Table of Contents Skip Wilson Day [April 28, 2007] 2014 Season Review Single‐Season Pitching Records ....................22 2014 Season Review............................4‐5 Year‐by‐Year Hitting Leaders ........................23 Credits 2014 Player Statistics..............................6 Year‐by‐Year Pitching Leaders ......................24 2014 Fielding Statistics ...........................7 The Temple Baseball History & Record 2014 Results ...........................................8 Honors & Awards book was written and edited by Korey American Athletic Conference................9 All‐Americans....................................... 25 Blucas, Cathy Bongiovi, Ean Dunn, and Philadelphia Big 5.......................................10 Hall of Fame..........................................25 Lauren Capone. Layout and design by Liberty Bell Classic ......................................10 All‐Conference Honors .........................26 Cathy Bongiovi, Kelli Sheesley, and Owls in the Pros....................................27 Korey Blucas. Additional editing pro‐ vided by Al Shrier. Temple Baseball History All‐Time Roster................................28‐30 Baseball History...............................12‐14 All‐Time Results...............................31‐37 Photography provided by Greg Car‐ Year‐by‐Year Results ................................. 15 Liberty Bell Classic Champions .............32 roccio, Joseph V. Labolito, Mitchell Record Book ........................................ 16 Coaching Records...................................... 34 Leff, and Zohrab Kazanjian. Career Hitting Records......................... 17 Skip Wilson Field Records.................... 38 Single‐Season Hitting Records ..............18 Campbell’s Field Records......................39 City images courtesy of the Philadel‐ phia Convention and Visitors Bureau. Hit Clubs ...............................................19 All‐Time Opponents..............................40 Did You Know?......................................20 Owl photo by Allard Schager / Getty NCAA Tournament History ...................20 Images. Career Pitching Records ...................... 21 Published by the Temple University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2 Temple Baseball History & Records 2014 Season Review The 2014 Temple Owls at Campbell’s Field The Temple Owls, under third‐year head PETERSON NAMED All‐CONFERENCE 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, coach Ryan Wheeler, finished the 2014 Senior 3B Derek Peterson (Wall, N.J.) was 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2014). season at 15‐32 overall and 9‐14 in Ameri‐ Temple’s sole representative on the Amer‐ can Athletic Conference play. The 2014 ican’s 2014 All‐Conference team. A sec‐ TU also played in the NCAA Championship season also marked the end of the pro‐ ond‐team honoree, Peterson started every 14 times with two trips (1972 and 1977) to gram’s 87‐year history. game this season while tying the school the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. record for doubles in a season. After 47 games, senior 1B Robert Amaro UPSET CITY was the Owls’ leading hitter with a .324 BIG 5 HONORS Temple’s final two series of the regular sea‐ batting average. He had 25 runs, a team‐ Freshman LHP Patrick Krall (Downingtown, son were against nationally ranked oppo‐ best 58 hits, three home runs, and a team‐ Pa.) was named the Philadelphia Big 5 co‐ nents, and the Owls claimed an upset best 39 RBI in 47 starts. A starter in all 47 Rookie of the Year, while head coach Ryan against each American opponent. games, sophomore OF Jimmy Kerrigan Wheeler was named the co‐Coach of the (.310) followed with 15 runs on 54 hits and Year. On May 10, the Owls claimed a 4‐2 upset 16 RBI. Senior 3B Derek Peterson (.283) victory over No. 5 Louisville at Campbell’s scored a team‐best 32 runs on 51 hits with Named to the All‐Big 5 team were senior Field, their first of the 2014 season. a team‐leading 23 doubles. Senior OF first baseman Robert Amaro (Bensalem, Bobby Heitzman (.212) scored 14 runs on Pa.) and senior RHP Matt Hockenberry On May 16, TU notched another upset— a 21 hits and had eight doubles, a triple, and (Hanover, Pa.). Senior RHP Ryan Kuehn 4‐1 victory over No. 16 Houston at Camp‐ 14 RBI. (Lehighton, Pa.) was the Owls’ Academic bell’s Field. Team honoree. On the mound, senior RHP Matt Hocken‐ TU’s previous upset of a nationally ranked berry (3.18 ERA) had a 5‐6 record in 93.1 A RETURN TO POSTSEASON PLAY foe came during the 2013 season when TU innings pitched, the most of any Owl. He Temple returned to postseason play in claimed a 7‐3 win at No. 24 Virginia Tech fanned 71 batters and walked 23. Redshirt 2014 for the first time since 2008 when the (Feb. 23, 2013). senior RHP Ryan Kuehn (3.54 ERA) pitched Owls participated in the Atlantic 10 Con‐ in 15 contests with 10 starts. He fanned 24 ference Tournament. Previously the Owls’ last upset of a Top 10 batters and walked 19. Freshman RHP team(s) came during the 1972 College Patrick Vanderslice (6.29 ERA) appeared in Since 1960, Temple has advanced to con‐ World Series. Temple, which finished the 17 games with seven starts. He struck out ference postseason play 21 times (1972, season nationally ranked No. 3 behind na‐ 26 batters and walked 15. 