BASEBALL 2020 CRUBASEBALL 1 CRUBASEBALL 1 CRUSADEROATH CRUSADERBASEBALL The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) developed a Student-Athlete Oath for the 2009-2010 academic and athletic year. The oath outlines the Table of Contents UMHB Quick Facts expectations accepted by all UMHB Student-Athletes and also details the pride those student- athletes feel to be a part of Cru Athletics. Student-athletes began using the oath for the first Student-Athlete Oath .....................................................2 Location ..........................................................Belton, Texas Enrollment ....................................................................4,000 time in the fall of 2009 and it became a prominent and permanent part of the UMHB Student- Contents & Quick Facts...................................................3 Head Coach Mike Stawski .............................................4 Founded .........................................................................1845 Athlete experience. The Cru Student-Athlete Oath is listed below: Assistant Coaches .............................................................5 Nickname .................................................................The Cru 2020 UMHB Roster ...........................................................6 Colors ............................................... Purple, Gold & White Cru Returners ......................................................................7 President ................................................Dr. Randy O’Rear Cru Newcomers ................................................................18 Director of Athletics .................................. Randy Mann The Crusader Oath UMHB Sports Medicine ................................................26 Athletics Phone .......................................(254) 295-4618 2019 Stats ...........................................................................27 As Crusader Student-Athletes we pledge to: UMHB Administration ..................................................20 Head Coach ...................................................Mike Stawski This is UMHB ......................................................................30 Alma Mater ................................ St. Joseph’s College ‘06 2020 UMHB Schedule ...................................................31 Overall Record .........................................150-51 (5th Yr.) Pursue excellence in the classroom and in competition; UMHB Record .......................................................First Year Assistant Coach ...........................................Mitch Wilson Support our fellow student-athletes and other members of the Credits Lettermen Ret./Lost ................................................20/12 The 2020 UMHB Baseball Program is a publication of Starters Ret./Lost ..........................................................7/2 Crusader student body; the UMHB Sports Information Office. Photos provided 2019 Record ....................................................11-26 (5-14) by David Morris, Andrew Zavoina, the NCAA and the Stadium .....................................................Red Murff Field Be fair, open, and honest; holding ourselves to highest standards UMHB Sports Information Department. Capacity ............................................................................700 of sportsmanship and integrity; Sports Information ......................................... Jon Wallin SID Phone ..................................................(254) 295-4611 Be positive role models within our community; You can follow the UMHB Baseball Team on the In- SID Fax .........................................................(254) 295-4274 ternet all season long. Visit www.cruathletics.com SID Address ............................................ UMHB Box 8363 and follow our social media accounts. ..................................................................900 College Street Glorify Christ through our actions and abilities; .....................................................................Belton, TX 76513 Honor and embrace the privilege of wearing Purple, White, and ............................................................ Sarah Harborth, Asst. .........................................................................(254) 295-5585 Gold. .........................................................................(254) 295-4274 ...................................................................... UMHB Box 8010 Wherever we go and forever, we represent the University of Mary ..................................................................900 College Street .....................................................................Belton, TX 76513 Hardin-Baylor. CruSports @CruBaseball @CruSports @CruSports Go CRU! 2 CRUBASEBALL 2 3 CRUBASEBALL 3 COACHSTAWSKI ASSISTANTCOACHES Mike Stawski was named Head Baseball Coach for the Cru in June of Mitch Wilson - Assistant Coach 2019. Stawski joins UMHB after turning Concordia University Chicago Mitch Wilson was named assistant coach for the UMHB baseball into a national championship contender in four seasons as the Cou- program on July 1, 2019. Wilson joins the Cru after spending gars head coach. Stawski guided CUC to a 42-10 record this season last season as a graduate assistant coach at Concordia Uni- and the Cougars advanced to the NCAA Division III Super Regionals versity Chicago. Wilson helped guide the Cougars to a 42-10 after spending eight weeks ranked #1 in the country in the American record and the NCAA Division III Super Regionals in 2019. He Baseball Coaches Association’s (ABCA) Top 25 Poll. CUC also won 24 consecutive games during the regular season. Stawski guided Concor- graduated from CUC in 2018 with a degree in marketing and dia to back-to-back 40-win seasons and led the Cougars to a 150-51 was a four-year letterman for the Cougars baseball program as record in his four seasons as head coach. CUC also made the first two a second baseman. Wilson was a D3baseball.com All-American, NCAA Division III World Series appearances in program history under a two-time ABCA All-Midwest Region selection and a four-time his direction in 2017 and 2018. The Cougars won a conference regu- First Team All-Conference pick during his playing career. He lar season title or advanced to an NCAA Regional in each of his four set school records for career hits and triples and also ranks in seasons as head coach. Stawski was a three-time Northern Athletics the school’s top four all-time in games played, at bats, doubles, Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year during his tenure at CUC and he was also a three-time ABCA/ walks, runs scored and RBI. Wilson added an ABCA/Rawlings Diamond Midwest Regional Coach of the Year. Stawski spent two seasons as head assistant coach and Gold Glove award as a senior. Wilson played for two Division III pitching coach at CUC before taking over as head coach. His first collegiate head coaching job was at World Series qualifiers, four regional tournament qualifiers and Spalding University, where he posted an 82-44 record in three seasons. The Golden Eagles were 32-11 four conference championship teams during his career. in his final season as he won SLIAC Coach of the Year honors. Stawski started his coaching career with a three-year stint as head assistant coach and pitching coach at Webster University. Wilson played for Cru Head Coach Mike Stawski for three sea- Stawski is a 2006 graduate of St. Joseph’s College in Indiana with a degree in Business Administration. sons at CUC and served on his staff with the Cougars last season. He was a four-year letter winner as a pitcher and was an All-Conference and Academic All-Conference He is a native of Oswego, Illinois. selection in three of his four seasons. Stawski earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Webster University in 2011. Stawski and his wife, Melissa, have three children, Michael, Charlie and Danni. Justin Rodriguez - Graduate Assistant Coach Justin Rodriguez joined the the Cru baseball coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach in the summer of 2019. He is working on his Master’s Degree in Sport Administration at UMHB. Rodriguez came to UMHB after a standout, four-year playing ca- reer at Concordia University-Chicago. Rodriguez was a four-year letterman at catcher for the Cougars and played for two NCAA Division III World Series qualifiers during his career. He played for teams that won four conference championships and he was named to the 2019 All-Regional Tournament Team. Rodriguez graduated from CUC in 2019 with a degree in Sports Manage- ment and a minor in marketing. He is a native of Chicago, Illinois. 4 CRUBASEBALL 4 5 CRUBASEBALL 5 TEAMROSTER CRURETURNERS 2020 UMHB BASEBALL ROSTER #16 LANDON DIETERICH No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. B-T Hometown (High School/Last School) SENIOR, INFIELDER, R/R, RIESEL, TEXAS 1 Devon Patterson OF/1B 5-11 165 Jr.-2L L/L McGregor, Texas (McGregor) 2 Dawson Shibley INF 5-11 165 Jr.-2L R/R Conroe, Texas (Conroe) 2019: Third Team All-ASC … Led the Cru with a .312 batting average … totaled 3 Caimyn Holiday INF 5-10 180 So.-1L R/R Selma, Texas (Converse Judson) 43 hits with five doubles, four triples and four home runs … batted in 32 runs and 4 Brandon Madden OF 5-10 185 Fr.-HS R/L Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) scored 18 … totaled 68 bases … stole two bases … recorded 68 putouts and four 5 Harrison Sims P/INF 6-2 165 Sr.-2L R/R Stowell, Texas (Legacy Christian/SAGU) assists. 2018: