Wright State University Baseball Media Guide 2002
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Wright State University CORE Scholar Athletics Publications Athletics 2002 Wright State University Baseball Media Guide 2002 Wright State University Athletics Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/athletics_publications Part of the Public Relations and Advertising Commons Wright State University s WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY 2002 Baseball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. BIT Hometown/High School 1 Jason Park IF 6-0 160 Fr. R/R Ocean Springs, MS/Ocean Springs 2 Chris Tuttle OF 5-9 160 Jr. UR LaGrange, OH/Keystone 3 Trent Matthews IF 5-10 165 So. R/R Miamisburg, OH/Alter 4 Ty Brown IF/OF 5-10 150 Fr. UR Greenfield, IN/Central 5 Brandon Osborne IF 6-0 180 Fr. R/R Trenton, OH/Edgewood 6 Josh Manis RHP 6-0 190 Fr. R/R Solon, OH/Solon 7 Bill Johnson OF 5-11 198 Jr. R/R Midland, Ml/Bullock Creek 8 Aaron Braden LHP 6-0 170 So. UL Franklin, OH/Franklin 9 Kevin Bohman IF 6-1 170 So. R/R Centerville, OH/Centerville 10 Jake Hart IF/OF 5-10 185 Sr. R/R Springfield, OH/South 13 Matt Birr OF 6-0 180 Fr. R/R Toledo, OH/Start 14 Chris Ranstead OF 6-1 185 Sr. UL Miamisburg, OH/Miamisburg 15 Casey Abrams LHP 6-4 185 So. UL Lebanon, OH/Lebanon 16 Matt Barhorst OF/IF 5-11 180 So. R/R Tipp City, OH/Tippecanoe 17 Bryan Vickers C 6-3 210 Fr. R/R Perrysburg, OH/Perrysburg 18 Nathan Kopp LHP 6-0 208 Jr. R/L Huber Heights, OH/Bethel 19 Matt Crawford RHP 6-2 185 Fr. R/R Chagrin Falls, OH/Chagrin Falls 20 Robbie Evick LHP 6-1 200 Fr. R/L Middletown, OH/Madison 21 Tom Bohr IF 6-0 190 Sr. UR Concord, OH/Fairport Harding 23 Kofi Gyimah OF 6-0 180 Jr. R/R Woodbridge, ONT/Woodbridge 24 Chad Waters IF/P 6-1 195 Jr. R/R Sidney, OH/Lehman 25 Eric Oberding RHP 6-5 218 Sr. R/R West Carrollton, OH/West Carrollton 26 Jack Leopard C 5-10 170 Fr. R/R Beavercreek, OH/Carroll 27 Cliff Turner LHP 6-0 170 Jr. UL Englewood, OH/Northmont 28 Lance Links 1B/OF 6-6 250 Sr. R/R Huber Heights, OH/Wayne 31 Nick Shields C 6-4 225 Sr. R/R Rockford, IUHarlem 33 Brian Stephens LHP 6-3 200 Sr. R/L Caro, Ml/Caro 35 J.P. Jung RHP 6-1 185 So. R/R Troy, OH/Troy 36 Pat Masters 1B/OF 6-2 220 Fr. R/R Englewood, OH/Northmont 37 Kyle Young RHP 6-6 215 Fr. R/R Winchester, OH/Whiteoak 38 Kevin Kuntz RHP 6-3 195 So. R/R Dayton, OH/Chaminade-Julienne 41 Greg Glaus RHP 5-10 175 Fr. R/R Barberton, OH/Barberton 44 Matt Hay 1B 6-3 230 Sr. R/R New City, NY/Albertus Magnus 29 Ron Nischwitz, Head Coach 22 Bo Bilinski, Associate Head Coach 12 Greg Berkemeier, Assistant Coach 11 11 11 Jake Long, Assistant Coach ill I I llOMm J1 40 Scott Blair, Graduate Assistant - ft vVRIGI-IT STATE UNIVERSITY 2002 WRIGHT STATE B ASEBALL WRIGHT STATE QUICK FACTS CONTENTS Location ....................................... Dayton, OH 45435 About Wright State University .................... 35 Founded ..................... 1964; independent status, 1967 Academics ......... ................................. ....... 34 Enrollment ..................................................... 15,398 All-Time Roster (1971-2001) ............... 26-27 Nickname ...................................................... Raiders All-Time Series Records (1971-2001) ... 24-25 Colors .................................... Hunter Green and Gold Brian Anderson .... ........ ... ............................ 33 Conference ....................................... Horizon League Coaching Staff ............... .......... .. ............... 4-6 President .................................... Dr. Kim Goldenberg Dayton ........................................................ 36 Director of Athletics ................... Dr. Michael Cusack Horizon League .............................. ... ......... 23 Head Baseball Coach ......................... Ron Nischwitz MCC Baseball, 2001 ................................... 22 Alma Mater/Year ................... Ohio State/1961 Player Profiles ......................................... 7-19 WSU Record .................... 804-613-7 (27 years) Raider History ....................................... 30--31 Career Record ........................................ Same Associate Head Coach ............................. Bo Bilinski Raider MVP's ............................................. 29 Alma Mater/Year ................ Wright State/1974 Raider Record Book .................................... 28 Assistant Coach .............................. Greg Berkemeier Raiders in the Pros ...................................... 32 Alma Mater/Year ............ Bowling Green/1999 Schedule, 2002 ........................................... BC Sports Information Director ...................... Bob Noss Season Outlook ......................................... 2-3 Baseball Contact ............................... Greg Campbell Season Results, 2001 ................................... 