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Table of Contents UMHB Quick Facts

Contents & Quick Facts...... 2 Location...... Belton, Head Coach Mike Stawski...... 3 Enrollment...... 4,000 Assistant Coaches...... 4 Founded...... 1845 2021 UMHB Roster...... 5 Nickname...... The Cru Cru Returners...... 6 Colors...... Purple, Gold & White Cru Newcomers...... 18 President...... Dr. Randy O’Rear UMHB Sports Medicine...... 26 Director of Athletics...... Randy Mann 2019 Stats...... 27 Athletics Phone...... (254) 295-4618 UMHB Administration...... 29 This is UMHB...... 30 Head Coach...... Mike Stawski Alma Mater...... St. Joseph’s College ‘06 Overall Record...... 157-59 (6th Yr.) UMHB Record...... 7-8 CREDITS Assistant Coach...... Mitch Wilson The 2021 UMHB Baseball Program is a publication of Lettermen Ret./Lost...... 19/13 the UMHB Sports Information Office. Photos provided Starters Ret./Lost...... 7/2 by the UMHB Sports Information Department. 2020 Record...... 7-8 (2-7) Stadium...... Red Murff Field Capacity...... 700 SOCIAL MEDIA Sports Information...... Jon Wallin SID Phone...... (254) 295-4611 SID Fax...... (254) 295-4274 SID Address...... UMHB Box 8363 ...... 900 College Street ...... Belton, TX 76513 CruSports @CruBaseball @CruSports @CruSports ...... Sarah Harborth, Asst...... (254) 295-5585 ...... (254) 295-4274 ...... UMHB Box 8010 ...... 900 College Street ...... Belton, TX 76513

2 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 2 COACH STAWSKI

Mike Stawski was named Head Baseball Coach for the Cru in June of 2019. He earned his first UMHB win in his Cru debut and the program opened his inaugural season with a 5-1 start. UMHB was 7-8 overall and went 2-7 in ASC play in an abbreviated first under under Stawski’s direction after the rest of the campaign was cancelled in March..

Stawski joined UMHB after turning Concordia University Chicago into a national championship contender in four seasons as the Cougars head coach. Stawski guided CUC to a 42-10 record this season and the Cougars advanced to the NCAA Division III Super Regionals af- ter spending eight weeks ranked #1 in the country in the American Baseball Coaches Association’s (ABCA) Top 25 Poll. CUC also won 24 consecutive games during the regular season. Stawski guided Concor- dia to back-to-back 40-win seasons and led the Cougars to a 150-51 record in his four seasons as head coach. CUC also made the first two NCAA Division III World Series appearances in program history under his direction in 2017 and 2018. The Cougars won a conference regular season title or advanced to an NCAA Regional in each of his four seasons as head coach. Stawski was a three-time Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year during his tenure at CUC and he was also a three-time ABCA/Diamond Midwest Regional Coach of the Year. Stawski spent two seasons as head assistant coach and pitching coach at CUC before taking over as head coach. His first collegiate head coaching job was at Spalding University, where he posted an 82-44 record in three seasons. The Golden Eagles were 32-11 in his final season as he won SLIAC Coach of the Year honors. Stawski started his coaching career with a three-year stint as head assistant coach and pitching coach at Webster University.

Stawski is a 2006 graduate of St. Joseph’s College in Indiana with a degree in Business Administration. He was a four-year letter winner as a pitcher and was an All-Conference and Academic All-Conference selection in three of his four seasons. Stawski earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Webster University in 2011. Stawski and his wife, Melissa, have three children, Michael, Charlie and Danni.

2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 3 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 3 ASSISTANT COACHES Mitch Wilson - Assistant Coach Mitch Wilson was named assistant coach for the UMHB baseball program on July 1, 2019. Wilson joins the Cru after spending last season as a graduate assistant coach at Concordia Uni- versity Chicago. Wilson helped guide the Cougars to a 42-10 record and the NCAA Division III Super Regionals in 2019. He graduated from CUC in 2018 with a degree in marketing and was a four-year letterman for the Cougars baseball program as a second baseman. Wilson was a D3baseball.com All-American, a two-time ABCA All-Midwest Region selection and a four-time First Team All-Conference pick during his playing career. He set school records for career hits and triples and also ranks in the school’s top four all-time in games played, at bats, doubles, walks, runs scored and RBI. Wilson added an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove award as a senior. Wilson played for two Division III World Series qualifiers, four regional tournament qualifiers and four conference championship teams during his career.

Wilson played for Cru Head Coach Mike Stawski for three sea- sons at CUC and served on his staff with the Cougars in 2019. He is a native of Oswego, Illinois.

Justin Rodriguez - Graduate Assistant Justin Rodriguez joined the the Cru baseball coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach in the summer of 2019. He is working on his Master’s Degree in Sport Administration at UMHB.

