230 Millett Hall MIAMI Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 529-4327 UNIVERSITY Fax: (513) 529-6729 Email: [email protected] ATHLETIC Web Site: www.MURedHawks.com Mike Wolf, Director Angie Renninger, Asst. Director MEDIA RELATIONS Vince Frieden, Pub. Coord./Asst. Dir. Ryan Erb, Asst. Dir. Josh Tenisci, Intern GAME NOTES: May 10, 2001 Norma McClure, Sr. Program Asst.

2001 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result 2001 MIAMI BASEBALL (30-21, 14-10 MAC) 2/16 No. 14 Alabama ...... L , 2-13 2/17 No. 14 Alabama ...... L, 1-2 2/18 No. 14 Alabama ...... L, 2-9 Miami vs. Kent State (23-25, 14-9 MAC) 2/24 OHIO DOMINICAN ...... W, 14-11 2/25 OHIO WESLEYAN ...... W, 14-2 3/2 Evansville •• ...... W, 4-0 May 11 • 3 p.m. • Kent, Ohio 3/3 Dayton •• ...... L, 4-14 3/4 Iowa •• ...... Cancelled May 12 (DH) • 1 p.m. • Kent, Ohio 3/10 Fresno State ...... W, 2-1 May 13 • 1 p.m. • Kent, Ohio 3/11 Fresno State ...... L, 2-3 (10 inn.) 3/12 Bucknell ••• ...... L, 9-12 3/13 Illinois ••• ...... L, 7-10 3/14 Portland ••• ...... W, 7-6 3/15 No. 8 Notre Dame ••• ...... L, 2-3 (11 inn.) 2001 MIAMI PROBABLE STARTERS (29-21, 14-10 MAC) 3/16 New Mexico ••• ...... W, 17-3 No. Name Pos. Yr. B/T Hometown/High School 3/17 Bucknell ••• ...... W, 14-2 3/20 Dayton ...... L, 4-5 20 Jason Knoedler RF Jr. S/R Springfield, Ill./Springfield 3/21 XAVIER ...... W, 4-1 2 Brady Nori 1B Sr. R/R Middletown, Ohio/Middletown 3/24 Austin Peay ...... W, 10-6 24 Clark Mace CF Sr. L/L London, Ohio/Madison Plains 3/25 Austin Peay ...... W, 10-5 9 Jeremy Ison SS Sr. R/R Hudson, Ohio/Hudson 3/27 Xavier ...... W, 16-4 28 Luke Reinhart C Sr. R/R Downers Grove, Ill./Montini Catholic 3/28 BUTLER ...... L, 4-6 3/30 WESTERN MICHIGAN • ...... W, 8-5 35 Tom Yost DH Sr. L/R London, Ohio/Jonathan Alder 3/31 WESTERN MICHIGAN (DH) • . L, 7-11; L 7-10 1 Michael Carlin LF So. R/R Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon 4/1 WESTERN MICHIGAN • ...... L, 3-11 12 Andi Scheidt 3B So. R/R Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle 4/4 Cincinnati ...... L, 6-16 3 Zach Schmidt 2B So. R/R Cincinnati, Ohio/McNicholas 4/6 BALL STATE (DH) • ...... W, 4-1; L, 7-12 4/8 Ball State (DH) • ...... L, 3-6; L, 6-22 4/10 CINCINNATI ...... W, 7-6 Top Reserves 4/11 KENTUCKY ...... W, 11-10 17 David Cook OF So. R/R Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales 4/13 Buffalo • ...... W, 3-1 4 Matt Lee INF Fr. R/R Phoenix, Ariz/Sunnyslope 4/14 Buffalo (DH) • ...... W, 2-1; W, 17-1 21 Eddie Tillitz OF Jr. R/R Matinsville, Ind./Martinsville 4/15 Buffalo • ...... W, 9-2 5 Scott Walti OF Sr. R/R Libertyville, Ill./North Central 4/17 DAYTON ...... Ppd. 4/18 INDIANA ...... W, 5-1 4/20 MARSHALL • ...... W, 4-1 Pitching Rotation 4/21 MARSHALL (DH) • ...... L, 0-15; W, 9-5 34 Chris Leonard P So. L/L Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales 4/22 MARSHALL • ...... W, 18-3 27 Billy Kieninger P Jr. R/R Xenia, Ohio/Xenia 4/24 Wright State ...... W, 9-6 26 Judd Richardson P So. R/R Caledon, Ontario/Country Day 4/27 Ohio • ...... L, 4-7 4/28 Ohio (DH) • ...... L, 3-5; W, 13-5 23 Russ Bayer P Jr. L/L Naperville, Ill./Naperville North 4/29 Ohio • ...... L, 14-17 5/4 AKRON • ...... W, 18-8 In the Bullpen 5/5 AKRON (DH) • ...... W, 7-4; W, 18-13 29 Matt Allen P Sr. S/R Carmel, Calif./Carmel 5/6 AKRON • ...... W, 27-9 22 Michael Gardner P So. R/R Louisville, Ky./Ballard 5/7 DAYTON ...... W, 9-5 5/8 WRIGHT STATE ...... Cancelled 32 Aaron Johnson P Fr. R/R Ortonville, Mich./Brandon 5/11 Kent State • ...... 3 p.m. 18 Justin Knoedler C/P Jr. R/R Springfield, Ill./Springfield 5/12 Kent State (DH) • ...... 1 p.m. 19 Shawn Landis P Jr. R/R Pleasant Hill, Ohio/Newton 5/13 Kent State • ...... 1 p.m. 5/16-19 MAC Tournament ...... TBA Home games in CAPS THE GAMES • Mid-American Conference game The RedHawks enter their final Mid-American Conference weekend series at Kent •• Evansville Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) State on a five-game win streak. Miami swept the Akron Zips over the weekend and ••• Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic (Fresno, Calif.) (DH) indicates doubleheader pushed the streak to five on Monday with a 9-5 victory over Dayton. Kent State NOTE: Rankings from date of contest enters the final weekend of conference action after splitting a four-game set with Bowling Green. Athletic Media Relations This weekend’s series between the RedHawks and the Golden Flashes may Office Phone ...... (513) 529-4327 determine tournament seedings depending on the final outcome of the set. Kent Fax ...... (513) 529-6729 State has a 14-9 MAC record while the Red and White are a half game back with a Mike Wolf ...... Director 14-10 conference record. Miami can guarantee itself the second seed in the East Angie Renninger ...... Assistant Vince Frieden ...... Assistant/Publications Division by winning a minimum of three games versus the Golden Flashes. Ryan Erb ...... Assistant/BB Contact Last year, Miami split its weekend series with the Golden Flashes before going Josh Tenisci ...... Intern on to take three-of-four from Ohio and eventually win the MAC Tournament Mike Flynn ...... Student Intern championship. The series with Kent State began in 1952 and the Golden Flashes 2 2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES hold the advantage over the Red and White, 67-60-1. Smith Versus 2001 Opponents THE TOURNEY PICTURE Opponent Record With four Mid-American Conference games remaining before the MAC Tourna- Akron ...... 