2011 RECORD BOOK SPARTAN RECORD BOOK Table of Contents/Quick Facts Table of Contents/Quick Facts 2 SCHOOL INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Schedule 3 Name: Michigan State University 2010 Record: 34-19 2011 Roster 4 Location: East Lansing, Mich. 2010 Conference Record/Finish: 11-13 / Head Coach Jake Boss 5 Enrollment: 47,131 T-7th Coaching Staff 6 President: Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/7 McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field 7 Director of Athletics: Mark Hollis Position Starters Returning/Lost: 4/4 Season Preview 8-9 Colors: Green and White Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 3/1 Team Records 10 Nickname: Spartans Single-Season Records 11-12 Mascot: Sparty Key Position Returners: Yearly Batting/ERA Leaders 13 Conference: Big Ten Ryan Jones, 2B, So. Career Records 14 Facility (Capacity): McLane Baseball Stadium (.380 AVG, 73 H, 12 2B, 37 RBI, .429 OBA) Big Ten Records 15 at Kobs Field (2,500) Brandon Eckerle, CF, Sr. Award Winners 16-17 (.362 AVG, 81 H, 22 SB, .993 Fielding %) Elite Spartans 18-20 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Jeff Holm, 1B, Sr. Kirk Gibson 18 Baseball Contact: Ben Phlegar (.350 AVG, 21 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR, 50 RBI) Mark Mulder 18 Offi ce Phone: 517-355-2271 Torsten Boss, 3B, So. Robin Roberts 19 Cell Phone: 517-896-0031 (.341 AVG, 10 2B, 6 HR, 41 RBI) Dick Radatz 19 Offi ce Fax: 517-353-9636 Steve Garvey 20 E-Mail Address: [email protected] Key Position Losses: John Kobs 20 Mailing Address: Eli Boike, RF Danny Litwhiler 20 Z-22 Breslin Center (.384 AVG, 78 H, 14 2B, 8 HR, 48 RBI) Spartans In MLB Draft 21 East Lansing, MI 48824 Jonathan Roof, SS Spartans In Major Leagues 22-23 Website: www.msuspartans.com (.317 AVG, 53 R, 72 H, 13 2B, 4 HR, 43 RBI) MSU All-Americans 24 Chris Roberts, OF/DH All-Time Results 25-36 COACHING STAFF (.313 AVG, 15 2B, 8 HR, 46 RBI) Yearly Results 37 Head Coach: Jake Boss Jr. All-Time Letterwinners 38-40 Alma Mater, Year: Alma, 1993 Key Pitchers Returning: School Record (Yrs.): 57-50 (2) Kurt Wunderlich, Sr. Overall Record (Yrs.): 82-84 (3) (8-3, 4.28 ERA, 88.1 IP, 48 K, .297 OBA) Tony Bucciferro, Jr. Assistant Coach: Mark Van Ameyde (Pitching/ (7-5, 5.08 ERA, 88.2 IP, 52 K, .296 OBA) Recruiting Coord.) Tony Wieber, So. Years at MSU: Third (4-0, 5.08 ERA, 33.2 IP, 24 K, .291 OBA) Alma Mater, Year: Detroit, 1996 Tim Simpson, Jr., (0-1, 2.38 ERA, 22.2 IP, 21 K, .183 OBA) For the latest news on Michigan Assistant Coach: Graham Sikes (Outfi elders/ Andrew Waszak, So. Hitters/Base Running) (4-1, 6.21 ERA, 46.0 IP, 39 K, .326 OBA) State baseball, including week- Years at MSU: First ly notes, updated biographies, Alma Mater, Year: Liberty, 2002 Key Pitching Losses: videos, podcasts and features, Kurtis Frymier visit the baseball page at www. Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jake Boss Sr. (3-1, 3.58 ERA, 32.2 IP, 8 SV, 27 K, .280 OBA) msuspartans.com. Years at MSU: Third A.J. Achter Alma Mater, Year: Western Michigan, 1967 (4-4, 4.20 ERA, 98.2 IP, 74 K, .281 OBA) Follow Michigan State Baseball... www.msuspartans.com @statebaseball 2 2011 MICHIGAN STATE BASEBALL RECORD BOOK SPARTAN RECORD BOOK 2011 Schedule Date Opponent Time Location Friday, Feb. 18 Notre Dame ^ 4 p.m. Dunedin Stadium, Dunedin, Fla. Saturday, Feb. 19 Seton Hall ^ 10 a.m. Al Lang/Progress Energy Park, St. Petersburg, Fla. Sunday, Feb. 20 Cincinnati ^ 1 p.m. Jack Russell Memorial Stadium, Clearwater, Fla. Friday, Feb. 25 Charleston Southern % 7 p.m. Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C. Saturday, Feb. 26 Furman % 4 p.m. Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C. Sunday, Feb. 27 Clemson % 1 p.m. Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C. Friday, March 4 SIU Edwardsville $ 3 p.m. Daytona Beach, Fla. Saturday, March 5 SIU Edwardsville $ 3 p.m. Daytona Beach, Fla. Saturday, March 5 Bethune-Cookman $ 6 p.m. Daytona Beach, Fla. Sunday, March 6 Boston College $ 12 p.m. Daytona Beach, Fla. Wednesday, March 9 Miami, OH + 11 a.m. Lakeland, Fla. Friday, March 11 Yale + 5 p.m. Auburndale, Fla. Saturday, March 12 Akron + 4:30 p.m. Winter Haven, Fla. Sunday, March 13 Pittsburgh + 10 a.m. Lakeland, Fla. Friday, March 18 Evansville 6 p.m. Evansville, Ind. Saturday, March 19 Evansville 2 p.m. Evansville, Ind. Sunday, March 20 Evansville 1 p.m. Evansville, Ind. Friday, March 25 Michigan 5 p.m. Ann Arbor, Mich. Saturday, March 26 Michigan 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Sunday, March 27 Michigan 1 p.m. Ann Arbor, Mich. Wednesday, March 30 Central Michigan 3 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Friday, April 1 Iowa * 7:05 p.m. ET Iowa City, Iowa Saturday, April 2 Iowa * 2:05 p.m. ET Iowa City, Iowa Sunday, April 3 Iowa * 2:05 p.m. ET Iowa City, Iowa Tuesday, April 5 Crosstown Showdown 7:05 p.m. Lansing, Mich. - Cooley Law School Stadium Wednesday, April 6 Eastern Michigan 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Friday, April 8 Minnesota * 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Saturday, April 9 Minnesota * 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Sunday, April 10 Minnesota * 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Tuesday, April 12 Oakland (DH) 3:05 p.m. Lansing, Mich. - Cooley Law School Stadium Friday, April 15 Ohio State * 6:35 p.m. Columbus, Ohio Saturday, April 16 Ohio State * 3:05 p.m. Columbus, Ohio Sunday, April 17 Ohio State * 1:05 p.m. Columbus, Ohio Tuesday, April 19 Western Michigan 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Wednesday, April 20 Central Michigan 6:35 p.m. Detroit, Mich. (Comerica Park) Friday, April 22 Illinois * 7:05 p.m. ET Champaign, Ill. Saturday, April 23 Illinois * 4:05 p.m. ET Champaign, Ill. Sunday, April 24 Illinois * 2:05 p.m. ET Champaign, Ill. Wednesday, April 27 Eastern Michigan 6:30 p.m. Ypsilanti, Mich. Friday, April 29 Penn State* 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Saturday, April 30 Penn State * 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Sunday, May 1 Penn State * 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Friday, May 6 Purdue * 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Saturday, May 7 Purdue * 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Sunday, May 8 Purdue * 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Tuesday, May 10 Western Michigan 3 p.m. Kalamazoo, Mich. Wednesday, May 11 Central Michigan 3 p.m. Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Friday, May 13 Indiana * 3:05 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. Saturday, May 14 Indiana * 1:05 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. Sunday, May 15 Indiana * 1:05 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. Tuesday, May 17 Notre Dame 5:35 p.m. South Bend, Ind. Thursday, May 19 Northwestern * 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Friday, May 20 Northwestern * 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Saturday, May 21 Northwestern * 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Wed.-Sat., May 25-28 Big Ten Tournament TBA TBA Fri.-Sun., June 3-5 TBA NCAA Regional TBA Fri-Sun., June 10-12 TBA NCAA Super Regional TBA Fri-Sat., June 18-27 TBA College World Series Omaha, Neb. Bold = home game; * = Big Ten Conference Game; ^ = BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge; % = First Pitch Invitational; $ = Bethune-Cookman Invitational; + = RussMat Central Florida Invitational; all home games played at Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium on the Michigan State University campus; all game times Eastern. 2011 MICHIGAN STATE BASEBALL RECORD BOOK 3 SPARTAN RECORD BOOK 2011 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. B/T Hometown/Previous School 2 Jared Hook IF-OF 6-1 195 So. L/R Portage, Mich./Portage Central 3 John Martinez C-OF 5-10 185 So. R/R Auburn Hill, Mich./DeLaSalle 5 Andrew Waszak RHP 6-1 205 So. R/R Rochester Hills, Mich./Adams 6 Jordan Keur OF 5-11 185 So. R/R Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville 7 Torsten Boss IF 6-0 190 So. L/R Lowell, Mich./Lowell 8 Chad Nielson RHP 6-0 180 Jr. R/R Chelsea, Mich./IPFW 10 Ryan Jones IF 5-10 170 So. R/R Haslett, Mich./Haslett 11 Tony Wieber OF-RHP 6-0 200 So. R/R Grand Ledge, Mich./Grand Ledge 12 Andrew Carpenter IF 6-1 200 So. R/R Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood 13 Justin Scanlon SS 6-0 185 Jr. R/R Verona, Wis/Madison Tech CC 14 Brandon Eckerle OF 6-0 175 Sr. R/R Durand, Mich./Corunna 15 Andrew Webb RHP 6-0 180 Sr. R/R Allen Park, Mich./Allen Park 16 David Garner RHP 5-11 175 Fr. R/R Niles, Mich./Niles 17 Zak Wilkerson RHP 6-2 200 Fr. R/R Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern 18 Andrew Rademacher IF 6-1 195 So. R/R DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt 19 Tim Simpson RHP 6-4 215 Jr. R/R Flushing, Mich./Grand Rapids CC 20 Cody Huge RHP 6-3 200 So. R/R Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek 21 Trevor Cousineau LHP/1B 6-6 235 So. L/L Davison, Mich./Mott CC 22 Bryce Jenney RHP 6-2 190 Jr. L/R Northville, Mich./Western Kentucky 24 Joe Zwierzynski RHP 6-4 230 So. R/R Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge 26 Kurt Wunderlich RHP 6-2 215 Sr. L/R Des Peres, Mo./Kirkwood 27 Jeff Holm 1B/LHP 6-3 210 Sr. L/L St. Charles, Ill./North 28 Jeff Kinley LHP/OF 6-1 175 Fr.