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The 2008-09 VMI Baseball Media Guide is published by the VMI Athletic Media Relations Office. The publication has been prepared to assist the media in covering VMI Baseball during the 2009 season. Fans and friends of VMI may purchase copies of the guide from the VMI Athletic Media Relations Office at the cost of $5. For additional information, the media may contact the VMI Athletic Media Relations Office, 116 Smith Hall, Lexington, VA 24450. The office may also be reached via tele- phone at (540) 464-7253, or via fax at (540) 464- 7583.

Credits: The 2008-09 VMI Baseball Media Guide Table of Contents was written, edited, Introduction 2008 In Review designed and laid out by Keydet Baseball Points of Pride ...... 1 Noting 2008 ...... 54-57 Christian Hoffman, Table of Contents, Credits ...... 2 2008 VMI Stats & Results ...... 58-59 Assistant A.D./Media Quick Facts ...... 3 2008 VMI Linescores ...... 60-61 Relations. Cover design by This Is Keydet Baseball ...... 4-5 2008 VMI Miscellaneous Stats ...... 62 Joel Balthaser. Editorial Gray-Minor Stadium ...... 6-7 2008 Big South Stats, Standings & Honors ...... 63-64 assistance by Wade Coaching Alums ...... 8 Branner,Associate VMI History & Records AD/Athletic Opposing Stadiums ...... 9 Communications and Brad Lexington,Virginia and Rockbridge County ...... 10 The VMI Baseball Story ...... 66-67 Salois,Assistant Director Record Versus Opponents ...... 68 of Media Relations, Coaching And Support Staff Series Versus 2008 Opponents ...... 69-71 Head Coach Marlin Ikenberry ...... 12-13 Drafted Keydets ...... 71 Photography: Chuck Assistant Coaches ...... 14 VMI In The Postseason ...... 72-73 Steenburgh ‘86, Jeremy Support Staff/VMI Endowment Fund ...... 15 Coaching History & Year-By-Year Records ...... 74 Ledbetter of Andre’s VMI Keydet Club ...... 16 Single-Game Records ...... 75 Studios of Lexington, Bill Keydet Club Locker Room Initiative ...... 17 Single Season Records ...... 76-78 McClure ‘66, Glenn Diamond Club ...... 18 Career Leaders ...... 79-80 Gaston, Shannon Keydet Honors & Awards ...... 81 Ikenberry,The Observer The 2009 Keydets When Was The Last Time../Yearly Batting Leaders . . . .82 Reporter, and the Athletic All-Time Roster (1963-2007) ...... 83-84 Media Relations 2009 Season Preview ...... 20-21 All-Time Results ...... 85-94 Departments of Auburn, 2009 Roster & Roster Breakdown ...... 22-23 Bradley, Florida, Florida 2009 Schedule & Road Headquarters ...... 24 The Virginia Military Institute State,VCU,Western Player Bios ...... 25-42 This Is The Virginia Military Institute ...... 96-97 Kentucky and VMI. Vision 2039 ...... 98 2009 Opponents Superintendent General J.H. Binford Peay III ...... 99 Printing: by Collinsville 2009 Opponent Quick Facts ...... 44-47 Athletic Director Donny White ...... 100 Printing Co. - Martinsville, 2009 Opponent SID Directory ...... 48 VMI Athletic Department Staff ...... 101 Va. The Big South Conference ...... 49 A Message to the Media ...... 102 2009 Big South Composite Schedule ...... 50-51 Covering the Keydets ...... 103 2009 Big South Baseball Championship ...... 52 2008 Photo Roster ...... 104

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GENERAL Name of School ...... Virginia Military Institute (VMI) City/Zip ...... Lexington,Va. 24450 Founded ...... 1839 Enrollment ...... 1,400 Nickname/Mascot ...... Keydets/Moe (Kangaroo) School Colors ...... Red,Yellow & White Home Field ...... Gray-Minor Stadium Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Conference ...... Big South Superintendent ...... Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III ‘62 Athletic Director ...... Donny White ‘65 Athletic Department Phone ...... 540-464-7251 Ticket Department Phone ...... 540-464-7266

COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...... Marlin Ikenberry (VMI ‘95) Record at VMI ...... 143-132 (Sixth Season) Overall Record ...... 143-132 (Sixth Season) Office Phone ...... 540-464-7609 Office Fax ...... 540-464-7790 Assistant Coaches ...... Ryan Mau (Coll. of Charleston ‘01) ...... Barry Shelton (West Virginia State ‘97) Volunteer Assistant ...... James Conrad (Lafayette ‘07) Athletic Trainer ...... Kelly McMullen (Ithaca ‘08) Strength & Conditioning ...... Jimmy Whitten (Virginia Tech ‘90)

STADIUM INFORMATION Home Field ...... Gray-Minor Stadium Follow the Keydets On The Web! Capacity ...... 1,400 Field Dimensions ...... LF-330, CF-395; RF-335 Alleys ...... LC-365, RC-385 Surface ...... Natural Grass

TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Overall Record ...... 29-26 (14-7 Big South) Home ...... 21-14 (8-4 Big South) Away ...... 8-10 (6-3 Big South) Neutral ...... 0-2 Postseason ...... Big South Tournament Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 13/8 Position Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 9/4 Newcomers ...... 14

SPORTS INFORMATION Associate A.D./Athletic Communications ...... Wade Branner Assistant A.D./Media Relations (Contact) .Christian Hoffman The online home of VMI baseball can be Office Phone ...... 540-464-7514 found at www.VMIKeydets.com. Along Cell Phone ...... 540-460-6920 Email ...... [email protected] with pre-game and post-game stories, fans Assistant Director of Media Relations ...... Brad Salois can also enjoy live audio and video broad- Sports Information Fax ...... 540-464-7583 Mailing Address ...... 116 Smith Hall; Lexington,VA 24450 casts of selected games, features, photos, Website ...... www.vmikeydets.com game notes and e-mail alerts. Radio Play-By-Play ...... Wade Branner; Christian Hoffman Radio Broadcasts on the Web ...... www.vmikeydets.com

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 3 This Is Keydet Baseball

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www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 5 Gray-Minor Stadium

6 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Gray-Minor Stadium

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 7 Coaching Alums

8 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Opposing Stadiums

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 9 Lexington, Virginia & Rockbridge County

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Head Coach Marlin Ikenberry Head Coach Marlin Ikenberry VMI ‘95 Sixth Season 143-132 Career Record Winningest Coach In Program History ver the past five seasons, the VMI baseball program has enjoyed unprecedented success. Winning games against top-ten teams, receiving national rankings and being regarded as one of the top programs in the Ostate and in the region are now attributes of a program built under head coach Marlin Ikenberry. Ikenberry enters his sixth season at the helm of the program as the winningest coach in the history of VMI baseball. The 2008 season saw the Keydets post their third-consecutive winning campaign, a feat not accomplished in the past 52 years of the program, while VMI also defeated a ranked team for the fourth-straight season. Also during the year, the Keydets went 14-7 in the Big South, the first winning league mark since VMI joined the conference in 2003. In 2007, Ikenberry guided his squad to a 34-21 record, marking the third-straight season the team had broken the school record for wins, while also knocking off a pair of top-ten teams for the first time in program history. As a result,VMI baseball earned its first-ever national ranking, being tabbed 30th in the country by Collegiate Baseball in back-to-back weeks while also receiving votes in the Writers’ Poll. Marlin Ikenberry was named head coach on July 22, 2003, being promoted to the top spot in the program after former head coach Tom Slater departed VMI in the summer of 2003 to accept a coaching position at the University of Florida. As Slater's top assistant and recruiting coordinator for three years, Ikenberry played a key role in the resurgence of the VMI baseball program that set a school record for victories in 2003 at 24-28.That same year, the Keydets posted a 16-14 mark in the Southern Conference, securing their first winning conference mark since 1969. Since taking over the program, Ikenberry has continued that success, improving the team’s win total each of the past three seasons. After winning 23 games in his first year and 27 contests in his second season, historical ground was broken in 2006, when the Keydets won 30 games for the first time in program history while also marking the first time in 41 years that the program posted a winning record. Hailed as one of the state's top recruiters, Ikenberry has signed several players that have enjoyed great success in Lexington. He is responsible for the sign- ing of two Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans, a Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, five Big South First-Team All-Conference selections and a 2003 All-SoCon Tournament player. Ikenberry, 35, served as VMI's recruiting coordinator and pitching and catching coach in 2003 and was vital in the staff's remarkable improvement that season.Working closely with the Keydet pitchers and catchers, Ikenberry helped guide the pitching staff to an improvement of nearly two runs in team earned run average from the previous season. "We're very excited to have Marlin Ikenberry as our head baseball coach," VMI athletic director and former Keydets head baseball coach Donny White said upon Ikenberry's hiring. "He has all the ingredients to be a great head coach. His recruiting work has made a difference in the program and has certainly been instrumental to our success. He has the leadership and abilities to build on the program's recent performance and reach the goal of a conference championship." A 1995 graduate of VMI,Ikenberry played for the Keydets and was recruited by VMI Hall of Famer Chris Finwood, now head coach at Western Kentucky. Ikenberry returned to his alma mater in the summer of 2000 after spending three years at the College of William and Mary as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.While in Williamsburg, Ikenberry earned a reputation as one of the state's top recruiters and landed two high school All-Americans and freshman All-Americans. In 2000, the Tribe of William and Mary finished with a school record 32 wins and placed third in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.The team also set a school record for best fielding percentage at .967.The next season,William and Mary won the CAA Championship and earned a berth in the NCAA Regional Tournament. During his time in Williamsburg, Ikenberry coached future Major Leaguer Brendan Harris and recruited future Major Leaguer Chris Ray and current professional player Chris Shaver. During his coaching career, Ikenberry has helped guide 26 players onto professional careers in baseball. In recent years, Ikenberry was instrumental in the development of pitchers Trey Barham, Michael Bowman, Corey Bachman, Duke Acors, Jeremy Harper, Phil Hendrix and J.J. Hollenbeck as well as catchers Andy Barden and Mike Roberts and infielders Matt Smith, Chad Rice and Kelly Sweppenhiser. As a cadet, Ikenberry was a four-year starting catcher for the Keydets.While playing, he developed a reputation for his excellent defensive skills and his handling of the pitching staff. He also caught for former VMI and major league pitcher Ryan Glynn. He played on VMI's 1993 squad that advanced to the Southern Conference Championship game and ranked third in the nation in defense. In 1994, he helped the Keydets in setting a then school record for wins along with a third place finish in the Southern Conference Tournament. A native of Richmond,Va., Ikenberry has two brothers who both attended VMI.Twin brother Merlin Ikenberry was a teammate as a pitcher and designated hitter while his oldest brother Steve Ikenberry is an alum of the class of 1980. Ikenberry is a graduate of Douglas Freeman High School. He married the former Shannon Marshall in August, 2000. Marlin Ikenberry has led the Keydets to winning records each of the past three seasons.

12 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Head Coach Marlin Ikenberry Winningest Keydet Baseball Coaches The Ikenberry File By Wins Education 1. Marlin Ikenberry (2004-Pres.) 143 z Douglas Freeman High School (1991) z Virginia Military Institute (1995-B.S.) 2. Scott Gines (1995-2000) 104 3. Donny White (1974, 1982-87) 91 Coaching Experience 4. Charlie McGinnis (1961-65) 55 z Assistant Coach,William & Mary (1998-2000) z Assistant Coach,Virginia Military Institute (2000-03) 5. Chris Finwood (1992-94) 52 z Head Coach,Virginia Military Institute (2003-Present) Personal By Winning Percentage (Min. 50 Games) z Born: February 23, 1973 in Richmond,Va. 1. Charlie McGinnis (1961-65) .544 z Wife: Shannon, married August 12, 2000 2. Marlin Ikenberry (2004-Pres.) .520 Year-By-Year Record 3. Jack Null (1956-58) .400 1992 VMI 11-39 Starting Catcher 4. Donny White (1974, 1982-87) .377 1993 VMI 20-29# Starting Catcher 1994 VMI 21-29* Starting Catcher 5. Scott Gines (1995-2000) .361 1995 VMI 19-28 Starting Catcher 1998 W&M 24-28 Assistant Coach 1999 W&M 29-24 Assistant Coach 2000 W&M 32-25* Assistant Coach 2001 VMI 15-32 Assistant Coach 2002 VMI 10-41 Assistant Coach 2003 VMI 25-27* Assistant Coach 2004 VMI 23-32 Head Coach 2005 VMI 27-28* Head Coach 2006 VMI 30-25* Head Coach 2007 VMI 34-21* Head Coach 2008 VMI 29-26 Head Coach 143-132 Head Coaching Career Record *- Broke School Record for Wins #- Tied School Record for Wins Ikenberry Facts z Has been a part of five of the last six teams to break the VMI season wins mark. In 1995, was a senior starting catcher on the team that won 21 games; was an assistant on the 2003 team that achieved 24 wins; and was the head coach of the 2005 27-win team, the 2006 30-win squad and last season’s 34- win campaign. He was also an assistant on the 2000 William & Mary team that achieved a school-record 32 victories.

z Needed less than four seasons to become the winningest coach in program Marlin and Shannon Ikenberry history, winning his 105th game on April 13, 2007, a 13-0 win over Coppin State. It also marked the 200th game of his head coaching career.

z Has coached VMI to several landmark victories, including a pair of wins against top-ten opponents in 2007, knocking off #3 Virginia and #10 Auburn. Ikenberry has also led VMI to series wins against both Florida and Auburn, the program's first-ever series victories versus SEC opponents.The Keydets' 3-2 victory over #21 Coastal Carolina on March 26, 2005 was the team's first against a ranked opponent in over a decade.

z Was mentioned in the NCAA News in 1993 when he and twin brother Merlin formed the battery for the Keydets vs. Duke, while the Blue Devils also had a battery of twins in the lineup at the same time.

z Starting catcher on the 1993 VMI team that made the Southern Conference Championship game before falling to Western Carolina.

z Threw out over 50% of opposing basestealers during his four seasons at VMI.

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 13 Assistant Coaches Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Ryan Mau Barry Shelton Fourth Season College of Charleston ‘01 Third Season West Virginia State ‘97 yan Mau begins his fourth season at VMI arry Shelton enters his third season at following a successful three-year run in the Institute in 2008, serving as the RLexington. A season ago, Mau was respon- Bteam’s hitting coach while also handling sible for a nationally-ranked pitching staff that led third-base coaching duties for the Keydets. the Big South in ERA while developing a pair of Over his first two seasons with VMI,the Major League Baseball draftees. Those were only Keydet bats have established new school the latest accomplishments for Mau since joining records, earned numerous accolades and have the Keydet staff, during which VMI has posted its seen a pair of players go on to the professional three best ERA stats in over 30 years while twice ranks. setting the school record for wins. In 2008, the Keydets established a new Mau, who also serves as the program’s school record for both hits and total bases in a recruiting coordinator, has been instrumental in the success of several Keydet hurlers that have season, while the 2007 squad tied the standard received numerous accolades. The 2007 season for doubles in a season. In each of Shelton’s alone saw Trey Barham, Michael Bowman and Kevin two seasons on post, the Keydets have boasted Crum named to the Roger Clemens Award Watch First Team All-Big South hitters, while also pro- List, given annually to the nation’s top pitcher, while Crum was also listed on the Watch ducing MLB draft picks. Lists for both the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Dick Howser Award, the first times Shelton joined the Keydet coaching staff following a three-year stint at Ferrum that Keydets were named to any such lists. He has mentored three All-Conference pitch- College. In his years in Rocky Mount, Shelton helped lead the Panthers to a USA ers and a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. South Conference regular season title in 2004 and a tournament championship in The Lake Mary, Fla. native has a proven track record of developing hurlers into pro 2005. prospects. Just last year, a pair of Keydet pitchers were drafted, as Michael Bowman was The Roanoke,Va. native played his high school ball at Patrick Henry High School taken in the ninth round by the Milwaukee Brewers, while Trey Barham was selected in the before attending West Virginia State. At WVSU, Shelton earned All-American and 25th round by the Oakland Athletics. A year previous, Corey Bachman was drafted by the Regional Player of the Year honors as a third baseman. He was selected in the 21st Chicago Cubs, while Mau coached a pair of players that were selected in the top 12 rounds round of the MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox, and played professionally for four of the draft at Charleston Southern University. seasons. Before coming to the Institute, Mau spent two seasons at Marist College, helping the Shelton began his coaching career at his alma mater, serving as an assistant Red Foxes to the 2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Regular Season and coach at WVSU for four seasons. During his tenure, the Yellow Jackets won three Tournament Championships.Marist then participated in the Baton Rouge Regional, where West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) championships, while the they fell to LSU and Northwestern State, despite holding leads late in each contest.While 1999 team placed 3rd at the NCAA Division II World Series. He then moved to at Marist, Mau coached both the MAAC Pitcher of the Year and Relief Pitcher of the Year in 2005. Hartwick (N.Y.) College, directing the program as head coach for three seasons Prior to his two-year stint in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Mau spent one season at Big South before moving to Ferrum in the summer of 2003. foe Charleston Southern, where he lowered the staff ERA by two runs from the previous Ikenberry on Shelton- “Having Barry around for a third season has added to season and had a pitcher named Big South Player of the Year. Mau also coached the South the continuity of our program and our hitters. He has done a great job of developing Carolina Diamond Devils AAU team for two seasons, compiling a 34-17-2 mark and 370 our hitters, and we’re looking forward to seeing the success we can achieve in his strikeouts while working with 19 future collegiate pitchers, 15 of whom went on to play in third year.” Division I. A standout pitcher for the College of Charleston from 1998-2001, Mau still ranks among the Cougars’ best in career victories, games started, ERA, strikeouts and innings Volunteer Assistant pitched. He also established the Cougars’ single-season mark for winning percentage (1.000) while posting a 1.79 ERA, the second-lowest single-season total in school history. Following his collegiate career, he signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins and pitched for two seasons in the Marlins organization. He also split another season with the James Conrad Kenosha Mammoths and the Southeastern Cloverleafs. Mau is a 2001 graduate of First Season Lafayette ‘07 the College of Charleston ames Conrad, a 2007 graduate of Lafayette, is with a degree in communica- in his first season with the VMI baseball pro- tion, as well as an alum of Jgram as the volunteer assistant coach. Lake Mary High School. He Conrad brings a distinguished playing married the former Leslie background to the Keydets, as he was a three- Burnett in October 2003, time All-Patriot League performer and was while their daughter, Grace, named the conference’s Scholar Athlete of the was born in April 2005 and Year as a senior.Also in his senior season, their son, Gabriel, was born Conrad ranked third in the nation with 49 in February 2009. stolen bases while leading the Leopards to a Ikenberry on Mau- “Ryan has done an outstand- League Championship and a berth in the ing job with our pitching Charlottesville Regional, where the center field- staff. He has instilled a men- er was named to the All-Regional Team. tality in our guys to develop, A Columbia, Md. native, Conrad played for compete and improve every- the Traverse City (Mich.) Beach Bums of the day. Meanwhile, he has con- Frontier League after his playing days at tinued to thrive as our Lafayette. He worked as an assistant coach with his alma mater,Atholton High recruiting coordinator, bring- School, last season, while also teaching the game at the Baseball Factory. In the past, ing in quality players to he has also served an internship with Baseball Info Solutions, a statistical company run strengthen our program.” by Bill James. Ikenberry on Conrad- “I am very excited to have James become a part of our coaching staff,” said Ikenberry.“He had an outstanding career for Lafayette and played for a great coach in Joe Kinney. James will work with our outfielders and base Ryan, Leslie, Grace and Gabriel Mau runners, and I think that he will bring a lot to our program.”

14 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com VMI Baseball Support Staff Athletic Trainer Baseball SID Kelly McMullen Christian Hoffman First Season Ithaca ‘08 Fifth Season Lee ‘03 elly McMullen is in her first season at hristian Hoffman, currently in his fifth VMI, having worked primarily with the year at VMI,was recently promoted to Kwomen’s soccer and baseball programs. CAssistant Athletic Director for Media McMullen is working at VMI while concurrently Relations. working toward a Masters of Education in Since joining the VMI staff, Hoffman has served as the media contact for many Keydet Athletic Training from the University of Virginia. sports, including baseball, men’s and women’s A 2008 graduate of Ithaca with a Bachelor soccer, lacrosse, wrestling, cross country, swim- of Science degree in Exercise Science/Athletic ming and diving, along with assisting in the pro- Training, McMullen also earned minors in health motion of football and basketball. and nutrition promotion during her time at the In addition, Hoffman is in his third season upstate New York institution. of providing play-by-play coverage of Keydet In college, McMullen worked as a student athletic trainer for numerous baseball road games. athletic teams at both Ithaca College and Cornell University. Her experiences The West Point,Va. native came to VMI after spending one year at Mercer include working with both varsity and sprint football teams, in addition to field University in Macon, Ga. While at Mercer, Hoffman worked toward his MBA hockey, wrestling, baseball, women’s lacrosse, track & field, tennis and squash. while serving as the media contact for several of the Bears’ sports, including baseball, women’s basketball, women’s soccer and cross country teams. She is a native of Williamsville, N.Y. Over the past few years, he has worked Official Stats for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships held in Orlando, Fla., The VMI Baseball Endowment Fund as the statistician for the WBA’s Macon Blaze, and served as the tournament hanks to the foresight of interested alumni and friends,VMI Baseball SID for the Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer Championship and for MatJam 2006. He benefits from a permanent endowment fund now valued in excess of has also worked on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts in Atlanta and $1.3 million. This Fund annually provides income in support of the Philadelphia and as a scorer at the 2004 Roosevelt World Basketball Challenge. T Hoffman graduated from Lee University in Cleveland,Tenn.in 2003 with a baseball program, everything from salaries to equipment. B.S. in Mathematics and minors in Religion and Business. He worked in the The VMI Baseball Endowment Fund was created as part of a five-year cam- Flames’ Sports Information office for a year and a half, working primarily with paign for baseball initiated in 1991. Leadership for this special effort came baseball and men’s basketball. from the following VMI alumni:Gil Minor '63 (Campaign Chair and former All- He is engaged to Miss Toni Mansfield of Springville, N.Y., and the couple Southern Conference catcher), Senator Elmon T. Gray '46 (Honorary currently resides in Lexington. Chairman and former VMI catcher),Steve Phelps '66,Thomas G. Slater Jr. '66, former VMI head coaches Donny White '65 (All-American and 1982 Southern Strength Coach Conference Coach-of-the-Year) and Paul Maini '66 (1988 Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year), and former Keydet players John L. Morgan '55,William A. Paulette '69, and W. Ruben Terry '67. Jimmy Whitten In addition to this operational support, several scholarships have been Fifth Season Virginia Tech ‘90 endowed to assist the program: the R. H. Spessard 1915 Baseball Scholarship, immy Whitten is in his fifth year as VMI Associate Head Strength and the Class of 1942 Baseball Scholarship, the Class of 1950B Claude H.“Red” Conditioning Coach, where he has made a Patton Baseball Scholarship, the Kenneth F. Johnson 1962 Baseball Scholarship positive impact on the program. and the James R. Breckinridge 1967 Memorial Baseball Scholarship. J Whitten came from East Carolina University in August 2004, where he was Private support plays a crucial role in maintaining and improving baseball at Director of Strength and Conditioning. VMI. Those interested in “joining the team” should contact the VMI Keydet While at ECU,Whitten implemented the Club at (800) 444-1839. strength and conditioning programs for Pirate Football and Men’s Basketball for three years. He also headed up the strength programs for the Pirate Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Men’s Track, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, and Swimming teams. Prior to his ECU tenure,Whitten was head strength and conditioning coach for UNC Charlotte from July, 1999, to February, 2001. He was also assistant strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater, Virginia Tech,for two years after serving as a graduate assistant in the program for two years. He was a defensive end standout for the Hokies and was named the team’s Co-MVP as well as most valuable defensive lineman in 1990. He also held the Captain’s Award for Hokie Football in 1990. Whitten earned a Bachelor of Science in Education at Virginia Tech in 1991 and earned a Masters of Arts in Counseling Education at Virginia Tech in 1996. Whitten is a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and National Strength and Conditioning Association. A native of Danville,Va.,Whitten and his wife, Eileen, have two children - daughter Mandolin (5), and son Luke (4).

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 15 VMI Keydet Club VMI Keydet Club 2,600 MEMBERS FY09 GOALS $2,150,000 Scholarship Grant-In-Aid + $1,400,000 Athletic Operations Expenses

THE NATION’S OLDEST AND MOST DISTINGUISHED ATHLETIC FOUNDATION = $3,550,000 SUPPORTING VMI ATHLETICS SINCE 1934 In TOTAL Athletics Support

Bill Stephens ’73 Greg Cavallaro ’84 Donnie Ross ’74 Doug Bartlett President-Board of Governors Chief Executive Officer Vice President Vice President

Board of Governors Charles Plageman '90, Steve Craddock '70 Bland Massie '77 1st Vice President Mike Eden '82 Johnathan Mayo '95 "Buzz" Birzenicks '64, Hunter Elliott '85 Gary Morgan '81 2nd Vice President Lois Ford Tom Mortenson Joey Keyes '82, Walter Galanty '72 John Munno '84 Secretary/Treasurer Andre Gibson '78 Bill O'Connor '70 Jerry Acuff '71 Chal Glenn '80 Darrell Rickmond '73 Bernard Bossard '56 Tom Greenspon '85 Jeff Roseme '82 Charlie Branch '95 Don Heslep '56 Scott Saunders '97 David Bruce '94 Richard Hewitt '83 Kelly Sullivan '01 Ron Bryan '55 Tom Jones '69 Helen Talbott Art Bushey '69 Mike Kemp '90 Cameron Thompson '74 Jim Chalkley '73 Bruce Kitchen '81 T. J.Wilson '74 Sue Wood Jackie Clark Barry Coceano '84 John Krovic '77 Kimo Wong '75 Asst.Vice President Officer Manager & Executive Asst. Contributing to the Spirit and development of a successful Division I athletic program that benefits the whole of VMI. VMIVMI KEYDETKEYDET CLUBCLUB Committed to full compliance with NCAA rules and regulations.

16 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Keydet Club Locker Room Initiative Attention VMI Baseball Fans! The VMI Keydet Club Invites You to

PUT YOUR NAME ON A BASEBALL LOCKER!

Support Cadet-Athlete Scholarships and Baseball Operations with a gift of $1,000, split evenly between the Scholarship Fund and the Athletic Operations-Baseball Fund.

With your gift, you will have your name* permanently placed on a locker in the Baseball Locker Room at Patchin Field.

Gifts can be made in cash, by credit card or with a stock transfer.

Contact Doug Bartlett at the VMI Keydet Club for more information– 1-800-444-1839 or dbartlett @vmiaa.org

*Limited to 20 character spaces, including blank spaces and your class year with accompanying apostro- phe.

(Name plates can also be installed in other sport locker rooms for a gift of $1,000. Call the Keydet Club for more information.)

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2009 Season Preview 2009 VMI BASEBALL SEASON PREVIEW Following another successful season, the Keydets return a majority of their lineup and a pair of weekend starters. Will this be the year the team breaks through and claims the program’s first-ever postseason berth? With a majority of the lineup and two of the top starters in the league returning when he hit .296 with 13 from a team that enjoyed its best finish since joining the Big South Conference, doubles. expectations are once again high for VMI baseball and head coach Marlin Ikenberry. Sullivan and Myers each bring positive attributes The Keydets return six everyday starters from last year's squad that went 14-7 to the shortstop battle. in the Big South, tying the squad for second in the league's regular season stand- Sullivan played in 26 ings. Add in a third-straight winning season in 2008, a feat that hasn't been games a season ago, mak- accomplished in 52 years by the Keydets, and there's no doubt that this year's ing starts all around the team will be bringing some momentum into the upcoming campaign. infield before settling into shortstop late in the sea- "We're really excited for this year to start up," said Ikenberry. "This is probably son. Since that time, he the most potent offensive team that we've had since I've been here, and I think has developed through that we have the pitching to back that up as well. We have some experienced the summer and fall sea- guys at the top now, and I think this could be a special year for our program." sons and is the favorite to start the year there. Catcher Myers, meanwhile, Though the departure of entered VMI with an Mike Roberts following impressive background, his being drafted as a jun- hitting .513 with eight ior was unexpected for home runs as a junior, the program, the starting earning Conference Player Junior first baseman Jordan Ballard was VMI’s top catching spot is in good of the Year honors. power threat last season, hitting 12 home runs and hands with sophomore slugging .533. Alex Haitsuka. The Several other freshmen Alexandria,Va. native are expected to contribute around the infield, including Chase Worthington, who started 21 games behind could see time at second base and third base, and Michael Devine, a two-way the plate as a freshman, player listed as the backup at first base. hitting .244 with six doubles. Even more impres- Outfield sively, in 11 conference The theme of returning key contributors at the corners carries over into the games, Haitsuka hit .310 outfield for VMI,where the Keydets return two of the best in the league in red- Sophomore Alex Haitsuka gained valuable experi- for the Keydets while shirt-junior Brian Sandridge and sophomore Sam Roberts. ence last season and will be the team’s top catcher handling a pitching staff in 2009. that finished tops in the Sandridge came on strong in conference play last season, pacing the team and league in ERA. ranking among the league leaders by hitting .374 with five home runs and 18 RBIs against Big South opponents. Overall, the Rockbridge County native hit A surprise during the fall campaign was the progression of Kyle Goodale. After .320 with 39 RBIs while manning left field, coming up with clutch hit after clutch redshirting the 2008 season, Goodale enters the season as the likely backup to hit, none bigger than a walk-off home run in the 11th inning to defeat Radford Haitsuka. Sophomore Justin Topping,the team's starting designated hitter a year last April. He will once again be slated to play left field and hit in the middle of ago, could see more time behind the plate this season, while freshmen George the lineup in '09. Piccirilli and Collin Flaherty bring outstanding catching pedigrees to the program. As a freshman, not only “We certainly would have liked to see Mike Roberts return for another season, did Sam Roberts lead the but we’re excited for him to get a chance to play professionally, and we feel good Keydets at the plate with about the guys we have returning,” said Ikenberry. “Alex saw a lot of action for a .348 average and 14 us last season, and he’ll be able to step in and do a good job this season for us. doubles, but he also did We have a lot of depth behind him, and it’s going to be a dogfight between all so in the field, throwing those guys to see who will be the backup.” out no less than seven runners from right field. Infield On top of that, late in the The return of three of the four starters in the infield should pay big dividends for year Roberts moved to the Keydets this season. Juniors Tanner Biagini and Jordan Ballard are once again the mound and showed slated to hit in the middle of the order and man the corners, while A.J.Yoder will his dominance there, not shift from shortstop to second base for his senior season. A pair of youngsters allowing a hit in three are expected to battle for playing time at the vacated shortstop position in soph- relief appearances. As he omore Graham Sullivan and freshman Steele Myers. looks to add responsibili- ties in the bullpen this Biagini enjoyed a breakout season as a sophomore, hitting .343 with 10 doubles, season, look for him to 10 home runs and a team-best 46 RBI. He will team with Ballard, a .302 hitter Sophomore Sam Roberts will see action both in the start in right field and hit that led the Keydets with 12 home runs and a .533 slugging percentage, to give field and on the mound in 2009. at the top of the lineup VMI a potent 1-2 punch in the middle of the order. throughout the season.

After starting 46 games at shortstop a year ago,Yoder returns to second base, Three players look to be in the mix in center field. Junior David Lottman missed where he saw a majority of his time as a sophomore. After a disappointing sea- the second half of last season with a shoulder injury, but looks to be in top son at the plate in '08, the Belleville, Pa. native will look to regain his '07 form, shape entering the year. Sophomore Colin Miller progressed in his time on the

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field last season, while fresh- out of the bullpen. He will be man Jacob Morley was an All- looked to as an option to State performer at Woodson close out games this year, HS. along with sophomore Sam Roberts. The coaching staff is Starting Pitching also excited about a pair of Despite the departure of top- freshmen that seem well-suit- flight starters Trey Barham, the ed for such a role, as Alan program’s all-time leader in Watts and Michael Devine will wins and strikeouts, and also have a chance to prove Michael Bowman, who was themselves. drafted in the ninth round by the Milwaukee Brewers as a "I really like our options com- junior, the Keydets return one ing into the year at the back of the top left-right starting end of the game," said duos in the Big South Ikenberry. "Matt Edwards and Conference in Travis Smink Sam Roberts have shown in and Chris Henderson. the past what they can do at this level, and we're really Smink, who saw a majority of excited about what we have in his innings in a relief role last Alan and Michael. We're not season, went 2-1 with four set with what we want to do saves working out of the in that role yet, and it may be Redshirt junior Travis Smink will shift from the bullpen back to the starting rotation this sea- bullpen in conference play a a situation where we go by Senior Chris Henderson returns to the week- son. season ago, posting a 2.67 committee like we did a cou- end rotation for VMI with a 13-8 career record. ERA with a .224 opponent ple of years back." batting average. Thanks to his impressive 2008 campaign in relief, Smink was included on the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch List this preseason, Among the options at middle relief are junior sidewinder Josh McPherson, along though he is expected to move into the rotation this season. with freshmen Karter Rivera and Andrew Deal. Other first-year players like Lopez and Brown are also expected to at least open the season in the bullpen as Henderson, meanwhile, went 5-4 as a weekend starter last season, posting a 3.16 they look to develop. ERA. The right-hander also established a new school record for fewest walks per nine innings, issuing only seven free passes against 57 strikeouts in 57.0 The return of John Phelps to the roster gives the Keydets another potent arm. innings as a junior. After taking a year off last season, Phelps could give the squad another plus arm to use on the weekends, either in a starting or relief role. "Having Travis shift gears from a relief role to a starter provides outstanding leadership and a solid Friday night pitcher," said Ikenberry. "Last year, he did a Non-Conference Schedule great job in relief for us, he was dominant. The big thing for him this year is to The Keydets will get a rude awakening to the 2009 campaign, traveling to Chapel solidify being a starting pitcher again. Chris has proven that he can start every Hill, N.C. to take on the top-ranked Tar Heels for a three-game set. weekend for us. Hopefully, we can keep him healthy all year and he can finish out his career at VMI with another great season." "It will be really special for our guys to open the season down at UNC," said Ikenberry. "They're ranked number one in a couple of polls, and number two in The team's other starting pitching spots are still up for grabs among several a couple of others. They'll be opening up their new stadium, and I think it will be younger options. Sophomores Lefty Flora and Adam Kruithof each served as a great experience for us to go down there to start the season." mid-week starters last season, and are once again slated to begin the season as starters for the Keydets. Freshmen Jeremy Brown and Adam Lopez could also The Keydets will also host non-conference match-ups against Regional teams earn starts this season, along with redshirt freshman Tim Brust, an intriguing 6-5 Rider and Bucknell, while also taking on in-state rivals Virginia and James left-hander. Madison, each of whom qualified for Regionals a season ago.

"We have a good crop of freshman arms that are very talented, even though VMI hosts its home opener on Feb. 24, playing the first of 22 games against in- they're unproven," said Ikenberry. "We've been there before, we went through state opponents this season by welcoming Old Dominion to town. The Keydets this back in 2005, and we will also resume annual series against Commonwealth stalwarts VCU,Virginia showed that, through time and Tech,William & Mary and Richmond. development, that they'll do a great job." Big South Conference In 2008, the Keydets rode a 14-7 mark to a tie for second place in the Big South The Keydets are expected to standings. While this year's squad enters the season voted fourth in the confer- redshirt the arms of 2008 All- ence's preseason poll, Ikenberry and the Keydets have never wavered from their Conference selection Chris stated goal. Duty, along with sophomores Ryan Barefoot and Jason "Last year was a great year for us. We did a lot of things that we wanted to, we Farley. had a great year in conference. But our goal is always to play well in May and to finish top in our league. The key is to play hard every weekend just like we did Relief Pitching last year, and if we do that, then I think we have the talent to be where we want The Keydets will be looking to to be at the end of the year." break in a few new faces in the relief corps as well, however, the bullpen will be anchored by a few returning standouts. Redshirt junior Matt Edwards Redshirt junior Matt Edwards will anchor a posted a 1.64 ERA in 22 young relief corps for VMI in 2009. innings a season ago, going 2-0 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 21 2009 Roster No. Name Pos. B/T HT WT CL Hometown/Previous School Alphabetical 1 David Lottman OF L/L 5-8 165 Jr. Virginia Beach,Va./Kellam Roster 2 George Piccirilli C R/R 5-10 185 Fr. Manassas,Va./Osbourne Park 26 Jordan Ballard ...... IF 3 Jeremy Brown RHP R/R 5-11 160 Fr. Rixeyville,Va./Culpeper Ryan Barefoot ...... RHP 4 Sam Roberts IF/OF/P R/R 6-2 185 So. Prince George,Va./Prince George 5 Justin Topping OF/C R/R 5-11 190 So. Suffolk,Va./Nansemond River 24 Tanner Biagini ...... IF 6 Steele Myers MIF R/R 5-10 185 Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C./Jordan 3 Jeremy Brown ...... RHP 7 Chris Henderson RHP R/R 6-0 175 Sr. Fredericksburg,Va./Colonial Forge 39 Tyler Brown ...... OF 8 Jacob Morley OF R/R 6-1 175 Fr. Annandale,Va./Woodbridge 29 Tim Brust ...... LHP 9 Adam Kruithof RHP R/R 5-11 190 So. Charlottesville,Va./Western Albemarle 32 Andrew Deal ...... RHP 10 A.J.Yoder MIF L/R 5-11 190 Sr. Belleville, Pa./Indian Valley 25 Michael Devine ...... 1B/RHP 11 John Phelps LHP L/L 5-11 215 R-Jr. Chesapeake,Va./Deep Creek 22 Chris Duty ...... RHP 12 Karter Rivera LHP L/L 6-2 170 Fr. Norfolk,Va./Maury 14 Matt Edwards ...... RHP 13 Lefty Flora LHP L/L 5-9 175 So. Roanoke,Va./Northside Jason Farley ...... LHP 14 Matt Edwards RHP R/R 5-11 195 R-Jr. Midlothian,Va./Midlothian 18 Collin Flaherty ...... C/OF 16 Brooks Martin OF R/R 6-1 195 Fr. Richmond,Va./Deep Run 13 Lefty Flora ...... LHP 17 Jeremy Peed OF R/R 6-4 200 Fr. Roxboro, N.C./Person County 33 Kyle Goodale ...... C 18 Collin Flaherty C/OF R/R 6-3 205 Fr. Vienna,Va./James Madison 28 Alex Haitsuka ...... C 20 Adam Lopez RHP R/R 6-5 215 Fr. Fredericksburg,Va./Stafford 7 Chris Henderson ...... RHP 22 Chris Duty RHP R/R 6-3 205 Jr. Richmond,Va./Monacan 9 Adam Kruithof ...... RHP 23 Graham Sullivan IF R/R 6-3 200 So. Manassas,Va./C.D. Hylton 24 Tanner Biagini IF R/R 6-3 220 Jr. Greenville, N.C./D.H. Conley 20 Adam Lopez ...... RHP 25 Michael Devine 1B/RHP R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Cheswick, Pa./Springdale 1 David Lottman ...... OF 26 Jordan Ballard IF R/R 6-3 210 Jr. Troy,Va./Monticello 16 Brooks Martin ...... OF 27 Josh McPherson RHP R/R 6-4 200 Jr. Yorktown,Va./Tabb 27 Josh McPherson ...... RHP 28 Alex Haitsuka C R/R 6-3 190 So. Alexandria,Va./T.C.Williams 30 Colin Miller ...... OF 29 Tim Brust LHP L/L 6-4 215 R-Fr. Charlottesville,Va./Albemarle 8 Jacob Morley ...... OF 30 Colin Miller OF R/R 5-11 175 So. Delaplane,Va./Fauquier 6 Steele Myers ...... MIF 31 Brian Sandridge OF R/R 6-0 195 R-Jr. Brownsburg,Va./Rockbridge County 17 Jeremy Peed ...... OF 32 Andrew Deal RHP R/R 6-2 190 Fr. Chester,Va./L.C. Bird 11 John Phelps ...... LHP 33 Kyle Goodale C R/R 6-5 200 R-Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Penncrest 2 George Piccirilli ...... C 34 Chase Worthington IF R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Mechanicsville,Va./Atlee 12 Karter Rivera ...... LHP 35 Travis Smink LHP L/L 6-2 200 R-Jr. Dalmatia, Pa./Line Mountain 4 Sam Roberts ...... IF/OF/P 36 Alan Watts RHP R/R 6-0 180 Fr. Buena Vista,Va./Lord Botetourt 31 Brian Sandridge ...... OF 39 Tyler Brown OF R/R 5-10 162 Fr. Lynchburg,Va./Jefferson Forest 35 Travis Smink ...... LHP Ryan Barefoot* RHP R/R 6-4 195 So. Centreville,Va./Centreville 23 Graham Sullivan ...... IF Jason Farley* LHP L/L 6-3 200 So. Vienna,Va./James Madison *- Will redshirt the 2009 season 5 Justin Topping ...... OF/C 36 Alan Watts ...... RHP Head Coach: #19 Marlin Ikenberry (VMI ‘95), Sixth season 34 Chase Worthington ...... IF Assistant Coaches: 10 A.J.Yoder ...... MIF #37 Ryan Mau (College of Charleston ‘00), Fourth season Squad Analysis #38 Barry Shelton (West Virginia State,‘97),Third season 2008 Letterwinners #21 James Conrad (Lafayette ‘07), First Season Returning ...... 13 Mangers: Jack Britt,Austin Benda Lost ...... 8 Pronunciation Guide Keydets By State Keydets By Class (Eligibility) 2008 Position Starters Returning ...... 7 Tanner BIAGINI- be-ah-GEE-nee Virginia- 29 Seniors - 2 Ballard, Barefoot, J. Brown,T. Brown, Henderson,Yoder Lost ...... 4 Alex HAITSUKA- hite-SOO-kah Brust, Deal, Duty, Edwards, Farley, 2008 Pitchers Marlin IKENBERRY- EYE-ken-berry Flaherty, Flora, Haitsuka, Henderson, Juniors - 9 Returning ...... 9 Ballard, Biagini, Duty, Edwards (RS), Lost ...... 4 Adam KRUITHOF- CREW-toff Kruithof, Lopez, Lottman, Martin, McPherson, Miller, Morley, Phelps, Lottman, McPherson, Phelps (RS), Newcomers ...... 14 Ryan MAU- MAO (As in Maui) Piccirilli, Rivera, Roberts, Sandridge, Sandridge (RS), Smink (RS) Sullivan,Topping,Watts,Worthington Sophomores - 9 How They Hit Right ...... 28 Pennsylvania- 4 Barefoot, Farley, Flora, Haitsuka, Left ...... 8 Devine, Goodale, Smink,Yoder Kruithof, Miller, Roberts, Sullivan, Topping How They Throw North Carolina- 3 Right ...... 29 Biagini, Myers, Peed Freshmen - 16 Left ...... 7 J. Brown,T. Brown, Brust (RS), Deal, How They Pitch Devine, Flaherty, Goodale (RS), Lopez, Right ...... 12 Martin, Morley, Myers, Peed, Piccirilli, Left ...... 6 Rivera,Watts,Worthington

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PLAYERS RETURNING Position Starters Player Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T GP/GS AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A Jordan Ballard Jr. 1B 6-3 210 R/R 51/51 .302 10 0 12 39 3-4 Tanner Biagini Jr. 3B 6-3 220 R/R 55/54 .343 10 0 10 46 2-2 Alex Haitsuka So. C 6-3 190 R/R 31/21 .244 60160-1 Sam Roberts So. OF 6-2 185 R/R 50/49 .348 14 1 0 26 12-14 Brian Sandridge R-Jr. OF 6-0 195 R/R 51/46 .320 807393-5 Justin Topping So. DH 5-11 190 R/R 37/26 .298 800141-2 A.J.Yoder Sr. IF 5-11 190 L/R 48/46 .254 732164-7

Other Letterwinners Returning Player Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T GP/GS AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A David Lottman Jr. OF 5-8 165 L/L 18/2 .143 00000-0 Graham Sullivan So. IF 6-3 200 R/R 26/12 .158 10010-0 A.J. Yoder

Pitchers Returning Player Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. W-L SV A/GS ERA IP K BB Ryan Barefoot So. RHP 6-4 185 1-1 0 7/2 4.00 18.0 10 7 Matt Edwards R-Jr. RHP 5-11 195 2-0 0 15/0 1.64 22.0 19 5 Lefty Flora So. LHP 5-9 175 0-2 0 7/2 9.00 16.0 13 12 Chris Henderson Sr. RHP 6-0 175 5-4 0 12/8 3.16 57.0 57 7 Adam Kruithof So. RHP 5-11 190 1-2 0 9/5 7.99 23.2 23 10 Josh McPherson Jr. RHP 6-4 200 0-0 0 7/0 7.11 6.1 6 1 John Phelps* R-Jr. LHP 5-11 215 1-1 1 16/7 5.64 52.2 25 17 Travis Smink R-Jr. LHP 6-2 200 2-1 7 19/2 3.48 44.0 36 10 *-2006 Stats

PLAYERS LOST Position Starters Player Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T GP/GS AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A Tanner Biagini Shane Geisslinger 2B 5-8 160 R/R 55/55 .313 10 1 0 21 18-22 Justin Hess OF 5-11 170 R/R 54/50 .277 10 1 2 14 6-11 Mike Roberts C 6-2 185 R/R 50/48 .298 909445-5 Thane Smith OF 6-1 200 L/R 34/26 .182 311113-5

Pitchers Player Pos. Ht. Wt. W-L SV A/GS ERA IP K BB Trey Barham LHP 6-0 215 4-6 0 16/14 3.84 96.0 86 23 Michael Bowman RHP 6-3 200 4-6 0 18/13 3.44 91.2 82 25 Matt Murrer LHP 6-7 220 0-0 0 11/2 5.12 19.1 17 6 Daniel Wood LHP 6-3 185 1-2 0 16/0 4.55 29.2 30 9

NEWCOMERS Player Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School George Piccirilli Fr. C 5-10 185 Manassas,Va./Osbourne Park Adam Kruithof Jeremy Brown Fr. RHP 5-11 160 Rixeyville,Va./Culpeper Steele Myers Fr. MIF 5-10 185 Chapel Hill, N.C./Jordan Adam Lopez Fr. RHP 6-5 215 Fredericksburg,Va./Stafford Karter Rivera Fr. LHP 6-2 170 Norfolk,Va./Maury Brooks Martin Fr. OF 6-1 195 Richmond,Va./Deep Run Jeremy Peed Fr. OF 6-4 200 Roxboro, N.C./Person County Colin Flaherty Fr. C/OF 6-3 205 Vienna,Va./James Madison Jacob Morley Fr. OF 6-1 175 Annandale,Va./Woodbridge Michael Devine Fr. 1B/RHP 6-1 190 Cheswick, Pa./Springdale Andrew Deal Fr. RHP 6-2 190 Chester,Va./LC Bird Chase Worthington Fr. IF 5-11 180 Mechanicsville,Va./Atlee Alan Watts Fr. RHP 6-0 180 Buena Vista,Va./Lord Botetourt Tyler Brown Fr. OF 5-10 162 Lynchburg,Va./Jefferson Forest

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2009 Keydet Baseball Schedule 2009 Keydet Road Headquarters Date Opponent Site Time North Carolina Feb. 20 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 3 p.m. Courtyard Chapel Hill Feb. 21 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 1 p.m. 100 Marriott Way Feb. 22 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 1 p.m. Chapel Hill, NC 27517 Feb. 24 Old Dominion Gray-Minor Stadium 3 p.m. 919-883-3404 Feb. 25 at Richmond Richmond,Va. 2 p.m. www.CourtyardChapelHill.com Feb. 27 Youngstown State Gray-Minor Stadium 3 p.m. Nights Staying:Thurs., Feb. 19 thru Sat., Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Youngstown State (DH) Gray-Minor Stadium 1 p.m. March 1 Bucknell Gray-Minor Stadium 1 p.m. Presbyterian March 3 at Virginia Charlottesville,Va. 4 p.m. Hampton Inn & Suites Clinton - I-26 March 4 William and Mary Gray-Minor Stadium 4 p.m. 201 East Corporate Center Dr. March 6 Rider Gray-Minor Stadium 4 p.m. Clinton, SC 29325 March 7 Rider Gray-Minor Stadium 1 p.m. 864-938-1045 March 8 Rider Gray-Minor Stadium 1 p.m. Nights Staying:Thurs., March 12 thru Sat., March 14 March 10 at Norfolk State Norfolk,Va. 3 p.m. March 13 at Presbyterian * Clinton, S.C. 3 p.m. Virginia Tech March 14 at Presbyterian * Clinton, S.C. 2 p.m. Blacksburg Hawthorn Suites March 15 at Presbyterian * Clinton, S.C. 1 p.m. 1020 Plantation Rd. March 17 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg,Va. 5:30 p.m. Blacksburg,VA 24060 March 18 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg,Va. 5:30 p.m. 540-552-5636 March 20 UNC Asheville * Gray-Minor Stadium 4 p.m. Nights Staying: Sun., March 15 thru Tues., March 17 March 21 UNC Asheville * Gray-Minor Stadium 2 p.m. March 22 UNC Asheville * Gray-Minor Stadium 1 p.m. March 24 Richmond Gray-Minor Stadium 5 p.m. Charleston Southern March 27 at Charleston Southern * Charleston, S.C. 2 p.m. Holiday Inn Charleston Airport March 28 at Charleston Southern * (DH) Charleston, S.C. 11:30 a.m. 5264 International Blvd. March 31 at VCU Richmond,Va. 7 p.m. North Charleston, SC 29418 April 3 Liberty * Gray-Minor Stadium 6 p.m. 843-576-1214 April 4 Liberty * Gray-Minor Stadium 4 p.m. Nights Staying:Thurs., March 26 thru Fri., March 27 April 5 Liberty * Gray-Minor Stadium 1 p.m. April 7 VCU Gray-Minor Stadium 5 p.m. Radford April 10 Gardner-Webb * Gray-Minor Stadium 6 p.m. La Quinta Inn Radford April 11 Gardner-Webb * (DH) Gray-Minor Stadium 1 p.m. 1450 Tyler Ave. April 14 at James Madison Harrisonburg,Va. 4 p.m. Radford,VA 24141 April 15 Longwood Gray-Minor Stadium 5 p.m. 540-633-6800 April 17 at Radford * Radford,Va. 3 p.m. Nights Staying: Fri.,April 17 thru Sat.,April 18 April 18 at Radford * Radford,Va. 2 p.m. April 19 at Radford * Radford,Va. 1 p.m. Winthrop April 21 at Old Dominion Norfolk,Va. 6 p.m. Wingate Inn- Rock Hill Galleria April 22 Norfolk State Gray-Minor Stadium 6 p.m. 760 Galleria Blvd. April 24 at Winthrop * Rock Hill, S.C. 6 p.m. Rock Hill, SC, 29730 April 25 at Winthrop * Rock Hill, S.C. 4 p.m. 803-324-9000 April 26 at Winthrop * Rock Hill, S.C. 2 p.m. Nights Staying:Thurs.,April 24 thru Sat.,April 25 April 28 at William and Mary Williamsburg,Va. 7 p.m. April 29 James Madison Gray-Minor Stadium 6 p.m. Coastal Carolina May 9 at Coastal Carolina * Conway, S.C. 6 p.m. Caravelle Resort May 10 at Coastal Carolina * Conway, S.C. 6 p.m. 6900 North Ocean Blvd. May 11 at Coastal Carolina * Conway, S.C. Noon Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 May 14 High Point * Gray-Minor Stadium 6 p.m. 843-918-7056 May 15 High Point * Gray-Minor Stadium 6 p.m. Nights Staying: Fri., May 8 thru Sun., May 10 May 16 High Point * Gray-Minor Stadium 6 p.m. May 19-23 at Big South Tournament Asheville, N.C. TBD * Trips to Richmond (Feb. 25),Virginia (March 3), Norfolk State (March 10),VCU (March 31), James Madison (April 14), Home games in Bold Old Dominion (April 21) and William & Mary (April 28) will * Denotes Big South Conference Game not include overnight stays. All Times Eastern

24 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Meet The Keydets Matt Edwards Redshirt Junior Right-Handed Pitcher 5-11 195 R/R Midlothian, Va. Midlothian Personal: Son of Jonathan and Teresa Edwards... Named R 1 at Auburn, 3/6/08 MVP of the 2005 VHSCA East-West All-Star Game, see- H 1 (2x), Last at Auburn, 3/6/08 ing time at both shortstop and on the mound...Went 2- RBI 1 vs. Coppin State, 2/19/06 for-3 with a walk and a two-run double while pitching Hit Streak 1 gm. (2x), Last at Auburn, 3/6/08 14 2.1 innings with four strikeouts in a game he wasn’t scheduled to pitch in...Majoring in civil engineering. EDWARDS’ PITCHING CAREER HIGHS Veteran that will be counted on to lead the relief IP,Relief 3.1 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 5/11/08 corps. EDWARDS’ HITTING CAREER HIGHS K 3 (2x), Last vs. UMES, 5/11/08 2008: Enjoyed a fine season as a redshirt sophomore… AB 4 at Auburn, 3/7/08 BB 2 (3x), Last vs. Binghamton, 3/1/08 Went 2-0 in 15 relief appearances, totaling a 1.64 ERA in 22.0 innings... Struck out 19 batters while walking only five…Allowed only two extra-base hits while facing 94 batters…Earned his first collegiate win against Norfolk State (3/19), entering the sixth inning with the go-ahead run at third base and working 1.1 scoreless innings… Made back-to-back appearances against Maryland- Eastern Shore (5/10 & 11), collecting a win in game three by allowing one base runner in 3.1 innings…Pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief in game three against Lafayette (2/24), allowing four hits while striking out two in an 11- 9 loss…Made his first career start in game two at Auburn (3/7), going 0-for-4 as the DH before entering the game in relief on the mound, allowing one hit and nothing else in a 6-4 loss…Also appeared in five games offensively, including one start at designated hitter… Scored after a pinch-hit triple late in game one at Auburn (3/6). Summer: Competed for the Petersburg Generals of the Coastal Plain League...Ranked second on the team with 15 appearances...Posted 27 strikeouts and only three walks in 39 innings...Went 2-2...Also hit .259 with three doubles in nine games.

2007: Took a medical redshirt as he recovered from off- season surgery.

2006: Saw action in three games on the mound and three games as an offensive sub...Collected his first career hit against Coppin State (Feb. 19)...Had 1.0 IP at Mercer (Feb. 10), 1.0 IP versus Albany (Mar. 3) and 1.1 IP against Liberty (Apr. 1). Summer: Earned Regional MVP honors as he teamed with freshman pitcher Chris Duty to lead Midlothian Post 186 to a third place finish at the 2006 American Legion World Series...Did his damage both on the mound and with the bat, going 12-1 on the mound for the season while hitting .409 in the Regional Tournament and .375 at the World Series...Suffered an elbow injury in the final contest.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Midlothian as a shortstop and pitcher...Reached the 2005 VHSL AAA State Playoffs after a runner-up regional finish...Named to the All-Academic Team...Threw a 1-0 shutout vs. Mills Godwin, ranked #3 nationally, in regional play...Went 9-2 as a senior and earned Dominion District Player of the Year honors...Also earned First Team All-Metro honors as a senior...As a sophomore, went 4-2 with an ERA under 2.00 while pitching for the varsity team. Edwards’ Career Hitting Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2006 .333 6/0 3010001.333 0 0 0 .333 0-0 0-1-0 1.000 2008 .111 19/1 9110100.333 0 0 3 .111 0-0 0-3-0 1.000 Totals .167 25/1 12 1 2 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0 3 .167 0-0 0-4-0 1.000 Edwards’ Career Pitching Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2006 10.80 0-0 3/0 00003.1864520.471 1 1 2008 1.64 2-0 15/0 000022.0 24 5 4 5 19 1 .276 0 1 Totals 2.84 2-0 18/0 0 0 0 0 25.1 32 11 8 10 21 1 .308 1 2 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 25 Meet The Keydets Chris Henderson Senior Right-Handed Pitcher 6-0 175 R/R Fredericksburg, Va. Colonial Forge ing a shoulder injury that sidelined him for six Personal: Son of Colleen Tolson and David weeks...Came back as a member of the bullpen, where Henderson...Played for the Mid-Maryland Red Sox and he excelled...Appeared in 12 games, making five starts...In Stafford American Legion Post 290...Won an AAU his first career start, held Auburn scoreless for four National Championship in 1999, also a member of the 7 innings (2/5), allowing only four hits while striking out 2001 All-National team and Best In Virginia three...On the season, struck out 18 batters while walk- 2004...Majoring in psychology. Three-year starter that will be expected to anchor ing only nine...Keydets went 4-1 in his five starts. the weekend rotation. HENDERSON’S CAREER HIGHS 2008: Enjoyed a fine junior season, going 5-4 with a High School: Two-year letterwinner as a pitcher at IP, Starter 9.0 (2x), Last vs. CCSU, 3/2/08 team-best 3.16 ERA...Led the Big South with only seven Colonial Forge...Named first team all-district and second IP,Relief 4.2 at Auburn, 3/14/07 walks issued...In conference play, was 3-2 with a 3.41 team all-area...Helped Colonial Forge to a regional cham- K 11 vs.Winthrop, 3/30/08 ERA, striking out 33 while walking only four...Missed the pionship as a junior. BB 3 (3x), Last at Auburn, 3/9/08 final six weeks of the season after an injury on April 18, when he started on Friday night against Liberty...Defeated UNCA (4/12) by throwing seven innings, scattering five hits while allowing three runs, two earned...Picked up the win against Radford (4/6), starting game two of the series and allowing four runs on eight hits...Struck out a career-best 11 batters without issuing a walk in a loss against Winthrop (3/30), allowing four runs, only two earned...Named Big South Conference Pitcher of the Week after striking out a then-career-best ten while throwing seven innings of VMI's first shutout of the season, a 3-0 win over High Point (3/22)...Made two relief appearances before moving to the weekend rotation...In his first three appearances of the season, struck out 15 batters without issuing a walk...Pitched five innings in his start at Auburn (3/9), allowing four runs, two earned while striking out six...Threw his third career complete game against CCSU (3/2), allowing one earned run and striking out eight while not walking a batter...Allowed three hits and no runs in 3.2 innings, striking out seven in season debut against Lafayette (2/23).

2007: Moved into the weekend rotation after consecutive mid-week wins over Old Dominion (3/21),VCU (3/27) and #3 Virginia (4/3)...Hurled 8.1 innings of one- run ball against Old Dominion...Defeated VCU just a week later by surrendering only two runs in 5.2 innings while setting a career-high with seven strikeouts... Followed that up with a 7.2-inning outing against #3 Virginia, allowing only two runs while again striking out seven as the team defeated its highest-ranked opponent in program history...Tied for the second-most wins on the team...Surrendered only one hit against Coppin State (4/14) in five innings...Set a new career-best by pitching all nine innings against UNC Asheville (4/29), clinching a series win with a 5-3 win by scattering seven singles and allowing only two earned runs....Claimed the series- clinching win in game three over Radford (5/13), working into the eighth inning, allowing four runs, three earned to win his sixth decision of the season...Began season in the bullpen, enjoying his best outing at Florida (2/11), allowing no runs and one hit in 3.1 innings, striking out five. 2006: Began the year as a weekend starter before suffer- Henderson’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2006 4.76 2-1 12/5 000028.1 31 22 15 9 18 6 .274 8 0 2007 3.70 6-3 20/12 210082.2 85 39 34 16 61 5 .268 1 4 2008 3.16 5-4 12/8 101057.0 59 26 20 7 57 6 .267 2 6 TOTAL 3.70 13-8 44/25 3 1 1 0 168.0 175 87 69 32 136 17 .269 11 10 Henderson’s Career Big South Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2006 7.27 0-1 4/1 00008.212117343.333 3 0 2007 5.62 2-1 7/5 100032.0 35 22 20 7 15 3 .287 0 1 2008 3.41 3-2 5/5 001031.2 28 15 12 4 33 4 .235 0 1 TOTAL 4.85 5-4 16/11 1 0 1 0 72.1 75 48 39 14 52 10 .271 3 2

26 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Meet The Keydets Brian Sandridge Redshirt Junior Outfield 6-0 195 R/R Brownsburg, Va. Rockbridge County hitter in the fifth inning against the Hokies...In first three High School: Four-year letterwinner in the outfield at career starts, went 7-for-11 with five RBI against Rockbridge County...Hit .434 with 12 home runs and 45 Savannah State, hitting .636, slugging 1.273 and reaching RBI...Named first team All-District as a utility player and base at .692...Went 4-for-5 with three RBI, a double and second team All-District as an outfielder...Played under 31 a triple in game two against SSU (3/31), then went 2-for- head coach Paige Owens...Also lettered four years at 4 with first career HR in game three (4/1)...Had an RBI linebacker on the Rockbridge County football Local product that came up with big hits when double to deep center field in eighth inning of game one team...Named second team All-District with 109 tackles needed last season...Will start in the outfield and hit at Auburn (3/13) after entering game two innings earlier and an interception... Played for head coach Billy Mills. in the middle of the order. as a pinch runner...Entered game two against UMES 2008: Enjoyed a breakout season as a redshirt sopho- (3/10) in seventh inning and collected first career hit, an Personal: Son of Julie and Michael Sandridge... Majoring more…Hit .320 with eight doubles, seven home runs RBI double to deep center field. in economics and business. and 39 RBIs while starting 46 games, with a majority of those coming in left field…Did most of his damage in Big 2006: Redshirted for the 2006 season. SANDRIDGE’S CAREER HIGHS South play, leading VMI with a .374 batting average, 34 Summer: Named MVP of the Rockingham County AB 8 (2x), Last at Liberty, 4/19/08 hits, 18 RBIs, five home runs and a .582 slugging percent- Baseball League All-Star Game, throwing out three run- R 2 (Several), Last vs. CSU, 5/16/08 age…Ranked fourth in the Big South in league games in ners, including two at home plate, in three consecutive H 4 (3x), Last vs. UNCA, 4/13/08 hits, seventh in total bases and ninth in batting aver- innings while playing center field in a 3-2 win for the East 2B 3 vs. Radford, 4/7/08 age…Had a career-best 14-game hitting streak, during team...Also named RCBL Rookie of the Year...Ranked in HR 1 (Several), Last vs. CSU, 5/16/08 which he hit .412 (28-for-68) with four doubles, two the top five in the RCBL with a .383 batting average, .628 BB 2 (2x), Last at Radford, 5/11/07 home runs, 14 RBIs…Drove home the tying run in the slugging percentage, 23 RBI, 19 runs, 36 hits, nine doubles RBI 4 vs.William & Mary, 3/25/08 ninth inning and scored the winning run in the 16th in and four home runs. SB 1 (Several), Last vs. Coppin, 4/22/08 VMI's 6-5, 16-inning win at Liberty (4/19)…Earned Big Hit Streak 14 gms. 4/5-4/23/08 South Player of the Week honors on April 7, posting three multiple-hit games as VMI went 4-0 on the week, hitting .417 with eight RBIs…Set a new school record for at bats by going 4-for-8 in VMI's 16-inning,3-2 win over Radford (4/7)...Also matched a school record with three doubles in that game…Hit a three-run, walk-off home run to give VMI a 4-3,11-inning victory in game one against Radford (4/6)…Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in a 9-5 win over Richmond (4/1)…Posted his second four-hit game in a week by going 4-for-5 with two singles, a double and a home run, driving in three in a game three win over UNCA (4/13)…Tied the contest with a single in the fourth inning before giving the Keydets the lead with a solo home run in a 5-4 win against Winthrop (3/29)…Hit his first career grand slam and first for VMI in 2008 in the third inning against William & Mary (3/25)…In the doubleheader against High Point (3/22), went 5-for-8 with two RBI and a home run.

