2008 KEYDET BASEBALL

 VMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES  VMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES  VMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES  VMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES  #15 Coastal Carolina (34-8, 10-2) at VMI (21-20, 10-5) April 25-27 Gray-Minor Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers CCU Bobby Gagg, Jr., RHP (5-1, 2.31 ERA) vs. VMI Trey Barham, Sr., LHP (2-4, 4.33 ERA) CCU Joey Haug, Sr., RHP (5-0, 1.68 ERA) vs. VMI Michael Bowman, Jr., RHP (2-3, 3.49 ERA) CCU TBA vs. VMI TBA

Date Opponent Time/Result VMI and Coastal Carolina renew acquain- weekend, VMI dropped only its second Big South Feb. 23 Lafayette (DH) W, 7-1; L, 5-7 tances this weekend at Gray-Minor Stadium with series of the season, falling in two out of the Feb. 24 Lafayette L, 9-11 Feb. 29 Binghamton W, 11-7 a series that pits the top two teams in the Big three contests at Liberty. Mar. 1 Binghamton (DH) L, 3-4; W, 9-7 South Conference against one another. Coastal has won each of the last six meet- Mar. 2 Central Connecticut St. W, 7-2 Mar. 4 Virginia Ppd. The 15th-ranked Chanticleers have won ten ings against VMI, including all four last year. The Mar. 6 at Auburn L, 3-9 of their last 11 after falling to Wake Forest on last Keydet win in the series came at Patchin Mar. 7 at Auburn L, 4-6 Mar. 8 at Auburn L, 1-10 Wednesday evening. Coastal sits at 10-2 this Field, when VMI won the opening game of the Mar. 9 at Auburn L, 5-6 season in the Big South Conference, having 2006 series, 8-2. In that game, Trey Barham Mar. 11 Old Dominion L, 6-7 Mar. 12 at William & Mary L, 3-12 dropped single games against Liberty and threw a complete-game, three-hitter, allowing only Mar. 14 Marshall L, 3-4 Winthrop, and having swept UNC Asheville and two unearned runs while striking out nine. Mar. 15 Marshall L, 1-5 Charleston Southern. The left-handed Barham (2-4, 4.33 ERA) Mar. 16 Marshall L, 2-7 Mar. 19 at Norfolk State W, 11-2 Coastal is being led this season offensively again gets the Friday night start against Coastal Mar. 21 at High Point* W, 5-4 by senior backstop Dock Doyle, who paces the this weekend, opposing the right-handed Gagg (5- Mar. 22 at High Point* (DH) W, 5-3; W, 3-0 Mar. 25 William and Mary W, 9-8 team with 11 home runs, 43 RBIs and a .364 1, 2.31 ERA). Mar. 26 at James Madison L, 4-8 batting average. Each of the team’s seven every- Saturday night’s match-up is not quite offi- Mar. 28 Winthrop* L, 3-11 Mar. 29 Winthrop* W, 5-4 day players are hitting over .300, as the Chants cial, as Coastal is expected to send Haug (5-0, Mar. 30 Winthrop* L, 0-4 enter the series hitting .314 as a team. 1.68 ERA) to the mound, but may go with anoth- Apr. 1 Richmond W, 9-5 Apr. 2 at Old Dominion W, 7-3 The pitching has been almost equally er hurler. VMI righty Michael Bowman (2-3, 3.49 Apr. 5 Radford* W, 4-3 (11) impressive, holding a 3.83 earned run average. ERA) will make the start for VMI. Apr. 6 Radford* W, 9-5 Senior Joey Haug has been a revelation for the Both sides have listed Sunday’s starters as Apr. 7 Radford* W, 3-2 (16) Apr. 8 VCU L, 5-3 squad, holding a 5-0 mark with four saves and an TBA. Apr. 9 at Longwood Cancelled ERA of 1.68. Big South Preseason Pitcher of the Both Saturday’s and Sunday’s contests will Apr. 11 at UNC Asheville* L, 5-8 Apr. 12 at UNC Asheville* W, 7-4 Year Bobby Gagg stands at 5-1 with a 2.31 ERA, be broadcast locally on WREL 1450 AM, and Apr. 13 at UNC Asheville* W, 10-3 having walked only four batters in 58.1 innings. online at www.VMIKeydets.com. Both of those Apr. 15 James Madison W, 6-4 Apr. 16 Norfolk State W, 10-7 The Keydets, meanwhile, are off to their best games will also be broadcast via live video on the Apr. 18 at Liberty* L, 0-8 conference start in program history at 10-5. Last Big South Edge at www.BigSouthSports.com Apr. 19 at Liberty* W, 6-5 (16) Apr. 20 at Liberty* L, 1-6 Apr. 22 Coppin State L, 5-8 Probable Lineup Apr. 23 Coppin State W, 13-4 Yr. AVG R 2B 3B HR RBI SLG OBP SB-A Apr. 25 Coastal Carolina* 7 p.m. Apr. 26 Coastal Carolina* 6 p.m. RF Sam Roberts Fr. .303 19 8 0 0 13 .369 .401 8-9 Apr. 27 Coastal Carolina* 1 p.m. DH Mike Roberts Jr. .319 21 7 0 5 32 .478 .387 5-5 Apr. 29 at VCU 7 p.m. Apr. 30 Virginia Tech 6 p.m. 3B Tanner Biagini So. .352 27 7 0 6 37 .503 .411 2-2 May 9 Maryland-Eastern Shore 6 p.m. LF Brian Sandridge R-So. .353 19 7 0 6 30 .532 .393 3-5 May 10 Maryland-Eastern Shore 6 p.m. May 11 Maryland-Eastern Shore 1 p.m. 1B Jordan Ballard So. .289 25 9 0 8 23 .521 .383 3-4 May 13 at Virginia 6 p.m. SS A.J. Yoder Jr. .242 20 4 1 2 14 .342 .329 3-4 May 14 Longwood 6 p.m. May 16 Charleston Southern* 7 p.m. CF Justin Hess So. .254 15 8 0 1 9 .341 .333 6-10 May 17 Charleston Southern* 6 p.m. DH Justin Topping Fr. .291 3 4 0 0 5 .364 .339 0-1 May 18 Charleston Southern* 1 p.m. May 20-24 at Big South Tournament TBD 2B Shane Geisslinger Sr. .318 33 8 1 0 16 .385 .410 15-17 VMI’s Record in 2008..... VMI Off to Hot Start In Conference innings. He did not walk a batter in either appear- Thanks to a pair of sweeps and a road series ance, and ranks second in the the Big South by Overall ...... 21-20 win over the Big South’s first five weekends of issuing only five walks all year. The right-hander currently ranks atop the Big South ...... 10-5 play, VMI is in a tie atop the league standings with a 10-5 mark. Keydet career recordbook by issuing only 1.71 Non-Conference ...... 11-15 The start is the program’s best-ever to a con- walks per nine innings in his career. In his two- At Home ...... 13-11 ference season, besting the 8-7 mark of the 1988, plus years with the Keydets, Henderson now has 1989 and 2003 teams. 136 strikeouts and 32 walks in 168 innings. On the Road ...... 8-9 At Home (Big South) ...... 4-2 Bullpen Comes Up Big Keydets Top League Pitching Charts On the Road (Big South) ...... 6-3 While VMI’s weekend rotation received many Midway through the season, the VMI pitching staff currently tops the Big South ledger in several At Home (Non-Conference) ...... 9-9 of the headlines in the preseason, the team’s bullpen has come up big as of late. categories. On the Road (Non-Conference) ...... 2-6 In the past 18 games, the VMI bullpen has The Keydets currently the fewest walks (106) In Extra-Inning Games ...... 3-0 gone 5-1 with four saves in 41 total appearances, in the Big South, while ranking second with the posting an ERA of 2.14 with opponents hitting most strikeouts (335) in the League. Vs. Top 25 Teams ...... 0-0 only .173. Additionally, the Keydets lead the Big South Vs. In-State Teams ...... 10-6 In conference play this season, the bullpen and rank third nationally with only 2.55 walks per has been impressive as well, going 4-0 with four nine innings, while also leading the league with a Playing a Day Game ...... 13-14 saves and a 2.38 ERA in 26 total appearances. 3.16 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 1.30 WHIP Playing a Night Game ...... 8-6 Opponents are hitting only .205 off of Keydet (Walks + Hits per Inning Pitched). In First Game of a Doubleheader ...... 2-1 relievers, who have struck out 41 batters and walked only 15 in 45.1 innings. Sixteen Innings In Sixteen Lines In Second Game of a Doubleheader . . . .2-1 (Part Two) In Single Games ...... 17-18 Sandridge On A Tear In Conference VMI improved to 2-0 in 16-inning conference In one-run games ...... 6-4 Redshirt-sophomore Brian Sandridge has games by outlasting Liberty 6-5 on Saturday, April been on a tear in conference play, as the outfield- In two-run games ...... 3-4 19 at Worthington Stadium. er currently tops several Big South charts in con- The Keydets knotted the game at four in the In five + run games ...... 6-7 ference play. ninth, when Brian Sandridge scored Thane Smith. When Scoring First ...... 13-7 Sandridge leads the Big South in Conference Travis Smink blanked the Flames for seven- play with 29 hits, and 45 total bases. He also plus innings, until the 15th. When Opponent Scores First ...... 8-13 ranks third with a .446 batting average, 14 RBIs The Keydets had taken a 5-4 lead on Mike When Leading Entering 7th Inning . . . .15-0 (tied) and four home runs (tied), while coming in Roberts’ single, but LU rallied to tie the game and fourth with a .692 slugging percentage. When Trailing Entering 7th Inning . . . .2-15 put the winning run at second base with one out. He is currently on a career-best 14-game hit- Chris Duty came on to escape the jam, giving When Tied Entering 7th Inning ...... 4-5 ting streak, during which he is 28-for-68 (.412) the Keydets new life. They took advantage, as A.J. When Leading Entering 9th Inning . . . .17-0 with four doubles, two home runs, 14 RBIs and Yoder drove home Sandridge to take a 6-5 lead. nine runs scored. Duty retired the Flames in order to secure the win. When Trailing Entering 9th Inning . . . .3-19 Mike Roberts plated four of the six Keydet When Tied Entering 9th Inning ...... 1-0 Henderson Racks Up Strikeouts runs, as VMI improved to 3-0 in extra innings. When Scoring 5 Runs or Less ...... 6-18 Junior hurler Chris Henderson, despite post- ing impressive numbers, was never considered a Sixteen Innings In Sixteen Lines When Scoring 6+ Runs ...... 15-2 strikeout pitcher in his first two years at VMI, (Part One) When Allowing 5 Runs or Less ...... 18-5 striking out 79 batters in 111 innings. In what is believed to be the longest game in That belief has been shattered this season, as When Allowing 6+ Runs ...... 3-15 the modern era of both teams, VMI defeated Henderson currently ranks third in the Big South Radford 3-2 in 16 innings on Monday, April 7. When Out-Hitting an Opponent ...... 14-4 with 57 strikeouts in 57 innings, thanks in large VMI left a season-high 21 men on base in part to back-to-back double-digit strikeout games When Out-Hit by Opponent ...... 6-12 the game that was mercifully ended when Justin in conference play. Topping, the 32nd player to play in the game, When Matching Opponent in Hits ...... 1-4 In his first league appearance, Henderson plated Brian Sandridge with a sacrifice fly. When committing zero errors ...... 4-3 struck out ten against High Point in seven innings Keydet reliever Travis Smink earned the win before striking out 11 against Winthrop in eight When committing one or more errors . . .17-17 When hitting a Home Run ...... 14-9 Scouting the Chanticleers Tale of the Tape Top Hitters AVG 2B HR RBI Vs. Starting LHP ...... 6-8 VMI Coastal Dock Doyle, C .364 13 11 43 .285 Batting Average .314 Vs. Starting RHP ...... 15-12 Adam Rice, 1B/OF .364 7 8 32 .360 On-Base Percentage .414 Wearing White Jerseys ...... 4-4 Scott Woodward, 3B .351 6 4 26 .404 Slugging Percentage .492 David Anderson, 1B .301 8 6 25 72 Doubles 85 Wearing Black Jerseys ...... 6-5 30 Home Runs 55 Wearing Red “KEYDETS” Jerseys ...... 6-5 Top Pitchers ERA W-L IP K 49-65 Stolen Bases-Attempts 72-98 Joey Haug, RHP 1.68 5-0 53.2 52 Wearing Red Logo Jerseys ...... 3-3 4.24 Earned Run Average 3.83 Bobby Gagg, RHP 2.31 5-1 58.1 36 .266 Opponent Batting Average .258 Wearing Gray Jerseys ...... 2-3 Nick McCully, RHP 3.10 6-2 52.1 42 1.30 Walks + Hits Per IP (WHIP) 1.36 by no-hitting RU for the final six innings, while the Movin’ Up The Charts Keydets stranded ten in extras alone. 2008 Team Almanac Longest Win Streak ...... 5 Sandridge set a school record for at bats while Pitching Longest Losing Streak ...... 9 going 4-for-8, and his three doubles tied a school Earned Run Average (Min. 140 IP) Most Runs Scored . . .13, vs. Coppin St. (4/23) mark in the 4-hour, 32-minute affair. 1. John Pate 2.95 1971-73 Fewest Runs Scored .0, (2x), Last at LU (4/18) In the VMI annals, a 16-inning game was 2. Michael Bowman 3.43 2006-Pres. Most Runs Allowed .12,at William & Mary (3/12) played in 1929, as VMI Hall of Famer Lefty Williams 3. Vern Beitzel 3.45 1969-72 Fewest Runs Allowed ...... 0, at HPU (3/22) took a complete-game, 1-0 loss versus Virginia Tech. 4. Chris Henderson 3.70 2006-Pres. Average Runs Scored ...... 5.4 5. Trey Barham 3.85 2005-Pres. Average Runs Allowed ...... 5.5 In-State Standings (Through 4/24) Opposing Batting Avg. (Min. 140 IP) Virginia 8-1 .889 Individual Highs Most Hits ...... 5, Biagini (3/22) 1. Michael Bowman .242 2006-Pres. William & Mary 12-5 .706 Virginia Tech 7-4 .636 Most At Bats ...... 8, Four Times 2. Trey Barham .260 2005-Pres. VMI 10-6 .625 Most Runs ...... 3, Five Times 3. Jeff DeMara .269 2002-05 JMU 11-8 .579 Most RBIs . . .5, Roberts (3/1) & Biagini (4/23) 4. Chris Henderson .269 2006-Pres. Richmond 4-3 .571 Most Stolen Bases ...... 4, Geisslinger (4/16) 5. J.J. Hollenbeck .278 2003-06 George Mason 7-6 .538 Most IP ...... 9.0, Four Times Kept Since 1995 Season Old Dominion 9-11 .450 Most Strikeouts ...... VCU 5-7 .417 ...... 11, Henderson (3/30) & Barham (4/5) Strikeouts Per 9 IP (Min. 140 IP) Liberty 8-11 .421 Record By Month 1. Ryan Glynn 8.78 1993-95 Longwood 6-11 .353 February ...... 2-2 ...... 500 2. Ian Ostlund 8.78 1998-00 Norfolk State 3-7 .300 March ...... 8-13 ...... 381 3. Trey Barham 8.58 2005-Pres. Radford 2-12 .143 4. Michael Bowman 8.36 2006-Pres. April ...... 11-5 ...... 688 May ...... 0-0 ...... 5. Bryan Augsburger 7.70 1982-85 Roberts Finds His Rhythm Midway through his first year with the Keydets, Record By Opponent Fewest Walks Per 9 IP (Min. 140 IP) freshman Sam Roberts has proven himself to be a Non-Conference . . . . .11-15 ...... 423 1. Chris Henderson 1.71 2006-Pres. very valuable player. Big South ...... 10-5 ...... 667 2. Jimmy Thoms 2.56 2002-05 After reaching base safely in 24 of the team’s Record By Day 3. Jeff DeMara 2.71 2002-05 last 27 games, Roberts ranks third on the team with Sunday ...... 4-5 ...... 444 4. Michael Bowman 2.74 2006-Pres. a .401 on-base percentage, while leading the team Monday ...... 1-0 ...... 1.000 5. John Payne 2.88 1991-94 with 22 walks. Tuesday ...... 3-3 ...... 500 He also ranks eighth (tied) in the Big South in Wednesday ...... 4-2 ...... 667 Wins walks and ninth (tied) in stolen bases Thursday ...... 0-1 ...... 000 1. Trey Barham 20 2005-Pres. Additionally, he saw his career-best ten-game Friday ...... 2-4 ...... 333 2. Ian Ostlund 16 1998-00 hitting streak snapped in game one against UNCA. Saturday ...... 7-5 ...... 583 3. Chris Henderson 13 2006-Pres. During the streak, Roberts was 15-for-40 (.375) with Five Others 13 five doubles, seven RBIs and a .468 on-base per- Record vs. Conferences centage. America East ...... 2-1 Strikeouts His work at the plate only tells part of the story, Binghamton ...... 2-1 1. Trey Barham 261 2005-Pres. as he also leads the team with six outfield assists Atlantic Coast ...... 2. Duke Acors 245 2002-05 while playing right field, throwing out three runners Virginia ...... 3. Phil Hendrix 216 2000-03 at the plate. Virginia Tech ...... 4. W.G. Smith 204 1994-97 Atlantic 10 ...... 1-0 5. J.J. Hollenbeck 198 2003-06 Ballard Bashes Richmond ...... 1-0 6. Jay Adams 193 1994-95,97-98 Over a four-game stretch in mid-March, sopho- CAA ...... 3-4 7. Bryan Augsburger 187 1982-85 more first baseman Jordan Ballard went on a tear, James Madison ...... 1-1 8. Jeremy Harper 186 2000-03 hitting four home runs against High Point, William & Old Dominion ...... 1-1 9. Michael Bowman 183 2006-Pres. Mary and James Madison. VCU ...... 0-1 Ballard went 4-for-14 during the stretch, hitting William & Mary ...... 1-1 Innings Pitched a three-run shot in the top of the ninth inning of the Conference USA ...... 0-3 first game of a doubleheader at High Point (3/22), to 1. Duke Acors 319.0 2002-05 Marshall ...... 0-3 bring the Keydets from behind on their way to a 5-3 2. Phil Hendrix 306.2 2000-03 Independent ...... win. 3. Trey Barham 273.2 2005-Pres. Longwood ...... Ballard hit a solo home run in the second MEAC ...... 3-1 inning against William & Mary (3/25) before hitting Coppin State ...... 1-1 Batting solo shots in both the fifth and ninth innings at JMU Stolen Bases Maryland-Eastern Shore ...... (3/26). Norfolk State ...... 2-0 1. David Groseclose 100 1992-95 The Troy, Va. native now leads the team with Northeast ...... 1-0 2. Gary Sibayan 92 1986-89 nine doubles and eight home runs and ranks second Central Connecticut State ...... 1-0 3. Louie Napoleon 51 1993-96 with 25 runs scored and a .537 slugging percentage. Patriot ...... 1-2 4. Shane Geisslinger 44 2005-Pres. Lafayette ...... 1-2 Biagini Still Rolling Along SEC ...... 0-4 Sophomore Tanner Biagini’s bat has not cooled Auburn ...... 0-4 much from the torrid pace he set to open the Big South Standings 2008 season. 2008 Keydet Honors Through Apr. 23 Biagini is currently tied for third in the Big Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Big South Overall South with 58 hits, sixth with 37 RBIs and ninth Award Pre-Season Watch List W-L GB W-L PCT with 83 total bases. Michael Bowman Coastal Carolina 10-2 - 34-8 .810 He now has hits in 33 of the team’s 41 VMI 10-5 1.5 21-20 .512 games this season, and has reached base safely Baseball America Preseason Liberty 8-4 2 21-20 .512 in 22 of the last 23 games. Big South Pitcher of the Year High Point 8-7 3.5 16-24 .400 Earlier this season, Biagini had a career-best Michael Bowman Winthrop 6-6 4 16-24 .400 5-for-5 outing in game two against High Point, Charleston South. 4-8 6 15-24 .385 the most hits by a Keydet in a game since Mike Radford 3-9 7 16-24 .400 Roberts went 5-for-6 against Radford on May 12, Baseball America Preseason UNC Asheville 2-10 8 18-27 .400 2007. Big South Top Prospect-2008 Draft He also hit his first career grand slam while Michael Bowman driving in a career-best five in a 13-4 win over Big South Schedule Coppin State. Baseball America Preseason Tuesday, April 22 He currently leads the team with 58 hits and All-Big South Conference James Madison 10, Liberty 7 83 total bases, while ranking second with a .352 Coastal Carolina 8, College of Charleston 6 Michael Bowman batting average. Coppin State 8, VMI 5 Trey Barham Virginia Tech 5, Radford 4 UNC Asheville 6, Gardner-Webb 5 Geisslinger Muscles Up SEBaseball.com Preseason Entering his senior season at VMI, second All-Big South First Team Wednesday, April 23 baseman Shane Geisslinger had six career extra- Michael Bowman (1st Team) George Mason 7, Radford 6 base hits, all doubles, in 112 career contests. Trey Barham (1st Team) This season, Geisslinger has eight doubles Wake Forest 8, Coastal Carolina 7 A.J. Yoder (2nd Team) North Carolina 10, High Point 5 and his first career triple, already surpassing his previous career total of extra-base hits. Liberty 11, Old Dominion 3 Ping!Baseball Preseason VMI 13, Coppin State 4 On opening weekend, Geisslinger collected All Ping! Third Team Elon 9, Winthrop 3 doubles in each of the weekend’s three contests. UNC Asheville 6, North Carolina A&T 5 Additionally, Geisslinger established a new career- Michael Bowman high with four RBI in the season-opener, besting Thursday, April 24 his previous high of three from his freshman sea- Johnny Bench Award Watch List High Point at Longwood, 6:00pm son against Richmond. Mike Roberts Geisslinger currently tops the Keydet ledger Friday, April 25 with his 33 runs scored, 15 stolen bases (in 16 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Candidate Liberty at Winthrop *, 2:00pm attempts) and 16 multiple-hit games. He also Trey Barham UNC Asheville at Radford *, 3:00pm ranks second in the Big South in stolen bases. Coastal Carolina at VMI *, 6:00pm Big South Pitcher of the Week Chris Does His Duty Chris Henderson (3/24) Saturday, April 26 Sophomore Chris Duty certainly lived up to UNC Asheville at Radford *, 1:00pm his surname in early April, working in relief in six Big South Player of the Week Liberty at Winthrop *, 4:00pm consecutive games over a nine-day span as the Coastal Carolina at VMI *, 6:00pm Keydets went 5-1. Brian Sandridge (4/7) Duty began the run by throwing an inning in Sunday, April 27 the Sunday game against Winthrop (3/30). He 2008 Keydet Rankings Coastal Carolina at VMI *, 1:00pm picked up a win while throwing three innings NCBWA Poll UNC Asheville at Radford *, 1:00pm against Richmond (4/1), worked an inning against Preseason- Receiving Votes Liberty at Winthrop *, 2:00pm Old Dominion (4/2), then then appeared in all three games against Radford, picking up the win met in game one on Saturday, when nine innings Big South Preseason Poll in game one of the series (4/6). weren’t enough to wrap things up. Mother nature 1. Coastal Carolina As a whole, Duty worked 9.2 innings, allow- intervened at the end of nine, and the game was 2. VMI ing five hits and two unearned runs over the finished on Sunday afternoon. VMI took a 4-3 3. Liberty stretch. win when Brian Sandridge hit his first career 4. Winthrop The right-hander has not allowed an earned walk-off home run, a three-run shot in the bottom run in his last eight relief appearances, a stretch 5. High Point of the 11th after RU’s Alex Gregory gave the of 14.1 innings. 6. UNC Asheville Highlanders the lead with his two-run bomb in the top-half. T-7. Charleston Southern The regularly-scheduled Sunday game was a T-7. Radford Keydets Pick Up Second Big South Sweep pedestrian 9-5 VMI win, before the teams played on Monday evening to make up Friday’s postpone- It took an extra day and nine extra innings, ment. but VMI claimed their second Big South sweep of And play they would. Thirty-two players saw the year by taking care of Radford in a three- action in a 16-inning marathon, believed to be game set at Gray-Minor Stadium in early April. the longest game in the modern era for both pro- After postponing the Friday game, the teams grams. Justin Topping plated Brian Sandridge last week as VMI went 4-0 against four in-state ty to pitch deep into ballgames, as each of the with the winning run on a sacrifice fly, ending opponents. He went 3-for-4 with two doubles three have already thrown complete games a the marathon after four hours and 32 minutes. and two runs scored against Richmond, and had month into the season. The home sweep of a conference opponent a 3-for-4 game with three RBIs in Sunday’s win Of note, each complete game has seen the is VMI’s first since sweeping High Point on May against the Highlanders, driving home the tying Keydet hurler allow only one earned run. 13-15, 2005. run in the fifth inning. He also went 2-for-5 with Barham’s CG came in the conference opener It also marks the first time since joining the the walk-off home run in game one of the series against High Point (3/21), as he took the win in Big South that VMI has swept two conference against Radford, the first walk-off win for VMI a 5-4, come-from-behind victory. Bowman took teams in the same season, after sweeping High this season. the loss in his CG, a 5-1 loss to Marshall (3/15), Point on the road in mid-March. On the week, the redshirt-sophomore out- while Henderson shut down Central Connecticut fielder was 8-for-17 (.471) with three runs State (3/2), earning the decision in a 7-2 victory. Sandridge Named Big South Player scored, eight RBI, two doubles, one home run VMI is currently tied for the Big South lead and two walks, in addition to a .765 slugging with three complete games. of the Week percentage and .526 on-base percentage. It Rockbridge County product Brian Sandridge marks the first time in his career that Sandridge Henderson Named Big South had three multiple-hit games last week and hit a has earned Big South Player of the Week acco- three-run, walk-off home run in the 11th inning lades. Pitcher of the Week to defeat Radford, 4-3 on Sunday afternoon. For Junior right-hander Chris Henderson was his efforts, Sandridge was named Big South named Big South Conference New Balance Conference Choice Hotels Player of the Week for Keydet Hurlers Go The Distance Pitcher of the Week for the week ending March the period ending April 7. The Keydet weekend rotation, consisting of 23. Sandridge drove in runs in all four games Trey Barham, Michael Bowman and Chris Henderson (Fredericksburg, Va./Colonial Henderson, have each shown they have the abili- Forge) struck out a career-best ten, including Keydet Home Runs nine in the first four innings, while pitching No. Player Date Opponent Pitcher On Base Inn Outs Count Score Final seven innings of VMI’s first shutout of the 2008 1. YODER, A.J. 2/23 Lafayette Reese, K *0 6 0 3-1 1-1 W 7-1 season. Henderson walked only one batter while 2. BIAGINI, T. 2/23 Lafayette Mostek, B 2 8 0 2-2 2-7 L 5-7 scattering five hits, earning his third win of the 3. SANDRIDGE, B 2/24 Lafayette Hanna, R 2 5 2 0-0 3-11 L 9-11 season. He also worked a scoreless inning of 4. BAREFOOT, R. 2/29 Binghamton Yannuzzi 2 2 2 3-0 1-0 W 11-4 relief in an 11-2 mid-week win against Norfolk 5. BALLARD, J. 3/1 Binghamton Smith, Mu. 0 5 0 0-0 5-6 W 9-7 State, as the Keydets went 4-0 on the road over 6. BIAGINI, T. 3/2 Central Conn. St. Allen 1 8 0 - 5-2 W 7-2 Spring Break. 7. ROBERTS, M. 3/6 at Auburn Dayton 0 6 1 1-2 0-7 L 3-9 This marks the second time that Henderson 8. BIAGINI, T. 3/9 at Auburn Shuman *0 2 0 2-2 0-0 L 5-6 has been named Big South Pitcher of the Week. 9. BALLARD, J. 3/9 at Auburn Shuman 1 2 0 2-0 1-0 L 5-6 He also earned the honor last April 9, when he 10. HESS, J. 3/14 Marshall Blain 2 5 2 3-1 0-3 L 3-4 11. BALLARD, J. 3/22 at High Point O’Donnell 2 9 1 2-0 1-3 W 5-3 set down 15 batters in a row while pitching 7.2 12. SANDRIDGE, B 3/22 at High Point O’Donnell 0 9 1 1-0 4-3 W 5-3 innings against #3 Virginia in a 5-3 win. He fol- 13. BALLARD, J. 3/25 William & Mary Billbrough *0 2 0 2-1 0-0 W 9-8 lowed that up four days later, when he faced the 14. SANDRIDGE, B. 3/25 William & Mary Billbrough 3 3 2 2-2 3-0 W 9-8 minimum through six innings against High Point 15. BIAGINI, T. 3/26 James Madison Kaylid 1 1 12 1-2 0-0 L 4-8 before leaving in the seventh with a 3-2 lead. 16. BALLARD, J. 3/26 James Madison Kaylid 0 5 1 3-2 2-5 L 4-8 17. BALLARD, J. 3/26 James Madison Phelps 0 9 2 0-0 3-8 L 4-8 18. SMITH, T. 3/28 Winthrop D’Angelo *0 8 0 0-1 2-9 L 3-11 Pitching Dominates In Conference- 19. SANDRIDGE, B. 3/29 Winthrop Bennett 0 6 2 3-0 4-4 W 5-4 Opening Sweep 20. ROBERTS, M. 4/1 Richmond Falasco *0 5 0 0-0 2-3 W 9-5 Against an offense regarded as one of the 21. BALLARD, J. 4/2 Old Dominion Toth *0 9 0 - 6-3 W 7-3 top in the Big South, the VMI pitching staff 22. SANDRIDGE, B. 4/6 Radford Hammonds 2 11 0 0-0 1-3 W 4-3 dominated its conference-opening series against 23. YODER, A.J. 4/8 VCU Deane *0 5 0 0-1 0-4 L 3-5 High Point, leading the Keydets to a sweep. 24. ROBERTS, M. 4/13 UNC Asheville Buchanan 1 1 0 1-0 0-0 W 10-3 25. SANDRIDGE, B. 4/13 UNC Asheville Buchanan 1 3 1 0-0 3-0 W 10-3 26. BALLARD, J. 4/16 Norfolk State Barker 2 4 1 1-0 5-2 W 10-7 VMI Baseball Broadcast 27. ROBERTS, M. 4/16 Norfolk State Smith 1 6 0 2-1 8-3 W 10-7 28. ROBERTS, M. 4/19 Liberty Umberger 2 7 1 0-0 4-0 W 6-5 Schedule APRIL 29. BIAGINI, T. 4/22 Coppin State Russell 1 9 0 2-1 3-8 L 5-8 Sat., 26 Coastal at VMI 5:50 p.m. EDGE 30. BIAGINI, T. 4/23 Coppin State Matos 3 7 2 3-2 9-4 W 13-4 Sun., 27 Coastal at VMI 12:50 p.m. EDGE * - Leadoff homerun Tues., 29 VMI at VCU 6:50 p.m. BOLD- Back-to-Back Wed., 30 Va. Tech at VMI 5:50 p.m. EDGE

