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WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY 1996 Baseball Schedule February 17 Sat. at Western Carolina (DH) Noon 18 Sun. at Western Carolina 1 P.M. 24 Sat. at Wllllhrop (DH) 1P.M. 25 Sun. at Winthrop 1:30P.M. March 2--3 Sat.-8un. at Munay S1ate Toumament (vs. Bradley, Murray State) 8-10 Fri.-8un. at Eastern Kentucky Toumament (vs. Akron, E. Illinois, E. Kentucky) 15 Fri. DETROIT* (DH) Noon 16 Sat. DETROIT* (DH) Noon 20 Wed. IUPUI 3P.M. 23 Sat. vs. Lewi&-Clark State # 3 P.M. 25--31 at Hawaii Raintnv Tournament (Honolulu, HI) 25 Mon. vs. Ol8gon State 5 P.M. 26 Tues. vs.Nillaidai 8 P.M. 'ZT Wed. vs. Lewis-Clark State 5 P.M. 28 Thurs. vs. Hawaii 11 :35P.M. 29 Fri. vs. Hawaii-Hilo 8 P.M. 30-31 Sat.-Sun. Play-off Games TBA April 4 Thurs. at Cincinnati 3P.M. 6 Sat. at Wisconsin-Milwaukee * (DH) 2 P.M. 7 Sun. at Wisconsin-Milwaukee * (DH) 2 P.M. 9 Tues. at Kent 3P.M. 10 Wed. at Dayton 3 P.M. 11 Thurs. EASTERN KENTUCKY 4P.M. 13 Sat. NORTHERN ILLINOIS * (DH) 14 Sun. NORTHERN ILLINOIS * (DH) 17 Wed. at Butler 18 Thurs. at Miami () 3 P.M. 20 Sat. BUTLER * (DH) 1 P.M. 21 Sun. BUTLER * (DH) 1 P.M. 23 Tues. CINCINNATI l 4P.M. 27 Sat. at Cleveland State * (DH) 1 e.M. 28 Sun. at Cleveland State * (DH) 1 P.M. 30 Tues. KENT 3P.M. May 1 Wed. OHIO(DH) 3P.M. 2 Thurs. DAYTON 4P.M. 4 Sat. at Illinois-Chicago * (DH) 2 P.M. 5 Sun. at Illinois-Chicago * (DH) 2 P.M. 7 Tues. PITTSBURGH 3P.M. 8 Wed. at Ohio State 2 P.M. 10-12 Fri.-Sun. MCC Championship TBA (hosted by top seed, top four teams qualify) 14 Tues. at Purdue 5 P.M. 16-17 Thurs.-Fri. NCAA Play-Ins TBA at Mid-Continent Conference Champion HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All times are Eastern • Midwestern Collegiate Conference games # Contest to be played in Honolulu; not pat;J of Hawaii Tou 1996 WRIGHT STATE BASEBALL

WRIGHT STATE QUICK FACTS CONTENTS Location ...... Dayton, OH 45435 All-Time Coaching Records ...... 33 Founded ...... 1964; independent status, 1967 All-Time Roster (1971-96) ...... 31 Enrollment ...... •...... 16,488 All-Time Series Records (1971-95) ...... 30 Nickname .•.....•.....•••.....•••.••..••...... ••.•••••..••..... Raiders Coaching Staff ...... 6-8 Colors ...... Hunter Green and Gold Dayton ...... 37 Conference ...... Midwestern Collegiate Director of Athletics ...... 39 President ...... Dr. Harley E. Flack MCC Final Standings, 1995 ...... 25 Director of Athletics ...... Dr. Michael J. Cusack Midwestern Collegiate Conference ...... 36 Associate Athletic Director ...... Paul Newman Opponent Information, 1996 ...... 29 Associate Athletic Director ...... Peg Wynkoop Outlook, 1996 ...... 2-3 Head Baseball Coach ...... Ron Nischwitz Player Bios ...... 9-24 Alma Mater/Year ...... Ohio State/1961 Catchers ...... 14-16 Record at WSU ...... 657-4 29-7 (21 years) Infielders ...... 16-21 Career Record ...... 657-429-7 (21 years) Outfielders ...... 21-24 Associate Head Coach ...... Bo Bilinski ...... 9-13 Alma Mater/Year ...... Wright State/1974 Raider History & Honors ...... 33-34 Assistant Coach ••••••.•••••••..••..••..•••••••••.•••. Dan Bassler Raider MVP's ...... 33 Alma Mater/Year ...... Wright State/1993 Raider Record Book ...... 32 Sports Information Director ...... Robert J. Noss Raiders in the Pros ...... 35 Baseball Contact ...... Mindy Bishop Schedule, 1996 ...... IFC Office Phone ...... 513/873-3666 Season Results, 1995 ...... 26 FAX Phone ...... 513/873-2368 Season Review, 1995 ...... 28 Press Box Phone ...... 513/873-4707 Season Statistics, 1995 ...... 27 Hotline Phone ...... 513/457-4055, ext. 5 Team Roster, 1996 ...... 5 Head Athletic Trainer ...... Tony Ortiz Wright Stadium ...... 40 Baseball Trainer ...... Michelle Sullivan Wright State at a Glance ...... 4 1995 Overall Record ...... 33-28 Wright State Quick Facts ...... 1 w · h S U. . 1995 MCC Record/Finish ...... 10-6 (2nd; East Div.) ng t tate mvers1ty ...... IBC Tournament Champions Wright State's President ...... 38 Starters Returning/1,ost ...... 6/4 FAX-ON-DEMAND INFO. Letterwinners Returning/1,ost ...... 10/.7 770/399-3066 Passcode 692 WSU Baseball RAIDER BASEBALL ON CCN 2415 Season Statistics/Results Selected Wright State athletic events have been shown on 2416 Latest Boxscore(s) Continental Cablevision Channel 30 in the Dayton area this 2417 Season Schedule/Team Roster year. They are being televised on Sundays at 6 P.M. and on Thursdays at 8 P.M. Thursday telecasts are preceded by ON THE COVER ... "Inside Raider Sports" at 7:30 P.M. The following baseball The Wright State baseball team captains games will be televised on CCN this season. (Dates and Andy Matko (top) and Phil Long (bot­ times subject to change.) tom) lead the Raiders to defend their Contest Game Date Air Dates MCC title in 1996. at Dayton Wed ., April 10 Thurs., Apr. 11 & Sun., Apr. 14 Butler (DH) Sat. , Apr. 20 Thurs., Apr. 25 & Sun ., Apr. 28 PUBLICATION CREDITS Compilation, Writing, Typesetting and Layout Dayton Thurs ., May 2 Thurs., May 2 & Sun ., May 5 Mindy Bishop, WSU Sports Information Pittsburgh Tues., May 7 Thurs., May 9 Cover Design Theresa Almond , WSU Public Relations MCC Championship* Sun., May 12 Sun., May 12, Thurs., May 16 & Editing Ron Wilkeson , WSU Public Relations Photography University Media Services liil Continental Sun., May 19 Nick Falzerano Cablevision Printing Schuerholz Graphics 1!fJ Special thanks to Doug Rentz, whose dedication to Ra ider baseball over the past few years bordered on obsession, but whose hours :-.__ * Will air only if WSU hosts and is in championship game spent in the archives provided much of the information contained in this guide . . 1996 SEASON OUTLOOK

If youth is king, then the Wright State Univer­ sity baseball team should reign supreme in 1996. ) /' Of the 39 players on the 1996 Raider roster, 25 are freshmen and sophomores. There are only two seniors on the squad and only five players have seen more than one season of action at WSU. Gone are All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference Sean Sullins, MCC Tournament MVP short­ stop Kris Jarosz, team-leading hitter Matt Piskor, home leader Tom Beam and the multipurpose outfielder/pitcher Doug Lowe. The Raiders have lost their top three hitters, along with three pitchers who combined for a 20-12 mark. Yet expectations remain high for the defending Midwestern Collegiate Conference champions. "I expect this year's team to take another MCC cham­ pionship," said head coach Ron Nischwitz, who en- ters his 22nd season at the helm of the Wright State Phil Long is one of only two returning seniors on this year 's baseball program. "An improved pitching staff, bet­ WSU squad. ter speed and more quality position players should give us the right combination to achieve that goal." Cerankowski and fellow sophomore Todd Myers were With 25 returnees and a crew of 14 talented newcom­ each given the opportunity to start during their freshman ers, Wright State baseball seems primed to claim its fifth year. Cerankowski made six appearances with one start, consecutive conference title. pitching I 0.1 innings, while Myers played in nine games with one start and earned his first collegiate win against THE PITCHING STAFF Anderson University. Heading up the pitching rotation this season is senior Others who could push for time on the mound include Sam McAninch, who moves into a starting spot after per­ juniors Chad Beam, Clint Haines and Matt Miller, sopho­ forming as the Raiders' top reliever in more Corey Ellis and freshmen Scott 1995. McAninch made 30 appearances Blair and Casey Sanford. last year, collecting a 3-2 record and ty­ ing for the MCC lead with nine saves. THE INFIELD A second-team All-Mid-Continent The only starting senior on the Conference selection in 1994 after 1996 squad is Phil Long, who could notching an 8-4 mark, sophomore Mike play either shortstop or second base. Innis returns this year after redshirting The Raiders' top returning hitter, in 1995. Long hit .333 last year and was named Other anticipated ·Starters include to the 1995 MCC All-Tournament Todd Fine, Rod Mileski, Matt Clark Team. Playing primarily at second and Todd Cerankowski. A junior base, Long set a new WSU -sea­ transfer, Fine posted a 4-2 mark in two son record with 163 assists. seasons of play at Michigan State. Junior Andy Matko is another re­ Mileski, also a junior, recovered from turnee who started 45 games at third an arm injury to make 17 appearances base a year ago and should again hold on the mound last season with a 2-2 down that position. Matko commit­ record in 48.2 . ted only four errors in 49 games and Another junior, Clark retains the notched 27 RBI's. starting spot he earned as a rookie. In Of all the returnees,junior Bobby 1995, he finished second on the squad Lee Coy had the best batting average and eighth in the MCC with seven vic­ (.364) against conference competition tories, collecting five complete games A redshirt in 1995, sophomore pitcher last year and could be one of the top and 95.0 innings pitched. Mike Innis had an 8-4 record as a rookie. candidates to start at second base or 1996 SEASON OUTLOOK in the outfield. finished second on Freshman Dusty Beam, a two-time All-Ohio selection the squad in runs out of Bethel High School in Tipp City, Ohio, will provide scored (49). very strong competition for the shortstop position. Keeping to the With the departure of Matt Piskor, the 1996 first baseman youthful aspect of could be a freshman. Brian Bautsch is a redshirt freshman the WSU outfield is who turned in an outstanding fal l season, and true freshman Mike Dobran, an­ Carlos Pena was a two-time MVP for Haverhill High School other sophomore. in Massachusetts. Dobran saw action in Junior Tim Stauffer, sophomore Rob Pederson and more than half of last freshman Kevin Lowery could also vie for infield positions season's contests and Sophomore Ryan Tyree returns from a redshirt season should see more than to once again give Wright State stability and power at the the eight starts he re­ catcher's spot. In 1994, Tyree was a starter in 41 games as a ceived in 1995. freshman. Some outfield On hand for backup catching duties is sophomore Chris contribution is t'X­ Wallace, who had 35 starts last season, splitting time at the pected from Bobby position with Jason Cohill. Wallace could see time on the Lee Coy and Jason mound as well, after making five appearances there last year. Cohill, as well as Cohill is also a sophomore who racked up 17 doubles sophomore John and eight -home runs in 1995, starting all but six games at Ratliff, a transfer ~J_u_m-·o_r_B_o_b_b_y_L_e_e_C_o_y_le_a_d_s_a_l_l ~ either catcher or in the outfield, where he should make a from returnees in batting average contribution again in 1996. Green. Juniors T.D. against conference opponents. Providing additional backup at catcher is the team's only Hicks and Mike other senior, Matt Martinez. With a .318 average in 1995, Coleman and freshman James Doane could make appear­ Martinez could also spend time in the designated hitter spot. ances there as well.

THE OUTFIELD THE SCHEDULE Sophomore Bill Stosik is one of the top returning out­ Wright State opens its 1996 season with a three-game fielders following a rookie season that saw him top the con­ series at Western Carolina. The Raiders tip things off with a ference with 26 stolen bases. Playing primarily in centerfield, 12 P.M. doubleheader in Cullowhee, North Carolina, on Sat­ he was the Raiders' leadoff hitter in all but six games and urday, Feb. 17. r----,n-----,...... ,,~;3,l~-~-~------..,-.,,.,.,,.. Spring begins in earnest on March 2-3 as the Raiders iw travel to Murray, Kentucky, to compete in the Murray State Tournament. WSU will face Bradley and host Mtmay State during the weekend tournament. Another tournament follows a week later-the three­ day Eastern Kentucky Tournament, where the Raiders will play former conference rivals Akron and Eastern Illinois, as well as host team Eastern.Kentucky. The highlight of the 1996 season is a 10-day trip (March 21-31) to Honolulu, Hawaii, where the Raiders will com­ pete in the University of Hawaii Rainbow Classic. WSU's tournament schedule includes games with Lewis-Clark State, Oregon State, Hawaii and Hawaii-Hilo. Wright State's home conference schedule involves week­ ends with Detroit, N011hern Illinois and Butler. The Raid­ ers wi ll play at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Cleveland State and Illinois-Chicago. Along with the conference teams, the 1996 slate also Sophomore Ryan Tyree, who redshirted last season, returns features matchups with in-state rivals Dayton, Miami, Kent, to give the Raiders more stability at the catcher's spot Cincinnati and Ohio State. WRIGHT STATE AT A GLANCE

1995 Overall record: 33-28 RETURNING STARTERS Midwestern Collegiate Conf. record/finish: 10-6 (Second, East Div.) Tournament Champions Post-season record: 0-2 Post-season results: Jason Cohill NCAA Play-In at Wright State-Troy State 16, WSU 7 (5/19/95) Catcher Troy State 6, WSU 5 (5/20/95) Starters Returning: 6 Jason Cohill- Catcher (. 283, 8 HR, 37 RBI) Bobby Lee Coy- Outfield (.316, 5 HR, 31 RBI) Phil Long-Second Base (.333, 1 HR, 37 RBI) Andy Matko-First Base (.287, 1 HR, 27 RBI) Bill Stosik- Outfield (.266, 3 HR, 24 RBI) Ryan Tyree*-Catcher (.195 , 2 HR, 12 RBI-1994 stats) Bobby Lee Coy * Redshirt in 1995 Outfield Starters Lost: 4 Tom Beam-Third Base (.338, 10 HR, 50 RBI) Kris Jarosz-Shortstop (.346, 4 HR, 51 RBI) Doug Lowe-Outfield (.265, 4 HR, 26 RBI) Matt Piskor-Designated Hitter (.380, 8 HR, 58 RBI) Pitchers Returning: 5 Matt Clark- RHP (7-10, 6.44 ERA, 0 saves) Phil Long Mike Innis*-RHP (8-4, 4.19 ERA, I save-1994 stats) Second Base Sam McAninch-RHP (3-2, 7.46 ERA, 9 saves) Rod Mi leski-RHP (2-2, 7.77 ERA, 0 saves) Chris Wall ace-RHP (0-0, 3. 18 ERA, 0 saves) * Redshirt in 1995 Pitchers Lost: 3 Doug Lowe-RHP (6-2, 6.63 ERA, 0 saves) Casey Matteson- LHP (5-5, 5.64 ERA, 0 saves) Andy Matko Sean Sullins-RHP (9-5 , 4.61 ERA, 0 saves) First Base Players Returning: 25 Brian Bautsch, Rob Bruns, Aaron Bruskotter, Todd Cerankowski , Matt Clark, Jason Cohill , Mike Coleman, Bobby Lee Coy, Mike Dobran, Corey Elli s, TD. Hi cks, Mike Innis, Phil Long, Matt Martinez, Andy Matko, Sam McAninch, Rod Mileski , Matt Miller, Todd Myers, Rob Pederson, Jake Powell, Tim Stauffer, Bill Stosik , Ryan Tyree, Chris Wallace Bill Stosik Players Lost: 11 Outfield Derek Bateman, Tom Beam, Rob Dulli, Sean Gill , Spence Gunnell, Kris Jarosz, Doug Lowe, Casey Matteson , Matt Piskor, Sean Sullins, Pat Zicka Newcomers: 14 Chad Beam, Dusty Beam, Scott Blair, Matt Bruner, Shawn Carpenter, James Doane, Todd Fine, Clint Haines, Chad Kowalski , Kevin Lowery, Matt Nelson, Carlos Pena, John Ratliff, Casey Sanford Ryan Tyree Catcher PRONUNCIATIONS Brian Bautsch ...... BOWch Matt Bruner ...... BROO-ner Mike Dobran ...... DOH-brun Mike Innis ...... IN-nis Sam McAninch ...... MAC-an-inch Rod Mileski ...... mi-LES-kee Ron Nischwitz ...... NISH-witz Carlos Pena ...... PAY-nyah Tim Stauffer ...... STAW-fer Bill Stasik ...... STOH-sik 1996 WRIGHT STATE BASEBALL

1996 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL TEAM Front Row (L-R): Matt Nelson, Casey Sanford, Kevin Lowe,y, James Doane, Sean Carpenter, Chad Kowalski, Scott Blair, Carlos Pena, Dusty Beam, Matt Bruner. Middle Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Dan Bassler, Mike Coleman, Rob Pederson, Bobby Lee Coy, Matt Miller, Corey Ellis, Todd Fine, Mike Dobran, TD. Hicks, Bill Stasik, Todd Myers, Rod Mileski, Jake Powell, Chris Wallace. Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Bo Bilinski, Aaron Bruskotter, Sam McAninch, Chad Beam, B1ian Bautscn, Jason Cohill, Ryan Tyree, Phil Long, Clint Haines, Mike Innis, Matt Maitinez, Tim Stauffer, Andy Matko, John Ratliff, Todd Cerankowski, Head Coach Ron Nischwitz, Trainer Michelle Sullivan.

