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1984 NCAA Div I • 1974 NCAA Div II World Series NCAA Tournament • 73, 74, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 96, 00, 07, 08 Conference Champions • 1978 & 2007 Sun Belt, 1989 American South Games 6-8 ● # South Alabama ● Feb. 22-24, 2013 (0-5) vs. South Alabama (4-0X) Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 •6:30 p.m. Radio | None Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 • 2 p.m. Live Video & Stats | USAJaguars.com Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 • 1 p.m. Twitter | @UNOPrivateers 2013 UNO Baseball Schedule/Results SERIES PREVIEW Date Opponent Result/Time • New Orleans continues its current 13-game road swing with a trio of games at for- 2.15 Southeast Missouri St L, 4-7 mer Sun Belt rival South Alabama, starting with Friday at 6:30 p.m. 2.16 Southeast Missouri St L, 1-6. • LHP Stone Speer (0-0, 4.50) on Friday, RHP Alex Smith (0-1, 6.43 ERA) on Sat- 2.17 Southeast Missouri St L, 2-11. urday and Blake Preset (0-0, 2.16 ERA) on Sunday. Speer and Smith were part of 2.19 at #3 Arkansas L, 0-14 2.20 at #3 Arkansas L, 0-3 last weekend’s rotation. 2.22 at South Alabama 6:30 p.m. • UNO was swept at home by SE Missouri State and then lost two games on the 2.23 at South Alabama 2 p.m. road to No. 3 Arkansas. South Alabama swept Stephen F. Austin before besting Ala- 2.24 at South Alabama 1 p.m. bama State on Wednesday. 2.27 at Tulane 3 p.m. • South Alabama's Logan Kirkland, Whitt Dorsey and Jordan Patterson were named All-Sun Belt preseason selections. The Jaguars were picked third in the league 3.1 at Central Arkansas 6:30 p.m. standings, behind favorites Florida Atlantic and Florida International. 3.2 at Central Arkansas 2 p.m. 3.3 at Central Arkansas 1 p.m. 3.8 at McNeese State 6:30 p.m. THE SERIES 3.9 at McNeese State (DH) 1 p.m. • South Alabama leads the all-time series 84-58 over UNO. The series dates back 3.10 at McNeese State 1 p.m. to the Privateers’ first season of 1970 and includes games when both schools were 3.12 Alcorn State 6:30 p.m. members of the . 3.13 Alcorn State 6:30 p.m. 3.15 vs. Baylor (at Houston) 2 p.m. WESLEY BARROW STADIUM at Houston 6:30 p.m. • UNO will play its 2013 home games at Wesley Barrow Stadium, a Major League 3.16 vs. Baylor (at Houston) 2 p.m. Baseball Urban Youth Academy facility while Maestri Field undergoes renovation 3.17 at Houston 1 p.m. 3.19 at Tulane 6:30 p.m. (see page 4). 3.23 at Grambling (DH) 12 p.m. • Opened in late 2012, the facility has a 655-seat capacity. It is 325 feet to left field, 3.24 at Grambling 1 p.m. 386 to center field and 319 to right field. The field is artificial turf. 3.26 at Nicholls State 6:30 p.m. 3.28 at West Virginia 2 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION 3.29 at West Virginia 2 p.m. • South Alabama will have live video and stats on USAJaguars.com. Radio calls of 3.30 at West Virginia 1 p.m. the game can be accessed at www.wnsp.com 3.31 at West Virginia 12 p.m.

