2014 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Bright House Field, Clearwater, Fl

2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 1 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championships Bright House Field - Clearwater, Fla. May 21-25, 2014

The American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship will be held at Bright House Field in 2014. The stadium is home to the Clearwater Threshers, the Class A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The top eight teams, based on regular-season finish in the league standings, qualified for the championship, and are placed in one of two pools. The tournament champion will receive the league’s automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. @American_Champs Facebook.com/AmericanConf #AmericanBSB

2014 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRIGHT HOUSE FIELD, CLEARWATER, FL

POOL A POOL B #1 SEED LOUISVILLE #2 SEED UCF #4 SEED RUTGERS #3 SEED HOUSTON #5 SEED USF #6 SEED TEMPLE #8 SEED MEMPHIS #7 SEED UCONN

#1 SEED CHOOSES FIRST BYE DAY; #2 SEED CHOOSES SECOND BYE DAY; CORRESPONDING BYES COMPLETED ACCORDINGLY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 21‐May 22‐May 23‐May 24‐May 25‐May #7 UCONN #3 HOUSTON #4 RUTGERS #6 TEMPLE/#7 UCONN^

GAME 1 GAME 4 GAME 7 GAME 10 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 11:00 AM (live on The ADN) (live on The ADN) (live on The ADN) (live on The ADN) #2 UCF #7 UCONN #8 MEMPHIS #6 TEMPLE/#7 UCONN^

#6 TEMPLE #8 MEMPHIS #1 LOUISVILLE #1 LOUISVILLE/#4 RUTGERS^ POOL A WINNER

GAME 2 GAME 5 GAME 8 GAME 11 CHAMPIONSHIP 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM Noon (live on The ADN) (live on The ADN) (live on The ADN) (live on The ADN) (live on ESPNU) #3 HOUSTON #1 LOUISVILLE #5 USF #1 LOUISVILLE/#4 RUTGERS^ POOL B WINNER

#5 USF #2 UCF #2 UCF/#3 HOUSTON^ #5 USF/ #8 MEMPHIS^

GAME 3 GAME 6 GAME 9 GAME 12 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM (live on The ADN) (live on The ADN) (live on The ADN) (live on The ADN) #4 RUTGERS #6 TEMPLE #2 UCF/#3 HOUSTON^ #5 USF/ #8 MEMPHIS^

* All times are ET Games 1‐12 will be live on the 'American Digital Network' (The ADN); Championship Game live on ESPNU

^ Home teams will be determined at site 2 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 2014 CHAMPIONSHIP

2014 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The stadium’s seating capacity is 8,500. The outfield dimensions measure 329 feet down the leftfield line, 408 feet to center, and 330 down the rightfield line. The $25 million facility features a 360-degree main concourse, grass berm seating, group picnic areas, a children’s play area and a state-of-the-art video scoreboard. In addition to a major-league quality playing field, the facility also houses the Carpenter Complex – an adjacent four-diamond practice complex, which allows teams to take full- field batting practice while a game is taking place in the stadium.

“For years, baseball players and fans of all ages have flocked to Florida for first-class competition and enjoyable experiences,” said John Webb, President/CEO of the Florida Sports Foundation. Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced that the first American “With this new agreement, the State of Florida, St. Petersburg/ Athletic Conference Baseball Championship will be hosted at Clearwater Sports Commission and the City of Clearwater Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. The championship will take welcome the American Athletic Conference Championship for place May 21-25, 2014. The final will be televised on ESPNU. its first year. The players will continue to have an experience to remember competing on the same field as their major league Bright House Field, which is regarded as one of the finest minor heroes and fans will enjoy the amenities Bright House Field offers league playing and practice facilities in the nation, is no stranger spring training baseball fans on an annual basis.“ to collegiate baseball after hosting seven Big East Championships. The site first hosted the conference tournament in 2006 and was “The St. Pete/Clearwater Sports Commission is proud of the the league’s championship destination for seven of the last eight partnership established with The American,” said Kevin Smith, years. Director of Sports for the commission. “Our entire community has a long list of signature events in the Bright House Clearwater “We’re excited to partner with Bright House Field for our first Super Boat National Championship, Honda Grand Prix of St. Pete, baseball championship,” said Aresco. “Our goal is always to Rock n Roll St. Pete Half Marathon and the USF Softball Series. provide the best possible championship experience for our This championship exemplifies that the Road to Omaha starts in student-athletes, coaches and fans. This partnership with Bright the St. Pete/Clearwater Area.” House Field and the support of the St. Petersburg-Clearwater area make that a certainty.” The top eight teams in the final regular-season standings will qualify for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Championship, “The City of Clearwater will look forward to welcoming the players, which will utilize a pool format that comprises 13 games. Each coaches and fans to Florida’s best beach town and to supporting team will play three games in a round-robin format within its the American Athletic Conference champion in its pursuit of its pool, and the winners of each pool will meet in the May 25 final. first College World Series championship,” said Clearwater mayor George Cretekos. Two teams from The American’s 2014 baseball membership reached the 2013 NCAA Championship. UConn won its opening Bright House Field serves as the spring training site for the game in the Blacksburg Regional, while Louisville advanced Philadelphia Phillies, and it has housed the Phillies’ Florida State through the Regional and Super Regional rounds on its way to League affiliate Clearwater Threshers since the facility opened in the College World Series. 2004.

“We are excited to be the host of the newly named American Athletic Conference and it’s 2014 Baseball Championship here at beautiful Bright House Field,” said John Timberlake, Director of Florida Operations for Phillies Florida. “Having been the host of the Big East Baseball Championships for seven out of the last eight years, we want to welcome the new institutions that make up The American as well as the remaining members that have come to enjoy our first class facility here at Bright House Field in addition to the Clearwater community and its pristine beaches.”

2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 3 2014 AWARD WINNERS AND ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR PITCHER OF THE YEAR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Jeff Gardner Eric Skoglund Andrew Lantrip, RHP, Houston Louisville, Jr., OF UCF, Jr., LHP Gaby Rosa, RHP, Rutgers Gardner was The American Skoglund Preseason Player became the ace of the Year, and of the Knights’ followed through staff during a Two freshman pitchers shared by winning breakthrough junior campaign, conference Rookie of the Year postseason honors. The finishing the regular season 9-2 honors. Houston’s Andrew senior led the conference with with a 2.04 ERA. The 6-foot-7 Lantrip went 5-0 with a 1.64 a .575 slugging percentage, 61 lefthander led the conference ERA, best among all freshmen, RBI and 115 total bases. His in innings pitched (105.2), and struck out 25 hitters in 33.0 RBI total was 11 higher than starts (14), and strikeouts (92). innings as a midweek starter the next conference player Skoglund was named The for the Cougars. Rutgers’ and ranks eight in the nation, American Pitcher of the Week Gaby Rosa went 6-2 with a while his slugger percentage a league-high four times. 2.28 earned-run average, was 51 points higher than making 10 starts in his debut second place. Gardner is a season. Hitters batted just candidate for the Senior Class .219 against Rosa, who won Award and was a two-time his last four decisions as a Player of the Week selection. valuable weekend starter for the Scarlet Knights.

ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAM P Eric Skoglund * UCF P Zach Rodgers UCF P Anthony Marzi UConn P Kyle Funkhouser * Louisville P Aaron Garza Houston P Jon Reed Memphis Sr. P Caleb Wallingford Memphis P Jake Lemoine Houston P Howie Brey Rutgers P Jimmy Herget USF P Jared Ruxer Louisville 1B Brian O’Grady Rutgers RP Nick Burdi Louisville Jr. RP Chase Wellbrock Houston 2B Zach Lucas Louisville C Max McDowell UConn C Levi Borders USF SS Pat Sweeney Rutgers C Caleb Barker Houston 1B James Vasquez UCF 3B Connor Hollis Houston 1B Bobby Melley UConn 1B Casey Grayson Houston OF Erik Barber UCF 2B Nick Favatella Rutgers 2B Dylan Moore UCF OF Justin Glass Cincinnati SS Tommy Williams UCF SS Kyle Teaf USF Jr. OF Matt Williams Cincinnati 3B Alex Chittenden Louisville- 3B Derek Peterson Temple OF Jake Little Memphis So. OF Ian Happ Cincinnati OF Derrick Salberg UCF OF Mike Carter Rutgers OF Blake Davey UConn OF Kyle Survance Houston OF Vinny Zarrillo Rutgers OF Jeff Gardner * Louisville OF Cole Sturgeon Louisville DH Luke Borders USF DH Justin Montemayor * Houston DH Sam Tolleson UCF * = Unanimous Selection 4 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS (AS OF MAY 19) WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Baseball American/USA Today Coaches Poll 2014 STANDINGS American Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Week* UCF HOU LOU MEM USF 12/7 Louisville* 19-5 .792 43-13 .768 W3 Preseason -/RV - 20/9 - - March 3 - /RV 19/13 /RV /RV UCF 17-7 .708 34-22 .607 W1 March 10 - /RV 17/11 /RV - 16/17 Houston 14-9 .609 41-14 .745 W1 March 17 - 23/24 14/9 /RV - Rutgers 14-9 .609 29-23 .558 W2 March 24 - 17/17 14/13 - - USF 10-14 .417 26-29 .473 L2 March 31 - 10/13 11/8 - - April 7 - 8/10 13/11 - - Temple 9-14 .391 14-30 .318 L1 April 14 - 14/15 10/9 - - UConn 9-14 .391 26-29 .473 L1 April 14 - 14/16 13/17 - - Memphis 8-16 .333 28-28 .500 L2 April 21 -/RV 14/16 13/17 - - Cincinnati 6-18 .250 22-31 .415 L4 April 28 23/RV 16/18 13/8 - - May 5 -/RV 16/18 10/8 - - May 12 -/RV 16/16 10/6 - - * - Won Regular Season Championship May 19 - 16/17 12/7 - - 2014 WEEKLY HONORS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS Feb. 17 Jeff Gardner, OF, Louisville Feb. 17: Tommy Williams, SS/2B, UCF; Aaron Garza, P, Houston; Feb. 24 Zach Lucas, INF, Louisville Zach Willis, 2B, Memphis; Jimmy Herget, RHP, USF; Luke Maglich, OF, USF March 3 Brian O’Grady, 1B, Rutgers March 10Frankie Ratcliff, SS, Houston Feb. 24: Derrick Salberg, CF, UCF; Matt Ring, P, Cincinnati; Jack Sunberg OF, UConn; Kyle Funkhouser, P, Louisville; Janick Serrallonga, P, USF March 17Zach Lucas, INF, Louisville March 24Sam Tolleson, DH, UCF March 3: Jeff Gardner, OF, Louisville; Jared Ruxer, RHP, Louisville; Drew Griffin, 3B, Memphis; Howie Brey, LHP, Rutgers; Brandon Lawson, Fr., RHP, March 31Kyle Survance, OF, Houston USF April 7 Tommy Williams, SS, UCF April 14 Blake Davey, OF, UConn March 10: Andrew Zellner, RHP, Cincinnati; Aaron Garza, RHP, Houston, Jared Ruxer, RHP, Louisville; Jon Reed, RHP, Memphis; Derek Peterson, 3B, April 21 Casey Grayson, 1B, Houston Temple April 28 Danny Rosenbaum, DH, LOU March 17: Tommy Williams, SS, UCF; Ian Happ, OF, Cincinnati; Andrew May 5 Jeff Gardner, OF, Louisville Zapata, RHP, UConn; Caleb Barker, C, Houston; Casey Mulholland, RHP, USF May 12 Connor McVey, SS, Cincinnati March 24: Bobby Melley, 1B, UConn; Jared West, LHP, Houston; Gaby Rosa, May 19 James Vasquez, 1B, UCF RHP, Rutgers; Jimmy Herget, RHP, USF; Matt Hockenberry, RHP, Temple PITCHERS OF THE WEEK March 31: Derrick Salberg, CF, UCF; Bobby Melley, 1B, UConn; Tyler Ford, LHP, Houston; Kyle Funkhouser, RHP, Louisville; Jimmy Herget, RHP, USF Feb. 17 Jared West, LHP, Houston Feb. 24 Tyler Ford, LHP, Houston April 7: Jake Lemoine, RHP, Houston; Frankie Ratcliff, SS, Houston; March 3 Aaron Garza, RHP, Houston Nick Burdi, RP, Louisville; Kyle Driscoll, RHP, Rutgers; Casey Mulholland, RHP, USF March 10 Casey Mulholland, RHP, USF March 17 Zach Lucas, INF, Louisville April 14: Justin Glass, OF, Cincinnati; Nick Burdi, RP, Jr., Louisville; Gaby March 24 Sam Tolleson, DH, UCF Rosa, RHP, Rutgers; Jimmy Herget, RHP, USF; Kyle Teaf, SS, Jr, USF March 31 Kyle Survance, OF, Houston April 21: Grant Walker, RHP, Cincinnati; Zach Schritenthal, 3B, Memphis; April 7 Tommy Williams, SS, UCF Mike Carter, OF, Rutgers; Gaby Rosa, RHP, Rutgers; Ryan Keuhn, RHP, Temple April 14 Blake Davey, OF, UConn April 28: Eric Skoglund, LHP, UCF; Brian Ward, LHP, UConn; Justin April 21 Casey Grayson, 1B, Houston Montemayor, OF, Houston; Kyle Funkhouser, RHP, Louisville; Jimmy Herget, April 28 Danny Rosenbaum, DH, LOU RHP, USF May 5 Jeff Gardner, OF, Louisville May 5: Conor Walsh, RHP, Cincinnati; Max McDowell, C, UConn; Casey May 12 Nick Burdi, RHP, Louisville Grayson, 1B, Houston; Jon Reed, RHP, Memphis; Jon Young, RHP, Rutgers May 19 Jimmy Herget, RHP, USF May 12: Eric Skoglund, LHP, UCF; Matt Ring, RHP, Cincinnati; Andrew Lantrip, RHP, Houston; Howie Brey, LHP, Rutgers; Nick Favatella, 2B, Rutgers

