2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 Final Notes

2004 SCHEDULE ( 40-22, 16-8 ) End of Season Notes Senior catches Troy Harp was selected three spots later DATE OPPONENT TIME The Blue Raiders made their 13th trip to the NCAA by the Atlanta Braves, also in the 22nd round. Harp F. 20 IP-FORT WAYNE ...... W, 24-2 Tournament, including the fourth in the past five years, after batted .277 with eight doubles, four home runs and 26 F. 21 IP-FORT WAYNE ...... W, 4-0 posting just the third 40-win season in Middle Tennessee RBIs this season, starting 51 games. He also threw out F. 22 IP-FORT WAYNE ...... W, 4-0 history. Middle Tennessee is now 7-24 all-time in the 19 of 55 base runners attempting to steal, a very good 35 F. 27 at Jacksonville State ...... L, 2-1 F. 28 at Jacksonville State ...... W, 8-2 NCAA Tournament, picking up one win in 1981, 1988 and percent. The Louisville, Ky., native was excited after F. 29 at Jacksonville State ...... L, 5-3 1995, and two victories each in 1982 and 2000. The Blue putting in all of the hard work over the years. “They make M. 6 at Southeastern Louisiana ...... W, 10-5 Raiders made their eighth NCAA appearance under head you feel good when they call you,” Harp said. “I’m fired M. 6 at Southeastern Louisiana ...... W, 4-1 coach Steve Peterson after winning their 16th conference up. It’s what everybody plays for.” M. 7 at Southeastern Louisiana ...... W, 14-8 M. 9 at Lipscomb ...... W, 10-7 championship and second in four years in the Sun Belt. M. 10 at Belmont ...... W, 10-2 Baseball Adds Transfer M. 12 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE ...... W, 4-0 Four Players Selected in MLB Draft Middle Tennessee baseball coach Steve Peterson an- M. 13 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE ...... L, 6-5 Four Middle Tennessee players were picked in the Major nounced the signing of Todd Martin to scholarship papers M. 14 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE ...... W, 5-3 M. 16 at Samford ...... W, 8-3 League Baseball First-Year Amateur Player Draft in June, in late June. Martin, a transfer from the University of M. 17 at Samford ...... W, 10-0 including two juniors and two seniors. The four players Tennessee, played in 23 games in 2004 with five starts, M. 19 DAYTON ...... W, 6-1 selected in the MLB draft matches a record for the Blue including playing in all three games in the NCAA Re- M. 20 DAYTON ...... canceled Raiders, also set in 1990 and 2001. gional in Kinston, N.C. The outfielder batted .267 with M. 21 DAYTON ...... L, 9-7 M. 22 TROY STATE ...... L, 2-1 During the first 18 rounds of selections, senior and four doubles and eight run scored in only 30 at-bats, M. 23 TROY STATE ...... L, 18-13 Murfreesboro, Tenn., native John Williams went to the walking seven times. M. 26 at New Mexico State* ...... L, 16-6 Minnesota Twins in the seventh round and the 211th pick The Cookeville, Tenn., native batted .231 in 10 games as M. 27 at New Mexico State* ...... W, 6-5 overall. Williams is the third Blue Raider selected by the a freshman in 2003, scoring four runs. He collected a hit M. 28 at New Mexico State* ...... L, 12-3 M. 30 TENNESSEE TECH ...... W, 3-0 Twins organization in the last four years, including Josh in his first collegiate at-bat against The Citadel. Martin M. 31 at Tennessee Tech ...... L, 2-1 Renick (2001) and Justin Sims (2002). The lefthander played basketball and baseball at Cookeville High School, A. 2 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE* ...... L, 6-5 (14) was 8-4 with a 3.06 ERA this season for Middle Tennes- earning All-State honors as a senior in baseball. “Todd is A. 3 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE* ...... L, 9-3 see, striking out 109 in 100.0 innings. Williams finished a lefthanded hitter who we were very interested in com- A. 4 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE* ...... W, 9-6 A. 7 at Austin Peay ...... W, 7-6 his career second in school history in innings pitched ing out of high school,” Peterson said. “He decided to go A. 9 at Florida International* ...... W, 8-4 (305.2) and strikeouts (294), and fourth in wins (23). “A lot elsewhere and has since changed his mind. He can hit A. 10 at Florida International* ...... L, 2-0 of our guys have been with the Twins and liked the for power and run and is a very good athlete. Todd can A. 11 at Florida International* ...... W, 5-4 (10) organization,” Williams said. “I don’t think it really mat- play anywhere in outfield and has the arm strength to A. 13 BELMONT ...... canceled A. 14 LIPSCOMB ...... W, 6-4 tered (which organization drafted him). I just wanted to play rightfield. He should add some pop to our lineup and A. 16 ARKANSAS STATE* ...... L, 9-4 go.” will get lot of opportunities to play.” A. 17 ARKANSAS STATE* ...... W, 9-8 Also junior third baseman Brett Carroll was selected in A. 18 ARKANSAS STATE* ...... W, 6-4 the 10th round with the 308th overall selection by the Baseball Inks McCallie Standout A. 20 VANDERBILT ...... L, 6-3 A. 21 AUSTIN PEAY ...... W, 6-1 defending World Series champion Florida Marlins, the Middle Tennessee head coach Steve Peterson an- A. 23 at South Alabama* ...... W, 10-5 first Blue Raider ever picked by the Marlins. Carroll nounced the signing of McCallie School standout Ryan A. 24 at South Alabama* ...... L, 9-4 belted 14 home runs this season, tying for the team lead, Moore to a national letter-of-intent. Moore, a lefthanded A. 25 at South Alabama* ...... W, 5-1 and led the Blue Raiders with 52 RBIs. The Knoxville, pitcher and first baseman, went 9-3 with a 2.40 ERA and A. 27 at Memphis ...... L, 10-5 A. 28 at Memphis ...... W, 8-5 Tenn., native has career numbers of 39 home runs, 50 92 strikeouts on the mound this season. He also hit .350 A. 30 WESTERN KENTUCKY* ...... L, 15-3 doubles and 133 RBIs, all ranking in the Top 8 in Blue with three homers and 40 RBIs for McCallie, which M. 1 WESTERN KENTUCKY* ...... W, 8-5 Raider history. The Bearden High School product signed reached the semifinals of the TSSAA State Tournament. M. 2 WESTERN KENTUCKY* ...... W, 11-7 a professional contract about a week after the draft, forfeit- “We know he comes from good stock. His father, Mike, M. 7 at New Orleans* ...... W, 2-0 (11) M. 8 at New Orleans* ...... W, 2-0 ing his senior year of eligibility. “I’ve given this a lot of played for Coach Stanford,” Peterson said. “I’ve known M. 9 at New Orleans* ...... W, 18-0 (7) thought, and my family is involved,” Carroll said. “I Ryan since he was a baby and have followed his ca- M. 11 MEMPHIS ...... W, 13-3 definitely want a degree. But I’ve talked to [head coach reer.” Moore also starred in football for the Tornado in M. 12 MEMPHIS ...... W, 8-4 Steve Peterson], and he feels professional baseball is Chattanooga, but chose to continue his career in base- M. 19 at Vanderbilt ...... L, 6-1 M. 21 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK* ...... W, 4-2 my next step. I’m ready to move on if that’s the next ball. “Ryan has put most of his attention into football M. 22 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK* ...... W, 6-0 step.” throughout high school but has decided to be a baseball M. 23 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK* ...... W, 6-3 On the second day of the draft a pair of Blue Raiders player,” Peterson added. “He has a tremendously strong M. 26-29 Sun Belt Championships ...... Mobile, Ala. were selected just three picks apart. Junior righhander lefthanded arm and will just now put his full efforts into M. 26 vs. Arkansas State ...... W, 12-2 (7) Chris Mobley was taken by the Marlins in the 22nd baseball. He has all the tools to be an outstanding player.” M. 27 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette ...... W, 8-6 M. 28 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette ...... L, 6-2 round. The Kingsport, Tenn., native was 7-5 with a 3.95 Moore joins four others in the 2004 recruiting class, in- M. 29 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette ...... W, 15-10 ERA this season, striking out 122 in 95.2 innings of work. cluding: Doug Birkofer and Nathan Hines (Oakland HS, M. 29 vs. Western Kentucky ...... L, 14-4 Waiting can be nerve-wrecking, but Mobley said the Murfreesboro, Tenn.); Alex Watson (Riverdale HS, J. 4-6 NCAA Athens Regionals ...... Athens, Ga. Marlins kept him in the loop. “The draft spot was a little bit Murfreesboro, Tenn.); and Rawley Bishop (Germantown J. 4 at #10 Georgia ...... L, 16-2 J. 5 vs. Birmingham Southern ...... L, 5-0 lower than I expected, but [the Marlins] scout talked with Houston HS, Germantown, Tenn.). Home games in bold me the whole time, so I knew what was going on.” * - Sun Belt Conference Game 2 2004 Blue Raider Baseball GENERAL INFORMATION 2004 BLUE RAIDER ROSTER Location ...... Murfreesboro, Tenn. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. B/T Hometown/Previous School Enrollment/Founded ...... 21,744/1911 1 Jeff Beachum IF 6-0 186 SO-1L R/R Cordova, Tenn./Cordova HS Nickname ...... Blue Raiders 3 Wayne Kendrick IF 5-5 134 FR-HS R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS Colors ...... Royal Blue and White 4 Nate Jaggers IF 5-11 169 JR-2L R/R Louisville, Ky./Pleasure Ridge Park HS President ...... Dr. Sidney A. McPhee 5 Chase Eakes OF 5-10 199 SO-1L R/R Old Hickory, Tenn./Goodpasture HS Athletic Director ...... Boots Donnelly 6 David Patterson OF 6-0 176 FR-HS R/R Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech HS Sr. Woman’s Administrator ...... Diane Turnham 7 Chuck Akers OF 5-11 180 SR-3L R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland HS Website ...... GoBlueRaiders.com 8 Eric McNamee IF 5-10 160 JR-TR R/R Nashville, Tenn./Columbia State CC Conference ...... Sun Belt 9 Brett Carroll IF 6-1 184 JR-2L R/R Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden HS Home Field ...... Reese Smith Field (2,600) 10 Josh Archer 1B 6-4 229 JR-2L R/R Paris, Tenn./Henry County HS Dimensions 11 Marcus Taylor OF 6-0 201 SO-1L L/R Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay HS ...... 325 - LF/RF, 365 - Alleys, 390 - Center 12 Troy Harp C 5-11 184 SR-3L R/R Louisville, Ky./Pleasure Ridge Park HS Press Box Phone ...... 615/898-2117 14 Michael McKenry C 5-9 190 FR-HS R/R Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS 15 Adam Warren OF 6-2 172 FR-HS R/R Jackson, Tenn./Univ. School of Jackson MEDIA RELATIONS 16 Chase Swing P 6-4 214 JR-2L R/R Shelbyville, Tenn./Shelbyville HS Director ...... Mark Owens 17 Derek Phillips C 6-0 225 SR-3L L/R Knoxville, Tenn./Halls HS Assistant/Baseball Contact . . . . . Jo Jo Freeman 21 Jeff Kasser P 6-1 178 SO-1L R/R Germantown, Tenn./Germantown HS Freeman’s E-mail ...... [email protected] 22 Steve Kline P 6-3 217 r-JR-2L R/L Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland HS Freeman’s Office Phone ...... 615/898-5270 23 John Williams P 6-4 190 SR-3L L/L Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland HS Freeman’s Home Phone ...... 615/631-9522 24 Shane Kemp OF 6-0 181 SR-1L R/R Paris, Tenn./Columbia State CC Media Relations Fax ...... 615/898-5626 27 Eric Blevins P 6-1 185 JR-TR R/R Bluff City, Tenn/Walters State CC Mailing Address ...... MTSU Box 20 28 Chris Mobley P 5-11 171 JR-2L R/R Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett HS ...... Murfreesboro, TN 37132 29 Danny Borne P 6-4 202 JR-2L L/L Lewisburg, Tenn./Marshall County HS 30 Travis Horschel P 6-4 201 r-JR-2L R/R Smyrna, Tenn./Tennessee Tech COACHING STAFF 31 BJ Church P 6-2 215 SO-1L R/R Hixson, Tenn./Soddy Daisy HS Head Coach ...... Steve Peterson 32 Matt Scott P 6-6 258 FR-RS R/R Smyrna, Tenn./LaVergne HS Alma Mater/Year ...... Jacksonville State/1973 33 Ryan Darnell IF 6-2 207 SR-1L R/R Hendersonville, Tenn./Volunteer State CC Record at MT ...... 542-426-2 (17 years) 34 Robert Toline OF 6-4 190 r-SO-SQ L/R Cookeville, Tenn./Tennessee Tech Career Record ...... 695-522-2 (23 years) 35 Shay Horseman P 6-3 202 SO-1L L/L Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County HS Baseball Office Phone ...... 615/898-2961 36 Josh Anderson P 6-4 204 FR-RS L/L Rockvale, Tenn./Eagleville HS Baseball Office Fax ...... 615/904-8285 37 Chris LeGuenec OF 6-0 204 JR-2L R/R Jackson, Tenn./Jackson Central-Merry HS Associate Head Coach ...... Jim McGuire 40 Tommy Decker C 6-2 200 FR-RS R/R Hendersonville, Tenn./Hendersonville HS Assistant Coach ...... Kevin Erminio 41 Brad Todd IF 6-4 205 FR-RS R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland HS Assistant Coach ...... Andy Haines 42 Tyler Copeland P 6-2 180 FR-RS L/L Lawrenceburg, Tenn./Lawrence County HS Student Assistant ...... Tim Crunk 43 Michael McSweeney IF 5-11 164 FR-HS R/R Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville HS 44 Jimmy Kelly P/1B 6-2 190 FR-HS L/L Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS TEAM INFORMATION 45 Andy Roadarmel C 5-10 191 JR-SQ R/R Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Lindsey Wilson College 2003 Overall Record ...... 33-27 Matt Campbell IF 5-11 168 FR-RS R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS 2003 Sun Belt Record/Finish ...... 10-13/6th Drew Cook P 6-2 175 FR-HS R/R Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville HS Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 21/6 COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/1 25 Steve Peterson Head Coach Travis Horschel ...... HOR-shel Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 8/2 26 Jim McGuire Associate Head Coach Chris LeGuenec ...... Le-GWEN-ic 20 Kevin Erminio Assistant Coach Eric McNamee ...... Mac-nu-mee 19 Andy Haines Assistant Coach Michael McKenry ...... Mac-KIN-ree Blue Raiders End Season 38 Tim Crunk Student Assistant Robert Toline ...... TOE-lean Ranked in National Statistics Eight Blue Raiders finished the season ranked in the Top Lafayette in the second round of the Sun Belt Champion- 4.09 ERA in 22.0 innings of work, striking out 33 and 101 in national statistics, including Eric McNamee rank- ships, striking out nine and giving up four earned runs. allowing just 10 earned runs. Mobley has been the Fri- ing in the Top 30 in a pair of categories. McNamee, a The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native’s scoreless innings streak day starter for the Blue Raiders all season, compiling a 7- junior, finished the year 21st nationally in walks per game was snapped at 19.2 in the contest. In his last four starts, 4 mark with a 3.34 ERA. The Dobyns-Bennett HS prod- (0.82) and 27th in runs per contest (1.16). Junior Chris Williams has worked 33.0 innings, striking out 39 and uct has 121 strikeouts in 15 starts, working seven or Mobley was 15th in the country in strikeouts per outing allowing just 22 hits and 11 walks. He has lowered his more innings in eight of those starts. Mobley’s strikeout with 11.5. Offensively, senior Derek Phillips ranked 79th ERA more than half a run and won all four outings, pick- total is third on the single-season list, while his 15 starts in batting average (.380), while fellow senior Chcuk Akers ing up his career-high eighth victory at the SBC Tourna- are tied with seven others for sixth. was 75th in sacrifice bunts (0.18). Sophomore Jeff ment. For the season the Oakland HS product is 8-3 with Beachum also finished 87th in the toughest to strikeout a 2.33 ERA, striking out 107 with a .228 opponent batting Church Suffers First Setback category, striking out once every 11.8 at-bats. Senior average. He has worked almost 7.1 innings per start this Sophomore BJ Church suffered his first setback of the lefthander John Williams ended his career 61st nationally season, tops on the club. season during the Sun Belt Championships, dropping a in strikeouts per game with 9.8 and 101st in ERA at 3.06. 6-2 decision to Louisiana-Lafayette. The righthander struck Mobley Excellent Again out 10 and gave up only one walk, but made a couple of Williams Spectacular May Junior Chris Mobley had another impressive start in the mistakes early that cost him. The Hixson, Tenn., native Senior John Williams went through a rough stretch during Sun Belt Championships, tossing a seven-inning com- worked 7.1 innings in the contest, allowing all six runs on April but was superb in his four starts during the month of plete game versus Arkansas State. The righthander al- nine hits, but was every bit as effective as UL’s Kevin May, compiling a 4-0 record with a 1.91 ERA, helping lowed one earned run and just four hits while striking out Ardoin, who also had 10 strikeouts in the contest. For the the Blue Raiders compile a 13-3 mark in May. The five to get his first victory in more than a month. In four season Church is 5-1 in eight starts, compiling a 3.81 lefthander worked 8.1 strong innings versus Louisiana- previous no decisions, the Kingsport, Tenn., native had a ERA in 52.0 innings with 58 strikeouts. He missed the 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 3 2004 BLUE RAIDER HITTING BY THE NUMBERS PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K SF SH SB-A FLD% Overall .293 2136 398 625 109 11 68 359 960 .449 260 52 451 24 36 62-93 .964 Bench .229 105 28 24 4 0 3 11 37 .352 7 3 33 1 2 2-3 .925 Sun Belt .296 1002 184 297 51 5 30 161 448 .447 119 24 210 11 21 30-45 .960 Home .292 946 186 276 43 6 34 170 433 .458 119 25 187 12 17 41-53 .964 PROBABLE POSITION STARTERS Away .288 987 171 284 53 4 26 154 423 .429 115 19 221 9 16 16-33 .963 Catcher Troy Harp Neutral .320 203 41 65 13 1 8 35 104 .512 27 7 43 3 3 5-7 .968 .277 BA, 4 HR, 26 RBI First Base Derek Phillips 2004 BLUE RAIDER PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS .380 BA, 9 HR, 41 RBI ERA W-L G CG SHO S IP H R-ER BB K 2B 3B HR B/Avg Second Base Eric McNamee Overall 4.06 40-22 62 4 9 14 549.2 545 314-248 181 562 88 11 52 .258 .364, 3 HR, 24 RBI Sun Belt 4.62 19-10 29 3 4 7 259.0 268 170-133 93 268 56 4 31 .267 Third Base Brett Carroll Starters 3.93 27-16 62 4 9 0 355.0 336 191-155 112 387 55 8 26 .250 Relievers 4.30 13-6 62 0 0 14 194.2 209 123-93 69 175 33 3 26 .274 .302 BA, 14 HR, 52 RBI Home 3.50 19-9 28 1 5 7 257.0 229 133-100 87 276 37 4 21 .238 Shortstop Jeff Beachum Away 4.14 18-10 28 2 4 5 243.2 250 138-112 79 249 39 5 25 .265 .326 BA, 4 HR, 31 RBI Neutral 6.61 3-3 6 1 0 2 49.0 66 43-36 15 37 12 2 6 .325 Left Field Shane Kemp .276, 14 HR, 48 RBI 2004 RUNS BY INNING Center Field Chuck Akers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ex Tot Avg .265, 3 HR, 21 RBI Middle Tennessee 51 46 45 43 45 55 35 51 23 4 398 6.4 Right Field Marcus Taylor Opponents 29 46 34 36 37 32 29 42 27 2 314 5.1 .240 BA, 9 HR, 34 RBI first month of the season because of a violation of team reliever for the Blue Raiders this season, posting better percentage (.628) and tied for 12th in hits (71). Junior Eric rules but came out strong once he returned, earning the results out of the bullpen. The lefthander has compiled a 2- McNamee heads into regional play second in the league Sunday starter role in his third outing and holding it the 2 mark with five saves overall this year, but is 1-0 with in runs scored (71) and on-base percentage (.477), fourth remainder of the year. The loss was also Middle five saves and a 3.38 ERA in 12 relief appearances. The in hits (84) and walks (49), and seventh in batting aver- Tennessee’s first this season in a Church start. Murfreesboro, Tenn., native has 26 strikeouts in 21.1 age (.367). Sophomore Jeff Beachum is tied for sixth in innings in relief, allowing just eight runs. He is 5-for-6 in hits (76) and tied for seventh with teammate Shane Kemp Borne Gets Raiders into Title Game save opportunities, picking up a win in his only blown in stolen bases (13). Junior Brett Carroll is tied for fifth in Junior Danny Borne has served as a situational lefthander save chance this season. For the year Kline has made doubles (19) and tied for seventh in home runs (13), while for his entire career, but has responded on occasions 20 appearances, posting a 4.29 ERA in 56.2 innings with ranking eighth in hits (74) and 10th in RBIs (51). Kemp when asked to work longer. In the third contest against 57 strikeouts. The Oakland HS product has made just ranks sixth in home runs (14) and 13th in RBIs (48), Louisiana-Lafayette in three days for the Blue Raiders, two starts since the end of March after holding the Sun- while sophomore Marcus Taylor is 15th in walks (30). In Borne came on to work 3.2 innings, allowing a run on day starting spot for the first six weeks of the season. pitching, senior John Williams is third in ERA (2.77), three hits with two strikeouts. The lefthander picked up a fourth in opponent batting average (.228), tied for third in save to propel the Blue Raiders into the tournament cham- Hot Start, Hot Finish wins (8), seventh in strikeouts (107) and tied for 10th with pionship game. In two of his last three outings, the Middle Tennessee began the 2004 campaign with 14 teammate Chris Mobley in innings pitched (94.1). Mobley Lewisburg, Tenn., native has worked more than three wins in the first 17 games, including a three-game sweep ranks second in strikeouts (121), fifth in opponent batting innings, getting a win versus Arkansas-Little Rock and at Southeastern Louisiana and winning two-of-three from average (.232), sixth in ERA (3.34) and tied for sixth in the save against UL. For the season Borne is 3-0 with a Southwest Missouri State at home, a 2003 CWS partici- wins (7). Junior Steve Kline is tied for fourth with five 1.52 ERA in 29.2 innings, striking out 32 and giving up pant. But the squad struggled from March 21-April 30, saves. just five earned runs. compiling a 13-14 mark. The Blue Raiders rebounded to win their final eight conference games and 13 of the final Three Named to All-Tournament Team Scott Solid in the Pen 16, claiming a share of the Sun Belt regular season Middle Tennessee seniors Troy Harp, John Williams and Redshirt freshman Matt Scott leads the club with 21 ap- championship and reaching the title game of the Sun Belt Shane Kemp were all named to the all-tournament team pearances, all in relief, compiling a 3-1 record with a 2.72 Tournament. at the conclusion of the 2004 Dodge Sun Belt Champion- ERA in 39.2 innings of work this season. The 6-foot, 6- ships in Mobile, Ala. The Blue Raiders were 3-2 in the inch righthander has improved as the season has pro- Versus ... tournament, finishing second and claiming their 40th win gressed, allowing just five earned runs in his 11 outings. The Blue Raiders have never met first-round opponent of the season. Williams helped the squad to one of the During the stretch, the LaVergne, Tenn., native is 2-0 with Georgia on the diamond. Middle Tennessee is 0-3 all- wins on the mound while Harp and Kemp combined for one save in 16.2 innings, striking out 17 in 11 appear- time against Birmingham Southern, 0-2 under head coach 14 hits and 11 runs in five games. Williams defeated ances. Scott has wins this season over Samford, Austin Steve Peterson. The Panthers won 4-3 in 10 innings in Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday night, tossing 8.1 in- Peay and New Orleans, tossing two scoreless innings 1986, 7-1 in 1992 and 7-4 in 1994, all in Birmingham. The nings and allowing four earned runs while striking out in an 11-inning victory over the Privateers on May 7. He Blue Raiders faced Clemson twice in the 2000 NCAA nine. The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native picked up his ca- picked up his first save of the season in the first meeting Regionals at Clemson, dropping a 4-0 decision in the first reer-high eighth win of the season and fourth straight. with Louisiana-Lafayette during the Sun Belt Champion- round and a 21-3 contest in the championship game. Harp was 6-for-12 in the tournament with six walks and ships, getting the final two outs in relief of John Williams in three runs scored. The Louisville, Ky., native had one an 8-6 victory. In the Sun Belt Statistics ... homer and five RBIs, including four in the opening 12-2 Senior Derek Phillips ended the regular season leading victory over Arkansas State. He also caught all but four Kline Better in Relief the Sun Belt in hitting at .394. The lefthanded hitter also innings in the five games. Kemp went 8-for-20 with a Junior Steve Kline has worked as both a starter and ranks fifth in on-base percentage (.459), eighth in slugging team-high eight runs scored in the five outings. The Paris, 4 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Tenn., native had three doubles, a triple and two homers ference tournament and has 107 for the season. Before five of the six outings. The shortstop has four runs scored while driving in five runs. He also added an outfield this season, there had been just five 100-strikeout sea- and two RBIs in the six games, as well. Senior Shane assist in the championship game and stole a base. sons in Blue Raider history, two from Chris Crabtree and Kemp hit safely in all five games of the Sun Belt Cham- one each by Dewon Brazelton, Dave Richardson and pionships, collecting eight hits in 20 at-bats (.400). Kemp Five Earn All-Sun Belt Honors Steve Sonneberger. had three doubles, a triple and two home runs to go with Five Blue Raiders were honored on the All-Sun Belt eight runs scored in the five games, earning All-Tourna- Conference team after the program captured its 16th con- Derek Phillips … Professional Hitter ment honors in the process. Junior Nate Jaggers had his ference championship. Earning All-SBC first-team ac- Senior Derek Phillips has battled injuries throughout his career-high 13-game hitting streak ended during the SBC commodation were shortstop Jeff Beachum, second career but saved the best for last, batting a team-leading Tournament, but has his safely in 15 of his last 17 outings. baseman Eric McNamee, pitcher Chris Mobley and first .394 this season in 46 starts. The lefthanded hitter started baseman Derek Phillips, who was honored as the the year as a designated hitter but earned the first base job McNamee Assaulting Single-Season Lists league’s top utility player. Senior pitcher John Williams at midseason, starting the final 31 games at the position. Junior Eric McNamee made an immediate impact at the was named to the second team. The five all-league play- The Knoxville, Tenn., native has 24 extra-base hits and top of the Blue Raider lineup this season and has contin- ers equaled the most in a single season for the Blue 41 RBIs this year, including nine home runs and 14 ued to climb to the top of the single-season batting lists at Raiders and each player was a first-time honoree. doubles. His 71 hits are fourth on the club, as well. Middle Tennessee. The Columbia State CC transfer leads Beachum had the third best batting average on the squad, Phillips also led the Blue Raiders in Sun Belt competition, the club in hits (84), runs (71), walks (49) and on-base belting four home runs and 30 RBIs in his second season batting .421 in 27 contests against conference foes with percentage (.477). McNamee ranks first in a season in as a Blue Raider. The Cordova, Tenn., native started all 45 hits, five home runs and 24 RBIs. He also scored 16 walks, third in runs, tied for seventh in hits and second in but one game and tied for the team lead in stolen bases. runs in those 27 outings with a team-best .467 on-base singles (68). He has served as the leadoff hitter in 55 of McNamee was Middle Tennessee’s second-leading hit- percentage. the team’s 60 games this season, missing only one con- ter, and led