MAY Keydet Outfield Assists Tues., 13 VMI at Virginia 5:50 p.m. No. Player (Pos.) Date Opponent Runner Base Inn Final Sat., 17 Char. Sou. at VMI 5:50 p.m. EDGE 1. ROBERTS, S. (RF) 3/12 William & Mary Jones 2nd 3rd L 3-12 Sun., 18 Char. Sou. at VMI 12:50 p.m. EDGE 2. HESS, J. (CF) 3/14 Marshall Valle 2nd 6th L 3-4 20-24 Big South Tournament EDGE 3. ROBERTS, S. (RF) 3/16 Marshall Lape Home 5th L 2-7 All games listed will be available online and on 4. ROBERTS, S. (RF) 3/25 William & Mary Williamson Home 9th W 9-8 Lexington’s WREL 1450 AM unless otherwise noted. 5. ROBERTS, S. (RF) 4/2 Old Dominion Miles 1st 3rd W 7-3 6. ROBERTS, S. (RF) 4/7 Radford Duarte 2nd 4th W 3-2 EDGE- Games will be carried via live video on the Big 7. HESS, J. (CF) 4/13 UNC Asheville Carter 1st 3rd W 10-3 South Edge at www.BigSouthSports.com. 8. MILLER, C. (CF) 4/19 Liberty Feeley 2nd 9th W 6-5 Schedule subject to change - For updates, please visit 9. ROBERTS, S. (RF) 4/23 Coppin State Regalado Home 4th W 13-4 www.vmikeydets.com. VMI got phenomenal starting pitching from Barham is one of two candidates listed from prognostications. Trey Barham, Michael Bowman and Chris the Big South Conference, joining Coastal SEBaseball.com included VMI as the 40th Henderson, with each of the three collecting Carolina’s Tommy Baldridge, while he is the only team in their Southeastern 80 roundup and quality starts, consisting of six or more innings player listed from the state of Virginia. placed the Keydets third in their Big South pre- pitched and less than three earned runs allowed. season poll. Barham threw an opening day complete game, Roberts Named to Johnny Bench allowing one earned run, before Bowman allowed Eight In The Fold For 2009 only three earned runs through seven innings. Award Watch List Henderson followed with perhaps the best per- Junior catcher Mike Roberts, has been Freshman Class formance of his career, striking out a career-best named to the watch list for the 2008 Coleman The VMI baseball program announced the ten while throwing seven innings of VMI’s first Company-Johnny Bench Award delivered by AT&T addition of eight early signees to the VMI shutout of the season. and Papa John's Pizza, given annually to the top Baseball Class of 2012. The class includes On the weekend, the Keydet starting pitch- catcher in the NCAA's Division I. seven players from the state of Virginia, and ers combined to go 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA, pitch- Roberts (Prince George, Va./Prince George) another from North Carolina. ing 23 of the weekend’s 27 innings. They struck currently ranks second on the team with 32 RBIs The list includes George Piccirilli out 22 batters while walking only three as the and ranks third with a .319 batting average. (Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park), Jacob Morley Panthers hit .205 against them. A season ago, Roberts made 53 starts (Annandale, Va./Woodson), Brooks Martin In relief, the staff was equally up to the behind the plate for the Keydets and set career- (Richmond, Va./Deep Run), Steele Myers (Chapel challenge, as Jason Farley collected a win and a highs with a .277 batting average and 13 dou- Hill, N.C./Jordan), Collin Flaherty (Vienna, save on Saturday while Travis Smink earned his bles. He also ranked second in the Big South by Va./James Madison), Adam Lopez first Big South save. In three appearances, throwing out 22 would-be basestealers. (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford), Andrew Deal Smink and Farley allowed two hits in four Roberts becomes the first Keydet to be (Chesterfield, Va./L.C. Bird), Alan Watts innings, striking out four while walking one as included on the Johnny Bench Award Watch List (Daleville, Va./Lord Botetourt). the Panthers hit .143 and failed to score against in the recognition's nine-year history. the duo. Early Rallies Sink Keydets In Keydets Win Opening Big South Losing Skid Series For Fourth Straight Season Earlier this season, the Keydets dropped In an impressive run, VMI has now opened nine-straight games for the first time in nearly up each of the past four conference seasons with six years. A big problem for the team was the a series win. inability to get off to good starts. In 2005, the Keydets took two of three Over the nine-game streak, VMI was against UNC Asheville at home, before taking outscored 36-9 over the first three innings, two of three at home against Charleston including 14-3 in the first inning, 12-3 in the Southern in 2006. Last season, VMI swept CSU second and 10-3 in the third. on the road before opening up this conference season with another road sweep, this time of Season Opener at Home a Rarity High Point. When VMI hosted Lafayette to start the In an interesting note, now that HPU is the 2008 campaign, it was no small feat. In fact, it last team that VMI has swept a conference series was the first time in 27 years that VMI opened a from on the road, they also hold the distinction season on post. of being the last team that VMI swept at home, In 1981, the Keydets hosted Davis & Elkins doing so May 13-15 at Patchin Field in 2005. to begin the season, and dropped that season- opener. Since that time, VMI did play Mary Barham Has CLASS Washington at Washington & Lee to begin the Senior left-handed pitcher Trey Barham has 1988 season, but have not hosted a season been listed as one of thirty candidates for the opener on post. Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, presented annually The last time the Keydets won a season to NCAA Division I student-athletes in eight opener on post before this year’s 7-1 victory over sports, the award focuses on the “Four C’s” of the Leopards came on March 20, 1971, when classroom, character, community and competi- the Keydets knocked off St. Francis (N.Y.) 7-5. tion. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Keydets Earn Preseason Praise Achievement for Staying in School, the award Coming off of a school-record 34 wins, the was launched in 2001 to honor the attributes of Keydets earned preseason praise from several college basketball seniors who fulfill their entire college baseball media outlets. athletic eligibility and pursue their degree. Since The National Collegiate Baseball Writers that time, Lowe’s, an official corporate partner of Association (NCBWA) included VMI in their pre- the NCAA®, has expanded the award to include season national voting, as the Keydets were list- other NCAA sports including baseball. ed in the receiving votes section of the poll. Barham is VMI’s career leader in wins and Additionally, VMI was voted second (by one ranks second on VMI’s career strikeouts list. A point) in the Big South Conference Preseason three-year weekend starter for the Keydets, VMI poll, while Baseball America and Rivals.com also is 28-15 in Barham’s 43 career starts. tabbed the Keydets second in their preseason Head Coach Marlin Ikenberry When Was The Last Time VMI...... Overall Big South Scored 20 or more runs in a game ...... 21, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, March 10, 2007 2004 23-32 4-20 Had 20 or more hits in a game ...... 21, at Liberty, April 19, 2008 2005 27-28 11-13 Scored 10 or more runs in an inning ...... 11, at Birmingham-Southern, April 22, 2006 2006 30-25 9-15 Allowed 20 or more runs in a game ...... 21, vs. Hofstra, February 13, 2005 2007 34-21 10-11 Allowed 20 or more hits in a game ...... 22, vs. UNC Asheville, April 28, 2007 2008 21-20 10-5 Was shutout ...... at Liberty (8-0), April 18, 2008 Totals 135-126 44-64 Shutout an opponent ...... at High Point-Game 2 (3-0), March 22, 2008 Pitched back-to-back complete games .vs. Longwood (Thoms & Hollenbeck), April 8 & 9, 2005 Ikenberry on the VMI Coaching List Hit back-to-back home runs . . .at High Point-Game 1, (Ballard & Sandridge), March 22, 2008 By Wins Hit 5 or more home runs in a game ...... 5, vs. Savannah State, April 1, 2007 1. Marlin Ikenberry (2004-current) 135 Allowed an Opponent 3 hits or less ...... 1, vs. Coppin State, April 14, 2007 2. Scott Gines (1995-2000) 104 Allowed an Opponent 1 hit or less ...... 1, vs. Coppin State, April 14, 2007 3. Donny White (1974, 1982-87) 91 Swept a Conference series at home ...... vs. Radford, April 5-7, 2008 Swept a Conference series on the road ...... at High Point, March 21-22, 2008 Multiple Hit Games Beat a Ranked Team ...... vs. #3 Virginia (5-2), April 3, 2007 2345+Tot. Won a Series Against a Ranked Team ...... vs. #16 Winthrop, May 19-21, 2006 (First Ever) Shane Geisslinger 14 2 - - 16 Won a Postseason Game ...... vs. #5 Furman (2-1), May 23, 2003 (SoCon Tournament) Tanner Biagini 5 8 - 1 14 Was Ranked In A National Poll . . . . .March 19, 2007, #30 by Collegiate Baseball (First-Ever) Brian Sandridge 8 4 2 - 14 Jordan Ballard 11 2 - - 13 Mike Roberts 9 3 - - 12 When Was The Last Time A Keydet...... Sam Roberts 6 3 - - 9 Had five hits in a game ...... Tanner Biagini, at High Point-Game 1, March 22, 2008 Justin Hess 8 1 - - 9 Scored five runs in a game ...... Chad Rice, vs. Coppin State, February 17, 2006 A.J. Yoder 4 2 - - 6 Had seven RBI in a game ...... Robert Crumpler, vs. Fairfield, March 7, 2005 Justin Topping 4 - 1 - 5 Alex Haitsuka 3 - - - 3 Hit three doubles in a game ...... Justin Hess, vs. Coppin State, April 22, 2008 Thane Smith 3 - - - 3 Hit two triples in a game ...... A.J. Yoder, vs. Savannah State, March 31, 2007 Graham Sullivan - 1 - - 1 Hit a grand slam ...... Tanner Biagini, vs. Coppin State, April 23, 2008 Ryan Barefoot 1 - - - 1 Hit an inside-the-park home run ...... Mike Roberts, at Auburn, March 6, 2008 Colin Miller 1 - - - 1 Had a pinch-hit home run ...... Klint Reed, vs. UNC Asheville, March 18, 2005 TEAM 77 26 3 1 107 Hit two home runs in a game ...... Jordan Ballard, at James Madison, March 26, 2008 Multiple RBI Games Hit home runs in consecutive at bats . . . . .Robert Crumpler, vs. William & Mary, April 5, 2005 2345+Tot. Had a walk-off hit ...... Brian Sandridge (HR), vs. Radford, April 7, 2008 Brian Sandridge 4 4 1 - 9 Hit a walk-off home run ...... Brian Sandridge, vs. Radford, April 7, 2008 Tanner Biagini 6111 9 Hit for the cycle ...... Kelly Sweppenhiser, vs. Coppin State, February 19, 2006 Jordan Ballard 3 3 - - 6 Mike Roberts 2 - 3 1 6 Had two hits in an inning ...... B.T. Good, at Birmingham Southern, April 22, 2006 Shane Geisslinger 2 - 1 - 3 Stole home ...... Jordan Ballard (Double steal), vs. Lafayette, February 23, 2008 Justin Hess 1 1 - - 2 Stole five bases in a game ...... Shane Geisslinger, vs. Richmond, April 12, 2006 Thane Smith 2 - - - 2 Struck out 10 or more batters ...... Trey Barham (11), vs. Radford, April 5, 2008 Sam Roberts 2 - - - 2 Struck out 12 or more batters ...... Trey Barham (12), at James Madison, May 17, 2006 Ryan Barefoot - 1 - - 1 Struck out 15 or more batters . . . .Grayson Craun (15), vs. Appalachian State, April 11, 1998 A.J. Yoder 1 - - - 1 TEAM 23 10 6 2 41 Pitched a complete game (9 inn.) ...... Trey Barham, at High Point, March 21, 2008 Threw a shutout (9 inn.) ...... J.J. Hollenbeck, vs. North Carolina A&T, May 13, 2006 Hitting Streaks Had a hitting streak of at least 15 games . . . .Robert Crumpler, Feb. 23-March 22, 2005 (15) Longest Current Hit .400 in a season (Minimum 150 at bats) ...... Greg Weddle, .446, 1986 Brian Sandridge 14 14 Tanner Biagini 13 4 Jordan Ballard 10 1 Getting Started Sam Roberts 10 1 Quality W-L in VMI Record Avg. IP ERA Mike Roberts 10 - Pitcher Starts Starts Starts In Starts Per Start In Starts Run Support A.J. Yoder 7 - Michael Bowman 9 5 2-4 4-5 6.2 3.94 3.78 Shane Geisslinger 7 4 Trey Barham 9 3 2-4 5-4 6.2 4.50 5.33 Alex Haitsuka 5 - Chris Henderson 8 4 4-4 4-4 6.1 3.40 4.13 Justin Hess 4 2 Jason Farley 6 0 1-2 4-2 3.2 9.00 7.50 Thane Smith 3 2 Adam Kruithof 4 0 1-1 2-2 3.2 8.16 7.50 Justin Topping 3 1 Lefty Flora 2 0 0-2 0-2 3.0 19.50 6.50 Graham Sullivan 3 1 Ryan Barefoot 2 0 1-1 1-1 4.0 4.50 5.00 Ryan Barefoot 2 - Chris Duty 1 0 1-0 1-0 5.0 1.80 8.00 David Lottman 1 1 Totals 41 12 12-18 21-20 5.1 5.10 5.41 Colin Miller 1 - *- Quality Start consists of at least 6.0 innings pitched and no more than 3 earned runs allowed Matt Edwards 1 - VMI Hitters Notes

