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ON THE COVER Drury’s third-year baseball program returns DRURY UNIVERSITY four players who earned All-Great Lakes Valley College founded...... 1873 Conference recognition last season, including Enrollment...... 1500 President...... Todd Parnell (Drury, 1968) (clockwise from top) first baseman Tyler Goss, Faculty...... 93% have obtained the highest pitcher Chris Marston, shortstop Joe Rohlfing degree possible in their field and catcher R.J. Knese. Student/Faculty ratio...... 12 to 1 Average class size...... 19

DRURY ATHLETICS BASEBALL STAFF INFO VP for Athletic Affairs...... Dr. Edsel Matthews Head Coach...... Mark Stratton E-mail address...... [email protected] Record at Drury...... 60-46 (two seasons) Phone...... (417) 873-6896 Alma mater, year...... Southwest Missouri State (1977) Director of Athletics...... Pat Atwell E-mail address...... [email protected] E-mail address...... [email protected] Office phone...... (417) 873-6399 Phone...... (417) 873-7294 Assistant Coach...... Byron Hagler Administrative assistant...... J.J. Carney E-mail address...... [email protected] E-mail address...... [email protected] Office phone...... (417) 873-7847 Phone...... (417) 873-7265 Assistant Coach...... Scott Nasby Athletic Department FAX...... (417) 873-7510 E-mail address...... [email protected] Assistant AD/SWA...... Barbara Cowherd Office phone...... (417) 873-6363 E-mail address...... [email protected] Volunteer assistant...... Curt Plotner Phone...... (417) 873-7363 Volunteer assistant...... Charlie Essary Assistant AD...... Dan Cashel DU BASEBALL AT-A-GLANCE E-mail address...... [email protected] First Season Of D-II Competition...... 2007 Phone...... (417) 873-7222 Overall Record...... 60-46 Compliance...... Bryan Beatty Home Facility...... Meador Park Phone...... (417) 873-7422 NCAA-II Tournament Appearances...... One (2007) Sports Information Director...... Scott Puryear TABLE OF CONTENTS GLVC Tournament Appearances...... One (2007) E-mail address...... [email protected] Drury Athletics, Staff Info...... 1-3 GLVC Tournament Championships...... One (2007) Phone...... (417) 873-4097 Conference Affiliation..... Great Lakes Valley Conference Coaching Staff...... 4-7 Head athletic trainer...... Erin Kineman (13 teams) Player Profiles...... 8-26 E-mail address...... [email protected] 2008 Overall Record...... 27-22 Baseball Boosters...... 27 Phone...... (417) 873-6865 2008 GLVC Record...... 15-14 (3rd In GLVC West) Faculty Athletic Rep...... Michael J. Buono Season Preview...... 28-30 E-mail address...... [email protected] MEDIA INFORMATION 2008 In Review...... 30-33 Phone...... (417) 873-7288 Radio Outlet...... Meyer Communications 2007 Statistics...... 34-35 Athletics Website...... www.drurypanthers.com (KWTO FM, KBFL AM) GLVC Capsules...... 36-37 Affiliation...... NCAA Division II Sports Director...... Rob Evans About Drury University...... 38 Conference affiliation...... Great Lakes Valley Newspaper...... Springfield News-Leader Varsity sports offered at Drury (17) Sports Editor...... Pam Clark Drury Baseball Facilities...... 39 Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s DU Beat Writer...... Matt Baker 2008 Season in Pictures...... 40 and Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s TV Outlets Swimming, Men’s and Women’s Cross KSPR (ABC)...... Whitney Scott, Sports Director Country, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Men’s and KYTV (NBC)...... Ned Reynolds, Sports Director Women’s Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Track KOLR (CBS)...... Dan Lucy, Sports Director and Field, Baseball, Volleyball, Softball KSFX (FOX)...... Charlie Hannema, Sports Director The 2009 Drury Baseball Media Guide was written and produced by Drury Sports Information Director Scott Puryear and Assistant SID Eric Pannell. Special thanks to A&J Printing, The Team Advertising and Mike Wingo Photography for their assistance in the publication. To reach the Drury Sports Information Office for questions, comments or interview requests, please call (417) 873-4097 or e-mail Puryear at [email protected].

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2008-2009 DRURY UNIVERSITY DRURY HEAD COACHES AND ATHLETIC STAFF ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY Campus Phone: 873-7879 NAME/POSITIONS 873-PLUS EXTENSION Pat Atwell Director of Athletics �� 7294 Michael Buono Faculty Athletic Representative �� 7596 Dr. Edsel Matthews Vice President for Athletic Affairs �� 6896 Dan Cashel Asst. AD/NCAA Compliance �� 7222 Barbara Cowherd Asst. AD/Senior Women’s Adminstrator �� 7363 Myra Miller O’Reilly Family Events Center Director �� 6381 Pat Atwell T. Bryan Beatty Michael J. Buono JJ Carney Lawrence Anderson Asst. Women’s Volleyball Coach �� 7252 Director of Compliance Faculty Athletic Administrative Dustin Awe Graduate Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach �� 7252 Athletics Representative Assistant T. Bryan Beatty Assistant Compliance �� 7422 Alf Bilbao Head Men’s & Women’s Soccer Coach �� 7449 Amine Boustani Head Men’s Tennis Coach �� 7439 J.J. Carney Department Administrative Assistant �� 7265 Dylan Dudley Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach �� 7297 Amy Gardner Head Women’s Volleyball Coach �� 6824 Richard Hackett Head Men’s and Women’s Diving Coach �� 6877 Scott Puryear Myra Miller Erin Kineman Jeff Paden Byron Hagler Sports Information OFEC Director Head Athletic Assistant Athletic Assistant Baseball Coach �� 7847 Director Trainer Trainer Steve Harold Head Women’s Basketball Coach �� 7853 Ja Havens Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach �� 7498 Courtney Hendrickson Assistant Volleyball Coach �� 7252 Erin Hendrickson Graduate Assistant Women’s Basketball �� 7252 Steve Hesser Head Men’s Basketball Coach �� 7321 Shelly Jones Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach �� 6995 Kristen Karanzias Softball Assistant Coach �� 6364 Don Keeton Eric Pannell Steve Harold Steve Hesser Summer Stewart Head Track Coach (M&W) �� 6388 Intramural Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Assistant Athletic Rich Kemper Graduate Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach �� 7878 Director/Asst. SID Coach Coach Trainer Erin Kineman Head Athletic Trainer �� 6865 Andy Maroldt Graduate Assistant Tennis Coach (M&W) �� 7439 Kellen Mast Head Men’s Golf Coach �� 6362 Annie Medico Head Softball Coach �� 6364 Scott Nasby Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach �� 7847 John Nicolais Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach �� 6810 Jason Owen Assistant Coach Swimming/Diving (M&W) �� 7422 Kellen Mast Annie Medico Ashleigh Shear Mark Stratton Jeff Paden Assistant Athletic Trainer �� 6354 Men’s Golf Softball Coach Volleyball Coach Baseball Coach Eric Pannell Coach Intramural Director/Asst. SID �� 7374 Scott Puryear Sports Information Director �� 4097 Brian Reynolds Head Swimming/Diving Coach (M & W) �� 7293 Jen Simeck Graduate Assistant Coach Women’s Soccer �� 7847 Jarrod Smith Head Women’s Tennis Coach �� 6847 Summer Stewart Assistant Athletic Trainer �� 7381 Mark Stratton Head Baseball Coach �� 6399 Ryan Swan Andreas Maroldt Jarrod Smith Brian Reynolds Jon Van Arkel Assistant Men’s & Women’s Soccer Coach �� 7449 Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Men’s/Women’s M/W Cross Will Thompson Intramural Director �� 6929 Coach Coach Swimming Coach Country Coach Lisa Tinkler Head Women’s Golf Coach �� 7576 Jon Van Arkel Head Cross Country Coach (M&W) �� 7567 Ethan Weiss Graduate Assistant Swimming Coach (M&W) �� 6953 Andrew Wheeler Athletics Graduate Assistant ��7811 Other Important Phone Numbers Athletic Department FAX �� 7510 Sports Information FAX ��873-4098 Barber Fitness Center ��873-7402 Breech Aquatic Center ��873-7290 Drury University Security �� 7400 Lisa Tinkler Alf Bilbao Ryan Swan Richard Hackett Don Keeton Women’s Golf Women’s Men’s Men’s/Women’s M/W Track Coach Soccer Coach Soccer Coach Diving Coach and Field 2 Drury Panther Baseball 2009

DR. EDSEL MATTHEWS PAT ATWELL VP FOR ATHLETIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Dr. Edsel Matthews Pat Atwell was named moved to a newly Drury’s director of created position of athletics on June 7, Vice President For 2007, in a joint move Athletic Affairs in when former AD Dr. June of 2007 after Edsel Matthews was serving as Drury’s promoted to a newly Director of Athletics created position, Vice since 2003. President for Athletic In his new position, Development. Atwell Matthews serves had spent the past 16 as the primary fundraiser for the athletic department and years at a fellow Great Lakes Valley Conference member oversees all aspects of Drury athletics while working school, Quincy (Ill.) University, where he had served as closely with new AD Pat Atwell. While at Drury, Matthews athletic director since 2001 and helped the Hawks not only has helped Drury make the switch to the Great Lakes become highly competitive in the GLVC, but construct Valley Conference and add new sports like the highly several new facilities in his tenure. Atwell was also a highly successful, first-year DU baseball program of last season successful head baseball coach with the Hawks from 1991 and this year’s new entry, softball. Under his direction, the til he assumed the AD’s role. Atwell coached the Hawks to a Panthers’ finished a best-ever ninth place in the Director’s record of 284-196-3 over the next 10 years, making him the Cup all-sports competition for NCAA Division II in 2006- all-time winningest coach in the history of the program. He led 07. Matthews, a Southwest Missouri State graduate, was a Quincy to Division II Tournament appearances in 1997 and former basketball assistant and head coach of the Panthers 1999 and to back-to-back 40-win seasons in 1999 and 2000. before joining the Springfield R-12 Schools as their Director Atwell was named GLVC Coach of the Year in 1997 and 1999 of Athletics/Activities Director for the next 25 years starting and produced six All-Americans, including first-teamer Josh in 1978, where his tenure brought significant change and Rabe, who was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th advancement for the city’s athletic programs. Matthews was round of the 2000 Major League Baseball amateur draft, and recognized as the Missouri Athletic Director of the Year in pitcher Josh Kinney, who reached the major leagues in 2006 1984 and was selected in 1990 for the National Award of with the St. Louis Cardinals, serving as a key contributor on Merit, naming him one of the elite athletic administrators in the World Series championship team. A native of Andover, America. Matthews is a member of the Drury Athletics Hall N.Y., Atwell graduated from Salem-Teikyo (W.V.) University of Fame, the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame and the with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in physical education in Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. He and his wife of 42 years, 1983. He also earned his Master’s of Arts degree in education Becky, have three married children (Beth, Cheryl and Mark) from Salem-Teikyo in 1990. Atwell and his wife, Lisa, are the and five grandchildren. parents of two children. Melissa is a freshman at Catholic High School and Eric a sixth-grader at Immaculate Conception.

BARBARA COWHERD DAN CASHEL Assistant AD/Senior Women’s Administrator Assistant AD/Compliance Coordinator The Panther head volleyball coach for 20 A member of the athletic department years, Cowherd accepted the position of since 1978, Dan Cashel began his affili- assistant director of athletics five years ation with Drury in the fall of 1974 as ago and is now largely responsible for a member of the college’s admission’s event scheduling and assisting in promo- staff. A native of Springfield, he gradu- tions/marketing. The program’s Senior Women’s Administra- ated from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., in 1974. Since tor and assistant professor in the exercise and sport science the fall of 1978, Cashel has handled numerous positions in the department, Cowherd has been an invaluable part of the Drury athletic department, including its intramural director and men’s athletic administration staff the past six years. A 1979 graduate tennis coach. He was Director of Sports Information from 1978- of Missouri Southern State College, she earned her master’s 2005, and his sports publications won 30 national awards. As degree from Pittsburg (Kan.) State. Barb and husband Gene senior assistant athletic director, he handles a variety of tasks, in reside in Purdy. addition to his role as Drury’s NCAA compliance coordinator. Dan and wife Marti have one daughter, Malorie.

