Nodoubt 2018 KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL

KENNESAW STATE VS GRAMBLING STATE | MARCH 23-25 | STILLWELL STADIUM | KENNESAW, GA

KENNESAW STATE GRAMBLING STATE Stillwell Stadium | Facebook Live Stillwell Stadium | Facebook Live March 23-25 March 23-25 Head Coach: Head Coach: Mike Sansing James Cooper Overall Record: Overall Record: 976-563 (27th season at KSU) (7th season) Quick Hitters: Quick Hitters: First Year of Baseball: 1984 Colors: Black and Gold Colors: Black & Gold Nickname: Tigers Nickname: Owls 2017 Overall Record: 22-30 2017 Overall Record: 25-32 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/15 Newcomers: 16

#14 LADONIS BRYANT #9 JAKE FRANKLIN

BA BA .316 .277

HITS HITS 18 23

RBI RBI 7 11

RUNS HR 10 2

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2018 KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL

2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS KENNESAW STATE HEADS WEST TO OKLAHOMA DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME/RESULT FEBRUARY FOR THREE GAMES 16 UCONN W, 7-3 17 MINNESOTA L, 3-9 Kennesaw State hosts Grambling State for a weekend series at Stillwell Stadium 17 MINNESOTA L, 8-11 beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 22. The Owls (9-12) 18 BRADLEY L, 4-6 and Tigers (12-10) meet for the first time ever between 21 GEORGIA L, 4-14 the two programs. The Owls have won three straight weekend series at Stillwell. 23 EVANSVILLE W, 7-6 24 EVANSVILLE W, 10-9 ON DECK 24 EVANSVILLE W, 8-6 1. Kennesaw State (9-12) hosts Grambling State (12-10) 25 EVANSVILLE CANCELLED for a weekend series beginning Friday, March 23. 27 MERCER L, 0-4 This is the first meeting between the two teams. 28 AT MERCER L, 5-7 2. The Owls enter the weekend having won three MARCH straight series at home. KSU has competed in 21 2 SAMFORD W, 9-3 games, with 15 of them taking place at home in 3 SAMFORD W, 9-3 Kennesaw, Ga. Overall, the Owls are 8-7 at home. 4 SAMFORD L, 1-2 3. KSU is batting .277 (88-318) in the last nine home 6 AT JACKSONVILLE STATE L, 1-3 Senior pitcher AJ Moore will games where the Owls went 9-2 and winning the become the all-time leader in KSU 9 SACRED HEART W, 3-2 last three series. The Owls are slugging .403 and DI history in career starts. 10 SACRED HEART L, 2-4 have a .335 on-base percentage. 11 SACRED HEART W, 7-6 4. At home, there are four players that hit over .300 13 AT GEORGIA L, 3-15 led by LaDonis Bryant, who hits .342. The others are 16 AT OKLAHOMA L, 1-3 Tyler Simon (.333), Grant Williams (.321) and Jake 17 AT OKLAHOMA L, 1-4 Franklin (.300). 18 AT OKLAHOMA W, 9-4 5. With the start on Friday by AJ Moore, he becomes the all-time leader in KSU 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE PPD Division I history in career starts. It will be his 40th start total in an Owls uniform. 