# 26 Jordan Ballard, So., R/R (Troy, Va./Monticello) ‘08: .289 AVG, 9 2B, 8 HR, 25 R, 23 RBI, 3 SB 1B - Saw his career-best ten-game hitting streak end in game one at Liberty; Hit 16-for-43 (.372) with 4 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBIs and 8 R during streak - Currently leads VMI with nine doubles, eight home runs and ranks second with a .521 slugging percentage and 74 total bases (tied) - Is tied for seventh in the Big South with eight home runs - Started all but four games this season at first base - Went 3-for-4 with two doubles against JMU (4/15), then slugged a three-run home run against Norfolk State (4/16) the next night - Became VMI’s first player this season to hit two home runs in a game, going 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs against JMU (3/26) - Hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning of game two at High Point to bring the Keydets from behind for a 5-3 win - Hit his second home run of the season against Auburn, a two-run shot to left field to give VMI a 3-0 lead in the second inning of the Sunday game (3/9) - Posted three multiple hit games at Auburn, going 7-for-16 (.438) with a home run and three RBI against the Tigers - Went 1-for-11 (.091 AVG) with his first career home run (3/1) on the weekend against Binghamton and Central Connecticut State - As a freshman, started 13 games at third base while seeing action in 20 games overall - Had a pair of multiple-hit games last season, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against both VCU (3/27/07) and Savannah St. (3/31/07), both VMI wins

# 21 Ryan Barefoot, Fr., R/R (Centreville, Va./Centreville) ‘08: .294 AVG, 1 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 SB SS - Has started four games at shortstop this season - Went 1-for-2 with a single, a walk and a run scored in game one against Marshall (3/14) - Made his first appearance on the mound in the opener at Auburn (3/6), allowing one hit and nothing else in one inning of work - Went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a home run and a stolen base in his first collegiate start against Binghamton (2/29) - Hit first collegiate HR on his first swing of the bat, sending a 3-0 pitch off of the netting in front of the Gray-Minor Stadium scoreboard against Binghamton (2/29) - Also slated to see time on the mound as a freshman

# 39 Austin Benda, Fr., R/R (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) ‘08: .000 AVG, 1 R, 8 AB SS - Made his first career start against JMU (3/26), playing leftfield while going 0-for-3 at the plate - Has had pinch-hit opportunities in game one (3/6) and game three (3/8) at Auburn, at William & Mary (3/12) and Norfolk St.(3/19), coming up empty each time - Struck out against Norfolk State but reached on a wild pitch and scored his first collegiate run - Three-year letterwinner as a shortstop under Coach Jimmy Hunt at Princess Anne HS

# 24 Tanner Biagini, So., R/R (Greenville, N.C./D.H. Conley) ‘08: .352 AVG, 7 2B, 6 HR, 27 R, 37 RBI 3B - Has reached base safely in 24 of the past 25 games, going 0-for-3 in game one at Liberty (4/18) - Currently leads the team with 58 hits, 37 RBIs and 83 total bases and ranks second with a .352 average - Has hits in 33 of the team’s 41 games this season, including 14 multiple-hit games - Is tied for third in the Big South with 58 hits, sixth with 37 RBIs and ninth with 83 total bases - Started all but one game this season at third base, while playing in every game - Went 3-for-5 with a career-best five RBIs against Coppin State (4/23), hitting VMI’s second grand slam of the season in the eighth inning - Saw his ten-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-3 outing at Old Dominion (4/2); Hit .349 with six runs scored and eight RBI during the run - Had a career-best five hits in game two against High Point (3/22), going 5-for-5 with five singles - Saw career-best 14-game hitting streak dating back to last season end in game one vs. Marshall (3/14); During streak, was 26-for-52 (.500) with 3 HR and 15 RBI - Had four RBIs against Old Dominion (3/11), going 3-for-5 with a three-run double - Gave VMI their first lead of the weekend in game four at Auburn (3/9) with a solo HR in the second inning over the 30-foot wall in leftfield while going 3-for-4 - Hit his first career home run in game two against Lafayette (2/23), a three-run shot off of the top of the right field wall - Saw action in 32 games at third base, starting 22 as a freshman; Also led VMI with ten sacrifice bunts last season

# 14 Matt Edwards, R-So., R/R (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) ‘08: .111 AVG, 1 3B, 1 R DH - Made his first career start in game two at Auburn (3/7), going 0-for-4 as the designated hitter before entering the game in relief on the mound, allowing one hit and nothing else in a 6-4 loss - Scored after a pinch-hit triple late in the first game at Auburn (3/6) - Underwent Tommy John surgery in the fall of 2006 after suffering an elbow injury over the summer of 2006 while pitching for American Legion Post 186 - Appeared in six games as a freshman in 2006, collecting one hit (vs. Coppin State 2/19/06) in three pinch-hit at bats

# 2 Shane Geisslinger, Sr., R/R (Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill) ‘08: .318 AVG, 8 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI, 33 R, 15 SB 2B - Leads the team with 33 runs scored, 15 stolen bases (in 17 attempts) and 16 multiple-hit games - Over the past 12 games, is 21-for-48 (.438) with 14 runs scored and seven multiple-hit games - Ranks second in the Big South with 15 stolen bases - Started each game this season at second base - Went 3-for-6 with a double and a run scored in VMI’s 16-inning win over Liberty (4/19) - Stole a season-high four bases while going 1-for-3 with two runs scored against Norfolk State (4/16) - Hit his first career triple to leadoff the game against Norfolk State (3/19); Went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, two stolen bases, three runs and two RBI - Saw eight-game hitting streak dating back to last season snapped in game one at Auburn (3/6), going 0-for-4; Went 13-for-34 (.382) with 3 2B, 6 RBI and 11 R - Doubled in each of the three games on opening weekend after entering the year with six career extra-base hits (all doubles) - Went 2-for-5 with a career-best four RBIs and a stolen base in a season-opening win against Lafayette (2/23) - Starter at 2B since stepping on post as a freshman - Set new school record with 5 SB vs. Richmond (4/12/06), also tying Big South Conference record - Ranked second on team in ‘05 with .397 OBP VMI Hitters Notes

# 28 Alex Haitsuka, Fr., R/R (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) ‘08: .247 AVG, 6 2B, 3 RBI, 7 R C - Has started 19 games behind the plate, including six straight in late March as Mike Roberts was out with injury - Has thrown out 11 of 34 opposing basestealers - Had reached base safely in each of the past ten games that he started until going 0-for-4 against Coppin State (4/23) - Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored in game three at Liberty (4/20) - In the ninth inning against W&M (3/25), scooped out a throw by RF Sam Roberts to tag out the tying run before throwing out a runner at 2nd to end the game - After an injury to starting catcher Mike Roberts, caught 15 innings of a doubleheader against HPU, as VMI swept the Panthers on opening weekend in League play - Saw his five-game hitting streak snapped in game two at Auburn (3/7) by going 0-for-1 while pinch-hitting; Went 6-for-15 (.400 AVG) with a double and three runs scored during the streak - Made his first collegiate start in game two against Lafayette (2/23), going 2-for-2 with a run scored while throwing out a pair of runners on the basepaths - Named Patriot District Player of the Year after hitting .380 with five home runs and 25 RBI as a senior; Played third base, catcher, outfield and pitcher

# 3 Justin Hess, So., R/R (Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek) ‘08: .254 AVG, 8 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 15 R, 6 SB CF - Has started all but four games in center field - Tied a school record with three doubles while going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against Coppin State (4/22) - Snapped an 0-for-13 skid over five games with a 5-for-8 series against Coppin State, hitting three doubles - Went 4-for-12 (.333) with three runs scored, two RBIs and a double in the weekend series against UNC Asheville - Went 2-for-3 and hit his first HR of the year, a three-run shot to tie the game, and followed it up with his first double of the season in game one against Marshall (3/14) - Saw his playing time increase throughout his freshman season, making 23 starts in center field and one at second base - Tied for the team lead with five outfield assists last season and hit a team-best .382 in 34 at bats in Big South Conference play, seeing action in 13 games - In the team’s final series of the regular season, went 6-for-10 against Liberty, including a 3-for-4 night in game two with 3 RBI, a double and his first career HR

# 30 Colin Miller, Fr., R/R (Delaplane, Va./Fauquier) ‘08: .188 AVG, 1 R CF - Went 2-for-5 after entering the game in the seventh inning to play center field in VMI’s 16-inning win at Liberty (4/19) - Collected his first career hit, a single through the right-side of the infield against Norfolk State (4/16), while making his second career start in center field - Entered as a defensive replacement at James Madison (3/26) - Took over in center field at William & Mary (3/11), going 0-for-2 - Started game three against Lafayette (2/24) in center field - Three-year letterwinner for Coach Paul Koch at Fauquier, patrolling center field for the Falcons - As a junior, hit .340 and was not thrown out on the basepaths; Was also credited with two outfield assists at home plate while playing CF in a District game

# 6 Mike Roberts, Jr., R/R (Prince George, Va./Prince George) ‘08: .319 AVG, 7 2B, 5 HR, 32 RBI, 21 R, 5 SB C - Has reached base safely in all but two games that he has played this season - Ranks second on the team with 32 RBIs and ranks third with a .319 average - Has started 22 games behind the plate, five in leftfield and six at designated hitter - Against Coppin State, was 0-for-6 with four runs scored, reaching base by being walked twice, hit by a pitch once, and reaching on an error - Went 2-for-8 and drove home four of VMI’s six runs in the Keydets’ 16-inning, 6-5 win at Liberty (4/19) - Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs against JMU (4/15) then went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and a home run against Norfolk State (4/16) - Saw his career-best 10-game hitting streak snapped in game four at Auburn (3/9), going 0-for-4; Went 17-for-45 (.378) with 5 2B, a HR and 15 RBI during streak - Hit VMI’s first inside-the-park home run in nearly three years in game one at Auburn (3/6), hitting a ball to deep center field that rolled up against the wall - Went 3-for-4 with four RBI against Central Conn. State (3/2), scoring two runs while hitting a pair of doubles; drove home the go-ahead run with a two-run single - Drove in a career-high five while going 2-for-5 in the final game against Binghamton (3/1), driving home the winning runs with a three-run double in the eighth - Brother of VMI freshman Sam Roberts - Started 53 of the team’s 55 contests behind the plate as a sophomore while setting career-highs in average, doubles, triples, home runs and on-base percentage - As a freshman, started 39 games behind the plate and 44 in all, while appearing in all but two contests; Also ranked fourth on the team with 38 RBI

# 4 Sam Roberts, Fr., R/R (Prince George, Va./Prince George) ‘08: .303 AVG, 8 2B, 13 RBI, 19 R, 8 SB OF/RHP - Saw his career-best ten-game hitting streak end in game one at UNCA (4/12); During streak went 15-for-40 (.375) with five doubles, seven RBIs and a .468 OBP - Leads the team with 22 walks while ranking second with eight stolen bases - Ranks eighth (tied) in the Big South with 22 walks and ninth (tied) with eight stolen bases - Has reached base safely in 24 of the last 28 games, raising his batting average from .190 to .303 - Has thrown out six baserunners from right field, including three at the plate - Has started 35 games this season with 33 in right field and one each at designated hitter and center field - Went 3-for-8 with two runs scored and a double in VMI’s 16-inning, 6-5 win at Liberty (4/19) - Went 3-for-7 with a double, a walk and a stolen base in VMI’s 16-inning, 3-2 win over Radford (4/7) - Threw out the tying run at home plate in the ninth inning after scoring what proved to be the winning run without a hit in the eighth in a 9-8 win over W&M (3/25) - Went 2-for-3 with the game-winning RBI on a sacrifice fly to leftfield in the seventh inning in game one against High Point (2/22) - Collected his first multiple-hit game against Norfolk State (3/19), going 3-for-5 with two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base - Had hits in each of the first three games at Auburn, including his first career hit, an infield single in game one (3/6), and his first career double in game two (3/7) - Brother of VMI junior Mike Roberts - Earned First Team All-Central District honors at SS & UTIL as a high school senior; Also a Two-time First-Team All-Metro, All-Region and All-Tri Cities selection - Hit .548 with 20 RBI as a senior while going 3-3 with 31 strikeouts and a 1.70 ERA - Had a career 23-5 record on the mound while also hitting above .400 each season at Prince George, where he played for his father, Mickey Roberts VMI Hitters Notes

# 31 Brian Sandridge, R-So., R/R (Brownsburg, Va./Rockbridge Co.) ‘08: .353 AVG, 7 2B, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 19 R OF - Over the past 21 games, is 41-for-101 (.406) with six doubles, five home runs, 24 RBIs and 14 runs scored - Currently on a career-best 14-game hitting streak, during which he is 28-for-68 (.412) with four doubles, two home runs, 14 RBIs and nine runs scored - Leads the Big South in Conference play with 29 H, and 45 TB; also ranks third with a .446 AVG, 14 RBIs (tied) and 4 HR (tied) and fourth with a .692 SLG% - Has started 32 games this season, with 14 in left field, ten coming at designated hitter, and eight in right field - Drove home the tying run in the ninth inning and scored the winning run in the 16th in VMI’s 6-5, 16-inning win at Liberty (4/19) - Earned Big South Player of the Week honors on April 7, posting three multiple-hit games as VMI went 4-0 on the week; Hit .417 with eight RBIs - Posted his second four-hit game in a week by going 4-for-5 with two singles, a double and a home run, driving in three in a game three win over UNCA (4/13) - Set a new school record for at bats by going 4-for-8 in VMI’s 16-inning, 3-2 win over Radford (4/7)...Also matched a school record with three doubles - Hit a three-run, walk-off home run to give VMI a 4-3, 11-inning victory in game one against Radford (4/6) - Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in a 9-5 win over Richmond (4/1) - Tied the contest with a single in the fourth inning before giving the Keydets the lead with a solo home run in a 5-4 win against Winthrop (3/29) - Hit his first career grand slam and first for VMI this season in the third inning against William & Mary (3/25) - In the doubleheader against High Point (3/22), went 5-for-8 with two RBI and a home run to raise his average 62 points - Went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in game three against Lafayette (2/24) - A key contributor to the team down the stretch last season, leading all freshmen with a .293 average and 17 RBI while seeing action in 37 contests - Local product that attended Rockbridge County High School; Redshirted the 2006 campaign

