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Contact: Chris Zills, Assistant Sports Information Director (o): 414-229-4593 | (c): 414-750-2090 | [email protected] mkepanthers.com Game No. 45: May 5 | MILWAUKEE v. MSOE Gametime: 4 p.m. Stadium: Henry Aaron Field Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2015 Schedule/Results 28-16 mkepanthers.com: Live Stats | Live Audio 9-28 (28-16, 12-11 Horizon League) Milwaukee Probable Starters: MSOE Date Opponent Time Panthers UWM Austin Schulfer vs. MSOE Brandon McCumber RAIDERS February 13 vs. Maine %...... W, 10-0 February 14 vs. Maine %...... W, 12-3 February 14 vs. Maine %...... W, 11-7 February 15 vs. Maine %...... L, 6-4 Game No. 46: May 6 | MILWAUKEE v. CHICAGO STATE February 20 at #7 Louisville...... Cancelled February 21 at #7 Louisville...... Cancelled Gametime: 6 p.m. February 22 at #7 Louisville...... Cancelled Stadium: Silver Cross Field February 27 at Grand Canyon...... L, 2-1 (7) February 27 at Grand Canyon...... L, 10-9 (11) Location: Joliet, Ill. February 28 at Grand Canyon...... W, 11-1 (7) 28-16 mkepanthers.com: Twitter Updates 11-35-1 February 28 at Grand Canyon...... W, 3-2 Milwaukee Probable Starters: Chicago State March 2 Aoyama University (Exh.)...... Cancelled March 4 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (Exh.)...... L, 8-0 UWM Mike Schneider vs. CS TBA March 6 at Missouri...... W, 7-4 Panthers COUGARS March 7 at Missouri...... W, 5-1 March 8 at Missouri...... W, 3-1 March 13 v. Youngstown State*...... W, 6-5 Game No. 47-49: May 8-10 | MILWAUKEE v. WRIGHT STATE March 14 v. Youngstown State*...... L, 5-3 March 15 v. Youngstown State*...... W, 9-6 (11) Gametime: 3 p.m. March 20 (HLN) at Wright State*...... L, 1-0 Stadium: Henry Aaron Field March 21 (HLN) at Wright State*...... L, 3-2 March 22 at Wright State*...... L, 6-5 (13) Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 28 v. Oakland*...... L, 10-9 (11) mkepanthers.com: Live Stats | Live Audio | Time Warner March 28 v. Oakland*...... W, 13-4 28-16, 12-11 32-13, 16-7 March 29 v. Oakland*...... Cancelled Milwaukee Probable Starters: Wright State March 31 at Northern Illinois...... W, 13-11 UWM Brian Keller vs. WSU Jesse Scholtens April 2 Valparaiso*...... L, 11-10 (12) Panthers RAIDERS April 3 Valparaiso*...... W, 7-6 April 4 Valparaiso*...... W, 7-3 Gametime: 1 p.m. April 7 Superior...... W, 7-0 Stadium: Henry Aaron Field April 8 at Iowa...... W, 4-3 April 11 UIC*...... W, 4-1 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 12 UIC*...... L, 5-0 mkepanthers.com: Live Stats April 12 UIC*...... L, 4-3 28-16, 12-11 32-13, 16-7 April 14 at Western Illinois...... L, 6-4 (7) Milwaukee Probable Starters: Wright State April 14 at Western Illinois...... W, 7-1 (7) UWM Joe Pavlovich vs. WSU Luke Mamer April 15 Chicago State...... W, 15-11 Panthers RAIDERS April 17 Youngstown State*...... W, 16-8 April 18 Youngstown State*...... W, 6-5 Gametime: 12 p.m. April 19 Youngstown State*...... W, 4-3 Stadium: April 21 at Northwestern...... L, 9-5 Henry Aaron Field April 22 Wisconsin Lutheran...... W, 7-6 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 24 (HLN) at UIC*...... L, 11-2 mkepanthers.com: April 26 (HLN) at UIC*...... W, 7-2 28-16, 12-11 Live Stats 32-13, 16-7 April 26 (HLN) at UIC*...... L, 3-2 (10) Milwaukee Probable Starters: Wright State April 28 Edgewood...... W, 23-2 UWM Justin Langley vs. WSU Trevor Swaney April 29 Bradley...... W, 6-5 (12) Panthers RAIDERS May 1 at Valparaiso*...... L, 6-0 May 2 at Valparaiso*...... W, 8-5 May 3 at Valparaiso*...... W, 8-6 Around the Horn... May 5 MSOE...... 4 PM May 6 at Chicago State...... 6 PM • The Panthers went 4-1 in five games last week, • Milwaukee was picked to finish third in the May 8 Wright State*...... 3 PM including the first outing of 20-or-more runs by 2015 Horizon League preseason baseball poll. May 9 Wright State*...... 1 PM May 10 Wright State*...... 12 PM the offense in over five seasons. Wright State was the favorite to win the title in May 12 Northern Illinois...... 3 PM balloting by the conference’s six head coaches. May 14 Oakland*...... 3 PM May 15 Oakland* #...... 5 PM • Sam Koenig is having a phenomenal senior The Raiders received five first-place votes and May 16 Oakland*...... 12 PM campaign. Not only does he lead the Horizon topped the poll with 35 points after claiming the Horizon League Tournament (hosted by Valparaiso) League in batting average, slugging percent- regular-season title in 2014. May 20 TBA...... TBA May 21 TBA...... TBA age and on-base percentage, but has been in May 22 TBA...... TBA the NCAA Top 10 in all three categories as well. • The Panthers traveled over 11,000 miles over May 23 TBA...... TBA the course of the first seven weeks of the season * Horizon League | All times CST | Home Games BOLD • A trio of Panthers were selected to the Horizon via plane or bus, visiting seven different states # = Game at Miller Park | % Games played in Winter Haven, Fla. League preseason all-league team. Seniors Sam (Florida, Kentucky, Arizona, Missouri, Ohio TV Games Noted Koenig (OF), Tyler Hermann (3B) and Tell Taylor [twice], Michigan and Illinois) before playing HLN: HorizonLeagueNetwork.com/ESPN3 TWC: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (Utility) were selected to the 12-player squad. their home opener April 2 against Valparaiso.

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General Information Coaching Staff Name of School...... University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Head Coach...... Scott Doffek City/Zip...... Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 Record at School (Yrs) / Overall...... 216-226-1 (8) / Same Founded...... 1885 Head Assistant Coach...... Cory Bigler Enrollment...... 30,000 Assistant Coaches...... Cole Kraft/Chad Pierce Nickname...... Panthers Baseball Office Phone...... (414) 229-5670 School Colors...... Black and Gold Home Field...... Henry Aaron Field 2014 In Review Capacity...... 500 2014 Overall Record...... 21-29 Surface...... Grass Home/Away/Neutral Record...... 10-6/5-18/6-5 Dimensions...... LF - 320, CF - 390, RF - 320 2014 League Record / Finish...... 10-14/Fourth Affiliation...... NCAA Division I 2014 League Tournament...... 2-2 Conference...... Horizon League Starters Returning/Lost...... 7/2 Chancellor...... Mark Mone Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...... 4/1 Athletics Director...... Amanda Braun Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 25/5 Newcomers...... 9 Baseball History First Year of Baseball...... 1957 (until 1973) Top Returning Position Players (Alphabetical) ...... 1987 (until pres.) Mitch Ghelfi (C)...... 267, 30 R, 43 H, 22 RBI Overall All-Time Record...... 827-965-3 Tyler Hermann (UTL)...... 280, 21 R, 45 H, 17 RBI First Year in Division I...... 1991 Sam Koenig (3B/2013 stats)...... 286, 28 R, 38 H, 11 2B, 24 RBI Division I Record (Years)...... 615-636-2 (24 yrs) Ryan McShane (SS)...... 290, 18 R, 42 H, 16 RBI, 11-11 SB All-Time Horizon League Record...... 267-187-1 (20 yrs) Luke Meeteer (OF/2013)...... 285, 37 R, 51 H, 27 RBI, 18 SB Horizon League Championships...... 2000, 2001, 2013 Mike Porcaro (2B)...... 271, 34 R, 48 H, 24 RBI, .376 OBP No. Years in CWS/Last...... Never Nick Unes (3B)...... 276, 19 R, 47 H, 18 RBI Years in NCAA Regional/Last...... 4/2010 Result: ...... L, 6-2 at #1 Arizona State; L, 22-1 vs. #15 San Diego Top Returning Pitchers (Alphabetical) Brian Keller...... 2-7 W-L, 4.26 ERA, 82.1 IP, 54 K Sports Information Eric King...... 0-0 W-L, 2.32 ERA, 11.2 IP, 6 K Associate Director - Athletic Communications/Baseball Contact...... Chris Zills Justin Langley...... 2-1, 3.30 ERA, 30.0 IP, 27 K Zills Office Phone:...... (414) 229-4593 Cody Peterson...... 4-3, 5.23 ERA, 53.1 IP, 34 K Zills Cell Phone/Press Box Phone:...... (414) 750-2090 Mike Schneider (2013)...... 8-3 W-L, 3.64 ERA, 71.2 IP, 55 K Zills E-Mail Address:...... [email protected] Jake Tuttle...... 2-2 W-L, 4.09 ERA, 44.0 IP, 23 K Sr. Assoc. Athletic Dir. for External Relations...... Bill Behrns Behrns Office Phone...... (414) 229-5674 Top Newcomers (Alphabetical) Assistant Director - Athletic Communications...... Tim Prahl Dylan Detert, OF...... Junior/Madison College Prahl Office Phone...... (414) 229-2413 Elijah Goodman, P...... Freshman/Brookfield Central Sports Information Fax...... (414) 229-6759 Joe Pavlovich, P...... Grad Student/UW-Oshkosh SID Mailing Address...... P.O. Box 413 Zach Taylor. OF...... Sophomore/MATC ...... Milwaukee, Wis. 53201 Daulton Varsho, C...... Freshman/Marshfield HS Athletics Website...... www.mkepanthers.com Austin Schulfer, P...... Freshman/SPASH 2015 Horizon League Standings Horizon League Overall Team W L T Pct. W L T Pct. L-10 Strk Wright State 16 7 0 .696 32 13 0 .711 7-3 W-2 UIC 16 8 0 .667 21 20 1 .512 4-6 L-2 Valparaiso 13 10 0 .565 18 24 0 .429 5-5 L-2 Milwaukee 12 11 0 .522 28 16 0 .636 6-4 W-2 Youngstown State 8 16 0 .333 15 27 0 .357 5-5 W-1 Oakland 5 18 0 .217 10 31 0 .244 4-6 L-1

