Tennessee Volunteers Roster

2004 Baseball Roster

No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. DOB Major Hometown (Previous School) 1 Brandon Crowe RHP R/R 6-0 193 RSr.-3L 6/29/81 Sociology Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill HS) 2 Eric King INF R/R 5-10 177 Jr.-Tr. 7/2/82 Sociology Antioch, Calif. (Los Medanos College/Deer Valley HS) 3 Joey Andrews RHP R/R 5-11 183 Jr.-2L 10/24/82 Marketing Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS) 4 Jack Branston LHP L/L 6-0 168 So.-Sq. 8/24/84 Business Admin. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) 7 Nick Crowe C L/R 5-11 180 Jr.-2L 5/27/83 Accounting Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill HS) 9 Eli Iorg INF R/R 6-3 200 So.-Tr. 3/14/83 Business Admin. Knoxville, Tenn. (Samford/Karns HS) 12 Michael Rivera OF/INF R/R 5-10 194 So.-1L 5/13/85 Sport Management Miami, Fla. (Senior HS) 13 Josh Alley OF L/L 5-9 179 So.-1L 9/6/83 Family Studies Anna, Ill. (Anna-Jonesboro HS) 14 Brett Chappell 1B/3B R/R 6-3 225 Sr.-1L 9/4/81 Sociology Elk Grove, Calif. (Sacramento City College/Elk Grove HS) 15 Trey Bridges LHP L/L 6-3 175 RSo.-Sq. 8/15/82 Transportation Shelby, N.C. (Shelby HS) 16 Alex Suarez OF R/R 6-0 190 Jr.-1L 4/13/83 Political Science Miami, Fla. (Florida International Univ./Gulliver Prep) 17 Brian Cleveland SS R/R 6-1 183 Sr.-1L 1/7/82 Sport Management San Jose, Calif. (San Jose City College/Santa Teresa HS) 18 Kyle Norrid 3B R/R 6-0 205 So.-1L 12/10/83 Sport Management Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown HS) 19 Luke Hochevar RHP R/R 6-5 205 So.-1L 9/15/83 Sport Management Fowler, Colo. (Fowler HS) 20 Jeremy Kemp C R/R 6-1 187 RJr.-Sq. 2/22/82 Sport Management Palm Harbor, Fla. (East Lake HS) 21 Todd Martin OF L/L 6-3 208 So.-Sq. 6/25/83 Business Admin. Cookeville, Tenn. (Cookeville HS) 22 Martin Evans C R/R 6-1 180 Fr.-HS 2/20/85 Arts & Sciences Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 23 Sean Watson RHP R/R 6-2 205 Fr.-HS 7/24/85 Arts & Sciences Miami, Fla. (Florida Christian School) 24 Rob Fitzgerald RHP L/R 6-3 188 Jr.-2L 12/2/82 Biological Sciences New Orleans, La. (Isidore Newman HS) 25 Craig Cobb RHP R/R 5-10 175 Fr.-HS 2/7/85 Business Admin. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) 26 Derek Tharpe LHP L/L 5-11 188 Sr.-1L 10/30/81 Speech Comm. Knoxville, Tenn. (Samford Univ./Karns HS) 27 Chase Headley 3B S/R 6-2 195 So.-Tr. 5/9/84 Sport Management Fountain, Colo. (Univ. of Pacific/Fountain-Fort Carson HS) 28 Chad LeGate OF R/R 6-0 194 Jr.-2L 9/30/82 Sport Management Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary HS) 29 Patrick Hicklen RHP R/R 6-4 204 RJr.-2L 12/30/81 Sport Management Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) 30 Scot Drucker RHP R/R 6-1 192 RJr.-Sq. 5/30/82 Sport Management Miami, Fla. (Univ. of Florida/Westminster Academy) 31 Dusty Johnson LHP L/L 6-0 188 Sr.-3L 6/29/81 Finance Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) 32 Kelly Edmundson C R/R 6-0 200 So.-Tr. 10/3/85 Business Admin. Germantown, Tenn. (Univ. of Memphis/Houston HS) 33 Beau Massey RHP R/R 6-2 202 Sr.-3L 9/15/81 Sociology Newport, Tenn. (Jefferson County HS) 35 Chris Kemp 1B L/R 6-4 205 Jr.-Tr. 8/24/83 Business Studies Duluth, Ga. (Spartanburg Methodist/South Forsyth HS) 41 Mike Kerfeld LHP R/L 6-6 205 So.-Tr. 11/26/83 Engineering Marietta, Ga. (Young Harris College/Pace Academy) 43 Chris Howell RHP R/R 6-0 206 Jr.-Tr. 5/11/83 Business Studies Fitzgerald, Ga. (Pensacola JC/Tift Area Academy) 44 David Lamar INF/OF R/R 6-0 200 Jr.-Tr. 10/1/82 Sport Management Carpinteria, Calif. (Cuesta College/Carpinteria HS) 45 Ben Riley LHP L/L 6-0 197 RSr.-2L 2/13/81 Sport Management West Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Western CC/Valley HS)

