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Head Coach – 21st Season Towson, ‘79 Career Record: 495-515-7 Mike Gottlieb

Needing only five victories to become the first Towson Univer- sity coach in any sport to win 500 games, Mike Gottlieb has been part of the Tigers’ program for nearly 30 years. A 1979 graduate of Towson, he spent two seasons as a player on the Tigers’ roster. After graduating, he was a Tiger assistant coach for seven years. Since becoming the Tigers’ head coach in 1988, he has led the program’s rise to prominence in the Middle Atlantic region. Under his guidance, the Tigers have been very competitive in four different conferences over the last 20 years. From 1988 to 1992, he led the Tigers to a pair of East Coast Conference champi- onships. After three seasons in the Big South Conference, Towson joined the America East Conference in 1996. During six seasons in America East, Gottlieb coached the Tigers to four conference tournament appearances. In 1999, the Tigers won the America East regular season title. Towson was America East runner-up in 1999 and 2001. In 2002, the Tigers joined the very competitive Colonial Athletic Association. In their fourth CAA season, the Tigers reached the CAA championship game where they lost to Virginia Common- wealth. In 20 seasons, the Tigers have averaged more than 25 victories per year and posted ten winning records. There have been two trips to the NCAA Tournament, three conference titles and five appearances in league championship games. In addition, 11 Tigers have been drafted by major league teams.

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In 2003, he reached a career mile- stone, earning his 400th coaching win Mike Gottlieb’s Record when the Tigers beat Drexel, 11-2. Season W-L League W-L The winningest coach in Towson University baseball history, he runs a 2007 21-30 11-18 program where the players win games 2006 20-34 8-22 and excel in the classroom. The Tigers 2005 34-24 13-11 have had four players named to the 2004 17-35 6-18 College Sports Information Directors 2003 28-25 11-9 of America Academic All-America team since 1996. 2002 23-27-1 9-12 Last year, senior Ryan Schreiter was honored as a third team Academic All-America pick, joining previous honorees James 2001 37-23 17-11 Vallillo, Jason Rummel and Gregg Davies. 2000 31-23-1 19-9 The last nine seasons have been the winningest stretch in school 1999 33-19 20-7 history. Since 1999, Towson has won 244 games, including a school 1998 21-27 9-18 record 37 victories in 2001. 1997 24-28 9-14 The 2005 season was one of his most memorable. With an explo- 1996 17-29 8-14 sive lineup that led NCAA Division I with 105 home runs, the Tigers 1995 24-28-1 10-16 finished as Colonial Athletic Association runners-up. En route to a 34-24 final record, Towson won 17 of its final 24 games and finished 1994 18-29 8-19 fifth in the CAA with a 13-11 record. In the CAA Tournament at 1993 20-25 14-9 Wilmington, N.C., the Tigers lost their tournament to Vir- 1992 30-19-1 9-4 ginia Commonwealth, 6-5. However, the Tigers bounced back to 1991 28-23-1 (NCAA) 13-5 stun top-seeded UNC Wilmington, 6-1. Then, they reached the CAA 1990 18-29 7-7 finals with a 5-0 victory over Delaware. In the finals, the Tigers lost 1989 23-21-1 9-4 to VCU again, 13-6. The 2005 season was an amazing turnaround for the Tigers, who 1988 31-17-1 (NCAA) 12-2 doubled their victory total from the previous year. Towson improved from a 17-35 record in 2004 to a 34-24 mark in 2005. In 2003, the Tigers played in the CAA for the second year. Towson responded by posting a 28-25 overall record, its fourth winning season in five years. The Tigers also finished fifth in the CAA with an 11-9 record and qualified for the CAA Tournament. In 2002, Towson played its first year in the CAA. The Tigers went 9-12 in CAA games, just missing a berth in the league tournament. In 2001, the Tigers concluded a very successful run in America East. In their final season in the league, the Tigers set a school record with 37 wins. After finishing third in the league’s regular season standings, the Tigers finished as America East runners-up for the second time. In six seasons competing of America East competition, Gottlieb led the Tigers to four playoff berths and one regular season champion- ship. In 1999, Towson won the league’s regular season title, marking the only time Delaware didn’t win the title in a sevcn-year stretch. The Tigers, who were America East runners-up in 1999 and 2001, had a 56-29 league record over their final three years in the league. The 1999 America East Coach of the Year, he earned the 300th victory of his coaching career when Towson beat Vermont, 2-1, on April 16, 2000. The Tigers, who are starting their seventh season as members of the Colonial Athletic Association this season, have also had some impressive success against non-conference teams during the last few years.

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During the 2000 season, the Tigers also posted one of the most A member of America East from 1996 to 2001, the Tigers nearly prestigious wins in the history of the program. On March 21, Towson won two championships. In 1999, the top-seeded Tigers won the beat North Carolina by 9-8 when the Tar Heels were the sixth-ranked regular season title with a 20-7 record. They advanced to the cham- team in NCAA Division I. The win also ended Carolina’s 52-game pionship round with a 6-1 win over Maine and a 4-1 victory over home winning streak against non-Atlantic Coast Conference teams. Delaware. However, the Blue Hens came back to win twice on the In 2003, the Tigers posted another win over a nationally-ranked final day of the tournament, earning their second straight America team when they beat 17th-ranked Richmond, 19-10. East championship. In 2000, the Tigers finished second in the league Three yeats ago, Casper Wells and Shane Justis became the most and lost their first two games in the tournament. recent Tigers to be drafted by a major league organization. Wells, the In 2001, the Tigers battled Delaware and Maine all season for the 2005 CAA Player of the Year, was a 14th-round draft choice by the regular season title. Towson entered the conference tournament as Detroit Tigers while Justis, an All-CAA , was selected by the the third seed with a 17-11 record. In the opening game, the Tigers Los Angeles Dodgers in the 21st round. pounded out a school and tournament record 28 base hits in a 20-4 Both Wells and Justis are continuing to develop in the two orga- first round win over Maine. nizations. After dropping a 4-1 decision to Delaware in the second round, the In 2002, Gregg Davies was selected in the 21st round Tigers earned a berth in the championship round by beating North- by the . Six years ago, Bryan Simmering was eastern, 7-6. Delaware won the title with a 7-0 win in the final game. picked in the 27th round by the Oakland A’s. It was the only time all season that the Tigers were shut out. After the 2000 season, Towson had two drafted. Chris In 1988, Coach Gottlieb enjoyed a very memorable debut season. Russ was picked in the third round by the Texas Rangers and Denny The first-year coach led Towson to the best season in school history, Chapman was selected by San Diego in the 27th round. In 1999, as the Tigers posted a 31-17-1 record. They went 12-2 in the East Jason Rummel was a 29th round pick by the Chicago White Coast Conference, finishing first in the league standings. Towson Sox in 1999 while pitcher Chris Fiora was a 22nd round pick by St. swept through the 1988 ECC Tournament, beating Hofstra and Louis. Delaware twice, to win its first ECC championship. Coach Gottlieb Pitchers Mike Vota and Derek Hasselhoff were drafted by the was honored as the ECC Coach of the Year and later earned NCAA in 1995. In 1988, Chris Nabholz was the first Regional Coach of the Year honors. Gottlieb-coached player to be drafted. He was a second round draft Making their first NCAA regional appearance, the Tigers did well. pick by the Montreal Expos. Nabholz went on to pitch in the major After a loss to College World Series-bound Miami, they beat Vir- leagues for five years. ginia Commonwealth and finished fourth in the NCAA regional at In six seasons as members of America East, four different Tigers Miami. were named as the America East Scholar-Athlete for baseball. Davies In 1989, Towson took second in the ECC as Rider won the title. won the award in 2001, joining Jason Sandner (2000), Rummel In 1991, Towson won its second ECC championship and posted a (1999) and Valillo (1996) as Towson players who earned the honor. 28-23-1 record. The Tigers swept three games in the ECC tournament

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Coach Gottlieb’s Milestone Victories Win Date Result Site # 1 March 20, 1988 Towson 21, High Point 6 a #100 May 24, 1991 Towson 5, Princeton 0 * N #200 april 14, 1996 Towson 9, Hofstra 3 a #300 april 16, 2000 Towson 2, Vermont 1 (10) a #400 May 4, 2003 Towson 11, Drexel 2 H * NCAA Tournament at Orono, Maine

as the number three seed to earn their second NCAA appearance. For the second time, Towson finished fourth in an NCAA regional. In the Northeast regional at Maine, Towson lost to Mississippi State and bounced back to beat Princeton. The Tigers’ 5-0 win over Princ- eton was the 100th of Coach Gottlieb’s coaching career. A for the Tiger baseball team for two years, Gottlieb graduated from Towson in 1979. A native of Lynbrook, N.Y., he spent two years at Nassau Community College on Long Island prior to attending Towson. After graduating from Towson, he remained in the Baltimore area. From 1980 to 1987, he served as an assistant coach for the Tigers under Coach Bill Hunter. In 1988, Hunter retired from coaching to concentrate on his duties as athletic director. He immediately named Coach Gottlieb as his successor. The Towson coach has led the Tigers to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances as well as two conference championships. In November of 2002, Coach Gottlieb was honored as the College Coach of the Year by the Middle Atlantic Regional Scouting Bureau.

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The former head coach at Dundalk A 1983 graduate of Towson, Tony Quar- Community College, Scott Roane is anta has returned for his fifth season as starting his fourth season as a Tiger as- an assistant coach on the Tigers’ staff. sistant coach. A former Tiger baseball player, Tony In his first season as a Tiger coach, has coached baseball at many different he contributed to a remarkable turn- levels. From 1977 to 1989, he worked around as Towson doubled its victory total from the previous year for the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks as a and had a 34-24 record. The Colonial Athletic Association runners- sports leader. In that capacity, he developed programs for young people up led NCAA Division I with 105 home runs. to learn baseball, and soccer, among other sports. His home A Baltimore native who graduated from Davis & Elkins College site was Carroll Manor Elementary School. in 1996, Roane led Dundalk to an impressive 116-69 record in his In addition to his work with the Baltimore County, he has coached four seasons as head coach. The Lions had four consecutive winning baseball teams in the American Legion and Optimist Leagues. seasons under his direction, including a 34-14 mark in 2002 when He joined Agfa in 1989 and works as an account executive selling they finished second in Region 20. medical and radiology products in the Middle Atlantic area. He has In his first season as the Lions’ coach, he led Dundalk to a 25-21 worked for Agfa for 17 years. record. The Lions were 29-15 in his third year as Dundalk finished Coach Quaranta, who lives in York County, Pennsylvania, has fourth in Region 20. The Lions posted a 28-19 record in 2004. Dur- brought many of the same programs he initiated in Baltimore County to ing his years at Dundalk, he coached four players who earned All- his new home area. He has also been quite active coaching teams in the American honors while he sent 21 players to baseball programs at York County area. four-year schools. A outstanding two-sport athlete at Dulaney High School, he played A graduate of Baltimore Poly High School, he played two years of two years of college baseball for the Tigers before an illness required him baseball at Essex Community College. As a freshman pitcher in 1992, to leave the program. He has been an excellent fast-pitch softball player he was a member of Essex’s NJCAA national championship team. for the last 20 years. He posted a 3-1 record with a 2.93 E.R.A. for the Knights’ national He and his wife, Daphne, are the parents of two sons. Their oldest champions. son, Anthony (18), is a freshman at Mount St. Mary’s who is an infielder He also played two seasons at Davis & Elkins, helping the Sena- for The Mount’s baseball team. Their younger son, Mark (16), attends tors win the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North- nearby Loyola High School. A graduate of the University of Baltimore, ern Division title in 1995. In 1995, he was named as the WVIAC Daphne played college tennis at UB. She was a three-sport standout at Pitcher of the Week and helped the team post a 13-6 league record. Loch Raven High School. After graduating from Davis & Elkins, he spent four years as an as- sistant coach at Dundalk for Coach Elliott Oppenheim. During his tenure as assistant coach, the Lions went to the NJCAA World Series twice. Scott and his wife, the former Melissa Meyers of Pittsburgh, reside in Bowley’s Quarters, Md. They are the parents of a young daughter, Rachel.

Coach Mike Gottleb makes a visit to the mound.

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Sophomore Kevin Collins 2007–082008 outlook outlook Youthful Tigers to Rely on Pitching Depth Entering As he starts his 21st season as the better pitchers in the CAA when he throws head coach of the Tiger baseball program, strikes. His curveball has improved to the Coach Mike Gottlieb isn’t sure what to expect extent that it’s a legitimate pitch that he can from his Tigers this season. throw for strikes. He has the potential to be a “This is one of the youngest teams I’ve ever very good for us.” coached,” he admits. “The talent level is very A pair of sophomores, Wes Shifflett and high but we have a lot of unproven players.” Zach Umberger, are also vying for spots in Gottlieb, who needs five more victories to the starting rotation. reach the 500-win plateau, is confident that A lefthander who pitched out of the bullpen the Tigers’ pitching will be the strength of as a freshman, Shifflett had a 3-3 record with Junior the team. two saves last year. His 5.91 E.R.A. was Nate Curd “We’ve been striving to have a deep pitching among the best on the team and he struck out staff,” says Gottlieb. “We’re confident that we 30 batters in 35 innings. are getting to reaching that goal. With “Wes has as much talent as anyone on our the pitching we have, we feel we can compete team,” says Gottlieb. “He has an outstanding with most of the other teams in the Colonial slider and could be a dominant pitcher on this Athletic Association in terms of depth. level. We’re hoping he can be one of our top “We aren’t sure which pitcher will fill what starters this season.” role but we feel we have someone for each role A righthander who appeared in 17 games are also candidates for spots in the Tiger rota- on the pitching staff,” he adds. “I am not sure as a freshman, Umberger enjoyed a tremen- tion. Hurd was limited to seven games last if we have a true - and if we do, that pitcher dous summer while pitching for Youse’s season but has tremendous potential. is yet to be determined. We have a few ideas Orioles in the Cal Ripken Senior Patton suffered an elbow injury last season on who our starting pitchers will be - but they Baseball League. He posted a 4-0 record for and pitched in only five games in 2007. are all untested.” the Maryland Orioles with a 2.35 E.R.A. In According to Gottlieb, “Spencer had a very Gottlieb enters the season with one certainty 38.1 innings of work, he walked six and struck encouraging Fall and we’re optimistic that he on his pitching staff. Senior lefthander Jon out 29 batters. will pitch well for us. When he’s healthy, he Dupski returns to the team as the Tigers’ “Zach should be a very good pitcher for can throw three pitches for strikes. If he comes relief ace after a solid junior year. A strong us,” says Gottlieb. “He is a tough competitor back healthy, he would be a big plus for our candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America with great movement on his fastball. We’re pitching staff.” ® honors, Dupski flourished in his role as the expecting big things from Zach this season.” Senior righthander Corey Cascio could also Tigers’ closer. Junior righthander Josh Squatrito, a transfer play a major role in the Tigers’ pitching plans He made 21 appearances in 2007, posting a from CCBC-Catonsville, could also be one this season. After missing two seasons while 4-3 record with three saves and a 4.23 E.R.A. of the Tigers’ top pitchers this season. After recovering from an illness, he pitched in eight Dupski was even more effective in relief. In 17 an outstanding season at Catonsville, Squa- games last season and posted a 1-1 record with relief outings, he had a 4-1 record with three trito enjoyed a tremendous summer pitching a 7.71 E.R.A. saves and a 2.95 E.R.A. In 39.2 innings of relief, in the Cal Ripken Senior Baseball League. A “Corey has developed a very good slider,” he had only nine walks and 27 strikeouts. first team all-league selection, he posted a 3-1 says Gottlieb. “If he can throw strikes, he can “For the first time in a long time, we are record with one save and a 0.72 E.R.A. In 25 really contribute out of the bullpen.” starting the season with an established closer,” innings of work for the Maryland Orioles, he Gottlieb will be counting on newcomers says Gottlieb. “Jon did an exceptional job in walked only three batters and had 44 strike- Duane Herr, Graig Ciminelli, Charlie Cononie relief for us last year and we’re expecting him outs. At Catonsville, he posted an 8-2 record and Drew Permison to add quality depth to to continue that success. He has a tremendous with a 1.96 E.R.A. while earning first team the pitching staff. moving fastball and a very good split-finger All-American honors. A junior righthander who is a transfer from pitch. Jon has the ability to be a dominant “Josh has a history of being a winner and I Anne Arundel Community College, Herr posted in the CAA.” hope it continues,” says Gottlieb. “He throws a 3-1 record with one save last season. He also Junior righthander Nate Curd could be strikes and has a very good split-finger fastball. compiled a 1.65 E.R.A. at Anne Arundel. the Tigers’ top starter this year. As a sopho- Josh pitches with a lot of confidence and he’s “Duane could really help us,” says Gottlieb. more, he led the team by pitching 63 innings. a tremendous competitor.” “He has a good curveball and a very good He posted a 3-5 record with a 4.43 E.R.A. Junior righthander Austin Hurd and “red fastball. He has good movement on his fastball According to Gottlieb, “Nate is one of the shirt” freshman righthander Spencer Patton and he was impressive during the Fall.”

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A transfer from Tampa, Ciminelli is a Collins are the leading candidates to fill the “Jason is a very good ‘catch and throw’ junior righthander who will add depth to role as the Tigers’ first baseman. In 26 games player,” says Gottlieb. “He has exceptional the bullpen. last season, Furmanek batted .155 with two power and improved pitch selection will deter- A product of Northwest High School, home runs and nine runs batted in. A converted mine how well he hits. We’re very confident he Cononie is a 6-7 freshman righthander who outfielder, Collins hit .211 last season with will do a good job as our catcher.” posted a 4-3 record as a senior and earned seven RBI’s. Stifler will be backed up by Eric Weller, a “red All-County notice last year. Gottlieb says, “Greg has a lot of ability and he did well shirt” freshman, and sophomore Max Kelly. “Charlie is a big righthander with very good in the Fall,” says Gottlieb. “He has demon- Weller was an All-County selection at movement on his fastball. He should help is strated power to all fields and we’re hoping Quince Orchard High School who batted .375 out of the bullpen as a freshman.” he will have a good senior year. Matt has been as a senior in 2006. According to Gottlieb, Another freshman righthander, Permison hindered by a shoulder injury in his career. He Weller “showed surprising offensive ability in earned first team All-County honors at came here as an outfielder but he’s going to the Fall. He is a solid defensive catcher and he Oakland Mills High School last season. play first base for us. Matt has shown that he will see a lot of action for us. If he continues to According to Gottlieb, Permison “was over- can hit for power and he runs very well. hit, he will probably see playing time at desig- looked coming out of high school by some “Since Greg is a left-handed hitter and Matt nated hitter as well.” people. He is a hard-throwing righthander hits from the right side, we may use them in A transfer from Eastern Mennonite, Kelly who did well in the Fall. As he gets command a platoon situation,” adds Gottlieb. “Both appeared in 21 games as a freshman and of his pitches, he will help us.” players should get a lot of at-bats and could batted .229 with one home run and seven Two members of the Tigers’ pitching staff, also be used at .” runs batted in. junior lefthander David Parks and freshman At third base, the Tigers have several options Freshman Bryan Wyman, an All-County lefthander Andrew Newfield, will be “red as they seek to replace Hans Falkenhan, a selection at Long Reach High School last year, shirts” this season. Parks, who pitched in six three-year starter. adds further depth behind the plate. Wyman games last season, had elbow surgery and will Sophomore Steve Yarsinsky will get a batted .365 during his high school career with miss the entire season. Newfield, a native of long look at third base after hitting .284 as a four home runs and 30 runs batted in. Cherry Hill, N.J., will be red-shirted to give freshman. Used mostly as a designated hitter “Bryan is a very talented catcher who fits into him time to develop. in 2007, he scored 15 runs and had 18 runs our future plans,” says Gottlieb. “He’s a very Junior Gary Helmick and batted in. good defensive catcher who will help us.” sophomore shortstop Nick Natoli return to “Steve had a decent Fall and he showed that In the outfield, senior Brian Conley returns anchor the Tigers’ infield. he’s an improved ,” says Gottlieb. as the Tigers’ rightfielder and top offensive A two-year starter in the infield, Helmick “If he doesn’t play third base for us, he will player. A three-year starter, he has batted batted .265 as a sophomore with nine doubles, also see action at designated hitter.” .302 in his college career with 24 home runs four home runs and 23 runs batted in. He also One of the Tigers’ top newcomers, freshman and 88 runs batted in. As a junior, he led the had a very solid season defensively with only Chris Wychock, could be the starting seven errors in 277 fielding chances for an . A three-time all-conference impressive .975 fielding percentage. performer at Crestwood High School in Penn- “Gary is an outstanding defensive second sylvania, he batted .400 in his high school baseman,” says Gottlieb. “He does a great job career with 20 home runs. turning the double play and he can make the “Chris is a power hitter with tremendous Junior spectacular plays look easy. offensive potential,” says Gottlieb. “He could Gary Helmick “If and when he learns pitch selection, he be our starting third baseman or he could be will be an All-CAA player. He has the ability a for us. He is very versatile and to be a much better hitter for us.” he can play second base, third base and short- Natoli struggled offensively as a freshman stop.” but did a great job in the field. A starter in 50 Freshman infielder Beau Banglesdorf, a games, he batted .220 with two homers and native of Stafford, Va., will provide additional 18 RBI’s. However, he helped the Tigers turn versatility and depth to the Tiger infield. 60 double plays in 51 games. At catcher, the Tigers must replace the “Nick is very solid at shortstop,” says Gott- graduated Ryan Schreiter, a three-year starter lieb. “That’s why he was our regular shortstop who was named third team CoSIDA Academic as a freshman. We’re expecting him to be an All-America ® last year when he batted .358 improved hitter this season. He had a good with 13 doubles and 34 runs batted in. Fall and should have a much higher “Ryan Schreiter’s graduation has left us average this season.” with a sizable void,” admits Gottlieb. “But we While the Tigers enter the season with estab- have confidence in the players we have.” lished veterans at second base and shortstop, Junior Jason Stifler, Schreiter’s backup the the rest of the infield is not nearly as settled. In last two years, is the frontrunner to be the fact, Gottlieb isn’t sure who the Tigers’ regular Tigers’ regular catcher. He appeared in only first baseman will be. 17 games as a sophomore and hit .208 with Senior Greg Furmanek and junior Matt two homers and five runs batted in.

