2007 Duke Baseball

2007 DUKE BASEBALL

Duke University Location...... Durham, N.C. Founded ...... 1838 as Trinity College Enrollment ...... 6,558 Nickname ...... Devils Colors ...... & White Home Field/Capacity ...... (2,000) Surface/Dimensions...... Grass/330-LF, 375-LC, 400-CF, ...... 375-RC, 330-RF Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Conference ...... Atlantic Coast (ACC) President ...... Richard H. Brodhead (Yale, '68) Director of Athletics ...... Joe Alleva (Lehigh, '75)

Duke Baseball History First Year of Baseball...... 1889 All-Time Record ...... 1713-1469-33 College World Series Appearances/Last Appearance ...... 3/1961 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 5 Duke Baseball Facilities ...... Inside Front Cover Coaching Staff Table Of Contents ...... 1 Quick Facts ...... 1 Head Coach ...... Sean McNally 2007 Season Outlook ...... 2 Alma Mater/Year ...... Duke, '94 Head Coach Sean McNally ...... 3 Assistant Coach Matthew Boggs ...... 4 Record at Duke...... 15-40 (2nd Season) Assistant Coach Sean Snedeker ...... 4 Career Record ...... Same 2007 Roster ...... 5 Support Staff ...... 5 Assistant Coach ...... Matthew Boggs Player Biographies ...... 6-14 Alma Mater/Year ...... Georgia Tech, '02 2006 Statistics ...... 15 2006 Results ...... 16 Assistant Coach ...... Sean Snedeker The Atlantic Coast Conference ...... 17 Alma Mater/Year ...... Texas A&M, '90 2007 ACC Opponents ...... 18 2007 Non-Conference Opponents ...... 19 Baseball Office Phone ...... (919) 668-5735 Duke Baseball Academic Honors ...... 20 Duke Baseball In The Community ...... 21 Jack Coombs ...... 22 Team Information Duke Baseball History ...... 23 2006 Record ...... 15-40 Blue Devils In the Majors ...... 24-25 Duke Baseball National Honors ...... 26 ...... (Home: 10-24, Away: 5-16) Duke Baseball Conference Honors ...... 27 Conference Record ...... 6-24 Career Offensive Records ...... 28 Career Pitching Records ...... 29 Season Offensive Records ...... 30 Duke Sports Information Department Season Pitching Records ...... 31 Annual Offensive Leaders ...... 32 Assistant AD/Communication ...... Jon Jackson Annual Pitching Leaders ...... 33 Sports Information Director ...... Art Chase Year-By-Year Offensive Statistics ...... 34 Year-By-Year Pitching Statistics ...... 35 Associate Director ...... Lindy Brown Team Season Records ...... 36 Assistant Director ...... Matt Plizga Duke Baseball Year-By-Year ...... 37 All-Time Series Records ...... 38 Staff Assistant/Baseball SID...... Lee Aldridge All-Time Roster...... 39-41 SID Email ...... [email protected] ...... 42-43 Durham, N.C...... 44 SID Office Phone ...... (919) 684-8708 Credits GoDuke.com SID Cell Phone ...... (919) 812-4436 The 2007 Duke University Baseball Media Guide is a For unparalleled coverage of publication of the Duke University Sports Information Duke Baseball and the entire SID Fax ...... (919) 684-2489 Office. intercollegiate athletics depart- Press Box Phone ...... (919) 812-4436 Edited and Designed By: Lee Aldridge ment at Duke University, ac- Cover and Border Design: Grant Hawkins Design of cess the world wide web at www.GoDuke.com. The offi- Staff Assistant ...... Maegan Azpiazu Dallas, Texas cial site of Duke athletics fea- Staff Assistant ...... John Crisafulli Photography: Jon Gardiner, Duke Photography, and tures the latest technological Director of Internet Operations ...... Curtis Snyder Tom Miller advances, plus in-depth cov- Printing: McCain Printing of Danville, Va. erage of Duke players, Secretary ...... Paulette Rogers Special thanks to Bob Harris for providing the baseball coaches and staff. cards used in the media guide. Athletic Web Site ...... www.GoDuke.com 1 2007 Season Outlook Entering 2007, the return seven regular start- ers in the field and five pitchers who spent quality time on the mound during the 2006 season.

