Shockley, Mike Orrico, Nick Steiner. Brian Haddock, Chad Wrinkle. Not pictured: Jeremiah Harrington, Torrey Lomhardo. -13- I No. Name Pos. B/f Ht. Class Hometown A Look at Sooth Florida 1 Mike Cunningham OF L/L 5-7 Fr. Apopka, Fla. 2 Daniel Boyd 1B R/R 5-11 Jr. Dade City, Fla. Location ...... Tampa, Fla. 3 Tim Crosby INF/OF R/R 5-9 Sr. Dade City, Fla. I Founded ...... 1956 4 Mike Macaluso 2B/SS R/R 5-9 Fr. Tampa, Fla. I Enrollment ...... 37,000 I Nickname ...... Bulls 5 Mike Eylward 3B R/R 6-1 Jr. Clearwater, Fla. I Mike Barclay RF 6-3 So. Safety Harbor, Fla .. I Colors ...... Green and Gold 6 R/R ' 7 Johnny Raburn ss S/R 6-0 Jr. Riverview, Fla. I Stadium ...... Red McEwen Field (1,500) 8 Bill Nahorodny CF R/R 6-0 So. Clearwater, Fla. I Dimensions ...... 340-400-340 10 Ben Drawdy 2B R/R 5-10 Jr. Tampa, Fla. 12 Marc Goldberg RHP R/R 5-10 So. Staten Island, N.Y. Baseball Facts 13 Allen Shirley C R/R 6-2 Fr. Webster, Fla. Head Coach ...... Eddie Cardieri , 14 Brendan Fuller RHP R/R 6-1 So. Clearwater, Fla. Record At South Florida ...... 516-340/14 1 15 Jeremy Earle C R/R 6-1 Jr. Tampa, Fla. Career Record ...... 581-373/16 I 16 Matt Midkiff RHP R/R 5-11 Fr. Brandon, Fla. Assistant Coaches ...... Russ McNickle, I 17 David Richtberg RHP R/R 6-3 Jr. Stony Brook, N.Y. Bryan Peters. Tom Reidy ' 18 Bo Bentley OF/DH R/R 6-0 Sr. Winter Haven, Fla. 1999 Record ...... 31-27 ', 19 Rick Stegbauer C R/R 6-0 Sr. Seminole, Fla. 1999 Conference Record 15-12/Fourth (f) , 22 Jon Uhl RHP R/R 6-2 Fr. Tampa, Fla. 1999 Postseason ...... None , 23 Vince Parisi C R/R 5-11 Jr. Clearwater, Fla. 1 Lettermen R/L ...... 22/7 I 24 Jason Hubbard LHP L/L 6-4 So. Jacksonville, Fla. 1 Starters R/L ...... 7 /1 1 26 Jason Brown RHP R/R 6-1 Jr. Odessa, Fla. Notes 27 Chris Cuccia DH/18 L/L 5-11 So. Venice, Fla. USF advanced to the C-USA Tournament 28 John Vigue RHP R/R 6-0 Jr. Seminole, Fla. I ! championship game in the league's inau- ' 6-5 Jr. Port St. Lucie, Fla. 29 Keith Strickland LHP L/L gural season in 1996 ... Daniel Boyd and 30 Ben Welke C R/R 6-1 So. Kalamazoo, Mich. Mike Eylward rank among USF's all-time 31 John Gorham RHP R/R 6-2 So. Seffner, Fla. top 10 home run leaders ... Boyd was 1 6-2 Jr. Ft. Myers, Fla. 37 Shannon Royal LHP L/L named C-USA Hitter of the Week after 10- i 38 Jimmy Daniels RHP R/R 6-0 Fr. St. Cloud, Fla. of-18 week that included a win over No. 23 I 39 Alex Brown LHP 5-9 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. L/L I Central Florida and a three-game sweep at I 40 David Pringle RHP R/R 6-3 Fr. Orlando, Fla. 1 Cincinnati ... Chris Cuccia opened the sea- I 41 Matt Love RHP R/R 6-1 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. ' son with a HJ-game hitting streak and hit 1 1 1 .465 over the stretch; the sophomore DH/ Head coach: Eddie Cardieri (Florida Southern College/1977) 15th USF season/17th 1 1B was selected C-USA Hitter of the Week ' overall , for the week ending Feb. 13 ... John Vigue Assistant coach: Russ McNickle (University of South Alabama/1988) second season 1 ranks among USF's career top 10 in innings Assistant coach: Bryan Peters (University of South Florida/1997) fourth season pitched; the junior RHP allowed just three ' 1 Volunteer Assistant coach: