www.theamerican.org 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS American Athletic Conference 15 Park Row West The American Staff/Baseball SIDs... 2 Providence, R.I. 02903 Preseason Awards...... 3 TheAmerican.org (401) 453-0660 • Communications American Athletic Conference...... 4 (401) 244-3278 • Switchboard Commissioner Michael L. Aresco.... 5 (401) 751-8540 • Fax The American...... 6 American Athletic CONFERENCE STAFF Commissioner...... Michael L. Aresco 2013-14 Sponsored Sports...... 7 Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration)...... Donna DeMarco 2014 Composite Schedule...... 8-11 Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting & Digital Content)...... Thomas R. Odjakjian Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball)...... Paul Brazeau 2014 Conference Championship.... 12 Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball)...... Danielle Donehew Associate Commissioner (Olympic Sports)...... James A. Siedliski 2014 NCAA Championship...... 13 Associate Commissioner for Communications and Brand Marketing...... John Griffin On the Web...... 14 Associate Commissioner (Governance and Compliance) ...... Ellen Ferris Assistant Commissioner (Women’s Basketball Officiating)...... Barbara M. Jacobs Season Preview...... 15 Chief Financial Officer...... John Larson Senior Director of Digital Media ...... Mark Hodgkin UCF...... 16-17 Director of Business Affairs...... Susan S. Eaton Cincinnati...... 18-19 Director of Communications...... Chuck Sullivan Director of Communications...... Chevonne Mansfield UConn...... 20-21 Director of Football & Video Administration...... Michael Costa Director of Sport Administration...... Robert A. Weygand, Jr. Houston...... 22-23 Director of Basketball Administration...... Kristen Brown Director of Compliance...... Kenneth A. Schank Louisville...... 24-25 Assistant Director of Broadcast Scheduling...... Michael A. Coyne Memphis...... 26-27 Assistant Director of Sport Administration...... Pat Colbert Coordinator of Football Officiating...... Terry McAulay Rutgers...... 28-29 Branding & Event Coordinator...... Catherine Carmignani Digital Communications Coordinator...... Jamie Corun USF...... 30-31 Assistant to the Commissioner...... Lisa Zanecchia Temple...... 32-33 Executive Assistant for Administration...... Lois DeBlois Administrative Assistant...... Wanda L. Factor Rankings...... 34 Administrative Assistant...... Linda Yates Receptionist...... Kathy Kirkpatrick 2013 Results...... 35-37 Communications Assistant...... Megan Erbes 2013 Review...... 38 Communications Assistant...... Jordan Ozer Digital Network Assistant...... Allison White 2013 Awards...... 39 Administrative Fellow...... Alvin Hines
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL Sports Information Contacts
School SID Contact Office Email The American Jordan Ozer 401-633-3136 [email protected] UCF Andrew Jennette 407-823-0994 [email protected] Cincinnati Alex Lange 513-556-0667 [email protected] UConn Bobby Mullen 860-486-3531 [email protected] Houston Allison McClain 713-743-9406 [email protected] Louisville Garett Wall 502-852-3088 [email protected] Memphis Mark Taylor 901-678-5108 [email protected] Rutgers Jimmy Gill 732-445-8103 [email protected] USF Manny Nieves 813-974-4029 [email protected] Temple Korey Blucas 215-204-7446 [email protected]
Credits: The 2014 American Athletic Conference Baseball Media Guide was produced by Jordan Ozer on Adobe InDesign CS6. Editorial assistance from Chuck Sullivan, Chevonne Mansfield and Megan Erbes. Special thanks to American Athletic Conference Baseball Sports Information Directors for their assistance. Photo Credits: School Sports Information Offices.
2 2014 American Athletic Conference PRESEASON AWARDS
2014 American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll Brooke Mattingly School (First Place Votes) Points Jimmy 1. Louisville (8) * 64 Carson Herget,Cross, 2. UCF 47 USF UConn 47 UConn Houston (1) 47 5. USF 34 6. Memphis 30 7. Rutgers 27 8. Cincinnati 18 9. Temple 8
2014 American Athletic Conference Preseason Award Winners
Preseason Player of the Year Preseason All-Conference Team Jeff Gardner, OF, Sr., Louisville P Carson Cross, R-Jr., UConn P Anthony Kidston, So., Louisville Preseason Pitchers of the Year P Kyle Funkhouser, So., Louisville Carson Cross, P, R-So., UConn P Jimmy Herget, So., USF Jimmy Herget, P, So., USF RP Nick Burdi, Jr., Louisville * C Carter White, Jr., Memphis 1B Tucker Tubbs, Jr., Memphis 2B Nik Alonso, R-So., USF Jeff SS Sutton Whiting, Jr., Louisville Gardner, 3B Justin Montemayor, So., Houston * Louisville OF Jeff Gardner, Sr., Louisville OF Ian Happ, So., Cincinnati OF Cole Sturgeon, Sr., Louisville OF Vinny Zarrillo, Jr., Rutgers DH Bret Gordon, Sr., UCF *
* - unanimous selection
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL
Not entirely unlike the nation that provides its namesake, As The American embarks on its first year, there is the American Athletic Conference was born from an ide- al in which members with ambitious goals are provided a new era that begins. But the new branding will be with the means to succeed in their quests for excellence. able to draw on the rich tradition that already exists among the nine baseball programs competing this With roots that extend to three conferences, the American Athletic Conference membership in 2013-14 – its debut year. season – consists of 10 institutions: the University of Cen- tral Florida, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Louisville highlights the group of schools coming off Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of a strong 2013 season. The Cardinals advanced to the Louisville, the University of Memphis, Rutgers University, Southern Methodist University, the University of South College World Series for the second time in school Florida and Temple University. history and set a school record with 51 victories. Five schools had winning records, while four pro- In 2014-15, East Carolina University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa come aboard. The 2015-16 season grams finished in the top 75 in the RPI. sees the U.S. Naval Academy join the ranks in football only. The American also boasts a collection of teams The American, which operated as the Big East Confer- with extensive postseason experience. Every team ence from 1979 to 2013, has immediately taken a place in the conference has made at least five appearanc- at the forefront of Division I athletics, with schools that es in the NCAA postseason, with five teams having have played in a combined six Bowl Championship Series made the College World Series at least once. Over- games, won four NCAA men’s basketball titles since 1999, and won eight NCAA women’s basketball championships all, the nine teams have made a total of 102 NCAA since 1995. appearances and 12 College World Series appear- ances. Among the league’s 2013-14 members, seven of The American’s 10 football teams have been ranked in the top 13 in the BCS since 2006. Eight of the 10 teams have The future of American Athletic Conference base- been in the BCS top 25 in that span. The membership also ball is bright, with two strong programs in East Car- includes the most recent NCAA men’s basketball (Louis- ville) and women’s basketball (UConn) champions. olina and Tulane entering the conference in 2015. The two programs have combined for 45 NCAA Two American Athletic Conference football teams were Tournament appearances, with East Carolina tak- ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press ing the 1961 NAIA National Title. poll. Five were selected for bowl games, including UCF, which won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and finished the sea- son ranked No. 10 nationally. The conference produced 14 The winner of the conference championship, players who received All-America recognition by a major held in Clearwater, Fla., will be rewarded with an outlet. automatic berth into the NCAA Championship. The The American Athletic Conference has entered new tele- 2014 regular season will be highly competitive, and vision partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which provide schools with the opportunity to make their will give the conference unprecedented national expo- sure. The football portion of the contract, which begins mark in the debut year of the American Athletic in the 2014 season, calls for nearly 90 percent of confer- Conference. ence-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played in 2015, will be carried either on ABC or ESPN on Championship Sat- urday. In men’s basketball, the new television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be either on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games will be car- ried on either national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3.
4 2014 American Athletic Conference MICHAEL L. ARESCO
conference schools to arrive at an equitable NCAA to assist in acquiring new NCAA cor- distribution of existing revenue for the cur- porate sponsors. He also was a significant rent and new conference institutions, bring- contributor in the development of new me- ing about a period of cohesiveness that is dia platforms for the NCAA Championship, unprecedented in the league’s history. He including March Madness on Demand, a has restructured the conference office staff highly successful streaming platform. to maximize efficiency and better serve the In 2008, Aresco negotiated a historic needs of the membership. 15-year agreement with the Southeastern Among his other significant accomplish- Conference to televise the league’s foot- ments on behalf of the American Athletic ball and basketball games. The agreement Conference were the spearheading of ex- also provided multiple new media rights pansion efforts, which resulted in the addi- for CBS, CBS Sports Network and CBS In- tion of Tulane University and the University teractive. He forged numerous basketball of Tulsa and the transition to membership agreements with major conferences, in- in all sports for East Carolina University, cluding the Big East, ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 Mike Aresco has established him- which was originally admitted to the league and Big 12. Aresco also negotiated 10-year self as one of the foremost figures in for football only; launching the conference extensions of the Army-Navy and Notre intercollegiate sports as commissioner of digital network; successful negotiations Dame-Navy football rivalries. the American Athletic Conference. for the 2014 men’s and women’s basket- Aresco was the creator and executive Aresco, who was named to his current ball championships at FedEx Forum in producer of The Tony Barnhart Show, the position August 14, 2012, has overseen Memphis, Tenn., and Mohegan Sun Arena critically acclaimed college football show, a strategic reinvention of the conference in Uncasville, Conn., respectively; and the as well as Courtside with Seth Davis, a which will keep The American at the fore- launching of a brand marketing campaign. highly-regarded weekly show devoted to front of Division I college athletics. The Additionally, Aresco brokered a multi- college basketball, both of which aired on American features 10 members in the 2013- year marketing rights agreement with IMG the CBS Sports Network. 14 academic year: UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, College, the industry leader in collegiate In 2004, he was appointed by the late Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers, sports marketing, and oversaw the devel- NCAA President Myles Brand to the Basket- USF, SMU and Temple. East Carolina, Tulane opment of The American’s new football ball Partnership, a select panel whose mis- and Tulsa join for the 2014-15 season. By bowl lineup, which features numerous an- sion was to explore ways to improve and the 2015-16 academic year, the conference nual matchups against the nation’s other promote college basketball. He is a charter will include 11 all-sports members – UCF, top conferences. Included in that lineup is member of the steering committee of the Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, Hous- the Miami Beach Bowl – a bowl game that Columbia University/New York City Chap- ton, Memphis, USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane will be owned and operated by the Ameri- ter of the National Football Foundation and and Tulsa – and Navy as a football-playing can Athletic Conference in a first-of-its-kind serves on the board of the National Sports member. Among the milestones reached venture. Marketing Network. in Aresco’s tenure have been the launch of In basketball, Aresco has secured the Aresco joined CBS Sports from ESPN a football championship game for the first conference’s participation in The Men’s where he was responsible for overseeing time in 2015 and the league’s staging of its Basketball Officiating Consortium, L.L.C., the acquisition, scheduling and develop- own postseason bowl game. partnering with the Big 12 Conference, Con- ment of long-term strategies for all ESPN Aresco’s first months were marked by ference USA, the Ohio Valley Conference college sports properties. Earlier in his ten- his successful efforts to ensure the Con- and the Southland Conference to ensure ure at ESPN, he was responsible for pro- ference’s place within the College Football that the highest-quality game officials are gramming a wide variety of sports proper- Playoff – the new system that will deter- assigned to American Athletic Conference ties, including College Football Association, mine the national champion, beginning in contests. Big 10, and Pac-10 college football, NCAA 2014. Aresco was instrumental in securing Aresco came to the conference from CBS events, including early rounds of the NCAA the arrangement that will put the American Sports where he was Executive Vice Pres- basketball tournament, the College World Athletic Conference champion in a New ident, Programming. He was responsible Series and various professional sports Year’s Day system bowl if it is the high- for all college sports programming for CBS events, including thoroughbred racing, Top est-ranked team among the champions of Sports and CBS Sports Network. Aresco Rank Boxing, CFL football, Australian Rules five conferences. oversaw the acquisition and management Football, rodeo and yachting. He was the ar- Aresco has played an active role in the of CBS Sports college properties, including chitect of ESPN’s signature Thursday night formation of the College Football Playoff, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, college football series and helped develop serving on the College Football Playoff regular-season college basketball and foot- ESPN’s Bowl Week. He joined ESPN in 1984 Management Committee and helping to se- ball, conference basketball championship as Counsel and was named Assistant Gen- lect the 13 members of the CFP Selection games, football bowl games and other pro- eral Counsel in 1988 before moving to the Committee. Aresco also serves on the Col- gramming. His responsibilities included programming department. lege Football Playoff Television and Site Se- game selection and scheduling, day-to-day Aresco is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of lection committees. operations, contract negotiations, identifi- Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, In the wake of the changes created by cation of future acquisitions, development history), The Fletcher School of Law and college sports realignment, Aresco moved of programming strategies and coordina- Diplomacy at Tufts (M.A., international rela- quickly to solidify the conference, leading tion of new media and marketing initiatives. tions), where he held a John Moors Cabot negotiations that resulted in the most fa- Aresco played an integral role in the land- Scholarship, and the University of Con- vorable financial terms for the conference’s mark deal that created the CBS Sports-Turn- necticut School of Law (J.D.). He practiced football schools, after the withdrawal of the er Broadcasting partnership, which result- law privately in Hartford, Conn., for several non-football-playing schools. ed in the acquisition of the NCAA Men’s years. He simultaneously led the negotiations Division I Basketball Championship rights Aresco is a regular speaker and expert that resulted in television contracts with through 2024. He managed the complex panelist at national symposiums and sem- ESPN and CBS Sports, which will give the 14-year agreement that provides expanded inars on the topics of college athletics and American Athletic Conference unprece- national broadcast and cable coverage of sports television. He was awarded the 2013 dented national exposure with the two in- the NCAA basketball championship. Aresco Distinguished Graduate Award by the UCo- dustry leaders in sports television. also was instrumental in the CBS Television nn School of Law Alumni Association. Aresco then quickly and successfully Network’s groundbreaking bundled rights Aresco and his wife, Sharon, have two organized the process whereby the confer- agreement with the NCAA which granted adult sons, Matthew, an Emmy-nominated ence was renamed the American Athletic CBS exclusive rights to the NCAA Tourna- television producer who has his own pro- Conference – a name that was immediately ment from 2003 through 2010. The 2010 duction company in Connecticut, and Brett, accepted nationally – and he also oversaw NCAA Championship won a Sports Emmy an aspiring actor who lives in New York City. the process that resulted in the new confer- in the Outstanding Playoff Coverage cate- ence’s popular graphic identity. gory. Aresco also played a key role in ne- He has also successfully worked with the gotiating NCAA marketing agreements and in creating a partnership with IMG and the www.theamerican.org 5 THE AMERICAN
Future Membership By the 2015-16 academic year, the American Athletic Conference will consist of 12 institutions spanning 10 states.
University of University of University of Central Florida Cincinnati Connecticut Orlando, Fla. Cincinnati, Ohio Storrs, Conn.
East Carolina University of University of University Houston Memphis Greenville, N.C. Houston, Texas Memphis, Tenn.
United States University of Southern Methodist Naval Academy South Florida University Annapolis, Md. Tampa, Fla. Dallas, Texas (football only)
Temple University Tulane University University of Philadelphia, Pa. New Orleans, La. Tulsa Tulsa, Okla.
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2013-14 Sports Sponsored by the American Athletic Conference
UCF Cincinnati UConn Houston Louisville Memphis Rutgers USF SMU Temple Baseball X X X X X X X X X
Men’s Basketball X X X X X X X X X X
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Men’s Cross Country X X X X X X X X
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field X X X X X X X X X X
Men’s Indoor Track & Field X X X X X X X X
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field X X X X X X X X X X
Football X X X X X X X X X X
Men’s Golf X X X X X X X X X X
Women’s Golf X X Ind. X X X X X
Women’s Rowing X X X X X X
Men’s Soccer X X X X X X X X X
Women’s Soccer X X X X X X X X X X
Softball X X X X X X X X
Men’s Swimming & Diving X X X X
Women’s Swimming & Diving X X X X X X
Men’s Tennis X X X X X X X
Women’s Tennis X X X X X X X X X X
Women’s Volleyball X X X X X X X X X X
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FEBRUARY 14 Homewood Suites Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) 23 penn State at USF 1 p.m. Louisville vs. West Virginia 12 p.m. Baseball at the Beach Tournament (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Temple at North Carolina A&T 3 p.m. UConn at Coastal Carolina 1:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Elon 4 p.m. Memphis at Samford 2 p.m. Snowbird Baseball Tournament (Port Charlotte, Fla.) Wake Forest Tournament (Winston Salem, N.C.) UConn vs. Ohio State 5 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Missouri 6 p.m. Western Michigan at Memphis 5 p.m. 25 Eastern Illinois at Louisville 3 p.m. Rutgers at FIU 6 p.m. Belmont at Memphis 5 p.m. Siena at UCF 6:30 p.m. McNeese State at Houston 7:30 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at USF 7 p.m. UCF at Jacksonville 7:30 p.m. Nicholls State at Houston 7:30 p.m. 26 Morehead State at Louisville 3 p.m. 15 Snowbird Baseball Tournament (Port Charlotte, Fla.) USF at Stetson 6:30 p.m. UConn vs. Indiana State 11:30 a.m. 28 Virginia Tech Tournament (Blacksburg, Va.) Temple at North Carolina A&T 1 p.m. Cincinnati vs. UMass-Lowell 12 p.m. Rutgers at FIU (Doubleheader) 2 p.m. Cincinnati at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) 4 p.m. Cincinnati at Elon 2 p.m. Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park - Houston, Texas) Homewood Suites Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) Texas Tech vs. Houston 12:45 p.m. Louisville at The Citadel 2:30 p.m. Toledo at Louisville 3 p.m. Western Michigan at Memphis 3 p.m. Rutgers at Old Dominion 3 p.m. Siena at UCF 4 p.m. Temple at VCU 3 p.m. Nicholls State at Houston 7:30 p.m. UConn at Lipscomb 5 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at USF 6 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Memphis 6 p.m. 16 Homewood Suites Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) Columbia at USF 7 p.m. Louisville vs. Delaware 10 a.m. UCF at Ole Miss 7:30 p.m. Snowbird Baseball Tournament (Port Charlotte, Fla.) MARCH UConn vs. Auburn 11 a.m. 1 Virginia Tech Tournament (Blacksburg, Va.) Western Michigan at Memphis 1 p.m. Cincinnati vs. UMass-Lowell 1 p.m. Rutgers at FIU 1 p.m. Rutgers at Old Dominion 2 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at USF 12 p.m. Columbia at USF (Doubleheader) 2 p.m. Temple at North Carolina A&T State 1 p.m. Temple at VCU 2 p.m. Siena at UCF 1 p.m. Indiana at Louisville 2:30 p.m. Nicholls State at Houston 2 p.m. UCF at Ole Miss 2:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Elon 7 p.m. UConn at Lipscomb 3 p.m. 18 Florida Gulf Coast at USF 6 p.m. Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park - Houston, Texas) UCF at Florida 7 p.m. Texas vs. Houston 4:30 p.m. 19 Eastern Kentucky at Louisville 3 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Memphis 6 p.m. Memphis at Mississippi State 5 p.m. 2 Toledo at Louisville 1 p.m. Houston at Rice 5:30 p.m. Rutgers at Old Dominion 1 p.m. 21 Temple vs. Rider (Wilson, N.C.) 1 p.m. Columbia at USF 1 p.m. Western Michigan at Louisville 3 p.m. Temple at VCU 1 p.m. Baseball at the Beach Tournament (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) UCF at Ole Miss 2 p.m. UConn vs. Wichita State 4 p.m. UConn at Lipscomb 2 p.m. UCF Baseball Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) Southeast Missouri at Memphis 2 p.m. Ohio State at UCF 4 p.m. Virginia Tech Tournament (Blacksburg, Va.) Memphis at Samford 5 p.m. Cincinnati at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Wake Forest Tournament (Winston Salem, N.C.) Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park - Houston, Texas) Cincinnati at Wake Forest 6 p.m. TCU vs. Houston 7:15 p.m. Rutgers at Jacksonville 6:30 p.m. 4 Temple at Radford 4 p.m. penn State at USF 7 p.m. UCF at Bethune-Cookman 4 p.m. Michigan at Houston 7:30 p.m. Kentucky at Cincinnati 6:30 p.m. 22 UCF Baseball Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) Texas A&M - Corpus Christi at Houston 7 p.m. Oklahoma at UCF 12 p.m. Florida State at USF 7 p.m. Western Michigan at Louisville 1 p.m. 5 Seton Hall at Rutgers 3 p.m. Temple vs. Rider (Wilson, N.C.) 1 p.m. Florida State at USF 3 p.m. Rutgers at Jacksonville 2 p.m. Temple at Radford 4 p.m. Wake Forest Tournament (Winston Salem, N.C.) Michigan at UCF 4 p.m. Cincinnati vs Radford 2 p.m. Cincinnati at Kentucky 6:30 p.m. Memphis at Samford 3 p.m. Memphis at Ole Miss 7:30 p.m. Baseball at the Beach Tournament (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 7 Miami (Ohio) at Louisville 3 p.m. UConn vs. George Mason 5 p.m. Central Connecticut State at Temple 3 p.m. penn State at USF 6 p.m. Central Michigan at UCF 4 p.m. Michigan at Houston 7:30 p.m. Youngstown State at Cincinnati 4 p.m. 23 Michigan at Houston 11:30 a.m. Rutgers at Oklahoma 6 p.m. UCF Baseball Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) Northwestern at USF 7 p.m. The Citadel at UCF 12 p.m. UConn at Florida 7 p.m. Temple vs. Rider (Wilson, N.C.) 12 p.m. Central Arkansas at Memphis 7:30 p.m. Western Michigan at Louisville 1 p.m. Dodgertown Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) Rutgers at Jacksonville 1 p.m. Houston at USC 8 p.m.