May 19: Brian Ward, LHP, UConn; Jared Robinson, RHP, Houston; Gaby Rosa, RHP, Rutgers; Anthony Kidston, RHP, Louisville; Matt Hockenberry, RHP, Temple

2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 5 TAKE ME OUT TO THE BIG-TIME, CROWD PLEASING, LET’S KNOCK BOREDOM OUT OF THE PARK BALLGAME. d veAmplifie #Li

With amazing beaches and world-class arts, your getaway is always a grand-slam good time in St. Pete/Clearwater. Everyone’s a winner on America’s Best Beaches. LiveAmplified.com UCF Knights (34-22 Overall/17-7 American) UCF KNIGHTS FEBRUARY 14 vs. Siena W, 8-1 NO. 2 SEED 15 vs. Siena W, 11-4 TAKE ME OUT 16 vs. Siena W, 9-6 18 at No. 23/20 Florida L, 1-5 34-22 OVERALL UCF Baseball Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) 21 vs. Ohio State L, 3-9 (10) 17-7 AMERICAN 22 vs. Oklahoma W, 4-1 TO THE 23 vs. The Citadel W, 9-7 BIG-TIME, Location:...... Orlando, Fla. 25 at Jacksonville W, 5-3 Nickname:...... Knights 28 at Ole Miss L, 3-4 (13) Colors:...... Black & Gold MARCH CROWD PLEASING, LET’S KNOCK Enrollment:...... 59,787 1 at Ole Miss L, 4-5 (10) Founded:...... 1963 2 at Ole Miss L, 2-9 Athletic Director:...... Todd Stansbury 4 at Bethune-Cookman L, 2-5 BOREDOM Head Coach:...... Terry Rooney 5 vs. Michigan L, 2-3 OUT OF THE PARK Assistant Coaches:...... Kevin Schnall, Ryan Klosterman 7 vs. Central Michigan L, 6-7 8 vs. Central Michigan L, 2-3 (10) 9 vs. Central Michigan W, 5-4 Statistical Leaders 11 vs. No. 2/2 Florida State L, 10-11 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP 12 vs. No. 2/2 Florida State L, 1-18 BALLGAME. VASQUEZ, JAMES .340 55-55 197 39 67 10 1 6 50 97 .492 28 12 14 vs. Central Connecticut W, 10-0 SALBERG, DERRICK .315 47-47 203 39 64 6 0 1 23 73 .360 13 4 15 vs. Central Connecticut W, 9-8 MOORE, DYLAN .302 53-53 222 43 67 15 0 2 31 88 .396 19 10 16 vs. Central Connecticut L, 4-5 BARBER, ERIK .298 42-42 151 37 45 9 2 5 27 73 .483 20 13 18 at No. 25 Miami W, 9-2 TOLLESON, SAM .286 38-29 112 17 32 4 0 3 21 45 .402 9 6 21 vs. Cincinnati * W, 7-1 WILLIAMS, TOMMY .265 55-55 211 35 56 8 1 11 44 99 .469 25 7 22 vs. Cincinnati * W, 7-4 SAVINON, JORDAN .240 55-50 183 20 44 9 0 2 22 59 .322 17 4 23 vs. Cincinnati * W, 5-1 WOODS, JOMARCOS .230 53-50 165 26 38 3 1 0 12 43 .261 26 4 26 vs. Bethune-Cookman W, 4-1 GELLINGER, KAM .219 53-52 183 24 40 2 1 1 14 47 .257 20 3 28 vs. Temple * W, 6-4 Player ERA W-L APP-GSCGSHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 29 vs. Temple * W, 8-2 RODGERS, ZACH 1.41 6-1 25-6 0 0/1 5 70.1 61 18 11 13 47 30 vs. Temple * W, 12-5 SKOGLUND, ERIC 2.04 9-2 14-14 3 1-2 0 105.2 75 27 24 25 92 APRIL MARTIN, TYLER 2.63 0-2 10-3 0 0/0 1 13.2 14 9 4 12 6 1 at North Florida W, 8-4 PETREE, JARROD 2.64 4-0 19-0 0 0/0 0 30.2 29 9 9 9 23 4 at USF * W, 2-0 FAVRE, ZAC 2.79 1-1 25-0 0 0/1 1 29.0 15 11 9 12 29 5 at USF * L, 2-4 MEYER, RYAN 2.97 3-1 14-8 0 0/1 0 39.1 26 17 13 20 22 6 at USF * W, 6-3 THOMPSON, TRENT 3.43 1-6 29-0 0 0/0 5 44.2 56 21 17 9 23 9 vs. No. 24/24 Miami L, 5-6 THOMAS, PARKER 3.91 1-3 27-0 0 0/0 1 25.1 24 12 11 20 21 11 at Memphis * L, 2-1 DAVIS, SPENCER 4.28 2-1 16-10 0 0/1 0 48.1 49 26 23 31 31 12 at Memphis * W, 9-8 13 at Memphis * W, 10-0 15 vs. Florida A&M W, 11-4 d 17 vs. Louisville * W, 8-2 17 vs. Louisville * W, 4-3 (11)

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#Li 25 vs. Rutgers * W, 3-1 26 vs. Rutgers * W, 4-3 27 vs. Rutgers W, 10-3 MAY 2 at Houston * W, 4-3 3 at Houston * L, 3-4 4 at Houston * L, 2-5 6 vs. Florida Atlantic L, 0-1 7 at Florida Atlantic W, 4-1 With amazing beaches and world-class 9 vs. Presbyterian W, 11-0 arts, your getaway is always a grand-slam 10 vs. Presbyterian L, 3-6 11 vs. Presbyterian W, 11-2 good time in St. Pete/Clearwater. Everyone’s 13 at No. 4/4 Florida State W, 8-2 a winner on America’s Best Beaches. 15 at UConn * L, 4-5 LiveAmplified.com 15 at UConn * L, 5-6 16 at UConn * W, 7-6 American Athletic Conference Championship 21 vs. No. 7 UConn 11 a.m. 22 vs. No. 6 Temple 7 p.m. 24 vs. No. 3 Houston 7 p.m. * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern SS Tommy Williams 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 7 Front Row (L to R): Dalton Duty, Zach Rodgers, Chad Whiteaker, Kyle Perkins, Vinnie Rosace, Parker Thomas, Joe Marotta, Bret Gordon, JoMarcos Woods, Erik Barber. Second Row (L to R): Student Manager Nate Allen, Equipment Manager Ryan McPhail, Student Manager Pete Buscaino, Assistant Coach Ryan Klosterman, Assistant Coach Kevin Schnall, Head Coach Terry Rooney, Volunteer Assistant Coach Kyle Sprague, James Vasquez, Derrick Salberg, Athletic Trainer John Lee, Student Manager Cody Azzi, Director of Baseball Operations Andy Chriscaden. Third Row (L to R): Dylan Moore, Brooks Morgan, Drew Faintich, Mitchell Tripp, Jarrod Petree, Trent Thompson, Nathan Morris, Eugene Vazquez, Kam Gellinger, Matt Diorio, Danny Dixon. Back Row (L to R): Hayden Platt, Tanner Olson, Sam Tolleson, Tyler Hayden, Ryan Meyer, Eric Skoglund, Zac Favre, Spencer Davis, Robby Howell, Tyler Martin, Jordan Savinon. UCF KNIGHTS No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 10 Erik Barber OF Jr. R/R 5-7 191 Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland 35 Spencer Davis RHP R-Jr. R/R 6-5 216 The Woodlands, Texas/Howard JC 30 Matt Diorio C Fr. L/R 6-1 195 Staten Island, N.Y./Moore Catholic 37 Danny Dixon LHP Jr. L/L 6-2 195 Orlando, Fla./Brevard CC 11 Dalton Duty INF/OF Fr. L/R 5-11 192 Palatka, Fla./Palatka 40 Drew Faintich LHP Fr. L/L 6-3 215 Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian 31 Zac Favre RHP So. R/R 6-3 217 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence 3 Kam Gellinger INF Fr. L/R 6-1 180 Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast 36 Bret Gordon INF Sr. R/R 5-11 190 Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain 15 Tyler Hayden INF/OF Fr. R/R 6-4 220 Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo 41 Robby Howell RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 223 Fort White, Fla./Fort White 38 Joe Marotta RHP Jr. R/R 5-11 170 Port Saint Lucie, Fla./Col. of Central Florida 23 Tyler Martin RHP So. R/R 6-2 204 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence 44 Ryan Meyer RHP R-So. R/R 6-6 195 Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo 2 Dylan Moore INF Jr. R/R 6-0 185 Yorba Linda, Calif./Cypress College 5 Brooks Morgan INF Fr. R/R 6-1 190 Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz 27 Nathan Morris RHP Jr. R/R 6-2 212 Semmes, Ala./Chattahoochee Valley 28 Tanner Olson RHP Jr. R/R 6-4 210 Ferndale, Wash./Skagit Valley College 24 Kyle Perkins C Fr. R/R 6-1 185 Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central 21 Jarrod Petree UTL R-Fr. R/R 6-1 175 Apopka, Fla./Apopka 20 Hayden Platt C Fr. R/R 6-3 215 Naples, Fla./Naples 39 Zach Rodgers RHP Jr. R/R 5-11 175 Glendale, Ariz./Cochise College 19 Vinnie Rosace LHP Fr. L/L 5-11 185 Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary 17 Derrick Salberg OF Jr. L/L 6-0 175 Kelso, Wash./Lower Columbia College 29 Jordan Savinon C Jr. L/R 6-2 210 Clearwater, Fla./St. Petersburg College 25 Eric Skoglund LHP Jr. L/L 6-7 172 Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota 32 Parker Thomas LHP Jr. L/L 6-0 195 Richmond, Texas/Weatherford College 42 Trent Thompson RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 265 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep 16 Sam Tolleson INF Jr. R/R 6-3 195 Houston, Texas/Cypress College 34 Mitchell Tripp RHP R-So. R/R 6-1 215 Bellingham, Wash./Lower Columbia College 13 James Vasquez INF Jr. L/L 6-0 223 Palm City, Fla./Martin County 18 Eugene Vazquez INF/OF Fr. L/L 6-2 205 Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek 12 Chad Whiteaker INF/OF Jr. R/R 5-10 195 Henderson, Nev./Col. of Southern Nevada 14 Tommy Williams INF Jr. R/R 6-2 171 North Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens 6 JoMarcos Woods OF Jr. L/L 5-6 172 Orlando, Fla./The First Academy

