SID: Caitie Smith 2014 Marshall Baseball Quick Facts (C): 304.546.0976 (W): 304.696.5276 Email: [email protected] GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Founded: ............................................................................................................... 1837 Head Coach: ........... Jeff Waggoner [Cleveland St., ‘98] Eighth Season Location: .............................................................. Huntington, W.Va. Overall Record: .............................................................................157-225-1 Enrollment: ...........................................................................14,196 Record at Marshall: .....................................................................157-225-1 Nickname: .............................................................Thundering Herd Associate Head Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator:.........Tim Don- Colors: .............................................................. Kelly Green & White nelly [Hardin Simmons, ‘04] National Affiliation: ........................................................ Division I Assistant Coach: ................................... Josh Newman [Ohio State, ‘04] Conference: ...........................................................Conference USA Volunteer Assistant Coach:...........Brian Karlet [Georgetown College, President: ..............................Dr. Stephen K. Kopp [Notre Dame, ‘73] ‘05] Director of Athletics: ......................... Mike Hamrick [Marshall, ‘80] Director of Baseball Operations: ...........Billy Tecklenburg [Ohio Assoc. AD/Chief of Staff: .............. Jeff O’Malley [Miami-Ohio, ‘90] Dominican, ‘12] Assoc. AD/SWA: ................ Beatrice Crane Banford [N.C. State, ‘92] Assoc. AD/Compliance: .................. Andrew Donavan [Miami, ‘07] 2013 REVIEW Assoc. AD/Facilities: .................... Scott Morehouse [Marshall, ‘99] Assoc. AD/Finance: ................................... David Steele [Rice, ‘82] Overall Record: ....................................................................................20-34 Conference USA Record: ..................................................................6-18 Home: ..............................................................................................................6-7 FACILITY HISTORY Away: ........................................................................................................... 9-24 Conference USA Games Neutral: ...........................................................................................................5-3 Stadium: ..........................................................................Appalachian Power Park Position Players Returning/Lost: ...................................................9/8 Location: .............................................................. Charleston, W.Va. Starters Returning/Lost: .....................................................................5/6 Capacity/Surface: ...................................................... 4,500/Grass Pitchers Returning/Lost: ................................................................... 12/5 Dimensions: ............................................................... 330-400-320 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ....................................................18/13 Newcomers: .................................................................................................. 13 Non-Conference Games Stadium: ............................................... Kennedy Center YMCA Field MARSHALL BASEBALL HISTORY Location: ............................................................. Huntington, W.Va. Capacity/Surface: ........................................................... 500/Turf First Year of Baseball: ....................................................................... 1896 Dimensions: .................................................................310-390-310 Overall Record: .................................................1,289-1,448-12, 108 years Conference Championships: .WV Collegiate Conference: ‘28, ‘29, ‘30, ‘31 MEDIA RELATIONS Buckeye Conference: ‘33, ‘34, ‘35;...................... Southern Conference: ‘78, ‘81 Assistant AD for Media Relations: .........Jason Corriher (3rd year) NCAA Tournament Appearances: ....................................1973, 1978 Grad Asst. SID (BSB Contact): .................. Caitie Smith (1st year) Director of Publications/Editor of the Herd Insider............... Last NCAA Appearance: 1978 [def. FSU, Clemson, lost to Miami (Fla.)] Jack Bogaczyk (2nd year) Mailing Address: .....1801 Third Ave, Cam Henderson Center, Room 2036, 2014 TOP RETURNERS Huntington, WV 25703 Website: .................................................http://www.HerdZone.com Position Players Cl. Pos. Avg. Hits Runs 2B HR RBI Andrew Dundon JR INF .298 59 19 7 0 16 Eric Escobedo JR OF .266 53 18 