Tom Reidy (Florida Southern College/1997) second season first-inning runs in a 4-3 win at Houston and Team manager: Brian Hoff I was C-USA Pitcher of Week April 10. ------Trainer: Andrew Denison Front row, from left: Mike Cunningham. Tim Crosby. Vince Parisi. Mike Macaluso. Marc Goldberg. Alex Brown. Ben Drawdy, Daniel Boyd. Bo Bentley. Middle row. from Jett: Shannon Royal, Jimmy Daniels, Chris Cuccia, Johnny Raburn, Matt Love. Rick Stegbauer, Bill Nahorodny, Brendan Fuller, Jeremy Earle, Allen Shirley. Back row. from left: Head coach Eddie Cardieri. assistant coach Bryan Peters, Mike Eylward, Jon l!hl. John Gorham, Ben Welke. David Richtberg, Mike Barclay, David Pringle, Jason Hubbard. volunteer assistant coach Tom Reidy, assistant coach Russ McNickle, athletic trainer Andrew Denison. Not pictured: Jason Brown, Matt Midkiff, Keith Strickland, John Vigue. -14- "" ., ••••••• No. Name Pos. 8/f Ht. Class Hometown 6 Lee Cannizaro INF R/R 5-9 Fr. Mandeville, La. A Leok at Southern Mississippi 7 Robert Larsen INF R/R 5-9 Fr. Covington, La. ' Location Hattiesburg, Miss. I 8 Ben Mosley INF R/R 5-9 Jr. Daphne, Ala. Founded 1910 10 Chris Fishburn INF R/R 6-0 Sr. Pascagoula, Miss. Enrollment 14,000 14 Colby Calcorte RHP R/R 5-11 Sr. Brookhaven, Miss. Nickname Golden Eagles 15 Jeff Cook OF L/R 5-11 Fr. Hattiesburg, Miss. Colors Black and Gold 16 Joseph Paul RHP R/R 6-1 Jr. Brandon, Miss. Stadium Pete Taylor Park (3,678) 17 Brent Quinn INF R/R 6-2 Jr. Jackson, Miss. Dimensions 340-400-340 18 Josh Hoffpauir OF L/R 5-10 Sr. Vidalia, La. 20 Wes Sells RHP R/R 6-2 Jr. Arvada. Colo. Buehall Facts 22 Scott Smith RHP R/R 6-3 Jr. Pascagoula, Miss. Head Coach Corky Palmer 23 Chet Batson LHP L/L 6-2 Sr. Wiggins, Miss. Record At Southern Miss 70-51/Two 24 Jody Wood INF R/R 6-1 Fr. Marshall, Texas Career Record 70-5 I /Two 25 Danny Stout RHP R/R 6-2 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. I Assistant Coaches Dan Wagner, 26 Dusty Haley OF R/R 5-11 Jr. .Jackson, Miss. 1 27 Greg Wooley OF L/L 6-2 Sr. Lucedale, Miss. 1999 Record .. ~.~.~.~--.~.~.~.~~~.~.~~.·.. ~. .?.~7i!~~ I 28 Darren Welch C R/R 6-1 So. Laurel, Miss. 1999 Conference Record 18-9/Third 30 Shea Douglas INF L/L 6-2 Fr. Vicksburg, Miss. 1999 Postseason .. NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional I 32 Chad Rogers LHP L/L 6-2 Jr. Pensacola, Fla. Lettermen R/L 11/10 33 Charlie Rogers RHP R/R 6-3 So. Columbia, Miss. Starters R/L 6/3 35 Stephen Castleman RHP R/R 6-3 Fr. Biloxi, Miss. Notes 36 Chris Finnegan C R/R 6-1 Sr. Omaha, Neb. This is the l Sth consecutive season South• 38 Brett Conerly C R/R 5-10 Jr. Hattiesburg, Miss. ern Miss has won at least 30 games ... Dusty 39 Bobby Garner OF L/L 6-3 Fr. Gulfport, Miss. Haley is among the Southern Miss career I Fr. Laurel, Miss. 40 Chad Christian LHP L/L 6-4 top 10 home run leaders ... Southern Miss 42 Brandon Barthel RHP R/R 6-3 Fr. Kenner, La. , has led C-USA in home attendance in each I 43 DeQuincy Scott INF L/L 6-2 Jr. LaPlace, La. of the league's five seasons ... Coach Corky Palmer's 600th win at all levels as a head Head coach: Corky Palmer (University of Southern Mississippi/1977) 15th USM season/ coach was in April ... The Golden Eagles 17th season overall