GEORGIA SOUTHERN ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

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DESIGN/WRITER AJ Henderson

COVER DESIGN Robby Monk

EDITOR AJ Henderson

EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE Ga. Southern Athletics Communications and his staff, Danny Reed, Kris Draper & Colin Lacy

PHOTOGRAPHY Jeremy Wilburn - Frank Fortune Georgia Southern Athletics GEORGIA SOUTHERN ATHLETICS VISION STATEMENT Willis Glasgow - The Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics serves the mission of the university by being a source of pride and na- tional distinction directly resulting from its extraordinary achieve- PRINTING ments in academics, athletics and leadership. Eagle Print Shop 97 Georgia Avenue GEORGIA SOUTHERN ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Georgia Southern Athletics will exceed expectations on our con- © 2016, Georgia Southern Athletic Department tinuous journey to graduate student-athletes, win championships, develop future leaders, honor our history, embrace our traditions and grow all that is “True Blue.” 2016 GEORGIA SOUTHERN MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION RECORD BOOK Table of Contents...... 3 National Championships...... 27 Media Information...... 4 Conference Championships...... 27-28 2016 Quick Facts...... 5 Conference Tournament Championships...... 29 2016 Schedule...... 6 NAIA/NCAA Tournament History...... 30 2016 Roster...... 7 National Ranking History...... 31 2015 Results...... 8 Miscellaneous History...... 32 2015 Stats...... 9 Yearly Results...... 33-44 Series History...... 45-58 COACHES & STAFF J.I. Clements Stadium...... 59 Head Coach Rodney Hennon...... 10-12 Honors...... 60-61 Assistant Head Coach B.J. Green...... 13 Georgia Southern Hall of Fame...... 62-64 Assistant Head Coach Alan Beck...... 14 Eagles in the MLB...... 65-66 Volunteer Assistant Coach Josh McDonald...... 15 MLB Draft Picks...... 67 Interim President Dr. Jean Bartels...... 16 All-Time Lettermen...... 68-70 Athletics Director Tom Kleinlein...... 17 NCAA Records...... 71 Baseball Support Staff...... 18 Coaching Records...... 72 Individual Records...... 73 MEET THE 2016 EAGLES Team Records...... 74 Matt Anderson...... 19 Individual Leaders...... 75-79 Cal Baker...... 19 Yearly Leaders...... 80-88 Logan Baldwin...... 19 Team Leaders...... 89-90 CJ Ballard...... 19 CJ Brazil...... 20 Chris Brown...... 20 Evan Challenger...... 20 Ryan Cleveland...... 21 Chase Cohen...... 21 Zach Cowart...... 21 Brian Eichhorn...... 21 Ryan Frederick...... 22 Eric Furphy...... 22 Matt Geiger...... 22 Will Hudgins...... 22 Landon Hughes...... 23 Lawson Humphries...... 23 Drew Kelley...... 23 Adam Kelly...... 23 Walker Lanier...... 23 Jake Lovvorn...... 23 Evan McDonald...... 24 Tarez Miller...... 24 Kyle Moseley...... 24 Chandler Newman...... 24 Anthony Paesano...... 24 Hunter Phillips...... 24 Colt Ramsey...... 25 Smith Reeves...... 25 Kent Rollins...... 25 Connor Simmons...... 25 Hunter Thomas...... 26 Jonathan Tracey...... 26 Brandon Whiteford...... 26 Jordan Wren...... 26 Byron Yelverton...... 26

www.gseagles.com | @gsathletics 3 2016 GEORGIA SOUTHERN BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA INFORMATION The Georgia Southern Athletic Media Relations office appre- VISITING RADIO BROADCASTS ciates your interest in Georgia Southern baseball and looks for- A visiting radio line is provided at J.I. Clements Stadium ward to assisting you during the season. Our offices are located pressbox on a reciprocal basis. in the Parrish Building on Fair Rd. To better assist in your coverage, please take time to read INTERNET the information found on the ensuing pages in this media guide. Once again, every Georgia Southern baseball game can be These policies have been established in consider