the Blue Raiders in runs scored, hits, walks test despite a myriad of injuries throughout the year. His and on-base percentage. Phillips earned his honor after Akers Climbing Career Lists 26 multi-hit games rank as the seventh-most in the last turning in his best season as a Blue Raider. The Knox- Senior Chuck Akers ranks in the Top 10 in eight catego- six years: ville native hit safely in 39 of his 46 starts and led the Sun ries, including first in games played and at-bats. The Multi-Hit Games Since 1999 Belt in batting average. He hit .442 in Sun Belt games Murfreesboro, Tenn., native has played in 233 career Bryan Peck – 30, 2000 with 21 RBIs and 12 extra-base hits. He started the year contests, batting 843 times during his four seasons as a Josh Pride – 28, 1999 as a reserve catcher and designated hitter, but earned the starter. Akers also ranks first in sacrifice bunts (30), sec- Josh Renick – 28, 2001 job at first base at mid-season. Mobley assumed the ond in singles (189), third in hits (237), fourth in runs Marshall Nisbett – 28, 2001 Friday night role at the outset of the season and never (160), fifth in walks (104), and tied for fifth in triples (8). The Justin Sims – 27, 2001 relinquished it. The junior righthander posted a 7-4 record Oakland HS product had a career day in the third contest Justin Sims – 27, 2002 and 3.34 ERA. He struck out 121 in 94.1 innings and against Louisiana-Lafayette in the Sun Belt Champion- Eric McNamee – 26, 2004 walked just 39. Williams turned in one of his best sea- ships, going 4-for-6 with a career-high four RBIs and two Marshall Nisbett – 25, 2002 sons as a Blue Raider, posting an 8-3 mark with 107 runs scored. It was just the third four-hit game of his strikeouts. Williams has two complete games and has career and first since May 15, 2002, versus Southwest Kemp Likes Fatherhood been named SBC Pitcher of the Week on three occa- Missouri State. He also belted a two-run homer in the Senior Shane Kemp has enjoyed a resurgence at the sions in 2004. contest, just his sixth career round-tripper and third this plate in the month of May, coinciding with the birth of a season. Akers belted home runs in the first game of the daughter, Addison Grace. The Columbia State CC trans- Peterson Named SBC Coach of the Year season and in the final contest before the conference fer has 13 RBIs in 14 contests since Addison’s birth on Blue Raider head coach Steve Peterson was voted Sun tournament, against Arkansas-Little Rock. May 4, batting .291. He has also scored 13 runs and half Belt Coach of the Year by his peers after guiding the Blue of his hits (8) have gone for extra bases. Kemp had a Raiders to their 10th conference title during his 17-year Carroll Also Adding to Career Numbers spectacular contest in the first game of the Sun Belt Cham- tenure at Middle Tennessee. Middle Tennessee stands Junior Brett Carroll ranks in the Top 10 in five categories, pionships, collecting three hits, three runs and four RBIs 40-20 in 2004, the third 40-win campaign in school his- including doubles, home runs and total bases. The Knox- while belting a pair of homers against Arkansas State. tory, all under Peterson. The 1990 squad posted a 42-15 ville, Tenn., native is third in career home runs with 38, For the season the Paris, Tenn., native leads the club mark while the 2001 team was 41-17. It is the third belting two during the Sun Belt Championships. Carroll with 14 homers and is second with 41 RBIs. He also is Coach of the Year honor for the veteran skipper, but his ranks third in doubles (49), sixth in total bases (352) and tied for the team lead with 13 stolen bases and ranks first since the Blue Raiders joined the Sun Belt in 2001. eighth in RBIs (132). The Bearden HS product began the second with 47 runs. Middle Tennessee got out to a quick start this season, season 10th on the career slugging percentage list and posting a 14-3 mark to begin the campaign. But Peterson’s stands at .572 after the conference tournament. Williams Earns Third POW Honor squad weathered a 13-14 record in the middle of the year, Middle Tennessee senior John Williams was named Sun dropping their first two conference series before winning Williams Invading Pitching Records Belt Pitcher of the Week on May 23 after his performance the final six. The club posted a 13-3 mark in May to share Senior John Williams will leave Middle Tennessee as against Arkansas-Little Rock helped the Blue Raiders the league championship and make it to the finals of the one of the most consistent and durable pitchers in school claim their second conference title in four years. Williams SBC Tournament. history, ranking in the Top 10 in four categories. Williams won his third straight decision Saturday against Arkan- is second in games started (49), strikeouts (292) and sas-Little Rock, tossing 8.1 scoreless innings and strik- Williams, Mobley Set Strikeout Firsts innings pitched (315.0), while ranking fourth in wins (23). ing out 14. The lefthander allowed just four hits and walked Senior John Williams and junior Chris Mobley have led He has a 23-11 career mark and made just nine starts as three, lowering his ERA to a team-best 2.62. It was his the Blue Raider pitching staff all season and became the a sophomore because of a broken hand. fifth double-digit strikeout performance of the year and first duo with more than 100 strikeouts in the same sea- matched his season-best in strikeouts. Williams ran his son during the Sun Belt Championships. Mobley ranks Streaks scoreless innings streak to 17.1 heading into the confer- third on the single-season list with 121, while Williams Sophomore Jeff Beachum carries a six-game hitting streak ence tournament and had his second straight double-digit moved past 100 with his nine punchouts during the con- into regional play, going 11-for-24 (.458) with two hits in strikeout game. The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native moved 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 5 past Chris Norton (1985-88) into second place on the streak for the Blue Raiders and a six-game winning career strikeouts list at Middle Tennessee with 283 and is streak in SBC Tournament games … Senior Chuck Akers MISCELLANEOUS STATS seventh in Sun Belt Conference history. With the victory had a career day against Louisiana-Lafayette on Satur- HITTING STREAKS Longest Current the Oakland High School product equaled his career- day, going 4-for-6 with a career-high four RBIs and two 17 Phillips, Derek 13 - high for a season (7-1 as a freshman) and picked up his runs scored. It was just the third four-hit game of his 9 Carroll, Brett 13 2 4 Jaggers, Nate 12 4 22nd career triumph, tying Norton and Marty Smith (1981- career and first since May 15, 2002, versus Southwest 1 Beachum, Jeff 8 - 84) for fourth on the all-time list. Williams also pushed Missouri State. He also belted a two-run homer in the 24 Kemp, Shane 8 - over the 300-inning mark in his career and heads into the contest, just his sixth career round-tripper and third this 7 Akers, Chuck 8 1 Sun Belt Championships with 306.2 innings pitched in season. Akers belted home runs in the first game of the 12 Harp, Troy 7 - 8 McNamee, Eric 7 3 his four seasons. It was his third SBC Pitcher of the season and in the final contest before the conference 33 Darnell, Ryan 4 - Week honor this season and fourth for Middle Tennessee tournament, against Arkansas-Little Rock … Junior Brett 11 Taylor, Marcus 3 1 as a staff. Carroll tied his career-high with two homers and had a 34 Toline, Robert 3 - career-high five RBIs in the win … Junior Nate Jaggers 14 McKenry, Michael 3 - 5 Eakes, Chase 3 - Notes from the SBC Tournament tied his career-high with three walks in the contest … The 10 Archer, Josh 3 - Junior Nate Jaggers batted in the cleanup spot for the first two clubs have met five times in the SBC Tournament 37 LeGuenec, Chris 2 - time this season and just the second time in his career on the last two years, with Middle Tennessee holding a 4-1 3 Kendrick, Wayne 1 - Wednesday versus Arkansas State. The only other time edge. Also, the clubs have met 11 times the last two 15 Warren, Adam 1 - 41 Todd, Brad 1 - came during his freshman year in 2002. He also had his seasons, with the Blue Raiders winning six contests … third three-hit game of the season ... Junior Chris Mobley’s Eric McNamee had four hits in the tournament, moving MULTI HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot first strikeout of the game, in the second inning, moved into a tie for seventh with Marshall Nisbett (2001, 2002) 8 McNamee, Eric 16 9 1 - 26 the righthander out of a tie with Chris Crabtree and into on the single-season list with 84 hits. He also moved 17 Phillips, Derek 17 6 - - 23 1 Beachum, Jeff 15 4 3 - 22 third place on the single-season list. Mobley ended the McNamee out of a tie with Josh Renick and into second 9 Carroll, Brett 13 5 1 - 19 game with five strikeouts and has 121 for the season ... place with 65 singles. McNamee moved into third on the 24 Kemp, Shane 14 5 - - 19 Mobley picked up the victory with seven innings of four- single-season runs list with 71 and moved past Craig 7 Akers, Chuck 10 - 1 - 11 hit work, striking out five. He picked up his seventh win, Reavis (1995) into first on the walks list (49) … Sopho- 4 Jaggers, Nate 7 3 - - 10 12 Harp, Troy 8 1 - - 9 tying John Williams for the team lead, and won for the first more Jeff Beachum collected nine hits in the tourney, 10 Archer, Josh 5 3 - - 8 time in five starts and first since April 23 at South Ala- moving into fourth on the singles list with 62 … Junior 11 Taylor, Marcus 3 3 - - 6 bama. It was also his 15th start of the year, tying seven Brett Carroll had 24 at-bats in the tourney and now has 14 McKenry, Michael 3 - - - 3 others for sixth on the single-season list ... Senior Shane 246 this season, the most for a season in Blue Raider 5 Eakes, Chase 3 - - - 3 37 LeGuenec, Chris 3 - - - 3 Kemp homered twice in the contest, his 13th and 14th of history … Middle Tennessee is to 10-5 all-time in the Sun 33 Darnell, Ryan 1 1 - - 2 the season. It was his third two-homer game of the sea- Belt Championships. 34 Toline, Robert 1 - - - 1 son. Kemp homered twice versus Louisiana-Lafayette TEAM 119 40 6 0 165 (4/2) and at New Orleans (5/9). Kemp also tied his By the Numbers ... MULTI RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot career-high with three hits in the contest, his fifth career The Blue Raiders were 13-3 in the month of May this 9 Carroll, Brett 7 3 2 1 13 three-hit outing, all this season ... Troy Harp tied his season and 24-7 in May the last two seasons … Middle 17 Phillips, Derek 8 2 - 1 11 career-high with three hits in the game, his first three-hit Tennessee is 34-2 when leading after the seventh … The 24 Kemp, Shane 4 1 4 1 10 game of the year and first since April 26, 2002, versus Blue Raiders have been very consistent, recording a 19- 11 Taylor, Marcus 4 3 - 2 9 12 Harp, Troy 5 - 2 - 7 Louisiana-Lafayette. The senior also had four RBIs in the 9 mark at home and 18-9 record on the road … Middle 1 Beachum, Jeff 5 - 1 - 6 contest, tying a career-high ... Senior Chuck Akers walked Tennessee is 27-6 this season when scoring first ... The 4 Jaggers, Nate 3 - 1 - 4 twice in the contest, moving past George Zimmerman Blue Raider pitching staff has 30 double-digit strikeout 7 Akers, Chuck 2 1 1 - 4 into fifth on the all-time list with 104 ... The Blue Raiders games this season, including 14 in Sun Belt games ... 8 McNamee, Eric 2 1 - - 3 10 Archer, Josh 2 - 1 - 3 improved to 10-4 against Arkansas State since 2001, 2- Senior Derek Phillips batted a team-leading .392 (20-for- 14 McKenry, Michael 1 - 2 - 3 0 in the SBC Tournament ... Senior John Williams struck 51) with two outs this season and .382 (21-for-55) with 37 LeGuenec, Chris - 1 - 1 2 out nine in Thursday’s contest versus Louisiana-Lafayette, runners in scoring position ... Senior Chuck Akers was 5 Eakes, Chase 1 1 - - 2 giving the lefthander 107 for the season. With Chris the leading hitter with runners in scoring position, batting 34 Toline, Robert 1 - - - 1 33 Darnell, Ryan - 1 - - 1 Mobley’s 121 strikeouts, the duo became the first pair in .408 (20-for-49) ... Junior Eric McNamee was 58-for-109 TEAM 45 14 14 6 79 Blue Raider history with more than 100 strikeouts in a (.532) as a leadoff hitter this season ... Junior Brett Carroll season ... Williams moved out of a tie with Chris Norton and senior Shane Kemp were first and second, respec- W-L SUMMARY W L T Pct. and Marty Smith and into fourth on the all-time wins list tively, in two-out RBIs, collecting 19 and 18. Total ...... 40 22 0 .645 Conference ...... 16 8 0 .667 (23) and into second on the innings pitched list (315.0) ... Non-Conf ...... 24 14 0 .632 Williams also picked up his fourth consecutive victory SEASON NOTES Home ...... 19 9 0 .679 Away ...... 18 10 0 .643 and his eighth win of the year, a career-high for one Attendance at a Record for the Season season ... After stealing just one base in almost four Neutral ...... 3 3 0 .500 Middle Tennessee enjoyed a championship season in Day ...... 28 14 0 .667 seasons of play, senior Troy Harp now has two stolen more ways than one in 2004, claiming the conference title Night ...... 12 8 0 .600 bases in his last four games … Senior Derek Phillips tied and also setting single-game and single-season atten- vs Left ...... 7 3 0 .700 vs Right ...... 33 19 0 .635 his career-high with a pair of doubles … Redshirt fresh- dance records in the process. The April 20 contest ver- man Matt Scott picked up his first career save, getting the 1-Run games ...... 4 5 0 .444 sus Vanderbilt drew a single-game record 3,020 on “Pack 2-Run games ...... 7 3 0 .700 final two outs … Sophomore BJ Church suffered his first the Park” Night at Reese Smith Field. The Blue Raiders 5+Run games ...... 15 12 0 .556 loss of the season Friday against Louisiana-Lafayette ended the home schedule Sunday versus Arkansas- Extra inns ...... 2 1 0 .667 despite striking out 10 in 7.1 innings. It also ended his Little Rock, with the announced attendance of 1,123 pushing Shutouts ...... 9 2 0 .818 eight-game winning streak overall, dating to April 22, Scoring First ...... 27 6 0 .818 the single-season total to 30,319, almost 3,000 more fans Opp. Scores First ...... 13 16 0 .448 2003 … The loss ended a five-game overall winning 6 2004 Blue Raider Baseball than in 2001 during the previous record season. Mobley Named Pitcher of the Week GoBlueRaiders.com Junior righthander Chris Mobley was named the Sun Middle Tennessee baseball statistics and notes are avail- Williams, Beachum Earn POW Belt Pitcher of the Week on March 16 after his complete- able 24 hours a day, seven days a week at Senior pitcher John Williams and sophomore shortstop game, two-hit shutout against Southwest Missouri State. GoBlueRaiders.com. Media are invited to use the official Jeff Beachum made a clean sweep of the weekly Sun The Kingsport, Tenn., native set career-highs with nine website for Middle Tennessee athletics for information Belt Conference baseball awards, taking Pitcher and innings pitched and 11 strikeouts in shutting out SMS, 4- regarding all Blue Raider athletic teams. Aside from base- Hitter of the Week honors, respectively, on May 10. 0, on March 12. ball related materials, feature stories, game previews and Williams had perhaps his most dominating performance wrap-ups, stats and notes are available for every athletic in four seasons as a Blue Raider, tossing a complete- Williams Named National Pitcher of the Week team. game shutout with 10 strikeouts in a 2-0 victory over Senior John Williams earned Collegiate Baseball Na- New Orleans on May 8. The lefthander allowed just tional Pitcher of the Week honors on February 23 after three hits and walked one for his sixth victory of the striking out 12 batters in six innings and combining with season. It was his fourth double-digit strikeout perfor- Chase Swing for the third no-hitter in school history. mance of the season and first since striking out 14 at New Williams and Swing combined to throw just the third no- Mexico State on March 27. His four double-digit strikeout hitter in school history in a 4-0 win over IP-Fort Wayne games this season equals his total for the first three sea- on February 24. Williams struck out 12 and walked one sons. It was the first nine-inning shutout of his career and in six innings. He was so dominant that he fanned 10 of the first complete-game shutout since April 15, 2001, at the first 13 hitters in the game and a dozen of the 19 batters Arkansas-Little Rock. It is his second SBC Pitcher of the he faced before leaving the game with 90 pitches after six Week honor this season after earning the award on Feb- innings. Swing then got the final nine outs for his first save ruary 22 when he and Chase Swing combined to throw of the year and 12th of his career. a no-hitter. Beachum went 8-for-13 (.615) in the weekend series at New Orleans, as the Blue Raiders swept the Williams Earns SBC Pitcher of the Week Privateers. The sophomore was 3-for-4 in the opener Middle Tennessee senior lefthander John Williams picked before going 4-for-5 with four RBIs in the series finale. up another award after combining for the third no-hitter in Beachum had a two-run single in the fourth and RBI school history, this one the Sun Belt Conference Pitcher singles in the fifth and sixth in the finale to help the Blue of the Week on February 24. Williams tossed six no-hit Raiders sweep a road conference series for the first time innings, striking out 12 and facing just one batter over the since 2001. The four hits tied a career-high for the third minimum. He combined with teammate Chase Swing time this season and the four RBIs was a new career for only the third no-hitter in school history. The high. It was the second straight Hitter of the Week award Murfreesboro native struck out 10 of the first 13 batters of for the Blue Raiders after Derek Phillips earned the honor the game. His strikeout total was his fifth career double- on May 3. It also marked the first time in the four years of digit strikeout contest and most since striking out 12 ver- Sun Belt play that both honors went to a Blue Raider in sus New Mexico State last season. the same week. PRESEASON NOTES Phillips Named Hitter of the Week Peterson Gets No. 500 Middle Tennessee’s Derek Phillips was named the Sun Blue Raider skipper Steve Peterson picked up his 500th MIDDLE TENNESSEE CLAIMS SECOND Belt Conference Hitter of the Week on May 3. The senior coaching victory at Middle Tennessee in the second game ALL-SPORTS TROPHY collected 10 hits in 20 at-bats in five games, belting three of the 2003 Sun Belt Championships, a 6-5 triumph over Following the regular season Sun Belt Confer- home runs and driving home 12 runs. The Knoxville, Arkansas-Little Rock. Peterson got the 650th win of his ence baseball championship, Middle Tennessee Tenn., native reached base 14 times in 24 plate appear- career as a head coach at Vanderbilt on May 13, 2003, claimed the league’s Vic Bubas Cup for 2004. The ances, collecting a pair of doubles and scoring six runs and is the winningest coach in Blue Raider history. award is given each year to the University that comes for a 1.050 slugging percentage. Phillips had a 13-game Peterson’s teams have won eight conference tourna- in first in the Sun Belt’s all-sports standings. Middle Tennessee also won the prestigious title hitting streak end April 30 against Western Kentucky but ments and have made seven NCAA Tournament ap- in 2001, which was their first year in the SBC, and bounced back with a 3-for 4 performance on Saturday pearances in his 16 years at the helm of the Blue Raider remain the only football playing school to have their against the Hilltoppers, driving in a career-high five runs program. with two solo homers and a bases-clearing double in an name etched on the cup. “At the beginning of each year, this is one of our 8-5 victory. The Halls HS product went 5-for-11 in the Carroll, Swing Preseason All-Americans series with seven RBIs and four runs scored, crossing goals,” athletic director Boots Donnelly said. “There is Blue Raider juniors Brett Carroll and Chase Swing each a lot of hard work put into winning one of these titles the plate twice on both Saturday and Sunday. He also garnered Preseason All-America selections for 2004 after and our head coaches deserve a great deal of credit. took over the team lead in batting average at .398. He their spectacular performances a year ago. Carroll was It’s been a great year and we are very honored to win has 20 RBIs in the last 16 games and has hit safely in 15 named to the Third Team by both the National Collegiate this title in such a competitive league like the Sun of those contests. Phillips has battled injuries during his Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Louisville Belt.” first three seasons as a Blue Raider but saved the best for Slugger/Collegiate Baseball. He also earned Honorable Middle Tennessee scored a total of 112 points to last. He has five home runs this season, four in the last Mention accolades from CollegeBaseballInsider.com. finish five points ahead of second place North Texas 13 games, after recording four round-trippers in his first Swing joined Carroll as a Third Team pick by the and Western Kentucky. three seasons combined. Phillips has also hit safely in 27 NCBWA. Middle Tennessee competes in 17 of the league’s of his 32 starts this season, including the last 17 at first 18 sports and finished second or better in six, while base. placing third in four others. The Blue Raiders had championships in men’s indoor track, women’s in- door track, women’s basketball, and baseball. 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 7 2004 HOME RUNS ( 67 ) SUN BELT STANDINGS No. Player (#) Opponent (Date) Base Inning Outs Pitcher 1 Akers (1) IP-Fort Wayne (2/20) 1 2 0 Ferris (R) (Final) 2 Taylor (1) IP-Fort Wayne (2/20) 1 2 2 Ferris (R) SBC Pct. All Pct. 3 Kemp (1) IP-Fort Wayne (2/20) 3 3 1 Laycock (R) Middle Tennessee 16-8 .667 40-22 .645 4 Carroll (1) IP-Fort Wayne (2/20) 1 6 1 Laycock (R) South Alabama 16-8 .667 30-28 .517 5 Taylor (2) IP-Fort Wayne (2/20) 1 6 1 Johnson (L) New Orleans 13-10 .565 27-28 .491 6 Harp (1) IP-Fort Wayne (2/20) 2 6 2 Johnson (L) Louisiana-Lafayette 11-11 .500 34-23 .596 7 Phillips (1) Jacksonville State (2/29) 1 7 0 Forrest (R) New Mexico State 12-12 .500 33-25-1 .569 8 Taylor (3) Southeastern Louisiana (3/06) 1 6 0 Pendarvis (L) 9 McKenry (1) Southeastern Louisiana (3/06) 3 8 0 Garner (R) Florida International 12-12 .500 29-33 .468 10 Kemp (2) Southeastern Louisiana (3/06) 0 8 0 Lado (R) Western Kentucky 12-12 .500 35-28 .556 11 Eakes (1)* Southeastern Louisiana (3/07) 0 7 0 St. Germain (R) Arkansas State 8-15 .348 29-28 .509 12 Archer (1) Lipscomb (3/09) 3 3 2 Duncan (R) Arkansas-Little Rock 6-18 .250 16-32 .333 13 Carroll (2) Belmont (3/10) 1 1 2 Herzberg (L) 14 Kemp (3) Belmont (3/10) 0 7 1 Webster (R) 15 Carroll (3)* Belmont (3/10) 0 9 0 Camp (R) All-Sun Belt Conference 16 Harp (2) Southwest Missouri State (3/12) 0 2 0 Drage (R) FIRST TEAM 17 Kemp (4) Southwest Missouri State (3/12) 0 5 1 Drage (R) SP - Thomas Diamond, Jr., New Orleans 18 Beachum (1) Southwest Missouri State (3/13) 1 1 0 Sinkbeil (R) SP - Chris Mobley, Jr., Middle Tennessee 19 Archer (2) Southwest Missouri State (3/13) 0 8 2 Krawczyk (R) RP - Travis Trammell, Sr., Arkansas-Little Rock 20 Darnell (1) Southwest Missouri State (3/14) 1 8 2 Marsala (R) C - Kody Valverde, So., New Orleans 21 Beachum (2) Samford (3/16) 1 5 1 Huch (R) 1B - Billy Becher, Sr., New Mexico State 22 Carroll (4) Samford (3/16) 1 5 2 Huch (R) 2B - Eric McNamee, Jr., Middle Tennessee 23 Taylor (4) Samford (3/17) 2 3 1 Denson (R) 24 Kemp (5)* Dayton (3/19) 0 7 0 Trubee (R) SS - Jeff Beachum, So., Middle Tennessee 25 McNamee (1)* Troy State (3/23) 0 1 0 Winters (R) 3B - Tim Grogan, So., Western Kentucky 26 Beachum (3)* Troy State (3/23) 0 4 0 Nicholas (L) OF - Matt Gunning, Sr., Western Kentucky 27 LeGuenec (1)* Troy State (3/23) 0 6 0 Brazell (R) OF - Adam Lind, Sr., South Alabama 28 Taylor (5) Troy State (3/23) 1 8 1 Hyde (R) OF - Yahmed Yema, So., Florida International 29 Kemp (6)* New Mexico State (3/27) 0 2 0 Perkins (R) DH - Justin Bourque, Sr., Louisiana-Lafayette 30 Taylor (6) New Mexico State (3/27) 1 8 1 Gausman (R) UT - Derek Phillips, Sr., Middle Tennessee 31 Beachum (4) Tennessee Tech (3/30) 1 5 1 Copeland (R) 32 Kemp (7) Louisiana-Lafayette (4/02) 1 9 0 Green (R) 33 Kemp (8) Louisiana-Lafayette (4/02) 0 13 1 Schambough (R) SECOND TEAM 34 McKenry (2) Louisiana-Lafayette (4/04) 3 1 1 Kohrs (R) SP - John Williams, Sr., Middle Tennessee 35 Carroll (5) Florida International (4/09) 2 2 0 DeCarlo (R) SP - P.J. Walters, Fr., South Alabama 36 Kemp (9) Florida International (4/09) 2 5 1 DeCarlo (R) RP - Danny Hernandez, Jr., Florida International 37 Harp (3) Florida International (4/11) 1 4 1 Edwards (R) C - Ryan Core, Sr., Louisiana-Lafayette 38 Carroll (6)* Florida International (4/11) 0 10 0 Worrell (R) 1B- Phillip Hawke, Jr., Louisiana-Lafayette 39 Carroll (7) Arkansas State (4/16) 0 6 1 Hamilton (R) 2B - Xardiel Cotto, Jr., New Mexico State 40 Phillips (2)* Arkansas State (4/16) 0 8 1 Hamilton (R) SS - Matt Spatafora, Sr., Arkansas-Little Rock 41 McNamee (2)* Arkansas State (4/17) 0 3 0 Cunningham (R) 42 McNamee (3) Vanderbilt (4/20) 2 5 2 Sues (R) 3B - Dallas Morris, Jr., Louisiana-Lafayette 43 Carroll (8) South Alabama (4/23) 1 6 1 Simmons (R) OF - Brad Burkhead, Jr., Arkansas State 44 Carroll (9) South Alabama (4/24) 1 5 2 Walters (R) OF - Joe Pietro, Jr., New Orleans 45 Carroll (10) Memphis (4/27) 1 1 1 Gostkowski (R) OF - Mark Aranda, Jr., New Mexico State 46 Phillips (3) Memphis (4/28) 1 1 1 Novarese (R) DH - Cary Page, Sr., Western Kentucky 47 Jaggers (1) Memphis (4/28) 1 6 0 Kines (R) UT - Chris Rich, Jr., Arkansas State 48 Kemp (10) Western Kentucky (4/30) 1 4 2 Hinchman (L) 49 Phillips (4) Western Kentucky (5/01) 0 1 2 Faulkner (R) PLAYER OF THE YEAR 50 Phillips (5) Western Kentucky (5/01) 0 3 1 Faulkner (R)’ 51 Taylor (7)* Western Kentucky (5/01) 0 8 0 Durr (R) Matt Gunning, Sr., OF, Western Kentucky 52 Kemp (11)* New Orleans (5/09) 0 6 0 R. Meyer (L) 53 Kemp (12) New Orleans (5/09) 3 6 2 Birely (R) PITCHER OF THE YEAR 54 Phillips (6) Memphis (5/11) 0 1 2 Gostkowski (R) Thomas Diamond, Jr., New Orleans 55 Taylor (8) Memphis (5/11) 1 3 1 Gostkowski (R) 56 Phillips (7) Memphis (5/12) 0 5 2 Novarese (R) NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 57 Carroll (11) Memphis (5/12) 2 7 2 Kines (R) Xardiel Cotto, Jr., 2B, New Mexico State 58 Phillips (8) Arkansas-Little Rock (5/23) 1 1 1 Cromer (R) 59 Akers (2) Arkansas-Little Rock (5/23) 2 7 1 Trammell (R) 60 Harp (4) Arkansas State (5/26) 3 4 0 Hamilton (R) FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 61 Kemp (13) Arkansas State (5/26) 0 5 1 Hamilton (R) P.J. Walters, P, South Alabama 62 Kemp (14) Arkansas State (5/26) 2 6 2 Cunningham (R) 63 Akers (3) Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29) 1 3 2 Kohrs (R) COACH OF THE YEAR 64 Taylor (9) Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29) 1 4 2 Kohrs (R) Steve Peterson, Middle Tennessee 65 Carroll (12) Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29) 1 5 2 Morgan (L) 66 Carroll (13) Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29) 1 8 0 Oliver (R) 67 Carroll (14) #10 Georgia (6/04) 0 9 1 Woods (R)

