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V I R G I N I A M I L I T A R Y I N S T I T U T E 2004 Table of Contents Quick Facts Media Information .................... 2-3 Location: Lexington, Va. 24450 Founded: 1839 Media Information and Policies ......................................... 2 Colors: Red (PMS 185), White, and Yellow (PMS 116) VMI Sports Information ......................................................... 2 Nickname: Keydets InfoConnection ........................................................................ 2 Enrollment: 1,300 Travel Plans ................................................................................ 3 Superintendent: Gen. J.H. Binford Peay, III (VMI ’62) Media Outlets ........................................................................... 3 Athletic Director: Donny White (VMI ’65) Head Coach & Staff .................. 4-6 Athletic Department Office Phone: (540) 464-7251 Head Coach Marlin Ikenberry ............................................. 4-5 Conference / Affiliation: Big South / NCAA Division I Assistant Coach Andrew Slater ........................................... 6 Home Field: Patchin Field Assistant Coaches Chris Booth and Matt Kirby ............. 6 Capacity / Surface: 1,000 / Bermuda The Keydets ............................. 7-19 Dimensions: LF-325 CF-390 RF-335 355 and 365 in the alleys Head Coach: Marlin Ikenberry (VMI ’95), First season Numerical Roster ..................................................................... 7 Record at VMI: First Season Alphabetical Roster ................................................................ 7 Career Record: First Season 2004 Outlook ............................................................................ 8-9 Assistant Coaches: Andrew Slater (Auburn '01), Third season Positional Breakdown ............................................................ 9 Chris Booth (Thomas More ‘01), First season Player bios .................................................................................. 10-18 Matt Kirby (William & Mary ‘03), First season 2003 Year In Review and Statistics .................................... 19 Baseball Office Phone: (540) 464-7609 The Opposition ......................... 20-23 2003 Record: 24-28 Big South Conference History ............................................. 20 2003 Conference Record / Place: 16-14 / 7th 2003 SoCon and Big South Standings ............................. 20 Baseball SID: Ted Leshinski 2004 Opponents ...................................................................... 22-23 Office Phone: (540) 464-7015 Records & History .................... 24-26 Office FAX: (540) 464-7583 E-mail: [email protected] Team Records ............................................................................ 24 Home Phone: (540) 463-7287 Individual Records ................................................................... 24 Lettermen Returning / Lost: 17 / 6 Single Season Leaderboard ................................................. 25 Pitchers Returning / Lost: 10 / 2 Career Leaderboard ................................................................ 25 Starting Position Players Returning / Lost: 7 / 2 Honored Keydets ..................................................................... 26 Virginia Military Institute ......... 27-32 Top Returnees (2003 stats) Lexington & Rockbridge County........................................ 27 Elliott Erbe Jr. RF .302 avg., 7 HR, 26 RBI Virginia Military Institute ...................................................... 28-29 Matt Smith Jr. SS .244 avg., 10 SB, 16 RBI Superintendent ........................................................................ 30 Jon Wade Jr. 1B .270 avg., 4 HR, 27 RBI Athletic Director....................................................................... 30 Brandon Massenburg So. CF .263 avg., 5 HR, 19 RBI Kelly Sweppenhiser So. 3B. .307 avg., 3 HR, 26 RBI Athletic Staff Directory .......................................................... 30 Allan Wimmer So. LF .310 avg., 4 HR, 28 RBI Athletic Facilities ...................................................................... 31 Zach Kennedy Sr. OF .375avg., 8 AB's, 1 RBI Patchin Field................................................................................ 32 VMI Keydet Club, Inc. .............................................................. 32 Top Returning Pitchers (2003 stats) VMI Baseball Campaign ........................................................ 