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Head Coach – 21st Season Towson, ‘79 Career Record: 495-515-7 Mike Gottlieb

Needing only five victories to become the first Towson Univer- sity coach in any sport to win 500 games, Mike Gottlieb has been part of the Tigers’ program for nearly 30 years. A 1979 graduate of Towson, he spent two seasons as a player on the Tigers’ roster. After graduating, he was a Tiger assistant coach for seven years. Since becoming the Tigers’ head coach in 1988, he has led the program’s rise to prominence in the Middle Atlantic region. Under his guidance, the Tigers have been very competitive in four different conferences over the last 20 years. From 1988 to 1992, he led the Tigers to a pair of East Coast Conference champi- onships. After three seasons in the Big South Conference, Towson joined the America East Conference in 1996. During six seasons in America East, Gottlieb coached the Tigers to four conference tournament appearances. In 1999, the Tigers won the America East regular season title. Towson was America East runner-up in 1999 and 2001. In 2002, the Tigers joined the very competitive Colonial Athletic Association. In their fourth CAA season, the Tigers reached the CAA championship game where they lost to Virginia Common- wealth. In 20 seasons, the Tigers have averaged more than 25 victories per year and posted ten winning records. There have been two trips to the NCAA Tournament, three conference titles and five appearances in league championship games. In addition, 11 Tigers have been drafted by major league teams.

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In 2003, he reached a career mile- stone, earning his 400th coaching win Mike Gottlieb’s Record when the Tigers beat Drexel, 11-2. Season W-L League W-L The winningest coach in Towson University baseball history, he runs a 2007 21-30 11-18 program where the players win games 2006 20-34 8-22 and excel in the classroom. The Tigers 2005 34-24 13-11 have had four players named to the 2004 17-35 6-18 College Sports Information Directors 2003 28-25 11-9 of America Academic All-America team since 1996. 2002 23-27-1 9-12 Last year, senior catcher Ryan Schreiter was honored as a third team Academic All-America pick, joining previous honorees James 2001 37-23 17-11 Vallillo, Jason Rummel and Gregg Davies. 2000 31-23-1 19-9 The last nine seasons have been the winningest stretch in school 1999 33-19 20-7 history. Since 1999, Towson has won 244 games, including a school 1998 21-27 9-18 record 37 victories in 2001. 1997 24-28 9-14 The 2005 season was one of his most memorable. With an explo- 1996 17-29 8-14 sive lineup that led NCAA Division I with 105 home runs, the Tigers 1995 24-28-1 10-16 finished as Colonial Athletic Association runners-up. En route to a 34-24 final record, Towson won 17 of its final 24 games and finished 1994 18-29 8-19 fifth in the CAA with a 13-11 record. In the CAA Tournament at 1993 20-25 14-9 Wilmington, N.C., the Tigers lost their tournament opener to Vir- 1992 30-19-1 9-4 ginia Commonwealth, 6-5. However, the Tigers bounced back to 1991 28-23-1 (NCAA) 13-5 stun top-seeded UNC Wilmington, 6-1. Then, they reached the CAA 1990 18-29 7-7 finals with a 5-0 victory over Delaware. In the finals, the Tigers lost 1989 23-21-1 9-4 to VCU again, 13-6. The 2005 season was an amazing turnaround for the Tigers, who 1988 31-17-1 (NCAA) 12-2 doubled their victory total from the previous year. Towson improved from a 17-35 record in 2004 to a 34-24 mark in 2005. In 2003, the Tigers played in the CAA for the second year. Towson responded by posting a 28-25 overall record, its fourth winning season in five years. The Tigers also finished fifth in the CAA with an 11-9 record and qualified for the CAA Tournament. In 2002, Towson played its first year in the CAA. The Tigers went 9-12 in CAA games, just missing a berth in the league tournament. In 2001, the Tigers concluded a very successful in America East. In their final season in the league, the Tigers set a school record with 37 wins. After finishing third in the league’s regular season standings, the Tigers finished as America East runners-up for the second time. In six seasons competing of America East competition, Gottlieb led the Tigers to four playoff berths and one regular season champion- ship. In 1999, Towson won the league’s regular season title, marking the only time Delaware didn’t win the title in a sevcn-year stretch. The Tigers, who were America East runners-up in 1999 and 2001, had a 56-29 league record over their final three years in the league. The 1999 America East Coach of the Year, he earned the 300th victory of his coaching career when Towson beat Vermont, 2-1, on April 16, 2000. The Tigers, who are starting their seventh season as members of the Colonial Athletic Association this season, have also had some impressive success against non-conference teams during the last few years.

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During the 2000 season, the Tigers also posted one of the most A member of America East from 1996 to 2001, the Tigers nearly prestigious wins in the history of the program. On March 21, Towson won two championships. In 1999, the top-seeded Tigers won the beat North Carolina by 9-8 when the Tar Heels were the sixth-ranked regular season title with a 20-7 record. They advanced to the cham- team in NCAA Division I. The win also ended Carolina’s 52-game pionship round with a 6-1 win over Maine and a 4-1 victory over home winning streak against non-Atlantic Coast Conference teams. Delaware. However, the Blue Hens came back to win twice on the In 2003, the Tigers posted another win over a nationally-ranked final day of the tournament, earning their second straight America team when they beat 17th-ranked Richmond, 19-10. East championship. In 2000, the Tigers finished second in the league Three yeats ago, Casper Wells and Shane Justis became the most and lost their first two games in the tournament. recent Tigers to be drafted by a major league organization. Wells, the In 2001, the Tigers battled Delaware and Maine all season for the 2005 CAA Player of the Year, was a 14th-round draft choice by the regular season title. Towson entered the conference tournament as while Justis, an All-CAA , was selected by the the third seed with a 17-11 record. In the opening game, the Tigers Los Angeles Dodgers in the 21st round. pounded out a school and tournament record 28 base hits in a 20-4 Both Wells and Justis are continuing to develop in the two orga- first round win over Maine. nizations. After dropping a 4-1 decision to Delaware in the second round, the In 2002, Gregg Davies was selected in the 21st round Tigers earned a berth in the championship round by beating North- by the Baltimore Orioles. Six years ago, Bryan Simmering was eastern, 7-6. Delaware won the title with a 7-0 win in the final game. picked in the 27th round by the Oakland A’s. It was the only time all season that the Tigers were shut out. After the 2000 season, Towson had two drafted. Chris In 1988, Coach Gottlieb enjoyed a very memorable debut season. Russ was picked in the third round by the Texas Rangers and Denny The first-year coach led Towson to the best season in school history, Chapman was selected by San Diego in the 27th round. In 1999, as the Tigers posted a 31-17-1 record. They went 12-2 in the East Jason Rummel was a 29th round pick by the Chicago White Coast Conference, finishing first in the league standings. Towson Sox in 1999 while pitcher Chris Fiora was a 22nd round pick by St. swept through the 1988 ECC Tournament, beating Hofstra and Louis. Delaware twice, to win its first ECC championship. Coach Gottlieb Pitchers Mike Vota and Derek Hasselhoff were drafted by the was honored as the ECC Coach of the Year and later earned NCAA in 1995. In 1988, Chris Nabholz was the first Regional Coach of the Year honors. Gottlieb-coached player to be drafted. He was a second round draft Making their first NCAA regional appearance, the Tigers did well. pick by the . Nabholz went on to pitch in the major After a loss to College World Series-bound Miami, they beat Vir- leagues for five years. ginia Commonwealth and finished fourth in the NCAA regional at In six seasons as members of America East, four different Tigers Miami. were named as the America East Scholar-Athlete for baseball. Davies In 1989, Towson took second in the ECC as Rider won the title. won the award in 2001, joining Jason Sandner (2000), Rummel In 1991, Towson won its second ECC championship and posted a (1999) and Valillo (1996) as Towson players who earned the honor. 28-23-1 record. The Tigers swept three games in the ECC tournament

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Coach Gottlieb’s Milestone Victories Win Date Result Site # 1 March 20, 1988 Towson 21, High Point 6 a #100 May 24, 1991 Towson 5, Princeton 0 * N #200 april 14, 1996 Towson 9, Hofstra 3 a #300 april 16, 2000 Towson 2, Vermont 1 (10) a #400 May 4, 2003 Towson 11, Drexel 2 H * NCAA Tournament at Orono, Maine

as the number three seed to earn their second NCAA appearance. For the second time, Towson finished fourth in an NCAA regional. In the Northeast regional at Maine, Towson lost to Mississippi State and bounced back to beat Princeton. The Tigers’ 5-0 win over Princ- eton was the 100th of Coach Gottlieb’s coaching career. A for the Tiger baseball team for two years, Gottlieb graduated from Towson in 1979. A native of Lynbrook, N.Y., he spent two years at Nassau Community College on Long Island prior to attending Towson. After graduating from Towson, he remained in the Baltimore area. From 1980 to 1987, he served as an assistant coach for the Tigers under Coach Bill Hunter. In 1988, Hunter retired from coaching to concentrate on his duties as athletic director. He immediately named Coach Gottlieb as his successor. The Towson coach has led the Tigers to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances as well as two conference championships. In November of 2002, Coach Gottlieb was honored as the College Coach of the Year by the Middle Atlantic Regional Scouting Bureau.

coaching staff 7 coaching staff Assistant Coaches Scott Roane Tony Quaranta Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 4th Season 5th Season Davis & Elkins, ‘96 Towson, ‘82

The former head coach at Dundalk A 1983 graduate of Towson, Tony Quar- Community College, Scott Roane is anta has returned for his fifth season as starting his fourth season as a Tiger as- an assistant coach on the Tigers’ staff. sistant coach. A former Tiger baseball player, Tony In his first season as a Tiger coach, has coached baseball at many different he contributed to a remarkable turn- levels. From 1977 to 1989, he worked around as Towson doubled its victory total from the previous year for the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks as a and had a 34-24 record. The Colonial Athletic Association runners- sports leader. In that capacity, he developed programs for young people up led NCAA Division I with 105 home runs. to learn baseball, basketball and soccer, among other sports. His home A Baltimore native who graduated from Davis & Elkins College site was Carroll Manor Elementary School. in 1996, Roane led Dundalk to an impressive 116-69 record in his In addition to his work with the Baltimore County, he has coached four seasons as head coach. The Lions had four consecutive winning baseball teams in the American Legion and Optimist Leagues. seasons under his direction, including a 34-14 mark in 2002 when He joined Agfa in 1989 and works as an account executive selling they finished second in Region 20. medical and radiology products in the Middle Atlantic area. He has In his first season as the Lions’ coach, he led Dundalk to a 25-21 worked for Agfa for 17 years. record. The Lions were 29-15 in his third year as Dundalk finished Coach Quaranta, who lives in York County, Pennsylvania, has fourth in Region 20. The Lions posted a 28-19 record in 2004. Dur- brought many of the same programs he initiated in Baltimore County to ing his years at Dundalk, he coached four players who earned All- his new home area. He has also been quite active coaching teams in the American honors while he sent 21 players to baseball programs at York County area. four-year schools. A outstanding two-sport athlete at Dulaney High School, he played A graduate of Baltimore Poly High School, he played two years of two years of college baseball for the Tigers before an illness required him baseball at Essex Community College. As a freshman pitcher in 1992, to leave the program. He has been an excellent fast-pitch softball player he was a member of Essex’s NJCAA national championship team. for the last 20 years. He posted a 3-1 record with a 2.93 E.R.A. for the Knights’ national He and his wife, Daphne, are the parents of two sons. Their oldest champions. son, Anthony (18), is a freshman at Mount St. Mary’s who is an infielder He also played two seasons at Davis & Elkins, helping the Sena- for The Mount’s baseball team. Their younger son, Mark (16), attends tors win the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North- nearby Loyola High School. A graduate of the University of Baltimore, ern Division title in 1995. In 1995, he was named as the WVIAC Daphne played college tennis at UB. She was a three-sport standout at Pitcher of the Week and helped the team post a 13-6 league record. Loch Raven High School. After graduating from Davis & Elkins, he spent four years as an as- sistant coach at Dundalk for Coach Elliott Oppenheim. During his tenure as assistant coach, the Lions went to the NJCAA World Series twice. Scott and his wife, the former Melissa Meyers of Pittsburgh, reside in Bowley’s Quarters, Md. They are the parents of a young daughter, Rachel.

Coach Mike Gottleb makes a visit to the mound.

