Rice Baseball 2010 R GENERAL INFORMATION Name: Rice University Location: Houston, Texas Enrollment: 5,339 Founded: 1891 (first classes in 1912) President: David W. Leebron Faculty Representative: Dr. Alex Byrd Affiliation: NCAA Division I Nickname: Owls Mascot: Sammy the Owl Colors: Blue and Gray Conference: Conference USA ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Interim Athletics Director: David Sayler Associate Athletics Directors: Jerry Lewis (Business) Leslie Claybrook (Senior Woman Admin.) Russ Dean (General Manager Rice Sports Properties) RICE ATHLETIC NEWS BUREAU Assistant AD/SID: Chuck Pool Asst. SID/Baseball Contact: John Sullivan Sullivan’s office phone: 713-348-5636 home phone: 713-521-9464 cell phone: 832-250-9000 e-mail: [email protected] Assistant SID: Ron Mears Assistant SID: Jay Jameson Writer: MK Bower SID Fax: 713-348-6019 Wayne Graham is in his 19th season at Rice University. It’s his 30th year as a collegiate head coach. Athletics Web site: www.RiceOwls.com SID Mailing Address: Rice University Athletics 2009 RECAP PO Box 1892, MS 548 Overall Record: 43-18 Table of Contents Houston, TX 77251-1892 Home Record: 22-8 2010 RICE BASEBALL Road Record: 12-9 Roster/Pronunciation Guide 2 BASEBALL PERSONNEL Neutral Record: 9-1 2010 Schedule 3 Head Coach: Wayne Graham C-USA Regular Season (place): 16-8 (second) Alma Mater: Texas, 1970 C-USA Championship (place): 4-0 (first) RICE UNIVERSITY Record at Rice: 830-317, .724 (18 seasons) NCAA Postseason: won Houston Regional, 4-1 This Is Rice University 4 Collegiate Record: 1,405-430, .766 (29 seasons) NCAA Postseason: lost in Baton Rouge Super Asst. Coach: Mike Taylor (Prairie View, 1997; 10th year) Regional, 0-2 PERSONNEL Office Phone: 713-348-8859 Final Rankings: 11 (CB), 9 (SW/ESPN), Student-Athlete Profiles 6 Asst. Coach: David Pierce (Houston, 1988; 8th year) 8 (BA), 9 (NCBWA) 8 (Rivals.com) Head Coach Wayne Graham 24 Office Phone: 713-348-8863 Baseball Staff 29 Asst. Coach: Patrick Hallmark (Rice, 1995; 5th year) POSTSEASON INFORMATION Office Phone: 713-348-8862 College World Series Appearances: 7 2009 IN REVIEW Director of Baseball Operations: Lee Ann Lassiter 1997: 0-2 2009 Results 33 Office Phone: 713-348-8864 1999: 1-2 2009 Statistics 34 E-mail: [email protected] 2002: 0-2 C-USA Season In Review 35 Strength & Conditioning: 2003: 5-1 (National Champions) Athletic Trainer: Donna Pappangellin 2006: 2-2 FOR 2010 Student Athletic Trainer: Kristin Patterson 2007: 2-2 2010 C-USA Composite Schedule 37 Student Managers: Daniel Watson, Evan Ross 2008: 0-2 2010 Opponents 39 CWS Record: 10-13 HOME BASEBALL VENUE NCAA Regional Appearances: 15 RICE BASEBALL HISTORY Stadium: Reckling Park (1995, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09) Rice Records 41 Capacity: 5,368 Super Regional Appearances: 9 The 2003 National Championship 50 Dimensions: 330, 375, 400, 375, 330 (1999, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09) Honors and Awards 52 Opened: 2000 Conference Championships: 14 All-Time Lettermen 54 Pressbox Phone: 713-348-4931 C-USA: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (tourn.) WAC: 1997, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 MEDIA INFORMATION Covering The Owls 56 2010 TEAM INFORMATION SWC: 1996 (tourn.) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21 / 6 Overnight Shipping Address: Rice University Athletics Rice University is committed to affirmative action and equal 2009 Starters Returning/Lost: 8 / 1 6100 Main St., MS 548 opportunity in education and employment. Rice does not Position Players Returning/Lost: 13 / 6 Houston, TX 77005 discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual Pitchers Returning/Lost: 10 / 3 orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or veteran Newcomers: 12 status. 2010 RICE OWLS BASEBALL 1 R Rice Baseball 2010 2010 Rice Roster No. Name B/T Hgt. Wgt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 1 Daniel Gonzales-Luna, of/if R/R 5-9 175 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) 2 Jimmy Comerota, if R/R 6-1 185 Sr.-3L Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) 3 Jeremy Rathjen, of R/R 6-5 190 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Memorial) 4 Chad Mozingo, of L/L 5-11 190 Jr.-2L Spring, Texas (Klein) 5 Diego Seastrunk, c/if S/R 5-10 180 Sr.-3L Channelview, Texas (Channelview HS) 7 Tyler Spurlin, p/if R/R 6-3 185 Fr.