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lhc 200() ( .ontcrcncc USA Baseball Hi~. PICJNSHIP INFOR ( :harnpiomhip Program is published b:· ( :1)nkrcnn- l 1S,-\ and !\IC College>. Welcome to C-USA Baseball 2 Conference USA 4-5 C-USA Championship and the College World Series 6 Championship Results 18 Conference USA Individual Championship Records 19 Commissioner Hritwn Hanowskv Team Championship Records 20 Editorial Staff All-Tournament Teams 22 Coun m-v \lorrison-Archcr, Scorecards 23-24 Rus,cll Andcr son TEAM INFORMATION l1~lG \\Ww.imgworld.com (88SJ 48+4G-s East Houston Marshall Corporate Officers Carolina Pg. 9 Pg. 10 Chairman and CEO Pg. 8 lheodorc J. Forstmann President, Sports and Entertainment ( ;corge Pvne Senior Corporate Vice President, College P:lt Hattie Senior Vice President, College Sales and Marketing IA·l' St:ICL'\' Memphis Rice Southern IMG College Senior Vice President, Managing Director Pg. 11 Pg. 12 Miss lliom.r-, I. Siult1, Pg. 13 Senior Vice President, Operations \tl'\l' ( .ornvcll Senior Vice President, Sales Lawton \1. l.og;rn
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~ . ·- - ' _ 2009 BA EB L CHAMPIONSHIP 1 CHAMPIONSHIP WELCOME LETTER
FLCOME T H T" URG A.ND 'THE 2009 0 NF E RE r; r. S i\ B A I: BA I" H. A I:,I PI O NS HI P
Every year, Conference USA continues its commitment to athletics, academics and community. With our outstanding institutions sharing this unwavering commitment, the league continues to enjoy competitive success, as well as success in the classroom and in our communities. We welcome you into the house that is Conference USA. Our house is built on a solid foundation of competition, tradition, education and sportsmanship and in it you will find the cornerstones: smart athletes and strong students.
C-USA championship events are the highlight of every season - an opportunity to enjoy the outstanding talents and abilities of our athletic programs, as well as appreciate the competitive spirit of all of our student• athletes and coaches. Congratulations to all of the coaches and student• athletes who will compete for the C-USA baseball championship title.
We would like to extend sincere thanks to Southern Miss, who along with the championship committee, has worked hard in preparation for this event. The league also appreciates the support from our fans across the country. On behalf of everyone involved with Conference USA, I hope you have a wonderful rime in Hattiesburg.
Sincerely,
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Cornrnissioner
Aubrey Keith Lucas Administration Building
2 // 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ·""~ .. :· Be there far the next big moment.
Whether it's cheering for your school as it brings home a championship, being there as a friend wins an unforgettable match, or watching a family member walk across the graduation stage, big moments happen every day in Conference USA. Don't miss a minute of it. To get the full story behind each of these big moments, go to ConferenceUSA.com. E 4 // 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP -! · .. - CONFERENCE USA C- s co ~VES structure. The Presidents of the member Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the ( 1999) for all sports and they began institutions serve as the lcagues Board of institutions began athletics participation in competition in 2001. LJSF started C:-USA Directors. R. Cerald Turner of SMLJ currenrlv 1995, while Houston joined competition in football in 2003. serves as chair of the C-USA Board. the fall of 1996. The league's headquarters After celebrating its 10th Anniversary were established in Chicago and, after nine during the 2004-05 season, C-USA began a A PROUD H:STORY: years, relocated to the current office in Irving, new chapter in 2005-06 when its current A. PROM.IS NG FUTURE Texas. Britton Banowsky was named membership came together to form the new Conference USA was formed in l 'J')5 and Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding look of the league. quickly emerged as one of the nation's top Mike Slive, the league's first commissioner. Since its formation, C-USA has established conferences. The conference unveiled its C-USA added East Carolina (September, a strong foundation, an identity and a history name. logo and commissioner on April 24, 1996) and the l,' nircd States Military that reflects the league's national presence. 1995. in Chicago. The league's charter Academy (March, 1997) as football members. Thirteen years of remarkable history has members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, ECU began league competition in 1997: reinforced the league's position in collegiate Del'aul. Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Army in 19')8 and LJAB began football play in athletics, setting the course for the next decade Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, l 'J'J'J. The league added TCC' and ECC' and beyond. r,.J· t(). N. . .f. ' E., rD( .E , 1\:_ J ln_, Lr USA 2008 ACADE IC AVJA RDS r ·1 ~-· I., fiZ'S HONOR RU;.L MEMPHIS Kvlc Maxie UCF C\Lirc Axhlcv Ti,dd Mclnnis Colin Arnold EAST CAROLINA Zach Clark' Nick Smith Brv.ui Brown i\1ikl' Anderson Alex fennel! kffrev Stanles- Tder Bunnell' Sh:l\vn Armstrong R van F rascr ( :a,ncron \Valker :-.:ick Choro Jared Avchcn ' Rvan Holland· Wade \Vcathers· Paul Cinder Brcrr Bowers :.lark Johe· Brennan Dobbins lt h.m Brown [onarlian Jones TULANE Anrhonv Figlioli» Jacob I Javis' Brennon Martin Nick Boullosa Alex F ricdrich Bobl-v lowlcr Adam McClain Robin- Broach Ci! Gomez"' Dusr in Harrington Chris Newsom Rvan 'l)oiron Caleb Graham Brandon Henderson Chris Novikoff ( :'on rad Flvnn Chadd Hartman ( :hris I Icsron Josh Ross Jonathan Garrett DJ Hicks Austin Homan lJane Sharp Mason Criffin Jake Huxtable Seth Maness Worth Tate Hunter Johnson Matt Manning James ;-..1cchee Trev Wiedman Nick l'e.11itone Kvle Mills Kvlc Roller Duke Williams Mart I'ctiron J ord.in Rasinski IYrew Schieber Michael Wills Scott I'owell Rv.m Richardson Zach \\'right Jamb Wilson Andrew Robinson [osh Siebenaler Matt Yoklcv Andrew Rodgers Keith Simon HOUSTON Chad Zurcher Tavlor Roger":-; Austin Smith" [i rn rnv Cesario· ;-. Litt R ,·a11 Kvle Sweat ·:vlich:,el Goodnight RICE [erernv 'Schaffer· Beau Tavlor Blake Kelso " [irn rnv Comcrora Rob S'egedin Kiko Vuzquez David Murphv Nick 1 )eBiasse Josh Zeid ( "orv \Xrccch Zak Preslev · Anrhonv Fuz io Justin \\/ciss Caleb Rarnsev Daniel Conzales-Luna UAB HJ Zimmerman Jared Rav , John I Lile Kevin Cope 'Jared Reyes l'.ack Harwood Nick Crawford Matt Tavlor Brock Holt Shav Crawford POSTGRADUATE Tom WCnz Nick Natale Keith Depew' SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Taylor White Mike o/·ala Trey Early Neil Schrnk, Memphis jcrcmv Zathjen Tristan Farrell MARSHALL Matt Reckling Nick Graffeo • Indicates Academic Medal Andrew Blain Travis \'('righ( Devin Hamilton \Vinners (.L75 Cl'A or above) Kvlc Blank' Bradlev Hicks' Bl·and<)ll Casarnassima SOUTHERN MISS Colin McMurrv SCHOLAR ATHLETE Austin ( :0;111 Houston Brown Jonathan Merritt AWARD ( .amcron l )unlav\' Derek Coplev' 'Jacob Nix .James Cesario, Houston Brn Frith . Daniel Covert hml's Oliver· Tvlcr C,nrell Adam Doleac Bl'au I'cnder SPORT J\ ADEMIC ( .li.id Johnson James Ewing Mikael Sawav AWARD Ben [urcvicius ~lichacl Ewing Trev Vice , CAB Blak,- Sanders Travis Graves l Jan icl Volk Eric Scmcniuk Seth Hester John Volk' INSTITUTIONAL Andrew Sikula Jonathan Johnston Brandon \Vallace· EXCELLENCE AWARD Creg Williams Pax ton King Ryan Woollev' Rice Adam Yeager Kyle Lindsey · . .., . 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP / / 5 CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT T)T-}TC' s [ l u i\j , ..l AND THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIE ( .arnc 13 .4 p.m. 2009 C-USA (if necessary) !\ B A S E D ~ ~ ·r - ., - c· - • T 1· (' .H. rn " CHAMPIONSHIP ( ;ame 14 7:30 p.m. C - U S A - L) ALL .~i l J _H ~ - u " l .) Pete Tavior Park (if neccssarv) Hattiesburg, Miss. The nine schools that currently comprise Conference USA Hosted by Southern Miss Sun., May 24 Baseball have enjoyed a great deal of success. Here are Championship Game 1 p.m. some of their accomplishments: Game Schedule All times Central. Wed., May 20 • Eleven College World Series Appearances Came 1 ') a.m. PAST (>USA TOURNAMENT • 2003 National c:lumpions - Rice Came 2 12:30 p.m. CHAMPIONS Caml' 3 ...... 4 p.m. 2008 Houston • Ar least one College \'vorld Series ream in eight of rh« last ( ;,une 4 ...... 7:30 p.m. 2007 Riel' IO seasons. 2006 Rice •')')NCAA Appearances in Baseball (60 since I 'l'J'i) Thurs., May 21 2005 TCU/Tulane' • Five National I'lavers of the Year since I ')95 Came 'i ') a.rn. 2004 n:u Caml' (, 12:30 p.m. 200.'l Southern Miss • Six National Freshman of the Year since 1 'J'J5 Came 7 .4 p.m. 2002 Fast Carolina • I 07 players have been All-Americans since I 'l'J'i Came 8 7:30 p.m. 200 I Tulane • Schools have combined to win 40 or more games 51 times 2000 Houston Fri., May 22 1 ')')') Tulane in the last 12 vears Came') 3 p.m. 1 'J'J8 Tulane • Has had a team ranked No. I in the nation in four of the Caml' 10 6:30 p.m. 1 ')'!7 Houston last five regular xca so nx 1 '!')(, Tulane Sat., May 23 'declared co-champions after Came 11.. . '! a.111. championship game was cancelled Game 12 12:.)0 p.m. due to weather 6 I I 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ~· ..., .,.;;._\ . ' , ~ ~. Some discounts, coverages, payment plans, and features are not available in all states or in all GEICO companies. GEICO auto insurance is not available in Mass. Government Employees Insurance Co. • GEICO General Insurance Co. • GEICO Indemnity Co. • GEICO Casualty Co. These companies are subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. GEICO: Washington, DC 20076. GEICO Gecko image © 1999 - 2008. © 2008 GEICO. OUTF IELD/INFIELD// SENIOR >> 01,J ir',, ?L FACTS Luec.1t;on Gre,,iwille. N.C Four1deci 19(); Enr·oi!:o:en: 2\990 Col:c:s F\Jru:e ,·i11d CJ(Jld The 2009 East Carolina Pirates. Front Row (L-R): Brad ~ Mincey, Trent Ashcraft, Drew Schieber, Dustin Harrington, Pirc1tC'.'i Seth Simmons, Trent Whitehead, Philip Clark, Joe EAST CAROLINA Chc1ncelicr L), S1eve Rc1:lc1rcl O'Malley, Brett Bowers, Broe Sutton. Middle Row Kyle Athletics Director le1·ry Roller, Mark Wilder, Britton Cole, Stephen Batts, Sthil l+oliar.d Sowers, Corey Thompson, Patrick Somers, Kevin Brandt, Baseb,1II ',ID Mal::: Im Gr·ay Jared Avchen, Bailey Daniels, Seth Maness. Back Row: Zach Wright, Shawn Armstrong, Jonathan Ratledge, Mike ?009 ROSTER Anderson, Chris Heston, Ryan Wood, Mike Wright, Devin Harris, Lance Honeycutt, Austin Homan, Cameron No Name Pos B"T l1t Wt Freeman, Brandon Henderson. 1 Trent Whitehead OF L/L 5 10 175 So. Washington, N.C. 2 Drew Schieber INF R/R 5 10 202 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo 3 Sthil Sowers RHP R/R 6-2 160 So. Grifton, N.C 4 Brett Bowers INF R/R 6-1 179 Fr Fairfax, Va 5 Cameron Freeman OF R/R 6-0 168 So. Fayetteville, N.C 7 Dustin Harrington INF R/R 5-9 188 So. Taylorsville, N.C 8 Joe O'Malley RHP R/R 5-11 192 So. Moorestown, N.J. HEAD COACH 9 Jacob Davis OF R/R 6-2 187 Fr. Wilson, N.C. 10 Corey Thompson INF R/R 6-2 211 Fr. Apex, N.C 12 Jonathan Ratledge OF R/L 6-1 202 Jr. Charlotte, N.C 14 Bailey Daniels RHP R/R 6-0 222 Sr. Wanchese, N.C. 15 Shawn Armstrong RHP R/R 6-2 196 Fr. New Bern, N.C. 16 Ryan Wood INF/P R/R 6-5 186 Sr Woodbridge, Va. 17 Chris Heston RHP R/R 6-4 180 Jr Palm Bay, Fla. 18 Philip Clark OF UR 6-1 160 Fr. Norfolk, Va. 19 Kyle Roller DH/INF UR 6-1 248 Jr. Rockingham, N.C. 20 Zach Wright C R/R 6-1 205 Fr. Goldsboro, N.C 21 Brandon Henderson INF R/L 6-1 220 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. 22 Jared Avchen C R/R 6-1 218 Jr. Palm Bily, Fla. 25 Stephen Batts OF/INF R/R 6-0 198 Sr. Wilmington, N.C. 26 Patrick Somers LHP UL 6-1 208 Fr Chantilly, Va. 29 Brad Mincey RHP R/R 6-0 182 So. Wilmington, N.C. 30 Austin Homan OF L/R 6-2 198 So. State College, Pa. 31 Seth Simmons RHP R/R 5.9 150 So. Lewisville, N.C. 32 Lance Honeycutt RHP R/R 6-2 172 Fr Coats, N.C. 33 Zach Woods RHP R/R 6-0 175 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. 34 Devin Harris OF R/R 6-3 227 So Gastonia, N.C. BILLY GODWIN 35 Kevin Brandt LHP/OF R/L 6-1 182 Fr. Fuquay Varina, N.C. 36 Britton Cole RHP R/R 6-0 174 Sr. Chocowinity, N.C ··;., f 37 Mark Wilder LHP UL 6-0 186 Fr. Greenville, N.C. l i r.k Jarrett, AssistcJnt Cn,1( h 38 Mike Wright RHP R/R 6-5 176 Fr. Laurinburg, N.C Bill Jarman Ass1sta:1t Co;_ich 39 Broe Sutton INF L/R 6-0 182 Jr. Edenton, N.C. Tornrny Atk;r,so1~1, Vol Assistdnt Coach 40 Mike Anderson RHP R/R 6-3 232 So. Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. 43 Seth Maness RHP R/R 6-0 180 So. Pinehurst, N.C. 44 Trent Ashcraft OF L/L 6-1 170 Sr. Brentwood, Tenn. BriiJn Cc1vc1r1c1ugh, Direc:tor· of Ope1·c.1tions 8 / / 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP . . F: KL,_.SO INFIUD // SOPHOMORE << C n'<._{ ..) Locatio1-\ Texas Fou!1ded 1927 En1-ol:P1cr:t 3S JOO Sr :11 :-:::': \/\/i ,;:2 T· The 2009 Houston Cougars. Front Row (L-R) Tony Nicknc11·Y:e ~ Montalbano, Blake Kelso, William Kankel, Joey Cesario, Tom Wertz, Jake Runte, Carlos Reyes. Second Row: Wes F>re:si1_·lc:nt Dr R~r,,, Kk1t,,1 i-, N lH. . O 1 J.s '· :' ,) ' ' Musick, David Murphy, Chris Wallace, John Cannon, Athletic:-, l)irtict:01 HJA Taylor White, Codey Morehouse. Third Row: Mgr. Kyle Edelman, Mgr. Tyler Adams, Athletic Trainer Earl Ware, SID B,]r,d,,111 Jarni(~ Vol. Asst. Coach Travis Tully, Head Coach Rayner Noble, Reed Watson, Matt Taylor, Zak Presley, Ty Stuckey, Asst. R -i STER.I. • 2009 . l, '·· . . .. , . Coach Russell Stockton, Asst. Coach Jorge Garza, Assistant Trainer Khefren Savannah, Mgr. Jared Hofman. N,· H: Wt Yr Hon-o-ow.: 1 Tom Wertz INF/C R/R 6-0 180 Fr Sugar Land, Texas Back Row: Chris Wright, Frank Corolla, John Touchton, 2 Tony Montalbano INF LIR 5 9 180 Fr. Katy, Texas David McClain, Taylor Hammack, Mo Wiley, Chase 4 Wes Musick LHP L/L 6-0 190 Jr. Lufkin, Texas Dempsay, Barry Laird, Michael Goodnight, Jared Ray, 5 Blake Kelso INF RIR 5 10 170 So. Pflugerville, Texas Donnie Joseph, Caleb Ramsey, Jimmy Raviele. 