BASEBALL 2021 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 1 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 1 CRU BASEBALL Table of Contents UMHB Quick Facts Contents & Quick Facts...................................................2 Location .........................................................Belton, Texas Head Coach Mike Stawski .............................................3 Enrollment ...................................................................4,000 Assistant Coaches .............................................................4 Founded ........................................................................1845 2021 UMHB Roster ...........................................................5 Nickname ................................................................The Cru Cru Returners ......................................................................6 Colors .............................................. Purple, Gold & White Cru Newcomers ................................................................18 President ...............................................Dr. Randy O’Rear UMHB Sports Medicine ................................................26 Director of Athletics ................................. Randy Mann 2019 Stats ...........................................................................27 Athletics Phone ......................................(254) 295-4618 UMHB Administration ..................................................29 This is UMHB ......................................................................30 Head Coach ..................................................Mike Stawski Alma Mater ............................... St. Joseph’s College ‘06 Overall Record ........................................157-59 (6th Yr.) UMHB Record .................................................................7-8 CREDITS Assistant Coach ..........................................Mitch Wilson The 2021 UMHB Baseball Program is a publication of Lettermen Ret./Lost ...............................................19/13 the UMHB Sports Information Office. Photos provided Starters Ret./Lost .........................................................7/2 by the UMHB Sports Information Department. 2020 Record ..........................................................7-8 (2-7) Stadium ....................................................Red Murff Field Capacity ...........................................................................700 SOCIAL MEDIA Sports Information ........................................ Jon Wallin SID Phone .................................................(254) 295-4611 SID Fax ........................................................(254) 295-4274 SID Address ........................................... UMHB Box 8363 .................................................................900 College Street ....................................................................Belton, TX 76513 CruSports @CruBaseball @CruSports @CruSports ........................................................... Sarah Harborth, Asst. ........................................................................(254) 295-5585 ........................................................................(254) 295-4274 ..................................................................... UMHB Box 8010 .................................................................900 College Street ....................................................................Belton, TX 76513 2 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 2 COACH STAWSKI Mike Stawski was named Head Baseball Coach for the Cru in June of 2019. He earned his first UMHB win in his Cru debut and the program opened his inaugural season with a 5-1 start. UMHB was 7-8 overall and went 2-7 in ASC play in an abbreviated first under under Stawski’s direction after the rest of the campaign was cancelled in March.. Stawski joined UMHB after turning Concordia University Chicago into a national championship contender in four seasons as the Cougars head coach. Stawski guided CUC to a 42-10 record this season and the Cougars advanced to the NCAA Division III Super Regionals af- ter spending eight weeks ranked #1 in the country in the American Baseball Coaches Association’s (ABCA) Top 25 Poll. CUC also won 24 consecutive games during the regular season. Stawski guided Concor- dia to back-to-back 40-win seasons and led the Cougars to a 150-51 record in his four seasons as head coach. CUC also made the first two NCAA Division III World Series appearances in program history under his direction in 2017 and 2018. The Cougars won a conference regular season title or advanced to an NCAA Regional in each of his four seasons as head coach. Stawski was a three-time Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year during his