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MEDIA CONTACT: ERIC SCOTT O: (904) 620-4029 | C: (904) 885-2171 | F: (904) 620-2821 [email protected] | UNFOspreys.com RELEASE NO. 3 - THE GULF COAST SERIES - MAR. 1-2 - FORT MYERS, FLA. DATE OPPONENT MEDIA TIME/RESULT GAME INFORMATION GAMES 3-6 FEBRUARY The University of North Florida team will open its FEB. 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE^ WBOB L, 8-2 conference schedule this weekend when it travels to Fort UNF OSPREYS FEB. 23 MISSISSIPPI STATE INTERNET W, 17-9 Myers, Fla., to take on the Atlantic Sun Conference new- 25th-Anniversary Celebration comer Florida Gulf Coast. (2-1, 0-0 A-SUN) FEB. 24 MISSISSIPPI STATE WBOB W, 11-6 Military Day VS. FEB. 26 FLAGLER CANCELLED The Ospreys had an extra day of rest on Tuesday when FLORIDA GULF COAST MARCH their game against Division II foe Flagler was rained out. Mar. 1 at Florida Gulf Coast* (DH) 1 p.m. UNF kickstarted its season by winning two of three games (4-0, 0-0 A-SUN) Mar. 2 at Florida Gulf Coast* 1 p.m. from previously 23-ranked Mississippi State last weekend. MAR. 4 PRESBYTERIAN 7 P.M. Saturday, March 1 - 1 p.m. (DH) MAR. 5 PRESBYTERIAN 1 P.M. UNF got a spark going against the Bulldogs on Saturday Sunday, March 2 - 1 p.m. MAR. 8 LIPSCOMB* (DH) 1 P.M. when it scored 13 unanswered runs after trailing 9-4. The | Fort Myers Fla. MAR. 9 LIPSCOMB* WBOB 1 P.M. Ospreys followed it up on Sunday by jumping out to a 5-0 Mar. 10 at Bethune-Cookman INTERNET 6 p.m. lead in the bottom of the fi rst and never looking back. ON THE AIR Mar. 12 at South Florida INTERNET 7 p.m. ASUN.TV Mar. 14 at Belmont* 3 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast began its season with a three-game Date: Sunday, March 2 Mar. 15 at Belmont* (DH) 4 p.m. sweep of Southeastern University, a National Christian Col- MAR. 17 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 4 P.M. Cost: $69.99/Annual Pass, $9.99/Monthly Pass, lege Athletic Association school. The Eagles routed Florida Mar. 19 at Troy INTERNET 6 p.m. $5.99 Event Pass MAR. 21 USC UPSTATE* WBOB 6 P.M. International 13-1 on Wednesday night. Ozzie Borrell led MAR. 22 USC UPSTATE* (DH) 1 P.M. FGCU by going 5-for-6 with two doubles, a home run and Mar. 25 at Central Florida INTERNET 6:30 p.m. four RBIs. Live Stats: MAR. 26 SOUTH FLORIDA WBOB 7 P.M. UNFOspreys.com Mar. 28 at ETSU* INTERNET 7 p.m. THE NECESSITIES All games Mar. 29 at ETSU* (DH) INTERNET 1 p.m. APRIL (If you don’t have time to read this whole packet, here’s what you need to know about UNF) PROBABLE UNF POSITION STARTERS APR. 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN WBOB 6 P.M. Pos. # Player Cl. Stats Apr. 2 at Florida WBOB 6:30 p.m. UNF is in its third season of Division I competition and will APR. 4 CAMPBELL* WBOB 7 P.M. be eligible to compete in the postseason in 2010 ... head C 8 Ryan Lowe So. .143, 1-7, 2B APR. 5 CAMPBELL* (DH) 1 P.M. coach Dusty Rhodes is in his 21st season with the Ospreys 1B 12 Paul Morales R-Fr. .333, 3-9, 3 RBI, R Apr. 8 at Florida WBOB 6:30 p.m. and is the program’s only coach in its history ... the Ospreys 2B 20 T.J. Thompson So. .429, 3-7, 6 R, RBI Apr. 9 at Florida WBOB 6:30 p.m. and Eagles have never played each other ... the Ospreys SS 4 Chad Knight Sr. .556, 5-9, 4 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI Apr. 12 at Mercer* INTERNET 1 p.m. are 269-118 against in-state teams ... UNF rececently com- 3B 11 Mike P. Smith Sr. .357, 5-14, 6 RBI, HR Apr. 13 at Mercer (DH) INTERNET 1 p.m. LF 18 Preston Hale So. .385, 5-13, 5 R, 5 RBI APR. 15 CENTRAL FLORIDA WBOB 7 P.M. pleted its fi rst-ever series win over a ranked Division I team ... CollegeBaseballInsider.com named UNF the Co-Team of CF 2 Michael R. Smith Fr. .333, 4-12, 4 R, 3B, 2B Apr. 16 at Florida State WBOB 6 p.m. RF 21 T.J. Gaudy Sr. .286, 2-7, 2 RBI APR. 18 STETSON* WBOB 7 P.M. the Week along with San Diego State after the Ospreys’ APR. 19 STETSON* WBOB 1 P.M. performance against Mississippi State ... the 2-1 record is DH 28 Travis Martin Sr. .600, 7 RBI, 2 R, 2 2B APR. 20 STETSON* WBOB 1 P.M. UNF’s best start since 2005 when it went to the Division Apr. 22 at Georgia Southern INTERNET 6 p.m. II College World Series and fi nished as the runner-up ... APR. 24 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7 P.M. the Ospreys are averaging 10 runs and 13 