20 Office ......................................... 937-775-4687 Season Statistics, 2001 ................................ 21 Fax ............................................. 937-775-2818 Team Roster, 2002 .................................... IFC Press Box ................................... 937-775-4707 Wright State Quick Facts ............................... 1 Hotline ..•..•.•.•.....•.•...•..•..•...•.. 1-888-RAIDERS Wright State University ............................ IBC Head Athletic Trainer .............................. Tony Ortiz Baseball Trainer .................... Melissa Vieson, ATC/L 2001 Overall Record ........................................ 31-27 ON THE COVERS Seven Wright State seniors-first baseman Matt 2001 Conference Record/Finish ............... 12-8/Third Hay (top left), pitcher Brian Stephens (top right), Starters Returning/1,ost ....................................... 8/1 pitcher Eric Oberding (middle left) , infielder/ Letterwinners Returning/1,ost ........................... 20/8 outfielder Jake Hart (middle right) , catcher Nick Web Site .......................... http://www.wsuraiders.com Shields (bottom left), first baseman/outfielder Lance Links (bottom right) and infielder Tom HORIZON LEAGUE Bohr (back cover). PRESEA:SON POLL Team Points (1st Place Votes) PUBLICATION CREDITS 1) OW-Milwaukee (39-18, 16-4) 34 (4) Compilation and Typesetting 2) UIC (32-28, 13-7) 31 (2) Matt Zircher 3) Wright State (31-27, 12-8) 25 (1) Cover Design 4) Butler (25-30, 8-12) 20 WSU Printing Service 5) Cleveland State (23-34, 6-14) 19 Editing 6) Youngstown State (12-38, 6-16) * 11 WSU Office of 7) Detroit(12-41,5-15) 7 Communications and Marketing Photography * Competed last season in Mid-Continent University Media Services, Nick Conference Falzerano and the Arizona Diamondbacks 1 2002 Baseball 2002 SEASON OUTLOOK The Raider baseball program started on the track back the team in innings pitched last season despite missing upward last season, posting a 31-27 overall record and the second half of the year due to injury. Stephens picked placing third in the conference with a 12-8 mark. up three wins and a save in 2001 and struck out 46 in 57 Head coach Ron Nischwitz, who picked up his 800th innings. win last season, looks to improve on that total this sea Lefty Nathan Kopp looks to build on a 2001 cam son with 21 returning letterwinners. Of that total, eight paign that saw the junior come back from "Tommy John" are position starters while the pitching staff will also have surgery to pick up a win and a save along with 14 nine back this year. strikeouts in as many innings. Kopp saw action as both While many of the faces will be familiar ones this a starter and reliever last season and figures to do the season, Wright State will also have 12 newcomers this same again this year. season, many of which will play significant roles on the The three other returnees to the Raider pitching staff squad. The Raiders will also compete in a conference are sophomore Casey Abrams, who appeared in 15 with a new name and member this year. games with two wins last season, sophomore Kevin With that combination of old and new, Wright State Kuntz, who was in four games and earned a save while hopes to reach its two main goals in 2002-a confer striking out five, junior Cliff Turner,who gives Wright ence championship and a second appearance in the State a veteran lefthander in the bullpen, and sophomore NCAA Division I Tournament. Kyle Young, who saw action in two games last season. Junior Chad Waters, who comes to Wright State THE PITCHING STAFF from Coastal Carolina, will be see action as both a pitcher The Raiders have nine pitchers returning, including and infielder this season. Other newcomers who will push their leaders in wins, saves and strikeouts. for time on the mound include redshirt freshman Josh Sophomore lefthander Aaron Braden led the team Manis along with true freshmen Matt Crawford, with six wins last season along with 81 strikeouts. He Robbie Evick and Greg Glaus. also paced WSU in innings pitched, starts and complete games as he was selected to the conference All-New THE CATCHERS comer Team. Braden figures to be The Raiders look to be strong in the catching depart the anchor of the pitching staff again ment in 2002 as the Wright State this season. single-season home run record Eric Oberding was another new holder returns for his senior year comer that made an impact on the and will be backed up by two solid Wright State staff in 2001 as he led newcomers. the staff with a 2.90 earned run aver Nick Shields holds that mark as age and six saves. The senior also he had 16 round trippers last year won three games and had 32 along with a .330 average. He also strikeouts in 40 innings of work. led the team with 51 RBI and a .606 Sophomore