Emporia State Hornets (34-23, 20-16 MIAA) vs. Central Oklahoma Bronchos (36-20, 25-11 MIAA) Saturday, May 19 • 1:00 a.m. • Walker Stadium • Magnolia, Ark. Series Record: ESU leads 31-24 Last Meeting: at ESU 5, UCO 3 (April 16, 2018) Game Notes Radio: KFFX (104.9FM) Internet Audio: kvoe.com Up Next: (with win) Southern Ark. or St. Cloud State • May 20, 2018 Walker Stadium • Magnolia, Ark. 2018 Schedule and Results MAY MADNESS ABOUT THE HORNETS Date Opponent Time/Result Air Hogs D II Classic-Grand Prairie, TX Emporia State faces Central Oklahoma The Hornets have a .286 team batting Feb. 1 Southern Arkansas L 1-6 in an elimination game at the NCAA average and a 4.73 team ERA. Emporia Feb. 2 Okla. Christian L 3-8 Division II Baseball Central Regional. State batters lead the MIAA and ranks Feb. 3 Arkansas Tech. L 7-13 fifth in the nation in walks while Hornet Feb. 4 Southeastern Okla. L 2-7 Feb. 8 Metro St. - Denver W 9-8 LAST AT BAT are first in the league and sixth Feb. 8 Metro St. - Denver W 5-1 Emporia State got another stellar in the nation in walks allowed per nine Feb. 9 Metro St. - Denver W 10-6 performance from MIAA of the . Feb. 15 Newman W 7-1 Year Seth Holman, but had three errors Bryce Fischer leads the Hornets with Feb. 17 Newman W16-4 Feb. 18 Newman W 10-7 that led to two unearned runs in a 4-2 loss a .402 batting average, 13 homers, 65 Feb. 23 *Northwest Missouri L 2-3 to #11 Augustana in the second round of RBI and 64 runs scored. Kaden Shaffer Feb. 24 *Northwest Missouri L 6-7 the NCAA Division II Central Regional is hitting .324 with 51 RBI. Seth Holman Feb. 25 *Northwest Missouri L 11-12 March 2 *Southwest Baptist W 12-6 Baseball Tournament in Magnolia, Ark. is 8-3 with 122 K’s and a 3.23 ERA in March 3 *Southwest Baptist W 15-14 The Hornets took a 1-0 lead in the 117.0 innings. Taylor Thompson has 25 March 4 *Southwest Baptist W 18-8 second only to have the Vikings score appearances, 56.0 innings, 34 K’s and a March 9 *Pittsburg State L 12-15 single runs in the fourth and fifth to take 4.34 ERA. March 10 *Pittsburg State L 2-5 March 11 *Pittsburg State W 3-1 the lead. Emporia State tied it in the March 17 Minn.-Duluth (DH) W 4-3, 2-1 sixth before Augustana scored two runs SCOUTING THE BRONCHOS March 18 Minn.-Duluth (DH) W 11-1 in the top of the ninth. Holman tied the Central Oklahoma is 36-20 overall and March 20 *Missouri Western L 6-7 March 23 *Missouri Southern W 6-4 Emporia State single season record with won a share of the MIAA regular season March 24 *Missouri Southern W 9-4 his 17th start of the season and went title with a 25-11 record. They are batting March 25 *Missouri Southern L 0-1 8.0 innings. He allowed two runs, only .301 as a team with a 4.91 ERA. They March 28 *Washburn L 1-9 one of which was earned, on five hits have gone 8-9 over their last 17 games. March 29 *Fort Hays State W 7-5 March 30 *Fort Hays State W 12-4 with two walks and five . Max No Bronchos earned first-team All-MIAA March 31 *Fort Hays State L 4-7 Simpson took the loss, allowing one run honors but three were named second- April 3 *Missouri Western W 11-10 on one . Mason Brown was two for team and two garnered third-team. April 6 *Neb. Kearney L 7-9 four with a run and an RBI. April 7 *Neb. Kearney W 12-8 April 8 *Neb. Kearney L 3-11 LAST AT BAT WITH THE BRONCHOS April 11 *Washburn L 7-8 THE COACHES The Bronchos got on the board first April 15 *Central Okla. W 17-7 Bob Fornelli is 599-265 in his 15th with one run in the first but the Hornets April 16 *Central Okla. W 14-6 April 16 *Central Okla. W 5-3 season at Emporia State and is 905- answered with two in the bottom half of April 17 *Missouri Western L 3-11 378 overall in his 22nd year as a four the and never