Rodriguez came to UMHB after a standout, four-year playing ca- reer at Concordia University-Chicago. Rodriguez was a four-year letterman at catcher for the Cougars and played for two NCAA Division III World Series qualifiers during his career. He played for teams that won four conference championships and he was named to the 2019 All-Regional Tournament Team. Rodriguez graduated from CUC in 2019 with a degree in Sports Manage- ment and a minor in marketing. He is a native of Chicago, Illinois.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. B-T Hometown (High School/Last School) 2 Dawson Shibley INF 5-11 165 Jr.-2L R/R Conroe, Texas (Conroe) 3 Caimyn Holiday INF 5-10 180 So.-1L R/R Selma, Texas (Converse Judson) 4 Brandon Madden OF 5-10 185 Fr.-HS R/L Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) 5 Harrison Sims P/INF 6-2 165 Sr.-2L R/R Stowell, Texas (Legacy Christian/SAGU) 6 Trevor Ripke RHP 5-10 180 Jr.-TR R/R Seguin, Texas (Navarro/Odessa/BPCC) 7 Garrett Gonzales P/INF 6-0 175 Jr.-2L L/R San Antonio, Texas (Madison/Incarnate Word) 8 Luke Coale C 5-10 185 Jr.-1L R/R Angleton, Texas (Angleton/St. Edwards) 10 Daylon Nebgen C 6-0 185 So.-1L R/R Fredericksburg, Texas (Fredericksburg) 11 Hunter McQuary C 5-11 185 Jr.-2L R/R Magnolia, Texas (Concordia Lutheran) 12 Andrew Acierni RHP 5-11 180 Fr.-HS R/R Waco, Texas (Waco/Brookhaven) 13 Ryan Farmer OF 6-1 170 Fr.-HS R/R Manvel, Texas (Dawson) 14 Robert McCall C 6-0 185 So.-TR R/R Seguin, Texas (Texas Lutheran Univ.) 15 Hunter Jones OF 5-8 195 Fr.-HS R/R Hewitt, Texas (Midway) 16 Mateo Calle OF 5-10 185 Gr.-TR R/R Medellin, Columbia (Concordia-Chicago) 17 Dillon Martin LHP 5-8 155 Fr.-HS L/L Italy, Texas (Avalon) 18 Taylor Neil OF 5-10 175 Fr -HS L/L Saint Hedwig, Texas (East Central) 21 Luke Kilgore INF 5-10 170 Fr.-HS R/R Hewitt, Texas (Midway) 22 Blake Harmon INF 5-9 160 Fr.-HS R/R Highland Village, Texas (FM Marcus) 23 Rhett Grosz INF 6-0 185 Fr.-HS R/R Hewitt, Texas (Midway) 24 Malek Bolin INF 6-4 200 Jr.-2L R/R Fort Worth, Texas (Chisolm Trail) 25 Jeb Zolman P/INF 6-2 205 Sr.-2L R/R Humble, Texas (Atascocita) 28 Keegan Symons RHP 6-4 190 Fr.-HS R/R Spring, Texas (Concordia Lutheran) 29 Anthony Tovar LHP 5-11 170 So.-HS L/L San Antonio, Texas (East Central) 30 Andrew Carter C 5-10 175 Fr.-HS L/R Montgomery, Texas (Montgomery) 31 Staton Dudley OF 6-2 165 Fr.-HS R/R Lindale, Texas (Lindale) 32 Jacob Dellipoali INF 6-0 200 So.-1L L/R Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) 33 Zach Carroll RHP 6-2 170 Fr.-HS R/R San Antonio, Texas (Reagan) 34 Logan Pace RHP 6-4 185 Fr.-HS R/R Hewitt, Texas (Midway) 35 Alex Klepac RHP 6-4 195 So.-1L R/R Jarrell, Texas (Jarrell) 36 Zach Godin RHP 6-1 200 So.-1L R/R Cypress, Texas (The Woodlands Christian) 37 Kaden deBerardinis OF 5-10 165 Fr.-HS S/L Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge) 39 Easton Slovacek OF 6-0 145 Fr.-HS R/R Rosebud, Texas (Robinson) 41 Alex Palczewski RHP 6-5 200 Fr.-HS R/R Ft. Worth, Texas (Home School) 45 Jordan See C 6-1 170 Fr.-HS R/R El Lago, Texas (Pasadena Memorial) 51 Tyler Williams LHP 6-5 185 So.-TR L/L Cave Creek, Ariz. (Cactus Shadows/UCCS) 54 Russell Vadala RHP 6-5 190 Fr.-HS R/R Austin, Texas (Hyde Park) 56 Rahul Champaneri LHP 6-2 200 Fr.-HS L/L Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein) 60 Zack Honey LHP 6-2 205 Fr.-HS L/L Round Rock, Texas (Cedar Ridge)

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HARRISON SIMS SENIOR, PITCHER, R/R, STOWELL, TEXAS #5

2020: Made two mound appearances ... threw 1.2 innings with one hit and one ... played two games in the field ... season cut short due to COVID-19. 2019: Spring All-Academic Team …Made 10 mound appearances … gave up 11 earned runs and 17 hits … struck out two batters. 2018: Made 13 appearances with one win and one … allowed 21 earned runs with 23 .

