2021 Wright State Game notes Media Relations Contact: Nick Phillips Assistant Athletic Director, Communications O: (937) 775-2816 • C: (828) 301-7919 [email protected]

GAMes 3-5: wright state (0-2) at ALabama (4-1) SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE • Friday-Sunday, Feb. 26-28, 2021 • 4 p.m.(Fri.) | 3 p.m.(Sat.) | 2 p.m.(Sun.) • FEBRUARY (0-2) • TV: SEC Network+ (Friday-Sunday) • 19-21 #2 Vanderbilt canc.; L, 1-14; L, 0-1 • Tuscaloosa, AL • Sewell-Thomas Stadium (5,867) • 26-28 Alabama 3PM, 2PM, 4PM

MARCH (0-0) FIRST PITCH BY THE NUMBERS 5-7 *No. Kentucky 3PM, 12PM, 3PM, 1PM LAST TIME OUT **National Rankings Entering Weekend Series 12-14 *Youngstown St. 3PM, 12PM, 3PM, 1PM Wright State finally took the field for the first time in the 19-21 *UIC 5PM, 1PM, 4PM, 1PM 2021 season on Monday afternoon, playing a pair against Vanderbilt after waiting throughout the weekend due to 26-28 *Youngstown St. 5PM, 1PM, 4:30PM, 1PM WRIGHT STATE inclement weather in the Nashville area. Statistic Natl. Ranking Value Batting Average 180 0.113 APRIL (0-0) Facing two of the better pitchers in the country on Doubles/Game T-80 1.50 9-11 *Fort Wayne 3PM, 12PM, 3PM, 1PM Monday, the Raiders dropped the opener 14-1 before Slugging Percentage 179 0.161 16-18 *Oakland TBA a tough, 1-0 loss in the second game. Wright State had On Base Percentage T-172 0.236 23-25 *No. Kentucky 12PM, 12PM, 3PM, 12PM its chances, stranding 12 runners in the first game and Scoring T-178 0.5 five more in the nightcap. Earned Run Average 165 8.44 Double Plays/Game T-4 1.50 MAY (0-0) K-to-BB Ratio T-28 4.00 A30-M2 *Fort Wayne 3PM, TBA, 12PM, 3PM PRESEASON ATTENTION Fielding Percentage T-1 1.000 7-9 *Milwaukee 3PM, 12PM, 3PM, 1PM Wright State was unanimously picked atop the Horizon 14-16 *Oakland 3PM, 12PM, 3PM, 1PM League preseason poll. The Raiders, who have won five Horizon League championships over the last 10 seasons ALABAMA and averaged 37 wins per year during that stretch, have Statistic Natl. Ranking Value 28-29 # Horizon League Tournament eight of the Horizon League’s top 20 2021 Draft pros- Batting Average 85 0.253 pects, according to D1Baseball.com. The publication Home Runs/Game 6 2.33 JUNE (0-0) also tabbed Tyler Black as its HL preseason player of the Doubles/Game T-146 0.67 3-6 NCAA Regional TBA year and RHP Justin Hornschemeier as its HL preseason Slugging Percentage 26 0.505 10-13 NCAA Super Regionals TBA freshman of the year ahead of the season. On Base Percentage 72 0.367 18-25 NCAA College World Series TBA Scoring 36 7.7 Perfect Game seems to agree with D1Baseball.com, also Stolen Bases/Game 135 0.33 labeling Black as its HL preseason player of the year and Earned Run Average 104 4.67 Hornschemeier as its HL preseason freshman of the Double Plays/Game T-63 0.67 Home contests in Bold year. Additionally, Perfect Game has four Raiders on its K-to-BB Ratio 31 3.89 * - Denotes Horizon League contest 15-player preseason all-conference team, calling Black Fielding Percentage 28 0.983 its top draft prospect in the Horizon League. Joining Black on the PG team were: Damon Dues, who had -All Horizon League series will consist of 4 games/weekend 28 stolen bases in 2019; Jake Schrand, who had a 1.26 -For Horizon League doubleheaders, the first game will be a ERA and has allowed just three earned runs in his last 7 inning game with the second game being a 9 inning game. 18 appearances; and Julian Greenwell, a two-way player -If game one of the doubleheader goes extra innings then who had 11 strikeouts in 6.2 innings in 2020 and also game two would be a 7 inning game. hit .270 in 37 at-bats.

-The Horizon League Tournament will be a four-team BLACK’S GOLDEN SPIKES bracket, hosted by the No. 1 seeded team Tyler Black was named as one of the 55-players on the preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list by USA Baseball, becoming the third Wright State player to be recently featured on the Golden Spikes Award watch lists, joining former Raider infielder Jeremy Hamilton, who was on the preseason watch list in 2008, and former left-handed pitcher Danny Sexton, who was named to the midseason watch list in 2017.

