Morehead State University

Baseball 1976 EAGLE SCHEDULE

~ Date Opponent EDT Wed. March 17 TAYLOR (2) 1 :30 Thurs. March 18 TAYLOR (2) 1 :30 Fri. March 19 WEST VIRGINIA (2) 1 :30 Sat. March 20 WEST VIRGINIA (2) 1 :00 Tues. March 23 MARSHALL (2) 1 :30 Thurs. March 25 Xavier (2) 1 :00 Sat. March 27 * East Tennessee (2) 12:00 Mon. March 29 XAVIER (2) 1 :30 Tues. March 30 OH IO 2:30 Wed. March 31 INDIANA-PURDUE 2:30 Thurs. April 1 INDIANA-PURDUE (2) 1 :30 Sat. April 3 * TENNESSEE T ECH (2) 12:00 Mon. April 5 Cincinnati 3:00 Wed. April 7 * EASTERN KENTUCKY (2) 1 :00 Fri. April 9 Louisvi lle (2) 1:00 Sat. April 10 * EAST TENNESSE E (2) 12:00 Tues. April 13 * Eastern Kentucky ( 2) 1 :00 Wed. April 14 ANDERSON (2) 1 :30 Thurs. April 15 ANDERSON (2) 1 :30 Sat. April 17 * Ten nessee Tech (2) 1 :00 Tues. April 22 Marshall (2) 1 :00 Wed. April 23 LOUISVILLE (2) 1 :30 Tues. April 27 MORRIS HA RVEY (2) 1 :30 Fri. April 30 CINCINNATI 2:30 * Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Division Games All Home Games Listed in Capitals Steve Hamilton Head Coach

Former MSU basketball and baseball standout Steve Hamilton is entering his first season at the helm of the Eagle baseball program. He was appointed the Eagle field boss when John (Sonny) Allen was elevated to assistant athletic director. Allen served as head coach for 14 seasons. Hamilton earned Al l-American honors in basket­ bal l at MSU in 1957. He twice was named to t he All-Ohio Valley Conference team. "I am pleased to return to MSU as baseball coach," said Hamilton. "Much of my life has been devoted to baseball and I consider coaching young people a real challenge." Hamilton distinguished his basketball career by setting all of MSU's rebounding marks. He currently holds the marks for rebounds in a game (38). rebounds in a season (543). rebounds in a four-year career (1,675). best rebounding average in a season (20.1) and best rebounding average in a career ( 16.4). He also is the No. 3 all-time scorer at MSU with 1,829 points. But the slender native of Charlestown, Ind., will probably be remembered most for his professional baseball days. He left MSU and joined the Min­ neapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Associa­ tion and the Cleveland Indians of t he American League. Hamilton spent 11 seasons in the majors and played for the Indians, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs. He stayed with the Yankees for seven and one-half seasons and played in two World Series. He retired from the major leagues following the 1972 season and managed the Johnson City {Tenn.) franchise in the Appalachian League during 1973. Hamilton returned to the majors as pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers last season under his long-time friend and former manager, Ralph Houk. "In baseball,1 left home for seven months out of the year and could only see my fami ly for a day at a time," said Hamilton. "I decided I wanted to stay close to home." Hamilton sees his appointment as a chall enge and responsibility. " It is a great opportunity to take over a program like this one," he said. "But it will take a great deal of hard work to maintain MSU's tradition in basebal I." Hamilton received his bachelor's degree from MSU in 1958 and his master's in 1963.

