Updated 12/9/20 2021 Baseball Quick Facts THE UNIVERSITY THE COACHING STAFF Location ............................................................................. Richmond, Ky. Head Coach ........................................................................ Chris Prothro Founded ............................................................................................... 1906 Alma Mater .................................................... Arkansas State, 2005 Enrollment ....................................................................................... 13,327 Record at EKU (Yrs.) .............................................................. 0-0 (1st) Conference ............................................................................. Ohio Valley Career Record (Yrs.) .............................................................. 0-0 (1st) Nickname ..................................................................................... Colonels Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-2128 Colors .............................................................................. Maroon & White Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coord. ................................. Walt Jones President .................................................................. Dr. David McFaddin Alma Mater ...................................................... Nicholls State, 2008 Vice President/Director of Athletics ................................. Matt Roan Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-8295 Senior Woman Administrator ....................................... Rachel Slone Assistant Coach ................................................................ Cody Woff ord Athletics Department Phone Number ................... (859) 622-2120 Alma Mater ................................................... Darton College, 2013 EKU Ticket Offi ce Phone Number ......................... (844) 3-GO-BIGE Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-4996 Volunteer Assistant Coach ........................................... Bryant Bowen Alma Mater ..................................................... Southern MIss, 2019 EARLE COMBS STADIUM Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-4996 Stadium ................. Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Stadium Dimensions .......................................................................... 340-410-330 EKUSPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Surface ......................................................................... Field Turf/Natural Assoc. AD for Strategic Communicatons & Branding Press Box Phone ............................................................... 859-358-8359 (Baseball Contact) ........................................................ Kevin Britton Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-2006 Cell Phone .................................................................. (859) 358-8359 PROGRAM HISTORY Email ............................................................. [email protected] NCAA Regional Appearances .............. 4 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1989) Asst. AD for Creative Content ............................................. Steve Fohl Last Opponent ................................... Loyola-Marymount (L, 9-3) Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-1253 OVC Regular Season Championships ...................... 14 (Last 2012) Asst. Director EKUSports Communications ................. Chris Wells 1950, 1951, 1954, 1959 (3-way tie), 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, Offi ce Phone .............................................................. (859) 622-6170 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 2000, 2012 EKUSports Communications Offi ce Fax ................ (859) 622-5108 OVC Tournament Championships ............................... 4 (Last 1989) Mailing Address ..................................................... 521 Lancaster Ave. 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989 ............................................................................ Alumni Coliseum 115 ............................................................................. Richmond, KY 40475 Website ................................................................ www.EKUSports.com THE TEAM Twitter .................................................................................... @EKUSports 2020 Record .......................................................................................... 12-2 @EKUBaseball Home .................................................................................................. 7-0 Away .................................................................................................... 