7 Ricky Hargrove RHP R/R 6-1 190 Sr. Katy, Texas 8 Jimmy Raviele LHP L/L 6-2 190 Sr. Richmond, Texas 9 Chase Dempsay RHP/OF R/R 6-3 200 So. Baytown, Texas 10 Codey Morehouse INF R/R 5-10 185 Fr. Houston, Texas 11 Chris Wright RHP R/R 6-1 200 Sr. Houston, Texas 13 Jake Ructe INF R/R 5-9 145 Fr. Houston, Texas 14 William Kankel LHP/OF L/L 5-10 170 Jr. Brenham, Texas 15 Zak Presley OF L/R 6-1 190 Jr. Southlake, Texas 17 Reed Watson INF RR 6-2 165 Fr Burleson, Texas 18 Taylor Hammack LHP L/L 6-4 240 Jr Angleton, Texas 19 Barry Lai•d RHP R/R 6-4 230 Jr. Baytown, Texas 20 Chris Wallace C RIR 6-0 205 Jr. Cypress, Texas 21 Ty Stuckey LHP/INF L/L 6-1 212 So Spring, Texas 24 Matt Murphy UT L/R 6-2 190 So. Pearland, Texas 25 Taylor White UT L/R 6-0 172 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas 26 David Murphy INF R/R 6-1 195 Fr. Beaumont, Texas 27 Joey Cesario C L/R 5-11 190 Fr. New Orleans, La 28 Caleb Ramsey OF L/R 62 188 So. Houston, Texas 29 Matt Taylor LHP/OF L/L 6-2 185 So. Sugar Land, Texas 31 Jared Ray RHP R/R 63 200 So. Waco, Texas 33 Mo Wiley RHP R/R 6-4 260 Fr Katy, Texas 34 .John Touchton RHP R/R 6-3 225 Jr Houston, Texas 35 David McClain RHP R/R 6-4 205 Jr. Houston, Texas 36 Carlos Reyes INF R/R 5-10 180 Fr Calabasas, Calif 37 John Cannon C R/R 60 180 Fr. Hutto, Texas HI [\J Si 42 Frank Corolla RHP R/R 6-2 190 Jr. Pinehurst, Texas 44 Donnie Joseph LHP L/L 6-3 185 Jr. Buda, Texas R· s·" Stocktor: Assistant Coach 45 Michael Goodnight RHP R/R 6-4 215 Fr. Houston, Texas Jor=:ie Gc.nza, Assistant Coach Tra ,s Tul!y. Vol Assistant Coach UPPORT S7M-f' Traci Cauley, Dir of Baseball Operations . ,,~ : :·r· 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP // 9 -""'-=--- - ' - ADAM YEAGER INFIELD OUIC:K FACTS LocJt:cm \/-J.\l,:1 Fnl_,ncfr!d The 2009 Marshall Thundering Herd. Front Row (L-R) Joe ~ Th111dP1:11:·; H, r,I Church, Eddie Rush, Kenny Socorro, Ramone Tate, Arik Sikula, Ben Jurevicius, Andrew Blain, Ian Kadish. Middle MARSHALL Or Steoph,,n .J Row: Dir. of Baseball Operations Chad Conner, Asst. Atlilctic; Dir·ecto1 E3u!; M,,r lJJ"\"1 Coach Tim Donnelly, Austin Coan, Rhett Stafford, Josh Valle, Adam Yeager, Ben Frith, Tyler Gatrell, Thor Meeks, [l,1•,pf>,iil SID .Cliri·, Brian Mooney, Vol. Asst. George Brumfield, Athletic Trainer Jen Butler Back Row: Head Coach Jeff Waggoner, 2009 ROSTER Victor Gomez, Kyle Blank, Eric Semeniuk, Dan Straily, T Greg Williams, Shane Farrell, Ryan Kiel, Nate Lape, Kevin No. N,:i111c Pss D W, Yr Shackelford, Justin Moore, Chad Johnson, Alfredo Brito, 2 Ramone Tate INF/OF R/R 5-11 178 So. Cleveland, Ohio Blake Sanders INF R/R 5-11 Jr Ponte Verde Beach, F!a Mike Mason, Brandon Casamassima, Sports Information 3 187 5 Eddie Rush OF R/R 5-11 187 Jr. McDonough. Ga Dir Chris Attwood, Asst Coach Tim Adkins. 7 Kenny Socorro INF R/R 5 7 176 So MiarT1i, Fla 8 Brandon Casamassima INF R/R 5-11 194 Sr Colleyville, Texas 10 Josh Valle INF R/R 6-0 223 Jr. Brentwood, N Y ... T' /I_ ]-1 l''. 0'1 ,, 11 Adam Yeager INF R/R 6-0 164 Sr Huntington, W Va ..I.H, .CJ::-..,_) - \_! 12 Joe Church RHP R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Princeton, W.Va. 13 Ben Frith LHP L/L 6-1 166 Fr. Lafayette, La 15 Dan Straily RHP R/R 6-2 229 Jr Springfield, Ore 16 Tyler Gatrell RHP R1R 6-0 175 Jr Boyd County, Ky 17 Justin Moore RHP R/R 6-4 203 So Ashland, Ky. 18 Rhett Stafford OF/C R/R 6 2 230 Fr. Cheraw, S.C 19 Mike Mason LHP L1L 6-1 193 Fr. Maumee. Ohio 22 Brian Mooney LHP L1L 6 2 209 Sr. Hunt.riqtor- Station, N Y 24 Alfredo B1ito INF R;R 6 1 220 Fr Miami. Fla 25 Nate Lape OF WR 6-5 215 Sr Huntinqt on. N.Y. 27 Ben Jurcvicius OF R/R 6-0 189 So Broadviev,,1 Heights, Ohio 28 Arik Sikula RHP R/R 6-0 189 So. Hurricane. W.Va. 31 Kevin Shackelford C R/R 6·5 202 So. Charlotte, N.C 32 Victor Gomez C/INF R/R 6 1 230 So. Miami, Fla. 33 Ryan Kiel LHP L/L 6-4 230 Jr Los Gatos, Calif 35 Andrew Blnin LHP L/L 5-10 180 Sr Huntington, W.Va. 36 Ian Kadish RHP R/R 6 1 196 So. Cincinnati, Ohio 38 Kyle Blank LHP L/L 6-3 205 So. Charleston, W.Va. . ·~,-.' T., _ •· ~,. 1 p \ ,-, ,-, n 1, r, Rl 'J ~ _ v V A \J \J U .\J _t • , 39 Carn Dunlavy OF RiR 6-2 173 Fr Hurricane, W.Va. 40 Brock Neil INF R/R 6-6 255 Fr. Winters, Calif 41 Eric Semeniuk OF R/R 6 3 208 Fr Charlotte, N.C. 44 Chad Johnson RHP R/R 6-3 216 So. Marietta, Ga 48 Shane Farrell RHP R/R 6-4 230 Fr. Westlake, Ohio 50 Austin Coan RHP R/R 6-0 240 Jr. Southlake, Texas 55 Thor Meeks C/INF R/R 6 1 226 Fr Hurricane, W.Va. 57 Greg Williams LHP UL 6-5 207 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio Chad Cor r er. Dir of Baseball Operations 10 I I 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP •:t . ~;" , - - BRENNON MARTlN 1° I TC H [ I? / / J lJ N I O R << 1-rc OUICK \,_ • .L 0 ? 2() A The 2009 Memphis Tigers. Front Row (L-R): Jacob Wilson, N1(k:k1:-11(' Chad Zurcher, Josh Ross, Brach Davis, Drew Martinez, P1t:_'',irl,:r1t Dr MEMPHIS Zach Clark, Zach Helton, Trey Turner, Marcus Barnes. Second Row: Darrell Smith, Ryan Marx, Ryan Holland, RC Shawn Ablett, Marc Ashley, Brandon Showmar, Robby 8,i,;Pldl SID Graham, Michael Wills, Brett Bowen, Tyler Huelsing, Jason C Redd. Third Row: Dir. of Baseball Operations Al 2009 R. n·- cc) TE" R\ Woods, Trey Wiedman, Ben Paullus, K.K. Chalmers, Asst . Coach Jerry Zulli, Asst. Coach Derrick Dunbar, Head Ht Wt Coach Daron Schoenrock, Asst. Coach Michael Federico, 1 Drew Mcir-tinez OF L'L 5 10 170 Fr. Collierville, Tenn. Chase Sain, Matt Yokley, Mark Jobe, Scott Ensell. Back 2 INF R1R 6-0 Knoxville, Tenn Chc1d Zurcher 163 So Row: Chris Newsom, Worth Tate, Garrett Hachtel, Daniel 4 Tyler Huelsing OF L1R 6-0 200 Jr. Munford, Tenn Kaufmann, Duke Williams, Dane Sharp, Chris Novikoff, 5 Brett B01Nen INF R R 6-1 175 Sr. Cantonment, FI.J Ryan Fraser, Jonathan Jones, Heith Hatfield, Brennon 6 Chris Newsom OF L1R 6-1 19S Sr. Germantown, Tenn Martin, Cole Shelton, Adam McClain. 