2012 Baseball Media Guide Contents About Bloomsburg ................................................... 2 Quick Facts / Administration ................................ 3 2012 Season Preview ........................................ 4 The Coaching Staff Head Coach Mike Collins ....................................... 7 Assistant Coach Corey Bachman .......................... 8 Assistant Coach Kevin Leitzel ............................... 9 Student Assistant Coach Marcus Walsh ............. 9 The 2012 Bloomsburg Huskies 2012 Roster ..............................................................11 Player Profiles..........................................................12 Team Photo .............................................................29 2011 Season in Review Results ......................................................................31 Batting Statistics .....................................................32 Pitching Statistics ...................................................33 PSAC Information ...........................................35 2012 Schedule ................................... Back Cover For more information about Bloomsburg University Baseball, please visit www.BUhuskies.com CREDITS All of Bloomsburg’s athletic publications are published by the Office of Communications/University Advancement. Copyright 2011. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. On the cover (Clockwise from top left): This publication was designed and written by Assistant SID Keith Meyer, Vince Smarrelli, Matt Kline, Vinny Don Sherman and student assistant Chris Martrich. Front cover by Brooke Wilson. Additional contributions by student Voorhees, and Jarrod Kramer assistant Trevor Behler. Photography by Keith Haupt and the Office of Communication. www.BUhuskies.com | 1 2012 Baseball Media Guide 2012 Baseball Media Guide About Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg University, a member of The university’s Division of Continuing and Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, is Distance Education serves students through a four-year coeducational public university founded nondegree credit courses, noncredit minicourses, in 1839. Through the stages of its development off-campus classes, credit for life experience and from a normal school to a teachers college to distance learning courses on public television. a multipurpose state college and finally to a university in 1983, the institution has retained its The Town of Bloomsburg, located in the emphasis on liberal arts and career education. Susquehanna River Valley, has a population of about 12,000 people. The central business district Bloomsburg is recognized as one of the best is just three blocks southwest of campus, and 100 public universities in the United States, includes more than 80 retail stores, restaurants, and excellence, ranging from its 18 national and the Bloomsburg Fair in September. More championships to its international reputation in stores, restaurants and theaters can be found a number of its academic programs, is an attitude along nearby Route 11 and at the Columbia Mall, found throughout the faculty and staff. northwest of town. About 90 percent of Bloomsburg’s students The university is within a one-hour drive from come from throughout Pennsylvania, creating a such cities as Hazleton, Williamsport, Wilkes-Barre diverse mix of cultures and ideas. It’s a place where and Scranton; 1.5 hours from Harrisburg; 2.5 hours friendships that last a lifetime begin. And it’s a busy from Philadelphia; 3 hours from New York City place — with more than 160 student organizations and Baltimore; and four hours from Pittsburgh and and activities, NCAA Division II athletic programs Washington, DC. and a popular recreation center. > Enrollment— Total enrollment is now 9,400, with > Degrees— Bloomsburg University offers 63 bac- an average incoming SAT of 1070 and class rank in calaureate degrees, 18 master’s degrees and a joint the upper 25 percent; Bloomsburg admits one in doctoral degree in elementary education in coopera- seven applicants and has a four-year retention rate tion with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. significantly higher than the national average. About 60 percent are women and 10 percent are non-tra- > Financial Aid— About 70 percent of all students ditional. About 90 percent of Bloomsburg graduates receive some form of financial aid; average amount are quickly placed in their chosen fields. of aid is $10,026 per year. > Faculty— With approximately 1,000 employees, > Cost —About $5,358 per semester for Pennsylva- Bloomsburg University has 383 full-time faculty, nia residents (tuition, fees, typical room and meal 70 percent of whom hold doctoral degrees and 72 plans), $13,396 for non-residents. percent of whom are tenured. The staff is organized into four divisions: Academic Affairs, Administra- > School Colors, Mascot— The school colors, origi- tion, Student Life and University Advancement. nally “lemon and garnet,” have been maroon and Governance is through the State System of Higher gold since the 1920’s. In the early 1930’s, the Husky Education’s Board of Governors and through the became the school mascot when a dog owned by a university’s Council of Trustees. faculty member accompanied Adm. Richard E. Byrd on an expedition to the South Pole. 2 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 2012 Baseball Media Guide 2012 Baseball Media Guide Bloomsburg Quick Facts Administrators / Staff Location ...................................Bloomsburg, Pa. President................................Dr. David L. Soltz Founded ........................................................1839 Enrollment ..................................................9,400 Athletics Affiliation ............NCAA Division II Conference ..........................Pennsylvania State ............................. Athletic Conference (PSAC) School Colors ..........................Maroon & Gold Team Nickname .................................... Huskies Web Site......................................buhuskies.com Dr. David Soltz Mike McFarland Kathy Heitzman > President > Director of Athletics > Associate Director Athletic Director ........................Mary Gardner of Athletics Athletic Department ..................570-389-4050 Sports Information Director ...Tom McGuire SID E-mail [email protected] SID Phone ....................................570-389-4413 Athletic Trainers ........................... Allen Larsen, ....................................Roxanna Larsen, Dave Huber Training Room ............................570-389-4369 Football Stadium ................Robert B. Redman Stadium Capacity .......................................................4,775 Surface ...................................................FieldTurf Kevin Wood Tom McGuire Doug Lizardi > Athletic Operations > Director of Sports > Equipment Manager Field Hockey/Lacrosse/Soccer Information/ Stadium ......................................Sports Stadium Athletic Marketing Seating Capacity ............................................ 700 Surface ...................................................FieldTurf Basketball/Wrestling Arena .................................. Nelson Field House Capacity .......................................................1,745 Other Facilities Baseball .......................... Danny Litwhiler Field Softball .............................Jan Hutchinson Field Swimming ................Nelson Field House Pool Tennis.............Bloomsburg University Courts Allen Larsen Roxanna Larsen Dave Huber > Athletic Trainer > Athletic Trainer > Athletic Trainer www.BUhuskies.com | 3 2012 Baseball Media Guide 2012 Baseball Media Guide Season Preview After a successful 2011 campaign that produced lead in strikeouts, fanning 43 batters. “These three guys Bloomsburg’s first winning season in nine years, the have proven they can win and have had success in our Bloomsburg University baseball team will hope to build league” said Collins “we are really excited about them and on last year’s accomplishments. Along with a winning building our staff.” record, the Huskies ended a 13 year PSAC playoff drought by The fourth spot in Bloomsburg’s rotation will go to Bryan claiming the number three seed in the conference Morris. Morris is a transfer from Lackawanna Junior tournament. College and has had a good fall throwing the ball. Mike Streisel, a freshman, has continued to develop since “Last season we really learned how to win at a high level arriving with Huskies and is knocking at the door of the and compete really hard and we return a lot of guys from weekend rotation. “We are really excited about Mike and last year’s team” notes 2011 PSAC Eastern Coach of the what he has done early on” notes Collins “He has looked Year Mike Collins. “I expect that we have that same dynamite and has shown dominance right away and in mindset we had in last year’s tournament. With pitching terms of stuff he has a chance to be really good.” and defense you always have a chance to win and beat anybody on any given day. I’m really excited to get them BULLPEN out there and get them started.” Coach Collins will have several options when it comes STARTING PITCHING to relief pitching this season as the Huskies return key pitchers from last year along with a few new faces. At the beginning of last year Bloomsburg returned a slew Matt Kline is back for his fifth season and will serve as of offensive producing players but the pitching staff was Bloomsburg’s one inning closer. “His stuff continues to a question mark. This season the Huskies return