THIS WEEK IN THE HORIZON LEAGUE CST 5/8/15 UIC at Oakland...... 2 pm 5/5/15 Eastern Michigan at Oakland...... 2 pm Youngstown State at Valparaiso...... 3 pm Western Michigan at Valparaiso...... 3 pm Wright State at Milwaukee...... 3 pm MSOE at Milwaukee...... 3 pm Michigan at UIC...... 6 pm 5/9/15 UIC at Oakland...... 12 pm Youngstown State at Valparaiso...... 12 pm 5/6/15 Oakland at Western Michigan...... 2 pm Wright State at Milwaukee...... 1 pm Milwaukee v. Chicago State (Joliet, Ill.)...... 6 pm 5/10/15 UIC at Oakland...... 12 pm Youngstown State at Valparaiso...... 12 pm Wright State at Milwaukee...... 12 pm

2015 • Milwaukee Panthers • Baseball 2015 Weekly Release 3 The first full week of May brings with it the final road game of the regu- Probable Panther Starters lar season for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee baseball team. The Panthers open the week hosting MSOE Tuesday and then hit the road for the final time prior to postseason play when they travel to Joliet, Ill., Pos. No. Name Yr. B/T Avg. HR RBI to take on Chicago State in a neutral-site location at Silver Cross Field, home of the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League. Milwaukee starts 1B 2 Tell Taylor Sr. R/R .290 2 25 the week at 12 games over .500, the first time it has been at least that 2B 16 Mitch Ghelfi Jr. S/R .365 2 23 many games over the break-even point since entering the 2002 NCAA 3B 27 Tyler Hermann Sr. R/R .211 1 28 Tournament at 36-18 overall. SS 14 Ryan McShane Sr. R/R .265 1 14 The team then plays its final seven contests of the regular season at Hen- OF 7 Derek Peake Sr. L/R .290 0 19 ry Aaron Field, starting Friday when it welcomes first-place Wright State to town for a key weekend series. Friday’s game will get underway at 3 OF 19 Sam Koenig Sr. R/R .391 13 45 p.m. and will also be broadcasted by Time Warner Cable SportsChan- OF 11 Luke Meeteer Jr. R/R .324 1 24 nel for viewing on a tape-delay basis later in the week (schedule will C 10 Daulton Varsho Fr. L/R .257 3 20 be announced when available). Bob Brainerd and Bill Johnson will have the call. DH 1 Mike Porcaro Sr. R/R .261 1 24

Live stats will be available all week and a live audio broadcast will also be featured Tuesday and Friday, weather-permitting. Saturday’s action Off the Bench has a first pitch of 1 p.m. scheduled and the series finale starts at 12 Pos. No. Name Yr. B/T Avg. HR RBI noon Sunday. C 0 Sam Kohnke Sr. R/R .333 0 0 The 2015 campaign marks the 51st season of baseball at UWM. It is DH 4 Nick Unes Jr. L/R .260 3 30 also the 45th season of varsity play (the program was played at the club OF 6 Zach Taylor So. R/R .400 0 1 level from 1982-1986) and the 25th in the Panthers NCAA Division I era. IF 9 Eric Solberg So. L/R .265 1 8 LOOKING AT THE OPPONENTS C 17 Aaron Buban Jr. R/R .333 0 2 The Raiders are 9-28 in 2015 and have a familiar face leading them. Former UWM player and staff member Steve Sanfilippo is in his second 1B 22 Blake Fleischman Fr. L/R .000 0 0 season as the head coach of MSOE, posting a 13-23 mark a year ago. OF 23 Dylan Detert Jr. R/R -- OF 30 Cole Heili So. R/R .150 0 1 The Cougars are 11-35-1 and have dropped five in a row after taking two of three in a weekend series from New Mexico State. Matt Schmidt OF 41 Sam Hammer Jr. R/R .256 1 10 (.333), Cody Freund (.316) and Mattingly Romanin (.306, team-leading 6 HR and 38 RBI) pace the offense. Probable Panther Pitchers The Raiders are the defending Horizon League regular-season champi- Starters ons and start the week at 32-13 overall and back in first place in the L/R No. Name Yr. W-L ERA IP K’s Horizon League at 16-7 after taking two of three from UIC this weekend. The team went 35-22 a season ago (25-4 league play), falling to R/R 13 Eric King Sr. 0-0 0.00 1.0 0 Youngstown State in the conference tournament championship. WSU was R/R 15 Brian Keller Jr. 3-5 3.51 74.1 58 picked as the favorite in the preseason poll earlier this spring. It has the best pitching staff in the league, boasting a 3.51 team ERA while limiting L/L 21 Justin Langley So. 5-1 2.90 49.2 56 opponents to a .254 batting average. Preseason all-league selection L/L 31 Mike Schneider Sr. 0-0 2.89 9-1 9 Andrew Elliott is 5-2 with seven saves and top starter Jesse Scholtens is 6-4 with a 2.82 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 73.1 innings of work. R/R 32 Joe Pavlovich Sr. 5-1 2.93 67.2 45 L/L 34 Jake Tuttle Jr. 1-1 8.10 20.0 21 SERIES HISTORY Milwaukee is perfect in the all-time series against MSOE at 2-0. Prior to In the Bullpen last year’s 13-1 UWM win, the only other prior meeting was in 2007. L/R No. Name Yr. W-L ERA IP K’s At 43-12, the .782 winning percentage that UWM holds against Chi- R/R 0 Sam Kohnke Sr. -- cago State is the highest against any opponent. The teams played three times in 2014, with a Cougar victory in the finale snapping what was a R/L 3 Alex McIntosh Fr. 3-1 4.79 20.2 17 six-game win streak that the Panthers had in the series. Earlier this sea- R/R 12 Adam Reuss So. 1-1 3.71 26.2 24 son, UWM overcame a 10-1 deficit on its way to a 15-11 win April 15. L/L 18 Justin Jaquish Sr. 3-2 3.52 23.0 12 The series against Wright State is always a battle, with WSU holding a R/R 20 Zach Brenner So. 0-0 4.76 11.1 15 slim 51-49 advantage after a three-game sweep in late March earlier R/R 24 Cody Peterson Sr. 2-2 2.70 26.2 17 this season. The teams squared off seven times in 2014, with the Raiders taking six of seven, including a 4-3 decision in 12 innings that ended R/R 26 Gunnar Eastman Sr. 1-0 2.65 17.0 17 UWM’s season in the Horizon League Tournament. R/R 28 Cal Haley Jr. 2-2 4.24 17.0 13 THE WEEK THAT WAS R/R 29 Jonathan Nick Jr. 1-0 9.53 5.2 4 The Panthers went 4-1 last week, claiming wins over Edgewood and L/L 39 Chaz Schmidt Fr. 0-0 22.50 2.0 3 Bradley at home before taking two out of three on the weekend against R/R 55 Austin Schulfer Fr. 1-0 2.57 21.0 21 Valparaiso. The offense was led by juniors Mitch Ghelfi (.500, 8-for-16)

