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07BB media guide.qxp 2/16/2007 3:07 PM Page 1 Table of Contents Table of CONTENTS 2007 SCHEDULE Table of Contents/ Schedule . .1 Date Opponent . .Time Head Coach Gary Vaught . .2 Sat 2-17 at Henderson State (2) . .12:00 pm Assistant Coaches . .3 Sun 2-18 at Ouachita Baptist (2) . .12:00 pm Coaching Tree/ Annual Results . .4 Sat 2-24 at Southern Arkansas (2) . .12:00 pm 2007 Outlook . .5 Tue 2-27 at Southern Arkansas . .12:00 pm Alphabetical Roster . .6 Sat 3-3 OAKLAND CITY (2) . .12:00 pm Numerical Roster . .7 Sun 3-4 OAKLAND CITY (2) . .12:00 pm Sat 3-10 * QUINCY (2) . .12:00 pm Player Bios . .8-15 Sun 3-11 * QUINCY . .12:00 pm GLVC Opponents . .16-17 Wed 3-14 * SAINT JOSEPH’S (2) . .12:00 pm GLVC Composite Schedule . .18 Sat 3-17 * at Drury (2) . .12:00 pm 2006 Recap . .19 Sun 3-18 * at Drury . .12:00 pm 2006 Results . .20 Tue 3-20 * at Saint Joseph’s (2) . .12:00 pm 2006 Team Stats . .21 Sat 3-24 * WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE (2) . .12:00 pm 2006 GLVC Stats . .22-23 Sun 3-25 * WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE . .12:00 pm Career Hitting Records . .24-25 Tue 3-27 at Ball State . .3:00 pm Season Hitting Records/ Team Records . .26 Wed 3-28 * LEWIS (2) . .12:00 pm Career & Season Pitching Records . .27 Sat 3-31 * ROCKHURST (2) . .12:00 pm Year-by-Year Leaders . .28-29 Sun 4-1 * ROCKHURST . .12:00 pm GLVC Info/ Preseason Poll/ Past GLVC Champs . .30 Tue 4-3 * at Lewis (2) . .12:00 pm UIndy President / Athletic Director . .31 Sat 4-7 * at Missouri-Rolla (2) . .12:00 pm Conference Champions . .32 Sun 4-8 * at Missouri-Rolla . 12:00 pm Wed 4-11 * BELLARMINE (2) . 12:00 pm Sat 4-14 * SIU EDWARDSVILLE (2) . 12:00 pm University INFORMATION Sun 4-15 * SIU EDWARDSVILLE (2) . 12:00 pm Tue 4-17 * at Bellarmine . .12:00 pm Location . .Indianapolis, Ind. Sat 4-21 * at Kentucky Wesleyan (2) . 12:00 pm Founded . .1902 Sun 4/22 * at Kentucky Wesleyan . 12:00 pm Enrollment . .4,300 Wed 4-25 * NORTHERN KENTUCKY (2) . 12:00 pm Nickname . .Greyhounds Sat 4-28 * at Southern Indiana (2) . .12:00 pm Colors . .Crimson & Grey Sun 4-29 * at Southern Indiana . 12:00 pm Affiliation . .NCAA II Tue 5-1 * at Northern Kentucky (2) . .12:00 pm Conference . .Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Fri 5-4 * MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS . .12:00 pm President . .Dr. Beverley J. Pitts Sun 5-6 * MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS (2) . .12:00 pm Director of Athletics . .Dr. Sue Willey Thu 5-10 GLVC Tournament . .TBA Faculty Representative . .Dr. Lawrence Sondhaus Thu 5-17 NCAA North Central Regionals . .TBA Head Athletic Trainer . .Ned Shannon Fri 5-25 Division II World Series (Montgomery, Ala.) . .TBA *Great Lakes Valley Conference Home games in ALL CAPS. Coaching STAFF All times local to venue Head Coach . .Gary Vaught Alma Mater . .Central Oklahoma, 1974 UIndy Record (12 seasons) . .402-276-2 NCAA Career Record (17 seasons) . .569-409-2 Baseball 2007 Greyhound UIndy Assistant Head Coach . .Scott Young SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Assistant Coach . .Scott Waggenger 1400 East Hanna Ave Pitching Coach . .Chase Huotari Indianapolis, Ind. 46227 Graduate Asst. .Larry Johnson phone: 317-788-3494 fax: 317-788-3472 Graduate Asst. .Matt McLaren http://athletics.uindy.edu Team INFORMATION Mitchell Wigness Arena (capacity) . .Greyhound Park (1,000) Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information 2006 record . .35-24 email: [email protected] 2006 GLVC record (finish) . .27-20 (6th) Ryan Thorpe Letterwinners Returning/ Lost . .15/10 Assistant Sports Information Director & baseball contact email: [email protected] Returning STARTERS Tom Bingham . .2B Cliff Eiland . .OF Daren Johnson . .1B Mike McFadden . .P The 2007 University of Indianapolis Baseball Media Guide is a production of the Greyhound Sports Information Office. The publication was written and com- Jake Tranchant . .OF piled by Assistant Sports Information Director Ryan Thorpe and edited by Chase Wilson . .SS Mitchell Wigness, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information. Design Brent Zarney . .P assistance by Alecia Wigness. Photo credits to Malcolm Fancher, Brian Drumm. 