23 GRAMBLING STATE 4 P.M. 6. Overall, Bryant is batting .316 (18-57) with 10 runs scored, two doubles, two 24 GRAMBILING STATE 2 P.M. triples and seven RBI in 16 starts. He enters the weekend with a slash of 25 GRAMBILING STATE 1 P.M. .316/.474/.409 and is tied for first on the team with four stolen bases. 27 AT GEORGIA STATE 6 P.M. 7. Simon sits behind Bryant with a .303 batting average (10-33) in 12 games of 29 AT USC UPSTATE* 6 P.M. action. At home, he is batting even higher, hitting .333 (6-18) appearing in eight 30 AT USC UPSTATE* 6 P.M. games. 31 AT USC UPSTATE* 1 P.M. 8. The Owls are 4-1 in Friday night starts this season. APRIL 9. With one win over Oklahoma, head coach Mike Sansing sits 24 wins away from 4 TENNESSEE TECH 5 P.M. winning 1,000 career games as a member of the KSU family. Sansing holds a 6 STETSON* 6 P.M. 976-563 (.634) record at Kennesaw State and a 1,078-591 (.642) all-time in 30 7 STETSON* 2 P.M. seasons. He is in his 27th season with the Owls. 8 STETSON* 1 P.M. 10 AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN 6 P.M. 13 NORTH FLORIDA* 6 P.M. 14 NORTH FLORIDA* 2 P.M. 15 NORTH FLORIDA* 1 P.M. 18 AT GEORGIA TECH 6 P.M. 20 LIPSCOMB* 6 P.M. 21 LIPSCOMB* 2 P.M. 22 LIPSCOMB* 1 P.M. 24 AT CLEMSON 6 P.M. @KSUOwlsBaseball Quick Facts 27 AT FGCU* 6:30 P.M. BASEBALL COACHING STAFF BASEBALL HISTORY 28 AT FGCU* 2 P.M. Head Coach...... Mike Sansing First Year of Baseball...... 1984 29 AT FGCU* 1 P.M. Alma Mater...... West Georgia, 1985 All-Time Record...... 1,206-746-2 (.617)/34 yrs MAY Record at KSU/Years.....976-563 (.637)/26 years All-Time NCAA D-I...... 357-326 (.522)/12 years 8 GEORGIA STATE 6 P.M. Overall Record...... 1,070-583 (.648)/ 29 yrs. All-Time NCAA D-II...... 512-208 (.711)/12 years 9 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 5 P.M. Office Phone...... 470-578-6264 All-Time NAIA Record.362-244-2 (.595)/11 years Assistant Head Coach...... Kevin Erminio 11 NJIT* 4 P.M. NCAA Appearances/Record...... 11/39-22 (.639) Alma Mater...... Tusculum, 1991 Years in CWS/Last ...... 6/2003 (NCAA DII) 12 NJIT* 2 P.M. Office Phone...... 470-578-2099 Years in NCAA D-II Regionals/Last...... 10/2005 13 NJIT* 1 P.M. EMail...... [email protected] D-II Postseason Record...... 36-19 (.654) 15 CLEMSON 6 P.M. Assistant Coach...... Trey Fowler Years in NCAA D-I Regionals/Last...... 1/2014 17 AT JACKSONVILLE* 7 P.M. EMail...... [email protected] D-I Postseason Record...... 3-5 (.375) 18 AT JACKSONVILLE* 7 P.M. Alma Mater...... Piedmont, 2004 NCAA Division I Regional Record/Titles...... 3-1/1 19 AT JACKSONVILLE* 1 P.M. Office Phone...... 470-578-2098 Super Regional Appearances/Record...... 1/0-2 Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Clint Harrison ASUN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Athletic Trainer...... Chris Archabeault /KSUOWLSBASEBALL 5/23-5/26 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. #NoDoubt