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Coach Gottlieb. “For the first time since we joined the CAA in 2002, we feel we have a legitimate CAA pitching staff in terms of depth, quality and experience. Our pitching is going to be better and deeper. Even though we don’t know who our ace will be, we feel Junior that it’s a situation where our ace hasn’t Aaron Gabrielian emerged yet.” Gottlieb adds, “We have a lot of question marks offensively but we also have a lot of potential. We know what we can expect from Conley but we have a group of guys like Stifler, Helmick, Matt Collins, Natoli and Gallo who are capable of hitting better. “Defensively, we are very solid up the middle. Natoli and Helmick give us a middle infield that is one of the best combinations in the CAA. After playing together for a year, they should be even better.” Tigers with 11 homers while batting .335 with with the Tigers. As a sophomore, he batted After finishing as the CAA runners-up in 37 RBI’s. .255 with one home run and 15 RBI’s. Gott- 2005 with a 34-24 record, the Tigers have “Brian is one of the premier players in the lieb says, “Aaron made good progress in the missed out on qualifying for the CAA Tour- CAA,” says Coach Gottlieb. “He is a clutch Fall. He could be a good left-handed hitter for nament the last two years. hitter who has gotten better every year. We us off the bench or as a DH.” Gottlieb is hopeful that streak will end think he could be drafted after this season. He Rice is also a candidate for playing time this season. He says, “This team has the can hit for average and he can hit for power. in the Tiger outfield. He saw action in 16 potential to make it to the CAA Tourna- Plus, Brian has good speed and a major league games last year and batted .182. According ment. If we play up to our potential, we will arm. Over the summer, he did very well playing to the coach, “Steve is a hard worker who have a good season.” in the Coastal Plains League and should have is going to improve. He is a strong kid with a big senior year.” plenty of power and he can be a decent Conley led the Coastal Plains League in outfielder for us.” hitting this past summer with a .372 batting Freshmen Brady Baxter and Austin Harcle- average. He also had seven doubles, five home rode are a pair of newcomers who could also runs and 33 runs batted in. contribute. Sophomore Kevin Collins is the Tigers’ likely A three-time All-Howard County selection starter in leftfield. As a freshman, he appeared at Mount Hebron High School, Baxter batted in 42 games with 27 starts. He batted .267 .426 as a senior. He also set a school record with 21 runs scored and 12 RBI’s. for career stolen bases. “Kevin did well as a freshman,” says Gott- “Brady has very good speed and he has the lieb. “His biggest asset is his speed. We’re potential to be a good college hitter for us,” expecting him to become a better hitter and says Gottlieb. “He will give us solid depth he should develop into a very good all-around this season.” player in the CAA.” A second team All-Metro selection at Senior Terry Gallo could inherit the starting Centennial High School, Harclerode could position in centerfield from Kyle Skellchock, work his way into the starting lineup this an All-CAA player who graduated. Gallo season. A two-time All-Howard County pick, batted .220 in part-time action last season and he batted .375 with six homers and 36 runs has plenty of speed. batted in last season. Gottlieb says, “Terry has the speed to be a “Austin had a very good Fall for us,” says very good centerfielder for us. However, we Gottlieb. “He is a very good hitter who runs don’t know what to expect from him offen- well and can hit for power. One of his assets sively. He has done very well the last two is that we can use him at several different posi- summers and he has shown us that he can do tions. He will help us this season.” the job on occasion. If he hits, he will be the Steve Freinberg, who sat out last season as a Sophomore centerfielder.” “red shirt,” adds further depth to the outfield. Kevin Collins The Tigers enter the season with plenty of Gottlieb says, “Steve is a really good hitter depth in the outfield, led by sophomore Steve who could be our DH. He will also add depth Rice and junior Aaron Gabrielian. to the outfield.” Gabrielian returns for his second season “We are optimistic about this season,” says 14 2008 Tiger baseball 2008 Towson University Baseball Roster

No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. B-T Hometown/High School 1 Max Kelly C So. 5-11 175 r-R Woodstock, Md./Mount St. Joseph H.S. 2 gary Helmick * 2B Jr. 5-11 175 r-R Pasadena, Md./Northeast H.S. 3 Chris Wychock INF Fr. 6-0 180 r-R Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood H.S. 4 bryan Wyman C Fr. 6-2 185 r-r ellicott City, Md./Long Reach H.S. 5 Wes Shifflett * P So. 6-0 180 l-l gaithersburg, Md./Watkins Mill H.S. 6 Zach Umberger * P So. 6-3 185 r-R Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin H.S. 7 eric Weller C Fr. 6-0 195 r-r gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard H.S. 8 beau Banglesdorf iNF Fr. 5-11 180 l/R Stafford, Va./Mountain View H.S. 9 brady Baxter OF Fr. 6-1 180 r-r ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron H.S. 10 Matt Collins * 1B-OF Jr. 6-1 195 r-R North Potomac, Md./Quince Orchard H.S. 11 kevin Collins * OF So. 5-11 180 l-L North Potomac, Md./Quince Orchard H.S. 12 Nick Natoli * SS So. 6-1 175 r-r ellicott City, Md./Mount St. Joseph H.S. 13 Spencer Patton * P Fr. 6-3 200 r-R Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin H.S. 14 graig Ciminelli P Jr. 5-10 185 r-R Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh H.S. 15 Drew Permison P Fr. 5-9 165 r-R Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills H.S. 16 Jon Dupski * P Sr. 6-2 190 l-l ellicott City, Md./Centennial H.S. 17 Josh Squatrito P Jr. 6-0 220 r-R Willow Street, Pa./Penn Manor HS/CCBC Catonsville 18 Terry Gallo * OF Sr. 6-3 185 r-r ocean City, Md./Stephen Decatur H.S. 19 David Parks * P Jr. 6-0 195 l-l baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph H.S. 20 Nate Curd * P Jr. 6-2 195 r-r baltimore, Md./St. Paul’s H.S. 23 Duane Herr P-OF Jr. 6-3 195 l-r glen Burnie, Md./Glen Burnie H.S./Anne Arundel C.C. 24 brian Conley * OF Sr. 6-2 185 l-r gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard H.S. 25 austin Harclerode oF Fr. 6-3 190 r-r ellicott City,Md./Centennial H.S. 27 Steve Freinberg oF Fr. 6-4 205 r-r elkton, Md./Caravel Academy 29 andrew Newfield P Fr. 6-0 175 l-L Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East H.S. 30 aaron Gabrielian * oF Jr. 6-1 190 l-L Sykesville, Md./Century H.S. 31 austin Hurd * P Jr. 6-2 180 r-r gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg H.S. 32 Steve Rice * OF So. 6-1 190 r-R Sykesville, Md./Century H.S. 33 Jason Stifler * C Jr. 6-1 200 r-R Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford H.S. 35 Charlie Cononie P Fr. 6-7 195 r-r germantown, Md./ Northwest H.S. 42 Steve Yarsinsky * 3B So. 6-0 185 r-R Marlton, N.J./Cherokee H.S. 43 greg Furmanek * 1B Sr. 6-0 200 l-l olney, Md./Magruder H.S. 45 Corey Cascio * P Sr. 6-2 195 r-r baltimore, Md./Baltimore Poly H.S. * returning letter winners Head Coach: Mike Gottlieb (#26) - 21st season (Towson, ‘79) Assistant Coaches: Scott Roane (#22) - 4th season (Davis & Elkins, ‘96) Tony Quaranta (#44) - 5th season (Towson, ‘83)

Pronunciation Guide # 1 - Max Kelly KELL - ee #14 - Graig Ciminelli Simm - uh - NELL - ee #31 - Austin Hurd HERD # 2 - Gary Helmick HELL - mick #15 - Drew Persmison Purr - MIZZ -on #32 - Steve Rice Rice # 3 - Chris Wychock WYE - chock #16 - Jon Dupski DUPP - skee #33 - Jason Stifler STIFF - lurr # 4 - Brian Wyman WYE - man #17 - Josh Squatrito SKWAT - reet - oh #35 - Charlie Cononie Co - NO - nee # 5 - Wes Shifflett SHIFF - lit #18 - Terry Gallo GAL - oh #42 - Steve Yarsinsky yarr - zin - skee # 6 - Zach Umberger UM - berr - gurr #19 - David Parks Parx #43 - Greg Furmanek FURR - man - ick # 7 - Eric Weller WELL - urr #20 - Nate Curd KERD #45 - Corey Cascio Cass - SEE - oh # 8 - Beau Banglesdorf boW Bang-ulz-dorff #23 - Duane Herr HURR # 9 - Brady Baxter BAXX - turr #24 - Brian Conley CON - lee Coaches #10 - Matt Collins COLL - inz #25 - Austin Harclerode HARK - ill - road #26 -Mike Gottlieb Got - LEEB #11 - Kevin Collins COLL - inz #27 - Steve Freinberg FRINE - burg #22 - Scott Roane RHONE #12 - Nick Natoli Nuh - TOLL - ee #29 - Andrew Newfield Noo - FEELD #44 - Anthony Quaranta kWA - ron -tuh #13 - Spencer Patton PAT - in #30 - Aaron Gabrielian guh - BRILL - yun

2008 outlook 15 2007 review

2007 In Review Competing in the very balanced Colonial a 4-3, 12-inning loss in the series opener. Athletic Association, the Tigers finished the When the Tigers dropped two of three season only seven games behind the four home games to Northeastern, their CAA teams that tied for the CAA regular season record fell to 3-6. championship, Virginia Commonwealth, A 10-8 come-from-behind win over Old Dominion, Delaware and UNC Wilm- the Huskies in the series finale started the ington. Tigers’ best stretch of the season. Over the While those four teams tied for first place next two weeks, Towson won eight of their with an 18-11 record, Towson tied for ninth next ten games. place with an 11-18 record. The Tigers Senior third baseman Hans Falkenhan competed for a spot in the CAA Tournament led the Tigers to a 19-2 rout over George until the final weekend of the season. Washington on March 28 with five hits and Led by an improved pitching staff, the seven runs batted in. He also helped the Tigers had a 5.79 team E.R.A., a mark that Tigers win two of three games in a series ranked sixth in the CAA. However, the Tigers against Hofstra, earning CAA Player of the struggled offensively and finished last in the Week honors. CAA with a .282 team batting average. On April 4, senior outfielder Kyle Skel- After dropping their first five games of lchock led the Tigers to a 7-6 come-from- the season, the Tigers pulled out an 11-10 behind win over Maryland in 13 innings. He come-from-behind win at North Florida had five hits against the Terrapins and scored on February 25 as they scored six runs in the game-winning run in the 13th inning. the ninth inning. Senior Joe Peeler pitched the Tigers to a Towson opened its home schedule by 5-1 win at Old Dominion on April 13, upping taking two of three games from Albany in the Tigers’ CAA record to 6-7. However, the Kyle Shellchock was 2nd team All-CAA early March. Tigers dropped six of their next seven CAA earning third team Academic All-America In their first Colonial Athletic Associa- games to fall out of contention. honors. tion series of the season, the Tigers went to Skellchock became the second player in Dupski paced the Tiger pitching staff Delaware and took two out of three games. school history to hit for the cycle on April by compiling a 4-3 record with three saves However, the Tigers dropped three straight 29 when he led the Tigers to a 7-6 win over and a 4.23 E.R.A. Senior righthander Tyler CAA games at William & Mary, including George Mason. Travis also had a fine season out of the After losing three straight to VCU, the bullpen, compiling a 2-4 record with two Tigers’ CAA Tournament hopes were saves and a 5.23 E.R.A. revived when they won two of three games Sophomore Nate Curd and senior Joe in a CAA series at James Madison. Needing Peeler were the Tigers’ most effective to sweep Georgia State in a season-ending starting pitchers. three-game series, the Tigers rolled to a Curd went 3-5 and led the team with 12-2 win in the series opener as junior 63 innings pitched. His 4.43 E.R.A. was lefthander Jon Dupski pitched 8.1 innings second on the team. Peeler had a 3-3 record of one-run relief. However, Georgia State and a 5.44 E.R.A. won the final two games of the series to earn the sixth and final spot in the CAA Tournament. Hits for Hospice The Tigers’ second-leading hitter with Led by Hans Falkenhan, the Tigers raised nearly a .350 batting average, Skellchock earned $9,000 for Montgomery Hospice with the “Hits For second team All-CAA honors. He also hit Hospice” campaign during the 2007 season. With nine home runs and had 39 runs batted their campaign, the Tigers accepted pledges for in. Skellchock also played very defen- each base hit they recorded during the 2007 season. sively, handling all 115 defensive chances Proceeds went to Montgomery Hospice in Rockville, in centerfield without an error. Md. Montgomery Hospice is a nonprofit, medical Senior catcher Ryan Schreiter also had hospice that has served patients at the end of life an outstanding senior year. He batted and their loved ones since 1981. With their 511 base a team high .358 with two homers and hits, the Tigers raised $8,780 in pledges, about $17 for each hit. A 3-year starter at third base, Falkenhan 34 RBI’s. He capped off his career by initiated the campaign as a tribute to his late father, Third baseman Hans Falkenhan was named Frank Falkenhan III, who died in 2000 after a battle as the CAA Player of the Week in April with cancer.

16 2008 Tiger baseball tiger Profiles

Junior Aaron Gabrielian tiger Profiles

in Tigers’ 16-12 win at Delaware State ... went 4-for-5 against the Brian Hornets with four runs scored and six runs batted in ... had two hits 24 and scored two runs in Tigers’ 8-4 win over LeMoyne ... had a two- Conley run single to help Tigers beat The Citadel in Citadel Tournament 6-2, 180-lb Senior • Outfielder championship game ... had two hits and three RBI’s in 13-12 win Gaithersburg, Md. • Quince Orchard H.S. over Coppin State ... hit a two-run homer against Coppin and hit a Finance Major game-winning single in the bottom of the tenth inning ... batted .375 in Tigers’ two games at North Carolina ... clouted a three-run homer in 7-6 loss at George Mason ... hit a two-run homer to help Tigers Outstanding senior who will be the post a 6-3 win over George Washington ... had three hits, including Tigers’ rightfielder this year ... third- a clutch home run, to help Tigers earn a 9-6 win over UNC Wilm- year starter with the potential to play ington ... blasted a solo homer in the seventh inning to give Tigers a professionally ... has played second 7-6 lead ... led Tigers to a 9-8 win at Temple with two hits and three base, shortstop and third base in career ... could also catch ... very RBI’s ... tripled in tying runs and scored eventual game-winning run good college hitter who should be one of the Tigers’ top hitters ... in sixth inning ... led Tigers to a 6-5 win at Northeastern by hitting had tremendous summer playing in the Coastal Plains League ... led a two-run double in the eighth inning to give Tigers the lead ... bat- CPL in hitting with a .372 batting average ... also had 7 doubles, 5 ted .400 in three-game series at Northeastern ... blasted a two-run home runs and 33 runs batted in ... ranks 13th on Tigers’ career homer in 5-2 win over Delaware State ... walked four times and bat- home run list with 24 round-trippers ... outstanding student who ted .375 to lead Tigers to back-to-back wins at Hofstra. could be a candidate for Academic All-America honors. 2005 Season: Appeared in 50 games as a freshman infielder ... 2007 Season: Starter in 48 games ... started four games as pitcher made 15 starts at third base ... batted .191 with 3 home runs and 8 ... started in 44 games in rightfield ... Tigers’ third-leading hitter with runs batted in ... drew 15 walks and had a .360 on-base percentage a .335 batting average ... ranked tenth in the CAA with a .447 on- ... scored 16 runs with 3 stolen bases ... helped Tigers to a 14-2 win base percentage ... led Tigers with 11 home runs and a .597 slugging over Mount St. Mary’s by hitting a two-run homer ... had two hits, percentage ... also led team with 31 walks ... had 14 multi-hit games including a two-run homer, in record-setting 30-3 win over Rich- ... had five three-hit games and nine two-hit games ... had a 17-game mond ... had monstrous three-run homer against UNC Wilmington hitting streak from March 10-31 ... batted .339 in CAA games with in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament ... hit homer in the 7 homers and 23 RBI’s ... had game-winning single in 13th inning of eighth inning and gave Tigers a 6-1 lead over CAA regular season Tigers’ 7-6 victory over Maryland ... hit game-winning grandslam champions as Tigers pulled out win. homer in 11th inning of Tigers’ 9-3 win at Mount St. Mary’s ... had Background: Two-time All-Montgomery County first team selec- three hits and three stolen bases in 9-8 loss to Delaware ... led Tigers tion ... named as Montgomery County Player of the Year as a senior to an 8-5 win over Buffalo by hitting a pair of two-run homers ... hit ... batted .400 as a senior with 17 runs batted in ... compiled a 5-0 a grand slam homer in 10-8 win over Northeastern in series finale ... record as a pitcher with a 1.95 ERA in 2004 ... threw two no-hitters batted .500 with 7 RBI’s in three-game series against Northeastern as a senior ... had 58 strikeouts in 28 innings also hit .400 as a junior ... homered and drove in two runs to help Tigers to a 7-6 win over ... led the Cougars to division championship in 2004 ... honored as George Mason ... had three hits and four RBI’s in 12-2 victory over team’s Most Valuable Player ... helped team win regional champion- Georgia State ... outstanding defensive rightfielder who made only ship in 2003 ... also played basketball for the Cougars ... honor roll one error in 84 fielding chances (.988) ... pitched in four games and student all four years ... helped Gaithersburg Post 295 win back-to- had an 0-1 record with a 9.82 E.R.A. back American Legion state championships. 2006 Season: Played in 52 games and started 51 times ... made Personal: Has two brothers and four sisters ... lists father as the 19 starts at second base and 29 starts at third base ... also served as person he admires the most ... older brother, Kevin, played baseball Tigers’ designated hitter three times ... Tigers’ fourth-leading hitter at Catholic University ... favorite athlete is Hall of Famer Cal Ripken with a .311 batting average ... led the Tigers with 10 home runs and ... lists Jim Carrey as his favorite actor ... enjoys dining at Outback 46 runs scored ... had a .531 slugging percentage to lead the team ... Steakhouse ... most memorable experience was playing for AAABA also led the team with 11 stolen bases in 15 tries ... drew 33 walks National Championship Amateur team in Johnstown, Pa. last sum- and had a .411 on-base percentage ... had 16 mulit-hit games ... also mer ... father is an engineer and a Catholic U. graduate ... mother is made two relief appearances and did not allow a run ... tied a school a Maryland graduate and a teacher ... son of Chris and Mary Conley record with three home runs in one game ... homered three times ... born on May 7, 1986 in Gaithersburg, Md. ... major is Finance.

Batting GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 48-48 176 39 59 7 3 11 37 31 20 5-8 .335 80 11 2 .978 2006 52-51 196 46 61 11 1 10 43 33 27 11-15 .311 79 166 23 .914 2005 50-15 68 16 13 0 0 3 8 15 15 3-3 .191 17 45 8 .886 Career 150-114 440 101 133 18 4 24 88 79 62 19-268 .302 176 222 33 .923

18 2008 Tiger Baseball team ... walked only 14 batters and struck out 36 ... pitched better than his record would suggest ... Tigers were 4-6 in games he started Jon ... pitched one scoreless inning of relief at Virginia in 13-3 loss ... 16 Dupski made first start of season against Coppin State and received a no-de- cision ... pitched 5 strong innings and allowed one earned run on four 6-2, 190-lb. Senior • Pitcher hits with five strikeouts ... struck out 8 batters in 5.2 innings of start at Ellicott City, Md. • Centennial H.S. Delaware State ... earned no-decision as Tigers won, 16-12 ... helped Sec. Education/Math. Major Tigers to 8-6 win over William & Mary with 1.2 innings of score- less relief ... threw one scoreless inning of relief at North Carolina ... pitched 6.2 innings of 7-hit ball against Delaware but did not figure Veteran lefthanded pitcher who in a decision of Tigers’ 11-8 win ... pitched 7.1 strong innings against should be the Tigers’ closer again this UNC Wilmington but did not earn a decision in 8-7 loss ... threw 6.2 season ... had a breakthrough season innings and earned first win of season in 13-9 victory at Hofstra ... last year ... did very well in the sum- starting pitcher in Tigers’ 18-inning loss to Old Dominion ... pitched mer and has shown steady improvement ... has very good control and 6.1 innings and allowed 7 hits in 9-8 defeat to Monarchs. has improved his fastball ... has developed more movement on his fastball ... throws a good change-up ... has developed a very good 2005 Season: Appeared in 11 games with four starts ... posted a split-finger fastball ... pitched for Maryland Redbirds in the Cal Rip- 2-0 record with a 5.57 E.R.A. ... pitched 32.1 innings and walked 13 ken Sr. League for two summers ... named to CRSBL all-star team in batters with 20 strikeouts ... earned first college win in first appear- 2006 ... pitched for Gastonia Grizzlies in the Coastal Plains League ance ... allowed 3 runs on 5 hits in three innings to earn 6-4 win over this past summer ... outstanding student who could be a very strong Buffalo when Tigers rallied to win ... pitched very well in three-inning candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors ... member of relief stint at North Carolina, allowing three hits with two strikeouts PAWS, Towson University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council. ... pitched two shutout innings in 14-2 win over Mount St. Mary’s ... may have pitched his best game at Delaware in a no-decision ... 2007 Season: Pitched in 21 games with four starts ... tied for team entered game in second inning with Tigers trailing by 14-2 and held lead with four wins ... posted a 4-3 record with a team high three Delaware to one run on four hits over 3.2 innings, allowing Tigers to saves ... led Tigers with 4.23 E.R.A. ... pitched 55.1 innings with only come-from behind to win, 20-19 ... made first start at Hofstra and 15 walks and 33 strikeouts ... had a 4-1 record with a 2.95 E.R.A. allowed three earned runs in 4.2 innings ... earned second win of the with three saves when pitching in relief ... made first start of season season in 11-2 victory over Coppin State, pitching six innings while in season opener, a 7-6, 10-inning loss at Charleston ... suffered first allowing two runs on five hits ... had 7 strikeouts against Coppin ... loss of season in series opener at North Florida ... earned first win of pitched two shutout innings in Tigers’ 2-0 win over UMBC. season in 9-8 victory at Delaware, pitching 2.1 innings of relief and allowing two runs on two hits ... pitched one scoreless inning of relief Background: Honored as the Baltimore Metro Player of the Year at Delaware State ... sustained loss in relief at William & Mary ... led in 2004 ... led the Eagles to a 21-4 record and the Maryland Class Tigers to 10-8 win over Northeastern with three innings of three-hit 3A state championship ... posted a 11-1 record with a 1.30 ERA ... relief, earning second win of season ... pitched one scoreless inning of pitched 65 innings and had 67 strikeouts with ten walks ... won four relief in win over George Washington ... earned 10-9 win over Hofstra games in the state tournament ... batted .308 with eight doubles, with 2.1 innings of one-hit relief ... also threw two innings of shutout three triples and 19 runs batted in ... compiled a 19-2 career record relief in 3-2 loss to Hofstra ... pitched very well against Maryland in with a 1.70 ERA ... named as Howard County Player of the Year third start of season, allowing one run on three hits in five innings as a senior ... named All-County twice ... led the Eagles to a pair of for a no-decision ... threw two shutout innings in win at Mount St. Howard County titles ... also played football for the Eagles ... mem- Mary’s ... earned first save of season with 1.2 innings of perfect relief ber of National Honor Society. in 5-1 victory at Old Dominion ... threw four innings of six-hit relief Personal: Career goal is to become a Mathematics teacher and at UNC Wilmington ... earned save in 7-6 victory over George Mason coach baseball ... lists parents as the people he admires most ... fa- with 2.2 innings of scoreless relief ... made final start of season in 13-8 vorite athlete is Cal Ripken ... has worked summer job as substitute loss at Virginia Commonwealth ... retired 7 straight hitters to earn teacher ... favorite movie is “Boondock Saints” ... lists Will Farrell save in 4-2 win at James Madison ... struck out three of seven Dukes as his favorite actor ... enjoys eating crabs ... has one older brother he faced ... earned 4th win of season with 8.1 innings of relief in 12-2 ... father is a University of Maryland graduate who works as an ac- win over Georgia State ... relieved injured Joe Peeler in first inning and counting plant controller ... mother is a teacher and a James Madi- allowed one run on seven hits with no walks and four strikeouts ... son graduate ... son of Louis and Cynthia Dupski ... born on Decem- named to CoSIDA All-Academic District 2 team. ber 9, 1985 in Baltimore, Md. ... Dean’s List student who has double 2006 Season: Pitched in 15 games and made 10 starts ... posted a major of Secondary Education and Mathematics. 1-4 record with a 7.04 E.R.A. ... threw 61.1 innings, second on the

Pitching GP GS CG SHO IP H R ER W L Pct. SV BB SO E.R.A. 2007 21 4 0 0 55.1 59 34 26 4 3 .571 3 15 33 4.23 2006 15 10 0 0 61.1 98 61 48 1 4 .200 0 14 36 7.04 2005 11 4 0 0 32.1 40 25 20 2 0 1.000 0 13 20 5.57 CAREER 47 18 0 0 149.0 197 120 94 7 7 .500 3 42 89 5.68