tenure at CUC and he was also a three-time ABCA/Diamond Midwest Regional Coach of the Year. Stawski spent two seasons as head assistant coach and pitching coach at CUC before taking over as head coach. His first collegiate head coaching job was at Spalding University, where he posted an 82-44 record in three seasons. The Golden Eagles were 32-11 in his final season as he won SLIAC Coach of the Year honors. Stawski started his coaching career with a three-year stint as head assistant coach and pitching coach at Webster University. Stawski is a 2006 graduate of St. Joseph’s College in Indiana with a degree in Business Administration. He was a four-year letter winner as a pitcher and was an All-Conference and Academic All-Conference selection in three of his four seasons. Stawski earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Webster University in 2011. Stawski and his wife, Melissa, have three children, Michael, Charlie and Danni. 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 3 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 3 ASSISTANT COACHES Mitch Wilson - Assistant Coach Mitch Wilson was named assistant coach for the UMHB baseball program on July 1, 2019. Wilson joins the Cru after spending last season as a graduate assistant coach at Concordia Uni- versity Chicago. Wilson helped guide the Cougars to a 42-10 record and the NCAA Division III Super Regionals in 2019. He graduated from CUC in 2018 with a degree in marketing and was a four-year letterman for the Cougars baseball program as a second baseman. Wilson was a D3baseball.com All-American, a two-time ABCA All-Midwest Region selection and a four-time First Team All-Conference pick during his playing career. He set school records for career hits and triples and also ranks in the school’s top four all-time in games played, at bats, doubles, walks, runs scored and RBI. Wilson added an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove award as a senior. Wilson played for two Division III World Series qualifiers, four regional tournament qualifiers and four conference championship teams during his career. Wilson played for Cru Head Coach Mike Stawski for three sea- sons at CUC and served on his staff with the Cougars in 2019. He is a native of Oswego, Illinois. Justin Rodriguez - Graduate Assistant Justin Rodriguez joined the the Cru baseball coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach in the summer of 2019. He is working on his Master’s Degree in Sport Administration at UMHB. Rodriguez came to UMHB after a standout, four-year playing ca- reer at Concordia University-Chicago. Rodriguez was a four-year letterman at catcher for the Cougars and played for two NCAA Division III World Series qualifiers during his career. He played for teams that won four conference championships and he was named to the 2019 All-Regional Tournament Team. Rodriguez graduated from CUC in 2019 with a degree in Sports Manage- ment and a minor in marketing. He is a native of Chicago, Illinois. 4 2021 university of mary hardin-baylor BASEBALL 4 TEAM ROSTER 2021 UMHB BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. B-T Hometown (High School/Last School) 2 Dawson Shibley INF 5-11 165 Jr.-2L R/R Conroe, Texas (Conroe) 3 Caimyn Holiday INF 5-10 180 So.-1L R/R Selma, Texas (Converse Judson) 4 Brandon Madden OF 5-10 185 Fr.-HS R/L Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) 5 Harrison Sims P/INF 6-2 165 Sr.-2L R/R Stowell, Texas (Legacy Christian/SAGU) 6 Trevor Ripke RHP 5-10 180 Jr.-TR R/R Seguin, Texas (Navarro/Odessa/BPCC) 7 Garrett Gonzales P/INF 6-0 175 Jr.-2L L/R San Antonio, Texas (Madison/Incarnate Word) 8 Luke Coale C 5-10 185 Jr.-1L R/R Angleton, Texas (Angleton/St. Edwards) 10 Daylon Nebgen C 6-0 185 So.-1L R/R Fredericksburg, Texas (Fredericksburg) 11 Hunter McQuary C 5-11 185 Jr.-2L R/R Magnolia, Texas (Concordia Lutheran) 12 Andrew Acierni RHP 5-11 180 Fr.-HS R/R Waco, Texas (Waco/Brookhaven) 13 Ryan Farmer OF 6-1 170 Fr.-HS R/R Manvel, Texas (Dawson) 14 Robert McCall C 6-0 185 So.-TR R/R Seguin, Texas (Texas Lutheran Univ.) 15 Hunter Jones OF 5-8 195 Fr.-HS R/R Hewitt, Texas (Midway) 16 Mateo Calle OF 5-10 185 Gr.-TR R/R Medellin, Columbia (Concordia-Chicago) 17 Dillon Martin LHP 5-8 155 Fr.-HS L/L Italy, Texas (Avalon) 18 Taylor Neil OF 5-10 175 Fr -HS L/L Saint Hedwig, Texas (East Central) 21 Luke Kilgore INF 5-10 170 Fr.-HS R/R Hewitt, Texas (Midway) 22 Blake Harmon INF 5-9 160 Fr.-HS R/R Highland Village, Texas (FM Marcus) 23 Rhett Grosz INF 6-0 185 Fr.-HS R/R Hewitt, Texas (Midway) 24 Malek Bolin INF 6-4 200 Jr.-2L R/R Fort Worth, Texas (Chisolm Trail) 25 Jeb Zolman P/INF 6-2 205 Sr.-2L R/R Humble, Texas (Atascocita) 28 Keegan Symons RHP 6-4 190 Fr.-HS R/R Spring, Texas (Concordia Lutheran) 29 Anthony Tovar LHP 5-11 170 So.-HS L/L San Antonio, Texas (East Central) 30 Andrew