* - Leadoff Home Run 8 2004 Blue Raider Baseball MIDDLE TENNESSEE CAREER LISTS CAREER OFFENSIVE AT BATS RUNS BATTED IN Player AB Years Player RBI Years GAMES PLAYED 1. Chuck Akers ...... 849 ...... 2001-04 1. George Zimmerman . . . 168 ...... 1986-89 Player GP Years 2. Clay Snellgrove ...... 831 ...... 1994-97 2. Mudcat Brewer ...... 159 ...... 1991-94 1. Chuck Akers ...... 235 ...... 2001-04 3. Mudcat Brewer ...... 759 ...... 1991-94 3. Josh Pride ...... 141 ...... 1997-00 2. Clay Snellgrove ...... 224 ...... 1994-97 4. Darryl Steakley ...... 757 ...... 1987-90 4. Clay Snellgrove ...... 140 ...... 1994-97 3. Phillip Edwards ...... 223 ...... 1989-92 5. Phillip Edwards ...... 743 ...... 1989-92 t5. Doug Barner ...... 137 ...... 1993-96 4. Darryl Steakley ...... 219 ...... 1987-90 6. George Zimmerman . . . 741 ...... 1986-89 t5. Bryan Peck ...... 137 ...... 1999-00 5. George Zimmerman . . . 217 ...... 1986-89 7. Doug Barner ...... 703 ...... 1993-96 7. Chris Price ...... 135 ...... 1991-94 6. Doug Barner ...... 208 ...... 1993-96 8. Eddie Pye ...... 672 ...... 1986-88 8. Brett Carroll ...... 133 . . . . 2002-pres. 7. Mudcat Brewer ...... 203 ...... 1991-94 9. Kyle Thomas ...... 662 ...... 1998-01 9. Jayhawk Owens . . . . . 129 ...... 1988-90 8. Wes Whitehead ...... 200 ...... 1997-00 10. Eddie Pye ...... 656 ...... 1986-88 10. Chris Whitehead ...... 125 ...... 1986-88 9. Kyle Thomas ...... 199 ...... 1998-01 10. Andrew Thompson . . . . 194 ...... 1994-97 SINGLES TOTAL BASES Player 1B Years Player TB Years BATTING AVERAGE 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 194 ...... 1994-97 1. Mudcat Brewer ...... 415 ...... 1991-94 Player BA Years 2. Chuck Akers ...... 189 ...... 2001-04 2. Josh Pride ...... 379 ...... 1997-00 1. Josh Renick ...... 381 ...... 2000-01 3. Phillip Edwards ...... 160 ...... 1989-92 3. Clay Snellgrove ...... 368 ...... 1994-97 2. Scott Turner ...... 374 ...... 1982-83 4. Craig Reavis ...... 158 ...... 1993-95 4. Chris Whitehead ...... 363 ...... 1986-88 3. Bryan Peck ...... 373 ...... 1999-00 5. Mudcat Brewer ...... 151 ...... 1991-94 5. Brett Carroll ...... 358 . . . . 2002-pres. 4. Gary Myers ...... 365 ...... 1991-92 6. Kyle Thomas ...... 143 ...... 1998-01 6. George Zimmerman . . . 355 ...... 1986-89 5. Justin Sims ...... 361 ...... 2000-02 t7. Darryl Steakley ...... 142 ...... 1987-90 7. Doug Barner ...... 350 ...... 1993-96 6. Eric Graves ...... 358 ...... 1978-79 t7. Eddie Pye ...... 142 ...... 1986-88 8. Bryan Peck ...... 324 ...... 1999-00 t7. Bobby Hines ...... 351 ...... 1978-79 9. Steve Zitney ...... 141 ...... 1973-76 9. Chris Price ...... 317 ...... 1991-94 t7. Danny Moore ...... 351 ...... 1976-77 10. Chris Whitehead ...... 137 ...... 1986-88 10. Jayhawk Owens . . . . . 310 ...... 1988-90 9. Marshall Nisbett ...... 351 ...... 2001-02 10. Gary Cathcart ...... 350 ...... 1983-84 DOUBLES SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Player 2B Years Player SLG% Years HITS 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 63 ...... 1994-97 1. Bryan Peck ...... 720 ...... 1999-00 Player H Years t2. Mudcat Brewer ...... 51 ...... 1991-94 2. Jayhawk Owens ...... 644 ...... 1988-90 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 269 ...... 1994-97 t2. George Zimmerman . . . .51 ...... 1986-89 3. Bob Tribbey ...... 607 ...... 1985-86 2. Mudcat Brewer ...... 245 ...... 1991-94 4. Brett Carroll ...... 50 . . . . 2002-pres. 4. Ty Curley ...... 604 ...... 1996-99 3. Chuck Akers ...... 238 ...... 2001-04 5. Bryan Peck ...... 48 ...... 1999-00 5. Mike Messerly ...... 604 ...... 1987-88 4. Chris Whitehead ...... 209 ...... 1986-88 6. Doug Barner ...... 45 ...... 1993-96 6. Josh Pride ...... 599 ...... 1997-00 5. George Zimmerman . . . 208 ...... 1986-89 7. Jayhawk Owens ...... 43 ...... 1988-90 7. Justin Sims ...... 593 ...... 2000-02 6. Josh Pride ...... 203 ...... 1997-00 8. Marshall Nisbett ...... 42 ...... 2001-02 8. Chris Whitehead ...... 592 ...... 1986-88 t7. Doug Barner ...... 200 ...... 1993-96 9. Kyle Thomas ...... 41 ...... 1998-01 9. Scott Sain ...... 592 ...... 1973-74 t7. Darryl Steakley ...... 200 ...... 1987-90 10. Jason Maxwell ...... 39 ...... 1991-93 10. Brett Carroll ...... 576 . . . . 2002-pres. 9. Kyle Thomas ...... 198 ...... 1998-01 10. Phillip Edwards ...... 196 ...... 1989-92 TRIPLES WALKS Player 3B Years Player BB Years RUNS 1. Chris Whitehead ...... 17 ...... 1986-88 1. Chris Whitehead ...... 129 ...... 1986-88 Player R Years t2. Mudcat Brewer ...... 10 ...... 1991-94 2. Doug Barner ...... 123 ...... 1993-96 1. Josh Pride ...... 171 ...... 1997-00 t2. Eddie Pye ...... 10 ...... 1986-88 3. Eddie Pye ...... 116 ...... 1986-88 2. Chris Whitehead ...... 166 ...... 1986-88 t2. Eric Graves ...... 10 ...... 1978-79 4. Josh Pride ...... 113 ...... 1997-00 3. Mudcat Brewer ...... 163 ...... 1991-93 t5. Chuck Akers ...... 8 ...... 2001-04 5. Chuck Akers ...... 106 ...... 2001-04 4. Chuck Akers ...... 160 ...... 2001-04 t5. Justin Sims ...... 8 ...... 2000-02 6. George Zimmerman . . . 103 ...... 1986-89 5. Eddie Pye ...... 159 ...... 1986-88 t5. Jeremy Owens ...... 8 ...... 1996-98 7. Phillip Edwards ...... 96 ...... 1989-92 6. George Zimmerman . . . 148 ...... 1986-89 t5. Jeff Avery ...... 8 ...... 1987-90 t8. Craig Reavis ...... 94 ...... 1993-95 7. Doug Barner ...... 147 ...... 1993-96 t5. Darryl Steakley ...... 8 ...... 1987-90 t8. Steve Zitney ...... 94 ...... 1973-76 8. Jeremy Owens ...... 141 ...... 1996-98 t10. Three players ...... 7 ...... 10. Jayhawk Owens ...... 92 ...... 1988-90 9. Philip Edwards ...... 139 ...... 1989-92 10. Clay Snellgrove ...... 135 ...... 1994-97 HOME RUNS STRIKEOUTS Player HR Years Player K Years 1. Josh Pride ...... 44 ...... 1997-00 1. Jordan Beddies ...... 193 ...... 1994-97 2. Ty Curley ...... 40 ...... 1996-99 2. Chuck Akers ...... 169 ...... 2001-04 3. Brett Carroll ...... 39 . . . . 2002-pres. t3. Brett Carroll ...... 155 . . . . 2002-pres. t4. Doug Barner ...... 35 ...... 1993-94 t3. Chris Price ...... 155 ...... 1991-94 t4. Chris Whitehead ...... 35 ...... 1986-88 5. Chris Whitehead ...... 151 ...... 1986-88 t6. Bryan Peck ...... 34 ...... 1999-00 6. Josh Archer ...... 141 . . . . 2002-pres. t6. Chris Price ...... 34 ...... 1991-94 7. Ty Curley ...... 134 ...... 1996-99 t8. Mudcat Brewer ...... 33 ...... 1991-94 8. Josh Pride ...... 124 ...... 1997-00 t8. Dwight Robinson ...... 33 ...... 1989-91 9. Doug Barner ...... 123 ...... 1993-96 10. Jayhawk Owens ...... 32 ...... 1988-90 10. Dwight Robinson ...... 121 ...... 1989-91 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE CAREER LISTS

