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Updated 9/25/18 2019 Baseball Quick Facts THE UNIVERSITY THE COACHING STAFF Location ............................................................................. Richmond, Ky. Head Coach ................................................................ Edwin Thompson Founded ............................................................................................... 1906 Alma Mater ............................................. Webber University, 2003 Enrollment ....................................................................................... 16,612 Record at EKU (Yrs.) ......................................................... 78-94 (4th) Conference ............................................................................. Ohio Valley Career Record (Yrs.) .................................................... 115-127 (5th) Nickname ..................................................................................... Colonels Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-2128 Colors .............................................................................. Maroon & White Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coord. ...................... Julius McDougal President .............................................................. Dr. Michael T. Benson Alma Mater ................................................ Claffi n University, 2012 Director of Athletics ......................................... Stephen Lochmueller Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-4996 Senior Woman Administrator .......................................... Rachel Park Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach ..................................... Shaun Cole Athletics Department Phone Number ................... (859) 622-2120 Alma Mater ........................................................ William Penn, 2007 EKU Ticket Offi ce Phone Number ......................... (844) 3-GO-BIGE Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-4996 Volunteer Assistant Coach ....................................... Jayson Langfels Alma Mater ............................................... Eastern Kentucky, 2014 EARLE COMBS STADIUM Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-4996 Stadium ................. Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Stadium Dimensions .......................................................................... 340-410-330 ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS Surface ......................................................................... Field Turf/Natural Asst. AD for Communicatons & Branding Press Box Phone ............................................................... 859-358-8359 (Baseball Contact) ........................................................ Kevin Britton Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-2006 Cell Phone .................................................................. (859) 358-8359 PROGRAM HISTORY Email ............................................................. [email protected] NCAA Regional Appearances .............. 4 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1989) Assoc. Director EKUSports Communications ............... Steve Fohl Last Opponent ................................... Loyola-Marymount (L, 9-3) Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-1253 OVC Regular Season Championships ...................... 14 (Last 2012) Asst. Director EKUSports Communications ................. Chris Wells 1950, 1951, 1954, 1959 (3-way tie), 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-6170 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 2000, 2012 EKUSports Communications Offi ce Fax ................ (859) 622-5108 OVC Tournament Championships ............................... 4 (Last 1989) Mailing Address ..................................................... 521 Lancaster Ave. 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989 ............................................................................ Alumni Coliseum 115 ............................................................................. Richmond, KY 40475 Website ................................................................ www.EKUSports.com THE TEAM Twitter .................................................................................... @EKUSports 2018 Record ....................................................................................... 30-31 @EKUBaseball Home ................................................................................................ 15-9 Away ............................................................................................... 12-18 Neutral ................................................................................................ 