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Gregg Davies, the Tigers’ career leader in base hits, runs scored, doubles, triples, and runs batted in. history Single Game Individual Records Single Game Individual Records Single Season Ind. Records Most At Bats: Games Played: . . . . 60, Gregg Davies, 2001 ...... 9, Brian Conley, vs. Old Dominion, 2006 . . . . .60, Scott Bacon, 2001; Brian McKenna, 2001 Mike Costello, ‘03 Most Hits: At Bats: ...... 248, Shane Justis, 2005 ...... 6, A.J. Tinnirella, at Hofstra, 2006 Runs Scored: . . . . . 70, Casper Wells, 2005 . . . . 5, Hans Falkenhan, vs. G. Washington, 2007 Base Hits: ...... 87, Gregg Davies, 2001 ...... 5, Ryan Schreiter, vs. Northeastern, 2007 Total Bases: . . . . . 164, Casper Wells, 2005 ...... 5, Kyle Skellchock, vs. Maryland, 2007 Slugging Pct. : . . . .756, Jason Maxey, 2005 ...... 5, Shane Justis, at W&M, 2005 Two-Base Hits: . 22, Jimmy Kittelberger, 2001 ...... 5, Mike Costello, at W & Mary, 2003 Three-Base Hits: . . . . 8, John Andrade, 1981 ...... 5, Mike Costello, at James Madison, 2003 Home Runs: ...... 23, Jason Maxey, 2005 ...... 5, Gregg Davies, vs. Maine, 2001 Runs Batted In: . . . . 74, Gregg Davies, 2001 ...... 5, Casey Stidham, vs. Bucknell, 2001 Bases On Balls: . . 50, Hans Falkenhan, 2005 ...... 5, Ryan Avila, vs Iona College, 1999 By Pitch: ...... 17, Scott Bacon, 2002 ...... 5, Nick Agoglia, at Hartford, 1997 : . . . . . 53, Casey Stidham, 2001 ...... 5, Steve Farling, vs. Delaware, 1991 ...... 53, Hans Falkenhan, 2006 ...... 5, Steve Farling, vs. Mt. St. Mary’s, 1991 Stolen Bases: . . . . . 29, Shane Justis, 2005 ...... 5, Dave Cassard, at Liberty, 1989 Stolen Base Attempts: 32, Shane Justis, 2005 ...... 5, John Matheis, at Drexel, 1983 Sacrifice Hits: ...... 10, Fred Tyler, 1981 Runs Scored: Sacrifice Flies: . . . 9, Mike Dubansky, 2000 ...... 5, Shane Justis, at Delaware, 2005 Batting Avg: . .474 (81-171), Jay Logwood, 1992 ...... 5, A.J. Tinnerella, vs. Richmond, 2005 ...... 5, James Vallillo, vs. UNCG, 1995 Single Game Team Records ...... 5, Jon Eichner, vs. UNC Asheville, 1994 At Bats . . 70, vs. Old Dominion (18 inn.), 2006 ...... 5, Jacen Martinez, vs. Maryland, 1992 Base Hits . . 28, vs. Maine, Am. East Tour., 2001 ...... 5, Steve Farling, vs. Delaware, 1991 Runs Scored . . . . . 30, vs. Richmond, 2005 Doubles: Runs In Inning . . 14, vs. Richmond (1st), 2005 ...... 4, Liam Healy, at George Mason, 1998 Largest Deficit Overcome To Win ...... 4, Casey Stidham, at Bucknell, 2001 ...... 12, at Delaware (20-19), 2005 ...... 4, Mike Costello, vs. Coppin State, 2003 Doubles . . . 9, at Long Island University, 2002 Triples: Triples . . . . . 4, at George Washington, 1981 ...... 3, Mike Weglein, at Temple, 1988 Home Runs ...... 8, vs. Delaware, 1991 Home Runs: Home Runs In An Inning .4, vs. Air Force, 2002 ...... 3, Brian Conley, at Delaware State, 2006 Runs Batted In . . . . 29, vs. Richmond, 2005 ...... 3, Jason Maxey, vs. Long Island, 2005 Total Bases ...... 51, vs. Delaware, 1991 ...... 3, Steve Farling, vs. Delaware, 1991 Stolen Bases . 8, vs. Central Connecticut, 1992 ...... 3, Rick Milliman, at Lafayette, 1988 Walks . . . . .16, vs. George Washington, 1999 Jason Maxey, ‘06 ...... 3, Robbie Smith, at Duke, 1988 Strikeouts . . . . . 23, vs. Old Dominon, 2006 ...... 3, John Andrade, at American, 1983 Batters Hit By Pitch . 9, vs. Delaware St., 2002 Home Runs In An Inning: Double Plays Turned . 6, vs. No. Carolina, 1999 ...... 2, Alex Yost, vs. Delaware, 1991 Triple Play: ...... at Liberty, April 2, 1986 ...... 2, Brian McKenna, vs. Air Force, 2002 ...... (Steve Heller, Rich Lehosky) Runs Batted In: Most Putouts: . . . 54, vs. Old Dominion, 2006 ...... 8, Steve Farling, vs. Delaware, 1991 Most Assists: . . . 26, vs. Old Dominion, 2006 . . 7, Hans Falkenhan, vs. Geo. Washington, 2007 Total Bases: Tigers’ Longest Games ...... 15, Steve Farling, vs. Delaware, 1991 18 innings May 19, 2006 Stolen Bases: Old Dominion 9, Towson 8 (H) ...... 4, Dennis Kaczor, vs. Johns Hopkins, 1979 14 innings March 23, 1997 Walks: Towson 9, Northeastern 8 (H) ...... 5, Dusty Reynolds, vs. Lafayette, 1998 13 innings april 4, 2007 Strikeouts: ...... 4, achieved 13 times Towson 7, Maryland 6 (H) Most Putouts: 13 innings april 8, 1999 . . . . 25, Greg Furmanek, vs. Old Dominion, 2006 Towson 6, George Washington 5 (H) Most Assists: 13 innings april 25, 1991 . . . . . 9, Hans Falkenhan, vs. Old Dominion, 2006 Towson 5, Georgetown 4 (H) Most Errors: . . . . .3, achieved many times 12 innings March 17, 2007 Hit For Cycle: . . Jacen Martinez, vs. UM, 1992 William & Mary 4, Towson 3 (A) 12 innings april 24, 1999 ...... Kyle Skellchock, vs. George Mason, 2007 Delaware 4, Towson 3 (A) 12 innings May 4, 1992 Towson 6, James Madison 5 (H) 44 2008 Tiger Baseball 12 innings March 19, 1989 Towson 6, Southern Mississippi 5 (A) Single Game Individual Pitching Innings ...... 10, Mike Vota, vs. Winthrop,1993 ...... 10, Chris Nabholz, at Temple, 1988 Walks . . . . . 12, Garnell Bagby, vs. Hopkins, 1985 Hits Allowed ...... 15, achieved 5 times Runs Allowed ...... 17, Pete Diorio, at Del., 1985 Earned Runs All. . . . . 11, Pete Buck vs. Drexel, 1997 ...... 11, Ira Varhaftik, vs. Delaware, 1985 Strikeouts . . . . 16, Joe Hughes, vs. Campbell, 1993 Wild Pitches . . . . . 5, Andy Hampton, vs. HP, 2002 Balks . . . 3, Chris Rhoades, vs. Delaware St., 2003 ...... 3, Matt Holley, at Virginia Tech, 2006 Single Season Hitting Records Most Games Played ...... 60, 2001 Most At Bats ...... 2061, 2005 Most Runs Scored ...... 462, 2005 Most Base Hits ...... 637, 2005 Most Doubles ...... 130, 2001 Most Triples ...... 22, 1981 Most Home Runs ...... *105, 2005 Most Total Bases ...... 1112, 2005 Most Bases On Balls ...... 260, 2005 Most Players Hit By Pitch ...... 72, 2005 Most Strikeouts ...... 404, 2005 Larry Raynor, ‘91 Most Stolen Bases ...... 85, 2005 Highest Team Batting Average ...... 314, 2001 * led NCAA Division I Single Season Pitching Records Most ...... 505, 2005 Most Complete Games ...... 20, 1988 Most Shutouts ...... 6, 2005 Single Season Ind. Pitching Most Victories ...... 37, 2001 Games Pitched ...... 26, Brad Stinar, 1991 Most Losses ...... 35, 2005 Games Started ...... 13, Chris Graves, 1983 Highest Winning Pct...... 667 (20-10), 1979 ...... 13, Larry Raynor, 1991; 13, Mike Vota, 1995 Most Bases On Balls ...... 230, 1997 ...... 13, Matt Brady, 2001; Chris Rhoades, 2006 Most Strikeouts ...... 360, 2005 Relief Appearances ...... 26, Brad Stinar, 1991 Most Hits Allowed ...... 681, 2006 Complete Games . . . . . 9, Derek Hasselhoff, 1995 Most Runs Allowed ...... 462, 2005 Shutouts ...... 3, Bryan Simmering, 2001 Most Earned Runs Allowed ...... 410, 2005 ...... 3, Scott Hargest, 1978 Lowest Average ...... 3.37, 1979 Innings Pitched ...... 92.2, Mike Vota, 1995 Highest ...... 7.10, 2002 Runs Allowed ...... 64, Chris Rhoades, 2006 ...... 64, Jason Volker, 2006 Single Season Fielding Records Earned Runs Allowed . . . . . 51, Chris Nabolz, 1986 Most Putouts ...... 1515, 2005 Most Victories ...... 9, Jay Eck, 1988 Most Assists ...... 651, 2005 ...... 9, Mike Vota, 1995 Most Double Plays ...... 60, 2007 Most Losses ...... 8, Kurt Klebrowski, 1989 Most Errors ...... 113, 2006 Winning Pct...... 1.000 (7-0), Matt Holley, 2005 Highest Fielding Percentage ...... 969, 1988 ...... 1.000 (6-0), Pete Buck, 1999 Most Strikeouts . . . . . 89, Bryan Simmering, 2001 Most Bases On Balls . . . . . 55, Steve Alcorn, 1982 Most Saves ...... 7, Jason Walter, 2001 Bryan Simmering, ‘01 ...... 6, Steve Johnson, 2006 E.R..A. (40 IP) ...... 0.88, Bob Worgan, 1979 E.R.A. (50 IP) ...... 1.36, Joe Hughes, 1993 Consecutive Shutout Innings ...... 18, Bryan Simmering, Mar. 18-Apr. 8, 2000

Tiger Baseball history 45 history Tigers’ Career Batting Leaders Most Games Played Most Base Hits Most Home Runs Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 217 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 274 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 45 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 214 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 257 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 40 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 206 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 248 Erik Sheetz (1989-92) 32 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 204 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 235 Steve Farling (1991-94) 32 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 202 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 228 Casey Stidham (1999-2002) 32 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 192 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 228 Mike Costello (2001-03) 31 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 190 Steve Farling (1991-94) 215 Liam Healy (1995-98) 30 Jason Sandner (1997-2000) 190 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 214 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 28 Bobby Paduano (2001-2004) 184 Kevin King (1987-90) 203 James Vallillo (1993-96) 28 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 183 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 199 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 28 Liam Healy (1995-98) 180 Jason Sandner (1997-2000) 192 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 27 Kevin King (1987-90) 178 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 185 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 26 Tom Trela (2000-03) 177 Mike Costello (2001-03) 180 Brian Conley (2005-present) 24 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 176 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 177 Jason Maxey (2005) 23 Ryan Schreiter (2003-2007) 174 James Vallillo (1993-96) 177 Mark Chiccini (2002-2005) 23 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 172 Bobby Paduano (2001-2004) 169 Jason Rummel (1996-99) 21 Liam Healy (1995-98) 169 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 21 Most At Bats Jason Rummel (1996-99) 166 Jeremy Stifler (2002-2005) 21 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 821 Ryan Schreiter (2003-2007) 165 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 21 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 767 Mark Chiccini (2002-05) 164 Kevin King (1987-90) 20 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 755 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 162 Robbie Smith (1987-88) 20 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 739 Jimmy Kittelberger (1999-2001) 155 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 20 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 730 Casey Stidham (1999-2002) 150 Jason Sandner (1997-2000) 687 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 683 Most Doubles Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 680 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 66 Steve Farling (1991-94) 643 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 59 Bobby Paduano (2001-2004) 612 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 52 Kevin King (1987-90) 606 Liam Healy (1995-98) 46 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 599 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 46 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 586 Mike Costello (2001-03) 45 Ryan Schreiter (2003-2007) 574 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 44 Liam Healy (1995-98) 572 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 43 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 563 Kyle Skellchock (2005-2007) 41 Jimmy Kittelberger (1999-2001) 41 Most Runs Scored Kevin King (1987-90) 40 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 195 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 39 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 158 Jason Sandner (1997-2000) 39 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 158 Steve Farling (1991-94) 36 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 156 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 36 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 156 Bobby Paduano (2001-2004) 35 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 152 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 35 Steve Farling (1991-94) 152 Jay Logwood (1990-1993) 34 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 149 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 34 Scott Bacon ‘02 James Vallillo (1993-96) 146 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 145 Most Triples Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 140 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 18 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 132 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 15 Jason Sandner (1997-2000) 131 John Andrade (1981-83) 13 Kevin King (1987-90) 127 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 12 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 125 Steve Farling (1991-94) 9 Erik Sheetz (1989-92) 117 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 8 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 8 Mike Weglein (1987-88) 7 Liam Healy (1995-98) 7