relinquished the April 20 *Central Missouri L 1-4 year head coach. He has led Emporia lead. The Hornets got the win 5-3 with six April 21 *Central Missouri W 5-4 State to two Division II World Series hits in the game to take the series sweep. April 22 *Central Missouri L 5-6 April 25 *Washburn W 8-3 appearances in ten NCAA Tournaments. April 27 *Northeastern State W 8-1 Fornelli is 25-18 against the Bronchos. ON DECK April 28 *Northeastern State W 8-1 John Martin is 103-62-1 in his third year The winner advances to Sunday and April 29 *Northeastern State W 5-2 May 4 *Lindenwood W 7-2 as head coach for Central Oklahoma. a game with either St. Cloud State or May 5 *Lindenwood L 4-9 He is 3-8 against his alma mater. Southern Arkansas at 12 noon. May 6 *Lindenwood W 14-7 MIAA TOURNAMENT Emporia State Probable Starters May 10 Northwest Missouri W 15-2 No Name Yr. B/T BA HR RBI 2B R SB Hometown May 11 Central Missouri L 2-9 C 9 Mason Brown Sr. R/R .304 4 45 16 45 4-5 Littleton, Colo. May 12 Missouri Western W 6-4 1B 30 Kaden Shaffer Sr. R/R .324 2 51 12 41 13-20 Ottawa, Kan. May 12 Pittsburg State W 4-0 2B 2 Brian Grove Jr. L/R .307 4 33 14 59 11-11 River Falls, Wis. May 13 Pittsburg State W 11-5 3B 34 Tate Kastens Sr. R/R .216 5 29 7 26 4-5 Denver, Colo. May 13 Central Missouri L 1-2 SS 17 Brandon Bachar Jr. L/R .231 1 12 5 27 3-6 Russell, Kan. NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL TOURNAMENT LF 11 Mack Gowing Sr. L/R .320 1 37 9 57 13-19 Wichita, Kan. May 17 #14 Southern Arkansas W 8-6 CF 13 Trevor Turner Sr. R/R .249 3 24 10 34 16-18 Hutchinson, Kan. May 18 #11 Augustana L 2-4 RF 18 Bryce Fischer Sr. L/L .402 13 65 19 64 11-13 Wichita, Kan. May 19 Central Oklahoma 11:00 a.m. DH 29 Kyle Lopez Sr. L/L .242 0 19 3 12 1-1 Littleton, Colo. May 20 #14 SAU or SCSU (with win) 12:00 p.m. Pitchers Name Yr W-L ERA Sv AP/GS IP K BB Hometown *= MIAA Game RHP 26 Seth Holman Sr. 8-3 3.23 1 20/17 117.0 122 16 Wichita, Kan. Home games in Bold at Glennen Field RHP 24 Tanner Cairns Jr. 9-1 4.40 0 15/15 88.0 62 30 Wichita, Kan. Media Contact RHP 32 Max Simpson Sr. 4-6 5.04 0 17/9 64.1 56 24 Tulsa, Okla. Emporia State: Don Weast, Assoc. AD/Media RHP 21 Taylor Thompson Sr. 5-2 4.34 1 25/5 56.0 34 15 Cuba, Mo. Phone: (620) 344-6190 Cell LHP 12 Nathan Gieber Sr. 1-3 4.30 4 26/3 46.0 29 19 Concordia, Kan. Email: [email protected] RHP 16 Adam Thies Jr. 2-2 7.71 1 14/6 35.0 26 12 Olathe, Kan. WEBSITE: esuhornets.com RHP 14 Layne Downing Sr. 1-2 4.38 2 14/0 24.2 19 6 Hays, Kan. TWITTER: @ESUSports RHP 19 Trey Taylor Sr. 1-1 5.28 4 22/0 15.1 14 9 Paola, Kan. FACEBOOK: facebook/ESUAthletics RHP 15 Jacob Tetuan Sr. 0-1 9.49 0 12/0 12.1 12 4 Topeka, Kan. Emporia State Hornets at NCAA DII Central Regional BASEBALL Walter Stadium Magnolia, Ark. 2018 HORNET BASEBALL May 17-21, 2018 Page 2 ABCA Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Division II Poll HE’S A WINNER May 14, 2018 Emporia State head baseball coach Bob Fornelli has 905 career wins and is No. Team Record Pts LW 599-265 (.693) in his 15th season at Emporia State. Fornelli is the winningest 1. Georgia College 43-10 233 T6 coach at Emporia State after passing Dave Bingham who was 557-226 (.714) 2. North Greenville 44-8 232 3 in 14 years from 1974-87. The Hornets have made 12 trips to the NCAA 3. Florida Southern 39-9-1 225 T6 Tournament in his 14 years and he has twice led Emporia State to the Division II 4. Delta State 40-9 220 1 5. Tampa 39-9 210 4 World Series, in 2006 and 2009. He has taken teams to the NCAA Tournament 6. Illinois Springfield 45-7 198 2 in 18 of his 22 years as a collegiate coach. 