Harrison is studying exercise physiology at UMHB. He played baseball, and football at Legacy Christian Academy where he was a three-time baseball all-district selection and two-time basketball all-district honoree. Harrison also earned all-state honors in baseball and participated in FCA. He is the son of Michael and Rebeckah Sims. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2018 13 1 1 8.10 1 23.1 26 23 21 14 23 2019 10 0 2 12.91 0 7.2 17 17 11 8 2 2020 2 0 0 0.00 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 25 1 3 9.50 1 32.2 44 40 32 22 26

jeb zolman SENIOR, P, R/R, HUMBLE, TEXAS #25

2020: Played 11 games in the field ... led the Cru batting .382 ... had 13 hits with three doubles, one triple and one home run ... drove in eight runs and scored five more ... added two putouts and 15 assists ... made four mound appearances with a 1-0 record ... allowed just seven earned runs with 20 strikeouts. 2019: Spring All-Ac- ademic Team …Missed part of the season due to injury … made nine mound ap- pearances … allowed nine hits and four earned runs … struck out 10 batters. 2018: Missed the majority of the season due to injury … made five mound appearances with 15.2 innings pitched and a 2-1 record … threw a 2.30 era with seven strikeouts … played 12 games in the field with a .250 batting average … recorded five hits, one home run and four RBI.

Jeb is a biology major at UMHB and hopes to become a physical therapist. He played baseball at Atascocita High School, where he was also a member of Orchestra and Latin Club. Jeb is the son of Joseph and Marcy Zolman. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2018 12 4 0.250 20 5 5 1 0 1 4 2 2019 3 1 0.000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 11 10 0.382 34 5 13 3 1 1 8 0 Totals 26 15 0.316 57 10 18 4 1 2 12 2 Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2018 5 2 1 2.30 1 15.2 7 5 4 7 7 2019 9 0 0 3.38 1 10.2 9 6 4 5 10 2020 4 1 0 2.82 0 22.1 20 9 7 8 20 Totals 18 3 1 2.80 2 48.2 36 20 15 20 37 6 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 6 CRU RETURNERS

MALEK BOLIN JUNIOR, INF, R/R, FORT WORTH, TEXAS #24 2020: Started in all 15 games ... hit .308 with 16 hits ... scored eighr runs and batted in 10 ... slammed six doubles and two home runs ... added 112 putouts ... season cut short due to COVID-19. 2019: Spring All-Academic Team …batted .276 with 32 hits and four home runs … scored 21 runs and batted in 14 … fielded 25 putouts with 18 assists. 2018: Honorable Mention All-ASC … Played in 30 games … hit .318 with 28 hits and 19 runs scored … batted-in 16 runs and slammed five home runs … fielded .947 with 87 putouts.

Malek is a civil engineering major at UMHB. He played baseball and basketball at Chisholm Trail High School, where he was a two-time all-district selection, two- time academic all-district honoree and academic all-state recipient. Malek was also a member of National Honor Society. He is the son of Chris Bolin and Lesley Barrett.

Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2018 30 22 0.318 88 19 28 2 0 5 16 1 2019 36 37 0.276 116 21 32 6 0 4 14 0 2020 15 15 0.308 52 8 16 6 0 2 10 0 Totals 81 75 0.297 256 48 76 14 0 11 40 1

luke coale JUNIOR, C, R/R, ANGLETON, TEXAS #8 2020: Played in six contests ... had one double and one RBI ... added 19 putouts and one assist ... season cut short due to COVID-19. 2019: Rotated at catcher for the Cru … played in eight contests … recorded 13 put outs, two assists and one RBI.

Luke is an engineering major at UMHB and wants to work in the oilfield after grad- uation. He played baseball at Angleton High School, where he was named MVP of the 2017 season, first team all-county catcher and all-district. Luke also participat- ed in National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society. He is the son of Kevin and Angela Coale. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2019 8 2 0.000 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2020 6 1 0.125 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Totals 14 3 0.063 16 0 1 1 0 0 2 1

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garrett gonzales JUNIOR, P/INF, L/R, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS #7 2020: Started in 10 games ... hit .267 ... recorded eight hits with one double and one home run ... scored seven runs with one RBI ... added nine outs and 18 assists ... season cut short due to COVID19. 2019: Spring All-Academic Team …started in 29 contests … totaled 21 hits with four extra-base slams in 99 at-bats … added nine RBI and 13 runs … stole six bases … added 46 putouts and 56 assists. 2018: Played in 19 games … hit .114 on 35 at-bats … scored two runs and drove in four more.

Garrett is a sport management major at UMHB. He played baseball at James Mad- ison High School, where he was a two-time all-American, three-time San Antonio all-star game participant, all-district pitcher, infielder, and all-area team selection. Gonzales was also drafted in the 32nd round of the 2016 MLB Draft and played his first year of collegiate baseball at Incarnate Word. He is the son of Jimmy and Vickie Gonzales.

Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2018 30 22 0.318 88 19 28 2 0 5 16 1 2019 33 29 0.212 99 13 21 3 1 0 9 6 2020 12 10 0.267 30 7 8 1 0 1 1 0 Totals 75 61 0.263 217 39 57 6 1 6 26 7

hunter mcquary JUNIOR, C, R/R, MAGNOLIA, TEXAS #11

2020: Started in 12 games ... slammed 13 hits for a .302 batting average ... had two doubles and one home run ... drove in six runs with eight scored ... added 67 put- outs and seven assists ... season cut short due to COVID-19. 2019: Spring All-Aca- demic Team … hit .255 with 27 hits and five extra-base slams … drove in 13 runs and scored 14 … recorded 196 putouts with 18 assists … caught 11 stealing base- runners. 2018: Rotated at catcher for the Cru … hit .279 in 25 games … scored four runs on 17 hits with 10 RBI … recorded 92 putouts with four assists.

