2004 Blue Raider Baseball

GENERAL INFORMATION Location ...... Murfreesboro, Tenn. Enrollment ...... 21,744 Founded ...... 1911 Nickname ...... Blue Raiders Colors ...... Royal Blue and White President ...... Dr. Sidney A. McPhee Athletic Director ...... Boots Donnelly Athletic Director Phone ...... 615/898-2452 Sr. Woman’s Administrator . . . . Diane Turnham Athletics Phone ...... 615/898-2450 Website ...... GoBlueRaiders.com Conference ...... Sun Belt Home Field ...... Reese Smith Field (2,600) Dimensions ...... 330 - LF/RF, 365 - Alleys, 390 - Center Press Box Phone ...... 615/898-2117 Ticket Office Phone ...... 615/898-5260

MEDIA RELATIONS 2004 BASEBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS Director ...... Mark Owens This is Blue Raider Baseball ...... 2-5 2003 Miscellaneous ...... 61 Assistant ...... Denise Gideon 2004 Roster ...... 6 2003 Sun Belt Statistics ...... 62-64 Assistant/Baseball Contact . . . . Jo Jo Freeman Blue Raider Baseball History ...... 7 Blue Raider Opponents ...... 65-70 Freeman’s E-mail ...... [email protected] Opponent Directory ...... 8 2004 Opponents ...... 66-68 Freeman’s Office Phone ...... 615/898-5270 Travel Headquarters ...... 8 2004 Sun Belt Composite Schedule . . . .69-70 Freeman’s Home Phone ...... 615/631-9522 Middle Tennessee ...... 9-26 Blue Raider History ...... 71-95 Media Relations Fax ...... 615/898-5626 The University ...... 10-11 Yearly Leaders ...... 72-75 Mailing Address ...... MTSU Box 20 President Sidney McPhee ...... 12 Year-by-Year Results ...... 76-82 ...... Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Athletic Director Boots Donnelly ...... 13 Middle Tennessee Versus ...... 82 Overnight Address . . . . . 1500 Greenland Drive Reese Smith Field ...... 14 Year-by-Year Coaching Records ...... 83 ...... Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse ...... 15 Conference Titles/NCAA Appearances . . . . 83 Athletic Facilities ...... 16-17 All-Time Coaching Records ...... 83 COACHING STAFF Strength & Conditioning ...... 18 Big Stick Award ...... 83 Head Coach ...... Steve Peterson Training Room ...... 19 Career/Season Records ...... 84-89 Alma Mater/Year ...... Jacksonville State/1973 Sun Belt Conference ...... 20 Single-Game/Team Records ...... 87 Record at MT ...... 502-404-2 (16 years) Academic Center ...... 21 Blue Raider Professionals ...... 90-91 Career Record ...... 655-500-2 (22 years) The Midstate Area ...... 22 All-Americans ...... 92 Baseball Secretary ...... Pat Fones Murfreesboro ...... 23 Honors/Awards ...... 93 Baseball E-mail ...... [email protected] Dining Facilites ...... 24 NCAA Tournament ...... 94-95 Baseball Office Phone ...... 615/898-2961 Scarlett Commons ...... 25 GoBlueRaiders.com/Primary Media ...... 96 Baseball Office Fax ...... 615/904-8285 Blue Raider Traditions ...... 26 CREDITS Associate Head Coach ...... Jim McGuire Coaches & Players ...... 27-55 The 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Media Guide is a pro- Assistant Coach ...... Kevin Erminio Head Coach Steve Peterson ...... 28-30 duction of the Middle Tennessee Athletic Media Relations Assistant Coach ...... Andy Haines Associate Head Coach Jim McGuire . . . . . 31 Department. The guide was written and designed by As- Athletic Trainer ...... Marc Ford Assistant Coach Kevin Erminio ...... 32 sistant Media Relations Director Jo Jo Freeman, and Bra- Assistant Coach Andy Haines ...... 33 dley Lambert. Printing provided by Franklin Graphics in TEAM INFORMATION Baseball Support Staff ...... 33 Nashville, Tenn. Thanks to Jack Ross and Ken Robinson 2003 Overall Record ...... 33-27 2004 Preview ...... 34-37 at Middle Tennessee Photographic Services, and Middle 2003 Sun Belt Record/Finish ...... 10-13/6th Tennessee Publications and Graphics. Also special Blue Raider Veterans ...... 38-52 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 22/5 Blue Raider Newcomers/Redshirts . . . .53-55 thanks for photography to Lambert, Deste Lee, Brian Loden, Kara Kay Mathews, Chris Felker, John Rowland, Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/1 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Camps ...... 56 Glen Clark and Craig Jackson. Research and editing as- Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 8/2 2003 Review ...... 57-64 sistance provided by Chris Felker, Michael Gillespie and 2003 Notes/Stats ...... 58-59 Greg Lamb. Covers designed by David Lowry, DGL Grafix, Middle Tennessee State University is an equal op- 2003 Results ...... 60 in Nashville, Tenn. portunity, non-racially identifiable, educational insti- tution that does not disciminate against individuals MISSION STATEMENT with disabilities. SP018-0104. Additional copies of The Middle Tennessee athletic program is committed to quality athletics that bring the campus community the 2004 Baseball Guide may be purchased for $8 together and promote a sense of pride and tradition in academic and athletic excellence. These programs also each. Questions, comments and corrections should bring the University regional and national recognition and provide a link between the University, its alumni, be directed to Jo Jo Freeman at 615/898-5270. and the community at large. They give students, faculty and alumni opportunities for innovative public service activities that better the community. Athletics uses financial and physical resources to maintain and develop sports programs to accomplish the mission of the University.

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 1 2 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 3 4 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 5 2004 Roster Breakdown No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. B/T Hometown/High School (Last School) 1 Jeff Beachum IF 6-0 186 SO-1L R/R Cordova, Tenn./Cordova HS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 3 Matt Campbell IF 5-11 168 FR-RS R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS 7 Chuck Akers OF 4 Nate Jaggers IF 5-11 169 JR-2L R/R Louisville, Ky./Pleasure Ridge Park HS 36 Josh Anderson LHP 5 Chase Eakes OF 5-10 199 SO-1L R/R Old Hickory, Tenn./Goodpasture HS 10 Josh Archer 1B 6 Clif Thomas OF 6-4 204 JR-1L L/R Overland Park, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Florida CC) 49 Ryan Armstrong IF 7 Chuck Akers OF 5-11 180 SR-3L R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland HS 1 Jeff Beachum IF 8 Eric McNamee IF 5-10 160 JR-TR R/R Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan HS (Columbia State CC) 27 Eric Blevins RHP 9 Brett Carroll IF 6-1 184 JR-2L R/R Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden HS 29 Danny Borne LHP 10 Josh Archer 1B 6-4 229 JR-2L R/R Paris, Tenn./Henry County HS 3 Matt Campbell IF 11 Marcus Taylor OF 6-0 201 SO-1L L/R Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay HS 9 Brett Carroll IF 12 Troy Harp C 5-11 184 SR-3L R/R Louisville, Ky./Pleasure Ridge Park HS 31 BJ Church RHP 14 Michael McKenry C 5-9 190 FR-HS R/R Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS 51 Drew Cook RHP 15 Adam Warren OF 6-2 172 FR-HS R/R Jackson, Tenn./Univ. School of Jackson 42 Tyler Copeland LHP 16 Chase Swing P 6-4 214 JR-2L R/R Shelbyville, Tenn./Shelbyville HS 33 Ryan Darnell 1B 17 Derek Phillips C 6-0 225 SR-3L L/R Knoxville, Tenn./Halls HS 40 Tommy Decker C 21 Jeff Kasser P 6-1 178 SO-1L R/R Germantown, Tenn./Germantown HS 5 Chase Eakes OF 22 Steve Kline P 6-3 217 r-JR-2L R/L Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland HS 12 Troy Harp C 23 John Williams P 6-4 190 SR-3L L/L Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland HS 30 Travis Horschel RHP 24 Shane Kemp OF 6-0 181 SR-1L R/R Paris, Tenn./Henry County HS (Columbia State CC) 35 Shay Horseman LHP 27 Eric Blevins P 6-1 185 JR-TR R/R Bluff City, Tenn/Sullivan East HS (Walters State CC) 4 Nate Jaggers IF 28 Chris Mobley P 5-11 171 JR-2L R/R Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett HS 21 Jeff Kasser RHP 29 Danny Borne P 6-4 202 JR-2L L/L Lewisburg, Tenn./Marshall County HS 44 Jimmy Kelly 1B/LHP 30 Travis Horschel P 6-4 201 r-JR-2L R/R Smyrna, Tenn./Tennessee Tech 24 Shane Kemp OF 31 BJ Church P 6-2 215 SO-1L R/R Hixson, Tenn./Soddy Daisy HS 50 Wayne Kendrick IF 32 Matt Scott P 6-6 258 FR-RS R/R Smyrna, Tenn./LaVergne HS 22 Steve Kline LHP 33 Ryan Darnell IF 6-2 207 SR-1L R/R Hendersonville, Tenn./Hendersonville HS (Vol. State CC) 37 Chris LeGuenec OF 34 Robert Toline OF 6-4 190 r-SO-SQ L/R Cookeville, Tenn./Tennessee Tech 14 Michael McKenry C 35 Shay Horseman P 6-3 202 SO-1L L/L Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County HS 8 Eric McNamee IF 36 Josh Anderson P 6-4 204 FR-RS L/L Rockvale, Tenn./Eagleville HS 47 Michael McSweeney IF 37 Chris LeGuenec OF 6-0 204 JR-2L R/R Jackson, Tenn./Jackson Central-Merry HS 28 Chris Mobley RHP 40 Tommy Decker C 6-2 200 FR-RS R/R Hendersonville, Tenn./Hendersonville HS 48 Luke Parham OF 41 Brad Todd IF 6-4 205 FR-RS R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland HS 46 David Patterson OF 42 Tyler Copeland P 6-2 180 FR-RS L/L Lawrenceburg, Tenn./Lawrence County HS 17 Derek Phillips C 44 Jimmy Kelly P/1B 6-2 190 FR-HS L/L Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS 45 Andy Roadarmel C 45 Andy Roadarmel C 5-10 191 JR-SQ R/R Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Mt. Juliet HS (Lindsey Wilson College) 32 Matt Scott RHP 46 David Patterson OF 6-0 176 FR-HS R/R Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech HS 16 Chase Swing RHP 47 Michael McSweeney IF 5-11 164 FR-HS R/R Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville HS 11 Marcus Taylor OF 48 Luke Parham OF 6-3 180 SO-TR R/R Shelbyville, Tenn./Shelbyville HS (UT Martin) 6 Clif Thomas OF 49 Ryan Armstrong IF 6-1 176 SO-TR R/R Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Mt. Juliet HS (Cumberland University) 41 Brad Todd IF 50 Wayne Kendrick IF 5-5 134 FR-HS R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS 34 Robert Toline OF 51 Drew Cook P 6-2 175 FR-HS R/R Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville HS 15 Adam Warren OF 23 John Williams LHP COACHING STAFF MANAGERS 25 Steve Peterson Head Coach Travis Lawson 26 Jim McGuire Associate Head Coach Matt Hall 20 Kevin Erminio Assistant Coach Justin Martin 19 Andy Haines Assistant Coach Tyler Walters 38 Tim Crunk Student Assistant Patrick Bingham Chris Roberts

SQUAD BREAKDOWN BY STATE BY CLASS Alabama ...... 1 Freshmen ...... 13 ...... Trussville (1) ...... Anderson, Campbell, Cook, Copeland Kansas ...... 1 ...... Decker, Kelly, Kendrick, McKenry ...... Overland Park (1) ...... McSweeney, Patterson, Scott, Todd, Warren Kentucky ...... 3 Sophomores ...... 9 ...... Lexington (1), Louisville (2) ...... Armstrong, Beachum, Church, Eakes Tennessee ...... 36 ...... Horseman, Kasser, Parham, Taylor, Toline ...... Bluff City (1), Clinton (1), Cookeville (2), Cordova (1) Juniors ...... 13 ...... Germantown (1), Hendersonville (3), Hixson (1), Jackson (2) ...... Archer, Blevins, Borne, Carroll ...... Kingsport (1), Knoxville (4), Lawrenceburg (1), Lewisburg (1) ...... Horschel, Jaggers, Kline, LeGuenec ...... Mt. Juliet (2), Murfreesboro (6), Nashville (1), Old Hickory (1) ...... McNamee, Mobley, Roadarmel, Swing, Thomas ...... Paris (2), Rockvale (1), Shelbyville (2), Smyrna (2) Seniors ...... 6 ...... Akers, Darnell, Harp, Kemp, Phillips, Williams

6 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Blue Raider Baseball History his players to assume Today’s players add to the tradition as well. responsibility for the up- Past players such as Jayhawk Owens, Jason keep for of the part of the Maxwell, Clay Snellgrove and Mudcat Brewer, field on which he played. just to name a few, have carved out places in the It was a common sight to Raider history books. see a player going to In fact, under Peterson, the Middle Tennessee practice carrying a baseball tradition has been raised to a new level. glove and a garden In his 16 years as the head coach, Peterson’s rake. teams have won seven regular-season OVC The building boom championships, seven OVC Tournament cham- of the 1950s moved pionships and advanced to NCAA play seven baseball once again, times. this time across the Since Middle Tennessee’s move to the Sun street to the wide open Belt Conference, its baseball history has become space east of the foot- even more expansive. In 2000, the year prior to ball stadium. Home plate the Blue Raiders joining the league, the SBC sent One of the first Middle Tennessee baseball teams was about 60 feet Louisiana-Lafayette all the way to the College deeper than it is now. World Series after putting four teams into the Although baseball has been a part of campus Again there were portable bleachers and no NCAA Regionals. The conference was ranked life since 1912, the current playing conditions fences. Some say that Dave Hall hit a drive off the the fifth best in the country during the 2000 have not always existed. Reese Smith Field, in football stadium from this distant point. season, and remainined one of the elite leagues fact, is the fourth campus location for the game. In 1971 Lefty Solomon became the first full-time in the country after Middle Tennessee joined the From 1912 through at least 1940, both football baseball coach at MT. He inherited a field that had ranks in 2001. and baseball were played in the open field south been pushed forward to its present location and The Blue Raiders were one of four Sun Belt of Jones Hall in the general vicinity of the old and had dugouts established. Each year thereafter teams to compete in an NCAA regional at the new science buildings. It was on this field that such the field saw improvements. Permanent bleach- conclusion of the season. One of those four, early stalwarts as Fred Sain, “Red” Floyd, “Putty” ers, a high backstop and outfield fences ap- Florida International, advanced to the Super Overall, Jess Neely, Kola Sharp, “Red” Owens, peared. Regional before being eliminated one step from Charlie Kerr, and Paul Turner played. It was Coach John Stanford, with advice from profes- Omaha. variously referred to as the Normal Field and the sional groundskeepers, became a self-taught The Blue Raiders also saw history made Teachers College Field. Portable bleachers scientist in diamond agronomy and landscaping. during the amazing 2001 season. Dewon Bra- were moved there each spring. There was a His student managers learned from him, and the zelton, who set the MT career and single season permanent chicken wire backstop but no outfield additional grooming by players continued. strikeout records, became the first Blue Raider to fences. In 1979, Reese Smith, a Nashville alumnus be selected in the first round of the Major League When the “new” science building was con- with two sons playing here, threw his efforts into Baseball amateur draft. He was chosen third structed, baseball contests were moved to their lighting the field and building the stadium that now overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. second home, northeast of Jones Hall. Home exists. It was an unusual effort both financially and With the Blue Raiders now on the national plate was located between Forrest Hall and the in construction, but the 1982 season opened with stage, there is no limit to the potential of the Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building and the left field the project complete. program. Each team is now charged with continu- line ran toward Kirksey Old Main. The left field Today’s Raiders continue the tradition set forth ing the legacy handed down by its predecessors. “fence” was a line of catalpa and elm trees about by their prede- 300 feet from home plate and this brought on all cessors. sorts of ground rules. Fundraising This field was also utilized as a practice field for and coaching football. A small storage house for equipment go hand-in- stood in deep centerfield. hand for current By the mid-thirties the athletic teams had ac- skipper Steve quired the nickname Blue Raiders, thus the field Peterson, who was referred to as Raider Field or the College spearheaded Field. It was on this field that coaches “Red” the fundraising Floyd, Nance Jordan, and Durwood Stowe efforts that re- performed. Bubber Murphy, Jay Bird Hamblen, sulted in the and Cromer Smotherman went to professional Stephen B. baseball from this field. Smith Club- In 1947 Coach Stowe initiated a practice which house and subsequent coaches followed, and it is now a training com- Middle Tennessee tradition. He required each of plex. The 2001 Blue Raiders celebrated the school’s first-ever Sun Belt baseball crown. 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 7 Opponents/Headquarters 2004 BLUE RAIDER OPPONENT DIRECTORY Arkansas-Little Rock Jacksonville State South Alabama TRAVEL HEADQUARTERS Baseball SID ...... 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8 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 9 The University Founded on September 11, 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is the oldest, larg- est and fastest-growing public university in cen- tral Tennessee. For the past seven years, Middle Tennessee has been the number one college choice of midstate high school valedic- torians and salutatorians in an independent sur- vey. The University has a long history of and commitment to educating middle Tennesse- ans. With a current enrollment of over 21,000 students, Middle Tennessee educates more people in this region than any other school. More than 90 percent of students are Tennes- see residents, and the majority remain in middle Tennessee after graduation. Of almost 70,000 alumni, approximately 77 percent live in Ten- nessee. The James E. Walker Library has nearly 2 million volumes and 250,000 square feet of Since its establishment, the University has space. changed considerably, growing from a 100- Middle Tennessee’s graduates are a Nobel Chair in Dyslexic Studies, the John C. Miller acre campus with 125 students and 19 faculty Laureate; a National Teacher of the Year; a Chair in Equine Reproductive Physiology, and members to a 500-acre campus with more U.S. Senator; U.S. Congress members; state the Mary E. Miller Chair in Equine Health. than 750 faculty members. legislators; scientists; artists; engineers; and MTSU is also the site of two Centers of A comprehensive university, Middle Ten- Grammy, Emmy, and Peabody award win- Excellence established by the Tennessee Gen- nessee offers more than 140 undergraduate ners. A May 2000 music graduate, Alysa Can- eral Assembly — the Center for Historic Pres- programs in its five academic colleges—Ba- non, holds the distinction of being the first Middle ervation and the Center for Popular Music. An- sic and Applied Sciences, Business, Educa- Tennessee student to participate in the Fulbright other boon to scholars is the Albert Gore Re- tion and Behavioral Science, Liberal Arts, and Scholar Program; she completed a year of search Center, a repository of manuscripts and Mass Communication — and some 65 gradu- research and study in Spain. Biology major other materials. ate programs, including doctoral degrees. Eric Freundt recently became the first Middle Middle Tennessee State University has Tennessee graduate to be admitted to the revised its comprehensive, institution-wide graduate program at the University of Oxford. Academic Master Plan to achieve three pri- Academic programs are enriched through mary objectives: attainment of notable academic the establishment of chairs dedicated to the sup- quality, development of a student-centered port of particular disciplines. Funded by gifts to learning environment, and establishment of part- the University Foundation, the Martin Chair of nerships with institutions and businesses. Insurance and the Weatherford Chair of Fi- Over $200 million in construction projects nance are administered through the Econom- have been completed on campus during the ics and Finance Department. Middle Tennes- past 10 years. The newest endeavor, the Paul see houses nine Chairs of Excellence, estab- W. Martin, Sr., Honors Building opened in Janu- lished with a combination of private, University ary 2004. and state funds, including: the Jennings A. A teachers college in its earliest days, Jones Chair in Free Enterprise, the Jennings Middle Tennessee continues to educate more and Rebecca Jones Chair in Urban and Re- teachers than any other school in Tennessee. gional Planning, the John Seigenthaler Chair in The University also has one of the largest re- First Amendment Studies, the Dr. Carl Adams cording industry programs in the nation; strong Chair in Health Care Services, the National programs in business, aerospace and HealthCare Chair in Nursing, the Robert E. and agriscience; and a nationally recognized Georgiana West Russell Chair in Manufactur- graduate program in public history. Among ing Excellence, the Katherine Davis Murfree

10 2004 Blue Raider Baseball The University University’s Top Ten List FAMOUS ALUMS Andy Adams (’68, ’71) 1. Number one choice of midstate valedictorians Founder of National HealthCare Corp. and salutatorians for seven straight years John Bragg (’40) 2. Middle Tennessee has become a destination of Former State Representative choice — 75 percent of last year’s freshman class James M. Buchanan, Ph.D. (’41) made the University their first choice 1986 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 3. Graduates excel at the highest levels and include George S. Clinton (’69) Composer and musician Nobel Prize winner James McGill Buchanan (’40) and Bart Dodson (’88) the late U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr. (’32) 8 Gold Medals in 1992 Paralympics 4. Blue Raiders compete in Division I-A in the Sun Pete Fisher (’87) Belt Conference for all sports Manages the Grand Ole Opry 5. More than 150 organizations for students, in- Rep. Bart Gordon (’71) cluding an active Greek system U.S. Congressman 6. Honors College — Tennessee’s first — provides a Albert Gore, Sr. (’32) Former U.S. Senator select academic atmosphere within the University Brian Oldfield (’71) 7. Economic impact on region is well over $250 Track and Field Olympian million; students spend an estimated $60 million in Billy Pittard (’78) local economy; a quarter of a million visitors gener- Designs film and TV credits; Emmy winner ate an additional $12 million Randy Wachtler (’82) 8. Nationally recognized programs in Aerospace, Owner of 615 Music Prod.; Emmy winner Recording Industry & Concrete Industry Management Terry Weeks (’72, ’74) 1988 National Teacher of the Year 9. Jennings A. Jones College of Business is one of Andy Womack (’70) largest in nation with 3,000 majors and approximately Former State Senator 400 students in the M.B.A. program Karla Winfrey (’82) 10. Safe, friendly environment and a diverse student TV Journalist body (54 percent female, 13 percent minority, incor- Pam Wright (’73) porates students from 80 countries) President and CEO of Wright Travel

Students come to Middle Tennessee because of the strong academic reputation, affordable tuition, job pros- did you know ... pects for graduates, proximity to home, and availability l Middle Tennessee was the second school in of financial aid. A flourishing, major university, Middle the nation to participate in “Up Til Dawn,” a fundraiser Tennessee offers programs leading to bachelor’s, for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Last year nearly master’s and doctoral degrees, and undergraduates $50,000 was raised, the goal for 2004 is $60,000. l can choose from more than 140 programs. Of students receiving bachelor’s degrees, 58% are female, 42% are male. Master’s -- 65% female, 35% male. Doctoral -- 33% female, 67% male. l 1,300 members make up 27 fraternities and sororities on campus who contribute more than 20,000 hours of community service each year. l Middle Tennessee has over 70,000 alums and nearly 25,000 live in Davidson (11,614) and Rutherford Counties (13,139) combined. l Middle Tennessee offers 54 majors at the graduate level, 5 doctoral tracks (including Ph.D.), and 37 graduate-level minors. l The Middle Tennessee Recreation Center of- fers Outdoor Pursuits adventure trips for students that include chances to backpack, cave, canoe, kayak, mountain bike, ski, raft, and much more. l The Aerospace program accepted a gift from Federal Express in the form of a 727-100 jet plane. The plane will be used as a teaching tool and will not be flown again. The program also added 25 new planes this fall at a cost of over $4.8 million. l There are over 200 registered student organi- zations. The Quad area in the center of campus has become a very popular spot for Middle l 62% of the students at Middle Tennessee re- Tennessee students. ceive financial aid totaling over $77 million.

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 11 University President Sidney A. McPhee be- ships with businesses, industries, and communi- search interests include traditional counseling ap- came the tenth president ties. proaches and their relevance to cross-cultural of Middle Tennessee In 2003, McPhee was appointed to the 18- practices; academic advising; and attitudes of State University on August member NCAA Division I Board of Directors, a college students toward issues of diversity. He is 1, 2001. His formal inau- group that establishes policies, conducts reviews, one of three authors of Understanding the Cam- guration and investiture and votes on NCAA legislation. He is the first pus Culture: An Introduction to College, pub- was held April 19, 2002. representative of the Sun Belt Conference to lished in 1991. He has authored numerous ar- McPhee served as ex- occupy a place on the NCAA board. ticles in scholarly journals, chapters in books, ecutive vice chancellor of the Tennessee Board Nominated by President Bush in 2003, and grant publications. Examples include “Ad- of Regents (TBR) from April 2000 until he ac- McPhee is a member of the National Council on vising Multicultural Students” in Academic Advis- cepted his current appointment. He was interim the Humanities, the advisory board for the Na- ing: A Comprehensive Handbook; “Assessing chancellor from January to April 2000 and prior tional Endowment for the Humanities. His exten- Cultural Adaptation: Psychometric Properties of to that was vice chancellor for academic affairs sive professional involvement also includes ser- the Cultural Adaptation Pain Scale,” in Journal and strategic planning. Before joining the TBR vice on a national advisory panel for develop- of Multicultural Counseling and Development; staff in 1999, McPhee spent five years at the ment of a video-based advisor-training program and “Promoting Student Development through University of Memphis, first as vice provost for and work as a book reviewer for Prentice-Hall Intentionally Structured Groups,” in College Stu- academic affairs, then as senior vice provost. Publishing Company dent Affairs Journal. Before the move to Tennessee, McPhee He also serves on the Rutherford County Dr. McPhee has visited and made several was at the University of Louisville where he was Chamber of Commerce Executive Board and is international academic presentations in locations associate provost for academic programs, as- vice president of the Membership Committee for including Beijing, China; Penang, Malaysia; To- sistant university provost, and director of the the Chamber. He is a member of the SunTrust kyo and Osaka, Japan; Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, preparatory division. Earlier in his academic ca- Bank Board of Directors (Nashville); SunTrust Israel; Antwerp, Belgium; Montreal, Canada; reer, he was at Oklahoma State University where Regional Bank Board of Directors Oxford, England; and Nassau, Bahamas. he served as director of the Division of Fresh- (Murfreesboro); the Governor’s Commission of McPhee and his wife, Elizabeth, have a man Programs and Services and head of the Workforce Development; the Adventure Science son and daughter: Sidney-Anthony, 20, and University Academic Assessment Center, coor- Museum Board; Murfreesboro Noon Rotary; Seneca, 17. His hobbies include collecting CDs dinator of advisement services and senior aca- and the Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts and listening to music of all types. demic counselor, and asst. adjunct professor. of America Executive Board. He is the co-chair McPhee holds a B.A. degree (Summa Cum of the Tennessee Legislative Retreat Task Force Laude) from Prairie View A&M University in on Higher Education and president of the Ruth- Texas, an M.S. from the University of Miami, erford County American Heart Association Board. and a doctorate from Oklahoma State Univer- He has served as a member of the American sity. He grew up in Nassau, Bahamas. Educational Research Association; the National Upon accepting his post, McPhee said, “To Academic Ad- MTSU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends, vising Associa- I want you to know that I am totally committed to tion; the Ten- building on the excellent tradition of the institu- nessee Com- tion. I will provide strong leadership in helping mission on the MTSU reach the status of a major, top-rate, com- Holocaust; and prehensive university in this region and the na- Phi Delta tion. We will continue to focus on improving the Kappa. He is quality of our academic programs and students. an honorary We will continue our efforts to recruit and retain member of the quality faculty and staff. My priority will be on Golden Key working together as a team to achieve common Honor Society goals of the University such as strengthening and was co- partnerships with the community, business, in- chair of the dustry, and the public school system.” 2003 Ruther- The president has led the effort in develop- ford County ing the University’s new Academic Master Plan. American Heart The plan focuses on three primary goals for the Association President Sidney A. McPhee, right, listens while John Gauch, vice University: enhance academic quality, create and Gala. president of sales and marketing for Diamond Aircraft, explains some nurture a student-centered learning environ- McPhee’s of the many features of a DA40 Diamond Star airplane identical to 11 of 20 planes Middle Tennessee purchased from the company. ment, and establish mutually beneficial partner- current re-

12 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Athletic Director With perhaps the most revenue of $1 million. He also oversaw the reno- Regional Coach of the Year. He won the Na- recognized name in vation of the Alumni Gym, creating a top-flight tional Football Foundation “Contribution to Foot- Middle Tennessee athletic volleyball arena and basketball practice court ball” award in 1989 and was named the Ten- history, it was only fitting for use by the Middle Tennessee teams. Donnelly nessee Sports Writers Association Coach of the that Boots Donnelly was continues to look for ways to improve Blue Raider Year in 1988 and 1994. named to head the athletic facilities on a daily basis and is involved in efforts A member of the Blue Raider Hall of Fame, department that he has to improve the softball, soccer, and baseball ven- Donnelly was inducted into the Tennessee Sports spent so many years of ues. Hall of Fame in 1997. his life trying to improve. In terms of person- His coaching career Donnelly, 59, has indeed put in a life’s work nel, Donnelly has contin- began at Nashville’s on the Murfreesboro campus. He was a player ued to strengthen the de- Father Ryan High on the MT football team in the early ’60s, be- partment by bringing in School, where he had came the school’s head football coach in 1979, quality people to continue been an outstanding and held that position for 20 years. Donnelly to advance the Blue all-around athlete. He then moved into an administrative role as the Raider mission. Since tak- took the reins of the Fa- athletic department’s Director of Community Re- ing over the helm of the ther Ryan team in lations for two years. After former athletic director program, Donnelly has 1974 and led his team Lee Fowler left in 2000, Donnelly was thrust into hired a new men’s bas- to a 21-1 record over the role of interim AD for 14 months before being ketball coach, who went two seasons, includ- named to the permanent post on January 15, on to be honored as the ing a perfect 13-0 2002. Sun Belt Coach of the Year mark and the Tennes- After Donnelly took the reins of the depart- in his first season; a see class AAA title in ment, it didn’t take long before he began putting women’s golf coach who ’74. his stamp on the program. produced a tournament Donnelly had been During his interim period, Donnelly guided medalist in her first season; the Nashville Inter- MT to its first Vic Bubas Trophy, the Sun Belt’s and new softball and soc- scholastic League’s All-Sports Award, in the school’s first year in the cer coaches. He also Player of the Year in league. He also steered the renovation of the landed a new fundraiser 1960 before enrolling Blue Raider Tennis Complex during this period. to head the Blue Raider at MT, where he Since becoming the permanent AD, Athletic Association while played defensive Donnelly has secured a $1 million pledge to implementing a coordina- back for three seasons construct a Blue Raider Hall of Fame and suc- tor of athletic development under legendary Blue cessfully contracted football games against Ala- to secure funds in the Nashville area. Raider head coach Charles M. “Bubber” bama and Tennessee that created combined In his 20 years on the Blue Raider side- Murphy. During his career, the Blue Raiders put lines, Donnelly amassed an overall record of together an impressive 22-8-1 mark. He passed BOOTS’ HONORS 140-87-1, ranking him the eighth most success- up his final year of eligibility in 1965 to complete ful coach in Division I-AA history. However, a his degree and later added a master’s degree l 1960 Nashville Interscholastic League Player of the Year glance inside his record makes it all the more from MT in 1966. l 1977 OVC Coach of the Year (Austin Peay) impressive. When Donnelly took over as the Married to the former Carole Holzapfel, the 1977 OVC Champions school’s football coach, the Blue Raiders had couple has three daughters – Bunny, Helen, l 1983 OVC Co-Coach of the Year (MT) not compiled a winning record in six seasons and Lauren – along with two grandsons and l 1984 NCAA Region 3 Coach of the Year (MT) l 1985 OVC Coach of the Year (MT) and had not won an Ohio Valley Conference one granddaughter. 1985 NCAA Region 3 Coach of the Year (MT) championship in 13 years. In just three years, 1985 OVC Champions he tallied a winning record, and from that point l 1988 TSWA Coach of the Year (MT) history speaks for itself. l 1989 OVC Coach of the Year (MT) 1989 National Football Foundation During his career, Donnelly won four OVC “Contribution to Football” Award titles and finished in the national Top 25 on 10 1989 OVC Champions occasions, and the Blue Raiders made seven I- l 1990 OVC Co-Champions AA playoff appearances. l 1992 OVC Champions l 1993 Induction to Blue Raider Sports That’s not all. Donnelly coached 14 play- Hall of Fame ers who went on to NFL careers, nine First Team l 1994 TSWA Coach of the Year All-Americans, and 12 OVC Players of the Year. l 1997 Induction into Tennessee Sports The Nashville native also collected three OVC Hall of Fame Coach of the Year honors and was twice named

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 13 Reese Smith Field modations in the spa- cious pressbox, a con- cession stand, handi- capped seating, and restrooms. The playing field is encircled by wind screens, and an eight- foot billboard fence cov- ers the outfield wall. The bullpen ar- eas are enclosed and fully turfed. Two turfed hitting cages are located down the right field line. The field is The campus of Middle Tennessee is home for an expansion of seating, a new and larger equipped with a computerized underground sprin- to what is considered to be one of the finest kler system which helps maintain the natural press box with booths to accommodate radio and collegiate baseball fields in the nation. The 2,600- grass playing surface. television, and improved concession and restroom seat stadium was named in October of 1982 and With the addition of the Stephen B. Smith facilities. was officially dedicated on April 12, 1983, at a Clubhouse and Indoor Training Facility, the face In addition to Blue Raider home games, ceremony prior to the Blue Raiders' matchup with Reese Smith Field has hosted a variety of other of Reese Smith field has changed again. Vanderbilt University. The chain-link fence around the park has baseball events. These events include OVC This dedication was a well-earned salute to been replaced with a brick and ornamental iron Tournaments, Tennessee Junior College Tour- the efforts of the late Reese Smith and family. In gate. There is also direct access to the field from naments, TSSAA State High School Tourna- 1979, Smith, a Nashville alumnus, and his two the new clubhouse. ments, and hosting the USA Olympic Baseball sons, who had played baseball for the Blue Team. Reese Smith Field is becoming the “Show- Raiders, threw their efforts into lighting the field place of the South.” Numerous baseball organi- The field is also home to the fall junior college and building the stadium that now exists. zations bring their teams and fans for their events. classic, featuring many of the state’s junior college In 1989, Smith Field underwent extensive Reese Smith Field underwent another facelift for teams. renovation to increase seating capacity and make the 2002 season. Each dugout was expanded Smith Field is evidence of the success and the park more fan-friendly. rich tradition of Blue Raider baseball, as well as and the visitors dugout was equipped with The old chain-link backstop was replaced restroom facilities. its overwhelming support in the middle Tennes- by a three-foot high brick wall with blue netting Plans are also being formulated for yet see area. hanging from dugout to dugout. Two sets of another renovation project for Reese Smith Field. aluminum bleachers were moved up to the wall The wild success of the Blue Raiders move and a section of chair-back theater seats were into the Sun Belt Conference showed the need for constructed directly behind home plate. yet another stadium expansion project. Although The lighted facility includes media accom- it is early in the planning process, the plans call

REESE SMITH FIELD FILE Dimensions ...... Left Field: 330 ...... Left Alley: 365 ...... Center Field: 390 ...... Right Alley: 365 ...... Right Field: 330 Attendance Record ...... 2,733 . . . . (vs. South Alabama, April 11, 2001) Season Attendance . . . .26,218 (2001) Seating Capacity ...... 2,600 Press Box Phone ...... 615/898-2117 The Press Box accommodates several members of the working press along with radio booths for both teams.

14 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse Indoor Training Facility/Chuck Taylor Locker Room October 24, 1998, saw many dreams be- come reality with the formal dedication of the newly built Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse and Indoor Training Facility. The dream of this facility began long before the plans were put into motion. Coach Steve Peterson began raising the funds for the project nearly 10 years prior to groundbreaking, but the end product certainly made the wait worth- while. The Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse and In- door Training Facility is, without a doubt, the finest facility of its kind in the region, if not the entire nation. The Clubhouse features a lounge area with a large-screen television, sofa and chairs along with a refreshment area. The lounge features hardwood floors with a marble “MT” inlay near the entrance to the building. The front hallway also features the Blue Raiders’ sizable trophy collection and photos of Blue Raiders in the ma- jor leagues. The spacious Chuck Taylor Locker Room offers oak lockers for the players along with ex- quisite hardwood flooring. The large shower fa- cility is located just off the locker room area. The facility is also home to the offices of the Blue Raider coaching staff, a training room, and a laundry room. Perhaps the most impressive part of the facility is the second-to-none indoor training area located just off the locker room. This large space features a clay floor with three mounds and two hitting cages for winter and early spring workouts. It also contains a weight room with conditioning equipment for baseball team use. The Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse and In- door Training Facility opens directly onto the field area for easy access for practice and games. Soon after construction was completed, the struc- ture was connected to the rest of the park with an ornate brick and iron fence and gate. The Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse and In- door Training Facility is just another testament to the hard work and dedication of the Blue Raid- ers’ coaches, players and supporters. The work that these individuals carry onto the field also carries over into every aspect of the program. However, the Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse and Indoor Training Facility does not mark the end of the line. In the words of Coach Peterson at the building’s dedication, “Our next project begins tomorrow.” 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 15 Middle Tennessee Facilities

FLOYD STADIUM

LOCKER ROOM

TRAINING ROOM

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING CENTER

MURPHY CENTER - BASKETBALL 16 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Middle Tennessee Facilities

REESE SMITH FIELD

CHUCK TAYLOR LOCKER ROOM

STEPHEN B. SMITH CLUBHOUSE

BUCK BOULDIN TENNIS CENTER SOCCER & TRACK FACILITY 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 17 Strength & Conditioning Riley, a former Middle Tennessee football player, oversees the entire operation and was responsible for the design and layout of the facil- ity. Following his graduation from Middle Ten- nessee in 1988, Riley was the head strength and conditioning coach at Tennessee Tech in 1989 and 1990 before taking over the same role at Southern Miss in 1991 and 1992. Rogers, the National Strength Coach of the Year in 1996, is in his fifth season with the Blue Raiders. The coordinator for all football strength and conditioning programs, Rogers came to Middle Tennessee after serving as the head strength trainer for the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. Along with strength training, Rogers is widely known for speed development and in- jury prevention. Every member of the staff is highly re- spected and very knowledgeable in the field, which is a big reason Middle Tennessee ath- letes are in better shape today than in years One of the biggest changes in college ath- each of dumbbells ranging from five to 150 pounds past. letics over the past few years has been the atti- are kept on racks around the room. Mirrors ring tude toward strength and conditioning. Perform- the walls of the room to help student-athletes ing in the weight room has become just as im- ensure that they are using proper form through- portant as on-the-field competition, and Middle out their workouts. Cardiovascular equipment, Tennessee has one of the very best staffs in the such as treadmills and stationary bikes, is also nation and is committed to making student-ath- available. letes the best they can be. Fringe benefits may also be found in the It all happens in the Blue Raiders’ 10,000- weight room. A television with cable plus square foot weight room facility located ad- and a state-of-the-art sound system jacent to the north end zone of Floyd Stadium has been installed for the enjoyment and designed for use by all Middle Tennessee of the student-athletes. Three offices student-athletes. It is a strength training area that for the strength coaches are located rivals any in the country. The weight room has in the facility, along with restrooms and been described by many as better than any in a small hospitality area. The weight the immediate area, including those at SEC and room also provides direct access to Conference USA schools. the football stadium, gameday room, The facility, which opened in January of and individual meeting rooms. The 1999, greets student-athletes with over 20,000 gameday room is used not only by pounds of plates and dumbbells, but the sheer the Blue Raider football team on game volume of weights is not the most impressive days and for film breakdown, but also aspect of the room. It is equipped with nine full for press conferences, HPERS power racks, nine elevated platforms, and nine classes, and other functions. The half-racks. Hammer strength equipment rounds meeting room is fully equipped with out the room with five ground-base jammers, a high-tech audio/visual equipment to dead lift, a leg press, a leg curl, and a leg exten- enhance learning. sion. Other Hammer strength equipment in the The weight room is supervised facility includes a bench press, a military press, by head strength and conditioning a rowing machine, neck machine, pull-up, and coach Matt Riley, football strength pull-over. coach Robb Rogers, and assistants An impressive array of dumbbells is also Darren Edgington and Cedric provided for the student-athletes’ use. Two sets Walthaw.

18 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Training Room state-of-the-art modalities, and a brand-new rehabilitation area. All of the equipment in the facility is top of the line. Ath- letes can use a full-stride tread- mill and exercise bike during their rehabilitation. One of the most recent additions to the Head Trainer Assistant Trainer equipment in the athletic train- Joe-Joe Petrone Lucas Calcari ing room is a Cybex muscle performance-testing machine, which allows the staff to accu- rately monitor the progress of a student-athlete’s rehabilita- tion. The latest piece of equip- ment that aids the athletic train- ing staff is a new state-of-the- Assistant Trainer Alison Thompson art computer system that tracks injuries, rehab protocols, medi- Health care is one of the most important cations, and surgeries. The aspects of a student-athlete’s life, and no univer- new computer system allows sity is more committed to keeping athletes on the each athletic trainer to keep stu- field than Middle Tennessee. The athletic train- dent-athlete rehabilitation pro- ing room facility underwent a $1 million renova- grams moving forward at as tion before the 2001-02 school year, giving rapid a pace as possible. Middle Tennessee student-athletes one of the The facility also contains finest athletic training facilities in the nation. a fully stocked physician’s ex- “This state-of-the-art facility makes it easy amination room for the resolu- to get our student-athletes back out on the field tion of any minor issues that an or the court,” said head athletic trainer Joe-Joe athlete may encounter without Petrone. “Along with the excellent facility and having to take more time-con- equipment at our disposal, we also have out- suming measures. standing people here in the training room taking Petrone and his assis- care of our student-athletes. We’re all committed tants each have an office in the to helping players stay as healthy as possible athletic training room, and there during their stay at Middle Tennessee.” is work space for the graduate According to Petrone, the athletic training assistants. Each office is self- room staff has set liberal hours to make sure contained, allowing for private each student-athlete has his or her needs met. consultations with injured stu- The athletic training room opens at 6 a.m. each dent-athletes. morning and doesn’t close until the last athlete “What these new facilities has been treated. show,” says Middle Tennes- The new athletic training room is triple the see Athletics Director Boots size of the old facility and was a project that vastly Donnelly, “is a commitment by improved health care for each Blue Raider and Middle Tennessee to its stu- Lady Raider program. The athletic training room dent-athletes. We want our athletes to have a assistants along with five graduate assistants and contains a complete injury rehabilitation center, good experience here, and quality health care a host of student trainers in the Athletic Training new rehab equipment, two full-size whirlpools, is a big component of that experience. We hope program. two extremity tanks (hot and cold), a dressing most athletes won’t have to spend time in the area for athletes, and a private office for the team training room. However, when they are injured, physicians. we want them to have every possible advan- There is no waiting in the athletic training tage.” room since there are nine taping stations, five Petrone oversees a staff of two full-time

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 19 Sun Belt Conference pion plays annually in the New Orleans Bowl NCAA Tournament appearances, making three against an opponent from Conference USA. The trips to the Women’s Final Four (1985, 1986, New Orleans Bowl, the first contest of the 2003- 1992), and finishing as the national runner-up in 04 bowl season, was played December 16 at 1992. the Louisiana Superdome and televised live na- Florida International has become an NCAA tionally on ESPN2. The league’s first regular Tournament regular in recent years, including season football game was televised nationally advancing to the second round in 2002, and this season on ESPN2. Denver made its first-ever NCAA appearance Commissioner Assistant The addition of Sun Belt football also coin- in 2001. New Orleans and Arkansas State have Wright Waters Commissioner Judy Willson cided with the league’s commitment to providing excelled as well, winning the National Women’s increased athletic opportunities for its member Invitational Tournament in 1983 and 1993, re- institutions and their student-athletes in other spectively. sports. In recent years, the Conference has also In baseball, the Sun Belt annually ranks added softball, women’s soccer and women’s among the nation’s Top 10 conferences, and in swimming and diving to its list of sponsored cham- 2002, the league placed four teams in the NCAA pionships. In fact, the Sun Belt Conference has Tournament: South Alabama, Louisiana- increased women’s participation by 69.3 per- Lafayette, New Mexico State and Florida Inter- cent over a two-year span from 1999-2001. national. In the first four years of the new NCAA Assistant Director of The Sun Belt Conference sponsors 18 Baseball Tournament format, Sun Belt teams Commissioner Media Relations Chris Jackson Rob Broussard sports, eight for men and 10 for women. The have won three NCAA Regionals to advance to men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross the Super Regional round. In 2000, when five As it closes in on three decades of proven country, football, golf, tennis, indoor track and current Sun Belt teams advanced to the national excellence in its academic achievements and field, and outdoor track and field. The women’s tournament, Louisiana-Lafayette made it to the athletic endeavors, the Sun Belt Conference sports are basketball, cross country, golf, soc- NCAA College World Series, where the Ragin’ continues to set tremendous standards for its fu- cer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor Cajuns finished third. ture as a Division I-A organization. track and field, outdoor track and field, and vol- In recent years, the Sun Belt has consis- The Sun Belt Conference embarks on its leyball. tently ranked among the Top 10 leagues ac- 28th season of competition in 2003-04, and does Since its formation in 1976, the Sun Belt cording to the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index, so as one of only 11 I-A conferences, as the Conference has been innovative and progres- and rated as high as third in 1997 and fifth in league began sponsorship of football for the first sive in its thinking. In a move unprecedented in 2002. New Orleans advanced to the 1984 time in 2001. The league has made strides to the annals of NCAA Division I, the Sun Belt NCAA College World Series, and, all told, cur- guarantee continued success in NCAA I-A foot- merged with the American South Conference in rent Sun Belt teams sport 60 NCAA Division I ball with the recent announcements that the Uni- 1991, producing one of the nation’s largest Divi- postseason appearances in baseball. versity of Idaho, Utah State University and Troy sion I leagues. In addition to its athletic accomplishments, State University will be joining the league as all- The SBC boasts a rich tradition in the sport the Sun Belt Conference aggressively promotes sports members by July 1, 2005. Idaho cur- of men’s basketball throughout its history. Not academics and sportsmanship. The Postgradu- rently competes in the Sun Belt as a football-only only did the Sun Belt send a team to the NCAA ate Scholarship, Conference Medallion, Aca- member, while Utah State competed for the first Final Four in its first year of play, UNC Charlotte demic Honor Roll and Commissioner’s All-Aca- time as a football-only member in the 2003 sea- in 1977, the league became known as an inno- demic List honor outstanding work in the class- son. Troy State will be added to the conference vator in its early stages, pioneering the shot clock room by the league’s student-athletes. The Con- schedule for football in 2004. and three-point field goal, standards which are ference also awards a Male and Female Stu- Current Sun Belt member institutions in- followed throughout college basketball today. dent-Athlete of the Year honor and numerous clude the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Furthermore, the Sun Belt was the first con- Sportsmanship Awards to the league’s student- Arkansas State University, the University of Den- ference to sign a long-term contract with ESPN athletes who exemplify outstanding character and ver, Florida International University, the Univer- in 1979, and has the longest running broadcast community service. sity of Louisiana at Lafayette, Middle Tennessee relationship with the network of any conference, The Sun Belt Conference is led by Com- State University, New Mexico State University, 25 consecutive years. Since ESPN’s inception, missioner Wright Waters, now in his fifth full year the University of New Orleans, the University of the network has televised every Sun Belt Men’s as commissioner. He is the fourth Sun Belt com- North Texas, the University of South Alabama Basketball Tournament final since 1980, and that missioner, following Vic Bubas (1976-90), Jim and Western Kentucky University. The Univer- relationship will continue as the league inked an Lessig (1990-91) and Craig Thompson (1991- sity of Louisiana at Monroe has an affiliate mem- extension with ESPN through 2005-06. 98). The Sun Belt all-sports award, the Vic bership in football and women’s swimming & div- Sun Belt members have also made tre- Bubas Cup, is named after the founding com- ing. mendous strides in women’s basketball as well. missioner of the league. The Sun Belt Conference football cham- Western Kentucky has a longstanding history of

20 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Academic Center innovative time-clock system activated by the student’s ID card for daily and weekly re- ports. Tutors in various sub- jects are scheduled in the tu- toring rooms throughout all hours of operation, and all tutoring takes place only at Director Asst. Director the center. Jeanne Massaquoi Wynnifred Counts In addition to provid- The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center ing the academic support at Middle Tennessee houses the academic sup- needed to be successful port system and the Blue Raider Athlete Skills for in the classroom, the cen- Success (B.R.A.S.S.) Life Skills Program for all ter is committed to meet- 17 Division I-A sports. The center is housed at ing the needs of student- Johnny “Red” Floyd Football Stadium on Raider athletes in life skills development Drive. through the very popular B.R.A.S.S. Program. The facility opened its doors on January 4, As B.R.A.S.S. coordinator, Mrs. Counts is munity to help achieve its goals. 1999, to the delight of student-athletes, coaches dedicated to helping prepare student-athletes for The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center and administrators. life after college. Blue Raiders volunteer, when is just one way that Middle Tennessee is helping Blue Raider student-athletes can take ad- possible, to help teachers and students at el- to prepare student-athletes for life after college. vantage of the library-like atmosphere as they ementary and middle schools throughout Ruth- Programs such as B.R.A.S.S. help student-ath- report for their required study hall hours under erford County during the academic year. letes learn to take personal responsibility for their the watchful eyes of the director, Jeanne In the spring of each year, Special Olym- lives after college and help them become self- Massaquoi, and the assistant director and coor- pics at Middle Tennessee uses Blue Raider stu- sufficient. By taking advantage of these opportu- dinator of B.R.A.S.S., Wynnifred Counts. dent-athletes to run each event. Career night nities, student-athletes can get far ahead of their The center consists of administrative offices, and substance and alcohol abuse seminars are competitors in the game of life. fully equipped individual and group tutoring yearly, well-attended events. Social events such rooms, a computer center, and spacious study as the Fall Welcome Back Picnic and the Spring carrels equipped with task lighting. Services pro- Student-Athlete Ball are eagerly anticipated as vided by the center include help with registration the only times during the year when all student- and pre-registration, help with study skills, and athletes can be together. updates on NCAA legislation. “We are very grateful for the cooperation In an effort to accommodate student-ath- we receive from our supervising office, Academic letes’ busy schedules, the center is open from 7 Affairs, from the Athletic Department, and from a.m. until 10:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and from the faculty and staff throughout the Middle Ten- 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday. The center uses an nessee community,” said Massaquoi. “The suc- cess of the center depends on this cooperation, and we have been very fortunate to ex- perience an outpouring of support in our efforts.” REPORT CARD The mission of the center Semester Honor Roll Dean’s List remains to help student-ath- Spring 2000 122 43 letes utilize skills learned on Fall 2000 125 37 the field and turn them into Spring 2001 121 35 positive preparation for life Fall 2001 133 48 after college. The center Spring 2002 128 55 is also committed to meet- Fall 2002 156 63 ing the changing needs Note: The fall 2002 honor roll and dean’s list of student-athletes. It totals are records for the athletic department. The continues to promote department also had 13 student-athletes who partnerships between the Uni- scored perfect 4.0 averages in the fall of 2001, versity, the NCAA, and the Murfreesboro com- which was also a new record.

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 21 MidState Area In recent years, Nashville, Murfreesboro, several nationally-known hot spots. The Hard copia of seasonal, ethnic and exotic foods. Opry and the surrounding counties have become Rock Café is located in this area, along with Mills, adjacent to Opryland Hotel, is a shopping some of the most popular relocation areas in the other restaurants and shops with a distinctively and entertainment complex that includes an IMAX United States. In terms of en- local flavor. theater. Numerous malls with the latest in fashion tertainment, sports may now The area is also are located in the area along with antique shops, be as popular as country mu- home to a burgeon- art dealers, and old-fashioned flea markets. sic. The area is now home to ing professional The region is also popular because of its the NFL and NHL and boasts sports scene. national reputation for family-friendly activities. a NASCAR superspeedway. Gaylord Entertainment The area features many parks, rivers, lakes and Of course, country Center, located at Broadway and hiking trails for family fun. The schools in middle music continues to be Fifth Avenue, is home to the Nashville Predators Tennessee are consistently given high marks the heartbeat of of the NHL. The Coliseum, the home of the Ten- for excellence. Nashville. Many nessee Titans NFL fran- record labels and chise, is located just across performance rights the river and is readily ac- organizations main- cessible from the downtown tain their bases of op- area. erations on the “Third The Frist Center for Coast.” Numerous the Visual Arts, the country music stars Country Music Hall of make their homes in Fame, the Ryman nearby Franklin and Auditorium (former Murfreesboro. home of the Residents and Grand Ole tourists alike enjoy vis- Opry), and iting the downtown the Ten- Nashville area known nessee Performing Arts as The District. The area along Second Avenue, Center are all popular des- Gaylord Entertainment Center which parallels the Cumberland River, features tinations. Adjacent to the downtown area is Music Row, where many The best part about all of these area attrac- of Nashville’s record labels and tions is that Middle Tennessee State University recording studios operate out is located within a few minutes of them all. of historic buildings. History buffs should also remember that the middle Ten- nessee area has a number of Civil War battlefields, museums, and military cemeteries. The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, is in Nash- ville. In Murfreesboro, Stones River National Battlefield, the site of a crucial Civil War battle, is now a 584-acre park. The seat of Tennessee’s government is located in Nash- ville, with the State Capitol build- ing and Bicentennial Mall just north of downtown. If shopping is your bag, middle Tennessee offers a wide variety of wares. Nashville’s Farmers Market has a cornu-

22 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Murfreesboro highways. The population of Murfreesboro, approxi- 10 FUN THINGS mately 68,816, allows citizens to live in a relatively large city with a small-town atmosphere. to do in Rutherford Co. Rutherford County has more than 194,000 Brush up on Civil War history with a tour of Stones River National Battlefield, Fortress residents. The county is the fastest growing in the 1 Rosecrans, the Oaklands Historic House Mu- state and the fifth fastest growing in the South. seum, and the Sam Davis Home. Economic growth has boomed almost as fast Lace up your skates and take a spin at the as the population. The Murfreesboro/Rutherford 2 in-line hockey rink at Veterans Memorial Park County area has attracted major manufacturing in La Vergne. companies such as Nissan, Bridgestone/ Firestone, Georgia Pacific, Hewlett-Packard, Dell Cheer on the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennes- 3 see, one of the top overall collegiate athletic Computers, and Aladdin. Shopping centers have programs in the region. doubled in number in the past 10 years, and Murfreesboro is one of the largest cities in the coun- Get fit and enjoy the great outdoors at Stones try in terms of restaurant-to-people ratio. 4 River Greenway - a scenic, three-mile walk- ing and bicycling trail. For the history buff, there are several sites in and around the Murfreesboro area to visit. The Round up the family and head over to the In the heart of Tennessee lies Murfreesboro, 584-acre Stones River National Battlefield was the 5 International Grand Championship Walking one of the fastest growing cities in the state and the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War Horse Show, held annually at the Miller Coli- seum. country. Murfreesboro is not only the home of Middle and can be visited year-round. Oaklands historic Tennessee State University but is also located at site, the Sam Davis home, Fortress Rosecrans, March to the beat of a different drummer at the exact geographic center of the state of Tennes- and Cannonsburgh Village are open to the public 6 the Drum Corps International’s annual com- see. Murfreesboro has a storied past and an ex- and recreate the rich history of the area. petition in Murfreesboro. tremely bright future. Parks and recreation are top-notch in the Step back in time at Cannonsburgh Village, a Founded in 1811, Murfreesboro was for- area. Murfreesboro alone boasts four golf courses: 7 unique re-creation of Southern pioneer living. merly known as Cannonsburgh. The name was Old Fort, Indian Hills, the VA golf course, and Take in a culturally enriching show at the changed to Murfreesboro after only 33 days in Stones River Country Club. In addition, the area 8 Rutherford County Center for the Arts. honor of Revolutionary War Colonel Hardy also has several other courses, including Smyrna Murfree. Today, Cannonsburgh historical site, Municipal, Cedar Crest, Champions Run, and Expand your knowledge of the automotive which includes a gristmill, one-room schoolhouse, Blackberry Ridge. McKnight Park is the home of 9 industry by touring the Nissan plant in Smyrna. town hall, log home and church, is one of the most SportsCom, softball fields, baseball fields, and soc- visited historical sites in the midstate. cer fields. Oaklands Park includes a 25-acre his- Stop by Miller’s Grocery in Christiana and From 1817 to 1822, Murfreesboro served torical site, picnic areas and baseball fields. Old 10 enjoy down-home cooking and great blue- as the state’s capital. Fort Park includes pic- grass music. However, the capital nic areas for relax- was moved to Nash- ation, baseball fields, Macon Days Festival, and the International Grand ville because of its tennis courts, and a golf Championship Tennessee Walking Horse Show larger economic base course. In addition to are just a few annual events that attract thousands and easy access to all the parks in the of visitors to the area. The Nashville the Cumberland area, the Stones River Superspeedway is located just off the Rutherford River. Murfreesboro Greenway is a great County line and is the host of several races, in- has remained a major way to enjoy a walk, cluding a NASCAR Busch Series race. economic center since jog, bike ride, or skate Expanding population and increasing growth the city’s founding be- on a beautiful scenic have made Murfreesboro a vibrant community. cause of its geographic trail parallel to the However, growth has not left behind the core val- location: just 30 miles Stones River. ues that have made Murfreesboro one of the area’s southeast of Nashville If rest and relax- most preferred cities in which to live. With all indica- and about 90 miles ation is not what you tions pointing toward a continuation of the area’s from Chattanooga. are looking for, there growth, Murfreesboro will maintain its place among Murfreesboro has are several exciting the state’s most outstanding and livable cities. also seen tremendous entertainment options growth because of its in Murfreesboro. Jazz proximity to interstate Fest, the Uncle Dave

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 23 Dining Facilities

Popular among campus dining facilities is the Cyber Cafe, where students can check their e-mail or surf the World Wide Web while dining.

Middle Tennessee offers five different on- coffee or Ben and Jerry's ice cream. nights featuring, for example, tastes of the bayou campus dining areas, with the most popular A popular event for students is open mic on Cajun night or a feast of egg rolls and fried being the KUC Grill and the Cyber Café. night when live music is performed during the rice on Far East night. No matter what is served, The Keathley University Center is located dinner hour. This weekly event fills the café to the fellowship among athletes and students is in the center of campus and is a major inter- capacity. always enjoyable. section for student activities. The Grill is located The café also features a wide array of A great spot for lunch is the James Union on the second floor and features Pizza Hut, items traditionally found in convenience stores. Building. Students can enjoy foods from Sub- Starbucks, Grille Works, Salad Garden, Chick- Student-athletes can start the day with bis- way, pizza and pasta, Sweet Things, Salad Fil-A and Freshens (Desserts and Smoothies). cuits and gravy and an omelet from McCallie Bar and Café Features. The KUC Grill is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 Dining in Corlew Hall. This a favorite spot be- Finally, snack favorites can be found in p.m. Monday - Thursday and is open until 5 cause of the fun atmosphere and all-you-can- the Mass Communication and Business and p.m. on Fridays. eat dining selections. Aerospace buildings. The Cyber Café is the first of its kind in the Student-athletes get a chance to relax and Tennessee Board of Regents system, offering socialize with each other while feasting on subs, a futuristic and efficient way for students to dine. pizza, grill works, fresh-made pasta, and a Students are able to eat and e-mail or search salad bar. the Web at the same time on eight computers Thursday nights in McCallie are theme with access to the World Wide Web. Gyros, Burger King and Taco Bell serve stu- There are five different lo- dents until 10 p.m. during cations on campus to get the week and 7 p.m. on Fri- a complete and nutritious days. Six 32-inch televi- meal. Athletes have the opportunity to eat from a sions suspended from the complete salad bar, dine ceiling also catch students on fresh pasta, or simply up on events around the pick up a pizza or burger. world from CNN to ESPN and local news. Sofas and armchairs also make the Cyber Café a great place to relax between classes with

24 2004 Blue Raider Baseball ScarletT Commons Many of Middle Tennessee's hard work- ing student-athletes call the newest housing de- velopment on campus their home away from home. Scarlett Commons, one of the premier living arrangements at any university in the re- gion, was opened to students in the fall of 1999 and provides apartment-style living with the con- venience of staying on-campus. Nine three-story buildings with 12 apart- ments each and a useful clubhouse make up the Scarlett complex. Each apartment con- tains four private bedrooms connected by two private bathrooms, a full kitchen, and a com- fortable living room. Each apartment is fully furnished. The kitchen includes a table and four chairs, micro- wave, refrigerator, stove, and oven. The living area includes a sofa, lounge chair, and televi- sion stand. Each bedroom is furnished with a bed, dresser, closet, nightstand, and desk with Residents also enjoy the ease of using Students living in Scarlett Commons have a hutch. Scarlett Commons even provides the the Raider Xpress, the University’s shuttle their own restricted parking lot so its easy to mini-blinds for the windows. Each apartment buses, to make every class on time. The Red find parking in front of their buildings 24 hours a also includes cable and phone lines in the liv- shuttle makes stops in front of the clubhouse day. ing room and data lines with access to the every 15-20 minutes and is a comfortable way Each building has an assigned resident Internet for personal computers in each bed- to ride to the door of every major building on assistant on the first floor. These are student room. campus. staff members who have the responsibility of The Scarlett Commons clubhouse cre- "Living at Scarlett has been a lot of fun; the helping residents with any difficulties they might ates a real sense of community with its recre- apartments are nearly brand new and I love have, as well as helping to get all the residents ation/meeting rooms, fireplace, big screen TV, having my own room," said senior John Will- involved in activities across campus. and laundry room. Any maintenance issues iams. "We strive to make living at Scarlett Com- are a mere phone call away to the 24-hour "It was really easy to move in because all mons an experience where students learn about reception and service desk located in the club- the furniture was already provided. My par- living on their own and the social skills needed house. ents really loved that aspect." to interact with diverse people in their personal and professional lives," said Eric Light, area coordinator. For more information on Scarlett Com- mons and other on-campus housing, please access www.mtsu.edu/~housing.