7. Colorado Mesa 40-14 188 12 Fornelli, a 1991 graduate of Emporia State, spent seven years at Ft. Hays State 8. Columbus State 40-12 182 10 where he compiled a 306-113 record and led the Tigers to the NCAA Division II 9. Azusa Pacific 39-9 178 5 national championship game in 2000 and was in the NCAA regional tournament 10. Nova Southeastern 34-14 171 9 five times. He is the fourth winningest active coach in NCAA Division II and ranks 11. Augustana 44-8 158 11 15th in career victories with a 905-378 (.705) record in his 22nd season. 12. West Texas A&M 39-12 154 8 13. Belmont Abbey 37-12 139 15 Prior to his time in Hays, Fornelli was the pitching coach at Butler County 14. Southern Arkansas 36-17 128 20 Community College in El Dorado, Kan., from 1991 until 1996. During his tenure 15. St. Leo 38-11 123 13 the Grizzlies were 195-86 and finished third in the NJCAA World Series in 1994. 16. New Haven 37-10 121 14 A native of Lenexa, Kan., he was an honorable mention All-Central States 17. Cal. St. Monterey Bay 38-16 115 16 Intercollegiate Conference catcher for the Hornets as a senior after transferring 18. UNC Pembroke 38-13 104 17 from Butler County CC. He is married to the former Jill Harris of Madison, Kan. 19. Northwood 38-14 94 30 20. West Chester 31-15 83 18 The couple has three daughters - Emma, Rylie and Addison. 21. Mississippi College 33-15 76 29 22. U.C. San Diego 38-15 72 25 AROUND THE HORN 23. Southern New Hampshire 35-15 59 19 Catcher Mason Brown (Sr./Littleton, Colo.) was a third-team All-MIAA pick and 24. Mercyhurst 32-13 57 21 Cold Glove winner at catcher. He is hitting .304 with four home runs, 16 doubles, 25. Montevallo 35-17 49 23 45 RBI and 45 runs scored. He has thrown out 17 base runners this season 26. Texas A&M Kingsville 37-14 37 27 27. St. Thomas Aquinas 36-13 28 — including two against Augustana. Last year he had a team high .365 batting 28. Mount Olive 36-14-1 24 24 average, a .536 slugging percentage and a .437 on base percentage. He was 29. Bellarmine 37-17 23 — named second team MIAA and was awarded the MIAA gold glove as a catcher. 30. Colorado School Of Mines 35-16 7 28 First baseman Kaden Shaffer (Sr./Ottawa, Kan.) was an honorable mention Shepherd 38-15 7 RV All-MIAA pick and earned the league’s Gold Glove at first. In 55 starts he is Receiving Votes: Millersville (34-18), Point Loma (33-16), hitting .324 with two home runs, 12 doubles and 51 RBI on the season. Last St. Edwards (33-19), Quincy (38-16). year he had a .323 batting average with 63 hits that included ten doubles, three MIAA Teams in Bold Central Region Teams in Italics home runs, 48 RBI and 53 runs scored. Shaffer was named to the All-Jayhawk conference as a sophomore at Fort Scott CC. Second baseman Brian Grove (Sr./River Falls, Wis.) was an honorable mention All-MIAA pick. He is hitting .307 with four homers, 33 RBI, 59 runs scored and is 11 for 11 on stolen bases in 53 starts. He transferred to Emporia State from Iowa Western CC where he hit .306 with an on-base percentage of .425 and a slugging percentage of .417 last season. Shortstop Brandon Bachar (Jr./Russell, Kan.) is hitting .231 on the year with a and 12 RBI in 41 starts. He transferred to Emporia State from Western Nebraska CC where he had a .255 batting average with an on base percentage of .358. He had ten doubles, five home runs, 20 RBI, and 24 runs. Tate Kastens (Sr./Denver, Colo.) is hitting .216 on the year with five home runs and 29 RBI in 44 starts. He hit .357 in 2017 with a team high .661 slugging percentage and a .383 on base percentage. He had 20 hits that included three doubles, a and four home runs. Kastens scored 15 runs and 2018 MIAA Standings brought in 20 RBI. He hit .455 with runners in scoring position. MIAA Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Central Oklahoma 25-11 0.694 35-20 0.636 OUT