WE ARE LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY BASEBALL WELCOME E H T O T FAMILY LOUISIANA TECH LA TECH Content Louisiana Tech Athletic Vision & Mission Statement .....................................1 The 2012 Louisiana Tech baseball team informa- tion guide is a publica- 2012 Quick Facts ...........................................................................................2 tion of the Athletics Media Information .........................................................................................3 Media Relations Office. UNIVERSITY It has been designed as a source of information We Are Louisiana Tech ...................................................................................5 for the news media and Bulldogs baseball fans. J.C. Love Field .............................................................................................26 Every effort has been Athletic Vision made to include perti- Pat Patterson ...............................................................................................27 nent and timely informa- Louisiana Tech University will be tion. Should you need 2012 Season Outlook ...................................................................................28 additional information a conference leader in perfor- such as feature material Returning Letterwinners ..............................................................................31 mance by investing strategically and/or statistics, please in studentathletes’ development, direct your inquiries providing superior facilities, and to the media relations Newcomers & Redshirts .............................................................................47 enhancing program support to office. Head Coach Wade Simoneaux .....................................................................53 achieve a local and national image News releases, photos of success and dominance. and other services are Asst. Coach Brian Rountree .........................................................................55 available to accredited 2012 members of the news Asst. Coach Fran Andermann ......................................................................56 media. Current releases, statistics and photos Asst. Coach Brent Porche ............................................................................57 can also be obtained at BULLDOG BASEBALL LATechSports.com. Dr. David Szymanski ....................................................................................57 Editors: Kelvin Queliz Support Staff ...............................................................................................58 Contributors: Queliz, Louisiana Tech Opponents ...................................................................................................59 News Bureau, Louisiana Tech Marketing and Pub- WAC Review ................................................................................................62 lic Relations Department 2011 Season Review ....................................................................................64 Covers, Layout and Design: 2011 Game Recaps ......................................................................................66 Donnie Bell Design. Statistics ......................................................................................................70 Photography: Donny Crowe, Tom Morris, Records ....................................................................................................... 76 Darrell James, James Garner, Matt Lange, Letterwinners ..............................................................................................92 Donald Page. Athletic Mission TV/Radio Roster ...........................................................................................94 Statement Endowed Scholarships ................................................................................95 Embody excellence in everything LTAC .............................................................................................................96 we do. Team Tech 100 .............................................................................................97 Develop student-athletes to maximize their potential in mind, University President Dr. Dan Reneau ..........................................................98 body and spirit. Athletic Director Bruce Van De Velde ...........................................................99 Bring pride, admiration, and loyalty to the University family, Athletic Administration .............................................................................. 100 community and state. Administrative Support .............................................................................. 105 Win with integrity. Athletics Council & Head/Asst. Coaches ................................................... 