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Inside Front Cover W&M QUICK FACTS Table of Contents/Quck Facts ........................................................................ 1 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia 2010 Roster ...................................................................................................... 2 Founded: 1693 (2nd-oldest college in U.S.) 2010 Season Preview ...................................................................................... 3 Enrollment (includes graduate): 7,625 Head Coach Frank Leoni ................................................................................ 4 Nickname: Tribe Assistant Coaches .......................................................................................... 6 Colors: Green, Gold and Silver Strength and Conditioning ............................................................................. 7 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Sports Medicine ............................................................................................... 8 President: W. Taylor Reveley III (Princeton, 1965) Academic Support ........................................................................................... 9 Chancellor: Sandra Day O’Connor (Stanford, 1950) Returning Players .......................................................................................... 10 Director of Athletics: Terry Driscoll (Boston College, 1969) Newcomers .................................................................................................... 16 2009 Season in Review ................................................................................. 18 SPORTS INFORMATION The Colonial Athletic Association ................................................................ 19 Ass. Director/Baseball Contact: Scott Burns (Marian University, 2007) Tribe Players in Minor League Baseball ...................................................... 20 Office Phone: (757) 221-3344 Tribe Players in Major League Baseball ...................................................... 21 E-Mail Address: [email protected] Tribe Players in Summer Leagues ............................................................... 22 Fax: (757) 221- 2989 Season Records ............................................................................................ 23 Web Site: www.TribeAthletics.com Career Records .............................................................................................. 24 Team and Coach Honors .............................................................................. 25 Player Honors ................................................................................................ 26 TRIBE BASEBALL INFORMATION Tribe Facilities................................................................................................ 27 Head Coach: Frank Leoni Tribe Athletics ................................................................................................ 28 Record at W&M: 112-100 (.528)/Fifth Season The College .................................................................................................... 30 Career Record: 378-443-3 (.461)/18th Season DeMarini ......................................................................................................... 32 Assistant Coaches: Jad Prachniak (Rhode Island, 2005), Kyle Padgett (William and Mary, 2005) and George Fisher (Averett, 2001) CREDITS 2009 Record: 24-25 (.490) The 2010 W&M Baseball Media Guide is a publication of the W&M sports 2009 Conference Record/Finish: 9-14/9th information office. Layout, design and cover design by associate SID Kris Position Players Returning/Lost: 8/7 Sears. Writing by assistant SID Scott Burns with the assistance of Jack Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10/3 Lambert and editing by the sports information office. Photography by Jim Newcomers: 12 Agnew, Julia Martin, Pete Clawson and Bob Keroack. Printing by Worth Higgins and Associates in Richmond, Va. 4 10 21 23 COACHING STAFF THE TRIBE TRIBE IN MLB RECORDS Head Coach Frank Leoni, who is in The Tribe returns 18 players from Three former W&M players are cur- Current Tampa Bay Ray prospect his fifth season at the helm of W&M last season, including a trio of se- rently on rosters in Major League Mike Sheridan was the nation’s basetball, was the fastest coach to niors in Chris Jensen, Tyler Truxell Baseball. A total of 15 players have toughest player to strike out and set 100 wins in Tribe baseball history. and Cody Winslow. been drafted over the last eight years. three school records in 2008. 