IN THE FIELD Northwest Missouri 25-11 0.694 30-22 0.577 Outfielder Bryce Fischer (Sr./Wichita, Kan.) was a first-team All-MIAA pick Central Missouri 24-12 0.667 38-15 0.717 and Gold Glove winner. He is a first-team All-Region pick by the NBWA and Pittsburg State 23-13 0.639 33-20 0.623 D2CCA. He is tenth in the nation in walks, 13th in on base percentage and 18th Nebraska Kearney 21-15 0.583 28-24 0.538 in RBI. He is leading the MIAA in RBI, on base percentage, and walks, ranks Emporia State 20-16 0.556 34-22 0.607 second in the league in runs scored, batting average, and slugging percentage, Missouri Western 20-16 0.556 29-24 0.547 and is fifth in home runs. He has started all 57 games and is batting .402 with Northeastern State 18-18 0.500 28-24 0.538 13 home runs, 65 RBI, 64 runs scored, 19 doubles, 11 stolen bases, a .689 Lindenwood 16-20 0.444 26-24 0.520 slugging percentage and a .519 on base percentage. He has not committed Missouri Southern 15-21 0.417 27-23 0.540 an error in the outfield in 114 chances with five outfield assists. He transferred Washburn 11-25 0.306 17-30 0.362 from Oklahoma State. Fischer spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at Southwest Baptist 11-25 0.306 17-33 0.340 Fort Hays State 5-31 0.139 13-37 0.260 Cowley CC where he hit .327 with two home runs, four doubles, 30 RBIs and eight stolen bases. He helped Cowley advance to the JUCO World Series. Emporia State Hornets at NCAA DII Central Regional BASEBALL Walte3 Stadium Magnolia, Ark. 2018 HORNET BASEBALL May 17-21, 2018 Page 3

National Collegiate Baseball Writers D-II Poll Outfielder Mack Gowing (Sr./Wichita, Kan.) was an honorable mention All- May 16, 2018 MIAA selection. He is hitting .320 with a .422 on base percentage and 57 runs No. Team Record Pts LW scored in 57 starts this season. He has been hit by pitch a team high 14 times 1 North Greenville (S.C.) (15) 44-8 470 2 this season. Last year he hit .348 with an on base percentage of .424. Gowing 2 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (2) 39-9 435 3 had 69 hits including 40 RBI’s and runs. He started 49 games on the year and 3 Florida Southern (2) 39-9-1 413 17 was a second-team All-MIAA selection. He is a transfer from Hutchinson CC. 4 Illinois Springfield 45-7 408 4 Outfielder Trevor Turner (Sr./Hutchinson, Kan.) is batting .249 with ten doubles, 5 Georgia College 43-10 384 6 6 West Texas A&M 39-12 381 5 three home runs, 24 RBI and 34 runs in 54 starts. Last year he had a .259 7 Tampa (Fla.) 39-9 361 1 batting average, a .296 slugging percentage and a .333 on base percentage. 8 New Haven (Conn.) 37-10 352 8 He is a transfer from Barton CC. 9 Colorado Mesa 40-14 299 13 10 Delta State (Miss.) 40-9 297 7 ON THE MOUND 11 Columbus State (Ga.) 40-12 259 14 Right-handed pitcher Seth Holman (Jr./Wichita, Kan.) was the MIAA Pitcher of 12 Southern Arkansas 36-17 255 RV the Year and a first-team All-MIAA selection as well as first-team All-Region by 13 Millersville (Pa.) 34-18 235 RV 14 UC San Diego 38-15 201 RV the NCBWA and D2CCA. He is ranked second in the nation in starts, eighth in 15 Central Missouri 34-15 181 10 to walk ratio, tenth in total strikeouts and 13th in walks allowed per nine 16 Northwood (Mich.) 38-14 168 RV innings. He leads the MIAA in starts, strikeouts, and strikeout to walk ratio. He is 17 St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 36-13 160 RV 8-3 on the year with a 3.23 ERA and 122 strike outs in 117.0 innings with just 16 18 Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 34-14 148 15 . Last year he started 15 games and threw 98.1 total innings. He 19 West Chester (Pa.) 31-15 126 19 was 11-3 with a 4.03 ERA, 81 strikeouts and 22 walks. He was a second-team 20 Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 37-12 116 RV 21 Colorado School of Mines 35-16 115 22 All-MIAA pick. He transferred to Emporia State from Southern Mississippi. He is 22 Cal State Montery Bay 38-16 105 12 tied with Gabe Medina for the most starts in a single season at Emporia State 23 Quincy (Ill.) 39-16 63 NR with 17 and he is ranked third in single season strikeouts and . 