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2008 Baseball Media Guide

Matt Marasco

Brian Majors

Keith Hernandez 2007 NCAA Regional 2006 D-II World Series 2007 MIAA Champions 2005 NCAA Regional 2006 MIAA Champions 2004 NCAA Regional 1993 MIAA Champions 1993 NCAA Regional T.V. AND RADIO ROSTER

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Kevin Wempe Brody McCullough Andy Anderson Conner Crumbliss Nick Carlson Anthony Dreiling Chris Dobler

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Brian Majors James Morrison Kellen Lane Aaron Burris Ty Reese Kellen Mitts

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Daniel Waggoner Eric Shortell Matt Marasco Keith Hernandez Brendan Higgins Caleb Williamson Keith Spreckles

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Brett McBride Richard Timbrook Diego Soto Josh Corpening Tyler Applehans Abe Steinbach Nick Wolfe

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Brock Nehls Richie Stewart Luke Kramer Lucas Fornelli Ryan Anthony Joe Augustyn Anthony Markowitz

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Bob Fornelli Jason Santangelo Eric Fischer IFC TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents Biography Index General Information

TV/Radio Roster...... IFC Location ...... Emporia, Kan. General Information ...... 1 Kevin Wempe . . . . 10 Founded ...... 1863 Table of Contents ...... 1 Brody McCullogh . 10 Affiliation...... NCAA II Biography Index ...... 1 Baseball Quick facts...... 1 Andy Anderson. . . .11 Conference...... Mid-America Glennen Field at Conner Crumbliss .11 ...... Intercollegiate Athletics Association Enrollment ...... 6,128 Trusler Sports Complex ...... 2 Nick Carlson . . . . . 12 2008 Schedule ...... 3 Home Field ...... Glennen Field Brian Majors . . . . . 12 ...... at Trusler Sports Complex Head Coach Bob Fornelli ...... 4 James Morrison . . 13 Capacity ...... 500 Assistant Coaches ...... 5 Aaron Burris . . . . . 13 Colors ...... Black and Old Gold Nickname ...... Hornets 2008 Roster ...... 6-7 Ty Reese ...... 14 President ...... Dr. Michael Lane Pronunciation Guide...... 6 Kellen Mitts ...... 14 Athletic Director ...... Kent Weiser 2008 Season Outlook...... 8-9 Daniel Waggoner . 15 Assoc. A.D. for Internal Affairs ...... Carmen Leeds Assoc. A.D. for External Affairs ...... Shane Shivley Meet the Hornets Matt Marasco . . . . 15 Returning Player Profiles ...... 10-19 Keith Hernandez . . 16 Asst. A.D. for Media Relations ...... Don Weast Newcomer/Redshirt Profiles...... 20-23 Faculty Representative...... Dr. John Rich Brett McBride . . . . 16 Men’s Athletic Trainer...... John Baxter 2007 Season Review ...... 24-25 Abe Steinbach . . . 17 Women’s Athletic Trainer ...... Leslie Kenney 2007 Results ...... 26-27 Nick Wolfe ...... 17 Past MIAA Champions ...... 27 Brock Nehls . . . . . 18 2007 Statistics ...... 28-31 Luke Kramer . . . . . 18 2007 Team Leaders ...... 31 Media Relations Lucas Fornelli . . . . 19 The MIAA ...... 32 Anthony Markowitz 19 Assistant A.D. for Media Relations...... Don Weast Honors and Awards ...... 33 Anthony Dreiling . 20 E-mail ...... [email protected] MIAA Statistics/Leaders ...... 34-35 Office ...... (620) 341-5526 MIAA Composite Schedule...... 36-37 Chris Dobler . . . . . 20 Home ...... (620) 342-6406 MIAA Opponents ...... 38 Kellen Lane ...... 20 Assistant Director (Baseball Contact) ...... Josh Slaughter All-time Series Records ...... 39 Eric Shortell . . . . . 20 E-mail ...... [email protected] Hornet No-Hitters ...... 40 Brendan Higgins. . 21 Office ...... (620) 341-6038 Press Box Trusler Sports Complex ...... (620) 343-1815 Professional Signees ...... 40 Caleb Williamson . 21 Hornet All-Americans ...... 40 Fax ...... (620) 341-5808 Past All-MIAA Selections ...... 40 Keith Spreckles . . 21 The Roger Newell Award ...... 41 Richard Timbrook. 21 ESU Records ...... 42-43 Diego Soto ...... 22 MIAA Records ...... 44-45 Josh Corpening . . 22 Coaching Staff Emporia State Athletics ...... 46-48 Tyler Applehans . . 22 Head Coach ...... Bob Fornelli History of Corky ...... 49 Richie Stewart. . . . 22 Alma Mater ...... Emporia State ‘91 Athletic Facilities...... 50-52 Hornets in the Community ...... 53 Ryan Anthony . . . . 23 Record at ESU ...... 166-79 (.678) Commitment to Quality Education . . . . 54-56 Joe Augustyn . . . . 23 Years at ESU ...... 4 Career Record ...... 472-192 (.711) Athletic Staff Directory ...... 57 Justin Maxson . . . 23 ESU Administration...... 58-59 Years ...... 10 ESU Hall of Honor ...... 60 Brett Mize ...... 23 Assistant Coach ...... Jason Santangelo Media Information...... IBC Rudy Weiser . . . . . 23 Graduate Assistant ...... Eric Fisher 2008 Schedule ...... Back Cover Baseball Office Phone ...... (620) 341-5930

Credits/On the Cover Baseball Quick Facts The 2007 Emporia State Baseball Media Guide was produced by the ESU Athletic Media Relations Office, Donald Weast Director, Assistant 2007 Record...... 41-24 (631) Director, Josh Slaughter. Photos by Talia Firestone, Dave Kopp, and ESU 2007 MIAA Record/Finish/Tournament...... 24-12/2nd/1st Athletics. Mug shots courtesy of ESU ID Office. Guide was printed by Starting position players returning/lost ...... 5/3 ESU Printing Services. Pitchers returning/lost...... 1/2 Letterman returning/lost ...... 9/6

1 GLENNEN FIELD AT TRUSLER SPORTS

* Hanna Clubhouse Features

-V.I.P Viewing Deck -Restroom and Shower Facilities -Coaches Offices -Washer/Dryer Facilities -Players Lounge and Meeting Area -Team and Facility Storage Area -Player Lockers -Umpire Dressing Room -Concession Stand -Washer/Dryer Facilities

GLENNEN FIELD * HANNA TURNBULL FIELD CLUBHOUSE

PRESS BOX & PAVILION “Having a clubhouse at the Trusler Sports Park increased team unity and made our team and future team stronger. This is a great opportunity to strengthen our program and build a solid foundation for generations to come. It is the home of the Hornets and a place we're proud of”

-John Martin, Former Hornet and LA Dodger Draft Pick.

Starting in December of 2005, renovations have began to improve the Trusler Sports complex. One of the additions is a new clubhouse overlooking both of the Baseball and Softball teams’ home fields. Named after major project contributors, Chuck and Doris Hanna, the new Hanna Clubhouse includes a viewing deck and concession stands for fans as well as new lockerrooms, facilities and coaches offices. THOMAS FIELD CANNON FIELD The Trusler Sports Complex was completed in 1992 thanks to the generosity of the Trusler Foundation. Established in 1957 by Harold and Irene Trusler, the Trusler Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life in Emporia and surrounding areas. After great success in the agriculture business, as heads of the Trusler-Cook Grain Company, the Truslers wished to share their good fortune with the community of Emporia. The Trusler Sports Complex is one of the many projects made possible by the Trusler Foundation.

Glennen Field, where the Hornets play their home baseball games, was named in honor of Emporia State University President, Dr. Robert E. Dr. Glennen was the thirteenth president of Emporia State University and held the position from 1985 to 1997. In addition to Glenned Field, three other fields are part of the Trusler Sports Complex. Turnbull Field, where the Emporia State Softball team plays their home games, is named in honor of J. Michael Turnbull, president and trustee of the Trusler Foundation. Cannon Field is named in honor of Joe Cannon, a lifelong Emporian who provided the lead gift of land that has become Trusler Sports Complex. Thomas Field is named in honor of Tom D. Thomas, treasurer and trustee of the Trusler Foundation.

2 2008 SCHEDULE

Day Date Opponent Location Time Fri. Feb. 15 at Colo. School of Mines (1-9) Golden, Colo. 4:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 16 at Colo. School of Mines (DH) Golden, Colo. 1:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 17 at Colo. School of Mines (1-9) Golden, Colo. 11:00 a.m. Tues. Feb. 19 at Central Okla. (1-9) Edmond, Okla. 2:30 p.m. Fri. Feb. 22 North Dakota (1-9) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 23 North Dakota (1-9) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 23 Mary (1-9) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 24 North Dakota (1-9) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 24 Mary (1-9) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 29 Neb.-Omaha (1-9) Warrensburg, Mo. 6:00 p.m. Sat. March 1 Drury (1-9) Warrensburg, Mo. 3:00 p.m. Sun. March 2 Upper Iowa (1-9) Warrensburg, Mo. 11:00 a.m. Wed. March 5 at Wichita State (1-9) Wichita, Kan. 3:00 p.m. Fri. March 7 Minn.-Duluth (DH) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sat. March 8 Minn.-Duluth (1-9) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sat. March 8 Ft. Hays State (1-9) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Sun. March 9 Minn.-Duluth (1-9) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Mon. March 10 Upper Iowa (1-9) Emporia 4:00 p.m. Tues. March 11 Kansas Newman (1-9) Emporia 4:00 p.m. Fri. March 14 at *Truman (1-9) Kirksville, Mo. 3:00 p.m. Sat. March 15 at *Truman (DH) Kirksville, Mo. 1:00 p.m. Sun. March 16 at *Truman (1-9) Kirksville, Mo. 12 noon Wed. March 19 Central Okla. (1-9) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Fri. March 21 at *Missouri Western (DH) St. Joseph, Mo. 3:00 p.m. Sat. March 22 at *Missouri Western (DH) St. Joseph, Mo. 1:00 p.m. Tues. March 25 at Kansas Newman (1-9) Wichita, Kan. 6:00 p.m. Fri. March 28 *Southwest Baptist (DH) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Sat. March 29 *Southwest Baptist (DH) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Tues. April 1 *Pittsburg State (DH) Emporia 4:00 p.m. Fri. April 4 *Ft. Hays State (1-9) Emporia 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 5 *Ft. Hays State (DH) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sun. April 6 *Ft. Hays State (1-9) Emporia 12 noon Tues. April 8 at *Pittsburg State (DH) Pittsburg, Kan. 4:00 p.m. Fri. April 11 at *Missouri Southern (1-9) Joplin, Mo. 6:00 p.m. Sat. April 12 at *Missouri Southern (DH) Joplin, Mo. 1:00 p.m. Sun. April 13 at *Missouri Southern (1-9) Joplin, Mo. 12 noon Fri. April 18 *Northwest Missouri (1-9) Emporia 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 19 *Northwest Missouri (DH) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sun. April 20 *Northwest Missouri (1-9) Emporia 12 noon Fri. April 25 at *Central Missouri (1-9) Warrensburg, Mo. 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 26 at *Central Missouri (DH) Warrensburg, Mo. 1:00 p.m. Sun. April 27 at *Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. 12 noon Fri. May 2 *Washburn (1-9) Emporia 5:00 p.m. Sat. May 3 at *Washburn (DH) Topeka, Kan. 1:00 p.m. Sun. May 4 *Wash burn (1-9) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Fri.-Sun. May 9-11 MIAA Tournament Kansas City, Kan. TBA Thur.-Sun. May 15-18 NCAA Central Regional TBA TBA Sat.-Sat. May 24-31 NCAA D-II World Series Montgomery, Ala. TBA * MIAA Conference Game

3 HEAD COACH BOB FORNELLI

Bob Fornelli Bob Fornelli is in his fi fth year as head coach of the Hornets after going 41-24 last season at his alma mater. In ten years of coaching, Fornelli is 472-192, making him the third winningest active coach by percentage in NCAA Division II baseball. For the fourth straight year, and in all of Fornelli's seasons as Head Profile Coach, the Hornets advanced to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament.

ESU Head Coach The Hornets fi nished the 2006 campaign by winning the MIAA Regular Season Championship and NCAA Central Region Championship on their way to Season: 5th Emporia State University's fi rst NCAA Division II World Series appearance. Years: 2004-present Fornelli had nine players selected to the All-MIAA teams in 2006 which included 1st Team All-American and NCAA Division II "Pitcher of the Year" Gabe Medina. Jersey: # 33 Medina along with catcher John Martin were selected in the 15th and 24th rounds of the 2006 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Prior to coming to Emporia State ‘91 Emporia State, he coached for seven years at Ft. Hays State and averaged 44 wins year during his time with the Tigers.

Fornelli, a 1991 graduate of ESU, spent seven years at FHSU where he Year by Year Results compiled a 306-113 record. In his last year with the Tigers, they won the Rocky Year School W L Pct. Mountain Athletic Conference regular season and postseason tournament 1997 * Fort Hays State 48 15 .762 titles. They also hosted the NCAA Division II West Region tournament. Ft. Hays ended the season ranked 15th in D-II, the sixth year Fornelli had the 1998 * Fort Hays State 44 14 .759 Tigers in the fi nal Top 30 poll. He is the winningest coach in FHSU history and 1999 * Fort Hays State 35 22 .614 led the Tigers to the RMAC championship four times in his seven years. Fornelli 2000 * # Fort Hays State 54 12 .818 led FHSU to the NCAA Division II national championship game in 2000 and was 2001 Fort Hays State 37 19 .661 in the NCAA regional tournament six times. Five of Fornelli’s players have been 2002 Fort Hays State 43 16 .729 selected in the Major League Baseball draft, including current Florida Marlin 2003 * Fort Hays State 45 15 .750 relief pitcher Nate Field. 2004 * Emporia State 36 22 .621 2005 * Emporia State 41 20 .656 Prior to his time in Hays, Fornelli was the pitching coach at Butler County 2006 * Emporia State 48 13 .787 Community College in El Dorado, Kan., from 1991 until 1996. During his tenure 2007 * Emporia State 41 24 .631 the Grizzlies were 195-86 and fi nished third in the NJCAA World Series in Career Totals 472 192 .711 1994. While at Butler, he spent fi ve summers as a head coach in the National * NCAA Tournament Participant Baseball Congress Jayhawk League. His 1996 El Dorado Broncos captured the NBC national championship and Fornelli was named coach of the year.

NCAA Postseason Appearances Fornelli, a native of Lenexa, Kan., was an honorable mention all-Central States Intercollegiate Conference catcher for the Hornets as a senior after transferring Year School Tournament Finish W L from BCCC. He is married to the former Jill Harris of Madison, Kan. The couple 1997 FHSU West Region - Chico, Calif. 2 2 has three daughters - Emma, Rylie and Addison. 1998 FHSU West Region - Chico, Calif. 1 2 1999 FHSU West Region - Chico, Calif. 0 2 2000 FHSU National Finalists - Montgomery, Ala. 7 2 2003 FHSU West Region - Hays, Kan. 1 2 2004 ESU Central Region - Warrensburg, Mo. 1 2 2005 ESU Central Region - Warrensburg, Mo. 0 2 2006 ESU World Series- Montgomery, Ala. 4 2 2007 ESU Central Region - Warrensbrurg, Mo. 2 2

Hornet Coaching Records - by Victories Name Seasons Yrs W L Pct Dave Bingham 1973-1987 15 557 223 .714 Brian Embery 1988-2003 16 458 320 .589 Bob Fornelli 2004-2007 4 166 79 .694 Jack Smitheran 1969-1972 4 123 61 .668 Bill Kerr 1958-1962 5 58 55 .513 Larry Cochell 1967-1968 2 54 27 .667 Guy Owen 1966 1 33 32 .508 Larry Ensminger 1963-1965 4 25 20 .556 Bob Ives 1949-1950 2 19 9 .679 Rick Niclai 1962 1 11 8 .579 Joe Pease 1952 1 8 5 .615 John Buckley 1951 1 6 5 .545 Noel McGregor 1957 1 5 6 .455 Chuck Sisson 1956 1 4 4 .500

4 HORNET ASSISTANTS

Jason Santangelo Profile Assistant Coach

Jason Santangelo enters his fi rst season as an assistant coach for Season: 1st Years: 2008-pres the Emporia State Hornets. He will serve as an infi eld/hitting coach for the Hornets during the 2008 campaign. Jersey: # 10 Fort Hays State '03 Prior to coming to Emporia State he spent two season as an Hutchinson, Kan. assistant coach at Labette County Community College. While he was at Labette County three players earned all-conference honors. Prior to coaching at Labette County he spent one season as the head coach at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado.

Before joining the college coaching ranks Santangelo spent two season as the head coach at Ellis High School in Ellis, Kan.

Santagelo’s playing career culminated at Fort Hays State University, under then head coach Bob Fonelli. While at Fort Hays State Santangelo was a 2002 Division II All-American at second base. He was an all-region selection during 2002 as well as the Tigers came one game shy of advancing to the regional playoffs falling to Metro State in the RMAC Tournament Championship. He also earned Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors during the 2002 campaign. In 2001 he was a second team All-Conference Selection for the Tigers.

The Hutchinson, Kan. native has a wife, Tessa and a son, Cyrus.

Eric Fischer

Eric Fischers enters his first season as an assistant coach for the Profile Hornets after spending two seasons on the field for ESU. During his career at ESU he spent time in the ESU infield playing several differ- Assistant Coach ent positions. Season: 1st Years: 2008-pres During his junior season he started 29 games for the Hornets during the 2006 season. Hit .265 with one home run and 14 RBI's with a on- Jersey: # 11 base percentage of .372. Emporia State ‘07 Omaha, Neb. Prior to coming to Emporia State Fischer played at Bulter County Community College where he batted .360 and was an Honorable Mention All-Conference selection

He was a 2002 graduate of Millard West High School in Omaha Neb. where he was an Honorable Mention All-State selection with a .330 batting average.

5 2008 ROSTER

Numerical Roster

No Name Pos B/T Ht Wt Yr Hometown Previous School 1 Kevin Wempe IF/OF R/R 6-1 180 Fr. Topeka, Kan. Hayden HS 2 Brody McCullough LHP L/L 6-1 170 Jr. Frontenac, Kan. Neosho County CC 3 Andy Anderson IF R/R 5-9 180 Sr. Shawnee, Kan. Neosho County CC 4 Conner Crumbliss IF L/R 5-8 170 Jr. Arkansas City, Kan. Arkansas City HS 5 Nick Carlson IF L/R 5-11 180 Sr. Topeka, Kan. New Mexico 6 Anthony Dreiling IF R/R 6-2 180 Jr. Lawrence, Kan. Barton County CC 7 Chris Dobler OF L/L 6-2 185 Jr. Topeka, Kan. Johnson County CC 8 Brian Majors OF L/R 5-10 175 Sr. Owasso, Okla. Seward County CC 9 James Morrison IF R/R 5-10 180 So. Richmond, Mo. Richmond HS 12 Kellen Lane OF R/L 6-3 175 Jr. Borger, Texas Odessa CC 13 Aaron Burris RHP R/R 5-10 175 Sr. Lenexa, Kan. Blue Valley West HS 14 Ty Reese LHP L/L 6-1 190 Sr. McPherson, Kan. Butler County CC 15 Kellen Mitts LHP L/L 6-3 180 Sr. Skiatook, Okla. Coffeyville CC 16 Daniel Waggoner RHP R/R 6-4 170 Sr. Chanute, Kan. Neosho County CC 18 Eric Shortell OF R/R 6-0 190 Sr. Mission, Kan. South Alabama 19 Matt Marasco IF R/R 6-3 215 Sr. Maize, Kan. Kansas State 20 Keith Hernandez C/DH R/R 5-10 200 Sr. Pio Rico, Ariz. Pima CC 21 Brendan Higgins RHP R/R 6-0 190 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. Cloud County CC 22 Caleb Williamson OF R/R 6-0 205 Jr. Baxter Springs, Kan. Coffeyville CC 23 Keith Spreckles RHP R/R 6-1 190 Jr. Lenexa, Kan. Kansas City, Kan. CC 24 Brett McBride LHP L/L 6-1 200 Jr. Lawrence, Kan. Barton County CC 25 Richard Timbrook RHP R/R 6-3 185 Sr. Independence, Mo. Maplewood CC 26 Diego Soto RHP R/R 6-1 195 Jr. Tucson, Ariz. Cochise CC 27 Josh Corpening RHP R/R 6-4 190 So. Rossville, Kan. Coffeyville CC 28 Tyler Appelhans LHP L/L 6-0 215 Jr. Fredonia, Kan. Neosho County CC 29 Abe Steinbach C R/R 6-2 195 Jr. Hoyt, Kan. Cloud County CC 30 Nick Wolfe C/DH R/R 6-3 210 Sr. Marysville, Kan. Neosho County CC 31 Brock Nehls RHP R/R 6-5 210 Sr. Hays, Kan. Barton County CC 32 Richie Stewart IF R/R 6-0 220 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Western Nebraska CC 34 Luke Kramer LHP L/L 6-2 185 Sr. Pratt, Kan. Barton County CC 35 Lucas Fornelli RHP R/R 5-11 170 Jr. Mound City, Kan. Jayhawk-Linn HS 36 Ryan Anthony LHP L/L 6-4 195 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. Barton County CC 37 Joe Augustyn IF R/R 6-3 220 Jr. Burlington, Kan. Pratt CC 38 Anthony Markowitz IF/OF R/R 6-1 200 Fr. Emporia, Kan. Emporia HS

Pronunciation Guide

4 Conner Crumbliss ...... Crumb-less 19 Matt Marasco ...... Muh-rah-sco 28 Tyler Applehans ...... Apple-Hahns 38 Anthony Markowitz...... Mark-o-wits

6 2008 ROSTER

By State By Class 14 Seniors Kansas - 26 City Previous School 3 Andy Anderson IF Shawnee, Kan. 1 Kevin Wempe Topeka Hayden HS 5 Nick Carlson IF Topeka, Kan. 8 Brian Majors OF Owasso, Okla. 2 Brody McCullough Frontenac Neosho County CC 13 Aaron Burris RHP Lenexa, Kan. 3 Andy Anderson Shawnee Neosho County CC 14 Ty Reese LHP McPerson, Kan. 4 Conner Crumbliss Arkansas City Arkansas City HS 15 Kellen Mitts LHP Skiatook, Okla. 16 Daniel Waggoner RHP Chanute, Kan. 5 Nick Carlson Topeka New Mexico 18 Eric Shortell OF Mission, Kan. 6 Anthony Dreiling Lawrence Barton County CC 19 Matt Marasco IF Maize, Kan. 7 Chris Dobler Topeka Johnson County CC 20 Keith Hernandez C Pio Rico, Ariz. 25 Richard Timbrook RHP Independence, Mo. 13 Aaron Burris Lenexa Blue Valley West HS 30 Nick Wolfe C/DH Maryville, Kan. 14 Ty Reese McPherson Butler County CC 31 Brock Nehls RHP Hays, Kan. 16 Daniel Waggoner Chanute Neosho County CC 34 Luke Kramer LHP Pratt, Kan. 18 Eric Shortell Mission South Alabama 16 Juniors 19 Matt Marasco Maize Kansas State 2 Brody McCullough LHP Frontenac, Kan. 21 Brendan Higgins Kansas City Cloud County CC 4 Conner Crumbliss IF Arkansas City, Kan. 6 Anthony Dreiling IF Lawrence, Kan. 22 Caleb Williamson Baxter Springs Coffeyville CC 7 Chris Dobler OF Topeka, Kan. 23 Keith Spreckles Lenexa Kansas City Kansas CC 12 Kellen Lane OF Borger, Texas 24 Brett McBride Lawrence Barton County CC 21 Brendan Higgins RHP Kansas City, Kan. 22 Caleb Williamson OF Baxter Springs, Kan. 27 Josh Corpening Rossville Coffeyville CC 23 Keith Spreckles RHP Lenexa, Kan. 28 Tyler Applehans Fredonia Neosho County CC 24 Brett McBride LHP Lawrence, Kan. 29 Abe Steinbach Hoyt Cloud County CC 26 Diego Soto RHP Tucson, Ariz. 28 Tyler Applehans LHP Fredonia, Kan. 30 Nick Wolfe Marysville Neosho County CC 29 Abe Steinbach C Hoyt, Kan. 31 Brock Nehls Hays Barton County CC 32 Richie Stewart IF Lincoln, Neb. 34 Luke Kramer Pratt Barton County CC 35 Lucas Fornelli RHP Mound City, Kan. 36 Ryan Anthony LHP Overland Park, Kan. 35 Lucas Fornelli Mound City Jayhawk Linn HS 37 Joe Augustyn IF Burlington, Kan. 36 Ryan Anthony Overland Park Barton County CC 3 Sophomores 37 Joe Augustyn Burlington Pratt CC 9 James Morrison IF/OF Richmond, Mo. 38 Anthony Markowitz Emporia Emporia HS 27 Josh Corpening RHP Rossville, Kan.

2 Freshmen Arizona - 2 City Previous School 1 Kevin Wempe OF Topeka, Kan. 38 Anthony Markowitz IF Emporia, Kan. 20 Keith Hernandez Pio Rico Pima CC 26 Diego Soto Tucson Cochise CC

Missouri - 2 City Previous School 13 James Morrison Richmond Richmond HS In the Field CF 25 Richard Timbrook Independence Maplewood CC 7 - C. Dobler 12 - K. Lane LF RF Oklahoma - 2 City Previous School 8 - B. Majors 18- E. Shortell 8 Brian Majors Owasso Seward County CC 9 - J. Morrison 22- C. Williamson 15 Kellen Mitts Skiatook Coffeyville CC

SS 2B Texas - 1 City Previous School 3 - A. Anderson 4 - C. Crumbliss 6 - A. Dreiling 6 - A. Dreiling 12 Kellen Lane Borger Odessa CC

3B 1B 5 - N. Carlson 19 - M. Marasco 1 - K. Wempe 30 - N. Wolfe 22 - C. Williamson COACHING STAFF C 33 Bob Fornelli Head Coach (ESU ‘91) 4th yr. 20 - K. Hernandez 30 - N. Wolfe 10 Jason Santangelo Assistant Coach 1st yr. 29 - A. Steinbach 11 Eric Fisher Graduate Assistant 1st yr.

7 2008 PREVIEW

The Hornets will look to take the next for two games the Hornets will return Kan.) who was 4-3 last season in step heading into the 2008 cam- home to face Northwest Missouri in a relief and picked up four saves on paign after making it into regional weekend series. They will then close the year. He is joined by Ty Reese play for the fourth straight year. This out their season with a trip to Central (Sr. McPherson, Kan.) who was 2-2 year though they enter the season Missouri and a split home and away out of the pen last season and Aaron as the defending MIAA tournament series with Washburn before entering Burris (Sr. Lenexa, Kan.) who went champions. To start the season they the conference tournament. 1-1 with one save last season. Also are ranked 11th in the Collegiate making a move into the bullpen will Baseball Newspaper poll and setting “We just need to do what we always be Kellen Mitts who was 4-4 as a in the 26th in the National Baseball do and play hard everyday,” said NCAA Division II Writers Poll. Head Coach BobFornelli. “Our goal National Baseball Writers Poll every year is to make it to a regional Pre-Season Poll

