29 ALL-AMERICANS 105 PLAYERS SIGNED PROFESSIONALLY Media Contact: Brett Pund Email: [email protected] Office: 270-745-5388 @WKUBaseball Cell: 662-346-3227 HILLTOPPERS2016 GAME NOTES @WKUBaseball @WKUBaseball 135 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 18 MLB DRAFT PICKS SINCE 2009 WKU SCHEDULE WKU (2-1) vs. Cincinnati (0-3) Team Stats Friday, noon CT Batting Avg: .165 FEBRUARY (2-1) Hits: 17 Fri. 19 Youngstown State W, 5-3 Bulldog Invitational Sat. 20 Youngstown State-1 L, 7-8 (10) Runs: 9 Youngstown State-2 W, 11-1 Head Coaches HR: 2 Fri. 26 vs. Cincinnati (1) 12 p.m. John Pawlowski ............................... Ty Neal ERA: 6.51 Sat. 27 vs. (RV) South Alabama (1) 11 a.m. 507-319 (15) ........Career ............ (3) 37-75 K: 11 Sun. 28 at (RV) Georgia (1) 2 p.m. 2-1 (1) .....................School ...................Same Opening Weekend MARCH (0-0) Pitching Match Up L 6-5 (12), 4-0 Tue. 1 at Belmont 4 p.m. WKU: LHP Austin King (0-0, 3.38 ERA) and 12-4 at #5 LSU Wed. 2 Lipscomb 3 p.m. UC: RHP Andrew Zellner (4.2 IP, 0 ER) Fri. 4 at Jacksonville State 3 p.m. Sat. 5 at Jacksonville State 1 p.m. Sun. 6 at Jacksonville State 1 p.m. WKU (2-1) vs. RV South Alabama (4-0) Team Stats Tue. 8 at Tennessee 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. CT Batting Avg: .324 Fri. 11 Albany 3 p.m. Bulldog Invitational Hits: 45 Sat. 12 Albany 1 p.m. Runs: 38 Sun. 13 Albany 12 p.m. Head Coaches HR: 2 Tue. 15 at Kentucky 3 p.m. John Pawlowski .........................Mark Calvi ERA: 2.19 Fri. 18 at Old Dominion* 5 p.m. K: 35 Sat. 19 at Old Dominion* 2 p.m. 507-319 (15) ........Career ....... (4) 129-107 2-1 (1) .....................School ...................Same Sun. 20 at Old Dominion* 11 a.m. Opening Week Tue. 22 Austin Peay 6 p.m. W 5-4, 11-0 and Thu. 24 Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. Pitching Match Up 18-5 vs. Evansville Fri. 25 Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. WKU: RHP Cody Coll (3.2 IP, 0.00 ERA) W 4-3 (10) vs. Sat. 26 Middle Tennessee* 1 p.m. USA: LHP Thomas Huston (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Tue. 29 #2 Louisville 6 p.m. Alabama St. WKU (2-1) vs. RV Georgia (3-1) Team Stats APRIL (0-0) Sunday, 2 p.m. CT Batting Avg: .211 Fri. 1 at UAB* 6:30 p.m. Hits: 27 Sat. 2 at UAB* 2 p.m. Bulldog Invitational Sun. 3 at UAB* 1 p.m. Runs: 19 Tue. 5 Evansville 6 p.m. Head Coaches HR: 4 Wed. 6 at Austin Peay 6 p.m. John Pawlowski .................. Scott Stricklin ERA: 2.61 Fri. 8 Louisiana Tech* 6 p.m. 507-319 (15) ........Career ....(12) 405-246-1 K: 46 Sat. 9 Louisiana Tech* 2 p.m. 2-1 (1) .....................School ........ (3) 55-58-1 Sun. 10 Louisiana Tech* 1 p.m. Opening Week Tue. 12 at #2 Louisville 5 p.m. Pitching Match Up W 4-1, 5-1 and L 5-3 Fri. 15 at #24 Rice* 6:30 p.m. (10) vs. GA Southern Sat. 16 at #24 Rice* 2 p.m. WKU: LHP Ryan Thurston (1-0, 0.00 ERA) and W 7-6 (10) at Sun. 17 at #24 Rice* 1 p.m. UGA: LHP Kevin Smith (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Mercer Tue. 19 Belmont 6 p.m. Wed. 20 at Evansville 6 p.m. Fri. 22 UTSA* 6 p.m. GENERAL INFORMATION Sat. 23 UTSA* 3 p.m. Sun. 24 UTSA* 12 p.m. Tue. 26 at Lipscomb 6 p.m. TV: .....................................................................................................SEC Network+ | ESPN3 (Sun.) Fri. 29 FIU* 6 p.m. Radio: ....................... Hilltopper IMG Radio Network | 1450 AM | 102.7 FM | TuneIn App Sat. 30 FIU* 2 p.m. Live Stream: ...................................................................................... Watch ESPN | ESPN3 (Sun.) MAY (0-0) Location: ...........................................................................................................................Athens, Ga. Sun. 1 FIU* 12 p.m. Stadium: .............................................................................................................................Foley Field Tue. 3 at #3 Vanderbilt 6:30 p.m. Fri. 6 at Southern Miss* 6 p.m. Friday Forecast: ........................................ High 56°, Low 30° | Sunny | No Chance of Rain Sat. 7 at Southern Miss* 2 p.m. Saturday Forecast: ................................... High 59°, Low 35° | Sunny | No Chance of Rain Sun. 8 at Southern Miss* 1 p.m. Sunday Forecast: ...................................... High 68°, Low 44° | Sunny | No Chance of Rain Fri. 13 Marshall* 6 p.m. Sat. 14 Marshall* 2 p.m. Sun. 15 Marshall* 1 p.m. Thu. 19 at Florida Atlantic* 5:30 p.m. NOTING THE GAME Fri. 20 at Florida Atlantic* 5:30 p.m. - The Hilltoppers will enter the Bulldog Invitational after claiming a 2-1 series win Sat. 21 at Florida Atlantic* 12 p.m. over Youngstown State and their first win on Opening Day since the 2011 season. W-S 25-29 C-USA Championship TBA - This will be the fifth tournament in the last seven seasons WKU has played in, JUNE (0-0) including the third straight year. The Tops have a combined 6-5 record in those F-M 3-6 NCAA Regionals TBA games, with wins over No. 29 Texas A&M (‘10), Baylor (‘10) and Pittsburgh (‘14). F-M 10-13 NCAA Super Regionals TBA - WKU has a combined 59-87 record against the three schools, including a perfect S-W 18-29 College World Series TBA 5-0 mark against Cincinnati. More on the match ups on Page 3... Home Games in BOLD (*) C-USA Game - The Hilltoppers began the John Pawlowski era with a win as he came to The Hill with (1) Bulldog Invitational hosted by Georgia 14 years of head-coaching experience and 505 career wins. More on JP on Page 6... - WKU returns a veteran pitching staff from a year ago, while welcoming 13 newcomers overall. Roster breakdown on Page 2... @WKUBaseball 2016 Game Notes | Bulldog Invitational No. Name Pos. Yr. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Roster Breakdown 1 Steven Kraft INF/OF So. R/R 5-10 180 Gainesville, Va. (Battlefield HS) Pitchers: 16 (11 RHP, 5 LHP) 2 Leiff Clarkson INF R-Jr. R/R 5-11 185 Union, Ky. (Ryle HS) 10 Ben Morrison RHP 3 Danny Hudzina INF Sr. R/R 5-11 205 Palm City, Fla. (Palm Beach State College) 11 Josh Bartley RHP 5 Marquis Webb OF Gr. R/R 5-10 175 Atlanta, Ga. (Texas Southern) 15 Cody Coll RHP 6 Paul Murray OF Jr. R/R 5-11 195 San Bruno, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 18 Austin King LHP 7 Thomas Peter INF R-Jr. R/R 6-2 190 San Ramon, Calif. (California HS) 19 Sam Higgs RHP 9 Hunter Wood C Jr. S/R 6-1 205 Mt. Washington, Ky. (Bullitt East HS) 20 Ryan Thurston LHP 10 Ben Morrison RHP Jr. R/R 5-10 175 Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) 25 Caleb Bruner RHP 11 Josh Bartley RHP Sr. L/R 5-9 185 Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren HS) 26 Connor McHugh RHP 13 Kaleb Duckworth OF So. R/R 6-4 215 Henderson, Ky. (Henderson County HS) 28 John Harman LHP 15 Cody Coll RHP Jr. R/R 6-3 220 Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley HS) 29 Jackson Sowell RHP 16 Grant Malott OF So. R/R 6-0 170 New Castle, Ind. (New Castle HS) 30 Jake Griffin RHP 17 Ty Hogan C R-Jr. R/R 6-2 180 Lisle, Ill. (Naperville North HS) 31 Evan Acosta LHP 18 Austin King LHP Sr. L/L 6-0 165 Canyon, Texas (Seward County CC) 38 Kevin Elder RHP 19 Sam Higgs RHP Jr. R/R 6-0 195 Henderson, Ky. (Henderson County HS) 41 Logan Weins LHP 20 Ryan Thurston LHP So. L/L 6-2 170 Madison, Ind. (Madison HS) 43 Cameron Shryock RHP 21 Chris Rogers OF Jr. R/R 6-2 205 Issaquah, Wash. (Lower Columbia CC) 45 Micach Kaczor RHP 22 Grayson Ivey INF Jr. R/R 6-3 215 Winder, Ga. (Chattahoochee Valley CC) 23 Ty Downing C Gr. R/R 6-1 205 Bowling Green, Ky. (Gulf Coast State CC) Outfielders: 8 B/T 24 Brandon Pollock INF Fr. R/R 5-9 160 Gilbert, Ariz. (Campo Verde HS) 1 Steven Kraft R/R 25 Caleb Bruner RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 170 Russellville, Ky. (Logan County HS) 5 Marquis Webb R/R 26 Connor McHugh RHP So. R/R 6-0 190 Lexington, Ky. (Paul Laurence Dunbar HS) 6 Paul Murray R/R 27 Steven DiPuglia INF Fr. R/R 6-1 150 Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Cooper City HS) 13 Kaleb Duckworth R/R 28 John Harman LHP Sr. L/L 6-2 190 Carrollton, Ga. (Darton State College) 16 Grant Malott R/R 29 Jackson Sowell RHP R-Jr. R/R 6-0 180 Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) 21 Chris Rogers R/R 30 Jake Griffin RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 180 McHenry, Ky. (Ohio County HS) 32 Harrison Scanlon L/R 31 Evan Acosta LHP Fr. L/L 6-2 195 Batavia, Ill. (Batavia HS) 40 Zach Janes L/L 32 Harrison Scanlon INF/OF R-So. L/R 6-4 225 Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual HS) 34 Jacob Lewis C Fr. R/R 6-2 185 Bowling Green, Ky. (South Warren HS) Infielders: 9 B/T 37 Cole Womack INF Fr. R/R 5-11 185 Paducah, Ky. (McCracken County HS) 1 Steven Kraft R/R 38 Kevin Elder RHP R-Jr.