1996 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. BIT Hometown/High School I Matt Nelson OF 5-11 165 Fr. LIL North Ridgeville, OH/Elyria Catholic 2 Bobby Lee Coy IF 5-11 185 Jr. S/R Boulder, CO/Mullen 3 Dusty Beam ss 6-2 185 Fr. R/R Tipp City, OH/Bethel 4 Tim Stauffer IF 6-1 175 Jr. R/R Beavercreek, OH/ Beavercreek 5 Jason Cohill C/OF 6-3 210 So. R/R Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier 6 Rob Pederson IF 5-11 165 So. L/R Honolulu, HI/Radford 7 T.D. Hicks OF 5-9 165 Jr. R/R Circleville, OH/Circleville 8 Matt Bruner IF 6-0 170 Fr. R/R Kettering, OH/Chaminade-Julienne 8 Shawn Carpenter C 6-2 175 Fr. R/R Batesville, OH/Shenandoah 9 Rod Mileski RHP 5-11 170 Jr. R/R Englewood, OH/Northmont 10 Carlos Peiia IF 6-1 190 Fr. LIL Haverhill, MA/Haverhill I I Ryan Tyree C 6-3 200 So.* R/R Columbus, OH/Westland 12 Andy Matko# IF 6-0 185 Jr. R/R Columbus, OH/Bishop Watterson 13 Mike Innis RHP 6-2 170 So.* R/R Cincinnati, OH/Indian Hills 14 Bill Stosik OF 5-11 175 So. R/R Bay City, Ml/Bay City Central 15 Matt Clark RHP 6-2 180 Jr. R/R Urbana, OH/Urbana 16 Phil Long# IF 5-11 180 Sr. S/R Beavercreek, OH/Carroll 17 Todd Cerankowski RHP 6-1 175 So. R/R Cuyahoga Falls, OH/Notre Dame Cathedral I 8 Todd Myers RHP 6-3 185 So. R/R Lima, OH/Lima Bath 19 Kevin Lowery IF/RHP 6-2 175 Fr. R/R Castalia, OH/Margaretta 20 Aaron Bruskotter OF 6-2 180 So. R/R Ottawa, OH/Ottawa Glandorf 21 Matt Miller RHP 6-0 175 Jr. R/R Greensburg, IN/Greensburg Community 23 Rob Bruns IF 5-8 150 So. R/R Coldwater, OH/Coldwater 23 Chad Kowalski IF/OF 5-11 170 Fr. R/R Saginaw, Ml/Reese 24 John Ratliff OF 6-2 190 So. R/R Monroe, OH/Lemon-Monroe 25 Corey Ellis RHP 5-11 165 So. R/R Ottawa, OH/Ottawa Glandorf 26 James Doane OF 6-2 200 Fr. R/R Sylvania, OH/St."Francis de Sales 27 Matt Martinez C 6-0 195 Sr. R/R Wading River, NY/Shoreham-Wading River 28 Brian Bautsch IF 6-3 190 Fr.* R/R Canfield, OH/Canfield 3 I Chad Beam RHP 6-3 175 Jr. R/R Tipp City, OH/Bethel 3] Clint Haines LHP 6-2 200 Jr. LIL Brookville, OH/Bethel 33 Jake Powell IF 6-2 205 Fr.* LIL New Philadelphia, OH/New Philadelphia 34 Chris Wallace C/RHP 6-2 205 So. R/R Marion, OH/Marion Harding 35 Sam McAninch RHP 6-0 205 Jr. R/R Columbus, OH/Bishop Watterson 36 Casey Sanford RHP 6-2 200 Fr. R/R Defiance, OH/ Defia nce 37 Mike Dobran OF 5-9 175 So. LIL Poland, OH/ Poland 38 Mike Coleman OF 6-0 190 So. L/R Loveland, OH/ Indian Hills 41 Scott Blair LHP 5-9 190 Fr. LIL Beavercreek, OH/ Beavercreek 44 Todd Fine LHP 5- I 0 195 Jr. LIL Deerfield, IL/Deerfield 29 Ron Nischwitz, Head Coach 22 Bo Bilinski, Associate Head Coach * Indicates rec/shirt last season 40 Dan Bassler, Assistant Coach # Indicates /996 team co-captain COACHING STAFF Ron Head Coach Nischwitz 22nd Year

Wright State University head In 1980, WSU reached post-season play again and posted baseball coach Ron Nischwitz an impressive 16-8 record versus Division I opponents. keeps knocking down the mile­ Sweeping through the NCAA Division II North Central Re­ stones and piling up the victories. gional, the Raiders earned a bid to the 1987 College World In 21 years as the Raiders' Series in Montgomery, Alabama, where they finished in a tie mentor, Nischwitz has collected for second place. Honored for his dedication to collegiate 657 wins, three regular-season conference titles, two confer­ baseball, Nischwitz received the 1987 NCAA Division II Dis­ ence tournament championships, a runner-up finish in the trict Coach of the Year Award and served as the chairman of NCAA Division II College World Series and a trip to the the Division II baseball committee in 1986 and I 987 . NCAA Division I Regionals. He has led the Raiders to 13 con­ By 1988, Wright State's first season in Division I, secutive winning records, including a trio of 40-win seasons. Nischwitz had built the baseball program into one of national Though the Division I College World Series has yet to be prominence. The 1989 squad set the school record for wins added to his list of accomplishments, Nischwitz has amassed with 45 and boasts five team records at WSU. Nischwitz an impressive number of credits to his name. The Raider proved his reputation of a top evaluator of college talent as head coach, in his 22nd season, has presided over the base­ eight players from the 1990 roster reached the professional ball program's evolution. level. Keith Gordon, the starting shortstop that season, be­ Nischwitz did not wait long to begin his milestones at came the first Raider to play in the majors as he was called up Wright State. In his first season, he secured Wright State's by the in July of 1993 and saw action in the first winning season in its five years of varsity competition outfield. and a trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament in 1975. The Wright State entered the Mid-Continent Conference in following three seasons, the Raiders returned to tournament 1991, enabling Nischwitz to coach his club for the first time play and claimed second place in the 1976 NCAA Division in conference action. Taking the Mid-Con by storm, Nischwitz II Mideast Regional. compiled three consecutive regular-season titles and was

N1scHw1Tz's RECORD AT WRIGHT STATE

Overall Conference . Year Won Lost Tied Pct. Won Lost Pct. Accomplishments 1975 23 16 0 .590 NCAA Division II Regionals 1976 27 22 0 .551 NCAA Division II Regionals 1977 25 21 0 .543 NCAA Division II Regionals 1978 17 16 2 .515 NCAA Division II Regionals 1979 17 28 1 .378 1980 35 15 1 .700 NCAA Division II Regionals 1981 19 32 0 .372 1982 21 28 1 .428 1983 29 17 0 .630 NCAA Division 11 Regionals 1984 29 22 0 .569 1985 33 24 2 .579 1986 37 20 0 .649 NCAA Division II Regionals 1987 41 14 0 .745 NCAA Div. II Regionals/College World Series (2nd Place) 1988 34 26 0 .533 1989 45 12 0 .789 1990 35 20 0 .636 1991 39 16 0 .709 1992 40 16 0 .714 17 3 .850 Mid-Continent Cont. Regular-Season & Tourn.Champions 1993 39 15 0 .722 17 3 .850 Mid-Continent Cont. Regular-Season Champions 1994 39 21 0 .650 16 8 .667 Mid-Continent Reg.-Season Champs/NCAA Div. I Regionals 1995 33 28 0 .541 10 6 .625 Midwestern Coll. Cont. Tourn. Champs/NCAA Play-In Series Totals 657 429 7 .604 60 20 .750 named the 1992 Mid-Continent Coach of the Year, as well as pitched in Cleveland and ended his career as a player and coach WSU's Coach of the Year for the 1993-94 year. with the . The 1992 and 1993 squads were highlighted with the domi­ During of 1967, an arm injury ended his nating pitching of one of Nischwitz's many great pitching career. He pitched against some of pupils, Brian Anderson. Anderson led the nation with a ·1.14 baseball's greats, including Pete Rose, Mickey Mantle, Yogi in 1993 and earned first-team All-Ameri­ Berra, Roger Maris, Brooks Robinson and Carl Yastrzemski. can as well as GTE Academic All-American honors. He was At the time of his injury, Nischwitz was Tom Seaver's pitch­ chosen as the third selection in the first round by the Califor­ ing coach. Nischwitz is a part of an elite group as he is one of nia Angels and was the first player to reach the major league only 13 coaches from 280 NCAA Division I baseball schools level from the 1993 draft. to have played . Nischwitz made his first impact upon the Division I na­ Nischwitz majored in engineering at Ohio State and earned tional ranks in the 1994 when the club swept the United States his degree in electrical engineering in 1961. A strong left­ Naval Academy, the Patriot League champion, in a three-game handed hurler for the Buckeyes, he earned All-American hon­ NCAA play-in hosted at Wright State. The Raiders opened ors in 1958 after posting an 11-1 record. A native of Dayton up NCAA tournament play with a 14-12 win over North Caro­ and a graduate of Fairview High School, Nischwitz earned a lina State and finished fourth out of six teams at the Mideast Master of Business Administration degree from the Univer­ Regional. sity of Dayton in 1969. The 1995 team made the most of its first year in the Mid­ While playing professionally, Nischwitz worked as a com­ western Collegiate Conference by stunning Notre Dame on puter designer at NCR during the off season. After several its home field to take the MCC Tournament title. Wright State years with NCR, he joined ACB Advantage Financial Services, then hosted Troy State for a pair of NCAA play-in games and the professional collection agency that he purchased three years ended the season with a 33-28 record. later and still manages. Annually, he holds a memorial base­ Twenty-two of Nischwitz's players have followed the foot­ ball tournament for his son Gregg, the second of four children, steps of their coach to the professional ranks of baseball. who was killed in a freak construction accident and played for Nischwitz spent four seasons in the major leagues pitching for his father at WSU in 1980. ------~ the Detroit Ti­ In all, Nischwitz has accumulated a record of 657 wins, Nischwitz's Milestone Victories gers (1961-62, 429 losses and seven ties with a .604 winning percentage in 1st win: 6-4 vs. Miami (OH) 1965), the Cleve- his 22-year tenure. In three years of Mid-Continent Confer­ March 26, 1975 1and Indians ence play, he recorded a 50-14 record and a .781 winning per­ 50th win : 7-4 vs. Eastern Illinois (1963) and the centage. The Wrigbt State baseball program has averaged 1976 NCAA Mideast Regional New York Mets nearly 39 wins over the past seven years under Nischwitz's 100th win: 4-0 vs. Dayton (1966). As a re­ guidance. April 7, 1979 lief pitcher, his Ron and his wife, Sandy, have three children: Jeff, Brad 150th win: 5-3 vs. Otterbein March 25, 1981 finest season and Lisa. 200th win: 11-1 vs. Dayton was in 1962 April 16, 1983 with the Tigers, 250th win: 4-0 vs . Otterbein when he posted March 22, 1985 a3.90ERA. 300th win: 4-3 vs. Cincinnati Nischwitz April 23, 1986 played AAA 350th win: 3-1 vs. Wittenberg May 11 , 1987 ball in Denver 400th win: 6-2 vs. Eastern Kentucky in 1961 and April 11, 1989 moved to De­ 450th win: 8-6 vs. Austin Peay troit in August April 21, 1990 of 1962. He re­ 500th win: 2-0 vs. Youngstown State turned to AAA May 21, 1991 in mid-season 550th win: 5-3 vs. Arizona March 24, 1993 1963 , playing 600th win: 6-2 vs. Eastern Illinois for Jacksonville April 2: 1994 that year aru:I 650th win: 8-2 vs. Dayton Toronto the May 4, 1995 next. Nischwitz COACHING STAFF Bo Associate Head Coach Bilinski 22nd Year

Entering his 22nd year at Inducted into the Wright State Athletic Hall of Fame Wright State, Bo Bilinski in February of 1991, Bilinski was the first Raider base­ continues to be instrumental ball player to achieve this honor. A graduate of in the Raiders' ascension to Stebbins High School in Dayton, he also spent a year achieving national status as on the Wright State team in 1969-70. a Division I power. Not only did he accomplish success at the college There are few college programs that have been level, but Bilinski also prospered playing in Dayton's blessed with a head coach for 22 years, not to men­ class AA league. In 1985 he hit 36 home runs to help tion an assistant coach with the same credentials. lead his team, H.H. Morgan, to the American Base­ Bilinski and head coach Ron Nischwitz have been at ball Congress National Championship. the helm of the WSU program since 1975. After earning a bachelor of science degree from Bilinski wore the green and gold from 1972 to 1974, Wright State in 1974, Bilinski joined the Dayton Po­ earning team Most Valuable Player honors in each lice Department and has served the last 19 of his 21 season. He recorded his finest season as a senior when years on the force as a detective. he led the squad in hitting with a .302 average. As Bilinski is primarily responsible for recruiting, well as serving as the Raiders' starting catcher, he working with the hitters and outfielders and coaching made four appearances on the mound and posted a third base. Bo and his wife, Julie, live in Kettering 1.46 ERA. His career ERA of 2.59 ranks third in WSU with their daughters Sally and Katie, and son Alex. history.

Dan Assistant Coach Bassler 4th Year

Former All-Mid-Continent Bassler's lifetime batting average of .342 is the Conference shortstop Dan sixth-best in school history. Named by Nischwitz as Bassler returns to Wright one of the smartest players ever to play at Wright State, State in 1996 for his fourth Bassler holds the school record for sacrifices in a sea­ season assisting Ron son ( 18 in 199 I) and career sacrifices (30 from 1989- Nischwitz. 92). Bassler was a stand-out infielder from 1989-92 and Bassler's duties include hitting, coaching first base led the Raiders to the Mid-Continent Championship and working with the infielders. He monitors the aca­ in Wright State's first season in conference play his demics of the team and is active in the Wright State senior campaign. At the Mid-Continent Champion­ baseball camps and planning team fund-raisers. ship in Chicago, Illinois, Bassler started all four games A native of West Alexandria, Ohio, Bassler received and went 6-for-16 (.375) with six RBI's. Possessing a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from natural hitting instincts, he recorded a six-game hit­ Wright State University in 1993. He and his wife, ting streak, going 14-for-21 for an impressive .667 Paula, who were married in September, reside in West average during the week of April 19, 1992. Alexandria.

; 1996 PLAYER BIOS - PITCHERS CHAD BEAM Jr. RHP B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 175 Hometown: Tipp City, Ohio 31 High School: Bethel Previous School: Vincennes (IN) University

At Vincennes University: Pitched two seasons for the Trailblazers, splitting time as a starter and reliever. .. Had a 4-6 record during those two seasons, with a 7.74 earned run average over 52.1 innings ... Also notched one save and a pair of complete games ... Helped Vincennes to a 68-51 mark over '------'---~-~ those two seasons. At Bethel High School: Was the Cross County Conference Player of the Year in both 1992 and 1993 ... Led Bethel to a 24-6 record and a second-place ranking in Ohio during 1993 season ... Had an 8-2 mark and 1.5 ERA as team captain his senior year... Named team MVP and All-Dayton-Area in 1992 and was a three-time All-Cross County Conference selection .. .Eamed All-Ohio honors as an outfielder in 1993. Personal: Born Chad Dwayne Beam on May 22, 1975 ... Son of Dwayne and Donna Beam ... Brother Dusty is also a WSU newcomer this season ... Major: Business.

SCOTT BLAIR Fr. LHP B/T: LIL Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 190 Hometown: Beavercreek, Ohio 41 High School: Beavercreek

At Beavercreek High School: Selected All-Southwest Ohio and All-Western Ohio League as a senior while playing for the Beavers ... Was team captain in 1995 ... Lettered twice under coach Rick Wolf...Holds school record for most RBI's in one inning. Personal: Born Norman Scott Blair on July 3, 1976 ...Son of Norman and Alice Blair. .. Major: Undecided.

TODD CERANKOWSKI So. RHP B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 175 17 Hometown: Cuyahoga Falls, OH High School: Notre Dame Cathedral

1995: Made six appearances in rookie season, with one start, pitching 10.1 innings ... Gamered a 6.10 earned run average ... Struck out six batters and walked nine . ...__ __,__.,___....., At Notre Dame Cathedral: Earned team Most Valuable Player honors as a sophomore, junior and senior... All-Ohio and All-North Coast Conference selection as a senior... Voted All-City by the Greater Cleveland Baseball Coaches Association ... Ohio's Division II MVP... Posted a 6-2-1 record in 51.3 innings pitched and re­ corded an impressive 0.95 ERA as he led Notre Dame Cathedral to a 16-6 record in 1994 ... Holds school record for career wins and . Personal: Born Todd Alan Cerankowski on Sept. 22, 1975 ... Son of Ronald and Christine Cerankowski ... Major: Undecided.

Cerankowski's Numbers at WSU W-L S ERA G-GS . IP H R ER BB so 1995 0-0 0 6.10 6-1 10.1 14 10 7 9 6

.. 1996 PLAYER BIOS - PITCHERS MATT CLARK Jr. RHP Brr: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 180 Hometown: Urbana, Ohio 15 High School: Urbana 1995: Finished second on the squad and eighth in the MCC with seven victories .. .Posted a 7-10 mark in 17 starts ... Collected five complete games and garnered a 6.44 .------, earned run average while pitching 95 .0 innings ... Second on team in .______..... innings pitched ... Struck out 30 batters and walked 12 for the season .. .Allowed only seven hits in nine innings while claiming a 1-0 shutout of confer­ ence foe Cleveland State on April 15. 1994: Earned a spot in the starting rotation as a freshman .. .Finished eighth in the Mid­ Continent Conference in earned run average, posting a 3.91 in regular season play ...Five of seven wins came against conference foes ... Notched three complete games ... Garnered his first collegiate win on the spring trip, defeating Central Connecticut, 16-2 .. .Pitched seven complete innings and allowed only three hits in a 1-0 decision over Wisconsin­ Milwaukee ... Suffered the loss in the Raiders' final NCAA tournament game versus North Carolina State. At Urbana High School: Earned four letters in baseball, one in basketball and four in football for the Hillclimbers ...Pitched 19 complete games, 162 strikeouts, 33 walks and posted a 17-6 record and a 0.97 ERA in 160 innings during his sophomore and junior seasons combined ...Recorded a I 0-3 record and a 0.94 ERA while fanning 82 batters for his summer American Legion Team. .. Football team's 1991 Most Valuable Player and was voted All-Champaign County at quarterback. Personal: Born Matthew Michael Clark on Oct. 13, 1974 ...Son of Michael and Marilyn Clark ...Major: Sociology. Clark's Numbers at WSU W-L S ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB so 1994 7-3 0 4.31 20-12 87 .7 109 58 42 21 26 1995 7-10 0 6.44 17-17 95.0 137 81 68 12 30 Career 14-13 0 5.42 37-29 182.7 246 139 110 33 56

COREY ELLIS So. RHP Brr: R/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 165 Hometown: Ottawa, Ohio 25 High School: Ottawa Glandorf

1995: Played in 14 games with one start, pitching 18.1 innings ... Had 0-2 mark with a 6.38 earned run average ... First collegiate start was against Kent on March 14 ... Struck out a season-high five batters in 4.1 innings against Northwestern on March 21. '------' 1994: Redshirted in first year at Wright State. At Ottawa Glandorf High School: Lettered four times in baseball and three in for the Titans ...Voted All-Western and Academic All-Ohio as a senior... Pitched 56 innings, struck out 80, walked 20 and posted a 0.75 ERA his . . semor campaign . Personal: Born Corey James Ellis on Dec. 26, 1974 ... Son of Clarke and Charlotte Ellis ... High school teammate of WSU catcher Aaron Bruskotter. .. Major: Biology/Pre-Med.

