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22001144 TTEEMMPPLLEE BBAASSEEBBAALLLL 2014 Season Summary 2014 Schedule / Results American Temple Baseball (15‐32, 9‐14 ) 2014 SEASON SUMMARY FEBRUARY (15‐32 overall, 9‐14 American Athletic Conference) Sat. 2 #vs. Rider ...........................W, 15‐8 Sun. 23 #vs. UMass‐Lowell ...............L, 3‐14 #vs. Rider ...............................L, 2‐7 MARCH The Temple Owls, under third‐year head coach Ryan Wheeler, finished the 2014 season Sat. 1 at Virginia Commonwealth ....L, 2‐5 at Virginia Commonwealth ..L, 0‐10 at 15‐32 overall and 9‐14 in American Athletic Conference play. The 2014 season also Sun. 2 at Virginia Commonwealth ..L, 5‐14 marked the end of the program’s 87‐year history. Wed. 5 at Radford (7 inn.) ..................L, 3‐6 at Radford (7 inn.) ..................L, 1‐3 Fri. 7 vs. Niagara .........................W, 10‐4 After 47 games, senior 1B Robert Amaro was the Owls’ leading hitter with a .324 batting Sat. 8 vs. Villanova..........................W, 7‐3 average. He had 25 runs, a team‐best 58 hits, three home runs, and a team‐best 39 RBI Sun. 9 at Saint Joseph’s...................L, 3‐11 in 47 starts. A starter in all 47 games, sophomore OF Jimmy Kerrigan (.310) followed Sat. 15 $vs. Hartford.........................W, 5‐4 Sun. 16 $vs. Saint Peter’s...................W, 2‐1 with 15 runs on 54 hits and 16 RBI. Senior 3B Derek Peterson (.283) scored a team‐best $vs. Saint Peter’s (7 inn.)........L, 3‐5 32 runs on 51 hits with a team‐leading 23 doubles. Senior OF Bobby Heitzman (.212) Fri. 21 *at Memphis.........................W, 3‐1 scored 14 runs on 21 hits and had eight doubles, a triple, and 14 RBI. Sat. 22 *at Memphis........................L, 7‐13 Sun. 23 *at Memphis.........................W, 4‐3 Fri. 28 *at UCF...................................L, 4‐6 On the mound, senior RHP Matt Hockenberry (3.18 ERA) had a 5‐6 record in 93.1 innings Sat. 29 *at UCF...................................L, 2‐8 pitched, the most of any Owl. He fanned 71 batters and walked 23. Redshirt senior RHP Sun. 30 *at UCF.................................L, 5‐12 Ryan Kuehn (3.54 ERA) pitched in 15 contests with 10 starts. He fanned 24 batters and APRIL Tues. 1 DELAWARE [LBC] ...............L, 4‐12 walked 19. Freshman RHP Patrick Vanderslice (6.29 ERA) appeared in 17 games with Fri. 4 *CINCINNATI .....................W, 7‐5 seven starts. He struck out 26 batters and walked 15. Sat. 5 *CINCINNATI ....................L, 5‐11 Sun. 6 *CINCINNATI .....................W, 7‐2 Wed. 9 LEHIGH [LBC] (10 inn.) ..........L, 2‐3 PETERSON NAMED All‐CONFERENCE Fri. 11 *USF ..................................L, 6‐13 Senior 3B Derek Peterson (Wall, N.J.) was Temple’s sole representative on the American’s Sat. 12 *USF ..................................W, 6‐5 2014 All‐Conference team. A second‐team honoree, Peterson started every game this Sun. 13 *USF.....................................L, 3‐6 season while tying the school record for doubles in a season. Thurs. 17 *at Connecticut......................L, 1‐4 Fri. 18 *at Connecticut (14 inn.) ......W, 7‐4 Sat. 19 *at Connecticut ....................W, 6‐2 BIG 5 HONORS Tues. 22 VILLANOVA.........................L, 8‐16 Freshman LHP Patrick Krall (Downingtown, Pa.) was named the Philadelphia Big 5 co‐ Wed. 23 at Delaware............................L, 3‐9 Fri. 25 at Monmouth ........................L, 2‐4 Rookie of the Year, while head coach Ryan Wheeler was named the co‐Coach of the Year. Sat. 26 MONMOUTH ......................L, 3‐4 Sun. 27 MONMOUTH (10 inn.).........L, 4-7 Named to the All‐Big 5 team were senior first baseman Robert Amaro (Bensalem, Pa.) MAY Fri. 2 *at Rutgers (14 inn.)...............L, 4‐5 and senior RHP Matt Hockenberry (Hanover, Pa.). Senior RHP Ryan Kuehn (Lehighton, Sat. 3 *at Rutgers.............................L, 3‐4 Pa.) was the Owls’ Academic Team honoree. Sun. 4 *at Rutgers.............................L, 6‐9 Fri. 9 *#5 LOUISVILLE ......................L, 0‐2 A RETURN TO POSTSEASON PLAY Sat. 10 *#5 LOUISVILLE .....................W, 4‐2 Sun. 11 *#5 LOUISVILLE (11 inn.)........L, 4‐6 Temple returned to postseason play in 2014 for the first time since 2008 when the Owls Thurs. 15 *#16 HOUSTON..................W, 4-1 participated in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. Sat. 17 *#16 HOUSTON ...................L, 5-7 Sat. 17 *#16 HOUSTON ............cancelled Since 1960, Temple has advanced to conference postseason play 21 times (1972, 1973, American Athletic Conference Championship 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1996, [Clearwater, Fla.] 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2014). Wed. 21 vs. #3 seed Houston...............L, 0‐3 Thurs. 