8 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p UConn Huskies UCONN HUSKIES (26-29 Overall/9-14 American) FEBRUARY NO. 7 SEED Snowbird Baseball Tournament (Port Charlotte, Fla.) 14 vs. Ohio State L, 2-8 26-29 OVERALL 15 vs. Indiana State L, 0-3 16 vs. Auburn L, 3-7 Baseball at the Beach Tournament (Myrtle Beach, SC) 9-14 AMERICAN 21 vs. Wichita State W, 2-1 (10) Location:...... Storrs, Conn. 22 vs. George Mason W, 11-2 Nickname:...... Huskies 23 vs. Illinois W, 6-0 Colors:...... Blue & White 28 at Lipscomb W, 6-4 (10) Enrollment:...... 30,525 MARCH Founded:...... 1881 1 at Lipscomb L, 3-4 Athletic Director:...... Warde Manuel 2 at Lipscomb L, 1-14 Head Coach...... Jim Penders 7 at Florida L, 0-1 (11) Assistant Coaches:...... Jim Hourigan, Joshua MacDonald 8 at Florida L, 1-2 (10) 9 at Florida L, 5-6 (10) 11 vs. Sacred Heart W, 5-0 Statistical Leaders Big 5 Baseball Bash Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP 15 at LaSalle W, 17-1 MELLEY, BOBBY .360 55-54 200 31 72 16 1 4 45 102 .510 31 16 16 at Villanova W, 7-6 DAVEY, BLAKE .319 53-52 191 46 61 9 0 10 31 100 .524 30 18 18 vs. Harvard (Winter Haven, Fla.) W, 9-4 SUNDBERG, JACK .278 54-54 212 35 59 3 1 0 16 64 .302 32 0 19 vs. Cent. Conn (Winter Haven, Fla.) W, 6-1 MCDOWELL, MAX .277 47-45 173 21 48 9 1 1 33 62 .358 20 7 21 at USF* L, 1-2 DANIELLO, BRYAN .276 54-54 217 32 60 12 3 2 26 84 .387 25 7 22 at USF* L, 2-6 YAVARONE, ERIC .270 35-34 137 12 37 4 0 0 15 41 .299 8 1 23 at USF* W, 4-2 SIENA, VINNY .238 49-49 206 20 49 8 0 2 23 63 .306 10 2 25 vs. Hartford L, 2-3 VERDI, TOM .257 28-25 101 22 26 3 0 0 9 29 .287 9 11 28 vs. Rutgers* L, 5-7 29 vs. Rutgers* W, 11-4 Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO APRIL ZAPATA, ANDREW 2.79 3 2 14 8 0 0 3 0 58.0 38 22 18 32 34 1 at Boston College L, 1-2 MARZI, ANTHONY 2.81 5 6 14 14 0 0 0 0 89.2 70 33 28 37 66 2 vs. Yale W, 14-1 WARD, BRIAN 2.87 4 2 12 9 2 1 1 0 59.2 55 25 19 26 37 4 vs. Bryant L, 2-7 TABAKMAN, JORDAN 3.39 3 4 13 13 0 0 0 0 71.2 81 33 27 25 42 5 vs. Stony Brook L, 3-6 KAY, ANTHONY 3.69 5 4 17 8 0 0 0 1 63.1 60 31 26 38 52 6 vs. Bryant L, 3-5 RUOTOLO, PATRICK 2.81 1 3 23 0 0 0 1 2 41.2 35 17 13 20 47 8 at Northeastern W, 2-0 9 vs. Brown W, 7-4 11 at Cincinnati* L, 1-3 12 at Cincinnati* W, 7-2 13 at Cincinnati* W, 14-3 17 vs. Temple* W, 4-1 18 vs. Temple* L, 4-7 (14) 19 vs. Temple* L, 2-6 21 vs. Central Connecticut W, 9-1 22 at UMass W, 8-5 23 at Quinnipiac W, 5-3 25 at Louisville* L, 0-2 26 at Louisville* L, 1-6 27 at Louisville* L, 2-8 29 at UMass L, 4-5 MAY 2 at Memphis* W, 8-5 3 at Memphis* L, 1-6 4 at Memphis* W, 13-2 10 vs. Houston* L, 1-3 11 vs. Houston* L, 2-7 11 vs. Houston* L, 4-8 13 vs. Rhode Island W, 7-0 13 vs. Rhode Island L, 9-12 (13) 15 vs. UCF* W, 5-4 15 vs. UCF* W, 6-5 16 vs. UCF* L, 6-7 American Athletic Conference Championship 21 vs. No. 2 UCF 11 a.m. 22 vs. No. 3 Houston 11 a.m. 24 vs. No. 6 Temple 11 a.m. * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern 1B Bobby Melley 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 9 Back row standing (L to R): Assistant Coach Jeffrey Hourigan, Assistant Coach Joshua MacDonald, Sam Nepiarsky, Mike Niego, Bobby Melley, Blake Davey, David Mahoney, Jordan Tabakman, Ryan Radue, Callahan Brown, Christian Colletti, Nico Darras, Taylor Olmstead, Ryan Sullivan, Athletic Trainer Janelle Francisco, Head Coach Jim Penders Second row, seated (L to R): Connor David, Max Slade, Jon Testani, Devin Over, Anthony Marzi, Carson Cross, Tom Verdi, Brian Ward, Eric Yavarone, Vinny Siena, Max McDowell Bottom row, seated (L to R): Andrew Zapata, Patrick Ruotolo, Anthony Kay, Griffin Garabedian, Bryan Daniello, Jack Sundberg, Trevor Holmes, Gerard Spiegel, Aaron Hill UCONN HUSKIES No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 30 Callahan Brown RHP R-Fr. R/R 6’4 205 Jupiter, Fla./Mississippi State 22 Christian Colletti LHP So. L/L 6’2 195 Rockville Centre, N.Y./Southside 43 Carson Cross RHP R-Jr. R/R 6’5 205 Brentwood, N.H./Exeter 1 Bryan Daniello INF/RHP So. L/R 5’9 155 Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon 47 Nico Darras INF/OF So. R/R 6’3 205 Laguna Beach, Calif./Cal State Fullerton 38 Blake Davey INF/C Jr. R/R 6’3 225 Newport Beach, Calif./Cypress College 25 Connor David Jr. C L/R 6’2 195 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire 7 Griffin Garabedian OF Fr. L/R 6’2 175 Hamden, Conn./Notre Dame (West Haven) 3 Aaron Hill INF Fr. R/R 5’8 160 Groton, Conn./Fitch 42 Trevor Holmes C/RHP Fr. R/R 6’1 220 Ashland, Mass./Governor Dummer Academy 18 Anthony Kay LHP Fr. L/L 6’1 170 Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward-Melville 36 David Mahoney LHP R-Jr. L/L 6’3 200 Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy 39 Anthony Marzi LHP Sr. L/L 6’1 192 Berlin, Conn./Berlin 2 Max McDowell C So. R/R 6’2 194 North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin 31 Bobby Melley C/1B So. L/R 6’3 210 Barnstable, Mass./Boston College High School 37 Sam Nepiarsky RHP Fr. R/R 6’4 200 Orange, Conn./Amity 20 Michael Niego LHP R-Fr. R/L 6’2 215 Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley 40 Taylor Olmstead OF Fr. R/R 6’3 200 Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich 19 Cody Olsen RHP Fr. R/R 5’10 175 Commack, N.Y./Commack 8 Devin Over RHP/UT R-So. R/R 6’1 185 Windsor, Conn./Windsor 15 Ryan Radue RHP R-Fr. R/R 6’4 190 Appleton, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran 21 Patrick Ruotolo RHP Fr. R/R 5’11 240 Peabody, Mass./Peabody Veterans 9 Vinny Siena IF So. R/R 5’9 182 Bethany, Conn./Amity 13 Max Slade RHP R-So. R/R 5’11 170 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire 46 Gerard Spiegel RHP Fr. R/R 6’1 180 Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull 4 Jack Sundberg OF So. L/R 5’11 175 Mansfield, Conn./Avon Old Farms 44 Ryan Sullivan INF Fr. R/R 6’1 210 Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton 23 Jordan Tabakman RHP/UT R-Jr. R/R 6’4 215 Pompton Plains, N.J./UNC/Pequannock 26 Jon Testani INF Jr. R/R 5’10 180 Monroe, Conn./Masuk 12 Tom Verdi INF Sr. R/R 6’1 170 Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricken 45 Brian Ward LHP Sr. L/L 6’3 185 Milford, Conn./Joseph A. Foran 10 Eric Yavarone OF Jr. R/R 6’2 190 North Haven, Conn./North Haven 24 Andrew Zapata RHP Fr. R/R 5’11 175 Staten Island, N.Y./Poly Prep