2010 ROSTER 2010 TRIBE BASEBALL 2010 TRIBE BASEBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER . NO NAME POS. CL. B/T HT. WT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL ROSTER BREAKDOWN 1 Derrick Osteen INF Jr. R/R 5-8 165 Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest 2 Chris Jensen C Sr. R/R 6-1 195 Roswell, Ga./The Wesleyan School By State 3 Jonathan Slattery INF Jr. R/R 5-10 185 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Western Texas Virginia (18): Bower, Brown, Davenport, 4 Derek Lowe OF/P Fr. L/R 6-1 185 Sudbury, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury Forsten, Goodloe, Kemler, Killen, Lon- 5 Andrew Steinberg INF/OF Fr. R/R 5-11 195 Woodbridge, Va./Gar-Field gosz, McCarthy, Sarrett, Shain, Shaver, 6 Ryan Brown OF Fr. R/R 5-9 180 Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford Steinberg, Truxell, Wainman, Williams, 8 Stephen Arcure OF So. L/L 5-10 170 Clarks Summit, Pa./Scranton Prep Winslow, Yates 9 Chris Forsten C So. R/R 6-1 185 Warrenton, Va./Notre Dame Academy Massachusetts (3): Farrell, Lowe, Sheehan 10 Brett Goodloe P Fr. R/R 6-4 190 Staunton, Va./St. Anne’s Belfield Georgia (2): Aiken, Jensen 1 1 Tyler Truxell P Sr. L/L 6-0 185 Staunton, Va./Robert E. Lee New Jersey (2): Koehler, Norton 12 Tadd Bower INF So. L/R 6-2 205 Chesterfield, a./CosbyV Pennsylvania (2): Arcure, Osteen 13 Jay McCarthy P So. R/R 6-2 170 Yorktown, Va./York Florida (1): Billbrough 14 Andy Longosz OF So. R/R 6-2 180 Great Falls, Va./St. Albans Prep New York (1): Alas 15 Sean Aiken C So. R/R 6-0 190 Alpharetta, Ga./Holy Innocents 16 Jackson Shaver INF Fr. L/R 5-10 175 Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown By Country 19 Kevin Alas INF Jr. R/R 6-0 165 Port Washington, N.Y./Chaminade Canada (1): Slattery 20 John Sheehan P/INF Fr. R/R 5-10 170 Westwood, Mass./Westwood 21 Logan Billbrough P Jr. R/R 6-4 200 Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto By Class 22 Garrison Sarrett P So. R/R 6-6 195 Newport News, Va./Hampton Roads Acad. Seniors (3): Jenson, Truxell, Winslow 23 Chris Yates P So. R/R 6-3 180 Centreville, Va./Chantilly Juniors (6): Alas, Billbrough, Killen, Nor- 24 Ryan Williams INF/P Fr. R/R 6-3 200 Fairfax, Va./Westfield ton, Osteen, Slattery 26 Cole Shain P So. L/L 6-0 170 Ashburn, Va./Broad Run Sophomore (10): Aiken, Arcure, Bower, 28 Reid Killen P RSo. R/R 6-1 170 Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox Davenport, Forsten, Longosz, McCarthy, 29 Brett Koehler P Fr. R/R 6-4 200 Glen Gardner, N.J./Voorhees Sarrett, Shain, Yates 30 Tim Norton P Jr. R/R 6-4 185 Ramsey, N.J./St. Joseph’s Montvale Freshmen (11): Brown, Farrell, Goodloe, 31 Bryson Kemler OF Fr. R/R 5-10 160 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover Kemler, Koehler, Lowe, Shaver, Shee- 32 Matt Davenport P So. R/R 6-8 175 Chesapeake, Va./Nansemond-Suffolk Acad. han, Steinberg, Wainman, Williams 34 John Farrell P Fr. R/R 6-2 210 Andover, Mass./Andover 35 Matt Wainman P Fr. R/L 6-2 210 Woodbridge, Va./Osbourn Park Pronunciations 36 Cody Winslow P Sr. R/R 6-5 220 Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox Kevin Alas – AH-las 2 Stephen Arcure – Steh-fen ARK-ure COACHING STAFF Brett Koehler – CO-ler 7 Frank Leoni Head Coach - Fifth Season at W&M Andy Longosz – LAWN-goes 17 Jad Prachniak Assistant Coach - Fifth Season at W&M Derrick Osteen – OH-steen 14 Kyle Padgett Assistant Coach - Third Season at W&M Garrison Sarrett – SAIR-rhett 18 George Fisher Assistant Coach - First Season at W&M Frank Leoni – LEE-own-ee Jad Prachniak – prack-KNEE-ack 2010 TRIBE BASEBALL 2010 PREIVEW The William and Mary baseball team returns 18 players, including Q: What do you feel is the strength(s) of the team this season? 10 pitchers from last season’s 24-win squad. Head coach Frank FL: “We should be at our best on the mound and defensively in Leoni became the fastest Tribe skipper to 100 wins at the institution 2010. Although college baseball can be very offensive, pitching during the 2009 campaign with a victory over Liberty. The Tribe also is still the name of the game. So, I’m pleased with the direction tallied its first win over ACC-foe Virginia Tech, 14-10, since 1991. we’re headed for the long term. Don’t get me wrong, offense is While the 2010 Green and Gold squad will be a youthful one, Leoni very important, and I expect ours to develop over time, however, and his staff of Jad Prachniak, Kyle Padgett and George Fisher will our pitching and defense has been assembled to be strong now have a talented group to mold and shape as the Tribe strives to re- and in the future.” turn to the upper echelon of the CAA. The following is a preseason question and answer with Leoni on the upcoming season: Q: How was the fall season and how much did it help the team? FL: “Our line-up has completely turned over from the record set- Q: Last year was a reshaping year for the program, talk a little ting group in 2008 two years ago. I was not sure what to expect about what your vision of W&M baseball is and will be in the this fall, except I knew our pitching would be much deeper. As the future? fall progressed, I watched the players develop nicely. We clearly FL: “2009 was a disappointing season for us, but it signaled the still have a long