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MARK STRATTON Head Coach After an opening act that was nearly impossible to duplicate, Drury baseball coach Mark Stratton guided the Panthers to a second straight winning campaign in 2008, making it two-for-two since DU revived its baseball program after a 33-year absence. Stratton’s Panthers completed last spring with a 27-22 overall mark and just missed a second straight berth in the six-team field for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament with a 15-14 league mark. That makes Stratton 60-46 overall (.566 winning percentage) in two seasons after building an NCAA Division II program from scratch and constructing one of the great start-up stories in the sport’s history. In 2007, his first season as the Panthers head baseball coach and Drury’s first intercollegiate season since 1974, Stratton led the Panthers to a33-24 overall record and a Great Lakes Valley Conference post-season tournament championship. The Panthers advanced to the NCAA Division II North Central Regional, where sixth-seeded Drury posted a 2-2 mark before being eliminated as one of the final 24 teams still playing in the country despite featuring a squad with just two seniors. Stratton is a 1977 graduate of Southwest Missouri State University who received his masters from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1981. He began his coaching career as an assistant to Don Provance at Glendale in 1982, and held that position until he replaced the retiring Provance in 1993. In 13 seasons as the Glendale High School Falcons’ head coach, Stratton’s teams amassed a record of 244-154 and won four district and three Ozark Conference titles. In all, he sent 30 Falcons on to college scholarships. Stratton also coached the Glendale Merchants American Legion baseball squad from 1988-2002, compiling a 421-243 mark and winning a state championship in 1997. Stratton and wife Gay have been married for 34 years and have four children – sons Brian, Kevin and Chip and daughter Sara, who played four seasons for the vaunted Drury Lady Panthers’ women’s basketball program.

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BYRON HAGLER Assistant Coach A longtime area prep coaching standout Byron Hagler enters his third season as the Panthers assistant coach in charge of pitching. Hagler helped DU to a 33-24 record, a GLVC title and a trip to the NCAA-II national tournament in 2007. Hagler, 55, has coached for 28 seasons in the Ozarks, including the past 12 at Springfield’s Hillcrest High School, where his final Hornets’ team finished 21-5 and fourth in the state in Class 4. He also spent 15 years at Licking High School and one at Climax Springs. Hagler’s overall record of 571-188 includes the most victories in Missouri prep baseball coaching history. He was 223-94 at Hillcrest, which included seven Ozark Conference championships and four district titles, and 348-94 at Licking, where his Wildcats captured 13 district titles and two state championships. Hagler and Stratton formed a coaching bond by squaring off for 11 seasons when the latter was at Glendale High School before retiring from that post last fall to prepare for Drury’s first intercollegiate baseball team since the early 1970s. Hagler, who has worked with several prep pitchers who went on to the pro ranks - former Licking standout Tony Floyd and former Hillcrest star Jon Barratt, among others - said focusing entirely on pitching will not be a tremendous change to his approach over his prep career.

SCOTT NASBY Assistant Coach Scott Nasby enters his third season with the Panthers and first as a full- time assistant coach, having served as the graduate assistant the past two years while earning his Masters in Business Administration at Drury. Nasby, who serves as head coach of the new Drury junior varsity baseball program as well, is a 2005 graduate of Missouri State University, where he obtained a Marketing degree and earned a baseball letter in all four seasons for coach Keith Guttin’s Bears. The versatile Nasby started at every infield position during his collegiate career and was the starter at first base for the Bears in the 2003 College World Series in Omaha, Neb. He also was a baseball standout at Glendale High School in Springfield, where he played for DU coach Mark Stratton for three seasons. Nasby also has coached in Italy’s professional baseball league, where his squads were contenders in one of the country’s top divisions.

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CHARLIE ESSARY Volunteer Assistant Coach A native of Springfield, Charlie “Chuck” Essary, has spent many years involved in baseball. Chuck has spent the last 22 years volunteering his time at his alma mater, Hillcrest High School, and other area high schools. It was through this that he developed ties to Drury coaches Mark Stratton and Byron Hagler. Both of Essary’s sons played collegiate baseball at Labette Community College, and Chuck began working with the baseball program there in 1989 continuing to 2000. He was instrumental in recruiting nearly 100 players to the Labette program in 11 seasons. He also worked as a associate scout for the Texas Ranger organization during that time, and played a role in drafting several Ozark area ball players to the minor league organization. Chuck characterizes his volunteer efforts as “teaching,” with the goal of helping the players continue in their education and rise to the next level of their baseball career.

CURT PLOTNER Volunteer Assistant Coach Curt Plotner enters his third season as the volunteer assistant coach where he works mainly with the infielders and base runners. Plotner is a graduate of Hillcrest High School where he played for current DU assistant coach Byron Hagler. He graduated from William Jewell College in 2004 while earning a degree in accounting, and was named to the Heart of America Athletic Conference first- team in 2002, as well as collecting all-region honors. His team set a school record for victories in his senior season with 47, losing in the super-regional one win shy of the NAIA World Series. Plotner, who is currently working on his Masters in Education, is married to former Drury Lady Panthers’ basketball standout Amanda Newton.

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8 1 Blake Wixson

YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2007 17 4.81 6 1 3 0 1 48.2 65 41 26 17 2008 10 2.79 4 2 0 0 2 29.0 26 12 9 9 Totals 27 4.08 10 3 3 0 3 77.2 91 53 35 26

PERSONAL…Son of Phil and Debbie Wixson.

AT DRURY…Posted a 2-0 record and a 2.79 ERA in 29 innings and struck out 23 in 2008…Pitched 6 scoreless innings, struckout five and walked just one to record the win against #14 Central Missouri at Hammons Field…Threw 21 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run…Recorded saves in 2008 at Missouri-St. Louis and vs. Quincy…Started six games and made 17 appearances as a freshman and recorded one save…Pitched 48.2 innings and struck out 43 batters…Struck out a career high six vs. Southern Indiana on May 5, 2007. Bats/Throws: R/R Position: Pitcher PREP…A first team All-State, All-Conference and All-District pitcher for DU Assistant Height/Weight: 6-5, 205 Coach Byron Hagler at Hillcrest High School…Earned Conference Pitcher-of-the-Year Class: Junior honors…Helped Hillcrest to #8 ranking in the Midwest Region and a fourth place finish Hometown: Springfield, MO at state. Previous School: Hillcrest Major: Sports Management BLAKE’S FAVORITES… Birthdate: 8/30/1987 Food: Prime Rib TV show: SportsCenter Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse Hobbies: Hunting, fishing and golf Musical Artist: Rascal Flatts Pro Athlete: Michael Jordan Movie: Dumb and Dumber Dream Job: General Manager of a MLB team Magazine: Sports Illustrated 2 Zane Montgomery

PERSONAL…Son of Phil and Sharon Montgomery.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL/PREP…Earned All-MIAA honors at Southwest Baptist University and posted a 12-2 record on the mound as a sophomore…Also pitched nine complete games, added a pair of shutouts and had two saves his sophomore year for the Bearcats… Was a second team all-region pick AP and first team all-coaches poll…Sat out last season at Drury as a transfer…Was an All-COC, all-district and all-state selection for Ozark High School…Named the MVP of the Holiday Tournament…Helped Ozark to back to back state championships in 2003 and 2004…Was a member of the National Honor Society.

ZANE’S FAVORITES… Food: Seafood Crepes Restaurant: Big Whiskey’s and Bijan’s Movie: Braveheart and Troy Magazine: GQ TV Show: Golden Girls Bats/Throws: R/R Hobbies: Fishing, camping and ping pong Position: Pitcher Pro Athlete: Hulk Hogan Height/Weight: 5-11, 191 Your Dream Job: Relationship Psychologist Class: Senior Hometown: Ozark, MO Previous School: Ozark/ Southwest Baptist University Major: Psychology Birthdate: 10/31/1985

9 3 Evan Jones HITTING STATS YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2008 19-3 .500 8 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 2-2 PITCHING STATS YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2008 9 1.84 1 1 1 0 1 14.2 10 7 3 3

PERSONAL…Son of Doug and Colleen Jones

AT DRURY…Made nine appearances on the mound for the Panthers and posted a 1-1 record with a win at Rockhurst and a save at SIU Edwardsville…Had a 1.84 ERA in 14.2 innings and struck out eight…Batted .500 in eight at bats and had four hits, three runs and an RBI.

PREP…Was a two-time first team all-state honoree for Mansfield High School…Was a Bats/Throws: S/R three-time all-conference pick, and twice earned all-district and All-Ozarks honors…Had a Position: Pitcher/Infielder career batting average of .460 and was 16-0 with a 1.79 ERA on the mound. Height/Weight: 5-11, 155 Class: Sophomore EVAN’S FAVORITES… Hometown: Mansfield, MO Food: Chicken Hobbies: Halo Previous School: Mansfield Restaurant: Mexican Villa Pro Athlete: Ozzie Smith Major: Secondary Education Musical Artist: Death Cab for Cutie Dream Job: Pro Baseball Player or MLB coach Birthdate: 3/16/1988 Movie: Lord of the Rings TV Show: The Office, Baseball Tonight and Entourage

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YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2008 10 3.12 0 0 1 0 0 8.2 9 6 3 1

PERSONAL…Son of Gary and Marcella Peterson.

AT DRURY…Made 10 appearances and had seven strikeouts and a 3.12 ERA in 8.2 innings on the mound.

PREP…Was three-time all-Central Ozark Conference selection and an all-state honoree as a senior at Republic High School…Had 96 strikeouts as a senior in 70 innings of action… Set season records at Republic for lowest ERA, fewest walks and most strikeouts…Also set a school record for most strikeouts in a game…Helped Republic to a pair of district and conference championships…Played for coach Howard Quigley…Graduated with a 3.9 grade point average. Bats/Throws: L/L COREY’S FAVORITES… Position: Pitcher Food: Barbeque Height/Weight: 6-2, 172 Restaurant: Texas Land and Cattle Class: Sophomore Musical Artist: Chris Cagle Hometown: Republic, MO Movie: Tombstone Previous School: Republic Magazine: ESPN Major: Biology TV Show: King of the Hill Birthdate: 1/10/1989 Hobbies: Fishing, camping and video games Pro Athlete: Chris Carpenter Dream Job: Pro Baseball player

10 5 Sam Pirtle

YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2007 27 2.29 0 4 2 0 6 39.1 32 17 10 20 2008 24 1.67 1 1 2 0 7 27.0 28 13 5 11 Total 51 2.04 1 5 4 0 13 66.1 60 30 15 31

PERSONAL…Son of Mike and Ceze Pirtle.

AT DRURY…Had a team high seven saves in 24 appearances and posted a 1-2 record and a team low 1.67 ERA for the 2008 season…Struck out 34 in 27 innings of action last season… Was second on the Panthers pitching staff with six saves, posted a 4-2 record and a 2.29 ERA as a freshman…Made a team high 27 appearances, pitched 39.1 innings and struck out 41… Had a career high six strikeouts at Kentucky Wesleyan on March 11, 2007.

PREP…Was a first team Class 1A All-State pick and first team all-conference, all-district Bats/Throws: R/R and all-area selection his senior season at Greenfield High School, and a second team All- Position: Pitcher Ozarks honoree…Helped Greenfield to back-to-back district championships and a sectional Height/Weight: 6-1, 185 championship as a junior…Four-year letterman for coach Matt Schubert…Graduated with a Class: Junior 4.0 grade point average. Hometown: Greenfield, Mo Previous School: Greenfield SAM’S FAVORITES… Major: Physics Food: Seafood TV Show: Seinfeld (Pre-Engineering) Restaurant: Little Tokyo Hobbies: Golf, wakeboarding and lifting Birthdate: 7/17/1987 Musical Artist: George Strait Pro Athlete: Michael Phelps Movie: Days of Thunder Dream Job: Pilot Magazine: Sports Illustrated 6 Bret Gallion

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2007 37-11 .255 47 10 12 1 0 0 2 2 5 2-3 2008 20-4 .125 24 6 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 1-2 Total 57-15 .211 71 16 15 2 0 0 4 4 6 3-5

PERSONAL…Son of Art and Cheryl Gallion.

