2007 Kutztown University Baseball Schedule FEBRUARY SAT 10 at Barton (DH) TBA SUN 11 at Barton (DH) TBA FRI 23 (1) at Apprentice School Invitational TBA -SUN 25 MARCH SAT 10 (2) vs. California {PA} 6:00 PM SUN 11 (2) vs. California {PA} 1:00 PM MON 12 (2) vs. West Liberty St. 10:00 AM TUE 13 (2) vs. West Liberty St. 10:00 AM (2) vs. Fairmont St. 2:00 PM WED 14 (2) vs. Fairmont St. 10:00 AM (2) at Armstrong Atlantic St. 2:00 PM THU 15 (2) at Armstrong Atlantic St. 2:00 PM FRI 16 (2) vs. California {PA} 10:00 AM SAT 17 (2) at Armstrong Atlantic St. 11:00 AM WED 21 ADELPHI 3:00 PM SAT 24 at University of the Sciences (DH) NOON MON 26 COLUMBIA UNION (DH) 1:00 PM WED 28 PHILADELPHIA 2:30 PM FRI 30 *MILLERSVILLE (DH) 1:00 PM SAT 31 *at Millersville (DH) 1:00 PM APRIL FRI 6 *EAST STROUDSBURG (DH) 1:00 PM SAT 7 *at East Stroudsburg (DH) 1:00 PM TUE 10 WILMINGTON {DE} 3:00 PM WED 11 at Shippensburg 3:00 PM FRI 13 *WEST CHESTER (DH) 1:00 PM SAT 14 *at West Chester (DH) 1:00 PM MON 16 (3) vs. Albright 6:30 PM TUE 17 SHIPPENSBURG 3:00 PM FRI 20 *BLOOMSBURG (DH) 1:00 PM SAT 21 *at Bloomsburg (DH) 1:00 PM SUN 22 at Wilmington {DE} (DH) 1:00 PM TUE 24 CONCORDIA {NY} 3:00 PM FRI 27 *at Mansfield (DH) 1:00 PM SAT 28 *MANSFIELD (DH) 1:00 PM MAY THU 3 +PSAC Championships TBA -SAT 5 (site TBA) THU 17 +NCAA Regionals TBA -SUN 20 (site TBA) 2007 FRI 25 +NCAA Championships TBA -FRI 6/1 (Montgomery, AL) Home games in BOLD CAPS * PSAC East contest + if team qualifies (1) at Newport News, VA (2) Savannah Invitational (Savannah, GA) BASEBALL (3) at First Energy Stadium (Reading, PA) A Look at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania History: Library: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, a mem- Modern, spacious facility; 517,000 bound vol- ber of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher umes, as well as thousands of maps, periodicals Education, was founded in 1866 as Keystone and microforms; Endeavor integrated library Normal School. It became Kutztown State system; numerous Web databases; Internet; Teachers College in 1928, Kutztown State Col- electronic full-text periodical databases; 191 lege in 1960, and achieved university status in computers, including laptops; 527 network 1983. Today, Kutztown University is a modern, connections; seating for 800 patrons. comprehensive institution and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Special Facilities: Secondary Schools. Wireless campus, gallery, planetarium, obser- vatory, TV production facilities, 30 student- Location: accessible computer labs containing nearly Kutztown University’s picturesque 325-acre 500 PCs/Macs, cartography lab, early learning campus is located in a Pennsylvania Dutch center, smart classrooms, curriculum materi- community mid-way between Allentown and als center and Pennsylvania German Heritage Reading. Several large cities are easily acces- Center. sible, including Philadelphia and New York. Student Life: Enrollment: Nearly 200 student organizations include: Approximately 10,000 full- and part-time academic, advisory councils, campus media undergraduate and graduate students. Most (including a fully-equipped radio station and are Pennsylvania residents, but students from student newspaper), diversified interest, Greek 24 states and 38 nations are represented in the Life, performing arts, public service, special student body: 60% women, 40% men. interest, sports (club and recreation) and visual arts affiliates. Entertainment options include Academic Year: concerts, dances, lectures, comedy, excursions Consists of two 15-week terms. The university and cultural events. The McFarland Student also offers classes during two five-week sum- Union houses the bookstore, movie theater, mer sessions. game room, snack bar, TV lounge, coffeehouse, Faculty: financial center and cyberlounge. Teaching-focused with scholarly expertise; Residence Halls: many are engaged in research, student/faculty Ten residence halls (6 coed, 2 single gender, 2 research, writing and consulting. There is a modified single gender), two apartment-style 19:1 student/faculty ratio. coed complexes and one residence house ac- Majors/Degrees: commodate 4,434 students. All residence halls KU has nearly 60 undergraduate majors are wired for cable TV, telephone, Internet and in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, campus network access. Visual and Performing Arts, Business, and Education. There are 19 graduate degree pro- In accordance with the Equity in Athletics grams within the College of Graduate Studies Disclosure Act of 1994 (section 360B of Pub. L. and Extended Learning. Degrees at Kutztown 130-382), the Kutztown University Athletic Depart- include the B.A., B.F.A, B.S.B.A., B.S.N., ment has made information concerning its intercol- B.S.W., B.S.Ed.; M.A., M.B.A., M.P.A., legiate athletics