4.2 Jackson State 6:30 p.m. NEXT WEEK 4.9 Southern Miss 6:30 p.m. • The Privateers will renew its rivalry against Tulane in the First NBC Bank Cup with 4.10 at Southern Miss 6 p.m. a 3 p.m. first pitch on Feb. 27. 4.12 Georgia State 6:30 p.m. 4.13 Georgia State 2 p.m. 4.14 Georgia State 1 p.m. 4.16 at Southeastern La. 6:30 p.m. Projected Privateer Starters 4.17 at Tulane 6:30 p.m. IN THE FIELD 4.19 at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. 4.20 at Oklahoma 2 p.m. Pos. # Name Class 4.21 at Oklahoma 1 p.m. C 38 Brian Dixon Jr-Tr. 4.23 Nicholls State 6:30 p.m. 1B 12 Zacary Hawkins Jr-Tr. 4.24 at Jackson State 6 p.m. 2B 3 Trevor McCarthy Jr-Tr. 4.26 Hofstra 6:30 p.m. 3B 34 Seth Laigast So-1L 4.27 Hofstra (DH) 12 p.m. SS 4 Zach Liberto Sr-2L 4.30 (S) Mississippi Valley St (DH) 12 p.m. LF 31 Dan Perkins Sr-1L CF 36 Chaz Boyer Fr-HS 5.1 at Tulane 6:30 p.m. 5.14 at LSU 6:30 p.m. RF 27 Morgan Barger Jr-Tr 5.16 at Campbell 5 p.m. DH 8 Reese Kanter Jr-Tr. 5.17 at Campbell 5 p.m. 5.18 at Campbell 12 p.m. ROTATION Day L/R # Name W/L ERA IP BB/K All times Central and subject to change. Fri. LHP 10 Stone Speer 0-0 4.50 6.0 1/7 Home contests at Wesley Barrow Stadium. Sat. RHP 18 Alex Smith 0-1 6.43 7.0 3/8 (S) contest to be held in Summit, Miss. Sun. RHP 15 Blake Prest 0-1 2.16 8.1 3/2 General Information Quick Glance - Privateer Probable Starters School...... University of New Orleans Location ...... New Orleans, La. Friday - LHP #10 Stone Speer Founded ...... 1958 Making second start... Originally slated to start Weds vs Arkansas, but game Enrollment ...... 9,825 was moved up, rendering Speer unavailable... No decision against SEMO after President ...... Dr. Peter J. Fos Athletic Director ...... Derek Morel throwing six innings, allowing three runs on five hits... Posted a 4-4 record in 18 F.A.R ...... Dr. James Lowry appearances, 12 starts in 2012... threw 68.2 innings, allowing 45 runs - 31 Nickname ...... Privateers earned - on 67 hits... Struck out 62 while walking 44... Brother, Hunter is a School Colors ...... Royal Blue and Silver 2013 signee and will join Privateers in 2014. Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Conference ...... Independent Last Start vs Southeast Missouri (2/15) Facility IP H R ER BB K Home Field ...... Maestri Field N/D 6.0 5 3 3 1 7 Capacity ...... 4,200 Dimensions ...... 330 feet (lines) Saturday - RHP #18 Alex Smith ...... 370 feet (power alleys) Making second start.of season.. Made seven appearances and two starts in ...... 405 (center field) 2013 Home Field .Wesley Barrow Stadium 2012... Went 1-1 with 5.87 ERA... Threw 15.1 innings... Win came in first ca- Capacity ...... 650 reer start against William Carey, allowing an unearned run on two hits in five in- Dimensions ...... 325 (left field) nings on 4/11...... 319 (right field) ...... 386 (center field) Last Start vs SE Missouri (2/16/) Coaching Staff IP H R ER BB K L 7.0 3 5 5 3 8 Head ...... Alma Mater ...... Mansfield, 1987 Phone ...... (504) 280-6102 E-mail ...... [email protected] Saturday - RHP #15 Blake Prest Record (Overall) ...... 371-351-2 (14 yrs) Record (at UNO) ...... 34-116 (3 yrs) Making second start... Came out of bullpen against SEMO in collegiate debut Assistant Coaches ...... before becoming last minute starter vs Arkansas... Held #3 Razorbacks to a ...... James Jurries (1st yr) single run on five hits in five innings... Attended Holy Cross and played for for- ...... Justin Garcia (3rd yr) mer Privateer Greg Battistella... Selected to the All-District squad on a team Student Assistant ...... that was state runner-up...... Kal Bonura (2nd yr) Head Athletic Trainer ...... Chris Young (2nd yr) Last Start vs Arkansas (2/19) Baseball Athletic Trainer ...... IP H R ER BB K ...... Jordan Blough (2nd yr) L 5.0 5 1 1 2 1 Administrative Asst . . .Paula Picker (5th yr) Equipment Manager . . . .Mike Hill (5th yr) Strength & Conditioning ...... TBA UNO Game Notes UNO Baseball History LEFTOVERS FROM LAST TIME First Season ...... 1970 All-Time Record ...... 1333-1072-1 QUICK RECAP OF TWO GAMES VS ARKANSAS Conference Championships ...... 3 • UNO dropped both games at Arkansas (14-0 in 7 seven innings, 3-0). The games NCAA Appearances ...... 16 took place in a Tuesday doubleheader due to threat of rain on Wednesday. Div I College World Series ...... 1 (1984) Div II College World Series . . . . .1 (1974) • The top hitter for UNO against the Razorbacks was Chaz Boyer (2-for-7) with a .286 batting average. The only other batter to reach base at least twice were Jonathan Coco 2013 Team Information (1-for-3 with a walk) . • The of note were Blake Prest (5 IP, 1 ER) in addition to Garrett Manning (2.1 2012 Record ...... 17-27 IP, 0.00 ERA), Raymond Winter (1 IP, 0.00 ERA) and Jordan Nelson (0.2 IP, 0.00 League Record ...... N/A League Finish ...... N/A ERA). Final RPI ...... N/A • As a team, UNO .096 for the series compared to .297 for Arkansas. The Razor- Starters (Pos.) R/L ...... 3/6 backs left 23 runners stranded while UNO stranded 11. The Privateers had a 9.00 ERA Starters (Pitch) R/L ...... 2/1 with 17 walks and three , compared to seven walks and 15 strikeouts for the Letterwinners R/L ...... 17/13 Hogs.