AT DRURY…Played in 20 games and made four starts in 2008…Had six runs, three hits, two RBIs and two walks…Also had a stolen base at Northern Kentucky…Had 2008 season bests of two runs at SIU Edwardsville and had an RBI double against Southwest Baptist and an RBI vs. Nebraska-Omaha…Started 11 games and played in 37 as a freshman…Had 12 hits, 10 runs, two doubles, two RBIs and two stolen bases…Had a season high two runs vs. Truman State and Rockhurst last season…Had a pair of two hit games vs. Rockhurst and at Bellarmine…Had a 2007 season high of two RBIs in the Panthers opener last season against Bats/Throws: S/R Truman State. Position: Infielder Height/Weight: 5-10, 155 PREP…Was a second team All-State and All-Ozarks pick and a first team all-conference Class: Junior pick as an infielder for coach Lance Quessenberry at Parkview High School…Earned Hometown: Springfield, MO Honorable Mention All-State honors in 2005 and set the state record for assists in a season Previous School: Parkview with 73…Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average. Major: Mathematics/ Secondary Education BRET’S FAVORITES… Birthdate: 1/5/1988 Food: Chicken Pasta and Smiley’s TV Show: Family Guy Restaurant: Nakato Hobbies: Camping, being outdoors and fishing Musical Artist: Brad Paisley Pro Athlete: David Eckstein Movie: Dark Knight and Bourne Trilogy Dream Job: Teacher/Baseball coach 11 7 Harrison Waters HITTING STATS YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2007 56-55 .269 186 31 50 12 1 1 29 22 40 4-6 2008 49-49 .324 142 24 46 9 0 5 29 26 27 4-6 Total 105-104 .293 328 55 96 21 1 6 58 48 67 8-12 PITCHING STATS YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2007 13 3.10 12 6 3 1 0 69.2 67 34 24 26 2008 12 4.37 9 3 4 1 0 59.2 67 34 29 20 Total 25 3.71 21 9 7 2 0 128.4 134 68 53 46

PERSONAL…Son of Frank and Sherry Waters. AT DRURY…Hit .324 and started 49 games as a center fielder and pitcher for the Panthers in 2008… Bats/Throws: L/L Had sophomore numbers of 46 hits, 29 RBIs, 26 walks and 24 runs…He had a 3-4 record in nine Position: Outfielder/Pitcher starts and struck out 30 in 59.2 innings on the mound in ‘08 …”Harry” led the Panthers pitching staff Height/Weight: 6-2, 200 with 53 strikeouts in 69.2 innings and 13 appearances his freshman season…Had a 3.10 ERA with a 6-3 record in 12 starts and recorded a complete game at Saint Joseph’s. Class: Junior Hometown: Republic, MO PREP…First team all-state 2005 and 2006…2005 COC player of the year at Republic High School… Previous School: Republic All-Ozarks 2005 and 2006… Holds Republic record for batting average, doubles and on-base Major: Marketing average…As a pitcher holds the school record for most wins in a season and career as well as best earned run average…Led Republic to consecutive district championships in 2005-06. Birthdate: 9/15/1987 HARRISON’S FAVORITES… Magazine: Men’s Health Food: Fruit TV Show: Seinfeld and The Office Restaurant: Jimmy John’s Hobbies: Guitar Musical Artist: O.A.R. Pro Athlete: Josh Hamilton Movie: Shawshank Redemption Dream Job: Actor on Saturday Night Live 8 Daniel Mullis

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2008 22-13 .289 45 7 13 3 0 1 3 3 1 0-1

PERSONAL…Son of Alan and Mari Mullis…is engaged to former DU volleyball standout Devin Buehler.

AT DRURY…Hit .289 and started 13 games for the Panthers primarily at first base and as a designated hitter…Had 13 hits, seven runs, three RBIs, three doubles and three walks for the season and a home run against Missouri S&T.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL/PREP…Is a transfer from Three Rivers Community College…Was a two-time Arkansas All-State class 4A honoree, a three-time East All-Conference selection and a four-time All-Craighead County pick for Nettleton High School in Jonesboro.

DANIEL’S FAVORITES… Bats/Throws: R/R Food: Sushi Position: First Baseman Restaurant: Haruno Height/Weight: 6-1, 217 Musical Artist: Corey Smith Class: Senior Movie: The Dark Knight Hometown: Jonesboro, AR Magazine: ESPN Previous School: Nettleton/ TV Show: SportsCenter Three Rivers Community Hobbies: Golf, ping pong, friends and family College Pro Athlete: Tiger Woods Major: Exercise and Sports Dream Job: Professional golfer Science Birthdate: 2/1/1987

12 9 Kendall Findley

PERSONAL…Son of Kevin and Lois Findley.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL/PREP…Earned all-region honors in 2007 for Jefferson College and helped them capture the Region 16 title…Hit over .300 for his career at Jefferson… Was a two-time all-state, all-district and All-Ozarks pick at Mansfield High School…Earned all-conference honors four times and helped Mansfield to a Class 2A state runner-up finish in 2005.

KENDALL’S FAVORITES… Food: Seafood Restaurant: Red Lobster Movie: Grandma’s Boy TV Show: Family Guy Hobbies: Hunting and fishing Pro Athlete: Ozzie Smith Your Dream Job: Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Bats/Throws: L/R Position: Outfielder Height/Weight: 5-8, 150 Class: Junior Hometown: Mansfield, MO Previous School: Mansfield/ Jefferson College Major: Business Management/ Marketing Birthdate: 2/1/1988

10 Dane Hughes

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2007 37-25 .271 85 17 23 1 0 0 12 6 16 6-8 2008 35-23 .33 87 19 29 1 2 0 12 7 21 8-10 Total 72-48 .302 172 36 52 2 2 0 24 13 37 14-18

PERSONAL…Son of Denny and Carole Hughes.

AT DRURY…Made 23 starts and posted 2008 season numbers of 29 hits, 19 runs, 12 RBIs and eight stolen bases while batting .333…Hit .271 for the 2007 season, started 25 games and played in 37… Recorded 23 hits, 17 runs and 12 RBIs…Was second on the team with six stolen bases…Scored two runs in a game four times his freshman season…Played both outfield and second base.

PREP…First team All-District Class 4A in baseball and first team All-District Class 5A in Bats/Throws: R/R basketball…Helped Helias to a #4 ranking in Class 4A and a 15-4 record his junior season… Position: Outfielder Was a member of the conference champion basketball team his sophomore season. Height/Weight: 6-1, 175 Class: Junior DANE’S FAVORITES… Hometown: Jefferson City, MO Food: George Foreman Chicken Previous School: Helias Restaurant: Taco Bell Major: Marketing Musical Artist: Taylor Swift Birthdate: 11/17/1987 Magazine: ESPN TV Show: SportsCenter Hobbies: Heavy Lifting Pro Athlete: John Stockton

13 11 Maury Wilmes

PERSONAL…Son of Tim and Carol Wilmes.

PREP…Was a second team all-state selection and a first team all-conference and all-district honoree at St. Dominic High School…Also earned academic all-conference honors…Helped St. Dominic to a state championship and a 26-3 record last season…St. Dominic finished the season ranked #9 in the Midwest and captured district, sectional, regional and conference titles along the way.

MAURY’S FAVORITES… Food: Chinese Musical Artist: Eric Church Movie: The Sting Magazine: ESPN TV Show: The Office Hobbies: Basketball, fishing and hunting Pro Athlete: Cal Ripken, Jr. Bats/Throws: R/R Your Dream Job: Arrowhead Landscaping Position: Infielder Height/Weight: 6-1, 168 Class: Freshman Hometown: St. Paul, MO Previous School: St. Dominic Major: Undecided Birthdate: 1/31/1990

12 Alex Nixon

PERSONAL…Son of Reed and Debi Nixon.

PREP…Earned Good Hands Player of the Year honors at Olathe South High School in Olathe, Kansas and was an all-league football player on both offense and defense…Helped South to a state runner-up finish in class 6A on the gridiron… Graduated with a 3.83 grade point average.

ALEX’S FAVORITES… Food: Steak and Potatoes Restaurant: Chili’s Musical Artist: Lil’ Wayne Movie: I Am Legend Magazine: Sports Illustrated TV Show: SportsCenter Hobbies: Sports Pro Athlete: Jerry Rice Bats/Throws: L/R Your Dream Job: Sports Agent Position: Outfielder Height/Weight: 6-0, 166 Class: Freshman Hometown: Olathe, KS Previous School: Olathe South Major: Finance Birthdate: 6/19/1990

14 14 Joe Rohlfing

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2007 57-57 .330 227 43 75 6 1 0 22 17 16 10-14 2008 49-49 .372 196 39 73 11 1 2 32 10 11 12-13 Total 106-106 .350 423 82 148 17 2 2 54 27 27 22-27

PERSONAL…Son of Kim and Jane Rohlfing. AT DRURY…Was a third team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree at shortstop in 2008… Batted .372 and led the Panthers with 73 hits and was second with 39 runs and 32 RBIs…Stole 11 bases and was only caught once and had 11 doubles, two home runs and a triple…Matched a career high five hits at Missouri-St. Louis and enters the 2009 season with a 25-game hitting streak…Earned Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman-of-the-Year, second team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference and All North Central Region honors in 2007…Led the team in multiple categories including hits (75), runs (43), stolen bases (10), games started (57) and at bats (227)…Struck out just 16 times in 227 at bats. Bats/Throws: R/R PREP…A First team all-state pick as a senior at Lee’s Summit West in 2006 and a two-time first Position: Infielder team all-conference and all-area choice as well as first team all-metro…Twice named the conference Height/Weight: 6-0, 200 player-of-the-year…Earned honorable mention all-area as a sophomore and was an honorable mention Class: Junior all-metro selection in 2005. Hometown: Lee’s Summit, MO Previous School: West JOE’S FAVORITES… Major: Physical Education Food: Steak Hobbies: Basketball, golf and fishing Birthdate: 1/3/1988 Restaurant: Hereford House Pro Athlete: Matt Tegenkamp Musical Artist: Tracy Lawrence Dream Job: Teacher/Coach Movie: Caddyshack Magazine: Golf Digest TV show: The Andy Griffith Show and Hogan’s Heroes 15 Blair Ellington

YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2007 15 6.75 3 2 2 0 0 32.0 40 25 24 18

PERSONAL…Son of Sid and Toni Ellington.

AT DRURY…Missed the 2008 season due to injury…Started and won the inaugural game for the Panthers in 2007 and finished the season with a 2-2 record…Had 15 strikeouts in 32 innings, made 15 appearances and started three games…Pitched five scoreless innings at Bellarmine, where he struck out a season-high five.

PREP/PREVIOUS SCHOOL… Earned the Dizzy Dean Award in 2004 and 2005 as the city’s top pitcher… Was an all-city pick in Oklahoma City in 2004 and 2005…Threw two no hitters, one perfect game and set a school single-season record with 113 strikeouts as a junior in 2004…Is the career ERA record holder (1.95) and is second all-time in strikeouts (203)…Helped Bishop McGuinness to a Bats/Throws: R/R state runner-up finish in 2002 and a state semifinalist finish in 2004…Was an academic All- Position: Pitcher American at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Community College. Height/Weight: 5-10, 197 Class: Senior BLAIR’S FAVORITES … Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Food: Italian TV Show: The Office Previous School: Bishop Restaurant: Chili’s Hobbies: Sudoku McGuinness/Ark.-Ft. Smith Musical Artist: Jimmy Eat World Pro Athlete: Greg Maddux Community College Movie: Dumb and Dumber Dream Job: Engineer Major: Physics/Mathematics Magazine: ESPN Birthdate: 8/21/1986

15 16 Tyler Goss

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2007 57-55 .292 192 30 56 7 0 2 39 10 13 3-5 2008 42-36 .374 123 26 46 12 1 7 29 10 12 0-2 Total 99-91 .324 315 56 102 19 1 9 68 20 25 3-7

PERSONAL…Son of Wendell Goss and Kim Lamb.