2008 player profiles 19 tiger Profiles

ware ... helped Tigers to an 11-8 win over Delaware with a pinch-hit Greg double that drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning ... led 43 Tigers to a 6-3 win over George Washington with a two-run double Furmanek in the sixth inning that put the Tigers ahead to stay ... went 2-for-4 6-2, 180-lb. Senior • 1st Baseman with one RBI in 8-7 loss to North Carolina Wilmington ... went Olney, Md. • Magruder H.S. 2-for-3 in 6-5 win at Northeastern ... batted .455 with three walks Exercise Science Major in three-game series at Northeastern ... helped Tigers to an 11-8 win over Hofstra with two hits ... also had two hits and drove in a run in 13-9 win at Hofstra ... played all 18 innings of Tigers’ 9-8 loss to Veteran first baseman with the poten- Old Dominion ... went 3-for-8 with two RBI’s in 18-inning mara- tial to be a strong lefthanded hitter thon ... sent the game into extra innings with a two-out RBI single in ... has plenty of offensive potential ... the bottom of the ninth inning ... set a school record with 25 putouts should also see action as designated in the game ... helped Tigers to a 9-7 win over Old Dominion in the hitter ... did very well in the Fall ... has demonstrated power to all season finale with an RBI double in the seventh inning that gave the fields ... played for Maryland Redbirds in the Cal Ripken Sr. League Tigers a lead they never relinquished. in 2005 ... honored as the league’s Player of the Week in June, 2005 2005 Season: Returned to the program in pre-season after miss- after batting .286 with two doubles, two home runs and nine runs ing the 2004 season ... played in 24 games as reserve first baseman batted in ... appeared in 16 games for the Maryland Redbirds and ... started seven times ... made three starts at first base and four batted .250. starts at designated hitter ... handled 69 fielding chances without 2007 Season: Appeared in 26 games and started 14 times ... an error ... batted .200 with three doubles, one home run and four made seven starts at first base ... started at designated hitter seven runs batted in ... drew nine walks and was hit by a pitch three times times ... batted .155 with two doubles, two home runs and nine ... started both ends of a doubleheader sweep over Le Moyne ... runs batted in ... made three errors in 78 fielding chances for a .962 had a pinch-hit single against Virginia Commonwealth in 6-3 loss fielding percentage ... helped Tigers to a 10-9 win over Hofstra by to the Rams ... starting first baseman in 14-2 victory over Mount St. driving in the game-winning run with a bases-loaded walk in the Mary’s ... was hit by a pitch twice, scored a run and had one RBI ... bottom of the tenth inning ... hit solo homer in 9-8 loss at Delaware also made 12 putouts against The Mount ... went one-for-three and ... helped Tigers to a 9-8 win over Delaware with an RBI double ... scored a run in record-setting 30-3 win over Richmond ... hit a two- also belted a solo homer in Tigers’ 10-2 loss to fourth-ranked North run homer in the ninth inning of Tigers’ 16-9 loss to Old Dominion Carolina ... contributed a pinch hit two-run single to Tigers’ 19-2 ... had two hits, including a double and a run scored, in Tigers’ 10-3 win over George Washington ... hit a pinch-hit double in Tigers’ 3-2 win over Bucknell ... started at designated hitter in Tigers’ 7-5 win at loss to Hofstra ... walked and scored a run in Tigers’ win at Mount Maryland ... reached base four times with a single and three walks ... St. Mary’s ... singled and scored a run in Tigers’ win over Delaware had one run scored and one RBI against the Terrapins ... doubled in State ... had an RBI single in win at UMBC. only plate appearance in 16-14 loss at William & Mary. 2006 Season: Appeared in 39 games and started 34 times ... Ti- Background: All-County performer for the Colonials of Coach gers’ fifth-leading hitter with a .307 batting average ... hit 3 home Andy Sidorick ... helped the Colonials win the Montgomery County runs with 26 runs batted in ... had a .409 slugging percentage ... divisional championship ... batted .430 as a senior with eight home walked 16 times and had a .377 on-base percentage ... played very runs and 24 runs batted in ... also had three saves as a pitcher ... well defensively with a .983 fielding percentage ... made only five honor roll student three times in four years. errors in 301 fielding chances ... had 11 multi-hit games ... led Ti- Personal: Has one older sister ... lists father as the person he gers to an 8-4 win over LeMoyne at The Citadel Tournament with admires the most ... career goal is to work in physical therapy ... two hits and three runs batted in ... batted .363 in three-game series had summer job working in a warehouse at Shady Grove Hospital at Virginia Commonwealth ... had two hits, including a three-run ... lists Ken Griffey Jr. as his favorite athlete ... favorite actor is the homer, in the Tigers’ 16-12 win over Delaware State ... blasted a solo late Chris Farley ... lists “Dumb and Dumber” as favorite movie ... home run in the Tigers’ 11-3 loss to second-ranked North Carolina enjoys eating streak ... hobbies include listening to music ... father ... led Tigers to a 12-9 win at George Washington a base hit, two is a radiologist ... mother is a nuclear medicine technician ... son of walks and two RBI’s ... helped Tigers to an 8-7 win over UMBC by Daniel and Barbara Furmanek ... born on September 10, 1985 in driving in two runs on a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly ... had Olney, Md. ... major is Exercise Science. two hits, including a three-run homer, in Tigers’ 16-8 loss to Dela-

Batting GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 26-14 58 11 9 2 0 2 9 10 21 0-0 .155 70 5 3 .962 2006 39-34 127 21 39 4 0 3 26 16 25 0-0 .307 285 11 5 .983 2005 24-7 35 5 7 3 0 1 4 9 10 0-0 .200 67 2 0 1.000 CAREER 89-55 220 37 55 9 0 6 39 35 56 0-0 .250 422 18 8 .982

20 2008 Tiger Baseball Corey 45 Cascio 6-2, 195-lb. Senior • Pitcher Baltimore, Md. • Baltimore Poly H.S. Psychology Major

Veteran righthanded pitcher who has made a remarkable comeback after missing two seasons due to medical condition ... could be a vital part of the Tiger bullpen ... has developed an excellent slider ... missed the entire 2005 and 2006 seasons ...... has a good arm with decent control and a good curve ball ... had promising freshman season in 2004 ... adds experienced depth to the pitching staff ... tireless worker who could be very effective out of the bullpen ... winner of Colonial Athletic Association’s John Randolph Inspiration Award in 2007 ... became ill in Fall, 2004 and suffered with severe migraine Corey Cascio (right) receives John Randolph Inspiration Award headaches ... CAT scan revealed a mass on his brain, which was from CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager (left). removed through a craniotomy procedure ... doctors discovered a 2004 Season: Pitched in 15 games as a freshman ... made one growth on the other side of the brain called an Intravenous Forma- start ... had a 1-1 record with a 9.11 E.R.A. ... also had one save ... tion, which was described as a small-scale aneurysm that had the pitched three innings of one-hit relief to earn save in 11-5 victory potential to become a larger problem ... over the following months, over Canisius ... pitched three innings of scoreless relief at Richmond Cascio underwent five Embolization treatments and one “Gamma ... earned first win of college career in 3.1 innings of relief work at Knife” radiation treatment ... unable to pitch for the Tigers in 2005 Virginia Commonwealth ... allowed no runs on two hits at VCU or 2006, but remained part of the team and continued to attend with four strikeouts ... earned victory when Tigers rallied for four classes and work toward his degree ... cleared to play baseball in runs in the ninth inning of a 6-4 win ... threw two scoreless innings September, 2006 and pitched in eight games for Tigers in 2007. of relief at Mount St. Mary’s ... made lone of start of season against 2007 Season: Pitched in eight games after missing two seasons Delaware ... pitched two innings and earned a no-decision in Tigers’ ... posted a 1-1 record with a 7.71 E.R.A. ... struggled with control, 9-7 victory ... suffered an 8-4 loss in relief at UNC Wilmington, al- walking 17 batters in 11.2 innings ... held opponents to a .222 bat- lowing six runs in two innings of work ... gave up one unearned run ting average ... made debut in 8-5 win over Buffalo and struggled in an inning of relief against William & Mary. with control, walking three batters in 2/3 inning ... allowed one Background: Top pitcher for Baltimore’s Poly High School three earned run on one hit in 1.2 innings of work at Richmond ... al- years in a row ... named first team All-Baltimore City as a senior ... lowed two runs on one hit in 1.2 innings against Northeastern in also named second team All-Metro as a junior and senior ... helped 10-4 loss ... made only start of season at George Washington ... suf- the Engineers win three straight Baltimore City championships ... fered loss after allowing four earned runs on only one hit with five batted over .400 three years in a row for Coach Chris Vaccaro ... walks in 1.2 innings ... earned first win of season with two innings of also posted a career E.R.A. of 1.50 ... played high school soccer and one-hit relief in Tigers’ 9-3 10-inning victory at Mount St. Mary’s ... was named second team All-Metro. pitched one inning of relief and allowed one run on two hits in loss at Old Dominion ... pitched two shutout innings in Tigers’ 10-3 win Personal: Has one older sister ... lists grandparents as the people over Delaware State ... did not allow any hits against the Hornets he admires the most ... favorite athlete is the late Roberto Clemente ... helped Tigers to a 10-4 win at UMBC by pitching one inning of ... favorite restaurant is Papa John’s ... favorite book is “To Kill A relief, allowing one run on three hits. Mockingbird” ... favorite actor is Morgan Freeman ... lists “The Shawshenk Redemption” as his favorite movie ... most memorable 2006 Season: Missed entire season due to a medical condition experience was winning Little League championship in 1995 ... son which required surgery. of Ronald and Vickie Cascio ... born on April 6, 1985 in Baltimore, 2005 Season: Missed entire season due to a medical condition Md. ... very good student whose major is Psychology. which required surgery.

Pitching GP GS CG SHO IP H R ER W L Pct. SV BB SO E.R.A. 2007 8 1 0 0 11.2 10 13 10 1 1 .500 0 19 18 7.71 2004 15 1 0 0 27.2 36 33 28 1 1 .500 1 19 18 9.11 Career 23 2 0 0 39.1 46 46 38 2 2 .500 1 38 36 8.69

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10 loss to Delaware ... started series finale against Delaware and Terry added an RBI double to the Tigers’ 11-8 win ... had two hits, includ- 18 ing a solo home run, in 8-7 loss to UNC Wilmington ... also scored Gallo two runs against UNCW ... scored run as in 6-5 win 6-3, 185-lb. Senior • Outfielder over Northeastern. Ocean City, Md. • Stephen Decatur H.S. Background: Honored as Bayside South Conference Player of the Sports Management Major Year in 2003 ... named first team All-Bayside ... batted .454 in high school career ... hit .462 as a senior with four home runs and 20 runs batted in ... had 20 stolen bases in career ... hit .429 as a junior with Veteran outfielder with plenty of 17 RBI’s ... led the Seahawks to a 14-5 record and a second place speed ... could be the Tigers’ starting finish in the Bayside South Conference ... also helped team reach centerfielder ... hard-working player regional semi-finals ... also played soccer for the Seahawks ... also who has made a lot of improvement earned All-Bayside South honors in soccer ... led the Seahawks to the ... has plenty of offensive potential ... has done very well playing in Maryland state soccer championship as a senior. the Southern Collegiate League in 2006 and 2007 ... named as one of the top ten prospects in the SCL by BASEBALL AMERICA in Personal: Has one younger brother ... favorite athlete is Hall of 2006 and 2007 ... one of the league’s top hitters last summer ... bat- Famer Cal Ripken ... lists Jack Johnson as his favorite musician ... ted .346 with 11 doubles, two triples and 13 runs batted in ... also favorite actors are Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba ... lists parents as ranked among league leaders with 31 runs scored ... batted .276 for the people he admires the most ... lists “Dumb and Dumber” as his the Monroe Channelcats with 21 runs scored in 2006 ... named to favorite movie ... had summer job working as a waiter in a restau- the SCL all-star team twice ... joined the Tiger baseball program as rant ... hobbies include surfing and watching movies ... favorite meal a first-year outfielder prior to 2006 season. is Bang Bang Shrimp ... father is a restaurant owner who graduated from the University of Maryland ... mother is a Towson University 2007 Season: Appeared in 26 games and started 10 times ... graduate and a teacher ... born on December 26, 1985 in Baltimore, started in leftfield eight times ... made one start in centerfield and Md. ... major is Sports Management. one start in rightfield ... batted .220 with four doubles and nine runs batted in ... did not make an error in 13 outfield chances ... had an RBI single and scored a run in 14-8 loss at College of Charleston ... walked as a and scored a run in Tigers’ six-run ninth inning that led to an 11-10 come-from-behind victory at North Florida ... helped Tigers to a 12-3 win over Albany with a two-run double ... singled in Tigers’ 5-3 victory over Albany ... served as pinch runner and scored a run in Tigers’ 9-3 win at Delaware ... hit a pinch-hit double in series finale at William & Mary ... added an RBI double to Tigers’ 19-2 win over George Washington ... doubled in Tigers’ 3-2 loss to Hofstra ... played key role in Tigers’ 7-6 win over Maryland in 13th inning ... contributed an RBI bunt in 9th inning as Tigers rallied for three runs to tie the game .... also had a sacrifice bunt in 13th inning as part of Tigers’ winning rally ... made three putouts against the Terrapins ... had a stolen base in Tigers’ 11-10 loss to George Mason ... reached base three times in Tigers’ 5-1 loss to Georgia State. 2006 Season: Appeared in 26 games and started nine times ... started in left field eight times and started at designated hitter once ... scored eight runs with two doubles ... hit two home runs and had four runs batted in ... stole four bases in four tries ... served as des- ignated hitter in Tigers’ home opener against Mount St. Mary’s ... had two hits, stole a base and scored two runs against The Mount ... singled and stole a base in 13-12 win over Coppin ... served as pinch runner for A.J. Tinnirella in ninth inning of 12-9 win at George Washington ... belted a two-run homer in 9th inning of Tigers’ 15-

Batting GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 26-10 41 4 9 4 0 0 5 5 14 1-2 .220 12 1 0 1.000 2006 26-9 50 8 8 2 0 2 4 1 24 4-4 .160 16 0 1 .941 CAREER 52-19 91 12 17 6 0 2 9 6 38 5-6 .187 28 1 1 .967

22 2008 Tiger Baseball single in loss at Old Dominion ... helped Tigers to a 10-4 victory at Matt UMBC by going one-for-four with one run scored. 10 2006 Season: Appeared in 33 games ... started 19 times at desig- Collins nated hitter ... batted .239 with 14 runs scored ... had 13 extra base 6-1, 195-lb. Junior • 1st Baseman hits and eight singles ... had nine doubles, three triples and one home North Potomac, Md. • Quince Orchard H.S. run ... had 16 runs batted in ... had a pinch hit single in 14-5 loss at Finance Major Virginia Tech ... had an RBI double in 9-5 loss at Virginia Tech ... had two hits and one RBI in 13-12 10-inning win over Coppin State ... tripled in tenth inning and scored game-winning run ... delivered Veteran first baseman who should pinch-hit single at Virginia Commonwealth ... led Tigers to a 9-2 win see plenty of playing time this season over Maryland with a double, a triple and two runs scored ... walked ... could also see action at designated twice and scored a run in 8-6 victory over William & Mary ... hit a hitter ... may also play the outfield solo home run as leadoff batter in first inning of 11-6 loss at George ... progress has been hampered by shoulder injury which required Mason ... helped Tigers to a 12-9 win at George Washington with surgery ... freshman “red shirt” in 2004 ... has tremendous poten- two hits, including a two-run double ... had an RBI double in 9-8 tial and excellent speed ... could also hit for power ... very good victory at Temple ... had two hits, including an RBI double, in 8-4 student who was named to the Colonial Athletic Association’s Com- loss to James Madison ... helped Tigers to an 11-8 win at Hofstra missioner’s List ... younger brother, Kevin, is a sophomore outfielder with a two-run single ... also had an RBI single in 13-9 victory at on this year’s team. Hofstra ... led Tigers to 5-3 win over Old Dominion with a two-run 2007 Season: Appeared in 28 games ... started 12 times at des- double in sixth inning that tied the game at 3-3 ... scored a run as a ignated hitter ... batted .211 with 13 runs scored ... drew ten walks pinch runner in Tigers’ 9-8 loss to Old Dominion in 18 innings. and had a .333 on-base percentage ... hit one home run and had Background: Named first team All-Montgomery County twice seven runs batted in ... clutch hitter who batted .381 with base run- ... three-year starter for the Cougars ... batted .420 in career for ners in ... went one-for-three with two runs scored Coach John Luberetski ... helped the Cougars win the 2003 regional in season-opening series at the College of Charleston ... batted .375 championship ... also played basketball and ran track ... high school with three RBI’s in three-game series at North Florida ... had two teammate of Brian Conley ... named to Team Maryland in 2004 hits in series opener at North Florida, a 9-1 loss ... helped Tigers to ... member of American Legion team that won back-to-back state an 11-10 come-from-behind win over North Florida in series finale championships. by hitting a two-run homer ... scored a run in the Tigers’ 12-3 win over Albany ... had a run-scoring single in 5-3 victory over Albany Personal: Plans to become an accountant ... lists parents as people in series finale ... helped Tigers win CAA series at Delaware by hit- he admires most ... favorite athletes are Ken Griffey, Jr. and Michael ting .308 with two walks and three runs scored ... also had two runs Jordan ... favorite movie is “Dumb and Dumber” ... enjoys eating batted in at Delaware ... helped Tigers to a 9-3 win over Blue Hens steak and ribs ... favorite actors are Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams with two hits and one RBI ... had one hit in 8-5 victory over Buffalo ... has one sister and one brother ... older sister, Kristen, played field ... walked four times and scored a run in Tigers’ 4-3 loss at William hockey at American University ... parents are graduates of the Uni- & Mary in 12 innings ... helped Tigers to a 19-2 victory over George versity of Maryland ... father works at Intelsat ... mother works as a Washington with three walks, a stolen base and two runs scored ... veterinary assistant ... son of Tom and Kitty Collins ... born on May 7, scored a run as a pinch runner in Tigers’ 7-3 win over Hofstra ... 1986 in Olney, Md. ... major is Finance. also scored a run in Tigers’ loss at George Washington ... had an RBI

Batting GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 28-12 57 13 12 0 0 1 7 10 12 3-3 .211 1 0 0 1.000 2006 33-19 88 14 21 9 3 1 16 7 23 0-0 .239 0 0 0 .000 CAREER 61-31 145 27 33 8 3 2 23 17 35 3-3 .228 1 0 0 1.000

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and five strikeouts ... upped record to 3-4 with a 6-4 victory at James Nate Madison ... pitched first 5.1 innings and allowed one unearned run on six hits against the Dukes ... made final start of season against 20 Curd Georgia State and suffered a 5-1 loss ... pitched 5.1 innings and gave up two earned runs on six hits ... had season high six strikeouts 6-2, 195-lb. Junior • Pitcher against the Panthers with three walks. Baltimore, Md. • St. Paul’s H.S. Sports Management Major 2006 Season: Appeared in 14 games and started twice ... com- piled a 2-1 record with a 5.08 E.R.A. ... walked only nine batters in 28.1 innings ... had 21 strikeouts ... earned a win in college debut, Veteran righthander who should be pitching 1/3 of an inning in Tigers’ 9-7 win over The Citadel in one of the Tigers’ top starting pitch- championship game of Citadel Tournament ... pitched 1.1 scoreless ers ... has command of his fastball, innings of relief in home opener against Mount St. Mary’s ... al- curveball and changeup ... one of the lowed two runs in 2/3 inning of relief at Virginia Tech ... picked top pitchers in the Colonial Athletic Association when his control is up second win of season with 2.1 innings of perfect relief against sharp ... has made tremendous improvement with his curveball ... Coppin State ... struck out four of seven hitters he faced and picked could be the Tigers’ ace starting pitcher ... pitching with confidence up win when Tigers pulled out a 13-12 victory in the tenth inning ...... posted a 2-5 record with a 4.06 E.R.A. while pitching for the had three strikeouts and did not allow an earned run in three-inning Maryland Redbirds in the Cal Ripken Senior Baseball League last stint against William & Mary ... gave up three runs in 1.2 innings summer ... has a very bright future. of relief at number two-ranked North Carolina ... made first career 2007 Season: Pitched in 16 games ... made 10 starts to tie for team start against UMBC and earned a no-decision in Tigers’ 8-7 win lead ... led Tigers with 63 innings pitched ... posted a 3-5 record with ... allowed three runs in three innings against UMBC ... made two a 4.43 E.R.A. ... ranked second on team in E.R.A. ... led Tigers with scoreless relief appearances in three-game series at Georgia State ... 34 strikeouts ... finished season very well, compiling a 3.36 E.R.A. in struck out two batters and allowed one run in 2.1 innings of relief final six appearances, allowing seven earned runs on 23 hits in 26.2 against UNC Wilmington ... allowed one run on three hits in 2.1 innings of work ... walked only five batters in final 26.2 innings ... innings of relief at Northeastern ... made second start of season in suffered tough loss in season opener at Charleston, allowing one run 5-2 win at UMBC and received a no-decision ... pitched five innings on one hit in 1.2 innings of work ... pitched 4.2 innings of scoreless against UMBC and allowed two runs on seven hits ... pitched two relief in 4-3 loss at North Florida ... had four strikeouts and gave up innings of perfect relief in Tigers’ 18-inning loss to Old Dominion ... only two hits at North Florida ... earned first win of season in first shut out ODU in the 12th and 13th innings. start, a 12-3 victory over Albany ... gave up two runs on two hits Background: Named second team All-Metro as a senior at St. in five innings against Albany ... earned no-decision in Tigers’ 9-3 Paul’s ... posted a 10-3 record as a senior with a 1.81 E.R.A. ... win at Delaware, allowing three runs on eight hits in five innings pitched 80 innings and had 95 strikeouts ... set school record for ... also had a no-decision in Tigers’ 4-3 loss at William & Mary in wins in a season while helping the Crusaders to a 23-9 mark ... 12 innings ... gave up three runs on nine hits in 5.1 innings against named first team All-Baltimore County and first team All-MIAA in the Tribe ... picked up third straight no-decision in 12-10 loss to 2005 ... finished career with a 20-10 record and 225 strikeouts in Northeastern despite giving up only three earned runs in five innings 200 innings pitched ... selected to play in Brooks Robinson/Crown ... picked up another no-decision in Tigers’ 10-9 win over Hofstra, All-Star Game ... member of the Crusaders’ MIAA championship picthing 4.1 innings and allowing four runs ... pitched two innings team in 2003 ... named as co-winner of the Crusaders’ MVP award of relief in Tigers’ 7-6 win over Maryland ... lost back-to-back road as a senior. decisions to Old Dominion and UNC Wilmington to fall to 1-3 on season ... pitched 1.2 innings of shutout relief in Tigers’ 11-8 loss to Personal: Would like to pursue a career in law enforcement ... George Mason ... suffered tough loss at Maryland when Tigers fell lists parents as the people he admires the most ... lists Elijah Wood by 1-0 ... pitched four innings of relief, allowing only run of game as his favorite actor ... favorite movie is “Pulp Fiction” ... lists Flea on three hits ... turned in strong relief effort against Virginia Com- as his favorite musician ... favorite book is “Huckleberry Finn” ... monwealth, allowing one run on two hits with four strikeouts in 4.1 father is a graduate of the University of Maryland who played bas- innings of work in Tigers’ 7-1 loss to Rams ... earned second win ketball ... has one younger sister ... son of Hugh and Patricia Hurd of season with strong start at UMBC in 10-4 victory ... started and ... born on February 28, 1987 in Baltimore, Md. ... major is Sports pitched six innings, allowing three runs on four hits with one walk Management.

