BASEBALL 2019 Record Book IN THIS SECTION: 2017 Roster . .. B2 2017 Schedule . B3 2016 Season Statistics . B4-B5 Coaching Summary . B6-B8 All-Time vs . Opponents . B9 Annual Team Statistics . B10 Annual Individual Leaders . .. B11-B12 Team Records . B14 Individual Records . B15-B17 Sport Specific Statistics . B18 All-Time Letterwinners . B19-B21 Honors & Awards . B22-B24 Flashes In The Pros . B25 KENT STATE • B1 • BASEBALL BASEBALL 2019 Roster No . Name Pos . B/T HT WT Yr . Hometown/Prev . School 1 Grant Vera INF R/R 5’11 165 Fr . Tiffin, Ohio/Tiffin-Calvert 2 Brant Vanaman OF R/R 6’0 180 Fr . Spring Valley, Il ./Hall High School 3 Jack Zimmerman OF/LHP L/L 5’9 165 So . Akron, Ohio/Green High School 5 Greg Lewandoski INF R/R 5’10 165 So . Port Orange, Fl ./Spruce Creek 6 John Schreiber LHP L/L 5’9 180 R-Sr . Mayfield Village, Ohio/Mayfield 7 Devan Nail INF R/R 6’4 195 Fr . Elyria, Ohio/Elyria 8 John Matthews INF/RHP R/R 6’1 185 Jr . Punxsutawney, Pa ./Punxsutawney 9 Kevin Dobos C R/R 6’0 190 R-So . Marvin, N .C ./Marvin Ridge 10 Kian O’Brien INF R/R 5’11 205 Sr . Madison, Wi ./Madison College 11 Sam Thompson C R/R 6’1 170 Fr . Bremen, Ga/Bremen High School 12 Ben Carew OF R/R 6’1 185 R-So . Kimberly, Wi ./Kimberly High School 13 Collin Mathews OF/RHP R/R 6’1 200 R-Fr . Lewis Center, Ohio /Olentangy High School 14 Josh Hollander INF R/R 5’10 165 Jr . Loveland, Ohio/Moeller High School 16 Tyler Drabick RHP R/R 6’3 195 R-So . North Canton, Ohio/Hoover 17 Pete Schuler C L/R 6’3 200 Sr . Pleasant Prairie, Wi ./St . Joseph 18 Connor Wollersheim LHP L/L 6’2 190 Sr . Neenah, Wi ./Appleton North 19 Ryan Kircher LHP S/L 6’0 160 Fr . Pittsburgh, PA/Plum High School 21 Cam Touchette OF L/L 6’0 170 Jr . Columbia, Il ./John A . Logan JC 22 Max Rippl OF/RHP R/R 6’1 185 Fr .Fort Myers, Fl ./SW Florida Christian Acad . 23 Nick Elsen OF R/R 6’2 190 So . Kenosha, Wi ./Indian Trail 25 Joe Capretta C R/R 5’9 180 Fr . Aurora, Ohio/Aurora 26 Pavin Parks INF/RHP L/R 6’1 200 Sr . Uniontown, Ohio/Seminole State CC 27 Peyton Deats LHP L/L 6’1 170 R-Fr . Tiffin, Ohio/Tiffin-Calvert 28 Michael Turner C L/R 6’1 195 So . Warren, Ohio/Champion 29 Collin Romel LHP L/L 6’0 215 So . Olmsted Falls, Ohio/Olmsted Falls 30 Wyatt Larimer RHP R/R 6’0 190 R-Fr . Lake Milton, Ohio/Western Reserve 31 Alex Ronnebaum INF L/R 6’5 220 Jr . Overland Park, Ks ./Howard JC 32 Chris Martin RHP L/R 6’0 205 R-Sr . Mason, Ohio/Mason 33 Trevor Pittman RHP R/R 6’1 200 R-Fr . Eaton, Ohio/Eaton 34 Ryan Lane RHP R/R 6’3 195 So . New London, Ohio/New London 35 Luke Albright RHP R/R 6’4 215 Fr . Fishers, Ind ./Fishers 36 Zach Schultz RHP/OF L/R 6’0 185 Jr . Indiana, Pa ./Indiana High School 38 Patrick Ferguson INF L/R 6’0 230 Jr . N . Huntingdon, Pa/Pittsburgh Central Cath . 