2013 season preview 2 2014 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY BASEBALL CNUSPORTS.COM NCAA Tournament 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 table of contents Location ...................................................... Newport News, Va. Department Phone ............................................. 757-594-7025 Founded .............................................................................1961 Department Fax .................................................. 757-594-7839 Enrollment .........................................................................5,000 Website .....................................................www.CNUsports.com Nickname .....................................................................Captains Sr. Dir. Athletic Communications Colors ...................................................... Royal Blue and Silver Francis Tommasino .............................................. 757-594-7884 Conference ..................................... Capital Athletic Conference Director of Sports Information Stadium ...............................................................Captains Field Rob Silsbee .......................................................... 757-594-7382 President ................................................ Sen. Paul S. Trible, Jr. Asst. Director of Sports Information Director of Athletics ......................................... R. Todd Brooks Kenny Kline ......................................................... 757-594-7886 table of contents 2014 season schedule General Information Day Date Opponent Location Time CNU Quick Facts/Directory .............................................................................. 1 Thu. 2/6 Hampden-Sydney Captains Park 2:00 p.m. Tue. 2/11 at St. Mary’s* St. Mary’s City, Md. 2:00 p.m. Methodist Diamond Invitational Coaching Staff Fri. 2/14 vs. Lynchburg Fayetteville, N.C. 12:00 p.m. Head Coach John Harvell ................................................................................. 4 Sat. 2/15 vs. Rhodes Fayetteville, N.C. 12:00 p.m. Assistant Coaches ............................................................................................ 5 Sun. 2/16 at Methodist Fayetteville, N.C. 4:00 p.m. Tue. 2/18 Randolph-Macon Captains Park 2:00 p.m. 2014 Season Fri. 2/21 Oneonta (DH) Captains Park 1:00 p.m. Schedule .................................................................................................... 1, BC Sun. 2/23 Rutgers-Newark (DH) Captains Park 12:00 p.m. Roster ............................................................................................................... 3 Tue. 2/25 Virginia Wesleyan Captains Park 2:00 p.m. Season Outlook ................................................................................................ 6 Thu. 2/27 at Hampden-Sydney Hampden-Sydney, Va. 3:00 p.m. Meet the Captains ............................................................................................ 7 Fri. 2/28 Montclair State Captains Park 2:00 p.m. Sat. 3/1 SUNY Cortland Captains Park 3:00 p.m. Capital Athletic Conference Facts .................................................................. 24 Sun. 3/2 SUNY Cortland Captains Park 12:00 p.m. Wed. 3/5 at Mary Washington* Fredericksburg, Va. 3:00 p.m. 2013 Season Sat. 3/8 Marymount* (DH) Captains Park 12:00 p.m. Review of 2013 ............................................................................................... 26 Sun. 3/9 Gallaudet Captains Park 2:00 p.m. 2013 Results ................................................................................................... 27 Tue. 3/11 at Eastern Mennonite Harrisonburg, Va. 3:00 p.m. 2013 Statistics ................................................................................................ 28 Wed. 3/12 Southern Virginia Captains Park 2:00 p.m. USA South Review ......................................................................................... 30 Thu. 3/13 at Virginia Wesleyan Virginia Beach, Va. 2:00 p.m. Sat. 3/15 Wesley* (DH) Captains Park 12:00 p.m. Record Book Sat. 3/22 at PSU-Harrisburg* (DH) Middletown, Pa. 1:00 p.m. CNU Baseball History ..................................................................................... 32 Wed. 3/26 Mary Washington* Captains Park 2:00 p.m. Thu. 3/27 at Bridgewater Harrisonburg, Va. 4:00 p.m. Offensive Records .......................................................................................... 34 Sat. 3/29 at Frostburg State* (DH) Frostburg, Md. 12:00 p.m. Pitching Records ............................................................................................ 36 Wed. 4/2 at Southern Virginia Buena Vista, Va. 3:00 p.m. Defensive Records ......................................................................................... 