Media Relations BOYER’S OPENING SPLASH Dir of Media Relations . . . . .Jason Plotkin • Chaz Boyer continues to be productive for the Privateers at the leadoff position in the Phone ...... (504) 280-6284 lineup. E-mail ...... [email protected] • Boyer is 6-for-20 for a .300 batting average and has not only picked up a hit in 4 of 5 Fax ...... (504) 280-3977 games, he has stolen bases in 4 of 5 games this season. LOSING TO START THE SEASON Head Coach Bruce Peddie • UNO's 0-5 start to the 2013 season equals the 1986 and 2010 sea- sons as the longest season-opening stretch without a win in school his- After a three-year stint as the tory. associate head baseball coach • The 1986 season was the first for Tom Schwaner, who replaced leg- at the University of New Or- endary UNO head •coach . The 2010 season was the first leans, the school named Bruce for Bruce Peddie, who took the reigns from (now at Wake Peddie to the program's top Forest). spot on July 16, 2009.

HOLY CROSS DUO PLAYING MAJOR ROLE FRESHMAN YEAR Peddie, the program's sixth • A pair of freshman from Holy Cross have been throw into the fire - head baseball coach is entering both pitching at least five innings in the opening week. his fourth season at the helm of • Jordan Fontenelle has come out of the bullpen on three occassions the UNO program and enters and has a 3.60 ERA with five innings and two earned runs allowed on the campaign with an overall record of 371-351-2 (.514 there hits. Fontelle has four strikeouts in his appearances to date. winning percentage). • Blake Prest was called upon last minute following a change in the schedule to pitch the second game at Arkansas. After coming out of the Well aware of what the Privateer baseball program has ac- bullpen against SEMO, Prest delivered five solid innings against No. 3 complished historically, Peddie looks to get the program Arkansas, allowing a single hit. Prest has thrown 8.1 innings and has back on track in 2013 after directing the squad to a 34-116 allowed two runs on eight hits. record over the previous three years while UNO lacked di- • Holy Cross is located a few miles from UNO’s campus in Gentilly. The rection. head baseball coach is former Privateer Greg Battistella and the ath- letic director is former long-time administrator Mike Bujol. Prior to his rise to the head coaching position, Peddie es- tablished himself pretty quickly on the Lakefront in three SOUTH ALABAMA SPECIFICS years as an assistant. As the UNO hitting coach, the Priva- teers averaged 80 home runs per year under his watch. A LITTLE BIT OF UNO-SOUTH ALABAMA HISTORY • South Alabama leads the all-time series 84-58 over UNO. The 2008 team, which received the school's first NCAA Re- Highlights in the series for the Privateers include a pair of wins over the gional at-large bid since 2000, hit a school-record 97 home Jaguars in Tampa, Fla. in 1979 en route to the school's second straight runs. The team was ranked fifth in the nation in runs, sev- Sun Belt Conference championship. enth in hits and ninth in home runs. • The first meetings in the series took place when USA won all four games during the 1970 season against the Privateers. The Jaguars Prior to coming to UNO, Peddie was the head coach at Di- won two games in New Orleans and two in Mobile. The team's most vision II Shippensburg (Pa.). In his 11 years there, Peddie recently played in 2010 as SBC rivals with the Jaguars winning a three- guided the Raiders to five NCAA Division II championship game series (9-2, 5-4, 14-1) over UNO. berths and a College World Series appearance in 1996.

ROAD TRIPPIN’ A 1987 graduate of Mansfield University, Peddie was an • UNO has a pair of 13-game road stretches this year, both sandwiched assistant coach at his alma mater from 1989 through 1995. around a two-game series at Wesley Barrow Stadium against Alcorn In seven seasons, the Mounties made four NCAA Regional State. appearances and reached the CWS three times. • You think that is bad? In the 2011 season, UNO played 33 road games in a row over a two-month period. The stretch was warranted Peddie and his wife, Laurie, have twin daughters - Carly since the Privateers in 2011 were at the time transitioning to NCAA Di- and Annie. vision III while playing a full Division I schedule. Year-by-Year Head Coaching Records Year School W-L-T NCAA UNO vs DIVISION I FOES DURING THE “UNCERTAINTY” ERA 1996 Shippensburg (PA) 34-19-1 Div II CWS • UNO posted an 0-6 record against NCAA Division I teams in 2012, 1997 Shippensburg (PA) 16-27-1 competing with minimal scholarships while en route to NCAA Division 1998 Shippensburg (PA) 26-20 II. 1999 Shippensburg (PA) 34-22 Regionals • With three losses to SEMO over the weekend, the Privateers have 2000 Shippensburg (PA) 33-20 Regionals lost nine straight against Division I foes, last defeating an NCAA Divi- 2001 Shippensburg (PA) 27-21 sion I squad with a 3-2 win on May 21, 2011 at Maestri Field against 2002 Shippensburg (PA) 27-23 Smoke Laval’s North Florida team. 2003 Shippensburg (PA) 31-22 Regionals • In 2011, with just 1.1 scholarship players, en route to NCAA Division 2004 Shippensburg (PA) 43-12 Regionals III team at the time and a full Division I schedule, UNO posted a 4-50 2005 Shippensburg (PA) 35-25 record against Division I opposition - giving the program a 4-56 mark 2006 Shippensburg (PA) 31-24 against Division I foes during the two years of true uncertainty with the 2010 New Orleans 13-39 program. 2011 New Orleans 4-50 2012 New Orleans 17-27 2013 New Orleans 0-5 Shippensburg (PA) - 11 years 337-235-2 .589 New Orleans - 4 years (155 games) 34-121 .219 Overall (15 years - 729 games) 371-356-2 .510 COMING IN 2014 - RENOVATED MAESTRI FIELD During the 2013 calendar year, Maestri Field at Privateer Park will undergo a renovation with an estimated completion date of January 1, 2014.