Hamilton, the player 1957 1976 OUTLOOK

After losing last season's Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Division title game, Morehead State Univer­ sity's baseball Eagles have their sights this season on a return to the championship. Last year's squad posted a 26-19 record under veteran Coach Sonny Allen and won the OVC's Eastern Division spring title. Abolition of fall baseball means the entire divisional championship will ride on spring records. The Eagles, now under Coach Steve Hamilton, return 10 non- who started at one time. In all, 15 lettermen are back. Five lettermen will not be back this season. Four were graduated and the fifth, Gary Reiter, did not return to school. Second baseman Ken Nooe broke five offensive records last season, including most hits in a season record which formerly was held by Boston Red Sox second baseman Denny Doyle. Nooe hit -409 and also broke records for most at-bats, runs scored, doubles and total bases_ He was named the team's most valuable player. On the other side of second base is shortstop Jim Brockman. He has played two seasons of college baseball and twice has been named AII-OVC. He hit .322 last year and was second in walks with 33. Junior Bobby Wells will probably get the early nod at first base over freshman Danny Kiser. Both are Morehead natives. Versatile Jeff Stamper has inherited the third base position. He hit .326 last season while playing six different positions. "Because of his versatility, Jeff is one of the most valuable players on the team," said Coach Hamilton. Bobby Whitaker will provide depth in the infield. The outfield features AII-OVC returnee Mac Whitaker and former AII-OVC star Greg Tucker. Whitaker hit .294 and led the team in walks. Tucker will be attempting to recover from an eye injury suffered last season. Joining them in the battle for the three outfield positions are defensive ace Harry Hall and consistent Jeff Elwert. Dave Bennett will add depth. Catching duties will be shared by Kirk Hudson and Rick Gunterman and it may be the strongest position on the team. Hudson hit .318 and will be the regular defensive catcher and Gunterman will catch the second game of doubleheaders and serve as a designated hitter. Gunterman broke MSU's records for home runs and runs batted in last season and batted .331. A trio of hard throwin'g southpaws head the pitching staff. Tinker Chapman led the team in wins, games, complete games, pitched and . He returns for his senior season. Jim Duff also returns to defend his team crown. Fast-improving Mel Wolf will provide a third lefthanded starter. Righthander Harry Arnold also returns. Righthander Jim Schmidt also may get a starting slot. Southpaw Doug Fryman and righthander Marc Griesinger head the bullpen staff. They will be joined by two untested freshmen, Mike Patton and Jerry Bloomfield. "One of our main strengths will be offensive ability," said Coach Hamilton. "We have excellent hitting and should have more team speed. We'll be able to play a more open type of baseball with more running." "Our question marks will be depth in pitching and defense on the corners of the infield," said Hamilton. " I hope to establish definite starting pitchers and point the rotation around conference games." The Eagles will play 43 games in 44 days. At stake is the OVC crown and a trip to the NCAA Tourna­ ment.

HARRY ARNOLD - RHP 6-3, 190, Sr., Frankfort, Ky.

Should be hi s best year . . . t hrew two-hitter against Louisville . . . right-handed starter . . . graduate of Franklin County High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Arnold Sr. of Frankfort.

DAVE BENNETT- OF 5-10, 170, Jr., Wheelersburg, Ohio

Still battling hand injury suffered two years ago .. . will add depth to left-handed pinch hitting . . . can hit with power .. . graduate of Wheelersburg High . .. son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bennett of Wheelersburg.

JERRY BLOOMFIELD - RHP 6-3, 200, Fr., Camp Dix, Ky.

Untried freshman . . . will pitch in short re lief . .. graduate of Lewis County High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Estill Bloomfield of Camp Dix.

JIM BROCKMAN - SS 5-8, 135, Jr., Findlay, Ohio

Two-time AII-OVC ... physicall y stronger this season ... hit .322 last season .. . surprising power for small frame . . . graduate of Find lay High . . . son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brockman of Findlay.

TINKER CHAPMAN - LHP 5-9, 170, Sr., Louisville, Ky.

Led staff in games, complete games, wins, saves, and ERA . . . A II-OVC ... left-handed starter .. . was 7-4 with 2.04 ERA . .. graduate of Butler High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Chapman Sr. of Louisville.

JIM DUFF - LHP 6-3, 190, Sr., Nashville, Ind.