The Hornets will open their season so we could have a chance to make Rank School Name ‘05 Record Points on the road in Colorado when they the College World Series. In order to face Colorado School of the Mines make the post season we must say 1 Tampa (Fla.) 53-10 275 for a four game set starting on Feb. healthy and get hot at the right time.” 2 Columbus State (Ga.) 51-19 229 15 in Golden, Colo. They will then 3 Mesa State (Colo.) 49-14 225 face a very good Central Oklahoma Starting Pitchers 4 Angelo State (Texas) 51-20 223 team before returning home for their Brock Nehls (Sr. Hays, Kan.) will 5 Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 49-11 218 home opening weekend against step onto the hill as the Hornets top 6 Florida Southern 44-16 196 North Dakota and Mary. returner. Nehls finished the year last 7 Central Missouri 51-12 192 year with a record of 7-5 with an ERA 8 Abilene Christian 47-13 169 That will be followed up by another of 5.99. Also looking to make their 9 Grand Valley State 45-9 163 test as they travel to Central Missouri way into the rotation will be several T9. Tusculum (Tenn.) 50-14 163 where they will take on last year’s newcomers as the Hornets look to 11 Mount Olive (N.C.) 49-13 157 regional champion and preseason replace Mickey Lara and All-MIAA 12 Georgia College & St. 46-16 155 #17 Nebraska-Omaha in their first performer Trent Lare. The top can- 13 Delta State (Miss.) 45-16 143 in region match-up. The trip to didates look to be Tyler Applehans 14 West Chester (Pa.) 33-17 133 Warrensburg will also feature match- (Jr. Fredonia, Kan.) who comes in 15 Southern Indiana 43-23 114 ups with Upper Iowa and Drury as a pitcher who could find his way before the Hornets head on the road into the Hornets no. 2 or no. 3 spot 16 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 50-10 98 to face perennial Division I power- in the rotation. “He has a way of 17 Nebraska-Omaha 37-24 96 house Wichita State. finding ways to get people out,” said 18 Cal State Chico 47-15 88 Fornelli. Joining him are fellow new- 19 UC San Diego 37-25 84 The Hornets will then welcome in- comers Ryan Anthony (Jr. Overland 20 Minnesota State 45-10 62 region foes Minnesota-Duluth, Fort Park, Kan.), Brendan Higgins (Jr. 21 Sonoma State (Calif.) 50-12 52 Hays State and Upper Iowa to town Kansas City, Kan.) and Diego Soto 22 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 35-17 48 for round robin play. The non-confer- (Jr. Tucson, Ariz.) will all look to 23 Cal State L.A. 45-17-1 43 ence season draws near a close with make an immediate impact in the 24 SIU-Edwardsville 37-17 35 a home contest against Newman. Hornets rotation. Josh Corpening 25 Kutztown (Pa.) 49-7 34 (So. Rossville, Kan.) could also see The Hornets will then open their time as a spot starter for the Hornets Also Recieving Votes: Emporia State conference season against Truman this season. (Kan.) 28, Francis Marion (S.C.) 26, at home. Following that series they Montevallo (Ala.) 21, Armstrong Atlantic go on the road for a four game set Relief Pitchers State (Ga.) 17, Adelphi (N.Y.) 16, West Alabama 15, West Virginia State 14, against Missouri Western. The brief The Hornet bullpen looks to return Barry (Fla.) 9, Saint Edward’s (Texas) 9, road trip returns home for three several players who had impact Ashland (Ohio) 7, Bryant (R.I.) 5, North straight series’ as Southwest Baptist, years last year. They will look first to Georgia 5, South Carolina-Aiken 3, Pittsburg State and Fort Hays State. their upper classman and Hornets Lynn (Fla.) 2, Massachusetts-Lowell 2, returners. Returning to the pen are California (Pa.) 1. After a road trip to Pittsburg State Daniel Waggoner (Sr. Chanute, 8 2008 PREVIEW

starter last season. Two newcomers Hornets infield this season, as well Hernandez will also both likely could also find their way into a bull- as seeing time as pinch hitter for the battle for the designated hitter pen role for the Hornets. Newcomer’s Hornets this year. position with newcomer Richie Richard Timbrook (Jr. Independence, Stewart. Behind Hernandez and Mo.) and Keith Spreckles (Jr. Outfield Wolfe will be redshirt junior Abe Lenexa, Kan.) could make an impact The Hornet outfield will see some Steinbach (Jr. Hoyt, Kan.) who as Timbrook could find a way into the new faces looking to make immedi- will look for his first action as a closer role. ate impact, as well as a returning Hornet. old face. In left field the Hornets Infield look to start Brian Majors (Sr. The Hornet infield will return the most Owassa, Okla.), in what will be a NCAA Division II depth for the Hornets this season return to his original position. Majors Collegiate Baseball Newspaper as they have a player with starting hit .321 with one home run and 25 Pre-Season Poll experiance at every position. At first RBI last season. He will likely be Rank School Name ‘07 Record Points base will be All-MIAA selection Matt back up by Caleb Williamson (Jr. Marasco (Sr. Maize, Kan.), who’s Baxter Springs, Kan.) who joins the 1. Tampa 53-10 640 late game heroics earned him Player squad after playing last season at 2. Columbus St. 51-19 624 of the Week honors following last Coffeyville Community College. In 3. Florida Southern 44-16 600 season’s MIAA Tournament. He will right field the Hornets will feature 4. Mesa St. 49-14 590 likely be back up by Richie Stewart another Division I transfer in Eric 5. Abilene Christian 47-13 586 (Jr. Lincoln, Neb.) who transfer’s to Shortell (Sr. Mission, Kan.) who 6. Mount Olive 49-13 542 the team after playing last season comes to ESU from South Alabama. 7. Franklin Pierce 49-11 536 at Western Nebraska Community Backing up Shortell in right field will T7. Tusculum 50-14 536 College. At second base the Hornets be James Morrison (So. Richmond, 9. Angelo St. 51-20 518 return another All-MIAA performer in Mo.) who will look to back after red- 10. Southern Indiana 43-23 500 Conner Crumbliss (Jr. Arkansas City, shirting last season for the Hornets. 11. Delta St. 45-16 484 Kan.) who at one point last season In center field the Hornets will fea- 12. Ouachita Baptist 50-10 448 went on a team high 21 game hitting ture Chris Dobler (Jr. Topeka, Kan.) 13. Grand Valley St. 45-9 446 streak. Crumbliss will likely make a who will return to the Hornet line-up 14. Georgia Coll. & St. 46-16 435 return to his lead-off spot from last after spending last year at Johnson 15. U.C. San Diego 37-25 424 season. His back-up will be Anthony County Community College. He 16. Montevallo 47-16 402 17. Cal. St. Los Angeles 45-17-1 385 Dreiling (Jr. Lawrence, Kan.) who will be back up by Kellen Lane (Jr. 18. Emporia St. 41-24 360 joined the Hornets after spending last Borger, Texas) who will also look to 19. Cal. St. Chico 47-15 352 season at Barton County Community find a way into the Hornet starting 20. Central Missouri 51-13 332 College. The shortstop position will line-up. 21. North Georgia Coll. & St. 34-22 323 be anchored by Andy Anderson (Sr. 22. West Chester 33-17 319 Shawnee, Kan.) who last season hit Catcher 23. Minnesota St.-Mankato 45-10 274 .299 with 12 doubles for the Hornets. Catcher could prove to be one 24. Southern Ill.-Edwardsville 37-17 268 Third base will see the return of Nick of the deeper positions for the 25. Francis Marion 36-18 264 Carlson (Sr. Topeka, Kan.) who Hornets this season as they 26. California, PA 36-17 226 spent much of last season with an return All-MIAA performer Keith 27. Ashland 38-9 200 injury after starting the beginning of Hernandez (Sr. Pio Rico, Ariz.). 28. St. Edwards 43-15 192 the season at the shortstop position. Hernandez hit .321 last season 29. West Florida 43-19 188 He will be back up by Kevin Wempe with 11 home runs and a league 30. Slippery Rock 35-17 170 (RS-Fr. Topeka, Kan.) who will look leading 78 RBI. He was the 31. South Carolina-Aiken 39-24 156 to start in his first season aftering Hornet leader in both home runs 32. Southern Arkansas 41-17 142 redshirting last year. Newcomer and RBI last season. He will be 33. Wayne St., NE 37-16 110 Joe Augustyn (Jr. Burlington, Kan.) backed up by Nick Wolfe (Sr. 34. Nebraska-Omaha 37-24 108 and red shirt freshman Anthony Maryville, Kan.) who last season 35. Barry 32-23-1 102 Markowitz (RS-Fr. Emporia, Kan.) hit .288 with eight home runs will also look to find time along the and 35 runs driven in. Wolfe and 9 MEET THE 2008 HORNETS

Profile Kevin Wempe 1 Height: 6'0" Weight: 185 Position: IF In 2008 Bats: Right Should see time in the Hornets infield during the 2008 season. Throws: Right Season: 2nd Year: Freshman In 2007 Birthdate: 10.26.87 Redshirted during the 2007 season for the Hornets

Topeka, Kansas Topeka Hayden HS High School Lettered four times in baseball and four times in basketball for the Wildcats of Topeka Hayden...... Named All-State, All-City and All-Centennial League in 2006...... Was named an All-City and All-League performer in 2004 and 2005

Personal Parents are Jim and Joan Wempe

Profile Brody McCollough 2 Height: 6'1" Weight: 170 Position: LHP In 2008 Bats: Left Throws: Left Could see time out of the Hornets bullpen during the 2008 season. Season: 2nd Year: Junior In 2007 Redshirted during the 2007 season for the Hornets Frontenac, Kan. Neosho County CC 2005-2006 Neosho County Community College

High School Attended Frontenac High School

Personal Parents are Craig and Kathy McCollough

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Profile Andy Anderson 3 Height: 5'9" Weight: 180 Position: SS In 2008 Bats: Right Will likely play shortstop for the Hornets this season. Throws: Right Season: 2nd Year: Senior In 2007 Birthdate: 1.24.86 He hit .421 in the MIAA Tournament and is hitting .378 in the last ten games, bringing his average up to .299 on the season. He started 48 games on the Shawnee, Kansas season and was third on the team with 13 two-out RBI. He had an on-base Neosho CC percentage of .359 and has 12 doubles.

2005-2006 Neosho County Community College Career Highs As a freshman hit .300 and as a sophomore hit .340. Runs: 3 vs. Bemidji State (02/23/07) Hits: 3 vs. Northwest Missouri (05/12/07) High School RBIs: 3 2x last vs. Truman (05/04/07) First Team All-Metro, Twice Second Team All-Sunflower League 2B: 1 12x last vs. Central Mo. (05/13/07) SB: 1 7x last vs. Minnesota St. (05/19/07) Personal BB: 2 2x last vs. Central Mo. (04/22/07) Parents are Greg and Kay Anderson TB: 6 vs. Central Missouri (04/22/07)

YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2007 .301 54 51 186 34 56 12 0 1 26 71 .382 15 3 26 5 .361 1 1 6 9 57 110 19 .898

Profile Conner Crumbliss 4 Height: 5-8 Weight: 170 In 2008 Position: Infield Will likely be the starting second baseman for the Hornets in 2008. Bats: Left Throws: Right In 2007 Season: 3rd He had a 21 game hitting streak this season, the longest by any Hornet player in the Year: Junior 21st century. Was named MIAA Player of the Week for March 11-18 when he hit .565 Birthdate: 4.19.87 in six games against Upper Iowa and Missouri Western. He lead the team in multiple Arkansas City, Kansas hit games with 22. Crumbliss tied a team game and MIAA game record by walking four Arkansas City HS times in ESU's 10-6 win over Pittsburg State on Wednesday, April 18. He was an honor- able mention All-MIAA selection.

2006 Freshman Career Highs Started 53 games as a Freshman hit .317 with 14 doubles and 33 RBI's with an on-base percentage of .403. Was 10 of 11 in stolen base attempts during the 2006 season. Runs: 4 3x last vs. Pittsburg State (04/18/07) Hits: 4 3x last vs. Bemidji State (02/23/07) High School RBIs: 3 8x last vs. Minnesota St. (05/19/07) Graduated in 2005 from Arkansas City High School.....The Bulldogs were 2003 and BB: 4 vs. Pittsburg State (04/18/07) 2005 Regional Champions and 2002 5A State Champions playing out of the Ark Valley TB: 6 2x last vs. Newman (02/28/07) Chisolm Trail League (AVCTL)...Was an All-AVCTL Second Team shortstop in 2004... SB: 2 vs. Southwest Baptist (05/06/06) First Team All-AVCTL second base in 2005.

Personal Is a Pre-Denistry major...Parents are Jeri and Jack Crumbliss

YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .317 56 53 205 46 65 14 1 0 33 81 .395 24 6 18 1 .403 1 4 10 11 48 90 7 .952 2007 .357 64 64 235 75 84 18 1 0 41 104 .443 41 8 33 3 .465 2 1 15 17 87 136 13 .945

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Profile Nick Carlson 5 Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 In 2008 Position: Infield Will likely start at third base for the Hornets this season. Bats: Left Throws: Right In 2007 Season: 3rd Year: Senior Hit .333 with one home run before going down with a season ending hand injury. Birthdate: 5.9.86 In 2006 Topeka, Kansas Honorable Mention All-MIAA Selection...... Hit .303 with 3 HR's and 40 RBI's in New Mexico 57 starts for the Hornets. Stole six bases in ten attempts and had a fielding per- centage of .928.

2005 New Mexico

Career Highs High School Graduated from Seaman High School in 2004..The vikings were 2004 State Runs: 3 4x last vs. Newman (02/28/07) Champions and 2002 State Runners-up...City and League Player of the Year in Hits: 3 5x last vs. Bemidji State (02/23/07) 2004..First Team All-City and All-League shortstop...The vikings were 2004 State RBIs: 5 vs. Bemidji State (02/23/07) Champions and 2002 State Runners-up...Batted .429 with two homeruns and 30 2B: 2 3x last vs. SW Baptist (03/23/07) RBI SB: 2 vs. Northwest Mo. (04/05/06) BB: 4 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (03/10/07) Personal TB: 8 vs. Bemidji State (02/23/07) Majoring in Business...Uncle Mike Carlson is an ESU Hall of Famer

YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2006 .303 60 57 188 47 57 13 0 3 40 79 .420 26 13 36 2 .419 2 3 6 10 64 128 15 .928 2007 .333 23 22 57 19 19 6 1 1 19 30 .526 16 12 14 0 .553 0 2 2 2 35 53 7 .926

Profile Brian Majors 8 Height: 5'10" Weight: 175 Position: OF In 2008 Bats: Left Will likely start in left field for the Hornets this season. Throws: Left Season: 2nd In 2007 Year: Senior He started 44 games last season and hitting .321 with 25 RBI....he is nine for nine on stolen base attempts this season...Majors drove in the winning run in the Hornets extra inning contest with Missouri Southern on April 8 by laying down Owasso, Oklahoma a successful drag bunt with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the Seward County CC ninth....he got his first home run of the season against Washburn as he hit a two- run shot in the first inning.

2005-2006 Seward County Community College Career Highs Runs: 3 3x last vs. Central Mo. (05/13/07) 1st Team All-Jayhawk Conference, batted .394 Hits: 4 vs. Pittsburg State (04/18/07) RBIs: 4 vs. Pittsburg State (04/18/07) Personal 2B: 2 3x last vs. Central Mo. (04/21/07) Parents are David and Rae Majors SB: 2 vs. Pittsburg State (04/04/07) BB: 2 2x last vs. Mo. Southern (04/07/07) TB: 5 2x last vs. Washburn (04/28/07)

YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2007 .321 50 44 165 47 53 12 2 1 25 72 .436 21 4 28 2 .411 0 8 9 9 87 4 3 .968 12 MEET THE 2008 HORNETS

Profile James Morrison 9 Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Position: Infield In 2007 Bats: Right Should see time as utility player for the Hornets this season. Throws: Right Season: 3rd Year: Soph. In 2007 Birthdate: 11.22.86 Redshirted for the Hornets during the 2007 season.

Richmond, Mo. Richmond HS In 2006 Had eight doubles and three RBI's in 24 At-Bats

High School 2005 graduate of Richmond High School...Lettered in Baseball and Football...2005 Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC) First Team selec- tion...Academic All-Conference...2004 All-MRVC Second Team...2003 All- MRVC Honorable Mention

Personal Is a History major...Parents are Jim and Maria Morrison

Profile Height: 5-10 Aaron Burris 13 Weight: 175 Position: Pitcher In 2007 Bats: Right He only walked four batters in 21.1 innings of work and has a 4.22 ERA. Throws: Right Season: 5th In 2007 Year: Senior He only walked four batters in 21.1 innings of work and has a 4.22 ERA. Birthdate: 6.11.84 In 2006 Lenexa, Kansas Appeared in 11 games for the Hornets and struck out 13 batters in 14 innnings pitched. Blue Valley West HS In 2005 Appeared in two games for the Hornets in his first year of action.

Career Highs In 2004 Redshirt

IP: 5.2 vs. Ft. Hays State (04/02/07) High School A 2003 graduate of Blue Valley West High School...lettered in baseball for the Jaguars... SO: 5 vs. Ft. Hays State (04/02/07) posted a 9-0 record in his varsity career...Was a member of the all-East Kansas League team for two years...Was named the American Legion Central Plains regional MVP.

Personal A biology major...Son of Michael and Tami Burris.

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA

2006 8.36 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 25 14 13 3 13 7 1 1 66 .379 3 0 0 2 2005 18.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 4 4 1 1 1 0 1 11 .444 0 0 1 0 2007 4.22 1 1 14 0 0 0 0 1 21.1 25 13 10 4 20 2 0 5 87 .287 1 3 1 0

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Profile Ty Reese 14 Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 Position: LHP In 2008 Bats: Left Will likely come out of the Hornets bullpen in the 2008 season. Throws: Left Season: 3rd In 2007 Year: Senior He was 2-2 on the season with two starts....he had ten strikeouts and only two walks on the year...... he hit successfully in one pinch hitting opportunity on the season. Mcpherson, Kansas In 2006 Redshirted at Emporia State Butler CC In 2006 Butler County Community College All-Jayhawk Conference Selection Career Highs High School IP: 5.2 vs. Pittsburg State (04/18/07) Three Times All-League and All-State as a Senior at McPherson High School SO: 6 vs. Wichita State (03/08/06) Personal Parents are Dale and Melinda Reese

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA

2007 8.22 2 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 23.0 34 25 21 5 10 3 1 4 100 .340 0 1 0 0

Profile Kellen Mitts 15 Height: 6'3" Weight: 185 Position: RHP In 2008 Bats: Right Could see time in the Hornets starting rotation as well as time out of the bullpen. Throws: Right Season: 2nd In 2007 Year: Senior Was 4-4 for the Hornets with a 5.81 ERA....he pitched the final 5.0 innings of ESU's Birthdate: 4.19.86 8-1, rain suspended win in the Southwest Baptist series to pick up his third win on the season. Skiatook, Oklahoma Coffeyville CC 2005-2006 Coffeyville Community College Went 7-4 both years.

High School Career Highs Four-year letter winner in baseball and three years in basketball at Skiatook High School.... 4 year All-Tulsa 7 League performer in baseball. IP: 5.2 vs. Missouri Western (03/18/07) SO: 7 vs. Southwest Baptist (03/23/07) Personal Majoring in Business Administration...... Parents are Tommy and Marra Mitts...... Dad Tommy Mitts played baseball for Emporia State

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA

2007 5.81 4 4 16 8 0 0 0 0 52.2 63 49 34 22 27 9 3 13 213 .296 1 2 0 4

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Profile Daniel Waggoner 16 Height: 6-4 Weight: 170 In 2008 Position: RHP Will likely be a late reliever for the Hornets this season. Bats: Right Throws: Right In 2007 Season: 3rd He was 4-3 in a team high 19 appearances for the Hornets with a 4.81 ERA...Waggoner Year: Senior was the only Hornet with multiple saves after picking up his fourth in the first champion- Birthdate: 2.13.85 ship against UCM.

Chanute, Kansas In 2006 Neosho CC Had an ERA of 3.86 ERA in 21.0 innings of work going 2-0 for the Hornets.

2004-2005 Neosho County CC

Career Highs High School A 2003 graduate of Chanute High School...The Blue Comets were the SEK champions IP: 7.0 2x last vs. Northwest Mo. (04/16/07) and Waggoner was selected as an All-SEK performer SO: 5 vs. Northwest Mo. (04/16/07) Personal Majoring in Physical Education...Parents are Pat and terri Waggoner

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA

2006 3.86 2 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 21.0 25 12 9 7 12 3 0 3 85 .294 1 0 0 1 2007 4.81 4 3 19 3 0 0 1 4 48.2 47 29 26 16 29 14 0 2 179 .263 3 5 0 3

Profile Matt Marasco 19 Height: 6'3" Weight: 215 Position: 1B In 2007 Bats: Right He was the Wilson/MIAA Hitter of the Week after batting .500 in the MIAA Tournament with a walk- of homer against UCM in the championship game. In the month of May he is hitting .425 with five Throws: Right home runs and 16 RBI. He is second on the team with 17 doubles on the season. He is fifth in the Season: 2nd MIAA and 100th in the nation in doubles per game. He also ranks seventh in the conference in RBI Year: Senior per game and tenth in walks per game. He now leads the team in multiple hit games with 22 on the Birthdate: 12.12.84 season. He hit the second Hornet grand slam of the season in a win over Pittsburg State on May 3. He was named to the honorable mention All-MIAA team.

Maize, Kansas In 2006 Kansas State University Kansas State First Team All-Academic Big XII

High School Lettered in Baseball for three years and Football for three years at Maize High School..... As a senior was All-State and All-Chisolm Trail League in Baseball...... All-League and All-State during sopho- Career Highs more and junior years in baseball and football.

Runs: 3 vs. Bemidji State (02/23/07) Personal Hits: 3 3x last vs. Northwest Mo. (05/12/07) Majoring in Health Promotion...... Parents are Mike and Carol Marasco. RBIs: 5 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (03/10/07) 2B: 2 4x last vs. UNO (03/10/07) SB: 2 vs. Pittsburg State (04/26/07) BB: 3 vs. Southwest Baptist (03/24/07) TB: 6 vs. Central Missouri (04/20/07)

YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2007 .338 60 59 207 38 70 22 0 9 57 119 .575 29 5 47 2 .424 4 1 10 11 428 34 5 .989

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Profile Keith Hernandez 20 Height: 5'10" Weight: 210 Position: C In 2008 Bats: Right Will likely see time as both the ESU catcher and designated hitter this season. Throws: Right In 2007 Season: 2nd He was named a member of the 2007 All-MIAA second team....he is lead the MIAA in RBI with 78 Year: Senior while hitting .321 on the season...he lead the team in multiple RBI games with 22 and is third on the Birthdate: 8.13.84 team in multiple hit games with 19.... Hernandez was fourth in the MIAA in home runs with 11 after hitting a solo shot against Truman on May 5....he lead the team in doubles with 18 and has a slug- Pio Rico, Arizona ging percentage of .567 on the year.....he ranked 27th in the nation in RBI per game, 61st in total home runs and 91st in home runs per game. Pima CC 2004-2005 Pimo Community College First Team All-Conference.

High School Four-year letter winner in baseball, three years in football and two years in basketball at Nagales High School..... Four times named All-Conference in baseball. Career Highs Runs: 3 3x last vs. Truman (05/05/07) Personal Hits: 3 3x last vs. Truman (05/05/07) Majoring in Crimal Justice...... Parents are Fred and Carolyn Hernandez RBIs: 4 4x last vs. Truman (05/05/07) 2B: 2 vs. Bemidji State (02/22/07) BB: 2 vs. Fort Hays State (04/02/07) TB: 7 vs. Truman (05/05/07)

YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2007 .321 64 64 224 48 72 18 0 11 78 123 .549 20 18 39 7 .407 8 0 2 3 232 14 4 .984

Profile Brett McBride 24 Height: 6'2" Weight: 190 Position: LHP In 2008 Bats: Left Will likely see time out of the bullpen for the Hornets. Throws: Left Season: 2nd In 2007 Year: Junior Birthdate: 4.24.86 Redshirted for the Hornets during the 2007 season.

Lawrence, Kansas 2006 Barton County Community College Barton County CC High School Letter winner at Lawrence High School

Personal Majoring in Education..... Parents are Dennis and Terri McBride

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Profile Abe Steinbach 29 Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Position: C In 2008 Bats: Right Throws: Right Could see time for behind the plate for the Hornets. Season: 1st Year: Junior In 2007 Birthdate: 9.11.85 Redshirted during the 2007 season for the Hornets. Hoyt, Kansas Cloud County CC 2005-2006 Cloud County Community College

High School Letter four times in baseball, two times in basketball and one time in football at Jefferson West High School..... All-State catcher in senior year..... Made All-Big Seven League team three times..... Team MVP during senior year.

Personal Majoring in Education... Parents are Wayne and Cindy Steinbach

Profile Nick Wolfe 30 Height: 6'2" Weight: 230 Position: C In 2008 Bats: Right Will likely start behind the plate and could see time as a first baseman and DH for the Throws: Right Hornets. Season: 2nd Year: Senior In 2007 Birthdate: 10.28.85 He hit .288 with 35 RBI and a slugging percentage of .494 on the season....Wolfe had his first multiple RBI game of the season when he went two for four with three runs driven in against Missouri Southern on April 7.

2005-2006 Neosho County Community College Batted .390 with 10 HR's in 2006 Career Highs High School Runs: 2 7x last vs. Truman (05/04/07) Four-year letter winner in baseball and three years in football at Marysville High Hits: 3 vs. Missouri Western (03/18/07) School...... All-League in baseball and football...... Second Team All-State in baseball RBIs: 3 3x last vs. Truman (05/04/07) and football. 2B: 2 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (03/10/07) SB: 1 vs. Washburn (04/29/07) BB: 1 11x last vs. Northwest Mo. (05/12/07) TB: 6 vs. Washburn (04/28/07)

YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2007 .288 51 46 160 32 46 9 0 8 35 79 .494 11 12 26 9 .373 2 0 1 3 145 16 4 .976

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Profile Brock Nehls 31 Height: 6'4" Weight: 210 Position: RHP In 2008 Bats: Right Will be a member of the Hornets rotation this season. Throws: Right Season: 2nd In 2007 Year: Senior He was named Wilson/MIAA Pitcher of the Week after earning two wins in the confer- Birthdate: 1.4.86 ence tournament....he came on in relief for his seventh win of the year in ESU's 9-7 win Hays, Kansas over NWMSU in the tourney opener....he picked up his fifth victory of the season in a 6-1 Barton CC win over Washburn....he went the distance in a 2-1 victory over NWMSU for his second complete game of the season.....he picked up the first save of the season for the Hornets in a 4-3 win over Central Oklahoma by pitching 3.2 innings of scoreless baseball....fin- ished second on the team in strikeouts with 70 on the season.

2005-2006 Barton County Community College Career Highs Second Team All-Jayhawk Conference during sophomore year. IP: 9.0 vs. Washburn (04/28/07) SO: 8 vs. Truman (03/06/07) High School Three-year letter winner in baseball and basketball at Hays High School...... All- Conference junior and senior year...... All-State senior year.

Personal Majoring in Pysichal Education...... Parents are Dave and Shawna Nehls

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA

2007 5.99 7 5 18 11 3 0 0 1 79.2 108 60 53 21 70 18 4 5 331 .326 5 9 0 3

Profile Luke Kramer 34 Height: 6'2" Weight: 185 Position: LHP In 2008 Bats: Left Will likely see time out of the Hornets bullpen. Throws: Left Season: 2nd In 2007 Year: Senior He had four strikeouts in two appearances over three innings on the season.

2005-2006 Barton County Community College Pratt, Kansas Barton County CC High School Attended Pratt High School

Personal Career Highs Parents are Joe and Sandy Kramer IP: 2.0 vs. Pittsburg State (05/03/07) SO: 1 vs. Pittsburg State (05/03/07)

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA

2007 3.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 11 .182 1 0 0 0

18 MEET THE 2008 HORNETS

Profile Lucas Fornelli 35 Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Position: Pitcher In 2008 Bats: Right Will likely work out of the Hornets bullpen this season. Throws: Right Season: 4th In 2007 Year: Junior Appeared in three games for the Hornets and worked 3.0 innings. Birthdate: 1.20.86 In 2006 Moud City, Kansas Appeared in three games and 4.0 innings without giving upa run while facing 11 bat- Jayhawk-Linn HS ters.

2005 Redshirted at ESU

High School Career Highs 2004 graduate of Jayhawk-Linn High School...Lettered in Football, Basketball and Baseball...Was 5-0 with one save for the Jayhawks IP: 2.0 vs. Northern State (04/10/06) SO: 4 vs. Northern State (04/10/06) Personal Is majoring in Management of Information Systems...Parents are Larry and Shannon Spencer, and Tony Fornelli

YEAR ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA

2006 0.00 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 11 .091 0 0 0 0 2007 21.00 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 7 7 3 2 0 0 1 15 .467 0 1 0 0

Profile Anthony Markowitz RS Height: 6'1" Weight: 185 Position: INF In 2008 Bats: Right Will likely see time off the Hornet bench this season. Throws: Right Season: 2nd In 2007 Year: Freshman Redshirted the 2007 season for the Hornets. Birthdate: 10.8.87 High School Emporia, Kansas Four-year letterman in baseball at Emporia High School, also earned a letter in bas- Emporia HS ketball.

Personal Parents are Jim and Sheila Markowitz

19 MEET THE 2008 HORNET NEWCOMERS

Profile Anthony Dreiling 6 Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Position: INF At ESU Bats: Right Will likely see time in the Hornets infield in 2008. Throws: Right Season: 1st 2006 Barton County Community College Year: Junior He hit .296 for the Cougars last season.

High School Lawrence, Kan. He was a first-team All-Sunflower League performer for Lawrence Free State HS in Lawrence Free State 2005.

Profile Chris Dobler 7 Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Position: OF At ESU Bats: Left Will likely start in center field for the Hornets this season. Throws: Left Season: 2nd 2007 Johnson County CC Year: Junior Hit. 366 with three home runs and 26 RBI. Birthdate: 5.17.86 2006 at ESU Topeka, Kan. Johnson County CC High School Lettered in Baseball for the Topeka Seaman...Was an Honorable Mention All-Leaguer.

Profile Kellen Lane 12 Height: 6-3 Weight: 175 Position: OF At ESU Bats: Left Could see time as a back up outfielder for ESU in 2008. Throws: Right Season: 1st 2006-2007 Odessa College Year: Junior Was a letterman for the Wranglers baseball team.

High School Borger, Texas Hit .463 during his senior season at Borger High School...was an all-district performer in Odessa College borth baseball and football for the Bulldogs. .

Profile Eric Shortell 18 Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Position: OF At ESU Bats: Right Will likely start in the outfield for the Hornets. Throws: Right Season: 1st 2007 South Alabama Hit .245 with four home runs and 20 RBI. Year: Senior 2005-2006 Neosho County Community College Was an All-Region and All-Conference performer during his two seasons..holds Neosho Mission, Kan. South Alabama records for runs in a season, stolen bases in a season and career triples. High School Attended Bishop Miege HS..was selected as an All-Conference performer in baseball in both of his final seasons...career high school batting average of .401. 20 MEET THE 2008 HORNET NEWCOMERS

21 Brendan Higgins Profile Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 At ESU Position: RHP Will likely be a member of the Hornet rotation this season. Bats: Right Throws: Right 2006-2007 Cloud County Community College Season: 1st Recorded 43 strikeouts at Cloud County with a 5.47 ERA during the 2006 season. Year: Junior

High School Kansas City, Kan. Played baseball and football at Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City...was a 4A All- Cloud County CC State pitcher while with the Cyclones.

22 Caleb Williamson Profile Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 At ESU Position: OF Could see time off the Hornet bench during the 2008 season. Bats: Right Throws: Right 2006-2007 Coffeyville Community College Season: 1st Was a letter winner while with the Ravens. Year: Junior

High School Was a four-year letter winner in baseball, football and basketball for the Lions of the Baxter Springs, Kan. Baxter Springs High School...was a KABC All-State pitcher while in his senior season Coffeyville CC

23 Keith Spreckles Profile Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 At ESU Position: RHP Could see time out of the Hornet bullpen this season. Bats: Right Throws: Right 2006-2007 Kansas City Community College Season: 1st Was 8-1 during his senior season with the Blue Devils. Year: Junior

High School Lenexa, Kan. Was an all-league performer at Olathe East....was a member of the KABC 6A All-State Kansas City CC team during his senior season.

25 Richard Timbrook Profile Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 At ESU Position: RHP Could see time in the rotation but will likely be the Hornet closer Bats: Right Throws: Right 2006-2007 Maplewood Community College Season: 1st Was a starting pitcher for the Monarchs during the 2007 season. Year: Junior

High School Independence, Mo. Lettered in baseball at Truman High School in Indepence, Mo. Maplewood CC

21 MEET THE 2008 HORNET NEWCOMERS

Profile Diego Soto 26 Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Position: RHP At ESU Bats: Right Could fins a spot at the back end of the Hornet rotation. Throws: Right Season: 1st Cochise CC Year: Junior Was a letter winner for the Apaches.

Tucson, Ariz. High School Cochise CC Lettered in baseball at Cholla High School in Tucson, Ariz....was a 2005 second team All-State selection for the Chargers.

Profile Josh Corpening 27 Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Position: RHP At ESU Bats: Right Could find his way into the Hornet rotation. Throws: Right Season: 2nd Coffeyville Community College Year: Soph. Played one year of the baseball at Coffeyville Community College as a pitcher.

High School Rossville, Kan. Lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Rossville High School....was All-League Coffeyville CC and Second Team All-State while a member of the Bulldogs.

Profile Tyler Applehans 28 Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 Position: LHP 2006-2007 Neosho County Community College Bats: Left Was 10-3 in his final season for the Panthers. Throws: Left Season: 1st High School Year: Junior Was a letter winner in baseball and football for Fredonia High School...was an all-league performer in both baseball and as a quarterback in football for the Yellow Jackets. Fredonia, Kan. Neosho County CC

Profile Richie Stewart 32 Height: 6-0 Weight: 220 Position: IF At ESU Bats: Right Will likely see time as a first baseman and a DH for ESU in 2008. Throws: Right Season: 1st 2006-2007 Western Nebraska Community College Year: Junior He hit .305 with 29 RBI last season for WNCC.

High School Lincoln, Neb. Was a letterman in baseball at Lincoln East High School....was an all-league performer Western Nebraska CC for the Spartans.

22 MEET THE 2008 HORNET NEWCOMERS

36 Ryan Athony Profile Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 At ESU Position: LHP Will likely be a member of the Hornet rotation this season. Bats: Left Throws: Left 2006-2007 Cloud County Community College Season: 1st Recorded 43 strikeouts at Cloud County with a 5.47 ERA during the 2006 season. Year: Junior

High School Overland Park, Kan. Lettered three years in baseball for Shawnee Mission South... Sunflower League Cloud County CC Honorable Mention....All-Sun Country...played summer ball for the Kansas City Sluggers.