Pitching GP GS CG SHO IP H R ER W L Pct. SV BB SO E.R.A. 2007 16 10 0 0 63.0 66 43 31 3 5 .375 0 29 34 4.43 2006 14 2 0 0 28.1 44 23 16 2 1 .667 0 9 21 5.08 CAREER 30 12 0 0 91.1 110 66 47 5 6 .455 0 38 55 4.63

24 2007 Tiger Football Century ... member of the Knights’ golf team ... member of National Aaron Honor Society ... honor roll student. 30 Personal: Has one younger sister ... parents are both Towson Uni- Gabrielian versity graduates ... lists father as the person he admires the most ... fa- 6-1, 190-lb. Junior • 1st Baseman vorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr. ... lists Rachel McAdams as his favorite Sykesville, Md. • Century H.S. actor ... favorite movie is “Old School” ... enjoys eating steamed crabs Business Administration Major ... most memorable experience was winning USSSA World Series at the age of 16 ... father is a at Comcast ... mother is an aca- demic advisor ... son of Craig and Jackie Gabrielian ... born on March Second-year performer for the Tigers 27, 1987 in Baltimore, Md. ... major is Business Administration. ... transferred from Western Caro- lina University prior to last season ... strong left-handed hitter who could play outfield or first base ... should also see action as designated hit- ter ... did very well in the Fall ... has the potential to be an offensive presence in the Tiger lineup ... very good student who was named to the Colonial Athletic Association’s Commissioner’s List in 2007. 2007 SEASON: Appeared in 36 games with 28 starts ... made 16 starts in leftfield and five starts at first base ... served as Tigers’ desig- nated hitter five times ... Tigers were 5-0 when he was DH ... batted .255 with one home run and 15 runs batted in ... drew 16 walks and had a .362 on-base percentage ... scored 15 runs ... led Tigers with four sacrifice flies ... had four doubles and one triple ... had two three-hit games ... led Tigers to a 9-8 win at Delaware with two hits and five runs batted in ... had eight RBI’s in series at Delaware ... belted a three-run homer in Tigers’ 9-8 loss to Blue Hens ... had three hits and scored two runs in 13-11 loss to College of Charleston ... had two hits, including an RBI double in 11-10 win at North Flor- ida ... helped Tigers to 12-3 win over Albany with two hits and a run scored ... walked three times and had a run-scoring single in 4-3 loss at William & Mary ... singled and drove in a run in Tigers’ 12-10 loss to Northeastern ... helped Tigers to a 7-5 win over UMBC with a double and one RBI ... singled and scored a run in 10-9 victory over Hofstra ... had an RBI single in 16-3 loss at Old Dominion ... hit a sacrifice fly in Tigers’ 10-3 win over Delaware State ... went 1-for-3 and had 14 putouts at first base in 1-0 loss at Maryland ... batted .571 in Tigers’ series against Virginia Commonwealth, start- ing two games at first base ... tripled and scored a run in 7-1 loss to VCU ... went three-for-three and scored two runs in series finale, a 13-8 loss ... also had 15 putouts at first base in series finale ... had one hit in Tigers’ 10-4 win at UMBC ... scored a run in Tigers’ 12-2 victory over Georgia State. At Western Carolina: Appeared in 19 games as a freshman at Western Carolina ... started four times ... batted .261 with three runs scored and one run batted in. Background: Two-time All-Carroll County selection at Century High School ... earned second team All-Metro honors as a junior ... hit 17 home runs in high school career ... led the Knights to confer- ence championship in 2005 ... honored as Most Valuable Player at 2003 USSSA World Series ... selected to play in the 2005 Brooks Robinson High School All-Star Game ... also played basketball at

Hitting GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 36-28 94 15 24 4 1 1 15 16 20 1-2 .255 118 5 3 .976

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base four times, including two hits, in 6-4 victory at JMU in series Gary finale ... had two hits, including an RBI double and a solo home run, 2 in Tigers’ 12-2 win over Georgia State. Helmick 2006 Season: Appeared in 44 games as a freshman ... started 39 5-11, 175-lb. Junior • 2nd Baseman times ... made 27 starts at third base ... also started nine games at Severn, Md. • Northeast H.S. second base ... made three starts at designated hitter ... Tigers’ sixth- Sports Management Major leading hitter with a .296 batting average ... scored 25 runs ... hit four doubles, two triples and one home run ... had 12 runs batted in ... had 13 multi-hit games ... had 11 two-hit games and two three-hit Outstanding defensive second base- games ... had 9-game hitting streak early in season ... went 3-for-11 man coming off a phenomenal sea- with one RBI in season-opening 3-game series at Virginia ... helped son defensively ... does a great job Tigers to a 5-4 win over Ball State at The Citadel Tournament with turning double plays ... has excellent two hits and two runs scored ... singled, stole a base and scored a run range and makes difficult plays look easy ... teams with Nick Natoli in 8-4 win over LeMoyne ... went 2-for-5 in 9-7 championship game to give Tigers an outstanding duo in the middle of the infield ... has win over The Citadel ... batted .357 in The Citadel Tournament ... a lot of quickness and natural ability ... could become an All-CAA hit .333 in 3-game series at Virginia Tech ... went 2-for-5 and scored player with improved offense ... spent most of freshman season as two runs in 13-12 win over Coppin State ... was 2-for-5 with three Tigers’ starting third baseman ... could also play shortstop ... has runs scored in 14-13 loss at Virginia Commonwealth ... had 2 hits played in the New York Collegiate Baseball League the past two and scored 2 runs in 9-2 victory over Maryland ... had 2 hits in 7-6 summers ... batted .245 with 20 runs scored and 10 stolen bases for loss at George Mason ... helped Tigers to an 11-8 win over Delaware the Webster Yankees in 2007 ... batted .264 for the Rochester Roy- with two hits and one RBI ... blasted first home run of career, a two- als in 2006 with two home runs and 19 runs batted in ... earned a run shot, in Tigers’ 24-9 loss to James Madison ... helped Tigers to spot on the 2006 NYCBL all-star team. an 11-8 win over Hofstra with a 2-run single ... had a double and a 2007 Season: Played in 46 games as a sophomore and started 45 triple and scored 2 runs in Tigers’ 13-9 win over Hofstra ... batted times ... had a very impressive .975 fielding percentage with only .429 in season-ending series against Old Dominion ... went 3-for-4 seven errors in 277 fielding chances ... helped Tigers set a school with a triple and a run scored in Tigers’ 5-3 victory in series opener record with 60 double plays ... took part in 49 twin-killings ... bat- ... started decisive 4-run sixth inning with a triple ... played all 18 ted .265 with 29 runs scored ... had nine doubles, one triple, four innings of 9-8 loss to Old Dominion ... went 2-for-7 with one run home runs and 23 runs batted in ... stole three bases ... had 16 multi- scored and one RBI against ODU ... singled and hit a sacrifice fly in hit games, including two three-hit games ... had an RBI double and Tigers’ 9-7 win over the Monarchs in season finale. scored a run in 14-8 loss at Charleston ... had two hits in Tigers’ Background: Three-time selection as All-Anne Arundel County 11-10 win at North Florida ... helped Tigers to a 12-3 win over infielder ... batted .537 as a senior with five home runs ... honored Albany with two hits and one RBI ... also tripled and scored two as Pre-Season All-State selection in 2005 ... honored as team’s Most runs in 5-3 win over Albany ... led Tigers to a series victory over Valuable Player for Coach Larry Williams ... hit .440 as a junior Delaware by batting .444 with two doubles and three RBI’s ... had ... helped the Eagles reach the state quarter-finals as a sophomore three hits, including two doubles, in 9-3 win over the Blue Hens ... in 2003 ... selected to play in the Brooks Robinson Crown All- had three hits and two RBI’s in 9-8 victory in series finale, including Star Game ... member of Team Maryland ... also played football at game-winning two-out single in tenth inning ... had two hits in series Northeast. opener against Northeastern, a 12-10 loss ... helped Tigers to a 19-2 win over George Washington with two hits and three runs scored ... Personal: Has five younger brothers and one younger sister ... had two hits and scored a run in Tigers’ 10-9 win over Hofstra ... lists grandfather as the person he admires most ... career goal is helped Tigers to a 7-6 come-from-behind win over Maryland with to become a personal trainer ... favorite athlete is shortstop Derek a ninth-inning double that was part of a three-run rally .... had two Jeter of the New York Yankees ... lists Jim Carrey as his favorite ac- hits in Tigers’ 5-1 win at Old Dominion ... helped Tigers to a 6-5 win tor ... favorite movie is “Dumb and Dumber” ... most memorable at UNC Wilmington by going two-for-two with a solo home run experience was playing for Team Maryland in Oklahoma ... enjoys and three runs scored ... had two hits, including a three-run double, eating steak ... mother works as a dog groomer ... father is a naval in 11-8 loss to George Mason ... had a double and a two-run homer engineer and a graduate of the University of Maryland ... son of Lisa in 7-4 loss to Virginia Commonwealth ... went 2-for-5 with a homer Marrocco and Gary Helmick ... born on August 29, 1987 in Wash- and two RBI’s in series finale against VCU, a 13-8 loss ... helped ington, D.C. ... major is Sports Management. Tigers to a 4-2 win at James Madison with an RBI single ... reached

Hitting GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 46-45 181 29 48 9 1 4 23 9 21 3-3 .265 117 153 7 .975 2006 44-39 159 25 47 4 2 1 12 10 32 3-5 .296 30 96 19 .869 CAREER 90-84 340 54 95 13 3 5 35 19 53 6-8 .279 147 249 26 .938

26 2008 Tiger Baseball Austin David 31 Hurd 19 Parks 6-2, 180-lb Junior • Pitcher 6-0, 195-lb Junior • Pitcher Gaithersburg, Md. • Gaithersburg, H.S. Baltimore, Md. • Mount St. Joseph H.S. Sports Management Major Finance Major

Veteran righthander who could con- Veteran lefthander who adds tribute as a starting pitcher or relief depth to the bullpen ... one of four pitcher ... has tremendous potential lefthanders on the Tiger staff ... will with an excellent arm and a very miss the entire 2008 season due to good fastball ... pitched well for Youse’s Maryland Orioles in the elbow surgery. Cal Ripken Senior Baseball League in 2007 ... pitched in 6 games 2007 SEASON: Made six appearances, all in relief ... pitched 13.2 and had a 0.00 E.R.A. for the Orioles. innings ... had a 0-0 record with a 7.90 E.R.A. ... allowed one earned 2007 SEASON: Pitched in 7 games with 5 starts ... had an 0-2 re- run in four-inning relief stint at Delaware State ... struck out three cord with a 6.56 E.R.A. ... made first start of season in 14-8 loss at and held the Hornets to two hits ... pitched 2.2 innings of relief at Charleston, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits with 4 walks in 3 innings ... Richmond, allowing seven runs on eight hits, including four home suffered 4-3 loss at North Florida, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits in 3.1 runs ... threw one inning of relief in 19-2 win over George Washing- innings ... pitched well in at Delaware, allowing 2 earned runs on ton, allowing one run on one hit ... turned in best outing of season at 7 hits in no-decision ... started at 4th-ranked North Carolina and George Washington ... threw three innings of shutout relief at GW, suffered 10-2 loss, giving up 4 earned runs on 6 hits in 4 innings ... allowing no runs on two hits ... pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief picked up 3rd no-decision of season in Tigers’ 7-5 win over UMBC in season finale, a 9-2 loss to Georgia State ... allowed one hit and after allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits in 5 innings. struck out one against the Panthers. 2006 SEASON: Appeared in 9 games as a freshman ... made 4 starts 2006 SEASON: Made nine appearances, all in relief ... pitched 11.1 ... posted a 1-3 record with an 8.13 E.R.A. ... had 22 strikeouts in innings ... had a 0-0 record ... pitched one scoreless inning at North 31 innings ... made first career start at Virginia and pitched 3 innings Carolina and struck out the side ... had longest outing of season at in 13-3 loss ... had best start of season at The Citadel in tournament Georgia State, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings. championship game ... pitched 5.1 innings of shutout ball and left Background: Honored as All-MIAA pitcher for Coach David with a 5-0 lead, allowing 5 hits with 6 strikeouts ... struck out 5 in Norton ... honored as the Gaels’ Most Valuable Player as a senior ... 4-inning relief outing at North Carolina ... threw 3 innings of 2-hit also named All-City ... pitched for the Gaels’ MIAA “A” Conference ball in relief at George Mason ... earned first win with impressive champions in 2004. relief outing against George Washington ... pitched 4 innings in 6-3 victory ... gave up 1 earned run on 3 hits against GW ... missed the Personal: Has two younger brothers ... career goal is to become final six weeks of the season due to illness. a financial consultant ... lists grandfather as person he admires most ... favorite athlete is Francisco Rodriguez ... favorite movie is Billy Background: Two-time All-Montgomery County pick ... earned Madison ... father works as a sales representative ... mother works All-Metro honors as a senior for Coach Jason Woodward, leading as an NPD planner ... son of William and Martina Parks ... born on the Trojans to an 18-3 record ... had a 7-1 record with a 1.33 E.R.A. September 15, 1987 in Baltimore, Md. ... major is Finance. as a senior ... set school record with 14 career victories ... had a career record of 14-5 with a 1.95 E.R.A. and 16 complete games ... had 158 career strikeouts in 132.2 innings of work ... batted .321 in career ... named as Pre-Season All-State pick in 2005 ... All-Region as a senior ... selected to play in the Brooks Robinson Crown All-Star Game. Personal: Has one younger sister ... lists parents as the people he admires the most ...lists Jennifer Garner as his favorite actress ... son of Rick and Jill Hurd ... born on September 18, 1987. AUSTIN HURD GP GS CG SHO IP H R ER W L Pct. SV BB SO E.R.A. 2007 7 5 0 0 23.1 31 24 17 0 2 .000 0 18 10 6.56 2006 9 4 0 0 31.0 48 31 28 1 3 .250 0 18 22 8.13 CAREER 16 9 0 0 54.1 79 55 45 1 5 .167 0 36 32 7.54

DAVID PARKS GP GS CG SHO IP H R ER W L Pct. SV BB SO E.R.A. 2007 6 0 0 0 13.2 18 12 12 0 0 .000 0 4 8 7.90 2006 9 0 0 0 11.1 18 15 13 0 0 .000 0 9 7 10.32 CAREER 15 0 0 0 25.0 36 27 25 0 0 .000 0 13 15 9.00 2008 player profiles 27 tiger Profiles

Jason Kevin 33 Stifler 21 Collins 6-1, 205-lb. Junior • Catcher 5-11, 180-lb. Sophomore • Outfielder Jarrettsville, Md. • North Harford H.S. North Potomac, Md. • Quince Orchard H.S. Criminal Justice Major Business Administration Major

Tigers’ probable starting catcher ... Promising sophomore who did well very good defensive catcher who has as a freshman ... could be the Tigers’ a quick release ... has a strong arm ... starter in left field ... explosive player has exceptional power ... should hit with great speed ... solid defensive for higher batting average with improved pitch selection ... has spent player ... younger brother of Tiger first baseman Matt Collins ... last two seasons as backup catcher behind Ryan Schreiter ... fresh- one of four Quince Orchard High School graduates on the roster ... man “red shirt” in 2005 ... younger brother of former Tiger outfielder good student who was named to the Colonial Athletic Association’s Jeremy Stifler, who hit 21 homers from 2001 to 2005 ... played for Commissioner’s List as a freshman. Webster Yankees in the New York Collegiate Baseball League last 2007 Season: Appeared in 42 games and started 27 times ... summer and batted .273 ... hard worker with great attitude ... two- made 25 starts in left field and two starts in right field ... batted time member of Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner’s List. .267 with 21 runs scored ... had two doubles, a triple, one home run 2007 Season: Appeared in 17 games and started 12 times ... made and 12 runs batted in ... had five stolen bases in eight tries ... had 11 starts at catcher and one start at designated hitter ... batted .208 8 multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit games ... singled in with two home runs and five runs batted in ... had a pinch-hit single first college at-bat in loss at Charleston ... went 2-for-2 with a stolen and scored a run in Tigers’ 14-8 loss to Charleston ... smashed a base in 10-2 loss at 4th-ranked North Carolina ... helped Tigers to two-run homer in Tigers’ 15-8 loss at William & Mary ... led Ti- a 7-5 win over UMBC by going 3-for-4 with a run scored ... helped gers to a 7-5 come-from-behind win over UMBC with two hits and Tigers to a 5-1 win at Old Dominion with 2 hits, a run scored and two runs scored ... belted a solo home run against UMBC in the one RBI ... pounded out 3 hits and drove in 3 runs in Tigers’ 9-4 loss fourth inning ... went 2-for-4 in Tigers’ loss at George Washington at UNC Wilmington ... batted .416 in 3-game series against George ... drew an intentional walk as a pinch hitter in Tigers’ 7-6 win over Mason with a double and 6 runs scored ... singled and scored 3 runs Maryland ... lifted Tigers to a 10-4 win at UMBC with a two-run in series finale, a 7-6 win over Mason ... had 3 hits, including a two- double in the seventh inning that snapped a 3-3 tie, highlighting an run triple, in 13-8 loss to Virginia Commonwealth ... helped Tigers eight-run rally ... also made 12 putouts at UMBC ... had solid season to a 12-2 win over Georgia State with two hits, including a double defensively with a .968 fielding percentage ... threw out five base and a two-run homer. runners trying to steal. Background: Batted .421 in scholastic career at Quince Orchard 2006 Season: Appeared in 24 games ... started 10 times ... batted High School ... set single season record with 26 stolen bases ... All- .161 with two home runs and eight RBI’s ... hit a pinch hit two-run Metro second team selection ... member of Cougars’ state champi- home run at Virginia Tech ... blasted a grand slam homer against onship team in 2005 ... hit two inside-the-park home runs in one Delaware ... was 2-for-4 in 8-7 win over UMBC ... played final 10 game, a win over Springbrook ... batted .516 as a junior with 10 innings of Tigers’ 18-inning loss to Old Dominion. doubles, three triples, 20 RBI’s and a team-leading 30 runs scored ... helped the Cougars win back-to-back regional championships ... Background: Named All-Harford County twice ... nominated as also played basketball at Quince Orchard High School. pre-season All-State selection in 2004 ... also played football for the Hawks ... two-time All-County in football ... named All-Metro as a Personal: Has one older sister and one older brother ... older senior in football ... honor roll student four times. sister, Kristen, is an American University graduate who played field hockey for the Eagles ... lists parents as the people he admires most Personal: Career goal is to become a law enforcement agent ...... most memorable experience was Quince Orchard’s rally from a enjoys eating seafood ... lists parents as the people he admires the 7-0 deficit to win the 2005 state championship game ... parents are most ... has one brother and one sister ... father works as a contrac- both graduates of the University of Maryland ... father works for tor ... mother is a secretary ... son of Mark and Terry Stifler ... born Intelsat ... mother works for a veterinarian ... son of Tom and Cath- on August 12, 1986 in Baltimore, Md. ... major is Criminal Justice. erine Collins ... born on April 28, 1988 in Olney, Md.

J. STIFLER GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 17-12 48 7 10 2 0 2 5 1 13 0-0 .208 52 9 2 .968 2006 24-10 56 9 9 1 0 2 8 2 20 0-1 .161 70 15 3 .966 CAREER 41-22 104 16 19 3 0 4 13 3 33 0-1 .183 122 24 5 .968

K. COLLINS GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 42-27 116 21 31 2 1 1 12 8 16 5-8 .267 57 0 3 .950 28 2008 Tiger Baseball background: Named first team All-Metro shortstop at Mount St. Nick Joseph High School ... batted .388 as a senior with 31 runs scored ... stole 22 bases in 23 tries ... Gaels’ who had 15 runs 23 Natoli batted in ... named first team All-MIAA ... hit .426 as a senior ... led the Gaels to a 22-6 record and the MIAA championship ... selected 6-1, 175-lb. Sophomore • Shortstop to play in Brooks Robinson All-Star Game as a senior ... member of Ellicott City, Md. • Mount St. Joseph H.S. back-to-back MIAA championship teams ... helped Maryland Ori- Finance Major oles earn a berth in the AAABA National Championship Tourna- ment in Johnstown, Pa. during the summer ... honor roll student. Returning starter at shortstop who Personal: Has two younger brothers and one younger sister ... fa- did very well as a freshman ... gave ther is an electrician ... mother works as an accountant ... lists parents the Tigers infield stability from as the people he admires the most ... has worked as a counselor at shortstop position ... very solid de- Camp St. Joseph ... favorite actor is Adam Sandler ... lists Roberto fensive player with excellent range ... does a great job turning double Alomar as his favorite athlete ... enjoys listening to The Dave Mat- plays ... has a very strong arm ... showed offensive improvement in thews Band ... favorite meal is chicken parmesan ... son of Tony and the Fall ... should become a better hitter with experience ... good Tonya Natoli ... born on January 17, 1988 in Columbia, Md. ... major student who was named to the Colonial Athletic Association Com- is Finance. missioner’s List as a freshman. 2007 SEASON: Tigers’ starting shortstop in 50 of the team’s 51 games ... did not play in third game of season at Charleston due to ankle injury ... started the final 48 games of the year ... only Ti- ger to play in 50 games ... batted .220 with six doubles, two home runs and 18 runs batted in ... also scored 25 runs ... stole six bases in six attempts ... solidified Tigers’ defense from shortstop position ... helped Tigers set a school record with 60 double plays ... had a respectable .934 fielding percentage with 19 errors in 288 fielding chances ... participated in 44 double plays ... showed steady im- provement offensively ... had eight two-hit games ... had only 5 hits in first 33 at bats ... doubled twice and drove in a run to help Tigers beat Albany in home opener ... had two hits and one RBI in 9-3 win at Delaware ... had a double in 6-0 loss at William & Mary ... dou- bled and scored a run at Richmond ... smashed first collegiate home run, a three-run homer, in 10-4 loss to Northeastern ... had two hits, including a two-run homer, in 19-2 victory over George Washington ... helped Tigers to a 7-3 win over Hofstra with an RBI single ... led Tigers to a 7-6 win over Maryland in 13 innings with two hits and two runs scored ... had an RBI double and scored the game-tying run in Tigers’ three-run rally in the ninth inning ... also started game- winning two-run rally in 13th inning with a single before scoring the tying run ... hit an RBI single in 9-4 loss at UNC Wilmington ... helped Tigers to a win over Delaware State with two hits and two runs scored ... also drove in a run against the Hornets ... had two hits in 11-8 loss to George Mason ... contributed a two-run single in Tigers’ eight-run rally in seventh inning of 10-4 victory over UMBC ... closed out season with five-game hitting streak ... batted .389 over the final five games of the season with four runs scored ... helped Tigers to a 4-2 win at James Madison with a single and a run scored ... contributed an RBI single in series finale at James Madison, a 6-4 victory ... batted .500 in season-ending three-game series against Georgia State ... helped Tigers to a 12-2 win over Georgia State with two hits and a run scored ... singled and scored Tigers’ lone run in 5-1 loss to Georgia State ... went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in 9-2 loss to Georgia State in season finale.

Hitting GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 50-50 177 25 39 6 0 2 18 18 38 6-6 .220 84 185 19 .934

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Spencer Steve 13 Patton 32 Rice 6-3, 200-lb. Freshman • Pitcher 6-1, 190-lb. Sophomore • Outfielder Hummelstown, Pa. • Lower Dauphin H.S. Sykesville, Md. • Century H.S. Mathematics Major Accounting Major

Hard-throwing righthander who has Second-year outfielder who will tremendous poise ... missed most of compete for playing time in the out- the 2007 season due to a shoulder field ... hard worker who has shown injury ... came back strong and was tremendous improvement ... smart very impressive during the Fall season ... should compete for a spot player with plenty of potential ... very good defensive outfielder with in the Tigers’ starting rotation ... can throw three pitches for strikes a strong arm ... can play all three outfield spots ... could also see ac- ... could be quite an asset to the Tigers if healthy ... has a good tion at designated hitter. fastball and an effective curveball ... high school teammate of Tiger 2007 Season: Reserve outfielder who played in 18 games ... start- pitcher Zach Umberger ... good student who was named to the Co- ed seven times ... made three starts in rightfield and two starts in lonial Athletic Association Commissioner’s List as a freshman ... will leftfield ... served as Tigers’ designated hitter twice ... batted .182 pitch this season as a “red shirt” freshman. with five runs scored ... had a .349 on-base percentage ... drew seven 2007 Season: Pitched in five games with one start ... suffered walks and was hit by a pitch twice ... had five runs batted in ... made shoulder injury in late March and missed the rest of the season ... first career start at North Florida and had one hit, helping Tigers posted a 1-3 record with a 7.98 E.R.A. ... pitched 14.2 innings ... to an 11-10 win ... had a single and was hit by a pitch in loss at allowed 13 earned runs on 22 hits ... walked eight and struck out ten Richmond ... earned first career RBI when he was hit by a pitch with ... suffered loss in collegiate debut, allowing four earned runs in two the bases loaded ... went 1-for-4 with one run batted in at fourth- innings of relief at Charleston in 13-11 loss ... gave up three earned ranked North Carolina ... gave Tigers a 3-0 lead in the third inning runs on seven hits in four-inning relief outing at North Florida, a 9-1 with an RBI single at Carolina before the Tar Heels rallied for a 6-4 Tiger loss ... earned first college win with outstanding relief perfor- victory ... walked twice and scored a run in 19-2 victory over George mance in 5-3 victory over Albany ... pitched 3.1 innings of shutout Washington ... capped off eight-run inning with a two-run single as relief against the Great Danes, allowing two hits with one walk and a pinch hitter in Tigers’ 10-3 victory over Delaware State. two strikeouts ... sustained loss in relief at Delaware, allowing game- background: Record-setting outfielder at Century High School ... winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Blue Hens pulled named second team All-Metro as a senior ... three-time selection as out a 9-8 victory ... made first start of college career at William & first team All-Carroll County ... also named first team All-Monocacy Mary ... pitched five innings against the Tribe and suffered a6-0 Valley League three years ... batted .410 in high school career with 19 loss ... allowed five earned runs on six hits with one walk and three doubles, 14 home runs and 50 runs batted in ... set school records for strikeouts ... did not pitch after the William & Mary game. doubles, RBI’s and walks ... helped the Knights win the MVAL cham- background: Helped Lower Dauphin High School win the 2005 pionship as a junior ... selected to play in the Brooks Robinson All-Star Pennsylvania District AAAA championship ... posted a 0.77 E.R.A. Game ... honor roll student who played basketball for the Knights. for the Falcons as a junior ... hit six home runs as a senior ... also Personal: Has one brother and one sister ... lists parents as the played football for the Falcons. people he admires the most ... favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr. ... ca- Personal: Has one brother ... lists father as the person he admires reer goal is to become an accountant ... lists Will Farrell as his favor- the most ... hobbies include playing the guitar ... enjoys eating pizza ite actor ... most memorable experience was playing in the Brooks ... favorite athlete is pitcher Josh Beckett of the ... Robinson All-Star Game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards last July favorite actor is Mark Wahlberg ... had summer job working for Pro- ... parents are both graduates of Clarion University ... father works gressive Insurance ... favorite movie is “Shooter” ... lists “Breaking as a financial analyst ... mother is a registered nurse ... son of Ron Benjamins” as his favorite band ... father played minor league base- and Vicki Rice ... born on July 3, 1988 in Baltimore, Md. ... major ball in the San Diego Padres organization ... mother works as a school is Accounting. nurse ... son of Greg and Lynn Patton ... born on July 28, 1988 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... has double major of Mathematics and Education. SPENCER PATTON GP GS CG SHO IP H R ER W L Pct. SV BB SO E.R.A. 2007 5 1 0 0 14.2 22 15 13 1 3 .250 0 8 10 7.98

