2003 TOLEDO ROCKETS BASEBALL 2003 TOLEDO ROCKETS BASEBALL TEAM SPONSORS QUICK FACTS/TABLE OF CONTENTS Rocket Baseball Facts TABLE OF CONTENTS Rocket Quick Facts ............................ 1 General Information 2003 Schedule .................................. 2 Location ............................................................................................. Toledo, OH 2003 Roster - By Position ................... 3 Founded ..................................................................................................... 1872 2003 Numerical Roster ....................... 4 Enrollment .............................................................................................. 20,313 Colors .............................................................................. Midnight Blue and Gold 2003 Toledo Outlook....................... 5-7 Nickname............................................................................................... Rockets Head Coach Joe Kruzel.................... 8-9 Stadium (Capacity) ...................................... Baseball Complex at Scott Park (1,000) Assistant Coaches ............................10 Dimensions ..............................................................LF 330’, CF 400’, RF 330’ Meet the Rockets ........................ 11-26 Conference/Affiliation .............................................Mid-American/NCAA Division I 2002 Schedule & Results ...................27 President ............................................................................Dr. Daniel M. Johnson 2002 Offensive Statistics ...................28 Athletic Director ...........................................................................Michael O’Brien 2002 Pitching Statistics ....................29 Faculty Representative ...................................................................Jim Klein, J.D. 2002 MAC Review .............................30 Rocket Team Records ........................31 Toledo Perrysburg Team Information Rocket Career Records (Batting) .........32 Head Coach ....................................................................... Joe Kruzel (Toledo ‘89) Rocket Career Records (Pitching) ........33 5345 Heatherdowns 120 W./S. Boundary Record at Toledo (Years) .......................................................... 237-302 (10 years) Rocket Season Records (Batting) ........34 (near Reynolds) (Country Charm Plaza) Overall Record ....................................................................................Same Rocket Season Records (Pitching) .......35 Assistant Coach ..........................................................Steve Parrill (Ohio State ‘88) Rocket Honors & Awards .............. 36-37 Pitching Coach ............................................................Junie Melendez (Toledo ‘02) Rocket All-Time Record .....................38 861-3278 872-3000 Volunteer Coach ...........................................................Jim Kubacki (Nebraska ‘58) Rockets Through the Years ................39 Baseball Office Phone ...................................................................(419) 530-6263 UT All-Time Letterwinners ............ 40-41 Call us for lunch! Dine in or We Deliver. Baseball Secretary................................................................................ Terry Cole Rockets in the Pros ..........................42 2002 Overall Record ................................................................................... 18-34 The Mid-American Conference ............43 Open Everyday 11:00 AM (Sundays 12:00) 2002 MAC Record (Place) ........................................................... 9-18 (6th - West) University/Athletic Leaders ...............44 Free Delivery Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................................ 7/2 College Life at Toledo .................. 45-47 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................................................................... 18/6 Campus Facilities .............................48 Newcomers .................................................................................................... 12 Academics ......................................49 All-Time Record ............................................................. 1,063-1,130-10 (78 years) The City of Toledo ............................50 Team Sponsors ........................... 51-52 Athletic Media Relations Information Assistant Director/Baseball Contact .......................... Brian DeBenedictis (Toledo ‘98) Office Phone ........................................................................(419) 530-4919 The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Home Phone ........................................................................(419) 537-7189 gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the Cell Phone ...........................................................................