3-4 Ohio Valley Conference ................................................................. 15-15 2017 OVC Finish .............................................................................. 6th Players Returning/Lost .................................................................. 18/17 Position Starters Returning/Lost (Includes DH) ......................... 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost ................................................................... 10/8 Newcomers ................................................................................................16 Eastern Kentucky University 2019 BASEBALL Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L): 5/4 R/L POS Name Yr. B/T GP-GS Avg. R HR RBI Other L C Alex Holderbach -- R/R 60-60 .352 55 18 79 Johnny Bench Award Finalist, Drafted in the 16th rnd Astros L 1B Daniel McFarland -- L/L 56-53 .290 31 3 33 played four different positions, 8 game hit streak R 2B Daniel Harris IV So. R/R 60-58 .268 41 5 35 named 2018 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American R SS Ryland Kerr r-Sr. R/R 61-61 .325 62 6 34 Brooks Wallace Award watch list, 25 multi-hit games L 3B Cornell Nixon -- R/R 54-53 .263 59 3 22 had 34 stolen bases, reached base in 21 straight R LF Chris Botsoe Sr. R/R 53-47 .281 33 5 32 started 23 games in RF and CF, 6 game hit streak R CF Will Johnson Sr. R/R 56-50 .322 43 9 36 10 stolen bases, started 28 games in CF R RF Nick Howie Jr. R/R 60-58 .333 43 10 50 OVC All-tournament team, reached base in 25 straight L DH Tyler Romanik Sr. R/R 50-49 .335 34 7 40 20 multi-hit games, 11 multi-RBI games Pitchers Returning (R) and Lost (L): 10/8 R/L Name Yr. B/T APP-GS W-L SV IP K/BB ER ERA Other R Logan Teague Sr R/R 18-13 6-6 0 71.2 57/40 50 6.28 led team in wins L Ryan Bramlett -- L/L 9/0 0-0 0 4.0 8/5 0 0.00 L Austin Perry -- R/R 13-11 5-2 0 60.1 45/33 30 4.48 led team in ERA L Andrew McWhorter -- R/R 22-0 1-2 1 24.1 20/4 14 5.18 R Aaron Oschenbein r-Sr. R/R 25-4 2-2 9 51.2 71/25 27 4.70 led team in saves and strikeouts R Kaven Brown Sr. R/R 15-11 4-2 0 57.0 48/24 37 5.84 R Will Brian So. L/L 9-3 2-1 0 14.2 11/8 12 7.36 R Jaxson Blair Jr. R/R 20-0 1-2 1 19.0 17/15 22 10.42 L Jack Piekos -- L/L 19-7 2-5 0 54.2 54/26 35 5.76 L Casey Collins -- L/L 20-1 2-3 1 41.2 57/20 23 4.97 L Mitch Zamora -- R/R 9-0 0-0 0 5.2 8/7 12 19.06 L Bryan Quillens -- R/R 20-5 2-1 0 31.0 22/17 25 7.26 R Nick Laster Jr. R/R 24-0 1-1 1 29.1 24/4 19 5.83 L Max Ford -- R/R 21-0 2-2 1 24.1 19/16 21 7.77 R Darren Williams r-So. R/R 18-5 0-1 0 34.0 34/15 36 9.53 R Eddie Satisky r-Fr. R/R -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Redshirted his freshman year L Austin Shepherd r-Fr. R/R -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Redshirted his freshman year R Eli Crall r-Fr. R/R -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Redshirted his freshman year Other Returnees/Losses R/L POS Name Yr. B/T GP-GS Avg. R HR RBI Other R 1B Jake Lewis So. L/L 26-11 .250 4 0 8 L OF Logan Stephans -- L/R 31-8 .212 10 0 6 L DH Miles Jones -- L/L 18-5 .160 4 2 8 L C/DH Brandon DeHass -- R/R 25-13 .214 10 1 9 R INF Jacob Abbott Jr. R/R 28-10 .239 6 0 5 L 3B Brenden Overton -- R/R 11-7 .167 5 0 0 R INF Corey Conklin r-Sr. L/R 20-4 .125 4 0 0 R C Chance Bodine r-Jr. R/R -- -- -- -- -- Redshirted his junior year Newcomers Pos. Name Yr. B/T Notes RHP Julian Jackson Fr. L/R INF Christian Lucio Fr. L/R OF Marcus Hill Fr. R/R LHP John Farley Fr. L/L C A.J. Lewis Jr. R/R JUCO in from John A. Logan CC LHP Brennan Kelly Jr. R/L JUCO in from Kankakee CC RHP Jacob Ferris Fr. R/R RHP Brennan LaBarbera Fr. R/R OF Michael Brewer Fr. R/R INF Lyndon Weaver Fr. R/R INF Logan Thomason Fr. R/R C Brent Lovell Fr. R/R RHP Mitchell Morris Jr. R/R JUCO in from Sinclair CC INF Charles Ludwick Fr. S/R RHP Nate Beavers Jr. R/R JUCO in from Lincoln Trail CC RHP Nick Borek r-So. R/R JUCO in from Spartanburg Methodist CC All-Star Candidates & Notes All-Star Candidates: Daniel Harris IV, Nick Howie, Ryland Kerr, Tyler Romanik, Aaron Ochsenbein Daniel Harris IV Nick Howie Ryland Kerr Aaron Ochsenbein Tyler Romanik Infi elder Outfi elder Infi elder Pitcher Infi elder Sophomore Sophomore R-Junior R-Junior Senior R/R, 5-11, 152 R/R, 6-3, 210 R/R, 6-0, 175 R/R, 6-3, 218 R/R, 6-3, 215 Stone Mountain, Ga. Oakville, Ontario Bellvue, Wash. Lexington, Ky. Columbia, S.C. Miller Grove Garth Webb Edmonds Dunbar State College High School High School Community College High School of Florida Notes: Eastern Kentucky returns six starters, including the designated hitter, and have 10 pitchers returning from last season’s team. The biggest hole is left by All-America catcher Alex Holderbach, a 16th round draft pick by the Houston Astros. Holderbach fi nsi- hed with 18 home runs, 79 RBIs, and had a .352 batting-average. He was a Johnny Bench award fi nalist. The returning starters are