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northwestern baseball hisTOrY • 31-39 All-Time Series Records..................... 32 Year-by-Year Results.......................... 33 Annual Leaders .............................34-35 Joe Girardi.......................................... 36 Endowed Scholarships....................... 37 All-Americans/All-Big Ten ................... 38 Academic All-Americans..................... 39 Big Ten Honors/Statistical Champs .... 39 2009 OUTLOOK • 1-7 reCOrDs • 40-47 2009 Roster.......................................... 2 Career/Season Pitching...................... 40 Radio/TV Roster................................... 3 Career Hitting ..................................... 41 2009 Season Notes.............................. 4 Single-Season Hitting......................... 42 Quick Facts........................................... 4 Team Hitting........................................ 43 2009 Depth Chart ................................. 5 All-Time Coaches ............................... 43 2009 Big Ten Composite Schedule ...6-7 Wildcats in the Pros............................ 44 Rocky Miller Park................................ 45 The Bullpen Club...........................46-47 COAChinG sTAFF • 8-11 This is nU • 48-64 Head Coach Paul Stevens ................8-9 This Is Northwestern......................50-51 Assistant Coach Tim Stoddard........... 10 Notable Alumni ..............................52-53 Assistant Coach Gabe Ribas.............. 10 President Henry S. Bienen ................. 54 Volunteer Assistant Joe Keenan......... 10 Director of Athletics Jim Phillips.......... 55 Support Staff........................................11 Academic Services............................. 56 Academic Achievement ...................... 57 Athletic Excellence ............................. 58 Athletic Endowments.......................... 59 Wildcat Administration ........................ 60 ’Cats in the Community ...................... 61 Evanston/Chicago .........................62-64 2009 wiLDCATs • 12-25 The 2009 Northwestern University Baseball Media and Recruiting Guide was produced by the Northwestern University Athletic Communications Office. Avila—Cavagnaro............................... 13 Diedrich—Finch—Finn ....................... 14 Assistant AD for Athletic Communciations:................................ Mike Wolf Folan................................................... 15 Assoc. Director/Baseball SID:................................................ Nick Brilowski Gailey—Goebbert............................... 16 Phone: ...................................................................................... 847-467-3831 Grieco—Havey ................................... 17 Fax: ........................................................................................... 847-491-8818 Jensen—Jokisch ................................ 18 Lashmet.............................................. 19 e-mail:................................................................ [email protected] Livermore—Morgan............................ 20 Assoc. Director:........................................................................ Doug Meffley Muraski—Noble.................................. 21 Assoc. Director/Publications: ...................................................... Julie Dunn Purcell—Vercelli ................................. 22 Asst. Director:....................................................................... Rand Champion Wilson................................................. 23 Intern: ..................................................................................... Scott Hammer Wildcat Newcomers.......................23-25 Program Assistant:............................................................ Jocelyn Serranilla Web Site: ................................................................................. NUsports.com Printing:........................................................................Multi-Ad Services, Inc. 2008 in review • 26-30 Photography: ...............................................Stephen J. Carrera, Gail Schultz 2008 Statistics .................................... 27 Special Thanks To: .......Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, 2008 Results....................................... 28 Philadelphia Phillies, Salem Red Sox, Major League Baseball 2008 Big Ten Results.......................... 29 NUsports.com 2008 Big Ten Honors.......................... 29 2008 Big Ten Leaders......................... 30 On the front cover (from left): Jake Goebbert, Matt Havey, Tony Vercelli, Eric Jokisch and Tommy Finn. On the back cover (from left): Jim Grieco, Brian Morgan, Mike Folan and Jake Wilson. 2009 northwestern baseball 1 2009 roster NUMERICAL ROSTER BY STATE No. Name B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig. Hometown/High School 1 Kenneth Avila R/R IF 5-9 165 Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas/W.B. Ray illinois (15) 2 Chris Kontos R/R IF 6-3 195 Fr. Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West Matt Diedrich—Hawthorn Woods 3 Trevor Stevens S/R IF 5-9 165 Fr. Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South Mike Folan—Arlington Heights 4 Tony Vercelli R/R OF/C 5-11 210 Sr. Wilmington, Ill./Wilmington Matt Gailey—Inverness 6 Hamilton Wise S/R OF 6-1 180 Fr. Dallas, Texas/St. Mark’s School of Texas 7 Chad Noble R/R C 6-1 195 Jr. Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall Jake Goebbert—Hampshire 8 Geoff Rowan R/R UT 5-9 180 Fr. Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley Jim Grieco—Glenview 9 Jake Wilson L/R IF 5-10 180 Sr. Palatine, Ill./Fremd Matt Havey—Wilmette 10 Francis Brooke R/R RHP 6-3 205 Fr. Washington, D.C./St. Albans School Eric Jokisch—Virginia 13 Mike Folan L/L LHP 6-3 190 Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator Chris Kontos—Lincolnwood 14 Tommy Finn S/R IF 6-0 190 Sr. Valparaiso, Ind./Andrean Chris Lashmet—Wilmette 15 Michael Jahns L/R RHP 6-1 185 Fr. Kihei, Hawai’i/St. Anthony Cole Livermore—St. Charles 17 Brant Cavagnaro R/R OF 5-11 170 So. Brightwaters, N.Y./Bay Shore Zach Morton—Evanston 19 Charlie Finch R/R RHP 6-1 180 Fr. Lubbock, Texas/Lubbock-Cooper Geoff Rowan—Naperville 20 Cole Livermore R/R RHP 6-3 210 So. St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East Trevor Stevens—Glenview 21 Jim Grieco R/R OF 5-7 170 Sr. Glenview, Ill./Loyola Tony Vercelli—Wilmington 22 Matt Gailey L/L LHP/1B 6-0 190 So. Inverness, Ill./Fremd 23 Quentin Williams R/R OF/RHP 6-4 230 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic Jake Wilson—Palatine 24 Zach Morton R/R RHP/UT 6-2 180 Fr. Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township 25 Jake Goebbert L/L OF/1B 6-0 205 Jr. Hampshire, Ill./Hampshire California (2) 26 Brian Morgan S/R RHP 6-4 195 Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s David Jensen—Whittier 27 Chris Lashmet R/R 3B 6-4 245 So. Wilmette, Ill./New Trier Jonathan Purcell—Oceanside 29 David Jensen R/L LHP 6-6 200 Jr. Whittier, Calif./Mater Dei 33 Joe Muraski L/L LHP 6-2 200 Jr. Rothschild, Wis./D.C. Everest Hawai’i (2) 34 Eric Jokisch R/L LHP 6-3 180 So. Virginia, Ill./Virginia Michael Jahns—Kihei 50 Matt Havey R/R RHP 6-4 195 Sr. Wilmette, Ill./Loyola Paul Snieder—Honolulu 51 Jonathan Purcell R/R RHP 6-2 200 Jr. Oceanside, Calif./Vista 52 Paul Snieder L/R 1B/RHP 6-2 225 Fr. Honolulu, Hawai’i/Punahou indiana (1) 56 Matt Diedrich L/L LHP 6-3 240 Jr. Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Carmel Tommy Finn—Valparaiso Head Coach: 5—Paul Stevens (Lewis ’76—22nd season) Assistant Coach: 49—Tim Stoddard (North Carolina State ’75—16th season) Minnesota (1) Assistant Coach: 46—Gabe Ribas (Northwestern ’02—2nd season) Brian Morgan—Eden Prarie Volunteer Coach: 16—Joe Keenan (Notre Dame ’70—22nd season) new York (1) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Brant Cavagnaro—Brightwaters No. Name B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Elig. Hometown/High School 1 Avila, Kenneth R/R IF 5-9 165 Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas/W.B. Ray Pennsylvania (1) 10 Brooke, Francis R/R RHP 6-3 205 Fr. Washington, D.C./St. Albans School Quentin Williams—Pittsburgh 17 Cavagnaro, Brant R/R OF 5-11 170 So. Brightwaters, N.Y./Bay Shore 56 Diedrich, Matt L/L LHP 6-3 240 Jr. Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Carmel Texas (4) 19 Finch, Charlie R/R RHP 6-1 180 Fr. Lubbock, Texas/Lubbock-Cooper Kenneth Avila—Corpus Christi 14 Finn, Tommy S/R IF 6-0 190 Sr. Valparaiso, Ind./Andrean Charlie Finch—Lubbock 13 Folan, Mike L/L LHP 6-3 190 Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator Chad Noble—Rockwall 22 Gailey, Matt L/L LHP/1B 6-0 190 So. Inverness, Ill./Fremd Hamilton Wise—Dallas 25 Goebbert, Jake L/L OF/1B 6-0 205 Jr. Hampshire, Ill./Hampshire 21 Grieco, Jim R/R OF 5-7 170 Sr. Glenview, Ill./Loyola washington, D.C. (1) 50 Havey, Matt R/R RHP 6-4 195 Sr. Wilmette, Ill./Loyola 15 Jahns, Michael L/R RHP 6-1 185 Fr. Kihei, Hawai’i/St. Anthony Francis Brooke 29 Jensen, David R/L LHP 6-6 200 Jr. Whittier, Calif./Mater Dei 34 Jokisch, Eric R/L LHP 6-3 180 So. Virginia, Ill./Virginia wisconsin (1) 2 Kontos, Chris R/R IF 6-3 195 Fr. Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West Joe Muraski—Rothschild 27 Lashmet, Chris R/R 3B 6-4 245 So. Wilmette, Ill./New Trier 20 Livermore, Cole R/R RHP 6-3 210 So. St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East 26 Morgan, Brian S/R RHP 6-4 195 Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s PRONUNCIATIONS 24 Morton, Zach R/R RHP/UT 6-2 180 Fr. Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township Avila..........................................ah-VEE-lah 33 Muraski, Joe L/L LHP 6-2 200 Jr. Rothschild, Wis./D.C. Everest 7 Noble, Chad R/R C 6-1 195 Jr. Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall Diedrich ..................................... DEED-rick 51 Purcell, Jonathan R/R RHP 6-2 200 Jr. Oceanside, Calif./Vista Folan................................................ FO-lyn 8 Rowan, Geoff R/R UT 5-9 180 Fr. Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley Goebbert........................................GO-burt