Once complete, Maestri Field will feature a new grandstand with chair back seating for 600 spectators, along with a new conces sion area that will be housed at the grandstand’s base. Also an elevator will provide access to the new press box that will feature not only areas for the media and game operations staff, but also a suite with a bathroom and a wet bar.

The grandstand project is the final phase of the renovation project. The most recent phase was finished in 2011, which saw a newly renovated clubhouse complete with new lockers, meeting rooms and a coaches suite. The clubhouse is located behind the third base stands.

UNO is tentatively slated to open the ballpark with a game against LSU on Feb. 15, 2014.

The Last Time for a Privateer... GENERAL NOTES 2 HR in a Game: Stefan Farrell vs Delta State, Apr. 15, 2012 3 HR in a Game: Jay Yaconetti vs. New Mexico State, Apr. 17, 2004 LONE INDEPENDENT IN ‘13, GOING SOUTHLAND IN ‘14 Hit a Grand Slam: Cameron Wheeless vs Nicholls, Mar. 13, 2012 Hit Inside Park HR: Nick Schwaner vs UL Monroe, Mar. 20, 2010 • In 2013, UNO is the lone NCAA Division I Independent. Hit Back-to-Back HR: Zach Pohto/Nolan Church vs North Florida, May 21, 2011 • In August 2012, UNO announced it would join the Southland Lead Off HR: Ryan Eden at Tulane, May 6, 2008 Conference in 2013-14. Pinch Hit HR: Alan Harris vs. Florida Atlantic, May 4, 2008 • UNO will be one of four new members during the 2013-14 Hit for Cycle: Nolan Church at Tulane, Mar. 23, 2010) academic year, joining Houston Baptist (Great West), Abilene 6+ RBIs in a Game: Nick Schwaner vs Brown (Mar. 30, 2010 Christian (Div II Lonestar) and Incarnate Word (Div II Lones- 5+ Hits in a Game: Joey Butler vs. South Alabama, March 22, 2008 tar). 5+ Runs in a Game: Nick Schwaner vs. FIU, April 18, 2008 • The men’s tennis team at UNO is already an affiliate mem- Stole 3+ Bases in a Game: Dan Perkins at LSU-A (Feb. 25, 2012) Stole Home (Non- Steal): T.J. Baxter vs Southern, May 1, 2008 ber of the Southland in 2012-13. 10+ : 10 - Nolan Church vs Tulane, Mar. 23, 2010 • Other University of System (ULS) institutions in Threw No-Hitter: Tom Lipari (W) 3-0 vs. So. Miss. Mar. 10, 2001 the league include McNeese State, Nicholls State, North- Threw a Shutout: western State and Southeastern Louisiana. Threw 9-Inning Complete Game: Jake Fabre vs Delta State, Apr. 15, 2012 • In baseball, UNO will get 30 conference games (15 home, Threw a One-Hitter: N/A 15 away) in 2014. The Privateers will play 10 of 13 other Threw a Two-Hitter: Mark Stander vs. South Alabama (Apr. 7, 2002) schools that compete in baseball and will be fully eligible for Threw a Combined One Hitter: Thomas Diamond (5), Matt Crockett (2), Justin the 2014 tournament. Garcia (1), Grant Birely (1) vs. Loyola, Mar. 21, 2004 Threw a Combined Two Hitter: Jeff Stander/Jared Bahnsen/Feb. 17, 2002 Threw a Perfect Game: Joe Housey (7 inn.) vs. SELU April 19, 1980 OUT FOR SEASON Had 12+ Strikeouts: 12 - Bryan Cryer vs. Florida Atlantic, May 2, 2008 • UNO pitchers Christian Cale and Cameron Glendinning are Had 15+ Strikeouts: 17---Thomas Diamond vs. Ark.State, Mar. 26, 2004 out for the season following Tommy John surgery. • UNO James Boddicker is sitting out the season The Last Time UNO... with a rib injury. Was Shutout: at North Alabama (0-5, Apr. 21, 2012) Swept a Three-Game Series: Tougaloo (Apr. 27-28, 2012) STUDENT ASST. BONURA FOLLOWS IN FATHER’S Swept a Three-Game Conference Series: at Arkansas-Little Rock (May 9-11, FOOTSTEPS 2008) • Student