24 Mercyhurst (Pa.) 32-13 57 9 Right-handed pitcher Tanner Cairns (Jr./Wichita, Kan.) was a third-team All- 25 Central Oklahoma 33-18 54 25 MIAA pick. He is 9-1 with a 4.40 ERA in 15 starts this season. He has struck out Others receiving votes: UNC Pembroke (38-13) 37; 62 while allowing 30 walks. He pitched 86.2 innings in 16 appearances with 13 LeMoyne, N.Y. (33-15-1) 28; Bellarmine, Ky. (37-17) 16; starts in 2017. He was 8-1 with one on the season with a 3.43 ERA and a Mississippi College (33-15) 15; Pittsburg State (32-17) 14; Augustana, S.D. (44-8) 9; Mount Olive, N.C. (36-14- .258 opponent batting average. He was third-team All-MIAA. 1) 7; Point Loma, Calif. (33-16) 3; St. Edwards, Texas Right handed pitcher Max Simpson (Sr./Tulsa, Okla.) is 4-6 with a 5.04 ERA (33-19) 3. and 56 strikeouts in 64.1 innings. He is a transfer from Oklahoma State who MIAA Teams in Bold Central Region Teams in Italics started his collegiate career at Hutchinson CC where he appeared in 17 games with four starts and had a 7-2 record with a save and 2.37 ERA in 2015. He had 2018 NCAA Division II Central Regional 85 strikeouts in 60.2 innings and was the Jayhawk West Pitcher of the Year. Walker Stadium at Goodheart Field Right handed Pitcher Taylor Thompson (Sr./Cuba, Mo.) is 5-2 with a 4.34 ERA Magnolina, Ark. in 25 appearances with five starts this year. In 2017, he logged 34.0 innings Game 2 10:00 a.m. Augustana 9, Pittsburg State 4 in 27 appearances. He was 3-1 on the year with a 3.93 ERA. Thompson had Game 1 1:30 p.m. Emporia State 8, Southern Ark. 6 24 strikeouts to just five walks. As a sophomore in 2016 at Jefferson College, Game 3 5:00 p.m. Central Mo. 10, Okla. Baptist 2 Thompson had 19 appearances with a 2-3 record. He had a 1.57 ERA with three Game 4 8:30 p.m. St. Cloud State 5, Central Okla. 2 saves, 19 strikeouts and allowing only 24 hits in 34.1 innings pitched. Right handed pitcher Trey Taylor (Jr./Paola, Kan.) is 1-1 with a 5.28 ERA in 15.1 Friday, May 18 innings pitched with four saves. As a redshirt sophomore in 2017, Taylor tossed Game 5 10:00 a.m. Southern Ark. 5, Pittsburg St. 1 15.1 innings in 18 appearances for the Hornets. He finished 2-0 on the year with Game 6 1:30 p.m. Central Okla. 4, Okla. Baptist 1 a 2.93 ERA. As a redshirt freshman in 2016, Taylor threw out of the bullpen, Game 7 5:00 p.m. Augustana 4, Emporia St. 2 racking up a 2-0 record through 15.0 innings with 13 strikeouts. Game 8 8:30 p.m. Central Mo. 15, St. Cloud St. 0 Left handed pitcher Nathan Geiber (Sr./Concordia, Kan.) is 1-3 with a 4.30 ERA and four saves in 26 appearances this season. He has 29 strike outs in Saturday, May 19 46.0 innings pitched. In the 2017 season, he threw 45.2 innings and had eight Game 9 11:00 a.m. Central Okla. vs. Emporia St. starts with a 2-0 record on the season. He had 33 strikeouts to just nine walks. Game 10 3:00 p.m. Southern Ark. vs. St. Cloud St. In 2016 he started two games, with a 3.27 ERA and a 2-0 record before getting Game 11 7:00 p.m. Augustana vs. Central Mo. a injury leading to a medical redshirt. He began his career at Cowley CC and as sophomore he appeared in 14 games, starting nine, with a 4-1 record. Sunday, May 20 Game 12 12:00 p.m. Winner of G9 vs. Winner of G10 HISTORY Game 13 3:30 p.m. Winner of G12 vs. Loser of G11 This is Emporia State’s 14th