2005 University of Cincinnati Baseball Year End Notes Final Record: 25-30 Conference USA: 10-19 (10th of 12) Home: 16-13 2005 Baseball Game Notes Away: 9-17 2005 Schedule and Results SETTING THE SCENE: The 2005 season was one of considerable improvement for the Date Opponent Time/Result University of Cincinnati baseball team as it started its quest back to its winning tradition. While Feb. 11 at No. 28 Florida Atlantic L, 7-6 (13 ings.) the season did end without a Conference USA Tournament berth, the Bearcats finished with Feb. 12 at No. 28 Florida Atlantic L, 6-3 a 25-30 overall record, a 10-win increase over the past two campaigns. UC also won 10 C-USA Feb. 13 at No. 28 Florida Atlantic L, 11-9 Feb. 18 at Duke W, 3-1 games, its highest total since recording 11 in 2002. The Bearcats should be well stocked for Feb. 19 at Duke W, 14-13 their first season of BIG EAST competition in 2006, as a total of 19 letterwinners are expected Feb. 20 at Duke W, 6-3 to return, along with a talented freshman class. Feb. 25 at Wake Forest L, 10-9 (12 inngs.) Feb. 26 at Wake Forest L, 11-7 Feb. 27 at Wake Forest W, 5-2 NOTES FROM THE 2005 SEASON: Mar. 4 CLEVELAND STATE W, 9-0 • Jim Olds wrapped up the season on a high note as he hit safely in the final 13 games of his Mar. 5 CLEVELAND STATE W, 7-1 Mar. 6 CLEVELAND STATE W, 14-2 collegiate career. In putting together the longest hit streak of the season by any Bearcat, the Mar. 11 WESTERN MICHIGAN Cancelled senior also set a new personal best, topping his previous high of four straight set earlier this Mar. 12 WESTERN MICHIGAN Cancelled season. Olds hit .444 during the stretch. Mar. 13 WESTERN MICHIGAN Cancelled • Josh Kay sprinkled his name throughout the UC record books with a dominating senior Mar. 13 XAVIER W, 6-0 Mar. 18 LOUISVILLE* L, 15-12 season as the Bearcats’ closer. Kay saved nine games in 2005, tying him for the second-highest Mar. 19 LOUISVILLE* Postponed single season total in school history. The mark also moved him into fifth place on the school’s Mar. 20 LOUISVILLE* (DH) L, 10-0 (7 inngs.) career saves list. Kay’s 30 appearances out of the bullpen tied for the fifth highest mark in LOUISVILLE* L, 6-2 (7 inngs.) Mar. 22 at Notre Dame L, 10-4 school history. Mar. 23 TOLEDO W, 10-4 • The Bearcats enjoyed the luxuries of their new home, playing a total of 29 games in the UC Mar. 25 at Southern Miss* L, 7-6 Baseball Stadium and recording a 16-13 home record. Mar. 26 at Southern Miss* L, 11-3 Mar. 27 at Southern Miss* L, 8-6 • University of Oklahoma transfer LaFringe Hayes brought a much needed shot of speed to Mar. 30 OHIO L, 8-3 the Bearcat line-up, as he totaled seven triples and 14 stolen bases. The triples count tied Apr. 1 HOUSTON* Cancelled Hayes for second on UC’s single season list, while the 14 steals were the most by a Bearcat Apr. 3 HOUSTON* (DH) W, 2-1 (7 inngs) since Justin Niefer nabbed 15 bases in 2003. HOUSTON* L, 14-1 (7 inngs) Apr. 4 XAVIER Cancelled Apr. 6 PURDUE L, 12-3 Bearcat Leaders Apr. 8 at Saint Louis* L, 6-2 Batting Average Triples Wins Apr. 9 at Saint Louis* W, 6-3 LaFringe Hayes .................... .343 LaFringe Hayes ......................... 7 Tony Maynard ........................... 7 Apr. 10 at Saint Louis* W, 9-3 Jack Nelson ............................... 3 Apr. 13 at Xavier W, 10-5 Mark Haske .......................... .314 Sean Munninghoff ..................... 4 Apr. 15 CHARLOTTE* W, 3-1 Logan Parker ........................ .313 Mark Haske ............................... 2 Three Tied ................................. 3 Apr. 16 CHARLOTTE* W, 5-4 Brian Szarmach .................... .294 Logan Parker ............................. 2 Apr. 17 CHARLOTTE* L, 6-5 Apr. 20 KENTUCKY W, 7-2 Runs Home Runs Earned Run Average Apr. 22 at UAB* L, 5-2 Mark Haske ............................. 52 Logan Parker ........................... 11 Josh Kay .............................. 2.05 Apr. 23 at UAB* L, 4-3 LaFringe Hayes ....................... 44 Brian Szarmach ....................... 10 Matt Heber ........................... 4.44 Apr. 24 at UAB* W, 1-0 Logan Parker ........................... 39 Mark Haske ............................... 3 Tony Maynard ...................... 4.56 Apr. 25 MT. ST. JOSEPH W, 5-3 Mark Muscneti ........................ 37 Three Tied ................................. 2 Mike Foley .......................... 4.67 Apr. 27 MIAMI (OHIO) L, 7-2 Apr. 29 at East Carolina* L, 13-7 Hits Runs Batted In Games Apr. 30 at East Carolina* W, 3-2 (10 inngs.) Logan Parker ........................... 72 Logan Parker ........................... 53 Josh Kay ................................. 30 May 1 at East Carolina* L, 8-4 May 3 KENT STATE L, 3-1 Mark Haske ............................. 