5-2 Neutral ................................................................................................ 0-0 Ohio Valley Conference ...................................................................... 0-0 2019 OVC Finish .............................................................................. n/a Players Returning/Lost .................................................................. 25/14 Position Starters Returning/Lost (Includes DH) ......................... 4/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost ................................................................... 15/7 Newcomers ................................................................................................16 Eastern Kentucky University 2021 BASEBALL Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L): 4/5 R/L POS Name Yr. B/T GP-GS Avg. R HR RBI Other L C A.J. Lewis -- R/R 13-13 .451 15 3 21 picked by D1Baseball as the 12th best catcher in the nation R 1B Charlie Ludwick So. S/R 14-14 .250 9 0 12 hit safely in four of the fi nal fi ve games of the season R 2B Daniel Harris IV Jr. R/R 14-14 .460 16 2 16 Chosen by D1Baseball as the 25th-best 2B in the country R SS Logan Thomason So. R/R 14-14 .362 12 0 13 T-4th in OVC in doubles, 27th in nation with 0.50 2B/game L 3B Christian Lucio So. L/R 14-12 .214 10 3 9 T-1st in OVC in steals, 23rd in NCAA with 0.64 steals/game L LF Chris Botsoe -- R/R 13-11 .167 11 0 1 went 1-for-3 with a run scored at No. 11 LSU L CF Michael Brewer So. R/R 13-12 .235 10 0 7 was 1-for-3 & scored a run in Friday victory at No. 11 LSU L RF Nick Howie -- R/R 14-14 .351 14 2 16 39th-best hitter in NCAA by D1Baseball before 2020 season R DH Caleb Upshaw Jr. R/R 8-8 .400 9 1 9 hit HR in fi rst at bat of season Pitchers Returning (R) and Lost (L): 15/7 R/L Name Yr. B/T APP-GS W-L SV IP K/BB ER ERA Other R Jacob Abbott Sr. R/R 5-0 0-0 2 2.2 4/3 3 10.12 had two saves L Nate Beavers Sr. R/R 3-0 1-0 0 2.1 1/1 3 11.57 2 IP of scoreless relief in come from behind win at PC R Nick Borek Sr. R/R 4-0 1-0 0 3.2 2/5 1 2.45 R Will Brian R-So. L/L Did Not Play had 34 strikeouts in 34 and one-third innings in 2019 R Louis Davenport III Jr. R/R 5-1 2-0 1 15.0 17/15 7 4.20 earned win, 2.1 innings of scoreless relief at No. 11 LSU R Jye Deeble R-Jr. L/L 5-0 0-0 0 2.1 1/2 3 11.57 pitched an inning of scoreless relief in win at No. 11 LSU L Blake Delong Fr. L/L Did Not Play R John Farley So. L/L 4-0 0-0 0 4.0 2/1 2 4.50 did not allow run over fi nal three appearances (2.2 IP) L Gabe Ferrell Fr. R/R Did Not Play L Jacob Ferris So. R/R 4-4 2-1 0 26.2 30/8 9 3.04 opponents hit just .183 against him, 3rd in OVC R Jordan Fox Fr. L/L 3-0 0-0 0 0.2 2/1 0 0.00 R Julian Jackson So. L/R 4-1 2-0 0 10.2 12/9 5 4.22 did not allow ER, struck out four in 3.2 at No. 11 LSU R Brennan Kelly Sr. R/L 4-4 1-0 0 17.1 11/11 13 6.75 shutout No. 11 LSU over 4.1 IP of Friday start R Brennan LaBarbera Jr. R/R Did Not Play went 0-0 with 4.50 ERA, 11 Ks in 14 IP in 2019 R Nick Laster Sr. R/R 6-0 0-0 1 7.2 9/3 0 0.00 opponents had a .087 batting average R Jake Lewis Jr. L/L 4-4 2-1 0 14.0 11/9 12 7.71 earned win over Presbyterian, 1 run on 3 hits in 4 IP L Dylan Ross Fr. R/R 3-0 0-0 0 4.0 3/1 1 2.25 R Garret Simpson Fr. R/R 2-0 0-0 0 3.0 1/2 1 3.00 tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief at Northern Ky. R Brandon Thomas R-So. L/R Did Not Play R Darren Williams R-Jr. R/R 5-0 1-0 1 6.0 10/4 0 0.00 1 IP of scoreless relief in EKU’s 2-0 win at No. 11 LSU Other Returnees/Losses R/L POS Name Yr. B/T GP-GS Avg. R HR RBI Other R UTL Jaxson Blair Sr. R/R 0-0 Did not play in any games R C Chance Bodine R-Sr. R/R 7-6 .125 6 0 1 posted a .440 on-base percentage R OF Kendall Ewell Fr. R/R 6-0 .167 0 0 0 L OF Edward Hester III Jr. L/R 11-4 .200 2 0 1 R OF Marcus Hill So. R/R 10-3 .462 4 0 2 posted a .615 slugging percentage R C Brent Lovell So. R/R 0-0 hit .239 with 4 HRs, 21 RBIs and 17 runs scored in 2019 R INF Ryan Nelson Fr. R/R 6-0 .000 0 0 0 L C Jackson Webb Fr. R/R 4-1 .167 0 0 0 Newcomers POS Name Yr. B/T Notes RHP Jalen Anderson Fr. R/R Hit .365 with 19 RBIs as junior in 2019 RHP Chris Byhre Fr. R/R First team all-conference, all-district and player of the year runner-up as a junior in 2019 INF Kevin Coe Fr. S/R OF Winston Hill Fr. L/L C Manny Jackson Fr. L/R Earned fi rst team all-district honors as a senior at Coral Gables Senior High School in 2020 RHP Darrell Johnson Jr. Fr. R/R LHP Cooper Jones Fr. L/L LHP Armari Paula Fr. L/L INF Santiago Peralta Fr. S/R C Rutger Poiry So. R/R Played two seasons at Lincoln Trail Community College OF Cam Ridley So. R/R Earned fi rst team all-conference honors … led the conference in extra base hits RHP Gavin Seebold Fr. R/R Was honorable mention all-conference at Jeffersonville High School C Clay Shelton Fr. R/R KHSBCA Preseason All-State