2011 SPORT HIGHLIGHTS –

COACH: Spanky McFarland, 14th Season ( 445-349-2) VaSID First Team All-State 600th career coaching win Second Team All-CAA ABCA East Region Co-Coach of the Year CAA Championship Most Outstanding Player Louisville Slugger Conference Coach of the Year Chapel Hill NCAA All-Regional Team CAA Player of the Week (4/18) TEAM: CAA First Place, 42-19 overall; 21-9 CAA CollegeBaseballInsider.com Northeast Region Player of the Regular-season champions: 7th time CAA, 4th under Week (4/20) McFarland CAA Rankings – 8th average (.360), 2nd on-base % (.478), 2nd CAA tournament champions: 2nd time CAA, 2nd time runs (69), 10th hits (76), 2nd triples (5), 14th total bases (110), McFarland 2nd walks (42), 7th hit by pitch (13), 2nd sacrifice flies (8), 2nd NCAA Regionals: 8th time JMU DI, 3rd time McFarland steals (26), 5th plate appearances (277) Most games, third most wins school history CAA Rankings (league games) – 7th on-base % (.453), 12th First time multiple wins in a regional since 1983 runs (25), 10th doubles (9), 7th triples (2), 5th walks (20), 1st First time runner-up in a regional since 1983 sacrifice flies (5), 7th steals (10), 1st fielding % (1.000) Final RPI rank of 48 JMU Top 10 – 4th season runs (69), 7th season triples (5), 9th NCAA statistical champions for slugging percentage and season steals (26), 10th season walks (42), 7th season hit by runs/game pitch (13), 2nd season sacrifice flies (8) Highest draft pick in CAA last 2 years (Munson 2010, Lowery JMU Game Records – 8 plate appearances vs. Bucknell 2/18, 2011) 3 sacrifice flies vs. Delaware 4/24 Signed bat to College Baseball Hall of Fame after 10 players NCAA DI Rankings – 5th runs per game (1.23), 8th runs (69), combined to hit 23 home runs & JMU scored 91 runs in four 93rd triples per game (0.09), 53rd triples (5), 40th on-base % games of sweep over Bucknell (.478), 42nd steals per game (0.46), 38th steals (26), 45th walks 37-7 win over Bucknell season opener led nation all year for per game (0.75), 49th walks (42), 9th sacrifice flies (8) most runs and largest margin of victory Conner Brown, Fr., INF, Richmond, Va. NCAA Team Statistics (top 50, not final until after CWS) Chapel Hill NCAA All-Regional Team 4th average (.319), 1st scoring (8.9/gm), 1st runs (541), 6th hits (685), 25th doubles per game (2.13), 20th doubles (130), 11th triples per game (0.44), 6th triples (27), 4th home runs per game D.J. Brown, So., RHP, Locust Grove, Va. (1.31), 3rd home runs (80), 1st slugging percentage (.517), 2nd CAA Championship All-Tournament Team steals per game (2.54), 2nd steals (155), 10th walks (289), 19th CAA Pitcher of the Week (3/21) hit batters (85), 1st sacrifice flies (47), 49th double plays per CAA Rankings – 8th opponent average (.245), 2nd innings game (0.95), 32nd double plays (58), 20th winning percentage pitched (96 2/3), 4th strikeouts (92), 2nd wins (9), 10th saves (.689) (4), 15th appearances (23), 10th games finished (11) CAA Rankings (league games) – 11th opponent average (.269), 9th strikeouts (47), 12th wins (4), 9th saves (2), 14th AWARD SUMMARY: appearances (12), 15th fewest hits allowed (58), 14th fewest Two MLB Draft Picks walks issued (15) One free agent pro signing JMU Top 10 – 9th season wins (9), 7th season innings (96 2/3), One National Hitter of the Year 6th season strikeouts (92) One National of the Year (Johnny Bench Award) NCAA DI Rankings – 47th wins (9), 65th strikeouts (92) Two All-Americans – first teammates to be First Team in JMU history Trent Cundiff, Fr., RHP, Roanoke, Va. One Freshman All-American CAA Rankings – 15th appearances (23) One ECAC All-Star/Player of the Year Five ABCA All-Region (tied program