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8 Youngstown State at Cincinnati 1 p.m. 18 Temple at Lehigh 3 p.m. UConn at Florida 1 p.m. UCF at Miami (Fla.) 4 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Louisville 1 p.m. Wright State at Cincinnati 4 p.m. Niagra at Temple 1 p.m. Rutgers at Virginia 4 p.m. Rutgers at Oklahoma 2 p.m. USF at Jacksonville 6 p.m. Central Arkansas at Memphis 3 p.m. UConn vs. Harvard (Winter Haven, Fla.) 7:30 p.m. Central Michigan at UCF 4 p.m. Lamar at Houston 7:30 p.m. Dodgertown Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) Murray State at Memphis 7:30 p.m. Houston at UCLA 5 p.m. 19 Louisville at Indiana 1 p.m. Northwestern at USF 6 p.m. Temple at George Mason 3 p.m. 9 Miami (Ohio) at Louisville 12 p.m. Texas Southern at Houston 4 p.m. Iona at Temple 12 p.m. Rutgers at Virginia Tech 5:30 p.m. Dodgertown Classic (Los Angeles, Calif. - Dodger Stadium) UConn vs. Central Connecticut (Winter Haven, Fla.) 6:30 p.m. Houston vs. Pepperdine 1 p.m. 21 Temple at Memphis* 3 p.m. Rutgers at Oklahoma 1 p.m. College of Charleston at Houston 6 p.m. Northwestern at USF 1 p.m. UConn at USF* 7 p.m. UConn at Florida 1 p.m. Cincinnati at UCF* 7:30 p.m. Central Arkansas at Memphis 2 p.m. Rutgers at Louisville* 7:30 p.m. Youngstown State at Cincinnati 3 p.m. 22 College of Charleston at Houston 1 p.m. Central Michigan at UCF 6:30 p.m. Rutgers at Louisville* 3 p.m. 11 Western Illinois at Louisville 3 p.m. UConn at USF* 6 p.m. Temple at Rider 3 p.m. Temple at Memphis* 6:30 p.m. Florida State at UCF 4 p.m. Cincinnati at UCF* 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Belmont 5 p.m. 23 Cincinnati at UCF* 12:30 p.m. USF at Florida Gulf Coast 6 p.m. UConn at USF* 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Dayton 6:30 p.m. College of Charleston at Houston 1 p.m. Baylor at Houston 7:30 p.m. Rutgers at Louisville* 2 p.m. 12 Western Illinois at Louisville 12 p.m. Temple at Memphis* 6:30 p.m. Hofstra at Rutgers 3 p.m. 25 Hartford at UConn 3 p.m. Temple at Lafayette 3 p.m. Liberty Bell Classic UConn at Sacred Heart 3:30 p.m. Temple at Delaware 3 p.m. Florida State at UCF 4 p.m. Memphis at Arkansas State 4 p.m. 14 PK5 Classic (Richmond, Va.) FIU at USF 6 p.m. Rutgers vs. Buffalo 2 p.m. Rice at Houston 7 p.m. Samford at Louisville 3 p.m. Louisville at Western Kentucky 7:30 p.m. La Salle at Temple 3 p.m. Cincinnati at Northern Kentucky 7:30 p.m. Central Connecticut at UCF 4 p.m. 26 Rutgers at Rider 3 p.m. Akron at Cincinnati 4 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at UCF 6:30 p.m. Rhode Island at USF 7 p.m. Jacksonville at USF 6 p.m. Towson at Houston 7:30 p.m. Central Connecticut at UConn TBA Memphis at Saint Louis 7:30 p.m. 28 Rutgers at UConn* 3 p.m. 15 PK5 Classic (Richmond, Va.) Xavier at Louisville 4 p.m. Rutgers vs. Lafayette 12 p.m. Memphis at Houston* 6 p.m. Hartford at Temple 1 p.m. Temple at UCF* 6:30 p.m. Central Connecticut at UCF 1 p.m. USF at Cincinnati* 7:30 p.m. Akron at Cincinnati 1 p.m. 29 Rutgers at UConn* 1 p.m. Samford at Louisville 1 p.m. Butler at Louisville 1 p.m. Big 5 Baseball Bash (Philadelphia, Pa.) Memphis at Houston* 3:30 p.m. UConn at La Salle 2 p.m. Temple at UCF* 4 p.m. Memphis at Saint Louis 2 p.m. USF at Cincinnati* 7:30 p.m. Rhode Island at USF 6 p.m. 30 Rutgers at UConn* 1 p.m. West Virginia at Houston 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Houston* 1 p.m. 16 Saint Peter’s at Temple 12 p.m. Temple at UCF* 1 p.m. Samford at Louisville 1 p.m. USF at Cincinnati* 2 p.m. Memphis at Saint Louis 1 p.m. Xavier at Louisville 6:30 p.m. Rhode Island at USF 1 p.m. APRIL Big 5 Baseball Bash (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1 Memphis at Middle Tennessee 3 p.m. UConn at Villanova 1:15 p.m. Rutgers at Columbia 3:30 p.m. Towson at Houston 2 p.m. UCF at North Florida 6 p.m. PK5 Classic (Richmond, Va.) Houston at Texas A&M 6:30 p.m. Rutgers at VCU 2 p.m. USF at Stetson 6:30 p.m. Akron at Cincinnati 4 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati 6:30 p.m. Central Connecticut at UCF 6 p.m. Louisville at Kentucky 7 p.m. UConn at Boston College 7:35 p.m. Liberty Bell Classic Temple vs. La Salle/Villanova TBA
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APRIL 19 Temple at UConn* 1 p.m. 2 Yale at UConn 3 p.m. USF at Houston* 2 p.m. Rutgers at Iona 3:30 p.m. Alcorn State at Memphis 2 p.m. Memphis at Middle Tennessee 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Rutgers* 3 p.m. Bowling Green at Cincinnati 7 p.m. Louisville at UCF* 7:30 p.m. 4 Memphis at Louisville* 1 p.m. 20 Alcorn State at Memphis 1 p.m. UCF at USF* 3 p.m. 22 Memphis vs. Vanderbilt 4 p.m. Cincinnati at Temple* 3 p.m. UConn at Massachusetts 6 p.m. UConn at Bryant 3 p.m. Western Kentucky at Louisville 6 p.m. Houston at Rutgers* 6 p.m. Sam Houston State at Houston 7:30 p.m. 5 UCF at USF* 12 p.m. 23 Rutgers at Wagner 3:30 p.m. Houston at Rutgers 1 p.m. Temple at Delaware 3 p.m. Memphis at Louisville 3 p.m. UConn at Quinipiac 4 p.m. UConn at Stony Brook 3 p.m. 25 Memphis at USF* 12 p.m. Cincinnati at Temple* 7 p.m. UConn at Louisville* 1 p.m. 6 Cincinnati at Temple* 12 p.m. Rutgers at UCF* 1 p.m. Houston at Rutgers* 1 p.m. Temple at Monmouth 3 p.m. UConn at Bryant 3 p.m. Houston at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. UCF at USF* 6:30 p.m. 26 Houston at Cincinnati* 1 p.m. Memphis at Louisville* 1 p.m. Monmouth at Temple 3 p.m. 8 Joe Nuxhall Classic (Cincinnati, Ohio) Rutgers at UCF* 6 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Wright State 3 p.m. Memphis at USF* 6:30 p.m. Temple at Monmouth 3 p.m. 27 Monmouth at Temple 12 p.m. Fordham at Rutgers 3:30 p.m. Houston at Cincinnati* 12 p.m. Texas State at Houston 5 p.m. Rutgers at UCF* 1 p.m. UConn at Northeastern 7:30 p.m. UConn at Louisville* 3 p.m. Louisville at Purdue 7:30 p.m. Memphis at USF* 7:30 p.m. 9 Memphis W.S. ‘Babe’ Howard Classic 29 Houston at McNeese State 6 p.m. Memphis vs. Austin Peay 3 p.m. North Florida at USF 6 p.m. Miami at UCF 6:30 p.m. Mississippi Valley State at Memphis 7:30 p.m. Brown at UConn 7:30 p.m. 30 Temple at Villanova 3:15 p.m. Joe Nuxhall Classic (Cincinnati, Ohio) Rutgers at Monmouth 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Miami (Ohio) / Xavier TBA North Florida at UCF 6:30 p.m. 11 UCF at Memphis* 4 p.m. Cincinnati at Xavier 7 p.m. Hartford at Rutgers 3 p.m. UConn at Holy Cross 7:30 p.m. Louisville at Houston* 7 p.m. M AY USF at Temple* 7 p.m. 2 Louisville at USF* 1 p.m. UConn at Cincinnati* 7:30 p.m. UConn at Memphis* 2 p.m. 12 Hartford at Rutgers 1 p.m. Temple at Rutgers* 3 p.m. UCF at Memphis* 3 p.m. Cincinnati at Army 7 p.m. USF at Temple* 3 p.m. UCF at Houston* 7:30 p.m. Louisville at Houston* 6 p.m. 3 Temple at Rutgers* 1 p.m. UConn at Cincinnati* 7:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Army 6 p.m. 13 USF at Temple* 12 p.m. UConn at Memphis* 6:30 p.m. Hartford at Rutgers 1 p.m. Louisville at USF* 6:30 p.m. UCF at Memphis* 2 p.m. UCF at Houston* 7:30 p.m. Louisville at Houston* 3 p.m. 4 Cincinnati at Army 12 p.m. UConn at Cincinnati* 6:30 p.m. UCF at Houston* 2 p.m. 15 Arkansas State at Memphis 1 p.m. Temple at Rutgers* 1 p.m. Delaware at Temple 3 p.m. UConn at Memphis* 6:30 p.m. Lafayette at Rutgers 3:30 p.m. Louisville at USF* 7:30 p.m. Florida A&M at UCF 6 p.m. 6 St. Peter’s at Rutgers 1 p.m. UConn at Fairfield 6 p.m. prairie View A&M at Houston 6:30 p.m. Kentucky at Louisville 6:30 p.m. Louisville at Vanderbilt 6:30 p.m. Stetson at USF 7 p.m. Florida Atlantic at UCF 7:30 p.m. Xavier at Cincinnati 7:30 p.m. 7 UCF at Florida Atlantic 4 p.m. Houston at Sam Houston State 7:30 p.m. USF at FIU 6 p.m. 17 Cincinnati at Rutgers* 1 p.m. Toledo at Cincinnati 6:30 p.m. USF at Houston* 1 p.m. 9 Memphis at Cincinnati* 1 p.m. Temple at UConn* 6 p.m. presbyterian at UCF 3 p.m. Louisville at UCF* 7:30 p.m. Louisville at Temple* 3 p.m. 10 Houston at UConn* (Doubleheader) 12 p.m. 18 Temple at UConn* 1 p.m. USF at Rutgers* (Doubleheader) 12 p.m./3 p.m. USF at Houston* 6:30 p.m. Memphis at Cincinnati* 3 p.m. Alcorn State at Memphis 6:30 p.m. presbyterian at UCF 4 p.m. Louisville at UCF* 7:30 p.m. Louisville at Temple* 6 p.m. Cincinnati at Rutgers* 7:30 p.m.
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M AY 11 Houston at UConn* 11 a.m. Memphis at Cincinnati* 12 p.m. presbyterian at UCF 1 p.m. Tucker Tucker USF at Rutgers* 1 p.m. Tubbs, Louisville at Temple* 6 p.m. Tubbs, 13 Indiana at Louisville 6 p.m. Memphis UT Martin at Memphis 6 p.m. MemphisTucker USF at Florida 7 p.m. Tubbs, Houston vs. Rice (Constellation Field) 7:30 p.m. 15 Rutgers at Memphis* 1 p.m. Memphis UCF at UConn* 3 p.m. Houston at Temple* 3 p.m. USF at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Louisville* 7:30 p.m. 16 Rutgers at Memphis* 1 p.m. Houston at Temple* 3 p.m. UCF at UConn* 6:30 p.m. USF at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Louisville* 7:30 p.m. 17 Houston at Temple* 11 a.m. UCF at UConn* 12 p.m. Rutgers at Memphis* 1 p.m. USF at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Louisville* 2 p.m.
21-25 American Athletic Conference Championship (Clearwater, Fla.)
MAY/JUNE 30-2 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites) JUNE 6-9 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites) 14-25 College World Series (Omaha, Neb.)
* = Conference game All times are Eastern and subject to change
Frankie Ratliff, Houston
NikNik Alfonso,Alfonso, USFUSF
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2014 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL Championship
The stadium’s seating capacity is 8,500. The outfield dimensions measure 329 feet down the leftfield line, 408 feet to center, and 330 down the rightfield line. The $25 million facility features a 360-degree main concourse, grass berm seating, group picnic areas, a children’s play area and a state-of-the-art video scoreboard. In addition to a major-league quality playing field, the facility also houses the Carpenter Complex – an adjacent four-diamond practice complex, which allows teams to take full- field batting practice while a game is taking place in the stadium.
“For years, baseball players and fans of all ages have flocked to Florida for first-class competition and enjoyable experiences,” said John Webb, President/CEO of the Florida Sports Foundation. Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced that the first American “With this new agreement, the State of Florida, St. Petersburg/ Athletic Conference Baseball Championship will be hosted at Clearwater Sports Commission and the City of Clearwater Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. The championship will take welcome the American Athletic Conference Championship for place May 21-25, 2014. The final will be televised on ESPNU. its first year. The players will continue to have an experience to remember competing on the same field as their major league Bright House Field, which is regarded as one of the finest minor heroes and fans will enjoy the amenities Bright House Field offers league playing and practice facilities in the nation, is no stranger spring training baseball fans on an annual basis.“ to collegiate baseball after hosting seven Big East Championships. The site first hosted the conference tournament in 2006 and was “The St. Pete/Clearwater Sports Commission is proud of the the league’s championship destination for seven of the last eight partnership established with The American,” said Kevin Smith, years. Director of Sports for the commission. “Our entire community has a long list of signature events in the Bright House Clearwater “We’re excited to partner with Bright House Field for our first Super Boat National Championship, Honda Grand Prix of St. Pete, baseball championship,” said Aresco. “Our goal is always to Rock n Roll St. Pete Half Marathon and the USF Softball Series. provide the best possible championship experience for our This championship exemplifies that the Road to Omaha starts in student-athletes, coaches and fans. This partnership with Bright the St. Pete/Clearwater Area.” House Field and the support of the St. Petersburg-Clearwater area make that a certainty.” The top eight teams in the final regular-season standings will qualify for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Championship, “The City of Clearwater will look forward to welcoming the players, which will utilize a pool format that comprises 13 games. Each coaches and fans to Florida’s best beach town and to supporting team will play three games in a round-robin format within its the American Athletic Conference champion in its pursuit of its pool, and the winners of each pool will meet in the May 25 final. first College World Series championship,” said Clearwater mayor George Cretekos. Two teams from The American’s 2014 baseball membership reached the 2013 NCAA Championship. UConn won its opening Bright House Field serves as the spring training site for the game in the Blacksburg Regional, while Louisville advanced Philadelphia Phillies, and it has housed the Phillies’ Florida State through the Regional and Super Regional rounds on its way to League affiliate Clearwater Threshers since the facility opened in the College World Series. 2004.
“We are excited to be the host of the newly named American Athletic Conference and it’s 2014 Baseball Championship here at beautiful Bright House Field,” said John Timberlake, Director of Florida Operations for Phillies Florida. “Having been the host of the Big East Baseball Championships for seven out of the last eight years, we want to welcome the new institutions that make up The American as well as the remaining members that have come to enjoy our first class facility here at Bright House Field in addition to the Clearwater community and its pristine beaches.”
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2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The winner of the the American Athletic Conference championship title will receive the league’s automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
The College World Series features the top eight teams in the nation squaring off in a double-elimina- tion tournament format, all vying for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. Sixty-four teams will enter the qualifying bracket, with 30 teams receiving automatic bids and the remaining 34 at- large selections by the Division I Baseball Committee. Regional competition will be held May 30-June 2 on campus sites, with the Super Regionals following the next weekend on eight campus sites. June 14-25, 2014 will mark the 67th annual NCAA College World Series, the premier event for college base- ball held annually at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb.
American Athletic Conference Schools’ NCAA Championship Appearances
School...... NCAA Appearances UCF...... 11 (11-22, Last in 2012) Cincinnati...... 5 (4-9, Last in 1974) UConn...... 17 (29-35, Last in 2011, 5 College World Series) Houston...... 18 (34-39-1, Last in 2008, 2 College World Series) Louisville...... 7 (19-17, Last in 2013, 2 College World Series) Memphis...... 5 (8-10, Last in 2007) Rutgers...... 15 (18-30, Last in 2007, 1 College World Series) USF...... 10 (9-20, Last in 2012) Temple...... 14 (19-25, Last in 2001, 2 College World Series) Total...... 102 (151-207-1 Overall, 12 College World Series)
2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Schedule
Regionals Campus Sites May 30 - June 2
Super Regionals Campus Sites June 6-9
College World Series TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Neb. June 14-25
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14 2014 American Athletic Conference 2014 PREVIEW
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL SEASON PREVIEW Opening Day is February 14th, as the brutal cold of winter is warmly interrupted by the Cincinnati Bearcats wondrous sound of the baseball smacking into the catcher’s mitt. When the first pitch is Head Coach: Ty Neal thrown, the inaugural season of American Athletic Conference play will be underway, 2013 Record: 24-32 symbolizing a bright direction for the future of the sport in the newly branded conference. Cincinnati will be led by head coach Ty Neal, who enters his first year at the helm. Neal, a former Cincinnati assistant, returns to the Queen City after spending eight The Teams (Listed in Order of the Preseason Coaches Poll) seasons as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at Indiana. He will look to Louisville Cardinals revamp a squad that will be keyed by Preserason All-American Ian Happ (.322, six Head Coach: Dan McDonnell home runs) and senior Ian Glass (.322). 2013 Record: 51-14 The Cardinals are the preseason favorites, coming off an outstanding 2013 season in Temple Owls which they captured the program’s fourth regular season conference title in the past Head Coach: Ryan Wheeler five seasons, and used a defeat of No. 2 national seed Vanderbilt to reach the College 2013 Record: 18-28 World Series for the second time in program history. The Cardinals return two big bats Temple enters the season with senior co-captain Matt Hockenberry keying the in the outfield, in American Preseason Player of the Year Jeff Gardner, who hit .337 with rotation, Ryan Keuhn (2.21 ERA) as the closer, and Derek Peterson (.314, 31 RBI) nine home runs and a .632 slugging percentage, and Cole Sturgeon, who hit .339 with 13 anchoring the outfield. The Owls will play conference games in Campbell’s Field, stolen bases. Louisville will look to replace their top two starters from last year with the home of the Camden Riversharks. accession of sophomores Kyle Funkhouser (5-1, 2.14 ERA in 2013) and Anthony Kidston (5-0, 1.31 ERA). Three Key Players Nick Burdi, Louisville, RP – Louisville’s fireballing right hander will look to stake his UCF Knights claim as one of the top relievers in the nation after a 0.76 ERA and 62 strikeouts in Head Coach: Terry Rooney 35.2 innings last season. Burdi is a projected first round selection in the 2014 MLB 2013 Record: 29-30 Draft and was a First Team All-American with 16 saves last season. UCF will be a team with a lot of new faces and talent in 2014. The Knights bring in 24 new players on the 35-man roster, a mix of 12 freshman and 12 junior college transfers. Of- Justin Montemayor, Houston, 3B – Montemayor had a stellar freshman campaign fensively UCF does bring back its leading power hitter in 1B James Vasquez, who belted for the Cougars, leading them in average (.329), hits (73), runs scored (42) and eight home runs last season, and will look for key contributions from Preseason All-Amer- home runs (3). His sophomore year will see him transition from first base to the hot ican Athletic Conference DH Bret Gordon (.316). corner as Houston looks to strengthen its overall infield.
