2007 Baseball Media Guide
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The Missouri Valley Conference BRADLEY Peoria NORTHERN IOWA Cedar Falls DRAKE Des Moines CREIGHTON Omaha INDIANA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Terre Haute Normal VALLEY The 2008 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference OFFICE baseball tournament will take place at Eck Stadium, in St. Louis Wichita, Kansas on May 21-24. The Valley’s top six WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY OF teams from the regular season will battle for the Wichita MISSOURI STATE EVANSVILLE league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Springfield Evansville Eck Stadium holds a special place in University of Evansville baseball history, as the Purple Aces took home the 2006 MVC Tournament title there the last time the tournament was played in Wichita. The MVC The MVC has sent multiple teams to SOUTHERN the NCAA Tournament 11 times in ILLINOIS once again will feature some of the best baseball in the Carbondale nation this year, as three Valley teams will enter the the last 14 years. season nationally-ranked. 2008 MVC Opponent Information Bradley Creighton Illinois State Indiana State Location: Peoria, Ill. Location: Omaha, Neb. Location: Normal, Ill. Location: Terre Haute, Ind. Mascot: Braves Mascot: Bluejays Mascot: Redbirds Mascot: Sycamores Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Missouri Valley 2007 Record: 32-21 2007 Record: 45-16 2007 Record: 20-32 2007 Record: 26-26 Conf. record/finish: 13-11/T-3rd Conf. record/finish: 19-5/2nd Conf. record/finish: 8-16/T-6th Conf. record/finish: 7-17/T-8th Head Coach: Dewey Kalmer Head Coach: Ed Servais Head Coach: Jim Brownlee Head Coach: Lindsay Meggs Record at BU/years: 816-744-4/29th Record at CU/years: 159-78/5th Record at ISU/years: 110-155/6th Record at ISU/years: 26-26/2nd Careerrecord/years:1006-886-5/40th Careerrecord/years: 341-160-1/14th Careerrecord/years: 811-764-5/29th Careerrecord/years: 564-250-4/16th Series Record: UE leads 33-27 Series Record: CU leads 29-21 Series Record: ISU leads 41-36-1 Series Record: ISU leads 69-50-1 Letterwinner returning/lost: 15/13 Letterwinner returning/lost: 14/12 Letterwinner returning/lost: 17/9 Letterwinner returning/lost: 10/14 Baseball SID: Bobby Parker Baseball SID: Brent Elsasser Baseball SID: John Sandberg Baseball SID: Kevin Jenison e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Office: (309) 677-2624 Office: (402) 280-5801 Office: (309) 438-3249 Office: (812) 237-4073 Fax: (309) 677-2626 Fax: (402) 280-2495 Fax: (309) 438-5634 Fax: (812) 237-4157 Web Site: www.bubraves.com Web Site: www.gocreighton.com Web Site: www.goredbirds.com Web Site: www.gosycamores.com Press Box: (309) 680-4045 Press Box: (402) 280-2787 Press Box: (309) 438-3504 Press Box: (812) 237-3654 Northern Iowa Missouri State Southern Illinois Wichita State Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa Location: Springfield, Mo. Location: Carbondale, Ill. Location: Wichita, Kan. Mascot: Panthers Mascot: Bears Mascot: Salukis Mascot: Shockers Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Missouri Valley 2007 Record: 23-28 2007 Record: 23-34 2007 Record: 34-22 2007 Record: 53-22 Conf. record/finish: 8-16/T-6th Conf. record/finish: 7-17/T-8th Conf. record/finish: 13-11/T-3rd Conf. record/finish: 20-4/1st Head Coach: Rick Heller Head Coach: Keith Guttin Head Coach: Dan Callahan Head Coach: Gene Stephenson RecordatUNI/years: 217-228-1/8th RecordatMSU/years: 864-536/26th RecordatSIU/years: 356-367-1/14th RecordatWSU/years:1605-533-3/31st Careerrecord/years: 508-422-4/20th Career record/years: same Careerrecord/years: 509-525-2/20th Career record/years: same Series Record: UE leads 26-25 Series Record: MSU leads 35-27 Series Record: SIU leads 80-53 Series Record: WSU leads 37-18 Letterwinner returning/lost: 16/9 Letterwinner returning/lost: 17/10 Letterwinner returning/lost: 16/4 Letterwinner returning/lost: 19/11 Baseball SID: Kara Moran Baseball SID: Ben Adamson Baseball SID: Jeff Honza Baseball SID: Tami Cutler e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Office: (319) 273-5455 Office: (417) 836-5402 Office: (618) 453-5470 Office: (316) 978-5559 Fax: (319) 273-3602 Fax: (417) 836-4868 Fax: (618) 453-2648 Fax: (316) 978-3336 Web Site: www.unipanthers.com Web Site: www.missouristatebears.com Web Site: www.siusalukis.com Web Site: www.goshockers.com Press Box: (319) 232-5633 Press Box: (417) 863-0395, ext. 3070 Press Box: (618) 453-3794 Press Box: (316) 978-3390 Page 30 2008 Tournament Opponents 2008 Johnny Gill Memorial Tournament February 22-24 Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, South Carolina Winthrop Gardner-Webb St. John’ s Johnny Gill Memorial Location: Rock Hill, S.C. Location: Boiling Springs, N.C. Location: Queens, N.Y. Mascot: Eagles Mascot: Runnin’ Bulldogs Mascot: Red Storm Schedule Conference: Big South Conference: Atlantic Sun Conference: Big East 2007 Record: 33-27 2007 Record: 26-32 2007 Record: 41-19 Friday, February 22 Conf. record/finish: 15-6/2nd Conf. record/finish: 12-15/5th Conf. record/finish: 20-7/1st St.John’svs.Gardner-Webb,11:30a.m. Head Coach: Joe Hudak Head Coach: Rusty Stroupe Head Coach: Ed Blankmeyer UE at Winthrop, 3 p.m. RecordatWU/years: 574-388-5/17th Record at GWU/years: 143-141/6th RecordatSJU/years: 398-247-3/13th Saturday, Februay 23 Careerrecord/years: 777-525-5/25th Career record/years: 499-375/18th Career record/years: same St. John’s at Winthrop, 12 p.m. Series Record: WU leads 1-0 Series Record: GWU leads 1-0 Series Record: First Meeting UE vs. Gardner-Webb, 3:30 p.m. Letterwinner returning/lost: 13/12 Letterwinner returning/lost: 20/8 Letterwinner returning/lost: 18/12 Baseball SID: Gustavo Zanette Baseball SID: Marc Rabb Baseball SID: Tim Brown Sunday, February 24 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] UE vs. St. John’s, 10 a.m. Office: (803) 323-2129, ext. 6067 Office: (704) 406-4355 Office: (718) 990-1521 Gardner-WebbatWinthrop,1:30p.m. Fax: (803) 323-2433 Fax: (704) 406-4739 Fax: (718) 969-8468 Web Site: www.winthropeagles.com Web Site: www.gwusports.com Web Site: www.redstromsports.com Press Box: (803) 323-2155 or 2114 Press Box: N/A Press Box: (718) 990-2724 The 2008 Citadel Shootout March 7-9 Riley Park Charleston, South Carolina The Citadel UNC-Asheville Wright State The Citadel Shootout Location: Charleston, S.C. Location: Asheville, N.C. Location: Dayton, Ohio Mascot: Bulldogs Mascot: Bulldogs Mascot: Raiders Schedule Conference: Southern Conference: Big South Conference: Horizon League 2007 Record: 34-27 2007 Record: 22-38 2007 Record: 36-22 Friday, March 7 Conf. record/finish: 12-15/7th Conf. record/finish: 9-12/6th Conf. record/finish: 21-9/2nd UNC-Ashevillevs.WrightSt.,11a.m. Head Coach: Fred Jordan Head Coach: Willie Stewart Head Coach: Rob Cooper UE at The Citadel, 3 p.m. Record at TC/years: 558-400/17th RecordatUNCA/years: 61-115/4th Record at WSU/years: 94-82/4th Career record/years: same Career record/years: same Career record/years: same Saturday, March 8 Series Record: First Meeting Series Record: First Meeting Series Record: WSU leads 3-2 UE vs. UNC-Asheville, 10 a.m. Letterwinner returning/lost: 22/6 Letterwinner returning/lost: 11/13 Letterwinner returning/lost: 16/14 Wright St. at The Citadel, 1:30 p.m. Baseball SID: Patrick Walsh Baseball SID: Everett Hutto Baseball SID: Greg Campbell Sunday, March 9 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] UE vs. Wright St., 10 a.m. Office: (843) 953-7590 Office: (828) 251-6931 Office: (937) 775-4687 UNC-AshevilleatTheCitadel,1 p.m. Fax: (843) 953-6727 Fax: (828) 251-6386 Fax: (937) 775-2368 Web Site: www.citadelsports.com Web Site: www.uncabulldogs.com Web Site: www.wsuraiders.com Press Box: (843) 965-4151 Press Box: N/A Press Box: N/A 2008 Dunn Hospitality Diamond Classic March 14-16 Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, Indiana Cleveland State North Dakota State Central Michigan Diamond Classic Location: Cleveland, Ohio Location: Fargo, ND Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich. Mascot: Vikings Mascot: Bison Mascot: Chippewas Schedule Conference: Horizon League Conference: Summit League Conference: Mid-American (West) 2007 Record: 14-44 2007 Record: 16-31 2007 Record: 35-21 Friday, March 14 Conf. record/finish: 10-18/4th Conf. record/finish: N/A Conf. record/finish: 21-6/2nd-West N.DakotaSt.vs.C.Michigan,11a.m. Head Coach: Kevin Kocks Head Coach: Tod Brown Head Coach: Steve Jaksa Cleveland St. at UE, 3 p.m. Record at CSU/years: 14-44/2nd Record at NDSU/years: 0-0/1st Record at CMU/years: 170-114/6th Saturday, March 15 Career record/years: same Career record/years: same Career record/years: 198-139/7th ClevelandSt.vs.C.Michigan,11a.m. Series Record: First Meeting Series Record: First Meeting Series Record: CMU leads 7-4 N. Dakota St. at UE, 3 p.m. Letterwinner returning/lost: 13/9 Letterwinner returning/lost: 17/5 Letterwinner returning/lost: 14/9 Baseball SID: Greg Murphy Baseball SID: Ryan Perreault Baseball SID: Mike Boseak Sunday, March 16 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] ClevelandSt.vs.N.DakotaSt.,11a.m. Office: (216) 687-5288 Office: (701) 231-8331 Office: (989) 774-3277 C. Michigan at UE, 3 p.m.