USI BASEBALL SCHEDULE USI SCREAMING EAGLES *GLVC Games; Home Games In Gray; Road Games In White; All Times are CST; QUICK FACTS February Saturday, Feb. 25 @ University of West Georgia (DH) Noon (CST) Games Sunday, Feb. 26 @ University of West Georgia Noon (CST) GENERAL Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Name of school: University of Southern Indiana City/population: Evansville/280,000 (Metro area) 1 2 at 3 4 at Founded: 1965 Oakland City Oakland City Rockhurst Enrollment: 10,000 (Fall 2005) University University University* Nickname: Screaming Eagles 1 P.M. 1 P.M. Noon DH School colors: Red, White, Blue 5 at 6 7 8 at 9 10 11 Arena/capacity: USI Baseball Field/500 Rockhurst Oakland City Oakland City University of Affiliation: NCAA II University* University University Missouri-Rolla* Conference: Great Lakes Valley DH Noon 1 P.M. 1 P.M. DH Noon President: Dr. H. Ray Hoops 12 13 14 at 15 16 17 18 at Alma mater, yr.: Eastern Illinois, ‘62 University of Kentucky University of Athletic Director: Jon Mark Hall Wesleyan Missouri-Rolla* College* Indianapolis* Alma mater, yr.: Murray State, ‘90 Noon DH DH Noon DH 11A.M.(cst) Athletic Department phone: 812/464-1846 at Athletic Trainer: Chris Johnston 19 20 21 22 Kentucky 23 24 25 Univ. of AthleticTrainer’s phone: 812/465-1298 University of Wesleyan Wisconsin Indianapolis* College* -Parkside* MARCH Training Room phone: 812/464-1955 DH 11A.M.(cst) DH Noon DH Noon 26 Univ. of 27 28 Northern 29 30 31 HISTORY Wisconsin Kentucky First Year. Of Baseball: 1971 -Parkside* University* Overall All-Time Record: 792-733 (.519) Noon DH Noon DH Years in NCAA Regionals/Last: 6/1994 Last post-season opponent: Lewis Result: L 12-1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 COACHING STAFF Quincy Head Coach: Mike Goedde University* Alma Mater, Yr.: Evansville, ‘88 Noon DH Record at USI: 330-296 (12 years) # Career Record: 330-296 (12 years) at Northern 2 Quincy 3 4 5 6 7 8 University Kentucky Baseball Office Phone: 812/464-1943 University* Missouri- University* Best Time/Day to reach Coach: Mornings Noon St. Louis DH DH Noon DH Noon Assistant Coaches: Chris Barney, + (Tennessee Wesleyan ’92); 9 University 10 11 12 13 14 15 Southern Dave Sensenbrenner Missouri- Bellarmine Illinois Univ. St. Louis University* Edwardsville* DH Noon DH Noon DH 1 P.M. 2005 TEAM INFORMATION at Overall Record: 26-30 16 Southern 17 18 19 20 21 22 APRIL Conference Record: 18-22 (8th in GLVC) Illinois Univ. Bellarmine Lewis Edwardsville* University* University* Final ranking last year: Unranked DH 1 P.M. DH DH 1 P.M. DH Noon Lettermen returning/lost: 16/11 23 Lewis 28 29 Saint 24 25 26at Univ. of 27 DH Univ.* Noon Joseph’s Sports Information Evansville College* Sports Information Director: Ray Simmons 30 St.Joseph’s 6 P.M. DH College* Noon DH DH Noon SID Office phone: 812/465-1622 Home phone: 812/402-6435 Assistant Sports Information Director: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Dan McDonnell 1 2 3 4 5 6 Home phone: 812/303-4268 Office phone: 812/465-1121 SID fax: 812/465-7094 Press box phone: 812/465-7064 SID mailing address: 8600 University Blvd. Great Great Great 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Evansville, IN 47712 Lakes Valley Lakes Valley Lakes Valley Conference Conference Conference Tournament Tournament Tournament MEDIA INFORMATION Radio station: WSWI (AM) 14 Great 15 16 17 18 NCAA 19 NCAA 20 NCAA Lakes Valley Division II Division II Division II Radio contact person: John Morris Conference North Central North Central North Central Address: 8600 University Blvd. Tournament Regional Regional Regional Evansville, IN 47712 MAY Office phone: 812/464-1836 21 NCAA 22 23 24 25 26 27 NCAA Division II Division II North Central National Newspaper: Evansville Courier & Press Regional Championship Newspaper contact person: Tom Wyrwich Address: 300 E. Walnut St., P.O. Box 268 28 NCAA 29 NCAA 30 NCAA 31 NCAA 1June NCAA 2 June NCAA 3June NCAA Division II Division II Division II Division II Division II Division II Division II Evansville, IN 47702-0268 National National National National National National National Office phone: 812/464-7505 Championship Championship Championship Championship Championship Championship Championship # at SIU Edwardsville HOME GAMES AWAY GAMES + at GMC Stadium Sauget, IL 2006 USI BASEBALL SEASON OUTLOOK NCAA II Tournament: 1979, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994 GLVC Championships: 1983, 1985, 1993 GLVC Regular Season Championships: 1992, 1993 The University of Southern Indiana base- The Eagles hope to have senior Mike Wat- To compliment Slade, the Eagles have