NORTH ALABAMA BASEBALL 2019 UNA BASEBALL RECORDS, STATS & MORE Lions Begin Division I Transition .............. 2 UNA in NCAA Statistics ...................... 38-41 2019 UNA Baseball Schedule .................... 3 All-time Scores .................................... 42-52 UNA Baseball History .............................. 4-6 GSC Baseball Series History .............. 53-54 Lions in NCAA Playoffs.............................. 7 All-time Lettermen ............................... 55-62 UNA IS A MEMBER Team Records .......................................... 8-9 Conference Tournament History ........ 63-64 OF THE Individual Records .............................. 10-11 GSC Team of the Decade 2001-10 ........... 65 ASUN Season and Career Stat Leaders ....... 12-16 UNA’s Championship Teams .............. 66-67 CONFERENCE Year-by-Year Lion Team Stats ..............17-18 Lions in NCAA Polls ................................. 68 AND Record vs. All Opponents .....................19-20 UNA’s Championship Tradition .................69 NCAA DIVISION I Annual Individual Leaders .................. 21-23 UNA’s Baseball Facilities .................... 70-75 Lion Baseball Honors .......................... 24-27 Head Coach Mike Keehn ..................... 76-77 Lion Baseball All-Americans .............. 28-29 2018 Final Statistics ................................. 78 UNA Baseball Academic Awards ....... 30-31 2018 Final Scores ..................................... 79 Lions in Professional Baseball .......... 32-37 UNA Athletic Hall of Fame ....................80-81 MIKE KEEHN ----------- 308 WINS AS UNA HEAD COACH 2019 UNA Baseball Record Book - 1 LIONS BEGIN DIVISION I TRANSITION UNA BASEBALL IS A FULL ASUN CONFERENCE MEMBER IN 2019 • The University of North Alabama baseball team will compete as a full member of the ASUN Conference in the NCAA Division I in 2019 and is eligible for individual player and team awards, including the ability to compete for the conference championship. During its four years as an NCAA transitional school, UNA is not eligible to advance to NCAA post-season play. * The ASUN Conference is a nine-member league that include schools in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia. ASUN CONFERENCE MEMBERS Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, Fla. Eagles Jacksonville University Jacksonville, Fla. Dolphins Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Ga. Owls Liberty University Lynchburg, Va. Flames Lipscomb University Nashville, Tennessee Bisons New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, N.J. Highlanders University of North Alabama Florence, Ala. Lions University of North Florida Jacksonville, Fla. Ospreys Stetson University DeLand, Fla. Hatters UNA’S VOTE TO MOVE TO DIVISION I CAME IN 2016 • The University of North Alabama Board of Trustees voted on December 6, 2016, to accept an invitation from the ASUN Conference and begin the transition of UNA to an NCAA Division I institution in the Fall of 2018. Thirteen of North Alabama’s athletic teams are now competing in the ASUN, while the UNA football program will compete in the Big South Conference in 2019. The Big South formed a football alliance with the ASUN. LIONS WERE CHARTER MEMBERS OF GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE AND NCAA DIVISION II • The University of North Alabama was a charter member of both the Gulf South Conference and the NCAA Division II and competed under the GSC and Division II banners since those organizations were formed in the early 1970s. North Alabama leaves the GSC and Division II as one of the most successful programs to ever compete in that league or on that national level. LIONS TO FACE 55-GAME DIVISION I SCHEDULE IN 2019 • The Lions will face a 55-game schedule in 2018 comprised entirely of NCAA Division I programs. Included on that schedule are eight ASUN Conference three-game series for a total of 24 conference games. UNA’s non-conference schedule is formidable as well and includes road games at SEC members Alabama, Ole Miss and Auburn. Other non-conference opponents for the Lions include Jackson- ville State, Samford, Tennessee-Martin, The Citadel, Troy, Butler, Davidson, Tennessee Tech, Alabama State, Memphis, Alabama A&M, Belmont and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. FULL DVISION I SCHEDULE IN 2019 * All 55 games on North Alabama’s 2019 baseball schedule are against Division I opponents. * There are 24 different schools on UNA’s 2019 schedule. Of those, nine will be first-time opponents for the Lions. UNA will be renewing rivalries with the other 15, facing many of them for the first time since the 1990s. * The new schools on UNA’s 2019 schedule are The Citadel, Davidson, Stetson, Liberty, Jacksonville, North Florida, Florida Gulf Coast, NJIT and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. UNA SERIES HISTORY VS. 2019 OPPONENTS First Last Opponent Meeting Meeting Alabama 1947 2008 Alabama A&M 1975 2018 Alabama State 1987 1987 Auburn 1975 1976 Belmont 1956 1997 Butler 1994 1999 Jacksonville State 1949 1993 Kennesaw State 1999 1999 Lipscomb 1947 1999 Memphis 1953 1993 Mississippi 1983 1992 Samford 1956 1991 Tennessee-Martin 1948 1999 Tennessee Tech 1981 1988 Troy 1949 1993 2019 UNA Baseball Record Book - 2 2019 NORTH ALABAMA SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 15 Fri BASE at Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 6:00 PM 16 Sat BASE at Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 2:00 PM 17 Sun BASE at Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. 