ALPHABETICAL Coaching Staff BY CLASS 13 Josh Alley, OF 8 Rod Delmonico, Head Coach (Liberty 1980) [15th year; 550-302, .646] Seniors: 7 3 Joey Andrews, RHP 10 Larry Simcox, Assistant Coach (Mississippi 1982) [14th year] Juniors: 12 4 Jack Branston, LHP 34 Fred Corral, Assistant Coach (Sacramento State 1998) [2nd year] Sophomores: 11 15 Trey Bridges, LHP 11 Clay Greene, Volunteer Assistant Coach (Tennessee 2001) [2nd year] Freshmen: 3 14 Brett Chappell, 1B/3B 17 Brian Cleveland, SS Support Staff Pronunciation PLAYERS DRAFTED 25 Craig Cobb, RHP Jeff Wood, Trainer Luke Hochevar (hoe - CHAY - ver) Brian Cleveland 2003 Cubs (49th); 2001 Dodgers(36th) 1 Brandon Crowe, RHP Jake Johnson, Head Manager Brett Chappell (CHAP - ul) Patrick Hicklen 2000 Dodgers (34th) 7 Nick Crowe, INF Brian Ryman, Manager Iorg (OAR - j) Luke Hochevar 2002 Dodgers (39th) 30 Scot Drucker, RHP Luke Alger, Manager Eric King 2002 Pirates (25th) 32 Kelly Edmundson, C Brian Gearity, Strength Coach Ben Riley 2000 Twins (49th) 22 Martin Evans, C Sean Watson 2003 Giants (21st) 24 Rob Fitzgerald, RHP 27 Chase Headley, 3B BY STATE 29 Patrick Hicklen, RHP Alabama (1): Martin Evans 19 Luke Hochevar, RHP California (4): Brett Chappell, Brian Cleveland, Eric King, 43 Chris Howell, RHP David Lamar 9 Eli Iorg, INF Colorado (3): Joey Andrews, Chase Headley, Luke 31 Dusty Johnson, LHP Hochevar 35 Chris Kemp, 1B Florida (6): Scot Drucker, Jeremy Kemp, Chad LeGate, 20 Jeremy Kemp, C Michael Rivera, Alex Suarez, Sean Watson 41 Mike Kerfeld, LHP Georgia (3): Chris Howell, Chris Kemp, Mike Kerfeld 2 Eric King, INF Illinois (1): Josh Alley 44 David Lamar, INF/OF Iowa (1): Ben Riley 28 Chad LeGate, OF Louisiana (1): Rob Fitzgerald 21 Todd Martin, OF North Carolina (1): Trey Bridges 33 Beau Massey, RHP Tennessee (12): Jack Branston, Craig Cobb, Brandon 18 Kyle Norrid, 3B Crowe, Nick Crowe, Kelly Edmundson, Patrick Hicklen, 45 Ben Riley, LHP Eli Iorg, Dusty Johnson, Todd Martin, Beau Massey, Kyle 12 Michael Rivera, OF Norrid, Derek Tharpe 16 Alex Suarez, OF 26 Derek Tharpe, LHP 23 Sean Watson, RHP