37 Joe Augustyn Profile Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 At ESU Position: IF Could see time in the Hornets infield this season. Bats: Right Throws: Right 2006-2007 Pratt Community College Season: 1st Was a letterwinner for the Beavers Year: Junior

High School Was a letterwinner in baseball at Burlington High School...was a member of the KABC Burlington, Kan. All-State team while a member of the Wildcats. Pratt CC Hornet Redshirts

Profile

Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 Position: RHP Bats: Right Throws: Right Season: 1st Year: RS-Fr.

Wichita, Kan. Maize HS Justin Maxson

Profile Profile

Height: 6-2 Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 Weight: 220 Position: RHP Position: C Bats: Right Bats: Right Throws: Right Throws: Right Season: 1st Season: 1st Year: RS-Jr. Year: RS-Fr.

Bartlesville, Okla. Manhatten, Kan. Kansas City CC Manhatten HS Brett Mize Rudy Weiser 23 2007 REVIEW

The Hornets opened the 2007 they fell just short coming season with high expectations and back after falling behind 9-2 after a slow start earned the 2007 and lost the game 12-11. MIAA Tournament Champion- Falling to #26 the Hor- ship. ESU fi nished the season with nets swept Nebraska-Omaha a record 41-24 and won their fi rst when they came to town and MIAA Tournament crown since earned a split with Upper 1993 ending an 11-year drought. Iowa. They then followed The Hornets then advanced as far that up by avenging an earlier as the semi-fi nals in the Central loss to Central Oklahoma 4-3 Regional Tournament before be- in Emporia. ing eliminated by Central Missouri. The Hornets opened con- Eight Hornets earned MIAA ference play with a split post-season honors as Mark Mc- against Missouri Western at Bratney was named a fi rst team home. They then traveled to All-MIAA selection. Trent Lare Bolivar, Mo. where they took and Keith Hernandez earned second two of three games from the All-MIAA Selection Mark McBratney team All-MIAA recognition while Bearcats of Southwest Baptist. Mickey Lara, Matt Marasco, Con- Following two loses at Nebras- The Hornets then found them- ner Crumbliss, Tim Barger and Bill ka-Omaha the Hornets won seven selves in the losers bracket after Sharp made the Honorable Mention of their next nine games including a falling the host Mules 16-6 in seven squad. sweep of Missouri Southern at home. innings. Three Hornets were also named The ESU season started to heat The Hornets would meet the to the All-Central Region’s Second up as #5 Central Missouri came to Bearcats of Northwest Missouri for Team in Mark McBratney, Keith town on April, 21 for a four game a second time in the loser’s bracket Hernandez and Trent Lare. series. The Hornets took the fi rst and were again successful exploding The Hornets opened the 2007 two games only allowing the potent for fi ve runs in the fi rst inning and campaign by taking on the Angelo Mules offense to three runs in 5-3, never looking back in an 8-1 vic- State of the Lone Star Conference. 3-0 wins. tory. Brian Majors, Bills Sharp and The Hornets opened the season with Needing wins to make the con- Mark McBratney all came through four loses including one to Central ference’s four team tournament with two RBI’s a piece. Brett Bran- Oklahoma and after being as high is the Hornets won 10 of their last 12 don pitched seven innings to pick ninth in the country fell out of the games going in to the MIAA Tour- up the victory only allowing one polls. nament at Central Missouri. run and striking out three. The Hornets were not detered ESU entered the tourament as the The win helped the Hornets ad- by early loses, however, as they re- two seed behind conference lead- vance to the MIAA Tournament turned home and won seven straight ing Central Missouri. The Hornets Championship game where they games over Bemidji State, Augus- opened the tourney with a 9-7 victo- would have to beat #7 Central Mis- tana and Newman. ry over Northwest Missouri. Mark souri twice. The wins helped ESU climb back McBratney doubled in the eighth In the fi rst game the Hor- into the polls at #21 as a date with inning of the game driving in two nets jumped out to a 6-1 lead and #7 Grand Valley State loomed on runs and breaking a the tie. Brock wouldn’t give that lead up as they the horizon. The Hornets dropped Nehls earned the victory pitching knocked off Central Missouri 8-4. the fi rst of two games played in the fi nal 2.2 innings and stirking out Kieth Hernandez had three RBI as Pittsburg, Kan. 15-6. In game two four. Brian Majors scored three of the 24 2007 REVIEW

Hornet runs. Brock Nehls pitched fi nals. ESU got behind the Maver- man. This brought Conner Crumb- six innings allowing three runs and icks of Minnesota State-Mankato liss to the plate with two outs and striking out four to earn the victory. 6-0 in the fi rst three innings. The the bases loaded. Crumbliss took Daniel Waggoner came on to pitch Hornets answered with four runs in a pitch into center fi eld where it the last three frames to pick up his the sixth innings and cut the lead to cleared the center fi elder’s glove by fourth save of the season. only two in the seventh trailing 7-5. only inches give Crumbliss a double The victory forced a second In the bottom of the ninth inning the and ESU an 8-7 win. Kellen Mitts championship game. Both teams Hornets needed two runs to tie and pitched two scoreless innings to played scoreless ball into the fi fth three runs to win. Keith Hernandez pick up his fourth win of the season inning where they both added three fl ied out to start the frame, which for the Hornets. runs. The Hornets would then errupt was followed by a double from Matt The bracket was not kind to ESU for four runs in the eighth inning to Marasco. With Marasco on second however as they would face UCM take a 6-4 lead. The Mules responed Bill Sharp walked and Nick Wolfe for a sixth time in two weeks. This with two runs of their own in the singled to drive in a run and cut the time the Mules came out on top top of the ninth to tie the game at lead to one run. Andy Anderson fol- winning the game 9-2 and ending six. In the bottom of the ninth First lowed up Wolfe’s single with a base the Hornets season in the regional Baseman Matt Marasco led off with hit of his own loading the bases for semi-fi nals. a home run to left fi eld to seal the Chris Evans. Evans’ line drive came Hornets fi rst Tournament champi- within inches of clearing the infi eld, onship in 12 years. but was brought down on an athletic The Hornets earned the fourth play by the Maverick second base- seed in the Central Regional Tourna- ment and drew Wayne State (Neb.) in the fi rst round of the tournament held in Warrensburg, Mo. ESU jumped out to a 3-0 lead through two innings and didn’t look back on the way to a 6-2 win. Trent Lare pitched a complete game only al- lowing seven hits while striking out six. Nick Wolfe hit his eighth home run of the season in the second in- nings which would prove to be the game winning run. The win gave the Hornets their fi fth shot at #8 Central Missouri in six days. This time the Mules won after ESU took a 1-0 lead in the fi rst UCM scored fi ve unanswered runs for a 5-1 win. The Hornets found themselves on the bottom side of the bracket for the second time in only a week. Again The Hornet’s celebrate a win at home during the season. The Hornets went 25-5 though the Hornets used late inning heroics to earn a spot in the semi- at Glennen Field in Trusler Sports Complex during the 2007 season. 25 2007 RESULTS

Date Opposing team Score r-h-e r-h-e Inn OVR MIAA Pitcher Att. Time Feb 09, 2007 at Angelo State TX 4-14 L 4-7-3/ 4-13-1 9 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Nehls,B (L 0-1) 123 2:30 Feb 10, 2007 at Angelo State TX 4-6 L 4-8-1 6-11-2 9 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Lare,T (L 0-1) 110 2:23 Feb 11, 2007 at Angelo State TX 10-13 L 10-12-4 13-11-3 9 0- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Morgan,N (L 0-1) 133 3:28 Feb 20, 2007 at Central Oklahoma 1-6 L 1-3-0 6-7-5 9 0- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Nehls,B (L 0-2) 125 2:26 #Feb 22, 2007 vs Bemidji State W 9-3 9-10-3 3-8-4 7 1- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Lare,T (W 1-0) 60 2:00 #Feb 22, 2007 vs Bemidji State W 5-0 5-4-0 0-6-2 7 2- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Lara,M (W 1-1) 50 1:49 Feb 23, 2007 Bemidji State W 17-3 17-13-1 3-4-2 7 3- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Mitts,K (W 1-0) 75 2:21 Feb 23, 2007 Bemidji State W 18-7 18-19-1 7-11-3 7 4- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Meisenh. (W 1-0) 75 2:22 Feb 28, 2007 Newman W 16-8 16-15-2 8-9-2 9 5- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Waggoner,D (W 1-0) 126 3:30 Mar 04, 2007 Augustana W 13-5 13-11-0 5-7-4 7 6- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Lare,T (W 2-1) 150 2:04 Mar 04, 2007 Augustana W 9-3 9-11-0 3-8-2 7 7- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Lara,M (W 2-0) 150 2:00 Mar 06, 2007 vs #7 Grand Valley State 6-15 L 6-7-2 15-15-0 7 7- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Mitts,K (L 1-1) 113 2:13 Mar 06, 2007 vs #7 Grand Valley Stat 11-12 L 11-8-2 12-16-1 7 7- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 Nehls,B (L 0-3) 113 2:30 Mar 10, 2007 Nebraska-Omaha W 7-1 7-8-0 1-5-1 7 8- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 Lare,T (W 3-0) 100 2:00 Mar 10, 2007 Nebraska-Omaha W 21-12 21-18-5 12-15-2 7 9- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 Meisenh. (W 1-0) 100 2:00 Mar 11, 2007 Upper Iowa 5-9 L 5-14-3 9-11-2 9 9- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 Waggoner,D (L 1-1) 150 2:18 Mar 12, 2007 Upper Iowa W 17-3 17-18-0 3-10-4 9 10- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 Mitts,K (W 2-1) 137 2:49 Mar 13, 2007 Central Oklahoma W 4-3 4-14-1 3-10-0 9 11- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 Brandon,B (W 1-0) 155 2:31 *Mar 16, 2007 Missouri Western 2-6 L 2-8-2 6-13-1 9 11- 8- 0 0- 1- 0 Lare,T (L 3-2) 178 2:21 *Mar 17, 2007 Missouri Western W 11-8 11-11-4 8-10-0 7 12- 8- 0 1- 1- 0 Nehls,B (W 1-3) 240 2:10 *Mar 17, 2007 Missouri Western W 9-4 9-11-1 4-7-0 7 13- 8- 0 2- 1- 0 Waggoner,D (W 2-1) 240 2:00 *Mar 18, 2007 Missouri Western 6-13 L 6-15-2 13-17-1 9 13- 9- 0 2- 2- 0 Mitts,K (L 1-2) 256 2:49 *Mar 23, 2007 at Southwest Baptist W 8-1 8-10-0 1-4-0 7 14- 9- 0 3- 2- 0 Mitts,K (W) 71 NA *Mar 24, 2007 at Southwest Baptist W 11-3 11-10-1 3-8-1 7 15- 9- 0 4- 2- 0 Lara,M (W) 73 NA *Mar 24, 2007 at Southwest Baptist 14-18 L 14-14-2 18-22-1 9 15-10- 0 4- 3- 0 Reese,T (L) 75 NA Mar 27, 2007 at Nebraska-Omaha 1-4 L 1-3-1 4-8-2 7 15-11- 0 4- 3- 0 Mitts,K (L 3-3) 30 1:50 Mar 27, 2007 at Nebraska-Omaha 4-5 L 4-7-0 5-5-1 7 15-12- 0 4- 3- 0 Meisenheimer (L 1-1) 30 1:47 *Apr 01, 2007 at Fort Hays State W 5-4 5-9-0 4-7-0 7 16-12- 0 5- 3- 0 Reese,T (W 1-1) 230 2:08 *Apr 01, 2007 at Fort Hays State 3-7 L 3-8-2 7-9-0 9 16-13- 0 5- 4- 0 Lara,M (L 3-1) 230 2:26 *Apr 02, 2007 at Fort Hays State W 6-4 6-11-2 4-6-0 7 17-13- 0 6- 4- 0 Nehls,B (W 2-3) 105 1:59 *Apr 02, 2007 at Fort Hays State 4-6 L 4-9-1 6-9-4 9 17-14- 0 6- 5- 0 Mitts,K (L 3-4) 185 2:35 *Apr 04, 2007 at Pittsburg State W 5-3 5-12-0 3-5-3 9 18-14- 0 7- 5- 0 Brandon,B (W 2-0) 100 2:23 *Apr 07, 2007 Missouri Southern W 8-1 8-9-0 1-6-2 7 19-14- 0 8- 5- 0 Lare,T (W 4-2) 53 1:57 *Apr 07, 2007 Missouri Southern W 9-3 9-10-0 3-16-4 9 20-14- 0 9- 5- 0 Nehls,B (W 3-3) 53 2:45 *Apr 08, 2007 Missouri Southern W 7-6 7-10-2 6-14-2 (9) 21-14- 0 10- 5- 0 Waggoner,D (W 3-1) 75 2:30 *Apr 08, 2007 Missouri Southern W 5-3 5-8-1 3-7-2 7 22-14- 0 11- 5- 0 Meisenheimer (W 2-1) 75 1:51 *Apr 15, 2007 at Northwest Missouri 1-3 L 1-5-2 3-5-0 7 22-15- 0 11- 6- 0 Lare,T (L 4-3) - 1:17 *Apr 15, 2007 at Northwest Missouri 3-9 L 3-11-0 9-9-0 9 22-16- 0 11- 7- 0 Lara,M (L 3-2) 208 2:17 *Apr 16, 2007 at Northwest Missouri W 2-1 2-1-0 1-7-1 7 23-16- 0 12- 7- 0 Nehls,B (W 4-3) - 2:17 *Apr 16, 2007 at Northwest Missouri 2-4 L 2-8-1 4-12-2 9 23-17- 0 12- 8- 0 Waggoner,D (L 3-2) 127 2:15 *Apr 18, 2007 at Pittsburg State W 10-6 10-13-3 6-10-1 9 24-17- 0 13- 8- 0 Reese,T (W 2-1) 110 2:28 *Apr 20, 2007 #5 Central Missouri W 5-3 5-8-0 3-7-0 9 25-17- 0 14- 8- 0 Lara,M (W 5-3) 357 2:24 *Apr 21, 2007 #5 Central Missouri W 3-0 3-4-2 0-3-0 7 26-17- 0 15- 8- 0 Lare,T (W 5-3) 420 1:39 *Apr 21, 2007 #5 Central Missouri 5-7 L 5-7-0 7-10-2 7 26-18- 0 15- 9- 0 Nehls,B (L 4-4) 420 2:23 *Apr 22, 2007 #5 Central Missouri 9-23 L 9-7-0 23-24-2 7 26-19- 0 15-10- 0 Reese,T (L 2-2) 200 2:52 *Apr 26, 2007 Pittsburg State W 4-3 4-9-2 3-8-0 9 27-19- 0 16-10- 0 Lara,M (W 5-2) 70 1:45 *Apr 28, 2007 Washburn W 7-1 7-9-0 1-10-0 7 28-19- 0 17-10- 0 Lare,T (W 6-3) 450 1:47 *Apr 28, 2007 Washburn W 6-1 6-11-1 1-8-1 9 29-19- 0 18-10- 0 Nehls,B (W 5-4) 450 2:02 *04/29/2007 at Washburn 6-9 L 6-7-3 9-10-1 7 29-20- 0 18-11- 0 Burris,A (L 0-1) - 1:40 *04/29/2007 at Washburn 8-9 L 8-13-2 9-14-3 9 29-21- 0 18-12- 0 Waggoner,D (L 3-3) 510 2:50 *Apr 30, 2007 at Southwest Baptist W 6-2 6-6-1 2-6-2 9 30-21- 0 19-12- 0 Lara,M (W 6-2) 65 2:40 *May 03, 2007 Pittsburg State W 14-2 14-8-0 2-5-3 7 31-21- 0 20-12- 0 Lare,T (W 7-3) 50 2:17 *May 04, 2007 Truman W 4-3 4-10-2 3-8-0 (9) 32-21- 0 21-12- 0 Burris,A (W 1-1) 135 2:30 *May 04, 2007 Truman W 17-0 17-16-0 0-5-0 7 33-21- 0 22-12- 0 Brandon,B (W 3-0) 135 1:42 *May 05, 2007 Truman W 6-0 6-10-0 0-6-1 7 34-21- 0 23-12- 0 Lara,M (W 7-2) 250 1:20 *May 05, 2007 Truman W 17-6 17-20-2 6-6-2 8 35-21- 0 24-12- 0 Waggoner,D (W 4-3) 250 5:30 May 11, 2007 vs Northwest Missouri W 9-7 9-16-4 7-9-1 9 36-21- 0 24-12- 0 Nehls,B (W 6-4) 250 2:27 !May 12, 2007 at #7 Central Missouri 6-16 L 6-5-2 16-16-0 7 36-22- 0 24-12- 0 Lara,M (L 7-3) 515 2:24 May 12, 2007 vs Northwest Missouri W 8-1 8-14-1 1-7-0 9 37-22- 0 24-12- 0 Brandon,B (W 4-0) 130 2:12 !May 13, 2007 vs #7 Central Missouri W 8-4 8-8-2 4-10-4 9 38-22- 0 24-12- 0 Nehls,B (W 7-4) 340 2:39 !May 13, 2007 vs #7 Central Missouri W 7-6 7-10-1 6-15-0 9 39-22- 0 24-12- 0 Lare,T (W 8-3) 515 2:50 May 17, 2007 vs Wayne State W 6-2 6-11-2 2-7-2 9 40-22- 0 24-12- 0 Lare,T (W 9-3) 230 2:31 $May 18, 2007 vs #8 Central Missouri 1-5 L 1-6-1 5-10-0 9 40-23- 0 24-12- 0 Nehls,B (L 7-5) 700 2:20 $May 19, 2007 vs #15 Minnesota State W 8-7 8-13-1 7-11-1 9 41-23- 0 24-12- 0 Mitts,K (W 4-4) 220 2:30 $May 19, 2007 at #8 Central Missouri 2-9 L 2-7-2 9-14-1 9 41-24- 0 24-12- 0 Brandon,B (L 4-1) 340 2:31 #= Played in El Dorado ()= Extra Innings *= MIAA Conference Game #= MIAA Post-Season Tournament $= Central Regional != NCAA Diviision II World Series 26 2007 POST SEASON RESULTS

2007 Final MIAA Standings MIAA Regular Season Champions 2007 Central Missouri Conference Overall Team W L Pct. W L T Pct. 2006 Emporia State UCM 28 6 .824 51 12 0 .810 2005 Central Missouri State ESU 24 12 .667 41 24 0 .631 2004 Central Missouri State NWMSU 22 13 .629 30 26 0 .536 2003 Central Missouri State FHSU 21 13 .618 33 20 0 .623 2002 Central Missouri State MWSU 21 14 .600 28 23 0 .549 2001 Central Missouri State PSU 15 20 .429 24 30 0 .444 WU 15 21 .417 21 28 0 .429 SBU 11 23 .324 18 31 0 .367 MSSU 11 24 .314 18 32 0 .360 TSU 5 27 .156 9 38 0 .191 MIAA Tournament Champions 2007 Emporia State 2007 MIAA Tournament Results 2006 Central Missouri State 2005 Central Missouri State 2004 Central Missouri State Fiday, May 11 2003 Central Missouri State Emporia State 9, Northwest Missouri 7 Central Missouri 7, Fort Hays State 6 2002 Central Missouri State 2001 Central Missouri State Saturday, May 12 2000 Central Missouri State Northwest Missouri 7, Fort Hays State 2 (Fort Hays State Eliminated) 1999 Pittsburg State Central Missouri 16, Emporia State 6 1998 Central Missouri State Emporia State 8, Northwest Missouri 1 (Northwest Missouri Eliminated) 1997 Central Missouri State 1996 Central Missouri State Sunday, May 13 Emporia State 8, Central Missouri 4 1995 Central Missouri State Emporia State 7, Central Missouri 6 (ESU WINS MIAA TOURNAMENT) 1994 Central Missouri State 1993 Emporia State 1992 Missouri Southern State 1991 Missouri Southern State 2007 Central Region Results 1990 Central Missouri State 1989 Central Missouri State Rank Team Record 1988 Central Missouri State 1. Minnesota State Mankato 44-8 1987 Southeast Missouri State 1986 Central Missouri State 2. *Central Missouri 48-11 1985 Southeast Missouri State 3. Wayne State (Nebraska) 37-14 1984 Missouri-St. Louis 1983 Northwest Missouri 4. Emporia State 39-22 1982 Northwest Missouri 5. Winona State 29-13 1981 Central Missouri State 1980 Northwest Missouri 6. Nebraska-Omaha 32-22 1979 Southwest Missouri State (as of May 14, 2005) 1978 Northwest Missouri 1977 Southeast Missouri State 1976 Southeast Missouri State May 17-20 1975 Northwest Missouri 1974 Central Missouri State Game 1 – Nebraska-Omaha 4, Minnesota State 1 1973 Northwest Missouri 1972 Missouri-Rolla Game 2 – Emporia State 6, Wayne State (Nebraska) 2 1971 Central Missouri State Game 3 – Central Missouri 7, Winona State 2 1970 Southwest Missouri State 1969 Southwest Missouri State Game 4 – Minnesota State 8, Winona State 1 (WSU eliminated) 1968 Missouri-Rolla 1967 Southeast Missouri State Game 5 – Nebraska-Omaha 10, Wayne State 3 (WSU eliminated) 1966 Central Missouri State Game 6 – Central Missouri 5, Emporia State 1 MIAA Titles Won or Shared Central Missouri State ...... 14 Game 7 – Nebraska-Omaha 4, Central Missouri 2 Northwest Missouri ...... 6 Game 8 – Emporia State 8, Minnesota State 7 (MSU eliminated) Southeast Missouri State ...... 5 Southwest Missouri State ...... 3 Game 9 – Central Missouri 9, Emporia State 2 (ESU eliminated) Missouri-Rolla ...... 2 Missouri Southern ...... 2 Game 10 – Nebraska-Omaha 9, Central Missouri 4 Emporia State ...... 2 Missouri-St. Louis ...... 1 27 2007 STATISTICS

No. Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT

4 Crumbliss,Conner .357 64 64 235 75 84 18 1 0 41 104 .443 41 8 33 3 .465 2 1 15 17 2 McBratney,Mark .349 65 65 232 61 81 14 6 9 71 134 .578 48 4 36 2 .460 5 1 14 16 19 Marasco,Matt .338 60 59 207 38 70 22 0 9 57 119 .575 29 5 47 2 .424 4 1 10 11 1 Evans,Chris .333 33 17 72 14 24 2 1 0 10 28 .389 13 2 15 1 .448 0 1 2 5 5 Carlson,Nick .333 23 22 57 19 19 6 1 1 19 30 .526 16 12 14 0 .553 0 2 2 2 20 Hernandez,Keith .321 64 64 224 48 72 18 0 11 78 123 .549 20 18 39 7 .407 8 0 2 3 8 Majors,Brian .321 50 44 165 47 53 12 2 1 25 72 .436 21 4 28 2 .411 0 8 9 9 3 Anderson,Andy .301 54 51 186 34 56 12 0 1 26 71 .382 15 3 26 5 .361 1 1 6 9 22 Sharp,Bill .290 65 64 221 48 64 10 2 5 38 93 .421 29 1 39 4 .372 2 3 23 23 30 Wolfe,Nick .288 51 46 160 32 46 9 0 8 35 79 .494 11 12 26 9 .373 2 0 1 3 21 Cook,Jerry .283 24 18 60 12 17 2 0 3 11 28 .467 9 1 11 4 .386 0 0 1 1 6 Barger,Tim .268 64 64 190 47 51 8 0 1 38 62 .326 12 25 31 6 .386 1 6 5 7 36 Hogan,Scott .333 4 0 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 0 0 18 Griffin,Chad .258 13 7 31 3 8 0 0 1 6 11 .355 2 1 9 0 .324 0 0 0 0 37 Mirocke,Drew .000 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 7 Fisher,Eric .000 15 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0

Totals .315 65 65 2056 485 648 134 13 50 456 958 .466 266 96 359 45 .413 25 24 90 106 Opponents .301 65 65 2069 371 622 110 15 57 338 933 .451 147 45 366 36 .357 17 30 58 64

vs Left vs Right w/Runners On w/Bases Empty w/bases Loaded Rch as Leadoff Fly Gnd Fly/ No. Player H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg Rch Ops Pct Out Out Gnd 3 Anderson,Andy 18 52 .346 38 134 .284 33 97 .340 23 89 .258 5 9 .556 21 48 .438 34 66 0.5 6 Barger,Tim 12 48 .250 39 142 .275 31 112 .277 20 78 .256 6 8 .750 14 40 .350 39 65 0.6 5 Carlson,Nick 3 11 .273 16 46 .348 14 40 .350 5 17 .294 1 2 .500 6 10 .600 10 16 0.6 21 Cook,Jerry 8 19 .421 9 41 .220 10 37 .270 7 23 .304 1 3 .333 7 11 .636 14 13 1.1 4 Crumbliss,Conner 22 63 .349 62 172 .360 41 109 .376 43 126 .341 5 14 .357 60 108 .556 44 67 0.7 1 Evans,Chris 6 15 .400 18 57 .316 16 46 .348 8 26 .308 1 5 .200 9 16 .563 10 21 0.5 7 Fisher,Eric 0 0 --- 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 1 1.0 18 Griffin,Chad 3 10 .300 5 21 .238 4 19 .211 4 12 .333 1 2 .500 3 7 .429 7 7 1.0 20 Hernandez,Keith 19 60 .317 53 164 .323 53 145 .366 19 79 .241 6 13 .462 14 33 .424 69 46 1.5 36 Hogan,Scott 0 0 --- 2 6 .333 2 3 .667 0 3 .000 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 2 0.5 28 Krehbiel,Andy 0 0 --- 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0.0 8 Majors,Brian 6 29 .207 47 136 .346 29 85 .341 24 80 .300 3 6 .500 16 37 .432 31 52 0.6 19 Marasco,Matt 22 59 .373 48 148 .324 42 117 .359 28 90 .311 6 14 .429 18 45 .400 55 37 1.5 2 McBratney,Mark 19 69 .275 62 163 .380 58 144 .403 23 88 .261 5 10 .500 18 45 .400 58 59 1.0 37 Mirocke,Drew 0 0 --- 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1 2 0.5 14 Reese,Ty 0 0 --- 1 1 1.000 0 0 --- 1 1 1.000 0 0 --- 1 1 1.000 0 0 0.0 22 Sharp,Bill 18 57 .316 46 164 .280 27 117 .231 37 104 .356 3 15 .200 29 62 .468 51 63 0.8 25 West,Landon 0 0 --- 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 1 .000 0 0 0.0 30 Wolfe,Nick 13 45 .289 33 115 .287 25 96 .260 21 64 .328 2 12 .167 15 36 .417 50 35 1.4

Totals 169 537 .315 479 1519 .315 385 1172 .328 263 884 .298 45 113 .398 231 500 .462 475 552 0.9 Opponents 334 1167 .286 288 902 .319 329 993 .331 293 1076 .272 22 71 .310 189 507 .373 560 510 1.1

With Runners w/Rnr on 3rd Success #Rrs Pinch Hitting In Scoring Pos And LT 2 Out With 2 Out 2 Out Advancing Rnrs Adv. Rnr Rch Rch No. Player H AB Avg H AB Avg RBI Ops Pct H AB Avg RBI Adv Ops Pct. W/out LOB Err FC KL 3 Anderson,Andy 0 1 .000 20 64 .313 6 8 .750 16 61 .262 13 53 105 .505 15 53 5 7 12 6 Barger,Tim 0 0 --- 20 78 .256 15 21 .714 16 69 .232 13 76 132 .576 27 51 11 8 9 5 Carlson,Nick 0 1 .000 11 32 .344 4 10 .400 6 17 .353 8 22 46 .478 7 14 0 2 3 21 Cook,Jerry 0 1 .000 6 21 .286 2 6 .333 6 14 .429 6 20 41 .488 4 9 3 5 5 4 Crumbliss,Conner 0 0 --- 23 68 .338 21 30 .700 15 59 .254 12 68 121 .562 16 56 10 16 17 1 Evans,Chris 3 11 .273 9 31 .290 3 8 .375 5 18 .278 3 23 49 .469 1 20 3 7 11 7 Fisher,Eric 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 1 .000 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 18 Griffin,Chad 0 3 .000 3 16 .188 2 3 .667 3 11 .273 4 6 19 .316 2 11 0 1 2 20 Hernandez,Keith 0 0 --- 39 108 .361 28 40 .700 29 82 .354 24 95 167 .569 31 52 6 5 7 36 Hogan,Scott 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 0 0 --- 1 3 .333 1 2 3 .667 0 1 0 0 0 28 Krehbiel,Andy 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 1 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0 1 8 Majors,Brian 1 2 .500 19 47 .404 6 12 .500 17 50 .340 11 55 98 .561 16 26 8 9 13 19 Marasco,Matt 0 0 --- 27 82 .329 23 36 .639 21 67 .313 14 67 132 .508 14 39 4 7 14 2 McBratney,Mark 0 0 --- 40 100 .400 23 32 .719 15 55 .273 17 111 172 .645 39 36 4 5 10 37 Mirocke,Drew 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 --- 0 1 .000 0 0 2 .000 0 2 0 0 0 14 Reese,Ty 1 1 1.000 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 22 Sharp,Bill 0 0 --- 21 79 .266 15 24 .625 16 77 .208 10 62 135 .459 13 70 8 15 11 25 West,Landon 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 30 Wolfe,Nick 0 1 .000 13 56 .232 9 17 .529 13 48 .271 11 48 108 .444 10 45 6 5 8

Totals 7 29 .241 253 789 .321 157 247 .636 179 634 .282 147 708 1333 .531 195 501 68 92 123 Opponents 4 25 .160 204 606 .337 85 146 .582 201 676 .297 140 560 1097 .510 150 425 58 51 124 28 2007 STATISTICS

No. Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 32 Lare,Trent 3.00 9-3 17 13 4 0 78.0 78 33 26 12 74 16 2 4 304 .257 4 7 1 2 8 28 Krehbiel,Andy 3.00 0-0 10 0 0 0 15.0 14 5 5 6 9 3 0 1 57 .246 3 0 1 0 0 13 Burris,Aaron 4.22 1-1 14 0 0 1 21.1 25 13 10 4 20 2 0 5 87 .287 1 3 1 0 2 24 Brandon,Brett 4.65 4-1 11 9 1 0 40.2 44 22 21 16 32 10 2 3 161 .273 4 3 0 1 1 16 Waggoner,Daniel 4.81 4-3 19 3 0 4 48.2 47 29 26 16 29 14 0 2 179 .263 3 5 0 3 4 12 Lara,Mickey 5.12 7-3 16 15 3 1 84.1 102 57 48 16 52 16 3 9 355 .287 2 1 0 0 2 15 Mitts,Kellen 5.81 4-4 16 8 0 0 52.2 63 49 34 22 27 9 3 13 213 .296 1 2 0 4 4 31 Nehls,Brock 5.99 7-5 18 11 3 1 79.2 108 60 53 21 70 18 4 5 331 .326 5 9 0 3 5 17 Meisenheimer,G. 7.11 3-1 11 4 2 0 31.2 50 36 25 13 16 7 0 4 143 .350 2 5 0 1 2 14 Reese,Ty 8.22 2-2 12 2 0 0 23.0 34 25 21 5 10 3 1 4 100 .340 0 1 0 0 1 34 Kramer,Luke 3.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 11 .182 1 0 0 0 0 27 Morgan,Nick 8.53 0-1 8 0 0 0 6.1 14 8 6 1 3 4 0 2 30 .467 1 2 0 1 1 38 Bartleson,Bryce 9.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 6 .500 1 0 0 0 0 25 West,Landon 11.45 0-0 8 0 0 0 11.0 20 16 14 2 18 4 0 4 54 .370 3 4 0 1 0 11 Heffern,Ty 16.20 0-0 5 0 0 0 5.0 11 9 9 4 3 3 0 0 23 .478 0 2 0 1 0 35 Fornelli,Lucas 21.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 3.0 7 7 7 3 2 0 0 1 15 .467 0 1 0 0 0