made their third NCAA Tournament ap• Assistant coach: Lane Burroughs (Mississippi College/1995), fourth season pearance in 1999 and advanced to the Assistant coach: Dan Wagner (Tulane/1986), fifth season Tuscaloosa Regional final before being Volunteer assistant coach: Clay Smith eliminated by host Alabama. Team manager: Thomas Green, Ryan Bunch, Stephen Schlautman Trainer: Deborah Huff l-ront row. from left: Joseph Kanode. Eric Adkins. Jeff Cook. David Gurganus. Lee Cannizaro. Bren Conerly. Robert Larsen, Ben Mosley. Second row. from left: manager Thomas Green. student athletic trainer Steve Curry, Dusty Haley. assistant coach Lani: Burroughs. head coach Corky Palmer. assistant coach Dan Wagner. volunteer assistant coach Clay Smith. athletic trainer Deb Huff. manager Stephen Schlautman. manager Ryan Bunch. Third row. from left: Joe Paul. Jody Wood, Darren Welch, Shea Douglas, Greg Wooley. Greg Breazeale. Chris Fishburn. Brent Quinn. Chris Finnegan, Colby Calcote. Josh Hoffpauir. Fourth row. from left: Chad Rogers. Michael Artman. Danny Stout. Chet Batson. Wes Sells. Chad Christian. Stephen Castleman. Scott Smith. Charles Rogers. Brandon Barthel, DeQuincy Scott. -15- No. Name Pos. 8/f Ht. Class Hometown A Look at Tulane 1 Russell Taylor INF R/R 5-10 Fr. Ponchatoula, La. 2 Andy Cannizaro INF R/R 5-10 Jr. Mandeville, La. Location ...... New Orleans, La. 3 Matt Foster RHP R/R 6-2 Fr. Sarasota, Fla. Founded ...... 1834 4 Matt Groff OF R/R 6-2 Jr. Ft. Myers, Fla. Enrollment ...... 11,300 I 5 Steve Shirley INF R/R 6-1 Jr. Tampa, Fla. I Nickname ...... _...... Green Wave 7 J.P. Losman OF R/R 6-3 Fr. Venice, Calif. Colors ...... Olive Green and Sky Blue 9 Jay Heintz OF L/L 5-10 Jr. Aurora, Colo. Stadium ...... Turchin Stadium (5,000) 11 Kris Kline LHP L/L 5-11 Fr. Slidell, La. Dimensions ...... 325-400-325 13 Mickey McKee INF R/R 6-0 Sr. Houston, Texas 14 Dan O'Gara RHP R/R 5-11 Sr. Lancaster, Calif. Basehall Facts 16 James Jurries INF R/R 6-0 So. Lake Jackson, Texas Head Coach ...... Rick Jones 17 Brandon Belanger RHP/OF R/R 6-0 Sr. Houma, La. Record At Tulane ...... 252-12:l/Six 19 James Burgess OF R/R 6-3 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. Career Record ...... 528-218/13 20 Mike VanDaele OF L/L 6-1 Fr. Riverside, Calif. I Assistant Coaches ...... Jim Schlossnagle, i 22 Nick Bourgeois LHP/INF L/L 6-4 Fr. Lake Charles, La. Buddy Gouldsmith, Rob Barelli 23 Jonathon Gilliam RHP R/R 6-3 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. 1999 Record ...... 48-17 39 Matt Barrios C R/R 6-0 Fr. Westwego, La. 1999 Conference Record ...... 19-8/Second 24 Jake Gautreau INF L/R 6-0 So. McAllen, Texas 1999 Postseason ... NCAA Auburn Regional 28 Aaron Feldman OF R/R 6-0 Fr. Charleston, S.C. Lettermen R/L ...... 15/6 I Starters R/L ...... 