record) Alex Foltz, r-Sr., OF, Mathias, W.Va. CAA Player of the Yea Signed as free agent Evansville Otters (independent) Six All-CAA ABCA First Team All-Region (East) One CAA All-Rookie VaSID First Team All-State Five VaSID All-State (tied program record) Third Team All-CAA Four CAA Players of the Week Chapel Hill NCAA All-Regional Team One CAA Pitchers of the Week CAA Rankings – 9th average (.359), 12th slugging % (.538), 5th Two CAA Rookie of the Week on-base % (.463), 15th hits (70), 13th RBIs (44), 8th walks (34), 7th sacrifice flies (5), 1st fielding % (1.000) INDIVIDUAL HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS: CAA Rankings (league games) – 13th steals (8), 1st fielding % (1.000) Johnny Bladel, Fr., OF, Ashburn, Va. ABCA First Team All-Region (East) JMU Top 10 – 5th career at bats (752), 8th career hits (259), Trevor Knight, r-Sr., 1B, Charlottesville, Va. 11th career runs (180), 5th career steals (69), 8th career walks CAA Player of the Week (2/22) (113), 6th career hit by pitch (27) JMU Top 10 – 9th career slugging % (.632), 7th career home NCAA DI Rankings – 72nd on-base % (.463) runs (34) JMU Game Records – 8 plate appearances vs. Bucknell 2/18, Ian Haynes, Jr., OF, Danville, Va. 6 runs vs. Bucknell 2/18 CAA Rankings – 12th sacrifice bunts (8), 3rd steals (23) CAA Rankings (league games) – 8th sacrifice bunts (6), 3rd Jake Lowery, Jr., C, Midlothian, Va. steals (12) Drafted 4th round in MLB First-Year Player JMU Top 10 – 9th season sacrifice hits (8) Draft (#128 overall) NCAA DI Rankings – 56th steals per game (0.44), 62nd steals National Hitter of the Year by CollegeBaseballInsider.com (23) Winner of Johnny Bench Award – national catcher of the year Featured in July 25 Sports Illustrated ‘Faces in the Crowd’ David Herbek, Sr., SS, Haymarket, Va. 36-player watch list for Dick Howser Trophy Team Captain 30 semifinalists for Golden Spikes Award Drafted 15th round Chicago White Sox in MLB First-Year First Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball, Baseball Player Draft (#471 overall) America, CollegeBaseballInsider.com) First Team All-American (NCBWA) Second Team All-American (ABCA, NCBWA, Perfect Game) Second Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball, College Baseball Lineup Division I All-Star (top 40 players) CollegeBaseballInsider.com) NCAA statistical champion for runs/game & RBIs/game Third Team All-American (ABCA) ABCA First Team All-Region (East) Among 10 semifinalists for Brooks Wallace Award as nation’s NCAA Chapel Hill All-Regional Team best shortstop CAA All-Tournament Team 36 semifinalists for Dick Howser Trophy CAA Player of the Year ABCA First Team All-Region (East) First Team All-CAA VaSID First Team All-State VaSID State Player of the Year Second Team All-CAA VaSID First Team All-State CAA Championship All-Tournament Team ECAC Player of the Year Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (2/21, 3/28) ECAC All-Stars First Team NCBWA National Hitter of the Week (2/22) Baseball America’s midseason All-America First Team CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Player of the Week MVP of JMU Fall Purple & Gold World Series (2/23) Second player JMU history 20 doubles & 20 home runs CAA Player of the Week (2/22) CAA Rankings – 10th average (.359), 1st slugging % (.797), Second player JMU history with two seasons of 20+ doubles 13th on-base % (.442), 1st runs (80), 2nd hits (90), 1st RBIs (91), CAA Rankings – 7th average (.362), 3rd slugging % (.672), 12th 1st doubles (22), 1st triples (8), 1st home runs (24), 1st total on-base % (.443), 3rd runs (56), 6th hits (83), 2nd RBIs (76), 5th bases (200), 5th walks (38), 1st plate appearances (295), 2nd