For Immediate Release • March 18, 20082008 SID Contact: Adam Linnman • Office Phone: (503) 943-7731 • Cell Phone: (503) 860-9494 • Fax: (503) 943-7242 • Email: [email protected] 2008 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result Pilots Host Southern , Head to Seattle Feb. 22 Brigham Young L, 2-4 (11) Feb. 23 Brigham Young W, 12-1 Feb. 23 Brigham Young W, 8-7 (10) Pilots (12-8) vs. Southern Utah (6-9) Feb. 24 George Fox L, 2-3 Portland, Ore. • Joe Etzel Field (1,000) Feb. 26 Concordia W, 7-5 Live Audio/Stats: portlandpilots.com • Series: First Meeting Feb. 28 Northern Illinois (Surprise, AZ) W, 9-6 (16) Feb. 29 #8 Michigan (Surprise, AZ) W, 4-3 (10) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Mar. 1 Hawaii (Surprise, AZ) W, 15-8 Wednesday, Mar. 19 - 3:00 p.m. Mar. 2 #1 Arizona State (Tempe, AZ) L, 2-5 Mar. 4 #12 Oregon State L, 0-16 POR - Mark Triolo (R, Jr., 3-0, 2.36)* Mar. 6 (Davis, CA) W, 4-3 SUU - Mac Nelson (R, Jr. 2-1, 2.76) Mar. 6 UC Davis (Davis, CA) W, 11-10 Thursday, Mar. 20 - 3:00 p.m. Mar. 7 Sacramento State (Sacramento, CA) W, 4-2 Mar. 8 San Jose State (Sacramento, CA) W, 5-3 POR - David Gruener (L, Sr., 1-2, 3.38) Mar. 10 Utah (Fresno, CA) L, 1-18 SUU - Dustin Wittwer (R, Sr., 2-2, 5.13) Mar. 11 Fresno State (Fresno, CA) W, 3-2 *(R/L, Yr., W-L, ERA) Mar. 12 Gonzaga (Fresno, CA) W, 12-7 Mar. 13 New Mexico State (Fresno, CA) L, 1-10 Mar. 14 Indiana (Fresno, CA) L, 0-7 Pilots (12-8) vs. Utah Valley (3-11-1) Mar. 15 Fresno State (Fresno, CA) L, 3-12 Seattle, Wash. • Husky Ballpark (1,500) Mar. 19 Southern Utah 3:00 p.m. Mar. 20 Southern Utah 3:00 p.m. Live Stats: gohuskies.com • Series: UV Leads 3-2 Mar. 21 Utah Valley (Seattle, WA) 1:00 p.m. Mar. 22 Washington 2:30 p.m. Pilots (12-8) at Washington (9-6) Mar. 26 Lewis & Clark 3:00 p.m. Seattle, Wash. • Husky Ballpark (1,500) Mar. 28 Loyola Marymount* 3:00 p.m. Mar. 29 Loyola Marymount* 1:00 p.m. Live Video/Stats: gohuskies.com • Series: UW Leads 82-44-1 Mar. 30 Loyola Marymount* 1:00 p.m. Mar. 31 Oregon State 5:00 p.m. Friday, Mar. 21 - 1:00 p.m. Apr. 1 Washington 5:00 p.m. POR - Ari Ronick (L, Sr., 1-2, 3.12)* Apr. 4 Santa Clara* 7:00 p.m. UV - Andy Jangard (L, Jr. 0-0, 2.25) Apr. 5 Santa Clara* 6:00 p.m. Apr. 6 Santa Clara* 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 22 - 2:30 p.m. Apr. 8 Washington 5:00 p.m. POR - TBA Apr. 11 San Diego* 3:00 p.m. UW - Cam Nobles (R, So., 1-0, 2.08) Apr. 12 San Diego* 1:00 p.m. *(R/L, Yr., W-L, ERA) Apr. 13 San Diego* 1:00 p.m. Apr. 15 Oregon State (PGE Park) 6:30 p.m. This Week in Pilots ... Apr. 18 Gonzaga* 6:30 p.m. Apr. 19 Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m. The are scheduled to play a pair of home games this week before heading Apr. 20 Gonzaga* 1:00 p.m. to Seattle, Wash., for two games this weekend. Portland is fi rst slated to host the Southern Utah Apr. 22 Washington 3:00 p.m. Thunderbirds at Joe Etzel Field at 3:00 p.m. on both Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, the Apr. 23 Oregon State 5:00 p.m. Pilots will play the Utah Valley Wolverines in Seattle at 1:00 p.m. Portland is then scheduled to Apr. 25 San Francisco* 3:00 p.m. face the Washington Huskies at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, also in Seattle. Apr. 26 San Francisco* 1:00 p.m. Apr. 27 San Francisco* 1:00 p.m. May 6 Washington 3:00 p.m. Catch All of the Action at Home Live May 9 Pepperdine* 3:00 p.m. Portland will once again provide a free audio broadcast for all baseball home games this May 10 Pepperdine* 1:00 p.m. season on portlandpilots.com. Simply click on the broadcast link on the left panel of UP’s main May 11 Pepperdine* 1:00 p.m. athletics website, or visit the baseball schedule on portlandpilots.com to access audio for every May 12 Cal State Northridge 3:00 p.m. May 13 Cal State Northridge 1:00 p.m. Pilot home game in 2008. May 16 Saint Mary’s* 3:00 p.m. In addition, UP will provide live, in-game statistics for all home games, which can also be May 17 Saint Mary’s* 1:00 p.m. accessed on portlandpilots.com. May 18 Saint Mary’s* 1:00 p.m. *WCC game Home games in Bold All times are Pacifi c and subject to change 2008 UP RESULTS: home: 3-3 away: 3-2 neutral: 6-3 vs. ranked: 1-2 • Portland Baseball • March 18, 2008 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • About Southern Utah The Thunderbirds snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 5-3 win at San Diego State on Monday. Southern Utah scored all fi ve runs in the third inning, keyed by a three-run by sophomore 1B Bucky Aona. As a team SUU is batting .271 this season, with junior OF Ray Wright hitting a team-high .364. Aona leads the Thunderbirds with 12 RBI’s, while senior 1B Joe Wright and junior 3B Chester Wilson have each belted two home runs. The Southern Utah pitching staff has a com- bined ERA of 7.00, while holding opposing hitters to a .322 average. • QUICK FACTS • Head coach David Eldredge is in his fourth year at the helm of SUU. General Information The Pilots/Thunderbirds Series Mailing Address: ...... 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. This is the fi rst meeting between Portland and Southern Utah...... Portland, OR 97203-5798 About Utah Valley Website: ...... www.portlandpilots.com The Wolverines have lost three straight games. Five of Utah Valley’s last six losses have National Affi liation: ...... NCAA Division I been by one run, including two games where the Wolverines carried three-run leads into the Conference: ...... West Coast Founded: ...... 1901 ninth inning. Gonzaga defeated Utah Valley 9-3 in Spokane on Monday. Enrollment: ...... 3,300 Jace Brinkerhoff is batting .375 with a and 16 runs batted in to lead the team, while Nickname: ...... Pilots Ryan Jones hitting .359 on the season. Marcus Moore, who has tossed complete game this Colors: ...... Purple and White season, leads Wolverine starters with a 3.60 ERA. Steve Gardner is in his 16th season as head Home Field (capacity): ...... Joe Etzel Field (1,000) coach of the Wolverines. Home Field Dimensions: .....LF 350, CF 390, RF 340 The Pilots/Wolverines Series President: .... Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., J.D. Portland defeated Utah Valley 4-3 last week in Sacramento, Calif. The Wolverines hold a 3-2 Athletics Director: ...... Larry Williams advantage all-time against the Pilots. Athletic Department Phone: ...... 503-943-7117 About Washington Coaching Information The Huskies have won fi ve of their last six games after taking four from Holy Cross in Seattle Head Coach: ... Chris Sperry (11th year, Portland ’89) last week. As a team, UW is batting .286 and has belted 15 home runs. Junior Bradley Boyer is Career Record/Years: ...... 187-358-1 (.343) /11th hitting .434 with two home runs, while freshman Troy Scott has a team-high 16 RBI’s. Wash- Record at School/Years: ...... SAME WCC Record: ...... 87-191-1 (.314) ington’s team ERA is 3.73, while UW pitchers have combined to hold opposing hitters to a .261 Baseball Offi ce Phone: ...... 503-943-7732 average. Assistants: .... Matt Hollod (5th year, Washington ’02) Head coach Ken Knutson is in his 16th season at the helm of the UW baseball program...... Larry Casian (2nd year, Western Baptist ‘04) The Pilots/Huskies Series Volunteer Assistant: ...Jesse Rodgers (1st year, UP ‘07) This is the fi rst of fi ve scheduled meetings between the Pilots and Huskies this season. Strength Coach: ...... Bradford Scott Washington claims an 82-44-1 all-time advantage over the Pilots. UW won three of fi ve against Athletic Trainer: ...... Joel Marick Portland last season. Program Information All-Time Overall Record: ...... 1,269-1,363-14 (.482) Statistical Comparison Started Baseball: ...... 1923 POR Category SUU UV UW All-Time WCC Record: ...... 102-228-1 (.310)/12 .264...... Batting Avg...... 271 ...... 246 ...... 286 Joe Etzel Field Record/Years: ...196-217 (.475)/22nd 4.52...... Earned Run Avg...... 7.00 ...... 6.40 ...... 3.73 2008 Overall Record: ...... 12-8 (.600) .946...... Fielding Pct...... 967 ...... 957 ...... 971 2007 Overall Record: ...... 21-30 (.412) 5.3...... Runs Per Game ...... 5.2 ...... 4.5 ...... 6.6 2007 WCC Record/Finish: ...... 7-14 (.333)/7th 9.6...... Hits Per Game ...... 8.9 ...... 8.5 ...... 9.9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 19/5 31...... Doubles ...... 19 ...... 27 ...... 37 Returning Redshirts: ...... 3 3...... Triples ...... 1 ...... 2 ...... 2 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ....7 (includes DH)/3 15...... Home Runs ...... 6 ...... 2 ...... 15 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: ...... 2/2 Newcomers: ...... 16 4.6...... RBI Per Game ...... 4.5 ...... 4.1 ...... 6.0 .377...... Slugging Pct...... 350 ...... 317 ...... 451 Sports Information .350...... On-Base Pct...... 340 ...... 321 ...... 362 Assistant SID (baseball contact): ...... Adam Linnman 8-10 ...... Stolen Bases-Attempts ...... 31-40 ...... 16-22 ...... 13-20 E-mail: ...... [email protected] Offi ce: ...... 503-943-7731 A Look Back Cell: ...... 503-860-9494 The Pilots spent the past two weeks on the road, posting a 6-4 record. First, Portland won the SID Fax: ...... 503-943-7242 Press Box Phone: ...... 503-943-7253 River City Classic, going a perfect 4-0 in Davis and Sacramento, Calif. The Pilots defeated Utah SID: ...... Jason Brough Valley, UC Davis, Sacramento State and San Jose State to claim the tourney title. E-mail: ...... [email protected] The Pilots then went 2-4 at the Pepsi/Johnny Quick Classic in Fresno, Calif., last week. After Offi ce: ...... 503-943-8439 opening with a loss to Utah, the Pilots defeated Fresno State and Gonzaga. Portland ended its Cell: ...... 503-706-3460 stay in Fresno with three straight losses to New Mexico State, Indiana and Fresno State. Junior OF Bryant Kraus hit a team-high .342 on the trip with a home run and seven RBI’s. portlandpilots.com Junior RHP Mark Triolo went 2-0 on the mound with an earned run average of 2.63. 2008 PORTLAND BASEBALL • Portland Baseball • March 18, 2008 • Page 3 • www.portlandpilots.com • A Look Ahead with no outs during its game against Concordia on Feb. 26. With the Following its trip to Seattle, Portland returns to Joe Etzel Field to host score tied at 5-5 in the top of the seventh inning. UP reliever Peter Lewis & Clark on Wednesday, March 26 at 3:00 p.m. The Pilots then Beringhaus induced an inning-ending triple play. The play began when open play in the West Coast Conference with a home series against the CU’s Neil Barrett sent a fl y ball to straight-away left fi eld, where Portland LMU Lions, beginning Friday, March 28. The Pilots and Lions are slated junior Bryant Kraus made an easy catch. Kraus then threw the ball to the to play a three-game set. infi eld as Sean Turner tagged up at third and appeared to score. Kraus’ It’s then back on the road as Portland plays at Oregon State on throw was cut off by freshman third baseman Kevin Armijo, who threw March 31 and at Washington on April 1. it to shortstop C.J. Cullen at third base. Cullen then tagged out Ryan Sussenguth for the second out. Sussenguth had tagged up at second A Quick Start on the play and tried to advance to third. Just when it appeared the play Portland’s 12-5 start to the season was the best start for the Pilots was over, Portland sophomore Rocky Gale alertly tossed the since beginning 1980 with a 13-5 record. The Pilots went on to fi nish ball to third, claiming that Turner had left the base too early. The umpires 36-12 overall in 1980. agreed as the run was erased and Portland had a triple play.