“I enjoy apartment- style living with the convenience of being right in the heart of campus,” said Josh Willoughby. “It is also very nice to have your very own parking spot.”

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 25 Traditions The challenge of all great universities and LEGEND OF university athletic departments is to help student- athletes build character as well as strength. This LIGHTNING winged horse, Lightning, is a symbol to Middle In Greek mythology, the winged horse pos- Tennessee students, athletes and alumni of the sessed superior cunning soaring school spirit they and speed. The thunder- experience at sporting ing horse of the gods was events. entrusted to carry awe- For its nobility and some lightning bolts and character, the winged could only be harnessed horse was immortalized in by a noble being with a the stars. Now, with pure heart. Character, tal- breathtaking speed and ent and strength were re- thundering, unbridled The Middle Tennessee athletic depart- quired to mount and ride power, Lightning strikes, ment unveiled its new logos (above) on the fabled winged horse. forevermore, fear in the January 17, 1998, before a packed house Today, this winged hearts of Blue Raider op- at a Blue Raider basketball game. The ath- horse is a fitting symbol of ponents and leads Middle letic department primarily uses the MT logo a university that has Tennessee to victory! as opposed to the more horizontal Blue Raid- earned its wings and ex- ers logo. The MT horse logo was designed cels in many academic by Chris Brady. arenas, including historic BLUE RAIDER preservation, teacher training, aerospace, politi- NICKNAME rector Gene Sloan to use the figure in conjunc- cal science, horse sci- In the early days of tion with the nickname. ence, and recording in- athletics at Middle Tennes- In 1965, the Associated Student Body es- dustry. But the winged see State University, the tablished strict specifications regarding the size horse is more than a sym- teams were known by of the student who would emulate Forrest. It is bol of physical accom- several nicknames. believed that this was done because there was plishment; it is also a sym- Among these were Teach- only one uniform available and a “good fit” was bol of character and the responsible wielding of ers, Normalites and Pedagogues. desired. Later, in sensitivity to the African-Ameri- power. In 1934, it was decided that the school can community, the figure of General Forrest needed a specific nick- was abandoned. name. During football For a time, the FIGHT SONG season that year, the “unofficial” mascot for Blue Raiders ride on to vic-t’ry Murfreesboro Daily the Blue Raiders was Never failing in the fight News Journal held a a costumed, cartoon- Upholding honor and tradition contest to name the like dog. A reasonable Of the name’s that’s held most high team. facsimile of a bluetick The late Charles hound, the affable char- M-T-S-U marching onward Sarver, then a Middle acter was dubbed “Ole This will be our battle cry Tennessee football Blue.” For the one, true pride of the Blue player and later princi- On January 17, M-T-S-U Raiders Ride! pal at White County High School in Sparta, Tenn., 1998, the current mas- won the $5 prize for his entry of “Blue Raiders.” cot, “Lightning,” was born. The mascot was un- ALMA MATER Sarver later indicated he had “borrowed” the veiled, along with an attractive eye-catching logo, nickname of the Colgate Red Raiders, but sub- at a basketball game in Murphy Center. The We sing thy praises, stituted Middle Tennessee Blue for Colgate Red. introduction of Lightning gave a new identity to faithful guide of youth, Ever since then, Middle Tennessee athletic teams the nickname Blue Raiders. Through all the ages have been known as the Blue Raiders. affirmed and strong in truth. The symbol of Confederate General Alma Mater, Middle Tennessee Nathan Bedford Forrest on a horse was first We proudly offer used about 1945, when then-University Presi- our hearts in loyalty. dent Q.M. Smith instructed Public Relations Di-

26 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 27 Head Coach Steve Peterson Head Coach l Jacksonville State/1973 l 17th Season l 502-404-2 (.553), 655-500-2 (.566) overall Steve Peterson brought home seven consecutive conference begins his 17th sea- championships (either regular season or tour- son as the Middle nament) during one stretch and has guided his Tennessee skipper team to an NCAA Regional on seven different as the winningest occasions. During his tenure, Peterson has cap- coach in program tured one Sun Belt crown, a Sun Belt tourna- history with a record ment title, eight OVC titles and seven OVC tour- of 502-404-2. nament crowns. For his efforts, Peterson has Peterson has twice been named OVC Coach of the Year. He produced nine seasons with 30 or more wins, brought national attention to the program in the including a school record 42 victories during the 2001 season, as his team found itself in the na- 1990 slate. tional rankings for the first time since 1982. Peterson teaches a hard-nosed and ag- His efforts were clearly in evidence during gressive style of baseball. His personable de- the magical 2001 season. The Blue Raiders es- meanor has made him a big hit among fans, tablished the single-game attendance record at boosters, players and recruits alike. Reese Smith Field with a crowd of 2,733 on Peterson also adheres to the philosophy hand to witness the Blue Raiders’ Friday night tilt that defense and pitching wins championships. Coach Peterson unveils a new mascot against South Alabama. The team went on to set He has long been known for outstanding defen- at the annual Groundhog Day Kickoff the single-season attendance mark with 26,218 sive teams, and the Blue Raiders have featured Luncheon in 2003. coming through the gates at Reese Smith Field. some of the area’s most feared hurlers through- established most of the offensive records held at His squad saw 10 crowds of 1,000 or more out the years. Middle Tennessee. Peterson has developed Peterson has seen three of his pitchers earn three players who hit .400 or better in a season PETERSON All-America honors, including the only First Team along with the school’s single-season and ca- All-American in school history, Dewon Brazelton. reer home run records. His 1997 squad estab- BY THE NUMBERS Under his watch, the Blue Raiders have seen lished the all-time record for batting average with Conference nine single-season and eight career pitching a .323 clip. Championships records established. Aside from wins and losses, Peterson has 9 The offensive output of the team has not been instrumental in leaving the Blue Raiders’ Conference Tourney been ignored under Peterson, as his recruits mark on college baseball in other ways. He 8 Championships NCAA Tournament 7 Appearances 2 Coach of the Year Honors Conference 7 Players of the Year Conference 2 Pitchers of the Year 5 All-Americans Freshman 4 All-Americans First Team 35 All-Conference Picks 46 Professional Players 502 Victories Head Coach Steve Peterson and his wife, Rita 28 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Head Coach Steve Peterson coached a Sun Belt Player of the Year premier camps with most sessions sold out. and six OVC Players of the Year, a Peterson took two separate tours with the Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year and an Blue Raiders as an assistant coach under John OVC Pitcher of the Year, a First Team Stanford prior to becoming the team’s skipper. All-American, four Third-Team All- During his runs between 1976-78 and 1985- Americans, four Freshman All-Ameri- 87, the Blue Raiders won two OVC titles and cans, and 35 First Team All-Confer- four southern division crowns. ence players. During the interim, Peterson served as the Professional baseball has seen 46 head coach at Roane State Community College former Peterson protégés pass through in Harriman, Tenn. During his tenure from 1979- the ranks with four players logging time 1984, Peterson’s teams won a Tennessee state in the Major Leagues. Aside from playing baseball for a MIDDLE TENNESSEE living, numerous former players have entered the coaching profession. Cur- MILESTONES rently 25 former Blue Raiders are Win Date Opponent (Score) coaching at the high school, college or 1 2/20/88 Memphis State (5-4) professional level. 50 4/19/89 Tennessee (13-0) Peterson was named the Tennes- 100 5/14/90 Eastern Kentucky (7-1) see Baseball Coaches Association 150 4/15/92 Kentucky (8-3) College Coach of the Year, in 1992 and 200 3/20/94 Northeastern Illinois (13-3) again in 2000. He was also inducted 250 5/07/95 Austin Peay (14-7) into the Rutherford County Old Timers 300 3/28/97 Eastern Illinois (7-4) Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. 350 4/21/99 Tennessee (6-3) 400 5/20/00 Southeast Missouri (11-4) He has also been responsible for the 403 2/17/01 UNC-Asheville (6-2) during the season. tremendous growth of Blue Raider baseball 450 3/05/02 Lipscomb (18-7) If the team accolades and accomplishments camps. Since taking over the camp program in 500 5/22/03 Arkansas-Little Rock (6-5) aren’t enough, consider that Peterson has 1984, Peterson has developed one of the area’s

PETERSON’S YEAR-BY-YEAR ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS UNDER PETERSON Overall Home Away Neutral ALL-OVC 1996 Jason Stanton, P 2003 Middle Tennessee ...... 33-27 19-13 12-13 2-1 1988 Dave Richardson, P 2002 Middle Tennessee ...... 26-30 17-12 7-17 2-1 Mike Messerly, IF 1997 Andrew Thompson, C 2001 Middle Tennessee ...... 41-17 23-9 15-6 3-2 Eddie Pye, IF Clay Snellgrove, SS 2000 Middle Tennessee ...... 39-23 20-8 14-14 5-1 Chris Whitehead, IF Jeremy Owens, OF 1999 Middle Tennessee ...... 29-31 11-12 15-17 3-2 Jayhawk Owens, OF 1998 Middle Tennessee ...... 17-33 13-13 4-17 0-3 1999 Bryan Peck, 2B 1997 Middle Tennessee ...... 31-24 18-6 13-17 0-1 1990 Jayhawk Owens, C Josh Pride, 3B 1996 Middle Tennessee ...... 28-26 15-13 13-13 0-0 Chris Crabtree, P 1995 Middle Tennessee ...... 36-27 24-12 11-13 1-2 Dwight Robinson, 3B 2000 Josh Pride, C 1994 Middle Tennessee ...... 32-23 15-7 16-16 1-0 Bryan Peck, OF 1993 Middle Tennessee ...... 25-26 14-12 11-14 0-0 1991 Dwight Robinson, 3B 1992 Middle Tennessee ...... 35-21 20-12 15-9 0-0 1991 Middle Tennessee ...... 28-33 15-9 11-23 2-1 Gary Myers, DH ALL-SUN BELT 1990 Middle Tennessee ...... 42-15 25-3 16-11 1-1 2001 Dewon Brazelton, P (1st) 1989 Middle Tennessee . . . . 27-22-1 15-7 12-13-1 0-2 1992 Gary Myers, 1B Josh Renick, 2B (1st) 1988 Middle Tennessee . . . . 33-26-1 17-14 12-10-1 4-2 Jason Maxwell, SS Brandon Johnson, 3B (1st) 15-Year Total ...... 502-404-2 281-162 197-223-2 24-19 Chris Price, OF Justin Sims, OF (1st) Roane State Total ...... 153-96 Jeremy Armstrong, P (2nd) Career Total ...... 655-500-2 1993 Mike McLaury, P Jason Maxwell, SS 2002 Justin Sims, OF (1st) OVC Championships SBC Tournament 1988, 1990, 1992-93, 1995-97 Championships Mudcat Brewer, OF Josh Archer, UT (1st) 2003 Marshall Nisbett, OF (2nd) OVC Tournament 1994 Mudcat Brewer, OF Championships NCAA Regional Jamie Walker, DH 2003 Chad Cooper, UT (1st) 1988, 1990-92, 1994-95, 2000 Appearances Brett Carroll, 3B (1st) 1988, 1990-91, 1995, 1995 Jamie Walker, 1B Josh Archer, 1B (2bd) Sun Belt Championships 2000-01, 2003 Craig Reavis, OF 2001

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 29 Head Coach Steve Peterson ing local talent close to home. modeling of the concession stand, improved and Peterson’s reputation extends into expanded restroom facilities, and a modern press fundraising as well. Events such as the annual box that would accommodate radio and televi- Chuck Taylor Golf Tournament have become sion along with print media. mainstays on the calendars of baseball support- A native of Huntsville, Ala., Peterson stood ers across middle Tennessee and have served out as a catcher under the legendary Rudy to raise thousands of dollars for the improve- Abbott at Jacksonville State. He earned his ment of Blue Raider baseball. bachelor’s from Jacksonville State in 1973 and He spearheaded the effort to pay for the later earned a master’s from Middle Tennessee construction of the Stephen B. Smith Clubhouse in 1977. and Indoor Training Facility, which opened its Peterson is married to the former Rita Albert doors in 1998. One look inside the facility shows and the couple has three children, Jill, Jenny the amount of time and effort spent toward this and John. Away from the diamond, he enjoys endeavor. It has become known as one of the fishing for smallmouth bass. finest collegiate clubhouses and training facilities in the entire country. Reese Smith Field has also benefited from Peterson’s fundraising abilities. He has helped transform the park into a fan-friendly area by expanding the seating area, putting up a new title in 1981 and he was twice named TJCAA information center just inside the gate, and ex- Coach of the Year (1981, ‘84). While at Roane panding the restroom and concession facilities. State, Peterson put together a sparkling record Peterson guided efforts during the summer of 153-96, a .614 winning percentage. of 2001 to expand the dugouts at Reese Smith His expertise also ranges away from on- Field. He is also currently spearheading an ef- the-field coaching. He is known as one of the top fort that would totally renovate the current sta- recruiters in the region and has a knack for keep- dium. The plans would call for a significant re- STEVE PETERSON VS. ... Alabama ...... 6-16 Indiana ...... 1-1 Samford ...... 2-3 Alabama State ...... 1-0 Indiana State ...... 2-8-1 San Diego State ...... 0-1 Arkansas-Little Rock ...... 8-1 Jackson State ...... 2-0 South Alabama ...... 4-15 Arkansas State ...... 7-3 Jacksonville State ...... 10-4 Southeast Missouri ...... 21-13 Auburn ...... 1-11 Kansas ...... 1-0 Southeastern Louisiana ...... 2-5 Austin Peay ...... 34-18 Kent State ...... 1-0 Southern Cal ...... 0-2 Belmont ...... 9-2 Kentucky ...... 7-6 Southern Illinois ...... 1-1 Berry College ...... 1-0 Lipscomb ...... 6-2 Southern Miss ...... 6-9 Birmingham Southern ...... 0-2 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... 5-6 Southwest Missouri State ...... 2-12 Butler ...... 1-1 Louisiana Tech ...... 2-1 Stanford ...... 0-1 Centenary ...... 0-1 Louisville ...... 4-3 Tennessee ...... 7-19 The Citadel ...... 1-2 Memphis ...... 25-25 Tennessee State ...... 19-0 Clemson ...... 0-2 Mississippi State ...... 0-2 Tennessee Tech ...... 29-18 Columbus College ...... 2-0 Missouri ...... 0-2 Texas A&M ...... 1-0 Cumberland ...... 14-9 Morehead State ...... 24-10 Trevecca ...... 6-0 Dayton ...... 2-0 Murray State ...... 31-13 Troy State ...... 8-8 East Tennessee ...... 3-1 New Mexico State ...... 4-5 UAB ...... 24-28 Eastern Illinois ...... 12-8 New Orleans ...... 5-6 UNC-Asheville ...... 3-0 Eastern Kentucky ...... 32-16 Nicholls State ...... 3-2 UT Martin ...... 19-6 Eastern Michigan ...... 3-0 North Alabama ...... 4-3-1 UW-Milwaukee ...... 8-1 Evansville ...... 5-4 Northeastern Illinois ...... 4-0 Vanderbilt ...... 11-20 Florida International ...... 2-7 Northwestern State ...... 0-1 Wake Forest ...... 0-1 Georgia State ...... 4-1 Old Dominion ...... 1-0 Western Carolina ...... 2-1 Georgia Tech ...... 1-2 Ole Miss ...... 6-4 Western Kentucky ...... 21-14 Hawaii ...... 0-1 Pepperdine ...... 0-1 Wright State ...... 0-3 Illinois ...... 1-3 Purdue ...... 1-2 Yale ...... 1-1 Illinois State ...... 5-4 Rutgers ...... 1-0 Total ...... 502-404-2

30 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Assistant Coaches Jim McGuire at Rend Lake (Ill.) Junior College from 1989-92. Associate During his stint there, he compiled a record of 220-116, a winning percentage of .655. During Head Coach his four-year tenure, McGuire’s teams turned in 12th Season four second-place finishes in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference. His 1992 squad was the One of the most Section III champion and the Region 24 runner- respected and up. knowledgeable McGuire served as the assistant coach at coaches in the collegiate ranks, Jim McGuire Rend Lake from 1987-88 and began his coach- begins his 12th season with the Blue Raider ing career at Missouri-St. Louis from 1986. baseball program. After eight years as an assis- McGuire’s playing career began at Illinois tant under Steve Peterson, McGuire was el- State before transferring to Rend Lake for his evated following the 2000 season to associate sophomore season. The final two years of his head coach. collegiate career were spent under the legend- At Middle Tennessee, McGuire serves as ary Woody Hunt at Cum-berland University in the recruiting coordinator for the program and Lebanon, Tenn. works with the infielders and hitters. He also takes The Belleville, Ill., native played baseball an active role in coordinating evaluation visits and basketball at Freeburg High School. with professional scouts, as well as organizing out the country. He has been a part of seven McGuire is married to the former Lynn baseball camps and the annual ’Boro Bash sum- winning seasons, four trips to the NCAA Tour- Christophe from Belleville, Ill. The couple has mer tournament. He also helps head coach nament, five league championships and four two daughters, nine-year-old Kristen and Steve Peterson with all three of the Blue Raiders conference tournament titles. McGuire has helped seven-year-old Kathleen, and the family resides major fundraisers -- the Fish Fry, the Ground- mold 28 players who have been drafted to the in Murfreesboro. hog Day Luncheon and the Chuck Taylor Golf pros to go along with 23 first team all-conference Tournament -- and serves as liaison for placing performers. Middle Tennessee has compiled a players on summer teams across the country. 338-298 record during his tenure, a winning During his 11 years in Murfreesboro, percentage of .531. McGuire has been a key ingredient in making Prior to joining the Blue Raider staff in the Blue Raider baseball a household name through- summer of 1992, McGuire was the head coach PERSONAL Birthdate: March 16, 1963 Hometown: Belleville, Ill. Family: Wife: Lynn; Daughters: Kristen, Kathleen EDUCATION High School: Freeburg HS College: Cumberland University (1985) PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1982 Illinois State University 1983 Rend Lake CC 1984-85 Cumberland University COACHING EXPERIENCE 2000- Associate HC - Middle Tennessee 1993-00 Asst. Coach - Middle Tennessee 1989-92 Head Coach - Rend Lake CC 1987-88 Asst. Coach - Rend Lake CC 1986 Asst. Coach - Missouri-St. Louis POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE The McGuire family (L to R): Kristen, Lynn, Kathleen and Jim. 2003 NCAA Starkville Regional 2001 NCAA Knoxville Regional 2000 NCAA Clemson Regional 1995 NCAA West Regional

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 31 Assistant COaches Kevin Erminio He is certified as a Assistant Coach strength and conditioning specialist and is a mem- 4th Season ber of the American Base- ball Coaches Association Kevin Erminio, who serves as Middle and the National Strength Tennessee’s pitching coach, begins his fourth and Conditioning Asso- season as a member of Steve Peterson’s ciation. coaching staff. Erminio is married to Under Erminio’s leadership, the Blue Raid- the former Jennifer ers had one of the nation’s top rotations in 2001 with All-American Dewon Saylors of St. Charles, Ill. Brazelton (13-2), freshman All-American John Williams (7-1), draftee Ja- The couple has two sons, son Moates (6-2) and senior Kris Lammers (3-6). Brazelton went on to be three-year-old Ryan and the third pick by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the amateur draft, which one-year-old Jackson, made him the highest draft pick in the history of Blue Raider baseball. and resides in Erminio made his way to Middle Tennessee in 2001 after spending Murfreesboro. two seasons as the pitching coach at Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga. At Berry, his additional duties included strength and conditioning, summer baseball placement and recruiting. Erminio’s credentials don’t stop there. He spent three years as an assistant at Clemson working with catchers and hitters. While there, the Tigers hosted two NCAA Regionals and earned a berth in the 1996 College World Series. In the summer of 1997, he served as head coach of the Waynesboro Generals in the Valley League (VA) and guided the Edenton Steamers of the Coastal Plain League in Edenton, N.C., during the summer of 1998. Marc Ford A native of Lake Hopatcong, N.J., Erminio received his bachelor’s in Athletic Trainer biology and his master’s in education from Tusculum College while also 1st Season serving as an assistant baseball coach from 1991-95. As an undergradu- ate, Erminio twice earned All-Conference honors as a shortstop and was Marc Ford begins his first season as team captain as a senior. athletic trainer for the Blue Raiders. Ford came to Middle Tennessee after graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in Exercise and Sport Sci- ence, specializing in Athletic Training. He also earned a minor in Health Science Education. Ford began his work as a student trainer at Sante Fe Commu- nity College in Gainesville, Fla., for one year before serving as a student trainer with the Gator athletic department for another year. He worked with the Florida baseball team in 2000-01, as U of F made the NCAA Tournament, and also with the Gator men’s tennis program in the spring of 2002, also an NCAA Tournament participant. The Buffalo, N.Y., native also worked at P.K. Yonge High School in Gainesville, Health South Tampa in Tampa, Fla., Freedom High School in Tampa, and Shands Rehabilitation in Gainesville. Ford joined the military soon after high school and served two years in the US Navy. He was attached to the USS George Washing- ton in Norfolk, Va., in Division G-3 - Bomb Assembly. Ford is working on his master’s at Middle Tennessee, seeking a degree in Exercise Sport Science. Ford is engaged to the former The Erminio family (L to R): Ryan, Kevin, Jackson and Jennifer. Audrey Friedland of Brooksville, Fla., with a summer 2004 wedding planned.

32 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Asst. COaches/Support Staff Andy Haines BASEBALL SUPPORT STAFF Assistant Coach 2nd Season

Andy Haines begins his second season as a member of the Blue Raider staff as a gradu- ate assistant. Haines came to Middle Tennessee after two seasons at Olney Central Junior College in Olney, Ill., instructing 14 players who received Division I scholarships. He was an assistant coach two summers ago for the Dubois County Jo Jo Freeman Neil Price Matt Riley Media Relations Radio Assistant AD/ Dragons in the Independent Frontier League, with the team winning the Play-by-Play Strength & division title and advancing to the playoffs. Conditioning He also spent previous summers as an assistant for the Twin-City Stars in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., in the Central Illi- nois Collegiate Sum- mer League, as well as the Waterloo Bucks in Waterloo, Pat Fones John Jewell Tim Crunk Iowa, in the Secretary Murphy Complex Student Assistant Northwoods Colle- giate League. Haines earned Coach of the Year honors in the Northwoods League during the 2001 sea- son and served as the head coach for the Bucks in the sum- mer of 2003. Travis Lawson Matt Hall Justin Martin Manager Manager Manager Haines played collegiately at East- ern Illinois University in 1999-00, earning Honorable Mention All-OVC honors as a senior catcher for the Panthers. He earned a bachelor’s from EIU in Physical Education/Sports Management with a minor in Community Health. Before attending EIU, the Louisville, Ill., native played at Olney Central for two seasons before spending one year at Kentucky Wesleyan University. Chris Roberts Tyler Walters Patrick Bingham Haines is single and resides in Murfreesboro. Manager Manager Manager

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 33 2004 Preview After a third trip to the NCAA Tournament in and off the field, a returning player has already four years last season, the excitement and an- been through it, and he doesn’t make the same ticipation surrounding the 2004 edition of Middle mistake twice. All the way around, expectations Tennessee baseball is reaching new heights, are higher and you expect more out of them. much like before the 2001 campaign that fea- They should also expect more from their coach- tured first-round draft pick Dewon Brazelton and ing staff because they know us, and they can Sun Belt Player of the Year Josh Renick. anticipate what we are doing. Why all the excitement? The Blue Raiders “Each year, a team is a little bit different with return all but two players who drew significant the new talent and how everyone fits together. playing time last year, and if ever there was a You have to put the individual guys together. To time to make a run to Omaha, this is the team. Six me, it is my job to put a team together. It is their seniors and 10 juniors return for head coach job to become teammates, and to be able to play Steve Peterson, who begins his 17th season at together and overcome adversity.” the helm of the Blue Raider program. The Blue Raiders sport 19 upperclassmen Peterson picked up his 500th career vic- altogether, including 2003 Sun Belt Tournament tory at last year’s conference tournament and MVP Chuck Akers, who returns to start for the says the experience on this year’s team makes fourth straight year in centerfield. Fellow senior a difference in preparing for the upcoming cam- Troy Harp works behind the plate for his third paign. consecutive season, and is joined by senior “It takes you a full year to know a team. Derek Phillips behind the dish. Phillips played Each team is a little bit different, with knowing the very well in the most extensive playing time of players’ personalities and things like that,” his career in 2003, making 23 starts and batting Peterson said. .301. “So, I know our returning players that much Senior lefthanded hurler John Williams, a better. I know their work habits. What is even Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American in Junior Travis Horschel more important is that they know what the coach- 2001 who posted 12 wins in his first two sea- ing staff wants. They know the level of competi- sons, struggled through a junior campaign filled have, and that is to win the league champion- tion. They know what they have to do in the with inconsistency. Williams looks to return to form ship. We came in sixth place and that was the classroom, and they know what they have to do and showed he may do just that at the end of the best we could do. We definitely want to improve off the field. So, our expectations are that much fall, tossing a three-hit, seven-inning shutout in on that. My biggest expectations are improving higher. the final game of the annual Blue-White World in league standings where we could compete “With the mistakes a freshman will make on Series, striking out five. for the league championship. If we can compete Middle Tennessee lost 2003 for the league championship, then we will lock leading hitter Chad Cooper to gradu- up a spot in the tournament. There is a history ation, but returns everyone else in with the power rating and the Sun Belt. You are the everyday lineup, including jun- dealing with the fifth-rated conference in the coun- iors Brett Carroll, Josh Archer and try. There is a built-in power rating that if you are Nate Jaggers, as well as sophomore successful in the league, you have a great op- Jeff Beachum, Akers, and senior portunity to get into the regional tournament.” Shane Kemp. Carroll batted .330, starting all 60 games in “What you have to remember is 2003, belting 19 home runs with 52 RBIs and a that we were up and down last year,” .670 slugging percentage. The third baseman Peterson added. “Getting the key also had 18 doubles and scored 54 runs in his players out on the field and healthy first full season as a starter. was very important. We made some Archer struggled early but got hot at the adjustments on the pitching staff and right time, belting all but one of his 15 home runs changed the roles of some guys that after April 1. The Paris, Tenn., native and Colle- I thought really helped us. giate Baseball Honorable Mention Freshman “The last 20 ball games, we were All-American in 2002 also drove in 52 runs, tal- a solid ball club everyday. Going into lied 18 doubles and scored 40 runs in 59 con- the Sun Belt Tournament, we were tests while batting .304. the best playing team for a week. Jaggers missed 14 games in March with “We did not accomplish our first an ankle injury that slowed the Louisville, Ky., goal, which is the goal of any team I native all season, but still managed to bat .319 in Sophomore Jeff Beachum

34 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 Preview 46 outings with 15 doubles, eight homers and Derek Phillips, we will be in good shape behind “Beachum, this fall was very good at short- 37 RBIs. The 2002 Collegiate Baseball Fresh- the plate. McKenry is a good offensive player, stop. He really showed improvement. I am not man All-American should be at full speed in 2004 too. He is talented enough and showed me worried about Jaggers. If he is healthy, he will in the middle infield. enough this fall that he is forcing my hand say- be a solid second baseman for us. We have to The Blue Raider coaching staff knew ing, ‘Coach, I can play the outfield, and I can improve on the corners defensively. Beachum could play in the middle infield, but swing the bat.’ He is going to swing for power. “Archer at first base has to get the mentality never expected the Cordova, Tenn., native to He has patience. You are going to see his name that these are his infielders. He has to help his hit as well as he did. Beachum batted .309 in 55 in the lineup. You have to find ways to get him in infield. He has to do things defensively to help games, including 21 starts at second base and the lineup, whether it is in the outfield or behind his infielders. Carroll has all of the tools to be an 32 more at shortstop. He scored 34 runs and the plate. It can also be as a DH. Now, he has to outstanding third baseman. What he has to do is drove in 27 more, striking out just 11 times in 220 prove himself in the spring.” make the routine play. He has to stay within him- at-bats. Junior Chris LeGuenec should start in self. He has the arm strength and the quickness. Akers also worked through struggles and leftfield to start the year after batting .282 in 42 He has the hands. He is like a lot of young in- inconsistency for much of the season, but went games last season. Sophomore Marcus Taylor fielders we have had, where a lot of it is concen- nuts at the conference tournament, collecting will also vie for playing time in the corner outfield tration. If we improve our corner defense, I think seven hits in 16 at-bats, including a home run, a positions and as the designated hitter after re- we will be fine up the middle. triple and two doubles, scoring four runs and turning from offseason shoulder surgery. Taylor “McNamee is probably one of the biggest driving in six more, as the Blue Raiders swept played in 37 contests in 2003, driving in 16 runs pluses we got out of the fall. When I recruited through the tourney in four games to earn an with 11 doubles, three home runs and a .451 him, I told him he is a good enough athlete where NCAA Regional spot. The Murfreesboro, Tenn., slugging percentage. he could play the infield or the outfield. He can native stole 16 bases in 2003 and scored 42 Junior college transfer Eric McNamee play at a lot of different places, and he can start at runs, joining Carroll as the only other player to should see time in the middle infield, as well, a lot of different places. He has good defensive start all 60 contests. along with freshmen Michael McSweeney and habits. Now, what he has to do is show how he Kemp started 50 games, mostly in rightfield, Jimmy Kelly. Redshirt freshman Brad Todd will hits in the lineup. He is a guy that, if anyone though he did play a few games at shortstop in also see time in the late innings at first base. falters in the infield, he can easily step in to a the middle of the year when injuries beset the “We have to improve defensively from last spot. He is also a good enough athlete to play Blue Raiders. The Columbia State (TN) Com- year. To be a championship caliber team or to the outfield. munity College transfer stole 10 bases, scored take pressure off of our pitching and offense, we “Now, what I want is outfielders who can 29 runs and was a fixture in the lineup down the have to improve defensively,” Peterson said. swing the bat. Defensively, if a player is not as stretch when Middle Tennessee made its run to good as someone else but swings a good bat, the SBC Tournament title. that will overcome his defensive inadequacies Harp started 37 times last season, missing as far as speed and arm. All I expect them to do almost a month with a broken hand. He and is if your glove can touch the ball, it has to be Phillips will be joined by freshman Michael caught. We can’t have errors like that. McKenry behind the plate, a Knoxville, Tenn., “Chuck Akers will be in centerfield. He has product who comes from a highly successful pro- shown he is one of the best defensive outfielders gram at Farragut High School under head coach in the league. What Chuck has got to do is put Tommy Pharr. together a year offensively. He is a guy on our “In a perfect world with everybody healthy club that on paper, he needs to be the leadoff and ready to go by February, Carroll is going to guy. He needs to have a high on-base percent- be the third baseman, Beachum is going to be age, but he has never been able to hold that the shortstop, Jaggers is going to be the second position down simply because he is so up and baseman, and Archer is going to be the first down with getting on base. He is a guy that it is baseman. Harp is going to be behind the plate. time for him to put it all together. He is a great Akers is going to be in centerfield. athlete. His arm has improved. He is a great “With what Shane Kemp has shown me in centerfielder. It is just time for him to have his the fall, if he stays within himself and does what I career year and do it all. I think we will be strong think he is capable of doing, he is going to be in up the middle. either left or right field. I don’t know who is going “The doctors are telling me that Marcus to be in the other left or right position. I don’t Taylor is going to be surgically repaired and know who the designated hitter is going to be. everything is going to be fine. But, he has missed “Who I have been very pleased with is quality time in the fall. You can’t win or lose in the Michael McKenry. I am very confident that when fall, but you can definitely get my confidence that our two senior catchers graduate, Harp and you have improved. Junior Danny Borne 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 35 2004 Preview “There will be somebody who is not play- native also had his most dominant outing in the innings of work in relief. ing a lot early in the season that is going to evolve championship game of the SBC Tournament, Lefthander Danny Borne gives Peterson into a major contributor as we make a run for the striking out seven and allowing just one run in a situational option, as the Lewisburg, Tenn., Sun Belt. Our left and right fielder, as on any ball 6.1 innings of work. For the season Mobley com- native picked up three wins and a save in 32 club, has to produce in the lineup. We all know piled 65 strikeouts in 57 innings of work in 24 innings of work last season. Kelly should also here at Reese Smith Field, when you get into outings, including six starts. give the Blue Raiders another lefthanded option late March and early April, those southwest winds Sophomore BJ Church had the most elec- out of the bullpen as a two-way player. start blowing and a lefthanded hitter with power tric stuff of anyone on the staff at the end of the “What we lack right now is that there is no- can help you, and that’s where Marcus and year, earning the Soddy Daisy (TN) High School body that I can sit right here and say is the num- maybe a Clif Thomas can come to the forefront. product starting calls in big games at the end of ber one pitcher on our staff. I see a lot of number “Defensively behind the plate, Harp is, if the year. Church struck out 11 in a sub-two hour two pitchers. I don’t see a number one. When I not the best, one of the best, defensive catchers complete game shutout against Belmont in late see that number one, he is going to break out. in the league. We need contributions from him April and made a pair of starts against Arkansas- “In 2001, I could tell you how many starts with the bat. Little Rock during the final week of the season Dewon Brazelton was going to make. Last year, “Phillips, like anybody, especially a catcher, and again in the conference tournament. He I thought John Williams was going to be that guy. the more you get back there the better you get. struck out 58 in 55 innings of work in 2003 with John Williams had a bad year. He has worked The problem with Derek is, for three years he just 23 walks, as the opposition batted just .238 hard this fall, but there is no title placed on him has been playing on one leg. If it is not his left against the righthander. saying you are the number one guy. I think that leg, it becomes his right leg. Derek really got to Walters State (TN) Community College is a good problem. playing well last season. He is a good hitter. righthander Eric Blevins also joins the staff and “I think we will have a number one guy. We “Because of McKenry coming on strong will fight for innings as a starter. Blevins compiled have more quantity and we also have quality. where I have confidence in him behind the plate, double-digit wins in both seasons at Walters State, Chris Mobley has really stepped up. He has Harp is not going to have to catch every game. helping lead his squad to the 2003 JUCO World great movement on his fastball. He can run it up But, McKenry is pushing Harp saying, ‘You have Series. there in the 90’s. He has a good change-up. He to produce with the bat.’ Sophomore Shay Horseman and junior has worked with Coach Erminio. The best parts “Now, experience is very important. The Travis Horschel also provided valuable innings of his personality are starting to come out. He is pitchers know Harp, and they know how he is for the Blue Raiders in 2003, especially out of much more aggressive with himself and his work going to handle balls in the dirt. Troy is a guy the bullpen. Horseman came on to strikeout habits. He is becoming a ballplayer. Instead of that can be consistent behind the plate and at the seven in 3.1 innings against Mississippi State in just going out there on game day, he is working plate. He is able to advance runners and drive the NCAA Regional and punched out 61 batters between starts. He could be a great starter for runners in.” in only 40.2 innings of work all of last season. us. On the mound is where the Blue Raiders Horschel struggled early as a starter but found a “Matt Scott is a big, strong guy with all kinds could be most dangerous in 2004, with a deep groove coming out of the bullpen, compiling a 2- of potential. He was hurt all last year. We and talented staff that returns all but one hurler 0 mark with a 3.30 ERA in 12 outings and 30 redshirted him, and he really didn’t get to de- from a year ago. velop his second pitch. He is still a ways Redshirt junior Steve Kline proved to away. However, here is a guy that all of his be the most consistent starter for Peterson life, he has thrown strikes. All of his life he last year, compiling a 7-4 mark with a 4.75 has depended on fast balls, and he has a earned-run-average in 89 innings of work. good arm. We just have to get him in shape. Kline struck out 65 in his 15 starts, allowing He is a guy that can really help us, but until just 17 walks and tossing one complete he develops a second and third pitch, it is game. hard to ask him to start. Williams struggled through much of the “I took Travis [Horschel] and moved season but came up huge in the confer- him to middle relief last year. He did a good ence tournament, tossing a complete game job for us. BJ Church didn’t recover quickly against host Louisiana-Lafayette to get the enough out of the bullpen to where we Blue Raiders to the championship game, could use him in that spot. So we moved allowing just two runs on seven hits, by far him to a starter, and he gave us some quality his best outing of the season. innings. After working almost exclusively from “Jerry Knox is going to be a tough the bullpen as a freshman and again at the replacement because he had some really beginning of last year, junior Chris Mobley big starts for us midweek and had some settled into a starting role for the second half conference starts. It is a shame that Horse- of the campaign. The Kingsport, Tenn., man got sick this fall [mono], but he had a Junior Chris LeGuenec

36 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 Preview great summer. He is going to be healthy and thought of Chase Swing as the closer. I have fine. Horseman has three pitches he can put in always thought of Chase Swing as a starting the strike zone. His problem last year was locat- pitcher. He has movement on his fastball. He ing his fastball. has a good breaking ball, which is his out-pitch. “Blevins is a guy I have watched since His change-up is coming on. high school. We were interested in recruiting “However, when you are a closer, you him out of high school. We just felt like he wasn’t don’t have time to use all three of your pitches. ready yet. He went to junior college, but he has You have got to use your out-pitch, so he was always wanted to be here. He had a great jun- basically a curveball guy. He hasn’t really been ior college career. He has a bulldog mentality. able to develop his fastball. You can’t say that He has a very simple approach to pitching, the Chase is the closer. He could be a starting same way Brazelton did. I am not saying he has pitcher.” the same stuff Dewon had, but he has a very As always, Peterson has put together a simple approach. He is very competitive, and challenging schedule that includes three NCAA he has a history of eating a lot of innings and Tournament clubs from a year ago, including being that starter that gets you to a lot of late College World Series participant Southwest Mis- innings. souri State, as well as Sun Belt foes South Ala- The backend of the Blue Raider bullpen bama and New Mexico State. The Blue Raiders proved to be almost automatic last season, as also host Dayton in an early-season three-game Chase Swing emerged as the stopper, collect- series at Reese Smith Field, as well as confer- ing 11 saves in 12 chances and allowing just ence series versus Louisiana-Lafayette, Arkan- Junior Brett Carroll eight of 25 inherited runners to score. Batters hit sas State, Western Kentucky and Arkansas-Little just .214 against Swing in 2003, as the Rock. Lafayette knows what it is all about. They have Shelbyville, Tenn., native made 27 appear- Middle Tennessee also makes trips to Jack- been to the World Series. They started off bad ances, picking up two wins and striking out 53 in sonville State and Southeastern Louisiana in the last year because of injuries. Then, they got as just over 51 innings pitched. first three weeks of the season and must play hot as anybody in the United States. We had to “At this time last year, if someone would South Alabama and New Mexico State, as well really beat a hot club in the Sun Belt Tourna- have told me that Swing would set the saves as Florida International and New Orleans on ment, and that is to our credit. It is going to be a record and become our closer out of the bullpen, the road in the fifth-ranked conference in the great race.” I would tell them they were crazy. I have never country, the Sun Belt. The Blue Raiders have experienced only “I think we have six seniors; four of them one other run in the NCAA Tournament like the have been in this program for four years. They current three times in four years, when the club know what Blue Raider baseball is all about. made appearances in four of five seasons in the They know that we are looking at nothing but late ’80’s and early ‘90’s, overlapping former hardware – rings, trophies, watches and re- coach John Stanford and Peterson. With the bulk gional tournaments. That is where the prece- of the squad draft-eligible in 2004, the Blue Raid- dent has been set, so that is what we are looking ers may not have another opportunity for a con- for. ference championship and another NCAA berth “I think they will be good leaders. I think before rebuilding with young players again. The they will be good leaders off the field. It is going time is here, and the 2004 Blue Raiders look to to be a fun year. It is a good schedule. The Sun seize the opportunity presented to them based Belt is great. It is going to be a very competitive on the 2003 finish. It’s baseball time at Middle year. Tennessee again!!! “Florida International was young last year. They have some great players. Western Ken- tucky has some good, young players. Arkan- sas-Little Rock will be better. Arkansas State will be better. New Orleans has their players healthy. They have probably the top pitcher in the league. They are going to have a great starting rotation. I look for them to be a lot stronger. “South Alabama is just South Alabama. You have to go through Mobile, Alabama, to win a championship. They are just quality. Louisiana- Sophomore Shay Horseman

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 37 Veterans shot at Florida International in a 3-for-3 with three runs scored outing … Played for Chuck Akers Harwich Mariners in Cape Cod League over summer, batting .232 with 16 runs scored and 11 stolen bases in 42 games. OF l 6-0 l 174 R/R l SR-3L 2001 (FRESHMAN): Batted .282 as true freshman, playing in every game and Murfreesboro, Tenn./ starting all but one … Had five doubles and drove in 24 runs with 27 walks and 13 stolen bases … Went 15-for-24 with a runner on third and less than two outs … Had Oakland HS 16 multi-hit games, including a trio of three-hit games and one four-hit contest … Hit in five of first six games of season, going 7-for-19 with four runs scored, a triple and three RBIs … Went 3-for-6 with a run versus Tennessee Tech … Doubled, homered, scored twice, drove in three runs and had four hits versus Lipscomb … Hit safely 7 in 10 of 11 contests in mid-April, going 16-for-42 with eight runs scored, two doubles and four RBIs. 2003 (JUNIOR): Centerfielder who has started all but one game in his Blue Raider career … Named to Verizon Academic All-District IV Second Team, his second straight Academic All-District selection ... Finished season batting .262, starting all 60 games, one of only two Blue Raiders to start every contest ... Scored 42 runs CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS with 27 RBIs, nine doubles, two triples, 16 stolen bases and team-leading 22 walks Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K ... Collected eight hits in 15 at-bats with a runner on third and less than two outs ... New Mexico State .343 9 35 3 12 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 10 Batted .319 (22-for-69) with runners in scoring position and .323 (20-for-62) with two UL-Lafayette .289 11 45 6 13 7 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 7 Fla. International .333 9 33 8 11 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 5 outs ... Added 14 two-out RBIs ... Finished tied for third in the conference in stolen Arkansas State .316 10 38 7 12 4 1 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 5 bases and second in attempts ... Also tied for fifth in the SBC in sacrifice bunts with South Alabama .128 11 39 4 5 2 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 8 nine ... Scored twice and had a pair of runs and a stolen base in season-opener Western Kentucky .214 11 42 9 9 1 3 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 6 versus Jacksonville State … Hit safely in six of seven games from February 23 to New Orleans .216 11 37 5 8 4 1 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 5 March 8, scoring three times … Struggled through next two-plus weeks, going just Ark.-Little Rock .308 9 39 10 12 6 2 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 10 6-for-41 in 13 games and watching his average fall to season-low .192 … Hit safely Totals .266 81 308 52 82 33 10 3 2 42 16 4 4 2 56 in eight of the next 10 games, with five multi-hit contests and nine runs scored in 11 games … Had 15 hits in 38 at-bats with six RBIs and five walks to raise his average seventy points … Had three hits, scored four runs and drove in HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Oakland HS for coach three more in series versus New Orleans ... Extended his hitting streak to Mack Hawks ... Team won back-to-back state titles as junior and eight games with a single in all three contests versus Lipscomb, scoring senior ... Honorable mention USA Today All-American as senior twice and driving in a run in the three-game set ... Singled twice, scored ... Named All-District, All-Region, All-Midstate and All-State three times and drove in another run at Arkansas-Little Rock ... Voted as senior ... Also voted MVP of 2000 USA Classic Most Outstanding Player at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament after Tournament and named to 1999 All-State Tournament going 7-for-16 (.438) with four extra-base hits, including a double, two Team ... 2000 Daily News Journal Rutherford County triples, and his first home run of the year ... His RBI single in the ninth gave Position Player of the Year ... 2000 National High the Blue Raiders an insurance run in a 6-4 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette School Baseball Coaches Association All- on Wednesday ... Doubled and tripled in Thursday’s 6-5 victory over District III team member, which recog- UALR, driving in two runs and scoring once, and also made a game- nizes top 15 players in seven state re- saving diving catch in left-centerfield in the ninth to preserve the victory ... gion ... Batted .431 with 48 RBIs as se- Backed that up with another triple and a round-tripper on Friday in the win nior ... Set school record in 2000 for runs over Louisiana-Lafayette, driving in three runs and scoring twice to carry the scored with 66 ... Stole 54 bases in 57 Blue Raiders into their second championship game in three years in the SBC attempts during prep career … Lettered in Tournament ... Had two more hits and a stolen base in tourney final against soccer as freshman and football as sopho- Western Kentucky ... Singled, was hit by a pitch and scored against Missouri more … Member of BETA club, National in Starkville Regional ... Ended season hitting in 25 of last 29 games, going Honor Society, FCA, and nominated to 32-for-96 (.333) with 26 runs scored and 16 RBIs ... Played for Harwich National Leadership Forum on Law. Mariners in Cape Cod League for second straight summer. PERSONAL: Charles Richard Akers, 2002 (SOPHOMORE): Verizon Academic All-District IV First Team se- Jr. … Born November 13, 1981 ... lection and Sun Belt Commissioner’s List … Batted .308, starting all 56 Son of Charlie and Susan Akers ... games in centerfield … Tied for team-lead with 49 runs scored and Majoring in Business Education ... second in doubles with 15 … Had team-leading 28 walks, three triples Married the former Blair Collins of and 17 stolen bases … Among everyday players, was second on Murfreesboro in December, 2002. squad with runners in scoring position with .348 average … Also added five outfield assists … Hit safely in 42 contests, including an 11-game hitting streak (3/6-23) where he went 23-for-43 with 17 runs scored, six doubles and eight RBIs … Stole three bases in one contest at Memphis … Tied career-high with four hits versus Southwest Missouri State during streak … Went 6-for-8 with three runs and two RBIs in two contests versus SMS … Had AKERS’ CAREER STATISTICS eight hits in three-game series at New Mexico State, scoring three times with two Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A RBIs … Had stretch of five straight multi-hit games at NMSU and East Tennessee, 2001 .282 58-57 202 31 57 5 1 1 24 67 .332 27 6 39 .381 1 6 13-16 2002 .308 56-56 234 49 72 15 3 1 24 96 .410 28 5 39 .393 0 2 17-24 collecting 12 hits in 26 at-bats … Scored multiple runs in a contest 15 times, 2003 .263 60-60 228 42 60 9 2 1 27 76 .333 22 5 45 .339 2 9 16-23 including four times with three runs scored … Only homer of season was a solo Totals .285 174-173 664 122 189 29 6 3 75 239 .360 77 16 123 .371 3 17 46-63 38 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Veterans Saturday loss at Western Kentucky ... Singled and drove in a run with a sac fly in Josh Archer victory at WKU ... Went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBIs and a homer in Sunday win over New Orleans ... Picked up the 15th three-hit game of his career in first game C/1B l 6-4 l 229 of twinbill versus Lipscomb, belting 14th homer of the season and driving in three R/R l JR-2L runs while scoring twice ... Also homered in second game of doubleheader ... Paris, Tenn./ Extended hitting streak to six games with an RBI double in win at Vanderbilt ... Went 7-for-10 with four doubles, three runs scored and five RBIs in two games at Henry County HS Arkansas-Little Rock, earning SBC Player of the Week ... Had a career-high five hits and also three runs scored and three RBIs in victory at UALR ... Doubled twice in both games against the Trojans ... Singled twice and drove in pair of runs in opening-round win over Louisiana-Lafayette at SBC Tournament ... His bases- 10 clearing triple in the first got the Blue Raiders going in an 8-5 victory over Western Kentucky in the tourney final ... Doubled and drove in a run versus Mississippi State 2003 (SOPHOMORE): First baseman who struggled early but found a groove in the second half of the season, belting nine home runs in the month of April and 12 of his in Starkville Regional ... Ended season on 2-for-20 skid with one run scored and four RBIs in final five games. 15 for the season after April 1 … Started 55 of 59 contests played, scoring 40 runs and driving in another 52, tying Brett Carroll for the team lead in RBIs ... Also had 18 doubles and 15 round-trippers, tying Carroll for team lead in two-baggers ... Set 2002 (FRESHMAN): Honorable Mention Freshman All-America selection by Colle- giate Baseball after batting .345 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs … Named First single-season Blue Raider record with 67 strikeouts ... Finished season 62nd in nation in home runs per game at 0.25 ... Collected team-leading 23 two-out RBIs ... Team All-Sun Belt as utility player … Also added eight doubles and .540 slugging percentage … Started 52 contests, 25 at first base, 20 at DH and the remaining Named Second Team All-Sun Belt at first base ... Went 20-for-43 (.465) as the leadoff seven at catcher … Batted team-leading .472 as a leadoff hitter, and at .583 clip with hitter in an inning ... Finished fifth in the SBC in home runs and tied for fifth in doubles ... Batted .384 in conference games only, second best on the squad and eighth in the a runner on third and less than two outs … Went hitless in consecutive games only twice all season, February 24-28 and May 17-18 … Homered in first two games at league ... Also tied for fifth in home runs (6) and total bases (61) ... Had nine hits in 12 at-bats with a runner on third and less than two Troy State, including a towering blast to centerfield in the second game … Singled three times, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs in victory over Southwest outs ... Had just one hit in first four games of season Missouri State … Doubled, homered, scored twice and drove in two runs in win at before belting two home runs versus Rutgers … Went 1-for-3 with a career-high three runs scored, New Mexico State … Had three hits, including solo homer, and scored twice versus Western Kentucky … Went 5-for-9 with three runs scored and six RBIs in two RBIs and a homer the next day against Kent State … Had two hits, three RBIs, two three-game series at South Alabama … Went 3-for-3 with homer, two runs and four RBIs in finale at USA … Had eight hits in 15 at-bats, including a double, triple and runs scored and a pair of doubles in first homer in series versus Arkansas-Little Rock … Played for Florence Redwolves in game at Southwest Missouri State … Collected just three hits in next nine Coastal Plain League over summer, batting .288 with 11 doubles, four homers and 27 RBIs in 47 contests … Named the No. 4 prospect in CPL by Baseball America. games, including a benching in conference opener versus New Mexico State … Bat- ting average sank to season- CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS low .180 on March 16 after Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K Purdue contest … Went 2- New Mexico State .333 6 24 5 8 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 for-5 with a run and a double in UL-Lafayette .355 8 31 3 11 4 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 12 Fla. International .280 6 25 3 7 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 second game versus NMSU … Went Arkansas State .318 6 22 2 7 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 3-for-4 with a run and a double in final South Alabama .368 6 19 4 7 7 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 8 game at Louisiana-Lafayette, starting a string Western Kentucky .308 7 26 6 8 7 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 8 of four straight multi-hit contests … Had two New Orleans .300 7 30 3 9 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 hits, three runs, a double and a home run at Ark.-Little Rock .536 6 28 5 15 8 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 Lipscomb, his first home run in 20 games Totals .351 52 205 31 72 42 13 3 10 16 1 4 0 2 55 … Went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBIs, a double and a home run at Austin Peay … Homered twice and had three hits HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Paul Putnam at Henry County in series-opener versus Florida In- HS … Batted .620 with 11 homers and 45 RBIs and voted First Team All-State as ternational … Also had three hits in senior … Three-time All-Region and All-District selection … Voted District MVP final game versus Memphis … and Team MVP as senior in leading squad in regional championship game … Belted a three-run homer in first in- Drafted in 40th round by San Diego Padres … Four-year letterwinner in ning to provide all of the offense football, earning Team Defensive Lineman of the Year as senior … Also needed in series-opening win at earned one letter in basketball. Arkansas State … Scored twice, drove in two runs and had third PERSONAL: Joshua Luke Archer … Born November 8, 1982 … straight two-hit game in win over Son of Wes Archer and Vicky Qualls … Majoring in Organizational Vanderbilt … Six-game hitting Communication. streak came to an end with 0-for-4 day against Southeast Missouri, though he did score a run … Hit his 10th home run of the season in series- ARCHER’S CAREER STATISTICS opening win over South Alabama … Injured in Saturday contest against USA and Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A 2002 .345 55-52 200 31 69 8 2 9 34 108 .540 22 5 38 .421 1 0 2-3 did not play on Sunday … Returned to the lineup as the designated hitter against 2003 .304 59-55 224 40 68 18 2 15 52 135 .603 12 6 67 .352 2 0 0-1 Belmont, blasting his 11th round-tripper of the year ... Homered and scored twice in Totals .323 114-107 424 71 137 26 4 24 86 243 .573 34 11 105 .386 3 0 2-4 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 39 Veterans Jeff Beachum Danny Borne IF l 6-1 l 187 LHP l 6-4 l 200 R/R l SO-1L L/L l JR-2L Cordova, Tenn./ Lewisburg, Tenn./ Cordova HS Marshall County HS 1 29 2003 (FRESHMAN): Middle infielder who was a pleasant surprise and exactly 2003 (SOPHOMORE): Lefthander who was effective out of the bullpen, more so what the coaches expected defensively – steady, and even better with the bat than than in 2002 … Posted 3-0 mark with one save and 25 strikeouts in 32.0 innings expected … Batted .309 in 55 games with 53 starts, scoring 34 runs with 11 pitched ... Valuable member of bullpen that posted 4.58 ERA with 206 strikeouts in doubles, two triples and 27 RBIs ... Went 22-for-66 (.333) with runners in scoring 224 innings, posting 13 of team’s 33 victories ... Allowed two runs on four hits in one position and 9-for-15 (.600) with a runner on third and less than two outs ... Also had inning in season-opener versus Jacksonville State … Gave up an unearned run 15 two-out RBIs, hit .358 (24-for-67) as a leadoff hitter in an inning and .347 (25-for- with a career-high four strikeouts in 2.2 innings versus Kent State … Allowed two 72) with two outs ... Led off the final 27 games of the season, with the Blue Raiders runs and struck out three in 2.2 innings versus Tennessee Tech … Struck out four compiling a 19-8 mark during the stretch ... Collected first collegiate hit at Tennessee in two innings of work versus New Mexico State … Worked 2.1 hitless innings in Tech, going 3-for-5 with a double … Had a five-game hitting streak from March 12- Friday night win at Louisiana-Lafayette, picking up a save while striking out four … 18, driving in pair of runs versus Purdue and doubling in three straight games, two Struck out three in two scoreless innings in finale at Arkansas State … Allowed one against Purdue and one at Belmont … Put together an 11-game hitting streak from run in two innings against Southeast Missouri … Tossed 4.1 innings of relief against March 23 to April 6, collecting 16 hits in 43 at-bats with five runs and five RBIs … South Alabama, giving up two runs … Got two outs in the eighth and was the Went 6-for-12 in three games at Louisiana-Lafayette … Had four straight multi-hit beneficiary of a Blue Raider rally to get a win against Austin Peay ... Allowed three contests, the final two games at Lafayette and contests at Lipscomb and Austin unearned runs in 0.2 innings at Western Kentucky ... Picked up his third win of the Peay … Also scored twice at Peay … Went 3-for-5 in last game against Memphis year with 1.2 innings on Sunday against New Orleans, allowing a run with a … Had 2-for-5 efforts in both wins at Arkansas State, batting leadoff for the first time strikeout ... Got two outs in 6-5 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock at SBC Tourna- all season … Collected three hits against both Vanderbilt and Southeast Missouri, ment ... Tossed a scoreless inning versus Missouri in Starkville Regional. scoring twice against SEMO … Singled in win at Western Kentucky, a huge hit, ending WKU reliever Matt Wilhite’s scoreless innings streak at 17.1 ... Also made a 2002 (FRESHMAN): First lefthander out of the bullpen, throwing 20.1 innings in 23 brilliant diving stop to start a doubleplay in the victory ... Had two doubles and a appearances and compiling a 1-3 mark … Tossed three shutout innings in first triple and scored five times in three games versus New Orleans ... Continued collegiate outing, at Troy State, striking out three and allowing two hits … Threw total clutch work at the plate, driving home the tying and go-ahead runs in the ninth in first of 2.1 shutout innings in two appearances versus Eastern Michigan, giving up just game at Arkansas-Little Rock ... Singled and scored twice in second game at UALR one hit … Longest outing of year came at Memphis, allowing two earned runs in 4.2 ... Singled, scored and drove in a run in opening-round win over Louisiana- innings with two strikeouts, picking up victory … Got one out against Southwest Lafayette at SBC Tournament ... Had two hits, two runs and an RBI in victory over Missouri State, East Tennessee and at New Mexico State … Threw 0.2 shutout UALR ... Collected a bases-clearing triple and also scored in second win over innings at East Tennessee … Got one out in both games versus Vanderbilt … Got Cajuns ... Singled and scored a run in championship game against Western Ken- two outs versus New Orleans at Sun Belt Tournament. tucky ... Singled against Mississippi State and went 2-for-4 with two runs scored versus Missouri in Starkville Regional. HIGH SCHOOL: Posted 9-1 mark with 1.58 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 58 innings for coach Joe George at Marshall County HS … Named All-Midstate as sophomore HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Skip Blythe at Cordova HS … and district MVP as junior … Four-time All-District selection and two-time All-Region Batted .389 with nine home runs as senior, earning All-District, All-Metro, All- honoree … Struck out 14 in one game … Recognized as Who’s Who Among Region, All-State and Memphis Area Player of the Year honors … Holds CHS school American High School Students … Also lettered in football and basketball. records for most no-hitters, strikeouts and lowest ERA … Also lettered one year in basketball … Recognized as Who’s Who Among American High School Students. PERSONAL: James Daniel Borne … Born May 5, 1983 … Son of Jeff and Sharon Borne … Majoring in Exercise Science. PERSONAL: Jeffrey Clay Beachum … Born November 5, 1983 … Son of Robert and Anita Beachum … Undecided major ... Father played baseball at Mississippi CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS State and in Atlanta Braves organization. Opponent ERA APP IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HP W-L-S New Mexico State 8.11 3 3.1 4 4 3 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS UL-Lafayette 3.37 3 2.2 3 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K Fla. International 36.00 1 1.0 5 4 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0-0-0 New Mexico State .143 3 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Arkansas State 0.00 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 UL-Lafayette .409 5 22 3 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 South Alabama 11.11 2 5.2 8 7 7 1 1 3 0 4 2 0 0 0-1-0 Fla. International .250 3 12 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Western Kentucky 18.00 2 2.0 4 7 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0-0-0 Arkansas State .308 3 13 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 New Orleans 5.41 3 3.1 2 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1-0-0 South Alabama .300 2 10 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ark.-Little Rock 9.00 3 3.0 2 4 3 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0-0-1 Western Kentucky .158 4 19 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9.39 19 23.0 29 29 24 16 21 9 1 8 6 0 4 1-1-2 New Orleans .333 3 12 5 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Ark.-Little Rock .385 3 13 5 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 BORNE’S CAREER STATISTICS TOTALS .287 26 115 18 33 14 4 2 0 6 1 0 1 0 18 Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG-SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/A WP HP SF SH 2002 10.62 1-3 23-0 0-0 2 20.1 34 29 24 11 13 12 1 7 .358 10 4 1 1 2003 6.19 3-0 21-0 0-0 1 32.0 35 28 22 19 35 7 1 5 .267 4 6 2 3 BEACHUM’S CAREER STATISTICS Totals 7.91 4-3 44-0 0-0 3 52.1 69 57 46 30 48 19 2 12 .305 14 10 3 4 Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A 2003 .309 55-53 220 34 68 11 2 0 27 83 .377 11 2 26 .346 1 3 2-4