HIT BY PITCH SAVES WALKS Player HBP Years Player S Years Player BB Years 1. Mudcat Brewer ...... 24 ...... 1991-94 1. George Oleksik ...... 16 ...... 1993-96 1. Dave Richardson . . . . . 154 ...... 1985-88 2. Jason Howarth ...... 22 ...... 1999-02 2. Chase Swing ...... 15 . . . . 2002-pres. 2. Steve Sonneberger . . . . 146 ...... 1983-86 3. Brett Carroll ...... 22 . . . . 2002-pres. 3. Marty Smith ...... 10 ...... 1981-84 3. Chris Norton ...... 140 ...... 1990-91 4. Chuck Akers ...... 20 ...... 2001-04 4. Kevin Davis ...... 9 ...... 1997-01 4. Jamie Powers ...... 136 ...... 1996-00 t5. Ken Finley ...... 19 ...... 1992-93 t5. Rob Angell ...... 8 ...... 1989-90 5. Greg Johnson ...... 132 ...... 1985-87 t5. Jayhawk Owens ...... 19 ...... 1988-90 t5. Jeremy Armstrong . . . . . 8 ...... 2000-02 t6. John Williams ...... 127 ...... 2001-04 7. Doug Barner ...... 18 ...... 1993-96 t5. Joe Dalton ...... 8 ...... 1993-96 t6. Gary Melson ...... 124 ...... 1972-75 t8. Nate Jaggers ...... 17 . . . . 2002-pres. t8. Brad Howard ...... 7 ...... 1997-00 8. James Birkofer ...... 120 ...... 1990-93 t8. Bryan Peck ...... 17 ...... 1999-00 t8. Jay Lindsey ...... 7 ...... 1991-92 9. Jack Laverty ...... 117 ...... 1971-74 10. Shane Shoemake ...... 16 ...... 1995-96 t10. Steve Kline ...... 6 . . . . . 2001-pres. 10. Jeff Parsons ...... 116 ...... 1998-00 t10. Dean Hanks ...... 6 ...... 1991-92 SACRIFICES CAREER DEFENSIVE Player SAC Years WINNING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 10 DECISIONS) PUTOUTS 1. Chuck Akers ...... 30 ...... 2001-04 Player Pct. (Record) Years Player PO Years 2. Clay Snellgrove ...... 24 ...... 1994-97 1. Jerry Moore ...... 833 (10-2) . . . 1980-83 1. Kyle Thomas ...... 1067 ...... 1998-01 3. Wes Whitehead ...... 22 ...... 1997-00 2. Billy Joe Mahaffey . . .818 (9-2) . . . . 1973-74 2. Troy Harp ...... 1065 ...... 2001-04 4. Jason Howarth ...... 21 ...... 1999-02 t3. Barry Vetter ...... 769 (10-3) . . . 1986-87 3. Josh Archer ...... 904 . . . . 2002-pres. t5. Ken Finley ...... 19 ...... 1992-93 t3. Rob Angell ...... 769 (10-3) . . . 1989-90 4. George Zimmerman . . . 884 ...... 1986-89 t5. Jayhawk Owens ...... 19 ...... 1988-60 5. Jason Stanton ...... 739 (17-6) . . . 1993-96 5. Tim Goff ...... 833 ...... 1983-86 7. Troy Harp ...... 18 ...... 2001-04 6. Dewon Brazelton . . . .737 (28-10) . . . 1999-01 6. Mike Messerly ...... 795 ...... 1987-88 8. Bryan Peck ...... 17 ...... 1999-00 t7. Brad Howard ...... 722 (13-5) . . . 1997-00 7. Andrew Thompson . . . . 783 ...... 1994-97 9. Darryl Steakley ...... 16 ...... 1987-89 t7. Steven Lay ...... 722 (13-5) . . . 1994-97 8. Jamie Hicks ...... 771 ...... 1991-94 t10. Corey Watkins ...... 12 ...... 1988-91 t9. Mark Novak ...... 714 (25-10) . . . 1980-83 9. Scott Turner ...... 713 ...... 1982-83 t10. Ralph David ...... 12 ...... 1981-84 t9. L. Bruno ...... 714 (10-4) . . . 1981-82 10. Craig Reavis ...... 693 ...... 1992-95 t9. George Ploucher . . . . .714 (15-6) . . . 1974-76 CAREER PITCHING ERRORS INNINGS PITCHED GAMES STARTED Player E Years Player IP Years Player GS Years 1. Chris Whitehead ...... 84 ...... 1986-88 1. Chris Norton ...... 380.0 . . . . . 1985-88 1. Chris Norton ...... 55 ...... 1985-88 2. Eddie Pye ...... 83 ...... 1986-88 2. John Williams ...... 320.2 . . . . . 2001-04 2. John Williams ...... 50 ...... 2001-04 3. Doug Barner ...... 75 ...... 1993-96 3. Dave Richardson . . . . .311.0 . . . . . 1985-88 3. Dave Richardson ...... 46 ...... 1985-88 4. Phillip Edwards ...... 64 ...... 1989-92 4. Dewon Brazelton ...... 310.0 . . . . . 1999-01 4. Dewon Brazelton ...... 43 ...... 1999-01 t5. Clay Snellgrove ...... 60 ...... 1994-97 5. Steve Sonneberger . . . .270.2 . . . . . 1983-86 5. Jamie Powers ...... 39 ...... 1996-99 t5. Wes Whitehead ...... 60 ...... 1997-00 6. Mark Novak ...... 246.2 . . . . . 1980-83 t6. Kris Lammers ...... 37 ...... 1998-01 7. Ralph David ...... 58 ...... 1981-84 7. Patrick Mayes ...... 239.2 . . . . . 1992-95 t6. Patrick Mayes ...... 37 ...... 1992-95 8. Brett Carroll ...... 56 . . . . 2002-pres. 8. James Birkofer ...... 220.0 . . . . . 1990-93 t8. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .36 ...... 1983-86 9. Jason Maxwell ...... 50 ...... 1991-93 9. Marty Smith ...... 219.0 . . . . . 1981-84 t8. Mark Novak ...... 36 ...... 1980-83 10. Dwight Robinson ...... 48 ...... 1989-91 t10. Chris Crabtree ...... 214.0 . . . . . 1990-91 t10. Greg Johnson ...... 34 ...... 1985-87 t10. Greg Johnson ...... 214.0 . . . . . 1984-86 t10. James Birkofer ...... 34 ...... 1990-93 STRIKEOUTS WINS Player K Years Player W Years 1. Dewon Brazelton ...... 335 ...... 1999-01 1. Dave Richardson ...... 29 ...... 1985-88 2. John Williams ...... 294 ...... 2001-04 2. Dewon Brazelton ...... 28 ...... 1999-01 3. Chris Norton ...... 282 ...... 1985-88 3. Mark Novak ...... 25 ...... 1980-83 4. Dave Richardson . . . . . 253 ...... 1985-88 4. John Williams ...... 23 ...... 2001-04 5. Chris Mobley ...... 242 . . . . 2002-pres. t5. Chris Norton ...... 22 ...... 1985-88 6. Steve Sonneberger . . . . 225 ...... 1983-86 t5. Marty Smith ...... 22 ...... 1981-84 7. Chris Crabtree ...... 219 ...... 1990-91 t7. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .19 ...... 1983-86 8. Jack Laverty ...... 181 ...... 1971-74 t7. Greg Johnson ...... 19 ...... 1985-87 9. Greg Johnson ...... 177 ...... 1985-87 9. Chris Crabtree ...... 18 ...... 1990-91 10. Kris Lammers ...... 171 ...... 1998-01 10. Jason Stanton ...... 17 ...... 1993-96 10 2004 Blue Raider Baseball MIDDLE TENNESSEE SINGLE-SEASON LISTS SINGLE-SEASON OFFENSIVE SINGLES RUNS BATTED IN Player 1B Year Player RBI Year BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 120 AB) 1. Craig Reavis ...... 74 ...... 1995 1. Bryan Peck ...... 81 ...... 2000 Player AVG Year 2. Eric McNamee ...... 70 ...... 2004 2. Mike Messerly ...... 71 ...... 1988 1. G.E. McCormack ...... 443 ...... 1957 3. Josh Renick ...... 64 ...... 2001 t3. Jayhawk Owens ...... 66 ...... 1990 2. Josh Renick ...... 420 ...... 2001 4. Jeff Beachum ...... 63 ...... 2004 t3. Justin Sims ...... 66 ...... 2001 3. Andrew Thompson . . . . .409 ...... 1997 5. Eddie Pye ...... 61 ...... 1988 5. Chris Cartwright ...... 58 ...... 1987 4. Bryan Peck ...... 405 ...... 2000 6. Clay Snellgrove ...... 59 ...... 1997 6. Jamie Hicks ...... 57 ...... 1994 5. Clay Snellgrove ...... 393 ...... 1997 7. Justin Sims ...... 57 ...... 2002 t7. Jamie Walker ...... 56 ...... 1995 6. Scott Sain ...... 393 ...... 1974 8. Jeff Beachum ...... 55 ...... 2003 t7. Clay Snellgrove ...... 56 ...... 1997 7. Justin Sims ...... 387 ...... 2002 t9. Justin Sims ...... 53 ...... 2001 t7. Bryan Peck ...... 56 ...... 1999 8. Ty Curley ...... 384 ...... 1999 t9. Nate Jaggers ...... 53 ...... 2002 10. George Zimmerman . . . .54 ...... 1989 9. Gary Myers ...... 383 ...... 1992 10. Josh Pride ...... 382 ...... 1999 DOUBLES TOTAL BASES Player 2B Year Player TB Year HITS 1. Bryan Peck ...... 25 ...... 2000 1. Bryan Peck ...... 174 ...... 2000 Player H Year 2. Bryan Peck ...... 23 ...... 1999 2. Josh Pride ...... 165 ...... 1999 t1. Bryan Peck ...... 94 ...... 2000 t3. Jayhawk Owens ...... 21 ...... 1990 3. Bryan Peck ...... 150 ...... 1999 t1. Josh Renick ...... 94 ...... 2001 t3. Marshall Nisbett ...... 21 ...... 2002 4. Brett Carroll ...... 148 ...... 2003 3. Clay Snellgrove ...... 88 ...... 1997 t3. Clay Snellgrove ...... 21 ...... 1997 5. Justin Sims ...... 147 ...... 2001 t4. Craig Reavis ...... 87 ...... 1995 t6. Brett Carroll ...... 20 ...... 2004 t6. Josh Renick ...... 142 ...... 2001 t4. Justin Sims ...... 87 ...... 2001 t6. Gary Myers ...... 20 ...... 1992 t6. Jamie Walker ...... 142 ...... 1995 t6. Eric McNamee ...... 86 ...... 2004 t6. Josh Renick ...... 20 ...... 2001 8. Brett Carroll ...... 140 ...... 2004 t6. Josh Pride ...... 86 ...... 1999 t9. Brandon Johnson ...... 19 ...... 2001 t9. Josh Archer ...... 135 ...... 2003 t8. Marshall Nisbett ...... 84 ...... 2002 t9. Mike Severence ...... 19 ...... 1991 t9. Jayhawk Owens . . . . . 135 ...... 1990 t8. Marshall Nisbett ...... 84 ...... 2001 t9. George Zimmerman . . . .19 ...... 1989 t9. Mike Messerly ...... 135 ...... 1988 10. Justin Sims ...... 82 ...... 2002 t9. Bob Tribbey ...... 19 ...... 1985 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE RUNS TRIPLES Player SLG% Year Player R Year Player 3B Year 1. Bryan Peck ...... 750 ...... 2000 1. Josh Renick ...... 74 ...... 2001 1. Eric Graves ...... 8 ...... 1979 2. Josh Pride ...... 733 ...... 1999 2. Josh Pride ...... 73 ...... 1999 t2. Chris Whitehead ...... 6 ...... 1987 3. Doug Hicks ...... 708 ...... 1978 3. Eric McNamee ...... 71 ...... 2004 t2. Justin Sims ...... 6 ...... 2001 4. Doug Barner ...... 702 ...... 1992 t4. Bryan Peck ...... 68 ...... 2000 t3. Marshall Nisbett ...... 5 ...... 2001 5. Jayhawk Owens ...... 689 ...... 1990 t4. Josh Renick ...... 68 ...... 2000 t3. Jeremy Owens ...... 5 ...... 1997 6. Bryan Peck ...... 688 ...... 1999 t6. Justin Sims ...... 61 ...... 2001 t3. Eddie Pye ...... 5 ...... 1987 t7. Ty Curley ...... 682 ...... 1998 t6. Justin Links ...... 61 ...... 2000 t3. Mudcat Brewer ...... 5 ...... 1992 t7. Andrew Thompson . . . . .682 ...... 1997 t6. Justin Links ...... 61 ...... 2001 t3. Jason Maxwell ...... 5 ...... 1992 9. Scott Sain ...... 675 ...... 1974 t9. Eddie Pye ...... 60 ...... 1988 t3. Jeff Avery ...... 5 ...... 1989 10. Mike Messerly ...... 672 ...... 1988 t9. Chris Whitehead ...... 60 ...... 1986 t3. Danny Moore ...... 5 ...... 1977 t3. Harry Maurice ...... 5 ...... 1971 WALKS AT BATS Player BB Year Player AB Year HOME RUNS 1. Eric McNamee ...... 50 ...... 2004 1. Brett Carroll ...... 252 ...... 2004 Player HR Year 2. Craig Reavis ...... 48 ...... 1995 2. Shane Kemp ...... 246 ...... 2004 1. Josh Pride ...... 22 ...... 1999 3. Chris Whitehead ...... 47 ...... 1988 3. Mike Young ...... 245 ...... 1988 t2. Brett Carroll ...... 19 ...... 2003 t4. Chris Whitehead ...... 46 ...... 1987 4. Marshall Nisbett ...... 243 ...... 2001 t2. Doug Barner ...... 19 ...... 1996 t4. Eddie Pye ...... 46 ...... 1986 5. Corey Watkins ...... 242 ...... 1991 t2. Mike Messerly ...... 19 ...... 1988 t4. Ricky Cheshire ...... 46 ...... 1976 6. Eddie Pye ...... 240 ...... 1988 5. Chris Whitehead ...... 18 ...... 1986 7. Rickey Cheshire ...... 43 ...... 1977 7. Jamie Walker ...... 239 ...... 1995 t6. Bryan Peck ...... 17 ...... 2000 t8. Gary Myers ...... 42 ...... 1992 t8. Jeff Beachum ...... 236 ...... 2004 t6. Bryan Peck ...... 17 ...... 1999 t8. Kerry Maxwell ...... 42 ...... 1978 t8. Eric McNamee ...... 236 ...... 2004 t6. Jayhawk Owens ...... 17 ...... 1990 10. Eddie Pye ...... 41 ...... 1987 t8. Marshall Nisbett ...... 236 ...... 2002 t9. Josh Archer ...... 15 ...... 2003 t9. Jamie Walker ...... 15 ...... 1995 STRIKEOUTS t9. Dwight Robinson ...... 15 ...... 1990 Player K Year 1. Josh Archer ...... 67 ...... 2003 2. Jordan Beddies ...... 63 ...... 1995 3. Chris Whitehead ...... 62 ...... 1986 t4. Brett Carroll ...... 58 ...... 2004 t4. Jordan Beddies ...... 58 ...... 1996 t4. Darius Gash ...... 58 ...... 1990 7. Shane Kemp ...... 56 ...... 2004 8. Marcus Taylor ...... 55 ...... 2004 9. Jeremy Owens ...... 54 ...... 1998 10. Brett Carroll ...... 53 ...... 2003 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 11 MIDDLE TENNESSEE SINGLE-SEASON LISTS

