2010 Men's Baseball Media Guide
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2010 Men’s Baseball Media Guide 2010 BASEBALL- 1 Augustana College | Rock Island, Illinois Location Rock Island, Illinois Founded 1860 Enrollment 2,500 President Steven Bahls Chairman of Athletic Board Dr. Craig VanSandt, Associate Prof. of Business Director of Athletics Mike Zapolski Head Coach Greg Wallace Wallace Office Phone (309) 794-7252 Wallace Home Phone (309) 756-0165 Wallace e-mail [email protected] Sports Information Director Dave Wrath S.I.D. Office Phone (309) 794-7265 S.I.D. Cell Phone (309) 737-5306 S.I.D. FAX Number (309) 794-7525 Head Trainer Rochel Rittgers Assistant Trainer Denise Yoder and Anna Smith Training Room Phone (309) 794-7518 Conference College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin CCIW Teams Augustana; Carthage; Elmhurst; Illinois Wesleyan; Millikin; North Central; North Park; Wheaton National Affiliation NCAA Division III Team Name Vikings Colors Blue & Gold Home Field Brunner Field at Swanson Stadium The following mission statement guides Augustana’s liberal arts curriculum and student programs. (Seventh street and John Deere Road in Moline, Illinois) Athletic Department Phone (309) 794-7521 Augustana College, rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and a Admissions Department (309) 794-7341 Lutheran expression of the Christian faith, is committed to offering Toll Free Number (800) 798-8100 a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit and Website Address www.augustana.edu body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership and service in a diverse and changing world. About Augustana College Known for its balance of liberal arts with focus in a major field, These goals and ideals also are reflected in the mission statement of the collaborative research opportunities, competitive athletic teams and athletic department: award-winning student activities programs, Augustana College is a selective independent college of the liberal arts and sciences related The Department of Athletics offers all Augustana College students to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The college enrolls an opportunity toward the development of the total person. Working approximately 2,500 men and women of diverse ethnic, religious and in a cooperative and active learning environment and dedicated to social backgrounds, from across the United States and around the world. imparting a lifelong awareness of health and wellness, our department assists students in the acquisition of dynamic skills, Augustana’s athletic teams have won more championships than any other knowledge and fitness. school in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. The Vikings own a total of 173 total team championships (135 men and 38 women) since We value dignity, respect, diversity, accountability, communication the league began in 1946-47. Augustana is currently sixth in the nation and teamwork; and challenge each participant to achieve a sense of in number of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) self confidence, pride, team unity, success and cohesiveness through Academic All-Americans produced in all sports, with 131 as of December, competitive sport. Our programs support the mission of Augustana 2009. During the 1990s the Vikings finished third, trailing only Nebraska College by cultivating the individual in all facets of life within and and M.I.T. without the competitive arena. Home to a Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society chapter since 1949, Where To Find Augustana Sports News Augustana grants baccalaureate degrees in more than 60 areas of study. Information on the Augustana College athletic department is easy to find. Along with a competitive athletic environment, student-athletes can join Augustana Sports Information Director Dave Wrath maintains the one or several of the school’s 150 student organizations or take schedules and press releases on the college’s athletic department web advantage of Augustana’s wide variety of opportunities for international page. It can be accessed at www.augustana.edu. Also, you may e-mail study. Augustana has a student-faculty ratio of 12:1, and nearly 90 percent Dave Wrath at [email protected]. The office phone number for of the faculty hold the Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field. sports information is (309) 794-7265. The 2010 Augustana baseball media guide is presented as a service to all news media and friends of Augustana. The media guides are written and edited by Augustana Sports Information Director Dave Wrath. Photos in the media guide were taken by either Steve Woltmann or Jeff Amidon. Additional stories and pictures will be furnished upon request. 