to ball team will have a new look when the son return to the same form he exhibited replace a pair of All-GLVC performers in Screaming Eagles take the field in 2006. during his sophomore season. Watson was Matt Keener and Noah Wetzel. Keener and 2-1 and tied for second on the team with Wetzel were four-year starters in the out- Head Coach Mike Goedde starts the 2006 36 strikeouts in 52.1 innings of work, but field and were one and two in hitting with a campaign with 14 returning players – six saw his ERA balloon to 6.19. combined .358 batting average and 59 RBIs. position players and eight pitchers. Of the six position players, four were starters at During his first year, Watson was 4-2 with a The Eagles will be replacing two full- the end of last year. 3.86 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 58.1 innings time starters and four part-time starters of work. in the field. While returning few experienced position players, the Eagles all-time winningest coach USI’s top reliever in the bullpen a year ago Returning to play first base is sophomore – Goedde begins the season with a record was senior lefthander Nathan Arnold. Josh Malone, who played 20 games at first of 330-296 (.527) in 12 years – has a wealth Arnold led the team with five saves in 18 base during his first season. Malone, who of pitching experience. The eight hurlers appearances and had a 3.68 ERA in 14.2 in- also saw playing time in five games at third combined for 18 of USI’s 26 wins in 2005. nings of relief. He is expected to move into base, batted .230 with 10 RBIs and 13 runs the starting rotation this year. scored in 106 plate appearances. “Our coaching staff is excited to work with this group in 2006,” said Goedde. “(the Arnold was followed out of the pen by Sophomore Sam Shahine comes back for coaching staff) knows the lack of experi- junior right-hander Aaron Clark, who was his second season after starting 30 games ence is evident, but we feel the physical second on the staff with three saves. He at third base a year ago. Shahine, who ability of this young group is as good as also had a 4.76 ERA and a 1-0 record in 14 played in 40 games overall as a freshman, we have ever had. appearances and 11.1 innings. hit .241 overall, .257 in the GLVC. He also scored 15 runs and knocked in nine more. “The squad will have to learn a lot about The Eagles expect added contributions from itself in a short time with only five non-con- senior right-hander Dustin Jourdan; sopho- USI’s most experienced position is behind ference games prior to initiating the drive more right-handers Jeremy Kehrt and Matt the plate where the Eagles return seniors toward a GLVC championship,” continued Nichols; and redshirt freshman Dan Kissel. Jed Davis and Chris Turner. Turner, who Goedde. “We will have two seniors in our caught 25 games during his first year with everyday line-up which could be combined Kehrt had a 1-4 record and a save as a USI, hit .226 with 15 runs scored and 13 with as many as three freshmen, three freshman, making 12 appearances out of RBIs. Davis, who caught the USI hurlers in sophomores, and a junior.” the bullpen and one start. He was fifth on 27 games, batted .207 with 11 runs and the team with 17 strikeouts. nine RBIs. The Returning Players A trio of right-handed starting pitchers Jourdan led the team by holding the op- The Transfers leads the way for the Eagles in 2006. posing team to a .188 batting average in The Eagles have four talented transfers his five appearances, while Nichols was 1-1 that provide instant experience and depth. Junior Adam in 10 trips to the mound as a reliever. Summers The top candidate for the second base slot is was USI’s top “I like the experience of our pitching staff,” sophomore Darin Mastroianni. Mastroianni, pitcher a year Goedde said. “Several pitchers have been who transferred to USI this fall from Winthrop ago, posting through the rigors of college baseball and University (Rock Hill, South Carolona), batted a career-best are ready to make the jump to being a major .458 with seven home runs and 43 RBIs as 7-2 record. contributor and provide excellent results.” a senior at Fox Lane High School (Mt. Kisco, Summers also New York) as a senior in 2003. was second Five returning players provide the founda- on the team tion for the team this spring. Sophomore Ryan Gilliland and freshman with a 3.53 ERA Greg Horn join the Eagles’ outfield. Gilliland after pitching Junior outfielder departed Muscatine Community College a team-high Hunter Slade (Muscatine, Iowa) after hitting .244 in 35 79 innings.
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