Working Overtime Wasting Little Time Portland has already gone to extra innings four times this season, Portland has already received an instant boost in production at the with the Pilots winning three of those games. After dropping the very fi rst plate and on the hill from a handful of newcomers. Junior-transfer Bryant game of the season 4-2 to BYU in 11 innings, the Pilots have won three Kraus, an outfi elder, is leading the team this season with a .354 batting straight that needed extra frames, including a 9-6, 16-inning marathon average. Freshman second baseman Riley Henricks is second on the against Northern Illinois on Feb. 28. The Pilots also defeated BYU 8-7 Pilots with a .337 average. Henricks just had an eight-game hitting in 10 innings on Feb. 23 and topped eighth-ranked Michigan 4-3 in 10 streak snapped, while Kraus hit .342 with a home run and seven RBI’s innings on Feb. 29. during UP’s recent 10-game road trip. During Portland’s 15-8 drubbing of Portland went to extra innings just once last season, a 2-1, 10-inning Hawaii on March 1, Henricks went 4-for-6 at the plate with a home run, win over Santa Clara on March 31, 2007. two doubles, four runs and fi ve RBI’s. On the mound, junior-transfer Matthew Lange, a right-hander, leads The Trifecta the staff with three wins and three saves. Lange also has a 1.86 ERA Portland discovered the easy way to get out of a bases loaded jam and is holding opposing hitters to a .243 average. Fellow junior-trans-