hits per game MAY ... UNF received votes in the latest NCBWA Poll ... UNF’s MAY 2 JACKSONVILLE* WBOB 7 P.M. MAY 3 JACKSONVILLE* WBOB 1 P.M. non-conference schedule is ranked the 29th-toughest in the MAY 4 JACKSONVILLE* WBOB 1 P.M. nation according to BoydsWorld.com ... senior designated May 6 at North Carolina WBOB 6 p.m. hitter Travis Martin was named the Atlantic Sun Confer- May 7 at North Carolina WBOB 6 p.m. ence Player of the Week after going 6-for-10 with seven May 10 at Kennesaw State* (DH) INTERNET 1 p.m. RBIs against Mississippi State last weekend ... seven of May 11 at Kennesaw State* INTERNET 1 p.m. nine of UNF’s projected starters have at least one RBI ... May 13 at Miami (Fla.) INTERNET 7 p.m. sophomore second baseman T.J. Thompson was named May 15 at Gardner-Webb* 3 p.m. to the 2008 preseason All-Atlantic Sun Conference Team ... May 16 at Gardner-Webb* (DH) 1 p.m. PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS (DH) - indicates doubleheader - aired on ASUN.TV * - Atlantic Sun Conference game Game 1: Saturday ^ - Game played at Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville RHP 23 Ty Pryor Jr. 0-1, 10.12 ERA, 1 K LHP 30 Richard Bleier Jr. 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K All Times Eastern Home games in BOLD and played at Harmon Stadium Game 2: Saturday LHP 16 John Atteo So. 0-0, 21.60 ERA, 2 K RHP 17 Jr. 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 8 K

Game 3: Sunday RHP 29 Jonathan Turner So. 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 2 K RHP 20 Richie Erath Fr. 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K RELEASE NO. 3 - THE FLORIDA GULF COAST SERIES - MARCH 1-2 - FORT MYERS, FLA. UNF QUICK FACTS Thompson was a 2007 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper H 33 20 THE UNIVERSITY Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in addition to R-ER 23-21 4-3 Location: ...... Jacksonville, Fla. being named fi rst-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference and BB 19 8 Founded: ...... 1965 to the A-Sun All-Freshman Team … sophomores John K 26 44 Opened: ...... 1972 Atteo (LHP) and Preston Hale (OF) make their return af- Enrollment: ...... 15,420 ter being named to the 2007 A-Sun All-Freshman Team. DEFENSE Nickname: ...... Ospreys Assists 33 48 School Colors: ...... Navy Blue (PMS 289) & Gray (PMS 430) SCOUTING FLORIDA GULF COAST Errors 8 3 Conference: ...... Atlantic Sun After opening the season with a DPs 4 2 President: ...... John Delaney (Florida, ’77) three-game sweep over little-known FLD% .934 .981 Director of Athletics: ...... Dr. Richard Gropper Southeastern University, the Eagles ...... (South Florida, ’72) shelled Florida International on ON DECK Wednesday 13-1. FGCU, a 2007 The Ospreys return home for a two-game series against NCAA Division II South Atlantic Re- UNF HISTORY Presbyterian. The series begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and gional participant, was chosen to fi nish 10th in the pre- First Year of Baseball: ...... 1988 will wrap up at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. UNF leads the all- season A-Sun Coaches Poll. All-Time Record: ...... 829-364 (20th season) time series 5-0. It will be the fi rst meeting between the All-Time A-Sun Record: ...... 33-24 (3rd season) teams since 2004. Conference Championships: ...... 7 (1995, 1999, Head Coach: ...... Dave Tollett Career Record: ...... 152-67 (6 years) ...... 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) AROUND THE A-SUN Career at FGCU: ...... Same No. Years in NCAA Regional: ...... 10 Below are the current Atlantic Sun Conference standings 2006 Record: ...... 40-17 ...... (1994-95, 1997, 1999-2005) and this week’s schedule: Postseason: ...... NCAA II South Atlantic Regional No. Years in College World Series: ...... 5 ...... (1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2005) 2008 A-SUN STANDINGS • FGCU’s game one starter, junior LHP Richard Bleier, A-Sun Pct. Overall Pct. allowed one unearned run in the Eagles’ 11-1 win over BASEBALL INFORMATION Kennesaw State 1-1 .500 3-3 .500 Southeastern last Friday. He struck out seven and retired Head Coach: ...... Dusty Rhodes Stetson 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 24 of 25 batters in 6.0 innings. He earned second-team Alma Mater: ...... Florida Southern (’69) Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 .000 4-0 1.000 All-South Region honors last season in Division II. Career Record: ...... 