Won six of eight decisions . . . led team in ... left-handed starter .. . graduate of Nashville High . .. son of Mr. and Mrs. J ames Duff Sr. of Nashville. JEFF ELWERT - OF 5-7, 155, So., Cincinnati, Ohio

Fighting for starting position .. . left-handed ... hit .308 last season ... makes excellent contact .. . graduate of Northwest High . .. son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Elwert of Cincinnati.

DOUG FRYMAN - LHP 6-1, 180, So., Carlisle, Ky.

Long relief specialist last year . . . may start some . . . graduate of Nicholas County ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fryman of Carlisle.

MARC GRIESINGER - RHP 6-0, 145, Jr., California, Ky.

Hard worker ... will be used in relief .. . graduate of Campbell County High .. . son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Griesinger of California, Kentucky.

RICK GUNTERMAN - C 5-11 , 175, Jr., Sellersburg, Ind.

Set MSU records for home runs with 11 and RBl 's with 54 . .. also hit .331 ... will be designated hitter and catch in doubleheaders ... graduate of Si lver Creek High . . . son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gunterman of Sellersburg.

HARRY HALL - OF 5-9, 185, Jr., Findlay, Ohio

Outstanding defensive outfielders ... hitting only obstacle to stardom .. . graduate of Find lay High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hall of Findlay.

KIRK HUDSON - C 6-1, 190, Jr., Chrisney, Ind.

Hit .318 last season ... regular catcher .. . hits with power ... second on team in RBl 's ... graduate of Heritage Hills High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hudson of Chrisney. RO

Royal Lt. Blue Gold Blue Name Pos. 15 15 15 Harry Arnold RHP 4 41 41 Dave Bennett OF 20 20 20 Jerry Lee Bloomfield RHP 14 14 14 Jim Brockman** ss 28 28 28 Tinker Chapman ** LHP 29 40 40 Jim Duff*** LHP 18 18 18 Jeff Elwert* OF 34 34 34 Doug Fryman LHP 10 10 10 Marc Griesinger RHP 16 16 16 Rick Gunterman* C 17 17 17 Harry Hall* OF 19 19 19 Kirk Hudson** C 31 31 31 Danny Kiser 1B 21 21 21 Ken Nooe* 2B 33 33 33 Mike Patton RHP 12 12 12 Jim Schmidt RHP 32 32 32 Jeff Stamper* INF 13 13 13 Greg Tucker* OF 26 26 26 Bobby Wells** INF 23 23 23 Bobby Whitaker INF 30 29 30 Mac Whitaker*** OF 27 27 27 Mel Wolf* LHP

*De COACH: Steve Hamilton MANAGER: Tom Brown TRAINER: David Bays ER

B-T Ht. Wt. Cl . Home Town R-R 6-3 190 Sr. Frankfort, Ky. L-R 5-10 170 Jr. Wheelersburg, Ohio R-R 6-3 200 Fr. Camp Dix, Ky. R-R 5-8 135 Jr. Findlay, Ohio R-L 5.9 170 Sr. Louisville, Ky. L-L 6-3 190 Sr. Nashville, Ind. L-L 5-7 155 So. Cincinnati, Ohio L-L 6-1 180 So. Carlisle, Ky. R-R 6-0 145 Jr. California, Ky. R-R 5-11 175 Jr. Sellersburg, Ind. L-L 5-9 185 Jr. Findlay, Ohio R-R 6-1 190 Jr. Chrisney, Ind. L-R 6-1 200 Fr. Morehead, Ky. R-R 5-9 160 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio R-R 6-0 185 Fr. Shively, Ky. R-R 6-0 170 Fr. Evansville, Ind. R-R 6-3 175 Jr. Frankfort, Ky. R-R 5-11 175 Sr. Hillsboro, Ohio L-L 5-9 165 Jr. Morehead, Ky. R-R 6-2 175 Fr. Mt. Sterling, Ky. R-R 5-10 160 Sr. Cynthiana, Ky. L-L 6-2 180 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio

1otes letters DANNY KISER - 1 B 6.-1, 200, Fr., Morehead, Ky.

