2012 Eastern Illinois Week 9 Assistant SID Greg Lautzenheiser // 2240 Lantz Arena // Office: (217) 581-7020 // Cell: (419) 605-8512 // Email: [email protected]

2012 Schedule/Results Games 31-33 // Eastern

13-17 // 4-4 Ohio Valley April 13 at 2 p.m. April 14 at 1 p.m. FEBRUARY April 15 at Noon 17...... vs Mississippi Valley State%...... W, 11-2 17...... at Jackson State%...... L, 2-1 Field (1,500) // Richmond, Ky. 18...... vs Mississippi Valley State%...... Rain Out *all times listed as CST 19...... at Jackson State%...... Canceled 24...... at Southeastern Louisiana...... L, 10-1 BASEBALL HITS THE ROAD FOR OVC SERIES AT EASTERN KENTUCKY 25...... at Southeastern Louisiana...... L, 4-3 COACHING MATCHUP STADIUM INFORMATION 26...... at Southeastern Louisiana...... L, 1-0 Eastern Illinois: Jim Schmitz Facility: Turkey Hughes Field 28...... at No. 14 Louisville...... W, 3-2 MARCH Alma Mater, Year: Wilmington College, 1979 Capacity: 1,500 3...... vs IPFW^...... W, 8-2 Record at EIU (Yrs.): 460-473 (18th) Dimensions: 340-410-330 3...... at Evansville^...... W, 9-3 Career Record: 624-634 (25th) Surface: Field Turf/Natural 4...... at Evansville^...... L, 5-1 Press Box Phone: (859) 200-1958 6...... at Indiana State...... L, 10-0 Eastern Kentucky: Jason Stein 9...... at South Florida...... L, 4-0 Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky, 1997 10...... at South Florida...... W, 3-0 Record at EKU (Yrs.): 79-84 (4th) 11...... at South Florida...... L, 5-1 Career Record: Same 12...... vs Iowa+...... L, 2-1 14...... vs Navy+...... L, 9-6 15...... vs Bucknell+...... W, 6-5 (11) 16...... vs Northwestern+...... L, 1-0 Pitching Matchups 20...... at Southern Illinois...... W, 5-1 23...... at SIU Edwardsville*...... L, 2-1 April 13 • Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky 24...... at SIU Edwardsville*...... W, 6-3 RHP Mike Hoekstra (2-2 W-L, 2.30 ERA) 25...... at SIU Edwardsville*...... L, 2-0 27...... NO. 30 SAINT LOUIS...... W, 13-6 vs RHP Matt Harris (4-3 W-L, 5.13 ERA) 30...... SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*...... W, 5-1 31...... SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*...... L, 12-5 April 14 • Eastern Illinois vs Eastern Kentucky APRIL LHP Christian Slazinik (4-3 W-L, 2.70 ERA) 1...... SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*...... W, 10-0 vs LHP Shane Grimm (3-4 W-L, 3.92 ERA) 3...... at Illinois State...... L, 9-1 (5) 6...... AUSTIN PEAY*...... L, 8-7 (17) April 15 • Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky 7...... AUSTIN PEAY*...... W, 2-1 (9) RHP Troy Barton (4-3 W-L, 1.73 ERA) 10...... at Illinois...... L, 10-3 vs TBA 11...... ILLINOIS COLLEGE...... W, 10-3 13...... at Eastern Kentucky*...... 2 p.m. 14...... at Eastern Kentucky*...... 1 p.m. Possible EIU Position Starters 15...... at Eastern Kentucky*...... NOON 18...... vs Illinois #...... 6 p.m. Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. B/T AVG R 2B HR RBI SB-SBA 20...... MOREHEAD STATE*...... 3 P.M. C 37 Jacob Reese 5-10 195 So. R/R .292 14 8 1 13 3-5 21...... MOREHEAD STATE*...... 1 P.M. 1B 27 T.J. McManus 6-1 210 R-Sr. L/R .310 13 7 3 13 0-1 22...... MOREHEAD STATE*...... 1 P.M. 2B 8 Cameron Berra 5-10 205 So. R/R .333 4 0 0 2 0-0 24...... at Western Illinois...... 3:30 p.m. or 1 Nathan Sopena 5-9 180 Jr. R/R .197 8 3 0 3 4-5 25...... BENEDICTINE (IL)...... 3 P.M. 3B 33 Brant Valach 6-2 205 Fr. R/R .269 4 5 1 18 1-1 27...... at Tennessee Tech*...... 6 p.m. SS 3 Ryan Dineen 6-1 200 Jr. L/R .336 14 8 2 15 10-14 28...... at Tennessee Tech*...... 2 p.m. 29...... at Tennessee Tech*...... 1 p.m. LF 5 David Ciaglia 6-4 220 R-Sr. R/R .235 11 6 2 7 2-3 MAY CF 4 Nick Priessman 5-11 185 Jr. S/R .247 14 0 2 6 5-9 4...... at Murray State*...... 3 p.m. RF 15 Caleb Howell 5-11 165 Fr. L/L .226 12 1 0 8 3-5 5...... at Murray State*...... 2 p.m. DH 24 Ben Thoma 6-2 210 R-Sr. R/R .190 10 4 6 12 0-1 6...... at Murray State*...... 1 p.m. 8...... at Saint Louis...... 6 p.m. 11...... UT MARTIN*...... 3 P.M. 12...... UT MARTIN*...... 1 P.M. OVC Standings 13...... UT MARTIN*...... 1 P.M. OVC Overall 15...... BRADLEY...... 3 P.M. Team Record Pct H A N Streak Record Pct H A N Streak 17...... at Jacksonville State*...... 6 p.m. Austin Peay 7-1 .875 3-0 4-1 0-0 L1 20-12 .625 12-6 8-6 0-0 W1 18...... at Jacksonville State*...... 1 p.m. Eastern Kentucky 6-3 .667 4-2 2-1 0-0 L1 14-16 .467 7-7 7-9 0-0 L1 19...... at Jacksonville State*...... 1 p.m. 23-26...... OVC Tournament...... TBA Jacksonville State 6-3 .667 2-1 4-2 0-0 W1 12-19 .387 5-8 4-9 3-2 L1 Morehead State 5-4 .556 1-2 4-2 0-0 W1 19-14 .576 10-5 8-9 1-0 W2 All Times Central and subject to change Tennessee Tech 5-4 .556 3-0 2-4 0-0 L1 14-18 .438 10-7 3-10 1-1 W1 Home games listed in BOLD CAPS Eastern Illinois 4-4 .500 3-2 1-2 0-0 W1 13-17 .433 5-2 5-12 3-3 W1 * game Murray State 3-6 .333 3-3 0-3 0-0 W1 17-17 .500 12-9 5-8 0-0 W2 % Jackson State Tournament (Jackson, Miss.) SIUE 3-6 .333 3-3 0-3 0-0 L1 15-18 .455 10-8 5-10 0-0 L1 + Spring Break Tournament (Davenport, Fla.) UT Martin 3-6 .333 2-1 1-5 0-0 L1 9-23 .281 7-7 1-15 1-1 L2 ^ Evansville Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) Southeast Missouri 2-7 .222 1-5 1-2 0-0 W1 10-24 .294 8-13 2-11 0-0 W2 # Game played at Peterson Park (Mattoon, Ill.) *as of 04/12/12 Page 2 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