32 Matt Liffick Sr. LHP 0-0, 6.92 ERA, 13.0 IP Josh Owens Sr. LHP INJURED / DNP Duke Acors Jr. RHP 6-5, 3.78 ERA, 88.0 IP Jeff Demara Jr. RHP 3-1, 3.66 ERA, 32.0 IP J.J. Hollenbeck Jr. RHP 1-4, 7.44 ERA, 32.2 IP Richie Litwin Jr. LHP 0-1, 9.53 ERA, 17.0 IP Credits Jimmy Thoms Jr. RHP 3-6, 7.30 ERA, 53.0 IP The 2004 Virginia Military Institute Baseball Guide is a publication of Tristen Covington So. LHP 0-0, 7.33 ERA, 23.1 IP the VMI Sports Information Office. Top Newcomers Writing, Editing and Layout by: Ted Leshinski, Assistant Sports Mike Anton, LHP Clarksville, Md. / River Hill Information Director. Corey Bachman, RHP / INF Dillsburg, Pa. / Northern Editorial Assistance by: Wade Branner, Sports Information Director, Jacoby Fields, UT Prince George, Va. / Prince George and Andy Krauss, Assistant Sports Information Director. John Goode, RHP Winchester, Va. / James Wood Photography: Chuck Steenburgh. Chad Rice, INF Brownsville, Pa. / Brownsville Printing by: Collinsville Printing - Collinsville, Va. Sean Seawell, C Spotsylvania, Va. / Spotsylvania Cover design by: InPrint, Inc. - Roanoke, Va. Thane Smith, OF Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial Brent Upham, INF Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips Extra Special Thanks to B.R. Floyd. Josh Legg, OF Newport News, Va. / Heritage 1 M E D I A I N F O R M A T I O N MediaMedia InfoInfo What you need to know before covering the Keydets... he 2004 Virginia Military Institute Baseball Tguide has been produced to assist the media Finding Your Way and VMI baseball fans and enthusiasts in following the 2004 Keydets. to Patchin Field Requests for additional information should be di- rected to the VMI Sports Information Office. From the East, North, or South: Follow I-81 to Exit 191 onto I-64 West. Take Exit 55 off I-64, and then Interviews turn left at the top of the exit ramp Head Coach Marlin Ikenberry will be available for in- onto U.S. 11 South. terviews following all home games. Players will also After crossing the Maury River be available for interview at that time. Player inter- Bridge, veer to the right onto U.S. 11 views outside of postgame situations must be coor- Business. Drive past Cameron Hall on dinated through the VMI Sports Information Office. the left and the VMI campus on the Since cadets do not have phones in their rooms, it is right, and turn right onto Letcher Avenue immediately after U.S. 11 virtually impossible to contact a player directly. How- Business splits into a pair of one-way ever, we will be more than happy to track down any streets. Proceed up Letcher Avenue and player you wish to speak to, and will let no obstacle turn left onto Maiden Lane. Follow prevent him from getting that player to respond to Maiden Lane over the crest of the hill you - that same day, if possible. and down the other side to Patchin Field. Photographers All photographers are asked to shoot from behind From the West: Take Exit 55 off I-64, and the fences behind home plate, and down the first and turn right at the top of third base lines (shooting from the batting cage area the exit ramp onto U.S. 11 by third base is allowed). Photographers may also South. Follow U.S. 11 shoot from the hillsides in the outfield, and down the South to the Maury first base line. Under no circumstances will photog- River Bridge, then raphers be allowed into the dugouts or onto the field follow the direction in the second during a game. We ask for your cooperation in this paragraph above. matter. Press Facilities VMI Sports Information For members of the media or visiting SIDs at VMI’s Patchin Field, our facilities are limited but we prom- Sports Information Director: Wade Branner (VMI ’83) ise to go out of our way to make you feel welcome at Asst. Sports Information Director: “The Patch.” Statistics will be available prior to each Andy Krauss (Maryland ’97) game, and a complete box score and play-by-play will Asst. Sports Information Director: be available approximately 10 minutes after the con- Ted Leshinski (SUNY Brockport '95) clusion of each game. Credentials are unnecessary at Sports Information Office Phone: Patchin Field - as are tickets for that matter. A press (540) 464-7253 Wade Branner Andy Krauss box is in the future plans. For right now, the game Sports Information FAX: Ted Leshinski operations staff can be found along the third base (540) 464-7583 Leshinski's Home Phone: line. Media should feel free to sit anywhere within (540) 463-7287 the confines of “The Patch,” although a chair will al- Sports Web Site: ways be reserved for you at the scorer’s table, located www.vmikeydets.com behind home plate. Sports Information Mailing & Overnight Address: Virginia Military Institute Radio Broadcast Lines Sports Information Office Visiting teams wishing to broadcast games from 116 Smith Hall Patchin Field are asked to contact VMI Sports Infor- Lexington, VA 24450 mation Director Wade Branner (540-464-7515) at least two weeks prior to the game. There are no covered KEYDETS ON THE WEB: Fans and media are encouraged to follow the team on the radio booths, power, or phone lines preset for radio VMI athletic home page. Timely information on the