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2015 Player Breakdown Pitchers (18) Numerical No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Sam Kohnke, Sr., C 2 Tell Taylor Sr. SS/P R/R 6-1 185 Burlington, Wis./Burlington 1 Mike Porcaro, Sr., 2B 3 Alex McIntosh Fr. LHP R/L 5-8 150 Greenville, Wis./Hortonville 2 Tell Taylor, Sr., SS/P 12 Adam Reuss So. RHP R/R 6-4 185 Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township 3 Alex McIntosh, Fr., P 13 Eric King Sr. RHP R/R 5-11 185 Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac 4 Nick Unes, Jr., IF 15 Brian Keller Jr. RHP R/R 6-3 170 Germantown, Wis./Germantown 6 Zach Taylor, So., OF 7 Derek Peake, Sr., OF 18 Justin Jaquish Sr. LHP L/L 6-0 165 Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chippewa Falls 9 Eric Solberg, So., IF 20 Zach Brenner So. RHP R/R 6-3 190 Racine, Wis./Racine Case 10 Daulton Varsho, Fr., C 21 Justin Langley So. LHP L/L 6-6 225 Beloit, Wis./Clinton 11 Luke Meeteer, Jr., OF 24 Cody Peterson Sr. RHP R/R 6-4 185 Burlington, Wis./Madison College 12 Adam Reuss, So., P 26 Gunnar Eastman Sr. RHP R/R 6-2 185 Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay Southwest 13 Eric King, Sr., P 28 Cal Haley Jr. RHP R/R 6-1 215 Gurnee, Ill./College of Lake County 14 Ryan McShane, Sr., SS/2B 29 Jonathan Nick Jr. RHP R/R 6-5 230 West Bend, Wis./West Bend West 15 Brian Keller, Jr., P 31 Mike Schneider Sr. LHP L/L 6-0 180 De Pere, Wis./West De Pere 16 Mitch Ghelfi, Jr., C 32 Joe Pavlovich Sr. RHP R/R 6-1 195 Denmark, Wis./UW-Oshkosh 17 Aaron Buban, Jr., C 33 Elijah Goodman Fr. RHP R/R 6-4 225 Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central 18 Justin Jaquish, Sr., P 34 Jake Tuttle Jr. LHP L/L 6-3 180 Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago 19 Sam Koenig, Sr., 3B/P 39 Chaz Schmidt Fr. LHP L/L 6-3 168 Twin Lakes, Wis./Wilmot 20 Zach Brenner, So., P 55 Austin Schulfer Fr. RHP R/R 6-1 150 Plover, Wis./SPASH 21 Justin Langley, So., P 22 Blake Fleischman, Fr., 1B Catchers (4) 23 Dylan Detert, Jr., OF No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 24 Cody Peterson, Sr., P 0 Sam Kohnke Sr. C R/R 6-1 190 Milwaukee, Wis./Whitewater 26 Gunnar Eastman, Sr., P 10 Daulton Varsho Fr. C L/R 5-10 190 Chili, Wis./Marshfield 27 Tyler Hermann, Sr., 3B/OF 16 Mitch Ghelfi Jr. C S/R 5-11 190 La Crosse, Wis./La Crosse Central 28 Cal Haley, Jr., P 29 Jonathan Nick, Jr., P 17 Aaron Buban Jr. C R/R 6-0 200 Kenosha, Wis./Oakton CC 30 Cole Heili, So., OF 31 Mike Schneider, Sr., P Infielders (8) 32 Joe Pavlovich, Sr., P No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 33 Elijah Goodman, Fr., P 1 Mike Porcaro Sr. 2B R/R 5-8 170 Burlington, Wis./Burlington 34 Jake Tuttle, Jr., P 2 Tell Taylor Sr. SS/P R/R 6-1 185 Burlington, Wis./Burlington 39 Chaz Schmidt, Fr., P 4 Nick Unes Jr. IF L/R 6-3 195 Brimfield, Ill./Brimfield 41 Sam Hammer, Sr., OF 9 Eric Solberg So. IF L/R 6-2 185 Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West 55 Austin Schulfer, Fr., P 14 Ryan McShane Sr. SS/2B R/R 5-11 180 Menomonee Falls, Wis./Madison College 19 Sam Koenig Sr. OF/3B R/R 6-5 220 Prairie du Sac, Wis./Sauk Prairie Alphabetical 22 Blake Fleischman Fr. 1B L/R 6-3 200 Germantown, Wis./Germantown 20 Zach Brenner, So., P 27 Tyler Hermann Sr. 3B/OF R/R 6-1 210 Eau Claire, Wis./Indian Hills CC 17 Aaron Buban, Jr., C 23 Dylan Detert, Jr., OF Outfielders (9) 26 Gunnar Eastman, Sr., P No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 22 Blake Fleischman, Fr., 1B 6 Zach Taylor So. OF R/R 6-0 180 Racine, Wis./Racine Park 16 Mitch Ghelfi, Jr., C 7 Derek Peake Sr. OF L/R 6-0 180 Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha Catholic Memorial 33 Elijah Goodman, Fr., P 11 Luke Meeteer Jr. OF R/R 5-11 185 Middleton, Wis./Middleton 28 Cal Haley, Jr., P 41 Sam Hammer, Sr., OF 19 Sam Koenig Sr. OF/3B R/R 6-5 220 Prairie du Sac, Wis./Sauk Prairie 30 Cole Heili, So., OF 23 Dylan Detert Jr. OF R/R 6-0 195 Wausau, Wis./Wausau West 27 Tyler Hermann, Sr., 3B/OF 27 Tyler Hermann Sr. 3B/OF R/R 6-1 210 Eau Claire, Wis./Indian Hills CC 18 Justin Jaquish, Sr., P 30 Cole Heili So. OF R/R 6-3 215 Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Evansville 15 Brian Keller, Jr., P 41 Sam Hammer Sr. OF R/R 6-2 210 Muskego, Wis./Muskego 13 Eric King, Sr., P 19 Sam Koenig, Sr., 3B/P Head Coach: #5 Scott Doffek (Ninth year) 0 Sam Kohnke, Sr., C Head Assistant Coach: #47 Cory Bigler (12th year) 21 Justin Langley, So., P Assistant Coach: #37 Cole Kraft (Third year) 3 Alex McIntosh, Fr., P Volunteer Assistant Coach: #57 Chad Pierce (First year) 14 Ryan McShane, Sr., SS/2B Student Assistant Coach: Tyler Thicke (First year) 11 Luke Meeteer, Jr., OF Director of Baseball Operations: Mike Goetz (Sixth year) Pronunciation Guide 29 Jonathan Nick, Jr., P 32 Joe Pavlovich, Sr., P By Class: Name Pronunciation 7 Derek Peake, Sr., OF Seniors (14): Eastman, Hammer, Hermann, Jaquish, King, Koenig, Kohnke, Aaron Buban...... boo-BON 24 Cody Peterson, Sr., P McShane, Pavlovich, Peake, Peterson, Porcaro, Schneider, T. Taylor Dylan Detert...... DEE-tert 1 Mike Porcaro, Sr., 2B Juniors (9): Buban, Detert, Ghelfi, Haley, Keller, Meeteer, Nick, Tuttle, Unes Mitch Ghelfi...... GEL-fee (hard g) 12 Adam Reuss, So., P Sophomores (6): Brenner, Heili, Langley, Reuss, Solberg, Z. Taylor 39 Chaz Schmidt, Fr., P Freshmen (6): Goodman, Fleischman, McIntosh, Schmidt, Schulfer, Varsho Cole Heili...... HI-lee 31 Mike Schneider, Sr., P Sam Koenig...... KAY-nig 55 Austin Schulfer, Fr., P By State: Sam Kohnke...... KON-key 9 Eric Solberg, So., IF Wisconsin (32): Brenner, Buban, Detert, Eastman, Fleischman, Ghelfi, Luke Meeteer...... mah-TEER 2 Tell Taylor, Sr., SS/P Goodman, Hammer, Heili, Hermann, Jaquish, Keller, King, Koenig, Kohnke, Joe Pavlovich...... PAV-lo-vich 6 Zach Taylor, So., OF Langley, McIntosh, McShane, Meeteer, Nick, Pavlovich, Peake, Peterson, Porcaro, Derek Peake...... Peek 34 Jake Tuttle, Jr., P Schmidt, Schneider, Schulfer, Solberg, T. Taylor, Z. Taylor, Tuttle, Varsho 4 Nick Unes, Jr., IF Illinois (3): Haley, Reuss, Unes Adam Reuss...... Roos Nick Unes...... You-ness 10 Daulton Varsho, Fr., C