Ellis' Numbers at WSU W-L S ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB so 1995 0-2 0 6.38 14-1 18.1 22 18 13 10 14 1996 PLAYER BIOS - PITCHERS TODD FINE Jr. LHP BIT: LIL Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 195 Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois 44 High School: Deerfield Previous School: Michigan State University 1995: Did not play baseball while completing associate's degree at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois. At Michigan State University: Pitched during 1993 and 1994 seasons for the Spartans .. .Named to 1994 Jewish All-America Team after going 2-1 with a 4.30 earned run average in 23 innings pitched ... Allowed 23 hits, walking 13 batters and striking out 14 ... In 1993, saw action in nine games, starting three and earning a 2-1 mark ... Pitched 27 full innings with a 3.67 ERA. At Deerfield High School: Three-time All-Central Suburban League North and All-Lake County player for the Warriors ... Was chosen an All-Chicago-Area player in 1991 and 1992 ... Selected team Most Valuable Player as a sophomore,junior and senior...Compiled an 8-0 record and 1.27 ERA in 75 innings during senior season, striking out 97 batters ... Holds Deerfield school records for most career wins and strikeouts ... Led Deerfield to a 20-9 mark and a berth in the sectional quarterfinals in 1992. Personal: Born Todd Michael Fine on May 13, 1974 .. .Son of Alan Fine and Barbara Shimberg .. .Major: Physical Education. CLINT HAINES Jr. LHP BIT: LIL Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 200 Hometown: Brookville, Ohio 31 High School: Bethel Previous Schools: Okaloosa-Walton & Muscatine Previous Schools: Recorded a 5-1 mark and a 3.60 earned run average while helping Okaloosa-Walton College to a 40-18 finish during the 1995 season ... Was part of the Muscatine (IA) College team which com­ peted in the 1994 Junior College World Series. At Bethel High School: Was an All-Cross County and All-Ohio choice ... Collected a 9-2 record and 1.20 ERA during senior season ... Also had a .587 batting average with four home runs... Led Bethel to a 24-6 record and second-place ranking in Ohio in 1993 ... Owns school single-season hits record ... Also an outstanding hockey player, he was team MVP and was ranked among the top 75 players in the Midwest...Four-year letterwinner in both baseball and hockey. Personal: Born Clinton Madison Haines on July 31, 1975 ... Son of Homer and Wanda Haines... High school teammate of Dusty and Chad Beam ... Major: Management. MIKE INNIS So. RHP BIT: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 170 Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio 13 High School: Indian Hills I 1995: Redshirted in second year at Wright State. J 1994: Voted second-team All-Mid-Continent Conference ... With eight victories, tied Darrell Back's 1992 record of wins by a freshman ... Posted a 3-2 conference record with three complete games and a 2.78 earned ~-----~ run average in 35.7 innings pitched ... Eamed a key victory at home against Valparaiso, pitching seven com­ plete innings and surrendering only three hits in a 3-0 shutout.Notched first win as a Raider in a 6-1 decision at Austin Peay. At Indian Hills High School: All-Conference and All-Cincinnati selection as a senior... Was the ace of the 1993 state runner-up team that went 27-5, the best record in school history ... Lettered three times in baseball and basketball and earned two in soccer...Holds the school record for three-point shooting percentage. Personal: Born Michael Edward Innis on Aug. 29, 197 4 ... Son of Charles and Charlene Innis ... High school teammate of WSU outfielder Mike Coleman ... Major: Sociology. Innis' Numbers at WSU W-L S ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB so 1994 8-4 1 4.19 16-11 73.0 76 43 34 29 37 1996 PLAYER BIOS - PITCHERS SAM McANINCH Jr. RHP B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 205 Hometown: Columbus, Ohio 35 High School: Bishop Watterson Previous School: University of Cincinnati

1995: TransfeITed to Wright State from Cincinnati ... Appeared in 30 games as the Raiders' top reliever in hi s first season at WSU ... Racked up nine saves, tying for first in the MCC in that category ... Gathered a 3-2 record and 7.46 earned run average in 44.2 innings pitched ... Opened 1995 by sriking out four batters, walking one and allowing no hits in the final two innings to preserve the Raiders' 6-3 victory at Western Carolina (Feb. 18) .. .Notched three of his season's saves to keep WSU alive in the MCC Tournament...First win as a Raider was 11-8 against Northwestern on March 26. At University of Cincinnati: His 4-3 mark was the only winning record on the Bearcat pitching staff in 1994 ... Saw action in 25 contests and started once ... Pitched 45.0 innings, earned one save and struck out 28 while posting a 7.40 ERA ... Suffered the loss in a 14-inning defeat at Northern Kentucky .. .Picked up first win of the season in a 6-5 victory over Xaver. At Bishop Watterson High School: Voted team captain and Most Valuable Player as a senior... Earned All-Central Catholic League and second-team All-Columbus honors his senior campaign ... Lettered three times as a pitcher and outfielder for the Eagles ... Was the ace of the pitching staff, tossing 70 innings, striking out 95, walking 20 and posting a 0.88 ERA for the 18- 8 Eagles as a senior in 1993 ... HoJds school records for two consecutive no-hitters and lowest career ERA. Personal: Born Howard Lee McAninch III on Sept. 30, 1975 ... Son of Howard Jr. and Rebecca McAninch ... High school teammate ofWSU third baseman Andy Matko ... Major: Political Science.

McAninch's Numbers at WSU W-L S ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB so 1995 3-2 9 7.46 30-1 44.2 59 43 37 36 32

ROD MILESKI Jr. RHP B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 170 Hometown: Englewood, Ohio 9 High School: Northmont Previous School: University of Cincinnati

1995: Recovered from an arm injury to throw in 17 games, including five starts ... Went 2-2 on the season, with a 7.77 earned run average in 48.2 innings ... Struck out 29 and walked 14 ... His only com­ ~------~ plete game was also his first collegiate victory, as he allowed only two hits and struck out five batters in a five-inning, 11-1 blowout of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on March 24 during the Raiders' spring trip. 1994: Redshirted in first year at Wright State due to arm injury .. .TransfeITed from University of Cincinnati. At Northmont High School: Graduated in 1992 claiming four letters in cross country and two in baseball for the T-Bolts ...Voted team captain his senior year... Led his team to a first-place finish in the Greater Miami Valley Conference as a senior. Personal: Born Rodney A. Mileski on June 16, 1974 ... Son of Larry and Karen Mileski ... Major: Psychology.

Mileski's Numbers at WSU W-L S ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB so 1995 2-2 0 7.77 17-5 48.2 73 47 42 14 29 1996 PLAYER BIOS - PITCHERS MATT MILLER Jr. RHP BIT: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 175 Hometown: Greensburg, Indiana 21 High School: Greensburg Community Previous School: Univ. of Evansville 1995: Transferred to Wright State from Evansville ... Pitched 14.2 innings over 11 appearances, regis­ tering a 9.82 earned run average and striking out eight batters .. .First start as a Raider, and only start of the year, was against Bowling Green on April 4. At University of Evansville: Saw action in three games playing for the Purple Aces in 1994 ... Pitched five innings and struck out two batters. At Greensburg Community High School: Lettered four times in baseball, twice in basketball and twice in cross country for the Pirates ... Voted team captain and team Most Valuable Player for 1991 and 1992 seasons ... Honorable mention All-Indiana after junior and senior campaigns .. .Three-time All-City selection by the Greensburg Daily News ... 1991 q11d 1992 All-South­ east Region and Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference choice. Personal: Born Matthew Dyar Miller on June 22, 1974 .. .Son of Dyar and Janet Miller... Major: Economics. Miller's Numbers at WSU W-L S ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB so 1995 0-0 0 9 .82 11-1 14.2 23 20 16 8 8

TODD MYERS So. RHP BIT: R/R Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 185 Hometown: Lima, Ohio 18 High School: Lima Bath 1995: Played in nine games as a rookie, starting once ... Notched a 1-0 record and 4.76 earned run average in 11.1 innings, striking out eight batters and walking five ... Earned the win against Anderson on May 9 by pitching 5.2 innings, striking out three batters and allowing eight hits ... Combined with two other Raider pitchers for an 8-0 shutout of Xavier on May 7. At Lima Bath High School: Earned All- honors in 1994 ... Voted team captain as a senior and set the school record for most strikeouts in one game (14) and most complete games in a season (5) ... Selected Most Valuable Player of the 1993 WBLAll-Star Game ... Posted a 1.82 ERA in 55.7 innings pitched and struck out 63 as a senior... Also a standout in basketball for the Wildcats. Personal: Born Todd James Myers on Sept. 8, 1975 ... Son of Larry and Jill Myers ... Major: Mathematics. Myers' Numbers at WSU W-L S ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB so 1995 1-0 0 4.76 9-1 11.1 15 8 6 5 8

CASEY SANFORD Fr. RHP B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 200 Hometown: Defiance, Ohio 36 High School: Defiance At Defiance High School: First-team All-Ohio selection, Western Buckeye League Player of the Year and WBL All-Star Most Valuable Player in 1995 after leading Defiance to a 14-6 mark and WBL championship ... Had an 8-1 mark and 1.38 earned run average in 61 innings pitched as a senior... Two- .______. time All-WBL and All- choice ... Owns 11 school records, including most career wins (24) and most career strikeouts (233). Personal: Born Joseph Casey Sanford on April 25, 1976 ... Son of Tom and Pat Sanford ... Major: Special Education. 1996 PLAYER BIOS - CATCHERS SHAWN CARPENTER Fr. C Brr: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 175 Hometown: Batesville, Ohio 8 High School: Shenandoah At Shenandoah High School: Two-time team captain and Most Valuable Player for the Zeps .. .Selected All-District 12 in 1995 after leading Shenandoah to a 17-8 mark and a berth in the district finals ... Earned All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference honors as a junior and a senior and played in the 1995 OVAC All­ ~-~------' Star Game .. .Batted .330 with six home runs and 22 RBI's during senior season ... Owns school record for most putouts by a catcher and most home runs in a season. Personal: Born Shawn Quentin Carpenter on Aug. 14, 1976 ... Son of Conda Carpenter and Stephanie Secrest...Major: Undecided JASON COHILL So. C/OF Brr: R/R Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 210 5 Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio High School: St. Xavier 1995: Racked up 17 doubles and eight home runs, tying for second on the squad in each category ... Was ninth in the MCC with an average of0.30 doubles per game ... Had a .283 (60-for-212) average in 57 games played, collecting a pair of triples, 37 RB I's and five stolen bases ... Notched eight-game hitting streaks twice during the ~-----"----"------' season .. .Helped WSU to a 10-7 win at Xavier on May 6 by drilling a pair of home runs in going 2-for-2 and scoring three runs ... Brought in three runs while hitting 3-for-5 with one double in a 14-0 shutout of Cleveland State on April 15. 1994: Redshirted in first year at Wright State. At St Xavier High School: Earned second-team All-Ohio honors leading the Bombers to a 21-4 record and first-place finish in the Greater Catholic League as a senior. ..First-team All-GCL selection in 1993 ...Chosen second-team All-Cincinnati and All-Southwest Ohio Region his senior campaign .. .A member of the 1992 state runner-up St. Xavier football team that went 13-1 .. .Posted a 39 .8-yard punting average. Personal: Born Jason Daniel Cohill on April 20, 1975 ...Son of Richard and Monica Cohill ... Major: Mathematics. Cohill's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1995 .283 57-56 212 42 60 37 17 2 8 5

Sophomore Jason Cohill could be seen behind the plate or in the outfield this season. 1996 PLAYER BIOS - CATCHERS MATT MARTINEZ Sr. C B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 195 Hometown: Wading River, New York 27 High School: Shoreham-Wading River Previous School: Longwood College

1995: Transferred to Wright State from Longwood ... Hit .3 18 (7-for-22) while playing in 17 games for the Raiders ...Registered a trio of starts, three doubles and two RBI's ... Went 2-for-3 and notched a double in WSU's 14-0 pounding of Cleveland State on April 15. At Longwood College: Saw action in 37 games while starting in 30 for the Lancers during the 1994 season ... Batted an impressive .378 (34-for-90) with seven doubles, two triples and one ... Knocked in 21 RBI's ...Second on the squad with a 0.97 fi elding percentage .. .Team finished at 27-13 .. . .In I 993 season, started in 34 of 36 games played .. .Went 25-for-90 for a .278 average ... Brought in 12 RBI's and ripped one double and two home runs .. .Scored 17 runs for the 26-9-1 Lancers. At Shoreham-Wading River High School: Earned three letters in baseball and "two in basketball for the Wildcats ... Selected team captain and two-time MVP. .. All-Section XI choice as a senior. .. MVP cif Section XL.Holds school records for walks and batting average. Personal: Born Matthew William Martinez on Aug. 21, 1974 .. .Son of Emil and Gloria Martinez .. .Major: Biology. Martinez's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1995 .318 17-3 22 3 7 2 3 0 0 0

RYAN TYREE So. C B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 200 11 Hometown: Columbus, Ohio High School: Westland

1995: Redshirted in hi s second year at Wright State. ~-----~ 1994: Started in 41 games as a freshman .. .Struggled at the plate his first season, striking out 34 times ... Proved to have a strong arm and great defensive skills behind the plate ... Cracked his first collegiate home run and went 2-for-5 with two RB I's in a 17-15 defeat of Ohio State ... Earned his first hit at WSU in a 2-1 loss at Western Carolina. At Westland High School: Selected first-team All-Ohio as a senior. .. Voted All-Ohio Capital Conference after his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Claimed All-Franklin County and All-Columbus honors his junior and senior campaigns ...Was the Cougars' team cap­ tain and MVP after notching a .409 batting average, five home runs and 32 RBI's as a senior. Personal: Born Ryan Michael Tyree on Aug. 31, 1974 ... Son of Mike and Marsha Tyree ... Major: Sociology.

Tyree's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1994 .195 43-41 118 22 23 2 3 0 0 0 1996 PLAYER BIOS - CATCHERS CHRIS WALLACE So. C/RHP Brr:R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 205 Hometown: Marion, Ohio 34 High School: Marion Harding

1995: Hit .229 (24-for-105) while playing in 45 games ...Collected 11 RBI's, two doubles and a triple .. .In his collegiate debut, went 2-for-4 with three RBI's during WSU's season-opening 6-3 win at Western Carolina on Feb. 18 .. .Was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in an 8-3 win over ,______, Anderson (May 9) ... Also made five appearances on the mound for the Raiders, recording a 3.18 earned run average ... Allowed five hits in 5.2 innings pitched and struck out two batters. At Marion Harding High School: Earned nine letters, three each in baseball, basketball and football for the Presidents .. .Named to the Mizuno All-Ohio team ... All-Oh.io Heartland Conference selection his senior year.. . Voted All­ Central District and team captain as a senior. .. 1994 Player of the Year in the OHC in both baseball and basketbail...Honorable mention All-Ohio at quarterback and free safety his senior campaign. Personal: Born Christopher Allen Wallace on April 5, 1976 ... Son of James and Brenda Wallace .. .Major: Management.

Wallace's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1995 .229 45-35 105 16 24 11 2 1 0 5

1996 PLAYER BIOS - INFIELDERS

BRIAN BAUTSCH Fr. lB Brr: R/R Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 190 Hometown: Canfield, Ohio 28 High School: Canfield 1995: Redshirted in first season at Wright State. At Canfield High School: Claimed team Most Valuable Player honors as captain of the Canfield ,....______, Cards in 1994 ... Lettered three times in baseball and twice in basketball...Was a Connie Mack All- Star on summer team ... Voted Most Improved Player in basketball his senior campaign. Personal: Born Brian-Thomas Bautsch on Nov. 16, 1975 ...Son of Tom and Barb Bautsch ...Major: Biomedical Engineering.

DUSTY BEAM Fr. SS Brr: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 185 3 Hometown: Tipp City, Ohio High School: Bethel

At Bethel High School: Was a three-time first-team All-Cross County Conference selection and earned All-Southwest Region and All-Ohio honors after his junior and senior campaigns ... 1995 Cross County Conference Player of the Year. ..Hit .451 with 10 doubles, five triples, four home ,....______, runs and 41 RB I's as a senior. ..Holds school single-season RBI's record ... Also a football standout, he was a first-team All-Ohio choice and owns Bethel's career records in rushing, scoring and touchdowns. Personal: Born Dustin Blake Beam on April 18, 1977 ... Son of Dwayne and Donna Beam ... Brother Chad is also a Raider newcomer this season .. .Major: Biology. 1996 PLAYER BIOS - INFIELDERS MATT BRUNER Fr. IF Bff: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 170 8 Hometown: Kettering, Ohio High School: Chaminade-Julienne

At Chaminade-Julienne High School: Most Valuable Player for the Eagles in 1995 after registering a .373 batting average, two home runs and 21 RBI's ... Led the Eagles to a a 10-9 mark and a runner-up finish in the Greater Catholic League ... Selected All-Greater Catholic League as a senior... Set school ..______. record for single season batting average (.516) in 1993 ... Was C.J.'s recipient of the 1995 OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award. Personal: Born Matthew Duane Bruner on Oct. 11, 1976 ... Son of Blaine and Susan Bruner... Major: Biology. ROB BRUNS So. 2B Bff: R/R Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 150 23 Hometown: Coldwater, Ohio High School: Coldwater

1995: Did not play baseball in his second year at Wright State. 1994: Saw time in 14 games, with one start.:.Notched a .300 (3-for-10) average, batting in five runs and scoring one ... First collegiate hit came in a 16-2 win over Central Connecticut. '------' At Coldwater High School: Lettered four times and played on two state championship teams for the Cavaliers ... Went to state all four years ... All-Midwest Athletic Conference selection as a senior. Personal: Born Rob David Bruns on Nov. 18, 1974 ... Son of David and Jill Bruns ... Major: Sociology. Bruns' Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1994 .300 14-1 10 1 3 5 0 0 0 0