STEVE RICE GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 16-7 33 5 6 0 0 0 5 7 9 0-0 .182 8 0 1 .889

30 2008 Tiger Baseball 2007 SEASON: Appeared in 19 games as a freshman ... made 16 Wes relief appearances and three starts ... posted a 3-3 record with a 5.91 E.R.A. ... also had two saves ... pitched 35.0 innings and allowed 23 5 Shifflett earned runs on 38 hits ... walked 26 batters and had 30 strikeouts ... earned first collegiate victory in second appearance ... pitched two 6-0, 180-lb. Sophomore • Pitcher innings of relief at North Florida and allowed one run on one hit, a Gaithersburg, Md. • Watkins Mill H.S. solo home run ... helped Tigers to a 9-8 win at Delaware with 1.2 Criminal Justice Major innings of effective relief, allowing two runs ... pitched one scoreless inning of relief at Delaware State, striking out two batters ... made Very talented lefthanded pitcher who first career start at Richmond and suffered loss ... pitched 3.2 in- could be one of the Tigers’ top start- nings and gave up six runs on five hits ... had five strikeouts against ing pitchers ... can also pitch out of the Spiders ... earned second victory of season in Tigers’ 7-5 win the bullpen ... has an outstanding over UMBC ... pitched four shutout innings in relief against the Re- slider ... also has a good moving fast ball and a great changeup ... trievers, allowing three hits with five strikeouts ... allowed no earned hard worker who has the potential to be a dominant pitcher on the runs in 1.2 innings of relief in 10-9 win over Hofstra ... pitched one collegiate level ... very good student who was named to the Colonial shutout inning of relief in 9-3 victory at Mount St. Mary’s, striking Athletic Association Commissioner’s List ... could be a candidate for out two ... allowed one earned run in two innings of relief work CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. at Old Dominion ... also threw two innings of relief in 9-4 loss at UNC Wilmington ... upped record to 3-1 by earning relief victory over Delaware State ... pitched 1.2 innings against the Hornets, al- lowing no runs on two hits ... made second start of season against George Mason but received a no-decision after allowing six unearned runs in 2.2 innings ... dropped second decision of season by pitch- ing one inning of relief in 13-8 loss to Virginia Commonwealth ... pitched two shutout innings of relief to earn first career save in 10-4 win at UMBC ... allowed one hit and had four strikeouts against UMBC ... struck out three while pitching 1.2 innings of scoreless relief in 4-2 win at James Madison ... earned second save of season in series finale at James Madison, pitching a scoreless ninth inning to preserve Tigers’ 6-4 victory ... came into ninth inning jam with no outs and tying runs on base before pitching out of trouble ... made third start of year in season finale against Georgia State ... allowed three unearned runs on four hits in 3.2 innings against the Panthers, dropping a 9-2 decision. background: All-County selection at Watkins Mill High School ... honored as the Wolverines’ Most Valuable Player twice ... earned second team All-Area honors ... posted a 3.14 E.R.A. in high school ... also a member of the Wolverines’ golf team. Personal: Career goal is to work in the field of law enforcement or the FBI ... lists parents as the people he admires the most ... hobbies in- clude racquetball ... favorite athlete is Tiger Woods ... lists Steve Carell as his favorite actor ... favorite movie is “Training Day” ... enjoys eat- ing sushi ... father is a graduate of Frostburg State who played tennis and basketball for the Bobcats ... father works as a sales manager ... mother is a University of Maryland graduate who works as a psycho- therapist ... son of Dean Shifflett and Anita Gonzalez ... born on May 20, 1988 in Gaithersburg, Md. ... major is Criminal Justice.

Pitching GP GS CG SHO IP H R ER W L Pct. SV BB SO E.R.A. 2007 17 5 0 0 46.0 59 35 28 0 4 .000 1 20 27 5.48

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progressed ... posted a 2.25 E.R.A. over final 11 appearances, allow- Zach ing five earned runs in 20 innings of work ... suffered loss in first col- lege appearance, pitching 2.2 innings at the College of Charleston ... 6 Umberger came back strong and pitched well at North Florida in Tigers’ 11-10 come-from-behind win ... pitched two hitless innings of relief, setting 6-3, 185-lb. Sophomore • Pitcher stage for Tigers’ ninth inning win ... made first career start against Hummelstown, Pa. • Lower Dauphin H.S. Albany and pitched in tough luck ... suffered 4-0 loss despite allow- Sports Management Major ing only three hits and one unearned run in 4.1 innings of work ... had career high five strikeouts against Albany ... struck out three in Veteran righthander who will be 1.2 innings of relief at Delaware ... had a no-decision in four-inning competing for a spot in the starting start at William & Mary ... started and pitched 5.1 innings against rotation ... tough competitor who Northeastern, allowing eight runs in 10-4 loss ... pitched four in- has great movement on his fastball nings of shutout relief in Tigers’ 7-6 win over Maryland, striking out ... did very well during the Fall season ... has a good fastball and an four ... threw one shutout inning at Mount St. Mary’s ... earned first effective curveball ... smart pitcher who works very hard ... did very career save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning in Tigers’ 6-5 victory well pitching for Youse’s Maryland Orioles last summer in the Cal at UNC Wilmington ... had a very impressive start against Delaware Ripken Senior Baseball League ... posted a 4-0 record for the Mary- State, pitching five scoreless innings of two-hit ball ... earned a no- land Orioles with a 2.35 E.R.A. ... pitched 38.1 innings, allowing six decision in a game the Tigers won, 10-3 ... suffered fourth loss of walks with 29 strikeouts ... honored as CRSBL Pitcher of the Week season by allowing three unearned runs in one-inning relief appear- in June ... also helped the Maryland Orioles win their fifth straight ance against George Mason ... made fifth start of season at Mary- AAABA national championship in Johnstown, Pa. land and pitched well, earning another no-decision ... allowed no runs on two hits in four innings of work against the Terrapins in 2007 Season: Pitched in 17 games as a freshman ... made five a game Tigers lost, 1-0 ... pitched eight shutout innings in two ap- starts and pitched in relief 12 times ... had deceptive 0-4 record pearances against Maryland, allowing three hits with six strikeouts and one save with a 5.48 E.R.A. ... pitched 46 innings, allowing 20 ... allowed one run on four hits in 2.1 innings of relief against Vir- walks with 27 strikeouts ... showed solid improvement as the season ginia Commonwealth ... threw one inning of scoreless relief at James Madison, allowing one hit in 6-2 loss ... helped Tigers to a 6-4 win over the Dukes in the series finale, allowing one run on two hits in 1.1 innings of relief ... threw 3.2 innings of very effective relief in 5-1 loss to Georgia State ... allowed one unearned run on two hits with two strikeouts against the Panthers ... pitched nine shutout innings and allowed only four hits in final two starts of season, no-decisions against Maryland and Delaware State. background: Three-sport standout at Lower Dauphin High School ... three-time All-Star selection for baseball team ... named second team All-Big 11 as a junior and senior ... led the Falcons to berths in the state playoffs as a junior and senior ... member of the Falcons’ Division championship teams three years in a row ... also helped team win District title as a junior ... also played football and basketball for the Falcons ... earned first team All-Star notice as quarterback for the Falcons’ football team as a senior ... led the Falcons football team to a 9-2 record. Personal: Has one older brother ... career goal is to play pro baseball or become a pharmacist ... favorite actor is Wesley Snipes ... lists people who work the hardest and want to be the best as the people he admires the most ... lists Troy Aikman as his favorite ath- lete ... favorite movie is “I Know What You Did Last Summer” ... father is a graduate of the University of Maryland who wrestled for the Terrapins ... mother is also a Maryland graduate ... cousin, Jason Umberger, played baseball at Maryland ... father is a business owner ... son of Lloyd and Martha Umberger ... born on March 26, 1988 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... major is Sports Management.

Pitching GP GS CG SHO IP H R ER W L Pct. SV BB SO E.R.A. 2007 17 5 0 0 46.0 59 35 28 0 4 .000 1 20 27 5.48

32 2008 Tiger Baseball Steve 42 Yarsinsky 6-0, 185-lb. Sophomore • 3rd Baseman Marlton, N.J. • Cherokee H.S. Accounting Major

Sophomore infielder who could be the Tigers’ starting third baseman ... could also see action at designated hitter ... did very well as a freshman ... solid hitter who has improved his ability to hit for power ... was impressive in the Fall ... very good student who was named to the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner’s List as a freshman. 2007 SEASON: Appeared in 36 games as a freshman ... made 26 starts ... made 15 starts at designated hitter and started at third base 11 times ... batted .284 with 15 runs scored and 18 runs batted in ... had four doubles ... drew 15 walks and had a .370 on-base per- centage ... had nine multi-hit games, including two three-hit games and a four-hit game ... one of the Tigers’ top hitters in Colonial Athletic Association games, batting .328 in CAA games with nine runs batted in ... made first start of career at College of Charleston and had an RBI single ... helped Tigers to an 8-5 win over Buffalo with a single, two walks and a run scored ... hit an RBI double and scored two runs in 15-8 loss at William & Mary ... had two hits and drove in a run in loss at Richmond ... had a double in Tigers’ 10-2 loss at fourth-ranked North Carolina ... walked twice and scored a run in 6-4 loss at North Carolina in second game of series ... went 4-for-5 with three runs scored in Tigers’ heart-breaking 12-10 loss to Northeastern ... also drove in a run against the Huskies ... helped Tigers post a 10-8 win over Northeastern in the series finale by going 3-for-5 with one run scored and two RBI’s ... batted .500 in series against Northeastern ... hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the go-ahead run in seventh inning of 7-5 victory over UMBC ... helped Tigers to a 10-9 win over Hofstra with two hits and one RBI ... had a pinch- hit single in 3-2 loss to Hofstra ... went 1-for-2 with a walk in series penter Cup as a senior ... batted .400 in his career ... led the Chiefs finale, a 7-3 victory over Hofstra ... banged out two hits, including to the South Jersey Group 4 championship in 2005 ... captained the a two-run single in the first inning, helping Tigers to a 7-6 win over Chiefs to a 23-4 record and a berth in the state playoffs as a senior Maryland ... contributed an RBI single to Tigers’ 9-3 extra-inning ... led the Chiefs with five home runs last year ... honor roll student win over Mount St. Mary’s ... had an RBI single in Tigers’ 5-1 vic- four years in a row. tory over Old Dominion ... had two hits with one RBI in Tigers’ Personal: Has one older brother ... career goal is to become a law- 11-10 loss to George Mason ... also banged out two hits in 11-8 yer ... favorite athlete is Ryan Howard of the ... loss to the Patriots ... had a two-run single in 7-4 loss to Virginia lists “Catcher In The Rye” as his favorite book ... favorite author is Commonwealth ... added a two-run double to Tigers’ 10-4 victory J.D. Salinger ... lists Vince Vaughan as his favorite actor ... favorite over UMBC ... went three-for-three with a walk in 4-2 victory at movie is “Braveheart” ... enjoys dining at Bennigan’s ... most memo- James Madison ... batted .400 in Tigers’ three-game series at James rable experience was a trip to Fenway Park ... father is a graduate Madison. of Rutgers who works as a business manager ... mother is a Rowan Background: Three-year starter at Cherokee High School ... graduate who works as an accountant ... son of Richard and Pam earned All-Burlington County honors as a junior and senior ... Yarsinsky ... born on May 27, 1988 in Voorhees, N.J. ... major is named All-Conference three times ... helped the Chiefs win the Car- Accounting.

Hitting GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA B.A. PO A E Fielding 2007 36-26 116 15 33 4 0 0 18 15 21 0-0 .284 8 27 6 .854

2008 player profiles 33 newcomers

Beau Brady 8 Banglesdorf 9 Baxter 5-11, 180-lb. Freshman • Infielder 6-1, 180-lb. Freshman • Outfielder Stafford, Va. • Mountain View H.S. Ellicott City, Md. • Mount Hebron H.S. Business Administration Major Undeclared Major

Reserve infielder who adds depth Freshman outfielder who will pro- ... very good defensive player who vide depth to the Tigers’ roster ... can can play shortstop and third base ... play any outfield position ... good could also see action at second base defensive player with plenty of speed ... hard worker who has shown steady improvement. ... has shown steady improvement offensively. background: Three-sport standout at Mountain View High background: Three-time All-Howard County selection as a cen- School in Virginia ... played football, basketball and baseball ... terfielder at Mount Hebron High School ... batted .406 as a senior team of baseball team as a senior for Coach Craig Lopez with 19 runs scored, two home runs and 18 runs batted in ... hit ... honorable mention All-District pick in 2007 ... played outfield, .430 as a junior and led Howard County in stolen bases ... set school infield and pitched for the Wildcats ... batted .303 as a senior with record for career stolen bases ... helped the Vikings win the Howard a .432 on-base percentage and 18 runs scored ... did not commit an County title as a sophomore ... also played high school football ... error as a senior and had a 1.000 fielding percentage ... helped Wild- outstanding student who had a 4.0 G.P.A. in 12 straight quarters. cats post a 12-10 record as a senior ... four-time honor roll student Personal: Has four older brothers ... older brother, Andrew, is a in high school. U.S. Marine and the person he admires most ... enjoys reading Harry Personal: Oldest of three children in family ... has two younger Potter books ... favorite movie is “Saving Private Ryan” ... favorite sisters ... lists parents as the people he admires most ... career goal athlete is Tony Romo ... lists Nicholas Cage as his favorite actor is to become a sports agent ... had summer job working for Village ... enjoys music by The Dave Matthews Band ... most memorable Landscapes ... enjoys reading Harry Potter books ... favorite athlete experience was hitting a grand slam in a game played at Cooper- is Brian Westbrook ... lists “Rocky” as his favorite movie ... favorite stown Dreams Park ... father is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara and actor is Sylvester Stallone ... enjoys listening to music by Nickelback played quarterback for the football team ... mother is a Michigan ... favorite meal is Buffalo Wings ... father owns his own business ... State graduate who was a record-setting swimmer ... son of Bill and mother is a graduate of George Mason University ... son of Nelson Mari Baxter ... born on April 27, 1989 in Sacramento, Cal. and Marcy Banglesdorf ... born on March 15, 1989 in Fredericks- burg, Va. Graig 14 Ciminelli 5-10, 185-lb. Junior • Pitcher Wantagh, N.Y. • Wantagh H.S. Mathematics Major

Transfer from the University of Tam- pa who brings experience to the Ti- ger bullpen ... solid righthander with Senior a strong work ethic ... adds depth to Brian Conley the Tiger bullpen ... showed promise during the Fall season. Background: Attended University of Tampa for two years ... member of the Spartans’ NCAA Division II championship team in 2006 ... All-Nassau County performer at Wantagh High School ... played infield and pitched for the Warriors ... batted .427 as a senior for Coach Keith Sachs ... posted a 14-2 record as a pitcher for the Warriors with a 0.97 E.R.A. ... pitched a no-hitter as a senior ... also played in high school ... very good student who was a member of the National Honor Society.

34 2008 Tiger Baseball Personal: Has three younger brothers ... older brother, Bryan, pitches in the New York Mets minor league system ... career goal is Steve to become a lawyer ... lists parents as the people he admires most ... hobbies include playing bass in a band ... favorite athlete is Mariano 27 Freinberg Rivera of the New York Yankees ... lists “Major League” as his favor- 6-4, 205-lb. Freshman • Outfielder ite movie ... favorite actor is Adam Sandler ... enjoys music by “Saves Elkton, Md. • Caravel Academy The Day” ... favorite food is grandmother’s baked ziti ... father is a graduate of Hofstra University ... son of Ed and Linda Ciminelli ... Accounting Major born on January 30, 1987 in Wantagh, N.Y. Freshman “red shirt” who could see action in the outfield or first base ... very talented hitter who provides Ti- Charles gers with solid depth ... could also 35 Cononie see action as designated hitter. background: One of the leading hitters for Caravel Academy, 6-7, 195-lb. Freshman • Pitcher the Delaware state championship team ... helped the Buccaneers to Germantown, Md. • Northwest H.S. a final record of 20-4, including a 2-1 state championship game win Computer Science Major over William Penn ... part of team which finished the season as the 30th-ranked high school team in the nation, according to COLLE- GIATE BASEBALL ... batted .409 in state playoffs ... hit .438 as a Very tall freshman righthander who senior with four home runs, eight doubles and three triples ... honor could help the Tigers out of the bull- roll student ... also played basketball at Caravel Academy. pen ... has very good movement on his fastball ... could also compete for Personal: Older brother, Scott, is a Towson University graduate a spot in the starting rotation ... did very well in the Fall season. ... lists parents and brother as people he admires most ... career goal is to be a Certified Public Accountant ... favorite athlete is Chipper Background: Honorable mention All-County selection as a se- Jones of the Atlanta Braves ... lists Adam Sandler as favorite actor ... nior at Northwest High School ... posted a 4-3 record as a senior favorite movie is “Forrest Gump” ... parents are graduates of SUNY with a 2.63 E.R.A. ... selected to play in the MSABC Classic ... also Oswego ... father played college baseball ... son of Mark and Chris- pitched in County All-Star Game ... batted .450 as a senior for the tine Freinberg ... born on October 18, 1988 in Atlanta, Ga. Jaguars ... hit .400 as a junior for Coach Matt Noble ... also played basketball at Northwest High School. Personal: Has one younger brother ... lists parents as the people he admires the most ... father was drafted by the Brewers out of high school ... father graduated from California (Pa.) but did not pitch due to career-ending injury ... hopes to work as computer programmer ... had summer job working at Best Buy ... has also umpired ... favorite athlete is Hall of Famer Cal Ripken ... lists “Heavyweights” as his favorite movie ... favorite actor is Vince Vaughn ... lists Jessica Alba as his favorite actress ... enjoys dining at Glory Days ... father is a biotech engineer ... mother is a hairdresser ... son of Steve and Elaine Cononie ... born on February 25, 1989 in Germantown, Md.

Junior Aaron Gabrielian

2008 player profiles 35 newcomers

Austin Duane 25 Harclerode 23 Herr 6-3, 190-lb. Freshman • Outfielder 6-3, 195-lb. Junior • Pitcher Ellicott City, Md. • Centennial H.S. Glen Burnie, Md. • Glen Burnie H.S. Undeclared Major Finance Major

Very talented freshman newcomer Transfer from Anne Arundel Com- with outstanding offensive poten- munity College ... junior righthander tial ... versatile player who could be who could help the Tigers as a start- a starter in the outfield ... runs well er or reliever ... has a good curveball and hits for power ... one of the Tigers’ most impressive hitters in the and a very good fastball ... impressed the coaching staff in the Fall ... Fall ... should see playing time as a freshman. has good movement on fastball. background: Second team All-Metro selection as a senior at Cen- Background: Named first team all-conference and first team all- tennial High School ... batted .405 with six home runs, 33 runs bat- region at Anne Arundel Community College ... compiled a 3-1 re- ted in and 18 stolen bases ... two-time All-Howard County selection cord with a 1.65 E.R.A. and one save ... pitched 39 innings with sev- ... set school record with 19 career home runs ... winner of Most en walks and 35 strikeouts ... batted .349 in 2007 with 11 doubles, Outstanding Player Award at Brooks Robinson All-Star Game at three triples, one home run and 24 runs batted in ... stole 19 bases in Oriole Park at Camden Yards ... homered in all-star game at Cam- 25 attempts ... honored as Most Valuable Player at AACC ... winner den Yards ... led the Eagles to a 20-5 record and a second place of John S. Laycock Male Scholar-Athlete Award at AACC ... two- finish at the Maryland state tournament ... member of Eagles’ state time All-Anne Arundel County pitcher at Glen Burnie High School championship team in 2004. ... very good student who was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Has two older brothers ... lists father as the person he admires the most ... career goal is to play professional baseball ... Personal: Lists parents as the people he admires the most ... hob- had summer job as a plumber’s assistant ... favorite actor is Johnny bies include bowling and watching movies ... bowled a perfect game Depp ... lists Tom Brady as his favorite athlete ... favorite movie is once ... favorite athlete is Dwayne Wade ... lists “Shooter” as his fa- “Backdraft” ... enjoys music by Tom Petty ... hobbies include collect- vorite movie ... favorite actors are Mark Wahlberg and Adam Sandler ing sports cards ... favorite restaurant is Ruth’s Chris Steak House ...... enjoys eating chicken and pasta ... enjoys music by Breaking Ben- most memorable experience was Centennial’s state championship in jamins ... father is a teamster ... mother works as a nurse’s assistant 2004 ... father is a graduate of the University of Miami ... mother is ... son of Joseph and Naomi Herr ... born on May 21, 1987 in Balti- an interior designer ... son of Jeff and Diane Harclerode ... born on more, Md. February 9, 1989 in Nashville, Tenn.

Sophomore Kevin Collins Max 1 Kelly 5-11, 175-lb. Sophomore • Catcher Woodstock, Md. • Mount St. Joseph H.S. Business Administration Major

Sophomore catcher who is a transfer from Eastern Mennonite University ... solid defensive catcher ... has of- fensive potential and adds depth to the Tigers’ catching corps. Background: Appeared in 21 games at Eastern Mennonite as a freshman ... started 14 games ... batted .229 with eight runs scored ... hit one home run and had seven runs batted in ... also had a .969 fielding percentage ... helped Mount St. Joseph High School win MIAA Conference championship as a senior ... high school team- mate of Tiger shortstop Nick Natoli. Personal: Has one older brother and one older sister ... lists par- ents as the people he admires the most ... favorite athlete is catcher Ivan Rodriguez of the Detroit Tigers ... favorite movie is “Billy Madi- son” ... favorite meal is chicken fingers ... son of Jack and Therese Kelly ... born on March 22, 1988 in Baltimore, Md. Andrew 29 Newfield 6-0, 175-lb. Freshman • Pitcher Cherry Hill, N.J. • Cherry Hill East H.S. Business Administration Major

Sophomore Hard-working freshman lefthander Wes Shifflett who will be a freshman “red shirt” this season ... will use this season to develop ... has shown steady im- provement with a tremendous work ethic. Background: Four-year starting pitcher at Cherry Hill East High School ... earned All-Camden County honors ... team captain as a senior ... pitched in Camden County All-Star Game ... led the Cou- gars to their first state playoff win in seven years ... honored as the Cougars’ “Pitcher of the Year” four times ... posted a 2.70 E.R.A. as a senior ... earned 13 wins in scholastic career ... pitched shutout against Miami Christian High School ... also played basketball for the Cougars ... honor roll student three times. Personal: Has one older sister ... lists father as person he admires the most ... career goal is to work in business ... favorite athlete is former major league pitcher Roger Clemens ... lists “The Departed” as his favorite movie ... favorite actor is Denzel Washington ... enjoys eating hoagies ... had summer job working in an accounting depart- ment of a large office manufacturer ... most memorable experience was a helicopter ride into the Grand Canyon ... parents are gradu- ates of Fairleigh Dickinson University ... father works as a banker ... mother works in education ... son of Ron and Marcia Newfield ... born on October 27, 1988 in New York, N.Y. 2008 player profiles 37 tiger Profiles

Drew Josh 15 Permison 17 Squatrito 5-9, 165-lb. Freshman • Pitcher 6-0, 220-lb. Junior • Pitcher Columbia, Md. • Oakland Mills H.S. Willow Street, Pa. • Penn Manor H.S. Undeclared Major Sports Management Major

Promising freshman righthander who Very talented righthander who is throws hard ... did very well in the a transfer from CCBC-Catonsville Fall ... could contribute as a starter ... has excellent control and a very or reliever ... hard worker who is im- good split-finger fastball ... tremen- proving his command of pitches ... has a bright future picthing for the dous competitor who pitches with confidence ... could be one of the Tigers. Tigers’ top starting pitchers ... had a tremendous summer pitching in the Cal Ripken Senior Baseball League ... earned first team all-league Background: Two-time All-Howard County pitcher at Oakland honors ... posted a 3-1 record with one save and a 0.72 E.R.A ... Mills High School ... had 89 strikeouts and a 1.90 E.R.A. for the Scor- pitched 25 innings for the Maryland Orioles and walked only three pions ... selected to pitch in the MSABC all-star game in 2007 ... top batters and with 44 strikeouts ... also threw a two-hit shutout in the pitcher for Coach Rod Clifford. championship game of the AAABA Tournament in Johnstown, Pa., Personal: Lists mother as the person he admires the most ... moth- leading the Maryland Orioles to their fifth straight national champi- er is a registered nurse and a Towson University graduate ... hobbies onship ... had nine strikeouts with only two walks in championship include playing golf ... favorite athlete is former major league pitcher game win over Washington. Roger Clemens ... lists Adam Sandler as his favorite actor ... favorite background: Earned first team All-American honors at CCBC- movie is “Saw” ... son of Paula Permison ... born on February 24, 1989 Catonsville ... posted an 8-2 record with a 1.96 E.R.A. ... pitched in Columbia, Md. 58 innings and had 76 strikeouts with one save ... led CCBC to Maryland state junior college championship ... also named first team All-Juco and first team All-Region XX ... named second team All- American as a freshman ... helped Catonsville post a 19-5 conference record ... helped Penn Manor High School win the 2005 PIAA state championship ... standout pitcher for Coach Jim Zander ... pitched a four-hit shutout against West Chester East in the semi-finals of the 2005 state tournament. Personal: Has one older sister ... lists father as the person he admires the most ... career goal is to become a coach ... hobbies include weight- lifting and playing video games ... favorite athlete is pro golfer Tiger Woods ... enjoys reading the Harry Potter books ... favorite author is J.K. Rowling ... favorite actor is Will Ferrell ... enjoys dining at The Ol- ive Garden ... favorite musician is Jimmie’s Chicken Shack ... son of Joe and Sue Squatrito ... born on March 12, 1987 in Baltimore, Md.