UConn Huskies Zac Favre, UCF, P – Favre was a Freshman All-American as a starting pitcher in Head Coach: Jim Penders 2013, appearing in a team-high 32 games and holding opposing hitters to a .186 2013 Record: 35-28 batting average. His emergence will allow Coach Rooney to move last season’s The Huskies will look to return to the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in the last five closer Spencer Davis into the weekend rotation, installing Favre as the Knights’ seasons. UConn returns two weekend starters in Anthony Marzi and Jordan Tabakman. primary closer. Offensively Bobby Melley, Vinny Sienna, and Tom Verdi will compose three fourths of the returning infield, with the exception being departed Second Team All-American L.J. Ian Happ, Cincinnati, OF – Happ will be integral for a rebuilding Bearcats team. Mazzilli. After a breakout debut season, he excelled over the summer in the Cape Cod League, and earned multiple preseason national accolades. He moves from second Houston Cougars base to right field, and will be a key bat in the middle of the lineup. Head Coach: Todd Whitting 2013 Record: 36-22 Nonconference Games to Watch The Cougars join The American with a new turf field and after making an 18-game Memphis at Mississippi State, February 19 – Memphis gets an early test, with improvement from 2012 to 2013, buoyed by Conference USA Freshman of the Year Justin its fourth game of the year coming in Starkville, Miss. against the 2013 national Montemayor (.329) and Newcomer of the Year Frankie Ratcliff (.300). Houston also sees runner-up. MSU opens the season as high as No. 2 in the national polls, and boasts Casey Grayson (.289 in 2012) and Jacob Lueneburg (.309 in 2012) return from season-end- the largest campus facility for college baseball at Dudy Noble Field. ing injuries. Houston College Classic (Feb. 28-March 2) – Todd Whitting’s Cougars will play USF Bulls three games in a Major League Baseball stadium this season. For the 14th Head Coach: Lelo Prado consecutive season they will compete in the College Classic, which will be held at 2013 Record: 36-22 Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros. The Bulls will look to build on their momentum from the second half of 2013, where they closed the year 22-8 over the final 30 games. USF returns just one of its top five hitters, Louisville at Vanderbilt, May 6 – Last season, the Cardinals advanced to the and will will look for Nik Alfonso, who hit .331 last season, to stabilize the middle infield. College World Series by sweeping both games of a Super Regional in Nashville On the mound, the Bulls will look to Jimmy Herget (1.72 ERA in 2012), one of the Presea- against the No. 2 Commodores. The rematch comes this year in early May, as son Pitchers of the Year in the conference, and two key bullpen arms in Jordan Louisville heads back to Hawkins Field for a showdown against a preseason top-10 Strettmatter (1.75 ERA) and Lawrence Pardo (2.27 ERA). Vanderbilt squad.
Memphis Tigers Head Coach: Daron Schoenrock 2013 Record: 35-24 The Tigers’ strength will be their bats this season, led by junior 1B Tucker Tubbs (.327, 4 home runs, .425 slugging percentage) alongside junior C Carter White (.325). OF Jake Little will also look to build off his strong freshman campaign (.299, 4 home runs, .507 slugging percentage, 12 steals).
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Head Coach: Fred Hill (Interim Coach Joe Litterio) 2013 Record: 28-30 The Scarlet Knights will count on returning position players to offset losses in the rota- tion. Junior Vinny Zarrillo won the Big East batting title by hitting .407 during conference play, with Steve Zavala (.330) and Nick Favatella (.316) also having strong years at the plate. Rutgers’ task will be replacing its weekend starting rotation. HOUSTON SOPHOMORE JUSTIN MONTEMAYOR
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HEAD COACH 2014 S c he d u l e TERRY ROONEY u i c k a c t s (Radford ‘96) Q F FEBRUARY 14 vs. Siena 6:30 p.m. Location: Orlando, Fla. 15 vs. Siena 4 p.m. Career Record/Years Founded: 1963 168-127/Six Years 16 vs. Siena 1 p.m. Enrollment: 60,751 18 at Florida 7 p.m. Nickname: Knights UCF Baseball Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) Record at UCF/Years Colors: Black & Gold 168-127/Six Years 21 vs. Ohio State a7 p.m. President: Dr. John C. Hitt 22 vs. Oklahoma 6 p.m. Director of Athletics: Todd Stansbury 23 vs. The Citadel 2 p.m. Baseball Office Phone: (407) 823-0861 SENIOR Assistant Coaches: Kevin Schnall, Ryan 25 at Jacksonville 6 p.m. BRET Klosterman, Kyle Sprague 28 at Ole Miss 7:30 p.m. GORDON MARCH 2013 Overall Record: 29-30 1 at Ole Miss 2:30 p.m. 2013 C-USA Record/Finish: 13-11/5th 2 at Ole Miss 1 p.m. Position Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4 4 at Bethune-Cookman 6 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost: 5/9 5 vs. Michigan 6:30 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/20 7 vs. Central Michigan 6:30 p.m. Newcomers: 24 8 vs. Central Michigan 4 p.m. Baseball Contact: Andrew Jennette 9 vs. Central Michigan 1 p.m. Phone: (407) 823-0994 11 vs. Florida State 6:30 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] 12 vs. Florida State 4 p.m. Web site: www.UCFKnights.com 14 vs. Central Connecticut 6:30 p.m. JUNIOR 15 vs. Central Connecticut 4 p.m. Twitter: @UCF_Baseball ERIC 16 vs. Central Connecticut 1 p.m. SKOGLUND 18 at Miami (Fla.) 6 p.m. 21 vs. Cincinnati * 6:30 p.m. 22 vs. Cincinnati * 4 p.m. 23 vs. Cincinnati * 1 p.m. 26 vs. Bethune-Cookman 6:30 p.m. 28 vs. Temple * 6:30 p.m. 29 vs. Temple * 4 p.m. 30 vs. Temple * 1 p.m. 2014 R oster APRIL 1 at North Florida 6 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 4 at USF * 7 p.m. 10 Erik Barber OF Jr. R/R 5-7 191 Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland 5 at USF * 6 p.m. 35 Spencer Davis RHP R-Jr. R/R 6-5 216 The Woodlands, Texas/Howard JC 30 Matt Diorio C Fr. L/R 6-1 195 Staten Island, N.Y./Moore Catholic 6 at USF * 1 p.m. 37 Danny Dixon LHP Jr. L/L 6-2 195 Orlando, Fla./Brevard CC 9 vs. Miami (Fla.) 6:30 p.m. 11 Dalton Duty INF/OF Fr. L/R 5-11 192 Palatka, Fla./Palatka 11 at Memphis * 7:30 p.m. 40 Drew Faintich LHP Fr. L/L 6-3 215 Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian 31 Zac Favre RHP So. R/R 6-3 217 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence 12 at Memphis * 3 p.m. 3 Kam Gellinger INF Fr. L/R 6-1 180 Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast 13 at Memphis * 1 p.m. 36 Bret Gordon INF Sr. R/R 5-11 190 Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain 15 vs. Florida A&M 6 p.m. 15 Tyler Hayden INF/OF Fr. R/R 6-4 220 Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo 17 vs. Louisville * 6:30 p.m. 41 Robby Howell RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 223 Fort White, Fla./Fort White 38 Joe Marotta RHP Jr. R/R 5-11 170 Port Saint Lucie, Fla./Col. of Central Florida 18 vs. Louisville * 6:30 p.m. 23 Tyler Martin RHP So. R/R 6-2 204 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence 19 vs. Louisville * 11 a.m. 44 Ryan Meyer RHP R-So. R/R 6-6 195 Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo 25 vs. Rutgers * 6:30 p.m. 2 Dylan Moore INF Jr. R/R 6-0 185 Yorba Linda, Calif./Cypress College 5 Brooks Morgan INF Fr. R/R 6-1 190 Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz 26 vs. Rutgers * 4 p.m. 27 Nathan Morris RHP Jr. R/R 6-2 212 Semmes, Ala./Chattahoochee Valley 27 vs. Rutgers 1 p.m. 28 Tanner Olson RHP Jr. R/R 6-4 210 Ferndale, Wash./Skagit Valley College 30 vs. North Florida 6:30 p.m. 24 Kyle Perkins C Fr. R/R 6-1 185 Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central 21 Jarrod Petree UTL R-Fr. R/R 6-1 175 Apopka, Fla./Apopka MAY 20 Hayden Platt C Fr. R/R 6-3 215 Naples, Fla./Naples 2 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. 39 Zach Rodgers RHP Jr. R/R 5-11 175 Glendale, Ariz./Cochise College 3 at Houston * 7:30 p.m. 19 Vinnie Rosace LHP Fr. L/L 5-11 185 Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary 4 at Houston * 2 p.m. 17 Derrick Salberg OF Jr. L/L 6-0 175 Kelso, Wash./Lower Columbia College 29 Jordan Savinon C Jr. L/R 6-2 210 Clearwater, Fla./St. Petersburg College 6 vs. Florida Atlantic 6:30 p.m. 25 Eric Skoglund LHP Jr. L/L 6-7 172 Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota 7 at Florida Atlantic 6:30 p.m. 32 Parker Thomas LHP Jr. L/L 6-0 195 Richmond, Texas/Weatherford College 9 vs. Presbyterian 6:30 p.m. 42 Trent Thompson RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 265 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep 16 Sam Tolleson INF Jr. R/R 6-3 195 Houston, Texas/Cypress College 10 vs. Presbyterian 4 p.m. 34 Mitchell Tripp RHP R-So. R/R 6-1 215 Bellingham, Wash./Lower Columbia College 11 vs. Presbyterian 1 p.m. 13 James Vasquez INF Jr. L/L 6-0 223 Palm City, Fla./Martin County 15 at UConn * 3 p.m. 18 Eugene Vazquez INF/OF Fr. L/L 6-2 205 Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek 12 Chad Whiteaker INF/OF Jr. R/R 5-10 195 Henderson, Nev./Col. of Southern Nevada 16 at UConn * 6:30 p.m. 14 Tommy Williams INF Jr. R/R 6-2 171 North Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens 17 at UConn * 12 p.m. 6 JoMarcos Woods OF Jr. L/L 5-6 172 Orlando, Fla./The First Academy 21-25 American Athletic Conference Championship (Clearwater, Fla.) * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern
16 2014 American Athletic Conference KNIGHTS
KNIGHTS NOTEBOOK • The 2014 Knights have 24 new players, 12 freshmen and 12 junior college transfers, to go along with 11 returning players.
• Senior Bret Gordon, a walk on last season, was a unanimous selection to the American Athletic Conference preseason team at the designated hitter position. Gordon is expected to see action at DH, LF and 2B this season.
• Sophomore RHP Zac Favre, a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American last season, is expected to move into the primary closer role in 2014.
• Junior Spencer Davis, who led the team in saves as the primary closer last season, is expected to transition into the starting weekend rotation.
• Junior 1B James Vasquez returns after leading UCF with eight home runs last season.
JUNIOR JAMES VAZQUEZ JAY BERGMAN FIELD CAPACITY - 3,600
BATTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO SB-ATT Chris Taladay .342 58-58 228 38 78 14 1 3 43 .452 24 19 6-9 Erik Hempe .320 59-59 222 41 71 17 1 8 38 .514 31 44 6-11 Bret Gordon .316 28-26 98 11 31 5 0 1 12 .398 6 14 1-3 James Vazquez .248 58-58 210 38 52 16 0 8 36 .438 30 47 2-4 Parker Webster .247 47-44 166 24 41 10 0 2 28 .343 13 38 3-4 JoMarcus Woods .245 57-56 212 37 52 6 3 1 21 .316 27 23 9-16 Totals .252 59 1930 290 487 111 9 35 260 .374 227 405 42-72 Opponents .262 59 1940 267 509 92 13 24 228 .360 215 381 39-63 PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Ben Lively 2.04 7-5 15-15 2 1/2 0 106.0 88 31 24 28 101 Zac Favre 3.28 3-2 32-0 0 0/1 4 49.1 33 23 18 25 55 Spencer Davis 3.32 4-2 28-0 0 0/2 4 38.0 36 18 14 15 30 Danny Davis 3.93 4-3 18-7 0 0/1 0 50.1 55 28 22 21 36 Chris Matulis 4.31 5-5 19-11 0 0/0 1 87.2 93 52 42 44 65 Brian Adkins 4.54 4-8 17-14 1 1/0 0 71.1 83 43 36 13 38 Totals 3.88 29-30 59 3 5/3 10 514.1 509 267 222 215 381 Opponents 4.03 30-29 59 3 3/2 13 509.2 487 290 228 227 405
Bold indicates returning player
SOPHOMORE ZAC FAVRE www.theamerican.org 17 CINCINNATI
HEAD COACH 2014 S c he d u l e TY NEAL Q u i c k F a c t s FEBRUARY (Miami ‘99) 14 at Elon 4 p.m. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio 15 at Elon 2 p.m. Career Record/Years Founded: 1819 16 at Elon 1:30 p.m. 0-0/First Year Enrollment: 42,421 Wake Forest Tournament (Winston Salem, N.C.) Nickname: Bearcats 21 at Wake Forest 4 p.m. Record at Cincinnati/Years Colors: Red & Black 22 vs. Radford 12 p.m. 0-0/First Year President: Dr. Santa Jeremy Ono 23 vs. Missouri 12 p.m. Virginia Tech Tournament (Blacksburg, Va.) Athletic Director: Mike Bohn 28 vs. UMass-Lowell 12 p.m. Baseball Office Phone: (513) 556-1577 REDSHIRT JUNIOR 28 at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) 4 p.m. Assistant Coaches: J.D. Heilmann, Adam MARCH MATT Bourassa, Dustin Coffman 1 vs. UMass-Lowell 11 a.m. RING 2013 Overall Record: 24-32 2 at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) 2 p.m. 2013 BIG EAST Record/Finish: 6-18/9th 4 vs. Kentucky 4 p.m. Position Starters Returning/Lost: 8/0 5 at Kentucky 4 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost: 4/1 7 vs. Youngstown State 4 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18/10 8 vs. Youngstown State 4 p.m. Newcomers: 8 9 vs. Youngstown State 1 p.m. Baseball Contact: Alex Lange 11 at Dayton 3 p.m. Phone: 513-556-5145 14 vs. Akron 4 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] 15 vs. Akron 4 p.m. 16 vs. Akron 1 p.m. SENIOR Fax: (513) 556-0619 18 vs. Wright State 4 p.m. Web site: www.GoBEARCATS.com MATT 21 at UCF * 6:30 p.m. Twitter: @UCincyBaseball 22 at UCF * 4 p.m. WILLIAMS 23 at UCF * 1 p.m. 25 at Northern Kentucky 3 p.m. 28 vs. USF * 6:30 p.m. 29 vs. USF * 4 p.m. 30 vs. USF * 1 p.m. APRIL 1 vs. Miami (Ohio) 6:30 p.m. 2 vs. Bowling Green 6:30 p.m. 4 at Temple * 3 p.m. 5 at Temple * 7 p.m. 2014 R oster 6 at Temple * 12 p.m. Joe Nuxhall Classic (Cincinnati, Ohio) No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 8 vs. Wright State 3 p.m. 34 Ryan Atkinson RHP Jr. R/R 6-3 208 Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain 9 vs. Miami (Ohio)/Xavier TBA 38 Rob Blissitt, Jr. OF Fr. R/R 6-3 165 Markham, Ill./Thornwood 27 Bryan Chenoweth RHP R-So. R/R 6-1 178 Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon 11 vs. UConn* 7:30 p.m. 35 Russell Clark C So. R/R 5-11 203 Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland 32 Colton Cleary LHP R-Fr. L/L 5-10 174 Nicholasville, Ky./Lexington Catholic 12 vs. UConn* 7:30 p.m. 19 Mike Conrad LHP So. L/L 6-1 200 West Chester, Ohio/Lakota East 13 vs. UConn* 6:30 p.m. 44 Spencer Drake RHP Jr. R/R 6-4 200 Louisville, Ky./Eastern/Wabash Valley JC 15 vs. Xavier 6:30 p.m. 25 Will Drake OF R-So. L/R 6-2 161 Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield/Michigan 17 at Rutgers * 3 p.m. 16 Justin Glass OF Sr. L/R 6-2 206 Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll 5 Ian Happ INF So. S/R 5-11 192 Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon 18 at Rutgers * 1 p.m. 2 Colin Hawk INF So. R/R 5-10 179 Beech Grove, Ind./Roncalli 19 at Rutgers * 1 p.m. 9 Brennan Laird OF/1B So. R/R 6-2 192 Olmsted Falls, Ohio/Olmsted Falls 25 vs. Houston* 6:30 p.m. 4 Ethan McAlpine OF R-Jr. R/R 5-8 149 Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller 26 vs. Houston* 4 p.m. 18 Connor McVey INF Fr. R/R 6-0 170 Mason, Ohio/Mason 23 Jeff Murray INF So. L/R 6-2 212 Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg 27 vs. Houston* 12 p.m. 24 Mitch Patishall RHP So. R/R 5-11 198 Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights 29 vs. Northern Kentucky 6:30 p.m. 7 Forrest Perron INF So. R/R 5-9 163 Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville 30 at Xavier 3 p.m. 20 Yancey Pritchett RHP Fr. R/R 5-11 160 Louisville, Ky./Trinity MAY 30 Ryan Quinn INF Sr. R/R 5-8 177 Sparta, N.J./Sparta 2 at Army 7 p.m. 15 Jake Richmond INF Fr. R/R 6-2 195 Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills 21 Matt Ring RHP R-Jr. R/R 5-11 187 Muncie, Ind./Yorktown 3 at Army 7 p.m. 17 Kyle Seeger INF So. L/L 6-0 194 Cincinnati, Ohio/Reading 4 at Army 1 p.m. 40 Nate Snellgrove OF R-So. L/R 6-1 210 Hamilton, Ohio/Badin/Wabash Valley JC 7 vs. Toledo 6:30 p.m. 28 Austin Sparks C Fr. R/R 5-11 185 Carmel, Ind./Indianapolis Cathedral 9 vs. Memphis* 6:30 p.m. 29 R.J. Thompson INF Fr. R/R 5-9 180 Mason, Ohio/Mason 46 Grant Walker RHP Jr. R/R 6-3 178 Brookeville, Ohio/Northmont 10 vs. Memphis* 4 p.m. 10 Woody Wallace C So. R/R 5-9 187 Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy 11 vs. Memphis* TBA 14 Connor Walsh RHP R-So. L/R 6-2 176 Wayne, Pa./Radnor 13 at Ohio State 6:35 p.m. 8 Devin Wenzel INF So. R/R 6-1 179 Blandon, Pa./Fleetwood Area 15 at Louisville* 6 p.m. 22 Matt Williams OF/INF Sr. R/R 5-10 180 Mason, Ohio/Cincinnati Hills Christian 33 Austin Woodby RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 180 Springboro, Ohio/Springboro 16 at Louisville* 6 p.m. 11 Andrew Zellner RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 170 Farmersville, Ohio/Valley View 17 at Louisville* 1 p.m. 21-25 American Athletic Conference Championship (Clearwater, Fla.) * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern
18 2014 American Athletic Conference BEARCATS
BEARCATS NOTEBOOK • The Bearcats will be guided by first-year head coach Ty Neal who comes to Cincinnati after a successful eight-year stint at Indiana as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. In his final season Neal led IU to its first appearance in the College World Series. • Sophomore Ian Happ returns after a successful freshman campaign in 2013. Happ was named a NCBWA Freshman All-American and played in the prestigious Cape Cod summer league, earning an all-star nod. In 2013, he started every game for the Bearcats and led the team with a .322 batting average, 41 runs scored, six home runs, 47 walks, 25 stolen bases, a .483 slugging percentage and a .451 on-base percentage. • Senior power hitter Justin Glass, a two-time All-Big East honoree, also is back for the Bearcats. Glass finished 2013 with a .322 average, 77 hits, 41 runs scored and 39 RBIs. • On the mound, redshirt sophomore Connor Walsh led the Bearcats in 2013 with 62.0 innings pitched and 55 strikeouts. Sophomore Mitch Patishall, who tallied 66.0 innings pitched and 31 strikeouts in 2013, will also be a key contributor for Cincinnati. RS. SOPHOMORE CONNOR WALSH MARGE SCHOTT STADIUM CAPACITY - 3,085
BATTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO SB-ATT Justin Glass .322 56-56 239 41 77 13 0 5 39 .439 10 37 11-14 Ian Happ .322 56-56 205 41 66 13 1 6 36 .483 47 32 25-30 Matt Williams .317 46-45 167 26 53 9 1 2 24 .419 25 36 12-16 Devin Wenzel .268 56-54 213 35 57 11 1 4 36 .385 20 34 7-10 Ethan McAlpine .255 45-38 137 34 35 7 0 1 13 .307 30 26 17-21 Forrest Perron .243 51-47 177 32 43 7 0 1 21 .299 30 22 8-10 Totals .272 56 1894 300 515 93 8 22 256 .364 238 366 103-132 Opponents .278 56 1894 335 526 98 17 24 294 .385 229 348 68-93
PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Matt Ring 3.82 3-1 19-3 0 0/0 0 35.1 35 26 15 15 19 Mitch Patishall 4.09 4-4 13-11 1 1/1 0 66.0 66 41 30 29 31 Connor Walsh 4.35 1-4 15-13 0 0/0 0 62.0 56 38 30 50 55 Andrew Strenge 4.95 1-6 22-4 0 0/0 10 40.0 41 26 22 13 42 Grant Walker 4.66 2-4 15-5 0 0/0 0 38.2 35 27 20 15 24 Christian McElroy 5.37 3-6 17-14 0 0/1 0 63.2 79 55 38 29 39 Totals 4.58 24-32 56 1 2/1 13 489.1 526 335 249 229 348 Opponents 4.44 32-24 56 2 1/1 12 485.0 515 300 239 238 366
Bold indicates returning player
SENIOR JUSTIN GLASS www.theamerican.org 19 UCONN
HEAD COACH 2014 S c he d u l e JIM PENDERS u i c k a c t s (UConn ‘94) Q F FEBRUARY Snowbird Baseball Tournament (Port Charlotte, Fla.) Location: Storrs, Conn. 14 vs. Ohio State 5 p.m. Career Record/Years Founded: 1881 15 vs. Indiana State 11:30 a.m. 355-239-4/10 Years Enrollment: 30,525 16 vs. Auburn 11 a.m. Nickname: Huskies Baseball at the Beach Tournament (Myrtle Beach, SC) Record at UConn/Years Colors: National Flag Blue & White 21 vs. Wichita State 4 p.m. 355-239-4/10 Years President: Susan Herbst 22 vs. George Mason 5 p.m. 23 vs. Coastal Carolina 1:30 p.m. Director of Athletics: Warde Manuel Baseball Office Phone: (860) 486-4089 REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE 28 at Lipscomb 5 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Jim Hourigan, MARCH CARSON Joshua MacDonald, Chris Podeszwa 1 at Lipscomb 3 p.m. CROSS 2013 Overall Record: 35-28 2 at Lipscomb 2 p.m. 2013 BIG EAST Record/Finish: 9-15/8th 7 at Florida 7 p.m. 8 at Florida 4 p.m. Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/2 9 at Florida 1 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/5 12 at Sacred Heart 3:30 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/10 Big 5 Baseball Bash Newcomers: 14 15 at La Salle 2 p.m. Baseball Contact: Bobby Mullen 16 at Villanova 1:15 p.m. Phone: (609) 923-4463 E-mail: [email protected] 18 vs. Harvard (Winter Haven, Fla.)7:30 p.m. 19 vs. Cent. Conn (Winter Haven, Fla.)6:30 p.m. SENIOR Web site: www.UConnHuskies.com 21 at USF* 7 p.m. Twitter: @UConnBaseball ANTHONY 22 at USF* 6 p.m. 23 at USF* 1 p.m. MARZI 25 vs. Hartford 3 p.m. 26 vs. Central Connecticut 3 p.m. 28 vs. Rutgers* 3 p.m. 29 vs. Rutgers* 1 p.m. 30 vs. Rutgers* 1 p.m. APRIL 1 at Boston College 3 p.m. 2 vs. Yale 3 p.m. 2014 R oster 4 vs. Bryant 3 p.m. 5 vs. Stony Brook 3 p.m. 6 vs. Bryant 3 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 8 at Northeastern TBA 30 Callahan Brown RHP R-Fr. R/R 6’4 205 Jupiter, Fla./Mississippi State 9 vs. Brown 3:30 p.m. 22 Christian Colletti LHP So. L/L 6’2 195 Rockville Centre, N.Y./Southside 43 Carson Cross RHP R-Jr. R/R 6’5 205 Brentwood, N.H./Exeter 11 at Cincinnati* 7:30 p.m. 1 Bryan Daniello INF/RHP So. L/R 5’9 155 Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon 12 at Cincinnati* 7:30 p.m. 47 Nico Darras INF/OF So. R/R 6’3 205 Laguna Beach, Calif./Cal State Fullerton 13 at Cincinnati* 6:30 p.m. 38 Blake Davey INF/C Jr. R/R 6’3 225 Newport Beach, Calif./Cypress College 15 at Fairfield 3:30 p.m. 25 Connor David Jr. C L/R 6’2 195 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire 7 Griffin Garabedian OF Fr. L/R 6’2 175 Hamden, Conn./Notre Dame (West Haven) 17 vs. Temple* 3 p.m. 3 Aaron Hill INF Fr. R/R 5’8 160 Groton, Conn./Fitch 18 vs. Temple* 1 p.m. 42 Trevor Holmes C/RHP Fr. R/R 6’1 220 Ashland, Mass./Governor Dummer Academy 19 vs. Temple* 1 p.m. 18 Anthony Kay LHP Fr. L/L 6’1 170 Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward-Melville 22 at Massachusetts 3 p.m. 36 David Mahoney LHP R-Jr. L/L 6’3 200 Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy 23 at Quinnipiac 3 p.m. 39 Anthony Marzi LHP Sr. L/L 6’1 192 Berlin, Conn./Berlin 2 Max McDowell C So. R/R 6’2 194 North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin 25 at Louisville* 6 p.m. 31 Bobby Melley C/1B So. L/R 6’3 210 Barnstable, Mass./Boston College High School 26 at Louisville* 1 p.m. 37 Sam Nepiarsky RHP Fr. R/R 6’4 200 Orange, Conn./Amity 27 at Louisville* 1 p.m. 20 Michael Niego LHP R-Fr. R/L 6’2 215 Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley 30 at Holy Cross 5 p.m. 40 Taylor Olmstead OF Fr. R/R 6’3 200 Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich 19 Cody Olsen RHP Fr. R/R 5’10 175 Commack, N.Y./Commack MAY 8 Devin Over RHP/UT R-So. R/R 6’1 185 Windsor, Conn./Windsor 2 at Memphis* 7:30 p.m. 15 Ryan Radue RHP R-Fr. R/R 6’4 190 Appleton, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran 3 at Memphis* 3 p.m. 21 Patrick Ruotolo RHP Fr. R/R 5’11 240 Peabody, Mass./Peabody Veterans 4 at Memphis* 2 p.m. 9 Vinny Siena IF So. R/R 5’9 182 Bethany, Conn./Amity 13 Max Slade RHP R-So. R/R 5’11 170 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire 10 vs. Houston* (DH) 11 a.m. 46 Gerard Spiegel RHP Fr. R/R 6’1 180 Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull 11 vs. Houston* 11 a.m. 4 Jack Sundberg OF So. L/R 5’11 175 Mansfield, Conn./Avon Old Farms 13 vs. Rhode Island 3 p.m. 44 Ryan Sullivan INF Fr. R/R 6’1 210 Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton 15 vs. UCF* 3 p.m. 23 Jordan Tabakman RHP/UT R-Jr. R/R 6’4 215 Pompton Plains, N.J./UNC/Pequannock 26 Jon Testani INF Jr. R/R 5’10 180 Monroe, Conn./Masuk 16 vs. UCF* 6:30 p.m. 12 Tom Verdi INF Sr. R/R 6’1 170 Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricken 17 vs. UCF* 12 p.m. 45 Brian Ward LHP Sr. L/L 6’3 185 Milford, Conn./Joseph A. Foran 10 Eric Yavarone OF Jr. R/R 6’2 190 North Haven, Conn./North Haven 21-25 American Athletic Conference 24 Andrew Zapata RHP Fr. R/R 5’11 175 Staten Island, N.Y./Poly Prep Championship (Clearwater, Fla.)
* - Conference Game. All Times Eastern
20 2014 American Athletic Conference HUSKIES
HUSKIES NOTEBOOK • UConn’s strength will be its pitching staff. The Huskies return weekend starters Anthony Marzi and Jordan Tabakman along with bullpen ace David Mahoney.
• The Huskies return three of their four starting infielders from a year ago, including sophomore standouts Bobby Melley and Vinny Siena and senior shortstop Tom Verdi.
• UConn welcomes a talented incoming class of 11 true freshmen and three transfers to bolster a roster that holds just three seniors.
• Head coach Jim Penders enters his 11th season at the helm of his alma mater, where he has compiled a 355-239-4 record and advanced to three of the last four NCAA tournaments.
SENIOR TOM VERDI J.O. CHRISTIAN FIELD CAPACITY - 2,000
BATTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO SB-ATT L.J. Mazzilli .354 63-62 260 50 92 16 4 6 51 .515 28 26 29-33 Vinny Sienna .302 63-63 255 31 77 7 1 1 35 .349 29 50 8-12 Billy Ferriter .286 63-63 262 43 75 15 0 1 19 .355 27 28 27-38 Bobby Melley .283 63-63 240 23 68 9 2 0 28 .338 25 31 0-0 Eric Yavarone .275 57-56 218 22 60 5 1 1 26 .321 16 34 8-11 Tom Verdi .261 60-60 238 45 62 7 2 2 21 .332 25 37 21-30 Max McDowell .257 54-47 171 22 44 2 0 4 25 .339 19 23 6-8 Totals .270 63 2166 318 584 83 14 20 271 .349 255 389 121-162 Opponents .253 63 2182 271 552 92 13 27 246 .344 210 398 92-114
PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO David Mahoney 2.36 2-2 34-0 0 0/1 2 34.1 29 12 9 23 28 *Carson Cross 2.44 9-4 16-16 1 0/2 0 110.2 104 34 30 24 86 Jordan Tabakman 2.57 6-2 22-7 0 0/1 5 66.2 65 28 19 21 40 Pat Butler 2.75 3-2 24-0 0 0/2 5 39.1 33 15 12 17 23 Brian Ward 3.59 2-3 10-10 0 0/1 0 52.2 61 27 21 22 33 Anthony Marzi 3.75 5-7 17-17 1 0/0 0 98.1 93 55 41 31 78 Totals 3.42 35-28 63 2 4/4 15 574.0 552 271 218 210 398 Opponents 3.90 28-35 63 1 4/4 15 574.0 584 318 249 249 255
Bold indicates returning player * - Expected to miss 2014 season due to injury
SOPHOMORE MAX MCDOWELL www.theamerican.org 21 HOUSTON
HEAD COACH 2014 S c he d u l e TODD WHITTING Q u i c k F a c t s FEBRUARY (Houston ‘95) 14 vs. Nicholls State 7:30 p.m. Location: Houston, Texas 15 vs. Nicholls State 7:30 p.m. Career Record/Years Founded: 1927 16 vs. Nicholls State 3 p.m. 81-89-1/Three Years Enrollment: 40,750 19 at Rice 5:30 p.m. Nickname: Cougars 21 vs. Michigan 7:30 p.m. Record at Houston/Years Colors: Scarlet and White 22 vs. Michigan 7:30 p.m. 81-89-1/Three Years President: Dr. Renu Khator 23 vs. Michigan 12:30 p.m. 25 vs. McNeese State 7:30 p.m. Director of Athletics: Mack Rhoades Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park) Baseball Office Phone: (713) 743-9396 SOPHOMORE 28 vs. Texas Tech 1:05 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Trip Couch, Frank MARCH JUSTIN Anderson, Ryan Shotzberger 1 vs. Texas 4:35 p.m. MONTEMAYOR 2013 Overall Record: 36-22 2 vs. TCU 6:05 p.m. 2013 C-USA Record/Finish: 13-11/T-5th 4 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost: 9/1 Dodgertown Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 2/2 7 at USC 9 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/12 8 at UCLA 5 p.m. Newcomers: 17 9 vs. Pepperdine 1 p.m. Baseball Contact: Allison McClain Phone: (713) 743-9404 11 vs. Baylor 7:30 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] 14 vs. Towson 7:30 p.m. 15 vs. Towson 7:30 p.m. SENIOR Web site: www.uhcougars.com 16 vs. Towson 2:00 p.m. Twitter: @UHCougarBB FRANKIE 18 vs. Lamar 7:30 p.m. 19 vs. Texas Southern 7:30 p.m. RATCLIFF 21 vs. College of Charleston 7:30 p.m. 22 vs. College of Charleston 7:30 p.m. 23 vs. College of Charleston 12:30 p.m. 25 vs. Rice 7:30 p.m. 28 vs. Memphis* 7:30 p.m. 29 vs. Memphis* 7:30 p.m. 30 vs. Memphis* 2 p.m. APRIL 2014 R oster 1 at Texas A&M 7:35 p.m. 4 at Rutgers* 3 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 5 at Rutgers* 1 p.m. 1 Landon Appling OF Sr. R-R 5-10 185 El Campo, Texas/El Campo 6 at Rutgers* 12 p.m. 27 Caleb Barker C Sr. R-R 6-3 210 Keller, Texas/Keller/Grayson County College 31 Jacob Campbell C So. R-R 5-10 200 Alvin, Texas/Alvin 8 vs. Texas State 7:30 p.m. 4 Cole Coakley INF Jr. R-R 5-9 170 Houston, Texas- Lamar Consolidated/Alvin CC 11 vs. Louisville* 8 p.m. 43 Taylor Cobb RHP Jr. R-R 6-3 220 Houston, Texas/FB Austin/Blinn JC 12 vs. Louisville* 7:30 p.m. 37 Anthony De Jesus C Jr. R-R 5-9 180 Sugar Land, Texas-FB Austin/Central Arizona 13 vs. Louisville* 2 p.m. 5 Garrett Domingue INF Fr. L-R 5-11 170 Spring, Texas/Klein 33 Kyle Dowdy RHP Jr. R-R 6-2 205 San Diego, Calif.-Francis Parker/Orange Coast College 15 at Sam Houston State 7:30 p.m. 45 Micah Edwards RHP Fr. R-R 6-2 170 Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood Park 17 vs. USF* 7:30 p.m. 29 Tyler Ford LHP Sr. R-L 5-8 185 Richmond, Texas/Travis/Alvin CC 18 vs. USF* 7:30 p.m. 23 Ashford Fulmer OF So. R-R 6-1 190 Cypress, Texas/Cy-Ranch 19 vs. USF* 2 p.m. 21 Aaron Garza RHP Jr. R-R 6-4 200 Galveston, Texas/Ball 22 vs. Sam Houston State 7:30 p.m. 18 Casey Grayson INF Sr. L-L 6-1 220 Cypress, Texas/Cy-Woods/Navarro JC 44 Connor Hollis INF Fr. R-R 5-10 175 Arlington, Texas/Lamar 25 at Cincinnati* 6:30 p.m. 41 Nathan Jackson LHP Fr. L-L 6-1 175 Bellaire, Texas/Bellaire 26 at Cincinnati* 4 p.m. 36 Cade Killingsworth RHP Fr. R-R 6-4 195 Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point 27 at Cincinnati* 12 p.m. 13 Andrew Lantrip RHP Fr. R-R 6-1 170 Livingston, Texas/Livingston 29 at McNeese State 7 p.m. 26 Jake Lemoine RHP So. R-R 6-5 220 Bridge City, Texas/Bridge City 38 David Longville RHP Jr. R-R 6-3 210 Mission Viejo, Calif./Capstrano Valley/Orange Coast College MAY 42 Jacob Lueneburg INF/OF Sr. L-L 6-0 210 Caledonia, Wisc.-Shoreland Lutheran/Kishwaukee Coll. 2 vs. UCF* 7:30 p.m. 14 Matt Locus LHP Jr. L-L 5-11 180 Katy, Texas-Katy/San Jacinto JC 3 vs. UCF* 7:30 p.m. 40 Gino Marucci OF Fr. R-R 5-11 175 Baton Rouge, La./University 4 vs. UCF* 2 p.m. 28 Bubba Maxwell RHP So. R-R 5-11 185 Vidor, Texas/Vidor/Panola College 20 Justin Montemayor INF So. L-R 6-3 225 Austin, Texas/Anderson 6 vs. Prairie View A&M 7:30 p.m. 25 Kirby Peek RHP Fr. R-R 6-0 220 Jersey Village, Texas/Jersey Village 10 at UConn* (DH) 11 a.m. 2 Michael Pyeatt OF Jr. L-R 5-9 190 Lake Jackson, Texas/Brazoswood 11 at UConn* 11 a.m. 7 Frankie Ratcliff INF Sr. S-R 5-9 185 Key West, Fla.-Key West/Pensacola JC 13 vs. Rice (Constellation Field) 7:30 p.m. 24 Rande Revilla LHP Jr. L-L 5-8 165 Galveston, Texas-Ball/Galveston JC 12 Jared Robinson RHP Jr. R-R 6-0 175 Lubbock, Texas- Monterey/Midland JC 15 at Temple* 3 p.m. 17 Daniel Smith RHP Sr. R-R 5-10 190 Cypress, Texas-Cy-Woods/Santa Rosa JC 16 at Temple* 3 p.m. 35 Jordan Stading INF Fr. L-R 6-3 205 Katy, Texas/Second Baptist 17 at Temple* 11 a.m. 30 Aaron Stewart LHP Sr. L-L 5-11 190 Alvin, Texa/Alvin/Blinn JC 21-25 American Athletic Conference 34 Kyle Survance OF So. L-R 6-1 190 Jersey Village, Texas/Jersey Village Championship (Clearwater, Fla.) 8 Josh Vidales INF So. S-R 5-8 160 La Porte, Texas/La Porte 19 Ryan Vruggink RHP Jr. R-R 6-2 205 Houston, Texas/Clear Brook 32 Jared West LHP So. R-L 6-6 215 Frierson, La./North DeSoto * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern 15 Chase Wellbrock RHP Sr. L-R 5-10 200 Brenham, Texas/Brenham
22 2014 American Athletic Conference COUGARS
COUGARS NOTEBOOK • Todd Whitting begins his fourth season at the helm. • Cougar Field underwent a FieldTurf renovation in Dec. 2013. • Houston is coming off a 36-22 record in 2013 – the first 30-win season for the program since 2008. • The Cougars had the third-best turnaround in the nation from the 2012 season to the 2013 season. • Houston garnered C-USA Newcomer of the Year (Frankie Ratcliff) and Freshman of the Year (Justin Montemayor) honors. • Justin Montemayor and Kyle Survance were named Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-Americans. • Houston returns all nine position players from a year ago, and welcomes back redshirt seniors Casey Grayson (1B) and Jacob SOPHOMORE KYLE SURVANCE Lueneburg (UTIL), who suffered season-ending injuries in 2013.