BOBBY LEE COY Jr. SS/2B B/T: S/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 185 2 Hometown: Boulder, Colorado High School: Mullen Previous Schools: Three Rivers C.C. & Miami U. 1995: Transferred to Wright State from Three Rivers Community College .. .Finished sixth on the WSU squad with a .3 16 (50-for-158) batting average ... Tallied nine doubles, a pair of triples, five home runs and 31 RBI's while playing in 54 games ... In an 11-4 victory over Cincinnati on May 2, he hit 4-for-5 ------' with three RBI's and one double ... Went 2-for-3 and smacked first home run as a Raider during an 11- 1 blowout of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Mar. 24 ... Had an 11-game hitting streak mid-season ... His .364 ( l 6-for-44) average against MCC opponents :,vas fourth-best on the squad .. .Registered 14 RBI's against conference competition. At Previous Schools: Played the infield for Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, during 1994 season ... Recorded a .272 batting average, going 33-for-121 at the plate ... Finished the season with one double, two triples, one home run, 18 RBI's and 28 runs scored ... Team went 25-24 and finished second in the Eastern Region XVI Tournament...In 1992, earned a spot on the Miami University (OH) football team as a place kicker. .. Kicked a 44-yard, game-tying field goal as the Redskins tied West Virginia, 29-29. At Mullen High School: Voted first-team All-Colorado in baseball and football as a senior in 1992 ... Was a first-team All­ Centennial Conference, All-Boulder and All-Region 7 selection his senior campaign ... Named All-America by USA Today. .. Led the Mustangs with a .579 average as a senior. Personal: Born Robert Lee Coy on May 2, 1973 ... Son of Bob and Carolyn Coy.. .Major: Sociology. Coy's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1995 .3 16 54-37 158 31 50 31 9 2 5 6 1996 PLAYER BIOS - INFIELDERS CHAD KOWALSKI Fr. IF/OF B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 170 23 Hometown: Saginaw, Michigan High School: Reese

At Reese High School: Batted .420 with five home runs, 12 doubles and three triples in 1995 to lead the Rockets to a 27-4 mark and a Thumb "C" Conference title .. .Three-time All-Conference choice and twice earned first-team All-District and All-Region laurels in baseball...Named second-team All-Michigan ~-~-----' in 1994 ... Helped team to a berth in regional finals during sophomore and junior campaigns ... Also earned All-Conference honors in football, basketball and track, as well as All-Michigan honors in basketball. Personal: Born Chad Michael Kowalski on May 12, 1977 ... Son of David and Beverly Kowalski ... Major: Undecided. PHIL LONG Sr. 2B/SS B/T: S/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 180 Hometown: Beavercreek, Ohio 16 1996 Co-Captain High School: Carroll

1995: Named to the MCC All-Tournament Team after batting .524 (] 1-for-21) over five games with two doubles and a team-leading six RBI's ... Set a new WSU single-season school record with 163 assists .. .Finished fourth on the team with a .333 (57-for-171) average .------, in 49 games ... Had nine doubles, four triples, one home run, 37 RBI's and 21 stolen bases for the season ... Struck out only 13 times in 171 at-bats ... Went 4-for-4 with one RBI and scored three runs during the Raiders' 9-5 first-round win over Northern Illinois in the MCC Tournament (May 13) .. .Was 3-for-4 with one RBI, two runs scored and three stolen bases in an 8-6 MCC Tournament win over Notre Dame on May 15 ... Also made a brief appearance on the mound, pitching one out and allowing one hit against Bowling Green on May 10. 1994: Started in 57 of 60 contests at shortstop and second base ... Was 4-for-11 (.364) with two doubles, four runs scored and three RBI's in the NCAAPlay- In versus Navy... Hit .333 against conference competition with seven doubles and two triples .. .Nailed five hits in nine plate appearances with four runs scored, three doubles and a triple as WSU took two out of three conference games in the Western Illinois series ... Went 6-for-11, scored five runs and had three RBI's, two doubles and two stolen bases in a three-game series with Youngstown State ... Posted a nine-game hitting streak late in the season. 1993: Ranked second on the team and sixth in the Mid-Continent Confer­ ence with a .355 batting average .. .His five triples were second in the conference .. .Picked up his first collegiate hit as a pinch hitter in a 17-7 loss at Arizona. At Carroll High School: Voted team captain his senior year and was se­ lected MVP after his junior and senior campaigns .. .A three-year letterwinner in baseball and basketball for the Patriots ... Selected All-Dayton and All-Re- _,.. gion in 1992... Honorable mention All-Ohio and batted .508 as a senior.. .. One ~------~ of two players in school history to score over 1,000 points in basketball. Personal: Born Philip Michael Long on April 17, 1974 ... Son of Ken and Becky Long ... Major: Urban Affairs. Long's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1993 .355 44-31 124 31 44 39 7 5 1 6 1994 .275 58-57 207 51 57 23 13 3 0 8 1995 .333 49-48 171 43 57 37 9 4 1 21 Totals .315 151-136 502 125 158 99 29 12 2 35 1996 PLAYER BIOS - INFIELDERS KEVIN LOWERY Fr. SS B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 175 Hometown: Castalia, Ohio 19 High School: Margaretta

At Margaretta High School: Three-year letterwinner in baseball and twice lettered in basketball for Margaretta .. .Baseball team captain in 1995 ... Selected All-Sandusky Bay Conference as a sopho­ more and a junior. .. Part of the Lorain Stars summer baseball team which won the 1993 state tournament and snagged a berth in the regional finals .. .Named All-Tournament Shortstop at the state tourney. Personal: Born Kevin Eugene Lowery on Jan. 26, 1977 ... Son of Kenneth and Marla Lowery ...Major: Engineering.

ANDY MATKO Jr. 3B B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 12 Hometown: Columbus, Ohio High School: Bishop Watterson 1996 Co-Captain

1995: Starter in 45 contests ...Recorded a .287 (41-for-143) bat­ ting average with eight doubles, three triples, one home run and 27 RBI's ... Drilled first collegiate home run on April 27 .______, while going 4-for-5 with a pair of RBI's to lead WSU to a I 0-1 victory at Dayton ... Drove home four runs and hit 2-for-3 in a 6-5 win over Young­ stown State on April 2 ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBI's, a triple and two runs scored during the Raiders' 8-2 win at Austin Peay on Feb. 25 ... Named to the GTE Academic All-District IV Team. 1994: Got the starting nod in nine games and saw action in 20 as a freshman .. .Picked up his first collegiate hit versus Central Connecticut...Penciled into the starting lineup for the first time at Western Carolina ... Went 3-for-5 and provided the game-winning single in the defeat of Purdue. At Bishop Watterson High School: Started three seasons at shortstop for the Eagles ...Belted nine doubles and batted .360 as he led the Eagles to a 17-7 record and a first-place finish in the Central Catholic League as a senior... Selected team captain, All-CCL and All-Columbus his senior year.. . Hit .410 his sophomore season as a mem­ ber of the Ohio Division II state championship team. Personal: Born Andrew James Matko on April 5, 1975 ... Son of Dennis Matko and Margaret Smith ... High school° teammate of WSU pitcher Sam McAninch ... Major: Biology/Pre-Medi cine. Matko 's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1994 .273 20-9 33 5 9 3 0 0 0 0 1995 .287 49-45 143 20 4 1 27 8 3 1 2 Totals .284 69-54 176 25 50 30 8 3 1 2 1996 PLAYER BIOS - INFIELDERS ROB PEDERSON So. SS/2B Bff: L/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 165 Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii 6 High School: Radford

~ 1995: Played in nine contests, receiving the starting nod twice ... Hit .300 (3-for-10), collecting a pair of RBI's and scoring three runs ... Recorded first collegiate hit on March 22 as the Raiders pounded Shawnee State, 18-4, on their spring trip . .______~ At Radford High School: Lettered four times in baseball and once in soccer and golf for the Rams ... Team captain and MVP of the 1994 squad and earned Honorable Mention All-OIA West League honors ... Batted .350 with eight doubles, three triples, one home run and 11 RBI's his senior season. Personal: Born Robert Curtis Pederson on Nov. 9, 1976 ...Son of Curt and Jeanne Pederson ... Moved ·to Dayton from Honolulu ... Father is a hospital administrator in the United States Air Force ... Major: Political Science. Pederson's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1995 .300 9-2 10 3 3 2 0 0 0 0

CARLOS PENA Fr. lB Bff: LIL Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 190 Hometown: Haverhill, Massachusetts 10 High School: Haverhill At Haverhill High School: Two-time Most Valuable Player for the Hillies ... All-Merrimac Val­ ley Conference selection as a junior and senior. .. As team captain his senior year, helped Haverhill to a 13-7 mark ... Batted .430 with three home runs and 25 RB I's during senior campaign .. .Owns .______. school record for career home runs. Personal: Born Carlos Felipe Pena on May 17, 1978 ... Son of Felipe and Juana Pefia ... Major: Computer Engineering.

JAKE POWELL Fr. lB B/T: LIL Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 205 Hometown: New Philadelphia, Ohio 33 High School: New Philadelphia

1995: Redshirted in first year at Wright State. At New Philadelphia High School: Three-year letterwinner in both baseball and football for the

L...___ .:=-.; ___ ....1 Quakers ... Named Most Valuable Player in 1993 and was an All-Federal League choice as both a junior and a senior.. .Two-time All-Eastern Region selection ... Was a special men­ tion All-Ohio player in football. Personal: Born Jacob Richard Powell on April 17, 1976 .. .Son of Richard and Becky Powell...Father Richard was transferred to minister to Dayton First Lutheran Church in 1994 ... Major: Economics. 1996 PLAYER BIOS - INFIELDERS TIM STAUFFER Jr. 2B/3B BIT: R/R Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 175 Hometown: Beavercreek, Ohio 4 High School: Beavercreek 1995: Saw action in 12 games, batting .143 (l-for-7) and scoring four runs ... Lone hit of the season came during WSU's 8-3 win over Anderson on May 9. ) ..__ _ _,____...... /' _ ____. 1994: Started in two games at Western Carolina and in all three games at Austin Peay... Nailed his first collegiate hit in an 8-6 loss at South Carolina ... Ripped a two-run single in a 12-8 downing of Bradley in Fort Myers, Florida ... Scored two runs and added one run and an RBI as WSU defeated Bowling Green, 13-8 ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI's in a 12-10 victory at home over Duquesne ... Posted three hits in six at-bats with a double and knocked in four RBI's in two conference games at Cleveland State. 1993: Redshirted in his first season at Wright State. At Beavercreek High School: Lettered three times in football and twice in baseball and basketball for the Beavers ... Voted team captain and MVP as a senior... Selected All-Western Ohio League and All-Area by the Miami Valley coaches .. .Dayton Daily News and Xenia Gazette Athlete of the Week selection ... Holds Beavercreek's batting average record by hitting .688 as a freshman. Personal: Born Timothy James Stauffer on Sept. 18, 1973 .. .Son of Ron and Barbara Stauffer. ..Major: Management. Stauffer's Numbers at WSU ' AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1994 .238 28-19 63 7 15 11 1 0 0 8 1995 .143 12-0 7 4 1 0 9 0 0 0 Totals .229 40-19 70 11 16 11 1 0 0 8

1996 PLAYER BIOS - OUTFIELDERS

AARON BRUSKOTTER So. OF B/T: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 180 Hometown: Ottawa, Ohio 20 High School: Ottawa Glandorf 1995: Registered a .273 (6-for-22) average, with two doubles and nine RBI's, while playing in 15 contests .. ,Went 3-for-5 with eight RBI's and both of his season's doubles over three games in a series with Cleveland State (April 15-16) ... First collegiate hit was during WSU's 18-4 win over Shawnee ..______,______. State on March 22 ... Hit 2-for-4 with one RBI and scored a run in a 19-9 win over Butler on April 18. 1994: Redshirted in his first year at Wright State. At Ottawa Glandorf High School: Lettered all four seasons as the Titans' catcher... Eamed three letters in basketball and in golf...All-Northwest Ohio and All-Western Buckeye League selection as a senior.. .Team captain and MVP his senior cam­ paign ... 1993 alternate for Team Ohio. Personal: Born Aaron Robert Bruskotter on July 4, 1975 ... Son of Dale and Joan Bruskotter. .. High school teammate of Raider pitcher Corey Ellis ...Major: Financial Services. Bruskotter's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1995 · .273 15-4 22 3 6 9 2 0 0 0 1996 PLAYER BIOS - OUTFIELDERS MIKE COLEMAN So. OF BIT: L/R Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown: Loveland, Ohio 38 High School: Indian Hills Previous School: University of Evansville

1995: Played in nine games, going 2-for- l Ofor a .200 average ... Lone extra-base hit of the season was a two-RBI double on April 18 as the Raiders defeated Butler, 19-9 ... First collegiate hit was on March 22 in an 18-4 win over Shawnee State. At Universit_y of,,Evansville: Attended Evansville in 1994 but did not play. At Indian Hills High School: Selected Division ill All-Ohio as he led the 25-7 Braves to a state runner-up finish in 1993 ... Eamed three letters in both baseball and football...Collected All-Cincinnati Hills League and All-Southwest Ohio Region honors his senior campaign ... Voted All-Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Enquirer ... AII-CHL and All-Cincinnati selection ii, football. Personal: Born Brian Michael Coleman on Aug. 5, 1974 ...Son of James and Kathleen Coleman ... High school teammate of Raider pitcher Mike Innis ... Major: Financial Services.

Coleman's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1995 .200 9-0 10 2 2 2 1 0 0 0

JAMES DOANE Fr. OF BIT: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 200 26 Hometown: Sylvania, Ohio High School: St. Francis de Sales

At St. Francis de Sales High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball and lettered three times in basketball and once in football for the Knights ... Earned All-, All-City and All-Northwest Ohio honors. Personal: Born James Peter Doane on Dec. 20, 1976 ... Son of Peter and Leslie Doane ... Major: Undecided. MIKEDOBRAN So. OF BIT: LIL Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 175 37 Hometown: Poland, Ohio High School: Poland

1995: Recipient of the WSU Raider Award ... Hit .216 ( 1l -for-51) in 33 games, with three RBI's ... Smacked first collegiate home run in his only at-bat during WSU's 17-13 loss at Eastern Kentucky (April 19) ... Went 2-for-4 with one RBI, one double and two runs scored at Cincinnati on April 25 ... First collegiate hit '-----~'-----' was on March 22 against Shawnee State and first start was on March 12 against Kent. At Poland High School: Was the recipient of eight varsity letters-four in baseball, three in football and one in basketball for the Bulldogs ... A first-team All-Ohio outfielder in 1994 who recorded an impressive .523 batting average, 11 doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 44 RBI's ... Led Poland to an 18-7 record and a first-place finish in the Mahoning Valley Confer­ ence in 1994 ... Holds school records for career doubles (27) and career hits (116) ... Also holds career record for most points scored in football (167) ... Two-time AII-MVC selection and earned All-Northeastern Ohio Region honors as a senior. Personal: Born Michael Anthony Dobran on April 8, 1976 ...Son of Michael and Sandra Dobran ... Major: Mathematics.

Dobran's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1995 .216 33-8 51 6 11 3 1 0 1 1 1996 PLAYER BIOS - OUTFIELDERS T.D. HICKS Jr. OF B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 165 Hometown: Circleville, Ohio 7 High School: Circleville

1995: Had eight starts while playing in 24 games ... Recorded a .176 (6-for-34) batting average, with a pair of RB I's and two stolen bases ... Helped Raiders to a 19-9 win over Butler (April 18) by going 1-for- 1 with one RBI, two runs scored and both of his season's stolen bases. 1994: Contributed to the Raider outfield and at the designated hitter spot as a freshman .. .Started in 12 games and saw time in 37 ... Nailed his first collegiate hit against Austin Peay... Went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI's in his first start versus Bucknell ... Knocked in two RBI's in an 11-9 win over Western Illinois ... Started off WSU's four-run eighth inning in the NCAA Play-In against Navy with a leadoff single and later scored ... Pinch ran and scored in the ninth inning ofWSU's 14-12 win over North Carolina State in the Mideast Regional. At Circleville High School: Earned three letters in football and baseball for the Tigers ... A three-time All-Mid-State League selection ... Voted All-Region as a senior...Was selected team captain and MVP in 1993 .. .Posted a .435 average as a senior.. .Earned All-Ohio honors at tailback and linebacker as a senior.. .Selected "Back of the Year" by Coca-Cola and the Circleville Herald of Pickaway County in 1992. Personal: Born Timothy David Hicks on June I, 1975 .. .Son of Dave and Brenda Hicks ... Major: Marketing.

Hicks' Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1994 .231 37-12 52 13 12 11 0 0 0 1 1995 .176 24-8 34 6 6 2 0 0 0 2 Totals .209 61-20 86 19 18 13 0 0 0 3

MATT NELSON Fr. OF BIT: LIL Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 165 Hometown: Nor.th Ridgeville, Ohio 1 High School: Elyria Catholic At Elyria Catholic High School: A first-team All-Ohio, All-County and All-North Coast League selection and Lorain County Player of the Year in 1995 .. .Batted .476 with 10 doubles and 18 stolen bases during senior campaign while leading the Panthers to a 13-10 mark ... Set school record for single­ season batting average (.536) in 1993 .. .Three-year letterwinner in both baseball and basketball and two-year letterwinner in football .. .Also a first-team All-Ohio choice in football. Personal: Born Matt Thomas Nelson on Oct. 1, 1976 ... Son of Ken and Laurie Nelson ... Major: Communication.