40 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Veterans and scored both times in series-opening triumph against South Alabama … Belted a Brett Carroll two-run homer, his 10th of the year, in win over Belmont … Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored in comeback win over Austin Peay ... Went 3-for- IF l 6-0 l 187 5 with a homer and two doubles in win at Western Kentucky ... Homered on R/R l JR-2L Saturday and Sunday against New Orleans ... Also scored career-high three runs in Sunday victory over UNO ... Went 3-for-7 with two runs and two RBIs in Knoxville, Tenn./ doubleheader sweep over Lipscomb, including 15th homer of the year in second Bearden HS game ... Doubled and scored twice, including an insurance run in the eighth, in 4- 2 win at Vanderbilt ... Followed Nate Jaggers with a solo home run in win over Arkansas-Little Rock at SBC Tournament ... Also belted a two-run homer against Louisiana-Lafayette to put the Blue Raiders in the tourney final ... Went 3-for-4 versus Western Kentucky in the final and scored a run ... Doubled, homered twice 9 and drove in four runs against Missouri in Starkville Regional ... Ended season with Voted 2004 Third Team Preseason All-American by National Collegiate Baseball eight hits in 22 at-bats (.364) over final six games with five runs scored, seven Writers Association, joining teammate Chase Swing on the squad ... Also named RBIs, two doubles and four home runs. Third Team Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball. 2002 (FRESHMAN): Played in 43 contests with 39 starts, batting .257 with six 2003 (SOPHOMORE): Third baseman who started every game, one of only two home runs, 12 doubles and 29 RBIs … Went 10-for-16 (.625) with a runner on third Blue Raiders to do so … Came into his own in his second year as a Blue Raider, and less than two outs … Went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in first ranking in the top two on the club in 12 offensive categories ... Ended the season tied collegiate start, at Troy State … Hit safely in 11 of first 12 starts, going 20-for-47 with for 21st in the nation in home runs at 0.32 per game and 48th in the country in 12 runs scored, 17 RBIs, five doubles, a triple and three home runs … Had seven slugging percentage at .670 ... Scored team-high 54 multi-hit and five multi-run games during the streak … Had career-high four hits, runs and led the squad in slugging percentage, total including double and homer, with three runs scored versus Eastern Michigan … bases (148) and home runs (19) ... Also tied for Went 6-for-10 with three doubles, two home runs, six RBIs and four runs scored in team-high in doubles (18), hits (73), RBIs (52) final two games at New Mexico State … Had pair of doubles at Vanderbilt … Played and hit by pitches (10) ... Ranked second on for former Blue Raider coach Justus Scott on the Hornell Dodgers in the New York the club in average (.330), strikeouts (53) Collegiate Baseball League over summer, batting .278 with 12 doubles, four triples and on-base percentage (.403) ... Col- and 28 RBIs. lected 20 multi-hit games during the sea- son ... Named First Team All-Sun Belt at the hot corner ... Went 5-for-7 with CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS the bases loaded, 7-for-12 (.583) Opponent BA GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K with a runner on third and less New Mexico State .429 6 21 7 9 11 3 0 4 3 0 2 0 1 4 than two outs and collected 17 UL-Lafayette .160 8 25 4 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 8 two-out RBIs ... Finished third Fla. International .188 4 16 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 in the SBC in home runs, fourth Arkansas State .400 5 20 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 in slugging and tied for fifth in South Alabama .188 5 16 3 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 doubles and total bases ... In Western Kentucky .333 6 18 3 6 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 league games only, tied for New Orleans .278 5 18 4 5 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 third in home runs with seven ... Ark.-Little Rock .133 4 15 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 Hit a towering grand slam in first game of a Totals .268 43 149 26 40 27 10 0 11 12 0 6 0 2 46 doubleheader against Jacksonville State, hitting the façade of the football stadium … Doubled and drew a walk in second game of twinbill versus HIGH SCHOOL: All-District selection at Bearden HS for coach Mitch Carter … JSU … Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and Led team to district title and appearance in regional championship game … two runs scored versus Rutgers … Had five hits, Also lettered in golf one year and basketball two years … Recognized as including three home runs and a double, with Who’s Who Among American High School Students. five RBIs and four runs scored in two games versus Samford … Went 2-for-4 with three PERSONAL: Brett Michael Carroll … Born October 3, 1982 … Son of RBIs in second game versus Purdue, start- Mike Carroll and Laura Carroll-Kinzel … Majoring in Organizational ing a string of four straight multi-hit contests Communication. … Had two more hits in series finale against Purdue, went 3-for-6 at Belmont and collected two more hits with two runs against Tennessee Tech … Homered in first two games against New Mexico State, driving in five runs in the two contests … Went 2- for-4 with two runs in first game at Memphis … Scored twice, doubled, drove in a run and col- lected two hits in win at Louisi- ana-Lafayette … Doubled, drove in three runs and had two hits at Austin Peay … Homered in win over Florida CARROLL’S CAREER STATISTICS International … Doubled in second home meeting against Memphis … Went 6-for-13 Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A in three games at Arkansas State, including a three-hit game on Saturday and a two- 2002 .257 43-39 148 22 38 12 1 6 29 70 .473 7 4 44 .306 1 1 3-3 hit outing on Sunday … Doubled, had three hits and scored twice in victory over 2003 .330 60-60 221 54 73 18 0 19 52 148 .670 19 10 53 .403 3 1 1-1 Vanderbilt … Singled and scored in win over Southeast Missouri … Walked twice Totals .301 103-99 369 76 111 30 1 25 81 218 .591 26 14 97 .366 4 2 4-4

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 41 Veterans BJ Church Ryan Darnell RHP l 6-2 l 199 IF l 6-3 l 202 R/R l SO-1L R/R l SR-1L Hixson, Tenn./ Hendersonville, Tenn./ Soddy Daisy HS Hendersonville HS ( Volunteer State CC ) 31 33 2003 (FRESHMAN): Righthander who started in the midweek with a great degree 2003 (JUNIOR): First baseman who struggled in his limited opportunities … Had of success for most of the year … Posted 4-1 mark with 4.58 ERA in 13 appear- one hit in 15 at-bats for the season ... Went 0-for-2 with a run and a walk in first start ances with 10 starts ... Struck out 58 in 55.0 innings and picked up victories in three of season, in first game against Jacksonville State … Played in seven other games of his final five starts of the season ... Blue Raiders were 8-2 in his 10 starts ... before drawing next start in first game at Arkansas State … Drew start as the Opponents batted just .238 against the righthander, with lefties hitting only .213 ... designated hitter on Friday at ASU, singling in three at-bats … Entered the Saturday Tossed two scoreless innings with one strikeout in first collegiate appearance, at game at ASU as the DH, going 0-for-1 … Went 0-for-3 in first start of the year at first Tennessee Tech … Struck out five, allowed three runs and gave up five hits in 5.2 base, against Belmont. innings in first start, versus Samford … Got first win in opening game of a double- header at Memphis, striking out nine in 4.2 innings while allowing one run on three VOLUNTEER STATE CC: Batted .340 with six homers as freshman and .350 with hits … Suffered loss to Memphis at home in a very strong outing, striking out three four homers as sophomore in 19 games due of injury. and allowing four earned runs in 7.1 innings … Tossed a complete-game, five-hit shutout against Belmont, allowing just two hits through eight innings … Struck out HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Hendersonville HS … Voted All-District career-high 11 in victory over BU in a one-hour, 49-minute contest, the shortest and All-Region selection as junior and senior … Named All-State as senior … Hit game of the season ... Picked up his first career save with three innings of one-hit .390 with seven home runs as senior … Also earned three letters in football, earning ball on Sunday versus New Orleans, striking out two ... Made his first weekend All-Midstate and All-State honors. start in second game of doubleheader versus Lipscomb, working 6.1 innings to get the win and giving up one run on five hits with eight strikeouts ... Drew his first PERSONAL: Joseph Ryan Darnell … Born August 24, 1981 … Son of Randy and conference start in second game at Terry Darnell ... Majoring in Concrete Industry Management. Arkansas-Little Rock ... Came back with a strong outing in sec- CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS ond game of SBC Tournament, Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K again against UALR, allowing two Fla. International .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 runs on five hits in five innings Arkansas State .250 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 with six strikeouts. New Orleans .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .250 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Steve DARNELL’S CAREER STATISTICS Garland at Soddy Daisy HS … Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A Three-time All-District selection … 2003 .067 13-3 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 2 0 8 .176 0 0 0-0 Named All-Region and All-State as junior and senior … Posted 18-7 career mark at SDHS … Threw 10-inning contest with 23 strikeouts Chase Eakes as sophomore … Went 5-0 as OF l 6-0 l 194 sophomore and 9-2 as junior … Also R/R l SO-1L lettered one year in bowling. Old Hickory, Tenn./ PERSONAL: William James Church … Goodpasture HS Born October 7, 1983 … Son of Jerry and Connie Church ... Undecided major. 5 2003 (FRESHMAN): Outfielder who struggled to find success at the plate in his CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS limited opportunities … Went 2-for-18 (.111) for the season with two starts, scoring Opponent ERA APP IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HP W-L-S four runs ... Started in season-opener versus Jacksonville State, scoring once … New Orleans 0.00 1 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 Ark.-Little Rock 12.00 2 6.0 8 8 8 6 8 0 0 1 1 0 1 1-0-0 Collected an RBI double at Tennessee Tech … Scored a run at Belmont … Also Totals 8.00 3 9.0 9 8 8 6 10 0 0 1 1 0 1 1-0-1 scored versus New Mexico State and Memphis.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both football and baseball at Goodpasture CHURCH’S CAREER STATISTICS HS … Three-time All-District selection … Named All-Midstate, All-State and District Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG-SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/A WP HP SF SH 2003 4.58 4-1 13-10 1-1 1 55.0 50 31 28 23 58 5 1 4 .238 7 7 1 3 MVP as senior … Holds GHS career records for batting average (.378), RBIs (118),

42 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Veterans runs scored and stolen bases, and second in home runs (27) … Played on one state day win over New Orleans ... Led off the eighth inning with solo homer in Sunday championship team, three district title squads and three district tournament champi- win at Lipscomb ... Singled and walked in win at Vanderbilt ... Walked four times, onship squads … Hit 62 career home runs between high school and summer ball doubled and drove in three runs in second game at Arkansas-Little Rock ... Singled from sophomore through senior season … Finished third in AAU World Series as and scored a run in win over UALR in SBC Tournament ... Walked and scored member of Twitty City after sophomore season and came in second as member of twice in second win over Louisiana-Lafayette ... Walked, singled and scored twice Shoetiques after junior year … Three-time All-Region selection … All-State honoree versus Missouri in Starkville Regional. as junior and senior … Named Region MVP, Team MVP, Mr. Football Finalist and All-Midstate Two-Way Player of the Year as senior … Earned All-Midstate as sophomore and senior … Played on three region championship teams and two state CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS title squads … Named Offensive MVP as sophomore and senior at Clinic Bowl … Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K Received National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Outstand- New Mexico State .269 7 26 4 7 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 ing Student Athlete awards … Named Nashville Sports Council Foundation Schol- UL-Lafayette .233 9 30 4 7 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8 arship finalist … Member of National Honor Society, Student Council and FCA … Fla. International .214 5 14 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Recognized as Who’s Who Among American High School Students … Recognized Arkansas State .091 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 as Who’s Who Among American High School Athletes … Duke T.I.P. Delegate to South Alabama .083 5 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 Western Kentucky .250 8 16 4 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 7 Middle Tennessee Leadership Workshop. New Orleans .211 8 19 2 4 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 Ark.-Little Rock .261 9 23 3 6 5 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 2 PERSONAL: Adam Chase Eakes … Born October 2, 1983 … Son of Phil and Totals .219 56 151 20 33 14 13 0 3 12 1 4 6 1 44 Clancy Eakes ... Undecided major.

CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS 2002 (SOPHOMORE): Backstop who hit .245 in 39 contests, 33 starts, with eight Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K doubles, five home runs and 15 RBIs … Missed first 13 games of season after New Mexico State .000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 breaking wrist over Christmas break … Had a grand slam in first start of year, versus Southwest Missouri State … Homered in back-to-back games versus SMS EAKES’ CAREER STATISTICS and East Tennessee … Drove in pair of runs versus ETSU and in first game at New Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A Mexico State … Went 6-for-11 with three runs scored and four RBIs in three-games 2003 .111 15-2 18 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .167 0 2 10 .200 0 0 0-0 at NMSU … Had three-hit efforts in middle game at NMSU and first game versus Louisiana-Lafayette … Played summer ball for Quinley Gems in Central Illinois Colle- giate League, collecting two doubles and 15 Troy Harp RBIs in 29 games. C l 6-0 l 194 R/R l SR-3L 2001 (FRESHMAN): Played in 29 contests Louisville, Ky./ with 18 starts, scoring seven runs and driving in seven runs in 52 at-bats … Went 2-for-4 with Pleasure Ridge Park HS two RBIs versus Southeastern Louisiana … Had hits in three straight contests, versus Tennessee Tech, at Lipscomb and at Arkansas State … Walked twice, was hit by a pitch, had two 12 hits and scored twice at Memphis … Hit in three straight again versus Vanderbilt, Florida 2003 (JUNIOR): Voted the Best Defensive Catcher in the Sun Belt by the coaches International and at Cumberland … Had only prior to the season … Struggled through a pair of injuries during the season, batting home run of season at Cumberland. .221 in 41 games, 37 starts ... Had eight doubles, two home runs, 11 RBIs and scored 17 runs ... Had one hit each in second game versus Jacksonville State, HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner versus Kansas and against Rutgers to start the season … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI for coach Bill Miller at Pleasure Ridge against Samford … Homered, doubled and drove in two runs in second game Park ... Hit .358 with seven homers versus Purdue … Had two hits and two runs at Belmont … Singled and scored and 30 RBIs as senior ... Three- versus Tennessee Tech … Doubled and scored time All-State and All-Region se- in finale versus New Mexico State … Had a hit lection … Also twice named to in all three games at Louisiana-Lafayette, in- state All-Star team. cluding two doubles, scoring two runs with one RBI PERSONAL: Gary Troy … Injured at Harp … Born November Lafayette 5,1981 ... Son of Gary and played and Sharry Harp … seven innings in Friday Majoring in Concrete game versus Florida International before miss- Industry Manage- ing 14 games ... Played the final ment. inning Friday and Saturday at Western Kentucky before draw- HARP’S CAREER STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A ing his first start on Sunday ... 2001 .212 29-18 52 7 11 1 0 1 7 15 .288 4 3 23 .305 0 3 0-0 Doubled and scored a run in the 2002 .245 39-33 106 16 26 8 0 5 15 49 .462 10 4 35 .333 0 5 1-1 start ... Doubled and scored in Sun- 2003 .221 41-37 113 17 25 8 0 2 11 39 .345 11 2 24 .299 1 5 0-0 Totals .229 109-88 271 40 62 17 0 8 33 103 .380 25 9 82 .314 1 13 1-1

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 43 Veterans 2001 (TENNESSEE TECH): Took a medical redshirt. Travis Horschel HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach George Weicker at Franklin RHP l 6-4 l 201 Road Academy … Posted 20-4 career record with nine saves and 2.41 ERA … R/R l r-JR-2L Hurled no-hitter in district tourney … Three-time All-District selection and two-time Smyrna, Tenn./ All-Region honoree … Named All-Midstate and All-State as senior … Honorable mention pick for USA Today Tennessee Player of the Year award … Also batted .313 Franklin Road Academy with six home runs in career … Lettered one year in basketball. ( Tennessee Tech ) PERSONAL: Travis Randall Horschel … Born June 12, 1981 … Son of Larry and 30 Debbie Horschel … Majoring in History. 2003 (SOPHOMORE): Righthander who began the year as a starter but struggled and moved into the bullpen with more success … Ended season 3-2 with one save, Shay Horseman working 50.0 innings ... Had 17 appearances for the season with five starts ... LHP l 6-2 l 194 Valuable member of bullpen that posted 4.58 ERA with 206 strikeouts in 224 innings, posting 13 of team’s 33 victories ... Worked three innings in start in second game of L/L l SO-1L doubleheader versus Jacksonville State, allowing four runs with one strikeout … Clinton, Tenn./ Got the win against Kent State, working 5.2 innings and allowing three runs, one Anderson HS earned, on four hits … Worked seven innings on a cold and blustery day at Southwest Missouri State, allowing one run on six hits with four strikeouts and getting no decision … Tossed 3.1 innings in relief against New Mexico State, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts … Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings in 35 second game of twinbill at Memphis to earn the save … Struck out three in two hitless innings of relief at Louisiana-Lafayette … Allowed an unearned run on four 2003 (FRESHMAN): Lefthander who finished third on the team in strikeouts but was hits in 3.1 innings to get the victory against Vanderbilt … Worked 4.1 effective inconsistent during his 14 outings, six as a starter … Posted 3-2 mark with 61 innings on Friday at Western Kentucky, allowing just two hits and an unearned run strikeouts and just 16 walks in 40.2 innings of work ... Struck out 13.50 batters per ... Tossed two innings in Sunday win over New Orleans, allowing an unearned run nine innings ... Suffered a tough-luck loss in first career outing in second game of a on three hits ... Picked up another win against Vanderbilt, tossing 3.2 innings and doubleheader against Jacksonville State, allowing one run on two hits with five allowing one run on three hits with four strikeouts ... Had another strong outing, this strikeouts … Struck out six in three innings to get the win versus Kansas … Drew one at Arkansas-Little Rock, allowing one hit with a strikeout in 2.2 innings of work first career start at Tennessee Tech … Allowed a run in one inning at Southwest ... Tossed three strong innings versus UALR at SBC Tournament before running into Missouri State … Gave up a run but struck out the side in one inning against Samford trouble in the ninth in a 6-5 win over the Trojans ... Pitched 1.2 innings versus … Worked 2.2 scoreless innings versus Purdue … Tossed one scoreless inning Missouri in Starkville Regional, allowing one earned run on two hits. against New Mexico State, striking out two … Gave up two runs with three strikeouts in 1.2 innings at Louisiana-Lafayette … Worked five innings in second 2002 (FRESHMAN): Named to Sun Belt Honor Roll … Compiled 4-4 record in 17 start of the year to get the win at Austin Peay, striking out five … Worked out of appearances, 13 starts, with 48 strikeouts and 25 walks in 73.2 innings of work … numerous jams in going five innings to get a win versus Memphis, allowing 10 hits Hit a team-high 15 batters … Averaged almost six strikeouts per outing … Picked up and four runs with seven strikeouts … Struck out a career-high nine in 5.2 innings first win versus Eastern Michigan, allowing two earned runs in 5.1 innings on six against Southeast Missouri, getting no decision ... Entered the Saturday game at hits with two strikeouts … Allowed three unearned runs in six innings to get victory Western Kentucky as a pinch runner ... Had first outing in almost three weeks in start versus East Tennessee … Got no decision versus Troy State, allowing three at Vanderbilt, going two-plus innings and striking out four ... Tossed 3.1 scoreless earned runs in 6.1 innings with six strikeouts … Picked up victory in relief effort at innings versus Mississippi State in Starkville Regional, striking out seven. New Mexico State, tossing 3.1 innings … Pitched eight strong innings at East Tennessee to get fourth win, allowing three runs with three strikeouts … Next start HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Roger Robinson at Anderson came versus Belmont, throwing 7.1 innings and giving up three runs with seven County HS … Voted All-District four times … Named All-Region and All-District strikeouts. Tourney as freshman, junior and senior … Voted All-State as junior and Region Player of the Year as senior … Posted 8-2 mark with 1.84 ERA and 108 strikeouts as senior … Had 10-2 record with 0.58 ERA and 119 strikeouts as junior … Owns CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS school record with 358 career strikeouts … Member of National Honor Society. Opponent ERA APP IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HP W-L-S New Mexico State 5.40 2 6.2 8 6 4 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 PERSONAL: Nathaniel Shay Horseman … Born January 4, 1984 … Son of Ray UL-Lafayette 9.00 2 7.0 7 8 7 2 6 0 0 2 0 0 1 0-1-0 Fla. International 24.00 1 6.0 16 17 16 2 2 7 1 2 0 0 3 0-2-0 and JoAnn Carter … Undecided major ... Second cousin, Phil Garner, played Arkansas State 10.11 1 2.2 4 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 professionally for Houston Astros and Oakland A’s and managed Milwaukee Brew- South Alabama 17.17 2 3.2 8 8 7 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 0-0-0 ers and Detroit Tigers. Western Kentucky 0.00 2 4.2 3 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-0-0 New Orleans 5.41 2 3.1 7 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-1-0 CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS Ark.-Little Rock 3.37 3 10.2 14 7 4 1 7 3 0 0 2 0 5 0-0-0 Opponent ERA APP IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HP W-L-S Totals 8.66 15 44.2 67 53 43 20 25 17 1 5 4 1 14 1-4-0 New Mexico State 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 UL-Lafayette 10.78 1 1.2 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 HORSCHEL’S CAREER STATISTICS Totals 6.74 2 2.2 3 2 2 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG-SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/A WP HP SF SH 2002 7.33 4-4 17-13 0-0 0 73.2 99 71 60 25 48 19 2 12 .317 6 15 1 0 2003 5.40 3-2 17-5 0-0 1 50.0 63 41 30 22 29 20 1 0 .320 5 8 4 6 HORSEMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS Totals 6.55 7-6 34-18 0-0 1 123.2 162 112 90 47 77 39 3 12 .318 11 23 5 6 Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG-SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/A WP HP SF SH 2003 6.64 3-2 14-6 0-0 0 40.2 55 34 30 16 61 11 1 3 .309 6 6 1 1

44 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Veterans batting .339 in 55 games with 12 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 35 Nate Jaggers RBIs … Leading returning RBI man on squad … Had 19 multi-hit games, including two four-hit contests and nine three-hit games … Twice put together 10-game hitting IF l 6-0 l 183 streaks during year and ended season hitting in nine of last 10 contests … Hit .412 R/R l SO-1L versus lefties and .363 with runners on base … Also batted .452 as a leadoff hitter Louisville, Ky./ in an inning, .588 with a runner on third and less than two outs, and had 12 two-out RBIs … Hit by pitch a team-high nine times … Had pair of doubles in lidlifter versus Pleasure Ridge Park HS Austin Peay … Went 3-for-3 with a double versus Eastern Michigan … Had a double and homer among three hits versus Tennessee Tech … Went 3-for-8, including a home run, with five runs scored and three RBIs in two-game series at Memphis … First 10-game hitting streak was from March 6-22, going 18-for-44 with 14 runs 4 scored, 16 RBIs, three doubles, one triple and four home runs … Streak included 2003 (SOPHOMORE): Infielder who started on a tear but cooled after returning from pair of four-RBI outings, versus Southwest Missouri State and East Tennessee … injury … Batted .319 in 46 games, scoring 29 runs with 15 doubles, eight home runs Went 4-for-5 with home run and four RBIs versus Troy State … Second 10-game and 37 RBIs ... Hit .439 (18-for-41) against lefties and .396 (19-for-48) as the leadoff streak came from March 31 to April 13, going 17-for-48 with six runs scored, four hitter in an inning ... Also went 10-for-15 (.667) with a runner on third and less than RBIs, three doubles and one homer … Went 7-for-15 in three games at New Mexico two outs ... Started the season with hits in nine of the first 11 games of the year State … Had 17 hits in 41 at-bats over final 10 games of season with nine runs before being injured against Samford on March 11, forcing him to miss 14 games … scored and four RBIs … Had nine hits with five runs scored and four RBIs in three Batted .452 (19-for-42) in those 11 contests with four doubles, two home runs and 10 games versus Arkansas-Little Rock … Went 3-for-5 with a double, triple and two RBIs ... Homered twice and drove in five runs in season-opener versus Jackson- runs scored in season finale versus New Orleans … Played for Bethesda Big Train ville State … Had a career-high four hits, going 4-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in Clark Griffith League over summer, batting .277 in 38 games with seven doubles, in win over Kansas … Had two hits and a run in victory over Kent State … Earned 14 RBIs and seven stolen bases. SBC Player of the Week honors after going 7-for-13 in the three wins over KU, Rutgers and KSU ... Again had four hits, a double, one RBI and a run scored in first HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for coach Bill Miller at Pleasure Ridge game at Southwest Missouri State … Went 3-for-3 with Park ... Batted .404 with five home runs as senior … Named All-Region and All- two RBIs against Samford before injuring ankle … Re- District three years and All-State as junior and senior … Participated in Kentucky turned April 1 at Lipscomb as the designated hitter … East-West All-Star game as junior and senior … Earned all-tournament accolades at Hit only .279 the rest of the season in 35 games ... Sarasota Classic and Pensacola tournament … Batted .410 with four round-trippers Doubled, scored a run and drove in one at Austin as junior and .379 as sophomore. Peay … Homered, doubled twice and drove in two runs in first game against Florida Interna- PERSONAL: Nathan Gary Jaggers … Born March 28, 1983 … Son of Earl and Tina tional … Went 2-for-4 in finale versus FIU … Jaggers … Majoring in Concrete Industry Management. Homered, doubled, scored twice and drove in three runs in final game against Mem- phis … Returned to the field for the first CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS time in a month in first game at Ar- Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K kansas State … Went 5-for-12 with New Mexico State .467 3 15 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 UL-Lafayette .250 5 20 4 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 a double in three games at ASU, Fla. International .333 6 21 3 7 2 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 4 including a pair of two-hit outings in Arkansas State .273 6 22 2 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 the two victories … Walked and scored a South Alabama .231 7 26 1 6 4 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 4 run in win over Vanderbilt … Drove in four runs, Western Kentucky .167 7 30 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 including a three-run homer, in triumph against South- New Orleans .310 7 29 7 9 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 east Missouri … Doubled twice and drove in four Ark.-Little Rock .448 6 29 8 13 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 runs in Saturday contest against South Alabama ... Totals .302 47 192 28 58 20 12 1 4 12 1 7 1 0 22 Drove in a run on Friday and went 2-for-4 on Satur- day at Western Kentucky ... Homered and doubled in Friday win over New Orleans, scoring twice ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, including a homer, in Sunday win at Lipscomb ... Doubled home a run and scored once in 4- 2 victory at Vanderbilt ... Singled and scored the tying run in the ninth in first game at Arkansas-Little Rock ... Doubled twice and drove in three runs in second game at UALR ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in opening victory over Louisiana- Lafayette at Sun Belt Conference Tour- nament ... Belted a solo home run in second-round victory over UALR ... Hit by pitch and scored a run in second win over Cajuns in tourney ... Singled twice and hit by pitch versus Mississippi State in Starkville Regional ... Scored and had JAGGERS’ CAREER STATISTICS an RBI versus Missouri. Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A 2002 .339 55-53 218 44 74 12 2 7 35 111 .509 20 9 20 .415 1 1 2-4 2003 .319 46-46 182 29 58 15 0 8 37 97 .533 12 6 24 .378 1 0 3-5 2002 (FRESHMAN): Freshman All-American selection by Collegiate Baseball after Totals .330 101-99 400 73 132 27 2 15 72 208 .520 32 15 44 .399 2 1 5-9 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 45 Veterans Jeff Kasser Shane Kemp RHP l 6-2 l 181 OF l 6-0 l 179 R/R l SO-1L R/R l SR-1L Germantown, Tenn./ Paris, Tenn./ Germantown HS Henry County HS ( Columbia State CC ) 21 24 2003 (FRESHMAN): Defensive replacement in the outfield as well as a reliever … 2003 (JUNIOR): Speedy outfielder who started most of the season despite struggles Posted 1-1 mark in six appearances, all in relief, striking out five in 5.1 innings of at the plate … Also filled in at shortstop during five games midway through the year work ... First at-bat of season came against Samford, striking out … Scored as a … Batted .235 in 59 games with 50 starts ... Scored 29 runs with six doubles, a pinch-runner against Florida International … Allowed a run in 0.2 innings with one triple, five home runs and 18 RBIs ... Homered in second game of a doubleheader strikeout in first collegiate outing, at Tennessee Tech … Tossed one scoreless inning against Jacksonville State … Went 2-for-5 with a run against Rutgers … Had a pair against Purdue … Threw 1.1 innings versus Tennessee Tech, striking out two to get of hits and an RBI in first game at Southwest Missouri State … Also went 2-for-4 in the victory … Got two outs in doubleheader at Memphis … Allowed four runs in 0.2 finale at SMS … Scored twice and had two hits at Belmont … Went 2-for-4 with a innings at Lipscomb to take the loss … Gave up four runs in one inning versus double in finale against New Mexico State … Scored once, drove in two runs and Florida International. stole pair of bases in first game of twinbill at Memphis … Also had pair of hits in nightcap at UM … Had two hits, including a homer, in win at Louisiana-Lafayette … HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for coach Phil Clark at Germantown HS Doubled, collected two hits, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs at Lipscomb … … Named to All-State Tournament team as junior … Lost only two games in career Homered in first two games against Florida Interna- … Earned All-Metro honors as senior … Also lettered three years in football, earning tional, driving in two runs in second contest … All-District, All-Region and All-State accolades. Singled, stole a base and scored a run in Satur- day victory at Arkansas State … Had two hits, PERSONAL: Jeffrey John Kasser … Born September 22, 1984 … Son of Rick and tripled, scored twice and drove in a run in win Christine Kasser … Undecided major ... Father played football at Southern Illinois. against Vanderbilt … Did not play on Sun- day against South Alabama, just his sec- CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS ond missed start of the season … Went 2-for-4 with two runs and a homer, his Opponent ERA APP IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HP W-L-S Fla. International 36.00 1 1.0 3 4 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 fifth of the season, in comeback win over Austin Peay ... Scored the only Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K run for the Blue Raiders in Friday loss New Mexico State .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Western Kentucky ... Scored on Jeff UL-Lafayette .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beachum’s single in Sunday win at Fla. International .000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WKU ... Started the final three games of Arkansas State .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Alabama .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 the SBC Tournament, doubling twice and Totals .000 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 scoring two runs in second win over Louisiana-Lafayette ... Also scored twice in championship game against KASSER’S CAREER STATISTICS Western Kentucky ... Doubled and PITCHING Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG-SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/A WP HP SF SH scored against Mississippi State in 2003 15.19 1-1 6-0 0-0 0 5.1 8 9 9 10 5 1 1 0 .381 2 1 2 0 Starkville Regional.

HITTING Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A COLUMBIA STATE CC: Batted .330 2003 .000 23-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0 with five home runs as freshman and .300 with five homers as sophomore … Also led club in doubles both seasons.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for coach Paul Putman at Henry County HS … Named All-District as sophomore, junior and senior and voted District MVP as junior and senior … Hit .320 with four homers as sophomore and .470 with eight round-trippers as junior … Belted nine home runs and batted .400 as senior … Also lettered four years in football, earning All-Region honors as a punter as junior and senior … Voted Most Athletic … Named U.S. Army Re- serve Scholar–Athlete. 46 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Veterans PERSONAL: Shane Evan Kemp … Born April 2, 1982 … Son of Jerry and Janine header against Lipscomb, allowing three runs, two earned, in seven innings with Kemp … Majoring in Exercise Science. three strikeouts ... Worked one inning on Friday before the rains came at Arkansas- Little Rock and four more scoreless innings on Sunday, allowing four hits with two CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS strikeouts ... Came back to throw more than 120 pitches on Wednesday against Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K Louisiana-Lafayette at SBC Tournament, defeating the Cajuns while allowing four New Mexico State .300 3 10 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 runs on nine hits in eight-plus innings with five strikeouts ... Had by far his worst UL-Lafayette .222 5 18 3 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 start of the year in Starkville Regional, working two-plus innings against Mississippi Fla. International .300 3 10 2 3 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 State to take the loss ... Allowed eight hits and five runs, four earned, with two walks Arkansas State .111 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 and two strikeouts. South Alabama .143 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Western Kentucky .000 4 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2002 (SOPHOMORE): Took a redshirt season. New Orleans .000 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 Ark.-Little Rock .333 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals .194 26 72 12 14 7 3 0 3 7 3 0 1 1 22 CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS Opponent ERA APP IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HP W-L-S KEMP’S CAREER STATISTICS New Mexico State 5.00 2 9.0 8 6 5 6 10 1 0 3 0 1 0 1-0-0 Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A UL-Lafayette 4.02 3 15.2 14 7 7 2 11 2 0 3 1 0 2 1-0-0 2003 .235 59-50 166 29 39 6 1 5 18 62 .373 16 2 48 .306 2 1 10-12 Fla. International 9.45 2 6.2 12 7 7 1 7 2 0 1 0 0 1 0-1-0 Arkansas State 2.57 1 7.0 6 2 2 1 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 1-0-0 South Alabama 3.68 2 7.1 8 5 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1-0-0 Western Kentucky 7.36 1 3.2 8 4 3 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0-1-0 Steve Kline New Orleans 1.93 2 9.1 9 2 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0-0-0 Ark.-Little Rock 0.00 2 6.2 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-1 LHP l 6-3 l 217 Totals 4.00 15 65.1 69 33 29 16 52 14 0 9 2 3 5 4-2-1 R/L l r-JR-2L Murfreesboro, Tenn./ 2001 (FRESHMAN): Tossed 29.1 innings with two starts, striking out 28 with only Oakland HS 10 walks … Righties batted just .151 against and batters hit just .161 with two outs … Used almost exclusively out of the bullpen, tossing 20.2 innings in first 14 appearances and allowing just two runs on nine hits with 21 strikeouts and just five walks … Pitched two scoreless innings versus New Orleans, and 2.2 scoreless 22 frames at Memphis with three strikeouts … Tossed two scoreless 2003 (SOPHOMORE): Lefthanded starter who made team-leading 15 starts, post- innings against both Vanderbilt and Florida International, striking ing 7-4 record with 4.75 ERA … Also tossed team-best 89.0 out three versus FIU … Got four outs, two on strikeouts, at innings, striking out 65 against just 17 walks ... Had Arkansas-Little Rock … Struck out five in first start of year, one complete game ... Began the year working on versus Cumberland, tossing four shutout innings … Went five Saturday but assumed the Friday starter role a month innings at Vanderbilt in second start, striking out five … Played for Bethesda Big into the season … Tied for fourth in the SBC in starts Train in Clark Griffith League over summer, posting 1.20 ERA, second lowest in the ... Allowed only 1.72 walks per nine innings ... league. Worked all seven innings in first game of doubleheader to get win against Jacksonville State, allowing two runs HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years at Oakland HS for coach Mack Hawks ... on three hits with four strikeouts … Gave up three runs, Member of back-to-back state championship teams at OHS as junior and senior one earned, on eight hits in 5.2 innings versus Rutgers … … Posted 8-1 mark and allowed just three walks as senior … Also lettered Allowed eight runs on nine hits in 4.2 innings at three years in golf and was member of state title team as senior. Southwest Missouri State, taking the loss … Struck out eight in getting win against Purdue, PERSONAL: Steven Ralph Kline … Born December 31, 1981 allowing three runs on seven hits in seven … Son of Steve and Kim Kline … Majoring in Exercise Sci- innings … Defeated New Mexico State in con- ence. ference opener, giving up four runs on six hits with eight strikeouts in 6.2 innings … Gave up three runs on five hits in 7.1 innings, striking out six at Louisiana-Lafayette … Allowed seven runs on 10 hits in 4.2 innings against Florida International, striking out four in taking second loss … Got his fourth win of the season in series- opener at Arkansas State, working seven-plus innings and allowing two runs on six hits with seven strikeouts … Defeated South Alabama in series-opener for fifth victory of the year, working six-plus innings and giving up three runs on five hits ... Had his worst outing of the year at Western Kentucky, lasting just 3.2 innings and allowing four runs on eight hits ... Tossed 7.1 innings versus New Orleans, getting no decision in allowing two runs KLINE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG-SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/A WP HP SF SH on seven hits with six strikeouts ... Recorded his 2001 2.15 0-0 18-2 0-0 1 29.1 19 10 7 10 28 4 0 3 .183 0 1 1 0 seventh quality start of the year in game one of double- 2003 4.75 7-4 15-15 1-0 0 89.0 104 53 47 17 65 22 0 14 .291 3 5 2 5 Totals 4.11 7-4 33-17 1-0 1 118.1 123 63 54 27 93 26 0 17 .267 3 6 3 5

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 47 Veterans Chris LeGuenec Chris Mobley OF l 6-1 l 207 RHP l 5-10 l 164 R/R l JR-2L R/R l JR-2L Jackson, Tenn./ Kingsport, Tenn./ Jackson Central-Merry HS Dobyns-Bennett HS 37 28 2003 (SOPHOMORE): Clutch hitter who batted .282 in 42 games, 35 starts ... 2003 (SOPHOMORE): Righthander used primarily as a reliever until second half of Collected seven doubles, two home runs and 19 RBIs in 110 at-bats ... Served as season … Made 15 appearances out of the bullpen before drawing six starts in the designated hitter and played leftfield … Went 9-for-22 (.409) as the leadoff hitter conference action at end of the year … Posted 3-5 mark with two saves in 24 in an inning, 2-for-5 as a pinch hitter, 10-for-31 (.323) with runners in scoring position outings, striking out 65 in 57.0 innings ... Struck out 10.26 batters per nine innings and 6-for-8 (.750) with a runner on third and less than two outs ... Doubled in win ... Pitched one inning in season-opener against Jacksonville State … Next three over Kansas and doubled, drove in a run and stole first career base against Rutgers appearances were all less than an inning, allowing one hit combined … Got one out … Doubled and scored a run in second game versus Purdue … Doubled twice, versus Rutgers to get a victory … Picked up a save by getting two outs against went 5-for-12 and drove in three runs in series versus New Mexico State … Kent State … Tossed 2.1 innings in two games at Southwest Missouri State, Homered and drove in two runs in win at Louisiana-Lafayette … Went 2-for-4 with allowing an unearned run … Suffered the loss in his second appearance at SMS, two runs and two RBIs at Austin Peay … Drove in one run on Friday and two on striking out the side in his one inning but allowing the unearned run … Tossed one Saturday, both victories, at Arkansas State … Had a two-run pinch-hit single in scoreless inning in Friday contest against Purdue … Allowed two runs on three hits series-opening win over South Alabama ... Doubled and homered, driving in three in two innings at Belmont … Pitched three scoreless innings at Memphis, allowing runs and scoring twice, in game one victory over Lipscomb ... Doubled and scored just one hit … Walked two in three scoreless a run in second game at Arkansas-Little Rock ... Went 2-for-2 in opening game of innings at Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday, SBC Tournament against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Singled and scored a run in second giving up three hits … Struck out two in a win over the Cajuns ... Singled, scored a run and drove in another in championship scoreless inning at Austin Peay … Tossed game triumph against Western Kentucky ... Went 0-for-2 versus Mississippi State in five quality innings in relief on Sunday Starkville Regional. versus Florida International, allow- ing one run on five hits with eight 2002 (FRESHMAN): Named to Sun Belt Commissioner’s List … Played in 17 strikeouts … Drew first start of games with nine starts, batting .306 with two doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs the year at Arkansas State, giv- in only 42 plate appearances … Went 2-for-4 as a pinch hitter … Doubled and drove ing up four runs on seven hits in in three runs at Lipscomb … Started nine of 11 final contests at designated hitter … 4.1 innings with five strikeouts … Scored a run and walked once in first start, the second game of doubleheader Got four outs in relief against Aus- versus Arkansas State … Went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs tin Peay, striking out one ... Had scored the next day versus ASU … Had five hits with one run and two RBIs in his best outing as a starter at three-game series versus Arkansas-Little Rock … Hit two-run homer as pinch hitter Western Kentucky, going 5.2 at Fla. International. innings and giving up just two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts ... Worked four in- CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS nings at Lipscomb, allowing four Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K runs on six hits with eight New Mexico State .417 3 12 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 strikeouts ... Went back to the UL-Lafayette .353 6 17 3 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 bullpen at Arkansas-Little Rock, Fla. International .333 5 15 3 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 picking up his second save of Arkansas State .286 5 14 3 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 the year with three innings of South Alabama .286 3 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 work, striking out three and Western Kentucky .200 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 allowing one run on four hits New Orleans .000 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 in three innings ... Started Ark.-Little Rock .300 6 20 2 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 the championship game Totals .302 34 96 13 29 19 4 0 3 7 1 1 1 4 15 versus Western Ken- tucky at SBC Tourna- ment, overcoming a HIGH SCHOOL: Batted .519 with seven home runs as senior for coach Kevin slight case of food poisoning and tossing 6.1 innings, allowing one run on eight hits Kennedy at Jackson Central-Merry HS … Earned All-District honors as sophomore with four strikeouts to get the victory ... Allowed a run in an inning of work versus and senior … Batted .420 with pair of home runs as sophomore … Attended Boys Missouri in Starkville Regional. State. 2002 (FRESHMAN): Tallied 5-5 mark in team-high 25 appearances with one save, PERSONAL: Christopher Guy LeGuenec … Born January 31, 1983 … Son of Paul striking out 55 in 52.2 innings … Walked 29 and made two starts … Tossed three and Tessie LeGuenec … Majoring in Engineering Technology. shutout innings with three strikeouts versus Illinois State to get first win … Allowed one hit in two shutout innings versus Tennessee Tech for second victory … Struck LEGUENEC’S CAREER STATISTICS out three in 2.1 innings at Memphis to get save … Struck out the side in one inning Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A of work versus East Tennessee … Worked 2.2 shutout innings, striking out three, 2002 .306 17-9 36 6 11 2 0 2 10 19 .528 4 1 12 .390 0 1 0-0 versus Troy State, to get third win of year … Suffered loss in series finale at New 2003 .282 42-35 110 12 31 7 0 2 19 44 .400 7 1 27 .322 3 1 2-2 Totals .288 59-44 146 18 42 9 0 4 29 63 .432 11 2 39 .340 3 2 2-2 Orleans, allowing a run on two hits and not getting an out … Allowed one run and

48 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Veterans struck out two in three innings in first start, at East Tennessee … Suffered back-to- doubles, two home runs, seven RBIs and seven runs scored … Singled once in all back losses to Belmont and at South Alabama in span of four days … Took loss in three games at Arkansas State, scoring once and driving in a run on Saturday … second start of year, at Vanderbilt, giving up five runs, three earned, on four hits with Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in win over Vanderbilt … Belted first homer of six walks and four strikeouts in 6.1 innings … Threw 3.1 shutout innings with five the season and scored twice in triumph against Southeast Missouri … Went 3-for-3 strikeouts to get win versus Arkansas-Little Rock … Got win in series finale versus in series-opening win over South Alabama, including a three-homer blast in the UALR with one shutout inning … Tossed seven innings in relief versus South eighth to provide the Blue Raiders with insurance in a 7-3 victory … Scored twice Alabama in conference tournament, allowing two runs on five hits with nine strikeouts in Saturday contest against USA … Singled and drove in a run in comeback victory in 2-1 defeat … Played for Bethesda Big Train in Clark Griffith League over summer, over Austin Peay ... Went 1-for-4 in Saturday start against New Orleans ... Singled compiling 3-1 mark with 4.63 ERA in 35.0 innings … Made nine appearances with and scored in game one win over Lipscomb ... Extended hitting streak to six games seven starts, striking out 36. with an infield single at Lipscomb before being removed in the fifth inning.

CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS 2002 (SOPHOMORE): Named to Sun Belt Opponent ERA APP IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HP W-L-S Honor Roll … Saw action in 31 contests New Mexico State 13.50 1 2.0 2 4 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1-0 with 18 starts, collecting five doubles, one UL-Lafayette 10.13 2 5.1 10 7 6 2 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 0-0-0 home run and 10 RBIs Fla. International 5.87 3 7.2 10 5 5 3 9 4 0 0 2 0 0 0-0-0 … Doubled and drove Arkansas State 5.40 2 6.2 7 4 4 2 11 1 0 1 2 0 0 0-1-0 in a run in first game at South Alabama 8.52 3 12.2 17 12 12 6 16 5 0 1 0 0 1 0-3-0 Troy State … Scored Western Kentucky 4.30 4 14.2 20 7 7 6 17 9 0 1 2 0 1 2-0-0 twice in series finale at TSU … New Orleans 14.71 2 3.2 5 6 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0-2-0 Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored Ark.-Little Rock 1.23 3 7.1 7 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 3 2-0-1 and RBI double versus Eastern Totals 6.60 20 60.0 78 46 44 26 69 22 0 5 7 0 8 4-7-1 Michigan … Had a hit in both games against Tennessee Tech, scoring once and driving in a run … HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time All-District honoree for coach Mike Ritz at Dobyns- Doubled in a run versus Memphis … Bennett HS … Tallied 130 strikeouts in 60 innings, compiling 10-2 mark with 0.91 Went 2-for-5 with three-run homer and ERA as senior … Also hit .323 … Set career strikeout record at school with 287 … two runs scored at East Tennessee … Named First Team All-State and All-Region as senior … Also named Region I and Doubled in a run versus Vanderbilt ... Went TBCA Player of the Year as senior … Earned All-District tournament twice and Super 0-for-2 versus Missouri in Starkville Regional 22 three times … Member of golf team … Recognized as Who’s Who Among ... Hurt knee early in month of May and had surgery immediately following season. American Athletes. 2001 (FRESHMAN): Played in 30 contests with 12 starts, driving in 10 runs with PERSONAL: Chris Cody Mobley … Born August 16, 1983 … Son of Mike and Jan three doubles, batting .238 … Went 6-for-14 (.429) as a pinch-hitter, the most at-bats Mobley … Majoring in Advertising. and best average on the squad … Had bases-clearing double versus Lipscomb … Hit safely in three straight games, versus LU and two games at Arkansas State … MOBLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in second contest at ASU … Had second three- Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG-SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/A WP HP SF SH 2002 6.32 5-5 25-2 0-0 1 52.2 53 45 37 29 55 8 1 7 .268 3 9 2 3 game hitting streak, at Memphis and Louisiana-Lafayette and versus Vanderbilt … 2003 5.84 3-5 24-6 0-0 2 57.0 72 40 37 28 65 25 1 2 .305 8 5 2 2 Had two-run double against VU … Doubled, homered, scored twice and drove in Totals 6.07 8-10 49-8 0-0 3 109.2 125 85 74 57 120 33 2 9 .288 11 14 4 5 two runs versus Belmont.

Derek Phillips CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS C l 6-2 l 205 Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K New Mexico State .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 L/R l SR-3L UL-Lafayette .250 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Knoxville, Tenn./ Fla. International .050 9 20 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Arkansas State .273 6 22 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Knox Halls HS South Alabama .429 7 14 3 6 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 Western Kentucky .154 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 New Orleans .125 3 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ark.-Little Rock .250 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 Totals .212 37 85 6 18 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 18 2003 (JUNIOR): Backup catcher who took advantage of the first extended playing time of his career midway through season ... Batted .301 in 38 games, 23 starts, HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Doug Polston at Halls HS... Two- with five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs in 93 at-bats ... Went 4-for-7 (.571) time All-Region and All-State selection ... Named All-Knoxville Interscholastic and with a runner on third and less than two outs ... Started 18 of 20 games in the month All-East Tennessee as junior ... Hit 12 homers during junior campaign ... Also of April due to Troy Harp’s injury … Took full advantage of extended playing time … garnered All-Region honors as senior in football. Had pinch-hit singles in first two at-bats of the season, in second game versus Jacksonville State and against Rutgers … Went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and run PERSONAL: Clifford Reginald Derek Phillips … Born October 6, 1981 ... Son of scored in first start of the season, at Tennessee Tech … Went hitless in next eight at- Eugene and Cindy Phillips ... Majoring in Geography. bats, mostly as a pinch-hitter or entering the game in late innings, over two-week span … Next start came at Memphis, going 0-for-1 with a walk … Began string of PHILLIPS’ CAREER STATISTICS extended playing time versus Lipscomb on April 1 … Went 3-for-4 with a double and Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A 2001 .238 30-12 63 5 15 3 0 1 10 21 .333 1 0 10 .246 1 0 0-0 a career-high three runs scored at Austin Peay … Had a hit in both games at home 2002 .194 31-18 67 8 13 5 0 1 10 21 .313 5 4 10 .282 2 0 0-0 versus Memphis, scoring once and driving in a run with a double … UM contests 2003 .301 38-23 93 12 28 5 0 2 10 39 .419 8 1 15 .359 1 4 1-1 started a nine-game hitting streak, as Phillips had 13 hits in 33 at-bats (.394) with two Totals .251 99-53 223 25 56 13 0 4 30 81 .363 14 5 35 .305 4 4 1-1

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 49 Veterans Picked up his fourth save in five appearances with a scoreless inning versus Austin Chase Swing Peay ... Tossed 3.1 scoreless innings at Western Kentucky, allowing just two hits with two strikeouts ... Blew first save opportunity on Friday versus New Orleans RHP l 6-4 l 214 but came back to get the win, striking out two in 1.2 scoreless innings ... Picked up R/R l JR-2L his sixth save in his last eight outings in second game of twinbill versus Lipscomb, Shelbyville, Tenn./ striking out the final two batters of the game ... Got another save with 2.2 hitless innings at Vanderbilt, striking out two ... Picked up three saves in three appearances Shelbyville HS at the SBC Tournament ... Got the final three outs in the opening-round win over Louisiana-Lafayette, striking out the side ... Walked a batter before getting the final out in victory over Arkansas-Little Rock ... Came on for the final four outs in the championship game against Western Kentucky ... Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings 16 versus Missouri in Starkville Regional. Voted 2004 Third Team Preseason All-America by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, joining teammate Brett Carroll on the squad. 2002 (FRESHMAN): Named to Sun Belt Commissioner’s List … Made 13 appear- ances with five starts, posting 1-2 record in 36.0 innings of work … Drew first start 2003 (SOPHOMORE): Valuable righthander who assumed the closer’s role for the of year versus Southwest Missouri State, suffering loss by allowing seven runs on Blue Raiders in mid-April … Team-leader with 27 appearances, all in relief, picking eight hits with five strikeouts … Suffered loss in another start, at Memphis, giving up up 11 saves and two wins in 51.1 innings while striking out 53 ... Moved into first two runs on five hits in six innings with three strikeouts … Threw one shutout inning place on the single-season saves list with 11 at the Sun Belt Conference Tourna- at East Tennessee and 2.1 shutout innings versus Western Kentucky … Also got ment, and is also second on the career saves list two outs versus Louisiana-Lafayette … Got win with five shutout innings of relief … Valuable member of bullpen that posted versus Arkansas State, allowing one hit with five strikeouts … Went five shutout 4.58 ERA with 206 strikeouts in innings in start versus Vanderbilt, striking out six and giving up just three hits … 224 innings, posting 13 of Allowed four runs on five hits in 4.1 innings in start against UNO at conference team’s 33 victories ... Fin- tournament. ished season tied for 24th in nation in saves with six oth- ers ... Tied for third in the CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS SBC in opponent batting av- Opponent ERA APP IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HP W-L-S erage (.214) ... Also tied for New Mexico State 4.16 3 4.1 3 2 2 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 first in saves and fifth in ap- UL-Lafayette 3.37 3 2.2 3 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-1-1 Fla. International 5.69 2 6.1 6 4 4 3 7 4 0 1 2 0 4 0-0-0 pearances ... Allowed Arkansas State 1.04 3 8.2 4 1 1 3 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 1-0-1 only eight of 25 inher- South Alabama 0.00 1 3.0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0-1 ited runners to Western Kentucky 0.00 3 7.0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-2 score for sea- New Orleans 4.50 2 6.0 5 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 son ... Op- Ark.-Little Rock 18.00 3 3.0 7 6 6 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-1-1 ponents Totals 3.73 20 41.0 37 18 17 18 35 7 0 3 4 0 7 2-2-6 batted only .190 with run- HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Scott Hall at Shelbyville HS … ners on Turned in 2.84 ERA as senior, striking out 107 batters while walking only 27 in 82.1 base ... Took the innings of work … Posted 9-5 record with one save … Limited opposition to .210 loss in season-opener versus Jacksonville batting average … Attended Boys State … Member of National Honor Society. State, allowing four runs, two earned, in three innings with three strikeouts … Again PERSONAL: Jonathan Chase Swing … Born January 2, 1983 … Son of Frankie roughed up in second appearance of the and Sherri Swing … Majoring in Engineering Technology. year, versus Rutgers … Struck out three in 2.2 innings of shutout work at South- SWING’S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG-SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/A WP HP SF SH west Missouri State, allowing just two 2002 5.50 1-2 13-5 0-0 0 36.0 38 23 22 18 30 6 0 6 .275 3 8 1 2 hits … Fanned six in 3.1 innings versus 2003 3.68 2-4 27-0 0-0 11 51.1 41 23 21 20 53 5 0 4 .214 5 4 2 2 Samford to get a win … Allowed just one hit Totals 4.43 3-6 40-5 0-0 11 87.1 79 46 43 38 83 11 0 10 .239 8 12 3 4 in three shutout innings versus Tennessee Tech, striking out three … Struck out four in 2.1 innings in conference opener versus New Mexico State to get first save … Tossed 1.2 shutout innings two days later in finale versus NMSU … Gave up a run in an inning at Memphis to suffer loss in first game of doubleheader … Again a tough-luck loser in next appearance, al- lowing a run on two hits in an inning at Louisiana-Lafayette … Picked up three saves in next four appearances, allowing two runs in nine innings of work with six strikeouts … Got the save in Friday win at Arkansas State, tossing two scoreless innings … Struck out three in 2.1 innings versus Vanderbilt … Picked up another save in series-opening win over South Alabama, tossing three scoreless innings … 50 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Veterans PERSONAL: Marcus Ramon Taylor … Born July 3, 1984 … Son of Michael and Marcus Taylor Juanita Taylor … Majoring in Concrete Industry Management ... Father played in Cleveland Indians organization, reaching as high as AAA … Cousin is John T. OF l 6-1 l 198 Shelby, first base coach for Dodgers. L/R l SO-1L Lexington, Ky./ CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS Henry Clay HS Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K New Mexico State .300 3 10 6 3 3 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 5 UL-Lafayette .231 4 13 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Fla. International .300 3 10 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Western Kentucky .333 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 New Orleans .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ark.-Little Rock .333 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2003 (FRESHMAN): Talented outfielder who suffered through the same shoulder Totals .286 14 42 8 12 6 6 0 1 5 2 2 1 1 15 injury twice, causing him to miss a total of 13 games during the campaign … An electric player who drives the ball when making solid contact ... Batted .257 in 37 TAYLOR’S CAREER STATISTICS games, 30 starts ... Scored 17 runs with 11 doubles, a triple, three home runs and Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A 16 RBIs in 113 at-bats ... Went 13-for-21 (.619) as the leadoff hitter in an inning and 2003 .257 37-30 113 17 29 11 1 3 16 51 .451 12 2 44 .333 2 1 6-6 5-for-6 (.833) with a runner on third and less than two outs ... Did not play in season- opener but started in both ends of twinbill on Sunday versus Jacksonville State, going 2-for-5 with a double, home run, three RBIs and two runs scored … Went 2- for-4 with a double and two RBIs in victory over Kansas … Singled home a run Clif Thomas versus Rutgers … Injured versus Kent State in the outfield, reducing him to the OF l 6-5 l 202 designated hitter role for the next month … Singled home a run in Saturday contest at Southwest Missouri State … Went 3-for- L/R l JR-1L 4 with a homer, two RBIs and two Overland Park, Kan./ runs scored versus Samford … Col- St. Thomas Aquinas HS lected two hits, including a triple, and ( Florida CC ) scored once in victory over Purdue … Unavailable for games at Belmont and versus Tennes- 6 see Tech due to complica- tions from injury … Went 2- 2003 (JUNIOR): Reserve outfielder who played both left and rightfield … Had six for-4 with a double, two hits in 36 at-bats for the season, scoring six times and driving in three runs ... RBIs and three runs scored Singled and drove in a run in first start of the year, at Tennessee Tech … Had two in Saturday contest hits and scored twice in start versus Samford … Singled, scored once and drove in against New Mexico a run versus Memphis … Had a pinch-hit single to leadoff the ninth in finale at State … Homered and Arkansas State … Walked and scored a run in Sunday start versus South Alabama. scored twice in finale ver- sus NMSU … Doubled 2002: Played at Florida CC in Jacksonville, Fla. twice and drove in a run in opening game at Louisi- HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for coach Lorne Parks at St. Thomas ana-Lafayette … Returned Aquinas HS … Named First Team All-League and All-Region and Second Team All- to the field at Lipscomb on State as junior and senior … Hit over .400 for two straight seasons, leading the team April 1 … Walked and scored in home runs and RBIs both years … Also two-year letterwinner in football, earning twice at Austin Peay … Had a hit in all three First Team All-League and All-State as senior. games versus Florida International … Doubled and scored a run in opening home PERSONAL: Clifton Bennett Thomas … Born June 14, 1982 … Son of Gary and Jill game versus Memphis … Singled home two Thomas ... Majoring in Business Administration. runs in second home contest versus UM, ag- gravating his previous injury on the hit ... Came CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS on as a pinch-hitter on Saturday at Western Ken- Opponent BA GP AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB HP SAC SF K tucky, collecting a pair of doubles in three at-bats ... New Mexico State .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Drew first start in the outfield since April 9 against Louisiana-Lafayette.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis on Sunday at Lipscomb, doubling and scoring Fla. International .500 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 a run in the victory ... Singled and scored in both games Arkansas State .500 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 at Arkansas-Little Rock ... Went 0-for-4 versus Missouri in South Alabama .000 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Starkville Regional. Western Kentucky .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Orleans .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ark.-Little Rock .250 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Herb Hammond at Henry Clay Totals .231 13 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 6 HS … Named All-City and All-State and a state All-Star … Also voted Best Offensive Player … Participated in East Coast Pro Showcase … Ended career with .369 average, 33 home runs and 98 RBIs … Recognized as Who’s THOMAS’ CAREER STATISTICS Who Among American High School Athletes. Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO OB SF SH SB-A 2003 .167 26-8 36 6 6 0 0 0 3 6 .167 4 1 11 .262 1 0 0-0

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 51 Veterans Mexico State, giving up five runs on 11 runs and striking out 13 … Took loss versus John Williams Western Kentucky, allowing four runs on nine hits with seven strikeouts ... Came up big when it mattered most, going the distance in defeating Louisiana-Lafayette at the LHP l 6-1 l 199 SBC Tournament, putting the Blue Raiders in the championship game ... Allowed L/L l SR-3L just two runs on seven hits with four strikeouts. Murfreesboro, Tenn./ Oakland HS CAREER VERSUS SUN BELT OPPONENTS Opponent ERA APP IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HP W-L-S New Mexico State 6.41 3 19.2 24 15 14 14 32 4 0 1 1 0 0 1-1-0 UL-Lafayette 4.15 3 21.2 21 11 10 3 10 6 0 2 3 0 2 3-0-0 23 Fla. International 4.85 2 13.0 15 10 7 6 10 3 0 2 0 0 0 1-1-0 Arkansas State 4.09 2 11.0 14 11 5 6 11 1 0 3 0 0 2 1-0-0 2003 (JUNIOR): Veteran lefthander who struggled with control and consistency all South Alabama 4.50 2 14.0 17 9 7 4 6 2 1 3 1 0 1 1-1-0 season … Posted 3-5 record with 54 strikeouts in 74.1 innings in 16 appearances, Western Kentucky 5.82 3 17.0 22 13 11 5 14 1 1 2 3 0 0 0-2-0 13 of them starts … Went four innings in season-opener versus Jacksonville State, New Orleans 4.43 4 22.1 28 14 11 12 15 6 1 1 3 1 2 1-0-0 allowing three runs on six hits … Tossed six innings and gave up three runs on five Ark.-Little Rock 3.68 2 7.1 5 3 3 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 innings versus Kansas … Allowed four runs on nine hits against Purdue to get his Totals 4.86 21 126.0 146 86 68 54 103 25 3 14 11 1 7 9-5-0 second straight loss … Struck out 12 on Saturday versus New Mexico State, getting no decision … Worked 6.2 innings at Louisiana-Lafayette to get his first win, allowing five runs on eight hits … Got his second straight victory with a complete- 2001 (FRESHMAN): Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and game against Florida International, allowing four runs, one earned, on eight hits with Sun Belt Honor Roll... Went 7-1 with 3.59 ERA in 82.2 innings with 14 starts, seven strikeouts … Gave up five runs, two earned, on eight hits in 5.1 innings at including 5-1 in conference play … Blue Raiders were 11-3 in his starts … Struck out Arkansas State, getting no decision … Roughed up against South Alabama in six- 60 and walked 43, as opponents batted .222 against the lefty … Batters hit just .205 plus innings ... Struggled through 4.1 innings at Western Ken- with runners on base … Got the win against UNC-Asheville in first career outing, tucky, giving up nine runs, seven earned, on 10 hits with four going five innings and striking out six … Got no decision after tossing 5.2 innings strikeouts ... Worked 2.1 innings on Sunday versus New versus Southeastern Louisiana … Threw six shutout frames with seven strikeouts Orleans before leaving after being hit with a line drive ... Made against Trevecca, getting his second win … Got third straight victory the first relief appearance of his career after 35 starts on after striking out seven in 5.2 innings at Arkansas State … Allowed Sunday at Lipscomb, working two innings two runs in six innings versus New Orleans … Won fourth straight and allowing one run with three strikeouts ... decision with six innings and three strikeouts at Louisiana-Lafayette … Struck out one and allowed a hit in two-thirds Suffered first loss versus Florida International … Tossed seven shutout of an inning at Vanderbilt ... Was a disaster in innings with five strikeouts in win at Arkansas-Little Rock … Struck out seven in first game at Arkansas-Little Rock, giving up eight innings in another victory, versus New Mexico State … Got no decision in three runs on three hits in just one-third of an second game of doubleheader at Western Kentucky, throwing 5.1 shutout innings in inning ... Came back with perhaps best start of year, 1-0 loss … Went the route versus South Alabama, allowing two runs with four going the distance in victory over Louisiana-Lafayette strikeouts in conference championship clinching victory … Gave up two runs in to put Blue Raiders in finals at Sun Belt Conference seven innings versus UNO in conference tournament, striking out five in no deci- Tournament, allowing two runs on seven hits with sion … Played for Harwich Mariners in Cape Cod League at the end of summer, four strikeouts ... Had another bad outing in Starkville going 2-0 with 2.31 ERA in four outings … Allowed three runs in 11.2 innings while Regional, lasting two-plus innings and giving up striking out 10. eight runs on eight hits versus Missouri. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Mack Hawks at Oakland 2002 (SOPHOMORE): Verizon Academic All- HS ... Part of first back-to-back state champions in school history as junior District IV Second Team selection … Compiled and senior ... Went 38-2 in OHS career and did not lose a game for final 5-2 mark with 3.53 ERA in 63.2 innings be- two years, compiling marks of 10-1, 6-1, 11-0 and 11-0 from fresh- fore breaking pitching hand on April 12 … man through senior campaigns ... Four-time All-District selection Struck out 71 with 31 walks and had one ... Earned All-Region three times and two-time All-State honoree complete game in nine appearances, ... Daily News Journal Pitcher of the Year twice ... MVP of all starts … Struck out five and al- USA Classic as freshman … Named to Who’s Who Among lowed five hits in six innings to get American High School Students. win in lidlifter versus Austin Peay … Allowed three runs and PERSONAL: John Douglas Williams … struck out nine in six innings Born December 19, 1981 ... Son of at Troy State … Pitched Larry and Debby Williams … Major- seven innings, giving ing in Concrete Industry Management. up six runs, three earned, with six strikeouts, in win WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS over Eastern Michigan Year ERA W-L APP-GS CG-SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/A WP HP SF SH 2001 3.59 7-1 14-14 2-1 0 82.2 68 40 33 43 60 10 1 8 .222 4 5 1 4 … Allowed seven runs, two earned, on 11 hits, in seven innings versus Tennessee 2002 3.53 5-2 9-9 1-0 0 63.2 75 40 25 31 71 8 2 3 .281 8 2 2 5 Tech … Had then career-high 10 strikeouts in eight innings versus Southwest 2003 6.54 3-5 16-13 2-0 0 74.1 109 72 54 24 54 21 1 10 .346 7 5 4 5 Totals 4.57 15-8 39-36 5-1 0 220.2 252 152 112 98 185 39 4 21 .284 19 12 7 14 Missouri State, allowing three unearned runs … Struck out career-high 16 in com- plete-game win over Austin Peay, giving up just five hits … Gained fifth straight win with seven innings at New Orleans, striking out five … Suffered first loss at New 52 2004 Blue Raider Baseball newcomers/redshirts Josh Anderson 36 East HS … Named All-District and All-Region as junior Drew Cook 51 and senior … Had pair of 17-strikeout performances LHP l 6-5 l 185 during career and went undefeated as senior. RHP l 6-2 l 175 L/L l FR-HS R/R l FR-HS Rockvale, Tenn./ PERSONAL: Eric Ryan Blevins … Son of Larry and Cookeville, Tenn./ Eagleville HS Martha Blevins … Born November 10, 1982 ... Major- Cookeville HS ing in Aerospace. 2003: Redshirted. Expected to miss entire season after surgery during HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Matt Campbell 3 the fall. coach Chris Lynch at IF l 5-11 l 168 Eagleville HS … District MVP and Region Player of the HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Scott R/R l r-FR-HS Year as senior … Named All-State as senior with 155 Hunt at Cookeville HS … Also played basketball one strikeouts … Earned All-Region honors in basketball Murfreesboro, Tenn./ year … Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and also lettered in golf. Riverdale HS and Young Life.