14-6 ment, Miami finds itself as the fifth team in the tournament field after four Alabama ...... 0-3 Austin Peay ...... 2-0 victories over conference foe Akron. Ball State ...... 6-10 The Tournament format is different than in years past as the top two teams Bowling Green ...... 12-7 in each division plus the next two teams with the highest conference winning Bucknell ...... 1-1 percentage, regardless of division, will be included in the field. Previously, the Buffalo ...... 4-0 top three teams in each division participated in the Tournament. Butler ...... 2-1 Central Michigan ...... 5-5 Therefore, Miami stands ahead of West Division-rival Western Michigan (13- Cincinnati ...... 3-4 11) for the fifth spot in the field. However, Eastern Michigan (12-10), did not Dayton ...... 5-4 play this past weekend and could cause some noise for the final two spots in Eastern Michigan ...... 6-4 the tourney field. Evansville ...... 2-1 Fresno State ...... 1-1 Miami controls its own destiny with regards to earning a ticket to the Illinois ...... 0-1 postseason tournament. If the RedHawks win three or four games with Kent Indiana ...... 2-2 State, they are guaranteed to finish second in the East Division. However, if Iowa ...... 0-0 Miami were to win two or fewer games versus Kent State it will need help from Kent State ...... 10-8 Kentucky ...... 1-2 other MAC teams to capture a tourney berth. Five of the six weekend MAC Marshall ...... 11-5 series have playoff implications. Ohio, Kent State, Western Michigan, Eastern Navy ...... 0-0 Michigan, Central Michigan, along with Miami, are all fighting for four of the New Mexico ...... 1-0 six playoff spots. Ball State and Bowling Green have clinched tournament Notre Dame ...... 0-1 Ohio ...... 10-12 berths, and with two more victories, the Cardinals are guaranteed to win the Ohio Dominican ...... 1-0 MAC regular-season championship and earn the right to host the upcoming Ohio Wesleyan ...... 1-0 MAC Tournament (May 16-19). Portland ...... 1-0 Toledo ...... 4-4 HEAD COACH TRACY SMITH Western Michigan ...... 7-7 In his fifth year at Miami, Smith has reached the Mid-American Conference Wright State ...... 3-2 Tournament finals three times and claimed last year’s championship to earn a Xavier ...... 8-2 trip to the NCAA Tournament. Smith, who was named the 2000 Ohio College Coach of the Year, has amassed a 164-125 (.567) career record and a Mid- Miami Coaching Records American Conference regular-season record of 84-60 (.583). He is only the (Top 10—ranked by winning percentage) fourth baseball coach in Miami’s history to register 150 wins, which occurred Rk Coach (Years) ...... Record 1. Chester Pittser (7) ...... 786 (77-21) with Miami’s 3-1 win at Buffalo on April 13. 2. Dave Ehrman (2) ...... 763 (14-4-1) During Smith’s era in Oxford, Miami players have been named to the all- 3. Jim Young (3) ...... 714 (20-8) MAC First Team six times, including last year’s MAC Tournament MVP John 4. Jim Bliss (2) ...... 700 (14-6) Lackaff. In addition, 10 student-athletes have been recognized as academic all- 5. George Rider (2) ...... 692 (9-4) 6. W.J. Foster (7) ...... 678 (61-29) MAC selections, including Verizon Academic All-American Tom Yost. Clark Mace 7. Bud Middaugh (12) ... .673 (356-173) and Chris Leonard both earned freshmen all-American status. 8. Frank Wilton (10) ...... 617 (74-46) 9. Tracy Smith (4+) ... .567 (164-125) RECAPPING AKRON AND DAYTON 10. Jon Pavlisko (14) ...... 495 (379-387) Coming into the weekend having won 12 of its last 16 games, Miami continued its torrid pace by sweeping the four-game series with the Zips. More impor- tantly, the RedHawks now have the fifth-best record in the MAC, which Smith Year-by-Year at Miami improved their tournament chances. Year Overall MAC MAC Pct. In Friday’s contest with Akron, the Red and White jumped out to an early 1997 27-28 17-13 .567 lead by scoring nine runs in the first inning and never looked back. The 1998 33-26 17-13 .567 RedHawks went on to score nine more runs in the contest to win the first game 1999 34-27 20-12 .625 of the series, 18-8. Junior Jason Knoedler (Springfield, Ill./Springfield), 2000 40-23 16-12 .571 senior Clark Mace (London, Ohio/Madison Plains), and sophomore Michael 2001 30-21 14-10 .583 Carlin (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) all were credited with home runs in the TOTAL 164-125 84-60 .583 game. On Saturday, Miami still had the hot bats as it ran off two more victories over the Zips, 7-4 and 18-13. Junior Billy Kieninger (Xenia, Ohio/ Miami University, Please Xenia) went the distance in the first half of the doubleheader to improve to 3- 6 in 2001. Knoedler led the charge in the second contest as he set Miami’s When referring to Miami, please use single season record in the fifth inning. Miami University, Miami University In a marathon three-and-a-half hour contest, which included 36 total runs (Ohio) or Miami (Ohio) University as a and 35 hits, Miami completed the sweep with a 27-9 victory on Sunday. first reference to our institution. Sophomore pitcher Chris Leonard (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) Please do not use Miami of Ohio, University of Miami of Ohio, etc. Also, recorded his team-leading ninth victory of 2001 in the contest. in 1997, the University began using The RedHawks extended the win streak to five with a 9-5 victory over the its new nickname, the RedHawks. It is Dayton Flyers on Monday, May 7. Improving to 4-3 on the season, junior Russ one word with a capital H. Thank you. Bayer (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) struck out a season-high eight 2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES 3