Senior Jonathan Anderson, jun- iors Brett Bartles, Jimmy Gallagher and Jonathan Nicolla and sophomores Nate Freiman, Tim Sherlock and Matt Williams all return to the lineup and will be looked upon to guide a young ball club. Ander- son led the Blue Devils in hitting Matt Williams Jonathan Nicolla Kyle Butler Brett Bartles last year with a .313 average while Bartles led the team in home CATCHER: Sophomore Matt FIRST BASE: Sophomore SECOND BASE: Freshman SHORTSTOP: Junior Brett runs (seven), hits (69) and RBI Williams returns after starting Nate Freiman and junior Ryan McCurdy had a solid fall Bartles returns after starting all (41) while ranking fourth in hitting 51 games behind the plate last Jonathan Nicolla are the pri- and will have an opportunity to 55 games at shortstop a year (.292). Gallagher finished second season. As a freshman, Will- mary options at first base. play second base. Sophomore ago. He is capable of playing on the team in batting average iams batted .259 with one home Freiman made eight starts at Kyle Butler and freshman the position but could move to (.310), hits (62), home runs (six) run and 23 RBI. Sophomore first a year ago while Nicolla, Jonathan Foreman are other third. Bartles led the team in and RBI (35). Freiman (.304, five Nate Freiman will see some who hit .266 with five home options at second. Butler joined home runs (seven), hits (69) HR, 24 RBI), Sherlock (.218, two time at catcher in 2007 as he runs and 31 RBI, started 38 the team last year midway and RBI (41) last year while HR, 15 RBI) and Williams (.259, made strides at the position in games at the position last sea- through the season and made batting .292. Freshman Gabriel one HR, 23 RBI) all had solid the fall. Freiman hit .304 with son. Freshman Jeremy Gould two appearances at second Saade had a strong defensive freshman campaigns and will look to improve in their second sea- five home runs and 24 RBI last will also see some time at first. base. McCurdy hit .478 with fall and will play shortstop if son in Durham. season. Junior Kyle Kreick Gould won All-Greater Hous- one home run during his se- Bartles is moved to third. has made a successful transi- ton accolades following his se- nior season at Tampa’s H.B. Saade, who earned Puma All- The pitching staff will be anchored tion to catching from the infield nior season at Bellaire High Plant High School while Fore- American honors after hitting by Anderson, senior Tony and will provide depth at the School in Bellaire, Texas. man batted .390 as a senior at .401 with nine home runs and Bajoczky and sophomore An- position. Kreick hit .148 with Lafayette High School in 40 RBI as a senior at Miami’s drew Wolcott as the Blue Dev- four RBI a season ago. Lafayette, La. Gulliver Prep, could also see ils will blend six returning pitch- time at second. ers with seven freshmen hurlers. Anderson, Bajoczky and Wolcott combined for seven of Duke’s 15 wins last season and will be asked to lead a young staff full of promise.

Entering his second season in charge of the Duke baseball pro- gram, head coach Sean McNally gave his thoughts on the 2007 Blue Devils.