7 Shawn Ablett C R/R 6-0 210 Jr. Van Alstyne, Texas 8 Mar-cus Barnes LHP R/L S-11 165 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn 9 Jacob Wilson INF R/R 6-0 190 Fr. Arlington, Tenn. 10 Robby Graham OF L/R 5-9 201 So. Cordova, Tenn. 12 Heith Hatfield RHP/UT R/R 6-3 190 Fr. Bartlett Tenn 13 Trey Turner C R:R 6 1 180 Fr. Bartlett, Tenn 14 Matt Yokley RHP R/R 6-4 213 Sr. Collierville, Tenn 15 Tr·ey Wiedman INF1OF R:R 6-1 213 Jr. Men1phis, Tenn. 16 Duke Wii1;ams RHP R/R 6 5 188 Sr Memphis, Tenn 17 Mark Jobe RHP R1R 60 210 Jr· Memphis, Tenn 18 Brach D,wis LHP R L 5-10 200 Jr Southaven, Miss. 19 Cole Shelton INF,C R'R 6-2 227 Sr Dyersburg, Tenn 20 Jonathan Jones RHP R1R 6 2 183 Fr. Collierville, Tenn. 22 Adarn McCiain INF R/R 6 0 185 Fr McrT'lphis, Tenn 24 D,1nicl Kai.trnann C R/R 6-4 205 Sr· Chir,190, Ill 25 Vvor th Tate RHP R/R 64 200 Fr. Colliorvillo. Te11n 26 BPn Paullus RHP R/R 6 2 195 Fr Olive Branch, Miss. 27 Ch.-:1se Sain C/INF R/R 64 232 Jr. Bolivar, Tenn. 28 Da11e Sharp RHP R/R 6-4 238 So. Bartlett, Tenn. 30 Br cnnon Martin LHP L L 6 3 203 Jr· Memphis, Tenn. 31 Josh Ross RHP R,R 6-0 165 Jr Southaven, Miss 32 Rya11 Holland LHP L.'L 6-0 212 So. Knoxville, Tenn 6 -; 33 Rynn Fr·nsei RHP RIR ·C; 205 Jr Clovcland. Tcnr- DARON SCHOENROCK 34 Marc Ashley RrP R/R S 10 168 Jr. Collierville, Tenn :-1: 11 o : r· 35 Zach Helton INF R/R S-9 180 So Knoxville, Tenn. Cocc 36 Brandon Showrr.ar RHP R/R 6-0 170 Fr Littie Rock, Ark h 37 Michael Wills LHP L/L 6-1 165 Fr Germantown, Tenn Jer Assistant Coa h De::, k Dur:bac, Assistant Coach 38 Zach Clark INF R/R 5-4 175 Jr Bartlett, Tenn 44 Garrett Hachtel RHP R/R 6-4 215 Jr Cordova, Tenn SUF'F'ORT F-F Al Woods, Dir of Baseball Operations : ;f~ i · ~~-- 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP / / 11 ' - -'o1F! -•, , - - -~- - ' - - " - - RICK HAGUE INFIELD// SOPHOMORE >> l' I,....., !, I=' L\ r' 1 !._ \, __ ; _:. • J, L \.._..! TS l.ocation .Houstor; Texas r.:our•ded ~ 891 Enrc)iln1ent \145 Blue Ji\CJ (jr(l'/ The 2009 Rice Owls. Front Row (L-R): Mgr Daniel Watson, Color·s Dave Peterson, Diego Seastrunk, Brock Holt, Jess Buenger, A. Nickr1.::11ne Owl:, Chad Mozingo, Daniel Gonzales-Luna, Stud. Athletic P1·t;side11t .David W Lceb1-or1 Trainer Chris Clayton. Second Row: Dir. of Baseball RICE Operations Lee Ann Lassiter, Matt Evers, Nick Natale, Craig Athletic:, Di1octo1 .Chris Del Conte Manuel, Anthony Rendon, Zack Harwood, Michael Fuda, [l,1sr0bc1II SID Suiliv,:rn Abel Gonzales, Doug Simmons, Jimmy Comerota, Mike Joh11 Ojala, Athletic Trainer Donna Papangellin Third Row: Head Coach Wayne Graham, Asst Coach Mike Taylor, Taylor 2009 ROSTER Wall, Matthew Reckling, Andrew Benak, Jared Rogers, No Nr111:e Pos BT Ht Wt Yr Andy Hamilton, Travis Wright, Jeremy Rathjen, Steven 1 Daniel Gonzales-Luna INF/OF R/R 5-9 175 Fr Houston, Texas Sultzbaugh, Anthony Fazio, Asst Coach Patrick Hallmark, 2 Jimmy Comerota INF R/R 6-1 185 Jr. Missouri City, Texas Asst Coach David Pierce, Sports Information Dir. John 3 Jeremy Rathjen OF R/R 6-5 185 Fr Houston, Texas Sullivan. Back Row: Trey Crain, Jordan Rogers, Nick 4 Chad Mozingo OF UL 5-11 190 So. Spring, Texas DeBiasse, Rick Hague, Ryan Berry, Mark Haynes. 5 Diego Seastrunk INF/C B/R 5-10 180 Jr Channelview, Texas 7 Brock Holt INF UR 5-10 170 Jr. Stephenville, Texas 9 Anthony Fazio RHP R/R 6-1 195 Fr. Beaumont, Texas 10 Craig Manuel C L/R 6-1 210 Fr. Satellite Beach, Fla. 11 Rick Hague INF R/R 6-2 190 So. Spring, Texas 12 Matt Evers LHP UL 6-3 209 So. Houston, Texas 13 Dave Peterson C/INF R/R 6-0 220 Fr. Villa Park, Calif. 14 Jess Buenger INF B/R 5-11 190 Sr. Bellville, Texas 15 Michael Fuda INF/OF R/R 6-0 200 So. Katy, Texas 16 Ryan Lewis OF L/L 6-3 200 Fr. Baton Rouge, La. 17 Mike Ojala RHP R/R 6-3 195 Jr. Kingwood, Texas 18 Nick Natale OF R/R 6 1 175 So. Livingston, N.J. 21 Steven Sultzbaugh OF R/R 6-3 200 Jr Austin, Texas 23 Anthony Rendon INF R/R 5-11 180 Fr Houston, Texas 24 Abel Gonzales LHP/INF UL 6-1 195 So. Houston, Texas 25 Nick DeBiasse INF/C R/R 6-3 215 So. Lawrence, Kan. 26 Taylor Wall LHP UL 6-2 175 Fr Houston, Texas 27 Mark Haynes RHP R/R 6-2 198 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas 28 Ryan Berry RHP R/R 6-1 195 Jr Humble, Texas 29 Matthew Reckling RHP R/R 6-4 195 Fr Houston, Texas 30 Andrew Benak RHP R/R 6 5 210 Fr Houston, Texas 31 .Jordan Rogers RHP R/R 6-2 195 Sr. Dayton, Texas 32 Jared Rogers RHP R/R 6-6 190 Jr. Duncanville, Texas TH f VJ l1. 'Y. ·.!N ·I, E-' 33 Trey Crain INF/OF R/R 6-2 195 So. Corpus Christi, Texas 35 Zack Harwood RHP R/R 6-2 185 So. Groves, Texas 38 Doug Simmons OF/LHP LIL 6-1 205 So. Kingwood, Texas Mike Taylor, Ass,stant Co a c » 43 Travis Wright RHP R/R 6-6 195 So. Paris, Texas Dc1vid Pierce Ass s t a n t Coach 44 Luke Willson INF UR 6-5 240 Fr. LaSalle, Ontario Patrick Hallmark, Assistant Coach SUF)~) RT Lee Ann Lassiter, Dir of Baseball Operations 12 I I 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ,~,: Locatiu1--: HattiesCnng, Miss Fcuncied 1 '/10 Enro::rne:"J 15,000 Eagles. _ Eagles -- - At,.,.C- ,- -;, .: Coiors Black and Ciold The 2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Front Row (L-R) N icknarne Golden E.:igles Stud. Athletic Trainer Yoko Shirozu, Stud. Athletic Trainer Evan Dauterive, Asst Coach Ricky Harrelson, Head Coach Presic1ent Dr. Martha D. Sai.nders ss Corky Palmer, Assoc. Head Coach Scott Berry, Mgr. Justin Athletics Director· .Richard Giannini Napoli, Mgr. Lackey Simons. Second Row: Athletic Trainer Pamela Workman, Collin Cargill, Brian Dozier, Bo Davis, Baseball SID .Jason Kirksey Michael Ewing, Joey Archer, Tyler Koelling, Corey Stevens, 2 C) c; Josh Fields, Taylor Walker, Kyle Lindsey, Bret Shattles. Third R(lSTER Row: Jeff Stanley, Wade Weathers, Nick Smith, Daniel Covert, Paxton King, Travis Creel, J.R. Ballinger, Drake No N,·11l',(' Pos 8 T c,' Yr Hou-c t own 2 Anthony Doss OF UR 6-0 200 So. Brandon, Miss. Zimmerman. Fourth Row: James Ewing, Cody Schlagel, 3 BA Vollmuth INF R/R 6-3 200 Fr. Biloxi, Miss. Kamer.on Brunty, Anthony Doss, Moses Munoz, Kyle Maxie, 4 Nick Smith OF R/R 6-0 180 Jr. Purvis, Miss. Todd Mcinnis, Travis Graves. Back Row: Derek Copley, 5 Kyle Lindsey RHP R/R 5-10 175 Jr. Purvis, Miss. Jonathan Johnston, B.A Vollmuth, Matt Warren, Adam 6 Bret Shattles OF R/R 5-10 175 Fr. Long Beach, Miss. Doleac, Scott Copeland, Seth Hester. 8 Daniel Covert OF L/L 5-11 180 Fr. Meridian, Miss. 10 Todd Mcinnis RHP R/R 6-1 160 So. Brandon, Miss. 11 Tyler Koelling OF R/R 6-1 180 So. Luling, La. 12 Brian Dozier IF R/R 5-11 185 Sr. Fulton, Miss. 14 Bo Davis OF R/R 6-0 185 Sr Meridian, Miss. 15 Corey Stevens OF R/R 5 11 180 Sr. Clinton, Miss. 16 Drake Zimmerman C R/R 5-11 190 Fr. Theodore, Ala. 17 Travis Creel INF R/R 6-2 180 Fr. Ocean Springs, Miss. 18 Moses Munoz LHP L/L 6-1 185 Jr. San Antonio, Texas 19 Travis Graves C R/R 6-1 210 Jr. Mesquite, Texas 20 J.R. Ballinger RHP R/R 6-1 190 Jr. Moss Point, Miss. 21 Kameron Brunty OF L/R 6-2 175 Fr. Pensacola, Fla. 22 Josh Fields INF R/R 5-10 195 Sr Springdale, Ark. 23 Taylor Walker INF R/R 5-10 185 Jr Senatobia, Miss. 24 Paxton King LHP R/L 6-2 195 Fr. Brookhaven Miss. .,,...... 