12 1 31 SOCIAL MEDIA Sergio Leon JR INF .212 36 21 8 1 13 Chase Vogelbach SO OF .253 40 19 6 1 15 Twitter: ................................................................... @HerdBaseball @HerdZone Instagram: .................................................................. @HerdZone Pitchers Cl. R/L APP/GS ERA W-L IP K SV Facebook: ............................................. Marshall University Athletics Josh King SR RHP 22/0 3.82 1-3 30.2 29 6 YouTube: ................................. http://www.youtube.com/HerdVideo Ryan Hopkins SR RHP 22/0 2.54 4-2 39 34 2 MARSHALL RADIO 2014 KEY DEPARTURES Radio Station #1 Position Players Pos. Avg. Hits Runs 2B HR RBI Channel: .......................................................... WRVC-AM [930 AM] PxP: ..............................................................................Steve Cotton Isaac Ballou OF .328 66 40 17 0 18 Color: .................................................................. Woody Woodrum Nathan Gomez IF .275 53 18 8 2 24 Website: .........................................................wdgg.com/wrvc.com Gray Stafford OF .240 47 32 12 3 23 Radio Station #2 Channel: .................................................................WMUL [88.1 FM] Pitchers R/L APP/GS ERA W-L IP K SV Website: ............................................................marshall.edu/wmul Aaron Blair RHP 13/13 2.85 5-5 82 84 - 2014 Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht./Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School Alphabetical Roster 3 John Beary UTL 2 Sam Hunter LHP L/L 5-11/170 SO Ashland, Ky. (Paul Blazer HS) 31 Corey Bird OF 3 Johnathan Beary UTL. R/R 5-10/200 JR Apopka, Fla. (Pensacola JC) 19 Roscoe Blackburn LHP 4 Sergio Leon* INF R/R 5-10/185 JR Miami, Fla. (Braddock HS) 17 Aaron Bossi INF 7 Chase Vogelbach OF R/R 6-1/190 SO Ft. Myers, Fla. (Bishop Verot HS) 32 Chase Boster RHP 44 TJ Diffenderfer INF 8 Brandyn Sittinger RHP R/R 5-11/185 SO LaGrange, Ohio (Keystone HS) 14 Andrew Dundon INF 9 Anthony Rondon INF R/R 6-0/170 FR Hialeah, Fla. (Mater Lakes Academy) 38 Lance Elder RHP 10 Matt Margaritonda RHP R/R 5-9/180 JR Freehold, N.J. (St. John Viannery HS) 12 Eric Escobedo OF 11 Josh King* RHP R/R 6-0/185 SR Troup, Ga. (Troup) 26 Robert Fajardo OF 12 Eric Escobedo OF R/R 6-0/195 JR Troup, Ga. (Troup) 28 Cory Garrastazu OF 43 Ryan Hopkins RHP 13 Kolin Stanley RHP R/R 5-11/160 RS-JR Beloit, Ohio (West Branch, HS) 2 Sam Hunter LHP 14 Andrew Dundon* INF R/R 5-10/190 JR Lincoln Park, N.J. (Boonton HS) 35 Spencer Iacovone INF 15 Brandon Romero INF R/R 5-11/215 FR Miami, Fla. (Doral Senior HS) 33 Kyle Kessler RHP 17 Aaron Bossi INF R/R 5-11/190 SO St. Louis, Mo. (St. John Viannery HS) 11 Josh King RHP 18 Alex Thackston LHP L/L 6-0/188 SO Proctorville, Ohio (Fairland HS) 4 Sergio Leon INF Worthington, Ohio (Thomas Worthington HS) 10 Matt Margaritonda RHP 19 Roscoe Blackburn LHP L/L 6-3/190 FR 23 Keanu Ramos RHP 20 Travis Wildermuth C L/R 6-2/185 FR Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS) 22 Matt Reed C 21 Caleb Ross LHP L/L 6-1/185 SO Barboursville, W. Va. (WVU) 15 Brandon Romero INF 22 Matt Reed C R/R 6-3/185 SO Purcellville, Va. (Clemson University) 9 Anthony Rondon INF 23 Keanu Ramos RHP R/R 6-0/180 JR Lubbock, Texas (Midland JC) 21 Caleb Ross LHP Miami, Fla. (LaSalle HS) 48 Zach Shockley LHP 26 Robert Fajardo OF R/R 6-0/185 RS-SO 8 Brandyn Sittinger RHP 27 Brenden Wells OF R/R 5-8/200 FR Beloit, Ohio (West Branch HS) 13 Kolin Stanley RHP 28 Cory Garrastazu OF L/R 6-4/190 FR Miami, Fla. (Barbara Goleman HS) 36 Michael Taylor RHP 31 Corey Bird OF L/L 6-0/180 FR Elkview, W.Va. (Herbert Hoover HS) 18 Alex Thackston LHP 32 Chase Boster RHP R/R 6-4/210 SO Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge HS) 7 Chase Vogelbach OF Matthews, N.C. (Providence HS) 27 Brenden Wells OF 33 Kyle Kessler* RHP R/R 6-5/195 RS-JR 20 Travis Wildermuth C 35 Spencer Iacovone INF R/R 6-2/210 FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller HS) 39 Clint Wilson RHP 36 Michael Taylor RHP R/R 6-6/180 SO St. Albans, W.Va (Christ Church HS) ___________________ 38 Lance Elder RHP R/R 6-3/197 RS-SO Miami, Fla. (South Dade HS) Class Breakdown 39 Clint Wilson RHP R/R 6-0/200 JR Austin, Texas (Navarro JC) Seniors: 2 Sedina, Ohio (Tennessee Tech) Juniors: 10 43 Ryan Hopkins RHP R/R 6-2/245 RS-SR Sophomores: 14 44 TJ Diffenderfer INF R/R 6-5/240 JR Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Columbia State JC) Freshmen: 9 48 Zach Shockley LHP L/L 6-5/240 SO Strongsville, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) ___________________ State Breakdown Coaching Staff Florida: 8 Ohio: 8 Head Coach [30] Jeff Waggoner, Cleveland State, 1998, Eighth Season Georgia: 3 Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator [6] Tim Donnelly, Hardin Simmons, 2004, West Virginia: 3 Eighth Season New Jersey: 2 Texas: 2 Assistant Coach [24] Josh Newman, Ohio State,