Hunter is a biology major at UMHB and hopes to become a teacher/coach. He played baseball, basketball and football at Concordia Lutheran High School, where he earned six varsity letters. Hunter was an all-district and academic all-state selec- tion in both football and baseball. Hunter was also a member of Student Council, NHS and FCA. He is the son of Austin and Jolynn McQuary. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2018 30 22 0.318 88 19 28 2 0 5 16 1 2019 33 29 0.255 106 14 27 4 1 0 13 1 2020 12 12 0.302 43 8 13 2 0 1 6 0 Totals 75 63 0.287 237 41 68 8 1 6 35 2

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trevor ripke #6 JUNIOR, P, R/R, SEGUIN, TEXAS

2020: Threw 9.2 innings with a 1.86 ERA ... made four mound appearances ... gave up just two earned runs and struck out 10 batters ... season cut short due to COVID-19.

Trevor is an exercise and sport science major at UMHB. He played baseball and bas- ketball at Navarro High School, where he earned all-state and academic all-district awards. Trevor also played college baseball at Odessa College and Bossier Parish Community College. He is the son of Richard Ripke and Sharlynn Ripke.

Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2020 4 0 0 1.86 1 9.2 10 4 2 7 10

dawson shibley JUNIOR, INF, R/R, CONROE, TEXAS #2 2020: Played in nine games ... had one hit with two runs scored ... season cut short due to COVID-19. 2019: Spring All-Academic Team … played in 25 games … re- corded 14 hits on 67 at-bats … added eight runs and four RBI … stole four bases … fielded 35 put outs with two assists. 2018: Hit .209 in his first year with the Cru … led the team with seven sac bunts … totaled 18 hits with 23 runs and eight RBI … fielded .951.

Dawson is a biology major at UMHB and wants to become a surgeon. He was a four-year baseball letter winner at Conroe High School. Dawson was a three-time all-district selection, two-time all-county selection and twice earned the Mr. Hustle award. Dawson was also a member of NHS and served as Secretary for Mu Alpha Theta. Dawson is the son of John and Misty Shibley. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2018 30 22 0.318 88 19 28 2 0 5 16 1 2019 25 17 0.209 67 8 14 0 0 0 4 4 2020 9 4 0.091 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 64 43 0.259 166 29 43 2 0 5 20 6

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jacob dellipoali #32 SOPHOMORE, INF, L/R, ROUND ROCK, TEXAS 2020: Played in nine contests ... slammed one single, two doubles and a home run ... drove in two runs and scored three ... added seven putouts ... season cut short due to COVID-19. 2019: Hit .215 in his freshman campaign … played in 36 games with 34 starts … totaled 23 hits with five doubles … batted in 18 runs and scored 11 … fielded 239 put outs with 17 assists.

Jacob is a sport management major at UMHB. He played baseball at Round Rock High School, where he was named all-district his junior and senior years. Jacob also helped his team to a state tournament appearance in 2017. He is the son of Daniel and Katherine Dellipoali. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2019 36 34 0.215 107 11 23 5 0 0 18 0 2020 9 4 0.235 17 3 4 2 0 1 2 0 Totals 45 38 0.201 134 14 27 7 0 1 20 0

zach godin #36 SOPHOMORE, P, R/R, CYPRESS, TEXAS 2020: Season cut short due to COVID-19. 2019: Made two mound appearances

Zach is a finance major at UMHB and wants to become a financial . He participated in baseball, football, track and basketball at The Woodlands Christian Academy where he earned 12 varsity letters. Zach was a three-time first-team all- state selection, three-time all-state tournament team member, three-time first- team all-district honoree and District Runner-Up MVP. Zach also earned academic all-state honors twice. He is the son of Chester and Adina Godin.

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caimyn holiday SOPHOMORE, INF, R/R, SELMA, TEXAS #3

2020: Started in all 15 games ... hit .293 with four doubles and a triple ... added one RBI and scored seven runs ... had 31 putouts with 39 assists ... season cut short due to COVID-19. 2019: Started in 33 games … hit .248 with 24 singles and five doubles … batted in 13 runs and scored 19 … stole a team-high eight bases … fielded 62 putouts with 91 assists.

Caimyn is a communications major at UMHB and wants to go into sports broad- casting. He played baseball at Judson High School, where he was a three-time all-district selection, three-time San Antonio Area High School All-Star, team MVP and 10-time MaxPreps Player of the Game. Caimyn was also an academic all-state selection and member of French Club, National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is the son of Tony and Laurie Holiday. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2019 35 33 0.248 117 19 29 5 0 0 13 8 2020 9 9 0.294 34 5 10 2 1 0 3 3 Totals 44 42 0.259 151 24 39 7 1 0 16 11

alex klepac #35 SOPHOMORE, P, R/R, JARRELL, TEXAS 2020: Season cut short due to COVID-19. 2019: Made five mound appearances … gave up three hits and three earned runs … struck out four.