PERSONAL: Joshua Boyd Anderson … Born June 2003: Missed entire 2003 PERSONAL: Drew Martin Cook … Son of Martin and 25, 1984 … Son of Michael and Suzy Anderson ... season after undergoing ro- Brenda Cook … Born July 22, 1985. Undecided major. tator cuff surgery. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for coach Tyler Copeland 42 Buddy Powers at Riverdale HS … Three-time All- Ryan Armstrong 49 LHP l 6-2 l 180 District selection and voted All-Region and All-Midstate IF l 6-1 l 176 as junior and senior … Earned District and Region L/L l r-FR-HS R/R l SO-TR Player of the Year awards as senior, as well as Daily Lawrenceburg, Mt. Juliet, Tenn./ News Journal Position Player of the Year … Recog- Tenn./ Mt. Juliet HS nized as Who’s Who Among American High School Lawrence County HS ( Cumberland Univ. ) Students … Graduated with honors. 2003: Redshirted. Played one year at PERSONAL: Matthew Clay Campbell … Born No- Cumberland University in vember 16, 1983 … Majoring in Business ... Son of HIGH SCHOOL: Three- Lebanon, Tenn. Darrell and Teresa Campbell … Brother, Phillip, was a year letterwinner for coach Mike James at Lawrence Blue Raider from 1998-01. County HS … Named All-District as junior … Saw HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Mark BLUE RAIDER COACHING FRATERNITY limited innings as senior, striking out 38 in 21 innings Purvis at Mt. Juliet HS … Named All-State, All-Midstate … Threw no-hitter with 13 strikeouts in first start as Middle Tennessee, behind head coach Steve and Honorable Mention All-State … Hit. 425 with 48 senior … Posted 5-2 mark with 2.45 ERA as junior and Peterson, has developed into a future coaches train- RBIs as junior and .420 with 42 RBI’s as senior … ing ground. Currently 22 former Blue Raiders are went 3-0 as sophomore … Recognized as Who’s Also played basketball as freshman. involved in the coaching profession at either the Who Among American High School Students. high school, collegiate or professional ranks. Fol- PERSONAL: Michael Ryan Armstrong … Son of Mike lowing is a listing with their current employers: PERSONAL: William Tyler Copeland … Born June Armstrong and Cheryl Armstrong … Born January 1, 28, 1984 … Son of Billy and Pam Copeland ... Unde- 1984. Mudcat Brewer ...... Blackman HS cided major. Brad Brown ...... Grundy County HS Phillip Campbell ...... Siegel HS Eric Blevins 27 Dean Darnell ...... Cumberland County HS Doug Green ...... Blackman HS RHP l 6-1 l 185 Scott Hargrove ...... Tullahoma HS R/R l JR-TR Elliot Johnson ...... Olivet Nazarene Bluff City, Tenn./ Tony Kegley ...... Oliver Springs HS Kris Lammers ...... Cumberland University Sullivan East HS David Lane ...... Rockwood HS ( Walters State CC ) Cale Lawson ...... Powell HS Steve Lay ...... Barfield Middle School WALTERS STATE CC: Eddie McDonald ...... SE Whitfield (GA) HS Posted 11-2 mark as fresh- Mike McLaury ...... Western Kentucky man and 10-3 record as Mike Messerly ...... Smyrna HS sophomore … Ranked in Top 10 in nation in ERA as George Oleksik ...... Notre Dame HS freshman … Had 2.59 ERA and struck out 78 in 97.1 Jayhawk Owens . Cincinnati Reds/Chattanooga innings as sophomore in leading the Senators to a Mark Pickle ...... Columbia HS third-place finish in the NJCAA World Series … Won Greg Raffo ...... Barfield Middle School five games in Tennessee JUCO State Tournament in Craig Reavis ...... Siegel HS Justus Scott ...... Murray State two seasons. Andy Snaith ...... Chotawawee (FL) HS Chris Treadway . . . . . Blackman Middle School HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner at Sullivan Barry Vetter ...... Smyrna HS

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 53 newcomers/redshirts Tommy Decker 40 Wayne Kendrick 50 Eric McNamee 8 C l 6-2 l 200 IF l 5-5 l 134 IF l 5-10 l 160 R/R l r-FR-HS R/R l FR-HS R/R l JR-TR Hendersonville, Murfreesboro, Tenn./ Nashville, Tenn./ Tenn./ Riverdale HS Father Ryan HS Hendersonville HS ( Columbia State CC ) HIGH SCHOOL: Three- 2003: Redshirted ... Trav- year letterwinner for coach COLUMBIA STATE CC: eled two consecutive week- Buddy Powers at Riverdale Voted Western Conference ends during the middle of the HS … Set state of Tennes- Player of the Year as fresh- year, serving as the backup to Derek Phillips because see single-season (.978) and career (963) fielding per- man for legendary coach Jim Painter after batting. 375 of injury. centage record … Voted Daily News Journal Position and posting a .960 fielding percentage … Named All- Player of the Year as senior … Named All-District as State as sophomore after batting .350 with .962 fielding HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Mike sophomore, junior and senior … Earned All-Region percentage … Garnered Scholar Athlete Award both Hendrix at Hendersonville HS … Named All-District and All-State honors as senior … Squad made state seasons. and Star News All-County as junior and senior … tournament as sophomore and senior. Batted .320 with 27 RBIs as senior … Played in state HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for coach tournament as freshman and sophomore … Also let- PERSONAL: Fulton Wayne Kendrick … Son of Jimmy Bill Brunner at Father Ryan HS … Earned All-Region tered three years in football … Recognized as Who’s Kendrick and Carolyn Faulkner … Born February 11, honors as junior and senior … Named to 2000 CABA Who Among American High School Athletes … At- 1985. All-Tournament Team and Preseason All-American … tended Boys State. Batted .430 as junior and .390 as senior … Also four- year letterwinner in wrestling, earning All-State honors PERSONAL: Thomas Watts Decker … Born Decem- Michael McKenry 14 all four years and Wrestling Coaches Dream Team as ber 8, 1983 … Son of Paul and Jackie Decker ... C l 5-9 l 190 senior. Undecided major. R/R l FR-HS PERSONAL: John Eric McNamee … Son of John and Knoxville, Tenn./ Tonga McNamee … Born October 17, 1982 ... Unde- Jimmy Kelly 44 Farragut HS cided major. LHP/1B l 6-2 l 190 HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year L/L l FR-HS letterwinner for coach Knoxville, Tenn./ Tommy Pharr at Farragut Michael McSweeney 47 Farragut HS HS … Voted All-KIL, TBCA All-Region and All-State as sophomore, junior and se- IF l 5-11 l 194 HIGH SCHOOL: Three- nior … Earned Region Co-offensive Player of the Year R/R l FR-HS year letterwinner for coach and KIL Sophomore of the Year in 2001 … Named to Trussville, Ala./ Tommy Pharr at Farragut All-State Tournament team as sophomore and junior … Hewitt-Trussville HS HS … Named TBCA All- Selected to TBCA Eastern All-Star team all three years Region as junior and senior and All-District as senior … Garnered District and Region IV Player of the Year HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year … Voted to All-State Tournament team as junior and honors as junior … Earned Region Player of the Year letterwinner for coach John Most Improved at FHS as junior … Earned All-KIL as as senior … Second in state of Tennessee in career Scozzaro at Hewitt- senior … Batted .350 with nine home runs and 45 RBIs home runs and RBIs … Third in state of Tennessee in Trussville HS … Earned All- as junior … Compiled .324 batting average with 32 single-season RBIs and sixth in single-season home Region and All-State honors … Voted Birmingham News RBIs as well as 9-0 pitching mark with 1.93 ERA and runs … Batted .384 with 18 home runs and 71 RBIs as Player of the Week and participated in Alabama East- 37 strikeouts in 50.2 innings as senior … Team fin- sophomore, .407 with 14 round-trippers and 54 RBIs West All-Star game … Batted .511 as senior, the high- ished 48-1, top-ranked in state and No. 2 in nation as as junior and .455 with 11 home runs and 64 RBIs as est average in the Birmingham area … Set school senior in winning AAA state championship … Squad senior … Team finished 48-1, top-ranked in state and record for single-season batting average and triples at played in state title game all three years. No. 2 in nation as senior in winning AAA state cham- HTHS … Three-year letterwinner in football … Mem- pionship … Squad played in state title game all three ber of National Society of High School Scholars and PERSONAL: James Christopher Kelly … Son of Jim years … Member of Annual Staff as freshman and National Honor Society. and Angel Kelly … Born August 22, 1984. sophomore … Also member of Pep Club, Young Life and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. PERSONAL: Michael Christian Sweeney … Son of Rod and Robin McSweeney … Born March 30, 1985, PERSONAL: Michael Charles McKenry … Son of Cousin, Wesly Love, played baseball at South Ala- Cliff and Shelia McKenry … Born March 4, 1985 … bama. Uncle, John McKenry, is the head pro at Colonial Country Club in Memphis.

54 2004 Blue Raider Baseball newcomers/redshirts Luke Parham 48 Matt Scott 32 Robert Toline 34 OF l 6-3 l 180 RHP l 6-6 l 258 OF l 6-4 l 190 R/R l SO-TR R/R l r-FR-HS L/R l r-SO-TR Shelbyville, Tenn./ Smyrna, Tenn./ Cookeville, Tenn./ Shelbyville HS LaVergne HS Cookeville HS ( UT Martin ) ( Tennessee Tech ) 2003: Underwent surgery to Attended UT Martin for one repair a partially torn menis- 2003: Underwent season- year. cus in his left knee and ending surgery in February. missed the entire season. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-District honors as junior 2002: Redshirted at Tennessee Tech. for coach Scott Hall at Shelbyville Central HS … Named HIGH SCHOOL: Played for former Blue Raider Craig All-Region in basketball as senior … Member of Na- Reavis at LaVergne HS … Voted Righthanded District HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Cookeville tional Honor Society. Pitcher of the Year three straight seasons … Earned HS … Twice named All-District and All-Region … Also All-Region and All-Midstate honors as junior and se- lettered three years in football … Twice recognized as PERSONAL: George Lucas Parham … Son of George nior … Voted All-State and State Tournament MVP as Who’s Who Among American High School Athletes. and Laura Parham … Born August 9, 1983. senior in leading his squad to state championship … Posted 14-3 mark with 1.33 ERA and 141 strikeouts in PERSONAL: Robert Evans Toline, Jr. … Born Febru- 105 innings pitched as senior … Opponents batted just ary 23, 1983 … Son of Robert, Sr., and Pam Toline … David Patterson 46 .201 against him … Holds career records at LHS in Majoring in Exercise Science ... Uncle, Mel Brown, strikeouts, winningest pitcher and lowest ERA … Also coached at David Lipscomb and McGavock HS for 28 OF l 6-0 l 176 lettered in golf. years. R/R l FR-HS Hendersonville, PERSONAL: Matthew Thomas Scott … Born March Tenn./ 19, 1984 … Son of Tom and Debbie Scott ... Unde- Adam Warren 15 cided major. Beech HS OF l 6-2 l 172 R/R l FR-HS HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for coach Mike Brad Todd 41 Jackson, Tenn./ Hayes at Beech HS … IF l 6-4 l 205 University School of Named All-District and All-Region as junior and senior R/R l r-FR-HS Jackson … Batted .360 as senior and did not make an error … Murfreesboro, Voted MVP at Chattanooga Trojan Classic … Received HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year Dixie Youth and Old Timers Baseball Scholarships … Tenn./Oakland HS letterwinner for coach Also lettered in basketball two years. Jimmy Carey at USJ … 2003: Redshirted. Named All-District, All-Region and All-West Tennes- PERSONAL: David Toby Patterson … Son of Herbert see as sophomore, junior and senior … Voted All-State Patterson and Kay Patterson … Born June 11, 1984. HIGH SCHOOL: Three- as junior and senior and All-State Tournament Team as year letterwinner for coach sophomore and junior … Squad won state titles as Mack Hawks at Oakland HS … Three-time All-District sophomore and junior and finished runner-up as senior Andy Roadarmel 45 honoree … Earned All-Region, All-Midstate honors and … Earned Jackson Sun Player of the Year, West Ten- All-Daily News Journal as junior and senior … Also nessee POY and Class A Best of the West POY as C l 5-10 l 191 named to All-Tourney team at USA Classic in 2001 senior … Batted .507 with 83 hits, 84 RBIs, 74 runs, 14 R/R l JR-SQ and 2002 … Batted .419 with 21 RBIs as sophomore home runs and 31 stolen bases as senior … Batted Mt. Juliet, Tenn./ and .434 with four home runs, 26 doubles and 34 RBIs .437 with 208 hits and 210 runs scored in career … Mt. Juliet HS as junior … Doubles total as junior stands as school Holds school records for batting average, hits, triples, record … Hit .335 with seven homers and 32 RBIs as RBIs, runs scored and slugging percentage in a sea- ( Lindsey Wilson senior. College ) son … Second in state of Tennessee in hits, third in RBIs in single season … Holds state tournament records PERSONAL: Brad Thurman Todd … Born April 28, for most doubles (4), hits (4) and runs scored (4) in a 2003: Played in two games, 1984 … Son of Lonnie and Nancy Todd ... Undecided game … Also four-year letterwinner in football, where both as a pinch-runner. major. squad was combined 50-6 … Named All-West Ten- nessee as junior and senior and All-Region final three HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Mark Purvis at Mt. years … Served as team captain as senior … Honor- Juliet HS … Batted .369 and threw out 60 percent of able Mention All-State on defense as junior and All- base stealers as senior. State on offense as senior … President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes as junior. PERSONAL: Andy Roadarmel … Son of Tod and Kathy Roadarmel … Born November 3, 1981 … Ma- PERSONAL: Adam Parker Warren … Son of Karl and joring in Recording Industry Management ... Great- Martha Warren … Born July 25, 1984. grandfather, George E. Luckey, played catcher for the Red Sox in the early 1900s.

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 55 2004 Baseball Camps

Pitcher/Catcher Camp - June 6-8 Fundamental Camp - June 14-17 Day and Overnight Camp Day Camp Only Ages 13 - 2003 HS Senior Ages 7-12 only Cost: $155 for day campers and $195 for overnight campers Cost: $180 per camper ($10 off if multiple campers per family) Designed for the highly motivated player with instruction and participation Cost includes instruction, t-shirt, insurance, awards and lunch daily. at a more intense level. Mechanical aspects of pitching/catching are dis- Camp begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Register by mail or at Reese cussed along with tactical aspects of working to hitters. Smith Field on Monday, June 16th, from 8-9 a.m. Special Features for Pitcher/Catcher camp Camp T-Shirt Instructional Handouts High School Team Camp - July 12-15 Video Analysis Team size: 14 to 17 players Cost: $3,500 (Dorm/Meals); $2000 (Commuter) Games played at Middle Tennessee’s Reese Smith Field and local high Hitting Camp - June 8-10 school fields. All instruction at Middle Tennessee campus. $500 deposit Day and Overnight Camp required to secure position in camp. Staff - Middle Tennessee coaches Ages 13 - 2003 HS Senior and other college coaches (Div. I & JC). Call for more information. Cost: $155 for day campers and $195 for overnight campers Camp is designed for the highly motivated player with instruction and participation at a more intense level. Mechanical aspects of hitting are discussed in depth. Special Features for Hitting camp Camp T-Shirt Instructional Handouts Video Analysis For more information on the Blue Raider baseball camps or to request a registration form, please contact the Baseball Office at 615/898-2984, 2926 or 2450.

56 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 57 2003 Notes l The Blue Raiders won 20 of their last 27 games to season records in 2003. The club set new marks for walks. The Shelbyville, Tenn., native struck out the make the NCAA Tournament, their 11th trip to the doubles (130), total bases (959) and strikeouts (463) side in a playoff game at the end of the regular season postseason and seventh under head coach Steve and also tied the mark for saves (16). to help the Braves win the South Division in the league. Peterson. l Chuck Akers set a single-game record on February Swing also tossed one shutout inning for the South in l Three Blue Raiders – senior Chad Cooper and 23 with four stolen bases against Jacksonville State. the Valley League All-Star Game and was named First sophomores Brett Carroll and Josh Archer – earned The pitching staff also set a record with 21 strikeouts Team All-Valley Baseball League as a reliever. All-Sun Belt honors. Cooper was the First Team Utility against New Mexico State on March 22. l Sophomore Marcus Taylor of the Bethesda Big Train player, while Carroll was the First Team Third l Brett Carroll had an outstanding sophomore cam- was selected as the Player of the Week in the Clark Baseman. Archer made the Second Team as a First paign, ranking in the Top 5 in home runs and total Griffith League for the week ending July 12. Taylor, a Baseman. Archer was the only repeat all-conference bases. Carroll tied Mike Messerly (1988) and Doug lefthanded-hitting outfielder, went 8-for-14 for a .571 nominee for the Blue Raiders after earning First Team Barner (1996) for the second-most round-trippers in a average, including four doubles and six RBIs to lead honors in 2002. season with 19, while ranking fourth in total bases in a the Big Train to three wins. Taylor’s three homers all l Junior centerfielder Chuck Akers was named to the season with 148. The Knoxville, Tenn., native also came in the same game on July 9, as the Lexington, 2003 Verizon Academic All-District IV Second Team, ranked 10th on the single-season list with a .670 slug- Ky., native tied a league wood-bat record set by cur- his second straight All-District selection. Akers earned ging percentage. rent Texas Ranger Mark Teixeira in 1998. Taylor blasted First Team honors in 2002. The Murfreesboro native l The Blue Raiders won four straight games to win three round-trippers against Herndon on July 9 in a 7- carries a 3.93 grade-point-average in Business Edu- the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Lafayette, La., 6 Big Train victory, going 4-for-5 with five RBIs in the cation and has started all but one game in his three- improving their record to 7-3 in the conference tourney contest, hitting his third home run in the 11th inning to year career as a Blue Raider. since joining the SBC before the 2001 campaign. Middle provide the margin of victory. Taylor ended the sea- l Junior centerfielder Chuck Akers struggled through Tennessee is 7-1 in Lafayette in the SBC Tournament, son batting .312 in 31 games with eight doubles, four most of the season at the plate for the Blue Raiders, but having played in the championship game both years home runs and 22 RBIs as well as 14 runs scored. came up big when it counted the most at the Sun Belt the tourney has been played on the Ragin’ Cajun l Taylor’s teammate, sophomore Shay Horseman, Conference Tournament. Akers went 7-for-16 (.438) in campus. also had a spectacular summer for the Big Train, post- the tourney with four extra-base hits, including a double, l Middle Tennessee played four teams that made the ing a 4-1 mark with a 1.71 ERA. Horseman had 10 two triples, and his first home run of the year. 2003 NCAA Tournament, compiling a 3-7 mark against appearances, six starts, working 42.0 innings with 47 l Blue Raider skipper Steve Peterson picked up his Southwest Missouri State, Rutgers, South Alabama strikeouts and 15 walks and allowing just 27 hits. 500th coaching victory at Middle Tennessee in the and New Mexico State. l Junior Steve Kline enjoyed a successful summer second game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, l The Blue Raiders lose just four seniors from the pitching for the Mat-Su Miners in the Alaska Baseball a 6-5 triumph over Arkansas-Little Rock. Peterson got 2003 club, including one everyday position starter League. Kline made 10 starts, posting a 4-2 mark with the 650th win of his career as a head coach at Vanderbilt (Chad Cooper) and one relief pitcher (Jerry Knox). a 2.61 ERA in 62.0 innings of work, striking out 37 and on May 13 and is the winningest coach in Blue Raider walking just six. history. Peterson’s teams have won eight conference 2003 SUMMER NOTES l Senior Chuck Akers and junior Josh Archer both tournaments and have played in seven NCAA Tour- l Chad Cooper was taken with the first pick in the 11th struggled through the pitching-dominated Cape Cod naments in his 16 years at the helm of the Blue Raider round by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the Major League, playing for the Harwich (MA) Mariners. Akers program. League Baseball Amateur Draft. Jerry Knox signed batted .196 in 35 games with 10 runs scored and six l Sophomore closer Chase Swing set a new single- with the Shreveport (La.) Sports, an independent pro- stolen bases. Archer had five doubles, three home season record for saves with 11. Ten of Swing’s saves fessional franchise in the Central Baseball League. runs and 12 RBIs in 34 games, but also struck out 40 came in his last 13 appearances of the season, when l Brett Carroll finished the season tied for 21st in the times in 120 at-bats in posting a .175 batting average. the Blue Raiders won 20 of 27 contests to win the Sun nation in home runs per game (0.32) and 48th in the l Juniors Brett Carroll and Chris Mobley both played Belt Conference Tournament and make the NCAA Tour- country in slugging percentage (0.670) in the final NCAA for the Florence (SC) Redwolves in the Coastal Plain nament. The 11 saves also places Swing second on statistics released after the College World Series. Josh League. Carroll batted .246 in 45 games with seven the career saves list, five behind George Oleksik’s Archer was 62nd in home runs per game (0.25) and doubles and 20 RBIs along with 15 runs scored. Mobley record of 16. Chase Swing tied for 24th in the country with his 11 posted a 4-4 mark, making 10 appearances with nine l As a team, the Blue Raiders set three new single- saves. starts. The Kingsport, Tenn., native had 46 strikeouts l Sophomore Chase Eakes in 53.1 innings of work, posting 1.01 ERA and allow- played in the Clark Griffith ing just 40 hits. League for the Baltimore (MD) l Junior Nate Jaggers struggled through his cam- Pride before suffering a car ac- paign for the Wilmington (NC) Sharks, also in the CPL, cident on July 9. The batting just .179 in 30 games with three doubles, five Goodpasture HS product suf- RBIs and seven runs scored. fered cuts and bruises and l Senior Shane Kemp and junior Danny Borne both urderwent surgery to close a played for the Stark County Terriers in Canton, Ohio. deep gash in his leg, but other- Kemp batted .229 in 31 contests, scoring 12 runs with wise came out of the wreck in five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs. Borne good condition and should be made six appearances, all starts, tossing two com- ready to go for fall workouts. plete games and posting a 2-4 mark in 27.2 innings of Eakes was batting .212 in 21 work. Borne struck out 30 and walked just eight. games with four doubles and 11 l Senior Troy Harp posted a .216 batting average in RBIs. 30 games for the Madison (WI) Mallards in the l Junior Chase Swing contin- Northwoods League. Harp had nine RBIs, helping the ued his excellent relief work this Mallards make the playoffs after posting a 36-24 regu- summer for the Staunton (VA) lar-season record. Braves in the Valley League. l Junior Chris LeGuenec played for the Thunder Bay Four seniors played their final game of 2003 against Swing posted a 5-0 mark with (Ontario) Border Cats, also in the Northwoods League, Lipscomb on May 9, as (L to R) Steven Kines, Chad five saves in 19.2 innings of batting .150 in 38 games with five doubles, six RBIs Cooper, Jerry Knox and Jarrett England were presented work, allowing just 14 hits with and 11 runs scored. commemorative plaques by the university. 19 strikeouts and only two 58 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2003 Stats RECORD: 33-27 HOME: 19-13 AWAY: 12-13 NEUTRAL: 2-1 SUN BELT: 10-13 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E FLD% 5 Cooper, Chad .374 52-52 195 52 73 14 2 7 35 112 .574 21 10 22 2 .458 1 2 19-21 81 62 14 .911 9 Carroll, Brett .330 60-60 221 54 73 18 0 19 52 148 .670 19 10 53 8 .403 3 1 1-1 52 119 21 .891 4 Jaggers, Nate .319 46-46 182 29 58 15 0 8 37 97 .533 12 6 24 2 .378 1 0 3-5 81 105 4 .979 1 Beachum, Jeff .309 55-53 220 34 68 11 2 0 27 83 .377 11 2 26 2 .346 1 3 2-4 83 146 14 .942 10 Archer, Josh .304 59-55 224 40 68 18 2 15 52 135 .603 12 6 67 4 .352 2 0 0-1 473 22 13 .974 7 Akers, Chuck .263 60-60 228 42 60 9 2 1 27 76 .333 22 5 45 3 .339 2 9 16-23 125 3 5 .962 24 Kemp, Shane .235 59-50 166 29 39 6 1 5 18 62 .373 16 2 48 3 .306 2 1 10-12 97 23 12 .909 ------43 England, Jarrett .333 22-5 21 5 7 2 0 0 2 9 .429 1 2 6 0 .417 0 0 2-3 2 0 0 1.000 14 Knox, Jerry .316 33-19 79 13 25 4 0 7 22 50 .633 8 3 25 3 .396 1 0 0-2 32 7 4 .907 17 Phillips, Derek .301 38-23 93 12 28 5 0 2 10 39 .419 8 1 15 0 .359 1 4 1-1 167 27 3 .985 37 LeGuenec, Chris .282 42-35 110 12 31 7 0 2 19 44 .400 7 1 27 3 .322 3 1 2-2 27 2 4 .879 11 Taylor, Marcus .257 37-30 113 17 29 11 1 3 16 51 .451 12 2 44 2 .333 2 1 6-6 17 0 6 .739 12 Harp, Troy .221 41-37 113 17 25 8 0 2 11 39 .345 11 2 24 2 .299 1 5 0-0 266 42 2 .994 27 Suba, Kevin .188 18-2 16 1 3 1 0 0 3 4 .250 3 0 7 0 .300 1 1 0-0 10 1 0 1.000 6 Thomas, Clif .167 26-8 36 6 6 0 0 0 3 6 .167 4 1 11 0 .262 1 0 0-0 15 1 0 1.000 8 Eakes, Chase .111 15-2 18 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .167 0 2 10 0 .200 0 0 0-0 3 1 1 .800 33 Darnell, Ryan .067 13-3 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 2 0 8 0 .176 0 0 0-0 11 1 0 1.000 21 Kasser, Jeff .000 17-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 1 1 .750 45 Roadarmel, Andy .000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 35 Horseman, Shay .000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 9 0 1.000

Totals .290 60-60 2052 370 596 130 10 71 335 959 .467 169 55 463 34 .357 22 28 62-81 1555 632 117 .949 Opponents .293 60-60 2087 377 612 124 10 52 341 912 .437 195 56 457 42 .365 24 29 58-87 1534 580 87 .960

LOB - Team (426), Opp (457). DPs turned - Team (55), Opp (42). TPs turned - Team (0), Opp (1). CI - Team (0), Opp (4). IBB - Team (1), Archer 1, Opp (8). Picked off - Cooper 3, Harp 1, Akers 1, Carroll 1.

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SF-SH 22 Kline, Steve 4.75 7-4 15 15 1 0 0 0 89.0 104 53 47 17 65 22 0 14 357 .291 3 5 4 2-5 23 Williams, John 6.54 3-5 16 13 2 0 0 0 74.1 109 72 54 24 54 21 1 10 315 .346 7 5 0 4-5 ------39 Jones, Nick 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1 0 0-0 16 Swing, Chase 3.68 2-4 27 0 0 0 0 11 51.1 41 23 21 20 53 5 0 4 192 .214 5 4 1 2-2 14 Knox, Jerry 4.24 4-2 18 3 0 0 0 0 46.2 46 26 22 12 28 4 0 6 172 .267 3 5 0 2-2 31 Church, BJ 4.58 4-1 13 10 1 1 0 1 55.0 50 31 28 23 58 5 1 4 210 .238 7 7 0 1-3 30 Horschel, Travis 5.40 3-2 17 5 0 0 0 1 50.0 63 41 30 22 29 20 1 0 197 .320 5 8 1 4-6 28 Mobley, Chris 5.84 3-5 24 6 0 0 0 2 57.0 72 40 37 28 65 25 1 2 236 .305 8 5 0 2-2 29 Borne, Danny 6.19 3-0 21 0 0 0 0 1 32.0 35 28 22 19 35 7 1 5 131 .267 4 6 0 2-3 35 Horseman, Shay 6.64 3-2 14 6 0 0 0 0 40.2 55 34 30 16 61 11 1 3 178 .309 6 6 0 1-1 19 Kines, Steven 9.00 0-1 10 2 0 0 0 0 17.0 29 20 17 3 4 3 3 4 76 .382 3 3 0 2-0 21 Kasser, Jeff 15.19 1-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 8 9 9 10 5 1 1 0 21 .381 2 1 1 2-0

Totals 5.50 33-27 60 60 4 1 0 16 519.0 612 377 317 195 457 124 10 52 2087 .293 53 56 7 24-29 Opponents 5.70 27-33 60 60 1 2 1 11 511.1 596 370 324 169 463 130 10 71 2052 .290 45 55 12 22-28

PB - Team (5), Phillips 4, Harp 1, Opp (10). Pickoffs - Team (3), Knox 1, Kline 1, Williams 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - Harp (32-46), Phillips (25-33), Williams (8-15), Horschel (8-14), Mobley (8-12), Horseman (9-11), Kline (7-11), Swing (6-6), Knox (6-6), Church (2-5), Borne (3-4), Kines (0-2), Kasser (1-1).

INNING-BY-INNING SUMMARY WIN-LOSS SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total W L T Pct. Middle Tennessee 61 29 41 75 32 45 23 41 23 0 370 Total 33 27 0 .550 Opponents 55 38 52 47 50 32 35 34 30 4 377 Conference 10 13 0 .435 Non-Conf 23 14 0 .622 Home 19 13 0 .594 GENERAL SUMMARY Away 12 13 0 .480 Neutral 2 1 0 .667 Longest Winning Streak: 5 Day 22 21 0 .512 Longest Losing Streak: 4 Night 11 6 0 .647 vs Left 12 6 0 .667 Home attendance: 16317 ( 32 dates avg = 509 ) vs Right 21 21 0 .500 Away attendance: 33781 ( 28 dates avg = 1206 ) 1-Run games 6 6 0 .500 Total attendance: 50098 ( 60 dates avg = 834 ) 2-Run games 9 4 0 .692 5+Run games 9 11 0 .450 Extra inns 0 2 0 .000 Shutouts 1 2 0 .333 Scoring First 23 11 0 .676 Opp. Scores First 10 16 0 .385

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 59 2003 Results Game date Opposing team Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Overall Sun Belt Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 21, 2003 JACKSONVILLE STATE 5-11 L 5-4-4 11-15-0 9 0-1-0 0-0-0 Swing (L, 0-1) 421 2:28 Feb 23, 2003 JACKSONVILLE STATE W 7-2 7-6-2 2-3-3 7 1-1-0 0-0-0 Kline (W, 1-0) 223 1:52 Feb 23, 2003 JACKSONVILLE STATE 4-5 L 4-8-1 5-8-0 7 1-2-0 0-0-0 Horseman (L, 0-1) 308 2:36 Feb 28, 2003 KANSAS W 6-5 6-11-0 5-8-1 9 2-2-0 0-0-0 Horseman (W, 1-1) 428 2:39 Mar 01, 2003 RUTGERS W 7-6 7-14-6 6-12-2 9 3-2-0 0-0-0 Mobley (W, 1-0) 301 2:53 Mar 02, 2003 KENT STATE W 6-4 6-6-4 4-7-1 9 4-2-0 0-0-0 Horschel (W, 1-0) 228 2:29 Mar 04, 2003 at Tennessee Tech 3-13 L 3-11-1 13-15-0 9 4-3-0 0-0-0 Horseman (L, 1-2) 120 2:43 Mar 07, 2003 at SW Missouri State 6-7 L 6-11-1 7-11-2 9 4-4-0 0-0-0 Williams (L, 0-1) 742 2:37 Mar 08, 2003 at SW Missouri State 3-9 L 3-8-2 9-12-0 9 4-5-0 0-0-0 Kline (L, 1-1) 957 2:24 Mar 09, 2003 at SW Missouri State 1-2 L 1-7-1 2-8-1 9 4-6-0 0-0-0 Mobley (L, 1-1) 375 2:38 Mar 11, 2003 SAMFORD W 7-4 7-11-2 4-7-0 9 5-6-0 0-0-0 Swing (W, 1-1) 211 2:05 Mar 12, 2003 SAMFORD 6-14 L 6-12-3 14-16-2 9 5-7-0 0-0-0 Kines (L, 0-1) 212 2:57 Mar 14, 2003 PURDUE 0-7 L 0-3-2 7-13-0 9 5-8-0 0-0-0 Williams (L, 0-2) 314 2:20 Mar 15, 2003 PURDUE W 8-5 8-14-0 5-9-0 9 6-8-0 0-0-0 Kline (W, 2-1) 515 2:29 Mar 16, 2003 PURDUE 3-14 L 3-6-2 14-19-4 9 6-9-0 0-0-0 Horschel (L, 1-1) 816 3:01 Mar 18, 2003 at Belmont W 13-3 13-18-2 3-9-1 9 7-9-0 0-0-0 Knox (W, 1-0) 187 2:27 Mar 19, 2003 TENNESSEE TECH W 7-6 7-8-0 6-12-3 9 8-9-0 0-0-0 Kasser (W, 1-0) 419 2:59 Mar 21, 2003 NEW MEXICO STATE* W 6-4 6-7-2 4-6-0 9 9-9-0 1-0-0 Kline (W, 3-1) 621 2:47 Mar 22, 2003 NEW MEXICO STATE* 8-12 L 8-11-6 12-13-1 (11) 9-10-0 1-1-0 Mobley (L, 1-2) 722 3:29 Mar 23, 2003 NEW MEXICO STATE* 4-6 L 4-9-1 6-6-1 9 9-11-0 1-2-0 Knox (L, 1-1) 786 3:11 Mar 26, 2003 at Memphis 4-5 L 4-8-0 5-10-1 (8) 9-12-0 1-2-0 Swing (L, 1-2) 356 2:06 Mar 26, 2003 at Memphis W 2-1 2-4-1 1-4-5 7 10-12-0 1-2-0 Church (W, 1-0) 279 2:15 Mar 28, 2003 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 3-4 L 3-11-1 4-7-1 9 10-13-0 1-3-0 Swing (L, 1-3) 2366 2:21 Mar 29, 2003 at Louisiana-Lafayette* W 9-5 9-13-1 5-8-2 9 11-13-0 2-3-0 Williams (W, 1-2) 2279 2:20 Mar 30, 2003 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 3-5 L 3-11-1 5-9-2 9 11-14-0 2-4-0 Knox (L, 1-2) 2336 2:35 Apr 01, 2003 at Lipscomb 8-11 L 8-13-3 11-8-0 9 11-15-0 2-4-0 Kasser (L, 0-1) 437 2:51 Apr 02, 2003 at Austin Peay W 16-7 16-19-1 7-12-1 9 12-15-0 2-4-0 Horseman (W, 2-2) 238 3:28 Apr 04, 2003 FLA. INTERNATIONAL* 7-11 L 7-16-2 11-15-0 9 12-16-0 2-5-0 Kline (L, 3-2) 404 2:41 Apr 05, 2003 FLA. INTERNATIONAL* W 6-4 6-8-3 4-8-1 9 13-16-0 3-5-0 Williams (W, 2-2) 505 2:23 Apr 06, 2003 FLA. INTERNATIONAL* 0-12 L 0-6-5 12-15-0 8 13-17-0 3-6-0 Horschel (L, 1-2) 206 2:33 Apr 08, 2003 MEMPHIS 2-6 L 2-6-1 6-6-0 9 13-18-0 3-6-0 Church (L, 1-1) 308 2:37 Apr 09, 2003 MEMPHIS W 10-4 10-14-3 4-11-1 9 14-18-0 3-6-0 Horseman (W, 3-2) 209 2:50 Apr 11, 2003 at Arkansas State* W 4-2 4-11-2 2-7-1 9 15-18-0 4-6-0 Kline (W, 4-2) 394 2:26 Apr 12, 2003 at Arkansas State* W 7-6 7-13-2 6-11-3 9 16-18-0 5-6-0 Knox (W, 2-2) 349 2:43 Apr 13, 2003 at Arkansas State* 1-5 L 1-8-1 5-10-1 9 16-19-0 5-7-0 Mobley (L, 1-3) 349 2:29 Apr 15, 2003 VANDERBILT W 9-5 9-17-0 5-11-1 9 17-19-0 5-7-0 Horschel (W, 2-2) 915 2:40 Apr 16, 2003 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 11-9 11-12-4 9-16-3 9 18-19-0 5-7-0 Borne (W, 1-0) 416 2:51 Apr 18, 2003 SOUTH ALABAMA* W 7-3 7-10-1 3-9-2 9 19-19-0 6-7-0 Kline (W, 5-2) 1218 2:50 Apr 19, 2003 SOUTH ALABAMA* 6-8 L 6-11-2 8-13-1 9 19-20-0 6-8-0 Williams (L, 2-3) 519 2:36 Apr 20, 2003 SOUTH ALABAMA* 3-11 L 3-6-2 11-15-0 9 19-21-0 6-9-0 Mobley (L, 1-4) 320 2:43 Apr 22, 2003 BELMONT W 5-0 5-6-1 0-5-1 9 20-21-0 6-9-0 Church (W, 2-1) 222 1:49 Apr 23, 2003 AUSTIN PEAY W 8-6 8-12-3 6-13-4 9 21-21-0 6-9-0 Borne (W, 2-0) 423 2:56 Apr 25, 2003 at Western Kentucky* 1-5 L 1-7-2 5-10-0 9 21-22-0 6-10-0 Kline (L, 5-3) 178 2:56 Apr 26, 2003 at Western Kentucky* 7-15 L 7-10-4 15-13-1 9 21-23-0 6-11-0 Williams (L, 2-4) 277 2:32 Apr 27, 2003 at Western Kentucky* W 6-2 6-11-4 2-9-1 9 22-23-0 7-11-0 Mobley (W, 2-4) 257 2:32 May 02, 2003 NEW ORLEANS* W 4-2 4-6-0 2-7-1 9 23-23-0 8-11-0 Swing (W, 2-3) 502 2:25 May 03, 2003 NEW ORLEANS* 5-7 L 5-5-1 7-6-4 9 23-24-0 8-12-0 Mobley (L, 2-5) 603 2:31 May 04, 2003 NEW ORLEANS* W 13-7 13-12-1 7-12-2 9 24-24-0 9-12-0 Borne (W, 3-0) 2104 2:53 May 09, 2003 LIPSCOMB W 12-5 12-13-2 5-12-0 9 25-24-0 9-12-0 Kline (W, 6-3) 409 2:34 May 09, 2003 LIPSCOMB W 4-1 4-6-1 1-5-0 7 26-24-0 9-12-0 Church (W, 3-1) 509 1:46 May 11, 2003 at Lipscomb W 11-5 11-15-3 5-10-0 9 27-24-0 9-12-0 Knox (W, 3-2) 661 2:47 May 13, 2003 at Vanderbilt W 4-2 4-10-2 2-7-1 9 28-24-0 9-12-0 Horschel (W, 3-2) 1567 3:00 May 16, 2003 at Arkansas-Little Rock* 5-6 L 5-11-1 6-11-3 9 28-25-0 9-13-0 Swing (L, 2-4) 317 3:33 May 18, 2003 at Arkansas-Little Rock* W 16-12 16-16-3 12-10-4 9 29-25-0 10-13-0 Knox (W, 4-2) 317 4:19 May 21, 2003 at Louisiana-Lafayette# W 6-4 6-13-2 4-9-1 9 30-25-0 10-13-0 Kline (W, 7-3) 1792 2:48 May 22, 2003 vs Arkansas-Little Rock# W 6-5 6-9-1 5-11-2 9 31-25-0 10-13-0 Church (W, 4-1) 1055 3:04 May 23, 2003 vs Louisiana-Lafayette# W 10-2 10-8-0 2-7-3 9 32-25-0 10-13-0 Williams (W, 3-4) 1676 2:19 May 24, 2003 vs Western Kentucky# W 8-5 8-9-1 5-13-8 9 33-25-0 10-13-0 Mobley (W, 3-5) 1181 3:05 May 30, 2003 at Mississippi State$ 4-10 L 4-7-4 10-15-2 9 33-26-0 10-13-0 Kline (L, 7-4) 10284 2:46 May 31, 2003 vs Missouri$ 7-13 L 7-8-3 13-13-1 9 33-27-0 10-13-0 Williams (L, 3-5) 2455 2:40

() extra inning game # - Sun Belt Conference Tournament - Lafayette, La. $ - NCAA Starkville Regional - Starkville, Miss.

60 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2003 Miscellaneous 2003 HOME RUNS ( 71 ) No. Player (#) Opponent (Date) Base Inning Outs Pitcher MISCELLANEOUS STATS 1 Jaggers (1) Jacksonville State (2/21) 2 1 0 Corn (R) 2 Jaggers (2) Jacksonville State (2/21) 1 9 1 Forrest (R) February ...... 2-2 3 Carroll (1) Jacksonville State (2/23) 3 1 2 Jinks (R) March ...... 9-12 4 Kemp (1)* Jacksonville State (2/23) 0 3 0 D. Andres (R) April ...... 11-9 5 Taylor (1)* Jacksonville State (2/23) 0 4 0 Wynns (R) May ...... 11-4 6 Archer (1) Rutgers (3/01) 0 5 2 Parker (L) Monday ...... 0-0 7 Archer (2)* Rutgers (3/01) 0 9 0 DeChristifano (R) Tuesday ...... 5-3 8 Archer (3) Kent State (3/02) 1 6 0 Augsberger (R) Wednesday ...... 7-2 9 Carroll (2) Samford (3/11) 1 4 0 Artz (R) Thursday ...... 1-0 10 Taylor (2) Samford (3/11) 1 8 1 Artz (R) 11 Carroll (3) Samford (3/11) 0 8 1 Artz (R) Friday ...... 8-7 12 Carroll (4)* Samford (3/12) 0 6 0 Denson (R) Saturday ...... 6-6 13 Carroll (5) Purdue (3/15) 2 1 2 Byrnes (R) Sunday ...... 6-9 14 Harp (1) Purdue (3/15) 1 4 1 Byrnes (R) MT Outhits Opponents ...... 23-5 15 Knox (1) Belmont (3/18) 1 3 0 Jordan (R) Opponent Outhits MT ...... 7-18 16 Cooper (1) Belmont (3/18) 0 7 1 Murphy (R) Hits Are Even ...... 3-4 17 Carroll (6) New Mexico State (3/21) 1 1 1 Williams (R) Has Double-Digit Hits ...... 21-11 18 Carroll (7) New Mexico State (3/22) 1 8 1 Jackson (L) 19 Taylor (3)* New Mexico State (3/23) 0 5 0 Cameron (R) Scores Double-Digit Runs ...... 9-0 20 LeGuenec (1) Louisiana-Lafayette (3/29) 1 4 1 Gros (L) Does Not Commit an Error ...... 6-1 21 Kemp (2) Louisiana-Lafayette (3/29) 0 6 1 Gros (L) MT Commits More Errors ...... 15-17 22 Archer (4) Lipscomb (4/01) 0 3 1 Ayre (R) Opponent Commits More Errors ...... 15-6 23 Archer (5) Austin Peay (4/02) 0 5 1 Goins (R) Errors Are Even ...... 3-4 24 Archer (6)* Florida International (4/04) 0 8 0 Banks (R) Leading After the Seventh ...... 29-1 25 Jaggers (3) Florida International (4/04) 1 8 0 Banks (R) Trailing After the Seventh ...... 1-24 26 Kemp (3) Florida International (4/04) 0 8 1 Banks (R) Tied After the Seventh ...... 3-2 27 Archer (7)* Florida International (4/04) 0 9 0 Ramirez (R) 28 Carroll (8) Florida International (4/04) 1 6 0 Gazitua (R) Against Teams With Losing Record . . . . . 15-11 29 Kemp (4) Florida International (4/04) 1 6 0 Gazitua (R) Against Teams With Winning Record . . . .15-16 30 Jaggers (4) Memphis (4/09) 2 4 1 Fry (R) Against Teams With .500 Record ...... 3-0 31 Archer (8) Arkansas State (4/11) 2 1 2 Petty (L) 32 Knox (2)* Vanderbilt (4/15) 0 4 0 Lewis (R) MULTI HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot 33 Archer (9) Vanderbilt (4/15) 1 8 2 Buschmann (R) 5 Cooper, Chad 17 5 1 - 23 34 Knox (3) Vanderbilt (4/15) 1 8 2 Buschmann (R) 9 Carroll, Brett 13 7 - - 20 35 Knox (4) Southeast Missouri (4/16) 2 1 2 Forsyth (R) 36 Phillips (1) Southeast Missouri (4/16) 0 4 1 Forsyth (R) 4 Jaggers, Nate 14 3 2 - 19 37 Cooper (2) Southeast Missouri (4/16) 0 6 2 Forsyth (R) 1 Beachum, Jeff 13 6 - - 19 38 Jaggers (5) Southeast Missouri (4/16) 2 8 2 Stuckey (R) 10 Archer, Josh 11 6 - 1 18 39 Archer (1)* South Alabama (4/18) 0 4 0 Girardeau (R) 7 Akers, Chuck 12 2 - - 14 40 Phillips (2) South Alabama (4/18) 1 8 0 Heath (R) 24 Kemp, Shane 12 - - - 12 41 Carroll (9)* South Alabama (4/19) 0 4 0 Elia (L) 11 Taylor, Marcus 5 1 - - 6 42 Cooper (3) South Alabama (4/20) 0 3 1 Major (R) 37 LeGuenec, Chris 5 1 - - 6 43 Carroll (10) Belmont (4/22) 1 3 1 Renes (L) 44 Archer (11) Belmont (4/22) 0 3 2 Renes (L) 14 Knox, Jerry 4 1 1 - 6 45 Carroll (11) Austin Peay (4/23) 0 4 2 Goins (R) 17 Phillips, Derek 3 2 - - 5 46 Kemp (5)* Austin Peay (4/23) 0 5 0 Goins (R) 12 Harp, Troy 3 - - - 3 47 Knox (5) Austin Peay (4/23) 1 8 1 Muston (R) 43 England, Jarrett - 1 - - 1 48 Cooper (4) Western Kentucky (4/26) 2 1 0 Hughes (L) 6 Thomas, Clif 1 - - - 1 49 Cooper (5)* Western Kentucky (4/26) 0 3 0 Hughes (L) TEAM 113 35 4 1 153 50 Archer (12) Western Kentucky (4/26) 1 7 2 Baldwin (R) 51 Carroll (12)* Western Kentucky (4/27) 0 6 0 Hinchman (L) 52 Jaggers (6) New Orleans (5/02) 0 2 2 Diamond (R) MULTI RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot 53 Carroll (13) New Orleans (5/03) 0 2 1 Jones (R) 10 Archer, Josh 11 6 - - 17 54 Archer (13) New Orleans (5/04) 2 1 1 Bourgeois (R) 9 Carroll, Brett 8 4 2 - 14 55 Knox (6) New Orleans (5/04) 2 1 1 Gray (R) 5 Cooper, Chad 6 2 1 - 9 56 Carroll (14) New Orleans (5/04) 1 4 0 Lovelace (R) 4 Jaggers, Nate 3 3 2 1 9 57 Knox (7) Lipscomb (5/09) 0 2 1 Good (R) 7 Akers, Chuck 5 1 - - 6 58 Archer (14) Lipscomb (5/09) 2 4 2 Ayre (R) 14 Knox, Jerry 2 3 1 - 6 59 LeGuenec (2) Lipscomb (5/09) 0 5 1 Ayre (R) 1 Beachum, Jeff 4 1 - - 5 60 Archer (15) Lipscomb (5/09) 1 4 0 Griffith (R) 61 Carroll (15) Lipscomb (5/09) 0 4 1 Griffith (R) 37 LeGuenec, Chris 4 1 - - 5 62 Harp (2)* Lipscomb (5/11) 0 8 0 Kuwik (R) 11 Taylor, Marcus 5 - - - 5 63 Cooper (6) Lipscomb (5/11) 2 8 2 Kuwik (R) 24 Kemp, Shane 3 - - - 3 64 Jaggers (7) Lipscomb (5/11) 1 9 2 Kuwik (R) 12 Harp, Troy 1 1 - - 2 65 Cooper (7) Louisiana-Lafayette (5/21) 0 5 1 Scahmbough (R) 17 Phillips, Derek - 1 - - 1 66 Jaggers (8) Arkansas-Little Rock (5/22) 0 6 1 Carter (L) 43 England, Jarrett 1 - - - 1 67 Carroll (16) Arkansas-Little Rock (5/22) 0 6 1 Carter (L) TEAM 53 23 6 1 83 68 Carroll (17) Louisiana-Lafayette (5/23) 1 4 0 Martinex (L) 69 Akers (1) Louisiana-Lafayette (5/23) 1 6 0 Montgomery (R) 70 Carroll (18) Missouri (5/31) 1 5 0 Hill (R) 71 Carroll (19) Missouri (5/31) 1 8 2 Alexander (R) * - Leadoff Home Run

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 61 2003 SBC Stats/Standings TEAM BATTING G AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT SUN BELT STANDINGS New Mexico State 61 .330 2110 602 696 129 28 107 383 492 43-56 South Alabama 61 .323 2132 496 688 134 20 75 212 321 67-96 Final 2003 Arkansas-Little Rock 56 .315 1912 441 603 148 8 46 288 354 52-69 SBC Pct All Pct Fla. International 59 .296 1987 411 588 103 15 55 276 443 100-145 South Alabama 17-7 .708 42-19 .689 Middle Tennessee 60 .290 2053 370 596 130 10 71 169 463 62-81 New Mexico State 15-9 .625 43-18 .705 Western Kentucky 56 .289 1931 343 558 123 13 41 204 378 58-77 Louisiana-Lafayette 15-9 .625 30-30 .500 New Orleans 55 .286 1947 319 556 94 15 36 189 356 72-100 Arkansas State 55 .279 1931 301 538 101 9 49 169 334 35-52 Western Kentucky 12-11 .522 34-22 .607 Louisiana-Lafayette 60 .277 2047 330 567 110 18 43 165 417 50-66 Florida International 12-12 .500 36-23 .610 Totals 261 .299 18050 3613 5390 1072 136 523 2055 3558 539-742 Middle Tennessee 10-13 .435 33-27 .550 Arkansas-Little Rock 9-14 .391 30-26 .536 TEAM PITCHING G ERA W L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Arkansas State 9-14 .391 24-31 .436 Louisiana-Lafayette 60 4.38 30 30 12 526.1 565 320 256 151 421 Arkansas State 55 4.70 24 31 7 486.1 525 312 254 178 351 New Orleans 7-17 .292 23-32 .418 Arkansas-Little Rock 56 4.78 30 26 11 480.0 550 339 255 225 438 Western Kentucky 56 4.92 34 22 14 497.2 543 315 272 203 303 2003 ALL-SUN BELT TEAM Fla. International 59 4.98 36 23 11 517.1 537 348 286 262 478 South Alabama 61 5.07 42 19 15 527.2 581 349 297 250 447 FIRST TEAM Middle Tennessee 60 5.50 33 27 16 519.0 612 377 317 195 457 SP - Josh Banks, Jr., Florida International New Orleans 55 5.54 23 32 9 488.2 543 371 301 232 433 SP - Jordy Templet, Jr., Louisiana-Lafayette New Mexico State 61 6.17 43 18 13 511.2 617 421 351 255 403 RP - Matt Wilhite, Sr., Western Kentucky Totals 261 5.12 295 228 108 4554.2 5073 3152 2589 1951 3731 C - Rick Guarno, Jr., Arkansas-Little Rock 1B - Billy Becher, Jr., New Mexico State TEAM FIELDING G PO A E Pct DP PB SBA-ATT 2B - Brad Ditter, Jr., New Mexico State Western Kentucky 56 1493 641 72 .967 55 5 76-90 SS - Brett Parker, Sr., South Alabama South Alabama 61 1583 612 77 .966 49 16 46-66 Louisiana-Lafayette 60 1579 613 82 .964 39 12 65-78 3B - Brett Carroll, So., Middle Tennessee Arkansas State 55 1459 573 80 .962 46 16 59-77 OF - Corey Coles, Jr., Louisiana-Lafayette Fla. International 59 1552 553 85 .961 62 13 58-81 OF - Ryan Mulhern, Sr., South Alabama Arkansas-Little Rock 56 1440 573 93 .956 52 9 44-73 OF - Alex Borgo, Sr., New Mexico State New Mexico State 61 1535 609 100 .955 47 20 58-80 DH - Bryan Pullin, Fr., Florida International New Orleans 55 1466 563 95 .955 44 4 77-100 UT - Chad Cooper, Sr., Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee 60 1557 634 117 .949 54 7 59-86 Totals 261 13664 5371 801 .960 448 102 542-731 SECOND TEAM INDIVIDUAL BATTING SP - Clark Girardeau, Jr., South Alabama Min 2.0 AB/Team game G Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SP - Dustin Cameron, So., New Mexico State Becher NMSU 61 .420 250 76 105 118 16 4 32 31 RP - Derek DeCarlo, So., Fla. International Ditter NMSU 61 .402 244 84 98 67 16 8 6 36 C - Ryan Core, Jr., Louisiana-Lafayette Nanita FIU 56 .388 196 54 76 52 14 3 12 39 1B - Josh Archer, So., Middle Tennessee Pietro UNO 54 .385 221 45 85 19 10 3 2 19 2B - Chris Julo, Sr., Arkansas-Little Rock Cooper MT 52 .374 195 52 73 35 14 2 7 21 SS - Matt Rogelstad, Jr., Arkansas State Coles, C ULL 60 .371 240 56 89 45 18 7 9 11 Craig USA 55 .367 210 52 77 39 13 3 6 23 3B - Kevin Sytko, Sr., South Alabama Parker USA 61 .365 208 48 76 45 23 2 4 20 OF - Ricardo Nanita, Jr., Florida International Haefele, A UALR 51 .362 174 37 63 34 12 0 2 17 OF - Joe Pietro, So., New Orleans Borgo NMSU 61 .361 252 77 91 71 17 4 17 33 OF - Aaron Haefele, Jr., Arkansas-Little Rock DH - Keith Jenkins, Jr., New Mexico State INDIVIDUAL PITCHING UT - Dustin Mote, Jr., New Mexico State Min 1.0 IP/Team game App ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Wilhite, Ma WKU 37 1.77 8-2 11 76.1 49 21 15 20 64 Girardeau USA 13 2.43 6-2 0 77.2 59 26 21 46 71 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Petty ASU 17 3.39 5-6 0 109.0 124 46 41 24 60 Billy Becher, Jr., 1B, New Mexico State DeCarlo FIU 20 3.39 6-0 4 79.2 60 33 30 33 80 Diamond UNO 21 3.39 3-5 5 69.0 50 29 26 42 96 PITCHER OF THE YEAR Neiser, E UALR 19 3.45 2-1 2 57.1 68 40 22 14 47 Matt Wilhite, Sr., Western Kentucky Banks FIU 17 3.50 8-3 1 105.1 95 45 41 25 114 Neal USA 28 3.62 10-5 8 99.1 90 47 40 41 100 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Martinez UNO 25 3.63 5-3 3 69.1 61 36 28 32 78 Luis Rivera, Fr., SS, Florida International Schambough, K ULL 25 3.79 4-1 4 61.2 57 30 26 16 59

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Billy Becher, Jr., 1B, New Mexico State

COACH OF THE YEAR Steve Kittrell, South Alabama

SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER Chuck Akers, Jr., OF, Middle Tennessee

62 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2003 SBC Stats Player AVG GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E FLD% New Mexico State .330 61 2110 602 696 129 28 107 553 1202 .570 383 53 492 28 .440 28 11 43-56 1535 609 100 .955 South Alabama .323 61 2132 496 688 134 20 75 446 1087 .510 212 79 321 43 .398 34 27 67-96 1583 612 77 .966 Arkansas-Little Rock .315 56 1912 441 603 148 8 46 392 905 .473 288 72 354 27 .419 27 55 52-69 1440 573 93 .956 Fla. International .296 59 1987 411 588 103 15 55 356 886 .446 276 65 443 33 .395 25 26 100-145 1552 553 85 .961 Middle Tennessee .290 60 2053 370 596 130 10 71 335 959 .467 169 55 463 34 .357 22 27 62-81 1557 634 117 .949 Western Kentucky .289 56 1931 343 558 123 13 41 306 830 .430 204 54 378 37 .368 27 29 58-77 1493 641 72 .967 New Orleans .286 55 1947 319 556 94 15 36 276 788 .405 189 43 356 31 .358 21 24 72-100 1466 563 95 .955 Arkansas State .279 55 1931 301 538 101 9 49 267 804 .416 169 60 334 18 .351 24 28 35-52 1459 573 80 .962 Louisiana-Lafayette .277 60 2047 330 567 110 18 43 295 842 .411 165 54 417 53 .344 21 42 50-66 1579 613 82 .964

Team ERA W L G CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SF-SH Louisiana-Lafayette 4.38 30 30 60 10 3 0 12 526.1 565 320 256 151 421 95 13 41 2085 .271 32 55 16 22-29 Arkansas State 4.70 24 31 55 6 0 0 7 486.1 525 312 254 178 351 98 10 43 1891 .278 54 54 6 26-39 Arkansas-Little Rock 4.78 30 26 56 6 2 1 11 480.0 550 339 255 225 438 137 17 31 1910 .288 51 38 7 19-16 Western Kentucky 4.92 34 22 56 3 4 3 14 497.2 543 315 272 203 303 94 14 41 1939 .280 37 42 16 27-27 Fla. International 4.98 36 23 59 3 7 5 11 517.1 537 348 286 262 478 105 14 55 2001 .268 44 57 14 20-34 South Alabama 5.07 42 19 61 3 3 3 15 527.2 581 349 297 250 447 118 9 54 2080 .279 61 39 18 26-23 Middle Tennessee 5.50 33 27 60 4 1 0 16 519.0 612 377 317 195 457 124 10 52 2085 .294 52 56 7 24-31 New Orleans 5.54 23 32 55 1 1 1 9 488.2 543 371 301 232 433 110 21 51 1919 .283 64 52 10 28-36 New Mexico State 6.17 43 18 61 3 1 0 13 511.2 617 421 351 255 403 148 14 57 2085 .296 42 60 11 21-27

Team C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI Western Kentucky 2206 1493 641 72 .967 55 76 14 .844 5 0 South Alabama 2272 1583 612 77 .966 49 46 20 .697 16 0 Louisiana-Lafayette 2274 1579 613 82 .964 39 65 13 .833 12 1 Arkansas State 2112 1459 573 80 .962 46 59 18 .766 16 0 Fla. International 2190 1552 553 85 .961 62 58 23 .716 13 2 Arkansas-Little Rock 2106 1440 573 93 .956 52 44 29 .603 9 1 New Mexico State 2244 1535 609 100 .955 47 58 22 .725 20 0 New Orleans 2124 1466 563 95 .955 44 77 23 .770 4 1 Middle Tennessee 2308 1557 634 117 .949 54 59 27 .686 7 0

BATTING LEADERS RUNS SCORED DOUBLES TOTAL BASES HIT BY PITCH BATTING AVG DITTER, NMSU ...... 84 GUARNO, UALR ...... 27 BECHER, NMSU ...... 225 SHIPLEY, ASU ...... 15 BECHER, NMSU ...... 420 BORGO, NMSU ...... 77 PARKER, USA ...... 23 BORGO, NMSU ...... 167 SNEED, ULL ...... 12 DITTER, NMSU ...... 402 BECHER, NMSU ...... 76 JULO, UALR ...... 22 MULHERN, USA ...... 164 BORGO, NMSU ...... 12 NANITA, FIU ...... 388 BISNETT, NMSU ...... 71 MULHERN, USA ...... 19 DITTER, NMSU ...... 148 WARD, UALR ...... 11 PIETRO, UNO ...... 385 J. TOUCHSTONE, USA ...... 62 COLES, ULL ...... 18 COLES, ULL ...... 148 WASSERMAN, UNO ...... 11 COOPER, MT ...... 374 MULHERN, USA ...... 62 ARCHER, MT ...... 18 CARROLL, MT ...... 148 CARROLL, MT ...... 10 COLES, ULL ...... 371 DEWREEDE, UALR ...... 57 CARROLL, MT ...... 18 ARCHER, MT ...... 135 CRAIG, USA ...... 10 CRAIG, USA ...... 367 COLES, ULL ...... 56 JOHNSTON, WKU ...... 17 NANITA, FIU ...... 132 COOPER, MT ...... 10 PARKER, USA ...... 365 GUARNO, UALR ...... 54 BORGO, NMSU ...... 17 TREVIZO, UNO ...... 128 YANT, UALR ...... 10 HAEFELE, UALR ...... 362 CARROLL, MT ...... 54 GROGAN, WKU ...... 16 JULO, UALR ...... 124 PITTULLO, UALR ...... 10 BORGO, NMSU ...... 361 HITS TRIPLES SLUGGING PCT BECHER, NMSU ...... 105 DITTER, NMSU ...... 8 BECHER, NMSU ...... 900 DITTER, NMSU ...... 98 COLES, ULL ...... 7 MULHERN, USA ...... 713 BORGO, NMSU ...... 91 BECHER, NMSU ...... 4 NANITA, FIU ...... 673 COLES, ULL ...... 89 BORGO, NMSU ...... 4 CARROLL, MT ...... 670 PIETRO, UNO ...... 85 PITTULLO, UALR ...... 4 BORGO, NMSU ...... 663 RIVERA, FIU ...... 83 MULHERN, USA ...... 4 COLES, ULL ...... 617 TREVIZO, UNO ...... 82 MORRIS, ULL ...... 3 DITTER, NMSU ...... 607 MULHERN, USA ...... 77 NANITA, FIU ...... 3 ARCHER, MT ...... 603 CRAIG, USA ...... 77 TREVIZO, UNO ...... 3 COOPER, MT ...... 574 PARKER, USA ...... 76 CRAIG, USA ...... 3 TREVIZO, UNO ...... 559 MOTE, NMSU ...... 3 RUNS BATTED IN PIETRO, UNO ...... 3 ON BASE PCT BECHER, NMSU ...... 118 SAUNDERS, NMSU ...... 3 NANITA, FIU ...... 490 BORGO, NMSU ...... 71 BROWN, WKU ...... 3 DITTER, NMSU ...... 486 DITTER, NMSU ...... 67 BECHER, NMSU ...... 482 MULHERN, USA ...... 66 HOME RUNS JENKINS, NMSU ...... 480 JULO, UALR ...... 65 BECHER, NMSU ...... 32 EWEN, NMSU ...... 465 BLACKEN, NMSU ...... 61 MULHERN, USA ...... 20 PITTULLO, UALR ...... 460 NANITA, FIU ...... 52 CARROLL, MT ...... 19 COOPER, MT ...... 458 ARCHER, MT ...... 52 BORGO, NMSU ...... 17 MERCER, UALR ...... 454 CARROLL, MT ...... 52 ARCHER, MT ...... 15 BORGO, NMSU ...... 449 SYTKO, USA ...... 51 BLACKEN, NMSU ...... 14 CRAIG, USA ...... 444 NANITA, FIU ...... 12 DENISCHUK, ASU ...... 12 TREVIZO, UNO ...... 10 Senior Chad Cooper ranked in the J. TOUCHSTONE, USA ...... 10 Top 10 in five categories in 2003.