2018 KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL

KENNESAW’S RECORD WHEN... WILLIAMS’ HOT BAT • Senior 2B Grant Williams enters the weekend leading Playing at Stillwell Stadium...... 8-7 the team with 24 hits, 10 doubles and 16 RBI. He is Playing on the road...... 1-5 slugging .457 and has a .412 on-base percentage. Playing at a neutral site...... 0-0 • Over his last nine home games, the Atlanta, Ga., native vs. A-Sun overall...... 0-0 has totaled a .371 (13-35) with five doubles and nine vs. A-Sun home...... 0-0 RBI. His 13 hits is the most during the nine-game span. • He has logged hits in five of the past six games with vs. A-Sun away...... 0-0 three multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games. vs. Non-conference ...... 9-12 vs. Non-conference home...... 8-7 DONNIE BACK AT IT vs. Non-conference away...... 1-5 • LaDonis Bryant has been hot at the plate lately, batting vs. Non-conference neutral...... 0-0 a team-leading .342 (13-38) in 15 home games. Playing a day game (4pm or before)...... 8-6 • Bryant is batting .316 (18-66) with 10 runs scored, two Playing a night game (5pm or after)...... 1-6 doubles, two triples and seven RBI in 16 starts. He Kennesaw State has played 15 of enters the weekend with a slash of .316/.474/.409 and 21 games at home this season. In one-run games...... 4-1 is tied for first on the team with four stolen bases. They have gone 7-2 over the past nine games. In two-run games...... 1-5 • His .409 on-base percentage has played in-large part In five+ run games...... 3-3 due to his reaching base safely in 13 of the past 15 In extra-innings games...... 2-0 games. In shutouts...... 0-0 In doubleheaders...... 3-3 THINGS TO KNOW • Seniors Grant Williams and Taylor Allum both were selected to the ASUN When scoring first...... 7-5 Preseason All-Conference team. Williams, a 2017 first team all-conference When opponent scores first...... 2-7 selection, posted career highs in batting average (.305), hits (68) and RBI (29). When scoring 10 or more runs...... 1-0 • Taylor Allum is coming off a career year, hitting 15 home runs in 55 starts. It When scoring 6 runs or more...... 7-1 ranked second in the ASUN and tied KSU’s D-I single-season record for homers When allowing 6 runs or more...... 4-4 in a single season. Allum Posted career-high numbers in games played (56), starts (55), at-bats (188), runs scored (41), hits (56), HR (15), RBI (46), and When hitting at least 1 HR...... 6-4 slugging percentage of .590. When allowing at least 1 HR...... 4-5 • Allum enters the 2018 season ranked 10th in KSU D-I history with a .469 slugging When out-hitting opponent...... 5-3 percentage. He ranked fifth all-time, slugging .590 for a single season. When out-hit by opponent...... 4-7 • Allum has been one of 30 NCAA baseball student-athletes selected for the When matching opponents’ hits...... 0-2 2018 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate baseball. To be eligible for the award, When leading after 7th inning...... 8-0 Allum had to have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, When trailing after 7th inning...... 1-11 classroom, character and competition. When tied after 7th inning...... 0-1 • He sits nine home runs shy of breaking Kennesaw State’s D-I record for career When leading after 8th inning...... 8-0 home runs – 29 by Andy Chriscaden (2011-12). When trailing after 8th inning...... 0-11 • Williams sits 15 sacrifice hits away from becoming the all-time leader in KSU’s D-I When tied after 8th inning...... 1-1 history, totaling 21 through three seasons. Peyton Hart (2009-13) is the leader Record in walkoffs...... 0-0 with 35 in the category. When not committing an error...... 3-3 • RHP AJ Moore needs five wins (13-12) to become the all-time leader in KSU D-I When committing 1 error...... 3-4 history in wins. The current leader is Josh Carr (2010-12) with 17 wins, going 17-10 When committing 2+ errors...... 3-5 in his career. vs. top 25-ranked opponents...... 0-0 • Moore also needs just one start to become the all-time leader in starts on the mound. He entered the season with 35 and sits behind Gabe Friese’s 39 starts. On Sundays...... 1-2 • The right-hander needs to toss 44.0 frames to become the Owls’ all-time leader On Mondays...... 0-0 in innings thrown. Gabe Friese became the all-time leader in 2017, and has On Tuesdays...... 0-3 totaled 267.2 from 2014-17. On Wednesdays...... 0-2 On Thursdays...... 0-0 On Fridays...... 4-1 TALE OF THE TAPE

On Saturdays...... 4-4 .240...... Batting Average. 4.85...... Runs Per Game In February...... 4-6 8.2...... Hits Per Game In March...... 5-6 2.7...... Extra Base Hits Per Game .365...... Slugging Percentage In April...... 0-0 .335...... On-Base Percentage In May...... 0-0 1.1...... Errors Per Game 5.31...... Earned Run Average 5.9...... Runs Per Game Allowed 8.95...... Hits Per Game Allowed 9.0...... Strikeouts Per Game 4.5...... Walks Allowed Per Game #NoDoubt