25 Wade Weathers LHP L/L 6-1 195 Sr. Quitman, Miss. 26 Matt Warren RHP R/R 6-5 200 Fr. Petal, Miss. 27 Seth Hester RHP R/R 64 210 So. Stringer, Miss. 28 James Ewing INF R/R 6-0 190 Sr. Beaumont, Texas 29 Cody Schlagel LHP L/L 6-1 205 Jr Greeley, Colo. 30 Houston Brown LHP UL 6-0 185 So. Collierville, Tenn. 32 Jonathan Johnston RHP R/R 6-2 195 Sr Brandon, Miss. - , , r.~ 33 Michael Ewing OF L/L 6-1 195 Sr Beaumont, Texas .t. r( 34 Scott Copeland RHP R/R 6-3 200 Jr White Oak, Texas , : F 35 Adam Doleac INF L/R 6-4 220 So. Hattiesburg, Miss 36 Collin Cargill RHP R/R 6-2 185 So. Hattiesburg, Miss. Scc:tt Ber Assoc ate Heild Coach 37 Jeff Stanley LHP L/L 6-1 190 Jr. Lake Worth, Fla. Cha Caiilet, Assistant Co(1ch 38 Joey Archer INF R/R 6-2 215 Jr. Pensacola, Fla. Richy Ho rr els c n , Assistant Coach 39 Kyle Maxie C L/R 6-2 215 Jr. Hattiesburg, Miss. 45 Derek Copley RHP R/R 6-3 219 Jr. Dyer, Tenn. SUPPOFT /\f I Chris Kirtl,,nd, Dir. of Baseball Operations t , ~-·",,.. 2009 BASEBA'LL 'CHAMPIONSHIP / / 13 SAM HONECK INFIELD// SENIOR >> n,J_ IC I< FACTS New Orl«11i, I_., 1 :fl-I Ei",r-c'.1:-i-:e·1t i1 1:)/ The 2009 Tulane Green Wave. Front Row (L-R): Equip. HILi( Mgr. Mike Valentine, Andrew Robinson, Evan Mistich, ~ Scott Powell, Nick Boullosa, Steve Moritz, Seth Henry, Aaron Loup, Robby Broach, Hunter Johnson, Max TULANE MacArthur-Ricciuti, Karl Mundt, Athletic Trainer Anne Athieticc, Smallwood. Second Row: Head Coach Rick Jones, Asst. Gc1,;,,l,,rll c,;D Coach Jack Cressend, D.J. Ponder, Drew Zizinia, Matt Petiton, Drew Allain, Josh Prince, Jared Dyer, Mason Griffin, Jamie Bruno, Jeremy Schaffer, Matt Ryan, 2009 ROSTER Assoc. Head Coach Chad Sutter, Asst. Coach Billy Ncc Pos. Bi"f Ht Mohl. Back Row Ryan Doiron, Conrad Flynn, Josh Zeid, 1 Evan Mistich INF R/R 60 190 Fr Houma, La. Andrew Rodgers, Taylor Rogers, Nick Pepitone, Ross 2 Steve Moritz C R/R 5 10 190 Sr. Tomoall. Texas Hardy, Jonathan Garrett, Preston Claiborne, Rob 3 Sam Honeck INF UL 63 215 Sr Austin, Texas Segedin, Sam Honeck. 4 Drew Allain OF/C R/R 6 2 190 Sr·. Covir.gton, La 5 Jared Dyer C R/R 60 200 Sr Deer Park, Texas 6 Jamie Bruno INF L/L 6-2 220 Fr. Mandeville, La. 7 Ryan Doiron RHP R/R 6-1 170 Fr. Lake Charles, La 8 Jeremy Schaffer C R/R 6 1 205 Fr. Bellaire, Texas 9 Andrew Rodgers OF R/R 64 215 Sr. Grapevine, Texas 11 Seth Henry INF R/R 5-10 180 Sr. Berwick, La. 13 Robby Broach RHP/INF R/R 6-0 195 So. Luling, La 14 Jonathan Garrett RHP R/R 6 3 200 Sr. Mandeville, La. 15 Drew Zizinia RHP R/R 62 200 Jr Bellaire, Texas 16 Nick Boullosa OF L/L 5-10 170 So. Covinqton. La 17 Josh Prince INF R/R 6-3 195 Jr Sulphur, La 19 Nick Pepitone RHP R/R 6-6 235 So. Katy, Texas 20 D.J. Ponder RHP R1R 6-2 185 Fr. Baton Rouge, La 24 Comae! Flynn RHP R/R 6-3 210 So. Midland. Texas 26 Rob Segedin INF/RHP R/R 6-3 220 So Old Tappan, N.J 28 Aaron Loup LHP L/L 60 175 J, Luling, La 29 Matt Petiton LHP L/L 6-2 190 Jr. Garden City, N.Y. 32 Preston Claiborne RHP/INF R/R 6 3 220 Jr Dallas, Texas 33 Scott Powell OF R/R 511 190 Sr New Orleans. La 34 Taylor Rogers RHP R/R 6-5 202 Jr. Round Rock, Texas 35 Ross Hardy RHP R/R 6-4 205 Fr Mandeville, La 36 Mason Griffin RHP R/R 6 1 220 Sr Bedfmcl, Texas 37 Hunter Johnson LHP L/L 5 11 185 So. Bellair·e, Texas 38 Kar! Mundt C R/R 6-0 185 So Mandeviile, La 42 Josh Zeid RHP R/R 64 215 Sr New Haven, Conn 43 Andrew Robinson C R/R 5-9 180 So Gonzales, La 11 ., ! C, ., I, 45 Matt Ryan INF R/R 6-0 185 So. Kenner, La () ( I: 14 / / 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSH~P l,, ~ . -~ ~ .,,, r""'-«-,_,..,._,. *-'~-,, RD CATCHER// SENIOR << r, {'"' "(<' ~'\ (J l .{ \.. ~~.-; Location Bi1Tn ..-:~hatTI ,A.id Foundecl 196'1 Er•rc;l:1;·\c,:1t 330 Color-~; ~C,- C (kl The 2009 UAB Blazers. Front Row (L-R): Nick Crawford, Nickr;:11Y:e 'I\ Allen Aubin, Trey Early, Colin McMurry, Keith DePew, Payton Gardner, Johnny Volk, Bradley Hicks, Ben Drust, P1·0~;i(Jf1nt Dr ,../ 7. C,c11· r,r) .:J Jamal Austin, Jonathan Merritt, Second Row: Mikael Saway, Athleti, s 81i;::i11 ~JL1ckin Ryan Woolley, Cody McMurry, Andrew Manning, Shay Crawford, Blake Huddleston, Danny Volk, Tristan Farrell, 8.J:;ehzill SID M,::\IH:",N'..:, Robert Brewster, Nick Graffeo, Brint Hardy, Third Row: Mgr ,-, ,.-,, 1·-. Bryan Root, Head Coach Brian Shoop, VoL Asst, Coach Ron {_ ~_) \} C) .-s Polk, Asst Coach Perry Roth, Benji Waite, Luke Stewart, Austin Taylor, Beau Pender, Asst Head Coach Doug No !-I' Wt. Yr 1 Jamal Austin OF R/R 5-9 170 FL Kennesaw, Ga Kovash, Dir. of Baseball Operations Jared Walker, Athletic 2 Jonnthan Merritt INF R/R 56 150 Jr, Douglasville, Ga Trainer Matt Beauregard, Mgr, Brad Edwards, Back Row: 3 Kevin Cope C R/R 6-2 180 Jr, Birmingham, Ala, Kevin Cope, Digger Towe, Trey Vice, Devin Hamilton, Mitch 5 Ryan Woolley RHP RIR 6-1 190 Jr, Montclair, Va Kloskowski, James Oliver, Mark McKinley, Kyle Roberson, 6 Nick Crawford INF L/R 5-7 145 So, Cordova, Tenn. Jacob Nix, Jeff Younger, 8 Mitch K!oskowski RHP R/R 6-3 205 Sr, Rainbow City, Ala 9 Bradley Hicks OF L/R 5-11 170 Fr, Mobile, Ala, 10 Trey Early INF R/R 5-10 180 Fr Daphne, Ala, 11 Kyle Roberson RHP R/R 6-2 205 Sr Clay, Ala 12 Brint Hardy C R/R 5-11 170 Sr Homewood, Ala, 13 Austin Taylor OF R/R 6-5 190 SL Kosciusko, Miss. 14 Allen Aubin C/INF R/R 5-10 185 Sr, Mobile, Ala, 15 Luke Stewart INF L/R 6-4 220 Jr Normal, Ill, 16 Blake Huddleston RHPIOF R/R 60 160 So, Cullman, Ala, 17 Robert Brewster RHP R/R 6-1 220 Jr Altoona, Ala, 18 Shay Crawford LHP L/L 6-2 185 So, Bartlett, Tenn, 19 Cody McMurry OF R1R 5-11 195 SL Hueytown, Ala, 21 .Jamos Oliver RHP R/R 6-3 215 Sr Vestavia Hills, Ala 22 Andrew Manning INF/C R/R 6-0 195 So, LaGrange, Ga 24 Nick Graffeo RHP R/R 62 185 Jr, Overland Park, Kan, 25 Tristan Farrell RHP/INF R/R 6-2 180 Jr, Lilburn, Ga 26 Keith DePew INF R/R 5, 11 180 Fr, Trussville, Ala, 27 Johnny Volk LHP L/L 5-11 175 Sr, Tonganoxie, Kan. 28 Ben Drust INF R/R 5-8 185 SL Carterville, Ill, 29 Beau Pender RHP R/R 64 200 Jr, Marianna, Fla. 30 Benji Waite RHP L/R 6-3 235 SL Madison, Ala 31 Trey Vice LHP L/L 6-2 225 So, Wellington, Ala, 33 Mark McKinley RHP R/R 64 210 Jr, Vancleave. Miss 34 Danny Volk OF R/R 6-2 180 Fr Tonganoxie, Kan. 36 Mikael Saway RHP/OF R/R 5-11 175 Jr, Birmingham, Ala, H! 37 Colin McMurry LHP L/L 5-11 180 FL Athens, Ala, sl• J\ssistant Head Coach 38 Jacob Nix RHP R/R 6-3 190 Fr Trussville, Ala Pe Roth, Assistant Coach R ,, Po 40 Digger Towe C L/R 6-0 215 Jr, Charlotte, Mich, Voi ,l\ssistant Coach 42 Jeff Younger RHP R/R 6-2 185 So, Tampa, Fla, 44 Devin Hamilton INF L/L 6-2 210 Fr, Acworth, Ga SUF'F'ORT Jared Walker, Dir of Baseball Operations . , ~' ·'. 