FRIENDS UNIVERSITY FALCONS UNIV. of SAINT MARY SPIRES VS (5-1, 0-0 KCAC) (0-0, 0-0 KCAC) LAST TIME OUT: The Falcons won two out of three last weekend against Texas A&M-Texarkana. Valenny De Los Santos pitched 4.1 innings in the second game, and finished with six strikeouts. Pablo Oden had a highlight moment, when he hit a grand slam for the Falcons. FRIENDS FALCONS BASEBALL ROSTER 2 JOHN COOGAN OF 5'9 170 SO Broomfield, Colo. 3 SAM ENGBERG OF 5'8 150 FR Kearney, Neb. 4 ELERIE RIVERA INF 5'9 155 JR Patillas, Puerto Rico 6 DAKOTA HARDING INF 5'10 160 FR Wichita, Kan. 7 PRYCE ANDERSON CAT 6'1 180 SO Coffeyville, Kan. 8 BRANDON FARNSWORTH RHP 6'1 180 SO Canon City, Colo. “We are looking forward to 9 ERIC ESCAMILLA INF 5'10 180 JR Wichita, Kan. getting back on the field with 10 MAX COYT INF 6'0 185 JR Hanford, Calif. 11 AUSTIN EGGLESTON RHP 5'11 155 SR Arlington, Texas the team. We need to get back 12 CARSON SMITH UTIL 5'10 180 SO Larned, Kan. at it and continue to improve 13 BRETT WESTERMAN INF 5'7 160 SO Derby, Kan. every weekend.” 14 JORDAN BURNETT INF 5'8 180 SR Goodyear, Ariz. -Head Coach, Adam Neisius 15 VaLENNY DE LOS SANTOS RHP 6'1 185 JR Santo Domingo, DR 16 KYLE LANDWEHR RHP 6'1 160 FR Wichita, Kan. 17 RICKY HOCKETT RHP/OF 5'10 185 JR Plainville, Kan. 18 MALIK MELVIN INF 5'8 215 SO Tampa, Fla. 19 JACOB COOGAN RHP 5'11 165 SO Broomfield, Colo. 20 JOSH DRURY 1B 5'10 175 SR Pueblo, Colo. 21 WES KUZMINSKY OF 6'2 185 JR Salkum, Wash. 22 JARED BERARD INF 5'9 170 JR Tacoma, Wash. QUICK HITS 23 TREVEN VELTMAN CAT 6'0 180 SO Goddard, Kan. » This will be the first meeting between 24 NIJAI ARMBRISTER UTIL 6'0 210 FR Nassau, Bahamas the Falcons and Saint Mary since April of 25 PABLO ODEN INF 5'10 190 JR Hollywood, Fla. 2019. The teams did not face each other 26 JARED HERNANDEZ INF 5'9 175 FR Cherry Hill, NJ in 2020 due to the pandemic. 27 GARRETT McCLAIN RHP 6'4 220 SO George West, Texas 29 TRISTEN SAUNDERS OF 6'3 205 FR Andover, Kan. » The Falcons are 27-29 against Saint 30 DEVIN DODSON RHP 6'4 180 FR Colorado Springs, Colo Mary since 2006. 31 ANDRES LARA 1B 6'2 190 FR Wichita, Kan. » The Falcons were 12-5 last season in 32 ERIC LINDSAY RHP 6'1 180 SR Cambridge, ONT, CAN the month of February, including a nine- 33 ZACH DEMCHENKO RHP 6'1 220 SR Okotoks, ALB, CAN game winning streak. 35 MATTINGLY MILLEDGE RHP 6'1 180 FR Goddard, Kan. » 36 BLAKE ROBINSON RHP 6'1 225 SO Clearwater, Kan. The Falcons started 5-0 for the first time 37 JACOB McCALEB RHP 6'1 195 JR Georgetown, Texas since 2015. 