Alex is a business management major at UMHB and wants to go into law enforce- ment. He played four years of varsity baseball at Jarrell High School, where he was named 2018 Offensive MVP and all-district. Alex also earned a varsity letter in track. He is the son of Daniel and Laurie Klepac. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2019 5 0 0 5.79 0 4.2 3 6 3 4 4

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robert mccall SOPHOMORE, C, R/R, SEGUIN, TEXAS #14

2020: Season cut short due to COVID-19.

Robert is a pre-occupational therapy major at UMHB. He played football and base- ball at Seguin High School, where he was a three-time all-district catcher. Robert also earned all-district honors at wide receiver. Academically, he was an all-state selection. Robert is the son of Mike and Michelle McCall.

daylon nebgen #10 SOPHOMORE, C, R/R, FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS 2020: Played in five games ... had three hits and two runs with one RBI ... season cut short due to COVID-19. 2019: Rotated at catcher for the Cru … played in nine contests with five starts … hit two doubles, one triple, one single and one home run … scored five runs and batted in six … stole two bases … totaled 35 put outs with one assist.

Daylon is studying mechanical engineering at UMHB. He played football, bas- ketball and baseball at Fredericksburg High School. As a baseball player, Daylon earned all-district and all-state honors twice. He was also an all-district, all-area and all-state football player, all-district basketball player and earned District Defensive Player of the Year in basketball. Daylon was a six-time all-district honoree across all three sports and earned academic all-state honors in all three. He was also a mem- ber of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Engineering Club. Daylon is the son of Greg and Shea Nebgen.

Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2019 9 5 0.294 17 5 5 2 1 1 6 2 2020 5 3 0.231 13 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 14 8 0.267 30 7 8 2 1 2 7 2

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anthony tovar SOPHOMORE, P, L/L, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS#29 2020: Made three mound appearances ... threw four innings with five earned runs allowed ... struck out six batters ... season cut short due to COVID-19.

Anthony is studying mechanical engineering at UMHB. He played baseball at East Central High School where he earned the most wins as a starting pitcher in 2017. Anthony was also a three-time academic all-district selection. He is the son of Luis and Elizabeth Tovar. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2020 3 0 0 4.50 0 4.0 5 5 2 3 6

zach carroll FRESHMAN, P, R/R, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS #33 2020: Made one mound appearance ... season cut short due to COVID-19.

Zach is studying chemistry at UMHB. He played baseball at Reagan High School, where he earned academic all-district honors. Zach was also a member of NHS, HOSA and Mu Alpha Theta. He is the son of Ben and Blythe Carroll. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2020 1 0 0 9.00 0 1.0 3 1 1 0 3

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rahul champanieri FRESHMAN, P, L/L, MUNDELEIN, ILL. #56 2020: Went 2-2 on the mound in four starts ... pitched two complete games ... threw 26 innings with a 2.77 ERA ... gave up just eight earned runs ... struck out 22 batters ... held batters to a .200 average ... season cut short due to COVID-19.

Rahul is studying psychology at UMHB. He played baseball at Mundelein High School, where he also participated in Future Business Leaders of America. Rahul is the son of Meghna Champaneri.

Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2020 4 2 2 2.77 0 26.0 19 8 8 6 22

zack honey FRESHMAN, P, L/L, ROUND ROCK, TEXAS #60 2020: Made three mound appearances ... pitched three innings with two strikeouts ... season cut short due to COVID-19.

Zack is studying sport management at UMHB. He played baseball and football at Cedar Ridge High School, where he was a two-time all-district selection and Cen- tral Texas All-Star Team member. Zack was also an academic all-district honoree and participated in YoungLife, Ultimate Frisbee and FCA. Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2020 3 0 0 0.00 0 3.0 0 0 0 2 2

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hunter jones FRESHMAN, OF, R/R, HEWITT, TEXAS #34 2020: Played in six games ... had five hits with three RBI and one run scored ... added eight putouts ... season cut short due to COVID-19.

Hunter is studying criminal justice at UMHB. He was an all-district baseball player at Midway High School. Hunter is the son of Darren and Carrie Jones.

Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2020 6 6 0.238 21 1 5 2 0 0 3 0

brandon madden FRESHMAN, OF, R/L, KINGWOOD, TEXAS #4 2020: Played in eight contests ... had eight hits with three runs scored and six RBI ... slammed one double and one home run ... added eight putouts ... season cut short due to COVID-19.

Brandon is studying exercise physiology at UMHB. He participated in baseball, foot- ball and track at Kingwood Park High School. Brandon was also a member of the bass fishing team. He is the son of Berry Madden and Kristine Madden.

Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2020 8 7 0.320 25 3 8 1 0 1 6 0

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taylor neil FRESHMAN, OF, L/L, SAINT HEDWIG, TEXAS#18 2020: Played in 11 games ... hit .368 ... totaled seven hits with one RBI and two runs ... added 11 putouts and one stolen base.