1,132-482 (28 years) Jacksonville 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Belmont 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Record at UNF: ...... 829-364 (20 years) • Game two starting RHP Casey Coleman allowed one Assistant Coach: ...... Bob Shepherd Campbell 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 run on four hits in 6.0 innings while striking out eight in UNF 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Assistant Coach: ...... Greg Labbe FGCU’s 7-1 over Southeastern last Saturday. In 2006, Assistant Coach: ...... Damon Olinto Gardner-Webb 0-0 .000 3-2 .600 Coleman was named to the NCAA Division II All-South USC Upstate 0-0 .000 2-3 .400 Student Assistant Coaches: ...... Brandon Diaz, Trey Leonard Region Team. Dir. of Operations ...... James Grillo Lipscomb 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 Mercer 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 Athletic Trainer: ...... Tony Arnold • Freshman Richie Erath will take the mound for the Ea- ETSU 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 gles on Sunday. Erath, who was a high school teammate STADIUM INFORMATION of UNF starting LHP John Atteo, allowed three hits and A-SUN WEEKEND SCHEDULE Stadium: ...... Harmon Stadium struck out four in 4.0 innings of work in FGCU’s 18-1 rout Friday, February 29 Capacity: ...... 1,000 of Southeastern last Saturday. Kennesaw State vs. Wake Forest ...... 2:00pm CT Surface: ...... Natural grass *Jacksonville at Gardner-Webb ...... 2:00pm Year Opened: ...... 1988 • Senior outfi elder Ozzie Borrell leads the Eagles on of- *Lipscomb at Belmont ...... 3:00pm CT Dimensions: ...... LF - 325, RF - 325, Alleys - 365, C - 400 fense with a .571 batting average. He also has three home *Mercer at Campbell ...... 3:00pm Press Box Phone: ...... (904) 620-1557 runs to go along with eight RBIs and seven runs scored. Borrell, a 2007 Division II fi rst-team All-South Region se- Saturday, March 1 TEAM INFORMATION lection, has a 1.143 slugging percentage. In FGCU’s 13-1 Kennesaw State vs. Penn State ...... 10:30am CT 2007 Overall Record: ...... 24-32 gouging of Florida International on Wednesday, Borrell *Jacksonville at Gardner-Webb (DH) ...... 11:30am 2007 Conference Record: ...... 13-14 (6th) went 5-for-6 with four RBIs and scored twice. *Lipscomb at Belmont ...... 1:00pm CT Postseason: ...... None (Eligible in 2010) *Mercer at Campbell (DH) ...... 1:00pm Stat Comparison *UNF at Florida Gulf Coast (DH) ...... 1:00pm 2008 OUTLOOK Below is a look at how UNF and FGCU compare in vari- *USC Upstate at ETSU ...... 1:00pm Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 23/15 ous statistical categories: Holy Cross at Stetson ...... 3:00pm Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 5/4 Returning/Lost ...... 10/7 OFFENSE Sunday, March 2 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 1/2 Avg. .370 .389 *Lipscomb at Belmont ...... 1:00pm CT Newcomers: ...... 9 Runs 30 49 Holy Cross at Stetson ...... 1:00pm Hits 40 63 *UNF at Florida Gulf Coast ...... 1:00pm MEDIA RELATIONS 2B 10 12 *USC Upstate at ETSU (DH) ...... 1:00pm Asst. Director/Baseball Contact: ...... Eric Scott 3B 1 0 Kennesaw State vs. Troy ...... 2:00pm CT Offi ce: ...... (904) 620-4029 HR 2 10 All times Eastern unless noted otherwise Fax: ...... (904) 620-2821 RBI 28 42 SLG% .537 .648 Cell: ...... (904) 885-2171 PRESEASON A-SUN COACHES POLL SB-ATT 1-3 2-2 E-mail: ...... [email protected] Place School (1st place votes) Points Assistant A.D./Media Relations ...... Tom Strother 1. Stetson (8) 127 PITCHING Assistant Director: ...... Shawn LaFata 2. Kennesaw State (2) 118 ERA 7.00 0.75 Mailing Address: ...... 1 UNF Drive 3. Jacksonville 115 SV 1 0 ...... Jacksonville, FL 32224-2672 4. Mercer (1) 113 IP 27.0 36.0 Web site: ...... UNFOspreys.com 5. Lipscomb (1) 103

