2009 thIel College BaseBall Athletics mediA C o n t e n t s Quick Facts . .1 This is Thiel College . .2-3 Coaching Staff . .4-5 Ben Mitchell Season Preview . .6 director / Baseball Contact Roster and Team Information . .7 Player Profiles . .8-11 Newcomers . .12 2008 in Review . .13 Record Book . .14-16 Kellen Manning assistant director Contact Information Ben Mitchell (Slippery rock ‘06) Phone ..........................................724-589-2187 Cell ..............................................724-456-0714 e-mail [email protected] Kellen Manning (thiel ‘07) Phone ..........................................724-589-2241 e-mail [email protected] Fax ..................................................724-589-2880 Web ............................www.Thielathletics.com Credits The 2009 ThIel College BaSeBall guIde was written, designed, and edited by director of athletics Media Ben Mitchell , with assis - tance from Kellen Manning , Dave Saur , nina gaBrelciK , Kevin FenSterMacher , and the thiel BaSeBall StaFF . Cover by ............Ben Mitchell P r o g r a m I n f o r m a t I o n Photos by ..........lucy Schaly about thiel College Baseball home games location ..................................greenville, Pa. home Field ................................tomcat Park Founded ........................................................1866 location ..................................greenville, Pa. enrollment ..................................................1,279 Capacity ..........................................................300 President ........robert c. Olson ‘60, Ph. D dimensions ..............................330 / 370 / 400 athletics director ......Jack leipheimer ‘74 Nickname ............................................tomcats 2007-08 team Information Colors ......................navy Blue & Old gold 2008 overall Record ..............................29-15 affiliation ........................ncaa Division iii home / away / Neutral ....16-5 / 12-9 / 1-2 Conference ..................Presidents’ athletic 2007-08 PaC Record ....................................8-4 home / away ..................................5-1 / 3-3 Coaching staff Starters Returning / lost ..........................9 / 0 head Coach ......Joe Schaly (10th Season) letterwinners Returning / lost ............ 17 / 1 alma Mater ................Marietta college ‘86 Newcomers ................................................nine Record at Thiel ....................................178-182 Career Record ....................................344-320 Program history assistant Coaches ........................Kurt elbin, First Year of Varsity Competition ............1910 Jim Patterson, eric garrett, all-Time Varsity Record ....428-751-2 (.319) chris Mott, evan agona PaC Titles ......................................................two Baseball office Phone ............724-589-2138 ........................................(1981, 2003) 1 F you are looking for just the right combination iof academic challenge, personal and social involvement, and exceptional value, it is time to discover thiel cOllege . Thiel is a liberal arts school with more than 60 undergraduate majors and areas of study, including cutting-edge programs in business entrepreneur - ship, neuroscience, culinary management, and juvenile and criminal justice studies, just to name a few. dedicated to helping students discover the knowl - edge and skills needed to take the next step in their life plans, Thiel is a place where professors are highly accessible and more involved in students’ growth and learning than at most colleges. here you can carve out your own special place - both in and out of class. You can become a leader of one - or more - of our 17 intercollegiate sports teams or our more than 50 organizations, clubs and honor societies. at Thiel, we are committed to technology integra - tion in the learning environment through our technology-enhanced smart classrooms and facilities, wireless computing throughout the campus and notebook computers for every student. Students can handcraft an educational experience that fits them perfectly and allows for highly customized majors and programs, close interaction with caring faculty, plenty of leadership and other special opportunities and a vibrant community atmosphere. Students are actively engaged outside of the classroom, as well. The Paul Bush ’66 Memorial Fitness Center offers strength training, cardiovas - cular equipment, aerobics space and a social center. our howard Miller Student Center features a beautiful rotunda with a cafe snack bar, the campus bookstore, post office, art gallery and various student services offices. Take in a game at our multi-sport complex alumni Stadium, where our student-athletes compete on FieldTurf. located on a 135-acre, tree-lined campus in western Pennsylvania, Thiel College, affiliated with the evangelical lutheran Church in america, is only a 90-minute drive from Pittsburgh and Cleveland - close enough for ready access to the “big city,” yet distant enough to be safe and free from distrac - tions. Schedule a campus visit today by calling 800-24-ThIel or visiting www.thiel.edu. Thiel College is open for individual campus visits Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. appointments are encouraged and walk-ins are welcomed. 