# 20 Thane Smith, R-Sr., L/R (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) ‘08: .189 AVG, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 16 R LF - Started 25 games this season and has appeared in 30 games - Snapped a four-game skid during which he was 1-for-13 by going 3-for-9 with three RBIs in the first two games against UNCA (4/12) - Hit his first home run of the season in game one against Winthrop (3/28), a solo shot - In game one against High Point (3/22), hit a two-run triple to tie the game before scoring the winning run in the seventh inning of a 5-4 win - Was a 4-for-4 in the ninth inning this season until a pinch-hit appearance in game one against Marshall (3/14), lining out to right field (3/14) - Posted hits in three of the four games at Auburn, including a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning of game four (3/9) when he came around to score - Had eight multiple-RBI games and 11 multiple-hit games as a junior - Redshirted the 2006 season - Played in 51 of 55 contests as a sophomore in 2005, hitting .316 with eight doubles and 23 RBI while playing left field and designated hitter - Led the team with 14 steals in 16 attempts as a sophomore, while also collecting 19 multiple-hit games

# 23 Graham Sullivan, Fr., R/R (Manassas, Va./C.D. Hylton) ‘08: .184 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 6 R IF - Has started four games at first base, four at shortstop, one at third base and two at designated hitter - Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored for his first career multiple-hit against Coppin State (4/23), starting at shortstop - Started at shortstop in mid-week wins against Richmond (4/1) and Old Dominion (4/2), getting a hit and scoring a run in each game - Entered as a defensive replacement at shortstop in the ninth inning of game three against Winthrop (3/30) - Hit his first career double in game two against Marshall (3/15) - Three-year letterwinner under head coach John Colantuni at C.D. Hylton - Played in the middle infield at Hylton and hit .325 with 21 RBI and 10 stolen bases as a junior

# 5 Justin Topping, Fr., R/R (Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River) ‘08: .291 AVG, 4 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R C/OF - Has started 15 games at designated hitter and pinch-hit nine times - Went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored against Coppin State (4/23) - Had successful pinch-hit appearances in each of the first two games at Liberty - Ended VMI’s 3-2, 16-inning win over Radford (4/7) with a sacrifice fly to center field that plated Brian Sandridge - Made his first appearance in the field at catcher in the ninth inning against High Point (3/22), a 5-3 Keydet win - Collected multiple hits in back-to-back games at Auburn (3/9), going 2-for-3 with a run scored and at home against Old Dominion (3/11), going 2-for-5 - Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI in game one against Binghamton (2/29) - Earned both Eastern Region First Team honors and Southeastern District Player of the Year accolades as a senior catcher - Hit .516 with 27 RBI, posting a school-record 20-game hitting streak while striking out only four times as a senior - As a junior, was named First Team All-District and Second Team All-Tidewater and Eastern Region while hitting .497 with 23 RBI with 11 stolen bases - Also played quarterback at Nansemond River, running up 2,000 career passing yards with 20 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing scores

# 10 A.J. Yoder, Jr., L/R (Belleville, Pa./Indian Valley) ‘08: .242 AVG, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 20 R, 3 SB SS - Started all but eight games this season at shortstop - Is 2-for-18 (.111) over his past four games, going 2-for-7 in the 16-inning win against Liberty (4/19) - Plated the winning run in the 16th inning with a single into center field in VMI’s 16-inning win at Liberty (4/19) - Had a five-game hitting streak come to an end in game three against Winthrop (3/3); Went 10-for-25 (.400) with two doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored - Reached base in four of his five plate appearances in game one against High Point, going 1-for-1 with a run scored, two walks, a hit by pitch and a sacrifice bunt - Posted his first multiple-hit game of the season by going 3-for-4 in game two against Marshall (3/15), scoring a run - Matched a career-best with three runs scored while going 1-for-2 with a walk, a hit by pitch and a stolen base against Central Conn. State (3/2) - Ranked third on the team with a .296 average, 13 doubles (tied), 83 total bases and six stolen bases as a sophomore - Led the team and ranked in the top five in the Big South with four triples last season while leading the Big South by being hit by 20 pitches - Played in 45 contests as a freshman, starting 40 between 2B, 3B, SS & DH - Ranked as eighth-toughest player to strikeout in the nation as a freshman, doing so once every 18.6 AB Friday’s Starter Trey Barham Senior  Left-Handed Pitcher  6-0  215  L/L Portsmouth, Va.  Greenbrier Christian Academy nents’ batting average led the Big South Conference while his 98 strikeouts and 3.53 ERA ranked him in BARHAM’S CAREER STARTS the top five...Team went 10-6 in his 16 starts... 2008 Allowed only two earned runs in the first three complete IP H R ER BB SO DEC 8 games of his career, with those coming against 2/23 Lafayette 5.1 31124 - Charleston Southern (3/17), Coastal Carolina (5/6) and 2/29 Binghamton 6.0 54248W VMI’s career leader in wins and strikeouts that is James Madison (5/17)...Named Big South Pitcher of 3/7 Auburn 7.0 86636L anchoring the weekend rotation for the third-straight the Week and to the College Baseball Foundation’s 3/14 Marshall 6.0 10 4406L season...VMI is 28-15 in his 43 career starts. National Honor Roll after his complete-game two-hit 3/21 High Point 9.0 54117W 2008: As the team’s Friday night starter, has gone 2-4 victory against Charleston Southern, during which he 3/28 Winthrop 4.0 85503L with three no decisions...Became VMI’s career strikeout allowed only one unearned run while striking out 4/5 Radford 9.0 511211- leader with 11 K’s in nine innings against Radford, tak- six...Established a new career-high with 12 strikeouts 4/11 UNCA 6.2 11 6606L ing a no decision while allowing one run on five vs. JMU...Earned first career save in series-clinching 4/19 Liberty 7.0 74403 - hits...Hurled his fourth career complete game and third victory over #16 Winthrop (5/21) in conference play while allowing only one earned run Summer: While pitching for the Front Royal (Va.) 2007 IP H R ER BB SO DEC (four runs total) against High Point (3/21)...At Auburn, Cardinals of the Valley League over the Summer, posted 2/9 Florida 5.2 72216W pitched seven innings while giving up six runs on eight a 3-1 record in six starts, while his .213 opposing bat- 2/20 Bucknell 5.0 41125W hits, striking out six in a 6-4 loss...Against Binghamton, ting average and 50 strikeouts ranked him in the top 3/2 Rider 7.0 64128W threw six innings while giving up four runs, two earned five in the League in those categories...Led the team 3/9 UMES 7.0 30037W while striking out eight in an 11-4 win...On opening with a 2.36 ERA...Finished out the summer as a mem- 3/13 Auburn 2.0 22000 - day, took a no decision in 5.1 innings, surrendering ber of the postseason roster for the Wareham Gatemen 3/17 Char. Sou. 6.0 71154W three hits and one run against Lafayette (2/23). of the Cape Cod League. 3/23 Winthrop 6.1 10 4304L 3/31 Savannah St. 8.0 10018W 2007: Won the second-most games in school history 2005: Made 15 appearances, including three 4/6 High Point 7.0 63225W (nine) and became VMI’s career wins leader...Also tied starts...Went 2-1 on the season, striking out 28 batters 4/13 Coppin St. 5.0 30016W for the second-most wins in the Big South Conference in 31.0 innings...Earned a win in relief after throwing 4/20 Coastal 4.0 96633L and ranked fourth in the League with a 3.09 3.0 innings vs. Navy (3/6)...Won his final start of the 4/28 UNCA 3.1 10 7705L 5/12 Radford 5.0 84235 - ERA...Keydets went 11-4 in his 15 starts...Was named season against Georgetown, striking out five in 5.0 5/19 Liberty 6.0 82224W National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate innings, both season highs... Allowed only one home 5/24 Coastal-BST 4.2 54246L Baseball Writers Association after allowing only three run. baserunners in 10 innings against VCU and Savannah 2006 State...Set the school’s career wins mark with his victo- High School: Played first base and pitched at IP H R ER BB SO DEC ry against Coppin State (4/13), allowing only three hits Greenbrier Christian Academy...Lettered four years in 2/4 Auburn 3.0 23343 - and no runs to win his 17th game as a Keydet...After baseball and one each in football and golf...As a senior, 2/11 Mercer 4.0 75524L struggling over a three-week span, bounced back with a posted an 8-3 record and a 0.69 ERA...Named VISBA 2/25 Lafayette 5.2 85418W fine effort against Liberty (5/19), allowing only two runs State Player of the Year...Had a 4-0 record and a 3/3 Albany 5.0 12054W 3/8 Longwood 2.0 31113W in six innings to collect his ninth win of the season. 0.51ERA his junior year. 3/11 Hartford 6.1 74309 - Summer: Began the season with the Cotuit Kettleers of 3/17 CSU 9.0 21036W the Cape Cod League...Made two appearances on the Personal: Son of Donald and Donna Barham...Played for 3/26 Brown 6.0 31016 - mound while going 1-for-2 at the plate with three RBI American Legion Post 310, The Virginia Knights, and 3/31 Liberty 5.2 86625L before being released due to roster availability... the Tidewater White Sox...Played on a showcase team in 4/9 High Point 7.1 71144W Appeared in eight contests, making five starts for the the summer of 2004...Listed in Who's Who Among 4/15 Radford 7.2 43211W Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League...Went 2-3 American High School Students and received National 4/23 Birm.-Sou. 5.2 64433L with a 4.85 ERA, striking out 29 batters in 29.2 Honor Society recognition...Majoring in biology. 4/29 UNCA 2.0 65332L innings while allowing opposing batters to hit only 5/6 Coastal 9.0 32029W .259...Helped lead the Pilots to the CPL Championship BARHAM’S CAREER HIGHS 5/12 N.C. A&T 0.1 11110 - Game. IP, Starter 9.0 (3x), Last at High Point, 3/21/08 5/17 JMU 8.0 522112L IP, Relief 4.1 vs. Coppin State, 2/19/06 2005 2006: Became the team’s ace and was voted Second K 12 at James Madison, 5/17/06 IP H R ER BB SO DEC Team All-Conference...Posted the third-highest single- BB 5 (3x), Last at Char. So., 3/17/07 4/5W&M3.032153 - season totals in school history with 98 strikeouts and H 11 at UNCA, 3/11/08 4/20 W&M 2.2 45413 - 94.1 innings pitched...His seven wins tied the school R 7 vs. UNCA, 4/28/07 5/17 G’town 5.0 65525W record for most victories in a season...His .222 oppo- ER 7 vs. UNCA, 4/28/07 Barham’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2005 5.81 2-1 15/3 000031.0 38 28 20 19 28 1 .299 4 2 2006 3.53 7-5 18/16 300194.1 78 48 37 36 98 6 .222 8 8 2007 3.09 9-5 19/15 001087.1 93 41 30 32 79 5 .277 2 2 2008 4.43 2-4 10/9 100061.0 63 35 30 12 56 7 .274 4 8 TOTAL 3.85 20-15 62/43 4 0 1 1 273.2 272 152 117 99 261 19 .260 18 20 Barham’s Career Big South Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2005 0.00 0-0 3/0 00002.0210100.250 0 0 2006 3.08 4-3 8/7 200149.2 39 23 17 18 42 3 .211 3 4 2007 5.50 3-3 7/7 000037.2 58 27 23 15 30 2 .360 1 2 2008 4.29 1-2 5/5 100035.2 36 20 17 3 30 5 .269 2 4 TOTAL 4.10 8-8 23/19 3 0 0 1 125.0 135 71 57 37 102 10 .277 6 10 Saturday’s Starter Michael Bowman Junior  Right-Handed Pitcher  6-3  200  R/R Richmond, Va.  Deep Run before a Liberty ninth-inning comeback...VMI went 9-7 in his 16 starts. BOWMAN’S CAREER STARTS Summer: Went 4-1 in 10 starts for the Peninsula 2008 Pilots of the Coastal Plain League...Had a 3.23 IP H R ER BB SO DEC 17 ERA in 55.2 innings, striking out 55 batters while walking only 12...Opposing batters hit only .245... 2/23 Lafayette 7.0 65415L Enjoyed a breakout campaign as a sophomore, set- Earned the win in the CPL All-Star Game, working 3/1 Binghamton 5.0 42016 - ting new school records for strikeouts and innings a perfect fifth inning...Helped lead the Pilots to the 3/8 Auburn 3.0 78622L pitched...Named to the Preseason Wallace Award CPL Championship Game. Watch List. 3/15 Marshall 9.0 55117L 2008: Has gone 2-4 with three no decisions while 2006: Made seven starts and four relief appear- 3/22 High Point 7.0 73315 - starting each weekend...In conference play, has ances in his first season with the Keydets...Went 4- 3/29 Winthrop 7.0 84317W worked at least 6.2 innings in each start as VMI is 2 with a 4.67 ERA, striking out 17 while walking 4/7 Radford 7.0 52133 - 4-1...Ranks fourth (tied) in the Big South with 56 19 in 34.2 innings of work...Started four Big South 4/13 UNCA 7.2 53309W strikeouts...Picked up the win by working 7.2 games, going 1-1...Made his first career start at 4/20 Liberty 6.2 75526L innings against UNCA (4/13), allowing three runs Richmond (2/28), as he and fellow freshman John on five hits while striking a season-best nine...Took Phelps combined to blank the Spiders 6-0...Posted a no decision while allowing two runs, one earned, career-long outings of 5.2 innings at High Point 2007 on five hits against Radford (4/7)...Earned his first (4/8) and vs. #16 Winthrop (5/21)... Against WU, IP H R ER BB SO DEC win of the season by working seven innings and allowed only one earned run while striking out four allowing only four runs, three earned, striking out in the series-clinching win...Struck out five vs. 2/9 Florida 4.0 52212W seven against Winthrop (3/29)...Allowed only three Coppin State (2/17). 2/21 Richmond 6.0 51128 - earned runs in seven innings on seven hits, taking Summer: Helped lead the Staunton (Va.) Braves 3/3 Rider 6.2 31127W a no decision against High Point (3/22), as the to a runner-up finish in the Valley League...Pitched 3/10 UMES 7.0 10007W Keydets came back to win its first game that a five-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and no walks Bowman has started this season... Pitched a com- in Game 4 of the Valley League Finals against 3/14 Auburn 2.0 51113 - plete game against Marshall (3/15), taking the loss eventual champions Luray...Struck out 59 batters 3/17 Char. Sou. 6.0 644010W despite allowing only one earned run (four in 57 innings, making nine starts and one relief 3/24 Winthrop 8.0 54436L unearned), striking out seven and walking only one appearance...Tallied a 4.11 ERA and .234 oppo- 4/1 Savannah St. 7.0 20007W in a 5-1 loss. nents’ batting average...Posted a 1-5 record. 4/7 High Point 5.1 75545 - 2007: Came into his own, leading the team in High School: Three-year letterwinner at Deep 4/13 Coppin St. 6.1 10009W starts (16), strikeouts (110), innings (99.0), oppos- Run...Named honorable mention all-district and all- 4/21 Coastal 6.0 84212L ing batting average (.235), and combined shutouts academic...Also lettered two years at quarterback, 4/27 UNCA 8.0 844210- (3)...Broke VMI’s single-season strikeout mark set totaling 1600 yards passing...Named honorable 5/11 Radford 6.0 63338 - by Percy Sensabaugh in 1964...Twice allowed only mention all-district in football. one hit in a start, going seven innings against 5/18 Liberty 7.0 83138L Maryland-Eastern Shore (3/10) and 6.1 innings Personal: Son of Thomas and Barbara Bowman... 5/23 Liberty-BST 8.0 92228 - against Coppin State (4/13)...Set a career-high by Played in the 2004 Commonwealth Games and for striking out ten without walking a batter against American Legion Posts 244 and 361...Pitched two Charleston Southern (3/17)... Pitched his first innings in the 2005 VHSCA East-West All-Star 2006 career complete game against Winthrop (3/24), tak- Game with fellow Keydet Matt Edwards...Majoring IP H R ER BB SO DEC ing the loss while allowing only four runs...Also in civil engineering. 2/28 Richmond 4.0 30032W took a hard-luck loss against #20 Coastal Carolina, 3/5 Albany 1.1 54421 - allowing two earned runs in six innings...Took a no BOWMAN’S CAREER HIGHS 4/2 Liberty 2.0 34322 - decision when allowing four runs over eight innings IP, Starter 8.0 (2x), Last vs. UNCA, 4/27/07 in a come-from-behind, 5-4 win over UNCA IP, Relief 5.0 vs. Coppin State, 2/17/06 4/8 High Point 5.2 23340 - (4/27)...Took a hard-luck loss in his final regular- K 10 (2x), Last vs. UNCA, 4/27/07 4/15 Radford 1.0 34310L season outing, allowing one earned run over seven BB 4 (3x), Last vs. High Point, 4/7/07 5/10 VCU 4.0 53203L innings, striking out eight against Liberty H 8 (4x), Last vs. Winthrop, 3/29/08 5/21 Winthrop 5.2 52144W (5/18)...Allowed only two runs over eight innings in R 8 at Auburn, 3/8/08 the Big South Championship against Liberty (5/23), ER 6 at Auburn, 3/8/08 striking out eight while leaving with a 3-2 lead

Bowman’s Career Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2006 4.67 4-2 11/7 001034.2 36 23 18 19 17 3 .265 5 3 2007 2.73 6-3 17/16 103099.0 85 35 30 26 110 2 .235 5 5 2008 3.84 2-4 13/9 100063.1 56 38 27 15 56 6 .239 5 4 TOTAL 3.43 12-9 41/32 2 0 4 0 197.0 177 96 75 60 183 11 .242 15 12 Bowman’s Career Big South Stats Year ERA W-L G/GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO HR B/Avg WP HBP 2006 6.14 1-1 5/4 000014.2 14 13 10 11 6 2 .255 3 3 2007 4.47 1-3 7/7 100046.1 48 27 23 16 49 0 .274 3 3 2008 3.82 2-1 5/5 000035.1 32 17 15 7 30 4 .250 3 0 TOTAL 4.48 4-5 17/16 1 0 0 0 96.1 94 57 48 34 85 6 .263 9 6 VMI Bullpen Notes