8 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers Schedule

2004 Baseball Schedule Vol Road Headquarters

Day Date Opponent Location Time Miami Friday Feb. 13 Morehead State Knoxville, Tenn. 3 p.m. Doral Golf Resort and Spa Saturday Feb. 14 Morehead State Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. 4400 NW 87th Ave. Sunday Feb. 15 Morehead State Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. Miami, FL 33178-2192 Friday Feb. 20 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 7 p.m. Phone: (305) 592-2000 Saturday Feb. 21 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 7 p.m. Fax: (305) 594-4682 Sunday Feb. 22 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 1 p.m. Website: www.doralresort.com Friday Feb. 27 Eastern Michigan Knoxville, Tenn. 3 p.m. Saturday Feb. 28 Eastern Michigan Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. Mississippi State Sunday Feb. 29 Eastern Michigan Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. Holiday Inn Express Wednesday March 3 Tennessee Tech Knoxville, Tenn. 3 p.m. 110-B Hwy. 12 West Friday March 5 Georgia State Knoxville, Tenn. 3 p.m. Starkville, MS 39759 Saturday March 6 Georgia State Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. Phone: (662) 324-0076 Sunday March 7 Georgia State Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. Fax: (662) 338-5190 Tuesday March 9 Niagara Knoxville, Tenn. 3 p.m. Website: www.hiexpress.com Wednesday March 10 Niagara Knoxville, Tenn. 3 p.m. Friday March 12 Siena Knoxville, Tenn. 3 p.m. Georgia Saturday March 13 Siena Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. Holiday Inn 197 East Broad Street Sunday March 14 Siena Knoxville, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. Athens, GA 30603 Tuesday March 16 Lipscomb Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Phone: (706) 549-4433 Friday March 19 *Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 6:30 p.m. CT Fax: (706) 548-3031 Saturday March 20 *Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 2 p.m. CT Website: www.holiday-inn.com Sunday March 21 *Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 1:30 p.m. CT Tuesday March 23 East Tennessee State Johnson City, Tenn. 7 p.m. Mississippi Friday March 26 *Auburn Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Downtown Inn Saturday March 27 *Auburn Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. 400 N. Lamar Road Sunday March 28 *Auburn Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. Oxford, MS 38655 Wednesday March 31 Wofford Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Phone: (662) 234-3031 Friday April 2 *Kentucky Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Fax: (662) 234-2834 Saturday April 3 *Kentucky Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Website: www.downtowninnoxford.com Sunday April 4 *Kentucky Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. Wednesday April 7 East Tennessee State Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Arkansas Friday April 9 *Georgia Athens, Ga. 7 p.m. Radisson Saturday April 10 *Georgia Athens, Ga. 4 p.m. 70 North East Ave. Sunday April 11 *Georgia Athens, Ga. 2 p.m. Fayetteville, AR 72701 Tuesday April 13 Wofford Spartanburg, S.C. 7 p.m. Phone: (479) 442-5555 Friday April 16 *Mississippi Oxford, Miss. 6:30 p.m. CT Fax: (479) 442-2105 Saturday April 17 *Mississippi Oxford, Miss. 4 p.m. CT Website: www.radisson.com Sunday April 18 *Mississippi Oxford, Miss. 1:30 p.m. CT Wednesday April 21 Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. 6 p.m. CT South Carolina Friday April 23 *LSU Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Adam’s Mark Saturday April 24 *LSU Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. 1200 Hampton St. Columbia, S.C. 29201 Sunday April 25 *LSU Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. Phone: (803) 771-7000 Wednesday April 28 UNC Asheville Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Fax: (803) 254-2911 Friday April 30 *Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 6:30 p.m. CT Website: www.adamsmark.com Saturday May 1 *Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 2 p.m. CT Sunday May 2 *Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 1 p.m. CT Friday May 7 *Vanderbilt Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Saturday May 8 *Vanderbilt (SEC-TV) Knoxville, Tenn. 4 p.m. Sunday May 9 *Vanderbilt Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. Wednesday May 12 Belmont Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Friday May 14 *South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. Saturday May 15 *South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. Sunday May 16 *South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. Friday May 21 *Florida Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Saturday May 22 *Florida Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Sunday May 23 *Florida Knoxville, Tenn. 1 p.m. May 26-30 SEC Tournament Hoover, Ala. June 4-6 NCAA Regionals (64 teams) TBA June 11-14 NCAA Super Regionals (16 teams) TBA June 18-28 College World Series Omaha, Neb.