1 07BB media guide.qxp 2/16/2007 3:07 PM Page 2 Head Coach Gary VAUGHT HEAD COACH • 13TH SEASON • 402-276-2 RECORD AT UINDY Former Oral Roberts and Kansas State head Vaught, a native of Norman, Okla., holds a bach- coach Gary Vaught is in his 13th season as elor's degree (1974) and a master's degree (1976), University of Indianapolis baseball coach. Vaught from the University of Central Oklahoma in is the chairperson of the NCAA Baseball Rules Edmond. He was a four-year starter at UCO, Committee and is in his third year of a four-year earning all-conference honors three times, and term on the committee. He enters 2007 with a all-district recognition once. 402-276-2 (.593) mark in 12 years at Indianapolis. Vaught is the 21st winningest Vaught's third year at the helm of the Hounds active NCAA II coach with 569 victories, putting saw UIndy's highest national ranking at the time him 46th on the all-time win list, and his .582 (10th). In 1997, the team set school records for winning percentage ranks 44th among active DII wins, hits, runs, homers, stolen bases, walks, and coaches. saves. The Hounds earned a berth in the 1998 NCAA II Regional. Vaught’s File He continues to bring an exciting brand of base- Alma Mater Central Okla. (‘74) ball to the university. The 55-year-old Vaught In his fourth season leading the Greyhounds, the Career Record 569-409-2 career record also brought some impressive credentials to the team bettered its national ranking during the Indianapolis program. The Indy mentor has had season to #4 at one point, and by the end of the Coaching experience a number of players who have gone on to play year had earned a return trip to the 1999 NCAA 2006 Head Coach Indianapolis professional baseball, notably Mark Leiter and II North Central Regional. 2005 Head Coach Indianapolis Bob Zupcic. Jim Crowell, from Vaught's 1995 Greyhound squad, is currently in AAA with The 2000 Greyhounds made their first-ever trip 2004 Head Coach Indianapolis Scranton-Wilkes Barre. to the NCAA Division II World Series in 2003 Head Coach Indianapolis Montgomery, Alabama. The team finished third, 2002 Head Coach Indianapolis From 1986-89, Vaught guided NCAA I Oral losing to eventual national champion 2001 Head Coach Indianapolis Roberts to a 114-66 record (.633) and a trip to Southeastern Oklahoma. The Hounds set a 2000 Head Coach Indianapolis the NCAA West Regional Finals in 1987. His school record for wins with 42, finishing fifth in 1999 Head Coach Indianapolis ORU team lost to eventual national champion the final NCAA Division II poll. Vaught's 1998 Head Coach Indianapolis Stanford in the regional final. Greyhounds were Great Lakes Valley Conference 1997 Head Coach Indianapolis North Division Champions for the second con- 1996 Head Coach Indianapolis Prior to his stint at Oral Roberts, Vaught was the secutive year and the only GLVC team in the head coach at Kansas State for three seasons. At NCAA II North Central Regional. 1995 Head Coach Indianapolis KSU, Vaught guided the Wildcats to their first 1989 Head Coach Oral Roberts Big Eight Tournament appearance in 10 seasons. Vaught's 2001 Hounds began the campaign with 1988 Head Coach Oral Roberts His 1985 team established 18 school records, their highest preseason ranking ever (#11). They 1987 Head Coach Oral Roberts earning him Big Eight "Coach of the Year" hon- recorded their third-straight GLVC North 1986 Head Coach Kansas State ors. Division title with a conference-record 24 wins 1985 Head Coach Kansas State in 27 league outings. The Hounds won five con- From 1980-84, Vaught coached at Connors State secutive games after dropping their GLVC Coaching record Junior College in Warner, Oklahoma, guiding his Tournament opener to record the school's first Overall GLVC teams to an outstanding 305-57 (.843) win-loss conference title since 1984. UIndy won a school- record in four seasons. His teams achieved record 51 games and hosted the NCAA II North W L T Pct. W L Pct. national rankings all four years, earning him Central Regional for the first time. Vaught's 2006 35 24 .593 27 20 .574 Oklahoma "Coach of the Year" honors in 1984. squad did all this while producing an NCAA- 2005.