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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 www.theamerican.org 3 THE AMERICAN 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