38 KYLE STARCHER OF 5'10 155 SO Kennewick, Wash. 39 RJ LARA OF 5'11 170 SO Wichita, Kan. 41 DAVID PEWENOFKIT 1B 6'0 275 SR Burkburnett, Texas Head Coach: Adam Neisius (11th Season, Dakota Wesleyan) Asisstant Coaches: Mark Carvalho, Scott Palmer, Brian Yount Graduate Assistants: Zach Biery, Joe Pedlowe www.friendsathletics.com Twitter: @FriendsFalcons Instagram: @FriendsFalcons SAINT MARY SPIRES ROSTER BY THE NUMBERS 0 Mason Isabelle FR INF Slidell, La. 1 Daniel Gonzales JR INF Huachuca City, Ariz. The Falcons are... 2 Alex Guevara-Moya SO INF/P Phoenix, Ariz. » 5-1 overall this season 3 Oscar Osorio SR 3B Glendora, Calif. » 5-1 at home 4 Michael Strube FR C Kansas City, Mo. » 0-0 on the road 5 Peyton Garvin SO OF/P Lawrence, Kan. » 4-0 when scoring first 8 Luis Velazquez FR RHP Arecibo, P.R. 9 Korbin Hiebert FR P/OF Eudora, Kan. » 1-1 when opponent scores first 10 Johnny Vasquez JR P/OF Los Angeles, Calif. » 27-29 vs. Saint Mary since 2006 11 Steele Sadler FR OF Leavenworth, Kan. 12 Gilbert Rondon JR C Canovanas, P.R. KCAC Standings 14 Christopher Richmond FR INF Memphis, Tenn. Team KCAC Overall 15 Adrian Garcia SO INF Mission, Kan. 16 Myles Thompson JR OF Anaheim, Calif. FRIENDS 0-0 5-1 17 Daulton East SR LHP Olathe, Kan. Okla. Wesleyan 0-0 3-0 18 Yanthony Navarro SO RHP Loiza, P.R. 20 Tyler Akin FR RHP/1B Lansing, Kan. Southwestern 0-0 1-0 21 Trevor Neely FR 1B Shawnee, Kan. Kansas Wesleyan 0-0 1-1 23 Bryan Fuentes JR INF Hatillo, P.R. 25 Antonio Valentin SO C La Mirada, Calif. Avila 0-0 1-3 28 Jacob Honadel SO 1B Overland Park, Kan. Tabor 0-0 0-1 30 Francisco Villarreal FR INF Columbia, Mo. 32 Cale Fields FR RHP Colorado Springs, Colo. Ottawa 0-0 0-2 33 Joshua Robinson SO P Lansing, Kan. 34 Jarett Goss JR OF Harrisonville, Mo. Bethany 0-0 0-2 35 Damian Lomeli SR 1B Pico Rivera, Calif. Sterling 0-0 0-0 36 Bobby Allen FR RHP Olathe, Kan. 39 Ryan Bailes FR RHP Kansas City, Kan. York 0-0 0-0 40 Graham Doering FR C Merriam, Kan. St. Mary 0-0 0-0 41 Drake Pingel SR RHP Torrance, Calif. 42 Kawika Hubbell JR UTL Torrance, Calif. Bethel 0-0 0-0 49 Brett Collins FR RHP Wichita, Kan. McPherson 0-0 0-0 54 Job Rains FR LHP Sierra Vista, Ariz. 55 Ethan Gregory FR P/1B Berryville, Ark. *As of 2/5/21 Head Coach: Bruce Peddie Asisstant Coaches: Ben Calvano Student Assistants: David Ramirez, Alexis Ramos 2021 FALCONS SCHEDULE 1/22 Peru State W 5-4 3/2 @ Oklahoma Wesleyan* TBA 4/3 Tabor* 1:00 PM 1/23 Peru State W 4-1 3/5 @ Kansas Wesleyan* TBA 4/3 Tabor* Game 2 1/23 Peru State W 2-1 3/6 @ Kansas Wesleyan* TBA 4/9 @ Avila* TBA 1/29 Texas A&M-Texarkana W 3-2 3/6 @ Kansas Wesleyan* Game 2 4/10 @ Avila* TBA 1/29 Texas A&M-Texarkana W 5-1 3/9 Southwestern* 4:00 PM 4/10 @ Avila* Game 2 1/30 Texas A&M-Texarkana L 6-25 3/12 Bethany* 3:00 PM 4/13 Oklahoma Wesleyan* 4:00 PM 1/30 Texas A&M-Texarkana Canceled 3/13 Bethany* 3:00 PM 4/16 McPherson* 4:00 PM 2/5 St. Mary 1:00 PM 3/13 Bethany* Game 2 4/17 McPherson* 1:00 PM 2/5 