2010 PROSPECTUS Young Vikings have talent and work ethic to continue with recent success Despite absorbing some fairly heavy losses from the 2009 season, veteran Au- gustana head coach Greg Wallace is optimistic heading into the 2010 baseball campaign. He is looking at a team that he calls “fundamentally sound” and he believes that his young Vikings will be able to hold their own once again. Past history says that he should be correct in his assessment as he has accumulated a record of 356-162 in his previous 12 seasons at the helm of his alma mater. “We will have the same expectations as we have when we start every year,” said Wallace, who has guided Augustana to three NCAA tournament appear- ances since 1999. “We are a little younger, no question about that, and we will work hard to get this team to come around quickly.” Last year the Vikings went 23-17 overall and were 10-10 in the College Confer- ence of Illinois & Wisconsin. That snapped a four year run of 30-plus victories per season. During his tenure as the Augustana head coach, Wallace’s teams have won at least 30 games a total of seven times and have never won less than 23 games in a single season. “This is a very talented group and they worked hard in the fall and have been very committed in the off-season,” he said. “Fundamentally, we are very sound and that will carry us to a lot of success. We also have some depth in some key positions and that is always a plus.” The top four pitchers in terms of innings logged are back to take the hill for the Vikings. Senior Matt Erickson (Marmion Academy, Channahon, Ill.) saw the most action in 2009 with 11 starts and 66 2/3 innings worked. He posted a 4-4 record and a 6.48 earned run average and led the team in strikeouts with 57. He is 17-7 during his career at Augustana with an ERA of 4.57. Currently he is fourth on the school’s career strikeout list with 162 and he is 10th in both victories (17) and innings pitched (181 1/3). Fellow senior Mike Pagano (Niles Notre Dame HS, Chicago, Ill.) struggled with some arm trouble last year but still managed to go 5-2 with a 4.33 earned run average in 35 1/3 innings. He posted 30 strikeouts and logged 10 appearances. Junior Grant Loiselle (Bloomington Central Catholic HS, Normal, Ill.) was 3-0 with a 4.10 earned run average in 37 1/3 innings last year. He struck out 42 and had a team high three complete games. Sophomore Mike Trotta (Niles Junior Dave Hoffman hit .363 with two home runs and 31 RBI as a Notre Dame HS, Chicago, Ill.) earned a spot in the starting rotation midway sophomore. He was named 1st team All-CCIW. through the season and he finished the year with a 1-3 record and a 5.01 ERA. He had 27 strikeouts in 41 1/3 innings of work. Another who will be counted on to handle some innings will be junior Vince Frede (St. Charles East HS, St. Charles, Ill.). Frede was 1-1 with a 0.46 ERA in 19 2/3 innings last year and 17 strikeouts before his season ended early due to injury. “We also will be relying on some younger guys to handle some innings for us,” said Wallace. “We have confidence in guys like Erickson, Pagano, Loiselle, Trotta and Frede to do the bulk of the work but we have some talented others who will be asked to contribute as well.” Junior T.J. O’Donnell (New Trier HS, Northbrook, Ill.), senior Jarl Dahlgren (Rockford Auburn HS, Rockford, Ill.) and freshman Jim Sandberg (J.K. Mullen HS, Littleton, Colo.) will battle for the catching position. O’Donnell appeared in 24 games last year and batted .310 with 22 hits in 71 at-bats and had five doubles, five home runs and 25 runs-batted-in. He also threw out three of seven base runners attempting to steal. Dahlgren appeared in six games last year and had two hits in five at-bats. There will be some new faces in the infield as only sophomore Joe Moran (Niles Notre Dame HS, Chicago, Ill.) and junior Dave Hoffman (Cary Grove HS, Fox River Grove, Ill.) return. Moran should handle things at sec- ond base while Hoffman will be at third base. Moran broke into the lineup late last year and hit .392 with 20 hits in 51 at-bats while scoring 17 runs. Hoffman has been a three year regular and he was a first team all-conference performer last year after he batted .363 (58-160) with 13 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 31 RBI. He was third on the team in runs scored with 34. There is a collection of younger player who are vying for playing time at shortstop and first base. In the outfield junior Mike Lamb (Ottawa Township HS, Ottawa, Ill.) and sophomores Mike Barker (Grandview HS, Centennial, Colo. – now resides in Marina Del Rey, Calif.), Kevin Serna (Rolling Meadows HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.) and Anthony Concialdi (Fremd HS, Barrington, Ill.) will battle for the three open positions.