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2014 Rice Baseball Fact Book MEDIA INFORMATION 2013 IN REVIEW Quick Facts 2-3 2013 Results 77 Roster 4 2013 Statistics 78 Roster Breakdowns 5 C-USA Season In Review 80 2014 Schedule 6 Covering The Owls 7 RICE BASEBALL HISTORY Reckling Park 8 Year-By-Year With Rice Baseball 82 Rice Team Records 90 2014 OPPONENTS’ INFO. Rice Individual Records 98 Opponents 10 All-Time Lettermen 106 C-USA Championship 12 Honors and Awards 112 C-USA Composite Schedule 12 The 2003 National Championship 117 Pipeline To The Pros 120 MEET THE OWLS Scholar-Athlete Profiles 16 Draft Dodgers 23 What’s Your College? 27 Head Coach Wayne Graham 58 Rice Baseball Baseball Staff 70 Rice University is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity in education and employment. Rice does not discriminate on the Rice Head Coach Wayne Graham is in his 23rd year at the helm of the Owls’ baseball program. basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or veteran status. Rice Baseball l 1 GENERAL INFORMATION BASEBALL PERSONNEL RICE ATHLETIC NEWS BUREAU Name: Rice University Head Coach: Wayne Graham Assistant AD/Media Relations: Chuck Pool Location: Houston, Texas Alma Mater: Texas, 1970 Asst. SID/Baseball Contact: John Sullivan Enrollment: 6,077 Record at Rice: 997-400, .714 (22 seasons) Sullivan’s office phone: 713-348-5636 Founded: 1891 (first classes in 1912) Collegiate Record: 1,572-513, .754 (33 seasons) cell phone: 832-250-9000 President: David W. Leebron Asst. Coach: Patrick Hallmark (Rice, 1995; 9th year) e-mail: [email protected] Faculty Representative: Dr. Rob Griffin Office Phone: 713-348-8862 Assistant SID: Charles Cochrum Affiliation: NCAA Division I Asst. Coach: Clay Van Hook (Texas, 2008; 3rd year) Assistant SID: Kenny Bybee Nickname: Owls Office Phone: 713-348-8859 SID Fax: 713-348-6019 Mascot: Sammy the Owl Volunteer Coach: Scott Shepperd (Concordia, 2007; 2nd year) Athletics Web site: www.RiceOwls.com Colors: Blue and Gray Office Phone: 713-348-8863 Facebook: Facebook.com/RiceAthletics Conference: Conference USA Director of Baseball Operations: Daniel Watson Athletics Twitter: Twitter.com/Riceowlsdotcom Office Phone: 713-348-8864 Baseball Twitter: Twitter.com/RiceOwlsBSB ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION E-mail: [email protected] Athletics Director: Joe Karlgaard Athletic Trainer: Donna Pappangellin Senior Executive A.D.: Rick Mello Student Managers: Jared Broadman, Michael Kidd Senior Staff: Stacy Mosely (Senior Woman Admin.); Dr. Jack Garrett (Sport Admin. & Support); HOME BASEBALL VENUE Stadium (year opened): Reckling Park (2000) Capacity: 6,193 Dimensions: 330, 375, 400, 375, 330 Pressbox Phone: 713-348-4931 2 l Rice Baseball l 2014 TEAM INFORMATION POSTSEASON INFORMATION OVERNIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21 / 7 College World Series Appearances: 7 Rice University Athletics 2013 Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: 