Quick Facts TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 2014 SCHEDULE Location.....................................................Philadelphia, PA Day Date Opponent...................................................................Time Founded .......................................................................1884 Friday Feb.14 North Carolina A&T State University.......................3:00 p.m. Saturday Feb. 15 North Carolina A&T State University.......................1:00 p.m. Enrollment ................................................................39,000 Sunday Feb. 16 North Carolina A&T State University.......................1:00 p.m. President..................................................Neil D. Theobold Friday Feb. 21 Rider University.......................................................2:00 p.m. Director of Athletics..........................................Kevin Clark Saturday Feb. 22 Rider Univeristy.......................................................1:00 p.m. Nickname .....................................................................Owls Sunday Feb. 23 Rider University.....................................................12:00 p.m. Friday Feb. 28 Virginia Commonwealth University ........................3:00 p.m. Colors......................................................Cherry and White Saturday March 1 Virginia Commonwealth University ........................2:00 p.m. Home Field................Skip Wilson Field/Campbell’s Field Sunday March 2 Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy ........................1:00 p.m. Capacity...........................................................1,000/ 6,425 Tuesday March 4 Radford University ..................................................4:00 p.m. Wednesday March 5 Radford Univeristy ..................................................4:00 p.m. Friday March 7 Central Connecticut State University ...................3:00 p.m. COACHING STAFF Saturday March 8 Niagara University ...............................................1:00 p.m. Head Coach..................................................Ryan Wheeler Sunday March 9 Iona University ..................................................12:00 p.m. Tuesday March 11 Rider University.......................................................3:00 p.m. Main Campus Office...................................215‐204‐8639 Wednesday March 12 Lafayette College.....................................................3:00 p.m. Ambler Office...............................................215‐283‐1465 Friday March 14 La Salle University ...............................................3:00 p.m. E‐Mail [email protected] Saturday March 15 University of Hartford..........................................1:00 p.m. Career Record/Years .............................................37‐62/2 Sunday March 16 Saint Peter’s University......................................12:00 p.m. Tuesday March 18 Lehigh University.................................................3:00 p.m. Record at TU/Years............................................................Same Wednesday March 19 George Mason University........................................3:00 p.m. Pitching Coach...................................................Brian Pugh Friday March 21 * University of Memphis............................................7:30 p.m. Phone............................................................215‐204‐8640 Saturday March 22 * University of Memphis............................................3:00 p.m. Sunday March 23 * University of Memphis............................................2:00 p.m. E‐Mail [email protected] Tuesday March 25 University of Delaware (LBC)...................................3:00 p.m. Assistant Coach ................................................Kevin Small Friday March 28 * University of Central Florida ...................................6:30 p.m. Phone............................................................215‐204‐3146 Saturday March 29 * University of Central Florida ..............................................4:00 p.m. E‐Mail...........................................smallkbo7@yahoo.com Sunday March 30 * University of Central Florida ...................................1:00 p.m. Tuesday April 1 Liberty Bell Classis (Opponent TBD)..............................TBA Volunteer Assistant Coach ...........................Sean Saverio Friday April 4 * University of Cincinnati........................................3:00 p.m. Saturday April 5 * University of Cincinnati........................................7:00 p.m. THE TEAM Sunday April 6 * University of Cincinnati......................................12:00 p.m. Tuesday April 8 Monmouth University.............................................3:00 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................17/13 Friday April 11 * University of South Florida ..................................7:00 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost.................................................3/5 Saturday April 12 * University of South Florida ..................................3:00 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost.................................................9/5 Sunday April 13 * University of South Florida ................................12:00 p.m. Tuesday April 15 University of Delaware ........................................3:00 p.m. 2013 Overall Record..................................................18‐28 Thursday April 17 * University of Connecticut........................................3:00 p.m. 2013 Atlantic 10 Record..............................................7‐17 Friday April 18 * University of Connecticut........................................1:00 p.m. 2013 Atlantic 10 Finish..........................................13th/15 Saturday April 19 * Univeristy of Connecticut........................................1:00 p.m. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Wednesday April 23 University of Delaware............................................3:00 p.m. Friday April 25 Monmouth University.............................................3:00 p.m. Contact............................................................Korey Blucas Saturday April 26 Monmouth University .........................................3:00 p.m. Office Phone ................................................215‐204‐7446 Sunday April 27 Monmouth University........................................12:00 p.m. Cell Phone ....................................................724‐799‐4480 Wednesday April 30 Villanova University.................................................3:15 p.m. Friday May 2 * Rutgers University...................................................3:00 p.m. Office Fax......................................................215‐204‐7499 Saturday May 3 * Rutgers University...................................................1:00 p.m. E‐mail.......................................korey.blucas@temple.edu Sunday May 4 * Rutgers University...................................................1:00 p.m. Website.............................................www.owlsports.com Friday May 9 * University of Louisville.........................................3:00 p.m. Saturday May 10 * University of Louisville........................................11:00 a.m Sunday May 11 * University of Louisville.......................................12:00 p.m. TABLE OF CONTENTS Thursday May 15 * University of Houston..........................................3:00 p.m. Friday May 16 * University of Houston..........................................3:00 p.m. Saturday May 17 * University of Houston ........................................11:00 a.m. Quick Facts......................2 Year by Year Results.........30 Wed.‐Sun. May 21‐25 ** American Athletic Conference Tournament ....................TBA Coaching Staff .................3 Record Book..................31 Skip Wilson Field.............6 Hitting Records..............32 Home games in bold * American Athletic Conference game; Campbell’s Field..............7 Did You Know?..............35 ** at Hayes Stadium, Charlotte, NC Roster..............................9 Pitching Records ...........36 LBC ‐ Liberty Bell Classic Player Profiles ...............10 Year by Year Leaders..........38 CREDITS 2013 Statistics ...............22 Honors & Awards.............40 2013 Results..................23 All‐Americans................41 The 2014 Temple Baseball Media Guide was written and edited by Korey Blucas, Ean Dunn and Lauren Capone. Layout and design by Kelli Sheesley and Korey Blucas. American Athletic Confer‐ Hall of Fame ..................41 Additional editing provided by Al Shrier. Photography provided by Greg Carroccio, ence ..............................24 Owls in the Pros ............42 Joseph V. Labolito, Mitchell Leff and Zohrab Kazanjian. Published by the Temple Philadelphia Big 5.............25 All‐Time Roster..............43 University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Liberty Bell Classic............25 All‐Time Results ............46 Baseball History ............26 All‐Time Opponents ......51 2014 Temple Baseball Media Guide 2 Coaching Records.............29 Coaching Staff RYAN WHEELER Head Coach • Third Sea- Ryan Wheeler, who has 17 years of Division I coaching experience is in his third season as the WHEELER YEAR-BY-YEAR head baseball coach at Temple University after Year Team Position Record serving the previous five as an assistant at the Uni‐ versity of Richmond. 2001 William & Mary Assistant Coach In his two seasons, he has guided the Owls to 37 2002 William & Mary Assistant