Career Record Watch Player/Team Notes

Home Runs GAMES 31-33 STARTING ROTATION PACES OVC IN ERA 1. Matt Marzec...... 39...... 1996-00 The Panther baseball team travels to Richmond, The Panther starting rotation of Mike Hoekstra, 2. Tim Pyznarski...... 36...... 1979-81 Ky., for a weekend Ohio Valley Conference series Christian Slazinik and Troy Barton is arguably the 3. Bret Pignatiello...... 35...... 2000-03 4. Stan Royer...... 34...... 1986-88 with Eastern Kentucky. EIU is 13-17 (4-4 OVC) on best weekend rotation in the OVC as far as ERA is 5. Ben Thoma...... 30...... 2008-pres. the year while EKU is 14-16 (6-3 OVC). concerned. Barton ranks second with a 1.73 ERA 6. Brian Nickell...... 28...... 1999-02 while Hoekstra ranks third (2.30 ERA) and Slazinik Mark Tomse...... 28...... 1996-99 LAST TIME OUT ranks fifth (2.70 ERA). Clint Benhoff...... 28...... 1997-98 The Panthers are coming off two midweek games, Keith Mierzwa...... 28...... 1991-94 9. Sean Lyons...... 27...... 1996-99 dropping a 10-3 contests at Illinois on Tuesday Hoekstra also leads the OVC in innings pitched 10. Josh Zink...... 26...... 1995-98 before defeating Illinois College by the same score (54.2) while ranking fourth in strikeouts (43 K). Dan Hargis...... 26...... 1987-89 on Wednesday. EIU committed a season-high Barton also ranks second in opponent batting Mike Rooney...... 26...... 1984-87 five errors in the loss to the Fighting Illini before average (.198 BA) while Slazinik ranks third (.209 committing four miscues against the Blue Boys. BA). Runs Batted In 1. Matt Marzec...... 167...... 1996-00 2. Tim Pyznarski...... 156...... 1979-81 EIU hit .324 between the two games, paced by PANTHERS STRUGGLING AT THE PLATE 3. Stan Royer...... 151...... 1986-88 Cameron Berra who went 3-for-5 at the plate. EIU ranks last in the conference in hitting with a 4. Ryan Campbell...... 145...... 2004-07 Caleb Howell posted a .500 batting average (3-for- .246 batting average. Only two players in Ryan 5. Josh Zink...... 138...... 1995-98 6) in the two contests. The pitching staff put up a Dineen (.336 BA) and T.J. McManus (.310 BA) are 6. Bret Pignatiello...... 131...... 2000-03 3.18 ERA with 16 strikeouts. batting over .300 this season. 7. Jordan Kreke...... 129...... 2006-09 8. Keith Mierzwa...... 126...... 1991-94 9. Richie Derbak...... 122...... 2007-10 EIU-EKU SERIES HISTORY REESE, PANTHERS CATCH RUNNERS STEALING Brian Nickell...... 122...... 1999-02 EIU trails the all-time series between the two EIU has only allowed 14 stolen bases this season, schools by one game, 25-24. Panther head coach the fewest in the conference. The next best team, Ben Thoma...... 114...... 2008-pres. Jim Schmitz is 24-24 all-time against EKU during his Jacksonville State, has allowed 31 stolen bases. tenure as the Panther skipper. Doubles 1. Ryan Campbell...... 60...... 2004-07 Catcher Jacob Reese has caught 17 of the 29 base 2. Sean Lyons...... 56...... 1996-99 LAST TIME OUT: EKU runners attempting to steal a base, recording a .414 3. Dana Leibovitz...... 52...... 1987-90 The Panthers went 2-1 last season against EKU on SBA%. Matt Marzec...... 52...... 1996-00 March 26-27, 2011 in Charleston. As a team, EIU 5. Jordan Kreke...... 51...... 2006-09 posted a .377 batting average led by T.J. McManus EIU ONE LINERS 6. Brett Nommensen...... 49...... 2006-09 who hit .538 (7-for-13) in the series. The Glenview, • Despite having a .190 batting average on the year, 7. Matt Legaspi...... 47...... 1989-92 8. - Rick Royer...... 46...... 1990-93 Ill., native also posted five RBI, two runs and a redshirt-senior Ben Thoma has a team-high six 9. Richie Derbak...... 43...... 2007-10 homer. Ryan Dineen also hit .400 (4-for-10) in the home runs – all coming inside the friendly confines 10. Chris Uhle...... 41...... 2001-04 series. of Coaches Stadium. Thoma hit two homers in the Josh Landon...... 41...... 1998-01 Panthers midweek victory over Illinois College. The pitching staff combined to post a 4.88 ERA Ben Thoma...... 36...... 2008-pres. in the weekend series with 31 strikeouts to only • Ben Thoma has a .333 career batting average three walks in 24 innings pitched. Luke Bushur and against EKU with six RBI, five runs and three Christian Slazinik earned the wins from the mound. doubles. In six career games versus the Colonels, Quick Facts Ryan Dineen is hitting .300 with four runs and two EIU IN OVC GAMES doubles. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Through eight OVC contests, the Panthers are Location...... Charleston, Ill. (21,000) hitting .247 as a team. T.J. McManus is hitting .345 • Junior Ryan Dineen is tied for third in the OVC in Year Founded...... 1895 in with eight RBI while Brant Valach has added six stolen bases. The infielder is 10-for-14 on the base Enrollment...... 11,630 Nickname...... Panthers RBI. A total of three players are hitting over .300 in paths this season. School Colors...... Blue & Gray those games. Affiliation...... NCAA Division I • Freshman Brant Valach leads the Panthers with Conference...... Ohio Valley The Panther pitching staff has a 1.96 ERA, led by a .367 batting average (11-for-30) with runners in President...... Dr. William Perry starter Mike Hoekstra’s 1.29 ERA. EIU has recorded scoring position and has a team-high six, two-out Director of Athletics...... Barbara Burke Athletics Phone...... 217-581-6014 62 strikeouts through 78 innings of OVC action. RBI.