# 21 Ryan Barefoot, Fr., RHP (Centreville, Va./Centreville) ‘08: 1-1, 4.00 ERA, 18.0 IP, 10 K, 7 BB RHP - Worked a scoreless inning of relief against Liberty (4/20), striking out two after a lead off walk in his first action in two weeks - Took the loss while allowing four runs, three earned, on eight hits against VCU (4/8) - Made his first career pitching start at Old Dominion (4/2), earned the win by allowing one run on one hit through four innings - Pitched four innings at Old Dominion (3/11), allowing only one run on four hits, striking out a pair...Set down six in a row and nine of the ten batters at one point - Made his first collegiate appearance on the mound in game one at Auburn (3/6), allowing one hit in a 9-3 loss - Excelled as a two-way player at Centreville, playing as a shortstop while also serving as the team’s closer - Went 1-0 with three saves with opponents hitting .194, posting an ERA of 3.30 and 15 strikeouts in 12 innings as a senior

# 22 Chris Duty, So., RHP (Richmond, Va./Monacan) ‘08: 4-0, 1 SV, 2.28 ERA, 23.2 IP, 18 K, 6 BB RHP - Has not allowed an earned run in his last eight relief appearances, a stretch of 14.1 innings - Earned the win in VMI’s 16-inning victory at Liberty (4/19), entering with the winning run at second and one out in the 15th and retired all five batters he faced - Appeared in six consecutive games for VMI in early April, working 9.2 innings, allowing five hits and two unearned runs, going 2-0 - Won his third game of the season in a 4-3, come-from-behind victory in 11 innings against Radford (4/6), working one inning - Picked up a win in relief against Richmond (4/1), allowing two unearned runs on two hits - Earned his first win in his first start of the season, pitching five innings against William & Mary (3/25), allowing one run on three hits while striking out four, - Threw three scoreless innings against Norfolk State (3/19), allowing only two hits while striking out one - Pitched 2.2 innings in relief in game four at Auburn (3/9), allowing two runs on four hits while striking out three in a 6-5 loss - Made his first apperance of the season against Binghamton (3/1), earning his first career save by working a perfect ninth with a strikeout - Struck out 60 while walking only 21 in 59.2 innings as a freshman, making ten starts and five relief appearances - Ranked eighth in the Big South with a .265 opponents batting average - Went 3-0 in his first four collegiate starts, winning against Nigara, Rider and Charleston Southern

# 14 Matt Edwards, R-So., RHP (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) ‘08: 1-0, 0.69 ERA, 13.0 IP, 8 K, 4 BB RHP - Made his first appearance in over a month by allowing only a walk over 1.1 innings against Coppin State (4/23) - Earned his first collegiate win against Norfolk State (3/19), entering the sixth inning with the go-ahead run at third base and worked 1.1 scoreless innings - Made two appearances against Marshall, pitching three innings and allowing no runs in game one (3/14), while allowing a run in one inning in game three (3/16) - Pitched the final two innings against Old Dominion (3/11), allowing a pair of hits but no runs - Pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief in game three against Lafayette (2/24), allowing four hits while striking out two in an 11-9 loss - Underwent Tommy John surgery in the fall of 2006 after suffering an elbow injury over the summer of 2006 while pitching for American Legion Post 186 - Made three relief appearances as a freshman in 2006

# 11 Jason Farley, Fr., LHP (Vienna, Va./James Madison) ‘08: 3-2, 2 SV, 6.62 ERA, 34.0 IP, 28 K, 12 BB LHP - Is 2-0 with two saves in his eight relief appearances, holding an ERA of 2.77 in 13.0 innings, striking out 12 while walking only four and allowing nine hits - Earned a win after pitching five innings in a start against Coppin State (4/23); Allowed four runs, two earned, on six hits while striking out four - Picked up a win and a save in a doubleheader sweep of High Point (3/22); Allowed two baserunners over three innings, striking out four in the two appearances - In his first collegiate start, escaped a rough first inning at Auburn (3/6) and pitched four innings, allowing seven runs, five earned, on six hits while taking the loss - Allowed only one hit, a solo home run, while facing 18 batters in his first two collegiate appearances - Collected his first collegiate win in relief in the final game against Binghamton (3/1), allowing only one hit in 2.1 innings - Earned his first collegiate save in his first apperance, setting down the first eight batters he faced before an error broke the string against Binghamton (2/29); Worked 3.0 innings while striking out three and allowing only one baserunner - As a senior at James Madison, earned Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year honors, going 8-2 with a save, striking out 59 batters while walking only nine, posting an ERA of 1.23 in 58.2 innings for the Liberty District Champions, while also hitting .371 with 11 RBI - Twice named both Liberty District and Northern Region Pitcher of the Year; Also named AAA First Team All-State as a senior - Before his senior season, was the only player in the state of Virginia named to the Louisville Slugger Preseason High School All-America First Team

# 12 Lefty Flora, Fr., LHP (Roanoke, Va./Northside) ‘08: 0-2, 9.20 ERA, 14.2 IP, 13 K, 12 BB LHP - Took the loss while making his second start of the season, lasting 3.1 innings at JMU (3/26), allowing five runs on eight hits, including three home runs - Pitched four innings in relief in game three at Auburn (3/8), striking out five while scattering five hits, allowing two runs - Worked in relief in the final game against Binghamton (3/1), scattering five hits in 2.1 innings, allowing no runs while striking out a pair - Started game three against Lafayette (2/24), allowing nine runs, eight earned, in 2.2 innings, striking out two while walking four - Went 9-1 as a senior, leading Northside to the Virginia AA State Semifinals for the second-straight season and a Blue Ridge District Regular Season title - As a senior, had an ERA of 1.16 with 96 strikeouts, walking 24 in 72.2 innings with nine complete games - Went 29-6 in his career at Northside, notching 297 strikeouts in 228 innings while posting an ERA of 1.71 - Two-time First-Team All-District and All-Region selection that also earned Honorable Mention All-State honors

# 9 Adam Kruithof, Fr., RHP (Charlottesville, Va./Western Albemarle) ‘08: 1-1, 8.14 ERA, 21.0 IP, 20 K, 9 BB RHP - Took a no decision after allowing three runs over five innings in a start against Coppin State (4/23)...Also struck out a career-best seven while not issuing a walk - Earned his first career win by working four innings while allowing two runs on seven hits against Norfolk State (4/16) - Made his first collegiate start in game three against Binghamton (3/1), allowing six runs, five earned, and eight hits while striking out four in 3.1 innings (ND) - Worked the final four innings in relief in game three against Lafayette (2/24), scattering two hits while striking out three - Earned Player of the Year honors in the Jefferson District after being named to the All-District First Team as both a pitcher and an outfielder as a senior - Named Central Virginia Player of the Year as a senior and First Team All-Region as a pitcher in addition to Second Team All-Region in the outfield - Went 9-0 with a save while leading the squad with 71 strikeouts in 58 innings, with opponents hitting only .148 as a senior - Holds the Western Albemarle career record for wins (26) and innings pitched (211) VMI Bullpen Notes

# 27 Josh McPherson, So., RHP (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) ‘08: 0-0, 8.10 ERA, 3.1 IP, 2 K, 1 BB RHP - Retired both batters that he faced in relief appearances against Liberty (4/18) and Coppin State (4/23) - Worked one inning against Winthrop (3/28), allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits - Came on in relief in game three against Lafayette (2/24), failing to retire any of the three batters he faced, being charged with two runs - As a senior at Tabb, went 7-3 with a 1.25 ERA, striking out 53 while walking four in 56 IP - Named All-State Honorable Mention as a junior, while also being twice named First-Team All-Region and First-Team All-District

# 25 Matt Murrer, R-Sr., LHP (Richmond, Va./Benedictine) ‘08: 0-0, 4.32 ERA, 8.1 IP, 9 K, 5 BB LHP - Worked a career-long 2.1 innings against Liberty (4/18) in game one, retiring seven of the first eight batters he faced...Allowed one run on one hit - Threw 1.2 innings against Norfolk State (4/16), allowing two runs on two hits - Allowed one run in one inning of work at Old Dominion (4/2), striking out one and allowing a pair of hits - Made his debut on the mound in game one at Auburn (3/6), striking out a pair while walking one - Was a four-year letterwinner on the VMI Basketball team, scoring 1,200 pts., ranking him 18th in VMI career scoring; Also ranks in VMI’s career FG% and blocks - As a senior, scored a career-high 16.6 points per game, the sixth-most in the Big South Conference, while ranking second in the League with 1.9 blocks per game - Went 7-1 as a starting pitcher his senior year at Benedictine

# 4 Sam Roberts, Fr., RHP (Prince George, Va./Prince George) ‘08: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.0 IP, 1 K, 1 BB LHP - Made his first collegiate appearance on the mound in working a scoreless ninth against Coppin State (4/23), walking one and striking out one - Brother of VMI junior catcher Mike Roberts - Earned First Team All-Central District honors at SS & UTIL as a high school senior; Also a Two-time First-Team All-Metro, All-Region and All-Tri Cities selection - Had a career 23-5 record on the mound while also hitting above .400 each season at Prince George, where he played for his father, Mickey Roberts

# 35 Travis Smink, R-So., LHP (Herndon, Pa./Line Mountain) ‘08: 1-0, 6 SV, 2.59 ERA, 31.1 IP, 29 K, 8 BB LHP - Threw a season-long 7.1 innings in relief in VMI’s 16-inning win against Liberty (4/19), allowing one run on five hits, striking out five - Earned saves in back-to-back nights against JMU (4/15) and Norfolk State (4/16), working perfect ninth innings in each while striking out five - Picked up his third Big South save this year by working two innings while allowing one run on three hits at UNCA (4/12) - Earned his first win of the season by no-hitting Radford for the final six innings of a 3-2, 16-inning win (4/7); Struck out six while allowing only a walk - Picked up his third career save and first in Big South play while working a scoreless ninth in game two against High Point (3/22), allowing only one hit - Made his first appearance in over a year by striking out the lone batter he faced in game four at Auburn (3/9) - Saw action in only two contests before undergoing surgery last season, undergoing Tommy John surgery and earning a medical redshirt year - As a freshman in 2006, became only the second Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in VMI history, joining fellow Herndon, Pa. native Kelly Sweppenhiser - Tied what was then the school record for wins by going 7-4 while ranking second on the team with 73.2 innings, ten starts, two saves and 4.40 ERA - Threw his first career complete game against Coastal Carolina (5/8/06) in a 2-0 loss to fellow freshman Bobby Gagg - Named to the College Baseball Foundation’s National Honor Roll after he picked up two saves and a win by closing out all three games against Lafayette (2/25- 26/06), retiring 17 of the 19 batters he faced

# 13 Daniel Wood, R-So., LHP (Richmond, Va./Hermitage) ‘08: 1-2, 3.33 ERA, 24.1 IP, 28 K, 7 BB LHP - Saw a string of 17.1 innings of not allowing an earned run come to an end by allowing five runs on four hits in 3.1 innings, taking the loss vs. Coppin St. (4/22) - Earned his first career win by shutting out James Madison (4/15) for six innings, allowing only three hits - No-hit VCU over the final five innings of a 5-3 loss (4/8), allowing an unearned run after setting down the first 14 batters he faced - Struck out a pair in a perfect inning of relief against Old Dominion (4/2) - Appeared in seven contests, striking out seven batters while allowing only one hit in 5.2 innings as a redshirt freshman - In three Big South appearances, allowed only one hit in 2.1 innings, striking out two while allowing one run - Allowed only one hit in 1.1 innings, striking out a pair of batters in relief in game two against UNC Asheville (4/28/07) - Redshirted the 2006 season Relief Effectiveness

-----Last Relief Appearance----- First Batter Saves Inherit. Run. Pitcher Date Opp. (Result) IP H R/ER BB SO HR DEC Faced Retired SV Opp. IR Scored Barefoot 4/20 Liberty (L) 1.0 0 0/0 1 2 0 - 5 3 0 0 1 0 Barham 4/1 Richmond (W) 1.0 1 0/0 0 2 0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bowman 4/2 at ODU (W) 1.0 1 1/1 1 1 0 - 4 2 0 0 0 0 Duty 4/19 Liberty (W) 1.2 0 0/0 0 2 0 W 11 7 1 1 5 1 Edwards 4/23 Coppin State (W) 1.1 0 0/0 1 0 0 - 8 5 0 0 8 4 Farley 4/18 Liberty (L) 1.1 2 2/2 1 0 0 - 8 5 2 2 7 1 Flora 4/23 Coppin State (W) 1.0 0 0/0 1 0 0 - 4 3 0 0 0 0 Henderson 3/22 at JMU (L) 1.0 1 0/0 0 1 0 - 4 4 0 2 1 1 Kruithof 3/26 at JMU (L) 0.2 3 2/2 0 0 0 - 4 3 0 0 2 1 McPherson 4/22 Coppin State (L) 0.2 0 0/0 0 1 0 - 5 3 0 0 4 3 Murrer 4/23 Coppin State (W) 0.2 0 0/0 1 1 0 - 7 3 0 0 6 3 Roberts, Sam 4/23 Coppin State (W) 1.0 0 0/0 1 1 0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 Smink 4/19 Liberty (W) 7.1 5 1/1 2 5 0 - 14 10 6 6 7 2 Wood 4/22 Coppin State (L) 3.1 4 5/5 1 6 2 L 12 8 0 0 10 5 TEAM 4/23 Coppin State (W) 4.0 0 0/0 4 2 0 - 88 58 9 11 51 21 2008 VMI Baseball Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T HT WT CL Hometown/Previous School 26 Jordan Ballard ...... IF 1 David Lottman OF L/L 5-9 160 So. Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam 21 Ryan Barefoot ...... SS/P 2 Shane Geisslinger IF R/R 5-8 160 Sr. Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill 8 Trey Barham ...... LHP 3 Justin Hess IF/OF R/R 5-11 170 So. Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek 39 Austin Benda ...... SS 4 Sam Roberts IF/P L/R 6-2 175 Fr. Prince George, Va./Prince George 5 Justin Topping C/OF R/R 5-11 185 Fr. Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River 24 Tanner Biagini ...... IF 6 Michael Roberts C R/R 6-2 185 Jr. Prince George, Va./Prince George 17 Michael Bowman . . . . .RHP 7 Chris Henderson RHP R/R 6-0 175 Jr. Fredericksburg, Va./Colonial Forge 29 Tim Brust ...... LHP 8 Trey Barham LHP L/L 6-0 215 Sr. Portsmouth, Va./Greenbrier Christian 22 Chris Duty ...... RHP 9 Adam Kruithof RHP/IF R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Charlottesville, Va./Western Albemarle 14 Matt Edwards ...... RHP 10 A.J. Yoder IF L/R 5-11 190 Jr. Belleville, Pa./Indian Valley 34 Brett Entz ...... SS 11 Jason Farley LHP L/L 6-3 185 Fr. Vienna, Va./James Madison 11 Jason Farley ...... LHP 12 Matthew Flora LHP L/L 5-9 170 Fr. Roanoke, Va./Northside 12 Matthew Flora ...... LHP 13 Daniel Wood LHP L/L 6-3 185 R-So. Richmond, Va./Hermitage 14 Matt Edwards RHP R/R 5-11 195 R-So. Midlothian, Va./Midlothian 2 Shane Geisslinger ...... IF 17 Michael Bowman RHP R/R 6-3 200 Jr. Richmond, Va./Deep Run 33 Kyle Goodale ...... C 20 Thane Smith OF L/R 6-1 200 R-Sr. Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial 28 Alex Haitsuka ...... C/OF 21 Ryan Barefoot SS/P R/R 6-4 185 Fr. Centreville, Va./Centreville 7 Chris Henderson . . . . .RHP 22 Chris Duty RHP R/R 6-3 205 So. Richmond, Va./Monacan 3 Justin Hess ...... IF/OF 23 Graham Sullivan IF R/R 6-3 195 Fr. Manassas, Va./C.D. Hylton 42 Chase Hutchinson . . .RHP 24 Tanner Biagini IF R/R 6-3 210 So. Greenville, N.C./D.H. Conley 9 Adam Kruithof . . . .RHP/IF 25 Matt Murrer LHP L/L 6-7 220 Sr. Richmond, Va./Benedictine 26 Jordan Ballard IF R/R 6-3 205 So. Troy, Va./Monticello 1 David Lottman ...... OF 27 Josh McPherson RHP R/R 6-4 205 So. Yorktown, Va./Tabb 27 Josh McPherson . . . . .RHP 28 Alex Haitsuka C/OF R/R 6-3 185 Fr. Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams 30 Colin Miller ...... OF 29 Tim Brust LHP L/L 6-4 210 Fr. Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle 25 Matt Murrer ...... LHP 30 Colin Miller OF R/R 5-11 175 Fr. Delaplane, Va./Fauquier 6 Michael Roberts ...... C 31 Brian Sandridge OF R/R 6-0 185 R-So. Brownsburg, Va./Rockbridge County 4 Sam Roberts ...... IF/P 33 Kyle Goodale C R/R 6-5 190 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Penncrest 31 Brian Sandridge ...... OF 34 Brett Entz SS R/R 5-11 175 Fr. Richmond, Va./Deep Run 35 Travis Smink ...... LHP 35 Travis Smink LHP L/L 6-3 210 R-So. Herndon, Pa./Line Mountain 39 Austin Benda SS R/R 5-11 170 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne 20 Thane Smith ...... OF 42 Chase Hutchinson RHP R/R 6-3 185 Fr. Fishersville, Va./Wilson Memorial 23 Graham Sullivan ...... IF 5 Justin Topping ...... C/OF Head Coach: #19 Marlin Ikenberry (VMI ‘95), Fifth season 13 Daniel Wood ...... LHP Assistant Coaches: 10 A.J. Yoder ...... IF #37 Ryan Mau (College of Charleston ‘00), Third season #38 Barry Shelton (West Virginia State, ‘97), Second season Keydets By Class (Eligibility) #16 Reggie Reynolds (Liberty 98), First Season Seniors (First Classmen)- 4 Barham, Geisslinger, Smith, Murrer Keydets By State/Region Central (9) Pennsylvania- 3 Michael Bowman Richmond Juniors (Second Classmen)- 4 Virginia- 28 Kyle Goodale Philadelphia Chris Duty Richmond Travis Smink Herndon Bowman, Henderson, M. Western (6) Matt Edwards Midlothian A.J. Yoder Belleville Roberts, Yoder Jordan Ballard Troy Brett Entz Richmond Tim Brust Charlottesville Shane Geisslinger Midlothian North Carolina- 1 Sophomores (Third Classmen)- 10 Lefty Flora Roanoke Matt Murrer Richmond Tanner Biagini Greenville Ballard, Biagini, Duty, Edwards, Chase Hutchinson Fishersville Mike Roberts Prince George Hess, Lottman, McPherson, Adam Kruithof Charlottesville Sam Roberts Prince George Pronunciation Guide Sandridge, Smink, Wood Brian Sandridge Brownsburg Daniel Wood Richmond Trey BARHAM- BARE-um Freshmen (Fourth Classmen)- 14 Southeastern (7) Tanner BIAGINI- be-ah-GEE-nee Northern (6) Barefoot, Benda, Brust, Entz, Trey Barham Portsmouth Ryan Barefoot Centreville Shane GEISSLINGER- GICE-ling-er Austin Benda Virginia Beach Farley, Flora, Goodale, Haitsuka, Jason Farley Vienna Justin Hess Chesapeake Alex HAITSUKA- hite-SOO-kah Hutchinson, Kruithof, Miller, S. Alex Haitsuka Alexandria David Lottman Virginia Beach Marlin IKENBERRY- EYE-ken-berry Roberts, Sullivan, Topping Chris Henderson Fredericksburg Josh McPherson Yorktown Colin Miller Delaplane Adam KRUITHOF- CREW-toff Thane Smith Virginia Beach Graham Sullivan Manassas Justin Topping Suffolk Ryan MAU- MAO (As in Maui) Matt MURRER- MYUR-er 2008 VMI Baseball Overall Statistics for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 21-20 Home: 13-11 Away: 8-9 Big South: 10-5