Sophomore Steve Yarsinsky

38 2008 Tiger Baseball Eric Chris 7 Weller 3 Wychock 6-0, 195-lb. Freshman • Catcher 6-0, 180-lb. Freshman • 3rd Baseman Gaithersburg, Md. • Quince Orchard H.S. Wapwallopen, Pa. • Crestwood H.S. Criminal Justice Major Undeclared Major

Reserve catcher who was a “red Talented newcomer who could be shirt” freshman last season ... solid the Tigers’ starting third baseman ... defensive catcher who will see a lot could also see action at second base of action ... one of the biggest sur- or shortstop ... very good power hit- prises in the Fall ... showed surprising offensive ability in the Fall ... ter with tremendous offensive potential ... did very well in the Fall could see playing time at designated hitter ... very good student who season. earned a spot on the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner’s background: Three-time all-conference selection at Crestwood List ... high school teammate of Tigers Brian Conley, Matt Collins High School ... had a career batting average of .400 for Coach Mark and Kevin Collins. Modrowsky ... hit 20 home runs in career for the Comets ... also had background: All-County selection at Quince Orchard High School 25 stolen bases in high school career ... played basketball in high ... batted .375 with four home runs as a senior ... named second school ... honor roll student. team All-Area ... member of the Cougars’ state championship team Personal: Has one younger brother ... lists parents and grandpar- as a junior ... helped the Cougars reach the state semi-finals as a ents as the people he admires the most ... career goal is to become senior and finish the season with a 21-1 record ... transferred from an athletic trainer ... favorite athlete is Barry Bonds ... lists “Old St. John’s High School prior to junior year ... batted .340 with two School” as his favorite movie ... favorite actor is Vince Vaughn ... home runs as a sophomore at St. John’s ... helped St. John’s finished had summer job working at Wychock’s Beverage and Beer Store ... as WCAC runners-up in 2004. enjoys listening to music by Breaking Benjamins ... favorite meal Personal: Has one older brother ... lists parents as the people he is chicken alfredo ... father is a Bloomsburg graduate who is self- admires the most ... hobbies include watching movies ... favorite ath- employed ... mother is a school psychologist who graduated from lete is Ivan Rodriguez ... lists Denzel Washington as his favorite actor Wilkes ... son of Carl and Stephanie Wychock ... born on December ... favorite movie is “Happy Gilmore” ... enjoys eating crabs ... father 8, 1988 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. works as an engineer ... mother is a programming assistant ... son of Gary and Barbara Weller ... born on June 5, 1988 in Rockville, Md. ... major is Criminal Justice.

Senior Jon Dupski

2008 player profiles 39 2007 statistics 2007 Season Statistics Batting GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG Pct. BB HBP SO SF SH SB-SBA B.A. J.P. Debrowski, C 8-1 7 3 3 1 0 0 2 4 .571 3 1 0 0 0 0-0 .429 Ryan Schreiter, C 46-46 176 26 63 13 1 2 34 84 .477 20 1 21 3 0 2-3 .358 Kyle Skellchock, OF 49-49 200 48 70 16 3 9 39 119 .595 26 4 33 0 0 4-5 .350 Brian Conley, OF 48-48 176 39 59 7 3 11 37 105 .597 31 7 20 3 0 5-8 .335 A.J. Tinnirella, 1B 43-38 157 8 48 5 1 0 18 55 .350 6 2 11 2 0 0-1 .306 Steve Yarsinsky, 3B 36-26 116 15 33 4 0 0 18 37 .319 15 2 21 2 0 0-0 .284 Hans Falkenhan, 3B 49-46 175 35 47 14 0 4 26 73 .417 24 9 39 0 3 3-4 .269 Kevin Collins, OF 42-27 116 21 31 2 1 1 12 38 .328 8 2 16 1 2 5-8 .267 Gary Helmick, 2B 46-45 181 29 48 9 1 4 23 71 .392 9 6 21 2 0 3-3 .265 Aaron Gabrielian, OF 36-28 94 15 24 4 1 1 15 33 .351 16 2 20 4 0 1-2 .255 Nick Natoli, SS 50-50 177 25 39 6 0 2 18 51 .288 18 1 38 2 2 6-6 .220 Terry Gallo, OF 26-10 41 4 9 4 0 0 5 13 .317 5 2 14 0 2 1-2 .220 Matt Collins, DH 28-12 57 13 12 0 0 1 7 15 .263 10 1 12 1 1 3-3 .211 Jason Stifler, C 17-12 48 7 10 2 0 2 5 18 .375 1 0 13 0 0 0-0 .208 Steve Rice, OF 16-7 33 5 6 0 0 0 5 6 .182 7 2 9 1 0 0-0 .182 Greg Furmanek, 1B 26-14 58 11 9 2 0 2 9 17 .293 10 0 21 1 0 0-0 .155 TIGER TOTALS 51 1812 304 511 89 11 39 273 739 .408 209 42 309 22 10 33-45 .282 OPPONENT TOTALS 51 1791 354 555 103 10 60 318 858 .479 203 55 244 26 29 61-92 .310

Pitching GP-GS CG IP H R ER W-L Pct. SV BB SO WP HBP HR E.R.A. Jon Dupski 21/4 0 55.1 59 34 26 4-3 .571 3 15 33 3 3 4 4.23 Nate Curd 16/10 0 63.0 66 43 31 3-5 .375 0 29 34 3 7 7 4.43 Tyler Travis 21/0 0 53.1 56 35 31 2-4 .333 2 27 33 6 5 5 5.23 Joe Peeler 12/10 0 51.1 67 36 31 3-3 .500 0 17 20 2 4 11 5.44 Zach Umberger 17/5 0 46.0 59 35 28 0-4 .000 1 20 27 2 8 8 5.48 Matt Holley 12/8 0 49.0 68 37 30 4-1 .800 1 12 16 5 4 4 5.51 Wes Shifflett 19/3 0 35.0 38 32 23 3-3 .500 2 26 30 4 5 5 5.91 Austin Hurd 7/5 0 23.1 31 24 17 0-2 .000 0 18 10 4 2 3 6.56 Corey Cascio 8/1 0 11.2 10 13 10 1-1 .500 0 17 8 1 6 1 7.71 David Parks 6/0 0 13.2 18 12 12 0-0 .000 0 4 8 3 2 7 7.90 Spencer Patton 5/1 0 14.2 22 15 13 1-3 .250 0 8 10 1 2 1 7.98 Brian Conley 4/4 0 14.2 28 17 16 0-1 .000 0 4 6 4 4 2 9.82 Joe Mattes 8/0 0 15.1 33 21 20 0-0 .000 0 6 9 0 3 2 11.74 TIGER TOTALS 51 0 446.1 555 354 287 21-30 .412 9 203 244 38 55 60 5.79 OPPONENT TOTALS 51 0 452.2 511 304 246 30-21 .588 11 209 309 24 42 39 4.89 Returning Players Listed in Bold

2007 Tigers’ Record Overall Record: 21-30 Colonial Athl. Association: 11-18 Catcher Ryan Schreiter Home: 12-11 was named third team Away: 9-19 Academic All-America Neutral: 0-0 Day Games: 18-26 Night Games: 3-4 1-Run Games: 6-7 2-Run Games: 5-4 5+-Run Games: 7-14 Extra Inning Games: 4-3 Vs. Left-Handed Pitchers: 7-8 Vs. Right-Handed Pitchers: 14-22

40 2008 Tiger Baseball 2007 Results Date Opponent Score TOW Pitcher TOW R-H-E OPP R-H-E Feb. 16 at Charleston l, 6-7 (10) Curd, 0-1 6-5-0 7-12-2 Feb. 17 at Charleston l, 8-14 umberger, 0-1 8-11-1 14-17-2 Feb. 18 at Charleston l, 11-13 Patton, 0-1 11-14-4 13-18-7 Feb. 23 at North Florida l, 1-9 Dupski, 0-1 1-7-1 9-15-0 Feb. 24 at North Florida l, 3-4 Hurd, 0-1 3-6-0 4-8-4 Feb. 25 at North Florida W, 11-10 Shifflett, 1-0 11-14-0 10-13-0 Mar. 3 albaNY W, 12-3 Curd, 1-1 12-14-2 3-4-0 Mar. 3 albaNy l, 0-4 umberger, 0-2 0-3-1 4-6-0 Mar. 4 albaNY W, 5-3 Patton, 1-1 5-6-0 3-8-1 Mar. 10 at Delaware* W, 9-3 Travis, 1-0 9-13-0 3-9-0 Mar. 10 at Delaware* l, 8-9 (8) Patton, 1-2 8-10-0 9-14-4 Mar. 11 at Delaware* W, 9-8 (10) Dupski, 1-1 9-13-2 8-16-2 Mar. 13 buFFALO W, 8-5 Peeler, 1-0 8-14-0 5-10-0 Mar. 14 at Delaware St. l, 3-5 Conley, 0-1 3-9-0 5-11-1 Mar. 17 at Will. & Mary* L, 3-4 (12) Travis, 1-1 3-8-2 4-14-1 Mar. 18 at Will. & Mary* l, 0-6 Patton, 1-3 0-4-1 6-6-1 Mar. 18 at Will. & Mary* l, 8-15 Dupski, 1-2 8-10-3 15-17-0 Mar. 19 at Richmond l, 2-15 Shifflett, 1-1 2-5-3 15-14-1 Mar. 20 at No. Carolina l, 2-10 Hurd, 0-2 2-5-3 10-14-1 Mar. 21 at No. Carolina l, 4-6 Travis, 1-2 4-7-1 6-7-1 Mar. 24 NORTHEASTERN* l, 10-12 Travis, 1-3 10-18-3 12-11-2 Mar. 24 NORTHEASTERN* l, 4-10 umberger, 0-3 4-7-3 10-13-1 Mar. 25 NORTHEASTERN* W, 10-8 Dupski, 2-2 10-13-1 8-12-1 Mar. 27 uMBC W, 7-5 Shifflett, 2-1 7-12-1 5-9-1 Mar. 28 g.WASHINGTON W, 19-2 Holley, 1-0 19-18-1 2-8-2 Mar. 30 HOFSTRA* W, 10-9 (10) Dupski, 3-2 10-19-5 9-10-4 Mar. 31 HOFSTRA* l, 2-3 Peeler, 1-1 2-11-1 3-6-1 Apr. 1 HOFSTRA* W, 7-3 Holley, 2-0 7-8-3 3-8-4 Apr. 3 at G. Washington l, 3-10 Cascio, 0-1 3-9-1 10-8-0 Apr. 4 MARYLAND W, 7-6 (13) Peeler, 2-1 7-18-2 6-10-2 Apr. 11 at Mt.St.Mary’s W, 9-3 (11) Cascio, 1-1 9-9-2 3-6-4 Senior Tyler Apr. 13 at Old Dominion* W, 5-1 Peeler, 3-1 5-11-1 1-7-2 Travis tied for Apr. 14 at Old Dominion* l, 3-16 Curd, 1-2 3-8-4 16-16-2 the team lead Apr. 20 at UNC Wilm.* l, 0-8 Peeler, 3-2 0-4-1 8-13-0 with 21 Apr. 21 at UNC Wilm.* W, 6-5 Holley, 3-0 6-10-1 5-11-2 appearances Apr. 22 at UNC Wilm.* l, 4-9 Curd, 1-3 4-8-2 9-13-0 Apr. 24 DELAWARE ST. W, 10-3 Shifflett, 3-1 10-10-0 3-8-1 Apr. 27 geo. MASON* l, 10-11 Dupski, 3-3 10-11-0 11-18-0 Apr. 28 geo. MASON* l, 8-11 umberger, 0-4 8-14-4 11-19-2 Apr. 29 geo. MASON* W, 7-6 Travis, 2-3 7-11-3 6-5-1 May 1 at Maryland l, 0-1 Curd, 1-4 0-4-0 1-5-1 May 4 va. COMMON.* l, 4-7 Peeler, 3-3 4-9-2 7-15-0 May 5 va. COMMON.* l, 1-7 Holley, 3-1 1-5-1 7-10-1 May 6 va. COMMON.* l, 8-13 Shifflett, 3-2 8-14-2 13-17-0 May 8 at UMBC W, 10-4 Curd, 2-4 10-12-3 4-8-0 May 11 at Jas. Madison* l, 2-6 Travis, 2-4 2-6-0 6-11-1 May 12 at Jas. Madison* W, 4-2 Holley, 4-1 4-7-0 2-5-1 May 13 at Jas. Madison* W, 6-4 Curd, 3-4 6-15-1 4-10-0 Hans Falkenhan had 5 hits and 7 RBI’s May 17 georgia ST.* W, 12-2 Dupski, 4-3 12-13-2 2-9-1 against George Washington May 18 georgia ST.* l, 1-5 Curd, 3-5 1-7-5 5-8-0 May 19 georgia ST.* l, 2-9 Shifflett, 3-3 2-8-3 9-13-1 * Colonial Athletic Association games

2007 results 41 caa statistics 2007 CAA Standings/Statistics CAA Batting Leaders Team CAA W/L Pct. Overall W/L Pct. Name, School AB R H B.A. Virginia Commonwealth* 18-11 .621 37-23 .617 Greg Sexton, W&M 209 52 95 .455 Old Dominion 18-11 .621 35-24 .593 Matt Prokopowicz, HOF 197 41 82 .416 Delaware 18-11 .621 32-23 .582 Kellen Kulbacki, JMU 191 56 76 .398 UNC Wilmington 18-11 .621 29-27 .518 Matt Browning, JMU 107 15 42 .393 George Mason 14-14 .500 27-27 .500 Tim Park. W&M 220 64 86 .391 Georgia State 15-15 .500 26-32 .448 Alex Buchholz, DEL 238 46 92 .387 William & Mary 13-16 .448 29-25 .537 Jared Bolden, VCU 227 50 87 .383 Northeastern 12-17 .414 24-22 .522 Mike Zahm, ODU 229 60 85 .371 James Madison 11-17 .393 22-31 .415 Sergio Miranda, VCU 262 51 97 .370 TOWSON 11-18 .379 21-30 .412 Chris Fournier, GMU 214 60 79 .369 Hofstra 11-18 .379 20-34 .357 CAA Base Hit Leaders * CAA Tournament Champion Sergio Miranda, VCU ...... 97 2007 CAA Baseball Championship Tournament at Wilmington, N.C. Greg Sexton, W&M ...... 95 May 23 - Game #1: #1 Old Dominion 5, #6 Georgia State 2 Alex Buchholz, DEL ...... 92 May 23 - Game #2: #2 Delaware 13, #5 George Mason 3 Ryan Jablonski, DEL ...... 87 May 23 - Game #3: #3 Virginia Commonwealth 4, #4 UNC Wilmington 3 Jared Bolden, VCU ...... 87 May 24 - Game #4: #5 George Mason 10, #6 Georgia State 2 (GSU eliminated) May 24 - Game #5: #1 Old Dominion 13, #4 UNC Wilmington 3 (UNCW eliminated) CAA Runs Scored Leaders May 24 - Game #6: #3 Virginia Commonwealth 10, #2 Delaware 6 Tim Park, W&M ...... 64 May 25 - Game #7: #2 Delaware 6, #5 George Mason 5 (George Mason eliminated) Ryan Jablonski, DEL ...... 60 May 25 - Game #8: #3 Virginia Commonwealth 9, #1 Old Dominion 4 Chris Fournier, GMU ...... 60 May 25 - Game #9: #2 Delaware 4, #1 Old Dominion 0 (ODU eliminated) Mike Zahm, ODU ...... 60 May 26 - Game #10: #3 Virginia Commonwealth 10, #2 Delaware 4 - 13 innings (VCU wins) CAA RBI Leaders Scott Krieger, GMU ...... 68 All-CAA First Team Alex Buchholz, DEL ...... 63 C - Jason Bour, George Mason Mike Zahm, ODU ...... 61 1B - Jared Bolden, Va. Commonwealth David Burns, ODU ...... 61 2B - Chris Fournier, George Mason Greg Sexton, W&M ...... 61 Outfielder Kyle SS - Sergio Miranda, Va. Commonwealth CAA Doubles Leaders 3B - greg Sexton, William & Mary Skellchock of OF - kellen Kulbacki, James Madison Towson was named Alex Buchholz, DEL ...... 27 OF - bryan Hagerich, Delaware 2nd team All-CAA Tyler Belcher, ODU ...... 24 OF - Scott Krieger, George Mason Mike Zahm, ODU ...... 23 DH - luke Gordon, Georgia State CAA Triples Leaders UT - Tim Park, William & Mary SP - anthony Shawler, Old Dominion Brandon Menchaca, DEL ...... 11 SP - Dan Hudson, Old Dominion Chris Jackson, VCU ...... 7 RP - luke Pisker, Va. Commonwealth Alex Buchholz, DEL ...... 6 All-CAA Second Team CAA Home Run Leaders C - Jonathan Batts, UNC Wilmington Scott Krieger, GMU ...... 20 1B - Charlie Pelt, Georgia State Kellen Kulbacki, JMU ...... 19 2B - brent McWhorter, William & Mary Bryan Hagerich, DEL ...... 17 SS - alex Buchholz, Delaware Chris Fournier, GMU ...... 14 3B - Matt Prokopowicz, Hofstra Justin Bour, GMU ...... 14 OF - Mike Zahm, Old Dominion CAA Pitching Leaders OF - Kyle Skellchock, Towson OF - eric Suttle, Georgia State Name, School IP W-L E.R.A. OF - Mike Tamsin, Northeastern Luke Pisker, VCU 68.0 9-2 1.85 DH - lee Bujakowski, James Madison Anthony Shawler, ODU 114.2 11-2 2.20 UT - Chris Henderson, George Mason Adam Bowling, GSU 58.1 6-2 2.93 SP - billy Harris, Delaware Bobby Lasko, JMU 62.1 1-2 3.03 SP - J.J. Pannell, George Mason Chad Kerfoot, DEL 75.0 5-2 3.24 RP - David Slovak, Delaware CAA Victory Leaders RP - Jordan Flasher, George Mason Anthony Shawler, ODU ...... 11-2 CAA Co-Players of the Year: Luke Pisker, VCU ...... 9-2 Kellen Kulbacki, So., James Madison Dan Hudson, ODU ...... 8-5 Greg Sexton, William & Mary Pete Vernon, W&M ...... 8-5 CAA Rookie of the Year: Matt Prokopowicz, Hofstra CAA Saves Leaders CAA Coach of the Year: Jordan Flasher, GMU ...... 14 Jim Sherman, Delaware David Slovak, DEL ...... 12 Luke Pisker, VCU ...... 11