1 0 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p Houston Cougars HOUSTON COUGARS (41-14 Overall/14-9 American) FEBRUARY NO. 3 SEED 14 vs. Nicholls State W, 3-0 15 vs. Nicholls State W, 4-0 41-14 OVERALL 16 vs. Nicholls State W, 3-2 19 vs. No. 15/15 Rice W, 3-0 21 vs. Michigan W, 2-1 14-9 AMERICAN 22 vs. Michigan W, 1-0 (10) Location:...... Houston, Texas 23 vs. Michigan W, 4-3 Nickname:...... Cougars 25 vs. McNeese State W, 5-2 Colors:...... Scarlet & White Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park) 28 vs. Texas Tech W, 9-0 Enrollment:...... 40,750 MARCH Founded:...... 1927 1 vs. No. 15/22 Texas L, 2-3 Athletic Director:...... Mack Rhoades 2 vs. No. 16/23 TCU L, 2-1 Head Coach...... Todd Whitting Assistant Coaches:.Trip Couch, Frank Anderson, Mike Taylor 5 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W, 10-0 Dodgertown Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) 7 at USC W, 6-1 Statistical Leaders 8 at No. 13/11 UCLA W, 4-3 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP 9 at Pepperdine L, 0-3 GRAYSON, CASEY .325 55-55 200 34 65 14 1 6 41 99 .495 43 1 PYEATT, MICHAEL .306 49-45 144 16 44 3 2 1 18 54 .375 19 1 11 vs. Baylor W, 7-2 SURVANCE, KYLE .304 54-53 204 38 62 8 2 2 27 80 .392 30 9 14 vs. Towson W, 6-3 15 vs. Towson W, 20-3 MONTEMAYOR, JUSTI .300 55-55 210 27 63 13 0 1 27 79 .376 11 4 16 vs. Towson W, 7-6 FULMER, ASHFORD .270 54-46 163 21 44 9 0 4 28 65 .399 12 1 18 vs. Lamar L, 2-4 RATCLIFF, FRANKIE .268 50-47 179 38 48 7 1 2 23 63 .352 34 0 19 vs. Texas Southern W, 1-0 VIDALES, JOSH .242 54-54 194 35 47 5 0 0 25 52 .268 32 1 21 vs. College of Charleston W, 8-3 BARKER, CALEB .232 54-51 164 23 38 8 2 1 23 53 .323 27 4 22 vs. College of Charleston W, 3-2 HOLLIS, CONNOR .328 19-18 64 9 21 3 0 0 6 24 .375 7 5 23 vs. College of Charleston W, 7-1 25 vs. No. 10/11 Rice W, 6-2 Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 28 vs. Memphis* L, 1-2 29 FORD, TYLER 1.11 7-0 22-0 0 0/2 3 56.2 36 8 7 3 38 29 vs. Memphis* W, 6-3 26 LEMOINE, JAKE 2.29 6-5 14-14 1 0/2 0 90.1 77 29 23 21 80 30 vs. Memphis* W, 6-2 21 GARZA, AARON 2.41 7-4 14-14 2 0/2 0 93.1 80 32 25 8 52 APRIL 15 WELLBROCK, CHASE 0.50 4-0 19-0 0 0/1 11 36.0 29 4 2 5 32 1 at Texas A&M W, 10-8 28 MAXWELL, BUBBA 0.95 3-0 12-0 0 0/0 1 19.0 13 2 2 2 16 5 at Rutgers* L, 3-7 13 LANTRIP, ANDREW 1.64 5-0 11-3 0 0/2 0 33.0 22 8 6 3 25 5 at Rutgers* W, 9-1 12 ROBINSON, JARED 1.74 4-1 19-0 0 0/3 0 31.0 23 10 6 12 26 6 at Rutgers* W, 2-1 32 WEST, JARED 2.64 2-2 12-10 0 0/1 0 47.2 36 19 14 18 39 8 vs. Texas State W, 7-1 11 vs. Louisville* L, 2-4 12 vs. Louisville* L, 2-3 13 vs. Louisville* L, 3-10 15 at Sam Houston State W, 5-2 17 vs. USF* W, 3-2 18 vs. USF* L, 3-4 19 vs. USF* W, 5-3 22 vs. Sam Houston State L, 4-5 25 at Cincinnati* W, 11-4 26 at Cincinnati* L, 0-3 27 at Cincinnati* W, 15-1 29 at McNeese State W, 8-2 MAY 2 vs. UCF* L, 3-4 3 vs. UCF* W, 4-3 4 vs. UCF* W, 5-2 6 vs. Prairie View A&M W, 6-0 10 at UConn* W, 3-1 11 at UConn* W, 7-2 11 at UConn* W, 8-4 13 vs. No. 14/15 Rice (Constellation Field)W, 7-3 15 at Temple* L, 1-4 17 at Temple* W, 7-5 American Athletic Conference Championship 21 vs. No. 6 Temple 3 p.m. 22 vs. No. 7 UConn 11 a.m. 23 vs. No. 2 UCF 7 p.m. * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern RHP Aaron Garza 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 1 1 Front Row (L-R): Tyler Ford, Cole Coakley, Landon Appling, Chase Wellbrock, Josh Vidales, Frankie Ratcliff, Michael Pyeatt Second Row (L-R): Connor Hollis, Bubba Maxwell, Gino Marucci, Nathan Jackson, Matt Locus, Student Manager Mason Lucas, Jacob Campbell, Daniel Smith, Student Trainer Kim Ngyuen Third Row (L-R) Student Trainer Estefany Velasquez, Head Coach Todd Whitting, Assistant Coach Frank Anderson, Aaron Stewart, Jared Robinson, Ashford Fulmer, Jacob Lueneburg, Kirby Peek, Kyle Dowdy, Director of Player Development Ryan Shotzberger, Assistant Coach Mike Taylor, Trainer Hajime Takashima Top Row (L-R): Casey Grayson, Andrew Lantrip, Caleb Barker, Justin Montemayor, Taylor Cobb, Jake Lemoine, Jared West, Cade Killingsworth, David Longville, Ryan Vruggink, Aaron Garza, Jordan Stading, Kyle Survance. Not pictured: Assistant Coach Trip Couch HOUSTON COUGARS No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Landon Appling OF Sr. R-R 5-10 185 El Campo, Texas/El Campo 27 Caleb Barker C Sr. R-R 6-3 210 Keller, Texas/Keller/Grayson County College 31 Jacob Campbell C So. R-R 5-10 200 Alvin, Texas/Alvin 4 Cole Coakley INF Jr. R-R 5-9 170 Houston, Texas- Lamar Consolidated/Alvin CC 43 Taylor Cobb RHP Jr. R-R 6-3 220 Houston, Texas/FB Austin/Blinn JC 5 Garrett Domingue INF Fr. L-R 5-11 170 Spring, Texas/Klein 33 Kyle Dowdy RHP Jr. R-R 6-2 205 San Diego, Calif.-Francis Parker/Orange Coast College 29 Tyler Ford LHP Sr. R-L 5-8 185 Richmond, Texas/Travis/Alvin CC 23 Ashford Fulmer OF So. R-R 6-1 190 Cypress, Texas/Cy-Ranch 21 Aaron Garza RHP Jr. R-R 6-4 200 Galveston, Texas/Ball 18 Casey Grayson INF Sr. L-L 6-1 220 Cypress, Texas/Cy-Woods/Navarro JC 44 Connor Hollis INF Fr. R-R 5-10 175 Arlington, Texas/Lamar 41 Nathan Jackson LHP Fr. L-L 6-1 175 Bellaire, Texas/Bellaire 36 Cade Killingsworth RHP Fr. R-R 6-4 195 Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point 13 Andrew Lantrip RHP Fr. R-R 6-1 170 Livingston, Texas/Livingston 26 Jake Lemoine RHP So. R-R 6-5 220 Bridge City, Texas/Bridge City 14 Matt Locus LHP Jr. L-L 5-11 180 Katy, Texas-Katy/San Jacinto JC 38 David Longville RHP Jr. R-R 6-3 210 Mission Viejo, Calif./Capstrano Valley/Orange Coast College 42 Jacob Lueneburg INF/OF Sr. L-L 6-0 210 Caledonia, Wisc.-Shoreland Lutheran/Kishwaukee Coll. 40 Gino Marucci OF Fr. R-R 5-11 175 Baton Rouge, La./University 28 Bubba Maxwell RHP So. R-R 5-11 185 Vidor, Texas/Vidor/Panola College 20 Justin Montemayor INF So. L-R 6-3 225 Austin, Texas/Anderson 25 Kirby Peek RHP Fr. R-R 6-0 220 Jersey Village, Texas/Jersey Village 2 Michael Pyeatt OF Jr. L-R 5-9 190 Lake Jackson, Texas/Brazoswood 7 Frankie Ratcliff INF Sr. S-R 5-9 185 Key West, Fla.-Key West/Pensacola JC 12 Jared Robinson RHP Jr. R-R 6-0 175 Lubbock, Texas- Monterey/Midland JC 17 Daniel Smith RHP Sr. R-R 5-10 190 Cypress, Texas-Cy-Woods/Santa Rosa JC 35 Jordan Stading INF Fr. L-R 6-3 205 Katy, Texas/Second Baptist 30 Aaron Stewart LHP Sr. L-L 5-11 190 Alvin, Texa/Alvin/Blinn JC 34 Kyle Survance OF So. L-R 6-1 190 Jersey Village, Texas/Jersey Village 8 Josh Vidales INF So. S-R 5-8 160 La Porte, Texas/La Porte 19 Ryan Vruggink RHP Jr. R-R 6-2 205 Houston, Texas/Clear Brook 32 Jared West LHP So. R-L 6-6 215 Frierson, La./North DeSoto 15 Chase Wellbrock RHP Sr. L-R 5-10 200 Brenham, Texas/Brenham

1 2 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p Louisville Cardinals LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (43-13 Overall/19-5 American) FEBRUARY NO. 1 SEED Homewood Suites Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) 14 vs. West Virginia W, 7-6 (10) 43-13 OVERALL 15 at The Citadel L, 3-5 16 vs. Delaware W, 6-1

