Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Armstrong Baseball Team Archives Armstrong Men's Baseball Archives 2004 2004 AASU Baseball Guide Armstrong State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/armstrong-base- team Recommended Citation Armstrong State University, "2004 AASU Baseball Guide" (2004). Armstrong Baseball Team Archives. 34. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/armstrong-base-team/34 This media guide is brought to you for free and open access by the Armstrong Men's Baseball Archives at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Armstrong Baseball Team Archives by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Armstrong Atlantic State University 2004 Baseball Ten NCAA Regionals In 16 Seasons: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2003 NCAA World Series 1988, 1989 & 1994 National Scoring Champion 1990 & 1993 National Pitching Champion 1980 & 1992 #1 Ranking In Final Poll 1989 & 1990 AASU’s “Era of Excellence” Year Record Final Poll Regular Season Post-Season 1983 54-20 8th NAIA District 2nd 2nd District Tourney 1984 63-17 3rd NAIA District 2nd 2nd District Tourney 1985 55-18 Big South/DI Division Co-Champs 3rd Conference Tourney 1986 37-20 Big South/DI Division 4th None 1987 47-15 Big South/DI Division Champion 2nd Conference Tourney 1988 42-13 4th NCAA II Region #1 Seed Region Champion 5th NCAA II Series 1989 43-17 1st NCAA II Region #1 Seed Region Champion 7th NCAA II Series 1990 47-9 1st NCAA II Region #1 Seed 2nd Region Tourney 1991 36-21 12th NCAA II Region #1 Seed 3rd Region Tourney 1992 45-13 8th NCAA II Region #1 Seed 2nd Conference Tourney Conference Champion 3rd Region Tourney 1993 45-13 11th NCAA II Region #2 Seed 3rd Region Tourney Conference Champion 5th Conference Tourney 1994 50-15 5th NCAA II Region #2 Seed Region Champion Conference Runner-Up 3rd Conference Tourney 5th NCAA II Series 1995 27-23 None Conference #3 5th Conference Tourney 1996 31-23 31st NCAA II Conference #3 5th Conference Tourney 1997 33-25 None Conference #5 4th Conference Tourney 1998 38-21 19th NCAA II Region #2 Seed 4th Region Tourney Conference #5 3rd Conference Tourney 1999 42-14 10th NCAA II Region #4 Seed 3rd Region Tourney Conference #4 2000 37-17 25th NCAA II Conference #6 None Region #6 2001 38-15 15th NCAA II Conference #4 None Region #5 2002 34-21 None Conference #8 None 2003 36-15 9th NCAA II Region #2 4th Region Tourney Conference Co-Champs Overall Record: 880-355 (.713) Average Season Record: 42-17 14 Consecutive 35+ win seasons: 1981-1994 10 NCAA Tournament appearances in 16 seasons 5 Consecutive #1 Seedings in South Atlantic Regional: 1988-1992 3 NCAA II College World Series appearances: 1988, 1989, 1994 37 All-Americans past 16 years National Scoring Champion: 1990, 1993 National Pitching Champion: 1980, 1992 7 Consecutive Years Top 12 Final Poll: 1988-1994 109 Consecutive weeks in Top 15 of National Rankings 2 #1 Final Rankings: 1989, 1990 94 Graduates in past 18 years 22 Consecutive years with professional signings Table of Contents Era of Excellence ............................. IFC Memorable Seasons ..................... 62-65 Table of Contents ................................ 1 AASU Coaching Records ..................... 65 Did You Know? ................................... 2 Pirate Honor Roll ........................ 66-68 2003 Travel Plans .............................. 3 Team Records .............................. 69-70 Memorial Diamond Classic ............. 4-5 Individual Records ...................... 71-74 2003 Season Outlook .......................... 6 Season Leaders ............................ 75-78 2003 Season Preview ....................... 7-9 Top 10 Charts - Season ................. 79-80 2002 Season Review ........................... 9 Top 10 Charts - Career ................. 81-82 Head Coach Joe Roberts ............... 10-11 AASU Administration ................... 83-84 Winningest DII Coaches ..................... 12 Armstrong Atlantic State ................... 85 Assistant Coaches ......................... 13-14 AASU Athletic Training....................... 86 2003 Roster ...................................... 15 AASU Sponsors ............................. 87-88 2003 Depth Chart ............................. 16 2003 Schedule .................................. BC Roster Breakdown ............................ 17 Player Profiles ............................. 18-24 AASU Attendance Leads Nation .......... 25 AASU Athletic Department 2002 Final Stats ............................... 26 2002 Season Results ......................... 27 Phone Directory Final Division II Polls .................. 28-29 Main Numbers 2002 National Championships .......... 