Flyers in seven and a third innings of work. 2001 MAC Standings THE ALUMINUM IS HEATING UP (Through Wednesday) Since being blanked by Marshall 15-0 on April 21, the RedHawks have been on East Division Mid-American Overall a torrid scoring pace. In the last 12 outings Miami has scored 149 runs to its W L Pct. W L Pct. opponents 87. During this stretch the Red and White are averaging 12.42 runs Bowling Green 17 6 .739 35 13 .729 per contest. Marshall’s shut out was the first time in nearly two years that a Kent State 14 9 .609 23 25 . 479 Miami baseball team has been held scoreless. Miami 14 10 .583 30 21 .588 Ohio 13 10 .565 26 22 .542 Marshall 9 15 .375 22 27 .449 RECORD WATCH Akron 6 17 .261 13 33 .283 During the RedHawks’ sweep of the Akron Zips, May 4-6, Jason Knoedler broke Buffalo 5 23 .179 11 39 .220 three different RedHawk single season records by going 11-for-17 with 14 runs and 30 total bases. West Division Mid-American Overall During Saturday’s doubleheader, Knoedler broke Miami’s single-season W L Pct. W L Pct. record for runs when he homered to left field in the bottom of the fifth inning. Ball State 19 3 .864 31 19 .620 The home run, his 13th of the 2001 campaign, brought his season total for E. Michigan 12 10 .545 18 30 .375 runs to 66. He increased his record total to 71 with five more runs in a 27-9 W. Michigan 13 11 .542 24 26 .480 victory during Sunday’s final contest. C. Michigan 12 12 .500 30 22 .577 Knoedler proceeded to break two more Red and White season records on Toledo 10 13 .435 26 25 .510 Sunday afternoon with a five-for-five performance. During his first plate N. Illinois 9 14 .391 27 24 .529 appearance, Knoedler registered a double to left field in the bottom half of the first to break the single season and total base records. His season total for This Weekend’s hits is 90. Knoedler’s single-season total base record stands at 156 going into Mid-American Conference Schedule this weekend’s action. In a loss to Ohio on April 27, two RedHawk seniors added a pair of Miami’s Friday, May 11 most prestigious baseball records to their already illustrious resumes. Miami at Kent State, 3 p.m. With a fifth-inning groundout, Clark Mace became the school’s all-time Ball State at W. Michigan, 3 p.m. leader with 160 RBI, surpassing the record set by D.J. Eckhart in 1999. Mace’s Bowling Green at Akron, 3 p.m. record RBI total now stands at 171. Marshall at E. Michigan, 6 p.m. Last season, Mace broke the school’s career marks for hits and runs and Ohio at N. Illinois, 3 p.m. continues to add to the records with 223 career runs and 303 hits. He added Toledo at C. Michigan, 3 p.m. Miami’s all-time at-bat and total bases records this year, which now stand at 865 and 459, respectively. He also currently stands in the top eight on Miami’s Saturday, May 12 Miami at Kent State (DH), 1 p.m. career lists for batting average (.350;fourth), stolen bases (76;second), doubles Ball State at W. Michigan (DH), 1 p.m. (52;t-first). Bowling Green at Akron (DH), 1 p.m. Jeremy Ison became the most prolific home run hitter in school history Marshall at E. Michigan (DH), 2 p.m. when he blasted his 36th career dinger during the third inning against Ohio. Ohio at N. Illinois (DH), 1 p.m. He is also second in career RBI (164), second in at-bats (765), second in runs Toledo at C. Michigan (DH), 1 p.m. (155), second in hits (228), third in total bases (372) and fourth in doubles (45). Sunday, May 13 Miami at Kent State, 1 p.m. ONE DOWN, TWO TO GO ... MAC RECORDS THAT IS Ball State at W. Michigan, 1 p.m. Bowling Green at Akron, 1 p.m. Centerfielder Clark Mace not only holds Miami’s career record for runs with 223 Marshall at E. Michigan, 1 p.m. but also the conference record. In the third inning of the RedHawks contest at Ohio at N. Illinois, 1 p.m. Ohio on April, 29, Mace singled to right field to get things rolling. Mace Toledo at C. Michigan, 1 p.m. proceeded to steal second base and two batters later crossed the plate by way of a Tom Yost (London, Ohio/Jonathan Alder) single. This run was Mace’s 210th of his career and surpassed the 209 mark set by Kent State’s, Jess MAC Preseason Coaches Poll Bechard (1997-00). East Division MAC RECORDS ON THE HORIZON 1. Miami (5) ...... 79 Both Jason Knoedler and Clark Mace enter this weekend’s four-game set with 2. Kent State (3) ...... 78 the opportunity to break two prestigious MAC baseball records. Through 51 3. Ohio (5) ...... 76 games, Knoedler has 90 hits and only needs four more to tie the MAC single- 4. Bowling Green ...... 53 season record of 94. Currently the conference record for hits in a single season 5. Akron ...... 36 is held by Ball State’s set in 1986. 6. Marshall ...... 29 Mace, a four-year starter for the RedHawks, is only one hit away from the 7. Buffalo ...... 13 MAC’s career hit record. With 72 hits in ‘00, Mace has 303 career hits with the West Division Red and White and is only one away from Kent State’s, Jess Bechard, MAC 1. Ball State (11) ...... 76 record of 304. 