19-5 AMERICAN 19 vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 13-1 Location:...... Louisville, Ky. 21 vs. Western Michigan W, 21-8 Nickname:...... Cardinals 22 vs. Western Michigan W, 8-0 23 vs. Western Michigan L, 2-4 Colors:...... Red & Black 25 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 6-0 Enrollment:...... 21,016 28 vs. Toledo W, 6-2 Founded:...... 1798 MARCH Athletic Director:...... Tom Jurich 1 vs. No. 17/11 Indiana L, 2-6 Head Coach...... Dan McDonnell 2 vs. Toledo W, 8-2 Assistant Coaches:...... Chris Lemonis, Roger Williams 7 vs. Miami (Ohio) L, 4-6 8 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 10-1 9 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 9-0 Statistical Leaders 11 vs. Western Illinois W, 8-0 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP 11 vs. Western Illinois W, 5-2 14 vs. Samford W, 20-10 JEFF GARDNER .340 54-54 200 33 68 19 2 8 61 115 .575 18 11 15 vs. Samford W, 18-2 DANNY ROSENBAUM .321 46-32 112 20 36 8 0 2 22 50 .446 16 4 16 vs. Samford W, 4-2 COLE STURGEON .319 56-56 226 49 72 15 6 2 29 105 .465 22 11 19 at Indiana W, 9-3 ALEX CHITTENDEN .308 56-53 169 37 52 9 1 1 22 66 .391 21 13 21 vs. Rutgers* W, 6-1 GRANT KAY .284 55-53 183 47 52 9 0 5 35 76 .415 25 15 22 vs. Rutgers * W, 9-8 ZACH LUCAS .259 56-54 201 30 52 8 2 4 41 76 .378 16 4 23 vs. Rutgers * L, 2-11 SUTTON WHITING .214 50-49 182 42 39 3 2 1 13 49 .269 39 10 25 at Western Kentucky W, 5-3 KYLE GIBSON .323 33-24 93 10 30 4 0 1 17 37 .398 4 2 28 vs. Xavier W, 8-1 29 vs. Butler W, 15-1 Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 30 vs. Xavier W, 12-3 KYLE FUNKHOUSER 1.74 11-2 14-14 0 0/3 0 93.0 66 23 18 51 92 APRIL JARED RUXER 2.27 7-1 13-13 0 0/1 0 75.1 62 23 19 16 68 1 at No. 22/19 Kentucky L, 3-8 NICK BURDI 0.58 3-1 25-0 0 0/3 14 31.0 15 4 2 8 54 4 vs. Memphis* W, 5-4 KYLE MCGRATH 1.16 1-1 17-0 0 0/1 0 31.0 18 4 4 8 34 5 vs. Memphis* L, 2-3 COLE STURGEON 1.67 3-0 22-0 0 0/1 1 32.1 16 6 6 12 31 6 vs. Memphis* W, 8-7 JAKE SPARGER 3.14 2-1 15-5 0 0/1 0 43.0 44 19 15 13 25 8 at Purdue W, 3-1 (10) ANTHONY KIDSTON 3.70 6-0 10-10 1 1/1 0 48.2 32 20 20 27 44 11 at Houston* W, 4-2 12 at Houston* W, 3-2 13 at Houston* W, 10-3 15 vs. No. 22/19 Kentucky L, 2-5 17 at UCF* L, 2-8 17 at UCF* L, 3-4 (11) 19 at UCF* W, 3-2 22 vs. Western Kentucky W, 3-1 23 vs. Morehead State W, 7-3 25 vs. UConn* W, 2-0 26 vs. UConn* W, 6-1 27 vs. UConn* W, 8-2 30 vs. Ohio State W, 6-3 MAY 3 at USF * W, 3-1 3 at USF * W, 3-2 (11) 4 at USF * W, 9-5 6 at No. 18/10 Vanderbilt W, 11-7 9 at Temple* W, 2-0 10 at Temple* L, 2-4 11 at Temple* W, 6-4 13 vs. No. 9/18 Indiana L, 2-7 15 vs. Cincinnati* 6 p.m. 16 vs. Cincinnati* 6 p.m. 17 vs. Cincinnati* 1 p.m. American Athletic Conference Championship 22 vs. No. 8 Memphis 3 p.m. 23 vs. No. 5 USF 3 p.m. 24 vs. No. 4 Rutgers 3 p.m.

* - Conference Game. All Times Eastern RHP Nick Burdi 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 1 3 Front Row (L to R): Ian Crossett, Brandon Scherling, Chad Deely, Kyle McGrath, Corey Ray, Sutton Whiting, Nick Solak, Colin Lyman, Michael Allman, Austin Blake, Zach Farrel, Pat Hassell Second Row (L to R): Kyle Gibson, Aaron Gershenfeld, Will Smith, Mike White, Shane Crain, Danny Rosenbaum, Cole Sturgeon, Jeff Gardner, Joe Filomeno, Zach Lucas, Jordan Striegel Third Row (L to R): Chris Lemonis, Kyle Cheesebrough, Dan McDonnell, Jeremy Litzinger, Jonah Philley, Ryan Lauria, Mason Richardson, Grant Kay, Alex Chittenden, Brandon Alphin, Drew Harrington, Jared Ruxer, Ryan Summers, Blake Tiberi, Michael Bollmer, Anthony Kidston, Logan Taylor, Roger Williams Back Row (L to R): Zack Burdi, Josh Rogers, Robert Strader, Nick Burdi, Jake Sparger, Kyle Funkhouser LOUISVILLE CARDINALS No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 28 Brandon Alphin RHP Jr. R/R 6-0 220 Mt. Washington, Ky./Bullitt East HS 34 Michael Bollmer RHP/1B Fr. L/R 6-3 203 Lexington, Ky./Bryan Station HS 43 Zack Burdi RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 195 Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South HS 19 Nick Burdi RHP Jr. R/R 6-4 215 Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South HS 4 Alex Chittenden INF Sr. R/R 6-1 195 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central HS 41 Shane Crain C Sr. R/R 6-3 213 Lexington, Ky./Wabash Valley CC/Lexington Christian 37 Jakson Deyer LHP So. L/L 6-1 202 Wilmore, Ky./West Jessamine HS 31 Joe Filomeno LHP Jr. R/L 6-0 226 Cicero, Ill./St. Rita HS 16 Kyle Funkhouser RHP So. R/R 6-2 218 Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest HS 42 Jeff Gardner OF/C Sr. L/R 6-2 220 Louisville, Ky./Whitefield Academy 38 Aaron Gershenfeld C Sr. R/R 6-0 210 Champaign, Ill./Butler University/Cushing Academy 14 Kyle Gibson C Sr. R/R 5-10 200 Henderson, Ky./Henderson County HS 20 Drew Harrington LHP Fr. R/L 6-1 221 Elizabethtown, Ky./Central Hardin HS 27 Brad Hedden LHP Jr. L/L 6-0 195 Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury HS 7 Grant Kay INF Jr. R/R 5-11 182 Omaha, Neb./Iowa Western CC/Ralston HS 5 Anthony Kidston 1B/RHP So. R/R 6-2 195 Defiance, Ohio/Defiance HS 6 Ryan Lauria RHP Fr. R/R 6-1 183 Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley HS 11 Zach Lucas INF Jr. R/R 6-0 185 Louisville, Ky./Butler HS 35 Colin Lyman OF Fr. L/R 6-0 160 Algonquin, Ill./Huntley HS 45 Kyle McGrath LHP Jr. L/L 6-2 185 Louisville, Ky./Eastern Kentucky/Butler HS 36 Jonah Philley INF/RHP So. L/R 6-2 198 Louisville, Ky./Eastern HS 2 Corey Ray OF Fr. L/L 5-11 182 Chicago, Ill./Simeon Career Academy 10 Mason Richardson RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 225 Owensboro, Ky./Owensboro Catholic HS 13 Josh Rogers LHP Fr. L/L 6-3 191 Floyds Knobs, Ind./New Albany HS 8 Danny Rosenbaum 3B So. R/R 6-1 200 Lafayette Hill, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh HS 29 Matt Rowland INF/OF Fr. R/R 6-0 194 Blue Bell, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy 40 Jared Ruxer RHP Jr. R/R 6-3 194 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central HS 39 Alex Sears RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 198 London, Ky./South Laurel HS 32 Jordan Simons RHP So. R/R 6-3 192 Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham HS 30 Will Smith UTL Fr. R/R 6-0 178 Louisville, Ky./Kentucky Country Day 17 Nick Solak INF Fr. R/R 5-11 163 Woodridge, Ill./Naperville North HS 44 Jake Sparger RHP Fr. R/R 6-5 178 Eau Claire, Wis./Eau Claire Memorial HS 9 Jordan Striegel INF Fr. R/R 5-11 185 New Albany, Ind./New Albany HS 15 Cole Sturgeon OF/LHP Sr. L/L 6-0 180 Owensboro, Ky./Owensboro Catholic HS 25 Robert Strader LHP Fr. R/L 6-4 205 Louisville, Ky./Eastern HS 33 Ryan Summers C/OF Fr. R/R 6-2 188 Westfield, Mass./Berkshire HS 24 Logan Taylor OF Fr. R/R 5-9 161 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS 26 Blake Tiberi INF Fr. L/R 5-11 200 Taylor Mill, Ky./Holy Cross HS 18 Mike White OF Jr. L/L 6-1 205 East Orange, N.J./Salisbury HS 1 Sutton Whiting INF Jr. R/R 5-10 165 New Wilmington, Pa./Louisville Ballard HS 1 4 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p Memphis Tigers MEMPHIS TIGERS (28-28 Overall/8-16 American) FEBRUARY NO. 8 SEED 14 vs. Western Michigan W, 5-2 15 vs. Western Michigan W, 3-2 28-28 OVERALL 16 vs. Western Michigan W, 4-2 19 at No. 7/4 Mississippi State W, 6-4 21 at Samford W, 11-5 8-16 AMERICAN 22 at Samford L, 2-3 Location:...... Memphis, Tenn. 23 at Samford W, 8-0 Nickname:...... Tigers 25 vs. Belmont W, 2-1 Colors:...... Blue & White 28 vs. Southeast Missouri W, 8-4 Enrollment:...... 22,139 MARCH Founded:...... 1912 1 vs. Southeast Missouri W, 9-5 Athletic Director:...... Tom Bowen 1 vs. Southeast Missouri W, 3-2 5 at No. 25/15 Ole Miss W, 4-1 Head Coach...... Daron Schoenrock 7 vs. Central Arkansas L, 2-4 (17) Assistant Coaches:.Russ McNickle, Clay Greene, Zach Clark 8 vs. Central Arkansas W, 2-1 (14) 9 vs. Central Arkansas L, 4-8 Statistical Leaders 11 at Belmont L, 5-12 14 at Saint Louis L, 4-6 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP 15 at Saint Louis W, 9-7 BARROW, KANE .330 52-51 182 34 60 10 0 3 27 79 .434 15 5 15 at Saint Louis L, 5-7 LITTLE, JAKE .307 56-56 225 39 69 9 0 5 33 93 .413 13 7 18 vs. Murray State W, 12-8 WHITE, CARTER .294 49-46 160 30 47 7 0 2 35 60 .375 23 6 21 vs. Temple* L, 1-3 GROSS, ETHAN .269 56-56 212 24 57 6 0 0 21 63 .297 24 4 22 vs. Temple* W, 13-7 WILLIS, ZACH .267 54-51 187 40 50 8 1 1 25 63 .337 33 14 23 vs. Temple* L, 3-4 TUBBS, TUCKER .247 49-49 170 24 42 12 0 3 33 63 .371 28 5 25 at Arkansas State L, 7-10 TUBBS, DARIEN .217 56-50 189 34 41 4 2 0 13 49 .259 25 1 28 at Houston* W, 2-1 29 at Houston* L, 3-6 Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 30 at Houston* L, 2-6 WALLINGFORD, CALE 1.87 6-4 15-13 0 0/0 0 86.2 72 28 18 21 70 APRIL REED, JON 3.45 7-3 14-14 1 0/0 0 91.1 83 46 35 28 57 1 at Middle Tennessee L, 5-6 LEE, COLIN 4.41 2-4 15-12 0 0/0 1 63.1 74 35 31 16 30 2 at Middle Tennessee W, 8-4 BLACKWOOD, NOLAN 2.41 2-4 31-0 0 0/1 3 41.0 38 19 11 10 27 4 at Louisville* L, 4-5 SUTTON, TREVOR 3.97 3-0 16-0 0 0/0 1 34.0 32 16 15 17 22 5 at Louisville* W, 3-2 BEELER, BRYCE 4.61 2-2 22-1 0 0/0 8 27.1 27 16 14 9 34 6 at Louisville* L, 7-8 8 vs. No. 19/13 Ole Miss L, 1-9 9 vs. Austin Peay L, 3-5 11 vs. UCF* W, 2-1 12 vs. UCF* L, 8-9 13 vs. UCF* L, 0-10 15 vs. Arkansas State L, 4-6 18 vs. Alcorn State W, 8-1 19 vs. Alcorn State W, 6-4 20 vs. Alcorn State W, 13-3 22 vs. Vanderbilt L, 1-2 25 at USF* L, 1-3 26 at USF* L, 3-5 27 at USF* W, 7-5 29 vs. Mississippi Valley St. W, 17-1 MAY 2 vs. UConn* L, 5-8 3 vs. UConn* W, 6-1 4 vs. UConn* L, 2-13 9 at Cincinnati* L, 1-5 10 at Cincinnati* W, 11-5 11 at Cincinnati* L, 5-8 13 vs. UT-Martin W, 11-0 15 vs. Rutgers* W, 8-3 16 vs. Rutgers* L, 0-7 17 vs. Rutgers* L, 5-7 American Athletic Conference Championship 22 vs. No. 1 Louisville 3 p.m. 23 vs. No. 4 Rutgers 11 a.m. 24 vs. No. 5 USF 7 p.m.

