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BASEBALL RECORD BOOK Rabe Rights The Ship The Quincy University baseball program has seen immediate success since the hiring of head coach Josh Rabe to take over the baseball program in 2011. In his first season, Rabe led the Hawks to the first GLVC championship since he was a player at QU in 2000. The former Major Leaguer has turned the program into a national power in his eight season as head coach. Rabe has led the Hawks to the GLVC tournament in each of his eight seasons at the helm. The Hawks have played in five GLVC tournamnet championship games and appeared in five NCAA Midwest Regionals. QU has hosted the NCAA Regional in both 2015 and 2016. Rabe led the Hawks to the first NCAA Division II World Series appearence in school history during the 2017 season. Despite dropping the third game of the regional, the Hawks team responded by winning three straight elimination games to advance to the NCAA World Series. Since becoming the Hawks head coach, Rabe has won 277 games and trails his former head coach Pat Atwel for most wins in program history. Atwell won 288 games in 10 years as head coach of QU. Rabe has a career .629 winning percentage which is the best in program history. Rabe returned to Quincy after a Major League career with the Min- nesota Twins. Rabe was a two-time All-American in his time at QU and became the highest draft pick in program history in 2000 when he was selected in the 11th round of the MLB Draft. The Quincy University and Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Famer is still the only person to ever win GLVC Freshman of the Year, GLVC Player of the Year, and GLVC Coach of the Year. 2 BASEBALL 2018 Quincy University Record Book | quhawks.com Hawks In The MLB @QUHawksBaseball BASEBALL 3 Josh Rabe began This includes two GLVC Players of the Year (Ryan Snyder his tenure as head 2016, Nick Tindall 2013) and two Midwest Region coach of the Quincy Players of the Year (Ryan Snyder-2016, Nick Tindall 2013). Hawks in the fall of Under Rabe the five QU All-Americans include; Jake Wal- 2011 and ters (2nd Team All American 2017) Ryan Snyder (Con- experienced sensus 1st Team All-American 2016), Justin Blechle (2nd immediate success. Team All-American 2016), Nick Tindall (3rd Team All-American 2013), and Brian Thompson (Honorable Rabe enters his Mention All-American 2011). eighth season as head coach of the Graham Spraker (2017 Toronto Blue Jays), David Jacob Quincy University (2016 Toronto Blue Jays), and Rich Ruff (2011 New York baseball program. Mets) are the three draft picks to have played under Rabe, a two time Rabe. All-American with the Hawks, guided the Hawks to a 37-23 record last Rabe graduated from Quincy University with a bache- season and guided the Hawks to their first NCAA lor’s degree in Political Science and a master’s in Division II World Series. Education. He was inducted into the GLVC Hall of Fame in 2007 and the QU Hall of Fame in 2011. Josh resides Rabe has guided the Hawks to the GLVC Championship in Quincy with his wife Debby, daughter Paige, sons Cal Tournament in all 7 of his seasons at the helm. QU won and Cam. its second GLVC tournament championship in 2017 under the direction of Rabe. QU was the runner-up in Rabe’s Record: the GLVC Championship Tournament in both 2015 and 2011: 35-20 (GLVC Tournament Champions, NCAA 2014. In 2013, the Hawks finished with a record of Tournament 27-19. The previous season (2012), Rabe led the Hawks 2012: 28-22 (GLVC Tournament) to a 28-21 finish. 