2007: A key contributor to the team down the stretch, leading all freshmen with a .293 average and 17 RBI while seeing action in 37 contests...In limited action, posted the third-highest slugging percentage on the team, and the highest among 2008 returners...Came up with a pinch-hit double in the 9th inning against Coastal Carolina in the Big South Championship (5/24)...Hit his third career HR to extend the lead in a 5-3 win over UNCA in game three (4/29), going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and nine putouts in CF...Hit his second home run of the season in game one against #20 Coastal Carolina (4/20), also collecting a double in the 7-5 loss...Saw his six-game hitting streak end in game two against High Point; during the run, he hit 10-for-22 (.455) with eight RBI, two 2B, 3B, and a HR...Collected RBI singles against #3 Virginia (4/3) and Virginia Tech (4/4),breaking up a no-

Sandridge’s Career Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2007 .293 37/25 92 18 27 6 1 3 17 .478 7 2 28 .356 4-5 12-0-1 .923 2008 .320 51/46 194 29 62 8 0 7 39 .469 9 6 37 .363 3-5 51-3-4 .931 TOTAL .311 88/71 286 47 89 14 1 10 56 .472 16 8 65 .361 7-10 63-3-5 .930 Sandridge’s Career Big South Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2007 .184 17/14 49 991025.327 4 1 17 .259 0-0 11-0-0 1.000 2008 .374 20/20 91 10 34 4 0 5 18 .582 2 1 14 .394 0-2 26-1-0 1.000 TOTAL .307 37/34 140 19 43 5 0 7 23 .493 6 2 31 .345 0-2 37-1-0 1.000 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 27 Meet The Keydets Travis Smink Redshirt Junior Left-Handed Pitcher 6-2 200 L/L Dalmatia, Pa. Line Mountain Freshman All-American in VMI history, joining fellow Cardinals of the Valley League, going 1-3... Struck out 33 Herndon, Pa. native Kelly Sweppenhiser ‘06...Tied then- batters in 40 innings, as opponents hit .277 against him. school record for wins by going 7-4 while also picking up two saves...Second on the team with 73.2 innings, ten High School: Three-year letterwinner as a pitcher at 35 starts, two saves and 4.40 ERA...Threw his first career Line Mountain, the same high school as former Keydet complete game against Coastal Carolina (5/8) in a 2-0 standout Kelly Sweppenhiser...Three-time TVL All- Will move back to the weekend rotation after domi- loss to fellow freshman Bobby Gagg...Struck out a sea- Star...As a senior, put up an ERA of 0.79 and 102 strike- nant spring and summer campaigns last year... son-high six batters in a 10-1 victory over Birmingham- outs in 71 innings...Also lettered two years in basketball. Included on the 2009 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Southern (4/22), the program’s only win over the Award Watch List. Panthers...Named to the College Baseball Foundation’s Personal: Son of Jodi and James Smink...Played for the 2008: Had a strong seasonas a redshirt sophomore... National Honor Roll after he picked up two saves and a Line Mountain American Legion team...Majoring in psy- Was 7-for-7 in save opportunities, notching 11 strikeouts win by closing out all three games against Lafayette chology. and one walk in 12 innings in save situations…Overall, (2/25-26), retiring 17 of the 19 batters he faced...Earned went 2-1 with seven saves and a 3.48 ERA…Led the a win in his first collegiate appearance, allowing only one SMINK’S CAREER HIGHS team with 19 appearances, including two starts…In con- baserunner in 2.2 innings at Auburn (Feb. 4)...Won his IP, Starter 9.0 vs. Coastal Carolina, 5/8/06 ference play, went 2-1 with four saves in nine appear- first career start, allowing one run in 6.0 innings against IP,Relief 7.1 at Liberty, 4/19/08 ances, posting a 2.67 ERA and 17 K's in 27 innings, with Albany (3/4). K 6 (2x), Last vs. Radford, 4/7/08 opponents hitting .224 against him…Earned a three- Summer: Made eight starts for the Front Royal BB 6 vs. Coastal Carolina, 5/8/06 inning save, shutting out Charleston Southern (5/17) on two hits while striking out three…Picked up a win by working the final two innings in game one of a doubleheader against #15 Coastal Carolina (4/27), allowing only two hits…Threw a season-long 7.1 innings in relief in VMI's 16-inning win against Liberty (4/19), allowing one run on five hits, striking out five…Earned saves in back- to-back nights against JMU (4/15) and Norfolk State (4/16), working perfect ninth innings in each while striking out five…Picked up his third Big South save by working two innings while allowing one run on three hits at UNCA (4/12)…Earned his first win of the season by no- hitting Radford for the final six innings of a 3-2, 16-inning win (4/7); struck out six while allowing only a walk…Made his first appearance in over a year by striking out the lone batter he faced in game four at Auburn (3/9). Summer: Included on Baseball America’s College Summer League Top Prospects List for the Valley League...Led the Luray Wranglers to a sweep of Covington to win the 2008 Jim Lineweaver Cup, given to the Valley League Champions...Went 6-1 on the season for the Wranglers with a 1.88 ERA, striking out 49 batters while walking only 10...Allowed opponents to hit only .247 in 62.1 innings...In eight innings in the opening game of the Lineweaver Cup, allowed only two hits, picked off three runners and struck out 11 hitters in combining for a series-opening shutout....Helped Luray to a 37-15 record, leading the Wranglers to the fourth spot on www.PGCrosschecker.com’s Summer 16 list of the top teams across the country.

2007: Saw action in only two contests before undergo- ing surgery...Took the loss at Florida after allowing six hits in 2.2 innings (2/11)...Suffered season-ending injury at Virginia (2/27),facing three batters in his second start of the year...Took a medical redshirt year.

2006: Became only the second Louisville Slugger Smink’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2006 4.40 7-4 21/10 100273.2 79 41 36 32 38 6 .293 5 9 2007 15.00 0-1 2/2 00003.0865232.471 1 0 2008 3.48 2-1 19/2 000744.0 42 21 17 10 36 3 .250 2 2 TOTAL 4.33 9-6 42/14 1 0 0 9 120.2 129 68 58 44 77 11 .284 8 11 Smink’s Career Big South Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2006 5.05 2-4 10/7 100041.0 40 26 23 20 15 4 .272 2 8 2008 2.67 2-1 9/1 000427.0 22 10 8 6 17 2 .224 1 1 TOTAL 4.10 4-5 19/8 1 0 0 4 68.0 62 36 31 26 32 6 .253 3 9

28 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Meet The Keydets A.J. Yoder Senior Middle Infield 5-11 190 L/R Belleville, Pa. Indian Valley eight-game hitting streaks on the season...Went 4-for-5 football at Boston University...Brother, Ben, is a junior with a triple and three runs scored against Coppin State playing baseball at Bucknell... Selected to play in the 2004 (2/17)...Drove in three runs against Albany (3/3)...Was Arizona International Wood Bat Classic, leading his team successful in 8-of-11 stolen base attempts. with a .500 batting average...Played for the Mifflin County 10 American Legion, hitting .423 in 109 at bats with three High School: Four-year letterwinner as a shortstop at doubles and two triples...Majoring in psychology. Senior leader that will start in the infield for the Indian Valley...Twice named a Central Penn League All fourth straight season. Star...Totaled 24 RBI and 19 runs while hitting .325 in 83 YODER’S CAREER HIGHS 2008: Started 46 games as a junior, with a majority com- at bats as a junior...As a sophomore led the Central AB 7 vs. Liberty, 4/19/08 ing at shortstop…Hit .254 while leading the team with Penn League with a .440 average... Nominated for the R 3 (3x), Last vs. CCSU, 3/2/08 three triples…Had a career-best 11-game hitting streak, Wendy’s High School Heisman award...Also lettered two H 4 (2x), Last vs. Liberty, 5/20/07 during which he was 14-for-42 (.333) with three doubles, years as a point guard and was named to the Mountain 2B 2 at Charleston South., 3/18/07 two triples and eight runs scored… Had two hits, includ- Athletic Conference All-Defensive team...Holds the HR 1 (5x), Last vs.VCU, 4/8/08 ing a triple, in each of the final two games against school’s varsity basketball record for free throw percent- BB 2 (4x), Last vs. High Point, 3/21/08 Charleston Southern (5/17 & 18)…Plated the winning age and assists in a season. RBI 5 vs. Savannah State, 3/31/07 run in the 16th inning with a single into center field SB 2 (2x), Last vs. Coppin, 4/13/07 against Liberty (4/19), going 2-for-7 in the game… Personal: Son of Chip and Barbara Yoder...Father played Hit Streak 11 gms. 4/27-5/21/08 Reached base in four of his five plate appearances in game one against High Point, going 1-for-1 with a run scored, two walks, a hit by pitch and a sacrifice bunt in a 5-4 VMI win…Posted his first multiple-hit game of the season by going 3-for-4 in game two against Marshall (3/15), scoring a run.

2007: Was the only 2008 returner to start all 55 games...Made 34 starts at second base and 20 starts at third base...Ranked third on the team with a .296 average, 13 doubles (tied), 83 total bases and six stolen bases...Led the team and ranked in the top five in the Big South with four triples...Also led the Big South by being hit by 20 pitches... Struck out only 13 times in 189 at bats...Posted 12 multiple-hit games and seven multiple- RBI games...Tied for the team lead with a .301 average in Big South play...Went 4-for-4 with a double, a triple and a walk while driving in three runs in game three against Liberty (5/20)...Finished the year with hits in 27 of the final 40 games, and reached base multiple times in 32 of team’s 55 games...Against #20 Coastal, had a two-run double in game one and an RBI double in game three...Tied a school record with two triples in game two against Savannah State (3/31), going 3-for-4 with five RBI...On the weekend against Charleston Southern, went 5-for-11 (.455) with two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored...Went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in 8-5 victory against Norfolk State (3/6). Summer: Hit .240 with the New Market Rebels of the Valley League...Had ten doubles while playing 36 games...Also stole five bases.

2006: Played in 45 contests as a freshman, making 40 starts between second base, shortstop, third base and designated hitter...Athletic, versatile player that showed his potential in his first year on post...Hit .282 to lead Keydet freshmen, scoring 22 runs while driving in 21...Ranked as the eighth-toughest player in the nation to strike out, doing so once every 18.6 at bats...Had two Yoder’s Career Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2006 .282 45/40 149 22 42 5 1 1 21 .349 9 10 8 .357 8-11 53-54-9 .922 2007 .296 55/55 189 39 56 13 4 2 28 .439 18 20 13 .410 6-8 68-115-9 .953 2008 .254 48/46 169 28 43 7 3 2 16 .367 14 8 18 .335 4-7 64-114-18 .908 TOTAL .278 148/141 507 89 141 25 8 5 65 .389 41 38 39 .370 18-26 185-283-36 .929 Yoder’s Career Big South Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2006 .283 19/16 60 8 17 2017.367 2 6 2 .368 1-4 12-10-2 .917 2007 .301 21/21 73 14 22 5 2 1 15 .466 6 9 5 .416 0-1 27-46-4 .948 2008 .241 21/21 83 10 20 4208.337 4 4 7 .301 2-3 30-51-8 .910 TOTAL .273 61/58 216 32 59 11 4 2 30 .389 12 19 14 .360 3-8 69-107-14 .926

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 29 Meet The Keydets Jordan Ballard Junior Infield 6-3 210 R/R Troy, Va. Monticello a three-run home run in the ninth inning of game two at record...Twice named All-District and First Team All- High Point to bring the Keydets from behind for a 5-3 Central Virginia at third base...Named Second Team All- win…Posted three multiple hit games at Auburn, going 7- Region as a utility player...Member of the National for-16 (.438) with a home run and three RBI. Honors Society. 26 Summer: Played for the Winchester Royals of the Valley League...Hit .226 with five doubles, three home Personal: Son of Brady and Donna Ballard....Played in Will be relied on as a power bat in the middle of the runs and 15 RBI in 41 games. the AAU National Championship for the Valley Express order and a reliable starter at first base once again. in 2003...Played for American Legion Post 74 that placed 2008: Was VMI's top power threat as a sophomore, 2007: Started 13 games at third base while seeing action fourth in the 2005 State Tournament...Hit .352 with nine leading the team with 12 home runs, a .533 slugging per- in 20 games overall...Had a pair of multiple-hit games, home runs and 35 RBI in 91 at bats...Majoring in psy- centage and 20 multiple-hit games…Ranked sixth in the going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored both against chology. Big South in home runs…Was also second on the team VCU (3/27) and Savannah State (3/31), both VMI with 10 doubles, 39 RBI and 106 total bases…During his wins...Broke a five-game hitless streak with a double to BALLARD’S CAREER HIGHS career-best ten-game hitting streak, went 16-for-43 left-center and a run scored in game three against High AB 6 vs. Radford, 4/7/08 (.372) with four doubles, two home runs, six RBIs and Point (4/7)...Against Richmond (4/18), walked twice and R 3 (2x), Last vs. UMES, 5/9/08 eight runs…Also had a nine-game hitting streak that saw dropped down a sacrifice bunt in a 5-1 win...Had his first H 3 (3x), Last vs. UMES, 5/9/08 him hit .432 (16-for-37) with three home runs, nine runs career hit (2B) against Maryland-Eastern Shore (3/10) in 2B 2 vs. James Madison, 4/15/08 and 14 RBIs late in the season…Started all but four game two, also scoring first career run. HR 2 at James Madison, 3/26/08 games at first base…Went 3-for-4 with two doubles BB 2 (3x), Last vs. CSU, 5/18/08 against JMU (4/15), then slugged a three-run home run High School: Helped lead Monticello to a third place RBI 3 (5x), Last vs. CSU, 5/17/08 against Norfolk State (4/16) the next night…Was the finish in the AA state tournament as a junior...Hit .430 SB 1 (3x), Last vs. Radford, 4/6/08 only Keydet to hit two home runs in a game, going 2-for- with seven home runs and 25 RBI in only 65 at bats as a Hit Streak 10 gms. 4/2-4/16/08 4 with a pair of solo home runs against JMU (3/26)…Hit junior...Twice set the Monticello single-season home run Ballard’s Career Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2007 .167 20/13 42 873003.238 6 3 18 .308 0-0 3-18-2 .913 2008 .302 51/51 199 35 60 10 0 12 39 .533 19 12 42 .391 3-4 472-21-7 .986 TOTAL .278 71/64 241 43 67 13 0 12 42 .481 25 15 60 .375 3-4 475-39-9 .983 Ballard’s Career Big South Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2007 .083 5/4 12 211000.167 2 1 6 .267 0-0 1-5-0 1.000 2008 .259 21/21 85 12 22 6 0 2 14 .400 11 3 23 .360 1-1 190-6-3 .985 TOTAL .237 26/25 97 14 23 7 0 2 14 .371 13 4 29 .348 1-1 191-11-3 .985 Ryan Barefoot Sophomore Right-Handed Pitcher 6-4 195 R/R Centreville, Va. Centreville one run on one hit through four innings…Had earlier 2006...Majoring is psychology. pitched four innings versus ODU (3/11), allowing only one run on four hits, striking out a pair while retiring six BAREFOOT’S HITTING CAREER HIGHS in a row and nine of 10 at one point…Pitched 18 innings AB 4 vs. Binghamton, 2/29/08 in seven appearances, including two starts. R 1 (2x), Last vs. Marshall, 3/14/08 H 2 vs. Binghamton, 2/29/08 Expected to redshirt this season. High School: Excelled as a two-way player at HR 1 vs. Binghamton, 2/29/08 2008: Saw action both as a position player and on the Centreville, playing as a shortstop while also serving as BB 1 (2x), Last vs.CSU, 5/16/08 mound as a freshman…Hit .294 in 10 games, making four the team’s closer...Hit .386 with 12 doubles, three home RBI 3 vs. Binghamton, 2/29/08 starts at shortstop…Had a memorable collegiate debut, runs while going a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen base SB 1 vs. Binghamton, 2/29/08 hitting a home run on his first swing of the bat on a 3-0 attempts....Struck out six times...On the mound, went 1- Hit Streak 2 gms. (2x), Last 3/12-3/14/08 pitch against Binghamton (2/29)…Overall, went 2-for-4 0 with three saves...Opponents hit .194...Posted an ERA with three RBI, a home run and a stolen base in that of 3.30 and 15 strikeouts in 12 innings...Hit .355 as a jun- BAREFOOT’S PITCHING CAREER HIGHS game against BU…Made his first appearance on the ior and led Centreville in batting average, RBI and hits. IP, Starter 4.0 (2x), Last vs.VCU, 4/8/08 mound in the opener at Auburn (3/6), allowing only one IP,Relief 4.0 vs. Old Dominion, 3/11/08 hit in one inning of work…Made his first career pitching Personal: Son of Joel and Linda Barefoot...Played for the K 3 vs.VCU, 4/8/08 start at Old Dominion (4/2), earning the win by allowing VBC Hillcats during the summer and fall of BB 3 at Old Dominion, 4/2/08 Barefoot’s Career Hitting Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .294 17/6 17 250015.471 2 0 4 .368 1-1 5-13-4 .818 TOTAL .294 17/6 17 2 5 0 0 1 5 .471 2 0 4 .368 1-1 5-13-4 .818 Barefoot’s Career Pitching Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2008 4.00 1-1 7/2 000018.0 20 10 8 7 10 2 .274 3 0 TOTAL 4.00 1-1 7/2 0 0 0 0 18.0 20 10 8 7 10 2 .274 3 0

30 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Meet The Keydets Tanner Biagini Junior Infield 6-3 220 R/R Greenville, N.C. D.H. Conley slugging percentage of .475...Was also 7-of-8 in stolen H 5 at High Point, 3/22/08 bases. 2B 2 (2x), Last vs. Binghamton, 3/1/08 HR 1 (Several), Last vs. CSU, 5/18/08 2007: Saw action in 32 games at third base, starting BB 3 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 5/10/08 24 22...Collected a pair of doubles with a run scored and an RBI 5 vs. Coppin State, 4/23/08 RBI in a 5-3 win in game three against UNC Asheville SB 1 (3x), Last vs.VCU, 4/8/08 Emerged as one of the top all-around hitters in the (4/29)...Went 1-for-3 with an RBI single to give VMI the Hit Streak 13 gms. 2/23-3/12/08 Big South as a sophomore...Will start at third base lead for good in a fourth-inning rally against Norfolk and hit in the middle of the Keydet order. State (3/6)...Made first career start, playing third base in 2008: Named First Team All-State after enjoying a break- an 8-4 win vs. Niagara (2/24), going 1-for-3 with a out season as a sophomore…Led the Keydets with 74 walk...Led VMI with ten sacrifice bunts. hits, 46 RBIs and 114 total bases…Also ranked second Summer: Played in 49 games for the Wilson Tobs of the on the team with .343 batting average, .528 slugging per- Coastal Plains League...Hit .221 with eight doubles and centage, .417 on-base percentage, 10 doubles, 41 runs 17 RBI. scored and 12 multiple-RBI games…Had hits in 44 of the team's 55 games and reached base safely in 49 of those High School: Two-year letterwinner at D.H. games…Started all but one game at third base…His 74 Conley...Named All-Area,All-Conference and All-State by hits were the second-most by a Keydet in a single-season NCPreps.com...Helped lead Conley to State (tied), while his 46 RBIs (tied) and 114 total bases each Championships as a junior and senior...Also earned SASI ranked seventh on the school's single-season charts… Sportsmanship Award...Also lettered for two seasons as Went 3-for-5 with a career-best five RBIs against Coppin a forward on the basketball team. State (4/23)…Had a career-best five hits in game two against High Point (3/22), going 5-for-5 with five sin- Personal: Son of Vickie and Greg Biagini...Drafted in the gles…Had a career-best 14-game hitting streak dating 48th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2006 back to 2007 that saw him hit .500 (26-for-52) with 3 MLB First Year Player Draft...Won both the Cameron and HR and 15 RBI…Had four RBIs against Old Dominion an American Legion Scholarship...Won the N.C. Jaycees (3/11), going 3-for-5 with a three-run double…Gave VMI Outstanding Teenager Award...Helped lead American their first lead of the weekend in game four at Auburn Legion Post 39 to a State Championship in 2005...Father, (3/9) with a solo HR in the second inning over the 30- Greg Biagini, coached in the Baltimore Orioles,Texas foot wall in left field while going 3-for-4…Hit his first Rangers & Boston Red Sox organizations, as well as in career home run in game two against Lafayette (2/23), a Dominican Republic and Venezuela...Also played in the three-run shot off of the top of the right field wall. Montreal Expos and Seattle Mariners farm systems and Summer: Played for the Fellowship of Christian the Mexican League...Majoring in psychology. Athletes (FCA) Grays, based out of Kansas City, of the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas (M.I.N.K.) League...Led BIAGINI’S CAREER HIGHS the team with five home runs, 29 RBIs and 66 total AB 7 vs. Radford, 4/7/08 bases, hitting .273 with nine doubles, two triples and a R 3 vs. Coppin State, 4/23/08 Biagini’s Career Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2007 .169 32/22 71 6 12 3007.211 6 1 18 .241 1-1 8-48-5 .918 2008 .343 55/54 216 41 74 10 0 10 46 .528 22 7 38 .417 2-2 29-106-17 .888 TOTAL .300 87/76 287 47 86 13 0 10 53 .449 28 8 56 .374 3-3 37-154-22 .897 Biagini’s Career Big South Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2007 .179 12/9 28 452004.250 2 1 6 .250 0-0 6-12-2 .900 2008 .318 21/21 88 15 28 4 0 2 10 .432 10 4 17 .412 0-0 15-49-7 .901 TOTAL .284 33/30 116 19 33 6 0 2 14 .388 12 5 23 .373 0-0 21-61-9 .901 Jeremy Brown Freshman Right-Handed Pitcher 5-11 160 R/R Rixeyville, Va. Culpeper .457 with five home runs and 33 RBIs while playing for American Legion Post 156...Majoring in economics & 3 business. Expected to contribute as a starting pitcher entering his freshman campaign. High School: Three-year letterwinner at Culpeper...Three-year starter as a pitcher and outfielder...Named All-District as a pitcher and as an outfielder.

Personal: Son of Neil Brown and Betty Tortorelli...Hit

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 31 Meet The Keydets Tyler Brown Freshman Outfield 5-10 162 R/R Lynchburg, Va. Jefferson Forest and basketball…Also a two-year member of the National Honor Society and was listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students…Carried a 3.8 GPA. 39 Personal: Son of Kevin and Angel Brown… Also played for Big Island American Legion Post 217, helping them to Could see time in the outfield this season. a second place finish at States, hitting .367…Majoring in High School: Three-year letterwinner as an outfielder economics & business. at Jefferson Forest…Honored as Second Team All- District after hitting .333 with a .457 on-base percentage and 10 stolen bases…Named a 2008 Under Armor Preseason All-American…Was a part of three District Championship teams… Lettered while playing football Tim Brust Redshirt Freshman Left-Handed Pitcher 6-4 215 L/L Charlottesville, Va. Albemarle league with seven wins, a 0.96 ERA and a .174 opponent Personal: Son of Robert and Kathy Brust...Posted a 15- batting average...Went 7-1 in nine appearances, including 1 record while participating in American Legion base- seven starts...Struck out 49 batters in 47 innings. ball...Majoring in biology. 29 High School: Went 13-4 in his career at Albemarle...Went 7-2 with a 1.90 ERA as a senior, strik- Will be anticipated to contribute as left-hander out ing out 56 while walking only three batters in 53 of the bullpen. innings...Earned First Team All-Commonwealth District 2008: Redshirted the 2008 season. honors while also winning the Captain’s Award...Named Summer: Played for Stuarts Draft of the Second Team All-Central Virginia and Second Team All- Rockingham County Baseball League...Helped the Commonwealth District as a junior. Diamondbacks to a league-best 20-2 mark...Led the Andrew Deal Freshman Right-Handed Pitcher 6-2 190 R/R Chester, Va. L.C. Bird Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Donald and Donna Deal…Won a pair of AAU state championships…Went 8-1 with the RISE 32 Baseball Club...Majoring in economics & business. Expected to see time out of the bullpen. High School: Three-year letterwinner as a pitcher at L.C. Bird…Earned a complete game win over top-ranked Cosby in the District Tournament as a senior, striking out nine while allowing only four hits in a 4-3 win…As a junior, went 4-1 with a 2.09 ERA…Member of the Junior Michael Devine Freshman First Base/Right-Handed Pitcher 6-1 190 R/R Cheswick, Pa. Springdale accolades…As a pitcher, holds high school records for wins, strikeouts and ERA as a pitcher and home runs and RBIs as a hitter…Also a two-year letterwinner and an Honorable Mention All-Section selection while playing 25 football. Two-way player that enters the year as the back-up Personal: Son of Bill and Bonnie Devine…Father played at first base...Will also see time out of the bullpen at baseball at Point Park University, helping the team to the the back end of games. NAIA World Series...Majoring in economics & business. High School: Four-year letterwinner as a shortstop and pitcher at Springdale…Was a First Team All-State honoree as a shortstop...Named All-Section four times and All-Area as a senior…Also earned All-Star Game MVP

32 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Meet The Keydets Chris Duty Junior Right-Handed Pitcher 6-3 205 R/R Richmond, Va. Monacan game against William & Mary (3/25), allowing only three 2.27 ERA in 83 innings for the state champs...As a junior, hits and one run through five innings, collecting the went 9-3 with a 2.60 ERA...Earned both First Team and win...Made his first appearance of the season in relief Second Team All-District honors, as well as First and against Binghamton (3/1), earning his first collegiate save Second Team All-Metro and Honorable Mention All- 22 by working a perfect ninth inning to wrap up the series Region accolades...A member of the 2005 Gold Medal win. winners at the Virginia Commonwealth Games...Also let- Expected to redshirt this season. tered for three seasons in volleyball, and was named sec- 2008: Named Second Team All-Conference and Second 2007: Got off to a fast start, going 3-0 in his first four ond team All-District as a setter. Team All-State as a sophomore…Went 5-0 with two collegiate starts...Scored wins against Niagara (2/24) and saves and a 1.95 ERA in 17 appearances…In 37.0 innings, Rider (3/4) in his first two appearances, allowing only Personal: Son of Glenn and Robin Duty...Teamed with had 30 strikeouts, 11 walks and only one home run two earned runs in 12.1 innings in the two Matt Edwards to lead American Legion Post 186 to a allowed…Was nearly unhittable in Big South Conference starts...Allowed only two earned runs in 5.2 innings to third-place finish at the 2006 American Legion World play, allowing one run in 13.2 innings, striking out 13 with earn his first Conference victory, against Charleston Series...Went 13-1 on the season, including a 3-0 mark in opponents hitting .100 in seven relief appearances... Southern (3/18)...Recorded wins against Richmond (4/18) the World Series, when he struck out 25 batters in 26.1 Allowed only an unearned run in four innings at #28 and VCU (4/24), allowing only one run in each innings while walking only five...Majoring in economics & Virginia (5/13), striking out three, walking three in a 6-5, outing...Took a no decision when he allowed only two business. 11-inning loss…Worked 5.1 innings in relief against #15 runs in six innings against Old Dominion (5/15)...Struck Coastal Carolina (4/27), allowing only one run while out 60 batters while walking only 21. DUTY’S CAREER HIGHS striking out five...Appeared in six consecutive games for IP, Starter 7.1 vs. Rider, 3/4/07 VMI in early April...During the stretch, hurled 9.2 innings, High School: Earned Richmond Times-Dispatch Metro IP,Relief 5.1 vs. Coastal Carolina, 4/27/08 allowing five hits and two unearned runs, going 2-0...Did Player of the Year honors after leading Monacan to the K 9 vs. Rider, 3/4/07 not allow an earned run in his final seven relief appear- Virginia AAA State Championship last season...Went 12-2 BB 3 (3x), Last at Virginia,5/13/08 ances...Made his first start of the season in a mid-week with 83 innings pitched, registering 74 strikeouts and a Duty’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2007 5.43 5-3 15/10 001059.2 62 40 36 21 60 7 .265 7 7 2008 1.95 5-0 17/1 000237.0 26 12 8 11 30 1 .211 5 6 TOTAL 4.10 10-3 32/11 0 0 1 2 96.2 88 52 44 32 90 8 .246 12 13 Duty’s Career Big South Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2007 8.47 1-2 5/2 000017.0 24 19 16 7 17 2 .329 1 2 2008 0.66 2-0 7/0 000113.2 4114130.100 3 3 TOTAL 4.99 3-2 12/2 0 0 0 1 30.2 28 20 17 11 30 2 .248 4 5 Jason Farley Sophomore Left-Handed Pitcher 6-3 200 L/L Vienna, Va. James Madison string against Binghamton in game one (2/29)…Earned a under head coach Mark Gjormand...As a junior, was win against Coppin State (4/23), pitching five innings named to the Virginia AAA All-State Second Team with while allowing two earned runs. current Keydet Chris Duty.

High School: As a senior, earned Washington Post All- Personal: Son of Kevin Farley and Lynne Pahl...Father, Met Player of the Year honors, going 8-2 with a save, Kevin, played basketball at Shepherd University...Majoring Expected to redshirt this season. striking out 59 batters while walking only nine...Posted in psychology. 2008: Went 3-2 with two saves in 17 appearances as a an ERA of 1.23 in 58.2 innings for the Liberty District freshman...Got off to a great start in conference play, col- Champions, while also hitting .371 with 11 RBI...Twice FARLEY’S CAREER HIGHS lecting a win and a save in a doubleheader sweep of High named both Liberty District and Northern Region IP, Starter 5.0 vs. Coppin State, 4/23/08 Point (3/22), allowing one hit and one walk while striking Pitcher of the Year as a senior...Named AAA First Team IP,Relief 3.0 vs. Binghamton, 2/9/08 out four in three innings in the two games...Made his All-State as a senior...Before the season, was the only K 4 (2x), Last vs. Coppin State, 4/23/08 first career start in game one at Auburn (3/6)...Began his player in the state of Virginia named to the Louisville BB 3 at Auburn, 3/6/08 career by facing 18 batters and surrendering only one hit Slugger Preseason High School All-America First in his first two appearances... Retired the first eight bat- Team...Named First-Team All-Met as a junior after going ters he faced in his career before an error broke the 10-1 with a 0.70 ERA...Career mark of 23-7 at Madison Farley’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2008 7.00 3-2 17/6 001236.0 48 36 28 13 30 9 .322 1 3 TOTAL 7.00 3-2 17/6 0 0 1 2 36.0 48 36 28 13 30 9 .322 1 3 Farley’s Career Big South Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2008 7.04 1-0 7/0 00117.21166481.333 0 2 TOTAL 7.04 1-0 7/0 0 0 1 1 7.2 11 6 6 4 8 1 .333 0 2

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 33 Meet The Keydets Collin Flaherty Freshman Catcher/Outfield 6-3 205 R/R Vienna, Va. James Madison District as an outfielder as a junior…Hit .420 with four home runs, 30 RBIs, a .529 slugging percentage, a .507 on-base percentage and 15 stolen bases…Helped the Warhawks to their second straight District 18 Championship…Also earned three letters on the basketball team. Will compete for time behind the plate and in the outfield. Personal: Son of Michael and Carol Flaherty...Majoring High School: Four-year letterwinner at James Madison in economics & business. as a catcher and outfielder…Named Second Team All- Lefty Flora Sophomore Left-Handed Pitcher 5-9 175 L/L Roanoke, Va. Northside a 1.16 ERA, striking out 96 while walking 24 in 72.2 innings, pitching nine complete games while leading Northside to a Blue Ridge District regular season championship...Went 29-6 in his career, notching 297 strike- 13 outs in 228 innings while posting an ERA of 1.71...Two- time First-Team All-District and All-Region Anticipated to be a mid-week starter and could see selection...Also earned Honorable Mention All-State hon- time out of the bullpen as a left-on-left specialist. ors...Won a 5-1 decision over Dan River to advance 2008: Made two starts and appeared in seven games as a Northside to the State semifinals as a junior. freshman…In 16.0 innings, notched 13 strikeouts while walking 12 batters…Pitched four innings in relief in game Personal: Son of Mark and Alice Flora...Played for the three at Auburn (3/8), striking out five while scattering Richmond Braves National Travel Team....Majoring in civil five hits, allowing two runs…Worked in relief in the final engineering. game against Binghamton (3/1), scattering five hits in 2.1 innings, allowing no runs while striking out a pair… FLORA’S CAREER HIGHS Allowed one run on one hit in 1.1 innings against IP, Starter 3.1 at James Madison, 3/26/08 Charleston Southern (5/19), his first Big South IP,Relief 4.0 at Auburn, 3/8/08 Conference appearance. K 5 at Auburn, 3/8/08 BB 4 vs. Lafayette, 2/24/08 High School: Went 9-1 as a senior, leading Northside to the Virginia AA State Semifinals for the second-straight season...Pitched a complete game in the first round of the Region III quarterfinals, while also slugging a three- run home run in a 5-4 win over Liberty...As a senior, had Flora’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2008 9.00 0-2 7/2 000016.0 28 18 16 12 13 4 .373 2 3 TOTAL 9.00 0-2 7/2 0 0 0 0 16.0 28 18 16 12 13 4 .373 2 3 Flora’s Career Big South Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2008 6.75 0-0 1/0 00001.1111000.250 0 2 TOTAL 6.75 0-0 1/0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 2 Kyle Goodale Redshirt Freshman Catcher 6-5 200 R/R Media, Pa. Penncrest Delco...Played in the Barrett All-Star Game...Also a quarterback on the football team and a defenseman on the ice hockey team. 33 Personal: Son of John and Lynne Goodale...Played for the Mid-Atlantic All-Stars...Played in the 2006 WWBA After a strong fall campaign, will be expected to see World Championship, held in Jupiter, Fla. and the 2005 time at catcher this season. WWBA Underclass World Championship, held in Fort 2008: Redshirted the 2008 season. Myers, Fla...Also participated in the East Cobb World Series...Majoring in mechanical engineering. High School: Three-year letterwinner as a catcher for Coach Mescanti at Penncrest...Honorable Mention All-

34 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Meet The Keydets Alex Haitsuka Sophomore Catcher 6-3 190 R/R Alexandria, Va. T.C. Williams start in game two against Lafayette (2/23), going 2-for-2 2B 2 at Liberty, 4/20/08 with a run scored while throwing out a pair of runners HR 1 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 5/11/08 on the base paths. BB 2 vs. Binghamton, 3/1/08 RBI 3 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 5/11/08 28 High School: Named Patriot District Player of the Year Hit Streak 5 gms. (2x), Last 3/26-4/6/08 after hitting .380 with five home runs and 25 RBI as a Enters the season as the starting catcher after split- senior...Played third base, catcher, outfield and ting time behind the plate as a freshman. pitched...Earned honorable mention All-District honors 2008: Saw action in 31 games in all, making 21 starts as a junior...Named Second Team All-Region...Also a four- behind the plate as a freshman…Hit .244 with six dou- year letterwinner while playing on the golf team....Honor bles and a home run…Improved as the year went con- Roll and Merit Roll student. tinued, reaching base safely in 12 of the last 13 games that he started…Threw out 12-of-36 opposing bases- Personal: Son of Jon and Alice Haitsuka...Played in the tealers…In conference play, made 11 starts, hitting Maryland Battle of the Ships Game... Participated for the .310...Hit his first career home run in game three against VBC Hillcats,VBC Junior Barnstormers and American Maryland-Eastern Shore (5/11), going 1-for-3 with three Legion Post 129...Sister, Hillary, is on the women’s light- RBIs…Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored weight rowing team at the University of Wisconsin while in game three at Liberty (4/20)…In the ninth inning sister, Emily, will row at Duquesne this fall...Majoring in against W&M (3/25), scooped out a throw by RF Sam economics & business. Roberts to tag out the tying run before throwing out a runner at 2nd to end the game…After an injury to start- HAITSUKA’S CAREER HIGHS ing catcher Mike Roberts, caught 15 innings of a double- AB 5 vs. Binghamton, 2/9/08 header against HPU, as VMI swept the Panthers on open- R 2 vs. James Madison, 4/15/08 ing weekend in League play…Made his first collegiate H 2 (3x), Last at Liberty, 4/20/08 Haitsuka’s Career Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .244 31/21 82 9 20 6016.354 9 3 16 .337 0-1 196-28-7 .970 TOTAL .244 31/21 82 9 20 6 0 1 6 .354 9 3 16 .337 0-1 196-28-7 .970 Haitsuka’s Career Big South Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .310 11/7 29 392001.379 2 1 5 .375 0-0 75-12-1 .989 TOTAL .310 11/7 29 3 9 2 0 0 1 .379 2 1 5 .375 0-0 75-12-1 .989 Adam Kruithof Sophomore Right-Handed Pitcher 5-11 190 R/R Charlottesville, Va. Western Albemarle .148...At the plate, he paced the Warriors with a .429 K 7 vs. Coppin State, 4/22/08 batting average, a .683 slugging percentage and a .520 on- BB 2 (3x), Last vs. Coppin State, 4/22/08 base percentage, along with his seven doubles and three home runs in 21 games...Holds the Western Albemarle 9 career record for wins (26) and innings pitched (211), along with the career mark for doubles (23)...As a junior, Will compete for a mid-week starting spot...Could was named First-Team All-Central Virginia as a pitcher, also see innings in relief. going 8-2 with a 1.57 ERA and .192 opposing batting 2008: Saw action as a mid-week and weekend starter, as average, striking out 70 in 62.1 innings...Also hurled well as a reliever, as a freshman…Made five starts and seven complete games, three of them shutouts, as four relief appearances, striking out 23 batters in 23.2 Western Albemarle won the Jefferson District tourna- innings…Worked the final four innings in relief in game ment after sharing the regular season title...Also hit .444 three against Lafayette (2/24), scattering two hits while with a .683 slugging percentage and .598 on-base per- striking out three in his collegiate debut…Earned his centage, collecting nine doubles and 22 walks on his way first career win by working four innings while allowing to earning Second Team All-District honors as an out- two runs on seven hits against Norfolk State fielder. (4/16)…Struck out a career-best seven while not issuing a walk in a start against Coppin State (4/23). Personal: Son of Art and Sue Kruithof...Majoring in economics & business. High School: Earned Player of the Year honors in the Jefferson District after being named to the All-District KRUITHOF’S CAREER HIGHS First Team as both a pitcher and an outfielder as a sen- IP, Starter 5.0 vs. Coppin State, 4/22/08 ior...Went 9-0 with a save while leading the squad with IP,Relief 4.0 vs. Lafayette, 2/24/08 71 strikeouts in 58 innings, with opponents hitting only Kruithof’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2008 7.99 1-2 9/5 000023.2 33 23 21 10 23 5 .344 3 1 TOTAL 7.99 1-2 9/5 0 0 0 0 23.2 33 23 21 10 23 5 .344 3 1

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 35 Meet The Keydets Adam Lopez Freshman Right-Handed Pitcher 6-5 215 R/R Fredericksburg, Va. Stafford senior, earned First Team All-District and Second Team Personal: Son of Jose Lopez and Cynthia Bird…Played All-Region accolades…Tabbed Honorable Mention All- for American Legion Post 290…Went 6-0 with a no-hit- Metro by the Washington Post…Went 1-0 with a no-hitter for the Blue Ridge Showcase team…Majoring in psy- ter as a junior while hitting .310 with seven home runs chology. 20 and 22 RBIs as a corner infielder…Ranked fifth in the region in home runs as a junior…Also lettered as a cen- Expected to begin the year out of the bullpen and ter on the basketball team and earned academic letters. could develop into a starter. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Stafford…As a David Lottman Junior Outfield 5-8 165 L/L Virginia Beach, Va. Kellam High School: Four-year letterman at Kellam...Helped lead Kellam to the Finals of the Beach District Tournament as a senior...Named First Team All-Beach District as a junior, following a season that saw him bat 1 .464 with slugging and on base percentages of .678 and .516...Also swiped 12 bases along with his five doubles, Following a strong fall season, will start in center three triples and one round-tripper, scoring 24 runs field. while driving in 11...Member of the 2004 & 2005 2008: Saw action in 18 games as a sophomore, making Commonwealth Games East Team...Competed at the two starts...Missed the final seven weeks of the season Pony Baseball Select Team World Series in 2005...Honor due to injury...Was used primarily as a pinch-runner and Roll student. defensive replacement...Made his second start of the season, playing left field against W&M (3/25), going 1-for-2 Personal: Son of William and Kathleen Lottman with a pair of runs scored and a walk...Scored three II...Played with the Tidewater White Sox Showcase times as a pinch-runner. team...Majoring in economics & business.

2007: Appeared in 30 games as a freshman... Saw a lot of LOTTMAN’S CAREER HIGHS action as a defensive replacement...Entered game one at AB 3 (3x), Last vs. Rider, 3/3/07 Auburn (3/13) as a pinch runner and scored the tying R 2 (2x), Last vs.William & Mary, 3/25/08 run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning as VMI scored a H 1 (Several), Last vs.W&M, 3/25/08 come-from-behind, 7-3 win...Started games two and 2B 1 vs. Coppin, 4/13/07 three at Florida (2/10 & 2/11), making several spectacular BB 1 (5x), Last vs.William & Mary, 3/25/08 plays in left field...Tallied first collegiate hit in final game RBI 1 vs. UMES, 3/10/07 at Florida (2/11), singling up the middle in the eighth Stolen Bases 1 (2x), Last vs. Richmond, 4/18/07 inning. Hit Streak 1 gm. (Several), Last 3/25/08 Lottman’s Career Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2007 .200 30/3 25 851001.240 3 0 9 .286 2-2 14-0-0 1.000 2008 .143 18/2 7510000.143 2 0 4 .333 0-0 6-0-0 1.000 TOTAL .188 48/5 32 13 6 1 0 0 1 .219 5 0 13 .297 2-2 20-0-0 1.000 Lottman’s Career Big South Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2007 .000 11/0 4200000.000 0 0 1 .000 0-0 3-0-0 1.000 2008 .000 6/0 0100000.000 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0-0 .000 TOTAL .000 17/0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0-0 3-0-0 1.000 Brooks Martin Freshman Outfield 6-1 195 R/R Richmond, Va. Deep Run the Virginia AAA State Championship game as a jun- Personal: Son of Bill and Kathy Martin…Participated in ior…Richmond Times-Dispatch First Team All-Metro the 2007 Virginia Commonwealth Games…Played for selection as a senior…Earned Honorable Mention All- American Legion Post 361 State accolades as a junior…Named First Team All- 16 District and All-Region…Also a Second Team All-Metro selection after hitting .446 with a .544 on-base percent- Will compete for time in the outfield. age as a junior…All-Academic Team honoree…Earned High School: Four-year letterwinner as an outfielder at All-District recognition while playing football at Deep Deep Run…Helped lead Deep Run to an appearance in Run.

36 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Meet The Keydets Josh McPherson Junior Right-Handed Pitcher 6-4 200 R/R Yorktown, Va. Tabb first career appearance vs. Niagara, striking out two bat- McPHERSON’S CAREER HIGHS ters in 1.0 IP (2/23). IP,Relief 2.2 at Virginia Tech,4/4/07 Summer: Saw action in 14 games for the McLean K 3 (4x), Last vs. CSU, 5/16/08 Raiders of the Clark Griffith League...Went 1-0 with two BB 1 (2x), Last vs. Norfolk State, 4/16/08 27 saves...Helped the Raiders to a second-place showing in the AAABA National Tournament. Junior right-hander that will contribute to the relief corps. High School: Three-year letterwinner at 2008: Made seven relief appearances as a sophomore… Tabb...Received Honorable Mention All-State recognition Worked 6.1 innings, striking out six while walking only as a junior...Twice named First Team All-Region and twice one of the 33 batters he faced…Allowed only hit and no earned First Team All-District recognition...As a senior runs over a stretch of four-straight appearances… went 7-3 with a 1.25 ERA, striking out 53 while walking Worked a perfect inning against Maryland-Eastern Shore four in 56 innings....Selected to the VHSL East-West All- (5/9), striking out one. Star Game, and played in the 2005 Virginia Commonwealth Games...Lettered in swimming...Twice 2007: Saw action in nine games out of the bullpen as a earned academic honors. freshman, including four Big South contests...Posted his most impressive outing of the season at Virginia Tech Personal: Son of Douglas and Pamela (3/4), allowing only one hit in 2.2 innings, striking out McPherson...Played for American Legion Post 273...Sister, three while walking one...Worked a perfect two innings Lindsey, swam for the University of Mary in game one against Coppin State (4/13), striking out Washington...Majoring in mechanical engineering. three...Allowed one run in 2.1 innings of work against High Point in game three (4/7), giving up four hits...Made McPherson’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2007 4.61 0-0 9/0 002013.2 22 9 7 1 12 0 .344 0 2 2008 7.11 0-0 7/0 00006.1985162.300 2 2 TOTAL 5.40 0-0 16/0 0 0 2 0 20.0 31 17 12 2 18 2 .330 2 4 McPherson’s Career Big South Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2007 7.50 0-0 4/0 00006.01475040.438 0 0 2008 7.36 0-0 3/0 00003.2643032.333 0 0 TOTAL 7.45 0-0 7/0 0 0 0 0 9.2 20 11 8 0 7 2 .400 0 0 Colin Miller Sophomore Outfield 5-11 175 R/R Delaplane, Va. Fauquier in game three against Lafayette (2/24). MILLER’S CAREER HIGHS AB 5 at Liberty, 4/19/08 High School: Three-year letterwinner for Coach Paul R 1 (2x), Last vs. UMES, 5/9/08 Koch at Fauquier, patrolling center field for the Falcons... H 2 at Liberty, 4/19/08 30 As a junior, hit .340 and was perfect on the basepaths... BB 1 (2x), Last vs. CSU, 5/16/08 Also a member of the basketball and track teams at Hit Streak 2 gms. 5/9-5/14/08 Could once again see action in the outfield. Fauquier...A top-notch defensive outfielder, Miller was 2008: Appeared in 12 games in center field as a fresh- credited with two outfield assists at home plate while man…Made three starts, hitting .238 with two runs playing center field in a District contest as a scored…Collected his first career hit, a single through junior...Honor Roll student. the right side of the infield against Norfolk State (4/16), while making his second career start in center field… Personal: Son of Michael and Theresa Miller...Played for Went 2-for-5 after entering the game in the seventh his Babe Ruth District team...Played for American Legion inning in VMI's 16-inning win at Liberty (4/19)... Had hits Post 72 and for the Blue Ridge Showcase Team...Majoring in back-to-back games against Maryland-Eastern Shore in international studies. (5/9) and Longwood (5/14)…Made his first career start Miller’s Career Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .238 12/3 21 250000.238 2 0 6 .304 0-1 5-1-1 .857 TOTAL .238 12/3 21 2 5 0 0 0 0 .238 2 0 6 .304 0-1 5-1-1 .857 Miller’s Career Big South Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .286 4-0 7020000.286 1 0 4 .375 0-0 2-1-1 .750 TOTAL .286 4-0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 1 0 4 .375 0-0 2-1-1 .750

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 37 Meet The Keydets Jacob Morley Freshman Outfield 6-1 175 R/R Annandale, Va. Woodbridge Personal: Son of John and Maureen Morley… Participated in the 2007 Virginia Commonwealth Games and the NABF World Series…Majoring in economics and 8 business. Expected to compete for playing time in the outfield. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Woodson… Named Liberty District Player of the Year as a senior… Also earned All-Met Honorable Mention accolades from the Washington Post and All-Region honors as a senior…Hit .439 with a .621 slugging percentage and a .519 on-base percentage, scoring 17 runs and driving in 12 runs as a senior…Earned Co-District Player of the Year as a junior while playing the outfield, along with First Team All-Region and Second Team All-State Honors…Hit .597 with 11 doubles, five home runs and 11 stolen bases as a junior…Hit .420 with six home runs, 20 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a sophomore...Recipient of a Scholar- Athlete Award. Steele Myers Freshman Middle Infield 5-10 185 R/R Chapel Hill, N.C. Jordan Personal: Son of Steve and Beth Myers…Selected three times to Perfect Game All-Showcase Team…Also named to Baseball Factory and Team One 2007 Pre-Season All- 6 America Teams...Majoring in history. Will see time at both middle infield spots as a freshman. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Jordan…Earned All-State recognition as a junior, hitting .513 with eight home runs, 34 RBI, a .974 slugging percentage and eight stolen bases…Named PAC-6 Player of the Year…Helped Jordan to a Conference Championship…Selected to the N.C. State Games…Also a two-year letterwinner as a safety on the football team. Jeremy Peed Freshman Outfield 6-4 200 R/R Roxboro, N.C. Person County Personal: Son of Ronnald and Gayle Peed…Father played football at East Carolina…Played for American Legion Post 138 and for the Carolina Copperheads 17 Showcase team..Majoring in international studies. Anticipated to contribute in the outfield. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Person…A three-time All-Conference selection…Hit .380 with 18 RBIs as a sophomore and .430 with nine doubles, a home run and 26 RBIs as a junior…Also went 6-2 on the mound with a 2.73 ERA as a junior…Named Best All-Around Athlete and Media Athlete of the Year at Person…Listed among Players to Watch in the Triangle Area by Raleigh News & Observer…Lettered three years on the gridiron, earning All-Conference honors as a junior and senior…Honor Roll student and Person County scholar.

38 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Meet The Keydets John Phelps Redshirt Junior Left-Handed Pitcher 5-11 215 L/L Chesapeake, Va. Deep Creek allowing only one hit in five innings in relief to pick up his first career save...Struck out a season-high five against Hartford (3/12), pitching 7.2 innings and giving up two runs to score his first victory...Keydets went 5-2 in his 11 seven starts. After a two-year hiatus, could be a key contributor High School: Named first team all-district and first on the weekends, either as a starter or reliever. team All-Tidewater...Recorded 102 strikeouts in 68 2008: Was not with the team. innings of work for Deep Creek against only 10 walks...Went 5-5 with a 1.37 ERA as a senior. 2007: Made one appearance on opening weekend in game three at Florida. Personal: Son of Margaret and Paul Phelps... .Majoring in psychology...Played for the Richmond Braves Club Team. 2006: Made seven starts, including six on the weekend, and appeared in 16 contests, shifting to the bullpen down PHELPS’ CAREER HIGHS the stretch...Ranked fourth on the team with 52.2 IP,Start 8.2 vs. Charleston Southern, 3/18/06 innings and 25 strikeouts...Pitched a season-best 8.2 IP,Relief 5.0 at Richmond, 2/28/06 innings in his first Conference start against Charleston K 5 vs. Hartford, 3/12/06 Southern (3/18), giving up only two runs...Combined BB 3 at Auburn, 2/3/06 with Michael Bowman to shutout Richmond (2/28), Phelps’ Career Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2006 5.64 1-1 16/7 001152.2 64 43 33 17 25 7 .308 3 3 2007 13.50 0-0 1/0 00000.2311101.600 0 0 TOTAL 5.74 1-1 17/7 0 0 1 1 53.1 67 44 34 18 25 8 .315 3 3 Phelps’ Career Big South Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2006 5.93 0-1 6/2 000013.2 14 12 9433.259 0 2 TOTAL 5.93 0-1 6/2 0 0 0 0 13.2 14 12 9 4 3 3 .259 0 2 George Piccirilli Freshman Catcher 5-10 185 R/R Manassas, Va. Osbourne Park with five home runs and 24 RBI while striking out only Personal: Son of George and Gina Piccirilli… Selected three times…Also went 6-1 on the mound with 51 as a 2007 Team One Pre-Season All-American…Listed as strikeouts in 38 innings…Earned First Team All-District the top prospect at Perfect Game's Mid-Atlantic and All-Region honors as a utility player and Honorable Showcase in Fall 2006…Majoring in economics and busi- 2 Mention All-Met accolades as a catcher… As a sopho- ness. more, hit .472 with a .536 on-base percentage while also Will compete for playing time behind the plate. striking out 37 batters in 31.3 innings, going 4-1 with a High School: Four-year letterwinner at Osbourn Park 1.79 ERA…Earned a Bronze Medal at the Virginia that was ranked the 18th best player in the state of Commonwealth Games…National Honor Society mem- Virginia by Impact Baseball...Honored as First Team All- ber and three-time Scholar-Athlete Award winner. Region as a catcher and Second Team All-State…Also Summer ‘08: Played for the Carney Pirates of the named Second Team All-Met by the Washington Post and Clark Griffith League...Led the team with a .400 batting First Team All-District as a senior…Named Honorable average, eight doubles and 19 RBIs. Mention All-State as a utility player as a junior…Hit .517 Karter Rivera Freshman Left-Handed Pitcher 6-2 170 L/L Norfolk, Va. Maury a junior, went 7-2 while leading South Hampton Roads Junior Olympics and was named MVP of a Spring Break with a 0.71 ERA…In his career, went 21-5…A letterwin- Tournament as a junior...Majoring in economics & busi- ner on the swimming team, where he placed third in dis- ness. trict in the 200 and 500 freestyle…Also qualified for 12 regionals as a swimmer…Was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated with a 3.8 GPA. Will contribute as a left-handed reliever. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Maury as a Personal: Son of Louie and Kim Rivera…Played for pitcher…Named Second Team All-District and earned American Legion Post 60, helping the team to a third the Tonstall Award by going 9-2 with a 1.59 ERA…Tied place finish at the State Championship…Named to the for the second-most wins in South Hampton Roads…As American Legion All-Regional Team…Participated in the www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 39 Meet The Keydets Sam Roberts Sophomore Infield/Outfield/Right-Handed Pitcher 6-2 185 R/R Prince George, Va. Prince George bles, a triple, a .636 on-base percentage and a .774 slug- hit .491 with 23 RBI and totaled a 9-0 record with a 2.51 ging percentage…Went 3-for-8 with two runs scored ERA, while as a junior, went 5-2 with a 1.22 ERA while and a double in VMI's 16-inning win at Liberty (4/19) also hitting four home runs and driving in 18 RBI... after going 3-for-7 with a double in VMI's 16-inning win Honorable Mention AAA All-State as a junior and First 4 over Radford (4/7)…Threw out the tying run at home Team AAA All-State as a sophomore as a utility player. plate in the ninth inning after scoring what proved to be Following a standout freshman campaign, will make the winning run in the eighth in a 9-8 win over W&M Personal: Son of Mickey and Anne Roberts...Father, a major impact as an outfielder and as an option to (3/25)…Had hits in each of the first three games at Mickey, played baseball at Longwood...Participated in the close out games on the mound. Auburn, including his first career hit, an infield single in 2006 Perfect Game National Showcase, while he played 2008: Named to All-Ping! Freshman Team after leading game one (3/6), and his first career double in game two with fellow Keydet freshman Lefty Flora as a member of VMI with a .348 batting average, 14 doubles, a .431 on- (3/7)…Also saw action on the mound in three games the Richmond Braves National Baseball Club during the base percentage and 28 walks…Also threw out seven late in the season, not allowing a hit in 2.2 innings… summer of 2006...Majoring in psychology. base runners from right field, including three at the Scored his first career win by retiring both batters that plate…Played in 50 games, starting 49…Also ranked sec- he faced, striking out one against Charleston Southern ROBERTS’ HITTING CAREER HIGHS ond on the team with 12 steals in 14 attempts…Was (5/18) in his first conference appearance on the mound... AB 8 at Liberty, 4/19/08 sixth in the Big South in stolen bases and seventh in Made his first collegiate appearance on the mound in R 4 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 5/9/08 both batting average and on-base percentage…Reached working a scoreless ninth against Coppin State (4/23), H 6 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 5/9/08 base safely in 37 of the final 41 games…Tied school walking one and striking out one. 2B 2 vs.Winthrop, 3/28/08 record for hits in a game by going 6-for-7 in game one BB 3 (2x), Last vs. Norfolk State, 4/16/08 against Maryland-Eastern Shore (5/9)…In the game, had High School: Earned First Team All-Central District RBI 3 (3x), Last vs. CSU, 5/17/08 five singles, a double, four runs scored and three RBIs… honors as both a shortstop and at the utility position as SB 2 (2x), Last vs. UMES, 5/10/08 On the weekend vs. UMES, went 11-for-17 (.647) with a senior...Two-time First-Team All-Metro,All-Region and Hit Streak 10 gms. 3/26-4/8/08 seven RBIs and two stolen bases…Had a season-best All-Tri Cities selection...Hit .548 with 20 RBI as a senior ten-game hitting streak, during which he went 15-for-40 while going 3-3 with 31 strikeouts and a 1.70 ERA...Had ROBERTS’ PITCHING CAREER HIGHS (.375) with five doubles, seven RBIs and a .468 OBP… a career 23-5 record on the mound while also hitting IP,Relief 1.0 (2x), Last vs. Longwood, 5/14/08 Also had a six-game hitting streak that saw him hit .613 above .400 each season at Prince George, where he K 1 (2x), Last vs. CSU, 5/18/08 (19-for-31) with nine RBIs, six runs scored, three dou- played for his father, Mickey Roberts...As a sophomore, BB 1 (2x), Last vs. Longwood, 5/14/08 Roberts’ Career Hitting Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .348 50/49 184 30 64 14 1 0 26 .435 28 1 27 .431 12-14 107-7-3 .974 TOTAL .348 50/49 184 30 64 14 1 0 26 .435 28 1 27 .431 12-14 107-7-3 .974 Roberts’ Career Pitching Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2008 0.00 1-0 3/0 00002.2000220.000 0 0 TOTAL 0.00 1-0 3/0 0 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Roberts’ Career Big South Hitting Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .294 21/21 85 11 25 9009.400 9 1 12 .361 2-3 52-2-1 .982 TOTAL .294 21/21 85 11 25 9 0 0 9 .400 9 1 12 .361 2-3 52-2-1 .982 Graham Sullivan Sophomore Infield 6-3 200 R/R Manassas, Va. C.D. Hylton Richmond (4/1) and Old Dominion (4/2), getting a hit 10 stolen bases as a junior. and scoring a run in each game…Hit his first career dou- Personal: Son of Terry and Anita Sullivan...Played for the ble in game two against Marshall (3/15)…Had his first Faris Braves Fall Travel team...Sister, Hilary, played soccer career hit in his collegiate debut, going 1-for-3 against at Bridgewater College...Majoring in psychology. 23 Lafayette (2/23). Summer: Led the Arlington (Va.) Diamonds of the SULLIVAN’S CAREER HIGHS Enters the season as the starter at shortstop. Clark Griffith League with a .298 batting average, five AB 5 at Old Dominion, 4/2/08 2008: Saw action in 26 games, starting 12, as a fresh- home runs, 18 RBIs, 61 total bases, and a .492 R 3 vs. Coppin State, 4/23/08 man…Made starts at shortstop, first base, third base and OBP...Made the CGL All-Star Team. H 3 vs. Coppin State, 4/23/08 designated hitter…Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored 2B 1 vs. Marshall, 3/15/08 for his first career multiple-hit against Coppin State High School: Four-year letterwinner under head coach RBI 1 vs. Richmond, 4/1/08 (4/23)…Started at shortstop in mid-week wins against John Colantuni at C.D. Hylton...Hit .325 with 21 RBI and Hit Streak 3 gms. 4/1-4/5/08 Sullivan’s Career Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .158 26/12 57 691001.175 0 1 14 .172 0-0 49-21-4 .946 TOTAL .158 26/12 57 6 9 1 0 0 1 .175 0 1 14 .172 0-0 49-21-4 .946 Sullivan’s Career Big South Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .125 7/1 8010000.125 0 0 2 .125 0-0 1-0-0 1.000 TOTAL .125 7/1 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0 2 .125 0-0 1-0-0 1.000

40 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Meet The Keydets Justin Topping Sophomore Outfield/Catcher 5-11 190 R/R Suffolk, Va. Nansemond River doubles, a run scored and an RBI in game one against BB 2 at Virginia, 5/13/08 Binghamton (2/29)…Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in his first RBI 4 vs. CSU, 5/16/08 collegiate start in game three against Lafayette (2/24). SB 1 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 5/10/08 Hit Streak 5 gms. 4/27-5/10/08 5 High School: Earned both Eastern Region First Team honors and Southeastern District Player of the Year A top option at designated hitter that could see accolades as a senior catcher...Hit .516 with 27 RBI, time either in the outfield or at catcher. posting a school-record 20-game hitting streak while 2008: Started 26 games at designated hitter as a fresh- striking out only four times as a senior...Nansemond man, hitting .298 with eight doubles and 14 RBIs…In his River’s Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee and a final eight games started, went 14-for-34 (.412) with five finalist for Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Student-Athlete doubles, 10 RBIs and nine runs scored…Drove in a of the Year...As a junior, was named First Team All-District career-high four runs with two two-run doubles while and Second Team All-Tidewater and Eastern Region going 3-for-5 in game one against Charleston Southern while hitting .497 with 23 RBI with 11 stolen bases...Also (5/16)…Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a career- played quarterback at Nansemond River, running up high three RBIs and three runs scored in game one 2,000 career passing yards with 20 passing touchdowns against UMES (5/9)…Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run and 10 rushing scores...Ranked third in his class with a scored in VMI's 8-7 win over Virginia Tech (4/30)…Hit a 4.15 GPA...Earned the VHSL Academic Excellence Award. ninth-inning single that moved the winning run to third base in VMI's walk-off,4-3 win over #15 Coastal Carolina Personal: Son of James and Deborah Topping...Played (4/27)…Had successful pinch-hit appearances in each of for American Legion Post 57...Selected to play in the the first two games at Liberty…Ended VMI's 3-2,16- VHSCA All-Star Game in the summer of 2007..Majoring inning win over Radford (4/7) with a sacrifice fly to cen- in economics & business. ter field that plated Brian Sandridge…Made his first appearance in the field at catcher in the ninth inning TOPPING’S CAREER HIGHS against High Point (3/22), a 5-3 Keydet win…Collected AB 5 (5x), Last vs. CSU, 5/16/08 multiple hits in back-to-back games at Auburn (3/9), R 3 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 5/9/08 going 2-for-3 with a run scored and at home against Old H 4 vs. Binghamton, 2/29/08 Dominion (3/11), going 2-for-5…Went 4-for-5 with two 2B 2 (3x), Last vs. CSU, 5/16/08 Topping’s Career Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .298 37/26 94 11 28 8 0 0 14 .383 11 4 10 .384 1-2 0-0-0 .000 TOTAL .298 37/26 94 11 28 8 0 0 14 .383 11 4 10 .384 1-2 0-0-0 .000 Topping’s Career Big South Stats Year Avg GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 2008 .320 13/6 25 282005.400 3 0 6 .379 0-0 0-0-0 .000 TOTAL .320 13/6 25 2 8 2 0 0 5 .400 3 0 6 .379 0-0 0-0-0 .000 Alan Watts Freshman Right-Handed Pitcher 6-0 180 R/R Buena Vista, Va. Lord Botetourt catcher at Lord Botetourt…Earned Second Team All- while also going 3-2 on the mound with 33 strikeouts in Region and First Team All-District as a utility player sen- 32 innings...Winning pitcher in a Blue Ridge District ior year...Hit .327 with three home runs and five doubles Tournament game, and was named to the District's All- as a senior...Set a school record with 25 RBIs as a sen- Academic Team. 36 ior...Also had a .514 on-base percentage...Had three wins and a save on the mound...Allowed opponents only a Personal: Son of Alan and Karen Watts…Played for Freshman right-hander that will see time at the back .205 batting average in 48.1 innings...Named Second American Legion Post 240, leading the team with a 3.51 end of games out of the bullpen. Team All-District catcher as a junior…Earned Cavalier ERA, 10 appearances and 41 innings, holding opposing High School: Three-year letterwinner as a pitcher and Award after hitting .326 with a .417 on-base percentage, hitters to a .201 batting average...Majoring in history. Chase Worthington Freshman Infield 5-11 180 R/R Mechanicsville, Va. Atlee High School: Four-year letterwinner at Atlee as a Personal: Son of Jay Worthington and Penny shortstop and pitcher…Three times named All- Weis…Mother played tennis at Longwood…Played for District…Hit .413 with five home runs and 33 RBIs as a the Richmond Braves National Showcase team and for senior…Named team MVP…Earned Honorable Mention the Tidewater Drillers…Won four state AAU 34 All-Region as a shortstop…Also a two-year letterwinner Championships…Named to the 12U National All- on the basketball team…An All-Academic selection and Tournament Team…Attended Perfect Game tourna- Will compete for playing time around the infield, in an Honorable Mention All-District player. ments and a Team One Showcase...Majoring in biology. particular at third base. www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 41 Reebok

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2009 Opponent Quick Facts North Carolina Old Dominion Richmond

February 20-22 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Gray-Minor Stadium Pitt Field Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C. April 21 March 24 Bud Metheny Complex Gray-Minor Stadium

Location: ...... Chapel Hill, N.C. Location: ...... Norfolk,Va. Location: ...... Richmond,Va. Enrollment: ...... 28,000 Enrollment: ...... 23,500 Enrollment: ...... 2,950 Athletic Director: ...... Dick Baddour Athletic Director: ...... Dr. Jim Jarrett Athletics Director: ...... Jim Miller Home Field: ...... Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium Home Field: ...... Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Home Field: ...... Pitt Field Nickname: ...... Tar Heels Nickname: ...... Monarchs Nickname: ...... Spiders School Colors: ...... Carolina Blue & White School Colors: ...... Slate Blue & Silver School Colors: ...... Red & Blue Conference: . .Atlantic Coast-Coastal Division (ACC) Conference: . . . . .Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Conference: ...... Atlantic 10 (A-10)

Head Coach: ...... Mike Fox Head Coach: ...... Jerry Meyers Head Coach: ...... Mark McQueen Alma Mater: ...... North Carolina ‘78 Alma Mater: ...... Iowa State ‘87 Alma Mater: ...... Sam Houston State ‘84 Record at North Carolina: .452-190-1 (11th Season) Record at ODU: ...... 121-101 (Fifth Season) Record at UR: ...... 20-31-2 (2nd Season) Career Record: ...... 992-331-5 (26th Season) Career Record: ...... 121-101 (Fifth Season) Career Record: ...... 20-31-2 (2nd Season) Assistants: ...... Scott Forbes, Scott Jackson, Assistants: ...... Ryan Morris, Nate Goulet, Assistants: ...... Ryan Wheeler, Chad Oxendine, ...... Matt McCay ...... Travis Huffman ...... Joe Frostick Baseball Office Phone: ...... 919-962-2351 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 757-683-4230 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 804-289-8391 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 19/11 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 16/9 Roster Spots Returning/Lost: ...... 23/8 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 5/5 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 4/4 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 5/0 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 5/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 4/2 2008 Record (Conf.) . .54-14 (22-7 ACC Coastal-2nd) 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 25-27 (14-14 CAA-5th) 2008 Record (Conf.) . . .20-31-2 (10-16-1 A-10 -12th) 2008 Postseason . . . . .College World Series-3rd Place 2008 Postseason ...... CAA Tournament 2008 Postseason ...... None

Baseball SID: ...... John Martin Baseball SID: ...... Carol Hudson, Jr. Baseball SID: ...... Mike DeGeorge Office Phone: ...... 919-962-0084 Office Phone: ...... 757-683-3372 Office Phone: ...... 804-287-6313 Cell Phone ...... 919-619-3344 Home Phone ...... 757-625-2061 Cell Phone ...... 804-399-8916 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 919-962-3509 Press Box Phone: ...... 757-683-5036 & 4142 Press Box Phone: ...... 804-289-8714 Website: ...... www.TarHeelBlue.com Website: ...... www.ODUSports.com Website: ...... www.RichmondSpiders.com

Youngstown St. Bucknell Virginia

Feb. 27-28 March 1 March 3 Gray-Minor Stadium Gray-Minor Stadium Davenport Field Lexington,Va. Lexington,Va. Charlottesville,Va.