6/3 29 Henry Bonilla RHP R/R 6-1 Sr. Reno, Nev. 30 Barth Melius RHP R/R 6-0 .Ir. Metairie, La. Notes 31 Jared Berkowitz LHP L/L 6-0 Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz. Senior left-hander Jared Berkowitz has es- 33 Nick Herz C 6-3 Sr. Poway, Calif. R/R tablished school records for starts, innings RHP So. Coppell, Texas 1 34 Bryan Vogel R/R 6-8 pitched and victories ... Berkowitz was 35 Chris Searle RHP R/R 6-1 Fr. Monterey, Calif. named Tulane's :WOO Scholar-Athlete of the 36 Steven Blades RHP R/R 6-0 Fr. Kentwood, La. Year ... Brandon Belanger became Tulane's I 37 Grant Burruss C L/R 6-1 Fr. Marietta, Ga. all-time saves leader in February ... Every 38 Beau Hearod INF R/R 5-10 Fr. Jennings, La. one of sophomore second baseman/out- , 40 Jon Kaplan OF R/R 5-8 Fr. Chesterfield, Mo. fielder James .lurries' home runs have been I 42 Keith Hennegan LHP L/L 6-2 Fr. Mandeville, La. in C-USA action this spring ... The Green 45 Dirck Hoagland RHP R/R 6-2 Fr. Leavenworth, Kan. Wave were ranked No. 13 in the pre-sea- son by Collegiate Baseball and No. I (i by I Head coach: Rick .Jones (UNC Wilmington/1975) seventh Tulane season/ l Zth season Baseball America ... Tulane has appeared overall in 11 NCAA Tournaments and in five since Assistant coach: Jim Schlossnagle (Elon College/1992), seventh season 1992 ... Last season's 48 wins were the sec- I Assistant coach: Buddy Gouldsmith (Cal State Sacramento/1992), third season ond-most ever at Tulane ... The Green Wave Volunteer Assistant coach: Rob Barelli (St. Mary's College/19%), first season will host next season's C-USA Champion- Team manager: .Josh Renfroe ship at Zephyr Field in New Orleans. I Trainer: Todd Lorentson Front row. from left: Steven Blades. Jake Gautreau. James Jurries. Dan (YG<.U- Team manager: Tim Haradine, Darren Tinnerstet 1 the UAB School of Optometry, is a GTE Dis• Trainer: Michael Salazar, Jason Weddle ' trict IV Academic All-American. Front row. from left: Kris Thomas, Pete Giangrosso. Christian Reimers. Will Smith. Tyler Belcher. Mark Paxton. Emmanuel Rivera. Keith Hames. Dan DeMent. Andre Parks. Middle row. from left: head coach Larry Giangrosso. assistant coach Frank Walton. athletic trainer Michael Salazar. Mark Gamer. Mitch Jones. Matt Phillips. Michael Stallings, Kevin Sommerfeld. Joe Mckae. Jeremy Allen. Brandon Isbell. Shaun l larris. Brian Allcrn, athletic trainer Jason Weddle. assistant coach Lee Hall. Back row. from left manager Tim Harradine, Lee Jolly, Matt Javincu, Brent Laircey, Nick Bridcnback, Jim Hanks, Chris Carneal. Scott Beyer. Clay Bush. Brandon Davis. Jon Burgett. David Owen, Tebc Shaw, manager Darren Tinncrstct. -17- Conference USA All-Tournament Teams C-USA Championship Results 1996 1996 1998 INF Cliff Wren Southern Miss I Pete Taylor Park Zephyr Field INF Mike Pursell Tulane 1 Hattiesburg, Miss. New Orleans, La. INF Joey Hammond UNC Charlotte I INF Chris Heintz South Florida May 14 - Play-in game May 12 - Play-in games OF Joey Anderson UNC Charlotte 1 OF Jason Fitzgerald Tulane (8) Louisville 4, (9) Cincinnati 2 (9) Saint Louis 7, (8) USF 6 OF Jason Michonski South Florida May 15 (7) Memphis 6, (10) Cincinnati 5 C Chad Sutter Tulane (5) UNC Charlotte 17, ( 4) UAB 9 May 13 p Jack Cressend Tulane , Louisville 13, (1) USF 9 (3) UNCC 13, (6) USM 3 RP Todd Ardoin Tulane , (2) Tulane 14, (7) Saint Louis 5 (2) Houston 3, Memphis 2 DH Jeff Davis Southern Miss 1 (:l) USM 9, (6) Memphis 4 (5) Louisville 9, (4) UAB 8 1 May 16 (1) Tulane 7, Saint Louis :l MVP Mickey McKee, 1B Tulane South Florida 9, UAB 7 May 14 SLU 9, Memphis 8 (10 innings) Southern Miss 7, Memphis 6 1 1997 , UNC Charlotte 23, Louisville 3 