2015 • Milwaukee Panthers • Baseball 2015 Weekly Release 5 and Nick Unes (.467, 7-for-15, 10 RBI) with senior Derek Peake (.421, 8-for- Scott Doffek, the 2013 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association College Coach 19, 6 runs) also over .400 at the plate. Senior Joe Pavlovich (6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 Of The Year, begins his ninth year as the head coach of the Milwaukee Panthers. A mainstay in the UWM baseball program, Doffek enters his 21st season with the K) and sophomore Justin Langley (5.0 IP, 7 K) had strong starts in wins over Milwaukee coaching staff after spending the first 12 of those the Crusaders. years as the assistant head coach. STOP THAT THIEF Milwaukee battled injury and the weather in 2014, finishing Luke Meeteer is having a season of thievery never before seen in Milwau- with more than 20 victories once again despite all the adversity. The Panthers opened 2014 with four straight home wins, kee baseball history. So far in 2015, the speedy junior has 30 stolen bases, extending a winning streak in Milwaukee to 20 before it was enough to lead the conference by a wide margin (second is 15). His individual snapped, just one victory away from the school record of 21 total is also as may steals as Oakland (30) has as a team. He broke the school wins in a row at home set in 2010. record of 24 against Northwestern April 21 - which was tied by Ryan Solberg in 2014 and set by Darin Haugom in 2000 and 1999 - and the career mark The Panthers claimed the Horizon League regular-season title in 2013, riding a strong offense that led the league in batting average, slugging percentage, on- of 73 (also set by Haugom) might be threatened as well at this pace, with base percentage, runs, hits and RBI while also recording the second-best ERA in Meeteer sitting at 66 overall. He enters play this week seventh in the NCAA the conference and the lowest opponent batting average. They went undefeated in total steals (leader is currently at 35) and also seventh in steals-per-game. at home for the first-time in program history and ended the season with the longest active winning streak at home (16 games) at the NCAA Division I level. TOUCH ‘EM ALL The team had the Horizon League Player, Pitcher and Newcomer of the Year on its The Panthers have 29 home runs as a team, on pace for the most since 39 roster and ended the season with the league’s leading hitter as well as five of the of them back in the 2010 season. Senior Sam Koenig leads the way with 13 top 10 batters in the conference. Doffek ended up as the 2013 Horizon League dingers, making him the first Panther with 10-or-more since Tim Patzman hit 11 Coach of the Year for his efforts. in 2010. The school record of 17 was set in 1999 by both Todd Ludwig and Chad Sadowski. Koenig’s total already sits alone in third place. Then, in the MLB Draft in June, Josh Uhen was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth round - making him the highest-ever draft choice in program history as well as the fifth player to be selected by a Major League team in the past three seasons. THE 200 CLUB In fact, Doffek has now coached a list of 32 players that have been either drafted In the history of the Milwaukee baseball program, 10 players have now re- by Major League Baseball or signed by professional teams. corded over 200 career hits at the NCAA Division I level. Senior Sam Koenig Following the 2012 season, Doffek saw three of his players chosen in the 2012 was the most recent (April 15 against Chicago State) and classmate Mike Major League Baseball Draft - the first time in program history that more than one Porcaro has the opportunity to become the 11th player yet this season. Panther was selected - with Jordan Guth (Philadelphia Phillies; ninth round), Eric Semmelhack (Milwaukee Brewers; 12th round) and Paul Hoenecke (Los Angeles Below is the current list of the “200 Club”. Dodgers; 24th round) all hearing their names called on draft day. 1. Jesse Hart (2005-08): 267 career hits The Panthers battled injuries and adversity in 2011, losing several starters and a 2. Doug Dekoning (2008-11): 260 handful of pitchers to injury. Despite that, they won 21 of their final 31 games of 3. Cole Kraft (2008-11): 250 the regular season, finished second in the league in ERA and had just one fewer 4. Darin Haugom (1997-2001): 245 victory in league play than the first-place finisher. Three players earned All-Horizon 5. Paul Hoenecke (2009-12): 242 League First-Team honors, including league pitcher of the year Chad Pierce, who 6. Ross McCoy (2004-07): 220 was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2011 MLB Draft. 7. Sam Koenig (2011-15): 216 as of 5/4/15 (150 entering 2015) The 2010 season was a memorable one, as the team won the Horizon League 8. Charlie Reschke (2002-05): 213 Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time, winning 9. Jonathan Capasso (2010-13): 211 25-plus games for the 13th time in the past 14 years. 10. Nick Wichser (2004-08): 206 ~Porcaro: 194 as of 5/4/15 (159 entering 2015) The squad had a memorable run to the crown, going 4-1 while riding strong pitching to the championship. The team recorded a 2.66 ERA in the five games, limiting opponents to just a .247 batting average. Eight players earned all-league honors, SWINGING SAMMY with Chad Pierce earning the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year award and Sam Koenig is enjoying a stellar senior season, earning Horizon League Play- Cameron Amsrud the Horizon League Relief Pitcher of the Year honor. The team led er of the Week honors on three occasions and is a strong candidate for Ho- the league in earned run average and was second in batting, while also setting a rizon League Player of the Year. Not only is he topping the Horizon League school record with 21 wins in a row at home. in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage, but he Doffek was named the seventh head coach in the history of the Milwaukee baseball ranks high among all NCAA national leaders as well, placing fourth with his program on Sept. 25, 2006. .734 slugging percentage, 16th in the nation with his .391 batting average and 23rd with his .485 on-base percentage after being in the Top 10 in As the assistant head coach in the past, he worked primarily with the team’s hitting each category for the majority of the season. He is also currently leading the and defensive units while also serving as the lead recruiter and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program. The 2006 season - his last as the assistant conference in hits, runs, doubles, home runs and total bases. If he ends up with - will go down as a memorable one, as the Panthers won 30+ games for the sixth the award, it would mark the third straight for a UWM player, joining Ryan time since UWM moved to the NCAA Division I level in 1991, going 32-25 overall. Solberg in 2014 and Mike Porcaro in 2013. Doffek led the offense to great heights, with seven regulars batting over .300, GETTING TO 20 paced by All-American outfielder Mike Goetz. Doffek helped guide Goetz to a .493 average on the season - the highest in the nation - in addition to hitting streaks The 23 runs scored by the Panthers against Edgewood April 28 marked the of 32 and 27 games and team records in seven categories. Goetz went on to be first outing of 20-or-more runs in a game since Milwaukee topped Bradley by drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers. a score of 20-2 back on April 21 of the 2010 campaign. The total tied for eighth-best all-time, as the school record is 28. The five home runs the team Before joining the coaching staff, Doffek spent five seasons (1989-93) in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league system, making it to the Triple-A level with the hit that day were a season-high and the most since banging out five dingers Albuquerque Dukes. Collegiately, Doffek played baseball at Waukesha County against SIU Edwardsville on March 6, 2010. Community College, where he won the NJCAA batting title after hitting .539 as a sophomore. He was honored as an all-region and all-conference selection. Doffek COMEBACK KIDS: PART 2 attended Hartland Arrowhead High School, where he was selected to all-state and Earlier this season, the Panthers overcame a five-run deficit March 14 in claim- all-conference teams. He also played football for three years. ing a 6-5 victory over Youngstown State, one of the biggest comeback victo- Doffek lives in Menomonee Falls with his wife, Kara, and two children, daughter ries of head coach Scott Doffek’s tenure. For good measure, they came back Kori and son Ty.