Location: ...... Youngstown, Ohio Location: ...... Lewisburg, Pa. Location: ...... Charlottesville,Va. Enrollment: ...... 13,712 Enrollment: ...... 3,583 Enrollment: ...... 20,399 Executive Director of Athletics: ...... Ron Strollo Director of Athletics: ...... John P.Hardt Athletics Director: ...... Craig Littlepage Home Field: ...... Eastwood Field Home Field: ...... Depew Field Home Field: .Davenport Field at UVa Baseball Stadium Nickname: ...... Penguins Nickname: ...... Bison Nickname: ...... Cavaliers School Colors: ...... Red & White School Colors: ...... Orange & Blue School Colors: ...... Orange & Blue Conference: ...... Horizon League Conference: ...... Patriot League Conference: . . .Atlantic Coast-Coastal Division (ACC)

Head Coach: ...... Rich Pasquale Head Coach: ...... Gene Depew Head Coach: ...... Brian O’Connor Alma Mater: ...... Francis Marion ‘91 Alma Mater: ...... Bucknell ‘71 Alma Mater: ...... Creighton ‘93 Record at YSU: ...... 23-33 (Second Season) Record at BU: ...... 498-572-7 (28th Season) Record at UVA: ...... 216-89 (Sixth Season) Career Record: ...... 107-105-1 (Sixth Season) Career Record: ...... 498-572-7 (28th Season) Career Record: ...... 216-89 (Sixth Season) Assistants: ...... Tim Lipari, Assistants: ...... Scott Heather, Ben Krentzman, Assistants: ...... Kevin McMullan, Karl Kuhn, ...... Craig Antush ...... Jim Gulden ...... Eddie Smith Baseball Office Phone: ...... 330-941-3485 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 570-577-3593 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 434-982-5092 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 16/15 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 21/15 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 19/11 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 6/3 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 4/6 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 7/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 9/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 9/6 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 22-33 (13-12 Horizon-3rd) 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 30-24-2 (10-10 Patriot-4th) 2008 Record (Conf.) . . . .39-23 (15-15 ACC-Coast.4th) 2008 Postseason ...... Horizon Tournament 2008 Postseason ...... Tallahassee Regional 2008 Postseason ...... Fullerton Regional

Baseball SID: ...... John Vogel Baseball SID: ...... Todd Merriett Baseball SID: ...... Andy Fledderjohann Office Phone: ...... 330-941-1480 Office Phone: ...... 570-577-3488 Office Phone: ...... 434-982-5131 Cell Phone ...... 330-647-1150 Cell Phone ...... 570-428-5393 Home Phone ...... 434-906-0075 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 330-505-0000 ext. 229 Press Box Phone: ...... 570-428-5393 Press Box Phone: ...... 434-244-4071 Website: ...... www.YSUSports.com Website: ...... www.BucknellBison.com Website: ...... www.VirginiaSports.com

44 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 Opponent Quick Facts William & Mary Rider Norfolk State

March 4 March 6-8 March 10 Gray-Minor Stadium Marty L. Miller Field Gray-Minor Stadium April 28 Lexington,Va. April 22 Plumeri Park Gray-Minor Stadium

Location: ...... Williamsburg,Va. Location: ...... Lawrenceville, N.J. Location: ...... Norfolk,Va. Enrollment: ...... 7,625 Enrollment: ...... 6,011 Enrollment: ...... 6,325 Athletics Director: ...... Terry Driscoll Director of Athletics: ...... Don Harnum Athletics Director: ...... Marty L. Miller Home Field: ...... Plumeri Park Home Field: ...... Sonny Pittaro Field Home Field: ...... Marty L. Miller Field Nickname: ...... Tribe Nickname: ...... Broncs Nickname: ...... Spartans School Colors: ...... Green, Gold & Silver School Colors: ...... Cranberry,White & Gray School Colors: ...... Green & Gold Conference: . . . . .Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Conference: ...... Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) Conference: ...... Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC)

Head Coach: ...... Frank Leoni Head Coach: ...... Barry Davis Head Coach: ...... Claudell Clark Alma Mater: ...... Rhode Island ‘90 Alma Mater: ...... Bridgewater ‘87 Alma Mater: ...... Norfolk State ‘01 Record at W&M: ...... 88-75(Fourth Season) Record at RU: ...... 95-117 (Fifth Season) Record at NSU: ...... 87-109 (Fifth Season) Career Record: ...... 354-418-3 (17th Season) Career Record: ...... 666-313-4 (20th Season) Career Record: ...... 87-109 (Fifth Season) Assistants: ...... Jad Prachniak, Assistants: ...... Jim Carone,Thomas Car III, Assistants: ...... A.J. Corbin, Quentin Jones, ...... Kyle Padgett ...... Jim Maher ...... Jose Torres Baseball Office Phone: ...... 757-221-3399 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 609-896-5055 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 757-823-8196/9533 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... N/A Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 23/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 12/12 Position Players Returning/Lost: ...... 11/7 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 7/2 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 8/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 12/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 3/5 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 36-21 (16-13 CAA-4th) 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 29-28 (13-10 MAAC-4th) 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 25-24 (7-10 MEAC-5th) 2008 Postseason ...... CAA Tournament 2008 Postseason ...... Fullerton Regional 2008 Postseason ...... MEAC Tournament

Baseball SID: ...... Jacob Skipper Baseball SID: ...... Bud Focht Baseball SID: ...... Matt Michalec Office Phone: ...... 757-221-3344 Office Phone: ...... 609-896-5138 Office Phone: ...... 757-823-2628 Cell Phone ...... 757-561-3176 Home Phone ...... 215-946-9203 Cell Phone ...... 757-592-1245 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 757-221-3562 Press Box Phone: ...... N/A Press Box Phone: ...... 757-823-8196 Website: ...... www.TribeAthletics.com Website: ...... www.GoBroncs.com Website: ...... www.NSUSpartans.com

Presbyterian Virginia Tech UNC Asheville

March 13-15 March 17-18 March 20-22 PC Baseball Complex English Field Gray-Minor Stadium Clinton, S.C. Blacksburg,Va. Lexington,Va.

Location: ...... Clinton, S.C. Location: ...... Blacksburg,Va. Location: ...... Asheville, N.C. Enrollment: ...... 1,200 Enrollment: ...... 28,000 Enrollment: ...... 3,500 Athletic Director: ...... Dr.William B.“Bee” Carlton Athletics Director: ...... Jim Weaver Athletics Director: ...... Janet Cone Home Field: ...... PC Baseball Complex Home Field: ...... English Field Home Field: . . . . .Greenwood Field/McCormick Field Nickname: ...... Blue Hose Nickname: ...... Hokies Nickname: ...... Bulldogs School Colors: ...... Garnet & Blue School Colors: . . . . .Chicago Maroon & Burnt Orange School Colors: ...... Royal Blue & White Conference: ...... Big South Conference Conference: . .Atlantic Coast -Coastal Division (ACC) Conference: ...... Big South Conference

Head Coach: ...... Elton Pollock Head Coach: ...... Pete Hughes Head Coach: ...... Willie Stewart Alma Mater: ...... Presbyterian ‘95 Alma Mater: ...... Davidson ‘90 Alma Mater: ...... UNC Asheville ‘00 Record at PC: ...... 65-155 (Fifth Season) Record at VT: ...... 46-63 (Third Season) Record at UNCA: ...... 85-150 (Fifth Season) Career Record: ...... 65-155 (Fifth Season) Career Record: ...... 348-274-2 (13th Season) Career Record: ...... 85-150 (Fifth Season) Assistants: ...... Mark Johnson, Assistants: ...... Dave Turgeon, Mike Gambino, Assistants: ...... Tim Perry,Tommy Smith ...... Chris Edwards ...... Mike Kunigonis ...... Elliott Arrington Baseball Office Phone: ...... 864-833-8236 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 540-231-3671 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 828-251-6920 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 16/12 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 19/7 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 18/12 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 7/2 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 9/3 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 8/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 8/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 10/3 2008 Record ...... 13-40 2008 Record (Conf.) . . . .23-32 (6-24 ACC-Coast. 6th) 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 24-35 (6-15 BSC-8th) 2008 Postseason ...... None 2008 Postseason ...... None 2008 Postseason ...... Big South Tournament

Baseball SID: ...... Brent Hager Baseball SID: ...... Matt Kovatch Baseball SID: ...... Everett Hutto Office Phone: ...... 864-833-8252 Office Phone: ...... 540-231-1894 Office Phone: ...... 828-251-6931 Cell Phone ...... N/A Cell Phone ...... 804-239-0812 Cell Phone ...... 828-545-1121 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... N/A Press Box Phone: ...... 540-231-8974 Press Box Phone: ...... 828-545-1121 Website: ...... www.GoBlueHose.com Website: ...... www.HokieSports.com Website: ...... www.UNCABulldogs.com

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 45 2009 Opponent Quick Facts Charleston Southern VCU Liberty

March 27-28 March 31 April 18-20 The Diamond Buccaneer Field Worthington Stadium Charleston, S.C. April 7 Lynchburg,Va. Gray-Minor Stadium

Location: ...... Charleston, S.C. Location: ...... Richmond,Va. Location: ...... Lynchburg,Va. Enrollment: ...... 3,135 Enrollment: ...... 32,000 Enrollment: ...... 11,311 Athletic Director: ...... Hank Small Athletic Director: ...... Norwood Teague Director of Athletics: ...... Jeff Barber Home Field: ...... Buccaneer Field Home Field: ...... The Diamond Home Field: ...... Worthington Stadium Nickname: ...... Buccaneers Nickname: ...... Rams Nickname: ...... Flames School Colors: ...... Navy Blue & Vegas Gold School Colors: ...... Black & Gold School Colors: ...... Red,White & Blue Conference: ...... Big South Conference Conference: . . . . .Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Conference: ...... Big South Conference

Head Coach: ...... Stuart Lake Head Coach: ...... Paul Keyes Head Coach: ...... Jim Toman Alma Mater: ...... Charleston Southern ‘94 Alma Mater: ...... Old Dominion ’84 Alma Mater: ...... N.C. State ‘85 Record at CSU: ...... 0-0 (First Season) Record at VCU: ...... 493-319 (15th Season) Record at LU: ...... 35-26-1 (Second Season) Career Record: ...... 0-0 (First Season) Career Record: ...... 493-319 (15th Season) Career Record: ...... 35-26-1 (Second Season) Assistants: ...... Charles Assey, Stan Kowalski, Assistants: ...... Shawn Stiffler, Assistants: ...... Nick Schnabel, Garrett Quinn, ...... Anthony Hayes ...... Tim Haynes ...... Jeremiah Boles Baseball Office Phone: ...... 843-863-7591 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 804-828-4820 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 434-582-2103 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 16/7 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 17/8 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 11/9 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 10/3 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 6/3 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 3/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... N/A Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 9/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 8/6 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 18-35 (6-16 BSC-7th) 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 15-30 (8-17 CAA-10th) 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 36-25-1 (14-7 BSC-T-2nd) 2008 Postseason ...... Big South Tournament Play-In 2008 Postseason ...... None 2008 Postseason . . .Big South Tournament Runners-Up

Baseball SID: ...... Niki Turner Baseball SID: ...... Scott Day Baseball SID: ...... Ryan Bomberger Office Phone: ...... 843-863-7687 Office Phone: ...... 804-828-1727 Office Phone: ...... 434-582-2605 Cell Phone ...... N/A Home Phone ...... 302-593-0115 Cell Phone ...... 434-221-5576 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 843-729-0483 Press Box Phone: ...... 804-359-1565 Press Box Phone: ...... 434-582-2914 Website: ...... www.CSUSports.com Website: ...... www.VCUAthletics.com Website: ...... www.LibertyFlames.com

Gardner-Webb James Madison Longwood

April 10-11 April 14 April 15 Mauck Stadium Gray-Minor Stadium Gray-Minor Stadium Lexington,Va. April 29 Lexington,Va. Gray-Minor Stadium

Location: ...... Boiling Springs, N.C. Location: ...... Harrisonburg,Va. Location: ...... Farmville,Va. Enrollment: ...... 4,000 Enrollment: ...... 17,500 Enrollment: ...... 4,044 Director of Athletics: ...... Chuck Burch Director of Athletics: ...... Jeffrey Bourne Director of Athletics: ...... Troy Austin Home Field: ...... Masters Field Home Field: ...... Long Field/Mauck Stadium Home Field: ...... Lancer Stadium Nickname: ...... Bulldogs Nickname: ...... Dukes Nickname: ...... Lancers School Colors: ...... Scarlet & Black School Colors: ...... Purple & Gold School Colors: ...... Blue & White Conference: ...... Big South Conference Conference: . . . . .Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Conference: ...... Independent

Head Coach: ...... Rusty Stroupe Head Coach: ...... Spanky McFarland Head Coach: ...... Buddy Bolding Alma Mater: ...... Appalachian State ‘84 Alma Mater: ...... Hillsdale ‘76 Alma Mater: ...... Milligan ‘73 Record at GWU: ...... 172-172 (7th Season) Record at JMU: ...... 343-283-2 (12th Season) Record at Longwood: ...... 818-435-4 (31st Season) Career Record: ...... 526-408 (20th Season) Career Record: ...... 519-507-3 (20th Season) Career Record: ...... 818-435-4 (31st Season) Assistants: ...... Kent Cox, Jason Burke, Assistants: ...... Jay Sullenger,Ted White, Assistants: ...... Shawn Abell, ...... Mike Lewis ...... Jason Middleton ...... Erik Supplee Baseball Office Phone: ...... 704-406-4348 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 540-468-3932 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 434-395-2352 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 22/5 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 20/5 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 13/11 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 8/2 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 6/3 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 6/3 Weekend Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 2/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 9/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 7/5 2008 Record ...... 29-30 (15-18 (Atlantic Sun-5th) 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 39-19 (20-9 CAA-2nd) 2008 Record ...... 23-26-1 2008 Postseason . . . .Atlantic Sun Tournament Finalists 2008 Postseason ...... Raleigh Regional 2008 Postseason ...... None

Baseball SID: ...... Marc Rabb Baseball SID: ...... Kevin Warner Baseball SID: ...... Greg Prouty Office Phone: ...... 704-406-4355 Office Phone: ...... 540-568-6154 Office Phone: ...... 434-395-2097 Cell Phone ...... 704-974-3662 Cell Phone ...... 540-271-4932 Cell Phone ...... 434-390-3406 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... N/A Press Box Phone: ...... 540-568-6545 Press Box Phone: ...... 434-395-2710 Website: ...... www.GWUSports.com Website: ...... www.JMUSports.com Website: ...... www.LongwoodLancers.com

46 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 Opponent Quick Facts Radford Winthrop Coastal Carolina

April 17-19 April 24-26 May 9-11 Radford Baseball Field Winthrop Ballpark Watson Stadium Radford,Va. Rock Hill, S.C. Conway, S.C.

Location: ...... Radford,Va. Location: ...... Rock Hill, S.C. Location: ...... Conway, S.C. Enrollment: ...... 9,230 Enrollment: ...... 6,500 Enrollment: ...... 8,300 Director of Athletics: ...... Robert Lineburg Athletic Director: ...... Tom Hickman Athletics Director: ...... Warren “Moose” Koegel Home Field: ...... Radford University Baseball Field Home Field: ...... Winthrop Ballpark Home Field: ...... Watson Stadium at Vrooman Field Nickname: ...... Highlanders Nickname: ...... Eagles Nickname: ...... Chanticleers School Colors: ...... Red, & White School Colors: ...... Garnet & Gold School Colors: ...... Coastal Green, Bronze & Black Conference: ...... Big South Conference Conference: ...... Big South Conference Conference: ...... Big South Conference

Head Coach: ...... Joe Raccuia Head Coach: ...... Joe Hudak Head Coach: ...... Gary Gilmore Alma Mater: ...... Radford ‘85 Alma Mater: ...... Malone ‘72 Alma Mater: ...... Coastal Carolina ‘80 Record at RU: ...... 24-32 (Second Season) Record at WU: ...... 600-422-5 (18th Season) Record at CCU: ...... 507-277 (14th Season) Career Record: ...... 82-83 (Fourth Season) Career Record: ...... 803-559-5 (26th Season) Career Record: ...... 760-379 (20th Season) Assistants: ...... Brian Anderson,Allen Rice, Assistants: ...... Mike McGuire, Kyle DiEduardo, Assistants: ...... Kevin Schnall, Brendan Dougherty, ...... Eric Mesa ...... Jason Murray ...... Drew Thomas Baseball Office Phone: ...... 540-831-5881 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 803-323-2129 ext. 6235 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 843-349-2816 Players Returning/Lost: ...... 22/10 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 17/14 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 16/8 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 7/3 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 11/4 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 10/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 7/8 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 9/4 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 24-32 (6-14 BSC-6th) 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 26-34 (11-10 BSC-4th) 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 50-14 (17-3 BSC-1st) 2008 Postseason ...... Big South Tournament 2008 Postseason ...... Big South Tournament 2008 Postseason ...... Chapel Hill SuperRegional

Baseball SID: ...... Patrick Reed Baseball SID: ...... Wesley Herring Baseball SID: ...... Kent Reichert Office Phone: ...... 540-831-5211 Office Phone: ...... 803-323-2129 ext. 6067 Office Phone: ...... 843-349-2840 Cell Phone ...... 540-257-1159 Cell Phone ...... N/A Cell Phone ...... 843-421-8244 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 540-257-1159 Press Box Phone: ...... 803-323-2155 or 2114 Press Box Phone: ...... 843-421-8244 Website: ...... www.RUHighlanders.com Website: ...... www.WinthropEagles.com Website: ...... www.GoCCUSports.com

High Point Big South Championship

March 21-22 Willard Stadium May 19-23 High Point, N.C. McCormick Field-Asheville, N.C.

Location: ...... High Point, N.C. Hosted by UNC Asheville Enrollment: ...... 3,000 Director of Athletics: ...... Craig Keilitz Home Field: . . . .Coy O.Willard Sr. Stadium/Erath Field Nickname: ...... Panthers School Colors: ...... Purple & White First Round Games ...... Tuesday, May 19 Conference: ...... Big South Conference *Winners of First Round Games Advance to Six-Team Championship Bracket Head Coach: ...... Craig Cozart Alma Mater: ...... Central Florida ‘96 Record at HPU: ...... 0-0 (First Season) Games 1-3 ...... Wednesday, May 20 Career Record: ...... 0-0 (First Season) Assistants: ...... Bryan Peters, Rich Wallace, ...... Daniel Latham Games 4-6 ...... Thursday, May 21 Baseball Office Phone: ...... 336-841-4614 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 22/8 Games 7-9 ...... Friday, May 22 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 5/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 9/4 2008 Record (Conf.) ...... 20-33 (9-12 BSC-T-5th) Games 10-11 ...... Saturday, May 23 2008 Postseason ...... Big South Tournament Play-In

Baseball SID: ...... Manny Nieves Office Phone: ...... 336-841-4640 Cell Phone ...... 609-722-1794 Winner gains Big South Conference’s Automatic Bid into the Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 336-841-3077 NCAA Tournament Website: ...... www.HighPointPanthers.com

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 47 2009 Opponent SID Directory Bucknell Norfolk State Virginia Baseball SID: ...... Todd Merriett Baseball SID: ...... Matt Michalec Baseball SID: ...... Andy Fledderjohann Office Phone: ...... 570-577-3488 Office Phone: ...... 757-823-2628 Office Phone: ...... 434-982-5131 Cell Phone ...... 570-428-5393 Cell Phone ...... 757-592-1245 Home Phone ...... 434-906-0075 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 570-428-5393 Press Box Phone: ...... 757-823-8196 Press Box Phone: ...... 434-244-4071 Website: ...... www.BucknellBison.com Website: ...... www.NSUSpartans.com Website: ...... www.VirginiaSports.com Charleston Southern North Carolina Virginia Commonwealth Baseball SID: ...... Niki Turner Baseball SID: ...... John Martin Baseball SID: ...... Scott Day Office Phone: ...... 843-863-7687 Office Phone: ...... 919-962-0084 Office Phone: ...... 804-828-1727 Cell Phone ...... Cell Phone ...... 919-619-3344 Home Phone ...... 302-593-0115 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 843-729-0483 Press Box Phone: ...... 919-962-3509 Press Box Phone: ...... 804-359-1565 Website: ...... www.CSUSports.com Website: ...... www.TarHeelBlue.com Website: ...... www.VCUAthletics.com Coastal Carolina Old Dominion Virginia Tech Baseball SID: ...... Kent Reichert Baseball SID: ...... Carol Hudson, Jr. Baseball SID: ...... Matt Kovatch Office Phone: ...... 843-349-2840 Office Phone: ...... 757-683-3372 Office Phone: ...... 540-231-1894 Cell Phone ...... 843-421-8244 Home Phone ...... 757-625-2061 Cell Phone ...... 804-239-0812 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 843-421-8244 Press Box Phone: ...... 757-683-5036 & 4142 Press Box Phone: ...... 540-231-8974 Website: ...... www.GoCCUSports.com Website: ...... www.ODUSports.com Website: ...... www.HokieSports.com Gardner-Webb Presbyterian William & Mary Baseball SID: ...... Marc Rabb Baseball SID: ...... Brent Hager Baseball SID: ...... Jacob Skipper Office Phone: ...... 704-406-4355 Office Phone: ...... 864-833-8252 Office Phone: ...... 757-221-3344 Cell Phone ...... 704-974-3662 Cell Phone ...... N/A Cell Phone ...... 757-561-3176 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... N/A Press Box Phone: ...... N/A Press Box Phone: ...... 757-221-3562 Website: ...... www.GWUSports.com Website: ...... www.GoBlueHose.com Website: ...... www.TribeAthletics.com High Point Radford Winthrop Baseball SID: ...... Manny Nieves Baseball SID: ...... Patrick Reed Baseball SID: ...... Wesley Herring Office Phone: ...... 336-841-4640 Office Phone: ...... 540-831-5211 Office Phone: ...... 803-323-2129 ext. 6067 Cell Phone ...... 609-722-1794 Cell Phone ...... 540-257-1159 Cell Phone ...... N/A Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 336-841-3077 Press Box Phone: ...... 540-257-1159 Press Box Phone: ...... 803-323-2155 or 2114 Website: ...... www.HighPointPanthers.com Website: ...... www.RUHighlanders.com Website: ...... www.WinthropEagles.com James Madison Richmond Youngstown State Baseball SID: ...... Kevin Warner Baseball SID: ...... Mike DeGeorge Baseball SID: ...... John Vogel Office Phone: ...... 540-568-6154 Office Phone: ...... 804-287-6313 Office Phone: ...... 330-941-1480 Cell Phone ...... 540-271-4932 Cell Phone ...... 804-399-8916 Cell Phone ...... 330-647-1150 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 540-568-6545 Press Box Phone: ...... 804-289-8714 Press Box Phone: ...... 330-505-0000 ext. 229 Website: ...... www.JMUSports.com Website: ...... www.RichmondSpiders.com Website: ...... www.YSUSports.com Liberty Rider Big South Conference Baseball SID: ...... Ryan Bomberger Baseball SID: ...... Bud Focht Sports Information Contact ...... Mark Simpson Office Phone: ...... 434-582-2605 Office Phone: ...... 609-896-5138 Office Phone ...... 704-341-7991 Cell Phone ...... 434-221-5576 Home Phone ...... 215-946-9203 Cell Phone ...... 704-575-9422 Email: ...... [email protected] Email: ...... [email protected] Email ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone: ...... 434-582-2914 Press Box Phone: ...... N/A Fax Number ...... 704-341-7991 Website: ...... www.LibertyFlames.com Website: ...... www.GoBroncs.com Website ...... www.BigSouthSports.com Longwood UNC Asheville Baseball SID: ...... Greg Prouty Baseball SID: ...... 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Kyle Kallander James Companion Dawn Turner Mark Simpson Mark Bryant Chad Cook Commissioner Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner Director of Coordinator of New Assistant Director of Marketing Public Relations Media The Big South Conference is celebrating its 25th men's soccer, women's basketball and baseball, has evision exposure to the League as a whole through Anniversary in 2008-09, a milestone coming on the received national Top 25 rankings in men's soccer, aggressive and unique television packages. Under heels of unprecedented achievements and unparal- men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, men's Kallander's leadership, the Big South developed and leled success in League history over the past few outdoor track & field, and men's golf, had an individ- initiated its first long-range strategic plan, re-affirming years. Since its founding in 1983, the Big South ual selected to play in the NCAA Singles the League's vision as a distinctive athletic Conference has matured into a competitive leader in Championship three times, had the No. 1 ranked Conference committed to the quality of institutional college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the men's golfer in the country, had the national team life through athletic competition. He also spearhead- field of play and in the classroom. The League's and individual scoring leader in men's basketball ed the efforts to add football as a championship growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic twice, received an at-large playoff berth in the sport, which came to fruition in 2002. Kallander's conference is evident by athletic accomplishments Football Championship Subdivision in 2006, and had long range vision has also included technological on the national stage, innovative marketing and an institution finish fifth in the NCAA Men's Golf advancements, as the Conference introduced its first media partnerships, increased television packages, Championships - the Conference's highest-ever team live event video streaming in 2005 and has since and quality athletic competition while intentionally finish in an NCAA event. expanded its video offerings to more than 500 fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and events annually through a partnership with the mem- leadership development of each student-athlete. ber institutions, as well as the creation of a Conference blog and an online merchandise store. The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist The Conference's on-field accomplishments have College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and been duplicated in the classroom. Annually, more Augusta President George Christenberry began than 40 percent of Conference student-athletes are recruiting members into the Big South, receiving ini- named to the Big South's Presidential Honor Roll for tial commitments from Augusta, Charleston maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and Southern, Campbell University, Coastal Carolina and the League has had more than 90 Academic All- Winthrop. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Americans in its quarter-century of existence. Singleton was selected as the League's first Commissioner and continued to solicit new mem- The Big South Conference bers. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong 7233 Pineville-Matthews Road, Suite 100 State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big Charlotte, NC 28226 South more than the required six members to con- Office Phone: (704) 341-7990 stitute an official conference. The Big South's first Media FAX: (704) 341-7991 year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in Kyle Kallander, Commissioner September 1986, the Big South Conference was James Companion, Assoc. Commissioner-Marketing granted full-fledged NCAA Division I status. In 2006-07 alone, the Big South was the only Dawn Turner, Associate Commissioner-Compliance Conference nationwide to have an at-large partici- Mark Simpson, Asst. Commissioner-Public Relations During its infancy and prior to securing automatic pant in the football playoffs (Coastal Carolina), a Chad Cook, Director of Marketing bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made team in the Second Round of the NCAA Men's Mark Bryant, Coordinator of New Media early strides in earning at-large berths in several Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and a No. 1 seed Nancy Perkins, Office Manager national postseason events, including volleyball, in the NCAA Baseball Regionals (Coastal Carolina). Nic Bowman, Asst. Director of Public Relations women's basketball and women's golf. The League In fact, Coastal Carolina's baseball program has been Claire Surratt, Marketing Assistant received its first automatic bid in 1990 to the NCAA a No. 1 seed three out of the last four years, while Rebecca Hay, Public Relations Assistant Baseball Championship. In 1989, George F. "Buddy" its playoff berth in 2006 came in just the fifth-year of Alex Masse, Administrative/Compliance Assistant Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as the Big South's football existence. Commissioner. Under Sasser's leadership, the Conference implemented its public relations and In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as compliance programs, and introduced its first-ever the League's third Commissioner, and in his 12 years men's basketball television package, featuring the Big at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been South competing among some of the finest teams in instrumental in aggressively promoting the the nation. Conference to new levels.

In the last 15 years alone, the Big South Conference The Conference has enjoyed record levels in mar- has experienced monumental growth and success in keting revenue during the past several years, he has nearly every sport. During this time, the Conference brought television coverage to Big South women's has had two individual National Champions, close to basketball, baseball and softball for the first time in 200 All-Americans, has reached the "Sweet 16" in Conference history, as well as increased national tel- www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 49 2009 Big South Composite Schedule

Friday, Feb. 20 Monday, March 2 Lafayette at Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m. UNC Asheville vs.Virginia Tech,Noon (1) Xavier at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. Winthrop at Southern California, 5 p.m. Marist at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. Liberty vs. Mississippi, 2 p.m. (2) Tuesday, March 3 Tuesday, March 17 Canisius at Gardner-Webb, 2:30 p.m. Liberty at VCU, 3 p.m. East Tennessee State at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. Radford at UAB, 3 p.m. Radford at Virginia Tech,3:30 p.m. Rider at Gardner-Webb, 3 p.m. VMI at North Carolina, 3 p.m. Elon at High Point, 4 p.m. Liberty at James Madison, 3 p.m. Dayton at High Point, 4 p.m. VMI at Virginia, 4 p.m. VMI at Virginia Tech, 5:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Winthrop, 4 p.m. Winthrop at Georgia Southern, 4 p.m. Winthrop at Southern California, 5:30 p.m. Presbyterian at Georgia Southern, 7 p.m. Charleston Southern at USC Upstate, 6 p.m. Charleston Southern at Auburn, 6:30 p.m. High Point at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 Wednesday, March 4 Presbyterian at Clemson, 7:15pm UNC Asheville vs. George Mason (DH), 10 a.m. (1) Gardner-Webb at North Carolina, 3 p.m. Liberty at South Alabama, 11 a.m. High Point at North Carolina A&T, 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 Canisius at Gardner-Webb (DH), Noon George Mason at Liberty, 3 p.m. Rider at Gardner-Webb, 3 p.m. George Washington at Winthrop, Noon West Virginia at Radford, 3 p.m. Fordham at Liberty, 3 p.m. VMI at North Carolina, 1 p.m. UNC Asheville at Clemson, 4 p.m. James Madison at Radford, 3 p.m. Radford at UAB, 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. William & Mary at VMI, 4 p.m. VMI at Virginia Tech, 5:30 p.m. Marist at Charleston Southern, 1:30 p.m. Charleston Southern at South Carolina, 7 p.m. High Point at Wake Forest, 6 p.m. Presbyterian at Georgia Southern, 1:30 p.m. Georgia Southern at Winthrop, 6 p.m. Dayton at High Point, 2 p.m. Friday, March 6 Charleston Southern at Auburn, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Winthrop, 3:30 p.m. UNC Asheville at Charleston Southern *, 2 p.m. UNC Asheville at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. Liberty at South Alabama, 6 p.m. Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb *, 2:30 p.m. Temple at Liberty, 3 p.m. Friday, March 20 Sunday, Feb. 22 Winthrop at High Point *, 4 p.m. Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb *, 3 p.m. Liberty vs. Mercer, 10 a.m. (2) Rider at VMI, 4 p.m. Radford at Presbyterian *, 3 p.m. Canisius at Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m. Liberty at High Point *, 6 p.m. Dayton at High Point, 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7 Coastal Carolina at Winthrop *, 6 p.m. UNC Asheville at Wofford, 1 p.m. Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb *, 1 p.m. UNC Asheville at VMI *, 4 p.m. VMI at North Carolina, 1 p.m. Rider at VMI, 1 p.m. Marist at Charleston Southern, 1:30 p.m. UNC Asheville at Charleston Southern *, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21 Presbyterian at Georgia Southern, 1:30 p.m. Winthrop at High Point *, 2 p.m. Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb *, 1 p.m. George Washington at Winthrop, 2:30 p.m. Temple at Liberty, 2 p.m. Radford at Presbyterian *, 2 p.m. UNC Asheville at VMI *, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 Sunday, March 8 Coastal Carolina at Winthrop *, 4 p.m. Chicago State at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. Canisius at Radford (DH), Noon Liberty at High Point *, 6 p.m. USC Upstate at Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb *, 1 p.m. High Point at North Carolina State, 3 p.m. Winthrop at High Point *, 1 p.m. Sunday, March 22 Liberty at James Madison, 3 p.m. Temple at Liberty, 1 p.m. Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb *, 1 p.m. Old Dominion at VMI, 3 p.m. Rider at VMI, 1 p.m. Liberty at High Point *, 1 p.m. Presbyterian at Georgia, 5 p.m. UNC Asheville at Charleston Southern *, 1:30 p.m. Radford at Presbyterian *, 1 p.m. UNC Asheville at Furman, 5 p.m. UNC Asheville at VMI *, 1 p.m. Monday, March 9 Coastal Carolina at Winthrop *, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 Canisius at Radford, 1 p.m. Chicago State at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 Appalachian State at Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 Furman at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. VMI at Richmond, 2 p.m. Charleston Southern at Savannah State, 2 p.m. Air Force at Presbyterian, 2 p.m. Liberty at North Carolina, 3 p.m. Duke at Liberty, 3 p.m. Radford at James Madison, 3 p.m. Presbyterian at Georgia, 4 p.m. Virginia Tech at Radford, 3 p.m. Richmond at VMI, 5 p.m. North Carolina A&T at Winthrop, 4 p.m. VMI at Norfolk State, 3 p.m. Gardner-Webb at North Carolina Central, 6 p.m. UNC Asheville at East Carolina, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Winthrop, 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27 High Point at Florida State, 6 p.m. UNC Asheville at East Tennessee State, 7 p.m. Air Force at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. Wake Forest at Winthrop, 6 p.m. UT-Martin at Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 Central Michigan at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 The Citadel at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. Radford at The Citadel, 2:30 p.m. Furman at Gardner-Webb, 3 p.m. Liberty at North Carolina State, 3 p.m. Youngstown State at VMI, 3 p.m. William & Mary at Liberty, 3 p.m. Appalachian State at Radford, 3 p.m. Temple at High Point, 4 p.m. UNC Asheville at East Carolina, 3 p.m. Davidson at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m. (4) Presbyterian at UAB, 4 p.m. Presbyterian at Charlotte, 4 p.m. High Point at UNC Greensboro, 6 p.m. Wagner at Winthrop, 4 p.m. Charleston Southern at College of Charleston, 5 p.m. Winthrop at Wake Forest, 6 p.m. Radford vs. Marshall, 6 p.m. (3) High Point at Florida State, 6 p.m. Presbyterian at Furman, 7 p.m. UNC Asheville at Tennessee, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 Thursday, March 12 Central Michigan at UNC Asheville (DH), 11 a.m. Gardner-Webb at North Carolina A&T, 3 p.m. Friday, March 27 Air Force at Charleston Southern (DH), 11:30am VMI at Charleston Southern *, 2 p.m. Manhattan at Liberty (DH), Noon Friday, March 13 High Point at UNC Asheville *, 3 p.m. Kent State at Winthrop, Noon Coastal Carolina at UNC Asheville *, 2 p.m. Winthrop at Radford *, 3 p.m. UT-Martin at Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m. Charleston Southern at Liberty *, 3 p.m. Presbyterian at Liberty *, 7 p.m. Youngstown State at VMI (DH), 1 p.m. High Point at Radford *, 3 p.m. Temple at High Point, 2 p.m. VMI at Presbyterian *, 3 p.m. Saturday, March 28 Presbyterian at UAB, 3 p.m. Winthrop at Southern California, 9:30 p.m. VMI at Charleston Southern (DH) *, 11:30 a.m. Wagner at Winthrop, 3:30 p.m. Longwood at Gardner-Webb (DH), Noon Radford vs.Tennessee Tech,6 p.m. (3) Saturday, March 14 High Point at UNC Asheville *, 2 p.m. Lafayette at Gardner-Webb (DH), Noon Winthrop at Radford *, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 1 Charleston Southern at Liberty *, 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Liberty *, 4 p.m. Radford vs. Marshall, 11 a.m. (3) High Point at Radford *, 2 p.m. UT-Martin at Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m. VMI at Presbyterian *, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29 Temple at High Point, 1 p.m. Coastal Carolina at UNC Asheville *, 2 p.m. High Point at UNC Asheville *, 1 p.m. Manhattan at Liberty, 1 p.m. Winthrop at Southern California, 5 p.m. Presbyterian at Liberty *, 1 p.m. Central Michigan at UNC Asheville, 1 p.m. Winthrop at Radford *, 1 p.m. Bucknell at VMI, 1 p.m. Sunday, March 15 Longwood at Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m. Air Force at Charleston Southern, 1:30 p.m. Charleston Southern at Liberty *, 1 p.m. Presbyterian at UAB, 2 p.m. High Point at Radford *, 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 Kent State at Winthrop, 2:30 p.m. VMI at Presbyterian *, 1 p.m. College of Charleston at Charleston Southern, 3 p.m. Coastal Carolina at UNC Asheville *, 1 p.m. USC Upstate at Presbyterian, 3 p.m.

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Appalachian State at UNC Asheville, 5 p.m. Friday,April 17 Liberty at Coastal Carolina *, 3 p.m. Campbell at High Point, 6 p.m. Presbyterian at Charleston Southern *, 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Georgia Tech,TBA Liberty at Old Dominion, 6 p.m. UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb *, 3 p.m. Radford vs.Virginia, 6 p.m. (at Salem,Va.) VMI at Radford *, 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3 VMI at VCU, 7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at High Point *, 6 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Radford *, 1 p.m. Winthrop at Liberty *, 7 p.m. Liberty at Coastal Carolina *, 1 p.m. Wednesday,April 1 UNC Asheville at Winthrop *, 2 p.m. James Madison at Liberty, 3 p.m. Saturday,April 18 Presbyterian at Georgia Tech,TBA Kennesaw State at Presbyterian, 3 p.m. UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb *, 1 p.m. Radford at Longwood, 3 p.m. Presbyterian at Charleston Southern (DH) *, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 High Point at Appalachian State, 5 p.m. VMI at Radford *, 2 p.m. The Citadel at Presbyterian, 4 p.m. Gardner-Webb at USC Upstate, 6 p.m. Winthrop at Liberty *, 4 p.m. Charleston Southern at College of Charleston, 6 p.m. Winthrop at The Citadel, 6 p.m. Coastal Carolina at High Point *, 6 p.m. North Carolina Central at Winthrop, 6 p.m. Charleston Southern at Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. Liberty at Virginia Tech,7 p.m. Western Carolina at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. Sunday,April 19 UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb *, 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 Friday,April 3 Coastal Carolina at High Point *, 1 p.m. Duke at Presbyterian (DH), 2 p.m. Charleston Southern at Winthrop *, 6 p.m. Winthrop at Liberty *, 1 p.m. College of Charleston at Charleston Southern, 3 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina *, 6 p.m. VMI at Radford *, 1 p.m. Presbyterian at High Point *, 6 p.m. Friday, May 8 Liberty at VMI *, 6 p.m. Tuesday,April 21 High Point at Gardner-Webb *, 3 p.m. Radford at UNC Asheville *, 3 p.m. Davidson at Radford, 3 p.m. Winthrop at Arizona State, 10 p.m. Charleston Southern at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m. Saturday,April 4 Wake Forest at High Point, 6 p.m. Saturday, May 9 Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina *, 3 p.m. Liberty at Longwood, 6 p.m. High Point at Gardner-Webb *, 1 p.m. Charleston Southern at Winthrop *, 4 p.m. UNC Asheville at Florida State, 6 p.m. North Carolina A&T at UNC Asheville (DH), 1 p.m. Liberty at VMI *, 4 p.m. VMI at Old Dominion, 6 p.m. VMI at Coastal Carolina *, 6 p.m. Radford at UNC Asheville *, 2 p.m. Winthrop at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Radford vs. Marshall, 7 p.m. (at Calfee Park, Pulaski,Va.) Presbyterian at High Point *, 6 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Furman, 7 p.m. Winthrop at Arizona State, 9 p.m.

Sunday,April 5 Wednesday,April 22 Sunday, May 10 Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina *, 1 p.m. North Carolina Central at Gardner-Webb, 3 p.m. High Point at Gardner-Webb *, 1 p.m. Presbyterian at High Point *, 1 p.m. Virginia Tech at Liberty, 3 p.m. Marshall at Radford, 2 p.m. Liberty at VMI *, 1 p.m. Wofford at Presbyterian, 3 p.m. VMI at Coastal Carolina *, 6 p.m. Radford at UNC Asheville *, 1 p.m. UNC Asheville at Florida State, 4 p.m. Winthrop at Arizona State,TBA Charleston Southern at Winthrop *, 2 p.m. Charleston Southern at Furman, 6 p.m. Appalachian State at High Point, 6 p.m. Monday, May 11 Tuesday,April 7 Radford at East Tennessee State, 6 p.m. VMI at Coastal Carolina *, Noon VCU at VMI, 5 p.m. Norfolk State at VMI, 6 p.m. Savannah State at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Virginia Tech,5:30 p.m. The Citadel at Winthrop, 6 p.m. North Carolina Central at Winthrop, 6 p.m. Winthrop at Georgia, 6:30 p.m. High Point at Campbell, 7 p.m. Friday,April 24 Tuesday, May 12 Liberty at William & Mary, 7 p.m. Radford at Charleston Southern *, 3 p.m. Savannah State at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. Presbyterian at South Carolina, 7 p.m. Liberty at Gardner-Webb *, 3 p.m. Liberty at Duke, 2 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian *, 3 p.m. Presbyterian at The Citadel, 3 p.m. Wednesday,April 8 VMI at Winthrop *, 6 p.m. High Point at Elon, 7 p.m. Liberty at George Mason, 3 p.m. High Point at East Tennessee State, 7 p.m. East Tennessee State at Radford, 3 p.m. College of Charleston at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. (5) Wednesday, May 13 Winthrop at Georgia, 5 p.m. Western Carolina at High Point, 6 p.m. Charleston Southern at The Citadel, 6 p.m. Saturday,April 25 UNC Asheville at UNC Greensboro, 6 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Davidson, 6 p.m. Liberty at Gardner-Webb *, 1 p.m. North Carolina A&T at High Point, 6 p.m. High Point at East Tennessee State, 1 p.m. Thursday, May 14 Presbyterian at USC Upstate, 6 p.m. College of Charleston at UNC Asheville (DH), 1 p.m. Presbyterian at UNC Asheville *, 3 p.m. Radford at Charleston Southern (DH) *, 1:30 p.m. Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina *, 6 p.m. Friday,April 10 Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian *, 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Winthrop *, 6 p.m. Winthrop at Presbyterian *, 3 p.m. VMI at Winthrop *, 4 p.m. High Point at VMI *, 6 p.m. Gardner-Webb at VMI *, 6 p.m. Radford at Liberty *, 7 p.m. Charleston Southern at High Point *, 6 p.m. Sunday,April 26 Radford at Coastal Carolina *,TBA Liberty at Gardner-Webb *, 1 p.m. Friday, May 15 UNC Asheville at Liberty *, 7 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian *, 1 p.m. Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina *, 3 p.m. High Point at East Tennessee State, 1 p.m. Presbyterian at UNC Asheville *, 3 p.m. Saturday,April 11 VMI at Winthrop *, 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Winthrop *, 6 p.m. Winthrop at Presbyterian (DH) *, 11:30am High Point at VMI *, 6 p.m. Charleston Southern at High Point (DH) *, 1 p.m. Tuesday,April 28 Radford at Liberty *, 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at VMI (DH) *, 1 p.m. Furman at UNC Asheville, 3 p.m. UNC Asheville at Liberty (DH) *, 1 p.m. High Point at Virginia Tech,5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16 Radford at Coastal Carolina (DH) *, 1 p.m. Liberty at Virginia,6 p.m. Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina *, 1 p.m. Radford at Appalachian State, 6 p.m. Presbyterian at UNC Asheville *, 2 p.m. Tuesday,April 14 William & Mary at VMI, 7 p.m. Radford at Liberty *, 2 p.m. Longwood at Radford, 3 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Winthrop *, 4 p.m. USC Upstate at UNC Asheville, 3 p.m. Wednesday,April 29 High Point at VMI *, 6 p.m. VMI at James Madison, 4 p.m. North Carolina A&T at Gardner-Webb, 3 p.m. High Point at North Carolina, 6 p.m. UNC Greensboro at High Point, 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, May 19-23 Old Dominion at Liberty, 6 p.m. UNC Asheville at Appalachian State, 6 p.m. Big South Conference Tournament,McCormick Field, North Carolina A&T at Winthrop, 6 p.m. James Madison at VMI, 6 p.m. Asheville, N.C.

Wednesday,April 15 Friday, May 1 * - Big South Conference game Charleston Southern at Campbell, 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Radford *, 3 p.m. All Times Eastern and subject to change Furman at Presbyterian, 3 p.m. Liberty at Coastal Carolina *, 6 p.m. Longwood at VMI, 5 p.m. UNC Asheville at Winthrop *, 6 p.m. (1) - Spartanburg, S.C. Gardner-Webb at Appalachian State, 6 p.m. Presbyterian at Georgia Tech,TBA (2) - Mobile,Ala. Virginia Tech at High Point, 6 p.m. (3) - Charleston, S.C. Winthrop at North Carolina, 6 p.m. Saturday, May 2 (4)- Forest City, N.C. Radford at Virginia,7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Radford *, 2 p.m. (5)- McCormick Field;Asheville, N.C. UNC Asheville at Winthrop *, 4 p.m.

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 51 2009 Big South Championship 2009 Big South Conference Baseball Championship May 19-23, 2009-Hosted by UNC Asheville,Asheville, N.C. First Round Games;Tuesday, May 19

#5 Seed #6 Seed Berth Into Six-Team Bracket Berth Into Six-Team Bracket #8 Seed #7 Seed

Highest seed to win First Round Game earns #5 Seed into bracket below, Lower seed to win First Round game Earns #6 Seed

Wednesday, May 20 Thursday, May 21 Friday, May 22 Saturday, May 23 Games 1-3 Games 4-6 Games 7-9 Games 10-11 Loser Game 3 Winner Game 5 #1 Seed Game 5 Game 1 Winner Game 1 #6 Seed Game 8 Winner Game 7 #2 Seed Game 10 Game 2 Winner Game 2 #5 Seed Champion Game 6 Winner Game 6 #3 Seed Game 11 (If Necessary) Game 3 Winner Game 3 #4 Seed Loser Game 8 Game 9 Winner Game 9 Loser Game 6 Winner Game 7 Loser Game 1 Game 7 Game 4 Winner Game 4 Loser Game 2 If five teams remain after Game 6 and two after Game 9 Friday, May 22 Saturday, May 23 Games 7-9 Games 10-11 Loser Game 5 Game 7 Winner Game 7 Winner Game 9 Loser Game 6 Game 9 Winner Game 6 Game 10 Champion Game 11 Winner Game 5 (If Necessary) Game 8 Winner Game 8 Winner Game 4 If five teams remain after Game 6 and three after Game 9 Friday, May 22 Saturday, May 23 Game 9 Games 10-11

Winner Game 9 Winner Game 7 Champion Game 9 Loser Game 9 Game 11 Winner Game 6 Game 10 Winner Game 10

Winner Game 8

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Noting The Keydets Cardiac Keydets The 14-7 conference record is also VMI’s first 12 without walking a batter in two appearances dur- In 2008,VMI had no issues with waiting until winning conference season since joining the Big ing the week. On Tuesday against #28 Virginia, the last minute to claim victories. South and its first since the team went 16-14 under Bowman was tagged with the loss despite allowing The Keydets claimed eight wins in their final at Tom Slater in 2003. The 14 wins are the second- only two unearned runs in 2.1 innings. He then bat last season. Even more impressively, six of those most in school history behind the 2003 squad. responded by striking out 10 batters and scattering came in conference play, where the team claimed 14 five hits and one run in six innings to defeat wins in all. Keydets Assault Team Records Charleston Southern in the series opener with the The first such win came on the second week- The 2008 season saw the Keydets take aim at Buccaneers on Friday. Bowman’s line on the week: end of the season, when VMI put up three runs in several school records. Here is where the team 1-1, 1.08 ERA, 8.1 IP,8 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 12 SO, .222 the bottom of the eighth to claim a 9-7 lead, then ranked among the single-season leaders in several opponents’ batting average. held on for a win over Binghamton in the second categories: Bowman is VMI’s career leader with a .245 game of a doubleheader. OFFENSIVE opposing batting average, while ranking second in On the Big South’s opening weekend, a three- Total Bases- 1st (804) career ERA (3.32), third in career wins (14) and run home run by Jordan Ballard brought VMI from Hits- 1st (557) fourth in walks allowed per nine innings (2.80), behind on their way to a 5-3 win at High Point. At Bats- 1st (1926) strikeouts per nine innings (8.35) and strikeouts The biggest of all came against #15 Coastal Home Runs- T-4th (45) (209). Carolina, when Shane Geisslinger’s chopper into left RBIs- 6th (283) A Second Team All-Conference selection in field plated Justin Hess to give the Keydets their first Runs- 7th (319) 2007, the award was Bowman’s first time being win of the year over a ranked opponent. Walks- 7th (191) named Big South Pitcher of the Week. He was the The Keydets were back at it against Virginia Hit By Pitch- 6th (60) second Keydet to earn Pitcher of the Week honors Tech just three days later, walking off with an 8-7 Doubles- T-7th (96) in 2008, joining Chris Henderson, who was so named win, as Geisslinger drew a bases-loaded walk. PITCHING on March 24. The Keydets also claimed three extra-inning Strikeouts- 1st (441) wins in league play, with two coming against Radford BB’s Per 9 IP- 1st (2.54) Roberts Finds His Rhythm and another against Liberty. Innings- 1st (499.1) Freshman Sam Roberts ended the year swing- In the regular season finale against Charleston ERA (Aluminum Bat Era)- 3rd (4.13) ing a hot stick, surging to the team lead in several Southern, the Keydets rallied with three runs in the Wins- 3rd (29) categories. eighth to claim a 9-7 win, sweeping the series. K’s Per 9 IP- 4th (7.95) Roberts reached base safely in 37 of the team’s VMI lost only three games last year in its oppo- Saves- 4th (11) final 41 games, and saw a remarkable six-game hitting nents’ final at bat, falling 4-3 against Binghamton in streak end during the last week of the regular sea- the first game of the previously mentioned double- Hit Parade son. During the streak, Roberts had multiple hits in header and in extra innings at Virginia before suffer- The Keydet bats showed no signs of rust fol- each contest, hitting 19-for-31 (.613) with nine RBIs, ing a heart-breaking, 3-1 loss in an elimination game lowing an eight-day layoff for final exams, pounding six runs scored, three doubles, a triple, a .636 on- at the Big South Championship to Coastal Carolina. out a school-record 23 hits in a 21-1 win over base percentage and a .774 slugging percentage. Maryland-Eastern Shore on Friday, May 9. Also during the streak, Roberts had a four-hit Keydets Get It Done In Freshman Sam Roberts led the charge, tying a night against Longwood, and a school-record tying Conference school record for hits in a game, going 6-for-7 with six-hit outing against Maryland-Eastern Shore. In Thanks to three sweeps and a road series win, five singles, a double, four runs scored and three that contest, he matched Bobby Ross (1956) and VMI posted its best-ever finish since joining the Big RBIs. His six hits tied the record set by Bobby Ross Warren Williams (1992) while also scoring four runs South Conference, tying with Liberty for second in 1956 and matched by Warren Williams in 1992. and driving in three. place in the league standings with a 14-7 mark. The game also saw sophomore Justin Hess set He ended the year by leading the team with a The .667 conference winning percentage ties a career-high by going 5-for-5, finishing a home run .348 batting average, 14 doubles, a .431 on-base per- the school record from when the 1987 squad, led by short of a cycle. centage and 28 walks while ranking second with 12 current VMI Athletic Director Donny White, went 8- In all, four different Keydets had at least three stolen bases (14 attempts). He also ranks sixth 4. hits, including Jordan Ballard, who hit the game’s only (tied) in the Big South in stolen bases, seventh in home run. both batting average and on-base percentage, and tenth (tied) in walks. Keydets Top League Pitching His work at the plate only tells part of the Charts story, as he also led the team with seven outfield A key to VMI’s success in the 2008 season was assists while playing right field, throwing out three the prowess of the team’s pitching staff, which fin- runners at the plate. ished the season atop several categories in the Big South statistics. Ballard Bashes The Keydets led the league in ERA (4.13) and In his sophomore season, first baseman Jordan walks per nine innings (2.54) while ranking second in Ballard became the Keydets’ top power threat, lead- strikeouts per nine innings (7.95). ing the team with 12 home runs, 22 extra-base hits Additionally, the Keydets led the Big South and and a .533 slugging percentage. ranked fourth nationally with only 2.54 walks per And when he found his power stroke, the nine innings, while also leading the league with a 3.13 home runs seemed to come in bunches. In mid- strikeout-to-walk ratio and 1.33 WHIP (Walks + Hits March, the slugger hit four out in four games, includ- per Inning Pitched). ing two at James Madison on March 26. Ballard finished the year in the top ten in VMI Bowman Named Pitcher of the single-season home runs, and narrowly missed the Week top ten in total bases. Junior right-hander Michael Bowman was He also became a much more consistent hitter named Big South Conference New Balance Pitcher in 2008, leading the team with 20 multiple-hit games, of the Week for the week ending May 18. hitting .302 after hitting only .167 in limited action as Trey Barham finished his VMI career as a freshman. the all-time leader in wins and strikeouts. Bowman (Richmond,Va./Deep Run) struck out

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The Troy,Va. native finished sixth (tied) in the ranked second with 18 multiple-hit games and 25 Big South with 12 home runs. walks. He also ranked second in the Big South in 2008 Team Almanac stolen bases, fifth (tied) with 10 sacrifice hits, eighth Longest Win Streak ...... 5 Bullpen Comes Up Big (tied) with 11 hit by pitches and tenth in on-base Longest Losing Streak ...... 9 While VMI’s weekend rotation received many of percentage (.417). Most Runs Scored ...... 21, vs. UMES (5/9) the headlines in the preseason, the team’s bullpen Over the final 26 games of the year, Geisslinger Fewest Runs Scored .0, (2x), Last at LU (4/18) became a big story during the season hit .337 with a .477 OBP and 16 walks, having Most Runs Allowed 12,(2x), Last vs. CCU (4/27) In the final 32 games, the VMI bullpen went 9-2 reached base safely in 24 of the 26 games. Fewest Runs Allowed ...... 0, at HPU (3/22) with six saves in 72 total appearances, posting an Average Runs Scored ...... 5.8 ERA of 2.57 with opponents hitting only .215. VMI Scores Third Big South Average Runs Allowed ...... 5.4 In conference play, the bullpen was even more Sweep Individual Highs impressive, going 6-0 with six saves and a 3.06 ERA The Keydets notched another first on the final Most Hits ...... 6, Sam Roberts (5/9) in 41 total appearances. Conference opponents hit weekend of the regular season by sweeping Most At Bats ...... 8, Four Times only .236 off of Keydet relievers, who struck out 60 Charleston Southern. Most Runs ...... 4, Sam Roberts (5/9) batters and walked only 20 in 67.2 innings. It marked the first time VMI had ever swept three conference opponents in the same season. Most RBIs . . .5, Roberts (3/1) & Biagini (4/23) In-State Standings Before sweeping Charleston Southern,VMI had bro- Most Stolen Bases ...... 4, Geisslinger (4/16) In 2008, the Keydets experienced solid success ken out the broom against High Point and Radford. Most IP ...... 9.0, Four Times once again against their in-state opponents. Last sea- VMI pounded out 24 runs in the first two Most Strikeouts ...... son,VMI posted a winning record against fellow games of the series against CSU, winning 14-3 and ...... 11, Henderson (3/30) & Barham (4/5) teams from the Commonwealth for the second 10-2, before having to rally to win the finale, 9-7. Record By Month straight season and for the third time in four years. On the series, the Keydets hit .327 with a .536 February ...... 2-2 ...... 500 Here is how all of the in-state teams fared against slugging percentage while holding a .441 on-base per- March ...... 8-13 ...... 381 each other in ‘08: centage. April ...... 13-7 ...... 650 Virginia 9-1 .900 VMI also scored 14 unearned runs in the May ...... 6-4 ...... 600 George Mason 12-8 .600 series, thanks to 13 CSU errors. William & Mary 14-10 .583 Record By Opponent VMI 11-8 .579 Sixteen Innings In Sixteen Lines Non-Conference . . . . .15-17 ...... 469 Virginia Tech 8-6 .571 (Part One) Big South ...... 14-7 ...... 667 JMU 14-11 .560 In what was believed to be the longest game in Big South Tournament . .0-2 ...... 000 Richmond 5-4 .556 the modern era of both teams,VMI defeated Radford Record By Day Liberty 13-13-1 .500 3-2 in 16 innings on Monday,April 7. Sunday ...... 7-6 ...... 538 Old Dominion 11-12 .478 VMI left a season-high 21 men on base in the Monday ...... 1-0 ...... 1.000 VCU 6-10 .375 game that was mercifully ended when Justin Topping, Tuesday ...... 3-4 ...... 429 Longwood 8-16-1 .340 the 32nd player to play in the game, plated Brian Wednesday ...... 5-4 ...... 556 Radford 6-14 .300 Sandridge with a sacrifice fly. Thursday ...... 0-2 ...... 000 Norfolk State 3-8 .273 Keydet reliever Travis Smink earned the win by Friday ...... 4-5 ...... 444 no-hitting Radford for the final six innings, while the Sandridge On A Tear In Keydets stranded 10 in extras alone. Saturday ...... 9-5 ...... 643 Conference Sandridge set a school record for at bats while Record vs. Conferences Redshirt sophomore Brian Sandridge enjoyed a going 4-for-8, and his three doubles tied a school America East ...... 2-1 standout campaign within the Big South a season mark in the 4-hour, 32-minute affair. Binghamton ...... 2-1 ago, as he ended the year listed in the top ten in sev- In the VMI annals, a 16-inning game was played Atlantic Coast ...... 1-1 eral statistical categories in league play. in 1929, as VMI Hall of Famer Lefty Williams took a Virginia ...... 0-1 Sandridge ranked fourth in the Big South in complete-game, 1-0 loss versus Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech ...... 1-0 Conference play with 34 hits and seventh (tied) with Atlantic 10 ...... 1-0 five home runs, 53 total bases and ninth with a .374 Richmond ...... 1-0 batting average. He saw his career-best 14-game hitting streak CAA ...... 3-4 snapped in game one against #15 Coastal, during James Madison ...... 1-1 which he was 28-for-68 (.412) with four doubles, Old Dominion ...... 1-1 two home runs, 14 RBIs and nine runs scored. VCU ...... 0-1 William & Mary ...... 1-1 Geisslinger Muscles Up Conference USA ...... 0-3 Entering his senior season at VMI,second base- Marshall ...... 0-3 man Shane Geisslinger had six career extra-base hits, Independent ...... 0-1 all doubles, in 112 career contests. Longwood ...... 0-1 In 2008, Geisslinger had nine doubles and his MEAC ...... 6-1 first career triple, surpassing his previous career total Coppin State ...... 1-1 of extra-base hits. Maryland-Eastern Shore ...... 3-0 On opening weekend, Geisslinger collected Norfolk State ...... 2-0 doubles in each of the weekend’s three contests. Additionally, Geisslinger established a new career- Northeast ...... 1-0 high with four RBI in the season-opener, besting his Central Connecticut State ...... 1-0 previous high of three from his freshman season Patriot ...... 1-2 against Richmond. Lafayette ...... 1-2 Geisslinger topped the Keydet ledger with his SEC ...... 0-4 44 runs scored, 18 stolen bases (in 22 attempts) and Auburn ...... 0-4 Shane Geisslinger www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 55 Noting The Keydets

Duty began the run by throwing an inning in VMI’s Record in 2008..... Sixteen Innings In Sixteen Lines the Sunday game against Winthrop (3/30). He picked Overall ...... 29-24 (Part Two) up a win while throwing three innings against Richmond (4/1), worked an inning against Old Big South ...... 14-7 VMI improved to 2-0 in 16-inning Big South games by outlasting Liberty, 6-5, on Saturday,April 19 Dominion (4/2), then then appeared in all three Non-Conference ...... 15-17 at Worthington Stadium. games against Radford, picking up the win in game one of the series (4/6). At Home ...... 21-14 The Keydets knotted the game at four in the ninth, when Brian Sandridge scored Thane Smith. As a whole, Duty worked 9.2 innings, allowing On the Road ...... 8-10 Travis Smink blanked the Flames for seven-plus five hits and two unearned runs over the stretch. At Home (Big South) ...... 8-4 innings of relief, until the 15th inning. Keydets Pick Up Second Big The Keydets had taken a 5-4 lead on Mike On the Road (Big South) ...... 6-3 Roberts’ single, but LU rallied to tie the game and South Sweep At Home (Non-Conference) ...... 13-10 put the winning run at second base with one out. It took an extra day and nine extra innings, but VMI claimed their second Big South sweep of the On the Road (Non-Conference) ...... 2-7 Chris Duty came on to escape the jam, giving the Keydets new life. They took advantage, as A.J. year by taking care of Radford in a three-game set at In Extra-Inning Games ...... 3-1 Yoder drove home Sandridge to take a 6-5 lead. Gray-Minor Stadium in early April. After postponing the Friday game, the teams Vs. Nationally-Ranked Teams ...... 1-3 Duty retired the Flames in order to secure the win. Mike Roberts plated four of the six Keydet met in game one on Saturday, when nine innings Vs. In-State Teams ...... 11-8 runs, as VMI improved to 3-0 in extra innings. weren’t enough to wrap things up. Mother Nature Playing a Day Game ...... 16-15 intervened at the end of nine, and the game was fin- Biagini Still Rolling Along ished on Sunday afternoon. VMI took a 4-3 win Playing a Night Game ...... 13-9 Sophomore Tanner Biagini’s bat never cooled when Brian Sandridge hit his first career walk-off In First Game of a Doubleheader ...... 3-1 much from the torrid pace he set to open the 2008 home run, a three-run shot in the bottom of the season. 11th after RU’s Alex Gregory gave the Highlanders In Second Game of a Doubleheader ...... 2-2 Biagini reached base safely in 37 of the final 39 the lead with his two-run bomb in the top-half. In Single Games ...... 24-21 games last season, posting hits in 44 of the team’s 55 The regularly-scheduled Sunday game was a pedestrian 9-5 VMI win,before the teams played on In one-run games ...... 9-5 games. He ended the year with a team-high 74 hits, 46 RBIs and 114 total bases while ranking second Monday evening to make up Friday’s postponement. In two-run games ...... 4-5 with a .343 batting average, .528 slugging percentage, And play they would. Thirty-two players saw action in a 16-inning marathon, believed to be the In five + run games ...... 10-8 10 home runs and 41 runs scored. Additionally, Biagini ranked tenth in the Big longest game in the modern era for both programs. When Scoring First ...... 19-7 South with 46 RBIs. Justin Topping plated Brian Sandridge with the win- When Opponent Scores First ...... 10-17 Early in the year, Biagini had a career-best 5-for- ning run on a sacrifice fly, ending the marathon after 5 outing in game two against High Point, the most four hours and 32 minutes. When Leading Entering 7th Inning ...... 20-1 hits by a Keydet in a game since Mike Roberts went The home sweep of a conference opponent When Trailing Entering 7th Inning ...... 3-18 5-for-6 against Radford on May 12, 2007. was VMI’s first since sweeping High Point on May 13- He also hit his first career grand slam while 15, 2005. When Tied Entering 7th Inning ...... 6-5 driving in a career-best five in a 13-4 win over When Leading Entering 9th Inning ...... 23-1 Coppin State. Sandridge Named Big South When Trailing Entering 9th Inning ...... 3-22 Player of the Week Chris Does His Duty Rockbridge County product Brian Sandridge When Tied Entering 9th Inning ...... 2-0 Sophomore Chris Duty certainly lived up to his had three multiple-hit games and hit a three-run, When Scoring 5 Runs or Less ...... 7-22 surname in early April, working in relief in six con- walk-off home run in the 11th inning to defeat secutive games over a nine-day span as the Keydets Radford, 4-3. For his efforts, Sandridge was named When Scoring 6+ Runs ...... 22-2 went 5-1. Big South Conference Choice Hotels Player of the When Allowing 5 Runs or Less ...... 23-6 When Allowing 6+ Runs ...... 6-18 When Out-Hitting an Opponent ...... 20-4 When Out-Hit by Opponent ...... 8-16 When Matching Opponent in Hits ...... 1-4 When committing zero errors ...... 7-3 When committing one or more errors . . . .22-21 When hitting a Home Run ...... 21-12 Vs. Starting LHP ...... 7-8 Vs. Starting RHP ...... 22-16 Wearing White Jerseys ...... 7-5 Wearing Black “KEYDETS” Jerseys ...... 8-6 Wearing Black Logo Jerseys ...... 1-0 Wearing Red “KEYDETS” Jerseys ...... 8-6 Wearing Red Logo Jerseys ...... 3-3 Wearing Gray Jerseys ...... 2-4 Brian Sandridge celebrates a walk-off home run against Radford on April 6.