NATIONAL POLLS (Bold indicates a 2008 Portland opponent) Collegiate Baseball NCBWA USA Today/ESPN (preseason) Rank School W-L Rank School W-L Rank School W-L Rank School W-L 1. Arizona State 17-0 1. Arizona State 17-0 1. Arizona State 17-0 1. Arizona State 17-0 2. Arizona 12-2 2. Kentucky 18-0 2. Arizona 12-2 2. Arizona 12-2 3. Florida State 16-1 3. North Carolina 14-3 3. North Carolina 14-3 4. Arizona 12-2 4. Miami 13-2 3. Florida State 16-1 4. Missouri 13-2 5. UC Irvine 14-1 5. Florida State 16-1 4. North Carolina 14-3 5. Vanderbilt 12-4 6. North Carolina 14-3 6. Vanderbilt 12-4 5. Miami (Fla.) 13-2 6. Miami 13-2 7. Long Beach State 12-3 7. Long Beach State 12-3 6. Long Beach State 12-3 7. Long Beach State 12-3 8. Missouri 13-2 8. South Carolina 11-5 7. UC Irvine 14-1 9. Vanderbilt 12-4 9. UC Irvine 14-1 8. Mississippi 13-5 10. Miami (Fla.) 13-2 10. Texas 12-5 8. Vanderbilt 12-4 9. UC Irvine 14-1 11. South Carolina 11-5 11. Missouri 13-2 9. Missouri 13-2 10. Florida State 16-1 12. California 13-2-1 12. Kentucky 18-0 10. Mississippi 13-5 11. UCLA 10-5 13. Texas 12-5 13. Rice 12-6 11. Kentucky 18-0 12. California 13-2 14. Rice 12-6 14. Mississippi 13-5 12. South Carolina 11-5 15. Baylor 13-4 15. Wichita State 11-3 13. South Carolina 11-5 16. Central Florida 16-1 16. Baylor 13-4 13. Baylor 13-4 14. Baylor 13-4 17. Georgia Tech 13-4 17. UCLA 10-5 14. Texas 12-5 15. Rice 12-6 18. Mississippi 13-5 18. Coastal Carolina 15-2 15. Rice 12-6 16. Kentucky 18-0 19. Stanford 8-4 19. Texas A&M 15-4 16. Wichita State 11-3 17. Stanford 8-4 20. UCLA 10-5 20. Virginia 14-4 17. Texas A&M 15-4 21. Virginia 14-4 21. Clemson 10-6 18. Texas 12-5 22. Nebraska 14-2 22. San Diego 12-7 18. Stanford 8-4 19. San Diego 12-7 23. Texas A&M 15-4 23. Cal State Fullerton 9-7 19. Virginia 14-4 20. Wichita State 11-3 24. Wichita State 11-3 24. California 13-2-1 20. UCLA 10-5 21. Coastal Carolina 15-2 25. Washington State 13-5 25. Oregon State 7-6 21. Coastal Carolina 15-2 22. Nebraska 14-2 26. East Carolina 13-4 26. Oklahoma State 11-5 22. California 13-2-1 27. Coastal Carolina 15-2 27. Stanford 8-4 23. East Carolina 13-4 28. Cal State Fullerton 9-7 28. Georgia Tech 13-4 23. Georgia Tech 13-4 24. Virginia 14-4 29. Florida 14-3 29. Pepperdine 13-5 24. Nebraska 14-2 25. Michigan 8-6 30. Tennessee 12-4 30. Central Florida 16-1 25. Cal State Fullerton 9-7 2008 PORTLAND BASEBALL • Portland Baseball • March 18, 2008 • Page 4 • www.portlandpilots.com • The Portland Pilots are Live fer Mark Triolo is 3-0 with a 2.36 ERA, while holding opposing hitters to a .206 mark. Freshman reliever Scott Burris has a staff-best 1.38 ERA. on the Internet!!! The University of Portland will broadcast live Providing the Power audio for all home soccer, , Senior outfi elder Danny Meier has appeared to re-claim his power stroke. Meier leads the and baseball events via the internet as a free Pilots with fi ve long fl ies this season. He also leads the team with 17 RBI’s and 16 runs scored, service to fans. Log on to portlandpilots.com while hitting .280. and click on the Broadcast section of the left With the score tied 5-5 and two outs in the bottom of the ninth against Concordia on Feb. 26, navigation panel. Meier sent the fi rst pitch he saw from CU’s Ross Conway over the left-fi eld wall for the walk-off home run. Bryant Kraus, who was one fi rst, also scored on the blast. For the fi rst time ever, fans can also watch video of all home volleyball and basketball (men’s and women’s) events for a reasonable 2008 WCC Preseason Poll San Diego was chosen to repeat as West Coast Conference champion in the 2008 preseason price. Log on to pilotsvideo.com to access baseball poll, as selected by conference coaches, while the Pilots were selected to fi nish seventh. video streaming. The Toreros garnered all seven possible fi rst place votes and 49 overall points to take fi rst place in Live statistics for all home games will also be the listing. available for the above mentioned sports, as Complete Poll well as tennis. 1. San Diego - 49 (7) 2. Pepperdine - 42 2008 WCC Standings 3. Santa Clara - 32 (1) TeamTeam WCC Pct. Overall Pct.Pct. 4. LMU - 29 Pepperdine 0-0 .000 13-5 .722 5. Gonzaga - 28 Saint Mary’sMary’s 0-0 .000 10-4-1 .700 6. San Francisco - 24 San Diego 0-0 .000 12-7 .632 7. Portland - 12 PORTLAND 0-0 .000 12-8 .600 8. Saint Mary’s - 8 Gonzaga 0-0 .000 10-7 .588 (First place votes) Santa Clara 0-0 .000 10-7 .588 San Francisco 0-0 .000 8-10 .444 A Challenging Slate Loyola Marymount 0-0 .000 8-10 .444 As usual, the Pilots face a fairly daunting schedule this spring, which includes games against UPCOMING SCHEDULE (All times Pacifi c) 2007 NCAA post-season participants Oregon State, Arizona State, Fresno State, Michigan, San Mar. 19 Diego and Pepperdine. Both OSU and ASU advanced to the College World Series, with the Bea- Southern Utah at Portland 3:00 PM vers winning their second straight national title. Utah Valley at Gonzaga 6:00 PM In addition, the Pilots are scheduled to face fi ve teams that are currently ranked in the four national rankings. The Sun Devils are currently ranked the top team in the country in both the Col- Mar. 20 legiate Baseball, NCBWA and USA Today/ESPN polls. Fairleigh Dickinson at San Francisco 2:30 PM Portland is 1-2 against ranked teams so far this season. Cal State Northridge at LMU 3:00 PM Southern Utah at Portland 3:00 PM Pepperdine at Oregon State 6:00 PM A Bigger Stage After fi lling Joe Etzel Field to the brim and then some last spring, the Portland Pilots and Mar. 21 two-time defending national champion Oregon State Beavers will switch venues to PGE Park in Fairleigh Dickinson at San Francisco 12:00 PM downtown Portland for a non-conference baseball game in April. The game is scheduled for 6:30 Portland vs. Utah Valley 1:00 PM p.m. on April 15. Gonzaga at Sacramento State 2:00 PM Last season, the Beavers and Pilots set a Joe Etzel Field attendance record when a capac- Saint Mary’s at UC Santa Barbara 2:00 PM ity crowd of 1,002 packed the facility for a game on April 24. Several fans were forced to watch Pepperdine at Oregon State 6:00 PM the game from the parking lot beyond the left fi eld fence, prompting the change to PGE Park this season. Mar. 22 LMU at Cal State Northridge (DH) 11:00 AM Saint Mary’s at UC Santa Barbara (DH) 11:00 AM, A Pair of Senior Southpaws Harvard at San Diego (DH) 11:00 AM Senior left-handers Ari Ronick and David Gruener are two of the main reasons the Pilots Pepperdine at Oregon State 1:00 PM entered the 2008 season with big expectations on the hill. Ronick, whose junior season was Fairleigh Dickinson at San Francisco 1:00 PM cut short by injury, won a pair of games with an ERA of 3.05 and held opposing hitters to a .225 Santa Clara at Cal Poly (DH) 1:00 PM average before being put on the shelf. He was drafted by the in the MLB draft last Gonzaga at Sacramento State 2:00 PM June and appears to be healthy and ready to go this spring. The 6-foot-5 Ronick held right-hand- Portland at Washington 2:30 PM ed hitters to a .210 average last spring, while striking out 22. He was named the WCC Co-Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 27-Mar. 4) after picking up wins against