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Ryan Kennedy Sheldon Adams Nicky Bowers 2006 Virginia Tech Schedule Feb. 17 Fri. at Campbell 3 p.m. 18 Sat. at Campbell 2 p.m. 24 Fri. at Keith LeClair Invitational/UNCW 10 a.m. 25 Sat. at Keith LeClair Invitational/WVU 5 p.m. 26 Sun. at Keith LeClair Invitational/ECU 1:30 p.m. 28 Tue. at Charlotte 4 p.m. Mar. 3 Fri. TOWSON 3 p.m. 4 Sat. TOWSON 2 p.m. Head Coach 5 Sun. TOWSON 1 p.m. Chuck Hartman 7 Tue. at Richmond 1 p.m. 8 Wed. at Liberty 2:30 p.m. 10 Fri. at Miami 7 p.m. 11 Sat. at Miami 7 p.m. 12 Sun. at Miami 1 p.m. 14 Tue. at James Madison 2:30 p.m. 15 Wed. JAMES MADISON 3 p.m. 17 Fri. FLORIDA STATE 3 p.m. 18 Sat. FLORIDA STATE 2 p.m. 19 Sun. FLORIDA STATE Noon 21 Tue. OHIO 3 p.m. 22 Wed. at Virginia Commonwealth 7 p.m. 24 Fri. BOSTON COLLEGE 3 p.m. 25 Sat. BOSTON COLLEGE 2 p.m. 26 Sun. BOSTON COLLEGE 1 p.m. 28 Tue. RICHMOND 3 p.m. 31 Fri. at Wake Forest 2:30 p.m. Apr. 1 Sat. at Wake Forest 1 p.m. 2 Sun. at Wake Forest 1 p.m. 4 Tue. at Radford 3 p.m. 5 Wed. VMI 7 p.m. 7 Fri. GEORGIA TECH 7 p.m. 8 Sat. GEORGIA TECH 2 p.m. 9 Sun. GEORGIA TECH 1 p.m. 12 Wed. APPALACHIAN STATE 7 p.m. 14 Fri. at North Carolina 7 p.m. 15 Sat. at North Carolina 1 p.m. 16 Sun. at North Carolina 1:30 p.m. David Londrey 18 Tue. MARSHALL 5 p.m. 19 Wed. LONGWOOD 7 p.m. 21 Fri. DUKE 7 p.m. 22 Sat. DUKE 1 p.m. 23 Sun. DUKE 1 p.m. 25 Tue. at East Tennessee State 7 p.m. 26 Wed. RADFORD 7 p.m. 28 Fri. at Clemson 7:15 p.m. 29 Sat. at Clemson 7 p.m. 30 Sun. at Clemson 1 p.m. May 2 Tue. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 7 p.m. 3 Wed. LIBERTY 7 p.m. 10 Wed. CAMPBELL 7 p.m. 12 Fri. NC STATE 7 p.m. 13 Sat. NC STATE 7 p.m. 14 Sun. NC STATE 1 p.m. 16 Tue. CHARLOTTE 7 p.m. 18 Thur. at Virginia 7 p.m. 19 Fri. at Virginia 7 p.m. 20 Sat. at Virginia 2 p.m. 22-28 ACC Baseball Tournament at Jacksonville, Fla. 2006 VIRGINIA TECH BASEBALL Contents The 2006 Season Media Information ........................... 2-3 Roster/Pronunciations ......................... 4 Atlantic Coast Conference .................. 6-7 Season Outlook .............................. 8-11 2005 Results & Statistics Batting/Pitching Statistics ................. 12 Fielding & Miscellaneous Statistics ...... 13 Game Results ................................... 14 The Coaches Head Coach Chuck Hartman ............16-18 Assistant Coaches ............................. 19 Support Staff ................................... 20 Dugout Club ..................................... 20 The Players Depth Chart ..................................... 22 Player Profi les ..............................23-35 Opponent Info .................................. 36 Quick Facts Facilities & Support Athletic Success ................................ 38 Location: Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg (pop. 42,000) in scenic southwest English Field .................................... 39 Virginia. The campus lies on a plain between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Other Athletic Facilities .................40-41 Mountains, 2,100 feet above sea level. Academic Support Services .............42-43 History: Founded in 1872 as the land-grant university of the state Athletics Offi ce of Student Life ........... 44 Enrollment: 28,000 Athletic Performance ......................... 45 President: Charles Steger Sports Medicine ................................ 46 Athletic Director: Jim Weaver Nickname: Hokies History & Records Colors: Chicago maroon and burnt orange Retired Jersey/Hall of Fame ................ 48 Conference: Atlantic Coast (second year) Head Baseball Coach: Chuck Hartman (UNC ’57) First-Round Draft Picks/NCAA .............. 48 Record at Tech: 941-558-8 (27 years) Tech Baseball History ....................49-52 Career Record: 1,424-783-8 (46 years) Conference Honors ............................ 53 Associate Head Coach: Jay Phillips Major-Leaguers .............................54-55 Assistant Coach: Jon Hartness All-Americans ...............................56-57 Volunteer Coach: Anthony Everman Year-by-Year W-L ............................... 58 Home Field: English Field (1,500) Tech vs. All Opponents ....................... 59 Dimensions: Lines 330’; power alleys 375’; center 400’ The Hartman Years ........................60-64 2005 Record: 23-28 (11-13 home; 11-12 away; 1-3 neutral) Batting Records ................................ 65 2005 ACC Record: 7-19 (9th place) Pitching Records ............................... 66 Fielding Records ............................... 67 Team Records ................................... 68 Credits Top Five .......................................... 69 Year-by-Year Leaders .....................70-73 The 2006 Virginia Tech Baseball Media Guide is a publication of the Tech Sports Information Offi ce, with Toughest Strikeouts/Best Control ......... 