COUGAR FIELD CAPACITY - 3,500
BATTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO SB-ATT Justin Montemayor .329 58-58 222 42 73 10 2 3 27 .387 19 57 3-5 Michael Pyeatt .313 49-41 131 17 41 6 3 0 21 .405 27 17 0-1 Kyle Kirk .312 35-32 125 23 39 2 0 0 17 .328 11 24 1-1 Frankie Ratcliff .300 58-58 210 38 63 13 8 2 44 .467 37 36 11-12 Kyle Survance .299 51-43 167 36 50 4 2 0 20 .347 13 37 20-23 Jonathan Davis .276 43-40 134 18 37 10 0 2 28 .396 13 29 2-3 Josh Vidales .266 58-58 214 41 57 9 3 0 22 .336 49 34 15-19 Totals .274 58 1886 316 517 75 25 14 280 .363 233 388 82-102 Opponents .270 58 1952 260 527 77 3 22 234 .346 161 385 50-69 PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Austin Pruitt 2.85 10-5 15-15 5 2/1 0 113.2 105 41 36 24 92 Jake Lemoine 3.49 7-4 18-10 0 0/0 0 69.2 71 71 32 33 45 Aaron Garza 3.88 5-5 13-13 0 0/0 0 67.1 77 44 29 18 43 Daniel Poncedeleon 4.47 7-5 15-15 1 0/1 0 86.2 94 48 43 34 62 Matt Hernandez 3.00 4-1 17-3 0 0/0 0 42.0 47 23 14 9 38 Chase Wellbrock 3.40 0-1 25-0 0 0/1 11 42.1 39 17 16 6 37 Totals 3.74 36-22 58 6 4/2 15 505.0 527 260 210 161 385 Opponents 4.86 22-36 58 2 4/4 12 492.2 517 316 266 233 388
Bold indicates returning player
JUNIOR AARON GARZA www.theamerican.org 23 LOUISVILLE
HEAD COACH 2014 S c he d u l e DAN MCDONNELL Q u i c k F a c t s FEBRUARY (The Citadel ‘92) Homewood Suites Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) Location: Louisville, Ky. 14 vs. West Virginia 12 p.m. Career Record/Years Founded: 1798 15 at The Citadel 2:30 p.m. 309-142/Seven Years Enrollment: 21,016 16 vs. Delaware 10 a.m. Nickname: Cardinals Record at Louisville/Years Colors: Red & Black 19 vs. Eastern Kentucky 3 p.m. 309-142/Seven Years President: Dr. James Ramsey 21 vs. Western Michigan 3 p.m. 22 vs. Western Michigan 1 p.m. Director of Athletics: Tom Jurich 23 vs. Western Michigan 1 p.m. Baseball Office Phone: (502) 852-0103 SOPHOMORE 25 vs. Eastern Illinois 3 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Chris Lemonis, Roger 26 vs. Morehead State 3 p.m. ANTHONY Williams, Kyle Cheesebrough 28 vs. Toledo 3 p.m. KIDSTON 2013 Overall Record: 51-14 MARCH 2013 BIG EAST Record/Finish: 20-4/1st 1 vs. Indiana 2:30 p.m. Position Starters Returning/Lost: 4/5 2 vs. Toledo 1 p.m. 7 vs. Miami (Ohio) 3 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/11 8 vs. Miami (Ohio) 12 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/5 9 vs. Miami (Ohio) 1 p.m. Newcomers: 19 11 vs. Western Illinois 3 p.m. Baseball Contact: Garett Wall 12 vs. Western Illinois 12 p.m. Phone: (502) 852-3088 14 vs. Samford 3 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] 15 vs. Samford 1 p.m. 16 vs. Samford 1 p.m. JUNIOR Fax: (502) 852-7401 19 at Indiana 4 p.m. Web site: www.UofLSports.com SUTTON 21 vs. Rutgers* 6 p.m. Twitter: @UofLBaseball 22 vs. Rutgers * 1 p.m. WHITING 23 vs. Rutgers * 1 p.m. 25 at Western Kentucky 7 p.m. 28 vs. Xavier 6 p.m. 29 vs. Butler 3:30 p.m. 30 vs. Xavier 1 p.m. APRIL 1 at Kentucky 6:30 p.m. 4 vs. Memphis* 6 p.m. 2014 R oster 5 vs. Memphis* 1 p.m. 6 vs. Memphis* 1 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 8 at Purdue 5 p.m. 28 Brandon Alphin RHP Jr. R/R 6-0 220 Mt. Washington, Ky./Bullitt East HS 34 Michael Bollmer RHP/1B Fr. L/R 6-3 203 Lexington, Ky./Bryan Station HS 11 at Houston* 7 p.m. 43 Zack Burdi RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 195 Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South HS 12 at Houston* 7:30 p.m. 19 Nick Burdi RHP Jr. R/R 6-4 215 Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South HS 13 at Houston* 2 p.m. 4 Alex Chittenden INF Sr. R/R 6-1 195 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central HS 15 vs. Kentucky 6 p.m. 41 Shane Crain C Sr. R/R 6-3 213 Lexington, Ky./Wabash Valley CC/Lexington Christian 37 Jakson Deyer LHP So. L/L 6-1 202 Wilmore, Ky./West Jessamine HS 17 at UCF* 6:30 p.m. 31 Joe Filomeno LHP Jr. R/L 6-0 226 Cicero, Ill./St. Rita HS 18 at UCF* 6:30 p.m. 16 Kyle Funkhouser RHP So. R/R 6-2 218 Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest HS 19 at UCF* 1 p.m. 42 Jeff Gardner OF/C Sr. L/R 6-2 220 Louisville, Ky./Whitefield Academy 22 vs. Western Kentucky 6 p.m. 38 Aaron Gershenfeld C Sr. R/R 6-0 210 Champaign, Ill./Butler University/Cushing Academy 14 Kyle Gibson C Sr. R/R 5-10 200 Henderson, Ky./Henderson County HS 25 vs. UConn* 6 p.m. 20 Drew Harrington LHP Fr. R/L 6-1 221 Elizabethtown, Ky./Central Hardin HS 26 vs. UConn* 1 p.m. 27 Brad Hedden LHP Jr. L/L 6-0 195 Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury HS 27 vs. UConn* 1 p.m. 7 Grant Kay INF Jr. R/R 5-11 182 Omaha, Neb./Iowa Western CC/Ralston HS 30 vs. Ohio State 6 p.m. 5 Anthony Kidston 1B/RHP So. R/R 6-2 195 Defiance, Ohio/Defiance HS 6 Ryan Lauria RHP Fr. R/R 6-1 183 Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley HS MAY 11 Zach Lucas INF Jr. R/R 6-0 185 Louisville, Ky./Butler HS 2 at USF * 7 p.m. 35 Colin Lyman OF Fr. L/R 6-0 160 Algonquin, Ill./Huntley HS 3 at USF * 6 p.m. 45 Kyle McGrath LHP Jr. L/L 6-2 185 Louisville, Ky./Eastern Kentucky/Butler HS 4 at USF * 12 p.m. 36 Jonah Philley INF/RHP So. L/R 6-2 198 Louisville, Ky./Eastern HS 6 at Vanderbilt 7:30 p.m. 2 Corey Ray OF Fr. L/L 5-11 182 Chicago, Ill./Simeon Career Academy 10 Mason Richardson RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 225 Owensboro, Ky./Owensboro Catholic HS 9 at Temple* 3 p.m. 13 Josh Rogers LHP Fr. L/L 6-3 191 Floyds Knobs, Ind./New Albany HS 10 at Temple* 12 p.m. 8 Danny Rosenbaum 3B So. R/R 6-1 200 Lafayette Hill, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh HS 11 at Temple* 12 p.m. 29 Matt Rowland INF/OF Fr. R/R 6-0 194 Blue Bell, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy 13 vs. Indiana 6 p.m. 40 Jared Ruxer RHP Jr. R/R 6-3 194 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central HS 39 Alex Sears RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 198 London, Ky./South Laurel HS 15 vs. Cincinnati* 6 p.m. 32 Jordan Simons RHP So. R/R 6-3 192 Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham HS 16 vs. Cincinnati* 6 p.m. 30 Will Smith UTL Fr. R/R 6-0 178 Louisville, Ky./Kentucky Country Day 17 vs. Cincinnati* 1 p.m. 17 Nick Solak INF Fr. R/R 5-11 163 Woodridge, Ill./Naperville North HS 21-25 American Athletic Conference 44 Jake Sparger RHP Fr. R/R 6-5 178 Eau Claire, Wis./Eau Claire Memorial HS 9 Jordan Striegel INF Fr. R/R 5-11 185 New Albany, Ind./New Albany HS Championship (Clearwater, Fla.) 15 Cole Sturgeon OF/LHP Sr. L/L 6-0 180 Owensboro, Ky./Owensboro Catholic HS 25 Robert Strader LHP Fr. R/L 6-4 205 Louisville, Ky./Eastern HS * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern 33 Ryan Summers C/OF Fr. R/R 6-2 188 Westfield, Mass./Berkshire HS 24 Logan Taylor OF Fr. R/R 5-9 161 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS 26 Blake Tiberi INF Fr. L/R 5-11 200 Taylor Mill, Ky./Holy Cross HS 18 Mike White OF Jr. L/L 6-1 205 East Orange, N.J./Salisbury HS 1 Sutton Whiting INF Jr. R/R 5-10 165 New Wilmington, Pa./Louisville Ballard HS
24 2014 American Athletic Conference CARDINALS
CARDINALS NOTEBOOK • Led by eighth year head coach Dan McDonnell, Louisville returns 19 letterwinners from last year’s squad, which won a school record 51 games, the program’s fourth regular season conference title in five seasons and hosted NCAA postseason games for the fourth time. The Cardinals capped the season by defeating No. 2 national seed Vanderbilt in the Nashville Super Regional to clinch the program’s second College World Series berth.
• Among the top returnees for Louisville for the 2014 season are senior captains and all-conference standouts Jeff Gardner and Cole Sturgeon, junior righty pitcher and All-America Nick Burdi, all-conference shortstop Sutton Whiting, senior catching duo Shane Crain and Kyle Gibson and Freshman All-America pitchers Kyle Funkhouser and Anthony Kidston.
• For the second straight season, Louisville is scheduled to host 36 home games in its 56-game slate for 2014. Last season, the Cardinals set school records for regular season home wins (31-5) and overall home wins (34- 5 including three NCAA regional games). Since opening Jim Patterson Stadium in 2005, Louisville is 214-75 overall for a .740 winning percentage. SENIOR COLE STURGEON JIM PATTERSON STADIUM CAPACITY - 4,000
BATTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO SB-ATT Cole Sturgeon .339 61-60 221 38 75 9 2 1 33 .412 21 18 13-18 Jeff Gardner .337 60-45 163 28 55 15 3 9 43 .632 18 21 1-3 Ty Young .335 65-65 236 54 79 13 7 4 58 .500 23 35 26-31 Coco Johnson .324 57-56 204 41 66 11 2 8 50 .515 17 27 22-32 Sutton Whiting .308 64-63 201 41 62 6 4 1 30 .393 21 28 24-30 Nick Ratajczak .283 63-62 240 52 68 6 3 2 34 .358 26 9 9-9 Totals .289 65 2174 404 629 98 26 29 361 .398 218 289 150-196 Opponents .214 65 2124 212 454 61 4 22 189 .277 223 629 42-70
PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Nick Burdi 0.76 3-3 29-0 0 0/2 16 35.2 25 4 3 13 62 Anthony Kidston 1.31 5-0 13-6 0 0/1 1 48.0 25 9 7 22 58 Kyle Funkhouser 2.14 5-1 22-6 1 1/1 1 54.2 43 21 13 25 55 Jeff Thompson 2.19 11-2 17-17 0 0/5 0 107.0 67 31 26 34 113 Chad Green 2.42 10-4 18-18 0 0/3 0 104.1 97 36 28 27 74 Dace Kime 2.99 6-1 27-8 0 0/1 1 69.1 64 27 23 20 83 Totals 2.52 51-14 65 1 10/9 23 589.2 454 212 165 223 629 Opponents 5.61 14-51 65 3 2/1 5 563.0 629 404 351 218 289
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JUNIOR NICK BURDI www.theamerican.org 25 MEMPHIS
HEAD COACH 2014 S c he d u l e DARON SCHOENROCK u i c k a c t s (Tennessee Tech ‘84) Q F FEBRUARY 14 vs. Western Michigan 5 p.m. Location: Memphis, Tenn. 15 vs. Western Michigan 3 p.m. Career Record/Years Founded: 1912 268-326/11 Years 16 vs. Western Michigan 1 p.m. Enrollment: 22,139 19 at Mississippi State 5 p.m. Nickname: Tigers 21 at Samford 5 p.m. Record at Memphis/Years Colors: Blue & Gray 243-274/Nine Years 22 at Samford 3 p.m. Interim President: R. Brad Martin 23 at Samford 2 p.m. Athletic Director: Tom Bowen 25 vs. Belmont 5 p.m. Baseball Office Phone: (901) 678-4137 28 vs. Southeast Missouri 6 p.m. JUNIOR Assistant Coaches: Russ McNickle, Clay MARCH TUCKER Greene, Zach Clark 1 vs. Southeast Missouri 6 p.m. TUBBS 2 vs. Southeast Missouri 2 p.m. 2013 Overall Record: 35-24 5 at Ole Miss 7:30 p.m. 2013 C-USA Record/Finish: 14-10/T-3rd 7 vs. Central Arkansas 7:30 p.m. Position Starters Returning/Lost: 8/1 8 vs. Central Arkansas 3 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost: 8/6 9 vs. Central Arkansas 2 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/10 11 at Belmont 5 p.m. Newcomers: 11 14 at Saint Louis 7 p.m. Baseball Contact: Mark Taylor 15 at Saint Louis 3 p.m. Phone: (901) 678-5108 16 at Saint Louis 2 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] 18 vs. Murray State 7:30 p.m. Web site: www.gotigersgo.com 21 vs. Temple* 7:30 p.m. JUNIOR 22 vs. Temple* 3 p.m. Twitter: @MemphisBaseball CARTER 23 vs. Temple* 2 p.m. WHITE 26 at Arkansas State 7:30 p.m. 28 at Houston* 7:30 p.m. 29 at Houston* 7:30 p.m. 30 at Houston* 2 p.m. APRIL 1 at Middle Tennessee 7 p.m. 2 at Middle Tennessee 7 p.m. 4 at Louisville* 6 p.m. 5 at Louisville* 1 p.m. oster 2014 R 6 at Louisville* 1 p.m. 8 vs. Ole Miss 7:30 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 9 vs. Austin Peay 7:30 p.m. 41 K.C. Abney RHP R-So. R/R 5-10 175 Bartlett, Tenn./East Mississippi CC 11 vs. UCF* 7:30 p.m. 23 Keaton Aldridge C Jr L/R 6-1 179 Birmingham, Mich./Glennwood HS (Ala.) 34 Kane Barrow OF/INF R-Jr. R/R 6-2 200 Paris, Tenn./Jackson State CC 12 vs. UCF* 3 p.m. 6 Bryce Beeler UT/RHP Jr. L/R 6-2 176 Knoxville, Tenn./Halls HS 13 vs. UCF* 1 p.m. 29 Nolan Blackwood RHP Fr. R/R 6-4 160 Southaven, Miss./Southaven HS 15 vs. Arkansas State 7:30 p.m. 13 Chris Carrier OF Fr. R/R 6-2 204 Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS 27 Zac Carter OF Jr. R/R 6-3 220 Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS 18 vs. Alcorn State 7:30 p.m. 15 Craig Caufield RHP R-So. R/R 6-3 209 Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS 19 vs. Alcorn State 3 p.m. 22 Corey Chafin C So. R/R 6-1 205 Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS 20 vs. Alcorn State 2 p.m. 36 Damo DeMatteo C Jr. R/R 6-1 210 Hixson, Tenn./Cleveland State CC 5 Tyler Dixon OF R-So. R/R 6-3 220 Eads, Tenn./Meridian CC 22 vs. Vanderbilt 7:30 p.m. 17 Ryan Garner LHP Fr. L/L 6-0 175 Dyer, Tenn./University School of Jackson 25 at USF* 7 p.m. 7 Drew Griffin INF/RHP R-Sr. R/R 5-11 173 Bolivar, Tenn./Northwest Miss. CC 26 at USF* 6 p.m. 2 Ethan Gross INF R-Sr. R/R 5-11 189 Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Mt. Juliet HS 27 at USF* 12 P.m. 16 Alex Gunn LHP Sr. L/L 6-4 205 Clinton, Miss./Hinds CC 42 Austin Hatfield OF Jr. R/R 5-11 170 Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville HS 29 vs. Mississippi Valley St. 7:30 p.m. 11 Colin Lee LHP So. L/L 6-2 205 Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS MAY 9 Jake Little OF/INF So. R/R 6-2 180 Franklin, Tenn./Columbia CC 1 at Middle Tennessee 7 p.m. 20 Connor Mahoney RHP R-Fr. R/R 6-6 200 Germantown, Tenn./Germantown HS 10 Jacob Moody LHP Jr. R/L 5-9 185 Bartlett, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS 2 vs. UConn* 7:30 p.m. 18 Blake Myers LHP R-Jr. R/L 5-10 180 Memphis, Tenn./St. Benedict of Auburndale 3 vs. UConn* 3 p.m. 30 Jake Overbey INF Jr. R/R 6-2 195 Jackson, Tenn./University School of Jackson 4 vs. UConn* 2 p.m. 44 Conner Porter RHP Sr. R/R 6-8 208 Newburgh, Ind./Olney Central College 9 at Cincinnati* 6:30 p.m. 33 Jon Reed RHP Sr. R/R 6-2 195 Tulsa, Okla./Walters State CC 39 Nate Rupiper C/INF Jr. R/R 5-11 185 Collierville, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS 10 at Cincinnati* 4 p.m. 12 Zach Schritenthal INF Fr. L/R 6-0 180 Southaven, Miss./Desoto Central HS 11 at Cincinnati* 2 p.m. 25 Michael Sillyman 1B So. L/R 6-6 245 Cordova, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian HS 13 vs. UT-Martin 7:30 p.m. 14 Trevor Sutton RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 230 Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS 28 Dylan Toscano RHP Jr. R/R 6-5 205 Franklin, Tenn./Independence HS 15 vs. Rutgers* 7:30 p.m. 24 Darien Tubbs OF Fr. R/L 5-7 175 Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville HS 16 vs. Rutgers* 7:30 p.m. 8 Tucker Tubbs INF Jr. R/R 6-4 205 Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS 17 vs. Rutgers* 2 p.m. 19 Caleb Wallingford LHP Jr. R/L 6-4 200 Elkhorn, Neb./McLennan CC 21-25 American Athletic Conference 26 Carter White C/1B Jr. L/R 5-11 185 Hoover, Ala./Spain Park HS 1 Zach Willis INF Sr. L/R 5-10 190 Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS Championship (Clearwater, Fla.) 4 Ford Wilson OF Sr. R/R 5-10 190 Thompson’s Station, Tenn./Independence HS * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern
26 2014 American Athletic Conference TIGERS
TIGERS NOTEBOOK • The Tigers open the season Feb. 14 against Western Michigan, 276 days since the last game played at FedExPark. Over the offseason, FedExPark was upgraded with new padding on the outfield wall and the Tigers’ bullpen was renovated.
• Returning for the Tigers are junior first baseman Tucker Tubbs and junior catcher Carter White, who were named to the preseason all-conference team. Tubbs led the Tigers in 2013 with a .327 batting average while White was close behind with a .325 average.
• The Tigers field an experienced team on defense with eight position starters returning. Memphis returns 96 percent of its hits from 2013 (483 of 505).
• A total of eight healthy pitchers return for the Tigers, but have combined for just three starts during their careers. Those eight pitchers totaled 109.2 innings on the mound in 2013, or 37 percent of the season.