trip all-time to the NCAA Tournament, the fifth straight year, and the 13th time in the last 15 years. They are 24-27 in 14 NCAA Monday, May 21 Tournament appearances and 23-25 under Bob Fornelli. The Hornets have Game 14 12:00 p.m. Championship Game made two trips to the NCAA Division II National Championship Finals and were Game 15 3:30 p.m. (if necessary) the 2009 National Runners-up. They won the NAIA National Championship in 1978, finished second in 1987 and were third in 1976. Under Coach Fornelli, Emporia State won the MIAA Tournament in 2014 and 2007 and claimed the regular season title in 2017, 2011, 2009, 2008 and 2006. Emporia State Hornets at NCAA DII Central Regional BASEBALL Tournament Walter Stadium 2018 HORNET BASEBALL Magnolia, Ark. May 17-21, 2018 Career Batting Records Runs Batted In Season Batting Records Games Played 1. Brad Hill 264 Batting Average (min. 100 AB) Doubles 1. Brad Hill 244 2. Mike Carlson 175 1. Anthony Delsi .471 1992 1. Conner Crumbliss 30 2009 2. Greg Strecker 227 3. Conner Crumbliss 169 2. Keith Hernandez .462 2008 2. Mike Carlson 29 1987 3. Conner Crumbliss 222 4. Keith Hernandez 158 3. Mike Carlson .450 1987 3. Kenny Burkhead 28 2009 4. Wade Hanna 216 5. Brad Bascue 156 4. Tod Schulz .449 1986 4. Justin Harris 25 2015 5. Jim Wood 211 6. Mark McBratney 151 5. Rich Devine .442 1999 4. Dillion Hazlett 25 2011 6. Bob Hines 205 7. Al Ruiz 149 6. Jason Wiedder .434 1999 6. Chris Kallaher 23 1991 7. Tim Barger 177 8. Dean Long 145 7. Dillon Hazlett .433 2011 6. Brad Bascue 23 1989 8. Bob Moore 175 8. Brett Berry 144 8. Bobby Russell .429 1992 8. Brad Hill 22 1984 8. Josh Stratman 175 10. Cliff Thompson 141 9. Nick Sheahon .426 2004 8. Matt Marasco 22 2007 10. Greg Rogers 167 10. Justin Harris .415 2015 8. Kevin Wempe 22 2009 Doubles Batting Average 1. Conner Crumbliss 78 At-Bats Triples (min. 150 AB/2 years) 2. Brad Hill 71 1. Brian Majors 253 2008 1. Brett Berry 10 1988 1. Rich Devine .430 3. Brad Bascue 46 2. Kenny Burkhead 249 2009 1. Shawn Smith 10 1981 2. Tod Schulz .402 3. Kenny Burkhead 46 3. Conner Crumbliss 247 2009 3. Dan Drum 9 1994 3. Jason Wiedder .397 5. Wade Hanna 44 4. Brad Bascue 246 1989 4. Doug Miller 7 1995 4. Oscar Contreras .396 6. Mike Carlson 41 5. Brad Bascue 243 1988 4. Doug Miller 7 1994 5. Nick Sheahon .386 7. Kevin Wempe 39 6. Al Ruiz 241 1985 4. Tommy Cimino 7 1988 6. Brian Majors .383 8. Tod Schulz 37 7. Brad Hill 239 1982 4. Brett Berry 7 1987 7. Keith Hernandez .382 9. Justin Harris 36 8. Jeff Hoover 238 1988 4. Scott Patrick 7 2000 8. Kenny Burkhead .380 9. Ruben Ruiz 36 9. Brett Berry 237 1988 4. Greg Rogers 7 1977 9. Mike Brown .378 10. Tom Cimino 236 1989 10. Several players 6 10. Justin Harris .375 Triples 10. Bill Sharp 236 2006 1. Brett Berry 17 Runs Batted In At-Bats 2. Doug Miller 15 Base Hits 1. Mike Carlson 98 1987 1. Conner Crumbliss 835 3. Shawn Smith 14 1. Brian Majors 107 2008 2. Steve Michael 91 1987 2. Brad Hill 809 4. Wade Hanna 13 2. Mike Carlson 103 1987 3. Eric Shortell 86 2008 3. Wade Hanna 741 5. Greg Strecker 12 3. Brad Bascue 100 1989 3. Kenny Burkhead 86 2009 4. Jim Wood 608 6. Mike Peterson 11 4. Brett Berry 99 1988 5. Brad Bascue 85 1989 5. Greg Strecker 592 7. Mike Brown 10 5. Conner Crumbliss 98 2009 5. Al Ruiz 85 1985 6. Josh Stratman 554 7. Dan Drum 10 6. Kenny Burkhead 96 2009 7. Brett Berry 83 1988 7. Mike Warren 543 9. Justin Harris 9 7. Justin Harris 93 2015 7. Brad Hill 83 1981 8. Tim Barger 523 9. Dave Mosea 9 7. Dillion Hazlett 93 2011 9. Dean Long 81 2015 9. Christian Drbal 500 9. Conner Crumbliss 9 9. Brad Bascue 92 1988 9. Mark McBratney 80 2006 10. Brad Bascue 489 10. Mark McBratney 89 2006 9. Keith Hernandez 80 2008 Home Runs Base Hits 1. Brad Hill 47 Home