Can hit with power ... left-handed ... needs better defense ... graduate of Rowan County High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kiser of Morehead.

KEN NOOE- 2B 5-9, 160, Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio

Broke four MSU records last season . . . at bats- 164 ... runs scored-48 ... hits-67 ... doubles- 12 ... total bases-99 ... won Eddie Wa llingford Most Valuable Player award .. . good power .. . graduate of Deer Par k High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. James Nooe of Cincinnati.

MIKE PATTON - RHP 6-0, 185, Fr., Shively, Ky.

Playing time depends on improvement ... graduate of Butler High . . . son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Patton of Shively.

JIM SCHMIDT- RHP 6-0, 170, Fr., Evansville, Ind.

Fine athlete .. . should be right handed starter . .. also can play infield ... graduate of Evansville North High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Schmidt of Evansvi 11 e.

JEFF STAMPER - INF-C 6-3, 175, Jr., Frankfort, Ky.

Developed last season .. . should get nod at third base . .. can play all infield positions and catch . . . graduate of Frankfort High . . . son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stamper of Frankfort.

GREG TUCKER - OF 5-11, 175, Sr., Hillsboro, Ohio

A II -OVC out fielder ... recovering from eye In1 ury suffered last season ... hit .365 ... good power . _ . graduate of Hillsboro High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Royal Tucker of Hillsboro. BOBBY WELLS - 1 B-OF 5-9, 165, Jr., Morehead , Ky.

Injury plagued ... top contender at first base ... also plays the outfield . . . graduate of University Breckinridge School ... son of Mrs. Mary Ella Wel ls of Morehead.

BOBBY WHITAKER - INF 6·2, 175, Fr., Mt. Sterling, Ky .

Freshman with good hands ... needs experience . . . graduate of Montgomery County High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Joe Whitaker of Mr. Sterling.

MAC WHITAKER - OF 5-10, 160, Sr., Cynthiana, Ky .

AII-OVC outfielder ... righthanded power hitter . .. t hree-year staner .. . led team in walks .. . strong thrower ... gradL1ate of Harrison County High ... son of Herschel Whitaker of Cynthiana.

MEL WOLF - LHP 6-2, 180, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio

Left handed starter ... six wins in nine decisions last season ... graduate of Deer Park High ... son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wolf of Cincinnati. MSU BASEBALL RECORDS

HITTING Highest Batting Average: (Min. 40 at bats) .488, Charles D. Caudill , 1958 (21 for 43). Most at Bats: 164, Ken Nooe*, 1975. Most Runs Scored : 48, Ken Nooe*, 1975. Most Hits : Game - 6, Val Falcone vs. Marshall , 1971 . Season - 67, Ken Nooe*, 1975. Most Doubles: 12, Ken Nooe*, 1975. Most Triples: 5, Les Stewart, 1964. Most Home Runs: 11 , Rick Gunterman*, 1975. Most Runs Batted In : Game - 8, Homer Cablish vs. Western Ky., 1972. Season - 54, Rick Gunterman*, 1975. Most Total Bases: 99, Ken Nooe, 1975 (471B, 12 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR). Highest Slugging Percentages : .884, Charles D. Caudill, 1958 (43 AB, 21 H, 38 TB).