2 A Place to Discover... hiel cOllege , located in greenville, Pennsylvania, was founded by The start in 1866 of Thiel hall, soon to become Thiel College, followed a tgerman lutheran pioneers who came to the western part of the state meeting between the Rev. dr. William a. Passavant and a. louis Thiel. Pas - in the early decades of the 19th century. These hearty people had a com - savant was educated at Jefferson College, a Presbyterian institution in mon heritage of language, culture and religion. The influence of the church, Canonsburg, and at gettysburg Seminary, and proved to be god's man at particularly the newly formed "Pittsburgh Synod of the evangelical lutheran the right time and right place. his zest for truth, beauty and mercy led to Church," had a profound effect on the early academies which flourished the establishment of numerous churches, educational institutions and hos - briefly and led to the founding of Thiel College. pitals in the midwest. 3 Coaching staff heaD CoaCh Career record PoINT PaRK uNIVeRSITY Joe Schaly Year gms WltPct. tenth season 1992 . .42 . .20 . .22 . .0 . ..476 1993 . .47 . .21 . .26 . .0 . ..447 1994 . .57 . .35 . .22 . .0 . ..614 led the Tomcats to a program-best 30-15 1995 . .54 . .26 . .27 . .1 . ..491 mark and a second-place finish in the 1996 . .49 . .31 . .18 . .0 . ..633 conference. Thiel also finished the 2008 1997 . .55 . .32 . .23 . .0 . ..582 campaign as PaC runners-up. tOtal .304 .165 . .138 . .1 . ..542 Schaly has experienced the game at all ThIel College levels, from division I to division III, and Year gms WltPct. from NCaa to NaIa. Prior to Thiel he 2000 . .42 . .14 . .28 . .0 . ..333 was the head coach and assistant athletic 2001 . .35 . .10 . .25 . .0 . ..286 director at Point Park College for six 2002+ . .37 . .17 . .20 . .0 . ..459 years. Point Park has a long history of 2003* . .41 . .23 . .18 . .0 . ...561 he thiel cOllege baseball success in NaIa baseball and during 2004 . .39 . .18 . .21 . .0 . ..461 tprogram is under the direction of Schaly's tenure the Pioneers won the 2005 . .37 . .16 . .21 . .0 . ..432 head coach Joe Schaly. Schaly took over a conference/district four times, and each 2006 . .40 . .21 . .19 . .0 . ..525 2-20 program in September of 1999 and year Schaly was named Coach of the Year. 2007 . .45 . .30 . .15 . .0 . ..667 quickly managed to point the program in While at Point Park he also served on the 2008 . .44 . .29 . .15 . .0 . ..659 tOtal .360 .178 . .182 . .0 . ..494 the right direction. during his nine years NaIa Rules and Tournament Procedures as the program's head coach, Schaly and Committees. CaReeR the Tomcats have won a regular-season Schaly also served as assistant baseball Seasons gms WltPct. Presidents' athletic Conference (PaC) 15 . .664 . .343 . .320 . .1 . ..507 championship and a PaC Tournament coach at Marietta College and Kent State title. university. during his tenure at Marietta * PaC Champions the Pioneers won two NCaa division III + PaC Regular-Season Champions during the 2005 season Schaly became National Championships and finished as the winningest coach in the national runners-up on two other occa - program's his - sions. during his 22 years of coaching tory and his Schaly has worked with 27 players who players have re - went on to play professionally. ceived numer - ous post-season Schaly earned his bachelor of arts degree awards. during in managerial economics from Marietta his nine years 51 College in 1986. he continued his educa - Tomcats have tion at Kent State university and received been named all- his master's degree in sports administra - PaC, 13 have tion in 1989. received all- Schaly resides in Beaver Falls with his Mideast region wife, lucy, and their two children: hannah recognition and and Colin. three were selected as a LEFT - Head Coach JoE SchaLy catches ESPN The Maga - up with former Tomcat Lynn JonES ‘74 - zine academic now a coach in the Atlanta Braves organi - all-americans. zation - during Thiel’s Spring 2009 trip to In 2007 Schaly the Winter Haven, Fla. area. 4 Coaching staff Kurt elbin Jim Patterson Chris mott SeCoNd SeaSoN TeNTh SeaSoN SeVeNTh SeaSoN Kurt elbin is in his Jim Patterson