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This is UMass Lowell ..........................................................2-8 • UML Quick Facts ............................................................ 2 • The City of Lowell .......................................................... 3 • The City of Boston ......................................................... 4 • The University ................................................................ 5 • UMass Lowell Athletics: Upholding The Standard ....6-7 • The Facilities .................................................................. 8 Coaching Staff .................................................................. 9-12 2008 Season Statistics ....................................................... 13 2008 Season Results .......................................................... 14 2009 Team Roster ................................................................ 15 2009 Season Preview.................................................... 16-18 2009 Player Profiles ...................................................... 19-31 The Northeast-10 ........................................................... 32-37 • Conference Information .............................................. 32 • 2008 Season & Tournament Results ......................... 33 • 2008 All Conference Team .......................................... 33 • 2008 Team Offensive Leaders ................................... 34 • 2008 Team Pitching Leaders ..................................... 35 • 2008 Individual Offensive Leaders ............................. 36 • 2008 Individual Pitching Leaders ............................... 37 2008 River Hawk Opponents ........................................ 38-41 Records .......................................................................... 42-61 • Team Offensive Records ............................................. 43 • Team Pitching, Fielding Records ............................... 44 • Individual Offensive Records ................................ 45-46 • Individual Pitching Records .................................. 47-48 • Career Offensive Leaders ..................................... 49-50 • Career Pitching Leaders ............................................. 51 • UMass Lowell Alumni in the Professional Ranks ...... 52 • UMass Lowell Alumni in the Athletic Hall of Fame ..... 53 • Year-by-Year Results ............................................. 54-58 • All-Time Letterwinners ........................................... 59-61 • All-Time Coaching Records ........................................ 61 Media Information/Directions ............................................. 62 Senior Captain Graeme Clohosey 2009 UMass Lowell Get It All Baseball Media Guide Credits The 2009 UMass Lowell Baseball media guide is a production of the Office of Athletic Media Relations, written and designed by Chris O’Donnell, Director; and Christina Stone, Athletic Coordinator. Covers designed by Christina Stone. Action photography by: Ken Babbitt • www.sportsshooter.com Richard Orr • www.richardorrsports.com Ted Haley, Sr. Posed photography by: Gil Talbot • [email protected] Jim Higgins of Higgins & Ross Photography Contributors: Jonathan Albert, Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations; and student assistants Danielle O’Shea, Kurt D’Angelo, Heather Ross, Chris Dietsch. On the cover: Anthony Santos, James Barry, Tim Manton, Mark Sakelakos www.goriverhawks.com 1 WE ARE UMASS LOWELL THIS IS UMASS LOWELL UMass Lowell Quick Facts Location: ............................................ Lowell, MA 01854 Founded: ................................................................. 1975 Enrollment: ............................................................ 6,000 Nickname.................................................... River Hawks Colors: ................................. Red, White and Royal Blue Home Field: .............. Edward A. LeLacheur Park (4,700) Affiliation: .............................................. NCAA Division II Conference: ............................................... Northeast-10 Chris O’Donnell Jonathan Albert, Bob Ellis Director of Athletic Asst. Director, Athletic Media Relations President .......................................... Dr. Jack M. Wilson Media Relations Media Relations Specialist Chancellor: ......................................... Martin T. Meehan Director of Athletics:.............................. Dana K. Skinner Senior Associate Director of Athletics: .... Joan Lehoullier Assistant AD/External Affairs: ..........................Eric Allen Athletic Coordinator/Business Affairs: ..... Christina Stone Head Athletic Trainer: .................................. Artie Poitras Staff Assistant:..............................Mary Jane Mastrovich Corrdinator of Atheltic Facilities & Events ..... Amy Lisavich Athletic Media Relations Christina Stone Chris McKenna Rowdy Athletic Coordinator, Athletic Trainer Director of Athletic Media Relations: ...... Chris O'Donnell Business Affairs Office Phone: .......................................... (978) 934-2306 E-Mail: ........................... [email protected] Media Relations Specialist:.............................. Bob Ellis Office Phone: .......................................... (978) 934-2914 About the E-Mail: [email protected] Assistant Director (Baseball Contact): ... Jonathan Albert River Hawk Office Phone: .......................................... (978) 934-2351 Press Box Phone/Albert Cell: ................. (919) 623-1323 E-Mail: ................................... [email protected] Athletic Media Relations Fax: ................. (978) 934-2313 Website: ..................................... www.goriverhawks.com Baseball Coaching Staff Head Coach:.................. Ken Harring (Le Moyne, 1989) E-Mail .......................................... [email protected] Overall Record: ............................. 203-187 (Eight years) Record at UMass Lowell: ................ 124-78 (Four years) The River Hawk nickname and initial logo was Baseball Office: ...................................... (978) 934-2344 selected in the spring of 1994 following a lengthy Assistant Coaches ......................................................... process, a contest and a final vote by the UMass • Ken Kessaris ....................................... (978) 934-2138 Lowell student body. ................................................. [email protected] Not representative of any specific bird, the River Hawk is envisioned as a mythical bird of strength, • Mike Marron ......................................... (978) 934-2138 speed and courage. It soars to great heights but never .............................................. [email protected] loses its connection to the river and the land below. • Jerod Edmondson ................................. (978) 934-2138 Straddling both sides of the Merrimack River, • Anthony Santos .................................... (978) 934-2138 UMass Lowell has been a thriving educational and • Peter Nickerson.................................... (978) 934-2138 research center with strong ties to the industries that 2008 Overall Record: ............................................. 26-24 have lined its shores for over a century. The University extends sincere thanks and 2008 Northeast-10 Record: ................... 18-12 (T-Fourth) gratitude to Chad Dooley for the suggestion of the River Veterans Returning/Lost: ....................................... 14/10 Hawk name and 1980 alumnus Brian Trainor for his Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................ 6/3 creative design on the original logo mark. Pitchers Returning/Lost:............................................ 5/7 The University amended the logo in 2006 through Newcomers/Transfers:............................................. 13/3 the creative work of Phoenix Design in New York City. 2 WE ARE UMASS LOWELL 3 WE ARE UMASS LOWELL 4 WE ARE UMASS LOWELL THIS IS UMASS LOWELL This is UMass Lowell Throughout its 100 year history, the groups; the University of Massachusetts Lowell has women’s center; excelled at providing innovative, respon- marching band; sive programs that meet both the needs of the student its students for a quality education and the newspaper; an needs of regional businesses for skilled FM radio station practitioners and managers. covering a 20- Formed through the merger of a mile radius; and technical institute and a teacher’s college, the Off- the University is part of the five-campus Broadway University of Massachusetts system. The Players. academic experience at UMass Lowell Campus-wide Martin T. Meehan, offers students comprehensive, broad- events include Chancellor based programs characterized by a University Week continuing effort to break down traditional and Spring barriers between disciplines, and between the classroom and the Carnival, and “real world.” resident hall Courses typically involve a practical component which can associations range from the political science team that competed nationally