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WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY Golden Rams Baseball NCAA Regional Finalist: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 College World Series: 2006, 2009, 2012 PSAC Champions: 1959, 1962, 1964, 1983, 1985, 2009, 2012 No. 13 West Chester University Golden Rams 2012 Results (42-10) 2/26 at West Virginia State. .......................W, 14-5 2/26 at West Virginia State. .........................W, 6-2 vs. 3/09 at Rollins .....................................W, 11-9 (10) 3/10 vs St. Joseph’s (Ind.)# ..........................W, 2-1 California State University-Chico Wildcats 3/11 vs Minnesota-Duluth#...........................W, 6-1 (40-17) 3/11 vs Minnesota-Duluth#............................L, 4-5 3/12 vs Indianapolis#.................................. W, 11-2 3/12 vs Indianapolis#....................................W, 7-1 3/13 vs Ohio Dominican# ...........................W, 13-5 Saturday, May 26, 2012 3/14 vs Slippery Rock#.................................W, 6-5 USA Baseball Training Complex Cary, N.C. 3/17 MANSFIELD* ..........................W, 4-1 3/17 MANSFIELD* ........................W, 17-1 3/18 at Mansfi eld* ......................................W, 15-6 THE STORYLINE 3/18 at Mansfi eld* ......................................W, 10-6 West Chester University returns to the national stage at the Division II College World Series 3/20 SAINT ROSE ...................... W, 7-4 when the Golden Rams take on West Region champion California State-Chico on Saturday after- 3/20 SAINT ROSE ...................... W, 7-2 noon at 1 p.m. It marks the fi rst meeting between the two schools. 3/21 WILMINGTON (Del.) .........W, 13-5 West Chester is making its third trip to the national fi nals in the last seven years while Chico 3/27 at Immaculata ....................................W, 10-5 State makes its eighth trip in the last 16 seasons. The Golden Rams are ranked 13th in the country in 3/28 UNIV SCIENCES! .............W, 16-6 3/30 E STROUDSBURG* ........... W, 7-3 the latest College Baseball Magazine poll while the Wildcats are the fi rst team listed among others 3/30 E STROUDSBURG* ........... W, 9-5 receiving votes. 3/31 at E Stroudsburg* ................................W, 8-2 The two teams have never met and do not have any opponents in the 2012 campaign in com- 3/31 at E Stroudsburg* ................................W, 9-3 mon. It is the relative unknown that both sides are walking into on Saturday. Both are playing their 4/03 at Philadelphia Univ ...........................W, 12-0 best baseball of the year as well. West Chester has won eight in a row and 10 of its last 12 while 4/06 SHIPPENSBURG* ...................W, 4-3 Chico State has won 11 of its last 15. 4/06 SHIPPENSBURG* .................W, 16-2 The Golden Rams are back in the College World Series for the fi rst time since 2009 when they 4/07 at Shippensburg* ..................................L, 1-3 dropped a pair of games to eventual national champion Lynn University and UC San Diego. Chico 4/07 at Shippensburg* ...................................L,3-7 State makes its triumphant return to the CWS since 2006. 4/13 at Millersville* .......................................W, 2-1 4/13 at Millersville* .........................................L 2-3 HOW THEY GOT HERE 4/14 MILLERSVILLE* ................L, 6-12 West Chester defeated PSAC East rival Kutztown, 6-0, in the championship game of the Atlan- 4/14 MILLERSVILLE* ..................L, 2-3 tic Regional. Chico State defeated Dixie State, 7-3, in the championship game of the West Regional. 4/17 vs Wilmington (Del.)! ............................W, 5-2 West Chester swept its way through the Atlantic Regional, defeating Shepherd, Mercyhurst, Seton 4/20 KUTZTOWN*....................... W, 5-1 Hill and Kutztown. Chico State upset West Region favorite Western Oregon in the opening round of 4/20 KUTZTOWN*........................ L, 8-0 the West Regional, then split a pair of games with Dixie State, before beating them in the fi nal game 4/21 at Kutztown*..........................................L, 6-7 4/21 at Kutztown*.........................................W, 5-3 of the regional to punch its ticket to North Carolina. 4/27 at Bloomsburg* ....................................W, 9-8 4/27 at Bloomsburg* ....................................W, 7-2 A WEST CHESTER WIN TODAY WOULD ... 4/28 BLOOMSBURG* ...................L,3-8 Advance West Chester into Monday’s winner’s bracket contest against winner of 4/28 BLOOMSBURG* ................W,10-6 Southern New Hampshire vs. Minnesota State-Mankato. 4/30 PHILADELPHIA UNIV ..........W, 16-3 Move West Chester to 2-4 all-time in the national fi nals. 5/02 vs Slippery Rock% ...............................W, 4-1 Give West Chester a win over Chico State in the fi rst meeting between the two schools. 5/03 vs Kutztown% ........................................L, 2-4 Improve West Chester to 28-21 in the NCAA Tournament in 11 seasons. 5/04 vs Slippery Rock% .............................W, 15-6 Improve West Chester’s current postseason win streak to six games. 