2019 Eastern Kentucky University Baseball Record Book 2019 Schedule DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME 2/15 (Fri) vs. Grambling State@ New Orleans, La. 5 p.m. 4/7 (Sun) AUSTIN PEAY* Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 2/16 (Sat) vs. Florida A&M@ (MLB Network) New Orleans, La. 8 p.m. 4/10 (Wed) at Northern Kentucky Highland Heights, Ky. 4 p.m. 2/17 (Sun) vs. Prairie View A&M@ New Orleans, La. 12 p.m. 4/12 (Fri) at Eastern Illinois* Charleston, Ill. 4 p.m. 2/20 (Wed) at Louisville Louisville, Ky. 3 p.m. 4/13 (Sat) at Eastern Illinois* Charleston, Ill. 2 p.m. 2/22 (Fri) MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 4/14 (Sun) at Eastern Illinois* Charleston, Ill. 2 p.m. 2/23 (Sat) MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 4/18 (Thu) JACKSONVILLE STATE* Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 2/23 (Sat) MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 4/19 (Fri) JACKSONVILLE STATE* Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 2/24 (Sun) MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 4/20 (Sat) JACKSONVILLE STATE* Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 2/26 (Tue) at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 4 p.m. 4/24 (Wed) at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 6 p.m. 2/27 (Wed) DAYTON Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 4/26 (Fri) at Murray State* Murray, Ky. 6:30 p.m. 3/1 (Fri) BOSTON COLLEGE Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 4/27 (Sat) at Murray State* Murray, Ky. 3 p.m. 3/2 (Sat) EVANSVILLE Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 4/28 (Sun) at Murray State* Murray, Ky. 2 p.m. 3/3 (Sun) EVANSVILLE Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 4/30 (Tue) vs. Northern Kentucky^ Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m. 3/3 (Sun) BOSTON COLLEGE Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 5/3 (Fri) TENNESSEE TECH* Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 3/5 (Tue) WESTERN KENTUCKY Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 5/4 (Sat) TENNESSEE TECH* Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 3/8 (Fri) OAKLAND Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 5/5 (Sun) TENNESSEE TECH* Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 3/9 (Sat) OAKLAND Richmond, Ky. 2 p.m. 5/10 (Fri) at Southeast Missouri* Cape Girardeau, Mo. TBA 3/10 (Sun) OAKLAND Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 5/11 (Sat) at Southeast Missouri* Cape Girardeau, Mo. TBA 3/13 (Wed) KENTUCKY STATE Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 5/12 (Sun) at Southeast Missouri* Cape Girardeau, Mo. TBA 3/15 (Fri) at Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 4 p.m. 5/14 (Tue) vs. Western Carolina+ Mason, Ohio 6 p.m. 3/16 (Sat) at Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 2 p.m. 5/16 (Thur) BELMONT* Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 3/17 (Sun) at Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 1 p.m. 5/17 (Fri) BELMONT* Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 3/19 (Tue) LOUISVILLE Richmond, Ky. 5 p.m. 5/18 (Sat) BELMONT* Richmond, Ky. 2 p.m. 3/20 (Wed) MIAMI (OH) Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 5/21 (Tue) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/22 (Fri) TENNESSEE-MARTIN* Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. 5/22 (Wed) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/23 (Sat) TENNESSEE-MARTIN* Richmond, Ky. 2 p.m. 5/23 (Thur) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/24 (Sun) TENNESSEE-MARTIN* Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m. 5/24 (Fri) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/29 (Fri) at SIU Edwardsville* Edwardsville, Ill. 7 p.m. 5/25 (Sat) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/30 (Sat) at SIU Edwardsville* Edwardsville, Ill. 2 p.m. 5/26 (Sun) OVC Tournament Marion, Ill. TBA 3/31 (Sun) at SIU Edwardsville* Edwardsville, Ill. 2 p.m. 5/30-6/2 NCAA Regionals TBD 4/3 (Wed) XAVIER Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 6/10-12 NCAA Super Regionals TBD 4/5 (Fri) AUSTIN PEAY* Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. 6/18-26 College World Series Omaha, Neb. 4/6 (Sat) AUSTIN PEAY* Richmond, Ky. 4 p.m. Home Games in Bold CAPS * Ohio Valley Conference Game @ MLB Andre Dawson Classic ^ Whitaker Bank Ballpark (Lexington, Ky.) + 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 2019 Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Will Johnson OF R/R 6-0 195 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia State) 2 Jaxson Blair UTL R/R 6-0 170 Jr. Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Christian Academy) 3 Daniel Harris IV INF R/R 5-11 152 So. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Miller Grove HS) 4 Nick Laster RHP R/R 6-0 175 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake HS) 5 Darren Williams RHP R/R 6-6 205 R-So. Maysville, Ky. (Mason County HS) 6 Julian Jackson RHP R/R 6-8 200 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. (Hillgrove HS) 7 Ryland Kerr INF R/R 6-0 175 R-Sr. Bellevue, Wash. (Edmonds CC) 8 Corey Conklin INF L/R 6-2 185 R-Sr. Corvallis, Ore. (Lower Columbia CC) 9 Christian Lucio INF L/R 5-11 175 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Mt. Carmel HS) 10 Marcus Hill OF R/R 5-11 170 Fr Southlake, Texas. (Southlake Central HS) 11 John Farley LHP L/L 6-3 200 Fr. Clifton, Va. (Centreville HS) 12 A.J. Lewis C R/R 5-10 195 Jr. Chicago, Ill (John A. Logan CC) 13 Brennan Kelly LHP R/L 6-1 195 Jr. Wabash, Ind. (Kankakee CC) 14 Jake Lewis LHP/1B L/L 6-2 190 So. New Albany, Ind. (Providence HS) 15 Chance Bodine C R/R 6-2 205 R-Jr. Bardstown, Ky. (Vincennes University) 16 Jacob Ferris RHP R/R 6-3 185 Fr. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 17 Eddie Satisky RHP R/R 6-3 200 R-Fr. Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS) 18 Brennan LaBarbera RHP R/R 6-4 195 Fr. Crestwood, Ky. (South Oldham HS) 19 Will Brian LHP L/L 5-10 179 So. Brandenburg, Ky. (Meade County HS) 20 Michael Brewer OF R/R 6-2 185 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider HS) 21 Lyndon Weaver INF R/R 5-10 175 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Redan HS) 22 Austin Shepherd RHP R/R 6-1 200 R-Fr. Lexington, Ky. (Dunbar HS) 23 Nick Howie OF R/R 6-3 210 Jr. Oakville, Ontario (Garth Webb HS) 24 Chris Botsoe OF R/R 5-11 184 R-Jr. Hinsdale, Ill. (Iowa Western CC) 25 Aaron Ochsenbein RHP R/R 6-3 225 R-Sr. Lexington, Ky. (Dunbar HS) 29 Kaven Brown RHP R/R 6-4 215 Sr. Paris, Ky. (Pensacola State College) 30 Logan Teague RHP R/R 6-3 195 Sr. Lancaster, Ky. (Lincoln Trail College) 31 Tyler Romanik C/1B R/R 6-3 215 Sr. Columbia, S.C. (State College of Florida) 33 Eli Crall RHP R/R 6-5 200 R-Fr. Mount Orab, Ohio. (Western Brown HS) 34 Logan Thomason INF R/R 6-0 170 Fr. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 38 Brent Lovell C R/R 5-11 190 Fr. Rockcastle, Ky. (Rockcastle County HS) 40 Mitchell Morris RHP R/R 6-5 195 Jr. Rising Sun, Ind. (Sinclair CC) 41 Charles Ludwick INF S/R 6-2 195 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside HS) 43 Jacob Abbott INF R/R 6-1 180 Jr. Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS) 44 Nate Beavers RHP R/R 6-2 180 Jr. Versailles, Ky. (Lincoln Trail CC) 45 Nick Borek RHP R/R 6-2 190 R-So. Baldwinsville, N.Y. (Spartanburg Methodist CC) Head Coach: Edwin Thompson (Webber University, 2003), Fourth Year Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach: Shaun Cole (William Penn ), First Year Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Julius McDougal (Claffl in University, 2012), Second Year Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jayson Langfels (Eastern Kentucky University, 2014), First Year Aaron Ochsenbein Ocean-BINE 3 EKUSports.com Head Coach • Edwin Thompson EKU is one of only eight baseball programs in the nation serving as the program’s academic liaison. The team’s Title: Head Coach to have a Dick Howser Trophy semifi nalist each of the last 3.18 GPA in the spring of 2015 was the highest in Year at EKU: 4th season two years, joining Clemson, Texas, Texas Tech, Oregon State, eight years. He also implemented and directed the Alma Mater: Webber University, 2003 Kentucky, Texas A&M and Southern Mississippi. annual Martin Luther King Jr. free baseball clinic. Holderbach and Nick Howie were chosen as Academic Before joining the Georgia State program, Edwin Thompson, who in the All-Americans in 2018. Daniel Harris was picked as a Fresh- Thompson spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons at last eight seasons has recruited man All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. In the Duke University as the assistant coach and recruit- and coached 17 All-Americans past three seasons under Thompson’s guidance, four Colonels ing coordinator. Following the 2012 campaign, and 38 players who went on to play professional have been drafted by major league teams. Thompson served as the interim head coach for one baseball, was chosen as the head baseball coach at The pitching staff set a new program record with 504 month. While working with the Blue Devils, his 2012 Eastern Kentucky University on July 2, 2015. strikeouts in 2018. recruiting class was recognized by Baseball America In 2018, the Colonel baseball program turned In addition to three Colonels being chosen as academic as one of the top recruiting classes in the South and the corner under Thompson. The team defi ed expec- All-Americans the last two seasons, as a whole the team is rated among the top-35 in the nation by Perfect tations throughout the season – beating two top-15 one of only 16 NCAA Division I baseball programs to earn the Game.