Florida Southern College “Moccasins” Ncaa South Regional Tournament
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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE “MOCCASINS” NCAA SOUTH REGIONAL TOURNAMENT FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE QUICK FACTS REEVES FLEXES HIS MUSCLES Mitch Reeves • Founded: 1883 • Enrollment: 2,125 • Location: Lakeland, FL • Famous Alums: ... , who on Tuesday was named to the All-SSC 1st Team, hit three solo homers in the Moccasins’ 11-5 win at- • Record: 34-15 (12-12 MLB Players SSC); Home: Matt Joyce, 16-7; Brett Away: Tomko, 18-8 Andy McGaffigan, Saint Leo in game one on Sunday. The three round-trippers gives the senior • Ranking:PGA members: #23 ( CollegiateLee Janzen Baseball and Rocco Magazine Mediate.) 17 on the season, second mostMike ever Christensen for a Moccasin, second to Jhalan Jack son’s 20 homers in 2015. ReevesMatt Mercuriois now tied for fourth on the FSC all-time career home run list with who hit 28 in 1997-98. The THE POSTSEASON #24 (National NUMBERS: Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) SPEAKINGFSC career recordOF HOMERS is held by who smashed 35 from 2002-05.- • 9 NCAA National Championships (1971, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1995, 2005) ... Florida Southern hit 10 home runs in a double header split at Saint Leo on Sunday. The 10Mitch homers Reeves gives (17), the Cody Moccasins Burgess 76 on(13), the Austin season, Mauer tying the (11), school and recordJason Sierra set in 1999. FSC features four players • 4 NCAA National Runner-Up Finishes (1979, 1982, 1984, 1994) with 10 or more home runs this season – - • 41st trip to NCAA postseason (more than any other Division II team) (10). This marks justClay the Mauer third • 20 NCAA regional championships time(14), inCraig the lastLariz 60 (11), years B.J. that Leach four Moccasins(10), and B.J. have Harrison each had 10 or more hom • 146-76 postseason record (35 more wins than any other D-II team) ers in a single season. It was first accomplishedWill Cherryin 1999 (15), when Nick Stanley FSC • PROBABLE.658 postseason STARTING winning PITCHERS percentage (based on previous series) (11), Wade Kirkland (11) and Zach Maggard (10) each reached LOGAN BROWNING (7-2, 3.96 ERA) the milestone and repeated in 2009 with THE CLOSER Cameron Hanes (10), slamming 10 or more. ... All-SSC 1st Team (UT) ... second in Daniel Tillman the SSC with 7 wins and 10.32 strikeouts per transferred nine innings to FSC ... third last season in the ... , who on Tuesday was named to the All-SSC league with 99 strikeouts ... will play right field or DH when not pitching ... 1st Team, has recorded 10 saves this season, the most since ninth in the SSC with a .380 batting average ... saved 11 games in 2010. However, he has not recorded a save since April 14 afterLAST a THREEfreshman STARTS season at the DECUniversity ERA of FloridaIP H ... playedR ER prep BB ball SO at and has losses in three of his last four appearances. The 10 saves leads the Lakeland 4/29 - at Christian Nova SE-2 School. L, 13-8 - 7.71 4.2 9 4 4 2 6 league and isJames the 13th Gelb’s most in the NCAA Division II. The markSteve is Marchitto’stied for fifth 5/07 - Barry W, 7-2 W 3.00 6.0 7 2 2 1 9 most in a single season for a Moccasin reliever. Next on the single season list 5/12 - at Saint Leo L, 5-4 - 3.60 5.0 5 2 2 2 3 for Hanes is mark of 11 saves in 1987 while SEASON (16 APP, 16 GS) 7-2 3.96 86.1 80 40 38 31 99 AS11 careerA STAFF saves from 1990-92 is next on the career list. FSC CAREER (30 APP, 30 GS) 12-5 4.93 151.2 160 91 83 70 156 ... Florida Southern’s pitching staff leads all of NCAA Division II JAKE WALSH (12-1, 2.37 ERA) with a 3.75 strikeout to walk ratio and is fifth with 2.54 walks allowed per nine innings and ninth with a 1.22 WHIP. The Mocs are second in the SSC ... All-SSC 1st Team ... tied with three others MOCSwith a OFFENSE4.12 earned run average and has tossed a league-high five shutouts. with a NCAA all-division leading 12 wins ... leads SSC with a 2.37 ERA and 103 strikeouts ... fourth in SSC with a 5.15 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... just the ... The Moccasins are batting .315 as a team which is fourth 25th pitcher in Moccasin history to record 100 or more strikeouts ... 