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Wright State Raiders Day Name R/L Class Notes Fri. Sam Wirsing RHP So. 2 020: 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 2 starts (4 apps), 12.0 IP, 12 H, 5 BB, 8 K Sat. Austin Cline RHP RSr. 2 021: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 starts (1 app), 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 K Sun. Jake Schrand RHP Jr. 2 021: 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 1 start (1 app), 5.0 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 7 K

Alabama Crimson Tide Day Name R/L Class Notes Fri. Tyler Ras RHP Jr. 2 021: 0-0, 18.00 ERA, 0 starts (1 app), 3.0 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K Sat. Antoine Jean LHP So. 2 021: 0-0, 1.67 ERA, 1 start (1 app), 3.0 IP, 1 H, 4 BB, 4 K Sun. Dylan Smith RHP Jr. 2 021: 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 1 start (1 app), 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K 2021 wright state baseball • 1 • 2021 WRIGHT STATE ROSTER BY POSITION ROSTER DETAILS PITCHERS No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown (Prev. School) NUMERICAL ROSTER 44 Bradley Brehmer RHP R/R 6-6 So. Indianapolis, IN / Decatur Central 1______Logan Castleman, OF 3 Austin Cline RHP R/R 6-0 R-Sr. East Liberty, OH / Ben Logan 2______Damon Dues, INF 4 Bradley Deboutte LHP L/L 5-11 R-So. Woodhaven, MI / Woodhaven 3______Austin Cline, RHP 5 Aaron Ernst RHP R/R 6-3 Jr. Carmel, IN / Carmel 4______Bradley Deboutte, LHP 49 Sebastian Gongora LHP L/L 6-4 Fr.** Dayton, OH / Chaminade Julianne 5______Aaron Ernst, RHP 12 Julian Greenwell LHP/OF L/L 5-11 Fr. Columbus, OH / Columbus East 37 Mitch Gremling RHP R/R 6-4 Sr. Vandalia, OH / Vandalia Butler 6______Tyler Black, INF 43 Tristan Haught RHP R/R 6-3 So. Richmond, OH / Edison 7______Justin McConnell, INF 45 Justin Hornschemeier RHP R/R 6-4 Fr.** Cincinnati, OH / Moeller 8______Ryan Callahan, OF 13 Jay Luikart LHP L/L 6-0 Fr. Ashland, OH / Hillsdale 10______Quincy Hamilton, OF 25 Brock Nartker RHP R/R 5-9 R-Fr. Waterville, OH / Anthony Wayne 11______Sammy Sass, C 42 Donnie Nicodemus RHP L/R 6-2 Jr. Eaton, OH / Eaton 12______Julian Greenwell, LHP/OF 32 Riley Perlich RHP L/R 6-4 So. Fort Wayne, IN / Caroll 13______Jay Luikart, LHP 18 Alec Sayre RHP/INF R/R 6-0 Fr. Dover, OH / Dover 14______Dane Thomas, OF 38 Jake Shirk RHP R/R 6-2 Fr.** Fort Wayne, IN / Carroll 15______Cameron Rountree, C 19 Jake Schrand RHP R/R 6-0 Jr. Cincinnati, OH / Colerain 35 Logan Tabeling RHP R/R 6-0 Fr.** Tuscola, IL / Tuscola 16______Luke Arnold, INF 33 Alex Theis LHP L/L 6-0 So. New Riegel, OH / New Riegel 17______Alex Neff, OF 22 Henry Von Hollen RHP R/R 6-7 R-So. Sunbury, OH / Big Walnut 18______Alec Sayre, RHP/INF 40 Sam Wirsing RHP R/R 6-6 So. Madeira, OH / Madeira 19______Jake Schrand, RHP 22______Henry Von Hollen, RHP CATCHERS 23______Konner Piotto, C No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown (Prev. School) 25______Brock Nartker , RHP 47 Drew Baker C R/R 5-11 Fr.** Danville, KY / Boyle County 27______Alex Alders, OF 41 Daniel Merlano C R/R 5-10 R-Jr. Cartagena, Colombia / Colegio Naval de Crespo 28______Gehrig Anglin, INF 23 Konner Piotto C L/R 5-10 Sr. Abootsford BC, Canada / Yale Secondary School 15 Cameron Rountree C S/R 6-1 So. Springboro, OH / Springboro 30______Drew Fleming, INF 11 Sammy Sass C R/R 6-1 Fr. Upper Arlington, OH / Upper Arlington 32______Riley Perlich, RHP 33______Alex Theis, LHP INFIELDERS 35______Logan Tabeling, RHP No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown (Prev. School) 37______Mitch Gremling, RHP 28 Gehrig Anglin INF R/R 6-2 R-So. St. Clair, MI / St. Clair 38______Jake Shirk, RHP 16 Luke Arnold INF R/R 6-3 Fr.** Lebanon, Oh / Lebanon 39______Zane Harris, INF 6 Tyler Black INF L/R 6-2 So. Toronto, Canada / St. Andrews (Ontario) 40______Sam Wirsing, RHP 2 Damon Dues INF L/R 6-0 R-So. Vandalia, OH / Vandalia-Butler 41______Daniel Merlano, C 30 Drew Fleming INF R/R 6-6 So.** Davison, MI / Davison (Mott. Comm. College) 39 Zane Harris 1B L/R 6-5 R-Jr. Mansfield, OH / Madison 42______Donnie Nicodemus, RHP 7 Justin McConnell NF R/R 6-1 R-So. Springboro, OH / Springboro 43______Tristan Haught, RHP 46 Justin Reimer INF S/R 6-0 Fr.** Arlington, VA / St. John’s College HS 44______Bradley Brehmer, RHP 18 Alec Sayre RHP/INF R/R 6-0 Fr. Dover, OH / Dover 45______Justin Hornschemeier, RHP 46______Justin Riemer, INF OUTFIELDERS 47______Drew Baker, C No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown (Prev. School) 49______Sebastian Gongora, LHP 27 Alex Alders OF R/R 6-3 R-Sr. Sagamore Hills, OH / Nordonia 8 Ryan Callahan OF L/R 6-2 Fr. Bexley, OH / Bexley 1 Logan Castleman OF R/R 5-10 Fr. Taylor Mill, KY / Beechwood 12 Julian Greenwell LHP/OF L/L 5-11 Fr. Columbus, OH / Columbus East 10 Quincy Hamilton OF L/L 5-10 R-Jr. Centerville, OH / Centerville 17 Alex Neff OF L/R 6-4 R-Fr. Oakwood, OH / Oakwood PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 14 Dane Thomas OF L/R 5-9 Fr.** Palos Park, IL / Marist Bradley Deboutte______Deh-b-ow-t Konner Piotto______Pee-ah-toh COACHES AND STAFF POSITION / YEAR Gehrig Anglin______Gair-ig 9 Alex Sogard Head Coach / Fourth Year Sam Wirsing______Wur-sing 24 Nate Metzger Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator / Third Year Tristan Haught______Hot 5 Trevin Sonnier Assistant Coach / Second Year Alex Sogard______So-gard 26 Chase Slone Assistant Coach / Fourth Year Jason Foster Director of Player Development & Analytics / Second Year