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 63 2003 SBC Stats STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS GAMES STARTED CHANCES STEAL ATTEMPTS AGAINST DIAZ, FIU ...... 26 BANKS, FIU ...... 114 JACKSON, NMSU ...... 17 GUNNING, WKU ...... 560 LAND, USA ...... 63 COOPER, MT ...... 19 CHERRY, UALR ...... 108 VERTZ, ASU ...... 16 BECHER, NMSU ...... 523 BEARDEN, WKU ...... 59 GUY, UNO ...... 16 NEAL, USA ...... 100 WILLIAMS, NMSU ...... 16 ARCHER, MT ...... 508 SHIPLEY, ASU ...... 59 VALLEJO, WKU ...... 16 DIAMOND, UNO ...... 96 PETTY, ASU ...... 15 HAWKE, ULL ...... 477 NEW, FIU ...... 52 AKERS, MT ...... 16 MAJOR, USA ...... 84 BANKS, FIU ...... 15 TREVIZO, UNO ...... 454 BLACKEN, NMSU ...... 50 PIETRO, UNO ...... 15 TEMPLET, ULL ...... 83 KLINE, MT ...... 15 LAND, USA ...... 442 HARP, MT ...... 46 DITTER, NMSU ...... 14 DECARLO, FIU ...... 80 FAIRCLOTH, WKU ...... 15 LIND, USA ...... 423 CORE, ULL ...... 45 RIVERA, FIU ...... 14 CROMER, UALR ...... 79 CAMERON, NMSU ...... 15 SEXTON, ASU ...... 416 GUARNO, UALR ...... 45 COLES, ULL ...... 13 WILLIAMS, NMSU ...... 78 BOURGEOIS, UNO ...... 15 GUARNO, UALR ...... 414 NUCKLES, UNO ...... 41 FORBES, UNO ...... 13 MARTINEZ, UNO ...... 78 5 TIED AT ...... 14 LOPEZ, FIU ...... 388 SANCHEZ, UNO ...... 37

PITCHING LEADERS WINS LOSSES PUTOUTS STOLEN BASES AGAINST EARNED RUN AVG NEAL, USA ...... 10 VERTZ, ASU ...... 8 GUNNING, WKU ...... 527 BEARDEN, WKU ...... 53 WILHITE, WKU ...... 1.77 MAJOR, USA ...... 9 BOURGEOIS, UNO ...... 8 BECHER, NMSU ...... 485 LAND, USA ...... 44 GIRARDEAU, USA ...... 2.43 GARRETSON, NMSU ...... 8 SANTOS, FIU ...... 7 ARCHER, MT ...... 473 SHIPLEY, ASU ...... 43 PETTY, ASU ...... 3.39 WILHITE, WKU ...... 8 BALDWIN, WKU ...... 6 HAWKE, ULL ...... 437 NEW, FIU ...... 38 DECARLO, FIU ...... 3.39 BANKS, FIU ...... 8 PETTY, ASU ...... 6 TREVIZO, UNO ...... 399 CORE, ULL ...... 38 DIAMOND, UNO ...... 3.39 CAMERON, NMSU ...... 8 GROS, ULL ...... 6 LIND, USA ...... 390 BLACKEN, NMSU ...... 36 NEISER, UALR ...... 3.45 GROS, ULL ...... 8 11 TIED AT ...... 5 SEXTON, ASU ...... 382 NUCKLES, UNO ...... 36 BANKS, FIU ...... 3.50 KLINE, MT ...... 7 LAND, USA ...... 379 HARP, MT ...... 33 NEAL, USA ...... 3.62 CHERRY, UALR ...... 7 WILD PITCHES LOPEZ, FIU ...... 360 SANCHEZ, UNO ...... 29 MARTINEZ, UNO ...... 3.63 WILLIAMS, NMSU ...... 7 MAJOR, USA ...... 14 GUARNO, UALR ...... 358 MORGAN, ULL ...... 27 SCHAMBOUGH, ULL ...... 3.79 BOURGEOIS, UNO ...... 11 SAVES PETTY, ASU ...... 10 ASSISTS CAUGHT STEALING BY OPPOSING BAT AVG WILHITE, WKU ...... 11 WALLACE, UALR ...... 10 SPATAFORA, UALR ...... 174 GUARNO, UALR ...... 22 WILHITE, WKU ...... 186 SWING, MT ...... 11 CROSBY, USA ...... 10 BROWN, WKU ...... 167 LAND, USA ...... 19 DIAMOND, UNO ...... 207 TRAMMELL, UALR ...... 9 CAMERON, NMSU ...... 9 DITTER, NMSU ...... 166 SHIPLEY, ASU ...... 16 DECARLO, FIU ...... 214 NEAL, USA ...... 8 JONES, UNO ...... 9 J. TOUCHSTONE, USA . . . . 165 BLACKEN, NMSU ...... 14 GIRARDEAU, USA ...... 214 RAMIREZ, FIU ...... 6 11 TIED AT ...... 8 JOHNSTON, WKU ...... 162 NEW, FIU ...... 14 BANKS, FIU ...... 232 DIAMOND, UNO ...... 5 SALOOM, ULL ...... 151 HARP, MT ...... 13 MARTINEZ, UNO ...... 237 RING, ASU ...... 5 BALKS GUY, UNO ...... 148 GRAY, UNO ...... 10 SCHAMBOUGH, ULL ...... 239 SMITH, NMSU ...... 5 MAJOR, USA ...... 5 BEACHUM, MT ...... 146 PHILLIPS, MT ...... 9 NEAL, USA ...... 243 DECARLO, FIU ...... 4 HEATH, USA ...... 4 BISNETT, NMSU ...... 144 WILLIAMS, NMSU ...... 8 BALDWIN, WKU ...... 245 SCHAMBOUGH, ULL ...... 4 SMITH, NMSU ...... 4 STERNER, ASU ...... 144 SANCHEZ, UNO ...... 8 TEMPLET, ULL ...... 250 MARTINEZ, ULL ...... 4 APPEARANCES TEMPLET, ULL ...... 4 FIELDING DOUBLE PLAYS ERRORS INNINGS PITCHED WILHITE, WKU ...... 37 KLINE, MT ...... 4 ARCHER, MT ...... 50 BISNETT, NMSU ...... 22 PETTY, ASU ...... 109.0 HAMILTON, ASU ...... 30 KLING, UNO ...... 4 GUNNING, WKU ...... 49 CARROLL, MT ...... 21 BANKS, FIU ...... 105.1 TRAMMELL, UALR ...... 29 ARDOIN, ULL ...... 4 LOPEZ, FIU ...... 45 WASSERMAN, UNO ...... 20 GROS, ULL ...... 102.2 NEAL, USA ...... 28 WILHITE, WKU ...... 4 BECHER, NMSU ...... 44 MONJARAS, NMSU ...... 20 BALDWIN, WKU ...... 102.0 SWING, MT ...... 27 HINCHMAN, WKU ...... 4 SPATAFORA, UALR ...... 42 PARKER, USA ...... 19 VERTZ, ASU ...... 99.2 RING, ASU ...... 25 JOHNSTON, WKU ...... 38 MORRIS, ULL ...... 18 NEAL, USA ...... 99.1 SCHAMBOUGH, ULL ...... 25 HIT BATTERS RIVERA, FIU ...... 38 ROHDE, UNO ...... 17 TEMPLET, ULL ...... 96.1 MARTINEZ, UNO ...... 25 ANDERSON, ASU ...... 17 BISNETT, NMSU ...... 36 GROGAN, WKU ...... 16 CAMERON, NMSU ...... 96.1 RAMIREZ, FIU ...... 25 VERTZ, ASU ...... 17 JULO, UALR ...... 36 SYTKO, USA ...... 16 WILLIAMS, NMSU ...... 91.2 MOBLEY, MT ...... 24 BALDWIN, WKU ...... 12 SEXTON, ASU ...... 35 DEES, ULL ...... 16 ARDOIN, ULL ...... 91.2 GROS, ULL ...... 10 DIAZ, FIU ...... 16 DIAMOND, UNO ...... 10 PASSED BALLS CAMERON, NMSU ...... 10 LAND, USA ...... 14 WILLIAMS, NMSU ...... 9 BLACKEN, NMSU ...... 14 MARTINEZ, UNO ...... 9 SHIPLEY, ASU ...... 14 8 TIED AT ...... 8 NEW, FIU ...... 8 MORGAN, ULL ...... 7 FIELDING LEADERS GUARNO, UALR ...... 6 FIELDING PCT CORE, ULL ...... 5 BLACKEN, NMSU ...... 1.000 KELLER, NMSU ...... 5 WILHITE, WKU ...... 1.000 MONREAL, FIU ...... 5 DOUGLAS, ASU ...... 1.000 PHILLIPS, MT ...... 4 SEXTON, ASU ...... 995 HAWKE, ULL ...... 994 CATCHERS INTERFERENCE NEW, FIU ...... 992 MONREAL, FIU ...... 2 LIND, USA ...... 991 MOSELEY, UALR ...... 1 BECHER, NMSU ...... 990 CORE, ULL ...... 1 GUNNING, WKU ...... 988 NUCKLES, UNO ...... 1 VALLEJO, WKU ...... 987

Chuck Akers (right) accepts the MVP trophy at the 2003 SBC Tournament in Lafayette, La., as the Blue Raiders swept through four games to advance to the NCAA Tournament.

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IP-Fort Wayne Jacksonville State Southeastern Louisiana Lipscomb February 20-22, Murfreesboro February 27-29, Jacksonville, Ala. March 5-7, Hammond, La. March 9, Nashville, 2 p.m. 3 p.m./2 p.m./1 p.m. 3 p.m./2 p.m./1 p.m. 6:30 p.m./3 p.m./1 p.m. April 14, Murfreesboro, 7 p.m. Location ...... Fort Wayne, Ind. Location ...... Jacksonville, Ala. Location ...... Hammond, La. Location ...... Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment ...... 12,000 Enrollment ...... 9,067 Enrollment ...... 15,562 Enrollment ...... 2,662 Nickname ...... Mastodons Nickname ...... Gamecocks Nickname ...... Lions Nickname ...... Bisons Colors ...... Royal Blue & White Colors ...... Red & White Colors ...... Green & Gold Colors ...... Purple & Gold Conference ...... Independent Conference ...... OVC Conference ...... Southland Conference ...... Atlantic Sun President ...... Dr. Michael A. Wartell President ...... Dr. William A. Meehan President ...... Dr. Randy M. Moffett President ...... Dr. Steve Flatt Athletic Director ...... Mark A. Pope Athletic Director ...... Jim Fuller Athletic Director ...... Frank S. Pergolizzi Athletic Director ...... Dr. Steve Potts Homefield ...... Mastodons Field Homefield ...... Rudy Abbott Field Homefield ...... Alumni Field Homefield ...... Dugan Field Capacity ...... 1,000 Capacity ...... 1,500 Capacity ...... 2,000 Capacity ...... 1,000 Head Coach ...... Billy Gernon Head Coach ...... Jim Case Head Coach ...... Dan Canevari Head Coach ...... Wynn Fletcher Alma Mater/Year ...... Indiana/1990 Alma Mater/Year . . . Louisiana Tech/1983 Alma Mater/Year ...... Miami (FL)/1980 Alma Mater/Year ...... Faulker/1994 Record at IPFW ...... 69-118-1/4 Record at JSU ...... 55-57/2 Record at SLU ...... 18-35/1 Record at LU ...... 187-185/7 Career Record ...... 69-118-1/4 Career Record ...... 55-57/2 Career Record ...... 18-35/1 Career Record ...... 187-185/7 Assistants ...... Nick Otte Assistants ...... Steve Gillispie Assistants ...... Stephen Labbe Assistants ...... Jay Chittam ...... Tom Tornincasa ...... Matt Ishee ...... Graham Martin, Johnny Collins ...... John Massey, Cliff Terracuso Baseball Office ...... 260/481-5480 Baseball Office ...... 256/782-5367 Baseball Office ...... 985/549-2986 Baseball Office ...... 615/279-5716 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 20/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 16/11 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 11/22 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 11/7 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 6/3 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 6/3 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/6 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 10/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 5/8 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 5/8 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 6/4 2003 Overall Record ...... 17-33-1 2003 Overall Record ...... 32-26 2003 Overall Record ...... 18-35 2003 Overall Record ...... 16-30 Conf. Record/Finish ...... NA A-Sun Record/Finish ...... 18-12/3rd SLC Record/Finish ...... 8-18/9th Conf. Record/Finish ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA

Belmont Southwest Missouri State Samford Dayton March 10, Nashville, 3 p.m. March 12-14, Murfreesboro March 16-17, Birmingham, Ala. March 19-21, Murfreesboro April 13, Murfreesboro, 7 p.m. 3 p.m./2 p.m./1 p.m. 6 p.m./3 p.m. 3 p.m./2 p.m./1 p.m. Location ...... Nashville, Tenn. Location ...... Springfield, Mo. Location ...... Birmingham, Ala. Location ...... Dayton, Ohio Enrollment ...... 3,660 Enrollment ...... 20,671 Enrollment ...... 4,494 Enrollment ...... 6,500 Nickname ...... Bruins Nickname ...... Bears Nickname ...... Bulldogs Nickname ...... Flyers Colors ...... Navy, Red & White Colors ...... Maroon & White Colors ...... Red & Blue Colors ...... Red & Blue Conference ...... Atlantic Sun Conference ...... Missouri Valley Conference ...... OVC Conference ...... Atlantic 10 President ...... Dr. Robert C. Fisher President ...... Dr. John Keiser President ...... Dr. Thomas E. Corts President ...... Dr. Daniel J. Curran Athletic Director ...... Mike Strickland Athletic Director ...... Bill Rowe Athletic Director ...... Bob Roller Athletic Director ...... Ted Kissell Homefield ...... Greer Stadium Homefield ...... Hammons Field Homefield ...... Joe Lee Griffin Field Homefield ...... UD Arena Complex Capacity ...... 10,139 Capacity ...... 8,000 Capacity ...... 1,000 Capacity ...... 1,000 Head Coach ...... Dave Jarvis Head Coach ...... Keith Guttin Head Coach ...... Tim Parenton Head Coach ...... Tony Vittorio Alma Mater/Year . . . .Arkansas State/1982 Alma Mater/Year . Missouri-St. Louis/1978 Alma Mater/Year . . Mississippi State/1985 Alma Mater/Year ...... Hanover/1988 Record at BU ...... 159-146-1/6 Record at SMS ...... 751-423/21 Record at SU ...... 117-209/6 Record at UD ...... 103-115/4 Career Record ...... 483-298-1/15 Career Record ...... 751-423/21 Career Record ...... 117-209/6 Career Record ...... 327-313/11 Assistants ...... Jason Stein Assistants ...... Brent Thomas Assistants ...... Jeramie Moore Assistants ...... Todd Linklater ...... Matt Barnett ...... Paul Evans, Sam Carel ...... Jeff Newman, Gerald Tuck ...... Terry Bell, Jason Frazier Baseball Office ...... 615/460-6166 Baseball Office ...... 417/836-5242 Baseball Office ...... 205/726-2134 Baseball Office ...... 937/229-4456 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 19/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 11/11 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 14/12 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 17/13 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/2 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/6 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/5 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 8/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 4/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 5/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 8/5 2003 Overall Record ...... 29-23 2003 Overall Record ...... 40-26 2003 Overall Record ...... 17-34 2003 Overall Record ...... 16-36 A-Sun Record/Finish ...... 19-14/t3rd MVC Record/Finish ...... 19-11/1st A-Sun Record/Finish ...... 7-23/11th A-10 Record/Finish ...... 4-20/6th West Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... CWS/t7th Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA

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Troy State New Mexico State Tennessee Tech Louisiana-Lafayette March 22-23, Murfreesboro March 26-28, Las Cruces, N.M. March 30, Murfreesboro, 7 p.m. April 2-4, Murfreesboro 2 p.m./2 p.m. 8 p.m./1 p.m./1 p.m. March 31, Cookeville, 7 p.m. 7 p.m./2 p.m./1 p.m. Location ...... Troy, Ala. Location ...... Las Cruces, N.M. Location ...... Cookeville, Tenn. Location ...... Lafayette, La. Enrollment ...... 18,222 Enrollment ...... 16,174 Enrollment ...... 9.106 Enrollment ...... 16,200 Nickname ...... Trojans Nickname ...... Aggies Nickname ...... Golden Eagles Nickname ...... Ragin’ Cajuns Colors ...... Cardinal, Silver & Black Colors ...... Crimson & White Colors ...... Purple & Gold Colors ...... Vermilion & White Conference ...... Atlantic Sun Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... Ohio Valley Conference ...... Sun Belt Chancellor ...... Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. President ...... Dr. William Flores President ...... Dr. Robert Bell President ...... Dr. Ray Authement Athletic Director ...... Johnny Williams Athletic Director ...... Brian Faison Athletic Director ...... TBA Athletic Director . . . Nelson Schexnayder Homefield ...... Riddle-Pace Field Homefield ...... Presley Askew Field Homefield . . . .Quillen Field-Bush Stadium Homefield ...... M.L. ‘Tigue’ Moore Field Capacity ...... 2,000 Capacity ...... 1,000 Capacity ...... 1,000 Capacity ...... 3,755 Head Coach ...... Bobby Pierce Head Coach ...... Rocky Ward Head Coach ...... Steve Bragga Head Coach ...... Tony Robichaux Alma Mater/Year ...... Alabama/1992 Alma Mater/Year . . . Oklahoma State/1988 Alma Mater/Year ...... Kentucky/1994 Alma Mater/Year . . . .McNeese State/1986 Record at TSU ...... 27-27/1 Record at NMSU ...... 124-154/5 Record at TTU ...... First Season Record at ULL ...... 316-222/9 Career Record ...... 303-135/8 Career Record ...... 124-154/5 Career Record ...... 148-86/5 Career Record ...... 560-372/16 Assistants ...... Mark Smartt Assistants ...... Chad Wolff Assistant ...... Ryan Edwards Assistants ...... John Szefc ...... Todd Lamberth ...... Brad Dolejsi, Mike Pietrack ...... Tommy Jackson . . . Anthony Babineaux, Chris Domingue Baseball Office ...... 334/670-3489 Baseball Office ...... 505/646-5813 Baseball Office ...... 931/372-3925 Baseball Office ...... 337/482-6189 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 14/14 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 13/10 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 6/16 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 18/12 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 5/4 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/5 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 6/2 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 4/7 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 4/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 0/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 9/5 2003 Overall Record ...... 27-27 2003 Overall Record ...... 43-18 2003 Overall Record ...... 27-25 2003 Overall Record ...... 30-30 A-Sun Record/Finish ...... 16-17/7th SBC Record/Finish ...... 15-9/2nd OVC Record/Finish ...... 13-6/3rd SBC Record/Finish ...... 15-9/3rd Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... Tempe/1-2 Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA

Austin Peay Florida International Arkansas State Vanderbilt April 7, Clarksville, 6:30 p.m. April 9-11, Miami, Fla. April 16-18, Murfreesboro April 20, Murfreesboro, 7 p.m. April 21, Murfreesboro, 7 p.m. 6 p.m/Noon/11 a.m. 7 p.m./2 p.m./1 p.m. May 19, Nashville, 6 p.m. Location ...... Clarksville, Tenn. Location ...... Miami, Fla. Location ...... Jonesboro, Ark. Location ...... Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment ...... 7,482 Enrollment ...... 34,000 Enrollment ...... 10,583 Enrollment ...... 6,319 Nickname ...... Governors Nickname ...... Panthers Nickname ...... Indians Nickname ...... Commodores Colors ...... Red & White Colors ...... Blue & Gold Colors ...... Scarlet & Black Colors ...... Black & Gold Conference ...... Ohio Valley Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... SEC President ...... Dr. Sherry Hoppe President ...... Dr. Modesto A. Maidique President ...... Dr. Les Wyatt Chancellor ...... Gordon Gee Athletic Director ...... Dave Loos Athletic Director ...... Rick Mello Athletic Director ...... Dr. Dean Lee Asst. Vice Chancellor . . . . .Brock Williams Homefield ...... Raymond C. Hand Park Homefield ...... University Park Homefield . . Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field Homefield ...... Hawkins Field Capacity ...... 1,500 Capacity ...... 2,000 Capacity ...... 1,000 Capacity ...... 1,575 Head Coach ...... Gary McClure Head Coach ...... Danny Price Head Coach ...... Keith Kessinger Head Coach ...... Tim Corbin Alma Mater/Year ...... Austin Peay/1987 Alma Mater/Year ...... FIU/1974 Alma Mater/Year ...... Ole Miss/1989 Alma Mater/Year . . . Ohio Wesleyan/1984 Record at APSU ...... 456-450-4/14 Record at FIU ...... 957-490/24 Record at ASU ...... 24-31/1 Record at VU ...... 27-28/1 Career Record ...... 456-450-4/14 Career Record ...... 957-490/24 Career Record ...... 90-78/3 Career Record ...... 27-28/1 Assistants ...... Brian Hetland Assistants ...... Mark Calvi Assistants ...... Christian Ostrander Assistants ...... Erik Bakich ...... Greg Troy, Casey Callaway ...... Tony Casas, Chris Holick ...... Brad Henderson ...... Derek Johnson, Michael Holder Baseball Office ...... 931/221-6266 Baseball Office ...... 305/348-3166 Baseball Office ...... 870/972-2700 Baseball Office ...... 615/322-4727 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 17/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 18/10 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 14/14 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 19/3 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/2 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/5 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/5 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 9/0 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 6/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 6/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 3/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 2003 Overall Record ...... 27-27-1 2003 Overall Record ...... 36-23 2003 Overall Record ...... 24-31 2002 Overall Record ...... 27-28 OVC Record/Finish ...... 14-5-1/1st SBC Record/Finish ...... 14-14/5th SBC Record/Finish ...... 9-14/t7th SEC Record/Finish ...... 14-16/2nd East Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA

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South Alabama Memphis Western Kentucky New Orleans April 23-25, Mobile, Ala. April 27-28, Memphis, 7 p.m./2 p.m. April 30-May 2, Murfreesboro May 7-9, New Orleans, La. 6 p.m./4 p.m./1 p.m. May 11-12, Murfreesboro, 7 p.m. 7 p.m./2 p.m./1 p.m. 6:30 p.m./1 p.m./1 p.m. Location ...... Mobile, Ala. Location ...... Memphis, Tenn. Location ...... Bowling Green, Ky. Location ...... New Orleans Enrollment ...... 13,286 Enrollment ...... 20,332 Enrollment ...... 18,350 Enrollment ...... 17,320 Nickname ...... Jaguars Nickname ...... Tigers Nickname ...... Hilltoppers Nickname ...... Privateers Colors ...... Blue, Red & White Colors ...... Blue & Gray Colors ...... Red & White Colors ...... Blue, Red and Gray Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... Conference USA Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... Sun Belt President ...... V. Gordon Moulton President ...... Dr. Shirley Raines President ...... Dr. Gary Ransdell President ...... Dr. Timothy Ryan Athletic Director ...... Joe Gottfried Athletic Director ...... R.C. Johnson Athletic Director Dr. Camden Wood Selig Athletic Director ...... Jim Miller Homefield ...... Stanky Field Homefield ...... Nat Buring Stadium Homefield ...... Nick Denes Field Homefield ...... Privateer Park Capacity ...... 3,500 Capacity ...... 2,000 Capacity ...... 1,050 Capacity ...... 4,200 Head Coach ...... Steve Kittrell Head Coach ...... Dave Anderson Head Coach ...... Joel Murrie Head Coach ...... Randy Bush Alma Mater/Year . . . South Alabama/1971 Alma Mater/Year ...... Memphis/1981 Alma Mater/Year ...... Florida/1975 Alma Mater/Year . . . . . New Orleans/1994 Record at USA ...... 798-431-1/20 Record at UM ...... 75-88/3 Record at WKU ...... 759-591/24 Record at UNO ...... 117-117/4 Career Record ...... 831-450-1/21 Career Record ...... 75-88/3 Career Record ...... 759-591/24 Career Record ...... 117-117/4 Assistants ...... Ronnie Powell Assistants ...... Larry Owens Assistants ...... Dan Mosier Assistants ...... Kenny Bonura ...... Scot Sealy, Tony David ...... George Holt, Nate Sams ...... Mike McLaury, Luis Rodriguez ...... Mikel Moreno, Brian Skidmore Baseball Office ...... 251/460-6876 Baseball Office ...... 901/678-2452 Baseball Office ...... 270/745-6023 Baseball Office ...... 504/280-7253 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 11/15 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 20/11 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 16/10 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 17/12 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/5 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/1 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 5/3 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 3/7 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 3/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 6/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 7/2 2003 Overall Record ...... 42-19 2003 Overall Record ...... 21-33 2003 Overall Record ...... 34-22 2003 Overall Record ...... 23-32 SBC Record/Finish ...... 17-7/1st CUSA Record/Finish ...... 11-18/10th SBC Record/Finish ...... 12-11/4th SBC Record/Finish ...... 7-17/9th Postseason/Record . . . . . Tallahassee/2-2 Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA Postseason/Record ...... NA

2004 SUN BELT CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT MAY 26-29 STANKY FIELD - MOBILE, ALA. 2004 SBC Tournament Bracket Arkansas-Little Rock Sun Belt Conference Wednesday, May 26 May 21-23, Murfreesboro SBC Conference Tournament Game 1 (9:30 a.m.) #3 Seed vs. #6 Seed 7 p.m./2 p.m./1 p.m. Mobile, Ala., May 26-29 Game 2 (12:30 p.m.) #2 Seed vs. #7 Seed Location ...... Little Rock, Ark. Location ...... New Orleans, La. Game 3 (3:30 p.m.) #4 Seed vs. #5 Seed Enrollment ...... 11,790 Commissioner ...... Wright Waters Game 4 (6:30 p.m.) #1 Seed vs. #8 Seed Nickname ...... Trojans Championships ...... Helen Grant Thursday, May 27 Colors ...... Maroon, Silver & Black Chief Financial Officer . Shane Bellanger Game 5 (9:30 a.m.) Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 Conference ...... Sun Belt Compliance ...... Jennifer Henderson Game 6 (12:30 p.m.) Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 Chancellor ...... Dr. Joel E. Anderson Marketing ...... Jim Carabin Game 7 (3:30 p.m.) Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 Athletic Director ...... Chris Peterson Media Relations ...... Judy Willson Game 8 (6:30 p.m.) Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 Homefield ...... Gary Hogan Field Public Relations ...... Chris Jackson Capacity ...... 1,000 Dir./Media Relations . . . . . Rob Broussard Friday, May 28 Head Coach ...... Brian Rhees SBC Baseball Contact ...... Judy Willson Game 9 (9:30 p.m.) Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7 Alma Mater/Year ...... Chico State/1984 SBC Office Phone ...... 504/299-9066 Game 10 (12:30 p.m.) Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8 Record at UALR ...... 151-226/7 SBC Office Fax ...... 504/299-9068 Game 11 (3:30 p.m.) Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 Career Record ...... 243-322-1/11 Willson’s Extension ...... Ext. 15 Game 12 (6:30 p.m.) Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10 Assistants ...... Clint Culberson Broussard’s Extension ...... Ext. 18 ...... Bobby Pierce Saturday, May 29 Baseball Office ...... 501/663-8095 Game 13 (10 a.m.)* Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 Game 14 (1 p.m.)** Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 13/13 Game 15 (4 p.m.)#+ Division Winner vs. Division Winner (Championship) Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 6/5 * - Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 wins Game 11 2002 Overall Record ...... 30-26 ** - Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 wins Game 12 SBC Record/Finish ...... 9-14/t7th # - If only one of the two early games is necessary on Saturday, the first one will be played at 9:30 Postseason/Record ...... NA a.m. and the Championship game will follow at 12:30 p.m. + - If both bracket winners are undefeated, there will be only one game played Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

68 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 SBC Composite Schedule Saturday, Jan. 24 Sunday, Feb. 22 Murray State at ASU ...... 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13 College of the Southwest at NMSU . . . . . 1 p.m. FIU at Florida A&M ...... Noon Nicholls State at UNO ...... 6:30 p.m. Temple at FIU ...... Noon Illinois-Chicago at ASU ...... Noon Siena at UL Lafayette ...... 6:30 p.m. UALR at Kansas ...... 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 IUPU-Fort Wayne at MT ...... 1 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at UNO ...... 1 p.m. College of the Southwest at NMSU . . . . . 2 p.m. UL Lafayette at Texas State-San Marcos 1 p.m. Friday, March 5 Pace at NMSU (DH) ...... 1 p.m. Ohio at WKU ...... 1 p.m. Dayton at WKU ...... 2 p.m. ASU at Lamar ...... 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30 Pittsburgh at UNO ...... 1 p.m. Iona at NMSU ...... 2 p.m. Furman at UL Lafayette ...... 2 p.m. Florida A&M at FIU ...... 6 p.m. USA at Texas A&M ...... 1 p.m. UL Lafayette at Wichita State ...... 3 p.m. Southwest Missouri at MT ...... 2 p.m. NMSU at Loyola Marymount ...... 2 p.m. FIU at Florida Atlantic ...... 6 p.m. WKU at Lipscomb ...... 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 ^UALR at Texas-Arlington ...... 3:30 p.m. Siena at USA ...... 6 p.m. ^Ohio State at USA ...... 2:30 p.m. Florida A&M at FIU ...... Noon MT at Southeastern Louisiana ...... 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 Northern Illinois at UNO ...... 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 14 Sunday, Feb. 1 USA at Southern Mississippi ...... 3 p.m. Northern Iowa at ASU ...... 6:30 p.m. UALR at Kansas ...... 1 p.m. Florida A&M at FIU ...... Noon ASU at Lamar ...... 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 Saturday, March 6 Furman at UL Lafayette ...... 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 Southeast Missouri at ASU ...... 3 p.m. Dayton at WKU ...... Noon Southwest Missouri at MT ...... 1 p.m. Central Florida at FIU ...... Noon Nicholls State at UL Lafayette ...... 6:30 p.m. Tennessee-Martin at UALR (DH) ...... Noon Louisiana-Monroe at UNO ...... 1 p.m. Air Force at NMSU (DH) ...... 1 p.m. Southern Mississippi at UNO ...... 6:30 p.m. Iona at NMSU (DH) ...... 1 p.m. WKU at Lipscomb ...... 1 p.m. Southern at UNO ...... 1 p.m. Northern Illinois at UNO ...... 1 p.m. Pace at NMSU ...... 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 Siena at USA ...... 1 p.m. ^McNeese State at USA ...... 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 Miami at FIU ...... 6 p.m. UL Lafayette at Wichita State ...... 2 p.m. Central Florida at FIU ...... Noon Northern Iowa at ASU ...... 2 p.m. Monday, March 15 UNO at Southern ...... 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27 MT at Southeastern Louisiana ...... 3 p.m. Rider at FIU ...... 6 p.m. Air Force at NMSU ...... 2 p.m. WKU vs. Illinois (at Miss. State) ...... 11 a.m. Florida Atlantic at FIU ...... 6 p.m. Pace at NMSU ...... 7 p.m. Rhode Island at NMSU (DH) ...... 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 ^ASU vs. Lipscomb ...... 2 p.m. Sunday, March 7 Tuesday, March 16 UALR at Arkansas-Pine Bluff ...... TBA MT at Jacksonville State ...... 3 p.m. Dayton at WKU ...... 1 p.m. UALR at Northwestern State ...... 3 p.m. WKU at Mississippi State ...... 3 p.m. UL Lafayette at Wichita State ...... 1 p.m. Eastern Illinois at USA ...... 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 ^FIU vs. Miami ...... 6 p.m. MT at Southeastern Louisiana ...... 1 p.m. MT at Samford ...... 6 p.m. Texas-San Antonio at NMSU ...... 2 p.m. Mississippi at USA ...... 6 p.m. Northern Illinois at UNO ...... 1 p.m. Rutgers at FIU ...... 6 p.m. ASU at Northwestern State ...... 6:30 p.m. Stony Brook at UL Lafayette ...... 6:35 p.m. Northern Iowa at ASU ...... 1 p.m. UNO at LSU ...... 6:30 p.m. UNO at Alabama ...... 6:30 p.m. Siena at USA ...... 1 p.m. Texas Southern at UL Lafayette . . . . .6:30 p.m. Sam Houston State at UL Lafayette . . .6:35 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 Tennessee-Martin at UALR ...... 1 p.m. WKU at UNLV ...... 8:30 p.m. WKU vs. Illinois (at Miss. State) ...... 11 a.m. Iona at NMSU ...... 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 17 FIU at Hawaii ...... 10:35 p.m. ^Villanova at FIU ...... Noon FIU at Florida Atlantic ...... 3 p.m. UALR at Mississippi Valley State ...... 2 p.m. Western Illinois at UALR (DH) ...... Noon MT at Samford ...... 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 Mississippi at USA ...... 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 9 Youngstown State at WKU ...... 3 p.m. Jackson State at UALR (DH) ...... Noon Rhode Island at NMSU (DH) ...... 1 p.m. MT at Lipscomb ...... 2 p.m. Eastern Illinois at USA ...... 6 p.m. ASU at Northwestern State ...... 2 p.m. Siena at UNO ...... 1 p.m. WKU at Belmont ...... 2 p.m. Iona at FIU ...... 6 p.m. UNO at Alabama ...... 2 p.m. ^ASU vs. Vanderbilt ...... 2 p.m. Creighton at UALR ...... 3 p.m. Sam Houston State at UL Lafayette . . . . . 2 p.m. MT at Jacksonville State ...... 2 p.m. USA at Mississippi State ...... 4 p.m. Thursday, March 18 Texas-San Antonio at NMSU ...... 2 p.m. Stony Brook at UL Lafayette ...... 2 p.m. Campbell at FIU ...... 6 p.m. Youngstown State at WKU ...... 3 p.m. WKU at UNLV ...... 4 p.m. UNO at Tulane ...... 6:30 p.m. Rutgers at FIU ...... 6 p.m. FIU at Hawaii ...... 10:35 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 29 ^Boston College at FIU ...... Noon Wednesday, March 10 Friday, March 19 Sunday, Feb. 15 Stony Brook at UL Lafayette ...... Noon Creighton at UALR ...... 2 p.m. Dayton at MT ...... 3 p.m. ASU at Northwestern State ...... 1 p.m. ^ASU vs. Belmont ...... 1 p.m. Kentucky at WKU ...... 2 p.m. NMSU at Cal State Northridge ...... 3 p.m. Jackson State at UALR ...... 1 p.m. MT at Jacksonville State ...... 1 p.m. MT at Belmont ...... 3 p.m. Youngstown State at WKU ...... 3 p.m. UNO at Alabama ...... 1 p.m. Siena at UNO ...... 1 p.m. USA at Mississippi State ...... 3 p.m. Manhattan at FIU ...... 6 p.m. Sam Houston State at UL Lafayette . . . . . 1 p.m. Western Illinois at UALR ...... 1 p.m. Evansville at FIU ...... 6 p.m. Southern California at USA ...... 6 p.m. Texas-San Antonio at NMSU ...... 2 p.m. Mississippi at USA ...... 2 p.m. ASU at Mississippi ...... 6:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at ASU ...... 6:30 p.m. WKU at UNLV ...... 3 p.m. Michigan at UL Lafayette ...... 6:35 p.m. FIU at Hawaii ...... 5 p.m. Monday, March 1 Thursday, March 11 Siena at UNO ...... 6:30 p.m. ^FIU vs. Pittsburgh ...... 6 p.m. Saturday, March 20 Tuesday, Feb. 17 Manhattan at FIU ...... Noon WKU at Tennessee-Martin ...... 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 2 Friday, March 12 Southern California at USA ...... 1 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at UL Lafayette . . . .6:30 p.m. Northwestern State at UALR ...... 3 p.m. UALR at Kansas ...... 3 p.m. UALR at Murray State (DH) ...... 2 p.m. Tulane at UNO ...... 6:30 p.m. Siena at UL Lafayette ...... 6:30 p.m. Lipscomb at WKU ...... 3 p.m. Dayton at MT ...... 2 p.m. USA at Jacksonville State ...... 6:30 p.m. Southwest Missouri at MT ...... 3 p.m. Eastern Illinois at ASU ...... 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 ^Winthrop at USA ...... 6 p.m. Harvard at UL Lafayette ...... 2 p.m. Tennessee-Martin at ASU ...... 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 Sacred Heart at FIU ...... 6 p.m. NMSU at Cal State Northridge ...... 2 p.m. Central Baptist at UALR ...... 3 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at UNO ...... 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 USA at Jacksonville State ...... 3 p.m. Furman at UL Lafayette ...... 6:35 p.m. Sunday, March 21 ^UALR vs. Southwest Missouri . . . . . 11:30 a.m. Vanderbilt at WKU ...... 3 p.m. ASU at Lamar ...... 7 p.m. UALR at Murray State ...... Noon Ohio at WKU ...... 2 p.m. Florida Atlantic at FIU ...... 6 p.m. Southern California at USA ...... Noon Illinois-Chicago at ASU ...... 3 p.m. Dayton at MT ...... 1 p.m. IUPU-Fort Wayne at MT ...... 3 p.m. Eastern Illinois at ASU ...... 1 p.m. USA at Texas A&M ...... 3 p.m. Loyola (New Orleans) at UNO ...... 1 p.m. UL Lafayette at Texas State-San Marcos . .6:30 Eastern Kentucky at WKU ...... 2 p.m. p.m. NMSU at Cal State Northridge ...... 2 p.m. Pittsburgh at UNO ...... 6:30 p.m. Harvard at UL Lafayette ...... 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 21 Monday, March 22 FIU at Florida A&M ...... Noon Troy State at MT ...... 2 p.m. Ohio at WKU ...... Noon Pittsburgh at UNO ...... 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 23 Illinois-Chicago at ASU ...... 2 p.m. Troy State at MT ...... 2 p.m. IUPU-Fort Wayne at MT ...... 2 p.m. WKU at Louisville ...... 2 p.m. UL Lafayette at Texas State-San Marcos 3 p.m. Lamar at UL Lafayette ...... 6:30 p.m. NMSU at Loyola Marymount (DH) ...... 3 p.m. UNO at Southeastern Louisiana . . . . .6:30 p.m. USA at Texas A&M ...... 3 p.m. New Mexico at NMSU ...... 7 p.m. ^UALR vs. Oregon State ...... 3:30 p.m.

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 69 2004 SBC Composite Schedule Wednesday, March 24 Tuesday, April 13 Sunday, April 25 Tuesday, May 11 WKU at Murray State ...... 2 p.m. Auburn at USA ...... 6 p.m. *UL Lafayette at Florida International . . . . Noon UALR at Centenary ...... TBA FIU at Miami ...... 6 p.m. Tulane vs. UNO (Zephyr Field) ...... 6:30 p.m. *Arkansas-Little Rock at New Orleans . . 1 p.m. WKU at Kentucky ...... 5 p.m. Belmont at MT ...... 7 p.m. *Middle Tennessee at South Alabama . . 1 p.m. ASU at Southeast Missouri ...... 6 p.m. Friday, March 26 UL Lafayette at McNeese State ...... 7 p.m. *New Mexico State at Arkansas State . . 1 p.m. UL Lafayette at Northwestern State . . .6:30 p.m. *UALR at Florida International ...... 6 p.m. WKU at Lipscomb ...... 2 p.m. Memphis at MT ...... 7 p.m. South Alabama at Oral Roberts ...... 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 *Arkansas State at New Orleans . . . . .6:30 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at UALR ...... 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 27 Wednesday, May 12 *Western Kentucky at UL Lafayette . . .6:35 p.m. ASU at Mississippi ...... 6:30 p.m. USA at Troy State ...... 6 p.m. WKU at Eastern Kentucky ...... 2 p.m. *Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State 7 p.m. WKU at Austin Peay ...... 6:30 p.m. McNeese State at UL Lafayette ...... 6:30 p.m. USA at Southeastern Louisiana ...... 6:30 p.m. Lipscomb at MT ...... 7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at UNO . . . . .6:30 p.m. Memphis at MT ...... 7 p.m. Saturday, March 27 UALR at Oklahoma ...... 6:35 p.m. *UALR at Florida International ...... Noon Thursday, April 15 MT at Memphis ...... 7 p.m. Friday, May 14 South Alabama at Oral Roberts (DH) . . . . . Noon Dallas Baptist at FIU ...... 6 p.m. *New Orleans at Florida International . . . 6 p.m. *Arkansas State at New Orleans ...... 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 28 *Western Kentucky at UALR ...... 6 p.m. *Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State 2 p.m. Friday, April 16 MT at Memphis ...... 2 p.m. *Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette 6:35 p.m. *Western Kentucky at UL Lafayette . . . . . 2 p.m. Dallas Baptist at FIU ...... 6 p.m. UL Lafayette at Lamar ...... 7 p.m. *South Alabama at New Mexico State . . 7 p.m. *UL Lafayette at Arkansas-Little Rock . . . 6 p.m. Sunday, March 28 *South Alabama at Western Kentucky . . 6 p.m. Friday, April 30 Saturday, May 15 *UALR at Florida International ...... Noon *Arkansas State at Middle Tennessee . . 7 p.m. *South Alabama at Arkansas-Little Rock 6 p.m. *New Orleans at Florida International . . 12 p.m. *Arkansas State at New Orleans ...... 1 p.m. *New Orleans at New Mexico State . . . . 7 p.m. *New Orleans at Louisiana-Lafayette .6:35 p.m. *Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette . 2 p.m. *Western Kentucky at UL Lafayette . . . . . 1 p.m. *Fla. International at New Mexico State . 7 p.m. *South Alabama at New Mexico State . . 2 p.m. *Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17 *Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee 7 p.m. *Western Kentucky at UALR ...... 2 p.m. Dallas Baptist at FIU ...... Noon Tuesday, March 30 *Arkansas State at Middle Tennessee . . 2 p.m. Saturday, May 1 Sunday, May 16 LSU at UNO ...... 6:30 p.m. *UL Lafayette at Arkansas-Little Rock . . . 2 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at ASU ...... 2 p.m. *New Orleans at Florida International . . 11 a.m. Memphis at ASU ...... 6:30 p.m. *New Orleans at New Mexico State . . . . 2 p.m. *Fla. International at New Mexico State . 2 p.m. *Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette . 1 p.m. NMSU at New Mexico ...... 7 p.m. *South Alabama at Western Kentucky . . 2 p.m. *New Orleans at Louisiana-Lafayette . . . 2 p.m. *Western Kentucky at UALR ...... 1 p.m. Tennessee Tech at MT ...... 7 p.m. *South Alabama at Arkansas-Little Rock 2 p.m. *South Alabama at New Mexico State . . 2 p.m. Sunday, April 18 *Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 31 *Arkansas State at Middle Tennessee . . 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 18 Tennessee-Martin at WKU ...... 5 p.m. *UL Lafayette at UALR ...... 1 p.m. Sunday, May 2 ASU at Southwest Missouri ...... TBA Alabama at USA (Hank Aaron Stadium) . 6 p.m. *South Alabama at Western Kentucky . . 1 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at ASU ...... 1 p.m. Centenary at UALR ...... 1 p.m. MT at Tennessee Tech ...... 7 p.m. *New Orleans at New Mexico State . . . . 2 p.m. *Fla. International at New Mexico State . 1 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at USA ...... 6 p.m. *New Orleans at Louisiana-Lafayette . . . 1 p.m. UL Lafayette at Nicholls State ...... 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 2 Tuesday, April 20 *South Alabama at Arkansas-Little Rock 1 p.m. NMSU at Texas Tech ...... 7:30 p.m. *Arkansas State at South Alabama . . . . . 6 p.m. UALR at Louisiana-Monroe ...... 3 p.m. *Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee 1 p.m. *Fla. International at Western Kentucky . 6 p.m. Murray State at WKU ...... 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 19 *New Mexico State at UALR ...... 6 p.m. USA at Auburn ...... 6 p.m. Monday, May 3 ASU at Southwest Missouri ...... TBA UNO at Southern ...... 6:30 p.m. Vanderbilt at MT ...... 7 p.m. NMSU at Arizona State ...... 8 p.m. Austin Peay at WKU ...... 6 p.m. *UL Lafayette at Middle Tennessee . . . . . 7 p.m. MT at Vanderbilt ...... 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 21 Tuesday, May 4 Arizona State at NMSU ...... 7 p.m. Saturday, April 3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at UALR ...... 6 p.m. UNO at Southern Mississippi ...... 6:30 p.m. *Arkansas State at South Alabama . . . . . 1 p.m. WKU at Vanderbilt ...... 6 p.m. NMSU at Arizona State ...... 8 p.m. Friday, May 21 *Fla. International at Western Kentucky . 2 p.m. UL Lafayette vs. Tulane (Zephyr Field) 6:30 p.m. *Louisiana-Lafayette at South Alabama . 6 p.m. *UL Lafayette at Middle Tennessee . . . . . 2 p.m. Mississippi at ASU ...... 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 5 *New Orleans at Western Kentucky . . . . 6 p.m. *New Mexico State at UALR ...... 2 p.m. UNO at Nicholls State ...... 6:30 p.m. ASU at Tennessee-Martin ...... 6:30 p.m. *Florida International at Arkansas State6:30 p.m. Austin Peay at MT ...... 7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana at UL Lafayette6:30 p.m. *UALR at Middle Tennessee ...... 7 p.m. Sunday, April 4 *Fla. International at Western Kentucky . . Noon Friday, April 23 Friday, May 7 Saturday, May 22 *Arkansas State at South Alabama . . . . . 1 p.m. *UL Lafayette at Florida International . . . 6 p.m. *Florida International at South Alabama . 6 p.m. *UALR at Middle Tennessee ...... 2 p.m. *UL Lafayette at Middle Tennessee . . . . . 1 p.m. *Middle Tennessee at South Alabama . . 6 p.m. *New Mexico State at Western Kentucky 6 p.m. *Florida International at Arkansas State . 2 p.m. *New Mexico State at UALR ...... 1 p.m. *Arkansas-Little Rock at New Orleans 6:30 p.m. *UALR at Arkansas State ...... 6:30 p.m. *New Orleans at Western Kentucky . . . . 2 p.m. *New Mexico State at Arkansas State 6:30 p.m. *Middle Tennessee at New Orleans . .6:30 p.m. *Louisiana-Lafayette at South Alabama . 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 ASU at Murray State ...... 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24 Saturday, May 8 Sunday, May 23 Louisville at WKU ...... 6 p.m. *UL Lafayette at Florida International . . . . Noon *Middle Tennessee at New Orleans . . . . 1 p.m. *Florida International at Arkansas State 12 p.m. Troy State at USA ...... 6 p.m. *Arkansas-Little Rock at New Orleans . . 1 p.m. *Arkansas-Little Rock at Arkansas State 2 p.m. *UALR at Middle Tennessee ...... 1 p.m. UNO at McNeese State ...... 7 p.m. Lipscomb at WKU (DH) ...... 2 p.m. *New Mexico St. at Western Ky. (DH) . . . 2 p.m. *Louisiana-Lafayette at South Alabama . 1 p.m. *New Mexico State at Arkansas State . . 2 p.m. *Florida International at South Alabama . 4 p.m. *New Orleans at Western Kentucky . . . . 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 7 *Middle Tennessee at South Alabama . . 4 p.m. Mississippi Valley State at UALR ...... 3 p.m. Sunday, May 9 Wednesday-Saturday, May 26-29 UNO at McNeese State ...... 4 p.m. *Arkansas-Little Rock at Arkansas State 1 p.m. Sun Belt Conference Championship Tournament ASU at Memphis ...... 6:30 p.m. *Florida International at South Alabama . 1 p.m. Stanky Field, Mobile, Ala. MT at Austin Peay ...... 6:30 p.m. *Middle Tennessee at New Orleans . . . . 1 p.m. Northwestern State at UL Lafayette . . .6:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday, June 4-6 NCAA Regionals (sites TBA) Friday, April 9 *Middle Tennessee at Fla. International . 6 p.m. Friday-Sunday, June 11-13 *South Alabama at New Orleans . . . . .6:30 p.m. NCAA Super Regionals (sites TBA) *Western Kentucky at Arkansas State 6:30 p.m. *New Mexico State at UL Lafayette . .6:35 p.m. Friday-Monday, June 18-28 NCAA College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) Saturday, April 10 *Middle Tennessee at Fla. International . . Noon Times are Central Zone. *South Alabama at New Orleans ...... 1 p.m. *=Sun Belt Conference game *New Mexico State at UL Lafayette . . . . 2 p.m. ^=In-season Tournament *Western Kentucky at Arkansas State . . 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 11 *Middle Tennessee at Fla. International 11 a.m. *New Mexico State at UL Lafayette . . . . 1 p.m. *South Alabama at New Orleans ...... 1 p.m. *Western Kentucky at Arkansas State . . 1 p.m.