2015 • Milwaukee Panthers • Baseball 6 2015 Weekly Release again the next day, turning a 6-2 YSU lead in the eighth inning into another Panthers Record When ... Panther victory. At Home...... 11-3 That was nothing compared to what happened at Henry Aaron Field against On the Road...... 12-11 Chicago State April 15. Trailing 10-1 after the top of the fourth inning, the Panthers scored 13 unanswered runs en route to the amazing 15-11 win. At a Neutral Site...... 5-2 In Day Games ...... 27-13 TOP COMEBACKS SINCE 2007 In Night Games...... 1-3 1. Trailed Chicago State, 10-1, fourth inning. Won 15-11 (4/15/15) In Extra Innings...... 2-5 2. Trailed Cleveland State, 6-0, third inning. Won 7-6 (4/11/08) vs. LH Starter...... 7-8 3. Trailed Youngstown State, 5-0, second inning. Won 6-5 (3/14/15) vs. RH Starter...... 21-8 4. Trailed Butler, 5-0, second inning. Won 13-5 (5/13/12) Scoring First ...... 22-7 Opponents Scores First...... 6-9 ONE OF A KIND Scoring in the First Inning...... 14-3 The Milwaukee baseball team had played 1,277 games in its NCAA Division Opponent Score in the First Inning...... 2-6 I history prior to its matchup with UW-Superior April 7 that resulted in the first Ahead After 6 Innings...... 19-3 no-hitter in team history. Freshman Alex McIntosh, who did not even know he would be the starter until 20 minutes before first pitch, did the heavy lifting with Trailing After 6 Innings...... 3-11 7.0 innings of work, striking out 11 while walking just one. Senior Mike Schnei- Tied After 6 Innings...... 6-2 der, coming off Tommy John surgery, made his first appearance since the 2013 Ahead After 8 Innings...... 23-0 season to close out the final six outs and preserve history for the day. McIntosh Trailing After 8 Innings...... 0-10 earned Horizon League Pitcher of the Week honors for his efforts, certainly Tied After 8 Innings...... 2-4 making his first collegiate start a memorable one. In One-Run Games...... 8-9 In Two-Run Games...... 3-3 FRESHMEN K K K K K K K KLUB In Five+Run Games...... 9-3 McIntosh joined a small list with the 11 strikeouts, becoming just the fifth fresh- Scoring 0-2 Runs...... 0-7 man at UWM to post double-figures in K’s in a game. Current sophomore Justin Scoring 3-5 Runs...... 6-6 Langley is on the list with 12 from 2014. Also on the list is Robert Michalkiewicz (10 in 2004), Rob Erickson (10 in 2000) and Chad Sadowski (10 in 1997). Scoring 6-9 Runs...... 13-2 Scoring 10+ Runs ...... 9-1 SOME KIND OF STRETCH Out-Hitting Opponent...... 22-1 Senior Sam Koenig put together a 24-game hitting streak to open the season, Being Out-Hit...... 5-15 a stretch that was snapped at Iowa April 8 after he was intentionally walked Tied in Hits...... 1-0 twice in the game and also drew a third walk on four pitches. That tied for the On Weekdays...... 12-8 third longest hit streak in program history. On Weekends...... 16-8 1. Mike Goetz: 32 games in 2006 On Mondays...... 0-0 2. Goetz: 27 games in 2005-06 On Tuesdays...... 4-2 T3. Sam Koenig: 24 games in 2015 On Wednesdays...... 4-0 T3. Nick Wichser: 24 games in 2008 On Thursdays...... 0-1 RARE DEFEAT On Fridays...... 4-5 The 11-10 defeat suffered by the Panthers against Valparaiso April 2 was a On Saturdays...... 11-3 rare one for UWM, in that the team lost for the first time when scoring 10-or- On Sundays...... 6-4 more runs in quite some time. The loss snapped a 42-game stretch (41-0-1) In Four-Game Series...... 5-3 of games where the Panthers scored at least 10 runs and claimed victory. The In Three-Game Series...... 14-8 last time they did not? A 20-12 defeat at the hands of Butler in April of 2010. In Two-Game Series...... 2-2 Ironically, the tie in the streak (11-11 in May of 2011) also came vs. Butler. In Single-Games...... 6-1 In February...... 5-3 THAT WAS FAST In March...... 7-5 The series opener against Wright State March 20 was the definition of an effi- cient game. Both starting pitchers went the distance, combining to allow one run In April...... 14-7 on 11 hits while walking just one batter. The teams made one lineup substitution, In May...... 2-1 resulting in a game time of just one hour, 44 minutes. That marked the second- In June...... 0-0 fastest 9-inning game ever played since Scott Doffek became the UWM head vs. Horizon...... 12-11 coach in 2006. Just eight other 9-inning affairs in that span have been played vs. Horizon in postseason play...... 0-0 in under two hours, with the best mark of 1:39 set in a 4-1 setback at UIC on vs. America East (Maine)...... 3-1 May 2 of 2015. vs. Atlantic Coast (Louisville)...... 0-0 vs. Big Ten (Northwestern, Iowa)...... 1-1 GOOD OUT OF THE GATES vs. Great West (Chicago State)...... 1-0 The Panthers 10-4 start was its best through 14 games in program history. That vs. Mid-American (Northern Illinois)...... 0-0 topped the previous best run of 9-5 by both the 2001 and 1995 squads. vs. Missouri Valley (Bradley)...... 1-0 MAKING SOME NOISE vs. Southeastern (Missouri)...... 3-0 The Panthers hot start did get them noticed nationally, with the team receiving vs. Summit League (Western Illinois)...... 1-1 votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll in back-to- vs. Western Athletic (Grand Canyon)...... 2-2 back weeks (March 9 and 16). The week of March 16, they were also receiving vs. NCAA D-III (Edgewood, Wis. Lutheran, MSOE, Superior).... 3-0 votes in the USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll.

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Horizon League Leaders Horizon League Leaders NOT YOUR “AVERAGE JOE” Batting Average Wins Newcomer Joe Pavlovich was named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week KOENIG, Sam-UWM...... 391 DAHLBERG, Jake-UIC...... 7 March 9 after an impressive stretch. First off, he took the mound in the exhibi- CALIFANO, Frank-YSU...... 366 RANDOLPH, Jeremy-WSU...... 6 tion contest against the Milwaukee Brewers March 4. He struck out Adam Lind, GHELFI, Mitch-UWM...... 365 SCHOLTENS, Jesse-WSU...... 6 Khris Davis and Gerardo Parra on nine pitches in the second inning. Mahoney, Spencer-VALPO...... 352 LANGLEY, Justin-UWM...... 5 BOHANEK, Cody-UIC...... 342 PAVLOVICH, Joe-UWM...... 5 BOEHM, Jeff-UIC...... 342 ELLIOTT, Andrew-WSU...... 5 Then Pavlovich helped the Panthers complete a three-game sweep of Missouri Lodden, Nolan-VALPO...... 337 5 tied at...... 4 March 8, throwing six strong innings to record the victory. He struck out seven Robby Enslen-OAKLAND...... 337 Tigers and faced just one batter over the minimum over the first four innings FOWLER, Mark-WSU...... 335 and did not allow a base hit until the fifth. He worked out of trouble the only Palace, Nate-VALPO...... 329 Strikeouts time Missouri had a runner in scoring position, inducing a fly out and recording Lundeen, Dalton-VALPO...... 76 a strikeout in the sixth when the Tigers had runners on second and third with just KELLER, Brian-UWM...... 58 one out. He allowed just two hits on the day as Milwaukee posted a 3-1 victory. Home Runs SCHOLTENS, Jesse-WSU...... 58 KOENIG, Sam-UWM...... 13 LANGLEY, Justin-UWM...... 56 YES, “THE” MILWAUKEE BREWERS FUCCI, Ryan-WSU...... 10 TRAPINO, E.J.-WSU...... 50 One look at the 2015 schedule and the opponent on March 4 jumped out Palace, Nate-VALPO...... 7 DAHLBERG, Jake-UIC...... 49 immediately. The Panthers took on the Milwaukee Brewers in a contest that BOEHM, Jeff-UIC...... 7 Fritze, Ryan-VALPO...... 45 opened Spring Training competition for the 2015 Brewers at Maryvale Base- Mike Brosseau-OAKLAND...... 4 PAVLOVICH, Joe-UWM...... 45 ball Park. This exhibition was the first time the Brewers have faced a collegiate LARIVEE, Alex-YSU...... 4 ELLIOTT, Andrew-WSU...... 40 team in an exhibition game since 1983 when they played Arizona State Uni- SNYDER, Gabe-WSU...... 4 HINCHLEY, Ryan-UIC...... 38 6 tied at...... 3 versity. It was also the first time the Brewers have ever played the Panthers in an exhibition. The game was scoreless after three innings when both teams had Earned Run Average their starting lineups on the field. UWM’s Derek Peake recorded the first hit of Runs Batted In DAHLBERG, Jake-UIC...... 2.39 the contest in the fourth, with the Brewers eventually earning the 8-0 decision. BOEHM, Jeff-UIC...... 46 SCHOLTENS, Jesse-WSU...... 2.82 KOENIG, Sam-UWM...... 45 LANGLEY, Justin-UWM...... 2.90 HOW’S THAT FOR OPENERS? Palace, Nate-VALPO...... 39 PAVLOVICH, Joe-UWM...... 2.93 As a northern team that cannot practice outdoors before the start of the sea- LEE, Alex-UIC...... 35 MAMER, Luke-WSU...... 2.94 son, it is no surprise that Milwaukee does not have a great record in season SNYDER, Gabe-WSU...... 34 KELLER, Brian-UWM...... 3.51 openers. It is now 5-20 in such contests at the Division I level, but the opening of Lodden, Nolan-VALPO...... 33 Aaron Deh-OAKLAND...... 3.67 the 2015 season was record-breaking from a couple of viewpoints. FOWLER, Mark-WSU...... 31 KROKOS, Ryan-YSU...... 3.83 Delaney, Daniel-VALPO...... 31 KING, Joe-YSU...... 3.97 First off, it marked the first 3-0 start in program history since becoming an 2 tied at...... 30 LANE, Trevor-UIC...... 4.08 NCAA Division I program in the 1990 season. The only other time UWM even began 2-0 was in 1995 when the Panthers topped Youngstown State (16-6) Runs Innings Pitched and Bowling Green (6-5). Secondly, the team opened with at least 10 runs in KOENIG, Sam-UWM...... 46 DAHLBERG, Jake-UIC...... 86.2 a season opener for just the second time (also 1995, see above). They topped Mahoney, Spencer-VALPO...... 44 KELLER, Brian-UWM...... 74.1 that by making it three in a row when they plated 12 and 11 runs the next MEETEER, Luke-UWM...... 43 SCHOLTENS, Jesse-WSU...... 73.1 day in a twinbill against the Black Bears. That had never even accomplished FOWLER, Mark-WSU...... 41 Lundeen, Dalton-VALPO...... 70.1 twice before. DETMER, Tyler-UIC...... 37 LEWANDOWSKI, Ian-UIC...... 68.1 Palace, Nate-VALPO...... 37 Jason Hager-OAKLAND...... 67.2 EARLY WHITEWASH Lodden, Nolan-VALPO...... 36 PAVLOVICH, Joe-UWM...... 67.2 The 10-0 shutout over Maine came as soon as the schedule allowed. The only BOEHM, Jeff-UIC...... 36 Fritze, Ryan-VALPO...... 59.0 other time a UWM team ever matched that was in 2006, when the Panthers FUCCI, Ryan-WSU...... 35 ANDERSEN, Jack-UIC...... 57.0 blanked Saint Mary’s (CA), 2-0, in the season opener. The other time the Mil- MURPHY, Sean-WSU...... 35 SWANEY, Trevor-WSU...... 57.0 waukee pitching staff was able to record an early-season shutout was 2013, when the Panthers beat New Mexico State, 11-0, in the second game on the schedule that season. Hits Saves KOENIG, Sam-UWM...... 66 PETERSON, Cody-UWM...... 9 BASEBALL SEASON ALREADY? Mahoney, Spencer-VALPO...... 63 HINCHLEY, Ryan-UIC...... 7 CALIFANO, Frank-YSU...... 63 ELLIOTT, Andrew-WSU...... 7 The February 13th opener to the 2015 campaign is one of the earliest in ROMAN, Mitch-WSU...... 61 Yoder, Bryce-VALPO...... 5 program history. In fact, five of the top six all-time earliest starts to the season FOWLER, Mark-WSU...... 60 KONDERS, Anthony-YSU...... 5 have taken place in the past nine years. MEETEER, Luke-UWM...... 59 Lucas Scocchia-OAKLAND...... 3 Robby Enslen-OAKLAND...... 56 VAN HORN, Jack-WSU...... 3 1. 2006: February 10 TIMM, Michael-WSU...... 55 BLAIR, Logan-WSU...... 2 2. 2015: February 13 Lodden, Nolan-VALPO...... 55 KROKOS, Ryan-YSU...... 2 2. 1999: February 13 BOEHM, Jeff-UIC...... 54 4. 2014: February 14 5. 2013: February 15 -Stats through May 3 6. 2007: February 16