6 / 3 1997: 0-2 6100 Main St., MS 548 Total Pitchers Returning/Lost: 11 / 4 1999: 1-2 Houston, TX 77005 Newcomers: 9 2002: 0-2 2003: 5-1 (National Champions) ATHLETICS MAILING ADDRESS 2013 RECAP 2006: 2-2 Rice University Athletics Overall Record: 44-20 2007: 2-2 PO Box 1892, MS 548 Home Record: 24-8 2008: 0-2 Houston, TX 77251-1892 Road Record: 19-9 CWS Record: 10-13 Neutral Record: 1-3 NCAA Regional Appearances: 19 C-USA Regular Season (place): 15-9 (tied first) (1995, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, C-USA Championship: 4-0 (first) 10, 11, 12, 13) NCAA Postseason: reached Super Regional (0-2) Super Regional Appearances: 10 Official NCAA RPI: 25th (1999, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 13) Final Rankings: 14th (Collegiate Baseball) Conference Championships: 18 15th (NCBWA C-USA: 2006, 07, 08, 09 (tourn.), 10, 11, 12, 13 15th (USA Today/ESPN) WAC: 1997, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 16th (Baseball America), SWC: 1996 (tourn.) 16th (PerfectGame.org) for a closer look at Rice’s championships, please see page 51 Rice Baseball l 3 2014 Rice Baseball Numerical Roster No. Name, position B/T Ht Wt Cl-Exp Hometown/Previous School No. Name, position B/T Ht Wt Cl-Exp Hometown/Previous School 1 Leon Byrd, if/of S/R 5-7 170 So.-1L Cypress (Cy Ranch H.S.) 25 Chase McDowell, p/of L/R 6-2 190 Sr.-3L College Station (A&M Consolidated H.S.) 2 Shane Hoelscher, if R/R 6-0 195 Sr.-3L Belton (Belton H.S.) 26 Blake Fox, p/if L/L 6-4 220 So.-1L Bellaire (Episcopal H.S.) 3 Connor Teykl, if/p L/R 6-3 195 So.-1L Sugar Land (Kempner H.S.) 27 Jordan Stephens, p R/R 6-1 185 Jr.-2L Alvin (Alvin H.S.) 4 Hunter Kopycinski, c R/R 5-11 175 So.-1L Houston (St. Thomas H.S.) 29 Jon Duplantier, p L/R 6-4 210 Fr.-HS Katy (Seven Lakes H.S.) 5 Charlie Warren, of/p L/R 6-2 185 Fr.-HS The Woodlands (The Woodlands H.S.) 32 Connor Mason, p R/R 6-3 185 Jr.-1L Suwanee, Ga. (home school) 6 Beau Rathjen, of R/R 6-4 190 Fr.-Rs Houston (Memorial H.S.) 33 Zech Lemond, p R/R 6-4 200 Jr.-2L Houston (Waltrip H.S.) 7 John Clay Reeves, c R/R 6-0 200 Jr.-Tr. Monroe, La. (Navarro/Neville H.S.) 34 Trevor Teykl, p R/R 6-7 225 Jr.-Tr. Sugar Land (San Jacinto/Kempner H.S.) 8 John Williamson, of/p L/L 6-1 195 Jr.-1L Houston (Lamar H.S.) 35 Andrew Murphy, c R/R 6-0 195 Jr.-2L Shreveport, La. (Captain Shreve H.S.) 9 Dayne Wunderlich, of R/R 6-0 190 Fr.-HS Brenham (Brenham H.S.) 36 Evan Rutter, p R/R 6-3 190 Jr.-2L Spring (Klein H.S.) 11 Ford Stainback, if S/R 5-11 185 Jr.-2L Dallas (Highland Park H.S.) 38 Matt Ditman, p R/R 6-1 205 So.-1L Richmond (Lamar Consolidated H.S.) 12 Kirby Taylor, if/of R/R 6-0 185 Jr.-1L Bellaire (San Jacinto/Bellaire H.S.) 39 Holt McNair, p L/L 6-1 180 Sr.-3L Austin (Westlake H.S.) 13 Nick Orewiler, p R/R 6-3 180 Fr.-HS Galveston (Ball H.S.) 41 Ryan McCarthy, p R/R 6-3 195 So.-1L Plano (Plano H.S.) 14 Caleb Smith, p R/R 6-4 210 So.-Tr. Austin (Cisco/Regents School) 43 Austin Orewiler, p R/R 6-2 200 So.