ROSTER NOTES Players with an asterisk (**) beside their class year are first-year, true freshmen (Thomas, Arnold, Tabeling, Shirk, Hornschemeier, Riemer, Baker, Gongora) Players with a percent symbol (%) beside their class year are first-year transfers to Wright State (Fleming) All other players have the same class year as spring 2020 due to COVID season cancellation

2 • 2021 wright state basebal RETURNING TO THE FIELD fourth round and 119th overall. Additionally, outfielder JD Orr was selected Wright State returns 30 players from last season’s team, including infielder by the Miami Marlins in the 10th round (291st overall) and right-handed Tyler Black, who was named to the 2019 Horizon League First Team and pitcher Bear Bellomy was selected by the in the 28th All-Freshman Team after hitting .353 with 41 RBIs and 23 extra-base hits. round (844th overall). The Canadian also had 38 walks in the shortened 2020 season. Fellow in- fielder Damon Dues was also named to the HL All-Freshman Team in 2019, BURDICK WATCH and hit .316 in 2020 and .307 in the Raiders’ last full season with 41 RBIs. Former Raider outfielder Peyton Burdick earned four All-American dis- He also had 28 steals in 35 tries. Outfielder Quincy Hamilton is coming tinction following his career-best season in 2019, the most by any Wright off a .357 season, and first baseman/DH Zane Harris batted .284 and was State baseball player in a single-season. Burdick’s selectors included the seventh with 27 RBI in 2019. American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings, Collegiate Baseball, and Baseball America, the three publications included in the NCAA LOOKING BACK AT 2020 historical records, along with D1 Baseball. Burdick became the 15th The Raiders played 10 of their 15 games against nationally ranked opponents Raider to receive an All-American honor and only the fourth to receive last season, and won four of their last five contests – including a series win an accolade of second or first team. at then-No. 11 Tennessee – before the remainder of the season was put on hold and ultimately canceled due to the pandemic. RAIDERS IN THE MAJORS Former Wright State catcher Sean Murphy was called up to the Oakland Wright State made the most of the shortened season, with three of its six A’s on September 4, 2019, joining former Raider and current Houston wins coming against ranked programs, including a 10-3 victory at then-No. Astros pitcher Joe Smith in the Major Leagues. This marks the second 1 Louisville on February 19. The Raiders won the series opener at then-No. time two former Raiders played in the majors at the same time, joining 11 Tennessee on March 6 by a 5-4 score and capped the weekend and earned Brian Anderson and Keith Gordon back in 1993. the series win with a 6-3 victory on March 8. Wright State’s two wins at Tennessee turned out to be the Volunteers’ only two losses. Murphy’s first Major League start came the same day he got the call, and his first hit was a home run on against the as he DOWN GOES NO. 1 caught an Oakland shutout win. This offseason, Murphy was named the The Raiders’ Feb. 19, 2020 victory over Louisville was the third in program fifth-best catcher on MLB Network’s list of the Top 10 Catchers Right history over a team ranked No. 1 in at least one of the national polls, joining Now, and was also unanimously selected to the 2020 MLB Rookie All- back-to-back wins over top-ranked teams in 2009 and 2010. The Raiders Star Team by Baseball Digest. In addition to the Baseball Digest recogni- took down then-No. 1 Georgia by an 8-5 score in March 2009 before Wright tion, Murphy finished fourth in the American League Rookie of the Year State downed then-No. 1 Virginia 2-1 in March of 2010. All three victories voting and was named as a candidate for the All MLB Team at catcher. over No. 1-ranked teams have come on the road for Wright State. Wins against ranked opponents are nothing new for the Raiders, who took down Murphy had a solid rookie campaign, finishing the shortened season with then-No. 9 East Carolina, then-No. 10 Ole Miss and then-No. 19 Oklahoma a .233 batting average, hitting seven homers and five doubles. His 131 State – all on the road – last season. OPS+ led the A’s as he showed the potential to be a key part of their fu- ture. He took off over the final month of the season. He produced a .277 Louisville, who dropped two of three to open its season at Ole Miss, held batting average with five of his home runs in that time frame. He added onto the top spot in the Perfect Game rankings this week while sliding from a pair of homers in the 2020 postseason, with his first career postseason No. 1 to third in the D1Baseball poll and fourth in the Collegiate Baseball blast kickstarting Oakland’s offense as the Athletics came from behind Newspaper rankings, while moving from No. 2 to sixth in Baseball America’s to with the deciding game of the American League Wild Card. Murphy top 25 and eighth in the NCBWA poll. followed that up with a solo homer in game one of the American League Division Series, making him the first Oakland catcher with multiple ROAD TRIP home runs in the same postseason since Ray Fosse in 1974. Wright State began the 2020 season with its first 14 contests on the road, a common theme for teams from the northern states. The Raiders traveled Smith made his Major League debut in 2007 and has pitched out of the to take on three SEC foes in weekend series (Mississippi State, Auburn, bullpen with seven different clubs, including most recently the Astros. Tennessee), played a midweek contest with Louisville out of the ACC, and Smith had appeared in 782 career MLB games - the most by any active traveled to play at Western Kentucky, along with a short trip to take on pitcher without making it to the World Series – before a 1-2-3 ninth in-state foe Miami (OH), before its first scheduled home game on March inning in game one of the 2019 Fall Classic. In 2019, Smith appeared in 10. The Raiders were 14-10 on the road in 2019, playing their first eight 28 regular season games for Houston, turning in a 1.80 ERA in 25.0 in- games on the road and tallying a 4-4 mark in that first swing – including nings of work with 22 strikeouts and earning one win. In the postseason, wins at then-No. 9 East Carolina, then-No. 10 Ole Miss and then-No. 19 Smith made 10 appearances for 8.2 total innings of work, recording seven Oklahoma State. strikeouts. He opted out of the 2020 season.