“We have a small roster, which will be highlighted by versatility,” McNally said. “We have 13 re- McNallyBartles Jimmy Gallagher Tim Sherlock Andrew Wolcott turning players and 10 freshmen on this year’s roster. Roles will THIRD BASE: Junior Brett OUTFIELD: Senior Jonathan DH: Junior Jonathan Nicolla PITCHING: This year’s pitch- evolve as young players assert Bartles is a primary candidate Anderson and junior Jimmy and sophomore Tim Sherlock ing staff will be anchored by themselves and blend with the to play third base. He will be Gallagher headline Duke’s are options, as well as all of the seniors Jonathan Anderson core of experienced players on backed up by freshmen Will outfield. Anderson led the team freshmen hitters. Freshman and Tony Bajoczky and sopho- our ball club. Certainly our lineup Currier and Jonathan Fore- in hitting with a .313 average Alexander Hassan hit .500 more Andrew Wolcott. Jun- from game to game will vary man. Bartles has made 93 ca- last year while Gallagher with five home runs and 23 RBI iors Ryan Perry and Ron Cau- based on the starting pitcher as reer starts at shortstop but will ranked second in batting aver- as a senior at Boston College sey will pitch out of the bullpen so many of our younger guys are make a seamless transition to age (.310), hits (62), home runs High School, earning Louisville along with sophomore Kyle two-way players. We have dif- third. Currier batted .312 with (six) and RBI (35). Sophomore Slugger Player of the Year hon- Butler. Freshmen Michael ferent combinations and possibili- six home runs and 27 RBI as Tim Sherlock also returns af- ors for the state of Massachu- Seander, Alexander Hassan ties both offensively and defen- a senior at Texas’ Dripping ter hitting .218 with a pair of setts. Freshman Christopher and Jeremy Gould should sively and much will depend on Springs High School. home runs and 15 RBI. Fresh- Manno could also see time at push for innings early while how individuals perform during the men Alexander Hassan, DH after batting .515 with nine freshmen Christopher preseason training period. It is ex- Christopher Manno, Michael home runs and 55 RBI during Manno, Jonathan Foreman, citing to have quality options and Ghizzoni and Jeremy Gould his senior season at Brooklyn’s Michael Ness and Will Cur- competition for playing time within will also compete for playing Xaverian High School. rier will also be in the mix to our program.” time in the outfield. see some time on the mound. 2 Duke Baseball Coaching Staff batting average (8th - .332), hits (9th - 251), doubles (9th - 48), at-bats (11th - 756), games started (12th - 198) and games played (12th - 207). During McNally’s intercollegiate playing tenure, Duke amassed a four-year record of 134-82 (.620). The 1992 Duke team set a school record with 38 wins, a mark which was eclipsed a season later when the Blue Devils went 39-18-1. Duke’s 1994 squad posted a 33-20 overall ledger with a pro- gram-best 16 ACC wins as the Blue Devils finished tied for second with Georgia Tech in the league regular season stand- ings behind conference champion Clemson. After being selected in the 16th round by the Kansas City Former Duke standout and All-ACC infielder Sean McNally Royals in the 1994 Major League Base- was named the 23rd head baseball coach ball Amateur Draft, McNally enjoyed a at Duke University on July 15, 2005. nine-year playing career in the profes- In his first season at the helm, McNally sional ranks. He reached as high as the led the Blue Devils to a 15-40 overall record Triple-A level on three occasions with and a 6-24 mark in the ACC. Duke’s over- Calgary (Florida Marlins) in 2000, Buf- all and conference win totals were higher falo (Cleveland Indians) in 2001 and Tuc- than the year prior to McNally’s arrival and son (Arizona Diamondbacks) in 2001. the Blue Devils won a pair of ACC series Overall, he played for six organizations, on the road for the first time since 1994 including Kansas City (1994-99), Florida after going winless on the road in confer- (2000), Cleveland (2001), Arizona ence action in 2005. (2001), Texas (2002) and Montreal On the field, Duke improved its team (2002). In 1999, McNally batted .282 batting average and fielding percentage and with 36 home runs and 109 RBI and was increased its run production with more named to the Texas League (AA) All- home runs, RBI and runs scored than the Star Game. 2005 squad. Prior to his appointment at Duke, Off the field, 15 Blue Devils were McNally spent three years coaching in named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll, the Cleveland organization. He served including all six of the team’s seniors. In as the hitting coach for Burlington (A) addition, three players were named to the in 2003 before holding the same capac- inaugural All-ACC Academic Baseball ity for Akron (AA) in 2004. After manag- Team. ing the Cleveland squad in the 2004 While lettering at Duke from 1991-94, Florida Instructional League, McNally McNally was a four-year starter and two- served as the manager for the Burlington year team captain for the Blue Devils. As franchise in 2005. a senior in 1994, he earned second team Additionally, McNally spent two years All-ACC and third team GTE Academic All- (2003-04) in the Duke Athletic Depart- America honors after establishing school single-season records ment as an academic advisor where he managed the Verizon for batting average (.408) and slugging percentage (.775). Read with the Blue Devils community outreach program. McNally finished the 1994 campaign with 89 hits, 19 doubles, A native of Rye, N.Y., McNally graduated from Duke in eight triples, 17 home runs and 71 RBI. 1994, earning bachelor of arts degrees in both history and McNally currently ranks among Duke’s career leaders in political science. He is married to the former Kim Voyticky, an triples (3rd - 17), RBI (4th - 181), runs scored (8th - 172), All-ACC performer in track and field at Duke.

