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Table of Contents Table of Contents Media Outlets 2003-004 Quick Facts 2004 Ram Baseball Fort Worth Star-TTelegram School Information Tracey Meyers. (817) 548-5481 Location. Fort Worth, Texas Dallas Morning News Founded . 1890 Enrollment . 2,500 Coaching Staff . 2 Dave Smith . (214) 977-8260 Season Preview . 3 Nickname . Rams, Lady Rams Arlington Star-TTelegram Colors . Blue and Gold Roster Breakdown. 4 Rick Mauch . (817) 548-5479 Facility. LaGrave Field (2,500), Sycamore Park Meet the Rams . 5-10 Arlington Morning News Affiliation . NAIA Division I 2003 Recap. 11-12 Cameron Maun. (817) 695-0330 Conference. Red River Red River Athletic Conference . 13 WFAA-TTV (ABC) Administration Record Book. 14-15 George Riba . (214) 977-6585 KDFW-TTV (Fox) President . Dr. Harold Jeffcoat All-time vs. Opponents . 16 Director of Athletics . Terry Waldrop Mike Doocy . (817) 654-4000 All-time Roster . 17 Assistant Athletics Director . Kevin Millikan KTVT-TTV (CBS) . (817) 451-1111 Faculty Athletics Representative. Pam Rast 2004 Opponent Quick Facts . 18 KXAS-TTV (NBC) Facilities. 19 Derek Castillo . (817) 654-6311 Coaching Staff Message from the President . 20 Baseball Message from the A.D. 21 Head Coach . Mike Jeffcoat Texas Wesleyan Campus Map . 22 Media Information Alma Mater . Louisiana Tech `86 Record at Wesleyan . 52-45-1 (2) Sports Information Department Career Record . same The Texas Wesleyan Sports Information Office Phone . (817) 531-7547 E-mail . [email protected] Department is located on the second floor of the Sid Richardson Center, which is on Softball Collard Street between Rosedale Avenue Head Coach . David Barrientes and Vickery Street. Alma Mater. St. Edward’s `97 Record at Wesleyan . 38-37 (2) Best Time to Reach Coaches Career Record . same Coach Jeffcoat and Coach Barrientes can Office Phone . (817) 531-4852 generally be reached in the morning from E-mail . [email protected] Assistant Coach. Shannon Gower 10 to 12. All interviews should be coordi- Assistant Coach . Amanda Kashuba nated through the Sports Information Department. Team Information Baseball Interview Policy Overall/Conference Record . 38-22-1 / 20-10 Media interviews of athletes and coaches Starters Returning/Lost . 6/4 are encouraged, and every effort will be Letterwinners Returning/Lost . 9/15 made to accommodate requests. In-per- Softball son interviews are preferred, but telephone Overall/Conference Record . 14-28 / 5-11 interviews can be arranged through the Starters Returning/Lost . 3/7 Texas Wesleyan Sports Information Office. Letterwinners Returning/Lost. 7/8 Under no circumstances will student-ath- letes’ residence numbers be supplied to History the media. Baseball Senior Brad Shiller First Year of Baseball . 1967 On the World Wide Web All-time Record . 986-712-2 (.581) Roster information, complete schedules Conference Championships . Eight All-time Postseason Record . 44-48 and results are available on the athletics 2004 Lady Ram Softball Website at www.ramsports.net. All game Softball releases are posted as soon as possible First Year of Softball . 1978 Coaching Staff. 23 after the conclusion of each event. All-time Record . 437-359-2 (.549) Conference Championships. Four Season Preview . 24 All-time Postseason Record . 15-12 Roster Breakdown. 25 Credits Meet the Lady Rams. 26-28 The 2003-04 Texas Wesleyan Baseball Sports Information 2003 Recap. 29-30 and Softball Media Guide is a production of Sports Information Director. Logan Lawrence the Texas Wesleyan Sports Information Office. Office Phone . (817) 531-4855 Red River Athletic Conference . 31 Home Phone . (817) 263-7293 Record Book . 32-33 The guide was written, edited and designed by Logan Lawrence. Editorial assistance was pro- Cell Phone . (817) 980-5401 All-time vs. Opponents . 34 vided by Richard Lind. Contributing photogra- E-mail . [email protected] All-time Roster . 35 phers include Logan Lawrence, Jose Valdez Fax . (817) 531-4208 2004 Opponent Quick Facts . 36 and Richard Lind. The guide was printed by Website . www.ramsports.net MultiAd Sports, Peoria, Ill. 1 Coaching Staff M i k e J E F F C O A T Brewers, making him the first American League Jeffcoat’s Career Record pitcher since the inception of the designated Head Coach hitter rule in 1973 to record an RBI in a regular Third Season season game. He also became the first Overall Conference Louisiana Tech, `86 American League pitcher to record a hit since Year W L T Pct. W L T Pct. the Rangers’ Ferguson Jenkins did so in 1974. M ike Jeffcoat will Even though Mike finished his career with 2002 14 23 0 .378 -- -- -- -- begin his third season at the Florida Marlins in 1994, he has continued 2003 38 22 1 .631 20 10 0 .667 the helm of the Wesleyan to make his home in the metroplex. He and his baseball team. wife Elaine live in Arlington with their children Totals 52 45 1 .536 20 10 0 .667 Last