Washington and UC Davis. wccsports.com Gruener, who transferred from Notre Dame before last year, was perhaps Portland’s most steady pitcher by the end of last season. He fi nished with 58 strikeouts and only 17 walks in 89.2 innings pitched. Gruener tossed fi ve complete games, posted an ERA of 3.51 and earned All-West 2008 PORTLAND BASEBALL • Portland Baseball • March 18, 2008 • Page 5 • www.portlandpilots.com • Coast Conference honorable mention. MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES Player 2 3 4 5+ Tot Switching Caps Riley Henricks 5 3 1 9 After starting the past four years on the left side of the infi eld for the Pilots, Jesse Rodgers will Bryant Kraus 5 4 9 Rocky Gale 7 7 assume a new role on the bench this season. Rodgers, the all-time leader in career assists at UP Chase Powell 5 1 6 with 528, is the newest addition to the Portland coaching staff, joining head coach Chris Sperry Danny Meier 3 2 5 and assistants Larry Casian and Matthew Hollod. Kevin Armijo 3 1 4 Rodgers, a volunteer assistant coach, fi nished second all-time at Portland with 204 career Paul Crowder 3 3 Cory Wiltshire 1 1 1 3 games played. Last season, he led the team with 16 multi-hit games and tied for the team high with 51 hits. He batted .287 in 2007 with 14 RBI’s, 10 doubles, one triple and 17 runs scored. MULTIPLE-RBI GAMES Player 2 3 4 5+ Tot The Call Danny Meier 4 1 5 Two former Pilots made their debut in 2007, as pitcher Eric Hull and Riley Henricks 2 1 3 Bryant Kraus 2 1 3 outfi elder Kory Casto both saw time in the bigs. Rock Gale 2 2 Hull, a right-hander with the Dodgers, made fi ve appearances for L.A. and posted a 4.05 ERA. Chase Powell 2 2 In 6.2 innings of work, he struck out fi ve and allowed just four hits. Kevin Armijo 1 1 Casto had seven hits in 16 games with the Washington Nationals. He also knocked in three Eric Brown 1 1 Paul Crowder 1 1 RBI’s, walked twice, tagged two doubles and scored a run. Casto, who was originally called up in C.J. Cullen 1 1 early April, was the fi rst former Pilot to see time in the Big Leagues since catcher Tom Lampkin in Cory Wiltshire 1 1 2002. Lampkin’s Major League career lasted from 1988-2002. TOP HITTING STREAKS Draft Day Player ‘08 Long Current Career Pitchers Chris Siegfried, Given Kutz, Josh Roberts and Ari Ronick were selected on the Bryant Kraus 8 - 8 Chase Powell 8 3 8 second day of the 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on June 8. Siegfried was Kevin Armijo 6 - 6 drafted in the 11th round by the Chicago Cubs, while Kutz was taken in the 18th round by the Los Paul Crowder 6 - 6 Angeles Dodgers. Roberts and Ronick were drafted in the 35th and 38th rounds by the Florida Riley Henricks 6 - 6 Marlins and the Cincinnati Reds, respectively. Danny Meier 5 1 7 Rocky Gale 4 3 7 Siegfried was the 337th overall pick in the draft. The 6-foot, 5-inch left-hander made 19 ap- Cory Wiltshire 4 - 5 pearances out of the bullpen and two starts in 2007. Siegfried excelled during WCC play, giving up just six earned runs in 19.2 innings for a 2.75 ERA. He also held WCC hitters to a .246 aver- STATISTICAL LEADERS age. HITTING Kutz was the 566th player taken overall after posting a 6-6 record and 3.77 ERA. He struck At-Bats ...... Riley Henricks (83) out 93 batters to rank third on the UP single-season list. A year removed from redshirting following Batting Average ...... Bryant Kraus (.354) shoulder surgery, Kutz led the pitching staff in wins, starts (15), innings pitched (105.0), shutouts Runs Scored ...... Danny Meier (16) (1) and strikeouts. Hits ...... Henricks, Kraus (28) Doubles ...... Riley Henricks (6) Roberts, taken with the 1,062nd pick by the Marlins, served as the team’s closer last season. Triples ...... Riley Henricks (2) The hard-throwing, 6-foot, 5-inch right-hander went 3-2 with fi ve saves and a 4.66 ERA in 23 relief Home Runs ...... Danny Meier (5) appearances. RBI’s ...... Danny Meier (17) Ronick, the 1,150th overall player taken, returned for his senior season on The Bluff after his Total Bases ...... Riley Henricks (44) junior year was cut short after just eight appearances due to injury. Slugging Pct...... Riley Henricks (.530) Walks ...... Riley Henricks (11) Strikeouts ...... Danny Meier (21) Hit By Pitch ...... Armijo, Kraus, Meier (4) UP’s 2008 Record... In One-Run Games ...... 5-1 On-Base Pct...... Bryant Kraus (.435) At home ...... 3-3 In Two-Run Games ...... 3-1 Sacrifi ce Hits...... C.J. Cullen (4) On The Road ...... 3-2 In Five+ Run Games ...... 3-5 Sacrifi ce Flies ...... Eight Players (1) At Neutral Site ...... 6-3 When Scoring 0-2 Runs ...... 0-7 Stolen Bases ...... Henricks, Powell (2) In Day Games ...... 11-8 When Scoring 3-5 Runs ...... 5-1 PITCHING In Night Games ...... 1-0 When Scoring 6-9 Runs ...... 3-0 Appearances ...... Burris, Varce (10) vs. Ranked Opponent ...... 1-2 When Scoring 10+ Runs ...... 4-0 Starts ...... David Gruener (5) vs. Right-Handed Starter ...... 9-3 On Monday ...... 0-1 Innings Pitched ...... David Gruener (32.0) vs. Left-Handed Starter ...... 3-5 On Tuesday ...... 2-1 Wins ...... Lange, Triolo (3) In Extra Innings ...... 3-1 On Wednesday ...... 1-0 ERA ...... Mark Triolo (1.38) In Doubleheaders ...... 2-0 On Thursday ...... 3-1 Strikeouts ...... David Gruener (23) In Shutouts ...... 0-2 On Friday ...... 2-2 Walks ...... David Gruener (9) When Errorless ...... 2-0 On Saturday ...... 4-1 Opp. Batting Avg...... Mark Triolo (.206) When Scoring First ...... 8-1 On Sunday ...... 0-2 Saves ...... Matthew Lange (3) When Opponent Scores First ...... 4-7 In February ...... 5-2 Complete Games ...... None When Leading After 7th Inning ...... 7-0 In March ...... 7-6 Shutouts ...... None When Trailing After 7th Inning ...... 4-6 In April ...... 0-0 When Tied After 7th Inning ...... 1-2 In May ...... 0-0 2008 PORTLAND BASEBALL • Portland Baseball • March 18, 2008 • Page 6 • www.portlandpilots.com • 2008 Roster NO. PLAYER POS B/T HGT WGT YR EXP HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S) 1 Brandon Howard IF S/R 5-9 170 Sr.* 1V Shoreline, Wash./O’Dea HS/Bellevue CC/Sacramento State 2 Eric Brown OF/C R/R 5-7 170 Sr. 1V Gresham, Ore./Gresham HS/Trinity/Mount Hood CC 4 Kevin Armijo IF R/R 6-0 190 Fr. HS Corona, Calif./Mater Dei HS 5 Bryant Kraus OF/IF R/R 6-2 205 Jr. TR West Linn, Ore./West Linn HS/Linn Benton CC 6 Tyler Thompson RHP/UTL R/R 6-0 150 Fr. HS Richland, Wash./Richland HS 7 Riley Henricks IF R/R 5-10 165 Fr. HS Mukilteo, Wash./Kamiak HS 8 Billy Krause OF R/R 6-2 200 Sr.* 3V Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island HS 10 Cort Carpenter IF R/R 6-2 225 Jr. TR Kelso, Wash./Kelso HS/Oregon St./Lower Columbia CC 11 Garrett Queen OF R/R 5-10 180 Fr. HS Prineville, Ore./Crook County HS 12 Jeff Arbayo OF L/L 6-0 185 So.* 1V Aurora, Colo./Regis Jesuit HS 13 Scott Burris LHP/OF L/L 6-1 180 Fr. HS Portland, Ore./Portland Lutheran HS/Franklin HS 14 Zach Varce RHP R/R 6-0 165 Fr. HS Seattle, Wash./West Seattle HS 15 Peter Beringhaus RHP R/R 6-1 170 Jr.* 2V Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College Prep 16 Tommy Renda LHP L/L 5-10 200 So.