assistant Kal Bonura is in his second year on the Swept a Doubleheader: at LSU-Alexandria (Feb. 25, 2012) Swept a Conference Doubleheader: vs. South Alabama (April 7, 2007) staff following two seasons as a player in which he appeared Was Swept in a Three-Game Series: vs Southeast Missouri (Feb. 15-17, 2013) in 10 games. Was Swept in a Three-Game Conference Series: at North Alabama (Apr. 21-22, • An injury brought an early end to Bonura’s tenure as a stu- 2012) * dent-athlete. Was Swept at Home in a Three-Game Series: vs Southeast Missouri (Feb. 15-17, • Kal joins his father in serving as both a coach and player. 2013) Kenny Bonura was a member of the 1984 UNO College Was Swept in a Doubleheader: vs West Alabama (Apr. 6-7, 2012) Worid Series Was Swept in a Conference Doubleheader: at North Alabama (Apr. 21, 2012) * team and also served as an assistant coach under former Scored 15 Runs in a Game: 15 at ULM (Mar. 21, 2010) Scored 20 Runs in a Game: 26 at Arkansas State (April 27, 2008) head man Randy Bush. Allowed 15 Runs in a Game: 15 vs Nicholls (Mar. 10, 2012) Allowed 20 Runs in a Game: 25 at Dallas Baptist (Mar. 3, 2011) Allowed 30 Runs in a Game: 31 vs. St John’s (Feb. 21, 2010) - only time in school history Turned a Triple Play: vs. Southeastern La., Feb. 14, 1995 * UNO played a schedule in 2012 Superlatives PRIVATEER BASEBALL FAMILY TIES • Trevor McCarthy's dad Rick played on the UNO baseball MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Total team from 1974-75 before being drafted by the Baltimore Ori- Chaz Boyer 2 - - - 2 oles. Morgan Barger 1 - - - 1 • Daniel Martinez is a third-generation UNO student. His Zach Liberto 1 - - - 1 brother J.P. Martinez was a at UNO, drafted in the Zacary Hawkins 1 - - - 1 ninth round of the 2004 MLB Draft by the . Dan Perkins 1 - - - 1 His brother-in-law Joe Pietro was an outfielder for UNO, Seth Laigast 1 - - - 1 drafted in the 2004 MLB Draft by the Florida Marlins. His Andre Damiens - 1 - - 1 brother Will and both parents, Matt and Ellen attended UNO Brian Dixon - 1 - - 1 while his grandfather Arthur Hebert played at one of the first TEAM 7 2 - - 9 UNO club baseball teams, before the establishment of inter- collegiate athletics. MULTIPLE RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Total • Zach Pohto's uncle Greg Battistella was a UNO baseball let- Seth Laigast 1 - - - 1 terwinner and now coaches at nearby Holy Cross. Pohto con- TEAM 1 - - - 1 tinues a long line of relatives that attended UNO. His dad, Jamie played at Nicholls State. HITTING STREAKS Longest Current Chaz Boyer 3 1 MISCELLANEOUS FACTS ABOUT THE PRIVATEERS Reese Kanter 2 2 • Stone Speer's father Oscar Speer was a placekicker for Zach Liberto 2 - Louisiana-Lafayette before playing professional with the Dal- Zacary Hawkins 2 - las Cowboys. His brother, Colt Colletti was a running back for Zach Pohto 2 - Nicholls State before becoming a member of the New Orleans Jonathan Coco 2 2 Saints. Oscar, Colt and Stone played for legendary John Cur- Seth Laigast 2 - tis High School football coach J.T. Curtis. Stone's younger Brian Dixon 1 - brother Hunter Speer signed with UNO in the fall and will Trevor McCarthy 1 - begin competing for the Privateers in 2014. Morgan Barger 1 - • Christian Cale's brother Jason Navarro played baseball at Andre Damiens 1 - Tulane from 1995-97, posting a 23-2 record and earning first- Dan Perkins 1 1 team All-American honors his senior year before 10 years in the minors and induction into the Tulane Hall of Fame in 2003