5/04 vs Shippensburg% ........................W, 5-4 (10) 5/05 vs Shippensburg% ...............................W, 8-2 West Chester University Probable Starting Lineup 5/05 vs Kutztown% .....................................W, 10-0 No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Hometown Notes 17 Mike Raimo CF So. R/R Wallingford, Pa. Started every game in CF; Led off every game 5/17 vs Shepherd^ .......................................W, 4-0 12 Jack Provine RF Sr. R/R Lincroft, N.J. Hit .500 (7-14) with 5 runs scored in reg. tourn. 5/18 vs Mercyhurst^ .....................................W, 3-2 3 Joe Wendle 2B Sr. L/R Lincoln University, Pa. PSAC East Player of Year; ABCA Gold Glove 5/19 vs Seton Hill^ ........................................W, 9-5 14 Chris Pula 1B So. R/R Columbus, N.J. 2nd on team in extra-base hits (22) and RBI (49) 5/20 vs Kutztown^ ........................................W, 6-0 7 Justin Lamborn 3B Sr. L/R Glen Mills, Pa. hit .700 (7-10) w/ runner on 3B less than 2 out 21 Jordan Wlodarczyk DH Jr. R/R Bel Air, Md. 1st team All-PSAC East; 2nd team ABCA all-region 5/26 vs Chico State$ .................................... 1 p.m. 23 Matt Baer LF Sr. R/R Shade Gap, Pa. T, 2nd all-time in career HRs (26) 5/28 vs MSU-Mankato/Southern NH$ ..............TBA 8 Josh Heyne SS Sr. B/R New Freedom, Pa. PSAC Tournament MVP (.391; 3B, HR in title gm) # = Russmatt Intercollegiate Tournament 11 Reid Pulford C Sr. R/R Medford, N.J. Caught eight base-stealers; only two PBs (Auburndale, Fla.) Key Reserves ! = Bill Giles Classic 5 Matt Kirchner OF Gr. R/R Haddonfi eld, N.J. Transfer from Elon College; platoons with Baer % = PSAC Tournament (Butler, Pa.) 6 Dylan Zigman INF So. R/R New Cumberland, Pa. Backup middle infi elder; primarily SS ^ = Atlantic Regional (West Lawn, Pa. 10 Rob Lessig OF Sr. R/R Lititz, Pa. Hit .385 in 13 at bats with 2 2Bs and 5 RBI $ = Division II national fi nals (Cary, N.C.) 28 Kyle Frazier C So. R/R Linden, N.J. Reserve catcher * = PSAC East contest WCU Baseball 2012 National Finals Saturday, May 26 1 p.m. USA Baseball Training Complex SCOUTING CHICO STATE Baseball History For Chico State, it marks the eighth trip to the College World Series in the last 16 years, and First Year of Baseball: ..............................1889 fi rst since 2006. The Wildcats earned one of the eight national championship invitations with a 7-3 All-time Record: .............1,419-1,007-29 (.584) win over Dixie State Sunday in the West Region fi nal in Keizer, Ore. The ’Cats, 40-17 on the season, National Championships: ...............................0 head into the College World Series having won 13 of their last 17 games. Regional Championships: ..............................3 Chico State Head Coach Dave Taylor is no stranger to national championship play. This season Conference Championships: ..........................7 will mark his sixth College World Series appearance with the Wildcats – and fi rst as the team’s head Conference Divisional Championships: .........9 coach. Taylor was Chico State’s pitching coach when the Wildcats reached the fi nals fi ve times CWS Appearances: ........................................3 between 1997 and 2004, which included the program’s two NCAA titles in 1997 and 1999. Chico State is batting a collective .288 on the year, averaging 6.4 runs and 9.4 hits a game. NCAA History 1983 South Atlantic Region (1-2) Blake Gibbs (.325) is one of four Wildcat starters hitting over .300, and the All-West Region selec- vs. Columbus .......................................W, 8-9 tion leads the team with seven home runs and 44 runs batted in. Cody Foster is hitting .339, while vs. Valdosta St. ....................................L, 4-11 Ian McKay – who hit a sizzling .438 during the West Regional – is batting .338 on the season. vs. Columbus ........................................L, 2-11 The Wildcat pitching staff boasts a team earned run average of 3.89. Kagen Hopkins (8-3, 3.80 1985 South Atlantic Region (1-2) ERA) is Chico State’s top starter, with Sean Martin (6-3, 2.87 ERA), Mike Botelho (1-0, 13 saves, vs. Valdosta St. .................................. W, 11-4 1.52 ERA) and Morgan Yee (4-0, 4.45 ERA) anchoring the ’Cats’ bullpen. vs. Shippensburg .................................. L, 8-9 vs. Valdosta St. ...................................... L, 3-7 2003 North Atlantic Region (0-2) THREE GOLDEN RAMS NAMED ABCA ALL-REGION; WENDLE GOLD GLOVE vs. Shippensburg ................................... L, 0-4 West Chester University landed three players on the American Baseball Coaches’ Association vs. Kutztown ...........................................L, 0-3 All-Atlantic Region squad it was announced recently by that organization while Joe Wendle also 2004 North Atlantic Region (0-2) picked up a gold glove. vs. Shippensburg ................................... L, 1-2 Each member of the fi rst team will be eligible for NCAA Division II All-America consider- vs. West Virginia St. ............................... L, 8-9 ation, which will be selected on Sunday, May 27, 2012, in Cary, N.C.