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Stetson Hatters (38-22) at 2006 NCAA Atlanta Regional STETSON UNIVERSITY June 2-5, 2006 Russ Chandler Stadium, Atlanta, GA 2006 Baseball Game Notes Schedule and Results Stetson Games #61- Date Opponent Time/Result Preview Head Coach Pete Dunn Feb. 10 Southeastern Louisiana ...... W, 2-1 For the sixth time in the last seven years Stetson’s Pete Dunn in his 27th season Feb. 11 Southeastern Louisiana ....... L, 4-5 Feb. 12 Southeastern Louisiana ....... L, 4-6 and for the 15th time in school history, the as head coach of the Hatters. He holds a Feb. 14 at Bethune-Cookman .............. L, 2-3 Stetson Hatters will compete in the NCAA career record of 1002-602-3 (.624). On May Feb. 17 ^ at South Alabama .................. W, 5-3 Tournament. Champions of the Atlantic Sun 25, Dunn became the 34th Division I coach Feb. 18 ^ vs. Southern Miss ................... L, 1-6 Conference for the second year in a row, all-time to record 1000 career victories as Feb. 19 ^ vs. #25 Wichita State .............. L, 3-8 Feb. 21 at Bethune-Cookman ............. W, 7-1 Stetson (38-22) will be the no. 4 seed and Stetson defeated Mercer 6-5 in 11 innings. Feb. 24 $ Illinois ................................... W, 6-3 will face top-seed and host Georgia Tech Dunn has led Stetson to 14 NCAA Division I Feb. 25 $ Western Carolina .................. L, 3-4 at 7 p.m. Friday night at Russ Chandler Regional appearances during his tenure. Feb. 26 $ USF ........................................ W, 7-2 Stadium. The Yellow Jackets are the no. 8 Mar. 3 * North Florida ...................... W, 13-5 Mar. 4 * North Florida ......................... L, 2-3 national seed and the fourth-ranked team in A-Sun Tournament Recap Mar. 5 * North Florida ......................... L, 4-9 the nation in this week’s ESPN/USA Today Stetson went a perfect 4-0 in the Atlantic Mar. 7 UCF ........................................ W, 4-3 Top 25 Coaches Poll. No. 2 seed Vanderbilt Sun tournament to repeat as conference Mar. 10 at #8 LSU ................................ L, 1-5 (36-25) will face no. 3 seed Michigan (42-19) champions. The Hatters played three Mar. 11 at #8 LSU .............................. L, 7-11 Mar. 12 at #8 LSU ............................... W, 9-8 at 3 p.m. to begin the double elimination consecutive one-run games, winning twice Mar. 14 Yale ........................................ W, 6-0 regional. Junior Chris Ingoglia returns to in their last at-bat. Stetson defeated FAU 3-2 Mar. 17 * at Mercer ................................. L, 4-8 the starting rotation after serving a team with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth Mar. 18 * at Mercer ................................L, 2-5 suspension (violation of team rules) during on Wednesday, then defeated Mercer with Mar. 18 * at Mercer ..............................W, 19-5 Mar. 21 at #9 Florida ...........................W, 7-6 last week’s A-Sun tournament. Sophomore a bases loaded single in the bottom of the Mar. 24 * Lipscomb ..............................W, 9-0 RHP Corey Kluber will start against Georgia 11th on Thursday. A rematch with Mercer Mar. 25 * Lipscomb ...............................L, 5-7 Tech on Friday night. on Friday saw the Bears rally for three ninth Mar. 26 * Lipscomb .............................L, 8-10 inning runs before falling one-run short 5-4, Mar. 28 at UCF ....................................W, 5-2 Mar. 31 Vermont .................................W, 9-7 The All-Time Series and the Hatters cruised to a 6-2 win over Apr. 1 Vermont .................................W, 8-0 Georgia Tech leads the all-time series 21-10- ETSU on Saturday behind a complete-game Apr. 2 Vermont .................................W, 5-3 1 over Stetson. The teams last met in the effort from Will Romanowicz. For the most Apr. 4 Bethune-Cookman ............... W, 5-0 2003 Atlanta Regional, with Stetson pulling a part, the Hatters tournament success was a Apr. 8 * at Belmont .............................. W, 7-3 Apr. 8 * at Belmont .............................. W, 6-3 5-4 upset in the opening round. Meanwhile, result of good pitching and defense. Apr. 9 * at Belmont .............................. W, 9-1 the Hatters lead the all-time series 11-3 over W-L Record ................................... 4-0 Apr. 14 * at Jacksonville (12 inn.) .......... L, 3-4 Michigan, and have only faced Vanderbilt Batting Average / HR ............. .315 / 0 Apr. 15 * at Jacksonville ........................ L, 6-7 once, a 5-4 win back in 1971: Runs Scored-Runs Allowed ...... 20-13 Apr. 15 * at Jacksonville ..................... W, 11-9 Opponent NCAA All-Time Series Apr. 18 Bethune-Cookman ............... W, 7-3 ERA ............................................. 2.84 Apr. 21 * Campbell .............................. W, 5-3 Georgia Tech 1-2 10-21-1 1917-2003 Fielding Pct. ................................ .971 Apr. 22 * Campbell ............................ W, 11-1 Vanderbilt - 1-0 1971 Apr. 22 * Campbell .............................. W, 6-4 Michigan - 11-3 1974-2003 Apr. 25 at USF (11 inn.) .................... W, 12-9 Hot Streak The Hatters have won six straight and 10 of Apr. 29 * Kennesaw State ................... W, 8-6 Stetson and the NCAA Tournament Apr. 30 * Kennesaw State .................... L, 1-5 their last 12 games. Overall, after starting All-time, the Hatters are 15-28 in the NCAA Apr. 30 * Kennesaw State ................. W, 12-4 the year 9-12, Stetson is 29-10 since Mar. 18 Tournament, but have six wins in their last May 5 * at ETSU .............................. L, 10-11 (.744) and 26-8 (.765) since Mar. 28. May 6 * at ETSU .................................. L, 6-8 five trips. In last year’s NCAA Gainesville May 7 * at ETSU (11 inn.) .................... L, 6-7 Regional, Stetson fell to Florida, the eventual May 9 USF ........................................ W, 8-5 NCAA runner-up, 8-3, and to Notre Dame, Stetson By The Numbers May 12 * Florida Atlantic ................... W, 10-6 This season, the Hatters are: 7-4. Three times Stetson has reached the May 13 * Florida Atlantic .................... L, 2-10 • 29-2 when leading after six inn. (W 13) May 14 * Florida Atlantic ..................... W, 6-4 Regional Finals (2000, 01, 03), including • 35-7 when scoring five runs or more May 16 at USF .................................... W, 9-2 twice in Atlanta, but the Hatters have never May 18 * at Gardner-Webb .................... L, 3-4 • 26-13 when scoring first advanced to a super regional or the College May 18 * at Gardner-Webb ................... W, 5-0 • 18-8 vs. non-conference opponents (W 12) May 19 * at Gardner-Webb (10 inn.) ... W, 11-7 World Series. May 24 # Florida Atlantic ..................... W, 3-2 May 25 # Mercer (11 inn.)..................... W, 6-5 Atlantic Sun Standings Atlanta Regional Scoreboard May 26 # Mercer ................................... W, 5-4 May 27 # ETSU ...................................... W, 6-2 Team A-Sun GB Overall Pct. Friday, June 2 June 2 % at Georgia Tech 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville 23-7 - 42-17 .712 G1 - #2 Vanderbilt vs. #3 Michigan, 3:00 p.m. June 3 % vs. Vanderbilt/Michigan 1/5:00 p.m. UNF 20-10 3 34-21 .618 G2 - #1 Georgia Tech vs. #4 Stetson, 7:00 p.m. June 4 % NCAA Atlanta Regional 1/5:00 p.m. Mercer 19-11 4 34-26 .567 Saturday, June 3 June 5 % NCAA Atlanta Regional 3:00 p.m. Stetson 16-14 7 38-22 .633 June 9-11 NCAA Super Regionals TBA G3 - Loser G1 vs. Loser G2, 1:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic 14-16 9 30-28 .517 G4 - Winner G1 vs. Winner G2, 5:00 p.m. June 16-24 College World Series Omaha, NE ETSU 14-16 9 31-27 .534 Campbell 13-17 10 19-38 .333 Sunday, June 4 ^-Coca-Cola Classic, Mobile, Ala. Gardner-Webb 12-18 11 24-31 .436 G5 - Winner G3 vs. Loser G4, 1:00 p.m. $ - Stetson Invitational, DeLand, Fla. Kennesaw State 12-18 11 24-32 .429 G6 - Winner G4 vs. Winner G5, 5:00 p.m. *-Atlantic Sun games Belmont 11-19 12 24-31 .436 #-Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, DeLand, Fla. Lipscomb 11-19 12 22-32 .407 Monday, June 5 %-NCAA Atlanta Regional G7 - same teams, if necessary, 3:00 p.m. Home games Bold www.stetson.edu/athletics News and Notes, cont. OFFENSIVE NOTES PITCHING NOTES DEFENSE NOTES Among the A-Sun Leaders Solid Pitching Fielding Percentage - .972 Stetson enters the NCAA Regional with a .300 Stetson’s pitching staff ranks second in the A- The Hatters lead the A-Sun and rank 20th team batting average, the fifth highest total Sun in ERA (4.02) and second in opponents in the NCAA with a .972 fld. pct. Stetson is in the Atlantic Sun. The Hatters also rank batting average (.267). The Hatter hurlers on pace to break the school single-season third in hits, runs, and RBI, and fifth in total have also allowed the second fewest fieldng pct. record of .970, set in 1976. bases. Stetson averages 6.3 runs/game. runs (278) and the third fewest hits (540) despite throwing the most innings (537.0). Fewest Errors Home Runs vs. Sacrifices Opponents average just 4.6 runs/game. Stetson’s defense has committed just 65 Stetson has definitely preferred “small ball” errors, the fewest errors in the A-Sun this to the “long ball” this year. The Hatters Five Team Shutouts year. The next closest team is North Florida have hit just 31 home runs, and only one Stetson pitching staff has posted five shutouts with 79 errors committed. The Hatters have round-tripper in the last eight games. The this season, the most since collecting six in committed one error or less in 41 of the 60 Hatters did not hit a home run during the 1996. Four of the shutouts have come at games so far. A-Sun tournament. On the other hand, the home (Yale, Lipscomb, Vermont, B-CC) and Hatters have recorded 55 sacrifice bunts one on the road (Gardner-Webb).