HEAD COACH MIKE SANSING

MIKE SANSING THE SANSING FILE

Head Coach • 27th Year Birthdate June 30, 1961 West Georgia • 1984 Hometown Atlanta, Ga. High School Bainbridge HS College West Georgia, ‘85 Family Wife, Barbara Sons, Kyle & Brad ince being hired in the in the regular season – the first team to do that since 2010 in the ASUN. His guidance helped Sfall of 1991 on the cam- pus of Kennesaw State land his first ASUN Coach of the Year honors COACHING CAREER University, Mike Sansing has been nothing short in 2016, and helped guide five players to the 1989 Shorter 29-22 of remarkable. The winningest head coach in the All-Conference Second Team and David Chabut 1990 Shorter 34-20 school’s rich baseball history. to the All-Freshmen ASUN Team as part of the 1991 Shorter 39-13 remarkable 2016 run. 3 seasons Shorter 102-55 (.650) Sansing has led the Owls to seven national tournaments, including a pair of national titles, Sansing continued his storied career in 2015, 1992 Kennesaw State 39-19 winning the NAIA title in 1994 and earning the winning his 1,000th career game on March 27 1993 Kennesaw State 36-16 1996 NCAA Division II crown. against USC Upstate in a 5-0 triumph, lifting 1994 Kennesaw State 48-14 Sansing to the prestigious milestone. Sansing 1995 Kennesaw State 43-14 The manager led the Owls to another deep was a finalist at the Atlanta Sports Awards for 1996 Kennesaw State 48-17 ASUN postseason run in 2017, reaching the semi- Coach of the Year honors and led several players 1997 Kennesaw State 48-14 finals of the Championships in Deland, Florida to postseason awards, including Jordan Hillyer 1998 Kennesaw State 61-5 to finish third in the conference. Kennesaw State and Travis Bergen to First Team All-Conference 1999 Kennesaw State 49-14 finished the season 25-32 overall and 10-11 in selections, and Taylor Allum named to the Louis- 2000 Kennesaw State 38-20 ville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team. conference play, and reached the semifinals of 2001 Kennesaw State 45-15 the tournament for the fourth time in seven sea- 2002 Kennesaw State 46-13 sons. Sansing guided a total of six all-conference In the historic 2014 season, Sansing led the Owls winners, including Defensive Player of the Year to a slew of firsts, bringing home the first Atlan- 2003 Kennesaw State 40-18 Grant Williams and first team members Taylor tic Sun Conference Championship in program 2004 Kennesaw State 32-24 Allum, Austin Upshaw and Williams. history with a 7-1 victory over Lipscomb, taking 2005 Kennesaw State 37-22 the school’s first ever NCAA Division I Regional 2006 Kennesaw State 24-32 After 26 seasons at Kennesaw State, Sansing’s title and a trip to the Super Regional round in 2007 Kennesaw State 32-23 career record now stands at 1,069-579 for a .648 Louisville. 2008 Kennesaw State 30-26 winning percentage in 29 years of collegiate 2009 Kennesaw State 30-22 coaching, which included a three-year stint as The program’s longest tenured head coach, 2010 Kennesaw State 23-32 the head coach at Shorter College from 1989-91 Sansing has guided the Owls move in the NCAA 2011 Kennesaw State 32-25 where he won 102 games. He has compiled a from Division II to Division I and has successfully 2012 Kennesaw State 34-25 967-551 (.637) overall record at Kennesaw State moved Kennesaw State into a full-fledged DI 2013 Kennesaw State 30-30 since his arrival in 1992, winning his 900th game member with relative ease. During the manda- 2014 Kennesaw State 40-24 at KSU’s skipper on March 31, 2015 against West- tory four-year reclassification period, Sansing’s 2015 Kennesaw State 28-28 ern Carolina in a 9-2 victory. He sits 33 wins shy squads have produced 116 wins, two sec- 2016 Kennesaw State 29-27 ond-place conference finishes and has had eight of winning his 1,000th career game wearing the 2017 Kennesaw State 25-32 Black and Gold. players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, while coaching 24 A-Sun All-Conference 2018 Kennesaw State 9-12 In 2016, the skipper added another memorable selections. 27 seasons 976-563 (.637) season to the record books, leading the Owls to their first regular season championship in In 1994, as a member of the National Association YEAR-BY-YEAR A-SUN the ASUN Conference. Sansing guided KSU to of Intercollegiate Athletics, Sansing’s Owls de- RESULTS a 17-4 mark in the ASUN, winning every series feated Southeastern Oklahoma for the institu- 2006...... 12-18 (T-8th) tion’s first ever team national championship. In 2007...... 13-14 (T-5th) 2008...... 21-12 (2nd) 2009...... 20-9 (2nd) 2010...... 12-15 (8th) 2011...... 18-11 (3rd) 2012...... 15-11 (3rd) 2013...... 13-14 (T-6th) 2014...... 17-9 (3rd) 2015...... 10-10 (6th) 2016...... 17-4 (1st) 2017...... 10-11 (5th) A-SUN POSTSEASON HISTORY 2006...... N/A 2007...... N/A 2008...... N/A 2009...... N/A 2010...... N/A 2011...... ASUN Tournament 2012...... ASUN Tournament 2013...... ASUN Tournament 2014...... ASUN Champions 2015...... ASUN Tournament 2016...... ASUN Tournament 2017...... ASUN Tournament #NoDoubt