46 2008 Tiger Baseball Tigers’ Careeer Batting Leaders Tigers’ Career Batting Average Leaders Batting (175 AB) GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB B.A. 1. Jeff Wilson (1983-84) 57 177 46 69 19 1 12 52 5 .390 2. Jay Logwood (1990-93) 176 586 149 214 34 8 45 145 14 .365 3. Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 217 755 194 274 66 18 40 193 25 .363 4. Mike Costello (2001-2003) 155 496 107 180 45 3 31 154 0 .363 5. Rich Lehosky (1985-86) 74 269 40 96 24 3 10 60 2 .357 6. Casper Wells (2003-05) 133 462 125 162 34 12 28 115 11 .351 7. Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 190 680 156 235 52 8 21 145 12 .346 8. Jason Maxey (2005) 57 217 50 75 18 1 23 72 0 .346 9. Jim Kittelberger (1999-2001) 137 449 112 155 41 4 8 69 6 .345 10. Brian Marden (1981-84) 79 245 43 84 16 5 13 56 4 .343 11. James Vallillo (1993-96) 171 526 116 177 31 3 28 112 11 .337 12. Robbie Smith (1987-88) 82 286 74 96 25 4 20 87 3 .336 13. Kevin King (1987-90) 178 606 127 203 40 4 20 114 18 .335 14. Steve Farling (1991-94) 170 643 152 215 36 9 32 130 40 .334 15. Jacen Martinez (1991-92) 97 366 96 122 20 6 6 47 48 .333 16. Dusty Reynolds (1996-1999) 183 599 140 199 39 5 14 112 5 .332 17. Jason Rummel (1996-1999) 144 502 114 166 33 3 21 99 23 .331 18. Kyle Skellchock (2005-2007) 139 521 105 172 41 5 14 101 11 .330 19. Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 172 563 132 185 36 4 14 100 17 .329 20. John Andrade (1981-83) 106 366 101 120 20 13 11 55 21 .328 21. Adam Heffron (2003-06) 204 767 167 248 46 15 27 159 27 .323 22. Harry Groupp (1987-89) 103 337 82 109 13 6 6 41 23 .323 23. Mike Fleming (1995-97) 113 331 42 107 24 1 5 51 1 .323 24. Casey Stidham (1999-2002) 149 475 101 150 31 4 32 103 0 .316 25. Rick Bagnasco (1993-95) 75 228 21 72 11 0 3 41 1 .316 26. Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 214 821 158 257 59 1 26 141 10 .313 27. Mike Weglein (1987-88) 80 291 67 91 21 7 7 51 24 .313 28. Shane Justis (2002-2005) 192 730 158 228 35 5 20 113 69 .312 29. Joe Vuotto (1994-97) 128 408 81 127 24 4 15 74 7 .311 30. A.J. Tinnirella (2004-2007) 121 445 39 138 17 1 3 79 0 .310 31. Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 206 739 145 228 44 5 28 159 9 .309 32. Tom Coleman (1989-92) 112 355 52 108 11 1 7 55 1 .304

Casper Wells batted .351 in his college career as a Tiger

Dusty Reynolds hit .332 with 112 RBI’s during his career from 1996 to 1999

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Jay Logwood, ‘93 Hans Falkenhan, ‘07

Tigers’ Career Batting Leaders Most Runs Batted In Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 193 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 90 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 159 Liam Healy (1995-98) 86 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 159 Rick Milliman (1987-90) 85 Mike Costello (2001-03) 154 Brian Conley (2005-present) 79 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 145 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 145 Most Strikeouts Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 141 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 164 Steve Farling (1991-94) 140 Jeremy Stifler (2002-2005) 160 Erik Sheetz (1989-92) 133 Casey Stidham (1999-2002) 140 Liam Healy (1995-98) 123 Erik Sheetz (1989-92) 126 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 115 Steve Farling (1991-94) 120 Kevin King (1987-90) 114 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 119 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 113 Adam Heffron (2003-06) 111 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 112 Mike Costello (2001-03) 109 James Vallillo (1993-96) 112 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 104 Casey Stidham (1999-2002) 103 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 100 Most Stolen Bases Ryan Schreiter (2003-2007) 100 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 69 Most Bases On Balls Jacen Martinez (1991-92) 48 Steve Farling (1991-94) 40 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 139 John Matheis (1981-84) 40 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 117 Mark Chiccini (2002-2005) 34 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 116 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 27 Mike Costello (2001-03) 109 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 25 Adam Heffron (2003-06) 109 Mike Weglein (1987-88) 24 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 104 Harry Groupp (1987-89) 23 Kevin King (1987-90) 98 Jason Rummel (1996-99) 23 Erik Sheetz (1989-92) 96 John Andrade (1981-83) 21 Eric Sheetz, ‘92 James Vallillo (1990-93) 90 Brian Walsh (1987-90) 20

48 2008 Tiger Baseball Tigers’ Career Pitching Leaders Career Pitching Leaders Pitching Leaders (100 IP) GP GS CG IP H R ER W-L Pct. BB SO E.R.A. Larry Raynor (1988-91) 46 28 5 201.1 198 93 71 10-10 .500 91 128 3.17 Mark Eber (1988-90) 33 24 8 168.1 154 88 66 12-9 .571 79 81 3.53 Joe Hughes (1992-95) 37 21 14 174.2 201 100 69 13-9 .591 34 136 3.56 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 33 28 14 184.2 170 88 76 16-9 .640 49 176 3.70 Matt Brady (2000-01) 33 14 2 113.1 87 61 47 9-6 .600 61 92 3.73 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 43 30 14 224.0 244 128 102 14-13 .519 57 100 4.10 Jay Eck (1986-89) 39 27 14 203.2 208 123 94 17-9 .654 91 163 4.15 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 32 31 17 199.2 221 129 95 17-10 .630 74 170 4.28 Brad Stinar (1989-92) 70 2 0 138.2 141 88 67 16-5 .762 59 100 4.35 Chris Graves (1982-83) 21 21 8 131.1 127 86 64 9-7 .563 71 130 4.39 Doug Allen (1979-80) 28 18 7 126.0 139 90 62 7-11 .389 47 74 4.43 Chris Russ (1998-2000) 35 26 7 160.1 176 119 84 12-10 .545 62 132 4.72 Jason Summerlin (2001-2005) 62 18 1 184.0 222 114 97 10-12 .455 42 102 4.74 Jason Reinhart (1995-99) 35 16 5 132.2 130 98 73 6-7 .462 76 99 4.95 Mike Vota (1992-95) 50 38 14 283.1 328 197 157 20-13 .606 108 172 4.99 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 38 27 14 196.0 216 138 110 9-16 .360 79 145 5.05 Peter Buck (1996-99) 50 26 7 209.1 258 140 120 19-6 .760 87 115 5.16 Matt Holley (2004-2007) 46 28 1 172.0 201 119 103 15-12 .556 52 73 5.39 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 51 39 1 219.0 246 171 135 8-15 .348 110 166 5.55 Jon Dupski (2005-present) 47 18 0 149.0 197 120 94 7-7 .500 42 89 5.68 Joe Peeler (2004-2007) 51 34 0 186.2 255 153 121 10-10 .500 57 100 5.83 Bryan Rogers (1998-2001) 44 20 6 165.1 222 127 110 13-7 .650 55 125 5.99

Jason Summerlin pitched in 62 games during his career

Chris Russ was a 12-game winner in his career

Tiger Baseball history 49 history Tigers’ Career Pitching Leaders

Most Games Pitched Most Career Shutouts Joe Peeler, ‘07 Brad Stinar (1989-92) 70 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 5 Jason Summerlin (2001-2005) 62 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 4 Tyler Travis (2004-2007) 62 Scott Hargest (1977-79) 3 Steve Johnson (2003-2006) 58 Joe Peeler (2004-2007) 52 Most Innings Pitched Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 51 Mike Vota (1992-95) 283 Mike Vota (1992-95) 50 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 224 Peter Buck (1996-99) 50 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 219 Joe Fishel (1996-99) 50 Peter Buck (1996-99) 209 Jon Dupski (2005-present) 47 Jay Eck (1986-89) 203 Jason Reinhart (1995-98) 47 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 200 Steve Swiech (2001-04) 47 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 196 Matt Holley (2004-2007) 46 Larry Raynor (1988-91) 191 Larry Raynor (1988-91) 46 Joe Peeler (2004-2007) 187 Dennis Lane (2003-2005) 46 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 184 Jason Summerlin (2001-2005) 184 Most Games Started Joe Hughes (1992-95) 174 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 39 Matt Holley (2004-2007) 172 Mike Vota (1992-95) 38 Tyler Travis (2004-2007) 171 Joe Peeler (2004-2007) 34 Mark Eber (1988-90) 168 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 31 Scott Smith (1980-83) 167 Most Career Bases On Balls Rob Lynch (1989-92) 30 Bryan Rogers (1998-2001) 165 Steve Alcorn (1981-84) 130 Scott Smith (1980-83) 28 Chris Russ (1998-2000) 160 Scott Smith (1980-83) 118 Larry Raynor (1988-91) 28 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 110 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 28 Most Hits Allowed Mike Vota (1992-95) 108 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 27 Mike Vota (1992-95) 328 Joby Weakland (1991-94) 104 Jay Eck (1986-89) 27 Joe Peeler (2004-2007) 255 Larry Raynor (1988-91) 91 Joby Weakland (1991-94) 27 Peter Buck (1996-99) 248 Jay Eck (1986-89) 91 Peter Buck (1996-99) 26 Tyler Travis (2004-2007) 247 Ryan McGonigal (1995-98) 83 Chris Russ (1998-2000) 26 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 246 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 244 Most Career Strikeouts Most Complete Games Bryan Rogers (1998-2001) 222 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 176 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 17 Jason Summerlin (2001-2005) 222 Mike Vota (1992-95) 172 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 14 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 221 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 170 Mike Vota (1992-95) 14 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 216 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 166 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 14 Kurt Klebrowski (1988-91) 209 Jay Eck (1986-89) 163 Joe Hughes (1992-95) 14 Jay Eck (1986-89) 208 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 145 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 14 Matt Holley (2004-2007) 201 Joe Hughes (1992-95) 136 Joe Hughes (1992-95) 201 Joby Weakland (1992-95) 133 Chris Russ (1998-2000) 132 Most Career Victories Chris Graves (1983-84) 130 Mike Vota (1992-95) 20-13 Peter Buck (1996-99) 19-5 Most Career Losses Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 17-10 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 16 Jay Eck (1986-89) 17-9 Kurt Klebrowski (1988-91) 15 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 16-9 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 15 Brad Stinar (1989-92) 16-5 Joby Weakland (1991-94) 14 Matt Holley (2004-2007) 15-12 Ryan McGonigal (1995-98) 14 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 14-13 Mike Vota (1992-95) 13 Joe Hughes (1992-95) 13-9 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 13 Tyler Travis, ‘07 Bryan Rogers (1998-2001) 13-7 Mark Eber (1988-90) 12-9 Most Career Saves Chris Russ (1998-2000) 12-10 Brad Stinar (1989-92) 13 Steve Johnson (2003-06) 8 Larry Raynor (1988-91) 8 Jason Walter (2001-2002) 8 Jason Seger (2002-03) 7 Jason Summerlin (2001-2005) 7 50 2008 Tiger Baseball Tigers’ Single Season Leaders Offensive Leaders Most Doubles Most Bases On Balls 22 Jimmy Kittelberger, 2001 50 Hans Falkenhan, 2005 Highest Single Season 21 Mike Costello, 2003 41 John Andrade, 1983 Batting Average (90 AB) 21 Gregg Davies, 2001 41 Dusty Reynolds, 1999 .474 Jay Logwood (81-171), 1992 20 Ryan Avila, 2001 39 Mike Costello, 2003 .455 Mark Edwards (41-90), 1978 18 Kyle Skellchock, 2006 38 Jacen Martinez, 1991 .428 Gregg Davies (80-187), 2002 18 Jason Maxey, 2005 38 Jay Logwood, 1993 .405 Rich Lehosky (49-121), 1985 18 Brian McKenna, 2004 37 Hans Falkenhan, 2006 18 Gregg Davies, 2002 .402 Nick Agoglia (66-164), 1997 Most Strikeouts .399 Gregg Davies (87-218), 2001 17 Shane Justis, 2005 .398 Mike Fleming (49-123), 1997 17 Mike Costello, 2002 53 Casey Stidham, 2001 .392 Nick Agoglia (67-171), 1999 17 Adam Heffron, 2004 53 Hans Falkenhan, 2006 .390 Jason Rummel (73-187), 1998 17 Casper Wells, 2004 51 Jeremy Stifler, 2003 50 Casper Wells, 2005 .389 James Vallillo (65-167), 1996 Most Triples .387 Mike Costello (72-186), 2003 47 Erik Sheetz, 1992 .380 Dusty Reynolds (68-179), 1998 8 John Andrade, 1981 45 Casey Stidham, 2002 7 Adam Heffron, 2005 44 Jason Maxey, 2005 Most Base Hits 7 Casper Wells, 2004 Most Hit By Pitch 87 Gregg Davies, 2001 7 Gregg Davies, 2000 85 Shane Justis, 2005 6 Gregg Davies, 2002 17 Scott Bacon, 2002 81 Jay Logwood, 1992 5 Mike Weglein, 1988 15 Shane Justis, 2004 14 Casper Wells, 2005 80 Gregg Davies, 2002 Most Home Runs 77 Casper Wells, 2005 9 Ryan Avila, 2001 75 Jason Maxey, 2005 23 Jason Maxey, 2005 9 Casper Wells, 2004 73 Jason Rummel, 1998 18 Casper Wells, 2005 72 Mark Chiccini, 2005 17 Mike Costello, 2003 Most Stolen Bases 72 Mike Costello, 2003 17 Erik Sheetz, 1991 29 Shane Justis, 2005 72 Jimmy Kittelberger, 2001 17 Jay Logwood, 1992 28 Jacen Martinez, 1992 71 Kyle Skellchock, 2006 17 Jay Logwood, 1993 21 Mike Weglein, 1988 71 A.J. Tinnirella, 2006 15 Gregg Davies, 2001 20 Jacen Martinez, 1991 70 Scott Bacon, 2001 14 Jeremy Stifler, 2003 19 Bob Brauer, 1978 70 Kyle Skellchock, 2007 14 Liam Healy, 1998 18 Steve Farling, 1992 14 James Vallillo, 1996 17 Mark Chiccini, 2005 Most Runs Scored 14 Scott Bacon, 2002 17 Shane Justis, 2004 17 John Matheis, 1981 70 Casper Wells, 2005 Most Runs Batted In 63 Jimmy Kittelberger, 2001 62 Ryan Avila, 2001 74 Gregg Davies, 2001 Most Games Played 59 Shane Justis, 2005 72 Jason Maxey, 2005 60 Gregg Davies, 2001 59 Gregg Davies, 2002 66 Casper Wells, 2005 60 Scott Bacon, 2001 58 Hans Falkenhan, 2005 63 Mike Costello, 2003 60 Brian McKenna, 2001 57 Gregg Davies, 2001 60 Erik Sheetz, 1991 59 Ryan Avila, 2001 54 Adam Heffron, 2004 55 Scott Bacon, 2002 59 Jimmy Kittelberger, 2001 54 Jay Logwood, 1992 54 Jay Logwood, 1992 53 Jacen Martinez, 1992 52 Mark Chiccini, 2005 Most At Bats 50 Jason Maxey, 2005 52 Liam Healy, 1998 248 Shane Justis, 2005 49 Mike Costello, 2003 51 Gregg Davies, 2002 220 Adam Heffron, 2005 49 Jay Logwood, 1993 51 Joe Vuotto, 1997 218 Ryan Avila, 2001 49 Erik Sheetz, 1991 50 Adam Heffron, 2005 218 Gregg Davies, 2001 49 Scott Bacon, 2002 217 Jason Maxey, 2005 215 Brian McKenna, 2004 213 Casper Wells, 2005 213 Scott Bacon, 2001 205 Brian McKenna, 2003 204 Brian McKenna, 2001