70 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 71 Yearly Leaders BATTING AVERAGE 1996 Clay Snellgrove 53 206 2001 Josh Renick 56 74 1992 Gary Myers 54 20 Year Player G Avg. 1997 Clay Snellgrove 55 224 2002 Akers/Nisbett 56 49 1993 Two with --- 18 1970 Ed Robichaud 26 .301 1998 Jeremy Owens 50 205 2003 Brett Carroll 60 54 1994 Mudcat Brewer 55 18 1971 Ed Robichaud 30 .360 1999 Josh Pride 59 225 1995 Doug Barner 63 17 1972 Ed Robichaud 40 .328 2000 Bryan Peck 62 232 HITS 1996 Clay Snellgrove 53 17 1973 Les Price 36 .373 2001 Marshall Nisbett 58 243 Year Player G H 1997 Clay Snellgrove 55 21 1974 Scott Sain 39 .393 2002 Marshall Nisbett 56 236 1970 Ed Robichaud 26 22 1998 Two with -- 17 1975 Wally Mathis 39 .331 2003 Chuck Akers 60 228 1971 Ed Robichaud 30 40 1999 Bryan Peck 56 23 1976 Danny Moore 50 .374 1972 Dan Gibson 40 47 2000 Bryan Peck 62 25 1977 Danny Moore 43 .319 RUNS 1973 Ed Robichaud 36 43 2001 Marshall Nisbett 58 21 1978 Doug Hicks 47 .364 Year Player G R 1974 Tom Owens 39 47 2002 Marshall Nisbett 56 21 1979 Bobby Hines 45 .369 1970 Ed Robichaud 26 14 1975 Wally Mathis 39 44 2003 Carroll/Archer 60/59 18 1980 Randy Starkey 49 .317 1971 Tony Kessinger 30 25 1976 Danny Moore 50 70 1981 Randy Goff 47 .307 1972 Dan Gibson 40 29 1977 Danny Moore 43 43 TRIPLES 1982 Scott Turner 48 .374 1973 Ed Robichaud 36 29 1978 Bobby Hines 52 58 Year Player G 3B 1983 Scott Turner 40 .375 1974 Roger Cox 38 36 1979 Two with --- 55 1970 Tony Kessinger 24 2 1984 Gary Cathcart 43 .364 1975 Steve Zitney 40 27 1980 Two with --- 52 1971 Harry Maurice 30 5 1985 Bob Tribbey 57 .337 1976 Danny Moore 50 54 1981 Garry Keeton 48 53 1972 Les Price 40 3 1986 Bob Tribbey 56 .343 1977 Ricky Cheshire 44 37 1982 Kenny Gerhart 48 69 1973 Tommy Owens 36 4 1987 Chris Whitehead 55 .340 1978 Bobby Hines 52 55 1983 Scott Turner 40 51 1974 Steve Zitney 40 3 1988 Jayhawk Owens 60 .377 1979 Two with --- 46 1984 Gary Cathcart 43 60 1975 Tony Richardson 32 2 1989 Jeff Avery 46 .313 1980 Randy Starkey 49 32 1985 Bob Tribbey 57 67 1976 Tony Richards 48 3 1990 Jayhawk Owens 57 .311 1981 Garry Keeton 48 36 1986 Chris Whitehead 62 70 1977 Danny Moore 43 5 1991 Gary Myers 53 .346 1982 Kenny Gerhart 48 49 1987 Chris Whitehead 55 67 1978 Four with --- 2 1992 Gary Myers 54 .383 1983 Brad Windham 40 37 1988 Eddie Pye 60 60 1979 Eric Graves 45 8 1993 Mudcat Brewer 51 .330 1984 Alan Colburn 43 48 1989 Mike Young 50 56 1980 Randy Starkey 49 4 1994 Mudcat Brewer 55 .340 1985 Bob Tribbey 57 52 1990 Jeff Avery 57 62 1981 Two with --- 2 1995 Craig Reavis 63 .372 1986 Chris Whitehead 62 60 1991 Corey Watkins 61 71 1982 Two with --- 2 1996 Clay Snellgrove 53 .335 1987 Chris Whitehead 55 52 1992 Mudcat Brewer 56 74 1983 Two with --- 2 1997 Andrew Thompson 53 .409 1988 Eddie Pye 60 60 1993 Mudcat Brewer 51 68 1984 Gary Cathcart 43 3 1998 Ty Curley 43 .369 1989 Mike Young 50 49 1994 Mudcat Brewer 55 71 1985 Martin Aldrich 26 2 1999 Ty Curley 53 .384 1990 Jayhawk Owens 57 57 1995 Craig Reavis 63 87 1986 Bob Tribbey 56 4 2000 Bryan Peck 62 .405 1991 Corey Watkins 61 53 1996 Clay Snellgrove 53 69 1987 Chris Whitehead 55 6 2001 Josh Renick 56 .420 1992 Gary Myers 54 59 1997 Clay Snellgrove 55 88 1988 Chris Whitehead 59 4 2002 Justin Sims 52 .387 1993 Mudcat Brewer 51 45 1998 Wayne Chinapen 50 61 1989 Jeff Avery 46 5 2003 Chad Cooper 52 .374 1994 Mudcat Brewer 55 50 1999 Josh Pride 59 86 1990 Two with --- 3 1995 Jamie Walker 63 52 2000 Bryan Peck 62 94 1991 Two with --- 2 AT BATS 1996 Doug Barner 54 43 2001 Josh Renick 56 94 1992 Two with --- 5 Year Player G AB 1997 Jeremy Owens 55 53 2002 Marshall Nisbett 56 84 1993 Ken Finley 51 3 1970 Tony Kessinger 24 77 1998 Jeremy Owens 53 53 2003 Carroll/Cooper 60/52 73 1994 Four with --- 2 1971 Tony Kessinger 30 118 1999 Josh Pride 59 73 1995 Jordan Beddies 58 3 1972 Dan Gibson 40 150 2000 Two with -- 53 DOUBLES 1996 Six with --- 1 1973 Ed Robichaud 36 120 Year Player G 2B 1997 Jeremy Owens 55 5 1974 Roger Cox 38 142 1970 Ed Robichaud 26 4 1998 Jeremy Owens 50 2 1975 Steve Zitney 40 138 1971 Four with --- 6 1999 Five with -- 1 1976 Danny Moore 50 187 1972 Mike Townsend 40 13 2000 Kris Lammers 56 3 1977 Bert Fuqua 44 141 1973 Two with --- 6 2001 Justin Sims 57 6 1978 Eric Graves 51 176 1974 Scott Sain 39 14 2002 Chuck Akers 56 3 1979 Tommy Blakenship 45 159 1975 Wally Mathis 39 7 2003 Four with 60 2 1980 Mike Yarotsky 48 170 1976 Two with --- 14 1981 Joe Petrea 49 173 1977 Stan Shanks 44 9 HOME RUNS 1982 Kenny Gerhart 48 201 1978 Eric Graves 51 13 Year Player G HR 1983 Brad Windham 40 146 1979 Chris Faulkner 40 11 1970 Ed Robichaud 26 4 1984 Alan Colburn 43 170 1980 Mike Yarotsky 48 11 1971 Mike Townsend 29 4 1985 Bob Tribbey 57 199 1981 Joe Petrea 49 15 1972 Ed Robichaud 40 4 1986 Eddie Pye 62 226 1982 Wayne Newberry 48 14 1973 Two with --- 5 1987 Darryl Steakley 55 213 1983 Scott Turner 40 15 1974 Scott Sain 39 5 1988 Mike Young 60 245 1984 Gary Cathcart 43 11 1975 Chuck Smith 35 5 1989 Mike Young 50 204 Josh Renick turned in the 1985 Bob Tribbey 57 19 1976 Danny Moore 50 9 1990 Two with --- 217 highest batting average in 1986 Tim Goff 60 14 1977 John Weathers 44 10 1991 Corey Watkins 61 242 modern school history with a 1987 Two with --- 12 1978 Doug Hicks 47 13 1992 Mudcat Brewer 56 215 .420 mark in 2001 and was 1988 Jayhawk Owens 60 15 1979 Two with --- 6 1993 Mudcat Brewer 51 206 named Sun Belt Conference 1989 George Zimmerman 50 19 1980 Jeff Mallas 37 5 1994 Mudcat Brewer 55 209 Player of the Year for his 1990 Jayhawk Owens 57 21 1981 Scott “Doc” Holliday 46 9 1995 Jamie Walker 63 239 efforts. 1991 Mike Severence 51 19 1982 Kenny Gerhart 48 12

72 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Yearly Leaders 1983 Scott Turner 40 5 1981 Scott “Doc” Holliday 46 36 HIT BY PITCH 1984 Alan Colburn 43 14 1982 Three with --- 26 Year Player G HBP 1985 Bob Tribbey 57 10 1983 Stan Hovater 38 25 1973 Two with --- 3 1986 Chris Whitehead 62 18 1984 Jimmy Petty 41 23 1974 Carter Garner 31 3 1987 Chris Courtright 55 14 1985 Bob Tribbey 57 36 1975 Two with --- 2 1988 Mike Messerly 59 19 1986 Eddie Pye 62 46 1976 Two with --- 2 1989 George Zimmerman 50 9 1987 Chris Whitehead 55 46 1977 John Weathers 44 4 1990 Jayhawk Owens 57 17 1988 Chris Whitehead 59 47 1978 N/A 1991 Dwight Robinson 61 14 1989 George Zimmerman 50 37 1979 N/A 1992 Chris Price 55 11 1990 Jayhawk Owens 57 33 1980 N/A 1993 Mudcat Brewer 51 10 1991 Two with --- 33 1981 Three with --- 4 1994 Two with --- 11 1992 Gary Myers 54 42 1982 Two with --- 4 1995 Jamie Walker 63 15 1993 Ken Finley 51 32 1983 Doug Birkofer 40 4 1996 Doug Barner 54 19 1994 Mudcat Brewer 55 31 1984 Two with --- 2 1997 Andrew Thompson 53 13 1995 Craig Reavis 63 48 1985 Tim Goff 51 4 1998 Two with -- 12 1996 Doug Barner 54 40 1986 Three with --- 3 1999 Josh Pride 59 22 1997 Andrew Thompson 53 37 1987 Tony Hayes 55 6 2000 Bryan Peck 62 17 1998 Josh Pride 46 34 1988 Jayhawk Owens 60 6 2001 Justin Sims 57 10 1999 Josh Pride 59 33 1989 Two with --- 4 2002 Justin Sims 52 11 Andrew Thompson hit .409 in 2000 Josh Pride 62 37 1990 Jayhawk Owens 57 10 2003 Brett Carroll 60 19 1997. 2001 Renick/Johnson 56 31 1991 Ken Hamilton 56 7 2002 Chuck Akers 56 28 1974 Scott Sain 81 .672 1992 Ken Finley 53 9 2003 Chuck Akers 60 22 RUNS BATTED IN 1975 Chuck Smith 58 .500 1993 Mudcat Brewer 51 4 Year Player G RBI 1976 Denton Peters 96 .596 1994 Two with --- 6 1970 Ed Robichaud 26 16 1977 John Weathers 75 .595 STRIKEOUTS 1995 Clay Snellgrove 62 7 1971 Three with --- 20 1978 Doug Hicks 109 .708 Year Player G K 1996 Shane Shoemake 54 8 1972 Les Price 40 28 1979 Eric Graves 94 .635 1970 Jim Witherow 20 21 1997 Five with --- 4 1973 Les Price 36 23 1980 Jeff Mallas 56 .538 1971 Ed Manson 29 23 1998 Four with -- 4 1974 Scott Sain 39 25 1981 Scott “Doc” Holliday 65 .468 1972 Les Price 40 35 1999 Two with -- 9 1975 Chuck Smith 35 29 1982 Kenny Gerhart 121 .602 1973 Ed Robichaud 36 24 2000 Bryan Peck 62 8 1976 Denton Peters 49 46 1983 Scott Turner 81 .596 1974 Scott Sain 39 30 2001 Josh Renick 56 11 1977 John Weathers 44 41 1984 Alan Colburn 109 .641 1975 Wayne Shanks 40 23 2002 Nate Jaggers 55 9 1978 Doug Hicks 47 57 1985 Bob Tribbey 118 .593 1976 Ricky Wheeler 50 24 2003 Carroll/Cooper 60/52 10 1979 Eric Graves 45 45 1986 Bob Tribbey 123 .621 1977 Ricky Cheshire 44 29 1980 Randy Starkey 49 27 1987 Chris Courtright 122 .589 1978 Two with --- 26 STOLEN BASES 1981 Scott “Doc” Holliday 46 35 1988 Mike Messerly 135 .672 1979 Doug Hicks 42 29 Year Player G SB 1982 Two with --- 37 1989 George Zimmerman 99 .579 1980 Randy Starkey 49 21 1970 Bo Alvarez 25 4 1983 Wayne Newberry 40 32 1990 Jayhawk Owens 135 .689 1981 Scott “Doc” Holliday 46 49 1971 Tony Kessinger 30 7 1984 Alan Colburn 43 44 1991 Chris Price 80 .567 1982 Kenny Gerhart 48 38 1972 Dan Gibson 40 14 1985 Two with --- 41 1992 Gary Myers 117 .639 1983 Ralph David 26 25 1973 Dan Gibson 19 8 1986 Chris Whitehead 62 50 1993 Mudcat Brewer 118 .572 1984 Jeff Nix 40 35 1974 Roger Cox 38 7 1987 Chris Courtright 55 58 1994 Mudcat Brewer 126 .603 1985 Chip Carnes 50 39 1975 Wayne Shanks 40 10 1988 Mike Messerly 59 71 1995 Jamie Walker 142 .594 1986 Chris Whitehead 62 62 1976 Danny Moore 50 26 1989 George Zimmerman 50 54 1996 Doug Barner 125 .702 1987 Chris Whitehead 55 51 1977 Stan Shanks 44 15 1990 Jayhawk Owens 57 66 1997 Andrew Thompson 120 .682 1988 Mike Messerly 59 45 1978 Bert Fuqua 50 13 1991 Dwight Robinson 61 41 1998 Ty Curley 107 .682 1989 George Zimmerman 50 33 1979 Two with --- 3 1992 Jason Maxwell 55 48 1999 Josh Pride 165 .733 1990 Darius Gash 56 58 1980 Garry Keeton 37 11 1993 Mudcat Brewer 51 48 2000 Bryan Peck 174 .750 1991 Chris Price 50 51 1981 Garry Keeton 48 12 1994 Jamie Hicks 51 52 2001 Justin Sims 147 .636 1992 Chris Price 55 45 1982 Kenny Gerhart 48 17 1995 Jamie Walker 63 56 2002 Justin Sims 131 .618 1993 Ken Finley 51 44 1983 Brad Windham 40 8 1996 Doug Barner 54 53 2003 Brett Carroll 148 /670 1994 Chris Price 55 45 1984 Two with --- 5 1997 Clay Snellgrove 55 56 1995 Jordan Beddies 58 63 1985 Chip Carnes 50 21 1998 Ty Curley 43 47 WALKS 1996 Jordan Beddies 52 58 1986 Eddie Pye 62 21 1999 Bryan Peck 56 56 1997 Jordan Beddies 46 51 Year Player G BB 1987 Eddie Pye 55 20 2000 Bryan Peck 62 81 1998 Jeremy Owens 50 54 1970 Larry Mangrum 25 18 1988 Eddie Pye 60 24 2001 Justin Sims 57 66 1999 Justin Links 55 46 1971 Les Price 28 16 1989 Mike Young 50 38 2002 Justin Sims 52 53 2000 Justin Links 58 45 1972 Two with --- 26 1990 Darius Gash 56 15 2003 Carroll/Archer 60/59 52 2001 Chuck Akers 58 39 1973 Johnny Murray 36 35 1991 Corey Watkins 61 28 2002 Brett Carroll 43 44 1974 Scott Sain 39 33 1992 Ken Finley 53 23 2003 Josh Archer 59 67 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 1975 Wayne Shanks 40 28 1993 Ken Finley 51 18 Year Player TB Pct. 1976 Ricky Cheshire 47 46 1994 Chris Price 55 25 1970 Ed Robichaud 38 .521 1977 Ricky Cheshire 44 43 1995 Two with --- 9 1971 Ed Robichaud 59 .531 1978 Kerry Maxwell 52 42 1996 Jeremy Owens 50 15 1972 Ed Robichaud 40 .496 1979 Bobby Hines 45 38 1997 Jeremy Owens 55 20 1973 Ed Robichaud 68 .567 1980 Mike Norment 45 28 1998 Jeremy Owens 50 24 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 73 Yearly Leaders 1999 Josh Pride 59 10 1993 Mike McLaury 22 7 1994 Joe Dalton 21 2000 Josh Renick 56 21 1994 Brian Swistak 13 5 1995 George Oleksik 30 2001 Josh Renick 56 24 1995 Richie Conway 16 6 1996 George Oleksik 23 2002 Chuck Akers 56 17 1996 Two with --- 5 1997 Chad Kirby 22 2003 Chad Cooper 52 19 1997 Chad Kirby 22 9 1998 Jeff Parsons 20 1998 Jeff Parsons 20 6 1999 Aaron Barnett 29 EARNED RUN AVERAGE 1999 Two with -- 6 2000 Kevin Davis 26 Year Player G ERA 2000 Jeff Parsons 15 6 2001 Kevin Davis 20 1970 Mike Townsend 7 3.41 2001 Kris Lammers 12 6 2002 Chris Mobley 25 1971 Gary O'Bryan 9 2.70 2002 Adam Larson 16 7 2003 Chase Swing 27 1972 Prestley Guy 6 0.72 2003 Williams/Mobley 16/24 5 1973 Billy Joe Mahaffey 7 0.60 GAMES STARTED 1974 Billy Joe Mahaffey 14 1.68 SAVES Year Player G Starts 1975 Gary Melson 9 1.72 Year Player G S 1970 Gary O’Bryan 8 7 1976 Bob Hardin 14 2.37 1980 Tony Dawkins 15 3 1971 N/A 1977 Mike Moore 11 3.29 1981 Two with --- 2 1972 N/A 1978 J.R. Farrar 15 3.73 1982 Marty Smith 14 3 1973 N/A 1979 Tony Dawkins 13 3.25 1983 Two with --- 1 1974 Three with --- 7 1980 Mark Novak 9 2.68 1984 Marty Smith 18 4 1975 Gary Melson 9 9 1981 Mark Novak 15 2.43 1985 Two with --- 1 1976 N/A 1982 Jeff Davis 10 2.48 1986 Steve Sonneberger 21 3 1977 Bob Hardin 12 11 1983 Marty Smith 16 3.05 1987 Greg Johnson 25 4 1978 Mike Moore 15 13 1984 Marty Smith 18 3.71 Mike McLaury earned OVC 1988 Five with --- 1 1979 David Booker 14 13 1985 Steve Sonneberger 16 3.49 Pitcher of the Year in 1993. 1989 Rob Angell 14 3 1980 Bill Brantner 10 10 1986 Steve Sonneberger 21 3.23 1990 Chris Crabtree 16 10 1990 Rob Angell 24 5 1981 Two with --- 9 1987 George Zimmerman 13 2.80 1991 Chris Crabtree 19 8 1991 Jay Lindsey 27 6 1982 Mark Novak 13 12 1988 Chris Norton 17 4.01 1992 Patrick Mayes 14 8 1992 Dean Hanks 25 6 1983 Jerry Moore 12 9 1989 Tom Wegmann 16 2.39 1993 Mike McLaury 22 7 1993 Joe Dalton 16 2 1984 Bryan Dill 14 10 1990 Chris Crabtree 16 3.28 1994 Richie Conway 20 7 1994 Two with --- 3 1985 Steve Sonneberger 16 13 1991 Jay Lindsey 27 3.02 1995 Two with --- 7 1995 George Oleksik 30 10 1986 Steve Sonneberger 21 16 1992 Mike McLaury 19 3.33 1996 Jason Stanton 15 7 1996 George Oleksik 23 6 1987 Two with --- 14 1993 Doug Barner 16 2.40 1997 Brad Howard 15 7 1997 Ken Bedwell 16 3 1988 Dave Richardson 23 17 1994 Jason Stanton 11 2.75 1998 Two with -- 5 1998 Three with -- 1 1989 Two with --- 11 1995 Brian Early 21 2.91 1999 Dewon Brazelton 16 8 1999 Aaron Barnett 29 5 1990 Chris Crabtree 16 15 1996 Brian Early 14 3.13 2000 Kevin Davis 26 8 2000 Two with -- 5 1991 Chris Crabtree 19 18 1997 Brad Howard 15 3.80 2001 Dewon Brazelton 15 13 2001 Two with -- 4 1992 Mike McLaury 19 13 1998 Ken Bedwell 17 5.64 2002 Williams/Mobley -- 5 2002 Marshall Nisbett 14 3 1993 Mike McLaury 22 15 1999 Kris Lammers 16 4.34 2003 Steve Kline 15 7 2003 Chase Swing 27 11 1994 Brian Swistak 13 11 2000 Jeff Parsons 15 4.24 1995 Jason Stanton 17 17 2001 Dewon Brazelton 15 1.42 LOSSES APPEARANCES 1996 Two with --- 12 2002 John Williams 9 3.53 1997 Jamie Hill 17 12 Year Player G L Year Player G 2003 Steve Kline 15 4.75 1998 Chad Kirby 16 10 1970 Gary O’Bryan 8 5 1970 Gary Elrod 11 1999 Jamie Powers 15 15 1971 Jim Gilliam 9 4 1971 Three with 9 2000 Dewon Brazelton 16 15 WINS 1972 Jack Laverty N/A 5 1972 N/A 2001 Dewon Brazelton 15 15 Year Player G Wins 1973 Jack Laverty N/A 4 1973 N/A 2002 Larson/Horschel -- 13 1970 Prestley Guy 4 3 1974 Jack Laverty 4 4 1974 Billy Joe Mahaffey 14 2003 Steve Kline 15 15 1971 Two with --- 4 1975 Two with --- 4 1975 Danny Neal 11 1972 Randy Bratton N/A 5 1976 Two with --- 3 1976 Danny Neal 15 1973 Jack Laverty N/A 10 1977 Bob Hardin 12 6 1977 Two with 12 COMPLETE GAMES 1974 Two with --- 5 1978 Mike Moore 15 7 1978 Three with 15 Year Player GS CG 1975 George Ploucher 8 6 1979 Two with --- 4 1979 David Booker 14 1970 Two with --- 3 1976 Danny Neal 15 8 1980 Bill Brantner 10 5 1980 Tony Dawkins 15 1971 N/A 1977 Mike Moore 11 8 1981 Mark Novak 15 4 1981 Mark Novak 15 1972 Jack Laverty N/A 6 1978 Mike Moore 15 7 1982 Marty Smith 14 4 1982 Marty Smith 14 1973 N/A 1979 Two with --- 5 1983 Two with --- 4 1983 Marty Smith 16 1974 Gary Matthews 7 5 1980 Mark Novak 9 6 1984 Marty Smith 18 5 1984 Marty Smith 18 1975 George Ploucher 8 8 1981 Mark Novak 15 8 1985 Chris Norton 16 6 1985 Garl Fuggitt 19 1976 N/A 1982 Mark Novak 13 7 1986 Chris Norton 16 6 1986 Barry Vetter 23 1977 Mike Moore 10 9 1983 Marty Smith 16 7 1987 Two with --- 5 1987 Barry Vetter 22 1978 Mike Moore 13 8 1984 Two with --- 6 1988 Two with --- 5 1988 Dave Richardson 23 1979 Two with --- 5 1985 Steve Sonneberger 16 8 1989 Scott Duff 11 6 1989 Scott Morgan 18 1980 Bill Brantner 10 5 1986 Steve Sonneberger 21 9 1990 Jamie Birkofer 12 4 1990 Rob Angell 24 1981 Mark Novak 9 6 1987 Dave Richardson 20 12 1991 Greg Raffo 21 8 1991 Jay Lindsey 27 1982 Mark Novak 12 6 1988 Dave Richardson 23 14 1992 Three with --- 4 1992 Dean Hanks 25 1983 Mark Novak 8 3 1989 Two with --- 6 1993 Mike McLaury 22 1984 Two with --- 3

74 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Yearly Leaders 1985 Steve Sonneberger 13 6 1976 George Ploucher 82.0 85 1979 Doug Hicks 42 240 ERRORS 1986 Steve Sonneberger 16 8 1977 Mike Moore 79.3 52 1980 Joe Petrea 26 182 Year Player G E 1987 Dave Richardson 14 10 1978 Mike Moore 88.0 68 1981 Joe Petrea 49 413 1970 Two with --- 7 1988 Dave Richardson 17 13 1979 David Booker 64.2 78 1982 Scott Turner 48 413 1971 Harry Maurice 30 12 1989 Tom Wegmann 11 7 1980 Mark Novak 47.0 29 1983 Scott Turner 40 300 1972 N/A 1990 Chris Crabtree 15 4 1981 Mark Novak 81.2 50 1984 Alan Colburn 43 284 1973 N/A 1991 Chris Crabtree 18 8 1982 Mark Novak 77.0 45 1985 Alan Colburn 52 327 1974 Steve Zitney 40 19 1992 Mike McLaury 13 5 1983 Mark Novak 41.0 30 1986 Tim Goff 60 333 1975 Two with --- 13 1993 Mike McLaury 15 6 1984 Marty Smith 70.1 61 1987 Chris Courtright 55 286 1976 Ben Lankster 50 17 1994 Richie Conway 8 5 1985 Steve Sonneberger 95.2 81 1988 Mike Messerly 59 528 1977 Tom Nichting 44 14 1995 Richie Conway 15 8 1986 Steve Sonneberger 111.1 102 1989 George Zimmerman 50 388 1978 Mike Tobitt 51 17 1996 Jason Stanton 12 5 1987 Dave Richardson 114.2 69 1990 Mike Severance 55 464 1979 Two with --- 21 1997 Chad Kirby 11 5 1988 Dave Richardson 127.1 128 1991 Jason Maxwell 55 419 1980 Mike Yarotsky 48 19 1998 Chad Kirby 6 5 1989 Tom Wegmann 94.1 78 1992 Gary Myers 54 455 1981 Ralph David 38 18 1999 Dewon Brazelton 13 5 1990 Chris Crabtree 96.0 103 1993 Craig Reavis 45 261 1982 Ralph David 37 26 2000 Dewon Brazelton 15 6 1991 Chris Crabtree 118.0 116 1994 Craig Reavis 51 306 1983 Brad Windham 40 20 2001 Dewon Brazelton 15 11 1992 Mike McLaury 100.0 78 1995 Jamie Walker 63 533 1984 Gary Emerson 43 11 2002 Adam Larson 16 4 1993 Mike McLaury 111.0 75 1996 Andrew Thompson 52 281 1985 Gary Emerson 51 21 2003 John Williams 13 2 1994 Brian Swistak 63.1 67 1997 Clint Johnson 42 304 1986 Chris Whitehead 62 34 1995 Richie Conway 99.0 74 1998 Wayne Chinapen 50 406 1987 Chris Whitehead 55 31 INNINGS PITCHED 1996 Brian Early 72.0 52 1999 Ty Curley 53 386 1988 Eddie Pye 60 21 Year Player G IP 1997 Two with --- 46 2000 Josh Pride 62 407 1989 Dwight Robinson 42 18 1970 Gary O’Bryan 8 46.1 1998 Jeff Parsons 67.0 85 2001 Kyle Thomas 56 413 1990 Phillip Edwards 57 17 1971 Gary O’Bryan 9 60.0 1999 Dewon Brazelton 84.1 83 2002 Troy Harp 39 269 1991 Phillip Edwards 61 25 1972 Jack Laverty N/A 60.1 2000 Dewon Brazelton 98.2 98 2003 Josh Archer 59 473 1992 Jason Maxwell 55 24 1973 Jack Laverty N/A 94.1 2001 Dewon Brazelton 127.0 154 1993 Doug Barner 46 21 1974 Billy Joe Mahaffey 14 53.2 2002 Adam Larson 91.2 90 ASSISTS 1994 Clay Snellgrove 54 25 1975 Danny Neal 11 67.2 2003 Kline/Mobley 89.0/57.0 65 Year Player G A 1995 Doug Barner 63 21 1976 Two with --- 82.0 1970 Harry Maurice 23 55 1996 Doug Barner 54 25 1977 Mike Moore 11 79.1 PUTOUTS 1971 N/A 1997 Two with --- 14 1978 Mike Moore 15 88.0 Year Player G PO 1972 N/A 1998 Wes Whitehead 50 19 1979 David Booker 14 64.2 1970 Mike Townsend 25 122 1973 N/A 1999 Josh Pride 59 22 1980 Steve Duncan 8 51.1 1971 N/A 1974 Wally Mathis 40 89 2000 Wes Whitehead 62 15 1981 Mark Novak 15 81.2 1972 N/A 1975 Wally Mathis 39 83 2001 Brandon Johnson 55 18 1982 Mark Novak 13 77.0 1973 N/A 1976 Ben Lankster 50 142 2002 Brett Carroll 43 16 1983 Marty Smith 16 44.1 1974 Scott Sain 39 237 1977 Ben Lankster 44 134 2003 Brett Carroll 60 21 1984 Marty Smith 18 70.1 1975 Denton Peters 37 273 1978 Kerry Maxwell 52 94 1985 Steve Sonneberger 16 95.2 1976 Denton Peters 49 333 1979 Mike Tobitt 42 81 1986 Steve Sonneberger 21 111.1 1977 John Weathers 44 335 1980 Mike Yarotsky 48 117 1987 Dave Richardson 20 114.2 1978 Eric Graves 51 229 1981 Buster Keeton 48 100 1988 Dave Richardson 23 127.1 1982 Buster Keeton 48 129 1989 Tom Wegmann 16 94.1 1983 Brad Windham 40 87 1990 Chris Crabtree 16 96.0 1984 Gary Emerson 43 124 1991 Chris Crabtree 19 118.0 1985 Gary Emerson 51 122 1992 Mike McLaury 19 100.0 1986 Eddie Pye 62 157 1993 Mike McLaury 22 111.0 1987 Eddie Pye 55 161 1994 Richie Conway 20 71.1 1988 Eddie Pye 60 185 1995 Richie Conway 16 99.0 1989 Darryl Steakley 50 148 1996 Jason Stanton 15 74.0 1990 Phillip Edwards 57 150 1997 Jamie Hill 17 79.0 1991 Phillips Edwards 61 161 1998 Ken Bedwell 17 75.0 1992 Jason Maxwell 55 176 1999 Jamie Powers 15 85.0 1993 Jason Maxwell 51 173 2000 Dewon Brazelton 16 98.2 1994 Clay Snellgrove 54 165 2001 Dewon Brazelton 15 127.0 1995 Clay Snellgrove 62 208 2002 Adam Larson 16 91.2 1996 Clay Snellgrove 53 157 2003 Steve Kline 15 89.0 1997 Clay Snellgrove 55 165 1998 Wes Whitehead 50 156 STRIKEOUTS 1999 Wes Whitehead 60 167 Year Player IP K 2000 Wes Whitehead 62 195 1970 Terry Rowe 33.2 30 Dewon Brazelton earned Sun 2001 Jason Howarth 53 146 1971 Jim Gilliam 46.0 52 Belt Pitcher of the Year as 2002 Jason Howarth 54 146 1972 Jack Laverty 60.1 58 well as consensus All- 2003 Jeff Beachum 55 146 1973 Jack Laverty 94.1 91 America honors after 1974 Gary Matthews 41.1 57 posting a 13-2 mark with a 1975 Danny Neal 67.2 77 1.42 ERA in 2001.

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 75 Year-by-Year Results Coach: John Stanford North Alabama ...... L, 6-7 3/29 EASTERN ILLINOIS . . .W, 1-0 4/22 MURRAY STATE* . . . .W, 9-7 1976 ...... 35-17 ( 10-2 OVC ) North Alabama ...... L, 4-5 3/30 EASTERN ILLINOIS . . . L, 1-6 4/22 MURRAY STATE* . . . . L, 3-5 Tennessee Tech ...... W, 12-10 3/30 EASTERN ILLINOIS . . W, 10-9 4/24 vs. David Lipscomb . . . L, 5-9 Mercer ...... L, 2-3 Tennessee Tech ...... W, 17-4 4/01 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... L, 3-4 4/28 EASTERN KENTUCKY* W, 8-3 Mercer ...... W, 16-6 David Lipscomb ...... W, 11-5 4/01 AUSTIN PEAY* . . . . . W, 14-3 4/28 EASTERN KENTUCKY* W, 6-1 Mercer ...... W, 7-1 Eastern Michigan ...... L, 6-11 4/03 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 6-2 4/29 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 0-1 Mercer ...... L, 1-5 Trevecca ...... L, forfeit 4/05 @Western Kentucky* . L, 1-12 4/29 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-1 West Virginia ...... W, 5-0 Eastern Michigan ...... L, 5-10 4/05 @Western Kentucky* . . L, 5-6 5/05 @Morehead State! . . .L, 11-16 Louisville ...... L, 1-3 Hope College ...... L, 3-13 4/06 @Trevecca ...... W, 16-5 # - Worth Classic, Murfreesboro Louisville ...... W, 6-1 Murray State* ...... W, 8-1 4/08 @Western Kentucky* . . L, 0-2 * - OVC Game Fisk ...... W, 8-1 Murray State* ...... L, 1-3 4/08 @Western Kentucky* . . L, 1-7 ! - OVC Tournament, Morehead, Ky. Tennessee Temple ...... W, 8-0 Miami (OH) ...... L, 0-16 4/09 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 8-14 Tennessee Temple ...... W, 11-1 Miami (OH) ...... L, 3-14 4/10 TENNESSEE TECH* . .W, 8-3 Union ...... W, 12-0 Coach: John Stanford Belmont ...... L, 3-6 4/12 MURRAY STATE . . . . .W, 7-2 Millikin ...... L, 5-9 1980 ...... 24-25 ( 9-12 OVC ) Jacksonville State ...... L, 6-8 4/12 MURRAY STATE . . . . .W, 9-3 Millikin ...... W, 6-1 BELMONT ...... W, 14-2 Austin Peay* ...... L, 4-9 4/13 TREVECCA ...... W, 10-9 Miami (Ohio) ...... L, 0-5 TENN. WESLEYAN ...... W, 7-2 Millikin ...... W, 1-0 4/15 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 7-4 David Lipscomb ...... L, 5-17 TENN. WESLEYAN ...... W, 9-1 Millikin ...... W, 5-0 4/15 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 1-8 Wisc.-Eau Claire ...... W, 10-0 @Southwestern Louisiana . . L, 1-2 Western Kentucky* ...... W, 5-1 4/17 DAVID LIPSCOMB . . . . L, 4-5 Wisc.-Eau Claire ...... L, 2-3 @Southwestern Louisiana . .W, 2-0 Western Kentucky* ...... W, 5-2 4/19 VANDERBILT ...... W, 7-3 Central Illinois ...... L, 8-11 @LSU ...... W, 8-4 Siena Heights ...... W, 11-0 4/20 TENNESSEE STATE . . .W, 6-5 Murray State* ...... W, 1-0 @Southeastern Louisiana . .W, 5-4 Siena Heights ...... W, 18-2 4/21 @Tennessee State . . . .W, 8-5 Murray State* ...... L, 4-5 @Southeastern Louisiana . . L, 1-2 Western Kentucky* ...... W, 3-0 4/22 @Murray State* . . . . . L, 0-10 Vanderbilt ...... L, 1-4 @Southeastern Louisiana . .W, 4-0 Western Kentucky* ...... W, 5-1 4/22 @Murray State* . . . . W, 15-11 Austin Peay* ...... W, 21-6 @New Orleans ...... L, 1-5 Vanderbilt ...... L, 0-4 4/24 BELMONT ...... L, 3-4 Austin Peay* ...... W, 3-2 @New Orleans ...... W, 5-2 Austin Peay* ...... L, 0-3 4/28 @David Lipscomb . . . . L, 3-4 Vanderbilt ...... L, 4-7 @New Orleans ...... L, 5-6 Austin Peay* ...... W, 9-3 * - OVC Western Division Game Tennessee State ...... L, 7-8 @New Orleans ...... L, 0-2 Sewanee ...... W, 5-0 Western Kentucky* ...... W, 5-3 TENNESSEE STATE . . . . W, 16-2 Sewanee ...... W, 14-0 Western Kentucky* ...... W, 4-3 Coach: John Stanford @Belmont ...... W, 9-2 Austin Peay* ...... W, 7-4 Sewanee ...... W, 10-0 1979 ...... 27-17-1 ( 13-10 OVC ) UAB ...... L, 3-6 Murray State* ...... L, 1-8 Sewanee ...... W, 15-0 2/26 @Auburn ...... L, 5-6 UAB ...... W, 8-0 Murray State* ...... W, 5-2 Western Kentucky ...... W, 3-0 3/05 TREVECCA ...... W, 2-1 VANDERBILT ...... W, 2-1 David Lipscomb ...... W, 11-9 Western Kentucky ...... W, 4-3 3/12 INDIANA STATE ...... L, 5-6 WESTERN KENTUCKY* . . L, 0-3 @Morehead State! ...... L, 5-8 Bellarmine ...... L, 4-6 3/12 INDIANA STATE ...... T, 8-8 WESTERN KENTUCKY* . . L, 1-5 @Morehead State! ...... L, 1-14 Bellarmine ...... W, 7-6 3/13 INDIANA STATE ...... L, 2-7 WISC.-EAU CLAIRE ...... W, 4-0 * - OVC Western Division Game Trevecca ...... W, 4-0 3/13 INDIANA STATE . . . . . W, 11-6 WISC.-EAU CLAIRE ...... W, 7-1 ! - OVC Championship Series, Murray State* ...... W, 6-0 3/15 TENNESSEE STATE . . .W, 5-3 TENNESSEE TECH* . . . . .W, 4-0 Morehead, Ky. Murray State* ...... W, 7-1 3/16 BELMONT ...... W, 4-2 TENNESSEE TECH* . . . . W, 10-3 Tennessee State ...... W, 12-3 3/17 @Trevecca ...... W, 17-4 *@Morehead State ...... L 6-7 Austin Peay* ...... W, 9-4 Coach: John Stanford 3/18 VANDERBILT ...... W, 8-4 @Morehead State* ...... L, 6-8 Austin Peay* ...... L, 3-6 1978 ...... 26-24-2 ( 5-7 OVC ) 3/20 LUTHER COLLEGE . . W, 12-5 @Eastern Kentucky* . . . . . L, 5-8 Fisk ...... W, 15-4 3/06 INDIANA STATE ...... W, 7-0 3/21 @David Lipscomb . . . . L, 3-4 @Eastern Kentucky* . . . . .W, 5-1 Belmont ...... W, 11-4 3/06 INDIANA STATE ...... T, 5-5 3/22 KENT STATE ...... W, 2-0 @Tennessee State ...... L, 7-8 David Lipscomb ...... W, 20-8 3/07 INDIANA STATE ...... L, 2-7 3/22 KENT STATE ...... W, 7-3 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 3-2 Tennessee Tech* ...... W, 3-0 3/07 INDIANA STATE ...... L, 3-5 3/28 Trevecca# ...... W, 15-3 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... L, 2-3 Tennessee Tech* ...... W, 4-3 3/08 INDIANA STATE ...... T, 3-3 3/29 Lewis & Clark# . . . . . L, 6-12 @Western Kentucky* . . . . . L, 1-6 Union ...... W, 7-2 3/11 @Jacksonville State . . W, 12-7 3/29 Aurora College# . . . . . W, 13-7 @Western Kentucky* . . . . . L, 2-4 Morehead State! ...... W, 9-3 3/12 @Jacksonville State . . .W, 8-1 3/30 Belmont# ...... W, 21-1 MOREHEAD STATE* . . . . . L, 0-1 Morehead State! ...... L, 9-10 3/12 @Jacksonville State . . L, 4-11 3/30 Vanderbilt# ...... W, 11-3 MOREHEAD STATE* . . . . . L, 4-9 Morehead State! ...... W, 4-0 3/16 @Lamar Tech ...... L, 4-12 3/31 WESTERN KENTUCKY* W, 5-4 @Murray State* ...... W, 14-2 Auburn ...... W, 5-1 3/17 @Lamar Tech ...... L, 6-8 3/31 WESTERN KENTUCKY* W, 7-1 @Murray State* ...... L, 1-6 Jacksonville State ...... W, 5-1 3/17 @Lamar Tech ...... L, 3-4 4/02 CALVIN COLLEGE . . . .W, 8-0 MURRAY STATE* ...... W, 6-0 * - OVC Western Division Game 3/18 @Southwestern La. . . . . L, 0-5 4/04 TENNESSEE TECH* . W, 15-3 MURRAY STATE* ...... W, 9-1 ! - OVC Champ. Series, Murfreesboro 3/18 @Southwestern La. . . . . L, 3-8 4/04 TENNESSEE TECH* . .W, 4-0 @UAB ...... L, 2-8 3/19 @Southwestern La. . . . . L, 5-8 4/07 @Morehead State* . . . L, 5-15 @UAB ...... L, 1-5 Coach: John Stanford 3/19 @Southwestern La. . . . .W, 5-4 4/07 @Morehead State* . . . . L, 1-6 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 5-13 1977 ...... 26-19 ( 8-4 OVC ) 3/20 @Southwestern La. . . . . L, 5-8 4/08 @Eastern Kentucky* . . W, 14-4 EASTERN KENTUCKY* . . .W, 4-0 3/21 @Ole Miss ...... L, 5-11 4/11 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 4-3 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 5-13 Indiana State ...... L, 0-2 3/21 @Ole Miss ...... W, 6-4 4/11 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... L, 5-7 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-5 Indiana State ...... W, 4-1 3/22 @Ole Miss ...... W, 4-1 4/14 @Western Kentucky* . . L, 0-2 @Western Kentucky! . . . . .W, 8-5 Tennessee Tech ...... W, 3-0 3/22 @Ole Miss ...... L, 11-12 4/14 @Western Kentucky* . . L, 1-4 vs. Murray State! ...... L, 5-11 Tennessee Tech ...... W, 9-4 3/24 HOPE COLLEGE . . . . .W, 9-2 4/15 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 7-2 @Western Kentucky! . . . . . L, 2-8 Auburn ...... W, 5-2 3/26 ST. MARY’S ...... W, 7-2 4/15 @Tennessee Tech* . . . W, 10-5 * - OVC Game Vanderbilt ...... L, 7-8 3/27 ST. MARY’S ...... W, 8-0 4/18 MOREHEAD STATE* . . . L, 1-3 ! - OVC Tourn., Bowling Green, Ky. Belmont ...... W, 9-3 3/27 ST. MARY’S ...... W, 13-3 4/18 MOREHEAD STATE* . . .W, 6-0 North Central Illinois ...... W, 3-0 3/28 ST. MARY’S ...... W, 13-0 4/21 @Murray State* . . . . . L, 2-12 North Central Illinois ...... W, 6-5 3/29 EASTERN ILLINOIS . . .W, 2-0 4/21 @Murray State* ...... L, 5-9 North Alabama ...... W, 16-3

76 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Year-by-Year Results Coach: John Stanford 3/18 @Tennessee State . . . W, 11-4 4/01 EASTERN KENTUCKY L, 7-17 5/11 @Murray State* . . . L, 7-8 (10) 1981 ...... 34-15 ( 8-4 OVC ) 3/19 WISC.-WHITEWATER . .W, 5-3 4/04 @Tennessee ...... W, 3-0 * - OVC Southern Division game 3/19 WISC.-WHITEWATER . .W, 6-5 4/11 TENNESSEE TECH* . .W, 5-1 3/06 TENNESSEE STATE . . .W, 2-1 3/20 @Columbus College$ . .W, 5-2 4/11 TENNESSEE TECH* . .W, 7-5 3/07 @North Alabama . . . . . L, 1-4 Coach: John Stanford 3/21 vs. Fort Valley$ . . . . . W, 14-5 4/11 NORTH ALABAMA W, 10-9 (10) 3/07 @North Alabama . . . . .W, 4-3 1985 ...... 28-30 (4-8 OVC ) 3/22 vs. Ga. Southwestern$ L, 13-14 4/12 VANDERBILT ...... L, 5-6 3/09 TREVECCA ...... W, 1-0 2/24 IUPUI ...... W, 12-6 3/23 @Columbus College$ . .W, 4-0 4/14 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 6-0 3/11 MOREHEAD STATE . . .W, 4-3 2/26 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 6-19 3/23 @Columbus College$ . . L, 3-4 4/14 AUSTIN PEAY* . . . . . W, 16-5 3/12 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 9-15 2/27 @Lipscomb ...... L, 6-14 3/25 TENNESSEE ...... L, 1-6 4/16 @Murray State* ...... L, 5-6 3/13 WISC.-EAU CLAIRE . . .W, 5-0 3/01 WESTERN KENTUCKY L, 1-12 3/27 WRIGHT STATE . . . . . W, 14-0 4/16 @Murray State* . . . . . L, 1-14 3/13 WISC.-EAU CLAIRE . . W, 13-6 3/02 @Western Kentucky . . L, 9-13 3/28 WISC.-WHITEWATER . .W, 5-2 4/17 MURRAY STATE* . . . .W, 7-0 3/15 UAB ...... W, 5-0 3/03 LINCOLN ...... W, 13-1 3/30 @Murray State* ...... L, 6-7 4/17 MURRAY STATE* . . . .W, 9-5 3/17 NORTH ALABAMA . . . .W, 2-1 3/03 LINCOLN ...... W, 9-3 4/01 TENNESSEE TECH* . .W, 2-1 4/19 BELMONT ...... W, 8-1 3/17 NORTH ALABAMA . . . .W, 4-1 3/05 LINCOLN ...... W, 12-1 4/01 TENNESSEE TECH* . .W, 5-1 4/21 @Tennessee Tech* . W, 4-2 (8) 3/19 @Belmont ...... W, 7-4 3/06 @Trevecca ...... L, 4-5 4/04 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 8-1 4/21 @Tennessee Tech* . . . . L, 0-4 3/20 WISC.-WHITEWATER . W, 10-3 3/07 @ Belmont ...... W, 15-1 4/04 @Austin Peay* . . . . . W, 10-1 4/25 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-1 3/20 WISC.-WHITEWATER . .W, 4-3 3/08 IUPUI ...... L, 4-5 4/05 MILLIKIN ...... W, 10-2 4/25 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-3 3/21 BRADLEY ...... W, 3-1 3/08 IUPUI ...... W, 10-4 4/07 WESTERN KENTUCKY* L, 2-5 4/26 TENNESSEE ...... L, 2-8 3/21 BRADLEY ...... W, 12-7 3/09 @Cumberland ...... L, 3-4 4/07 WESTERN KENTUCKY* W, 5-1 4/28 vs. Eastern Kentucky! . . L, 6-3 3/23 vs. Adelphi# ...... L, 3-4 3/09 @Cumberland ...... W, 2-1 4/10 @Tennessee ...... W, 8-0 4/30 vs. Murray State! . . . . . L, 6-7 3/24 vs. North Central# . . . . L, 4-6 3/11 LAMBUTH ...... W, 5-1 4/12 TENNESSEE STATE . . .W, 6-5 * - OVC Southern Division Game 3/24 vs. Northern Iowa# . . . .W, 8-3 3/11 LAMBUTH ...... W, 5-3 4/13 VANDERBILT ...... L, 4-5 ! - OVC Tournament, Morehead, Ky. 3/25 vs. Plymouth State# . . .W, 5-0 3/12 @Tennessee ...... L, 8-9 4/15 @Tennessee Tech* . . . W, 13-7 3/26 vs. Kent State# ...... L, 4-16 3/13 MOREHEAD STATE . . .W, 2-1 4/15 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 5-4 3/26 vs. St. Lawrence# . . . .W, 8-4 Coach: John Stanford 3/14 MOREHEAD STATE . . .W, 4-3 4/18 @Western Kentucky* . .W, 3-0 3/27 vs. Kent State# ...... W, 8-5 1984 ...... 25-18 ( 5-7 OVC ) 3/16 BRADLEY ...... L, 4-12 4/18 @Western Kentucky* . . L, 4-5 3/30 @David Lipscomb . . . . L, 7-8 2/26 @North Alabama . . . . .W, 6-1 3/18 @Central Florida ...... L, 1-7 4/19 DAVID LIPSCOMB . . . . L, 1-9 4/01 VANDERBILT ...... L, 6-7 2/26 @North Alabama . . . . . L, 3-4 3/19 @Central Florida ...... W, 6-0 4/20 NORTH ALABAMA . . . .W, 5-3 4/03 TENNESSEE TECH* . . L, 4-5 3/02 TREVECCA ...... L, 3-11 3/20 vs. St. Xavier+ ...... L, 1-11 4/22 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 3-1 4/03 TENNESSEE TECH* . W, 10-0 3/04 TENN. WESLEYAN . . W, 15-5 3/20 vs. St. Xavier+ ...... L, 6-7 4/22 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 5-4 4/07 ALABAMA ...... L, 2-8 3/07 LINCOLN ...... W, 12-0 3/22 vs. St. Xavier+ ...... W, 10-5 4/24 MURRAY STATE* . . W, 11-10 4/09 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 5-7 3/07 LINCOLN ...... W, 13-3 3/23 vs. St. Xavier+ ...... W, 7-6 4/24 MURRAY STATE* . . . . L, 0-3 4/09 @Austin Peay* . . . . . W, 10-1 3/09 @Lambuth ...... W, 8-1 (11) 3/23 vs. St. Xavier+ ...... W, 12-7 4/26 @Murray State* ...... W, 9-8 4/11 MURRAY STATE* . . . W, 10-8 3/11 MIAMI (OH) ...... W, 5-3 3/26 LIPSCOMB ...... W, 16-4 4/29 vs. Eastern Kentucky! . .W, 2-1 4/11 MURRAY STATE* . . . .W, 7-2 3/11 MIAMI (OH) ...... W, 5-4 3/29 ILLINOIS ...... W, 12-11 5/01 vs. Morehead State! . . .W, 4-3 4/13 BELMONT ...... W, 10-4 3/14 @Western Kentucky . . .W, 4-1 3/30 ILLINOIS ...... L, 3-14 5/02 vs. Western Kentucky! .W, 9-6 4/14 @Tennessee State . . . .W, 9-8 3/15 MOREHEAD STATE . . . L, 2-3 3/30 ILLINOIS ...... L, 10-16 5/27 vs. Oral Roberts^ . . . . .W, 3-2 4/16 @Murray State* ...... L, 3-6 3/15 MOREHEAD STATE . . .W, 5-1 3/31 ILLINOIS ...... W, 7-6 5/28 @Oklahoma State^ . . . . L, 3-5 4/16 @Murray State* ...... W, 6-4 3/22 TREVECCA ...... L, 1-3 4/04 @Western Kentucky . . . L, 6-7 5/29 vs. Minnesota^ ...... W, 7-1 4/18 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 3-2 3/23 TENNESSEE STATE . . W, 13-6 4/06 @Louisville ...... L, 5-7 5/29 @Oklahoma State^ . . . . L, 3-7 4/18 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 3-2 3/24 INDIANA STATE ...... L, 0-9 4/06 @Louisville ...... L, 6-7 $ - Columbus, Ga. 4/20 KENTUCKY ...... W, 4-2 3/24 INDIANA STATE . . . . . L, 8-17 4/07 NISSAN SEMI-PROS . . L, 4-8 * - OVC Southern Division game 4/21 @Alabama ...... W, 6-2 3/26 @Tenn. Wesleyan . . . L, 9-12 4/08 @Tenn. Wesleyan . . . W, 18-3 ! - OVC Tourn., Bowling Green, Ky. 4/24 @Tennessee Tech* . . . . L, 1-2 3/27 CUMBERLAND . . . . . W, 13-3 4/09 NISSAN SEMI-PROS . L, 1-12 ^ - NCAA Midwest Regional, 4/24 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 5-0 3/27 CUMBERLAND ...... W, 9-1 4/11 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 6-0 Stillwater, Okla. 4/27 DAVID LIPSCOMB . . . L, 5-19 3/30 NORTH ALABAMA . . . .W, 6-0 4/11 @Tennessee Tech* . . . . L, 1-4 4/30 vs. Eastern Kentucky! . .W, 9-6 3/30 NORTH ALABAMA . . . .W, 6-0 4/13 @Austin Peay* . . . . . L, 6-10 5/01 vs. Austin Peay! . . . . .W, 6-4 Coach: John Stanford 3/31 @Tennessee Temple . . W, 15-3 4/13 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 3-7 5/02 vs. Eastern Kentucky! . W, 12-5 1983 ...... 23-17 ( 9-3 OVC ) 4/02 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 4-9 4/15 TREVECCA ...... W, 8-5 5/21 vs. Missouri^ ...... W, 4-2 3/01 @Vanderbilt ...... W, 12-10 4/03 @Tennessee ...... L, 2-6 4/16 WESTERN KENTUCKY L, 4-8 5/22 @Miami (FL)^ ...... L, 0-2 3/03 @Western Kentucky . . . L, 3-4 4/04 LAMBUTH ...... W, 15-3 4/18 TENNESSEE TECH* . .W, 8-2 5/23 vs. Florida^ ...... L, 4-7 3/06 EAST TENNESSEE . . .W, 8-7 4/05 CUMBERLAND ...... W, 9-7 4/18 TENNESSEE TECH* . . L, 1-2 # - Sanford Spring Tourn., Sanford, Fla. 3/06 EAST TENNESSEE . . . L, 7-8 4/07 @Kentucky ...... W, 1-0 4/20 MURRAY STATE* . . . . L, 1-5 * - OVC Southern Division Game 3/07 MOREHEAD STATE . . .W, 6-5 4/07 @Kentucky ...... L, 3-15 4/20 MURRAY STATE* . . . .W, 7-3 ! - OVC Tourn., Bowling Green, Ky. 3/08 MOREHEAD STATE . . W, 12-2 4/10 @Cumberland ...... L, 10-11 4/22 CUMBERLAND . . . . . W, 15-8 ^ - NCAA South Regional, 3/08 MOREHEAD STATE . . .W, 5-2 4/12 TENNESSEE TECH* . .W, 7-2 4/23 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... L, 4-5 Coral Gables, Fla. 3/16 WESTERN KENTUCKY L, 8-11 4/12 TENNESSEE TECH* . . L, 2-4 4/23 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 8-4 3/17 @North Alabama . . . . .W, 8-4 4/14 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... L, 3-9 4/25 @Murray State* ...... L, 6-7 Coach: John Stanford 3/19 @Memphis State . . . . L, 2-12 4/14 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... L, 3-4 4/25 @Murray State* . . . . . L, 0-13 1982 ...... 32-15-1 ( 12-4 OVC ) 3/21 @New Orleans ...... L, 8-9 4/17 TENNESSEE STATE . . W, 10-5 4/28 TENNESSEE ...... L, 5-8 3/22 @New Orleans ...... W, 5-3 4/19 @Tennessee Tech* . . . W, 11-0 4/28 TENNESSEE ...... W, 7-6 2/27 @Montevallo ...... L, 1-2 3/24 @Southwestern Louisiana L, 5-8 4/19 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 9-6 4/30 VANDERBILT ...... L, 4-7 2/28 @Montevallo ...... W, 17-5 3/24 @Southwestern Louisiana L, 2-3 4/24 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 4-7 5/02 KENTUCKY . . . . . L, 4-6 (14) 3/02 @North Alabama . . . . W, 10-5 3/25 @Southwestern La. . . . W, 11-8 4/24 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 7-3 5/03 CUMBERLAND . . . . . L, 3-15 3/06 @Trevecca ...... T, 14-14 3/28 WIS.-EAU CLAIRE . . . .W, 8-3 4/26 MURRAY STATE* . . . . L, 6-8 5/04 BELMONT ...... W, 17-7 3/08 INDIANA STATE ...... W, 8-3 3/28 WIS.-EAU CLAIRE . . . . L, 3-4 5/01 VANDERBILT . . . . .W, 4-3 (11) 5/06 TENN. WESLEYAN . . .W, 9-3 3/08 INDIANA STATE ...... L, 0-2 3/29 WIS.-EAU CLAIRE . . . .W, 6-2 5/05 @Murray State* . . . . . W, 10-5 + - Orlando, Fla. 3/16 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 7-14 3/29 WIS.-EAU CLAIRE . . . W, 18-5 5/11 @Murray State* ...... L, 5-7 * - OVC Southern Division game 3/17 @Belmont ...... L, 2-8

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 77 Year-by-Year Results Coach: John Stanford * - OVC Southern Division game Coach: Steve Peterson Coach: Steve Peterson 1986 ...... 32-30 ( 8-4 OVC ) ! - OVC Tournament, Murfreesboro 1988 ...... 33-26-1 ( 14-7 OVC ) 1989 ...... 27-22-1 ( 11-6 OVC ) 2/25 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 5-10 2/20 @Memphis State . . . . .W, 5-4 2/25 Cumberland ...... L, 10-9 3/01 @Lambuth ...... W, 14-5 Coach: John Stanford 2/20 @Memphis State . . . . .W, 8-1 2/26 Cumberland ...... W, 11-3 3/01 @Lambuth ...... W, 12-4 1987 ...... 39-16 ( 13-5 OVC ) 2/23 @North Alabama . . . . . T, 4-4 3/01 @Western Kentucky . . . L, 3-1 3/02 @Western Kentucky . . . L, 1-2 2/25 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 2-11 2/24 Western Kentucky . . . . . W,4-3 3/02 Tennessee ...... L, 13-2 3/03 @Lipscomb ...... L, 7-8 (10) 3/02 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, 7-4 2/25 @Trevecca ...... W, 11-9 3/03 Columbus College . . W, 12-11 3/05 @Trevecca ...... W, 18-5 3/03 @David Lipscomb . . . .W, 6-5 2/27 Illinois ...... L, 4-3 3/08 North Alabama ...... L, 6-3 3/07 LOUISVILLE ...... W, 9-4 3/04 @Western Kentucky . . L, 5-11 2/27 Illinois ...... L, 3-2 3/09 @Cumberland ...... L, 8-0 3/08 LOUISVILLE ...... W, 11-2 3/05 CUMBERLAND . . . . . W, 14-7 2/28 Illinois ...... L, 10-6 3/10 @Belmont ...... W, 11-3 3/08 LOUISVILLE ...... W, 5-2 3/07 MEMPHIS STATE . . . . .W, 8-7 3/01 UAB ...... L, 3-2 3/11 @UAB ...... L, 8-4 3/09 @Cumberland ...... L, 5-15 3/11 MOREHEAD STATE . . .W, 7-1 3/01 UAB ...... L, 14-5 3/12 @UAB ...... W, 7-4 3/09 @Cumberland ...... L, 0-10 3/12 MOREHEAD STATE . . .W, 2-1 3/02 @Tennessee ...... W, 5-4 3/14 @Trevecca ...... W, 12-9 3/11 @ Belmont ...... W, 8-4 3/12 MOREHEAD STATE . . .W, 8-7 3/05 Murray State* ...... W, 6-2 3/15 Memphis State ...... L, 11-4 3/13 MOREHEAD STATE . . . L, 3-4 3/13 ILLINOIS ...... W, 8-7 3/05 Murray State* ...... L, 11-2 3/16 Memphis State ...... W, 10-0 3/13 MOREHEAD STATE . . W, 11-4 3/14 ILLINOIS ...... L, 0-13 3/06 Murray State* ...... W, 9-3 3/19 @Indiana State ...... L, 10-5 3/14 MOREHEAD STATE . . .W, 9-6 3/14 ILLINOIS ...... W, 10-0 3/08 Indiana State ...... L, 8-6 3/19 @Indiana State ...... T, 2-2 3/16 @South Alabama . . . . L, 0-18 3/15 ILLINOIS ...... L, 2-3 3/09 Kentucky ...... L, 5-1 3/22 @Western Kentucky . . .W, 7-5 3/16 @South Alabama . . . . .W, 3-1 3/17 @South Alabama . . . . L, 4-20 3/13 Tennessee State* . . . . W, 10-1 3/23 @Kentucky ...... L, 13-6 3/17 @South Alabama . . . W, 20-10 3/18 @South Alabama . . . . W, 11-9 3/13 Tennessee State* . . . . .W, 6-0 3/25 @Eastern Kentucky* . . L, 11-6 3/18 @UAB ...... L, 5-10 3/19 @Alabama ...... W, 10-2 3/15 @Cumberland ...... L, 6-2 3/25 @Eastern Kentucky* . . . L, 8-7 3/18 @UAB ...... L, 0-6 3/20 @Memphis State . . . . .W, 2-1 3/16 Memphis State ...... L, 11-8 3/26 @Eastern Kentucky* . . .W, 9-4 3/20 vs. Kentucky+ ...... L, 7-12 3/21 @Memphis State . . . . . L, 2-4 3/17 Memphis State ...... W, 9-1 3/28 Trevecca ...... W, 11-3 3/20 @Alabama ...... W, 18-16 3/23 @Belmont ...... W, 5-3 3/19 @UAB ...... L, 4-3 4/01 Tennessee State* . . . . .W, 5-1 3/21 @B’ham-Southern . . L, 3-4 (10) 3/24 OLE MISS ...... W, 11-4 3/20 @South Alabama . . . . L, 10-0 4/01 Tennessee State* . . . . .W, 3-0 3/23 @Memphis State . . . . .W, 8-3 3/24 OLE MISS ...... W, 11-1 3/21 @South Alabama . . . . L, 17-6 4/02 Tennessee State* . . . . W, 29-7 3/23 @Memphis State . . . . . L, 0-1 3/25 CUMBERLAND . . . . . L, 7-12 3/22 @UAB ...... L, 17-13 4/09 @Murray State* ...... L, 3-0 3/24 @Memphis State . . . . . L, 2-5 3/26 @Tennessee State . . . .W, 9-5 3/23 @Alabama ...... W, 5-3 4/09 @Murray State* ...... W, 7-5 3/27 WESTERN KY. . . . L, 7-8 (10) 3/28 @Murray State* ...... L, 4-5 3/24 @Alabama ...... L, 9-4 4/11 vs. Belmont% ...... W, 7-2 3/28 ILLINOIS ...... L, 4-5 3/28 @Murray State* . . . . . W, 15-9 3/27 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 8-4 4/12 @Alabama ...... L, 5-2 3/29 ILLINOIS ...... W, 10-9 3/29 @Murray State* ...... L, 7-9 3/27 @Tennessee Tech* . . . . L, 4-3 4/13 @Alabama ...... L, 4-0 3/29 ILLINOIS ...... W, 6-5 4/01 @Tennessee ...... W, 7-2 3/30 Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-5 4/15 @Western Carolina . . . . L, 7-4 3/30 ILLINOIS ...... L, 1-4 4/04 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 6-3 3/30 Austin Peay* ...... W, 8-4 4/15 @Western Carolina . . . .W, 3-2 3/31 CUMBERLAND ...... W, 8-1 4/04 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 6-4 4/03 @Austin Peay* . . . . . W, 15-7 4/16 @Western Carolina . . . W, 13-3 4/02 @Tennessee ...... W, 8-6 4/05 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 9-1 4/03 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 6-5 4/19 @Tennessee ...... W, 13-0 4/03 @Western Kentucky . . . L, 2-3 4/07 @Ole Miss ...... W, 9-2 4/06 Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-3 4/20 UAB ...... L, 8-4 4/04 @Kentucky ...... L, 6-7 4/07 @Ole Miss ...... W, 6-5 4/07 North Alabama ...... W, 13-9 4/21 UAB ...... W, 10-5 4/06 vs. Jacksonville State# .W, 9-5 4/08 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, 5-4 4/09 Murray State* ...... W, 3-0 4/22 Tennessee Tech* . . . . .W, 8-4 4/08 CUMBERLAND . . . . . L, 1-15 4/11 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 6-2 4/09 Murray State* ...... L, 5-1 4/22 Tennessee Tech* . . . . .W, 2-1 4/10 TENNESSEE TECH* . . L, 2-3 4/11 @Tennessee Tech* . . . L, 3-11 4/10 Murray State* ...... W, 4-3 4/23 Tennessee Tech* . . . . W, 12-2 4/10 TENNESSEE TECH* . .W, 6-1 4/12 @Tennessee Tech* . . . W, 10-6 4/12 @Western Kentucky . . .W, 6-2 4/25 Vanderbilt ...... W, 12-3 4/12 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 9-8 4/18 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 8-0 4/14 Tennessee ...... W, 8-7 4/26 Kentucky ...... W, 7-2 4/12 AUSTIN PEAY* ...... W, 8-7 4/18 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-2 4/16 @Tennessee State* . . . .W, 7-2 4/27 Kentucky ...... L, 12-3 4/14 LIPSCOMB ...... W, 19-6 4/19 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 8-4 4/16 @Tennessee State* . . . .W, 5-1 4/29 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 8-7 4/17 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 2-0 4/21 TREVECCA ...... L, 3-6 4/17 @Tennessee State* . . . W, 13-9 4/29 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 4-2 4/17 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 2-0 4/22 @Kentucky ...... W, 5-3 4/18 Alabama ...... L, 3-2 4/30 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 9-2 4/17 @Tennessee Tech* . . L, 3-4 (9) 4/23 NORTH ALABAMA . . . .W, 3-1 4/19 Alabama ...... W, 9-4 5/02 @Vanderbilt ...... W, 5-3 4/19 @Murray State* ...... L, 3-7 4/25 MURRAY STATE* . . . .W, 5-1 4/21 Vanderbilt ...... W, 9-8 5/06 Morehead State* ...... L, 2-1 4/19 @Murray State* ...... W, 9-7 4/25 MURRAY STATE* . . . .W, 7-6 4/24 Cumberland ...... W, 7-6 5/06 Morehead State* ...... W, 7-3 4/22 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 7-2 4/26 MURRAY STATE* . . . . L, 5-6 4/27 Trevecca ...... W, 14-3 5/07 Morehead State* ...... W, 8-7 4/22 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 8-3 4/28 TENNESSEE ...... W, 8-7 4/30 Tennessee Tech* . . . . . L, 7-5 5/14 vs. Austin Peay# . . . . . L, 4-3 4/24 MURRAY STATE* . . . .W, 5-3 5/02 TENNESSEE TECH* . . L, 2-9 4/30 Tennessee Tech* . . . . . L, 3-2 5/15 vs. Murray State# . . . . . L, 2-0 4/24 MURRAY STATE* . . . . L, 3-6 5/02 TENNESSEE TECH* . .W, 5-2 5/01 Tennessee Tech* . . . . . L, 6-2 % - @Tullahoma, Tenn. 4/26 MEMPHIS STATE . . . . . L, 7-8 5/03 TENNESSEE TECH* . W, 14-4 5/03 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 12-11 * - OVC game 4/26 MEMPHIS STATE . . . . . L, 0-4 5/06 VANDERBILT ...... L, 3-8 5/06 vs. Eastern Kentucky# . L, 5-0 # - OVC Tournament, Richmond, Ky. 4/27 MEMPHIS STATE . . . . . L, 4-7 5/08 vs. Akron! ...... W, 13-1 5/07 vs. Morehead State# . . .W, 7-1 4/28 BELMONT ...... W, 6-1 5/09 @Eastern Kentucky! . . W, 13-7 5/07 @Tennessee Tech# . . .W, 9-3 Coach: Steve Peterson 4/30 TENNESSEE ...... L, 4-11 5/10 vs. Akron! ...... W, 9-8 5/08 vs. Eastern Kentucky# W, 12-7 1990 ...... 42-15 ( 14-0 OVC ) 5/02 UAB ...... W, 10-1 5/21 vs. Arkansas^ ...... L, 7-10 5/08 vs. Eastern Kentucky# W, 20-3 2/17 @South Alabama . . . . . L, 2-1 5/02 UAB ...... L, 3-12 5/22 vs. Auburn^ ...... L, 3-5 5/26 vs. Texas A&M$ . . . . .W, 3-1 2/23 Trevecca ...... W, 10-6 5/09 Eastern Kentucky! . . . . L, 1-8 * - OVC Game 5/28 vs. Missouri$ ...... L, 10-6 2/28 Western Kentucky . . . . .W, 9-8 5/10 Tennessee Tech! . . . . W, 19-6 ! - OVC Tournament, Richmond, Ky. 5/28 @Mississippi State$ . . L, 12-4 3/01 @Western Kentucky . . . L, 8-7 5/10 Morehead State! . . . . . W, 12-7 ^ - NCAA South I Regional, * - OVC game 3/03 @Ole Miss ...... W, 1-0 5/11 Eastern Kentucky! . . W, 13-11 Huntsville, Ala. # - OVC Tourn., Cookeville, Tenn. 3/03 @Ole Miss ...... W, 10-8 5/11 Eastern Kentucky! . L, 7-8 (10) $ - NCAA Regional, Starkville, Miss. 3/07 @Columbus College . . .W, 4-2 + - Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3/09 UAB ...... W, 6-1 # - Anniston, Ala. 3/10 UAB ...... W, 9-6