HIT BY PITCH WINS WALKS Player HBP Year Player W Year Player BB Year 1. Josh Renick ...... 11 ...... 2001 1. Dave Richardson ...... 14 ...... 1998 1. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .55 ...... 1985 t2. Brett Carroll ...... 10 ...... 2003 2. Dewon Brazelton ...... 13 ...... 2001 2. Jack Laverty ...... 54 ...... 1973 t2. Chad Cooper ...... 10 ...... 2003 3. Dave Richardson ...... 12 ...... 1987 t3. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .51 ...... 1988 t2. Jayhawk Owens ...... 10 ...... 1990 4. Bob Hardin ...... 11 ...... 1977 t3. Jamie Hill ...... 51 ...... 1988 t2. Ken Finley ...... 10 ...... 1993 t5. Chris Crabtree ...... 10 ...... 1990 t5. Jamie Powers ...... 50 ...... 1999 t6. Jeff Beachum ...... 9 ...... 2004 t5. Jack Laverty ...... 10 ...... 1977 t5. Mike Moore ...... 50 ...... 1978 t6. Ty Curley ...... 9 ...... 1999 t5. Mike Moore ...... 10 ...... 1977 7. Gary Melson ...... 49 ...... 1974 t6. Bryan Peck ...... 9 ...... 1999 8. Steve Sonneberger . . . . . 9 ...... 1986 8. Scott Morgan ...... 48 ...... 1990 t6. Ken Finley ...... 9 ...... 1992 t9. Dave Richardson ...... 47 ...... 1988 t6. Mudcat Brewer ...... 9 ...... 1993 SAVES t9. David Booker ...... 47 ...... 1979 t6. Nate Jaggers ...... 9 ...... 2002 Player S Year t9. Gary Melson ...... 47 ...... 1974 1. Chase Swing ...... 11 ...... 2003 . ON BASE PERCENTAGE (MIN 120 AB) 2. George Oleksik ...... 10 ...... 1995 STRIKEOUTS Player OB% Year t3. George Oleksik ...... 6 ...... 1996 Player K Year 1. Greg Myers ...... 554 ...... 1992 t3. Jay Lindsey ...... 6 ...... 1991 1. Dewon Brazelton ...... 154 ...... 2001 2. Scott Sain ...... 541 ...... 1974 t3. Dean Hanks ...... 6 ...... 1992 2. Dave Richardson . . . . . 128 ...... 1988 3. Andrew Thompson . . . . .516 ...... 1997 t6. Steve Kline ...... 5 ...... 2004 3. Chris Mobley ...... 122 ...... 2004 4. Josh Renick ...... 506 ...... 2001 t6. Brad Howard ...... 5 ...... 2000 4. Chris Crabtree ...... 116 ...... 1991 5. Ricky Chershire ...... 494 ...... 1977 t6. Kevin Davis ...... 5 ...... 2000 5. John Williams ...... 109 ...... 2004 6. Ricky Chershire ...... 492 ...... 1976 t6. Aaron Barnett ...... 5 ...... 1999 6. Chris Crabtree ...... 103 ...... 1990 7. Chris Whitehead ...... 490 ...... 1988 t6. Rob Angell ...... 5 ...... 1989 7. Steve Sonneberger . . . . 102 ...... 1986 8. Jed Johnson ...... 487 ...... 1992 8. Dewon Brazelton ...... 98 ...... 2000 9. Jayhawk Owens ...... 486 ...... 1988 INNINGS PITCHED 9. Jack Laverty ...... 91 ...... 1973 10. Craig Reavis ...... 481 ...... 1995 Player IP Year 10. Adam Larson ...... 90 ...... 2002 1. Dave Richardson . . . . .127.1 ...... 1988 SACRIFICES 2. Dewon Brazelton ...... 127.0 ...... 2001 Player SAC Year 3. Chris Crabtree ...... 118.0 ...... 1991 SINGLE-SEASON DEFENSIVE 1. Chuck Akers ...... 13 ...... 2004 4. Dave Richardson . . . . .114.2 ...... 1987 PUTOUTS t2. Mike Messerly ...... 9 ...... 1988 5. Steve Sonneberger . . . . 111.1 ...... 1986 Player PO Year t2. Chuck Akers ...... 9 ...... 2003 6. Mike McLaury ...... 111.0 ...... 1993 1. Jamie Walker ...... 533 ...... 1995 t4. Jason Howarth ...... 8 ...... 2001 7. Chris Norton ...... 107.2 ...... 1988 2. Mike Messerly ...... 528 ...... 1988 t4. Phillip Campbell ...... 8 ...... 2001 8. Chris Norton ...... 103.0 ...... 1986 3. Josh Archer ...... 473 ...... 2003 t4. Darryl Steakley ...... 8 ...... 1988 t9. John Williams ...... 100.0 ...... 2004 4. Mike Severence ...... 464 ...... 1990 t7. Doug Barner ...... 7 ...... 1995 t9. Mike McLaury ...... 100.0 ...... 1992 5. Gary Myers ...... 455 ...... 1992 t7. Clay Snellgrove ...... 7 ...... 1995 6. Jason Maxwell ...... 419 ...... 1991 t7. Clay Snellgrove ...... 7 ...... 1995 GAMES STARTED t7. Kyle Thomas ...... 413 ...... 2001 t7. Phillip Edwards ...... 7 ...... 1990 Player GS Year t7. Joe Petrea ...... 413 ...... 1981 1. Chris Crabtree ...... 18 ...... 1991 t7. Scott Turner ...... 413 ...... 1982 2. Dave Richardson ...... 17 ...... 1988 10. Josh Pride ...... 407 ...... 2000 SINGLE-SEASON PITCHING 3. Jason Stanton ...... 17 ...... 1995 t4. Chris Mobley ...... 16 ...... 2004 APPEARANCES ASSISTS t4. Greg Raffo ...... 16 ...... 1991 Player APP Year Player A Year t4. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .16 ...... 1986 1. George Oleksik ...... 30 ...... 1995 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 208 ...... 1995 t7. Steve Kline ...... 15 ...... 2003 2. Aaron Barnett ...... 29 ...... 1999 2. Wes Whitehead ...... 195 ...... 2000 t7. Dewon Brazelton ...... 15 ...... 2001 t3. Chase Swing ...... 27 ...... 2003 3. Eddie Pye ...... 185 ...... 1988 t7. Dewon Brazelton ...... 15 ...... 2000 t3. Brett Allen ...... 27 ...... 1999 4. Jason Maxwell ...... 176 ...... 1992 t7. Jamie Powers ...... 15 ...... 1999 t3. Jay Lindsey ...... 27 ...... 1991 5. Jason Maxwell ...... 173 ...... 1993 t7. Mike McLaury ...... 15 ...... 1993 6. Kevin Davis ...... 26 ...... 2000 6. Wes Whitehead ...... 167 ...... 1999 t7. Chris Crabtree ...... 15 ...... 1990 t7. Chris Mobley ...... 25 ...... 2002 t7. Clay Snellgrove ...... 165 ...... 1997 t7. Chris Norton ...... 15 ...... 1988 t7. Dean Hanks ...... 25 ...... 1992 t7. Clay Snellgrove ...... 165 ...... 1994 t7. Greg Johnson ...... 25 ...... 1987 t9. Phillip Edwards ...... 161 ...... 1991 t10. Chris Mobley ...... 24 ...... 2003 t9. Eddie Pye ...... 161 ...... 1987 t10. Rob Angell ...... 24 ...... 1990 12 2004 Blue Raider Baseball FORMER BLUE RAIDERS IN 2004 PITCHERS GAME-BY-GAME PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL ANDERSON, Josh - 1 appearance Nine former Middle Tennessee baseball players took Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S part in spring training this year, including three former 3/23 Troy State R 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 standouts in Major League camp: l Tullahoma, Tenn., native and 2001 first-round draft BLEVINS, Eric - 17 appearances pick Dewon Brazelton was in camp with the Tampa Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S Bay Devil Rays after pitching at every level in the 2/20 IP-Fort Wayne R 2.0 2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 club’s organization last year and performing very well 2/29 Jacksonville State R 2.0 1 1-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 in the Arizona Fall League. Brazelton is currently with 3/10 Belmont * 6.1 8 2-2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 the Devil Rays AAA affilliate in Durham (NC). 3/17 Samford * 6.0 3 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-0-0 3/23 Troy State * 2.2 7 7-7 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0-0-0 l Jason Maxwell was also in camp with the Devil 4/02 Louisiana-Lafayette R 3.0 3 2-1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1-0 Rays after spending the last two seasons in the Cincin- 4/14 Lipscomb R 2.1 2 1-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-0-0 nati Reds organization. Maxwell played for the Blue 4/17 Arkansas State R 1.0 0 1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Raiders for three seasons from 1991-93 and has since 4/18 Arkansas State R 4.0 2 0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 spent time in the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Minne- 4/25 South Alabama R 2.0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 sota Twins and Texas Rangers organizations. Max- 4/28 Memphis R 0.2 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 well is also in AAA Durham (NC). 5/01 Western Kentucky R 0.1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 5/09 New Orleans R 1.0 0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 5/11 Memphis R 4.0 0 0-0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 l The third former Blue Raider in major league camp, 5/19 Vanderbilt R 0.1 3 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Jeremy Owens, joined the Boston Red Sox as a Rule 5/29 Western Kentucky R 2.2 5 5-3 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0-0-0 V draft choice during the winter of 2002. Owens spent 6/05 Birmingham Southern R 2.0 0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 last season at Class AA Portland (ME) before getting Totals 42.1 37 21-18 11 36 5 1 1 2 0 12 4-1-1 called up to Class AAA Pawtucket (RI) for the Interna- tional League playoffs. Owens was previously in ma- jor league camp with the San Diego Padres. Owens BORNE, Danny - 21 appearances started the 2004 season in Pawtucket. Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S 2/27 Jacksonville State R 2.1 0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 l Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 2001, 3/07 Southeastern La. R 2.1 0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 Josh Renick joined the Houston Astros organization 3/10 Belmont R 1.0 1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 after spending three seasons with the Minnesota Twins. 3/14 Southwest Missouri State R 1.1 0 1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 Renick was cut by the Astros but signed a contract 3/17 Samford R 1.0 2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 with the St. Paul (MN) Saints of the independent North- 3/21 Dayton R 0.2 1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 ern League and began the season there in May. 3/22 Troy State R 1.0 1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 3/26 New Mexico State R 1.2 4 6-0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 l Jason Moates returns for his fourth season in the 4/02 Louisiana-Lafayette R 0.1 1 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 Detroit Tigers organization after spending last season at 4/03 Louisiana-Lafayette R 1.1 2 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Class A Lakeland (FL). Moates started the 2004 sea- 4/11 Fla. International R 1.0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 son at Lakeland, as well. 4/16 Arkansas State R 0.2 0 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 4/23 South Alabama R 1.1 1 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 l Bryan Peck began his fifth season in the Colorado 4/28 Memphis R 3.0 3 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Rockies organization. Peck started 2003 in Class A at 5/01 Western Kentucky R 0.1 1 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 Visalia Oaks (CA) before a season-ending shoulder 5/12 Memphis R 2.2 2 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1-0-0 injury in May. Peck has played very well in his return 5/19 Vanderbilt R 0.1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 to the diamond this spring in Visalia. 5/21 Arkansas-Little Rock R 3.1 1 0-0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 5/28 Louisiana-Lafayette R 0.1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 l A Blue Raider for one season, Adam Larson enters 5/29 Louisiana-Lafayette R 3.2 3 1-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-1 his third year with the Chicago White Sox after playing 6/04 #10 Georgia R 2.2 6 7-7 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 0-0-0 all of 2003 with the Class A Kannapolis (NC) Intimida- Totals 32.1 30 19-12 12 34 3 0 5 0 1 6 3-0-2 tors. Larson started this season in Kannapolis before moving up to Winston-Salem (NC). CHURCH, BJ - 10 appearances l Perhaps the most valuable player on last year’s Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S NCAA Tournament team, Chad Cooper starts his sec- 3/23 Troy State R 1.2 2 1-1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 ond year with the Devil Rays. Cooper spent last sea- 3/28 New Mexico State R 2.0 2 3-0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 son at Rookie League Princeton (WV) before getting a 4/04 Louisiana-Lafayette * 5.2 3 3-3 1 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 1-0-0 late-season call-up to Hudson Valley (NY). Cooper will 4/11 Fla. International * 6.1 4 4-3 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 2 0-0-0 start 2004 with Hudson Valley after spending two months 4/18 Arkansas State * 5.0 4 4-3 2 8 1 0 1 1 0 1 0-0-0 in extended spring training. 4/25 South Alabama * 7.0 5 1-1 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 1-0-0 5/02 Western Kentucky * 5.2 9 7-3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 l Former Blue Raider Jerry Knox has been traded to 5/09 New Orleans * 6.0 3 0-0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 the Brockton (MA) Rox of the independent Northeast 5/23 Arkansas-Little Rock * 5.1 4 2-2 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0-0 Professional Baseball League. Knox played last sea- 5/28 Louisiana-Lafayette * 7.1 9 6-6 1 10 2 2 1 0 0 1 0-1-0 son for the Shreveport Sports in the Central Baseball Totals 52.0 45 31-22 14 58 12 2 6 4 0 8 5-1-0 League. Knox reported to Brockton in mid-May for the season. 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 13 2004 PITCHERS GAME-BY-GAME FORMERMIDDLE BLUE TENNESSEE RAIDERS IN IN PROFESSIONALNCAA REGIONAL BASEBALL PL (A CONT’DY ) COPELAND, Tyler - 3 appearances Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S 1976 (Tallahassee, Fla.) 3/09 Lipscomb R 2.0 5 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 Auburn 10, Middle Tennessee 5 3/21 Dayton R 0.1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 3/23 Troy State R 0.1 3 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1-0 Jacksonville 8, Middle Tennessee 5 Totals 2.2 8 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1-0 1981 (Coral Gables, Fla.) Middle Tennessee 4, Missouri 2 HORSCHEL, Travis - 21 appearances Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S Miami (FL) 2, Middle Tennessee 0 2/22 IP-Fort Wayne R 1.2 1 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Florida 7, Middle Tennessee 4 2/27 Jacksonville State R 0.2 0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 3/06 Southeastern La.-1 R 2.0 3 3-2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 1982 (Stillwater, Okla.) 3/09 Lipscomb R 3.0 3 1-1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 3/13 Southwest Missouri State R 1.0 1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 Middle Tennessee 3, Oral Roberts 2 3/16 Samford R 2.0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-0-0 Oklahoma State 5, Middle Tennessee 3 3/19 Dayton R 0.1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Middle Tennessee 7, Minnesota 1 3/22 Troy State R 1.2 1 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Oklahoma State 7, Middle Tennessee 3 3/28 New Mexico State R 0.1 2 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 4/02 Louisiana-Lafayette R 3.2 2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 4/07 Austin Peay R 0.2 1 2-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0-0 1987 (Huntsville, Ala.) 4/11 Fla. International R 2.0 1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 Arkansas 10, Middle Tennessee 7 4/16 Arkansas State R 0.1 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 Auburn 5, Middle Tennessee 3 4/20 #24 Vanderbilt R 2.0 2 1-1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 4/24 South Alabama R 0.1 1 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-1-0 4/27 Memphis R 2.2 3 5-5 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 1988 (Starkville, Miss.) 4/30 Western Kentucky R 1.1 3 2-2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 Middle Tennessee 3, Texas A&M 1 5/12 Memphis R 1.0 2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Missouri 10, Middle Tennessee 6 5/22 Arkansas-Little Rock R 0.2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 5/29 Western Kentucky R 2.0 3 3-3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0-0 Mississippi State 12, Middle Tennessee 4 6/04 #10 Georgia R 2.0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 Totals 31.1 31 21-20 13 19 8 1 4 3 1 8 1-1-1 1990 (Palo Alto, Calif.) San Diego State 18, Middle Tennessee 6 HORSEMAN, Shay - 11 appearances Stanford 6, Middle Tennessee 1 Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S 3/09 Lipscomb * 4.0 8 4-4 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 1991 (Los Angeles, Calif.) 3/16 Samford * 3.1 6 3-3 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 Southern Cal 7, Middle Tennessee 5 3/22 Troy State * 6.1 3 2-2 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0-1-0 3/28 New Mexico State R 1.0 1 3-3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 Hawaii 7, Middle Tennessee 3 3/31 Tennessee Tech * 5.0 2 1-1 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 4/07 Austin Peay * 4.2 6 3-3 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 1995 (Fresno, Calif.) 4/20 #24 Vanderbilt R 1.0 3 2-2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1-0 Southern Cal 10, Middle Tennessee 4 4/28 Memphis * 5.0 5 4-4 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1-0-0 5/19 Vanderbilt * 3.2 5 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-1-0 Middle Tennessee 5, SW Missouri State 3 5/29 Western Kentucky * 3.1 9 6-5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0-1-0 Pepperdine 18, Middle Tennessee 17 6/04 #10 Georgia R 2.0 4 2-1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 Totals 39.1 52 33-30 11 44 8 1 5 3 0 6 1-4-0 2000 (Clemson, S.C.) Clemson 4, Middle Tennessee 0 KASSER, Jeff - 9 appearances Middle Tennessee 6, Old Dominion 5 Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S Middle Tennessee 4, Illinois 3 2/20 IP-Fort Wayne R 2.0 1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Clemson 21, Middle Tennessee 3 3/07 Southeastern La. R 0.1 3 4-4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 3/17 Samford R 1.0 1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 3/23 Troy State R 3.0 5 3-1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 2001 (Knoxville, Tenn.) 3/30 Tennessee Tech * 5.0 3 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 Tennessee 2, Middle Tennessee 1 4/03 Louisiana-Lafayette R 0.2 1 2-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Wake Forest 6, Middle Tennessee 3 4/14 Lipscomb * 5.0 4 3 0 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0-0-0 4/21 Austin Peay * 7.0 2 1-1 2 6 0 1 0 1 1 2 1-0-0 4/27 Memphis * 3.1 7 5-4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0-1-0 2003 (Starkville, Miss.) Totals 27.1 27 18-12 11 22 2 1 2 5 2 5 2-1-0 Mississippi State 10, Middle Tennessee 4 Missouri 13, Middle Tennessee 7

2004 (Athens, Ga.) #10 Georgia 16, Middle Tennessee 2 Birmingham Southern 5, Middle Tennessee 0 14 2004 Blue Raider Baseball BLUE RAIDERS RECORD ... 2004 PITCHERS GAME-BY-GAME February ...... 4-2 March ...... 12-7 KLINE, Steve - 20 appearances Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S April ...... 11-8 2/22 IP-Fort Wayne * 6.1 1 0-0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 May ...... 13-3 2/29 Jacksonville State * 5.0 5 3-2 2 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 0-1-0 June ...... 0-2 3/07 Southeastern La. * 3.2 4 2-2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Monday ...... 0-1 3/14 Southwest Missouri State * 5.2 6 2-2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 Tuesday ...... 4-3 3/21 Dayton * 5.0 7 2-2 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 2 0-0-0 Wednesday ...... 8-2 3/28 New Mexico State * 2.0 7 6-6 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-1-0 Thursday ...... 1-0 4/04 Louisiana-Lafayette R 3.1 2 1-1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-1 Friday ...... 7-7 4/07 Austin Peay R 1.2 3 0-0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Saturday ...... 10-6 4/09 Fla. International R 3.0 1 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 Sunday ...... 10-3 4/14 Lipscomb R 1.2 2 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 MT Outhits Opponents ...... 33-3 4/17 Arkansas State R 0.2 2 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-0-0 Opponent Outhits MT ...... 4-18 4/20 #24 Vanderbilt * 4.0 5 2-2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 Hits Are Even ...... 3-1 4/24 South Alabama R 1.2 3 2-2 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0-0 Has Double-Digit Hits ...... 23-7 4/28 Memphis R 0.1 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 Scores Double-Digit Runs ...... 12-1 5/01 Western Kentucky R 1.0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 Does Not Commit an Error ...... 8-4 5/02 Western Kentucky R 3.1 4 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 5/07 New Orleans R 1.2 1 0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 MT Commits More Errors ...... 19-8 5/19 Vanderbilt R 1.0 2 1-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 Opponent Commits More Errors ...... 11-3 5/23 Arkansas-Little Rock R 2.0 1 1-1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 Errors Are Even ...... 10-11 5/29 Louisiana-Lafayette * 3.2 7 5-4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 Leading After the Seventh ...... 34-2 Totals 56.2 64 30-27 17 57 8 2 10 4 1 5 2-2-5 Trailing After the Seventh ...... 1-18 Tied After the Seventh ...... 5-2 Against Teams With Losing Record ...... 19-6 MOBLEY, Chris - 15 appearances Against Teams With Winning Record ...... 17-15 Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S Against Teams With .500 Record ...... 4-1 2/20 IP-Fort Wayne * 5.0 4 2-1 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 2/27 Jacksonville State * 5.0 6 2-2 1 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-1-0 2004 STARTERS BY POSITION 3/06 Southeastern La.-1 * 7.0 5 2-0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-0-0 C: Harp (45), McKenry (17) 3/12 Southwest Missouri State * 9.0 2 0-0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 1B: Phillips (33), Archer (21), Darnell (8) 3/19 Dayton * 8.2 5 1-0 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 2B: McNamee (61), Jaggers (1) 3/26 New Mexico State * 3.1 5 6-6 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0-1-0 3B: Carroll (62) 4/02 Louisiana-Lafayette * 7.0 6 2-1 4 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 4/09 Fla. International * 6.0 7 4-3 3 7 0 0 1 1 0 1 1-0-0 SS: Beachum (61), Kendrick (1) 4/16 Arkansas State * 8.0 6 7-7 4 13 0 0 2 1 0 2 0-1-0 LF: Kemp (37), Eakes (17), LeGuenec (3), 4/23 South Alabama * 6.1 8 4-4 3 8 0 0 2 2 0 0 1-0-0 Taylor (2), Toline (2), McKenry (1) 4/30 Western Kentucky * 4.2 4 8-6 0 5 0 0 1 3 0 3 0-1-0 CF: Akers (55), Kemp (7) 5/07 New Orleans * 7.1 5 0-0 3 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 RF: Taylor (41), Kemp (18), McKenry (2), 5/12 Memphis * 4.1 7 4-2 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 Toline (1) 5/21 Arkansas-Little Rock * 5.2 7 2-2 3 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 DH: Jaggers (37), Phillips (15), LeGuenec (3), 5/26 Arkansas State * 7.0 4 2-1 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1-0-0 Archer (3), Eakes (2), Darnell (2) 6/04 #10 Georgia * 1.1 4 7-7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 Totals 16 95.2 85 53-42 42 122 11 0 8 11 0 16 7-5-0 2004 STARTERS BY BATTING ORDER 1. McNamee (57), Akers (4), Beachum (1) 2. Akers (30), Beachum (18), Jaggers (7), McNamee (4), Taylor (3) 3. Phillips (26), Carroll (19), Kemp (9), Beachum (8) 4. Carroll (26), Phillips (15), Archer (9), Kemp (5), Jaggers (4), Taylor (3) 5. Jaggers (18), Carroll (15), Kemp (10), Taylor (6), LeGuenec (5), Phillips (3), Archer (2), Darnell (2), Beachum (1) 6. Kemp (29), Taylor (8), Eakes (5), McKenry (4), Jaggers (4), Beachum (3), Archer (3), Phillips (2), Darnell (2), Carroll (2) 7. Beachum (17), Taylor (11), Kemp (8), Archer (5), Jaggers (5), Darnell (4), McKenry (3), Eakes (2), Toline (2), Phillips (2), Akers (1), Harp (1), Kendrick (1) 8. Harp (18), Taylor (12), McKenry (8), Beachum (8), Eakes (6), Archer (5), Darnell (2), Kemp (1), LeGuenec (1), Toline (1) 9. Harp (26), Akers (20), Eakes (6), Beachum (5), McKenry (5) 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 15 2004 PITCHERS GAME-BY-GAME SUN BELT STATISTICS (Thru May 30 - All Games) SCOTT, Matt - 22 appearances Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S INDIVIDUAL BATTING 2/22 IP-Fort Wayne R 1.0 1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 G Avg AB R H RBI 2B 2/28 Jacksonville State R 2.0 2 2-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 Phillips MT 51 .394 180 28 71 41 13 3/07 Southeastern La. R 1.1 2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Lind USA 58 .392 232 57 91 60 22 3/10 Belmont R 1.2 0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Hayes ASU 46 .386 171 33 66 45 18 3/13 Southwest Missouri State R 1.1 2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Gunning WKU 60 .381 252 55 96 72 23 3/16 Samford R 3.2 4 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 Cotto NMSU 59 .379 224 72 85 57 12 3/21 Dayton R 2.2 8 4-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Rio WKU 60 .377 162 29 61 26 7 3/28 New Mexico State R 2.2 1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Morris UL 39 .373 150 41 56 51 9 3/31 Tennessee Tech R 3.2 2 1-1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1-0 McNamee MT 59 .367 229 71 84 24 11 4/03 Louisiana-Lafayette R 3.0 4 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 Grogan WKU 60 .349 218 56 76 63 15 4/07 Austin Peay R 2.0 1 1-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 Merendino UL 54 .348 210 56 73 34 21 4/10 Fla. International R 0.1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 4/17 Arkansas State R 1.0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING 4/21 Austin Peay R 2.0 1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 App ERA W-L Sv IP H R 4/30 Western Kentucky R 3.0 6 5-2 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 Diamond UNO 17 2.38 6-4 0 113.2 87 43 5/07 New Orleans R 2.0 1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 Fry UALR 18 2.54 3-4 0 49.2 38 19 5/12 Memphis R 1.0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Williams MT 13 2.77 8-3 0 94.1 79 37 5/19 Vanderbilt R 1.2 1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 Hinchman WKU 19 3.28 6-5 0 96.0 76 40 5/23 Arkansas-Little Rock R 1.2 1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Ardoin UL 17 3.30 6-2 0 106.1 105 44 5/27 Louisiana-Lafayette R 0.2 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 Mobley MT 15 3.34 7-4 0 94.1 81 46 5/29 Louisiana-Lafayette R 1.1 6 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Tharp ASU 29 3.65 5-2 2 79.0 88 38 6/05 Birmingham Southern R 0.1 1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Sanders UL 26 3.90 2-4 1 60.0 62 33 Totals 40.0 45 18-12 8 32 6 1 2 1 0 6 3-1-1 Walters USA 21 4.23 10-1 2 117.0 124 64 Worrell FIU 19 4.25 2-9 0 84.2 86 52