Taylor is studying business management at UMHB. He played baseball and football at East Central High School, where he was a three-time all-district selection. Taylor was also a two-time academic all-district honoree and participated in FCA. He is the son of Kenneth Neil. Year GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 2020 11 7 0.368 19 2 7 0 0 0 1 1

alex palczewski FRESHMAN, P, R/R, FORT WORTH, TEXAS #41 2020: Made four mound appearances ... threw 12.1 innings with eight earned runs allowed ... struck out four batters ... season cut short due to COVID-19.

Alex is a biology major at UMHB. He was a four-year baseball letter winner and all-state tournament selection. Alex was also on the Honor Roll. He is the son of Kathleen Palczewski.

Year APP W L ERA S IP H R ER BB SO 2020 4 1 1 5.84 0 12.1 14 11 8 5 4

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russell vadala FRESHMAN, P, R/R, AUSTIN, TEXAS #54 2020: Season cut short due to COVID-19.

Russell is a chemistry major at UMHB. He played baseball and basketball at Hyde Park High School. Russell was named Team MVP, Newcomer of the Year and Top Pitcher. He was also a two-time academic all-state selection. Russell also partici- pated in Younglife and Mu Alpha Theta. He is the son of Chris and Brooke Vadala.

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andrew acierni #12 freshman, rhp, r/r, waco, texas Andrew is a physical therapy major at UMHB. He played baseball and football at Waco High School, where he earned all-district and academic all-district honors. Andrew was also a member of National Honor Society. He is the son of Joe and Tamra Acierni.

mateo calle #16 grad student, of, r/r, medellin, columbia Mateo is getting his MBA at UMHB. He played baseball and soccer at Alejandro Velez Barrientos. Mateo also played collegiate baseball at Laney College and Con- cordia University Chicago. He is the son of Beatriz Elena and Calle Rodriguez.

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andrew carter FRESHMAN, c, l/r, montgomery, texas #30 Andrew is an exercise and sport science major at UMHB. He played two years of varsity baseball at Montgomery High School.

kaden deberardinis freshman, of, s/l, conroe, texas #37 Kaden is studying engineering at UMHB. He played two years of varsity baseball at Oak Ridge High School, where he was named First Team All-Academic. Kaden was also a member of National Honor Society. He is the son of Jason deBerardinis.

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staton dudley FRESHMAN, of, r/r, lindale, texas #31 Staton is a business management major at UMHB. He played baseball at where he was an all-district nominee and academic all-state selection. Staton was also a member of National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is the son of Lance and Heidi Dudley.

ryan farmer freshman, of, r/r, manvel, texas #13 Ryan is an engineering major at UMHB. He played baseball at Glenda Dawson High School.

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rhett grosz freshman, inf, r/r, hewitt, texas #23 Rhett is a business management major at UMHB. He played baseball and football at Midway High School, where he was a two-time all-district selection. Rhett was also named Team Defensive MVP and academic all-state. He also participated in Choir, FCA and Student Council. He is the son of Rob and Stephanie Grosz.

blake harmon #22 freshman, inf, r/r, highland village, texas Blake is undecided in his major. He played baseball at Marcus HIgh School and was also a member of Mu Alpha Theta. He is the son of Kent and Alecia Harmon.

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luke kilgore freshman, inf, r/r, hewitt, texas #55 Luke is undecided in his major. He played three years of varsity baseball at Midway HIgh School. Luke is the son of Jeff and Stephanie Kilgore.

dillon martin freshman, LHP, L/L, ITALY, TEXAS #17 Dillon is studying accounting at UMHB. He played baseball and basketball at Ava- lon HIgh School, where he earned all-district honors as a pitcher and first baseman. Dillon also advanced to regionals in UIL competitions and was a member of Stu- dent Council and National Honor Society. He is the son of Melissa Martin.

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logan pace FRESHMAN, p, r/r, hewitt, texas #42 Logan is undecided in his major at UMHB. He played three years of varsity baseball at Midway High School, where he was an all-district honoree. Logan is the son of Josh and Mandy Pace.

jordan see freshman, c, r/r, el lago, texas #45 Jordan is a criminal justice major at UMHB. He was an three-time football all-dis- trict and two-time baseball all-district athlete at Pasadena Memorial High School. Jordan was also on the A/B Honor Roll and a member of Outdoor Club. He is also a member of the UMHB football team.

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easton slovacek freshman, of, r/r, rosebud, texas #39 Easton is studying physical therapy at UMHB. He played baseball and football at Robinson HIgh School. Easton was an all-state honoree and Offensive MVP. He also earned academic all-state honors. Easton is the son of Cindy Slovacek.

keegan symons freshman, p, r/r, spring, texas #28 Keegan is a pre-physical therapy major at UMHB. He played baseball at Concordia Lutheran High School and is the son of Kent Wardlaw and Kerry Symons-Wardlaw.

24 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 24 tyler williams sophomore, p, r/r, cave creek, ariz. #21 Tyler is majoring in engineering at UMHB. He played baseball and basketball at Cactus Shadows High School, where he earned all-district honors. Tyler also played collegiate baseball at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs and Glendale Community College. He is the son of Ryan and Michelle Williams.