NORTH FLORIDA BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2 RELEASE NO. 3 - THE FLORIDA GULF COAST SERIES - MARCH 1-2 - FORT MYERS, FLA. DUSTY RHODES 6. UNF 85 to the preseason All-Atlantic Sun Conference team on UNF HEAD COACH 7. Belmont 73 Friday. Thompson, a 2007 Collegiate Baseball Newspa- 8. ETSU 65 per Louisville Slugger Freshman All- American, was a Record at UNF: 829-364 (20 years) 9. Gardner-Webb 48 fi rst-team All-A-Sun selection last season at second base Career Record: 1,132-482 (28 years) 10. Florida Gulf Coast 36 after hitting .326 with 23 RBIs, 10 doubles, 20 runs scored 11. Campbell 30 and a home run. He was also named to the A-Sun All- Now entering his 21st season at the helm of 12. USC Upstate 16 Freshman Team along with teammates John Atteo, My- the Ospreys, head coach Dusty Rhodes has cal Jones and Preston Hale. A consistent threat for the built a nationally recognized baseball power- NATION TAKING NOTICE Ospreys, Thompson recorded a .400 on base percentage house at the University of North Florida and and .439 slugging percentage. He became a regular in the continually strives to improve the program. UNF is not as anonymous as people think it is after all. After the Ospreys’ series win against Mississippi State last UNF lineup on April 6 last season against Belmont when he went 3-for-4 with a season-high four RBIs. Thompson He has compiled a 827-363 record through 20 seasons, guiding UNF to weekend, the nation took notice. CollegeBaseballInsider. also proved to be poised beyond his years, delivering 16 postseason appearances, including fi ve World Series appearances, com named UNF its Co-Team of the Week along with San four district championships while in NAIA and six conference champion- Diego State. The Ospreys have also gained recognition fi ve game-winning RBIs for the Ospreys. Last summer, ships in NCAA Division II. among writers, receving votes in the latest NCBWA poll Thompson played for the St. Cloud (Minn.) River Bats in that was released earlier this week. It is the fi rst time UNF the Northwoods League, the same league in which as- Although the last season was one fi lled with many challenges for UNF. has received recognition in the polls votes since it re- sistant coach Greg Labbe was the fi eld manager for the The Ospreys fi nished 24-32 overall, marking just the second time in Rochester Honkers. Thompson hit .253 with 17 RBIs, nine Rhodes’ UNF career the team fi nished below .500. But along the way, ceived votes in the 2007 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper preseason poll. doubles and 24 runs scored for the River Bats, who made the Ospreys continued to make many strides in Division I. an appearance in the league playoffs. Four freshmen - John Atteo, Preston Hale, Mycal Jones and T.J. Thomp- A-SUN TABS T-MART POTW son - were named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team, Senior designated hitter Travis Martin was named the At- PRYOR FEATURED ON CBI.COM while Thompson took it a step further by being named fi rst-team All-A- lantic Sun Conference Player of the Week for Feb. 25. Junior RHP Ty Pryor will be featured on CollegeBase- Sun and a Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Louisville Slugger Freshman Martin got his 2008 season started off right, going 6-for- ballnsider.com this season with a weekly journal. Fans All-American. It was the fi rst All-America honor for any UNF student- will get to experience an up close account of the life of athlete in the Division I era. 10 and helping UNF to its biggest series win in program history, taking two of three games from No. 23 Mississippi a college and UNF baseball. Other 2008 journal- ists are Florida Atlantic head coach Kevin Cooney, TCU UNF also fi nished 13-14 in the Atlantic Sun Conference, which would State over the weekend. He drove in seven runs, scored have qualifi ed them for the conference tournament, if UNF was eligible twice and smashed a double. Martin also recorded a .700 junior third baseman Matt Carpenter, Norfolk State junior for postseason competition. In 2006, he guided UNF to a second-place slugging percentage and a .643 on base percentage. He outfi elder Jerrod Farley, San Diego senior catcher Logan fi nish in the Atlantic Sun Conference in the Ospreys’ inaugural Division went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double in UNF’s 17-9 Gelbrich and Ole Miss sophomore second baseman Zach I season. shellacking of the Bulldogs on Saturday. The Jackson- Miller. In addition to the magic he has worked with the Ospreys during his 20 ville native also reached base in every plate appearance. On Sunday, Martin went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run WBOB-AM 1320 TO AIR 20 UNF years at the helm, Rhodes has also become an