SONS OF MAJOR LEAGUERS • James Boddicker's dad Mike played in the Major Leagues for 14 seasons, posting 134 wins and 116 losses with a 3.80 ERA and 1,330 strikeouts. Mike's career included time with the Ori- oles (1980-88), Red Sox (1988-90), Royals (1991-92) and Brewers (1993). Boddicker was a World Series champion with the Orioles in 1983 during a season in which he was named ALCS MVP. Boddicker was a 1984 All-Star and earned the Gold Glove in 1990. • Cameron Keener's father Jeff was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1981 MLB Draft. Jeff ap- peared in 23 games for the Cardinals during the course of the 1982 and 1983 seasons, known for his unusual submarine de- liver with which he delivered pitches with a sidearm/underarm motion, rather than over the shoulder. • Class of 2013 signee Zach Reboulet's father Jeff played in the big leagues for 12 years after finishing his college career at LSU. His career included stints with the Twins (1992-96), Orioles (1997-99), Royals (2000), Dodgers (2001-02) and Pi- rates (2003). EARLY SIGNINGS - CLASS OF 2013 WHO IS RON MAESTRI? - UNO’S FIELD NAMESAKE • UNO signed nine student-athletes during the fall, including five • Ron Maestri, a native of Highland Park, Ill., served the University from the greater New Orleans metropolitan area, three additional of New Orleans as both a baseball coach (1972-85) and athletic players from around the state of Louisiana and an incoming stu- director (1979-2000). dent-athlete from Dayton, Ohio. • A member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Greater New Orleans and Louisiana Sports Hall of UNO Early Signings Fames, Maestri led UNO to a record of 518-247-1 (.677). Payton Caddou, E.D. White, RHP • The Privateers never had a losing season during his tenure and Sam Capilano, Holy Cross, INF qualified nine times for NCAA tournaments. Brandon Herrera, Holy Cross, UTL/RHP • His 1974 team finished second in the nation at the Div II College Dylan Manichia, Fontainebleau, INF/RHP World Series and became the first Louisiana school to reach the Chase Martin, Central Private, RHP Division One College World Series in 1984, finishing fifth. Connor McWilliams, Archbishop Rummel, RHP • He was the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 1979. The Hunter Medine, Ascension Catholic, LHP/OF award is now named after him. Zach Reboulet, Archbishop Alter (Ohio), SS • As Athletic Director, Maestri hired the likes of Benny Dees, Tim Hunter Speer, John Curtis, RHP Floyd, Joey Favaloro, Tic Price, Randy Bush, and Tom Schwaner. In 2002, Privateer Park was officially renamed Ron Maestri Field. TOGETHER AGAIN - FORMER TEAMMATES REUNITE • Maestri now works with the New Orleans Zephyrs as their Exec- • There are several pairs and trios of current Privateers who have utive Director and Chief Operating Officer. played together previous, highlighted by a trio of current UNO players that prepped at Holy Cross or attented junior college to- PRIVATEER PAIR SELECTED TO ABCA HALL OF FAME gether at Delgado CC. • Earlier this year, the American Baseball Coaches Association • Holy Cross is located roughly three miles from campus with (ABCA) Hall of Fame announced it would induct former New Or- head coach Greg Batistella - a UNO alum- directing the ballclub leans Privateer baseball players Paul Mainieri and Augie Schmidt while athletic director Mike Bujol spent over 20 years as a UNO in 2014. athletic administrator. • Mainieri currently serves as the head baseball coach at LSU • Delgado Community College is the largest community college in while Schmidt begins his 26th season at Carthage next month. the state of Louisiana. • Both played under legendary UNO head baseball coach and 1991 ABCA Hall of Fame inductee Ron Maestri. Holy Cross - Jordan Fontenelle, Shayne LeRouge, Blake Prest • A on the UNO baseball team from 1978-79, John Curtis - Christian Cale Stone Speer Mainieri earned All-Sun Belt Conference recognition on a 1979 Mandeville - Tim Broussard, Zach Liberto squad that included Randy Bush and Mike Quade. Both Privateer Northlake Christian - Zacary Hawkins, Seth Laigast teams featuring Mainieri won Sun Belt Conference championships Pope John Paul - Andre Damiens, Zach Pohto with the 1979 squad reaching the NCAA Division I South Re- Shaw - Kyle Blancaneaux, Jonathan Coco gional. • The 1982 Golden Spikes Award winner as the top amateur base- Delgado CC - Kyle Blancaneaux, Shayne LeRouge, Stone Speer ball player in the country, Schmidt appeared in 190 games from Olney CC (Ohio) - Cameron Keener, Trevor McCarthy 1980 through 1982. The shortstop belted 30 home runs while scoring 184 runs and tallying 162 RBIs during his time at UNO. PRIVATEERS IN THE MAJORS • UNO has put 11 different players into the Major Leagues, most NEXT TIME ON THE FIELD recently Kansas City Royals’ second baseman Johnny Giavotella. Giavotella worked out with the team briefly in January before TULANE heading off to make his final preparations for spring training. • UNO will visit face Tulane on Wednesday, Feb. 27 for the first of • Other recent UNO connections to the big leagues included Mike four games between the two schools. Quade, who served for over a season as manager of the Chicago • Tulane leads the all-time against UNO 74-57. Cubs from Aug. 23, 2010 through the end of the 2011 season. • This year - the teams will play four games at Turchin Stadium before plans to resume the series with an annual three-game se- A List of Major League Privateers ries. It is anticipated that UNO will host two of three games at the P Jim Bullinger - Chicago NL (1992-96), Montreal (1997), Seattle renovated Maestri Field in 2014. (1998) • Of the two New Orleans schools, UNO is the only one to reach OF/DH Randy Bush - Minnesota (1982-1993) the NCAA tournament since 2007, making back-to-back appear- P Thomas Diamond - (2010) ances in 2007 and 2008. P Roger Erickson - Minnesota (1978-82), N.Y Yankees (1982-83) • Prior to the uncertainty of the athletic department in 2011 (when 2B Johnny Giavotella - Kansas City (2011-Present) Tulane won all three games vs UNO)... the Privateers had led the OF Mark Higgins - Cleveland (1989) series 7-5 between 2007 and 2010, including a First NBC Bank P Eric Rasmussen - St. Louis (1975-78, 82-83), San Diego (1978- Cup series win in 2010. 82), Kansas City (1983) P Joe Slusarski - Oakland (1991- 93),Milwaukee (1995), Houston (1999-2000), Atlanta (2001), Houston (2001) OF - Los Angeles (1990) P Wally Whitehurst - N.Y. Mets (1989-92), San Diego (1993-94), N.Y. Yankees (1996) INF Ted Wood - San Fransisco (1991-93) University of New Orleans 2013 Baseball Roster