Junior Bobby Lee Coy could split time between the outfield and second base this season. 1996 PLAYER BIOS - OUTFIELDERS JOHN RATLIFF So. OF BIT: R/R Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 190 Hometown: Monroe, Ohio 24 High School: Lemon-Monroe Previous School: Bowling Green State Univ. At Bowling Green State University: Did not play during spring season. At Lemon-Monroe High School: Was a two-time All-Mid-Miami League choice and was se­ lected the team's Most Valuable Player following his senior season ... Also chosen All-City and '------"------' All-Qistrict in 1994 after hitting .480 with eight home runs ... Led the Hornets to a 20-9 mark and runner-up finish in the Mid-Miami League ... Lettered all four years in baseball and three years in football. Personal: Born John Ryan Ratliff on Dec. 7, 1975 ... Son of John and Joyce Ratliff. .. Major: Secondary Education. BILL STOSIK So. OF B/T: R/R Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 175 Hometown: Bay City, Michigan 14 High School: Bay City Central 1995: As only a freshman, was the Raiders' leadoff hitter in all but six games ... Led the MCC in stolen bases for the season (26) and was second in stolen-base average (0.47) ... Notched a .266 (57-for-214) batting average, with eight doubles, two triples, three home runs and 24 RBI's ... Second .______. on the squad in runs scored (49) ... Posted an eight-game hitting streak during WSU's spring trip to Florida, when he went 14-for-36 with six RBI's, 10 runs scored, nine stolen bases and one double ... First collegiate hit was in an 8-1 win at Western Carolina on Feb. 18 and first home run came a week later in a 9-2 victory at Austin Peay ... Went 4-for-6 with one RBI and one stolen base during 13-6 victory over Northeastern Illinois (March 20). At Bay City Central High School: Voted second-team All-Michigan and All-Saginaw Valley Conference at the out­ field position as a senior in 1994 ... All-City and All-Region selection his senior season ... Lettered three times in baseball...Led the Wolves to a 30-10 record as a junior... Earned third-team All-SVC as a defensive back his sophomore campaign. Personal: Born William Michael Stasik on July 25, 1976 ... Son of Fred and Debbie Stosik ... Major: Secondary Education. Stosik's Numbers at WSU AVG G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB 1995 .266 55-55 214 49 57 24 8 2 3 26

Sophomore outfielder Bill Stasik r 1995 FINAL MCC STANDINGS East Division MCC GAMES ALL GAMES w L Pct. Home Away w L T Pct. Home Away Neut. Detroit 12 2 .857 6-2 6-0 28 18 .609 10-2 11-9 7-7 Wright State * 10 6 .625 6-2 4-4 33 28 .541 13-10 12-14 8-4 Xavier 7 9 .438 2-6 5-3 28 30 .483 10-15 9-8 9-7 La Salle 5 9 .357 0-6 5-3 15 35 .375 5-14 10-11 0-10 Cleveland State 4 12 .250 4-4 0-8 13 41 1 .245 6-15 2-22-1 4-5 * MCC Champion West Division MCC GAMES ALL GAMES w L Pct. Home Away w L T Pct. Home Away Neut. Notre Dame 11 4 .753 9-2 2-2 40 21 .656 26-6 6-9 8-6 Northern Illinois 9 7 .563 4-4 5-3 29 27 .518 11-8 11-16 6-3 Illinois-Chicago 7 9 .437 4-4 3-5 21 28 .429 9-10 8-11 4-8 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 6 9 .400 1-3 5-6 21 24 .467 4-6 14-18 3-0 Butler 6 10 .375 4-4 2-6 22 27 .449 9-8 12-19 1-0

FIRST TEAM ALL-MCC SECOND TEAM ALL-MCC ALL-MCC NEWCOMER TEAM Pitcher Jesse Richardson NIU Pitcher Brandon Allen UIC Brandon Allen UIC Pitcher Steve Ross UDM Pitcher Sean Sullins wsu Justin Beasley BU Catcher Scooter Lange NIU Catcher Justin Beasley BU Jim Dallio XU 1st Base Craig DeSensi UND 1st Base Jak Kraus UWM Jeremy Guler BU 2nd Base Randall Brooks UND 2nd Base Justin Halpenny UIC Justin Halpenny UIC 3rd Base Mike Amrhein UND 3rd Base Sean West XU Christian Parker UND Shortstop Brian Zaun BU Shortstop Jamie Lopiccolo UDM MattPiskor wsu Outfield Lawrence Scheffer UDM Outfield Kevin Dotson UDM Robin Roberts UDM Outfield Scott Sollmann UND Outfield Brock Moorison NIU Jeff Stoss UWM Outfield Ryan Topham UND Outfield Jeff Stoss UWM DH Clint McKoon CSU DH George Restovich UND Player of the Year: Jesse Richardson, NIU Newcomer of the Year: Christian Parker, UND Coach of the Year: Bob Miller, UDM

1995 MCC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS MCCALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Eck Field, Notre Dame, IN Pitcher Doug Lowe WSU Saturday, May 13 Pitcher Sean Sullins WSU Game 1: #IE Detroit 8, #3W Illinois-Chicago 5 Catcher George Restovich UND Game 2: #2E Wright State 9, #2W Northern Illinois 5 Game 3: #1 W Notre Dame 9, #3E Xavier 7 1st Base Kris Jarosz wsu 2nd Base Phil Long wsu Sunday, May 14 Game 4: Northern Illinois 10, Illinois-Chicago 5 3rd Base Mike Amrhein UNO Game 5: Xavier 6, Detroit 4 Shortstop J.J . Brock UND Game 6-: Notre Dame 11, Wright State 8 Outfield Brock Morrison NIU Game 7: Wright State 3, Detroit 1 Outfield Rowan Richards UND Monday, May 15 Outfield Scott Sollmann UND Game 8: Northern Illinois 4, Xavier 2 DH Matt Piskor wsu Game 9: Wright State 8, Notre Dame 6 Tuesday, May 16 Tournament MVP: Kris Jarosz, WSU Game 10: Notre Dame 12, Northern Illinois 4 Game 11: Wright State 8, Notre Dame 5 1995 SEASON RESULTS Records: 33-28 overall, 10-6 MCC DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE INNS OVERALL MCC PITCHER OF RECORD Fd1. 18 at Western Carolina w 6-3 9 1-0 0-0 Sean Sullins 1-0 Feb. 18 at Western Carolina w 8-1 7 2-0 0-0 Matt Clark 1-0 Feb. 19 at Western Carolina L 4-7 9 2-1 0-0 Casey Matteson 1-0 · Feb. 25 at Austin Peay State w 9-2 7 3-1 0-0 Sean Sullins 2-0 Feb. 25 at Austin Peay State w 8-2 7 4-1 · 0-0 Matt Clark 2-0 Feb. 26 at Austin Peay State L 4-13 9 4-2 0-0 Sam McAninch 0-1 Mar. 4 at Arkansas State L 1-10 9 4-3 0-0 Sean Sullins 2-1 Mar. 5 at Arkansas State L 3-12 9 4-4 0-0 Matt Clark 2-1 Mar. 12 KENT L 1-12 7 4-5 0-0 Sean Sullins 2-2 Mar. 12 KENT w 3-2 7 5-5 0-0 Matt Clark 3-1 Mar. 14 KENT L 5-14 9 5-6 0-0 Corey Ellis 0-1 Mar. I 8 vs. Bucknell # L 3-9 9 5-7 0-0 Matt Clark 3-2 Mar. 19 vs. Canisius # w 11-6 9 6-7 0-0 Sean Sullins· 3-2 Mar. 20 vs . Northeastern Illinois# w 13-6 9 7-7 0-0 Doug Lowe 1-0 Mar. 21 vs. Northwestern# L 6-12 9 7-8 0-0 Matt Clark 3-3 Mar. 22 vs. Shawnee State# w 18-4 7 8-8 0-0 Casey Matteson I - I Mar. 23 vs. Vermont # w 10-2 9 9-8 0-0 Sean Sulli"ns 4-2 Mar. 24 vs . Wisconsin-Stevens Point# w 11-1 5 I 0-8 0-0 Rod Mileski 1-0 Mar. 25 vs. Massachusetts # L 2-5 9 10-9 0-0 Matt Clark 3-4 Mar. 26 vs. Northwestern# w 11-8 ( I 0) 11-9 0-0 Sam McAninch I - I Mar. 27 vs. Northern Iowa# L 2-8 9 11-10 0-0 Sean Sullins 4-3 Apr. 1 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L 1-2 (9) 11-11 0-0 Sean Sullins 4-4 Apr. 1 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L 3-12 7 11-12 0-0 Matt Clark 4-4 Apr. 2 YOUNGSTOWN STATE w 6-5 9 12-12 0-0 Sam McAninch 2-1 Apr. 4 BOWLING GREEN STATE w 14-8 9 13-12 0-0 Casey Matteson 2-1 Apr. 5 at Ohio University L 5-15 9 13-13 0-0 Matt Clark 3-6 Apr. 8 La SALLE* w 4-1 9 14-13 1-0 Sean Sullins 5-5 Apr. 8 La SALLE* L 10-11 9 14-14 1-1 Casey Matteson 2-2 Apr. 9 La SALLE* L 4-6 7 14-15 1-2 Matt Clark 3-7 Apr. 9 La SALLE * w 6-5 9 15-15 2-2 Doug Lowe 2-0 Apr. 13 OHIO STATE L 6-16 9 15-16 2-2 Casey Matteson 2-3 Apr. 15 CLEVELAND STATE* w 14-0 9 16-16 3-2 Sean Sullins 6-4 Apr. 15 CLEVELAND STATE* w 1-0 9 17-16 4-2 Matt Clark 4-7 Apr. 16 CLEVELAND STATE * w 12-0 7 18-16 5-2 Casey Matteson 3-3 Apr. 16 CLEVELAND STATE* w 17-7 9 19-16 6-2 Doug Lowe 3-0 Apr. 18 BUTLER w 19-9 9 20-16 6-2 Rod Mileski 2-0 Apr. 19 at Eastern Kentucky L 13-17 9 20-17 6-2 Casey Matteson 3-4 Apr. 21 at Detroit * w 8-7 ( 11) 21-17 7-2 Sam McAninch 3-1 Apr. 22 at Detroit * L 1-2 7 21-18 7-3 M att Clark 5-8 Apr. 22 at Detroit * L 5-10 9 21-19 7-4 Rod Miles ki 2-2 Apr. 23 at Detroit * w 7-4 9 22-19 8-4 Doug Lowe 4-0 Apr. 25 at Cincinnati L 10-16 9 22-20 8-4 Sean Sullins 6-5 Apr. 27 at Dayton w 10-1 9 23-20 8-4 Matt Clark 5-8 Apr. 29 at Indiana w 4-3 9 24-20 8-4 Doug Lowe 5-0 May 2 CINCINNATI w 11-4 9 25-20 8-4 Matt Clark 6-8 May 3 EASTERN KENTUCKY L 2-5 9 25-21 8-4 Doug Lowe 5-1 May 4 DAYTON w 8-2 9 26-21 8-4 Casey Matteson 4-4 May 6 at Xavier* w 10-7 9 27-21 9-4 Matt Clark 7-8 May 6 at Xavier* L 7-8 9 27-22 9-5 Corey Ellis 0-2 May 7 at Xavier * w 8-0 7 28-22 I 0-5 Sean Sullins 7-5 May 7 at Xavier * L 5-16 9 28-23 10-6 Doug Lowe 5-2 May 9 ANDERSON w 8-3 9 29-23 10-6 Todd Myers 1-0 May 10 at Bowling Green State L 0-11 7 29-24 10-6 Rod Mileski 2-2 May 10 at Bowling Green State L 1-3 5 29-25 l 0-6 Casey Matteson 4-5 May 13 vs. Northern Illinois + w 9-5 9 30-25 10-6 Sean Sullins 8-5 May 14 at Notre Dame+ L 8-11 9 30-26 l 0-6 Matt Clark 7-9 May 14 vs. Detroit+ w 3-1 9 31-26 10-6 Doug Lowe 6-2 May 15 at Notre Dame + w 8-6 9 32-26 l 0-6 Casey Matteson 5-5 May 16 at Notre Dame + w 8-5 9 33-26 10-6 Sean Sullins 9-5 May 19 TROY STATE " L 7-16 9 33-27 10-6 Matt Clark 7-10 May 20 TROY STATE" L 5-6 9 33-28 10-6 Sam McAninch 3-2 # Spring trip in Ft. Myers, FL * Midwestern Collegiate Conference game + MCC Tournament game (Notre Dame, IN) " NCAA Play-In game ( ) Extra innings game HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS ,. 1995 FINAL STATISTICS BATTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS (61 Games) NAME AVG GP-GS AB R H 28 38 HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP so GDP OB% SF SH SB-SBA PO A E FLO % Matt Piskor 380 60-56 216 42 82 17 6 8 58 135 .625 19 0 28 4 4 19 6 2 2-3 129 10 4 .972 K1is Jarosz 346 49-49 182 52 63 20 4 4 51 103 .566 33 2 24 3 .445 3 0 11-17 106 24 15 .939 Tom Beam 338 60-60 216 46 73 13 5 10 50 126 .583 30 2 39 3 422 I 3 6-8 64 132 24 .89 1 Phil Long .333 49-48 171 43 57 9 4 1 37 77 .450 41 2 13 2 .463 2 3 21-23 93 163 12 .955 Matt Martinez .318 17-3 22 3 7 3 0 0 2 10 .455 3 0 7 0 .400 0 0 0-0 4 0 2 .667 Bobby Lee Coy .316 54-37 158 31 50 9 2 5 31 78 .494 18 4 26 0 .398 I 3 6-10 76 27 9 .920 Rob Pederson .300 9-2 IO 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 .300 2 0 2 0 .417 0 0 0-0 4 IO I .933 Andy Matko .287 49-45 143 20 41 8 3 I 27 58 .406 28 0 33 3 .397 3 4 2-4 165 56 4 .982 Jason Cohill .283 57-56 212 42 60 17 2 8 37 105 .495 21 2 45 5 .352 I 4 5-8 367 31 2 .995 Aaron Bruskotter .273 15-4 22 3 6 2 0 0 9 8 .364 5 0 5 1 .407 0 0 0-0 22 1 0 1.000 BillStosik .266 55-55 214 49 57 8 2 3 24 78 .364 40 0 49 1 .380 1 I 26-34 106 4 1 .991 Sean Gi ll .266 37-25 79 17 21. 2 3 I 8 32 405 8 2 26 0 348 0 3 5-7 48 I 2 .961 Doug Lowe .265 60-59 189 42 50 I I 2 4 26 77 407 42 5 39 4 .402 5 I 7-9 93 19 4 .966 Chris Wallace .229 45-35 105 16 24 2 1 0 11 28 .267 20 0 22 2 .349 1 . 4 5-5 177 21 5 .975 MikeDobran .216 33-8 51 6 11 1 0 I 3 15 .294 6 0 7 3 .298 0 1 1-1 11 I 1 .923 Mike Coleman .200 9-0 IO 2 2 I 0 0 2 3 .300 I I 3 2 .333 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 T.D. Hicks .176 24-8 34 6 6 0 0 0 2 6 .176 IO I 7 0 .378 0 0 2-3 19 0 1 .950 Tllll Stauffer .143 12-0 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 2 0 1 0 .333 0 0 0-0 3 5 4 .667 Casey Matteson 000 10-3 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0-0 9 10 I .950 Sean Su ll ins 000 8-6 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0-0 II 25 4 .900

Wright State .301 61-61 2043 427 614 123 34 46 380 943 .462 329 21 376 33 .399 24 29 99-132 1519 684 101 .956 Opponents .306 61-61 2090 405 640 120 26 45 366 947 .453 206 44 328 47 .378 12 28 38-67 1517 611 106 .953

LOB - WSU (502), OPP (457). DP's turned -WSU (54), OPP (40). CI - WSU (I), Martinez I. IBB - WSU (8), Lowe 3, Jarosz 2, Beam 2, Piskor I, OPP (9). Picked off - Piskor 2, Coy 2, Beam 2, Lowe I, Stosik I, Matko I, Martinez I, Cohill I, Long I. Boldface indicates returning players_

PITCHING STATISTICS (61 Games)

NAME ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO sv IP H R ER BB so 28 38 HR BF B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA Phil Long 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Wallace 3.18 0-0 5 0 0 0/1 0 5.2 5 2 2 6 2 0 1 0 27 .238 1 0 1 0 0 Sean Sullins 4.6 1 9-5 18 16 5 1/1 0 121.0 126 69 62 44 11 3 23 4 4 533 .264 7 8 0 0 3 Todd Myers 4.76 1-0 9 1 0 0/1 0 11.1 15 8 6 5 8 2 0 0 57 .306 1 1 0 0 1 Casey Matteson 5.64 5-5 22 8 I 1/0 0 75.0 93 54 47 17 46 18 7 4 334 303 4 5 I 3 2 Todd Cerankowski 6.10 0-0 6 1 0 0/0 0 IO.I 14 10 7 9 6 4 0 1 54 .318 2 0 0 0 1 Corey Ellis 6.38 0-2 14 1 0 0/0 0 IS.I 22 18 13 10 14 7 3 3 86 .297 3 I 0 1 0 Matt Clark 6.44 7-10 17 17 5 1/0 0 95.0 137 81 68 12 30 29 6 13 443 .334 5 9 0 0 12 Doug Lowe 6.63 6-2 II 9 0 010 0 54. 1 65 42 40 32 36 9 2 6 256 302 2 3 I 2 4 Sam McAninch 7.46 3-2 30 1 0 0/0 9 44.2 59 43 37 36 32 9 0 3 228 .328 11 8 2 2 2 Rod Mileski 7.77 2-2 17 5 1 0/0 0 48.2 73 47 42 14 29 11 3 8 234 .343 4 3 0 3 1 Matt Miller 9.82 0-0 11 1 0 0/0 0 14.2 23 20 16 8 8 6 0 2 84 .329 1 4 0 0 2 Pat Zicka 10.29 0-0 5 I 0 0/0 0 7.0 7 II 8 13 4 2 0 I 43 .259 3 2 0 I 0

Wright State 6.19 33-28 61 61 12 4/1 9 506.I 640 405 348 206 328 120 26 45 2381 .306 44 44 5 12 28 Opponents 6.09 28-33 61 61 11 1/1 7 505.2 614 427 342 329 376 123 34 46 2446 .301 57 21 9 24 29

PB - WSU ( 12), Wal lace 9, Cohill 3, OPP (29) Pickoffs - WSU (7), Sullins 3, McAninch 2, Mileski I , Lowe I, OPP ( I 0). SB/SBA - Cohill ( 18-34), Wal lace (19-29), Sul lins (13-19), Clark (7- 10), Matteson (6- 10), McAninch (5-9), Mileski (2-6), Lowe (0-5), Ellis (1-3), Zicka (3-3), Bruskotter (1- 1), Myers (0- 1), Cerartkowski (1- 1). Boldface indicates returning players.

ffi ~@~~' 1995 SEASON REVIEW

One year in the Midwestern Col­ April 8. They hosted La Salle in a four­ decisive 9-5 victory over the Huskies. legiate Conference, and the Wright game series in which they split, winning WSU's second-round opponent State University baseball team has al­ one on Saturday and one on Sunday. was host team and # I seed Notre ready left an indelible mark. Then WSU suffered its worst non­ Dame, which handed the Raiders an In a grueling four days of play at conference loss of the season, 16-6, to 11-8 loss. Wright State then went on a · the University of Notre Dame last May, Ohio State, which went on to win the Big tear, defeating Detroit (3-1) and edg­ the Raiders went 4-1 in five games, in­ Ten Conference title. ing Notre Dame twice (8-6, 8-5) to take cluding taking two out of three con­ The Raiders recovered with a six­ its first-ever MCC title. tests from the host Notre Dame, to game win streak that included victories The Raiders had only two days of claim the 1995 MCC Championship. over Cleveland State, Butler and Detroit. down-time before hosting Mid-Con­ It was WSU's fourth consecutive con­ After splitting a four-game series with tinent Conference champion Troy ference title, with the first three com­ Detroit, WSU stood at 22-18 overall and State for the NCAA Play-Ins on May ing in every year of Wright State's 8-4 in the MCC. 19-20. The Trojans took both games membership in the Mid-Continent Wright State was then handed back­ from the Raiders, 16-7·and 6-5, spoil­ Conference. to-back defeats by Eastern Kentucky ( 17- ing Wright State's chance for a sec­ The Raiders finished the season 13) and Cincinnati (16-10). ond straight NCAA Tournament ap­ with a 33-28 overall mark and a 10-6 The next three victories over Day­ pearance. record during regular-season confer­ ton (10-1), Indiana (4-3) and Cincinnati Individually, Kris Jarosz was ence play. (11-4) marked the beginning of the end named MCC Tournament MVP and The first four weekends of 1995 of the season. WSU finished the last 12 was selected to the All-Tournament pitted Wright State against four con­ games with a 9-3 record, with wins over Team, along with pitchers Doug Lowe ference champions-Western Carolina Xavier, Dayton and Anderson and losses and Sean Sullins, second baseman Phil (Southern),Austin Peay (Ohio Valley), to Eastern Kentucky, Xavier and Bowl­ Long and designated hitter Matt Arkansas State (Sun Belt) and Kent ing Green. Piskor. (Mid-American). The Raiders cap­ The Raiders took a 29-25 overall Piskor wrapped up the season with tured five wins against six losses dur­ mark to Notre Dame, Indiana, for the MCC All-Newcomer Team honors ing that span, which included a sea­ 1995 MCC Baseball Championship. As and led Wright State in batting aver­ son-opening eight-game road swing. the second seed out of the Eastern Divi­ age (.380), hits (82), RBI's (58) and WSU then headed to Ft. Myers, sion, Wright State faced second-seeded total bases ( 135). Florida, for its spring trip, where the Western Division team Northern Illinois Jarosz was second with a .346 av­ Raiders went 6-4 overall. There Wright in the first round. Three runs in the top erage and led the Raiders and the MCC State split two games with Big Ten of the ninth inning gave the Raiders a with 20 doubles. Tom Beam had a .338 powerhouse Northwest­ average and a team-best l 0 ern and never suffered ------home runs, and rookie Bill back-to-back losses. The Stosik was tops in the squad scored in double MCC with 26 stolen bases. figures in six contests, av­ Sullins headed the eraging nearly nine runs pitching staff with a 4.61 a game. ERA and a 9-5 record, in­ The team returned cluding a 5-0 mark against with an 11-10 record and conference competition. was ready to face former He was named second Mid-Con foe Young­ team All-MCC, finishing stown State and Mid­ second in the conference in American Conference strikeouts per nine innings schools Bowling Green (8.40). He also set new and Ohio. The Raiders WSU season records for in­ took one of three from nings pitched (121.0) and Youngstown State, de­ strikeouts (113). feated Bowling Green, 14- As a team, Wright 8, and fell to Ohio, 15-5. State set 10 new single-sea- Midwestern Colle­ ._____ """""' ______,, ______--1 son records, including most giate Conference action As only a freshman, outfielder Bill Stasik led the MCC hits (614), most doubles began for the Raiders on with 26 stolen bases in 1995. (123) and most triples (34).