78 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Year-by-Year Results 3/13 Southern Miss ...... W, 8-7 3/16 @South Alabama . . . . L, 18-1 Coach: Steve Peterson 5/08 Troy State ...... L, 6-5 3/14 Southern Miss ...... W, 11-5 3/17 @South Alabama . . . . . L, 9-7 1992 ...... 35-21 ( 14-6 OVC ) 5/09 Troy State ...... L, 7-4 3/16 @UAB ...... L, 2-1 3/18 @South Alabama . . . . . L, 7-6 5/10 Troy State ...... W, 13-6 2/22 @UAB ...... L, 3-2 3/17 @UAB ...... W, 3-1 3/19 @Southern Miss ...... L, 4-3 5/14 Eastern Kentucky# . . . .W, 4-1 2/23 @UAB ...... W, 6-4 3/19 @Memphis State . . . . . L, 3-2 3/20 @Southern Miss ...... L, 7-3 5/15 Southeast Missouri# . . W, 14-2 2/27 @Samford ...... L, 6-5 3/20 @Memphis State . . . . .W, 4-3 3/23 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-4 5/15 Austin Peay# ...... W, 10-9 2/28 @Birmingham Southern . L, 7-1 3/22 @Cumberland ...... L, 7-4 3/23 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 4-1 * - OVC game 2/29 @UAB ...... W, 4-2 3/24 Eastern Kentucky* . . . .W, 5-0 3/24 @Austin Peay* . . . . . W, 18-2 # - OVC Tournament, Murfreesboro 3/03 @Cumberland ...... W, 11-6 3/24 Eastern Kentucky* . . . .W, 8-6 3/26 North Alabama ...... W, 8-7 3/06 @Ole Miss ...... L, 7-1 3/25 Eastern Kentucky* . . . .W, 7-5 3/27 @Louisville ...... W, 25-8 3/07 @Ole Miss ...... W, 11-1 Coach: Steve Peterson 3/27 @Alabama ...... W, 10-4 3/29 Nicholls State ...... W, 3-1 3/08 @UT Martin ...... W, 12-5 1993 ...... 25-26 ( 15-6 OVC ) 3/28 @Alabama ...... L, 6-5 3/30 Nicholls State ...... W, 2-0 3/12 Indiana State ...... W, 2-1 2/19 @Southeastern La. . . . L, 10-4 3/31 @Tennessee State* . . . .W, 7-3 3/31 Nicholls State ...... W, 7-5 3/13 Indiana State ...... L, 2-1 2/20 @Southern Miss ...... L, 9-1 4/01 @Tennessee State* . . . .W, 2-1 4/03 @Alabama ...... L, 4-3 3/14 @Alabama ...... W, 9-7 2/21 @Southern Miss . . . . . L, 19-3 4/02 Alabama ...... W, 5-4 4/04 @Alabama ...... L, 11-6 3/15 @Alabama ...... L, 15-1 2/27 Southern Illinois . . . . . W, 10-3 4/03 @Tennessee ...... L, 9-1 4/06 @Eastern Kentucky* . . L, 12-4 3/16 Nicholls State ...... L, 6-1 2/28 Southern Illinois ...... L, 7-5 4/05 @North Alabama . . . . . L, 6-2 4/06 @Eastern Kentucky* . . L, 11-3 3/17 Nicholls State ...... L, 5-3 3/03 @Cumberland ...... W, 8-2 4/07 Murray State* ...... W, 4-0 4/07 @Eastern Kentucky* . . W, 12-6 3/21 Southeast Missouri* . . W, 10-1 3/07 Cumberland ...... W, 11-10 4/07 Murray State* ...... W, 4-3 4/08 @Kentucky ...... L, 6-3 3/22 Southeast Missouri* . . . L, 1-0 3/09 @UAB ...... L, 15-14 4/08 Murray State* ...... W, 5-4 4/10 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 9-6 3/25 UAB ...... W, 1-0 3/10 @UAB ...... L, 10-6 4/10 Western Kentucky . . . . . L, 5-1 4/11 @Kentucky ...... L, 12-6 3/26 UAB ...... W, 4-1 3/17 @Alabama ...... L, 6-4 4/11 vs. Vanderbilt% ...... W, 9-6 4/13 Tennessee State* . . . . W, 17-6 3/28 Eastern Kentucky* . . . W, 13-6 3/18 @Alabama ...... L, 12-7 4/12 @Kentucky ...... W, 11-10 4/13 Tennessee State* . . . . .W, 5-4 3/28 Eastern Kentucky* . . . .W, 8-2 3/20 Murray State* ...... W, 9-1 4/13 Evansville ...... W, 9-6 4/14 Tennessee State* . . . . W, 14-6 3/29 Eastern Kentucky* . . . W, 17-3 3/20 Murray State* ...... W, 4-1 4/14 Evansville ...... W, 10-2 4/17 @Tennessee ...... W, 4-3 3/31 Berry College ...... W, 10-6 3/21 Murray State* ...... W, 8-5 4/15 Evansville ...... W, 7-6 4/19 Tennessee Tech* . . . . .W, 3-1 4/04 @Tennessee Tech* . . . . L, 5-2 3/24 Tennessee ...... W, 15-3 4/16 North Alabama ...... W, 8-5 4/20 Tennessee Tech* . . . . .W, 4-1 4/04 @Tennessee Tech* . . . . L, 1-0 3/27 Tennessee Tech* . . . . . L, 2-0 4/18 @Western Kentucky . . .W, 8-4 4/21 Tennessee Tech* . . . . . L, 6-4 4/05 @Tennessee Tech* . . . . L, 8-5 3/27 Tennessee Tech* . . . . . L, 5-2 4/19 Cumberland ...... L, 12-10 4/22 @North Alabama . . . . . L, 4-3 4/07 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 5-4 3/28 Tennessee Tech* . . . . .W, 4-3 4/21 @Tennessee Tech* . . . W, 12-4 4/23 UAB ...... L, 9-3 4/08 @Western Kentucky . . .W, 8-7 3/30 UAB ...... L, 8-7 4/21 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 9-5 4/24 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 22-4 4/09 Memphis State ...... L, 13-7 3/31 UAB ...... W, 7-6 4/24 @Vanderbilt ...... W, 8-2 4/25 Ole Miss ...... W, 19-18 4/11 @Tennessee State* . . . .W, 8-0 4/01 @Tennessee ...... L, 8-4 4/25 Ole Miss ...... W, 6-4 4/27 Morehead State* ...... W, 5-0 4/11 @Tennessee State* . . . W, 11-8 4/03 @Eastern Kentucky* . . .W, 5-3 4/26 Kentucky ...... W, 9-7 4/27 Morehead State* ...... W, 4-3 4/12 @Tennessee State* . . . W, 14-4 4/03 @Eastern Kentucky* . . .W, 2-1 4/28 Austin Peay* ...... W, 11-5 4/30 Tennessee ...... L, 22-5 4/13 Cumberland ...... W, 3-2 4/04 @Eastern Kentucky* . . .W, 9-7 4/28 Austin Peay* ...... W, 7-5 5/04 @Murray State* ...... L, 5-0 4/15 Kentucky ...... W, 8-3 4/05 Alabama ...... L, 8-5 4/29 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-5 5/04 @Murray State* ...... W, 5-1 4/16 @North Alabama . . . . W, 11-3 4/06 Memphis State ...... L, 6-5 5/05 @Morehead State* . . . W, 14-6 5/05 @Murray State* ...... L, 4-3 4/18 Austin Peay* ...... W, 2-1 4/07 Tennessee ...... L, 8-4 5/08 Memphis State ...... L, 4-3 5/08 @Evansville ...... L, 8-6 4/18 Austin Peay* ...... L, 7-6 4/08 Ole Miss ...... L, 14-11 5/09 Memphis State ...... W, 9-2 5/09 @Evansville ...... L, 9-2 4/19 Austin Peay* ...... L, 10-9 4/10 Tennessee State* . . . . .W, 3-2 5/13 Austin Peay# ...... W, 9-5 5/10 @Western Kentucky . . L, 11-3 4/21 Vanderbilt ...... L, 4-2 4/10 Tennessee State* . . . . .W, 6-3 5/14 Eastern Kentucky# . . . .W, 7-1 5/12 vs. Eastern Kentucky# .W, 2-1 4/22 UT Martin ...... W, 10-2 4/11 Tennessee State* . . . . W, 10-2 5/15 Eastern Kentucky# . . . .W, 8-2 5/13 @Murray State# ...... W, 4-3 4/23 Western Kentukcy . . . W, 24-10 4/15 @Western Kentucky . . W, 10-6 5/18 @Georgia Tech ...... W, 5-4 5/14 vs. Eastern Kentucky# .W, 8-1 4/25 Murray State* ...... W, 4-3 4/17 @UT Martin* ...... W, 4-2 5/18 @Georgia Tech ...... L, 5-0 5/18 Wright State ...... L, 6-3 4/25 Murray State* ...... W, 12-4 4/17 @UT Martin* ...... W, 4-1 5/19 @Georgia Tech ...... L, 5-4 5/19 Wright State ...... L, 9-3 4/26 Murray State* ...... W, 8-1 4/18 @UT Martin* ...... L, 9-2 5/24 vs. San Diego State$ . . L, 18-6 5/20 Wright State ...... L, 9-3 4/28 Memphis State ...... L, 8-2 4/19 Western Kentucky . . . . W, 10-6 5/25 @Stanford$ ...... L, 6-1 5/24 @Southern Cal$ ...... L, 7-5 4/30 @Kentucky ...... W, 8-7 4/20 @Memphis State . . . . .W, 7-3 % - @Tullahoma, Tenn. 5/25 vs. Hawaii$ ...... L, 7-4 5/02 @Morehead State* . . . W, 12-5 4/21 Vanderbilt ...... L, 10-4 * - OVC game * - OVC game 5/02 @Morehead State* . . . W, 10-8 4/23 @Troy State ...... W, 7-1 # - OVC Tournament, Murfreesboro # - OVC Tournament, Murray, Ky. 5/03 @Morehead State* . . . W, 15-7 4/24 @Troy State ...... L, 9-8 $ - NCAA Regional, Palo Alto, Calif. $ - NCAA Regional, Los Angeles, Calif. 5/06 Alabama ...... L, 9-2 4/25 @Troy State ...... W, 6-2 4/27 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 6-4 Coach: Steve Peterson 5/01 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 7-0 1991 ...... 28-33 ( 12-5 OVC ) 5/01 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 6-5 2/23 @UAB ...... W, 6-4 5/02 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 9-8 2/24 @UAB ...... W, 10-6 5/08 Southeast Missouri* . . . L, 2-1 3/01 Louisville ...... W, 9-2 5/08 Southeast Missouri* . . .W, 2-1 3/02 Louisville ...... L, 1-0 5/09 Southeast Missouri* . . .W, 9-4 3/05 @Ole Miss ...... L, 3-2 5/11 @Kentucky ...... L, 8-7 3/06 @Ole Miss ...... L, 13-5 5/14 Morehead State# ...... L, 1-0 3/08 @Cumberland ...... L, 5-2 5/15 Eastern Kentucky# . . . . L, 4-2 3/09 Eastern Illinois ...... W, 3-2 * - OVC game 3/09 Eastern Illinois ...... W, 4-0 # - OVC Tournament, Murfreesboro 3/10 Eastern Illinois ...... L, 7-3 3/13 Memphis State ...... L, 3-0 3/14 @Memphis State . . . . .W, 7-3 The 1990 Blue Raiders hold the school record for wins with 42.

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 79 Year-by-Year Results Coach: Steve Peterson 2/26 @Birmingham Southern . L, 7-4 Coach: Steve Peterson 3/01 Georgia State ...... W, 9-3 1994 ...... 32-23 ( 14-8 OVC ) 2/27 @Samford ...... L, 3-1 1996 ...... 28-26 ( 13-7 OVC ) 3/01 Georgia State ...... W, 7-6 2/28 @Ole Miss ...... W, 3-2 3/09 Cumberland ...... W, 6-5 2/26 @Auburn ...... L, 19-3 2/20 @Alabama ...... W, 4-3 3/02 @Cumberland ...... L, 8-2 3/11 @UAB ...... L, 1-0 2/26 @Auburn ...... L, 9-2 2/24 @Georgia State ...... L, 5-4 3/04 @Auburn ...... L, 12-2 3/12 @UAB ...... W, 13-12 2/27 @Auburn ...... L, 11-9 2/24 @Georgia State ...... W, 8-2 3/09 Indiana State ...... L, 3-2 3/15 Tennessee Tech* . . . . . L, 4-2 3/04 @Troy State ...... L, 11-9 2/25 @Georgia State ...... W, 5-1 3/09 Indiana State ...... L, 9-5 3/15 Tennessee Tech* . . . . .W, 7-1 3/05 @Troy State ...... L, 6-5 2/28 Louisville ...... L, 8-1 3/11 Northeastern Illinois . . . .W, 8-1 3/16 Tennessee Tech* . . . . W, 12-0 3/06 @Troy State ...... W, 12-4 2/28 Louisville ...... W, 7-2 3/11 Northeastern Illinois . . . .W, 1-0 3/19 @Memphis ...... W, 13-3 3/08 @UAB ...... W, 13-3 3/01 Illinois State ...... W, 2-1 3/12 Northeastern Illinois . . . W, 14-6 3/19 @Memphis ...... W, 4-0 3/12 Eastern Illinois* ...... W, 9-5 3/02 Illinois State ...... L, 9-6 3/14 Southern Miss ...... W, 7-5 3/22 @Eastern Kentucky* . . . L, 3-1 3/12 Eastern Illinois* ...... W, 8-1 3/03 Illinois State ...... W, 6-3 3/15 Southern Miss ...... W, 7-5 3/22 @Eastern Kentucky* . . .W, 4-3 3/13 Eastern Illinois* ...... W, 8-7 3/05 @Southern Miss ...... L, 9-8 3/18 @UAB ...... W, 9-6 3/23 @Eastern Kentucky* . . .W, 7-5 3/15 @Alabama State . . . . . W, 21-2 3/06 @Southern Miss . . . . . L, 23-2 3/19 @UAB ...... W, 6-5 3/26 @Indiana State ...... W, 9-8 3/16 @South Alabama . . . . .W, 9-8 3/09 UW-Milwaukee ...... W, 5-0 3/20 @UAB ...... W, 10-4 3/26 @Indiana State ...... L, 6-3 3/16 @South Alabama . . . . . L, 4-2 3/10 UW-Milwaukee . . . . . W, 10-2 3/21 @Memphis ...... L, 5-4 3/28 Eastern Illinois* ...... W, 8-1 3/17 @SW Missouri State . . . L, 6-3 3/10 UW-Milwaukee ...... W, 9-6 3/22 @Memphis ...... L, 16-2 3/28 Eastern Illinois* ...... W, 7-4 3/19 UW-Milwaukee ...... W, 7-2 3/12 @Memphis ...... L, 6-4 3/25 Southeast Missouri* . . .W, 5-0 3/29 Eastern Illinois* ...... L, 6-3 3/19 UW-Milwaukee . . . . . W, 10-3 3/13 @Memphis ...... L, 4-0 3/25 Southeast Missouri* . . .W, 2-1 4/01 @Western Kentucky . .L, 11-10 3/20 Northeastern Illinois . . . W, 13-3 3/16 Eastern Kentucky* . . . . L, 8-2 3/26 Southeast Missouri* . . .W, 6-4 4/02 @Alabama ...... L, 9-6 3/22 Auburn ...... L, 6-1 3/16 Eastern Kentucky* . . . .W, 3-2 3/28 Cumberland ...... L, 7-3 4/05 @UT Martin* ...... W, 12-9 3/26 Austin Peay* ...... W, 8-5 3/17 Eastern Kentucky* . . . .W, 8-2 4/01 @Eastern Kentucky* . . .W, 7-3 4/06 @UT Martin* ...... W, 9-2 3/29 @Memphis State . . . . . L, 7-6 3/18 @Cumberland ...... L, 7-5 4/01 @Eastern Kentucky* . . .W, 9-6 4/06 @UT Martin* ...... L, 2-0 4/01 @Southeast Missouri* . L, 11-4 3/21 Memphis ...... W, 6-1 4/02 @Eastern Kentucky* . . W, 13-9 4/08 Cumberland ...... W, 9-6 4/01 @Southeast Missouri* . .W, 8-6 3/23 @Murray State* ...... W, 7-1 4/04 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 2-1 4/09 @Tennessee ...... L, 12-6 4/02 @Southeast Missouri* . . L, 3-2 3/23 @Murray State* ...... W, 4-0 4/05 @Tennessee ...... L, 8-2 4/12 Evansville ...... W, 7-3 4/06 Memphis State . . . . . L, 14-10 3/24 @Murray State* . . . . . W, 17-9 4/08 Murray State* ...... L, 5-1 4/13 Evansville ...... L, 14-10 4/09 Eastern Kentucky* . . . . L, 8-7 3/26 UAB ...... L, 12-2 4/08 Murray State* ...... L, 4-2 4/14 @Cumberland ...... W, 3-1 4/09 Eastern Kentucky* . . . . L, 3-1 3/27 UAB ...... L, 17-6 4/09 Murray State* ...... W, 9-3 4/15 Memphis ...... W, 16-8 4/10 Eastern Kentucky* . . . .W, 6-5 3/30 @UT Martin* ...... W, 11-3 4/10 Auburn ...... L, 6-1 4/16 Memphis ...... W, 9-8 4/11 Cumberland ...... W, 8-6 3/30 @UT Martin* ...... L, 5-1 4/11 Memphis ...... W, 9-4 4/19 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 9-7 4/13 Tennessee ...... L, 3-0 3/31 @UT Martin* ...... W, 9-4 4/12 Memphis ...... L, 9-2 4/19 @Austin Peay* . . . . . L, 10-1 4/14 @Cumberland ...... W, 11-5 4/03 Jacksonville State . . . . .W, 4-3 4/15 UT Martin* ...... W, 11-3 4/20 @Austin Peay* ...... W, 5-2 4/16 @Murray State* ...... L, 7-6 4/03 Jacksonville State . . . . . L, 8-6 4/15 UT Martin* ...... W, 8-2 4/23 vs. Tennessee% . . . . L, 13-3 4/16 @Murray State* . . . . . W, 11-4 4/05 Morehead State* ...... W, 3-2 4/16 UT Martin* ...... W, 5-3 4/26 Southeast Missouri* . . W, 12-3 4/17 @Murray State* ...... L, 7-3 4/05 Morehead State* ...... L, 2-1 4/18 Kentucky ...... W, 8-2 4/26 Southeast Missouri* . . W, 10-9 4/20 @Tennessee ...... W, 5-4 4/06 Morehead State* ...... W, 4-1 4/19 Tennessee ...... L, 9-5 4/27 Southeast Missouri* . . W, 12-6 4/21 Troy State ...... W, 12-2 4/09 Vanderbilt ...... L, 5-2 4/22 @Morehead State* . . . . L, 7-6 4/29 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 5-4 4/22 Troy State ...... L, 7-1 4/10 Tennessee ...... L, 13-9 4/22 @Morehead State* . . . .W, 5-4 4/29 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 10-9 4/23 @UT Martin* ...... W, 6-4 4/11 @Western Kentucky . . . L, 8-4 4/25 Vanderbilt ...... L, 8-3 5/03 @Morehead State* . . . . L, 7-6 4/23 @UT Martin* ...... W, 3-2 4/13 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 8-2 4/26 @Western Kentucky . . W, 14-4 5/04 @Morehead State* . . . .W, 8-5 4/24 @UT Martin* ...... L, 12-11 4/13 @Tennessee Tech* . . . . L, 2-0 4/29 Tennessee Tech* . . . . .W, 6-4 5/04 @Morehead State* . . . W, 12-6 4/25 @Western Kentucky . . . L, 7-5 4/14 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 9-7 4/29 Tennessee Tech* . . . . .W, 2-1 5/06 UAB ...... W, 9-4 4/26 Vanderbilt ...... W, 10-9 4/15 Cumberland ...... W, 10-0 4/30 Tennessee Tech* . . . . .W, 8-1 5/07 UAB ...... L, 16-8 4/30 Morehead State* ...... W, 4-3 4/16 @Kentucky ...... W, 11-2 5/02 UAB ...... L, 4-2 5/10 Murray State* ...... W, 3-0 4/30 Morehead State* ...... W, 3-2 4/20 Austin Peay* ...... W, 7-2 5/03 UAB ...... L, 4-3 5/10 Murray State* ...... W, 7-3 5/01 Morehead State* ...... L, 4-3 4/20 Austin Peay* ...... L, 5-4 5/06 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 4-1 5/11 Murray State* ...... W, 18-4 5/04 UAB ...... W, 10-4 4/21 Austin Peay* ...... L, 10-5 5/06 @Austin Peay* . . . . . W, 15-7 5/15 Southeast Missouri# . . . L, 4-0 5/07 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 9-4 4/23 @UAB ...... L, 4-3 5/07 @Austin Peay* . . . . . W, 14-7 5/16 Austin Peay# ...... L, 9-6 5/07 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 7-2 4/24 @UAB ...... W, 6-4 5/09 Western Kentucky . . . . W, 12-7 % - Chattanooga, Tenn. 5/08 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 4-3 4/25 Western Kentucky . . . . W, 10-5 5/13 Morehead State# . . . . . W, 15-6 * - OVC game 5/10 Western Kentucky . . . . W, 16-5 4/27 @Southeast Missouri* . . L, 6-3 5/15 Southeast Missouri# . . L, 14-4 # - OVC Tournament, Murfreesboro 5/13 vs. Morehead State# . . W, 15-2 4/27 @Southeast Missouri* . W, 12-2 5/15 Morehead State# ...... W, 8-4 5/14 @Austin Peay# ...... W, 5-4 4/30 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 7-6 5/16 Southeast Missouri# . . .W, 6-5 5/15 @Austin Peay# ...... W, 5-4 5/04 Murray State# ...... L, 13-9 Coach: Steve Peterson 5/16 Southeast Missouri# . . .W, 6-4 5/20 @The Citadel% ...... L, 4-3 5/04 Eastern Kentucky# . . . . L, 5-4 1998 ...... 17-33 ( 9-14 OVC ) 5/19 Jackson State% . . . . . W, 10-2 5/21 @The Citadel% . . . . . W, 11-3 5/08 @Tennessee ...... L, 8-6 2/20 Illinois State ...... W, 5-2 5/20 Jackson State% ...... W, 6-2 5/21 @The Citadel% ...... L, 4-0 * - OVC game 2/21 Illinois State ...... W, 7-6 5/25 vs. Southern Cal$ . . . . L, 10-4 * - OVC game # - OVC Tournament, Murfreesboro 2/27 @Northwestern St.$ . . . L, 4-3 5/26 vs. SW Missouri St.$ . .W, 5-3 # - OVC Tourn., Clarksville, Tenn. 2/28 vs. Centenary$ . . . . . L, 11-5 5/27 vs. Pepperdine $ . . . L, 18-17 % - NCAA Play-In Series, 3/01 vs. SW Missouri St.$ . L, 11-7 * - OVC game Coach: Steve Peterson Charleston, S.C. 3/03 @UAB ...... L, 15-7 # - OVC Tournament, Murfreesboro 1997 31-24 ( 17-7 OVC ) 3/04 @UAB ...... L, 15-13 % - NCAA Play-In Series, 2/22 @Auburn ...... L, 4-1 3/07 @Tennessee Tech* . . . L, 14-5 Coach: Steve Peterson Murfreesboro 2/22 @Auburn ...... L, 11-7 3/07 @Tennessee Tech* . . . . L, 5-4 1995 ...... 36-27 ( 16-4 OVC ) $ - NCAA Regional, Fresno, Calif. 2/23 @Auburn ...... L, 9-3 3/08 @Tennessee Tech* . . L, 17-10 2/18 @Alabama ...... L, 2-1 2/25 @Alabama ...... L, 12-5 3/12 Butler ...... L, 8-2 2/19 @Alabama ...... L, 6-2 2/27 @Louisville ...... L, 7-5 3/12 Butler ...... W, 5-1 2/24 @UAB ...... L, 6-4 2/28 @Louisville ...... W, 12-3

80 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Year-by-Year Results 3/14 Eastern Kentucky* . . . .W, 8-1 5/20 @Southeast Missouri# . W, 11-4 3/14 Eastern Kentucky* . . . .W, 5-3 5/26 @Clemson$ ...... L, 4-0 3/15 Eastern Kentucky* . . . L, 13-1 5/27 Old Dominion$ ...... W, 6-5 3/17 @Evansville ...... L, 11-6 5/27 Illinois$ ...... W, 4-3 3/18 @Evansville ...... W, 12-9 5/28 @Clemson$ ...... L, 21-3 3/22 @Eastern Illinois* . . . . . L, 3-2 * - OVC game 3/22 @Eastern Illinois* . . . . L, 18-8 # - OVC Tourn., Cape Girardeau, Mo. 3/24 @Memphis ...... L, 11-2 $ - NCAA Regional, Clemson, S.C. 3/25 @Memphis ...... L, 18-12 3/28 UT Martin* ...... L, 8-6 Coach: Steve Peterson 3/28 UT Martin* ...... W, 11-8 2001 ...... 41-17 ( 17-10 SBC ) 3/29 UT Martin* ...... W, 16-8 2/17 UNC-Asheville ...... W, 6-2 3/30 @Belmont ...... W, 10-2 2/17 UNC-Asheville ...... W, 1-0 4/01 Vanderbilt ...... L, 13-10 2/18 UNC-Asheville ...... W, 10-3 4/04 Indiana State ...... L, 7-5 2/23 Southeastern La...... W, 2-0 4/05 Indiana State ...... L, 6-0 The 2001 Blue Raiders became only the fourth team in school 2/24 Southeastern La...... W, 8-2 4/07 Jacksonville State . . . W, 12-10 history to make back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament. 2/25 Southeastern La...... L, 4-3 4/09 Tennessee ...... L, 15-5 3/03 Memphis ...... W, 8-2 4/10 Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-2 3/30 Memphis ...... L, 19-12 3/04 @SW Missouri State . . L, 13-6 3/06 Jacksonville State . . . . .W, 6-1 4/10 Austin Peay* ...... W, 4-2 4/02 Illinois State ...... L, 3-0 3/04 @SW Missouri State . . . L, 4-3 3/07 Trevecca ...... W, 16-0 4/11 Austin Peay* ...... L, 4-2 4/03 Illinois State ...... L, 9-2 3/05 @SW Missouri State . . L, 10-3 3/08 @Jacksonville State . . .W, 6-1 4/14 Memphis ...... W, 17-10 4/04 Illinois State ...... L, 17-8 3/06 Yale ...... L, 4-1 3/10 @Tennessee Tech . . . W, 11-3 4/15 Memphis ...... W, 19-9 4/06 Western Kentucky . . . . .W, 9-7 3/07 Southern Miss ...... L, 7-3 3/11 Tennessee Tech . . . . . W, 10-9 4/18 @Southeast Missouri* . L, 10-9 4/10 @Austin Peay* . . . . . W, 20-3 3/08 Southern Miss ...... W, 7-3 3/13 @Lipscomb ...... W, 21-14 4/18 @Southeast Missouri* . W, 10-7 4/10 @Austin Peay* ...... L, 7-6 3/12 Dayton ...... W, 4-1 3/14 Lipscomb ...... W, 13-4 4/19 @Southeast Missouri* . . L, 8-4 4/11 @Austin Peay* . . . . . W, 15-4 3/12 Dayton ...... W, 6-2 3/16 @Arkansas State* . . . . .W, 5-2 4/21 @Jacksonville State . . L, 10-4 4/13 @Western Kentucky . . . L, 6-3 3/15 Jacksonville State . . . . W, 13-2 3/17 @Arkansas State* . . . . . L, 3-0 4/22 vs. Tennessee% . . . . . L, 7-5 4/14 Vanderbilt ...... L, 5-3 3/16 Yale ...... W, 11-2 3/18 @Arkansas State* . . . . W, 16-6 4/23 Western Kentucky . . . . . L, 5-4 4/17 @Southeast Missouri* . L, 10-2 3/18 UT Martin* ...... W, 9-3 3/21 UAB ...... W, 3-0 4/25 Morehead State* ...... L, 7-2 4/17 @Southeast Missouri* . . L, 4-0 3/18 UT Martin* ...... W, 7-1 3/21 Samford ...... W, 8-2 4/25 Morehead State* . . . . . W, 10-0 4/18 @Southeast Missouri* . .W, 9-6 3/21 @UAB ...... L, 5-3 3/23 New Orleans* ...... L, 7-4 4/26 Morehead State* ...... L, 9-7 4/19 @Belmont ...... W, 12-2 3/22 @UAB ...... L, 6-4 3/24 New Orleans* ...... L, 4-1 4/27 Belmont ...... L, 11-0 4/20 @Vanderbilt ...... W, 12-9 3/24 UW-Milwaukee ...... W, 4-3 3/25 New Orleans* ...... W, 6-5 4/28 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 12-6 4/21 vs. Tennessee% . . . . .W, 6-3 3/24 UW-Milwaukee ...... W, 4-3 3/27 @Memphis ...... L, 10-1 5/02 @Murray State* . . . . . L, 14-9 4/24 @Morehead State* . . . .W, 3-2 3/25 UW-Milwaukee ...... L, 5-3 3/28 @Memphis ...... W, 13-9 5/02 @Murray State* ...... L, 3-0 4/24 @Morehead State* . . . . L, 5-3 3/28 UAB ...... W, 4-2 3/30 @Louisiana-Lafayette* . .W, 2-0 5/03 @Murray State* ...... W, 9-5 4/25 @Morehead State* . . . . L, 6-4 3/29 UAB ...... W, 6-2 3/31 @Louisiana-Lafayette* . . L, 9-8 5/05 UAB ...... L, 16-4 4/26 Belmont ...... W, 6-2 4/01 Austin Peay* ...... W, 6-5 4/01 @Louisiana-Lafayette* . .W, 5-4 $ - Natchitoches, La. 5/01 Murray State* ...... W, 6-3 4/01 Austin Peay* ...... L, 6-4 4/04 Vanderbilt ...... W, 19-3 % - Chattanooga, Tenn. 5/01 Murray State* ...... W, 2-1 4/02 Austin Peay* ...... W, 7-6 4/06 Florida International* . . .W, 7-2 * - OVC game 5/02 Murray State* ...... W, 5-0 4/04 Tennessee ...... L, 2-1 5/04 @UAB ...... W, 8-7 4/08 @Southeast Missouri* . . L, 3-2 4/07 Florida International* . . L, 15-1 4/08 Florida International* . . . L, 9-3 Coach: Steve Peterson 5/05 @UAB ...... L, 21-11 4/08 @Southeast Missouri* . . L, 2-0 5/08 Tennessee Tech* . . . . W, 13-2 4/09 @Southeast Missouri* . .W, 8-5 4/10 Belmont ...... W, 12-4 1999 ...... 29-31 ( 14-10 OVC ) 5/08 Tennessee Tech* . . . . .W, 6-3 4/12 Memphis ...... W, 10-3 4/11 @Cumberland . . . . . W, 13-10 2/19 @Auburn ...... L, 8-2 5/09 Tennessee Tech* . . . . W, 10-5 4/15 Morehead State* . . . . . W, 11-0 4/13 @Ark.-Little Rock* . . . W, 13-0 2/20 @Auburn ...... W, 5-2 5/11 @Tennessee ...... L, 15-10 4/15 Morehead State* ...... W, 8-0 4/15 @Ark.-Little Rock* . . . .W, 8-4 2/21 @Auburn ...... L, 7-3 5/15 @Eastern Kentucky* . . . L, 6-1 4/16 Morehead State* ...... W, 8-7 4/15 @Ark.-Little Rock* . . . .W, 1-0 2/26 @Southern Miss . . . . . W, 10-5 5/15 @Eastern Kentucky* . . . L, 5-4 4/18 Vanderbilt ...... W, 9-8 4/18 @Belmont ...... W, 9-1 2/27 @Southern Miss ...... L, 7-3 5/16 @Eastern Kentucky* . W, 13-10 4/21 @Murray State* ...... W, 7-6 4/20 Louisiana Tech* . . . . . W, 10-4 2/28 @Southern Miss ...... L, 4-2 5/20 vs. Austin Peay# . . . . W, 12-9 4/21 @Murray State* ...... W, 7-2 4/21 Louisiana Tech* . . . . . L, 11-2 3/02 Jacksonville State . . . . .W, 5-3 5/20 vs. Eastern Illinois# . . . . L, 8-7 4/22 @Murray State* ...... W, 5-2 4/22 Louisiana Tech* . . . . . W, 10-5 3/05 SW Missouri State . . . . L, 16-7 5/21 @Southeast Missouri# . .W, 6-4 4/25 @Jacksonville State . . W, 16-5 4/25 Cumberland ...... W, 6-5 3/06 SW Missouri State . . . . . L, 4-1 5/21 vs. Eastern Kentucky# .W, 4-3 4/26 @Western Kentucky . . W, 11-6 4/27 New Mexico State* . . . W, 12-6 3/07 SW Missouri State . . . . L, 15-9 5/22 vs. Eastern Illinois# . . . . L, 4-3 4/29 @Tennessee Tech* . . . .W, 5-0 4/28 New Mexico State* . . . . L, 6-5 3/09 @Memphis ...... L, 8-7 % - Chattanooga, Tenn. 4/29 @Tennessee Tech* . . . W, 10-4 4/29 New Mexico State* . . . .W, 7-4 3/10 @Memphis ...... L, 5-1 * - OVC game 4/30 @Tennessee Tech* . . . . L, 9-0 5/04 @Western Kentucky*. . .W, 5-1 3/16 @Jacksonville State . . .W, 6-2 # - OVC Tourn., Cape Girardeau, Mo. 5/02 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 9-4 5/05 @Western Kentucky*. . W, 10-4 3/17 @Jacksonville State . . .W, 6-4 5/06 Eastern Kentucky* . . . W, 12-2 5/05 @Western Kentucky*. . . L, 1-0 3/19 UW-Milwaukee . . . . W, 13-12 Coach: Steve Peterson 5/06 Eastern Kentucky* . . . . L, 2-0 5/08 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 9-8 3/20 Eastern Illinois* ...... L, 18-7 2000 ...... 39-23 ( 17-6 OVC ) 5/07 Eastern Kentucky* . . . L, 11-7 5/09 Tennessee ...... L, 11-4 3/21 Eastern Illinois* ...... L, 3-1 5/10 @Tennessee ...... L, 7-0 5/11 South Alabama* ...... W, 8-6 2/18 @Southeastern La. . . . L, 10-5 3/21 Eastern Illinois* ...... W, 2-1 5/13 @Eastern Illinois* . . . W, 13-12 5/12 South Alabama* . . . . . L, 10-7 2/19 @Southeastern La. . . . . L, 5-4 3/23 UAB ...... L, 10-7 5/13 @Eastern Illinois* . . . . .W, 8-5 5/13 South Alabama* ...... W, 6-2 2/20 @Southeastern La. . . . . L, 6-1 3/24 UAB ...... L, 13-1 5/14 @Eastern Illinois* . . . . .W, 6-5 5/16 vs. Arkansas State# . . .W, 4-0 2/26 Indiana ...... W, 9-8 3/27 @UT Martin* ...... W, 15-3 5/18 vs. Eastern Illinois# . . . .W, 4-3 5/17 vs. Western Kentucky# .W, 9-4 2/27 Indiana ...... L, 17-6 3/27 @UT Martin* ...... W, 13-3 5/18 @Southeast Missouri# . .W, 3-2 5/18 vs. New Orleans# . . . .W, 4-2 2/29 @Memphis ...... W, 12-4 3/28 @UT Martin* ...... L, 4-2 5/19 vs. Eastern Kentucky# .W, 6-4 5/19 vs. South Alabama# . . L, 11-2 3/01 @Memphis ...... W, 6-2