TEAM INFORMATION PANTHERS LEAD OVC IN ERA • Senior Darin Worman ranks second in the 2011 Overall Record...... 18-33 The Panther pitching staff continues to pace the conference in appearances, making 19 trips out of Conference Record/Finish...... 9-12/7th OVC with a 2.95 ERA, a large margin over the the bullpen this season. The southpaw is 1-3 on the Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 17/12 next best pitching staff (Austin Peay – 4.37 ERA). year with a 5.27 ERA. Position Starters Returning/Lost...... 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost...... 7/4 The ERA ranks as the 21st best in the nation (out Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...... 4/1 of 291 teams). EIU also leads the conference in • Despite only batting .197 on the year, Nathan Newcomers...... 12 fewest runs and earned runs while ranking second Sopena has paced the Panthers at the plate in fewest walks allowed. through eight conference games with a .350 batting STADIUM INFORMATION average. Home Field...... Coaches Stadium PANTHERS LEAD OVC IN SACRIFICE HITS Surface...... Grass Capacity...... 500 The Panthers have a total of 47 sacrifice hits on HOEKSTRA IN THE CAREER PITCHING CHARTS Dimensions...... 340-360-380-360-340 the year, including 41 sacrifice bunts. Junior Nick Redshirt-senior Mike Hoekstra ranks fourth in Priessman paces the squad with 10 sacrifice bunts, career games started with 38. The RHP has a 13-12 SPORTS INFORMATION the 14th most in the nation. career record with a 4.17 ERA in 237.1 innings of Baseball SID...... Greg Lautzenheiser action. He also has posted 153 strikeouts to only Office Phone...... 217-581-7020 Cell Phone...... 419-605-8512 39 walks. E-Mail...... [email protected] Website...... eiupanthers.com Page 3 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