PRESEASON NATIONAL RECOGNITION Various publications and websites came out with their annual college baseball previews and players from the Milwaukee roster have earned a handful of mentions. Baseball America lists senior Sam Koenig (No. 2) and junior Mitch Ghelfi (No. 7) as part of the “Top 10 Prospects, 2015 MLB Drafts” chart. The “College Sports Madness” website lists seniors Sam Koenig, Tyler Hermann and

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Ryan McShane as well as juniors Brian Keller and Luke Meeteer as mem- HOW’S THAT FOR A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION bers of its preseason second-team all-league squad. A pair of newcomers stepped up immediately in 2014, each earning Horizon League Second-Team postseason honors. Ryan McShane and Tyler Hermann LET’S HIT THE ROAD... made an impact in their first season at UWM, McShane mainly at shortstop As usual, the Panthers were busy waiting for the snow to melt away and and Hermann all over the field (3B, OF, 1B, DH). McShane made 37 starts in Henry Aaron Field to be ready for them to play in Milwaukee. While that 41 appearances, batting .290 - the third-highest on the squad. He recorded happened, they played 17 straight road games to open the 2015 slate. 42 hits, scored 18 times, drove in 16 and went a perfect 11-for-11 in stolen That will seem a touch easier compared to other seasons, as the record for bases. Hermann batted .280 overall, making 43 starts in 47 games. He longest season-opening road trip was set at 30 games in 2008. However, scored 21 runs, recorded 45 hits, hit three home runs and drove in 17 runs. the past few Wisconsin springs have not been kind. Postponements and cancellations have been the norm the past two years, with the Panthers PRESEASON POLL having to play their “home” opener in Chicago last season and, in 2013, Milwaukee was picked to finish third in the 2015 Horizon League preseason the team ended up playing 29 in a row on the road (losing 12 contests to baseball poll. Wright State was the favorite to win the title in balloting by the weather overall) before finally playing a home game April 24. the conference’s six head coaches. The Raiders received five first-place votes and topped the poll with 35 points after claiming the regular-season title in The Panthers traveled over 11,000 miles over the course of the first seven 2014. UIC was second with 28 points. The Panthers grabbed the final first- weeks of this season via plane or bus, visiting seven different states (Flor- place vote and collected 23 points to take third. Valparaiso was fourth with ida, Kentucky, Arizona, Missouri, Ohio [twice], Michigan and Illinois) be- 19 points. Youngstown State was fifth with 12 points Oakland and rounded fore playing their home opener April 2 against Valparaiso. To put that in out the poll in sixth place with nine points. perspective, that would be equivalent to circling the bases 161,362 times. Oakland’s Rob Enslen was voted as the Preseason Player of the Year and FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS Valparaiso’s Dalten Lundeen was named the Preseason Pitcher of the Year Injuries hit the Panthers harder in 2014 than in any season in recent mem- in voting of the coaches. For the third-straight year the league has also an- ory. Milwaukee lost Mike Schneider (8-3, 3.64 ERA in 2013) before the nounced a preseason all-conference team and the Panthers had a trio of year even started to Tommy John surgery and proceeded to lose Sam seniors on the squad. Sam Koenig (OF), Tyler Hermann (3B) and Tell Taylor Koenig (.424 with 14 hits in first 9 games) and Luke Meeteer (Second- (Utility) were all honored. Team All-League in 2013) before even playing its home opener. Then, throw in injuries that slowed down an All-American second baseman and 2015 Horizon League Preseason Baseball Poll an all-league catcher and you get what UWM had a season ago – a 1. Wright State (5 first-place votes) - 35 tough year full of adversity that ended at 21-29 and short of expecta- 2. UIC - 28 tions. But, there’s always next year, as they say in sports. And the Panthers 3. Milwaukee (1) - 23 are as healthy as can be expected headed into 2015. 4. Valparaiso - 19 5. Youngstown State - 12 SENIOR-ITIS 6. Oakland - 9 The roster in 2015 is unique, featuring a top-heavy senior class of 14 members. There are numerous ways the Panthers got to this point, with the PLAYER BLOG backgrounds among the group extremely varied - in fact, there are just Senior Mike Porcaro is back for his fourth season of putting together the two fourth-year seniors in the group. baseball blog, chronicling the exploits of the team in detail. This year, he will once again joined by Eric King from time to time. Find the link to “Diamond Here is the breakdown: Chronicles” off the baseball page or go to: uwmathletics5.blogspot.com. Fifth-year seniors (7): Gunnar Eastman, Eric King, Sam Koenig, Derek Peake, Mike Porcaro, Mike Schneider, Tell Taylor SOCIAL MEDIA Transfers (4): Tyler Hermann, Sam Kohnke, Ryan McShane, Cody Peterson You can also follow the baseball team on Twitter @MKE_Baseball. In ad- Fourth-year seniors (2): Sam Hammer, Justin Jaquish dition, assistant SID Chris Zills will be updating game scores and highlights Graduate students (1): Joe Pavlovich when in attendance all season long on his Twitter account at @sidzills.

WOW THAT WAS CLOSE ALUMNI UPDATE Senior Cody Peterson came within five outs of program history against Paul Hoenecke and Josh Uhen continue to play professionally and headed Valparaiso last April 18, carrying a no-hitter into the top of the eighth to Spring Training in March, with both players stopping by to catch UWM’s before a one-out infield single spoiled the bid. He finished with a one-hit Arizona appearance against the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2014, Hoenecke shutout, walking one and striking out eight batters to help him earn the played with the Great Lakes Loons, the Class A team of the Los Angeles Horizon League Pitcher of the Week award. It was just the fifth one-hitter Dodgers. A regular starter, Hoenecke appeared in 128 games, batting .256 thrown by a UWM pitcher since the start of the 2000 season and the first with 15 home runs and 61 runs batted in. He earned player of the year that did not occur in a scheduled seven-inning contest. honors by the Dodgers Farm System review. Uhen played for the Helena Brewers, the Rookie affiliate of the parent club. He appeared in 15 games, April 29, 2011, 8-0 over Youngstown State: Chad Pierce (7 innings) making eight starts, striking out 37 batters in 54.2 innings. April 12, 2011, 11-0 over St. Norbert: four pitchers combined (7 innings) May 1, 2007, 9-1 over Carroll College: four pitchers combined (7 innings) Hoenecke was moved up to Double A by the Dodgers to start the 2015 April 5, 2003, 6-0 over Valparaiso: Mikel Schaefer (7 innings) season, playing for the Tulsa Drillers in the Texas League. He is currently with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, the Class A Advanced affiliate in the SIT THEM DOWN California League. Uhen has opened the 2015 campaign at the Brewers Redshirt freshman Justin Langley made a strong statement against Val- Class A team in the Midwest League located in Appleton, Wis., the Wisconsin paraiso last April 19, pitching 7.0 strong innings to help UWM to the Timber Rattlers. shutout win. In his outing, he struck out 12 batters, coming up just short of the Milwaukee school record of 13 in a game. In the process, he became ON TAP the first freshman to record 10-or-more K’s in a game since Robert Mi- The Panthers close out the regular season by hosting Northern Illinois Tuesday chalkiewicz had 10 in 2004. and Oakland for three games starting Thursday. Friday’s contest will be played at Miller Park.