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Class B/T Hometown/High School (Previous College) 1 Tim Broussard OF/P 6-0 210 Fr. R/R Mandeville, La/Mandeville 3 Trevor McCarthy INF 5-11 155 Jr. R/R Victoria, Ill./ROWVA (Olney Central College) 4 Zach Liberto INF 5-8 190 R-So. L/R Mandeville, La./Mandeville (Faulkner State CC) 6 Shayne LeRouge C 6-2 195 So. R/R New Orleans, La/Holy Cross 7 Daniel Martinez RHP 6-0 205 Fr. R/R Metairie, La/Newman 8 Reese Kanter OF 6-0 200 Jr. L/R Phoenix, Ariz./Horizon (Glendale CC) 9 Kyle Blancaneaux RHP 5-10 170 R-Sr. R/R Terrytown, La./Shaw (Delgado CC) 10 Stone Speer LHP 5-11 195 Sr. L/L River Ridge, La./John Curtis (Delgado) 11 Jordan Nelson RHP 6-0 190 Sr. R/R Marrero, La./Fisher (Louisiana College) 12 Zacary Hawkins 1B/LHP 6-0 195 Jr. L/L Covington,La/Northlake Christian (LSU-Eunice) 13 Jordan Fontenelle RHP 5-10 170 Fr. R/R River Ridge, La./Holy Cross (Delgado CC) 15 Blake Prest RHP 6-1 220 Fr. R/R Belle Chasse, La./Holy Cross 17 Nicholas Schiro RHP 6-0 170 Fr. R/R New Orleans,La./Jesuit 18 Alex Smith RHP 6-0 160 So. R/R Violet, La./Chalmette 19 Zach Pohto INF 5-9 195 Sr. R/R Slidell, La./Pope John Paul (Northeast Texas CC) 20 Joshua Fountain RHP 6-0 210 Jr. R/R Spring, Texas/St. Pius X 22 Darron McKigney RHP 6-4 190 Jr. R/R Springfield, La./Springfield (SW Miss. CC) 23 Christian Cale RHP 6-5 215 Jr. R/R River Ridge, La./John Curtis (Northeast Miss. CC) 24 Tyler Hughes C 5-10 200 R-Jr. R/R Bay St. Louis, Miss./St. Stanislaus (Ole Miss) 25 Stephen Potter LHP/OF 6-0 190 Fr. L/L Gray, La./Central Lafourche 26 Cameron Keener C 6-0 195 Jr. R/R Murphysboro, Ill./Murpysboro (Olney Central College) 27 Morgan Barger OF 6-4 205 Jr. L/R Lewistown, Pa/Indian Valley HS (Cecil CC) 28 Raymond Winter RHP 6-3 215 Jr. R/R Metairie, La/Brother Martin (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 29 Garrett Manning RHP 6-1 200 Sr. R/R Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny (North Iowa Area CC) 30 Cameron Glendinning RHP 6-0 205 Sr. R/R Perth, Australia/St. Stephen's School (Western Texas College) 31 Dan Perkins OF/RHP 5-10 175 R-Sr. R/R Hudson, Ohio/Hudson (Grove City College/Cleveland State) 32 Andre Damiens OF/RHP 6-0 195 R-So. S/R Slidell, La./Pope John Paul 33 Andrew Shirley RHP 5-8 165 Fr. R/R Walker, La./Walker 34 Seth Laigast INF 5-10 175 So. R/R Madisonville, La./Northlake Christian 36 Chaz Boyer OF 5-10 175 Fr. L/L Carencro, La./Lafayette 38 Brian Dixon C 6-1 190 Jr. R/R Buffalo, NY/St. Joseph’s (Monroe CC) 42 James Boddicker INF 5-10 190 Jr. R/R Overland Park, Kan./St Thomas Aquinas (Scottsdale CC) 44 Jonathan Coco INF 6-1 195 So. R/R Marrero, La./Shaw