Mike Costello ‘03

Tiger Baseball history 51 history Tigers’ Single Season Leaders Pitching Leaders Most Base Hits Allowed Most Games Pitched 98 Jon Dupski, 2006 95 Mike Vota, 1993 26 Brad Stinar, 1991 94 Larry Raynor, 1991 24 Josh Brown, 2006 94 Mike Vota, 1995 22 Steve Johnson, 2006 93 Rob Lynch, 1991 20 Steve Johnson, 2005 91 Bryan Rogers, 2001 Steve Alcorn, ‘82 20 Jason Walter, 2001 90 Jason Volker, 2006 19 Matt Brady, 2000 87 Chris Rhoades, 2006 18 Jason Summerlin, 2005 83 Chris Nabholz, 1986 18 Jason Seger, 2002 83 Brian Horn, 1982 18 Brad Stinar, 1992 17 Dennis Lane, 2005 17 Jon Tapper, 2005 17 Steve Swiech, 2004 16 Jason Summerlin, 2003 Most Games Started 13 Chris Graves, 1983 13 Mike Vota, 1995 13 Larry Raynor, 1991 13 Matt Brady, 2001 13 Chris Rhoades, 2006 Most Complete Games 9 Derek Hasselhoff, 1995 Jason Walter, ‘02 8 Joe Hughes, 1993 7 Chris Nabholz, 1988 6 Chris Nabholz, 1987 Most Shutouts 3 Scott Hargest, 1978 3 Bryan Simmering, 2001 Most Innings Pitched 92.2 Mike Vota, 1995 88.0 Larry Raynor, 1991 82.0 Jay Eck, 1988 80.2 Chris Graves, 1983 80.1 Mike Vota, 1993 78.2 Peter Buck, 1999 78.0 Bryan Simmering, 2001 76.1 Chris Nabholz, 1988 75.2 Rob Lynch, 1991 73.0 Chris Rhoades, 2005 72.2 Joe Hughes, 1993 71.2 Matt Brady, 2001 71.0 Mike Vota, 1994 70.2 Casper Wells, 2005 70.2 Rob Lynch, 1992 70.2 Mark Eber, 1990

52 2008 Tiger Baseball Most Victories In A Season Most Strikeouts 9 Mike Vota, 1995 89 Bryan Simmering, 2001 9 Jay Eck, 1988 80 Jay Eck, 1988 8 Bryan Simmering, 2001 74 Chris Graves, 1983 7 Matt Holley, 2005 72 Chris Nabholz, 1988 7 Bryan Rogers, 2001 63 Mike Vota, 1995 7 Joe Hughes, 1993 7 Larry Raynor, 1991 7 Brad Stinar, 1991 ** 7 Steve Del Guidice, 1989 Lowest Earned Run Average 0.68 Bob Worgan, 1979 Most Losses In A Season 1.36 Joe Hughes, 1993 8 Kurt Klebrowski, 1989 1.70 Larry Raynor, 1990 7 Matt Holley, 2004 2.12 Chris Nabholz, 1988 7 Andy Weltlinger, 1996 2.70 Jon Reed, 1989 7 Derek Hasselhoff, 1995 2.74 Rob Lynch, 1990 6 Chris Rhoades, 2006 2.80 Mark Eber, 1990 6 Jason Volker, 2006 2.85 Jay Eck, 1988 6 Chris Rhoades, 2004 3.11 Chris Russ, 1999 6 Colin McGonigal, 1997 3.26 Bryan Simmering, 2000 6 Mike Vota, 1994 ** one inning for each game played by team 6 Joby Weakland, 1993 Bryan Rogers, ‘01 6 Rob Lynch, 1990 Most Saves 6 Mark Eber, 1990 7 Jason Walter, 2001 6 Dan Nawojczyk, 1980 6 Steve Johnson, 2006 6 Brad Stinar, 1991 Most Bases On Balls 6 Larry Raynor, 1989 55 Steve Alcorn, 1982 51 Chris Graves, 1983 43 Mike Vota, 1995 40 Joby Weakland, 1994 40 Joe Steneman, 1987 39 Tim Sullivan, 1992 37 Matt Nein, 2002

Matt Holley, ‘07

Tiger Baseball history 53 history Tigers’ Year-By-Year Records Colonial Athletic Association Seasons Season W-L Conf. Record Con. Tour. Coach Remarks 2007 21-30 11-18, 9th pl. n/a Mike Gottlieb 2006 20-34 8-22, 11th pl. n/a Mike Gottlieb 2005 34-24 13-11, 4th pl. 2-2, 2nd pl. Mike Gottlieb CAA Tour. Runners-Up 2004 17-35 6-18 n/a Mike Gottlieb 2003 28-25 11-9, 6th pl. 0-2 Mike Gottlieb First CAA Tour. appearance 2002 23-27-1 9-12 n/a Mike Gottlieb America East Seasons Season W-L Conf. Record Con. Tour. Coach Remarks 2001 37-23 17-11, 3rd pl. 2-2, 2nd pl. Mike Gottlieb america East Runners-Up 2000 31-23-1 19-9, 2nd pl. 0-2, 4th pl. Mike Gottlieb america East Tournament 1999 33-19 20-7, 1st pl. 2-2, 2nd pl. Mike Gottlieb america East Runners-Up 1998 21-27 9-18 n/a Mike Gottlieb 1997 24-28 9-14 1-2, 4th pl. Mike Gottlieb america East Tournament 1996 17-29 8-14 n/a Mike Gottlieb Big South Conference Seasons Season W-L Conf. Record Con. Tour. Coach Remarks Mike Gottlieb led Towson to NCAA Tournament 1995 24-28-1 10-16 n/a Mike Gottlieb appearances in 1988 and 1991 1994 18-29 8-19 n/a Mike Gottlieb 1993 20-25 14-9 0-2 Mike Gottlieb East Coast Conference Seasons Season W-L Conf. Record Con. Tour. Coach Remarks 1992 30-19-1 9-4 2-2 Mike Gottlieb 1991 28-23-1 13-5 3-0 Mike Gottlieb eCC Champions, NCAA Tourn. 1990 18-29 7-7 0-2 Mike Gottlieb 1989 23-21-1 9-4 2-2 Mike Gottlieb eCC Runners-Up 1988 31-17-1 12-2, 1st pl. 3-0 Mike Gottlieb eCC Champions, NCAA Tourn.. 1987 22-19 9-5 0-2 bill Hunter 1986 26-19 9-5 0-2 bill Hunter 1985 15-20 7-7 1-2 bill Hunter 1984 10-14-2 3-9 n/a bill Hunter 1983 19-17-1 9-5 0-2 bill Hunter 1982 12-24 n/a n/a bill Hunter 1981 15-23 n/a n/a bill Hunter 1980 5-20 n/a n/a bill Hunter NCAA Division II Seasons Season W-L Conf. Record Con. Tour. Coach Remarks 1979 20-10 n/a n/a bill Hunter 1978 20-13 7-3 0-1 bob Ziegler NCAA-II Regional Tourn. 1977 11-18 5-7 n/a Charlie Field 1976 10-17 4-8 n/a Charlie Field 1975 17-15 n/a --- Charlie Field 1974 11-10 n/a --- earl Killian 1973 5-10-2 n/a --- earl Killian 1972 4-12 n/a --- earl Killian 1971 9-8 n/a --- earl Killian Mason-Dixon Conf. Champions 1970 12-7 n/a --- earl Killian 1969 9-4 n/a --- earl Killian Mason-Dixon Conf. Champions 1968 9-3 n/a --- earl Killian 1967 9-5 n/a --- earl Killian 1966 9-5 n/a --- earl Killian Former Major League Manager Bill Hunter coached the Tigers for 9 years 54 2008 Tiger Baseball Tigers vs. Opponents Opponent W-L Opponent W-L Opponent W-L Air Force ...... 2-2 Georgia Southern ...... 0-4 North Carolina-Greensboro ...... 1-6 Alabama ...... 0-1 GEORGIA STATE ...... 1-5 NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON . . . . . 6-19 Alabama-Birmingham ...... 1-0 Hampden-Sydney ...... 1-1 North Carolina State ...... 0-3 Albany ...... 4-2 Hartford ...... 17-3 North Florida ...... 1-2 American ...... 8-4-2 High Point ...... 9-9 OLD DOMINION ...... 11-16 Army ...... 2-0 HOFSTRA ...... 40-23 Penn State ...... 4-6 Ball State ...... 1-0 Holy Cross ...... 1-3 Pittsburgh ...... 0-1 Baltimore ...... 9-9 Howard ...... 3-4 Princeton ...... 1-0 Bowling Green ...... 0-2 Iona College ...... 5-2 Radford ...... 2-6 Brooklyn College ...... 6-0 Ithaca College ...... 0-2 Randolph-Macon ...... 1-1 Bucknell ...... 23-11 JAMES MADISON ...... 28-33 Richmond ...... 8-23 Buffalo ...... 6-4 Johns Hopkins ...... 1-1 Rider University ...... 14-19-1 C.W. Post ...... 2-3 Lafayette ...... 19-6 Robert Morris College ...... 2-1 Campbell ...... 7-7-1 LaSalle ...... 1-0 Saint Joseph’s ...... 4-1-1 Canisius ...... 2-0 Lehigh ...... 13-9 St. John’s ...... 0-1 Catholic University ...... 5-10 Le Moyne ...... 6-6 Salisbury State ...... 0-5 Central Connecticut ...... 5-1 Liberty Univ...... 10-8 Shaw College ...... 1-0 Charleston Southern ...... 4-5 Long Island University ...... 7-4 Shippensburg ...... 0-2 College of Charleston ...... 0-4 Longwood ...... 2-1 Southern Mississippi ...... 1-4 The Citadel ...... 1-0 Loyola College ...... 4-2 South Carolina ...... 0-2 Cleveland State ...... 2-0 Lynchburg ...... 1-0 Southern University ...... 0-1 Connecticut ...... 0-1 Maine ...... 12-9 Stony Brook ...... 1-0 Coppin State ...... 6-0 Marist ...... 2-1 Temple University ...... 9-13 DELAWARE ...... 27-62 Maryland ...... 26-30-2 Vermont ...... 9-10 Delaware State ...... 13-5 Maryland Baltimore County ...... 34-29-1 Villanova ...... 3-2 Detroit ...... 1-0 Miami, Fla...... 0-1 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH ...... 13-17 Drexel ...... 34-14 Millersville ...... 1-0 Virginia ...... 1-5 Duke ...... 5-1 Mississippi State ...... 0-1 Virginia Tech ...... 0-7 East Carolina ...... 0-2 Mount Olive ...... 0-1 Wake Forest ...... 2-6 East Stroudsburg ...... 1-0 Mount St. Mary’s ...... 18-3 West Chester ...... 6-9 Elon College ...... 0-2 Navy ...... 8-17 West Virginia ...... 3-2 Fairfield ...... 1-1 New Hampshire ...... 4-0 WILLIAM & MARY ...... 8-17 Fordham ...... 1-1 New York Tech ...... 1-6-1 Winthrop ...... 0-10 Frostburg State ...... 6-6 Nicholls State ...... 0-2 York College ...... 3-1 GEORGE MASON ...... 29-33 NORTHEASTERN ...... 14-15 Youngstown State ...... 4-2 George Washington ...... 19-24-2 North Carolina ...... 2-26 Colonial Athletic Association opponents in bold Georgetown ...... 8-5 North Carolina-Asheville ...... 8-1