SENIOR ZACH WILLIS FEDEX PARK CAPACITY - 2,000
BATTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO SB-ATT Tucker Tubbs .327 58-58 214 34 70 7 1 4 32 .425 19 33 2-7 Carter White .325 52-48 166 27 54 6 0 0 15 .361 21 22 2-3 Zach Willis .305 59-59 223 36 68 11 1 1 24 .377 32 26 8-17 Drew Griffin .304 59-58 207 29 63 13 0 2 36 .396 13 33 11-14 Jake Little .299 44-41 144 21 43 12 3 4 26 ,507 10 26 12-15 Keaton Aldridge .239 48-44 163 14 39 3 0 2 22 .294 13 33 3-9 Ethan Gross .230 59-59 213 30 49 6 2 0 21 .277 25 32 13-20 Totals .266 59-59 1898 280 505 86 11 21 242 .356 212 358 77-121 Opponents .240 59-59 1949 221 468 71 8 12 195 .303 184 448 37-47 PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Colin Lee 1.62 0-0 12-1 0 0/2 0 16.2 15 4 3 5 15 Sam Moll 2.30 9-3 15-15 0 0/1 0 94.0 66 34 24 32 106 Michael Willis 2.60 4-4 11-11 0 0/2 0 55.1 54 19 16 22 32 Jonathan Van Eaton 2.70 0-1 26-0 0 0/1 13 33.1 22 13 10 16 26 Erik Schoenrock 3.02 7-4 15-15 5 2/0 0 98.1 82 36 33 28 86 Alex Gunn 3.11 3-4 15-15 0 0/2 0 63.2 62 29 22 17 42 Conner Porter 3.38 11 15-0 0 0/3 2 26.2 34 11 10 7 22 Totals 3.05 35-24 59 5 9/7 19 522.1 468 221 177 184 448 Opponents 3.81 24-35 59 4 2/2 13 507.1 505 280 215 212 358
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SENIOR ETHAN GROSS www.theamerican.org 27 RUTGERS
HEAD COACH 2014 S c he d u l e FRED HILL u i c k a c t s (Upsala ‘57) Q F FEBRUARY 14 at FIU 6 p.m. Location: New Brunswick, N.J. 15 at FIU 2 p.m./6 p.m. Career Record/Years Founded: 1798 1,089-749-9/37 Years 16 at FIU 6 p.m. Enrollment: 42,327 21 at Jacksonville 6:30 p.m. Nickname: Scarlet Knights 22 at Jacksonville 2 p.m. Record at Rutgers/Years Colors: Red & Black 941-658-7/30 Years 23 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. President: Robert L. Barchi 28 at Old Dominion 3 p.m. Director of Athletics: Julie Hermann MARCH Baseball Office Phone: (732) 445-7833 1 at Old Dominion 2 p.m. SENIOR Acting Head Coach: Joe Litterio 2 at Old Dominion 1 p.m. NICK 5 vs. Seton Hall 3 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Casey Gaynor, Tim 7 at Oklahoma 6 p.m. FAVATELLA Reilly 8 at Oklahoma 2 p.m. 2013 Overall Record: 28-30 9 at Oklahoma 1 p.m. 2013 BIG EAST Record/Finish: 14-10/5th 12 vs. Hofstra 3 p.m. Position Starters Returning/Lost: 4/4 14 vs. Buffalo (Richmond, Va) 2 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/15 15 vs. Lafayette (Richmond, Va) 12 p.m. 16 at VCU 2 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost: 7/4 18 at Virginia 4 p.m. Newcomers: 19 19 at Virginia Tech 5:30 p.m. Baseball Contact: Jimmy Gill 21 at Louisville* 6 p.m. Phone: (732) 445-8103 22 at Louisville* 1 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] 23 at Louisville* 1 p.m. JUNIOR 26 vs. Rider 3 p.m. VINNY Fax: (732) 445-3063 28 at UConn* 3 p.m. Web site: www.scarletknights.com ZARRILLO 29 at UConn* 1 p.m. Twitter: @BaseballRU 30 at UConn* 1 p.m. APRIL 1 at Columbia 3:30 p.m. 2 at Iona 3:30 p.m. 4 vs. Houston* 3 p.m. 5 vs. Houston* 1 p.m. 6 vs. Houston* 1 p.m. 8 vs. Fordham 3:30 p.m. 2014 R oster 11 vs. Hartford 3 p.m. 12 vs. Hartford 1 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 13 vs. Hartford 1 p.m. 28 Jeff Anderson 1B Fr. R/R 6-4 228 Randolph, N.J./Delbarton 13 Kevin Baxter RHP R-Fr. R/R 6-4 240 Waterford, N.J./St. Augustine Prep 15 vs. Lafayette 3:30 p.m. 12 Colin Bohnert RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 180 West Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell 17 vs. Cincinnati* 3 p.m. 22 Howie Brey LHP So. L/L 5-10 180 Middletown, N.J./Middletown South 18 vs. Cincinnati* 1 p.m. 8 Christian Campbell SS/RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 185 Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial 19 vs. Cincinnati* 1 p.m. 4 Mike Carter OF Fr. L/L 5-9 175 Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield 38 Lou Clemente OF Sr. L/L 5-11 195 Union, N.J./Roselle Catholic/Brookdale CC 23 at Wagner 3:30 p.m. 7 Joe D’Annunzio OF/INF R-Jr. R/R 6-0 190 Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood 25 at UCF* 6:30 p.m. 23 Kevin Delaney C/OF Fr. R/R 5-9 185 Randolph, N.J./Delbarton 26 at UCF* 4 p.m. 16 R.J. Devish C/3B So. R/R 5-11 170 Beachwood, N.J./Toms River South 27 at UCF* 1 p.m. 30 Kyle Driscoll RHP R-Fr. R/R 6-7 220 Toms River, N.J./Toms River South 5 Nick Favatella 2B/SS Sr. R/R 5-10 175 Washington Township, N.J./Washington Township 29 vs. Villanova 3:30 p.m. 35 Sean Feeney INF Fr. L/R 6-0 175 Cranford, N.J./Cranford 30 at Monmouth 3 p.m. 18 Ryan Fleming LHP Fr. L/L 5-11 190 Churchville, Pa./Council Rock South MAY 17 Chris Folinusz C/INF Fr. R/R 6-3 215 Cranford, N.J./Cranford 2 vs. Temple* 3 p.m. 44 Max Herrmann LHP R-Fr. L/L 6-3 210 Rutherford, N.J./Montclair Kimberley Acad./Rhode Island 2 John Jennings INF R-So. R/R 5-11 190 Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston 3 vs. Temple* 1 p.m. 26 Sean Kelly RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 190 Marlton, N.J./Cherokee 4 vs. Temple* 1 p.m. 45 Charlie Lasky RHP Sr. R/R 6-3 230 Freehold, N.J./Colts Neck 6 vs. St. Peter’s 1 p.m. 31 Tom Marcinczyk OF/LHP Fr. L/L 5-9 185 Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex 9 vs. USF* 3 p.m. 27 Slater McCue RHP Sr. R/R 6-1 200 Radnor, Pa./Conestoga 10 vs. USF* 1 p.m. 32 Sam Mines RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 190 Goldens Bridge, N.Y./John Jay 21 Brian O’Grady OF/INF Sr. L/R 6-2 200 Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood 11 vs. USF* 1 p.m. 3 TJ Perkowski OF/RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 170 South Brunswick, N.J./South Brunswick 15 at Memphis* 6:30 p.m. 15 Ian Riddell RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 198 Millburn, N.J./Millburn 16 at Memphis* 6:30 p.m. 25 Fernando Rosa P/2B Fr. R/R 5-11 160 Perth Amboy, N.J./Perth Amboy 17 at Memphis* 1 p.m. 14 Reed Shuttle RHP So. R/R 6-4 210 Lansdale, Pa./North Penn 41 Chris Suseck INF So. R/R 5-10 205 Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central/Coastal Carolina 21-25 American Athletic Conference 43 Troy Sutton C Fr. R/R 6-0 200 Montville, N.J./Newark Academy Championship (Clearwater, Fla.) 11 Pat Sweeney SS Sr. R/R 6-1 180 Sparta, N.J./Blair Academy 40 Donovan Waller LHP Fr. R/L 6-5 220 Forked River, N.J./Lacey * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern 37 David Yakopec LHP R-So. L/L 6-3 195 Pittsburgh, Pa./Burrell/Univ. of Pittsburgh 33 Jon Young RHP Jr. R/R 6-3 180 Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge 20 Vinny Zarrillo OF Jr. L/L 5-8 175 Forked River, N.J./Lacey 6 Michael Zavala C R-Jr. R/R 6-2 205 Randolph, N.J./Randolph
28 2014 American Athletic Conference SCARLET KNIGHTS
SCARLET KNIGHTS NOTEBOOK • After making the Big East semifinals last season, Rutgers will mix four returning starters with 19 newcomers. • The pitching staff will look to replace 100 percent of the weekend starting innings after losing the rotation to graduation. • Senior Nick Favatella solidifies the infield, having started the last 145 games and earning all-conference honors last year. • Junior Vinny Zarrillo won the Big East batting title after hitting .407 in conference play, also earning Preseason All-American Athletic Conference. A Scarlet Knight has won the conference batting title in three of the last four seasons. • Head coach Fred Hill has 1,089 career wins, needing 11 to reach another milestone. This will be his 31st season at Rutgers and 38th at the collegiate level.
SENIOR BRIAN O’GRADY BAINTON FIELD CAPACITY - 1,500
BATTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO SB-ATT Vinny Zarrillo .330 57-57 221 35 73 13 5 0 34 .434 28 22 12-14 Steve Zavala .330 54-54 188 35 62 11 0 4 30 .452 36 32 5-8 Nick Favatella .316 58-58 234 41 74 12 5 3 29 .449 30 47 12-14 Charlie Law .312 54-54 199 24 62 13 0 4 47 .437 14 33 1-2 Brian O’Grady .287 58-58 216 40 62 16 1 2 27 .398 33 30 6-8 Matt Tietz .286 54-48 203 36 58 4 0 1 18 .369 17 21 7-15 Jeff Melillo .282 57-57 209 38 59 12 0 6 39 .426 29 37 3-3 Totals .281 58 1978 311 555 105 11 26 273 .384 251 358 52-72 Opponents .287 58 1980 313 569 80 7 22 279 .368 189 342 47-75
PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Howie Brey 3.44 3-3 24-0 0 0/1 1 34.0 34 15 13 10 26 Rob Corsi 3.51 3-4 23-5 0 0/0 6 56.1 56 27 22 28 32 Rob Smorol 3.63 5-7 15-15 0 0/2 0 89.1 89 50 36 33 62 Tyler Gebler 3.71 4-6 17-11 2 1/0 3 85.0 99 43 35 14 39 Charlie Law 4.61 6-5 15-15 1 0/0 0 91.2 97 51 47 34 82 Totals 4.50 28-30 58 3 3/2 15 507.2 569 313 254 189 342 Opponents 4.55 30-28 58 2 3/3 9 514.0 555 311 260 251 358
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SOPHOMORE HOWIE BREY www.theamerican.org 29 usf
HEAD COACH 2014 S c he d u l e LELO PRADO u i c k a c t s (Tampa ‘85) Q F FEBRUARY 14 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore 7 p.m. Location: Tampa, Fla. 15 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore 6 p.m. Career Record/Years Founded: 1956 822-608-2/24 Years 16 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore 12 p.m. Enrollment: 47,122 18 at FGCU 6:30 p.m. Nickname: Bulls 21 vs. Penn State 7 p.m. Record at USF/Years Colors: Green & Gold 244-183/Seven Years 22 vs. Penn State 6 p.m. President: Dr. Judy Genshaft 23 vs. Penn State 1 p.m. Director of Athletics: Doug Woolard 26 at Stetson 6:30 p.m. Baseball Office Phone: (813) 974-2504 28 vs. Columbia 7 p.m. REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE Assistant Coaches: Chris Heintz, Lance MARCH NIK Carter, Frank Moldanado 1 vs. Columbia (DH) 2 p.m. ALFONSO 2 vs. Columbia 1 p.m. 2013 Overall Record: 36-22 4 vs. Florida State 7 p.m. 2013 BIG EAST Record/Finish: 17-7/4th 5 vs. Florida State 3 p.m. Position Players Returning/Lost: 14/3 7 vs. Northwestern 7 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost: 14/3 8 vs. Northwestern 6 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21/9 9 vs. Northwestern 1 p.m. Newcomers: 13 14 vs. Rhode Island 7 p.m. Baseball Contact: Manny Nieves 15 vs. Rhode Island 6 p.m. Phone: 813-974-4029 16 vs. Rhode Island 1 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] 18 at Jacksonville 6 p.m. Web site: www.gousfbulls.com 21 vs. UConn* 7p.m. SOPHOMORE 22 vs. UConn* 6p.m. Twitter: @USFBaseball JIMMY 23 vs. UConn* 1p.m. HERGET 25 vs. FIU 6p.m. 28 at Cincinnati* 6:30 p.m. 29 at Cincinnati* 4p.m. 30 at Cincinnati* 1p.m. APRIL 1 at Stetson 6:30 p.m. 4 vs. UCF* 7 p.m. 5 vs. UCF* 6 p.m. oster 6 vs. UCF* 1 p.m. 2014 R 11 at Temple* 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 12 at Temple* 3 p.m. 51 Joe Adel RHP R-So. R/R 6-7 215 Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz 13 at Temple* 12 p.m. 8 Nik Alfonso SS/2B R-So. R/R 5-9 180 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic HS 15 vs. Stetson 7 p.m. 38 Joe Altieri C So. L/R 6-0 200 Tampa, Fla./Jesuit 17 at Houston* 6:30 p.m. 35 Michael Arencibia OF Jr. L/R 6-0 180 Key West, Fla./Tallahassee Community College 6 Jonathan Bennett INF Fr. L/R 5-9 165 Escambia, Fla./Pensacola High School 18 at Houston* 6:30 p.m. 12 Levi Borders C/3B So. R/R 6-3 185 Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven HS 19 at Houston* 1 p.m. 4 Luke Borders INF/OF Fr. L/R 6-3 198 Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven 22 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 6:30 p.m. 24 Michael Clarkson RHP Fr. R/R 6-1 205 Dunedin, Fla./Dunedin HS 22 Michael Farley RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 210 Valrico, Fla./Newsome High School 25 vs. Memphis* 7 p.m. 16 Zac Gilcrease 3B Jr. S/R 6-2 175 Tampa, Fla./Cambridge Christian 26 vs. Memphis* 6 p.m. 20 Jimmy Herget RHP So. R/R 6-3 165 Tampa, Fla./Jefferson 27 vs. Memphis* 1 p.m. 19 Cody Hernandez RHP So. R/R 6-0 180 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic 29 vs. North Florida 6 p.m. 15 Hayden Kelley OF So. L/R 6-2 200 Tampa, Fla./Miami Dade 13 Brandon Lawson RHP Fr. L/R 6-2 200 Hernando, Fla./Hernando High School MAY 9 Andres Leal UT Fr. L/R 5-9 185 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic 2 vs. Louisville* 7 p.m. 14 Vincent Leto OF So. R/L 5-10 170 Tampa, Fla./Jesuit 3 vs. Louisville* 6 p.m. 7 Austin Lueck OF Jr. R/R 6-0 215 Daytona, Fla./Lake Brantley HS 18 Luke Maglich INF So. R/L 6-3 190 Sarasota, Fla./Riverview HS 4 vs. Louisville* 1 p.m. 33 Vincent Miniet 3B Fr. R/R 6-0 200 Tampa, Fla./Jesuit High School 7 at FIU 6 p.m. 47 Casey Mulholland RHP Jr. R/R 6-4 190 Bradenton, Fla./State College of Florida 9 at Rutgers* 3 p.m. 44 Brandon Murray RHP Fr. R/R 6-6 230 Orlando, Fla./West Orange High School 42 Lawrence Pardo LHP Sr. L/L 6-0 190 Miami, Fla./Santa Fe College 10 at Rutgers* 1 p.m. 34 Justin Patrick RHP So. R/R 6-5 205 Cumberland, RI/Cumberland HS 11 at Rutgers* 1 p.m. 37 Tommy Peterson RHP So. R/R 6-1 205 New Port Richy, Fla./River Ridge HS 13 at Florida 7 p.m. 29 Daniel Portales RHP/OF Fr. R/R 6-3 205 Tampa, Fla./Jesuit High School 15 at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 5 Buddy Putnam UT Jr. L/R 6-3 185 Bartow, Fla./Bartow HS 27 Diego Rapalino RHP R-So. R/R 6-4 180 Barranquilla, Columbia/British International College 16 at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 17 Janick Serrallonga LHP Sr. L/L 5-9 160 Hialeah, Fla./Champagnat Catholic 17 at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) 1 p.m. 2 Clay Simmons INF/OF Fr. R/R 6-1 195 Ocala, Fla./Lake Sumter High School 21-25 American Athletic Conference 10 Jordan Strittmatter OF Jr. R/R 6-3 200 Daytona, Fla./Lake Brantley HS Championship (Clearwater, Fla.) 21 Blake Sydeski C Jr. R/R 6-3 215 Daytona Beach, Fla./New Smyrna HS 3 Kyle Teaf INF Jr. L/R 5-9 170 Tallahassee, Fla./Trinity Catholic HS 25 Nolan Thomas LHP Sr. L/L 6-0 180 Big Pine Key, Fla./Tallahassee CC/Key West HS * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern 40 Josh Walker LHP Fr. L/L 6-6 200 Otisville, N.Y./Minisink Valley
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BULLS NOTEBOOK • After beginning the season 14-14 in 2013, USF finished the year going 22-8 over its final 30 games.
• Jimmy Herget and Nik Alfonso were both named to the Preseason All- American Athletic Conference team. Herget was also named Preseason Pitcher of the Year after taking home Big East Rookie of the Year honors last season.
• Offensively the Bulls return just one (Alfonso) of their top five hitters from a year ago. Alfonso hit .331 on the year with six doubles, 23 runs scored and 23 RBIs.
• Not known as a power-hitting team to begin with, the Bulls return just three batters who hit a home run a season ago.