;; 1996 OPPONENTS

SCHOOL HEAD COACH CONFERENCE 1995 RECORDS BASEBALL SID SID PHONE SID FAX

Akron Dave Fross Mid-American 36-22 (18-12) Tom Liggett 216/972-7468 216/374-8844 Bradley Dewey Kalmer Missouri Valley 30-27 (13-19) Joe Dalfonso 3(1)/677-2624 3(1)/677-2626 Butler Steve Farley Midwestern Collegiate 22-27 (8-12) Jim McGrath 317 /940-9671 317 /940-9808 Cleveland State Kevin Rhomberg Midwestern Collegiate 13-41-1 (4-12) Scooter Narvell 216/687-4818 216/523-7257 Cincinnati Bruce Gordon Conference USA 34-21 (19-8) Brian Mc Cann 513/556-5191 513/556-0619 Dayton Chris Sorrell Atlantic 10 11-44 (5-18) Mark Malzewski 513/229-4460 513/229-4461 Detroit Bob Miller Midwestern Collegiate 28-18 (12-2) Ken Lasky 313/993-1745 313/993-1765 Eastern 11linois Jim Schmitz Mid-Continent 28-19 ( 15-5) Dave Kidwell 217/581-6408 217/581-6434 Eastern Kentucky Jim Ward Ohio Valley 28-25 ( 12-8) Karl Park 606/622-1253 606/622-1230 Hawaii Les Murakami Western Athletic 30-24 (12-17) Markus Owens 808/956-7523 808/956-4470 Hawaii-Hilo Joey Estrella Independent 21-26-1 Rod Sakamoto 808/933-3543 808/933-3711 Illinois-Chicago Dean Refakes Midwestern Collegiate 21-28 (7-9) Anne Schoenherr 312/996-5880 312/996-5882 IUPUl Bret Shambaugh Independent 4-54 Greg Seiter 317/274-2725 317/274-06(1) Kent Rick Rembielak Mid-American 40-18 (19-10) Greg Seiler 216/672-2110 216/672-2112 Lewis-Clark State Ed Chelf Independent 57-16 Chad Miltenberger 208n99-2275 208n99-2801 Miami (Ohio) Jon Pavlisko Mid-American 21-35 (8-23) Mike Harris 513/529-4327 513/529-6729 Murray State MikeThieke Ohio Valley 21-28 (I 0-IO) David Ramey 502/762-4270 502/762-6814 Northern lllinois Spankey McFarland Midwestern Collegiate 29-27 (9-7) Robert Heater 815/753-1706 815/753-9540 Ohio State Bob Todd Big Ten 40-23 (18-10) Gerry Emig 614/292-6861 6 I4/292-854 7 Ohio Joe Carbone Mid-American 31-25 (15-17) Greg Graziano 614/593-1298 614/593-2420 Oregon State Pat Casey Pacific-IO 25-24-1 (14-16) Steve Fenk 54ln37-3720 54Jn37-3072 Pittsburgh Mark Jackson Big East 39-16 (12-9) Harry Ennis 412/648-8240 412/648-8248 Purdue Steve Green Big Ten 27-30 (15-13) J.D. Hamilton 317/494-3201 317/494-5447 Western Carolina Keith Leclair Southern 32-24 (13-11) Steve White 704/227-7171 704/227-7688 Winthrop Joe Hudak Big South 41-17-2 (18-6) Jack Frost 803/323-2129 803/323-2433 Wisconsin-Milwaukee Jerry Augustine Midwestern Collegiate 21-24 ( 6-9) Greg Bromberg 414/229-4593 414/229-6759

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" ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS (1971-95)

Team w L T Nischwitz Team w L T Nischwitz Team w L T Nischwitz A H p Akron 22 10 22-10 Hanover 3 3 3-3 Pennsylvania 0 1 0-1 Amherst 2 0 2-0 Hartwick 1 0 1-0 Pittsburgh 2 0 2-0 Anderson 8 3 8-3 Hawaii 0 2 0-2 Pitt-Johnstwn 3 1 3-1 Aquinas 0 I 0-1 Hawaii-Hilo 0 0 0-0 Princeton 1 0 1-0 Arizona 2 2 2-2 Hawaii Pacific 1 2 1-2 Purdue 5 1 5-1 Arizona State 0 I 0-1 Hillsdale l 0 1-0 Arkansas State 0 2 0-2 R Ashland 12 9 12-7 I Ripon 2 0 2-0 Austin Peay 8 9 I 8-9-1 Illinois-Chicago 17 6 17-6 Indiana 6 9 6-9 s B Indiana State I 6 1-6 St. Francis (IN) 2 2 2-2 Ball State 4 2 4-2 IP-Indianapolis 5 0 5-0 St. Joseph's (IN) 10 4 10-4 Barry 1 0 1-0 Indianapolis 15 10 15-10 St Leo 0 1 0-1 Bellannine 2 4 2-4 Iona 2 0 2-0 St Xavier 2 1 2-1 Berea 1 I Iowa 0 I 0-1 Salem State 2 1 2-1 -1 Bethany 1 0 1-0 Shawnee State I ·o 1-0 Bluffton 0 3 J Shippensburg 1 0 1-0 Bowling Green 15 17 2 15-17-2 Jacksonville State 0 6 0-6 South Alabama 0 3 0-3 Bradley 1 1 1-1 South Carolina 0 2 0-2 Brandeis I 0 1-0 K South Dakota 3 0 3-0 Brooklyn 4 1 4-1 Kent 3 10 3-8 South F1orida 0 3 0-3 Bucknell 1 I 1-1 Kentucky 6 4 6-4 Southeast Oklahoma St: 0 1 0-1 Butler 4 0 4-0 Kentucky State 8 0 8-0 Southern Illinois l 0 1-0 Kentucky Wesleyan 2 I 2-1 So. lll.-Edwardsville 5 9 5-9 C Southern Indiana 7 l 7-1 Cal St-Dominguez Hills 1 0 1-0 L Southern Mississippi 2 1 2-1 Canisius I 0 1-0 La Salle 2 2 2-2 Southwest Missouri St. I 0 1-0 Capital I I 1-1 Lawrence 2 0 2-0 Stetson l 1 1-1 Cedarville 9 4 7-0 Lewis 6 11 6-11 Central Arkansas I 0 1-0 Lincoln 2 0 2-0 T Central Conn. St. I 0 1-0 Louisville 6 l 6-1 Tampa I I 1-1 Central Florida 0 I 0-1 Lubbock Christian 0 2 0-2 Tennessee-Martin 0 3 0-3 Central State 36 5 33-3 Tennessee Tech 0 5 0-5 Chicago 4 0 4-0 M Texas-Pan American 3 3 3-3 Chicago State 3 0 3-0 Mankato State 0 I 0-1 Texas Southern l I 1-1 Cincinnati 31 27 1 31-17-1 Marian 0 I Thomas More I 6 Clarion 2 0 2-0 Marietta 0 4 0-4 Tiffin I I 1-1 Cleveland State 21 9 21-9 Massachusetts 0 I 0-1 Toledo 4 5 4-5 Colgate 1 0 1-0 Mercyhurst 2 0 2-0 Troy State I 6 1-6 Columbus 0 2 0-2 Miami(OH) 25 32 24-27 Concord I I 1-1 Michigan 2 I 2-1 u Concordia I 0 1-0 Michigan State I I 1-1 Urbana 4 0 Creighton 0 2 0-2 Middle Tennessee St. 3 3 3-1 Miligan I 0 1-0 V D Milikin 2 0 2-0 Valdosta State I I 1-1 Dartmouth 0 I 0-1 Missouri-St. Louis 4 0 4-0 Valparaiso 7 I 7-1 David Lipscomb 2 5 2-3 Monmouth 3 0 3-0 Vermont 2 0 2-0 Dayton 59 30 1 54-23-1 Morehead State I 3 1-3 Defiance 3 2 1-0 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 0 2 0-2 w Delta State I 0 1-0 MmrnyState 3 0 3-0 Wayne State 1 I 1-1 7 Detroit /" 4 7-4 West F1orida 0 l 0-1 Drexel I 0 1-0 N Western Carolina 4 7 4-7 Duquesne I D 1-0 Navy 2 D 2-0 Western Illinois 8 4 8-4 New Haven 1 D 1-0 William Paterson 0 I 0-1 E North Alabama 1 1 1-1 Wilmington 19 2 15-2 Earlham 6 2 2-1 North Carolina State I l 1-1 Winthrop 0 0 0-0 Eastern Illinois 11 7 11-7 Northeastern Illinois 1 0 1-0 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3 0 3-0 Eastern Kentucky 11 8 11-8 Northern Illinois 7 2 7-2 Wisc.-Stevens Point 1 D 1-0 Eastern Michigan 4 2 4-2 Northern Iowa l 1 1-1 Wittenberg 13 3 12-2 Eckerd 0 l 0-1 Northern Kentucky 9 7 9-7 Evansville 4 I 4-1 Northwestern 1 2 1-2 X Notre Dame 2 3 2-3 Xavier 29 24 26-19 F Ferris State 0 l I 0-1-1 0 y Findlay 2 0 Oakland I 3 1-3 Youngstown State 16 5 16-5 Fitchburg State 1 0 1-0 Ohio Dominican 4 0 4-0 Florida International I 2 1-2 Ohio No1them 2 2 TOTALS 694 491 8 657-429-7 Florida State I 3 1-3 Ohio State 15 18 1 15-18-1 Ohio 11 12 1 11-11-1 1996 opponents indicated in bold, G Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 including first-time opponents. Georgia Tech I I 1-1 Oklahoma State 0 2 0-2 Olivet 0 I 0-1 Oregon State 0 0 0-0 Otterbein 8 5 8-4

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A D Holp, Tim '76 Myers, Ron '84 Smitley, Mike '93 Adams, David '86 Dav is, Bob '74 Houchens, Brack '78, '79, '81 Myers, Todd '95, '96 South, Mark '74, '75, '76. '77 Addi s, Greg '79, '80, '81 Davis, Matt '74 Hubbard, Mickey '82 N Spaulding, Roger '87, '88, '89, '90 Adkins, Tony '79, '80 Dean, James '80, '8 I, '82 Hunter, Jack '78 Nadeau, Joe '92, '93, '94 Spears, Brian '87, '88, '89, '90 Albers, Ri ck '85, '86, '87, '88 Dear, Ron '86 Huntsman, Scott '89, '90, '93 , '94 Nagel, Scott '81 , '82 Spencer, Tony '88, '89 Allen, Tom '73, '74 Deel, Don '71 I Nation, Eric '88, '89, '90 Stapleton, Jeff '82 Allen, Tony '84 Delong, Bob '83, '84, '85. '86 Ill er, Tyler '91 , '92, '93, '94 Nelson, Matt '96 Stauffer, Tim '94, '95, '96 Alley, Mike '87, '88, '89, '90 Dennis, Steve '74 Innis, Mike '94, '96 Nevius, Tom '71 , '72, '73, '74 Steinbrunner, Bob '78, '79, '80 Anderson, Brian '91 , '91 , '93 Dick, Lany '79 J Newnam, Dave '75, '76, '77 Stewart, Larry '71 Stoll , Doug '77 Anderson, Stephen '71 Dickerson, Dan '80 Jackson, Ken '81 Newnam, Kevin '76, '77, '78, '79 Stoll, Garry '77 Andrews, Richard '75 Dime) , Joe '93 Jackson, Troy '82 Nischwitz, Gregg '80 Stone, Mike '72 Arend, Dick '72, '73 Doane, James '% Jacobs, Jeff '76, '78 Notestine, Greg '72 Stosik, Bill '95, '96 Ashton, Jeff '90, '91 , '92 Dobran, Mike '95, '96 Jacobs, Kevin '74 Notestine, Jerry '75, '76 Stuck, Kent '75, '76, '77 , '78 Aukennan, Mike '81 , '82 Dorsten, Jon '74, '75 Jarosz, Kris '92, '93, '94, '95 0 Styrzo, Steve '91 B Drazga, Pat '89, '90, '91 Jesperson, Bob '90, '91 Obringer, Don '71 , '72, '73 , '74 Sullins, Sean '94, '95 Bach, Keny '84 Dudon, Tony '82, '83 K Olevitch, Bill '78 Sutter, Cu11is '86, '87, '88 Back, D,mell '92, '93 Dulli , Rob '94, '95 Karklin s, Greg '86, '87 Osmanski , Bill '9 1, '92, '93 Swanner, Mark '81 , '82, '83, '84 Bahun, Mike '71 Duncan , Joe '74 Kaysing, Kevin '85 , '86 p Szeryk, Neil '93, '94 Bailey, Brian '85, '86, '87, '88 Duncan , Tony '93 Dunn, Mike '71 Keating, Tom '71 Pack, Donald '77 , '78, '79 T Baker, Keith '85 Keen, Scott '81 , '82, '83, '84 E Palmer, Jeff '80, '81 Tarantino, Jay '72. '73 Baker, Todd '82, '83, '84 Kelley, Dan '83, '84, '85, '86 Palmer, Tony '90 Banks, Andy '91, '92, '93 Eckhar1, Dan '74, '75 Taylor, Jamie '9 I Kincaid, Mike '94 Palsgrove, Dennis '75, '76, '77, '78 Thompson, Craig '74 Barhorst, Mike '86, '87, '88, '89 Edmonson, Todd '83 King, Greg '87 Pankow, David '89 Barlow, David '79 Ehlers, Rick '71 Thompson, Scott '82, '83, '84, '85 King, Mike '84 Pate, Milt '91 Barnes, Roger '88, '89, '90 Eichbaum, Jack '81 Thompson, Scott '88, '89, '90, '91 Kingdeski, Brian '90, '91 , '92, '93 Peck, Dave '82 Bassler, Dan '89, '90, '91 , '92 Eldridge, Teny '74 Thompson, Trent '80 Klingenbeck, Kevin '88, '89, '90 Pederson, Rob '95, '% Bateman, Derek '94, '95, '96 Toadvine, Dale '73 Ellis, Corey '95, '96 Kneisley, Rick '84 Peffley, Scott '89, '90 Batista, Alfredo '83, '84, '85, '86 Eshbaugh, Mark '86 Tollinger, Mike '72 Kowalski, Chad '96 Pena, Carlos '% Bautsch, Brian '96 Estepp, Ron '71 Trauthwein, Rick '81 , '82 Kreinbrink, Bruce '86, '87, '88, '89 Penix , Steve '80, '81 Beam, Chad '96 Eubank, Car·) '74, '75 Trent, Larry '8 I Krul , Rober1 '76 Phillips, Scott '80 Beam, Dusty Eveleth, John '84 Trippett, James '83 '% Kruthaupt, Bob '72 Piskor, Mau '95 Beam, Tom '93, '94, '95 Trissell , Darren '78 F L Pitsenbarger, Jeff '80 Becker, Jeremy '94 Turner, Mari< '82, '83, '84 Fay, Dave '73, '74 Pittman, Todd '88, '89, '90, '91 Bernard, Brent '88, '89, '90, '91 LePan, Wayne '86, '87 Tyree, Ryan '94, '96 Felton Ill , Fred '86, '87 Pollard, Bob '76, '78 Beny, Dave '78, '79 Lee, Timothy '71, '72 FerTar,J, Tony '77, '78, '79, '80 Leep, John '78 Powell, Jake '% u Bilinski , Mark "Bo" '72, '73, '74 Fife, Jim '73 Lesko, Larry '93 , '94 R Urbany, Joe '78 Blair, Fred '81 , '82, '83 Fine, Dave '75 Lewellyn, Tony '86 Ramsdell, Tony '90, '91 , '92, '93 V Blair, Scott '% Fine, Todd '96 Limbel1, Steve '72, '73 , '74, '75 Ramsey, Jeff '82 Vandemark, Brett '82, '84 Blakeley, Ted '86, '87, '88 Fisher, Mike '82 Litsey, Damon '83, '85, '86 Randall, Bruce '84 Vorhees, Don '71, '72, '73 Bleh, Denny '85 , '86, '87, '88 Flanaiy, Terry '74, '75, '76, '77 Lobianco, Nick '89 Rank, Jeny '87, '88 Blinn, John '81 Frankenberg, Mark '89, '90 w Lochner, Dave '79, '80 Ratliff, John Waits, Joe '81 Borsani, John '80 Fruhwir1h, Brent '88, '89, '90, '91 '% Bosway, Don '85, '86, '87, '88 Long, Phil '93, '94, '95, '% Reeves, Greg '82, '83, '84, '85 Wake, Scott '86, '87, '88, '89 Fruhwi11h, Jeff '84 Lorenzo, Rick '76 Bowling, Matt '82, '83, '84 , '85 Retherford, Todd '81 Walke, Kevin '89, '90, '91 Fyffe, Ken '75, '76, '77 Loughman, Tim '91 Branham, Dale '77, '78 Reynolds, Gerald '78, '79 Walker, DarTell '84 Lowe, Doug '92, '93 , '94, '95 Brill , Craig '87, '88, '89 G Rice, Jimmy '92 Wallace, Chris '95, '96 Lowery, Kevin '96 Brown, Don '79 Gabringer, Gary '75 , '76, '77, '78 Rinella, Rich '84, '85 Warden, Brian '91 , '92, '93, '94 Loyd, Bob '75 Brown, Marc '80 Gabtinger, Jim '72, '73, '74 Rivera, Hector '94 Warnick, Rusty '73 Lucas, Mark '75 , '76, '77 Brown, Mike '76 Galan , Marc '92, '93, '94 Robinson, Denny '77, '78, '79, '80 Weaver, Mike '72 Bruner, Matt '% Garland, Brent '84 M Robinson, Keith '79, '80, '81, '82 Wedderburn, Dave '71 , '72 Bruns, Rob '94, '96 Gai1igan, Pat '91 Malott, Dan '92 Robinson, Ken '80, '81 , '82, '83 Weddington, Joe '83 , '84 , '85, '86 Brunswick, Jeff '89 Geise, Chris '81 Marshall, Ronald '71 , '72 Roll , Jim '79 Wenclewicz, Greg '82, '83, '84, '85 Bruskotter, Aaron '95, '% Gevedon, Tim '79, '80, '81 Martin, Tenny '73 Rollin, Jim '88, '89 White, Craig '90 Buck, Brian '90, '9 I, '92, '93 Gibson, Tim '87 Martin, lim '73 Rosati, Pete '71 , '72, '73, '74 Williams, Tim '92 Rose, Klint '89, '90, '91 Wilson, Scott '91 Burger, Rick '75, '76, '77, '78 Gill, Sean '94, '95 Martinez, Matt '95, '% Mason, Jim '74 Ross, Greg '81 , '82, '83 Wolters, Mike '90 Bums, Jeff '93 Gilreath, Keith, '82 Burwinkel, Jack '83, '84 Mason, Tim '79 Rowland, Barry '75, '76, '77, '78 Woods, Kelly '85, '86, '88, '89 Glenn, Dave '75, '76 Mathile, Mike '88, '89, '90 Rueth, Joe '74 y Bustle, Rodney '74 Gordon, Keith '89, '90 Butcher, Henry '84, '85 Matko, Andy '94, '95, '% Yaus, Joe '81 Gossett, John .' 83, '84, '85 s Matteson, Casey '92, '93, '94, '95 Sanford, Casey '96 Young, Dan '88, '89, '90, '92 C Goubeaux, Tony '91 Calhoun, Chris '82, '83, '84, '85 McAninch, Sam '95, '96 Sbrocco, Jon '90, '91, '92, '93 Young, John '83 Granson, Bob '71 McCall , Mike '87, '88, '89, '90 Schaefer, Bob '76 Campbell , Jim '82, '83, '85 Gray, Darrel '86 z Campbell, Wendall '76 McCoy, Les '78, '79 Schivone, Joe '84, '85, '86, '87 Zahora, Jeff '80 Green, Terry '74, '77, '78 Canary, Gabe '90, '91 McCune, Barry '74 Schneider, Ken '87 Zaidain, Randy '87 McKinney, Walter '7 1 Carey, Max '81 Griffen, Leonard '87, '88, '89, '90 Schnelli nger, Allyn '87, '88 Zicka, Pat '95 McMichael, Doug '76, '77, '78, '79 Carpenter, Scott '87 Grote, Bob '73, '74, '75, '76 Schueller, Greg '94 Zimmerle, Stephen '71 , '72, '73 Mechler, Ron '90 Carpenter, Shawn '% Gunnell, Spence '92, '93, '95 Schwab, Dan '87 Zurface, Bruce '73 Melzoni , Randy '89, '90 Cerankowski, Todd '95, '% H Sedwick, Eric '91 , '92, '93, '94 Milam, Mike '76 Christian, Bill '75 Haines, Clint '96 Seippel, Pete '72, '74 Clark, Matt '94, '95, '96 Haines, Steve '77, '78, '79, '80 Mileski, Rod '95, '% Senne, Dave '72, '73, '74 1996 Wri ght State players Miller, Dirk '77 , '78 Cline, Lance '9 I Hammond, Jeff '82 Shaffer, Jack '83, '84, '85 , '86 indica ted in bold. Cline, Todd '85 Hammons, Bo '88 Miller, Lee '91 , '92, '94 Simon, Jorge '71 Miller, Matt '95, '% Cohill, Jason '95, Harnpton, Aaron '91 , '92, '93 , '94 Sims, Jason '86 '% Miller, Rod '93, '94 Coleman, Mike '95, '96 Harns, Carleton '89 Singer, Brad '80 Mohr, Terry '74 , '75, '76, '77 Conter, Chris '80, '81 Hawkins, Gregg '80, '82 Smith, Bruce '79, '80 Coy, Bobby Lee '95, '% Heft, John '74, '75, '76 Montgomery, Eric '81 Smith, Doug '83 , '84, '85, '86 Moore, Darin '85 Crew, David '83, '84, '85, '86 Hemmelgarn, Jason '89, '90 Smith, Jayson '9 I, '92, '93 Cronin, Dan '89 Hicks, T,D, '94, '95, '96 Moore, George '80, '81 Smith, Jeff '79 Moses, Steve '71 , '72, '73 Cronin, Joe '72 Hill , Greg '79, '80 Smith, John '89, '90, '91 , '92 Murphy, Chris '91 , '92, '93 Cross, Steve '71 Hoendorf, Don '73, '74, '75, '76 Smith, Mike '71 Hoffman, Greg '74 Musick, Mike '83, '84 Smith, Rusty '82, '83 RAIDER RECORD BOOK