106 1 www.LATechSports.com LOUISIANA TECH General School Information 2012 RETURNING STARTERS (2011 Stats) Location: Ruston, La. Pos. Name Yr.-Exp B/T G-GS Avg. HR RBI R 2B 3B SLG OBP SB-ATT Founded: 1894 1B Alex Williams SR/3L L/R 61-61 .272 4 53 30 11 0 .373 .350 5-8 Enrollment: 11,250 2B Austin Hedges RS JR/2L R/R 49-43 .304 0 13 25 4 0 .329 .376 2-8 Affiliation: NCAA Division I SS Ryan Gebhardt SO/1L R/R 49-44 .343 0 23 24 3 0 .364 .421 4-9 Nickname: Bulldogs DH Justin Gordey SR/3L R/R 48-36 .301 0 16 22 4 0 .331 .385 4-8 Colors: Red, Blue Conference: Western Athletic 2012 RETURNING ROLE PLAYERS President: Dr. Dan Reneau Pos. Name Yr.-Exp B/T G-GS Avg. HR RBI R 2B 3B SLG OBP SB-ATT AD: Bruce Van De Velde OF Colby Johnson SO/1L L/R 38-24 .321 1 8 13 1 0 .372 .459 5-8 SWA: Mary Kay Hungate OF Corey White JR/2L R/R 38-13 .309 0 3 22 1 0 .327 .387 6-7 Facility: J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park C Tyler Qualls SO/1L L/R 27-13 .255 0 7 11 1 0 .277 .417 2-2 Press Box: 318-257-3144 LA TECH 2012 RETURNING PITCHERS (2011 Stats) Coaching Staff Name Yr.-Exp W-L ERA G/GS SV IP H BB K OBA UNIVERSITY Head Coach: Wade Simoneaux SP Trevor Petersen JR/2L 6-4 5.08 18/16 1 83.1 90 49 45 .278 (Nicholls State, 1984) SP Jeb Stefan RS JR/2L 7-4 4.52 14/14 0 65.2 63 37 51 .246 Office Phone: 318.257.5318 RP Caleb Dudley JR/2L 5-2 3.30 32/2 12 57.1 52 13 44 .239 School Record: 236-270-1 (Nine Seasons) RP Ben Carlisle RS SO/1L 1-2 7.43 16/2 0 26.2 27 11 23 .278 Career Record: Same OF/RP Sam Alvis SO/1L 0-0 3.79 21/0 0 19.0 16 13 16 .232 Assistants: Brian Rountree (South Carolina, 1990); Alphabetical Roster Fran Andermann (Upper Iowa, 2000) # Name Ht. Pos. B/T Class/Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 20 Sam Alvis 6-0 OF/LHP R/L SO/1L Jasper, TX (Jasper HS) Team 14 Mitch Antony 6-0 RHP R/R FR/HS Ruston, LA (Cedar Creek HS) 2011 Record: 34-27 28 Kyle Arnsberg 6-4 C/1B L/R RS SO/JC Arlington, TX (McLennan CC) 2011 Conference: 12-12, T-3rd WAC 19 Beau Bayliss 5-10 INF R/R RS FR Marshall, TX (Marshall HS) 2011 Postseason: 2-2 39 Taylor Burch 6-4 OF R/R SO/1L Monroe, LA (Neville HS) LW Returning/Lost: 14/13 37 Ben Carlisle 6-1 LHP L/L RS SO/1L Shreveport, LA (CE Byrd HS) Starters Returning/Lost (min. 25 GS): 36 Nate Chambers 6-3 RHP R/R Jr/JC Bountiful, UT (Western Texas JC) 4/5 21 Jacob Derouen 6-0 C R/R RS/FR Lafayette, LA (Lafayette HS) Pitchers Returning/Lost (min. 15 IP): 5/7 26 Dakota Doss 6-1 RHP R/R JR/JC Ruston, LA (Ruston HS) Returning Squad Members: 20 5 Caleb Dudley 6-0 RHP R/R JR/2L Texarkana, TX (Texas HS) Returning Redshirts: 6 18 Benn Fairbanks 6-6 RHP R/R RS SO/1L Richmond, TX (Stephen F. Austin HS) Newcomers: 15 6 James Ferguson 6-4 LHP L/L JR/JC Austin, TX (McLennan CC) 3 Stephen Gandy 6-0 OF R/R JR/TR Sterlington, LA (Northwestern State) Media Relations 2 Ryan Gebhardt 5-11 INF R/R SO/1L Monroe, LA (Ouachita HS) Associate AD: Malcolm Butler 32 Luke Giddens 6-2 LHP R/L JR/JC West Chester, OH (Lincoln CC) Promo & Events Coordinator: Josh 17 Bronson Gillam 6-4 RHP/INF S/R RS FR Bossier City, LA (Arkansas) McDaniel 11 Jamie Gilley 5-11 RHP R/R RS JR/JC Benton, LA (Bossier Parish CC) Baseball Contact: Kelvin Queliz 8 Justin Gordey 6-2 OF R/R RS SR/3L Bossier City, LA (Airline HS) Office Phone: 318.257.5314 16 Austin Hedges 5-8 INF R/R RS JR/2L Shreveport, LA (Captain Shreve HS) Cell Phone: 917.683.6517 22 Chase Hesson 6-1 C R/R RS JR/JC Bossier City, LA (Airline HS) 30 Blake Johnson 5-8 OF L/R FR Lafayette, LA (Acadiana HS) BULLDOG BASEBALL E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @LATechkqueliz 10 Colby Johnson 5-11 OF L/R SO/1L Dubach, LA (Ruston, HS) Office Address: 9 Ryan Jones 6-3 INF R/R JR/JC Phoenix, AZ (San Deigo, Mesa CC) Thomas Assembly Center, Room 164 15 Bre’shon Kimbell 6-2 C/1B R/R FR Mesquite, TX (Mesquite HS) 2012 Ruston, La. 71270 24 Phil Maton 6-3 RHP/INF R/R FR Chatham, IL (Glenwood HS) Office Fax: 318.257.3757 29 Kody Neel 6-2 OF L/R JR/JC Richmond, TX (Wharton CC) Website: www.LATechSports.com 33 Brody Olivier 6-0 INF R/R FR Eunice, LA (Eunice HS) Radio: ESPN 97.7 (KNBB-FM) 23 Trevor Petersen 6-3 RHP R/R JR/2L Hallsville, TX (Hallsville HS) Play-By-Play: Dave Nitz 12 Tyler Qualls 6-0 C L/R SO/1L Jackson, MO (Jackson HS) 35 Chris Sadberry 6-0 LHP L/L RS FR Holliday, TX (Holliday HS) 31 Jeb Stefan 6-4 RHP R/R RS JR/2L Lafayette, LA (Acadiana HS) 34 Jacob Stockton 6-4 OF R/R FR Pineville, LA (Tioga HS) 7 Taylor Terrasas 5-10 INF R/R JR/2L Sante Fe, TX (Sante Fe HS) 4 Corey White 5-6 OF R/R JR/2L West Monroe, LA (West Monroe HS) 44 Alex Williams 6-6 INF L/R SR/3L Vick, LA (Holy Savior Menard HS) Coaches Wade Simoneaux - Head Coach Brian Rountree - Assistant Coach Fran Andermann - Assistant Coach Brent Porche - Assistant Coach 2 www.LATechSports.com LOUISIANA TECH Web Coverage Louisiana Tech’s