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BASEBALL 2016 QUICK FACTS #LOPESRISING Steven Gonzalez, Assistant Director of Communications · Office: (602) 639-6126 · Cell: (602) 803-0521· E-mail: [email protected] UNIVERSITY INFORMATION AT-A-GLANCE School ...................................Grand Canyon University • Reigning WAC Regular Season Champions: In just their second season returning to Division I, the Lopes claimed the Location ..................................................Phoenix, Ariz. WAC regular season title with a 19-7 conference record. It came down to the final game of the season, as GCU topped Founded ................................................................ 1949 Sacramento State in the regular season finale to prevent Seattle U and CSU Bakersfield from catching up in the standings. Enrollment .........................................................15,000 • Doing it with the bats: GCU's offense not only led the Western Athletic Conference, it was 7th overall in the nation last Nickname ........................................Antelopes / Lopes season. The Lopes left the rest of the WAC in the dust with a .308 batting average, .028 better than second-place North Colors ........................................Purple, Black & White Dakota. Paul Panaccione's .376 average was good for a top-25 finish nationally. Two of the more impressive non-conference victories came in late April as Grand Canyon Affiliation .............................................NCAA Division I • Toppling top-25 Texas Tech: traveled to Lubbock, Texas and upset No. 21 Texas Tech on back-to-back days. The Lopes' defeat of the Red Raiders came Conference ........Western Athletic Conference (WAC) just days after Texas Tech defeated No. 9 Oklahoma State. Home Facility ..........................Brazell Stadium (1,500) • Lopes in the draft: Grand Canyon had three players drafted for the first time since 2005 in the 2015 MLB Draft. INF Chad President ................................................Brian Mueller De La Guerra (Boston, 17th Round), OF David Walker (White Sox, 31st round) and LHP Andrew Naderer (Detroit, 37th VP of Athletics ..........................................Mike Vaught round). Naderer, a junior last season, elected to return to GCU for his senior season. Faculty Athletic Representative ............ Claude Pensis • Stankiewicz staying put: Following last year's WAC Regular Season Championship, Coach Andy Stankiewicz received a COACHING STAFF new four-year contract from the university. Stankiewicz's contract originally ran through the 2017 season, but, following the extension, now runs through 2019. Head Coach ..........Andy Stankiewicz (5th Season) • New faces in the crowd: The Lopes' 2016 roster features 14 incoming freshman and three transfers. Alma Mater .......................................Pepperdine (‘86) • Home, sweet home: GCU's first 11 games of the season and 16 of the first 17 are at Brazell Stadium in Phoenix. Overall, the Pitching Coach ................................. Nathan Choate Lopes' 2016 schedule features 30 home games and 24 away games. Alma Mater .......................................................Cal Poly Assistant Coach ...................................Gregg Wallis 2016 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Alma Mater ...........................................UC Irvine (‘05) Sat., 2/13 GCU Alumni Game TBA Mon., 4/4 vs. UNLV 3:00 p.m. Graduate Assistant................................... Joe Perez Fri., 2/19 vs. Gonzaga 7:00 p.m. Fri., 4/8 vs. NM State* 7:00 p.m. Alma Mater ........................................ Jamestown (‘12) Sat., 2/20 vs. Gonzaga (DH) 12:00 p.m. Sat., 4/9 vs. NM State* 7:00 p.m. Volunteer Assistant ............................Ryan Cisterna Sun., 2/21 vs. Gonzaga 12:00 p.m. Sun., 4/10 vs. NM State* 12:00 p.m. Alma Mater ....................................................Arkansas Fri., 4/15 at Seattle U* 5:00 p.m. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS GCU Classic Sat., 4/16 at Seattle U* 2:00 p.m. Thu., 2/25 vs. Central Michigan 1:00 p.m. Sun., 4/17 at Seattle U* 12:00 p.m. Baseball Contact ............................... Steven Gonzalez Fri., 2/26 vs. Tennessee 7:00 p.m. Fri., 4/22 at North Dakota* 1:00 p.m. Office Phone ........................................(602) 639-6126 Sat., 2/27 vs. Central Michigan 6:00 p.m. Sat., 4/23 at North Dakota* 1:00 p.m. Email .................................. [email protected] Sun., 2/28 vs. Saint Mary’s 3:00 p.m. Sun., 4/24 at North Dakota* 12:00 p.m. Tue., 4/26 at Kansas 6:00 p.m. Fri., 3/4 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 7:00 p.m. Wed., 4/27 at Kansas State 6:35 p.m. Associate AD / Communications ......Charles Hampton Sat., 3/5 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 7:00 p.m. Fri., 4/29 vs. Chicago State* 7:00 p.m. Office Phone ........................................(602) 639-7738 Sun., 3/6 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 1:00 p.m. Sat., 4/30 vs. Chicago State* 7:00 p.m. Email ................................ [email protected] Tue., 3/8 at San Francisco 2:00 p.m. Sun., 5/1 vs. Chicago State* 12:00 p.m. Fri., 3/11 vs. Cal Poly 7:00 p.m. Tue., 5/3 at San Jose State 6:00 p.m. Mailing Address ................. 3300 W Camelback Road. Sat., 3/12 vs. Cal Poly 7:00 p.m. Wed., 5/4 at San Jose State 6:00 p.m. Phoenix, AZ 85017 Sun., 3/13 vs. Cal Poly 1:00 p.m. Fri., 5/6 at Northern Colorado* TBA Tues., 3/15 vs. New Mexico 7:00 p.m. Sat., 5/7 at Northern Colorado* TBA Website .......................................www.GCULopes.com Wed., 3/16 vs. New Mexico TBA Sun., 5/8 at Northern Colorado* TBA Fri., 3/18 at Houston 6:30 p.m. Fri., 5/13 vs. Sacramento State* 7:00 p.m. Athletics Facebook ...................................../GCULopes Sat., 3/19 at Houston 6:30 p.m. Sat., 5/14 vs. Sacramento State* 7:00 p.m. Twitter & Instagram...............................@GCU_Lopes Sun., 3/20 at Houston 1:00 p.m. Sun., 5/15 vs. Sacramento State* 12:00 p.m. LOCAL MEDIA Tue., 3/22 at UNLV 3:05 p.m. Tue., 5/17 vs. Nevada 2:00 p.m. Thu., 3/24 vs. Utah Valley* 7:00 p.m. Thu., 5/19 at UT Rio Grande Valley 7:00 p.m. Television .......................CBS 5 (KPHO), FOX 10 (KSAZ) Fri., 3/25 vs. Utah Valley* 7:00 p.m. Fri., 5/20 at UT Rio Grande Valley 6:00 p.m. NBC 12 (KPNX), ABC 15 (KNXV), 3TV (KTVK) Sat., 3/26 vs. Utah Valley* 12:00 p.m. Sat., 5/21 at UT Rio Grande Valley 12:00p.m. Newspaper ....................................... Arizona Republic Fri., 4/1 at CSU Bakersfield* 6:00 p.m. Web .......................AZCentral.com, Sports360AZ.com Sat., 4/2 at CSU Bakersfield* 6:00 p.m. Sun., 4/3 at CSU Bakersfield* 12:00 p.m. ‹ 1 › GCU BASEBALL 2016 QUICK FACTS 2016 ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NO. NAME POS. B/T HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN H.S. / PREVIOUS Mick Vorhof ...............................................(VOR-hoff) 1 Mick Vorhof RHP R/R 6-1 175 So. Sammamish, Wash. Eastlake HS Paul Panaccione ..................................(PAN-a-chone) Ben Mauseth............................................ (MAH-seth) 2 Austin Bull INF S/R 5-11 175 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. Perry HS Krysthian Leal 3 Paul Panaccione INF R/R 5-10 190 Sr. Peoria, Ariz. Liberty HS Skylar Wengert 4 Ben Mauseth INF S/R 5-10 190 Jr. Rio Rico, Ariz. Rio Rico HS Ethan Evanko ........................................(e-VAHN-koh) 5 Tyler Wyatt INF/RHP R/R 6-0 190 Fr. Peoria, Ariz. Liberty HS Greg Saenz ..................................................... (SIGNS) 6 Jake Wong RHP R/R 6-2 185 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. Hamilton HS Cameron Brendel ....................................(BREN-duhl) 7 Garrison Schwartz OF L/L 6-1 205 So. Chandler, Ariz. Desert Vista HS Zach Stierstorfer Matt Haggerty ..................................... (hag-GER-tee) 8 Krysthian Leal INF L/R 5-10 175 R-Sr. Yuma, Ariz. Cibola HS / Maryland Travis Garcia-Perreira 9 Skylar Wengert INF L/L 6-0 200 Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. Williams Field HS Brick Paskiewicz 11 Cooper Davis OF R/R 6-0 180 Fr. Ahwattukee, Ariz. Mountain Pointe HS Justin Revels 12 Ethan Evanko LHP L/L 6-4 185 R-So. Gilbert, Ariz. Highland HS Andrew Naderer ................................... (NAY-der-er) 13 Brandon Smith OF R/R 6-4 225 Sr. Irvine, Calif. Woodbridge HS Jorge Perez ....................................(GEORGE pair-EZ) 14 Jaren Drummond LHP L/L 6-1 205 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. Perry HS Zach Malis Zach McLeod 15 Jared McDonald C R/R 6-2 180 Fr. Goodyear, Ariz. Millenium HS Preston Pavlica 16 Jake Repavich LHP L/L 6-0 180 So. Vail, Ariz. Cienega HS Thomas Lerouge ..................................... (luh-ROOGE) 18 Marc Mumper INF R/R 5-11 165 Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Mountain Vista HS Ruben Rincon ............................................(RIN-cone) 21 Greg Saenz INF R/R 5-11 185 So. Phoenix, Ariz. Sandra Day O’Connor Zac Hyzdu 22 Cameron Brendel RHP R/R 6-2 215 Sr. Anthem, Ariz. Glendale CC Andy Stankiewicz ..............................(STANK-i-witz) 23 Jeremy Norris RHP R/R 6-3 190 Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. Basha HS ROSTER BREAKDOWN 24 Josh Meyer C R/R 6-3 215 Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif. Santa Margarita HS 26 Zach Stierstorfer C R/R 6-0 195 Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz. Horizon HS / Utah Total: 38 players 27 Matt Haggerty OF R/R 6-1 200 Jr. Gilbert, Ariz. Seton Catholic HS BY GRADE 28 Travis Garcia-Perreira LHP L/L 6-0 185 Sr. Alea, Hawaii Arizona Western CC Senior .......................................................................... 10 29 AJ Franks RHP R/R 6-2 170 Jr. Anaheim, Calif. Santa Ana College Junior .............................................................................7 30 Brick Paskiewicz OF/RHP L/R 6-0 180 Jr. Peoria, Ariz. Paradise Valley CC Sophomore ...................................................................6 31 Josh Andrews LHP L/L 5-11 165 Fr. Queen Creek, Ariz. Queen Creek HS Freshman .....................................................................15 32 Justin Revels RHP R/R 6-4 180 Fr. Peoria, Ariz. Mountain Ridge HS BY POSITION 33 Andrew Naderer LHP R/L 6-2 180 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. Arcadia HS Right-handed pitcher ................................................. 10 35 Jorge Perez RHP R/R 6-3 210 R-Sr. Downey, Calif. La Joya Community Left-handed pitcher ......................................................9 36 Zach Malis INF L/R 6-4 190 Fr.