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Week for the period ending April 7. ing one as the Panthers hit .143 and failed to score Sandridge drove in runs in all four games, as against the duo. 2008 Keydet Honors VMI went 4-0 against four in-state opponents. He Brooks Wallace Player of the Year went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored VMI Wins Conference Opening Award Pre-Season Watch List against Richmond, and had a 3-for-4 game with three Series For Fourth Straight Year Michael Bowman RBIs in Sunday’s win against the Highlanders, driving In an impressive run,VMI has now opened up home the tying run in the fifth inning. He also went each of the past four conference seasons with a Baseball America Preseason 2-for-5 with the walk-off home run in game one of series win. the series against Radford, the first walk-off win for In 2005, the Keydets took two of three against Big South Pitcher of the Year VMI this season. UNC Asheville at home, before taking two of three Michael Bowman On the week, the redshirt-sophomore outfield- at home against Charleston Southern in 2006. Last er was 8-for-17 (.471) with three runs scored, eight season,VMI swept CSU on the road before opening Baseball America Preseason RBI, two doubles, one home run and two walks, in up this conference season with another road sweep, Big South Top Prospect-2008 Draft addition to a .765 slugging percentage and .526 on- this time of High Point. Michael Bowman base percentage. It marked the first time in his career that Sandridge had earned Big South Player of Barham Has CLASS the Week accolades. Left-handed pitcher Trey Barham was listed as Baseball America Preseason one of thirty candidates for the Lowe’s Senior All-Big South Conference Henderson Named Big South CLASS Award, presented annually to NCAA Division Michael Bowman Pitcher of the Week I student-athletes in eight sports, the award focuses Trey Barham Junior right-hander Chris Henderson was on the “Four C’s” of classroom, character, communi- named Big South Conference New Balance Pitcher ty and competition. SEBaseball.com Preseason of the Week for the week ending March 23. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and All-Big South First Team Henderson (Fredericksburg,Va./Colonial Forge) Achievement for Staying in School, the award was struck out a career-best 10, including nine in the first launched in 2001 to honor the attributes of college Michael Bowman (1st Team) four innings, while pitching seven innings of VMI’s first basketball seniors who fulfill their entire athletic eli- Trey Barham (1st Team) shutout of the 2008 season. Henderson walked only gibility and pursue their degree. Since that time, A.J. Yoder (2nd Team) one batter while scattering five hits, earning his third Lowe’s, an official corporate partner of the NCAA®, win of the season. He also worked a scoreless has expanded the award to include other NCAA Ping!Baseball Preseason inning of relief in an 11-2 mid-week win against sports including baseball. All Ping! Third Team Norfolk State, as the Keydets went 4-0 on the road Barham is VMI’s career leader in both wins and Michael Bowman over Spring Break. strikeouts, while ranking second in starts, innings and That marked the second time that Henderson opponent batting average. VMI was 31-17 in his 48 has been named Big South Pitcher of the Week. He career starts. Johnny Bench Award Watch List also earned the honor in April 2007, when he set Barham was one of two candidates listed from Mike Roberts down 15 batters in a row while pitching 7.2 innings the Big South Conference, joining Coastal Carolina’s against #3 Virginia in a 5-3 win.He followed that up Tommy Baldridge, while he was the only player listed Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award four days later, when he faced the minimum through from the state of Virginia. Candidate six innings against High Point before leaving in the Trey Barham seventh with a 3-2 lead. Roberts Named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List Pitching Dominates In Junior catcher Mike Roberts was named to the Big South Pitcher of the Week Conference-Opening Sweep watch list for the 2008 Coleman Company-Johnny Chris Henderson (3/24) Against an offense regarded as one of the top Bench Award delivered by AT&T and Papa John's Michael Bowman (5/19) in the Big South, the VMI pitching staff dominated its Pizza, given annually to the top catcher in the conference-opening series against High Point, leading NCAA's Division I. Big South Player of the Week the Keydets to a sweep. Roberts (Prince George,Va./Prince George) fin- Brian Sandridge (4/7) VMI got phenomenal starting pitching from Trey ished the year ranked second on the team with 44 Barham, Michael Bowman and Chris Henderson, with RBIs and third on the squad with nine home runs each of the three collecting quality starts, consisting and a .480 slugging percentage. 2008 Keydet Rankings of six or more innings pitched and less than three Roberts became the first Keydet to be included NCBWA Poll earned runs allowed. Barham threw an opening day on the Johnny Bench Award Watch List in the recog- Preseason- Receiving Votes complete game, allowing one earned run, before nition's nine-year history. Bowman allowed only three earned runs through seven innings. Henderson followed with perhaps the Season Opener at Home a Rarity best performance of his career, striking out a career- When VMI hosted Lafayette to start the 2008 best 10 while throwing seven innings of VMI’s first campaign, it was no small feat. In fact, it was the first shutout of the season. time in 27 years that VMI opened a season on post. On the weekend, the Keydet starting pitchers In 1981, the Keydets hosted Davis & Elkins to combined to go 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA, pitching 23 of begin the season and dropped that season-opener. the weekend’s 27 innings. They struck out 22 batters Since that time,VMI did play Mary Washington at while walking only three as the Panthers hit .205 Washington & Lee to begin the 1988 season, but against them. have not hosted a season opener on post. In relief, the staff was equally up to the chal- The last time the Keydets won a season open- lenge, as Jason Farley collected a win and a save on er on post before 2008’s 7-1 victory over the Saturday while Travis Smink earned his first Big South Leopards came on March 20, 1971, when the save. In three appearances, Smink and Farley allowed Keydets knocked off St. Francis (N.Y.) 7-5. two hits in four innings, striking out four while walk-

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Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% Sam Roberts .348 50-49 184 30 64 14 1 0 26 80 .435 28 1 27 1 .431 3 9 12-14 107 7 3 .974 Tanner Biagini .343 55-54 216 41 74 10 0 10 46 114 .528 22 7 38 5 .417 2 3 2-2 29 106 17 .888 Brian Sandridge .320 51-46 194 29 62 8 0 7 39 91 .469 9 6 37 2 .363 3 2 3-5 51 3 4 .931 Shane Geisslinger .313 55-55 192 44 60 10 1 0 21 72 .375 25 11 27 0 .417 2 10 18-22 113 179 9 .970 Jordan Ballard .302 51-51 199 35 60 10 0 12 39 106 .533 19 12 42 2 .391 3 3 3-4 472 21 7 .986 Mike Roberts .298 50-48 198 34 59 9 0 9 44 95 .480 21 3 38 4 .372 1 4 5-5 251 24 6 .979 Justin Hess .277 54-50 173 24 48 10 1 2 15 66 .382 18 1 33 2 .345 2 12 6-11 106 3 0 1.000 A.J.Yoder .254 48-46 169 28 43 7 3 2 16 62 .367 14 8 18 2 .335 3 11 4-7 64 114 18 .908 --2.0 AB/Game-- Justin Topping .298 37-26 94 11 28 8 0 0 14 36 .383 11 4 10 1 .384 3 1 1-2 0 0 0 .000 Ryan Barefoot .294 10-4 17 2500158.471 2041.368 0 0 1-1 5 13 4 .818 Alex Haitsuka .244 31-21 82 9 20 601629.354 9 3 16 2 .337 1 1 0-1 196 28 7 .970 Colin Miller .238 12-3 21 2500005.238 2060.304 0 0 0-1 5 1 1 .857 Thane Smith .182 34-26 99 16 18 3 1 1 11 26 .263 9 3 27 0 .270 0 4 3-5 26 0 2 .929 Graham Sullivan .158 26-12 57 69100110.175 0 1 14 2 .172 0 1 0-0 49 21 4 .946 David Lottman .143 18-2 75100001.143 2040.333 0 0 0-0 6 0 0 1.000 Matt Edwards .111 5-1 91101003.333 0030.111 0 0 0-0 0 3 0 1.000 Austin Benda .000 8-1 10 1000000.000 0040.000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000 Brett Entz .000 7-0 31000010.000 0010.000 1 0 0-0 1 1 0 1.000 Kyle Rucker .000 1-0 10000000.000 0010.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Trey Barham .000 1-0 10000000.000 0010.000 0 0 0-0 2 15 0 1.000 Totals .289 55-55 1926 319 557 96 8 45 284 804 .417 191 60 351 24 .367 24 61 58-80 1498 602 95 .957 Opponents .271 55-55 1929 295 522 101 9 56 248 809 .419 141 47 441 22 .332 20 35 62-89 1473 598 84 .961

LOB - Team (470),Opp (380). DPs turned - Team (39),Opp (42). CI - Team (1),M. Roberts 1. IBB - Team (4),Biagini 2, Hess 1,Yoder 1. Picked off - Ballard 2, S. Roberts 2, Haitsuka 1.

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Chris Henderson 3.16 5-4 12 8101057.0 59 26 20 7 57 10 2 6 221 .267 2 6 0 3 2 Michael Bowman 3.44 4-6 18 13 100091.2 87 51 35 25 82 14 2 8 353 .246 5 7 2 1 7 Trey Barham 3.84 4-6 16 14 100096.0 97 50 41 23 86 22 0 9 357 .272 6 10 1 3 9 --1.0 IP/Game-- Sam Roberts 0.00 1-0 3000002.2000220008.000 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Edwards 1.64 2-0 15 0000022.0 24 5 4 5 19 1 0 1 87 .276 0 1 0 0 1 Chris Duty 1.95 5-0 17 1000237.0 26 12 8 11 30 9 2 1 123 .211 5 6 0 4 2 Travis Smink 3.48 2-1 19 2000744.0 42 21 17 10 36 10 2 3 168 .250 2 2 0 0 3 Ryan Barefoot 4.00 1-1 72000018.0 20 10 8 7 10 4 0 2 73 .274 3 0 0 1 1 Daniel Wood 4.55 1-2 16 0000029.2 27 22 15 9 30 7 0 3 110 .245 3 4 4 3 3 Matt Murrer 5.12 0-0 11 2000019.1 22 13 11 6 17 6 0 3 79 .278 2 2 1 0 2 Jason Farley 7.00 3-2 17 6001236.0 48 36 28 13 30 11 0 9 149 .322 1 3 1 1 2 Josh McPherson 7.11 0-0 7000006.19851610230.300 2 2 1 0 0 Adam Kruithof 7.99 1-2 95000023.2 33 23 21 10 23 4 1 5 96 .344 3 1 0 4 2 Lefty Flora 9.00 0-2 72000016.0 28 18 16 12 13 2 0 4 75 .373 2 3 1 0 1 Totals 4.13 29-26 55 55 3 1 1 11 499.1 522 295 229 141 441 101 9 56 1929 .271 36 47 11 20 35 Opponents 4.60 26-29 55 55 4 2 2 11 491.0 557 319 251 191 351 96 8 45 1926 .289 53 60 1 24 61

PB - Team (16),Haitsuka 10, M. Roberts 6, Opp (15). Pickoffs - Team (18),Duty 6, Barham 5, Haitsuka 2, Flora 1, M. Roberts 1, Bowman 1, Henderson 1, Farley 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - M. Roberts (38-50), Haitsuka (24-36), Bowman (12-21), Barham (10-14), Barefoot (10-10), Farley (6-8), Kruithof (5-7),Wood (4-5), Duty (4-5), Smink (1-5), McPherson (4-4), Henderson (2-4), Murrer (3-3), Edwards (0-2), Flora L. (1-1).

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI Justin Hess 109 106 3 0 1.000 1 0 0 - 0 0 Trey Barham 17 2 15 0 1.000 0 10 4 .714 0 0 Daniel Wood 10 2 8 0 1.000 0 4 1 .800 0 0 Adam Kruithof 8 2 6 0 1.000 0 5 2 .714 0 0 David Lottman 6 6 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0 Travis Smink 6 0 6 0 1.000 0 1 4 .200 0 0 Matt Edwards 3 0 3 0 1.000 1 0 2 .000 0 0 Brett Entz 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0 Josh McPherson 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 Austin Benda 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0 Jordan Ballard 500 472 21 7 .986 34 0 0 - 0 0 Mike Roberts 281 251 24 6 .979 2 38 12 .760 6 1 Sam Roberts 117 107 7 3 .974 2 0 0 - 0 0 Shane Geisslinger 301 113 179 9 .970 23 0 0 - 0 0 Alex Haitsuka 231 196 28 7 .970 2 24 12 .667 10 0 Graham Sullivan 74 49 21 4 .946 4 0 0 - 0 0 Brian Sandridge 58 51 3 4 .931 0 0 0 - 0 0 Thane Smith 28 26 0 2 .929 0 0 0 - 0 0 Jason Farley 11 2 8 1 .909 3 6 2 .750 0 0 A.J.Yoder 196 64 114 18 .908 23 0 0 - 0 0 Tanner Biagini 152 29 106 17 .888 5 0 0 - 0 0 Colin Miller 7 5 1 1 .857 0 0 0 - 0 0 Michael Bowman 22 6 12 4 .818 0 12 9 .571 0 0 Ryan Barefoot 22 5 13 4 .818 1 10 0 1.000 0 0 Chris Duty 15 1 11 3 .800 0 4 1 .800 0 0 Lefty Flora 8 0 6 2 .750 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 Chris Henderson 7 1 4 2 .714 0 2 2 .500 0 0 Matt Murrer 2 0 1 1 .500 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 Totals 2195 1498 602 95 .957 39 62 27 .697 16 1 Opponents 2155 1473 598 84 .961 42 58 22 .725 15 0 Trey Barham graduated as VMI’s career leader in both wins and strikeouts.

58 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com 2008 Results

VMI/Opp. Overall, Date Opposing team W/L Score r-h-e/r-h-e Big South VMI Game Highlights Pitcher of record Feb 23 LAFAYETTE W 7-1 7-10-1/1-6-1 1-0, 0-0 Geisslinger 2-5, 4 RBI; Henderson 3.2 IP,0 R, 3 H, 7 K Henderson (W 1-0) Feb 23 LAFAYETTE L 5-7 5-8-1/7-8-1 1-1, 0-0 Biagini 3-R HR in 8th; Haitsuka 2-2, R, BB, HBP Bowman (L 0-1) Feb 24 LAFAYETTE L 9-11 9-13-3/11-16-1 1-2, 0-0 Sandridge 3-R HR; Biagini 3-5, 2 RBI; Kruithof 4.0 IP,0 R, 2 H, 3 K Flora (L 0-1) Feb 29 BINGHAMTON W 11-4 11-17-2/4-5-3 2-2, 0-0 Topping 4-5,2 2B; Barefoot 3-R HR; Farley 3.0 IP,0 R, 0 H, SV Barham (W 1-0) Mar 1 BINGHAMTON L 3-4 3-8-4/4-6-1 2-3, 0-0 Bowman 5.0 IP,6 K, 4 H, 0 ER; Geisslinger 3-4; Biagini 2-3, 2 2B Wood (L 0-1) Mar 1 BINGHAMTON W 9-7 9-10-1/7-14-2 3-3, 0-0 M. Roberts 2-5 5 RBI; Biagini 3-4; Bullpen: 5.2 IP,1 R/ER Farley (W 1-0) Mar 2 CENTRAL CONN. ST. W 7-2 7-7-2/2-9-0 4-3, 0-0 Henderson CG,W, 8 K, 0 BB, 9 H, 2/1 R/ER; M. Roberts 3-4, 4 RBI Henderson (W 2-0) Mar 6 at Auburn L 3-9 3-9-2/9-9-0 4-4, 0-0 Ballard 2-4; M. Roberts HR; Edwards PH 3B; Murrer 1.0 IP,2 K, 0 H Farley (L 1-1) Mar 7 at Auburn L 4-6 4-9-0/6-9-1 4-5, 0-0 3-run 4th inning; Geisslinger 2-4, RBI; Hess 1-2, 2 R Barham (L 1-1) Mar 8 at Auburn L 1-10 1-8-4/10-12-1 4-6, 0-0 Biagini 2-4; S. Roberts 1-3, RBI; Flora 4.0 IP,5 H, 2 R/ER, 5 K Bowman (L 0-2) Mar 9 at Auburn L 5-6 5-8-3/6-10-1 4-7, 0-0 Ballard 2-4, 3 RBI, 2-R HR; Biagini 3-4, HR;Topping 2-3 Henderson (L 2-1) Mar 11 OLD DOMINION L 6-7 6-13-1/7-11-2 4-8, 0-0 Biagini 3-5, 4 RBI; Edwards 2.0 IP,2 H, 0 R; Smith 2-3, 2 R Kruithof (L 0-1) Mar 12 at William and Mary L 3-12 3-6-1/12-17-1 4-9, 0-0 Smink 2.1 IP,3 H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB; Smith 1-3, 2B, 2 R Farley (L 1-2) Mar 14 MARSHALL L 3-4 3-6-2/4-13-0 4-10, 0-0 M. Roberts 2-4, 2 2B; Hess 2-3, 3-R HR; Edwards 3.0 IP,3 H, 0 R, 2 K Barham (L 1-2) Mar 15 MARSHALL L 1-5 1-7-3/5-5-0 4-11, 0-0 Bowman CG, L, 5 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 7 K;Yoder 3-4, R Bowman (L 0-3) Mar 16 MARSHALL L 2-7 2-7-0/7-14-2 4-12, 0-0 Geisslinger 2-4, M. Roberts 2-5;Yoder 1-3, 2B Henderson (L 2 Mar 19 at Norfolk State W 11-2 11-13-1/2-6-3 5-12, 0-0 Geisslinger 2-4, 2-R 2B, 3B; S. Roberts 3-5, 2R; Duty 3.0 IP,2 H, 0 R Edwards (W 1-0) Mar 21 at High Point* W 5-4 5-9-2/4-5-2 6-12, 1-0 Barham CG,W, 7 K, 5 H, 4 R, 1 ER; Smith 2-R 3B; S. Roberts 2-3, RBI Barham (W 2-2) Mar 22 at High Point* W 5-3 5-13-1/3-8-0 7-12, 2-0 Ballard 3-R HR in 9th to give VMI lead; Biagini 5-5; Sandridge 3-5, HR Farley (W 2-2) Mar 22 at High Point* W 3-0 3-8-0/0-6-1 8-12, 3-0 Season’s only shutout; Henderson 7.0 IP,10 K, 1 BB, 5 H Henderson (W 3-2) Mar 25 WILLIAM AND MARY W 9-8 9-6-3/8-13-1 9-12 Game-ending 7-2-6 double play; Sandridge Grand Slam;Yoder 2-4 Duty (W 1-0) Mar 26 at James Madison L 4-8 4-12-2/8-14-1 9-13 Ballard 2-4, 2 HR; Biagini 2-R HR;Yoder 3-5; S. Roberts 2-5, 2B Flora (L 0-2) Mar 28 WINTHROP* L 3-11 3-11-4/11-15-1 9-14, 3-1 Smith 1-4, HR; S. Roberts 2-4, 2 2B, R; Ballard 2-4, 2B, RBI Barham (L 2-3) Mar 29 WINTHROP* W 5-4 5-9-0/4-8-0 10-14, 4-1 4-run 4th; Sandridge go-ahead HR in 6th; Smink 2.0 IP,0 H, 0 R, SV Bowman (W 1-3) Mar 30 WINTHROP* L 0-4 0-8-3/4-5-0 10-15, 4-2 Henderson 8.0 IP,11 K, 0 BB, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER; Hess 2-3 Henderson (L 3-3) Apr 1 RICHMOND W 9-5 9-11-3/5-6-1 11-15 Sandridge 3-4, 2 2B; M. Roberts 2-5, HR; Duty 3.0 IP,2 H, 0 ER,W Duty (W 2-0) Apr 2 at Old Dominion W 7-3 7-5-0/3-6-2 12-15 Ballard HR, 2 RBI; Biagini 0-3, 2 RBI; S. Roberts 1-2, 3 BB, 2 R Barefoot (W 1-0) Apr 5 RADFORD* W (11) 4-3 4-6-1/3-7-1 13-15, 5-2 Sandridge walk-off 3-R HR in 11th inning; Barham 9.0 IP,5 H, 1 R, 11 K Duty (W 3-0) Apr 6 RADFORD* W 9-5 9-15-1/5-11-0 14-15, 6-2 Sandridge 3-4, 3 RBI; Ballard 3-4; S. Roberts 1-3, 2B, R Henderson (W 4-3) Apr 7 RADFORD* W (16) 3-2 3-15-2/2-7-2 15-15, 7-2 Sandridge 4-8, 3 2B; Smink 6.0 IP,0 H, 0 R, 6 K;Topping GW, PH SF Smink (W 1-0) Apr 8 VCU L 3-5 3-7-4/5-8-1 15-16 Wood 5.0 IP,0 H, 1 R, 0 ER;Yoder 1-3, HR Barefoot (L 1-1) Apr 11 at UNC Asheville* L 5-8 5-10-1/8-13-6 15-17, 7-3 Ballard 2-4, 2B, R; Hess 2-4, 2B, RBI; Smith 2-5, R Barham (L 2-4) Apr 12 at UNC Asheville* W 7-4 7-10-4/4-8-2 16-17, 8-3 Smith 2-R 1B; Geisslinger 2-4, 2 R; Henderson 7.0 IP,5 H, 2 ER Henderson (W 5-3) Apr 13 at UNC Asheville* W 10-3 10-14-0/3-7-1 17-17, 9-3 Bowman 7.2 IP,5 H, 3 R, 9 K, 0 BB; Sandridge 4-5, HR, 3 RBI Bowman (W 2-3) Apr 15 JAMES MADISON W 6-4 6-11-1/4-12-0 18-17 Wood 6.0 IP,3 H, 0 R, 5 K,W; M. Roberts 3-5, 2 RBI; Ballard 3-4, 2 2B Wood (W 1-1) Apr 16 NORFOLK STATE W 10-7 10-11-2/7-11-2 19-17 M. Roberts 2-4, HR, 4 RBI; Ballard 3-R HR; Smink 1.0 IP,2 K, 0 H, SV Kruithof (W 1-1) Apr 18 at LIBERTY* L 0-8 0-6-2/8-8-0 19-18, 9-4 Smith 2-3; Roberts 1-3; Sandridge 1-3 Henderson (L 5-4) Apr 19 at LIBERTY* W (16) 6-5 6-21-1/5-12-1 20-18, 10-4 Smink 7.1 IP,1 ER, 5 H, 5 K; M. Roberts 3-R HR, 4 RBI; Sandridge 3-8 Duty (W 4-0) Apr 20 at LIBERTY* L 1-6 1-7-1/6-9-2 20-19, 10-5 Haitsuka 2-3, 2 2B, R; Barefoot 1.0 IP,0 H, 0 R, 2 K Bowman (L 2-4) Apr 22 COPPIN STATE L 5-8 5-7-0/8-7-4 20-20 Hess 3-4, 3 2B; Biagini 2-R HR; Kruithof 5.0 IP,3 H, 3 R, 7 K Wood (L 1-2) Apr 23 COPPIN STATE W 13-4 13-17-3/4-6-0 21-20 Biagini 3-4, 5 RBI, Grand Slam; Sullivan 3-4, 3 R; Bullpen: 4.0 IP,0 H, 0 R Farley (W 3-2) Apr 25 COASTAL CAROLINA* L 2-5 2-5-1/5-10-3 21-21, 10-6 M. Roberts 2-R HR; S. Roberts 2-4, 2B, RBI; Bullpen: 3.0 IP,3 H, 0 R Barham (L 2-5) Apr 27 COASTAL CAROLINA* W 4-3 4-7-2/3-9-2 22-21, 11-6 M. Roberts 2-R HR; Geisslinger GW 1B; Smink 2.0 IP,2 H, 0 R,W Smink (W 2-0) Apr 27 COASTAL CAROLINA* L 1-12 1-7-1/12-13-0 22-22, 11-7 Duty 5.1 IP,1 H, 1 R, 5 K; Biagini 3-4, HR;Yoder 1-4, 2B Smink (L 2-1) April 30 VIRGINIA TECH W 8-7 8-13-4/7-10-5 23-22 Geisslinger 2-4, GW BB; S. Roberts 2-4, 2 RBI; Biagini 2-R 1B Duty (W 5-0) May 9 UMES W 21-1 21-23-0/1-5-3 24-22 School Record 23 hits; S. Roberts ties school record with 6 hits Bowman (W 3-4) May 10 UMES W 9-1 9-13-1/1-6-0 25-22 Barham 7.0 IP,1 R, 6 K,W; Ballard 2-4, HR, 3 RBI; S. Roberts 3-5, 3 RBI Barham (W 3-5) May 11 UMES W 7-6 7-12-1/6-10-1 26-22 Edwards 3.1 IP,1 H, 0 R, 3 K; Haitsuka 1-3, 3 RBI, 2-R HR; Sandridge 2-4, 2 R Edwards (W 2-0) May 13 at Virginia L (11) 5-6 5-8-5/6-10-2 26-23 Ballard 2-5, RBI; S. Roberts 2-5, 3B; M. Roberts 1-5, 2 RBI Bowman (L 3-5) May 14 LONGWOOD L 4-6 4-9-1/6-13-2 26-24 S. Roberts 4-5, 2B; Biagini HR; Ballard HR Kruithof (L 1-2) May 16 CHARLESTON SOU.* W 14-3 14-14-2/3-9-5 27-24, 12-7 Bowman 6.0 IP,1 R, 10 K; Ballard 2-3, 2 RBI;Topping 3-5,4 RBI; 2 2B Bowman (W 4-5) May 17 CHARLESTON SOU.* W 10-2 10-10-0/2-9-6 28-24, 13-7 Smink 3.0 IP,0 R, 2 H, 3 K, SV; S. Roberts 2-4, 3 RBI; Ballard 2-5, 3 RBI Barham (W 4-5) May 18 CHARLESTON SOU.* W 9-7 9-12-0/7-15-2 29-24, 14-7 Biagini 3-4, 2-R HR; M. Roberts 2-4, 2 RBI, HR;Yoder 2-4, 2B, 3B S. Roberts (W 1-0) May 21 vs Winthrop L 2-7 2-7-4/7-15-2 29-25 S. Roberts 2-5; Geisslinger 1-3, 2B; Duty 2.0 IP,0 ER, 2 K, 3 H Bowman (L 4-6) May 22 vs Coastal Carolina L 1-3 1-9-1/3-6-0 29-26 Barham 7.2 IP,6 H, 1 ER, 7 K; Ballard 2-4, RBI; M. Roberts 2-4 Barham (L 4-6)

* = Conference game () extra inning game

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Game 1 - VMI 7,Lafayette 1 Game 12 - Old Dominion 7,VMI 6 Game 23 - Winthrop 11,VMI 3 Feb. 23 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) March 11 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) March 28 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E Lafayette 000 001 000 1 6 1 (0-1) Old Dominion 033 001 000 7 11 2 (9-4) Winthrop 011 032 022 11 15 1 (10-15) VMI 000 011 23X 7 10 1 (1-0) VMI 001 004 010 6 13 1 (4-8) VMI 000 001 110 3 11 4 (9-14) WP-Henderson (1-0) LP-Reese (0-1) T-2:50 A-531 WP-Carter (1-0) SV-Toth (2) LP-Kruithof (0-1) WP-Schwartz (3-2) LP-Barham (2-3) T-3:08 A-359 T-2:57 A-309 Game 2 - Lafayette 7,VMI 5 Game 24 - VMI 5,Winthrop 4 Feb. 23 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) Game 13 - William & Mary 12,VMI 3 March 29 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E March 12 - Williamsburg,Va. (Plumeri Park) 123 456 789 R H E Lafayette 010 100 050 7 8 1 (1-1) 123 456 789 R H E Winthrop 211 000 000 4 8 0 (10-16) VMI 101 000 030 5 8 1 (1-1) VMI 200 010 000 3 6 1 (4-9) VMI 000 401 00X 5 9 0 (10-14) WP-Mostek (1-0) LP-Bowman (0-1) T-2:40 A-531 W&M 331 050 00X 12 17 1 (12-4) WP-Bowman (1-3) SV-Smink (3) LP-Bennett (0-6) WP-Winslow (2-1) SV-Grieve (2) LP-Farley (1-2) T-2:06 A-537 Game 3 - Lafayette 11,VMI 9 T-3:18 A-231 Feb. 24 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) Game 25 - Winthrop 4,VMI 0 123 456 789 R H E Game 14 - Marshall 4,VMI 3 March 30 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) Lafayette 407 000 000 11 16 1 (2-1) March 14 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E VMI 200 130 012 9 13 3 (1-2) 123 456 789 R H E Winthrop 011 100 010 4 5 0 (11-16) WP-Hanna (1-0) LP-Flora (0-1) T-3:08 A-323 Marshall 010 110 100 4 13 0 (6-6) VMI 000 000 000 0 8 3 (10-15) VMI 000 030 000 3 6 2 (4-10) WP-Mullins (2-0) SV-McDonald (2) LP-Henderson (3-3) Game 4 - VMI 11,Binghamton 4 WP-Blain (2-1) SV-Sikula (2) LP-Barham (1-2) T-2:50 A-383 Feb. 29 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) T-2:20 A-197 123 456 789 R H E Game 26 - VMI 9,Richmond 5 Binghamton 000 103 000 4 5 3 (1-3) Game 15 - Marshall 5,VMI 1 April 1 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) VMI 050 402 00X 11 17 2 (2-2) March 15 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E WP-Barham (1-0) SV-Farley (1) LP-Yannuzzi (0-1) 123 456 789 R H E Richmond 030 002 000 5 6 1 (12-15-1) T-2:37 A-119 Marshall 000 310 001 5 5 0 (7-6) VMI 200 015 10X 9 11 3 (11-15) VMI 000 010 000 1 7 3 (4-11) WP-Duty (2-0) LP-Joines (0-2) T-2:52 A-357 Game 5 - Binghamton 4,VMI 3 WP-Blevins (2-1) LP-Bowman (0-3) T-2:06 A-307 March 1 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) Game 27 - VMI 7,Old Dominion 3 123 456 7 R H E Game 16 - Marshall 7,VMI 2 April 2 - Norfolk,Va. (Bud Metheny Complex) Binghamton 000 201 1 4 6 1 (2-3) March 16 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E VMI 002 100 0 3 8 4 (2-3) 123 456 789 R H E VMI 003 101 011 7 5 0 (12-15) WP-Lane (1-0) LP-Wood (0-1) T-2:19 A-113 Marshall 101 030 002 7 14 2 (8-6) Old Dominion 100 010 010 3 6 2 (15-13) VMI 100 000 010 2 7 0 (4-12) WP-Barefoot (1-0) LP-Carter (1-3) T-3:08 A-443 Game 6 - VMI 9,Binghamton 7 WP-Straily (2-1) LP-Henderson (2-2) T-3:02 A-267 March 1 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) Game 28 - VMI 4,Radford 3 (11 innings) 123 456 789 R H E Game 17 - VMI 11, Norfolk State 2 April 5 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) Binghamton 020 400 010 7 14 2 (2-4) March 19 - Norfolk,Va. (Marty L. Miller Field) 123 456 789 XX R H E VMI 140 010 03X 9 10 1 (3-3) 123 456 789 R H E Radford 000 100 000 02 3 7 1 (15-13) WP-Farley (1-0) SV-Duty (1) LP-Giulietti (0-1) VMI 100 010 144 11 13 1 (5-12) VMI 001 000 000 03 4 6 1 (13-15) T-2:57 A-383 Norfolk State 200 000 000 2 6 3 (7-7) WP-Duty (3-0) LP-Hammonds (0-1) T-3:15 A-537 WP-Edwards (1-0) LP-Caldeyro (2-2) T-2:56 A-128 Game 7 - VMI 7,Central Connecticut State 2 Game 29 - VMI 9,Radford 5 March 2 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) Game 18 - VMI 5,High Point 4 April 6 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E March 21 - High Point, N.C. (Willard Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E CCSU 000 110 000 2 9 0 (0-4) 123 456 789 R H E Radford 300 000 101 5 11 0 (15-14) VMI 000 301 03X 7 7 2 (4-3) VMI 100 103 000 5 9 2 (6-12) VMI 000 224 10X 9 15 1 (14-15) WP-Henderson (2-0) LP-Tesseyman (0-1) T-2:15 High Point 031 000 000 4 5 2 (4-15) WP-Henderson (4-3) LP-Hoyt (3-2) T-2:40 A-537 A-309 WP-Barham (2-2) LP-Jennings (0-1) T-2:40 A-338 Game 30 - VMI 3,Radford 2 (16 innings) Game 8 - Auburn 9,VMI 3 Game 19 - VMI 5,High Point 3 April 7 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) March 6 - Auburn,Ala. (Plainsman Park) March 22 - High Point, N.C. (Willard Stadium) 123 456 789 XXX XXX X R H E 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E RU 000 100 100 000 000 0 2 7 2 (15-15) VMI 000 001 011 3 9 2 (4-4) VMI 100 000 004 5 13 1 (7-12) VMI 000 001 001 000 000 1 3 15 2 (15-15) Auburn 600 012 00X 9 9 0 (7-4) High Point 021 000 000 3 8 0 (4-16) WP-Smink (1-0) LP-Lloyd (0-3) T-4:32 A-209 WP-Dayton (1-0) LP-Farley (1-1) T-2:40 A-2322 WP-Farley (2-2) SV-Smink (1) LP-O’Donnell (1-1) T-2:42 Game 31 - VCU 5,VMI 3 Game 9 - Auburn 6,VMI 4 April 8 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) March 7 - Auburn,Ala. (Plainsman Park) Game 20- VMI 3,High Point 0 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E March 22 - High Point, N.C. (Willard Stadium) VCU 002 110 001 5 8 1 (7-19) VMI 001 030 000 4 9 0 (4-5) 123 456 789 R H E VMI 000 010 200 3 7 4 (15-16) Auburn 102 100 11X 6 9 1 (8-4) VMI 001 010 010 3 8 0 (8-12) WP-Thomas (1-2) SV-Morgan (2) LP-Barefoot (1-1) T- WP-Crawford (2-0) SV-Woodall(2) LP-Barham (1-1) T- High Point 000 000 000 0 6 1 (4-17) 2:36 A-487 2:32 A-2623 WP-Henderson (3-2) SV- Farley (2) LP-Serber (1-2) T- 2:44 A-387 Game 32 - UNC Asheville 8,VMI 5 Game 10 - Auburn 10,VMI 1 April 11 - Asheville, N.C. (McCormick Field) March 8 - Auburn,Ala. (Plainsman Park) Game 21- VMI 9,William & Mary 8 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E March 25 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) VMI 010 210 010 5 10 1 (15-17) VMI 001 000 000 1 8 4 (4-6) 123 456 789 R H E UNCA 200 011 22X 8 13 6 (14-22) Auburn 332 110 00X 10 12 1 (9-4) W&M 000 011 123 8 13 1 (16-9) WP-Bogaert (5-3) SV-Schumer (5) LP-Barham (2-4) T- WP-Luckie (2-1) LP-Bowman (0-2) T-2:28 A-2019 VMI 016 100 01X 9 6 3 (9-12) 2:37 A-322 WP-Duty (1-0) SV-Smink (2) LP-Billbrough (1-1) Game 11 - Auburn 6,VMI 5 T-3:06 A-253 Game 33 - VMI 7,UNC Asheville 4 March 9 - Auburn,Ala. (Plainsman Park) April 12 - Asheville, N.C. (McCormick Field) 123 456 789 R H E Game 22 - JMU 8,VMI 4 123 456 789 R H E VMI 030 000 002 5 8 3 (4-7) March 26 - Harrisonburg,Va. (Long Field) VMI 040 000 021 7 10 4 (16-17) Auburn 021 011 01X 6 10 1 (10-4) 123 456 789 R H E UNCA 010 001 011 4 8 2 (14-23) WP-Shuman (2-0) SV-Woodall(3) LP-Henderson (2-1) T- VMI 200 010 001 4 12 2 (9-13) WP-Henderson (5-3) SV-Smink (4) LP-DeRatt (6-1) T- 2:37 A-1974 JMU 032 020 10X 8 14 1 (16-7) 2:38 A-322 WP-Kaylid (3-1) SV-Phelps (1) LP-Flora (0-2) T-3:04 A- 375

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Game 34 - VMI 10,UNC Asheville 3 Game 45 - VMI 8,Virginia Tech 7 April 13 - Asheville, N.C. (Greenwood Field) April 30 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E VMI 215 101 000 10 14 0 (17-17) Virginia Tech 100 200 013 7 10 5 (18-27) UNCA 000 000 030 3 7 1 (14-24) VMI 120 210 011 8 13 4 (23-22) WP-Bowman (2-3) LP-Buchanan (0-7) T-2:16 A-162 WP-Duty (5-0) LP-Ballard (2-6) T-2:58 A-683

Game 35 - VMI 6,JMU 4 Game 46 - VMI 21,Maryland Eastern Shore 1 April 15 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) May 9 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E JMU 202 000 000 4 12 0 (25-9) UMES 001 000 000 1 5 3 (6-46) VMI 230 010 00X 6 11 1 (18-17) VMI 141 570 03X 21 23 0 (24-22) WP-Wood (1-1) SV-Smink (5) LP-Mincone (1-3) WP-Bowman (3-4) LP-Arrington (1-7) T-2:43 A-109 T-3:16 A-233 Game 47 - VMI 9,Maryland Eastern Shore 1 Game 36 - VMI 10,Norfolk State 7 May 10 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) April 16 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E UMES 000 100 000 1 6 0 (6-47) Norfolk State 100 101 220 7 11 2 (13-14) VMI 210 030 30X 9 13 1 (25-22) VMI 041 302 000 10 11 2 (19-17) WP-Barham (3-5) LP-Huber (1-9) T-2:30 A-187 WP-Kruithof (1-1) SV-Smink (6) LP-Barker (1-1) T-3:03 A-233 Game 48 - VMI 7,Maryland Eastern Shore 6 May 11 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) Game 37 - Liberty 8,VMI 0 123 456 78 R H E April 18 - Lynchburg,Va. (Worthington Stadium) UMES 013 110 00 6 10 1 (6-48) 123 456 789 R H E VMI 220 000 30 7 12 1 (26-22) VMI 000 000 000 0 6 2 (19-18) WP-Edwards (2-0) LP-Deutschmann (0-3) T-2:18 Michael Bowman Liberty 201 220 01X 8 8 0 (19-18) A-107 WP-Stokes (5-3) LP-Henderson (5-4) T-2:33 A-2376 Game 49 - Virginia 6,VMI 5 (11 innings) Game 38 - VMI 6,Liberty 5 (16 innings) May 13 - Charlottesville,Va. (Davenport Field) April 19 - Lynchburg,Va. (Worthington Stadium) 123 456 789 XX R H E 123 456 789 XXX XXX X R H E VMI 011 030 000 00 5 8 5 (26-23) VMI 000 000 301 000 001 1 6 21 1 (20-18) Virginia 120 000 011 01 6 10 2 (35-17) LU 030 100 000 000 001 0 5 12 1 (19-19) WP-Morey (2-0) LP-Bowman (3-5) T-3:39 A-1664 WP-Duty (4-0) LP-Wilson (1-2) T-4:26 A-614 Game 50 - Longwood 6,VMI 4 Game 39 - Liberty 6,VMI 1 May 14 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) April 20 - Lynchburg,Va. (Worthington Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E Longwood 101 300 100 6 13 2 (23-26-1) VMI 001 000 000 1 7 1 (20-19) VMI 000 200 110 4 9 1 (26-24) Liberty 000 012 21X 6 9 2 (20-19) WP-Harting (6-4) LP-Kruithof (1-2) T-2:37 A-319 WP-Page (3-4) LP-Bowman (2-4) T-2:30 A-383 Game 51 - VMI 14,Charleston Southern 3 Game 40 - Coppin State 8,VMI 5 May 16 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) April 22 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E CSU 000 100 011 3 9 5 (18-32) Coppin State 000 030 023 8 7 4 (3-40) VMI 113 402 21X 14 14 2 (27-24) VMI 010 001 102 5 7 0 (20-20) WP-Bowman (4-5) LP-White (4-6) T-2:58 A-483 WP-Russell (1-2) LP-Wood (1-2) T-2:25 A-103 Game 52 - VMI 10,Charleston Southern 2 Game 41 - VMI 13,Coppin State 4 May 17 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) April 23 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E CSU 000 110 000 2 9 6 (18-33) Mike Roberts Coppin State 010 102 000 4 6 0 (3-41) VMI 050 021 20X 10 10 0 (28-24) VMI 161 000 50X 13 17 3 (21-20) WP-Barham (4-5) SV-Smink (7) LP-Markham (4-6) T-2:45 WP-Farley (3-2) LP-Matos (0-2) T-2:26 A-109 A-609

Game 42 - Coastal Carolina 5,VMI 2 Game 53 - VMI 9,Charleston Southern 7 April 25 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) May 18 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E Coastal 000 212 000 5 10 3 (35-8) CSU 012 021 010 7 15 2 (18-34) VMI 000 000 020 2 5 1 (21-21) VMI 102 102 03X 9 12 0 (29-24) WP-Gagg (6-1) SV-Andrelczyk (7) LP-Barham (2-5) T-2:48 WP-S. Roberts (1-0) SV-Duty (2) LP-Tweddale (2-4) T- A-523 3:05 A-583

Game 43 - VMI 4, Coastal Carolina 3 Game 54 - Winthrop 7,VMI 2 April 27 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) May 21 - Danville,Va. (Dan Daniel Park) 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E Coastal 010 110 000 3 9 2 (35-9) Winthrop 410 000 020 7 15 2 (25-32) VMI 012 000 001 4 7 2 (22-21) VMI 011 000 000 2 7 4 (29-25) WP-Smink (2-0) LP-Andrelczyk (4-1) T-2:37 WP-Mullins (7-2) LP-Bowman (4-6) T-3:11 A-240

Game 44 - Coastal Carolina 12,VMI 1 Game 55 - Coastal Carolina 3,VMI 1 April 27 - Lexington,Va. (Gray-Minor Stadium) May 22 - Danville,Va. (Dan Daniel Park) 123 456 789 R H E 123 456 789 R H E Coastal 231 000 015 12 13 0 (36-9) VMI 000 100 000 1 9 1 (29-26) VMI 000 100 000 1 7 1 (22-22) Coastal 100 000 02X 3 6 0 (45-11) WP-McCully (7-2) LP-Smink (2-1) T-3:04 A-763 WP-Haug (6-0) SV-Andrelczyk (8) LP-Barham (4-6) T-2:20

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Multiple Hit Games 2008 Game Highs INDIVIDUAL FIELDING 2 3 4 5+ Tot. TEAM BATTING Putouts ...... 21, Jordan Ballard at Liberty (4/19) Jordan Ballard 17 3 - - 20 At Bats ...... 64, at Liberty (4/29) Assists ...... 10, Shane Geisslinger at Liberty (4/19) Sam Roberts 1241118Runs Scored ...... 21, vs. UMES (5/9) Errors . . . . .3, Shane Geisslinger vs. Binghamton (3/1) Shane Geisslinger 16 2 - - 18 Runs Scored (Inning) ...... 7, vs. UMES (5/9) Brian Sandridge 11 4 2 - 17 Hits ...... 23, vs. UMES (5/9) MISCELLANEOUS Tanner Biagini 6 10 - 1 17 RBI ...... 18, vs. UMES (5/9) Longest Game (Innings) ...... 16, vs. Radford (4/7) Mike Roberts 12 3 - - 15 Doubles ...... 6, vs. UMES (5/9) ...... & at Liberty (4/19) Justin Hess 8 3 - 1 12 Triples ...... 1, Several Times Longest Game (Time) ...... 4:32, vs. Radford (4/7) A.J.Yoder 7 2 - - 9 Home Runs ...... 3, at JMU (3/26) Longest Winning Streak ...... 5,Twice Justin Topping 5 2 1 - 8 Total Bases ...... 34, vs. UMES (5/9) Longest Losing Streak ...... 9, (3/6-3/16) Alex Haitsuka 3---3Walks ...... 11, vs. Radford (4/7) Largest Winning Margin ...... 20, vs. UMES (21-1) Thane Smith 3---3Strikeouts ...... 18, at Liberty (4/19) Largest Losing Margin ...... 11, vs. #15 Coastal (4/27) Ryan Barefoot 1---1Stolen Bases ...... 8, vs. Norfolk State (4/16) Colin Miller 1---1 Caught Stealing ...... 3, vs. High Point (3/22) Series-By-Series Hitting Graham Sullivan - 1 - - 1 Hit By Pitch ...... 4,Three Times AVG R H RBI XBH BB/K TEAM 102 34 4 3 143 Runners LOB ...... 21, vs. Radford (4/7) Lafayette .290 21 31 18 10 4/13 Multiple RBI Games TEAM PITCHING Binghamton .350 23 35 21 10 9/13 2 3 4 5+ Tot. Innings Pitched ...... 16, vs. RU (4/7) & at LU (4/19) CCSU .22677752/1 Tanner Biagini 911112Strikeouts ...... 14, vs. Coppin (4/22) & vs. CSU (5/16) at Auburn .246 13 34 10 6 4/37 Brian Sandridge 4 6 1 - 11 Fewest Runs Allowed ...... 0, at High Point (3/22) Old Dominion .261 13 18 10 2 15/21 Mike Roberts 7 - 3 1 11 Fewest Hits Allowed ...... 5, Five Times William & Mary .211 12 12 10 4 11/16 Jordan Ballard 5 5 - - 10 Fewest Walks Allowed ...... 0, Five Times Marshall .211 6 20 5 6 7/15 Sam Roberts 3 3 - - 6 Norfolk State .343 21 24 17 9 14/7 Justin Hess 1 2 - - 3 TEAM FIELDING High Point .309 13 30 12 6 15/12 Shane Geisslinger 2 - 1 - 3 Putouts ...... 48, vs. RU (4/7) & at LU (4/19) James Madison .319 10 23 10 8 6/17 Justin Topping - 1 1 - 2 Assists ...... 27, at Liberty (4/19) Winthrop .289 8 28 8 7 2/21 Thane Smith 2---2 Most Errors ...... 5, at Virginia (5/13) Radford .286 16 36 15 8 19/17 Ryan Barefoot - 1 - - 1 DP’s Turned ...... 3, vs. JMU (4/15) VCU .22637222/10 A.J.Yoder 1---1 UNC Asheville .306 22 34 20 6 12/20 Alex Haitsuka - 1 - - 1 INDIVIDUAL BATTING TEAM 34 20 7 2 63 Liberty .266 7 34 7 6 5/37 At Bats ...... 8, Four Times Coppin State .348 18 24 17 6 5/4 Runs Scored ...... 4, Sam Roberts vs. UMES (5/9) Coastal Carolina .194 7 19 7 8 3/22 Hitting Streaks Hits ...... 6, Sam Roberts vs. UMES (5/9) Virginia Tech .342 8 13 7 2 3/9 Longest Current RBI ...... 5, M. Roberts vs. BU & Biagini vs. Coppin UMES .432 37 48 34 14 20/8 Brian Sandridge 14 5 Doubles . . . . .3, Sandridge vs. RU & Hess vs. Coppin Virginia .21158326/11 Tanner Biagini 13 4 Triples ...... 1, Eight Times Longwood .27349432/5 A.J.Yoder 11 - Home Runs ...... 2, Jordan Ballard vs. JMU (3/26) Jordan Ballard 10 1 Total Bases ...... 8, Ballard vs. JMU & Hess vs. UMES CSU .327 33 36 29 13 18/20 Sam Roberts 10 2 Walks ...... 3, Four Times Tournament .239 3 16 2 1 2/10 Mike Roberts 10 3 Stolen Bases ...... 4, Shane Geisslinger vs. NSU (4/16) Shane Geisslinger 8 8 Hit By Pitch ...... 2,Topping vs. UMES & Yoder vs. CSU Series-By-Series Pitching Alex Haitsuka 5 - W-L ERA IP OBA R/ER BB/K Justin Topping 5 - INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Lafayette 1-2 5.67 27.0 .288 19/17 11/28 Justin Hess 4 1 Innings PItched ...... 9.0, Four Times Binghamton 2-1 3.24 25.0 .245 15/9 8/26 Graham Sullivan 3 - Strikeouts ...... 11, Henderson vs.WU CCSU 1-0 1.00 9.0 .257 2/1 0/8 Thane Smith 3 - ...... & Barham vs. RU at Auburn 0-4 7.03 32.0 .308 31/25 14/32 Colin Miller 2 2 Fewest Runs (start) . . .0, Henderson vs. HPU (3/22) Old Dominion 1-1 3.50 18.0 .250 10/7 10/10 Ryan Barefoot 2 - Fewest Hits (start) .1, Barefoot at ODU & Farley at NSU William & Mary 1-1 8.47 17.0 .395 20/16 7/15 David Lottman 1 1 Fewest Walks (start) ...... 0, 14 Times Matt Edwards 1 - Marshall 0-3 4.00 27.0 .294 16/12 3/21 Norfolk State 2-0 3.00 18.0 .262 9/6 8/14 Getting Started High Point 3-0 1.33 27.0 .196 7/4 4/26 Quality W-L in VMI Record Avg. IP ERA James Madison 1-1 5.82 17.0 .356 12/11 5/16 Pitcher Starts Starts Starts In Starts Per Start In Starts Run Support Winthrop 1-2 4.67 27.0 .267 19/14 4/29 Trey Barham 14 7 4-6 8-6 6.2 3.94 5.57 Radford 3-0 2.25 36.0 .207 10/9 10/31 Michael Bowman 13 8 4-5 7-6 6.2 3.59 5.77 VCU 0-1 3.00 9.0 .229 5/3 3/5 Chris Henderson 8 4 4-4 4-4 6.1 3.40 4.13 UNC Asheville 2-1 4.15 26.0 .275 15/12 2/22 Jason Farley 6 0 1-2 4-2 3.2 9.00 7.50 Liberty 1-2 4.78 32.0 .248 19/17 9/26 Adam Kruithof 5 0 1-2 2-3 3.1 7.94 6.80 Coppin State 1-1 5.00 18.0 .203 12/10 7/20 Lefty Flora 2 0 0-2 0-2 3.0 19.50 6.50 Coastal Car. 1-2 5.33 27.0 .305 20/16 14/14 Ryan Barefoot 2 0 1-1 1-1 4.0 4.50 5.00 Virginia Tech 1-0 5.00 9.0 .286 7/5 1/7 Travis Smink 2 0 0-1 1-1 3.2 9.82 4.00 UMES 3-0 2.08 26.0 .216 8/6 5/27 Matt Murrer 2 0 0-0 1-1 4.0 7.88 7.00 Virginia 0-1 2.61 10.1 .250 6/3 3/7 Chris Duty 1 0 1-0 1-0 5.0 1.80 8.00 Longwood 0-1 6.00 9.0 .342 6/6 2/7 Totals 55 19 16-23 29-26 5.1 4.86 5.80 CSU 3-0 4.00 27.0 .300 12/12 5/32 *- Quality Start consists of at least 6.0 innings pitched and no more than 3 earned runs allowed Tournament 0-2 2.65 17.0 .304 10/5 5/12

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ALL GAMES 2008 BIG SOUTH STANDINGS TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT Coastal Carolina 64 .324 2242 524 726 149 7 96 306 406 105-141 Conference Overall Radford 56 .302 1932 347 583 91 24 33 204 394 67-103 School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Liberty 62 .301 2230 442 671 155 13 46 199 333 55-72 !$Coastal Carol. 17-3 .850 50-14 .781 Charleston Southern 53 .297 1846 311 549 92 3 55 195 384 30-47 Winthrop 60 .296 2044 353 604 110 4 51 157 336 47-73 Liberty 14-7 .667 35-26-1 .573 UNC Asheville 59 .292 2106 378 616 116 13 49 223 377 28-49 VMI 14-7 .667 29-26 .527 VMI 55 .289 1926 319 557 96 8 45 191 351 58-80 High Point 53 .277 1819 284 503 94 6 22 176 310 59-85 Winthrop 11-10 .524 26-34 .433 High Point 9-12 .429 20-33 .377 TEAM PITCHING G ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Radford 6-14 .300 24-32 .429 VMI 55 4.13 29-26 11 499.1 522 295 229 141 441 Coastal Carolina 64 4.25 50-14 18 576.2 590 318 272 220 442 UNC Asheville 6-15 .286 24-35 .407 Liberty 62 4.55 35-26 5 557.1 631 337 282 193 508 Charleston South. 6-15 .286 18-35 .340 Winthrop 60 5.31 26-34 9 524.0 602 358 309 189 381 Charleston Southern 53 6.03 18-35 6 469.0 579 391 314 205 329 High Point 53 6.05 20-33 9 460.0 554 346 309 199 309 !-Big South Regular Season Champion Radford 56 6.08 24-32 9 487.1 644 397 329 186 287 UNC Asheville 59 6.36 24-35 10 515.1 656 436 364 285 331 $-Big South Tournament Champion

TEAM FIELDING G PO A E Pct DP SBA-ATT SB% PB High Point 53 1380 557 58 .971 41 37-66 .561 11 2008 BIG SOUTH POSTSEASON Coastal Carolina 64 1730 664 81 .967 60 27-44 .614 4 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Winthrop 60 1572 623 80 .965 57 44-62 .710 9 Tuesday, May 20 Liberty 62 1672 668 91 .963 60 57-86 .663 4 Gm A: #6 Radford 6, #7 Charleston Southern 1 Radford 56 1462 575 90 .958 38 79-102 .775 9 Gm B: #8 UNC Asheville 3, #5 High Point 2 (10) VMI 55 1498 602 95 .957 39 62-89 .697 16 UNC Asheville 59 1543 611 99 .956 47 72-101 .713 14 Wednesday, May 21 Charleston Southern 53 1407 549 93 .955 43 45-64 .703 12 Gm 1: #1 Coastal Carolina 20, #8 UNCA 4 Gm 2: #6 Radford 15, #2 Liberty 4 CONFERENCE GAMES ONLY Gm 3: #4 Winthrop 7, #3 VMI 2 TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT Thursday, May 22 Coastal Carolina 20 .331 725 162 240 45 1 38 90 129 26-37 Gm 4: #2 Liberty 10, #8 UNC Asheville 1 UNC Asheville 21 .309 764 129 236 42 2 20 42 124 3-7 Gm 5: #1 Coastal Carolina 3, #3 VMI 1 Liberty 21 .308 788 157 243 52 3 21 75 123 21-26 Gm 6: #4 Winthrop 13, #6 Radford 9 Winthrop 21 .305 731 137 223 38 3 24 51 117 14-24 Charleston Southern 21 .298 746 125 222 36 1 32 56 166 9-13 Friday, May 23 Radford 20 .295 721 104 213 29 7 17 61 137 16-20 Gm 7: #2 Liberty 11, #6 Radford 2 VMI 21 .283 767 106 217 35 3 16 74 149 10-18 Gm 8: #1 Coastal Carolina 8, #4 Winthrop 6 High Point 21 .271 709 99 192 42 1 7 60 121 14-21 Gm 9: #2 Liberty 15, #4 Winthrop 3

TEAM PITCHING G ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Saturday, May 24 Coastal Carolina 20 3.50 17-3 6 182.1 179 81 71 49 145 Gm 10: #2 Liberty 13, #1 Coastal Carolina 1 VMI 21 3.74 14-7 6 202.0 194 102 84 48 180 Gm 11: #1 Coastal Carolina 9, #2 Liberty 2 Liberty 21 3.86 14-7 2 196.0 229 103 84 50 164 High Point 21 4.56 9-12 5 183.2 214 105 93 68 122 NCAA REGIONALS Winthrop 21 5.58 11-10 5 184.0 233 121 114 59 128 Conway Regional Radford 20 6.47 6-14 2 183.2 248 156 132 69 108 Friday, May 30 UNC Asheville 21 6.59 6-15 2 184.1 233 159 135 91 99 Gm 1: #1 Coastal Carolina 10, #4 Columbia 2 Charleston Southern 21 7.28 6-15 2 183.0 254 192 148 74 120 Gm 2: #3 Alabama 16, #2 East Carolina 3 Saturday, May 31 TEAM FIELDING G PO A E Pct DP SBA-ATT SB% PB Gm 3: #2 East Carolina 9, #4 Columbia 0 Winthrop 21 552 217 18 .977 20 14-20 .700 2 Gm 4: #1 Coastal Carolina 13, #3 Alabama 10 High Point 21 551 220 20 .975 19 7-17 .412 3 Coastal Carolina 20 547 218 24 .970 16 4-8 .500 1 Monday, June 4 VMI 21 606 224 29 .966 18 19-30 .633 6 Gm 5: #2 East Carolina 16, #3 Alabama 1 Liberty 21 588 230 31 .963 21 13-22 .591 1 Gm 6: #1 Coastal Carolina 24, #2 ECU 11 Radford 20 551 216 31 .961 16 22-27 .815 4 UNC Asheville 21 553 213 35 .956 17 18-23 .783 4 NCAA SUPER REGIONAL Charleston Southern 21 549 197 37 .953 14 15-19 .789 4 Cary Super Regional Saturday, June 7 #2 North Carolina 9, Coastal Carolina 4

Sunday, June 8 #2 North Carolina 14, Coastal Carolina 4

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BATTING AVERAGE David Giammaresi, Liberty 19 OPP.BATTING AVERAGE Alex Gregory, Radford .401 Errol Hollinger, Liberty 19 Alan DeRatt, UNCA .210 2008 ALL-BIG SOUTH Reggie Keen, Radford .384 Kevin Mattison, UNCA 19 Bubba O’Donnell, HPU .219 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Dock Doyle, Coastal .370 Billy Froehlich,Winthrop 18 Joey Haug, Coastal .220 SP - Alan DeRatt, Sr., UNC Asheville Scott Woodward, Coastal .364 Kevin Nolan,Winthrop 18 Eric Evans, Radford .244 Tommy Baldridge, Coastal .349 Four Timed With 17 Nick McCully, Coastal .245 SP - Joey Haug, Sr., Coastal Carolina David Sappelt, Coastal .349 Michael Bowman,VMI .246 SP - Bobby Gagg, Jr., Coastal TRIPLES Sam Roberts,VMI .348 Dustin Umberger, Liberty .257 RP - Pete Andrelczyk, R-Jr., Coastal David Giammaresi, Liberty .347 Aaron Grijalva, Liberty 5 Andrew White, CSU .261 Tyler Bortnick, Coastal .345 Reggie Keen, Radford 5 Cody Wheeler, Coastal .264 C - Dock Doyle, R-Jr., Coastal Adam Rice, Coastal .344 Raphael Turner, Radford 4 Chris Henderson,VMI .267 1B - Alex Gregory, Jr., Radford Ben Toth,Radford 4 SLUGGING PERCENT- Tyren Rivers, Radford 4 INNINGS PITCHED 2B - Shane Geisslinger, Sr., VMI AGE Kevin Mattison, UNCA 4 David Stokes, Liberty 100.0 3B - Scott Woodward, Fr., Coastal Dock Doyle, Coastal .675 Kevin Weidenbacher, UNCA 3 Alan DeRatt, UNCA 98.0 SS - Kevin Weidenbacher, Jr., UNCA Alex Gregory, Radford .667 A.J.Yoder,VMI 3 Trey Barham,VMI 96.0 David Anderson, Coastal .647 Tom Burkett, CSU 3 Eric Evans, Radford 94.1 DH - Derek Smith, Fr., CSU David Sappelt, Coastal .636 Nine Tied With 2 Michael Bowman,VMI 91.2 OF - David Sappelt, Jr., Coastal Randy Schwartz, HPU .553 Nick McCully, Coastal 89.1 OF - Tommy Baldridge, Sr., Coastal Derek Smith, CSU .553 HOME RUNS Hamilton Bennett,WU 88.2 Cody Brown, Liberty .553 David Anderson, Coastal 20 Andrew White, CSU 86.2 OF - P.K. Keller, Sr., Liberty Tommy Baldridge, Coastal .552 David Sappelt, Coastal 18 Bobby Gagg, Coastal 85.0 David Giammaresi, Liberty .540 Dock Doyle, Coastal 16 Three Tied With 83.0 SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Eddie Rohan,Winthrop .536 Alex Gregory, Radford 14 Eddie Rohan,Winthrop 13 SP - David Stokes, Sr., Liberty ON-BASE PERCENTAGE STRIKEOUTS Jordan Ballard,VMI 12 Dustin Umberger, Liberty 88 Scott Woodward, Coastal .540 SP - Eric Evans, Sr., Radford Reed Kreiser, UNCA 12 David Stokes, Liberty 86 Alex Gregory, Radford .504 SP - Nick McCully, Soph., Coastal Derek Smith, CSU 11 Trey Barham,VMI 86 Tyler Bortnick, Coastal .457 Kevin Mattison, UNCA 11 Michael Bowman,VMI 82 RP - Bubba O’Donnell, Sr., High Point Reggie Keen, Radford .449 Steve Antolik, CSU 11 Hamilton Bennett,Winthrop 78 Dock Doyle, Coastal .440 RP - Chris Duty, Soph., RHP, VMI Eric Evans, Radford 74 Tommy Baldridge, Coastal .438 TOTAL BASES Nick McCully, Coastal 72 C - Errol Hollinger, Jr., Liberty Sam Roberts,VMI .431 David Sappelt, Coastal 175 Michael Bogaert, UNCA 69 1B - David Anderson, Jr., Coastal Mark Perry, CSU .427 Dock Doyle, Coastal 164 Alan DeRatt, UNCA 68 Kenneth Negron, Liberty .422 2B - Tyren Rivers, R-Soph., Radford David Anderson, Coastal 163 Two Tied With 67 Shane Geisslinger,VMI .417 Alex Gregory, Radford 138 3B - Randy Schwartz, Sr., High Point RUNS SCORED Kevin Mattison, UNCA 129 WINS SS - Tyler Bortnick, Jr., Coastal Tommy Baldridge, Coastal 128 Nick McCully, Coastal 10 Scott Woodward, Coastal 82 DH - Eddie Rohan, Fr., Winthrop Kevin Mattison, UNCA 66 Errol Hollinger, Liberty 127 Alan DeRatt, UNCA 8 Dock Doyle, Coastal 64 Cody Brown, Liberty 125 Dustin Umberger, Liberty 8 OF - Adam Rice, Soph., Coastal Scott Woodward, Coastal 120 David Sappelt, Coastal 64 David Stokes, Liberty 8 OF - Billy Froehlich, Sr., Winthrop Errol Hollinger, Liberty 60 Two Tied With 117 Joey Haug, Coastal 7 OF - Kevin Mattison, Sr., UNCA Tommy Baldridge, Coastal 57 Ryan Mullins,Winthrop 7 Tyler Bortnick, Coastal 56 WALKS Eight Tied With 6 Alex Gregory, Radford 56 Scott Woodward, Coastal 58 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Alex Gregory, Radford 39 SAVES David Anderson, Coastal 52 Mark Perry, Jr., Charleston Southern Billy Froehlich,Winthrop 50 Tyler Bortnick, Coastal 37 Pete Andrelczyk, Coastal 9 Kevin Mattison, UNCA 37 Bubba O’Donnell, High Point 8 Tommy Baldridge, Sr., Coastal HITS Tommy Baldridge, Coastal 36 Justin Schumer, UNCA 8 Billy Alvino, Jr., High Point David Sappelt, Coastal 96 David Sappelt, Coastal 33 Travis Smink,VMI 7 Dock Doyle, Coastal 90 Mark Perry, CSU 32 Josh McDonald,Winthrop 7 David Giammaresi, R-Sr., Liberty Kevin Weidenbacher, UNCA 86 Reed Kreiser, UNCA 31 Payton Tweddale, CSU 6 Steven Henry, Sr., Presbyterian David Anderson, Coastal 84 Elliott Arrington, UNCA 29 Josh Hammonds, Radford 4 Alex Gregory, Jr., Radford Reggie Keen, Radford 84 Four Tied With 28 Joey Haug, Coastal 4 Alex Gregory, Radford 83 Stephen Evans, Liberty 3 Ben Buchanan, Sr., UNC Asheville Errol Hollinger, Liberty 82 STOLEN BASES Nick McCully, Coastal 3 Shane Geisslinger, Sr., VMI Scott Woodward, Coastal 82 Scott Woodward, Coastal 42 Tommy Baldridge, Coastal 81 Shane Geisslinger,VMI 18 APPEARANCES Billy Tinsley, Sr., Winthrop Eddie Tisdale,Winthrop 80 Rico Noel, Coastal 16 R.J. Chlebnikow, High Point 32 Tom Burkett, CSU 15 Bubba O’Donnell, High Point 31 PLAYER OF THE YEAR RUNS BATTED IN Adam Rice, Coastal 13 Pete Andrelczyk, Coastal 30 Dock Doyle, R-Jr., C, Coastal Dock Doyle, Coastal 72 Sam Roberts,VMI 12 Joey Haug, Coastal 29 David Sappelt, Coastal 70 Kevin Mattison, UNCA 12 Jeremy Berg, High Point 29 David Anderson, Coastal 59 Tyren Rivers, Radford 12 Chris Brookey, UNCA 27 PITCHER OF THE YEAR Elliott Arrington, UNCA 54 Three Tied With 11 Payton Tweddale, CSU 27 Alan DeRatt, Sr., RHP, UNC Asheville Cody Brown, Liberty 52 Josh McDonald,Winthrop 27 Alex Gregory, Radford 51 EARNED RUN AVERAGE Justin Schumer, UNCA 24 Justin Schumer, UNCA 50 Alan DeRatt, UNCA 1.74 Nick McCully, Coastal 24 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR David Giammaresi, Liberty 47 Joey Haug, Coastal 2.28 Scott Woodward, 3B, Coastal Carolina Errol Hollinger, Liberty 47 Ryan Page, Liberty 2.76 Tanner Biagini,VMI 46 Chris Henderson,VMI 3.16 Bobby Gagg, Coastal 3.28 COACH OF THE YEAR DOUBLES Eric Evans, Radford 3.34 Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina David Sappelt, Coastal 25 Michael Bowman,VMI 3.44 Dock Doyle, Coastal 22 Ryan Mullins,Winthrop 3.56 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR P.K.Keller, Liberty 21 David Stokes, Liberty 3.60 Cody Brown, Liberty 21 Nick McCully, Coastal 3.63 Alex Gregory, Jr., Radford

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The VMI Baseball Story

As the the VMI Baseball Those teams have been regarded by some to be among the greatest in VMI history. program reaches mile- stones never before At the turn of the decade, two more future VMI Hall of Famers donned the Red,White and achieved in its history, it Yellow in the persons of Gilly Laughorn ‘31 and Lefty Williams ‘31. Laughorn was a slugger becomes an appropriate who led the team in home runs and earned honorable mention All-American status as a first time to survey the rich classman, while Williams was regarded as a standout pitcher who posted two-hitters of both history of baseball at the Cornell and VPI as a third classman. Both players were offered contracts from major league Institute, a story dating clubs, as Laughorn went on to play for three seasons in the Chicago White Sox organization. back to its early days, over Laughorn and Williams led the teams to solid campaigns of 10-6 (1929), 11-4 (1930), and 12- 140 years ago. 6 (1931).