East Coast Conference champions - The Tigers celebrate the final out of the 1988 East Coast Conference Tournament after their 21-9 win over Delaware. With the victory, the Tigers earned a bid to the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time. Among the playersTiger mobbing Baseball winning h pitcheristory 55 Jay Eck (hidden) are Eric Crowell (#36), John Musotto (#37), Anthony Caridi (#23), Steve Del Guidice (#18) and Jim Churilla (#22). history Honor Roll All-Americans CoSIDA Academc CAA Player of the Week 2005: Jason Maxey, 1B All-Americans April 30, 2007: kyle Skellchock (OF) (Collegiate Baseball - 2nd Team) 2007: ryan Schreiter (C) - 3rd team April 2, 2007: Hans Falkenhan (3B) 2005: Casper Wells, DH 2002: gregg Davies (OF) - 2nd team May 22, 2006: ryan Schreiter (C) (ABCA - 2nd Team) 1999: Jason Rummel (INF) - 3rd team May 23, 2005: Shane Justis (SS) 2003: Mike Costello, 1B 1996: James Vallillo (DH) - 2nd team May 9, 2005: Jason Maxey (1B) (CollegeBaseball.com - Hon. Mention) April 25, 2005: Hans Falkenhan (3B) 2002: gregg Davies, OF CoSIDA Academic April 4, 2005: Mark Chiccini (OF) (AFCA - Honorable Mention) All-District 2 April 26, 2004: adam Heffron (OF) 2001: gregg Davies, OF 2007: Jon Dupski (P) April 8, 2002: gregg Davies (OF) (Collegiate Baseball - 3rd team) 2007: ryan Schreiter (C) May 6, 2002: Scott Bacon (3B) 1992: Jay Logwood, OF 2004: brian McKenna (INF) (American Baseball Coaches - 2nd team) 2003: brian McKenna (INF) CAA Player of the Year 2002: gregg Davies (OF) 2005: Casper Wells (OF-P) 2002: brian McKenna (INF) 2001: gregg Davies (OF) Colonial Athletic Association All American All-Tournament Team Casper Wells, ‘06 2000: Mike Dubansky (OF) 1999: Jason Rummel (INF) 2005: Casper Wells (DH-P) 1998: Jason Rummel (INF) 2005: Matt Holley (P) 1996: James Vallillo (DH)

Colonial Athletic Association All-Colonial Athletic Association 2007: kyle Skellchock (OF) - 2nd team 2006: adam Heffron (OF) - 2nd team 2005: Jason Maxey (1B) - 1st team 2005: Casper Wells (UTIL) - 1st team 2005: Shane Justis (SS) - 2nd team 2005: Mark Chiccini (OF) - 2nd team 2005: adam Heffron (OF) - 2nd team 2005: Chris Rhoades (P) - 2nd team 2004: Casper Wells (DH) - 1st team Academic All- 2004: adam Heffron (OF) - 2nd team American Ryan 2003: Mike Costello (DH) - 1st team Schreiter, ‘07 2003: brian McKenna (SS) - 1st team 2003: Jeremy Stifler (C) - 2nd team 2003: Shane Justis (2B) - 2nd team 2002: gregg Davies (OF) - 1st team 2002: Mike Costello (1B) - 2nd team

All-CAA outfielder Adam Heffron, ‘06

56 2008 Tiger Baseball America East Coach of the Year 1999: Mike Gottlieb America East Scholar-Athlete 2001: gregg Davies (OF) 2000: Jason Sandner (OF) 1999: Jason Rummel (2B) 1996: James Vallillo (DH) Gregg Davies, ‘02 America East All-Tournament America East 2001: gregg Davies (OF), America East All-League Scott Bacon (3B), 2001: gregg Davies (OF) - 1st team brian McKenna (SS), 2001: Jimmy Kittelberger (OF) - 1st team Jimmy Kittelberger (DH) 2001: bryan Simmering (P) - 1st team 2000: Jason Sandner (OF) 2001: Casey Stidham (C) - 2nd team 1999: Dusty Reynolds (C), Chris Russ (P), 2001: brian McKenna (SS) - 2nd team Jason Sandner (OF), 2000: bryan Simmering (P) - 1st team Tim Pritchard (3B) 2000: Jim Kittleberger (DH) - 1st team 1997: Craig Miller (OF) 1999: Nick Agoglia (OF) - 1st team 1999: Jason Rummel (2B) - 1st team America East Tournament 1999: Dusty Reynolds (C) - 1st team Most Outstanding Player 2001: gregg Davies (OF) 1998: Scott Bacon (SS) - 2nd team 1998: Jason Rummel (SS) - 1st team 1998: Dusty Reynolds (C) - 1st team Big South 1998: liam Healy (1B) - 2nd team Conference 1997: Joe Vuotto (OF) - 1st team All-Big South Conference 1996: James Vallillo (DH) - 1st team 1995: James Vallillo (OF) - 2nd team 1996: Mike Fleming (OF) - 2nd team 1994: Steve Farling (OF) - 1st team 1993: Jay Logwood (OF) - 1st team America East Player of the Year 1993: Joe Hughes (P) - 1st team East Coast 2001: gregg Davies (OF) Conference 1996: James Vallillo (DH) Big South Conference All-Tournament Team All-East Coast Conference 1993: Mike Vota (P) 1992: Jay Logwood (OF) - 1st team 1992: rob Lynch (P) - 1st team 1989: kevin King (SS) - 1st team 1989: Chuck Obrecht (1B) - 1st team 1988: robbie Smith (1B) - 1st team 1988: Mike Wlazlak (3B) - 1st team 1988: kevin King (SS) - 1st team 1988: Chris Nabholz (P) - 1st team All-Conference Pitcher 1987: robbie Smith (OF) - 1st team Bryan Simmering, ‘02 1986: Jamie Herbert (OF) - 1st team 1986: rich Lehosky (1B) - 1st team 1986: Paul Krug (DH) - 1st team 1985: Jacob Smith (OF) - 1st team ECC Player of the Year 1992: Jay Logwood (OF) ECC Coach of the Year 1988: Mike Gottlieb ECC Tour. Most Valuable Player 1991: larry Raynor, Pitcher 1988: brian Walsh, Second Base ECC Tour. Most Valuable Pitcher 1988: Chris Nabholz

Tiger Baseball history 57 history Tigers In Pro Baseball Although there are currently no former Tigers and a 2.83 E.R.A. He also pitched for the the Appalchian League and had a 2-0 record playing , Towson for one year and split the 1994 with a 0.83 E.R.A. After being promoted to University had extensive ties with the big season between Boston and Cleveland. He Savannah in the South Atlantic League, he leagues. retired with a 37-35 career record and a 3.94 had a 3-1 record and a 2.43 E.R.A. From 1979 to 1987, the Tiger baseball E.R.A. In 2001, he had a 5-2 record with a 3.47 program was coached by Bill Hunter, a Since 1995, Towson has had 11 players E.R.A. at Charlotte and was named to former major league manager and player. drafted by the major leagues. the Florida State League’s All-Star team. Hunter, who compiled a 144-166-3 record In 2005, outfielder Casper Wells and However, a back injury sidelined him for in his nine seasons as the Tiger baseball coach, infielder Shane Justis were drafted. The Colo- the rest of the season. Former Tiger pitchers had a seven-year career as an infielder with nial Athletic Association Player of the Year, Chris Fiora and Denny Chapman also the St. Louis Browns, the Baltimore Orioles, Wells was a 14th round pick by Detroit while pitched in the minor leagues six years ago. the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Justis was chosen in the 21st round by the Jason Rummel, ’99 was a 29th round draft Indians and the Kansas City Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers. pick by the White Sox in 1999. He hit .267 Orioles’ starting shortstop in 1954, he was Wells has played three seasons in the with eight home runs and 36 runs batted in a member of the 1953 American League all- Detroit system and spent last year as an during one season at Bristol. star team. He also played for the Yankees’ outfielder for the Oneonta Tigers. He was In 2001, Bryan Simmering was drafted World Championship team in 1956. named to the New York Penn League all-star by Oakland in the 27th round. He had an After his retirement as a player, he joined team after batting .267 with 9 home runs impressive season for Phoenix in the Arizona the Orioles’ organization in 1962 and and 47 RBI’s. League. He had a 2-2 record with a 2.40 managed Bluefield in the Appalchian League Justis batted .297 with six home runs and E.R.A. for two years, leading the team to a pair of 45 RBI’s while playing for the Inland Empire In 2002, Gregg Davies was drafted by league championships. In 1964, he joined the in the Dodgers’ organization last season. the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round. He Orioles as Hank Bauer’s third base coach, a In addition, first baseman Jason Maxey played for the Aberdeen Ironbirds in their position he held for more than 13 seasons. was signed as a free agent by the Balti- innaugural season and hit .224 with 13 During those years, they won two world more Orioles and played one season for doubles. In 2003, he split the year between titles and four American League pennants. the Aberdeen Ironbirds. He batted .256 at Delmarva and Frederick and hit .270 for In mid-1977, he left the Orioles and managed Aberdeen with eight doubles and 16 runs Frederick. the Texas Rangers for two years, leading the batted in. In 2003, Mike Costello was signed as an Rangers to a pair of second place finishes in Pitcher Derek Hasselhoff, ’95 came very undrafted free agent by the Orioles and spent the A.L. West. After his retirement in 1978, close to reaching the major leagues. Hassel- two years in their minor league system. he became Towson’s baseball coach. He was hoff, a member of the Chicago White Sox the Towson University athletic director from organization for five and a half years, 1984 to 1995. Inducted into the Orioles’ Hall pitched for the Class AAA Pawtucket Red of Fame in 1997, he became a member of the Sox in 2002. In 1999, he helped the Char- Towson Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. lotte Knights win the International League One of the finest pitchers in Towson title, posting a 6-0 record with four saves and history, Chris Nabholz pitched in the major a 4.82 E.R.A. In 2001, he pitched to a 6-1 leagues from 1990 to 1995. A second round record at Charlotte with a 2.03 E.R.A. and draft pick by the Montreal Expos in 1988, six saves. In three years at Charlotte, he had he pitched for the Expos from 1990 to 1993. a 19-5 record with 16 saves. In four seasons as an Expo, Nabholz had a A third round draft pick by the Texas 34-29 record. In 1992, he was 11-12 with Rangers in 2000, Chris Russ had an impres- a 3.32 earned run average. The lefthander sive start to his career before injuries took made his debut in 1990, posting a 6-2 record their toll. In 2000, he pitched at Pulaski in

Tiger Baseball Players Drafted By The Major Leagues Year Player Position Organization Round 1983: John Andrade infielder Texas Rangers 24th round 1988: Chris Nabholz lefthanded Pitcher Montreal Expos 2nd round 1995: Derek Hasselhoff righthanded Pitcher Chicago White Sox 17th round 1995: Mike Vota Righthanded Pitcher Chicago White Sox 18th round 1999: Chris Fiora Righthanded Pitcher St. Louis Cardinals 22nd round 1999: Jason Rummel infielder Chicago White Sox 29th round 2000: Chris Russ Lefthanded Pitcher Texas Rangers 3rd round 2000: Denny Chapman righthanded Pitcher San Diego Padres 27th round 2001: bryan Simmering righthanded Pitcher 27th round 2002: gregg Davies outfielder Baltimore Orioles 21st round 2005: Casper Wells * outfielder-Pitcher Detroit Tigers 14th round 2005: Shane Justis * Shortstop Los Angeles Dodgers 21st round Bill Hunter in the Orioles’ third * active base coaching box in 1974 58 2008 Tiger Baseball 2008 outlook