2015 • Milwaukee Panthers • Baseball 2015 Weekly Release 9 2015 Overall Statistics (24-15 Overall) Batting Statistics Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB ATT CH E FLD 19 Sam Koenig .391 43 43 169 46 66 17 1 13 45 124 .734 28 3 34 3 .485 0 1 4 6 147 2 .986 16 Mitch Ghelfi .365 32 31 115 28 42 12 2 2 23 64 .557 20 10 16 6 .490 2 1 3 6 190 3 .984 11 Luke Meeteer .324 44 44 182 43 59 13 3 1 24 81 .445 15 10 31 0 .404 1 2 30 34 95 0 1.000 2 Tell Taylor .290 40 39 155 21 45 8 3 2 25 65 .419 12 3 38 2 .351 1 2 5 5 236 11 .953 7 Derek Peake .290 43 43 155 33 45 7 4 0 19 57 .368 20 6 17 2 .384 4 2 9 11 80 0 1.000 14 Ryan McShane .265 39 36 136 19 36 9 0 1 14 48 .353 8 6 10 0 .331 1 5 7 7 175 15 .916 1 Mike Porcaro .261 41 38 134 30 35 8 1 1 24 48 .358 23 9 21 3 .401 1 2 4 6 19 1 .947 4 Nick Unes .260 39 30 123 20 32 7 1 3 30 50 .407 8 1 24 1 .299 5 3 1 1 187 4 .979 10 Daulton Varsho .257 36 28 109 17 28 6 4 3 20 51 .468 9 2 26 1 .325 0 0 4 6 192 4 .979 27 Tyler Hermann .211 35 35 123 16 26 8 0 1 28 37 .301 14 6 20 2 .313 4 4 3 4 64 6 .906 6 Zach Taylor .333 4 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .667 1 1 1 0 .600 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 17 Aaron Buban .333 10 1 9 3 3 1 0 0 2 4 .444 1 3 2 0 .538 0 0 1 1 15 1 .933 0 Sam Kohnke .333 4 1 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 .500 3 0 0 0 .556 0 0 0 0 22 0 1.000 9 Eric Solberg .265 26 17 68 12 18 4 0 1 8 25 .368 3 1 7 1 .306 0 2 3 6 111 11 .901 41 Sam Hammer .256 21 9 43 5 11 2 0 1 10 16 .372 2 0 9 0 .289 0 0 1 1 13 0 1.000 30 Cole Heili .150 17 1 20 2 3 0 1 0 1 5 .250 3 0 7 0 .261 0 0 1 1 12 0 1.000 22 Blake Fleishcman .000 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 18 0 1.000 Totals .291 44 1557 298 453 102 20 29 274 682 .438 170 61 266 22 .379 19 24 76 95 1688 64 .962 Opponents .260 44 1511 210 393 54 4 21 185 518 .343 189 41 332 26 .355 14 26 31 51 1678 59 .965 Pitching Statistics Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 55 Austin Schulfer 2.57 1 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 21.0 16 7 6 11 21 2 0 0 .200 5 2 1 0 0 26 Gunnar Eastman 2.65 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 1 17.0 14 7 5 12 17 2 0 0 .226 3 3 0 0 1 24 Cody Peterson 2.70 2 2 22 0 0 0 0 9 26.2 27 8 8 7 17 3 2 0 .265 0 1 0 0 2 21 Justin Langley 2.90 5 1 12 11 0 0 0 1 49.2 40 18 16 29 56 5 0 1 .217 4 1 0 1 1 32 Joe Pavlovich 2.93 5 1 13 12 1 0 0 0 67.2 60 32 22 30 45 5 1 6 .239 3 5 0 2 6 15 Brian Keller 3.51 3 5 11 11 1 0 1 0 74.1 79 37 29 14 58 11 0 4 .268 9 9 1 1 8 18 Justin Jaquish 3.52 3 2 19 0 0 0 0 1 23.0 29 16 9 10 12 5 0 2 .312 1 1 0 3 2 12 Adam Reuss 3.71 1 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 26.2 29 14 11 16 24 4 0 3 .287 5 7 0 3 1 28 Cal Haley 4.24 2 2 16 0 0 0 1 0 17.0 21 9 8 7 13 1 1 0 .313 3 3 1 1 1 3 Alex McIntosh 4.79 3 1 9 3 1 0 1 0 20.2 18 15 11 9 17 3 0 3 .222 1 2 1 1 1 34 Jake Tuttle 8.10 1 1 17 2 0 0 0 0 20.0 31 20 18 17 21 6 0 0 .365 5 3 0 1 2 29 Jonathan Nick 9.53 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 9 6 6 1 4 4 0 0 .360 0 0 0 0 1 13 Eric King 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 0 31 Mike Schneider 2.89 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 9.1 8 5 3 5 9 1 0 1 .250 2 1 0 0 0 20 Zach Brenner 4.76 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 11.1 11 11 6 16 15 2 0 0 .250 7 0 1 1 0 39 Chaz Schmidt 22.50 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 5 5 3 3 0 0 1 .143 1 2 0 0 0 Totals 3.73 28 16 44 44 3 2 2 12 393.0 393 210 163 189 332 54 4 21 .260 49 41 5 14 26 Opponents 5.71 16 28 44 44 6 3 1 5 392.2 453 298 249 170 266 102 20 29 .291 37 61 11 19 24

2015 Horizon League Statistics (12-11 Horizon League) Batting Statistics Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB ATT CH E FLD 16 Mitch Ghelfi .390 16 16 59 15 23 7 1 1 10 35 .593 14 5 4 3 .532 1 1 2 3 88 3 .966 19 Sam Koenig .387 23 23 93 25 36 8 1 8 24 70 .753 15 2 16 1 .482 0 1 3 5 100 1 .990 11 Luke Meeteer .330 23 23 100 15 33 4 2 0 11 41 .410 8 6 15 0 .412 0 1 13 17 55 0 1.000 1 Mike Porcaro .291 22 21 79 14 23 6 0 1 15 32 .405 11 4 8 2 .404 0 2 1 1 0 0 .000 2 Tall Taylor .264 21 21 87 8 23 3 2 1 15 33 .379 3 2 20 2 .301 1 2 3 3 128 9 .930 10 Daulton Varsho .262 19 16 65 8 17 2 3 1 11 28 .431 5 0 13 1 .314 0 0 3 4 124 2 .984 14 Ryan McShane .253 20 18 75 11 19 5 0 1 4 27 .360 3 1 4 0 .288 1 1 3 3 93 7 .925 7 Derek Peake .247 23 23 85 16 21 3 0 0 8 24 .282 11 3 8 1 .347 2 2 5 6 45 0 1.000 27 Tyler Hermann .182 21 21 77 7 14 3 0 0 9 17 .221 10 4 15 1 .304 1 2 3 4 45 4 .911 4 Nick Unes .167 18 14 54 7 9 2 0 0 8 11 .204 4 0 10 0 .217 2 1 1 1 107 1 .991 17 Aaron Buban 1.000 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2.000 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 6 Zach Taylor 1.000 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.000 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9 Eric Solberg .269 11 6 26 3 7 1 0 0 2 8 .308 0 0 4 0 .269 0 1 1 1 50 4 .920 41 Sam Hammer .238 10 5 21 1 5 1 0 0 2 6 .286 1 0 4 0 .273 0 0 1 1 8 0 1.000 30 Cole Heili .000 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.000 22 Blake Fleischman .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 6 0 1.000 0 Sam Kohnke .000 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 4 0 .000 Totals .279 23 833 131 232 47 9 13 120 336 .403 87 28 123 11 .363 8 14 39 49 906 35 .961 Opponents .269 23 826 119 222 27 3 11 106 288 .349 102 24 161 12 .363 7 19 12 25 927 25 .973 Pitching Statistics Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 18 Justin Jaquish 1.35 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 13.1 14 5 2 8 7 2 0 0 .292 0 1 0 2 2 32 Joe Pavlovich 2.10 3 1 8 8 1 0 0 0 51.1 43 20 12 19 25 2 0 3 .231 3 5 0 2 6 24 Cody Peterson 3.50 2 2 12 0 0 0 0 4 18.0 20 7 7 5 12 3 2 0 .286 0 1 0 0 1 12 Adam Reuss 3.97 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 11.1 9 7 5 9 12 2 0 2 .209 4 4 0 0 0 21 Justin Langley 3.99 1 1 7 6 0 0 0 1 29.1 28 14 13 19 29 4 0 1 .252 3 0 0 1 1 15 Brian Keller 4.25 1 4 8 8 1 0 0 0 55.0 60 34 26 12 46 7 0 4 .274 6 8 0 1 6 26 Gunnar Eastman 5.87 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 7.2 7 6 5 8 6 2 0 0 .250 0 1 0 0 1 28 Cal Haley 6.75 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 11 6 5 6 6 1 1 0 .333 2 0 0 0 0 34 Jake Tuttle 11.25 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 11 6 5 4 3 2 0 0 .500 1 1 0 0 1 31 Mike Schneider 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 55 Austin Schulfer 1.59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 4 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 .182 0 1 0 0 0 20 Zach Brenner 3.60 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 2 6 7 0 0 0 .286 4 0 1 0 0 29 Jonathan Nick 3.86 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 1 3 Alex McIntosh 4.50 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .364 0 0 0 1 0 39 Chaz Schmidt 99.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 14 4 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 2 0 0 0 Totals 3.77 12 11 23 23 2 0 0 6 212.1 222 119 89 102 161 27 3 11 .269 23 24 1 7 19 Opponents 4.75 11 12 23 23 4 3 1 3 214.0 232 131 113 87 123 47 9 13 .279 20 28 5 8 14 2015 • Milwaukee Panthers • Baseball 10 2015 Weekly Release 2015 Results (28-16 overall, 12-11 Horizon League, 11-3 home, 12-11 away, 5-2 neutral)