programs available to the public. M.L.S., M.S., and M.Ed. This information is on file at Rohrbach Library and the athletic department main office. Questions can Special Academic Programs: be directed to the athletics office, (610) 683-4094. There are honors programs throughout the Kutztown University is committed to Affirmative Action, equal employment and educational oppor- undergraduate curriculum, Phi Kappa Phi and tunity in compliance with Title VI and VII of the Alpha Epsilon Lambda national honor societ- Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246, ies, 17 international exchange and study abroad the Educational Amendments under Title IX of 1972, programs, freshmen seminars, independent Sections 503/504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, study, internships, four MBA locations, and and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. diversified and intensive academic support services. Kutztown University Baseball Media Guide Table of Contents A look at KU ........Inside Front Cover Head Coach Chris Blum ..................2 Assistant Coaches ............................2 Season Outlook ................................3 On the Golden Bear Profiles .....................4-7 Athletic Honors ................................7 Cover Facilities ...........................................8 Golden Bears in the Pros ..................9 Season Records ..............................10 Career Records ...............................11 Student Recreation Center .............12 2005-06 Dixon Trophy ...................12 On the cover of the 2007 Baseball Media Academics & Athletics ..................13 Guide are (clockwise from top): The 2006 Schedule ..........................Back Cover PSAC Champion Golden Bears, Ryan Loper, Philip Rummel, Jeff Craig For additional information, contact: The 2007 KU Sports Information Office: Kutztown University (610) 683-4182 KU Athletics Department: Baseball Media Guide is a production of the Kutztown University (610) 683-4094 Sports Information Office. It was written, Email: [email protected] produced and edited by Josh Leiboff, Coor- dinator of Sports Information. Additional Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is writing by Shane Breidenstein. Photogra- a member of the State System of Higher phy by Jeff Unger, Unger Studios (unless Education. otherwise noted). Baseball Facts University Quick Facts Head Coach............................Chris Blum Location .................. Kutztown, PA 19530 Alma Mater, yr ...... Elizabethtown, ’93 Enrollment .....................................10,000 Career Record (Yrs) ....... 145-63 (5th) President ................ Dr. F. Javier Cevallos Record At KU (Yrs) ........ 145-63 (5th) Athletics Director ..........Greg Bamberger Phone ............................(610) 683-4063 Associate AD ................... Michelle Gober Email [email protected] Athletics Phone ................(610) 683-4094 Assistant Coach .................... Chad Derck Nickname ............................Golden Bears Volunteer Ass’t Coach...... Phil Raccuglia Colors ..............................Maroon & Gold 2006 Overall Record ...................... 44-14 Affiliation ....................NCAA Division II PSAC East/Finish ...........15-5/2nd of 6 Conference .......PA State Athletic (PSAC) PSAC Finish .................................1st/6 Sports Medicine ...Rennie Sacco (Coord.) NCAA Regional Finish .............. 2nd/6 Sports Information...............Josh Leiboff Stadium ....................North Campus Field Phone ............................(610) 683-4182 Capacity ..........................................300 Email [email protected] Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........ 18/9 Graduate Assistant ...........Jill Wentzel Starters Returning/Lost ..................... 7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost .................. 10/3 KU Athletics Website: kubears.com 1 Coaching Staff Head Coach - Chris Blum Chris Blum enters his fifth year as head coach of the Kutztown Uni- versity baseball program. Blum has elevated the Golden Bear program to unprecedented heights as a perennial Pennsylvania State Athletic Confer- ence (PSAC) and North Atlantic Regional contender. Blum has amassed a 145-63 record over the past four years, including a 57-25 mark in the PSAC East. He has led KU to back-to-back PSAC titles, a program first, and four-straight appearances in the NCAA regional tournament. The 145 wins are the most in any four-year span in program history. In addition, four of his players have gone on to professional baseball, including 2005 draft choice Kyle Sadlowski and 2006 Chicago Cubs signee Matt Maradeo. Last year, Blum guided KU to a school-record 44 wins. The Bears won their second-straight PSAC title and advanced to the NCAA North Atlantic Regional