Sophomore Kevin Collins 2007–082008 outlook outlook Youthful Tigers to Rely on Pitching Depth Entering As he starts his 21st season as the better pitchers in the CAA when he throws head coach of the Tiger baseball program, strikes. His curveball has improved to the Coach Mike Gottlieb isn’t sure what to expect extent that it’s a legitimate pitch that he can from his Tigers this season. throw for strikes. He has the potential to be a “This is one of the youngest teams I’ve ever very good starting pitcher for us.” coached,” he admits. “The talent level is very A pair of sophomores, Wes Shifflett and high but we have a lot of unproven players.” Zach Umberger, are also vying for spots in Gottlieb, who needs five more victories to the starting rotation. reach the 500-win plateau, is confident that A lefthander who pitched out of the bullpen the Tigers’ pitching will be the strength of as a freshman, Shifflett had a 3-3 record with Junior the team. two saves last year. His 5.91 E.R.A. was Nate Curd “We’ve been striving to have a deep pitching among the best on the team and he struck out staff,” says Gottlieb. “We’re confident that we 30 batters in 35 innings. are getting closer to reaching that goal. With “Wes has as much talent as anyone on our the pitching we have, we feel we can compete team,” says Gottlieb. “He has an outstanding with most of the other teams in the Colonial slider and could be a dominant pitcher on this Athletic Association in terms of depth. level. We’re hoping he can be one of our top “We aren’t sure which pitcher will fill what starters this season.” role but we feel we have someone for each role A righthander who appeared in 17 games are also candidates for spots in the Tiger rota- on the pitching staff,” he adds. “I am not sure as a freshman, Umberger enjoyed a tremen- tion. Hurd was limited to seven games last if we have a true ace - and if we do, that pitcher dous summer while pitching for Youse’s season but has tremendous potential. is yet to be determined. We have a few ideas Maryland Orioles in the Cal Ripken Senior Patton suffered an elbow injury last season on who our starting pitchers will be - but they Baseball League. He posted a 4-0 record for and pitched in only five games in 2007. are all untested.” the Maryland Orioles with a 2.35 E.R.A. In According to Gottlieb, “Spencer had a very Gottlieb enters the season with one certainty 38.1 innings of work, he walked six and struck encouraging Fall and we’re optimistic that he on his pitching staff. Senior lefthander Jon out 29 batters. will pitch well for us. When he’s healthy, he Dupski returns to the team as the Tigers’ “Zach should be a very good pitcher for can throw three pitches for strikes. If he comes relief ace after a solid junior year. A strong us,” says Gottlieb. “He is a tough competitor back healthy, he would be a big plus for our candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America with great movement on his fastball. We’re pitching staff.” ® honors, Dupski flourished in his role as the expecting big things from Zach this season.” Senior righthander Corey Cascio could also Tigers’ closer. Junior righthander Josh Squatrito, a transfer play a major role in the Tigers’ pitching plans He made 21 appearances in 2007, posting a from CCBC-Catonsville, could also be one this season. After missing two seasons while 4-3 record with three saves and a 4.23 E.R.A. of the Tigers’ top pitchers this season. After recovering from an illness, he pitched in eight Dupski was even more effective in relief. In 17 an outstanding season at Catonsville, Squa- games last season and posted a 1-1 record with relief outings, he had a 4-1 record with three trito enjoyed a tremendous summer pitching a 7.71 E.R.A. saves and a 2.95 E.R.A. In 39.2 innings of relief, in the Cal Ripken Senior Baseball League. A “Corey has developed a very good slider,” he had only nine walks and 27 strikeouts. first team all-league selection, he posted a 3-1 says Gottlieb. “If he can throw strikes, he can “For the first time in a long time, we are record with one save and a 0.72 E.R.A. In 25 really contribute out of the bullpen.” starting the season with an established closer,” innings of work for the Maryland Orioles, he Gottlieb will be counting on newcomers says Gottlieb. “Jon did an exceptional job in walked only three batters and had 44 strike- Duane Herr, Graig Ciminelli, Charlie Cononie relief for us last year and we’re expecting him outs. At Catonsville, he posted an 8-2 record and Drew Permison to add quality depth to to continue that success. He has a tremendous with a 1.96 E.R.A. while earning first team the pitching staff. moving fastball and a very good split-finger All-American honors. A junior righthander who is a transfer from pitch. Jon has the ability to be a dominant “Josh has a history of being a winner and I Anne Arundel Community College, Herr posted in the CAA.” hope it continues,” says Gottlieb. “He throws a 3-1 record with one save last season. He also Junior righthander Nate Curd could be strikes and has a very good split-finger fastball. compiled a 1.65 E.R.A. at Anne Arundel. the Tigers’ top starter this year. As a sopho- Josh pitches with a lot of confidence and he’s “Duane could really help us,” says Gottlieb. more, he led the team by pitching 63 innings. a tremendous competitor.” “He has a good curveball and a very good He posted a 3-5 record with a 4.43 E.R.A. Junior righthander Austin Hurd and “red fastball. He has good movement on his fastball According to Gottlieb, “Nate is one of the shirt” freshman righthander Spencer Patton and he was impressive during the Fall.”

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A transfer from Tampa, Ciminelli is a Collins are the leading candidates to fill the “Jason is a very good ‘catch and throw’ junior righthander who will add depth to role as the Tigers’ first baseman. In 26 games player,” says Gottlieb. “He has exceptional the bullpen. last season, Furmanek batted .155 with two power and improved pitch selection will deter- A product of Northwest High School, home runs and nine runs batted in. A converted mine how well he hits. We’re very confident he Cononie is a 6-7 freshman righthander who outfielder, Collins hit .211 last season with will do a good job as our catcher.” posted a 4-3 record as a senior and earned seven RBI’s. Stifler will be backed up by Eric Weller, a “red All-County notice last year. Gottlieb says, “Greg has a lot of ability and he did well shirt” freshman, and sophomore Max Kelly. “Charlie is a big righthander with very good in the Fall,” says Gottlieb. “He has demon- Weller was an All-County selection at movement on his fastball. He should help is strated power to all fields and we’re hoping Quince Orchard High School who batted .375 out of the bullpen as a freshman.” he will have a good senior year. Matt has been as a senior in 2006. According to Gottlieb, Another freshman righthander, Permison hindered by a shoulder injury in his career. He Weller “showed surprising offensive ability in earned first team All-County honors at came here as an outfielder but he’s going to the Fall. He is a solid defensive catcher and he Oakland Mills High School last season. play first base for us. Matt has shown that he will see a lot of action for us. If he continues to According to Gottlieb, Permison “was over- can hit for power and he runs very well. hit, he will probably see playing time at desig- looked coming out of high school by some “Since Greg is a left-handed hitter and Matt nated hitter as well.” people. He is a hard-throwing righthander hits from the right side, we may use them in A transfer from Eastern Mennonite, Kelly who did well in the Fall. As he gets command a platoon situation,” adds Gottlieb. “Both appeared in 21 games as a freshman and of his pitches, he will help us.” players should get a lot of at-bats and could batted .229 with one and seven Two members of the Tigers’ pitching staff, also be used at designated hitter.” runs batted in. junior lefthander David Parks and freshman At third base, the Tigers have several options Freshman Bryan Wyman, an All-County lefthander Andrew Newfield, will be “red as they seek to replace Hans Falkenhan, a selection at Long Reach High School last year, shirts” this season. Parks, who pitched in six three-year starter. adds further depth behind the plate. Wyman games last season, had elbow surgery and will Sophomore Steve Yarsinsky will get a batted .365 during his high school career with miss the entire season. Newfield, a native of long look at third base after hitting .284 as a four home runs and 30 runs batted in. Cherry Hill, N.J., will be red-shirted to give freshman. Used mostly as a designated hitter “Bryan is a very talented catcher who fits into him time to develop. in 2007, he scored 15 runs and had 18 runs our future plans,” says Gottlieb. “He’s a very Junior Gary Helmick and batted in. good defensive catcher who will help us.” sophomore shortstop Nick Natoli return to “Steve had a decent Fall and he showed that In the outfield, senior Brian Conley returns anchor the Tigers’ infield. he’s an improved power hitter,” says Gottlieb. as the Tigers’ rightfielder and top offensive A two-year starter in the infield, Helmick “If he doesn’t play third base for us, he will player. A three-year starter, he has batted batted .265 as a sophomore with nine doubles, also see action at designated hitter.” .302 in his college career with 24 home runs four home runs and 23 runs batted in. He also One of the Tigers’ top newcomers, freshman and 88 runs batted in. As a junior, he led the had a very solid season defensively with only Chris Wychock, could be the starting seven errors in 277 fielding chances for an . A three-time all-conference impressive .975 fielding percentage. performer at Crestwood High School in Penn- “Gary is an outstanding defensive second sylvania, he batted .400 in his high school baseman,” says Gottlieb. “He does a great job career with 20 home runs. turning the double play and he can make the “Chris is a power hitter with tremendous Junior spectacular plays look easy. offensive potential,” says Gottlieb. “He could Gary Helmick “If and when he learns pitch selection, he be our starting third baseman or he could be will be an All-CAA player. He has the ability a utility player for us. He is very versatile and to be a much better hitter for us.” he can play second base, third base and short- Natoli struggled offensively as a freshman stop.” but did a great job in the field. A starter in 50 Freshman infielder Beau Banglesdorf, a games, he batted .220 with two homers and native of Stafford, Va., will provide additional 18 RBI’s. However, he helped the Tigers turn versatility and depth to the Tiger infield. 60 double plays in 51 games. At catcher, the Tigers must replace the “Nick is very solid at shortstop,” says Gott- graduated Ryan Schreiter, a three-year starter lieb. “That’s why he was our regular shortstop who was named third team CoSIDA Academic as a freshman. We’re expecting him to be an All-America ® last year when he batted .358 improved hitter this season. He had a good with 13 doubles and 34 runs batted in. Fall and should have a much higher batting “Ryan Schreiter’s graduation has left us average this season.” with a sizable void,” admits Gottlieb. “But we While the Tigers enter the season with estab- have confidence in the players we have.” lished veterans at second base and shortstop, Junior Jason Stifler, Schreiter’s backup the the rest of the infield is not nearly as settled. In last two years, is the frontrunner to be the fact, Gottlieb isn’t sure who the Tigers’ regular Tigers’ regular catcher. He appeared in only first baseman will be. 17 games as a sophomore and hit .208 with Senior Greg Furmanek and junior Matt two homers and five runs batted in.

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Coach Gottlieb. “For the first time since we joined the CAA in 2002, we feel we have a legitimate CAA pitching staff in terms of depth, quality and experience. Our pitching is going to be better and deeper. Even though we don’t know who our ace will be, we feel Junior that it’s a situation where our ace hasn’t Aaron Gabrielian emerged yet.” Gottlieb adds, “We have a lot of question marks offensively but we also have a lot of potential. We know what we can expect from Conley but we have a group of guys like Stifler, Helmick, Matt Collins, Natoli and Gallo who are capable of hitting better. “Defensively, we are very solid up the middle. Natoli and Helmick give us a middle infield that is one of the best combinations in the CAA. After playing together for a year, they should be even better.” Tigers with 11 homers while batting .335 with with the Tigers. As a sophomore, he batted After finishing as the CAA runners-up in 37 RBI’s. .255 with one home run and 15 RBI’s. Gott- 2005 with a 34-24 record, the Tigers have “Brian is one of the premier players in the lieb says, “Aaron made good progress in the missed out on qualifying for the CAA Tour- CAA,” says Coach Gottlieb. “He is a clutch Fall. He could be a good left-handed hitter for nament the last two years. hitter who has gotten better every year. We us off the bench or as a DH.” Gottlieb is hopeful that streak will end think he could be drafted after this season. He Rice is also a candidate for playing time this season. He says, “This team has the can hit for average and he can hit for power. in the Tiger outfield. He saw action in 16 potential to make it to the CAA Tourna- Plus, Brian has good speed and a major league games last year and batted .182. According ment. If we play up to our potential, we will arm. Over the summer, he did very well playing to the coach, “Steve is a hard worker who have a good season.” in the Coastal Plains League and should have is going to improve. He is a strong kid with a big senior year.” plenty of power and he can be a decent Conley led the Coastal Plains League in outfielder for us.” hitting this past summer with a .372 batting Freshmen Brady Baxter and Austin Harcle- average. He also had seven doubles, five home rode are a pair of newcomers who could also runs and 33 runs batted in. contribute. Sophomore Kevin Collins is the Tigers’ likely A three-time All-Howard County selection starter in leftfield. As a freshman, he appeared at Mount Hebron High School, Baxter batted in 42 games with 27 starts. He batted .267 .426 as a senior. He also set a school record with 21 runs scored and 12 RBI’s. for career stolen bases. “Kevin did well as a freshman,” says Gott- “Brady has very good speed and he has the lieb. “His biggest asset is his speed. We’re potential to be a good college hitter for us,” expecting him to become a better hitter and says Gottlieb. “He will give us solid depth he should develop into a very good all-around this season.” player in the CAA.” A second team All-Metro selection at Senior Terry Gallo could inherit the starting Centennial High School, Harclerode could position in centerfield from Kyle Skellchock, work his way into the starting lineup this an All-CAA player who graduated. Gallo season. A two-time All-Howard County pick, batted .220 in part-time action last season and he batted .375 with six homers and 36 runs has plenty of speed. batted in last season. Gottlieb says, “Terry has the speed to be a “Austin had a very good Fall for us,” says very good centerfielder for us. However, we Gottlieb. “He is a very good hitter who runs don’t know what to expect from him offen- well and can hit for power. One of his assets sively. He has done very well the last two is that we can use him at several different posi- summers and he has shown us that he can do tions. He will help us this season.” the job on occasion. If he hits, he will be the Steve Freinberg, who sat out last season as a Sophomore centerfielder.” “red shirt,” adds further depth to the outfield. Kevin Collins The Tigers enter the season with plenty of Gottlieb says, “Steve is a really good hitter depth in the outfield, led by sophomore Steve who could be our DH. He will also add depth Rice and junior Aaron Gabrielian. to the outfield.” Gabrielian returns for his second season “We are optimistic about this season,” says 14 2008 Tiger baseball 2008 Towson University Baseball Roster