2. Central Michigan (1) ...... 57 3. Western Michigan ...... 55 REDHAWKS RAKING IN MAC HONORS 4. Northern Illinois ...... 39 For the second time this season junior right fielder Jason Knoedler was named 5. Toledo ...... 28 Mid-American East Division Co-Player of the Week for his efforts in a four-game 6. Eastern Michigan ...... 18 set versus Akron May 4-6. Knoedler finished the weekend with a .647 batting average (11-for-17), four doubles, five home runs, 14 RBI, 14 runs, and four 4 2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES stolen bases. 2001 HONORS AND AWARDS Knoedler joins Russ Bayer (East Division Pitcher of the Week March 19-25) and Chris Leonard (East Division Pitcher of the Week February 25-March 4 and MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week April 2-9) as RedHawks to be honored by the MAC in 2001. Chris Leonard (Week of Feb. 25-Mar. 4) Additionally, senior Brady Nori (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown) was Chris Leonard (Week of Apr. 2-Apr. 8) honored by the MAC for his efforts on and off the field as the Conference’s Russ Bayer (Week of March 19-25) Scholar-Athlete of the Week for April 9-15. Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic FAST OUT OF THE GATES all-Tournament Team In 2001, Miami has proven to be a team that jumps on its opponents early and Jason Knoedler often before often slowing down as the game wears on. Miami has outscored its opponents by a total of 256-187 in the first five MAC East Division Player of the Week innings of games this year, while only outscoring the opponent 151-150 after Jason Knoedler (Week of March 12-18) the fifth (including extra innings). Jason Knoedler (Week of April 30-May 6) MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week LEONARD PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF Brady Nori (Week of April 9-15) Sophomore pitcher Chris Leonard has shown the same form in 2001 that earned him freshman all-America status in 2000. MIAMI’S RECORD WHEN... After a team-leading 13 starts, Leonard leads Miami with a 9-2 record in 92.1 and a 3.02 average. His seven complete games, Home...... 16-6 one and 75 also lead the squad. Away ...... 11-11 Leonard also ties for the Mid-American Conference lead in wins and Neutral Sites ...... 3-4 complete games, while ranking second in innigs pitched, starts, and opponents’ Day...... 28-20 batting average. He was named MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week for his Night ...... 2-1 performance March 2 at Evansville. In that game, Leonard collected his second- vs. Left-Handers ...... 9-4 career shutout, striking out six and allowing only seven hits, to beat the Aces vs. Right-Handers ...... 21-17 4-0. In one-run games ...... 5-4 The southpaw garnered his second MAC East Pitcher of the Week award for In two-run games ...... 1-2 his performance on April 6 in a 4-1 win over Ball State. In the complete-game In five-plus-run games ...... 13-8 victory, Leonard struck out eight while walking none and allowing just six hits. In extra innings ...... 0-2 FOR STARTERS ... In ...... 1-1 Chris Leonard has not been the only Miami starting pitcher that has turned in Committing less than two err. ..19-6 solid performances for the RedHawks this season. For the year, Miami starters Committing two-plus errors ... 11-15 sport a 4.42 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .270 batting average. All Opp. commits less than two err.13-13 four of Miami’s regular starters (Leonard, Judd Richardson (Caledon, Ont./ Opp. commits two-plus errors ...17-8 Country Day), Billy Kieninger and Russ Bayer are among the top 15 in the vs. Atlantic 10 ...... 3-2 MAC in . vs. Big East ...... 0-1 However, Miami has run into trouble closing games this year. The RedHawk vs. Big Ten ...... 1-1 bullpen has an ERA of 7.52, with the opposition hitting at a .298 clip. Addi- vs. Conference USA ...... 1-1 tionally, Miami has lost seven games this season in its opponents’ last at-bat, vs. Midwestern Coll. Conf...... 1-1 including five in a row from March 11 through March 20. vs. Missouri Valley Conf...... 1-0 However, all phases of Miami pitching have been strong during the vs. Mountain West...... 1-0 RedHawks’ recent run of 17 wins in their last 21 games. During the run, the vs. Ohio Valley Conf...... 2-0 entire staff boasts a 4.85 ERA while holding the opposition to a .280 batting vs. Patriot League ...... 1-1 average. vs. SEC ...... 1-3 vs. WAC ...... 1-1 TWINS AIM TO TOWER OVER MAC vs. West Coast Conf...... 1-0 In their first season with the Red and White, RedHawk twins Jason and Justin vs. Others ...... 2-0 Knoedler (Springfield, Ill./Springfield/Lincoln Land C.C.) have shown the skills that led them to all-America careers at Lincoln Land Community College. How Miami Ranks in the MAC (through May 1) 2001 MIAMI BASEBALL CAREER RECORDS WATCH Team Pitching: 2nd (5.34 ERA) Clark Mace Jeremy Ison Batting: 7th (.310 BA) · Runs—Has 223 (holds all-time record) · SOs—Has 164 (holds all-time record) Fielding: 10th (.951 Field Pct.) · Hits—Has 303 (holds all-time record) · HRs—Has 37 (holds all-time record) · At-Bats—Has 865 (holds all-time · RBI—Has 164 (2nd all-time) Individual record) · At-Bats—Has 765 (2nd all-time) Batting: Jason Knoedler — 5th (.403) Pitching: Chris Leonard — 3rd (2.50 ERA) · Total Bases—Has 459 (holds all-time · Runs—Has 155 (2nd all-time) Judd Richardson — 5th (3.54) record) · Total Bases—Has 372 (3rd all-time) Hits: Jason Knoedler — 1st (77) · RBI—Has 171 (holds all-time record) · Hits—Has 228 (2nd all-time) Runs: Jason Knoedler — t-2nd (57) · Batting Avg.—.350 (4th all-time) · Doubles—Has 45 (4th all-time) Total Bases: Jason Knoedler — 4th (121) · Stolen Bases—Has 76 (2nd all-time) Strikeouts: Chris Leonard — 5th (69) · Doubles—Has 52 (t-1st all-time) Complete Games: Chris Leonard — t-1st (7) · HRs—Has 28 (5th all-time) Opp. Bat. Avg.: Chris Leonard — 2nd (.223) 2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES 5