acclaimed international BASEBALL GAMES THIS SEASON coach. The pinnacle of that experience occurred when Rhodes was se- scored in UNF’s 11-6 win. He also led the Ospreys on WBOB-AM 1320, UNF’s fl agship station, will air 20 UNF lected to coach the Greek Olympic team at the 2004 Summer Games Friday night, going 1-for-3 with two RBIs. in Athens. baseball games this season. Below is the broadcast schedule: FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Rhodes returned to serve as the head coach of the Greek National Team As young as the Ospreys are on paper (12 sophomores, in the 2005 European Championships. Date Opponent Air Time 5 freshmen), the team hasn’t shown its inexperience at He also served as an assistant coach for the 1996 Australian Olympic Feb. 22 Mississippi State 4:45 p.m. the plate. UNF underclassmen are hitting .355 (22-64), 22 Squad, joining the team in mid-May and working with the players from Feb. 24 Mississippi State 12:45 p.m. runs scored (73 percent of total run production) and seven training camps and exhibition games through the Olympics. Mar. 9 Lipscomb 12:45 p.m. extra-base hits. Mar. 21 USC Upstate 5:45 p.m. UNF’s longtime coach was selected to serve as an assistant coach for the Greek National Team in 2002 and 2003. He traveled throughout Eu- Mar. 26 South Florida 6:45 p.m. THE PEN TO THE RESCUE Apr. 1 Georgia Southern 6:45 p.m. rope with the team, and the trip included a work out at Camden Yards Both of UNF’s wins have gone to relievers this season in Baltimore, Md. Apr. 2 at Florida 6:15 p.m. – junior John Raiford, who sat out 2007 after undergoing Apr. 4 Campbell 6:45 p.m. The USA Baseball Team also chose him to be an assistant in 2001 as elbow surgery, picked up his fi rst career win on Saturday Apr. 8 at Florida 6:15 p.m. he traveled to Japan and Alaska, and toured the United States with the after pitching 3.0 innings in relief of John Atteo, while soph- Apr. 9 at Florida 6:15 p.m. National Team. He also served as a coach for the national squad during omore Tucker Pryor tossed 3.0 innings in relief of Jona- Apr. 15 Central Florida 6:45 p.m. the 1993 and 1994 summers. In 1994 he traveled with the USA Team to than Turner in Sunday’s win. Junior Tyler Stohr notched Apr. 16 at Florida State 5:45 p.m. Japan, Alaska, Nicaragua and on a Northwest tour. his seventh career save when he went 2.2 innings on Sat- Apr. 18 Stetson 6:45 p.m. urday against MSU and didn’t allow a hit while striking out RHODES BY THE NUMBERS Apr. 19 Stetson 12:45 p.m. four. The UNF bullpen ERA is currently 3.18. 5 Number of times Rhodes has guided UNF to the Apr. 20 Stetson 12:45 p.m. College World Series — twice in NAIA (1989, 1991) May 2 Jacksonville 6:45 p.m. and three times in NCAA Division II (2000, 2001, TOUGH ROAD AHEAD May 3 Jacksonville 12:45 p.m. 2005) Beginning the season with Mississippi State is certainly May 4 Jacksonville 12:45 p.m. tough enough, and the road doesn’t get any easier for May 6 at North Carolina 5:45 p.m. 67 Number of players that have earned all-conference the Ospreys. Including the Bulldogs, UNF will play eight May 7 at North Carolina 5:45 p.m. honors under Rhodes teams that made it to the NCAA Regionals last season (Troy, Miami (Fla.), Florida State, Bethune-Cookman, 22 Number of players that earned All-America honors under Rhodes Stetson, North Carolina and Jacksonville). According to BoydsWorld.com, UNF has the 29th-toughest non-confer- 70 Number of players under Rhodes that have gone on ence schedule. to play professional baseball THOMPSON NAMED PRESEASON 83 Percentage of players that have graduated under Rhodes ALL-ATLANTIC SUN Sophomore second baseman T.J. Thompson was named

NORTH FLORIDA BASEBALL GAME NOTES 3 RELEASE NO. 3 - THE FLORIDA GULF COAST SERIES - MARCH 1-2 - FORT MYERS, FLA. NUMERICAL ALPHABETICAL # Name Pos Cl B/T Ht Wt Hometown/Last School # Name Major 2 Michael R. Smith OF Fr. S/R 5-9 180 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence HS 16 John Atteo Criminal Justice 3 Sam Perry INF Fr. R/R 6-1 185 Jacksonville, Fla./Fletcher HS 46 Matt Boyd Engineering 4 Chad Knight INF Sr. S/R 5-10 165 New Smyrna Beach, Fla. /Okaloosa-Walton CC 33 Robbie Collier Sport Management 8 Ryan Lowe C So. R/R 6-0 200 Windermere, Fla./Olympia HS 24 J.R. Dunaway Health Administration 9 Brian Wilson OF Jr. R/R 6-0 185 Fernandina Beach, Fla./Bishop Kenny HS^ 44 David Eldredge Sport Management 10 Mycal Jones INF So. R/R 5-9 170 Jacksonville, Fla./Wolfson HS 31 Antonio Franzese Building Construction 11 Mike P. Smith INF Sr. R/R 5-10 190 Jacksonville, Fla./ Daytona Beach CC 34 John Frawley Acccounting 12 Paul Morales INF/C R-Fr. R/R 5-10 210 Jacksonville, Fla./Eagles View Academy 21 T.J. Gaudy Physical Educatino 13 Sam Testa OF So. S/R 5-10 185 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./ Lake City CC 19 Mike Gottlieb Finance 14 Andrew Hannon INF So. R/R 6-1 180 Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School 41 Michael Gropper Communications 15 Andy Warren INF Sr. R/R 6-0 210 Ponte Vedra, Fla./Nease HS 18 Preston Hale Criminal Justice 16 John Atteo LHP So. L/L 6-4 200 Lake Worth, Fla./Palm Beach Central HS 14 Andrew Hannon Sport Management 17 Tucker Pryor RHP So. S/R 6-3 205 Orlando, Fla./Olympia HS 10 Mycal Jones Communications 18 Preston Hale OF So. L/L 5-10 190 Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland Senior HS 51 Spencer Jones Political Science 19 Mike Gottlieb RHP Jr. R/R 5-11 185 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens HS 43 Andrew Karmeris Business Management 20 T.J. Thompson INF/OF So. L/R 5-7 185 Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny HS 38 Michael Kelly Communications 21 T.J. Gaudy OF Sr. L/L 5-11 175 Satellite Beach, Fla./ Brevard CC 4 Chad Knight Criminal Justice 23 Ty Pryor RHP Jr. R/R 6-2 240 Orlando, Fla./ Tennessee 42 Greg Koehler Engineering 24 J.R. Dunaway RHP Jr. R/R 5-10 190 Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 47 Kris Linster Engineering 26 Phil Rorabaugh RHP Jr. R/R 6-0 180 Port St. Lucie, Fla./ Indian River CC 36 George Lott Sport Management 28 Travis Martin RHP/INF Sr. S/R 5-11 205 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School 8 Ryan Lowe International Business 29 Jonathan Turner RHP So. R/R 6-5 220 Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven HS 30 Kevin Martin Civil Engineering 30 Kevin Martin INF So. L/L 6-0 225 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons HS 28 Travis Martin History 31 Antonio Franzese RHP Jr. R/R 5-10 205 Hilliard, Fla./Hilliard Sr. HS 12 Paul Morales Criminal Justice 32 Tyler Stohr RHP Jr. R/R 6-2 210 Viera, Fla./ Army 3 Sam Perry Civil Engineering 33 Robbie Collier LHP/OF Fr. L/L 5-10 175 Jacksonville, Fla./Eagles View Academy 17 Tucker Pryor Communications 34 John Frawley RHP Jr. R/R 6-2 175 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 23 Ty Pryor Communications 36 George Lott RHP R-Fr. R/R 6-2 180 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./William T. Dwyer HS^ 39 John Raiford Finance 38 Michael Kelly LHP Jr. L/L 6-5 210 Mayo, Fla./ /Santa Fe CC*^ 26 Phil Rorabaugh Business Management 39 John Raiford RHP Jr. R/R 6-0 225 Tequesta, Fla./Jupiter HS 2 Michael R. Smith International Business 41 Michael Gropper C So. S/R 5-11 190 Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny HS 11 Mike P. Smith International Business 42 Greg Koehler RHP So. R/R 6-4 225 Venice, Fla./Venice HS^ 32 Tyler Stohr Sport Management 43 Andrew Karmeris C Fr. R/R 6-1 215 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens HS 13 Sam Testa Marketing 44 David Eldredge C Jr. R/R 5-10 190 Jacksonville, Fla./ Florida CC at Jacksonville* 20 T.J. Thompson Health Administration 46 Matt Boyd RHP So. R/R 6-2 225 Jacksonville, Fla./Paxon HS 29 Jonathan Turner Finance 47 Kris Linster RHP So. R/R 6-3 195 Jacksonville, Fla./Baker County HS 15 Andy Warren Finance 51 Spencer Jones RHP Jr. R/R 6-0 185 Jacksonville, Fla./ Central Florida CC 9 Brian Wilson Finance * - Will redshirt ^ - Sidelined with injury COACHING STAFF 27 Head Coach Dusty Rhodes (Florida Southern ‘69), 21st season 37 Assistant Coach Bob Shepherd (Texas Pan American ‘94), 5th season 5 Assistant Coach Greg Labbe (UNF ‘01), 6th season 22 Assistant Coach Damon Olinto (UNF ’06), 1st season 6 Student Assistant Brandon Diaz (UNF, ’06), 1st season 45 Student Assistant Trey Leonard, 1st season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Class (Active Players): By Position (Active Players): Catchers (3) John ATTEO Uh-TAY-oh Gropper, Karmeris, Lowe Robbie COLLIER CALL-yer Seniors (6) Left-Handed Pitchers (2) Antonio FRANZESE Fran-ZEE-see Gaudy, Knight, T. Martin, M.P. Smith, Atteo, Collier By Hitting (Position Players): T.J. GAUDY