No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. B-T Hometown/High School 1 Max Kelly C So. 5-11 175 r-R Woodstock, Md./Mount St. Joseph H.S. 2 gary Helmick * 2B Jr. 5-11 175 r-R Pasadena, Md./Northeast H.S. 3 Chris Wychock INF Fr. 6-0 180 r-R Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood H.S. 4 bryan Wyman C Fr. 6-2 185 r-r ellicott City, Md./Long Reach H.S. 5 Wes Shifflett * P So. 6-0 180 l-l gaithersburg, Md./Watkins Mill H.S. 6 Zach Umberger * P So. 6-3 185 r-R Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin H.S. 7 eric Weller C Fr. 6-0 195 r-r gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard H.S. 8 beau Banglesdorf iNF Fr. 5-11 180 l/R Stafford, Va./Mountain View H.S. 9 brady Baxter OF Fr. 6-1 180 r-r ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron H.S. 10 Matt Collins * 1B-OF Jr. 6-1 195 r-R North Potomac, Md./Quince Orchard H.S. 11 kevin Collins * OF So. 5-11 180 l-L North Potomac, Md./Quince Orchard H.S. 12 Nick Natoli * SS So. 6-1 175 r-r ellicott City, Md./Mount St. Joseph H.S. 13 Spencer Patton * P Fr. 6-3 200 r-R Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin H.S. 14 graig Ciminelli P Jr. 5-10 185 r-R Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh H.S. 15 Drew Permison P Fr. 5-9 165 r-R Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills H.S. 16 Jon Dupski * P Sr. 6-2 190 l-l ellicott City, Md./Centennial H.S. 17 Josh Squatrito P Jr. 6-0 220 r-R Willow Street, Pa./Penn Manor HS/CCBC Catonsville 18 Terry Gallo * OF Sr. 6-3 185 r-r ocean City, Md./Stephen Decatur H.S. 19 David Parks * P Jr. 6-0 195 l-l baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph H.S. 20 Nate Curd * P Jr. 6-2 195 r-r baltimore, Md./St. Paul’s H.S. 23 Duane Herr P-OF Jr. 6-3 195 l-r glen Burnie, Md./Glen Burnie H.S./Anne Arundel C.C. 24 brian Conley * OF Sr. 6-2 185 l-r gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard H.S. 25 austin Harclerode oF Fr. 6-3 190 r-r ellicott City,Md./Centennial H.S. 27 Steve Freinberg oF Fr. 6-4 205 r-r elkton, Md./Caravel Academy 29 andrew Newfield P Fr. 6-0 175 l-L Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East H.S. 30 aaron Gabrielian * oF Jr. 6-1 190 l-L Sykesville, Md./Century H.S. 31 austin Hurd * P Jr. 6-2 180 r-r gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg H.S. 32 Steve Rice * OF So. 6-1 190 r-R Sykesville, Md./Century H.S. 33 Jason Stifler * C Jr. 6-1 200 r-R Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford H.S. 35 Charlie Cononie P Fr. 6-7 195 r-r germantown, Md./ Northwest H.S. 42 Steve Yarsinsky * 3B So. 6-0 185 r-R Marlton, N.J./Cherokee H.S. 43 greg Furmanek * 1B Sr. 6-0 200 l-l olney, Md./Magruder H.S. 45 Corey Cascio * P Sr. 6-2 195 r-r baltimore, Md./Baltimore Poly H.S. * returning letter winners Head Coach: Mike Gottlieb (#26) - 21st season (Towson, ‘79) Assistant Coaches: Scott Roane (#22) - 4th season (Davis & Elkins, ‘96) Tony Quaranta (#44) - 5th season (Towson, ‘83)

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2007 In Review Competing in the very balanced Colonial a 4-3, 12-inning loss in the series opener. Athletic Association, the Tigers finished the When the Tigers dropped two of three season only seven games behind the four home games to Northeastern, their CAA teams that tied for the CAA regular season record fell to 3-6. championship, Virginia Commonwealth, A 10-8 come-from-behind win over Old Dominion, Delaware and UNC Wilm- the Huskies in the series finale started the ington. Tigers’ best stretch of the season. Over the While those four teams tied for first place next two weeks, Towson won eight of their with an 18-11 record, Towson tied for ninth next ten games. place with an 11-18 record. The Tigers Senior third baseman Hans Falkenhan competed for a spot in the CAA Tournament led the Tigers to a 19-2 rout over George until the final weekend of the season. Washington on March 28 with five hits and Led by an improved pitching staff, the seven runs batted in. He also helped the Tigers had a 5.79 team E.R.A., a mark that Tigers win two of three games in a series ranked sixth in the CAA. However, the Tigers against Hofstra, earning CAA Player of the struggled offensively and finished last in the Week honors. CAA with a .282 team batting average. On April 4, senior outfielder Kyle Skel- After dropping their first five games of lchock led the Tigers to a 7-6 come-from- the season, the Tigers pulled out an 11-10 behind win over Maryland in 13 innings. He come-from-behind win at North Florida had five hits against the Terrapins and scored on February 25 as they scored six runs in the game-winning run in the 13th inning. the ninth inning. Senior Joe Peeler pitched the Tigers to a Towson opened its home schedule by 5-1 win at Old Dominion on April 13, upping taking two of three games from Albany in the Tigers’ CAA record to 6-7. However, the Kyle Shellchock was 2nd team All-CAA early March. Tigers dropped six of their next seven CAA earning third team Academic All-America In their first Colonial Athletic Associa- games to fall out of contention. honors. tion series of the season, the Tigers went to Skellchock became the second player in Dupski paced the Tiger pitching staff Delaware and took two out of three games. school history to hit for the cycle on April by compiling a 4-3 record with three saves However, the Tigers dropped three straight 29 when he led the Tigers to a 7-6 win over and a 4.23 E.R.A. Senior righthander Tyler CAA games at William & Mary, including George Mason. Travis also had a fine season out of the After losing three straight to VCU, the bullpen, compiling a 2-4 record with two Tigers’ CAA Tournament hopes were saves and a 5.23 E.R.A. revived when they won two of three games Sophomore Nate Curd and senior Joe in a CAA series at James Madison. Needing Peeler were the Tigers’ most effective to sweep Georgia State in a season-ending starting pitchers. three-game series, the Tigers rolled to a Curd went 3-5 and led the team with 12-2 win in the series opener as junior 63 innings pitched. His 4.43 E.R.A. was lefthander Jon Dupski pitched 8.1 innings second on the team. Peeler had a 3-3 record of one-run relief. However, Georgia State and a 5.44 E.R.A. won the final two games of the series to earn the sixth and final spot in the CAA Tournament. Hits for Hospice The Tigers’ second-leading hitter with Led by Hans Falkenhan, the Tigers raised nearly a .350 batting average, Skellchock earned $9,000 for Montgomery Hospice with the “Hits For second team All-CAA honors. He also hit Hospice” campaign during the 2007 season. With nine home runs and had 39 runs batted their campaign, the Tigers accepted pledges for in. Skellchock also played very defen- each base hit they recorded during the 2007 season. sively, handling all 115 defensive chances Proceeds went to Montgomery Hospice in Rockville, in centerfield without an error. Md. Montgomery Hospice is a nonprofit, medical Senior catcher Ryan Schreiter also had hospice that has served patients at the end of life an outstanding senior year. He batted and their loved ones since 1981. With their 511 base a team high .358 with two homers and hits, the Tigers raised $8,780 in pledges, about $17 for each hit. A 3-year starter at third base, Falkenhan 34 RBI’s. He capped off his career by initiated the campaign as a tribute to his late father, Third baseman Hans Falkenhan was named Frank Falkenhan III, who died in 2000 after a battle as the CAA Player of the Week in April with cancer.

16 2008 Tiger baseball Adam Heffron

20062006 SeasonSeason inin ReviewReview Chris Rhoades led the Tigers in innings pitched as a senior. 2006 Season in ReviewReview

After reaching the championship round of the Colonial Athletic Asso- dropped a heart-breaker in ciation Tournament in 2005, the Tigers entered the 2006 season with the series finale, losing by high hopes of contending for the CAA championship once again. an 8-7 margin in ten The season got off to a slow start when the Tigers lost all three innings. games of a season-opening series at nationally-ranked Virginia. On the In their three-game final weekend of February, the Tigers bounced back by winning The series at Northeastern, the Citadel Tournament. In the opening game, A.J. Tinnirella drove in Tigers beat Huskies ace all five runs in a 5-4 win over Ball State. In the championship game, Adam Ottavino in the the Tigers edged the host Bulldogs in ten innings, 9-7, winning the series opener but dropped title. the final two games. Then the Tigers lost four straight games, including a three-game After a 5-2 win over sweep at Virginia Tech. The Tigers got back on the winning track Delaware State, the Tigers with a 13-12 victory over Coppin State on March 9 when Brian hosted CAA-leading James Conley singled home the winning run in the tenth inning. Madison and lost all three The Tigers opened their CAA schedule on March 10 with a three- games although they were competitive in each contest. game series at Virginia Commonwealth. Their pitching problems On May 9, a 5-2 win at UMBC started the Tigers’ season-ending continued as VCU scored 30 runs in a three-game sweep. surge. Towson finished the season by winning five of its last seven After a 9-2 win over Maryland, Conley blasted three home runs in games and won back-to-back CAA series. a 16-12 victory over Delaware State, On the second weekend of May, the Tigers visited Hofstra for a Adam Heffron hit .350 upping the Tigers’ record three-game CAA series and eliminated the Pride from CAA Tourna- and was named to 6-10. However, the ment contention with a three-game sweep. Tinnirella led the Tigers by second team All-CAA. Tigers lost two of three batting .533 in the series. In the Tigers’ 13-9 win in the middle game, home games against Tinnirella set a school record with six base hits. Kyle Skellchock also William & Mary over the had a big series with five hits and four RBI’s. next weekend to fall to 1-5 On the final weekend of the regular season, the Tigers hosted nation- in the league. ally-ranked Old Dominion, the CAA co-leader. Determined to finish After back-to-back losses at the season on a strong note, the Tigers knocked ODU out of first number two-ranked North place by winning two of the three games. In the Monarchs’ only win Carolina, the Tigers were swept by of the season, they were forced to play 18 innings before they pulled George Mason in a three-game series out a 9-8 victory. in Fairfax, Va. That left the Tigers In the series opener, seniors Chris Rhoades and Steve Johnson with a 7-17 overall record and a 1- combined to pitch a nine-hitter, leading the Tigers to a 5-3 win. Johnson 8 CAA mark. earned his fifth save of the year by pitching three scoreless innings of A 12-9 win at George Wash- relief. Hans Falkenhan led the Tigers with three hits, including a two- ington snapped the Tigers’ five-game run homer in the sixth inning that snapped a 3-3 tie. losing streak before a pinch-hit grand slam In the 18-inning loss, the Tigers rallied for two runs in the bottom homer lifted the Tigers to an 8-7 win over of the ninth inning to tie the game at 8-8 before Dana Arrowood’s UMBC. homer broke the tie in the 18th inning. The Tiger bullpen pitched Returning to CAA play in early April, eight scoreless innings before the Monarchs pulled out the win. the Tigers lost two out of three games to In the series finale, catcher Ryan Schreiter belted a grand slam Delaware as the Blue Hens scored 29 runs homer and senior Adam Heffron hit a two-run blast in the Tigers’ 9- l l

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2 However, the Tigers were a much hit .330 and led the team with 46 RBI’s. 36 better team over the final seven weeks Conley hit a team high 10 home runs with 43 RBI’s and a .311 of the season. In a three-game series batting average. against eventual CAA champion Johnson was the Tigers’ most effective pitcher. He compiled a 5-1 UNC Wilmington, the Tigers record with six saves in 22 appearances. won the opener, 9-6. After losing the second game, they 2006 Statistics Review

Batting GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG Pct. BB HBP SO SF SH SB-SBA B.A. Adam Heffron, OF 48-48 197 34 69 9 4 6 38 104 .528 26 2 28 2 1 5-6 .350 A.J. Tinnirella, OF 52-51 215 25 71 10 0 2 46 87 .405 13 1 27 4 0 0-1 .330 Kyle Skellchock, OF 54-54 215 37 71 18 0 2 33 95 .442 18 5 35 4 1 6-6 .330 Brian Conley, INF 52-51 196 46 61 11 1 10 43 104 .531 33 3 27 4 2 11-15 .311 Greg Furmanek, 1B 39-34 127 21 39 4 0 3 26 52 .409 16 0 25 3 0 0-0 .307 Gary Helmick, INF 44-39 159 25 47 4 2 1 12 58 .365 10 2 32 1 2 3-5 .296 Ryan Schreiter, C 48-45 156 23 42 4 0 4 26 58 .372 18 6 26 0 2 2-3 .269 Hans Falkenhan, INF 53-51 199 41 51 13 4 6 21 90 .452 37 6 53 0 2 2-2 .256 J.P. Debrowski, C 10-1 12 3 3 1 0 0 2 4 .333 1 1 1 0 0 0-0 .250 Brian Summerlin, C 4-4 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 .250 Demetrios Nomikos, OF 43-35 140 22 34 6 2 0 15 44 .314 14 4 22 2 4 6-7 .243 Matt Collins, OF 33-19 88 14 21 9 3 1 16 39 .443 7 0 23 2 3 2-3 .239 Pat Fields, INF 46-31 117 17 24 5 0 2 6 35 .299 10 4 29 0 1 1-2 .205 Mike Santmyer, P-DH 6-4 20 2 4 0 1 0 2 6 .300 1 0 6 0 0 2-2 .200 Jason Stifler, C 24-10 56 9 9 1 0 2 8 16 .286 2 0 20 0 0 0-1 .161 Terry Gallo, OF 26-9 50 8 8 2 0 2 4 16 .320 1 3 24 0 1 4-4 .160 Jason Volker, P 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 .000 Josh Brown, P 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 .000 Rafe Bridges, P 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 .000 Steve Johnson, P-OF 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 TIGER TOTALS 54 1962 329 557 97 17 41 298 811 .413 207 37 383 22 19 44-47 .284 OPPONENT TOTALS 54 2042 460 681 148 12 66 412 1051 .515 216 41 315 18 36 91-123 .333