OVC Weekly Schedule Player/Team Notes

Tuesday, April 10 PITCHERS LOOK TO LEAD OVC IN ERA FOR THIRD SCHMITZ ENTERS 18th SEASON AS HEAD COACH @Morehead State 7, Georgetown College 3 CONSECUTIVE SEASON Panther head coach Jim Schmitz enters his 18th @Southeast Missouri 4, Southern Illinois 1 EIU returns seven pitchers – including four starters season at the helm of the EIU baseball program and @Belmont 8, Tennessee Tech 1 – from a staff that lead the OVC in earned run 25th overall season as a head coach. Schmitz has @Troy 15, Jacksonville State 7 @SIUE 10, Benedictine-Springfield 9 (10) average a year ago. Under the direction of assistant amassed over 600 wins as a head coach. @Illinois 10, Eastern Illinois 3 coach/recruiting coordinator Skylar Meade, the pitching staff has led the conference in ERA in three Under Schmitz, the Panthers have won four Wednesday, April 11 of the last four seasons. EIU finished the 2009 outright OVC regular-season titles – tied for the @Murray State 3, Evansville 1 campaign ranked second in ERA. most by any school in the OVC. He has also won @Eastern Illinois 10, Illinois College 3 OVC Coach of the Year on three occasions, the most @Austin Peay 10, Middle Tennessee 3 THOMA IN THE CAREER BATTING CHARTS by any skipper in the conference. Saint Louis 5, @SIUE 1 Redshirt-senior Ben Thoma is closing in on the @Tennessee Tech 13, Alabama A&M 1 career top-10 charts in doubles and RBI. The A total of 16 players at EIU have been drafted under @Lipscomb 15, UT Martin 4 outfielder currently ranks fifth in career home Schmitz, including five players in the last three Friday, April 13 runs with 30. He also needs five doubles and eight years. 43 Panthers have earned first team or second *Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m. RBI to enter the top-10 of both of those statistical team all-conference selections since Schmitz took *Southeast Missouri at Morehead State, 4:00 p.m. categories. over the program in 1995. *Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 4:00 p.m. *Murray State at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m. BUSHUR RETURNS AFTER EARNING OVC NEW OVC SCHEDULE FORMAT *SIUE at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. NEWCOMER TEAM HONORS Previously the OVC played a three-game series Sophomore Luke Bushur is the Panthers lone spread over two days, with the teams playing a Saturday, April 14 returning all-conference selection, earning all- doubleheader on Saturday (with one of those *Southeast Missouri at Morehead State, 1:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky, 1:00 p.m. newcomer team accolades in 2011. The RHP posted games being a 7-inning game, the other a 9-inning *Murray State at Austin Peay, 2:00 p.m. a 4-5 record as a starter with 49 strikeouts – the affair) and a single 9-inning game on Sunday. *SIUE at Tennessee Tech, 2:00 p.m. second most on the team – in 56.2 innings of work. *Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. Starting this season the series schedule will move to a three-game series over three days (Friday- Sunday, April 15 Saturday-Sunday), with a single 9-inning game *Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. being played each day. Games on Friday will begin *Southeast Missouri at Morehead State, 12:00 p.m. no earlier than 3 p.m. local time and no later than *Murray State at Austin Peay, 1:00 p.m. 6 p.m. local time. *SIUE at Tennessee Tech, 1:00 p.m. *Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 1:00 p.m.

Last Time It Happened...

An Eastern Illinois hitter had... An Eastern Illinois team had... 7 at-bats ...... Cam Strang vs Jacksonville State (5/7/11) 20 runs...... 25 - at Morehead State (4/10/11) 5 hits...... Nick Priessman vs Illinois College (4/13/11) 10 runs in an inning...... 10 - Morehead State, Fifth Inning (4/10/10) 8 consecutive hits...... Jordan Tokarz 24 RBIs...... Blackburn College (4/15/09) ...... between 4/15/09-4/18/09 22 RBIs...... at Morehead State (4/10/11) 5 runs...... Zach Skidmore at UT Martin (4/11/09) 25 hits...... at Morehead State (4/10/11) 6 RBIs...... Jake Samuels (at Morehead State (4/10/11) 21 hits ...... at Jacksonville State (5/8/10) 3 doubles...... Ben Thoma at Illinois (4/20/11) 7 doubles ...... Chicago State (4/1/09) 2 triples...... Brett Nommensen at Southern Illinois, (5/15/07) 3 triples...... at Murray State (4/2/99) 2 home runs...... Ben Thoma at UT Martin (4/30/11) 9 home runs...... at Morehead State (4/10/11) 3 home runs...... Zach Borenstein at Morehead State (4/10/11) 8 home runs...... Blackburn College (4/15/09) Grand Slam...... Ben Thoma at Austin Peay (4/2/11) The Eastern Illinois defense/pitching had... An Eastern Illinois pitcher had... 7-inning shutout...... 14-0 vs Morehead St. (4/10/10) 10 strikeouts...... Mike Hoekstra at Jackson State (02/17/12) 9-inning shutout...... 1-0 vs Chicago State (3/22/11) No-Hitter...... Andy Keefner at UW-Milwaukee, 7-inning CG (3/26/94) 5 double plays...... UT Martin (4/6/08) 1-hitter...... Tyler Kehrer vs SIU Edwardsville, 9-inning CG (4/26/09) 7-inning complete game...... Mike Hoekstra vs UT Martin (5/1/10) An opposing team had... 9-inning complete game...... Mike Hoekstra at Memphis (3/18/11) No-hitter...... at Southern Mississippi (3/13/04) Page 4 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