(419) 262-4234 UT student body, whose spirit and financial sup- E-Mail Address ................................................. [email protected] port enable us to maintain our standards of excel- Athletic Media Relations Fax .........................................................(419) 530-4930 lence. Press Box Phone ...........................................................................(419) 530-3089 The University of Toledo is committed to a Official Athletic Website ......................................................... www.utrockets.com policy of equal opportunity in education, employ- ment, membership and contracts, and no differen- tiation will be made based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, vet- eran status or the presence of a disability. The Uni- Finding Scott Park versity will take affirmative action as required by federal or state law. From Campus: Take Stadium Drive to Oakwood; turn left onto Oakwood; turn right onto Douglas; take left on Dorr; turn right on Parkside; go past Nebraska; Scott Park on right. Credits From I-75: Take I-475 west; exit at Douglas Road; turn left, crossing Monroe, Central and Editor: Brian DeBenedictis Kenwood; take left on Dorr; turn right on Parkside; go past Nebraska; Scott Park on right. Contributors: Steve Easton, Paul Helgren, Jason Payne, Kris Barnswell, Colleen Idzcak, Michael From US-23: Take I-475 east; exit at Secor; turn right; take left on Dorr; turn right on Parkside; go past Nebraska; Scott Park on right. Ong Photography: Bill Hartough, Terry Fell, UT From the Ohio Turnpike: Take Exit 4; Reynolds Rd. north to Central; turn right on Central to photographers, along with Head Coach Joe Kruzel Douglas; turn right on Douglas; turn right; take left on Dorr; turn right on Parkside; go past Published by: University of Toledo Athletic Media Nebraska; Scott Park on right. Relations Office using Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 Printing: Hecks Printing, Toledo, OH www.utrockets.com 52 2003 Toledo Baseball Media Guide 2003 Toledo Baseball Media Guide 1 Untitled-1 1 3/20/03, 11:43 AM 2003 TOLEDO ROCKETS BASEBALL 2003 TOLEDO ROCKETS BASEBALL 2003 ROCKET BASEBALL SCHEDULE TEAM SPONSORS Day Date Opponent Location Time Fri. Feb. 28 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 3:00 p.m. Sat. Mar. 1 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 1:00 p.m. Sun. Mar. 2 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 1:00 p.m. Thurs. Mar. 6 at Dayton Dayton, OH 2:00 p.m. Fri. Mar. 7 at Morehead State (DH) Morehead, KY 1:00 p.m. Sat. Mar. 8 at Morehead State Morehead, KY 1:00 p.m. Mon. Mar. 10 at Rollins# Orlando, FL 7:00 p.m. Tues. Mar. 11 vs. Georgetown# Orlando, FL 1:00 p.m. Tues. Mar. 11 at Central Florida# Orlando, FL 7:00 p.m. Wed. Mar. 12 at Rollins# Orlando, FL 7:00 p.m. Thurs. Mar. 13 vs. Georgetown# Orlando, FL 1:00 p.m. Fri. Mar. 14 vs. Evansville# Orlando, FL 1:00 p.m. Sat. Mar. 15 vs. Evansville# Orlando, FL Noon Wed. Mar. 19 at IPFW Fort Wayne, IN 2:00 p.m. Fri. Mar. 21 WAYNE STATE SCOTT PARK 2:00 p.m. Sat. Mar. 22 OAKLAND SCOTT PARK 1:00 p.m. Sun. Mar. 23 TIFFIN SCOTT PARK 2:00 p.m. Tues. Mar. 25 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 5:00 p.m. Wed. Mar. 26 BETHEL SCOTT PARK 2:00 p.m. Fri. Mar. 28 at Northern Illinois* DeKalb, IL 3:00 p.m. Sat. Mar. 29 at Northern Illinois* (DH) DeKalb, IL 1:00 p.m. Sun. Mar. 30 at Northern Illinois* DeKalb, IL 1:00 p.m. Tues. Apr. 1 DEFIANCE SCOTT PARK 3:00 p.m. Wed. Apr. 2 ADRIAN SCOTT PARK 2:00 p.m. Fri. Apr. 4 SIENA HEIGHTS SCOTT PARK 3:00 p.m. Tues. Apr. 8 at Oakland Rochester, MI 3:00 p.m. Wed. Apr. 9 at Cleveland State Cleveland, OH 3:00 p.m. Fri. Apr. 11 at Kent State* Kent, OH 3:00 p.m. Sat. Apr. 12 at Kent State* (DH) Kent, OH 1:00 p.m. Sun. Apr. 13 at Kent State* Kent, OH 1:00 p.m. Tues. Apr. 15 DAYTON SCOTT PARK 3:00 p.m. Fri. Apr. 18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* SCOTT PARK 3:00 p.m. Sat. Apr. 19 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (DH) SCOTT PARK 1:00 p.m. Sun. Apr. 20 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* SCOTT PARK 2:00 p.m. Tues. Apr. 22 IPFW SCOTT PARK 3:00 p.m. Wed. Apr. 23 at Youngstown State Youngstown, OH 3:00 p.m. Fri. Apr. 25 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, MI 6:00 p.m. Sat. Apr. 26 at Eastern Michigan* (DH) Ypsilanti, MI 4:00 p.m. Sun. Apr. 27 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, MI 1:00 p.m. Tues. Apr. 29 HILLSDALE SCOTT PARK 4:00 p.m. Wed. Apr. 30 CLEVELAND STATE SCOTT PARK 3:00 p.m. Fri. May 2 BALL STATE* SCOTT PARK 3:00 p.m. Sat. May 3 BALL STATE* (DH) SCOTT PARK 1:00 p.m. Sun. May 4 BALL STATE* SCOTT PARK 2:00 p.m. Fri. May 9 OHIO* SCOTT PARK 3:00 p.m. Sat. May 10 OHIO* (DH) SCOTT PARK 1:00 p.m. Sun. May 11 OHIO* SCOTT PARK 2:00 p.m. Wed. May 14 YOUNGSTOWN STATE SCOTT PARK 3:00 p.m. Fri. May 16 BOWLING GREEN* SCOTT PARK 3:00 p.m. Sat. May 17 at Bowling Green*