AT DRURY…Tyler earned second team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors at third base in 2008 and was second on the Panthers with a .374 batting average…He had 46 hits, 29 RBIs, 26 runs, 12 doubles, seven home runs and a triple in 36 starts…Had three hits in three games and had an eight game hitting streak…Had a grand slam at Pittsburg State (April 30, 2008) and had two home runs in the Panthers home series against Quincy on April 6, 2008…“Goose” hit .292 in 57 starts and was second on the team with 39 RBIs in 2007…Had 56 hits, 30 runs, 10 walks, seven doubles and two home runs, and posted three hits in four games…Earned Great Lakes Valley Conference Player-of-the-Week honors in 2007…Was 7-for-12 with four RBIs, four runs scored, a double and Bats/Throws: R/R home run that week. Position: Infielder Height/Weight: 6-1, 208 PREP…Voted team’s most valuable player as a senior at Glendale High School, where he played for DU head coach Mark Stratton…Earned team’s Golden Glove award…Had the game-winning homer Class: Junior in the 2006 district semifinals…Helped Glendale to a 2005 district championship…Earned second Hometown: Springfield, MO team all-conference honors…Three-year letter-winner for the Falcons. Previous School: Glendale Major: Sports Management TYLER’S FAVORITES… Birthdate: 6/24/1988 Food: Chicken Parmesan TV Show: Baseball Tonight, Sportscenter, Restaurant: Fuji Fresh Prince of Bel Air Musical Artist: Third Day, 3 Doors Down Hobbies: Hanging out with friends and Linkin Park Pro Athlete: Albert Pujols Movie: Dumb and Dumber Dream Job: Major league baseball player Magazine: Sports Illustrated 17 R.J. Knese

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2008 45-45 .369 179 33 66 8 0 3 31 12 21 6-11

PERSONAL…Son of Ralph and Renee Knese.

AT DRURY…R.J. started 45 games as a freshman outfielder and catcher last season and was a third team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree…Batted .369 with 66 hits, 33 runs, 31 RBIs, 12 walks, eight doubles, six stolen bases and three home runs…Had four hits against Quincy and four RBIs at SIU Edwardsville.

PREP…Was a first team all-conference honoree at St. Mary’s High School in High Ridge for coach Marko Samardzic…Earned All-Decade House Springs Post 783 Legion recognition… Named Best Defensive Infielder his junior season and was named MVP, best relief pitcher and best offensive player his senior season. Bats/Throws: R/R R.J.’S FAVORITES… Position: Catcher/Outfielder Food: Cereal Height/Weight: 5-9, 155 Restaurant: Sam’s Steakhouse Class: Sophomore Musical Artist: Trapt Hometown: High Ridge, MO Movie: Bull Durham Previous School: St. Mary’s Magazine: Sports Illustrated and Sporting News Major: Criminology TV Show: Family Guy Birthdate: 1/15/1989 Hobbies: Golfing, fishing and video games Pro Athlete: Yadier Molina and Ken Griffey, Jr. Dream Job: Pro Baseball Player

16 18 Chris Barratt

PERSONAL…Son of Bob and Cheryl Barratt.

PREP…Was a second team all-state pick in 2007 for Hillcrest High School and set the school record for most career strikeouts with 331…As a senior, posted a 0.76 ERA for the Hornets…Earned first team All-Ozarks honors as a pitcher in 2007 and 2008…Named first team All-Ozark conference in 2007 and 2008…Was on the Missouri Junior Sun Belt team in 2006 and 2007…Named Missouri Sportswriters Second Team All-State pitcher in 2006 and 2007…Earned Second Team MHSBCA All-State honors as a DH/Utility in 2007…Named Hillcrest MVP in 2008 and helped Hornets to the state final four in 2006 and a regional ranking of eighth…Had high school career stats of 24-6 record on the mound with six saves and a 1.80 ERA…Hit .364, had an on base percentage of .495 and 45 RBIs.

CHRIS’ FAVORITES… Food: Pizza Restaurant: Rivals Casual Grille Movie: The Dark Knight Bats/Throws: L/L Magazine: ESPN Position: Pitcher TV Show: That 70’s Show Height/Weight: 5-8, 165 Your Dream Job: Pro Baseball player or head coach Class: Freshman Hometown: Springfield, MO Previous School: Hillcrest Major: Undecided Birthdate: 1/4/1990

19 Joel Potts

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2008 39-25 .313 80 15 25 5 1 1 11 12 12 1-2

PERSONAL…Son of Craig and Kim Potts.

AT DRURY…Hit .313 and started 25 games at third base for the Panthers as a freshman in 2008…Had 25 hits, 15 runs, 12 walks, 11 RBIs and five doubles…Had a home run, five RBIs, three runs and two walks in the Panthers March 11 win over Southwest Baptist.

PREP…Hit .397 and helped Fort Zumwalt South High School in St. Peters to a 21-7 record his junior season…Helped South to a #4 ranking in state and a quarterfinal finish as a junior…Earned scholar athlete honors for baseball, hockey and soccer…Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

JOEL’S FAVORITES… Bats/Throws: R/R Food: Chicken or Steak Position: Third Baseman Restaurant: Stoney River Steakhouse Height/Weight: 6-3, 192 Musical Artist: T.I. Class: Sophomore Magazine: ESPN Hometown: St. Peters, MO TV Show: Law and Order Previous School: Fort Hobbies: Playing sports and hanging out with friends Zumwalt South Pro Athlete: Derek Jeter Major: Undecided Dream Job: Front office for St. Louis Cardinals Birthdate: 6/14/1988

17 20 Aaron Quick

PERSONAL…Son of Robert and Myra Quick.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL/PREP…Earned the Cy Young Award at Longview Community College last season and finished the year with a 1.18 ERA in 38 innings of action…Helped Longview claim the 2007 national junior college championship and place fifth in 2008…Was an all-conference selection in 2005 at Willard High School where he played for coach John Hartley.

AARON’S FAVORITES… Food: Mexican Restaurant: Mexican Villa Musical Artist: Lil’ Wayne Movie: Old School Magazine: Men’s Health TV Show: ESPN Hobbies: Hunting and fishing Bats/Throws: R/R Pro Athlete: Greg Maddux Position: Pitcher Your Dream Job: Major League Baseball Player Height/Weight: 6-0, 191 Class: Junior Hometown: Willard, MO Previous School: Willard/ Longview Community College Major: Environmental Science Birthdate: 3/17/1987

21 Stephen Bloss

YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2007 19 3.86 0 2 0 0 0 21.0 24 13 9 15 2008 17 3.90 1 5 2 0 1 27.2 28 16 12 12 Total 36 3.92 1 7 2 0 1 48.2 52 29 21 27

PERSONAL…Son of Steve and Debbie Bloss.

AT DRURY…Posted a 5-2 record with a 3.90 ERA in 27.2 innings on the mound and struck out 19…Had a career high five strikeouts against Washburn (March 1, 2008) and posted a save at Missouri-St. Louis (March 22, 2008)…Threw 21 innings and allowed 24 hits in 19 appearances for the Panthers as a freshman…Recorded a 3.86 ERA, struck out 17 and finished the 2007 season with a 2-0 record.

PREP…Named Pitcher-of-the-Year at Blue Springs South High School…Two-year letterman Bats/Throws: L/R for coach Richard Wood…Graduated with a 3.5 grade point average. Position: Pitcher Height/Weight: 6-4, 188 STEPHEN’S FAVORITES … Class: Junior Food: Steak and Seafood Hometown: Blue Springs, MO Restaurant: Waffle House, BD’s and Nakato Previous School: South Musical Artist: Theory of a Deadman Major: Marketing Movie: Dumb and Dumber Birthdate: 11/19/1986 TV show: ESPN Hobbies: Golf, fishing and cooking Pro Athlete: Tiger Woods Dream Job: PGA Tour

18 23 Brett Edwards

PERSONAL…Son of Danny and Karyn Edwards.

PREP…Went 11-for-20 with six doubles, had one grand slam and 13 RBIs in Legion Zone Tournament in 2008… Played for coach Jason Howser at Kickapoo High School.

BRETT’S FAVORITES… Food: Sushi Restaurant: Matsuhisa Musical Artist: Interpol Movie: Anything with Will Ferrell in it Magazine: Men’s Health TV Show: Rob and Big Hobbies: Biking, tennis and twister Pro Athlete: Chase Utley Your Dream Job: Retirement

Bats/Throws: R/R Position: Infielder Height/Weight: 5-10, 185 Class: Freshman Hometown: Springfield, MO Previous School: Kickapoo Major: Business Administration Birthdate: 2/7/1990

24 Tyler Wright

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2007 53-53 .293 174 21 51 6 0 0 27 21 24 4-5 2008 38-34 .267 120 18 32 6 2 1 17 17 18 5-6 Total 91-87 .282 294 39 83 12 2 1 44 38 42 9-11

PERSONAL…Son of Randy and Julie Wright.

AT DRURY…Started 34 games and hit .267 with 32 hits, 18 runs, 17 RBIs and 17 walks in 2008…Stole five bases and had two triples for the 2008 year…Had a home run against Quincy (April 6, 2008)…Hit .293 and started 53 games his freshman season…Had 51 hits, 27 RBIs, 21 runs and 21 walks…Also stole four bases and had six doubles…Had a 2007 season high three runs vs. Rockhurst and had three hits at Missouri-Rolla…Recorded two RBIs in six games as a freshman.

Bats/Throws: L/R PREP…A second team All-State Class 4A selection and second team All-Ozarks pick at Hillcrest High School, where he played for current DU pitching coach Byron Hagler … Position: Catcher Wright earned Ozark Conference Player-of-the-Year honors and was a first team All-Ozark Height/Weight: 5-10, 178 Conference selection…Helped the Hillcrest Hornets to an undefeated mark in the OC, a Class: Junior #6 ranking in the final Class 4A poll and a trip to the state quarterfinals in 2004…In 2006 Hometown: Springfield, MO Hillcrest went undefeated in conference play and made the Class 4A Final four finishing with Previous School: Hillcrest a #8 regional ranking, finishing the season ranked #4 in Class 4A by USA Today…Was on Major: Sports Management the Principal’s Honor Roll. Birthdate: 9/24/1987 TYLER’S FAVORITES… Magazine: Sports Illustrated Food: Philly Cheese steak TV Show: SportsCenter Restaurant: McAllister’s Hobbies: Wiffle Ball, XBOX and frisbee golf Musical Artist: Tim McGraw Pro Athlete: Ozzie Smith Movie: Bad Boys 2 Dream Job: Working for the St. Louis Cardinals 19 25 Courtney Spitz

PERSONAL…Son of John and Sharon Spitz.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL/PREP…Went 4-for-4 and had seven RBIs vs. Independence CC last season for Neosho County…Earned 2005 Missouri Junior All-Sun Belt League Honors and was a second team All-Ozarks Conference selection at Kickapoo High School in 2006…Is a Midwest Nationals Alum…Helped Kickapoo to an American Legion state runner-up finish and district title and state quarterfinal finish in 2007.

COURTNEY’S FAVORITES… Food: Chinese Restaurant: Cheddars Musical Artist: Lil’ Wayne Movie: Transformers Magazine: Sports Illustrated TV Show: Law and Order SUV (Special Victims Unit) Hobbies: Golf, video game, going to the lake and family Bats/Throws: L/R Pro Athlete: Tiger Woods Position: Catcher Your Dream Job: Professional Athlete Height/Weight: 5-10, 189 Class: Sophomore Hometown: Springfield, MO Previous School: Kickapoo/ Neosho Co. Community College Major: Sports Management Birthdate: 11/25/1988

26 Chris Marston HITTING STATS YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2007 10-6 1.000 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 PITCHING STATS YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2007 9 4.19 6 1 3 0 0 34.1 41 19 16 7 2008 11 4.31 9 4 0 0 0 54.1 61 28 26 11 Total 20 4.29 15 5 3 0 0 88.2 102 47 42 18

PERSONAL…Son of Bill and Cindy Marston.

AT DRURY…A third team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection, Chris posted a 4-0 record and struck out 38 in 54.1 innings last season…Had a 4.31 ERA and made nine starts Bats/Throws: R/R in 2008…Made nine appearances in 2007 and had a season ERA of 4.19…Started six games Position: Pitcher and recorded 21 strikeouts in 34.1 innings…Posted a season high six strikeouts at Quincy on Height/Weight: 6-4, 180 March 24, 2007. Class: Junior Hometown: St. Louis, MO PREP…ABC all-star first team pitcher for three seasons…Four-year letterwinner for father/ Previous School: Principia coach Bill Marston at Principia High School. Major: Criminology Birthdate: 9/4/1987 CHRIS’ FAVORITES… Food: Steak and Shrimp Magazine: Sports Illustrated Restaurant: O’Charley’s Hobbies: Cardinals games Musical Artist: LIL’ Wayne Pro Athlete: Chris Carpenter Movie: Training Day Dream Job: Police Officer

20 28 Beau Beattie

YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2007 3 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 3 3 4 2008 5 13.50 0 0 1 0 0 4.0 10 8 6 5 Total 8 10.13 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 13 11 9 9

PERSONAL…Son of Brad and Lyn Beattie.