38 Thu. 4/3 N.C. Wesleyan Captains Park 3:00 p.m. Single-Game Records .................................................................................... 39 Sat. 4/5 Salisbury* (DH) Captains Park 12:00 p.m. All-Time Honors .............................................................................................. 40 Tue. 4/8 at Randolph-Macon Ashland, Va. 3:00 p.m. All-Time Leaders ............................................................................................ 42 Wed. 4/9 St. Mary’s* Captains Park 3:00 p.m. Captains in the Pros ....................................................................................... 45 Sat. 4/12 at York* (DH) York, Pa. 12:00 p.m. All-Time Roster ............................................................................................... 46 Capital Athletic Conference Tournament All-Time Results ............................................................................................. 48 Tue.- 4/15- CAC Playoffs TBA TBA Sun. 4/20 CAC Playoffs TBA TBA Record vs. Ranked Opponents ...................................................................... 52 Tue. 4/22 at Apprentice School Newport News, Va. 5:00 p.m. Record vs. All Opponents ............................................................................... 53 Wed. 4/23 Apprentice School Captains Park 3:00 p.m. NCAA Tournament Appearances .................................................................... 54 *Capital Athletic Conference Game The Program CNU Athletic Facilities .................................................................................. IFC Captains Park ................................................................................................. 58 On the cover Christopher Newport University ...................................................................... 60 2014 senior class Home of Champions ....................................................................................... 61 22 Curtis Pittman 21 Bryan Bierlein CNU Administration ........................................................................................ 62 13 Nick Santalucia 33 Justin Weaver Athletics Staff Directory .................................................................................. 63 7 Billy Steel 1 Andy Viands CNU at a Glance ............................................................................................ 64 11 Paul Keyes, Jr. 29 Jacob Vaughan Credits The 2014 Baseball Media Guide is a publication of the Christopher Newport University Department of Athletic Communications. Editor/Writer: Rob Silsbee, Francis Tommasino, Kenny Kline; Photography: Jesse Hutcheson, Ryan Kelly, University Communications; Cover & Interior Design: Kenny Kline; Editorial Assistance: Toby Brooks, Kate Newmeyer, Jon Howard, Billy Steel; Printing: Fidelity Printing, Inc. NCAA Tournament 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 1 2 2014 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY BASEBALL CNUSPORTS.COM NCAA Tournament 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 2014 roster 2014 Christopher Newport Captains No. Name Class Position B-T Height Weight Hometown / High School 0 John Booker Fr. UTIL R-R 6-3 195 Chesterfield, Va. / Homeschool 1 Andy Viands Sr. INF L-R 5-7 150 Clifton, Va. / Centreville 2 Tommy Vitaletti Jr. OF R-R 5-11 190 Williamsburg, Va. / Jamestown 3 Travis Younger So. INF L-R 6-2 165 Chatham, Va. / Chatham 4 AJ Nicely Fr. OF R-R 6-0 180 Chesterfield, Va. / Cosby 5 Preston Grissom Jr. OF R-R 6-4 185 Chesapeake, Va. / Great Bridge 7 Billy Steel Sr. INF R-R 5-10 170 Mechanicsville, Va. / Lee-Davis 8 Collin Lawless Fr. C L-R 5-8 185 Midlothian, Va. / James River 9 Kyle Goddard Jr. RHP R-R 6-0 160 Forest, Va. / Jefferson Forest 10 Adam Emerson Jr. RHP R-R 5-11 205 Williamsburg, Va. / Lafayette 11 Paul Keyes, Jr. Sr. INF R-R 5-8 160 Mechanicsville, Va. / Atlee 12 Bryant Lowry So. C R-L 5-11 205 Mechanicsville, Va. / Hanover 13 Nick Santalucia Sr. LHP L-L 5-9 160 Chesterfield, Va. / Clover Hill 14 Tommy Kane Jr. C R-R 6-0 185 Virginia Beach, Va. / Bayside 16 Cameron Parker Fr. RHP R-R 6-0 190 Norfolk, Va. / Maury 17 Connor Henderson So. INF/OF R-R 6-2 215 Hampton, Va / Bethel 18 Daniel Overbeek Fr. INF R-R 6-4 195 Arlington, Va. / Yorktown 19 Scott Halsey So. INF R-L 6-0 190 Manassas, Va. / Osbourn Park 21 Bryan Bierlein Sr. RHP R-R 6-0 170 Chesterfield, Va. / Matoaca 22 Curtis Pittman Sr. INF R-R 6-3 190 Surry, Va. / Hampton Christian 23 Brandon Taylor So. LHP L-L 6-2 200 Richmond, Va. / Hermitage 25 Jacob Houston So. OF R-R 5-11 185 Gloucester, Va. / Gloucester 26 Michael Thomas Fr. LHP L-L 6-0 155 Fairfax, Va. / W.T. Woodson 27 Jared Goldberg Fr. INF R-R 5-11 180 Potomac Falls, Va. / Potomac Falls 28 Austin Powell Fr. RHP R-R 6-3 195 Chesterfield, Va. / Manchester 29 Jacob Vaughan Sr. RHP R-R 6-2 185 Clifton Forge, Va.