INDIVIDUA L RECO RD S Top-Five Career Home Runs INDIVIDUAL R ECORDS Earned Run Average - Hitting - I. Alfredo Batista 40 - Pitching - Season: 1.14, Brian Anderson ( 1993) 2. Fred Blair 33 Innings Pitched Career: 2.23, Brian Anderson ( 1991 -93 At-Bats 3. Doug Smith 27 Season: 121.0, Sean Sullins (1995) Season: 218, Brian Bailey (1988); 4. Rick Albers 23 Career: 315.2, Don Bosway (1985-88) Top-Five Career ERA · Denny Bleh (1988) 5. Mike Barhorst 22 I. Brian Anderson 2.23 Career: 778, Rick Albers ( 1985-88) Strikeouts 2. Bob Grote 2.28 Stolen Bases Season: 113, Sean Sullins (1995) 3. Bo Bilinski 2.59 Runs Season: 35, Brian Bailey (1987) Career: 293, Brian Anderson (199 1-93) 4. Gary Gabringer 2.65 Season: 66, Brent F111hwirth ( 1989) Career: I00, Brent Fruhwirth ( 1987-91) 5. Mike Mathile 2.73 Career: 214, Brian Bailey (1985-88) Top-Five Career Strikeouts Sacrific~ I. Brian Anderson 293 TEAM RECO RDS Hits Season: 18, Dan Bassler ( 1991 ) 2. Don Bosway 246 Season: 87, Kri s Jarosz ( 1994) Career: 30, Dan Bassler ( 1989-92) 3. Leonard Griffen 226 Most Games Played: 61 ( 1995) Career: 263, Brian Bailey (1985-88) 4. Bob Grote 222 Most Wins: 4~ ( 1989) Hit By Pitch 5. Kell y Woods 2 I 3 Most Losses: 32 ( 198 1) Top-Five Career Hits Season: 12, Bill Osmanski ( 1993) Least Losses : 12 ( 1989) I. Bri an Bailey 263 Career: 33, Mark Swanner (1981 -84) Hi ghes t Winning Pct.: .789 ( 1989 ) 2. Jon Sbrocco 261 Most At-Bats: 2043 ( 1995) 3. Ri ck Albers 25 1 Most Run s: 440 ( 1994) 4. Alfredo Batista 247 Season: 44, Jon Sbrocco ( 1993) Most Hits: 6 14 (1995 ) 5. Denn y Bleh 229 Career: 165, Jon Sbrocco ( 1990-93) Most Doubles: 123 ( 1995) Most Triples: 34 ( 1995) Strikeouts Most Home Runs: 57 ( 1985 ) Season: 51, Keith Gordon ( 1990) Most RB l's: 386 ( 1989) Career: 135, Scott Keen (1981-83) Most Sacrifices: 69 ( 1992) Most Walks: 329 ( 1995 ) Runs Batted In Most Strikeouts: 376 ( 1995) Season: 74, Mark Frankenberg ( 1989) Most Stolen Bases: 128 ( 1987) Career: 183, Alfredo Batista ( 1983-86) Brian Anderson Most Hit by Pitch : 54 ( 1993 ) Highest Batting Average: .3 16 ( 1985) Top-Five Career RBI Games Started Highest Slugging Pct.: .494 (l 985) l. Alfredo Batista 183 Season: 18, Sean Sullins (1994) Highest Fielding Pct.: .971 (I 993, 2. Rick Albers 165 Career: 47, Don Bosway (1985-88) 7th nationally) 3. Doug Smith 140 Most Double Pl ays: 54 ( 1995) Brian Bailey 4. Bri an Spears 130 Complete Games 5. Denny Bl eh 128 Season: 11 , Brian Anderson ( 1992) TEAM RECORDS Batting Average Career: 26. Bob Grote ( 1973-76) - Pitching - Season: .472, Fred Blair ( 1982) Career: .408, Fred Blair (1981-83) Saves Most Innings Pitched: 506.1 ( 1995) Season: 12, Curt Sutter ( 1987); Most Complete Games: 35 ( 1980) Top-Five Career Batting Averages Scott Huntsman ( 1994) Least Hits All owed: 176 (197 1) (minimum 200 at-bats) Career: 19, Scott Huntsman (l 989-94) Least Run s Allowed: I 06 ( 1973) I. Fred Blair .408 Lowest Earned Run Ave.: 2.89 ( 1974) 2. Jon Sbrocco .386 Wins Most Strikeouts: 367 ( 19 89) 3. Alfredo Bati sta .351 Season: 12, Sean Sullins (1994) Most Shutouts: 8 ( 1976, 1993) 4. Mark Frankenberg . 34 7 Career: 27, Brian Anderson (1991-93) Most Walks: 28 l ( 1985) 5. Joe Weddington .343 Most Wild Pitches: 56 ( 1985) Top-Five Winningest Pitchers Most Hit Batters: 44 ( 1995) Slugging Percentage I. Bri an Anderson 27 Season: .850, Fred Blair ( 1982) Alfredo Batista 2. Don Bosway 26 Career: .736, Fred Blair (1981-83) 3. Joe Schi vo ne 25 Putouts Leonard Griffen 25 Doubles Season: 435, Neil Szeryk ( 1994) Mike Mathile 25 Season: 21, Mark Frankenberg Career: 765, Denny Robinson ( 1977-80) (1989); Kris Jarosz (1994) Losses Career: 55, Jon Sbrocco ( 1990-93) Assists Season: 10, Matt Clark (I 995) Season: 163, Phil Long ( 1995) Career: 17, Mark South (1974-77); Triples Career: 467, Denny Bleh (1985-87) Don Bosway ( 1985-88) Season: 7, Jon Sbrocco (1993) Career: 13, Jon Sbrocco ( 1990-93) Errors Shutouts HomeRuns Season: 28, Mark Lucas (1976) Season: 4, Tony Ramsdell (l 993) Season: 14, Fred Blair (1981); Career: 59, Mark Lucas (1975-77) Career: 6, Gary Gabringer ( 1975-78); Bob Grote (l 973-76) Mike Barhorst (1989) Don Bosway Career: 40, Alfredo Batista ( 1983-86) RAIDER HISTORY

John Ross Don Mohr Ron Nischwitz

ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS RAIDER MOST YEAR WON LOST TIED PCT. COACH 1971 6 16 0 .273 John Ross VALUABLE PLAYERS One Year 6 16 0 .273 1971 Not available 1972 7 15 0 .318 Don Mohr 1972 Mark "Bo" Bilinksi 1973 9 16 0 .360 Don Mohr 1973 Battery: Mark "Bo" Bilinski 1974 15 15 1 .517 Don Mohr Non-battery: Don Vorhees Three Years 31 46 1 .404 197 4 Mark "Bo" Bilinski 1975 Battery: Bob Grote 1975 23 16 0 .590 Ron Nischwitz 1976 27 22 0 .551 Ron Nischwitz Non-battery: Steve Limbert 1977 25 21 0 .543 Ron Nischwitz 1976 Bob Grote 1978 17 16 2 .515 Ron Nischwitz 1977 Kevin Newnam 1979 17 28 1 .378 Ron Nischwitz 1978 Barry Rowland 1980 35 15 1 .700 Ron Nischwitz 1979 Kevin Newnam 1981 19 32 0 .372 Ron Nischwitz 1980 Denny Robinson 1982 21 28 1 .428 Ron Nischwitz 1981 Fred Blair 1983 29 17 0 .630 Ron Nischwitz 1982 Fred Blair 1984 29 22 0 .569 Ron Nischwitz 1983 Fred Blair 1985 33 24 2 .579 Ron Nischwitz 1986 37 20 0 .649 Ron Nischwitz 1984 Alfredo .Batista 1987 41 14 0 .745 Ron Nischwitz 1985 Doug Smith 1988 34 26 0 .533 Ron Nischwitz 1986 Don Bosway 1989 45 12 0 .789 Ron Nischwitz 1987 Wayne LaPan 1990 35 20 0 .636 Ron Nischwitz 1988 Rick Albers 1991 39 16 0 .709 Ron Nischwitz 1989 Mark Frankenberg 1992 40 16 0 .714 Ron Nischwitz 1990 Scott Thompson 1993- 39 15 0 .722 Ron Nischwitz 1991 Jon Sbrocco 1994 39 21 0 .650 Ron Nischwitz 1992 Brian Anderson 1995 33 28 0 .541 Ron Nischwitz 21 Years 657 429 7 .604 Jon Sbrocco 1993 Jon Sbrocco Program Record: 1994 Neil Szeryk 25 Years 694 491 8 .585 1995 Kris Jarosz RAIDER HISTORY

NCAA DIVISION I REGIONAL NCAA DIVISION I REGIONAL GTE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA ALL-Mro-CoNTINENT CoNF. TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM First Team: First Team: 1994 Fourth place; Mideast Regional Kris Jarosz, Third Base Barry Rowland, Outfield ( 1977) Brian Anderson, Pitcher (1992, 1993) (Mideast Regional , 1994) Brian Anderson, Pitcher (1993) Jeff Ashton, Third Base (1992) NCAA DIVISION II REGIONAL Tom Beam, Shortstop Second Team: Dan Bassler, Shortstop ( 1992) TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (Mideast Regional, 1994) Dennis Palsgrove, DH (1977) Aaron Hampton, Outfield (I 994) 1987 First place Barry Rowland, Outfield (1978) Tony Ramsdell, Pitcher ( 1993) 1986 Third place Jon Sbrocco, Second Base ( 1992, 1993) 198 3 Second place ALL-MmWFSTERN COLLEGIATE Neil Szeryk, First Base (1994) 1980 Third place CONFERENCE Second Team: 1978 Third place Second Team: Darrell Back, Pitcher ( 1992) 1977 Third place Sean Sullins, Pitcher ( 1995) Brian Buck, Outfield (1992, 1993) 1976 Second place Newcomer Team: Spence Gunnell, Pitcher ( 1993) 1975 Third place Matt Piskor (1995) Scott Huntsman, Pitcher ( 1994) Mike Innis, Pitcher (I 994) NCAA DIVISION II COLLEGE Doug Lowe, Outfield (1993) wORLD SERIES APPEARANCES Bill Osmanski, Shortstop (1993) 1987 Second place Brian Warden, Designated Hitter ( 1993) MillWFSTERN COLLEGIATE MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE CoNF. TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Jon Sbrocco ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 1995 (33-28/10-6 MCC) Brian Anderson (1992, 1993) ALL-DISTRICT PLAYERS Mm-CONTINENT CONFERENCE 1993 Brian Anderson, Jon Sbrocco Jeff Ashton (1992) TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 1992 Brian Anderson Kris Jarosz (1993) 1992 (40- 16/17-3 Mid-Con) 1987 Rick Albers, Brian Bailey, Bill Osmanski (1992) Denny Bleh, Don Bosway, Jon Sbrocco (1992, 1993) Mm-CONTINENT CONFERENCE WayneLaPan MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 1986 Alfredo Batista, Don Bosway, Kris Jarosz I 994 (39-21/16-8 Mid-Con) TOURNAMENT MVP Joe Schivone, Doug Smith, 1993 (39-15/17 -3 Mid-Con ) Jon Sbrocco (] 992) Joe Weddington MmWFSTERN COLLEGIATE CoNF. 1992 (40- 16/17-3 Mid-Con) 1985 Alfredo Batista, Matt Bowling, ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE ALL-AMERICA PLAYERS Doug Smith, Scott Thompson Kris Jarosz, First Base (I 995) PITCHER OF THE YEAR 1993 Brian Anderson (first team) 1984 John Gossett Phil Long, Second Base ( 1995) Brian Anderson (1992, 1993) 1992 Brian Anderson (third team) 1983 Alfredo Batista, Fred Blair, Doug Lowe, Pitcher (1995) 1987 Don Bosway (second team) Mike Musick, Ken Robinson Matt Piskor, Designated Hitter ( 1995) MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE Brian Bailey (third team) 1982 Fred Blair Sean Sullins, Pitcher ( 1995) PLAYER OF THE YEAR Brian Anderson (1992) Wayne LaPan (third team) 1981 Fred Blair 1982 Fred Blair (first team) 1980 Dave Lochner, Denny Robinson MmWFSTERN COLLEGIATE CoNF. Jon Sbrocco (1993) TOURNAMENT Neil Szeryk (1994) 1976 Dave Newman (third team) 1978 Barry Rowland MVP 1977 Gary Gabringer, Dave Newman, Kris Jarosz (I 995) Kevin Newman, Barry Ro'wland 1976 Bob Grote RAIDERS IN THE PROS

Brian Anderson Jeff Ashton Keith Gordon

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Scott Huntsman Bob Jesperson Mike Mathile