*-Southeastern Conference Game All times eastern unless indicated Home games in BOLD

www.utsports.com 9 2004 Quick Facts

2004 Tennessee Volunteers Quick Facts 2003 Overall Record: 31-24 (Home: 24-10, Away: 5-14, Neutral: 2-0) SEC Record (Finish): 13-17 (4th Eastern Division) RETURNING PLAYERS (22/17 Lettermen) PITCHERS Name Cl. Ht. Wt. 2003 Statistics Joey Andrews, RHP Jr. 5-11 183 3-1, 4.46 ERA, 3 Sv, 37K, 34.1 IP Jack Branston, LHP So. 6-0 165 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.0 IP Brandon Crowe, RHP Sr. 6-0 193 4-1, 5.44 ERA, 27K, 41.1 IP Rob Fitzgerald, RHP Jr. 6-3 188 1-1, 4.42 ERA, 14K, 18.1 IP ^Patrick Hicklen, RHP Jr. 6-4 204 5-3, 6.14 ERA, 48K, 55.2 IP Luke Hochevar, RHP So. 6-5 205 6-5, 4.64 ERA, 3 Sv, 73K, 77.2 IP Dusty Johnson, LHP Sr. 6-0 188 6-1, 3.04 ERA, 41K, 56.1 IP Beau Massey, RHP Sr. 6-2 202 2-2, 2.12 ERA, 1 Sv, 20K, 17.0 IP Ben Riley, LHP Sr. 6-0 197 3-6, 3.48 ERA, 63K, 93.0 IP Derek Tharpe, LHP Sr. 5-11 188 6-6, 3.95 ERA, 88K, 93.1 IP Trey Bridges, LHP So. 6-3 175 2003 Redshirt Scot Drucker, RHP Jr. 6-1 192 2003 Redshirt ^Redshirted in 2003, stats listed for 2002

POSITION PLAYERS Second year starting shortstop Brian Cleveland (L) anchors a revamped Name Cl. Ht. Wt. 2003 Statistics infield, while senior Derek Tharpe (R) spearheads a veteran pitching staff that ranked 31st in the NCAA with a 3.88 ERA last season. *Josh Alley, OF So. 5-9 179 .313, 1 HR, 21 RBI, 10 SB, 32 GS *Brian Cleveland, SS Sr. 6-1 183 .271, 4 HR, 32 RBI, 53 GS *Nick Crowe, INF Jr. 5-11 180 .327, 2 HR, 29 RBI, 9 SB, 50 GS NEWCOMERS (11) *Kyle Norrid, INF So. 6-0 205 .276, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 48 GS Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) *Michael Rivera, OF So. 5-10 194 .283, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 43 GS Craig Cobb, P Fr. 5-10 175 Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) *Alex Suarez, DH Jr. 6-0 190 .299, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 35 GS Kelly Edmundson, C So. 6-0 200 Memphis, Tenn. (Univ. Memphis) *Chad LeGate, OF/DH So. 6-0 194 .282, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 37 GS Martin Evans, C Fr. 6-1 180 Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) Brett Chappell, INF Sr. 6-3 225 .276, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 6 GS Chase Headley, INF So. 6-2 195 Fountain, Colo. (Univ. Pacific) Jeremy Kemp, C Jr. 6-1 187 .000, 0 HR, 0 RBI Chris Howell, RHP Jr. 6-0 206 Fitzgerald, Ga. (Pensacola CC) Todd Martin, OF So. 6-3 208 .231, 0 HR, 0 RBI Eli Iorg, INF So. 6-3 200 Knoxville, Tenn. (Samford Univ.) *-Returning starter Chris Kemp, 1B Jr. 6-4 205 Duluth, Ga. (Spartanburg Meth. Coll.) Mike Kerfeld, LHP So. 6-6 205 Marietta, Ga. (Young Harris College) ^Eric King, INF Jr. 5-10 177 Antioch, Calif. (Los Medanos Coll.) David Lamar, INF/OF Jr. 6-0 200 Carpinteria, Calif. (Cuesta Coll.) ^Sean Watson, RHP Fr. 6-2 205 Miami, Fla. (Fla. Christian School) ^-Previously drafted