LOOKING BACK AT 2019 TEAM IMPACT – JESSE BURNS Wright State won the Horizon League regular-season title in 2019, finish- Wright State baseball and head coach Alex Sogard announced the addi- ing the season with a record of 42-17 with a 22-8 mark in Horizon League tion of new signee, as 9-year-old Jesse Burns of Beavercreek joined the play. The Raiders tallied a 23-5 record at home, including the 2019 Horizon Raider roster. Burns, who courageously lives with cerebral palsy, signed League Championship which they hosted, but dropped two games on their with the Raidergang in conjunction with Team IMPACT in October. By home field to miss out on an NCAA bid. Of the 10 Horizon League regular being a part of the Wright State baseball program, Burns will now get season series, Wright State won eight weekend series, including four sweeps. the opportunity to attend Raider practices, games, team dinners, events Wright State’s 42 wins were just the sixth time in program history that the and more. As teammates, the Raider baseball student-athletes join Jesse’s team won at least 40 games and was the fourth-most wins in a single season support team. in program history. Team IMPACT is a national nonprofit that connects children facing 2019 MLB DRAFTEES serious and chronic illnesses with local college athletic teams, forming Outfielder Peyton Burdick was selected by the Miami Marlins in the third lifelong bonds and life-changing outcomes. Since 2011, Team IMPACT round and 82nd overall of the 2019 MLB Draft, becoming the third highest has matched more than 1,800 children with more than 600 colleges to ever be drafted for Wright State baseball behind Brian Anderson, who and universities in 48 states, reaching over 55,000 participating student went third overall in the first round in 1993 to the California Angels and athletes. The child joins the athletic team and the student athletes join the Keith Gordon, who went 47th overall in the second-round of 1990 draft by child’s support team – from Draft Day to Graduation. the . Infielder Seth Gray became the seventh-highest Raider player ever drafted when he was selected by the in the