AT DRURY…Made five appearances, pitched four innings, struck out three and was 0-1 in 2008…Battled through injury plagued season to pitch four innings in three games in 2007… Started and received the win in the Panthers March 21st game vs. Rockhurst.

PREP…Was a First Team all-state, all-Central Ozark Conference, all district and All-Ozarks selection his junior season at Ozark High School.…Helped the Tigers to a Class 3A state championship for coach Mike Essick.…Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average. Bats/Throws: R/R Position: Pitcher BEAU’S FAVORITES … Height/Weight: 6-0, 191 Food: Steak and Lobster Class: Junior Restaurant: Red Lobster Hometown: Ozark, MO Musical Artist: Plies and Neyo Previous School: Ozark Movie: Blood Diamond Major: Pre-med/Biology Magazine: Men’s Health and Sports Illustrated Birthdate: 10/17/1987 TV show: Any Reality TV Show Pro Athlete: Brett Favre Dream Job: Doctor

29 Luke Noah

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2008 1-0 .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0

PERSONAL…Son of Mark and Jill Noah.

AT DRURY…Saw action in the Panthers March 11 victory over Southwest Baptist and had a walk and two runs in that contest.

PREP…Was a three year letterman at Springfield Meadowlark Christian, a home school team…Played for coach Mike Comstock…Graduated with a 3.94 grade point average.

LUKE’S FAVORITES… Food: Pasta Restaurant: Golden Corral Musical Artist: Brad Paisley Bats/Throws: L/L Movie: The Bourne Movies Position: First Base Magazine: The Sporting News Height/Weight: 6-1, 205 TV Show: SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight Class: Sophomore Hobbies: Reading and playing XBOX 360 Hometown: Springfield, MO Pro Athlete: Josh Hamilton Previous School: Meadowlark Dream Job: Pro Baseball player Christian Major: Exercise and Sports Science Birthdate: 1/5/1989

21 30 Carl Teghtmyer

YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2007 8 6.97 1 0 1 0 0 10.1 18 15 8 7 2008 11 5.84 0 0 0 0 0 12.1 18 11 8 8 Total 19 6.49 1 0 1 0 0 22.2 36 26 16 15

PERSONAL…Son of Dan and Debbie Teghtmyer.

AT DRURY…Made 11 appearances, posted nine strikeouts and pitched 12.1 innings as a sophomore in 2008…Made eight appearances and started one game for 10.1 innings of action and struck out six his freshman season…Struck out three against SIU Edwardsville on April 26, 2007.

PREP…Three year letterman for Logan-Rogersville High School.

Bats/Throws: R/R CARL’S FAVORITES… Position: Pitcher Food: Cashew Chicken Height/Weight: 5-11, 180 Restaurant: Mexican Villa Class: Junior Musical Artist: Muse, The Strokes and Radiohead Hometown: Rogersville, MO Movie: The Dark Knight Previous School: Logan- Magazine: Popular Science Rogersville TV Show: Seinfield and Family Guy Major: Biology Hobbies: Guitar, drums and watching movies Birthdate: 10/3/1986 Pro Athlete: Evan Longoria

32 Jason Hall

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2007 43-43 .312 141 26 44 1 2 0 16 6 27 3-6 2008 31-28 .393 89 25 35 4 1 1 12 11 18 6-8 Total 74-71 .343 230 51 79 5 3 1 28 17 45 9-14

PERSONAL…Son of Les and Debbie Hall.

AT DRURY…Led the Panthers with a .393 batting average in 28 starts and had 35 hits, 25 runs, 12 RBIs and six stolen bases in 2008…Also had his first career home run against Missouri S&T… Scored three runs at Missouri-St. Louis and had three RBIs on three hits vs. Quincy…Hit .312 and had 44 hits and 26 runs in 43 starts as a freshman…Recorded 16 RBIs, six walks, three stolen bases, two triples and a double…Had four hits and three RBIs against Rockhurst on March 21, 2007…Hit over .400 for three consecutive games…Had two runs in five games…Led the Panthers in being hit by pitch with 11…Was hit by pitch three times in Bats/Throws: L/R the Panthers 2007 season opener against Truman State. Position: Outfielder Height/Weight: 5-10, 178 PREP…Two-year letterman for coach Jason Howser at Kickapoo High School…Helped his Class: Junior Kickapoo American Legion team to a second-place finish at the state tournament his junior Hometown: Springfield, MO season…Graduated with a 3.5 grade point average. Previous School: Kickapoo Major: Biology JASON’S FAVORITES… Birthdate: 3/5/1988 Food: Penne con Salsiccia Hobbies: Word Puzzles, Tai Chi, video Restaurant: Pasta House games, reading, listening to music Musical Artist: Dragonforce Pro Athlete: Peyton Manning Movie: Star Wars I-VI Dream Job: A job I love that pays well TV Show: Seinfeld 22 34 Justin Wright

YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2008 2 36.00 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 5 4 1

PERSONAL…Son of Randy and Melinda Wright.

AT DRURY…Pitched one inning and struck out one against Southwest Baptist on March 11…Also pitched against Arkansas Tech.

PREP…Played for coach Jason Howser at Kickapoo High School, where he helped the Chiefs to a 20-5 record and a fifth place finish in state.

JUSTIN’S FAVORITES… Food: Pasta Sides Restaurant: Chipotle Musical Artist: Garth Brooks Bats/Throws: R/R TV Show: Always Sunny in Philadelphia Position: Pitcher Hobbies: Frisbee Golf Height/Weight: 6-3, 200 Class: Sophomore Hometown: Springfield, MO Previous School: Kickapoo Major: Business Administration Birthdate: 2/12/1989

35 Josh Hall

PERSONAL…Son of Todd and Mary Hall.

PREP…Pitched in the quarterfinal game vs. Holt and allowed only one earned run…Only lost one game his senior season on the mound and was an all-state pick his senior season at Kickapoo High School…Helped the Chiefs to a 26-5 record his senior season, good for a second place finish at state and district and regional championships…As a senior he was part of a legion team that finished in the top five in state rankings…Was an honor roll student at KHS

JOSH’S FAVORITES… Food: Chinese Restaurant: Chopsticks Musical Artist: Brad Paisley Movie: Batman and The Dark Knight Magazine: Sports Illustrated TV Show: Seinfeld Bats/Throws: R/R Pro Athlete: Jonathan Papelbon Position: Pitcher Dream Job: Chief grounds crew for a major league team Height/Weight: 6-7, 175 Class: Freshman Hometown: Springfield, MO Previous School: Kickapoo Major: Criminology Birthdate: 1/26/1989

23 37 Pete Sumners

YEAR G/S AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A 2008 1-0 .500 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0-0

PERSONAL…Son of Pete and Cathy Sumners.

AT DRURY…Played in the Panthers win over Southwest Baptist on March 11 and had an RBI triple and a run.

PREP…Was an all-district and all-conference selection at Aurora High School…Played for coach Danny Barrett… Was a member of the Honor Roll.

PETE’S FAVORITES… Food: Bacon and Pretzels Restaurant: Chili’s Musical Artist: Black Eyed Peas Bats/Throws: R/R Movie: Threat Level: Midnight Position: Outfielder Magazine: Cracked Height/Weight: 6-0, 176 TV Show: Entourage and SNL Class: Sophomore Hobbies: Hockey and Improv Hometown: Aurora, MO Dream Job: Comedian/Entertainer Previous School: Aurora Major: Undecided Birthdate: 5/31/1987

38 Dan Baner

YEAR APP ERA GS W L CG SV IP H R ER BB 2008 2 5.40 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 1 1 0

PERSONAL…Son of Sandy Baner and Phyllis Carter.

AT DRURY…Saw action against Southwest Baptist and Missouri S&T and struck out two batters in 1.2 innings on the mound.

PREP…Was a second team all-conference pick and had a 5-0 record as a pitcher at Fort Zumwalt South High School… Helped Fort Zumwalt South to the quarterfinals in 2006 and a 21-7 record good for a #4 state ranking…Was an All-GAC academic selection…Earned MVP honors his freshman and sophomore seasons and posted a 5-0 record his senior season.

DAN’S FAVORITES… Food: Steak Bats/Throws: R/R Restaurant: Longhorn Position: Pitcher Musical Artist: 3 Doors Down Height/Weight: 6-2, 208 Movie: Step Brothers Class: Sophomore Magazine: ESPN Hometown: St. Peters, MO TV Show: Sportscenter Previous School: Fort Zumwalt Hobbies: Golf South Pro Athlete: Chris Carpenter Major: Business Management Birthdate: 12/17/1988

24 39 Kyle Kiely

PERSONAL…Son of Tim and Mary Fran Kiely.

PREP…Pitched three straight shutouts in post season play and won two games at state for St. Dominic High School as a senior…Had a 1.17 ERA and was a second team all-state and a first team all-conference selection…Helped St. Dominic capture a state championship, district championship, sectional championship and a quarterfinal title last season for a 26-3 record in 2008…Played for coach Steve Pfund.

KYLE’S FAVORITES… Food: Anything that my mom makes Restaurant: Panda Express Musical Artist: Collective Soul Movie: Tommy Boy Magazine: Street Bikes TV Show: Keenan and Kel Hobbies: Fishing and Baseball Bats/Throws: R/R Pro Athlete: Willie McGee Position: Pitcher/Outfielder Your Dream Job: MLB Player Height/Weight: 5-11, 168 Class: Freshman Hometown: St. Louis, MO Previous School: St. Dominic Major: Business Birthdate: 4/13/1990

41 Tim Payne

PERSONAL…Son of Gary and Deborah Payne.

PREP…Played in the 2008 Junior College World Series at Longview Community College and was the winning pitcher in Longview’s regional district game …

TIM’S FAVORITES… Food: Steak Restaurant: Outback Musical Artist: Bullet For My Valentine Movie: Bad Boys II Magazine: Men’s Health TV Show: Survivor Hobbies: Working out and being outside working Your Dream Job: Physical Therapist

Bats/Throws: L/L Position: Pitcher Height/Weight: 6-5, 208 Class: Junior Hometown: Cabot, Arkansas Previous School: Cabot/ University of Arkansas-Little Rock/Longview C.C. Major: Health Science Birthdate: 7/12/1987

25 42 Derek Harwell

PERSONAL…Son of Danny and Pam Harwell.

PREP…Twice earned all-state, All-Ozarks and all-district honors at Ozark High School… Was a four time all-conference pick…Helped Ozark to a state championship and a 25-5 record as well as a Baseball America national ranking of #37.

DEREK’S FAVORITES… Food: Cereal Restaurant: Rivals Casual Grille Musical Artist: Lil’ Wayne and Plies Movie: Hardball Magazine: ESPN TV Show: SportsCenter Hobbies: X-Box 360 and hanging out with friends Pro Athlete: Manny Ramirez Your Dream Job: GM of MLB team Bats/Throws: R/R Position: Utility Height/Weight: 6-0, 208 Class: Freshman Hometown: Ozark, MO Previous School: Ozark Major: Undecided Birthdate: 5/8/1990

DRURY BASEBALL GAMES NOW ON RADIO, INTERNET

New for the 2009 season…Drury Baseball is going live, pitch-by-pitch, on both the radio and through the internet at www.drurypanthers.com. Drury signed on with Meyer Communications and its KBFL 1060 AM and KWTO JOCK 98.7 FM stations this spring for a 10-game package of live radio games, with veteran announcer Tom Ladd delivering the play-by-play. The slate includes several of the Panthers’ marquee Great Lakes Valley Conference games as well as non-league tests with the likes of Central Missouri, Missouri Southern and Washburn. In addition, through an arrangement this season with Stretch Internet, all Drury baseball games will be carried live through our official DU athletics website. Drury media student John Miller is calling the action for all games on the net, accessible through the Stretch Internet link on the baseball page at www.drurypanthers.com. Sponsorship opportunities for both the radio and internet ventures for this season and future seasons are available by contacting Scott Puryear at (417) 873-4097.