*Denotes record for combined fall and spring statistics. PITCHING Most Wins: 10, Harold Sergent, 1964 ( 10-21. Most Loses: 7, John Capelle, 1967 (5-7). Most Innings Pitched: 83, Harold Sergent, 1964. Most Strikeouts: Game - 13, Tom Miller vs. MacAlester, 1971. Season - 86, John Capelle, 1967. Most Bases On Balls: 44, Jim Duff, 1974 Best Earned Run Average: (Min. 27 IP) 1.48, Charles Adkins, 1964. Best Earned Run Average: (Min. 3 Decisions) 1.09, Jerry Weir, 1971 (3-0). No Hit, No Run Games: Pete Gray vs. Howard (2-0), 1963. John Capelle vs. Tenn. Tech (3-0), 1964. Jim Martin vs. Middle Tenn. (2-0), 1968. Most No Hit, No Run Innings In A Game: 12 1 /3, Pete Gray vs. Eastern Ky., 1963.

MISCELLANEOUS Most Stolen Bases: 27, Dennis Doyle, 1964. Best Team Batting Average: .339 in 1970 (NCAA College Division leader). Most Plays In A Game: 5, MSU vs. East Tenn., Fall, 1972. Most Runs By One Team In A Game: 24, MSU vs. Transylvania, 1964 (MSU, 24-11. Most Runs By Two Teams In A Game: 34, MSU & Eastern Ky., 1970 (MSU 19, EKU 151. Most Runs In One : 17, MSU vs. Ky . State, 1963, 1st inning 1975 Final Baseball Statistics Record: 26-19-1 HITTING AB R H 28 38 HR RBI AVG. Brockman 152 42 49 8 3 3 20 .322 Nooe 164 48 67 12 4 4 25 .409 Whitaker 143 43 42 7 3 5 34 .294 Tucker 107 23 39 8 0 2 24 .365 Gunterman 133 36 44 10 0 11 54 .331 Schlemmer 95 20 32 6 1 5 26 .337 Hudson 129 22 41 7 2 3 36 .318 Hall 105 9 24 6 1 2 18 .229 Ferguson 110 20 28 6 1 2 13 .256 Stamper 89 23 29 6 0 0 9 .326 Wells 46 7 12 2 0 0 8 .261 Cisco 13 2 2 0 b 0 .154 Elwert 65 15 20 0 0 10 .308 Jones 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Bennett 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Marischen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Others 5 2 0 0 2 .200

Totals 1360 313 432 78 15 39 281 .318

PITCH ING 9inn. W-L IP H R ER BB so ERA Chapman 7 .4 75 66 34 17 21 57 2.04 Duff 6-2 62.1 60 43 28 39 59 4.04 Wolf 6-3 59 62 29 20 33 25 3.05 Gadlage 2-2 25.2 25 25 21 13 6 7.36 Lucas 0-4 21 27 24 17 18 8 7.29 Reiter 0 -1 17 18 21 20 28 10 10.59 Fryman 1 ·0 13.1 19 18 6 4 3 4.05 Brewer 1-2 14.1 19 21 13 13 10 8.16 Arnold 1-0 13 22 17 14 10 7 9.69 Cordial 1-1 13.2 15 10 9 11 5 5.93 Others 1-0 9 9 8 6 5 6 6.00

Totals 26-19-1 323.1 342 250 171 195 196 4.76

RESULTS

MSU 9-7, Taylor 2-0 Marshal l 4-7, MSU 4-6 Louisville 15-16, MSU 7-9 MSU 15-14, Hanover 8-13 Ohio U. 10, MSU 0 MSU 9, Hanover 1 MSU 13-14, Brown 4-12 MSU 8-13, East Tennessee 0-6 i Tennessee Tech 3-9, MSU 1 -5 MSU 5-3, Morris Harvey 0-8 j Xavier 14, MSU 10 Eastern K~ntucky 8, MSU 7 I MSU 6-6, Louisville 4-3 (OVC Eastern Div. Playoff) , MSU 11 -12, Eastern Kentucky 1-6 MSU 8-5, Kentucky 4-6 1 1974-75 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Eastern Division OF Frank Haws, East Tennessee Mike Winchester, Tennessee Tech Mac Whitaker, Morehead State 1 B Dennis Brant, Eastern Kentucky 2B Mike Gentry, Eastern Kentucky 3B Darrell Price, East Tennessee SS - Jim Brockman, Morehead State C Mac Coley, Tennessee Tech P Mike Moore, Tennessee Tech P Tinker Chapman, Morehead State