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP // 15 -""~ ~ " - - ""' COLIN ARNOLD OUHIELD .,._ .. OtTIC .l\ FACTS l:-)C:::1t;Oll Orlardo Fl,, ,963 SO.ODO The 2009 UCF Knights. Front Row (L-R) Josh Siebenaler, Blc1ck r111 ·i (Jo:d Kyle Mills, Eric Kallstrom, Beau Taylor, Jordan Rasinski, Matt A Ni, __ l11,:i11 K1-1i~Jht:; Manning, Alex Friedrich, Austin Smith, Keith Simon, Nick Choto. Second Row: Mgr. Matt Myones, Mgr Jared CF Dr JulP1 Hitt Shafton, Dir. of Baseball Operations Kyle Dawes, Jake Atl rlct,c: Director Keith R. Trrbhle Huxtable, Vol. Asst Coach Aaron Smith, Asst. Coach Cliff Godwin, Head Coach Terry Rooney, Asst. Coach Jeff f3:hd,,,li SID Br i,111 Ot rni·:,tnn Palumbo, Athletic Trainer Garrett DeGroot, Stud. Trainer ,··1 ( l I I ·-: C ,, I, C: ! ff (~ :: d \\ Ass 39 Alex Friedrich OF R/R 5 10 185 Fr. Orlando, Fla. Jeff PalL_;111bo, ~,ss s t s ,-,: Cc::,cl, 40 Jordan Rasinski RHP R/R 5-11 175 Fr. Winter Springs, Fla. /\c1 ,-, Srnith Vo Ass s t a n t Co e c h 42 D.J. Hicks INF/RHP L/R 6-5 232 Fr. Altamonte Springs, Fla. U 1~' P 44 Brennan Dobbins RHP R/R 6-2 206 So. Longwood, Fla. Kyle Dawes, D:,_ of Operations 16 / / 2009 BASEBALi. 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S. l'(T .:; Sourhcm .\li\S 1(,. l'.--\B 10 Si ( 'in,in11.11i 8. ('ll l'.,\H - ,<,: .\Ln,lull 111 ; '\, Tul.rnc.:; ]'( :l' 8. !fouqun _) I] Ill \.tint l 1,11i, .:;_ 1·--1 l 'hJrlott,· 2 Thurs., May 22 .\outhcrn 1\liss 9. l'..\B - Wed., May 19 List ( .nolin.r -1. l{i,c re :t.: 'i. Houston --t 1.)1 \1,11tl1n11 \li,, l!l. l(iJ l.ot1i~1·illt.:; Fri., May 23 Sun., May 30 Championship Game I 1il.m,· \(1. { 'i11,in11.11i 'i I Lil.inc.:;_ l -l T .~ l'CU j, Southern ~1iss 1 1 l I I ln11,1P11 l-!. .\.1in1 1.(>ui, ·1 \ ':\ [) "",, ) j I >ll'>I Ull ·! 1."11 l:\I· 8. i-1\ \h-mphi\ (, \uuih,·111 xt... ;;,_ \Ln,lull 00 Thurs., May 20 I [ouv ton ..:', F.1,1 l :.11o>li1u l rurchin Stadium, l\'ew (hkw,, I.a I 11ui\\·ilk 10. Sac., May 24 Wed., May21 \Lir,li.111 ,s.:. Jtil.111,· ~ Houston 2. Fa\t ( :.H()lin.1 l llou-,u.n lll.l._\l).:; 1 l 'i Southern U, (8) ( :h:nl()ltt· IJ ! lt>ll\ltlll l L l'SF :; 1\Ln,li.111 r,. v.unln-rn .\!i,, _l louisvillc "i, ['( :u 1 Fri. May 21 I l11t1-.iu11 1, l ::\11 1 1_)1 Tulane -I. ((1) \ \p1tthnn \Ii".:;_ I uu1s\ ilk 2 Sun., May 25 Thurs., May 22 \.1int lulli, l h. l.'\F.:; :-.Ln,li.tll 'l, \ulltlh·111 \Ii" 1 Fast c~noliiu 8. Clurl()ttc 'i Sat., May 22 Championship Game t ·sr IO. Tel.· h l"ul.rnl· l_~. \.,uthcrn .\Ii,, - l l,llt,1()11 ;;_ \Lu,li.ill -~ \()ll!hc·rn .\!is, - I luusttJll 2 H()u,ton '· \.tint ! "ui, I) !"uLlllL' _;_ l.,rni,, ilk 1 Sun., May 23 - Championship Game Fri., May 23 rul.rnt· 12. l luu,1<1n ') ( l.111, Id .l.ur \udi11111, ( ;rn·nyi]k. \:unh ( :.1r,1lin-1 !-..1q l:.ir1,linJ .:;_ !l,,11st(111 O Wed., May 23 lllli,\ ilk ] ] l "\)· I .\1t'111plii, I.'.. I lou-ron -1 May 24 Zcphn hL·ld. '\_-\\ ( hlc-.rn,. l.1 1 I I Ri,L· H,. {,S.:I 1:< (, .\Ii"_;_ l·.tst ( ·.noli11.1 1 Tues., May 12 (play-in games) I 11 \,111tl1c1n ,\li,, 'l, 1(,l l_!AR .:-, IUl.111L· .:;_ l1111i,, ilk,\ l'/1 \,1in1 I m1i, - 1S1 l·\r (, I..:' I [·,1st ( :.n,,li11.1 ·I, lul.ure 2 Sun., May 25 - Championship Game 1-1 :-1t-mplii, (l. 1 !{II ( :inllllll.l[i::; Thurs., May 24 \!luthnn .\li,, - IUl.11w::; Wed., May 13 l '( ·1- ] ) louvton () (3) (Jurluttc 1.). 1(1I .'it)\ttlinn .\li-s '> I ul.uu l :1\B.:; ;! 0 0 2 (2) '\, \lrn1plii, 2 IZi,t S (;r.ii1H;n \tadillm. l---:i11,l!1n. \J,{ ('i) 'l. {·II l :.-\HS l·.1,1 l ·.1rnli11.1 -~- 'vouthc-rn Miss I (10 inn.I Tue., May 21 (I) TuLuw ··, \,1i11t I nui, i Fri., May 25 1] 1 l lt>ll'dPll ::;_ ISi \.iint I utti, (l Thurs., May 14 \k1111,hi, I 2, l .l Th 1-11 'it11ith,:rn \liss - 1'i1 Tt1l.1t1t' _; .\outlin11 i\.li,, ·· ,\h·mphi, (, I ui.uu- /,. xourhcm :-Ji~~ 2 Wed., May22 l!AH ·I, \.1i1n ! t1t1h I Sat., May 26 1 - , l '\I: IO. 12 i l "ui,1 ilk {) 1,'-1 inn 1 ( :h.Hlllttc (1, I !ul!,t<>!l ::; \knq,hi, 2. Rill· __l lUL111l· h. 'i.Ull[ 1 <1u1, :;; 1't1l.tnc I ), l ()\ti,l'ilk 2 I ,1q l .rn,!111.1 'l_ l L1i.111(· --t 1(,1 F.h l c·.Hl)lin.1 .:;_ I _~ I ] ( "l' ] Fri., May 15 Ri, c 2(1. 'vl crnplu-, 18 / / 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP -.'.·:: . ·, . t . CHAMPIONSHIP INDIVJDU1\I. RECORDS BATTING DOUBLES (GAME) ON-BASE PERCENTAGE SERIES (min. 10 at-bats) 1 BATTING AVERAGE GAME (Min. 5 at-bats) lvson S1..hwcit1n, II ( ll J 1r:sn 2000 -"'l"'l hsnn .\1iLhonski, t·_-.;f /') gamn) ]1} )(1 1.111111 Jmd.111 I l.111, \IE\! il'S\!1 l Brent .\1urph_\". l'AJ\ (l\(ll') ] tJt)- .(J(1 - Brian B()rm.1\tcr. Tl.\: (4 g;u11cs\ i.nno l\11,111 llughn, Tl.:\ il.UL'1 4- til'd wtih .(1(1- l"omnl\- \Lrnzel!.1. Tl.\: (4 g;1mn} 1.111111 ktlll."ii l'S\t ,su·1 .<1'1- )on· .-\ndnson. CH:\ ('-t gamn} 1 _()()() ),1,on .\li ... honvki. l ·sF 1CH\1 DOUBLES (SERIES) j t)l)l) .8.).) )m· \;in·ry, RI{ T 1UT1 Andy Canniz;uo, 11.N (-1 garnl·,) SLUGGING PERCENTAGE SERIES (min. 10 at-bats) Jeremy Schied, USM (·! g;11111..·,) ] ()l),S 1.'100 kffH1..·IL l_',--\B (2 games) \(}()(i SERIES (Min. 10 at-bats) Dustin Carr, IJ()ll (') gamL·,) j t)t)- 1.28(1 l-1son .\lidwnski, USF (5 games) .714 [avou ,\1id10mki, l'.\l: ( l n-t«r l•t) jt)l)(1 4 nine tied wirh 1.2.11 \Lnlnn Southard, TLN (3 games) .(1<)2 Hri,rn ljonuastc-r, TL~ (lJ-!01. J .)) 200.) 1.21 •1 I hnv ( :;1r.son, USM (4 ~ames) 211118 .c,2, Jdf!l,l\is. L'S\! ( l 0-tor- lh) jt)l)(i TRIPLES (GAME) .()] ') lonuuv .\Lm1L'IL1. IT!\: ( .S-for- 1.) I 21111 \ 2 Mike Terry, UMl (\I L ') I qy,s PITCHING MOST WINS SERIES .C1! '1 lommv \Li111t"lL1, IT\: (.S-lor 1 _:q 2002 4) tied \Vith Lut-:,L'Ilt' Fspirwlli, TC:U (2 games) 200'-i l;tson lbrtz, l!SI; (2 games) 211111 AT BAT (GAME) TRIPLES (SERIES) ]oL·:· ( 'h;trrnn, Tl.N (2 games) 20111 Br.mdon c:.1r.1,,·.1y, HUL' W\li Jeff Cook. L'S\! 2001 l );1\·id Ridnlwrg. USJ." (4 games) 2110 I 1 ')t)l) Cr.iit: Bro\\'IL Tl ·1 lilli\i l.ukr \'Cilli.ims. LOL' (:ur1us .\10;1k, <:I:'.'. (3 g;1rncs:1 20111) ktti\& LAB ii\( )l') \like Tern. l'.\I\ I ')')8 J'_,·ln l(l'l', l 'S.\ I 13 g;lllll'\) ] tJt)K [ trn Harness. L':\8 ill()l') --10 tied ,,·irh EARNED RUN AVERAGE SERIES (min. 9.0 IP) AT BAT (SERIES) HOME RUNS (GAME) 0.00 lk:111 RiL lurdson. T[ .\: I 10.1 inning...,i 200 I 1 Andv ( .auniz.tro. fL'.\J ((1 game.,) 21111 I '."\;1th:111 Soudi;Hd. 11.:\ (HOL 1 200) ().()() S!urll' .\l.i!l1n,·,. I-".( 'li , 10.0 inning\i 200(1 ) ) Jon )'(.1pL111. TLN (6 gamcsl 211111 ktl Bell. L.AB iUL\1 19% 0.00 1';1t1·itk Lll·ll, l1\.\I (t)_] inning\! 200-1 [amc-, [unicv. TLN ((i gamcS) 21111 I 18 rinl wirh: rnmt !'l'l"l'lllk: ().()() Brion Trv;1dw11,·, (:IL\ (t). I inni11g<1 ] 1Jt)k )2 hkL· ( i.m r rca u. TLN (6 games) 211111 ks, Bul·ngcr, Rl(T (,'v1h\1J 2007 0.00 11 til'd with (L).0 inning ...., ) .\;irnn l.uri.1, RIC!· i\1FMI 2007 RUNS SCORED (GAME ) .