SWING, Chase - 20 appearances HITS Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S Gunning WKU ...... 96 2/21 IP-Fort Wayne R 3.0 0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 Lind USA ...... 91 2/29 Jacksonville State R 1.0 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Cotto NMSU ...... 85 3/06 Southeastern La.-2 R 0.1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 McNamee MT ...... 84 3/07 Southeastern La. R 1.1 2 2-1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-1 Becher NMSU ...... 77 3/14 Southwest Missouri State R 2.0 1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1-0-0 3/17 Samford R 1.0 1 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 RUNS SCORED 3/21 Dayton R 0.1 1 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1-0 Cotto NMSU ...... 72 3/23 Troy State R 1.1 4 2-2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 McNamee MT ...... 71 3/26 New Mexico State R 3.0 6 4-4 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0-0-0 Becher NMSU ...... 63 3/30 Tennessee Tech R 4.0 3 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 Mote NMSU ...... 58 4/02 Louisiana-Lafayette R 0.0 1 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Newton WKU ...... 58 4/04 Louisiana-Lafayette R 0.0 2 2-2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 4/11 Fla. International R 0.2 2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 RUNS BATTED IN 4/20 #24 Vanderbilt R 2.0 2 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 Becher NMSU ...... 90 4/23 South Alabama R 1.1 3 1-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Gunning WKU ...... 72 4/27 Memphis R 2.0 0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 Grogan WKU ...... 63 5/11 Memphis * 5.0 2 3-1 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 Lind USA ...... 60 5/19 Vanderbilt R 1.0 0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-0 2 tied with 57 RBIs 5/28 Louisiana-Lafayette R 0.1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 5/29 Louisiana-Lafayette R 0.1 1 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1-0-0 DOUBLES Totals 30.0 33 21-15 12 29 8 1 3 4 0 4 3-1-4 Gunning WKU ...... 23 Lind USA ...... 22 Merendino UL ...... 21 WILLIAMS, John - 14 appearances Rich ASU ...... 20 Date Opponent S/R IP H R-ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP W-L-S 3 tied with 20 doubles 2/21 IP-Fort Wayne * 6.0 0 0-0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 2/28 Jacksonville State * 7.0 6 0-0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1-0-0 HOME RUNS 3/06 Southeastern La.-2 * 8.2 5 1-1 2 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 Becher NMSU ...... 25 3/13 Southwest Missouri State * 6.2 7 6-6 2 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-1-0 Ballesteros NMSU ...... 18 3/27 New Mexico State * 9.0 7 5-2 6 14 3 1 1 2 0 0 1-0-0 Yaconetti UNO ...... 17 4/03 Louisiana-Lafayette * 4.0 7 5-5 2 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 0-1-0 Aranda NMSU ...... 16 4/10 Fla. International * 7.2 6 2-2 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-1-0 Gunning WKU ...... 15 4/17 Arkansas State * 6.1 8 5-2 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0-0 4/24 South Alabama * 6.0 11 4-4 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0-0 STRIKEOUTS IP SO 5/01 Western Kentucky * 7.1 6 3-3 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1-0-0 Diamond UNO ...... 113.2 ...... 138 5/08 New Orleans * 9.0 3 0-0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 Mobley MT ...... 94.1 ...... 121 5/22 Arkansas-Little Rock * 8.1 4 0-0 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 Walters USA ...... 117.0 ...... 119 5/27 Louisiana-Lafayette * 8.1 9 6-4 3 9 4 0 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 Martinez UNO ...... 100.1 ...... 110 6/05 Birmingham Southern * 5.2 9 5-5 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-1-0 Hinchman WKU ...... 96.0 ...... 108 Totals 100.0 88 42-34 29 109 17 1 6 10 1 3 8-4-0 Williams MT ...... 94.1 ...... 107 16 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Steve Peterson Head Coach l Jacksonville State/1973 l 17th Season l 542-426-2 (.559), 695-522-2 (.570) overall Steve Peterson is in his on to set the single-season attendance mark with He spearheaded the effort to pay for the con- 17th season as the Middle 30,319 coming through the gates at Reese Smith struction of the Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse and Tennessee skipper as the Field, an average of more than 1,000 patrons in Indoor Training Facility, which opened its doors in winningest coach in pro- 29 home games. 1998. One look inside the facility shows the amount gram history. If the team accolades and accomplishments of time and effort spent toward this endeavor. It has Peterson has produced aren’t enough, consider that Peterson has coached become known as one of the finest collegiate club- 10 seasons with 30 or more a Sun Belt Player of the Year and six OVC Players houses and training facilities in the entire country. wins, including a school of the Year, a Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year and an Reese Smith Field has also benefited from record 42 victories during the 1990 slate. OVC Pitcher of the Year, a First Team All-Ameri- Peterson’s fundraising abilities. He has helped Peterson teaches a hard-nosed and aggres- can, four Third-Team All-Americans, four Fresh- transform the park into a fan-friendly area by ex- sive style of baseball. His personable demeanor man All-Americans, and 39 First Team All-Confer- panding the seating area, putting up a new infor- has made him a big hit among fans, boosters, play- ence players. mation center just inside the gate, and expanding ers and recruits alike. Professional baseball has seen 46 former the restroom and concession facilities. Peterson also adheres to the philosophy that Peterson protégés pass through the ranks with four Peterson guided efforts during the summer of defense and pitching wins championships. He has players logging time in the Major Leagues. 2001 to expand the dugouts at Reese Smith Field. long been known for outstanding defensive teams, Aside from playing baseball for a living, nu- He is also currently spearheading an effort that and the Blue Raiders have featured some of the merous former players have entered the coaching would totally renovate the current stadium. The area’s most feared hurlers throughout the years. profession. Currently 24 former players are coach- plans would call for a significant remodeling of the Peterson has seen three of his pitchers earn ing at the high school, college or professional level. concession stand, improved and expanded All-America honors, including the only First Team Peterson was named the Tennessee Base- restroom facilities, and a modern press box that All-American in school history, Dewon Brazelton. ball Coaches Association College Coach of the Year, would accommodate radio and television along with Under his watch, the Blue Raiders have seen nine in 1992 and again in 2000. He was also inducted print media. single-season and eight career pitching records into the Rutherford County Old Timers Baseball A native of Huntsville, Ala., Peterson stood out established. Hall of Fame in 2003. as a catcher under the legendary Rudy Abbott at The offensive output of the team has not been He has also been responsible for the tremen- Jacksonville State. He earned his bachelor’s from ignored under Peterson, as his recruits established dous growth of Blue Raider baseball camps. Since Jacksonville State in 1973 and later earned a most of the offensive records held at Middle Ten- taking over the camp program in 1984, Peterson master’s from Middle Tennessee in 1977. nessee. Peterson has developed three players has developed one of the area’s premier camps Peterson is married to the former Rita Albert who hit .400 or better in a season along with the with most sessions sold out. and the couple has three children, Jill, Jenny and school’s single-season and career home run Peterson took two separate tours with the Blue John. Away from the diamond, he enjoys fishing for records. His 1997 squad established the all-time Raiders as an assistant coach under John Stanford smallmouth bass. record for batting average with a .323 clip. prior to becoming the team’s skipper. During his Aside from wins and losses, Peterson has runs between 1976-78 and 1985-87, the Blue MIDDLE TENNESSEE been instrumental in leaving the Blue Raiders’ mark Raiders won two OVC titles and four southern divi- on college baseball in other ways. He brought home sion crowns. MILESTONES seven consecutive conference championships (ei- During the interim, Peterson served as the Win Date Opponent (Score) ther regular season or tournament) during one head coach at Roane State Community College in 1 2/20/88 Memphis State (5-4) stretch and has guided his team to an NCAA Re- Harriman, Tenn. During his tenure from 1979- 50 4/19/89 Tennessee (13-0) gional on seven different occasions. During his ten- 1984, Peterson’s teams won a Tennessee state 100 5/14/90 Eastern Kentucky (7-1) ure, Peterson has captured two Sun Belt crowns, title in 1981 and he was twice named TJCAA Coach 150 4/15/92 Kentucky (8-3) a Sun Belt tournament title, eight OVC titles and of the Year (1981, ‘84). While at Roane State, 200 3/20/94 Northeastern Illinois (13-3) seven OVC tournament crowns. For his efforts, Peterson put together a sparkling record of 153- 250 5/07/95 Austin Peay (14-7) Peterson has three times been named Coach of 96, a .614 winning percentage. 300 3/28/97 Eastern Illinois (7-4) the Year, twice in the OVC and once in the Sun His expertise also ranges away from on-the- 350 4/21/99 Tennessee (6-3) Belt. He brought national attention to the program field coaching. He is known as one of the top re- 400 5/20/00 Southeast Missouri (11-4) in the 2001 season, as his team found itself in the cruiters in the region and has a knack for keeping 403 2/17/01 UNC-Asheville (6-2) national rankings for the first time since 1982. local talent close to home. 450 3/05/02 Lipscomb (18-7) The Blue Raiders have been record-setting Peterson’s reputation extends into fundraising 500 5/22/03 Arkansas-Little Rock (6-5) in a number of ways in 2004, in the record books as well. Events such as the annual Chuck Taylor and in the stands. The Blue Raiders established Golf Tournament have become mainstays on the the single-game attendance record at Reese Smith calendars of supporters across middle Tennessee Field with a crowd of 3,020 on April 20 against and have served to raise thousands of dollars for Vanderbilt on “Pack the Park” Night. The team went the improvement of Blue Raider baseball. 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 17 STEVE PETERSON VS. ... Alabama ...... 6-16 Indiana ...... 1-1 Samford ...... 4-3 Alabama State ...... 1-0 IP-Fort Wayne ...... 3-0 San Diego State ...... 0-1 Arkansas-Little Rock ...... 11-1 Indiana State ...... 2-8-1 South Alabama ...... 6-16 Arkansas State ...... 10-4 Jackson State ...... 2-0 Southeast Missouri ...... 21-13 Auburn ...... 1-11 Jacksonville State ...... 11-6 Southeastern Louisiana ...... 5-5 Austin Peay ...... 36-18 Kansas ...... 1-0 Southern Cal ...... 0-2 Belmont ...... 10-2 Kent State ...... 1-0 Southern Illinois ...... 1-1 Berry College ...... 1-0 Kentucky ...... 7-6 Southern Miss ...... 6-9 Birmingham Southern ...... 0-3 Lipscomb ...... 8-2 Southwest Missouri State ...... 4-13 Butler ...... 1-1 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... 8-9 Stanford ...... 0-1 Centenary ...... 0-1 Louisiana Tech ...... 2-1 Tennessee ...... 7-19 The Citadel ...... 1-2 Louisville ...... 4-3 Tennessee State ...... 19-0 Clemson ...... 0-2 Memphis ...... 28-26 Tennessee Tech ...... 30-19 Columbus College ...... 2-0 Mississippi State ...... 0-2 Texas A&M ...... 1-0 Cumberland ...... 14-9 Missouri ...... 0-2 Trevecca ...... 6-0 Dayton ...... 3-1 Morehead State ...... 24-10 Troy State ...... 8-10 East Tennessee ...... 3-1 Murray State ...... 31-13 UAB ...... 24-28 Eastern Illinois ...... 12-8 New Mexico State ...... 5-7 UNC-Asheville ...... 3-0 Eastern Kentucky ...... 32-16 New Orleans ...... 8-6 UT Martin ...... 19-6 Eastern Michigan ...... 3-0 Nicholls State ...... 3-2 UW-Milwaukee ...... 8-1 Evansville ...... 5-4 North Alabama ...... 4-3-1 Vanderbilt ...... 11-22 Florida International ...... 4-8 Northeastern Illinois ...... 4-0 Wake Forest ...... 0-1 Georgia ...... 0-1 Northwestern State ...... 0-1 Western Carolina ...... 2-1 Georgia State ...... 4-1 Old Dominion ...... 1-0 Western Kentucky ...... 23-16 Georgia Tech ...... 1-2 Ole Miss ...... 6-4 Wright State ...... 0-3 Hawaii ...... 0-1 Pepperdine ...... 0-1 Yale ...... 1-1 Illinois ...... 1-3 Purdue ...... 1-2 Total 542-426-2 Illinois State ...... 5-4 Rutgers ...... 1-0

PETERSON’S YEAR-BY-YEAR ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS UNDER PETERSON Overall Home Away Neutral ALL-OVC 1997 Andrew Thompson, C 2004 Middle Tennessee ...... 40-22 19-9 18-10 3-3 1988 Dave Richardson, P Clay Snellgrove, SS 2003 Middle Tennessee ...... 33-27 19-13 12-13 2-1 Mike Messerly, IF Jeremy Owens, OF 2002 Middle Tennessee ...... 26-30 17-12 7-17 2-1 Eddie Pye, IF 2001 Middle Tennessee ...... 41-17 23-9 15-6 3-2 Chris Whitehead, IF 1999 Bryan Peck, 2B 2000 Middle Tennessee ...... 39-23 20-8 14-14 5-1 Jayhawk Owens, OF Josh Pride, 3B 1999 Middle Tennessee ...... 29-31 11-12 15-17 3-2 1998 Middle Tennessee ...... 17-33 13-13 4-17 0-3 1990 Jayhawk Owens, C 2000 Josh Pride, C Chris Crabtree, P Bryan Peck, OF 1997 Middle Tennessee ...... 31-24 18-6 13-17 0-1 Dwight Robinson, 3B 1996 Middle Tennessee ...... 28-26 15-13 13-13 0-0 ALL-SUN BELT 1995 Middle Tennessee ...... 36-27 24-12 11-13 1-2 1991 Dwight Robinson, 3B 2001 Dewon Brazelton, P (1st) 1994 Middle Tennessee ...... 32-23 15-7 16-16 1-0 Gary Myers, DH Josh Renick, 2B (1st) 1993 Middle Tennessee ...... 25-26 14-12 11-14 0-0 Brandon Johnson, 3B (1st) 1992 Middle Tennessee ...... 35-21 20-12 15-9 0-0 1992 Gary Myers, 1B Justin Sims, OF (1st) 1991 Middle Tennessee ...... 28-33 15-9 11-23 2-1 Jason Maxwell, SS Jeremy Armstrong, P (2nd) 1990 Middle Tennessee ...... 42-15 25-3 16-11 1-1 Chris Price, OF 1989 Middle Tennessee . . . . . 27-22-1 15-7 12-13-1 0-2 2002 Justin Sims, OF (1st) 1988 Middle Tennessee . . . . . 33-26-1 17-14 12-10-1 4-2 1993 Mike McLaury, P Josh Archer, UT (1st) 16-Year Total ...... 542-426-2 300-171 215-233-2 27-23 Jason Maxwell, SS Marshall Nisbett, OF (2nd) Career Total ...... 695-520-2 Mudcat Brewer, OF 2003 Chad Cooper, UT (1st) OVC Championships NCAA Regional Appearances 1994 Mudcat Brewer, OF Brett Carroll, 3B (1st) 1988, 1990-93, 1995-97 1988, 1990-91, 1995, Jamie Walker, DH Josh Archer, 1B (2nd) 2000-01, 2003-04 OVC Tournament Champions 1995 Jamie Walker, 1B 2004 Chris Mobley, SP (1st) 1988, 1990-92, 1994-95, 2000 Sun Belt Titles -- 2001, 2004 Craig Reavis, OF Eric McNamee, 2B (1st) Jeff Beachum, SS (1st) SBC Tournament Champions 2003 1996 Jason Stanton, P Derek Phillips, UT (1st) John Williams, SP (2nd) 18 2004 Blue Raider Baseball BLUE RAIDER CAREER HIGHS

Chuck Akers 7 Chase Eakes 5 Michael McKenry 14 At Bats . 6, 8x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) At Bats . . 4, 6x, last vs. Western Kentucky (4/30/04) At Bats ...... 5, 4x, last at Memphis (4/27/04) Runs . . 3, 7x, last vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (5/23/04) Runs ...... 1, 11x, last at New Orleans (5/07/04) Runs ...... 2 at Southeastern Louisiana (3/07/04) Hits . . . . 4, 3x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) Hits . . . . . 2, 3x, last vs. Western Kentucky (4/30/04) Hits ...... 2, 3x, last at Austin Peay (4/07/04) 2B ...... 2, 2x, last vs. Memphis (5/11/02) 2B . . . . . 1, 6x, last vs. Western Kentucky (4/30/04) 2B ...... 2 at Austin Peay (4/07/04) 3B . . . . . 1, 8x, last vs. Western Kentucky (5/01/04) 3B ...... 1 at Belmont (3/10/04) 3B ...... 0 HR . . . . 1, 6x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) HR ...... 1 at Southeastern Louisiana (3/07/04) HR . . . . 1, 2x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (4/04/04) RBI ...... 4 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) RBI ...... 3 at Belmont (3/10/04) RBI . . . . 4, 2x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (4/04/04) BB ...... 4 at Vanderbilt (5/19/04) BB ...... 1, 6x, last at Vanderbilt (5/19/04) BB ...... 3 vs. IP-Fort Wayne (2/21/04) K ...... 3, 5x, last at New Orleans (5/07/04) K ...... 3 vs. IP-Fort Wayne (2/20/04) K ...... 3 at Florida International (4/11/04) SB ...... 4 vs. Jacksonville State (2/23/03) SB ...... 1, 2x, last at Austin Peay (4/07/04) SB ...... 1, 3x, last vs. Arkansas State (4/18/04)

Josh Archer 10 Troy Harp 12 Eric McNamee 8 At Bats . 6, 2x, last at Arkansas-Little Rock (5/18/03) At Bats ...... 5, 7x, last vs. Memphis (5/11/02) At Bats . 6, 2x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (4/02/04) Runs . . . 3, 3x, last at Arkansas-Little Rock (5/18/03) Runs ...... 2, 10x, last at New Orleans (5/09/04) Runs ...... 5 vs. IP-Fort Wayne (2/20/04) Hits ...... 5 at Arkansas-Little Rock (5/18/03) Hits ...... 3, 3x, last vs. Arkansas State (5/26/04) Hits ...... 4 at Memphis (4/28/04) 2B . . . . 2, 3x, last at Arkansas-Little Rock (5/18/03) 2B . . . 1, 24x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/28/04) 2B ...... 1, 11x, last at New Orleans (5/08/04) 3B . . . . . 1, 4x, last vs. Western Kentucky (5/24/03) 3B ...... 0 3B . . . 1, 2x, last at Southeastern Louisiana (3/06/04) HR . . . . 2, 2x, last vs. Florida International (4/04/03) HR ...... 1, 12x, last vs. Arkansas State (5/26/04) HR ...... 1, 2x, last vs. Arkansas State (4/17/04) RBI ...... 4, 2x, last at Lipscomb (3/09/04) RBI ...... 4, 3x, last vs. Arkansas State (5/26/04) RBI ...... 3 vs. Vanderbilt (4/20/04) BB . . . . 2, 3x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (4/26/02) BB ...... 4 at Arkansas-Little Rock (5/18/03) BB . . . . . 4, 2x, last vs. Western Kentucky (5/02/04) K ...... 3, 6x, last at Jacksonville State (2/28/04) K ...... 4 at New Orleans (5/07/04) K . . . . 2, 2x, last vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (5/22/04) SB . . . . . 1, 2x, last vs. Western Kentucky (4/12/02) SB . . . . 1, 3x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/27/04) SB ...... 1, 6x, last at New Orleans (5/07/04)

Jeff Beachum 1 Nate Jaggers 4 Derek Phillips 17 At Bats ...... 7 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (4/02/04) At Bats . 7, 2x, last at Arkansas-Little Rock (5/18/03) At Bats ...... 6 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) Runs ...... 3, 3x, last vs. Troy State (3/23/04) Runs ...... 5 at Lipscomb (3/05/02) Runs ...... 3, 2x, last vs. Memphis (5/11/02) Hits ...... 4, 3x, last at New Orleans (5/09/04) Hits . . . 4, 4x, last at Southwest Missouri St. (3/07/03) Hits . . . 3, 8x, last vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (5/23/04) 2B . . . 1, 21x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) 2B . . . . 2, 4x, last at Arkansas-Little Rock (5/18/03) 2B . . . . 2, 2x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/27/04) 3B . . . . . 1, 2x, last at Louisiana-Lafayette (5/23/03) 3B ...... 1, 2x, last vs. New Orleans (5/23/02) 3B ...... 1 at New Orleans (5/09/04) HR ...... 1, 4x, last vs. Tennessee Tech (3/30/04) HR ...... 2 vs. Jacksonville State (2/21/03) HR ...... 2 vs. Western Kentucky (5/01/04) RBI ...... 4 at New Orleans (5/09/04) RBI ...... 5 vs. Jacksonville State (2/21/03) RBI ...... 5 vs. Western Kentucky (5/01/04) BB ...... 2, 3x, last vs. Austin Peay (4/21/04) BB . . . . 3, 3x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) BB ...... 2, 3x, last vs. Memphis (5/11/02) K . . . . 2, 10x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/28/04) K ...... 2, 4x, last at Memphis (4/27/04) K ...... 2, 5x, last vs. Western Kentucky (4/30/04) SB ...... 2 vs. Arkansas State (4/17/04) SB ...... 1, 6x, last at New Orleans (5/07/04) SB ...... 1, 3x, last vs. Vanderbilt (4/20/04)

Brett Carroll 9 Shane Kemp 24 Marcus Taylor 11 At Bats . 6, 5x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) At Bats ...... 6 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (4/02/04) At Bats ...... 5, 5x, last vs. Memphis (5/11/02) Runs ...... 4 vs. IP-Fort Wayne (2/20/04) Runs ...... 4 at New Orleans (5/09/04) Runs ...... 4 vs. IP-Fort Wayne (2/20/04) Hits ...... 4, 3x, last at Jacksonville State (2/28/04) Hits ...... 3, 5x, last vs. Arkansas State (5/26/04) Hits ...... 3, 4x, last at New Mexico State (3/28/04) 2B ...... 2, 4x, last at Jacksonville State (2/28/04) 2B ...... 2, 2x, last at South Alabama (4/23/04) 2B ...... 2, 2x, last at Western Kentucky (4/26/03) 3B ...... 1, 2x, last vs. Arkansas State (4/17/04) 3B . . . . 1, 3x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) 3B ...... 1, 3x, last vs. Memphis (5/11/02) HR . . . . 2, 4x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) HR ...... 2, 3x, last vs. Arkansas State (5/26/04) HR ...... 2 vs. IP-Fort Wayne (2/20/04) RBI ...... 5 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/29/04) RBI ...... 5 at New Orleans (5/09/04) RBI ...... 6 vs. IP-Fort Wayne (2/20/04) BB . . . . . 2, 5x, last vs. Western Kentucky (4/30/04) BB ...... 2, 2x, last at Vanderbilt (5/19/04) BB ...... 3 vs. IP-Fort Wayne (2/20/04) K . . . . . 4, 3x, last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (5/27/04) K ...... 4 at Louisiana-Lafayette (3/30/03) K ...... 3, 9x, last at South Alabama (4/23/04) SB . . . 2, 2x, last vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (5/21/04) SB . . . . . 2, 3x, last vs. Western Kentucky (5/02/04) SB ...... 2 at South Alabama (4/23/04)

Ryan Darnell 33 Chris LeGuenec 37 At Bats ...... 5 vs. Dayton (3/19/04) At Bats . . 5, 5x, last at Louisiana-Lafayette (3/29/03) Runs . . . . . 2 vs. Southwest Missouri State (3/14/04) Runs ...... 2, 4x, last vs. Troy State (3/23/04) Hits ...... 3 vs. Southwest Missouri State (3/14/04) Hits ...... 3 vs. New Mexico State (3/22/03) 2B ...... 1 at Southeastern Louisiana (3/07/04) 2B ...... 1, 10x, last at Lipscomb (3/09/04) 3B ...... 0 3B ...... 0 HR ...... 1 vs. Southwest Missouri State (3/14/04) HR ...... 1, 5x, last vs. Troy State (3/23/04) RBI ...... 3 vs. Southwest Missouri State (3/14/04) RBI ...... 5 vs. Troy State (3/23/04) BB ...... 1, 3x, last vs. Dayton (3/19/04) BB ...... 1, 13x, last at Lipscomb (3/09/04) K ...... 2, 5x, last vs. Austin Peay (4/21/04) K ...... 3 vs. Vanderbilt (5/14/02) SB ...... 0 SB . . . . .1, 2x, last vs. New Mexico State (3/23/03) 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 19 BLUE RAIDER CAREER HIGHS