2012 Pitching Breakdowns (* - Starter)

31 Troy Barton 22 Scott Houdek 11 Darin Worman 8 Appearances / 6 Starts 7 Appearances 19 Appearances

Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. 02/28 at Louisville* 5.1 3 0 0 2 3 W 02/24 SE Louisiana 4.0 3 1 1 0 2 02/17 vs Mississippi Valley 3.0 2 0 0 0 6 03/04 at Evansville* 3.1 6 3 3 2 2 L 03/06 at Indiana State 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 02/25 at SE Louisiana 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 03/11 at South Florida* 5.2 3 1 1 2 2 03/09 at South Florida 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 02/26 at SE Louisiana 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 03/15 vs Bucknell 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 W 03/12 vs Iowa 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 L 02/28 at Louisville 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 03/20 at Southern Illinois* 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 W 03/14 vs Navy 1.2 2 3 2 1 0 03/04 at Evansville 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 03/25 at SIUE* 6.0 6 2 2 3 3 L 03/31 vs SEMO 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 03/06 at Indiana State 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 04/01 vs SEMO* 7.0 4 0 0 2 7 W 04/11 vs Illinois College 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 03/09 at South Florida 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 04/06 vs Austin Peay 5.0 2 1 1 2 8 L 03/11 at South Florida 0.2 1 3 2 1 L 03/12 vs Iowa 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 17 George Kalousek 03/14 vs Navy 1.2 3 2 2 2 2 L 28 Matt Borens 1 Appearance 03/20 at Southern Illinois 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 7 Appearances / 2 Starts 03/23 at SIUE 0.2 0 1 1 2 1 L Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. 03/25 at SIUE 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. 04/11 vs Illinois College 2.0 1 1 0 1 4 03/27 vs Saint Louis 2.0 2 2 1 1 3 W 03/06 at Indiana State 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 03/31 vs SEMO 4.1 1 4 0 4 2 03/14 vs Navy* 3.1 6 3 3 5 1 04/03 at Illinois State 0.1 4 4 4 1 0 03/20 at Southern Illinois 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 34 Keith Koser 04/06 vs Austin Peay 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 03/27 vs Saint Louis 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 14 Appearances 04/07 vs Austin Peay 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 03/31 vs SEMO 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 04/10 at Illinois 2.0 4 1 1 1 3 04/03 at Illinois State 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. 04/11 vs Illinois College* 4.0 5 2 1 0 2 W 02/17 at Jackson State 1.1 2 1 0 0 2 L 02/26 at SE Louisiana 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 02/28 at Louisville 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 S 6 Luke Bushur 03/04 at Evansville 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 6 Appearances / 1 Start 03/06 at Indiana State 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 03/11 at South Florida 1.2 3 1 0 0 2 Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. 03/14 vs Navy 1.1 1 1 1 1 4 02/24 at SE Louisiana 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 03/16 vs Northwestern 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 03/03 vs IPFW 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 03/20 at Southern Illinois 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 03/06 at Indiana State 1.2 4 2 0 0 1 03/23 at SIUE 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 S 04/03 at Illinois State 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 03/24 at SIUE 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 04/07 vs Austin Peay 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 W 03/27 vs Saint Louis 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 04/10 at Illinois* 2.0 3 6 3 3 0 L 03/30 vs SEMO 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 S 04/11 vs Illinois College 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 32 Adam Clark 11 Appearances 29 Christian Slazinik Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. 8 Appearances / 8 Starts 02/26 at SE Louisiana 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 02/28 at Louisville 2.2 2 1 1 1 3 Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. 03/04 at Evansville 3.1 3 1 0 1 2 02/17 vs Mississippi Valley* 6.0 4 2 0 1 5 W 03/10 at South Florida 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 S 02/24 at SE Louisiana* 2.1 6 8 5 3 1 L 03/12 vs Iowa 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 03/03 vs IPFW* 7.0 3 0 0 0 9 W 03/15 vs Navy 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 03/10 at South Florida* 8.0 1 0 0 3 6 W 03/20 at Southern Illinois 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 03/16 vs Northwestern* 7.0 7 1 1 1 6 L 03/23 at SIUE 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 03/24 at SIUE* 6.0 4 3 2 3 1 W 03/27 vs Saint Louis 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 03/31 vs SEMO* 4.1 4 6 5 6 5 L 04/01 vs SEMO 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 04/07 vs Austin Peay* 6.0 5 1 1 4 4 04/06 vs Austin Peay 3.1 2 0 0 2 3 04/10 at Illinois 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 14 Mike Hoekstra 23 Andrew Grahn 8 Appearances / 8 Starts 8 Appearances / 5 Starts Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. Date Opponent IP H R ER BB K Dec. 02/17 at Jackson State* 6.2 3 1 0 1 10 02/26 at SE Louisiana* 