2013: 27-19 (GLVC Tournament) 2014: 30-26 (GLVC Tournament Runner Up) In his first season with the Hawks, Rabe led the 2011 2015: 40-17 (NCAA Tournament, GLVC Tournament squad to the program’s second-ever GLVC Runner-up, GLVC Coach of the Year) Championship title, finishing with a 35-20 overall 2016: 39-18 (NCAA Tournament) record. 2017: 37-23 (NCAA Division II World Series, NCAA Mid- west Regional Champion, GLVC Tournament Champion, Rabe was a member of the Hawk program from 1998- NCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year) 2000, where he was named the Great Lakes Valley 2018: 41-18 (NCAA Tournament, GLVC Tournament Conference Freshman of the Year in 1998 and GLVC Champion) Player of the Year in 1999 while being named First Team Career Record: 277-162 All-Conference all three seasons. He helped the Hawks 8 GLVC Tournament Apperences to the 2000 GLVC Tournament title and is still in the 5 NCAA Tournament Apperences top 10 all-time in runs scored, career hits, doubles, and 1 World Series Apperence home runs, career batting average and runs batted in. 1st Person to ever win GLVC Freshman of the Year, GLVC Rabe has coached 59 all-conference players, 27 Player of the Year and GLVC Coach of the Year All-Region performers, six All-Americans, and three Major League Baseball draft picks. Highest Draft Pick in QU History: 11th Round-Minnesota Twins 4 BASEBALL 2018 Quincy University Record Book | quhawks.com Year by Year Records Jim Pransky: (1989- Josh Rabe: (2011- 1959: 9-15 1991) Present) 1961: 12-8 1989: 6-40 2011: 35-20 (GLVC 1962: 9-14 1990: 25-17 Champions, NCAA 1963: 8-14 1991: 25-15-2 Tournament) 1964: 12-14 2012: 28-22 1965: 14-8 Pat Atwell: (1992- 2013: 27-19 1966: 13-10 2001) 2014: 30-26 1967: 11-10 1992: 25-23-1 2015: 40-17 (NCAA 1968: 8-6 1993: 23-16-1 Tournament) 1969: 5-12 1994: 24-19 2016: 39-18 (NCAA 1970: 9-16 1995: 31-23 Tournament) 1971: 16-12 1996: 25-19-1 2017: 37-23 (NCAA 1972: 15-10 1997: 39-17 (NCAA World Series) 1973: 16-9 Tournament) 2018: 41-18 (GLVC 1974: 24-10 1998: 19-24 Champions, NCAA 1975: 26-10-1 1999: 43-13 (NCAA Tournament) 1976: 20-14 Tournament) 1977: 23-17 2000: 42-17 (GLVC 1978: 16-19 Champions) 1979: 20-13 2001: 17-29 1980: 20-18 1981: 33-20 Greg McVey: (2002- 1982: 33-20 2007) 1983: 9-19 2002: 27-27 1984: 8-22 2003: 28-23 1985: 5-31 2004: 34-26 1986: 12-36 2005: 30-26 1987: 9-27 2006: 40-20 (NCAA 1988: 20-03 Tournament) 2007: 30-20 Brian Unger: (2008- 2010) 2008: 26-26 2009: 30-25 2010: 26-23 @QUHawksBaseball BASEBALL 5 Single Season Records Batting Average Triples Runs Scored .457 by Rick Curfman, 1976 9 by Derek Harlan, 1997 80 by Derek Harlan, 1997 .446 by Bart Toennies, 1994 6 by Derek Harlan, 1996 77 by Josh Rabe, 2000 .444 by Ryan Snyder, 2016 5 by 5 Players (Most Recent- 74 by Dom Miles, 2016 .429 by Jason Rakers, 1996 Justin Blechle, 2016) 72 by Ryan Snyder, 2016 .419 by Eric Shoegren, 1990 69 by Brynn