2021 wright state baseball • 3 • quick facts in weekend series games summary Location______Dayton, Ohio Series W-L BAvg. R H HR Overall ______0-2 Founded______1967 Home ______0-0 Enrollment______15,928 at Vanderbilt** 0-2 .113 1 7 0 Away ______0-2 Nickname______Raiders at Alabama 0-0 / 0 0 0 Neutral ______0-0 Colors______Hunter Green and Gold (H)N Kentucky 0-0 / 0 0 0 Stadium______Nischwitz Stadium vs. Ranked Teams ______0-2 vs. Teams Receiving Votes______0-0 Stadium Capacity______750 (H)Y’town St. 0-0 / 0 0 0 Surface______FieldTurf (A)UIC 0-0 / 0 0 0 vs. Horizon League ______0-0 Affiliation______NCAA Division I vs. Southeastern Conference______0-2 Conference______Horizon League (A)Y’town St. 0-0 / 0 0 0 In Alabama______0-0 University President______Dr. Sue Edwards (H)Ft Wayne 0-0 / 0 0 0 Director of Athletics______Bob Grant In Illinois______0-0 (A)Oakland 0-0 / 0 0 0 In Kentucky______0-0 Senior Woman Administrator_ Joylynn Brown In Michigan______0-0 Assoc. AD, Sport Health______Jason Franklin (A)N Kentucky 0-0 / 0 0 0 In Ohio______0-0 Athletics Department Phone___ (937) 775-2771 (A)Ft Wayne 0-0 / 0 0 0 In Tennessee ______0-2 Athletics Department Fax_____ (937) 775-2368 Ticket Office______(937) 775-4934 (H)Milwaukee 0-0 / 0 0 0 On Friday ______0-0 Website______www.wsuraiders.com On Saturday ______0-0 (H)Oakland 0-0 / 0 0 0 On Sunday ______0-0 On Monday______0-2 COACHING STAFF Head Coach______Alex Sogard **Vanderbilt series shifted from 3-game set to one day DH due In February ______0-2 Alma Mater______North Carolina State, 2010 to inclement weather. In March ______0-0 Record at WSU / Years_____ 47-28/3rd Season In April ______0-0 Career Record / Years______SAME In May ______0-0 Best Way to Reach Coach______Through SID In June______0-0 Associate HC______Nate Metzger/5th Season Assistant Coach______Chase Slone/2nd Season Wright State Scores 0-2 runs ______0-2 Wright State Scores 3-5 runs ______0-0 Assistant Coach______Zach Weatherford/1st Season Wright State Scores 6-9 runs______0-0 Dir. Player Dev./Analytics_____Jason Foster/2nd Season Wright State Scores 10 or more runs ______0-0 Dir. of Plyr./Prgm. Dev.__ Derek Hendrixson/1st Season Opponent Scores 0-2 runs ______0-1 TEAM INFORMATION Opponent Scores 3-5 runs ______0-0 2020 Overall Record______6-9 Opponent Scores 6-9 runs______0-0 Conference Record / Finish______n/a (covid) Opponent Scores 10 or more runs ______0-1 Players Returning / Lost______30 / 3 Newcomers (HS / TR) ______9 (8 / 1) Wright State Homers ______0-0 Opponent Homers ______0-1

BASEBALL HISTORY honors and awards Wright State has more Hits ______0-0 First Season of Baseball______1970-71 Preseason Opponent has more Hits ______0-2 All-Time Record______1431-1117-8 Hits are even______0-0 Conference Championships______10 Team - (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2010, 2011, Picked No. 1 in HL Preseason Poll Wright State has at least one error______0-0 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019) Opponent has at least one error______0-1 Conference Tournament Championships____ 8 Tyler Black - Day Games ______0-2 (1992, 1995, 2006, 2009, D1Baseball.com - HL Preseason Player of the Year Night Games ______0-0 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018) Perfect Game - HL Preseason Player of the Year NCAA Tournament Apps (Div. I)______8 Perfect Game - HL Preseason All-Conference Team vs. Left-handed Starters ______0-0 (1994, 1995, 2006, 2009, Perfect Game - HL Top Draft Prospect vs. Right-handed Starters ______0-2 USA Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018) All-Time NCAA Tournament Record____ 8-16 One-Run Games ______0-1 Justin Hornschemeier - Two-Run Games ______0-0 Last Appearance______2018 Stanford Regional D1Baseball.com - HL Preseason Freshman of the Year Three-Run Games______0-0 (6/1: L, 4-3 vs. #2 Stanford (13 inn.); Four-Run Games______0-0 6/2: L, 11-5 vs. Baylor) Damon Dues - Five-Plus-Run Games ______0-1 NCAA Tournament Apps (Div. II)______8 Perfect Game - HL Preseason All-Conference Team (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, Leading After Seven Innings ______0-0 Jake Schrand - Trailing After Seven Innings ______0-1 1980, 1983, 1986, 1987) Tied after Seven Innings ______0-0 1987 NCAA Division II World Series, Third Place Finish Perfect Game - HL Preseason All-Conference Team

Julian Greenwell - Extra Innings ______0-0 Shutouts ______0-0 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Perfect Game - HL Preseason All-Conference Team Asst. AD, Comm. / Primary______Nick Phillips On Artificial Turf ______0-2 Office Phone______(937) 775-2816 On Natural Grass ______0-0 Cell Phone______(828) 301-7919 [email protected] Assistant Director______Abbi Pritchard [email protected] Mailing Address______Ervin J. Nutter Center 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. Dayton, OH 45435