\dam ,\111.rr. \ff,\ I (IJ()l!J 2007 INNINGS PITCHED GAME ks, BuL'Ilgn, RlCE IME\11 IO. I Bl';\U Ri1..h,trd,or1- Tl\: (\1\ \11 20() l )ov>· 1\ndL~rson, C}-L\ ILOL:i HOME RUNS (SERIES) 9.0 StL\"l' Bln·ins . .\l:\R I I I :\ 1 200.s ( ;()cfrcy Tomlinson. HOl.' iCHAI .\usrin Adam,, TC :l' ((1 g;tllll'\) 21104 'J.O !kn Cri\h.im . .\1F\l (RI( \ 1 2()()- l·i tic-d with ·I hm:rr l-1offp;1uir_ l '\\I ((i g;\llll'S) 211114 9.0 Brennon .\Lnc111- .\lF.\1 (fj()l') 200- nine tinl \\'ith 'I.II Lui, HtnL\, \ lUL. (Tl :\i 200(i RUNS SCORED (SERIES) lj_() S;im D1..·rn1..·I. TCl. ( I( ll' I 2()()') 11 [,mt·!t I !offp,tuir. L"S.\1 { (i g.l mv-, I TOTAL BASES (GAME) 'I.II Chri\ \\.l'cms. TCL' iHOL') 200-1 21111~ l O ( .lui- I IL·in!I, l 'S! /(1 ~J!lh_.,I 12 Aaron Luna, Rl(T (\!I ,\I) '1.11 chrt·L tiLd \\·irh 21111 \ 10 (;ol'frn· Tomlin con. fH)l' 1'1 garnn) 12 ~arhan Sourh,nd, ·1·1.N I JI( ll') 200'1 lj_() clHl'L tied wirh 2002 ]l)<)() l)_() {) Ad.uu Yc,1gcr, \L\R (h g.1rnt·\I 12 Jeff llcll. UAB U 1,\1 l°llltr tied wirh 2111111 ') Jc\, l)ucngn, RI( T (') ~;\Illes) 11 Jordan Harr. M EM ( l :s,t I 200·! t)_() (llll' rinl with l')l)t) 9 Aaron luu.t. Rl(T (') g.1mnJ t),() l~ntr tied with I 91)8 jl)l) 7 1\hr....- 1\bddox, l1S\1 ((1 g:1rnl'\l TOTAL BASES (SERIES) '!.II lllll' tied \Vith Andv ( .annizaro . TLN (,-t g;1mn) 27 Austin Adams, TCU ((1 gamn) 211(H '1.(1 four til'd \Vith jt)l)(1 27 Jarrett Hoffpauir, USM ((l garnn) 200--1 HITS (GAME) 2'i Aaron Luna, RIC:!' (') gamn) 211(F INNINGS PITCHED SERIES 2,) ]1)()(1 )().{) jt)l)l) ]ol· Sa,n:·- R!( :! 1\11.\1) 211117 Chris Heintz. USF ((1 game~) )oruth;111 F\!c.\, SLU Jordan Harr , .\11-' . .\I 1 L'\,\ I I 200,1 I,. I l >.rn S11;1ily, i\.1:\R 211118 Bri:111 Hu~hl·,, TI.:\" I I OL' I ] ()()k STOLEN BASES (GAME) ]')_() \1n·c Bit-vim, MAR 2008 f.:n \·osh~II. L()L' il'i\l\) ] tJ()8 A Jam Yeager, .\ L-\R ITL:\1 21108 1·!.11 ;\d;t!ll Prill', l:;\g 2004 Joe;· Hammond. CHA I I( n: I ]tJ()(J 3 ~;nc Lape, .\tAR (II:\ 1 20118 l·i.11 Scott \1at1ffl'r, IOL' J l)1)8 3 And\' Canniuro, TL'."\ iUIAI 2001 HITS (SERIES) \like Huok, IOL' (Ci'.\:) 1999 FEWEST HITS GAME (Min. 9 innings) J ') BLn Drawdy, USF ((1 ga1rn .. ·.~) 211111 2(1 tied with I [a,011 Tot1L1t1gl';i11. I-'.( L' (f\()l'( 200.1 jl)l)l) l _) Aaron Luna. RICE (5 game.\) 211117 2 Shanl' N;rnn·. I {( )ll ISLL'i 1.) Austin Adams, TCU (6 gamLs) 201h STOLEN BASES (SERIES) .l l.ui.s i:lorn, IIOL' (IL:\ i 200'1 I.\ Jarrett I loffpauir, USM (6 games) 2111)// () Ad;un Ycagn, .\1r\l{ ((1 games) 2008 .l S;im lh·ml'L T<:l1 (l.()L'i 20()') 1 ) ( :hris I i cin tz., USF (6 games) \l)l)(i i, \Viii Smid;, l li\J\ ('I games) 2000 .l Bl'au RiclLird\011, Tl.:---! i\H\IJ 211111 l 2 four tied with Amh· Canninro. TLN ((1 game:-.) 2001 Natl· Lapt'. ,\1:\R ((1 games) 2008 MOST STRIKEOUTS GAME RUNS BATTED IN (GAME) Brandon Caraway, I I( )l! (.cl games) 2000 Ll Ja\on :-./:n·,irro, Tl.!'\ (C\:S:I (')'F Aaron l.un.r. RICE IME\11 .-\ml;· Cannizaro, Tl .N (·l g;llllC\) 1 ')99 11 lack C:rn,l'nd. Tl.'.\: il'SI i ]l)()() Kevin Kacvmarek. LOU IL'Sl'I Vinnit· l)i;ico. ( :1 IA (') gamLs) I 997 II Brandon l\nkn. l 'S.\ 1 (11 :\ I I ')'JC (:j t-',.lllll'S) ] l)97 21111~ (1 l.ncd < ;;i;·lll'art, RICE ([C:l'} Brian Hughes, l'l.'.\J 10 Brandon ( ;omv,. Tl '.\" IL \\\ I (, l.un-u ! Ioftpauir. l.'S.\-1 il'\81 10 J.nrl·tl Crube . .\IF.\! IL'\\! I 200-l ]()()() (, Ronnie l\.n;\s\i, .\1E\1 iSLU WALKS (SERIES) Ill Clwl Br.,dtr,rd. L'S\! i\lE\11 (, ( .hri-, I {vint z , LSF iC:H.\1 () .JakeSrewarr,l!()ll ((1 g;1/lll'S) 21108 ]_) tied wirh (, R\·an \'\'ond, F( :U (,1 g;1m1..·s) 211(1- MOST STRIKEOUTS SERIES (, Chris Snyder, I I( HJ (·I g:1mnl 2002 \', .\lark Rohnts, l"SF ]t)()(l RUNS BATTED IN (SERIES) (, Jake Gautreau, Tl.N ((1 g,lll\l'S) 211111 1.1 Scn·c Ble,·ins, .\1..--\R 211118 1 _) Aaro» l.un.t. RI( T l'i g;1m1..·\) 2110- (1 Kris Wilken, Hill( (·I g;1111n) 211()() I_) ( :r;iig Brnwn. TL:\ I ()tJ8 (, \ .) l.urcu I loffp,tuir, US.\1 ((1 gamnl 2004 Eric Ler, HOU (-f g;1111n) 21111ll u Uwl Br.,dford, USM ] t)tJ(1 (, ]t)l)(} ]t)l)7 12 Austin Adams, ·1·(:L'. ((1 g;imnl 2110,, Chris Finnegan, L'Si\-,1 (:1 g;imcs) u hson :'sJ;t\';Hrn, TLN (, ((1 g;unn) ]t)t)(1 I I N.1tc· lapc. \!AR ((1 g;J!lll'.\) 211118 Gio Cafaro, USF ;, " ~~· 2_009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP / / 19 CHAMPIONSHIP TF :~,E MOST WINS 19 Tulane (South Florida, 21-4) 2001 4 Tulane (Houston, I 0-1) 2005 5 Houston 2008 18 Rice (Memphis, 20-9) 2007 4 Tulane (Southern Miss, U-7) 1999 5 TCU 2004 17 Charlotte (Louisville, 23-3) 19% 4 Tulane (Saint Louis, 14-5) 1996 5 Tulane 2001 16 Rice (UCF, 16-6) 2007 5 Houston 2000 I 6 Tulane (East Carolina, 16-4) 2005 HOME RUNS (SERIES) 4 11 tied with 15 Southern Miss (5 games) 2004 RUNS BATTED IN (SERIES) 1.3 TC:U (6 games) 2004 MOST GAMES PLAYED 55 Southern Miss (6 games) 2004 I I Rice (7 games) 2007 6 Houston 2008 54 Rice (5 games) 2007 11 South Florida (6 games) 1996 6 Marshall 2008 53 South Florida (6 games) 1996 9 Tulane (4 games) 1999 6 TCU 2004 48 Tulane (6 games) 2001 9 Tulane (4 games) 1996 6 Southern Miss 2004 48 Houston (5 games) 1997 6 South Florida 2001 HOME RUNS (SERIES TOTAL) C, Tulane 2001 DOUBLES (GAME) 56 (6 grand slams) 1996 6 Houston 2000 7 Tulane (UAB, 13-5) 2007 .39 (5 grand slams) 2004 6 South Florida 1996 7 Southern Miss (Charlotte, 13-0) 2003 5 seven tied with 7 Houston (South Florida, 19-6) 2000 STOLEN BASES (GAME) 7 Tulane (Southern Miss, 11-4) 1999 9 Southern I\liss (Cincinnati, 5-0) 1997 BATTING AVERAGE 7 Houston (Charlotte, 22-7) 1997 6 Marquette (Tulane, I 0-5) 2008 .401 Tulane (4 games) 1999 6 bst Carolina (Louisville, 13-2) 2004 6 Marquette (Tulane, 8-7) 2008 .381 Rice (5 games) 2007 C, UAB (Charlotte, 9-17) 1996 6 Louisville (Cincinnati, 9-8) 1999 .373 South Florida (6 games) 2001 6 Tulane (Cincinnati, 10-0) 1997 5 seven ried with .366 Houston (4 games) 1999 .366 UAB (2 games) 1')96 DOUBLES (SERIES) STOLEN BASES (SERIES) 21 Houston (5 games) 1997 20 Marshall (6 games) 2008 RUNS SCORED (GAME) 20 Tulane (4 games) 1999 12 Tulane ( (, games) 2001 23 Charlotte (Louisville, 23-3) 1996 17 South Florida (6 games) 1996 IO Tulane ( 4 games) 1999 22 Houston (Charlotte, 22-7) 1997 I 6 Tulane (5 games) 1997 IO Charlotte ( 4 games) 1996 21 Tulane (South Florida, 21-4) 2001 15 UAB (5 games) 1997 9 UAB (4 games) 2000 20 Rice (Memphis, 20-9) 2007 9 Southern Miss (3 games) 1997 19 Houston (South Florida, 19-6) 2000 TRIPLES (GAME) 9 Charlotte (5 games) 1997 2 Rice (Memphis, 20-9) 2007 9 Tulane (5 games) 1997 RUNS SCORED (SERIES) 2 Houston (Saint Louis, 14-4) 1999 62 South Florida (6 games) 1996 2 UAB (Saint Louis, 4-1) 1998 60 Rice (5 games) 2007 2 Louisville (UAB, 9-8) 1998 60 Southern Miss (6 games) 2004 several tied with 54 Tulane (6 games) 2001 52 Houston (5 games) 1997 TRIPLES (SERIES) 4 Rice (5 games) 2007 HITS (GAME) 3 Southern Miss (4 games) 2001 24 Tulane (South Florida, 21-4) 2001 3 Louisville (3 games) 1999 23 Houston (Charlotte, 22-7) 1997 3 UAB (3 games) 1998 22 Charlotte (UAB, 17-9) 1996 .3 Houston (4 games) 1999 21 Tulane (UAB, 13-5) 2007 3 Louisville (4 games) 1998 21 Rice (UCF, 16-6) 2007 20 six tied with HOME RUNS BOTH TEAMS (GAME) 7 Rice vs. Memphis, 20-9 2007 HITS (SERIES) 6 Memphis vs. Houston, 12-4 2007 85 South Florida (6 games, 228 at-bats) 2001 6 South Florida vs. Charlotte, 17-6 1 9% 82 South Florida (6 games-250 at-bats) 19% 6 Charlotte vs. UAB, 9-17 1996 79 Tulane (6 games, 232 at-bats) 2001 74 Rice (5 games, 194 at-bars) 2007 HOME RUNS (GAME) 73 Houston (5 games, 202 at-bats) 1997 6 Rice (Memphis, 20-9) 2007 5 UAB (Charlotte, 9-17) 19% tournament title since 2000 when it defeated RUNS BATTED IN (GAME) 5 South Florida (Charlotte, 17-6) 19% Marshall, 3-2, in the championship game last May in New Orleans. 