HEAD COACH MIKE SANSING 1996, as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sansing’s Owls defeated St. Joseph’s (Ind.) for the Division II crown. Under Sansing’s leadership, THE SANSING FILE the Owls were named as the “Best Division II Program of the 1990’s” by Baseball America. In addition to the two national championships, Sansing has also led the Owls to HONORS a pair of national runner-up finishes, five regional titles, four conference regular season championships, three conference tournament championships, one district PEACH BELT COACH OF THE YEAR 1995 Mike Sansing regular season title and one district championship. 1998 Mike Sansing 2002 Mike Sansing A plethora of accolades have been bestowed upon Sansing since his arrival at Kennesaw State in 1992. In January of 2009, Sansing earned a prestigious honor of ASUN COACH OF THE YEAR being inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club Baseball Hall of Fame. 2016 Mike Sansing

After the championship season of 1996, he was named the NCAA Division II Nation- 1,000TH CAREER WIN al Coach-Of-The-Year. The 1994 crown earned Sansing the NAIA National Coach-Of- March 27, 2015 W, 5-0 vs. USC Upstate The-Year Award and the Georgia Dugout Club Coach-of-the-Year honor. BASEBALL AMERICA 2014 Max Pentecost (C) 1st Team Sansing has also won the South Atlantic Regional Coach-of-the-Year award three consecutive years from 1996 through 1998. He was named Peach Belt Conference COLLEGIATE BASEBALL Coach-of-the-Year in 1995 and again in 1998. 2009 Chad Jenkins (P)...... 3rd Team 2014 Max Pentecost (C)...... 1st Team Sansing’s knowledge of the game and former success as a player has helped him JOHNNY BENCH AWARD mentor a slew of All-America selections and major league baseball draftees. Under 2014 Max Pentecost (C) Sansing’s nurture, the Owls have had the Small College Player-of-the-Year in pitcher Donnie Thomas, who was also named NCAA Division II Pitcher-of-the-Year. LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICAN 2015 Taylor Allum (DH) In 1999, Sansing coached Jason Jones to the NCAA Division II Position Player- of-the-Year award. Also, Sansing has coached 16 All-Americans and has seen 35 A-SUN CONFERENCE HONORS 2007 Jacob Robbins (SS)...... Second Team of his players drafted by major league baseball teams and a total of 49 sign MLB 2008 Jacob Robbuns (2B)...... First Team contracts. Jay Morrow (OF)...... Second Team 2009 Chad Jenkins (P)...... First Team In 2009, Sansing and his staff had six players selected in the Major League Baseball Kenny Faulk (RP)...... First Team Draft, including the program’s highest draft pick in right-handed pitcher Chad Jen- Kyle Heckathorn (P)...... Second Team kins, who was selected as the No. 20 overall pick in the first round by the Toronto Jace Whitmer (C)...... Second Team Blue Jays. In addition, in the same draft, pitcher Kyle Heckathorn was selected as 2010 Ronnie Freeman (C)...... Second Team 2011 Aaron Dobbs (OF)...... First Team a supplemental first round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Owls were one of Ronnie Freeman (C)...... Second Team only two programs including the University of North Carolina to have two players Andy Chriscaden (1B)...... Second Team selected in the first round. 2012 Josh Carr (P)...... First Team Ronnie Freeman (C)...... First Team Since making the move to DI, there have been 28 players drafted under the tutelage Aaron Dobbs (3B)...... First Team of Sansing including four in 2012. In 2012, the Owls saw Ronnie Freeman selected in Andy Chriscaden (1B)...... Second Team the fifth round (183 overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks, followed by Will Howard Will Howard (OF...... Second Team 2013 Stephen Janas (P)...... First Team (22nd – 672), Travis Dean (22nd – 696) and Josh Carr (28th – 874). Others to be Kal Simmons (SS)...... First Team selected since the becoming a NCAA Division I member are pitchers Bryan Blough, Max Pentecost (C)...... Second Team Ryan Rodebaugh, Justin Edwards, Kenny Faulk, Jason Freeman, Mike Bohan, catch- Peyton Hart (3B)...... Second Team er Jace Whitmer, infielder Tyler Stubblefield (twice) and outfielder Josh Whitaker. 