42 2008 Tiger Baseball baseball history

Gregg Davies, the Tigers’ career leader in base hits, runs scored, doubles, triples, and runs batted in. history Single Game Individual Records Single Game Individual Records Single Season Ind. Records Most At Bats: Games Played: . . . . 60, Gregg Davies, 2001 ...... 9, Brian Conley, vs. Old Dominion, 2006 . . . . .60, Scott Bacon, 2001; Brian McKenna, 2001 Mike Costello, ‘03 Most Hits: At Bats: ...... 248, Shane Justis, 2005 ...... 6, A.J. Tinnirella, at Hofstra, 2006 Runs Scored: . . . . . 70, Casper Wells, 2005 . . . . 5, Hans Falkenhan, vs. G. Washington, 2007 Base Hits: ...... 87, Gregg Davies, 2001 ...... 5, Ryan Schreiter, vs. Northeastern, 2007 Total Bases: . . . . . 164, Casper Wells, 2005 ...... 5, Kyle Skellchock, vs. Maryland, 2007 Slugging Pct. : . . . .756, Jason Maxey, 2005 ...... 5, Shane Justis, at W&M, 2005 Two-Base Hits: . 22, Jimmy Kittelberger, 2001 ...... 5, Mike Costello, at W & Mary, 2003 Three-Base Hits: . . . . 8, John Andrade, 1981 ...... 5, Mike Costello, at James Madison, 2003 Home Runs: ...... 23, Jason Maxey, 2005 ...... 5, Gregg Davies, vs. Maine, 2001 Runs Batted In: . . . . 74, Gregg Davies, 2001 ...... 5, Casey Stidham, vs. Bucknell, 2001 Bases On Balls: . . 50, Hans Falkenhan, 2005 ...... 5, Ryan Avila, vs Iona College, 1999 Hit By Pitch: ...... 17, Scott Bacon, 2002 ...... 5, Nick Agoglia, at Hartford, 1997 Strikeouts: . . . . . 53, Casey Stidham, 2001 ...... 5, Steve Farling, vs. Delaware, 1991 ...... 53, Hans Falkenhan, 2006 ...... 5, Steve Farling, vs. Mt. St. Mary’s, 1991 Stolen Bases: . . . . . 29, Shane Justis, 2005 ...... 5, Dave Cassard, at Liberty, 1989 Stolen Base Attempts: 32, Shane Justis, 2005 ...... 5, John Matheis, at Drexel, 1983 Sacrifice Hits: ...... 10, Fred Tyler, 1981 Runs Scored: Sacrifice Flies: . . . 9, Mike Dubansky, 2000 ...... 5, Shane Justis, at Delaware, 2005 Batting Avg: . .474 (81-171), Jay Logwood, 1992 ...... 5, A.J. Tinnerella, vs. Richmond, 2005 ...... 5, James Vallillo, vs. UNCG, 1995 Single Game Team Records ...... 5, Jon Eichner, vs. UNC Asheville, 1994 At Bats . . 70, vs. Old Dominion (18 inn.), 2006 ...... 5, Jacen Martinez, vs. Maryland, 1992 Base Hits . . 28, vs. Maine, Am. East Tour., 2001 ...... 5, Steve Farling, vs. Delaware, 1991 Runs Scored . . . . . 30, vs. Richmond, 2005 Doubles: Runs In Inning . . 14, vs. Richmond (1st), 2005 ...... 4, Liam Healy, at George Mason, 1998 Largest Deficit Overcome To Win ...... 4, Casey Stidham, at Bucknell, 2001 ...... 12, at Delaware (20-19), 2005 ...... 4, Mike Costello, vs. Coppin State, 2003 Doubles . . . 9, at Long Island University, 2002 Triples: Triples . . . . . 4, at George Washington, 1981 ...... 3, Mike Weglein, at Temple, 1988 Home Runs ...... 8, vs. Delaware, 1991 Home Runs: Home Runs In An Inning .4, vs. Air Force, 2002 ...... 3, Brian Conley, at Delaware State, 2006 Runs Batted In . . . . 29, vs. Richmond, 2005 ...... 3, Jason Maxey, vs. Long Island, 2005 Total Bases ...... 51, vs. Delaware, 1991 ...... 3, Steve Farling, vs. Delaware, 1991 Stolen Bases . 8, vs. Central Connecticut, 1992 ...... 3, Rick Milliman, at Lafayette, 1988 Walks . . . . .16, vs. George Washington, 1999 Jason Maxey, ‘06 ...... 3, Robbie Smith, at Duke, 1988 Strikeouts . . . . . 23, vs. Old Dominon, 2006 ...... 3, John Andrade, at American, 1983 Batters Hit By Pitch . 9, vs. Delaware St., 2002 Home Runs In An Inning: Double Plays Turned . 6, vs. No. Carolina, 1999 ...... 2, Alex Yost, vs. Delaware, 1991 Triple Play: ...... at Liberty, April 2, 1986 ...... 2, Brian McKenna, vs. Air Force, 2002 ...... (Steve Heller, Rich Lehosky) Runs Batted In: Most Putouts: . . . 54, vs. Old Dominion, 2006 ...... 8, Steve Farling, vs. Delaware, 1991 Most Assists: . . . 26, vs. Old Dominion, 2006 . . 7, Hans Falkenhan, vs. Geo. Washington, 2007 Total Bases: Tigers’ Longest Games ...... 15, Steve Farling, vs. Delaware, 1991 18 innings May 19, 2006 Stolen Bases: Old Dominion 9, Towson 8 (H) ...... 4, Dennis Kaczor, vs. Johns Hopkins, 1979 14 innings March 23, 1997 Walks: Towson 9, Northeastern 8 (H) ...... 5, Dusty Reynolds, vs. Lafayette, 1998 13 innings april 4, 2007 Strikeouts: ...... 4, achieved 13 times Towson 7, Maryland 6 (H) Most Putouts: 13 innings april 8, 1999 . . . . 25, Greg Furmanek, vs. Old Dominion, 2006 Towson 6, George Washington 5 (H) Most Assists: 13 innings april 25, 1991 . . . . . 9, Hans Falkenhan, vs. Old Dominion, 2006 Towson 5, Georgetown 4 (H) Most Errors: . . . . .3, achieved many times 12 innings March 17, 2007 Hit For Cycle: . . Jacen Martinez, vs. UM, 1992 William & Mary 4, Towson 3 (A) 12 innings april 24, 1999 ...... Kyle Skellchock, vs. George Mason, 2007 Delaware 4, Towson 3 (A) 12 innings May 4, 1992 Towson 6, James Madison 5 (H) 44 2008 Tiger Baseball 12 innings March 19, 1989 Towson 6, Southern Mississippi 5 (A) Single Game Individual Pitching Innings ...... 10, Mike Vota, vs. Winthrop,1993 ...... 10, Chris Nabholz, at Temple, 1988 Walks . . . . . 12, Garnell Bagby, vs. Hopkins, 1985 Hits Allowed ...... 15, achieved 5 times Runs Allowed ...... 17, Pete Diorio, at Del., 1985 Earned Runs All. . . . . 11, Pete Buck vs. Drexel, 1997 ...... 11, Ira Varhaftik, vs. Delaware, 1985 Strikeouts . . . . 16, Joe Hughes, vs. Campbell, 1993 Wild Pitches . . . . . 5, Andy Hampton, vs. HP, 2002 Balks . . . 3, Chris Rhoades, vs. Delaware St., 2003 ...... 3, Matt Holley, at Virginia Tech, 2006 Single Season Hitting Records Most Games Played ...... 60, 2001 Most At Bats ...... 2061, 2005 Most Runs Scored ...... 462, 2005 Most Base Hits ...... 637, 2005 Most Doubles ...... 130, 2001 Most Triples ...... 22, 1981 Most Home Runs ...... *105, 2005 Most Total Bases ...... 1112, 2005 Most Bases On Balls ...... 260, 2005 Most Players Hit By Pitch ...... 72, 2005 Most Strikeouts ...... 404, 2005 Larry Raynor, ‘91 Most Stolen Bases ...... 85, 2005 Highest Team Batting Average ...... 314, 2001 * led NCAA Division I Single Season Pitching Records Most Innings Pitched ...... 505, 2005 Most Complete Games ...... 20, 1988 Most Shutouts ...... 6, 2005 Single Season Ind. Pitching Most Victories ...... 37, 2001 Games Pitched ...... 26, Brad Stinar, 1991 Most Losses ...... 35, 2005 Games Started ...... 13, Chris Graves, 1983 Highest Winning Pct...... 667 (20-10), 1979 ...... 13, Larry Raynor, 1991; 13, Mike Vota, 1995 Most Bases On Balls ...... 230, 1997 ...... 13, Matt Brady, 2001; Chris Rhoades, 2006 Most Strikeouts ...... 360, 2005 Relief Appearances ...... 26, Brad Stinar, 1991 Most Hits Allowed ...... 681, 2006 Complete Games . . . . . 9, Derek Hasselhoff, 1995 Most Runs Allowed ...... 462, 2005 Shutouts ...... 3, Bryan Simmering, 2001 Most Earned Runs Allowed ...... 410, 2005 ...... 3, Scott Hargest, 1978 Lowest Earned Run Average ...... 3.37, 1979 Innings Pitched ...... 92.2, Mike Vota, 1995 Highest Earned Run Average ...... 7.10, 2002 Runs Allowed ...... 64, Chris Rhoades, 2006 ...... 64, Jason Volker, 2006 Single Season Fielding Records Earned Runs Allowed . . . . . 51, Chris Nabolz, 1986 Most Putouts ...... 1515, 2005 Most Victories ...... 9, Jay Eck, 1988 Most Assists ...... 651, 2005 ...... 9, Mike Vota, 1995 Most Double Plays ...... 60, 2007 Most Losses ...... 8, Kurt Klebrowski, 1989 Most Errors ...... 113, 2006 Winning Pct...... 1.000 (7-0), Matt Holley, 2005 Highest Fielding Percentage ...... 969, 1988 ...... 1.000 (6-0), Pete Buck, 1999 Most Strikeouts . . . . . 89, Bryan Simmering, 2001 Most Bases On Balls . . . . . 55, Steve Alcorn, 1982 Most Saves ...... 7, Jason Walter, 2001 Bryan Simmering, ‘01 ...... 6, Steve Johnson, 2006 E.R..A. (40 IP) ...... 0.88, Bob Worgan, 1979 E.R.A. (50 IP) ...... 1.36, Joe Hughes, 1993 Consecutive Shutout Innings ...... 18, Bryan Simmering, Mar. 18-Apr. 8, 2000

Tiger Baseball history 45 history Tigers’ Career Batting Leaders Most Games Played Most Base Hits Most Home Runs Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 217 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 274 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 45 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 214 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 257 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 40 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 206 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 248 Erik Sheetz (1989-92) 32 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 204 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 235 Steve Farling (1991-94) 32 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 202 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 228 Casey Stidham (1999-2002) 32 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 192 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 228 Mike Costello (2001-03) 31 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 190 Steve Farling (1991-94) 215 Liam Healy (1995-98) 30 Jason Sandner (1997-2000) 190 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 214 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 28 Bobby Paduano (2001-2004) 184 Kevin King (1987-90) 203 James Vallillo (1993-96) 28 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 183 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 199 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 28 Liam Healy (1995-98) 180 Jason Sandner (1997-2000) 192 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 27 Kevin King (1987-90) 178 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 185 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 26 Tom Trela (2000-03) 177 Mike Costello (2001-03) 180 Brian Conley (2005-present) 24 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 176 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 177 Jason Maxey (2005) 23 Ryan Schreiter (2003-2007) 174 James Vallillo (1993-96) 177 Mark Chiccini (2002-2005) 23 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 172 Bobby Paduano (2001-2004) 169 Jason Rummel (1996-99) 21 Liam Healy (1995-98) 169 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 21 Most At Bats Jason Rummel (1996-99) 166 Jeremy Stifler (2002-2005) 21 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 821 Ryan Schreiter (2003-2007) 165 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 21 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 767 Mark Chiccini (2002-05) 164 Kevin King (1987-90) 20 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 755 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 162 Robbie Smith (1987-88) 20 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 739 Jimmy Kittelberger (1999-2001) 155 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 20 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 730 Casey Stidham (1999-2002) 150 Jason Sandner (1997-2000) 687 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 683 Most Doubles Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 680 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 66 Steve Farling (1991-94) 643 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 59 Bobby Paduano (2001-2004) 612 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 52 Kevin King (1987-90) 606 Liam Healy (1995-98) 46 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 599 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 46 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 586 Mike Costello (2001-03) 45 Ryan Schreiter (2003-2007) 574 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 44 Liam Healy (1995-98) 572 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 43 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 563 Kyle Skellchock (2005-2007) 41 Jimmy Kittelberger (1999-2001) 41 Most Runs Scored Kevin King (1987-90) 40 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 195 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 39 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 158 Jason Sandner (1997-2000) 39 Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 158 Steve Farling (1991-94) 36 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 156 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 36 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 156 Bobby Paduano (2001-2004) 35 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 152 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 35 Steve Farling (1991-94) 152 Jay Logwood (1990-1993) 34 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 149 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 34 Scott Bacon ‘02 James Vallillo (1993-96) 146 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 145 Most Triples Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 140 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 18 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 132 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 15 Jason Sandner (1997-2000) 131 John Andrade (1981-83) 13 Kevin King (1987-90) 127 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 12 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 125 Steve Farling (1991-94) 9 Erik Sheetz (1989-92) 117 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 8 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 8 Mike Weglein (1987-88) 7 Liam Healy (1995-98) 7

46 2008 Tiger Baseball Tigers’ Careeer Batting Leaders Tigers’ Career Batting Average Leaders Batting (175 AB) GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB B.A. 1. Jeff Wilson (1983-84) 57 177 46 69 19 1 12 52 5 .390 2. Jay Logwood (1990-93) 176 586 149 214 34 8 45 145 14 .365 3. Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 217 755 194 274 66 18 40 193 25 .363 4. Mike Costello (2001-2003) 155 496 107 180 45 3 31 154 0 .363 5. Rich Lehosky (1985-86) 74 269 40 96 24 3 10 60 2 .357 6. Casper Wells (2003-05) 133 462 125 162 34 12 28 115 11 .351 7. Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 190 680 156 235 52 8 21 145 12 .346 8. Jason Maxey (2005) 57 217 50 75 18 1 23 72 0 .346 9. Jim Kittelberger (1999-2001) 137 449 112 155 41 4 8 69 6 .345 10. Brian Marden (1981-84) 79 245 43 84 16 5 13 56 4 .343 11. James Vallillo (1993-96) 171 526 116 177 31 3 28 112 11 .337 12. Robbie Smith (1987-88) 82 286 74 96 25 4 20 87 3 .336 13. Kevin King (1987-90) 178 606 127 203 40 4 20 114 18 .335 14. Steve Farling (1991-94) 170 643 152 215 36 9 32 130 40 .334 15. Jacen Martinez (1991-92) 97 366 96 122 20 6 6 47 48 .333 16. Dusty Reynolds (1996-1999) 183 599 140 199 39 5 14 112 5 .332 17. Jason Rummel (1996-1999) 144 502 114 166 33 3 21 99 23 .331 18. Kyle Skellchock (2005-2007) 139 521 105 172 41 5 14 101 11 .330 19. Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 172 563 132 185 36 4 14 100 17 .329 20. John Andrade (1981-83) 106 366 101 120 20 13 11 55 21 .328 21. Adam Heffron (2003-06) 204 767 167 248 46 15 27 159 27 .323 22. Harry Groupp (1987-89) 103 337 82 109 13 6 6 41 23 .323 23. Mike Fleming (1995-97) 113 331 42 107 24 1 5 51 1 .323 24. Casey Stidham (1999-2002) 149 475 101 150 31 4 32 103 0 .316 25. Rick Bagnasco (1993-95) 75 228 21 72 11 0 3 41 1 .316 26. Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 214 821 158 257 59 1 26 141 10 .313 27. Mike Weglein (1987-88) 80 291 67 91 21 7 7 51 24 .313 28. Shane Justis (2002-2005) 192 730 158 228 35 5 20 113 69 .312 29. Joe Vuotto (1994-97) 128 408 81 127 24 4 15 74 7 .311 30. A.J. Tinnirella (2004-2007) 121 445 39 138 17 1 3 79 0 .310 31. Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 206 739 145 228 44 5 28 159 9 .309 32. Tom Coleman (1989-92) 112 355 52 108 11 1 7 55 1 .304

Casper Wells batted .351 in his college career as a Tiger

Dusty Reynolds hit .332 with 112 RBI’s during his career from 1996 to 1999

Tiger Baseball history 47 history

Jay Logwood, ‘93 Hans Falkenhan, ‘07

Tigers’ Career Batting Leaders Most Runs Batted In Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 193 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 90 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 159 Liam Healy (1995-98) 86 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 159 Rick Milliman (1987-90) 85 Mike Costello (2001-03) 154 Brian Conley (2005-present) 79 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 145 Nick Agoglia (1997-2000) 145 Most Strikeouts Brian McKenna (2001-2004) 141 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 164 Steve Farling (1991-94) 140 Jeremy Stifler (2002-2005) 160 Erik Sheetz (1989-92) 133 Casey Stidham (1999-2002) 140 Liam Healy (1995-98) 123 Erik Sheetz (1989-92) 126 Casper Wells (2003-2005) 115 Steve Farling (1991-94) 120 Kevin King (1987-90) 114 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 119 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 113 Adam Heffron (2003-06) 111 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 112 Mike Costello (2001-03) 109 James Vallillo (1993-96) 112 Scott Bacon (1999-2002) 104 Casey Stidham (1999-2002) 103 Ryan Avila (1998-2001) 100 Most Stolen Bases Ryan Schreiter (2003-2007) 100 Shane Justis (2002-2005) 69 Most Bases On Balls Jacen Martinez (1991-92) 48 Steve Farling (1991-94) 40 Hans Falkenhan (2004-2007) 139 John Matheis (1981-84) 40 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 117 Mark Chiccini (2002-2005) 34 Dusty Reynolds (1996-99) 116 Adam Heffron (2003-2006) 27 Mike Costello (2001-03) 109 Gregg Davies (1999-2002) 25 Adam Heffron (2003-06) 109 Mike Weglein (1987-88) 24 Jay Logwood (1990-93) 104 Harry Groupp (1987-89) 23 Kevin King (1987-90) 98 Jason Rummel (1996-99) 23 Erik Sheetz (1989-92) 96 John Andrade (1981-83) 21 Eric Sheetz, ‘92 James Vallillo (1990-93) 90 Brian Walsh (1987-90) 20

48 2008 Tiger Baseball Tigers’ Career Pitching Leaders Career Pitching Leaders Pitching Leaders (100 IP) GP GS CG IP H R ER W-L Pct. BB SO E.R.A. Larry Raynor (1988-91) 46 28 5 201.1 198 93 71 10-10 .500 91 128 3.17 Mark Eber (1988-90) 33 24 8 168.1 154 88 66 12-9 .571 79 81 3.53 Joe Hughes (1992-95) 37 21 14 174.2 201 100 69 13-9 .591 34 136 3.56 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 33 28 14 184.2 170 88 76 16-9 .640 49 176 3.70 Matt Brady (2000-01) 33 14 2 113.1 87 61 47 9-6 .600 61 92 3.73 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 43 30 14 224.0 244 128 102 14-13 .519 57 100 4.10 Jay Eck (1986-89) 39 27 14 203.2 208 123 94 17-9 .654 91 163 4.15 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 32 31 17 199.2 221 129 95 17-10 .630 74 170 4.28 Brad Stinar (1989-92) 70 2 0 138.2 141 88 67 16-5 .762 59 100 4.35 Chris Graves (1982-83) 21 21 8 131.1 127 86 64 9-7 .563 71 130 4.39 Doug Allen (1979-80) 28 18 7 126.0 139 90 62 7-11 .389 47 74 4.43 Chris Russ (1998-2000) 35 26 7 160.1 176 119 84 12-10 .545 62 132 4.72 Jason Summerlin (2001-2005) 62 18 1 184.0 222 114 97 10-12 .455 42 102 4.74 Jason Reinhart (1995-99) 35 16 5 132.2 130 98 73 6-7 .462 76 99 4.95 Mike Vota (1992-95) 50 38 14 283.1 328 197 157 20-13 .606 108 172 4.99 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 38 27 14 196.0 216 138 110 9-16 .360 79 145 5.05 Peter Buck (1996-99) 50 26 7 209.1 258 140 120 19-6 .760 87 115 5.16 Matt Holley (2004-2007) 46 28 1 172.0 201 119 103 15-12 .556 52 73 5.39 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 51 39 1 219.0 246 171 135 8-15 .348 110 166 5.55 Jon Dupski (2005-present) 47 18 0 149.0 197 120 94 7-7 .500 42 89 5.68 Joe Peeler (2004-2007) 51 34 0 186.2 255 153 121 10-10 .500 57 100 5.83 Bryan Rogers (1998-2001) 44 20 6 165.1 222 127 110 13-7 .650 55 125 5.99

Jason Summerlin pitched in 62 games during his career

Chris Russ was a 12-game winner in his career

Tiger Baseball history 49 history Tigers’ Career Pitching Leaders

Most Games Pitched Most Career Shutouts Joe Peeler, ‘07 Brad Stinar (1989-92) 70 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 5 Jason Summerlin (2001-2005) 62 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 4 Tyler Travis (2004-2007) 62 Scott Hargest (1977-79) 3 Steve Johnson (2003-2006) 58 Joe Peeler (2004-2007) 52 Most Innings Pitched Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 51 Mike Vota (1992-95) 283 Mike Vota (1992-95) 50 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 224 Peter Buck (1996-99) 50 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 219 Joe Fishel (1996-99) 50 Peter Buck (1996-99) 209 Jon Dupski (2005-present) 47 Jay Eck (1986-89) 203 Jason Reinhart (1995-98) 47 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 200 Steve Swiech (2001-04) 47 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 196 Matt Holley (2004-2007) 46 Larry Raynor (1988-91) 191 Larry Raynor (1988-91) 46 Joe Peeler (2004-2007) 187 Dennis Lane (2003-2005) 46 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 184 Jason Summerlin (2001-2005) 184 Most Games Started Joe Hughes (1992-95) 174 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 39 Matt Holley (2004-2007) 172 Mike Vota (1992-95) 38 Tyler Travis (2004-2007) 171 Joe Peeler (2004-2007) 34 Mark Eber (1988-90) 168 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 31 Scott Smith (1980-83) 167 Most Career Bases On Balls Rob Lynch (1989-92) 30 Bryan Rogers (1998-2001) 165 Steve Alcorn (1981-84) 130 Scott Smith (1980-83) 28 Chris Russ (1998-2000) 160 Scott Smith (1980-83) 118 Larry Raynor (1988-91) 28 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 110 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 28 Most Hits Allowed Mike Vota (1992-95) 108 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 27 Mike Vota (1992-95) 328 Joby Weakland (1991-94) 104 Jay Eck (1986-89) 27 Joe Peeler (2004-2007) 255 Larry Raynor (1988-91) 91 Joby Weakland (1991-94) 27 Peter Buck (1996-99) 248 Jay Eck (1986-89) 91 Peter Buck (1996-99) 26 Tyler Travis (2004-2007) 247 Ryan McGonigal (1995-98) 83 Chris Russ (1998-2000) 26 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 246 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 244 Most Career Strikeouts Most Complete Games Bryan Rogers (1998-2001) 222 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 176 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 17 Jason Summerlin (2001-2005) 222 Mike Vota (1992-95) 172 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 14 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 221 Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 170 Mike Vota (1992-95) 14 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 216 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 166 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 14 Kurt Klebrowski (1988-91) 209 Jay Eck (1986-89) 163 Joe Hughes (1992-95) 14 Jay Eck (1986-89) 208 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 145 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 14 Matt Holley (2004-2007) 201 Joe Hughes (1992-95) 136 Joe Hughes (1992-95) 201 Joby Weakland (1992-95) 133 Chris Russ (1998-2000) 132 Most Career Victories Chris Graves (1983-84) 130 Mike Vota (1992-95) 20-13 Peter Buck (1996-99) 19-5 Most Career Losses Chris Nabholz (1986-88) 17-10 Derek Hasselhoff (1992-95) 16 Jay Eck (1986-89) 17-9 Kurt Klebrowski (1988-91) 15 Bryan Simmering (1999-2001) 16-9 Chris Rhoades (2003-2006) 15 Brad Stinar (1989-92) 16-5 Joby Weakland (1991-94) 14 Matt Holley (2004-2007) 15-12 Ryan McGonigal (1995-98) 14 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 14-13 Mike Vota (1992-95) 13 Joe Hughes (1992-95) 13-9 Rob Lynch (1989-92) 13 Tyler Travis, ‘07 Bryan Rogers (1998-2001) 13-7 Mark Eber (1988-90) 12-9 Most Career Saves Chris Russ (1998-2000) 12-10 Brad Stinar (1989-92) 13 Steve Johnson (2003-06) 8 Larry Raynor (1988-91) 8 Jason Walter (2001-2002) 8 Jason Seger (2002-03) 7 Jason Summerlin (2001-2005) 7 50 2008 Tiger Baseball Tigers’ Single Season Leaders Offensive Leaders Most Doubles Most Bases On Balls 22 Jimmy Kittelberger, 2001 50 Hans Falkenhan, 2005 Highest Single Season 21 Mike Costello, 2003 41 John Andrade, 1983 Batting Average (90 AB) 21 Gregg Davies, 2001 41 Dusty Reynolds, 1999 .474 Jay Logwood (81-171), 1992 20 Ryan Avila, 2001 39 Mike Costello, 2003 .455 Mark Edwards (41-90), 1978 18 Kyle Skellchock, 2006 38 Jacen Martinez, 1991 .428 Gregg Davies (80-187), 2002 18 Jason Maxey, 2005 38 Jay Logwood, 1993 .405 Rich Lehosky (49-121), 1985 18 Brian McKenna, 2004 37 Hans Falkenhan, 2006 18 Gregg Davies, 2002 .402 Nick Agoglia (66-164), 1997 Most Strikeouts .399 Gregg Davies (87-218), 2001 17 Shane Justis, 2005 .398 Mike Fleming (49-123), 1997 17 Mike Costello, 2002 53 Casey Stidham, 2001 .392 Nick Agoglia (67-171), 1999 17 Adam Heffron, 2004 53 Hans Falkenhan, 2006 .390 Jason Rummel (73-187), 1998 17 Casper Wells, 2004 51 Jeremy Stifler, 2003 50 Casper Wells, 2005 .389 James Vallillo (65-167), 1996 Most Triples .387 Mike Costello (72-186), 2003 47 Erik Sheetz, 1992 .380 Dusty Reynolds (68-179), 1998 8 John Andrade, 1981 45 Casey Stidham, 2002 7 Adam Heffron, 2005 44 Jason Maxey, 2005 Most Base Hits 7 Casper Wells, 2004 Most Hit By Pitch 87 Gregg Davies, 2001 7 Gregg Davies, 2000 85 Shane Justis, 2005 6 Gregg Davies, 2002 17 Scott Bacon, 2002 81 Jay Logwood, 1992 5 Mike Weglein, 1988 15 Shane Justis, 2004 14 Casper Wells, 2005 80 Gregg Davies, 2002 Most Home Runs 77 Casper Wells, 2005 9 Ryan Avila, 2001 75 Jason Maxey, 2005 23 Jason Maxey, 2005 9 Casper Wells, 2004 73 Jason Rummel, 1998 18 Casper Wells, 2005 72 Mark Chiccini, 2005 17 Mike Costello, 2003 Most Stolen Bases 72 Mike Costello, 2003 17 Erik Sheetz, 1991 29 Shane Justis, 2005 72 Jimmy Kittelberger, 2001 17 Jay Logwood, 1992 28 Jacen Martinez, 1992 71 Kyle Skellchock, 2006 17 Jay Logwood, 1993 21 Mike Weglein, 1988 71 A.J. Tinnirella, 2006 15 Gregg Davies, 2001 20 Jacen Martinez, 1991 70 Scott Bacon, 2001 14 Jeremy Stifler, 2003 19 Bob Brauer, 1978 70 Kyle Skellchock, 2007 14 Liam Healy, 1998 18 Steve Farling, 1992 14 James Vallillo, 1996 17 Mark Chiccini, 2005 Most Runs Scored 14 Scott Bacon, 2002 17 Shane Justis, 2004 17 John Matheis, 1981 70 Casper Wells, 2005 Most Runs Batted In 63 Jimmy Kittelberger, 2001 62 Ryan Avila, 2001 74 Gregg Davies, 2001 Most Games Played 59 Shane Justis, 2005 72 Jason Maxey, 2005 60 Gregg Davies, 2001 59 Gregg Davies, 2002 66 Casper Wells, 2005 60 Scott Bacon, 2001 58 Hans Falkenhan, 2005 63 Mike Costello, 2003 60 Brian McKenna, 2001 57 Gregg Davies, 2001 60 Erik Sheetz, 1991 59 Ryan Avila, 2001 54 Adam Heffron, 2004 55 Scott Bacon, 2002 59 Jimmy Kittelberger, 2001 54 Jay Logwood, 1992 54 Jay Logwood, 1992 53 Jacen Martinez, 1992 52 Mark Chiccini, 2005 Most At Bats 50 Jason Maxey, 2005 52 Liam Healy, 1998 248 Shane Justis, 2005 49 Mike Costello, 2003 51 Gregg Davies, 2002 220 Adam Heffron, 2005 49 Jay Logwood, 1993 51 Joe Vuotto, 1997 218 Ryan Avila, 2001 49 Erik Sheetz, 1991 50 Adam Heffron, 2005 218 Gregg Davies, 2001 49 Scott Bacon, 2002 217 Jason Maxey, 2005 215 Brian McKenna, 2004 213 Casper Wells, 2005 213 Scott Bacon, 2001 205 Brian McKenna, 2003 204 Brian McKenna, 2001