at doubles (20), 9th triples (3), 2nd home runs (15), 2nd total bases bats (251), 1st runners picked off (4), 7th fielding % (.994), 1st (154), 3rd hit by pitch (17), 1st sacrifice flies (10), 3rd plate runners caught stealing (34), 9th putouts (397) appearances (283), 8th at bats (229), 2nd assists (158) CAA Rankings (league games) – 2nd slugging % (.700), 2nd CAA Rankings (league games) – 11th average (.350), 8th runs (35), 1st RBIs (35), 2nd triples (3), 1st home runs (11), 2nd slugging % (.583), 4th runs (28), 12th hits (42), 2nd RBIs (34), total bases (84), 8th walks (17), 11th plate appearances (141), 7th doubles (10), 8th home runs (6), 5th total bases (70), 6th hit 15th at bats (120), 1st runners caught stealing (22) by pitch (7), 6th sacrifice flies (3), 13th steals (8), 15th at bats JMU Top 10 – 3rd career triples (13), 10th career HRs (33), 3rd (120), 7th assists (79) season at bats (251), 6th season hits (90), 2nd season runs (80), JMU Top 10 – 6th career games (210), 10th career hits (254), record season RBIs (91), 6th season doubles (22), record 6th career runs (189), 4th career RBIs (195), 2nd career doubles season triples (8), record season HRs (24), record season (62), 6th career home runs (35), 4th career total bases (439), extra-base hits (54), record season total bases (200), 2nd season record career hit by pitch (55), record career sacrifice flies slugging % (.797), record season grand slames (2), record (25), 6th career assists (506), 2nd season RBIs (76), 8th season season plate appearances (294) doubles (20), 7th season total bases (154), 4th season hit by JMU Game Records – 3 HRs vs. Bucknell 2/18 pitch (17), record season sacrifice flies (10), 10th season assists CAA Top 10 – 4th season runs (80), 8th season triples (8), (158) record season HRs (24), record season total bases (200), JMU Game Records – 3 HRs vs. Bucknell 2/18 record season RBIs (91), 7th season slugging % (.797) CAA Top 10 – Record career hit by pitch (55), 9th career NCAA DI Rankings – 1st RBIs (91, most by NCAA player doubles (62), 8th season RBIs (76) since 2008), 1st RBIs per game (1.49), 1st runs NCAA DI Rankings – 72nd runs (56), 88th hits (83), 67th per game (1.31), 1st runs (80), 26th hits (90), 67th doubles per doubles (20), 33rd home runs per game (0.25), 18th home runs game (0.36), 33rd doubles (22), 19th triples per game (0.13), 4th (15), 9th RBIs per game (1.25), 6th RBIs (76), 21st slugging % triples (8), 3rd home runs per game (0.39), 2nd home runs (24), (.672), 16th total bases (154), 70th hit by pitch per game (0.28), 2nd slugging % (.797), 1st total bases (200), 93rd walk s(38) 29th hit by pitches (17), 2nd sacrifice flies (10) Ty McFarland, Fr., UT, Bridgewater, Va. Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Alex Valadja, Sr., LHP, Pittsburgh, Pa. Third Team All-CAA Utility Player CAA Championship All-Tournament Team CAA All-Rookie Team CAA Rankings – 14th innings pitched (84 1/3), 7th strikeouts CAA Rookie of the Week (3/1, 3/8) (77), 9th wins (7), 1st starts (17) JMU Top 10 – record freshman games played (59) CAA Rankings (league games) – 9th strikeouts (47), 12th wins (4), 1st starts (10) Cole McInturff, So., OF, Centreville, Va. JMU Top 10 – 2nd career starts (43), record season starts (17) CAA Rankings – 12th runs (47), 9th triples (3), 4th steals (22) CAA Rankings (league games) – 7th steals (10) James Weiner, Sr., LHP, Charlottesville, Va. NCAA DI Rankings – 99th steals per game (0.37), 74th steals CAA Rankings – 15th appearances (23), 10th games finished (22) (11), 14th games in relief (23) CAA Rankings (league games) – 13th games in relief (11) Evan Scott, Jr., RHP, Haymarket, Va. JMU Top 10 – 10th career saves (5), 4th career appearances CAA Rankings – 10th opponent average (.256), 7th fewest hits (82); record career games in relief (81) allowed (63), 2nd starts (14) CAA Rankings (league games) – 15th opponent average (.279), 7th fewest hits allowed (46)