Western Division OF John Siemanowski, Murray State Karl Wurtz, Austin Peay Steve Zitney, Middle Tennessee 1 B Pat Dennis, Austin Peay 2B Jack Perconte, Murray State 3B Terry Brown, Murray State SS Leon Wurth, Murray State C Gene Steuber, Murray State P Dave Kautz, Austin Peay P Randy Oliver, Murray State

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR

1957 Sonny Allen 1963 Rex Chaney 1969 Sonny Allen 1973 Sonny Allen

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1969 Eddie Wallingford, Peebl es, Ohio, OF. 1974-75 OVC STANDINGS FALL 1974 STANDINGS Eastern Division w L 1. Eastern Kentucky 4½ 1½ 2. Morehead State 4 2 3. East Tennessee 2 4 4. Tennessee Tech 1½ 4½

Western Division

1. Murray State 6 0 2. Western Kentucky 3 3 3. Austin Peay 2 4 4. Middle Tennessee 5

SPRING 1975 STANDINGS Eastern Division 1. Morehead State 4 2 2. East Tennessee 3 3 3. Tennessee Tech 3 3 4. Eastern Kentucky 2 4

Western Division 1. Murray State 5 2. Austin Peay 3 3 3. Middle Tennessee 2 3 4. Western Kentucky 4 COACHING RECORDS SINCE 1946

Year Head Coach Won Lost Chameionshies 1946 Stan Radjunas 7 7 1947 10 4 KIAC 1948 9 3 1949 8 8 1950 5 8 1951 10 9 1952 12 3 OVC East 1953 7 7 (R adjunas Total, 8 yrs., 68-49) 1954 Sonny Allen 7 10 1955 9 11 1956 12 8 1957 12 6 OVC East, OVC 1958 10 5 1959 14 11 1960 George Cooke 6 13 (Cooke Total, 1 yr., 6-13) 1961 Rex Chaney 12 9 OVC East 1962 11 9 OVC East 1963 20 10 OVC East, OVC (Co-champs) 1964 22 8 OVC East 1965 24 9 OVC East 1966 Sonny Allen 14 5 1967 Rex Chaney 22 11 (Chaney Total, 6 yrs., 111-56) 1968 Les Stewart 13 14 OVC East (Stewart Total, 1 yr., 13-14) 1969 Sonny Allen 22 6 OVC East, OVC 1970 18 9 1971 22 8 1972 11 9 1973 26 12 OVC East , OVC 1974 23 17 OVC East 1975 ~ 19 (Allen Total, 14 yrs., Total 424 268 226-137) GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION- Morehead, Ky. 40351 . ENROLLMENT - 7,318 (Fall '75). FOUNDED - 1922. PRESIDENT- Dr. Adron Doran, since 1954. ATHLETIC COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN - Dr. Roscoe Pl ayforth, Dean, School of Social Sciences. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR - G. E. (Sonny) Moran. Office Phone: AC 606-783-3335 Home Phone: AC 606-784-6789 ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR - John (Sonny) Allen. Office Phone: AC 606-783-3335 Home Phone: AC 606-784-5332 HEAD BASEBALL COACH - Steve Hamilton. Office Phone: AC 606-783-5292 Home Phone: AC 606-784-5424 BASEBALL ADDRESS - UPO 683, MSU, Morehead, Ky. 40351. PRESS BOX PHONE - AC 606-783-5293 NICKNAME - Eagles. SCHOOL COLORS - Royal Blue and Gold. Fl ELD - John (Sonny) Allen Field. SPO RTS INFORMATION DI RECTOR Fred Hensley. Office Phone: AC 606-783-3325 Home Phone: AC 606-784-9560 CONFERENCE - Ohio Valley (Eastern Division).