1:00 PM 19 Tue BASE at Samford Birmingham, Ala. 4:00 PM 22 Fri BASE TENNESSEE-MARTIN HOME 5:00 PM 23 Sat BASE TENNESSEE-MARTIN HOME 2:00 PM 24 Sun BASE TENNESSEE-MARTIN HOME 1:00 PM 26 Tue BASE at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6:00 PM 27 Wed BASE at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3:00 PM MARCH 1 Fri BASE at The Citadel Charleston, S.C. 5:00 PM 2 Sat BASE at The Citadel Charleston, S.C. 1:00 PM 3 Sun BASE at The Citadel Charleston, S.C. 12:00 NOON 8 Fri BASE at Troy Troy, Ala. 6:00 PM 9 Sat BASE at Troy Troy, Ala. 3:00 PM 10 Sun BASE at Troy Troy, Ala. 1:00 PM 12 Tue BASE BUTLER HOME 5:00 PM 15 Fri BASE at Davidson Davidson, N.C. 5:00 PM 16 Sat BASE at Davidson Davidson, N.C. 1:00 PM 17 Sun BASE at Davidson Davidson, N.C. 11:00 AM 19 Tue BASE TENNESSEE TECH HOME 5:00 PM 22 Fri BASE at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. 5:00 PM 23 Sat BASE at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. 1:00 PM 24 Sun BASE at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. 12:00 NOON 29 Fri BASE *STETSON HOME 6:00 PM 30 Sat BASE *STETSON HOME 2:00 PM 31 Sun BASE *STETSON HOME 1:00 PM APRIL 2 Tue BASE at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 11:00 AM 5 Fri BASE *LIBERTY HOME 6:00 PM 6 Sat BASE *LIBERTY HOME 2:00 PM 7 Sun BASE *LIBERTY HOME 1:00 PM 9 Tue BASE at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. 5:00 PM 12 Fri BASE *at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 6:00 PM 13 Sat BASE *at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 6:00 PM 14 Sun BASE *at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 11:00 AM 16 Tue BASE ALABAMA STATE HOME 5:00 PM 18 Thu BASE *NORTH FLORIDA HOME 6:00 PM 19 Fri BASE *NORTH FLORIDA HOME 6:00 PM 20 Sat BASE *NORTH FLORIDA HOME 11:00 AM 22 Mon BASE at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 6:00 PM 23 Tue BASE at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 4:00 PM 26 Fri BASE *at Florida Gulf Coast Ft. Myers, Fla. 5:30 PM 27 Sat BASE *at Florida Gulf Coast Ft. Myers, Fla. 1:00 PM 28 Sun BASE *at Florida Gulf Coast Ft. Myers, Fla. 12:00 NOON 30 Tue BASE ALABAMA A&M HOME 5:00 PM MAY 3 Fri BASE *NEW JERSEY TECH (NJIT) HOME 6:00 PM 4 Sat BASE *NEW JERSEY TECH (NJIT) HOME 2:00 PM 5 Sun BASE *NEW JERSEY TECH (NJIT) HOME 10:30 AM 7 Tue BASE at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 4:00 10 Fri BASE at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Ark. 3:00 11 Sat BASE at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Ark. 2:00 12 Sun BASE at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Ark. 12:00 NOON 14 Tue BASE at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 6:00 PM 16 Thu BASE *at Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 6:00 PM 17 Fri BASE *at Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 6:00 PM 18 Sat BASE *at Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 1:00 PM 22 Wed BASE ASUN Tournament TBA 23 Thu BASE ASUN Tournament TBA 24 Fri BASE ASUN Tournament TBA * ASUN Conference contests All times Central 2019 UNA Baseball Record Book - 3 UNA BASEBALL SUPERLATIVES UNA BASEBALL GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS 1984 • North Division Champions 1987 • West Division Champions 1990 • West Division Champions 1992 • Regular-Season Champions 1993 • Regular-Season Champions 1994 • East Division Champions 1995 • East Division Champions 1997 • East Division Champions 2002 • East Division Champions 2005 • East Division Champions UNA BASEBALL GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1984 • GSC Tournament Champions 1989 • GSC Tournament Champions 1993 • GSC Tournament Champions 1997 • GSC Tournament Champions 1999 • GSC Tournament Champions UNA BASEBALL NCAA REGIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1984 • NCAA Division II Central Regional 1985 • NCAA Division II Central Regional 1987 • NCAA Division II South Central Regional 1989 • NCAA Division II South Central Regional 1991 • NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional 1992 • NCAA Division II South Central Regional 1993 • NCAA Division II South Central Regional 1995 • NCAA Division II South Central Regional 1997 • NCAA Division II South Central Regional 1999 • NCAA Division II South Central Regional Champions 2011 • NCAA Division II South Regional 2012 • NCAA Division II South Regional UNA Baseball Program Posted 30 Consecutive Winning Seasons: The UNA baseball program posted a string of 30 consecutive winning seasons from 1984-2013. During that time the Lions won five conference championships and made 12 NCAA Playoff Appearances. Two Former Baseball Players Competed in 2014 World Series: Two former University of North Alabama baseball players found themselves on opposite sides of the 2014 World Series as Josh Willingham (1998-00) and the Kansas City Royals faced Sergio Romo (2004) and the San Francisco Giants.