2014 Justin McCalvin (P)...... First Team Max Pentecost (C)...... First Team In 2014, Sansing guided the school’s highest draft pick in Max Pentecost, who went Jordan Hillyer (P)...... Second Team with the No. 11 overall pick to the Toronto Blue Jays. Sansing’s history of getting Kal Simmons (SS)...... Second Team Bo Way (OF)...... Second Team Owls drafted continued in 2015, as Travis Bergen (212 overall), Kal Simmons (226 Alex Liquori (OF)...... Second Team overall), Jordan Hillyer (416 overall) and Will Lowman (586 overall) marked the 2015 Travis Bergen (P)...... First Team eighth consecutive season at least one Owl got drafted in the annual event under Jordan Hillyer (P)...... First Team Sansing. Kal Simmons (SS)...... Second Team Chris Erwin (OF)...... Second Team Sansing has produced nine major league players during his illustrious coaching Taylor Allum (DH)...... Second Team career. In 2001, Sansing saw his first former player make it to the big leagues when 2016 Gabe Friese (P)...... Second Team Brennan Morgan...... Second Team Willie Harris (KSU-1999) made his major league debut for the Baltimore Orioles. Austin Upshaw...... Second Team Harris, currently playing for the New York Mets, he has played for the Washington Corey Greeson (OF)...... Second Team Nationals, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves during his 10- Griffin Helms (DH)...... Second Team year major league career. 2017 Taylor Allum (OF)...... First Team Austin Upshaw (1B)...... First Team Since then, pitcher Brian Mallette (Milwaukee Brewers), outfielder Jason Jones (Tex- Grant Williams (2B)...... First Team as Rangers), pitcher Brett Campbell (Washington Nationals), pitchers Jason Childers Tony Dibrell (RHP)...... Second Team (Tampa Bay Rays) and Justin Freeman (Cincinnati Reds) and Jenkins have all made A-SUN ALL-FRESHMAN it to the big leagues. Most recently was Jenkins in 2012 when he made his debut, 2006 Justin Freeman (P) hurling three innings of shutout ball in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. 2007 Kyle Heckathorn (P) Jace Whitmer (C) Prior to arriving at Kennesaw State, Sansing was the head coach at Shorter College 2008 Ryan Rodebaugh (P) in Rome, Ga. where he led the Hawks to the Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Confer- 2010 Ronnie Freeman (C) ence title in 1991. Over his three years at Shorter, Sansing had a .648 winning mark Peyton Hart (INF) 2012 Max Pentecost (C) while compiling a 102-55 record. Justin McCalvin (RP) 2013 Kal Simmons (SS) Sansing began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the State Alex Liquori (OF) University of West Georgia from 1985-86 before moving to Southern Polytechnic 2014 Gabe Friese (P) University in Marietta from 1987-88. Chris Erwin (P) 2015 Taylor Allum (OF) Before stepping into the coaching realm, Sansing had a stellar career as a player for Grant Williams (2B) 2016 David Chabut (SS) both Gordon Junior College and West Georgia. He garnered all-conference honors 2017 Garrett Hodges (OF) in each of his four seasons as well as being named a three-time team Most Valuable Player. In his senior season at West Georgia, Sansing had a career year while being the Braves’ Triple Crown leader. Sansing finished his final year with a .406 batting average, eight home runs and 34 runs batted in.

A native of Atlanta, Ga., Sansing and his wife Barbara make their home in Wood- stock with their two sons, Kyle and Brad. #NoDoubt