Privateer Baseball Staff Head Coach #40 Bruce Peddie (Mansfield, 1987) Assistant Coaches #5 Justin Garcia, third season at UNO In-Game #16 James Jurries, first season at UNO 1B Coach - Kal Bonura Student Assistant #2 Kal Bonura 3B Coach - James Jurries Field Coordinator: Jason Vellion Meeting at Mound - Justin Garcia Athletic Trainer: Jordan Blough Pitching Change - Bruce Peddie

Pronunciation Guide Kyle Blancaneaux – “Blank-eh-no” Jordan Blough – “Bl-owww” (like ‘oww!’) Cameron Glendinning – “Glen-den-ing” Seth Laigast – “La-gus” Shayne LeRouge – “Shane Luh-Rouge” Darron McKigney – “Mc-Gig-Knee” Zach Pohto – “Poe-toe” Nicholas Schiro – “Skeer-Oh” The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for New Orleans (as of Feb 19, 2013) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 0-5 Home: 0-3 Away: 0-2 Conference: 0-0

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Zach Liberto . 3 7 5 3-3 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 . 3 7 5 3 0 4 0 . 5 4 5 0 0 0-1 2 8 2 . 8 3 3 Chaz Boyer . 3 0 0 5-5 20 2 6 0 1 1 1 11 . 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 . 3 0 0 0 0 4-6 12 0 0 1.000 Dan Perkins . 3 0 0 3-3 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 . 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 . 3 6 4 0 0 0-0 4 0 1 . 8 0 0 Zach Pohto . 2 2 2 3-3 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 . 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 . 3 0 0 0 1 1-2 6 7 1 . 9 2 9 Seth Laigast . 2 1 4 4-4 14 2 3 1 0 1 2 7 . 5 0 0 1 1 5 0 . 3 1 3 0 0 0-0 2 11 2 . 8 6 7 Brian Dixon . 1 8 8 4-4 16 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 . 2 5 0 0 0 6 0 . 1 8 8 0 0 0-0 21 5 1 . 9 6 3 Zacary Hawkins . 1 5 8 5-5 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 4 . 2 1 1 1 0 4 0 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 46 3 0 1.000 Morgan Barger . 1 3 3 4-4 15 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 . 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 . 1 3 3 0 0 0-0 9 0 0 1.000 Trevor McCarthy . 1 1 1 3-3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 . 2 7 3 0 0 1-1 5 4 0 1.000 ------Andre Damiens . 5 0 0 2-2 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 . 6 6 7 0 0 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 1.000 Reese Kanter . 2 8 6 3-3 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 . 2 8 6 4 1 1 0 . 5 8 3 0 0 1-1 3 0 0 1.000 Jonathan Coco . 2 8 6 2-2 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 5 . 7 1 4 1 0 1 0 . 3 7 5 0 0 0-0 2 3 0 1.000 Stephen Potter . 0 0 0 2-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Tyler Hughes . 0 0 0 1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 4 1 . 8 3 3 Cameron Keener . 0 0 0 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 3 1 1 . 8 0 0 Tim Broussard . 0 0 0 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 Totals . 2 1 3 5 155 7 33 7 1 3 7 51 . 3 2 9 12 5 41 1 . 2 9 1 0 1 7-11 123 52 11 . 9 4 1 Opponents . 2 7 1 5 166 41 45 12 1 8 36 83 . 5 0 0 33 7 25 0 . 4 1 3 0 2 8-9 129 47 5 . 9 7 2

LOB - Team (37), Opp (44). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (5).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Blake Prest 2 . 1 6 0-1 2 1 0 0/0 0 8.1 8 2 2 3 2 4 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Fontenelle 3 . 6 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 5.0 3 3 2 4 4 1 0 0 . 1 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 Stone Speer 4 . 5 0 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 6.0 5 3 3 1 7 1 1 1 . 2 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 Alex Smith 6 . 4 3 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 7.0 3 5 5 3 8 1 0 2 . 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 ------Raymond Winter 0 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Jordan Nelson 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garrett Manning 8 . 3 1 0-1 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 3 6 4 7 2 1 0 0 . 1 5 8 3 2 0 0 0 Nicholas Schiro 12.00 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 5 4 4 9 0 1 0 1 . 3 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 Kyle Blancaneaux 27.00 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 1.2 6 5 5 3 0 1 0 2 . 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Daniel Martinez 30.38 0-1 2 1 0 0/0 0 2.2 10 9 9 3 2 2 0 1 . 5 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 7 . 4 6 0-5 5 5 0 0/0 0 41.0 45 41 34 33 25 12 1 8 . 2 7 1 10 7 0 0 2 Opponents 1 . 4 7 5-0 5 5 1 2/2 2 43.0 33 7 7 12 41 7 1 3 . 2 1 3 0 5 0 0 1

SBA/ATT - B. Dixon (7-8), B. Prest (3-3), J. Fontenell (3-3), S. Speer (1-2), R. Winter (1-1), C. Keener (1-1). The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for New Orleans (as of Feb 19, 2013) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct)

Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci Zacary Hawkins 49 46 3 0 1.000 5 0 0 - - - 0 0 Chaz Boyer 12 12 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Trevor McCarthy 9 5 4 0 1.000 2 0 0 - - - 0 0 Morgan Barger 9 9 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Jonathan Coco 5 2 3 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Reese Kanter 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Tim Broussard 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Alex Smith 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Andre Damiens 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Jordan Fontenelle 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 Raymond Winter 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 Daniel Martinez 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Kyle Blancaneaux 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Nicholas Schiro 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Brian Dixon 27 21 5 1 . 9 6 3 0 7 1 . 8 7 5 0 0 Zach Pohto 14 6 7 1 . 9 2 9 2 0 0 - - - 0 0 Seth Laigast 15 2 11 2 . 8 6 7 2 0 0 - - - 0 0 Zach Liberto 12 2 8 2 . 8 3 3 2 0 0 - - - 0 0 Tyler Hughes 6 1 4 1 . 8 3 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Cameron Keener 5 3 1 1 . 8 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 Dan Perkins 5 4 0 1 . 8 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Stone Speer 2 0 1 1 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 Blake Prest 1 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 Jordan Nelson 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Garrett Manning 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Stephen Potter 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Totals 186 123 52 11 . 9 4 1 5 8 1 . 8 8 9 0 0 Opponents 181 129 47 5 . 9 7 2 5 7 4 . 6 3 6 0 0

Hitting minimums - 3 Games 50% of Games 3 AB 1.5 AB/Game 3 TPA 1.5 TPA/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 5 IP