Head Coach Sean McNally

Born: December 14, 1972 Hometown: Rye, N.Y. Began as Head Coach at Duke: July 15, 2005 Career Record at Duke: 15-40 Education: B.A., History and Political Science, Duke University, 1994 Coaching Career: Head Coach, Duke University, 2006-Present Manager, Burlington Indians, 2005 Hitting Coach, Akron Aeros, 2004 Hitting Coach, Burlington Indians, 2003

3 Duke Baseball Coaching Staff

Matthew Boggs was named as an assistant coach for the Sean Snedeker joined the Duke baseball program as an Duke baseball program on July 27, 2005, and begins his sec- assistant coach on July 17, 2006, and will oversee the Blue ond season with the Blue Devils. As an assistant coach, Boggs’ Devils’ pitching staff. duties include coaching the catchers and outfielders and as- Snedeker joins the Blue Devils after spending the previ- sisting with the hitters. ous 12 seasons as a pitching coach in the Chicago White Boggs, a 2002 Georgia Tech graduate, spent two seasons Sox organization. Prior to his appointment at Duke, Snedeker working as an assistant coach at Tulane prior to joining Duke’s spent the 2006 season as the pitching coach at Class A staff. He coached outfielders and hitters and helped guide the Kannapolis. Wave to its second College World Series berth and the He began his coaching career with Sarasota in 1995 and Conference USA regular season and co-tournament titles. In has since spent time as the pitching coach at Hickory (1996- his first year at Tulane, he helped the Green Wave to the 98), Bristol (1999-2001), Kannapolis (2002-04) and Winston- Super Regionals at Cal. State-Fullerton. Under Boggs’ direc- Salem (2005). tion, three players earned first team Conference USA honors, Snedeker’s 2002 Intimidators staff led all White Sox farm including C-USA Player and Freshman of the Year. teams with a 3.63 ERA and 1,000 strikeouts, while his Ad- Boggs joined the Tulane coaching staff in August 2003 vanced Rookie pitching corps in Bristol led the Appalachian after spending the previous season at Georgia Southern. League in strikeouts (662) and saves (25), tied for the league Since beginning his coaching career in 2003, Boggs has lead in complete games (four) and ranked second in ERA (3.89) helped 13 players reach the professional ranks. in 1999. A four-year starter at Georgia Tech where he saw time in He has coached 25 current or former major league pitch- the infield and outfield from 1998-2002, Boggs was a noted ers, most notably 2005 American League All-Star Jon Gar- leadoff hitter who compiled a career on-base percentage of land. .463. Although he hit better than .300 in each of his four years During five minor league seasons in the Los Angeles Dodg- in Atlanta, Boggs saved his best season for last as he hit .363 ers system, Snedeker posted a career 34-21 mark with a 3.24 with a career-best 12 doubles, two triples and 43 RBI in 2002 ERA. His career highlight came at Class A Vero Beach when while helping Georgia Tech advance to the College World Se- he tossed a seven inning perfect game against St. Lucie on ries. Voted team captain as a junior and senior, he finished his August 28, 1991. career with a .337 batting average and ranked in the top 15 all- A 1990 graduate of Texas A&M University, Snedeker and time in hits (14th), at-bats (11th), runs scored (eighth), stolen his wife, Mary Jane, have two children, Sydney (13) and Sy bases (11th), games played (seventh) and HBP (first). (8). He also holds a master’s degree in kinesiology from Texas A standout on and off the field, Boggs was a four-time ACC A&M. Academic Honor Roll student at Georgia Tech. He also claimed Verizon District III Academic All-America honors in 1999, 2001 and 2002, and earned national second team Academic All- America recognition as a senior. A native of Dalton, Ga., Boggs earned his B.S. degree in textile and fiber engineering from Georgia Tech in 2002. His brother, Mitchell, pitches in the St. Louis Cardinals organiza- tion.