MIKE SANSING PROFILE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS PEACH BELT HIGHLIGHTS • 967-551 (.637) career record in 26 Seasons at Kennesaw State • Captured 1996 NCAA Division II title after posting 61-5 record, including 27-1 • 1 NAIA National Championship (1994) and 1 NCAA Division II National Champi- mark in Peach Belt Conference play onship (1996) • 5 NCAA Division II World Appearances (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003) • 10 NCAA Division II Postseason Appearances in 11 seasons • 5 NCAA Division II World Appearances (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003) • 487-176 (.734) Record Between 1995-2005 • 12 Postseason Appearances (NAIA – 1) (NCAA Division II – 10) (NCAA Division • 219-88 (.713) Peach Belt Conference Record I – 1) • Had 8 40-Win Seasons Between 1995-2005 • 10 NCAA Division II Postseason Appearances in 11 seasons • Posted 11 15-Plus Wins Seasons, Including 4 20-plus wins, in Peach Belt Conference • 487-176 (.734) Record Between 1995-2005 (Peach Belt Years) • 4 Peach Belt Conference First Place Finishes, 4 Second Place Showings. • 219-88 (.713) Peach Belt Conference Record • 4 Peach Belt Conference Regular-Season Titles and 3 PBC Conference Tournament • Had 8 40-Win Seasons Between 1995-2005 (Peach Belt Years) Championships • Coached 16 NCAA Division II All-Americans • Posted 11 15-Plus Wins Seasons, Including 4 20-plus wins, in Peach Belt Conference • 4 Peach Belt Conference Players of the Year • Captured 1996 NCAA Division II title after posting 61-5 record, including 27-1 • 5 Peach Belt Conference Pitchers of the Year mark in Peach Belt Conference play • 2 Peach Belt Conference Freshmen of the Year • 4 Peach Belt Conference First Place Finishes, 4 Second Place Showings. • 3-Time Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year • 4 Peach Belt Conference Regular-Season Titles and 3 PBC Conference Tournament • 36 Peach Belt Conference First Team All-Conference Selections Championships • 19 Players Drafted Between 1995 and 2005 (Peach Belt Years) • 1 Regular-Season ASUN Conference title (2016) and 1 ASUN Tournament Champi- onship (2014) • NCAA Division I Super Regional Appearance (2014) HEAD COACH MIKE SANSING • Coached 17 All-Americans (16 NCAA Division II; 1 NCAA Division I) • 4 Peach Belt Conference Players of the Year SANSING ERA • Head Coach Mike Sansing enters his 27th season as the acting • 1 Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year manager for the Black and Gold, compiling a 976-563 overall • 5 Peach Belt Conference Pitchers of the Year record at Kennesaw State. • 1 ASUN Conference Pitcher of the Year • The skipper is 24 wins away from winning his 1,000th game as • 2 Peach Belt Conference Freshmen of the Year the head coach at Kennesaw State, adding on to his resume of the winningest coach of all-time at KSU. • 3-Time Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year • Sansing won his 1,000th game overall as a head coach on • 36 Peach Belt Conference First Team All-Conference Selections March 27, 2015, when the Owls defeated USC Upstate in a 5-0 • 16 ASUN Conference First Team All-Conference Selections shutout at Stillwell Stadium. • 52 Players Drafted by Major League Baseball Teams • Coach Sansing is the second youngest coach on the 1,000-win • 19 Players Drafted Between 1995 and 2005 (Peach Belt Years) list. Tony Robichaux of Louisiana is also 55 but was born Sept. 10, 1961 • There are 13 active coaches with 1,000, who have coached at least 10 seasons of D-1. #NoDoubt