70 Jon DeLuca ............................. 37 Kyle Markle ............................ 25 May 5 KENTUCKY STATE W, 18-0 (7 inngs) LaFringe Hayes ....................... 68 Mark Haske ............................. 36 Bryan Wood ............................ 21 May 6 No. 28 TCU* L, 11-0 Jon DeLuca ............................. 63 Brian Szaramach ...................... 33 Matt Heber .............................. 20 May 7 No. 28 TCU* W, 4-3 May 8 No. 28 TCU* L, 15-13 Doubles Stolen Bases Innings Pitched May 10 MIAMI (OHIO) L, 5-2 Logan Parker ........................... 20 LaFringe Hayes ....................... 14 Tony Maynard ...................... 94.2 May 11 XAVIER W, 7-2 Jon DeLuca ............................. 13 Mark Haske ............................... 6 Sean Munninghoff ................ 51.2 May 13 MEMPHIS* W, 7-5 Mark Muscenti ........................ 13 Jon DeLuca ............................... 3 Kyle Markle ......................... 46.0 May 14 MEMPHIS* W, 10-2 LaFringe Hayes ....................... 11 Logan Parker ............................. 3 Two tied ............................... 44.0 May 15 MEMPHIS* L, 8-7 May 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 8-4 Media Info May 19 at USF* L, 9-1 May 20 at USF* L, 6-2 Baseball Contact: .................... Shawn Sell Fax: ................................ 513-556-0619 May 21 at USF* L, 18-8 (8 inngs.) Office: ................................... 513-556-0618 E-Mail: .............. [email protected] All Times Local *Conference USA game Cell: ...................................... 513-317-7003 Website: .......... www.UCBearcats.com 2005 Bearcat Baseball--Year In Review page 2 The Head Coach STATISTICAL RANKINGS UC vs. Conference USA. CINCINNATI BEARCATS Team Series Record BRIAN CLEARY completed his ninth season at NCAA C-USA STAT Tulane 7-35 (.167) Cincinnati where he has compiled a 207-300-1 N/A N/A 25-30 Overall Record TCU 2-10 (.167) record. During his tenure at UC, Cleary has es- N/A 10th 10-19 Conference Record N/A N/A 16-13 Home Record East Carolina 3-8-1 (.292) tablished himself as one of the top coaches ever N/A N/A 9-17 Road Record Southern Miss 9-37 (.196) to lead the Bearcats on the diamond. After taking N/A N/A –– Neutral Record Houston 7-24 (.226) over a struggling program in 1997, Cleary has led 172nd T-8th .284 Batting Average USF 6-23 (.207) 156th 10th .410 Slugging Percentage the Bearcats to 207 wins in his career, ranking N/A 9th .361 On-Base Percentage Louisville 63-63 (.500) second on the school’s all-time win list behind 177th 9th 5.7 Runs Per Game UAB 20-38 (.345) the legendary Glenn Sample. The 36-year old N/A 7th 545 Hits Charlotte 15-14 (.517) spent time as the recruiting coordinator at both N/A 9th 276 Runs Batted In Memphis 28-55 (.337) 111th 8th 102 Doubles Saint Louis 47-43 (.522) Tulane and Notre Dame before coming to UC. 43rd 2nd 18 Triples As a collegiate player, Cleary was a four-year 148th T-8th 35 Home Runs Totals 224-349-1 (.391) letterwinner and a two-time all-conference aca- 266th 12th 30-40 Stolen Bases demic choice at Fairfield. 172nd T-9th 5.41 ERA N/A 6th .279 Opp. Batting Average Players By The Numbers N/A 10th 300 Strikeouts 18th T-3rd .972 Fielding Percentage Multiple Hit Games 2nd 1st 69 Double Plays 22 33 45+Tot *through games of 5/22 Logan Parker 15 51122 Mark Haske 15 5 1 - 21 STRONG AT THE FRONT...: The Bearcats solidified the front of their starting rotation in Jon DeLuca 14 5 - - 19 2005 with the reemergence of senior Tony Maynard. The former Freshman All-American was LaFringe Hayes 873- 18 Mark Muscenti 10 2 1 - 13 solid all season, posting a 7-4 record and a 4.56 ERA. Against Xavier on March 13, Maynard Brian Szarmach 11 2 - - 13 turned in the best outing of his collegiate career, holding the Musketeers hitless into the Jack Nelson 7 2 - - 9 eighth inning. For the day, Maynard worked eight innings, surrendering just one hit and one Jim Olds 7 2 - - 9 Erik Eitel 7 1 - - 8 walk and striking out a career-high seven. Maynard had another outstanding outing April Brian Beltz 6 ---6 15 vs. Charlotte as he crafted a four-hit complete game. The nine-inning outing was the Neall French 4 ---4 longest of Maynard’s career and represented his second career complete game. In the Dustin Alvey 1 1 - - 2 Conference USA rankings, Maynard finds himself ranked among the league leaders in innings Pat LeMasters 1 ---1 pitched (9th-94.2), opponents batting average (T11th-.254) and wins (T7th). Multiple RBI Games 2345+Tot ...AND AT THE BACK: UC also enjoyed the benefits of a dominant closer, as senior Josh Logan Parker 841114 Kay turned in a season to remember. Kay proved to be nearly unhittable, holding opponents Brian Szarmach 5 3 - 1 9 Jon DeLuca 5 3 - - 8 to a .185 batting average.