Totals 5.48 41-24 65 65 13 7 504.1 622 371 307 147 366 110 15 57 2069 .301 31 45 3 17 30 Opponents 7.55 24-41 65 65 10 10 493.2 648 485 414 266 359 134 13 50 2056 .315 51 96 6 25 24

vs Left vs Right w/Runners On w/Bases Empty Rch by Leadoff w/2 Out No. Player H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg Rch Ops Pct H AB Avg

38 Bartleson,Bryce 2 3 .667 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 24 Brandon,Brett 16 29 .552 28 132 .212 19 63 .302 25 98 .255 15 46 .326 13 52 .250 13 Burris,Aaron 6 22 .273 19 65 .292 15 47 .319 10 40 .250 6 17 .353 10 33 .303 35 Fornelli,Lucas 1 2 .500 6 13 .462 5 11 .455 2 4 .500 2 3 .667 2 4 .500 11 Heffern,Ty 2 6 .333 9 17 .529 8 17 .471 3 6 .500 2 5 .400 4 7 .571 34 Kramer,Luke 0 0 --- 2 11 .182 1 8 .125 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 0 3 .000 28 Krehbiel,Andy 2 13 .154 12 44 .273 5 25 .200 9 32 .281 4 15 .267 2 15 .133 12 Lara,Mickey 26 80 .325 76 275 .276 50 150 .333 52 205 . 254 26 89 .292 28 108 .259 32 Lare,Trent 12 47 .255 66 257 .257 40 141 .284 38 163 .233 28 79 .354 28 102 .275 17 Meisenheimer,Grant 15 37 .405 35 106 .330 29 78 .372 21 65 .323 13 33 .394 21 50 .420 15 Mitts,Kellen 18 54 .333 45 159 .283 30 97 .309 33 116 .284 20 52 .385 28 74 .378 27 Morgan,Nick 2 5 .400 12 25 .480 9 16 .563 5 14 .357 5 7 .714 5 10 .500 31 Nehls,Brock 33 88 .375 75 243 .309 58 166 .349 50 165 .303 36 81 .444 34 110 .309 14 Reese,Ty 7 18 .389 27 82 .329 20 57 .351 14 43 .326 10 20 .500 7 31 .226 16 Waggoner,Daniel 14 40 .350 33 139 .237 25 84 .298 22 95 .232 16 45 .356 7 52 .135 25 West,Landon 4 12 .333 16 42 .381 14 30 .467 6 24 .250 4 10 .400 12 24 .500

Totals 160 456 .351 462 1613 .286 329 993 .331 293 1076 .272 189 507 .373 201 676 .297 Opponents 291 886 .328 357 1170 .305 385 1172 .328 263 884 .298 231 500 .462 179 634 .282

IP/ K/BB Player App-GS App *H/g *R/g *ER/g *BB/g *SO/g Ratio *2B/g *3B/g *HR/g *FOR/g *GO/g

38 Bartleson,Bryce 2-0 0.50 27.00 9.00 9.00 18.00 0.00 0.0 9.00 0.00 0.00 18.00 9.00 24 Brandon,Brett 11-9 3.70 9.74 4.87 4.65 3.54 7.08 2.0 2.21 0.44 0.66 11.51 7.08 Burris,Aaron 14-0 1.52 10.55 5.48 4.22 1.69 8.44 5.0 0.84 0.00 2.11 10.12 7.59 Fornelli,Lucas 3-0 1.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 9.00 6.00 0.7 0.00 0.00 3.00 9.00 9.00 Heffern,Ty 5-0 1.00 19.80 16.20 16.20 7.20 5.40 0.8 5.40 0.00 0.00 7.20 10.80 Kramer,Luke 2-0 1.50 6.00 3.00 3.00 12.00 3.00 0.3 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.00 12.00 Krehbiel,Andy 10-0 1.50 8.40 3.00 3.00 3.60 5.40 1.5 1.80 0.00 0.60 6.60 13.20 Lara,Mickey 16-15 5.27 10.89 6.08 5.12 1.71 5.55 3.3 1.71 0.32 0.96 11.21 9.28 32 Lare,Trent 17-13 4.59 9.00 3.81 3.00 1.38 8.54 6.2 1.85 0.23 0.46 9.23 8.19 17 Meisenheimer,Grant 11-4 2.88 14.21 10.23 7.11 3.69 4.55 1.2 1.99 0.00 1.14 7.67 13.36 15 Mitts,Kellen 16-8 3.29 10.77 8.37 5.81 3.76 4.61 1.2 1.54 0.51 2.22 8.89 12.13 27 Morgan,Nick 8-0 0.79 19.89 11.37 8.53 1.42 4.26 3.0 5.68 0.00 2.84 7.11 11.37 31 Nehls,Brock 18-11 4.43 12.20 6.78 5.99 2.37 7.91 3.3 2.03 0.45 0.56 9.04 8.47 14 Reese,Ty 12-2 1.92 13.30 9.78 8.22 1.96 3.91 2.0 1.17 0.39 1.57 15.65 5.48 16 Waggoner,Daniel 19-3 2.56 8.69 5.36 4.81 2.96 5.36 1.8 2.59 0.00 0.37 11.10 8.51 25 West,Landon 8-0 1.38 16.36 13.09 11.45 1.64 14.73 9.0 3.27 0.00 3.27 9.00 4.09

Totals 65-65 7.76 11.10 6.62 5.48 2.62 6.53 2.5 1.96 0.27 1.02 9.99 9.10 Opponents 65-65 7.59 11.81 8.84 7.55 4.85 6.54 1.3 2.44 0.24 0.91 8.66 10.06 29 2007 STATISTICS

2005 Fielding C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CL Multiple Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Tot 21 Cook,Jerry 31 31 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 4 Crumbliss,Conner 11 11 1 - 23 15 Mitts,Kellen 18 6 12 0 1.000 0 5 1 .833 0 0 19 Marasco,Matt 20 3 - - 23 12 Lara,Mickey 16 4 12 0 1.000 0 8 1 .889 0 0 2 McBratney,Mark 14 6 - - 20 37 Mirocke,Drew 11 11 0 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 20 Hernandez,Keith 17 3 - - 20 16 Waggoner,Daniel 9 1 8 0 1.000 0 3 2 .600 0 0 22 Sharp,Bill 14 3 1 - 18 18 Griffin,Chad 5 5 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 --- 0 0 14 Reese,Ty 3 1 2 0 1.000 0 7 0 1.000 0 0 8 Majors,Brian 13 2 1 - 16 28 Krehbiel,Andy 3 0 3 0 1.000 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 3 Anderson,Andy 15 1 - - 16 25 West,Landon 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 6 Barger,Tim 8 2 2 - 12 11 Heffern,Ty 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 30 Wolfe,Nick 8 1 1 - 10 36 Hogan,Scott 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 1 Evans,Chris 6 1 - - 7 7 Fisher,Eric 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 21 Cook,Jerry 4 1 - - 5 19 Marasco,Matt 467 428 34 5 .989 34 0 0 --- 0 0 5 Carlson,Nick 3 1 - - 4 22 Sharp,Bill 176 171 3 2 .989 0 0 0 --- 0 0 18 Griffin,Chad - 1 - - 1 1 Evans,Chris 73 67 5 1 .986 5 0 0 --- 0 0 Team 133 36 6 0 175 20 Hernandez,Keith 250 232 14 4 .984 0 33 3 .917 2 0 30 Wolfe,Nick 165 145 16 4 .976 0 24 2 .923 3 1 Multiple RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Tot 8 Majors,Brian 94 87 4 3 .968 0 0 0 --- 0 0 2 McBratney,Mark 93 85 4 4 .957 0 0 0 --- 0 0 20 Hernandez,Keith 12 6 4 - 22 4 Crumbliss,Conner 236 87 136 13 .945 31 0 0 --- 0 0 2 McBratney,Mark 7 5 2 1 15 31 Nehls,Brock 28 7 19 2 .929 0 7 2 .778 0 0 19 Marasco,Matt 5 4 2 1 12 5 Carlson,Nick 95 35 53 7 .926 11 0 0 --- 0 0 22 Sharp,Bill 5 3 1 - 9 32 Lare,Trent 24 3 19 2 .917 0 8 0 1.000 0 0 30 Wolfe,Nick 5 4 - - 9 17 Meisenheimer,Grant 12 2 9 1 .917 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 6 Barger,Tim 3 4 1 1 9 6 Barger,Tim 169 43 111 15 .911 4 0 0 --- 0 0 4 Crumbliss,Conner 2 5 - - 7 3 Anderson,Andy 186 57 110 19 .898 26 0 0 --- 0 0 8 Majors,Brian 4 1 1 - 6 24 Brandon,Brett 10 1 7 2 .800 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 3 Anderson,Andy 3 2 - - 5 13 Burris,Aaron 4 0 3 1 .750 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 27 Morgan,Nick 3 1 1 1 .667 1 4 0 1.000 0 0 5 Carlson,Nick 2 2 - 1 5 34 Kramer,Luke 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 21 Cook,Jerry 1 - - 1 2 1 Evans,Chris 1 1 - - 2 Totals...... 2186 1513 587 86 .961 39 58 6 .906 5 1 18 Griffin,Chad - - 1 - 1 Opponents...... 2183 1481 608 94 .957 55 90 16 .849 11 0 Team 50 37 12 5 104

TEAM GAME HIGHS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS At bats: 42 vs Upper Iowa (Mar 11, 2007) Runs scored: 21 vs Nebraska-Omaha (Mar 10, 2007) At bats: 6 (7 games ) Hits: 20 vs Truman (May 05, 2007) Runs scored: 4 (4 games ) RBIs: 21 vs Nebraska-Omaha (Mar 10, 2007) Hits: 4 (6 games ) Doubles: 8 vs Bemidji State (Feb 23, 2007) RBIs: 7 Barger,Tim vs Newman (Feb 28, 2007) Triples: 2 vs Washburn (04/29/2007) 7 McBratney,Mark vs Nebraska-Omaha (Mar 10, 2007) Home runs: 4 vs Bemidji State (Feb 23, 2007) Doubles: 3 Crumbliss,Conner vs Newman (Feb 28, 2007) Total bases: 33 vs Bemidji State (Feb 23, 2007) Triples: 1 (13 games ) Walks: 12 vs Pittsburg State (May 03, 2007) Home runs: 2 Cook,Jerry vs Bemidji State (Feb 23, 2007) Strikeouts: 13 vs Central Missouri (May 18, 2007) Total bases: 10 Cook,Jerry vs Bemidji State (Feb 23, 2007) Sac hits: 2 (4 games ) Walks: 4 Carlson,Nick vs Nebraska-Omaha (Mar 10, 2007) Sac flies: 3 vs Central Missouri (May 13, 2007) 4 Crumbliss,Conner vs Pittsburg State (Apr 18, 2007) Stolen bases: 5 vs Angelo State TX (Feb 11, 2007) Strikeouts: 3 (10 games ) 5 vs Pittsburg State (Apr 18, 2007) Sac hits: 1 (24 games ) 5 vs Truman (May 05, 2007) Sac flies: 2 Hernandez,Keith vs Central Missouri (May 13, 2007) Hit by pitch: 5 vs Bemidji State (Feb 23, 2007) Stolen bases: 3 McBratney,Mark vs Angelo State TX (Feb 11, 2007) Caught stealing: 1 (16 games ) 3 Sharp,Bill vs Truman (May 05, 2007) Runners LOB: 14 vs Southwest Baptist (Mar 24, 2007) Hit by pitch: 3 Hernandez,Keith vs Pittsburg State (Apr 04, 2007) Hit into DP: 3 (4 games ) Runners LOB: 7 Anderson,Andy vs Upper Iowa (Mar 11, 2007)

Putouts: 27 (21 games ) Pitching Assists: 16 vs Minnesota State (May 19, 2007) Errors: 5 vs Nebraska-Omaha (Mar 10, 2007) Innings pitched: 9.0 Nehls,Brock vs Washburn (Apr 28, 2007) Passed balls: 1 (5 games ) 9.0 Lara,Mickey vs Southwest Baptist (Apr 30, 2007) DPs turned: 2 (7 games ) 9.0 Lare,Trent vs Wayne State (May 17, 2007) Runs allowed: 12 Nehls,Brock vs Grand Valley State (Mar 06, 2007) Innings pitched: 9.0 (21 games ) Earned runs: 9 Nehls,Brock vs Grand Valley State (Mar 06, 2007) Runs allowed: 23 vs Central Missouri (Apr 22, 2007) Walks allowed: 4 Mitts,Kellen vs Fort Hays State (Apr 02, 2007) Earned runs: 23 vs Central Missouri (Apr 22, 2007) Strikeouts: 9 Lare,Trent vs Washburn (Apr 28, 2007) Walks allowed: 5 (7 games ) 9 Brandon,Brett vs Truman (May 04, 2007) Strikeouts: 11 (3 games) Hits allowed: 16 Nehls,Brock vs Grand Valley State (Mar 06, 2007) Hits allowed: 24 vs Central Missouri (Apr 22, 2007) Triples allowed: 2 Nehls,Brock vs Grand Valley State (Mar 06, 2007) Doubles allowed: 6 vs Angelo State TX (Feb 09, 2007) Homers allowed: 3 Lara,Mickey vs Northwest Missouri (Apr 15, 2007) 6 vs Central Missouri (Apr 22, 2007) Triples allowed: 2 vs Angelo State TX (Feb 11, 2007) 30 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS

Batting avg Triples Grounded into DP Innings pitched Wild pitches

4 Crumbliss,Conner .357 2 McBratney,Mark 6 30 Wolfe,Nick 9 12 Lara,Mickey 84.1 31 Nehls,Brock 5 2 McBratney,Mark .349 22 Sharp,Bill 2 20 Hernandez,Keith 7 31 Nehls,Brock 79.2 32 Lare,Trent 4 19 Marasco,Matt .338 8 Majors,Brian 2 6 Barger,Tim 6 32 Lare,Trent 78.0 24 Brandon,Brett 4 1 Evans,Chris .333 3 Anderson,Andy 5 15 Mitts,Kellen 52.2 28 Krehbiel,Andy 3 5 Carlson,Nick .333 Home runs 16 Waggoner,Daniel 48.2 25 West,Landon 3 20 Hernandez,Keith .321 Total plate appearances 24 Brandon,Brett 40.2 16 Waggoner,Daniel 3 8 Majors,Brian .321 20 Hernandez,Keith 11 17 Meisenheimer,Gran 31.2 19 Marasco,Matt 9 2 McBratney,Mark 290 14 Reese,Ty 23.0 Hit batters Slugging pct 2 McBratney,Mark 9 4 Crumbliss,Conner 287 30 Wolfe,Nick 8 20 Hernandez,Keith 270 Batters struck out 31 Nehls,Brock 9 2 McBratney,Mark .578 22 Sharp,Bill 5 22 Sharp,Bill 256 32 Lare,Trent 7 19 Marasco,Matt .575 19 Marasco,Matt 246 32 Lare,Trent. 74 16 Waggoner,Daniel 5 20 Hernandez,Keith .549 Total bases 31 Nehls,Brock 70 17 Meisenheimer,Gran 5 5 Carlson,Nick .526 At bats 12 Lara,Mickey 52 25 West,Landon 4 30 Wolfe,Nick .494 2 McBratney,Mark 134 24 Brandon,Brett 32 24 Brandon,Brett 3 21 Cook,Jerry .467 20 Hernandez,Keith 123 4 Crumbliss,Conner 235 16 Waggoner,Daniel 29 13 Burris,Aaron 3 19 Marasco,Matt 119 2 McBratney,Mark 232 15 Mitts,Kellen 27 On base pct 4 Crumbliss,Conner 104 20 Hernandez,Keith 224 13 Burris,Aaron 20 Runners picked off 22 Sharp,Bill 93 22 Sharp,Bill. 221 25 West,Landon 18 5 Carlson,Nick .553 19 Marasco,Matt 207 31 Nehls,Brock 8 4 Crumbliss,Conner. .465 Walks Appearances 12 Lara,Mickey 2 2 McBratney,Mark .460 Pitching 32 Lare,Trent 2 1 Evans,Chris. .448 2 McBratney,Mark 48 16 Waggoner,Daniel 19 31 Nehls,Brock 18 19 Marasco,Matt .424 4 Crumbliss,Conner 41 Earned run avg Hits allowed 8 Majors,Brian .411 22 Sharp,Bill 29 32 Lare,Trent 17 15 Mitts,Kellen 16 20 Hernandez,Keith. .407 19 Marasco,Matt 29 32 Lare,Trent 3.00 28 Krehbiel,Andy 14 12 Lara,Mickey 16 6 Barger,Tim .386 8 Majors,Brian 21 28 Krehbiel,Andy 3.00 13 Burris,Aaron 25 13 Burris,Aaron 14 21 Cook,Jerry .386 13 Burris,Aaron 4.22 14 Reese,Ty 34 14 Reese,Ty 12 Hit by pitch 24 Brandon,Brett. 4.65 24 Brandon,Brett 44 24 Brandon,Brett 11 Runs scored 16 Waggoner,Daniel. 4.81 16 Waggoner,Daniel 47 6 Barger,Tim 25 17 Meisenheimer,Gran 11 17 Meisenheimer,Gran 50 15 Mitts,Kellen 63 4 Crumbliss,Conner. 75 20 Hernandez,Keith 18 Opposing bat avg 2 McBratney,Mark 61 30 Wolfe,Nick 12 Games started 22 Sharp,Bill 48 5 Carlson,Nick 12 28 Krehbiel,Andy .246 Runs allowed 12 Lara,Mickey 15 20 Hernandez,Keith 48 32 Lare,Trent .257 32 Lare,Trent 13 8 Majors,Brian 47 Sac bunts 16 Waggoner,Daniel .263 28 Krehbiel,Andy 5 31 Nehls,Brock 11 6 Barger,Tim. 47 24 Brandon,Brett .273 13 Burris,Aaron. 13 24 Brandon,Brett 9 19 Marasco,Matt 38 8 Majors,Brian 8 12 Lara,Mickey .287 24 Brandon,Brett 22 15 Mitts,Kellen 8 3 Anderson,Andy 34 6 Barger,Tim 6 13 Burris,Aaron .287 14 Reese,Ty 25 17 Meisenheimer,Gran 4 22 Sharp,Bill 3 15 Mitts,Kellen .296 16 Waggoner,Daniel 29 Hits 5 Carlson,Nick 2 16 Waggoner,Daniel 3 32 Lare,Trent 33 14 Reese,Ty 2 17 Meisenheimer,Gran 36 Wins 4 Crumbliss,Conner 84 Sac fl ies Games fi nished 2 McBratney,Mark 81 32 Lare,Trent 9 Earned runs allowed 20 Hernandez,Keith 72 20 Hernandez,Keith 8 12 Lara,Mickey 7 16 Waggoner,Daniel 8 19 Marasco,Matt 70 2 McBratney,Mark 5 31 Nehls,Brock 7 28 Krehbiel,Andy 5 13 Burris,Aaron 8 22 Sharp,Bill 64 19 Marasco,Matt 4 24 Brandon,Brett 4 13 Burris,Aaron 10 25 West,Landon 6 3 Anderson,Andy 56 16 Waggoner,Daniel 4 24 Brandon,Brett 21 14 Reese,Ty 6 8 Majors,Brian 53 15 Mitts,Kellen 4 14 Reese,Ty 21 Stolen bases 31 Nehls,Brock 5 6 Barger,Tim 51 17 Meisenheimer,Gran 3 17 Meisenheimer,Gran 25 32 Lare,Trent 4 22 Sharp,Bill 23 16 Waggoner,Daniel 26 Runs batted in 15 Mitts,Kellen 3 32 Lare,Trent 26 4 Crumbliss,Conner 15 Losses 27 Morgan,Nick 3 2 McBratney,Mark 14 20 Hernandez,Keith 78 19 Marasco,Matt 10 Walks allowed 31 Nehls,Brock 5 Games in relief 2 McBratney,Mark 71 8 Majors,Brian 9 15 Mitts,Kellen 4 19 Marasco,Matt 57 32 Lare,Trent. 3 13 Burris,Aaron 4 16 Waggoner,Daniel 16 4 Crumbliss,Conner 41 12 Lara,Mickey 3 14 Reese,Ty 5 Strikeouts 13 Burris,Aaron 14 6 Barger,Tim 38 16 Waggoner,Daniel 3 28 Krehbiel,Andy 6 14 Reese,Ty 10 22 Sharp,Bill 38 19 Marasco,Matt 47 14 Reese,Ty 2 32 Lare,Trent 12 28 Krehbiel,Andy 10 17 Meisenheimer,Gran 13 22 Sharp,Bill 39 27 Morgan,Nick 8 Doubles 20 Hernandez,Keith 39 12 Lara,Mickey 16 Saves 15 Mitts,Kellen 8 24 Brandon,Brett 16 2 McBratney,Mark 36 25 West,Landon 8 19 Marasco,Matt 22 16 Waggoner,Daniel 16 4 Crumbliss,Conner 33 16 Waggoner,Daniel 4 17 Meisenheimer,Gran 7 4 Crumbliss,Conner 18 31 Nehls,Brock 21 12 Lara,Mickey 1 31 Nehls,Brock 7 20 Hernandez,Keith 18 15 Mitts,Kellen 22 31 Nehls,Brock 1 2 McBratney,Mark 14 13 Burris,Aaron 1

31 THE MIAA

miaa mE m B E r S h i p Over the past 95 years, the MIAA has gained The 1980s brought the biggest changes in the the reputation of being one of the top NCAA conference. In 1981, Southwest Missouri State Central Missouri State University Division II conferences in the nation. University opted to move to NCAA Division I and Location ...... Warrensburg, Mo. MIAA student-athletes have won 13 NCAA the MIAA appointed its first full-time commis- sioner, Ken Jones, in July. Mascot ...... Mules team championships and, since 1964, nearly 150 Emporia State University individual national titles. For the men, conference He would be in the position for 16 years, retir- champions are crowned in football, cross coun- ing in 1997. Ralph McFillen Succeeded Jones Location ...... Emporia, Kan. try, basketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, and remained in the position until his retirement Mascot ...... Hornets baseball, tennis and golf. The women compete in 2007. Jim Johnson became the third full time Ft. Hays State University for titles in volleyball, cross country, soccer, bas- commissioner on July 1, 2007. Location ...... Hays, Kan. ketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, softball Southwest Baptist brought membership back Mascot ...... Tigers and tennis. to eight schools in 1986, before the major expan- Missouri Southern State University The MIAA turned a new page on July 1, 1992, sion of the conference in 1989. Pittsburg State, Location ...... Joplin, Mo. when the conference changed its name from Washburn, Missouri Southern and Missouri Mascot ...... Lions the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Western - formerly members of the Central States Missouri Western State College to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Intercollegiate Conference - began competition in Location ...... St. Joseph, Mo. Association. The decision to change originated the 1989-90 season. Mascot ...... Griffons in 1989, when Pittsburg State University and Southeast Missouri State left the MIAA follow- Northwest Missouri State University Washburn University became the first schools ing the 1990-91 season to move on to NCAA Location ...... Maryville, Mo. outside the state of Missouri to gain membership Division I, and was replaced by Emporia State Mascot ...... Bearcats in the MIAA. University in the 1991-92 season. Pittsburg State University The conference was first organized in 1912 The membership of the MIAA is now at ten Location ...... Pittsburg, Kan. with 14 member institutions. Central Missouri schools, with the departure of Missouri-St. Louis Mascot ...... Gorillas State University, Truman State University, and in 1996 and Missouri-Rolla in 2005 and the forfei- Northwest Missouri State University are the only Southwest Baptist University ture of membership by Lincoln in 1999. It returned original schools still members. Location ...... Bolivar, Mo. to 10 members in 2006-07 with the addition of The first change in membership came in Fort Hays State University. Mascot ...... Bearcats 1924, when the MIAA reorganized to include Truman State University In August 1991, Judy Willson was hired as the only the five regional Missouri state colleges: MIAA's first full-time sports information director. Location ...... Kirksville, Mo. Central, Truman (then Northeast Missouri State), She was succeeded by Matt Newbery in 1994. Mascot ...... Bulldogs Northwest, Southeast Missouri State University He became assistant to the commissioner for Washburn University and Southwest Missouri State University. Over media relations in 2005. Location ...... Topeka, Kan. the next 56 years, three schools joined the A third full-time staff member was added in Mascot ...... Ichabods membership: the Missouri School of Mines (now 2005, as former Emporia State track athlete University of Missouri-Rolla) in 1935, Lincoln Natasha Oakes was hired as assistant to the miaa St a F F University in 1970, and the University of Missouri- commissioner for compliance. St. Louis in 1980. Commissioner Jim Johnson Office - (913) 341-3839 Fax - (913) 341-5857

Asst. to the Commissioner for Media Relations Matt Newbery 2007 miaa BaSEBall StanDingS Office - (913) 341-3080 MIAA Overall Fax - (913) 341-2995 Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Central Missouri 28 6 .824 51 12 .810 Asst. to the Emporia State 24 12 .667 41 24 .631 Commissioner Northwest Mo. 22 13 .629 30 26 .536 Fort Hays State 21 13 .618 33 20 .623 for Compliance Missouri Western 21 14 .600 28 23 .549 Natasha Oakes Pittsburg State 15 20 .429 24 30 .444 Office - (913) 341-3080 Washburn 15 21 .417 21 28 .429 Fax - (913) 341-2995 Southwest Baptist 11 23 .324 18 31 .367 Missouri Southern 11 24 .314 18 32 .360 Truman 5 27 .156 9 38 .191 32 2007 MIAA AWARDS

2007 All-MIAA Second Team Player of the Year Brian Lamers, NWMSU P 6-0 150 Sr. Riverside, Calif. Josh Paul, 1B, UCM Trent Lare, ESU P 6-4 230 Sr. Vassar, Kan.

Pitcher of the Year Kris Webber, UCM P 6-2 195 Jr. Langley, B.C. Tyler Nuss, FHSU RP 6-3 225 Sr. Russell, Kan. Bryson Clark, LHP, PSU Keith Hernandez, ESU C 5-10 210 Jr. Pio Rico, Ariz.