Jason, the RedHawks’ regular right fielder, leads Miami with a blazing .423 MAC SEASON RECORDS IN batting average. The all-MAC and All-America candidate also is top five on the JEOPARDY squad in runs (71), hits (88), doubles (15), total bases (151), stolen bases (22), slugging pct. (.726) and on-base percentage (.494). HITS Jason leads in the MAC in hits, while also ranking in the top five in 1. Thomas Howard (BSU), 1986 ...... 94 batting average (fifth), runs (second) and total bases (fourth). 2. Jason Knoedler (MU), 2001 ...... 90 At the Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic in Fresno, Calif., Jason earned all- 3. Mike Gulan (KSU), 1992 ...... 89 Tournament honors after batting .458 in the Classic with 11 runs scored, five Scott Kemp (EMU), 1982 ...... 89 RBI and four stolen bases. The effort also landed Jason MAC East Division 5. (BSU), 1999 ...... 88 Player of the Week honors. Greg Ryan (EMU), 1997 ...... 88 Last year at Lincoln Land, Jason batted .422, led the nation in stolen bases with 54 and was named NJCAA all-American. RUNS SCORED Justin was Miami’s starting catcher until breaking his left hand on a swing 1. Greg Lotzar (CMU), 1985 ...... 75 in Buffalo April 13. He is not expected to catch or hit the remainder of the 2. Jason Knoedler (MU), 2001 ...... 72 regular season, but will be able to contribute as a during this Greg Howe (EMU), 1982 ...... 72 stretch. 4. Larry Bigbie (BSU), 1999 ...... 71 Versus Bucknell on March 17, Justin enjoyed his finest day as a RedHawk, Toby Kominek (CMU), 1995 ...... 71 going 4-for-5 with five RBI and three runs scored. In all, the Knoedler brothers combined for seven of Miami's 12 RBI, six of the RedHawks' 11 hits and scored TOTAL BASES five-of-14 Miami runs in the 14-2 rout of the Bison. 1. Thomas Howard (BSU), 1986 ...... 188 As a pitcher, Justin has appeared in eight contests in relief, compiling a 1- 2. Toby Kominek (CMU), 1995 ...... 185 0 record. On April 10 versus Cincinnati, Justin pitched a perfect ninth inning to 3. J. VanBenschoten (KSU), 2001 .... 173 collect his first collegiate victory. 4. Mike Gulan (KSU), 1992 ...... 169 At Lincoln Land, Justin was named the 2000 NJCAA National Player of the 5. Larry Bigbie (BSU), 1999 ...... 157 Year after joining forces with his brother to lead the school to the NJCAA 6. Jason Knoedler (MU), 2001 .... 156 Division II national championship. Jason Brooks (MAR), 2001 ...... 156 Tom Kuempel (MAR), 1998 ...... 156 RETURN OF THE DEFENSE? In 2000, Miami’s first Mid-American Conference Tournament championship MAC CAREER RECORDS since 1983 could be attributed to its limited amount of miscues in the field. HELD OR IN JEOPARDY Unfortunately for the RedHawks, 2001 has not been so kind defensively. For the season, Miami has committed 96 errors in just 51 games (1.88/ AT-BATS game). In comparison, the RedHawks committed only 89 errors in 63 games in 1. Clark Mace (MU), 1998-pres. ... 865 2000 (1.4/game). 2. Jess Bechard (KSU), 1997-00 ..... 822 However, in winning 17 of their last 21 games, the RedHawks have only 3. Jeremy Ridley (BSU), 1997-00 .... 775 committed 30 errors, a stat that head coach Tracy Smith believes has been an 4. Tim Fitzharris (BSU), 1996-99 .... 772 integral part of Miami’s recent improved play. 5. Jeremy Ison (MU), 1998-pres. . 765

HITS 1. Jess Bechard (KSU), 1997-00 ..... 304 2. Clark Mace (MU), 1998-pres. ... 303 3. Mark Davis (BSU), 1984-87 ...... 259 4. Tim Fitzharris (BSU), 1996-99 .... 257 5. Jeremy Ridley (BSU), 1997-00 .... 256

RUNS SCORED 1. Clark Mace (MU), 1998-pres. ... 223 2. Jess Bechard (KSU), 1997-00 ..... 209 3. Jeremy Ridley (BSU), 1997-00 .... 194 4. Larry Lamphere (CMU), 1985-88 . 188 5. Justin Love (BSU), 1995-98 ...... 186

TOTAL BASES 1. Jess Bechard (KSU), 1997-00 ..... 490 2. Clark Mace (MU), 1998-pres. ... 459 3. Mark Davis (BSU), 1984-87 ...... 443 4. Doug Fisher (CMU), 1983-86 ...... 414 5. Jeremy Ridley (BSU), 1997-00 .... 413

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Miami’s Jason Knoedler is currently ranked 18th in the nation in batting average. He is batting .427 (90-of-211) in 51 games this season. 