Assistant Coach Matthew Boggs Assistant Coach Sean Snedeker

Born: October 15, 1978 Born: June 18, 1965 Hometown: Dalton, Ga. Hometown: Bryan, Texas Education: B.S., Textile and Fiber Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2002 Education: B.S., Kinesiology, Texas A&M, 1990 Coaching Career: Assistant Coach, Duke University, 2006-Present M.S., Kinesiology, Texas A&M, 2000 Assistant Coach, Tulane University, 2004-05 Coaching Career: Pitching Coach, Kannapolis Intimidators, 2002-04, 2006 Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University, 2003 Pitching Coach, Winston-Salem Warthogs, 2005 Pitching Coach, Bristol Sox, 1999-2001 Pitching Coach, Hickory Crawdads, 1996-98 Pitching Coach, Sarasota White Sox, 1995

4 2007 Duke Blue Devils

NO NAME POS B/T HT WT CL HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 4 Jonathan Foreman RHP/INF R/R 5-11 185 Fr. Lafayette, La. (Lafayette) 7 Kyle Butler RHP/INF R/R 5-10 150 So. Apex, N.C. (Apex) 8 Andrew Wolcott RHP R/R 6-5 225 So. Grayslake, Ill. (Warren Township) 9 Kyle Kreick C R/R 5-10 180 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Berkner) 10 Ryan McCurdy INF R/R 5-10 170 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Plant) 11 Jonathan Anderson LHP/OF S/L 5-11 180 Sr. Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) 12 Brett Bartles INF R/R 6-2 205 Jr. Indian Trail, N.C. (A.L. Brown) 14 Gabriel Saade INF R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) 17 Michael Ghizzoni OF R/R 5-11 185 Fr. Piedmont, S.C. (Wren) 18 Matt Williams C R/R 5-10 200 So. Northville, Mich. (Northville) 19 Jeremy Gould LHP/INF R/L 6-3 195 Fr. Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire) 21 Tim Sherlock OF L/L 6-0 185 So. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) 23 Michael Seander RHP R/R 6-2 190 Fr. Pawtucket, R.I. (Saint Raphael Academy) 24 Jimmy Gallagher LHP/OF L/L 6-1 195 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Peters Township) 25 Ron Causey RHP R/R 5-11 205 Jr. Summerfield, N.C. (Wesleyan Academy) 26 Tony Bajoczky RHP L/R 6-0 170 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Maclay) 27 Ryan Perry RHP R/R 6-1 180 Jr. Houston, Texas (Bellaire) 32 Alexander Hassan RHP/OF R/R 6-3 185 Fr. Boston, Mass. (Boston College HS) 34 Jonathan Nicolla INF R/R 6-2 210 Jr. Rensselaer, N.Y. (Columbia) 36 Michael Ness RHP R/R 6-4 195 Fr. Chatham, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep) 42 Nate Freiman RHP/C/INF R/R 6-7 215 So. Wellesley, Mass. (Wellesley) 45 Will Currier RHP/INF R/R 6-4 205 Fr. Dripping Springs, Texas (Dripping Springs) 49 Christopher Manno LHP/OF L/L 6-2 175 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Xaverian)

Duke Coaching Staff 22 Sean McNally Head Coach (Duke, ’94) 1 Matthew Boggs Assistant Coach (Georgia Tech, ’02) 33 Sean Snedeker Assistant Coach (Texas A&M, ’90) Duke Roster By State Support Staff The 2007 Duke baseball roster includes players from 13 different states. Arizona: Tim Sherlock Florida: Jonathan Anderson, Tony Bajoczky, Ryan McCurdy, Gabriel Saade, Illinois: Andrew Wolcott Louisiana: Jonathan Foreman Massachusetts: Nate Freiman, Lee Aldridge Leslie Barnes Brad Berndt Chris Combs Alexander Hassan Sports Information Director of Student- Assistant AD/Academics Strength Coach Athlete Development Michigan: Matt Williams New Jersey: Michael Ness New York: Christopher Manno, Jonathan Nicolla North Carolina: Brett Bartles, Kyle Butler, Ron Causey Pennsylvania: Jimmy Gallagher Rhode Island: Michael Seander South Carolina: Michael Ghizzoni Texas: Will Currier, Jeremy Gould, T.J. Grams Jeff Howser Chris Kennedy Andrew Norden Academic Advisor Speed & Conditioning Senior Associate AD Athletic Trainer Kyle Kreick, Ryan Perry 5