Freshman of the Year Rob Nelson, FHSU 1B 6-3 220 Sr. Woodinville, Wash. Wes Joy, WU 2B 5-10 175 Fr. Burlington, Kan. Wes Joy, 2B, WU Brian McBryde, UCM SS 6-0 170 Jr. Humble, Texas

Wilson® Coach of the Year Ben Malick, NWMSU 3B 5-9 180 So. Blue Springs, Mo. KevinDeao, PSU OF 5-10 165 Sr. Omaha, Neb. Darin Hendrickson, UCM Will Feil, UCM OF 6-2 180 So. St. Charles, Mo. Tyler Konrade, FHSU OF 6-6 210 Sr. Spearville, Kan. Troy Landi, MWSU OF 6-1 185 So. Blue Springs, Kan. 2007 All-MIAA First Team Drew Schulte, PSU DH 5-11 203 Sr. Webb City, Mo. *Bryson Clark, PSU P 5-11 190 Sr. Webb City, Mo. Mark Stoltz, WU DH 6-0 200 Jr. Wichita, Kan. *Seth Gilleland, UCM P 6-3 225 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. Luke Dreiling, FHSU UT 5-10 180 Sr. Hays, Kan.. Justin Randa, FHSU P 6-5 210 Sr. Hays, Kan. Bryan Collins, UCM RP 6-2 210 Jr. Corpus Christi, Tex. Four outfielders and two designated hitters selected due to ties in voting Ryley Westman, NWMSU C 6-1 220 Sr. Smithville, Mo. *Josh Paul, UCM 1B 6-5 220 Sr. Aurora, Colo. *+Gered Mochizuki, UCM 2B 5-9 180 Sr. Wailuku, Hawaii 2007 All-MIAA Honorable Mention John White, NWMSU SS 5-11 179 Sr. Omaha, Neb. Tom Goodwin, FHSU P 6-2 205 Sr. Holdrege, Neb. *Iain Dykins, UCM 3B 6-2 190 Jr. Reno, Nev. Bret Harvel, NWMSU P 6-3 200 So. Lee’s Summit, Mo. A.J. Huttenlocker, MWSU P 6-3 190 Jr. Buckley, Wash. *+Mark McBratney, ESU OF 5-10 170 Sr. Wichita, Kan. Mickey Lara, ESU P 6-3 160 Sr. Wichita, Kan. Jeff Deao, PSU OF 6-2 205 Sr. Omaha, Neb. Randy Wild, WU P 6-3 220 Sr. Maple Hill, Kan. Brad Mountjoy, SBU OF 5-11 190 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo. Bobby McMillen, SBU RP 5-10 180 So. Lee’s Summit, Mo. *Tommy Bone, MWSU DH 6-1 240 Jr. Atwater, Calif. Chris Radliff, UCM RP 6-1 190 Sr. Niceville, Fla. Luke Lawver, MSSU UT 6-0 185 Sr. Joplin, Mo. Brett Whittle, NWMSU RP 6-2 210 Jr. Wichita, Kan. *=Unanimous selection Luis Perez, UCM C 6-1 205 Jr. Valencia, Venezuela Skyler Powers, SBU C 6-0 195 Sr. Diamond, Mo. +=First-team All-MIAA choice in 2006 Matt Marasco, ESU 1B 6-3 215 Jr. Maize, Kan. Chris Martinez, SBU 1B 6-0 195 Jr. Littleton, Colo. Britt Westman, NWMSU 1B 6-3 230 Jr. Smithville, Mo. Connor Crumbliss, ESU 2B 5-8 170 So. Arkansas City, Mo. Willie Forrest, MWSU 2B 6-2 190 Sr. Mossyrock, Wash. Hornets on the 2007 Commissioners Academic Dylan Briggs, FHSU SS 5-10 185 Fr. Hays, Kan. Honor Roll Brett Hothan, PSU SS 6-1 190 Jr. Tecumseh, Kan. Sam Walker, MWSU SS 6-0 175 Sr. Sebastopol, Calif. Barger, Tim ESU 3B Sr. Tim Barger, ESU 3B 6-2 185 Sr. Overland Park, Kan. Biology Overland Park, Kan. Adam Carolan, MWSU 3B 6-0 185 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. Luke Naccarato, PSU 3B 5-9 190 Jr. Hutchinson, Kan. Evans, Chris ESU INF Sr. Jason Asher, SBU OF 5-9 155 So. Greenwood, Mo. Social science Gravette, Ark. Josh Baggett, SBU OF 5-9 160 Jr. Springfield, Mo. West, Landon ESU P Sr. Kyle Peter, WU OF 6-2 175 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Recreation Goodland, Kan. Bill Sharp, ESU OF 5-11 180 Sr. Liberty, Mo. Dusty Washburn, FHSU DH 6-3 230 So. Hays, Kan. T.J. Franklin, PSU UT 6-1 220 Sr. Girard, Kan. Blaine Rutledge, UCM UT 6-0 195 Jr. Victoria, Minn. 33 2007 MIAA STATISTICS

Team Batting G Avg OB% SLG% AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB SBA S SF Central Missouri.... 64 .341 .423 .539 2126 501 724 137 28 76 464 270 287 102 134 35 29 Washburn...... 49 .323 .405 .455 1599 337 517 90 12 32 308 169 267 45 57 20 14 Emporia State...... 65 .315 .413 .466 2056 485 648 134 13 50 454 266 359 90 106 24 25 Missouri Southern... 50 .311 .380 .420 1598 289 497 102 6 20 259 152 224 35 46 29 21 Southwest Baptist... 49 .309 .384 .444 1494 284 462 67 10 38 263 152 266 35 50 27 18 Northwest Mo. State. 56 .307 .387 .464 1747 374 537 110 16 44 322 168 294 50 76 58 28 Fort Hays State..... 53 .306 .387 .469 1596 323 488 119 6 43 292 167 241 51 69 49 20 Pittsburg State..... 54 .305 .384 .476 1638 338 500 105 18 46 318 180 191 65 85 30 21 Missouri Western.... 51 .300 .377 .438 1622 318 486 92 15 34 282 162 227 55 67 48 19 Truman...... 47 .251 .330 .326 1345 194 337 58 8 9 178 123 296 57 77 10 17

Team Pitching G ERA BAvg W L IP H R ER BB SO CG HR ShO SV BB/9 SO/9 Central Missouri.... 64 3.08 .225 51 13 520.0 440 233 178 202 494 5 19 8 14 3.50 8.55 Northwest Mo. State. 56 4.68 .292 30 26 434.1 500 268 226 122 258 9 27 6 6 2.53 5.35 Missouri Western.... 51 5.24 .304 28 23 402.0 491 302 234 185 240 10 22 3 6 4.14 5.37 Fort Hays State..... 53 5.46 .298 33 20 402.1 472 265 244 152 239 15 38 4 11 3.40 5.35 Emporia State...... 65 5.48 .301 41 24 504.1 622 371 307 147 366 13 57 4 7 2.62 6.53 Pittsburg State..... 54 6.05 .298 24 30 412.1 481 322 277 180 271 11 40 2 5 3.93 5.92 Southwest Baptist... 49 7.04 .316 18 31 363.0 480 339 284 153 217 10 55 1 6 3.79 5.38 Missouri Southern... 50 7.33 .349 18 32 381.2 589 400 311 145 197 6 48 1 8 3.42 4.65 Washburn...... 49 7.34 .316 21 28 373.0 491 368 304 196 245 5 47 0 7 4.73 5.91 Truman...... 47 8.56 .353 9 38 335.1 517 401 319 183 152 4 54 0 4 4.91 4.08

TEAM FIELDING PO A E DP Pct. Team Stolen Bases SB ATT SB % Fort Hays State 1207 557 56 54 .969 Pittsburg State 1237 498 60 45 .967 Emporia State 90 106 .849 Missouri Western 55 67 .821 Central Missouri 1518 561 74 28 .966 Washburn 45 57 .789 Northwest Mo. State 1303 622 77 53 .962 Central Missouri 102 134 .769 Emporia State 1513 587 86 39 .961 Pittsburgh State 65 85 .765 Missouri Western 1206 508 83 27 .954 Missouri Southern 35 46 .761 Southwest Baptist 1089 440 80 21 .950 Fort Hays State 51 69 .739 Washburn 1119 456 93 40 .944 Truman 57 77 .740 Truman 1006 452 89 30 .942 Southwest Baptist 35 50 .700 Northwest Missouri State 50 76 .658 Missouri Southern 1145 461 102 31 .940

Individual Batting CL G Avg OBpct Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO

Joy,Wes WU FR 47 .401 .444 .561 187 39 75 15 3 3 46 15 21 Bone,Tommy MWSU JR 43 .394 .464 .674 132 28 52 16 0 7 37 17 27 Mochizuki,Gered UCM SR 64 .383 .505 .548 230 66 88 21 1 5 31 51 25 Mountjoy,Brad SBU JR 49 .378 .446 .606 180 39 68 9 4 8 24 18 22 Dykins,Iain UCM JR 63 .377 .472 .686 223 61 84 19 4 14 63 29 35 Lawver,Luke MSSU SR 48 .376 .449 .618 157 40 59 20 0 6 28 22 17 Adams,Henry MSSU FR 40 .372 .433 .529 121 27 45 8 1 3 35 11 16 Rutledge,Blaine UCM JR 54 .366 .436 .605 172 40 63 10 8 5 45 19 32 Franklin,T.J. PSU SR 53 .365 .420 .591 181 43 66 14 0 9 49 16 20 Paul,Josh UCM SR 58 .363 .452 .741 212 55 77 16 5 18 67 24 39 Individual Pitching G GS ERA BAvg W L IP H R ER BB SO CG HR ShO SV BB/9 SO/9

Clark,Bryson PSU 12 11 1.94 .173 7 2 78.2 47 19 17 19 64 6 4 2 0 2.17 7.32 Webber,Kris UCM 15 14 2.35 .248 8 3 80.1 78 41 21 16 48 2 2 0 0 1.79 5.38 Randa,Justin FHSU 13 12 2.38 .230 7 2 79.1 65 23 21 28 51 2 3 1 0 3.18 5.79 Gilleland,Seth UCM 18 18 2.66 .245 11 2 94.2 91 38 28 18 94 2 3 1 0 1.71 8.94 Lare,Trent ESU 17 13 3.00 .257 9 3 78.0 78 33 26 12 74 4 4 1 0 1.38 8.54 Harvel,Bret NWMSU 13 12 3.16 .285 4 4 68.1 78 38 24 13 45 3 1 0 0 1.71 5.93 Lamers,Brian NWMSU 15 13 3.28 .249 9 3 90.2 85 37 33 18 54 5 4 1 0 1.79 5.36 Goodwin,Tom FHSU 19 10 3.94 .282 8 3 77.2 83 36 34 26 48 5 3 0 1 3.01 5.56 Potts,Jarod UCM 15 14 4.37 .192 9 2 68.0 45 35 33 54 78 0 1 0 0 7.15 10.32 34 2007 MIAA STATISTICS

HITS CL G H H/G G RUNS BATTED IN CL G RBI RBI/G

Joy,Wes WU FR 47 75 1.60 Hernandez,Keith ESU JR 64 78 1.22 Mountjoy,Brad SBU JR 49 68 1.39 Paul,Josh UCM SR 58 67 1.16 Mochizuki,Gered UCM SR 64 88 1.38 Jaros,Nick UCM SR 49 54 1.10 Dykins,Iain UCM JR 63 84 1.33 McBratney,Mark ESU JR 65 71 1.09 Paul,Josh UCM SR 58 77 1.33 Dreiling,Luke FHSU SR 48 52 1.08 Crumbliss,Conner ESU SO 64 84 1.31 Dykins,Iain UCM JR 63 63 1.00 Deao,Jeff PSU SR 52 68 1.31 Joy,Wes WU FR 47 46 .98 Hernandez,Juan MSSU SO 46 60 1.30 Westman,Britt NWMSU JR 56 54 .96 Landi,Troy MWSU SO 50 64 1.28 Stoltz,Mark WU JR 43 41 .95 Peter,Kyle WU JR 48 61 1.27 Franklin,T.J. PSU SR 53 49 .92

RUNS SCORED CL G R R/G STOLEN BASES CL G SB SB/G

Peter,Kyle WU JR 48 61 1.27 Deao,Jeff PSU SR 52 39 .75 Crumbliss,Conner ESU SO 64 75 1.17 Landi,Troy MWSU SO 50 30 .60 Mochizuki,Gered UCM SR 64 66 1.03 Peter,Kyle WU JR 48 27 .56 Dykins,Iain UCM JR 63 61 .97 Sharp,Bill ESU SR 65 23 .35 Paul,Josh UCM SR 58 55 .95 Bradshaw,Jake NWMSU JR 51 17 .33 Majors,Brian ESU JR 50 47 .94 Eagen,Corey TSU SO 47 15 .32 McBratney,Mark ESU JR 65 61 .94 Konrade,Tyler FHSU SR 49 15 .31 Deao,Jeff PSU SR 52 48 .92 Rutledge,Blaine UCM JR 54 16 .30 Landi,Troy MWSU SO 50 44 .88 Mochizuki,Gered UCM SR 64 18 .28 Jaros,Nick UCM SR 49 43 .88 Jaros,Nick UCM SR 49 13 .27

HOME RUNS CL G HR HR/G TOTAL BASES CL G TB TB/G

Paul,Josh UCM SR 58 18 .31 Paul,Josh UCM SR 58 157 2.71 Nelson,Rob FHSU SR 51 13 .25 Dykins,Iain UCM JR 63 153 2.43 Dreiling,Luke FHSU SR 48 12 .25 Jaros,Nick UCM SR 49 114 2.33 Jaros,Nick UCM SR 49 12 .24 Joy,Wes WU FR 47 105 2.23 Dykins,Iain UCM JR 63 14 .22 Dreiling,Luke FHSU SR 48 107 2.23 Westman,Britt NWMSU JR 56 11 .20 Mountjoy,Brad SBU JR 49 109 2.22 Powers,Skyler SBU SR 37 7 .19 Nelson,Rob FHSU SR 51 113 2.22 Deao,Kevin PSU SR 50 9 .18 Deao,Kevin PSU SR 50 106 2.12 Reynolds,J.R. FHSU SR 40 7 .17 Deao,Jeff PSU SR 52 110 2.12 Hernandez,Keith ESU JR 64 11 .17 Westman,Britt NWMSU JR 56 116 2.07

DOUBLES CL G 2B 2B/G WINS CL G W-L

Lawver,Luke MSSU SR 48 20 .42 Gilleland,Seth UCM SR 18 11-2 Wheeler,Cliff MSSU JR 41 17 .41 Potts,Jarod UCM JR 15 9-2 Washburn,Dusty FHSU SO 53 21 .40 Lare,Trent ESU SR 17 9-3 Bone,Tommy MWSU JR 43 16 .37 Lamers,Brian NWMSU SR 15 9-3 Marasco,Matt ESU JR 60 22 .37 Webber,Kris UCM JR 15 8-3 Mochizuki,Gered UCM SR 64 21 .33 Goodwin,Tom FHSU SR 19 8-3 Joy,Wes WU FR 47 15 .32 Clark,Bryson PSU SR 12 7-2 Walton,Zach WU JR 47 15 .32 Randa,Justin FHSU SR 13 7-2 Bush,Stevie NWMSU JR 47 15 .32 Lara,Mickey ESU SR 16 7-3 Dykins,Iain UCM JR 63 19 .30 Nehls,Brock ESU JR 18 7-5

TRIPLES CL G 3B 3B/G STRIKEOUTS CL G SO SO/G

Rutledge,Blaine UCM JR 54 8 .15 Potts,Jarod UCM JR 15 78 10.32 Landi,Troy MWSU SO 50 6 .12 Gilleland,Seth UCM SR 18 94 8.94 Deao,Jeff PSU SR 52 6 .12 Lare,Trent ESU SR 17 74 8.54 Asher,Jason SBU SO 49 5 .10 Montgomery,Zane SBU JR 15 78 7.92 McBratney,Mark ESU JR 65 6 .09 Nehls,Brock ESU JR 18 70 7.91 Paul,Josh UCM SR 58 5 .09 Wild,Randy WU SR 12 51 7.61 Mountjoy,Brad SBU JR 49 4 .08 Clark,Bryson PSU SR 12 64 7.32 Westman,Britt NWMSU JR 56 4 .07 Forsythe,Garrett PSU JR 13 48 6.86 Stoltz,Mark WU JR 43 3 .07 Engelken,Zach WU JR 10 40 6.67 Joy,Wes WU FR 47 3 .06 Jones,Billy MWSU JR 12 42 5.94

35 MIAA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

February Sun 24 MWSU vs. WSU @ Evansville, Ind 11 a.m. Sun 9 FHSU vs. Minn-Duluth @ Emporia. 11 a.m. NWMSU @ Arkansas-Monticello [2-7] 12 p.m. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) @ NWMSU [2-7] 12 p.m. Fri 1 FHSU @ Angelo (Texas) State 1 p.m. TSU @ Missouri S&T 12 p.m. PSU @ Missouri S&T 12 p.m. Wayne (Neb.) State @ WU [2-7] 12 p.m. William Penn (Iowa) @ TSU 12 p.m. Sat 2 PSU @ Cameron (Okla.) [2-7] 12 p.m. FHSU @ Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 1 p.m. MInnesota-Duluth @ ESU 1 p.m. FHSU @ Angelo (Texas) State 1 p.m. North Dakota @ ESU 1 p.m. MSSU @ Ouachita Baptist (Ark 1 p.m. UCM vs. St. Gregory’s (Okla.) 3 p.m. Mary (N.D.) @ ESU 3 p.m. MWSU @ Arkansas Tech 1 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha @ WU [2-7] 1 p.m. Sun 3 PSU @ Cameron (Okla.) [2-7] 12 p.m. Tue 26 Arkansas Tech @ SBU [2-7] 1 p.m. FHSU vs. Upper Iowa @ Emporia, Kan. 3 p.m. UCM @ Northeastern (Okla.) State [2-7] 12 p.m. NWMSU @ West Florida 4 p.m. FHSU @ Angelo (Texas) State 1 p.m. Mon 10 Indianapois (Ind.) @ MSSU 2 p.m. Wed 27 MSSU @ Rockhurst (Mo.) [2-7] 2 p.m. MWSU @ Arkansas Tech 4 p.m. Fri 8 UCM @ Central Oklahoma 2 p.m. Wayne (Neb.) State @ MWSU [2-7] 2 p.m. Upper Iowa @ ESU 4 p.m. NWMSU @ West Florida [2-7] 3 p.m. Sat 9 MSSU @ Northeastern State [2-7] 12 p.m. Tue 11 NWMSU @ Nebraska-Omaha 1 p.m. UCM @ Cameron (Okla.) 12 p.m. Thu 28 Bemidji (Minn.) State @ WU [2-7] 1 p.m. SBU @ Drury (Mo.) [2/7] 1 p.m. Kansas Wesleyan @ FHSU 1 p.m. MWSU @ Harding, Ark. 2 p.m. Fri 29 Upper Iowa @ UCM 11 a.m. Upper Iowa @ WU 3 p.m. Sun 10 UCM @ East Central (Okla.) 3 p.m. NWMSU @ Christian Brothers (Tenn 1 p.m. Newman (Kan.) @ ESU 4 p.m. Rockhurst (Mo.) @ SBU 1 p.m. Mon 11 UCM @ East Central (Okla.) [2-7] 12 p.m. Bemidji (Minn.) State @ TSU 2 p.m. Wed 12 *UCM @ TSU [7/9] 1 p.m. WU vs. Drury (Mo.) @ UCM 3 p.m. Upper Iowa @ PSU 1 p.m. Tue 12 SBU @ Arkansas Tech [2-7] 2 p.m. ESU vs. Nebraska-Omaha @ UCM 6 p.m. MSSU @ Central Oklahoma 2:30 p.m. Fri 14 *ESU @ TSU 1 p.m. March *SBU @ WU [7/9] 2 p.m. Wed 13 MSSU @ Cameron (Okla.) [2-7] 1 p.m. *UCM @ NWMSU 2 p.m. Sat 1 WU vs. Upper Iowa @ UCM 11 a.m. *MSSU @ PSU 6 p.m. Fri 15 ESU @ Colorado Mines 4 p.m. Augustana (S.D.) @ MWSU [2-7] 12 p.m. *MWSU @ FHSU 6 p.m. TSU @ Henderson (Ark.) State 1 p.m. Bemidji (Minn.) State @ TSU [2-7] 12 p.m. Upper Iowa @ SBU 1 p.m. Rockhurst (Mo.) @ SBU [2-7] 12 p.m. Sat 15 *SBU @ WU [7/9] 12 p.m. Nebraska-Kearney @ FHSU 3 p.m. Southern Arkansas @ MSSU [2-7] 12 p.m. *ESU @ TSU [2-7] 1 p.m. NWMSU @ Arkansas Tech 4 p.m. Southwest Minnesota State @ PSU [2-7] 12 p.m. *MSSU @ PSU [2-7] 1 p.m. ESU vs. Drury (Mo.) @ UCM 3 p.m. *MWSU @ FHSU [2-7] 1 p.m. Sat 16 ESU @ Colorado Mines [2-7] 1 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha @ UCM 6 p.m. *UCM @ NWMSU [2-7] 1 p.m. MWSU @ Arkansas-Monticello 12 p.m. TSU @ Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) [2-7] 12 p.m. Sun 2 ESU vs. Upper Iowa @ UCM 11 a.m. Sun 16 *MWSU @ FHSU 12 p.m. Upper Iowa @ SBU [2-7] 12 p.m. Southwest Minnesota State @ PSU [2-7] 11 a.m. *ESU @ TSU 1 p.m. Nebraska-Kearney @ FHSU [2-7] 1 p.m. Augustana (S.D.) @ MWSU [2-7] 12 p.m. *MSSU @ PSU 1 p.m. NWMSU @ Arkansas Tech [2-7] 1 p.m. Southern Arkansas @ MSSU 1 p.m. *UCM @ NWMSU 1 p.m. Wayne (Neb.) State @ PSU [2-7] 1 p.m. WU vs. Nebraska-Omaha @ UCM 3 p.m. Drury (Mo.) @ UCM 6 p.m. Mon 17 Augustana (S.D.) @ PSU 2 p.m. Sun 17 ESU @ Colorado Mines 12 p.m. MWSU @ Arkansas-Monticello [2-7] 12 p.m. Tue 4 Nebraska-Omaha @ NWMSU 1 p.m. Tue 18 FHSU @ Rockhurst (Mo.) 6 p.m. Nebraska-Kearney @ FHSU 12 p.m. Rockhurst (Mo.) @ WU [2-7] 2 p.m. Wayne (Neb.) State @ PSU [2-7] 12 p.m. Wed 19 FHSU @ Rockhurst (Mo.) 2 p.m. NWMSU @ Arkansas Tech 1 p.m. Wed 5 ESU @ Wichita (Kan.) State 3 p.m. Central Oklahoma @ ESU 3 p.m. TSU @ Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 1 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha @ MWSU [2-7] 3 p.m. Missouri-St. Louis @ UCM 3 p.m. UCM @ Missouri-St. Louis 3 p.m. Tue 19 Missouri S&T @ MSSU [2-7] 1 p.m. Thu 20 *WU @ UCM 6 p.m. ESU @ Central Oklahoma 2:30 p.m. Thu 6 Grand Valley (Mich.) State @ MSSU 1 p.m. Wed 20 Drury (Mo.) @ MSSU [2-7] 1 p.m. Fri 21 *FHSU @ MSSU 6 p.m. Fri 7 Augustana (S.D.) @ SBU [2-7] 12 p.m. *WU @ UCM [2-7] 1 p.m. Fri 22 MSU-Mankato @ SBU [2-7] 12 p.m. Minnesota-Duluth @ ESU [2-7 1 p.m. *NWMSU @ SBU [7/9] 1 p.m. Nebraska-Kearney @ WU [2-7] 12 p.m. *TSU @ PSU [7/9] 3 p.m. MWSU @ Southern Indiana 1 p.m. Sat 8 Augustana (S.D.) @ SBU [2-7] 12 p.m. *ESU @ MWSU 4 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha @ FHSU [2-7] 1 p.m. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) @ NWMSU [2-7] 12 p.m. North Dakota @ ESU 3 p.m. MSSU @ Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) [2-7] 12 p.m. Sat 22 *FHSU @ MSSU [2-7] 4 p.m. PSU @ Missouri S&T [7/9] 12 p.m. *WU @ UCM 12 p.m. Sat 23 MSU-Mankato @ SBU [2-7] 11 a.m. FHSU vs. Minn-Duluth @ Emporia, Kan. 1 p.m. *NWMSU @ SBU [7/9] 12 p.m. MWSU vs. Winona State @ Evansville, Ind 11 a.m. Minnesota-Duluth @ ESU 1 p.m. *ESU @ MWSU [2-7] 1 p.m. TSU @ Missouri S&T [7/9] 12 p.m. MWSU vs. No. Alabama @ Russellville, Ark 1 p.m. *TSU @ PSU [7/9] 1 p.m. North Dakota @ ESU 1 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha @ WU [2-7] 1 p.m. NWMSU @ Arkansas-Monticello 1:30 p.m. Upper Iowa @ TSU 1 p.m. Sun 23 *FHSU @ MSSU 12 p.m. FHSU @ Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) [2-7] 2 p.m. FHSU @ ESU 3 p.m. *ESU @ MWSU 12 p.m. Mary (N.D.) @ ESU 3 p.m. MWSU @ Arkansas Tech 4 p.m. 36 MIAA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

Mon 24 TSU @ Lincoln (Mo.) 2 p.m. *UCM @ SBU [7/9] 1 p.m. *PSU @ FHSU 7 p.m. *WU @ NWMSU [2-7] 1 p.m. Tue 25 NWMSU @ Wayne (Neb.) State 2 p.m. Sat 3 *UCM @ MSSU [2-7] 1 p.m. WU @ Rockhurst (Mo 4 p.m. Sun 13 *ESU @ MSSU 12 p.m. *NWMSU @ TSU [2-7] 1 p.m. ESU @ Newman (Kan.) 6 p.m. *PSU @ MWSU 12 p.m. *SBU @ MWSU [7/9] 1 p.m. *TSU @ FHSU 12 p.m. *ESU @ WU [2-7] 2 p.m. Wed 26 UCM @ SIU-Edwardsville 6 p.m. *WU @ NWMSU 1 p.m. *PSU @ FHSU [2-7] 2 p.m.

Fri 28 *MWSU @ TSU 1 p.m. Tue 15 FHSU @ Nebraska-Omaha [2-7] 1 p.m. Sun 4 *UCM @ MSSU 12 p.m. *SBU @ ESU [7/9] 3 p.m. *MSSU @ SBU [7/9] 2 p.m. *NWMSU @ TSU 1 p.m. *MSSU @ WU 5 p.m. Quincy (Ill.) @ TSU [2-7] 2 p.m. *NWMSU @ TSU 1 p.m. *UCM @ PSU 6 p.m. Nebraska-Kearney @ NWMSU 3 p.m. *PSU @ FHSU 1 p.m. *NWMSU @ FHSU 7 p.m. UCM @ Drury (Mo.) 6 p.m. *WU @ ESU 1 p.m.

Sat 29 *MWSU @ TSU [2-7] 12 p.m. Fri 18 *FHSU @ UCM 6:30 p.m. Fri 9 MIAA Tournament @ CommunityAmerica *NWMSU @ FHSU [2-7] 1 p.m. *SBU @ PSU [7/9] 1 p.m. Ballpark, Kansas City, Kan. *SBU @ ESU [7/9] 1 p.m. *MSSU @ TSU 3 p.m. *UCM @ PSU [2-7] 1 p.m. *WU @ MWSU 4 p.m. Sat 10 MIAA Tournament @ CommunityAmerica *MSSU @ WU [2-7] 2 p.m. *NWMSU @ ESU 7 p.m. Ballpark, Kansas City, Kan.

Sun 30 *MSSU @ WU 12 p.m. Sat 19 *FHSU @ UCM [2-7] 1 p.m. Sun 11 MIAA Tournament @ CommunityAmerica *NWMSU @ FHSU 12 p.m. *SBU @ PSU [7/9] 12 p.m. Ballpark, Kansas City, Kan. *MWSU @ TSU 1 p.m. *MSSU @ TSU [2-7] 1 p.m. *UCM @ PSU 1 p.m. *NWMSU @ ESU [2-7] 1 p.m. Thu 15 NCAA Division II Central Regional @ Campus *WU @ MWSU [2-7] 1 p.m. Site April Sun 20 *FHSU @ UCM 12 p.m. Fri 16 NCAA Division II Central Regional @ Campus Tue 1 *SBU @ MSSU [7/9] 3 p.m. *NWMSU @ ESU 12 p.m. Site *FHSU @ WU [7/9] 2 p.m. *WU @ MWSU 12 p.m. *MWSU @ NWMSU [7/9] 2 p.m. *MSSU @ TSU 1 p.m. Sat 17 NCAA Division II Central Regional @ Campus *PSU @ ESU [7/9] 4 p.m. Site Tue 22 Lincoln (Mo.) @ TSU 2 p.m. Wed 2 SIU-Edwardsville @ UCM 6 p.m. NWMSU @ Nebraska-Kearney 6 p.m. Sun 18 NCAA Division II Central Regional @ Campus PSU @ Drury (Mo.) 6 p.m. Site Fri 4 *MWSU @ UCM 6:30 p.m. UCM @ Rockhurst (Mo.) 6 p.m. *TSU @ SBU [7/9] 1 p.m. Sat 24 NCAA Division II Championship @ Site TBA *MSSU @ NWMSU 3 p.m. Wed 23 MSSU @ Missouri S&T [2-7] 12 p.m. *PSU @ WU 5 p.m. TSU @ Quincy (Ill.) [2-7] 4 p.m. Sun 25 NCAA Division II Championship @ Site TBA *FHSU @ ESU 7 p.m. Fri 25 *ESU @ UCM 6:30 p.m. Mon 26 NCAA Division II Championship @ Site TBA Sat 5 *MWSU @ UCM [2-7] 1 p.m. *FHSU @ SBU [7/9] 1 p.m. *TSU @ SBU [7/9] 12 p.m. *PSU @ NWMSU 3 p.m. Tue 27 NCAA Division II Championship @ Site TBA *FHSU @ ESU [2-7] 1 p.m. *TSU @ WU 4 p.m. *MSSU @ NWMSU [2-7] 1 p.m. Wed 28 NCAA Division II Championship @ Site TBA *PSU @ WU [2-7] 2 p.m. Sat 26 *ESU @ UCM [2-7] 1 p.m. *MWSU @ MSSU [7/9] 4 p.m. Thu 29 NCAA Division II Championship @ Site TBA Sun 6 *MWSU @ UCM 12 p.m. *FHSU @ SBU [7/9] 1 p.m. *FHSU @ ESU 12 p.m. *PSU @ NWMSU [2-7] 1 p.m. Fri 30 NCAA Division II Championship @ Site TBA *PSU @ WU 12 p.m. *TSU @ WU [2-7] 1 p.m. *MSSU @ NWMSU 1 p.m. Sat 31 NCAA Division II Championship @ Site TBA Sun 27 *ESU @ UCM 12 p.m. Tue 8 *TSU @ UCM [7/9] 2 p.m. *MWSU @ MSSU [7/9] 1 p.m. *=MIAA Game or Games. Single nine-inning game *WU @ FHSU [7/9] 2 p.m. *PSU @ NWMSU 1 p.m. unless noted. [2-7]=Two 7-inning games; [7/9]=One *ESU @ PSU [7/9] 4 p.m. *TSU @ WU 2 p.m. 7-inning game followed by one 9-inning game (if first *NWMSU @ MWSU [7/9] 4 p.m. game goes extra innings, second game becomes a Tue 29 WU @ Nebraska-Omaha [2-7] 1 p.m. 7-inning game). Fri 11 *ESU @ MSSU 6 p.m. Rockhurst (Mo.) @ UCM 6 p.m. UCM=Central Missouri State University; ESU=Emporia *UCM @ SBU [7/9] 2 p.m. Wed 30 Drury (Mo.) @ PSU 6 p.m. State University; FHSU=Fort Hays State University; *WU @ NWMSU 3 p.m. MSSU=Missouri Southern State University; *PSU @ MWSU 4 p.m. May MWSU=Missouri Western State University; *TSU @ FHSU 7 p.m. NWMSU=Northwest Missouri State University; Fri 2 *UCM @ MSSU 6 p.m. PSU=Pittsburg State University; SBU=Southwest Sat 12 *ESU @ MSSU [2-7] 1 p.m. *NWMSU @ TSU 3 p.m. Baptist University; TSU=Truman State University; *PSU @ MWSU [2-7] 1 p.m. *SBU @ MWSU [7/9] 3 p.m. WU=Washburn University. Schedule is subject *TSU @ FHSU [7/9] 1 p.m. *WU @ ESU 5 p.m. to change. 37 MIAA OPPONENTS

Central Missouri Missouri Western State Southwest Baptist Location ...... Warrensburg, Mo. Location ...... St. Joseph, Mo. Location ...... Bolivar, Mo. Enrollment ...... 11,000 Enrollment ...... 5,158 Enrollment ...... 3,536 Nickname ...... Mules Nickname ...... Griffons Nickname ...... Bearcats Colors ...... Cardinal and Black Colors ...... Black and Gold Colors ...... Purple and White Home Field ...... Crane Stadium (600) Home Field . . . . . Phil Welch Stadium (5,000) Home Field ...... Dodson Field (250) President ...... Dr. Aaron M. Podolefsky President ...... Dr. James Scanlon President ...... Dr. C Pat Taylor Athletic Director ...... Jerry Hughes Athletic Director ...... TBA Athletic Director ...... Brent Good

Baseball Information Baseball Information Baseball Information Head Coach ...... Tom Myers Head Coach ...... Buzz Verduzco Head Coach ...... Sam Berg Record at School ...... First year Record at School ...... 190-159 (7 years) Record at School ...... 132-263-1 (8 years) 2007 Record...... 51-13 2007 Record...... 28-23 2007 Record...... 21-28 MIAA Record/Finish ...... 28-6/1st MIAA Record/Finish ...... 21-14/5th MIAA Record/Finish ...... 11-23/8th Series Record...... CMSU leads 90-43 Series Record...... ESU leads 76-30 Series Record...... ESU leads 26-7

Media Relations Media Relations Media Relations Sports Information Director Rob McCutcheon Sports Information Director Trevor Berneking Sports Information Director . . . .Michael Pitts Area Code ...... 660 Area Code ...... 816 Area Code ...... 417 Office ...... 543-4312 Office ...... 271-4257 Office ...... 328-1799 Fax ...... 543-8034 Fax ...... 271-4544 Fax ...... 328-1745

Missouri Southern State Northwest Missouri State Truman State Location ...... Joplin, Mo. Location ...... Maryville, Mo. Location ...... Kirksville, Mo. Enrollment ...... 5,740 Enrollment ...... 6,500 Enrollment ...... 6,000 Nickname ...... Lions Nickname ...... Bearcats Nickname ...... Bulldogs Colors ...... Green and Gold Colors ...... Forrest Green and White Colors ...... Purple and White Home Field . . . . Joe Becker Stadium (1,070) Home Field ...... Bearcat Field (200) Home Field ...... Truman Field (250) President ...... Dr. Julio Leon President ...... Dr. Dean Hubbard President ...... Dr. Barbara Dixon Athletic Director ...... Sallie Beard Athletic Director ...... Dr. Bob Boerigter Athletic Director ...... Jerry Wollmering