-Sq. Galveston (Ball H.S.) 15 Michael Aquino, of/if R/R 5-11 190 Sr.-3L The Woodlands (College Park H.S.) 44 Skyler Ewing, if/c R/R 6-1 220 Jr.-2L Arlington (Arlington H.S.) 16 Max McElligott, p L/L 6-0 190 Fr-HS League City (Clear Springs H.S.) 17 Keenan Cook, of L/R 6-0 195 Sr.-3L The Woodlands (College Park H.S.) Head Coach: 37 Wayne Graham (Texas, 1970; 23rd season at Rice) 21 Andrew Dunlap, p R/R 5-11 215 Fr.-HS Houston (Westbury Christian) Assistant Coach: 20 Patrick Hallmark (Rice, 1995; ninth season) 23 Kevin McCanna, p/if L/R 6-1 185 So.-1L The Woodlands (The Woodlands H.S.) Assistant Coach: 19 Clay Van Hook (Texas, 2008; third season) 24 Brian Smith, of R/R 6-3 225 Sr.-Sq. Cypress (Grayson/Cypress Woods H.S.) Volunteer Coach: 18 Scott Shepperd (Concordia, 2006; second season) 4 l Rice Baseball l Player Personnel Roster Breakdowns POSITIONS ALPHABETICAL CLASS Pitchers Catchers PRONUNCIATION GUIDE L - Blake Fox (if) Skyler Ewing (if) Michael Aquino, of Andrew Murphy, c Seniors Sophomores Aquino Ah-QUEEN-no Max McElligott Hunter Kopycinski Leon Byrd, if/of Austin Orewiler, p Michael Aquino Leon Byrd Holt McNair Andrew Murphy Duplantier DEW-plan-tee-ay Keenan Cook, of Nick Orewiler, p Keenan Cook Matt Ditman John Williamson (of) John Clay Reeves Hoelscher HOLE-sher Matt Ditman, p Beau Rathjen, of Shane Hoelscher Blake Fox Kopycinski KO-pah-sin-skee Andrew Dunlap, p John Clay Reeves, c Chase McDowell Hunter Kopycinski R - Matt Ditman Infielders Zech Lemond Zack La-mond Jon Duplantier, p Evan Rutter, p Holt McNair Kevin McCanna Andrew Dunlap Leon Byrd (of) Skyler Ewing, if/c Brian Smith, of Brian Smith Ryan McCarthy McElligott Mick-EL-lee-got Jon Duplantier Skler Ewing (c) Blake Fox, p/if Caleb Smith, p Austin Orewiler (RS) Orewiler OR-whyler Zech Lemond Blake Fox (p) Shane Hoelscher, if Ford Stainback, if Juniors Beau Rathjen (RS) Rathjen WRATH-jen Connor Mason Shane Hoelscher Hunter Kopycinski, c Jordan Stephens, p Skyler Ewing Caleb Smith (Tr.) Kevin McCanna (util.) Ford Stainback Teykl TAY-kel Zech Lemond, p Kirby Taylor, if/of Zech Lemond Connor Teykl Ryan McCarthy Kirby Taylor (of) Connor Mason, p Connor Teykl, if/p Connor Mason Chase McDowell (of) Connor Teykl Kevin McCanna, p/util. Trevor Teykl, p Andrew Murphy Freshmen Austin Orewiler Ryan McCarthy, p Charlie Warren, of/p John Clay Reeves (Tr.) Andrew Dunlap Nick Orewiler Outfielders Chase McDowell, p/of John Williamson, of/p Evan Rutter Jon Duplantier Evan Rutter Michael Aquino Max McElligott, p Dayne Wunderlich, of Ford Stainback Max McElligott Caleb Smith (Tr.) Leon Byrd (if) Holt McNair, p Jordan Stephens Nick Orewiler Jordan Stephens Keenan Cook Kirby Taylor Charlie Warren Connor Teykl (if) Chase McDowell (p) Trevor Teykl (Tr.) Dayne Wunderlich Trevor Teykl Beau Rathjen John Williamson Brian Smith Charlie Warren John Williamson (p) Dayne Wunderlich Rice Baseball l Player Personnel l 5 2014 Rice Baseball Schedule February 21 Fri.