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2009 SEASON PREVIEW Panthers Gunning For Return To GLVC, NCAA Tourneys

When the Drury Panthers resurrected their baseball program in 2007 after more than three decades of inactivity, no one knew for sure what to expect. Two years later, and with finishes of 33-24 and 27-22, respectively, in the books, the expectations of coach Mark Stratton’s third-year Panthers are crystal clear – to compete for a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship, earn an NCAA Tournament appearance and see what happens from there. The Panthers, of course, got a taste of it in that inaugural ’07 season, when Stratton’s squad fashioned one of the most remarkable start-up efforts in college baseball history by winning the GLVC title – despite being picked for 14th (last) in the league’s preseason poll – and advancing to the D-II Great Lakes Regional in Akron, Ohio, where Drury continued to make noise by winning a pair of games as the No. 6 seed in a six-team regional. Many of those key performers back then were freshmen. Now, they are juniors who crave the opportunity to get back in the limelight after narrowly missing another GLVC tourney trip last year with their 27-22 overall finish that included seven one-run losses and a 15-14 mark in the league that left them the seventh-place team in a format where the league’s top six squads earn post-season invites. They will get the 2009 season started this weekend, visiting Alabama- Huntsville for a pair of double-headers on Saturday and Sunday to kick off the campaign. The list of returnees is headed by junior shortstop Joe Rohlfing, the Harrison Waters league’s Freshman of the Year in ’07 and a Third Team All-GLVC choice last season, when he .372 with 39 runs, 32 RBIs and 12 stolen bases, and junior first baseman Tyler Goss, who earned Second Team All-GLVC honors a year ago after batting .374 with seven homers and 29 runs batted in with a .659 slugging percentage, his blasts trailing only the nine by graduated all-league senior second baseman Justin Skinner for the team lead. That Rohlfing-Goss duo is expected to anchor the DU offensive attack again this season, along with sophomore catcher/outfielder R.J. Knese, one of the top freshmen in the league – and a Third Team All-GLVC selection – after batting .369 with 33 runs and 31 RBIs in his rookie campaign, and junior centerfielder Harrison Waters, who hit .324 with five homers and 29 driven in. Also returning is junior outfielder/designated hitter Jason Hall, who led the Panthers with his .393 average. Junior catcher Tyler Wright (.267, 17 RBIs) returns for his third season behind the dish, where he’ll split time with Knese, with added depth coming from sophomore transfer Courtney Spitz. Returnees expected to play a more expanded role this season are junior outfielder Dane Hughes (.333, 12 RBIs, 8 stolen bases) and sophomore third baseman Joel Potts (.313, 11 RBIs), with utility help coming from junior second baseman Bret Gallion, among others. Newcomers expected to make an impact to the daily lineup include junior outfielder Kendall Findley and freshman second baseman Maury Wilmes. The speedy Findley is a former Mansfield High School standout who spent the past two seasons at Jefferson College, while Wilmes was a prep star for St. Dominic High School, helping the St. Louis-area school to a 26-3 record and state championship at Meador Park last spring. Freshman Derek Harwell, a former Ozark High School standout, adds depth at designated hitter and at the corners. R.J. Knese While the everyday lineup features a solid mix of veterans and youthful newcomers, the pitching staff will rely heavily on a pair of 29 Drury Panther Baseball 2009

new faces at the top. Senior right-hander Zane Montgomery, who sat out last season after transferring to Drury from Southwest Baptist, and freshman lefty Chris Barratt are two of the arms expected to get the call for weekend GLVC battles this spring for the Panthers and pitching coach Byron Hagler. Montgomery was a First Team All-MIAA choice as a sophomore for SBU, when he went 12-2 with nine complete games, while Barratt shone for Springfield’s Hillcrest High School, finishing with a 24-6 career record, setting a school mark for career strikeouts (331) and posting a 0.76 ERA as a senior for the Hornets. That duo will join veterans Blake Wixson (2-0, 2.79 ERA), a junior right-hander, the lefty Waters (3-4, 4.37 ERA) and junior right-hander Chris Marston, who earned Third Team All-GLVC recognition after going 4-0 with a 4.31 ERA but is still recovering from off-season elbow surgery. Junior right-hander Carl Teghtmyer, a submariner who worked mostly in middle relief last season and compiled a 5.84 ERA, will get opportunities as a starter, while the Panthers are hoping junior right-hander Blair Ellington – a key performer two years ago in DU’s post-season run – can return to form after missing last season with a shoulder injury. Drury has additional help in the pen from junior right- handers Sam Pirtle, Steven Bloss (tied for team lead with five wins) and Beau Beattie as well as sophomore righty Evan Jones (1.84 ERA) and sophomore lefty Corey Peterson. Junior newcomer Aaron Quick will also figure into the mix, as could Tyler Goss redshirt freshman right-hander Josh Hall, who missed last season with a shoulder injury. Pirtle was 1-2 with a team-leading 1.67 ERA and seven saves in 24 appearances last season and is expected to share closer duties initially with Tim Payne, a 6-5 junior left-hander who transferred to Drury at the semester from Central Arkansas, but last played for Longview Community College, which he helped to a national runner-up finish in 2008. The Panthers have developed precious depth for this season with the addition of a junior varsity program in the fall, with several freshmen and junior college transfers now vying to play their way onto the active roster of 24 that will dress for road trips this spring for the Panthers. Drury once again will play one of the league’s PRESEASON POLL best non-conference schedules, with no fewer than 18 Team (First-place votes) Total Points games against teams ranked in Collegiate Baseball’s East preseason Top 40 dotting the ’09 slate. That includes Northern Kentucky (4) 34 road trips to Top 10 teams Southern Arkansas and Bellarmine (1) 30 Ouachita Baptist and a pair of games with preseason Saint Joseph’s (2) 27 No. 3 Central Missouri, including a mid-April rematch Indianapolis 23 of their contest last season at Hammons Field, home of Lewis 15 the Double-A Springfield Cardinals. Kentucky Wesleyan 11 The Panthers are picked for second in the GLVC UW-Parkside 7 West preseason poll behind perennial favorite Southern Indiana, a D-II World Series participant in ’07. Northern West Kentucky is the favorite in the East, just ahead of Southern Indiana (5) 25 Bellarmine. Drury will play USI and Bellarmine on the Drury (1) 21 road this season, but will host NKU. Quincy 15 Rockhurst 11 Missouri S&T 10 Missouri-St. Louis 8 30 Drury Panther Baseball 2009

2008 Seniors: (l to r) Mike Tettamble, Justin Skinner, Ricky Meinhold and Blake Evans 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW Panthers Fall Just Short of Return Trip to GLVC Meet

Drury followed up its storybook 2007 inaugural season with nearly a repeat a year later, falling just short of qualifying for a chance to defend their Great Lakes Valley Conference championship by participating in the league’s post-season tournament. Coach Mark Stratton’s Panthers posted a final 27-22 overall mark that included a 15-14 record in GLVC play, good for third place in the GLVC West – but one spot shy of making the six-team field for the league’s postseason tournament. The Panthers made a charge at the end, putting together a seven-game winning streak and claiming 9 of 11 in one April stretch, before coming up short in a pivotal four-game set with West champion Southern Indiana, dropping three close games to the Screaming Eagles. Drury’s second season as an NCAA-II member was highlighted by the likes of an 8-5 triumph over perennial national power Central Missouri in the Panthers’ first-ever game at Hammons Field, a four-game sweep of West rival Rockhurst in Kansas City, a sweep of league foe Quincy at Meador Park and one eventful afternoon at Meador in which DU put up 29 runs on 24 hits in a 29-4 thrashing of Southwest Baptist. The season also meant the end of the line for four key seniors for the Panthers – second baseman/pitcher Justin Skinner, pitchers Ricky Meinhold and Blake Evans and first baseman Mike Tettamble. All four were integral parts of the start-up Drury program in ’07 that won the GLVC title and advanced to the NCAA-II Regional in Akron, Ohio, and all were pivotal in helping cement Drury Baseball as one of the top teams in the Midwest even at such an early stage of the program’s development.

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2008 DRURY PANTHER STATISTICS

Statistics Summary for Drury University (2008) (All games) Record: 27-22 Home: 16-14 Away: 9-8 Neutral: 2-0 Great Lakes: 15-14

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 3 Jones, Evan .500 19-3 8 3 4 0 0 0 1 4 .500 0 0 3 0 .500 0 0 2-2 37 Sumners, Pete .500 1-0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 1.500 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0-0 32 Hall, Jason .393 31-28 89 25 35 4 1 1 12 44 .494 11 10 18 1 .505 1 0 6-8 16 Goss, Tyler .374 42-36 123 26 46 12 1 7 29 81 .659 10 3 12 0 .421 4 1 0-2 14 Rohlfing, Joe .372 49-49 196 39 73 11 1 2 32 92 .469 10 7 11 4 .415 4 2 12-13 17 Knese, R.J. .369 45-45 179 33 66 8 0 3 31 83 .464 12 4 21 7 .410 5 2 6-11 11 Skinner, Justin .354 49-49 181 43 64 19 4 9 46 118 .652 20 1 15 5 .411 5 2 17-17 10 Hughes, Dane .333 35-23 87 19 29 1 2 0 12 34 .391 7 2 21 2 .396 0 8 8-10 7 Waters, Harrison .324 49-49 142 24 46 9 0 5 29 70 .493 26 2 27 3 .430 2 1 4-6 19 Potts, Joel .313 39-25 80 15 25 5 1 1 11 35 .438 12 0 12 1 .398 1 3 1-2 20 Tettamble, Mike .306 44-38 121 16 37 6 0 2 17 49 .405 18 4 14 5 .410 1 4 0-2 8 Mullis, Daniel .289 22-13 45 7 13 3 0 1 3 19 .422 3 1 14 1 .333 2 2 0-1 24 Wright, Tyler .267 38-34 120 18 32 6 2 1 17 45 .375 17 1 18 1 .352 4 2 5-6 12 Robbins, Tino .259 39-28 112 12 29 3 1 1 10 37 .330 8 3 35 0 .325 0 4 3-5 2 Tollenaar, John .243 34-23 74 19 18 6 0 0 16 24 .324 10 6 20 0 .370 2 0 3-4 9 York, Ben .231 11-2 13 2 3 1 0 0 2 4 .308 0 0 3 0 .231 0 0 1-1 6 Gallion, Bret .125 20-4 24 6 3 1 0 0 2 4 .167 2 1 1 1 .222 0 1 1-2 18 Burcham, Aaron .000 14-0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1-1 1 Wixson, Blak .000 10-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 21 Bloss, Stephen .000 17-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 29 Noah, Luke .000 1-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0-0 Totals .327 49-49 1601 315 524 95 14 33 272 746 .466 167 45 247 31 .399 31 32 70-93 Opponents .288 49-49 1592 278 458 109 8 29 248 670 .421 156 31 277 31 .357 28 24 71-88

LOB - Team (380), Opp (354). DPs turned - Team (43), Opp (40). IBB - Team (7), Goss 2, Waters 2, Hall 1, Rohlfing 1, Skinner 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Skinner 2, Knese 2, Waters 2, Tettamble 2, Rohlfing 1, Hall 1, Robbins 1.

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 5 Pirtle, Sam 1.67 1-2 24 1 0 0/1 7 27.0 28 13 5 11 34 3 Jones, Evan 1.84 1-1 9 1 0 0/0 1 14.2 10 7 3 3 8 1 Wixson, Blake 2.79 2-0 10 4 0 0/0 2 29.0 26 12 9 9 23 4 Peterson, Corey 3.12 0-1 10 0 0 0/0 0 8.2 9 6 3 1 7 21 Bloss, Stephen 3.90 5-2 17 1 0 0/0 1 27.2 28 16 12 12 19 26 Marston, Chris 4.31 4-0 11 9 0 0/0 0 54.1 61 28 26 11 38 7 Waters, Harrison 4.37 3-4 12 9 1 0/0 0 59.2 67 34 29 20 30 11 Skinner, Justin 5.06 1-4 10 4 0 0/0 2 32.0 35 30 18 19 28 23 Setzer, Blake 5.40 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 0 8.1 9 7 5 6 3 38 Baner, Dan 5.40 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 25 Meinhold, Ricky 5.61 5-5 13 12 2 0/1 0 67.1 87 49 42 24 50 30 Teghtmyer, Carl 5.84 0-0 11 0 0 0/0 0 12.1 18 11 8 8 9 22 Evans, Blake 7.41 4-1 10 7 0 0/0 0 37.2 45 35 31 18 18 31 Anderson, Ryan 9.42 1-1 10 1 0 0/0 0 14.1 18 16 15 7 4 28 Beattie, Beau 13.50 0-1 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 10 8 6 5 3 34 Wright, Justin 36.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 4 5 4 1 1 Totals 4.89 27-22 49 49 3 1/1 13 399.2 458 278 217 155 277 Opponents 5.81 22-27 49 49 6 2/1 7 393.2 524 315 254 167 247

PB - Team (21), Wright, T 11, Knese 10, Opp (24). Pickoffs - Team (6), Setzer 1, Wright, T 1, Evans 1, Knese 1, Skinner 1, Waters 1, Opp (11). SBA/ATT - Wright, T (42-54), Knese (28-32), Meinhold (14-15), Skinner (11-13), Waters (7-10), Evans (5-9), Marston (4-7), Wixson (7-7), Bloss (6-6), Pirtle (5-5), Anderson (4-4), Teghtmyer (3-4), Jones (1-3), Beattie (2-2), Peterson (1-2), Tollenaar (1-1), Setzer (1-1).