6 2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES Miami University 2001 Baseball Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 1 Michael Carlin So. UTL R/R 5-11 180 Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon 2 Brady Nori Sr. INF R/R 6-1 190 Middletown, Ohio/Middletown 3 Zach Schmidt So. INF R/R 5-11 157 Cincinnati, Ohio/McNicholas 4 Matt Lee Fr. INF R/R 5-11 175 Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope 5 Scott Walti Sr. OF R/R 6-2 180 Libertyville, Ill./North Central 9 Jeremy Ison Sr. INF R/R 5-11 190 Hudson, Ohio/Hudson 10 Korey Kirkpatrick So. OF L/R 6-2 185 Aurora, Ind./South Dearborn 11 Scott Moore Fr. C R/R 5-9 140 Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook 12 Andi Scheidt So. INF R/R 5-10 180 Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle 14 Rusty Ventresca Sr. P L/L 5-10 180 Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North 15 Mark Floersch Jr. P R/R 6-3 197 Winnetka, Ill./New Trier 17 David Cook So. OF R/R 5-10 182 Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales 18 Justin Knoedler Jr. C/P R/R 6-1 205 Springfield, Ill./Springfield 19 Shawn Landis Jr. P R/R 5-10 175 Pleasant Hill, Ohio/Newton 20 Jason Knoedler Jr. OF S/R 6-1 190 Springfield, Ill./Springfield 21 Eddie Tillitz Jr. OF R/R 5-10 175 Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville 22 Michael Gardner So. P R/R 6-0 185 Louisville, Ky./Ballard 23 Russ Bayer Jr. P L/L 6-4 215 Naperville, Ill./ Naperville North 24 Clark Mace Sr. OF L/L 6-2 180 London, Ohio/Madison Plains 25 Josh Widlansky Fr. INF R/R 5-11 175 Coral Springs, Fla./Tarvella 26 Judd Richardson So. P L/R 6-4 200 Caledon, Ontario/Country Day 27 Billy Kieninger Jr. P R/R 6-4 180 Xenia, Ohio/Xenia 28 Luke Reinhart Sr. C R/R 5-9 200 Downers Grove, Ill./Montini Catholic 29 Matt Allen Sr. P S/R 6-3 210 Carmel, Calif./Carmel 30 Adam Keel So. P R/R 6-2 195 Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield 31 Garrett Gebhardt Fr. P L/L 5-11 165 Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills 32 Aaron Johnson Fr. P R/R 6-2 185 Ortonville, Mich./Ortonville Brandon 33 Justin Farina Fr. P L/L 6-5 200 Sarnia, Ontario/St. Christopher’s 34 Chris Leonard So. P L/L 6-0 205 Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales 35 Tom Yost Sr. OF L/R 6-4 220 London, Ohio/Jonathan Alder 36 Chad Reineke Fr. P R/R 6-6 230 Defiance, Ohio/Ayersville

Head Coach: 13 Tracy Smith (5th year) Assistant Coaches: 6 Dan Simonds (2nd year) 7 Scott Googins (1st year) 8 Joe Renner (1st year) 2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES 7 SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

BATTING AVERAGE HITS HOME RUNS Chris Sexton (1993) ...... 429 Jason Knoedler (2001) ...... 90 Tim Carter (1989) ...... 16 Jason Knoedler (2001) ...... 427 Clark Mace (1999) ...... 83 Tim Carter (1990) ...... 16 Gary Cooper (1972) ...... 421 John Sullivan (1998) ...... 81 Jeremy Ison (2000) ...... 15 Dennis Smith (1973) ...... 415 John Lackaff (2000) ...... 80 Jason Knoedler (2001) ...... 15 Chris Sexton (1991) ...... 412 D.J. Eckhart (1999)...... 76 John Lackaff (2000) ...... 13 Mark Manering (1985) ...... 408 Brady Nori (2001) ...... 76 D.J. Eckhart (1999)...... 12 Bill Doran (1979) ...... 407 Clark Mace (2000) ...... 75 Ben Eversole (1998) ...... 12 Tom Yost (1999) ...... 406 Mark Thewes (1999) ...... 74 Dave Preikszas (1991) ...... 12 Bro Johnson (1972) ...... 404 Al Leininger (1977) ...... 74 Jeremy Ison (2001) ...... 11 Dave Preikszas (1990) ...... 398 Clark Mace (1998) ...... 73 Clark Mace (2000) ...... 11 Rob Yelton (1990)...... 395 Mark Naehring (1977) ...... 73 Ken Kovac (1971) ...... 11 Art Grzeskowiak (1972) ...... 11 AT-BATS RUNS (1987) ...... 11 John Sullivan (1998) ...... 11 John Lackaff (2000) ...... 226 Jason Knoedler (2001) ...... 72 Clark Mace (1999) ...... 224 Clark Mace (2000) ...... 65 WALKS Brady Nori (2001) ...... 218 John Sullivan (1998) ...... 61 Clark Mace (2000) ...... 217 Jeremy Ison (2000) ...... 57 Ernie Petri (1991) ...... 47 Jeremy Ison (2000) ...... 215 Clark Mace (2001) ...... 55 Danny Hall (1977) ...... 41 John Sullivan (1998) ...... 215 John Lackaff (2000) ...... 52 Mark Naehring (1977) ...... 40 Clark Mace (2001) ...... 215 Clark Mace (1999) ...... 52 Chris Sexton (1992) ...... 39 Jason Knoedler (2001) ...... 211 Tom Peck (1997) ...... 52 Tim Carter (1990) ...... 38 Clark Mace (1998) ...... 209 Clark Mace (1998) ...... 51 Clark Mace (2000) ...... 37 Jeremy Ison (2001) ...... 205 Brian Koury (1983) ...... 51 Sean Flynn (1995) ...... 36 Jason Armetta (1995) ...... 205 Brady Nori (2000) ...... 50 Jim Gross (1978) ...... 35 D.J. Eckhart (1999)...... 201 Jeff Litzinger (1988) ...... 34 DOUBLES Tim Naehring (1988) ...... 33 RBIs Craig Bachman (1977) ...... 33 Keith O’Hea (1988) ...... 21 John Lackaff (2000) ...... 67 John Lackaff (2000) ...... 19 STOLEN BASES D.J. Eckhart (1999)...... 62 Chris Sexton (1993) ...... 19 Clark Mace (2001) ...... 54 John Sullivan (1998) ...... 18 Jason Armetta (1995) ...... 33 Jeremy Ison (2000) ...... 53 Bro Johnson (1974) ...... 18 Brian Koury (1983) ...... 33 John Sullivan (1998) ...... 52 Joe Spain (2000) ...... 17 Jason Armetta (1994) ...... 28 Mark Naehring (1977) ...... 52 D.J. Eckhart (1999)...... 17 Mickey Tresh (1986) ...... 28 Tim Carter (1990) ...... 52 Clark Mace (2001) ...... 16 Tom Fogarty (1988) ...... 25 Jeremy Ison (2001) ...... 50 Jeremy Ison (2000) ...... 15 John Sullivan (1998) ...... 24 D.J. Eckhart (1998)...... 50 Jason Knoedler (2001) ...... 15 Jeff Litzinger (1988) ...... 24 Dave Preikszas (1991) ...... 50 Derrick Davis (1995) ...... 15 Clark Mace (2000) ...... 23 Clark Mace (2000) ...... 49 Mark Manering (1985) ...... 15 Jason Knoedler (2001) ...... 22 Tim Carter (1989) ...... 49 Doug Jenkins (1976) ...... 15 Dave Bodnar (1984) ...... 21 Mark Manering (1984) ...... 15 Bill Green (1984) ...... 21 TOTAL BASES Kevin Wright (1984) ...... 15 STRIKEOUTS Jason Knoedler (2001) ...... 156 TRIPLES John Lackaff (2000) ...... 140 Ben Eversole (1996) ...... 48 John Sullivan (1998) ...... 136 Mark Naehring (1977) ...... 7 Tim Carter (1989) ...... 48 Jeremy Ison (2000) ...... 131 Anthony Johnson (1995)...... 6 Dave Lapham (1996) ...... 45 D.J. Eckhart (1999)...... 129 Chris Sexton (1991) ...... 6 Jeremy Ison (2000) ...... 44 Clark Mace (2000) ...... 128 Chris Sexton (1993) ...... 5 Tom Yost (2000) ...... 44 Tim Carter (1989) ...... 128 Keith O’Hea (1987) ...... 5 Jason Knoedler (2001) ...... 44 Mark Naehring (1977) ...... 127 Kevin Danzeisen (1991) ...... 5 Zach Schmidt (2001) ...... 44 Clark Mace (2001) ...... 123 Tom Peck (1996) ...... 4 Jeremy Ison (1998) ...... 43 Ben Eversole (1998) ...... 123 Clark Mace (2001) ...... 4 Brady Nori (2000) ...... 40 Anthony Johnson (1995) ...... 121 Tom Peck (1996) ...... 39 8 2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES CAREER RECORDS

