BASEBALLBASEBALL TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 2013 SCHEDULE Location....................Philadelphia, PA Day Date Opponent...............................................................Time Founded .....................................1884 Friday Feb.15 Wright State ..........................................................Noon Friday Feb. 15 Delaware ........................................................3:30 p.m. Enrollment...............................39,000 Saturday Feb. 16 Monmouth .....................................................3:00 p.m. President .................Neil D. Theobold Sunday Feb. 17 Toledo...........................................................10:00 a.m. Director of Athletics ....Bill Bradshaw Friday Feb. 22 Virginia Tech...................................................3:00 p.m. Nickname ...................................Owls Saturday Feb. 23 Holy Cross.............................................................Noon Saturday Feb. 23 Virginia Tech...................................................6:00 p.m. Colors.....................Cherry and White Sunday Feb. 24 Holy Cross ....................................................11:00 a.m. Home Field .............Skip Wilson Field Friday March 1 Old Dominion .................................................3:00 p.m. Capacity.....................................1,000 Saturday March 2 Old Dominion .................................................2:00 p.m. COACHING STAFF Sunday March 3 Old Dominion .................................................1:00 p.m. Friday March 8 UNC Asheville ................................................3:00 p.m. Head Coach .................Ryan Wheeler Saturday March 9 UNC Asheville ................................................2:00 p.m. Main Campus Office...215-204-8639 Sunday March 10 UNC Asheville ................................................1:00 p.m. Tuesday March 12 Longwood ......................................................4:00 p.m. Ambler Office..............215-283-1465 Wednesday March 13 Lafayette.........................................................3:00 p.m. [email protected] Saturday March 16 Penn State (DH).....................................................Noon Career Record/Years............19-34-0/1 Sunday March 17 Chicago State........................................................Noon Record at TU/Years .............19-34-0/1 Tuesday March 19 Lehigh.............................................................3:00 p.m. Friday March 22 * Saint Joseph’s ................................................3:00 p.m. Pitching Coach .................Brian Pugh Saturday March 23 * Saint Joseph’s ................................................1:00 p.m. Phone ..........................215-204-8640 Sunday March 24 * Saint Joseph’s.......................................................Noon E-Mail [email protected] Tuesday March 26 Lehigh (LBC)...................................................3:00 p.m. Friday March 29 * George Washington .......................................3:00 p.m. Assistant Coach ..............Kevin Small Saturday March 30 * George Washington .......................................1:00 p.m. Phone ..........................215-204-3146 Sunday March 31 * George Washington..............................................Noon E-Mail [email protected] Tuesday April 2 # Liberty Bell Classic (at Delaware OR St. Joseph’s).TBA Friday April 5 * La Salle ...........................................................3:00 p.m. Saturday April 6 * La Salle ...........................................................1:00 p.m. THE TEAM Sunday April 7 * La Salle..................................................................Noon Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...21/10 Wednesday April 10 Saint Peter’s ...................................................3:00 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost .................3/5 Friday April 12 * VCU .................................................................6:00 p.m Saturday April 13 * VCU ................................................................3:00 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost...............11/4 Sunday April 14 * VCU ................................................................1:00 p.m. 2012 Overall Record .................19-34 Friday April 19 * Rhode Island ..................................................3:30 p.m. 2012 Atlantic 10 Record ............7-17 Saturday April 20 * Rhode Island ..................................................1:00 p.m. Sunday April 21 * Rhode Island.................................................11:00 a.m. 2012 Atlantic 10 Finish...........T-11th Tuesday April 23 Villanova .........................................................3:00 p.m. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Wednesday April 24 George Mason ...............................................3:00 p.m. Contact ............................Steve Helm Friday April 26 * UNC Charlotte ................................................3:00 p.m. Office Phone ...............215-204-7446 Saturday April 27 * UNC Charlotte ................................................1:00 p.m. Sunday April 28 * UNC Charlotte.......................................................Noon Cell Phone ...................609-969-0975 Tuesday April 30 Villanova ..................................................................TBA Office Fax ....................215-204-7499 Friday May 3 * RIchmond.......................................................3:00 p.m. E-mail [email protected] Saturday May 4 * RIchmond.......................................................2:00 p.m. Sunday May 5 * RIchmond.......................................................1:00 p.m. Website ...........www.owlsports.com Wednesday May 8 Rider ...............................................................3:00 p.m. Friday May 17 * Massachusetts(DH)..............................Noon/3:00 p.m. TABLE OF CONTENTS Saturday May 18 * Massachusetts......................................................Noon Wed.-Sat. May 22-25 ** TBD .........................................................................TBA Outlook........................2 Coaching Records.......26 Temple Baseball..........3 Year by Year Results ....27 Home games in bold Head Coach.................5 Record Book .............28 * Atlantic 10 game; ** at Hayes Stadium, Charlotte, NC Coaching Staff.............6 Hitting Records .........29 LBC - Liberty Bell Classic Skip Wilson Field.........7 Did You Know?..........32 Roster..........................8 Pitching Records.......33 Player Profiles .............9 Year by Year Leaders.....35 Newcomers...............19 Honors & Awards.........37 2012 Statistics...........20 All-Americans ............38 CREDITS 2012 Results .............21 Hall of Fame ..............38 The 2013 Temple Baseball Media Guide was written and edited by Steve Helm. Layout Atlantic 10 .................22 Owls in the Pros........39 and design by Kelli Sheesley, Steve Helm and Nicholas Fell. Additional editing provided by Philadelphia Big 5 ........23 All-Time Roster ..........40 Nicholas Fell, Larry Dougherty and Al Shrier. Photography provided by Greg Carroccio, Liberty Bell Classic ......23 All-Time Results.........43 Joseph V. Labolito, Mitchell Leff and Zohrab Kazanjian. Published by the Temple University Baseball History ........24 All-Time Opponents...48 Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. 1 2013 Temple Baseball Media Guide 2013 Outlook The 85th campaign for Temple University's Zach Lain, Jimmy Kerrigan, Scott Arnott, Tim baseball program gets underway in 2013. The Owls, McCarthy, Dave McInerney and Texas Williams have Jordan Queja who coming off a 19-34 effort in 2012, which included all given the upperclassmen competition at their a 7-17 mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play, will play positions and are all expected to see significant their final season in the A-10 before making the move playing time during their first seasons. Derek to the BIG EAST next season. Peterson, a junior transfer, will look to add to his Olney Under the direction of second-year skipper Ryan Central College experience while playing in the Owls' Wheeler, 22 players return from his 2012 squad, outfield. which went 19-34 and finished 12th in the Atlantic Entering the season, the main question being 10 Conference. With the experience of the asked is who can step up and be the leader that upperclassmen, adding 12 new players and everyone former player Steve Nikorak was over the past couple heading into the first weekend healthy, the Owls' seasons. With the experience of the upperclassmen, second-year skipper knows there is a lot of potential Wheeler believes his team will find ways to step up for his team in 2013. and carry the team. For the sake of not putting “The players that are returning are a pressure on one or two individuals, Wheeler did not tremendous group of young men, Wheeler said. “I elect captains this season. Instead, he is relying on asked them to show up every day with a positive his seniors to carry the load, while inviting all of his attitude and come to the field with 110 percent work other players to step up. ethic. They do this every single day. In one year, I Of the six seniors returning, Jordan Queja saw have seen their confidence grow tremendously. We the most action as he appeared in various positions, have brought in new players and they fit right into but spent most of his duties in the outfield by the end puzzle very nicely. They have done a great job of of the season. Queja tied for second on the team with at