73 design and layout by Anne Panella. Editorial content for the 2006 guide was supplied by Dave Smith, Brent C. Hager, Torye Hurst, Bryan Schamus and Ed Moore. Special thanks for photographic assistance go Top Hitters ...................................... 74 to David Knachel of the Tech SID staff, Woody Veasey, Rick Griffi ths and John McCormick of the University Coaching Records .............................. 74 Photo Lab, Bill Setliff, David Schofi eld of Schofi eld Photographics, Gene Dalton, and the photo staff of the Collegiate Times. Eric Carr contributed production assistance on the cover images. Brooke Frederickson and The University Mike Cummings contributed proofreading assistance. What’s a Hokie ................................. 76 Printed by Southern Printing Company of Blacksburg, Va. About Virginia Tech .......................76-78 University President .......................... 79 Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, Athletics Director .............................. 79 disability, gender, national origin, political affi liation, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status. Blacksburg, Virginia .......................... 80 Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Offi ce for Equal Opportunity at (540) 231-7500. MEDIA INFORMATION Sports Information Numbers To Note Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations Dave Smith Director of Athletics ................... Jim Weaver ................... (540) 231-6796 and Assistant Sports Information Head Baseball Coach .................. Chuck Hartman .............. (540) 231-3671 Director Torye Hurst coordinate Sports Information Offi ce ................................................ (540) 231-6726 media services for baseball. Baseball Contact .................. Dave Smith ..............(h) (540) 951-8024 Members of the media requesting E-mail ....................................................................... [email protected] information on Virginia Tech Fax machine ............................................................ (540) 231-6984 baseball are asked to contact Athletic Trainer .......................... Jimmy Lawrence ............. (540) 231-5690 Dave Smith Smith in the Virginia Tech Sports Baseball Press Box ......................................................... (540) 231-8974 Assistant A.D. for Information Offi ce at (540) 231- ACC Media Relations ....................................................... (336) 851-6062 Media Relations 6726. Media requests for baseball photos should be directed to Assistant SID Dave Knachel at notice. During the week, head requests should be made prior no equipment should be placed (540-231-1838 or dknachel@vt. coach Chuck Hartman is usually to game day. Non-working on the fi eld of play. Tripods are edu). The Sports Information available between 9:30 a.m. and individuals, such as spouses, not allowed inside the fence. Offi ce is located in room 460 noon except on travel dates and dates, friends and fans, will not The roof of the press box can of the Jamerson Athletic Center game day. Player interviews will be permitted in the press box be made available for working next to the Bowman Room. be arranged around the players’ or on the fi eld during the game. photographers or cameramen Baseball information, as academic and practice schedules. Seats in the working area of the upon request. The position of all well as up-to-date statistics, press box are not available for photographers and cameramen is will be available to the media major league scouts. always subject to the discretion throughout the season. Covering a Game of the umpires. Freelance Media members wishing Rosters, statistics and Immediate access to this photographers and fans are not to cover Virginia Tech home press guides will be available information is possible via the allowed on the dugouts or inside baseball games from the English to the media and scouts prior Virginia Tech athletic Web site, the fences. Field press box should contact to the game and a fi nal box will www.hokiesports.com. The sports Dave Smith in the SID offi ce. be compiled for distribution at information offi ce will fax or There is no charge for admission the conclusion of each contest. e-mail releases to a limited Visiting Radio to Virginia Tech home baseball Postgame media interviews, Visiting team radio crews number of media outlets. games and a credential is not cleared through the sports wishing to broadcast games from needed to enter English Field. information offi ce, are allowed English Field should contact Interviews Seating in the press box, on the fi eld shortly after the the SID offi ce well in advance All media interviews with however, is by request and is conclusion of each game or of the game for clearance and players and coaches