BATTING AVERAGE HITS HOME RUNS Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...... 382 Clark Mace (1998-Present)...... 303 Jeremy Ison (1998-Present)...... 37 Kevin Patten (1976-79) ...... 370 Jeremy Ison (1998-Present)...... 228 Tim Carter (1988-90) ...... 35 Mark Naehring (1975-77) ...... 366 D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...... 227 D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...... 33 Clark Mace (1998-Present) ...... 350 Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...... 219 Fred VanderPeet (1987-90) ...... 29 Dave Preikszas (1989-91) ...... 349 Mark Manering (1982-85) ...... 208 Clark Mace (1998-Present) ...... 28 Mark Manering (1982-85) ...... 347 Mark Thewes (1996-99) ...... 201 Ben Eversole (1995-98) ...... 25 Tom Peck (1995-1997)...... 343 Jim House (1975-78)...... 201 John Lackaff (1998-2000) ...... 25 Dennis Smith (1970-73) ...... 342 Jason Armetta (1993-96) ...... 191 Mark Manering (1982-85) ...... 24 Gene Ziegler (1971-74) ...... 342 John Sullivan (1995-98) ...... 187 Tim Naehring (1986-88) ...... 23 Don Seeker (1979-81) ...... 341 John Lackaff (1998-2000) ...... 185 Dennis Smith (1970-73) ...... 21 Don Seeker (1979-81) ...... 21 AT-BATS RUNS STRIKEOUTS Clark Mace (1998-Present) ...... 865 Clark Mace (1998-Present)...... 223 Jeremy Ison (1998-Present)...... 765 Jeremy Ison (1998-Present)...... 155 Jeremy Ison (1998-Present)...... 164 D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...... 698 Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...... 143 Ben Eversole (1995-98) ...... 120 Mark Thewes (1996-99) ...... 684 Ernie Petri (1990-93) ...... 138 Clark Mace (1998-Present) ...... 111 Jason Armetta (1993-96) ...... 664 John Lackaff (1998-2000) ...... 134 Tim Carter (1988-90) ...... 105 Chris Pavlisko (1989-92) ...... 643 Jim House (1975-78)...... 133 Paul Gbur (1975-78) ...... 100 Jeff Rowlands (1975-78)...... 608 Jason Armetta (1993-96) ...... 130 Jason Armetta (1993-96) ...... 96 Mark Manering (1982-85) ...... 600 Mark Manering (1982-85) ...... 130 Tom Peck (1995-97) ...... 92 Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...... 573 D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...... 128 Fred VanderPeet (1987-90) ...... 91 John Sullivan (1995-98) ...... 564 Gene Ziegler (1971-74) ...... 127 Chris Pavlisko (1989-92) ...... 90 Danny Hall (1974-77) ...... 88 RBIs DOUBLES STOLEN BASES Clark Mace (1998-Present) ...... 171 D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...... 52 Jeremy Ison (1998-Present)...... 164 Clark Mace (1998-Present)...... 52 Jason Armetta (1993-96) ...... 81 D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...... 159 Mark Manering (1982-85) ...... 46 Clark Mace (1998-Present) ...... 76 Mark Manering (1982-85) ...... 136 Jeremy Ison (1998-Present)...... 45 Brian Koury (1980-83) ...... 74 Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...... 130 John Lackaff (1998-2000) ...... 41 Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...... 67 Jim House (1975-78) ...... 130 Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...... 37 Dave Bodnar (1982-85) ...... 59 John Lackaff (1998-2000) ...... 128 Keith O’Hea (1985-88) ...... 36 Tom Fogarty (1986-89) ...... 55 Dennis Smith (1970-73) ...... 120 Rob Yelton (1988-91) ...... 36 Gene Ziegler (1971-74) ...... 51 Art Grzeskowiak (1971-74) ...... 116 Art Grzeskowiak (1971-74) ...... 33 Mark Manering (1982-85) ...... 45 Tim Carter (1988-90) ...... 113 Dennis Smith (1970-73) ...... 32 John Sullivan (1995-98) ...... 43 Gene Ziegler (1971-74) ...... 32 Jeff Litzinger (1986-89) ...... 41 TOTAL BASES Dean Gottler (1977-80) ...... 32 Kevin Wright (1981-84) ...... 32 WALKS Clark Mace (1998-Present) ...... 459 D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...... 380 TRIPLES Ernie Petri (1990-93) ...... 122 Jeremy Ison (1998-Present)...... 372 Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...... 116 Jason Armetta (1993-96) ...... 366 Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...... 14 Jeff Litzinger (1986-89) ...... 114 Mark Manering (1982-85) ...... 344 Jim House (1975-78)...... 12 Danny Hall (1974-77) ...... 104 Chris Sexton (1990-93) ...... 323 Mark Naehring (1975-77) ...... 11 Gene Ziegler (1971-74) ...... 101 Jim House (1975-78) ...... 309 Ken Rieman (1982-84) ...... 10 D.J. Eckhart (1996-99) ...... 96 John Lackaff (1998-2000) ...... 305 Bill Doran (1977-79) ...... 10 Paul Gbur (1975-78) ...... 93 Dennis Smith (1970-73) ...... 280 Kevin Danzeisen (1989-92) ...... 10 Clark Mace (1998-Present) ...... 92 John Sullivan (1995-98) ...... 278 Clark Mace (1998-Present)...... 10 Craig Bachman (1974-77) ...... 90 Mark Manering (1982-85) ...... 9 Chris Pavlisko (1989-92) ...... 90 Don Seeker (1979-81) ...... 9 Dave Bodnar (1982-85) ...... 8 Jim Lasher (1982-85) ...... 8 2001 REDHAWK BASEBALL GAME NOTES 9 PITCHING RECORDS