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, tional champion USC and runner‐up Ari‐ 4 Temple Baseball History & Records zona State, beat Connecticut and Iowa in Temple outhit UConn, 17‐7, in the game, world series play. The Huskies finished the and five different Owls had RBIs. The 17 Robert Amaro season ranked No. 6, while the Hawkeyes hits was one less than the season‐high set were No. 7. in a 15‐8 win over Rider in the season‐ opener on Feb. 22nd. LAST GAME: TEMPLE 9, CONNECTICUT 4 Temple baseball defeated No. 7 seed The game was the final game in the 87‐year UConn, 9‐4, in the final game of pool play in history of the Temple baseball program. the American Conference Tournament at Bright House Field on May 24. The Owls fin‐ SMART COOKIES ish the 2014 season with a 15‐32 record. Eighteen baseball players were recognized for outstanding academics at the annual After UConn scored two runs off starter Breakfast of Champions on May 6. Named Ryan Kuehn in the first inning, the Owls tied to the President’s List for sporting a 3.5+ the game up in the second. Frank grade‐point average (GPA) were Phil Gi‐ D'Agostino doubled to right center to lead anakos, Bobby Heitzman, and Ryan Kuehn. off the inning. With two outs, Reyn Sugai Earning Athletic Director’s honors for a doubled to right field to knock in 3.0+ GPA were Sean Arnott, Zach Batche‐ D'Agostino. Sugai reached home on a sin‐ lor, Daniel Dragos, Matt Hockenberry, gle to center field by Jimmy Kerrigan. Patrick Krall, Josh Mason, Simon Math‐ ews, Andrew Nist, Derek Peterson, Reyn Frank D'Agostino gave the Owls a lead the Sugai, Patrick Vanderslice, Daniel Was‐ Jimmy Kerrigan next inning with a solo home run to right son, Nick West, and Texas Williams. field. The home run was D'Agostino's first of the season. HOCKENBERRY DRAFTED Senior RHP Matt Hockenberry had his The bats really came alive in the fourth in‐ dream come true on June 6 when the ning for Temple as the Owls scored six runs Owl hurler was selected by the off six hits. Sugai singled to center field and Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth round advanced to second on a wild pitch to start (262nd pick) of the MLB First‐Year the inning. Derek Peterson knocked in Player Draft. He is the highest Temple Sugai with a single to left field. Peterson player selected since 1990 when then scored on a single to left field by Todd Miller was taken with the 195th Daniel Dragos, and Dragos advanced to pick in the seventh round by the third on a fielding error in the outfield. Rob Boston Red Sox. During his Temple Amaro had a RBI single to center field to career, Hockenberry posted a 13‐17 allow Dragos to jog in home. After Andrew won‐loss record, starting 46 games Nist reached on an error at shortstop, and striking out 209 batters over D'Agostino hit another home run to right 280.2 innings. field to give Temple a seven‐run lead. NEW CONFERENCE, NEW TRADI‐ Starter Ryan Kuehn (4‐2) pitched five in‐ TIONS nings for the win in the final game of his ca‐ In 2014, Temple baseball competed as a reer. Kuehn gave up only one earned run member of the American Athletic Confer‐ on three hits and one walk with two strike‐ ence after 30 seasons with the Atlantic 10 outs. Seniors Preston Hill and Phil Gianakos Conference. For the first time in school his‐ each threw an inning of relief. Hill pitched tory, the majority of Temple’s sports teams a scoreless inning with one strikeout, while competed in the same conference. Gianakos allowed one run in the seventh inning with one strikeout. Zach Batchelor HISTORY threw the final two innings of the game, In its 87th season, Temple baseball has striking out one batter while allowing two been one of the most successful programs hits. in the city of Philadelphia. The Owls boast a pair of College World Series appearances, Kerrigan, Peterson, and D'Agostino each 14 trips to the NCAA Tournament, 13 con‐ had three hits in the game to tie career ference championships, and more than highs, while Sugai led the Owls with four to 1,400 wins since debuting in 1927. The set his career‐high in hits. D'Agostino also program has produced 25 MLB draft picks had a double to go along with his four RBI and nearly 60 professional players, includ‐ Derek Peterson from two home runs. ing 14 who made it to the big leagues. Temple Baseball History & Records 5 2014 Final Statistics Temple Baseball Record: 15‐32 Home: 5‐11 Away: 5‐16 Neutral: 5‐5 American Athletic Conference: 9‐14 BATTING Player .....................AVG GP‐GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB‐A PO A E PCT.