20 Houston (Charlotte, 22-7) 1997 4 Memphis (Houston, 12-4) 2007 20 I I 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ·~~. _ i ~- _ CONFERENCE USA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEA S 2008 IF ...... l lustin Kingsburs·, I louston SP Sam Narron, List Carolina ()[' Brian I lughes. Tul.me C .. Allen Aubin, UAB IF .Trcv Sutton, Southern Mi.ss RP Neal Sears, East Carolina c: J.um·s \!c'.-\ules. l.ouiwille IF Jimmy Cesario, Houston OF .Keith Conlon, TCU I' Craig Brown, 'J'ulane IF Rvan Keedv, UAB ( lF ,la.son l .owery, Southern Miss 2001 RI' Brion Treadwas·, Charlotte IF B~Yan I\n1{1ds, Houston OF Nathan Southard, Tulane IF Ben Drawdv. USF l)f I Roh Partin, Lo;1iwille IF Adam Yeager. \ larsh.ill llH Mike (;race, East Carolina IF \like hlw,;rd. USF OF Dre\\' C,r:on, Southern \lis.s P Brian Bogusevic, Tulane IF .. Anthon.\' Giarratano, Tulan« 1997 OF >late Lipe. \larshall I' Lance Broadway, TCU IF Jake c;,;utreau, Tulane IF Keith Graff,1gnini, Tulane OF Zak Prcslcv, Houston P Sam Demel, TCU OF Daniel Bovd. L:SF IF Joey Hammond, Charlotte DH Kvl« Rolle;.. Fast Carolin.i P Micah Owings, Tulane OF Bill Naha,:odnv. us1· IF )as;m Hill, Charlotte I' Steve Blevin.s, Marshall OF .Clinr Stov. So;,thLTn Mi.ss IF .-Shaun Skrehot, Houston I' Jared Rav, I louxron C Scott \ 1aJden, Tulane OF Jason Fitzgerald, Tulane I' Kvlc RollL'rson, l'AB IF Matt Shepherd, Southern Miss DH Kris Courier. L'SF OF Nick Rhodes, Charlotte I' I).m Str.,ils-. \ l.ush.ill If Jarrett Hoffpauir, Southern Miss SP !km Richardson. Tul.me ()f- Coefrev Tomlinson, l lousron If' Chris Neuman, TCU RI' Barth :-Slelius, Tulane· C Scottie· Scott, Houston 200·7 IF Bo Cogbill, TCU P Gan· Shuford, ( :lurlotte ( · Dunnv Lehmann, Riff OF Rvan Frith, Southern Mis., 2000 RP.. ...Chr'is \fason, L:AB IF Adam· Amar, Memphis OF Chad Huffman, TCU IF Sean Allen, Houston DH ...... Jason SchreibLT, I louston II' .. Stephen Batts, East Carolina OF Austin Adams, TCU IF llaniel Bovd, LJSF IF Bill Moss, Memphis C: Brad \Villcutt. Southern Miss IF Frie Shanks. Charlotte 1996 IF Joe Savery, Rice DH Kevin Roberts. Houston IF ( :raig Tewes, Cincinnati lB Cliff\\'ren, SouthLTn \liss ( ll· Harrison Eldridge. fast Carolina P \like Cashion. Southern Miss OF Brandon Carawav, I lousron 2B \like Pursell, Tul.me ( )F Josh Irvin, Memphis I' Eugene l.spinelli, TC:l' OF Matt Singer, C:it;cinnati SS Joe I lammond. ( :harlotte· ( lF Anthony Scelfo, Tulane P Cl.ivro» Jerome, TC :L'. OF Will Smith, UAB .lR C :hris I leintz. l 'SI' ll 11 . ..Aaron Luna, Rice l' Rs·,;n Weems. TCU C Jarrod Bitter, Houston OF Jm·s· Anderson, ( :harlotte I' Bany Bowden, Southern Miss DH .. Brad Schutz, Cincinnati OF Jas/>11 hrzgerald, Tnlane I' Jaager Com!, UCF 2003 SP Shane Nance, Houston OF .. Jason Michon.ski, lJSI' I' Matt Langwell, Rice IF l hrrs-1 l.awhom. East Carolina RP C:unus Moak, Cincinnati (: (:had Sutter. Tulane· I' Shane Mathews. East Carolina IF J.T. i.ah,untain. l.ouisvillc P J;tck ( :ressend. TuLme IF Bc.n1 Critlin. Southern \liss 1999 RI' Todd Ardoin. Tul.tne· 2006 IF Ton11m· ,\Lmzclla, Tulane IF And,· Cannizaro, Tulane l )fl _Jcli' ll,l\·is. Southern \liss ( Tv \Vallacc, Tulane OF Jeff ( :o;,k, Southern \liss IF Bra,;don Caraway. I lou.ston IF c'reg Buchanan, Rice OF .-Clint 1--:ing. Southern Miss IF Jake Cautreau, Tulane Tournament M.ost Valuable Plaver IF Isa Garcia, Houston OF .Jason I.owcrv, Southern Miss IF Mickey McKee, Tulane 2008 Bryan Pounds, I lousron · IF Michael Murrav, Memphis ( Brian Borm,;srcr, Tulane OF /vlichael Artman, Southern Mis., 2007 A.;r,m Luna, Rice IF Joe Savcrv, Rice· DH Allen Shirlev, USF OF .\Litt Croff Tulane 200(, Joe Savers', Rice OF Jordan l)odson. Rice P [axon Tourangeau. East Carolina OF l.ukc· \Villiams, Louisville 200'i .-Nathan Southard, Tulane 0 F .\Viii l'crersen, \ lcm phis I' Billv Mohl, Tulane C Jarrod Riner, Housron 2004 Austin Adams. TCL' OF .. Jake Stewan, Houston P Slunl' Nance, l louswn 200.l ( :lint King, Southern ;\!iss DH Brad Lincoln, I Iouston RP Hrvan ,\1oon.:', Housron 2002 Danyl Lawhorn, East Carolina I' Boblw Bell, Rice IF Jeff Baisley, USF DH Cl;_,d SuttLT, Tul.me 2001 Barth Melius, Tulane I' .. Bryce· ( .rrx, Rice IF .Tommy Manzella, Tulane 2000 Jarrod Bitter, Houston P Luis Flores. I louston IF Jesse Crain, Houston 1998 1999 .-Mickey McKee, Tulane I' SlwlL' ;-.Luhews, Fast Carolina fF .-Darrvl Lawhorn, East Carolina IF jcrenw Schied, Southern \liss 1998 Brian Hughes, Tulane OF Jon Kaplan, Tulane IF -1--:eith ·c,-.itfagnini. Tulane 199 Scottie Scott, Houston 200·, OF :vlichael Bourn, Houston IF Cerald !'arr. Charlotte 19% Jason Fitzgerald, Tulane· C: .... Brian lbislcv, US!' OF Rvan Jones, East Carolina IF .. Bo Robinson, Charlotte IF . Brad l·:,nau;, Tulane ( C:hris's,wder, Houston OF .Ik111don Cirawas-, Houston IF .Chad I Iuthnan, TCU DH Clint Ki;1g. Southern Mis., OF .Eric l.ee, Housro·n INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Player Gt !he Ye2,, 200.\ C:l.n·ton Jnome·, TCU 199- Rick Jones. Tulane 2008 Corey Kemp, East C 22 I I 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ---:--·; ; SCORECARD ()/'1 AB R H RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pl CH FRS IP BF H R ER BB so WP HB PO A E AvVAY AB R H RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IP BF H R ER BB so WP HB PO A E PITCHERS .., , 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP // 23 SCORECARD 1·,, I AB R H RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ~ J IP BF H R ER BB so WP HB PO A E AB R H RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IP BF H R ER BB so WP HB PO A E I ') ; !\ 24 // 2009 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP '*';;' ,i SOUTHERN MISS HATTIESBURG, MS Petro Automotive Group Ryan Chevrolet 6248 US Highway 98 W. 1501 West Pine Street Greg's Auto Sales and Leasing Toyota of Hattiesburg 2772 Oak Grove Road 1620 W. 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