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

SANDRIDGE, Brian.... .353 37-32 139 19 49 7 0 6 30 74 .532 6 4 27 0 .393 1 1 3-5 32 0 3 .914 BIAGINI, Tanner...... 352 41-40 165 27 58 7 0 6 37 83 .503 13 5 30 4 .411 2 1 2-2 18 80 14 .875 ROBERTS, Mike...... 319 36-34 138 21 44 7 0 5 32 66 .478 13 3 23 3 .387 1 4 5-5 162 15 5 .973 GEISSLINGER, Shane.. .318 41-41 148 33 47 8 1 0 16 57 .385 18 6 18 0 .410 1 8 15-17 83 130 8 .964 ROBERTS, Sam...... 303 36-35 122 19 37 8 0 0 13 45 .369 22 0 20 1 .401 3 7 8-9 79 6 2 .977 BALLARD, Jordan...... 289 37-37 142 25 41 9 0 8 23 74 .521 14 9 29 2 .383 2 3 3-4 337 19 5 .986 HESS, Justin...... 254 40-37 126 15 32 8 0 1 9 43 .341 15 0 26 2 .333 0 7 6-10 82 2 0 1.000 YODER, A.J...... 242 35-33 120 20 29 4 1 2 14 41 .342 11 6 12 2 .329 3 9 3-4 48 84 10 .930 SMITH, Thane...... 189 30-25 95 16 18 3 1 1 11 26 .274 9 3 24 0 .280 0 4 3-5 26 0 2 .929 ------BAREFOOT, Ryan...... 294 9-4 17 2 5 0 0 1 4 8 .471 1 0 4 1 .333 0 0 1-1 5 13 4 .818 TOPPING, Justin...... 291 25-15 55 3 16 4 0 0 5 20 .364 5 0 9 0 .339 2 0 0-1 0 0 0 .000 HAITSUKA, Alex...... 247 27-19 73 7 18 6 0 0 3 24 .329 7 3 15 2 .333 1 1 0-1 178 27 7 .967 MILLER, Colin...... 188 9-2 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 .188 1 0 5 0 .235 0 0 0-1 3 1 1 .800 SULLIVAN, Graham.... .184 21-11 49 6 9 1 0 0 1 10 .204 0 1 13 2 .200 0 1 0-0 47 16 3 .955 LOTTMAN, David...... 143 18-2 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 2 0 4 0 .333 0 0 0-0 6 0 0 1.000 EDWARDS, Matt...... 111 5-1 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 .333 0 0 3 0 .111 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 BENDA, Austin...... 000 6-1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 ENTZ, Brett...... 000 5-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 RUCKER, Kyle...... 000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Totals...... 285 41-41 1431 222 408 72 4 30 198 578 .404 137 40 266 19 .360 16 46 49-65 1122 450 72 .956 Opponents...... 266 41-41 1435 226 382 69 9 45 189 604 .421 106 34 335 18 .328 16 23 50-73 1112 470 51 .969

LOB - Team (336), Opp (267). DPs turned - Team (28), Opp (33). CI - Team (1), ROBERTS, M. 1. IBB - Team (4), BIAGINI, T. 2, HESS, J. 1, YODER, A.J. 1. Picked off - BALLARD, J. 2, ROBERTS, S. 2, HAITSUKA, A. 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

HENDERSON, Chris.... 3.16 5-4 12 8 1 0/1 0 57.0 59 26 20 7 57 10 2 6 221 .267 2 6 0 3 2 BOWMAN, Michael..... 3.84 2-4 13 9 1 0/0 0 63.1 56 38 27 15 56 11 2 6 234 .239 5 4 0 1 6 BARHAM, Trey...... 4.43 2-4 10 9 1 0/0 0 61.0 63 35 30 12 56 13 0 7 230 .274 4 8 0 2 5 ------ROBERTS, Sam...... 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 EDWARDS, Matt...... 0.69 1-0 8 0 0 0/0 0 13.0 13 1 1 4 8 1 0 0 51 .255 0 0 0 0 0 DUTY, Chris...... 2.28 4-0 12 1 0 0/0 1 23.2 17 8 6 6 18 5 2 1 81 .210 4 3 0 2 0 SMINK, Travis...... 2.59 1-0 14 0 0 0/0 6 31.1 22 9 9 8 29 5 2 2 108 .204 1 1 0 0 2 WOOD, Daniel...... 3.33 1-2 12 0 0 0/0 0 24.1 17 16 9 7 28 4 0 3 86 .198 3 4 3 2 3 BAREFOOT, Ryan...... 4.00 1-1 7 2 0 0/0 0 18.0 20 10 8 7 10 4 0 2 73 .274 3 0 0 1 1 MURRER, Matt...... 4.32 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 8.1 8 6 4 5 9 1 0 1 34 .235 0 1 0 0 1 FARLEY, Jason...... 6.62 3-2 14 6 0 0/1 2 34.0 44 33 25 12 28 9 0 9 139 .317 1 3 1 1 2 McPHERSON, Josh..... 8.10 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 6 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 18 .333 2 2 1 0 0 KRUITHOF, Adam...... 8.14 1-1 8 4 0 0/0 0 21.0 30 21 19 9 20 4 1 4 86 .349 3 1 0 4 1 FLORA, Lefty...... 9.20 0-2 6 2 0 0/0 0 14.2 27 17 15 12 13 1 0 4 71 .380 2 1 1 0 0

Totals...... 4.24 21-20 41 41 3 1/1 9 374.0 382 226 176 106 335 69 9 45 1435 .266 30 34 6 16 23 Opponents...... 4.39 20-21 41 41 4 2/2 9 370.2 408 222 181 137 266 72 4 30 1431 .285 36 40 1 16 46

PB - Team (12), HAITSUKA, A. 9, ROBERTS, M. 3, Opp (11). Pickoffs - Team (16), DUTY, C. 5, BARHAM, T. 4, HAITSUKA, A. 2, FLORA, L. 1, ROBERTS, M. 1, BOWMAN, M. 1, HENDERSON, C 1, FARLEY, J. 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - ROBERTS, M. (27-37), HAITSUKA, A. (23-34), BOWMAN, M. (7-16), BAREFOOT, R. (10-10), BARHAM, T. (8-10), FARLEY, J. (6-8), KRUITHOF, A. (5-7), McPHERSON, J (4-4), WOOD, D. (3-4), HENDERSON, C (2-4), SMINK, T. (0-4), MURRER, M. (2-2), DUTY, C. (2-2), EDWARDS, M. (0-1), FLORA, L. (1-1). 2008 VMI Baseball Overall Statistics for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct)

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI

HESS, Justin...... 84 82 2 0 1.000 1 0 0 --- 0 0 BARHAM, Trey...... 11 2 9 0 1.000 0 8 2 .800 0 0 DUTY, Chris...... 8 1 7 0 1.000 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 WOOD, Daniel...... 7 1 6 0 1.000 0 3 1 .750 0 0 KRUITHOF, Adam...... 6 2 4 0 1.000 0 5 2 .714 0 0 LOTTMAN, David...... 6 6 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 SMINK, Travis...... 4 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 4 .000 0 0 McPHERSON, Josh..... 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 BALLARD, Jordan..... 361 337 19 5 .986 25 0 0 --- 0 0 ROBERTS, Sam...... 87 79 6 2 .977 1 0 0 --- 0 0 ROBERTS, Mike...... 182 162 15 5 .973 1 27 10 .730 3 1 HAITSUKA, Alex...... 212 178 27 7 .967 2 23 11 .676 9 0 GEISSLINGER, Shane.. 221 83 130 8 .964 18 0 0 --- 0 0 SULLIVAN, Graham.... 66 47 16 3 .955 4 0 0 --- 0 0 YODER, A.J...... 142 48 84 10 .930 16 0 0 --- 0 0 SMITH, Thane...... 28 26 0 2 .929 0 0 0 --- 0 0 SANDRIDGE, Brian.... 35 32 0 3 .914 0 0 0 --- 0 0 FARLEY, Jason...... 11 2 8 1 .909 3 6 2 .750 0 0 BOWMAN, Michael..... 18 6 10 2 .889 0 7 9 .438 0 0 BIAGINI, Tanner..... 112 18 80 14 .875 3 0 0 --- 0 0 BAREFOOT, Ryan...... 22 5 13 4 .818 1 10 0 1.000 0 0 MILLER, Colin...... 5 3 1 1 .800 0 0 0 --- 0 0 HENDERSON, Chris.... 7 1 4 2 .714 0 2 2 .500 0 0 FLORA, Lefty...... 7 0 5 2 .714 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 MURRER, Matt...... 1 0 0 1 .000 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 EDWARDS, Matt...... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 RUCKER, Kyle...... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 TOPPING, Justin..... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 BENDA, Austin...... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 ENTZ, Brett...... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0

Totals...... 1644 1122 450 72 .956 28 50 23 .685 12 1 Opponents...... 1633 1112 470 51 .969 33 49 16 .754 11 0

Hitting minimums - 2.0 AB/Game Pitching minimums - 1.0 IP/Game 2008 VMI Baseball Game Results for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) (All games)

Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall Big South Pitcher of record Attend Time ------/------Feb 23, 2008 Lafayette W 7-1 7 10 1/ 1 6 1 9 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 HENDERSON, C (W 1-0) 531 2:50 Feb 23, 2008 Lafayette 5-7 L 5 8 1/ 7 8 1 9 1- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 BOWMAN, M. (L 0-1) 531 2:40 Feb 24, 2008 Lafayette 9-11 L 9 13 3/11 16 1 9 1- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 FLORA, L. (L 0-1) 323 3:08 Feb 29, 2008 Binghamton W 11-4 11 17 2/ 4 5 3 9 2- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 BARHAM, T. (W 1-0) 119 2:37 Mar 01, 2008 Binghamton 3-4 L 3 8 4/ 4 6 1 7 2- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 WOOD, D. (L 0-1) 113 2:19 Mar 01, 2008 Binghamton W 9-7 9 10 1/ 7 14 2 9 3- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 FARLEY, J. (W 1-0) 383 2:57 Mar 02, 2008 Central Conn. State W 7-2 7 7 2/ 2 9 0 9 4- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 HENDERSON, C (W 2-0) 309 2:15 Mar 06, 2008 at Auburn 3-9 L 3 9 2/ 9 9 0 9 4- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 FARLEY, J. (L 1-1) 2322 2:40 Mar 07, 2008 at Auburn 4-6 L 4 9 0/ 6 9 1 9 4- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 BARHAM, T. (L 1-1) 2623 2:32 Mar 08, 2008 at Auburn 1-10 L 1 8 4/10 12 1 9 4- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 BOWMAN, M. (L 0-2) 2019 2:28 Mar 09, 2008 at Auburn 5-6 L 5 8 3/ 6 10 1 9 4- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 HENDERSON, C (L 2-1) 1974 2:37 Mar 11, 2008 Old Dominion 6-7 L 6 13 1/ 7 11 2 9 4- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 KRUITHOF, A. (L 0-1) 309 2:57 Mar 12, 2008 at William and Mary 3-12 L 3 6 1/12 17 1 9 4- 9- 0 0- 0- 0 FARLEY, J. (L 1-2) 231 3:18 Mar 14, 2008 Marshall 3-4 L 3 6 2/ 4 13 0 9 4-10- 0 0- 0- 0 BARHAM, T. (L 1-2) 197 2:20 Mar 15, 2008 Marshall 1-5 L 1 7 3/ 5 5 0 9 4-11- 0 0- 0- 0 BOWMAN, M. (L 0-3) 307 2:06 Mar 16, 2008 Marshall 2-7 L 2 7 0/ 7 14 2 9 4-12- 0 0- 0- 0 HENDERSON, C (L 2-2) 267 3:02 Mar 19, 2008 at Norfolk State W 11-2 11 13 1/ 2 6 3 9 5-12- 0 0- 0- 0 EDWARDS, M. (W 1-0) 128 2:56 *Mar 21, 2008 at High Point W 5-4 5 9 2/ 4 5 2 9 6-12- 0 1- 0- 0 BARHAM, T. (W 2-2) 338 2:40 *Mar 22, 2008 at High Point W 5-3 5 13 1/ 3 8 0 9 7-12- 0 2- 0- 0 FARLEY, J. (W 2-2) - 2:42 *Mar 22, 2008 at High Point W 3-0 3 8 0/ 0 6 1 9 8-12- 0 3- 0- 0 HENDERSON, C (W 3-2) 387 2:44 Mar 25, 2008 William and Mary W 9-8 9 6 3/ 8 13 1 9 9-12- 0 3- 0- 0 DUTY, C. (W 1-0) 253 3:06 Mar 26, 2008 at James Madison 4-8 L 4 12 2/ 8 14 1 9 9-13- 0 3- 0- 0 FLORA, L. (L 0-2) 375 3:04 *Mar 28, 2008 Winthrop 3-11 L 3 11 4/11 15 1 9 9-14- 0 3- 1- 0 BARHAM, T. (L 2-3) 359 3:08 *Mar 29, 2008 Winthrop W 5-4 5 9 0/ 4 8 0 9 10-14- 0 4- 1- 0 BOWMAN, M. (W 1-3) 537 2:06 *Mar 30, 2008 Winthrop 0-4 L 0 8 3/ 4 5 0 9 10-15- 0 4- 2- 0 HENDERSON, C (L 3-3) 383 2:50 Apr 01, 2008 Richmond W 9-5 9 11 3/ 5 6 1 9 11-15- 0 4- 2- 0 DUTY, C. (W 2-0) 357 2:52 Apr 02, 2008 at Old Dominion W 7-3 7 5 0/ 3 6 2 9 12-15- 0 4- 2- 0 BAREFOOT, R. (W 1-0) 443 3:08 *Apr 05, 2008 Radford W 4-3 4 6 1/ 3 7 1 (11) 13-15- 0 5- 2- 0 DUTY, C. (W 3-0) 537 3:15 *Apr 06, 2008 Radford W 9-5 9 15 1/ 5 11 0 9 14-15- 0 6- 2- 0 HENDERSON, C (W 4-3) 537 2:40 *Apr 07, 2008 Radford W 3-2 3 15 2/ 2 7 2 (16) 15-15- 0 7- 2- 0 SMINK, T. (W 1-0) 209 4:32 Apr 08, 2008 VCU 3-5 L 3 7 4/ 5 8 1 9 15-16- 0 7- 2- 0 BAREFOOT, R. (L 1-1) 487 2:36 *Apr 11, 2008 at UNC Asheville 5-8 L 5 10 1/ 8 13 6 9 15-17- 0 7- 3- 0 BARHAM, T. (L 2-4) 322 2:37 *Apr 12, 2008 at UNC Asheville W 7-4 7 10 4/ 4 8 2 9 16-17- 0 8- 3- 0 HENDERSON, C (W 5-3) 322 2:38 *Apr 13, 2008 at UNC Asheville W 10-3 10 14 0/ 3 7 1 9 17-17- 0 9- 3- 0 BOWMAN, M. (W 2-3) 162 2:16 Apr 15, 2008 James Madison W 6-4 6 11 1/ 4 12 0 9 18-17- 0 9- 3- 0 WOOD, D. (W 1-1) 233 3:16 Apr 16, 2008 Norfolk State W 10-7 10 11 2/ 7 11 2 9 19-17- 0 9- 3- 0 KRUITHOF, A. (W 1-1) 233 3:03 *4-18-2008 at LIBERTY 0-8 L 0 6 2/ 8 8 0 9 19-18- 0 9- 4- 0 HENDERSON, C (L 5-4) 2376 2:33 *4-19-2008 at LIBERTY W 6-5 6 21 1/ 5 12 1 (16) 20-18- 0 10- 4- 0 DUTY, C. (W 4-0) 614 4;26 *4-20-2008 at LIBERTY 1-6 L 1 7 1/ 6 9 2 9 20-19- 0 10- 5- 0 BOWMAN, M. (L 2-4) 383 2:30 Apr 22, 2008 Coppin State 5-8 L 5 7 0/ 8 7 4 9 20-20- 0 10- 5- 0 WOOD, D. (L 1-2) 103 2:25 Apr 23, 2008 Coppin State W 13-4 13 17 3/ 4 6 0 9 21-20- 0 10- 5- 0 FARLEY, J. (W 3-2) 109 2:26

() extra inning game 2008 VMI Baseball Games Summary for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) (All games)

Inning-by-inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total ------VMI 19 33 25 24 22 29 17 27 20 6 222 Opponents 33 34 29 24 29 21 13 26 14 3 226

Win-Loss Record When ------Overall...... 21-20 After 6 leading..... 15-0 Conference...... 10-5 ...... trailing.... 2-15 Non-Conference...... 11-15 ...... tied...... 4-5 Home games...... 13-11 After 7 leading..... 16-0 Away games...... 8-9 ...... trailing.... 3-17 Neutral site...... 0-0 ...... tied...... 2-2 Day games...... 14-13 After 8 leading..... 17-0 Night games...... 7-7 ...... trailing.... 3-19 vs Left starter..... 6-8 ...... tied...... 1-0 vs Right starter.... 15-12 1-Run games...... 6-4 Hit 0 home runs..... 7-11 2-Run games...... 3-4 ... 1 home run...... 10-7 5+Run games...... 6-7 ... 2+ home runs.... 4-2 Extra innings...... 3-0 Shutouts...... 1-2 Opponent 0 home runs 7-6 ...... 1 home run. 10-7 Scoring 0-2 runs.... 0-6 ...... 2+ HRs..... 4-7 ...... 3-5 runs.... 6-12 ...... 6-9 runs.... 10-2 Made 0 errors...... 4-3 ...... 10+ runs.... 5-0 .... 1 error...... 8-5 .... 2+ errors...... 9-12 Opponent 0-2 runs... 5-0 ...... 3-5 runs... 13-5 Opp. made 0 errors.. 6-5 ...... 6-9 runs... 3-11 ...... 1 error... 7-10 ...... 10+ runs... 0-4 ...... 2+ errors. 8-5

Scored in 1st inning 8-5 Out-hit opponent.... 14-4 Opp. scored in 1st.. 6-8 Out-hit by opponent. 6-12 Scores first...... 13-7 Hits are tied...... 1-4 Opp. scores first... 8-13

Record when team scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ W-L 0-2 0-3 0-1 2-6 1-2 3-4 2-1 4-0 0-0 4-1 5-0

Record when opponent scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ W-L 1-0 1-0 3-0 4-0 6-3 3-2 0-3 2-3 1-4 0-1 0-4

Record when leading after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 W-L 6-2 8-2 11-4 10-4 12-2 15-0 16-0 17-0

Record when trailing after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 W-L 5-7 8-12 7-14 8-14 4-14 2-15 3-17 3-19

Record when tied after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 W-L 10-11 5-6 3-2 3-2 5-4 4-5 2-2 1-0

Current winning streak : 1 Longest winning streak : 5 Longest losing streak : 9

Home attendance : 7726 ( 24 dates avg = 321 ) Away attendance : 15019 ( 16 dates avg = 938 ) Total attendance: 22745 ( 40 dates avg = 568 ) 2008 VMI Baseball Team Game-by-Game for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) Batting (All games)

Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg

Feb 23, 2008 Lafayette 34 7 10 6 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 7 27 12 1 .294 Feb 23, 2008 Lafayette 34 5 8 5 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 3 27 6 1 .265 Feb 24, 2008 Lafayette 39 9 13 7 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 27 14 3 .290 Feb 29, 2008 Binghamton 40 11 17 10 4 0 1 2 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 27 7 2 .327 Mar 01, 2008 Binghamton 28 3 8 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 21 6 4 .320 Mar 01, 2008 Binghamton 32 9 10 8 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 27 9 1 .319 Mar 02, 2008 Central Conn. State 31 7 7 7 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 27 14 2 .307 Mar 06, 2008 at Auburn 36 3 9 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 24 7 2 .299 Mar 07, 2008 at Auburn 34 4 9 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 10 24 15 0 .295 Mar 08, 2008 at Auburn 34 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 24 10 4 .289 Mar 09, 2008 at Auburn 34 5 8 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 24 10 3 .285 Mar 11, 2008 Old Dominion 38 6 13 4 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 9 27 11 1 .290 Mar 12, 2008 at William and Mary 31 3 6 3 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8 24 12 1 .283 Mar 14, 2008 Marshall 32 3 6 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 27 13 2 .277 Mar 15, 2008 Marshall 30 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 27 14 3 .274 Mar 16, 2008 Marshall 33 2 7 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 9 27 9 0 .270 Mar 19, 2008 at Norfolk State 37 11 13 8 4 1 0 5 0 5 0 1 2 2 0 5 27 15 1 .276 Mar 21, 2008 at *High Point 31 5 9 4 2 1 0 6 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 7 27 12 2 .276 Mar 22, 2008 at *High Point 37 5 13 5 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 27 14 1 .281 Mar 22, 2008 at *High Point 29 3 8 3 1 0 0 5 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 3 27 6 0 .280 Mar 25, 2008 William and Mary 26 9 6 7 1 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 27 10 3 .279 Mar 26, 2008 at James Madison 38 4 12 4 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 24 9 2 .280 Mar 28, 2008 *Winthrop 37 3 11 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 27 11 4 .281 Mar 29, 2008 *Winthrop 29 5 9 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 27 9 0 .282 Mar 30, 2008 *Winthrop 31 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 27 7 3 .281 Apr 01, 2008 Richmond 33 9 11 9 4 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 27 12 3 .283 Apr 02, 2008 at Old Dominion 31 7 5 6 0 0 1 9 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 12 27 10 0 .279 Apr 05, 2008 *Radford 37 4 6 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 33 14 1 .275 Apr 06, 2008 *Radford 34 9 15 9 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 27 8 1 .280 Apr 07, 2008 *Radford 55 3 15 3 4 0 0 11 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 7 48 15 2 .280 Apr 08, 2008 VCU 31 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 10 27 14 4 .278 Apr 11, 2008 at *UNC Asheville 36 5 10 4 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 24 8 1 .278 Apr 12, 2008 at *UNC Asheville 37 7 10 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 27 12 4 .278 Apr 13, 2008 at *UNC Asheville 38 10 14 10 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 7 27 12 0 .281 Apr 15, 2008 James Madison 34 6 11 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 27 14 1 .282 Apr 16, 2008 Norfolk State 33 10 11 9 1 1 2 9 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 27 9 2 .284 4-18-2008 at *LIBERTY 31 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 11 24 10 2 .281 4-19-2008 at *LIBERTY 64 6 21 6 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 18 48 27 1 .284 4-20-2008 at *LIBERTY 33 1 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 24 6 1 .282 Apr 22, 2008 Coppin State 35 5 7 4 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 3 27 8 0 .280 Apr 23, 2008 Coppin State 34 13 17 13 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 1 27 9 3 .285

Totals 1431 222 408 198 72 4 30 137 4 49 16 40 46 16 19 266 1122 450 72 .285 2008 VMI Baseball Team Game-by-Game for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) Pitching (All games)

Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA

Feb 23, 2008 Lafayette 9.0 6 1 1 2 11 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 7-1 1-0 0 1.00 Feb 23, 2008 Lafayette 9.0 8 7 6 3 10 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 5-7 1-1 0 3.50 Feb 24, 2008 Lafayette 9.0 16 11 10 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9-11 1-2 0 5.67 Feb 29, 2008 Binghamton 9.0 5 4 2 4 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11-4 2-2 1 4.75 Mar 01, 2008 Binghamton 7.0 6 4 1 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3-4 2-3 1 4.19 Mar 01, 2008 Binghamton 9.0 14 7 6 1 8 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 9-7 3-3 2 4.50 Mar 02, 2008 Central Conn. State 9.0 9 2 1 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 7-2 4-3 2 3.98 Mar 06, 2008 at Auburn 8.0 9 9 7 5 7 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3-9 4-4 2 4.43 Mar 07, 2008 at Auburn 8.0 9 6 6 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4-6 4-5 2 4.68 Mar 08, 2008 at Auburn 8.0 12 10 8 3 8 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1-10 4-6 2 5.08 Mar 09, 2008 at Auburn 8.0 10 6 4 3 10 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 5-6 4-7 2 5.03 Mar 11, 2008 Old Dominion 9.0 11 7 4 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 6-7 4-8 2 4.94 Mar 12, 2008 at William and Mary 8.0 17 12 9 3 9 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3-12 4-9 2 5.32 Mar 14, 2008 Marshall 9.0 13 4 4 0 8 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3-4 4-10 2 5.22 Mar 15, 2008 Marshall 9.0 5 5 1 1 7 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1-5 4-11 2 4.92 Mar 16, 2008 Marshall 9.0 14 7 7 2 6 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2-7 4-12 2 5.06 Mar 19, 2008 at Norfolk State 9.0 6 2 2 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11-2 5-12 2 4.87 Mar 21, 2008 at *High Point 9.0 5 4 1 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5-4 6-12 2 4.65 Mar 22, 2008 at *High Point 9.0 8 3 3 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 7-12 3 4.55 Mar 22, 2008 at *High Point 9.0 6 0 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3-0 8-12 4 4.32 Mar 25, 2008 William and Mary 9.0 13 8 7 4 6 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 9-8 9-12 5 4.45 Mar 26, 2008 at James Madison 8.0 14 8 8 3 8 2 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 4-8 9-13 5 4.64 Mar 28, 2008 *Winthrop 9.0 15 11 9 0 8 2 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 3-11 9-14 5 4.84 Mar 29, 2008 *Winthrop 9.0 8 4 3 2 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-4 10-14 6 4.76 Mar 30, 2008 *Winthrop 9.0 5 4 2 2 13 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0-4 10-15 6 4.65 Apr 01, 2008 Richmond 9.0 6 5 3 1 6 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 9-5 11-15 6 4.58 Apr 02, 2008 at Old Dominion 9.0 6 3 3 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-3 12-15 6 4.52 Apr 05, 2008 *Radford 11.0 7 3 3 4 12 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4-3 13-15 6 4.43 Apr 06, 2008 *Radford 9.0 11 5 5 1 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9-5 14-15 6 4.45 Apr 07, 2008 *Radford 16.0 7 2 1 5 12 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3-2 15-15 6 4.22 Apr 08, 2008 VCU 9.0 8 5 3 3 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3-5 15-16 6 4.18 Apr 11, 2008 at *UNC Asheville 8.0 13 8 6 0 7 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5-8 15-17 6 4.25 Apr 12, 2008 at *UNC Asheville 9.0 8 4 3 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7-4 16-17 7 4.21 Apr 13, 2008 at *UNC Asheville 9.0 7 3 3 1 11 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 10-3 17-17 7 4.18 Apr 15, 2008 James Madison 9.0 12 4 3 2 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 18-17 8 4.14 Apr 16, 2008 Norfolk State 9.0 11 7 4 6 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 10-7 19-17 9 4.14 4-18-2008 at *LIBERTY 8.0 8 8 7 4 7 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0-8 19-18 9 4.23 4-19-2008 at *LIBERTY 16.0 12 5 5 2 10 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6-5 20-18 9 4.16 4-20-2008 at *LIBERTY 8.0 9 6 5 3 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1-6 20-19 9 4.20 Apr 22, 2008 Coppin State 9.0 7 8 8 3 14 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 5-8 20-20 9 4.29 Apr 23, 2008 Coppin State 9.0 6 4 2 4 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13-4 21-20 9 4.24

Totals 374.0 382 226 176 106 335 69 9 45 30 6 34 18 0 222-226 21-20 9 4.24

* = Big South game 2008 VMI Baseball AB-R-H-RBI Breakdown for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) (All games)

#26 #21 #39 #24 #14 #34 #2 #28 #3 #1 #30 #6 #4 #31 #20 #23 #5 #10 Opponent Date BALLARD, BAREFOOT BENDA,A BIAGINI, EDWARDS, ENTZ,B GEISSLIN HAITSUKA HESS,J LOTTMAN, MILLER,C ROBERTS, ROBERTS, SANDRIDG SMITH,T SULLIVAN TOPPING, YODER,AJ ------LAFAYETT Feb 23 3-3-2-0 ...... 4-1-1-0 ...... 5-1-2-4 ...... 4-0-0-0 ...... 4-0-3-1 3-0-0-0 3-1-1-0 4-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-1-1 LAFAYETT Feb 23 2-1-0-0 ...... 1-1-1-3 1-0-0-0 ...... 5-1-2-0 2-1-2-0 4-0-0-0 ..Def...... 5-0-1-1 ...... 5-0-1-0 3-0-0-1 3-0-1-0 0-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 LAFAYETT Feb 24 4-1-1-0 ...... 5-1-3-2 ...... 4-2-1-0 ...... Def.. ..Def.. 3-0-0-0 4-2-2-1 ...... 5-1-2-3 5-1-1-0 1-0-0-0 3-0-2-1 5-1-1-0 BING Feb 29 4-1-0-0 4-1-2-3 ...... 5-2-3-1 ...... 4-2-1-0 5-1-1-1 5-0-2-2 ...... 4-1-2-0 ...... 4-2-2-2 ..Def...... 5-1-4-1 ...... BING Mar 01 ...... 3-0-1-1 ...... 3-0-2-1 ...... 4-1-3-0 ...... 2-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-1-1 ...... 3-0-1-0 3-1-0-0 2-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 ...... BING Mar 01 3-2-1-1 ...... 4-0-3-1 ...... 5-2-2-1 2-1-1-0 1-1-1-0 ..Def...... 5-0-2-5 3-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 2-2-0-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 CCSU Mar 02 4-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-1-2 ...... 4-1-1-0 2-0-1-0 ...... 2-0-0-0 ...... 4-2-3-4 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-1 ...... 2-0-0-0 2-3-1-0 AU Mar 06 4-0-2-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 2-0-1-0 1-1-1-0 ...... 4-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 2-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-1-1 2-1-1-0 2-0-0-0 2-0-1-1 1-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 AU Mar 07 4-0-2-0 ...... 4-0-1-0 4-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-2-1 1-0-0-0 2-2-1-0 ...... 4-0-1-1 2-1-1-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 ...... 4-0-0-1 AU Mar 08 4-0-1-0 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-2-0 ...... 4-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 ...... 3-0-1-0 3-0-1-1 ...... 3-0-0-0 3-1-1-0 ...... 2-0-0-0 AU Mar 09 4-1-2-3 3-0-0-0 ...... 4-2-3-1 ...... Def.. 4-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 ...... 4-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-1-1-0 1-0-0-0 3-1-2-0 1-0-0-0 ODU Mar 11 4-0-1-0 ...... 5-1-3-4 ...... 4-2-1-0 1-0-0-0 5-0-2-0 ...... 5-0-1-0 2-1-1-0 ...... 3-2-2-0 1-0-0-0 5-0-2-0 3-0-0-0 W&M Mar 12 1-0-0-1 2-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 3-1-1-0 1-0-0-0 ...... 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 2-0-1-1 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 3-2-1-0 1-0-0-0 3-0-1-1 1-0-0-0 MARSHALL Mar 14 ...... 2-1-1-0 ...... 4-0-0-0 ...... 4-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 3-1-2-3 ..Def...... 4-0-2-0 ...... 4-1-1-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 ..Def.. MARSHALL Mar 15 ...... 4-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 ...... 2-0-0-0 ...... 3-0-1-0 ...... 4-0-1-0 1-0-1-0 1-0-0-1 3-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 2-0-0-0 4-1-3-0 MARSHALL Mar 16 ...... 5-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-2-0 ...... 3-0-0-0 ..Def.. ..Def.. 5-0-2-0 2-0-1-1 3-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 4-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 3-1-1-0 NSU Mar 19 4-1-2-0 1-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 5-0-1-1 ...... 4-3-2-2 3-0-0-1 4-2-2-0 ..Def...... 4-0-1-1 5-2-3-1 ...... 3-0-1-0 3-1-1-2 HPU Mar 21 4-1-0-0 ...... 5-1-1-1 ...... 5-0-2-0 ...... 4-0-1-0 ..Def...... 3-0-1-0 3-0-2-1 ...... 3-2-1-2 ...... 3-0-0-0 1-1-1-0 HPU Mar 22 5-1-1-3 ...... 5-1-5-0 ...... Def.. 4-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 3-0-1-0 ..Def...... 1-1-1-0 3-0-0-0 5-1-3-1 3-0-1-1 ...... Def.. 5-0-0-0 HPU Mar 22 2-1-0-0 ...... 3-0-1-1 ...... 4-1-2-0 4-0-0-0 2-1-1-0 ...... 3-0-0-0 3-0-2-1 3-0-0-0 ...... 5-0-2-1 W&M Mar 25 3-1-1-1 ...... 4-1-1-0 ...... 3-0-0-1 3-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 2-2-1-0 ...... 1-2-0-0 3-1-1-4 ...... 4-1-2-1 JMU Mar 26 4-2-2-2 ..Def.. 3-0-0-0 4-1-1-2 ...... 3-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 4-0-2-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 ...... 5-0-2-0 4-0-1-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 ...... 5-1-3-0 WU Mar 28 4-0-2-1 ...... 4-0-1-0 ...... 4-1-2-1 4-0-1-0 4-0-1-0 ...... 4-1-2-0 3-0-0-0 4-1-1-1 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 WU Mar 29 4-1-1-1 ...... 4-1-1-1 ...... 3-1-1-0 3-0-1-0 2-0-0-0 ...... 3-0-1-0 3-1-2-2 3-0-0-0 ...... 4-1-2-1 WU Mar 30 4-0-0-0 ..Def...... 4-0-1-0 ...... Def.. 3-0-0-0 2-0-1-0 3-0-2-0 ..Def...... 1-0-0-0 4-0-2-0 4-0-1-0 3-0-1-0 ..Def...... 3-0-0-0 RICHMOND Apr 01 3-0-0-1 ...... 5-1-2-2 ...... 3-1-2-1 ...... 2-0-0-0 ...... 5-2-2-1 3-2-1-2 4-2-3-1 4-0-0-0 4-1-1-1 ...... ODU Apr 02 4-1-1-2 ...... 3-1-0-2 ...... 3-2-2-0 ...... 3-0-0-0 ..Def...... 3-0-0-0 2-2-1-0 4-0-0-1 3-0-0-1 5-1-1-0 1-0-0-0 ...... RADFORD Apr 05 3-0-1-0 ...... 4-1-1-0 ...... Def.. 4-0-0-0 ...... 4-0-0-0 ..Def...... 4-0-0-0 5-1-1-0 5-1-2-3 ...... 1-0-1-0 3-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 RADFORD Apr 06 4-1-3-0 ...... 4-2-1-1 ...... 3-1-1-1 4-1-2-1 3-1-1-1 ..Def...... 5-1-2-1 3-1-1-0 4-0-3-3 ...... 4-1-1-1 RADFORD Apr 07 6-0-1-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 7-1-3-1 ...... 4-0-1-0 2-0-0-0 6-1-1-0 ..Def...... 4-0-1-0 7-0-3-0 8-1-4-0 2-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 0-0-0-1 5-0-1-1 VCU Apr 08 4-1-1-0 ...... 3-0-1-0 ...... 3-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 3-0-0-0 ...... 2-0-1-1 4-0-1-0 4-1-1-0 ...... 2-0-0-0 3-1-1-1 UNCA Apr 11 4-1-2-0 ...... 4-0-0-1 ...... 3-1-1-0 ...... 4-1-2-1 ...... 3-0-1-0 4-0-0-1 5-0-1-0 5-1-2-1 ...... 4-1-1-0 UNCA Apr 12 4-1-2-1 ...... 4-0-0-0 ...... 4-2-2-0 ...... 3-1-1-1 ...... 4-0-0-0 4-0-1-1 5-1-2-0 4-1-1-2 ...... 5-1-1-1 UNCA Apr 13 5-1-1-0 ...... 5-1-3-1 ...... 3-0-1-2 ...... 5-1-1-0 ...... 4-2-1-2 4-1-2-1 5-2-4-3 4-1-0-0 ...... 3-1-1-1 JMU Apr 15 4-1-3-0 ...... 2-0-0-1 ...... 3-1-2-0 3-2-1-0 4-0-0-0 ...... 5-1-3-2 4-1-1-1 5-0-1-2 ...... 4-0-0-0 ...... NSU Apr 16 5-1-1-3 ...... 5-1-2-0 ...... 3-2-1-1 3-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 ...... 3-1-1-0 4-2-2-4 2-1-0-0 4-1-2-0 ...... 3-1-1-1 LIBERTY 4-18-200 4-0-0-0 ...... 3-0-0-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 ..Def.. 3-0-0-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 4-0-1-0 3-0-1-0 3-0-2-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-1-0 3-0-0-0 LIBERTY 4-19-200 5-0-2-0 ...... 6-0-2-0 ...... 6-1-3-0 ...... 3-0-0-0 ...... 5-0-2-0 8-1-2-4 8-2-3-0 8-1-3-1 7-1-1-0 ...... 1-0-1-0 7-0-2-1 LIBERTY 4-20-200 4-0-0-0 ...... 4-0-1-0 ...... 2-0-1-0 3-1-2-0 2-0-0-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 4-0-1-1 4-0-1-0 ...... 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 COPPIN Apr 22 3-0-0-1 ...... 3-1-1-2 ...... 3-0-1-0 4-0-0-0 4-1-3-1 ...... 4-2-0-0 5-0-0-0 5-0-2-0 ...... 4-1-0-0 COPPIN Apr 23 5-0-2-2 ...... 4-3-3-5 ...... 4-2-2-1 ...... 4-1-2-0 ...... Def.. 2-2-0-0 4-0-2-2 3-1-1-2 ...... 4-3-3-0 4-1-2-1 ...... 2008 VMI Baseball IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO Breakdown for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) (All games)