* 1V Hillsborough, Calif./St. Ignatius 18 Rocky Gale C R/R 6-1 195 So. 1V Keizer, Ore./North Salem HS 19 Matthew Lange RHP R/R 6-5 215 Jr. TR Lake Oswego, Calif./Lake Oswego HS/Pacifi c/Mt. Hood CC 21 Ed Wakefi eld LHP L/L 5-10 160 So. 1V Larkspur, Calif./Redwood HS 22 Ben Pressler RHP R/R 6-4 205 Fr. HS Beaverton, Ore./Westview HS 23 David Gruener LHP L/L 6-3 210 Sr. 1V Gig Harbor, Wash./Life Christian Academy/Notre Dame 24 Brian Yoakum RHP R/R 6-0 195 Sr. 3V Issaquah, Wash./Issaquah HS 25 Mark Triolo RHP R/R 6-5 220 Jr. TR San Diego, Calif./Patrick Henry HS/San Diego State 26 Charlie Herche IF R/R 5-11 170 So.* 1V Seattle, Wash./O’Dea HS 27 Kyle Haskin OF L/R 5-11 175 Fr.* RS Eugene, Ore./Marist HS 28 Danny Meier UTL R/R 6-2 200 Sr. 3V Maple Valley, Wash./Tahoma HS 29 Cory Wiltshire OF L/L 6-1 200 Sr. 3V Bowen Island, B.C./Rockridge HS 30 Austin Pearce OF S/L 6-2 205 So. TR Lake Oswego, Ore./Jesuit HS/Notre Dame 31 Owen Jones RHP/UTL R/R 6-2 165 Fr. HS Edmonds, Wash./Edmonds-Woodway HS 32 Ari Ronick LHP L/L 6-5 205 Sr. 3V Boulder, Colo./Boulder HS 33 Paul Crowder C S/R 5-11 185 Jr. 2V Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College Prep 34 Chase Powell IF L/R 6-2 210 Jr. 2V Selah, Wash./Selah HS 35 CJ Cullen IF R/R 6-4 205 So. 1V Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep 36 Clayton Shaw IF R/R 5-11 180 So. 1V Everett, Wash./Cascade HS 37 Ben Panther RHP R/R 6-2 175 So. 1V Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep 38 Matt Mardesich IF R/R 6-0 190 Fr. HS Portland, Ore./Central Catholic HS 39 Brennan Thorpe RHP R/R 6-7 215 Jr. TR San Marcos, Calif./Elsinore HS/Saddleback College 40 Kalin Vigil IF R/R 6-4 215 Fr.* RS Burien, Wash./Seattle Prep 41 Nick Bankus LHP L/L 5-11 195 Fr.* RS Bremerton, Wash./Olympic HS 42 Keeler Brynteson LHP L/L 6-0 160 Fr. HS Anacortes, Wash./Anacortes HS *utilized redshirt season Head Coach: 3 Chris Sperry (11th year, Portland ’89) Assistant Coaches: 9 Matt Hollod (5th year, Washington ’02), 17 Larry Casian (2nd year, Western Baptist ’04) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jesse Rodgers (1st year, Portland ‘07) Roster Breakdown By Class Pronunciations Seniors ...... 8 Juniors ...... 8 Arbayo ...... are-BUY-oh Sophomores ...... 9 Freshmen ...... 13 Armijo ...... are-MEE-ho By Position Beringhaus ...BARE-ing-house Pitchers ...... 17 ...... 3 Gruener ...... GREW-nur Infi elders ...... 11 Outfi elders ...... 12 Herche ...... hersh By Geography Washington ...... 18 Oregon ...... 10 Kalin ...... KAH-linn Arizona ...... 2 California ...... 5 Kraus ...... (ryhmes with house) Colorado ...... 2 British Columbia ...... 1 Krause ...... (ryhmes with house) Hitters Meier ...... My-yur Right ...... 24 Left ...... 11 Switch ...... 3 Ari Ronick .....are-ee ROE-nick Pitchers Triolo ...... tree-oh-low Right-handed ...... 10 Left-handed ...... 7 Yoakum ...... YO-kum 2008 PORTLANDPORTLAND BASEBALL • Portland Baseball • March 18, 2008 • Page 7 • www.portlandpilots.com • Head Coach Chris Sperry • 11th YearYear • B.A.,B.A., Business Administration, PortlandPortland ‘89 Chris Sperry was hired as the 21st head coach in University of Portland baseball history on Feb. 1, 1998. Coach Sperry replaced his college coach TerryTerry Pollreisz, who resigned after 1111 years to become manager of the Everett AquaSox, the Seattle Mariners’ Class A team in the Northwest League. After just ten seasons as head coach on The Bluff,Bluff, Sperry ranksranks third all-time at Portland in total wins with 175. While Sperry is currently leading the resurgence of baseball on The BlufBluff,f, his former players are enjoying unprecedented success in the professional ranks. Last summer, former Pilots Eric Hull, a pitcher with the , and Kory Casto, an outfi elder with the WashingtonWashington Nationals, both spent time with their respective Major League clubs. Four Pilots were selected in the 2007 MLB draft. Currently,Currently, eight former players are in the pro- fessional ranks (Hull, Casto, Austin Bibens-Dirkx, Given Kutz, Joe Jones, Chris Siegfried, Josh Roberts and Travis Vetters). In 2002, Sperry led Portland to a second-place fi nish in the West Division of the West Coast Conference (16-14) and a 24-30 overall record, while losing seven games by two runs or less. In 1999, the Pilots also fi nished second in the West Division with a 16-14 conference record. Portland was third in the overall WCC standings, and fi nished 23-28 overall, including 11 losses by two runs or less. Portland’s 23 wins in 1999 were an improvement of 13 wins over the 1998 season. Sperry’s fi rst recruiting class as head coach included three players selected in the 1996 Major League draft. Prior to his head coaching position at UP, Sperry served as the head assistant at Portland State under Dave Dangler from September, 1997 through January, 1998. He also served two seasons (1996 and ‘97) at Centralia College (Wash.) and was a volunteer assistant at the University of Portland in 1990. After his collegiate career at Portland, Sperry was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers and played one sea- son (1989) at class A Salem (Ore.) in the Northwest League. Sperry was an infi elder and catcher at the University of Portland from 1985-87 and in 1989. He played two seasons under Terry Pollreisz and two under former coach and former athletic director Joe Etzel. Sperry was a member of the 1989 squad that won the Pacifi c-10 Northern Division Tournament championship and earned the program’s fi rst NCAA (West Regional) berth in 11 years. A two-time team captain and Most Inspirational Player award winner, Sperry was an All-Pac-10 N.D. selection in 1987. He batted .410 in league play as a freshman, is the UP career leader with 102 walks and is fourth all-time with 399 assists. A native of Brush Prairie, Wash., where he attended Prairie High School, Sperry was an all-state pick and Prairie’s Scholar- Athlete of the Year as a senior. He earned a Washington State Initial Teaching Certifi cate (K-8) at Heritage College in Toppen- ish, Wash. in 1995 and was the assistant baseball coach at Davis HS in Yakima, Wash. from 1993-95. Sperry also assisted the Yakima Valley and Vancouver Cardinals American Legion clubs. Sperry was the head coach of the state of Oregon’s team at the 1997 Olympic Trials. Sperry is married to former University of Portland volleyball player Andrea Buckley (Portland ‘90). They have three daugh- ters: Jessica Lane (14), Gracie Mae (10), and Charlie Anne (9). The Sperry Era Overall Conference Year W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Finish NCAA 1998 10 39 0 .204 5 22 0 .185 8th N/A 1999 23 28 0 .451 16 14 0 .533 2nd-W N/A 2000 24 27 0 .471 13 17 0 .433 3rd-W N/A 2001 20 34 0 .370 9 21 0 .300 4th-W N/A 2002 24 30 0 .444 16 14 0 .533 2nd-W N/A 2003 9 45 1 .173 5 24 1 .183 4th-W N/A 2004 12 44 0 .214 6 24 0 .200 4th-W N/A 2005 17 36 0 .321 7 23 0 .233 4th-W N/A 2006 15 37 0 .288 3 15 0 .167 8th* N/A 2007 21 30 0 .412 7 14 0 .333 7th N/A 2008 12 8 0 .600 0 0 0 .000 - - Total 187 358 1 .343 87 191 1 .314 - *The WCC returned to a one-division format in 2006 2008 PORTLAND BASEBALL • Portland Baseball • March 18, 2008 • Page 8 • www.portlandpilots.com • 2008 Portland Baseball Game Results for Portland (as of Mar 17, 2008) 2008 (All games) Results

Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall WCC Pitcher of record Attend Time ------/------Feb 22, 2008 BYU 2-4 L 2 3 1/ 4 8 0 (11) 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 LANGE, M (L 0-1) 301 2:37 Feb 23, 2008 BYU W 12-1 12 12 1/ 1 7 4 9 1- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 TRIOLO, M (W 1-0) 398 2:23 Feb 23, 2008 BYU W 8-7 8 12 4/ 7 7 3 (10) 2- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 LANGE, M (W 1-1) 398 3:03 Feb 24, 2008 GEORGE FOX 2-3 L 2 7 1/ 3 10 2 9 2- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 BURRIS, S (L 0-1) 282 2:37 Feb 26, 2008 CONCORDIA W 7-5 7 13 3/ 5 8 0 9 3- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 LANGE, M (W 2-1) 131 2:44 Feb 28, 2008 vs Northern Illinois W 9-6 9 13 1/ 6 14 3 (16) 4- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 LANGE, M (W 3-1) 93 4:22 Feb 29, 2008 vs #18 Michigan W 4-3 4 9 2/ 3 10 1 (10) 5- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 VARCE, Z (W 1-0) 265 3:01 Mar 01, 2008 vs Hawai`i W 15-8 15 21 2/ 8 12 1 9 6- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 THORPE, B (W 1-0) 85 2:54 Mar 02, 2008 at #1 Arizona State 2-5 L 2 4 3/ 5 9 0 9 6- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 RONICK, A (L 0-1) 2476 2:30 Mar 04, 2008 #12 OREGON STATE 0-16 L 0 2 6/16 18 0 9 6- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 GRUENER, D (L 0-1) 796 2:53 Mar 06, 2008 vs Utah Valley State W 4-3 4 9 0/ 3 7 2 9 7- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 TRIOLO, M (W 2-0) 25 2:30 Mar 06, 2008 at UC Davis W 11-10 11 15 3/10 9 5 9 8- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 BURRIS, S (W 1-0) 148 3:11 Mar 07, 2008 at Sacramento State W 4-2 4 10 0/ 2 5 0 9 9- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 RONICK, A (W 1-1) 234 2:43 Mar 08, 2008 vs San Jose State W 5-3 5 14 1/ 3 8 2 9 10- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 GRUENER, D (W 1-1) 0 12:3 Mar 10, 2008 vs Utah 1-18 L 1 7 3/18 18 1 9 10- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 YOAKUM, B (L 0-1) 0 3:01 Mar 11, 2008 at Fresno State W 3-2 3 4 1/ 2 5 0 9 11- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 TRIOLO, M (W 3-0) 1825 2:16 Mar 12, 2008 vs GONZAGA BULLDOGS W 12-7 12 15 2/ 7 11 1 9 12- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 THORPE, B (W 2-0) 0 3:00 Mar 13, 2008 vs New Mexico State 1-10 L 1 8 2/10 12 0 9 12- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 GRUENER, D (L 1-2) 0 2:38 Mar 14, 2008 vs Indiana 0-7 L 0 6 4/ 7 10 0 9 12- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 RONICK, A (L) 0 2:36 Mar 15, 2008 at Fresno State 3-12 L 3 8 6/12 18 0 9 12- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 LANGE, M (L 3-2) 1695 2:49