SS Ethan Gross 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 1 5 Front Row (L to R) - 2 Ethan Gross, 24 Darien Tubbs, 17 Ryan Garner, 12 Zach Schritenthal, 42 Austin Hatfield, 18 Blake Myers, 7 Drew Griffin, 39 Nate Rupiper, 1 Zach Willis, 10 Jacob Moody Second Row (L to R) - Bat Boy Stan Bronson, Manager Brandon Porter, Manager Jake Edwards, 26 Carter White, Assistant Coach Zach Clark, Assistant Coach Clay Greene, Head Coach Daron Schoenrock, Associate Head Coach Russ McNickle, Strength Coach Bret Huth, Director of Operations Al Woods, Certified Athletic Trainer Jonny Diercks, Manager Sam Wiedman Third Row (L to R) - 4 Ford Wilson, 6 Bryce Beeler, 22 Corey Chafin, 27 Zac Carter, 15 Craig Caufield, 11 Colin Lee, 23 Keaton Aldridge, 34 Kane Barrow, 36 Damo DeMatteo, 41 K.C. Abney Back Row (L to R) - 9 Jake Little, 14 Trevor Sutton, 8 Tucker Tubbs, 20 Connor Mahoney, 29 Nolan Blackwood, 25 Michael Sillyman, 44 Conner Porter, 16 Alex Gunn, 19 Caleb Wallingford, 28 Dylan Toscano, 33 Jon Reed, 13 Chris Carrier, 5 Tyler Dixon MEMPHIS TIGERS No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 41 K.C. Abney RHP R-So. R/R 5-10 175 Bartlett, Tenn./East Mississippi CC 23 Keaton Aldridge C Jr L/R 6-1 179 Birmingham, Mich./Glennwood HS (Ala.) 34 Kane Barrow OF/INF R-Jr. R/R 6-2 200 Paris, Tenn./Jackson State CC 6 Bryce Beeler UT/RHP Jr. L/R 6-2 176 Knoxville, Tenn./Halls HS 29 Nolan Blackwood RHP Fr. R/R 6-4 160 Southaven, Miss./Southaven HS 13 Chris Carrier OF Fr. R/R 6-2 204 Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS 27 Zac Carter OF Jr. R/R 6-3 220 Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS 15 Craig Caufield RHP R-So. R/R 6-3 209 Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS 22 Corey Chafin C So. R/R 6-1 205 Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS 36 Damo DeMatteo C Jr. R/R 6-1 210 Hixson, Tenn./Cleveland State CC 5 Tyler Dixon OF R-So. R/R 6-3 220 Eads, Tenn./Meridian CC 17 Ryan Garner LHP Fr. L/L 6-0 175 Dyer, Tenn./University School of Jackson 7 Drew Griffin INF/RHP R-Sr. R/R 5-11 173 Bolivar, Tenn./Northwest Miss. CC 2 Ethan Gross INF R-Sr. R/R 5-11 189 Mt. Juliet, Tenn./Mt. Juliet HS 16 Alex Gunn LHP Sr. L/L 6-4 205 Clinton, Miss./Hinds CC 42 Austin Hatfield OF Jr. R/R 5-11 170 Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville HS 11 Colin Lee LHP So. L/L 6-2 205 Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS 9 Jake Little OF/INF So. R/R 6-2 180 Franklin, Tenn./Columbia CC 20 Connor Mahoney RHP R-Fr. R/R 6-6 200 Germantown, Tenn./Germantown HS 10 Jacob Moody LHP Jr. R/L 5-9 185 Bartlett, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS 18 Blake Myers LHP R-Jr. R/L 5-10 180 Memphis, Tenn./St. Benedict of Auburndale 30 Jake Overbey INF Jr. R/R 6-2 195 Jackson, Tenn./University School of Jackson 44 Conner Porter RHP Sr. R/R 6-8 208 Newburgh, Ind./Olney Central College 33 Jon Reed RHP Sr. R/R 6-2 195 Tulsa, Okla./Walters State CC 39 Nate Rupiper C/INF Jr. R/R 5-11 185 Collierville, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS 12 Zach Schritenthal INF Fr. L/R 6-0 180 Southaven, Miss./Desoto Central HS 25 Michael Sillyman 1B So. L/R 6-6 245 Cordova, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian HS 14 Trevor Sutton RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 230 Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale HS 28 Dylan Toscano RHP Jr. R/R 6-5 205 Franklin, Tenn./Independence HS 24 Darien Tubbs OF Fr. R/L 5-7 175 Cookeville, Tenn./Cookeville HS 8 Tucker Tubbs INF Jr. R/R 6-4 205 Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS 19 Caleb Wallingford LHP Jr. R/L 6-4 200 Elkhorn, Neb./McLennan CC 26 Carter White C/1B Jr. L/R 5-11 185 Hoover, Ala./Spain Park HS 1 Zach Willis INF Sr. L/R 5-10 190 Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS 4 Ford Wilson OF Sr. R/R 5-10 190 Thompson’s Station, Tenn./Independence HS

1 6 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p Rutgers Scarlet Knights RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (29-23 Overall/14-9 American)

FEBRUARY NO. 4 SEED 14 at FIU L, 6-7 15 at FIU L, 1-13 29-23 OVERALL 15 at FIU L, 0-5 16 at FIU L, 4-5 14-9 AMERICAN 22 at Jacksonville W, 6-2 22 at Jacksonville W, 10-2 Location:...... Piscataway, N.J. 28 at Old Dominion W, 4-2 Nickname:...... Scarlet Knights MARCH Color:...... Red & Black 1 at Old Dominion L, 3-12 Enrollment:...... 37,364 2 at Old Dominion L, 6-12 Founded:...... 1766 7 at Oklahoma L, 11-16 Athletic Director:...... Julie Hermann 7 at Oklahoma L, 5-7 Head Coach:...... Joe Litterio 9 at Oklahoma W, 8-6 11 vs. Hofstra W, 13-5 Assistant Coaches:...... Casey Gaynor, Tim Reilly 14 vs. Buffalo (Richmond, Va) W, 6-3 15 vs. Lafayette (Richmond, Va) W, 5-1 16 at VCU L, 6-7 Statistical Leaders 19 at Virginia Tech L, 3-6 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP 21 at Louisville* L, 1-6 SWEENEY, PAT .342 49-49 155 34 53 11 4 1 25 75 .484 14 14 22 at Louisville* L, 8-9 O’GRADY, BRIAN .333 51-51 192 38 64 11 5 4 28 97 .505 26 1 23 at Louisville* W, 11-2 CARTER, MIKE .323 51-49 198 32 64 10 3 0 33 80 .404 20 2 28 at UConn* W, 7-5 ZARRILLO, VINNY .306 52-51 186 30 57 11 0 1 38 71 .382 32 0 29 at UConn* L, 4-11 FAVATELLA, NICK .298 52-52 198 41 59 15 3 4 32 92 .465 26 3 APRIL CLEMENTE, LOU .264 48-37 121 16 32 3 1 2 20 43 .355 19 2 1 vs Iona W, 7-5 D’ANNUNZIO, JOE .261 46-27 134 20 35 4 4 0 20 47 .351 6 2 2 at Iona L, 4-6 4 vs. Houston* W, 7-3 Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 5 vs. Houston* L, 1-9 ROSA, GABY 2.28 6-2 14-10 0 0/1 0 71.0 57 28 18 18 29 6 vs. Houston* L, 1-2 BREY, HOWIE 2.60 5-3 12-10 2 0/0 1 69.1 53 22 20 26 36 8 vs. Fordham W, 13-3 HERRMANN, MAX 2.29 3-0 21-0 0 0/0 4 39.1 35 15 10 16 30 9 vs. Columbia L, 2-13 11 vs. Hartford W, 4-3 DRISCOLL, KYLE 3.31 3-2 12-10 0 0/1 1 51.2 32 24 19 32 58 12 vs. Hartford W, 4-1 YOUNG, JON 4.72 2-4 21-1 0 0/0 9 34.1 52 28 18 10 20 13 vs. Hartford L, 8-11 16 vs. Lafayette W, 7-1 17 vs. Cincinnati* W, 5-4 18 vs. Cincinnati* W, 3-1 19 vs. Cincinnati* W, 4-1 22 vs. Rider W, 6-4 23 at Wagner L, 7-10 25 at UCF* L, 1-3 26 at UCF* L, 3-4 27 at UCF* L, 3-10 MAY 1 vs. Iona W, 10-5 2 vs. Temple* W, 5-4 (14) 3 vs. Temple* W, 4-3 4 vs. Temple* W, 9-6 6 vs. St. Peter’s W, 7-5 9 vs. USF* W, 3-1 10 vs. USF* W, 5-4 11 vs. USF* W, 12-2 15 at Memphis* L, 3-8 16 at Memphis* W, 7-0 17 at Memphis* W, 7-5 American Athletic Conference Championship 21 vs. No. 5 USF 7 p.m. 23 vs. No. 8 Memphis 11 a.m. 24 vs. No. 1 Louisville 3 p.m. * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern

LHP Howie Brey 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 1 7 Sitting row one (L-R): Sean Kelly, Sam Mines, Sean Feeney, Colin Bohnert, Christian Campbell, Mike Carter, R.J. Devish, Ian Riddell Sitting row two (L-R): Brian O’Grady, Slater McCue, Pat Sweeney, assistant coach Tim Reilly, head coach Joe Litterio, assistant coach Casey Gaynor, Nick Favatella, Charlie Lasky, Lou Clemente Standing row three (L-R): equipment manager John Reardon, Michael Zavala, director of operations Glen Gardner, Reed Shuttle, Kevin Baxter, Jeff Anderson, David Yakopec, Kyle Driscoll, Max Herrmann, Chris Folinusz, Jon Young, Donovan Waller, athletic trainer Rob Piacentini, assistant athletic trainer Ryan Ross Standing row four (L-R): TJ Perkowski, Tom Marcinczyk, Troy Sutton, Ryan Fleming, John Jennings, Howie Brey, Gaby Rosa, Vinny Zarrillo, Kevin Delaney, Joe D’Annunzio RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 28 Jeff Anderson 1B Fr. R/R 6-4 228 Randolph, N.J./Delbarton 13 Kevin Baxter RHP R-Fr. R/R 6-4 240 Waterford, N.J./St. Augustine Prep 12 Colin Bohnert RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 180 West Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell 22 Howie Brey LHP So. L/L 5-10 180 Middletown, N.J./Middletown South 8 Christian Campbell SS/RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 185 Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial 4 Mike Carter OF Fr. L/L 5-9 175 Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield 38 Lou Clemente OF Sr. L/L 5-11 195 Union, N.J./Roselle Catholic/Brookdale CC 7 Joe D’Annunzio OF/INF R-Jr. R/R 6-0 190 Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood 23 Kevin Delaney C/OF Fr. R/R 5-9 185 Randolph, N.J./Delbarton 16 R.J. Devish C/3B So. R/R 5-11 170 Beachwood, N.J./Toms River South 30 Kyle Driscoll RHP R-Fr. R/R 6-7 220 Toms River, N.J./Toms River South 5 Nick Favatella 2B/SS Sr. R/R 5-10 175 Washington Township, N.J./Washington Township 35 Sean Feeney INF Fr. L/R 6-0 175 Cranford, N.J./Cranford 18 Ryan Fleming LHP Fr. L/L 5-11 190 Churchville, Pa./Council Rock South 17 Chris Folinusz C/INF Fr. R/R 6-3 215 Cranford, N.J./Cranford 44 Max Herrmann LHP R-Fr. L/L 6-3 210 Rutherford, N.J./Montclair Kimberley Acad./Rhode Island 2 John Jennings INF R-So. R/R 5-11 190 Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston 26 Sean Kelly RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 190 Marlton, N.J./Cherokee 45 Charlie Lasky RHP Sr. R/R 6-3 230 Freehold, N.J./Colts Neck 31 Tom Marcinczyk OF/LHP Fr. L/L 5-9 185 Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex 27 Slater McCue RHP Sr. R/R 6-1 200 Radnor, Pa./Conestoga 32 Sam Mines RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 190 Goldens Bridge, N.Y./John Jay 21 Brian O’Grady OF/INF Sr. L/R 6-2 200 Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood 3 TJ Perkowski OF/RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 170 South Brunswick, N.J./South Brunswick 15 Ian Riddell RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 198 Millburn, N.J./Millburn 25 Gaby Rosa P/2B Fr. R/R 5-11 160 Perth Amboy, N.J./Perth Amboy 14 Reed Shuttle RHP So. R/R 6-4 210 Lansdale, Pa./North Penn 41 Chris Suseck INF So. R/R 5-10 205 Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central/Coastal Carolina 43 Troy Sutton C Fr. R/R 6-0 200 Montville, N.J./Newark Academy 11 Pat Sweeney SS Sr. R/R 6-1 180 Sparta, N.J./Blair Academy 40 Donovan Waller LHP Fr. R/L 6-5 220 Forked River, N.J./Lacey 37 David Yakopec LHP R-So. L/L 6-3 195 Pittsburgh, Pa./Burrell/Univ. of Pittsburgh 33 Jon Young RHP Jr. R/R 6-3 180 Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge 20 Vinny Zarrillo OF Jr. L/L 5-8 175 Forked River, N.J./Lacey 6 Michael Zavala C R-Jr. R/R 6-2 205 Randolph, N.J./Randolph

1 8 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p USF Bulls USF BULLS (26-29 Overall/10-14 American) FEBRUARY NO. 4 SEED 15 vs. Liberty W, 2-1 15 vs. Richmond W, 11-4 26-29 OVERALL 16 vs. North Florida W, 12-1 18 at FGCU W, 5-1 21 vs. Penn State W, 19-1 10-14 AMERICAN 22 vs. Penn State W, 11-7 Location:...... Tampa, Fla. 23 vs. Penn State W, 6-5 Nickname:...... Bulls 28 vs. Columbia L, 4-6 Colors:...... Green & Gold MARCH Enrollment:...... 46,167 1 vs. Columbia W, 13-5 Founded:...... 1956 1 vs. Columbia W, 7-2 Director of Athletics:...... Mark Harlan 2 vs. Columbia L, 0-1 4 vs. Florida State University L, 1-5 Head Coach: ...... Lelo Prado 5 vs. Florida State University L, 1-4 Assistant Head Coach: ...... Chris Heintz, Lance Carter, 7 vs. Northwestern W, 7-0 Frank Moldanado 8 vs. Northwestern W, 4-2 Statistical Leaders 9 vs. Northwestern L, 4-6 12 vs. Florida International L, 2-8 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP 14 vs. Rhode Island W, 5-1 TEAF, KYLE .347 55-55 199 41 69 7 3 0 20 82 .412 41 9 15 vs. Rhode Island W, 4-3 LEAL, ANDRES .301 28-15 73 9 22 2 0 0 8 24 .329 8 0 16 vs. Rhode Island L, 13-16 BORDERS, LUKE .284 44-39 141 22 40 6 0 1 21 49 .348 12 5 21 vs. UConn* W, 2-1 LUECK, AUSTIN .278 45-32 126 19 35 11 1 0 11 48 .381 14 5 22 vs. UConn* W, 6-2 PUTNAM, BUDDY .255 44-38 141 18 36 5 2 2 22 51 .362 8 1 23 vs. UConn* L, 2-4 PORTALES, DANIEL .253 50-46 174 18 44 4 0 0 20 48 .276 21 6 25 vs. FIU L, 0-9 BORDERS, LEVI .249 52-51 177 25 44 11 0 1 20 58 .328 17 12 28 at Cincinnati* W, 2-1 30 at Cincinnati* L, 2-3 Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 30 at Cincinnati* W, 7-6 HERGET, JIMMY 1.28 7-6 14-14 1 0/1 0 98.1 85 24 14 25 84 APRIL MULHOLLAND, CASEY 3.13 4-2 17-14 2 0//1 1 86.1 76 32 30 35 58 1 at Stetson L, 3-6 HERNANDEZ, CODY 1.66 1-1 14-1 0 0/0 0 21.2 27 9 4 6 7 2 at Stetson L, 1-2 STRITTMATTER, JOR 1.98 1-2 30-0 0 0/2 4 27.1 15 7 6 14 22 4 vs. UCF* L, 0-2 SERRALLONGA, JANI 2.25 2-3 25-3 0 0/1 2 48.0 43 17 12 18 26 5 vs. UCF* W, 4-2 FARLEY, MICHAEL 3.58 1-3 11-3 0 0/0 1 27.2 23 13 11 8 24 6 vs. UCF* L, 3-6 LAWSON, BRANDON 4.11 3-1 14-8 0 0/0 0 46.0 55 28 21 17 22 11 at Temple* W, 13-6 PARDO, LAWRENCE 4.18 0-2 22-2 0 0/0 2 32.1 28 19 15 25 31 12 at Temple* L, 5-6 13 at Temple* W, 6-3 15 vs. Stetson W, 10-3 17 at Houston* L, 2-3 18 at Houston* W, 4-3 19 at Houston* L, 3-5 22 vs. FGCU L, 3-5 25 vs. Memphis* W, 3-1 26 vs. Memphis* W, 5-3 27 vs. Memphis* L, 5-7 MAY 3 vs. Louisville* L, 1-3 3 vs. Louisville* L, 2-3 (11) 4 vs. Louisville* L, 5-9 7 at FIU W, 6-4 9 at Rutgers* L, 1-3 10 at Rutgers* L, 4-5 11 at Rutgers* L, 2-12 13 at No. 8/13 Florida L, 2-8 15 at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) W, 8-0 16 at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) L, 0-3 17 at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) L, 5-12 American Athletic Conference Championship 21 vs. No. 4 Rutgers 7 p.m. 23 vs. No. 1 Louisville 3 p.m. 24 vs. No. 8 Memphis 7 p.m. * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern

RHP Jimmy Herget 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 1 9 Top Row L to R – Blake Sydeski, Jimmy Herget, Jordan Strittmatter, Luke Maglich, Levi Borders, Josh Walker, Brandon Murray, Justin Patrick, Joe Adel, Michael Farley, Casey Mulholland, Luke Borders Middle Row L to R – Brandon Lawson, Clay Simmons, Hayden Kelley, Austin Lueck, Michael Arencibia, Michael Clarkson, Nolan Thomas, Lawrence Pardo, Joe Altieri, Vincent Miniet, Budd Putnam Bottom Row L to R – Kyle Teaf, Tommy Peterson, Janick Serrallonga, Vincent Leto, Andres Leal, Daniel Portales, Cody Hernandez, Zac Gilcrease, Nik Alfonso Not Pictured: Diego Rapalino USF BULLS No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 51 Joe Adel RHP R-So. R/R 6-7 215 Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz 8 Nik Alfonso SS/2B R-So. R/R 5-9 180 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic HS 38 Joe Altieri C So. L/R 6-0 200 Tampa, Fla./Jesuit 6 Jonathan Bennett INF Fr. L/R 5-9 165 Escambia, Fla./Pensacola High School 12 Levi Borders C/3B So. R/R 6-3 185 Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven HS 4 Luke Borders INF/OF Fr. L/R 6-3 198 Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven 24 Michael Clarkson RHP Fr. R/R 6-1 205 Dunedin, Fla./Dunedin HS 16 Zac Gilcrease 3B Jr. S/R 6-2 175 Tampa, Fla./Cambridge Christian 20 Jimmy Herget RHP So. R/R 6-3 165 Tampa, Fla./Jefferson 19 Cody Hernandez RHP So. R/R 6-0 180 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic 15 Hayden Kelley OF So. L/R 6-2 200 Tampa, Fla./Miami Dade 13 Brandon Lawson RHP Fr. L/R 6-2 200 Hernando, Fla./Hernando High School 9 Andres Leal UT Fr. L/R 5-9 185 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic 14 Vincent Leto OF So. R/L 5-10 170 Tampa, Fla./Jesuit 7 Austin Lueck OF Jr. R/R 6-0 215 Daytona, Fla./Lake Brantley HS 18 Luke Maglich INF So. R/L 6-3 190 Sarasota, Fla./Riverview HS 33 Vincent Miniet 3B Fr. R/R 6-0 200 Tampa, Fla./Jesuit High School 47 Casey Mulholland RHP Jr. R/R 6-4 190 Bradenton, Fla./State College of Florida 44 Brandon Murray RHP Fr. R/R 6-6 230 Orlando, Fla./West Orange High School 42 Lawrence Pardo LHP Sr. L/L 6-0 190 Miami, Fla./Santa Fe College 34 Justin Patrick RHP So. R/R 6-5 205 Cumberland, RI/Cumberland HS 37 Tommy Peterson RHP So. R/R 6-1 205 New Port Richy, Fla./River Ridge HS 29 Daniel Portales RHP/OF Fr. R/R 6-3 205 Tampa, Fla./Jesuit High School 5 Buddy Putnam UT Jr. L/R 6-3 185 Bartow, Fla./Bartow HS 27 Diego Rapalino RHP R-So. R/R 6-4 180 Barranquilla, Columbia/British International College 17 Janick Serrallonga LHP Sr. L/L 5-9 160 Hialeah, Fla./Champagnat Catholic 2 Clay Simmons INF/OF Fr. R/R 6-1 195 Ocala, Fla./Lake Sumter High School 10 Jordan Strittmatter OF Jr. R/R 6-3 200 Daytona, Fla./Lake Brantley HS 21 Blake Sydeski C Jr. R/R 6-3 215 Daytona Beach, Fla./New Smyrna HS 3 Kyle Teaf INF Jr. L/R 5-9 170 Tallahassee, Fla./Trinity Catholic HS 25 Nolan Thomas LHP Sr. L/L 6-0 180 Big Pine Key, Fla./Tallahassee CC/Key West HS 40 Josh Walker LHP Fr. L/L 6-6 200 Otisville, N.Y./Minisink Valley

2 0 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p Temple Owls TEMPLE OWLS (14-30 Overall/9-14 American) FEBRUARY NO. 6 SEED 22 vs. Rider (Wilson, N.C.) W, 15-8 23 vs. UMass-Lowell (Wilson, N.C.) L, 2-7 14-30 OVERALL 23 vs. Rider (Wilson, N.C.) L, 3-14 MARCH 1 at VCU L, 2-5 9-14 AMERICAN 1 at VCU L, 0-10 Location:...... Philadelpha, Pa. 2 at VCU L, 5-14 Nickname:...... Owls 5 at Radford L, 3-6 Colors:...... Cherry & White 5 at Radford L, 1-3 Enrollment:...... 39,000 7 vs. Niagara W, 10-4 Founded:...... 1884 8 vs. Villanova W, 7-3 Athletic Director:...... Kevin Clark 9 at Saint Joseph’s L, 3-11 Head Coach...... Ryan Wheeler 15 vs. Hartford W, 5-4 16 vs. Saint Peter’s W, 2-1 Assistant Coaches:...... Brian Pugh, Kevin Small 16 vs. Saint Peter’s L, 3-5 21 at Memphis* W, 3-1 Statistical Leaders 22 at Memphis* L, 7-13 23 at Memphis* W, 4-3 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP 28 at UCF* L, 4-6 AMARO, ROBERT .327 44-44 168 24 55 9 2 3 38 77 .458 15 8 26 29 at UCF* L, 2-8 KERRIGAN, JIMMY .298 44-44 161 14 48 8 0 1 15 59 .366 18 3 26 30 at UCF* L, 5-12 PETERSON, DEREK .278 44-44 169 31 47 23 1 2 21 78 .462 23 6 31 APRIL D’ACUNTI MICHAEL .273 36-34 121 13 33 1 1 2 15 42 .347 4 7 18 1 vs. Delaware^ L, 4-12 DRAGOS, DANIEL .250 42-38 136 17 34 2 1 0 9 38 .279 17 4 22 4 vs. Cincinnati* W, 7-5 5 vs. Cincinnati* L, 5-11 Player ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 6 vs. Cincinnati* W, 7-2 KUEHN, RYAN 3.72 3-2 14-9 0 0/0 0 48.1 47 25 20 18 22 9 vs. Lehigh^ L, 2-3 HOCKENBERRY, MATT 3.80 5-5 14-13 1 0/0 0 85.1 97 51 36 21 65 11 vs. USF* L, 6-13 KRALL, PATRICK 0.36 1-0 15-0 0 0/0 2 25.1 15 2 1 5 10 12 vs. USF* W, 6-5 BATCHELOR, ZACH 2.57 1-0 19-0 0 0/0 4 28.0 33 10 8 7 20 13 vs. USF* L, 3-6 MCCARTHY, TIM 3.38 3-3 20-0 0 0/0 0 24.0 22 13 9 7 11 17 at UConn* L, 1-4 STASKEY, CONNOR 3.38 0-1 6-2 0 0/0 0 13.1 7 9 5 10 11 18 at UConn* W, 7-4 19 at UConn* W, 6-2 22 vs. Villanova L, 8-16 23 at Delaware L, 3-9 25 vs. Monmouth L, 2-4 26 vs. Monmouth L, 3-4 27 vs. Monmouth L, 4-7 MAY 2 at Rutgers* L, 4-5 (14) 3 at Rutgers* L, 3-4 4 at Rutgers* L, 6-9 9 vs. Louisville* L, 0-2 10 vs. Louisville* W, 4-2 11 vs. Louisville * L, 4-6 15 vs. Houston* W, 4-1 17 vs. Houston* L, 5-7 American Athletic Conference Championship 21 vs. No. 3 Houston 3 p.m. 22 vs. No. 2 UCF 7 p.m. 24 vs. No. 7 UConn 11 a.m. * - Conference Game. All Times Eastern

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IF Derek Peterson 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 2 1 Front Row (L to R): Jimmy Kerrigan, Nick West, Daniel Dragos, Michael D’Acunti, Bobby Heitzman, Frank D’Agostino, Phil Gianakos, Connor Staskey, Reyn Sugai, Simon Mathews Back Row (L to R): Assistant Coach Kevin Small, Assistant Coach Sean Saverio, Joshua Mason, Zach Batchelor, Derek Peterson, David Hall, Patrick Vanderslice, Tim McCarthy, Ryan Kuehn, Matt Hockenberry, Andrew Nist, Patrick Krall, Zach White, Dan Wasson, Preston Hill, Robert Amaro, Head Coach Ryan Wheeler, Assistant Coach Brian Pugh, Athletic Trainer Nathan Quebedeaux

TEMPLE OWLS

No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 20 Robert Amaro 1B/3B RSr. R/R 6-2 205 Bensalem, Pa. (University of Virginia) 45 Zach Batchelor RHP RJr. R/R 6-1 180 Monroe Township, N.J. (Monroe Township HS) 27 Michael D’Acunti C So. L/R 6-2 205 Dix Hills, N.Y. (Saint Anthony’s HS) 16 Frank D’Agostino OF/1B So. L/R 6-3 210 Monroe Township, N.J. (Monroe Township HS) 7 Daniel Dragos OF RSr. R/R 6-1 190 Beltsville, Md. (Dematha Catholic HS) 41 Phil Gianakos RHP RJr. R/R 6-1 185 Lebanon, N.J. (St. Joseph HS) 33 David Hall OF RSr. R/R 6-3 220 Commack, N.Y. (Commack HS) 21 Bobby Heitzman OF Sr. L/L 5-11 175 Landenburg, Pa. (Kennett HS) 19 Preston Hill RHP Sr. R/R 6-2 188 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chandler Gilbert CC) 32 Matt Hockenberry RHP Sr. R/R 6-3 210 Hanover, Pa. (South Western HS) 8 Jimmy Kerrigan OF So. R/R 6-0 185 Philadelphia, Pa. (Neumann-Goretti HS) 15 Ryan Kuehn RHP RSr. R/R 6-7 210 Lehighton, Pa. (Lehighton HS) 23 Patrick Krall LHP Fr. L/L 6-5 195 Downingtown, Pa. (Downingtown West HS) 13 Josh Mason IF/C Jr. R/L 6-1 195 Chesapeake, Va. (Rappahannock CC) 18 Simon Mathews RHP Fr. R/R 6-1 170 West Haven, Conn. (Hopkins School) 44 Tim McCarthy RHP So. R/R 6-6 225 New Rochelle, N.Y. (Iona Prep) 26 Andrew Nist C Sr. R/R 6-2 210 Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler Gilbert CC) 22 Derek Peterson INF Sr. R/R 6-3 195 Wall, N.J. (Olney Central College) 40 Connor Stasky LHP So. L/L 6-0 165 Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem HS) 5 Reyn Sugai IF Jr. L/R 5-10 175 Honolulu, Hawaii (Fort Scott CC) 12 Patrick Vanderslice RHP Fr. R/R 6-5 250 Lansdowne, Pa. (Monsignor Bonner HS) 36 Daniel Wasson RHP RJr. R/R 6-2 225 Chalfont, Pa. (Central Bucks South HS) 4 Nick West C/OF Fr. R/R 5-11 165 New Holland, Pa. (Garden Spot HS) 42 Zach White RHP RJr. R/R 6-1 180 Parkesburg, Pa. (Coatesville HS)

2 2 2 014 A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c C o n f e r e n c e b a s e b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p 2014 NCAA DIVISION I BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP The winner of the the American Athletic Conference championship title will receive the league’s automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

The College World Series features the top eight teams in the nation squaring off in a double-elimina- tion tournament format, all vying for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. Sixty-four teams will enter the qualifying bracket, with 30 teams receiving automatic bids and the remaining 34 at- large selections by the Division I Baseball Committee. Regional competition will be held May 30-June 2 on campus sites, with the Super Regionals following the next weekend on eight campus sites. June 14-25, 2014 will mark the 67th annual NCAA College World Series, the premier event for college baseball held annually at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb.

American Athletic Conference Schools’ NCAA Championship Appearances

School...... NCAA Appearances UCF...... 11 (11-22, Last in 2012) Cincinnati...... 5 (4-9, Last in 1974) UConn...... 17 (29-35, Last in 2011, 5 College World Series) Houston...... 18 (34-39-1, Last in 2008, 2 College World Series) Louisville...... 7 (19-17, Last in 2013, 2 College World Series) Memphis...... 5 (8-10, Last in 2007) Rutgers...... 15 (18-30, Last in 2007, 1 College World Series) USF...... 10 (9-20, Last in 2012) Temple...... 14 (19-25, Last in 2001, 2 College World Series) Total...... 102 (151-207-1 Overall, 12 College World Series)

2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Schedule

Regionals Campus Sites May 30 - June 2

Super Regionals Campus Sites June 6-9

College World Series TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Neb. June 14-25

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