season he led the Rams to their best Drew, Haley, Ryan and Kaley. record (38-22-1) since the 1995 season when The Jeffcoat File they won 39 games. He produced two first- team all-conference players in freshmen, Shea Harrison and Matt Putman, and relief pitcher of COACHING CAREER: the year, Seth Manning. The team had a 14- - Texas Wesleyan University (2001 - Present) game winning streak and knocked off #2- Head Coach ranked Oklahoma City. He also led the team to two victories over national powerhouse Houston Career Record: 52-45-1 (2) Baptist. In his first season at Wesleyan, Jeffcoat led PLAYING CAREER: the team to a 14-23 record in its transition year - Louisiana Tech University (1978-880) in NCAA Division III. Drafted, 13th round, Cleveland Indians 1980 Mike was born and raised in Pine Bluff, Ark., - Cleveland Indians (1983-885) where he excelled as a high school pitcher. He attended Louisiana Tech University on a base- - San Francisco Giants (1985) ball scholarship, but left before his senior year - Texas Rangers (1987-992) to sign a professional contract with the - Florida Marlins (1994) Cleveland Indians (He would later complete his degree in physical education in 1986). On EDUCATION: August 21, 1983, Mike made his major league - B.S., Physical Education (1986) debut against the Seattle Mariners, and on September 18th, he outdueled the Yankees’ Louisiana Tech University Dave Righetti for his first major league victory. In May of 1985, Mike was traded to the San PERSONAL: Francisco Giants, where he remained until - Married to wife Elaine becoming a free agent at the end of the 1986 - Has two sons, Drew and Ryan, and two daugh- season. He then signed with the Texas Rangers Former major-leaguer Mike Jeffcoat is fifth on the all-time ters, Haley and Kaley. and spent the next six years in Arlington. In wins list (52), and fourth in all-time winning percentage - Resides in Arlington 1989, Mike had arguably the best year of his (.536). career, posting a 9-6 record in 22 starts, with a 2-to-1 K/BB ratio and a 3.58 ERA. On August 2, 1991, Mike doubled home a run in the 9th inning of a 15-1 victory over the Milwaukee T o b y H A R R A H Washington Senators before moving with the team to Texas in 1972. He spent eight seasons in Arlington before being traded to Cleveland (for Special Consultant/Hitting Instructor Buddy Bell), where he played from 1979-1983. After one year as a New First Season York Yankee, Harrah returned to Arlington for two seasons, where he retired following the 1986 campaign. Former major league player and manager, Harrah stayed with the Rangers organization for eight more Toby Harrah is in his second season on the Texas years, serving as a minor league manager and major league coach, Wesleyan baseball coaching staff as a special con- before compiling a 32-44 record as manager of the Rangers during the sultant and hitting instructor. Harrah, also serves as second half of the 1992 season. Despite the hiring of Kevin Kennedy as a bench coach for the Fort Worth Cats minor league manager the following season, Harrah remained with the club through baseball club. 1994 as the hitting coach. In 1995, he accepted the manager position The move reunites Harrah with Head Coach Mike Jeffcoat, who for the New York Mets triple-A club, where he earned the International first met as teammates on the 1983 Cleveland Indians squad. Harrah League Manager of the Year award for leading his team to an 86-56 was the third baseman when Jeffcoat made his major league debut in record, a division title, and an appearance in the league’s championship August of that year. They also worked together for several years as part of series. the Texas Rangers organization. Harrah was the manager at triple-A The following year he would return to the major leagues as a hit- Oklahoma City when Jeffcoat spent time there in 1987 and 1988, and ting coach, working with the Detroit Tigers for two seasons and the both were with the major league club from 1989-1992. Harrah served as Cincinnati Reds for one, before joining Buddy Bell’s staff in Colorado as a an assistant on Bobby Valentine’s staff until June of 1992, when he bench coach for the 2000-01 seasons. This year, wanting to be closer to replaced Valentine as manager for the remainder of the season. his family in Fort Worth, Harrah joined the Fort Worth Cats as a coach on Harrah has spent the last 35 years in professional baseball. He Wayne Terwilliger’s staff. began his major league career in 1969 as a shortstop with the 2 2004 Preview After posting the most wins in eight seasons with 38, Texas Wesleyan enters the 2004 season looking to compete for a conference title T a k i n g i t t o t h e n e x t l e v e l Coming off of its first season back in the NAIA and first in the Red River Athletic Conference, Texas Wesleyan is looking to take N u m b e r s C o m i n g B a c k the next step in post-season play.