39 Justin Kirby OF/RHP R/R 5’11 200 Fr . Alpharetta, Ga ./Alpharetta 40 Erik Wentz OF L/L 5’10 180 So . Hudson, Ohio/Indiana Wesleyan 51 Joe Watts UTL R/R 6’4 210 R-Jr . Kent, Ohio/Kent Roosevelt 67 Jarrett Smetana OF/1B R/R 6’3 220 R-So . Chardon, Ohio/Berkshire COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Jeff Duncan Associate Head Coach: Mike Birkbeck Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Derek Simmons Volunteer Assistant Coach: Tony Caldwell KENT STATE • B2 • BASEBALL BASEBALL 2019 Schedule FEBRUARY 19 Friday at Northern Illinois* 4:00 p .m . 15 Friday at Dallas Baptist 7:30 p .m . 20 Saturday at Northern Illinois* 2:00 p .m . 16 Satruday at Dallas Baptist 3:00 p .m . 21 Sunday at Northern Illinois* 1:00 p .m . 17 Sunday at Dallas Baptist 1:00 p .m . 24 Wednesday CANISIUS 6:00 p .m . 22 Friday vs . NC State 2:00 p .m . 26 Friday at Ohio* 6:00 p .m . 23 Saturday at Coastal Carolina 3:00 p .m . 27 Saturday at Ohio* 3:00 p .m . 24 Sunday vs . Michigan State 11:00 a .m . 28 Sunday at Ohio* 1:00 p .m . 26 Tuesday at Charleston Southern 2:00 p .m . 30 Tuesday DAYTON 6:00 p .m . 27 Wednesday at The Citadel 4:00 p .m . MAY MARCH 3 Friday TOLEDO* 6:00 p .m . 1 Friday at UNC Charlotte 3:00 p .m . 4 Saturday TOLEDO* 4:00 p .m . 2 Saturday at UNC Charlotte 1:00 p .m . 5 Sunday TOLEDO* 1:00 p .m . 3 Sunday at UNC Charlotte 12:00 p .m . 10 Friday at Bowling Green* 3:05 p .m . 8 Friday at West Virginia 3:00 p .m . 11 Saturday at Bowling Green* 1:05 p .m . 9 Saturday at West Virginia 2:00 p .m . 12 Sunday at Bowling Green* 1:05 p .m . 10 Sunday at West Virginia 1:00 p .m . 14 Tuesday WRIGHT STATE 6:00 p .m . 12 Tuesday YOUNGSTOWN STATE 4:00 p .m . 16 Thursday at Eastern Michigan* 6:00 p .m . 15 Friday NORTHWESTERN 3:00 p .m . 17 Friday at Eastern Michigan* 3:00 p .m . 16 Saturday NORTHWESTERN 1:00 p .m . 18 Saturday at Eastern Michigan* 1:00 p .m . 16 Saturday NORTHWESTERN 4:00 p .m . 21-26 at Mid-American Conference Tournament# 20 Wednesday at Pittsburgh 3:00 p .m . 22 Friday MIAMI* 4:00 p .m . JUNE 23 Saturday MIAMI* 3:00 p .m . ?-? at NCAA Regional 24 Sunday MIAMI* 1:00 p .m . ?-? at NCAA Super Regional 26 Tuesday at Dayton 3:00 p .m . ?-? at College World Series$ 27 Wednesday at Indiana 5:00 p .m . 29 Friday at Ball State* 3:00 p .m . Home games in CAPS 30 Saturday at Ball State* 1:00 p .m . All times Eastern unless otherwise noted 31 Sunday at Ball State* 1:00 p .m . *Mid-American Conference Game #Games played at All-Pro Freight Stadium, Avon, Ohio $Games played at T .D . Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb . APRIL 2 Tuesday MALONE 6:00 p .m . 3 Wednesday at Youngstown State 5:00 p .m . 5 Friday WESTERN MICHIGAN* 6:00 p .m . 6 Saturday WESTERN MICHIGAN* 4:00 p .m . 7 Sunday WESTERN MICHIGAN* 1:00 p .m . 9 Tuesday at Canisius 3:00 p .m . 12 Friday CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 6:00 p .m . 13 Saturday CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 4:00 p .m . 14 Sunday CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 1:00 p .m . 17 Wednesday PITTSBURGH 6:00 p .m . KENT STATE • B3 • BASEBALL BASEBALL 2018 Season Statistics The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Kent State (as of Feb 15, 2019) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 40-18 Home: 14-5 Away: 22-11 Neutral: 4-2 Conference: 19-8 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 13 KANAVAS, Nick .3 5 8 57-57 229 54 82 11 0 2 35 99 .4 3 2 28 7 36 1 .4 4 0 2 7 20-26 125 3 2 .9 8 5 23 ELSEN, Nick .3 5 3 29-21 85 20 30 6 1 3 16 47 .5 5 3 9 3 19 0 .4 2 9 1 1 1-2 6 0 0 1.000 11 MAMARELLA, Mason .3 2 4 58-58 210 56 68 10 1 0 42 80 .3 8 1 40 10 36 4 .4 4 7 4 11 34-41 135 2 3 .9 7 9 2 DALPORTO,Tim .3 1 9 45-45 166 30 53 9 0 7 46 83 .5 0 0 16 2 21 4 .3 7 8 4 3 1-2 359 43 4 .9 9 0 7 HAWKINS, Reilly .2 9 4 56-52 201 44 59 14 1 4 24 87 .4 3 3 25 6 31 1 .3 8 6 1 1 9-14 62 4 1 .9 8 5 26 PARKS, Pavin .2 8 5 53-53 179 48 51 11 5 7 52 93 .5 2 0 54 4 49 0 .4 5 8 1 0 5-8 60 84 8 .9 4 7 28 TURNER, Michael .2 8 0 39-29 107 15 30 2 1 1 21 37 .3 4 6 14 3 16 2 .3 7 0 3 0 1-2 80 36 3 .9 7 5 5 LEWANDOSKI,Greg .2 7 2 53-44 158 26 43 6 2 1 21 56 .3 5 4 14 7 35 0 .3 5 8 0 3 4-7 54 90 11 .9 2 9 17 SCHULER, Pete .2 7 2 40-30 114 17 31 9 1 3 29 51 .4 4 7 18 0 33 2 .3 6 3 3 0 0-0 218 13 3 .9 8 7 25 HAMILTON, Brad .2 7 2 52-48 173 28 47 5 0 9 28 79 .4 5 7 19 4 60 0 .3 5 5 1 1 2-4 282 14 4 .9 8 7 38 FERGUSON, Patrick .2 6 1 32-16 69 13 18 5 0 3 16 32 .4 6 4 8 0 23 0 .3 3 3 1 0 0-1 3 0 0 1.000 14 HOLLANDER, Josh .2 3 1 52-49 173 28 40 4 2 2 26 54 .3 1 2 16 1 37 1 .2 9 5 3 1 3-7 63 110 4 .9 7 7 12 CAREW,Ben .1 7 6 20-6 34 3 6 0 0 0 2 6 .1 7 6 2 1 14 3 .2 4 3 0 0 0-0 8 0 0 1.000 10 O'BRIEN, Kian .1 4 5 29-13 69 9 10 3 0 0 3 13 .1 8 8 5 2 19 0 .2 2 4 0 1 1-2 30 36 0 1.000 -------------------- 67 SMETANA, Jarrett .3 3 3 7-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .5 0 0 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000 9 DOBOS, Kevin .1 1 1 11-1 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .2 2 2 4 0 2 0 .3 8 5 0 0 0-0 27 3 0 1.000 8 MATTHEWS John .0 0 0 3-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 2 0 1.000 51 WATTS, Joe .0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 Totals .