As the Institute continued 1938 would become a season long remembered in VMI baseball lore. The team posted seven its rebuilding efforts fol- wins, a five-win improvement from the year before, and was regarded as one of the pro- lowing its burning in the The 1885 VMI Baseball Team. gram’s finest sides with some outstanding individual talent. Charles “Billy” Robertson ‘38 Summer of 1864, cadets was a noteworthy hurler who averaged over ten strikeouts per contest, while his catcher turned to a new sport in the Fall of 1866. An account by Hugh Walker Fry in the 1914 was the incomparable Paul Shu. Shu earned All-State and All-Conference recognition in foot- Bomb details the beginnings of the first documented team sport at VMI,introduced by ball, led the basketball team in scoring, won the state javelin title in addition to his exploits Samuel Taylor: on the diamond. But it was an event away from the field that brought the program a great I remember that fall that Sam had returned to the Institute from Richmond, deal of attention, though perhaps indirectly. In 1938, the movie Brother Rat was released, where he had been spending his vacation. The day after his arrival he asked me to with future President Ronald Reagan playing Dan Crawford and Eddie Albert portraying Bing accompany him to the Parade Ground. Once there he instructed me to stand off from Edwards, a pair of VMI baseball players who bend the rules just weeks before graduation and him about fifty feet. I did so. Sam twirled his arm around two or three times and let fly must scramble to stay in school and secure their degree. It is this picture that many casual an object at me. Instinctively I was in the act of dodging, but Sam cried,“Catch it, you acquaintances of VMI have when referencing the Keydet baseball program. clodhopper!” So I caught it. Not knowing what the missile was, I asked Sam,“What in tarnation is this thing?” Sam replied,“You stupe, it’s a baseball.” By that time a crowd of As the Institute resumed its normal operations following World War II, a pair of players cadets gathered around, and we formed a circle. For some time we were carried away stood out for their performances on the field in Claude “Red” Patton ‘50 and Oliver “Red” with the sport of passing the ball from one to the other. Williford ‘51. Patton, who was inducted Sam Taylor had gotten a book of Spalding’s Rules, and he had been playing ball in into the HOF in 1975, was a unanimous All- Richmond that summer. Garland Longstreet, another cadet from New Orleans, had State selection in 1950, while Williford was played ball that summer too. It was not long before we organized the first baseball named All-State in four consecutive sea- team at the Virginia Military Institute. That year we played twenty-three match games: sons, while he also won the Cincinnati won twenty, lost one, and tied two. (p. 149) Medal and the Silver Star for gallantry in action during his distinguished military Crosstown rival Washington College (now Washington & Lee University) provided the oppo- career. nent for several of those first contests, though the team did travel to Lynchburg in 1867 to play the Hill City Club, where they fell by one run. The team’s first game against the In the mid 1950’s, the team turned in three University of Virginia came in 1889,a rivalry that still continues as the teams are scheduled consecutive 12-win seasons, marking the to play each other twice during the upcoming season. program’s best run until Charlie McGinnis’ days at the helm of the program in the The schedule became broader as the years went by, as annual games against in-state oppo- early 1960’s. After going just 15-14 in his nents Randolph-Macon, Hampden-Sydney, Richmond College and VPI became the standard. first two seasons on post, McGinnis’ nine The rivalry with Washington & Lee was also kept up until the spring of 1904, when an “over- accrued 40 wins over the next three sea- enthusiastic response of spectators” caused the two schools to cease athletic relations. sons (1963-65), including a 15-9 mark in 1965 that stood as the program’s last win- In the early 1900’s, three players stood out on the diamond so much so that they were ning season until the 2006 campaign, when inducted into the VMI Sports Hall of Fame some 60-plus years later. William Couper ‘04 Marlin Ikenberry’s troops posted a 30-25 holds the distinction as being both the earliest Baseball Hall of Famer, as he was also the first record. recipient of a VMI monogram. A first baseman and captain of the ‘04 team, Couper was inducted as part of the inaugural class of 1972, along with four other baseball players. When putting together any list of the top Robert Y. Conrad ‘05 earned induction in 1974, as his play in right field and as a right tackle pitchers in the program’s history, certainly on the football team, earned him the honor, though it was awarded posthumously, as he was near the top along with Page,Williams, & killed in combat during the Battle of the Marne in World War I. John L. Pitts ‘16 was an out- Robertson would have to be the name of Ronald Reagan in his role as a cadet standing pitcher who received the Williamson Graham Cup for overall athletic excellence Percy Sensabaugh ‘64. As a third classman, and was inducted into the VMI Sports HOF in 1975. Sensabaugh ranked second in the country in the 1938 movie Brother Rat. with 106 strikeouts, a record that still (Courtesy Warner Brothers) Until the 1921-22 season, the squad played home games on the Parade Ground, just as the stands as the program’s top mark. That, along with his 0.67 ERA, may represent the finest football team did. In that season, both teams relocated to Alumni Field, a site which the statistical season on record, though his second class year (1.04 ERA, 71 K, 69 IP,5 CG) cer- football team still uses today, while the baseball team shifted operations to Patchin Field in tainly ranks a close second. Twice during the 1964 campaign,Sensabaugh struck out at least the early 1960’s. 20 batters, doing so against West Virginia on April 11 before sitting down 21 in an 11-inning contest against The Citadel later that year. However, his playing career was cut tragically In that historic first game at Alumni Field short due to an arm injury sustained while throwing the shot put, dashing any hopes of a in April of 1922, the Keydets hosted the professional career. University of South Carolina. VMI Hall of Fame inductee Frank M. Page, Jr.‘23 had a However, Sensabaugh was not the only star player of those mid-1960’s teams. The 1963 day to remember, as he hurled the first of team saw a pair of newcomers that went on to earn All-American status, as Joe Bush and his two no-hitters that year. In the game, Donnie White each helped the team to new batting average and stolen-base records. Bush, shortstop Joseph M. Hatchett hit a majes- who later earned induction into the HOF on his football credentials, was a centerfielder tic home run to center field on the first with a stick for that team, while White, a sure-handed shortstop with wheels, earned induc- pitch thrown to a VMI batter at the field. tion in 1975. White, also an accomplished football halfback, led the team in hitting for three Later in the inning, Edward Ryder hit consecutive seasons, including a high of .391 as a third classman, while his 26 stolen bases in another long round-tripper to the same 1963 was the second-highest mark in the nation that season. White’s relationship with the spot, helping Page earn the 8-0 victory, baseball program has now spanned into its fifth decade, as he has served as player, assistant the first of six consecutive wins for Page coach, head coach, and now as the Institute’s athletic director. as he wound up the season with an 8-2 mark. Included in that total were a pair Just four years later, the team would go on an unlikely run under the direction of Chuck of two-hitters, a one-hitter, and another Roys. After finishing the regular season with a 7-7 mark, the 1969 Keydets, under the direc- no-hitter, this time against VPI in the final tion of Chuck Roys, forced a one-game playoff against William & Mary to determine the home game of the season. Those outings Southern Conference’s Norther Division Champions. Despite falling in three of their previ- accompanied a 16-strikeout performance ous four meetings with the Tribe that year, the Keydets claimed a thrilling 13-inning decision in a 4-2 win against Roanoke College, that lasted deep into the Colonial Heights night to defeat W&M 5-3 and earn a spot in the which still didn’t match an 18-strikeout SoCon Championship Series against Furman the next day. But there was no magic left in the game he posted in 1920. Keydet bats, as the team fell 7-2 and 5-4 to the Paladins, leaving their first SoCon Frank M. Page, Jr. ‘23 hurled two no- Championship appearance empty-handed. That team was led by a standout fourth classman hitters in 1922, including one against The team went 11-2 in that season, and pitcher by the name of Vern Beitzel, who later went on to serve as head coach for four sea- followed that up by going 13-4 in 1923, sons. He was joined by J.C. Hanks and Timothy White, each of whom helped shoulder the South Carolina in the first baseball including two shutouts of Virginia by Page. offensive load. In fact,White hit over .330 for three consecutive years, while helping to game ever played at Alumni Field.

66 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com The VMI Baseball Story almost single-handedly end VPI’s 19-year winning streak over the Keydets in VMI’s come- which still stand today of a from-behind, 8-6 victory. .356 batting average, 71 doubles and 155 RBI, while his sec- The coming seasons would be a struggle for the program, as they failed to win more than six ond-place totals of 258 hits games in a season until the 1982 team, when first-year head man Donnie White claimed and 410 total bases were only Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors for engineering a dramatic turnaround. eclipsed in 2006 by the culmi- Under his direction, the team steadily improved its win totals in the SoCon over the next nation of the stellar career of six seasons while players like Phil Hubbard ‘83, Greg Weddle ‘86 and Criss Finwood ‘88 each Kelly Sweppenhiser ‘06. became standouts who would later earn induction into the HOF. Hubbard, who batted.424 as a junior, still ranks as one of the top sluggers in VMI history, as his .350 career batting Taking over in 2001 was Slater, average is the third-highest total of all time. Meanwhile,Weddle’s exploits at the plate still who returned once again to have him as the career leader in slugging percentage (.633) and home runs (37), while his the VMI program after serving .328 batting average and 146 RBI also rank in the top five. for six seasons as an assistant coach at Auburn. While serv- During those seasons, the team posted back-to-back .500 seasons for the first time since the ing under legendary AU base- 1962 & 1963 campaigns. In 1987,White led the Keydets to a 16-16-1 record, and more ball coach Hal Baird, Slater importantly, an 8-4 SoCon mark. The team finished second in the North Division that sea- recruited several future major son, earning a berth into the Conference Tournament. There, after dropping their opening leagues, including Tim Hudson, Ryan Glynn ‘96 is the only Keydet to play in the game to Western Carolina, the Keydets slugged their way to back-to-back wins against Chris Bootcheck and Gabe major leagues, doing so for the Texas Rangers, Davidson and Appalachian State, though they needed extra innings to dispatch the Gross. Despite only winning 25 Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics. Mountaineers. The Keydets then faced off against Western Carolina in the Championship games in his first two seasons at Finals, where they fell 9-4. That run saw the end of White’s VMI coaching career, as Paul the helm, Slater laid the groundwork for some of the finest seasons in VMI baseball history Maini took over the reins and saw great success his first year, leading the team to a 20-20 in the coming years. mark, while Maini earned SoCon Coach of the Year honors that season. It got started in 2003, when Slater’s bunch went 25-27, setting yet another new record for Finwood, as so many of the program’s fine players have done, would return to Lexington to wins in a season, while his 16-14 SoCon mark earned him Coach of the Year honors from head up the program just a few short years after his playing days had wrapped up. During the League. It didn’t hurt that the seventh-seeded team also won a pair of games in the those playing days, Finwood had helped lead VMI to a pair of Northern Division SoCon tournament, defeating both third-seeded Citadel and fifth-seeded Furman by 2-1 Championships (1987, 1988), while he was voted All-Southern Conference three times in his scores before being ousted by fourth-seeded UNC Greensboro. The loss was a bittersweet career. Just three years after his graduation, Finwood took over the program after a disas- ending to the 75-year relationship between VMI and the Southern Conference, as the trous 2-35-1 campaign, and immediately began to right the ship. In his three years, Finwood Institute joined the Big South Conference in the Fall of 2003. won 52 games, the fifth-most in school history, while his eighth-seeded 1993 team went on one of the most magical rides in VMI athletic history, defeating three consecutive favored And with the new Conference affiliation came a new coach. Ikenberry took the reins after opponents to advance to the SoCon Tournament Finals,where they eventually fell to sec- serving for three seasons as an assistant under Slater. After a disappointing 2004 season that ond-seeded Western Carolina. saw the team go 23-32 in its inaugural Big South campaign, Ikenberry’s boys made sure the rest of the league knew the Keydets were a force to be reckoned with in 2005, posting 27 That ‘93 team also featured several individuals that would continue the VMI baseball legacy wins and an 11-13 conference record, earning their first berth into the Big South over the following years. Along with Finwood, the team also included assistant coach Tom Championship. Slater ‘90, who would serve for three seasons as VMI’s head coach, engineering a 16-14 record in the Southern Conference in 2003, before eventually moving on to take over as the For the fourth time in five seasons, the 2006 squad again surpassed the school record for head coach at Auburn prior to the 2005 season. Playing on that team were a pair of catch- wins in a season. But the team’s 30 wins was only half the story, as the team lost only 25 ers that would go on to serve as assistant coaches for the Keydets in Chris Chernisky ‘94 contests, marking the program’s first winning season since McGinnis’ 1965 team. The team and Marlin Ikenberry ‘95. also scored a pair of historic firsts, including a series win at Auburn to open up the season, Chernisky took over the the first time the Keydets had ever claimed a series victory against an SEC team. Then on Niagara program prior to the season’s final weekend,VMI took two of three against #16 Winthrop, marking the first the 2005 season, while series win against a ranked team in program history. Ikenberry is in his fourth season at the helm of the That spring, the team bid farewell to undoubtedly one of the top bats to ever don red, white Keydet program. and yellow, as Kelly Sweppenhiser was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays, and, later that summer, became only the second Keydet to reach AAA, doing so with the Syracuse SkyChiefs in A freshman pitcher/out- September 2006. Sweppenhiser graduated with numerous records and honors, as his 263 fielder on the 1993 team hits, 172 runs, 411 total bases, .457 on-base percentage helped him to become the VMI’s first was Portsmouth,Va. native Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American and first Dick Howser Award Watch Listee. Ryan Glynn ‘96. A power source at the plate and a The 2007 season will long stand as a watershed moment in the history of the program. strikeout artist on the Gray-Minor Stadium, named after a pair of former VMI catchers in Sen.Elmon Gray ’46 and mound, Glynn’s 8.78 Gil Minor ‘63, was christened on Feb. 16, when the Keydets claimed a 10-2 decision over strikeouts per nine innings Bucknell. That would be a telling sign of things to come for VMI at Gray-Minor Stadium in The 1993 VMI baseball team marched through the still ranks as the highest in ‘07, as the Keydets went 23-7 in their new home, including wins over #3 Virginia,VCU and Southern Conference Tournament all the way to the VMI history, while his 31 Richmond. Finals before falling to Western Carolina. home runs and 126 RBI place him among the top In addition to its new digs, the program also achieved several firsts, including their first-ever ten in each category as well. Impressive numbers, considering the fact that Glynn only national ranking (holding the 30th spot for consecutive weeks in Collegiate Baseball’s poll), a played three seasons for the Keydets. That was because Glynn was drafted in the 4th round pair of wins over top-ten teams (with a win at #10 Auburn joining the home win over #3 (94th overall) of the 1995 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Texas Rangers,the highest Virginia) and back-to-back 30-win seasons. Sophomore Michael Bowman took down a pair selection of any Keydet in the program’s history. And after four-plus seasons playing in the of school records by striking out 110 batters in 99.0 innings, on his way to Second Team All- Rangers’ minor league system, Glynn made his major league debut on May 16, 1999 against Conference accolades. Meanwhile, junior Trey Barham became the school’s career wins the Baltimore Orioles. Just over a week later, Glynn started his first major league contest, leader, helping pace a pitching staff that posted its lowest ERA in 33 seasons. doing so in Tampa Bay on May 25, 1999. In that game, Glynn pitched 4.1 innings in a Rangers’ 7-2 victory. In all, Glynn pitched in the majors in five different seasons, winning nine contests The upward trend continued in 2008, as the Keydets not only posted their third straight and striking out 116 batters, while he earned VMI Sports HOF induction in 2005, the most winning season (29-26), but posted the team’s best conference finish since joining the Big recent baseball inductee. South. At 14-7, the Keydets tied for second place in the league standings, tying the school record for conference winning percentage from the 1987 squad. The 2008 team also Glynn’s final season playing for the Keydets marked the first campaign for one of VMI’s most knocked off a ranked opponent for the fourth straight year and saw three players drafted, successful coaches, Scott Gines ‘83. Gines owns the second-longest tenure of any VMI head including Michael Bowman, who was selected in the ninth round by the Milwaukee Brewers. baseball coach, as he collected 104 wins over six seasons. He still remains the program’s all- It marked the third-highest a VMI player had ever been taken in the Major League Baseball time leader in coaching victories, as he twice saw his team qualify for the SoCon draft. Tournament. As the program embarks on its next era, the VMI baseball story continues what has already Gines’ final season came in 1999, when the team posted a new school-record win total with been a dynamic journey. a 22-27 campaign during which they also went 13-16 in the League. However, an 0-2 finish in the SoCon tournament dashed the dreams of yet another miracle tournament run. -Adapted by Christian Hoffman from Col.Tom Davis’ outstanding work in The Corps Roots the Loudest. A sincere thank you goes out to Col. Davis for his countless hours The 2000 season would see one of the greatest offensive statistical seasons in the program’s of research and study to provide such a detailed and accurate study of VMI Athletics history, as Chris Catanzaro ‘01hit .392, doing so with 76 hits, 24 of which were doubles, history. along with 56 runs and 46 RBI. Those numbers helped him to claim the career records

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Opponent Record Last Win Last Meeting Streak Opponent Record Last Win Last Meeting Streak Air Force 5-5 2/10/01 (7-2) 2/11/01 (L, 1-6) L1 Maryland-Baltimore County 1-0 3/26/98 (15-5) 3/26/98 (W, 15-5) W1 Akron 1-3 1956 (8-7) 3/9/97 (L, 3-12) L3 Maryland-Eastern Shore 6-0 5/11/08 (7-6) 5/11/08 (W, 7-6) W6 Alabama-Birmingham 0-2 ------2/16/97 (L, 3-16) L2 Massachusetts 0-1 ------3/17/80 (L, 1-15) L1 Albany 2-1 3/4/06 (8-3) 3/5/06 (L, 13-14) L1 Massachusetts-Dartmouth 1-2 3/21/76 (3-2) 3/21/76 (W, 3-2) W1 Appalachian State 30-66 5/4/03 (11-1) 5/4/03 (W, 11-1) W3 Mercer 3-3-1 2/12/06 (5-4) 2/12/06 (W, 5-4) W1 Armstrong Atlantic 1-1 3/14/84 (2-0) 3/14/84 (L, 3-11) L1 Mercyhurst 1-0 3/30/83 (11-5) 3/30/83 (W, 11-5) W1 Army 2-0 3/3/02 (4-2) 3/3/02 (W, 4-2) W2 Michigan 0-1 ------1951 (L, 3-22) L1 Auburn 3-16 3/13/07 (7-3) 3/9/08 (L, 5-6) L5 Michigan State 0-1 ------1956 (L, 3-6) L1 Bethany 1-0 1972 (2-0) 1972 (W, 2-0) W1 Mount St. Mary’s 5-0 3/7/99 (6-3) 3/7/99 (W, 6-3) W5 Binghamton 4-2 3/1/08 (9-7) 3/1/08 (W, 9-7) W1 Navy 2-1 3/6/05 (18-5) 3/16/05 (W, 18-5) W2 Birmingham-Southern 1-8 4/22/06 (13-1) 4/24/06 (L, 3-7) L2 Niagara 2-1 2/24/07 (8-4) 2/24/07 (W, 8-4) W1 Bluefield 3-0 4/17/96 (6-5) 4/17/96 (W, 6-5) W3 Norfolk State 12-0 4/16/08 (10-7) 4/16/08 (W, 10-7) W12 Bridgewater 3-5 4/28/82 (12-7) 3/11/93 (L, 3-5) L5 North Carolina A&T 4-1 5/13/06 (5-0) 5/13/06 (W, 5-0) W2 Brown 10-7 3/27/06 (7-6) 3/27/06 (W, 7-6) W3 North Carolina State 0-3 ------3/12/03 (L, 4-9) L3 Bucknell 13-9 2/20/07 (10-2) 2/20/07 (W, 10-2) W2 North Carolina Wesleyan 1-1 3/22/78 (17-13) 4/15/81 (L, 1-16) L1 C.W. Post 0-1 ------3/12/92 (L, 4-12) L1 Oglethorpe 1-0 1963 (4-1) 1963 (W, 4-1) W1 California (Pa.) 2-0 3/10/84 (8-0) 3/18/84 (W, 8-0) W2 Ohio 0-1 ------3/24/98 (L, 1-5) L1 Camp Lejeune Marines 0-2 ------1951 (L, 1-11) L2 Old Dominion 9-31 4/2/08 (7-3) 4/2/08 (W, 7-3) W1 Campbell 0-1 ------3/14/96 (L, 3-6) L1 Oneonta State 4-1 4/5/90 (7-5) 4/5/90 (W, 7-5) W4 Castleton State 2-0 1965 (4-0) 1965 (W, 4-0) W1 Pittsburgh 1-1 4/13/57 (11-9) 4/13/57 (W, 11-9) W1 Central Connecticut State 1-0 3/2/08 (7-2) 3/2/08 (W, 7-2) W1 Presbyterian 4-1 1964 (19-4) 1964 (W, 19-4) W3 Central Michigan 0-2 ------3/15/85 (L, 10-15) L2 Princeton 0-2 ------1965 (3-6) L2 College of Charleston 6-10 5/12/03 (5-3) 5/12/03 (W, 5-3) W2 Quantico Marines 1-2 1958 (8-4) 1958 (W, 8-4) W1 Charleston Southern 10-5 5/18/08 (9-7) 5/18/08 (W, 9-7) W7 Radford 17-14-1 4/7/08 (3-2) 4/7/08 (W, 3-2) W5 Cherry Point Marines 0-1 ------1951 (L, 3-9) L1 Randolph-Macon 0-1 ------5/10/57 (3-7) L1 The Citadel 23-75 5/22/03 (2-1) 5/22/03 (W, 2-1) W1 Rhode Island 1-0 1964 (3-2) 1964 (W, 3-2) W1 Clarkson 1-0 3/29/89 (9-3) 3/29/89 (W, 9-3) W1 Richmond 24-73 4/1/08 (9-5) 4/1/08 (W, 9-5) W7 Coastal Carolina 4-13 4/27/08 (4-3) 5/22/08 (L, 1-3) L2 Richmond Prof. Institute 4-1 1955 (7-2 1957 (L, 6-5) L1 Colby 2-0 1965 (6-2) 1965 (W, 6-2) W2 Rider 3-0 3/4/07 (4-1) 3/4/07 (W, 4-1) W3 Colgate 1-0 1961 (6-4) 1961 (W, 6-4) W1 Roanoke 1-1 1951 (6-1) 1951 (W, 6-1) W1 Columbus State 0-3 ------3/13/90 (L, 4-9) L3 Rollins 4-7 3/12/88 (5-1) 3/12/88 (W, 5-1) W2 Connecticut 0-2 ------3/13/76 (L, 1-6) L2 Sacred Heart 1-0 3/12/86 (9-2) 3/12/86 (W, 9-2) W1 Coppin State 17-1 4/23/08 (13-4) 4/23/08 (W, 13-4) W1 St.Andrews 3-0 1965 (3-2) 1965 (W, 3-2) W3 Cornell 1-2 3/27/57 (5-3) 3/28/57 (L, 1-9) L1 St. Francis (N.Y.) 1-0 1971 (7-5) 1971 (W, 7-5) W1 Davidson 38-43 3/9/03 (9-7) 3/9/03 (W, 9-7) W3 Saint Rose 1-0 3/7/96 (12-4) 3/7/96 (W, 12-4) W1 Davis & Elkins 1-3 3/11/94 (4-0) 3/11/94 (W, 4-0) W1 Salem 2-0 1955 (6-3) 1955 (W, 6-3 W2 Duke 2-6 2/14/94 (2-1) 3/1/98 (L, 2-14) L2 Samford 1-6 2/9/03 (4-3) 2/9/03 (W, 4-3) W1 East Carolina 1-23 1969 (8-6) 4/16/81 (L, 3-6) L17 Savannah State 3-0 4/1/07 (14-0) 4/1/07 (W, 14-0) W3 East Tennessee State 39-44 3/15/03 (3-1) 3/16/03 (L, 0-7) L1 Shenandoah 4-0 2/24/93 (11-1) 2/24/93 (W, 11-1) W4 Elizabethtown 0-1 ------3/9/96 (L, 0-1) L1 South Carolina 0-5 ------3/4/98 (L, 5-8) L5 Elon 0-1 ------3/11/03 (L, 4-5) L1 Southern Connecticut St. 0-2 ------1972 (L, 6-15) L2 Emory & Henry 1-0 1968 (9-2) 1968 (W, 9-2) W1 Stetson 1-2 2/15/04 (19-13) 2/15/04 (L, 7-8) L1 Fairfield 1-0 3/7/05 (20-2) 3/7/05 (W, 20-2) W1 Tennessee 0-1 ------2/12/95 (L, 4-11) L1 Ferrum 1-2 3/18/86 (8-5) 4/20/89 (L, 0-9) L2 Tennessee-Chattanooga 0-8 ------4/4/82 (L, 4-5) L8 Flagler 0-2 ------3/13/82 (L, 1-2) L2 Troy 2-4 2/8/97 (4-3) 2/15/98 (L, 6-18) L4 Florida 2-1 2/10/07 (7-4) 2/11/07 (L, 0-7) L1 Tulane 0-2 ------3/14/85 (L, 3-9) L2 Florida State 0-14 ------2/6/05 (L, 0-15) L14 UNC Asheville 7-8 4/13/08 (10-3) 4/13/08 (W, 10-3) W2 Florida Tech 0-6-1 ------3/13/87 (L, 6-7) L3 UNC Greensboro 7-18 4/6/03 (7-5) 5/24/03 (L, 1-10) L1 Furman 25-56 5/23/03 (2-1) 5/23/03 (W, 2-1) W3 Utica 1-0 3/19/89 (7-6) 3/19/89 (W, 7-6) W1 George Mason 3-9 3/3/90 (10-2) 2/26/02 (L, 4-10) L6 Vanderbilt 0-3 ------2/19/05 (L, 2-5) L3 George Washington 16-25 3/17/98 (9-3) 3/18/98 (L, 4-8) L1 Villanova 1-0 3/10/88 (16-4) 3/10/88 (W, 16-4) W1 Georgetown 3-0 5/17/05 (16-7) 5/17/05 (W, 16-7) W3 Virginia 15-50 4/3/07 (5-2) 5/13/08 (L, 5-6) L1 Georgia 0-2 ------1964 (L, 5-11) L2 Virginia Commonwealth 4-24 4/24/07 (3-1) 4/8/08 (L, 3-5) L1 Georgia Southern 8-33 3/5/00 (7-5) 5/21/03 (L, 4-6) L10 Virginia Tech 15-66 4/30/08 (8-7) 4/30/08 (W, 8-7) W1 Hampden-Sydney 2-6 1956 (16-13) 1959 (L, 4-14) L3 Virginia Wesleyan 1-1 3/11/92 (13-4) 3/14/94 (L, 4-14) L1 Hartford 4-2 3/12/06 (7-4) 3/12/06 (W, 7-4) W1 Wake Forest 0-7 ------3/17/94 (L, 8-9) L7 High Point 10-5 3/22/08 (3-0) 3/22/08 (W, 3-0) W3 Washington (Md.) 1-0 4/3/54 (25-5) 4/3/54 (W, 25-5) W1 Hofstra 1-2 2/12/05 (9-8) 2/13/05 (L, 4-21) L2 Washington & Lee 24-4 4/25/95 (6-1) 4/25/95 (W, 6-1) W12 Holy Cross 1-1 3/5/92 (21-0) 3/5/92 (21-0) W1 West Chester 3-2 3/25/95 (9-3) 3/25/95 (W, 9-3) W1 Howard 9-1 2/24/02 (17-0) 2/24/02 (W, 17-0) W5 West Georgia 1-2 1963 (4-3) 3/14/90 (2-13) L2 Ithaca 0-1 ------1953 (L, 5-6) L1 West Virginia 6-23 1960 (6-3) 1968 (L, 2-3) L13 IUPUI 1-1 3/20/99 (14-3) 3/20/99 (W, 14-3) W1 West Virginia Tech 1-0 1955 (14-13) 1955 (W, 14-13) W1 Jacksonville 0-1 ------3/10/82 (L, 2-9) L1 Western Carolina 15-55 5/5/02 (7-4) 4/20/03 (L, 9-14) L3 James Madison 6-41 4/15/08 (6-4) 4/15/08 (W, 6-4) W1 William & Mary 43-60 3/25/08 (9-8) 3/25/08 (W, 9-8) W1 Juniata 2-0 3/10/95 (15-1) 3/10/95 (W, 15-1) W2 Winthrop 4-13 3/29/08 (5-4) 5/21/08 (L, 2-7) L2 Lafayette 10-4 2/23/08 (7-1) 2/24/08 (L, 9-11) L2 Wofford 8-9 4/27/03 (10-0) 4/27/03 (W, 10-0) W1 Lehigh 0-1 ------3/15/84 (L, 5-13) L1 Yale 0-2 ------3/12/83 (L, 9-10) L2 LeMoyne 1-0 3/27/97 (16-10) 3/27/97 (W, 16-10) W1 Youngstown State 1-2 3/18/96 (7-6) 3/18/96 (W, 7-6) W1 Liberty 9-27 4/19/08 (6-5) 4/20/08 (L, 1-6) L1 Lock Haven 4-1 3/25/86 (6-4) 3/25/86 (W, 6-4) W4 Series vs. Opponents includes all results from 1951-2008. Long Island 1-3 1953 (8-7) 1971 (L, 5-70 L2 Bold Italic- 2009 Opponent;VMI has never played North Carolina or Gardner-Webb Longwood 7-5 3/8/06 (10-3) 5/14/08 (L, 4-6) L1 Lynchburg 10-7 4/20/87 (25-9) 4/20/88 (L, 3-11) L1 Keydets’ Most Common Opponent: William & Mary, 103 meetings Maine 0-3 ------3/10/88 (L, 1-6) L3 Most Keydet Wins vs. Opponent: 43,William & Mary Marietta 3-0 1965 (6-5) 1965 (W, 6-5) W1 Most Keydet Losses vs. Opponent: 75,The Citadel Marist 1-0 3/18/03 (8-4) 3/18/03 (W, 8-4) W1 Longest Current Win Streak vs. Opponent: 12, Norfolk State & Washington and Lee Marshall 33-45 4/25/00 (4-3) 3/16/08 (L, 2-7) L4 Longest Current Losing Streak vs. Opponent: 17, East Carolina Mary Washington 3-1 2/29/92 (11-6) 3/31/93 (L, 1-5) L1 Longest Current Annual Meeting: Richmond (7-8), 10 seasons Maryland 0-5 ------4/22/54 (L, 7-13) L5

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Bucknell (13-9) 4/7/07 Lexington,Va. L, 3-11 2/24/98 Lynchburg,Va. L, 14-15 4/18/84 Norfolk,Va. L, 2-13 1964 Unknown W, 4-0 3/21/08 High Point, N.C. W, 5-4 3/6/00 Lynchburg,Va. L, 2-9 5/2/86 Norfolk,Va. L, 7-15 1964 Unknown W, 3-1 3/22/08 High Point, N.C. W, 5-3 5/2/00 Lexington,Va. L, 7-15 3/14/89 Norfolk,Va. L, 4-9 1970 Unknown W, 4-3 3/22/08 High Point, N.C. W, 3-0 5/22/04 Lynchburg,Va. L, 4-8 3/10/92 Norfolk,Va. L, 3-12 (9) 3/30/88 Lexington, Va. W, 6-4 5/22/04 Lynchburg,Va. L, 4-10 3/10/92 Norfolk,Va. L, 0-15 3/27/89 Lexington,Va. W, 3-2 James Madison (6-41) 5/23/04 Lynchburg,Va. L, 6-7 4/7/93 Lexington,Va. L, 3-6 3/22/90 Lexington,Va. W, 8-7 3/25/72 Harrisonburg,Va. W, 2-1 4/30/05 Lexington,Va. L, 5-9 3/15/94 Norfolk,Va. L, 5-17 3/1/91 Lexington,Va. L, 8-12 (8) 3/24/73 Lexington,Va. L, 0-3 5/1/05 Lexington,Va. L, 3-12 2/9/96 Charleston, S.C. L, 7-13 2/28/92 Lexington,Va. L, 4-15 3/24/73 Lexington,Va. W, 9-4 5/1/05 Lexington,Va. W, 11-9 3/11/97 Lexington,Va. L, 5-13 3/5/93 Lexington,Va. W, 5-4 3/26/74 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 0-5 3/31/06 Lynchburg,Va. L, 5-8 3/12/97 Lexington,Va. L, 7-19 2/24/95 Lexington,Va. W, 8-7 3/26/74 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 3-5 4/1/06 Lynchburg,Va. L, 8-16 3/13/02 Norfolk,Va. L, 7-8 2/21/98 Lexington,Va. L, 4-15 4/30/75 Lexington,Va. L, 1-4 4/2/06 Lynchburg,Va. L, 7-9 3/23/04 Norfolk,Va. L, 2-4 2/21/98 Lexington,Va. W, 9-8 4/1/76 Unknown W, 9-7 5/18/07 Lexington, Va. L, 0-4 5/11/05 Norfolk,Va. L, 2-9 2/22/98 Lexington,Va. L, 2-3 4/1/76 Unknown L, 0-15 5/19/07 Lexington,Va. W, 5-3 3/21/07 Norfolk,Va. W, 3-1 5/11/99 Lewisburg, Pa. L, 3-4 4/21/77 Lexington,Va. L, 3-22 5/20/07 Lexington,Va. L, 9-10 5/15/07 Lexington,Va. L, 4-5 5/12/99 Lewisburg, Pa. L, 3-5 4/4/78 Lexington,Va. L, 0-23 5/23/07 Rock Hill, S.C.% L, 3-4 3/11/08 Lexington,Va. L, 6-7 5/12/99 Lewisburg, Pa. W, 6-1 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 0-23 4/18/08 Lynchburg,Va. L, 0-8 4/2/08 Norfolk,Va. W, 7-3 4/4/00 Lewisburg, Pa. L, 3-11 4/2/79 Lexington,Va. L, 3-11 4/19/08 Lynchburg,Va. W, 6-5 (16) 4/5/00 Lewisburg, Pa. W, 8-4 4/25/79 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 3-14 4/20/08 Lynchburg,Va. L, 1-6 Presbyterian (4-1) 2/17/01 Lexington,Va. L, 10-13 3/19/80 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 0-6 1963 Clinton, S.C. L, 6-8 2/01 Lexington,Va. L, 6-9 4/25/80 Lexington,Va. L, 4-21 Longwood (7-5) 1963 Clinton, S.C. W, 6-3 2/18/01 Lexington,Va. W, 10-9 3/17/81 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 2-30 4/22/79 Lexington,Va. W, 6-1 4/2/64 Clinton, S.C. W, 4-0 2/20/07 Lexington, Va. W, 10-2 4/24/81 Lexington,Va. L, 2-10 4/22/79 Lexington,Va. L, 4-7 4/3/64 Clinton, S.C. W, 4-0 3/19/82 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 1-7 4/30/80 Farmville,Va. W, 9-7 4/3/64 Clinton, S.C. W, 19-4 (6) Charleston Southern (10-5) 4/5/82 Lexington,Va. L, 7-12 4/30/80 Farmville,Va. L, 4-10 4/30/04 Lexington,Va. L, 1-4 4/6/83 Lexington,Va. L, 4-6 4/9/81 Lexington,Va. L, 4-15 Radford (17-14-1) 5/1/04 Lexington,Va. L, 6-7 4/21/83 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 2-12 4/8/87 Lexington,Va. (W&L) L, 7-8 4/2/87 Lexington,Va. (W&L) W, 8-1 5/2/04 Lexington,Va. L, 6-7 3/23/84 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 2-12 4/14/88 Lexington,Va. W, 11-8 4/2/87 Lexington,Va. (W&L) W, 10-3 4/15/05 Charleston, S.C. W, 4-1 4/6/84 Lexington,Va. W, 4-1 4/8/05 Lexington,Va. W, 11-4 3/23/88 Radford,Va. W, 11-4 4/16/05 Charleston, S.C. W, 7-2 3/20/85 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 4-9 4/9/05 Lexington,Va. W, 9-1 4/3/89 Radford,Va. L, 4-26 4/16/05 Charleston, S.C. L, 0-2 4/3/85 Lexington,Va. L, 5-6 4/10/05 Lexington,Va. W, 9-8 4/12/89 Lexington,Va. L, 7-14 3/17/06 Lexington,Va. W, 16-1 3/19/86 Lexington, Va. L, 6-13 3/8/06 Lexington,Va. W, 10-3 3/6/91 Lexington ,Va. T, 11-11 (8) 3/18/06 Lexington,Va. L, 2-3 (10) 3/26/86 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 6-7 5/14/08 Lexington, Va. L, 4-6 4/10/91 Radford,Va. L, 8-9 3/19/06 Lexington,Va. W, 10-7 3/18/87 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 2-5 3/26/92 Radford,Va. L, 2-5 3/17/07 Charleston, S.C. W, 7-2 4/22/87 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 4-11 Norfolk State (12-0) 4/1/92 Lexington ,Va. W, 7-6 3/17/07 Charleston, S.C. W, 6-4 3/16/88 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 3-23 3/14/01 Norfolk,Va. W, 11-2 4/19/93 Lexington,Va. W, 8-4 3/18/07 Charleston, S.C. W, 10-7 3/22/88 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 0-18 4/25/02 Lexington,Va. W, 7-5 3/22/94 Lexington,Va. W, 10-1 5/16/08 Lexington,Va. W, 14-3 3/30/89 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 6-10 2/21/03 Norfolk,Va. W, 5-0 4/25/94 Radford,Va. L, 4-12 5/17/08 Lexington,Va. W, 10-2 4/6/89 Lexington, Va. W, 8-7 3/5/04 Lexington,Va. W, 9-4 2/27/01 Lexington,Va. L, 3-12 5/18/08 Lexington,Va. W, 9-7 3/21/90 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 1-10 3/6/04 Lexington,Va. W, 7-6 4/3/02 Radford,Va. L, 1-2 4/11/90 Lexington,Va. L, 1-10 3/7/04 Lexington,Va. W, 9-8 3/4/03 Lexington,Va. L, 1-2& Coastal Carolina (4-13) 3/19/91 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 0-22 3/16/05 Lexington,Va. W, 8-3 4/2/03 Radford ,Va. W, 11-6 4/9/04 Lexington, Va. L, 5-8 4/9/91 Lexington,Va. L, 2-19 3/22/05 Norfolk,Va. W, 7-4 4/2/04 Lexington,Va. L, 4-15 4/10/04 Lexington,Va. L, 7-9 3/17/92 Lexington,Va. L, 5-8 3/22/06 Lexington,Va. W, 3-2 (10) 4/3/04 Lexington,Va. L, 9-13 4/10/04 Lexington, Va. W, 4-3 4/9/92 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 6-10 3/6/07 Lexington,Va. W, 8-5 4/4/04 Lexington,Va. L, 4-9 3/25/05 Conway, S.C. L, 3-4 4/1/93 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 2-4 (7) 3/19/08 Norfolk,Va. W, 11-2 5/20/05 Radford,Va. W, 6-0 3/26/05 Conway, S.C. W, 3-2 3/23/94 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 2-17 4/16/08 Lexington,Va. W, 10-7 5/21/05 Radford,Va. W, 5-4 3/26/05 Conway, S.C. L, 1-3 4/12/94 Staunton,Va. L, 7-13 5/22/05 Radford,Va. L, 5-6 5/6/06 Lexington,Va. W, 8-2 3/21/95 Lexington,Va. L, 5-7 Old Dominion (9-31) 5/26/05 Conway, S.C.% L, 7-8 5/8/06 Lexington,Va. L, 4-6 (10) 4/6/95 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 2-9 1963 Unknown L, 1-6 4/14/06 Lexington,Va. W, 14-6 5/8/06 Lexington,Va. L, 0-2 5/17/06 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 1-2 4/15/64 Lexington,Va. L, 1-4 4/15/06 Lexington,Va. W, 11-4 4/20/07 Conway, S.C. L, 5-7 3/26/08 Harrisonburg,Va. L, 4-8 5/6/66 Lexington,Va. W, 6-5 (13) 4/15/06 Lexington,Va. L, 7-12 4/21/07 Conway, S.C. L, 1-4 4/15/08 Lexington, Va. W, 6-4 5/2/67 Lexington,Va. L, 5-7 5/11/07 Radford,Va. L, 3-4 4/22/07 Conway, S.C. L, 3-12 4/19/68 Lexington,Va. W, 10-9 5/12/07 Radford,Va. W, 12-9 5/24/07 Rock Hill, S.C.% L, 2-4 Liberty (9-27) 4/19/68 Lexington,Va. W, 6-4 5/13/07 Radford,Va. W, 7-5 4/25/08 Lexington, Va. L, 2-5 4/30/76 Lexington,Va. L, 6-15 1969 Lexington,Va. L, 1-2 4/5/08 Lexington, Va. W, 4-3 (11) 4/26/08 Lexington, Va. W, 4-3 4/9/77 Lexington,Va. W, 8-7 1970 Unknown L, 0-1 4/6/08 Lexington,Va. W, 9-5 4/27/08 Lexington,Va. L, 1-12 4/9/77 Lexington,Va. W, 12-1 1970 Unknown W, 2-1 4/7/08 Lexington,Va. W, 3-2 (16) 5/22/08 Danville,Va.% L, 1-3 5/1/78 Lynchburg,Va. L, 1-5 4/30/71 Lexington,Va. L, 3-9 *-Game Later Forfeited 5/1/78 Lynchburg,Va. L, 5-10 4/30/71 Lexington,Va. W, 3-1 High Point (10-5) 5/1/79 Lexington,Va. L, 0-9 4/17/76 Unknown L, 2-4 Richmond (24-73) 5/8/04 High Point, N.C. L, 4-14 3/10/89 Lynchburg,Va. W, 5-3 4/18/77 Lexington,Va. W, 7-6 4/17/51 Lexington,Va. L, 1-13 5/9/04 High Point, N.C. L, 2-11 4/10/89 Lynchburg,Va. L, 5-6 3/24/78 Norfolk,Va. L, 0-7 5/11/51 Richmond,Va. L, 3-5 5/10/04 High Point, N.C. W, 10-2 4/17/90 Lynchburg,Va. L, 8-12 3/24/78 Norfolk,Va. L, 2-10 1952 Richmond,Va. L, 5-11 5/13/05 Lexington,Va. W, 10-7 4/4/91 Lynchburg,Va. L, 2-8 4/14/78 Lexington,Va. L, 9-13 1952 Lexington,Va. L, 4-5 5/14/05 Lexington,Va. W, 9-2 4/11/91 Lexington,Va. L, 4-14 4/10/79 Lexington,Va. W, 5-4 1953 Unknown W, 3-2 5/15/05 Lexington,Va. W, 5-4 3/24/92 Lynchburg,Va. L,11-12 (10) 4/10/79 Lexington,Va. L, 1-10 1953 Unknown L, 2-4 4/7/06 High Point, N.C. L, 1-5 3/31/92 Lexington,Va. W, 7-6 (10) 4/16/80 Norfolk,Va. L, 3-15 4/30/54 Unknown L, 5-8 4/8/06 High Point, N.C. L, 5-6 4/4/94 Lexington,Va. L, 7-13 5/1/81 Lexington,Va. L, 4-27 5/6/54 Unknown W, 11-9 4/9/06 High Point, N.C. W, 9-2 4/21/94 Lynchburg,Va. L, 2-9 5/1/81 Lexington,Va. L, 0-18 1955 Richmond,Va. L, 0-8 4/6/07 Lexington, Va. W, 6-3 3/28/95 Lynchburg,Va. W, 8-6 4/10/82 Lexington,Va. L, 5-6 1955 Lexington,Va. L, 14-16 4/7/07 Lexington,Va. W, 7-6 2/27/97 Lexington,Va. W, 9-4 4/10/82 Lexington,Va. L, 5-13 1956 Unknown L, 3-7 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 69 Series Versus 2009 Opponents

1956 Unknown W, 8-1 3/16/80 Lexington,Va. L, 10-13 4/29/06 Asheville, N.C. L, 4-10 3/6/85 Lexington, Va. L, 1-5 5/1/57 Lexington,Va. L, 1-2 3/25/81 Lexington,Va. L, 4-7 4/30/06 Asheville, N.C. L, 5-6 4/30/85 Charlottesville, Va. L, 5-8 5/7/57 Richmond,Va. L, 1-21 3/25/81 Lexington,Va. L, 0-14 4/27/07 Lexington,Va. W, 5-4 4/9/86 Lexington, Va. L, 9-12 1958 Lexington,Va. L, 3-9 4/12/84 Richmond,Va. W, 8-1 4/28/07 Lexington, Va. L, 4-15 4/22/86 Madison, Va. L, 0-17 1958 Richmond,Va. L, 1-10 5/5/85 Lexington,Va. L, 3-11 4/29/07 Lexington, Va. W, 5-3 3/24/87 Charlottesville, Va. L, 0-8 1959 Richmond,Va. L, 3-6 5/5/85 Lexington,Va. W, 7-0 4/11/08 Asheville, N.C. L, 5-8 4/5/88 Lexington, Va. L, 5-11 1960 Lexington,Va. L, 2-15 3/3/86 Richmond,Va. L, 0-3 4/12/08 Asheville, N.C. W, 7-4 4/26/88 Charlottesville, Va. W, 5-3 1960 Richmond,Va. L, 8-10 4/6/88 Lexington,Va. W, 7-6 4/13/08 Asheville, N.C. W, 10-3 3/28/89 Charlottesville, Va. L,13-14 (10) 1961 Unknown L, 0-5 4/21/88 Richmond,Va. L, 3-8 4/17/89 Lexington, Va. L, 8-14 1961 Unknown L, 2-4 3/16/89 Richmond,Va. W, 5-3 Virginia (15-50) 3/6/90 Charlottesville, Va. W, 5-4 1962 Lexington,Va. L, 4-5 3/22/89 Lexington,Va. L, 6-10 4/18/51 Charlottesville, Va. L, 2-12 3/7/91 Charlottesville, Va. L, 5-16 1962 Richmond,Va. L, 0-13 4/4/90 Richmond,Va. L, 2-5 5/18/51 Lexington,Va. L, 2-7 2/22/92 Lexington, Va. L, 5-14 1963 Unknown L, 3-4 4/19/90 Lexington,Va. L, 0-5 1952 Charlottesville, Va. L, 5-12 4/13/92 Charlottesville, Va. L, 1-12 5/14/63 Unknown W, 4-2 3/20/91 Richmond,Va. L, 8-17 1952 Lexington,Va. L, 2-9 2/23/93 Charlottesville, Va. L, 3-6 1964 Richmond,Va. W, 9-4 4/17/91 Lexington,Va. L, 4-8 1953 Unknown L, 1-6 4/14/94 Lexington, Va. W, 12-3 5/13/64 Lexington,Va. L, 0-4 3/25/92 Lexington,Va. L, 2-16 5/12/54 Unknown L, 3-7 2/28/95 Charlottesville, Va. L, 1-5 1965 Richmond,Va. L, 6-9 4/15/92 Richmond,Va. L, 1-14 5/21/54 Unknown W, 7-5 4/13/95 Lexington, Va. W, 6-4 5/12/65 Lexington,Va. W, 3-2 3/24/93 Richmond,Va. L, 2-8 1955 Unknown W, 6-5 4/22/96 Charlottesville, Va. L, 4-9 5/4/66 Richmond,Va. L, 2-3 4/14/93 Lexington,Va. L, 2-5 1955 Unknown L, 1-2 3/25/97 Lexington, Va. L, 3-13 5/4/66 Richmond,Va. W, 2-1 3/30/94 Richmond,Va. L, 2-6 1956 Unknown W, 8-5 2/25/98 Charlottesville, Va. L, 7-13 (8) 4/19/67 Richmond,Va. L, 3-7 4/5/95 Richmond,Va. L, 4-7 1956 Unknown L, 2-4 3/30/05 Charlottesville, Va. L, 1-2 5/10/67 Lexington,Va. W, 6-2 3/3/99 Richmond,Va. L, 7-14 (6) 4/2/57 Unknown L, 0-2 4/18/06 Charlottesville, Va. L, 0-5 4/6/68 Richmond,Va. W, 5-4 4/30/00 Lexington,Va. L, 7-17 4/27/57 Unknown L, 4-10 2/27/07 Charlottesville,Va. L, 3-5 5/7/68 Lexington,Va. L, 1-4 2/20/01 Richmond,Va. L, 6-12 1958 Unknown W, 13-5 4/3/07 Lexington, Va. W, 5-2 5/2/69 Unknown W, 2-0 4/24/01 Lexington,Va. L, 4-17 1960 Unknown W, 17-6 5/13/08 Charlottesville,Va. L, 5-6 (11) 5/2/69 Unknown W, 2-0 2/19/02 Richmond,Va. L, 1-9 1961 Unknown L, 3-8 1970 Unknown W, 2-0 3/5/02 Lexington,Va. L, 2-10 1962 Unknown W, 7-1 VCU (4-24) 1970 Unknown W, 2-1 3/5/03 Richmond,Va. L, 8-9 1963 Unknown L, 1-12 4/19/73 Richmond,Va. W, 11-2 4/20/71 Lexington,Va. L, 0-6 3/3/04 Richmond,Va. L, 3-6 4/29/65 Unknown W, 3-2 4/18/79 Richmond,Va. L, 2-5 4/20/71 Lexington,Va. L, 5-7 3/17/04 Lexington,Va. W, 3-1 5/17/66 Charlottesville,Va. L, 6-12 4/18/79 Richmond,Va. L, 3-4 4/29/71 Richmond,Va. L, 0-6 2/23/05 Richmond,Va. W, 17-7 4/12/67 Lexington, Va. W, 2-0 4/28/81 Lexington,Va. L, 3-17 4/29/71 Richmond,Va. L, 3-9 2/28/06 Richmond,Va. W, 6-0 4/7/69 Charlottesville,Va. L, 1-6 4/28/81 Lexington,Va. L, 10-14 4/29/72 Richmond,Va. L, 4-7 4/12/06 Lexington,Va. W, 15-9 1970 Unknown L, 1-5 3/31/81 Richmond,Va.& L, 8-9 (8) 4/29/72 Richmond,Va. L, 3-4 2/21/07 Richmond,Va. W, 2-1 4/26/71 Charlottesville,Va. L, 2-9 3/31/81 Richmond,Va.& L, 3-9 5/2/72 Lexington,Va. L, 5-13 4/18/07 Lexington,Va. W, 5-1 4/25/72 Lexington,Va. L, 4-9 3/23/83 Lexington,Va. L, 3-7 5/2/72 Lexington,Va. L, 3-7 4/1/08 Lexington,Va. W, 9-5 1973 Unknown L, 1-11 3/26/85 Lexington,Va. W, 6-4 4/16/73 Richmond,Va. L, 6-7 4/11/74 Lexington,Va. L, 4-6 (12) 3/4/86 Richmond,Va. L, 6-7 4/21/73 Lexington,Va. L, 2-14 Rider (3-0) 4/7/75 Charlottesville, Va. L, 1-11 3/4/89 Richmond,Va. L, 3-4 (10) 4/4/74 Richmond,Va. L, 0-2 3/2/07 Lexington,Va. W, 6-4 4/8/76 Unknown L, 6-8 3/2/91 Lexington,Va. L, 3-11 4/8/74 Richmond,Va. L, 4-5 3/3/07 Lexington,Va. W, 9-3 3/31/77 Charlottesville, Va. L, 1-16 4/2/92 Lexington,Va. L, 2-9 4/3/75 Richmond,Va. L, 2-5 3/4/07 Lexington,Va. W, 4-1 3/31/78 Lexington, Va. L, 1-6 4/7/92 Richmond,Va. L, 2-9 4/24/75 Lexington,Va. L, 2-7 1979 Charlottesville, Va. W, 2-1 (10) 4/20/93 Lexington,Va. L, 11-14 4/7/76 Lexington, Va. L, 4-17 UNC Asheville (7-8) 4/10/80 Lexington, Va. L, 0-7 2/25/94 Lexington,Va. L, 7-9 4/21/76 Richmond,Va. L, 3-9 4/16/04 Asheville, N.C. L, 3-11 4/10/80 Lexington, Va. L, 2-5 4/20/94 Richmond,Va. L, 1-6 4/15/77 Richmond,Va. L, 5-6 4/17/04 Asheville, N.C. L, 5-6 5/4/81 Charlottesville, Va. L, 3-13 2/21/95 Richmond,Va. L, 6-7 4/15/77 Richmond,Va. L, 1-2 4/18/04 Asheville, N.C. W, 7-6 5/4/81 Charlottesville, Va. L, 2-8 4/4/95 Lexington,Va. L, 11-13 4/12/78 Lexington,Va. L, 0-8 3/18/05 Lexington,Va. W, 23-0 4/29/82 Lexington, Va. W, 8-1 3/13/01 Richmond,Va. L, 0-7 4/18/78 Richmond,Va. L, 5-13 3/19/05 Lexington,Va. W, 8-7 4/29/82 Lexington, Va. L, 1-4 5/2/01 Lexington,Va. L, 5-13 4/6/79 Richmond,Va. L, 3-5 3/20/05 Lexington,Va. L, 9-13 3/24/83 Charlottesville, Va. L, 3-11 4/24/02 Richmond,Va. L, 0-5 4/6/79 Richmond,Va. L, 1-2 4/28/06 Asheville, N.C. L, 0-9 4/3/84 Lexington, Va. L, 4-11 4/22/03 Richmond,Va. L, 0-1 4/20/04 Richmond,Va. L, 4-5 5/10/06 Richmond,Va. L, 6-8 3/27/07 Lexington,Va. W, 5-3 4/24/07 Richmond,Va. W, 3-1 4/8/08 Lexington, Va. L, 3-5 &-Played at Parker Field, Richmond

Virginia Tech (15-66) 4/25/51 Blacksburg,Va. L, 0-9 5/16/51 Lexington, Va. L, 1-16 1952 Lexington,Va. L, 2-3 1952 Blacksburg,Va. L, 1-2 1953 Unknown W, 3-1 4/28/54 Unknown L, 2-5 5/17/54 Unknown W, 5-3 1955 Unknown W, 9-8 1955 Unknown L, 3-9 1956 Unknown L, 2-3 1956 Unknown L, 5-11 The 1988 Keydet club finished with a 20-20 record, including an 11-7 mark in the Southern 4/10/57 Unknown W, 8-1 Conference on their way to the North Division title. Here they are posed with Hall of Famer Joe 5/15/57 Unknown L, 2-4 Dimaggio. 1959 Unknown W, 3-2