Martinez, 2018 Hits Home Runs Stolen Bases 92 by Ryan Snyder, 2016 23 by Ryan Snyder, 2016 42 by Kevin Reyonlds, 2005 91 by Derek Harlan, 1997 18 by Jake Walters, 2017 40 by Eric Shogren, 1990 88 by Dominic Miles, 2016 16 by Kevin Sewell, 2004 32 by Kevin Reyonlds, 2004 86 by David Jacob, 2015 14 by Josh Rabe, 2000 31 by Rick Curfman, 1977 86 by Kory Wisdom, 2015 14 by Cody Birdsong, 2018 27 by Brynn Martinez, 2018 Doubles Runs Batted In At Bats 25 by Ben Piatt, 2000 88 by Ryan Snyder, 2016 238 by Cody Birdsong, 2018 23 by Kevin Sewell, 2004 85 by Kevin Sewell, 2004 236 by Brynn Martinez, 2016 22 by Jason Rackers, 1997 74 by Jason Rackers, 1997 229 by Dom Miles, 2016 21 by Ben Piatt, 2001 69 by Derek Harlan, 1997 226 by Greg Distler, 2000 19 by Ryan Snyder, 2016 69 by Roger Freeze, 1997 222 by Brynn Martinez, 2015 Walks 48 by Boyd Butler, 1992 47 by Adam Mason, 2004 42 by Burk Burninga, 1992 41 by Josh Rabe, 2000 40 by Jay Driscoll, 1997 40 by Jake Walters, 2017 6 BASEBALL 2018 Quincy University Record Book | quhawks.com Wins Saves Fewest Walks Allowed 11 by Larry Franzoi, 1975 16 by Brian Thompson, 2011 10 by Greg Dowdall, 2017 10 by Brandon DeJaynes, 2006 12 by Cole Crawford, 2017 11 by Royce Duncan, 2009 10 by Brad Stone, 2006 12 by Teddy Rule, 2015 12 by Greg Dowdall, 2006 9 by Three Players (Most 12 by Tim Breuning, 2002 13 by Greg Coleman, 2003 Recent- Hunter Haynes 2017) 11 by Cole Crawford, 2018 14 by Rick Lawson, 2000 Earned-Run Average Earned Runs Allowed Complete Games .71 by Brandon DeJaynes, 2003 7 by Brandon DeJaynes, 2003 8 by Nick Dunning, 2007 1.23 by Brad Shaeffer, 2006 10 by Brad Shaeffer, 2006 8 by Brandon DeJaynes, 2003 1.73 by Greg Dowdall, 2006 12 by Greg Dowdall, 2006 8 by Brad Stone, 2005 & 2006 1.95 by Jake Peterson, 2014 17 by Jake Peterson, 2014 8 by Brien O’Brien, 1988 2.06 by Greg Dowdall, 2007 18 by Graham Spraker, 2015 Strikeouts Fewest Runs Allowed 126 by Brandon DeJaynes, 9 by Brandon DeJaynes, 2003 2003 16 by Greg Dowdell, 2006 93 by Nick Dunning, 2007 17 by Brad Schaeffer, 2006 88 by Hunter Haynes, 2017 25 by Joel Hubbard, 1999 83 by Josh Kinney, 2001 25 by Brad Bumpus, 2006 82 by Nick Stroud, 2018 80 by Brad Stone, 2006 @QUHawksBaseball BASEBALL 7 Career Records Home Runs Stolen Bases Batting Average 35 by Chad Hammons, 1997- 82 by Kevin Reynolds, 2003-05 .431 by Jason Rakers, 1996-97 1999 72 by Eric Shogren, 1990-1991 .397 by David Jacob, 2014-2016 32 by Josh Rabe, 1998-2000 61 by Brynn Martinez, 2015-18 .383 by Derek Harlan, 1996-97 30 by Jake Walters, 2016-2017 61 by Rick Curfman, 1996-1997 .377 by Josh Rabe, 1998-2000 25 by Ryan Snyder, 2015-2016 61 by Mark Taylor, 2003-2006 .373 by Ryan Snyder, 2015-2016 25 by Burk Bruninga, 1990-93 At Bats Hits Runs Batted In 857 by Brynn Martinez, 2015- 274 by Brynn Martinez,2015-18 157 by Kevin Sewell, 2002-2004 2018 272 by Dom Miles, 2014-2017 154 by Burk Bruninga, 1990- 776 by Dom Miles, 2014-2017 215 by Mitch Broughton, 2011- 1993 672 by Chris Scoggins, 2005- 2014 147 by Josh Rabe, 1998-2000 2008 212 by Josh Rabe, 1998-2000 143 by Dom Miles, 2014-2017 610 by Kevin Reynolds, 2003- 210 by Kevin Reynolds, 2003-05 139 by Chad Hammons, 1997- 2005 1999 575 by Kevin Sewell, 2002-2004 Doubles 563