#21 #8 #17 #22 #14 #11 #12 Opponent Date BAREFOOT,R BARHAM,T BOWMAN,M DUTY,C EDWARDS,M FARLEY,J FLORA,L ------Lafayette Feb 23 ...... 5.1- 3- 1- 1- 2- 4* ...... Lafayette Feb 23 ...... 7.0- 6- 5- 4- 1- 5* ...... Lafayette Feb 24 ...... 2.1- 4- 0- 0- 1- 2 ...... 2.2- 8- 9- 8- 4- 2* Binghamton Feb 29 ...... 6.0- 5- 4- 2- 4- 8* ...... 3.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 3 ...... Binghamton Mar 01 ...... 5.0- 4- 2- 0- 1- 6* ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 2- 1 ...... Binghamton Mar 01 ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 1 ...... 2.1- 1- 1- 1- 0- 1 2.1- 5- 0- 0- 1- 2 Central Conn. Stat Mar 02 ...... Auburn Mar 06 1.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... 4.0- 6- 7- 5- 3- 3* ...... Auburn Mar 07 ...... 7.0- 8- 6- 6- 3- 6* ...... 1.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 1 ...... Auburn Mar 08 ...... 3.0- 7- 8- 6- 2- 2* ...... 4.0- 5- 2- 2- 1- 5 Auburn Mar 09 ...... 2.2- 4- 2- 2- 0- 3 ...... Old Dominion Mar 11 4.0- 4- 1- 1- 1- 2 ...... 2.0- 2- 0- 0- 0- 1 ...... William and Mary Mar 12 ...... 1.0- 1- 0- 0- 1- 2 0.2- 3- 3- 3- 1- 0 ...... 4.0-10- 9- 6- 1- 4* ...... Marshall Mar 14 ...... 6.0-10- 4- 4- 0- 6* ...... 3.0- 3- 0- 0- 0- 2 ...... Marshall Mar 15 ...... 9.0- 5- 5- 1- 1- 7* ...... Marshall Mar 16 ...... 1.0- 2- 1- 1- 0- 0 ...... Norfolk State Mar 19 ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 1 3.0- 2- 0- 0- 0- 1 1.1- 1- 0- 0- 0- 1 2.0- 1- 2- 2- 2- 2* ...... High Point Mar 21 ...... 9.0- 5- 4- 1- 1- 7* ...... High Point Mar 22 ...... 7.0- 7- 3- 3- 1- 5* ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 1- 2 ...... High Point Mar 22 ...... 2.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 2 ...... William and Mary Mar 25 2.0- 3- 2- 1- 0- 1 ...... 5.0- 3- 1- 1- 2- 4* ...... James Madison Mar 26 ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 1- 2 ...... 3.1- 8- 5- 5- 2- 3* Winthrop Mar 28 2.0- 3- 2- 2- 0- 2 4.0- 8- 5- 5- 0- 3* ...... Winthrop Mar 29 ...... 7.0- 8- 4- 3- 1- 7* ...... Winthrop Mar 30 ...... 0.2- 0- 0- 0- 1- 1 ...... 0.1- 0- 0- 0- 1- 1 ...... Richmond Apr 01 ...... 1.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 2 ...... 3.0- 2- 2- 0- 0- 1 ...... 4.0- 3- 3- 3- 1- 3* ...... Old Dominion Apr 02 4.0- 1- 1- 1- 3- 0* ...... 1.0- 1- 1- 1- 1- 1 1.0- 1- 0- 0- 1- 1 ...... Radford Apr 05 ...... 9.0- 5- 1- 1- 2-11* ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 1 ...... Radford Apr 06 ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... 1.2- 3- 1- 1- 0- 1 ...... Radford Apr 07 ...... 7.0- 5- 2- 1- 3- 3* 3.0- 2- 0- 0- 1- 3 ...... VCU Apr 08 4.0- 8- 4- 3- 2- 3* ...... UNC Asheville Apr 11 ...... 6.2-11- 6- 6- 0- 6* ...... UNC Asheville Apr 12 ...... UNC Asheville Apr 13 ...... 7.2- 5- 3- 3- 0- 9* ...... 1.1- 2- 0- 0- 1- 2 ...... James Madison Apr 15 ...... 2.0- 9- 4- 3- 1- 0* ...... Norfolk State Apr 16 ...... 1.1- 1- 1- 0- 3- 1 LIBERTY 4-18-200 ...... 1.1- 2- 2- 2- 1- 0 ...... LIBERTY 4-19-200 ...... 7.0- 7- 4- 4- 0- 3* ...... 1.2- 0- 0- 0- 0- 2 ...... LIBERTY 4-20-200 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 1- 2 ...... 6.2- 7- 5- 5- 2- 6* ...... Coppin State Apr 22 ...... Coppin State Apr 23 ...... 1.1- 0- 0- 0- 1- 0 5.0- 6- 4- 2- 0- 4* 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 1- 0 2008 VMI Baseball IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO Breakdown for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) (All games)

#7 #9 #27 #25 #4 #35 #13 Opponent Date HENDERSON,C KRUITHOF,A MCPHERSON,J MURRER,M ROBERTS,S SMINK,T WOOD,D ------Lafayette Feb 23 3.2- 3- 0- 0- 0- 7 ...... Lafayette Feb 23 ...... 2.0- 2- 2- 2- 2- 5 Lafayette Feb 24 ...... 4.0- 2- 0- 0- 1- 3 0.0- 2- 2- 2- 0- 0 ...... Binghamton Feb 29 ...... Binghamton Mar 01 1.0- 1- 1- 1- 0- 0 ...... 0.0- 1- 1- 0- 0- 0 Binghamton Mar 01 ...... 3.1- 8- 6- 5- 0- 4* ...... Central Conn. Stat Mar 02 9.0- 9- 2- 1- 0- 8* ...... Auburn Mar 06 ...... 2.0- 2- 2- 2- 1- 2 ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 1- 2 ...... Auburn Mar 07 ...... Auburn Mar 08 ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 1 Auburn Mar 09 5.0- 6- 4- 2- 3- 6* ...... 0.1- 0- 0- 0- 0- 1 ...... Old Dominion Mar 11 ...... 2.0- 3- 4- 3- 2- 0* ...... 1.0- 2- 2- 0- 2- 0 ...... William and Mary Mar 12 ...... 2.1- 3- 0- 0- 0- 3 ...... Marshall Mar 14 ...... Marshall Mar 15 ...... Marshall Mar 16 4.2-10- 4- 4- 0- 2* ...... 3.1- 2- 2- 2- 2- 4 ...... Norfolk State Mar 19 1.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... 0.2- 1- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... High Point Mar 21 ...... High Point Mar 22 ...... 1.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... High Point Mar 22 7.0- 5- 0- 0- 1-10* ...... William and Mary Mar 25 ...... 0.0- 2- 2- 2- 2- 0 ...... 2.0- 5- 3- 3- 0- 1 ...... James Madison Mar 26 1.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 1 0.2- 3- 2- 2- 0- 0 ...... 2.0- 2- 1- 1- 0- 2 Winthrop Mar 28 ...... 1.0- 3- 2- 1- 0- 0 ...... 2.0- 1- 2- 1- 0- 3 Winthrop Mar 29 ...... 2.0- 0- 0- 0- 1- 1 ...... Winthrop Mar 30 8.0- 5- 4- 2- 0-11* ...... Richmond Apr 01 ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 ...... Old Dominion Apr 02 ...... 1.0- 2- 1- 1- 0- 1 ...... 1.0- 1- 0- 0- 0- 2 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 2 Radford Apr 05 ...... 1.0- 2- 2- 2- 2- 0 ...... Radford Apr 06 6.1- 8- 4- 4- 1- 6* ...... Radford Apr 07 ...... 6.0- 0- 0- 0- 1- 6 ...... VCU Apr 08 ...... 5.0- 0- 1- 0- 1- 2 UNC Asheville Apr 11 ...... 1.1- 2- 2- 0- 0- 1 UNC Asheville Apr 12 7.0- 5- 3- 2- 1- 3* ...... 2.0- 3- 1- 1- 0- 1 ...... UNC Asheville Apr 13 ...... James Madison Apr 15 ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 3 6.0- 3- 0- 0- 1- 5 Norfolk State Apr 16 ...... 4.0- 7- 2- 2- 1- 4* 1.0- 1- 2- 0- 1- 1 1.2- 2- 2- 2- 1- 1 ...... 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 2 ...... LIBERTY 4-18-200 3.1- 5- 4- 4- 1- 3* ...... 0.2- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 2.1- 1- 1- 1- 0- 4 ...... 0.1- 0- 1- 0- 2- 0 LIBERTY 4-19-200 ...... 7.1- 5- 1- 1- 2- 5 ...... LIBERTY 4-20-200 ...... 0.1- 2- 1- 0- 0- 1 Coppin State Apr 22 ...... 5.0- 3- 3- 3- 2- 7* 0.2- 0- 0- 0- 0- 1 ...... 3.1- 4- 5- 5- 1- 6 Coppin State Apr 23 ...... 0.2- 0- 0- 0- 1- 1 1.0- 0- 0- 0- 1- 1 ...... 2008 VMI Baseball Individual Season/Career Summary for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 21-20 Home: 13-11 Away: 8-9 Big South: 10-5

SEASON CAREER

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT

SANDRIDGE, Brian.... .353 37-32 139 19 49 7 0 6 30 6 4 27 3-5 | .329 74-57 231 37 76 13 1 9 47 13 6 55 7-10 BIAGINI, Tanner...... 352 41-40 165 27 58 7 0 6 37 13 5 30 2-2 | .297 73-62 236 33 70 10 0 6 44 19 6 48 3-3 ROBERTS, Mike...... 319 36-34 138 21 44 7 0 5 32 13 3 23 5-5 | .288 142-131 510 72 147 30 2 9 99 44 8 89 8-11 GEISSLINGER, Shane.. .318 41-41 148 33 47 8 1 0 16 18 6 18 15-17 | .264 153-140 458 92 121 14 1 0 49 55 25 62 44-52 ROBERTS, Sam...... 303 36-35 122 19 37 8 0 0 13 22 0 20 8-9 | .303 36-35 122 19 37 8 0 0 13 22 0 20 8-9 BALLARD, Jordan...... 289 37-37 142 25 41 9 0 8 23 14 9 29 3-4 | .261 57-50 184 33 48 12 0 8 26 20 12 47 3-4 HESS, Justin...... 254 40-37 126 15 32 8 0 1 9 15 0 26 6-10 | .255 79-61 208 26 53 11 1 2 19 25 1 40 8-12 YODER, A.J...... 242 35-33 120 20 29 4 1 2 14 11 6 12 3-4 | .277 135-128 458 81 127 22 6 5 63 38 36 33 17-23 SMITH, Thane...... 189 30-25 95 16 18 3 1 1 11 9 3 24 3-5 | .271 142-117 465 82 126 20 4 5 62 32 17 102 26-33 ------BAREFOOT, Ryan...... 294 9-4 17 2 5 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 1-1 | .294 16-6 17 2 5 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 1-1 TOPPING, Justin...... 291 25-15 55 3 16 4 0 0 5 5 0 9 0-1 | .291 25-15 55 3 16 4 0 0 5 5 0 9 0-1 HAITSUKA, Alex...... 247 27-19 73 7 18 6 0 0 3 7 3 15 0-1 | .247 27-19 73 7 18 6 0 0 3 7 3 15 0-1 MILLER, Colin...... 188 9-2 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0-1 | .188 9-2 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0-1 SULLIVAN, Graham.... .184 21-11 49 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 0-0 | .184 21-11 49 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 0-0 LOTTMAN, David...... 143 18-2 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0-0 | .188 48-5 32 13 6 1 0 0 1 5 0 13 2-2 EDWARDS, Matt...... 111 5-1 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0-0 | .167 18-1 12 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0-0 BENDA, Austin...... 000 6-1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0 | .000 6-1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0 ENTZ, Brett...... 000 5-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 | .000 5-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 RUCKER, Kyle...... 000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 | .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0

Totals...... 285 41-41 1431 222 408 72 4 30 198 137 40 266 49-65 Opponents...... 266 41-41 1435 226 382 69 9 45 189 106 34 335 50-73

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO

HENDERSON, Chris.... 3.16 5-4 12 8 1 0/1 0 57.0 59 26 20 7 57 | 3.70 13-8 44 25 3 1/1 0 168.0 175 87 69 32 136 BOWMAN, Michael..... 3.84 2-4 13 9 1 0/0 0 63.1 56 38 27 15 56 | 3.43 12-9 41 32 2 0/4 0 197.0 177 96 75 60 183 BARHAM, Trey...... 4.43 2-4 10 9 1 0/0 0 61.0 63 35 30 12 56 | 3.85 20-15 62 43 4 0/1 1 273.2 272 152 117 99 261 ------ROBERTS, Sam...... 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 | 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 EDWARDS, Matt...... 0.69 1-0 8 0 0 0/0 0 13.0 13 1 1 4 8 | 2.76 1-0 11 0 0 0/0 0 16.1 21 7 5 9 10 DUTY, Chris...... 2.28 4-0 12 1 0 0/0 1 23.2 17 8 6 6 18 | 4.54 9-3 27 11 0 0/1 1 83.1 79 48 42 27 78 SMINK, Travis...... 2.59 1-0 14 0 0 0/0 6 31.1 22 9 9 8 29 | 4.17 8-5 37 12 1 0/0 8 108.0 109 56 50 42 70 WOOD, Daniel...... 3.33 1-2 12 0 0 0/0 0 24.1 17 16 9 7 28 | 4.20 1-2 19 0 0 0/2 0 30.0 18 21 14 12 35 BAREFOOT, Ryan...... 4.00 1-1 7 2 0 0/0 0 18.0 20 10 8 7 10 | 4.00 1-1 7 2 0 0/0 0 18.0 20 10 8 7 10 MURRER, Matt...... 4.32 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 8.1 8 6 4 5 9 | 4.32 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 8.1 8 6 4 5 9 FARLEY, Jason...... 6.62 3-2 14 6 0 0/1 2 34.0 44 33 25 12 28 | 6.62 3-2 14 6 0 0/1 2 34.0 44 33 25 12 28 McPHERSON, Josh..... 8.10 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 6 6 3 1 2 | 5.29 0-0 14 0 0 0/2 0 17.0 28 15 10 2 14 KRUITHOF, Adam...... 8.14 1-1 8 4 0 0/0 0 21.0 30 21 19 9 20 | 8.14 1-1 8 4 0 0/0 0 21.0 30 21 19 9 20 FLORA, Lefty...... 9.20 0-2 6 2 0 0/0 0 14.2 27 17 15 12 13 | 9.20 0-2 6 2 0 0/0 0 14.2 27 17 15 12 13

Totals...... 4.24 21-20 41 41 3 1/1 9 374.0 382 226 176 106 335 Opponents...... 4.39 20-21 41 41 4 2/2 9 370.2 408 222 181 137 266 2008 VMI Baseball Overall Statistics for VMI (as of Apr 24, 2008) (Big South games only Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 10-5 Home: 4-2 Away: 6-3 Big South: 10-5

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

SANDRIDGE, Brian.... .446 14-14 65 8 29 4 0 4 14 45 .692 2 0 8 0 .463 0 0 0-2 15 0 0 1.000 GEISSLINGER, Shane.. .321 15-15 53 8 17 2 0 0 4 19 .358 9 1 5 0 .429 0 6 3-5 36 50 1 .989 BIAGINI, Tanner...... 318 15-15 66 8 21 2 0 0 7 23 .348 7 2 13 3 .400 0 0 0-0 10 38 6 .889 ROBERTS, Sam...... 317 15-15 63 6 20 6 0 0 5 26 .413 5 0 10 0 .357 2 4 2-3 36 1 1 .974 BALLARD, Jordan...... 258 15-15 62 8 16 5 0 1 6 24 .387 8 2 17 1 .361 0 2 1-1 145 5 2 .987 ROBERTS, Mike...... 250 12-11 44 5 11 0 0 2 7 17 .386 7 1 12 2 .365 0 2 0-0 66 4 2 .972 HESS, Justin...... 235 15-15 51 6 12 2 0 0 3 14 .275 7 0 12 1 .328 0 4 0-1 32 1 0 1.000 SMITH, Thane...... 227 12-11 44 7 10 0 1 1 7 15 .341 3 2 9 0 .306 0 2 1-2 9 0 0 1.000 YODER, A.J...... 213 15-15 61 6 13 1 0 0 7 14 .230 3 2 5 2 .265 2 4 1-1 23 41 6 .914 ------HAITSUKA, Alex...... 320 9-6 25 2 8 2 0 0 1 10 .400 1 1 4 0 .370 0 0 0-0 65 11 1 .987 MILLER, Colin...... 286 3-0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0 4 0 .286 0 0 0-0 2 1 1 .750 TOPPING, Justin...... 200 8-2 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 .200 1 0 5 0 .250 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 SULLIVAN, Graham.... .167 5-1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0 2 0 .167 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 ENTZ, Brett...... 000 4-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 BENDA, Austin...... 000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 BAREFOOT, Ryan...... 000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 .000 LOTTMAN, David...... 000 6-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Totals...... 290 15-15 559 66 162 24 1 8 62 212 .379 53 11 107 9 .360 5 24 8-15 444 171 23 .964 Opponents...... 238 15-15 542 70 129 25 3 16 58 208 .384 29 11 134 9 .288 4 12 15-24 443 182 19 .970

LOB - Team (143), Opp (85). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (17). CI - Team (1), ROBERTS, M. 1. IBB - Team (3), HESS, J. 1, YODER, A.J. 1, BIAGINI, T. 1. Picked off - HAITSUKA, A. 1, ROBERTS, S. 1.

(Big South games only Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

SMINK, Travis...... 1.86 1-0 6 0 0 0/0 3 19.1 11 4 4 6 13 4 0 1 63 .175 0 0 0 0 2 HENDERSON, Chris.... 3.41 3-2 5 5 0 0/1 0 31.2 28 15 12 4 33 6 1 4 119 .235 0 1 0 2 2 BOWMAN, Michael..... 3.82 2-1 5 5 0 0/0 0 35.1 32 17 15 7 30 4 2 4 128 .250 3 0 0 0 3 BARHAM, Trey...... 4.29 1-2 5 5 1 0/0 0 35.2 36 20 17 3 30 7 0 5 134 .269 2 4 0 1 3 ------DUTY, Chris...... 0.00 2-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 7.1 2 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 21 .095 2 1 0 0 0 WOOD, Daniel...... 2.25 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 5 6 1 2 5 2 0 0 18 .278 1 2 1 0 2 FARLEY, Jason...... 3.52 1-0 6 0 0 0/1 1 7.2 8 3 3 4 8 1 0 1 30 .267 0 2 0 0 0 MURRER, Matt...... 3.86 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 9 .111 0 1 0 0 0 McPHERSON, Josh..... 5.40 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.2 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 .333 0 0 0 0 0 BAREFOOT, Ryan...... 6.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 3 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 11 .273 2 0 0 1 0

Totals...... 3.41 10-5 15 15 1 1/1 4 148.0 129 70 56 29 134 25 3 16 542 .238 10 11 1 4 12 Opponents...... 3.35 5-10 15 15 2 2/2 2 147.2 162 66 55 53 107 24 1 8 559 .290 10 11 0 5 24

PB - Team (3), HAITSUKA, A. 2, ROBERTS, M. 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (5), BARHAM, T. 2, DUTY, C. 1, BOWMAN, M. 1, HAITSUKA, A. 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - HAITSUKA, A. (7-12), ROBERTS, M. (8-11), BOWMAN, M. (3-8), BARHAM, T. (7-7), SMINK, T. (0-3), BAREFOOT, R. (2-2), FARLEY, J. (2-2), WOOD, D. (1-1), HENDERSON, C (0-1).