Wright State University Baseball Media Guide 1998
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Wright State University CORE Scholar Athletics Publications Athletics 1998 Wright State University Baseball Media Guide 1998 Wright State University Athletics Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/athletics_publications Part of the Public Relations and Advertising Commons 1998 BASEBALL Wright State University 1998 Baseball Schedule February 15 Wed. DAYTON 3P.M. 21 Sat. at Western Carolina (DH) Noon 17 Fri . at Illinois-Chicago * 8 P.M. 22 Sun. at Western Carolina 1 P.M. 18 Sat. at Illinois-Chicago (DH) * 1 P.M. 28 Sat. at Murray State (DH) 1 P.M. 19 Sun. at Illinois-Chicago * 1 P.M. 21 Tues. at Bowling Green 3P.M . March 22 Wed. at Dayton 3 P.M. 1 Sun. at Murray State 2P.M . 24 Fri. at Wisconsin-Milwaukee * 3 P.M. 6 Fri . at Louisville 3P.M. 25 Sat. at Wisconsin-Milwaukee (DH) * 1 P.M. 7 Sat. Kent# 11 A.M. 26 Sun. at Wisconsin-Milwaukee * 1 P.M. at Louisville 5P.M. 28 Tues. EASTERN KENTUCKY 3P.M. 8 Sun. at Dayton 2P.M . 29 Wed. BOWLING GREEN 3P.M. 14 Sat. DETROIT (DH) * Noon 30 Thur. at Kent 3P.M. 15 Sun. DETROIT (DH) * Noon 21 Sat. Pacific Lutheran + 8 P.M. May Hawaii Pacific + Midnight 2 Sat. St. Ambrose /\ 2 P.M. at Northern Iowa 8 P.M. Bank of America Easter Rainbow Tournament 3 Sun . at Northern Iowa 1 P.M. (Honolulu, HI) 6 Wed. OHIO 3P.M. 23 Mon. Hawaii-Hilo 7:30 P.M. 8-10 Fri .-Sun. MCC Championship 24 Tues. Nebraska 4 P.M. (Hosted by Illinois-Chicago) 25 Wed. Lewis-Clark State 7:30 P.M. 26 Thur. at Hawaii 11 :35 P.M. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS 27 Fri. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 7:30 P.M. All Times Eastern 28-29 Sat.-Sun. Play-off games TBA * Midwestern Collegiate Conference games # at Louisville April + at Hawaii (Not part of Easter Tournament) 1 Wed. KENT 2 P.M. /\ at Northern Iowa 3 Fri. at Cleveland State * 5 P.M . 4 Sat. at Cleveland State (DH) * Noon 5 Sun. at Cleveland State * Noon 7 Tues. at Eastern Kentucky 3 P.M. IX\ Wright State University 8 Wed. IUPUI (DH) 1 P.M. ~ Dayton, Ohio 10 Fri. BUTLER (DH) * Noon 11 Sat. BUTLER (DH) * Noon 14 Tues. at Miami 3P.M. Success Within Your Reach 1998 WRIGHT STATE BASEBALL WRIGHT STATE QUICK FACTS CONTENTS Location ....................................... Dayton, OH 45435 About Wright State University ......................... .... .41 Founded ..................... 1964; independent status, 1967 Academics ............. ................ .......... ..................... 40 All-Time Roster (1971-98) ..... ............ ...... ...... 31-32 16,033 Enrollment ..................................................... All-Time Series Records (1971-97) ...................... 30 Nickname ....................•.•.•...•......................... Raiders Brian Anderson .... .... .. ........................................... 37 Colors .................................... Hunter Green and Gold Coaching Staff ............................................. ....... 6-8 Conference ............................. Midwestern Collegiate Dayton ................. ......................................... ........ 39 President ...................................... Dr. Harley E. Flack Director of Athletics .... ................ .. ........................ 43 Director of Athletics ................ Dr. Michael J. Cusack MCC Final Standings, 1997 ............ ...................... 25 Associate Athletic Director .................. Paul Newman Midwestern Collegiate Conference ....................... 38 Associate Athletic Director .................. Peg Wynkoop Opponent Information, 1998 .......... ...................... 29 Head Baseball Coach ......................... Ron Nischwitz Outlook, 1998 .................................................. ... 2-3 Alma Mater/Year ................... Ohio State/I 961 Player Bios .... .......... .......... .. ............................. 9-24 WSU Record .................... 708-485-7 (23 years) Catchers .. ....................................... ......... 15-16 Career Record ........................................ Same Infielders ................................................. 16-20 Associate Head Coach ............................. Bo Bilinski Outfielders .............................................. 21-24 Pitchers ... ......... ........ ...........' ..... ....... .......... 9-14 Wright State/1 974 Alma Mater/Year ................ Raider Hi story ............ ........ ............................ 34--35 Assistant Coach ...................................... Dan Bassler Raider MVP's ............. ....................................... .. 34 Alma Mater/Year ................ Wright State/I 993 Raider Record Book ............................................. 33 Sports Information Director ...................... Bob Noss Raiders in the Pros ................................................ 