Eric Blevins 27 Travis Horschel 30 Chris Mobley 28 IP ...... 6.1 at Belmont (3/10/04) IP ...... 8.0 at East Tennessee (4/10/02) IP ...... 9.0 vs. Southwest Missouri State (3/12/04) Hits Allowed ...... 8 at Belmont (3/10/04) Hits Allowed . . 9, 2x, last at Fla. International (5/19/02) Hits Allowed . . 8, 3x, last at South Alabama (4/23/04) Runs Allowed ...... 7 vs. Troy State (3/23/04) Runs Allowed ...... 10 at Fla. International (5/19/02) Runs Allowed . . 7, 3x, last vs. #10 Georgia (6/04/04) ER Allowed ...... 7 vs. Troy State (3/23/04) ER Allowed ...... 10 at Fla. International (5/19/02) ER Allowed . . . 7, 2x, last vs. #10 Georgia (6/04/04) K ...... 5, 2x, last vs. Memphis (5/11/02) K ...... 7 vs. Belmont (4/16/02) K ...... 13 vs. Arkansas State (4/16/04) BB . . . . 1, 11x, last vs. Western Kentucky (5/29/04) BB ...... 4 at Memphis (3/13/02) BB ...... 6 at Vanderbilt (4/23/02) 2B Allowed . . . 2, 2x, last vs. Western Ky. (5/29/04) 2B Allowed . . . . 4 vs. Florida International (4/06/03) 2B Allowed .4, 2x, last vs. West. Kentucky (5/24/03) 3B Allowed ...... 1 vs. Troy State (3/23/04) 3B Allowed ...... 2 vs. Eastern Michigan (2/28/02) 3B Allowed ...... 1, 2x, last vs. Purdue (3/16/03) HR Allowed . . . . . 1 vs. Western Kentucky (5/29/04) HR Allowed . 2, 4x, last at Fla. International (5/19/02) HR Allowed . . 2, 3x, last at South Alabama (4/23/04) Win Streak ...... 2, 2x (4/14/04-3/23/04) Win Streak ...... 4 (2/28/02-4/21/02) Win Streak ...... 3, 2x (3/06/04-3/19/04) Losing Streak ...... 1 (4/02/04-4/14/04) Losing Streak ...... 3 (4/27/02-2/23/03) Losing Streak ...... 4, 2x (3/09/03-4/23/03) Saves ...... 1 Saves ...... 2 Saves ...... 3

Danny Borne 19 Shay Horseman 35 Matt Scott 32 IP ...... 4.2 at Memphis (3/13/02) IP ...... 6.1 vs. Troy State (3/22/04) IP ...... 3.2, 2x, last at Tennessee Tech (3/31/04) Hits Allowed ...... 6 vs. #10 Georgia (6/04/04) Hits Allowed ...... 10 vs. Memphis (4/09/03) Hits Allowed ...... 8 vs. Dayton (3/21/04) Runs Allowed ...... 7 vs. #10 Georgia (6/04/04) Runs Allowed ...... 8 at Tennessee Tech (3/04/03) Runs Allowed . . . . 5 vs. Western Kentucky (4/30/04) ER Allowed ...... 7 vs. #10 Georgia (6/04/04) ER Allowed ...... 8 at Tennessee Tech (3/04/03) ER Allowed ...... 4 vs. Dayton (3/21/04) K ...... 6 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (5/21/04) K ...... 10 vs. Troy State (3/22/04) K ...... 4, 2x, last at Austin Peay (4/07/04) BB . . . . .4, 2x, last vs. New Mexico State (3/22/03) BB ...... 4 at Austin Peay (4/02/03) BB ...... 2, 2x, last at Austin Peay (4/07/04) 2B Allowed ...... 2 at South Alabama (4/21/02) 2B Allowed . . . . 2, 3x, last vs. Troy State (3/22/04) 2B Allowed . . . . . 2 vs. Western Kentucky (4/30/04) 3B Allowed .1, 2x, last vs. West. Kentucky (5/24/03) 3B Allowed ...... 1, 2x, last at Memphis (4/28/04) 3B Allowed . . . . . 1 vs. Western Kentucky (4/30/04) HR Allowed . . . 3, 2x, last vs. #10 Georgia (6/04/04) HR Allowed ...... 1, 8x, last at Memphis (4/28/04) HR Allowed . . . 1, 2x, last vs. Western Ky. (4/30/04) Win Streak ...... 6 (4/16/03-present) Win Streak ...... 2 (4/02/03-3/22/04) Win Streak ...... 2 (4/07/04-present) Losing Streak ...... 2 (2/24/02-3/06/02) Losing Streak ...... 2, 2x (5/19/04-present) Losing Streak ...... 1 (3/31/04-4/03/04) Saves ...... 5 Saves ...... 0 Saves ...... 1

BJ Church 31 Jeff Kasser 21 Chase Swing 16 IP ...... 9.0 vs. Belmont (4/22/03) IP ...... 7.0 vs. Austin Peay (4/21/04) IP ...... 6.0 vs. Memphis (4/03/02) Hits Allowed . . .9, 2x, last vs. La.-Lafayette (5/28/04) Hits Allowed ...... 7 at Memphis (4/27/04) Hits Allowed . . . . . 8 vs. SW Missouri State (3/15/02) Runs Allowed . . . . 7 vs. Western Kentucky (5/02/04) Runs Allowed 4, 3x, last at Southeastern La. (3/07/04) Runs Allowed . . . . 7 vs. SW Missouri State (3/15/02) ER Allowed . . .6, 2x, last vs. La.-Lafayette (5/28/04) ER Allowed ...... 4, 4x, last at Memphis (4/27/04) ER Allowed . . . . . 7 vs. SW Missouri State (3/15/02) K ...... 11 vs. Belmont (4/22/03) K ...... 6 vs. Austin Peay (4/21/04) K ...... 6, 2x, last vs. Samford (3/11/03) BB ...... 5 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (5/23/04) BB . . . . 3, 2x, last vs. Florida International (4/06/03) BB ...... 3, 3x, last vs. Vanderbilt (5/14/02) 2B Allowed . . . . . 3 vs. Western Kentucky (5/02/04) 2B Allowed . . . . . 1, 3x, last vs. Lipscomb (4/14/04) 2B Allowed . . .2, 4x, last vs. La.-Lafayette (4/04/04) 3B Allowed ...... 2 vs. La.-Lafayette (5/28/04) 3B Allowed . . . 1, 2x, last vs. Austin Peay (4/21/04) 3B Allowed ...... 1 vs. Memphis (5/11/02) HR Allowed . . 1, 10x, last vs. La.-Lafayette (5/28/04) HR Allowed . . . . 1, 2x, last vs. Troy State (3/23/04) HR Allowed . . . . . 3 vs. SW Missouri State (3/15/02) Win Streak ...... 8 (4/22/03-5/23/04) Win Streak ...... 2 (3/30/04-4/21/04) Win Streak ...... 2 (5/11/04-present) Losing Streak ...... 1, 2x (5/28/04-present) Losing Streak ...... 1, 2x (4/27/04-present) Losing Streak ...... 2, 2x (3/26/03-4/27/03) Saves ...... 1 Saves ...... 0 Saves ...... 15

Tyler Copeland 42 Steve Kline 22 John Williams 23 IP ...... 2.0 at Lipscomb (3/09/04) IP ...... 8.0 at Louisiana-Lafayette (5/21/03) IP . . . . . 9.0, 6x, last at New Mexico State (3/27/04) Hits Allowed ...... 5 at Lipscomb (3/09/04) Hits Allowed . . . .10 vs. Florida International (4/04/03) Hits Allowed . .11, 3x, last at South Alabama (4/24/04) Runs Allowed ...... 5 vs. Troy State (3/23/04) Runs Allowed . . . . . 8 at SW Missouri State (3/08/03) Runs Allowed . . . . . 9 at Western Kentucky (5/24/03) ER Allowed ...... 3 vs. Troy State (3/23/04) ER Allowed 7, 2x, last vs. Fla. International (4/04/03) ER Allowed ...... 8 vs. Missouri (5/31/03) K ...... 0 K ...... 9 vs. Dayton (3/21/04) K ...... 16 vs. Austin Peay (3/23/02) BB ...... 1 vs. Troy State (3/23/04) BB ...... 4 vs. New Mexico State (3/21/03) BB ...... 7 vs. SW Missouri State (3/16/02) 2B Allowed ...... 0 2B Allowed . . . . . 3, 2x, last at Miss. State (5/30/03) 2B Allowed ...... 5 at Louisiana-Lafayette (3/29/03) 3B Allowed ...... 0 3B Allowed ...... 1, 2x, last at Vanderbilt (5/19/04) 3B Allowed . 1, 5x, last at New Mexico St. (3/27/04) HR Allowed ...... 0 HR Allowed ...... 3 at SW Missouri State (3/08/03) HR Allowed . . 2, 5x, last at West. Kentucky (5/24/03) Win Streak ...... 1 (3/09/04-3/21/04) Win Streak ...... 2, 3x (5/09/03-5/21/03) Win Streak ...... 8 (4/15/01-3/29/02) Losing Streak ...... 1 (3/23/04-present) Losing Streak ...... 2 (2/29/04-3/28/04) Losing Streak ...... 4 (4/05/02-3/22/03) Saves ...... 0 Saves ...... 6 Saves ...... 0 20 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 MIDDLE TENNESSEE UPDATED BIOS