2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 25 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 25 ATHLETIC TRAINING UMHB ATHLETIC TRAINERS

DARYL HAUSAM EMILY PATRICK

TEAM PHYSICIANS

DR. GEORGE BARTELS DR. BENJAMIN MAY

DR. ROBERT REEVE DR. BRETT ROBIN

26 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 26 2020 STATISTICS 2020 BATTING STATISTICS Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb sb-att Jeb Zolman 0.382 11-10 34 5 13 3 1 1 8 21 0-1 Taylor Neil 0.368 11-7 19 2 7 0 0 0 1 7 1-1 Brandon Madden 0.32 8-7 25 3 8 1 0 1 6 12 0-2 Malek Bolin 0.308 15-15 52 8 16 6 0 2 10 28 0-1 Hunter McQuary 0.302 12-12 43 8 13 2 0 1 6 18 0-1 Caimyn Holiday 0.293 15-15 58 9 17 3 1 0 3 22 8-9 Garrett Gonzales 0.267 12-10 30 7 8 1 0 1 1 12 0-1 Hunter Jones 0.238 6-6 21 1 5 2 0 0 3 7 0-0 Jacob Dellipoali 0.235 9-4 17 3 4 2 0 1 2 9 0-0 Daylon Nebgen 0.231 5-3 13 2 3 0 0 1 1 6 0-1 Landon Dieterich 0.205 13-13 39 9 8 1 0 2 4 15 1-1 Luke Nagy 0.19 8-7 21 2 4 1 0 0 1 5 0-0 Sal Camilleri 0.156 13-11 32 3 5 2 0 1 6 10 3-4 Jack Herbert 0.125 9-8 24 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 0-1 Luke Coale 0.125 6-1 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0-0 Dawson Shibley 0.091 9-4 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 Devon Patterson 0.000 4-2 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 Totals 0.253 15-15 458 67 116 25 2 11 58 178 14-24

2020 PITCHING STATISTICS Player era w-l app-gs ip h r er bb so ab b/avg Zack Honey 0 0-0 3-0 3 0 0 0 2 2 10 0.000 Harrison Sims 0 0-0 2-0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 6 0.167 Trevor Ripke 1.86 0-0 4-0 9.2 10 4 2 7 10 37 0.270 Rahul Champaneri 2.77 2-2 4-4 26 19 8 8 6 22 95 0.2.00 Jeb Zolman 2.82 1-0 4-4 22.1 20 9 7 8 20 83 0.241 Cooper Nelson 3.18 1-1 2-0 5.2 5 2 2 2 2 23 0.217 Anthony Tovar 4.5 0-0 3-0 4 5 5 2 3 6 17 0.294 Landon Murray 5.25 1-2 3-2 12 13 8 7 8 15 50 0.260 Alex Palczewski 5.84 1-1 4-3 12.1 14 11 8 5 4 49 0.286 Bailey Whatley 6.32 1-2 6-2 15.2 18 12 11 3 14 67 0.269 Zach Carroll 9 0-0 1-0 1 3 1 1 0 3 6 0.500 Ross Baer 9.82 0-0 3-0 3.2 4 8 4 5 7 16 0.250 Kam Levis 18 0-0 4-0 3 7 8 6 2 2 16 0.438 Hayden Ball 27 0-0 2-0 1 4 3 3 1 1 7 0.571 Russell Vadala 99 0-0 1-0 0 4 3 1 1 0 5 0.800 Totals 4.61 7-8 15-15 121 127 82 62 53 109 487 0.261

2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 27 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 27 2020 rESULTS game-by-game summary GAME DATE OPPONENT SCORE R-H-E/R-H-E INN PITCHER OF RECORD Feb. 14, 2020 Schreiner 11-2 11-9-3/2-9-4 9 Palczewski (W 1-0) Feb. 15, 2020 Schreiner 2-0 2-6-1/0-1-1 7 Champaneri (W 1-0) Feb. 15, 2020 Schreiner 3-12 3-7-6/12-14-1 9 Whatley (L 0-1) Feb. 18, 2020 Southwestern 7-4 7-6-2/4-8-1 9 Murray (W 1-0) Feb. 22, 2020 at Louisiana College 5-1 5-6-0/1-3-0 7 Zolman (W 1-0) Feb. 22, 2020 at Louisiana College 2-0 2-6-0/0-5-0 9 Champaneri (W 2-0) Feb. 23, 2020 at Louisiana College 2-8 2-9-3/8-8-0 9 Whatley (L 0-2) Feb. 28, 2020 Belhaven 5-8 5-7-2/8-12-0 -8 Murray (L 1-1) Feb. 28, 2020 Belhaven 0-7 0-4-2/7-8-0 7 Champaneri (L 2-1) Feb. 29, 2020 Belhaven 5-15 5-9-3/15-13-0 8 Palczewski (L 1-1) March 6, 2020 at LeTourneau 2-4 2-8-1/4-6-2 9 Nelson (L 0-1) March 7, 2020 at LeTourneau 5-6 5-9-3/6-8-3 7 Champaneri (L 2-2) March 7, 2020 at LeTourneau 0-8 0-4-1/8-14-0 9 Murray (L 1-2) March 10, 2020 UT Dallas 8-5 8-12-3/5-12-2 9 Nelson (W 1-1) March 11, 2020 Blackburn 10-2 10-14-2/2-6-1 9 Whatley (W 1-2)

