BASEBALL | 2016 SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDE ABOUT XAVIER BASEBALL INFORMATION School .......................................................... Xavier University 2015 Overall Record ...................................................... 15-38 City/Zip ................................................. Cincinnati, OH 45207 2015 Conference Record ........................ 3-15 (8th, BIG EAST) Founded ...........................................................................1831 2015 BIG East Tournament Finish ..................................... N/A Enrollment ......................................................................6,650 2015 Postseason ............................................................... N/A Nickname .............................................................Musketeers Home Record ................................................................... 9-13 Colors ........................................... Navy Blue, Gray and White Road Record .................................................................... 6-25 Facility (Capacity; Yr. Built) .............. Hayden Field (500; 1982) Neutral ...............................................................................0-0 Field Dimensions .................................................310-380-310 Longest 2015 Winning Streak ...............................................2 Conference .............................................................. BIG EAST Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................19/15 President...............................................Michael J. Graham, S.J. Starting Position Players Returning/Lost ............................4/4 Athletic Director ......................................... Greg Christopher Pitchers Returning/Lost......................................................7/6 Athletic Website .................................... www.GOXAVIER.com Newcomers ......................................................................... 13 Athletic Department Phone ..............................(513) 745-3413 Seniors (Incl. A Grad. Student) .............................................3 Mailing Address ............................................. Xavier Athletics Juniors ..................................................................................7 .............................................................. 3800 Victory Parkway Sophomores ....................................................................... 10 ............................................................... Cincinnati, OH 45207 Freshmen ........................................................................... 13 First Season of the Program ............................................. 1973 XAVIER COACHING STAFF All-Time Record .............................................998-1,170 (.460) Head Coach ....................................Scott Googins (11th Year) All-Time A-10 Reg. Season Titles (18 yrs.) .............................2 Alma Mater .............................................Ohio Wesleyan (‘92) All-Time A-10 Conference Tourney Appearances ............... 10 Xavier record ........................................ 260-262 (10 Seasons) All-Time A-10 Conference Tourney Record .................... 16-19 BIG EAST record ..........................................11-25 (2 Seasons) All-Time A-10 Championship Titles ............................ 1 (2009) Career Record ....................................... 275-300 (10 Seasons) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...................... 2 (2009, 2014) NCAA Tournament Record .................................................2-4 Assistant Coach ....................................... Nick Otte (7th Year) Best NCAA Tournament Finish................ 2009, 2014 Regionals Assistant Coach ...............................Billy O’Conner (3rd Year) Last NCAA Appearance...................2014 (Nashville Regional) Volunteer Asst. Coach .........................Kyle Sprague (1st Year) TOP RETURNING POSITION PLAYERS XAVIER ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Pos. Name Yr. GP-GS BA/RBI/Runs Athletic Communications Coordinator ...........Brendan Bergen C Nate Soria So. 43-42 .335/27/24 Email ..................................................... [email protected] C Dan Rizzie Sr. 14-13 .275/1/5 Office Phone ....................................................(513) 745-3388 SS Andre Jernigan Sr. 53-52 .252/29/25 Cell Phone .......................................................(513) 320-4876 2B David Morton Sr. 43-39 .279/10/19 Fax ...................................................................(513) 745-2825 1B Ethan Schmidt Jr. 29-27 .267/11/15 Best Time to Reach Coach ....................................Contact SID CF Will LaRue So. 33-21 .247/11/20 BIG EAST CONFERENCE TOP RETURNING PITCHERS Commissioner .................................................. Val Ackerman Pos. Name Yr. AP-GS W-L/ERA/SO Website .............................................www.BIGEAST.ORG.org LHP Trent Astle Jr. 13-13 3-8/3.42/55 Twitter ...................................................................