Baseball Information Baseball Information Baseball Information Head Coach ...... Bryce Darnell Head Coach ...... Darin Loe Head Coach ...... Dan Davis Record at School ...... First year Record at School ...... 233-200 (8 years) Record at School ...... 9-38 (2nd year) 2007 Record...... 18-24 2007 Record...... 30-26 2007 Record...... 9-38 MIAA Record/Finish ...... 11-24/9th MIAA Record/Finish ...... 22-13/3rd MIAA Record/Finish ...... 5-27/10th Series Record...... ESU leads 35-15 Series Record...... ESU leads 29-28 Series Record...... ESU leads 38-12

Media Relations Media Relations Media Relations Sports Information Director . . Justin Maskus Sports Information Director . Bryan Boettcher Sports Information Director . . . . Kevin White Area Code ...... 417 Area Code ...... 660 Area Code ...... 660 Office ...... 625-9359 Office ...... 562-1118 Office ...... 785-4276 Fax ...... 625-9397 Fax ...... 562-1582 Fax ...... 785-7475

Pittsburg State Washburn Fort Hays State Location...... Pittsburg, Kan. Location ...... Topeka, Kan. Location ...... Hays, Ks Enrollment ...... 6,751 Enrollment ...... 7,400 Enrollment ...... 9,000 Nickname...... Gorillas Nickname ...... Ichabods Nickname ...... Tigers Colors ...... Crimson and Gold Colors ...... Yale Blue and White Colors ...... Black and Gold Home Field . . . . Al Ortolani Field (1,000) Home Field ...... Falley Field Home Field ...... Tiger Stadium President ...... Dr. Tom Bryant President ...... Dr. Jerry Farley President ...... Dr. Edward H. Hammond Athletic Director ...... Chuck Broyles Athletic Director ...... Loren Ferre´ Athletic Director ...... Curtis Hemmeke Baseball Quick Facts Baseball Information Baseball Information Head Coach ...... Rick Sabbath Head Coach...... Steve Bever Head Coach ...... Steve Anson Record at School (years) . . . 33-20 (1st year) Record at School . . . . 473-376 (17 years) Record at School . . . . . 699-594-3 (29 years) 2007 Record...... 33-20 2007 Record ...... 24-30 2007 Record...... 21-28 MIAA Record/Finish ...... 21-13/4th MIAA Record/Finish ...... 15-20/6th MIAA Record/Finish ...... 15-21/7th Series Record...... ESU leads 108-57 Series Record ...... ESU leads 44-29 Series Record...... ESU leads 144-57-1 Media Relations Media Relations Media Relations Sports Information ...... Ryan Prickett Sports Information Director . .Dan Wilkes Sports Information Director . . . Gene Cassell Area Code ...... 785 Area Code ...... 620 Area Code ...... 785 Office ...... 628-5903 Office...... 235-4147 Office ...... 231-1010 x1791 Fax ...... 231-1091 Fax ...... 235-4149 Fax ...... 231-1091 38 ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS

MIAA Opponents Grand Valley State ...... 1-0 Oklahoma State ...... 0-1 Central Missouri State ...... 43-90 H Oral Roberts (Okla.) ...... 10-19 Missouri Southern ...... 35-15 Hawaii-Hilo ...... 1-0 Ottawa (Kan.) ...... 15-1 Missouri Western ...... 76-30 Huston-Tillotson (Texas)...... 2-2 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) ...... 1-0 Fort Hays State (Kan.) ...... 108-57 Northwest Missouri ...... 29-28 P Pittsburg State ...... 44-29 I Panhandle State (Okla.)...... 6-0 Southwest Baptist...... 26-7 Illinois ...... 2-0 Peru State (Neb.) ...... 2-0 Truman ...... 38-12 Incarnate Word (Texas) ...... 2-0 Phillips ...... 5-13 Washburn ...... 144-57-1 Iowa State ...... 3-2 Plano (Texas) ...... 3-3 Point Park (Pa.) ...... 1-1 Non-Conference Opponents K Kansas ...... 22-39 A Kansas State ...... 7-18 R Adams State (Colo.)...... 2-1 Kansas Wesleyan...... 37-5 Regis (Colo.) ...... 0-1 Air Force Academy (Colo.) ...... 1-0 Kentucky State ...... 0-1 Rockhurst (Mo.) ...... 34-28 Angelo State...... 0-3 Rocky Mountain ...... 12-0 Arkansas...... 7-9 L Augustana (S.D.) ...... 2-0 La Verne (Calif.) ...... 0-1 S Austin (Texas)...... 1-2 Lewis (Ill) ...... 0-1 St. Edward's (Texas) ...... 6-2 Avila (Mo.) ...... 4-0 Lewis-Clark (Idaho) ...... 2-3 St. Francis (Ill.) ...... 1-0 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) ...... 0-1 Lincoln (Mo.)...... 4-7 St. Mary of the Plains (Kan.) ...... 20-1 Livingston (Ala.) ...... 0-1 St. Mary's (Minn.) ...... 2-0 B Lubbock Christian (Texas) ...... 1-1 St. Mary's (Texas)...... 1-0 Baker (Kan.) ...... 36-3 Sioux Falls (S.D.) ...... 2-0 Baylor (Texas) ...... 0-4 South Dakota ...... 1-0 Bellevue (Neb.)...... 6-5 M South Dakota State ...... 2-0 Bemidji State (Minn.) ...... 31-0 Marymount ...... 24-0 Southern Arkansas ...... 1-0 Benedictine (Kan.) ...... 80-22 Mayville State (N.D) ...... 8-1 Bethany (Kan.) ...... 20-0 McPherson (Kan.) ...... 6-2 Southern Colorado ...... 1-1 Buena Vista (Iowa)...... 3-1 Mesa State (Colo.) ...... 1-0 Southern Utah State...... 2-1 Black Hills State (S.D.)...... 1-1 Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.) ...... 26-0 Southeastern Okla. State ...... 12-14 Midland Lutheran (Neb.)...... 6-0 Southwest State (Minn.)...... 3-0 Midwestern State (Texas)...... 4-1 Southwest Texas State...... 0-1 C Minnesota-Crookston ...... 2-0 Southwestern (Kan.)...... 6-4 Cameron (Okla.)...... 2-1 Minnesota-Mankato ...... 3-0 Southwestern (Texas)...... 8-1 Central Oklahoma ...... 13-10 Minnesota-Morris ...... 12-0 Southwestern Okla. State...... 19-16 Central State (Ohio) ...... 2-0 Minot State (N.D.)...... 5-0 Sterling (Kan.) ...... 25-0 Chico State ...... 0-1 Missouri-Kansas City ...... 4-0 Sul Ross State (Texas)...... 1-0 Colorado Mines ...... 1-0 Missouri-Rolla...... 19-8 Colorado...... 1-1 Missouri-St. Louis...... 5-4 Concordia (Minn.)...... 5-1 Missouri Valley (Mo.) ...... 3-2 T Concordia Lutheran (Texas)...... 5-0 Morningside (Iowa)...... 6-5 Tabor (Kan.) ...... 18-1 Tarkio ...... 3-1 N Taylor (Ind.) ...... 0-1 D Nebraska ...... 1-0 Texas-Arlington...... 6-10 Dallas (Texas)...... 7-4 Nebraska-Kearney ...... 23-15 Texas-Austin...... 0-32 Dallas Baptist (Texas)...... 4-6 Nebraska-Omaha ...... 17-26-1 Texas Christian...... 7-11 Dana (Neb.) ...... 9-3 Newman (Kan.) ...... 37-15 Texas-Pan American ...... 1-0 Eastern Michigan ...... 0-1 North Dakota ...... 14-4 Texas Wesleyan ...... 9-38 North Dakota State...... 4-5 Tulsa (Okla.)...... 7-10 E North Texas State...... 8-2 Emporia, College of (Kan.)...... 46-16 Northeastern Oklahoma ...... 0-2 U Elon (N.C.) ...... 1-0 Northeastern State (Okla.) ...... 1-0 Upper Iowa ...... 1-1 Northern Colorado ...... 0-6 F Northern State (S.D.) ...... 12-1 W Franklin Pierce ...... 0-1 Northwestern Okla. State ...... 3-0 Waldorf (Iowa) ...... 1-0 Friends (Kan.)...... 32-5 Northwood Institute (Texas) ...... 0-1 Wayne State (Neb.) ...... 19-5 Wichita State (Kan.) ...... 11-36-1 G O William Carey (Mo.) ...... 1-0 Graceland (Kan.) ...... 6-0 Oklahoma ...... 0-10 William Jewel (Mo.) ...... 15-9 Grand Valley State ...... 1-2 Oklahoma Baptist ...... 1-9 William Penn (Iowa) ...... 2-0 Grand View (Iowa) ...... 1-0 Oklahoma City (Okla.) ...... 7-4 Winona State (Minn.) ...... 1-1 Guilford (N.C.) ...... 1-0 Oklahoma Christian ...... 2-0 Wisconsin-River Falls...... 2-0

39 HORNET HISTORY

ESU All-MIAA Selections Roger Newell Award Winners

Most Valuable Player Jeff Schloser...... 2006 Jason Herman ...... 1996 Scott Fogelson ...... 2005 The Roger Newell Most Inspirational Player Award Matt Petty ...... 2005 Freshman of the Year Jeff Caymann ...... 2005 Scott Patrick ...... 2000 Scott Smith ...... 2004 Each year, the Roger Newell Award is presented to the most inspirational Emporia Jared Myers ...... 2004 State University Baseball player or players from the previous season. The recipient is Pitcher of the Year Jason Way ...... 2004 someone who best exemplifies the spirit and determination of the late Roger Newell. Gabe Medina ...... 2006 Mark Funston ...... 2002 Josh Stratman ...... 2002 Newell, a native of Newton, Kansas played Baseball at Emporia State from 1941-1974. Hitter of the Year Ryan Boden ...... 2002 During his career as a Hornet, he lettered four times and was a three-year starting Anthony Delsi ...... 1992 Brent Dayton ...... 2001 catcher. Newell died in a plane crash outside of Purcell, Oklahoma in 1979. Kentaro Yasutake ...... 2001 North Division Jon Purdy ...... 2001 Jerald Van Rheen...... 1992 Josh Ervin...... 2001 Bob Russell ...... 1992 Scott Patrick ...... 2001 Anthony Delsi ...... 1992 Josh Ervin...... 2000 2007 Tim Barger 1993 Bobby Russell Chris Kallaher...... 1992 John McIntyre...... 1999 Steve Kelley ...... 1998 2006 John Martin Rick Weigel First Team Steve Kelley ...... 1997 2005 Ramon Grado 1992 Terry Wedel Mark McBratney ...... 2007 Marc Kenney ...... 1997 Gabe Medina ...... 2006 Rico Coppel ...... 1997 2004 Dustin Patton 1991 Ted Martinez Toro Trevino...... 2006 Bryan Jamison ...... 1996 Brian Trivette 1990 Glenn Synder Mark McBratney...... 2006 Ryan Dwyer ...... 1996 2003 Ben Taylor 1989 Jon Perry Matt Petty...... 2006 Chris Malsam ...... 1996 John Martin ...... 2006 2002 Jamie Miller 1988 Brett Berry Jared Myers ...... 2005 Honorable Mention 2001 Luke Bradford 1987 Jose Gonzalez Scott Smith ...... 2005 Mickey Lara ...... 2007 2000 Rick Cunningham 1986 Dave Olson Grant Barker...... 2004 Connor Crumbliss...... 2007 Nick Sheahon ...... 2004 Matt Marasco ...... 2007 1999 Mike Strickland 1985 Bob Hines Mark Funston ...... 2003 Billy Sharp ...... 2007 1998 Chris Endicott 1984 Jeff Kerns Grant Barker...... 2003 Tim Barger ...... 2007 Josh Stratman ...... 2003 Nick Carlson...... 2006 Eric Oldham 1983 Tim Nick Dan Ford ...... 2003 Tim Barger...... 2006 1997 Mark Longhofer 1982 Terry Nowak Ryan Boden ...... 2001 John Martin...... 2005 1996 Shane Pierce 1981 Dan Yoder Scott Miller ...... 2000 Josh Schaub...... 2005 Scott Patrick ...... 2000 Jason Way ...... 2003 1995 Scott McDonald 1980 Danny Hernandez Rich Devine ...... 2000 Nate Mejia ...... 2002 1994 Cory Nickel 1979 Tom Riesgo Rich Devine ...... 1999 Rodrigo Castillo ...... 2002 Jason Wiedder ...... 1998 Nate Mejia ...... 2001 Oscar Contreras ...... 1998 Jeremy Bartlet ...... 1998 Oscar Contreras ...... 1997 Eric Oldham ...... 1998 Jason Herman ...... 1996 Art Palafox ...... 1998 Rico Coppel ...... 1996 Steve Clairborne...... 1997 ESU All-Americans Jackson Blake ...... 1994 Art Palafox ...... 1997 Dan Drum ...... 1994 Jeremy Bartlet ...... 1997 First Team Mark Kokaly ...... C . . . . .1988 Joey Kraft ...... 1993 Steve Clairborne...... 1996 Gabe Medina...... P . . . . .2006 Mario Romero...... P . . . . .1988 Jerald Van Rheen...... 1992 Tim Bergen...... 1996 Anthony Delsi ...... DH . . . .1992 Brad Bascue...... DH . . . .1988 Bob Russell ...... 1992 Doug Miller ...... 1995 Mike Carlson ...... 1B . . . .1987 John Hernandez . . . . . OF . . . .1987 Anthony Delsi ...... 1992 Doug Miller ...... 1994 Steve Michael...... P/OF . .1987 Phil McKinzie ...... P . . . . .1986 Pat Blasi ...... SS . . . .1986 Al Ruiz ...... 3B . . . .1985 Second Team Tod Schulz ...... OF . . . .1986 Dale Lanik ...... 1B . . . .1984 Trent Lare...... 2007 Phil McKinzie ...... P . . . . .1985 Mike Montgomery. . . . P . . . . .1984 Keith Hernandez...... 2007 Brad Hill ...... OF . . . .1981 Brad Hill ...... OF . . . .1983 Bill Sharp...... 2006 Wilson Kilmer ...... P . . . . .1979 Brent Dobbs ...... P . . . . .1982 Brian Moyer ...... C . . . . .1978 Brad Hill ...... OF . . . .1982 Frank Trujillo...... SS . . . .1977 Shawn Smith ...... OF . . . .1982 Mike Shinn ...... C . . . . .1976 MIke Brown ...... OF . . . .1981 Mike Plunkett ...... P . . . . .1970 MIke Brown ...... OF . . . .1980 Hornet No-Hitters Larry Groves...... P . . . . .1980 Second Team Paul Martin ...... C . . . . .1980 5/1/06 Toro Trevino (6) ...... ESU 12, Missouri Southern 0 Jason Herman ...... P . . . . .1996 Bob Moore ...... OF . . . .1980 4/18/06 Toro Trevino (9) ...... ESU 8, Washburn 0 Mike Holloway ...... P . . . . .1991 Hans Raymond...... SS . . . .1980 3/07/92 Marty Rutland (5)...... ESU 10, Kansas Wesleyan 0 Brad Bascue...... 1B . . . .1989 Joe Wood ...... 3B . . . .1980 3/06/88 Steve Shifflet (5) ...... ESU 17, Bethany 0 Jon Perry ...... 2B . . . .1989 Brian Poldberg ...... C . . . . .1979 3/29/85 Dave Hosier (5) ...... ESU 19, Dana 0 Brett Berry ...... OF . . . .1988 Pete Villaescusa. . . . . OF . . . .1979 Jon Perry ...... 2B . . . .1988 Steve Gillies ...... 1B . . . .1978 3/09/83 Paul Stuckey (6) ...... ESU 10, Tabor 0 Ruben Ruiz...... OF . . . .1985 Kevin Mendon ...... P . . . . .1978 3/09/83 Mike Montgomery (5)...... ESU 15, Tabor 0 Brad Hill ...... OF . . . .1984 Fred Hernandez . . . . . OF . . . .1977 4/13/82 Dave Root (6) ...... ESU 10, Washburn 0 Ben Bounous ...... P . . . . .1977 Gary Pickert ...... P . . . . .1977 4/20/82 Mike Montgomery (7)...... ESU 8, Washburn 0 Ben Bounous ...... P . . . . .1976 5/07/81 Mike Montgomery (5)...... ESU 5, Mid-America Naz. 0 Honorable Mention Rick Elliott...... 3B . . . .1976 4/12/80 Larry Groves (7) ...... ESU 3, Washburn 0 Mark McBratney. . . . . OF. . . . .2006 Jere Peterson ...... 1B . . . .1976 4/25/78 Kevin Mendon (7) ...... ESU 1, Benedictine 0 Bobby Russell ...... OF . . . .1992 Doug Ewy ...... SS . . . .1975 6/01/78 Kevin Mendon (9) ...... ESU 2, Missouri Southern 0 Chris Kallaher...... 1B . . . .1991 Steve Leake ...... 1B . . . .1975 5/12/77 Gary Pickert (7) ...... ESU 14, St. Mary of Plains 0 Bryce Buller ...... OF . . . .1990 Mike Shinn ...... C . . . . .1975 4/05/75 Tom Spencer (7) ...... ESU 5, Fort Hays State 1 Jon Facklam ...... P . . . . .1990 Tom Higgins ...... 2B . . . .1972 5/15/75 Ben Bounous (9) ...... ESU 1, Fort Hays State 0 Tommy Cimino ...... OF . . . .1989 Al Viebrock ...... P . . . . .1972 Glenn Schneider. . . . . OF . . . .1989 Rich Alday ...... C . . . . .1970 40 HORNET PROFESSIONAL SIGNEES

Mark McBratney Pro Team: Detroit Tigers Currently: West Michigan White Caps (A)

2007 Season: Gulf Coast Tigers AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS .313 44 15 7 36 5 2 1 12 48 20 24 4 1 .415 .417 .832

Gabe Medina Pro Team: New York Yankees Currently: Charleston RiverDogs (A)

2007 Season: Staten Island Yankees/Charleston RiverDogs W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO GO/AO AVG 4 2 3.54 19 7 0 0 1 61.0 48 28 24 5 14 57 1.28 .211

John Martin Pro Team: Los Angeles Dodgers Currently: Gulf Coast Dodgers (Rookie League)

2007 Season: Gulf Coast Dodgers AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS .207 12 29 4 6 0 0 0 3 6 6 7 1 0 .343 .207 .550

Rich Alday ...... C . . . . .Texas Rangers ...... 1971 Gene Bierscheid...... P . . . . .Philadelphia Phillies ...... 1986 Dave Bingham ...... 3B. . . . .Texas Rangers ...... 1971 Steve Michael...... P/OF. . . .Boston Red Sox ...... 1987 Bill Cowan ...... P . . . . .Kansas City Royals ...... 1971 Saul Soltero ...... P . . . . .San Diego Padres ...... 1987 John McRae ...... 1B . .Houston Astros ...... 1971 Jose Valencia ...... P . . . . .Atlanta Braves ...... 1987 Mike Miller ...... P . . . . .Texas Rangers ...... 1971 Jamie Cuesta ...... P . . . . .Atlanta Braves ...... 1987 Al Viebrock ...... P . . . . .New York Yankees ...... 1973 Brett Berry ...... OF . . . .Chicago White Sox...... 1988 Bill Wilson...... P . . . . .Los Angeles Dodgers ...... 1974 Steve Shifflet ...... P . . . . .Kansas City Royals ...... 1989 Mike Peterson ...... OF . .Seguin Toros...... 1975 John Medrick ...... P . . . . .Kansas City Royals ...... 1991 Gary Pickert ...... P . . . . .San Diego Padres ...... 1977 Jerald Van Rheen...... C . . . . .Detroit Tigers ...... 1993 Mike Shinn ...... C . . . . .Cincinnati Reds ...... 1977 Darren Riley ...... P . . . . .Butte Copper Kings (indep.). . . . 1994 John Upshaw ...... C . . . . .Detroit Tigers ...... 1977 Jason Herman ...... P . . . . .Richmond Roosters (indep.). . . . 1996 Kevin Mendon ...... P . . . . .Montreal Expos ...... 1978 Rich Devine ...... OF . . . .Kansas City Royals ...... 2000 Brian Poldberg ...... C . . . . .New York Yankees ...... 1979 Scott Fogelson ...... P . . . . .San Diego Padres ...... 2006 Larry Groves...... P . . . . .Montreal Expos ...... 1980 Gabe Medina ...... P . . . . .New York Yankees ...... 2006 Joe Wood ...... 3B. . . . .San Diego Padres ...... 1980 John Martin...... C . . . . .Los Angelos Dodgers...... 2006 Brad Hill ...... OF . . . .Texas Rangers ...... 1984 Toro Trevino ...... P . . . . .Windy City Bolts (Indep.) ...... 2006 Dale Lanik ...... 1B. . . . .Texas Rangers ...... 1984 Matt Petty ...... P . . . . .Southshore Railcats (indep.) . . . 2006 Larry Klein ...... SS . . . .Texas Rangers ...... 1984 Mark McBratney ...... OF . . . .Detroit Tigers ...... 2007 Phil McKinzie ...... P . . . . .Kansas City Royals ...... 1986 Trent Lare ...... P . . . . .Kalamazoo Kings (indep.) . . . . . 2007 41 HORNET RECORDS

Season Batting Records Home Runs 5. Mike Warren 543 Games Played 6. Christian Drbal 500 1. Steve Michael 24 1987 7. Brad Bascue 489 1. Tom Cimino 69 1989 2. Tod Schulz 19 1986 8. Darrel Kaufman 477 Al Ruiz 69 1985 3. Scott Smith 18 2005 9. Rick Elliot 475 Ruben Ruiz 69 1985 4. Brad Bascue 17 1988 10. Greg Rogers 474 Shawn Smith 69 1982 5. Cliff Thompson 15 1983 Greg Strecker 69 1982 Base Hits 6. Brad Bascue 68 1989 Brad Hill 15 1981 Brett Berry 68 1988 Scott Smith 15 2004 1. Brad Hill 302 Mike Carlson 68 1988 8. Jeremy Barlet 14 1998 2. Jim Wood 202 Mike Carlson 68 1987 Mike Carlson 14 1988 3. Brad Bascue 192 Jose Gonzalez 68 1987 Mike Carlson 14 1988 Josh Stratman 192 Steve Michael 68 1987 5. Ryan Boden 170 Pat Blasi 68 1986 Runs Scored 6. Greg Strecker 165 Dave Mosea 68 1986 7. Mike Brown 156 1. Brett Berry 84 1988 Christian Drbal 156 Jim Word 68 1982 2. Greg Strecker 81 1982 9. Darrel Kaufman 149 3. Jon Perry 78 1989 Jared Myers 149 Batting Average (min. 100 ab) Tod Schulz 78 1986 10. Nick Sheahon 147 5. Brad Hill 75 1984 1. Anthony Delsi .471 1992 Jared Myers hit .374 in his career, seventh Conner Crumbliss 75 2007 Runs Scored 2. Mike Carlson .450 1987 best in school history. His 147 career hits are 7. Jeff Hoover 73 1988 3. Tod Schulz .449 1986 also an ESU top-ten record. In 2005, Myers 8. Jared Myers 71 2005 stole 42 bases, scored 71 runs, and had 81 1. Brad Hill 241 4. Rich Devine .442 1999 Steve Michael 71 1987 hits, all top-ten in school history. 2. Greg Strecker 227 5. Jason Wiedder .434 1999 Pete Villaescusa 59 1978 3. Brett Berry 154 6. Bobby Russell .429 1992 10. Brett Berry 70 1987 8. Steve Bartow 54 1980 4. Bob Hines 150 7. Nick Sheahon .426 2004 Mike Brown 70 1981 9. Brian Moyer 52 1978 5. Jon Perry 146 8. Chris Kallaher .424 1991 Mark McBratney 70 2006 6. Doug Miller 139 9. Oscar Contreras .421 1997 10. Larry Klein 50 1984 7. Ryan Boden 133 10. Brad Hill .421 1981 Doubles Ron Taylor 50 1982 Mike Brown 133 1. Mike Carlson 29 1987 9. Pat Blasi 132 At-Bats 2. Chris Kallaher 23 1991 Stolen Bases 10. Josh Stratman 131 1. Brad Bascue 246 1989 Brad Bascue 23 1989 4. Brad Hill 22 1984 1. Rich Devine 58 2000 Runs Batted In 2. Brad Bascue 243 1988 2. Rich Devine 57 1999 3. Al Ruiz 241 1985 Matt Marasco 22 2007 6. Frank Trujillo 21 1977 3. Greg Strecker 54 1982 1. Brad Hill 264 4. Brad Hill 239 1982 Shawn Smith 54 1982 5. Jeff Hoover 238 1988 Mark McBratney 21 2006 2. Mike Carlson 175 8. Brad Bascue 20 1988 5. Mike Brown 43 1981 3. Brad Bascue 156 6. Brett Berry 237 1988 6. Jared Myers 42 2005 Ruben Ruiz 20 1985 4. Al Ruiz 149 7. Tom Cimino 236 1989 Mike Warren 42 1977 Pete Villaescusa 20 1977 5. Brett Berry 144 Bill Sharp 236 2006 8. Jon Perry 40 1989 Nick Sheahon 20 2004 6. Cliff Thompson 141 9. Conner Crumbliss 235 2007 9. Jon Perry 39 1988 7. Ryan Boden 128 10. Pat Blasi 232 1986 10. Randy Weimer 32 1978 Dave Mosea 232 1986 Triples 8. Ruben Ruiz 122 Tod Schulz 122 Base Hits 1. Brett Berry 10 1988 Career Batting Records 10. Shawn Smith 117 Shawn Smith 10 1981 1. Mike Carlson 103 1987 3. Dan Drum 9 1994 Games Played 2. Brad Bascue 100 1989 4. Doug Miller 7 1995 3. Brett Berry 99 1988 Doug Miller 7 1994 1. Brad Hill 244 4. Brad Bascue 92 1988 Tommy Cimino 7 1988 2. Greg Strecker 227 5. Mark McBratney 89 2006 3. Jim Wood 211 4. Bob Hines 205 6. Tod Schulz 88 1986 Brett Berry 7 1987 5. Bob Moore 175 7. John Hernandez 84 1987 Scott Patrick 7 2000 Josh Stratman 175 Pat Blasi 84 1986 Greg Rogers 7 1977 Conner Crumbliss 84 2007 7. Greg Rogers 167 10. Several players 6 8. Christian Drbal 166 9. John Martin 162 Runs Batted In 10. Rick Elliot 159 1. Mike Carlson 98 1987 Mike Warren 159 2. Steve Michael 91 1987 3. Brad Bascue 85 1989 Batting Average (min. 150 ab’s) Al Ruiz 85 1985 1. Rich Devine .410 5. Brett Berry 83 1988 2. Tod Schulz .402 Brad Hill 83 1981 3. Jason Wiedder .397 7. Mark McBratney 80 2006 4. Oscar Contreras .396 8. Keith Hernandez 78 2007 5. Nick Sheahon .386 9. Mike Carlson 77 1988 6. Mike Brown .378 Tod Schulz 77 1986 7. Shawn Smith .375 8. Scott Miller .374 Walks Jared Myers .374 9. Brad Hill .373 1. Greg Strecker 69 1982 Steve Clark .373 2. Jose Gonzalez 63 1987 3. Greg Strecker 60 1984 At-Bats In 2004, Nick Sheahon batted .426 with 81 4. Tim Kerl 59 1989 hits and 20 doubles placing him in the top-ten Scott Smith hit 33 homeruns in his career, for single season records in all three catego- Mike Buss 59 1985 1. Brad Hill 809 the second most in school history. In 2005, he 2. Jim Wood 608 ries. Sheahon’s .386 career batting average, hit 18 of those homeruns, third most in a single Brad Hill 59 1984 134 hits and 34 doubles are also top-ten in the 3. Greg Strecker 592 season at ESU. ESU record books. 4. Josh Stratman 554 42 HORNET RECORDS

Doubles 8. Ruben Ruiz 82 ERA (35 ip min.) 6. Mike Beran 22 Ray Kallaher 82 Kevin Mendon 22 1. Brad Hill 71 9. Pat Blasi 81 1. Mike Miller 0.81 1971 8. Mike McIlhargey 21 2. Brad Bascue 46 2. Mike Miller 1.01 1969 Gary Pickert 21 3. Mike Carlson 41 Season Pitching Records 3. Al Viebrock 1.11 1972 Paul Wilson 21 4. Tod Schulz 37 4. Mike Plunkett 1.12 1970 Saves 5. Ruben Ruiz 36 5. John Campbell 1.24 1970 Appearances 6. Nick Sheahon 34 6. Tim Weiser 1.31 1979 1. Jaime Cuesta 20 6. Chris Kallaher 33 1. Grant Barker 36 2004 7. Bill Wilson 1.43 1973 2. Frank Stanek 19 7. Scott Miller 32 2. Jaime Cuesta 35 1987 8. Jason Herman 1.65 1996 3. Grant Barker 18 Joey Kraft 32 3. Phil McKinzie 30 1985 9. Dave Root 1.73 1982 4. Matt Petty 17 Jeremy Way 32 4. Toro Trevino 28 2005 Wilson Kilmer 1.73 1979 5. Greg Muehlbauer 13 6. Toro Trevino 27 2006 6. Bryan Jamison 12 Matt Petty 27 2006 Strikeouts 7. Phil McKinzie 10 7. Frank Stanek 25 1982 8. Scott Jordan 6 1. Bill Cowan 168 1971 8. Matt Petty 24 2005 Wilson Kilmer 6 2. Gabe Medina 142 2006 Jaime Cuesta 24 1986 Mike Martinez 6 3. John Campbell 120 1970 Frank Stanek 24 1984 4. Kevin Mendon 114 1978 Innings Pitched 5. Gary Pickert 113 1976 6. Gary Pickert 104 1977 1. Brent Dobbs 285.0 John Campbell 104 1971 Games Started 2. Phil McKinzie 282.3 8. Bill Wilson 99 1974 3. Bill Cowan 281.0 1. Gabe Medina 17 2006 9. Al Viebrock 98 1972 4. Ben Bounous 277.0 2. Phil McKinzie 16 1986 10. Steve Michael 94 1987 5. Mike Montgomery 274.0 Brent Dobbs 16 1982 6. Tom Spencer 257.0 Bill Cowan 16 1971 7. Mike McIlhargey 240.0 5. 8 with 15 Innings Pitched 8. Paul Stucky 229.0 1. Bill Cowan 121.0 1971 9. Brent Biggs 227.1 Relief Appearances 2. Kevin Mendon 120.3 1978 10. Bill Wilson 210.3 3. Phil McKinzie 116.6 1986 1. Grant Barker 36 2004 Strikeouts Jaime Cuesta 34 1987 4. Gary Pickert 107.6 1976 3. Matt Petty 24 2005 5. Phil McKinzie 107.0 1985 1. Bill Cowan 342 Scott Patrick hit seven triples in 2000, the Frank Stanek 24 1982 Ben Bounous 107.0 1976 2. Ben Bounous 242 fourth highest single-season total in Emporia 5. Frank Stanek 23 1984 7. Gabe Medina 105.1 2006 3. John Campbell 224 State history making him the MIAA Freshman 6. Toro Trevino 22 2005 8. Ben Bounous 99.3 1977 4. Gary Pickert 217 of the Year. He also gathered spots on the all- 9. Mike McIlhargey 98.0 1985 conference first team that year and the second Jaime Cuesta 22 1986 5. Tom Spencer 212 team in 2001. 8. Bryan Jamison 21 1996 10. Al Viebrock 97.3 1972 6. Mike Montgomery 183 Phil McKinzie 21 1985 7. Mike Beran 179 10. Bryan Jamison 19 1996 8. Mike Miller 178 Triples Career Pitching Records Gabe Medina 178 1. Brett Berry 17 Wins 10. Bill Wilson 175 2. Doug Miller 15 Appearances 3. Shawn Smith 14 1. Mike Holloway 14 1991 4. Greg Strecker 12 Phil McKinzie 14 1985 1. Phil McKinzie 73 5. Mike Peterson 11 3. Ben Bounous 13 1977 2. Frank Stanek 69 6. Mike Brown 10 Gabe Medina 13 2006 3. Mike Montgomery 65 Dan Drum 10 4. Jason Herman 12 1996 4. Grant Barker 62 8. Dave Mosea 9 Steve Michael 12 1987 5. Brent Biggs 60 9. Several Players 8 Phil McKinzie 12 1986 6. Brent Dobbs 57 Bill Cowan 12 1971 7 Toro Trevino 54 Home Runs 9. 2 with 11 8. Mike Beran 53 Scott Tajchman 53 1. Brad Hill 47 Saves 10. Paul Stucky 50 2. Scott Smith 33 Daniel Waggoner 50 1. Jaime Cuesta 16 1986 3. Tod Schulz 30 2. Grant Barker 10 2004 Starts 3. Matt Petty 9 2006 4. Mike Carlson 28 4. Matt Petty 8 2005 1. Brent Dobbs 46 5. Brad Bascue 25 Frank Stanek 8 1984 2. Mike Montgomery 45 6. Ryan Boden 24 6. Anthony Delsi 7 1990 3. Bill Cowan 43 Steve Michael 24 7. Bryan Jamison 6 1996 Paul Stucky 43 Cliff Thompson 24 Bryan Jamison 6 1995 9. Joey Kraft 23 Greg Muehlbauer 6 1993 5. Ben Bounous 39 10. John McRae 22 Frank Stanek 6 1982 6. Mike Beran 38 Mark McBratney 22 Mike McIlhargey 38 Dave Mosea 22 8. Tom Spencer 35 Complete Games 9. Brent Biggs 34 Walks Scott Fogelson started 15 games for the Hornets in 2005, tied for the fourth most ever 1. Kevin Mendon 14 1978 1. Greg Strecker 173 10. Steve Shifflet 32 at ESU. Fogelson was named to the All-MIAA 2. Bill Wilson 13 1974 2. Brad Hill 148 second team. Bill Cowan 13 1971 3. Steve Bartow 97 Wins 4. Wilson Kilmer 12 1979 4. Tom Higgins 93 Gary Pickert 12 1976 1. Ben Bounous 33 Greg Rogers 93 6. Ben Bounous 11 1977 2. Phil McKinzie 31 Tom Spencer 11 1975 3. Mike Montgomery 29 6. Pete Villaescusa 89 8. Several Players 10 4. Brent Dobbs 27 7. Rick Elliot 86 5. Bill Cowan 26 43 HORNET RECORDS