2018 KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS B/T HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL No. Name Pos. 1 Kooper Briley Infield R/R 5-8 170 Fr. Toccoa, Ga. / Stephens County HS 1 Kooper Briley Infield 2 Tyler Simon Infield R/R 6-0 157 Fr. Albany, Ga. / Lee County HS 2 Tyler Simon Infield 3 Jaylen Smith Infield R/R 6-0 195 Jr. Lithonia, Ga, / CVCC 3 Jaylen Smith Infield 4 Matt Mixon Inf/Out R/R 5-10 175 Sr. Acworth, Ga. / North Paulding HS 4 Matt Mixon Inf/Out 5 Brison Finney Pitcher L/L 6-0 170 Fr. Fairburn, Ga. / Creekside HS 5 Brison Finney Pitcher 6 Terence Norman Outfield R/R 6-2 198 So. Kennesaw, Ga. / Kennesaw Mountain HS 6 Terence Norman Outfield 7 AJ Willoughby Infield R/R 6-0 175 Jr. Cataula, Ga. / CVCC 7 AJ Willoughby Infield 8 Logan Hutchinson Pitcher R/R 5-10 186 Sr. Valdosta, Ga. / Lowndes HS 8 Logan Hutchinson Pitcher 9 Jake Franklin Outfield L/R 6-2 195 Jr. Homer, Ga. / Jefferson HS 9 Jake Franklin Outfield 10 Forrest Bramlett Inf/C R/R 6-2 194 R-Sr. Ellijay, Ga. / Georgia Perimeter College 10 Forrest Bramlett Inf/C 11 Grant Williams Infield L/R 5-10 175 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. / St. Pius X Catholic HS 11 Grant Williams Infield 13 Will Bice Pitcher R/R 6-2 171 Sr. Fortson, Ga. / Georgia Perimeter College 13 Will Bice Pitcher 14 LaDonis Bryant Outfield R/R 5-9 185 R-Sr. Blakely, Ga. / Georgia Perimeter College 14 LaDonis Bryant Outfield 15 Jake Rothwell Pitcher R/R 6-1 175 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. / Daytona Beach 15 Jake Rothwell Pitcher 17 Taylor Wilkes Pitcher R/R 5-10 168 So. Jefferson Ga. / Jefferson HS 17 Taylor Wilkes Pitcher 18 David Chabut Infield R/R 5-11 177 Jr. Loganville, Ga. / Loganville HS 18 David Chabut Infield 19 Brian Exley Pitcher R/L 6-1 178 R-Jr. Woodstock, Ga. / Sequoyah HS 19 Brian Exley Pitcher 20 Monty Horn Pitcher R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Collins Hill HS 20 Monty Horn Pitcher 21 Rhian Mann Pitcher R/R 6-3 178 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Archer HS 21 Rhian Mann Pitcher 22 Deviner McCray Pitcher R/R 5-10 188 R-Jr. Tifton, Ga. / Gulf Coast St. 22 Deviner McCray Pitcher 23 AJ Moore Pitcher R/R 6-4 205 Sr. Dacula, Ga. / Mountain View HS 23 AJ Moore Pitcher 24 Ryan Wesley Pitcher L/R 5-11 175 Jr. Smyrna, Ga. / Gordon State 24 Ryan Wesley Pitcher 25 Daniel Seres Catcher R/R 5-11 195 So. Canton Ga. / Sequoyah HS 25 Daniel Seres Catcher 26 Taylor Allum Inf/Out L/R 6-3 209 R-Sr. Grayson, Ga. / Grayson HS 26 Taylor Allum Inf/Out 27 Jared Staples Pitcher L/R 5-9 175 Fr. Woodstock, Ga. / Woodstock HS 27 Jared Staples Pitcher 28 Jake McLinskey Pitcher R/R 5-10 175 Jr. Marietta, Ga. / West Georgia Tech 28 Jake McLinskey Pitcher 29 Luke Torbert Pitcher R/R 6-2 170 Fr. Marietta, Ga. / Hillgrove HS 29 Luke Torbert Pitcher 31 Ryan Kennedy Pitcher L/L 6-2 210 Fr. Winchester, Va. / Millbrook HS 31 Ryan Kennedy Pitcher 33 Brooks Buckler Pitcher R/R 6-2 205 Jr. Norcross, Ga. / Tallahassee CC 33 Brooks Buckler Pitcher 34 Griffin Helms Catcher R/R 6-0 220 Sr. Norcross, Ga. / Norcross HS 34 Griffin Helms Catcher 35 Jordan Krueger Pitcher R/R 6-0 163 So. Acworth, Ga. / North Paulding HS 35 Jordan Krueger Pitcher 39 Max Ryan Pitcher L/L 6-2 225 R-So. Woodstock, Ga. / East Georgia 39 Max Ryan Pitcher 41 Nathan Dupree Pitcher L/L 6-3 198 R-So. Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter HS 41 Nathan Dupree Pitcher 42 Garrett Hodges Outfield L/L 5-10 204 So. Guyton, Ga. / South Effingham HS 42 Garrett Hodges Outfield 51 Cooper Mayhall Pitcher L/L 6-3 238 R-Jr. Thomas Co., Ga. / ABAC 51 Cooper Mayhall Pitcher

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: #44 Mike Sansing (27th season) Assistant Coaches: #12 Kevin Erminio (12th season), #33 Trey Fowler (6th season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: #36 Clint Harrison (2nd season)

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