22 vs. #2 seed UCF ......................L, 2‐6 Sat. 24 vs. #7 seed UConn ................W, 9‐4 TU also played in the NCAA Championship 14 times with two trips (1972 and 1977) to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. * American Athletic Conference game # — in Wilson, N.C. $ — in Bear, Del. LBC — Liberty Bell Classic Home games in CAPS Subject to change Baseball Contact: Korey Blucas | E‐Mail: [email protected] | Office: (215) 204‐7446 | Cell: (724) 799‐4480 Temple Athletic Communications | 1700 N. Broad Street, Suite 401 | Philadelphia, PA 19122 Website: www.OwlSports.com Facebook: facebook.com/TempleAthletics Twitter: @Owlsports_com Temple Quick Facts 2014 SEASON SUMMARY University Information Temple Probable Starters School: Temple University No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown AVG GP‐GS R H RBI SB‐A Nickname: Owls 5 Reyn Sugai 2B Jr. 5‐10 175 L/R New Holland, Pa. .219 44‐44 22 39 14 6‐9 8 Jimmy Kerrigan CF So. 6‐0 185 R/R Philadelphia, Pa. .310 47‐47 15 54 16 8‐10 School Colors: Cherry (201C) & White 22 Derek Peterson SS Sr. 6‐3 195 R/R Wall, N.J. .283 47‐47 32 51 21 8‐13 University Website: www.temple.edu 27 Michael D’Acunti C So. 6‐2 205 L/R Dix Hills, N.Y. .266 38‐36 13 34 154‐5 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 20 Robert Amaro 1B R‐Sr. 6‐2 205 R/R Bensalem, Pa. .324 47‐47 25 58 39 7‐9 Founded: 1884 16 Frank D’Agostino 3B So. 6‐3 210 L/R Monroe Twp., N.J. .209 44‐43 16 31 183‐4 Enrollment: 39,000 7 Daniel Dragos DH R‐Sr. 6‐1 190 R/R Beltsville, Md. .257 45‐41 18 37 11 9‐10 Athletics Website: www.OwlSports.com 21 Bobby Heitzmann LF Sr. 5‐11 175 L/L Landenburg, Pa. .212 33‐24 14 21 14 4‐5 Home Fields Skip Wilson Field (1,000) 33 David Hall RF R‐Sr. 6‐3 220 R/R Commack, N.Y. .241 37‐22 9 21 5 2‐2 / Capacity: Campbell’s Field (6,425) Conference: American Athletic On the Mound Conf. Website: www.TheAmerican.org No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown ERA W‐L GP‐GS IP BB SO 32 Matt HockenberryRHP Sr. 6‐3 210 R/R Hanover, Pa. 3.18 5‐6 15‐14 93.1 2371 12 Patrick Vanderslice RHP Fr. 6‐5 250 R/R Lansdowne, Pa. 6.29 1‐5 17‐7 48.2 15 26 Coaching Staff 15 Ryan Kuehn RHP R‐Sr. 6‐7 210 R/R Lehighton, Pa. 3.54 4‐2 15‐10 53.1 19 24 Head Coach: Ryan Wheeler Alma Mater (Year): Penn State (‘94) Main Campus Office..............(215) 204‐8639 *Line‐up based on the last game Ambler Office .........................(215) 283‐1465 E‐Mail [email protected] HOCKENBERRY MOVES UP CAREER CHARTS Pitching Coach: Brian Pugh (Maine ‘01) Senior RHP Matt Hockenberry finished his collegiate career ranked among the Top 10 Phone......................................(215) 204‐8640 in three pitching categories. He tied the Temple career record for games started (46). E‐[email protected] Hockenberry also ranked seventh in innings pitched (280.2) and ninth in strikeouts (209). Assistant Coach: Kevin Small (Juniata ‘09) Phone......................................(215) 204‐3146 UPSET CITY E‐Mail [email protected] Temple’s final two series of the regular season were against nationally ranked oppo‐ Volunteer Assistant Coach: Sean Saverio nents, and the Owls claimed an upset against each American opponent. On May 10, the Owls claimed a 4‐2 upset victory over No. 5 Louisville at Campbell’s Team Information Field, their first of the 2014 season. 2013 Overall Record: 18‐28 2013 Atlantic 10 Record: 7‐17 On May 16, TU notched another upset— a 4‐1 victory over No. 16 Houston at Campbell’s 2013 Atlantic 10 Finish: 13th of 15 Field. 2013 Postseason: None Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/13 TU’s previous upset of a nationally ranked foe came during the 2013 season when TU Starters Returning/Lost: 3/5 claimed a 7‐3 win at No. 24 Virginia Tech (Feb. 23, 2013). Pitchers Returning/Lost: 9/5 Previously the Owls’ last upset of a Top 10 team(s) came during the 1972 College World Series. Temple, which finished the season nationally ranked No. 3 behind national cham‐ pion USC and runner‐up Arizona State, beat Connecticut and Iowa in world series play. Temple Athletic Communications The Huskies finished the season ranked No. 6, while the Hawkeyes were No. 7. 1700 North Broad Street, Suite 401 Philadelphia, PA 19122 OWL NOTES & TRENDS • Temple finished third in the American in triples (13) and first in least home runs al‐ Baseball Contact: lowed (9). Korey Blucas, Graduate Extern • Three Owls— Robert Amaro, Jimmy Kerrigan, and Derek Peterson— started every E‐Mail: [email protected] game this season (47). Office: (215) 204‐7446 • Senior Matt Hockenberry was the Owls’ No. 1 pitcher all season. In the American Cell: (724) 799‐4480 Athletic Conference, he ranked No.