Individual Batting Most Walks Career: 1,322 Eric Miller PSU 1991-94 Assists Game: 4 Several Games Played Season: 70 Tim Casper MSSU 1991 Game: 11 Chad Basler NWMSU 3-20-99 Season: 66 Will Bradley CMSU 2005 Career: 181 Craig Ringe CMSU 1999-2002 vs. PSU Shawn Callahan CMSU 2005 Season: 182 Thad Pealer CMSU 2000 Josh Eftink CMSU 2005 Craig Ringe CMSU 2001 Career: 240 Craig Ringe CMSU 1999-2002 Strikeouts Career: 583 Craig Ringe CMSU 1999-2002 Game: 4 Several At-Bats Errors Season: 56 Josh Rubin TSU 2004 Game: 8 Darin Koch TSU 4-24-88 Career: 166 John Sipes NWMSU 2000-03 Game: 4 Several vs. MWSU Season: 33 Marcus Rowe, MWSU 1991 Jason Halvorson MSSU 4-26-92 Batting Average Career: 81 Chris Schnurbusch CMSU 1984-87 vs. UMSL Season: .489 Dan Shy (300 AB) SEMSU 1989 Season: 258 Eric Errante CMSU 2004 Career: .445 Rick Ladjevich CMSU 1993-94 Total Chances Career: 807 Craig Ringe CMSU 1999-2002 Game: 21 Morgan Burkhart CMSU 4-23-94 Slugging Percentage Runs vs. SBU Season: 1.007 Scott Spurgeon NWMSU 1988 Brad Jenkins TSU 4-15-95 Game: 7 Ben Slemmer CMSU 4-19-98 Career: .912 Scott Spurgeon (2 yr) NWMSU vs. ESU vs. ESU 1997-1998 Season: 537 Chris Umphres CMSU 2001 Season: 103 E. Stuckenschneider CMSU 1994 Career: .743 Steve Williams (4 yr) SEMSU 1981-84 Career: 1,419 Eric Miller PSU 1991-94 Eric Errante CMSU 2004 Career: 297 Craig Ringe CMSU 1999-2002 Stolen Bases Fielding Average Season: 1.000 Several Hits Game: 7 Mike Zirngibl MSSU 1994 Career: .992 Steve Seal SWMSU 1969-70 vs. Minn.-Morris Game: 6 Jay Hearn NWMSU 4-2-96 Season: 58 Rich Devine ESU 2000 vs. UNO Double Plays Jason Meysenburg WU 4-2-03 Game: 5 by 3 players vs. TSU Season: 5 D. J. Thrash CMSU 2000 Season: 104 Sittichoke Huckuntod CMSU 1990 Career: 95 Ron Snider SWMSU 1976-79 Career: 275 Craig Ringe CMSU 1999-2002

Doubles Individual Pitching

Game: 4 Wayne Wente MSSU 1993 Appearances vs. SBU Season: 28 Bryan Larson MSSU 1991 Season: 36 Grant Barker ESU 2004 Career: 61 Craig Ringe CMSU 1999-2002 Career: 80 Eric Horner CMSU 2000-03

Triples Games Started Game: 3 Ken Brown SWMSU 4-8-66 Season: 20, Rick Nilges, LU, 1975 vs. UMR Career: 53, Paul Neal, CMSU, 1988-91 Mark Smith NWMSU 3-1-79 vs. Eckerd Complete Games Brian McBryde CMSU 5-4-05 Season: 18 Rick Nilges LU 1975 vs. UMR Career: 42 Rick Nilges LU 1973-76 Season: 14 Pat Colley WU 2000 Career: 23 Pat Colley WU 1998-2001 Innings Pitched

Home Runs Game: 14 Mike Backes Lincoln 4-6-91 vs. CMSU Game: 4 Rick Ladjevich CMSU 4-16-94 Season: 137.6 Rick Nilges LU 1975 vs. TSU Career: 346.6 Rick Nilges LU 1973-76 Tim Sheeler CMSU 2-25-95 vs. Missouri Shutouts Season: 20 Dan Patterson SEMSU 1985 Rich Devine is ESU’s career leader in batting average and Ben Slemmer CMSU 1998 stolen bases. He earned all-MIAA first-team honors during his career and led the nation in stolen bases (58) and runs scored Season: 4 Rick Nilges LU 1974 Career: 52 Steve Williams SEMSU 1981-84 (54) in 2000. Devine signed with the Kansas City Royals after Trae Hastings SEMSU 1976 the 2000 season. Bob Poisal CMSU 1994 Total Bases Danny Powers CMSU 2005 Career: 8 Rick Nilges LU 1973-76 Game: 17 Rick Ladjevich CMSU 4-16-94 Career: 121 Sittichoke Huckuntod CMSU 1988-90 vs. TSU Sacrifice Hits Saves Season: 165 Shawn Callahan CMSU 2005 Game: 3 Ken Watkins SWMSU 5-23-69 Career: 427 Ben Slemmer CMSU 1995-98 vs. Mankato State Season: 12 Matt Goodman NWMSU 2000 Season: 14 Terry Kasper SWMSU 1975 Career: 19 Nick Webber CMSU 2003-05 Runs Batted In Career: 24 John Sipes NWMSU 2000-03 Game: 10 5x most recent Gus Marsala SBU4-18-03 Hits Allowed vs. TSU Individual Fielding Game: 19 Rob Simms TSU 4-21-99 Season: 97, Rick Ladjevich CMSU 1994 vs. CMSU Career: 214, Joe Strada CMSU 2002-04 Putouts Season: 167 Darrin Ankrom SBU 2001 Game: 21 Brad Jenkins TSU 4-15-95 Career: 340 Jerry Mick LU 1977-80 vs. ESU Season: 502 Chris Umphres CMSU 2002 44 HORNET RECORDS

Jason Herz CMSU 2-15-02 to 5-26-02 Runs Allowed Overall: 21 Jason Herz CMSU 3-7-01 to 5-26-02 Slugging Percentage

Game: 16 Mike Cavender LU 4-29-77 Consecutive Losses Season: .685 CMSU 1998 vs. NWMSU Season: 121 Darrin Ankrom SBU 2001 Season: 13 Rob Simms TSU 2-20-00 to 5-7-00 Stolen Bases Career: 219 Rick Nilges LU 1973-76 Overall: 16 Rob Simms TSU 3-31-99 to 5-7-00 Game: 17 UMSL vs. Harris-Stowe 4-14-86 Earned Runs Allowed Team Batting Season: 176 NWMSU 1989 Game: 14 Mike Cavender LU 4-29-77 Putouts At-Bats vs. NWMSU Game: 45 CMSU vs. Northern Iowa 3-16-92 Tim Walter UMR 4-28-04 Game: 61 MSSU vs. UMSL 4-26-92 Season: 1563 CMSU 2004 vs. PSU Season: 2158 CMSU 2004 Season: 84 Darrin Ankrom SBU 2001 Assists Career: 153 Rick Nilges LU 1973-76 Runs Game: 28 CMSU vs. SBU 4-23-94 Walks Allowed Game: 34 PSU vs. Siuox Falls 3-24-03 Season: 685 CMSU 2000 Season: 655 CMSU 2004 Game: 13 Larry Thompson LU 3-14-77 Most Errors vs. Central Methodist Hits Season: 84 Rick Nilges LU 1976 Game: 12 SBU vs. Ozarks 4-4-96 Game: 34 MSSU vs UMSL 4-26-92 Career: 239 Rick Nilges LU 1973-76 Season: 170 SBU 996 Season: 765 CMSU 2004 Strikeouts Fielding Percentage Doubles Game: 21 Bruce Berenyi TSU 1976 Season: .994 UMR, 1982 vs. UMR Game: 9 5x most recent PSU vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 3-24-03 Season: 153 Rick Nilges LU 1975 Double Plays Career: 349 Rick Nilges LU 1973-76 Season: 149 CMSU 2003 & 2004 Game: 5 SEMSU vs. Maryville 4-21-81 Earned Run Average NWMSU vs. TSU 3-18-95 CMSU vs. Okla.Panhandle St. 3-8-03 Season: 0.59 Dick Jones SWMSU 1971 Season: 64 CMSU 2000 Career: 1.14 Dave Wehrmeister TSU 1971-72 Triples Team Pitching

Complete Games

Season: 26 LU 1980

Shutouts

Season: 16 CMSU 2005

Strikeouts Game: 21 TSU vs. UMR 4-2-76 Season: 563 CMSU 2004

Walks

Game: 18 TSU vs. Quincy 4-2-78 Season: 294 CMSU 1994

Earned Run Average

Season: 1.83 SEMSU 1973 Grant Barker earned MIAA Pitcher of the Year status in 2003 and spots on the All-Conference First Team in ‘03 and ‘04. His 36 relief appearances in 2004 were a school and MIAA record. He also is fourth on the career list with 62. Miscellaneous

Wins Game: 6 SWMSU vs. UMR 4-8-66 Games Played: 66 CMSU 2005 Season: 34 NWMSU 1989 Wins: 65 CMSU 2004 & 2005 Season: 15 Danny Powers CMSU 2005 Home Runs Losses: 45 SBU 2001 Career: 32 Josh Reynolds CMSU 1998-2000 Consecutive Wins: 27 CMSU 1996 Game: 9 CMSU vs. TSU 4-16-94 Consecutive Losses: 34 LU 1984-85 Losses Season: 102 CMSU 1998 MIAA Wins: 29 CMSU 2000 MIAA Losses: 28 SBU 2001 Season: 13 Rob Simms TSU 2000 Runs Batted In Career: 29 Jerry Mick LU 1977-80 Winning %: .879 CMSU 2001 (51-7) Game: 33 PSU vs. UMR 4-21-99 MIAA Winning% 1.000 SWMSU 1981 (12-0) Season Winning Percentage (min. 14 decisions) PSU vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 3-24-03 Season: 584 CMSU 2004 1.000 Jason Herz (14-0) CMSU 2002 Total Bases Career Winning Percentage (min. 13 decisions) Game: 57 PSU vs. UMR 4-21-99 1.000 Steve Sharpe (13-0) CMSU 2004 Season: 1254 CMSU 2004 Consecutive Wins Batting Average

Season: 14 P.J. McGinnis CMSU 2-18-01 to 5-9-01 Season: .390 CMSU 1998 45 Em p o r i a St a t e Un i v e r s i t y ESU At h l e t i c s Another outstanding year for the Emporia State Athletic Department it saw 12 of 15 programs compete in NCAA postseason competition as the Hornets placed 37th in the final 2006-07 U.S. Sports Academy Director’s Cup standings. It is the third straight year ESU has placed in the top 50 of the nearly 300 NCAA Division II schools. ESU joined Grand Valley State as the only two schools to place nationally in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s ten- nis, baseball and softball this year. The Hornets had top ten finishes in softball and women’s tennis to highlight the year and were joined by men’s outdoor track and field and baseball in the top 20 nationally. ESU was one of six MIAA schools to rank in the top 50 out of 281 active NCAA Division II member institutions. The MIAA’s six schools in the top 50 ranked first among the 22 conferences in NCAA Division II. ESU was the top ranked NCAA school in Kansas in the final rankings for the second straight year.

Jonel Rossbach provided the major highlight of the fall as the junior was the third Hornet to win the MIAA women’s cross country individual championship and became ESU’s second cross country All-American in the last four years. After a one year lay-off the Hornet men’s cross country team placed 12th in the South Central Regional Meet. The ESU football team opened the season 3-1 before falling 59- 57 in four overtimes to nationally ranked Pittsburg State. Former Hornet Garin Higgins was hired as the 21st head coach at ESU on December 15, 2006. The Hornet volleyball program placed fourth in the MIAA and were ranked fifth in the South Central Region before a loss in the MIAA Tournament knocked them out of contention for an NCAA Tournament berth.

A nationally televised win over Washburn by the Lady Hornet basket- ball team highlighted the winter seasons for ESU. The Lady Hornets would go on to their tenth NCAA Tournament in the last 11 years before falling to regional champion Texas A&M-Commerce. Michelle Stueve became the first Lady Hornet to be named a Kodak All-American in back to back seasons.

The men’s basketball team returned to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history after opening the year with a 16 game winning streak. Donta Watson and DeAndre Townsend both earned first-team All-MIAA honors, the first time in school history ESU had two players make the first-team.

Both teams ended the season ranked in the top 15 nation- ally in attendance, the fifth straight year both programs have been in the top 25 nationally.

ESU sent four student-athletes to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with Jonel Rossbach earning All-American honors for the women. Freshman Dustin Andrews placed tenth in the high jump on March 9 in Boston, Mass., before hopping a plane to play in the ESU men’s basketball NCAA Tournament game on March 10 in Warrensburg, Mo.

46 www.emporia.edu/athletics Em p o r i a St a t e Un i v e r s i t y ESU At h l e t i c s Spring saw the baseball, softball, and women’s tennis teams win MIAA champion- ships for Emporia State. The softball team swept the regular season and tournament championships as they made their fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. ESU has not lost an MIAA Tournament game since falling in the championship game of the 2003 tourney. Seniors Megan Davison and Courtney Reed each earned second- team All-American honors for the Hornets.

After finishing second in the regular season, the Hornet baseball team won the MIAA Tournament title by winning both championship games from Central Missouri in Warrensburg. With the wins, ESU advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year. Senior Mark McBratney signed a free agent contract with the Detroit Tigers after earning first-team All-MIAA honors.

It was a season of firsts for the ESU men’s and women’s tennis teams. Although the women had been to the NCAA Tournament the previ- ous two years, ESU made the breakthrough to the “Sweet 16” for the first time in school history. The Hornet men meanwhile made their first NCAA postseason appearance in 2007. Karly Schultz was named the Women’s North Central Region Senior Player of the Year, while junior Natalie Villaflor and senior Kevin Arnhold swept the North Central Region Arthur Ashe, Jr. Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship.

The Hornets brought home four All-Americans from the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The throwing events were a big contributor to the ESU men’s top 20 placing as junior Tyson Allen was the national runner-up and senior Andy Vogelsberg was fourth in the javelin. Vogelsberg had been the defend- ing national champion in the event and became the first Hornet to earn All-American honors in the same event four straight years since Al Feuerbach did it in the shot from 1967-70. Senior Trent Olivier was the other All-American for the men placing eighth in the discus. Jonel Rossbach capped her outstanding junior year by becoming the third ESU woman to earn All- American honors in cross country, indoor and outdoor track in the same school year. She ran a personal best 4:33.00 to place eighth in the 1500m after finishing 17th in the nation in cross country and fourth in the indoor mile.

Emporia State excelled in the classroom as well with twenty-two Emporia State student-athletes named Academic All-MIAA during 2006-07. To earn this distinction, stu- dent-athletes must have a cumulative 3.50 grade-point average and earned All-MIAA honors in their sport over the past season. Over half of the Hornet student-athletes made the ESU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll with a 3.00 GPA over the previous semester.

All of the success on the field and in the classroom showed up in the attendance figures as well. Nearly 115,000 fans turned out for ESU home athletic events during the school year with football, men’s and women’s basketball all ranked in the top 30 nationally. This is the fourth-straight year in which ESU has gone over 100,000 in total attendance in all sports combined.

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Ho r n e t s Wr a p Up An o t h e r Se a s o n o f Po s t Se a s o n Co n q ues t The Hornets this season joined Grand Valley State as the only teams to place every sport from basketball through track and field in the post- season. ESU finished 37th in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors Cup by scoring 367.75 points.

Overall MIAA MIAA MIAA NCAA National Season Sport W-L W-L Finish Tourney Finish Ranking Highlights Baseball 41-24 24-12 2nd 1st 17th -- Won MIAA tournament at Central Missouri Basketball - M 21-8 12-6 3rd 5th 33rd 29th Advanced to NCAA Regional Basketball - W 22-8 14-4 3rd 3rd 33rd 18th Played the first ever game on National TV Cross Country - M -- -- 8th ------Skyler Delmott top 20 MIAA finisher Cross Country - W -- -- 6th ------Jonel Rossbach earned All-American Status Football 3-8 2-7 8th ------Former Hornet Garin Higgins new head coach Soccer 3-15-1 1-12-1 7th ------Schniederhan returns for second year Softball 50-12 15-3 1st 1st 9th 11th Megan Davison sets MIAA career HR record Tennis - M 10-7 0-4 5th 5th 33rd -- First regional trip in school history Tennis - W 16-3 6-1 2nd 1st 9th - Advance to the sweet 16 for the first time Indoor Track & Field - M -- -- 5th -- - - Eric Wellman finished 2nd in two events at MIAA Indoor Track & Field - W -- -- 5th -- - - Jonel Rossbach earns second All-American Outdoor Track & Field - M -- -- 6th -- 16th 15th Three ESU Field Athletes earn All-Americans Outdoor Track & Field - W -- -- 5th 58th 27th Rossbach earns third All-American of the year Volleyball 15-16 7-6 4th 5th -- -- Arica Shepard MIAA Freshman of the Year Overall 181-101-1 81-55-1 The Hornets claimed three MIAA titles and four top-three finishes .642 .596 and 11 teams advanced to NCAA competition

Ho r n e t s Dr a w Ov e r 100,000 Fa n s f o r 2006-07

More than four times the population of Emporia watched as Emporia State finished in the top 15 of the Sports Academy Director’s Cup standings in 2005-06. The Hornets drew 114,484 fans to 116 sporting events last year, averaging 987 spectators per event. That marked the third time that at least 100,000 fans saw the Hornets play. ESU Attendance by Sport in 2006-07

Sport Events Total Average Baseball 30 5,575 185 Basketball - M 17 37,306 2,195 Basketball - W 14 33,887 2,421 Cross Country 1 750 750 Football 5 27,299 5,460 Soccer 8 1,316 164 Softball 20 3,894 194 Tennis 9 390 43 Track 4 2,200 550 Volleyball 8 1,867 233 Total 116 114,484 987

48 www.emporia.edu/athletics Em p o r i a St a t E Un i v E r S i t y ESU at h l E t i c S “YAPS, YELLOW JACKETS AND HORNETS” Here come the Hornets! Go Hornets Go! How did Emporia State University really get to known as the Hornets? A casual conversation between Vic Trusler and an Emporia Gazette reporter named Cecil Carle led the establishment of the Hornets as Empo- ria State’s mascot. In the early 1930’s, the Teachers College students were called the Yaps. It is uncertain why the students were called that except popular legend suggests that because they were teachers, they did a lot of “yapping.” In any case, most of the students were not fond of the moniker. Trusler, a legendary fi gure on campus in the “30’s,” and coach at Roosevelt High School, and Carle, without design, were instrumental in getting the name changed. Carle was seeking information on the offi cial name of the Roosevelt High School team. Trusler suggested he call the Roosevelt team the Bluejackets since they wore blue jerseys. In that momentous conversation, Trusler further commented that the students at the Teacher College really did not like being called the Yaps. Instead he suggested they be called the Yellow Jackets because the men wore yellow sweaters with black stripes on the sleeves. And, like the insect, they had quite a sting to them. Nothing further was said, but the next Gazette article about the Teachers College referred to the students as Yellow Jackets. The evolution of the name Yellow Jacket to Hornet is almost anti-climatic. A lack of newspaper space forced the Yellow Jacket to be shortened to Hornet. For a while the two names were interchanged and used throughout the state. To further cement the Hornet tradition, the football team received new uniforms in 1936. They were almost entirely black prompting some to suggest that the team be called the Mud Daubers, which are yellowjackets, which are hornets, which game more sting to the legend. “Corky” fi rst appeared on the scene in 1934 when Paul Edwards, then a sophomore, made what he thought was a more representative fi gure of the school mascot than the stereotyped hornet being used. He entered it in a contest and fi nished second. Not to be discouraged Edwards redrew his hornet and showed it to Ray Maul, then manager of the Memorial Union, who thought he could “use the buz- zard.” The Corky fi gure would soon become popular on campus. Edwards liked his Corky so much he patented the bug in 1936, which dated its 50th anniversary to 1986.

The Corky Tradition ----- The Sting Lives On!

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Emporia State continued to lead the way in athletic facili- ties during the 2006-07 school year. The projects continue to give Emporia State some of the finest facilities in NCAA Division II.

Emporia State announced on May 23, 2005 that the new Super Turf playing surface would be installed at Welch Stadium and that the new field would be named Jones Field in honor of the W.S. and E.C. Jones Testamentary Trust, the lead contributor to the project. The Super Turf surface allows the Hornet football team multiple practices and games in the stadium that were not possible with the natural grass surface. A grant from the Jones Foundation will supply fifty percent of the estimated $675,000 project. The USD 253 Board of Education approved twenty-five percent of the funding and Emporia State Athletics secured the remaining twenty-five percent in private donations with a lead gift from John and Doreen Waechter. Welch Stadium will continue to also host Emporia High School games.

Zola Witten Track at Welch Stadium was resurfaced over the summer of 2005. The resurfacing prepared ESU as the host site of the 2006 NCAA II men’s and women’s outdoor track and field national championships. The facility hosted the same event in 1995 and 1999.

Groundbreaking for the Hanna Clubhouse at the Trusler Sports Complex, just north of the ESU campus, took place on April 30, 2005. The facility houses locker rooms for baseball and softball, as well as coaches offices. It gives Hornet student-athletes on the teams a place to call home before and after games and practices. The second floor of the building serves as an observation deck were fans may have parties. The building, named after donors Doris and Chuck Hanna.

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Name Sports Capacity Location Jones Park Men’s Cross Country/Women’s Cross Country 1,000 24th Av. & Prairie St./NW Emporia Milton Tennis Courts Men’s Tennis/Women’s Tennis 100 Northwest ESU Campus Trusler Sports Complex Baseball/Softball 500/450 701 E 18th Av./NE Emporia TRYSA Complex Soccer 1,500 18th Av. & Graphic Arts Rd./West Emporia Fran Welch Stadium Football 7,000 Northwest ESU Campus William Lyndsay White Auditorium Men’s Basketball/Women’s Basketball/Volleyball 5,000 111 E 6th Av/Downtown Emporia Zola Witten Track Men’s Track and Field/Women’s Track and Field 7,000 Northwest ESU Campus

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Throughout NCAA Division II programs, White Auditorium is regarded as one of the premier bas- ketball arenas in the nation. In 1999 the auditorium floor was replaced for the first time since 1940, using a Grade 1, one-inch thick, northern hardwood maple. The graphic design incorporates Emporia State’s new logo and the finish brings out the natural beauty of the wood. Manufacturers are calling the White Auditorium playing surface “the best in the state of Kansas.” Built in 1940 as a product of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Public Works Administration (PWA), William Lindsay White Auditorium serves the needs of the Emporia community and Emporia State University. During the 1994-95 season the audito- rium was renovated and bleacher seating was added to the south end of the court, expanding the seating capacity from 3,700 to 5,000. The auditorium, located in downtown Emporia, is the home site of ESU men’s and women’s basketball, as well as volleyball.

ESU dedicated Milton Tennis Courts in 2004 in honor of former coach George Milton. Milton was a coach at ESU from 1966-99. The facility, located west of the HPER Building on campus, is used by the men’s and women’s tennis program and it hosted the Hornet women’s first ever trip to the NCAA tournament in 2005.

The Hornet soccer program plays its home games at the Two Rivers Youth Soccer Association (TRYSA) Complex in west Emporia. The facility is lighted with a scoreboard and has one of the few elevated press boxes for soccer in the MIAA. ESU drew a then-regular-season record 1,820 fans to TRYSA for a match against Northern Colorado in 2002.

Jones Park in northwest Emporia is the home of the Emporia State cross country program. The park provides practice facilities and the host-site for the Jocks Nitch Invitational, a meet hosted be ESU each year.

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Emporia State is committed to provid- ing student-athletes with an environment that will maximize the potential for suc- cess. ESU’s Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building houses offices for coaches and administrators, weight room facilities, a swimming pool, computer lab, five practice gymnasiums and a state-of- the-art training room. The practice gyms The computer lab on the HPER Building allow the baseball, softball and track and in just one of many available to stu- field teams a chance to practice indoors, as dent-athletes on the ESU campus. well as offer additional practice space for Over 200 computers are available on basketball and volleyball. campus, providing ESU students the highest technologies available.

A swimming pool in the HPER Building provides student-athletes condition- ing and an additional option for physical therapy.

The Emporia State training room facili- ties offer student-athletes the finest ath- letic medicine care available. Athletic trainers John Baxter, M.S., ATCR, and Leslie Kenney, M.S., ATCR, establish injury and illness prevention programs, evaluate and provide immediate care for injury or illness, rehabilitate and recondition athletic injuries, and pro- vide health care administration, educa- tion and counseling as related to injury or illness, all under the supervision of team physi- cian Dr. Marshall Havenhill, M.D. Assisting Baxter and Kenney are two certified graduate assistants and numerous undergraduate student assistants.

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Emporia State student-athletes excelled not only on the field in 2005-06, but in the classroom and in the community as well. Katie Hensley was named a Coca-Cola Community All-American by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. The Coca-Cola Community All-Americans program recognizes, celebrates and applauds student-athletes who are making a difference in their communities. Coca-Cola made a $5,000 donation to the Plumb Place in Covington’s name. A total of 26 Emporia State student-athletes earned Academic All-MIAA honors for the 2005-06 school year. To earn this distinction, student-athletes must have a cumulative 3.50 grade-point average in two terms of attendance at the nominating institution, and earned All- MIAA honors in their sport over the past season. Over the last two years ESU had the most student-athletes from MIAA sponsored sports on the list. Emporia State annually celebrates National Women in Sports Day wth former Lady Hornets addressing youth athletes during halftime of a basketball game.

Emporia State student-athletes didn’t just provide the Emporia community with exciting sports action throughout the year, the Hornets also provided the community with over 2,700 hours of community service during the 2005-06 year.

Working with organizations like the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Special Olympics, the American Diabetes Association and the Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Hornets contributed over 2700 hours of community service. From painting warn out park buildings, baby sitting, cheering on Special Olympics competitors, collecting canned foods and to recycling, Emporia State student-athletes could be seen all around Emporia lending their time.

Our relationship has been and will continue to be very strong with Emporia. Our teams hav been a constant in the community being active in Special Olympics, Big Brother/ Sisters, and Christmas in April. The teams pay attention to how the community perceives them and it is important that we maintain our great relationship.

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THIS IS EMPORIA STATE Emporia State University is a comprehensive Regents university primarily serving residents of Kansas by providing leadership in quality instruction, related scholar- ship and service. A student-centered institution, its central mission is to develop lifelong learning skills, impart society's cultural heritage, and educate and prepare for both the professions and advanced study. Faculty, staff and students interact in a collegial atmosphere that fosters freedom of inquiry and expression.

In August 2000, Emporia State University was identified as a "best value" by the Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog 2001. ESU was named a "top school" in six of its college and university ranking categories, being a school that offers a high level of individual academic attention from faculty that is a hidden treasure offering the best career services that is responsive to individual student financial aid needs that offers the best value that the guidance counselors would attend if they could repeat their college years ESU was among the top ten schools in this category. The top ten schools were UCLA, Michigan State, Stanford, Texas A&M, UC-Berkeley, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas State, and Emporia State.

ESU was named one of the “Best in the Midwest” by the Princeton Review in 2005. One thing that puts this ranking above the rest is that it is based on student opinion data nad surveys filled out by current ESU students.

In 2005-06, the overall headcount at ESU was up 3.5% and represented a 16% increase in first time freshmen. Recent data from the Office of Career Services indicated that 97% of our graduates from May 2005 were either employed or enrolled in graduate school. ESU Alumni are exceptional lead- ers in industry, business, medical and educational professions.

The university provides undergraduate educational opportunities designed to meet the broad goals of basic skill development and general education, as well as the more specific goals of a variety of programs in art and sciences, business, education, and library and information management.

Graduate programs serve needs and provide leadership within the region, the state and the Great Plains area. The university offers programs of national distinction in Education and in Library and Information Management, including a Ph.D. in Library and Information Management.

ESU’s arts and sciences programs and offerings at the undergraduate and graduate levels provide a solid foundation for further learning, preparation for the many avenues of employment to which the basic disciplines lead, and the advanced knowledge nec- essary to enable professionals, including teachers, to move ahead in their fields and accept increased responsibilities and challenges.

