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Quick Facts TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information. 2 2010 Rams . 3-18 Coaching Staff . 4-5 2010 Preview. 6 2010 Roster . 7 2010 Schedule/Opponents . 8 Meet the Rams. 9-18 2009 Review . 19-24 2009 Season Review . 20 2009 Game Results . 21 2009 Statistics . 22 Red River Athletic Conference . 23-24 Ram Record Book . 25-32 Individual and Team Records. 26 Year by Year/Coaching Record . 27 Honor Roll . 28 All-time Roster . 29-31 All-time vs. Opponents . 32 Texas Wesleyan . 33-44 Ram Facilities . 34-35 ‘Round the Horn Club . 36 Athletic Directory. 37 Ram Scorecard. 38-39 Kody Thiebaud went 11-0 as a sophomore in 2009. Athletic History . 40-41 Texas Wesleyan Information . 42-43 MEDIA OUTLETS Q UI C K F A C T S Campus Map . 44 School Information Fort Worth Star-Telegram Location . Fort Worth, Texas, 76105 CREDITS John Henry. (817) 390-7761 Founded . 1890 Dallas Morning News Enrollment . 2,863 Bob Yates . (214) 977-8260 Nickname . Rams The 2010 Texas Wesleyan Baseball Media Arlington Star-Telegram Colors . Blue and Gold Guide is a production of the Texas Wesleyan Rick Mauch. (817) 548-5479 Facility . LaGrave Field (5,000) Sports Information Office. The book was writ- Arlington Morning News Affiliation . NAIA Division I ten and edited by Josh Lacy. Editorial assistance Cameron Maun . (817) 695-0330 Conference . Red River was provided by Adrienne Lacy and Kevin WFAA-TV (ABC) Millikan. Covers by Josh Lacy. The cover picture Administration George Riba. (214) 977-6585 features the senior class at LaGrave Field. President . Dr. Harold Jeffcoat KDFW-TV (Fox) Contributing photographers include Jose Valdez Athletics Director. Kevin Millikan Mike Doocy . (817) 654-4000 and Josh Lacy. The book was printed by MultiAd Faculty Athletics Representative . Pam Rast KTVT-TV (CBS) . (817) 451-1111 Sports, Peoria, IL. KXAS-TV (NBC) Coaching Staff Newy Scruggs . (817) 429-5555 Head Coach . Mike Jeffcoat Alma Mater . Louisiana Tech `86 Record at Wesleyan . 258-180-1 (8) Career Record . same Office Phone . (817) 531-7547 E-mail . [email protected] Coaching Consultant . Rusty Greer Assistant Coach . Blake Walker Team Information 2009 Overall/Conf. Record . 42-22/11-4 Starters Returning/Lost . 7/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost . 20/14 History First Year of Baseball . 1967 All-time Record . 1192-847-2 (.585) NOTE Conference Championships . Ten All-time Postseason Record . 66-65 This guide contains historical information Sports Information that dates back to the program’s inception. To Sports Information Director . Josh Lacy make any corrections or provide information Office Phone . (817) 531-4855 that will aid in its accuracy, please contact the Cell Phone . (817) 584-8178 Texas Wesleyan Sports Information Department E-mail . [email protected] at (817) 531-4855 or write to us at 1201 Fax . (817) 531-4208 Wesleyan St., Fort Worth, TX, 76105. Assistant SID . Ryan Amador Jerry Fisher was named to the RRAC Gold Glove team last Website . www.ramsports.net season. www.ramsports.net 1 Media Information TEXAS WESLEYAN Sports Information Department DIRECTIONS TO LAGRAVE FIELD The Texas Wesleyan Sports Information SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF Department is located on the second floor of the From the East Sid Richardson Center, which is located on Proceed West on I-30 or West on I-20. Go North Collard Street between Rosedale Avenue and Josh Lacy on I-35 to the North Side Dr. Exit. Turn left Vickery Street. Sports Information Director (West) on North Side Dr. Turn left (South) on Phone____________(817) 531-4855 Main Street and go to the 7th Street light. Turn Media Information Cell ____________(817) 584-8178 left (East) and 7th Street will take you directly The 2010 edition of Texas Wesleyan University’s E-Mail [email protected] into the LaGrave Field parking lot. Baseball Media Guide has been produced to assist with your coverage of the Rams. Additional infor- From the West mation, photographs, and statistics are available Proceed East on I-30 or East on I-20. Go North upon request. Ryan Amador on I-35 to the North Side Dr. Exit. Turn left Student Assistant (West) on North Side Dr. Turn left (South) on Best Time to Reach Coaches E-Mail [email protected] Main Street and go to the 7th Street light. Turn Coach Jeffcoat can generally be reached in the left (East) and 7th Street will take you directly morning from 10 to 12. All interviews should be into the LaGrave Field parking lot. coordinated through the Sports Information Department. From the North Proceed South on I-35W. Exit and turn right Interview Policy Jose Valdez (West) on North Side Drive. Turn left (South) on Media interviews of athletes and coaches are Photography Main Street and go to the 7th Street light. Turn encouraged, and every