PLAYERS LOST (12/8 Lettermen) Name Cl. Ht. Wt. 2003 Statistics How The 2004 Volunteers Were Built (Playing seasons listed) Javi Herrera, C Jr. 6-2 195 .296, 9 HR, 32 RBI FRESHMAN RECRUITS Drafted 2nd round (Cleveland) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Jordan Czarniecki, OF Sr. 6-1 175 .311, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 32 SB *Brandon Crowe ^Patrick Hicklen Joey Andrews Josh Alley Martin Evans Drafted 25th round (Colorado) Dusty Johnson Nick Crowe Luke Hochevar Sean Watson Jeremy Kemp Rob Fitzgerald Todd Martin Walter Sevilla, 2B Sr. 5-8 170 .271, 3 HR, 32 RBI, 12 SB Beau Massey Chad LeGate Kyle Norrid Drafted 34th round (Kansas City) Michael Rivera Casey Eisemann, RHP Jr. 6-0 197 0-0, 3.86 ERA Free agent (Chicago Cubs) 4-YEAR TRANSFERS Justin Branson, OF Jr. 6-0 190 .245, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 13 GS ^Scot Drucker Kelly Edmundson Alex Suarez Chase Headley Jeremy Cabbage, C Jr. 6-0 190 .269, 0 HR, 5 RBI Derek Tharpe ^Eli Iorg Blake Crigger, RHP Jr. 6-2 211 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 1.0 IP Patrick Green, RHP Jr. 6-3 175 0-0, 5.09 ERA, 16K, 17.2 IP JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFERS Chris Heath, OF So. 6-0 182 .222, 0 HR, 5 RBI Ben Riley Brett Chappell Chris Howell John Parscal, LHP So. 6-1 205 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.2 IP Brian Cleveland Chris Kemp Mike Kerfeld Jimbo Watson, OF Sr. 6-0 202 .389, 1 HR, 11 RBI Eric King Steve Wesley, RHP Jr. 5-11 175 0-1, 2.86 ERA, 2 Sv, 23 K, 22.0 IP David Lamar

FRESHMAN WALK-ONS Jack Branston Craig Cobb ^Trey Bridges *-Redshirted in 2002; ^-Redshirted in 2003