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS STRIKEOUTS WINS Ben Burnau (1985-88)...... 30 Dave Swartzbaugh (1989) ...... 120 Nate Tekavec (1998-2000) ...... 27 GAMES Buddy Schultz (1971) ...... 112 Brian Weeks (1989-92) ...... 26 Steve Retzsch (1975) ...... 29 Dave Hasbach (1972) ...... 100 Ben Burnau (1986) ...... 91 Gary Wright (1971-74) ...... 25 Tim Guinan (1998)...... 27 Kevin Davis (1981-84) ...... 25 Ted Ward (1990) ...... 27 Nate Tekavec (1999) ...... 88 Ben Burnau (1987) ...... 85 J.P. Paul (1989-92) ...... 24 Tim Guinan (1997)...... 25 Charlie Leibrandt (1975-78) ...... 23 Dave Swartzbaugh (1988) ...... 84 Steve Imhoff (1974) ...... 25 Bob Bresnen (1976-79)...... 22 Jack Kucek (1974) ...... 83 Jay Harper (1999) ...... 21 Jerry Poppe (1991-94)...... 22 Nate Tekavec (1999) ...... 21 Nate Tekavec (2000) ...... 79 Gary Wright (1972) ...... 79 Bill Long (1979-81) ...... 20 Russ Bayer (2000) ...... 20 Jeff Lang (1974-77) ...... 20 Ty Neal (1997) ...... 20 Dave Swartzbaugh (1989) ...... 20 WALKS Steve Retzsch (1976) ...... 20 LOSSES Dave Blackburn (1981) ...... 20 Ben Burnau (1986) ...... 83 Dave Schellin (1975) ...... 65 Matt Vogelgesang (1994-97) ...... 26 Mike Schneider (1986) ...... 20 Mike Schneider (1983-86) ...... 23 J.P. Paul (1990) ...... 20 Dave Swartzbaugh (1988) ...... 62 Mike Fidelholtz (1981) ...... 61 Joe Conese (1985-88) ...... 22 Steve Bosch (1993-1996) ...... 21 Mike Schneider (1986) ...... 61 Ben Burnau (1985-88)...... 20 INNINGS PITCHED Steve Retzsch (1974) ...... 58 J.P. Paul (1989-92) ...... 20 Dave Swartzbaugh (1989) ...... 110.2 Mike Schneider (1984) ...... 56 Brian Weeks (1990) ...... 55 Brian Weeks (1989-92) ...... 20 Andy Danner (1997) ...... 105.0 Mike Carnegie (1982-85) ...... 18 Nate Tekavec (2000) ...... 104.0 Steve Imhoff (1974) ...... 54 Buddy Schultz (1971) ...... 54 Kevin Davis (1981-84) ...... 18 Nate Tekavec (1999) ...... 101.2 Nate Tekavec (1998-2000) ...... 17 Steve Retzsch (1975) ...... 100.2 Scott Jones (1992-95) ...... 17 Roger Droste (1986) ...... 98.1 ERA (MINIMUM 30 IP) Scott Sauerbeck (1991-94) ...... 17 Scott Jones (1995) ...... 97.1 Ben Burnau (1986) ...... 97.0 Buddy Schultz (1970) ...... 1.06 Ben Burnau (1988) ...... 97.0 Gary Wright (1971) ...... 1.17 STRIKEOUTS Gary Cooper (1972) ...... 1.17 Mike Schneider (1986) ...... 96.0 Ben Burnau (1985-88)...... 295 Gary Wright (1974) ...... 1.25 Gary Wright (1973) ...... 95.2 Charlie Leibrandt (1975-78) ...... 252 Jeff Lang (1974) ...... 1.33 Jack Kucek (1974) ...... 1.38 Dave Hasbach (1971-74) ...... 249 WINS Gary Wright (1972) ...... 1.50 Buddy Schultz (1970-72) ...... 240 Al Dukate (1970) ...... 1.56 Gary Wright (1971-74) ...... 238 Ben Burnau (1988) ...... 11 Dave Swartzbaugh (1987-89) ...... 222 Dave Hasbach (1973) ...... 1.64 Tracy Smith (1988) ...... 10 Nate Tekavec (1998-2000) ...... 219 Charlie Leibrandt (1978)...... 1.65 Dan Gilene (1983)...... 10 Brian Weeks (1989-92) ...... 207 Kevin Davis (1983) ...... 10 Scott Sauerbeck (1991-94) ...... 189 Steve Retzsch (1975) ...... 10 Mike Carnegie (1982-85) ...... 176 J.P. Paul (1992) ...... 10 CAREER RECORDS Nate Tekavec (2000) ...... 9 Nate Tekavec (1999) ...... 9 WALKS Nate Tekavec (1998) ...... 9 GAMES Ben Barnau (1985-88) ...... 210 Gary Wright (1973) ...... 9 Tim Guinan (1995-98) ...... 80 Brian Weeks (1989-92) ...... 177 Dave Swartzbaugh (1989) ...... 9 Brian Weeks (1989-92) ...... 66 Scott Arnold (1981-84) ...... 166 J.P. Paul (1990) ...... 9 J.P. Paul (1989-92) ...... 64 Charlie Leibrandt (1975-78) ...... 155 Chris Leonard (2001) ...... 9 Gary Wright (1971-74) ...... 63 Kevin Davis (1981-84) ...... 154 Charlie Leibrandt (1975-78) ...... 63 Mike Carnegie (1982-85) ...... 152 LOSSES Steve Retzsch (1973-76) ...... 62 Bob Bresnen (1976-79)...... 149 J.P. Paul (1989-92) ...... 141 Mike Schneider (1986) ...... 11 Brian Quattlebaum (1995-98) ...... 60 Ben Barnau (1985-88) ...... 60 Matt Vogelgesang (1994-97) ...... 140 Matt Vogelgesang (1996) ...... 9 Joe Conese (1985-88) ...... 140 Steve Bosch (1996) ...... 8 Keith Holbrook (1976-79) ...... 60 Jerry Poppe (1994) ...... 8 Bob Bresnen (1976-79)...... 59 Dave Swartzbaugh (1989) ...... 8 Keith Davis (1981-84) ...... 59 ERA (MINIMUM 12O IP) Nate Tekavec (1999) ...... 7 Jack Kucek (1972-74) ...... 1.62 Andy Danner (1997) ...... 7 INNINGS PITCHED Gary Wright (1971-74) ...... 1.64 Brian Passini (1996) ...... 7 Ben Burnau (1985-88) ...... 350.1 Buddy Schultz (1970-72) ...... 1.77 Scott Jones (1995) ...... 7 Brian Weeks (1989-92) ...... 323.0 Bill Long (1979-81) ...... 2.02 Brian Weeks (1991) ...... 7 Charlie Leibrandt (1975-78) ...... 286.1 Dave Hasbach (1971-73) ...... 2.15 J.P. Paul (1990) ...... 7 Gary Wright (1971-74) ...... 280.2 Steve Imhoff (1973-74) ...... 2.27 Joe Conese (1988) ...... 7 Kevin Davis (1981-84) ...... 280.1 Al Dukate (1969-71) ...... 2.28 Nate Tekavec (1998-2000) ...... 279.2 Steve Fireovid (1976-78) ...... 2.62 J.P. Paul (1989-92) ...... 261.0 George Fannin (1968-69) ...... 2.67 Jerry Poppe (1991-94)...... 253.1 Chris Leonard (2000-Present) ...... 2.63 Bob Bresnen (1976-79)...... 245.2 Mike Carnegie (1982-85) ...... 242.0