Mike Costello ‘03

Tiger Baseball history 51 history Tigers’ Single Season Leaders Pitching Leaders Most Base Hits Allowed Most Games Pitched 98 Jon Dupski, 2006 95 Mike Vota, 1993 26 Brad Stinar, 1991 94 Larry Raynor, 1991 24 Josh Brown, 2006 94 Mike Vota, 1995 22 Steve Johnson, 2006 93 Rob Lynch, 1991 20 Steve Johnson, 2005 91 Bryan Rogers, 2001 Steve Alcorn, ‘82 20 Jason Walter, 2001 90 Jason Volker, 2006 19 Matt Brady, 2000 87 Chris Rhoades, 2006 18 Jason Summerlin, 2005 83 Chris Nabholz, 1986 18 Jason Seger, 2002 83 Brian Horn, 1982 18 Brad Stinar, 1992 17 Dennis Lane, 2005 17 Jon Tapper, 2005 17 Steve Swiech, 2004 16 Jason Summerlin, 2003 Most Games Started 13 Chris Graves, 1983 13 Mike Vota, 1995 13 Larry Raynor, 1991 13 Matt Brady, 2001 13 Chris Rhoades, 2006 Most Complete Games 9 Derek Hasselhoff, 1995 Jason Walter, ‘02 8 Joe Hughes, 1993 7 Chris Nabholz, 1988 6 Chris Nabholz, 1987 Most Shutouts 3 Scott Hargest, 1978 3 Bryan Simmering, 2001 Most Innings Pitched 92.2 Mike Vota, 1995 88.0 Larry Raynor, 1991 82.0 Jay Eck, 1988 80.2 Chris Graves, 1983 80.1 Mike Vota, 1993 78.2 Peter Buck, 1999 78.0 Bryan Simmering, 2001 76.1 Chris Nabholz, 1988 75.2 Rob Lynch, 1991 73.0 Chris Rhoades, 2005 72.2 Joe Hughes, 1993 71.2 Matt Brady, 2001 71.0 Mike Vota, 1994 70.2 Casper Wells, 2005 70.2 Rob Lynch, 1992 70.2 Mark Eber, 1990

52 2008 Tiger Baseball Most Victories In A Season Most Strikeouts 9 Mike Vota, 1995 89 Bryan Simmering, 2001 9 Jay Eck, 1988 80 Jay Eck, 1988 8 Bryan Simmering, 2001 74 Chris Graves, 1983 7 Matt Holley, 2005 72 Chris Nabholz, 1988 7 Bryan Rogers, 2001 63 Mike Vota, 1995 7 Joe Hughes, 1993 7 Larry Raynor, 1991 7 Brad Stinar, 1991 ** 7 Steve Del Guidice, 1989 Lowest Earned Run Average 0.68 Bob Worgan, 1979 Most Losses In A Season 1.36 Joe Hughes, 1993 8 Kurt Klebrowski, 1989 1.70 Larry Raynor, 1990 7 Matt Holley, 2004 2.12 Chris Nabholz, 1988 7 Andy Weltlinger, 1996 2.70 Jon Reed, 1989 7 Derek Hasselhoff, 1995 2.74 Rob Lynch, 1990 6 Chris Rhoades, 2006 2.80 Mark Eber, 1990 6 Jason Volker, 2006 2.85 Jay Eck, 1988 6 Chris Rhoades, 2004 3.11 Chris Russ, 1999 6 Colin McGonigal, 1997 3.26 Bryan Simmering, 2000 6 Mike Vota, 1994 ** one inning for each game played by team 6 Joby Weakland, 1993 Bryan Rogers, ‘01 6 Rob Lynch, 1990 Most Saves 6 Mark Eber, 1990 7 Jason Walter, 2001 6 Dan Nawojczyk, 1980 6 Steve Johnson, 2006 6 Brad Stinar, 1991 Most Bases On Balls 6 Larry Raynor, 1989 55 Steve Alcorn, 1982 51 Chris Graves, 1983 43 Mike Vota, 1995 40 Joby Weakland, 1994 40 Joe Steneman, 1987 39 Tim Sullivan, 1992 37 Matt Nein, 2002

Matt Holley, ‘07

Tiger Baseball history 53 history Tigers’ Year-By-Year Records Colonial Athletic Association Seasons Season W-L Conf. Record Con. Tour. Coach Remarks 2007 21-30 11-18, 9th pl. n/a Mike Gottlieb 2006 20-34 8-22, 11th pl. n/a Mike Gottlieb 2005 34-24 13-11, 4th pl. 2-2, 2nd pl. Mike Gottlieb CAA Tour. Runners-Up 2004 17-35 6-18 n/a Mike Gottlieb 2003 28-25 11-9, 6th pl. 0-2 Mike Gottlieb First CAA Tour. appearance 2002 23-27-1 9-12 n/a Mike Gottlieb America East Seasons Season W-L Conf. Record Con. Tour. Coach Remarks 2001 37-23 17-11, 3rd pl. 2-2, 2nd pl. Mike Gottlieb america East Runners-Up 2000 31-23-1 19-9, 2nd pl. 0-2, 4th pl. Mike Gottlieb america East Tournament 1999 33-19 20-7, 1st pl. 2-2, 2nd pl. Mike Gottlieb america East Runners-Up 1998 21-27 9-18 n/a Mike Gottlieb 1997 24-28 9-14 1-2, 4th pl. Mike Gottlieb america East Tournament 1996 17-29 8-14 n/a Mike Gottlieb Big South Conference Seasons Season W-L Conf. Record Con. Tour. Coach Remarks Mike Gottlieb led Towson to NCAA Tournament 1995 24-28-1 10-16 n/a Mike Gottlieb appearances in 1988 and 1991 1994 18-29 8-19 n/a Mike Gottlieb 1993 20-25 14-9 0-2 Mike Gottlieb East Coast Conference Seasons Season W-L Conf. Record Con. Tour. Coach Remarks 1992 30-19-1 9-4 2-2 Mike Gottlieb 1991 28-23-1 13-5 3-0 Mike Gottlieb eCC Champions, NCAA Tourn. 1990 18-29 7-7 0-2 Mike Gottlieb 1989 23-21-1 9-4 2-2 Mike Gottlieb eCC Runners-Up 1988 31-17-1 12-2, 1st pl. 3-0 Mike Gottlieb eCC Champions, NCAA Tourn.. 1987 22-19 9-5 0-2 bill Hunter 1986 26-19 9-5 0-2 bill Hunter 1985 15-20 7-7 1-2 bill Hunter 1984 10-14-2 3-9 n/a bill Hunter 1983 19-17-1 9-5 0-2 bill Hunter 1982 12-24 n/a n/a bill Hunter 1981 15-23 n/a n/a bill Hunter 1980 5-20 n/a n/a bill Hunter NCAA Division II Seasons Season W-L Conf. Record Con. Tour. Coach Remarks 1979 20-10 n/a n/a bill Hunter 1978 20-13 7-3 0-1 bob Ziegler NCAA-II Regional Tourn. 1977 11-18 5-7 n/a Charlie Field 1976 10-17 4-8 n/a Charlie Field 1975 17-15 n/a --- Charlie Field 1974 11-10 n/a --- earl Killian 1973 5-10-2 n/a --- earl Killian 1972 4-12 n/a --- earl Killian 1971 9-8 n/a --- earl Killian Mason-Dixon Conf. Champions 1970 12-7 n/a --- earl Killian 1969 9-4 n/a --- earl Killian Mason-Dixon Conf. Champions 1968 9-3 n/a --- earl Killian 1967 9-5 n/a --- earl Killian 1966 9-5 n/a --- earl Killian Former Major League Manager Bill Hunter coached the Tigers for 9 years 54 2008 Tiger Baseball Tigers vs. Opponents Opponent W-L Opponent W-L Opponent W-L Air Force ...... 2-2 Georgia Southern ...... 0-4 North Carolina-Greensboro ...... 1-6 Alabama ...... 0-1 GEORGIA STATE ...... 1-5 NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON . . . . . 6-19 Alabama-Birmingham ...... 1-0 Hampden-Sydney ...... 1-1 North Carolina State ...... 0-3 Albany ...... 4-2 Hartford ...... 17-3 North Florida ...... 1-2 American ...... 8-4-2 High Point ...... 9-9 OLD DOMINION ...... 11-16 Army ...... 2-0 HOFSTRA ...... 40-23 Penn State ...... 4-6 Ball State ...... 1-0 Holy Cross ...... 1-3 Pittsburgh ...... 0-1 Baltimore ...... 9-9 Howard ...... 3-4 Princeton ...... 1-0 Bowling Green ...... 0-2 Iona College ...... 5-2 Radford ...... 2-6 Brooklyn College ...... 6-0 Ithaca College ...... 0-2 Randolph-Macon ...... 1-1 Bucknell ...... 23-11 JAMES MADISON ...... 28-33 Richmond ...... 8-23 Buffalo ...... 6-4 Johns Hopkins ...... 1-1 Rider University ...... 14-19-1 C.W. Post ...... 2-3 Lafayette ...... 19-6 Robert Morris College ...... 2-1 Campbell ...... 7-7-1 LaSalle ...... 1-0 Saint Joseph’s ...... 4-1-1 Canisius ...... 2-0 Lehigh ...... 13-9 St. John’s ...... 0-1 Catholic University ...... 5-10 Le Moyne ...... 6-6 Salisbury State ...... 0-5 Central Connecticut ...... 5-1 Liberty Univ...... 10-8 Shaw College ...... 1-0 Charleston Southern ...... 4-5 Long Island University ...... 7-4 Shippensburg ...... 0-2 College of Charleston ...... 0-4 Longwood ...... 2-1 Southern Mississippi ...... 1-4 The Citadel ...... 1-0 Loyola College ...... 4-2 South Carolina ...... 0-2 Cleveland State ...... 2-0 Lynchburg ...... 1-0 Southern University ...... 0-1 Connecticut ...... 0-1 Maine ...... 12-9 Stony Brook ...... 1-0 Coppin State ...... 6-0 Marist ...... 2-1 Temple University ...... 9-13 DELAWARE ...... 27-62 Maryland ...... 26-30-2 Vermont ...... 9-10 Delaware State ...... 13-5 Maryland Baltimore County ...... 34-29-1 Villanova ...... 3-2 Detroit ...... 1-0 Miami, Fla...... 0-1 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH ...... 13-17 Drexel ...... 34-14 Millersville ...... 1-0 Virginia ...... 1-5 Duke ...... 5-1 Mississippi State ...... 0-1 Virginia Tech ...... 0-7 East Carolina ...... 0-2 Mount Olive ...... 0-1 Wake Forest ...... 2-6 East Stroudsburg ...... 1-0 Mount St. Mary’s ...... 18-3 West Chester ...... 6-9 Elon College ...... 0-2 Navy ...... 8-17 West Virginia ...... 3-2 Fairfield ...... 1-1 New Hampshire ...... 4-0 WILLIAM & MARY ...... 8-17 Fordham ...... 1-1 New York Tech ...... 1-6-1 Winthrop ...... 0-10 Frostburg State ...... 6-6 Nicholls State ...... 0-2 York College ...... 3-1 GEORGE MASON ...... 29-33 NORTHEASTERN ...... 14-15 Youngstown State ...... 4-2 George Washington ...... 19-24-2 North Carolina ...... 2-26 Colonial Athletic Association opponents in bold Georgetown ...... 8-5 North Carolina-Asheville ...... 8-1

East Coast Conference champions - The Tigers celebrate the final out of the 1988 East Coast Conference Tournament after their 21-9 win over Delaware. With the victory, the Tigers earned a bid to the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time. Among the playersTiger mobbing Baseball winning h pitcheristory 55 Jay Eck (hidden) are Eric Crowell (#36), John Musotto (#37), Anthony Caridi (#23), Steve Del Guidice (#18) and Jim Churilla (#22). history Honor Roll All-Americans CoSIDA Academc CAA Player of the Week 2005: Jason Maxey, 1B All-Americans April 30, 2007: kyle Skellchock (OF) (Collegiate Baseball - 2nd Team) 2007: ryan Schreiter (C) - 3rd team April 2, 2007: Hans Falkenhan (3B) 2005: Casper Wells, DH 2002: gregg Davies (OF) - 2nd team May 22, 2006: ryan Schreiter (C) (ABCA - 2nd Team) 1999: Jason Rummel (INF) - 3rd team May 23, 2005: Shane Justis (SS) 2003: Mike Costello, 1B 1996: James Vallillo (DH) - 2nd team May 9, 2005: Jason Maxey (1B) (CollegeBaseball.com - Hon. Mention) April 25, 2005: Hans Falkenhan (3B) 2002: gregg Davies, OF CoSIDA Academic April 4, 2005: Mark Chiccini (OF) (AFCA - Honorable Mention) All-District 2 April 26, 2004: adam Heffron (OF) 2001: gregg Davies, OF 2007: Jon Dupski (P) April 8, 2002: gregg Davies (OF) (Collegiate Baseball - 3rd team) 2007: ryan Schreiter (C) May 6, 2002: Scott Bacon (3B) 1992: Jay Logwood, OF 2004: brian McKenna (INF) (American Baseball Coaches - 2nd team) 2003: brian McKenna (INF) CAA Player of the Year 2002: gregg Davies (OF) 2005: Casper Wells (OF-P) 2002: brian McKenna (INF) 2001: gregg Davies (OF) Colonial Athletic Association All American All-Tournament Team Casper Wells, ‘06 2000: Mike Dubansky (OF) 1999: Jason Rummel (INF) 2005: Casper Wells (DH-P) 1998: Jason Rummel (INF) 2005: Matt Holley (P) 1996: James Vallillo (DH)

Colonial Athletic Association All-Colonial Athletic Association 2007: kyle Skellchock (OF) - 2nd team 2006: adam Heffron (OF) - 2nd team 2005: Jason Maxey (1B) - 1st team 2005: Casper Wells (UTIL) - 1st team 2005: Shane Justis (SS) - 2nd team 2005: Mark Chiccini (OF) - 2nd team 2005: adam Heffron (OF) - 2nd team 2005: Chris Rhoades (P) - 2nd team 2004: Casper Wells (DH) - 1st team Academic All- 2004: adam Heffron (OF) - 2nd team American Ryan 2003: Mike Costello (DH) - 1st team Schreiter, ‘07 2003: brian McKenna (SS) - 1st team 2003: Jeremy Stifler (C) - 2nd team 2003: Shane Justis (2B) - 2nd team 2002: gregg Davies (OF) - 1st team 2002: Mike Costello (1B) - 2nd team

All-CAA outfielder Adam Heffron, ‘06

56 2008 Tiger Baseball America East Coach of the Year 1999: Mike Gottlieb America East Scholar-Athlete 2001: gregg Davies (OF) 2000: Jason Sandner (OF) 1999: Jason Rummel (2B) 1996: James Vallillo (DH) Gregg Davies, ‘02 America East All-Tournament America East 2001: gregg Davies (OF), America East All-League Scott Bacon (3B), 2001: gregg Davies (OF) - 1st team brian McKenna (SS), 2001: Jimmy Kittelberger (OF) - 1st team Jimmy Kittelberger (DH) 2001: bryan Simmering (P) - 1st team 2000: Jason Sandner (OF) 2001: Casey Stidham (C) - 2nd team 1999: Dusty Reynolds (C), Chris Russ (P), 2001: brian McKenna (SS) - 2nd team Jason Sandner (OF), 2000: bryan Simmering (P) - 1st team Tim Pritchard (3B) 2000: Jim Kittleberger (DH) - 1st team 1997: Craig Miller (OF) 1999: Nick Agoglia (OF) - 1st team 1999: Jason Rummel (2B) - 1st team America East Tournament 1999: Dusty Reynolds (C) - 1st team Most Outstanding Player 2001: gregg Davies (OF) 1998: Scott Bacon (SS) - 2nd team 1998: Jason Rummel (SS) - 1st team 1998: Dusty Reynolds (C) - 1st team Big South 1998: liam Healy (1B) - 2nd team Conference 1997: Joe Vuotto (OF) - 1st team All-Big South Conference 1996: James Vallillo (DH) - 1st team 1995: James Vallillo (OF) - 2nd team 1996: Mike Fleming (OF) - 2nd team 1994: Steve Farling (OF) - 1st team 1993: Jay Logwood (OF) - 1st team America East Player of the Year 1993: Joe Hughes (P) - 1st team East Coast 2001: gregg Davies (OF) Conference 1996: James Vallillo (DH) Big South Conference All-Tournament Team All-East Coast Conference 1993: Mike Vota (P) 1992: Jay Logwood (OF) - 1st team 1992: rob Lynch (P) - 1st team 1989: kevin King (SS) - 1st team 1989: Chuck Obrecht (1B) - 1st team 1988: robbie Smith (1B) - 1st team 1988: Mike Wlazlak (3B) - 1st team 1988: kevin King (SS) - 1st team 1988: Chris Nabholz (P) - 1st team All-Conference Pitcher 1987: robbie Smith (OF) - 1st team Bryan Simmering, ‘02 1986: Jamie Herbert (OF) - 1st team 1986: rich Lehosky (1B) - 1st team 1986: Paul Krug (DH) - 1st team 1985: Jacob Smith (OF) - 1st team ECC Player of the Year 1992: Jay Logwood (OF) ECC Coach of the Year 1988: Mike Gottlieb ECC Tour. Most Valuable Player 1991: larry Raynor, Pitcher 1988: brian Walsh, Second Base ECC Tour. Most Valuable Pitcher 1988: Chris Nabholz

Tiger Baseball history 57 history Tigers In Pro Baseball Although there are currently no former Tigers and a 2.83 E.R.A. He also pitched for the the Appalchian League and had a 2-0 record playing , Towson Chicago Cubs for one year and split the 1994 with a 0.83 E.R.A. After being promoted to University had extensive ties with the big season between Boston and Cleveland. He Savannah in the South Atlantic League, he leagues. retired with a 37-35 career record and a 3.94 had a 3-1 record and a 2.43 E.R.A. From 1979 to 1987, the Tiger baseball E.R.A. In 2001, he had a 5-2 record with a 3.47 program was coached by Bill Hunter, a Since 1995, Towson has had 11 players E.R.A. at Charlotte and was named to former major league manager and player. drafted by the major leagues. the Florida State League’s All-Star team. Hunter, who compiled a 144-166-3 record In 2005, outfielder Casper Wells and However, a back injury sidelined him for in his nine seasons as the Tiger baseball coach, infielder Shane Justis were drafted. The Colo- the rest of the season. Former Tiger pitchers had a seven-year career as an infielder with nial Athletic Association Player of the Year, Chris Fiora and Denny Chapman also the St. Louis Browns, the Baltimore Orioles, Wells was a 14th round pick by Detroit while pitched in the minor leagues six years ago. the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Justis was chosen in the 21st round by the Jason Rummel, ’99 was a 29th round draft Indians and the Kansas City Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers. pick by the White Sox in 1999. He hit .267 Orioles’ starting shortstop in 1954, he was Wells has played three seasons in the with eight home runs and 36 runs batted in a member of the 1953 American League all- Detroit system and spent last year as an during one season at Bristol. star team. He also played for the Yankees’ outfielder for the Oneonta Tigers. He was In 2001, Bryan Simmering was drafted World Championship team in 1956. named to the New York Penn League all-star by Oakland in the 27th round. He had an After his retirement as a player, he joined team after batting .267 with 9 home runs impressive season for Phoenix in the Arizona the Orioles’ organization in 1962 and and 47 RBI’s. League. He had a 2-2 record with a 2.40 managed Bluefield in the Appalchian League Justis batted .297 with six home runs and E.R.A. for two years, leading the team to a pair of 45 RBI’s while playing for the Inland Empire In 2002, Gregg Davies was drafted by league championships. In 1964, he joined the in the Dodgers’ organization last season. the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round. He Orioles as Hank Bauer’s third base coach, a In addition, first baseman Jason Maxey played for the Aberdeen Ironbirds in their position he held for more than 13 seasons. was signed as a free agent by the Balti- innaugural season and hit .224 with 13 During those years, they won two world more Orioles and played one season for doubles. In 2003, he split the year between titles and four American League pennants. the Aberdeen Ironbirds. He batted .256 at Delmarva and Frederick and hit .270 for In mid-1977, he left the Orioles and managed Aberdeen with eight doubles and 16 runs Frederick. the Texas Rangers for two years, leading the batted in. In 2003, Mike Costello was signed as an Rangers to a pair of second place finishes in Pitcher Derek Hasselhoff, ’95 came very undrafted free agent by the Orioles and spent the A.L. West. After his retirement in 1978, close to reaching the major leagues. Hassel- two years in their minor league system. he became Towson’s baseball coach. He was hoff, a member of the Chicago White Sox the Towson University athletic director from organization for five and a half years, 1984 to 1995. Inducted into the Orioles’ Hall pitched for the Class AAA Pawtucket Red of Fame in 1997, he became a member of the Sox in 2002. In 1999, he helped the Char- Towson Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. lotte Knights win the International League One of the finest pitchers in Towson title, posting a 6-0 record with four saves and history, Chris Nabholz pitched in the major a 4.82 E.R.A. In 2001, he pitched to a 6-1 leagues from 1990 to 1995. A second round record at Charlotte with a 2.03 E.R.A. and draft pick by the Montreal Expos in 1988, six saves. In three years at Charlotte, he had he pitched for the Expos from 1990 to 1993. a 19-5 record with 16 saves. In four seasons as an Expo, Nabholz had a A third round draft pick by the Texas 34-29 record. In 1992, he was 11-12 with Rangers in 2000, Chris Russ had an impres- a 3.32 earned run average. The lefthander sive start to his career before injuries took made his debut in 1990, posting a 6-2 record their toll. In 2000, he pitched at Pulaski in

Tiger Baseball Players Drafted By The Major Leagues Year Player Position Organization Round 1983: John Andrade infielder Texas Rangers 24th round 1988: Chris Nabholz lefthanded Pitcher Montreal Expos 2nd round 1995: Derek Hasselhoff righthanded Pitcher Chicago White Sox 17th round 1995: Mike Vota Righthanded Pitcher Chicago White Sox 18th round 1999: Chris Fiora Righthanded Pitcher St. Louis Cardinals 22nd round 1999: Jason Rummel infielder Chicago White Sox 29th round 2000: Chris Russ Lefthanded Pitcher Texas Rangers 3rd round 2000: Denny Chapman righthanded Pitcher San Diego Padres 27th round 2001: bryan Simmering righthanded Pitcher oakland Athletics 27th round 2002: gregg Davies outfielder Baltimore Orioles 21st round 2005: Casper Wells * outfielder-Pitcher Detroit Tigers 14th round 2005: Shane Justis * Shortstop Los Angeles Dodgers 21st round Bill Hunter in the Orioles’ third * active base coaching box in 1974 58 2008 Tiger Baseball