St. Mary Game 2 3/16 2 USAO 1:00 PM 4/17 McPherson* Game 2 2/9 @ Mid America Christian 2:00 PM 3/19 @ York* TBA 4/20 Southwestern* 4:00 PM 2/13 Hastings 12:00 PM 3/20 @ York* TBA 4/23 @ St. Mary* TBA 2/13 Hastings Game 2 3/20 @ York* Game 2 4/24 @ St. Mary* TBA 2/14 Hastings 12:00 PM 3/23 Oklahoma Wesleyan* 3:00 PM 4/24 @ St. Mary* Game 2 2/19 @ 2 USAO 4:00 PM 3/26 @ Sterling* TBA 4/27 Central Christian 6:00 PM 2/19 @ 2 USAO Game 2 3/27 @ Sterling* TBA 4/30 Ottawa* 4:00 PM 2/23 Mid America Christian 3:00 PM 3/27 @ Sterling* Game 2 5/1 Ottawa* 12:00 PM 2/25 25MidAmerica Nazarene 1:00 PM 3/30 @ Southwestern* TBA 5/1 Ottawa* Game 2 2/25 25MidAmerica Nazarene Game 2 4/2 Tabor* 4:00 PM 5/5 KCAC Tournament TBA » Home field was a huge advantage for the Falcons FALCONS SPIRES in 2020 with the Falcons winning 10 of 11 tries RANK TOTAL 2021 STATS TOTAL RANK at West Side Athletic Field, with the lone loss to - 5-1 W-L - - 3rd-ranked USAO. The Falcons outscored their - .250 AVERAGE - - opponent 82-49 at home. - 5 DOUBLES - - » Junior transfer Jared Berard went 5-for-11 at the - 1 TRIPLES - - plate in the series against Texas A&M-Texarkana. - 3 HOMERUNS - - Berard is batting 0.353 this season with three - 20 RBIs - - RBIs and a homerun. - 358 SLUGGING % - - » Austin Eggleston has struck out five of the 11 - 22 WALKS - - batters he has faced this season, and he has yet - 31 STRIKEOUTS - - to give up a hit. Eggleston was second last season - 3 STOLEN BASES - - for the Falcons with 31 strikeouts. - .973 FIELDING % - - » Wes Kuzminsky led the Falcons last season in - 4.91 ERA - - batting average (.353) and hits (30). Kuzminsky - 0 SHUTOUTS - - ranked third for the Falcons with 12 RBIs. - 4 SAVES - - » The Falcons were fourth in the conference with - 32 WALKS - - 7.0 strikeouts per game. Friends recorded 16 - 36 STRIKEOUTS - - strikeouts in a win against Kansas Wesleyan on Feb. 29, 2020, the most in the KCAC last season. FALCONS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Elerie Rivera..................................................EL-er-ee » Before the cancellation of the season, the Zach Demchenko.................................dim-CHAIN-ko Falcons had enjoyed a nine-game winning streak, David Pewenofkit.............................PEE-wen-OFF-kit including three shutout wins. Adam Neisius............................................NICE-ee-us » Senior pitcher Austin Eggleston was named to the 2021 KCAC Preseason team. Eggleston exceled in relief for the Falcon last season, ranking 11th in the NAIA with four saves. That mark was tied for the lead in the KCAC. » Head coach Adam Neisius notched the 500th win of his career. Neisius is 13 wins from 250 in his 11-year tenure at Friends University.