5.0 3 1 1 2 2 L 02/25 at SE Louisiana* 6.2 4 4 2 1 2 L 03/03 at Evansville 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 03/03 at Evansville* 8.1 5 3 2 0 3 W 03/06 at Indiana State* 2.1 7 5 3 0 1 L 03/09 at South Florida* 6.0 8 4 3 3 3 L 03/12 vs Iowa* 8.0 7 1 1 0 7 03/15 vs Navy* 6.0 4 4 4 4 6 03/20 at Southern Illinois 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 03/23 at SIUE* 6.2 7 1 0 2 4 03/27 vs Saint Louis* 3.0 4 3 3 3 1 03/30 vs SEMO* 8.1 5 1 1 0 8 W 04/03 at Illinois State* 2.2 6 3 3 1 0 L 04/06 vs Austin Peay* 6.0 10 5 2 1 7 04/10 at Illinois 2.0 3 3 1 2 1 Page 5 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Nathan Sopena IF 5-9 180 R/R Jr. Lake in the Hills, Ill./Huntley/Heartland C.C. 2 Tyler Schweigert IF 6-0 180 R/R So. Round Lake, Ill./Libertyville 3 Ryan Dineen IF/P 6-1 200 L/R Jr. Valparaiso, Ind./Andrean 4 Nick Priessman OF 5-11 185 S/R Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain 5 David Ciaglia OF 6-4 220 R/R R-Sr. Addison, Ill./Addison Trail/Lake Land College 6 Luke Bushur RHP 6-0 185 R/R So. Teutopolis, Ill./Teutopolis 8 Cameron Berra UTL 5-10 205 R/R So. St. Louis, Mo./Parkway Central 10 Pete Strommen OF 6-3 190 R/R Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison East 11 Darin Worman LHP 6-4 175 R/L Sr. Dietrich, Ill./Dietrich/Parkland College 12 Kevin Austin C 5-11 180 R/R R-So. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita 14 Mike Hoekstra RHP 6-3 185 R/R R-Sr. Lansing, Ill./Thornton Fractional South 15 Caleb Howell OF 5-11 165 L/L Fr. Jacksonville, Ill./Jacksonville 16 Dane Sauer IF 5-11 175 R/R Fr. West Chicago, Ill./West Chicago 17 George Kalousek RHP 6-4 205 R/R R-Jr. Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg 21 John Devito C 5-10 190 R/R Fr. Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein 22 Scott Houdek RHP 6-4 215 R/R Jr. Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South/Heartland C.C. 23 Andrew Grahn RHP 6-4 175 R/R Fr. Louisville, Ill./North Clay 24 Ben Thoma OF 6-2 210 R/R R-Sr. Columbia, Ill./Columbia 26 Brad Schweigert IF 5-10 175 R/R Sr. Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais 27 T.J. McManus IF 6-1 210 L/R R-Sr. Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South/Parkland College 28 Matt Borens RHP 6-7 185 R/R Fr. Monee, Ill./Peotone 29 Christian Slazinik LHP 6-0 190 S/L So. St. Louis, Mo./St. John Vianney 31 Troy Barton RHP 6-6 225 R/R Jr. Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville 32 Adam Clark LHP 6-2 225 L/L Sr. Norwood, Ohio/Norwood/Lincoln Trail College 33 Brant Valach IF 6-2 205 R/R Fr. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg 34 Keith Koser RHP 6-2 215 R/R Jr. Akron, Ind./Tippecanoe/Wabash Valley C.C. 35 Cody Vogler RHP/IF 6-2 260 R/R Fr. New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West 37 Jacob Reese C 5-10 195 R/R So. Rochester, Ill./Chatham-Glenwood 38 Trent Whitcomb OF 5-11 190 L/R Fr. Appleton, Wis./Appleton North Coaching Staff Head Coach - #7 Jim Schmitz (18th season) Assistant Coach - #20 Skylar Meade (5th season) Assistant Coach - #13 Jason Belk (2nd season) Volunteer Assistant Coach - #25 Ben Wolgamot (1st season) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 12 Kevin Austin C 5-11 180 R/R R-So. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita 31 Troy Barton RHP 6-6 225 R/R Jr. Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville 8 Cameron Berra UTL 5-10 205 R/R So. St. Louis, Mo./Parkway Central 28 Matt Borens RHP 6-7 185 R/R Fr. Monee, Ill./Peotone 6 Luke Bushur RHP 6-0 185 R/R So. Teutopolis, Ill./Teutopolis 5 David Ciaglia OF 6-4 220 R/R R-Sr. Addison, Ill./Addison Trail/Lake Land College 32 Adam Clark LHP 6-2 225 L/L Sr. Norwood, Ohio/Norwood/Lincoln Trail College 21 John Devito C 5-10 190 R/R Fr. Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein 3 Ryan Dineen IF/P 6-1 200 L/R Jr. Valparaiso, Ind./Andrean 23 Andrew Grahn RHP 6-4 175 R/R Fr. Louisville, Ill./North Clay 14 Mike Hoekstra RHP 6-3 185 R/R R-Sr. Lansing, Ill./Thornton Fractional South 22 Scott Houdek RHP 6-4 215 R/R Jr. Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South/Heartland C.C. 15 Caleb Howell OF 5-11 165 L/L Fr. Jacksonville, Ill./Jacksonville 17 George Kalousek RHP 6-4 205 R/R R-Jr. Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg 34 Keith Koser RHP 6-2 215 R/R Jr. Akron, Ind./Tippecanoe/Wabash Valley C.C. 27 T.J. McManus IF 6-1 210 L/R R-Sr. Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South/Parkland College 4 Nick Priessman OF 5-11 185 S/R Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain 37 Jacob Reese C 5-10 195 R/R So. Rochester, Ill./Chatham-Glenwood 16 Dane Sauer IF 5-11 175 R/R Fr. West Chicago, Ill./West Chicago 26 Brad Schweigert IF 5-10 175 R/R Sr. Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais 2 Tyler Schweigert IF 6-0 180 R/R So. Round Lake, Ill./Libertyville 29 Christian Slazinik LHP 6-0 190 S/L So. St. Louis, Mo./St. John Vianney 1 Nathan Sopena IF 5-9 180 R/R Jr. Lake in the Hills, Ill./Huntley/Heartland C.C. 10 Pete Strommen OF 6-3 190 R/R Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison East 24 Ben Thoma OF 6-2 210 R/R R-Sr. Columbia, Ill./Columbia 33 Brant Valach IF 6-2 205 R/R Fr. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg 35 Cody Vogler RHP/IF 6-2 260 R/R Fr. New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West 38 Trent Whitcomb OF 5-11 190 L/R Fr. Appleton, Wis./Appleton North 11 Darin Worman LHP 6-4 175 R/L Sr. Dietrich, Ill./Dietrich/Parkland College Page 6 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

