2020 Eastern Kentucky University Baseball Record Book 2020 Schedule DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME 2/14 (Fri) at Presbyterian College Clinton, S.C. 2 p.m. 4/10 (Fri) EASTERN ILLINOIS* Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 2/15 (Sat) at Presbyterian College Clinton, S.C. 2 p.m. 4/11 (Sat) EASTERN ILLINOIS* Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 2/16 (Sun) at Presbyterian College Clinton, S.C. 1 p.m. 4/14 (Tue) UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 2/18 (Tue) KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Richmond, Ky. 3 p.m. 4/17 (Fri) at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. 7 p.m. 2/21 (Fri) at Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, La. 8 p.m. 4/18 (Sat) at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. 7 p.m. 2/22 (Sat) at Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, La. 4 p.m. 4/19 (Sun) at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. 2 p.m. 2/23 (Sun) at Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, La. 12 p.m. 4/22 (Wed) at Miami University Oxford, Ohio 5 p.m. 2/26 (Wed) at University of Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 4 p.m. 4/24 (Fri) MURRAY STATE* Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 2/28 (Fri) SIENA COLLEGE Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 4/25 (Sat) MURRAY STATE* Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 2/29 (Sat) SIENA COLLEGE Richmond, Ky. 12 p.m. 4/26 (Sun) MURRAY STATE* Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 2/29 (Sat) SIENA COLLEGE Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 4/28 (Tue) NORTHERN KENTUCKY Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 3/1 (Sun) SIENA COLLEGE Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 4/29 (Wed) at Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio 3 p.m. 3/6 (Sat) NORFOLK STATE Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 5/1 (Fri) at Tennessee Tech* Cookeville, Tenn. TBA 3/7 (Sun) NORFOLK STATE Richmond, Ky. 2 p.m. 5/2 (Sat) at Tennessee Tech* Cookeville, Tenn. TBA 3/8 (Sun) NORFOLK STATE Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 5/3 (Sun) at Tennessee Tech* Cookeville, Tenn. TBA 3/10 (Tue) BEREA COLLEGE Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 5/8 (Fri) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 3/11 (Fri) at Northern Kentucky Highland Heights, Ky. 3 p.m. 5/9 (Sat) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 3/13 (Sat) MOREHEAD STATE* Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 5/10 (Sun) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 3/14 (Sun) MOREHEAD STATE* Richmond, Ky. 2 p.m. 5/12 (Sat) vs. Western Carolina + Mason, Ohio 1 p.m. 3/15 (Wed) MOREHEAD STATE* Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 5/14 (Thur) at Belmont* Nashville, Tenn. 6 p.m. 3/17 (Fri) at University of Louisville Louisville, Ky. 6 p.m. 5/15 (Fri) at Belmont* Nashville, Tenn. 6 p.m. 3/20 (Sat) at Tennessee-Martin* Martin, Tenn. 6 p.m. 5/16 (Sat) at Belmont* Nashville, Tenn. 2 p.m. 3/21 (Sun) at Tennessee-Martin* Martin, Tenn. 4 p.m. 5/19 (Tue) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/22 (Tue) at Tennessee-Martin* Martin, Tenn. 2 p.m. 5/20 (Wed) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/25 (Wed) at University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio 3 p.m. 5/21 (Thur) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/27 (Fri) SIU EDWARDSVILLE* Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 5/22 (Fri) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/28 (Sat) SIU EDWARDSVILLE* Richmond, Ky. 2 p.m. 5/23 (Sat) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/29 (Sun) SIU EDWARDSVILLE* Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 5/27-5/31 NCAA Regionals TBD 3/31 (Tue) at Northern Kentucky Highland Heights, Ky. 3 p.m. 6/3-8 NCAA Super Regionals TBD 4/3 (Fri) at Austin Peay* Clarksville, Tenn. TBA 6/12-24 College World Series Omaha, Neb. 4/4 (Sat) at Austin Peay* Clarksville, Tenn. TBA 4/5 (Sun) at Austin Peay* Clarksville, Tenn. TBA 4/7 (Tue) MARSHALL UNIVERSITY Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 4/9 (Thu) EASTERN ILLINOIS* Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. Home Games in Bold CAPS * Ohio Valley Conference Game + Prasco Park (Mason, Ohio) Times given are Eastern and subject to change The Offi cial Home Of Eastern Kentucky University Athletics www.EKUSports.com EKUSports.com 2 2020 Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Daniel Harris IV INF R/R 5-11 178 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Miller Grove HS) 2 Jackson Webb C R/R 5-11 190 Fr. Elizabethtown, Ky. (Elizabethtown HS) 3 Kendal Ewell OF R/R 6-3 200 Fr. Calumet City, Ill. (Marist HS) 4 Nick Laster RHP R/R 6-0 175 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake HS) 5 Darren Williams RHP R/R 6-6 205 R-Jr. Maysville, Ky. (Mason County HS) 6 Julian Jackson RHP L/R 6-8 200 So. Power Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove HS) 8 Louis Davenport III RHP R/R 6-1 170 Jr. Lithonia, Ga. (Seminole State College) 9 Christian Lucio INF L/R 5-11 175 So. Chicago Heights, Ill. (Mt. Carmel HS) 10 Marcus Hill OF R/R 5-11 170 So. Southland, Texas. (Southlake Central HS) 11 Jaxson Blair UTL R/R 6-0 170 Sr. Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Christian Academy) 12 A.J. Lewis C R/R 5-10 195 Sr. Chicago, Ill (John A. Logan CC) 13 Brennan Kelly LHP R/L 6-1 195 Sr. Wabash, Ind. (Kankakee CC) 14 Jake Lewis LHP L/L 6-2 190 Jr. New Albany, Ind. (Providence HS) 15 Chance Bodine C R/R 6-2 205 R-Sr. Bardstown, Ky. (Vincennes University) 16 Jacob Ferris RHP R/R 6-3 185 So. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 17 Charles Ludwick INF S/R 6-2 195 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS) 18 Brennan LaBarbera RHP R/R 6-4 195 So. Crestwood, Ky. (South Oldham HS) 19 Will Brian LHP L/L 5-10 179 R-So. Brandenburg, Ky. (Meade County HS) 20 Michael Brewer OF R/R 6-2 185 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider HS) 22 John Farley LHP L/L 6-3 200 So. Clifton, Va. (Centreville HS) 23 Nick Howie OF R/R 6-3 210 Sr. Oakville, Ontario (Garth Webb HS) 24 Chris Botsoe OF R/R 5-11 184 R-Sr. Hinsdale, Ill. (Iowa Western CC) 25 Caleb Upshaw OF R/R 6-2 210 Jr. Newnan, Ga. (Western Oklahoma State) 28 Jordan Fox LHP L/L 6-3 195 Fr. Georgetown, Ky. (Scott County HS) 29 Ryan Nelson INF R/R 6-0 180 Fr. Aurora, Ill. (Montini Catholic HS) 31 Brent Lovell C R/R 5-11 190 So. Mt. Vernon, Ky. (Rockcastle County HS) 33 Garret Simpson RHP R/R 6-0 155 Fr. Mt. Washington, Ky. (Bullitt East HS) 34 Logan Thomason INF R/R 6-1 190 So. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 35 Edward Hester III OF L/R 6-2 194 Jr. Detroit, Mich. (Indian Hills CC) 36 Dylan Ross RHP R/R 6-5 250 Fr. Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro HS) 37 Blake Delong LHP L/L 6-3 186 Fr. Paintsville, Ky. (Johnson Central HS) 39 Gabe Ferrell RHP R/R 6-3 170 Fr. Paintsville, Ky. (Johnson Central HS) 40 Jye Deeble LHP L/L 6-0 180 R-Jr. Gold Coast, Australia (Central Arizona College) 41 Brandon Thomas RHP L/R 6-3 197 R-So. Cumming, Ga. (Spartanburg Methodist CC) 43 Jacob Abbott RHP R/R 6-1 180 Sr. Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS) 44 Nate Beavers RHP R/R 6-2 180 Sr. Versailles, Ky. (Lincoln Trail CC) 45 Nick Borek RHP R/R 6-2 190 R-Jr. Baldwinsville, N.Y. (Spartanburg Methodist CC) Head Coach: Edwin Thompson (Webber University, 2003), Fifth Year Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach: Shaun Cole (William Penn 2007), Second Year Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Julius McDougal (Claffl in University, 2012), Third Year Volunteer Assistant Coach: Nic Wilson (Georgia State, 2018), First Year 3 EKUSports.com Head Coach • Edwin Thompson Bench Award, given to the nation’s top catcher. Holderbach recruiting class was recognized by Baseball America Title: Head Coach was a semifi nalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, given to the as one of the top recruiting classes in the South and Year at EKU: 5th season best player in the nation. He was drafted in the 16th round rated among the top-35 in the nation by Perfect Alma Mater: Webber University, 2003 by the Houston Astros in the 2018 Draft. Game. The group included four future Major League Holderbach and Howie were chosen as Academic All- Baseball draft picks. Edwin Thompson, who in the Americans® in 2018. Daniel Harris was picked as a Freshman Thompson worked with a total of 12 players at last nine seasons has recruited All-American. Duke who would go on to play professional baseball, and coached 20 All-Americans Academically, the team is one of only 16 NCAA Division I including current Toronto Blue Jay Marcus Stroman. and 42 players who went on to play professional baseball programs to earn the American Baseball Coaches As- Thompson compiled a 37-33 record in two sea- baseball, was chosen as the head baseball coach at sociation (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award each of the sons (2009 & 2010) as the head coach at NCAA Divi- Eastern Kentucky University on July 2, 2015. last three years. In order to qualify for the award, programs sion III Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. His coaching “EKU has a great standard of academic and ath- must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. career began at the University of Maine at Farmington letic excellence along with a strong baseball tradition In 2017, Thompson helped Ben Fisher earn multiple where he served four seasons (2005-08) as the associ- and I am honored to lead the baseball program,” said All-America honors, the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Player of ate head coach and recruiting coordinator.