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MATT REMBIELAK ANDREW FANNING DARIUS WASHINGTON JON PUSATERI MATT LaROCCA JOEY HAVRILAK PAT DYER SEVEN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMATEUR DRAFTEES SINCE 2003 18 ACADEMIC ALL-MAC SELECTIONS | 25 ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES AKRON ZIPS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - THIS IS AKRON BASEBALL Table of Contents 1 Quick Facts 2 2015 Schedule 2 What is a Zip? 3 Team Photo/Athletic Communications 3 & RECORDS 2014 REVIEW HISTORY STUDENT-ATHLETES AKRON BASEBALL STAFF 2015 Roster Information 4 5 - STAFF Head Coach Rick Rembielak 5-6 Assistant Coach Fred Worth 7 Assistant Coach Kyle Smith 7 Volunteer Assistant Coach Matt Burns 7 - STUDENT-ATHLETES 8-22 17 - 2013 IN REVIEW 2014 Overall Stats 23 2014 MAC Standings 23 2014 MAC Postseason Awards 23 2014 Results 24 2014 Summary Stats 24 19 - RECORDS Home Facilities 25 Zips in the Pros 25 PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge 26 Year-by-Year Team Stats 27 All-Time Series Records 28 Postseason Honors 29 Team Awards 30 All-Time Letterwinners 31-32 Conference Finish 33 Team Records 33 Notables 33 Records Summary 34 Single Season Records 34-35 Career Records 35-36 Year-by-Year Results 37-47 CREDITS The 2015 University of Akron baseball media guide is a product of The University of Akron Athletics Communications office. The publication was designed, written, and edited by Melissa Powell, with editorial as- sistance from Cathy Bongiovi and Jonathan Platten. Cover design and layout by Jessica Atsas. Special thanks to Ken MacDonald and all the other previous sports information directors for their assistance. Pho- tography by John Ashley, Jeff Harwell, and Ernie Aranyosi. Follow Akron baseball on the official web site of UA Athletics, GoZips.com. The site offers everything for the Zips fan, media member and recruit. From the latest results, recaps and statistics to previews and press releases. Updated daily, the newly-redesigned www.GoZips.com also provides ticket information and UA apparel. If it’s happening in Zips Athletics, it’s happening on . GoZips.com 2015 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON BASEBALL • 1 AKRON ZIPS QUICK FACTS | 2015 SCHEDULE GENERAL 2015 Schedule Location: Akron, Ohio (44325) Date Day Opponent Site Time Population: 200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) 2/13 Fri. at Furman Furman, S.C. 4 p.m. Founded: 1870 (as Buchtel College) 2/14 Sat. at Furman Furman, S.C. 1 p.m. Enrollment: 29,699 2/15 Sun. at Furman Furman, S.C. 1 p.m. Nickname: Zips 2/20 Fri. at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 4 p.m. Colors: Blue (282) and Gold (871) 2/21 Sat. at Charlotte (DH) Charlotte, N.C. 12 p.m. Conference: Mid-American Conference (East) 2/21 Sat. at Charlotte (DH) Charlotte, N.C. 3 p.m. President: Dr. Scott L. Scarborough 2/22 Sun. at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 1 p.m. Director of Athletics: Tom Wistrcill 2/27 Fri. at UNC Greensboro Greensboro, N.C. 4 p.m. Associate AD/Sport Administrator Paul Hammond Faculty Athletics Representative: Deborah Owens 2/28 Sat. at UNC Greensboro Greensboro, N.C. 2 p.m. 3/1 Sun. at UNC Greensboro Greensboro, N.C. 1 p.m. Athletic Dept. Phone: (330) 972-7080 Ticket Office Phone: 1-888-99-AKRON 3/6 Fri. at Coastal Carolina% Conway, S.C. 4 p.m. 3/7 Sat. vs. Michigan State% TicketReturn.com Field 11 a.m. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 3/8 Sun. vs. Michigan% TicketReturn.com Field 11 a.m. Student Assistant for Communications 3/10 Tue. at Marshall Huntington, W. Va. 3 p.m. (Baseball Contact): Melissa Powell 3/13 Fri. at Davidson Davidson, N.C. 6 p.m. Office Phone: (330) 972-6584 3/14 Sat. at Davidson Davidson, N.C. 2 p.m. Cell Phone: (440) 665-8934 3/15 Sun. at Davidson Davidson, N.C. 1 p.m. Email: [email protected] 3/18 Wed. at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 p.m. Assistant AD for Communications: Cathy Bongiovi 3/20 Fri. at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, Mich. 3 p.m. (330) 972-6106 ([email protected]) 3/21 Sat. at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, Mich. 1 p.m. Associate Dir. for Communications: Dallas Moyer 3/22 Sun. at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, Mich. 1 p.m. (330) 972-6292 ([email protected]) 3/24 Tue. Youngstown State Lee R. Jackson Field 3 p.m. Assistant Dir. for Communications: Sean Palchick 3/25 Wed. Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 6:35 p.m. (330) 972-2677 ([email protected]) 3/27 Fri. Toledo* Lee R. Jackson Field 3 p.m. 3/28 Sat. Toledo* Lee R. Jackson Field 1 p.m. Office Fax: (330) 374-8844 3/29 Sun. Toledo* Lee R. Jackson Field 1 p.m. Website: GoZips.com 4/1 Wed. at Canisius Buffalo, N.Y. 3 p.m. Twitter: @Akron Zips | @ZipsBB 4/3 Fri. at Ball State* Muncie, Ind. 3 p.m. Facebook: facebook.com/AkronZips | facebook.com/ZipsBB 4/4 Sat. at Ball State* Muncie, Ind. 1 p.m. 4/5 Sun. at Ball State* Muncie, Ind. 1 p.m. Mailing Address: Overnight Address: The University of Akron University of Akron Athletics 4/7 Tue. Pittsburgh Lee R. Jackson Field 3 p.m. Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 373 Carroll Street 4/10 Fri. Northern Illinois* Lee R. Jackson Field 3 p.m. Akron, OH 44325-5201 Rhodes Arena, Suite 81 4/11 Sat. Northern Illinois* Lee R. Jackson Field 1 p.m. Akron, OH 44325-5201 4/12 Sun. Northern Illinois* Lee R. Jackson Field 1 p.m. 4/14 Tue. Marshall Lee R. Jackson Field 3 p.m. PROGRAM HISTORY 4/15 Wed. at Dayton Dayton, Ohio 4 p.m. First Year of Baseball: 1873 4/17 Fri. Miami (Ohio)* Lee R. Jackson Field 3 p.m. All-Time Record: 1383-1466-19 (.482) 4/18 Sat. Miami (Ohio)* Lee R. Jackson Field 3 p.m. All-Time MAC Record: 228-363 (.406) 4/19 Sun. Miami (Ohio)* Lee R. Jackson Field 1 p.m. MAC Tournament Titles: 1 (1996) 4/21 Tue. vs. Western Michigan*$ Avon, Ohio 4 p.m. 4/22 Wed. Canisius Lee R. Jackson Field 3 p.m. TEAM INFORMATION 4/24 Fri. at Ohio* Athens, Ohio 6 p.m. 2014 Record: 28-29 (.491) 4/25 Sat. at Ohio* Athens, Ohio 3 p.m. 2014 MAC Record: 12-15 (5th, MAC East) 4/26 Sun. at Ohio* Athens, Ohio 1 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 20/8 4/28 Tue. Lee R. Jackson Field 3 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost: 9/5 Malone Starting Pitchers Returing/Lost: 3/2 4/29 Wed. at Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio 5:30 p.m. Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: 6/3 5/1 Fri. at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 3 p.m. 5/2 Sat. at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 1 p.m. COACHING STAFF 5/3 Sun. at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 1 p.m. Head Coach: Rick Rembielak (Akron, ‘88, 4th season) 5/8 Fri. Buffalo* Lee R. Jackson Field 3 p.m. Record at UA: 60-104 5/9 Sat. Buffalo* Lee R. Jackson Field 1 p.m. Overall Record: 573-497-1 (19 seasons) 5/10 Sun. Buffalo* Lee R. Jackson Field 1 p.m. Assistant Coach: Fred Worth (Ohio, ‘74, 4th season) 5/14 Thu. vs. Kent State*# Akron, Ohio 6:30 p.m. Pitching Coach: Kyle Smith (Kent State, ‘12, 2nd season) 5/15 Fri. Kent State* Lee R. Jackson Field 4 p.m. Volunteer Assistant Coach: Matt Burns 5/16 Sat. Kent State* Lee R. Jackson Field 4 p.m. RECORDS & HISTORY 2014 REVIEW STUDENT-ATHLETES STAFF AKRON BASEBALL STAFF 2014 REVIEW STUDENT-ATHLETES RECORDS & HISTORY (Plattsburgh State, ‘09, 1st season) 5/20 Wed. MAC Tournament^ Avon, Ohio TBA 5/21 Thu. MAC Tournament^ Avon, Ohio TBA MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE 5/22 Fri. MAC Tournament^ Avon, Ohio TBA Commissioner: Dr. Jon Steinbrecher 5/23 Sat. MAC Championship^ Avon, Ohio TBA Baseball SID: Jeremy Guy Email: [email protected] * Mid-American Conference Game Office Phone: (216) 566-4622 % Coastal Carolina Invitational, hosted by Coastal Carolina Office Fax: (216) 858-9622 $ Held at All-Pro Freight Stadium Mailing Address: 24 Public Square, 15th Floor # Diamond Classic for the Kids, held at Canal Park Cleveland, Ohio 44113 ^ 2014 Mid-American Conference Tournament held at All-Pro Freight Website: www.mac-sports.com Stadium SOCIAL MEDIA Bold denotes home game Twitter: @ZipsBB Facebook: facebook.com/ZipsBB 2 • GoZips.com/ZipsBB AKRON ZIPS TEAM PHOTO | ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS AKRON BASEBALL STAFF STUDENT-ATHLETES 2014 REVIEW HISTORY & RECORDS 2014 REVIEW HISTORY STUDENT-ATHLETES AKRON BASEBALL STAFF Back Row (L-R): Michael Steensen, Josh Lapiana, Andrew Fanning, Mark Brown, Pat Dyer, Kevin Marnon, James Meeker III, Jon Pusateri, JT Brubaker, Matt LaRocca, Josh Davis Third Row (L-R): Evan Jensen, Austin Mooney, Darius Washington, Pitching Coach Kyle Smith, Volunteer Assistant Coach Matt Burns, Head Coach Rick Rembielak, Assitant Coach Fred Worth, Athletic Trainer Jason Castleman, Kris Simonton, Billy Salem, Gerrad Rohan Second Row (L-R): Zach Beaver, Mason Mamarella, Anthony Bova, Derek Carmichael, Zak Knettel, John Valek III, Joey Havrilak, Jonny Nottingham, Masashi Sakamoto Front Row (L-R): Dom Iero, Dan Lawrence, Zach DeThomasis, Nick Hoy, Daulton Mosbarger, Alex Dirienzo, Casey Claflin, Matt Rembielak Not Pictured: Brian Lees WHAT IS A ZIP? UA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS/MEDIA INFORMATION One of the unique nicknames in all of Cathy Bongiovi Melissa Powell (Baseball Contact) intercollegiate athletics belongs to The Assistant AD for Athletics Communications Student Assistant University of Akron. (contact for FB, WTen., Rifle, SB) (contact for WS&D, BASE) Originally Zippers, athletic director E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Kenneth “Red” Cochrane officially short- Office: (330) 972-6106 Office: (330) 972-6584 ened the nickname to the Zips in 1950.