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 81 Year-by-Year Results 5/25 @Tennessee$ ...... L, 2-1 Coach: Steve Peterson 5/26 Wake Forest$ ...... L, 6-3 2003 ...... ( 33-25, 10-13 SBC ) * - Sun Belt Conference game MIDDLE TENNESSEE VS ... 2/21 Jacksonville State . . . . L, 11-5 # - SBC Tournament, Lafayette, La. 2/23 Jacksonville State . . . . .W, 7-2 $ - NCAA Regional, Knoxville, Tenn. 2/23 Jacksonville State . . . . . L, 5-4 1976 - PRESENT 2/28 #17 Kansas ...... W, 6-5 Coach: Steve Peterson Adelphi College ...... 0-1 Minnesota ...... 1-0 3/01 Rutgers ...... W, 7-6 Akron ...... 2-0 Millikin College ...... 4-1 2002 ...... 26-30 ( 8-16 SBC ) 3/02 Kent State ...... W, 6-4 Alabama ...... 9-17 Mississippi State ...... 0-2 2/17 Austin Peay ...... W, 6-5 3/04 at Tennessee Tech . . . L, 13-3 Alabama State ...... 1-0 Missouri ...... 1-2 2/22 @Troy State ...... L, 16-6 3/07 at SW Missouri State . . . L, 7-6 Arkansas ...... 0-1 Montevallo ...... 2-1 2/23 @Troy State ...... W, 8-4 3/08 at SW Missouri State . . . L, 9-3 Arkansas-Little Rock ...... 8-1 Morehead State ...... 41-23 2/24 @Troy State ...... L, 10-7 3/09 at SW Missouri State . . . L, 2-1 Arkansas State ...... 7-3 Murray State ...... 57-39 2/28 Eastern Michigan . . . . .W, 3-2 3/11 Samford ...... W, 7-4 Auburn ...... 3-13 New Mexico State ...... 4-5 2/28 Eastern Michigan . . . . .W, 8-2 3/12 Samford ...... L, 14-6 Aurora College ...... 1-0 New Orleans ...... 7-10 3/01 vs. Illinois State% . . . . .W, 6-5 3/14 Purdue ...... L, 7-0 Austin Peay ...... 69-34 Nicholls State ...... 3-2 3/02 vs. Eastern Michigan% W, 12-9 3/15 Purdue ...... W, 8-5 Bellarmine College ...... 1-1 Nissan Semi-Pros ...... 0-2 3/05 @Lipscomb ...... W, 18-7 3/16 Purdue ...... L, 14-6 Belmont ...... 23-5 North Alabama ...... 16-7-1 3/06 Lipscomb ...... L, 18-15 3/18 at Belmont ...... W, 13-3 Berry College ...... 1-0 North Central Illinois ...... 2-2 3/10 Tennessee Tech ...... W, 8-7 3/19 Tennessee Tech ...... W, 7-6 Birmingham Southern ...... 0-3 Northern Iowa ...... 1-0 3/11 @Tennessee Tech . . . L, 11-6 3/21 New Mexico State* . . . .W, 6-4 Bradley College ...... 2-1 Northeastern Illinois ...... 4-0 3/12 @Memphis ...... W, 8-4 3/22 New Mexico State* L, 12-8 (11) Butler ...... 1-1 Northwestern State ...... 0-1 3/13 @Memphis ...... W, 10-6 3/23 New Mexico State* . . . . L, 6-4 Calvin College ...... 1-0 Oklahoma State ...... 0-2 3/15 SW Missouri State . . . .L, 14-11 3/26 at Memphis ...... L, 5-4 Centenary ...... 0-1 Old Dominion ...... 1-0 3/16 SW Missouri State . . . . W, 13-3 3/26 at Memphis ...... W, 2-1 Central Florida ...... 2-1 Ole Miss ...... 12-6 3/19 East Tennessee . . . . . W, 10-8 3/28 at Louisiana-Lafayette* . . L, 4-3 The Citadel ...... 1-2 Oral Roberts ...... 1-0 3/20 East Tennessee . . . . . W, 10-4 3/29 at Louisiana-Lafayette* . .W, 9-5 Clemson ...... 0-2 Pepperdine ...... 0-1 3/22 Austin Peay ...... W, 4-0 3/30 at Louisiana-Lafayette* . . L, 5-3 Columbus College ...... 4-1 Plymouth State ...... 1-0 3/23 Austin Peay ...... W, 5-4 4/01 at Lipscomb ...... L, 11-8 Cumberland ...... 21-16 Purdue ...... 1-2 3/24 at Austin Peay ...... L, 19-0 4/02 at Austin Peay ...... W, 16-7 Dayton ...... 2-0 Rutgers ...... 1-0 3/26 Troy State ...... W, 7-2 4/04 Florida International* . . L, 11-7 East Tennessee ...... 4-2 St. Lawrence ...... 1-0 3/27 Troy State ...... W, 4-3 4/05 Florida International* . . .W, 6-4 Eastern Illinois ...... 15-9 St. Mary’s College ...... 4-0 3/29 @New Orleans* ...... W, 7-5 4/06 Florida International* . . L, 12-0 Eastern Kentucky ...... 41-21 St. Xavier ...... 3-2 3/30 @New Orleans* ...... L, 7-2 4/08 Memphis ...... L, 6-2 Eastern Michigan ...... 3-2 Samford ...... 2-3 3/31 @New Orleans* ...... L, 9-3 4/09 Memphis ...... W, 10-4 Evansville ...... 5-4 San Diego State ...... 0-1 4/02 Memphis ...... L, 8-5 4/11 at Arkansas State* . . . .W, 4-2 Fisk College ...... 2-0 Sewanee ...... 4-0 4/03 Memphis ...... L, 2-0 4/12 at Arkansas State* . . . .W, 7-6 Florida ...... 0-1 Siena Heights ...... 2-0 4/05 @New Mexico State* . . L, 9-4 4/13 at Arkansas State* . . . . L, 5-1 Florida International ...... 2-7 South Alabama ...... 7-17 4/06 @New Mexico State* W, 14-13 4/15 Vanderbilt ...... W, 9-5 Fort Valley State ...... 1-0 Southeast Missouri ...... 21-13 4/07 @New Mexico State* .L, 13-11 4/16 Southeast Missouri . . . W, 11-9 Georgia-Southwestern ...... 0-1 Southeastern Louisiana ...... 4-6 4/09 @East Tennessee . . . . L, 16-3 4/18 #28 South Alabama* . . .W, 7-3 Georgia State ...... 4-1 Southern Cal ...... 0-2 4/10 @East Tennessee . . . . W, 12-3 4/19 #28 South Alabama* . . . L, 8-6 Georgia Tech ...... 1-2 Southern Illinois ...... 1-1 4/12 Western Kentucky* . . . . L, 5-3 4/20 #28 South Alabama* . . L, 11-3 Hawaii ...... 0-1 Southern Miss ...... 6-9 4/13 Western Kentucky* . . . L, 10-4 4/22 Belmont ...... W, 5-0 Hope College ...... 1-1 Southwest Missouri State . . . . 2-12 4/14 Western Kentucky* . . . .W, 6-4 4/23 Austin Peay ...... W, 8-6 Illinois ...... 7-9 Stanford ...... 0-1 4/16 Belmont ...... L, 10-3 4/25 at Western Kentucky* . . L, 5-1 Illinois State ...... 5-4 Tennessee ...... 13-25 4/19 @South Alabama* . . . . . L, 8-4 4/26 at Western Kentucky* . L, 15-7 Indiana ...... 1-1 Tennessee Temple ...... 3-0 4/20 @South Alabama* . . . . . L, 6-2 4/27 at Western Kentucky* . .W, 6-2 IUPUI ...... 2-1 Tennessee State ...... 31-2 4/21 @South Alabama* . . . . L, 14-6 5/02 New Orleans* ...... W, 4-2 Indiana State ...... 6-16-4 Tennessee Tech ...... 65-28 4/23 @Vanderbilt ...... L, 5-2 5/03 New Orleans* ...... L, 7-5 Jackson State ...... 2-0 Tennessee Wesleyan ...... 5-1 4/26 Louisiana-Lafayette* . . . L, 5-0 5/04 New Orleans* ...... W, 13-7 Jacksonville State ...... 14-6 Texas A&M ...... 1-0 4/27 Louisiana-Lafayette* . . L, 15-6 5/09 Lipscomb ...... W, 12-5 Kansas ...... 1-0 Trevecca ...... 15-5-1 4/28 Louisiana-Lafayette* . . L, 11-3 5/09 Lipscomb ...... W, 4-1 Kent State ...... 4-1 Troy State ...... 8-8 5/03 Arkansas State* ...... L, 2-4 5/11 at Lipscomb ...... W, 11-5 Kentucky ...... 10-10 UAB ...... 27-36 5/04 Arkansas State* ...... W, 6-4 5/13 at Vanderbilt ...... W, 4-2 Lamar Tech ...... 0-3 UNC-Asheville ...... 3-0 5/05 Arkansas State* ...... W, 6-3 5/16 at Arkansas-Little Rock* . L, 6-5 Lambuth College ...... 6-0 UT Martin ...... 19-6 5/10 Arkansas-Little Rock* . .W, 6-5 5/18 at Ark.-Little Rock* . . W, 16-12 Lewis & Clark ...... 0-1 UW-Milwaukee ...... 8-1 5/11 Arkansas-Little Rock* W, 13-10 5/21 at Louisiana-Lafayette! . .W, 6-4 Lincoln College ...... 5-0 Union College ...... 2-0 5/12 Arkansas-Little Rock* . .W, 8-7 5/22 vs. Ark.-Little Rock! . . .W, 6-5 Lipscomb ...... 12-12 Vanderbilt ...... 17-37 5/14 Vanderbilt ...... L, 4-3 5/23 at Louisiana-Lafayette! . W, 10-2 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... 8-13 Wake Forest ...... 0-1 5/17 @Florida International* . . L, 5-3 5/24 vs. Western Kentucky! .W, 8-5 LSU ...... 1-0 Western Carolina ...... 2-1 5/18 @Florida International* . L, 24-8 5/30 at Mississippi State# . . L, 10-4 Louisiana Tech ...... 2-1 Western Kentucky ...... 38-37 5/19 @Florida International* . L, 11-6 5/31 vs. Missouri# ...... L, 13-7 Louisville ...... 8-6 West Virginia ...... 1-0 5/22 @South Alabama# . . . . L, 2-1 * - Sun Belt Conference Game Luther College ...... 1-0 Wisconsin-Eau Claire ...... 8-2 5/23 vs. New Orleans# . . . . L, 7-6 ! - SBC Tournament, Lafayette, La. Memphis ...... 28-32 Wisconsin-Whitewater ...... 5-0 % - Clarksville, Tenn. # - NCAA Starkville Regional, Mercer ...... 2-2 Wright State ...... 1-3 * - Sun Belt Conference game Starkville, Miss. Miami (FL) ...... 0-1 Yale ...... 1-1 # - SBC Tournament, Mobile, Ala. Miami (OH) ...... 2-3 Total ...... 854-645-6 (.567) Coaching Records/Titles YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDS All-Time Coaching Records Year Coach Record 1913 Max Souby ...... Inc. (Records Incomplete) 1914-17 Alfred Miles ...... Inc. Name Seasons Record Pct. Conference Titles NCAA App. 1918-19 No Team Fielded Steve Peterson 16 502-404-2 .553 8 7 1920-24 Alfred Miles ...... Inc. John Stanford 14 402-272-4 .593 4 4 1925-26 Guy Stephenson ...... Inc. A.H. Soloman 3 60-46 .571 0 0 1927-33 Frank Faulkinberry ...... Inc. Jimmy Earle 4 61-48-1 .555 1 1 1934-35 E.M. Waller ...... Inc. Jack Deere 1 11-10 .524 0 0 1936-39 Johnny (Red) Floyd ...... Inc. Buck Rolman 4 32-34 .485 1 0 1940 Herc Alley ...... Inc. Butch Clifton 1 11-14 .440 0 0 1941-42 Nance Jordan ...... Inc. 1943-45 No Team Fielded ...... 1946 Nance Jordan ...... Inc. OVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES SBC TOURNAMENT TITLES 1947-50 Durwood Stowe ...... Inc. *1959, 1968, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1987, 2003 1951-55 Charles Murphy ...... Inc. 1956 Fran Riel ...... Inc. 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, *1996, 1957-60 Buck Rolman ...... 32-34 *1997 NCAA TOURNEY APPEARANCES 1961 Jack Deere ...... 11-10 1976, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1962 Bill Stokes ...... 11-10 OVC TOURNAMENT TITLES 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003 1963 Ken Trickey ...... 7-12 1964 Ken Trickey ...... 10-8 1976, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1965 Ken Trickey ...... Inc. 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000 * Co-Champions 1966 Jimmy Earle ...... 10-10-1 1967 Jimmy Earle ...... 15-12 SBC REGULAR SEASON TITLES 1968 Jimmy Earle ...... 23-9 *2001 1969 Jimmy Earle ...... 13-17 1970 Butch Clifton ...... 11-14 1971 A.H. Solomon ...... 17-13 1972 A.H. Solomon ...... 22-18 CHRIS WHITEHEAD “BIG STICK” AWARD 1973 A.H. Solomon ...... 21-15 1974 John Stanford ...... 27-13 The Chris Whitehead “Big Stick” Award, 1975 John Stanford ...... 24-16 named for one of the finest all-around players 1976 John Stanford ...... 35-17 ever to play for the Blue Raiders, was initiated 1977 John Stanford ...... 26-19 in 1992 and is presented annually to the Middle 1978 John Stanford ...... 26-24-2 Tennessee player who, in the opinion of the 1979 John Stanford ...... 27-17-1 coaching staff, is the most productive offensive 1980 John Stanford ...... 24-25 player on the squad. 1981 John Stanford ...... 34-15 1982 John Stanford ...... 32-15-1 Whitehead was a superlative third 1983 John Stanford ...... 23-17 baseman for the Blue Raiders from 1986-88 1984 John Stanford ...... 25-18 and signed a professional contract with the 1985 John Stanford ...... 28-30 Boston Red Sox organization at the conclu- 1986 John Stanford ...... 32-30 sion of his Middle Tennessee career. He still 1987 John Stanford ...... 39-16 ranks in the Top 10 in 10 career categories, 1988 Steve Peterson ...... 32-15-1 1989 Steve Peterson ...... 27-22-1 including hits, runs, singles, triples, home runs, 1990 Steve Peterson ...... 42-15 runs batted in, total bases, slugging percent- 1991 Steve Peterson ...... 28-33 age and walks. He batted a sparkling .338 1992 Steve Peterson ...... 35-21 ANNUAL WINNERS over his three-year career in the Blue & White. 1993 Steve Peterson ...... 25-26 1992 Gary Myers After playing in the Red Sox organiza- 1994 Steve Peterson ...... 32-23 1993 Buford “Mudcat” Brewer tion, Whitehead died in a tragic auto accident in 1995 Steve Peterson ...... 36-27 1994 Buford “Mudcat” Brewer his hometown of Maryville, Tenn., in 1991. 1996 Steve Peterson ...... 28-26 1995 Jamie Walker Head coach Steve Peterson began the 1997 Steve Peterson ...... 31-24 1996 Doug Barner 1998 Steve Peterson ...... 17-33 1997 Andrew Thompson annual tradition the next season, with Gary 1999 Steve Peterson ...... 29-31 1998 Ty Curley Myers winning the award in 1992. Myers was 2000 Steve Peterson ...... 39-23 1999 Josh Pride a First Team All-OVC selection and Third Team 2001 Steve Peterson ...... 41-17 2000 Bryan Peck Mizuno-Collegiate Baseball All-American after 2001 Josh Renick 2002 Steve Peterson ...... 26-30 batting .383 with a .639 slugging percentage 2003 Steve Peterson ...... 33-27 2002 Justin Sims 2003 Brett Carroll during the campaign. Career Records CAREER OFFENSIVE 5. George Zimmerman . . . 741 . . . . 1986-89 t2. Eric Graves ...... 10 . . . . 1978-79 6. Doug Barner ...... 703 . . . . 1993-96 t5. Justin Sims ...... 8 . . . . . 2000-02 7. Eddie Pye ...... 672 . . . . 1986-88 t5. Jeremy Owens ...... 8 . . . . . 1996-98 GAMES PLAYED 8. Chuck Akers ...... 664 . . 2001-pres. t5. Jeff Avery ...... 8 . . . . . 1987-90 Player GP Years 9. Kyle Thomas ...... 662 . . . . 1998-01 t5. Darryl Steakley ...... 8 . . . . . 1987-90 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 224 . . . . 1994-97 10. Eddie Pye ...... 656 . . . . 1986-88 t9. Jason Maxwell ...... 7 . . . . . 1991-93 2. Phillip Edwards ...... 223 . . . . 1989-92 t9. Danny Moore ...... 7 . . . . . 1976-77 3. Darryl Steakley ...... 219 . . . . 1987-90 SINGLES t9. Steve Zitney ...... 7 . . . . . 1973-76 4. George Zimmerman . . . 217 . . . . 1986-89 Player 1B Years 5. Doug Barner ...... 208 . . . . 1993-96 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 194 . . . . 1994-97 HOME RUNS 6. Mudcat Brewer ...... 203 . . . . 1991-94 2. Phillip Edwards ...... 160 . . . . 1989-92 Player HR Years 7. Wes Whitehead ...... 200 . . . . 1997-00 3. Craig Reavis ...... 158 . . . . 1993-95 1. Josh Pride ...... 44 . . . . 1997-00 8. Kyle Thomas ...... 199 . . . . 1998-01 4. Chuck Akers ...... 151 . . 2001-pres. 2. Ty Curley ...... 40 . . . . 1996-99 9. Andrew Thompson . . . . 194 . . . . 1994-97 5. Mudcat Brewer ...... 151 . . . . 1991-94 t3. Doug Barner ...... 35 . . . . 1993-94 10. Josh Pride ...... 193 . . . . 1997-00 6. Kyle Thomas ...... 143 . . . . 1998-01 t3. Chris Whitehead ...... 35 . . . . 1986-88 t7. Darryl Steakley ...... 142 . . . . 1987-90 t5. Bryan Peck ...... 34 . . . . 1999-00 BATTING AVERAGE t7. Eddie Pye ...... 142 . . . . 1986-88 t5. Chris Price ...... 34 . . . . 1991-94 Player BA Years 9. Steve Zitney ...... 141 . . . . 1973-76 t7. Mudcat Brewer ...... 33 . . . . 1991-94 1. Josh Renick ...... 381 . . . . 2000-01 10. Chris Whitehead ...... 137 . . . . 1986-88 t7. Dwight Robinson ...... 33 . . . . 1989-91 2. Scott Turner ...... 374 . . . . 1982-83 9. Jayhawk Owens ...... 32 . . . . 1988-90 3. Bryan Peck ...... 373 . . . . 1999-00 DOUBLES 10. George Zimmerman . . . .30 . . . . 1986-89 4. Gary Myers ...... 365 . . . . 1991-92 Player 2B Years 5. Justin Sims ...... 361 . . . . 2000-02 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 63 . . . . 1994-97 RUNS BATTED IN 6. Eric Graves ...... 358 . . . . 1978-79 t2. Mudcat Brewer ...... 51 . . . . 1991-94 Player RBI Years t7. Bobby Hines ...... 351 . . . . 1978-79 t2. George Zimmerman . . . .51 . . . . 1986-89 1. George Zimmerman . . . 168 . . . . 1986-89 t7. Danny Moore ...... 351 . . . . 1976-77 4. Bryan Peck ...... 48 . . . . 1999-00 2. Mudcat Brewer ...... 159 . . . . 1991-94 9. Marshall Nisbett ...... 351 . . . . 2001-02 5. Doug Barner ...... 45 . . . . 1993-96 3. Josh Pride ...... 141 . . . . 1997-00 10. Gary Cathcart ...... 350 . . . . 1983-84 6. Jayhawk Owens ...... 43 . . . . 1988-90 4. Clay Snellgrove ...... 140 . . . . 1994-97 7. Marshall Nisbett ...... 42 . . . . 2001-02 t5. Doug Barner ...... 137 . . . . 1993-96 HITS 8. Kyle Thomas ...... 41 . . . . 1998-01 t5. Bryan Peck ...... 137 . . . . 1999-00 Player H Years 9. Jason Maxwell ...... 39 . . . . 1991-93 7. Chris Price ...... 135 . . . . 1991-94 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 269 . . . . 1994-97 10. Josh Renick ...... 38 . . . . 2000-01 8. Jayhawk Owens . . . . . 129 . . . . 1988-90 2. Mudcat Brewer ...... 245 . . . . 1991-94 9. Chris Whitehead ...... 125 . . . . 1986-88 3. Chris Whitehead ...... 209 . . . . 1986-88 TRIPLES 10. Andrew Thompson . . . . 124 . . . . 1994-97 4. George Zimmerman . . . 208 . . . . 1986-89 Player 3B Years 5. Josh Pride ...... 203 . . . . 1997-00 1. Chris Whitehead ...... 17 . . . . 1986-88 TOTAL BASES t6. Doug Barner ...... 200 . . . . 1993-96 t2. Mudcat Brewer ...... 10 . . . . 1991-94 Player TB Years t6. Darryl Steakley ...... 200 . . . . 1987-90 t2. Eddie Pye ...... 10 . . . . 1986-88 1. Mudcat Brewer ...... 415 . . . . 1991-94 8. Kyle Thomas ...... 198 . . . . 1998-01 2. Josh Pride ...... 379 . . . . 1997-00 9. Phillip Edwards ...... 196 . . . . 1989-92 3. Clay Snellgrove ...... 368 . . . . 1994-97 10. Eddie Pye ...... 191 . . . . 1986-88 4. Chris Whitehead ...... 363 . . . . 1986-88 5. George Zimmerman . . . 355 . . . . 1986-89 RUNS 6. Doug Barner ...... 350 . . . . 1993-96 Player R Years 7. Bryan Peck ...... 324 . . . . 1999-00 1. Josh Pride ...... 171 . . . . 1997-00 8. Chris Price ...... 317 . . . . 1991-94 2. Chris Whitehead ...... 166 . . . . 1986-88 9. Jayhawk Owens . . . . . 310 . . . . 1988-90 3. Mudcat Brewer ...... 163 . . . . 1991-93 10. Dwight Robinson . . . . . 304 . . . . 1989-91 4. Eddie Pye ...... 159 . . . . 1986-88 5. George Zimmerman . . . 148 . . . . 1986-89 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 6. Doug Barner ...... 147 . . . . 1993-96 Player SLG% Years 7. Jeremy Owens ...... 141 . . . . 1996-98 1. Bryan Peck ...... 720 . . . . 1999-00 8. Philip Edwards ...... 139 . . . . 1989-92 2. Jayhawk Owens ...... 644 . . . . 1988-90 9. Clay Snellgrove ...... 135 . . . . 1994-97 3. Bob Tribbey ...... 607 . . . . 1985-86 10. Jayhawk Owens . . . . . 133 . . . . 1988-90 4. Ty Curley ...... 604 . . . . 1996-99 5. Mike Messerly ...... 604 . . . . 1987-88 AT BATS 6. Josh Pride ...... 599 . . . . 1997-00 Player AB Years 7. Justin Sims ...... 593 . . . . 2000-02 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 831 . . . . 1994-97 8. Chris Whitehead ...... 592 . . . . 1986-88 2. Mudcat Brewer ...... 759 . . . . 1991-94 Mudcat Brewer led the Blue Raiders in 9. Scott Sain ...... 592 . . . . 1973-74 3. Darryl Steakley ...... 757 . . . . 1987-90 hits three straight years and finished 10. Brett Carroll ...... 591 . . 2002-pres. 4. Phillip Edwards ...... 743 . . . . 1989-92 second on the all-time hits list. 84 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Career Records WALKS t5. Jeff Parsons ...... 15 . . . . 1998-00 Player BB Years 7. Kris Lammers ...... 14 . . . . 1998-01 1. Chris Whitehead ...... 129 . . . . 1986-88 t8. Greg Johnson ...... 13 . . . . 1985-87 2. Doug Barner ...... 123 . . . . 1993-96 t8. Jack Laverty ...... 13 . . . . 1971-74 3. Eddie Pye ...... 116 . . . . 1986-88 t10. Jamie Birkofer ...... 12 . . . . 1990-93 4. Josh Pride ...... 113 . . . . 1997-00 t10. Gary Melson ...... 12 . . . . 1972-75 5. George Zimmerman . . . 103 . . . . 1986-89 6. Phillip Edwards ...... 96 . . . . 1989-92 SAVES t7. Craig Reavis ...... 94 . . . . 1993-95 Player S Years t7. Steve Zitney ...... 94 . . . . 1973-76 1. George Oleksik ...... 16 . . . . 1993-96 9. Jayhawk Owens ...... 92 . . . . 1988-90 2. Chase Swing ...... 11 . . 2002-pres. t10. Andrew Thompson . . . . .91 . . . . 1994-97 3. Marty Smith ...... 10 . . . . 1981-84 t10. Bert Fuqua ...... 91 . . . . 1976-79 4. Kevin Davis ...... 9 . . . . . 1997-01 t5. Rob Angell ...... 8 . . . . . 1989-90 STRIKEOUTS t5. Jeremy Armstrong . . . . . 8 . . . . . 2000-02 Player K Years t5. Joe Dalton ...... 8 . . . . . 1993-96 1. Jordan Beddies ...... 193 . . . . 1994-97 t8. Brad Howard ...... 7 . . . . . 1997-00 2. Chris Price ...... 155 . . . . 1991-94 t8. Jay Lindsey ...... 7 . . . . . 1991-92 3. Chris Whitehead ...... 151 . . . . 1986-88 10. Dean Hanks ...... 6 . . . . . 1991-92 4. Ty Curley ...... 134 . . . . 1996-99 5. Josh Pride ...... 124 . . . . 1997-00 Dave Richardson (middle) ranks in the EARNED RUN AVERAGE t6. Doug Barner ...... 123 . . . . 1993-96 Top 10 of 13 Blue Raider pitching Player ERA Years records. t6. Chuck Akers ...... 123 . . 2001-pres. 1. Billy Joe Mahaffey . . . . 1.18 . . . . 1973-74 8. Dwight Robinson . . . . . 121 . . . . 1989-91 CAREER PITCHING 2. Rob Angell ...... 2.05 . . . . 1989-90 t9. Darryl Steakley ...... 117 . . . . 1987-90 3. George Ploucher . . . . . 2.32 . . . . 1974-76 t9. Jeremy Owens ...... 117 . . . . 1996-98 4. Prestley Guy ...... 2.61 . . . . 1970-72 GAMES STARTED 5. Billy Krei ...... 2.68 . . . . 1974-75 HIT BY PITCH Player GS Years 6. Jack Laverty ...... 2.70 . . . . 1971-74 Player HBP Years 1. Chris Norton ...... 55 . . . . 1985-88 7. Gary Melson ...... 2.79 . . . . 1973-75 1. Mudcat Brewer ...... 24 . . . . 1991-94 2. Dave Richardson ...... 46 . . . . 1985-88 8. L. Bruno ...... 2.88 . . . . 1981-82 2. Jason Howarth ...... 22 . . . . 1999-02 3. Dewon Brazelton ...... 43 . . . . 1999-01 9. Mike McLaury ...... 2.94 . . . . 1992-93 t3. Ken Finley ...... 19 . . . . 1992-93 4. Jamie Powers ...... 39 . . . . 1996-99 10. Bobby Parton ...... 3.01 . . . . 1972-73 t3. Jayhawk Owens ...... 19 . . . . 1988-90 t5. Kris Lammers ...... 37 . . . . 1998-01 5. Doug Barner ...... 18 . . . . 1993-96 t5. Patrick Mayes ...... 37 . . . . 1992-95 WINNING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 10 DECISIONS) 6. Bryan Peck ...... 17 . . . . 1999-00 t7. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .36 . . . . 1983-86 Player Pct. (Record) Years 7. Shane Shoemake ...... 16 . . . . 1995-96 t7. John Williams ...... 36 . . 2001-pres. 1. Jerry Moore ...... 833 (10-2) . . . 1980-83 t8. Clay Snellgrove ...... 15 . . . . 1994-97 t7. Mark Novak ...... 36 . . . . 1980-83 2. Billy Joe Mahaffey ..818 (9-2) . . . 1973-74 t8. Josh Renick ...... 15 . . . . 2000-01 t10. Greg Johnson ...... 34 . . . . 1985-87 t3. Barry Vetter ...... 769 (10-3) . . . 1986-87 t8. Justin Sims ...... 15 . . . . 2000-02 t10. James Birkofer ...... 34 . . . . 1990-93 t3. Rob Angell ...... 769 (10-3) . . . 1989-90 t8. Ty Curley ...... 15 . . . . 1996-99 5. Jason Stanton . . . .739 (17-6) . . . 1993-96 t8. Nate Jaggers ...... 15 . . 2002-pres. WINS 6. Dewon Brazelton . .737 (28-10) . . . 1999-01 Player W Years t7. Brad Howard . . . . .722 (13-5) . . . 1997-00 SACRIFICES 1. Dave Richardson ...... 29 . . . . 1985-88 t7. Steven Lay ...... 722 (13-5) . . . 1994-97 Player SAC Years 2. Dewon Brazelton ...... 28 . . . . 1999-01 t9. Mark Novak . . . . .714 (25-10) . . . 1980-83 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 24 . . . . 1994-97 3. Mark Novak ...... 25 . . . . 1980-83 t9. L. Bruno ...... 714 (10-4) . . . 1981-82 2. Wes Whitehead ...... 22 . . . . 1997-00 t4. Chris Norton ...... 22 . . . . 1985-88 t9. George Ploucher . .714 (15-6) . . . 1974-76 3. Jason Howarth ...... 21 . . . . 1999-02 t4. Marty Smith ...... 22 . . . . 1981-84 t4. Ken Finley ...... 19 . . . . 1992-93 t6. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .19 . . . . 1983-86 INNINGS PITCHED t4. Jayhawk Owens ...... 19 . . . . 1988-60 t6. Greg Johnson ...... 19 . . . . 1985-87 Player IP Years t6. Bryan Peck ...... 17 . . . . 1999-00 8. Chris Crabtree ...... 18 . . . . 1990-91 1. Chris Norton ...... 380.0 . . . 1985-88 t6. Chuck Akers ...... 17 . . 2001-pres. 9. Jason Stanton ...... 17 . . . . 1993-96 2. Dave Richardson . . . . .311.0 . . . 1985-88 8. Darryl Steakley ...... 16 . . . . 1987-89 t10. James Birkofer ...... 16 . . . . 1990-93 3. Dewon Brazelton . . . . 310.0 . . . 1999-01 9. Troy Harp ...... 13 . . 2001-pres. t10. Greg Johnson ...... 16 . . . . 1984-86 4. Steve Sonneberger . . . 270.2 . . . 1983-86 t10. Corey Watkins ...... 12 . . . . 1988-91 5. Mark Novak ...... 246.2 . . . 1980-83 t10. Ralph David ...... 12 . . . . 1981-84 LOSSES 6. Patrick Mayes ...... 239.2 . . . 1992-95 Player L Years 7. John Williams . . . . . 220.2 . 2001-pres. 1. Chris Norton ...... 21 . . . . 1985-88 8. James Birkofer ...... 220.0 . . . 1990-93 2. Jamie Powers ...... 18 . . . . 1996-00 9. Marty Smith ...... 219.0 . . . 1981-84 3. Chad Kirby ...... 17 . . . . 1995-98 t10. Chris Crabtree ...... 214.0 . . . 1990-91 4. Dave Richardson ...... 16 . . . . 1985-88 t10. Greg Johnson ...... 214.0 . . . 1984-86 t5. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .15 . . . . 1983-86 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 85 Career/Season Records COMPLETE GAMES 3. Phillip Edwards ...... 556 . . . . 1989-92 HITS Player CG Years 4. Eddie Pye ...... 503 . . . . 1986-88 Player H Years 1. Dave Richardson ...... 23 . . . . 1985-88 t5. Jason Howarth ...... 403 . . . . 1999-02 t1. Bryan Peck ...... 94 ...... 2000 2. Dewon Brazelton ...... 22 . . . . 1999-01 t5. Chris Whitehead ...... 403 . . . . 1986-88 t1. Josh Renick ...... 94 ...... 2001 3. Chris Norton ...... 19 . . . . 1985-88 7. Darryl Steakley ...... 388 . . . . 1987-90 3. Clay Snellgrove ...... 88 ...... 1997 4. Mark Novak ...... 18 . . . . 1980-83 8. Doug Barner ...... 379 . . . . 1993-96 t4. Craig Reavis ...... 87 ...... 1995 5. Mike Moore ...... 17 . . . . 1977-78 9. Jason Maxwell ...... 376 . . . . 1993-96 t4. Justin Sims ...... 87 ...... 2001 6. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .15 . . . . 1983-86 10. Dwight Robinson . . . . . 368 . . . . 1989-91 6. Josh Pride ...... 86 ...... 1999 7. Chris Crabtree ...... 12 . . . . 1990-91 t7. Marshall Nisbett ...... 84 ...... 2002 t8. Mike McLaury ...... 11 . . . . . 1992-93 ERRORS t7. Marshall Nisbett ...... 84 ...... 2001 t8. Tom Wilson ...... 11 . . . . . 1978-81 Player E Years 9. Justin Sims ...... 82 ...... 2002 t10. Chad Kirby ...... 10 . . . . 1995-98 1. Chris Whitehead ...... 84 . . . . 1986-88 10. Eddie Pye ...... 80 ...... 1988 t10. George Ploucher ...... 10 . . . . 1974-76 2. Eddie Pye ...... 83 . . . . 1986-88 3. Doug Barner ...... 75 . . . . 1993-96 RUNS STRIKEOUTS 4. Phillip Edwards ...... 64 . . . . 1989-92 Player R Years Player K Years t5. Clay Snellgrove ...... 60 . . . . 1994-97 1. Josh Renick ...... 74 ...... 2001 1. Dewon Brazelton . . . . . 335 . . . . 1999-01 t5. Wes Whitehead ...... 60 . . . . 1997-00 2. Josh Pride ...... 73 ...... 1999 2. Chris Norton ...... 282 . . . . 1985-88 7. Ralph David ...... 58 . . . . 1981-84 t3. Bryan Peck ...... 68 ...... 2000 3. Dave Richardson . . . . . 253 . . . . 1985-88 8. Jason Maxwell ...... 50 . . . . 1991-93 t3. Josh Renick ...... 68 ...... 2000 4. Steve Sonneberger . . . . 225 . . . . 1983-86 9. Dwight Robinson ...... 48 . . . . 1989-91 t5. Justin Sims ...... 61 ...... 2001 5. Chris Crabtree ...... 219 . . . . 1990-91 10. Gary Keeton ...... 44 . . . . 1980-82 t5. Justin Links ...... 61 ...... 2000 6. John Williams ...... 185 . . 2001-pres. t5. Justin Links ...... 61 ...... 2001 7. Jack Laverty ...... 181 . . . . 1971-74 t8. Eddie Pye ...... 60 ...... 1988 8. Greg Johnson ...... 177 . . . . 1985-87 SINGLE-SEASON t8. Chris Whitehead ...... 60 ...... 1986 9. Kris Lammers ...... 171 . . . . 1998-01 10. Gary Myers ...... 59 ...... 1992 10. Jamie Powers ...... 167 . . . . 1997-00 OFFENSIVE AT BATS WALKS BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 120 AB) Player AB Years Player BB Years 1. Mike Young ...... 245 ...... 1988 Player AVG Years 1. Dave Richardson . . . . . 154 . . . . 1985-88 1. G.E. McCormack . . . . .443 ...... 1957 2. Marshall Nisbett ...... 243 ...... 2001 2. Steve Sonneberger . . . . 146 . . . . 1983-86 2. Josh Renick ...... 420 ...... 2001 3. Corey Watkins ...... 242 ...... 1991 3. Chris Norton ...... 140 . . . . 1990-91 4. Eddie Pye ...... 240 ...... 1988 3. Andrew Thompson . . . . .409 ...... 1997 4. Jamie Powers ...... 136 . . . . 1996-00 4. Bryan Peck ...... 405 ...... 2000 5. Jamie Walker ...... 239 ...... 1995 5. Greg Johnson ...... 132 . . . . 1985-87 6. Marshall Nisbett ...... 236 ...... 2002 5. Clay Snellgrove ...... 393 ...... 1997 6. Gary Melson ...... 124 . . . . 1972-75 6. Scott Sain ...... 393 ...... 1974 7. Bryan Peck ...... 232 ...... 2000 7. James Birkofer ...... 120 . . . . 1990-93 7. Justin Sims ...... 387 ...... 2002 8. Justin Sims ...... 231 ...... 2001 8. Jack Laverty ...... 117 . . . . 1971-74 9. Chuck Akers ...... 228 ...... 2003 8. Ty Curley ...... 384 ...... 1999 9. Jeff Parsons ...... 116 . . . . 1998-00 9. Gary Myers ...... 383 ...... 1992 10. Eddie Pye ...... 226 ...... 1986 10. Steve Benefield ...... 108 . . . . 1988-91 10. Josh Pride ...... 382 ...... 1999 SINGLES Player 1B Years CAREER DEFENSIVE 1. Craig Reavis ...... 74 ...... 1995 2. Josh Renick ...... 64 ...... 2001 3. Eddie Pye ...... 61 ...... 1988 PUTOUTS 4. Clay Snellgrove ...... 59 ...... 1997 Player PO Years 5. Justin Sims ...... 57 ...... 2002 1. Kyle Thomas ...... 1067 . . . . 1998-01 6. Jeff Beachum ...... 55 ...... 2003 2. George Zimmerman . . . 884 . . . . 1986-89 t7. Justin Sims ...... 53 ...... 2001 3. Tim Goff ...... 833 . . . . 1983-86 t7. Nate Jaggers ...... 53 ...... 2002 4. Mike Messerly ...... 795 . . . . 1987-88 t9. Marshall Nisbett ...... 52 ...... 2001 5. Andrew Thompson . . . . 783 . . . . 1994-97 t9. Josh Pride ...... 52 ...... 1999 6. Jamie Hicks ...... 771 . . . . 1991-94 t9. Jeremy Owens ...... 52 ...... 1997 7. Josh Archer ...... 736 . . 2002-pres. 8. Scott Turner ...... 713 . . . . 1982-83 DOUBLES 9. Troy Harp ...... 697 . . 2001-pres. Player 2B Years 10. Craig Reavis ...... 693 . . . . 1992-95 1. Bryan Peck ...... 25 ...... 2000 2. Bryan Peck ...... 23 ...... 1999 ASSISTS Bryan Peck stands fourth on the career t3. Jayhawk Owens ...... 21 ...... 1990 Player A Years doubles list with 48 and set the single- t3. Marshall Nisbett ...... 21 ...... 2002 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 695 . . . . 1994-97 season mark for two-baggers in t3. Clay Snellgrove ...... 21 ...... 1997 2. Wes Whitehead ...... 561 . . . . 1997-00 consecutive seasons. 86 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Career/Season/Team Records t6. Gary Myers ...... 20 ...... 1992 t6. Josh Renick ...... 20 ...... 2001 TEAM SEASON RECORDS t8. Brandon Johnson ...... 19 ...... 2001 BATTING At Bats ...... 2,101 1995 t8. Mike Severence ...... 19 ...... 1991 Hits ...... 598 1999 t8. George Zimmerman . . . .19 ...... 1989 Batting Average ...... 323 1997 t8. Bob Tribbey ...... 19 ...... 1985 Runs ...... 416 1986 Doubles ...... 130 2003 TRIPLES Triples ...... 28 1987 Player 3B Years Home Runs ...... 77 1999 1. Eric Graves ...... 8 ...... 1979 Runs Batted In ...... 359 1986 t2. Chris Whitehead ...... 6 ...... 1987 Total Bases ...... 959 2003 Slugging Percentage ...... 510 1997 t2. Justin Sims ...... 6 ...... 2001 Strikeouts ...... 463 2003 t3. Marshall Nisbett ...... 5 ...... 2001 Walks ...... 260 1985 t3. Jeremy Owens ...... 5 ...... 1997 Stolen Bases ...... 118 1985 t3. Eddie Pye ...... 5 ...... 1987 Sacrifices ...... 56 1995 t3. Mudcat Brewer ...... 5 ...... 1992 t3. Jason Maxwell ...... 5 ...... 1992 PITCHING t3. Jeff Avery ...... 5 ...... 1989 Innings Pitched ...... 529.0 1995 t3. Danny Moore ...... 5 ...... 1977 Complete Games ...... 27 1988 Earned Run Average ...... 2.25 1974 t3. Harry Maurice ...... 5 ...... 1971 Jason Maxwell ranks in the Top 10 in Shutouts ...... 12 1976 Strikeouts ...... 513 2001 career doubles and triples as a Blue HOME RUNS Walks ...... 308 1985 Raider. Player HR Years Saves ...... 16 1999/’03 1. Josh Pride ...... 22 ...... 1999 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE t2. Brett Carroll ...... 19 ...... 2003 MISCELLANEOUS Player SLG% Years Games ...... 63 1995 t2. Doug Barner ...... 19 ...... 1996 1. Bryan Peck ...... 750 ...... 2000 t2. Mike Messerly ...... 19 ...... 1988 Wins ...... 42 1990 2. Josh Pride ...... 733 ...... 1999 Losses ...... 33 1991 5. Chris Whitehead ...... 18 ...... 1986 3. Doug Hicks ...... 708 ...... 1978 Winning Percentage ...... 737 (42-15) 1990 t6. Bryan Peck ...... 17 ...... 2000 4. Doug Barner ...... 702 ...... 1992 Doubleplays ...... 57 1993 t6. Bryan Peck ...... 17 ...... 1999 5. Jayhawk Owens ...... 689 ...... 1990 t6. Jayhawk Owens ...... 17 ...... 1990 6. Bryan Peck ...... 688 ...... 1999 t9. Josh Archer ...... 15 ...... 2003 t7. Ty Curley ...... 682 ...... 1998 t9. Jamie Walker ...... 15 ...... 1995 t7. Andrew Thompson . . . . .682 ...... 1997 t9. Dwight Robinson ...... 15 ...... 1990 9. Scott Sain ...... 675 ...... 1974 10. Mike Messerly ...... 672 ...... 1988 RUNS BATTED IN Player RBI Years 1. Bryan Peck ...... 81 ...... 2000 BLUE RAIDER SINGLE GAME RECORDS 2. Mike Messerly ...... 71 ...... 1988 OFFENSIVE - TEAM OFFENSIVE - INDIVIDUAL t3. Jayhawk Owens ...... 66 ...... 1990 At Bats ...... 53 vs. Lipscomb, 2001 At Bats . . 8, Perry Lyons vs. Eastern Ky., 1995 t3. Justin Sims ...... 66 ...... 2001 Hits ...... 28 vs. Lipscomb, 2001 Hits . . . . 6 by Tim Goff vs. South Alabama, 1986 5. Chris Cartwright ...... 58 ...... 1987 Runs ...... 29 vs. Tennessee State, 1989 Runs ...... 5 by five players 6. Jamie Hicks ...... 57 ...... 1994 Doubles ...... 8 vs. UAB, 1998 . . . . . last by Nate Jaggers vs. Lipscomb, 2002 t7. Jamie Walker ...... 56 ...... 1995 Triples ...... 3 in several games Doubles ...... 3 by 10 players ...... (last vs. Lipscomb, 2002) last by Josh Renick vs. Tennessee Tech, 2000 t7. Clay Snellgrove ...... 56 ...... 1997 Home Runs ...... 8 vs. Cumberland, 2001 Triples ...... 2 by four players t7. Bryan Peck ...... 56 ...... 1999 ...... (last vs. Eastern Illinois, 2000) . . .last by Jason Maxwell vs. Murray St., 1993 10. George Zimmerman . . . .54 ...... 1989 RBIs ...... 24 vs. two opponents Home Runs ...... 3 by five players ...... (last vs. Western Kentucky, 1992) . last by Justin Sims at New Mexico State, 2002 TOTAL BASES Strikeouts ...... 18 vs. Vanderbilt, 1972 RBIs ...... 8 by two players Player TB Years Walks ...... 21 vs. Tennessee State, 1989 ...... last by Cale Lawson vs. TSU, 1989 1. Bryan Peck ...... 174 ...... 2000 Stolen Bases ...... 9 vs. two opponents . 7 in one inning by Tony Hayes vs. TTU, 1986 2. Josh Pride ...... 165 ...... 1999 ...... (last time vs. Tennessee State, 1992) Total Bases ...... 13 by Justin Sims ...... at New Mexico State, 2002 3. Bryan Peck ...... 150 ...... 1999 PITCHING/DEFENSE - TEAM Strikeouts ...... 4 by several players 4. Brett Carroll ...... 148 ...... 2003 Strikeouts . . . . . 21 vs. New Mexico State, 2003 last by Shane Kemp at Louisiana-Lafayette, 2003 5. Justin Sims ...... 147 ...... 2001 Walks ...... 14 vs. Austin Peay, 1966 Walks . . . 5, Doug Barner vs. Eastern Ky., 1995 t6. Josh Renick ...... 142 ...... 2001 Double Plays . . . 6 vs. Western Kentucky, 1990 Stolen Bases ...... 4 t6. Jamie Walker ...... 142 ...... 1995 ...... Chuck Akers vs. Jacksonville St., 2003 t8. Josh Archer ...... 135 ...... 2003 PITCHING - INDIVIDUAL t8. Jayhawk Owens . . . . . 135 ...... 1990 Strikeouts . .20 by Gary Matthews vs. Fisk, 1974 t8. Mike Messerly ...... 135 ...... 1988 Walks . . 12 by Gary Matthews vs. Auburn, 1973

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 87 Season Records STOLEN BASES 7. Chris Whitehead ...... 490 ...... 1988 WINS Player SB Years 8. Jed Johnson ...... 487 ...... 1992 Player W Years 1. Mike Young ...... 38 ...... 1989 9. Jayhawk Owens ...... 486 ...... 1988 1. Dave Richardson ...... 14 ...... 1998 2. Doug Hicks ...... 29 ...... 1979 10. Craig Reavis ...... 481 ...... 1995 2. Dewon Brazelton ...... 13 ...... 2001 3. Corey Watkins ...... 28 ...... 1991 3. Dave Richardson ...... 12 ...... 1987 4. Danny Moore ...... 26 ...... 1976 SACRIFICES 4. Bob Hardin ...... 11 ...... 1977 5. Chris Price ...... 25 ...... 1994 Player SAC Years t5. Chris Crabtree ...... 10 ...... 1990 t6. Eddie Pye ...... 24 ...... 1988 t1. Mike Messerly ...... 9 ...... 1988 t5. Jack Laverty ...... 10 ...... 1977 t6. Josh Renick ...... 24 ...... 2001 t1. Chuck Akers ...... 9 ...... 2003 t5. Mike Moore ...... 10 ...... 1977 t6. Jeremy Owens ...... 24 ...... 1998 t3. Jason Howarth ...... 8 ...... 2001 8. Steve Sonneberger . . . . . 9 ...... 1986 9. Ken Finley ...... 23 ...... 1992 t3. Phillip Campbell ...... 8 ...... 2001 t9. Kevin Davis ...... 8 ...... 2000 10. Ben Lankster ...... 22 ...... 1976 t3. Darryl Steakley ...... 8 ...... 1988 t9. Dewon Brazelton ...... 8 ...... 1999 t6. Doug Barner ...... 7 ...... 1995 t9. Patrick Mayes ...... 8 ...... 1992 WALKS t6. Clay Snellgrove ...... 7 ...... 1995 t9. Chris Norton ...... 8 ...... 1986 Player BB Years t6. Clay Snellgrove ...... 7 ...... 1995 t9. Steve Sonneberger . . . . . 8 ...... 1985 1. Craig Reavis ...... 48 ...... 1995 t6. Phillip Edwards ...... 7 ...... 1990 2. Chris Whitehead ...... 47 ...... 1988 t6. Wes Whitehead ...... 6 ...... 1998 LOSSES t3. Chris Whitehead ...... 46 ...... 1987 Player L Years t3. Eddie Pye ...... 46 ...... 1986 1. Chad Kirby ...... 9 ...... 1997 t3. Ricky Cheshire ...... 46 ...... 1976 SINGLE-SEASON 2. Greg Ruffo ...... 8 ...... 1991 6. Rickey Cheshire ...... 43 ...... 1977 t3. Adam Larson ...... 7 ...... 2002 t7. Gary Myers ...... 42 ...... 1992 PITCHING t3. Mike McLaury ...... 7 ...... 1993 t7. Kerry Maxwell ...... 42 ...... 1978 t3. Chris Crabtree ...... 7 ...... 1991 9. Eddie Pye ...... 41 ...... 1987 t3. Mike Moore ...... 7 ...... 1978 APPEARANCES 10. Doug Barner ...... 40 ...... 1996 Player APP Years t7. Kris Lammers ...... 6 ...... 2001 1. George Oleksik ...... 30 ...... 1995 t7. Jeff Parsons ...... 6 ...... 2000 STRIKEOUTS t7. Jamie Powers ...... 6 ...... 1999 2. Aaron Barnett ...... 29 ...... 1999 Player K Years t3. Chase Swing ...... 27 ...... 2003 t7. Cam Newitt ...... 6 ...... 1999 1. Josh Archer ...... 67 ...... 2003 t7. Jeff Parsons ...... 6 ...... 1998 t3. Brett Allen ...... 27 ...... 1999 2. Jordan Beddies ...... 63 ...... 1995 t3. Jay Lindsey ...... 27 ...... 1991 t7. Richie Conway ...... 6 ...... 1995 3. Chris Whitehead ...... 62 ...... 1986 6. Kevin Davis ...... 26 ...... 2000 t7. Scott Duff ...... 6 ...... 1989 t4. Jordan Beddies ...... 58 ...... 1996 t7. Chris Norton ...... 6 ...... 1986 t7. Chris Mobley ...... 25 ...... 2002 t4. Darius Gash ...... 58 ...... 1990 t7. Dean Hanks ...... 25 ...... 1992 t7. Chris Norton ...... 6 ...... 1985 6. Jeremy Owens ...... 54 ...... 1998 t7. Bob Hardin ...... 6 ...... 1977 t7. Greg Johnson ...... 25 ...... 1987 7. Brett Carroll ...... 53 ...... 2003 t10. Chris Mobley ...... 24 ...... 2003 SAVES t8. Jordan Beddies ...... 51 ...... 1997 t10. Rob Angell ...... 24 ...... 1990 t8. Chris Price ...... 51 ...... 1991 Player S Years t8. Chris Whitehead ...... 51 ...... 1987 1. Chase Swing ...... 11 ...... 2003 2. George Oleksik ...... 10 ...... 1995 HIT BY PITCH t3. George Oleksik ...... 6 ...... 1996 Player HBP Years t3. Jay Lindsey ...... 6 ...... 1991 1. Josh Renick ...... 11 ...... 2001 t3. Dean Hanks ...... 6 ...... 1992 t2. Brett Carroll ...... 10 ...... 2003 t6. Brad Howard ...... 5 ...... 2000 t2. Chad Cooper ...... 10 ...... 2003 t6. Kevin Davis ...... 5 ...... 2000 t2. Jayhawk Owens ...... 10 ...... 1990 t6. Aaron Barnett ...... 5 ...... 1999 t2. Ken Finley ...... 10 ...... 1993 t6. Rob Angell ...... 5 ...... 1989 t6. Ty Curley ...... 9 ...... 1999 t10. Marty Smith ...... 4 ...... 1984 t6. Bryan Peck ...... 9 ...... 1999 t10. Greg Johnson ...... 4 ...... 1987 t6. Ken Finley ...... 9 ...... 1992 t10. Jeremy Armstrong . . . . . 4 ...... 2001 t6. Mudcat Brewer ...... 9 ...... 1993 t10. Kevin Davis ...... 4 ...... 2001 t6. Nate Jaggers ...... 9 ...... 2002 EARNED RUN AVERAGE ON BASE PERCENTAGE (MIN 120 AB) Player ERA Years Player OB% Years 1. Billy Joe Mahaffey . . . . 0.60 ...... 1973 1. Greg Myers ...... 554 ...... 1992 2. Prestley Guy ...... 0.72 ...... 1972 2. Scott Sain ...... 541 ...... 1974 3. Rob Angell ...... 1.07 ...... 1989 3. Andrew Thompson . . . . .516 ...... 1997 4. Greg Cunnyngham . . . . 1.24 ...... 1966 4. Josh Renick ...... 506 ...... 2001 5. Dewon Brazelton . . . . . 1.42 ...... 2001 5. Ricky Chershire ...... 494 ...... 1977 6. Billy Joe Mahaffey . . . . 1.68 ...... 1974 Craig Reavis holds the record for most 6. Ricky Chershire ...... 492 ...... 1976 walks in a season with 48 in 1995. 7. Gary Matthews ...... 1.96 ...... 1974

88 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Season Records 8. Jack Laverty ...... 2.00 ...... 1973 SINGLE-SEASON 9. George Ploucher . . . . . 2.03 ...... 1975 10. Steve Kline ...... 2.15 ...... 2001 DEFENSIVE

INNINGS PITCHED PUTOUTS Player IP Years Player PO Years 1. Dave Richardson . . . . 127.1 . . . . . 1988 1. Jamie Walker ...... 533 ...... 1995 2. Dewon Brazelton . . . . 127.0 . . . . . 2001 2. Mike Messerly ...... 528 ...... 1988 3. Chris Crabtree ...... 118.0 . . . . . 1991 3. Josh Archer ...... 473 ...... 2003 4. Dave Richardson . . . . .114.2 . . . . . 1987 4. Mike Severence ...... 464 ...... 1990 5. Steve Sonneberger . . . .111.1 ...... 1986 5. Gary Myers ...... 455 ...... 1992 6. Mike McLaury ...... 111.0 ...... 1993 6. Jason Maxwell ...... 419 ...... 1991 7. Chris Norton ...... 107.2 . . . . . 1988 t7. Kyle Thomas ...... 413 ...... 2001 8. Chris Norton ...... 103.0 . . . . . 1986 t7. Joe Petrea ...... 413 ...... 1981 9. Mike McLaury ...... 100.0 . . . . . 1992 t7. Scott Turner ...... 413 ...... 1982 10. Dewon Brazelton . . . . . 98.2 ...... 2000 10. Josh Pride ...... 407 ...... 2000

GAMES STARTED ASSISTS Player GS Years Player A Years 1. Chris Crabtree ...... 18 ...... 1991 Doug Barner ranks in the Top 10 in almost every career offensive category 1. Clay Snellgrove ...... 208 ...... 1995 2. Dave Richardson ...... 17 ...... 1988 2. Wes Whitehead ...... 195 ...... 2000 3. Jason Stanton ...... 17 ...... 1995 and is tied for second on the single- season home run list with 19 during the 3. Eddie Pye ...... 185 ...... 1988 4. Greg Raffo ...... 16 ...... 1991 1996 season. 4. Jason Maxwell ...... 176 ...... 1992 5. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .16 ...... 1986 5. Jason Maxwell ...... 173 ...... 1993 t6. Steve Kline ...... 15 ...... 2003 STRIKEOUTS 6. Wes Whitehead ...... 167 ...... 1999 Player K Years t6. Dewon Brazelton ...... 15 ...... 2001 t7. Clay Snellgrove ...... 165 ...... 1997 t6. Dewon Brazelton ...... 15 ...... 2000 1. Dewon Brazelton . . . . . 154 ...... 2001 t7. Clay Snellgrove ...... 165 ...... 1994 t6. Jamie Powers ...... 15 ...... 1999 2. Dave Richardson . . . . . 128 ...... 1988 t9. Phillip Edwards ...... 161 ...... 1991 t6. Mike McLaury ...... 15 ...... 1993 3. Chris Crabtree ...... 116 ...... 1991 t9. Eddie Pye ...... 161 ...... 1987 t6. Chris Crabtree ...... 15 ...... 1990 4. Chris Crabtree ...... 103 ...... 1990 t6. Chris Norton ...... 15 ...... 1988 5. Steve Sonneberger . . . . 102 ...... 1986 ERRORS 6. Dewon Brazelton ...... 98 ...... 2000 Player E Years COMPLETE GAMES 7. Jack Laverty ...... 91 ...... 1973 1. Chris Whitehead ...... 34 ...... 1986 Player CG Years 8. Adam Larson ...... 90 ...... 2002 2. Eddie Pye ...... 32 ...... 1986 1. Dave Richardson ...... 13 ...... 1988 t9. Jeff Parsons ...... 85 ...... 1998 3. Chris Whitehead ...... 31 ...... 1987 2. Dewon Brazelton ...... 11 ...... 2001 t9. Chris Norton ...... 85 ...... 1986 4. Eddie Pye ...... 30 ...... 1987 3. Dave Richardson ...... 10 ...... 1987 t9. George Ploucher ...... 85 ...... 1976 5. Ralph David ...... 26 ...... 1982 4. Mike Moore ...... 9 ...... 1977 t6. Doug Barner ...... 25 ...... 1996 t5. Richie Conway ...... 8 ...... 1995 OPPONENT BATTING AVERAGE (SINCE 1990) t6. Phillip Edwards ...... 25 ...... 1991 Player B/AVG Years t5. Chris Crabtree ...... 8 ...... 1991 t8. Clay Snellgrove ...... 25 ...... 1994 t5. Chris Norton ...... 8 ...... 1988 1. Dewon Brazelton ...... 179 ...... 2001 t8. Buster Keeton ...... 25 ...... 1982 t5. Steve Sonneberger . . . . . 8 ...... 1986 2. Steve Kline ...... 183 ...... 2001 9. Jason Maxwell ...... 24 ...... 1992 t5. Mike Moore ...... 8 ...... 1978 3. Joe Dalton ...... 190 ...... 1993 10. Josh Pride ...... 22 ...... 1999 t5. George Ploucher ...... 8 ...... 1975 4. Brad Howard ...... 192 ...... 2000 5. Jay Lindsey ...... 197 ...... 1991 WALKS 6. Jason Moates ...... 200 ...... 2001 Player BB Years 7. Jay Lindsey ...... 208 ...... 1992 1. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .55 ...... 1985 8. Chris Crabtree ...... 212 ...... 1990 2. Jack Laverty ...... 54 ...... 1973 9. Chase Swing ...... 214 ...... 2003 t3. Steve Sonneberger . . . . .51 ...... 1988 10. Jeremy Armstrong . . . . .216 ...... 2001 t3. Jamie Hill ...... 51 ...... 1988 t5. Jamie Powers ...... 50 ...... 1999 t5. Mike Moore ...... 50 ...... 1978 7. Gary Melson ...... 49 ...... 1974 8. Scott Morgan ...... 48 ...... 1990 t9. Dave Richardson ...... 47 ...... 1988 t9. David Booker ...... 47 ...... 1979 t9. Gary Melson ...... 47 ...... 1974 .

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 89 Blue Raider professionals Dewon Brazelton Eddie Pye Pitcher, 6-4, 205 Infielder, 5-9, 170 Team Year W L S ERA G-GS IP H BB K Team Year G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI Avg. Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2002 0 1 0 4.85 2-2 13.0 12 6 5 L.A. Dodgers 1994 7 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 .100 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2003 1 6 0 6.89 10-10 48.1 57 23 24 L.A. Dodgers 1995 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 1 7 0 6.46 12-12 61.1 69 29 29 Totals 14 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 .056

Jim Cosman Chuck Taylor Pitcher, 6-5, 211 Pitcher, 6-2, 195 Team Year W L S ERA G-GS IP H BB K Team Year W L S ERA G-GS IP H BB K St. Louis Cardinals 1966 1 0 0 0.00 1-1 9 2 2 5 St. Louis Cardinals 1969 7 5 0 2.55 27-13 127 108 30 62 St. Louis Cardinals 1967 1 0 0 3.16 10-5 31.1 21 24 11 St. Louis Cardinals 1970 6 7 8 3.12 56-7 124 116 31 64 Chicago Cubs 1970 0 0 0 27.00 1-0 1 3 1 0 St. Louis Cardinals 1971 3 1 3 3.55 43-1 71 72 25 46 Totals 2 0 0 3.05 12-6 41.1 26 27 16 Two Teams* 1972 0 0 3 4.40 25-0 43 52 12 14 Montreal Expos 1973 2 0 0 1.77 8-0 20.1 17 2 10 Kenny Gerhart Montreal Expos 1974 6 2 0 2.17 61-0 108 101 25 43 Outfielder, 6-0, 190 Montreal Expos 1975 2 2 6 3.53 54-0 74 72 24 29 Team Year G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI Avg. Montreal Expos 1976 2 3 0 4.50 31-0 40 38 13 14 Baltimore Orioles 1986 20 69 16 4 2 0 1 7 .232 Totals 28 20 31 3.07 305-21 607.1 576 162 282 * - New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers Baltimore Orioles 1987 92 284 69 41 10 2 14 34 .243 Baltimore Orioles 1988 103 262 51 27 10 1 9 23 .195 Totals 215 615 136 72 22 3 24 64 .221 Bob Tillman Catcher, 6-4, 205 Jason Maxwell Team Year G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI Avg. Infielder, 6-1, 185 Boston Red Sox 1962 81 249 57 28 6 4 14 38 .229 Team Year G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI Avg. Boston Red Sox 1963 96 307 69 24 10 2 8 32 .225 Boston Red Sox 1964 131 425 118 43 18 1 17 61 .278 Chicago Cubs 1998 7 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .333 Minnesota Twins 2000 64 111 27 14 6 0 1 11 .243 Boston Red Sox 1965 111 368 79 20 10 3 6 35 .215 Minnesota Twins 2001 39 68 4 13 4 0 1 10 .191 Boston Red Sox 1966 78 204 47 12 8 0 3 4 .230 Two Teams* 1967 52 127 28 9 2 0 3 13 .220 Totals 110 182 20 41 10 0 3 23 .225 Atlanta Braves 1968 86 236 52 16 4 0 5 20 .220 Jayhawk Owens Atlanta Braves 1969 69 190 37 18 5 0 12 29 .195 Atlanta Braves 1970 71 223 53 19 5 0 11 30 .238 Catcher, 6-1, 195 Totals 775 2329 540 189 68 10 79 282 .232 Team Year G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI Avg. Colorado Rockies 1993 33 94 18 12 5 0 3 6 .209 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Colorado Rockies 1994 6 12 3 4 0 1 0 1 .250 Atlanta Braves 1969 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colorado Rockies 1995 18 45 11 7 2 0 4 12 .244 * - Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees Colorado Rockies 1996 73 180 43 31 9 1 4 17 .239 Totals 130 331 75 54 16 2 11 36 .227

Jason Maxwell Jeremy Owens Chuck Taylor Josh Renick Clay Snellgrove Jayhawk Owens 90 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Blue Raider professionals 1938 1983 1996 James Hamblen ...... New York Giants Mark Novak ...... Texas Rangers George Oleksik ...... Arizona Diamondbacks Charles Murphy ...... New York Giants Ronnie Vaughn ...... Detroit Tigers Doug Barner ...... Tampa Bay Devil Rays

1948 1984 1997 Cromer Smotherman ...... New York Yankees Gary Cathcart ...... New York Yankees Clay Snellgrove ...... San Diego Padres Brian Dial ...... Texas Rangers Jordan Beddies ...... Columbia Mules 1956 Andrew Thompson ...... Columbia Mules Doug Schrader ...... New York Giants 1986 Lee Marbet ...... Columbia Mules Tim Goff ...... Kansas City Royals Craig Jones ...... Tennessee Tomahawks 1957 Steve Sonneberger ...... Baltimore Orioles Bobby Tillman% ...... Boston Red Sox 1998 1987 Jeremy Owens* ...... San Diego Padres 1958 Greg Johnson ...... Houston Astros Randy Woodrum ...... Cincinnati Reds Dave Hall ...... Boston Red Sox 1988 1999 1960 Mike Messerly ...... Oakland Athletics Aaron Barnett ...... Detroit Tigers Chuck Taylor% ...... St. Louis Cardinals Eddie Pye% ...... Los Angeles Dodgers Dave Richardson ...... St.Louis Cardinals 2000 1961 Chris Whitehead ...... Boston Red Sox Bryan Peck* ...... Colorado Rockies Jim Cosman% ...... St. Louis Cardinals Josh Pride ...... Colorado Rockies 1989 1962 Scott Duff ...... Cincinnati Reds 2001 John Stanford ...... Washington Senators Brian Fletcher ...... Seattle Mariners Dewon Brazelton%* . . . . . Tampa Bay Devil Rays Kris Lammers ...... Philadelphia Phillies 1968 1990 Jason Moates* ...... Detroit Tigers Josh Renick* ...... Minnesota Twins Greg Cunningam ...... Philadelphia Phillies Darian Daily ...... Winston-Salem Spirits Kyle Thomas ...... Tennessee Tomahawks Chuck Machado ...... Boston Red Sox Darius Gash ...... San Diego Padres Scott Morgan ...... Cleveland Indians David VanWinkle ...... Tennessee Tomahawks 1975 Jayhawk Owens% ...... Minnesota Twins Tom Wegmann ...... New York Mets 2002 Gary Melson ...... Cleveland Indians Jason Howarth ...... Minnesota Twins Adam Larson* ...... Chicago White Sox 1976 1991 Chris Crabtree ...... Los Angeles Dodgers Marshall Nisbett ...... Seattle Mariners George Ploucher ...... Houston Astros Greg Raffo ...... Detroit Tigers Justin Sims ...... Minnesota Twins Ben Lankster ...... Baltimore Orioles Dwight Robinson ...... New York Mets Ricky Cheshire ...... St. Louis Cardinals 2003 Chad Cooper* ...... Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1981 1993 Jason Maxwell%* ...... Chicago Cubs Jerry Knox* ...... Shreveport Sports Mark Smith ...... Atlanta Braves Mike McLaury ...... Kentucky Long Rifles Mike Norment ...... New York Mets * - Indicates active player % - Indicates played in the Major Leagues 1982 1994 Mudcat Brewer ...... Colorado Rockies Jerry Moore ...... Pro Co-Op Club Jamie Hicks ...... Atlanta Braves Kenny Gerhart% ...... Baltimore Orioles Lance Lodes ...... Independent League Buster Keeton ...... California Angels Chris Price ...... Kansas City Royals Doc Holliday ...... New York Mets Bo Henley ...... Chattanooga Lookouts Mike White ...... Chattanooga Lookouts

Jamie Hicks Ken Gerhart Jason Moates Mudcat Brewer Justin Sims Dewon Brazelton 2004 Blue Raider Baseball 91 All-Americans

Gary Myers Brad Howard Josh Pride Third Team, 1992 Freshman, 1997 Third Team, 1999

Bryan Peck Dewon Brazelton Josh Renick Third Team, 2000 First Team, 2001 Third Team, 2001

John Williams Nate Jaggers Freshman, 2001 Freshman, 2002

92 2004 Blue Raider Baseball Honors/Awards ALL-OVC 1979 Eric Graves, C 1991 Dwight Robinson, 3B OVC Coach of the Year 1962 Roger Hendrick, P Tom Blankenship, OF Gary Myers, DH Jim Painter, 3B 1980 Mike Norment, C 1992 Gary Myers, 1B Teddy Morris, SS Jason Maxwell, SS Jimmy Earle 1981 Mark Novak, P Chris Price, OF 1963 Eddie Hobson, C Mike Norment, C 1968 Bill Martin, OF Joe Petrea, IF 1993 Mike McLaury, P Phil Jones, OF Kenny Gerhart, OF Jason Maxwell, SS Mudcat Brewer, OF 1964 Richard Davenport, 1B 1982 Scott Turner, IF Ron Victory, 3B Kenny Gerhart, OF 1994 Mudcat Brewer, OF Bill Martin, OF Jamie Walker, DH 1983 Marty Smith, P John Stanford 1965 Ken Victory, 3B Ronnie Vaughn, C 1995 Jamie Walker, 1B 1976 Scott Turner, IF Craig Reavis, OF 1966 Ken Victory, 3B 1981 Wayne Newberry, OF Bruce Skeen, OF 1996 Jason Stanton, P 1982 David Church, OF 1984 Marty Smith, P 1983 1997 Andrew Thompson, C 1971 Tony Kessinger Alan Colburn, IF 1987 Gary Cathcart, OF Clay Snellgrove, SS 1972 Randy Bratton Jeremy Owens, OF 1985 Steve Sonneberger, P 1999 Bryan Peck, 2B 1973 Les Price Tim Goff, C Steve Mike Townsend Josh Pride, 3B 1986 Steve Sonneberger, P Peterson 1974 Billy Krei, P Tim Goff, C 2000 Josh Pride, C 1990 Scott Sain, C Chris Whitehead, IF Bryan Peck, OF 1995 Tom Owens, 1B Barry Chandler, DH Roger Cox, OF Bob Tribbey, OF ALL-SUN BELT 2001 Dewon Brazelton, P (1st) 1975 Steve Zitney, OF 1987 Dave Richardson, P Josh Renick, 2B (1st) Chris Courtright, C 1976 Doug Neal, P Brandon Johnson, 3B (1st) Chris Whitehead, IF George Ploucher, P Justin Sims, OF (1st) George Zimmerman, DH Rick Cheshire, C Jeremy Armstrong, P (2nd) Dewon Denton Peters, IF 1988 Dave Richardson, P Brazelton Danny Moore, OF Mike Messerly, IF 2002 Justin Sims, OF (1st) Eddie Pye, IF Josh Archer, UT (1st) 1977 Mike Moore, P Chris Whitehead, IF Marshall Nisbett, OF (2nd) Rick Cheshire, C Jayhawk Owens, OF Ben Langster, IF 2003 Chad Cooper, UT (1st) Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Danny Moore, OF 1990 Jayhawk Owens, C Brett Carroll, 3B (1st) 2001 Amateur Athlete of the Year Chris Crabtree, P Josh Archer, 1B (2nd) 1978 Eric Graves, C Dwight Robinson, 3B Doug Hicks, DH

OVC Players of the Year Collegiate Baseball Wilson SBC Baseball America 1968 Greg Cunningham Freshman All-American Players of the Week All-America 1977 Mike Moore 1997 Brad Howard, P 04/16/01 Josh Renick, 2B 2001 Dewon Brazelton, P (1st) 1982 Kenny Gerhart 2001 John Williams, P (1st) 03/04/03 Nate Jaggers, 2B 1983 Scott Turner 2002 Nate Jaggers, IF (1st) 05/19/03 Josh Archer, 1B Baseball Weekly 1986 Steve Sonneberger 2002 Josh Archer, IF (HM) 1987 Dave Richardson All-America Louisville Slugger/ 2001 Dewon Brazelton, P (1st) 1990 Jayhawk Owens Verizon Academic 1992 Gary Myer Collegiate Baseball 1993 Mudcat Brewer All-District IV National Pitcher of the Week Louisville Slugger/ 1999 Josh Pride 2002 Chuck Akers, OF (1st) 03/05/01 Dewon Brazelton Collegiate Baseball 2002 John Williams, P (2nd) 03/19/01 Dewon Brazelton All-America 05/07/01 Dewon Brazelton OVC Pitchers of the Year 1992 Gary Myers, 3B (3rd) Sun Belt Student 05/21/01 Dewon Brazelton 1993 Mike McLaury 1999 Josh Pride, 3B (3rd) Athlete of the Year 2000 Bryan Peck, OF (3rd) SBC Players of the Year 2001 Dewon Brazelton, P NCBWA National 2001 Dewon Brazelton, P (1st) 2001 Josh Renick Pitchers of the Week 2001 Josh Renick, IF (3rd) Wilson SBC 03/05/01 Dewon Brazelton SBC Pitchers of the Year Pitchers of the Week 04/02/01 Dewon Brazelton NCBWA All-America 2001 Dewon Brazelton 04/02/01 Dewon Brazelton 05/07/01 Dewon Brazelton 2001 Dewon Brazelton, P (1st) 04/23/01 Dewon Brazelton ABCA All-South Region 05/07/01 Dewon Brazelton ABCA/Rawlings All-America 2002 Justin Sims, OF (2nd) 05/14/01 John Williams 2001 Dewon Brazelton, P (1st)

2004 Blue Raider Baseball 93 NCAA Regional Appearances 1976 South Regional Kenny Gerhart and Doug Birkofer had three hits 1991 West I Regional Tallahassee, Fla. each for Middle Tennessee. Los Angeles, Calif. Middle Tennessee met SEC Champion One game away from the College World For the third time in history, the Blue Raiders Auburn in its first-ever trip to an NCAA regional Series is as close as the Blue Raiders could get, made the NCAA Tournament in consecutive and were tied 1-1 when a Blue Raider error as they fell to host Oklahoma State, 7-3, in the years. The Blue Raiders went to California to opened the floodgates to a seven-run inning for regional finals. prove the year before was not a fluke. the Tigers. The beneficiary of the explosion Facing host Southern Cal, the Raiders fell would be future big-leaguer Joe Beckwith, as he 1987 South Regional behind early 6-1, as starter Chris Crabtree and the Tigers took a 10-5 victory. The Blue Huntsville, Ala. struggled. As he settled down, the Raiders settled Raiders were led by Denton Peters’ two hits. Southwest Conference Champion Arkan- in, scoring three runs over the next two innings Peters came up big in Middle Tennessee’s sas would be the opening opponent for Middle despite ending each inning in double plays. The second contest but had little help. He hit two home Tennessee, but the game was delayed until Raiders battled, but USC held on for a 7-5 victory. runs and drove in four as the Blue Raiders fell 8- 10:40 p.m. by rain. Arkansas jumped out to an Hawaii was the next opponent and Middle 5 to Jacksonville University. early lead and never relinquished it, winning by Tennessee battled early. Down 4-3 after five a final margin of 10-7. innings, the Blue Raiders could not hold the 1981 South Regional The Arkansas game finished at 1:41 a.m. Rainbow bats down, as Hawaii scored three in Coral Gables, Fla. and the Auburn game the next day began at the sixth to gain the winning score of 7-3. Pitchers Mark Novak and Marty Smith com- noon. The weary Raiders were tied at three with bined to allow only two runs to Big Eight champ the Tigers through eight innings before a two-run 1995 West Regional Missouri and Doc Holliday provided the offensive rally in the ninth gave Auburn the 5-3 win. Tony Fresno, Calif. punch, driving in three runs, as the Blue Raiders Hayes had three hits to pace the Middle Tennes- Middle Tennessee swept Jackson State, 2- won their first NCAA Tournament game, 4-2. see attack. 0, in the NCAA Play-In series in Murfreesboro to Holliday had a home run, single and sacrifice fly, earn the right for its third trip to California. and he scored two runs. 1988 South Regional Facing the top-seeded and eventual na- The win set up a matchup with the top- Starkville, Miss. tional runner-up Trojans of Southern Cal proved ranked Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes. The ‘Canes For the second time in school history, the too much for the Blue Raiders. USC’s big bats shut out the Raiders, 2-0, as fielding woes and Blue Raiders made the NCAA Tournament in exploded for 10 runs, powered with home runs cold bats put an end to Middle Tennessee’s upset consecutive years. The problem was that Middle by Geoff Jenkins and Jacque Jones, who also bid. Middle Tennessee wasted a tremendous Tennessee drew fifth-ranked Texas A&M. Blue added a triple. The Raiders managed 10 singles four-hit effort from pitcher Steve Duncan. Raider lefty Dave Richardson didn’t find it a and were led by Craig Reavis (2-5, two runs Meeting yet another conference champion problem, as he held the vaunted Aggies to just scored) and Chris Goggin (2-4, two RBIs). in Florida proved too much for Middle Tennes- one run on six hits, striking out seven, as the Richie Conway took the mound and pitched see, as the Blue Raiders dropped a 7-4 decision Raiders downed A&M, 3-1. 7.2 innings to claim the victory over the Bears of in 10 innings. Randy Goff went 3-for-5 and Up 5-3 after six, the Raiders appeared to be Southwest Missouri State, 5-3. Middle Tennes- scored twice for the Blue Raiders. in good shape against Missouri. But one run in the see used timely hitting and exploited one SMS seventh and four in the eighth propelled the error to score three unearned runs, while George 1982 Midwest Regional Tigers to a 10-6 victory. Oleksik came in to shut the door late, earning the Stillwater, Okla. The Blue Raiders had to turn around and save. Heroes offensively included Goggin (2-4, Middle Tennessee had to come from behind play host Mississippi State. The Bulldogs elimi- one run, RBI), while Jamie Walker had a pinch- to win its opener, 3-2, over Oral Roberts. The nated Middle Tennessee, 12-4, despite home hit RBI single to cap the three-run fourth inning. hero of the day was Buster Keeton, whose two- runs by Eddie Pye and Jayhawk Owens. The Raiders jumped out to a 16-9 lead with out double in the bottom of the ninth scored the an eight-run sixth inning only to watch Pepperdine tying and winning runs. Larry Bruno and Marty 1990 West I Regional claw their way back and eventually steal an 18- Smith pitched well to position the Blue Raiders for Palo Alto, Calif. 17 victory in 12 innings. The Raiders had three Keeton’s heroics. Riding a wave of optimism with the best players with three hits, led by Jordan Beddies (3- The Blue Raiders had to face host Okla- record in school history, the Blue Raiders took an 6, two runs, five RBIs, one HR). Goggin contin- homa State, the second-ranked team in the coun- early 2-0 lead before San Diego State blew past ued his fine play in the regional, going 3-for-6 with try, in their next game. The home field advantage the Raiders en route to an 18-6 victory. The loss two runs scored and three RBIs, powered by a proved true for the Cowboys, as they handed was the Raiders worst in NCAA play. double and a triple. Middle Tennessee a 5-3 loss. OSU scored its The next day Middle Tennessee had to face runs in the seventh and eighth innings, spoiling host Stanford. The Cardinal took a 6-1 victory 2000 Clemson Regional Jeff Perkins' two-run homer for Middle Tennes- over Middle Tennessee, as the Raiders could not Clemson, S.C. see. get things to click. Middle Tennessee swept through the OVC With their backs against the wall, the Blue Tournament and earned the league’s automatic Raiders roared back with a solid 7-1 victory over bid to the NCAA Tournament as the fourth seed Big 10 champ Minnesota. Jeff Davis scattered at the Clemson Regional. seven hits while the Raiders pounded out 17. The Blue Raiders opened with a game

94 2004 Blue Raider Baseball NCAA Regional Appearances against the host Tigers and sent a former Tiger fifth-largest crowd ever to watch a game at Nelson hits, a home run and a double, drove in two to the mound in Jeff Parsons. Parsons pitched Stadium. runs and scored two. Kris Lammers had Middle well, but the Tigers chipped away, scoring single Burke accounted for both of Tennessee’s Tennessee’s other hit. runs in the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth innings runs in a game decided by inches. Burke led the The Blue Raiders ended their season with to net a 4-0 shutout and send the Blue Raiders into game off with a triple that just nicked the left field a sterling 41-17 mark, the second-most wins in a the loser’s bracket early. foul line. He later scored on Stevie Daniel’s single season. Middle Tennessee would not go quietly, ground out to second. however. Middle Tennessee All-American Dewon 2003 Starkville Regional Dewon Brazelton got the start for the Blue Brazelton was the main attraction and didn’t dis- Starkville, Miss. Raiders against second-seeded Old Dominion, appoint, going the distance for the 11th time of Middle Tennessee struggled through ups as the Blue Raiders took an early 4-1 lead. the season. He pitched a four-hitter, allowed just and downs throughout the season, but got hot at The Monarchs knotted the score with two one earned run and struck out six, but it wasn’t the right time, sweeping through four games to runs in the top of the eighth, but Bryan Peck enough because UT’s Wyatt Allen had one of win the Sun Belt Tournament and earning the returned fire with a dramatic solo homer that the best games of his collegiate career. league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. retook the lead for Middle Tennessee in the Allen tossed a complete-game, two-hitter, The Blue Raiders faced host and top- bottom half of the inning. struck out a career-high 14 and walked just two. seeded Mississippi State in the opening round, Things looked in control for the Blue Raiders He no-hit the Blue Raiders into the seventh in- and the crowd of 10,284 at Dudy Noble Field as they held the lead with two outs in the top of the ning. seemed to rattle the young squad early on. ninth, but an error sent the tying run across the As if Allen wasn’t tough enough, Middle Ten- The Bulldogs jumped out quickly with four plate and seemed to take the wind out of the Blue nessee went against him without its top two of- runs in the first off Blue Raider starter Steve Kline, Raider sails. fensive players for the final three innings. Allen and put the game away with five more runs in In the bottom of the ninth with a runner at plunked Josh Renick in the elbow in the sixth, the fifth en route to a 10-4 victory. second, Josh Renick, the same man to commit the forcing him out of action, and nailed Justin Sims Freshman Shay Horseman was the star of error in the top of the inning, drove in the winning one batter later, knocking him from the game. the game in the loss, coming on to strikeout seven run and continued the Blue Raiders’ season with Reserve infielder Phillip Campbell replaced in 3.1 innings of relief. a 6-5 win. Renick and broke up Allen’s no-hitter with a one- On Saturday Middle Tennessee faced Mis- The win set up a game against third-seeded out single in the seventh that plated Chuck Akers souri in the loser’s bracket. The last time the Illinois for the right to play in the regional final and evened the score, 1-1. Brandon Johnson’s teams met was during the 1988 NCAA South against Clemson. Kris Lammers got the starting leadoff single in the eighth was the only other hit Regional, also in Starkville. nod and performed admirably, allowing only two for the Blue Raiders. Starting pitching was again a problem for earned runs through 7.1 innings. However, the The Blue Raiders fell, 6-3, to Wake Forest the Blue Raiders, as the Tigers scored nine runs Blue Raiders struggled offensively and looked as in the elimination in the first three in- if they would be shut out to end their run. Then the contest the following nings and cruised to tide turned. day, again playing a 13-7 victory. The Blue Raiders erupted for four runs in without Renick and But sophomore the top of the eighth inning with two outs, as Josh Sims. On top of that, Brett Carroll put on a Pride and Justin Links hit doubles to drive in the junior starter Jason show at the plate in decisive runs in the 4-3 victory and send the Blue Moates was knocked the defeat, belting his Raiders to their first regional final since 1982. out of Saturday’s 18th and 19th home The Cinderella story ended for the Blue game in the fifth in- runs of the season, Raiders against Clemson. The Blue Raiders ning when he took a both towering blasts became the only No. 4 seed to advance to a line drive off the toe deep into the Left regional final in the tournament, but their bubble of his right foot. Field Lounge. was burst by an offensive juggernaut that posted One night after Carroll was 3-for-4 a 21-3 win over Middle Tennessee. being no-hit into the with four RBIs in the seventh inning by outing. 2001 Knoxville Regional Tennessee’s Allen, Freshman Jeff Knoxville, Tenn. WFU’s Corey Beachum ended his The Blue Raiders tied for the conference Sullivan held the Blue season with a pair of championship in their first season in the Sun Belt Raiders hitless until hits and two runs, and were the third seed in the Knoxville Re- Marshall Nisbett while senior Chad gional, facing host and second-seeded Tennes- cranked a two-out Cooper saw his ca- see in the opening game for both squads. solo home run in the reer come to an end The outcome was determined by a sixth. Nisbett was in the loss, going 2- Middle Tennessee faced Mississippi State squeeze bunt off the bat of UT All-American Chris Middle Tennessee’s and Missouri at the 2003 Starkville Re- for-4 with two RBIs Burke, as No. 18 Tennessee turned back No. offense. He had two gional at Dudy Noble Field. and a run. 24 Middle Tennessee, 2-1, in front of 4,139, the of the team’s three

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