Bradley Shaban, So., INF, Midlothian, Va. JMU RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED CAA Rankings – 4th runs (55), 5th hit by pitch (16), 9th plate appearances (262), 6th assists (144) Team: CAA Rankings (league games) – 14th on-base % (.426), 9th Season games played (61) runs (26), 13th walks (15), 3rd hit by pitch (10) Season at bats (2145) JMU Top 10 – 6th season hit by pitch (16) Season plate appearances (2608) JMU Game Records – 8 plate appearances vs. Bucknell 2/18 Season runs scored (541) NCAA DI Rankings – 86th runs (55), 87th hit by pitch per Season triples (27) game (0.27), 42nd hit by pitches (16) Season RBIs (486) Season hit batters (85) Nick Slogik, So., RHP, Strongsville, Ohio Season sacrifice flies (47) CAA Rankings – 11th appearances (24) Season innings pitched (550 1/3) JMU Top 10 – 8th season appearances (24) Season putouts (1,651) Season defensive chances (2,364) Matt Tenaglia, So., 1B, Doylestown, Pa. Game runs 37 vs. Bucknell 2/18 VaSID First Team All-State Game hits 28 vs. Bucknell 2/18 CAA Championship All-Tournament Team Game RBIs 35 vs. Bucknell 2/18 CAA Rankings – 12th runs (47), 8th hits (79), 5th RBIs (54), Game extra-base hits 18 vs. Bucknell 2/18 10th home runs (9), 9th total bases (119), 8th walks (34), 5th Game total bases 67 vs. Bucknell 2/18 sacrifice flies (6), 4th plate appearances (278), 6th at bats (232), Game sacrifice flies 5 vs. UNCW 4/29 11th fielding % (.992), 2nd putouts (465) Game hit batters 6 vs. Cornell 3/23 CAA Rankings (league games) – 15th on-base % (.424), 15th runs (24), 3rd walks (22), 2nd sacrifice flies (4), 13th steals (8) Individual: (set or tied) JMU Top 10 – 8th season at bats (232), 6th season sacrifice Career sacrifice flies – 25 David Herbek 2008-11 flies (6), 7th season putouts (464) Career hit by pitch – 55 David Herbek 2008-11 JMU Game Records – 8 plate appearances vs. Bucknell 2/18 Career relief appearances – 81 James Weiner 2008-11 NCAA DI Rankings – 92nd RBIs (54), 62nd sacrifice flies (6) Career winning % – .909 (10-1) Sean Tierney (2010-11, active) Sean Tierney, r-Jr., LHP, Midlothian, Va. Season games – 61 David Herbek, Jake Lowery, Matt ABCA Second Team All-Region (East) Tenaglia Third Team All-CAA Season freshman Games – 59 Tyler McFarland CAA Championship All-Tournament Team Season triples – 8 Jake Lowery CAA Rankings – 9th ERA (3.43), 9th opponent average (.254), Season triples – 24 Jake Lowery 1st wins (10), 5th fewest hits allowed (62), 4th fewest runs Season grand slams – 2 Jake Lowery allowed (30), 4th fewest earned runs allowed (24) Season extra-base hits – 54 Jake Lowery CAA Rankings (league games) – 2nd ERA (2.55), 2nd opponent Season total bases – 200 Jake Lowery average (.200), 3rd wins (6), 2nd fewest hits allowed (26), 2nd Season RBIs – 91 Jake Lowery fewest runs allowed (11), 2nd fewest earned runs allowed (10), Season sacrifice flies – 10 David Herbek 2nd fewest home runs allowed (2) Season plate appearances – 294 Jake Lowery JMU Top 10 – 3rd season wins (10), currently tied career Season pitching starts – 17 Alex Valadja record winning % (.909, 10-1) Game runs – 6 Trevor Knight vs. Bucknell 2/18/11 NCAA DI Rankings – 24th wins (10) Game home runs – 3 Jake Lowery & David Herbek vs. Bucknell 2/18/11 Game sacrifice flies – 3 Johnny Bladel vs. Delaware 4/24/11 Game plate appearances – 8 Johnny Bladel, Trevor Knight, Matt Tenaglia, Bradley Shaban vs. Bucknell 2/18/11