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1959 Unknown L, 9-12 1952 Lexington,Va. W, 9-8 4/30/73 Lexington,Va. L, 0-3 4/20/05 Williamsburg,Va. L, 6-12 1960 Unknown L, 0-8 1953 Unknown W, 8-6 4/30/73 Lexington,Va. L, 0-6 3/28/07 Williamsburg,Va. L, 3-4 1960 Unknown L, 4-10 5/1/54 Unknown W, 25-3 4/9/74 Lexington,Va. W, 5-4 3/12/08 Williamsburg,Va. L, 3-12 1961 Unknown W, 3-2 5/5/54 Unknown W, 19-2 4/18/74 Lexington,Va. W, 4-3 3/25/08 Lexington,Va. W, 9-8 1962 Unknown W, 8-7 1955 Unknown L, 13-14 4/16/75 Williamsburg,Va. W, 5-4 1962 Unknown W, 4-0 1955 Unknown W, 9-8 4/16/75 Williamsburg,Va. L, 2-8 Winthrop (4-13) 1963 Unknown L, 4-5 1956 Unknown L, 3-6 3/29/76 Unknown L, 3-4 4/23/04 Lexington,Va. L, 3-14 1963 Unknown L, 3-4 1956 Unknown W, 4-2 4/27/76 Unknown L, 2-11 4/24/04 Lexington,Va. W, 5-1 4/21/64 Lexington,Va. W, 4-2 5/2/57 Unknown W, 3-1 3/27/77 Williamsburg,Va. L, 0-3 4/25/04 Lexington,Va. L, 1-2 5/11/64 Blacksburg,Va. L, 6-8 5/8/57 Unknown W, 7-0 3/27/77 Williamsburg,Va. L, 2-14 4/23/05 Rock Hill, S.C. L, 0-3 4/20/65 Lexington, Va. W, 2-1 1958 Unknown W, 9-1 3/21/79 Lexington,Va. W, 6-4 4/23/05 Rock Hill, S.C. L, 1-6 5/5/65 Blacksburg,Va. L, ?-6 1958 Unknown W, 11-0 4/17/80 Williamsburg,Va. W, 7-5 4/24/05 Rock Hill, S.C. L, 2-5 4/20/66 Lexington, Va. L, 0-4 1959 Unknown W, 2-1 4/25/81 Lexington,Va. L, 4-5 5/25/05 Conway, S.C.% L, 1-11 5/10/66 Blacksburg,Va. L, 5-6 (10) 1959 Unknown L, 2-4 4/25/81 Lexington,Va. L, 1-6 5/19/06 Lexington,Va. L, 5-10 5/4/67 Lexington,Va. W, 5-4 (11) 1960 Unknown W, 10-4 4/12/83 Lexington,Va. W, 10-3 5/20/06 Lexington,Va. W, 10-4 5/18/67 Blacksburg,Va. L, 0-4 1960 Unknown W, 6-3 4/12/83 Lexington,Va. L, 4-8 5/21/06 Lexington,Va. W, 7-3 5/10/68 Blacksburg,Va. L, 2-14 1961 Unknown W, 5-1 4/19/84 Williamsburg,Va. L, 3-7 3/23/07 Rock Hill, S.C. L, 2-4 5/16/68 Lexington,Va. L, 2-4 1962 Unknown L, 5-7 4/19/84 Williamsburg,Va. L, 1-2 3/24/07 Rock Hill, S.C. L, 2-4 4/11/69 Blacksburg,Va. L, 3-6 1962 Unknown L, 1-4 4/9/85 Lexington,Va. W, 15-6 3/25/07 Rock Hill, S.C. L, 5-9 4/25/69 Lexington, Va. W, 8-6 1963 Unknown W, 6-3 4/9/85 Lexington,Va. L, 5-8 (10) 3/28/08 Lexington, Va. L, 3-11 1970 Unknown L, 0-2 1963 Unknown W, 6-5 4/15/86 Lexington,Va. W, 2-1 (10) 3/29/08 Lexington,Va. W, 5-4 1970 Unknown L, 0-3 4/17/64 Lexington,Va. W, 8-3 4/15/86 Lexington,Va. L, 10-13 3/30/08 Lexington,Va. L, 0-4 4/1/71 Lexington,Va. L, 2-13 4/24/64 Williamsburg,Va. W, 6-4 4/7/87 Williamsburg,Va. L, 2-3 5/21/08 Danville, Va.% L, 2-7 4/3/72 Blacksburg,Va. L, 0-4 1965 Williamsburg,Va. W, 3-1 4/7/87 Williamsburg,Va. W, 6-4 5/7/72 Lexington,Va. L, 0-2 4/16/65 Lexington,Va. W, 6-1 2/27/91 Williamsburg,Va. L, 0-4 Youngstown State (1-2) 1973 Lexington,Va. L, 2-7 4/8/66 Lexington,Va. L, 3-7 4/13/93 Lexington,Va. W, 5-1 3/16/96 Lexington,Va. L, 3-10 4/2/74 Blacksburg,Va. L, 5/3/66 Williamsburg,Va. L, 0-4 4/13/93 Lexington,Va. L, 5-6 (11) 3/18/96 Lexington,Va. L, 7-12 4/26/74 Lexington,Va. L, 1-8 3/24/67 Williamsburg,Va. L, 3-8 3/16/94 Williamsburg,Va. L, 3-4 (10) 3/18/96 Lexington,Va. W, 7-6 3/27/75 Blacksburg,Va. L, 5-10 4/9/67 Lexington,Va. W, 4-2 3/7/95 Lexington,Va. L, 2-4 4/6/75 Lexington,Va. L, 2-12 4/15/68 Lexington,Va. L, 4-5 3/16/95 Williamsburg,Va. W, 8-7 $-Southern Conference Tournament 4/3/76 Unknown L, 12-19 4/15/68 Lexington,Va. L, 0-3 3/27/96 Williamsburg,Va. L, 9-10 %-Big South Conference Tournament 4/25/76 Unknown L, 4-17 3/22/69 Williamsburg,Va. L, 6-7 3/27/96 Williamsburg,Va. W, 2-1 *- Southern Conference Northern Division 3/24/77 Covington,Va. L, 7-12 3/22/69 Williamsburg,Va. L, 1-3 4/3/96 Lexington,Va. W, 8-4 Playoff 4/12/77 Lexington,Va. L, 4-8 4/12/69 Lexington,Va. W, 7-4 4/3/96 Lexington,Va. W, 8-3 &- Game Later Forfeited 5/5/78 Blacksburg,Va. L, 0-4 4/12/69 Lexington,Va. L, 3-8 4/3/97 Lexington,Va. L, 5-17 5/5/78 Blacksburg,Va. L, 1-12 5/15/69 Colonial Heights,Va.* W, 5-3 (13) 4/15/97 Williamsburg,Va. L, 5-6 4/7/79 Lexington,Va. L, 0-9 1970 Unknown L, 0-2 3/25/98 Lexington,Va. L, 6-14 4/26/80 Blacksburg,Va. L, 2-8 1970 Unknown L, 6-7 4/13/99 Williamsburg,Va. L, 3-9 4/8/81 Lexington,Va. L, 0-14 1970 Unknown L, 1-4 4/20/99 Lexington,Va. L, 5-12 4/22/81 Blacksburg,Va. L, 1-13 1970 Unknown W, 3-1 4/11/00 Lexington,Va. L, 12-14 4/7/82 Lexington,Va. L, 6-11 4/10/71 Lexington,Va. L, 1-6 4/28/00 Williamsburg,Va. L, 3-5 4/7/82 Lexington,Va. L, 4-12 4/10/71 Lexington,Va. W, 1-0 4/28/00 Williamsburg,Va. L, 2-9 5/2/83 Blacksburg,Va. L, 9-10 4/24/71 Williamsburg,Va. L, 1-2 4/18/01 Williamsburg,Va. L, 1-12 (7) 5/2/83 Blacksburg,Va. L, 4-5 4/24/71 Williamsburg,Va. L, 3-9 4/17/02 Williamsburg,Va. L, 1-9 5/1/84 Lexington,Va. L, 4-6 4/10/72 Williamsburg,Va. L, 1-12 3/26/03 Lexington,Va. L, 2-13 5/1/84 Lexington,Va. L, 4-13 4/10/72 Williamsburg,Va. L, 4-5 4/21/04 Lexington,Va. W, 6-5 4/17/85 Blacksburg,Va. L, 3-13 4/17/72 Lexington,Va. W, 2-1 5/19/04 Williamsburg,Va. L, 8-13 5/3/85 Lexington,Va. L, 3-16 4/17/72 Lexington,Va. L, 2-3 4/5/05 Lexington,Va. W, 8-6 4/30/86 Blacksburg,Va. L, 4-27 5/4/86 Lexington,Va. L, 6-9 Drafted Keydets 4/30/87 Blacksburg,Va. W, 13-12 Player ...... Year ...... Round ...... Club 4/11/89 Blacksburg,Va. L, 8-20 Rob Holmes ...... 1980 ...... 47th ...... Minnesota Twins* 3/7/90 Blacksburg,Va. L, 2-9 Andy Beasley ...... 1989 ...... 17th ...... Oakland Athletics 4/16/91 Lexington,Va. L, 3-12 Andy Beasley ...... 1990 ...... 4th (112th overall) ...... St. Louis Cardinals 4/23/91 Blacksburg,Va. L, 1-16 Mark Craft ...... 1990 ...... 10th ...... Oakland A’s 3/2/92 Blacksburg,Va. L, 5-16 Jay Adams ...... 1993 ...... 52nd ...... Cleveland Indians* 4/22/93 Lexington,Va. L, 0-6 Marc Phillips ...... 1994 ...... 32nd ...... Kansas City Royals 4/18/95 Lexington,Va. L, 1-5 Ryan Glynn ...... 1995 ...... 4th (94th overall) ...... Texas Rangers 4/4/01 Blacksburg,Va. L, 3-7 David Groseclose ...... 1995 ...... 22nd ...... Colorado Rockies 5/1/02 Blacksburg,Va. L, 5-7 Nate Shepperson ...... 1996 ...... 53rd ...... Pittsburgh Pirates 4/15/03 Blacksburg,Va. L, 4-6 Jeremy Harper ...... 2003 ...... 14th ...... Toronto Blue Jays 4/28/04 Blacksburg,Va. L, 0-8 Andy Barden ...... 2003 ...... 19th ...... Atlanta Braves 4/27/05 Blacksburg,Va. W, 6-2 Phil Hendrix ...... 2003 ...... 35th ...... Milwaukee Brewers 4/5/06 Blacksburg,Va. L, 8-9 Duke Acors ...... 2005 ...... 32nd ...... Pittsburgh Pirates 4/4/07 Blacksburg,Va. L, 6-13 Kelly Sweppenhiser ...... 2006 ...... 44th ...... Toronto Blue Jays 5/9/07 Lexington,Va. L, 0-9 Tanner Biagini ...... 2006 ...... 48th ...... Los Angeles Dodgers* 4/30/08 Lexington,Va. W, 8-7 Chad Rice ...... 2007 ...... 24th ...... Pittsburgh Pirates Corey Bachman ...... 2007 ...... 40th ...... Chicago Cubs William & Mary (43-60) Michael Bowman ...... 2008 ...... 9th ...... Milwaukee Brewers 5/4/51 Lexington,Va. L, 10-29 Trey Barham ...... 2008 ...... 25th ...... Oakland Athletics 5/12/51 Williamsburg,Va. L, 3-5 Mike Roberts ...... 2008 ...... 38th ...... Milwaukee Brewers 1952 Williamsburg,Va. L, 1-3 *-Drafted out of HS www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 71 VMI In The Postseason

Postseason Results Conference Tournament SoCon Division Playoff 1994- Charleston, S.C. Miscellany #7 VMI 6,#2 Georgia Southern 4 1969- Colonial Heights,Va. Record as a.... VMI 5,William & Mary 3 (13 innings) #7 VMI 6,#3 Marshall 4 #3 Seed: ...... 0-2 #5 The Citadel 4, #7 VMI 3 SoCon Championship Finals #1 Western Carolina 7, #7 VMI 1 #4 Seed: ...... 0-6 1969- Fort Eustis,Va. #5 Seed: ...... 0-2 Furman 7,VMI 2 1995- Charleston, S.C. #7 Seed: ...... 7-12 Furman 5,VMI 4 #2 Georgia Southern 4, #7 VMI 3 #8 Seed: ...... 4-6 #7 VMI 13,#6 Appalachian State 4 Southern Conference Divisional Seeding: SoCon Tournament #5 East Tennessee State 8,#7 VMI 4 #1 North Seed: ...... 0-2 1984- Cullowhee, N.C. #2 North Seed: ...... 2-4 #1S Western Carolina 10, #2N VMI 7 1996- Charleston, S.C. #2S The Citadel 12, #2N VMI 7 #7 VMI 7,#2 Western Carolina 3 Record Against.... #7 VMI 4,#6 East Tennessee State 2 Appalachian State ...... 2-2 1987- Asheville, N.C. #1 Georgia Southern 11, #7 VMI 2 College of Charleston ...... 0-1 #1S Western Carolina 16, #2N VMI 4 #4 The Citadel 8, #7 VMI 5 #2N VMI 15,#2S Davidson 7 The Citadel ...... 1-5 #2N VMI 10,#1N Appalachian State 9 (10) 1997- Charleston, S.C. Coastal Carolina ...... 0-2 #1S Western Carolina 9, #2N VMI 4 #1 Western Carolina 4, #8 VMI 3 Davidson ...... 2-0 #5 East Tennessee State 7,#8 VMI 3 (10) East Tennessee State ...... 1-3 1988- Asheville, N.C. Furman ...... 2-3 #2S The Citadel, 9, #1N VMI 8 1999- Charleston, S.C. Georgia Southern ...... 2-3 #2N Appalachian State 11, #1N VMI 4 #2 College of Charleston 15, #7 VMI 4 Liberty ...... 0-1 #3 Western Carolina 8, #7 VMI 4 Marshall ...... 1-0 1989- Asheville, N.C. Radford ...... 0-1 #5 The Citadel 17, #4 VMI 11 2003- Charleston, S.C. UNC Greensboro ...... 0-1 #6 Furman 7, #4 VMI 5 #2 Georgia Southern 6, #7 VMI 4 #7 VMI 2,#3 The Citadel 1 Western Carolina ...... 2-10 1990- Charleston, S.C. #7 VMI 2,#5 Furman 1 Winthrop ...... 0-2 #5 Appalachian State 9, #4 VMI 2 #4 UNC Greensboro 10, #7 VMI 1 #6 Furman 10, #4 VMI 9 (10) Record When Playing At.... Big South Tournament Asheville, N.C...... 2-6 1991- Charleston, S.C. 2005- Conway, S.C. Charleston, S.C...... 11-20 #2 Western Carolina 18, #7 VMI 2 #2 Winthrop 11, #5 VMI 1 Conway, S.C...... 0-2 #4 Furman 8, #7 VMI 3 #6 Radford 8, #5 VMI 7 Cullowhee, N.C...... 0-2 1992- Charleston, S.C. 2007- Rock Hill, S.C. Danville,Va...... 0-2 #1 Western Carolina 3, #8 VMI 2 #3 Liberty 4, #4 VMI 3 Rock Hill, S.C...... 0-2 #8 VMI 5,#2 Furman 3 #1 Coastal Carolina 4, #4 VMI 2 #3 East Tennessee State 20,#8 VMI 3 Most Coaching Wins 2008- Danville,Va. Chris Finwood ...... 6-6 1993- Charleston, S.C. #4 Winthrop 7, #3 VMI 2 Scott Gines ...... 3-8 #8 VMI 8, #1 Georgia Southern 0 #1 Coastal Carolina 3, #3 VMI 1 Donny White ...... 2-4 #8 VMI 15,#5 Davidson 5 Tom Slater ...... 2-2 #8 VMI 8, #2 Western Carolina 4 Paul Maini ...... 0-8 #2 Western Carolina 12, #8 VMI 5 Marlin Ikenberry ...... 0-6 #2 Western Carolina 5, #8 VMI 1 Complete Games: Richard Sparks, vs. Davidson, 4/25/87 Marc Phillips, vs. Furman, 4/24/92 John Payne, vs. Georgia South. (SHO), 4/29/93 John Payne, vs. Georgia Southern, 4/28/94 Jay Adams, vs.Appalachian State, 4/28/95 W.G. Smith, vs.Western Carolina, 4/25/96 Danny Hughes, vs. East Tennessee St.,4/27/96 Phil Hendrix, vs.The Citadel, 5/22/03 Jeremy Harper, vs. Furman, 5/23/03

Four-Hit Games: 5, Rob Holmes, vs.The Citadel, 4/28/84 5, Louie Napoleon, vs. Davidson, 4/30/93 4, Gary Sibayan, vs. Davidson, 4/25/87 4, Marshall Simpson, vs. Furman, 4/27/90 4, David Groseclose, vs. Davidson, 4/30/93 The eighth-seeded 1993 squad posted the most wins in a single tournament by upset- ting top-seeded Georgia Southern, second-seeded Western Carolina and fifth-seeded Davidson on their way to the Championship Finals.

72 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com VMI In The Postseason Postseason Single-Game Records Individual Team Hitting Hitting Hits- 5, Rob Holmes, vs.The Citadel, 4/28/84 & Louie Napoleon, vs. Davidson, Hits- 20, vs. Davidson, 4/30/93 4/30/93 Runs- 15, vs. Davidson, 4/25/87 & vs. Davidson, 4/30/93 Runs- 5, David Groseclose, vs. Davidson, 4/30/93 RBI- 15, vs. Davidson, 4/25/87 RBI- 7, Ryan Glynn, vs.Appalachian State, 4/20/95 At Bats- 46, vs.The Citadel, 4/28/84 & vs.The Citadel, 4/27/89 & vs. Davidson, At Bats- 6, Several Times 4/30/93 Walks- 3, Several Times Walks- 10, vs.Appalachian State, 4/26/90 Doubles- 2, Several Times Doubles- 4, (Several Times), Most Recent vs.Western Carolina, 4/24/97 Triples- 1, Several Times Triples- 1, (Several Times), Most Recent vs. Liberty, 5/23/07 Home Runs- 2, John Parrott, vs. Davidson, 4/25/87; John Parrott, vs.The Home Runs- 4, vs. Davidson, 4/25/87 Citadel, 4/27/89; Bert Saunders, vs.Western Carolina, 4/28/84 Total Bases- 32, vs. Davidson, 4/25/87 Total Bases- 10, Rob Holmes, vs.The Citadel, 4/28/84 Stolen Bases- 4, vs. Furman, 4/24/92 & vs. Davidson, 4/30/93 Stolen Bases- 3, David Groseclose, vs. Georgia Southern, 4/28/94 Pitching Pitching Strikeouts- 9, (Four times) Most Recent vs.The Citadel, 5/22/03 Innings Pitched- 9.0, (Nine Times) Most Recent Jeremy Harper, vs. Furman, Fewest Hits- 5, vs. Georgia Southern, 5/21/03 5/23/03 Fewest Earned Runs- 0, vs. Georgia Southern, 4/29/93 Strikeouts- 9, Jay Adams, vs.Appalachian State, 4/28/95;W.G. Smith, vs. Fewest Runs- 0, vs. Georgia Southern, 4/29/93 Western Carolina, 4/25/96; Phil Hendrix, vs.The Citadel, 5/22/03 Fewest Walks- 0, vs.The Citadel, 4/29/88 Fewest Hits (Min. 9 IP)- 6, Marc Phillips, vs. Furman, 4/24/92; Jeremy Harper, vs. Furman, 5/23/03 Fewest Earned Runs (Min. 9 IP)- 0, John Payne, vs. Georgia Southern, 4/29/93 Fewest Runs (Min. 9 IP)- 0, John Payne, vs. Georgia Southern, 4/29/93 Single-Postseason Records Individual Team Hitting Hitting Hits- 10, David Groseclose, 5 games, 1993 (SoCon) Hits- 54, 5 games, 1993 (SoCon) Runs- 9, David Groseclose, 5 games, 1993 (SoCon) Runs- 37, 5 games, 1993 (SoCon) RBI- 9, Ryan Glynn, 3 games, 1995, (SoCon) RBI- 31, 5 games, 1993 (SoCon) Walks- 5,Warren Williams, 5 games, 1993 (SoCon) Walks- 20, 5 games, 1993 (SoCon) Doubles- 3, Gary Sibayan, 4 games, 1987 (SoCon) & Warren Williams, 2 games, Doubles- 10, 4 games, 1987 (SoCon) 1991 (SoCon) Triples- 2, 3 games, 1995 (SoCon) & 4 games, 2003 (SoCon) Triples- 2, Franco Martin, 3 games, 1995 (SoCon) Home Runs- 9, 4 games, 1987 (SoCon) Home Runs- 3, John Parrott & Richard Stone, 4 games, 1987 (SoCon) Total Bases- 87, 4 games, 1987 (SoCon) Total Bases- 18, Richard Stone, 4 games, 1987 (SoCon) Stolen Bases- 8, 5 games, 1993 (SoCon) Stolen Bases- 5, David Groseclose, 4 games, 1994 (SoCon) Pitching Pitching Wins- 3, 1993 (SoCon) Innings Pitched- 16.0, John Payne, 1993 (SoCon) Saves- 1, 1994 (SoCon) Wins- 1, Several Times, Most Recent Jeremy Harper, 2003 (SoCon) Strikeouts- 30, 4 games, 2003 (SoCon) Games Started- 2, John Payne, 1993 (SoCon) Complete Games- 2, 1996 (SoCon) & 2003 (SoCon) Saves- 1, Marc Phillips, 1994 (SoCon) Relief Appearances- 3, Billy Goodrich, 1993 (SoCon) & Marc Phillips, 1994 (SoCon) Strikeouts- 9, Jay Adams, 1995 (SoCon) & W.G. Smith, 1996 (SoCon) & Phil Hendrix, 2003 (SoCon) Career-Postseason Records Hitting Pitching Hits- 25, David Groseclose, 1992-95 Innings Pitched- 32.1, John Payne, 1991-94 Runs- 19, David Groseclose, 1992-95 Wins- 2, John Payne, 1991-94 RBI- 13, Ryan Glynn, 1993-95 Games Started- 4, John Payne, 1991-94 Walks- 11, David Groseclose, 1992-95 Complete Games- 2, John Payne, 1991-94 Doubles- 6,Warren Williams, 1990-93 Saves- 1, Marc Phillips, 1994 (SoCon) Triples- 2, Franco Martin, 1994-97 Appearances- 9, Billy Goodrich, 1992-95 Home Runs- 5, John Parrott, 1987, 1989 Relief Appearances- 9, Billy Goodrich, 1992-95 Total Bases- 29, David Groseclose, 1992-95 Strikeouts- 15, Jay Adams, 1995-97 Stolen Bases- 9, David Groseclose, 1992-95 At Bats- 61, Louie Napoleon, 1993-96 Games Played- 16, Louie Napoleon, 1993-96

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Year Coach Overall Conference 1950 Frank Summers 4-14 2-7 Coaching Records 1951 Frank Summers 1-20 0-12 Coach (Years Coached) Overall Win % Conf. Win % 1952 Vince Ragunas 1-13 1-8 Frank Summers (50-51) 5-34 .128 2-19 .095 1953 Chuck Noe 7-7 4-4 Vince Ragunas (52) 1-13 .071 1-8 .111 1954 Chuck Noe 12-6 6-4 Chuck Noe (53-55) 31-21 .596 16-15 .516 1955 Chuck Noe 12-8 6-7 Jack Null (56-58) 24-35 .407 13-21 .382 1956 Jack Null 12-10 7-7 Weenie Miller (59-60) 11-19 .367 10-18 .357 1957 Jack Null 8-13 4-6 1958 Jack Null 4-12 2-8 Charlie McGinnis (61-65) 55-46-1 .529 33-35 .485 1959 Weenie Miller 5-11 5-10 Fred Kelly (66-67) 19-24 .442 13-19 .406 1960 Weenie Miller 6-8 5-8 Chuck Roys (68-69) 17-20 .459 11-12 .478 1961 Charlie McGinnis 7-7 6-6 Tom Sawyer (70-71) 11-37 .229 5-24 .172 1962 Charlie McGinnis 8-7 7-7 Phil Tucker (72-73) 9-33 .214 3-24 .111 1963 Charlie McGinnis 14-11 7-7 Donny White (74,82-87) 91-151-1 .377 45-60 .429 1964 Charlie McGinnis 11-12-1 5-9 1965 Charlie McGinnis 15-9 8-6 Jerry Roane (75-76) 8-41 .163 3-25 .107 1966 Fred Kelly 10-13 6-10 Vern Beitzel (77-80) 17-93 .155 2-53 .036 1967 Fred Kelly 9-11 7-9 Jim Rowsey (81) 3-37 .075 0-16 .000 1968 Chuck Roys 7-8 3-5 Paul Maini (88-91) 50-104-1 .326 26-37 .413 1969 Chuck Roys 10-12 8-7 Chris Finwood (92-94) 52-97 .349 19-43 .306 1970 Tom Sawyer 6-13 4-9 Scott Gines (95-00) 104-184 .361 54-95 .362 1971 Tom Sawyer 5-24 1-15 1972 Phil Tucker 6-19 3-13 Tom Slater (01-03) 50-100 .333 25-60 .294 1973 Phil Tucker 3-14 0-11 Marlin Ikenberry (04-07) 143-132 .520 48-66 .421 1974 Donny White 6-14 5-9 1975 Jerry Roane 2-18 1-13 VMI Coaching Leaderboard 1976 Jerry Roane 6-23 2-12 By Wins 1977 Vern Beitzel 5-19 2-12 By Win Percentage By Seasons 1978 Vern Beitzel 2-27 0-14 1. Marlin Ikenberry 143 1. Charlie McGinnis .529 1. Donny White 7 1979 Vern Beitzel 6-25 0-15 2. Scott Gines 104 2. Marlin Ikenberry.520 2. Scott Gines 6 1980 Vern Beitzel 4-22 0-12 3. Donny White 91 3. Donny White .377 3. Marlin Ikenberry 5 1981 Jim Rowsey 3-37 0-16 4. Charlie McGinnis 55 4. Scott Gines .361 Charlie McGinnis 5 1982 Donny White 11-29 6-10 1983 Donny White 11-25 5-9 5. Chris Finwood 52 5. Chris Finwood .349 4.Two Tied With 4 1984 Donny White 16-18 6-7 1985 Donny White 16-24 8-10 1986 Donny White 15-25 7-11 1987 Donny White 16-16-1 8-4 1988 Paul Maini 20-20 11-7 1989 Paul Maini 16-23 8-7 1990 Paul Maini 12-26 6-8 1991 Paul Maini 2-35-1 1-15 1992 Chris Finwood 11-39 4-15 1993 Chris Finwood 20-29 5-15 1994 Chris Finwood 21-29 10-13 1995 Scott Gines 19-28 10-14 1996 Scott Gines 17-29 7-16 1997 Scott Gines 13-35 6-13 1998 Scott Gines 14-35 7-17 1999 Scott Gines 22-27 13-16 2000 Scott Gines 19-30 11-19 2001 Tom Slater 15-32 8-19 2002 Tom Slater 10-41 1-27 2003 Tom Slater 25-27 16-14 2004 Marlin Ikenberry 23-32 4-20 2005 Marlin Ikenberry 27-28 11-13 2006 Marlin Ikenberry 30-25 9-15 The top winning percentage among Keydet skippers was Charlie 2007 Marlin Ikenberry 34-21 10-11 McGinnis (right), shown here with Gil Minor (center) and Tom Snyder 2008 Marlin Ikenberry 29-26 14-7 (left) in 1963 at what is currently Brewbaker Field in Lexington.

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Team Hitting At bats ...... 64, at Liberty (4/19/08) Runs ...... 28, at Coppin State (4/2/02) Hits ...... 23, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (5/9/08) RBI ...... 24, at Coppin State (4/2/02) & vs. Mount St. Mary's (3/5/99) Doubles ...... 9, vs. East Tennessee State (5/5/01) Triples ...... 3, vs. Savannah State (3/31/07) Home Runs ...... 5, vs. Savannah State (4/1/07) & vs. UNC Asheville (3/18/05) Walks ...... 13, at Troy State (2/15/98)& vs. Juniata (3/10/95) Hit By Pitch ...... 9, at Liberty (4/1/06) Strikeouts ...... 18, at Liberty (4/19/08) Stolen Bases ...... 12, vs. Juniata (3/10/95) Caught Stealing ...... 3, Several Times (Most Recent at High Point, 3/22/08) Steal Attempts ...... 13, vs. Juniata (3/10/95)

Individual Hitting At bats . . .8, Four Times (Most Recent by Sam Roberts, Mike Roberts & Brian Sandridge at Liberty, 5/19/08) Runs ...... 5, Several Times (Most Recent by Chad Rice, vs. Coppin State, 2/17/06) Hits ...... 6, Bobby Ross, 1950 & Warren Williams, 1992 & Sam Roberts vs. UMES, 5/9/08 RBI ...... 7, Several (Most Recent by Robert Crumpler, vs. Fairfield; 3/7/05) Nate Shepperson (#9) hit three home runs against Appalachian State on March 30, 1996, tying a school record. Doubles ...... 3,Three Times (Most Recent by Justin Hess, vs. Coppin State, 4/22/08) Triples ...... 2, Ed Pearson, at Davidson (4/15/98) & A.J.Yoder, vs. Savannah St. (3/31/07) Home Runs ...... 3, Nate Shepperson, vs.App. St. (3/30/96) & Burt Saunders, vs.Virginia Tech (4/7/82) Walks ...... 4, Several (Most Recent by Ryan Colvin, at Norfolk State, 3/14/01) Hit By Pitch ...... 3, Robert Crumpler, at Liberty (4/1/06) & B.T.Good, vs. Hartford (3/11/06) Strikeouts ...... 4, Several (Most Recent by Robert Crumpler, at Vanderbilt, 2/19/05) Sacrifice Hits ...... 3, Patrick Abelon, at Davidson (4/5/97) Stolen Bases ...... 5; Shane Geisslinger, vs. Richmond (4/12/06) Steal Attempts ...... 5; Shane Geisslinger, vs. Richmond (4/12/06)

Team Pitching Innings Pitched ...... 16.0, vs. Radford (4/7/08) & at Liberty (4/19/08) Hits allowed ...... 27, vs.Akron (3/7/97) Runs allowed ...... 25, vs. Furman (3/18/00) & at West. Carolina (3/28/98) Earned runs allowed ...... 21, UNC Greensboro (3/25/00) Walks allowed ...... 16, at Western Carolina (3/28/98) Strikeouts ...... 15, vs.App. St. (4/11/98), at Furman (3/4/95) & North Carolina A&T (3/25/94) Home runs allowed ...... 7, at Troy State (2/15/98) Wild pitches ...... 8; Georgia Southern (4/10/99) & Old Dominion (3/12/97)

Individual Pitching Innings Pitched ...... 9.0, Several (Most Recent by Trey Barham, vs. Radford, 4/5/08) Hits allowed ...... 17, Danny Hughes, at Georgia Southern (3/2/96) Runs allowed ...... 15, Josh Spradlin, vs. Bucknell (2/21/98) Sam Roberts tied one of the program’s oldest Earned runs allowed ...... 14, Grayson Craun, at Auburn (4/8/97) records with six hits in a game last year. Walks allowed ...... 9, Matt Poulos, vs. Furman (3/19/00) & Billy Goodrich,Appalachian State (4/8/95) Strikeouts Extra Innings ...... 21, Percy Sensabaugh, vs.The Citadel, 1964 (11 innings) Nine Inning Game ...... 20, Percy Sensabaugh, vs.West Virginia (4/11/64) Aluminum Bat Era ...... 15, Grayson Craun, vs.Appalachian State (4/11/98) Home Runs allowed ...... 5,Wes Barrow,Western Carolina (4/24/99) Wild pitches ...... 5, Phil Nawrocki, vs. Old Dominion (3/12/97)

Team Fielding Putouts ...... 48, vs. Radford (4/7/08) & at Liberty (4/19/08) Assists ...... 27, at Liberty (4/19/08) Errors ...... 9; at App. St. (3/27/99) & vs. East Tenn.St. (5/5/01) Stolen bases against ...... 9, at UNC Greensboro (3/9/01) Caught stealing by ...... 3; vs. Radford (4/15/06) & vs. Lafayette (2/25/06)

Individual Defensive Putouts ...... 23, Jon Wade, Norfolk State (3/7/04) Assists ...... 10, Shane Geisslinger, at Liberty (4/19/08) Errors ...... 4, Eric Walker, at Western Carolina (2/28/98)

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BATTING AVERAGE ON-BBASE PERCENTAGE Ryan Glynn 4, 1995 1. Greg Weddle .446, 1986 1. Mike Lamore .518, 1985 Ed Pearson 4, 1998 2. Phil Hubbard .424, 1982 2. Greg Weddle .509, 1986 Stephen Johnson 4, 2000 3. Phil Hubbard .416, 1980 3. Kelly Sweppenhiser .494, 2005 Elliott Erbe 4, 2005 4. Rod Brewer .408, 1973 4. Kevin Thrift .488, 1975 A.J. Yoder 4, 2007 5. Bobby Ross .400, 1956 5. Criss Finwood .481, 1988 9. Several Tied With 3 6. Chris Finwood .399, 1988 6. Kelly Sweppenhiser .479, 2006 7. Russell Puckett .398, 1976 7. Chris Catanzaro .476, 2000 HOME RUNS 8. Marshall Simpson .393, 1990 8. Ben Walker .474, 1985 1. Greg Weddle 16, 1985 9. Chris Catanzaro .392, 2000 9. Ben Bradford .471, 1999 2. Greg Weddle 14, 1986 10. Donny White .391, 1963 10. Phil Hubbard .468, 1982 Ryan Glynn 14, 1995 Nate Shepperson 14, 1996 HITS Robert Crumpler 14, 2007 1. Chris Catanzaro 76, 2000 6. Bert Saunders 13, 1985 2. Kelly Sweppenhiser 74, 2005 Andy Beasley 13, 1990 Tanner Biagini 74, 2008 8. Gary Sibayan 12, 1988 4. Kelly Sweppenhiser 72, 2006 John Parrott 12, 1989 Matt Smith’s name appears on the Scott Thompkins 12, 1997 5. Eric Walker 70, 1999 single-season hits, runs, triples, Klint Reed 70, 2006 Kelly Sweppenhiser 12, 2005 walks and at bats charts. 7. Matt Smith 68, 2005 Jordan Ballard 12, 2008 STOLEN BASES 8. Greg Weddle 66, 1986 1. David Groseclose 33, 1995 RUNS BATTED IN Matt Smith 66, 2004 2. David Groseclose 31, 1994 1. Greg Weddle 62, 1986 Jacoby Fields 66, 2006 3. Gary Sibayan 29, 1986 2. Ryan Glynn 58, 1995 Eddie Van Es 66, 2007 4. Gary Sibayan 27, 1988 3. Scott Thompkins 55, 1999 5. Donny White 26, 1963 4. Robert Crumpler 52, 2007 DOUBLES 6. Gary Sibayan 24, 1987 1. Chris Catanzaro 25, 2000 5. Elliott Erbe 49, 2004 Phil Hubbard owns two of the top 7. B.T. Good 21, 2006 6. Michael Goldman 47, 2000 three single-season batting average 2. Robert Crumpler 22, 2007 David Groseclose 21, 1993 7. Chris Catanzaro 46, 2000 marks in VMI history. 3. Klint Reed 21, 2006 9. Louie Napoleon 19, 1994 Tanner Biagini 46, 2008 4. Louie Napoleon 18, 1996 10. Shane Geisslinger 18, 2008 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Jason Annis 18, 2002 9. Franco Martin 45, 1997 1. Greg Weddle .865, 1986 Kelly Sweppenhiser 18, 2005 10. Mike Roberts 44, 2008 2. Greg Weddle .720, 1985 HIT BY PITCH 7. Chris Catanzaro 17, 2001 1. B.T. Good 23, 2006 3. Nate Shepperson .711, 1996 TOTAL BASES 8. Ryan Glynn 16, 1995 2. A.J. Yoder 20, 2007 4. Andy Beasley .709, 1990 1. Robert Crumpler 129, 2007 Chris Catanzaro 16, 1998 3. Robert Crumpler 18, 2006 5. Ben Walker .685, 1985 2. Greg Weddle 128, 1986 Jason Annis 16, 2001 Kelly Sweppenhiser 18, 2006 6. Ryan Glynn .657, 1995 Kelly Sweppenhiser 128, 2005 7. Robert Crumpler .655, 2007 Robert Crumpler 18, 2007 TRIPLES 4. Chris Catanzaro 123, 2000 8. Scott Snow .651, 1977 6. B.T. Good 17, 2005 1. Louie Napoleon 7, 1994 5. Nate Shepperson 118, 1996 9. Mike Lamore .651, 1985 7. Chad Rice 14, 2007 2. Matt Smith 5, 2004 6. Ryan Glynn 117, 1995 10. Scott Thompkins .641, 1999 8. Andy Barden 13, 2003 7. Tanner Biagini 114, 2008 3. Louie Napoleon 4, 1993 Kelly Sweppenhiser 13, 2005 8. Stephen Johnson 109, 2000 10. Four Tied With 12 9. Greg Weddle 108, 1985 Kelly Sweppenhiser 108, 2006 AT BATS 1. Matt Smith 223, 2005 RUNS SCORED 2. Chad Rice 219, 2007 1. Kelly Sweppenhiser 58, 2006 3. Tanner Biagini 216, 2008 2. Chris Catanzaro 56, 2000 4. Klint Reed 211, 2006 Stephen Johnson 56, 2000 Chad Rice 211, 2006 Chad Rice 56, 2006 6. Kelly Sweppenhiser 206, 2006 5. Robert Crumpler 55, 2007 Eddie Van Es 206, 2007 6. Gary Sibayan 53, 1988 8. Elliott Erbe 205, 2005 7. David Groseclose 51, 1995 9. Robert Crumpler 204, 2005 Kelly Sweppenhiser 51, 2005 10. Jacoby Fields 202, 2006 9. Scott Thompkins 48, 1997 10. Matt Smith 45, 2004 GAMES PLAYED Klint Reed 45, 2006 1. Jacoby Fields 55, 2004 Elliott Erbe 55, 2005 WALKS B.T. Good 55, 2005 1. Franco Martin 44, 1994 Kelly Sweppenhiser 55, 2005 2. Scott Thompkins 41, 1997 Jacoby Fields 55, 2006 3. Kelly Sweppenhiser 40, 2005 B.T. Good 55, 2006 4. Ryan Colvin 38, 2000 Kelly Sweppenhiser 55, 2006 5. Mike Lamore 37, 1985 Robert Crumpler 55, 2007 6. Franco Martin 36, 1997 A.J. Yoder 55, 2007 Kelly Sweppenhiser 36, 2006 Chad Rice 55, 2007 8. Andy Beasley 33, 1988 Tanner Biagini 55, 2008 9. Criss Finwood 32, 1985 Shane Geisslinger 55, 2008 Ryan Colvin 32, 2001 In 1986, Greg Weddle posted a season for the ages, hitting .446, slugging Matt Smith 32, 2005 .865, and driving in 62 runs, all of which stand as VMI single-season records. * Batting records with 2.2 AB/G minimum

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STRIKEOUTS PUTOUTS 1. Michael Bowman 110, 2007 1. Robert Crumpler 506, 2005 2. Percy Sensabaugh 106, 1964 2. Robert Crumpler 492, 2007 3. Trey Barham 98, 2006 3. Jordan Ballard 472, 2008 4. Ryan Glynn 86, 1995 4. Robert Crumpler 459, 2006 Trey Barham 86, 2008 5. Jon Wade 449, 2003 6. Michael Bowman 82, 2008 6. Billy Terry 403, 1993 7. Trey Barham 79, 2007 7. Michael Roberts 401, 2007 8. Phil Hendrix 77, 2003 8. Nate Shepperson 388, 1996 9. W.G. Smith 75, 1996 9. Chris Catanzaro 380, 2001 10. Duke Acors 74, 2003 10. Jon Wade 375, 2004

STRIKEOUTS PER 9 INNINGS ASSISTS 1. Percy Sensabaugh 14.17, 1964 1. Chad Rice 186, 2006 2. George Armbruster12.60, 1988 2. Chad Rice 184, 2007 Bryan Augsburger ranks in the top In 1964, Percy Sensabaugh posted 3. Shane Geisslinger 179, 2008 3. Ian Ostlund 10.80, 1998 ten in single-season wins, ERA and the greatest season on the mound 4. Josh Spradlin 10.17, 1998 4. Matt Smith 163, 2004 in VMI baseball history. complete games. 5. Michael Bowman 10.00, 2007 COMPLETE GAMES 5. Matt Smith 159, 2005 EARNED RUN AVERAGE 6. Jerry Fresia 9.82, 1969 6. David Groseclose 154, 1992 1. Mike Vela 8, 1979 1. Percy Sensabaugh 0.67, 1964 7. Wilber Smith 9.77, 1970 7. David Groseclose 149, 1993 Mark Airaghi 8, 1982 2. Steve Otwell 0.89, 1970 8. Jerry Fresia 9.51, 1968 8. Matt Smith 145, 2003 3. Glenn Ferguson 7, 1986 3. Percy Sensabaugh 1.04, 1965 9. Grayson Craun 9.49, 1998 9. Chris Cofer 142, 1996 W.G. Smith 7, 1996 4. Wilber Smith 1.53, 1970 10. Dave Reid 9.41, 1968 Jason Annis 142, 2001 5. John Pate 6, 1972 5. Jeff Gausepohl 1.67, 1965 Shane Geisslinger 142, 2006 Mark Airaghi 6, 1980 6. Bryan Augsburger 1.87, 1983 WALKS ISSUED PER 9 INNINGS Mark Airaghi 6, 1981 7. John Pate 1.91, 1971 1. Chris Henderson 1.11, 2008 DOUBLE PLAYS Bryan Augsburger 6, 1984 8. John Taylor 2.02, 1965 2. Ian Ostlund 1.21, 2000 1. Robert Crumpler 52, 2005 Barry Johnson 6, 1990 9. Dave Reid 2.05, 1968 3. Chris Henderson 1.74, 2007 2. Chris Cofer 47, 1996 10. Several Tied With 5 10. Billy Goodrich 2.05, 1995 4. Jimmy Thoms 1.81, 2005 3. Nate Shepperson 45, 1996 5. Richard Sparks 1.82, 1988 APPEARANCES 4. Robert Crumpler 40, 2006 WINS 6. Merlin Ikenberry 1.97, 1993 5. Robert Crumpler 39, 2007 1. Jeff DeMara 33, 2005 1. Ian Ostlund 11, 2000 7. Dennis Lewin 2.02, 1975 6. Matt Smith 37, 2005 2. Phil Hendrix 29, 2001 2. Trey Barham 9, 2007 8. Trey Barham 2.16, 2008 7. Chris Catanzaro 36, 1999 Jeff DeMara 29, 2004 3. Phil Hendrix 7, 2003 9. John Payne 2.23, 1994 Chad Rice 36, 2006 Corey Bachman 29, 2007 Trey Barham 7, 2006 10. Phil Hendrix 2.25, 2002 9. Brian Adams 35, 1992 5. Merlin Ikenberry 27, 1993 Travis Smink 7, 2006 10. Jordan Ballard 34, 2008 6. John Sloan 25, 2001 6. Bryan Augsburger 6, 1983 GAMES STARTED Billy Goodrich 24, 1992 Duke Acors 6, 2003 1. Duke Acors 17, 2004 * Pitching records with 1.0 IP/G minimum Kevin Crum 24, 2007 Jeff DeMara 6, 2005 2. Josh Owens 16, 2001 9. Billy Goodrich 23, 1994 Jimmy Thoms 6, 2005 Trey Barham 16, 2006 Ian Ostlund 23, 1999 Michael Bowman 6, 2007 Michael Bowman 16, 2007 Ian Ostlund 23, 2000 Chris Henderson 6, 2007 5. Wes Barrow 15, 1999 Jimmy Thoms 23, 2002 Chris Riley 15, 1999 INNINGS PITCHED Duke Acors 15, 2002 FIELDING PERCENTAGE 1. Michael Bowman 99.0, 2007 Phil Hendrix 15, 2003 1. Billy Terry .993, 1993 2. Phil Hendrix 97.2, 2003 Duke Acors 15, 2005 2. Nate Shepperson .993, 1994 3. Trey Barham 96.0, 2008 Trey Barham 15, 2007 3. Chris Catanzaro .992, 2000 4. Trey Barham 94.1, 2006 4. Robert Crumpler .992, 2006 5. John Payne 93.0, 1993 5. Jon Wade .992, 2003 6. J.J. Hollenbeck 91.2, 2005 6. Chris Catanzaro .990, 1999 Michael Bowman 91.2, 2008 7. Kevin Thrift .989, 1976 8. Duke Acors 90.0, 2004 8. Matt Griffin .989, 1979 9. Danny Hughes 89.1, 1996 9. Robert Crumpler .989, 2007 10. Duke Acors 88.0, 2003 10. Marlin Ikenberry .988, 1993 SAVES TOTAL CHANCES 1. Kevin Crum 14, 2007 1. Robert Crumpler 542, 2005 2. Ian Ostlund 7, 1999 2. Robert Crumpler 535, 2007 Corey Bachman 7, 2007 3. Jordan Ballard 500, 2008 Travis Smink 7, 2008 4. Robert Crumpler 495, 2006 5. Merlin Ikenberry 6, 1993 5. Jon Wade 475, 2003 Phil Hendrix 6, 2001 6. Michael Roberts 446, 2007 Jeff DeMara 6, 2003 7. Billy Terry 432, 1993 Jeff DeMara 6, 2005 8. Chris Catanzaro 429, 2001 9. Ian Ostlund 4, 2000 9. Nate Shepperson 427, 1996 Jacoby Fields 4, 2006 Merlin Ikenberry saved six games 10. Elliott Erbe 397, 2002 Robert Crumpler tops three of the and made 27 appearances in 1993. five single-season fielding categories. www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 77 Single-Season Team Records

BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS HIT BY PITCH INNINGS PITCHED SHUTOUTS 1. .315 1999 1. 56 1985 1. 119 2006 1. 499.1 2008 1. 5 2007 2. .307 2000 2. 50 1988 2. 98 2007 2. 482.0 2006 2. 4 2002 3. .301 1987 3. 48 1997 3. 71 2005 3. 477.1 2005 3. 3 1983 4. .296 1988 4. 45 1999 4. 68 2004 4. 476.1 2004 3 1984 5. .294 2006 45 2008 5. 61 2003 5. 475.1 2007 3 2005 6. .294 1963 6. 44 1989 6. 60 2008 6. 442.2 2003 6. 2 1965 7. .294 1986 7. 41 2000 7. 58 1997 7. 401.1 1994 2 1971 8. .292 1985 8. 39 2005 8. 51 1999 8. 401.0 2000 2 1972 9. .291 1983 9. 38 1987 9. 48 2001 9. 400.1 2002 2 1994 10. .291 1982 38 2007 10. 45 1995 10. 399.0 1997 2 1998 2 2003 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE RUNS BATTED IN AT BATS SAVES 2 2006 1. .491 1985 1. 324 2006 1. 1926 2008 1. 22 2007 2. .481 1988 2. 315 1999 2. 1868 2006 2. 12 1993 FIELDING PERCENTAGE 3. .475 1999 3. 311 2005 3. 1865 2005 12 2006 1. .973 1993 4. .470 2000 4. 310 2000 4. 1862 2004 4. 11 2008 2. .970 2007 5. .465 1987 5. 293 2007 5. 1821 2007 5. 8 1999 3. .963 2005 6. .450 1989 6. 283 2008 6. 1706 2003 8 2003 4. .963 2006 7. .450 1983 7. 278 2004 7. 1643 2000 8 2005 5. .959 2004 8. .444 1986 8. 257 1998 8. 1608 2002 8. 6 1989 6. .957 2008 9. .435 1982 9. 252 1997 9. 1601 1997 6 2001 7. .954 2003 10. .429 1960 10. 246 1988 10. 1594 1998 10. 5 Five Times 8. .952 1988 9. .952 1995 ON-BBASE PERCENTAGE TOTAL BASES GAMES PLAYED STRIKEOUTS 10. .949 1989 1. .400 2000 1. 804 2008 1. 55 2004 1. 441 2008 2. .397 1999 2. 773 2000 55 2005 2. 419 2007 TOTAL CHANCES 3. .394 2006 3. 766 2005 55 2006 3. 356 1998 1. 2195 2008 4. .387 1987 4. 753 2007 55 2007 4. 348 2003 2. 2160 2006 5. .385 1985 5. 747 1999 55 2008 5. 335 2004 3. 2159 2005 6. .379 1988 6. 742 2006 6. 52 2003 6. 323 1995 4. 2101 2007 7. .379 2005 7. 731 2004 7. 51 2002 323 2005 5. 1998 2004 8. .375 1998 8. 681 1998 8. 50 1992 323 2006 6. 1930 2003 9. .373 1989 9. 669 2003 50 1994 9. 300 1997 7. 1859 1994 10. .372 1986 10. 654 1997 10. 49 Four Times 10. 277 1994 8. 1848 1992 9. 1838 1997 HITS RUNS SCORED EARNED RUN AVG. STRIKEOUTS PER 10. 1827 1995 1. 557 2008 1. 376 2006 1. 1.96 1965 INNINGS 2. 549 2006 2. 352 2000 2. 2.31 1966 1. 8.48 1998 PUTOUTS 3. 541 2005 3. 343 2005 3. 2.31 1970 2. 8.42 1967 1. 1498 2008 4. 505 2004 4. 341 1999 4. 2.83 1961 3. 8.25 1964 2. 1446 2006 5. 504 2000 5. 330 2004 5. 2.98 1969 4. 7.95 2008 3. 1432 2005 6. 499 2007 6. 325 2007 6. 3.02 1962 5. 7.93 2007 4. 1426 2007 7. 495 1999 7. 319 2008 7. 3.38 1963 6. 7.68 1968 5. 1408 2004 8. 461 1998 8. 304 1998 8. 3.42 1964 7. 7.32 1995 6. 1328 2003 461 2003 9. 302 1997 9. 3.54 1967 8. 7.08 1987 7. 1204 1994 10. 452 2001 10. 273 1988 10. 3.72 1968 9. 7.08 2003 8. 1203 2000 10. 7.00 1961 9. 1201 2002 DOUBLES WALKS EARNED RUN AVG. 10. 1197 1997 1. 112 2000 1. 231 2000 (ALUMINUM BAT ERA) WALKS ISSUED PER 9 112 2007 2. 214 2005 1. 3.83 1974 INNINGS ASSISTS 3. 106 1998 3. 210 2006 2. 3.94 2007 1. 2.54 2008 1. 647 2005 4. 105 2006 4. 204 1997 3. 4.13 2008 2. 2.75 2007 2. 633 2006 5. 97 1999 5. 195 2004 4. 4.80 2006 3. 2.81 1977 3. 611 2007 97 2002 6. 192 1985 5. 4.94 1993 4. 3.22 1976 4. 602 2008 7. 96 2004 7. 191 2008 6. 4.98 2005 5. 3.28 1958 5. 560 1993 96 2008 8. 186 1998 7. 5.14 2003 6. 3.56 1975 6. 558 1994 9. 94 2005 9. 181 1995 8. 5.30 1995 7. 3.66 1978 7. 553 1992 10. 92 2001 181 1999 9. 5.46 1984 8. 3.89 1974 8. 547 1995 10. 5.61 2004 9. 3.95 1981 9. 516 1996 TRIPLES STOLEN BASES 10. 4.03 1959 10. 515 2001 1. 17 2000 1. 98 1995 WINS 2. 16 1994 2. 92 1992 1. 34 2007 COMPLETE GAMES DOUBLE PLAYS TURNED 3. 14 1993 3. 86 2006 2. 30 2006 1. 20 1971 1. 58 2005 14 2007 4. 84 1994 3. 29 2008 2. 18 1981 2. 54 1996 5. 13 1992 5. 80 2005 4. 27 2005 3. 17 1979 3. 47 2006 13 1995 6. 77 2004 5. 24 2003 17 1982 4. 43 1995 7. 12 1983 7. 69 1993 6. 23 2004 17 1986 43 1999 12 1985 8. 64 1963 7. 22 1999 6. 16 1978 6. 42 2007 9. 11 Six Times 9. 63 1986 8. 21 1994 7. 14 1972 7. 41 1992 10. 61 1987 9. 20 1988 14 1996 8. 40 2004 20 1993 9. 13 1983 9. 39 2001 10. 11 Five Times 39 2008

78 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Career Hitting Records

BATTING AVERAGE 3. Kelly Sweppenhiser 49, 2003-06 6. Louie Napoleon 326, 1993-96 1. Chris Catanzaro .356, 1998-01 4. Louie Napoleon 47, 1993-96 7. Greg Weddle 324, 1983-86 2. Mike Lamore .350, 1982-85 Robert Crumpler 47, 2004-07 8. Nate Shepperson 297, 1994-97 3. Phil Hubbard .350, 1980-83 6. Scott Thompkins 42, 1996-99 9. Michael Goldman 290, 1997-00 4. Kelly Sweppenhiser .348, 2003-06 Jacoby Fields 42, 2004-07 John Parrott 290, 1985-87,89 5. Greg Weddle .328, 1983-86 8. Michael Goldman 39, 1997-00 6. Rob Holmes .326, 1981-84 Elliott Erbe 39, 2002-05 RUNS SCORED 7. Robert Crumpler .324, 2004-07 10. Matt Smith 37, 2002-05 1. Kelly Sweppenhiser 172, 2003-06 8. Michael Goldman .321, 1997-00 2. Chris Catanzaro 171, 1998-01 9. Ben Walker .320, 1983-85,87 3. Gary Sibayan 166, 1986-89 10. Eric Walker .314, 1997-00 4. David Groseclose 154, 1992-95 5. Scott Thompkins 149, 1996-99 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 6. Criss Finwood 136, 1985-88 1. Greg Weddle .633, 1983-86 7. Robert Crumpler 134, 2004-07 2. Chris Catanzaro .567. 1998-01 8. Chad Rice 126, 2004-07 3. Andy Beasley .565, 1987-90 9. B.T. Good 125, 2003-06 4. Ben Walker .554, 1983-85,87 10. Franco Martin 123, 1994-97 5. Robert Crumpler .554, 2004-07 Chris Catanzaro tops VMI’s career 6. Michael Goldman .547, 1997-00 WALKS batting average, doubles, RBI and 7. Bert Saunders .545, 1982-85 1. Franco Martin 137, 1994-97 total bases charts. 8. Kelly Sweppenhiser .544, 2003-06 2. Kelly Sweppenhiser 122, 2003-06 AT BATS 9. Ryan Glynn .543, 1993-95 Louie Napoleon tops the career 3. Criss Finwood 96, 1985-88 1. Kelly Sweppenhiser 756, 2003-06 10. John Parrott .535. 1985-87,89 triples mark and is tied for the 4. Matt Smith 95, 2002-05 2. Matt Smith 753, 2002-05 third-most hits in school history. 5. Chris Catanzaro 93, 1998-01 3. Louie Napoleon 739, 1993-96 ON-BBASE PERCENTAGE TRIPLES 6. Andy Beasley 92, 1987-90 4. David Groseclose 725, 1992-95 1. Kelly Sweppenhiser .457, 2003-06 1. Louie Napoleon 14, 1993-96 7. Scott Thompkins 90, 1996-99 Chris Catanzaro 725, 1998-01 2. Mike Lamore .446, 1982-85 2. Ryan Glynn 9, 1993-95 8. Ryan Colvin 87, 1998-01 6. Elliott Erbe 707, 2002-05 3. Chris Catanzaro .439, 1998-01 3. Ed Pearson 8, 1997-00 9. David Groseclose 86, 1992-95 7. Jacoby Fields 683, 2004-07 4. Michael Goldman .431, 1997-00 Elliott Erbe 8, 2002-05 10. Mike Lamore 84, 1982-85 8. Scott Thompkins 642, 1996-99 5. Robert Crumpler .427, 2004-07 A.J. Yoder 8, 2006-Pres. 9. Brian Adams 623, 1990-93 6. Franco Martin .423, 1994-97 6. Terry Batts 7, 1989-92 10. Franco Martin 615, 1994-97 7. Andy Beasley .421, 1987-90 David Groseclose 7, 1992-95 B.T. Good 615, 2003-06 8. Ben Walker .412, 1983-85,87 Stephen Johnson 7, 1999-00 9. Phil Hubbard .404, 1980-83 9. Phil Hubbard 6, 1980-83 GAMES PLAYED 10. Rob Holmes .404, 1981-84 Bert Saunders 6, 1982-85 1. Elliott Erbe 208, 2002-05 Ren O’Ferrall 6, 1986-89 2. Matt Smith 207, 2002-05 HITS Brian Adams 6, 1990-93 3. Kelly Sweppenhiser 203, 2003-06 1. Kelly Sweppenhiser 263, 2003-06 4. David Groseclose 195, 1992-95 2. Chris Catanzaro 258, 1998-01 HOME RUNS Jacoby Fields 195, 2004-07 3. Louie Napoleon 218, 1993-96 1. Greg Weddle 37, 1983-86 6. Louie Napoleon 191, 1993-96 Matt Smith 218, 2002-05 2. John Parrott 34, 1985-87,89 7. Chris Catanzaro 190, 1998-01 5. David Groseclose 206, 1992-95 3. Scott Thompkins 32, 1996-99 Donny White stole 56 bases in his 8. Franco Martin 187, 1994-97 6. Elliott Erbe 198, 2002-05 4. Andy Beasley 31, 1987-90 three years playing for the Keydets, 9. Scott Thompkins 186, 1996-99 Jacoby Fields 198, 2004-07 Ryan Glynn 31, 1993-95 tied for the third-most all-time. 10. B.T. Good 181, 2003-06 8. Robert Crumpler 196, 2004-07 Kelly Sweppenhiser 31, 2003-06 9. Scott Thompkins 189, 1996-99 7. Bert Saunders 30, 1982-85 STOLEN BASES * Minimum 400 at bats for averages 10. Nate Shepperson 180, 1994-97 Robert Crumpler 30, 2004-07 1. David Groseclose 100, 1992-95 9. Elliott Erbe 26, 2002-05 2. Gary Sibayan 92, 1986-89 DOUBLES 10. Four Tied With 25 3. B.T. Good 56, 2003-06 1. Chris Catanzaro 72, 1998-01 Donny White 56, 1963-65 2. Jason Annis 50, 2000-03 RUNS BATTED IN 5. Louie Napoleon 51, 1993-96 1. Chris Catanzaro 155, 1998-01 6. Shane Geisslinger 56, 2005-08 2. Scott Thompkins 149, 1996-99 7. Ben Walker 42, 1983-85,87 Kelly Sweppenhiser 149, 2003-06 8. Matt Smith 38, 2002-05 4. Greg Weddle 146, 1983-86 9. Ed Pearson 35, 1997-00 5. Elliott Erbe 137, 2002-05 Terry Batts 35, 1989-92 6. Robert Crumpler 136, 2004-07 7. Franco Martin 135, 1994-97 HIT BY PITCH 8. Ryan Glynn 126, 1993-95 1. B.T. Good 54, 2003-06 9. Michael Goldman 125, 1997-00 2. Robert Crumpler 45, 2004-07 10. Andy Beasley 115, 1987-90 3. Kelly Sweppenhiser 41, 2003-06 4. Jacoby Fields 38, 2004-07 TOTAL BASES A.J. Yoder 38, 2006-Pres. 1. Chris Catanzaro 411, 1998-01 6. Chad Rice 35, 2004-07 Kelly Sweppenhiser 411, 2003-06 7. Andy Barden 33, 2000-03 Kelly Sweppenhiser is the career 3. Robert Crumpler 335, 2004-07 8. Shane Geisslinger 30, 2005-08 David Groseclose holds both the leader in hits, on-base percentage, 4. Scott Thompkins 331, 1996-99 9. Michael Goldman 25, 1997-00 single-season and career records runs, at bats and total bases (tied). Elliott Erbe 331, 2002-05 10. Scott Thompkins 23, 1996-99 for stolen bases. www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 79 Career Pitching & Fielding Records

STRIKEOUTS 4. Merlin Ikenberry 77, 1992-95 PUTOUTS 1. Trey Barham 291, 2005-08 Josh Owens 77, 2001-05 1. Robert Crumpler 1487, 2004-07 2. Duke Acors 245, 2002-05 Jimmy Thoms 77, 2002-05 2. Chris Catanzaro 1468, 1998-01 3. Phil Hendrix 216, 2000-03 7. J.J. Hollenbeck 70, 2003-06 3. Nate Shepperson 1232, 1994-97 4. Michael Bowman 209, 2006-08 8. Trey Barham 68, 2005-08 4. Marshall Simpson 892, 1987-90 5. W.G. Smith 204, 1994-97 9. Brannon Howle 65, 1996-99 5. Jon Wade 877, 2002-04 6. J.J. Hollenbeck 198, 2003-06 10.Josh Spradlin 64, 1997-00 6.Michael Roberts 873, 2006-08 7. Jay Adams 193, 1994-95,97-98 7. Scott Thompkins 747, 1996-99 8. Bryan Augsburger 187, 1982-85 FIELDING PERCENTAGE 8. Marlin Ikenberry 653, 1992-95 9. Jeremy Harper 186, 2000-03 1. Robert Crumpler .989, 2004-07 9. Andy Barden 633, 2000-03 10.Percy Sensabaugh 177, 1964-65 2. Jon Wade .988, 2002-04 10.Elliott Erbe 622, 2002-05 Ryan Glynn 177, 1993-95 3. Chris Catanzaro .986, 1998-01 4. Nate Shepperson .984, 1994-97 ASSISTS STRIKEOUTS PER 9 INNINGS 5. Marlin Ikenberry .981, 1992-95 1. Matt Smith 581, 2002-05 Trey Barham holds the career 1. Ryan Glynn 8.78, 1993-95 6. Billy Terry .981, 1990-93 2. David Groseclose 571, 1992-95 records for wins and strikeouts. 2. Ian Ostlund 8.78, 1998-00 7. Scott Thompkins .980, 1996-99 3. Chad Rice 505, 2004-07 EARNED RUN AVERAGE 3. Trey Barham 8.48, 2005-08 8. Mike Roberts .979, 2006-08 4. Shane Geisslinger 495, 2005-08 1. John Pate 2.95, 1971-73 4. Michael Bowman 8.35, 2006-08 9. Marshall Simpson .978, 1987-90 5. Brian Adams 445, 1990-93 2. Michael Bowman 3.32, 2006-08 5. Bryan Augsburger 7.70, 1982-85 10.Michael Goldman .977, 1997-00 6. Franco Martin 379, 1994-97 3. Vern Beitzel 3.45, 1969-72 6. Josh Spradlin 7.54, 1997-00 7. Jason Annis 361, 2000-03 4. Chris Henderson 3.70, 2006-Pres. 7. Jay Adams 7.54, 1994-95, 97-98 TOTAL CHANCES 8. Kelly Sweppenhiser 347, 2003-06 5. Trey Barham 3.73, 2005-08 8. W.G. Smith 7.49, 1994-97 1. Robert Crumpler 1606, 2004-07 9. A.J. Yoder 283, 2006-Pres. 6. Bryan Augsburger 3.91, 1982-85 9. Jeremy Harper 7.43, 2000-03 2. Chris Catanzaro 1590, 1998-01 10.Jon Schott 278, 1998-01 7. Jeff DeMara 3.93, 2002-05 10.Chris Henderson 7.29, 2006-Pres. 3. Nate Shepperson 1349, 1994-97 8. J.J. Hollenbeck 4.79, 2003-06 4. Marshall Simpson 969, 1987-90 DOUBLE PLAYS 9. Barry Johnson 4.92, 1987-90 WALKS ISSUED PER 9 INNINGS Mike Roberts 969, 2006-08 1. Robert Crumpler 131, 2004-07 10.John Payne 5.51, 1991-94 1. Chris Henderson 1.71, 2006-Pres. 6. David Groseclose 964, 1992-95 2. David Groseclose 114, 1992-95 2. Jimmy Thoms 2.56, 2002-05 7. Matt Smith 956, 2002-05 3. Nate Shepperson 113, 1994-97 WINS 3. Jeff DeMara 2.71, 2002-05 8. Jon Wade 927, 2002-04 4. Shane Geisslinger 94, 2005-08 1. Trey Barham 22, 2005-08 4. Michael Bowman 2.80, 2006-08 9. Brian Adams 892, 1990-93 5. Brian Adams 90, 1990-93 2. Ian Ostlund 16, 1998-00 5. John Payne 2.88, 1991-94 10.Scott Thompkins 855, 1996-99 Chad Rice 90, 2004-07 3. Michael Bowman 14, 2006-08 6. Ian Ostlund 2.95, 1998-00 7. Chris Cofer 82, 1993-96 4. Bryan Augsburger 13, 1982-85 7. J.J. Hollenbeck 3.00, 2003-06 8. Matt Smith 79, 2002-05 Mike Doczi 13, 1987-89,91 8. Trey Barham 3.21, 2005-08 *- All Pitching Average stats with a 9. Chris Catanzaro 60, 1998-01 Phil Hendrix 13, 2000-03 9. Phil Hendrix 3.29, 2000-03 minimum 140 Innings. 10.Jon Wade 54, 2002-04 Josh Owens 13, 2001-05 10.Mike Doczi 3.56, 1987-89,91 Duke Acors 13, 2002-05 Chris Henderson 14, 2006-Pres. GAMES STARTED 10.Five Tied With 12 1. Duke Acors 61, 2002-05 2. Trey Barham 48, 2005-08 INNINGS PITCHED 3. Phil Hendrix 42, 2000-03 1. Duke Acors 319.0, 2002-05 4. Todd Tilley 38, 1986-89 2. Trey Barham 308.2, 2005-08 John Payne 38, 1991-94 3. Phil Hendrix 306.2, 2000-03 6. Marc Phillips 37, 1991-94 4. J.J. Hollenbeck 272.2, 2003-06 7. Jeremy Harper 36, 2000-03 5. John Payne 259.2, 1991-94 Michael Bowman 36, 2006-08 6. Jimmy Thoms 257.0, 2002-05 9. Mark Airaghi 34, 1980-83 7. Mark Airaghi 254.0, 1980-83 Jimmy Thoms 34, 2002-05 8. Todd Tilley 247.1, 1986-89 9. W.G. Smith 245.0, 1994-97 COMPLETE GAMES 10.Marc Phillips 243.1, 1991-94 1. Mark Airaghi 24, 1980-83 2. Mike Vela 21, 1976-79 SAVES 3. Bryan Augsburger 17, 1982-85 1. Kevin Crum 16, 2006-Pres. 4. Vern Beitzel 16, 1969-72 2. Jeff DeMara 13, 2002-05 5. John Payne 13, 1991-94 3. Ian Ostlund 11, 1998-00 6. Todd Tilley 12, 1986-89 4. Merlin Ikenberry 9, 1992-95 7. W.G. Smith 11, 1994-97 Travis Smink 9, 2006-Pres. John Pate 11, 1971-73 6. Corey Bachman 8, 2004-07 9. Craig Jones 10, 1977-80 7. Phil Hendrix 7, 2000-03 10.Glenn Ferguson 9, 1984-87 8. Richard Sparks 6, 1986-89 Ryan Glynn 6, 1993-95 APPEARANCES 10.J.J. Hollenbeck 5, 2003-06 1. Jeff DeMara 104, 2002-05 Billy Goodrich 5, 1992-95 2. Billy Goodrich 83, 1992-95 3. Phil Hendrix 78, 2000-03 Ryan Glynn struck out more batters per nine innings than any other hurler in VMI history and remains the only Keydet to play in the major leagues.