Pitching GP-GS CG IP H R ER W-L Pct. SV BB SO WP HBP HR E.R.A. Brian Conley 2/0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0-0 .000 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 Nate Curd 14/2 0 28.1 44 23 16 2-1 .667 0 9 21 4 1 6 5.08 Matt Holley 7/5 0 31.2 44 27 21 1-4 .200 0 6 13 2 1 1 5.97 Steve Johnson 22/1 0 42.0 55 35 28 5-1 .833 6 25 35 12 4 2 6.00 Chris Rhoades 13/13 0 70.1 87 64 47 2-6 .250 0 35 54 9 5 9 6.01 Travis Tyler 14/2 0 37.1 62 40 25 2-2 .500 1 18 20 4 7 6 6.03 Josh Brown 24/1 0 36.0 49 31 25 3-3 .500 4 19 20 6 4 7 6.25 Mike Santmyer 7/5 0 26.0 32 25 20 2-3 .400 0 20 27 1 1 4 6.92 Jon Dupski 15/10 0 61.1 98 61 48 1-4 .200 0 14 36 1 1 8 7.04 Jason Volker 16/8 0 59.2 90 64 50 1-6 .143 0 17 32 2 7 10 7.54 David Brady 3/0 0 3.1 4 3 3 0-0 .000 0 1 2 0 0 2 8.10 Austin Hurd 9/4 0 31.0 48 31 28 1-3 .250 0 18 22 3 5 3 8.13 Joe Peeler 14/1 0 26.1 42 29 24 0-0 .000 1 7 18 2 1 5 8.20 Rafe Bridges 4/2 0 9.2 7 12 10 0-1 .000 0 17 6 4 2 0 9.31 David Parks 9/0 0 11.1 18 15 13 0-0 .000 0 9 7 1 2 3 10.32 TIGER TOTALS 54 0 477.1 681 460 358 20-34 .370 12 216 315 51 41 66 6.75 OPPONENT TOTALS 54 0 488.2 557 329 266 34-20 .630 13 207 383 27 37 41 4.90 Returning Players Listed in Bold l 2006 Tigers’ Record l a

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1-Run Games: 5-5 2 2-Run Games: 4-4 5+-Run Games: 1-18 37 Extra Inning Games: 2-3 Vs. Left-Handed Pitchers: 5-8 Vs. Right-Handed Pitchers: 15-26 Steve Johnson led the Tigers with five wins and six saves. 2006 Results Review

Date Opponent Score TOW Pitcher TOW R-H-E OPP R-H-E Date Opponent Score TOW Pitcher TOW R-H-E OPP R-H-E Feb. 17 at Virginia L, 0-7 Rhoades, 0-1 0-4-3 7-11-0 Apr. 5 at Maryland L, 3-5 Volker, 0-3 3-5-0 5-7-3 Feb. 18 at Virginia L, 2-7 Holley, 0-1 2-7-3 7-10-3 Apr. 7 at Georgia St. * L, 5-8 Rhoades, 0-4 5-9-1 8-12-0 Feb. 19 at Virginia L, 3-13 Hurd, 0-1 3-5-0 13-16-0 Apr. 8 at Georgia St. * L, 2-11 Santmyer, 2-3 2-7-2 11-13-0 Feb. 24 Ball State # W, 5-4 Johnson, 1-0 5-10-2 4-4-2 Apr. 9 at Georgia St. * L, 3-9 Dupski, 0-2 3-4-3 9-15-1 Feb. 25 Le Moyne # W, 8-4 Holley, 1-1 8-13-3 4-8-2 Apr. 12 BUCKNELL L, 5-12 Bridges, 0-1 5-7-2 12-16-1 Feb. 26 at Citadel # W, 9-7 (10) Curd, 1-0 9-15-1 7-13-2 Apr. 13 UNC WILM. * W, 9-6 Johnson, 4-1 9-11-2 6-10-3 Mar. 1 MT. ST. MARY’S L, 4-9 Travis, 0-1 4-10-1 9-15-2 Apr. 14 UNC WILM. * L, 0-14 Rhoades, 0-5 0-2-1 14-19-0 Mar. 3 at Virginia Tech L, 5-14 Holley, 1-2 5-8-1 14-19-5 Apr. 15 UNC WILM. * L, 7-8 (10) Brown, 1-2 7-14-4 8-13-1 Mar. 4 at Virginia Tech L, 8-9 (10) Volker, 0-1 8-14-2 9-10-1 Apr. 18 at Temple W, 9-8 Travis, 2-2 9-12-5 8-11-4 Mar. 5 at Virginia Tech L, 5-9 Hurd, 0-2 5-10-0 9-12-1 Apr. 26 at Maryland L, 3-8 Curd, 2-1 3-7-4 8-14-2 Mar. 9 COPPIN ST. W, 13-12(10) Curd, 2-0 13-17-5 12-11-4 Apr. 28 at Northeastern* W, 6-5 Johnson, 5-1 6-9-1 5-11-1 Mar. 10 at Va. Comm. * L, 4-6 Holley, 1-3 4-8-3 6-11-2 Apr. 29 at Northeastern* L, 7-11 Dupski, 0-3 7-12-4 11-20-2 Mar. 11 at Va. Comm. * L, 4-10 Rhoades, 0-2 4-11-4 10-14-1 Apr. 30 at Northeastern* L, 3-7 Volker, 0-4 3-14-1 7-11-1 Mar. 12 at Va. Comm. * L, 13-14 Volker, 0-2 13-14-4 14-20-4 May 4 DELAWARE ST. W, 5-2 Brown, 2-2 5-8-3 2-6-0 Mar. 14 MARYLAND W, 9-2 Santmyer, 1-0 9-12-2 2-7-2 May 6 J. MADISON * L, 2-4 Rhoades, 0-6 2-4-1 4-4-3 Mar. 15 at Delaware St. W, 16-12 Brown, 1-0 16-19-1 12-18-3 May 7 J. MADISON * L, 9-24 Dupski, 0-4 9-12-0 24-27-1 Mar. 17 WILL. & MARY * L, 0-12 Holley, 1-4 0-8-2 12-16-1 May 8 J. MADISON * L, 4-8 Volker, 0-5 4-13-1 8-12-2 Mar. 18 WILL. & MARY * L, 5-7 Brown, 1-1 5-8-1 7-14-1 May 9 at UMBC W, 5-2 Brown, 3-2 5-8-1 2-9-1 Mar. 19 WILL. & MARY * W, 8-6 Santmyer, 2-0 8-11-0 6-11-1 May 12 at Hofstra * W, 11-8 Rhoades, 1-6 11-13-3 8-10-1 Mar. 21 at No. Carolina L, 2-11 Johnson, 1-1 2-9-2 11-15-0 May 13 at Hofstra * W, 13-9 Dupski, 1-4 13-20-0 9-15-3 Mar. 22 at No. Carolina L, 3-11 Travis, 0-2 3-8-1 11-20-1 May 14 at Hofstra * L, 1-4 Volker, 0-6 1-5-1 4-5-1 Mar. 24 at Geo. Mason * L, 2-6 Rhoades, 0-3 2-6-2 6-8-0 May 18 OLD DOMINION* W, 5-3 Rhoades, 2-6 5-13-0 2-9-1 Mar. 25 at Geo. Mason * L, 6-11 Santmyer, 2-1 6-9-1 11-19-2 May 19 OLD DOMINION* L, 8-9 (18) Brown, 3-3 8-18-4 9-15-0 Mar. 26 at Geo. Mason * L, 6-7 Dupski, 0-1 6-9-4 7-12-0 May 20 OLD DOMINION * W, 9-7 Volker, 1-6 9-14-3 7-14-0 Mar. 28 at G.Washington W, 12-9 Travis, 1-2 12-14-4 9-9-5 Mar. 29 UMBC W, 8-7 Johnson, 2-1 8-9-2 7-13-0 * Colonial Athletic Association games # Citadel Tournament Mar. 31 DELAWARE * L, 8-16 Hurd, 0-3 8-10-3 16-16-1 Apr. 1 DELAWARE * L, 10-15 Santmyer, 2-2 10-12-4 15-18-2 Apr. 2 DELAWARE * W, 11-8 Johnson, 3-1 11-15-3 8-9-2 Apr. 4 G.WASHINGTON W, 6-3 Hurd, 1-1 6-11-2 3-4-1

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7 0 0 2 38 Senior Chris Rhoades led the Tigers in innings pitched. CAA Batting Leaders Name, School AB R H B.A. Kellen Kulbacki, JMU 194 68 90 .464 Nate Schill, JMU 227 50 95 .419 Sergio Miranda, VCU 250 50 100 .400 2006 CAA Statistics Brandon Menchaca, DEL 220 61 87 .395 GregReview Sexton, W&M 197 47 77 .391 Jared Bolden, VCU 221 46 85 .385 Alex Buchholz, DEL 222 62 84 .378 John Raynor, UNCW 262 63 97 .370 CAA W-L Pct. Overall W-L Pct. Todd Davison, DEL 235 66 84 .357 James Madison 22-8 .733 38-21 .644 Dana Arrowood, ODU 201 38 71 .353 Old Dominion 21-9 .700 39-17 .696 CAA Base Hit Leaders Northeastern 19-10 .655 27-23 .540 Sergio Miranda, VCU ...... 100 Virginia Commonwealth 18-11 .621 34-24 .586 John Raynor, UNCW ...... 97 *#UNC Wilmington 17-13 .567 42-22 .656 Nate Schill, JMU ...... 95 Georgia State 13-17 .433 26-31 .456 Jimmy Miles, ODU ...... 93 Delaware 12-18 .400 30-24 .556 Chris Hatcher, UNCW ...... 92 George Mason 12-18 .400 20-31 .392 CAA Runs Scored Leaders William & Mary 11-19 .367 23-29 .442 Hofstra 11-19 .367 24-31-1 .438 Kellen Kulbacki, JMU ...... 68 Todd Davison, DEL ...... 66 TOWSON 8-22 .267 20-34 .370 Jonathan Batts, UNCW ...... 65 * CAA Tournament Champion # NCAA Tournament Selection John Raynor, UNCW ...... 63 2006 CAA Baseball Championship Tournament at Wilmington, N.C. CAA RBI Leaders May 24 - Game #1: #2 James Madison 7, #6 Georgia State 0 Kellen Kulbacki, JMU ...... 75 May 24 - Game #2: #4 Virginia Commonwealth 10, #3 Northeastern 3 John Raynor, UNCW ...... 69 May 24 - Game #3: #5 UNC Wilmington 7, #2 Old Dominion 3 (10 innings) Nate Schill, JMU ...... 68 May 25 - Game #4: #6 Georgia State 6, #2 Old Dominion 5 (10 innings) (ODU eliminated) Brandon Menchaca, DEL ...... 64 May 25 - Game #5: #1 James Madison 5, #3 Northeastern 0 (NE eliminated) Alex Buchholz, DEL ...... 64 May 25 - Game #6: #5 UNC Wilmington 8, #4 Virginia Commonwealth 2 May 26 - Game #7: #4 Virginia Commonwealth 6, #6 Georgia State 1 (GSU eliminated) CAA Doubles Leaders May 26 - Game #8: #5 UNC Wilmington 10, #1 James Madison 9 Todd Davison, DEL ...... 25 May 26 - Game #9: #4 Virginia Commonwealth 6, #1 James Madison 1 (JMU eliminated) Brandon Menchaca, DEL ...... 20 May 27 - Game #10: #4 Virginia Commonwealth 14, #5 UNC Wilmington 7 Sergio Miranda, VCU ...... 20 May 28 - Game #11: #5 UNC Wilmington 7, #4 Virginia Commonwealth 6 (UNCW wins title) CAA Triples Leaders Brandon Menchaca, DEL ...... 9 2006 All-CAA Teams Justin Newman, GSU ...... 9 CAA Home Run Leaders All-CAA First Team All-CAA Second Team Kellen Kulbacki, JMU ...... 24 C - Chris Hatcher, UNC Wilmington C - Patrick Nichols, Old Dominion Michael Cowgill, JMU ...... 23 1B - Nate Schill, James Madison 1B - Jonathan Batts, UNC Wilmington Alex Buchholz, DEL ...... 18 2B - Michael Cowgill, James Madison 2B - , Va. Common. Patrick Nichols, ODU ...... 18 SS - Sergio Miranda, Va. Comm. SS - Todd Davison, Delaware 3B - Matt Poulk, UNC Wilmington 3B - Ricky Caputo, Hofstra CAA Pitching Leaders OF - Kellen Kulbacki, James Madison OF - Mike Zahm, Old Dominion Name, School IP W-L E.R.A. OF - Brandon Menchaca, Delaware OF - Adam Heffron, Towson Harold Monzingo, VCU 95.2 7-1 2.45 OF - John Raynor, UNC Wilmington OF - Jimmy Miles, Old Dominion Evan Bowen, DEL 58.0 2-1 2.95 DH - Tim St. Clair, Va. Common. DH - Mike Tamsin, Northeastern Adam Ottavino, NE 93.2 4-5 2.98 UT - Alex Buchholz, Delaware UT - Robby Jacobsen, George Mason Dave Pellegrine, NE 92.1 6-5 3.02 SP - Harold Mozingo, Va. Common. SP - Jason Godin, Old Dominion Pete Vernon, W&M 53.0 4-1 3.06

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Matt Morizio, NE ...... 7 2 Dana Arrowood, JMU ...... 7 Bobby Lasko, JMU ...... 6 39 Steve Johnson, TOW ...... 6