4 • 2021 wright state basebal Freshman of the Year as well as a Freshman All American. Tyler was also selected to be sogard vs. division 1 opponents All Midwest region Second Team after hitting First Recent Overall .353 with 7 HR and 41 RBI. The Raiders also Opponent Meeting Meeting Record had two freshman pitchers, Sam Wirsing and Alabama 2021 2021 0-0 Bradley Brehmer) who combined to be 14-0 on Auburn 2020 2020 0-3 the mound in 2019. Bowling Green 2019 2019 1-0 Canisius 2019 2019 1-0 In all the 2019 Raiders had nine All Hori- Cincinnati 2019 2019 2-0 zon League Honors including six First Team Dayton 2019 2019 1-0 (Peyton Burdick, JD Orr, Zach Weatherford, East Carolina 2019 2019 1-0 Seth Gray, Tyler Black, and Bear Bellomy), two Second Team (Chase Slone, Bradley Brehmer), Indiana 2019 2019 1-0 and two All Freshman Team (Damon Dues and Indiana State** 2020 2020 0-0 Bradley Brehmer). The six First Team selec- Kentucky** 2020 2020 0-0 tions ties the most all-time at Wright State. Kent State 2019 2019 1-0 alex sogard | • HEAD COACH Louisville 2020 2020 1-0 3rd Year | (5th year OVERALl) The left hander was drafted by the Houston Miami (OH) 2020 2020 1-1 nc state, 2010 Astros in 2010 in the 26th round of the MLB Milwaukee 2019 2019 3-4 Draft and played seven seasons of professional Mississippi 2019 2019 1-2 Alex Sogard was named the head baseball baseball. In his first full season with the Astros Mississippi State 2020 2020 0-3 coach at Wright State on July 6, 2018 after two organization, he led the Single A Lexington Northern Kentucky 2019 2019 5-2 years as an assistant with the Raiders. Legends in strikeouts. He advanced as high as Oakland 2019 2019 6-0 AAA and was selected to play in the Ohio 2019 2019 2-0 In his first season as head coach in 2019, the Fall League in 2012 () and 2013 Raiders finished 42-17, 22-8. The 42 wins were (Peoria Javelinas) with stints in the Arizona Ohio State 2019 2019 0-1 the most wins by a first year head coach in Diamondbacks and organi- Oklahoma State 2019 2019 1-2 program history and earned him the Horizon zations as recently as 2016. Sogard worked as Tennessee 2020 2020 2-1 League Coach of the Year. The Raiders had a the pitching instructor for several elite camps, Toledo 2019 2019 1-0 year for the record books. The offense broke including the Pro 5 Academy in Raleigh, NC. UIC 2019 2019 5-2 the single season record for Walks (368), Stolen Utah 2019 2019 0-1 Bases (169), Runs (501), and Home Runs (67). The 32-year-old started his collegiate playing Vanderbilt 2021 2021 0-2 They were also ranked 2nd in the Nation in career at Oregon State where OSU won back to Western Carolina 2019 2019 1-0 Walks & Stolen Bases, 3rd in the Nation in back National Championships in 2006 and 2007 Western Kentucky 2020 2020 1-2 Runs, 5th in the Nation in On Base Percentage, before moving to North Carolina State for his 9th in the Nation in Fielding Percentage and Wofford 2019 2019 1-0 final three collegiate seasons. In 2008, Sogard Xavier 2019 2019 2-1 10th in the Nation in Batting Average, and 27th closed the regional championship game against in the Nation in Home Runs. South Carolina to win the Raleigh Regional. Youngstown State 2019 2019 4-2 Sogard was drafted by the Diamondbacks in **games scheduled/canceled due to COVID-19 The Raiders had a number of big wins again in 2008 in the 26th round of the MLB Draft but 2019, including #9 East Carolina, #10 Ole Miss, chose to stay in school, ultimately being drafted #18 Oklahoma State and Indiana. by the Astros in 2010. His career also includes sogard year-by-year playing in the World Baseball Classic for Team Year School Record Postseason Outfielder Peyton Burdick was selected by the Czech Republic in 2012 in Germany and 2016 Miami Marlins in the third round and 82nd in Mexico. His brother, Eric, was a 2nd round overall of the 2019 MLB Draft, becoming the pick by the in the MLB Draft 2019 Wright State 42-17 (22-8) ---- third highest to ever be drafted for Wright State out of Arizona State and is currently a utility 2020 Wright State 6-9 (0-0) ---- baseball behind Brian Anderson, who went third infielder in the big leagues. Since 2010, he has 2021 Wright State 0-2 (0-0) overall in the first round in 1993 to the Califor- played with the , Milwaukee 2 seasons 47-28 (22-8) (.627) nia Angels and Keith Gordon, who went 47th Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Tampa Bay overall in the second-round of 1990 draft by the Rays. Cincinnati Reds. Sogard is a 2010 graduate of North Carolina Infielder Seth Gray became the seventh-highest State with a B.S. degree in Science Technolo- Raider player ever drafted when he was selected gy with a specialty in Nutrition and Exercise by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round and Science. 119th overall. Additionally, outfielder JD Orr was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 10th round (291st overall) and right-handed pitcher Bear Bellomy was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 28th round (844th overall).