GAW-dee Warren Michael GROPPER GRAHP-err Right-Handed Pitchers (14) Left-handed (5) Andrew KARMERIS Car-MARE-iss Juniors (9) Boyd, Dunaway, Franzese, Frawley, Collier, Gaudy, Hale, K. Martin, Thomp- Greg KOEHLER COLE-err Dunaway, Franzese, Frawley, Gottlieb, Gottlieb, S. Jones, Linster, T. Martin, Tu. son Phil RORABAUGH ROAR-uh-baw S. Jones, Ty Pryor, Raiford, Rorabaugh, Pryor, Ty Pryor, Raiford, Rorabaugh, Tyler STOHR Store Stohr Stohr, Turner Right-handed (7) Sam TESTA TEST-uh Hannon, Karmeris, Lowe, Morales, Perry, Sophomores (12) Outfi elders (6) M.P. Smith, Warren Greg LABBE LAB-ee Atteo, Boyd, Gropper, Hale, Hannon, Collier, Gaudy, Hale, M.R. Smith, Testa, Damon OLINTO Oh-LIN-toe Linster, Lowe, K. Martin, Tu. Pryor, Testa, Thompson Switch (5) Brandon DIAZ DEE-az Thompson, Turner Gropper, Knight, T. Martin, M.R. Smith, Infi elders (8) Testa Freshmen (5) Hannon, Knight, K. Martin, Morales, Collier, Karmeris, Morales, Perry, M.R. Perry, M.P. Smith, Thompson, Warren Smith

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2008 North Florida Baseball Overall Statistics for North Florida (as of Feb 28, 2008) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 2-1 Home: 2-1 Away: 0-0 A-Sun: 0-0

Player 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% Travis Martin .600 3 3 10 2 6 1 0 0 7 7 .700 2 1 1 0 .643 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robbie Collier .600 3 0 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 4 .800 1 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chad Knight .556 3 3 9 4 5 2 0 0 4 7 .778 1 1 0 0 .538 2 0 0 0 5 7 1 .923 T.J. Thompson .429 3 3 7 6 3 0 0 0 1 3 .429 5 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0 1 5 7 0 1.000 Preston Hale .385 3 3 13 5 5 2 0 1 5 10 .769 3 0 2 0 .500 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 Mike P. Smith .357 3 3 14 2 5 1 0 1 6 9 .643 0 0 3 0 .357 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 .900 Michael R. Smith .333 3 3 12 4 4 1 1 0 2 7 .583 1 1 7 0 .429 0 1 1 2 8 0 0 1.000 Paul Morales .333 3 1 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0 4 1 .333 0 0 0 0 14 2 2 .889 T.J. Gaudy .250 3 3 8 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 .375 0 0 3 0 .250 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .750 Andrew Hannon .250 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1.000 Ryan Lowe .143 2 2 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286 1 1 3 0 .333 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 1.000 Andy Warren .000 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 3 0 .333 0 0 0 0 13 2 0 1.000 ------Michael Gropper .500 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 1.000 Kevin Martin .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sam Perry .000 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals .370 3 3 108 30 40 10 1 2 28 58 .537 17 4 29 1 .462 3 2 1 3 81 33 8 .934 Opponents .289 3 3 114 23 33 8 0 4 21 53 .465 19 3 26 3 .399 2 0 1 1 75 33 3 .973

LOB - Team (29), Opp (34). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (1).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Tyler Stohr 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 10 .000 0 1 0 0 0 Phil Rorabaugh 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .125 0 1 0 0 0 Tucker Pryor 3.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 10 .100 0 1 0 0 0 John Raiford 3.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 12 .333 0 0 0 1 0 Spencer Jones 4.50 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 9 .444 1 0 0 0 0 Antonio Franzese 6.23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 5 3 0 5 2 0 2 21 .333 1 0 0 1 0 Jonathan Turner 9.00 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 4 4 4 2 0 0 1 20 .400 1 0 0 0 0 Ty Pryor 10.12 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 3 3 5 1 1 0 0 10 .200 0 0 0 0 0 John Atteo 21.60 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 8 8 4 2 2 0 1 14 .429 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 7.00 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 27.0 33 23 21 19 26 8 0 4 114 .289 3 3 0 2 0 Opponents 10.08 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 25.0 40 30 28 17 29 10 1 2 108 .370 3 4 1 3 2

PB - Team (1), GROPPER, Mi. 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - GROPPER, Mi. (1-1), ATTEO, Jo. (1-1).