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2008 PORTLAND BASEBALL • Portland Baseball • March 18,2008 2008 Portland • Page Baseball 9 • www.portlandpilots.com • Overall Statistics for Portland (as of Mar 17, 2008) 2008 (All gamesOverall Sorted by Statistics Batting avg) Record: 12-8 Home: 3-3 Away: 3-2 Neutral: 6-3 WCC: 0-0

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

KRAUS, Bryant...... 354 20-20 79 13 28 4 0 2 13 38 .481 8 4 16 0 .435 1 0 1-1 24 1 0 1.000 HENRICKS, Riley...... 337 20-20 83 12 28 6 2 2 10 44 .530 11 2 17 0 .423 1 1 2-2 35 58 9 .912 GALE, Rocky...... 328 19-17 61 5 20 2 0 1 7 25 .410 4 0 4 2 .364 1 2 0-0 128 22 2 .987 POWELL, Chase...... 291 19-19 79 9 23 4 0 2 12 33 .418 6 2 19 0 .356 0 0 2-2 182 12 5 .975 MEIER, Danny...... 280 20-20 75 16 21 3 0 5 17 39 .520 10 4 21 0 .389 1 1 1-1 39 1 3 .930 CROWDER, Paul...... 273 18-14 55 11 15 3 0 1 6 21 .382 10 1 9 0 .394 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 .000 ARMIJO, Kevin...... 264 20-19 72 8 19 3 0 0 9 22 .306 4 4 8 2 .333 1 0 0-1 10 45 5 .917 WILTSHIRE, Cory...... 200 17-14 55 9 11 2 0 2 6 19 .345 4 1 16 0 .262 1 2 0-1 32 1 1 .971 CULLEN, C.J...... 133 20-20 60 9 8 1 0 0 6 9 .150 6 1 14 1 .221 1 4 1-1 41 66 9 .922 CARPENTER, Cort...... 133 14-7 30 1 4 2 0 0 0 6 .200 4 0 14 1 .235 0 1 0-0 6 1 0 1.000 ------HASKIN, Kyle...... 500 3-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 .500 BROWN, Eric...... 308 10-3 13 2 4 0 1 0 2 6 .462 4 0 2 1 .471 0 0 0-0 27 2 1 .967 ARBAYO, Jeff...... 286 8-0 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 1 1 2 0 .444 0 1 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 HOWARD, Brandon...... 222 9-0 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0 4 0 .222 0 0 0-0 5 3 0 1.000 SHAW, Clayton...... 182 8-1 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .182 2 0 1 1 .308 0 0 0-0 0 4 0 1.000 KRAUSE, Billy...... 167 10-6 24 3 4 1 0 0 3 5 .208 3 2 7 0 .300 1 0 0-0 18 0 1 .947 JONES, Owen...... 000 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 1.000 PEARCE, Austin...... 000 4-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .250 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 MARDESICH, Matt...... 000 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 VIGIL, Kalin...... 000 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 THOMPSON, Tyler...... 000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 2 0 1.000 HERCHE, Charlie...... 000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .500 0 1 1-1 2 2 1 .800

Totals...... 264 20-20 727 105 192 31 3 15 92 274 .377 79 22 163 8 .350 8 15 8-10 567 242 46 .946 Opponents...... 275 20-20 749 132 206 44 3 15 114 301 .402 70 21 141 14 .352 4 14 29-43 561 169 25 .967

LOB - Team (185), Opp (159). DPs turned - Team (18), Opp (10). TPs turned - Team (1). IBB - Team (1), KRAUS, B 1, Opp (2). Picked off - HENRICKS, R 1, KRAUS, B 1, GALE, R 1, BROWN, E 1, WILTSHIRE, C 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

BURRIS, Scott...... 1.38 1-1 10 0 0 0/0 0 13.0 12 3 2 3 11 2 0 0 50 .240 1 1 1 0 1 LANGE, Matthew...... 1.86 3-2 9 1 0 0/0 3 19.1 18 10 4 3 16 1 0 0 74 .243 1 4 2 1 2 TRIOLO, Mark...... 2.36 3-0 4 4 0 0/0 0 26.2 20 8 7 8 22 2 1 1 97 .206 1 0 0 1 1 RONICK, Ari...... 3.12 1-2 4 4 0 0/0 0 17.1 15 8 6 8 18 2 0 3 66 .227 0 0 0 0 2 GRUENER, David...... 3.38 1-2 5 5 0 0/0 0 32.0 31 21 12 9 23 5 0 0 121 .256 0 5 0 0 3 THOMPSON, Tyler..... 4.38 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 1 12.1 16 9 6 5 7 5 0 2 48 .333 1 3 1 0 2 JONES, Owen...... 5.00 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 18.0 20 12 10 9 8 6 0 2 67 .299 0 0 0 0 2 THORPE, Brennan..... 5.49 2-0 4 4 0 0/0 0 19.2 21 12 12 7 10 5 0 2 80 .263 1 4 3 0 0 VARCE, Zach...... 10.50 1-0 10 0 0 0/0 1 12.0 20 16 14 8 16 7 1 1 56 .357 0 1 1 0 1 ------RENDA, Tommy...... 4.50 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 9 .222 0 0 0 0 0 WAKEFIELD, Ed...... 7.11 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 6.1 9 10 5 3 7 3 0 2 28 .321 0 0 0 1 0 BERINGHAUS, Peter... 11.25 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 5 8 5 1 2 2 0 0 16 .313 0 3 0 0 0 YOAKUM, Brian...... 15.63 0-1 3 2 0 0/0 0 6.1 17 14 11 4 1 4 1 1 37 .459 0 0 0 1 0

Totals...... 4.52 12-8 20 20 0 0/0 5 189.0 206 132 95 70 141 44 3 15 749 .275 5 21 8 4 14 Opponents...... 3.95 8-12 20 20 0 2/2 3 187.0 192 105 82 79 163 31 3 15 727 .264 8 22 8 8 15

PB - Team (5), BROWN, E 3, GALE, R 2, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (1), GALE, R 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - GALE, R (28-41), TRIOLO, M (7-8), GRUENER, D (3-7), LANGE, M (6-7), RONICK, A (2-4), BURRIS, S (2-4), VARCE, Z (3-3), THOMPSON, T (1-3), JONES, O (1-3), WAKEFIELD, E (2-2), RENDA, T (1-1), THORPE, B (1-1), BROWN, E (1-1).

2008 PORTLAND BASEBALL • Portland Baseball • March 18,2007 2008 Portland • Page Baseball 10 • www.portlandpilots.com • Conference statistics for Portland (as of Dec 18, 2007) 2007 Overall (WCC games Statistics only Sorted by Batting - WCC avg) Games

Record: 7-14 Home: 4-8 Away: 3-6 WCC: 7-14

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

8 KRAUSE, Billy.... .360 14-5 25 0 9 3 0 0 2 12 .480 1 1 5 1 .407 0 3 1-1 23 1 0 1.000 30 ALLAN, James...... 339 17-13 56 3 19 4 0 1 11 26 .464 1 3 13 1 .383 0 0 0-0 13 0 1 .929 34 POWELL, Chase.... .284 21-21 74 7 21 7 1 0 7 30 .405 7 5 22 0 .384 0 0 0-1 154 9 0 1.000 12 ARBAYO, Jeff...... 261 9-5 23 5 6 1 0 0 0 7 .304 2 1 8 0 .346 0 0 1-1 12 0 1 .923 36 SHAW, Clayton.... .258 20-16 62 6 16 2 0 0 5 18 .290 2 0 11 2 .273 2 3 0-0 10 25 0 1.000 1 HOWARD, Brandon.. .255 18-12 47 8 12 1 0 0 4 13 .277 3 0 14 0 .300 0 2 4-4 31 27 0 1.000 20 RODGERS, Jesse... .254 21-21 71 9 18 5 0 0 4 23 .324 12 0 11 1 .357 1 0 1-1 37 60 8 .924 18 GALE, Rocky...... 238 20-20 63 4 15 3 0 0 6 18 .286 3 2 9 1 .294 0 4 0-1 111 26 3 .979 29 WILTSHIRE, Cory.. .235 21-16 68 7 16 5 0 0 6 21 .309 3 0 15 0 .268 0 0 0-0 52 1 0 1.000 35 CULLEN, C.J...... 233 12-9 30 3 7 0 0 0 2 7 .233 1 0 8 0 .258 0 0 1-1 15 24 3 .929 13 PIERCE, Justin... .211 20-20 71 5 15 3 1 0 2 20 .282 1 4 16 1 .260 1 0 1-3 31 2 2 .943 28 MEIER, Danny...... 174 15-14 46 6 8 0 0 0 3 8 .174 2 1 13 0 .224 0 1 0-1 22 0 1 .957 26 HERCHE, Charlie.. .174 9-8 23 2 4 1 0 0 3 5 .217 2 0 11 0 .240 0 0 0-0 20 24 1 .978 2 BROWN, Eric...... 100 7-2 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 1 0 2 0 .182 0 1 1-1 4 0 0 1.000 33 CROWDER, Paul.... .000 7-5 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 3 0 .059 0 0 0-0 10 0 0 1.000 11 KERR, Adam...... 000 10-2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 5 0 .133 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 7 EHLERS, Justin... .000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Totals...... 239 21-21 698 67 167 35 2 1 57 209 .299 44 17 166 7 .298 5 14 10-15 554 223 23 .971 Opponents...... 289 21-21 698 98 202 29 1 14 87 275 .394 61 27 114 11 .363 12 22 24-39 558 205 20 .974

LOB - Team (153), Opp (168). DPs turned - Team (21), Opp (13). IBB - Team (0), Opp (6). Picked off - ALLAN, J 1, BROWN, E 1.