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1976 Bob Grote New York Mets 1989 Kelly Woods 1977 Mark Lucas Atlanta Braves 1990 Mike Mathile Montreal Expos, 1977 Dave Newnam New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds 1977 Mark South Montreal Expos 1990 Keith Gordon Cincinnati Reds * 1980 Dave Lockner Cincinnati Reds 1990 Leonard Griffen Cincinnati Reds 1981 Tim Henry Texas Rangers -1990 Brian Spears 1983 Fred Blair Montreal Expos 1991 Pat Garrigan Seattle Mariners 1986 Alfredo Batista Boise, Idaho 1991 Bob Jesperson Cincinnati Reds (independent league) 1992 Jeff Ashton Cincinnati Reds 1987 Fred Felton Pittsburgh Pirates 1993 Brian Anderson California Angels * 1987 Greg Karklins Kansas City Royals 1993 Jon Sbrocco San Francisco Giants 1988 Rick Albers Milwaukee Brewers 1994 Scott Huntsman Milwaukee Brewers 1988 Denny Bleh Milwaukee Brewers 1995 Sean Gill New York Mets Jon Sbrocco * Reached major league level MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE

Halfway through its second de­ cate competitive athletics as a valu­ of the nation's top 10 Division I cade, the Midwestern Collegiate able educational experience and as an athletics conferences. Conference is different from the important component in the process The MCC moved its offices to way it has ever been. It is also very of higher education. Indianapolis in 1985, where the much the same. After experiencing Each institution is committed to league headquarters has contrib­ membership realignment and refo­ fielding a broad-based NCAA Divi­ uted to the city's image as the cusing its goals, the MCC is posi­ sion I athletics program that devel­ "Amateur Sports Capitol of the tioned to build upon an established ops physical fitness, academic devel­ World." In addition to many con­ foundation. opment and moral character in its stu­ ference championships held in the A new logo symbolizing the dent-athletes. Among the MCC's es­ city, the MCC and Butler Univer­ MCC's revitalization was unveiled tablished operating principles are ef­ sity have co-hosted a number of last year, and a positive focus in­ forts to enhance the student-athlete high-profile NCAA events. cludes specific goals for improving experience and to maintain integrity, Among the most prominent is the league's market and competitive gender equity, academic excellence the NCAA Division I Men's Bas­ position. The conference has in­ and fiscal responsibility in the ath­ ketball Championship. The MCC, creased its size by 50 percent over letics enterprise. Butler and the city of Indianapolis the last two years and now includes Best known for its men's basket­ hosted the Final Four in 1980 and nine schools; after expansion in ball success, the MCC offers a total 1991 , and the three hosted first- and 1994, the MCC now features both of 16 different championship sports second-round action in 1987, 1989, public and private institutions. The (eight for men and eight for women). 1990 and 1993. The tournament result has been an affiliation of in­ The league enjoys NCAA automatic will be back to the RCA Dome in stitutions with similar athletics goals qualification or play-in access in 1996 for this season's first and sec­ that provides stability and major- men's basketball, women's basket- ond rounds, and the Final Four spotlight will return in both 1997 The "New MCC" and 2000. The MCC and Butler Butler University Northern Illinois University University will once again co-host Cleveland State University University of Wisconsin-Green Bay the 1996, 1997 and 2000 events. University of Detroit Mercy University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Commissioner Jon LeCrone, University of Illinois at Chicago Wright State University the league's third full-time chi ef ex­ Loyola University Chicago ecutive, assumed the leadership baton in June 1992 and heads a six­ market exposure. ball, and women's , person staff. Dr. Clair Van MCC markets, including five of in addition to play-in access in base­ Ummersen, the president at Cleve­ the country's top 30 television mar­ ball and men's soccer. land State University, begins her kets, now include nearly 10 million All conference schools, with ex­ second year as the MCC president TV households and encompass ception of Loyola and Wisconsin­ this fall, while CSU Athletics Di­ roughly 10 percent of the nation 's Green Bay, compete in baseball. The rector John Konstantinos chairs the television audience. The member top four teams participate in the con­ conference's Executive Committee. · . institutions are generall y located in ference tournament, and the MCC major metropolitan areas and ben­ champion faces the Mid-Continent efit from the business, cultural, edu­ Conference champion in an NCAA cati onal and entertainment re­ play-in series. sources available to the university The conference and its members community. have established ambitious goals for MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE The "new" MCC is anchored in these "target priority" programs and Pan American Plaza a solid traoition that began in 1979. continue to pursue national promi­ 201 South Capitol Avenue Originally formed as a men 's sports nence in each. The MCC has also Suite 500 league, the conference added identified specific benchmarks for Indianapolis, Indiana 46225 women's athletics in 1986-87. the continuation of its national bas­ Office: 513/237-5622 League members continue to advo- ketball success and a position as one Fax: 513/237-5620 DAYTON

Where Innovation Meets Tradition From the Wright brothers' first flight experiments in portunities within easy driving distance. It's one of the their Dayton bicycle shop to the invention of the first self­ nation's most accessible (and affordable) destinations. starting automobile ignition system by Charles F. Kettering, Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland are all within a day's drive, from the cash register to the automated teller machine, Day­ and Indianapolis and Louisville are even closer. Cincin­ ton has a strong tradition of encouraging innovation, excel­ nati is just 54 miles away. lence and service to humanity. Over 900,000 residents, four Each year, over 2.5 million people visit Dayton for Fortune 500 companies and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base business and pleasure. Over 100 festivals and the United call Dayton's metropolitan area home. States Air and Trade Show, a four-day celebration of flight, Dayton is a place that takes as much pride in historical delight visitors from all over the nation. The U.S. Air Force preservation and parks as it does in high technology. Lo­ Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the oldest and cated in southwestern Ohio's Miami Valley at the confluence largest military aviation museum in the world, has become of the Great Miami, Stillwater aud Mad Rivers, Dayton is a the state's number one free visitor attraction. picturesque combination of rolling hills, flowing waterways Other notable places to see include the National Afri­ and open spaces. Dayton boasts more green area than any can-American Museum and Cultural Center, the Museum U.S. city its size. Over 35,000 acres of parks, nature pre­ of Natural History, the historic Wright Brothers Bicycle serves and other greenery beckon you to enjoy your favor­ Shop and Carillgn Historical Park-a museum designated a ite outdoor activities, and a popular river corridor along the National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service. Great Miami River offers 26 scenic miles of walking, jog­ Dayton is strong in the arts. The Dayton Ballet Com­ ging and. cycling. pany is the nation's second-oldest regional company, and the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company is now in its In the Heart of the Midwest 22nd year. The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra has been Dayton welcomes its visitors with big-city amenities performing for over 43 years, and the 73-year-old Dayton and small-town, Midwestern friendliness. Art Institute houses an internationally acclaimed collection Dayton's central location among Columbus, Cincinnati of paintings, sculpture and decorative art spanning many and Indianapolis puts major collegiate and professional cultures and time periods. sports activities, cultural events and other recreational op- WRIGHT STATE'S PRESIDENT Dr. Harley E. Flack

On February 1, opportunities for all children. 1994, Dr. Harley E. Dr. Flack has become a member of the Board of Trust­ Flack became the ees of the Dayton Art Institute, Area Progress Council, fourth president of Greene Progress Council, and the Rotary Club of Dayton. Wright State Univer­ He is also a member of the boards of National City Bank, sity. Wright State is Miami Valley Research Foundation, Miami Valley Research located in Dayton, Institute, and the Kettering Medical Center. Ohio, and is dedi­ Dr. Flack's scholarly activities include the publication cated to a metro­ of numerous articles and several books, e.g., African-Ameri­ politan university can Perspectives on Biomedical Ethics; published by mission. Georgetown University Press; Case Studies inAllied Health, Dr. Flack was a book soon to be published in collaboration with Dr. Rob­ previously provost ert Veatch, director of the Georgetown University Kennedy and executive vice Institute of Ethics. Dr. Flack is past president of the Na­ president at Rowan tional Society of Allied Health and served as a founding College of New Jer­ editor for its journal. sey (formerly Glass­ In addition to scholarly activities, Dr. Flack is a musi­ boro State College), cian and composer. He recently published "The Goree from August 1989 until February 1994. During his tenure Suite" tape, eight pieces for voice and African instruments. at Rowan, Dr. Flack led the strategic planning process for Dr. Flack has also composed more than 25 works for piano the college. He also had responsibility for developing and voice, including "A Nation: All Families," which pre­ Rowan's general education program, which was initiated miered at his presidential inauguration in October 1994. in fall 1993; developing the teaching for learning center, as Dr. Flack is the recipient of many honors that include well as a program for the enhancement of faculty scholar­ Who's Who Among Black Americans; The Order of the ship and research; developing a campus climate improve­ Shield, The Ohio State University; 1994 Distingui shed ment initiative; creating a learning outcome assessment pro­ Alumnus Award, Kent State University Alumni Associa­ gram; and expanding international programs. tion; 10 Top African American Males for 1994, Parity 2000, Since Dr. Flack's arrival, Wright State University has Dayton, Ohio; 1995 Distinguished Alumni Award, Univer­ continued its legacy of excellence in teaching, research and sity of Buffalo State University of New York. service. Through his innovative leadership, the university Dr. Flack received his bachelor of science degree in has launched an African American Male Mentoring Pro­ physical therapy from The Ohio State University, a master gram designed to improve the quality of the educational of arts in rehabilitation counseling from Kent State Univer­ experience for African American male students at Wright sity, and a Ph.D. in counselor education from the State State. Recently, as a direct result of Dr. Flack's leadership, University of New York at Buffalo. the state of Ohio included a line item for funding educa­ Dr. Flack and his wife Mignon have four adult sons: tional services to support students with disabilities; the Na­ Harley II, Oliver, Christopher, and Michael. Dr. and Mrs. tional Education Association (NEA) selected Wright State's Flack are first-time .grandparents of Christopher Farrar College of Education and Human Services as one of 18 Flack. partners in the Teacher Education Initiative of the NEA's National Center for Innovation; and, in collaboration with Sinclair Community College, Wright State established the Executive Officers Center for Healthy Communities to continue the efforts of the Partners for Community Health Development program Harley E. Flack Jack 8. Fistler servicing east and west Day ton. Dr. Flack has also taken President Vice President for University Advancement strong leadership in forging a proactive and positive rela­ John F. Fleischauer Janet Gibbs Achterman tionship between Wright State and Dayton public schools Provost Vice President for Business and Fiscal Affairs to improve collaborative efforts and to enhance educational DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Dr. Michael J. Cusack

Growth and suc­ vision II College World Series. Also in 1987, the women's cess has always been basketball program earned its first regional tournament bid, a major ingredient of and the golf team was selected for the NCAA championships Wright State athletics · four years after the sport was reinstated to varsity status. since Dr. Michael J. Cusack came to Wright State after spending four years as Cusack was named the director of athletics at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Penn­ director of athletics in sylvania. His major achievement at Mercyhurst was guiding April of 1982. the school from NAIA to NCAA Division II membership. One of the major He also headed a project in 1981 to add a Division III football forces behind the program. In its first year, the project sold more than 700 sea­ move to Division I, son tickets. Cusack continues to A native of Levittown, New York, Cusack earned his press forward with Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from Long several major Island University in 1964. He received his Master of Science projects, including degree in physical education from Queens College in 1969 the current construc­ and an Ed.D. degree in 1980 from New York University in tion of a baseball, administration of physical education and athletics. softball and Following graduation in 1969, Cusack spent nine years complex beside the at Queens College as a member of the physical education fac­ Ervin J. Nutter Center. In addition to assisting with the design ulty. He served as head baseball coach, assistant bas~etball of the athletic components and the move of the athletic de­ coach and assistant athletic director. His baseball teams had a partment to the Nutter Center in 1990, Cusack formed the combined record of 65-27 with teams appearing in postseason Director's Club, a committee of prominent business and com­ tournaments each of the four years he was coach. He was munity leaders who sold premium seats in the new arena. inducted into Athletic Hall of Honor at Queens in December Besides the "giving" clubs formed under Cusack, he has shaped 1986. other programs such as Together Everyone Achieves More Cusack and his wife, Dorothy, live in Beavercreek. The (TEAM), The Raider Hall of Fame, The Captain's Club and couple have five children: Michael, David, Jennifer, Kristen the Varsity "W" Club. and George. They have two grandchildren. In 1986, he helped design and unveil Rowdy Raider, the first official mascot of the university. The mascot appears on wearing apparel, athletic letterheads and spirit items. Career Highlights The university continues to present a well-rounded pro­ 1973--- Named assistant athletic director at Queens gram under Cusack's leadership. The university offers seven 1974- Named director of athletics at Mercyhurst sports for men and seven for women. The student-athlete 1975--- Mercyhurst moved from NAIA to NCAA Division 11 concept has prospered under Cusack's leadership, stressing membership 1979- Mercyhurst began its first intercollegiate football the impo1tance of classroom success. TEAM has also insti­ season tuted a drug education program de.signed to help diagnose and 1982- Named director of athletics at Wright State rehabilitate potential abusers. In addition, he designed a com­ 1983--- Men's basketball team won NCAA Division II national munity awareness program that carries a "Say No to Drugs" champio1 ·,ship campaign to area youth. 1986-- Constuction of Ervin J. Nutter Activities Center approved 1987-Wright State began its first year as an NCAA Division I Success has been no stranger to Wright State athletic pro­ member . grams since Cusack's arrival. The men's basketball team com­ 1989-Women's program,s joined North Star Conference peted in the Division I basketball tournament for the first time 1990- Athletic department moved into the Ervin J. Nutter in 1993 after winning the Division II national championship Center in 1983 ~nd making two other regional appearances in Divi­ 1991- Men's programs joined Mid-Continent Conference 1992-Women's programs joined Mid-Continent Conference sion II, including the 1986 tournament that Wright State hosted. 1993--- Men's basketball team made first appearance in NCAA The men's and women's swim teams made appearances in Division I Tournament the Top IO at the NCAA Division II championships. The 1994- Baseball team made first appearance in NCAA Division I baseball team made its first appearance in the Division I Tournament regionals in 1994 after three regional tournament appearances 1994-Athletic programs joined Midwestern Collegiate Conference in Division II, including a 1987 second-place finish at the di- WRIGHT STADIUM

The Wright State University baseball program begins its fourth year in its outstanding new base­ ball facility this spring. When completed, Wright Stadium will be one of the finest amateur facilities in the Midwest. Field dimensions of 330 feet to both left and right field and 400 feet to center field with a 10- foot-high fence make it comparable to all major league fields. Advertising signs in left and right field are attractive to all fans and spectators. The field's drainage system allows for play during in- .______---' clement conditions, while the full field sprinkler system helps to maintain beautiful grass. Construction plans for the future include the addition of two heated dugouts, handicap ramps, restrooms, 500 premium seats, a four-color message scoreboard and a AAA lighting system. The stadium will boast 3,000 bucket seats, a spacious press box to accommodate radio and television media, four corporate boxes, a covered batting tunnel, team locker and training rooms, weight training facilities and coaches' offices. These fine amenities will allow the Raiders to attract outstanding Division I opponents from across the country to play at Wright State. Conference and NCAA Regional tournaments will add to the excitement of collegiate baseball in Dayton, while many high school, American Legion and Connie Mack teams have requested the use of the facility for championship play. Major League Baseball scouts find the stadium and facilities great for evaluating talent. The 1994 summer season was the first to host the Dayton Aviators of the NCAA Great Lakes Collegiate League. The prestigious Gregg Nischwitz Invitational Tournament, currently in its 16th year, will also be played at the stadium for the fourth year during the Fourth of July weekend. Wright Stadium will provide students and fans from everywhere the opportunity to see top level collegiate baseball in a new, beautiful, state-of-the-art baseball facility.

- About Wright State University Wright State University's faculty is dedicated not only to advancing the frontiers of knowledge but also to applying In the tradition of the nation's best universities, Wright knowledge to real problems. Most classes are small and taught State University is dedicated to teaching, research, and by fully affiliated faculty members, 80 percent of whom hold service. In addition, as a metropolitan university near Dayton , the most advanced degrees in their fields. In addition, students Ohio, Wright State has the distinct mission of providing gain hands-on experience through a variety of community­ leadership to improve the quality of life for the people of the based programs, cooperative education, internships, and Miami Valley. Wright State's link to area business, community, research projects operated with industry and government. and research organizations in and around Dayton also offers Over 2,000 of Wright State's students live in university­ unique educational opportunities to a diverse student body. affiliated residences on or adjacent to the 557-acre main The university serves nearly 16,500 students with pro­ campus. An extensive underground tunnel system links most grams leading to more than 100 undergraduate and 40 campus buildings, whose modern architecture is nationally graduate and professional degrees through six colleges and recognized for being completely accessible to people with three schools. Wright State offers innovative educational disabilities. Although most students hold jobs on or off campus, programs, including doctoral programs in biomedical sciences, many are involved in one or more of the 160 student clubs and human factors and industrial/organizational psychology, organizations that give vibrancy to campus life. medicine, and professional psychology; the nation's only The university offers 14 Division I intercollegiate athletic aerospace medicine residency program for civilians; and a programs, and many students participate in intramural sports post-master's educational specialist degree program. Wright programs. The Ervin J. Nutter Center, a state-of-the-art sports State's theatre, accounting, chemistry, geology, and engineer­ and entertainment complex, and other recreational facilities ing programs are recognized for excellence. The WSU Lake are available to students on a daily basis. Besides intercolle­ Campus near St. Marys and Celina, Ohio, offers associate giate athletic events, the Nutter Center hosts convocation, and pre-baccalaureate degrees. concerts, and other cultural and entertainment events, seating up to 12,000. ,.... ___. __... ,...... - , ... .. __...... ■ ,■ --eaa 1 ·■ 1111tll--··-·· a, ■ la·· ,;: ~ - •• .,.,,.,. ll • 91 ra • t • ,. ,. l . i. l 'ii ;; . ,. .... ,. ,,111a11 ■ 111 r, ...... ,. .... ,11 . • ... .. -~ •• -1• •• • .. . •· .. •• . -.., --~...-...... -.i ••'9 ...... -~ ••••••...• ..... '"'·-•-.a' •• , . --- ·.. .J•..• -...... --.~ -.:. :· ~----. u1111,· • ,•··• ·;a.a•••.,,. · ••·• ;_ ., _: ;-:..; 1 a , Ali, , I ·· ■ I ·• ·· · ---·!!! • • - ••• •· · ' I ··• ··•·····•I • ••·• ••J. llll ~ : te 111 ...... ~ II .... ,.. .. :: ...... II ...... Rall!•-· .. e lll =!- : ...... JI .ii 1-1• .t • . r~ I " , • I !!ll •- :__ ,.,_ . • • -~. -•--~ •• :••=~=ro . ~ ~-·---·- ···· 'I ., • ·---:. - ... -- ~ I!.!• • . --- j ._. - . ·t': £ ~ ' -~- • I

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