CHUCK AKERS: Senior who has started 53 and in first game at New Mexico State … Has just injury reduced his workload ... Made three starts games, all in centerfield, and played in all but one two hits in 24 at-bats since March 26, a span of 11 early in the season, all in the midweek … Worked contest … Speedy outfielder who has struggled games ... Drew first start in more than a month on 6.1 innings at Belmont, allowing two runs to get his with the bat at times this season ... Hit ninth during Sunday at New Orleans, going 3-for-5 with two first win … Pitched six shutout innings at Samford, first half of the season and second the last two months RBIs and two runs scored as the designated hitter allowing three hits with five strikeouts for his second ... Homered against IP-Fort Wayne in season- ... Had second straight three-hit game, scoring once victory … Got roughed up versus Troy State, giv- opener, a two-run shot, just his fourth career round- and driving in a run versus Memphis ... Went 2- ing up seven runs in less than three innings … Has tripper … Had two hits and scored twice in the for-2 off the bench in Sun Belt Tournament champi- worked exclusively from the bullpen since, compil- contest … Tripled and drove in two runs versus onship game ... In his last five games played, has ing a 2-1 record with a 1.88 ERA in eight outings … Southwest Missouri State … Walked and drove in eight hits in 16 at-bats (.500) with four runs scored. During the stretch he has worked 14.1 innings, one run against Dayton … Walked in four con- allowing four runs on eight hits with 12 strikeouts secutive outings from March 19-23 … Doubled JEFF BEACHUM: Shortstop who has started all and a .170 opponent batting average … Got his and had two hits in opener versus Louisiana- but one game this season … Named First Team first loss against Louisiana-Lafayette, giving up two Lafayette … Had two more hits, scored a run and All-Sun Belt ... Struggled defensively at times this runs in three innings in a 14-inning affair … Picked drove in another in finale against UL … Put to- season while battling injuries but has just on error up his third win with 2.1 innings against Lipscomb gether an eight-game hitting streak from April 18- in last seven games ... Had pair of two-hit games in and his fourth victory with four shutout innings 28, going 12-for-29 (.414) with nine runs scored season-opening series versus IP-Fort Wayne … against Arkansas State in the series finale ... … Collected four two-hit games during the streak, Went 6-for-10 with three runs scored, two RBIs Worked the final inning on Sunday at New Or- including three in-a-row, against Vanderbilt, Austin and two doubles in series at Southeastern Louisi- leans, walking a batter and getting a series-ending Peay and South Alabama … Also had two hits in ana, including a 3-for-4 performance on Sunday doubleplay ... Picked up first career save with four finale at USA and went 5-for-11 with five runs scored … Belted a two-run homer, his first career round- shutout innings versus Memphis, tying career-high and two RBIs in the series against the Jaguars … tripper, on Saturday against Southwest Missouri with five strikeouts. Tripled, had two hits, scored a run and drove in State … Had career-high four hits, including a another on Saturday versus Western Kentucky … game-tying two-run homer, in 8-3 win at Samford DANNY BORNE: Situational lefthanded reliever Scored twice in finale against WKU ... Singled and … Had two more hits the following day at SU … who has 20 appearances, all out of the bullpen … scored a run in Sunday victory at New Orleans ... Recorded two hits against Dayton … Went 3-for-5 Compiled a 3-0 mark with two saves and a 1.52 Doubled twice, drove in a run and scored two runs with three runs scored and two RBIs, including his ERA … Worked 2.1 scoreless innings on Sunday on first game versus Memphis ... Also scored twice third homer in eight games, versus Troy State … at Southeastern Louisiana to get his first win … Did in second contest against the Tigers ... Drew a Homered and had two hits versus Tennessee Tech not allow a run in 5.2 innings, spanning three ap- career-high four walks at Vanderbilt ... Singled and … Went 2-for-3 with a run and one RBI in finale pearances, to start the season … Allowed just one scored on Saturday versus Arkansas-Little Rock against Louisiana-Lafayette … Tied his career-high run in his first seven outings, a span of 9.2 innings ... Went out in style, scoring three runs and adding with four hits at Austin Peay, driving in a run and … Gave up six runs, all unearned, at New Mexico a three-run homer against UALR in final home game scoring the tying run in the ninth … Chopper up the State … Picked up a save with 1.1 scoreless in- of career ... Went 7-for-19 in Sun Belt Champion- middle plated two insurance runs in win over nings at South Alabama, striking out four ... Picked ships with five runs scored and four RBIs ... Had Lipscomb … Had two hits against Vanderbilt … up second win of the year with 2.2 scoreless in- career day against Louisiana-Lafayette on Satur- Went 2-for-4 with a run in finale at South Alabama nings versus Memphis, striking out three ... Had day, going 4-for-6 with two runs scored and four … Did not play on Wednesday at Memphis, his first most dominant outing of the year on Friday versus RBIs, including a double and two-run homer ... missed start since March 9, 2003 … Went 5-for-9 Arkansas-Little Rock, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings Has 10 hits in 26 at-bats (.385) in his last seven with three runs, a double and one RBI in final two to get the victory, allowing one hit and striking out games with nine runs scored and seven RBIs. games against Western Kentucky, including his fifth career-high six ... Tossed 3.2 innings on Saturday game with at least three hits this season on Sunday versus Louisiana-Lafayette in Sun Belt Champion- JOSH ARCHER: First baseman who has 24 starts ... Had eight hits in 13 at-bats (.615) in series at ships, allowing a run with two strikeouts to get a this season, playing in 34 games overall … New Orleans, including one three-hit and one four- save and send the Blue Raiders into the champi- Struggled early at the plate and in the field and lost hit contest, earning Sun Belt Player of the Week onship game. starting job to Derek Phillips ... Doubled and scored honors ... Went 3-for-4 on Friday against UNO twice against IP-Fort Wayne in season opener … and 4-for-5 with four RBIs on Sunday in the series BRETT CARROLL: Third baseman who has Went 3-for-4 in finale versus IPFW, his 16th career sweep ... Singled and scored twice in both games started every game this season and 120 in a row three-hit contest … Had two hits and drove in a run versus Memphis ... Went 2-for-4 with a run in finale dating to the start of the 2003 season … Has hit in final game at Jacksonville State … Doubled and versus Arkansas-Little Rock ... Has 11 hits in 24 at- safely in 48 of the 60 games this season … Biggest drove in two runs in second game of doubleheader bats (.458) during current six-game hitting streak threat in the middle of the lineup, having compiled at Southeastern Louisiana … Homered and tied with four runs scored. 38 career home runs and 49 career doubles in career-high with four RBIs in win at Lipscomb … three seasons as a Blue Raider ... Scored career- Hit a solo homer on Saturday versus Southwest ERIC BLEVINS: Righthanded hurler who has 15 high four runs and drove in a pair in Friday victory Missouri State … Went 2-for-5 with a run and one appearances this season with three starts … A valu- over IP-Fort Wayne … Went 6-for-12 with three RBI at Samford … Had two hits versus Troy State able member of the staff until recently when an doubles and two runs scored in three-game series 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 21 2004 MIDDLE TENNESSEE UPDATED BIOS at Jacksonville State … First eight-game hitting Western Kentucky, getting his third win of the year hits in both games versus Dayton, scoring a run streak of the year started at JSU, with Carroll going ... Worked six scoreless innings at New Orleans, and driving in another in both contests … Doubled 15-for-33 (.455) with seven runs scored, seven allowing three hits and striking out six to help sweep and drove in two runs on Sunday at New Mexico RBIs, four doubles and two home runs … Streak the Privateers ... Allowed two runs on four hits in State … Had one hit in all three games at Florida ended with four straight two-hit games, two at South- 5.2 innings versus Arkansas-Little Rock, getting his International, driving in two runs with a homer on eastern Louisiana and at Lipscomb and Belmont fifth victory ... Struck out 10 versus Louisiana- Sunday … Singled and scored a run in final two … Homered twice and tied career-high with four Lafayette at Sun Belt Championships, but allowed games versus Western Kentucky ... Went 2-for-4 RBIs in victory at Belmont ... Second eight-game six runs in 7.1 innings to suffer first loss. with two runs scored and two RBIs on Sunday at streak began in second game versus Southwest New Orleans ... Had two hits and drove in a run Missouri State, a stretch where Carroll was 12-for- RYAN DARNELL: Senior first baseman who has versus Memphis ... Singled and walked at Vanderbilt 31 (.387) with seven runs scored … Hit go-ahead 10 starts this season and has played in 22 games ... Two-run double drove in game-winning runs two-run home run in 8-3 triumph at Samford … … Started nine times in a 12-game stretch from on Friday versus Arkansas-Little Rock ... Scored Had worst Sun Belt Conference series of career at March 9-31 … Had two hits and scored a run on once in final two games against UALR ... Named to New Mexico State, going 0-for-10 … Began a 13- Saturday against Southwest Missouri State … Had SBC All-Tournament team after going 6-for-12 with game hitting streak versus Tennessee Tech, post- a career-day on Sunday versus SMS, going 3- six walks and five RBIs ... Went 3-for-3 with a homer ing 20 hits in 55 at-bats (.364) with eight runs scored for-4 with a homer, three RBIs and two runs scored and four RBIs in tourney opener versus Arkansas and nine RBIs from March 30-April 18 … Col- … Walked and scored versus Dayton … Has just State ... Doubled and had two hits in second meet- lected five hits in series versus Louisiana-Lafayette one start since March 31, a span of 21 games ... ing against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Currently 16- with pair of two-hit outings … Homered twice at Flied out in pinch-hitting role on Friday at New for-31 (.516) in last 11 starts with seven runs scored Florida International, a three-run shot on Friday Orleans. and 11 RBIs. and the game-winning solo shot to leadoff the 10th on Sunday … Hit game-tying home run on Friday CHASE EAKES: Sophomore leftfielder who has TRAVIS HORSCHEL: Righthanded reliever who against Arkansas State ... Went 2-for-3 on Sunday 19 starts and has played in 30 games this season has 20 appearances this season … Posted a 1-1 versus ASU, extending his hitting streak to a ca- … Unlucky at the plate all season, batting just .224 record with one save in 29.1 innings of work … reer-high 13 games … Homered in first two games despite hitting the ball hard a great majority of the Started the year strong but has been tagged for at South Alabama, both two-run shots … Went 5- time ... Walked and drove in a run in two games multiple runs in four of last six outings ... Struck out for-9 in two games at Memphis with two doubles, a against IP-Fort Wayne … Doubled and homered, four in 1.2 innings on Sunday versus IP-Fort Wayne homer and four RBIs … Had five hits with two RBIs driving in two runs at Southeastern Louisiana … … Roughed up at Southeastern Louisiana, allow- and a double in final two games versus Western Doubled, tripled and drove in three runs at Belmont ing three runs in two innings … Picked up a save Kentucky ... Left Friday game at New Orleans after … Doubled at Samford and scored a run versus with three innings at Lipscomb, giving up a run … being hit in the head by a 92-mph fastball ... Came Troy State … Doubled and scored versus Louisi- Did not allow a run in next six outings, spanning back to start the final two games, doubling twice ana-Lafayette … Singled home the go-ahead run 9.0 innings … Allowed two runs in less than an and driving in four runs ... Drove in four runs and versus Lipscomb ... Singled as a pinch-hitter at inning at Austin Peay … Picked up a win with two scored twice, including his 11th homer of the year, South Alabama … Doubled and singled versus shutout innings on Sunday at Florida International versus Memphis ... Went just 5-for-24 (.208) in Western Kentucky ... Singled home winning run in … Gave up one run to both Vanderbilt and Arkan- Sun Belt Championships, homering twice with five pinch-hitting role in 11-inning, 2-0 Friday victory at sas State … Suffered the loss at South Alabama, RBIs and three runs scored ... Currently in 11-for- New Orleans ... Also scored the second run in the allowing three runs in one-third of an inning … 57 (.193) slide over last 14 games, though he does win ... Walked and struck out after entering the Roughed up in last two outings, giving up seven have 14 RBIs and seven runs scored in that span. game in the sixth at Vanderbilt ... Drove in a run runs in four innings of work against Memphis and with a sac fly and lined out in championship game Western Kentucky ... Pitched one scoreless inning BJ CHURCH: Righthander who missed the first of Sun Belt Championships. versus Memphis, striking out one ... Got final two three weeks of the season due to a violation of outs on Saturday versus Arkansas-Little Rock. team rules … Stepped into the rotation first week of TROY HARP: Senior catcher who has started 43 April and won five straight decisions ... Worked out games this season, including all five in Sun Belt SHAY HORSEMAN: Lefthander who has eight of the bullpen in first two outings of the year … Has Championships … Three-year starter who has starts in 10 appearances this season … Midweek since worked as the Sunday starter, compiling a 5- been voted the Sun Belt’s best defensive catcher starter with great curveball, but inconsistency has 1 mark with a 3.91 ERA and 52 strikeouts … Picked all three years by the league’s coaches ... Belted a been his downfall for two years ... Struck out six in up a win in first start, allowing three runs with 10 grand slam and scored twice against IP-Fort Wayne four innings at Lipscomb in first outing of the year … strikeouts versus Louisiana-Lafayette … Gave up in season opener … Doubled and scored twice in Allowed two runs in 6.1 innings with 10 strikeouts, four runs in 6.1 innings at Florida International, a second game of a doubleheader at Southeastern the longest and best outing of his career, but still no decision … Struck out eight versus Arkansas Louisiana … Scored and drove in a run at Belmont suffered the loss versus Troy State … Gave up State, allowing four runs in five-plus innings … … Hit a solo homer versus Southwest Missouri one run and struck out seven in five innings at Picked up second win with seven innings at South State … Had a two-run single in 8-3 win at Samford, Tennessee Tech … Had seven strikeouts at Austin Alabama, allowing one run with eight strikeouts … starting a seven-game hitting streak in which he Peay in 4.2 innings, giving up three runs … Suf- Allowed three earned runs in 5.2 innings against was 10-for-28 (.357) with six RBIs … Had pair of fered the loss in relief versus Vanderbilt, giving up 22 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 MIDDLE TENNESSEE UPDATED BIOS two runs in one inning … Worked five innings at on two hits with six strikeouts to get his second win WAYNE KENDRICK: Reserve infielder who has Memphis, allowing four runs to get his first win of versus Austin Peay … Suffered first defeat at Mem- played in 12 games this season ... Singled and the season ... Tossed 3.2 innings at Vanderbilt, his phis, allowing five runs in 3.1 innings. scored in opening series versus IP-Fort Wayne … first outing in three weeks ... Allowed two earned Scored as a pinch-runner versus Dayton and Ar- runs on five hits against the Commodores ... Worked SHANE KEMP: Senior outfielder who has started kansas State … Hit into a doubleplay as pinch- 3.1 innings in SBC Tournament championship every game, playing all three outfield positions … hitter at South Alabama … Drew first career start in game, allowing five earned runs. Leads the club in homers and tied for the lead in second game at Memphis, going 1-for-3 with a stolen bases ... Started the season hot as a fire- walk, a run scored and going perfect in the field in NATE JAGGERS: Junior designated hitter who cracker, collecting 20 hits in his first 46 at-bats (.435) seven chances ... Entered as defensive replace- has 36 starts in 48 games played this season … … Went 7-for-12 with a homer, double, five RBIs ment on Sunday at New Orleans, grounding out in Missed the opening weekend of the season be- and three runs scored in season-opening series only at-bat. cause of violation of team rules ... Started slowly versus IP-Fort Wayne … Had three hits in final two but has been very consistent in the month of May, games at Jacksonville State, starting an eight-game STEVE KLINE: Lefthander who has eight starts in putting together a career-high 13-game hitting streak hitting streak where he has 13-for-31 (.419) with 20 appearances this season with five saves, work- … Had just five hits in his first 27 at-bats of the year seven runs scored and 10 RBIs … Had a solo ing almost exclusively in relief in the last two months … Singled and scored twice at Jacksonville State home run in first game at Southeastern Louisiana … Started the season as the Sunday starter but … Started 18 of the past 20 games as the DH … … Went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in finale at SLU … struggled in that role … Worked 6.1 shutout innings Had two hits, scored a run and drove in another in Doubled and drove in two runs at Lipscomb … in opening series versus IP-Fort Wayne, allowing finale against Louisiana-Lafayette … Went 5-for-7 Homered and scored twice at Belmont … Had a one hit with eight strikeouts to get a win … Allowed in first two games at Florida International, the end of two-run homer in Friday victory against Southwest three runs on five innings at Jacksonville State, a five-game hitting streak in which he went 10-for- Missouri State… Doubled, drove in two runs and taking the loss … Struggled at Southeastern Loui- 17 ... Had seven RBIs in three games versus Ar- scored twice at Samford … Doubled and homered siana, working just 3.2 innings … Gave up two kansas State, including a four RBI contest on Sat- in win at New Mexico State … Doubled, had three runs in 5.2 innings versus Southwest Missouri State urday ... Drove in the winning run on Saturday hits and scored a run in two games versus Ten- and two runs in five-plus innings against Dayton, and Sunday against ASU ... Drove in a run in all nessee Tech … Hit a pair of game-tying home runs getting no decision in both outings … Allowed six three games at South Alabama and went 3-for-4 in on Friday versus Louisiana-Lafayette, a two-run runs in two innings at New Mexico State, suffering Saturday’s contest ... Belted first home run of the shot in the ninth and a solo blast in the 13th ... Had the loss in his only conference start of the year … season at Memphis, a two-run shot to put the Blue two hits, including a double in the ninth that helped Worked 3.1 innings in relief on Sunday against Raiders ahead in Wednesday’s victory ... Singled score the tying run, at Austin Peay ... Also scored Louisiana-Lafayette to get first save, giving up one and scored the winning run in the 11-inning, 2-0 the winning run in the ninth at APSU … Belted run … Picked up second save with three shutout Friday victory at New Orleans ... Went 2-for-2 with three-run homer in opener at Florida International innings at Florida International, allowing just one hit a double and run scored off the bench versus … Doubled, stole two bases and scored twice in … Got another save with 1.2 scoreless innings Memphis ... Singled and walked at Vanderbilt ... opener versus Arkansas State, including tying run versus Lipscomb … Blew save chance on Satur- Went 5-for-11 in series versus Arkansas-Little Rock in the eighth … Walked and scored twice versus day versus Arkansas State but got the win instead with two runs scored and three RBIs ... Had two Austin Peay … Doubled twice in opener at South after allowing three-run homer in the ninth … Drew hits in the opener and two hits and two RBIs in Alabama … Had two hits in finale at USA and in start against Vanderbilt, allowing two runs in four Saturday contest ... Went 7-for-16 (.438) with six opener at Memphis … Hit first home run in 14 innings … Gave up two homers at South Alabama runs scored and four RBIs in Sun Belt Champion- games, a two-run shot, in opener versus Western and one at Memphis in hold situations … Struck out ships ... Has hit safely in 15 of last 17 games, going Kentucky ... Welcomed the addition of daughter one to get a save on Saturday versus Western 21-for-59 (.356) with 12 runs scored and 10 RBIs. Addison Grace Kemp on Tuesday, May 4 ... Did Kentucky … Came back the next day to get his fifth not have a hit in first two games at New Orleans but save of the season, going 3.1 shutout innings with JEFF KASSER: Righthander who has four starts exploded in finale ... Went 3-for-4 with career-high two strikeouts … Worked out of a tough jam on in nine appearances this season and has become four runs scored and five RBIs, belting 11th and Friday at New Orleans, getting two outs in the a midweek starter … Injury has sidelined the sopho- 12th home runs of the season ... Led off the sixth eighth, including a bases-loaded strikeout ... Struck more the last three weeks ... Worked two scoreless inning with a solo homer and hit a grand slam later out two and allowed a run at Vanderbilt ... In 12 innings in opening series versus IP-Fort Wayne in the frame, his second two-homer game of the relief appearances, has 1-0 mark with five saves, … Roughed up at Southeastern Louisiana, allow- year ... Went 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI at 3.38 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 21.1 innings ... Made ing four runs in one-third of an inning … Allowed Vanderbilt and was robbed of at least a double as Saturday start versus Louisiana-Lafayette in SBC one earned run in three innings versus Troy State well ... Voted to SBC All-Tournament team after Tournament, allowing four earned runs in 3.2 in- … Picked up first win versus Tennessee Tech, batting .400 (8-for-20) with three doubles, a triple nings. working five shutout innings with three strikeouts … and two homers in five games ... Went 3-for-4 with Saw action in first Sun Belt contest versus Louisi- three runs scored and four RBIs in tourney opener CHRIS LEGUENEC: Junior outfielder who has ana-Lafayette, working 0.2 innings in relief … Al- versus Arkansas State, including a double and two six starts and has played in 18 games this season lowed three unearned runs in five innings with five homers ... Doubled and tripled in Saturday win … Had two hits with a double and three RBIs in strikeouts versus Lipscomb … Gave up one run over Louisiana-Lafayette. start at Lipscomb … Singled home a run as pinch- 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 23 2004 MIDDLE TENNESSEE UPDATED BIOS hitter versus Dayton … Went 2-for-5 with two runs, three runs in series versus Louisiana-Lafayette, four runs before leaving the contest … Struck out a home run and career-high five RBIs versus Troy collecting his 16th and 17th multi-hit games of the eight in 6.1 innings at South Alabama, giving up State … Singled as a pinch-hitter versus Western season … Drove in two runs at Austin Peay … four runs to pick up sixth win … Gave up six earned Kentucky ... Drew first start since March 26 in Sun- Had two hits in finale at Florida International and runs in 4.2 innings with five strikeouts in loss to day game at New Orleans, going 2-for-3 with a went 3-for-4 with a double versus Lipscomb … Western Kentucky, stopping a hard shot up the run scored. Homered and scored twice versus Arkansas State middle with throwing hand before leaving the con- … Had two hits and blasted a three-run homer to test ... Went toe-to-toe with the league’s best pitcher, MICHAEL MCKENRY: Versatile freshman who put the Blue Raiders ahead versus Vanderbilt … UNO’s Thomas Diamond, on Friday, striking out has started 20 games and played in 34, seeing Doubled, had three hits and scored three times in 10 in 7.1 innings, allowing five hits ... Made a mid- action in left and rightfield, at catcher and at desig- opener at South Alabama … Went 6-for-11 with week start versus Memphis, allowing two earned nated hitter … Walked three times in first career four runs scored in two games at Memphis, includ- runs in 4.1 innings with six strikeouts ... Struck out start in opening series versus IP-Fort Wayne … ing first four-hit game of career … Walked four times 12 in 5.2 innings versus Arkansas-Little Rock, al- First hit of the season was a grand slam in first and scored twice in finale against Western Ken- lowing two runs on seven hits ... Picked up sev- game of doubleheader at Southeastern Louisiana tucky ... Went 3-for-5 with a double and RBI on enth win of the year with seven innings versus … Walked and scored twice on Sunday at SLU … Friday at New Orleans ... Scored a pair of runs in Arkansas State in first game of SBC Tournament, Singled, doubled and scored a run at Samford … other two games against the Privateers, his 18th allowing an earned run on four hits. Had two hits and belted another grand slam in first and 19th multi-run games of the season ... Went 0- career Sun Belt start, versus Louisiana-Lafayette for-3 before leaving first game versus Memphis ... DEREK PHILLIPS: Senior who started the sea- … Doubled twice at Austin Peay … Doubled, scored Did not play in second game against the Tigers, his son as a designated hitter but has played the past a run and drove in another versus Arkansas State first missed game of the year ... Singled and walked 31 games at first base … Named First Team All- … Drove in two runs versus Austin Peay with pair at Vanderbilt ... Scored and drove in a run in opener Sun Belt as utility player ... Played in 51 games of sacrifice flies. versus Arkansas-Little Rock ... Scored twice and with 46 starts, hitting safely in 39 of the 46 … Had a drove in a run on Saturday against UALR ... Had pinch-hit, two-run homer on Sunday at Jackson- ERIC MCNAMEE: Junior second baseman who only four hits but scored six runs in five games at ville State … Unlucky in only start at Southeastern has started all but one game this season and served Sun Belt Championships, drawing five walks ... In Louisiana, driving in two runs with a single and as the leadoff hitter since the fifth game of the year last 16 games, has 14 hits in 54 at-bats (.259) with getting robbed of at least two more hits in the con- … Named First Team All-Sun Belt ... Hit over .400 16 runs scored, five RBIs and 18 walks. test … Went 5-for-11 with a double, run scored and for first 30 games of the year … Has hit safely in 47 one RBI in series against Southwest Missouri State, of 59 games … Leads club in hits, runs and walks CHRIS MOBLEY: Righthanded starting pitcher including pair of two-hit outings … Had pinch-hit ... Started Blue Raider career with a phenomenal with 15 appearances this season, all starts … single in second game against Troy State … Had weekend against IP-Fort Wayne, going 7-for-10 Named First Team All-Sun Belt ... Assumed Friday three hits, a double, run scored and one RBI in two with seven runs scored, three extra-base hits, three role at start of the season and has not relinquished games at New Mexico State … Drew first career RBIs and a pair of outstanding defensive plays to it, leading club in strikeouts and tying for most in- start at first base in finale versus Louisiana-Lafayette end victories ... Walked four times and tied the single- nings pitched ... Struck out seven against IP-Fort ... Matched career-high with three hits on Friday game record for runs scored with five in Friday’s Wayne in season-opener, working five innings to and Sunday at Florida International, going 6-for- win over IPFW … Had multi-hits, drove in a run get a win … Allowed two runs in five-plus innings at 10 in two games in the series and starting 13-game and scored at least once in all three games … Jacksonville State, striking out nine but suffering a hitting streak from April 9-28 … During the stretch Walked and scored twice in second game at Jack- loss in 2-1 defeat … Allowed two unearned runs in was 25-for-51 (.490) with eight runs scored and sonville State, taking over in leadoff position … Went seven innings with nine strikeouts in first game of 13 RBIs … Doubled home two runs to tie the con- 3-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored in first doubleheader at Southeastern Louisiana, picking test versus Lipscomb … Had five hits in series ver- game of doubleheader at Southeastern Louisiana up second win … Tossed first career complete game sus Arkansas State, including pair of two-hit outings … Collected pair of three-hit and three-run games against Southwest Missouri State, a shutout with 11 and first homer since February 29 … Recorded at SLU … Had three hits and scored twice at strikeouts and just two hits for third win … Earned two hits versus Austin Peay … Collected two hits Belmont … Recorded two hits each in first two Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week honors each in first two games at South Alabama, driving in games versus Southwest Missouri State … Went for efforts against SMS … Gave up an unearned pair of runs in opener … Went 5-for-9 in two games 4-for-10 with five runs scored in two games at run with six strikeouts in 8.2 innings versus Dayton at Memphis with a double, home run, five RBIs and Samford … Had three hits and scored twice ver- for fourth victory … Had first bad start of the year in two runs scored … Hit pair of solo home runs and sus Dayton … Belted first collegiate home run ver- conference opener at New Mexico State, allowing had bases-clearing double for career-high five sus Troy State, a two-run shot … Recorded sixth six runs in 3.1 innings … Gave up one earned run RBIs on Saturday versus Western Kentucky … three-hit game of the season in SBC opener at in seven-plus innings versus Louisiana-Lafayette Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in New Mexico State … Recorded two hits in four of before being knocked out by a line drive off the finale against WKU … Named Sun Belt Hitter of the five games from March 30-April 4, part of seven- thigh … Picked up fifth win at Florida International, Week for efforts against UM and WKU, going 10- game hitting streak … Went 11-for-30 (.400) with allowing four runs on seven hits in six-plus innings for-20 with two doubles, three home runs, six runs six runs scored … Had two hits in both games … Struck out career-high 13 against Arkansas State scored and 12 RBIs in five games ... Drove in versus Tennessee Tech … Had five hits and scored but suffered the loss, leaving the game allowing winning run with a single on Saturday at New Or- 24 2004 Blue Raider Baseball leans ... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI, two runs scored the school record for saves in a career … Worked Combined with Chase Swing for third no-hitter in and first career triple on Sunday versus the Priva- three scoreless innings on Saturday versus IP- school history against IPFW, earning Sun Belt Con- teers ... Belted homers in both games versus Mem- Fort Wayne, combining with John Williams to throw ference and national Pitcher of the Week honors phis, scoring five times and driving in four runs in a no-hitter, the third in school history … Got the final from Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball … Ex- the two games ... Had a tough night at Vanderbilt, out in second game of doubleheader at Southeast- tended scoreless streak to 13 with seven shutout going 0-for-5 with two hard-hit balls ... Went 6-for- ern Louisiana to get second save … Allowed one innings at Jacksonville State, striking out six for sec- 12 with two runs scored and four RBIs in series run in 1.1 innings and struck out three on Sunday ond win … Gave up one run in 8.2 innings in versus Arkansas-Little Rock ... Had two hits and at SLU for third save … Did not allow an earned second game of doubleheader at Southeastern two RBIs on Saturday against UALR ... Homered run in next three outings, covering 3.1 innings … Louisiana, striking out 11 and giving up five hits for and singled twice, driving in two runs on Sunday Roughed up in next two appearances, giving up third straight victory … Suffered first loss to South- versus the Trojans in final home game of career ... two runs in 1.1 innings against Troy State and four west Missouri State, giving up six runs in 6.2 in- Went 7-for-21 (.333) in the Sun Belt Champion- runs in three innings at New Mexico State … Worked nings … Threw 155 pitches in complete-game vic- ships with two doubles, a homer and three RBIs ... four shutout innings versus Tennessee Tech, strik- tory at New Mexico State, striking out 14 and giv- Had pair of hits in opener versus Arkansas State ing out five for fourth save … Gave up three runs in ing up two earned runs … Suffered loss in pitcher’s and doubled twice in first win over Louisiana- two outings versus Louisiana-Lafayette without re- dual at Florida International, giving up two-run Lafayette ... Homered in championship game ver- cording an out … Worked two scoreless innings at homer in eighth inning of a 2-0 loss … Allowed two sus Western Kentucky ... In last 30 starts, batting Memphis ... Made his first start since the end of his earned runs in 6.1 innings versus Arkansas State, .437 (52-for-119) with 10 doubles, a triple, eight freshman season and first appearance in two striking out six and getting no decision … Scattered home runs, 33 RBIs and .739 slugging percent- weeks versus Memphis ... Picked up a win with 11 hits and gave up four runs in six-plus innings at age ... Middle Tennessee is 22-9 during the stretch. five innings of work, giving up one earned runs on South Alabama, again getting no decision … Picked two hits with five strikeouts ... Struck out one in a up first win in a month, allowing three runs on six MATT SCOTT: Righthanded reliever who has 21 scoreless inning at Vanderbilt. hits in 7.1 innings against Western Kentucky with appearances this season, getting stronger and more six strikeouts ... Had perhaps the most dominating consistent as the season has progressed … Posted MARCUS TAYLOR: Sophomore outfielder with performance of his career on Saturday at New 3-1 mark with 2.72 ERA in 39.2 innings of work, 41 starts in 47 games this season, playing mostly in Orleans, tossing a complete-game, three-hit shut- striking out 32 ... Did not allow an earned run in first rightfield … A feast-or-famine guy, with 18 of 34 hits out with 10 strikeouts and just one walk ... Faced six outings of the season, giving up just two runs on this season going for extra bases ... Also has 30 just three batters over the minimum against UNO ... 11 hits in 11.0 innings with 10 strikeouts … Took a walks but 53 strikeouts ... Had three hits, three Won for third straight time versus Arkansas-Little line drive off his left bicep at Jacksonville State but walks, pair of home runs and six RBIs against IP- Rock, tossing 8.1 scoreless innings and striking out still got the out on the play … Picked up first career Fort Wayne in season opener … Doubled, had 14 ... Named to SBC All-Tournament team after win at Samford in last of six outings, working 3.2 two hits and drove in three runs on Saturday at striking out nine in 8.1 innings versus Louisiana- scoreless innings, striking out four and allowing Jacksonville State … Went 3-for-5 with a three-run Lafayette, allowing four earned runs for fourth con- four hits … Roughed up in next appearance, giv- homer and two runs scored in first game of a double- secutive victory. ing up four runs on eight hits versus Dayton … header at Southeastern Louisiana … Belted a Worked 2.2 scoreless innings at New Mexico State three-run homer at Samford … Smashed a two- … Suffered a loss at Tennessee Tech, giving up run, pinch-hit home run against Troy State … Col- one run in 3.2 innings on frigid night … Gave up lected four hits, four walks, scored three times and two runs in three innings versus Louisiana-Lafayette drove in three runs in series at New Mexico State, … Picked up a win with two innings at Austin Peay, including a game-winning two-run homer on Sat- giving up an unearned run with four strikeouts … urday … Went 3-for-4 with a run and one RBI in Worked a scoreless inning versus Arkansas State finale at NMSU … Walked and scored twice ver- and two more against Austin Peay … Touched for sus Lipscomb … Singled in first two games at New five runs, two earned, on six hits in three innings Orleans and scored a run in Sunday victory ... versus Western Kentucky ... Looked dominant in Went 2-for-5 with a triple, homer, two runs scored two scoreless innings on Friday at New Orleans, and five RBIs versus Memphis ... Singled and getting the win in an 11-inning, 2-0 victory ... Worked scored twice in opener versus Arkansas-Little Rock a scoreless ninth inning versus Memphis ... Tossed ... Doubled and homered, scoring three times in 1.2 scoreless innings at Vanderbilt, striking out three four games at Sun Belt Championships. ... Worked 1.2 scoreless innings versus Arkansas- Little Rock, striking out two ... Picked up first career JOHN WILLIAMS: Lefthanded starter who has save against Louisiana-Lafayette at Sun Belt Cham- 13 appearances this season, all starts, posting 8-3 pionships, getting final two outs in Thursday win. record with 2.77 ERA … Named Second Team All- Sun Belt ... Started season strong but struggled CHASE SWING: Righthander who started the during middle of the year ... Has posted four straight season as the closer but struggled after a month wins, all in May, posting a 1.91 ERA in the process and has been relegated to middle relief … Has 20 ... Worked first six innings on Saturday versus IP- appearances and four saves, one away from tying Fort Wayne, allowing no hits with 12 strikeouts …