80 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com Keydet Honors & Awards National Rankings ...... Ben Walker, DH Big South All-Academic Collegiate Baseball 1988* ...... Andy Beasley, C 2004 ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser 30th ...... March 12, 2007 ...... Gary Sibayan, 2B 2005 ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser ...... March 19, 2007 ...... Chris Finwood, SS 2006 ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser NCBWA 1989 ...... John Parrott, OF 2007 ...... Chad Rice Receiving Votes ...... March 12, 2007 1990 ...... Andy Beasley, C 2008 ...... Shane Geisslinger ...... March 19, 2007 ...... Marshall Simpson, 1B ...... April 2, 2007 1995 ...... David Groseclose, SS ...... Preseason 2008 ...... Ryan Glynn, OF NCBWA National Pitcher of 1999 ...... Eric Walker, 3B ...... Scott Thompkins, DH the Week Louisville Slugger 2000 ...... Ian Ostlund, RP 2007 ...... Trey Barham (Apr. 3) ...... Eric Walker, 3B Freshman All-American *-All-SoCon North Division 2003 ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser, 3B Big South Player of the Week 2006 ...... Travis Smink, P 2005 ...... Robert Crumpler (May 23) Second Team 2006 ...... Klint Reed (Feb. 14, Co-) 1960 ...... Weldon Eddins, SS ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser (Feb. 21) SoCon Freshman of the Year 1962 ...... Weldon Eddins, SS ...... Robert Crumpler (Mar. 20) 1982 ...... Mike Lamore, (Co-) ...... Joe Gedro, P ...... Jacoby Fields (May 22, Co-) 2003 ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser, 3B 1963 ...... Joe Bush, OF 2007 ...... Eddie Van Es (Mar. 19) 1964 ...... Dee Hartman, OF ...... Robert Crumpler (Apr. 16) 1965 ...... Donny White, SS 2008 ...... Brian Sandridge (Apr. 7) GTE/CoSIDA Academic All- 1968 ...... Tom Catlett, OF America ...... Tim White, 3B 1984 ...... Mike Lamore, 3rd Team 1984 ...... Bryan Augsburger, P Big South Pitcher of the Week 2004 ...... J.J. Hollenbeck (Apr. 26) 1996 ...... Nate Shepperson, 3rd Team ...... Kelly Raber, 2B ...... Bert Saunders, OF 2005 ...... J.J. Hollenbeck (Mar. 28) ...... Greg Weddle, 1B 2006 ...... Trey Barham (Mar. 20) Johnny Bench Award Watch List 1989 ...... Andy Beasley, C 2007 ...... Trey Barham (Apr. 2) 2008 ...... Mike Roberts ...... Ren O’Ferrall, OF ...... Chris Henderson (Apr. 9) 1990 ...... Barry Johnson, P 2008 ...... Chris Henderson (Mar. 24) Roger Clemens Award Watch List ...... Brian Adams, 2B ...... Michael Bowman (May 19) 1992 ...... Ray Flowers, 1B 2007 ...... Trey Barham 1993 ...... Brian Adams, 2B ...... Michael Bowman College Baseball Foundation ...... David Groseclose, SS ...... Kevin Crum 1994 ...... Ryan Glynn, OF National Honor Roll ...... David Groseclose, SS 2006 ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser (Feb. 21) Dick Howser Award Watch List ...... Louie Napoleon, 2B ...... Travis Smink (Feb. 28) 2006 ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser ...... John Payne, DH ...... Trey Barham (Mar. 21) 2007 ...... Kevin Crum 1995 ...... Chris Cofer, 2B 2007 ...... A.J.Yoder (Mar. 6) 2000 ...... Michael Goldman, C ...... Eddie Van Es (Mar. 20) ...... Stephen Johnson, DH ...... Robert Crumpler (Apr. 18) Brooks Wallace Award Watch List 2008 ...... Michael Bowman All Big South Conference VaSID All-State Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award First Team 1984 ...... Bryan Augsburger 2005 ...... Matt Smith, SS 1990 ...... Marshall Simpson Candidate ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser, 3B ...... Andy Beasley 1995 ...... Ryan Glynn 2008 ...... Trey Barham 2006 ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser, 3B 2007 ...... Chad Rice, SS ...... David Groseclose (HM) 2008 ...... Shane Geisslinger, 2B 1996 ...... Nate Shepperson NCBWA Stopper of the Year 2000 ...... Ian Ostlund 2006 ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser Award Watch List Second Team 2008 ...... Tanner Biagini (First Team) 2007 ...... Kevin Crum 2006 ...... Trey Barham, P ...... Chris Duty (Second Team) 2007 ...... Robert Crumpler, 1B ...... Michael Bowman, P All Southern Conference 2008 ...... Chris Duty, RP VMI Sports Hall of Fame First Team The following former baseball players have been inducted 1959 ...... Bill Drake, 2B into the VMISports Hall of Fame: 1960 ...... Joe Gedro, OF SoCon All Tournament Paul Caldwell ‘26 ...... 1972* 1993 ...... David Groseclose, SS 1961 ...... Weldon Eddins, SS William Couper ‘04 ...... 1972* ...... Louie Napoleon, 3B 1962 ...... Gil Minor, C Joseph Hatchet ‘25 ...... 1972* 1994 ...... Louie Napoleon, OF 1963 ...... Donny White, SS Frank M. Page, Jr. ’23 ...... 1972* 1995 ...... Ryan Glynn, DH 1964 ...... Donny White, SS Charles Roberson ‘38 ...... 1972* 1996 ...... Nate Shepperson, 1B ...... Percy Sensabaugh, P Robert Y. Conrad ‘05 ...... 1974 2003 ...... Jon Wade, 1B 1965 ...... Percy Sensabaugh, P Claude “Red” Patton ‘50 ...... 1975 1969 ...... Vern Beitzel, P John L. Pitts ‘16 ...... 1975 ...... J.C. Hanks, 2B SoCon Coach of the Year Donny White ‘65 ...... 1975 ...... Tim White, 3B 1982 ...... Donny White (Co-) Gilly Laughorn ‘31 ...... 1976 1977 ...... Kelly Lombard, C 1988 ...... Paul Maini Cliff Heathcote ‘57 ...... 1977 1980 ...... Phil Hubbard, C 2003 ...... Tom Slater Percy Sensabaugh ‘66 ...... 1977 1982 ...... Phil Hubbard, C Harold Williams ‘31 ...... 1978 1983 ...... Bryan Augsburger, P Jack Tim White ‘69 ...... 1979 1985* ...... Greg Weddle, 1B Big South Scholar-Athlete Weldon Eddins ‘62 ...... 1982 ...... Chris Finwood, SS 2006 ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser, 3B Phil Hubbard ‘83 ...... 1993 1986* ...... Greg Weddle, 1B Greg Weddle ‘86 ...... 1997 ...... Gary Sibayan, 2B Chris Finwood ‘88 ...... 2003 1987* ...... Gary Sibayan, 2B Ryan Glynn ‘95 ...... 2005 ...... Chris Finwood, SS *-Indicates charter member of the Hall of Fame

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 81 When Was The Last Time... When Was The Last Time VMI...... Batting Champions Scored 20 or more runs in a game ...... 21, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, May 9, 2008 1950 . . . . .“Red” Patton ...... 333 Had 20 or more hits in a game ...... 23, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, May 9, 2008 1951 . . . . .Neal Petree ...... 305 Scored 10 or more runs in an inning ...... 11, at Birmingham-Southern,April 22, 2006 1952 . . . . .Neal Petree ...... 252 Allowed 20 or more runs in a game ...... 21, vs. Hofstra, February 13, 2005 1953 . . . . .Dave Crockett ...... 345 Allowed 20 or more hits in a game ...... 22, vs. UNC Asheville,April 28, 2007 1954 . . . . .Not Available ...... 1955 . . . . .Not Available ...... Was shutout ...... at Liberty (8-0),April 18, 2008 1956 . . . . .Bobby Ross ...... 400 Shutout an opponent ...... at High Point-Game 2 (3-0), March 22, 2008 1957 . . . . .Bobby Ross ...... 292 Pitched back-to-back complete games . . .vs. Longwood (Thoms & Hollenbeck),April 8 & 9, 2005 1958 . . . . .Bobby Ross ...... 305 Hit back-to-back home runs ...... vs. Longwood (Biagini & Ballard), May 14, 2008 1959 . . . . .Bobby Ross ...... 218 Hit 5 or more home runs in a game ...... 5, vs. Savannah State,April 1, 2007 1960 . . . . .Joe Gedro ...... 375 Had two players with five hits in a game ...... vs. UMES (S. Roberts, 6 & Hess, 5), May 9, 2008 1961 . . . . .Alex Azezapa ...... 245 Allowed an Opponent 3 hits or less ...... 1, vs. Coppin State,April 14, 2007 1962 . . . . .Joe Gedro ...... 275 Allowed an Opponent 1 hit or less ...... 1, vs. Coppin State,April 14, 2007 1963 . . . . .Donny White ...... 391 Swept a Conference series at home ...... vs. Charleston Southern, May 16-18, 2008 1964 . . . . .Donny White ...... 329 Swept a Conference series on the road ...... at High Point, March 21-22, 2008 1965 . . . . .Donny White ...... 261 Beat a Ranked Team ...... vs. #15 Coastal Carolina (4-3),April 28, 2008 1966 . . . . .Don McMenmim ...... 284 Beat a Ranked Team on the Road ...... at #10 Auburn (7-3), March 13, 2007 1967 . . . . .Skip Harding ...... 302 Beat a Team Ranked in the Top Five ...... vs. #3 Virginia (5-2),April 3, 2007 1968 . . . . .Tom Catlett ...... 346 1969 . . . . .J.C. Hanks ...... 343 Won a Series Against a Ranked Team ...... vs. #16 Winthrop, May 19-21, 2006 (First Ever) 1970 . . . . .Doug Rowe ...... 234 Won a Postseason Game ...... vs. #5 Furman (2-1), May 23, 2003 (SoCon Tournament) 1971 . . . . .Ken Wester ...... 220 Was Ranked In A National Poll ...... March 19, 2007, #30 by Collegiate Baseball (First-Ever) 1972 . . . . .Lou Dowdy ...... 325 1973 . . . . .Rod Brewer ...... 408 When Was The Last Time A Keydet...... 1974 . . . . .Kimo Wong ...... 300 Had five hits in a game ...... Sam Roberts (6) & Justin Hess (5) , vs. UMES, May 9, 2008 1975 . . . . .Kavie Thrift ...... 308 Scored five runs in a game ...... Chad Rice, vs. Coppin State, Feb. 17, 2006 1976 . . . . .Russell Puckett ...... 398 Had seven RBI in a game ...... Robert Crumpler, vs. Fairfield, March 7, 2005 1977 . . . . .Kelly Lombard ...... 344 Hit three doubles in a game ...... Justin Hess, vs. Coppin State,April 22, 2008 1978 . . . . .John Hobbs ...... 302 Hit two triples in a game ...... A.J.Yoder, vs. Savannah State, March 31, 2007 1979 . . . . .Mark Vasco ...... 316 Hit a grand slam ...... Tanner Biagini, vs. Coppin State,April 23, 2008 1980 . . . . .Phil Hubbard ...... 416 Hit an inside-the-park home run ...... Mike Roberts, at Auburn, March 6, 2008 1981 . . . . .Scott Gines ...... 313 Had a pinch-hit home run ...... Klint Reed, vs. UNC Asheville, March 18, 2005 1982 . . . . .Phil Hubbard ...... 424 1983 . . . . .Mike Lamore ...... 369 Hit two home runs in a game ...... Jordan Ballard, at James Madison, March 26, 2008 1984 . . . . .Kelly Raber ...... 343 Hit home runs in consecutive at bats ...... Robert Crumpler, vs.William & Mary,April 5, 2005 1985 . . . . .Mike Lamore ...... 373 Had a walk-off RBI ...... Shane Geisslinger (BB), vs.Virginia Tech,April 30, 2008 1986 . . . . .Greg Weddle ...... 446 Had a walk-off hit ...... Shane Geisslinger (1B), vs. #15 Coastal Carolina-Game 1,April 27, 2008 1987 . . . . .Gary Sibayan ...... 359 Hit a walk-off home run ...... Brian Sandridge, vs. Radford,April 7, 2008 1988 . . . . .Chris Finwood ...... 399 Hit for the cycle ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser, vs. Coppin State, February 19, 2006 1989 . . . . .Ren O’Ferrall ...... 355 Had two hits in an inning ...... B.T. Good, at Birmingham Southern,April 22, 2006 1990 . . . . .Marshall Simpson ...... 393 Stole home ...... Jordan Ballard (Double steal), vs. Lafayette, Feb. 23, 2008 1991 . . . . .Ray Flowers ...... 289 Stole five bases in a game ...... Shane Geisslinger, vs. Richmond,April 12, 2006 1992 . . . . .Ray Flowers ...... 294 Struck out 10 or more batters . . . .Michael Bowman (10), vs. Charleston Southern, May 16, 2008 1993 . . . . .Brian Adams ...... 326 Struck out 12 or more batters ...... Trey Barham (12), at James Madison, May 17, 2006 1994 . . . . .Louie Napoleon ...... 307 Struck out 15 or more batters ...... Grayson Craun (15), vs.Appalachian State,April 11, 1998 1995 . . . . .David Groseclose ...... 341 Pitched a complete game (9 inn.) ...... Trey Barham, at High Point, March 21, 2008 1996 . . . . .Nate Shepperson ...... 361 1997 . . . . .Franco Martin ...... 325 Threw a shutout (9 inn.) ...... J.J. Hollenbeck, vs. North Carolina A&T, May 13, 2006 1998 . . . . .Chris Catanzaro ...... 346 Had a hitting streak of at least 15 games ...... Robert Crumpler, Feb. 23-March 22, 2005 (15) 1999 . . . . .Eric Walker ...... 376 Hit .400 in a season (Minimum 150 at bats) ...... Greg Weddle, .446, 1986 2000 . . . . .Chris Catanzaro ...... 392 2001 . . . . .Chris Catanzaro ...... 335 Miscellaneous School Records 2002 . . . . .Jason Annis ...... 308 Most wins in a season ...... 34, 2007 2003 . . . . .Andy Barden ...... 318 Most consecutive wins ...... 9, February 12-March 4, 2006 2004 . . . . .Kelly Sweppenhiser ...... 367 Most consecutive home wins ...... 15, February 24-April 7, 2007 2005 . . . . .Kelly Sweppenhiser ...... 370 Best record during a season ...... 28-10,April 18, 2007 2006 . . . . .Kelly Sweppenhiser ...... 350 Most losses in a season ...... 41, 2002 2007 . . . . .Robert Crumpler ...... 330 Most consecutive losses ...... 32, March 21, May 1, 1981 2008 . . . . .Sam Roberts ...... 348

82 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com All-Time Roster (1963-Present)

-A-A-A-A-A- BUNN, Chris ...... 1987-88 EAST, Eric ...... 1997-00 HIGHTOWER, Dick ...... 1963-65 ABELON, Patrick ...... 1997 BURGESS, Kenny ...... 1980-83 EDEN, Mike ...... 1981-82 HILLER, Steve ...... 1981-84 ACORS, Duke ...... 2002-05 BURRUS, Brian ...... 1993-94 EDWARDS, Matt ...... 2006-08 HINES, B...... 1963-64 BURT, Mike ...... 1979-80 ELLIOT, John ...... 2001 HINES, Doug ...... 1973 BUSH, Joe ...... 1963-65 ERBE, Elliott ...... 2002-05 HINKEL, Bob ...... 1965-67 BUSHEY,Art ...... 1968-69 EVANS, Chad ...... 1991 HOBBS ...... 1978 BUTLER, Larry ...... 1979 HOLLENBECK, J.J...... 2003-06 -F-F-F-F-F- HOLLOWAY, Donnie ...... 1990-92 -C-C-C-C-C- FARLEY, Jason ...... 2008 HOLMES, Rob ...... 1981-84 CAGE, Matt ...... 2001-04 FERGUSON, Glenn ...... 1984-87 HOLMES,Wilt ...... 1976 CARPENTER,Adam ...... 2007 FIELDS, Jacoby ...... 2004-07 HOLT, John ...... 1966 CARVER, Fred ...... 1968-70 FINWOOD, Criss ...... 1985-88 HOWLE, Brannon ...... 1996-99 CASHER, Ian ...... 2004-07 FITCHETT, Doug ...... 1974-76 HUBBARD, Phil ...... 1980-83 CATANZARO, Chris ...... 1998-01 FLORA, Lefty ...... 2008 HUCKABEE, Jeff ...... 1971-74 CATHER,W...... 1963-64 FLOWERS, Ray ...... 1991-93 HUDGINS, Matt ...... 2003-04 CATLETT,Tom ...... 1967-69 FRAZIER, Randle ...... 1971 HUGHES,Abe ...... 1999 CHAPMAN, Howard ...... 1966 FRESIA, Jerry ...... 1967-69 HUGHES, Danny ...... 1996-97 CHARLES, Johnny ...... 1989 FRICK, Ken ...... 1966 HUNT,Wayne ...... 1994 CHERNISKY, Chris ...... 1990-92 FRIEND, John ...... 1979-82 HUNTER, R...... 1964 Brian Adams CHICOLI, John ...... 1984-85 FRISHKORN, Jim ...... 1978-80 HUPP,W.T...... 1974 ADAMS, Brian ...... 1990-93 CLEATON, Frank ...... 1968-70 FRISKI, Steve ...... 1968-70 HUTHWAITE, Doug ...... 1971 ADAMS, Jay ...... 1994-95,97-98 CLEMENTS, Michael ...... 2005 FRITZ, Dan ...... 1979-80 ADLEMAN, Jay ...... 1982 COAKLEY, Mike ...... 2001-03 -I-I-I-I-I- AIRAGHI, Mark ...... 1980-83 COFER, Chris ...... 1993-96 -G-G-G-G-G- IKENBERRY, Marlin ...... 1992-95 ALLEN, Ed ...... 1995-96 COLLETTI, Mike ...... 1983-86 GALLEO, Darren ...... 1986-89 IKENBERRY, Merlin ...... 1992-95 AMOS, J.R...... 1963 COLLIE, Dave ...... 1981 GARNETT, Johnny ...... 1979 ISAACS, Garland ...... 1973,75 ANDREWS,Andy ...... 1976-79 COLVIN, Ryan ...... 1998-01 GATES, Randy ...... 1975-77 ANNIS, Jason ...... 2000-03 CONQUES, Duane ...... 1963-65 GAUSEPOHL, Jeff ...... 1963-65 -J-J-J-J-J- ANTON, Mike ...... 2004-05 COOK, Rick ...... 1968-69 GEISSLINGER, Shane ...... 2005-08 JANNUSCH, Mike ...... 1988-90 ARMBRUSTER, George ...... 1986-89 CORLEY, Jerry ...... 1976 GENTILE,Tony ...... 1967-68 JEFFERSON, Larry ...... 1970-72 ATKINSON, R...... 1963-64 CORRAO,Tony ...... 1997 GINES, Scott ...... 1980-83 JOHNSON, Barry ...... 1987-90 AUGSBURGER, Bryan ...... 1982-85 COULTER, ...... 1970 GLOVER, John ...... 1986-89 JOHNSON, Stephen ...... 1999-00 COVINGTON,Tristen ...... 2003-04 GLYNN, Ryan ...... 1993-95 JONES, Craig ...... 1977-80 -B-B-B-B-B- COWARDIN, Lew ...... 1968,70 GOLDMAN, Michael ...... 1997-00 JONES, Jeff ...... 1999 BABER, Jon ...... 2002-05 COX,Tim ...... 1980 GOOD, B.T...... 2003-06 JORDAN, John ...... 1988 BACHMAN, Corey ...... 2004-07 CRAFT, Mark ...... 1987-90 GOODE, John ...... 2004-07 JUDD, Seth ...... 1988-89 BALLARD, Jordan ...... 2007 CRANE, Stan ...... 1969,72 GOODRICH, Billy ...... 1992-95 BARDEN,Andy ...... 2000-03 CRAUN, Grayson ...... 1997-98,00 GRAHAM, Chris ...... 1991 -K-K-K-K-K- BAREFOOT, Ryan ...... 2008 CROCKER, Randy ...... 1967-69 GREGG, Jim ...... 1965-66 KASPER, Kelly ...... 1989-91 BARGER, Steve ...... 1979-80 CRONE, Sandy ...... 1990-91 GREGORY, Bruce ...... 1968 KASS, Matt ...... 1998 BARHAM,Trey ...... 2005-08 CROTWELL, Henry ...... 1966 GRIFFIN, Matt ...... 1977-80 KELLY, Mike ...... 1988 BARKER, Danny ...... 1971 CRUM, Kevin ...... 2006-07 GRIFFIN, Ryan ...... 1992-93 KELLY, Billy ...... 1992-93 BARKSDALE, Harry ...... 1972-75 CRUMPLER, Robert ...... 2004-07 GROSECLOSE, David ...... 1992-95 KENNEDY, Zach ...... 2001-04 BARROW,Wes ...... 1996-99 KENT,Allen ...... 2001-02 BASS, Stan ...... 1980,82-83 -D-D-D-D-D- -H-H-H-H-H- KIELTY,Tim ...... 1985 BATTS,Terry ...... 1989-92 DANIELS, L.C...... 1974 HACKEMEYER, Denny ...... 1977-78 KIELY, Pat ...... 1988,90-91 BEASLEY,Andy ...... 1987-90 DARIN, Joe ...... 2000 HADRA, Jon ...... 2001-04 KING, Curtis ...... 1971 BEITZEL,Vern ...... 1969-72 DARNELL, Dan ...... 1972-75 HAINES,Andrew ...... 2005-06 KING, Orville ...... 1972 BIAGINI,Tanner ...... 2007-08 DAVIES, Jeff ...... 1978-80 HAITSUKA,Alex ...... 2008 KIRK, J.B...... 1974 BIGGS, John ...... 1970-71 DAVIS, Brad ...... 1997 HAMLET, Dick ...... 1968 KITCHEN, Dale ...... 1972 BINGLER,Travis...... 1995 DAVIS, Jaime ...... 2005 HANEY, Drew ...... 1993-96 KITCHEN, James ...... 1971 BIRAM,Walter ...... 1973 DAVIS, Paul ...... 1979-80 HANKS, J.C...... 1968-70 KOKOLIS, Pete ...... 1995-96 BOOTH, Kevin ...... 2006 DAVIS, Phil ...... 1967 HARDING, Skip ...... 1967-68 KRUITHOF,Adam ...... 2008 BOWDEN, Ron ...... 1980-82 DeLEO,W.T...... 1963 HARDY, Bill ...... 1975-78 KURTZ, Rick ...... 1990 BOWMAN, Michael ...... 2006-08 DeMEO, L.J...... 1974 HARPER, Jeremy ...... 2000-03 BOYETTE, Ed ...... 1992-94 DeWATERS, Jerry ...... 1972 HARRELL,Wayne ...... 1970-72 -L-L-L-L-L- BOYNTON, L...... 1964 DEARMAN,Andy ...... 1973 HARRISON, Romando ...... 1994-95 LADD, Bob ...... 1967 BRADFORD, Ben ...... 1996-99 DeMARA, Jeff ...... 2002-05 HARTMAN, Dee ...... 1965-66 LAMAS, Robert ...... 2007 BRANNER,Wade ...... 1982-83 DI DIO,Alex ...... 2005 HAVELIN, M.A...... 1974 LAMORE, Mike ...... 1982-85 BRECKENRIDGE, Jim ...... 1965-67 DIETRICH, Kris ...... 1995-96 HAVIRD, Ley ...... 1987,89-90 LANDBERG, Michael ...... 1997-99 BRENT, Bill ...... 1966-67 DIXON, David ...... 1996-98 HAYDEN,Thomas ...... 2006-07 LANIER, Phil ...... 1966-67 BREWER, Rod ...... 1973 DOCZI, Mike ...... 1987-89,91 HAYES, Grant ...... 1990 LAWSON,Andew ...... 2000-01 BRIGGS, Don ...... 1977-79 DOW, Frank ...... 1982-84 HAYES, R.E...... 1974 LEAKE, Matt ...... 2002 BRIGGS, Justin ...... 2000-03 DOWDY, Louis ...... 1971-72,74 HAZELWOOD, Mark ...... 1991-94 LEE, Mark ...... 1979 BROOKS, Chris ...... 2002-04 DOWNS, David ...... 1989,91 HEINE, Rick ...... 1985-86 LEGG, Josh ...... 2004-05 BROOKS, Chris ...... 1998 DUANE, Harley ...... 1965-66 HELMS, Heith ...... 1996-97 LEGGETT ...... 1978 BROWN, Jere ...... 1989 DUNLAP,Chase ...... 2005 HENDERSON, Chris ...... 2006-08 LEVENSON, Jeff ...... 1981 BROWN, M.W...... 1974 DURHAM, Brian ...... 1985-86 HENDRIX, Phil ...... 2000-03 LEWIN, Dennis ...... 1972-75 BRYANT, Scott ...... 1982-85 DUTY, Chris ...... 2007-08 HENKEL, Bobby ...... 1976-78 LICHTER, James ...... 2007 BUCHANAN, Chase ...... 2004-06 HERMON, G.R...... 1963 LIFFICK, Matt ...... 2001-04 BUCK, Glen ...... 1989,91-92 -E-E-E-E-E- HESS, Justin ...... 2007-08 LITTLE, Charles ...... 1971-74 BURGWYN, C.P.E...... 1974 EARLE, R.A...... 1963 HESS, Rick ...... 1971 LITWIN, Richard ...... 2002-06 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 83 All-Time Roster (1963-Present)

LITZ, Ryan ...... 2007 NEHLS, Richard ...... 1978-79 ROSS, Donnie ...... 1973-74 SWIENCINSKI, Brian ...... 1986-88 LOCHER, John ...... 1979 ROUNDTREE, Jim ...... 1966-67 LOMBARD, Kelly ...... 1976-79 -O-O-O-O-O- ROWE, Doug ...... 1969-71 -T-T-T-T-T- LONG, Jon ...... 1997-99 O'BOOK, Jimmy ...... 1979 ROYSTON, J.R...... 2001-04 TATE, Jason ...... 2007 LOTTMAN, David ...... 2007 O'FERRALL, Patrick ...... 1989-92 RUCKER, Kyle ...... 2007 TAVENNER, James ...... 1988-91 LOUGHRIDGE, Billy ...... 1963-65 O'FERRALL, Ren ...... 1986-89 RUSSELL, Sandy ...... 1981 TAYLOR, John ...... 1965-66 LYLES,Willie ...... 1999-02 ONOFREI, Matt ...... 1996 TERRY, Billy ...... 1990-93 LYNCH, Henry ...... 2002-03 OSTLUND, Issac ...... 2004,06 -S-S-S-S-S- TERRY, Ruben ...... 1965-67 OSTLUND, Ian ...... 1998-00 SADLER, Mike ...... 1969 THOMAS, John ...... 1968 -M-M-M-M-M- OTWELL, Steve ...... 1970-71 SAMUELSON, Keith ...... 1981 THOMPKINS, Scott ...... 1996-99 MACKEY, Chris ...... 1993-94 OWENS, Josh ...... 2001-05 SANDRIDGE, Brian ...... 2006-08 THOMS, Jimmy ...... 2002-05 MAJOR, Jason ...... 2003-04,06 SANFORD, John ...... 1975-76 THRIFT, Kevin ...... 1973,75-76 MALESKI, Mike ...... 2003-04 -P-P-P-P-P- SANFORD, Robert ...... 1975-77 THUJO, K.Y...... 1974 MALLON, Jim ...... 1973-74 PADGETT, Oscar ...... 1970-71 SAUNDERS, Bert ...... 1982-85 TILLEY,Todd ...... 1986-89 MAINI, Paul ...... 1964 PAGONES, Jim ...... 1970 SAVAGE ...... 1978-79 TOGNOLI, Chris ...... 1986-87 MANIS, Mike ...... 1968 PALMER, Steve ...... 1985 SCHENK, Joey ...... 1992-95 TUJO, Chris ...... 1992-94 MAROHN, Chip ...... 1976-77 PARKER, R...... 1964 SCHMAUS, Charlie ...... 1965-67 TURNAGE, Brian ...... 1992-95 MARSHALL, Howard ...... 1967 PARKER, Read ...... 1997 SCHOTT, Jon ...... 1998-01 TURNER ...... 1984 MARTIN, Franco ...... 1994-97 PARROTT, John ...... 1985-87,89 SEAWELL, Sean ...... 2004 TYLER, David ...... 1983-84 MARTIN, Peyton ...... 1994 PARSONS, Stephen ...... 2005 SECRIST, Greg ...... 1985 MARTINSON, Cody ...... 1999 PATE, John ...... 1971-74 SELBY, Field ...... 1971-72 -U-U-U-U-U- MASSENBURG, Brandon ...... 2003-05 PAULETTE, Bill ...... 1967-69 SELDON, Greg ...... 1974-75 UPHAM, Brent ...... 2004 MASSIE, B...... 1974 PAULETTE,Will ...... 2002-05 SENSABAUGH,Percy ...... 1964-65,67 UPTON, Phil ...... 1973 MAURER, Jim ...... 1963-65 PAULS, Phil ...... 1966 SHARP,David ...... 1999-00 MAYS ...... 1970 PAYNE, John ...... 1991-94 SHEPPERSON, Nate ...... 1994-97 -V-V-V-V-V- McADAMS, Ryan ...... 1990 PEARSON, Ed ...... 1997-00 SHU, Rod ...... 1968-70 VAN ES, Eddie ...... 2006-07 McALLISTER, Kenny ...... 1981-83 PEDIGO, Hank ...... 1967-68 VARNEY, Gary ...... 1974-76 McCLOSKEY, Joe ...... 1983-86 PENNINGTON, Ken ...... 1967-68 VASCO, Mark ...... 1979-81 McGINNIS,Tommy ...... 1983-86 PERRIN, Mark ...... 1976-77 VELA, Mike ...... 1976-79 McKAIN, R...... 1964 PHELPS, John ...... 2006-07 VLASS, Barry ...... 1973 McMENAMIN, Don ...... 1965-67 PHELPS, Mike ...... 1991-93 McPHERSON, Josh ...... 2007 PHILLIPS, David ...... 1982-84 -W-W-W-W-W- MICHAELS, Glenn ...... 1965-66 PHILLIPS, Marc ...... 1991-94 WADE, Jon ...... 2002-04 MIHALIK,Tom ...... 1975-77 PINGREE, Jim ...... 1983 WALKER, Ben ...... 1983-85,87 MIKULA, Ned ...... 1971 PLOTT, Harold ...... 1971-72 WALKER, Eric ...... 1997-00 MILLIGAN, Ron ...... 1976 PORTER, Brandon ...... 1994 WALTON, R.S...... 1963 MINEY, Brendan ...... 1977-80 PORTER, Robin ...... 1965-66 WARD, Shawn ...... 1996 MINOR, Gil ...... 1963 POULOS, Matt ...... 1999-00 WEDDLE, Greg ...... 1983-86 MINOR Jr., Gil ...... 1990-91 POWELL ...... 1978 WELLS, Greg ...... 1999 MITCHELL, Ryan ...... 1997-99 POWROZNIK,Travis ...... 1996-97 WERTZ, Brent ...... 1988 MONTANO, Dave ...... 1981 PREDDY, Rob ...... 1979-82 WESTER, Ken ...... 1969-72 MOORE, Scott ...... 1990 PRIOLETTI,T.J...... 2007 Gary Sibayan WHARTON, Kemper ...... 1981-84 MOORE, Dale ...... 1994-97 PROCISE, David ...... 1992-93 WHISENANT, H.A...... 1963 MORGAN,Allen ...... 1973 PROSSER, John ...... 1965 SIBAYAN, Gary ...... 1986-89 WHITE, Donny ...... 1964-65 MORGAN, Hank ...... 1996-97 PUCKETT, Russell ...... 1975-77 SIMPSON, Marshall ...... 1987-90 WHITE, J.J...... 1963 MORRIS, Kyle ...... 1999 PULLEY,Tom ...... 1984 SJOLUND, Karl ...... 1983-86 WHITE, Jack ...... 1967 MOTLEY, Sam ...... 1981 SLATER,Tom ...... 1987-90 WHITE, Joe ...... 1975-76 MULKEY,Travis ...... 2005-06 -R-R-R-R-R- SLOAN, John ...... 1999-01 WHITE,Tim ...... 1968-69 MUNSEY, J.M...... 1974 RABER, Kelly ...... 1982,84 SMILEY, Jeff ...... 1983-86 WHITFORD,T.W...... 1963 MURRER, Matt ...... 2008 RADLE,Tom ...... 1980 SMINK,Travis ...... 2006-07 WHITT, E...... 1964 MYERS, M.J...... 1974 RAMSEY, Matt ...... 2001 SMITH, Dan ...... 1995-97 WILLIAMS, Jay ...... 1980-82 RAND, Ben ...... 2001-03 SMITH, Matt ...... 2002-05 WILLIAMS,Terrell ...... 1973-74 -N-N-N-N-N- REED, Don ...... 1964-66 SMITH,Thane ...... 2004-05, 07-08 WILLIAMS,Timmy ...... 1992,94 NAFF, Hunter ...... 2007 REED, Klint ...... 2005-06 SMITH,Wilber ...... 1969-70 WILLIAMS,Warren ...... 1990-93 NAPOLEON, Louie ...... 1993-96 REEDER, K.R...... 1963 SMITH,Will ...... 2005-07 WILSON, Brent ...... 1985 NAWROCKI, Phil ...... 1996-97 REID, Dave ...... 1967-69 SMITH,W.G...... 1994-97 WILSON, Jonathan ...... 2003-04 REIDEL, Leonard ...... 1972,74 SNEAD, Lenny ...... 1976 WIMMER,Allan ...... 2003-04 REILLY, John ...... 1990-91 SNOW, Randy ...... 1968-71 WIMMER, Chris ...... 2005 REINARD, Bruce ...... 1976-79 SNOW, Scott ...... 1974-77 WONG, Michael ...... 1972-75 RHODES,Trey ...... 1987-90 SPARKS, Richard ...... 1986-89 WOOD, D.T...... 1984-87 RICE, Chad ...... 2004-07 SPRADLIN, Josh ...... 1997-00 WOOD, Daniel ...... 2006-08 RIDLEY,Thomas ...... 1972-74 SPRIETSMA, Charles ...... 1991 WOODS, Scott ...... 1973-74 RILEY, Chris ...... 1998-01 STABLES, Bruce ...... 1986 WOOLWINE,Andy ...... 1980-82 RILEY, Rob ...... 1998-01 STEGEMERTEN, Rick ...... 1970-71 WORKMAN, Jim ...... 1963-65 ROBB, Jack ...... 1967-68 STONE,Allen ...... 1988-91 WYRICK, Scott ...... 1985 ROBERTS, Jeff ...... 1996-98 STONE, Richard ...... 1985-87 ROBERTS, Mike ...... 2006-08 STRAIN, Billy ...... 1990-91 -Y-Y-Y-Y-Y- ROBERTS, Sam ...... 2008 SULLIVAN, Dave ...... 1994-96 YATES, Jeff ...... 1975,77-78 ROBINSON, Jay ...... 1993 SULLIVAN, Graham ...... 2008 YATES, John ...... 1996-99 RODGERS, Robert ...... 1980 SULLIVAN, Shane ...... 1983-84 YODER,A.J...... 2006-08 RODRIGUEZ, E.D...... 1974 SWEIGART, Marlin ...... 1963-65 YOUNG, Billy ...... 1975-78 Ren O’Ferrall ROLAN, Louis ...... 1979-80 SWEPPENHISER, Kelly ...... 2003-06 YOUNG, Robert ...... 1965-67

84 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com All-Time Results 1951 M12 Virginia L 3-7 M11 Marshall W 9-3 1-20, 0-12 SoCon M17 *Virginia Tech W 5-3 M15 *Virginia Tech L 2-4 Coach: Frank Summers M21 Virginia W 7-5 M18 Lynchburg W 11-1 M20 at Camp Lejeune Marines L 0-16 M22 Lynchburg W 10-4 M23 at Camp Lejeune Marines L 1-11 M25 Lynchburg W 9-2 1958 M24 at Cherry Point Marines L 3-9 4-12, 2-8 SoCon A7 at Roanoke L 1-4 1955 Coach: Jack Null A13 Michigan L 3-22 12-8, 6-7 SoCon Quantico Marines L 3-10 A14 Roanoke W 6-1 Coach: Chuck Noe Quantico Marines W 8-4 A17 *Richmond L 1-13 *Furman W 3-2 Hampden-Sydney L 1-9 A18 at Virginia L 2-12 Richmond Prof. Institute W 5-4 *William & Mary W 9-1 A21 *George Washington L 2-14 Salem W 7-5 *Richmond L 3-9 A25 *at Virginia Tech L 0-9 Salem W 6-3 Virginia W 13-5 A26 at Quantico Marines L 1-25 *at Richmond L 0-8 *The Citadel L 3-5 A27 *at George Washington L 7-20 *William & Mary L 13-14 *The Citadel L 2-7 A28 *at Maryland L 2-12 Richmond Prof. Institute W 7-2 Hampden-Sydney L 2-17 M2 *West Virginia L 2-4 Virginia W 6-5 *Davidson L 7-10 M2 *West Virginia L 6-9 *West Virginia L 0-11 *Davidson L 4-9 M4 *William & Mary L 10-29 *West Virginia L 4-5 *William & Mary W 11-0 M7 *Maryland L 3-7 West Virginia Tech W 14-13 *at Richmond L 1-10 M11 *at Richmond L 3-5 *William & Mary W 9-8 Navy L 2-12 M12 *at William & Mary L 3-5 *George Washington W 8-6 *George Washington L 0-10 M16 *Virginia Tech L 1-16 *Virginia Tech W 9-8 *George Washington L 1-18 M18 Virginia L 2-7 *Richmond L 14-16 *Davidson W 6-1 1959 1952 *Virginia Tech L 3-9 5-11, 5-10 SoCon 1-13, 1-8 SoCon *The Citadel W 10-4 Coach: Weenie Miller Coach: Vince Ragunas *The Citadel L 3-17 *Davidson L 1-6 Maine L 10-11 Virginia L 1-2 *Davidson W 6-4 *at Richmond L 5-11 *Virginia Tech W 3-2 *at William & Mary L 1-3 1956 *Furman L 5-7 *George Washington L 12-18 12-10, 7-7 SoCon *Furman L 7-8 *Virginia Tech L 2-3 Coach: Jack Null *The Citadel L 0-11 at Virginia L 5-12 Michigan State L 3-6 *The Citadel L 0-4 *William & Mary W 9-8 *The Citadel L 2-7 *West Virginia W 4-3 Hampden-Sydney L 2-9 *The Citadel W 8-4 *West Virginia W 4-3 at Hampden-Sydney L 4-21 Akron W 8-7 *William & Mary W 2-1 Virginia L 2-9 *Davidson W 9-0 *George Washington L 0-18 *West Virginia L 4-8 *Davidson W 5-4 Hampden-Sydney L 4-14 *West Virginia L 1-7 *William & Mary L 3-6 *William & Mary L 2-4 *Richmond L 4-5 *Richmond L 3-7 *at Richmond L 3-6 *at Virginia Tech L 1-2 *Virginia Tech L 2-3 *George Washington L 3-13 Hampden-Sydney L 12-16 *Virginia Tech L 9-12 1953 *William & Mary W 4-2 7-7, 4-4 SoCon *George Washington L 1-11 1960 Coach: Chuck Noe Hampden-Sydney W 16-13 6-8, 5-8 SoCon Long Island L 7-10 *West Virginia W 6-5 Coach: Weenie Miller Long Island W 8-7 *West Virginia W 7-4 *George Washington W 15-8 Ithaca L 5-6 *George Washington L 2-16 Virginia W 17-6 *George Washington L 1-19 Virginia W 8-5 *Richmond L 2-15 Virginia L 1-6 *Richmond W 8-1 *Virginia Tech L 0-8 *George Washington W 11-10 *Virginia Tech L 5-11 *Furman L 4-5 *Maryland L 3-5 Lynchburg W 10-0 *Furman L 8-10 Richmond Prof. Institute W 19-1 Lynchburg W 7-5 *William & Mary W 10-4 *Maryland L 0-6 Virginia L 2-4 *The Citadel L 2-9 Hampden-Sydney W 13-7 *The Citadel W 4-3 *Virginia Tech W 3-1 1957 *William & Mary W 6-3 *William & Mary W 8-6 8-13, 4-6 SoCon *at Richmond L 8-10 *Richmond W 3-2 Coach: Jack Null *Virginia Tech L 4-10 *Richmond L 2-4 M25 Richmond Prof. Institute L 5-6 *West Virginia L 1-2 M26 Cornell L 6-16 *West Virginia W 6-3 1954 M27 Cornell W 5-3 12-6, 6-4 SoCon M28 Cornell L 1-9 1961 Coach: Chuck Noe A2 Virginia L 0-2 7-7, 6-6 SoCon A3 Washington (Md.) W 25-5 A6 *Davidson W 3-0 Coach: Charlie McGinnis A6 Bridgewater W 7-4 A6 *Davidson L 2-9 Colgate W 6-4 A9 *George Washington W 6-4 A10 *Virginia Tech W 8-1 Virginia L 3-8 A22 Maryland L 7-13 A12 *George Washington L 5-10 *The Citadel W 3-1 A24 *West Virginia L 3-5 A13 Pittsburgh L 3-8 *The Citadel L 3-9 A26 Richmond Prof. Institute W 20-3 A13 Pittsburgh W 11-9 *Richmond L 0-5 A28 *Virginia Tech L 2-5 A27 Virginia L 4-10 *William & Mary W 5-1 A30 *Richmond L 5-8 M1 *Richmond L 1-2 *George Washington W 11-2 M1 *William & Mary W 25-3 M2 *William & Mary W 3-1 *Davidson W 4-1 M5 *William & Mary W 19-2 M4 *George Washington L 7-11 *Davidson L 1-5 M6 *Richmond W 11-9 M7 *at Richmond L 1-21 *Furman W 2-0 M8 *Davidson W 12-1 M8 *William & Mary W 7-0 *Richmond L 2-4 M10 *George Washington L 6-9 M10 Randolph-Macon L 3-7 *Virginia Tech W 3-2 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 85 All-Time Results

*West Virginia L 1-2 A9 Rhode Island W 3-2 A25 *East Carolina L 0-5 *West Virginia L 2-5 A11 *West Virginia L 2-3 M3 *at William & Mary L 0-4 A11 *West Virginia L 2-9 M4 *at Richmond L 2-3 1962 A15 Old Dominion L 1-4 M4 *at Richmond W 2-1 8-7, 7-7 SoCon A17 *William & Mary W 8-3 M6 Old Dominion W 6-5 (13) Coach: Charlie McGinnis A21 *Virginia Tech W 4-2 M10 at Virginia Tech L 5-6 (10) *Davidson W 2-0 A24 *at William & Mary W 6-4 M12 *at Furman W 2-1 *Davidson W 3-1 *at Richmond W 9-4 M12 *at Furman L 2-4 *William & Mary L 5-7 M2 *The Citadel L 0-1 (11) M14 *West Virginia L 2-5 *Richmond L 4-5 M2 *The Citadel W 5-3 M14 *West Virginia L 1-4 *Virginia Tech W 8-7 M7 *at Davidson L 3-4 M17 at Virginia L 6-12 *West Virginia L 1-2 M7 *at Davidson L 1-7 *West Virginia L 5-8 M11 *at Virginia Tech L 6-8 1967 *Virginia Tech W 4-0 M13 *Richmond L 0-4 9-11, 7-9 SoCon Virginia W 7-1 M17 *George Washington L 3-8 Coach: Fred Kelly *The Citadel W 3-2 M17 *George Washington L 4-9 M24 *at William & Mary L 3-8 *The Citadel L 0-6 A8 *Davidson W 10-0 *George Washington W 7-3 1965 A8 *Davidson W 12-2 *George Washington W 3-1 15-9, 8-6 SoCon A9 *William & Mary W 4-2 *William & Mary L 1-4 Coach: Charlie McGinnis A12 Virginia W 2-0 *at Richmond L 0-13 $vs. Colby W 5-2 A15 *at East Carolina L 0-13 $vs. Rollins W 5-3 A15 *at East Carolina L 0-6 1963 $vs. Princeton L 3-6 A19 *at Richmond L 3-7 14-11, 7-7 SoCon $vs. Colby W 6-2 A22 *at West Virginia L 0-3 Coach: Charlie McGinnis $at Rollins L 2-3 A22 *at West Virginia L 0-2 at West Georgia W 4-3 $vs. Princeton L 3-6 A29 *Furman W 6-3 at West Georgia L 1-2 *at The Citadel L 1-4 A29 *Furman W 7-6 at Oglethorpe W 4-1 *at The Citadel W 3-2 M2 Old Dominion L 5-7 at Presbyterian L 6-8 at St. Andrews W 3-2 M4 Virginia Tech W 5-4 (11) at Presbyterian W 6-3 *at William & Mary W 3-1 M6 *at The Citadel L 2-8 *at The Citadel L 0-5 *at Richmond L 6-9 M6 *at The Citadel W 5-0 *at The Citadel W 7-5 A14 Castleton State W 4-0 M10 *Richmond W 6-2 at St. Andrews W 9-2 A16 *William & Mary W 6-1 M13 *at George Washington L 0-1 A4 Bridgewater W 23-8 A17 Marietta W 6-5 M13 *at George Washington L 3-5 A8 *Davidson W 4-3 A20 *Virginia Tech W 2-1 M18 at Virginia Tech L 0-4 A8 *Davidson W 9-4 A29 Virginia W 3-2 Old Dominion L 1-6 M1 *Davidson W 1-0 1968 St. Andrews W 18-6 (7) M1 *Davidson W 3-0 7-8, 3-5 SoCon *William & Mary W 6-3 M5 *at Virginia Tech L ?-6 Coach: Chuck Roys Georgetown W 5-0 M10 *Furman L 0-1 A5 Marshall W 7-5 *George Washington L 3-4 M10 *Furman L 0-7 A5 Marshall L 1-4 *Virginia Tech L 4-5 M12 *Richmond W 3-2 A6 *at Richmond W 5-4 Virginia L 1-12 M14 *at West Virginia W 7-3 (13) A10 *at West Virginia L 1-6 *Virginia Tech L 3-4 M14 *at West Virginia L 1-3 A10 *at West Virginia L 2-3 *Richmond L 3-4 $-Game Played at Winter Park, Fla.-Rollins College A15 *William & Mary L 4-5 *William & Mary W 6-5 Tournament A15 *William & Mary L 0-3 *George Washington W 6-1 A19 Old Dominion W 10-9 M14 *Richmond W 4-2 1966 A19 Old Dominion W 6-4 M18 *at West Virginia L 4-5 10-13, 6-10 SoCon A23 Emory & Henry W 9-2 M18 *at West Virginia L 2-7 Coach: Fred Kelly A27 *George Washington W 3-2 M25 *at Davidson L 5-6 A27 *George Washington W 7-4 1964 M25 *at Davidson W 2-1 M7 *Richmond L 1-4 11-12-1, 5-9 SoCon A6 Castleton State W 19-7 M10 at Virginia Tech L 2-14 Coach: Charlie McGinnis A8 *William & Mary L 3-7 M16 Virginia Tech L 2-4 M27 Bucknell W 4-0 A11 Marietta W 6-0 M28 Bucknell W 3-1 A11 Marietta W 7-2 1969 M30 at Mercer T 2-2 (11) A16 *George Washington L 2-9 10-12, 8-7 SoCon-Championship Finalists A1 at Georgia L 1-12 A16 *George Washington W 1-0 (8) Coach: Chuck Roys A1 at Georgia L 5-11 A20 Virginia Tech L 0-4 M22 *at William & Mary L 6-7 A2 at Presbyterian W 4-0 A23 *The Citadel W 3-2 M22 *at William & Mary L 1-3 A3 at Presbyterian W 4-0 A23 *The Citadel W 1-0 M31 *at Furman L 0-7 A3 at Presbyterian W 19-4 (6) A25 *East Carolina L 0-7 A1 *at Davidson L 8-11 A7 at Virginia L 1-6 A11 at Virginia Tech L 3-6 A12 *William & Mary W 7-4 A12 *William & Mary L 3-8 A15 *at George Washington L 1-6 A15 *at George Washington W 4-1 A20 *The Citadel W 6-5 A22 *George Washington W 3-2 A22 *George Washington W 2-1 A25 Virginia Tech W 8-6 A27 *East Carolina W 8-6 A27 *East Carolina L 2-5 Old Dominion L 1-2 M2 *Richmond W 2-0 The 1965 team went 15-9 under head coach Charlie McGinnis. M2 *Richmond W 2-0

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SoCon Northern Division Playoff (Colonial Heights, Va.) A19 *at The Citadel W 3-2 A21 *The Citadel L 1-5 M15 William & Mary W 5-3 (13) A21 *at East Carolina L 0-14 A21 *The Citadel L 5-6 SoCon Championship Finals (Fort Eustis, Va.) A21 *at East Carolina L 0-5 A24 *Richmond L 2-7 M16 Furman L 2-7 A23 *East Carolina L 2-3 A26 *Davidson L 4-5 M17 Furman L 4-5 A25 Virginia L 4-9 A26 *Davidson L 0-7 A26 Appalachian State L 0-7 A30 James Madison L 1-4 1970 A26 Appalachian State W 3-2 6-13, 4-9 SoCon A29 *at Richmond L 4-7 1976 Coach: Tom Sawyer A29 *at Richmond L 3-4 6-23, 2-12 SoCon Bucknell W 4-3 M2 *Richmond L 5-13 Coach: Jerry Roane *Richmond W 2-0 M2 *Richmond L 3-7 M13 Connecticut L 0-2 *Richmond W 2-1 M7 Virginia Tech L 0-2 M13 Connecticut L 1-6 Old Dominion L 0-1 M7 Washington & Lee L 1-2 M21 Massachusetts-Dartmouth L 2-8 Old Dominion W 2-1 M21 Massachusetts-Dartmouth L 2-7 *George Washington L 2-12 1973 M21 Massachusetts-Dartmouth W 3-2 *George Washington L 1-3 3-14, 0-11 SoCon M24 Oneonta State W 3-2 *William & Mary L 0-2 Coach: Phil Tucker M25 Washington & Lee W 11-0 *William & Mary L 6-7 M24 James Madison L 0-3 M27 *Davidson W 5-3 *William & Mary L 1-4 M24 James Madison W 9-4 M27 *Davidson L 4-5 *William & Mary W 3-1 *at Furman L 0-3 M29 *William & Mary L 3-4 *The Citadel L 2-3 (11) *at Furman L 0-7 A1 James Madison W 9-7 A19 *at East Carolina L 0-7 A7 *at The Citadel L 1-7 A1 James Madison L 0-15 Virginia L 1-5 *Appalachian State L 0-3 A3 Virginia Tech L 12-19 Virginia Tech L 0-2 A16 *at Richmond L 6-7 A5 *Furman L 0-4 *Furman L 1-4 A19 at Virginia Commonwealth W 11-2 A5 *Furman L 3-4 Virginia Tech L 0-3 A21 *Richmond L 2-14 A7 *Richmond L 4-17 *George Washington L 1-2 A23 *at Appalachian State L 0-5 A8 Virginia L 6-8 *George Washington W 4-3 A30 *William & Mary L 0-3 A10 *The Citadel W 6-3 A30 *William & Mary L 0-6 A10 *The Citadel L 4-9 1971 *East Carolina L 4-5 A14 *at Appalachian State L 1-13 5-24, 1-15 SoCon *East Carolina L 7-11 A17 Old Dominion L 2-4 Coach: Tom Sawyer Virginia Tech L 2-7 A19 *Appalachian State L 2-9 M20 St. Francis (N.Y.) W 7-5 Virginia L 1-11 A20 Washington & Lee L 7-12 M21 Long Island L 1-7 Washington & Lee W 8-3 A21 *at Richmond L 3-9 M21 Long Island L 5-7 A24 *East Carolina L 1-11 M25 at Washington & Lee W 10-2 1974 A24 *East Carolina L 0-11 M29 *at Furman L 1-2 6-14, 5-9 SoCon A25 Virginia Tech L 4-17 M29 *at Furman L 2-4 Coach: Donny White A27 *William & Mary L 2-11 M30 *at Davidson L 0-1 M23 *at Davidson W 3-2 A30 Liberty L 6-15 M30 *at Davidson L 0-3 M23 *at Davidson L 1-9 A1 Virginia Tech L 2-13 M26 at James Madison L 0-5 1977 A4 *East Carolina L 2-8 M26 at James Madison L 3-5 5-19, 2-12 SoCon A4 *East Carolina L 1-8 M30 *at The Citadel L 1-2 Home: 4-7 Away: 1-12 Neutral: 0-0 A8 Southern Connecticut State L 0-3 M30 *at The Citadel L 2-6 Coach: Vern Beitzel A10 *William & Mary L 1-6 A1 *at Appalachian State L 0-3 M24 !at Virginia Tech L 7-12 A10 *William & Mary W 1-0 A1 *at Appalachian State L 7-19 M26 *at East Carolina L 0-8 A12 *The Citadel L 2-6 A2 at Virginia Tech L M26 *at East Carolina L 0-3 A12 *The Citadel L 0-2 A4 *at Richmond L 0-2 M27 *at William & Mary L 0-3 A15 at Western Carolina L 3-4 (10) A8 *at Richmond L 4-5 M27 *at William & Mary L 2-14 A17 at Appalachian State W 3-0 A9 *William & Mary W 5-4 M31 at Virginia L 1-16 A17 at Appalachian State L 2-3 A11 Virginia L 4-6 (12) A2 *Appalachian State L 3-11 A18 George Washington L 4-16 A15 *Furman W 3-2 A2 *Appalachian State W 12-10 A20 *Richmond L 0-6 A15 *Furman W 3-2 A9 Liberty W 8-7 A20 *Richmond L 5-7 A16 Washington & Lee W 6-3 A9 Liberty W 12-1 A24 *at William & Mary L 1-2 A18 *William & Mary W 4-3 A12 Virginia Tech L 4-8 A24 *at William & Mary L 3-9 A26 Virginia Tech L 1-8 A15 at Richmond L 5-6 A26 at Virginia L 2-9 A27 *East Carolina L 1-7 A15 at Richmond L 1-2 A29 *at Richmond L 0-6 A27 *East Carolina L 2-8 A16 *Davidson L 1-12 A29 *at Richmond L 3-9 A16 *Davidson L 10-11 (13) A30 Old Dominion L 3-9 1975 A18 Old Dominion W 7-6 A30 Old Dominion W 3-1 2-18, 1-13 SoCon A21 James Madison L 3-22 Home: 1-9 Away: 1-9 Neutral: 0-0 A23 *at Furman L 1-9 1972 Coach: Jerry Roane A23 *at Furman W 4-2 6-19, 3-13 SoCon M25 Oneonta State L 1-10 A25 *Western Carolina L 12-20 Coach: Phil Tucker M26 Washington & Lee W 6-4 A25 *Western Carolina L 9-18 M25 at James Madison W 2-1 M27 at Virginia Tech L 5-10 A28 at Lynchburg L 3-5 M28 Bethany W 2-0 M29 *at East Carolina L 0-3 A30 *at Marshall L 1-2 A3 at Virginia Tech L 0-4 M29 *at East Carolina L 3-13 A30 *at Marshall L 7-8 (9) A5 Southern Connecticut State L 6-15 M31 *Appalachian State L 1-4 !-Game Played at Covington, Va. A9 *Davidson W 3-0 A3 *at Richmond L 2-5 A10 *at William & Mary L 1-12 A6 Virginia Tech L 2-12 1978 A10 *at William & Mary L 4-5 A7 at Virginia L 1-11 2-27, 0-14 SoCon A15 *Furman L 1-5 A9 *at Furman L 2-9 Home: 1-11 Away: 1-16 Neutral: 0-0 A16 *Furman L 1-3 A9 *at Furman L 7-10 Coach: Vern Beitzel A17 *William & Mary W 2-1 A14 *at Appalachian State L 4-7 M18 *at Davidson L 3-6 A17 *William & Mary L 2-3 A16 *at William & Mary W 5-4 M18 *at Davidson L 4-12 A19 *at The Citadel L 2-3 A16 *at William & Mary L 2-8 M20 *at The Citadel L 0-1 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 87 All-Time Results

M20 *at The Citadel L 1-12 A12 *East Tenn. State L 0-4 M29 *at The Citadel L 2-11 M22 at North Carolina Wesleyan W 17-13 A16 at Old Dominion L 3-15 M29 *at The Citadel L 0-8 M24 at Old Dominion L 0-7 A17 at William & Mary W 7-5 M31 !at Virginia Commonwealth L 8-9 (8) M24 at Old Dominion L 2-10 A21 *at Appalachian State L 5-12 M31 !at Virginia Commonwealth L 3-9 M31 Virginia L 1-6 A21 *at Appalachian State L 3-6 A4 *Tennessee-Chattanooga L 2-4 (10) A1 *Furman L 3-13 A23 *at Western Carolina L 3-4 A4 *Tennessee-Chattanooga L 4-5 A1 *Furman L 0-6 A23 *at Western Carolina L 7-13 A5 James Madison L 7-12 A4 James Madison L 0-23 A25 James Madison L 4-21 A7 Virginia Tech L 6-11 A8 *at Appalachian State L 5-9 A26 at Virginia Tech L 2-8 A7 Virginia Tech L 4-12 A8 *at Appalachian State L 0-16 A28 *Marshall L 0-9 A10 Old Dominion L 5-6 A10 *at Western Carolina L 0-9 A28 *Marshall L 1-7 A10 Old Dominion L 5-13 A10 *at Western Carolina L 4-13 A30 at Longwood W 9-7 A12 *East Tenn. State L 2-12 A12 Richmond L 0-8 A30 at Longwood L 4-10 A12 *East Tenn. State L 4-7 A14 Old Dominion L 9-13 M3 at Washington & Lee W 12-5 A14 Lynchburg W 7-6 A15 *Tennessee-Chattanooga L 6-7 M3 at Washington & Lee W 2-0 A18 *at Western Carolina L 4-18 A15 *Tennessee-Chattanooga L 2-4 A18 *at Western Carolina L 2-7 A18 at Richmond L 5-13 1981 A19 *at Appalachian State W 5-0 A22 *Marshall L 2-17 3-37, 0-16 SoCon A19 *at Appalachian State W 3-1 A22 *Marshall L 5-9 Home: 3-22 Away: 0-15 Neutral: 0-0 A21 at Lynchburg L 4-5 (12) at James Madison L 0-23 Coach: Jim Rowsey A24 *Furman W 15-10 A30 Washington & Lee L 2-3 M16 Davis & Elkins L 1-21 A24 *Furman W 10-5 A30 Washington & Lee W 3-2 M16 Davis & Elkins L 2-8 A28 at Bridgewater W 12-7 M1 at Liberty L 1-5 M17 at James Madison L 2-30 A29 Virginia W 8-1 M1 at Liberty L 5-10 M20 California (Pa.) W 12-7 A29 Virginia L 1-4 M5 at Virginia Tech L 0-4 M21 *Davidson L 2-11 M1 George Mason L 6-14 M5 at Virginia Tech L 1-12 M21 *Davidson L 2-13 M1 George Mason L 11-14 (10) M25 Richmond L 4-7 M3 Washington & Lee W 10-6 1979 M25 Richmond L 0-14 !-Game Played at Parker Field, Richmond, Va. 6-25, 0-15 SoCon M26 Lock Haven L 6-20 Home: 5-12 Away: 1-13 Neutral: 0-0 M28 *at Tennessee-Chattanooga L 1-12 1983 Coach: Vern Beitzel M28 *at Tennessee-Chattanooga L 1-22 11-25, 5-9 SoCon M17 *at Tennessee-Chattanooga L 0-4 M31 *at Furman L 1-4 Home: 6-10 Away: 5-12 Neutral: 0-3 M17 *at Tennessee-Chattanooga L 5-9 M31 *at Furman L 2-5 Coach: Donny White M19 *at Furman L 0-18 A4 *The Citadel L 1-7 M8 $at Rollins L 4-6 M19 *at Furman L 3-9 A4 *The Citadel L 3-17 M9 $at Rollins L 2-7 M21 William & Mary W 6-4 A6 *Appalachian State L 0-20 M10 $vs. Vanderbilt L 4-6 M24 *Appalachian State L 1-7 A6 *Appalachian State L 3-10 M11 $at Rollins L 1-7 M24 *Appalachian State L 1-5 A8 Virginia Tech L 0-14 M12 !vs. Yale L 5-8 M29 *The Citadel L 0-10 A9 Longwood L 4-15 M12 !vs. Yale L 9-10 M29 *The Citadel L 2-3 A13 *Western Carolina L 3-6 M17 Washington & Lee W 16-0 A2 James Madison L 3-11 A13 *Western Carolina L 3-15 M23 Virginia Commonwealth L 3-7 A6 at Richmond L 3-5 A15 at North Carolina Wesleyan L 1-16 M24 at Virginia L 3-11 A6 at Richmond L 1-2 A16 at East Carolina L 3-14 M28 *at Furman W 13-8 A7 Virginia Tech L 0-9 A16 at East Carolina L 3-6 M28 *at Furman L 0-3 A10 Old Dominion W 5-4 A21 *at East Tenn. State L 1-12 M29 Lock Haven W 4-3 A10 Old Dominion L 1-10 A21 *at East Tenn. State L 5-14 M30 Mercyhurst W 11-5 A13 *at East Tenn. State L 1-11 A22 at Virginia Tech L 1-13 A3 *at East Tenn. State L 2-17 A13 *at East Tenn. State L 2-9 A24 James Madison L 2-10 A3 *at East Tenn. State L 4-11 A15 *at Marshall L 5-6 A25 William & Mary L 4-5 A4 *at Marshall W 1-0 A15 *at Marshall L 1-8 A25 William & Mary L 1-6 A4 *at Marshall W 6-3 A18 at Virginia Commonwealth L 2-5 A28 Virginia Commonwealth L 3-17 A6 James Madison L 4-6 A18 at Virginia Commonwealth L 3-4 A28 Virginia Commonwealth L 10-14 A12 William & Mary W 10-3 A22 Longwood W 6-1 A29 *at Marshall L 2-17 A12 William & Mary L 4-8 A22 Longwood L 4-7 A29 *at Marshall L 2-17 A17 *Davidson L 4-7 A23 *Western Carolina L 3-7 M1 Old Dominion L 4-27 A17 *Davidson W 4-0 A25 at James Madison L 3-14 M1 Old Dominion L 0-18 A18 *Western Carolina L 1-4 A28 *Davidson L 2-3 M2 Washington & Lee W 8-7 (9) A18 *Western Carolina W 4-3 (8) A28 *Davidson L 1-2 M2 Washington & Lee W 11-10 A20 Lynchburg L 10-13 (10) at Virginia W 2-1 (10) M4 at Virginia L 3-13 A21 at James Madison L 2-12 M1 Liberty L 0-9 M4 at Virginia L 2-8 A25 *The Citadel L 0-5 M2 Washington & Lee W 3-2 A25 *The Citadel L 4-6 M2 Washington & Lee W 6-3 1982 A26 *Appalachian State L 2-3 11-29, 6-10 SoCon A26 *Appalachian State L 2-6 1980 Home: 7-14 Away: 4-15 Neutral: 0-0 A27 at Lynchburg L 11-18 4-22, 0-12 SoCon Coach: Donny White A30 at George Mason W 5-4 Home: 0-10 Away: 4-12 Neutral: 0-0 M9 *at Davidson W 7-6 A30 at George Mason L 5-8 Coach: Vern Beitzel M9 *at Davidson L 5-7 M2 at Virginia Tech L 9-10 M16 Richmond L 10-13 M10 at Jacksonville L 9-2 M2 at Virginia Tech L 4-5 M17 Massachusetts L 1-15 M11 at Rollins L 0-8 M3 at Washington & Lee W 7-4 M19 at James Madison L 0-6 M11 at Rollins L 6-9 $-Game Played at Winter Park, Fla.-Rollins College M20 Davis & Elkins L 0-17 M13 at Flagler L 3-6 Tournament M31 *at Davidson L 3-6 M13 at Flagler L 1-2 !-Game Played at Ormond Beach, Fla. M31 *at Davidson L 1-6 M18 at Washington & Lee L 5-7 A2 *at The Citadel L 0-11 M19 at James Madison L 1-7 1984 A2 *at The Citadel L 1-3 M23 *Marshall L 1-5 16-18, 6-7 SoCon A10 Virginia L 0-7 M23 *Marshall W 14-3 Home: 8-6 Away: 8-9 Neutral: 0-3 A10 Virginia L 2-5 M25 Lock Haven W 12-8 Coach: Donny White A12 *East Tenn. State L 4-10 M26 Duke L 0-10 M8 at Washington & Lee W 8-4 (6)