As a national leader in teacher preparation, the Teacher’s College at ESU has a rich history of prepar- ing teachers to succeed in the classroom. ESU offers well-established teacher preparation programs that support the growing need for quality math and sci- ence teachers. ESU’s teacher education program was selected as one of four “model” teacher prepara- tion programs in the nation.

The school of Library and Information Management (SLIM) prepares students to analyze and manage information on a global scale. With coursework through the doctorate level, SLIM offers graduate- level instruction for information managers in all professions. SLIM is the only school accredited by the American Library Association in a 12 state area.

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ESU’s School of Business educates students to be entrepreneurs, critical thinkers and leaders in the work- place. Graduates hold leadership positions in some of the most prestigious companies throughout Kansas and the nation. The School of Business is accredited by AACSB, a distinction held by only 25 percent of the business pro- grams in the nation.

Beginning with the fall 2006 semester, ESU will be the first and only university in the world to offer a four-year degree in engraving arts. the Don and Mary Glaser Distinguished Professorship in Engraving Arts will pro- vide the funding for a faculty member dedicated to engraving arts.

As an institution of higher education, Emporia State University is committed to helping students, faculty, staff, and administrators acquire those skills necessary to enable them to think critically, to question intelligently, and to analyze complex and diverse ideas in order to become thoughtful, educated world citizens.

Emporia State University is an equal opportunity institution of higher education where individuals of diverse backgrounds and beliefs come to learn and work together professionally and respectfully. As a university, we seek to create and uphold high intellectual standards within a learning com- munity, to make those intellectual standards accessible to all who engage in the learning process, and to foster a curiosity about life and society that will lead to informed and involved citizenship in all of its forms. Learning requires critical thinking about the production of knowledge and the various beliefs that people may hold, as well as opportunities to test and actively engage with new ideas.

Emporia City Profile Emporia was made famous by William Allen White, editor and owner of The Emporia Gazette newspaper. Today Emporia is a manufacturing, edu- cational, transportation, trade, medical and cattle center of the east central Kansas region. Emporia is the county seat and the largest city in Lyon County, with a total county population of 35,935.

The Emporia area, located midway between Kansas City and Wichita on the Kansas Turnpike, is an important crossroads and trade area for the east central Kansas population of approximately 85,000 people.

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad mainline passes through Emporia. The Emporia Municipal Airport, with a 5,000 ft. hard surface run- way can accommodate most corporate aircraft.

Emporia State University is one of the finest medium sized universities in the Midwest. Over 6,000 students are enrolled in the university, offering outstanding programs in education, business, arts and sciences, library science and information management.

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•In the 2006-07 academic year, 54 percent of ESU’s student- De g r ees Offe r ed a t ESU athletes achieved a grade-point average of 3.0 or better.

•ESU’s Cooperative Education program has placed students School of Business at Walt Disney World in Florida, the White House, and the • Accounting • Business Administration World Trade Center in France. • Business Education • Computer Info. Systems • Economics • Finance •Free health care, pharmacy, and legal services are available • International Business • Management as part of your student fee package. • Marketing • Office Systems Management •In recent years, off- campus locations for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences courses at ESU have • Art • Biology included the jungles • Chemistry • Communication of Peru, the caves • Computer Science • Dramatic Art •Among the clients who and coral reefs of the • Earth Science • Engineering use the Grammar Hotline in Bahamas, and the • English ESU’s Writing Lab are “48 castles of Spain. • Foreign Languages (French and Spanish) Hours,” “The CBS Evening •Nearly 300 students • History • Mathematics News,” the White House, and from 60 countries • Music • Nursing “60 Minutes.” across the globe • Physical Science • Physics make up ESU’s • Political Science • Social Science •Emporia State University diverse international • Sociology • Speech Communication and Kansas State University, student population. both founded in 1863, were The Teachers College the first two universities in the state. Elementary Education • Art • Bicultural Sciences •More than 70 percent of ESU’s stu- • Early Childhood Ed. • Early Childhood Special Ed. dent body receives financial aid in • Health Education • Language Arts the form of scholarships, grants, and • Mathematics • Natural Sciences loans. • Psychology • Social Sciences • Special Education •ESU was one of the nation’s first campuses to be accessible to the Secondary Education physically challenged. • Art • Secondary Education •ESU hosted the 1995, 1999 and 2006 • Combined Elementary & Secondary NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and • Biology Field Championships, 1996 NCAA • General Science Women’s Softball Championships, • Business Education and 1998 NCAA II Cross Country • Office Education • Distributive Education Championships as well as numerous • English NCAA regional tournaments. • Foreign Language • French • Spanish • Combined Elementary • Health Education • Mathematics •Every room in the ESU Residence Halls is • Physical Education wired for Internet access and if you don’t have • Coaching • Athletic Training a computer there are over 200 computers avail- • Combined Elementary & Secondary able in various labs across campus. • Recreation •ESU’s Student Advising Center has been • Physical Science nationally recognized as a model for student • General Science • Chemistry advising. • Physics • Earth Science • Psychology •ESU’s Teachers College has received three • Special Education • Social Science national Showcase for Excellence Awards since • Speech Comm. • Rehab. Services Education 1985 and four national awards for teacher education. Pre-Professional Programs Areas in the Pre-Professional programs with local •ESU helped establish the National Teachers accreditations: Hall of Fame, located in Emporia, in 1989. Agriculture, Chiropractic, Dental, Engineering, Journalism, Law, Medical, Medical Technology, •ESU has the nation’s only Community Analysis Nursing, Optometry, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Research Institute. Physical Therapy, Social Work, Veterinary Medicine. •Modern and beautifully remodeled residence halls, along with fraternity and sorority houses, and married student apartments, provide excel- lent and comfortable living units to ESU students. 56 www.emporia.edu/athletics Em p o r i a St a t e Un i v e r s i t y At h l e t i c St a ff Di r e c t o r y

At h l e t i c Ad m i n i s t r a t i o n Kent Weiser ...... (620) 341-5354 ...... Athletic Director ([email protected]) Carmen Leeds ...... (620) 341-5825 ...... Associate Athletic Dir./Internal -SWA ([email protected]) Shane Shivley...... (620) 341-5873 . . . . . Associate Athletic Dir./Development ([email protected]) John Baxter Kristi Bredbenner John Cayton Men’s Athletic Trainer Softball Coach Tennis Coach Leah Shireman...... (620) 341-5026 (620) 341-5021 (620) 341-6164 (620) 341-6129 ...... Director of Athletic Marketing ([email protected]) Davonne Hinz...... (620) 341-5925 ...... Athletic Business Manager ([email protected]) Dr. John Rich...... (620) 341-5225 ...... Faculty Athletic Representative ([email protected]) Jennifer Collins...... (620) 341-5349 ...... Assistant to the A.D. ([email protected]) Becky Henry, ...... (620) 341-6185 ...... Compliance Assistant ([email protected]) Jennifer Collins Bob Fornelli Dave Harris Asst. to the A.D. Baseball Coach Track & Field/XC Coach Greg Larson...... (620) 341-6378 (620) 341-5349 (620) 341-5930 (620) 341-5938 ...... Ticket Manager ([email protected])

At h l e t i c Med i a Re l a t i o n s Don Weast, Asst. AD/Media Relations...... (620) 341-5526 Cell Phone ...... (620) 344-6190 Home ...... (620) 342-6406 ...... ([email protected]) FAX...... (620) 341-5808 Becky Henry Garin Higgins Leslie Kinney Welch Stadium (Football, Track and Field) ...... (620) 341-5020 Compliance Assistant Football Coach Athletic Trainer White Auditorium (Basketball/Volleyball) ...... (620) 341-4331 (620) 341-6185 (620) 341-5504 (620) 341-5955 Trusler Sports Complex (Baseball/Softball)...... (620) 343-1815

At h l e t i c Tr a i n i n g John Baxter ...... (620) 341-5955 ...... Athletic Trainer ([email protected]) Leslie Kenney...... (620) 341-1868 ...... Athletic Trainer ([email protected]) Training Room FAX ...... (620) 341-5953 Greg Larson David Moe John Rich Athletic Tickets Men’s Basketball Coach Faculty Athletic Rep. Co a c h i n g St a ff (620) 341-6378 (620) 341-5928 (620) 341-5225 Kristi Bredbenner...... (620) 341-6164 ...... Softball Coach ([email protected]) John Cayton...... (620) 341-5948 ...... Tennis Coach ([email protected]) Bob Fornelli ...... (620) 341-5930 ...... Baseball Coach ([email protected]) Dave Harris...... (620) 341-5938 . . . . Track and Field/Cross Country Coach ([email protected]) Sharon Shafer Brandon Schneider Jim Schneiderhahn David Moe ...... (620) 341-6226 Athletic Manager Women’s Basketball Coach Soccer Coach ...... Men’s Basketball Coach ([email protected]) (620) 341-5036 (620) 341-5349 (620) 341-5932 Brandon Schneider...... (620) 341-5932 ...... Women’s Basketball Coach ([email protected]) Jim Schneiderhahn...... (620) 341-5036 ...... Soccer Coach ([email protected]) Bing Xu...... (620) 341-5931 ...... Volleyball Coach ([email protected]) Garin Higgins...... (620) 341-5504 ...... Football Coach ([email protected]) Leah Shireman Bing Xu Athletic Marketing Volleyball Coach Athletic Department FAX ...... (620) 341-5603 (620) 341-5026 (620) 341-6085

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President president for academic affairs. Prior to coming to Emporia State Dr. Michael R. Lane University, he was vice chancellor for academic affairs and pro- vost at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith. Dr. Michael R. Lane became Dr. Lane was active for many years in the American the 15th president of Emporia Accounting Association, serving on the board of the Midwest State University on November 1, region. He served Beta Alpha Psi, the national accounting honors 2006. and professional fraternity for several years as faculty vice presi- Dr. Lane earned a Ph.D. in dent at Northeastern University and Bradley University where he Accounting from Texas A&M was selected as one of five “Outstanding Faculty Vice President” University, a master’s degree by the national organization. Dr. Lane also served on the national from Northeastern University and Council of Beta Alpha Psi. a bachelor’s degree from Lowell As a business dean, Dr. Lane was active in regional activi- Technological Institute (now the ties of Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business University of Massachusetts at Lowell). (AACSB). Dr. Lane has published or presented more than two A native of Melrose, Massachusetts, Dr. Lane’s career in dozen papers and has written ethics cases for a principles of higher education began in Boston as an assistant professor of Accounting text book. accounting at Northeastern University. As a professor at Bradley President Lane’s wife, Dr. Peggy Lane, is a lecturer in the University he served as Chair of the Department of Accounting, Department of Accounting and Information Systems in the ESU Associate Dean of the College of Business and Director of the School of Business. Their household includes a beagle (Lucy) MBA Program. In 1994 he was named dean of the School of and a cat (Brandy). Business at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. He later advanced to dean of the Campbell of School of Business “Athletics is a key part of the educational experience at at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. At Mansfield University of Emporia State,” says Lane. “We try to foster a positive environ- Pennsylvania, Lane served over four years as provost and vice ment of sportsmanship and integrity for our student-athletes.”

Athletic Director million contribution in 2004. Major capital improvements, Kent Weiser such as the Hanna Baseball/Softball Clubhouse, Jones Field Super Turf, and the resurfacing of Witten Track have been completed with 100% of the nearly $1.5 million coming from Kent Weiser was named donors. These improvements have helped maintain those director of athletics at Emporia facilities as some of the best in the nation at the Division II State on July 23, 1999. Under level. his leadership, Emporia State In the fall of 2005, Weiser spearheaded efforts to purchase has improved in each of the last two buses for use by the Hornets. The purchase provides a five years in the U.S. Sports safer environment for student-athletes on away games and Academy Director’s Cup stand- allows ESU to better control transportation costs. ings, culminating with a 12th While other institutions were faced with reducing sports, place finish in the 2005-06 final Weiser spearheaded the effort to add women’s soccer as a var- standings. sity sport, increasing participation opportunities for women at The Hornets have won 13 MIAA team championships and the University for the first time since 1980. have finished in the top 20 of Division II in eight different His efforts helped ESU receive a grant from the NCAA in sports under Weiser’s leadership and had three teams win support of expanding administrative opportunities for women regional championships in 2005-06. and minorities. Weiser has been a guest panelist at numerous In the classroom ESU ranks ninth in the nation among NCAA and NACDA meetings, most recently for the Division Division II schools with 14 Academic All-Americans in the II Strategic Alliance Matching Grant Enhancement Program. 21st century. ESU regularly places over 50 percent of its stu- Weiser, a native of Great Bend, Kan., received a Bachelor of dent-athletes on the A.D.’s Honor Roll and has had an NCAA Arts and a Master of Science in Education from the University Top VIII Award winner under Weiser. of Kansas. He began his career in athletics at KU, where he Seven coaches hired by Weiser have been named MIAA worked from 1981-88. During that time, he held administra- Coach of the Year in their respective sports. Ten of ESU’s tive positions as ticket manager and marketing director. 15 varsity programs earned Top 30 recognition at some point He served as the Kansas women’s golf coach from 1984- during the 2005-06 school year. During the 2003-04 school 88. He was the associate director of development for Ottawa year Emporia State was the first NCAA Division II institution University from 1990-93. He joined Emporia State in 1999, to advance to the postseason in football, men’s and women’s after serving as associate athletic director at Oregon State basketball, baseball and softball with 11 of ESU’s 15 pro- University for six years. grams competing in the NCAA postseason. Weiser is married to the former Amy Pangrac, and the His leadership of ESU's fund raising efforts led to the largest couple has two daughters, Katie and Abby. single gift for athletics scholarships in school history, a $1.5 58 www.emporia.edu/athletics Em p o r i a St a t e Un i v e r s i t y ESU Ad m i n i s t r a t i o n

Associate Athletic Director/SWA Athletic Business Manager Carmen Leeds Davonne Hinz Carmen Leeds is in her sixth year as associate athletic director for Davonne Hinz is in her eighth year as the athletic business manager internal operations and senior woman administrator (SWA). She at Emporia State. The Melvern, Kansas native has been at Emporia oversees areas of NCAA compliance and student-athletic services. State since 1985 and has worked in athletics since 1995. She is a past member of the NCAA Division II national women’s She is responsible for the day to day business operations of the basketball committee. She has served as a facilitator at the NCAA 15 sport athletic program at ESU and maintains the budget for the Leadership Conference and for the Division II Action Academy. Hornet athletic department. She was formerly the head women’s basketball coach and SWA She has a daughter, Kelsi. at South Carolina-Spartanburg. She coordinated the Athletes Can Educate (ACE) program and implemented the school’s Student- Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). As basketball coach, she had a 100 percent graduate rate among four-year players. Nelon received her bachelor’s degree from Appalachian (N.C.) State and her master’s from Clemson University. She is married to Greg Leeds, a 1984 ESU graduate, and the couple has three sons, Brian, Matt and Parker.

Associate Athletic Director Shane Shivley Shane Shivley is in his fifth year as the associate athletic director for external operations at ESU after serving as the director of athletic marketing for a year. A 2000 graduate of ESU, Shivley first began working for the Hornets as an event coordinator at the football pregame festival, HornetFest and continued as an intern with Hornet athletic marketing in 2001-02. Shivley supervises all fundraising and alumni activities for the Hornet athletic program. Under his supervision the ESU Athletics Golf Tournament and Auction has set records for money raised each of the last three years. The Hornet Athletic program received its largest single gift for scholarships in history, a $1.25 million dol- lar contribution in the fall of 2004. He has spearheaded efforts for nearly $1.5 million in facility improvements at ESU including Hanna Baseball/Softball Clubhouse, Jones Field Super Turf and the resur- facing of Witten Track. He earned his BS in business from ESU in 2000 and his Master’s in sports administration from Wichita State in 2002. He is married to the former Mary Decker and they have a daughter Alexa.

Assistant Athletic Director Don Weast Don Weast begins his seventh year in charge of media relations at Emporia State A 1998 graduate of ESU, Weast was a sports supervisor at the Emporia Recreation Commission prior to returning to ESU as a stu- dent in the sports information office in 1997. After a year of graduate work at Central Missouri State, he returned to ESU in 1999 as the director of sports promotions. He began his association with the Hornets as a student athletic trainer in 1986. Weast spent part of the 1989-90 season with the now defunct Topeka Sizzlers of the CBA as an athletic trainer. Promoted to the title of assistant athletic director for media rela- tions in 2003, Weast oversees media relations, publications and Web site management for the 15 sport intercollegiate athletic program at ESU Athletic Administration Front row: Davonne Hinz - Athletic Business Manager, Carmen Leeds ESU. His office has won three Best in Nation awards from CoSIDA - Associate Athletic Director. for publication excellence. Middle: Kent Weiser - Athletic Director. He earned his BFA from Emporia State in 1998 and is married to Back row: Shane Shivley - Assistant Athletic Director, Don Weast - the former Terri Kaiser, a 1998 MLS graduate from ESU. The couple Assistant Athletic Director have a daughter, Emelie Rae.

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2007 Class of Inductees 1995 2004 Tammy Hoffman . . . .SB, BB 1978 Baseball Team . . . NAIA Dianna Beebe • Field Hockey/Volleyball/Softball Ken Hush ...... TN ...... National Champions Bob Janesko ...... FB Kendra Dawson ...... VB Wilson Kilmer ...... BSB Denise (Dawson) Landwher . BB Noel Certain • Track and Field Dick Nolan ...... FB James McCallop . . . . . BB Earl Sauder . . . . . Booster Jim Hayes • Men’s Basketball 1996 Debbie Carrier . . . . .SB, BB 2005 Bill Freeman ...... FB 1980 Softball Team . . . AIAW Joe Rich • Football Dorothy Kempf . . . . SW, TF ...... National Champions Myron Rodee ...... FB Dennis Delmott . . . . TF/XC Les Stafford ...... TN Bill Dickey . . . .BSB, BB, TF Hank Thompson • Track and Field Mark Stanbrough . . . . TF/XC 1997 Tim Weiser ...... BSB Ben Bounous ...... BSB Abe Welcher ...... FB 1989 Football Team Carolyn Davis ...... BB 2006 Doug Glaysher ...... BB NAIA National Runners-Up Alvester Bobby ...... FB Dennis Nee ...... TF/XC Tom Fincken ...... TF David Tryon ...... FB 1982 1988 Kim Kline ...... SB/BB Dale Burnett . . . .FB, BB, TF Lee Haring ...... TF Wade LeDuc ...... FB 1998 Mark Majors ...... TF Dale Cushinberry . . . . . BB Richard Mawdsley . . . . .FB Gordon “Babe” Hoyt . . . .FB 1958 Men’s XC . . . . . NAIA Gus Fish ...... FB, BB Bill Monneypenny . . . . .FB William Fraley ...... TF ...... National Champions Bill Hargiss . .FB, BSB, BB, TF Dennis Shogren . . . BSB, BB Kelly McCammon . . . . . TF 1959 Men’s XC . . . . . NAIA Bill Litchfield . . . . . FB, BB Brenda Stolle ...... SB Phil McKinzie ...... BSB ...... National Champions Archie San Romani . . . . TF Brian Robinson ...... BB Bill Tidwell ...... TF, XC 1989 Greg Zickefoose . . . . . FB Fran Welch . . . FB, BSB, BB Dave Bingham ...... BSB 2007 Steve Henry ...... FB, TF Dianna Beebe . . . . .VB/SB 1999 Noel Certain ...... TF 1983 Pamela Bulson-O'Connor . .BB Ron Boline ...... BB Jim Hayes ...... BB Glen Campbell . . . . .FB, BB Ireland Sloan . . . . . TF, XC Bruce Cerone ...... FB Joe Rich ...... FB John Kuck ...... TF Paul Whitely . . . . . TF, XC Roger Jennings . . . . XC, TF Hank Thompson . . . . . TF Gene Johnson ...... BB Kevin Mendon ...... BSB 1990 1989 Football Team . . . NAIA John Lohmeyer ...... FB George Milton . . . TN Coach Kathy Devine ...... TF ...... National Runners-Up Elvin McCoy ...... FB Bill Quayle . . .Athletic Director Elijah Williams ...... TF A.O. Duer . . NAIA Exec. Sec. Wayne Goldsmith . . . FB, TF 2000 Charles Sanger . . .FB, BB, TF 1984 Rich Alday ...... BSB Val Schierling ...... TF Buck Astle . . . .FB, BB, BSB Clifford Hodrick ...... FB James Fraley ...... FB 1991 Larry Kramer . . . . FB Coach Shorty Hoch ...... FB Lesha Wood . . . . . TF, XC Susan (Stein) Melgraes . .XC, TF Dutch Holtfrerich . FB, BSB, TF Mike Denimarck ...... FB Craig Stromgren . . . . . BB Herb Dixon ...... FB Betty Walters . . SB/VB Coach 1985 William Goldsmith . . . . .FB Jerome Carroll . . . . BSB, TF Russ Jenkins ...... FB 2001 Keith Caywood . . .FB, BB, TF Roy Lane ...... FB Sandy (Schrant) Barnwell . .BB Chesley Culp ...... FB Francis Swaim ...... TF Howard Bonser ...... BB Al Feuerbach ...... TF Bernard Taylor . . . . .FB, TF Mike Carlson ...... BSB Wendell Goldsmith . . .FB, TF Kelly Goodburn ...... FB Menzo Hainline . . . . FB, TF 1992 Matt Koehler ...... FB Eddie Hamada ...... FB Sam Butterfield ...... TF Doug Minnis ...... FB Harry Kline ...... TF, FB Bob Clements ...... FB Paul Kutnink . . . .FB, BB, TF Leroy Harper ...... FB 2002 Earl McKown ...... TF Chet Hayden . . . . . FB, TF Cecilia Gunn ...... TF Gottlieb Richmond . . . . .FB Fanny Markham . . . BB, BSB David Kipelio . . . . . XC, TF Joe Weber ...... FB, TF Lea Plarski ...... Admin. Bill Kurtis ...... FB Mike Shinn ...... BSB 1986 1993 Stacey (Slavens) Mickens .VB, SB John Camien . . . . . TF, XC John Baxter . . Athletic Training Randy Springs ...... BB Duward Crooms . . . .FB, TF Rhonda Clarke ...... SB Fred L. Kipp . . . . . BSB, BB Marvin Hamman . . . . . FB 2003 Shorty Long ...... FB Brad Hill ...... BSB Curtis Fischer ...... FB Wilbur Reeser ...... BB Patricia Roberts ...... BB Judy Lienemann . . . .BB, TF Jesse Nelson ...... BB 1994 1987 Andy Uphott ...... BB Paul Bridges ...... TF Harold Clark ...... FB Cecil Dryer ...... FB, TF Kay Clarke ...... BB Jim Fraley ...... BB Monroe Fordham . . . .BB, TF Lindell Petty ...... FB Willie Knox ...... BB BB- Basketball, BSB- Baseball, FB- Football, SB- Softball, TF- Track and Norman Rhoads . . . . . TF Kim Miller ...... BB, SB Field, TN- Tennis, VB- Volleyball, XC- Cross Country Ron Slaymaker ...... BB

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ESU Athletic Media Relations ESU on the Radio Ne w s p a p e r s HPER 113 • 1200 Commercial • Box 4020 For the 19th straight season, Hornet athletics can be Emporia Gazette* - Jesse Newell, Beat Writer Emporia KS 66801 heard on KFFX-FM, 104.9. ESU football and men’s Drawer C and women’s basketball, along with selected baseball Emporia,KS 66801 Emporia State University media guides assist you and softball games, will be broadcasted. Emporia’s (620) 342-4805 (O) - (620) 342-8108 (Fax) in your coverage of the Lady Hornets and the Radio Stations (KFFX-FM, KVOE AM and FM) will once ESU Bulletin* - Sports Editor Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. again provide ESU fans with the best source for keep- 12th and Commercial, Additional information may be requested by call- ing up with the Hornets. Salina native Greg Rahe is in Box 4068 ing Don Weast at (620) 341-5526 or via e-mail at his 19th year of serving as the Voice of the Hornets. Emporia, KS 66801 (620) 341-5201 (O) - (620) 341-5865 (FAX) [email protected]. His office is housed in the Rahe has been honored by the Kansas Association of HPER Building, Room 113. Broadcasters and taken first place for “sports play-by- Topeka Capital Journal - Ken Corbitt play” in a Kansas medium market. 6th and Jefferson Credentials In addition to game coverage, Rahe will host a weekly Topeka, KS 66601 (800) 777-7171 (O) - (785) 295-1230 (Fax) Credentials for all Hornet events may be obtained show “Hornet Talk” on Mondays at noon. Saturday by calling Weast by noon one-day prior to a home Morning Sports Talk, a popular area show, can be Kansas City Star - David Boyce, Sports game. Your name will be placed on the media pass heard every Saturday morning from 8-9 a.m. Rahe is 1729 Grand Avenue list located at the South entrance to Trusler Sports joined by Tim Miller and Steve Sauder. Kansas City, MO 64108 Complex. Should you need a credential for a road (816) 234-4355 (O) - (816) 234-4360 (FAX) contest, you are advised to make your request at least one week prior to the road trip so we can place Hornet Webcasts Wichita Eagle - Jeffery Parson, Sports you on our media list. All Hornet athletic events broadcasted by KFFX- 825 E. Douglas FM, 104.9 will also be available online. Follow the Wichita, KS 67201 (800) 825-6397 (O) -(316) 268-6536 (Fax) Parking “Hornet Broadcasts” link at www.emporia.edu/athlet- Parking around the Trusler Sports Complex is not ics to hear the live action all around the world. Salina Journal - Bob Davidson, Sports (785) 822-1444 (O) -(785) 827-6060 (Fax) reserved for members of the media. Please arrive in plenty of time to ensure a parking spot close to the Hutchinson News - Sports field. (800) 766-5742 (O) -(316) 662-4186 (Fax)

Ra d i o Game Services A media packet including a game notes, press KVOE-AM,FM/KFFX-FM* - Greg Rahe, Sports Dir. release, statistics, etc., is available to media before P.O. Box 968 the game. During the game, statistics will be distrib- Emporia, KS 66801 (620) 342-1400 (O) - (620) 342-0804 (Fax) uted between games of a double header. Complete statistics will be available following the second KRWV-FM - Sports game. (620) 343-9393 (O) - (620) 342-7617 (Fax)

KSNP-FM - Sports ESU Post-game Interviews (620) 364-8807 (O) - (620) 364-2047 Coach Fornelli and selected players will be avail- able at the home dugout following a brief cooling-off Greg Rahe (center), in his 19th year as the play-by-play period. Please give a list of requested players to ESU voice of the Hornets, will be joined during basketball season Te l e v i s i o n athletic media relations personnel. by Steve Sauder (left) with color commentary. Ron Thomas (right) with provide the PA at White Auditorium. Topeka - WIBW-TV 13 - Mark Ewing 631 Commerce Place Please check with the opponent SID for their post- Topeka, KS 66606 (785) 272-7030 (O) -(785) 272-0117 (Fax) game policy. Visit Our Web Site All of the following is available on the internet at www. Topeka - KSNT-TV 27 - Johnny Kane Mid-week Interviews emporia.edu/athletics P.O. Box 2700 Practice is open to the media during the week. Please • Rosters Topeka, KS 66601 (785) 582-5100 (O) -(785) 582-5283 (Fax) check with Don Weast for the time. Should you need • Schedule to do a mid-week interview with a player, we request • Statistics Topeka - KTKA-TV 49 - Nick Griffith 24-hours notice in meeting your demands. • Game Notes P.O. Box 4949 • Latest Boxscores Topeka, KS 66601 (785) 215-8503 (O) -(785) 215-8495 (Fax)

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Day Date Opponent Location Time Fri. Feb. 15 at Colo. School of Mines (1-9) Golden, Colo. 4:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 16 at Colo. School of Mines (DH) Golden, Colo. 1:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 17 at Colo. School of Mines (1-9) Golden, Colo. 11:00 a.m. Tues. Feb. 19 at Central Okla. (1-9) Edmond, Okla. 2:30 p.m. Fri. Feb. 22 North Dakota (1-9) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 23 North Dakota (1-9) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 23 Mary (1-9) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 24 North Dakota (1-9) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 24 Mary (1-9) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 29 Neb.-Omaha (1-9) Warrensburg, Mo. 6:00 p.m. Sat. March 1 Drury (1-9) Warrensburg, Mo. 3:00 p.m. Sun. March 2 Upper Iowa (1-9) Warrensburg, Mo. 11:00 a.m. Wed. March 5 at Wichita State (1-9) Wichita, Kan. 3:00 p.m. Fri. March 7 Minn.-Duluth (DH) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sat. March 8 Minn.-Duluth (1-9) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sat. March 8 Ft. Hays State (1-9) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Sun. March 9 Minn.-Duluth (1-9) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Mon. March 10 Upper Iowa (1-9) Emporia 4:00 p.m. Tues. March 11 Kansas Newman (1-9) Emporia 4:00 p.m. Fri. March 14 at *Truman (1-9) Kirksville, Mo. 3:00 p.m. Sat. March 15 at *Truman (DH) Kirksville, Mo. 1:00 p.m. Sun. March 16 at *Truman (1-9) Kirksville, Mo. 12 noon Wed. March 19 Central Okla. (1-9) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Fri. March 21 at *Missouri Western (DH) St. Joseph, Mo. 3:00 p.m. Sat. March 22 at *Missouri Western (DH) St. Joseph, Mo. 1:00 p.m. Tues. March 25 at Kansas Newman (1-9) Wichita, Kan. 6:00 p.m. Fri. March 28 *Southwest Baptist (DH) Emporia 3:00 p.m. Sat. March 29 *Southwest Baptist (DH) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Tues. April 1 *Pittsburg State (DH) Emporia 4:00 p.m. Fri. April 4 *Ft. Hays State (1-9) Emporia 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 5 *Ft. Hays State (DH) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sun. April 6 *Ft. Hays State (1-9) Emporia 12 noon Tues. April 8 at *Pittsburg State (DH) Pittsburg, Kan. 4:00 p.m. Fri. April 11 at *Missouri Southern (1-9) Joplin, Mo. 6:00 p.m. Sat. April 12 at *Missouri Southern (DH) Joplin, Mo. 1:00 p.m. Sun. April 13 at *Missouri Southern (1-9) Joplin, Mo. 12 noon Fri. April 18 *Northwest Missouri (1-9) Emporia 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 19 *Northwest Missouri (DH) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Sun. April 20 *Northwest Missouri (1-9) Emporia 12 noon Fri. April 25 at *Central Missouri (1-9) Warrensburg, Mo. 7:00 p.m. Sat. April 26 at *Central Missouri (DH) Warrensburg, Mo. 1:00 p.m. Sun. April 27 at *Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. 12 noon Fri. May 2 *Washburn (1-9) Emporia 5:00 p.m. Sat. May 3 at *Washburn (DH) Topeka, Kan. 1:00 p.m. Sun. May 4 *Washburn (1-9) Emporia 1:00 p.m. Fri.-Sun. May 9-11 MIAA Tournament Kansas City, Kan. TBA Thur.-Sun. May 15-18 NCAA Central Regional TBA TBA Sat.-Sat. May 24-31 NCAA D-II World Series Montgomery, Ala. TBA * MIAA Conference Game