It was the first time in program history the Raiders had three players drafted in the top 10 rounds in the MLB draft. The 7 players moving on to professional baseball set a program record for the most players moving on to pro ball in any one season.

Wright State also had some outstanding fresh- man seasons, starting with second baseman Tyler Black who was named Horizon League

2021 wright state baseball • 5 • WRIGHT STATE 2021 SEASON STATS OVERALL

Wright State Baseball Overall Statistics for Wright State (as of Feb 24, 2021) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 0-2 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-2 Horizon: 0-0

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 11 Sammy Sass 1.000 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 17 Alex Neff 1.000 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 12 Julian Greenwell . 4 0 0 2-2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 . 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 6 Tyler Black . 2 5 0 2-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 . 5 0 0 4 1 2 0 . 6 6 7 0 0 0-1 1 3 0 1.000 13 Jay Luikart . 2 5 0 2-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 5 1 0 1.000 27 Alex Alders . 1 6 7 2-2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 1 6 7 1 0 3 0 . 2 8 6 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 39 Zane Harris . 0 0 0 2-2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 . 1 1 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 10 Quincy Hamilton . 0 0 0 2-2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 2 Damon Dues . 0 0 0 2-2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 2 0 1.000 28 Gehrig Anglin . 0 0 0 2-2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 8 0 0 1.000 23 Konner Piotto . 0 0 0 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 19 0 0 1.000 7 Justin McConnell . 0 0 0 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 4 0 1.000 15 Cameron Rountree . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 41 Daniel Merlano . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 Logan Castleman . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Totals . 1 1 3 2 62 1 7 3 0 0 1 10 . 1 6 1 8 2 31 0 . 2 3 6 0 0 0-1 48 12 0 1.000 Opponents . 3 2 8 2 67 15 22 5 3 2 15 39 . 5 8 2 5 3 20 2 . 4 0 0 0 0 1-1 54 9 2 . 9 6 9

LOB - Team (17), Opp (12). DPs turned - Team (3).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 3 Austin Cline 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 . 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 43 Tristan Haught 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 Bradley Brehmer 2 . 2 5 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 4.0 6 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 . 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 38 Jake Shirk 5 . 4 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 . 3 3 1 0 0 0 19 Jake Schrand 9 . 0 0 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 5.0 7 5 5 0 7 2 0 2 . 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 45 Justin Hornschemeier 54.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 . 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 35 Logan Tabeling 81.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 4 6 6 1 1 1 1 0 . 6 6 7 0 2 0 0 0 Totals 8 . 4 4 0-2 2 2 0 0/0 0 16.0 22 15 15 5 20 5 3 2 . 3 2 8 1 3 0 0 0

Opponents 0 . 5 0 2-0 2 2 0 1/1 2 18.0 7 1 1 8 31 3 0 0 . 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0

Pickoffs - Team (1), Brehmer, B. 1. SBA/ATT - Piotto, K. (1-1), Schrand, J. (1-1).

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Wright State Baseball Batting Analysis for Wright State (as of Feb 24, 2021) (All games Sorted by Player Name)

vs left vs right w/runners w/bases empty w/bases loaded as leadoff fly gnd fly/ Player h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg rch ops pct out out gnd 27 Alex Alders 0 0 .0 0 0 1 6 .1 6 7 0 3 .0 0 0 1 3 .3 3 3 0 0 .0 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 1 0.0 28 Gehrig Anglin 0 0 .0 0 0 0 7 .0 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 0 3 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 3 1 3.0 6 Tyler Black 0 0 .0 0 0 1 4 .2 5 0 0 1 .0 0 0 1 3 .3 3 3 0 0 .0 0 0 2 2 1.000 1 0 99.9 1 Logan Castleman 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 Damon Dues 0 1 .0 0 0 0 7 .0 0 0 0 3 .0 0 0 0 5 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 3 .0 0 0 1 1 1.0 12 Julian Greenwell 0 1 .0 0 0 2 4 .5 0 0 1 2 .5 0 0 1 3 .3 3 3 0 1 .0 0 0 1 2 .5 0 0 1 1 1.0 10 Quincy Hamilton 0 0 .0 0 0 0 8 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 6 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 2 1 2.0 39 Zane Harris 0 0 .0 0 0 0 8 .0 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 3 1 3.0 13 Jay Luikart 0 1 .0 0 0 1 3 .3 3 3 0 1 .0 0 0 1 3 .3 3 3 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 1 1 1.0 7 Justin McConnell 0 0 .0 0 0 0 3 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 1 0 99.9 41 Daniel Merlano 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0.0 17 Alex Neff 0 0 .0 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 0 .0 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0.0 23 Konner Piotto 0 0 .0 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 2 0.0 15 Cameron Rountree 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11 Sammy Sass 0 0 .0 0 0 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 0 3 .0 0 0 7 59 .1 1 9 2 27 .0 7 4 5 35 .1 4 3 0 4 .0 0 0 4 18 .2 2 2 13 9 1.4 Opponents 0 0 .0 0 0 22 67 .3 2 8 8 32 .2 5 0 14 35 .4 0 0 1 2 .5 0 0 7 16 .4 3 8 13 11 1.2