Jim Schmitz Head Coach Year: 18th Season Record at EIU: 459-472 (18th season) Career: 623-633 (25th season) Alma Mater: Wilmington College, 1979

Jimmy Schmitz was hired in the fall of 1994 to guide the Eastern Illinois baseball program. 17 seasons later, the skipper has won more games than any other EIU baseball coach in addition to taking the program to unprecedented heights.

The three-time Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year has won four regular-season titles – most recently in 2009 – and has taken the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament on two occasions, both in 1999 and 2008. In addition to the OVC titles, Schmitz won back-to-back west division championships when EIU played in The Summit League (formerly the Mid-Continent Conference) from 1995-96. Schmitz Year-by-Year Schmitz has seen the on-field accomplishments of his players come to fruition as 60 players have earned Year School Overall Conference all-conference accolades including 34 players who 1984.....Wilmington (OH)...... 13-21 have earned first-team distinction. Three players 1985.....Wilmington (OH)...... 22-20 1986.....Wilmington (OH)...... 26-19 have also earned player of the year honors in Matt 3 Years...... 61-60 (.504) Marzec (1998), Pete Pirman (2002) and Jordan Kreke 1987.....Cincinnati...... 31-21...... 5-8, Metro (2009) during his tenure. John Larson also captured 1988.....Cincinnati...... 28-21...... 7-10, Metro pitcher of the year honors in 1999 while Ben Duke 1989.....Cincinnati...... 21-30...... 3-14, Metro earned newcomer of the year recognition in 2001. 1990.....Cincinnati...... 23-29...... 5-10, Metro 4 Years...... 103-101 (.505) Under the tutelage of Schmitz, 16 players have 1995.....Eastern Illinois...... 28-19...... 15-5, 1st (west) Mid-Con been taken in Major League Baseball’s First-Year 1996.....Eastern Illinois...... 25-22...... 15-3, 1st (west) Mid-Con Players Draft since taking the helm of the program in 1997.....Eastern Illinois...... 25-28...... 13-11, 4th, OVC 1995. In June of 2011, Zach Borenstein became the 1998.....Eastern Illinois...... 37-16...... 17-6, 1st, OVC 1999.....Eastern Illinois...... 33-23...... 17-7, 1st, OVC fifth Panther selected in the draft in the last three 2000.....Eastern Illinois...... 22-33...... 10-13, 6th, OVC seasons. 2001.....Eastern Illinois...... 35-20...... 19-1, 1st, OVC When Tyler Kehrer went 48th overall in the 2009 2002.....Eastern Illinois...... 25-26...... 12-8, 2nd, OVC MLB Draft, he became the highest Panther picked 2003.....Eastern Illinois...... 26-31...... 8-12, 6th, OVC since 1988. 2004.....Eastern Illinois...... 26-30...... 17-9, 2nd, OVC 2005.....Eastern Illinois...... 17-39...... 14-13, 7th, OVC The 2011 season saw the Panther pitching staff post 2006.....Eastern Illinois...... 31-24...... 17-10, 3rd, OVC the best earned run average in the OVC. EIU has 2007.....Eastern Illinois...... 23-28...... 12-14, 7th, OVC posted the best ERA in the OVC in three of the last 2008.....Eastern Illinois...... 27-30...... 13-13, 4th, OVC 2009.....Eastern Illinois...... 31-19...... 13-5, 1st, OVC 2010.....Eastern Illinois...... 18-35...... 11-12, 5th, OVC 2011.....Eastern Illinois...... 18-33...... 9-12, 7th, OVC 2012.....Eastern Illinois...... 13-17...... 4-4

18 Years...... 460-473 (.493)

Total Record as a Head Coach (25 Seasons): 624-634 (.496)

*spent 1991-94 seasons as an assistant coach at Ole Miss Page 7 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

Since 1995 Under Schmitz... In addition to the individual and team accomplishments over the years, Schmitz has reached levels of success unseen • 4 outright OVC regular-season titles, the most of any before his arrival in Charleston. In 1999, the Panthers school in the conference advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time in school history. EIU finished third in the Waco Regional and • 19 players drafted or signed as a free agent by a Major upset No. 21 Arizona in the process. Schmitz also guided the League squad Panthers to back-to-back 30-win seasons in 1998 and 1999 for • 2 trips to the NCAA Tournament, including EIU’s first the first time in school history. ever trip in the Division I Era in 1999 Schmitz inherited a program in 1995 without any returning • 3 OVC Players of the Year, only one of two schools in the starting pitchers and captured the west division of the OVC to have that many conference, posting a 28-19 record (.596 winning percentage) – the best winning percentage since 1988. Schmitz would go • 43 All-Conference First Team and Second Team on to win the west division title the following year, igniting Selections the start of a successful tenure as the Panther skipper. • 3 times Coach Schmitz has been named OVC Coach of the Year, the most of any skipper since 1995 Off the field, Schmitz believes in giving back to the community as his team participates in a service program every fall and spring. Each fall the team assists with local Habitat for Humanity projects that benefit the underprivileged. His teams have also participated in Lake Land College’s Friends for a Day service program.

Prior to EIU, Schmitz was an assistant coach under former Chicago Cub Don Kessinger at the University of Mississippi from 1991- 94. Schmitz assisted in landing the nation’s No. 17 recruiting class in 1993 – as ranked by Collegiate Baseball.

Schmitz was head coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1987-90 where he guided the 1987 squad to a program- EIU Players Drafted Under Schmitz best 31 wins and back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in the Metro Conference. Nine of his Bearcats signed Year Player (Round) Team professional contracts. 2011 Zach Borenstein (23rd) 2010 Josh Mueller (13th) Schmitz landed his fist head coaching job at Wilmington Mike Recchia (FA) New York Yankees 2009 Tyler Kehrer (Comp A, 48th Overall) Los Angeles Angels (Ohio) College where he led the program from 1984-86. He Brett Nommensen (8th) Tampa Bay Rays guided the program to its first 20-win season and its first Jordan Kreke (13th) Atlanta Braves appearance in the NAIA Tournament in 1986. 2007 Eric Huber (12th) Pittsburgh Pirates 2004 Kyle Haines (31st) San Francisco Giants Schmitz earned his undergraduate degree from Wilmington Chris Uhle (31st) Houston Astros in 1979 and a master’s in sports administration from Ohio 2003 Jordan Pals (20th) St. Louis Cardinals State University in 1986. He and his wife Kathy have three Bret Pignatiello (27th) Montreal Expos daughters, Abigail, Casey and Hannah. 2001 Chris Martin (FA) New York Yankees 2000 John Larson (21st) Pittsburgh Pirates 1999 Matt Gage (20th) Oakland A’s John Larson (17th) Minnesota Twins 1998 Bobby Castelli (4th) Montreal Expos 1997 Randy Eversgerd (12th) Toronto Blue Jays 1996 Steve Dunlop 1995 Willy Hilton (13th) Oakland A’s Page 8 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