UAB 4, Saint Louis 1 1B Keith Graffagnini Tulane , Tulane 9, Southern Miss 5 UNC Charlotte 6, Houston 5 2B Joey Hammond UNC Charlotte May 17 Tulane 13, Louisville 2 ss .Jason Hill UNC Charlotte South Florida 14, Louisville 11 May 15 3B Shaun Skrehot Houston Southern Miss 9. Saint Louis 5 1 Southern Miss 6, Houston S OF Jason Fitzgerald Tulane May 18 , Louisville 11, UAB 6 OF Nick Rhodes UNC Charlotte South Florida 13, UNCC 2 May 16 Goefrey Tomlinson Houston 1 OF Tulane HJ. Southern Miss 8 UNC: Charlotte 6, Southern Miss 5 C Scottie Scott Houston 1 South Florida 17, USF 6 Tulane 6, Louisville :l p Gary Shuford UNC Charlotte I May 19 - Championship May 17 - Championship RP Chris Mason UAB I Tulane 2, South Florida 0 Tulane 5, UNC Charlotte 3 DH Jason Schreiber Houston I - - - - MVP Jason Fitzgerald, OF Houston I )997 1999 , Turchin Stadium USA Stadium 1998 New Orleans, La. Millington, Tenn. INF Jeremy Schied Southern Miss INF Keith Graffagnini Tulane May 13 - Play-in games 1 May 18 - Play-in games INF Gerald Parr UNC Charlotte (9) Saint Louis 9, (8) Memphis 2 (8) Cincinnati 8, (9) UAB 7 INF Bo Robinson UNC Charlotte ( I 0) Cincinnati 8, (7) Louisville 5 (10) SLU 5, (7) UNC:C 2 1 OF Brandon Caraway Houston I May 14 May 19 OF Eric Lee Houston I (3) South Florida 5, (6) UAB 2 (3) USM 10, (6) Louisville 5 OF Brian Hughes Tulane (2) Houston 13, Saint Louis 4 (2) Tulane 10, Cincinnati 5 C .James McAuley Louisville (5) UNCC 14, (4) Southern Miss 9 (1) Houston 14, Saint Louis 4 P Craig Brown Tulane (1) Tulane 10, Cincinnati 0 (5) USF 8, (4) Memphis 6 RP Brion Treadway UNC Charlotte May 15 May 20 DH Rob Partin Louisville UAB 6, Saint Louis 2 Louisville 10, Cincinnati 9 1 Southern Miss 5, Cincinnati 0 Saint Louis 11. Memphis 9 MVP Brian Hughes, OF Tulane Houston 2, South Florida 0 Tulane 11, Southern Miss 4 UNC Charlotte 8, Tulane 6 Houston 14, South Florida 3 1999 May 16 May 21 1 UAB 5, South Florida 3 Southern Miss 5, Louisville 2 INF Andy Cannizaro Tulane Saint Louis 16, South Florida S INF Brandon Caraway Houston I Tulane 6, Southern Miss 2 INF Jake Gautreau Tulane I May 17 May22 INF Mickey McKee Tulane I UAB 6, Houston 5 Tulane 13, Southern Miss 7 Tulane 13, UNC Charlotte 4 Houston 3, Saint Louis 0 OF Michael Artman Southern Miss 1 0 F Matt Groff Tulane , Houston 10, UAB 8 May 23 - Championship 0 F Luke Williams Louisville CNC Charlotte 9, Tulane 2 1 Tulane 12. Houston 9 C Jarrod Bitter Houston May 18 - Championship P Shane Nance Houston Houston 22. UNC Charlotte 7 RP Bryan Moore Houston DH Chad Sutter Tulane MVP Mickey McKee, 1B Tulane -18- ,_ Championship - Individual Home Runs Championship - Team Grune Batting 3 Jeff Bell, UAB (UNCC) 1996 Most Wms 4 five tied with Series Batting Average 3 Jarrod Bitter, HOU (4 games) 1999 Most Games Played Grune (Min. 5 at-bats) 3 Jeff Bell, UAB (2 games) 1996 6 South Florida 1996 1.000 Brian Hughes, TUL (LOU) 1998 3 Jason Fitzgerald, TUL (4 games) 1996 1.000 Jeff Davis, USM (SLU) 1996 Batting Average 1.000 Jason Michonski, USF (UNCC) 1996 Total Bases .401 Tulane (4 games) 1999 Grune Series (Min. 10 at-bats) 12 Jeff Bell, UAB (UNCC) 1996 Runs Scored . 