28 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 28 UMHB ADMINISTRATION

DR. RANDY O’REAR, UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

Randy O’Rear became the 22nd president of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor when he assumed the office on June 1, 2009. O’Rear was named President and CEO of the university in a unanimous decision by the school’s Board of Trustees in September 2008. Dr. O’Rear is the first of president of UMHB who is also an alumnus of the university. He graduated from UMHB with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1988 and earned an MBA from UMHB in 1997. O’Rear earned a doctoral degree in Higher Education from Baylor University in 2004. O’Rear has served at UMHB since 1988, most recently as executive vice president and chief operating officer. For more than 18 years, O’Rear has been actively involved in fund- raising for the university. Under his leadership, gifts and grants dramatically increased, numerous endowed scholar- ships were established and major capital projects were completed, including the construction of the Parker Academic Center, the Mayborn Campus Center, the Meyer Christian Studies Center and the Crusader Stadium Complex. O’Rear has also strong ties to the UMHB athletic department. He was also a two-year letterman for the UMHB baseball program as a right-handed pitcher. O’Rear held the school record for wins in a season for five years before that mark was broken in 1992. He also spent one year as a student assistant coach and two years as a full-time assis- tant coach for the Cru baseball team. Originally from Waco, O’Rear is a graduate of Robinson High School. He and his wife, Julie, have three children, Ryan, Taylor and Reed. Taylor and her husband, John, a former UMHB soccer standout, have two sons. Reed is married to former UMHB basketball player Jesslyn Poole. The O’Rears live in Belton and are members of First Baptist Church, Belton.

RANDY MANN, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ATHLETICS

Randy Mann was promoted to Vice President for Athletics in May of 2012 after serving as full-time Associate Athletic Director for four years. He spent the previous eight years serving as head men’s coach and associate AD. Coach Mann guided the Cru to the American Southwest Conference championship in 2008 and closed out his coaching career by guiding the Cru to the first NCAA Division III National Tournament berth in the program’s history. Mann also led the Cru to ASC championships in 2005 and 2001. The first conference championship was the first conference title in the history of the UMHB men’s golf program. The Crusaders never finished lower than fourth in the ASC Tournament during Mann’s tenure in Belton. The Crusaders also narrowly missed earn- ing the first NCAA Division III National Championship berth in the program’s history in the spring of 2004, although Dillon Gooch qualified as an individual to become the first UMHB men’s golfer to compete in the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

Coach Mann came to UMHB from Temple High School, where he spent the seven years as head coach of the boys and girls golf teams. Coach Mann spent a total of 19 years teaching and coaching in the Temple Independent School District. He took the Temple boys golf team to 4 district titles and 2 district runner-ups finishes in his 7 years as coach. In that same time, Coach Mann took the girls team to 3 district titles and 3 district runner-up finishes. The teams only missed the regional tournament once each during Coach Mann’s tenure.

Randy Mann is a 1980 graduate of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, and he received his master’s degree from Tarleton in 1998. He and his wife, Caroline, have three sons, Mitchell, Michael, and Marshall, and one grand- son, Maverick.

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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor was chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845, making UMHB the oldest institution of higher learning offering continuous education in the state. The University has a projected fall enrollment of over 4,000. The campus student-to-teacher ratio is 17 to 1. Over 60 percent of UMHB’s professors have earned doctorates, and all are committed to quality education. Approximately one-half of the University’s full-time students live on campus.

LOCATION UMHB is located in Belton, a town of 20,000 people in the heart of Central Texas. Belton is on I-35, approximately 150 miles south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and 60 miles north of Austin.

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Christian education. The University now offers bachelor degrees in 40 different majors. Fields of study include: accounting, art, biology, business, chemistry, Christian Ministry, Christian Science, communication, computer studies, criminal justice, economics, education, engineering, English, environmental science, exercise physiology, finance, graphic design, history, international business, journalism, leadership, management, marketing, mathematics, music, nursing, performance, physical education, physics, political science, pre-medicine, pre-physical therapy, psychology, public relations, social work, sociology, Spanish, speech and sport management.

Pre-professional programs are included in a variety of the majors listed above. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor also offers an Honor’s Program and study abroad opportunities. GRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor has expanded offerings in graduate studies with the University currently offering 11 Master’s Degree programs and three Doctorate programs.

UMHB is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, masters and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Individual colleges are also accredited by a variety of agencies. A complete list is available at www.umhb.edu. COSTS Tuition for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is $950.00 per semester hour. Room and board costs are approximately $4100 per semester.

FINANCIAL AID The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is one of the most affordable private schools in the Southwest. Approximately 90 percent of its students receive some form of financial assistance.

CONTACT INFORMATION University Switchboard ...... (254) 295-8642 ...... 1-800-727-8642 Admissions ...... (254) 295-4520 Athletic Department ...... (254) 295-4618 Financial Aid ...... (254) 295-4517 Housing ...... (254) 295-4592 Recruiting...... (254) 295-4514 Registrar ...... (254) 295-4509

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