2012 Overall Statistics Page 9 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

2012 OVC ONLY Statistics

2012 Eastern Illinois Baseball Conference statistics for Eastern Illinois (as of Apr 09, 2012) (Ohio Valley games only Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 4-4 Home: 3-2 Away: 1-2 Ohio Valley: 4-4

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 1 SOPENA, Nathan . 3 5 0 7-6 20 4 7 1 0 0 1 8 . 4 0 0 0 5 3 0 . 4 8 0 0 2 1-2 9 15 1 . 9 6 0 27 MCMANUS, T.J. . 3 4 5 8-8 29 6 10 0 0 3 8 19 . 6 5 5 6 0 3 0 . 4 5 7 0 2 0-0 76 2 0 1.000 3 DINEEN, Ryan . 3 4 4 8-8 32 6 11 3 0 1 4 17 . 5 3 1 7 1 3 1 . 4 7 5 0 0 2-3 13 23 3 . 9 2 3 4 PRIESSMAN, Nick . 2 9 6 7-7 27 2 8 0 0 1 2 11 . 4 0 7 4 1 6 0 . 4 0 6 0 2 1-3 22 1 0 1.000 33 VALACH, Brant . 2 8 1 8-8 32 1 9 1 0 1 6 13 . 4 0 6 1 0 2 1 . 2 9 4 1 2 0-0 0 17 2 . 8 9 5 15 HOWELL, Caleb . 2 7 8 8-6 18 3 5 0 0 0 2 5 . 2 7 8 7 1 1 0 . 5 0 0 0 3 0-0 20 0 0 1.000 37 REESE, Jacob . 1 4 7 8-8 34 3 5 1 0 0 2 6 . 1 7 6 2 1 5 1 . 2 1 6 0 2 0-2 62 4 0 1.000 24 THOMA, Ben . 1 3 3 8-8 30 3 4 0 0 3 4 13 . 4 3 3 0 2 7 0 . 1 8 8 0 1 0-1 5 0 0 1.000 5 CIAGLIA, David . 1 0 5 6-5 19 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 . 1 0 5 4 0 4 1 . 2 6 1 0 2 1-1 16 0 1 . 9 4 1 ------16 SAUER, Dane 1.000 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 17 KALOUSEK, George . 2 5 0 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 . 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 8 BERRA, Cameron . 2 1 4 4-4 14 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 . 2 1 4 0 1 3 0 . 2 6 7 0 0 0-0 6 3 1 . 9 0 0 2 SCHWEIGERT, Tyler . 1 3 3 6-3 15 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 . 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 . 2 3 5 0 1 1-2 3 9 1 . 9 2 3 21 DEVITO, John . 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 Totals . 2 4 7 8 275 36 68 7 0 9 33 102 . 3 7 1 32 13 41 6 . 3 5 2 1 17 6-14 234 88 9 . 9 7 3 Opponents . 2 0 6 8 281 29 58 8 3 3 27 81 . 2 8 8 34 5 62 7 . 3 0 2 1 8 1-3 233 124 12 . 9 6 7

LOB - Team (69), Opp (66). DPs turned - Team (7), Opp (7). IBB - Team (6), MCMANUS 2, HOWELL 2, DINEEN 1, CIAGLIA 1, Opp (2).

(Ohio Valley games only Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 14 HOEKSTRA, Mike 1 . 2 9 1-0 3 3 0 0/0 0 21.0 22 7 3 3 19 3 1 0 . 2 5 6 0 1 0 0 1 31 BARTON, Troy 1 . 5 0 1-2 3 2 0 0/1 0 18.0 12 3 3 7 18 3 0 0 . 1 8 8 0 1 0 0 1 11 WORMAN, Darin 2 . 7 0 0-1 5 0 0 0/0 0 10.0 5 7 3 7 5 1 0 0 . 1 7 2 1 0 2 1 3 29 SLAZINIK, Christian 4 . 4 1 1-1 3 3 0 0/0 0 16.1 13 10 8 13 10 1 1 3 . 2 1 7 2 1 0 0 3 ------32 CLARK, Adam 0 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/1 0 5.1 3 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 . 1 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 34 KOSER, Keith 0 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 2 4.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 BUSHUR, Luke 0 . 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 28 BORENS, Matt 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 6 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 22 HOUDEK, Scott 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 . 9 6 4-4 8 8 0 1/1 2 78.0 58 29 17 34 62 8 3 3 . 2 0 6 3 5 3 1 8

Opponents 3 . 7 1 4-4 8 8 0 1/1 3 77.2 68 36 32 32 41 7 0 9 . 2 4 7 6 13 2 1 17

PB - Team (2), REESE 2, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (1), CLARK 1. SBA/ATT - REESE (1-3), WORMAN (0-2), BARTON (1-1). Page 10 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

2012 Results Page 11 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

2012 Team Game-by-Game Page 12 EIU at Illinois • April 10

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2012 Statistics Page 14 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

2012 Miscellaneous Statistics

2012 Starters Summary Page 15 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

Career Statistics Page 16 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

Career Statistics Page 17 EIU at Eastern Kentucky • April 13-15

Career Statistics