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M10 California (Pa.) W 8-0 M5 Richmond L 3-11 A8 !Longwood L 7-8 M12 at Georgia Southern W 7-6 M5 Richmond W 7-0 A11 *$Marshall W 4-3 M14 at Armstrong Atlantic W 2-0 M6 Washington & Lee W 10-9 A11 *$Marshall L 2-5 M14 at Armstrong Atlantic L 11-3 $-Game Played at Winter Park, Fla.-Rollins College A12 *$Marshall L 4-8 M15 !vs. Lehigh L 5-13 Tournament A14 at Ferrum L 3-5 M17 *at East Tenn. State L 1-3 A20 $Lynchburg W 25-9 M17 *at East Tenn. State W 6-4 1986 A22 &James Madison L 4-11 M23 at James Madison L 2-12 15-25, 7-11 SoCon Southern Conference Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) M24 *Marshall L 2-3 Home: 10-7 Away: 4-17 Neutral: 1-1 A24 vs. Western Carolina L 4-16 M24 *Marshall L 6-12 Coach: Donny White A25 vs. Davidson W 15-7 M27 Bluefield W 6-3 M3 at Richmond L 0-3 A25 vs. Appalachian State W 10-9 M27 Bluefield W 14-0 M4 at Virginia Commonwealth L 6-7 A26 vs. Western Carolina L 4-9 M31 *at Marshall W 3-2 M7 *East Tenn. State W 8-5 A30 at Virginia Tech W 13-12 M31 *at Marshall W 12-6 M7 *East Tenn. State L 2-5 M1 !Washington & Lee W 12-4 A1 *at Marshall L 3-14 M8 *East Tenn. State L 7-10 !-Game Played at Washington & Lee A3 Virginia L 4-11 M9 at Florida Tech L 1-11 $-Game Played in Salem, Va. A6 James Madison W 4-1 M10 at Florida Tech L 0-6 &-Game Played at James Madison University A7 *East Tenn. State W 5-2 M11 at Florida Tech L 4-5 (10) A9 *East Tenn. State W 9-4 M12 !vs. Sacred Heart W 9-2 1988 A10 *East Tenn. State W 7-6 M18 Ferrum W 8-5 20-20, 11-7 SoCon-North Division Champions A12 at Richmond W 8-1 M19 James Madison L 6-13 Home: 10-5 Away: 7-8 Neutral: 3-7 A14 at Lynchburg W 11-3 M22 *Marshall W 9-3 Coach: Paul Maini A16 *Appalachian State L 1-10 M22 *Marshall W 5-1 F28 !Mary Washington W 9-2 A18 at Old Dominion L 2-13 M23 *Marshall W 18-15 M3 at Duke L 5-7 A19 at William & Mary L 3-7 M25 Lock Haven W 10-4 M7 $vs. Maine L 9-11 (10) A19 at William & Mary L 1-2 M25 Lock Haven W 6-4 M8 $vs. Wake Forest L 0-10 A21 *at Appalachian State L 1-11 M26 at James Madison L 6-7 M9 $vs. Rollins W 5-4 A21 *at Appalachian State L 7-15 M28 *at Marshall W 6-3 M10 $vs. Maine L 1-6 A25 Lynchburg W 9-1 M28 *at Marshall L 12-13 M10 $vs. Villanova W 16-4 Southern Conference Tournament (Cullowhee, N.C.) M29 *at Marshall L 8-9 M11 $vs. Wake Forest L 5-6 (10) A28 vs. Western Carolina L 5-10 M31 Washington & Lee W 10-9 M12 $vs. Rollins W 5-1 A28 vs. The Citadel L 7-12 A3 Oneonta State W 13-3 M16 at James Madison L 3-23 M1 Virginia Tech L 4-6 A5 *at East Tenn. State W 8-7 M19 *Marshall W 25-6 M1 Virginia Tech L 4-13 A5 *at East Tenn. State L 3-5 M19 *Marshall L 7-15 !-Game Played at Statesboro, Ga. A6 *at East Tenn. State L 10-11 (10) M20 *Marshall L 7-21 A9 Virginia L 9-12 M22 at James Madison L 0-18 1985 A10 at Lynchburg L 1-4 M23 at Radford W 11-4 16-24, 8-10 SoCon A11 *Appalachian State L 2-14 M26 *Appalachian State L 1-7 (5) Home: 10-10 Away: 5-9 Neutral: 1-5 A11 *Appalachian State L 4-12 M27 *Appalachian State W 8-4 Coach: Donny White A12 *Appalachian State W 8-1 M28 !*Appalachian State W 6-4 M1 *at East Tenn. State W 12-5 A15 William & Mary W 2-1 (10) M29 West Chester L 3-4 M2 *at East Tenn. State L 2-3 A15 William & Mary L 10-13 M30 Bucknell W 6-4 M2 *at East Tenn. State W 8-2 A19 *at Appalachian State L 3-12 A2 *at East Tenn. State L 3-7 M6 Virginia L 1-5 A19 *at Appalachian State L 7-8 A2 *at East Tenn. State W 1-0 M11 $vs. Tulane L 6-7 A20 *at Appalachian State L 5-6 (11) A3 *at East Tenn. State W 5-3 M12 $vs. Central Michigan L 3-6 A22 $vs. Virginia L 0-17 A5 Virginia L 5-11 M13 $vs. Rollins W 8-7 A29 at Washington & Lee W 28-17 A6 Richmond W 7-6 M14 $vs. Tulane L 3-9 A30 at Virginia Tech L 4-27 A9 *at Marshall L 8-9 (10) M15 $vs. Central Michigan L 10-15 M2 at Old Dominion L 7-15 A10 *at Marshall W 8-2 M16 $vs. Rollins L 7-15 M4 Virginia Tech L 6-9 A10 *at Marshall W 9-7 M20 at James Madison L 4-9 !-Game Played at Melbourne, Fla. A14 Longwood W 11-8 M23 *at Marshall L 5-10 $-Game Played at Madison, Va. A16 *at Appalachian State W 12-5 M23 *at Marshall W 9-4 A16 *at Appalachian State L 8-9 M24 *at Marshall W 5-4 1987 A17 *at Appalachian State L 7-8 M26 Virginia Commonwealth W 6-4 16-16-1, 8-4 SoCon-SoCon Tournament Finalists A20 at Lynchburg L 3-11 M28 at Washington & Lee W 10-1 Home: 5-4 Away: 9-10-1 Neutral: 2-2 A21 at Richmond L 3-8 M30 *Marshall L 1-4 Coach: Donny White A23 *East Tenn. State W 7-2 M30 *Marshall W 10-7 M5 at Duke L 2-8 A23 *East Tenn. State W 7-1 M31 *Marshall L 5-12 M6 *at East Tenn. State W 12-8 A24 *East Tenn. State W 20-3 A3 James Madison L 5-6 M6 *at East Tenn. State W 21-4 A26 at Virginia W 5-3 A4 Shenandoah W 21-9 M7 *at East Tenn. State W 15-5 Southern Conference Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) A5 *East Tenn. State L 10-14 M10 at Florida Tech T 10-10 A29 vs. The Citadel L 8-9 A5 *East Tenn. State W 9-1 M11 at Florida Tech L 1-7 A30 vs. Appalachian State L 4-11 A6 *East Tenn. State W 12-5 M12 at Florida Tech L 1-14 !-Game Played at Washington & Lee A9 William & Mary W 15-6 M13 at Florida Tech L 6-7 $-Game Played at Winter Park, Fla.-Rollins College A9 William & Mary L 5-8 (10) M18 at James Madison L 2-5 Tournament A10 Lynchburg W 10-4 M21 *at Marshall W 6-5 A13 *at Appalachian State L 6-8 M21 *at Marshall W 7-6 1989 A13 *at Appalachian State L 3-13 M22 *at Marshall W 17-9 16-23, 8-7 SoCon A14 *at Appalachian State L 3-26 M24 at Virginia L 0-8 Home: 10-6 Away: 6-15 Neutral: 0-2 A17 at Virginia Tech L 3-13 M28 *at Appalachian State L 1-6 Coach: Paul Maini A19 *Appalachian State L 5-18 M28 *at Appalachian State W 6-1 M2 at Duke L 4-5 A20 *Appalachian State W 8-3 M29 *at Appalachian State L 4-6 M4 at Virginia Commonwealth L 3-4 (10) A20 *Appalachian State L 6-18 A2 !Radford W 8-1 M9 at Bridgewater L 6-7 A24 at Lynchburg L 2-5 A2 !Radford W 10-3 M10 at Liberty W 5-3 A30 at Virginia L 5-8 A7 at William & Mary L 2-3 M11 *at East Tenn. State W 10-3 M3 Virginia Tech L 3-16 A7 at William & Mary W 6-4 M11 *at East Tenn. State W 13-1 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 89 All-Time Results

M12 *at East Tenn. State L 1-5 A27 %Furman L 9-10 (10) M26 at Radford L 2-5 M14 at Old Dominion L 4-9 M28 *at The Citadel L 1-4 M16 at Richmond W 5-3 1991 M28 *at The Citadel L 3-5 M19 Utica W 7-6 2-35-1, 1-15 SoCon M29 *at The Citadel L 0-9 M22 Oneonta State W 8-6 Home: 1-14-1 Away: 1-19 Neutral: 0-2 M31 Liberty W 7-6 (10) M22 Richmond L 6-10 Coach: Paul Maini A1 Radford W 7-6 M25 *Marshall L 5-11 F27 at William & Mary L 0-4 A2 Virginia Commonwealth L 2-9 M25 *Marshall W 8-3 M1 Bucknell L 8-12 (8) A5 *at East Tenn. State W 10-8 M27 Bucknell W 3-2 M2 Virginia Commonwealth L 3-11 A5 *at East Tenn. State L 2-5 M28 at Virginia L 13-14 (10) M6 Radford T 11-11 (8) A7 at Virginia Commonwealth L 2-9 M29 Clarkson W 9-3 M7 at Virginia L 5-16 A9 at James Madison L 6-10 M30 at James Madison L 6-10 M9 *Marshall L 1-11 A11 *Georgia Southern W 5-3 A1 *at Western Carolina W 10-3 M9 *Marshall L 2-10 A11 *Georgia Southern L 3-4 A1 *at Western Carolina L 4-7 M10 *Marshall L 0-16 A12 *Georgia Southern L 2-11 A2 *at Western Carolina L 2-3 M16 *at Western Carolina L 2-14 A13 at Virginia L 1-12 A3 at Radford L 4-26 M16 *at Western Carolina L 1-20 A15 at Richmond L 1-14 A6 James Madison W 8-7 M17 *at Western Carolina L 2-21 A18 *at Marshall L 1-5 A9 *Appalachian State L 3-8 M19 at James Madison L 0-22 A18 *at Marshall L 4-6 A9 *Appalachian State L 7-10 M20 at Richmond L 8-17 Southern Conference Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) A10 at Liberty L 5-6 M21 at Bridgewater L 3-11 A23 vs. Western Carolina L 2-3 A11 at Virginia Tech L 8-20 M24 *Appalachian State L 2-17 A24 vs. Furman W 5-3 A12 Radford L 7-14 M24 *Appalachian State L 6-7 A25 vs. East Tenn. State L 3-20 A14 at Wake Forest L 5-6 M25 West Chester W 12-4 A29 George Mason L 1-8 A16 *at Furman W 8-5 M27 at George Mason L 4-9 M2 at UNC Greensboro L 5-6 A16 *at Furman L 6-7 M30 *at Furman L 3-5 !-Game Played in Lenoir, N.C. A17 Virginia L 8-14 M30 *at Furman L 6-8 A19 Shenandoah W 9-4 A4 at Liberty L 2-8 1993 A20 at Ferrum L 0-9(Forf.) A6 *The Citadel L 1-5 20-29, 5-15 SoCon A22 *The Citadel W 13-2 A6 *The Citadel L 0-9 Home: 15-13 Away: 2-13 Neutral: 3-3 A22 *The Citadel W 6-4 A7 *The Citadel L 3-8 Coach: Chris Finwood A23 *The Citadel W 5-4 A9 James Madison L 2-19 F14 at North Carolina A&T W 8-4 Southern Conference Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) A10 at Radford L 8-9 F20 at Duke W 8-3 A27 The Citadel L 11-17 A11 Liberty L 4-14 F23 at Virginia L 3-6 A28 Furman L 5-7 A13 *at East Tenn. State L 3-4 F24 Shenandoah W 11-1 A13 *at East Tenn. State L 4-10 F28 *at Davidson L 3-8 1990 A14 *at East Tenn. State W 4-3 F28 *at Davidson L 0-4 12-26, 6-8 SoCon A16 Virginia Tech L 3-12 M2 at Washington & Lee W 4-2 Home: 7-8 Away: 5-16 Neutral: 0-2 A17 Richmond L 4-8 M5 Bucknell W 5-4 Coach: Paul Maini A20 at Wake Forest L 3-10 M6 *East Tenn. State L 5-6 (9) F17 at Mary Washington W 3-1 A20 at Wake Forest L 4-8 M6 *East Tenn. State L 2-6 F23 at Florida State L 1-17 A21 at Wake Forest L 2-12 M7 *East Tenn. State W 6-4 F24 at Florida State L 2-3 A23 at Virginia Tech L 1-16 M9 Juniata W 9-1 F25 at Florida State L 0-8 Southern Conference Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) M11 at Bridgewater L 3-5 M3 George Mason W 9-3 A25 vs. Western Carolina L 2-18 M15 at N.C. State L 1-11 M3 George Mason W 10-2 A26 vs. Furman L 3-8 M16 &vs. UNC Greensboro L 4-6 M6 at Virginia W 5-4 M21 *Georgia Southern L 6-8 M7 at Virginia Tech L 2-9 1992 M21 *Georgia Southern W 8-6 M9 Holy Cross L 11-25 (8) 11-39, 4-15 SoCon M22 *Georgia Southern L 6-10 M11 at Columbus State L 4-6 Home: 6-15 Away: 4-22 Neutral: 1-2 M24 at Richmond L 2-8 M12 at Columbus State L 2-10 Coach: Chris Finwood M25 Howard W 11-2 M13 at Columbus State L 4-9 F14 at Florida State L 4-10 M27 *!at Marshall L 0-7 M14 at West Georgia L 2-13 F15 at Florida State L 0-20 M28 *!at Marshall L 2-3 M15 at Auburn L 1-11 F16 at Florida State L 4-5 (10) M28 *!at Marshall L 5-12 M17 *at Marshall L 10-16 F21 Shenandoah W 7-2 M31 Mary Washington L 1-5 (7) M18 *at Marshall W 7-0 F22 Virginia L 5-14 A1 at James Madison L 2-4 (7) M18 *at Marshall L 5-6 F28 Bucknell L 4-15 A3 UNC Greensboro W 12-5 M21 at James Madison L 1-10 F29 at Mary Washington W 11-6 A4 UNC Greensboro W 4-3 M22 Bridgewater L 8-9 M1 at George Mason L 3-6 A4 UNC Greensboro W 6-3 M25 *Western Carolina L 5-8 M2 at Virginia Tech L 5-16 A7 Old Dominion L 3-6 M25 *Western Carolina L 0-4 M5 Holy Cross W 21-0 A10 *Western Carolina W 4-3 M26 Bucknell W 8-7 M7 *Western Carolina L 4-7 (7) A10 *Western Carolina W 7-1 M31 *at Appalachian State L 9-14 M8 *Western Carolina L 3-8 A11 *Western Carolina L 1-13 A1 *at Appalachian State W 6-2 M8 *Western Carolina W 6-5 A13 William & Mary W 5-1 A1 *at Appalachian State W 8-2 M10 at Old Dominion L 3-12 (9) A13 William & Mary L 5-6 (11) A4 at Richmond L 2-5 M10 at Old Dominion L 0-15 A14 Richmond L 2-5 A5 Oneonta State W 7-5 M11 at Virginia Wesleyan W 13-4 (8) A17 *Appalachian State W 5-1 A8 *Furman W 4-3 M12 C.W. Post L 4-12 A17 *Appalachian State L 1-2 A8 *Furman L 3-13 (8) M14 *!at Appalachian State L 0-2 A18 *Appalachian State L 3-10 A11 James Madison L 1-10 M14 *!at Appalachian State L 5-6 A19 Radford W 8-4 A13 *at The Citadel L 3-8 M15 *!at Appalachian State W 12-8 A20 Virginia Commonwealth L 11-14 A17 at Liberty L 8-12 M17 James Madison L 5-8 A22 Virginia Tech L 0-6 A19 Richmond L 0-5 M19 Bridgewater L 1-10 A24 *at The Citadel L 2-3 A21 *East Tenn. State W 9-2 M21 *Furman L 3-17 A24 *at The Citadel L 0-2 A21 *East Tenn. State L 1-10 M21 *Furman L 3-11 A25 *at The Citadel L 2-3 A22 *East Tenn. State W 6-5 M22 *Furman L 4-7 Southern Conference Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) Southern Conference Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) M24 at Liberty L 11-12 (10) A29 vs. Georgia Southern W 8-0 A26 %Appalachian State L 2-9 M25 Richmond L 2-16 A30 vs. Davidson W 15-5

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M1 vs. Western Carolina W 8-4 M5 *at Furman L 6-7 A3 William & Mary W 8-3 SoCon Championship Series (Charleston, S.C.) M5 *at Furman W 7-3 A6 *The Citadel L 4-14 M2 vs. Western Carolina L 5-12 M7 William & Mary L 2-4 A6 *The Citadel L 1-5 M2 vs. Western Carolina L 1-5 M10 Juniata W 15-1 A7 *The Citadel W 13-5 &-Game Played in Raleigh, N.C. M11 *Georgia Southern L 6-8 A13 *Davidson L 3-11 !-Game Played in Boyd Co., Ky. M11 *Georgia Southern L 4-6 A14 *Davidson W 8-4 M12 *Georgia Southern L 3-11 A14 *Davidson L 3-9 1994 M14 at Campbell L 3-6 A17 Bluefield W 6-5 21-29, 10-13 SoCon M16 at William & Mary W 8-7 A21 *at East Tenn. State W 3-2 Home: 15-6 Away: 4-20 Neutral: 2-3 M18 *at Marshall L 3-7 A21 *at East Tenn. State W 5-1 Coach: Chris Finwood M18 *at Marshall W 7-6 A22 at Virginia L 4-9 F14 at Duke W 2-1 M19 *at Marshall W 6-4 Southern Conference Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) F17 at UNC Greensboro L 1-9 M21 James Madison L 5-7 A25 vs. Western Carolina W 7-3 F20 Georgetown W 10-9 M24 West Chester W 13-5 A27 vs. East Tenn. State W 4-2 F25 Virginia Commonwealth L 7-9 M25 West Chester L 2-6 A27 vs. Georgia Southern L 2-11 F26 *Davidson W 4-0 M25 West Chester W 9-3 A28 vs. The Citadel L 5-8 F26 *Davidson L 6-9 M28 at Liberty W 8-6 !-Southern Challenge, Charleston, S.C. F27 *Davidson W 7-6 A1 *Western Carolina L 0-1 M5 *at East Tenn. State W 8-1 A1 *Western Carolina W 2-1 1997 M5 *at East Tenn. State L 2-11 A2 *Western Carolina L 2-7 13-35, 6-13 SoCon M6 *at East Tenn. State L 5-14 A4 Virginia Commonwealth L 11-13 Home: 8-17 Away: 3-14 Neutral: 2-4 M11 Davis & Elkins W 4-0 A5 at Richmond L 4-7 Coach: Scott Gines M12 *Furman W 8-5 A6 at James Madison L 2-9 F6 at Troy W 3-2 M12 *Furman W 6-2 A8 *Appalachian State W 12-7 F7 #vs. Air Force L 2-3 M13 *Furman W 6-4 (10) A8 *Appalachian State W 9-6 F8 ^vs. Troy W 4-3 M14 at Virginia Wesleyan L 4-14 A9 *Appalachian State L 9-11 F9 ^vs. Air Force W 6-3 M15 at Old Dominion L 5-17 A13 Virginia W 6-4 F9 ^vs. Troy L 3-9 M16 at William & Mary L 3-4 (10) A15 *at The Citadel L 2-3 F14 at Alabama-Birmingham L 5-18 M17 at Wake Forest L 8-9 A15 *at The Citadel L 4-7 F15 at Samford L 5-17 M19 *at Georgia Southern L 0-4 A16 *at The Citadel L 1-3 F16 at Alabama-Birmingham L 3-16 M19 *at Georgia Southern L 1-10 A18 Virginia Tech L 1-5 F22 *Georgia Southern L 6-21 M20 *at Georgia Southern L 0-4 A22 *at Davidson L 10-12 F22 *Georgia Southern L 1-5 M22 Radford W 10-1 A22 *at Davidson W 4-1 F23 *Georgia Southern L 11-15 M23 at James Madison L 2-17 A23 *at Davidson W 2-1 F27 Liberty W 9-4 M25 North Carolina A&T W 14-4 A25 Washington & Lee W 6-1 M4 at South Carolina L 6-16 M26 *Marshall L 1-8 Southern Conference Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) M5 at South Carolina L 4-18 M26 *Marshall W 7-1 A27 vs. Georgia Southern L 3-4 M7 Akron L 3-22 M30 at Richmond L 2-6 A28 vs. Appalachian State W 13-4 M9 Akron L 5-8 A4 Liberty L 7-13 A29 vs. East Tenn. State L 4-8 M9 Akron L 3-12 A7 at George Mason L 4-6 #-Denotes Game Played at Southern Challenge- M11 Old Dominion L 5-13 A9 *at Western Carolina L 3-9 Charleston, S.C. M12 Old Dominion L 7-19 A9 *at Western Carolina L 1-5 M15 *Western Carolina W 17-9 A10 *at Western Carolina W 3-1 1996 M15 *Western Carolina W 6-5 A12 !vs. James Madison L 7-13 17-29, 7-16 SoCon M16 *Western Carolina L 6-13 A14 Virginia W 12-3 Home: 11-6 Away: 3-16 Neutral 3-7 M20 Hartford L 9-16 (7) A16 *at Appalachian State L 2-13 Coach: Scott Gines M22 *Appalachian State L 10-14 A16 *at Appalachian State L 1-8 F9 !vs. Old Dominion L 7-13 M22 *Appalachian State W 3-1 A17 *at Appalachian State W 11-6 F10 !vs. N.C. State L 3-11 M23 *Appalachian State W 15-11 A20 at Virginia Commonwealth L 1-6 F11 !vs. UNC Greensboro L 5-6 M25 Virginia L 3-13 A21 at Liberty L 2-9 F17 at Auburn L 0-14 M27 LeMoyne W 16-10 A22 Howard W 11-1 F17 at Auburn L 0-6 M29 *at The Citadel W 11-10 (11) A22 Howard W 16-4 F18 at Auburn L 3-14 M29 *at The Citadel L 3-12 A23 *The Citadel L 7-8 F25 *Furman L 3-6 M30 *at The Citadel L 10-19 A23 *The Citadel W 8-6 F25 *Furman L 1-7 A1 Wofford L 5-6 A24 *The Citadel L 2-6 F26 *Furman L 0-2 (5) A2 Wofford W 9-7 A25 at Radford L 4-12 M2 *at Georgia Southern L 6-14 A3 William & Mary L 5-17 A26 Washington & Lee W 9-4 M2 *at Georgia Southern L 6-16 A5 *at Davidson L 4-5 Southern Conference Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) M3 *at Georgia Southern L 5-14 A5 *at Davidson W 8-4 A28 %vs. Georgia Southern W 6-4 M7 Saint Rose W 12-4 A8 at Auburn L 2-14 A29 %vs. Marshall W 6-4 M9 at Elizabethtown L 0-1 A9 at Auburn L 3-17 A30 %vs. The Citadel L 3-4 M13 *Marshall W 5-3 A13 *East Tenn. State L 14-20 M1 %vs. Western Carolina L 1-7 M13 *Marshall W 6-4 A13 *East Tenn. State L 5-13 !-Game Played in Staunton, Va. M14 *Marshall W 9-8 A15 at William & Mary L 5-6 M16 Youngstown State L 3-10 A16 Howard W 15-5 1995 M18 Youngstown State L 7-12 A16 Howard L 6-7 19-28, 10-14 SoCon M18 Youngstown State W 7-6 A19 *at Furman L 4-6 Home: 10-12 Away: 8-10 Neutral: 1-5 M20 Hartford W 6-2 A19 *at Furman L 6-7 Coach: Scott Gines M20 Hartford W 3-2 A20 *at Furman L 5-9 F10 #vs. South Carolina L 2-6 M23 *at Western Carolina L 6-8 Southern Conference Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) F12 #vs. Tennessee L 4-11 M23 *at Western Carolina L 1-3 A24 vs. Western Carolina L 3-4 F21 at Virginia Commonwealth L 6-7 (11) M24 *at Western Carolina L 5-13 A25 vs. East Tennessee State L 3-7 F24 Bucknell W 8-7 M27 at William & Mary L 9-10 #-Game Played in Troy, Ala. F25 *East Tenn. State L 3-5 (15) M27 at William & Mary W 2-1 ^-Game Played in Montgomery, Ala. F26 *East Tenn. State W 9-8 M30 *at Appalachian State L 11-12 (10) F26 *East Tenn. State W 16-6 M30 *at Appalachian State L 4-6 F28 at Virginia L 1-5 M31 *at Appalachian State L 1-7 M4 *at Furman L 7-10 (11) A3 William & Mary W 8-4 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 91 All-Time Results 1998 M20 IUPUI W 14-3 A22 *College of Charleston L 3-13 14-35, 7-17 SoCon M27 *at Appalachian State L 7-13 A22 *College of Charleston W 13-8 Home: 9-15 Away: 5-20 Neutral: 0-0 M27 *at Appalachian State W 6-4 A23 *College of Charleston L 5-7 Coach: Scott Gines M28 *at Appalachian State L 16-19 A26 at Marshall W 4-3 F14 at Troy L 8-13 M30 Brown W 12-11 A26 at Marshall L 12-13 F14 at Troy L 3-20 M30 Brown L 7-11 A28 at William & Mary L 3-5 F15 at Troy L 6-18 M31 Brown L 8-9 A28 at William & Mary L 2-9 F21 Bucknell L 4-15 A3 *Wofford W 12-10 A30 Richmond L 7-17 F21 Bucknell W 9-8 A3 *Wofford W 5-4 M2 Liberty L 7-15 F22 Bucknell L 2-3 A4 *Wofford W 9-5 %- Played in Tampa, Fla. F24 at Liberty L 14-15 A7 Marshall W 12-10 F25 at Virginia L 7-13 (8) A7 Marshall L 4-5 2001 F28 Mount St. Mary's W 11-1 (6) A10 *Georgia Southern L 3-11 15-32, 8-19 SoCon M1 at Duke L 4-8 A10 *Georgia Southern W 13-10 Home: 8-15 Away: 6-14 Neutral: 1-3 M1 at Duke L 2-14 (5) A13 at William & Mary L 3-9 Coach: Tom Slater M3 at South Carolina L 11-14 A17 *East Tenn. State L 9-16 F9 %Air Force L 3-4 M4 at South Carolina L 5-8 A17 *East Tenn. State W 2-1 F10 %Air Force L 7-15 M7 Brown W 10-5 A17 *East Tenn. State W 14-7 F10 %Air Force W 7-2 M7 Brown W 2-0 A20 William & Mary L 5-12 F11 %Air Force L 1-6 M7 Brown L 2-3 (5) A24 *Western Carolina L 5-18 F17 Bucknell L 10-13 M10 Marshall W 17-10 A24 *Western Carolina L 4-10 F Bucknell L 6-9 M11 Marshall L 4-6 A25 *Western Carolina L 4-7 F18 Bucknell W 10-9 M12 Marshall L 2-7 A30 *at UNC Greensboro L 1-3 F20 at Richmond L 6-12 M14 *at Wofford L 2-16 M1 *at UNC Greensboro W 2-1 F27 Radford L 3-12 M14 *at Wofford W 10-4 M1 *at UNC Greensboro L 0-7 M2 *at The Citadel L 0-8 M15 *at Wofford L 4-5 M11 at Bucknell L 3-4 M3 *at The Citadel L 1-8 M17 George Washington W 9-3 M12 at Bucknell L 3-5 M4 *at The Citadel L 2-7 M18 George Washington L 4-8 M12 at Bucknell W 6-1 M9 *at UNC Greensboro L 6-10 M21 *at Georgia Southern W 7-4 Southern Conference Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) M10 *at UNC Greensboro L 4-13 M21 *at Georgia Southern L 6-7 M19 College of Charleston L 4-15 M11 *at UNC Greensboro L 9-14 M22 *at Georgia Southern L 2-8 M20 Western Carolina L 4-8 M13 at Virginia Commonwealth L 0-7 M24 Ohio L 1-5 *- Denotes Southern Conference Game M14 at Norfolk State W 11-2 M25 William & Mary L 6-14 M17 Lafayette W 7-3 M26 Maryland-Baltimore County W 15-5 2000 M17 Lafayette W 3-2 M28 *at Western Carolina L 1-25 19-30, 11-19 SoCon M18 Lafayette W 11-5 (7) M28 *at Western Carolina L 7-8 Home: 8-15 Away: 8-14 Neutral: 3-1 M24 *at Furman W 5-2 M29 *at Western Carolina L 4-11 Coach: Scott Gines M24 *at Furman L 4-7 A1 *UNC Greensboro L 9-15 F11 %Air Force W 14-7 M25 *at Furman W 6-4 A1 *UNC Greensboro L 2-9 F12 %Air Force L 2-7 M27 Brown L 5-10 A2 *UNC Greensboro L 6-20 F12 %Air Force W 19-8 M28 Brown W 7-3 A4 *at East Tenn. State L 3-7 F13 %Air Force W 10-9 A4 at Virginia Tech L 3-7 A5 *at East Tenn. State L 3-12 F19 *at Davidson L 6-7 A7 *Georgia Southern L 4-18 A5 *at East Tenn. State W 10-2 F20 *at Davidson L 5-6 A7 *Georgia Southern L 4-9 A7 at Auburn L 7-19 F20 *at Davidson L 3-11 A8 *Georgia Southern L 14-21 A11 *Appalachian State W 12-11 (10) F26 *at Western Carolina W 8-3 A14 *at Appalachian State L 6-9 A11 *Appalachian State W 4-3 (9) F26 *at Western Carolina L 7-11 A14 *at Appalachian State W 10-9 A12 *Appalachian State L 5-8 F27 *at Western Carolina W 7-6 A15 *at Appalachian State L 5-17 A15 *at Davidson W 11-0 M3 *at Georgia Southern L 4-17 A18 at William & Mary L 1-12 (7) A15 *at Davidson L 7-9 M4 *at Georgia Southern L 7-8 A21 *Davidson L 7-8 A16 *at Davidson W 10-4 M5 *at Georgia Southern W 7-5 A22 *Davidson L 4-17 A25 *The Citadel L 4-8 M6 at Liberty L 2-9 A22 *Davidson W 8-2 A25 *The Citadel L 4-7 M11 *at Wofford L 3-9 A24 Richmond L 4-17 A25 *The Citadel L 6-10 M12 *at Wofford L 13-16 A27 *at College of Charleston W 6-2 M12 *at Wofford W 6-5 A28 *at College of Charleston L 1-8 1999 M18 *Furman L 18-25 A29 *at College of Charleston W 7-4 22-27, 13-16 SoCon M19 *Furman W 10-7 M2 Virginia Commonwealth L 5-13 Home: 14-10 Away: 8-15 Neutral: 0-2 M19 *Furman L 7-8 M5 *East Tenn. State L 2-9 Coach: Scott Gines M22 Howard W 6-5 M5 *East Tenn. State L 12-17 F13 *at College of Charleston L 2-15 M22 Howard W 9-8 M6 *East Tenn. State W 11-5 F13 *at College of Charleston L 4-11 M24 *UNC Greensboro L 3-16 M12 *Western Carolina L 3-5 F14 *at College of Charleston W 9-8 M25 *UNC Greensboro L 10-21 M12 *Western Carolina W 15-8 F20 *at Davidson W 11-5 M26 *UNC Greensboro W 10-9 M13 *Western Carolina L 3-6 F21 *at Davidson W 5-2 M28 Brown L 7-16 %- Played in Tampa, Fla. F21 *at Davidson W 10-5 M28 Brown W 10-7 F27 *at Furman L 2-14 M29 Brown L 6-8 2002 F27 *at Furman L 2-5 M31 *The Citadel L 5-13 10-41, 1-27 SoCon F28 *at Furman W 7-6 A1 *The Citadel W 14-12 Home: 8-17; Away: 2-24 M3 at Richmond L 7-14 (6) A2 *The Citadel L 1-18 (5) Coach Tom Slater M5 Mount St. Mary's W 24-9 (8) A4 at Bucknell L 3-11 F.8 at Samford L 1-11 M6 Mount St. Mary's W 21-5 A5 at Bucknell W 8-4 F9 at Samford L 0-2 M7 Mount St. Mary's W 13-5 A8 *at East Tenn. State L 2-5 F9 at Samford L 7-11 M7 Mount St. Mary's W 6-3 A9 *at East Tenn. State W 5-4 F15 Coppin State W 10-0 M13 *at The Citadel L 2-16 A9 *at East Tenn. State W 9-4 F16 Coppin State W 6-2 M13 *at The Citadel L 4-17 A11 William & Mary L 12-14 F19 at Richmond L 1-9 M14 *at The Citadel L 4-8 A15 *Appalachian State L 7-14 F23 Howard W 13-0 M19 IUPUI L 4-6 A15 *Appalachian State L 3-8 F23 Howard W 11-5 M20 East Tenn. State W 7-6 A16 *Appalachian State W 7-14 F24 Howard W 17-0

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F26 George Mason L 4-10 A12 Coppin State W 15-8 M2 *Charleston Southern L 6-7 M3 Army W 5-2 A15 at Virginia Tech L 4-6 M8 *at High Point L 4-14 M3 Army W 4-2 A18 *at Western Carolina L 3-16 M9 *at High Point L 2-11 M5 Richmond L 2-10 A19 *at Western Carolina L 7-11 M10 *at High Point W 10-2 M8 *at Georgia Southern L 0-8 A20 *at Western Carolina L 9-14 M19 at William & Mary L 8-13 M9 *at Georgia Southern L 1-13 A22 at Virginia Commonwealth L 0-1 M22 *at Liberty L 4-8 M10 *at Georgia Southern L 0-9 A26 *Wofford W 5-3 M22 *at Liberty L 4-10 M13 at Old Dominion L 7-8 A26 *Wofford L 5-11 M23 *at Liberty L 6-7 M16 Lafayette L 2-3 A27 *Wofford W 10-0 M16 Lafayette L 2-9 M3 *at Appalachian State W 6-4 2005 M23 *at Wofford L 4-5 M3 *at Appalachian State W 10-8 27-28, 11-13 Big South M24 *at Wofford L 3-9 M4 *at Appalachian State W 11-1 Home: 19-8 Away: 8-18 Neutral: 0-2 M24 *at Wofford L 6-7 M10 *College of Charleston L 6-18 Coach: Marlin Ikenberry M29 *UNC Greensboro L 1-5 M11 *College of Charleston W 6-5 F4 at Florida State L 2-8 M30 *UNC Greensboro L 1-6 M12 *College of Charleston W 5-3 F5 at Florida State L 5-6 A2 at Coppin State W 28-0 M17 *at The Citadel L 0-10 F6 at Florida State L 0-15 A3 at Radford L 1-2 M17 *at The Citadel W 7-6 F12 Hofstra W 9-8 A6 *Furman L 0-12 M18 *at The Citadel L 1-5 F12 Hofstra L 4-5 A6 *Furman L 6-9 Southern Conference Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) F13 Hofstra L 4-21 A7 *Furman L 5-15 M21 vs. Georgia Southern L 4-6 F18 at Vanderbilt L 3-4 A12 *at East Tenn. State L 3-8 M22 vs. The Citadel W 2-1 F19 at Vanderbilt L 2-5 A13 *at East Tenn. State L 1-17 M23 vs. Furman W 2-1 F23 at Richmond W 17-7 A14 *at East Tenn. State L 3-8 M24 vs. UNC Greensboro L 1-10 F26 Coppin State W 7-6 A17 at William & Mary L 1-9 ###-Game Later Forfeited F26 Coppin State W 5-4 A20 *Appalachian State L 6-16 %-Played in Tampa, Fla. F27 Coppin State W 16-6 A20 *Appalachian State L 3-4 M6 Navy W 4-0 A24 at Virginia Commonwealth L 0-5 2004 M6 Navy W 18-5 A25 Norfolk State W 7-5 23-32, 4-20 Big South M7 Fairfield W 20-2 A27 *at Davidson L 2-12 Home: 18-12 Away: 5-20 M11 at Auburn L 4-5 A27 *at Davidson L 1-10 Coach: Marlin Ikenberry M12 at Auburn L 0-12 A28 *at Davidson L 6-7 J31 at Florida State L 7-8 M13 at Auburn L 3-4 M1 at Virginia Tech L 5-7 F2 at Florida State L 1-8 M16 Norfolk State W 8-3 M4 *at Western Carolina L 0-10 F7 at Mercer L 0-4 M18 *UNC Asheville W 23-0 M5 *at Western Carolina L 2-6 F7 at Mercer W 12-4 M19 *UNC Asheville W 8-7 M5 *at Western Carolina W 7-4 F8 at Mercer W 6-0 M20 *UNC Asheville L 9-13 M11 *College of Charleston L 0-11 F13 at Stetson L 1-4 M22 at Norfolk State W 7-4 M11 *College of Charleston L 7-9 F15 at Stetson W 19-13 M25 *at #21 Coastal Carolina L 3-4 M12 *College of Charleston L 5-15 F15 at Stetson L 7-8 M26 *at #21 Coastal Carolina W 3-2 M15 at George Mason L 5-15 F20 Coppin State W 17-2 M26 *at #21 Coastal Carolina L 1-3 M17 *The Citadel L 2-12 F21 Coppin State W 15-5 M30 at Virginia L 1-2 M17 *The Citadel L 4-12 F22 Coppin State W 16-3 A1 *Birmingham-Southern L 1-4 M18 *The Citadel L 5-11 F28 Lafayette W 4-3 A2 *Birmingham-Southern L 5-6 F28 Lafayette W 7-6 A3 *Birmingham-Southern L 3-15 2003 F29 Lafayette W 9-5 A5 William & Mary W 8-6 25-27, 16-14 SoCon M3 at Richmond L 3-6 A8 Longwood W 11-4 Home: 15-5 Away: 8-20 Neutral: 2-2 M5 Norfolk State W 9-4 A9 Longwood W 9-1 Coach: Tom Slater M6 Norfolk State W 7-6 A10 Longwood W 9-8 J31 %at Florida State L 4-12 M7 Norfolk State W 9-8 A15 *at Charleston Southern W 4-1 F1 %at Florida State L 1-5 M12 Binghamton L 2-11 A16 *at Charleston Southern W 7-2 F2 at Florida State L 3-10 M13 Binghamton W 6-2 A16 *at Charleston Southern L 0-2 F8 at Samford L 1-2 M14 Binghamton W 6-2 A20 at William & Mary L 6-12 F8 at Samford L 1-3 M17 Richmond W 3-1 A23 *at Winthrop L 0-3 F9 at Samford W 4-3 M19 *at Birmingham-Southern L 4-6 A23 *at Winthrop L 1-6 F21 at Norfolk State W 5-0 M20 *at Birmingham-Southern L 2-6 A24 *at Winthrop L 2-5 M4 Radford L### 1-2 M21 *at Birmingham-Southern L 3-6 A27 at Virginia Tech W 6-2 M5 at Richmond L 8-9 M23 at Old Dominion L 2-4 A30 *Liberty L 5-9 M7 *Davidson W 6-1 M27 Brown W 12-7 M1 *Liberty L 3-12 M8 *Davidson W 7-2 M28 Brown W 10-9 M1 *Liberty W 11-9 M9 *Davidson W 9-7 M28 Brown L 3-7 M11 at Old Dominion L 2-9 M11 at Elon L 4-5 M29 Brown W 10-5 M13 *High Point W 10-7 M12 at N.C. State L 4-9 A2 *Radford L 4-15 M14 *High Point W 9-2 M14 *at East Tenn. State L 1-2 A3 *Radford L 9-13 M15 *High Point W 5-4 M15 *at East Tenn. State W 3-1 A4 *Radford L 4-9 M17 Georgetown W 16-7 M16 *at East Tenn. State L 0-7 A9 *Coastal Carolina L 5-8 M20 *at Radford W 6-0 M18 Marist W 8-4 A10 *Coastal Carolina L 7-9 M21 *at Radford W 5-4 M22 *Furman L 1-7 A10 *Coastal Carolina W 4-3 M22 *at Radford L 5-6 M22 *Furman W 8-5 A16 *at UNC Asheville L 3-11 Big South Tournament (Conway, S.C.) M23 *Furman W 4-3 A17 *at UNC Asheville L 5-6 M25 vs. Winthrop L 1-11 M26 William & Mary L 2-13 A18 *at UNC Asheville W 7-6 M26 vs. Radford L 7-8 M28 *at Georgia Southern L 0-2 A20 at Virginia Commonwealth L 4-5 M29 *at Georgia Southern L 6-13 A21 William & Mary W 6-5 2006 M30 *at Georgia Southern L 2-3 A23 *Winthrop L 3-14 30-25, 9-15 Big South A2 at Radford W 11-6 A24 *Winthrop W 5-1 Home: 24-8 Away: 6-17 A4 *UNC Greensboro W 11-4 A25 *Winthrop L 1-2 Coach: Marlin Ikenberry A5 *UNC Greensboro L 3-8 A28 at Virginia Tech L 0-8 F3 at Auburn L 0-7 A6 *UNC Greensboro W 7-5 A30 *Charleston Southern L 1-4 F4 at Auburn W 8-5 A12 Coppin State W 16-6 M1 *Charleston Southern L 6-7 F5 at Auburn W 10-8 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 93 All-Time Results

F10 at Mercer L 5-11 M21 at Old Dominion W 3-1 M22 *at High Point W 5-3 F11 at Mercer L 4-9 M23 *at Winthrop L 2-4 M22 *at High Point W 3-0 F12 at Mercer W 5-4 M24 *at Winthrop L 2-4 M25 William & Mary W 9-8 F17 Coppin State W 21-4 M25 *at Winthrop L 5-9 M26 at James Madison L 4-8 F19 Coppin State W 10-8 M27 Virginia Commonwealth W 5-3 M28 *Winthrop L 3-11 F25 Lafayette W 7-6 M28 at William & Mary L 3-4 M29 *Winthrop W 5-4 F25 Lafayette W 5-4 M30 Savannah State W 5-4 M30 *Winthrop L 9-5 F26 Lafayette W 8-7 M31 Savannah State W 15-2 A1 Richmond W 9-5 F28 at Richmond W 6-0 A1 Savannah State W 14-0 A2 at Old Dominion W 7-3 M3 Albany W 14-2 A3 #3 Virginia W 5-2 A5 *Radford W 4-3 (11) M4 Albany W 8-3 A4 at Virginia Tech L 6-13 A6 *Radford W 9-5 M5 Albany L 13-14 A6 *High Point W 6-3 A7 *Radford W 3-2 (16) M8 Longwood W 10-3 A7 *High Point W 7-6 A8 VCU L 3-5 M11 Hartford W 6-5 A7 *High Point L 3-11 A11 *at UNC Asheville L 5-8 M11 Hartford L 6-7 A13 Coppin State W 13-0 A12 *at UNC Asheville W 7-4 M12 Hartford W 7-4 A13 Coppin State W 10-0 A13 *at UNC Asheville W 10-3 M15 Niagara W 7-3 A14 Coppin State W 11-0 A15 James Madison W 6-4 M17 *Charleston Southern W 16-1 A18 Richmond W 5-1 A16 Norfolk State W 10-7 M18 *Charleston Southern L 2-3 (10) A20 *at #20 Coastal Carolina L 5-7 A18 *at Liberty L 0-8 M19 *Charleston Southern W 10-7 A21 *at #20 Coastal Carolina L 1-4 A19 *at Liberty W 6-5 M22 Norfolk State W 3-2 (10) A22 *at #20 Coastal Carolina L 3-12 A20 *at Liberty L 1-6 M26 Brown W 7-6 A24 at Virginia Commonwealth W 3-1 A22 Coppin State L 5-8 M27 Brown W 7-6 A27 *UNC Asheville W 5-4 A23 Coppin State W 13-4 M31 *at Liberty L 5-8 A28 *UNC Asheville L 4-15 A25 *#15 Coastal Carolina L 2-5 A1 *at Liberty L 8-16 A29 *UNC Asheville W 5-3 A27 *#15 Coastal Carolina W 4-3 A2 *at Liberty L 7-9 M9 Virginia Tech L 0-9 A27 *#15 Coastal Carolina L 1-12 A5 at Virginia Tech L 8-9 M11 *at Radford L 3-4 A30 Virginia Tech W 8-7 A7 *at High Point L 1-5 M12 *at Radford W 12-9 M9 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 21-1 A8 *at High Point L 5-6 M13 *at Radford W 7-5 M10 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 9-1 A9 *at High Point W 9-2 M15 Old Dominion L 4-5 M11 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 7-6 A12 Richmond W 15-9 M18 *Liberty L 0-4 M13 at #28 Virginia L 5-6 A14 *Radford W 14-6 M19 *Liberty W 5-3 M14 Longwood L 4-6 A15 *Radford W 11-4 M20 *Liberty L 9-10 M16 *Charleston Southern W 14-3 A15 *Radford L 7-12 Big South Tournament (Rock Hill, S.C.) M17 *Charleston Southern W 10-2 A18 at Virginia L 0-5 M23 vs. Liberty L 3-4 M18 *Charleston Southern W 9-7 A22 *at Birmingham-Southern W 13-1 M24 vs. Coastal Carolina L 2-4 Big South Tournament (Danville, Va.) A23 *at Birmingham-Southern L 2-5 M21 vs. Winthrop L 2-7 A24 *at Birmingham-Southern L 3-7 2008 M22 vs. Coastal Carolina L 1-3 A28 *at UNC Asheville L 0-9 29-26, 14-7 Big South A29 *at UNC Asheville L 4-10 Home: 21-14 Away: 8-10 Neutral: 0-2 *-Denotes Conference Game A30 *at UNC Asheville L 5-6 Coach: Marlin Ikenberry M6 *Coastal Carolina W 8-2 F23 Lafayette W 7-1 M8 *Coastal Carolina L 4-6 (10) F23 Lafayette L 5-7 M8 *Coastal Carolina L 0-2 F24 Lafayette L 9-11 M10 at Virginia Commonwealth L 6-8 F29 Binghamton W 11-4 M12 North Carolina A&T L 3-6 M1 Binghamton L 3-4 M13 North Carolina A&T W 5-4 M1 Binghamton W 9-7 M13 North Carolina A&T W 5-0 M2 Central Connecticut State W 7-2 M17 at James Madison L 1-2 M6 at Auburn L 3-9 M19 *#16 Winthrop L 5-10 M7 at Auburn L 4-6 M20 *#16 Winthrop W 10-4 M8 at Auburn L 1-10 M21 *#16 Winthrop W 7-3 M9 at Auburn L 5-6 M11 Old Dominion L 6-7 2007 M12 at William & Mary L 3-12 34-21, 10-11 Big South M14 Marshall L 3-4 Home: 23-7 Away: 11-12 M15 Marshall L 1-5 Coach: Marlin Ikenberry M16 Marshall L 2-7 F9 at Florida W 5-3 M19 at Norfolk State W 11-2 F10 at Florida W 7-4 M21 *at High Point W 5-4 F11 at Florida L 0-7 F20 Bucknell W 10-2 F21 at Richmond W 2-1 F23 Niagara L 1-8 F24 Niagara W 8-4 F27 at #7 Virginia L 3-5 M2 Rider W 6-4 M3 Rider W 9-3 M4 Rider W 4-1 M6 Norfolk State W 8-5 M9 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 3-1 M10 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 21-0 M11 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 9-7 M13 at #10 Auburn W 7-3 M14 at #10 Auburn L 8-10 M17 *at Charleston Southern W 7-2 M17 *at Charleston Southern W 6-4 M18 *at Charleston Southern W 10-7 The 2007 team won a school-record 34 games and earned its first-ever national ranking.

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98 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com VMI Superintendent General J.H. Binford Peay III

demic buildings and a full academic support the Institute's prestigious Cincinnati Medal at staff complement splendid instructors. The graduation. Institute receives annual national and state recognition for its programs. He assumed command of the 101st Airborne Division on 3 August 1989 and led the Division Military and athletics combine with academics throughout Operations DESERT SHIELD and to form the historic three-legged stool at VMI, DESERT STORM in the Persian Gulf. Promoted and both play major roles in Vision 2039. A sig- to Lieutenant General in 1991, he was assigned nificant increase in commissioning is called for as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and as General Peay emphasizes the importance of Plans, Department of the Army and Senior military service, not necessarily as a career, but Army Member, United States Military rather for a couple of years in the true spirit of Committee, United Nations and on 26 March the citizen-soldier. Over the past four years, 1993, he was promoted to the rank of General the percentage of graduating cadets receiving and appointed the 24th Vice Chief of Staff of commissions has grown from 34% to 51%. A the United States Army. strong proponent of athletics, Vision 2039 (and "every cadet an athlete") calls for huge capital His last assignment was Commander-in-Chief, building efforts which will benefit intercolle- United States Central Command, MacDill Air Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III giate teams, club teams, intramural sports, and Force Base, Florida, from 5 August 1994 to 13 the Corps in general. The initial and most obvi- August 1997, with responsibility for the region General J. H. Binford Peay III, VMI Class of ous effort is the newly renovated football stadi- encompassing twenty countries in Africa, the 1962, became the Institute's 14th um at Alumni Memorial Field, dedicated - Middle East, Persian Gulf and South Asia. Superintendent on July 1st 2003. Through Foster Stadium - in September 2006 in honor of General Peay is currently Chairman, the Allied Vision 2039, he has ushered in a period of P. Wesley Foster, Jr., VMI Class of 1956. The Defense Group, and a Director with BAE enthusiasm, growth, and change throughout all Gray-Minor Baseball Stadium, named in honor Systems, Inc. aspects of VMI. Never losing sight of VMI's pri- of Senator Elmon Gray '46 and G. Gilmer Minor, mary "academic focus," which he emphasizes as III '63, and the Paulette Locker Room complex "first among equals," Vision 2039 sets forth a in honor of Bill Paulette '69 were completed plan that will guide the Institute for decades to and dedicated in March 2007. A lacrosse-soccer come, as it moves toward its 200th anniversary. stadium, additional multi-purpose fields, new Corps confidence courses, tennis courts, RAT Enhancing the physical and cultural environment Challenge courses, and an improved cross is a key component for the future. Full renova- country "Chessie Trail" are planned for the tions of Nichols Engineering Hall, Crozet Hall, North Post area and will "round-out" what Mallory Hall, and J.M. Hall have recently been General Peay calls "leadership valley." completed, with a major modernization project at Kilbourne Hall, a new Leadership and Ethics General Peay considers his Center, and a third Barracks all in "full swing." In Superintendency as an opportunity to addition to the new third barracks structure, give something back to VMI which this project will include modernization of all has had such a significant influence on rooms in the current Old and New Barracks as his life and that of his family. His well. General Peay and his staff have also spent Father, J.H.B. Peay, Jr. was a graduate hundreds of hours buried in the details of cadet of the VMI Class of 1929, and he and leadership functions, cadet organizations, the his wife, Pamela, have two sons, who regimental and class systems, the Honor are also graduates: Jim, Class of '98, System, and the cadet daily schedule. and Ryan, Class of '02. Born in Richmond, Virginia on 10 May 1940, "We must have the daily schedule right; leader- General Peay, upon graduation, was ship, cadet life, study time, management skills, commissioned a Second Lieutenant of and everything else at VMI evolve around that," Field Artillery, embarking on a 35- says General Peay. year career in the United States Army. He holds a Bachelor of Science Academically, VMI remains a clear leader among degree in Civil Engineering from VMI, undergraduate colleges. In July 2007, the a Masters of Arts degree from Institute, in a superb performance, successfully George Washington University, and completed its ten year Compliance Certification he is also a graduate of the United by the Southern Association of Colleges and States Army War College. As a cadet, Schools receiving reaffirmation of accreditation. he was a quarterback on the football Modernized and technologically enhanced aca- team, a member of the Honor Court, a Battalion Commander and awarded www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 99 Athletic Director Donny White

The most ambitious capital improvements to ath- Conference's top-ranked defense in 1977. His defensive letic facilities in 20 years have been launched under the backfields led the conference in pass defense three Vision 2039 initiative of VMI Superintendent General J.H. times.White also recruited seven football players who Binford Peay, and Athletic Director Donny White has were selected all-conference. been a guiding force in the process. In the fall of 1981,White became VMI head baseball Over the past two years, both the football and coach and began to resurrect a program that had not baseball programs have seen their facilities significantly won a Southern Conference game the three previous upgraded with the additions of P.Wesley Foster, Jr. '56 years. His 1982 debut squad compiled six league wins Stadium and Gray-Minor Stadium. and White was named Southern Conference Co-Coach White is entering his 26th year in VMI Athletics, of the Year. His teams won 85 games in six years and his having spent 15 seasons as a coach and the past 10 1987 squad reached the Southern Conference champi- years as Athletic Director.The improvement of athletic onship game.While serving as baseball coach,White also facilities on post is just one issue that White has tackled taught on the Physical Education staff as an assistant since taking over as AD in 1998. Upon his return,White professor. immediately went to work addressing the challenging White is a 1965 graduate of VMI with a B.S.degree issues facing the VMI athletic department.At the same in civil engineering.As a cadet, he was a Distinguished time, he has built support for intercollegiate athletics Military Student, named Who's Who in American among the VMI community and its alumni. His effort has Colleges and Universities, and was awarded the VMI Donny White resulted in a change in conference affiliation, increased Intercollegiate Athletic Award for excellence.White co- funding for operations, the development of women's ath- captained the 1964 VMI football team and was selected ATHLETIC STAFF letics, and a better overall competitive environment for All-Southern Conference in baseball for three consecu- VMI sports. tive years as a shortstop while also leading the team in ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT STAFF: In 2007-2008, the Keydet programs made signifi- batting. He was inducted into the VMI Sports Hall of Donny White cant strides:VMI basketball posted 14 wins for the sec- Fame in 1975. Director of Intercollegiate Athletics ond-consecutive year as standout Reggie Williams led After graduation from VMI,White was commis- Col. Eric Hutchings the nation in scoring for the second straight season. In sioned as a field artillery officer in the U.S.Army and Chief of Staff addition, the baseball team had its best conference served a tour of duty in Vietnam.His decorations Col. Tom Baur record in 21 years and won 93 games in three years, the include the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Air Medal Faculty Chair of Athletics lacrosse squad advanced to the finals of the conference with four oak leaf clusters. Cliff Wade tournament for the first time in history, and track ath- White and his wife, Bettie, have four children, Kyle, Associate A.D./ Business & Compliance Andrew Westhouse lete Felix Kitur finished 9th in the nation in the 800- Katherine, Shannon and Bryan, and seven grandchildren. Assistant A.D./ Marketing & Operations meter run at the NCAA Championships. Sherry Baucom Between coaching at the Institute and returning to Senior Woman Administrator/ head VMI's athletic program,White spent 11 years con- Athletic Academic Advisor centrating on private business, as well as high school Steve Ross athletics.The current VMI AD began a six-year stint as Athletic Academic Advisor the athletic director at Patrick Henry High School in Elizabeth Igo Ashland,Virginia in 1992. During his time in that posi- Assistant A.D./Facilities & Game Ops. tion, improvements were made in facilities, ticket sales, Jimmy Mason Equipment Manager and booster club membership. The football program Ronnie Weeks reached the ranks of the state's elite, winning 57 of 65 Assistant Equipment Manager games, including the state championship in 1994. Judy Cash White compiled a distinguished VMI coaching Administrative Assistant career in two sports spanning 15 years. He joined the Betsey Nicely football staff in 1971 as a defensive backfield coach and Administrative Assistant helped lead the Keydets to two Southern Conference Karen Robinson Championships and a State Championship in 1977. Administrative Assistant (Football) White coached the defensive backs to a number one Jimmy Coale, C.S.C.S. Head Strength & Conditioning Coach national ranking in 1975 and number four ranking the Jimmy Whitten following season. He served as VMI co-defensive coordi- Donny and Bettie White with their dogs, Sport Assoc. Head Strength & Conditioning Coach nator from 1976 to 1981 and had the Southern (left) and Sergeant Cabell (right). Phil Sabatini Strength Training Coach for Football

SPORTS INFORMATION: Wade Branner Associate A.D./Athletic Communications Christian Hoffman Assistant A.D./Media Relations Brad Salois Assistant Media Relations Director

SPORTS MEDICINE: Lance Fujiwara, M.Ed., ATC Associate A.D./ Sports Medicine John Hoffman, M.Ed., ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer Andrew Spadafora Assistant Athletic Trainer

Donny White ‘65 with Gil Minor ‘63 at the dedication of Gray-Minor Stadium in March 2007.

100 2009 VMI BASEBALL www.VMIKeydets.com VMI Athletic Department Staff

Sherry Baucom Col.Tom Baur Wade Branner Judy Cash Jimmy Coale David Copeland SWA/Academic Enhancement Faculty Chair of Athletics Assoc.A.D./Athletic Comm. Athletic Dept. Secretary Dir. of Strength & Conditioning Team Physician

Lance Fujiwara Christian Hoffman John Hoffman Col. Eric Hutchings Elizabeth Igo Don Jamison Assoc.A.D./Sports Medicine Assistant A.D./Media Relations Assistant Athletic Trainer Chief of Staff Assistant A.D./Facilities Asst. to the Athletic Director

Jimmy Mason Kelly McMullen Betsey Nicely Aaron Parsley Karen Robinson Steve Ross Equipment Manager Graduate Asst.Athletic Trainer Athletic Dept. Secretary Graduate Asst.Athletic Trainer Football Secretary Academic Enhancement

Phil Sabatini Brad Salois Elizabeth Sibilsky David Sigler Andrew Spadafora Emily Strobino Football Strength Training Coach Asst. Media Relations Director Graduate Asst.Athletic Trainer Ticket Manager Assistant Athletic Trainer Graduate Asst.Athletic Trainer

Cliff Wade Francis Watts Andrew Westhouse Jimmy Whitten Assoc.A.D./Business & Compliance Assistant Equipment Manager Assistant A.D./Mktg. & Ops. Associate Head Strength Coach

www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 101 A Message to the Media

VMI Athletic Media Relations The 2008-09 season promises to be an exciting one and we will do everything we can to keep you up to date on the latest with Keydet baseball. If you have a special request or if we can be of further service to you, please contact us. Wade Branner INTERVIEWS: Head coach Marlin Ikenberry will be available for interviews following all home games. Associate A.D./ Players will also be available for interviews at that time. Both coach and player interviews outside of Athletic Communications postgame situations must be coordinated through the VMI Sports Information office. Since cadets do not Office: 540-464-7515 have phones in their rooms, it is virtually impossible to contact a player directly. However, we will be happy to arrange interviews with any player, usually in the afternoons before practice. Home: 540-463-5033 Email: [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHERS: All photographers are asked to shoot from behind the fences behind home plate Coverage: Football, Basketball, and down the first and third base lines. Under no circumstances will photographers be allowed into the dugouts or onto the field during a game. We ask for your cooperation in this matter. Rifle, Radio Network CREDENTIALS: Press and photography passes will be supplied to those media outlets covering VMI Baseball. To request credentials, contact Christian Hoffman (contact info at left). The passes can be mailed out if time allows, or they can be picked up at the ticket stand down the right-field line. Christian Hoffman Assistant A.D./ PRESS FACILITIES: For many years, members of the media and visiting SIDs at Patchin Field have under- stood and adapted to the lack of facilities available to those working a game at “The Patch”. With the open- Media Relations ing of Gray-Minor Stadium, the VMI Athletic Media Relations office can finally begin paying back those hard- Baseball Contact working individuals by offering the best seat in the house at each VMI home game. As many as eight spaces Office: 540-464-7514 are available at each game for working members of the media in the press box, located directly behind home plate. As always, statistics and notes will be available prior to each game and a complete box score and play- Cell: 540-460-6920 by-play will be available approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of each game. We look forward to Email: [email protected] seeing you out at Gray-Minor Stadium this season to take in an exciting time in VMI Baseball. Coverage: Baseball,Wrestling, RADIO BROADCAST LINES: Visiting teams wishing to broadcast games from Gray-Minor Stadium are Women’s Soccer, Swimming & asked to contact VMI Associate A.D./Athletic Communications Wade Branner (540-464-7515) at least two Diving, Cross Country weeks prior to the game.

KEYDETS ON THE WEB: Fans and media are encouraged to follow the team on the VMI athletic home Brad Salois page. Timely information on the diamond Keydets will be available to both media and fans alike. Included are Assistant Media Relations schedules, rosters, stats and the latest notes on the team as well as access to live radio broadcasts. Fans and media can also view a live stats broadcast of most, if not all, of the team’s contests. The VMI Keydets can be Director accessed on the world wide web at www.vmikeydets.com. Office: 540-464-7015 Cell: 940-642-9865 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE: Baseball statistics for the eight Big South Conference schools are compiled throughout the season at the conference office in Charlotte, N.C. For up-to-date information, call Mark Email: [email protected] Simpson at 704-341-7990 or visit the League’s website at www.BigSouthSports.com. Coverage: Lacrosse, Men’s ITS VMI, PLEASE: When referring to our athletic teams, it is requested that members of the media refer Soccer, Indoor Track & Field, to this institution as "VMI", or "Virginia Military Institute", not "Virginia Military" or the cryptic "Va. Military". Outdoor Track & Field Any help in using the correct moniker would be greatly appreciated.

Contact Information Finding Your Way Athletic Department ...... 540-464-7251 Athletic Dept./Basketball Fax ...... 540-464-7790 to Gray-Minor Sports Information Fax ...... 540-464-7583 Stadium Press Row Phone ...... 540-463-6725 From the East, North or South: Basketball Office ...... 540-464-7384 Follow I-81 to Exit 191 onto I-64 Website ...... www.VMIKeydets.com West. Take Exit 55 off I-64, and then turn left at the top of the exit ramp onto U.S. 11 South. Sports Info Mailing Address: After crossing the Maury River Bridge, VMI Sports Information Office veer to the right onto U.S. 11 Business. Drive past Cameron Hall on the left and 116 Smith Hall the VMI campus on the right, and turn Lexington,VA 24450 right onto Letcher Avenue immediately after U.S. 11 Business splits into a pair of one-way streets. Proceed up Letcher Baseball Office Mailing Address: Avenue and turn left at Parade Avenue. VMI Baseball Office Take the first left (just after the Marshall 243 Cameron Hall Museum) and follow Maiden Lane down the hill to Patchin Field. Lexington,VA 24450 From the West: NOTE: Due to extensive Take Exit 55 off I-64, and construction on post, turn right at the top of the exit ramp directions and access to Gray-Minor onto U.S. 11 South. Follow U.S. 11 Stadium may change. Stay tuned to South to the Maury River Bridge, then www.vmikeydets.com for any updates, follow the directions in the second or call Christian Hoffman at 540-464- paragraph at left. 7514 to confirm directions.

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DAILY NEWSPAPERS TELEVISION Virginia News Network Roanoke Times WHSV-TV 3 (ABC) 3245 Basie Rd., Richmond,VA 23228 201 W. Campbell Ave., Roanoke,VA 24010 50 N. 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Box 191439, Miami Beach, FL, 33119 Lexington News-Gazette (Weekly) Phone 305-674-0139 Phone: 540-932-3557 20 W. Nelson St., Lexington,VA 24450 Sports Editor: Jim Sacco Fax 786-513-2612 or P.O. Box 1153, Lexington,VA 24450 Contact: Dana Heiss Grodin e-mail: [email protected] Phone: 540-463-3113 Fax: 540-942-4542 Email: [email protected] Sports Editor: Doug Chase Website: www.USAToday.com e-mail: [email protected] Petersburg Progress Index Fax: 540-464-6397 15 Franklin St., Petersburg,VA 23804 Big South Conference 7233 Pineville-Matthews Rd., Suite 100, Charlotte, NC Phone 804-732-3456 x251 WREL Radio - AM 1450 / FM 96.7 Sports Editor: John Medeiros 28226 P.O. Drawer 902, Lexington,VA 24450 Phone 704-341-7990 e-mail: [email protected] Phone 540-463-2161 Fax: 804-732-8417 Fax 704-341-7991 Sports Director: Jim Bresnahan Contact: Mark Simpson e-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Harrisonburg Daily News-Record Fax: 540-463-9524 P.O. Box 193, Harrisonburg,VA 22801 Also contact: Nic Bowman Phone 540-574-6284 Email: [email protected] Sports Editor: Chris Simmons e-mail: [email protected] Fax: 540-433-9112 www.VMIKeydets.com 2009 VMI BASEBALL 103 2009 Photo Roster

#1 David Lottman #2 George Piccirilli #3 Jeremy Brown #4 Sam Roberts #5 Justin Topping #6 Steele Myers Jr. OF Fr. C Fr. RHP So. IF/OF/RHP So. OF/C Fr. MIF

#7 Chris Henderson #8 Jacob Morley #9 Adam Kruithof #10 A.J. Yoder #11 John Phelps #12 Karter Rivera Sr. RHP Fr. OF So. RHP Sr. MIF R-Jr. LHP Fr. LHP

#13 Lefty Flora #14 Matt Edwards #16 Brooks Martin #17 Jeremy Peed #18 Collin Flaherty #20 Adam Lopez So. LHP R-Jr. RHP Fr. OF Fr. OF Fr. C/OF Fr. RHP

#22 Chris Duty #23 Graham Sullivan #24 Tanner Biagini #25 Michael Devine #26 Jordan Ballard #27 Josh McPherson Jr. RHP So. IF Jr. IF Fr. 1B/RHP Jr. IF Jr. RHP

#28 Alex Haitsuka #29 Tim Brust #30 Colin Miller #31 Brian Sandridge #32 Andrew Deal #33 Kyle Goodale So. C/OF R-Fr. LHP So. OF R-Jr. OF Fr. RHP R-Fr. C

#34 Chase Worthington #35 Travis Smink #36 Alan Watts #39 Tyler Brown Ryan Barefoot Jason Farley Fr. IF R-Jr. LHP Fr. RHP Fr. OF So. RHP So. LHP

#19 Marlin Ikenberry #37 Ryan Mau #38 Barry Shelton #21 James Conrad Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant

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