Runs Walks 1. Conner Crumbliss 311 2. Dean Long 37 1. Steve Michael 24 1987 1. Greg Strecker 69 1982 2. Brad Hill 302 3. Evan Koehler 34 2. Dean Long 23 2015 2. Jose Gonzalez 63 1987 3. Wade Hanna 228 3. Scott Smith 33 2. Eric Shortell 23 2008 3. Greg Strecker 60 1984 4. Jim Wood 202 5. Tod Schulz 30 4. Evan Koehler 20 2016 4. Tim Kerl 59 1989 5. Brad Bascue 192 6. Keith Hernandez 29 4. Tod Schulz 19 1986 4. Mike Buss 59 1985 5. Josh Stratman 192 7. Mike Carlson 28 6. Scott Smith 18 2005 4. Brad Hill 59 1984 7. Ryan Boden 170 8. Brad Bascue 25 6. Keith Hernandez 18 2008 4. Pete Villaescusa 59 1978 7. Mark McBratney 170 9. Ryan Boden 24 8. Brad Bascue 17 1988 8. Steve Bartow 54 1980 7. Justin Harris 170 9. Steve Michael 24 9. Cliff Thompson 15 1983 9. Brian Moyer 52 1978 10. Greg Strecker 165 9. Cliff Thompson 24 9. Brad Hill 15 1981 10. Larry Klein 50 1984 10. Kevin Wempe 165 9. Joe Vaskas 24 9. Scott Smith 15 2004 10. Ron Taylor 50 1982

Runs Scored Walks Runs Scored Stolen Bases 1. Conner Crumbliss 272 1. Greg Strecker 173 1. Eric Shortell 93 2008 1. Rich Devine 58 2000 2. Brad Hill 241 2. Brad Hill 148 2. Conner Crumbliss 92 2009 2. Rich Devine 57 1999 3. Greg Strecker 227 3. Conner Crumbliss 125 3. Brett Berry 84 1988 3. Greg Strecker 54 1982 4. Wade Hanna 173 4. Steve Bartow 97 4. Brian Majors 83 2008 3. Shawn Smith 54 1982 5. Kevin Wempe 155 5. Tom Higgins 93 5. Greg Strecker 81 1982 5. Justin Harris 44 2014 6. Brett Berry 154 5. Greg Rogers 93 6. Jon Perry 78 1989 6. Mike Brown 43 1981 7. Bob Hines 150 7. Pete Villaescusa 89 6. Tod Schulz 78 1986 6. Dillion Hazlett 43 2011 8. Jon Perry 146 8. Rick Elliot 86 8. Brad Hill 75 1984 8. Jared Myers 42 2005 9. Doug Miller 139 9. Ruben Ruiz 82 8. Conner Crumbliss 75 2007 8. Mike Warren 42 1977 10. Ryan Boden 133 9. Ray Kallaher 82 10. Jeff Hoover 73 1988 10. Jon Perry 40 1989 10. Mike Brown 133 9. Mark McBratney 82 Emporia State Hornets at NCAA DII Central Regional BASEBALL Tournament 2018 HORNET BASEBALL Walter Stadium Magnolia, Ark. May 17-21, 2018

Career Pitching Records Season Pitching Records Appearances Innings Pitched Appearances Complete Games 1. Phil McKinzie 73 1. Brent Dobbs 285.0 1. Grant Barker 36 2004 1. Kevin Mendon 14 1978 2. Frank Stanek 69 2. Phil McKinzie 282.3 2. Jaime Cuesta 35 1987 2. Bill Wilson 13 1974 3. Shawn Talkington 68 3. Bill Cowan 281.0 3. Diego Soto 32 2009 2. Bill Cowan 13 1971 3. Mike Montgomery 65 4. Ben Bounous 277.0 4. Phil McKinzie 30 1985 4. Wilson Kilmer 12 1979 5. Jacob Tetuan 62 5. Mike Montgomery 274.0 5. Brett Kinsel 29 2011 4. Gary Pickert 12 1976 5. Grant Barker 62 6. Tom Spencer 257.0 6. Toro Trevino 28 2005 6. Ben Bounous 11 1977 7. Brent Biggs 60 7. Mark Funston 249.3 7. Toro Trevino 27 2006 6. Tom Spencer 11 1975 8. Brent Dobbs 57 8. Mike McIlhargey 240.0 7. Matt Petty 27 2006 8. Several Players 10 9. Toro Trevino 55 9. Shawn Talkington 236.1 7. Brenton Higgins 27 2014 10. Mike Beran 53 10. Paul Stucky 229.0 7. Taylor Thompson 27 2017 ERA (35 ip min.) 10. Scott Tajchman 53 11. Nathan Gieber 26 2018 1. Mike Miller 0.81 1971 10. Mark Funston 53 Strikeouts 2. Mike Miller 1.01 1969 13. Taylor Thompson 52 1. Bill Cowan 342 Games Started 3. Al Viebrock 1.11 1972 2. Ben Bounous 242 1. Seth Holman 16 2018 4. Mike Plunkett 1.12 1970 Starts 3. John Campbell 224 1. Gabe Medina 17 2006 5. John Campbell 1.24 1970 1. Brent Dobbs 46 4. Gary Pickert 217 3. Phil McKinzie 16 1986 6. Tim Weiser 1.31 1979 2. Mike Montgomery 45 5. Shawn Talkington 214 3. Brent Dobbs 16 1982 7. Bill Wilson 1.43 1973 3. Bill Cowan 43 6. Tom Spencer 212 3. Bill Cowan 16 1971 8. Brenton Higgins 1.44 2014 3. Paul Stucky 43 7. Mark Funston 210 6. 