2002 BLUE RAIDER BASEBALL 2001 Sun Belt Conference Champions General Information Media Services -----------------------------------6 2002 Roster ---------------------------------------7 Quick Facts 2002 Outlook ---------------------------------- 8-9 GENERAL INFORMATION Location................. Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Staff and Players Founded ............................................... 1911 Steve Peterson ----------------------------- 10-11 Enrollment .........................................20,073 Assistant Coaches ------------------------ 12-13 Nickname ................................ Blue Raiders Player Profiles ------------------------------ 14-20 Colors .............................. Royal Blue, White Career Statistics ------------------------------- 21 Conference ..................................... Sun Belt 2002 Middle Tennessee Baseball Affiliation ............................. NCAA Division I Field ................... Reese Smith Field (2,600) 2001 Season in Review President .......................... Dr. Sidney McPhee 2001 Review ------------------------------------ 22 Athletic Director ....................Boots Donnelly 2001 Statistics ---------------------------------- 23 Athletics Phone ...................... 615.898.2450 2001 Results ------------------------------------ 24 Category Leaders ----------------------------- 25 HISTORY 2001 Superlatives ----------------------------- 26 First Year of Baseball ........................... 1913 2001 Sun Belt Review ------------------------ 27 No. of Years in NCAA Tourn./Last ... 10/2001 Opponents Directory -------------------------- 28 CREDITS COACHING STAFF The 2002 Middle Tennessee Baseball Me- Head Coach ........................ Steve Peterson Records and History dia Guide is a publication of the Athletic Media Alma Mater ............... Jacksonville State, ‘73 Yearly Leaders -----------------------------29-32 Relations Office. Record at School ......................... 443-347-2 All-Time Records -------------------------- 33-36 Career Record .................................... Same Peterson Year-by-Year ------------------- 37-40 WRITING, DESIGN, AND EDITING Asst. ...... Jim McGuire (Cumberland U., ‘85) Blue Raiders in the Pros ----------------- 41-42 Ryan Simmons Asst. ............. Kevin Erminio (Tusculum, ‘95) All-Americans ----------------------------------- 43 Assistant Media Relations Director Asst. ......... Travis Watson (U. of Mobile, ‘98) Honor Roll --------------------------------------- 44 Editorial assistance provided Baseball Office Phone ............ 615.898.2926 NCAA Tournament ------------------------ 45-46 by JoJo Freeman TEAM INFORMATION Baseball History -------------------------------- 47 2001 Overall Record .......................... 41-17 COVER DESIGN 2001 Conference Record/Finish .... 17-10/1st Facilities David Lowery Letterwinners Returning/Lost .............. 22/11 Reese Smith Field ----------------------------- 48 Position Starters Returning/Lost ..............4/4 Stephen Smith Clubhouse------------------- 49 PRINTING Pitchers Returning/Lost ...........................6/6 Athletic Weight Room------------------------- 50 Ambrose Printing Newcomers ..............................................14 Academic Enhancement --------------------- 51 Nashville, TN MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Director ..........Mark Owens University and Community PHOTOGRAPHY MTSU Photographic Services Asst. MRD/Baseball ............ Ryan Simmons Athletic Director -------------------------------- 52 Asst. MRD ............................. JoJo Freeman President----------------------------------------- 53 Asst. MRD ............................ Denise Gideon Murfreesboro ----------------------------------- 54 Additional copies of this year’s media guide Simmons’ Email.......... [email protected] Blue Raider Traditions ------------------------ 55 are available for $8 each. Questions, com- Simmons’ Office Phone .......... 615.904.8209 2002 Baseball Camps ------------------------ 56 ments, and corrections should be directed to Simmons’ Home Phone .......... 615.907.6072 Ryan Simmons, assistant media relations di- Media Relations Fax............... 615.898.5626 rector, (615) 904-8209. Press Box Phone.................... 615.898.2117 Web Address ................ GoBlueRaiders.com MISSION STATEMENT The Middle Tennessee athletic program is committed to quality athletics that bring the campus community together and promote a sense of pride and tradition in academic and athletic excellence. These programs also bring the University regional and national recognition and provide a link between the University, its alumni, and the community at large. They give student, faculty, and alumni opportunities for innovative A Tennessee Board of Regents institution, MTSU is an public service activities that better the community. Athletics uses financial and physical resources to equal-opportunity, non-racially identifiable institution that maintain and develop sports programs to accomplish the mission of the University. does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. SP011-0102 2002 Blue Raider Baseball 1 Expect the Best Founded on September 11, 1911, Middle living, Scarlett Com- Tennessee State University is the oldest, larg- mons opened in Fall est, and fastest-growing public university in 1999, and the Greek central Tennessee. For the past three years, Row Project was com- MTSU has been the number one college pleted for the Spring choice of mid-state high school valedictorians 2000 semester. Over and salutatorians in an independent survey. $200 million in construc- The University has a long history of and tion projects were com- commitment to educating middle Tennesse- pleted in the 1990s or ans. With a current enrollment of more than are currently underway. 20,000 students, MTSU educates more people A teachers’ college in in this region than any other school. More than its earliest days, MTSU 90 percent of the student body are Tennessee still educates more residents, and the majority remain in middle teachers than any other Tennessee after graduation. Of almost 70,000 school in Tennessee. alumni, approximately 77 percent live in Ten- The University also has James E. Walker Library nessee. one of the largest record- During 90 years of existence, the University ing industry programs in the nation; strong support of particular disciplines. Funded by has seen some remarkable changes, growing programs in business, aerospace, and gifts to the University Foundation, the Martin from a 100-acre campus with 125 students and agriscience; and a nationally recognized gradu- Chair of Insurance and the Weatherford Chair 19 faculty to a 500-acre campus with more ate program in public history. Among MTSU’s of Finance are administered through the Eco- than 750 faculty members. graduates are a Nobel Laureate; National nomics and Finance Department. MTSU A comprehensive university, MTSU offers Teacher of the Year; U.S. Senator; U.S. Con- houses nine Chairs of Excellence, established more than 140 undergraduate programs in its gress members; state legislators; scientists; with a combination of private, university, and five colleges—Basic and Applied Sciences, artists; engineers; and Grammy, Emmy, and state funds. They are The Jennings A. Jones Business, Education and Behavioral Science, Peabody award winners. A May 2000 music Chair in Free Enterprise, The Jennings and Liberal Arts, and Mass Communication—and graduate, Alysa Cannon, holds the distinction Rebecca Jones Chair in Urban and Regional some 65 graduate programs, including doc- of being the first MTSU student to participate in Planning, The John Seigenthaler Chair in First toral degrees. the Fulbright Scholar Program; she studied in Amendment Studies, The Dr. Carl Adams Chair Middle Tennessee State University has de- Spain during the 2000-01 academic year. in Health Care Services, The National veloped a comprehensive institution-wide Aca- Academic programs are enriched through HealthCare Chair in Nursing, The Robert E. demic Master Plan that will implement 20-plus the establishment of chairs dedicated to the and Georgiana West Russell Chair in Manu- strategies to continue facturing Excellence, The moving the University Katherine Davis Murfree forward during the 21st Chair in Dyslexic Studies, century. An important The John C. Miller Chair in 2002 Middle Tennessee Baseball component of the Aca- Equine Reproductive demic Master Plan was Physiology, and The Mary the establishment of an E. Miller Chair in Equine Honors College, which Health. was approved by the MTSU is also the site of Tennessee Board of two Centers of Excellence Regents and became a established by the Ten- reality in Fall 1998. nessee General Assem- The University’s bly—The Center for His- progress and forward toric Preservation and The momentum are clearly Center for Popular Music. evidenced by the ongo- Another boon to scholars ing capital projects on is the Albert Gore Re- campus. The four-story search Center, a reposi- University Library tory of manuscripts and opened for student use other materials. in January 1999. A new Former Vice-President Al Gore visits with students on his way to teach his Community Building approach to on-campus course during the spring semester. 2 2002 Blue Raider Baseball Things That Make the Oldest and Largest Public University in Middle Tennessee 1010 One of the Best ... Middle Tennessee, the oldest and largest public university in the mid-state, enrolls more than 20,000 students. A comprehensive university, Middle Tennessee offers