714 Jason Michonski, USF (IO-for-14) 1996 Game Series 23 UNC Charlotte (LOU, 23-3) 1996 Times At Bat 23 Chris Heintz, USF (6 games) 1996 Grune Series 7 three tied with Stolenlla$e$ 62 South Florida (6 games) 1996 Grune Series 3 Mike Hook, LOU (CIN) 1999 Hits 27 Chris Heintz, USF (6 games) 1996 Grune Series 23 Houston (UNCC, 22-7) 1997 Runs Scored 4 Andy Cannizaro, TUL (4 games) 1999 Grune 4 Vinnie Diaco, UNCC (5 games) 1997 SERIES 5 Joey Anderson, UNCC (LOU) 1996 4 Brian Hughes, TUL (4 games) 1997 82 USF (6 games-230 at-bats) 1996 5 Goefrey Tomlinson, HOU (UNCC) 1997 Walks Runs Batted In Series Series Grune 10 Chris Heintz, USF (6 games) 1996 6 Chris Finnegan, USM (4 games) 1999 20 Houston (UNCC, 22-7) 1997 10 Goefrey Tomlinson, HOU (5 g) 1997 6 Gio Cafaro, USF (6 games) 1996 Series Hits On-Base Percentage 53 South Florida (6 games) 1996 Grune Series 5 Brian Hughes, TUL (LOU) 1998 (min. 10 at-bats) Doubles 5 Key Voshell, LOU (UAB) 1998 .722 Jason Michonski, USF (5 games) 1996 Grune 5 Joey Hammond, UNCC (LOU) 1996 7 Tulane (USM, 11-4) 1999 Slugging Percentage 7 Houston (UNCC, 22-7) 1997 Series Series 13 Chris Heintz, USF (6 games) 1996 1.500 Jeff Bell, UAB (2 games) 1996 Series 21 Houston (5 games) 1997 Runs Batted In Pitching Grune Triples 7 Kevin Kaczmarek, LOU (USF) 1996 Most Wins Grune Series 2 three tied with Series 2 Tyler Kee, USM (3 games) 1998 10 Jarrod Bitter, HOU (4 games) 1999 Series 10 Chris Heintz, USF (6 games)1996 Earned Run Average 3 four tied with 10 Cliff Wren, USM (4 games) 1996 Series (min. 9.0 IP) 0.00 seven tied with Home Runs Doubles Both Teams, Grune Game Innings Pitched 6 USF (UNCC, 17-6) 1996 3 Brent Murphy, UAB (HOU) 1997 Grune 6 UNCC (UAB, 9-17) 1996 9.0 10 tied with Series Grune 5 Andy Cannizaro, TUL ( 4 games) Series 5 UAB (UNCC, 9-17) 1996 1999 16.0 Jonathan Estes, SLU 1999 5 USF (UNCC, 17-6) 1996 5 Jeremy Schied, USM (4 games) 1998 Fewest Hits Series Total 5 Dustin Carr, HOU (5 games) 1997 Grune (min. 9 innings) 56 (6 grand slams) 1996 2 Shane Nance, HOU (SLU) 1999 Triples Series Grune Most Strikeouts 11 South Florida (6 games) 1996 2 Mike Terry, UAB (SLU) 1998 Grune 13 Jason Navarro, TUL (ClN) 1997 Stolen Bases Grune Series 9 USM (CIN, 5-0) 1997 2 Luke Williams, LOU 1999 Series 2 Mike Terry, UAB 1998 15 Mark Roberts, USF 1996 Series 10 Tulane ( 4 games) I 999 10 UNC Charlotte (4 games) 1996 -19- The University of South Florida, created in the 20th century to meet the needs of the Tampa Bay metropolitan area as well as the state of Florida, is driving higher education on a fast track into the next millennium. Already one of the 20 largest uni• versities in the United States, USF has built a solid reputation as a leader in learning, offering comprehensive state• of-the-art, student-centered programs. With growing prestige and a dedicated faculty, including 73 Fulbright Scholars and 42 endowed chairs, USF has be• come a research powerhouse. Founded in 1956, USF opened its doors in.1960 to 2000 students. Today the university serves over 34,000 stu• dents - with nearly 200 programs at the graduate school and research sta• area. In the past 40-plus years, USF has the undergraduate, master's, specialty tus. USF attracted $161 million in spon• grown into a network of regional cam• and doctoral levels, including the M.D. sored research, contracts and grants pus es in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Entering freshmen boast an average last year and is fast becoming a model Sarasota and Lakeland, along with a SAT score of approximately 1,020 and a urban research university for the 21st new joint-use site in Pasco County serv• grade point average of approximately century. ing the West Central Florida region. 