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total Drury University 44 31 38 45 35 44 46 21 7 4 315 Opponents 31 24 33 35 43 49 30 9 21 3 278

Win-loss breakouts: Day 24-21; Night 3-1; vs Left 0-8; vs Right 27-14; 1-run games 5-7; 2-run games 6-4; 5+run games 9-9; Extra inns 3-2; Shutouts 1-2. Current streak: Lost 3; Longest winning streak: 7; Longest losing streak: 6. Attendance: Home 2273 (avg 126); Away 2047 (avg 127); Total 4320 (avg 127). 32 Drury Panther Baseball 2009

2008 GAME-BY-GAME DATE OPPONENT PLACE SCORE RECORD February 8 @ Arkansas Tech Russellville, Ark. 4-10 0-1 9 vs. Upper Iowa Arkadelphia, Ark. 6-2 1-1 10 vs. Upper Iowa Arkadelphia, Ark. 13-7 2-1 10 @ Ouachita Baptist Arkadelphia, Ark. 4-6 2-2 16 @ Montevallo Montevallo, Ala. 4-5 2-3 16 @ Montevallo Montevallo, Ala. 4-2 3-3 25 Augustana Home 2-1 4-3 25 Augustana Home 7-1 5-3 29 Washburn Home 3-6 5-4 March 1 Washburn Home 9-5 6-4 1 Washburn Home 12-11 7-4 5 Grand Valley State Joplin, Mo. 0-5 7-5 11 Southwest Baptist Home 29-4 8-5 11 Southwest Baptist Home 3-2 9-5 15 *Northern Kentucky Home 7-5 10-5 16 *Northern Kentucky Home 0-1 10-6 16 *Northern Kentucky Home 2-5 10-7 21 *@ Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, Mo. 13-9 11-7 21 *@ Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, Mo. 12-8 12-7 22 *@ Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, Mo. 2-8 12-8 22 *@ Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, Mo. 7-3 13-8 25 Arkansas Tech Home 11-9 14-8 29 *Bellarmine Home 3-9 14-9 29 *Bellarmine Home 6-11 14-10 April 5 *Quincy Home 10-3 15-10 5 *Quincy Home 2-0 16-10 6 *Quincy Home 9-4 17-10 6 *Quincy Home 6-7 17-11 9 Nebraska-Omaha Home 4-10 17-12 9 Nebraska-Omaha Home 5-6 17-13 11 *@ SIU Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. 4-9 17-14 12 *@ SIU Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. 1-10 17-15 12 *@ SIU Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. 5-6 17-16 13 *@ SIU Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. 11-5 18-16 15 Central Missouri Home 8-5 19-16 19 *Missouri S&T Home 4-16 19-17 19 *Missouri S&T Home 5-7 19-18 20 *Missouri S&T Home 3-2 20-18 20 *Missouri S&T Home 5-3 21-18 22 Pittsburg State Home 7-5 22-18 25 *@ Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 11-4 23-18 26 *@ Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 10-4 24-18 26 *@ Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 2-1 25-18 27 *@ Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 12-9 26-18 30 @ Pittsburg State Pittsburg, Kan. 5-6 26-19 May 3 *Southern Indiana Home 11-4 27-19 3 *Southern Indiana Home 2-4 27-20 4 *Southern Indiana Home 4-6 27-21 4 *Southern Indiana Home 6-7 27-22

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2007 DRURY PANTHER STATISTICS Statistics Summary for Drury University (2007) (All games) Record: 33-24 Home: 16-9 Away: 11-13 Neutral: 6-2 Great Lakes: 22-14

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT 26 Marston, Chris 1.000 10-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 3 Lewis, Tony .367 48-46 166 39 61 11 3 3 36 18 9 18 3-3 14 Rohlfing, Joe .330 57-57 227 43 75 6 1 0 22 17 4 16 10-14 32 Hall, Jason .312 43-43 141 26 44 1 2 0 16 6 11 27 3-6 24 Wright, Tyler .293 53-53 174 21 51 6 0 0 27 21 2 24 4-5 16 Goss, Tyler .292 57-55 192 30 56 7 0 2 39 10 6 13 3-5 11 Skinner, Justin .282 56-56 188 30 53 14 1 0 42 24 5 21 3-5 17 York, Michael .281 41-35 128 19 36 4 0 0 14 5 1 25 5-5 10 Hughes, Dane .271 37-25 85 17 23 1 0 0 12 6 0 16 6-8 7 Waters, Harrison .269 56-55 186 31 50 12 1 1 29 22 2 40 4-6 2 Tollenaar, John .258 44-31 97 15 25 6 1 3 14 8 5 40 1-3 20 Tettamble, Mike .257 31-19 70 10 18 6 0 1 9 6 1 15 0-0 6 Gallion, Bret .255 37-11 47 10 12 1 0 0 2 2 3 5 2-3 8 Mather, Spencer .196 30-8 46 5 9 1 0 0 8 1 5 10 0-0 9 York, Ben .179 33-8 28 6 5 3 0 0 3 9 1 16 1-1 23 Setzer, Blake .175 23-11 40 5 7 0 0 0 2 3 1 17 2-3 29 Dlouhy, Michael .000 7-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 5 Pirtle, Sam .000 27-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals .289 57-57 1823 307 526 79 9 10 276 158 56 305 47-67 Opponents .280 57-57 1795 277 503 78 18 10 238 201 46 309 109-139

LOB—Team (435), Opp (448). Dps turned—Team (34), Opp (36). CI—Team (1), Wright 1, Opp (1). IBB—Team (5), Wright 1, Goss 1, Rohlfing 1, Skinner 1, Lewis 1, Opp (7). Picked off—Skinner 3, York, M 3, Gallion 2, Wright 1

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 20 Tettamble, Mike 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Pirtle, Sam 2.29 4-2 27 0 0 0/2 6 39.1 32 17 10 20 41 22 Evans, Blake 2.37 7-3 15 14 1 0/2 0 68.1 73 30 18 32 28 7 Waters, Harrison 3.10 6-3 13 12 1 0/0 0 69.2 67 34 24 26 53 25 Meinhold, Ricky 3.54 7-3 18 14 0 0/1 1 84.0 82 39 33 30 50 21 Bloss, Stephen 3.86 2-0 19 0 0 0/0 0 21.0 24 13 9 15 17 26 Martson, Chris 4.19 1-3 9 6 0 0/0 0 34.1 41 19 16 7 21 31 Stallcup, Chase 4.76 0-0 19 0 0 0/0 0 22.2 27 20 12 11 10 1 Wixson, Black 4.81 1-3 17 6 0 0/0 1 48.2 65 41 26 17 43 11 Skinner, Justin 4.91 2-4 20 0 0 0/1 7 22.0 26 13 12 11 22 15 Ellington, Blair 6.75 2-2 15 3 0 0/1 0 32.0 40 25 24 18 15 28 Beattie, Beau 6.75 1-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 4.0 3 3 3 4 3 30 Teghtmyer, Carl 6.97 0-1 8 1 0 0/0 0 10.1 18 15 8 7 6 23 Setzer, Blake 9.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 1 1 1 0 4 Staudt, Casey 18.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 29 Dlouhy, Michael 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 2 5 4 2 0 Totals 3.97 33-24 57 57 2 3/3 15 458.1 503 277 202 201 309 Opponents 4.83 24-33 57 57 7 3/0 4 453.0 526 307 243 158 305

PB—Team (24), Wright 23, Tollenaar 1, Opp (16). Pickoffs—Team (13), Meinhold 3, Marston 2, Wright 2, Waters 1, Evans 1, Skinner 1, Wixson 1, Bloss 1, Pirtle 1, Opp (11). SBA/ATT—Wright (97-122), Waters (25-25), Evans (11-22), Wixson (17-19), Meinhold (11-14), Tollenaar (12-12), Stallcup (9-12), Bloss (9-11), Marston (8-10), Ellington (5-10), Skinner (5-7), Pirtle (5-5), Teghtmyer (2-2), Beattie (2-2).

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total Drury University 28 41 46 43 30 40 35 22 16 6 307 Opponents 27 26 47 40 31 35 35 10 18 8 277

Win-loss breakouts: Day 31-24; Night 2-0; vs Left 9-6; vs Right 24-18; 1-Run games 9-6; 2-Run games 2-2; 5+Run games 15-10; Extra inns 4-4; Shutouts 3-3. Current streak: Lost 1; Longest winning streak: 4; Longest losing streak: 3. Attendance: Home 3281 (avg 234); Away 4429 (avg 142); Total 7710 (avg 171). 34 Drury Panther Baseball 2009

2007 GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Place Score Record February 11 Truman State Home 10-0 1-0 11 Truman State Home 12-7 2-0 20 @Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. 1-2 2-1 20 @Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. 2-14 2-2 25 @Ouachita Baptist Arkadelphia, Ark. 3-13 2-3 25 @Ouachita Baptist Arkadelphia, Ark. 5-4 3-3 March 3 @North Alabama Florence, Ala. 2-8 3-4 3 @North Alabama Florence, Ala. 4-14 3-5 4 @North Alabama Florence, Ala. 5-6 3-6 7 Missouri Western State Home 2-1 4-6 7 Missouri Western State Home 5-9 4-7 10 *@Kentucky Wesleyan Owensboro, Ky. 12-1 5-7 10 *@Kentucky Wesleyan Owensboro, Ky. 6-1 6-7 11 *@Kentucky Wesleyan Owensboro, Ky. 7-4 7-7 14 *@Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 3-4 7-8 14 *@Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 7-6 8-8 17 *Indianapolis Home 7-2 9-8 17 *Indianapolis Home 0-4 9-9 18 *Indianapolis Home 5-2 10-9 21 *Rockhurst Home 15-7 11-9 21 Rockhurst Home 6-4 12-9 24 *@Quincy Quincy, Ill. 1-6 12-10 24 *@Quincy Quincy, Ill. 8-5 13-10 25 *@Quincy Quincy, Ill. 6-5 14-10 28 *Missouri-St. Louis Home 2-1 15-10 28 *Missouri-St. Louis Home 10-1 16-10 31 *Northern Kentucky Home 6-11 16-11 31 *Northern Kentucky Home 5-6 16-12 April 1 *Northern Kentucky Home 4-3 17-12 1 Northern Kentucky Home 0-2 17-13 6 *@Saint Joseph’s Rensselaer, Ind. 5-6 17-14 6 *@Saint Joseph’s Rensselaer, Ind. 4-1 18-14 7 *@Saint Joseph’s Rensselaer, Ind. 4-10 18-15 11 *Missouri-Rolla Home 3-0 19-15 11 *Missouri-Rolla Home 0-2 19-16 15 *@Bellarmine Louisville, Ky. 2-6 19-17 15 *@Bellarmine Louisville, Ky. 9-1 20-17 17 *@Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Mo. 2-6 20-18 21 *Lewis Home 5-2 21-18 21 *Lewis Home 14-4 22-18 22 *Lewis Home 14-3 23-18 26 *SIU Edwardsville Home 4-23 23-19 26 *SIU Edwardsville Home 1-6 23-20 28 *@Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, Wis. 4-1 24-20 28 *@Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, Wis. 3-1 25-20 29 *@Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, Wis. 2-5 25-21 May 5 *Southern Indiana Home 9-1 26-21 5 *Southern Indiana Home 8-1 27-21 6 *Southern Indiana Home 4-8 27-22 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament 10 vs. Bellarmine Sauget, Ill. 1-0 28-22 11 vs. Saint Joseph’s Sauget, Ill. 12-7 29-22 12 vs. SIU Edwardsville Sauget, Ill. 5-4 30-22 Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship Game 13 vs. Bellarmine Sauget, Ill. 2-1 31-22 NCAA-II North Central Regional 17 vs. Grand Valley State Akron, Ohio 4-5 31-23 18 vs. Ashland Akron, Ohio 10-5 32-23 19 vs. Saginaw Valley State Akron, Ohio 12-4 33-23 19 vs. Grand Valley State Akron, Ohio 3-11 33-24

