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For more information, please contact [email protected]. 200B UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA PANTHER BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE GENERAL INFORMATION C ONTEN T S THE UNIVE RSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA Location ... ... .. ... ... ..... .. .... ... ... ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .... ................ ... ............................................................. Cedar Fa Ils, Iowa General Information .. Founded ... ... .. ... ... ....... .... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... ... ... ... .... ...... .................................................................. .. .. ... ... .... .. .. ..... 1876 Enrollment .... ... ... ... .. .. ............. .................................................. .. ... ... ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ...... ....... ... ..... .. .. ....... .. ... .. ... 12,609 THE UNIVERSITY Nickname .. ...................................................................... .... .. .... .... ... ..... .. ... ... .. .. ... ....... ..... ....... .. .. .. .... .... .... Panthers About UNI.. .. ................................ .4 School Colors ...................................................... ... .... .. .. ... .... .... .... ... ..... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .... ... Purple and Old Gold UNI Admin / Pres id ent/ Cabinet ........................... 5 Mascot ............................ .... ... .. ........ .. .. ........ .. .. .... ... .. ... .. .............................................. .. .. ... ... .............. T.C . The Cat Athl eti cs Director .. ......... 6 President ... .............. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .... ... ... .. .. .... ... ................................................................. Dr. Benjamin Allen Academ ics ... ... ... ..... .. ... ... .. .7. Interim Athletic Director ... .. ... ..... .. .. .. ... .... .. ... ... .. .......................................... .... .................................... Mark Farley Covering the Panthers .. ................................... 8-9 Conference .... ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .. .... ... ... .... ... ... ........................................ ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .......... Missouri Valley Conference Strength and conditioning ... ......... .10 Affi Iiation ... ................................. ..... .. .... .................................... ... ... ... ... .. ... .. .. ... ... .... ... ... .. ... ... ... .... .NCAA Division I Sports Medici ne.. .......... 11 Coll age/ Fi ght Son g 12 UNI WATERLOO RIVERFRONT STADIUM 200B PANTHER BASEBALL Capacity ..... ................................................................................................................. ... ... .. .... ....... ... .... ... .. ...... 4,277 Alphabeti ca l Roster .. .......... 14 Surface ......................................................................................... ... ... .... ... ... .. .. .... ... ... ... ... .. ......... .. ....... .. ... ..... Grass Numerical Roster.. .......... 15 Dimension ............................... ......................... ...... ....... ...... ...... .. .... ... .... ... ... L-335, LC-360, C-380, RC -360, R-335 [\) ... ... .... .. .. .... ... ....... ... .. ... ... ... ... .... .. ... ... .... ... .. (319) 232-5633 D Hea d Coach Rick Hell er. ..................................... 16 Press Box Phone .. ... ... .. ... ... .. .... ... ....... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. D Ass istant Coaches... ... 18 (D Preview ......................................................... 19-20 BASEBALL HISTORY ~ Meet the Panthers ........................ 21-34 First Year of Basebal I ....................................................................................................................... ...... ...... ... .1893 z -l Overall All -Time Record .......................................................................................... ................. .. ..... 1,197 -1,254-11 I REVIEW AND RECORDS No. yrs. in CWS/last ........... .... ................ ... ... ... .. .. ...... ... ... ... ... ... .. .... ... .... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ..... ... .. .... .. None m Year in Review ... .... .... ........................ ...... .... ....... 36 Yrs . in NCAA Regionals/last ... ... ... .. ... .. .. .... ... ... .. .... .. ... .. .. .... .... .. .. ...... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .... .... .. .. ... ... ... .. ... .... ... .. ... 1/2001 ]] [D Game-by-game ... ................................................. 37 Last post-season opponent ..... ..... .... .. .. .... .. ... ... .. .... ... .... ... ... ... ... .. .... ... ....... .... ... .. .. ... .... .. ... ... ... ... .... ... Missouri State l> Overall Stats .... ................................................... .38 Result ..... ............. ...... ................... .... ... ... ...... .... ................................. ................... Lost 11 -6 in 2003 MVC Tourney (I) m MVC Review ... .. ........... ....................................... .39 [D l> Players of the Year ... ......................................... .40 TEAM INFORMATION r Division-I Yearly Stats ........................................ .41 2007 Record .... ... ... .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. ........... .. .............. ...... ... .. .............. ... ... .... ... ... ... .. ...... ... ...... ... ... ....... ...... ... ... ... .. 23-28 r Career Records ............................................. 42-43 Conference Record/Finish .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .... .. .. .... ... ... .. .. ... ... ..... .... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... ... ... .... ... .. ... ... ... .. .. .... ... .. 8-16/T-6th Single-Season Records ... .. ........ .. ... .................. .44 Final Ranking Poll ....................................................................................................................... ..................... None Single Game Records ............. .. ... .... .. .... ..... ...... .45 Starters Returning/Lost. .. ... .. .. ............. ......... .. .. ..................................... .. ......................... .................................. 7/1 Honors ... ... ... ... ... ....... .... ..... ... .. .... ... .... .. ... ..... .... ... .46 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost. ..... ... ...... ... .... ... ... ... ... .. .... ... .... ............ .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ................. ... ... ..... ................ 3/1 Coaches' Records .... ...... ... .. .. .... .. ... .... ... ..... ..... ..... 47 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .... .. .. .. ... ... .. ........ .... ... ... .. ... ... .. ..... .... ... ... .. ............ .. .. ... ... ... .. .... ... .. ... .. ... ... .... .. ... ... 16/9 ]] Panthers in the Pros ... ......... .. .. ... ... ... ... .... .. ... 48-49 m < Year-by-year Leaders ..... .. ... .. .. ... ... .... .... ....... 50-51 COACHING STAFF fii Miscellaneous Stats .................................... 51 Head Coach ............................................................................................................ Rick Heller (Upper Iowa, 1986) ~ All-Time Results ....... 52-59 Record at UNI (Yrs.) .. ......... .. .. ............................................................................................................. 217-224-1 (8) l> W01~m .. ................................... 00 Overall Career Record (Yrs.) .. ...................... .... ...... .... .. ... ...................... ............................................ 508-422-4 (20) z 0 Baseball Office Phone .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .... .. ... .... .... ... ... .. ... ... ... .... .... ... ... .. ... .. ... .. .... .. ........... ................ (319) 273-6323 ]] 200B OPPONENTS Best Time to Reach Coach ... .. .. ..... ... .. ....... .. ... .. ... ... ... .. .... .. ... ... ... ... .. ..... ... .. ... .. .... .. ................... .. .................. Call SID m 62-64 Opponents .................................................... Assistant Coaches ... ............. .. .. ... ... .... ... ... .... .. .. .... ... ... .. .. ... ... ... .. .... ....... ... .. ... .. .... ...... ... ... .. .... ... .... ....... Coach/Duties 0 All -Time Series Record s..................................... 65 0 Scott Brickman/Pitching ]] Missouri Valley Conference ............................... 66 Marty Sutherland/Outfielders & Recruiting 0 (I) Diamond Backers ............................................... 68 Brock Sabers/Catchers Athletic Trainer ..................................................................................................... ... ... ... .. .... ... .... ... .... .. .-- Scott Cole CREDITS The 2008 UNI Baseball Media Guide wa s wri tten and edited ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS by Assistant Athletics Media Relations Director Kara Moran . Baseball SID .... ... ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. ....... ... ... ... ... ....... .... .. ... ... ... ... ... .........................•............•...........•...