12 tied with 15 9. Jason Herman 1.65 1996 5. Mark Funston 41 8. Seth Holman 203 Including Tanner Cairns 2018 10. Dave Root 1.73 1982 6. Ben Bounous 39 9. Gabe Medina 187 10. Wilson Kilmer 1.73 1979 7. Mike Beran 38 10. Mike Montgomery 183 Relief Appearances 7. Mike McIlhargey 38 1. Grant Barker 36 2004 Strikeouts 9. Tom Spencer 35 2. Jaime Cuesta 34 1987 1. Bill Cowan 168 1971 10. Brent Biggs 34 3. Diego Soto 32 2009 2. Gabe Medina 142 2006 4. Brenton Higgins 27 2014 3. Seth Holman 122 2018 Wins 5. Matt Petty 24 2005 4. John Campbell 120 1970 1. Ben Bounous 33 5. Frank Stanek 24 1982 5. Kevin Mendon 114 1978 2. Phil McKinzie 31 5. Aaron Burris 24 2008 6. Gary Pickert 113 1976 3. Mike Montgomery 29 5. Dominic King 24 2009 7. Gary Pickert 104 1977 4. Brent Dobbs 27 9. Nathan Gieber 23 2018 7. John Campbell 104 1971 5. Bill Cowan 26 9. Frank Stanek 23 1984 9. Tyler Stubblefield 102 2016 6. Mike Beran 22 9. Dylan McEwin 23 2014 10. Bill Wilson 99 1974 6. Kevin Mendon 22 12. Trey Taylor 22 2018 6. Lance Hall 22 Innings Pitched 9. Shawn Talkington 21 Wins 1. Bill Cowan 121.0 1971 9. Mike McIlhargey 21 1. Mike Holloway 14 1991 2. Kevin Mendon 120.3 1978 9. Gary Pickert 21 2. Phil McKinzie 14 1985 3. Seth Holman 117.0 2018 9. Paul Wilson 21 3. Ben Bounous 13 1977 4. Phil McKinzie 116.6 1986 3. Gabe Medina 13 2006 5. Toro Trevino 108.1 2006 Saves 5. Jason Herman 12 1996 6. Gary Pickert 107.6 1976 1. Jaime Cuesta 20 5. Steve Michael 12 1987 7. Phil McKinzie 107.0 1985 2. Frank Stanek 19 5. Phil McKinzie 12 1986 7. Ben Bounous 107.0 1976 3. Grant Barker 18 5. Bill Cowan 12 1971 9. Tyler Stubblefield 105.1 2016 4. Matt Petty 17 9. Two with 11 9. Gabe Medina 105.1 2006 5. Shawn Talkington 14 5. Michael Cotter 14 Saves 7. Greg Muehlbauer 13 1. Jaime Cuesta 16 1986 7. Brenton Higgins 13 2. Michael Cotter 14 2011 9. Bryan Jamison 12 3. Shawn Talkington 12 2015 9. Diego Soto 12 3. Diego Soto 12 2009 3. Brenton Higgins 12 2014 6. Nathan Whitcomb 11 2017 7. Grant Barker 10 2004 8. Matt Petty 9 2006 9. Grant Barker 8 2003 9. Matt Petty 8 2005 9. Frank Stanek 8 1984 Emporia State Hornets at NCAA DII Central Regional BASEBALL Walter Stadium 2018 HORNET BASEBALL Magnolia, Ark. May 17-21, 2018

2018 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship Regionals

Eight-Team Regional Bracket (five-day/ elimination) Central Region May 17-21

1 *Southern Ark. (36-17) Recommended game times 4-game days: 11 a.m., 2:30, 6 & 9:30 p.m. (Eastern) Game No. 1 3-game days: 11 a.m., 3 & 7 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Thursday EmporiaWinner State Gm 1 2-game days: Anytime after noon local time

8 Emporia St. (32-21) Game No. 7 Game No. 7 AugustanaWinner Gm(SD) 7 4:306 p.m. p.m. 4 Pittsburg St. (33-18) Friday Game No. 2 11 a.m. AugustanaWinner Gm (SD) 2 Thursday

5 Augustana (SD) (44-8) Game No. 11 Winner Gm 11 4:307 p.m. p.m. 2 Central Mo. (36-15) Saturday Game No. 3 4:306 p.m. p.m. CentralWinner Mo. Gm 3 Thursday 7 Okla. Baptist (31-17) Game No. 8 Central Mo. 3 Central Okla. (35-19) 7:459:30 p.m.p.m. Winner Gm 8 Friday Game No. 4 9:30 p.m. Game No. 14 7:45 p.m. St.Winner Cloud St. Gm 4 Thursday 3:30Monday p.m. Sunday 6 St. Cloud St. (29-15) REGIONAL CHAMPION St.Loser Cloud Gm St. 8

SouthernLoser GmArk. 1 Game No. 10 Winner Gm 10 3 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Saturday Game No. 5 Saturday 1011 a.m. Game No. 15 Friday Friday SouthernWinner Ark.Gm 5 Monday

Game No. 12 PittsburgLoser GmSt. 2 Winner Gm 12 Sunday

Okla.Loser Baptist Gm 3

Game No. 6 CentralWinner Okla. Gm 6 Game No. 13 1:152:30 p.m. . Winner Gm 13 Friday Sunday Friday Game No. 9 11 p.m. Winner Gm 9 CentralLoser Okla.Gm 4 Saturday Loser Gm 11 EmporiaLoser GmState 7

*Denotes host institution

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