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BATTING BATTING

At bats: ...... 39 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) At bats: ...... 5 ...... (5 games ) Runs scored: ...... 17 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Runs scored: ...... 4 ...... T.J. Thompson vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Hits: ...... 18 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Hits: ...... 3 ...... Travis Martin vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) RBIs: ...... 15 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 3 ...... Chad Knight vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Doubles: ...... 4 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 3 ...... Mike P. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) ...... 4 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) RBIs: ...... 4 ...... Preston Hale vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Triples: ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 4 ...... Mike P. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Home runs: ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Doubles: ...... 1 ...... (10 games ) ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Triples: ...... 1 ...... Michael R. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Total bases: ...... 25 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Home runs: ...... 1 ...... Preston Hale vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Walks: ...... 9 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 1 ...... Mike P. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) : ...... 15 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Total bases: ...... 6 ...... Preston Hale vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Sac hits: ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 6 ...... Mike P. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Walks: ...... 3 ...... T.J. Thompson vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Sac fl ies: ...... 2 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Strikeouts: ...... 3 ...... Michael R. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Stolen bases: ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) ...... 3 ...... Michael R. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Hit by pitch: ...... 3 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Sac hits: ...... 1 ...... T.J. Gaudy vs Mississippi State (Feb. 22, 2008) Caught stealing: ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 1 ...... Michael Gropper vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) ...... 1 ...... Michael R. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Runners LOB: ...... 12 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Sac fl ies: ...... 2 ...... Chad Knight vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Hit into DP: ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Stolen bases: ...... 1 ...... Michael R. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Hit by pitch: ...... 1 ...... (4 games ) FIELDING Caught stealing: ...... 1 ...... Michael R. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 1 ...... T.J. Thompson vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Putouts: ...... 27 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Runners LOB: ...... 3 ...... Michael R. Smith vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) ...... 27 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 3 ...... Sam Perry vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) ...... 27 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Assists: ...... 13 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) FIELDING Errors: ...... 4 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Passed balls: ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Putouts: ...... 11 ...... Michael Gropper vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) DPs turned: ...... 2 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Assists: ...... 3 ...... (5 games ) ...... 2 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Errors: ...... 1 ...... (8 games ) Passed balls: ...... 1 ...... Michael Gropper vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) PITCHING PITCHING Innings pitched: ...... 9.0 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) ...... 9.0 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Innings pitched: ...... 4.1 ...... Antonio Franzese vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) ...... 9.0 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Runs allowed: ...... 8 ...... John Atteo vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Runs allowed: ...... 9 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Earned runs: ...... 8 ...... John Atteo vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Earned runs: ...... 9 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Walks allowed: ...... 5 ...... Ty Pryor vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Walks allowed: ...... 7 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Strikeouts: ...... 5 ...... Antonio Franzese vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) ...... 7 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) ...... 5 ...... John Raiford vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Strikeouts: ...... 11 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) Hits allowed: ...... 8 ...... Jonathan Turner vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Hits allowed: ...... 13 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Doubles allowed: ...... 2 ...... Antonio Franzese vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Doubles allowed: ...... 3 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) ...... 2 ...... John Atteo vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 3 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 2 ...... Spencer Jones vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Homers allowed: ...... 2 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Homers allowed: ...... 2 ...... Antonio Franzese vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Wild pitches: ...... 2 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Wild pitches: ...... 1 ...... Antonio Franzese vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) Hit batters: ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) ...... 1 ...... Spencer Jones vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 1 ...... Jonathan Turner vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) ...... 1 ...... vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008) Hit batters: ...... 1 ...... Phil Rorabaugh vs Mississippi State (Feb 22, 2008) ...... 1 ...... Tyler Stohr vs Mississippi State (Feb 23, 2008) ...... 1 ...... Tucker Pryor vs Mississippi State (Feb 24, 2008)

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