w/runners w/runner on 3rd success 2- rnrs pinch hitting in scoring pos and LT 2 out with 2 outs adv runners out adv rnrs rch rch Player h ab avg h ab avg rbi ops pct h ab avg adv ops pct rbi w/out lob err fc kl 27 Alex Alders 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 1 4 .2 5 0 2 3 .6 6 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 28 Gehrig Anglin 0 0 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 Tyler Black 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 3 .0 0 0 1 2 .5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Logan Castleman 0 1 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Damon Dues 0 0 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 3 .0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 Julian Greenwell 0 0 .0 0 0 1 2 .5 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 1 2 .5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 Quincy Hamilton 0 0 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 3 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 39 Zane Harris 0 0 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 1 5 .2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 Jay Luikart 1 1 1.000 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 Justin McConnell 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 Daniel Merlano 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 Alex Neff 1 1 1.000 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Konner Piotto 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 2 4 .5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 Cameron Rountree 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 Sammy Sass 1 1 1.000 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 6 .5 0 0 1 15 .0 6 7 0 3 .0 0 0 2 21 .0 9 5 9 31 .2 9 0 1 1 17 2 1 11 Opponents 0 2 .0 0 0 6 23 .2 6 1 6 10 .6 0 0 4 18 .2 2 2 18 37 .4 8 6 3 5 12 0 3 6

Success Advancing Runners = percentage of times the batter advanced at least one runner during a plate appearance #Rnrs Adv w/Out = TOTAL number of runners advanced when the player made an out

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Wright State Baseball Pitching Analysis for Wright State (as of Feb 24, 2021) (All games Sorted by Player Name)

vs left vs right w/runners w/bases empty vs leadoff with 2 outs fly gnd fly/ Player h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg rch ops pct h ab avg out out gnd gdp 44 Bradley Brehmer 3 7 .4 2 9 3 9 .3 3 3 1 7 .1 4 3 5 9 .5 5 6 2 5 .4 0 0 1 4 .2 5 0 4 2 2.0 0 3 Austin Cline 0 6 .0 0 0 2 8 .2 5 0 0 6 .0 0 0 2 8 .2 5 0 0 3 .0 0 0 1 5 .2 0 0 4 2 2.0 0 43 Tristan Haught 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 45 Justin Hornschemeier 0 0 .0 0 0 1 3 .3 3 3 0 2 .0 0 0 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 19 Jake Schrand 3 8 .3 7 5 4 13 .3 0 8 3 6 .5 0 0 4 15 .2 6 7 2 5 .4 0 0 0 5 .0 0 0 5 2 2.5 1 38 Jake Shirk 2 2 1.00 0 4 .0 0 0 1 5 .2 0 0 1 1 1.00 1 1 1.00 1 2 .5 0 0 0 2 0.0 35 Logan Tabeling 1 2 .5 0 0 3 4 .7 5 0 3 5 .6 0 0 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 1 0.0 0 Totals 9 26 .3 4 6 13 41 .3 1 7 8 32 .2 5 0 14 35 .4 0 0 7 16 .4 3 8 4 18 .2 2 2 13 11 1.2 2 Opponents 5 43 .1 1 6 2 19 .1 0 5 2 27 .0 7 4 5 35 .1 4 3 4 18 .2 2 2 2 21 .0 9 5 13 9 1.4 0

Player app gs ip/app *h/g *r/g *er/g *bb/g *so/g k/bb *2b/g *3b/g *hr/g *fo/g *go/g *bf/g sba att pct 44 Bradley Brehmer 1 1 4.00 13.50 2.25 2.25 4.50 9.00 2 .0 2.25 2.25 0.00 9.00 4.50 40.50 0 0 .0 0 0 3 Austin Cline 1 0 4.00 4.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.50 9 9 .0 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.00 4.50 31.50 0 0 .0 0 0 43 Tristan Haught 1 0 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 .0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 27.00 27.00 0 0 .0 0 0 45 Justin Hornschemeier 1 0 0.33 27.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 0.00 0 .0 0.00 27.00 0.00 0.00 27.00 99.00 0 0 .0 0 0 19 Jake Schrand 1 1 5.00 12.60 9.00 9.00 0.00 12.60 9 9 .0 3.60 0.00 3.60 9.00 3.60 37.80 1 1 1.000 38 Jake Shirk 1 0 1.67 10.80 5.40 5.40 0.00 10.80 9 9 .0 5.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.80 32.4 0 0 35 Logan Tabeling 1 0 0.67 54.00 81.00 81.00 13.50 13.50 1 .0 13.50 13.50 0.00 0.00 13.50 99.00 0 0 .0 0 0 Totals 2 2 8.00 12.38 8.44 8.44 2.81 11.25 4 .0 2.81 1.69 1.12 7.31 6.19 42.19 1 1 1.000 Opponents 2 2 9.00 3.50 0.50 0.50 4.00 15.50 3 .9 1.50 0.00 0.00 6.50 4.50 36.00 0 1 .0 0 0

* = average based on 9-inning game

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