30 Athletic Department 912-927-5336 2002 All-America Teams ................... 31 Athletics FAX 912-921-5571 2002 South Atlantic All-Region .......... 32 912-921-5852 Regional Seedings ........................ 33-34 Winningest Division II Teams ............ 35 Administration Team Statistics in DII ........................ 36 Dr. Eddie Aenchbacher, A.D. 912-921-5854 Individual Statistics in DII ................ 37 Dr. Donald Anderson, Asst. A.D. 912-921-5863 AASU Athletic Hall of Fame ................ 38 Chad Jackson, Sports Communications 912-961-3255 Adam Bernero .................................. 39 Mylene Ray, Athletic Trainer 912-927-5200 Pirates in the Pros ............................. 40 Dianne Lane, Athletic Secretary 912-921-5849 Savannah/Tybee Island .................... 41 All-American Honor Roll ............. 42-43 Coaching Staff 2003 Opponents .......................... 44-46 Joe Roberts, Baseball 912-921-5686 Peach Belt Conference ....................... 47 Calvain Culberson, Asst. Baseball 912-921-5687 2002 PBC Stats/Standings ................. 48 Jeff Burkhamer, Basketball (Men’s) 912-921-5683 PBC Season History ..................... 49-51 Steve Ray, Asst. Men’s Basketball 912-921-5684 PBC Ledger ....................................... 52 Travis Priddy, Asst. Men’s Basketball 912-921-7311 2003 PBC Schedule ........................... 53 Roger Hodge, Basketball (Women’s) 912-921-5861 PBC Performances ............................ 54 Mandy Kinder, Asst. Wm. Basketball 912-921-7310 PBC Year-by-Year Leaders ............ 55-56 Elizabeth Lyons, Grad Asst. WBKB 912-921-5862 PBC Records ................................ 57-60 Michael Butler, Men’s Golf 912-921-5841 Pirates in the Postseason ................... 61 Simon Earnshaw, Tennis 912-921-5842 Jo Ward, Asst. Tennis 912-921-5842 Credits Marty McDaniel, Softball 912-921-2391 The 2004 Armstrong Atlantic Ansley Paschal, Asst. Softball 912-921-2391 State University Baseball media Alan Segal, Volleyball 912-921-3785 guide was published by the Jen Michael, Asst. Volleyball 912-921-3786 AASU Office of Sports Commu- Other Numbers nications, Chad Jackson, director. Press Table (Basketball) 912-921-5473 AASU head coach Joe Roberts 912-921-5572 and assistant coach Calvain AASU Training Room 912-921-5860 Culberson also contributed to this Sports Center Weight Room 912-921-5858 publication. PBC teams have been in the top three at the NCAA II Series every year since 1994 1 Did You Know? √ AASU is the 2nd winningest NCAA Division II baseball team since 1983? √ AASU was the 3rd winningest NCAA Division II team in the 1990’s? √ AASU is one of 8 teams in the NCAA II Regionals at least 10 of the past 16 years? √ AASU finished 2003 with a No. 9 national ranking and has been ranked nationally in the Top 25 in 12 of the last 16 final NCAA II polls? √ AASU has had 23 players go to professional baseball in the past 6 years? √ AASU has had 21 All-Americans and 16 Hon. Mention All-Americans in 16 years? √ AASU has had 94 of its players graduate in 18 years? √ AASU baseball players carried a cumulative 3.066 GPA for the past six years? √ AASU has posted 40 win seasons 12 times since 1983? √ AASU was No. 1 in NCAA DII total attendance in 2002 with 14,516? √ AASU vs. Georgia drew 3,115 in 2002, then an NCAA II regular season record? √ AASU has drawn 4 of the top 9 regular season crowds in NCAA II history? √ AASU is one of 7 teams that have had been No. 1 seeds 5 times since 1988? √ AASU has a 880-355 (.713) record during the past 21 years, for a 42-17 average? √ AASU is in Savannah, Georgia, a coastal beach town only 90 minutes north of Florida? √ AASU’s Joe Roberts, at 49, became the NCAA’s youngest coach to win 900 games? √ AASU will play in the 2004 Diamond Classic (formerly the Great Savannah Shootout) a tournament that has recently featured Georgia, Georgia Tech, Michigan, North Carolina and Connecticut? √ AASU has achieved a 46-20 (.697) mark in the Diamond Classic (formerly the Great Savannah Shootout) featuring DI schools? √ AASU has compiled a 167-101 record (.623) vs. NCAA I teams since 1983 with wins over quality teams such as Georgia, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Michigan, North Carolina, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, The Citadel, Jacksonville, Georgia Southern, Indiana, Duke, Maryland, West Virginia, Northwestern, Coastal Carolina, Connecticut, Louisville, Central Florida, Army, Mercer, Davidson, VMI, Winthrop, William and Mary, Charleston Southern, Illinois-Chicago, Georgia State, Bethune-Cookman, tied N.C. State and has played others such as Miami, Florida State and Wake Forest? 2 AASU’s PBC title in 2003 was the school’s third in the last 12 years 2004 Travel Plans March 13-14 at Augusta State