10 Tennessee Volunteers Season Outlook

A VOLUNTEER RESURGENCE RETURNING NUMBERS FOR 2003 With seven position players with 30 or more he 2004 season should see the resurgence of the Tennessee baseball program. A veteran pitching starts and almost the entire pitching staff returning from the 2003 team, the Vols have a staff, backed up by a promising corps of talented hitters, makes Volunteers a prime candidate to veteran squad poised to reach the postseason. Tmake a run at the conference crown and return to the College World Series. Stat Return Lost %Return Head coach Rod Delmonico enters his 15th season at the helm of the Volunteers, earning the distinc- Runs 198 138 58.9 tion as the longest tenured coach in the league. The 2004 season could be a milestone campaign for Hits 331 210 61.2 Delmonico as he needs eight wins to move into sixth place on the SEC’s all-time victories list and lacks Doubles 53 44 54.6 Home Runs 20 17 54.1 50 triumphs to reach 600 career wins. RBI 191 110 63.5 The pitching staff, which returns all 31 victories from a year ago, SB 32 50 39.0 averages 2.2 years of Division I experience among the 11 returning Wins 31 0 100.0 pitchers while bringing up three freshmen and one junior college Innings 435.0 52.1 89.3 hurler. Strikeouts 367 49 88.2 The 11 returning hitters, along with two four-year transfers, bring Returning Statistical Leaders 17 years of Division I playing experience. Three junior college trans- Category No. Player fers and one freshman also join the club battling for playing time. Average .327 Nick Crowe With seven position players returning with 30 or more starts, the Runs 32 Nick Crowe Vols are not left with a lot of holes to fill. The biggest move during Hits 52 Nick Crowe Doubles 12 Nick Crowe the offseason was Nick Crowe moving from first base to catcher. Josh Triples 2 Brian Cleveland Alley moves from left to center, while Michael Rivera stays in right Home Runs 6 Kyle Norrid and several others battle for the left field and designated hitter RBI 32 Brian Cleveland roles. Slugging .440 Nick Crowe Shortstop Brian Cleveland anchors the infield with third baseman Stolen Bases 10 Josh Alley Walks 23 Nick Crowe Kyle Norrid battling newcomer Chase Headley. Junior college trans- Hit by Pitch 7 Brian Cleveland Head coach Rod Delmonico needs fers Chris Kemp and Eric King take over at first and second, respec- On-base Pct. .429 Nick Crowe eight wins to become the sixth tively. Wins 6 By three winningest coach in the SEC. Starts 15 By two Innings Pitched 93.1 Derek Tharpe CATCHER ERA 3.04 Dusty Johnson With the loss of Javi Herrera, a second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Indians in 2003, the Vols turn Strikeouts 88 Derek Tharpe to junior Nick Crowe, who will be starting his fourth position in three years. Crowe is UT’s leading return- 11 NEW FACES ing hitter at .327. Tennessee welcomes 11 new faces to the ros- After playing second base as a freshman and splitting time between third and first base in 2003, Crowe ter for the season. Of the 11, three are fresh- spent last summer working on his catching skills with the Anchorage Bucs in the Alaska League. men, while five hail from the junior college Aiding Crowe will be two newcomers in freshman Martin Evans and sophomore transfer from the ranks and three transferred from four-year schools. University of Memphis Kelly Edmundson. Two signees -- Sean Watson and Eric King -- Edmundson was a part-time catcher as a true freshman for the Tigers last year, batting .269, while have been drafted previously in their careers. Evans was an All-State backstop at Vestavia Hills High School in Birmingham, Ala. Watson was picked by San Francisco in the 21st round in 2003, while King was selected by Pittsburgh in the 25th round in 2002. INFIELD Tennessee’s infield will get quite a shakeup as potentially only one returning starter will play the same HOST OF FORMER DRAFTED PLAYERS position he had in 2003. With the loss of senior second baseman The 2004 season will open with the six play- Walter Sevilla and Nick Crowe moving from first to catcher, as many ers on the roster that have been previously as three new faces could dot the infield. drafted in their careers. Senior Brian Cleveland returns to start for his second year at Name Team Round Year Brian Cleveland Cubs 49th 2003 shortstop. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 49th round last Dodgers 36th 2001 year but opted to return for his senior season. A solid summer cam- Patrick Hicklen Dodgers 34th 2000 paign in Alaska, along with gaining confidence in the fall should see Luke Hochevar Dodgers 39th 2002 a marked improvement in Cleveland’s performance. Eric King Pirates 25th 2002 Junior college All-America Eric King takes over at second base for Ben Riley Twins 49th 2000 Sean Watson Giants 21st 2003 the departed Sevilla. King was a 25th-round draft pick of Pittsburgh in 2002 and comes off a successful All-America career at Los TEAM CAPTAINS Medanos College where he was a two-time All-America. Lamar was The four team captains for the 2004 season a junior college All-America and conference player of the year for are Patrick Hicklen, Ben Riley, Luke Hochevar Cuesta College in 2003. and Michael Rivera. Hicklen is a third-year team captain while Riley enters his second. Sophomore Kyle Norrid, who was second on the squad with six home runs last year, faces a tough battle at third with Chase Nick Crowe, UT’s leading returning MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Headley, a sophomore transfer from the University of the Pacific. hitter, moves to catcher for the Rod Delmonico 8 wins to move into 6th Norrid started at first before moving to third for the second half of upcoming season. on SEC all-time list last season and returns for his second with more power and patience Ben Riley 16.2 IP to reach 200 Brandon Crowe 3 wins for 15 at the plate. Headley had an outstanding season at the University of the Pacific, batting .330 with three Dusty Johnson 3 wins for 15 home runs and 26 RBI, drawing a Big West Conference best 39 walks. The power hitting left-hander, Chris Kemp, is likely to take over at first base, transferring from Spartanburg Methodist College. Kemp helped lead SMC to the 2003 NJCAA College World Series. 