Game date Opposing team Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Rec. League Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb. 13 vs. Maine $ W, 10-0 10-13-1 0-5-3 9 1-0 -- Keller (W, 1-0) 103 2:41 Feb. 14 vs. Maine $ W, 12-3 12-15-1 3-6-4 7 2-0 -- Langley (W, 1-0) 91 2:32 Feb. 14 vs. Maine $ W, 11-7 11-14-2 7-6-0 9 3-0 -- McIntosh (W, 1-0) 94 3:11 Feb. 15 vs. Maine $ L, 6-4 4-6-2 6-13-0 9 3-1 -- Jaquish (L, 0-1) 121 3:07 Feb. 20 at #7 Louisville Cancelled Feb. 21 at #7 Louisville Cancelled Feb. 22 at #7 Louisville Cancelled Feb. 27 at Grand Canyon L, 2-1 1-3-3 2-9-0 7 3-2 -- Keller (L, 1-1) 221 1:52 Feb. 27 at Grand Canyon L, 10-9 9-12-3 10-13-4 (11) 3-3 -- McIntosh (L, 1-1) 452 3:35 Feb. 28 at Grand Canyon W, 11-1 11-12-2 1-4-2 7 4-3 -- Langley (W, 2-0) 238 2:28 Feb. 28 at Grand Canyon W, 3-2 3-6-2 2-14-1 9 5-3 -- Jaquish (W, 1-1) 265 2:37

March 2 vs. Aoyama (Exh.) Cancelled March 4 vs. BREWERS (Exh.) L, 8-0 0-1-0 8-10-0 9 -- -- Brenner (L, EXH) 1,866 2:30 March 6 at Missouri W, 7-4 7-13-1 4-6-2 9 6-3 -- Langley (W, 3-0) 481 3:09 March 7 at Missouri W, 5-1 5-8-0 1-6-1 9 7-3 -- Keller (W, 2-1) 847 2:29 March 8 at Missouri W, 3-1 3-8-0 1-4-1 9 8-3 -- Pavlovich (W, 1-0) 527 2:28 March 13 v. Younsgtown State*+ W, 6-5 6-11-1 5-6-2 9 9-3 1-0 Reuss (W, 1-0) 108 3:05 March 14 v. Younsgtown State*+ L, 5-3 3-7-5 5-8-2 9 9-4 1-1 Keller (L, 2-2) 105 2:20 March 15 v. Younsgtown State*+ W, 9-6 9-11-1 6-12-2 (11) 10-4 2-1 Peterson (W, 1-0) 181 3:30 March 20 at Wright State* L, 1-0 0-5-0 1-6-0 9 10-5 2-2 Keller (L, 2-3) 234 1:44 March 21 at Wright State* L, 3-2 2-7-2 3-9-0 9 10-6 2-3 Tuttle (L, 0-1) 439 2:38 March 22 at Wright State* L, 6-5 5-9-1 6-11-2 (13) 10-7 2-4 Peterson (L, 1-1) 256 3:42 March 28 v. Oakland* L, 10-9 9-13-0 10-15-1 (11) 10-8 2-5 Haley (L, 0-1) 101 3:44 March 28 v. Oakland* W, 13-4 13-18-3 4-8-3 9 11-8 3-5 Pavlovich (W, 2-0) 101 3:35 March 29 v. Oakland* Cancelled March 31 at Northern Illinois W, 13-11 13-14-1 11-15-0 9 12-8 -- Langley (W, 4-0) 238 3:25

April 2 Valparaiso* L, 11-10 10-14-2 11-17-1 (12) 12-9 3-6 Jaquish (L, 1-2) 159 3:52 April 3 Valparaiso* W, 7-6 7-16-0 6-8-1 9 13-9 4-6 Eastman (W, 1-0) 114 2:59 April 4 Valparaiso* W, 7-3 7-13-1 3-8-1 9 14-9 5-6 Jaquish (W, 2-2) 413 3:08 April 7 Superior W, 7-0 7-10-1 0-0-0 9 15-9 -- McIntosh (W, 2-1) 91 1:58 April 8 at Iowa W, 4-3 4-8-2 3-6-0 9 16-9 -- Jaquish (W, 3-2) 294 2:52 April 11 UIC* W, 4-1 4-8-1 1-7-1 9 17-9 6-6 Haley (W, 1-1) 155 2:19 April 12 UIC* L, 5-0 0-6-3 5-9-0 9 17-10 6-7 Pavlovich (L, 2-1) -- 2:39 April 12 UIC* L, 4-3 3-9-0 4-6-0 9 17-11 6-8 Langley (L, 4-1) 129 2:46 April 14 at Western Illinois L, 6-4 4-3-0 6-9-3 7 17-12 -- Haley (L, 1-2) -- 1:56 April 14 at Western Illinois W, 7-1 7-11-1 1-3-4 7 18-12 -- McIntosh (W, 3-1) 193 1:57 April 15 Chicago State W, 15-11 15-13-1 11-14-1 9 19-12 -- Nick (W, 1-0) 101 3:23 April 17 Youngstown State* W, 16-8 16-14-1 8-10-1 9 20-12 7-8 Keller (W, 3-3) 144 3:06 April 18 Youngstown State* W, 6-5 6-10-1 5-7-0 9 21-12 8-8 Peterson (W, 2-1) 166 2:49 April 19 Youngstown State* W, 4-3 4-8-3 3-8-1 9 22-12 9-8 Haley (W, 2-2) 161 2:36 April 21 at Northwestern L, 9-5 5-6-1 9-15-2 9 22-13 -- Reuss (L, 1-1) 131 2:22 April 22 Wisconsin Lutheran W, 7-6 7-9-2 6-8-2 9 23-13 -- Pavlovich (W, 3-1) 55 2:46 April 24 at UIC* L, 11-2 2-5-5 11-13-2 9 23-14 9-9 Keller (L, 3-4) 582 2:24 April 25 at UIC* W, 7-2 7-12-0 2-11-1 9 24-14 10-9 Pavlovich (W, 4-1) 389 2:29 April 26 at UIC* L, 3-2 2-10-1 3-11-0 (10) 24-15 10-10 Peterson (L, 2-2) 259 3:13 April 28 Edgewood W, 23-2 23-24-0 2-4-4 9 25-15 -- Schulfer (W, 1-0) 86 3:01 April 29 Bradley W, 6-5 6-13-3 5-8-0 (12) 26-15 -- Tuttle (W, 1-1) 137 3:48

May 1 at Valparaiso* L, 6-0 0-3-1 6-10-1 9 26-16 10-11 Keller (L, 3-5) 140 2:24 May 2 at Valparaiso* W, 8-5 8-11-2 5-9-1 9 27-16 11-11 Pavlovich (W, 5-1) 307 3:22 May 3 at Valparaiso* W, 8-6 8-12-1 6-13-2 9 28-16 12-11 Langley (W, 5-1) 209 3:30 May 5 MSOE May 6 at Chicago State May 8 Wright State* May 9 Wright State* May 10 Wright State* May 12 Northern Illinois May 14 Oakland* May 15 Oakland* May 16 Oakland*

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* denotes Horizon League contest $ denotes games played in Winter Haven, Fla. + denotes games played in Westfield, Ind. ^ denotes Horizon League Tournament contest () denotes extra inning contest

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