• Jordan Strittmatter and Lawrence Pardo return to provide a pair of reliable arms in the bullpen as the duo combined to appear in 60 games last season. Strittmatter posted a 1.75 ERA over 25.2 innings while Pardo registered a 2.27 ERA over 43.2 innings and a 5-1 record. JUNIOR KYLE TEAF USF BASEBALL STADIUM CAPACITY - 3,211
BATTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO SB-ATT James Ramsay .337 57-57 243 37 82 14 2 3 43 .449 29 21 12-18 Nik Alfonso .331 56-52 181 23 60 60 0 0 23 .365 25 19 1-1 Jimmy Falla .315 57-57 232 40 73 22 0 2 50 .435 28 42 8-9 Alex Mendez .309 58-57 230 39 71 14 2 2 34 .413 25 26 2-5 Chris Norton .286 54-51 199 25 57 13 1 4 38 .422 16 36 0-0 Kyle Teaf .286 58-58 234 57 67 12 2 1 22 .368 40 31 8-10 Totals .283 58 2091 328 592 106 12 17 298 .370 244 357 46-63 Opponents .249 58 2041 285 509 95 13 19 251 .337 226 370 68-93 PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Jimmy Herget 1.72 6-2 15-14 1 1/0 0 94.0 62 25 18 27 60 Jordan Strittmatter 1.75 0-1 27-0 0 0/1 2 25.2 18 7 5 14 22 Lawrence Pardo 2.27 5-1 33-0 0 0/0 3 43.2 36 15 11 24 42 Nick Gonzalez 3.63 3-4 15-15 0 0/0 0 86.2 76 47 35 37 77 Mike Clarkson 4.14 1-5 12-10 0 0/0 0 50.0 48 26 23 19 23 Joey Lovecchio 4.40 5-6 16-15 0 0/0 0 77.2 89 47 38 17 48 Totals 3.68 36-22 58 1 2/1 11 547.1 509 285 224 226 370 Opponents 4.50 22-36 58 2 2/2 6 536.1 592 328 268 244 357
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SENIOR LAWRENCE PARDO www.theamerican.org 31 TEMPLE
HEAD COACH 2014 S c he d u l e RYAN WHEELER u i c k a c t s (Penn State ‘94) Q F FEBRUARY 14 North Carolina A&T (Raleigh, N.C.) 3 p.m. Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 15 North Carolina A&T (Raleigh, N.C.)1 p.m. Career Record/Years Founded: 1884 37-62/Two Years 16 North Carolina A&T (Raleigh, N.C.)1 p.m. Enrollment: 39,000 21 Rider (Wilson, N.C.) 2 p.m. Nickname: Owls 22 Rider (Wilson, N.C.) 1 p.m. Record at Temple/Years Colors: Cherry & White 37-62/Two Years 23 Rider (Wilson, N.C.) 12 p.m. President: Neil D. Theobald 28 at VCU 3 p.m. Director of Athletics: Kevin Clark MARCH Baseball Office Phone: 215-204-8639 1 at VCU 2 p.m. REDSHIRT SENIOR Assistant Coaches: Brian Pugh, Kevin 2 at VCU 1 p.m. RYAN Small, Sean Casey Saverino 4 at Radford 4 p.m. KUEHN 5 at Radford 4 p.m. 2013 Overall Record: 18-28 7 vs. Central Connecticut State 3 p.m. 2013 A-10 Record/Finish: 7-16/13th 8 vs. Niagara 1 p.m. Position Starters Returning/Lost: 3/5 9 vs. Iona 12 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/13 11 at Rider 3 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost: 8/4 12 at Lafayette 3 p.m. Newcomers: 8 14 vs. La Salle 3 p.m. Baseball Contact: Korey Blucas 15 vs. Hartford 1 p.m. Phone: 215-204-7446 16 vs. Saint Peter’s 12 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] 18 vs. Lehigh 3 p.m. Fax: 215-204-7499 19 at George Mason 3 p.m. SENIOR 21 at Memphis* 7:30 p.m. Web site: www.owlsports.com DEREK 22 at Memphis* 3 p.m. Twitter: @Temple_Baseball PETERSON 23 at Memphis* 2 p.m. 25 at Delaware^ 3 p.m. 28 at UCF* 6:30 p.m. 29 at UCF* 4 p.m. 30 at UCF* 1 p.m. APRIL Liberty Bell Classic 1 vs. La Salle/Villanova TBD oster 4 vs. Cincinnati* 3 p.m. 2014 R 5 vs. Cincinnati* 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 6 vs. Cincinnati* 12 p.m. 20 Robert Amaro 1B/3B RSr. R/R 6-2 205 Bensalem, Pa. (University of Virginia) 8 at Monmouth 3 p.m. 14 Sean Arnott INF So. R/R 6-0 170 Brielle, N.J. (Christian Brothers Academy) 45 Zach Batchelor RHP RJr. R/R 6-1 180 Monroe Township, N.J. (Monroe Township HS) 11 vs. USF* 7 p.m. 27 Michael D’Acunti C So. L/R 6-2 205 Dix Hills, N.Y. (Saint Anthony’s HS) 12 vs. USF* 3 p.m. 16 Frank D’Agostino OF/1B So. L/R 6-3 210 Monroe Township, N.J. (Monroe Township HS) 13 vs. USF* 12 p.m. 25 Ryan Davis LHP RJr. L/L 5-11 180 New Kensington, Pa. (Central Catholic HS) 7 Daniel Dragos OF RSr. R/R 6-1 190 Beltsville, Md. (Dematha Catholic HS) 15 vs. Delaware 3 p.m. 41 Phil Gianakos RHP RJr. R/R 6-1 185 Lebanon, N.J. (St. Joseph HS) 17 at UConn* 3 p.m. 33 David Hall OF RSr. R/R 6-3 220 Commack, N.Y. (Commack HS) 18 at UConn* 1 p.m. 21 Bobby Heitzman OF Sr. L/L 5-11 175 Landenburg, Pa. (Kennett HS) 19 at UConn* 1 p.m. 19 Preston Hill RHP Sr. R/R 6-2 188 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chandler Gilbert CC) 32 Matt Hockenberry RHP Sr. R/R 6-3 210 Hanover, Pa. (South Western HS) 23 at Delaware 3 p.m. 8 Jimmy Kerrigan OF So. R/R 6-0 185 Philadelphia, Pa. (Neumann-Goretti HS) 25 vs. Monmouth 3 p.m. 15 Ryan Kuehn RHP RSr. R/R 6-7 210 Lehighton, Pa. (Lehighton HS) 26 vs. Monmouth 3 p.m. 23 Patrick Krall LHP Fr. L/L 6-5 195 Downingtown, Pa. (Downingtown West HS) 13 Josh Mason IF/C Jr. R/L 6-1 195 Chesapeake, Va. (Rappahannock CC) 27 vs. Monmouth 12 p.m. 18 Simon Mathews RHP Fr. R/R 6-1 170 West Haven, Conn. (Hopkins School) 30 at Villanova 3:15 p.m. 44 Tim McCarthy RHP So. R/R 6-6 225 New Rochelle, N.Y. (Iona Prep) MAY 26 Andrew Nist C Sr. R/R 6-2 210 Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler Gilbert CC) 2 at Rutgers* 3 p.m. 22 Derek Peterson INF Sr. R/R 6-3 195 Wall, N.J. (Olney Central College) 40 Connor Stasky LHP So. L/L 6-0 165 Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem HS) 3 at Rutgers* 1 p.m. 5 Reyn Sugai IF Jr. L/R 5-10 175 Honolulu, Hawaii (Fort Scott CC) 4 at Rutgers* 1 p.m. 12 Patrick Vanderslice RHP Fr. R/R 6-5 250 Lansdowne, Pa. (Monsignor Bonner HS) 9 vs. Louisville* 3 p.m. 36 Daniel Wasson RHP RJr. R/R 6-2 225 Chalfont, Pa. (Central Bucks South HS) 4 Nick West C/OF Fr. R/R 5-11 165 New Holland, Pa. (Garden Spot HS) 10 vs. Louisville* 11 a.m. 42 Zach White RHP RJr. R/R 6-1 180 Parkesburg, Pa. (Coatesville HS) 11 vs. Louisville * 12 p.m. 10 Texas Williams OF Fr. L/R 6-1 170 Clifton, Va. (Centreville HS) 15 vs. Houston* 3 p.m. 16 vs. Houston* 3 p.m. 17 vs. Houston* 11 a.m. 21-25 American Athletic Conference Championship (Clearwater, Fla.)
* - Conference Game. All Times Eastern
32 2014 American Athletic Conference OWLS
OWLS NOTEBOOK • Temple will play its conference games in Campbell’s Field, home of the Camden Riversharks and “Ballpark of the Year” in 2003 by Digitalballparks.com and in 2004 by Baseball America.
• All-Philadelphia Big 5 Baseball Team outfielder Derek Peterson returns after starting all 46 games last year with a .314 avg and 31 RBI.
• Co-captain Matt Hockenberry will lead a rotation in his senior season after striking out 41 hitters in 50 innings last season.
• Ryan Kuehn will be asked to be the main closer after recording five saves last year with a 2.21 ERA.
• Graduate student Robert Amaro, nephew of Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr., returns home to use his final year of eligibility after previously being at Virginia.
• The Owls will open with their first 15 games on the road in North Carolina and Virginia. SOPHOMORE CONNOR STATSKY CAMPBELL’S FIELD CAPACITY - 6,425
BATTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO SB-ATT Henry Knabe .345 44-44 174 23 60 12 2 1 32 .454 14 21 20-22 Derek Peterson .314 46-46 188 27 59 3 2 2 31 .436 14 22 5-7 Allen Stiles .295 40-39 146 20 43 8 2 0 11 .377 1 16 7-12 Nick Lustrino .282 46-46 170 27 48 10 3 1 24 .394 24 22 8-12 Matt Elko .270 38-37 141 18 38 9 0 0 10 .333 6 20 1-1 Totals .266 46-46 1563 216 416 76 15 14 198 .361 134 273 68-88 Opponents .258 46-46 1533 246 396 83 8 7 214 .337 146 300 90-104 PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Ryan Kuehn 2.21 1-2 16-0 0 0/0 5 20.1 21 10 5 8 12 Adam Dian 2.33 0-0 11-1 0 0/0 0 19.1 17 5 5 6 19 Connor Stasky 2.89 3-0 15-1 0 0/0 0 18.2 14 15 6 15 18 Eric Peterson 3.03 6-3 13-10 2 0/1 0 74.1 64 27 25 15 69 Patrick Peterson 4.43 2-7 12-12 1 0/0 0 69.0 63 38 34 23 51 Totals 4.28 18-28 46 3 1/1 6 401.1 396 246 191 146 300 Opponents 4.06 28-18 46 0 3/3 11 407.3 416 216 184 134 273
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SOPHOMORE JIMMY KERRIGAN www.theamerican.org 33 RANKINGS
Baseball America (Preseason) Collegiate Baseball Newspaper (Preseason) Rank School 2013 Record Previous Rank Rank School 2013 Record Previous Rank 1. Virginia 50-12 11 1. Cal State Fullerton 51-10 10 2. Oregon State 52-13 4 2. Mississippi State 51-20 2 3. Indiana 49-16 7 3. Louisiana State 57-11 7 4. Cal State Fullerton 51-10 10 4. Oregon State 52-13 4 5. North Carolina State 50-16 6 5. Florida State 47-17 12 6. Florida State 47-17 12 6. Oregon 48-16 17 7. South Carolina 43-20 14 7. Indiana 49-16 6 8. Mississippi State 51-20 2 8. Louisville 51-14 8 9. Louisiana State 57-11 5 9. Vanderbilt 54-12 9 10. Vanderbilt 54-12 9 10. N.C. State 50-16 5 11. Oregon 48-16 17 11. North Carolina 59-12 3 12. Virginia 50-12 11 12. UCLA 49-17 1 13. Miami (Fla.) 37-25 NR 13. Clemson 40-22 NR 14. South Carolina 43-20 13 14. Louisiana-Lafayette 43-20 NR 15. UCLA 49-17 1 15. Rice 44-20 16 16. Florida 29-30 NR 16. Miami 37-25 NR 17. Rice 44-20 14 17. North Carolina 59-12 3 18. Oklahoma State 41-19 22 18. Texas 27-24 NR 19. Texas Christian 29-28 NR 19. Texas Christian 29-28 NR 20. Texas 27-24 NR 20. Louisville 51-14 8 21. Clemson 40-22 27 21. Alabama 35-28 NR 22. Arizona State 37-22-1 19 22. Kansas State 45-19 13 23. Louisiana-Lafayette 43-10 NR 23. Florida 29-30 NR 24. Arizona 34-21 NR 24. Texas A&M 34-19 NR 25. Texas A&M 34-29 NR 25. Arkansas 39-22 18
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (Preseason) USA Today Coaches’ Poll (Preseason) Rank School Record Previous Rank Rank School 2013 Record Previous Rank 1 Cal State Fullerton 51-10 10 1 Cal State Fullerton (18) 51-10 10 2 Virginia 50-12 11 2 LSU (6) 57-11 6 3 Oregon State 52-13 4 3 Oregon State 52-13 4 4 Mississippi State 51-20 2 4 Mississippi State (4) 51-20 2 5 Florida State 47-17 12 5 Florida State 47-17 13 6 LSU 57-11 6 6 Virginia 50-12 11 7 Indiana 49-16 7 7 Oregon 48-16 15t 8 NC State 50-16 5 8 Vanderbilt 54-12 9 9 UCLA 49-17 1 9 North Carolina State 50-16 5 10 Vanderbilt 54-12 9 10 UCLA 49-17 1 11 Oregon 48-16 17 11 Indiana 49-16 7 12 South Carolina 43-20 13 12 North Carolina 59-12 3 13 North Carolina 59-12 3 13 Louisville 51-14 8 14 Louisville 51-14 8 14 South Carolina 43-20 12 15 Rice 44-20 15 15 Rice 44-20 15t 16 Clemson 40-22 29 16 Clemson 40-22 25 17 Miami (Fla.) 37-25 NR 17 Miami (Fla.) 37-25 NR 18 Kansas State 45-19 14 18 Oklahoma State 41-19 21 19 Oklahoma State 41-19 19 19 Arizona State 37-22-1 19t 20 Arizona State 37-22-1 20 20 Florida 29-30 NR 21 Florida 29-30 NR 21 Kansas State 45-19 14 22 TCU 29-28 NR 22 Texas 27-24 NR 23 Texas A&M 34-29 NR 23 TCU 29-28 NR 24 Louisiana-Lafayette 43-20 NR 24 Louisiana-Lafayette 43-20 NR 25 Texas 27-24 NR 25 Stanford 32-22 NR 26 Arkansas 39-22 18 27 Alabama 35-28 NR Others receiving votes: Arizona, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Cal Poly, 28 Oklahoma 43-21 16 Arkansas, Alabama, San Diego, Florida Atlantic, East Carolina, Georgia Tech, 29 Cal Poly 40-19 24 Western Carolina, Liberty, New Mexico, Southern Mississippi, North Carolina- 30 Florida Atlantic 42-22 22 Wilmington, Coastal Carolina, Nebraska, UCF, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, 31 Stanford 32-22 NR St. John’s, Wichita State, Baylor, Bryant, South Alabama, Tulane, UC-Santa 32 Ole Miss 38-24 26 Barbara 33 Arizona 34-21 NR 34 East Carolina 31-26 NR 35 Georgia Tech 37-27 27
Others receiving votes: Arizona, Bryant, Coastal Carolina, Columbia, Creighton, Dartmouth, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Illinois State, Kent State, Kentucky, Louisiana, Miami (Fla.), Sam Houston State, Seton Hall, USF, Stanford, Tennessee Tech, UC Irvine, UNC-Wilmington, UNLV, Virginia Tech.
34 2014 American Athletic Conference 2013 RESULTS
UCF Knights UConn Huskies (29-30 Overall/13-11 Conference USA) Cincinnati Bearcats (35-28 Overall/9-15 Big East) (24-32 Overall/6-18 Big East) FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 15 vs. Siena W, 7-1 FEBRUARY 15 vs. Purdue * L, 8-11 16 vs. Siena L, 4-7 16 at Florida Atlantic L, 2-9 16 vs. Indiana * W, 4-3 (15) 17 vs. Siena W, 8-2 16 at Florida Atlantic L, 5-7 17 vs. Purdue * L, 3-5 19 vs. No. 13 Florida L, 3-5 17 at Florida Atlantic L, 3-4 (10) 22 at UCF # L, 3-7 22 vs. UConn # W, 7-3 22 vs. Michigan State # L, 6-17 23 vs. Troy # W, 13-8 23 vs. Texas Tech # W, 13-8 23 vs. Furman # L, 1-5 24 vs. Texas Tech # W, 1-0 (11) 26 vs. USF L, 4-6 24 vs. Western Carolina # W, 7-6 (10) MARCH 27 at Bethune-Cookman L, 0-6 MARCH 1 vs. Ohio State^ W, 5-2 MARCH 1 vs. New York Tech W, 12-0 2 vs. Central Michigan^ W, 6-2 1 vs. Winthrop W, 3-0 2 vs. New York Tech W, 17-3 3 at Stetson^ W, 9-3 2 vs. Winthrop W, 12-7 3 vs. New York Tech W, 8-3 8 at Sam Houston State W, 6-5 3 vs. Winthrop W, 7-6 8 vs. Eastern Michigan L, 4-10 9 at Sam Houston State W, 8-0 5 vs. North Florida L, 5-9 9 vs. Eastern Michigan L, 3-7 9 at Sam Houston State L, 4-6 6 at Miami (Fla.) L, 0-5 10 vs. Eastern Michigan L, 0-3 12 at Central Connecticut W, 8-5 8 vs. Jacksonville L, 0-4 12 vs. Purdue L, 4-7 15 at Presbyterian L, 4-6 9 vs. Jacksonville W, 5-2 15 vs. Western Michigan W, 11-1 16 at Presbyterian W, 13-2 10 at Jacksonville W, 6-4 16 vs. Western Michigan W, 3-1 17 at Presbyterian L, 4-5 12 vs. Florida A&M W, 6-4 vs. Western Michigan L, 4-8 19 at College of Charleston W, 9-4 13 vs. Florida A&M W, 5-2 20 vs. Northern Kentucky W, 4-3 22 at Georgetown L, 2-5 15 vs. Columbia W, 10-3 22 at USF L, 3-8 23 at Georgetown W, 6-0 16 vs. Columbia L, 4-5 23 at USF L, 4-8 24 at Georgetown W, 3-2 17 vs. Columbia W, 6-1 24 at USF L, 5-8 26 at Hartford W, 9-1 18 vs. Columbia W, 5-1 26 vs. Ohio W, 4-1 28 at Seton Hall L, 3-4 20 at Jacksonville L, 5-7 28 at St. John’s L, 6-5 28 at Seton Hall L, 0-3 22 at UAB W, 8-0 at St. John’s W, 6-5 30 at Seton Hall W, 3-2 (11) 23 at UAB W, 6-1 30 at St. John’s L, 4-7 APRIL 24 at UAB W, 12-10 (10) APRIL 1 vs. Quinnipiac W, 4-2 (7) 28 vs. Southern Miss L, 1-4 2 at Wright State L, 2-6 2 vs. Boston College L, 4-7 29 vs. Southern Miss W, 4-3 3 vs. Toledo W, 9-7 3 at Yale L, 5-15 30 vs. Southern Miss L, 3-4 5 vs. Louisville L, 3-8 5 vs. St. John’s L, 0-3 APRIL 6 vs. Louisville L, 1-4 6 vs. St. John’s W, 9-2 2 at Florida L, 3-5 7 vs. Louisville L, 4-7 7 vs. St. John’s W, 5-3 5 at Memphis L, 1-2 9 vs. Xavier ^ W, 7-6 9 vs. Northeastern L, 2-4 6 at Memphis L, 2-5 10 vs. Wright State ^ L, 16-19 10 at Brown W, 11-6 7 at Memphis L, 7-8 13 at Rutgers L, 1-6 12 at Villanova W, 4-3 10 at USF L, 3-9 13 at Rutgers W, 3-2 13 at Villanova W, 4-1 12 vs. No. 14 Rice W, 5-1 14 at Rutgers L, 2-7 14 at Villanova W, 9-4 13 vs. No. 14 Rice W, 11-7 (12) 17 vs. Ohio State W, 5-3 16 vs. Farfield W, 12-5 14 vs. No. 14 Rice L, 6-7 19 vs. Villanova W, 5-1 19 vs. USF L, 2-3 16 vs. Florida Atlantic L, 2-10 20 vs. Villanova W, 4-0 20 vs. USF L, 4-7 (15) 19 vs. Marshall L, 4-5 (11) 21 vs. Villanova L, 4-12 21 vs. USF L, 3-4 20 vs. Marshall W, 3-1 24 vs. Thomas More W, 5-4 23 vs. UMass W, 5-4 21 vs. Marshall W, 11-1 27 at Pittsburgh L, 3-7 24 at Bryant W, 11-6 26 at Houston W, 4-2 27 at Pittsburgh L, 3-4 26 at Notre Dame L, 2-12 27 at Houston W, 5-4 28 at Pittsburgh L, 9-10 27 at Notre Dame L, 3-4 28 at Houston W, 7-3 30 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 15-6 28 at Notre Dame L, 5-12 MAY MAY 30 vs. Sacred Heart W, 10-6 1 vs. Bethune-Cookman W, 8-1 1 at Miami (Ohio) L, 4-9 MAY 3 at No. 8 Florida State L, 2-4 3 vs. Seton Hall L, 8-9 (10) 1 vs. Holy Cross W, 8-0 4 at No. 8 Florida State L, 1-6 4 vs. Seton Hall L, 3-14 3 at Rutgers W, 3-1 5 at No. 8 Florida State L, 4-5 5 vs. Seton Hall L, 4-14 (6) 4 at Rutgers L, 4-9 8 vs. Bethune-Cookman W, 4-0 7 at Xavier W, 5-3 5 at Rutgers L, 2-4 10 vs. Tulane L, 1-8 8 vs. Xavier W, 10-2 11 vs. Louisville L, 0-8 11 vs. Tulane L, 9-15 11 vs. Santa Clara W, 7-3 11 vs. Louisville L, 0-6 12 vs. Tulane W, 7-3 11 vs. Santa Clara L, 1-2 12 vs. Louisville L, 1-3 14 at Florida Atlantic L, 3-4 12 vs. Santa Clara L. 1-6 14 at Rhode Island L, 3-7 16 at East Carolina W, 2-0 14 vs. Butler W, 6-4 16 at George Mason W, 7-3 17 at East Carolina L, 8-10 16 vs. Notre Dame W, 9-5 17 at George Mason W, 9-1 18 at East Carolina L, 5-6 17 vs. Notre Dame L, 1-9 18 at George Mason L, 3-4 C-USA Championship (Houston, Texas) 18 vs. Notre Dame W, 11-5 Big East Championship, Clearwater, Fla. 22 vs. Memphis L, 1-6 22 vs. Louisville W, 3-2 (12) 23 at Rice L, 1-5 # - First Pitch Invitational, Greenville, S.C. 23 vs. USF W, 8-7 24 vs. UAB L, 1-5 ^ - Joe Nuxhall Classic, Cincinnati, Ohio 25 vs. Rutgers W, 2-1 26 vs. Notre Dame W, 8-1 # - UCF Tournament, Orlando, Fla. NCAA Regional, Blacksburg, Va. 31 at Virginia Tech W, 5-2 JUNE 1 vs. Oklahoma L, 3-5 (12) 2 at Virginia Tech L, 1-3
* Big East/Big Ten Challenge # UCF Tournament, Orlando, Fla. ^ Stetson Tournament, DeLand, Fla.