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where he was named to some time to fully the 2002 Atlantic Sun recover from Tommy Conference All-Freshman John surgery, managed team. He used the 2003 to pick up four wins and season to embark on a should return to full Mormon mission to strength. Argentina. Iorg has the After getting his first ability to slide into any tour of the rigors of the infield slot but might see SEC and is poised to have more time in the out- a breakout year is the field. hard-throwing sopho- more Luke Hochevar. He OUTFIELD bounced around between Tennessee’s outfield the starting rotation and gets shuffled a bit with the bullpen last year, the loss of first team All- fashioning a 6-5 mark Southeastern with a team-high tying Conference center field- three saves. Hochevar er Jordan Czarniecki, a pitched the second half two-year starter. of the summer in the The Vols’ outfield is prestigious Cape Cod fairly deep with sopho- League and dominated mores Josh Alley and 2004 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS out of the pen. Michael Rivera returning First Row (L-R): Kelly Edmundson, Josh Alley, Craig Cobb, Jack Branston. Second Row: Eric King, Michael Rivera, The Vols also return Chad LeGate, Brandon Crowe, Asst. Coach Clay Greene, Asst. Coach Fred Corral, Head Coach Rod Delmonico, two veteran pitchers in to play center and right, Asst. Coach Larry Simcox, Ben Riley, Joey Andrews, Nick Crowe, Kyle Norrid. Third Row: Manager Luke Alger, respectively. Manager Brian Ryman, Alex Suarez, Derek Tharpe, Martin Evans, Sean Watson, Jeremy Kemp, Dusty Johnson, senior short reliever The versatile Rivera is Brett Chappell, Chris Howell, Trainer Jeff Wood, Manager Jake Johnson. Fourth Row: Trey Bridges, Scot Drucker, Beau Massey and junior a capable backup at any Brian Cleveland, Beau Massey, Eli Iorg, Luke Hochevar, Chris Kemp, Rob Fitzgerald, Chase Headley, Todd Martin. middle reliever Joey of the infield spots while Andrews. Massey, a also being looked to as one of the catalysts in the lineup. sidewinder, earned two wins and a save last year, while Andrews has been Alley made great strides from the beginning of the season to the end in effective in chewing up innings, earn- left field and has improved with the bat. ing three wins and three saves out of Junior Chad LeGate saw significant playing time in right when Rivera the pen. went down with a thumb injury and is one of seven Vols with at least 30 Junior Rob Fitzgerald looks for more starts. After two years in the system, a hard-working LeGate is primed for mound time after making three starts, a break out season. while sophomores Jack Branston and Junior Alex Suarez, who was relegated to the designated hitter role last Trey Bridges look to work themselves year, is looking to stay healthy and challenge for a starting role. into more playing time. Also battling for playing time is sophomore Todd Martin, who saw very Scot Drucker, who sat out 2003 limited action last year, but returned with increased size and power that after transferring from Florida, had an can make him a threat at the plate. outstanding summer campaign and will Two-way player Rob Fitzgerald looks to get more time with bat this sea- be looked to in aiding the bullpen son as well as bucking for more time on the mound. while also seeing an occasional start. David Lamar joined the Vols in January after a successful career at The prize of the new crop of pitch- Cuesta College. He looks to challenge for a starting role in the spring. ers is freshman Sean Watson who was a 21st round draft pick of the San PITCHERS Francisco Giants last June. The All- Co-Captain Ben Riley returns to For the first time ever, the Volunteers return 100 percent of their pitch- State selection figures to make an the starting rotation for the third ing victories from the previous season. It will be a veteran staff with only immediate impact in the starting straight year. three first-year pitchers joining the rotation. Of the incoming freshmen, 12 returning hurlers. Competition for he was rated No. 36 overall nationally and the No. 14 right-hander by the top three starting roles on the Baseball America. weekend will once again be fierce as Joining Watson are a junior college transfers Chris Howell and Mike the newcomers are wanting their Kerfeld along with freshman Craig Cobb. Howell is a gutty performer who shot at the action. competed at Pensacola Junior College in the ever-tough Florida Panhandle In addition to returning all three Conference. Kerfeld is a lanky left hander who starred in a relief role at weekend starters in seniors Ben Young Harris (Ga.) College. Cobb is a walk-on with impressive credentials Riley, Derek Tharpe and Brandon following an All-State season for the 2003 Tennessee state champion Crowe, the Vols welcome back junior Farragut Admirals. co-captain Patrick Hicklen who sat out the 2003 season rehabilitating SCHEDULE from elbow surgery. In addition, sen- Thirty-five home games with 27 contests against 2003 NCAA Tournament ior Dusty Johnson, who went 6-1 teams highlight Tennessee's 56-game 2004 baseball schedule. pitching in midweek action, gives the The Volunteers play a 30-game Southeastern Conference schedule cul- Vols a solid No. 4 pitcher. minating with the tournament at the Hoover-Met Stadium in Birmingham, Riley and Tharpe were the one-two Ala., May 26-30. Luke Hochevar was rated as one of punch for the Vols last season, each The schedule includes nine teams which finished among the top 50 in the top players in the Cape Cod throwing over 90 innings and combin- RPI as well as two 2003 College World Series participants in LSU and South League last summer. ing for nine wins. Crowe, who took Carolina, and nine that made the NCAA regionals. 12 Tennessee Volunteers