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Conte11ts Panthers' Directory .................................................................. 1 1991 Outlook .......................................................................... 3 1991 Roster ............................................................................. 5 Player Profiles ..................................................................... 7 -1 5 1991 Redshirts ...................................................................... 1 6 Head Coach Dave Schrage .................................................... 1 7 Assistant Coaches .................................................................. 1 9 1990 Statistics and Results ................................................ 20-21 Mid-Continent Conference .................................................... 22 Year-by-Year Results ............................................................... 23 Year-by-Year Statistics ............................................................ 24 Series Records .................................................................. ..... 24 School Records ...................................................................... 26 Panthers in the Pros ............................................................... 28 Academics and Athletics ............................ ............................ 29 Panthers on Move to "Valley" ................................................ 30 1991 Opponent Contacts ...................................................... 31 This is Northern Iowa ............................................................ 32 Team Captain Mike Morony Panthers~ Directory Location ........................................... Cedar Falls, IA 50614 Telephone Numbers Enrollment. ............................................................ 12,600 Area Code - 319 Nickname ............................................................ Panthers Colors ............................................... Purple and Old Gold Athletic Office ................................................... 273-3100 Founded ...................... .. ........................................... 1876 Baseball Office ............................... .................... 273-6323 President ........................................ Dr. Constantine Curris Sports Information ............................................ 273-6354 Faculty Representative ........................... Dr. Jack Wilkinson FAX .. ................ ........................................ ......... 273-3602 Director of Athletics ........................ .......... Robert Bowlsby Associate Directors of Athletics .. John "Jersey" Jermier The 1991 Panthers' Baseball Yearbook was written, ...................................................... Dr. Sandra Williamson designed and edited by Kevin Kane, Assistant Director of Assistant Director/Facilities .................................... Jim Egli Sports Information. Photography by UNI Office of Public Director of Athletic Development ..................... Gary Barta Relations. Production by Gita Aditirto. Printed by.Welu Director of Sports lnformation ........................ Nancy Justis Printing Co., Dubuque. Assistant SID/Baseball ...................................... Kevin Kane Head Trainer ............................................... Terry Noonan On the cover (1-r): Assistant Trainer/Baseball ........... .................. Mark Kwikkel Brett Priestley, Mike Equipment Manager .............................. Dick Timmerman Himmelsbach, Mike Assistant Equipment Manager ................ Dennis Anderson Brandmeyer, P.J. Head Baseball Coach .......... Dave Schrage (Creighton '83) Conlon, Mike Morony Career Record ................. .......... ............ 62-67/Three years (in Car), Dennis Hanken, UNI Record .............. .... ............. .......................... First year Brian Barnhart, Brad Assistant Coaches ........... ...................... ... ... Kevin Ziesman Hansen, John Thomas ............... ..... .............. ................. Mark Vogel, Tim O'Neill (sitting), Eric Olson, UN l's 1990 Record .................... .................. ........ .... 20-39 Tom Bach, Brett Elson. Conference ............................................... Mid-Continent 1990 Finish ................................... .4-8/ 3rd, Gray Division ® AFTER YOU SEE THE GAME ... 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BUICK • CHEVROLET • GEO • MERCEDES-BENZ 2 1991 OUTLOOK A new chapter in Northern Iowa baseball was begun last summer when Dave Schrage became the 21st head coach in the school's history. Schrage was appointed in August after Gene Baker resigned in June to take the head job at Louisville. Schrage posted a 62-67 record in three seasons at Waldorf College in Forest City, IA, before coming to UNI. Schrage is charged with continuing UNl's quest to regain respectability in the Division I ranks, a process which made great strides last year as the Panthers posted only their third 20-win season in school history. UNI finished with a 20-39 mark against one of the toughest schedules in Division I and missed its second Mid-Continent Tournament berth by just one-half game. The foundation was laid last year and with a solid infield nucleus and a promising crop of newcomers, Schrage feels confident the 1991 Panthers can be as good as last year's version. The major area of concern will be the pitching staff, where four senior starters are gone, including eighth-round draft pick Steve Third baseman Tom Bach Dreyer, now with the Rangers. In addition, only two of the eight projected everyday players b~t, ~chr~ge calls Dixon a "super" defensive player who will likely will begin the season in the same position they ended last season. hit ninth in the order. Redshirt freshman Eric Olson is a contrast The new-look.Panthers of 1991 will rely on solid defense and to Dixon- a very good hitter who needs to improve defensively. aggressiveness on the basepaths. "Our team was in the middle of the pack last season in the SHORTSTOP conference in batting average," said Schrage. "We were there in A pre-season all -conference selection by Baseball America doubles, but last in stolen bases and runs scored. We want to be t~am capt~in ~ike Morony is the leading returning RBI man. H~ a lot more aggressive on the bases, try to create some runs. In our hit .306 with six homers and 36 RBis last season, earning second ballpark, it's hard to score from second base because of the short team all-conference honors. Schrage expects Morony to bat third fences. We don't have a lot of power to hit it over those fences." and believe~ he is capable of stealing more. Sophomore Joel Mccartan will spell Morony after transferring from Morningside PITCHING where he started at second and short with the Chiefs. The main area of concern for Schrage, he must find a way to replace four senior starters who have graduated. THIRD BASE Two seniors headline an otherwise young, inexperienced staff. After one of the top seasons ever put together by a UNI Righthanders Mike Brandmeyer and Dennis Hanken will enter the freshman last season, Tom Bach will be back to team with season as the top two starters. Brandmeyer is a hard thrower with Morony to give the Panthers an excellent combination on the left an excellent curveball, but he must improve his control to side of the infield. Bach set the school record for walks in a become more effective. Hanken is a consistent hurler who was season (40) and hit .329, good enough for second on the team. shuffled between the rotation and