3.50. USF's commitment to inclusion Located in vibrant Tampa Bay, one The main campus in Tampa cov• is reflected in its student body. African of the fastest-growing metropolitan ar• ers 1,700 acres, with more than 320 Americans, Latin and Asian students eas in the nation, USF has formed vital buildings, which exceed 6 million gross comprise 20 percent of USF students. partnerships with business leaders and square feet in size. Its libraries hold A growing contingent of international organizations throughout the region, some 1.4 million volumes as well as a students, now representing 90 coun• and contributes to the well-being of its vast computer link to hundreds of li• tries, demonstrates the university's immediate urnban neighborhoods brary data bases and international com• strong geographic influence and dedi• through networks of social research munications through the internet and cation to the principles of a global and service projects. the world wide web. economy. One of the largest employers in the Growth has been particularly im• One of the top 50 public research Tampa area with an annual operating pressive over the last five years. USF's universities in the country, USF was re• budget of $750 million, USF's economic endowment has more than tripled and cently classified along with the Univer• impact on the Tampa Bay region totals is now over $200 million. sity of Florida and Florida State Univer• at $2 billion annually. Altogether, USF's USF's $161 million in research sity as a Research I University by the campuses are within reach of more projects last year is double the total of Board of Regents which will enhance than 3 million people in a IO-county five years ago and triple that of a de• cade earlier. Despite its fast-paced growth and distinguished academic success, USF continues to exert its can-do attitude with its most ambitious expansion yet. Recent development includes new buildings for the College of Public Health; the College of Engineering; Communication and Information Sci• ences; Mathematics; the Gus Stavros Center for Free Enterprise and Eco• nomic Education; the new Bio-Science facility; the Knight Oceanographic In• stitute, the Sam and Martha Gibbons Alumni Center and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza. By the year 2004, USF will have built an additional 30 academic build• ings, multi-level parking garages, new apartment-style student housing, and a 125-acre tract of environmental green space. -20- University of South Florida Thanks the foil owing for Their Sponsorship of the Conference USA Championship ® Hilton InA Material World, St. Petersburg Some MaterialsAre BetterThan Others. 2000 TAMPA BAY Infiniti SPORTS 1-30 COMMISSION 5T. f'FTFR5~1-HG · T.~\'!P-\ · CLEARW.~TFR 2000 Mercedes CLSOO COUIJ½ S U P [ R M A R K [ T S le Rczczbok be.;(