12 wins LETHALbest in the WEAPON SSC and is Omarthird with Villaman 76 home runs. is most for a FSC pitcher since Brett Tomko finished 15-2 in 1995 ... tossed a two-hit, complete game with 10 strikeouts in 5-1 win over Barry on Monday ... is the fourth toughest batter to strike- ... transferredLAST THREE STARTS to FSC from EasternDEC Florida ERA State IPCollege H in MelbourneR ER BB ... wentSO out in Division II with one strikeoutCody everyBurgess 26.4 plate appearances. He is fifth to 4/28Melbourne - at Nova High. SE L, 9-8 L 13.50 2.2 4 4 4 3 1 in the SSC with a .384 batting average and is eighth with 71 base hits. Vil 5/08 - Barry-1 W, 5-1 W 0.00 9.0 2 1 0 0 10 laman is tied with teammate for fifth in the league with 15 5/13 - at Saint Leo-1 W, 11-5 W 5.06 5.1 5 3 3 1 10 BURLYstolen bases. BURGESS Cody Burgess SEASON (14 APP, 14 GS) 12-1 2.37 95.0 65 35 25 20 103 ... has had at least one base hit in 40 of his CHASE PILATO (6-2, 4.73 ERA) WE48 games CAME played TO SEE this PABLO season. Pablo Cabrera - ... moved into starting rotation this season after being a reliever as a freshman last year ... 5th in the conference with ... Second baseman began the sea 1.93 walks allowed per nine innings ... 10th in the SSC with a 3.82 strikeout son by hitting .105 in his first 21 games, but has gone 46-for-118 his last 27 games since then for a .280 average. He has scored 29 runs during his last to LASTwalk THREE ratio APP.... has (*STARTS) struggled in DEClast threeERA outings,IP allowingH R 13ER runs BB in 11.2SO innings 4/28 -pitched at Nova SE... graduate L, 9-8 of Oviedo- High.8.10 3.1 3 3 3 1 2 29 games. Cabrera has a seven-game hit streak entering regional play, going *5/08 - Barry-2 W, 10-6 W 5.14 7.0 9 5 4 2 4 JOLTIN’14-for-30 JASON with a .318Jason mark. Sierra - 5/14 - at Saint Leo-2 L, 10-9 - 40.50 1.1 5 7 6 1 1 Fred Popp (2003-06) and Dennis Val- SEASON (11 APP, 10 GS) 6-2 5.61 51.1 62 40 32 11 42 des ... is tied for 10th place on the FSC all-time ca FSC CAREER (18 APP, 9 GS) 6-2 5.73 59.2 74 49 38 14 49 reer home run list with 21, matching VALDOSTA (1979-80). STATE CONNECTION WALSH HITS TRIPLE DIGIT Ks Jake Walsh Pete Meyer ... Florida Southern Director of Athletics ... has struck out 10 batters in served as assistant coach for the Blazers from 1994-1998 before each of his last two starts and gives him 103 strikeouts on the season. He joining the Moccasins as assistant coach in 1999. Meyer assumed the duties 25th pitcher in Moccasin history to reach triple digits in punchouts and the of FSC’s head coach during the 2002 season and led the 2005 squad to the ALL-SSCfirst since MOCS Max Russell who whiffed 109 in 2010. NCAA Division II national championship. He had two stints as FSC’s head Mitch Reeves Cody Burgess Logan COACHINGcoach, from FUN2002-08 FACT and 2011-12 and compiled a 308-19-1 career record. Browning ...Jake Florida Walsh Southern (SP), Cameron had five Hanes players named to the All-SSCAustin - Mauerfirst team on Wednesday – (OF), (OF), - ... Florida SouthernLance Niekro has six head coaches since 1957 (UT), (RP). In addition, and all six have taken the Moccasins to at least one NCAA postseason tourna (C) was named the All-SSC second team. The five first-team selec ment, including current head coach , who led the 2013 team to tions is the most for the Mocs since the 1999 has six first-team honorees. a NCAA South Regional runner-up finish. WE’RE SNAKES, NOT SHOES • Bill Dancy ... Moccasin athletic teams are named for the • Dino Ebel (1972-73 at FSC) ... Phillies’ third base coach in 2005-06 ... water moccasin, or cottonmouth snake, common in the Lakeland area. We currently the minor league field coordinator for Detroit. THEhave noHEAD affiliation COACH with Native-American comfortableLance footwear.Niekro (1987-88 at FSC) ... managed nine years in the minors ... joined • Eddie the Angels’Gaillard major league coaching staff in 2005 and is currently the .... Former Major Leaguer is in his fifth bench coach for the club. season as FSC’s skipper and is just the sixth head coach of the Moccasins (1992-93 at FSC) ... 13th round pick by Detroit in 1993 ... since 1958. He enters this weekend’s series with a 141-102 record at FSC. pitched • John three Hudek seasons in the majors with Detroit and Tampa Bay ... 2-0 with A former third baseman for Florida Southern, Niekro played the 1999 and- a 4.66 ERA in 30 career appearances ..