effort will be made to E-Mail [email protected] left (East) and 7th Street will take you directly accommodate requests. In-person interviews are into the LaGrave Field parking lot. preferred, but telephone interviews can be arranged through the Texas Wesleyan Sports From the South Information Office. Under no circumstances will Proceed North on I-35W. Exit and turn left student-athletes’ residence numbers be supplied (West) on North Side Drive. Turn left (South) on to the media. Main Street and go to the 7th Street light. Turn Other Information Numbers: left (East) and 7th Street will take you directly Sports Information Fax: ______(817) 531-4208 into the LaGrave Field parking lot. TWU Press Row: ____________(817) 584-8178 Mailing Address: ____Texas Wesleyan University ______________Sports Information Department ________________________1201 Wesleyan St. ______________________Fort Worth, Texas 76105 www.RamSports.net For the most complete and up-to-date information on the Texas Wesleyan Athletic Department, log on to the athletic department’s official web site - www.ramsports.net - the best avenue to gain updates on the Texas Wesleyan Rams. Ramsports.net provides Wesleyan fans with the most comprehensive coverage of the Rams on the World Wide Web, including updated ros- ters, players and coaches’ bios, player features, statistics, schedules, results, and much more. Baseball is not the only sport covered by RamSports.net as you can get rosters, players and coaches’ bios, statistics and schedules for each of Texas Wesleyan University’s eight NAIA Divison I sponsored sports. Fans can catch up on the latest athletic department news and notes. Ramsports.net is the only place that family, fans, and friends of the Texas Wesleyan Athletic Department need to go to get the latest sports information on the Rams. The latest updates are just a click of the mouse away - visit www.ramsports.net today! 2 2010 Ram Baseball 2010 Rams 2010 Rams Coaching Staff Mike T HE J E F F C O A T F ILE Coaching Career: Jeffcoat - Texas Wesleyan University (2002 - Present) Head Coach Head Coach Career Record: 216-158-1 (7) Ninth Season 2007 RRAC Coach of the Year Louisiana Tech, `86 Playing Career: Mike Jeffcoat is in his ninth - Louisiana Tech University (1978-80) year at the helm of the Texas Wesleyan baseball pro- Drafted, 13th round, Cleveland Indians 1980 gram. The 10-year Major League veteran has led Texas - Cleveland Indians (1983-85) Wesleyan to six 30-win season in the last seven years, - San Francisco Giants (1985) and three consecutive 40-win seasons for the first time - Texas Rangers (1987-92) since 1980. - Florida Marlins (1994) Under Jeffcoat's guidance, Texas Wesleyan has become one of the premier baseball programs in the Education: NAIA. His team has appeared in four consecutive - B.S., Physical Education (1986) RRAC Championship games. In the last three seasons, Louisiana Tech University his teams have finished no worse than third in the Region and reached the finals of the NAIA National Personal: Championship Opening Round. His team's have pro- - Married to wife, Elaine - Has two sons, Drew and Ryan, and two daughters, Mike Jeffcoat is just 25 wins shy of Haley and Kaley. Fank Fultz’s Texas Wesleyan record of - Resides in Arlington 283. he excelled as a high school pitcher. He attended In 2008, the Rams went 42- Louisiana Tech University on a baseball scholarship, but 16, reached the RRAC left before his senior year to sign a professional con- Championship, and finished tract with the Cleveland Indians. He would later com- third in a power-packed Region plete his degree in physical education in 1986. On VI Tournament. August 21, 1983, Mike made his major league debut In 2007, Jeffcoat's Rams against the Seattle Mariners, and on September 18th, he went 41-10 and Mike earned out dueled the Yankees' Dave Righetti for his first major RRAC Coach of the Year hon- league victory. ors. The Rams took their first In May of 1985, Mike was traded to the San Red River Athletic Conference Francisco Giants, where he remained until becoming a tournament championship and free agent at the end of the 1986 season. He then advanced to the Region VI final. signed with the Texas Rangers and spent the next six The team featured nine All- years in Arlington. In 1989, Mike had arguably the best Conference performers and an year of his career, posting a 9-6 record in 22 starts, with All-American in Hayden a 2-to-1 K/BB ratio and a 3.58 ERA. On August 2, Lackey. Five members of that 1991, Mike doubled home a run in the 9th inning of a team went on to play profes- 15-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, making him sionally in the following sum- the first American League pitcher since the inception of mer. the designated hitter rule in 1973 to record an RBI in a In 2006, the Rams rode All- regular season game.