@BIGEAST LHP Zac Lowther So. 17-5 2-1/3.78/42 LHP Greg Jacknewitz Jr.. 20-4 4-5/3.07/45 LHP Brad Kirschner Jr. 15-10 2-9/4.84/47 SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: XavierMusketeers KEY PLAYERS LOST Twitter: @XUAthletics Pos. Name Stats Twitter: @XavierGameDay, @XavierBASE OF Patrick Jones .284 BA/4 HR/25 RBI Instagram: @XUBASE C/DH Derek Hasnbeck .282 BA/27 R/6 HR/26 RBI Facebook: Xavier Musketeers Baseball RF/1B Joe Forney .279 BA/.384 OBP/4 HR 21 RBI CF Brian Bruening .254 BA/21 RBI/9SB RP Jacob Bodner 5.66 ERA/24 K/ 2 SV SP Adam Hall 5.11 ERA/12 GS/34 K MUSKETEERS Xavier Baseball 2016 Season Alphabetical No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown / High School-Previous School 33 Trent Astle Jr. LHP 6-3 220 R/L Jeffersonville, Ind. / Jeffersonville 6 Rylan Bannon So. IF 5-10 170 R/R Joliet, Ill. / Joliet Catholic 18 Sam Czabala Fr. LHP 6-0 190 L/L Dunwoody, Ga. / St. Pius X 31 Roger Danison Fr. OF 6-1 190 L/R Carroll, Ohio / Bloom-Carroll 24 Matt Fallon Jr. OF 6-1 185 R/R Glenview, Ill. / Loyola 14 Sam Flamini Fr. IF 5-11 185 R/R Yorkville, Ill. / Yorkville 40 Ryan Fournier Fr. IF 5-11 185 R/R Oregon, Ohio / Clay 19 Joe Gellenbeck Jr. OF 6-5 225 L/R Lebanon, Ohio / St. Xavier 35 Chris Givin Fr. IF 6-1 190 R/R Castle Rock, Colo. / Rock Canyon 29 Christian Glass So. RHP 6-3 175 R/R Columbus, Ind. / Columbus North 20 Blaine Griffiths So. OF 6-1 190 S/R Lebanon, Ohio / Lakota West 17 Jason Hall Jr. RHP 6-5 205 R/R Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman 11 Stephen Haring Fr. OF 6-0 185 L/R Wildwood, Mo. / Christian Brothers 23 Garret Howicz Fr. C 6-1 170 R/R Naperville, Ill. / Waubonsie Valley 39 Greg Jacknewitz Jr. LHP 6-3 210 R/L Delaware, Ohio / Bishop Watterson 9 Andre Jernigan Sr. IF 6-0 210 R/R Ft. Wayne, Ind. / Homestead 15 Brandon Johnson So. RHP 6-2 180 R/R New Albany, Ind. / New Albany 28 Matt Kent Fr. RHP 6-6 200 R/R Ft. Wayne, Ind. / Canterbury 37 Brad Kirschner Jr. LHP 6-2 215 L/L Russellville, Ohio / Ripley-Union 10 Will LaRue So. OF 5-11 180 S/R Evansville, Ind. / Mater Dei 34 Zac Lowther So. LHP 6-2 225 L/L Brooklyn Heights, Ohio / Cuyahoga Heights 21 Mitchel Makarewicz Fr. RHP 6-3 190 R/R Oak Creek, Wis. / Oak Creek 12 Noah Malone Fr. RHP 6-0 170 R/R Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cedar Cliff 4 Shane Melbrod Fr. IF 6-2 195 L/R St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers 1 David Morton Sr. IF 5-10 175 L/R Cincinnati, Ohio / Turpin 27 Damien Richard So. RHP 6-4 235 R/R Versailles, Ohio / Versailles 3 Daniel Rizzie Sr. C 6-2 200 R/R Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg 38 Garrett Schilling So. RHP 6-1 175 R/R Clawson, Mich. / Bishop Foley 16 Ethan Schmidt Jr. IF 6-6 210 R/R Granville, Ohio / Granville 22 Trey Schramm Fr. RHP 6-0 165 R/R Pingree Grove, Ill. / Hampshire 5 Nate Soria So. C 5-10 175 R/R Homer Glen, Ill. / St. Rita of Cascia 32 Jason Suchanek So. IF 5-9 170 R/R Fort Mitchell, Ky. / Beechwood 8 Taylor Williams Fr. RHP 5-11 165 R/R Castle Rock, Colo. / Douglas County Coaches Head Coach #7 Scott Googins (Ohio Wesleyan ‘92) Assistant Coach #13 Nick Otte (Indiana ‘02) Assistant Coach #2 Billy O’Conner (Xavier ‘09) Volunteer Assistant Coach Kyle Sprague (Malone, ‘12) Pronunciation Guide Trent Astle ....................... Uh-STELL M. Makarewicz .....Mack-uh-RAY-vitch Jason Suchanek ............Soo-CAN-ick Sam Czabala ....................Zah-BA-La Nick Otte ........................ OUGHT-ee (like “Mechanic”) Roger Danison ...............Dan-eh-son Daniel Rizzie ....................... RIZZ-ee Greg Jacknewitz ..........Jack-nuh-wits Sam Flamini ............... Fluh-MEE-Nee Trey Schramm ... SHRAM (like “ham”) Ryan Fournier ...................FURN-yer Garret Howicz .....................HOW-its Zac Lowther .................... Loww-thur Nate Soria ....................SOAR-ee-uh (Like “Cow”) XAVIER2 Xavier Baseball 2016 Season Numerical No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown / High School-Previous School 1 David Morton Sr. IF 5-10 175 L/R Cincinnati, Ohio / Turpin 3 Daniel Rizzie Sr. C 6-2 200 R/R Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg 4 Shane Melbrod Fr. IF 6-2 195 L/R St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers 5 Nate Soria So. C 5-10 175 R/R Homer Glen, Ill. / St. Rita of Cascia 6 Rylan Bannon So. IF 5-10 170 R/R Joliet, Ill. / Joliet Catholic 8 Taylor Williams Fr. RHP 5-11 165 R/R Castle Rock, Colo. / Douglas County 9 Andre Jernigan Sr. IF 6-0 210 R/R Ft. Wayne, Ind. / Homestead 10 Will LaRue So. OF 5-11 180 S/R Evansville, Ind. / Mater Dei 11 Stephen Haring Fr. OF 6-0 185 L/R Wildwood, Mo. / Christian Brothers 12 Noah Malone Fr. RHP 6-0 170 R/R Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cedar Cliff