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2009 GLVC Capsules

Bellarmine University Drury University Location: Louisville, Kentucky Location: Springfield, Missouri Founded: 1950 Founded: 1873 Enrollment: 2,800 Enrollment: 1,605 School Colors: Silver and Scarlet School Colors: Scarlet and Gray Nickname: Knights Nickname: Panthers Home Field/Ballpark: Knights Field Home Field/Ballpark: Meador Park 2008 Record: 36-20, 24-7 GLVC 2008 Record: 27-22, 15-14 GLVC Head Coach: Deron Spink, Record at Bellarmine 118-108 Head Coach: Mark Stratton, Record at Drury 60-46 Sports Information Director: John Spugnardi Sports Information Director: Scott Puryear Sports Information FAX: (502) 452-8450 Sports Information FAX: (417) 873-4097 Sports Information Phone: (502) 452-8380 Sports Information Phone: (417) 873-4098 Web Page Address: athletics.bellarmine.edu Web Page Address: www.drurypanthers.com

University of Indianapolis Kentucky Wesleyan College Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Location: Owensboro, Kentucky Founded: 1902 Founded: 1858 Enrollment: 4,729 Enrollment: 968 School Colors: Crimson and Gray School Colors: Purple and White Nickname: Greyhounds Nickname: Panthers Home Field/Ballpark: Greyhound Park Home Field/Ballpark: Panther Park 2008 Record: 37-21, 20-12 GLVC 2008 Record: 18-36, 8-23 GLVC Head Coach: Gary Vaught, Record at Indy 468-324-2 Head Coach: Todd Lillpop, Record at Wesleyan 131-173 Sports Information Director: Mitch Wigness Sports Information Director: Roy Pickerill Sports Information FAX: (317) 788-3472 Sports Information FAX: (270) 852-3189 Sports Information Phone: (317) 788-3494 Sports Information Phone: (270) 852-3143 Web Page Address: http://athletics.uindy.edu Web Page Address: www.kwc.edu/athletic

Missouri University of Lewis University Science and Technology Location: Romeoville, Illinois Location: Rolla, Missouri Founded: 1932 Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 5,500 Enrollment: 6,100 School Colors: Red and White School Colors: Silver and Gold Nickname: Flyers Nickname: Miners Home Field/Ballpark: Brennan Field Home Field/Ballpark: Missouri S&T Baseball Field 2008 Record: 18-29, 11-21 GLVC 2008 Record: 22-26, 15-17 GLVC Head Coach: Tim McDonough, 18-29 Head Coach: Todd DeGraffenreid, Record at MO. S&T 80-170 Sports Information Director: Matt Brendich Sports Information Director: John Kean Sports Information FAX: (815) 836-5835 Sports Information FAX: (573) 341-4880 Sports Information Phone: (815) 836-5229 Sports Information Phone: (573) 341-4140 Web Page Address: www.LewisFlyers.com Web Page Address: http://sports.mst.edu

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University of Missouri-St. Louis Northern Kentucky University Location: St. Louis, Missouri Location: Highland Heights, Kentucky Founded: 1963 Founded: 1968 Enrollment: 15,500 Enrollment: 15,200 School Colors: Red and Gold School Colors: Gold, Black and White Nickname: Tritons Nickname: Norse Home Field/Ballpark: UMSL Baseball Field Home Field/Ballpark: Champion Window Field 2008 Record: 18-30, 12-20 GLVC 2008 Record: 38-24, 21-10 GLVC Head Coach: Jim Brady, Record at UMSL 636-433-5 Head Coach: Todd Asalon, Record at NKU 251-164-1 Sports Information Director: Mary Ann Mitchell Sports Information Director: Don Owen Sports Information FAX: (314) 516-5635 Sports Information FAX: (859) 572-5427 Sports Information Phone: (314) 516-5660 Sports Information Phone: (859) 572-5470 Web Page Address: www.umsltritons.com Web Page Address: www.nkunorse.com

Quincy University Rockhurst University Location: Quincy, Illinois Location: Kansas City, Missouri Founded: 1860 Founded: 1910 Enrollment: 1,292 Enrollment: 3,000 School Colors: Brown, Gold and White School Colors: Blue and White Nickname: Hawks Nickname: Hawks Home Field/Ballpark: Quincy University Stadium Home Field/Ballpark: Loyola Park 2008 Record: 26-26, 15-17 GLVC 2008 Record: 20-33, 11-21 GLVC Head Coach: Brian Unger, 26-26 Head Coach: Gary Burns, Rockhurst Record 482-321 Sports Information Director: Brian Lovellette Sports Information Director: John Dodderidge Sports Information FAX: (217) 228-5034 Sports Information FAX: (816) 501-4119 Sports Information Phone: (217) 228-5475 Sports Information Phone: (816) 501-4850 Web Page Address: www.quincy.edu/sports Web Page Address: www.rockhurst.edu/athletics

Saint Joseph’s College Southern Illinois Location: Rensselaer, Indiana University Edwardsville Founded: 1889 Location: Evansville, Indiana Enrollment: 1,030 Founded: 1965 School Colors: Cardinal and Purple Enrollment: 10,126 Nickname: Pumas School Colors: Red, White and Blue Home Field/Ballpark: Rueth-Fitzgibbon Baseball Complex/ Nickname: Screaming Eagles Gil Hodges Field Home Field/Ballpark: USI Baseball Field 2008 Record: 46-18, 24-8 GLVC 2008 Record: 36-20, 24-7 GLVC Head Coach: Rick O’Dette, Saint Joseph’s Record 257-190-2 Head Coach: Tracy Archuleta, USI Record 79-43 Sports Information Director: Ken Badylak Sports Information Director: Ray Simmons Sports Information FAX: 219-866-6280 Sports Information FAX: (812) 465-7094 Sports Information Phone: 219-866-6141 Sports Information Phone: (812) 465-1622 Web Page Address: www.saintjoe.edu/athletics Web Page Address: www.usi.edu/sports

University of Wisconsin-Parkside Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin Founded: 1969 Enrollment: 5,100 School Colors: Green, White and Black Nickname: Rangers Home Field/Ballpark: Oberbruner Field 2008 Record: 7-36, 2-28 GLVC Head Coach: Jarvis Brown, Parkside Record 26-65 Sports Information Director: Steve Kratochvil Sports Information FAX: (262) 595-2560 Sports Information Phone: (262) 595-2045 Web Page Address: www.parksiderangers.com 37 Drury Panther Baseball 2009

Drury University: Educating Leaders for Communities Near and Far Education and Child Development, Breech School of Business Administration and Hammons School of Architecture, Drury moved into a class known as the “New American College,” where profession-oriented education is layered over a strong liberal arts founda- tion. Drury is divided into two main divisions: Drury College, which serves 1,600 traditional full-time undergraduates, and the College of Graduate and

As the first institution of higher education in south- western Missouri, Drury holds a unique place in the Springfield community. Beginning with its founding in 1873 by a group of Congregationalists, Drury has welcomed a diverse student body, offering unusual opportunity for its time to women and American Indians. Anyone up to the challenge, the founders seemed to say, should be able to partake of intellec- tual nourishment. Continuing Studies (CGCS), which offers classes to As the 20th century progressed, so did Drury. In more than 3,000 adult professional, non-traditional and part-time students in 25 majors and five master’s programs. CGCS offers classes in Springfield, online and at seven satellite campuses in central and south- western Missouri. Among the majors and programs offered in Drury College, science, pre-medical and pre-health-science programs are among the most popular. Partnerships with the University of Missouri-Columbia, St. Louis University and the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine help exceptional students gain early admission to medical, osteopathic and law schools. Engi- neering and occupational therapy students can earn two degrees through a five-year program with Drury addition to extending its reach and reputation as a and Washington University in St. Louis. liberal arts college, Drury became the first in the re- Drury’s exceptional resources are dedicated to a gion to offer courses tailored for working profession- single purpose: educating bright students who will als. In the 1990s, Drury recognized the need for stu- become the next generation of leaders. From its old- dents to be able to spot economic and cultural trends est alumnus to the newest graduates, this service to on a global scale; a new curriculum, Global Perspec- community is a vital part of Drury University. tives 21, accomplishes that goal. With the School of

Mission Statement Goals & Objectives Drury is an independent university, church- Adopted by the faculty and board of trustees, Spring 1989 related, grounded in the liberal arts tradition The goal of the Drury University Athletic Department is to provide student-athletes an opportunity to and committed to personalized education in a compete in an intercollegiate athletic program that is an integral part of their educational experiences community of scholars who value the arts of and in consonance with Drury’s Mission Statement. teaching and learning. • Operate a program that maintains the highest integrity and standards of conduct. Education at Drury seeks… • Produce winning teams that are competitive on a national level. • to cultivate spiritual sensibilities and • Prepare individuals for the competitive and stressful aspects of life. imaginative faculties as well as ethical • Instill positive attitudes for goal setting and achievement within each athlete. insight and critical thought • Maintain strong public relations through the sports information office and booster clubs. • to liberate persons to participate responsibly in • Maintain a safe, healthy, drug-free athletic program. and contribute to life in a global community • Provide opportunities for as many students as possible. • to foster the integration of theoretical and • Promote good sportsmanship by all members of the Drury community. practical knowledge. • Maintain high graduation rates for all athletic programs.

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MEADOR PARK AND THE DRURY BASEBALL FACILITIES

Without question, that mission was in part accom- plished by a late-season stamp of approval from the Missouri State High School Activities Association. Needing a place to host its state baseball championships in a pinch with the University of Missouri’s field in Columbia in use for an NCAA Regional in June of 2007, MSHSAA turned its attention to Springfield and Meador Park. Despite a brief tussle with heavy rains, and thanks to the immaculate work of the Drury coaching staff/ grounds crew, the state championships went on without a hitch – so much so, that MSHSAA recently an- nounced a new four-year agreement to continue to play the state’s pinnacle prep events at Drury’s home ballpark. The dimensions of Meador remain the same – approximately 350 feet down the lines, 365 feet in the he Drury baseball program has benefited power alleys and 380 to dead center – but the list greatly in their startup program from the help of improvements is numerous. They include a re- of several area businesses in providing dona- T surfaced infield, an in-ground irrigation system, the tions of goods and services to help give the Panthers installation of protective nylon netting throughout, a top-notch facilities in which to hone their games. beautiful, all-brick backstop, a new paint job for the Chief among those has been the complete transfor- entire facility, a new high-tech scoreboard and public mation of the venerable Meador Park in south Spring- address system and the addition of 155 chair-back field into the quality home of the Drury Panthers. seats behind home plate, among other upgrades. Built in 1964, what was once the home of the On campus, Stratton and his staff – again with the help of several local donors – have turned what once was the Tindle Mills farm supply building on the southeast edge of campus into an indoor training facility complete with a synthetic rubber floor in the 6,400-square foot training, weights and locker area, an artificial turf surface in the 7,500 square foot practice area, locker rooms and offices for both the baseball and DU softball programs, three batting cages, three pro pitching mounds and approximately $40,000 worth of weights and training equipment. Altogether, the facilities are viewed as a key com- ponent in the building of a winning tradition with the return of Drury baseball.

NCAA Division I Missouri State Bears has sat rela- tively dormant in the 21st century, but has undergone an extreme makeover in becoming the new park for the new DU baseball program. “Meador Park used to be the jewel for people to play on,” said Stratton, who played on the field as a Hillcrest High School Hornet in the early 1970s and coached there while at Glendale for nearly 20 years afterward. “We’re in the process of getting it back to that sta- tus, and we’ve already come a long way.” 39 Drury Panther Baseball 2009

2008 Season IN PICTURES