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Houston Cougars Memphis Tigers (36-22 Overall/13-11 Conference USA) Louisville Cardinals (35-24 Overall/14-10 Conference USA) (51-14 Overall/20-4 Big East) FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 15 vs. Northeastern W, 9-3 FEBRUARY 15 vs. Illinois State L 2-5 16 vs. Northeastern W, 4-1 15 vs. Indiana # L, 0-2 16 vs. Illinois State L 4-7 17 vs. Northeastern L, 3-9 16 vs. USF # W, 10-1 17 vs. Illinois State W 5-2 19 at Sam Houston State W, 6-3 17 vs. Purdue # W, 9-4 19 vs. Arkansas State L 2-3 (10) 22 at Texas State L, 1-6 20 vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 17-6 22 vs. Missouri W 6-0 23 at Texas State W, 1-0 22 vs. Akron W, 7-0 23 vs. Missouri W 5-3 24 at Texas State W, 4-2 (10) 23 vs. Akron W, 8-0 24 vs. Missouri W 8-2 26 vs. Houston Baptist W, 10-2 24 vs. Akron W, 2-1 26 at Mississippi W 4-3 MARCH 26 vs. Morehead State W, 13-4 MARCH 1 vs. Texas A&M W, 7-6 MARCH 1 vs. Louisiana – Monroe W 4-2 2 vs. Baylor W, 15-4 1 vs. Kent State W, 14-2 2 vs. Louisiana – Monroe W 3-1 3 vs. California L, 2-13 2 vs. Kent State W, 10-3 3 vs. Louisiana – Monroe L 3-5 5 vs. Penn State W, 14-8 3 vs. Kent State L, 2-3 8 vs. Buffalo W 7-4 5 vs. Penn State W, 15-5 8 vs. Alabama W, 4-3 (14) 9 vs. Buffalo W 9-1 8 vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi W, 13-0 9 vs. Alabama W, 6-0 9 vs. Buffalo L 8-9 9 vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi L, 3-9 10 vs. Alabama W, 8-7 (10) 12 at Alabama W 6-0 10 vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi W, 3-1 13 vs. Purdue W, 3-1 13 at Alabama L 2-4 12 at Baylor W, 5-3 15 vs. Xavier W, 6-1 15 vs. Kent State W 12-7 15 vs. New Orleans W, 13-3 16 vs. Xavier W, 7-0 16 vs. Kent State L 1-9 16 vs. Baylor W, 5-2 17 vs. Xavier W, 8-6 17 vs. Kent State L 2-4 (10) 17 vs. New Orleans W, 8-3 19 vs. USC W, 13-6 19 at UT-Martin W 18-4 19 vs. Texas W, 4-3 20 vs. USC W, 6-3 22 at Tulane L 4-6 20 vs. Harvard W, 8-1 22 vs. Rutgers L, 2-6 23 at Tulane W 16-0 22 vs. East Carolina W, 7-2 23 vs. Rutgers W, 4-0 24 at Tulane L 2-3 23 vs. East Carolina W, 4-3 24 vs. Rutgers L, 3-7 26 vs. Middle Tennessee L 1-2 24 vs. East Carolina W, 5-4 (10) 26 at No. 19 Indiana L, 2-6 27 vs. Middle Tennessee W 6-4 26 at Lamar L, 3-6 28 vs. Notre Dame W, 10-5 29 vs. No. 19 Houston L 1-3 29 at Memphis W, 3-1 29 vs. Notre Dame W, 2-1 31 vs. No. 19 Houston L 0-2 31 at Memphis W, 2-0 30 vs. Notre Dame W, 10-5 31 vs. No. 19 Houston W 1-0 31 at Memphis L, 0-1 APRIL APRIL APRIL 2 vs. No. 7 Kentucky L, 4-5 (10) 5 vs. UCF W 2-1 2 vs. Sam Houston State L, 1-4 5 at Cincinnati W, 8-3 6 vs. UCF W 5-2 5 at Marshall L, 13-19 6 at Cincinnati W, 4-1 7 vs. UCF W 8-7 6 at Marshall L, 0-4 7 at Cincinnati W, 7-4 9 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff W 7-5 7 at Marshall W, 9-1 9 at W. Kentucky L, 5-6 10 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff W 5-0 12 vs. Seton Hall L, 1-11 12 vs. Elon W, 10-1 12 at UAB W 6-3 13 vs. Seton Hall W, 4-1 13 vs. Elon W, 7-5 13 at UAB W 7-1 14 vs. Seton Hall L, 1-15 14 vs. Elon W, 4-0 14 at UAB L 8-9 16 vs. Texas Southern W, 12-2 16 at No. 17 Kentucky W, 12-5 15 vs. No. 17 Mississippi W 4-0 19 vs. No. 22 Rice W, 8-7 19 at St. John’s W, 7-4 16 vs. Murray State W 5-0 20 vs. No. 22 Rice L, 0-4 20 at St. John’s L, 3-4 19 vs. Southern Miss L 3-5 21 vs. No. 22 Rice L, 1-11 21 at St. John’s L, 5-6 20 vs. Southern Miss L 1-8 23 at Texas L, 0-4 23 vs. No. 3 Vanderbilt L, 2-10 21 vs. Southern Miss W 2-1 26 at UCF L, 2-4 26 vs. Georgetown W, 2-1 23 vs. No. 10 Mississippi State L 1-12 27 at UCF L, 4-5 27 vs. Georgetown W, 6-2 26 at East Carolina W 6-5 28 at UCF L, 3-7 28 vs. Georgetown W, 13-7 27 at East Carolina L 3-4 30 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette W, 6-4 30 vs. Western Kentucky W, 6-2 28 at East Carolina L 3-4 MAY MAY 30 at Arkansas State W 6-0 3 at Tulane W, 4-3 3 at Villanova W, 6-0 MAY 4 at Tulane L, 3-6 4 at Villanova W, 6-5 4 vs. Marshall W 1-0 5 at Tulane W, 3-2 5 at Villanova W, 6-2 4 vs. Marshall W 9-6 7 at McNeese State W, 11-5 7 at Eastern Kentucky W, 4-0 5 vs. Marshall W 8-5 10 vs. UAB L, 7-8 8 vs. No. 14 Indiana W, 4-3 10 at No. 17 Rice W 6-3 11 vs. UAB W, 11-2 11 at UConn W, 8-0 11 at No. 17 Rice W 3-1 12 vs. UAB W, 9-4 11 at UConn W, 6-0 12 at No. 17 Rice L 0-1 16 vs. Southern Miss W, 3-2 12 at UConn W, 3-1 14 vs. Austin Peay L 2-9 17 vs. Southern Miss W, 7-5 14 at Ohio State W, 6-5 16 at Southeast Missouri W 8-6 18 vs. Southern Miss L, 5-6 16 vs. Pittsburgh W, 5-2 17 at Southeast Missouri L 2-3 (11) C-USA Championship (Houston, Texas) 17 vs. Pittsburgh W, 12-4 18 at Southeast Missouri L 4-9 23 vs. East Carolina W, 9-4 18 vs. Pittsburgh W, 7-4 Conference USA Championship (Houston, Texas) 24 vs. Southern Miss L, 2-4 Big East Championship, Clearwater, Fla. 22 vs. UCF W 6-1 25 vs. Tulane L, 2-3 22 vs. UConn L, 2-3 (12) 23 vs. UAB W 6-5 23 vs Rutgers L, 1-9 25 vs. Rice L 1-10 # - Astros Foundation Classic, Houston, Texas NCAA Regional, Louisville, Ky. 31 vs. Bowling Green W, 8-3 JUNE 1 vs. Miami (Fla.) W, 6-4 2 vs. Oklahoma State W, 12-3 NCAA Super Regional, Nashville, Tenn. 8 at No. 1 Vanderbilt W, 5-3 9 at No. 1 Vanderbilt W, 2-1 NCAA College World Series, Omaha, Neb. 15 vs No. 8 Indiana L, 0-2 17 vs No. 14 Oregon State L, 4-11
# Big East/Big Ten Challenge
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights Temple Owls (28-30 Overall/14-10 Big East) USF Bulls (18-28 Overall/7-16 Atlantic 10) (36-22 Overall/17-7 Big East) FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 16 at Miami (Fla.) L, 4-5 FEBRUARY 15 vs. Wright State (Cary, N.C.) L, 3-8 at Miami (Fla.) L 1-4 (6) 16 vs. Louisville * L, 1-10 15 vs. Delaware (Cary, N.C.) L, 4-8 17 at Miami (Fla.) L, 0-7 16 vs. Indiana * W, 20-2 23 at Virginia Tech W, 7-3 22 at Old Dominion W, 3-0 17 vs. Purdue * L, 2-12 24 vs. Holy Cross (Blackburg, Va.) W, 13-12 24 at Old Dominion L, 3-4 23 at No. 19 Florida State L, 3-14 (8) 24 vs. Holy Cross (Blackburg, Va.) L, 6-8 at Old Dominion W, 17-7 24 at No. 19 Florida State L, 0-8 MARCH MARCH 24 at No. 19 Florida State L, 2-5 1 at Old Dominion L, 2-9 1 at No. 16 Georgia Tech L, 1-13 26 at UCF W, 6-4 2 at Old Dominion L, 4-12 2 at No. 16 Georgia Tech L, 2-11 MARCH 3 at Old Dominion L, 0-2 3 at No. 16 Georgia Tech L, 0-12 1 vs. Toledo W, 7-5 8 vs. UNC Asheville L, 5-6 8 at William & Mary L, 3-4 2 vs. Toledo L, 4-5 9 at William & Mary W, 5-3 3 vs. Toledo W, 9-8 9 vs. UNC Asheville W, 7-2 10 at William & Mary L, 3-4 5 vs. Boston College L, 4-10 10 vs. UNC Asheville L, 4-5 15 at Richmond W, 5-4 6 vs. Boston College W, 9-4 12 at Longwood L, 6-9 16 at Richmond W, 9-8 (10) 8 vs. Valparaiso W, 3-2 13 vs. Lafayette W, 10-3 19 at VCU L, 3-4 (10) 9 vs. Valparaiso L, 2-5 17 vs. Penn State W, 4-2 20 at VCU W, 9-6 10 vs. Valparaiso W, 7-3 17 vs. Penn State W, 3-2 22 at Louisville W, 6-2 12 at Florida International L, 3-4 (10) 20 vs. Lehigh W, 11-8 23 at Louisville L, 0-4 15 vs. Florida A&M W, 11-3 22 vs. Saint Joseph’s L, 3-8 24 at Louisville W, 7-3 16 vs. Florida A&M W, 11-2 23 vs. Saint Joseph’s L, 6-10 26 at Rider L, 3-9 17 vs. Florida A&M W, 11-4 24 vs. Saint Joseph’s W, 11-1 28 at Villanova W, 6-0 19 at Bethune-Cookman L, 2-6 27 vs. Lehigh# W, 9-3 29 at Villanova W, 2-0 22 vs. Cincinnati W, 8-3 29 at George Washington L, 3-4 30 at Villanova W, 9-4 23 vs. Cincinnati W, 8-4 30 at George Washington W, 3-1 APRIL 24 vs. Cincinnati W, 8-5 30 at George Washington L, 0-1 2 vs. Columbia W, 15-6 26 vs. Florida Gulf Coast L, 5-13 APRIL 3 vs. Iona W, 6-3 28 at Georgetown L, 0-1 (13) 4 at Delaware# L, 3-5 5 vs. Seton Hall L, 1-15 29 at Georgetown W, 10-6 5 vs. La Salle L, 3-4 6 vs. Seton Hall W, 7-5 30 at Georgetown L, 2-7 7 vs. Seton Hall L, 3-5 APRIL 6 vs. La Salle W, 3-0 9 at Fordham L, 14-15 2 vs. Stetson W, 12-8 7 vs. La Salle L, 7-12 13 vs. Cincinnati W, 6-1 5 vs. Pittsburgh W, 1-0 10 vs. Saint Peter’s W, 9-7 13 vs. Cincinnati L, 3-2 6 vs. Pittsburgh W, 7-6 12 at VCU L, 1-2 14 vs. Cincinnati W, 7-2 7 vs. Pittsburgh W, 3-2 13 at VCU W, 5-1 16 at Lafayette W, 14-8 10 vs. UCF W, 9-3 14 at VCU W, 4-3 17 vs. Monmouth W, 7-6 12 vs. Alcorn State W, 15-7 19 at Rhode Island L, 0-3 19 at Pittsburgh L, 5-14 13 vs. Alcorn State W, 3-2 20 at Rhode Island L, 1-3 20 at Pittsburgh L, 4-9 14 vs. Alcorn State W, 12-0 21 at Rhode Island L, 2-6 21 at Pittsburgh L, 3-6 16 at Stetson W, 6-2 (13) 23 vs. Villanova W, 8-4 23 at Delaware W, 4-2 19 at UConn W, 3-2 24 vs. George Mason L, 5-9 24 vs. Wagner W, 9-5 20 at UConn W, 7-4 (15) 26 vs. UNC Charlotte W, 8-3 26 vs. Oklahoma State * L 1-4 21 at UConn W, 4-3 27 vs. UNC Charlotte L, 3-9 27 vs. Creighton * L, 2-3 (11) 23 at Florida L, 1-12 28 vs. UNC Charlotte L, 2-10 28 vs. Nebraska * L, 1-3 26 vs. St. John’s W, 4-3 (10) 30 at Villanova W, 7-6 30 at Hofstra L, 9-10 27 vs. St. John’s W, 5-4 (13) MAY MAY 28 vs. St. John’s W, 4-2 3 at Richmond L, 1-6 1 vs. Delaware L, 2-4 MAY 3 vs. UConn L, 1-3 3 at Notre Dame W, 8-2 (19) 4 at Richmond W, 2-1 4 vs. UConn W, 9-4 4 at Notre Dame W, 4-3 (10) 5 at Richmond L, 3-4 5 vs. UConn W, 4-2 5 at Notre Dame L, 1-10 17 vs. Massachusetts L, 3-6 7 vs. Saint Peter’s L, 4-10 7 vs. Bethune-Cookman W, 7-3 17 vs. Massachusetts L, 3-4 11 vs. Georgetown W, 17-3 10 at Seton Hall L, 2-3 18 vs. Massachusetts L, 9-11 11 vs. Georgetown W, 7-1 10 at Seton Hall L, 4-5 12 vs. Georgetown W, 13-11 11 at Seton Hall L, 2-4 # Liberty Bell Classic 16 at USF L, 4-11 14 at Florida Gulf Coast W, 6-4 17 at USF L, 5-6 16 vs. Rutgers W, 11-4 18 at USF W, 10-6 17 vs. Rutgers W, 6-5 Big East Championship, Clearwater, Fla. 18 vs. Rutgers L, 6-10 22 vs. USF L, 2-5 Big East Championship, Clearwater, Fla. 23 vs. Louisville W, 9-1 22 vs. Rutgers W, 5-2 24 vs. USF W, 2-1 23 vs. UConn L, 7-8 25 vs. UConn L, 1-2 24 vs. Rutgers L, 1-2
* TD Ameritrade Classic, Omaha, Neb. * Big East/Big Ten Challenge
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THE AMERICAN AMONG 2013 NCAA LEADERS THE AMERICAN AMONG 2013 NCAA LEADERS Individual Leaders Team Leaders Bases on Balls G BB Bases on Balls G BB 18. Ian Happ, CIN 56 47 39. UConn 63 255 Doubles G 2B Doubles G 2B 18. Jimmy Falla, USF 57 22 42. UCF 59 111 Hits G AB H Hits G AB H 25. Louisville 65 2174 629 13. L.J. Mazzilli, UCONN 63 260 92 Hit By Pitch G HBP Hit By Pitch G HBP 1. Louisville 65 129 1. Tom Verdi, UCONN 60 28 21. UConn 63 87 7. Coco Johnson, LOU 57 23 21. Adam Engel, LOU 65 20 Stolen Bases G SB CS 39. Alex Mendez, USF 58 18 2. Louisville 65 150 45 39. Nick Ratajczak, LOU 63 18 22. Cincinnati 56 103 29 39. Ty Young, LOU 55 18 Earned Run Average IP R ER ERA Runs Batted In G R 5. Louisville 589.2 212 165 2.52 41. Ty Young, LOU 65 58 25. Memphis 522.1 221 177 3.05 45. UConn 574.0 271 217 3.40 Total Bases G TB Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings IP H H/9 42. L.J. Mazzilli, UCONN 63 134 2. Louisville 589.2 454 6.93 24. Memphis 522.1 468 8.06 Slugging Percentage G TB SLG% 26. Jeff Gardner, LOU 60 103 .632 Strikeouts Per Nine Innings IP SO K/9 1. Louisville 589.2 629 9.6 Stolen Bases G SB CS 32. Memphis 522.1 448 7.7 3. Adam Engel, LOU 65 41 12 21. L.J. Mazzili, UCONN 63 29 4 WHIP IP BB H WHIP 30. Billy Ferriter, UCONN 63 27 10 9. Louisville 589.2 223 454 1.15 36. Ty Young, LOU 65 26 5 34. Memphis 522.1 184 468 1.25 46. Ian Happ, CIN 56 25 5 Earned Run Average IP R ER ERA 23. Jimmy Herget, USF 94.0 25 18 1.72 Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings IP H H/9 5. Jeff Thompson, LOU 107.0 67 5.64 THE AMERICAN in the 2013 RPI 15. Jimmy Herget, USF 94.0 62 5.94 Rank School 28. Sam Moll, MEM 94.0 66 6.32 14. Louisville Saves IP SV 66. Rutgers 11. Nick Burdi, LOU 35.2 16 20. Jonathan Van Eaton, MEM 33.1 13 67. Houston 40. Chase Wellbrock, HOU 42.1 11 71. UConn Strikeouts IP K 72. USF 14. Jeff Thompson, LOU 107.0 113 96. Memphis 20. Sam Moll, MEM 94.0 106 142. UCF 33. Ben Lively, UCF 106.0 101 231. Cincinnati WHIP IP BB H WHIP 252. Temple 20. Jeff Thompson, LOU 107.0 34 67 0.94 22. Jimmy Herget, USF 94.0 27 62 0.95 Wins W 15. Jeff Thompson, LOU 11 27. Chad Green, LOU 10
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL 2013 AWARD RECIPIENTS louisville Nick Burdi First Team All-Big East Adam Engel Third Team All-Big East Kyle Funkhouser Freshman All-America (Collegiate Baseball) Jeff Gardner First Team All-Big East Chad Green Second Team All-Big East Coco Johnson Second Team All-Big East Anthony Kidston Freshman All-America (Collegiate Baseball) Nick Ratajczak Third Team All-Big East Cole Sturgeon Third Team All-Big East Jeff Thompson BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year First Team All-Big East Second Team All-America (Louisville Slugger) Sutton Whiting Second Team All-Big East Ty Young Second Team All-Big East CINCINNATI SOPHOMORE IAN HAPP MEMPHIS UCF Jake Little Conference USA All-Freshman Team Zac Favre Freshman All-America (Louisville Slugger) Sam Moll First Team All - Conference USA All-Conference USA Freshman Team Erik Schoenrock First Team All - Conference USA Erik Hempe First Team All-Conference USA Conference USA Pitcher of the Year Ben Lively Second Team All-Conference USA Daron Schoenrock Conference USA Coach of the Year Chris Talady Conference USA Player of the Year Jonathan Van Eaton Second Team All - Conference USA First Team All-Conference USA rutgers Nick Favatella Second Team All-Big East CINCINNATI Jeff Melilo Second Team All-Big East Ian Happ Freshman All-America (Perfect Game, NCBWA) Steve Zavala Third Team All-Big East
UCONN usf Carson Cross Second Team All-Big East Jimmy Herget Big East Rookie of the Year L.J. Mazzilli Second Team All-America (Louisville Second Team All-Big East Slugger, Collegiate Baseball) Freshman All-America (Louisville Slugger) First Team All-Big East James Ramsey First Team All-Big East Jimmy Falla Third Team All-Big East Houston Kyle Teaf Third Team All-Big East Jake Lemoine Conference USA All-Freshman Team Lawrence Pardo Third Team All-Big East Justin Montemayor Conference USA Freshman of the Year Second Team All - Conference USA Conference USA All-Freshman Team Freshman All-American (Louisville Slugger) Austin Pruitt Second Team All - Conference USA Frankie Ratliff Conference Newcomer of the Year Second Team All - Conference USA Kyle Survance Second Team All - Conference USA Conference USA All-Freshman Team Freshman All-America (Louisville Slugger) Josh Vidales Conference USA All-Freshman Team
RUTGERS SENIOR NICK FAVATELLA
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