(WCC games only Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

32 RONICK, Ari...... 0.00 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 7.0 6 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 23 .261 0 0 0 0 6 37 PANTHER, Ben..... 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 22 ROBERTS, Josh.... 1.88 1-2 9 0 0 0/0 1 14.1 17 6 3 6 9 3 0 0 53 .321 0 4 0 1 1 10 COX, Brian...... 2.70 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 6.2 6 2 2 1 4 1 0 1 25 .240 1 0 0 0 0 4 SIEGFRIED, Chris. 2.75 1-1 7 2 0 0/0 0 19.2 17 6 6 7 9 1 0 0 69 .246 2 1 2 3 2 23 GRUENER, David... 3.12 3-3 7 7 4 0/0 0 57.2 61 22 20 8 36 9 0 5 221 .276 1 3 0 2 5 5 KUTZ, Given...... 3.51 2-3 7 7 1 0/0 0 51.1 51 23 20 17 47 7 1 5 192 .266 1 9 2 1 1 24 YOAKUM, Brian.... 6.48 0-1 7 1 0 0/0 0 8.1 11 6 6 4 0 2 0 1 33 .333 0 3 0 0 2 14 SARGENT, Sean.... 7.84 0-3 3 3 0 0/0 0 10.1 20 15 9 3 4 5 0 0 51 .392 2 4 0 1 1 7 EHLERS, Justin... 9.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 9 .333 3 2 0 2 0 16 RENDA, Tommy..... 9.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 .400 0 0 0 0 0 21 WAKEFIELD, Ed.... 13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 8 7 7 7 2 0 0 2 17 .471 0 0 0 2 1

Totals...... 3.75 7-14 21 21 5 0/0 1 184.2 202 98 77 61 114 29 1 14 698 .289 10 27 4 12 22 Opponents...... 2.42 14-7 21 21 5 3/2 6 186.0 167 67 50 44 166 35 2 1 698 .239 10 17 2 5 14

PB - Team (1), GALE, R 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (3), RONICK, A 1, ROBERTS, J 1, COX, B 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - GALE, R (24-39), GRUENER, D (6-15), KUTZ, G (8-11), ROBERTS, J (4-5), SIEGFRIED, C (3-3), RONICK, A (1-2), YOAKUM, B (1-1), EHLERS, J (0-1), SARGENT, S (1-1).

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2008 Portland Baseball 2008 Team Team Game-by-Game Game-by-Game for Portland (as of Mar 17, - 2008)Hitting Batting (All games)

Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg

Feb 22, 2008 BYU 32 2 3 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 33 15 1 .094 Feb 23, 2008 BYU 37 12 12 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 27 15 1 .217 Feb 23, 2008 BYU 36 8 12 7 4 0 1 8 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 5 30 11 4 .257 Feb 24, 2008 George Fox 33 2 7 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6 27 14 1 .246 Feb 26, 2008 Concordia 37 7 13 7 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 27 20 3 .269 Feb 28, 2008 vs Northern Illinois 58 9 13 7 2 0 2 7 1 3 0 3 3 0 0 13 48 18 1 .258 Feb 29, 2008 vs Michigan 38 4 9 4 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 30 11 2 .255 Mar 01, 2008 vs Hawai`i 45 15 21 15 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 9 27 13 2 .285 Mar 02, 2008 at Arizona State 30 2 4 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 24 9 3 .272 Mar 04, 2008 Oregon State 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 27 12 6 .256 Mar 06, 2008 vs Utah Valley State 33 4 9 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 27 13 0 .257 Mar 06, 2008 at UC Davis 42 11 15 9 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 27 14 3 .267 Mar 07, 2008 Sacramento State 29 4 10 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 27 7 0 .271 Mar 08, 2008 vs San Jose State 40 5 14 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 27 8 1 .277 Mar 10, 2008 vs Utah 33 1 7 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 27 14 3 .274 Mar 11, 2008 at Fresno State 31 3 4 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 27 4 1 .266 Mar 12, 2008 vs GONZAGA BULLDOGS 41 12 15 11 2 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 27 12 2 .272 Mar 13, 2008 vs New Mexico State 35 1 8 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 27 9 2 .270 Mar 14, 2008 vs Indiana 33 0 6 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 24 7 4 .266 Mar 15, 2008 Fresno State 35 3 8 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 27 16 6 .264

Totals 727 105 192 92 31 3 15 79 1 8 2 22 15 8 8 163 567 242 46 .264

2008 PORTLAND BASEBALL • Portland Baseball • March 18, 2008 • Page 12 • www.portlandpilots.com • 2008 Portland Baseball 2008 Team Team Game-by-Game Game-by-Game for Portland (as of Mar 17, - Pitching2008) Pitching (All games)

Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA

Feb 22, 2008 BYU 11.0 8 4 4 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2-4 0-1 0 3.27 Feb 23, 2008 BYU 9.0 7 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-1 1-1 1 2.25 Feb 23, 2008 BYU 10.0 7 7 5 5 4 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 8-7 2-1 1 3.00 Feb 24, 2008 George Fox 9.0 10 3 3 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2-3 2-2 1 3.00 Feb 26, 2008 Concordia 9.0 8 5 4 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 7-5 3-2 1 3.19 Feb 28, 2008 vs Northern Illinois 16.0 14 6 5 4 15 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 9-6 4-2 1 3.09 Feb 29, 2008 vs Michigan 10.0 10 3 3 3 10 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 4-3 5-2 1 3.04 Mar 01, 2008 vs Hawai`i 9.0 12 8 5 1 5 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 15-8 6-2 1 3.25 Mar 02, 2008 at Arizona State 8.0 9 5 3 5 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2-5 6-3 1 3.26 Mar 04, 2008 Oregon State 9.0 18 16 9 5 5 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0-16 6-4 1 3.78 Mar 06, 2008 vs Utah Valley State 9.0 7 3 2 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4-3 7-4 2 3.63 Mar 06, 2008 at UC Davis 9.0 9 10 5 4 8 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 11-10 8-4 2 3.74 Mar 07, 2008 Sacramento State 9.0 5 2 2 4 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4-2 9-4 3 3.61 Mar 08, 2008 vs San Jose State 9.0 8 3 2 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5-3 10-4 4 3.51 Mar 10, 2008 vs Utah 9.0 18 18 16 8 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1-18 10-5 4 4.28 Mar 11, 2008 at Fresno State 9.0 5 2 2 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 11-5 5 4.15 Mar 12, 2008 vs GONZAGA BULLDOGS 9.0 11 7 6 4 6 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 12-7 12-5 5 4.25 Mar 13, 2008 vs New Mexico State 9.0 12 10 5 5 9 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1-10 12-6 5 4.29 Mar 14, 2008 vs Indiana 8.0 10 7 6 4 8 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-7 12-7 5 4.40 Mar 15, 2008 Fresno State 9.0 18 12 7 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 3-12 12-8 5 4.52

Totals 189.0 206 132 95 70 141 44 3 15 5 8 21 18 2 105-132 12-8 5 4.52

* = WCC game

2008 PORTLAND BASEBALL