36 Baseball Contact ....................... Bernadette Vielhaber Schedule, 1998 .................................................. IFC Office Phone .............................. 937/775-3666 Season Results, 1997 ........... ................................. 26 FAX Phone ................................ 937/775-2818 Season Review, 1997 ............................................ 28 Press Box Phone ........................ 937/775-4707 Season Statistics, 1997 ......................................... 27 Hotline Phone .................. 937 /457-4055, ext. 5 Team Roster, 1998 ........ .... ..................................... 5 Head Athletic Trainer .............................. Tony Ortiz Wright Stadium .................................................... 44 Baseball Trainer .................................... Monty Eyink Wright State at a Glance ........................................ 4 1997 Overall Record ........................................ 31-28 Wright State Quick Facts ....................................... 1 1997 MCC Record/Finish ....................... 16-8 (First) Wright State University ...................................... IBC Wright State's President ............ .............. .............. 42 Starters Returning/Lost ....................................... 6/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................... l 7 /12 FAX-ON-DEMAND Web Site .................... http://www.wright.edu/athletics Passcode 692 (MWC) WSU Baseball 2415 Season Statistics/Results RAIDER B ASEBALL ON MEDIAONE 2416 Latest Boxscore(s) Selected Wright State athletic events are being shown 2417 Season Schedule/Team Roster on MediaOne Channel 30.in the Dayton area this year. They are being televised on Sundays at 6 P.M. and on ON THE COVER... Mondays at 7 P.M. "Inside Raider Sports" can be seen Front Cover: Raider co-captains Corey on Thursdays at 7:30 P.M. The following baseball games Ellis (left) and Brian Bautsch (right) look will be televised on MediaOne this season. (Dates and to lead Wright State in 1998. times subject to change.) Inside Front Cover: Senior Jason Cohill PUBLICATION CREDITS Game Date Opponent Compilation, Writing, Typesetting and Layout April 29 Bowling Green Matt Zircher with assistance from Bernad-ette Vielhaber May6 Ohio Cover Design WSU Printing Service Editing WSU Office of Communications and Marketing Photography Scott Kissell, University Media Services Media Cleveland Indians 'Celevision 1 1998 Baseball 1998 SEASON OUTLOOK After winning their fifth conference champi onship (tournament or regular season) in the past six seasons in 1997, the Wright State baseball team is looking towards the 1998 season with the same promise of another successful season. Despite losing three position starters and seven pitchers, the 1998 class of newcomers have an opportunity to either make a tremendous contribution from the bench or break into the starting lineup and make their mark. They join a talented group of returning players, including seven position and six pitchers, who filled important roles for the 1997 squad. THE PITCHING STAFF Losing seven members from last year's team Senior center fielder Bill Stosik will try for his fourth straight may seem like a big blow to the WSU pitching MCC stolen base crown this season. staff, but the returning six members include several who this season. His 11 saves last year was tops in the con made significant contributions in 1997. ference and fourth nationally and his 2.56 earned run Senior Corey Ellis, who is serving as a team co-cap average also ranked him among the national leaders at tain for the second year in a row, notched a 3-2 record 24th. last season in 14 appearances, six as a starter. His 44 Others who could push for time on the mound in strikeouts in 1997 ranks him second among the return- clude juniors Todd Cerankowski and Terry Lambert, ees. sophomores Scott Blair, Shane Drinnon and John Also returning to the starting staff -------------- Duncan and freshmen Chris is junior Casey Sanford, who posted Bedford, Ron Begley, Joe Powers a 7-4 overall record, including a 5-1 and Josh Reno. mark in MCC play, last season. He also had five complete games in 1997 THE CATCHERS with a shutout and, as a result, was a Senior Jason Cohill is the only Second TeamAll-MCC selection last returning starter from the WSU season and was also chosen to the catching staff, following the losses MCC All-Tournament Team with his of Ryan Tyree and Chris Wallace, victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee. who was drafted by the New York Despite a 3-6 record, Chad Yankees. Cohill, who may also see Brant enters his sophomore cam action in the outfield, will share time paign with promise to enter the regu behind the dish with sophomore lar rotation after strong performances Shawn Carpenter, who appeared in conference