-HS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) 8 Michael Ratterree, if/of R/R 6-1 200 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Memorial HS) 9 Anthony Fazio, p R/R 6-1 195 Fr.-HS Beaumont, Texas (Kelly) 10 Craig Manuel, c L/R 6-2 200 So.-1L Satellite Beach, Fla. (Satellite HS) 11 Rick Hague, if R/R 6-2 190 Jr.-2L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 12 Matt Evers, p L/L 6-3 220 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (Stratford) 13 Tony Cingrani, p L/L 6-4 205 Jr.-Tr. New Lennox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central HS/South Suburban Coll.) 14 J.T. Chargois, p/if S/R 6-2 180 Fr.-HS Sulphur, La. (Sulphur HS) 15 Michael Fuda, of/if R/R 6-0 200 So.-1L Katy, Texas (Katy HS) 16 Ryan Lewis, of L/L 6-3 210 So.-1L Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS) 17 Mike Ojala, p R/R 6-3 195 Sr.-3L Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS) 19 Will Maxwell, of L/R 6-2 195 Fr.-HS Marietta, Ga. (The Walker School) 21 Steven Sultzbaugh, of R/R 6-3 215 Sr.-1L Austin, Texas (Westwood HS/Weatherford College) 23 Anthony Rendon, if R/R 5-11 180 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Lamar HS) 24 Abe Gonzales, p/if L/L 6-1 195 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (St. Thomas HS) 25 Chase McDowell, p/of L/R 6-2 185 Fr.-HS College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) 26 Taylor Wall, p L/L 6-2 180 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Westside HS) 27 Mark Haynes, p R/R 6-2 204 Sr.-2L Sugar Land, Texas (Austin HS) 28 Geoff Perrott, c R/R 6-2 190 Fr.-HS Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS) 29 Matthew Reckling, p R/R 6-4 205 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Kinkaid) 30 Andrew Benak, p R/R 6-5 215 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) 31 Kevin Hahn, p L/L 6-0 200 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Stratford HS) 32 Jared Rogers, p R/R 6-6 190 Sr.-1L Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville HS/Navarro College) 34 Boogie Anagnostou, p L/R 5-11 200 Jr.-Tr. LaPorte, Texas (LaPorte HS/Alvin College) 38 Doug Simmons, p/of L/L 6-1 205 Jr.-2L Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS) 39 Holt McNair, p L/L 6-1 170 Fr.-HS Austin, Texas (Westlake HS) 40 Jeremy Fant, p R/R 6-1 195 Fr.-HS Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods HS) 42 Tyler Duffey, p R/R 6-3 210 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Bellaire HS) 43 Travis Wright, p R/R 6-6 195 Jr.-1L Paris, Texas (Paris HS) Head Coach: 37 Wayne Graham (Texas, 1970; 19th season at Rice) Assistant Coach: 6 Mike Taylor (Prairie View A&M, 1997; tenth season) Assistant Coach: 22 David Pierce (Houston, 1988; eighth season) Assistant Coach: 20 Patrick Hallmark (Rice, 1995; fifth season) Student Assistant Coach: 33 Trey Crain (Rice, 2011; first season) Alphabetical Roster Pronunciation Guide Boogie Anagnostou Ahn-agh-nos-tow No. Name, pos Andrew Benak beh-NOCK 34 Boogie Anagnoustou, p 11 Rick Hague, if 3 Jeremy Rathjen, of J.T. Chargois sha-gwah 30 Andrew Benak, p 31 Kevin Hahn, p 8 Michael Ratterree, if/of Tony Cingrani Sin-grawn-e 14 J.T. Chargois, p/if 27 Mark Haynes, p 29 Matthew Reckling, p Jimmy Comerota COMM-er-ah-tah 13 Tony Cingrani, p 16 Ryan Lewis, of 23 Anthony Rendon, if Michael Fuda FOO-dah 2 Jimmy Comerota, if 10 Craig Manuel, c 32 Jared Rogers, p Craig Manuel Man-you-el 42 Tyler Duffey, p 19 Will Maxwell, of 5 Diego Seastrunk, c/if Chad Mozingo MO-zing-o 12 Matt Evers, p 25 Chase McDowell, p/of 38 Doug Simmons, p/of Mike Ojala OH-juh-la 40 Jeremy Fant, p 39 Holt McNair, p 7 Tyler Spurlin, p/if Jeremy Rathjen WRATH-jen 9 Anthony Fazio, p 4 Chad Mozingo, of 21 Steven Sultzbaugh, of Anthony Rendon ren-DOAN 15 Michael Fuda, of/if 17 Mike Ojala, p 26 Taylor Wall, p Steven Sultzbaugh Sultz-baw 24 Abe Gonzales, p/if 28 Geoff Perrott, c 43 Travis Wright, p 1 Daniel Gonzales-Luna, of/if 2 2010 RICE OWLS BASEBALL Rice Baseball 2010 R 2010 Rice Schedule FEB. 19 Fri. Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 7:30 pm KTRU 20 Sat. Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 3 pm Internet 21 Sun. Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 3 pm KTRU 23 Tues. Texas State Reckling Park 4 pm OwlVision 24 Wed. Lamar Reckling Park 4 pm OwlVision 26 Fri. ^ Elon Reckling Park 4:30 pm OwlVision 27 Sat. ^ Nebraska Reckling Park 4:30 pm OwlVision 28 Sun. ^ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Reckling Park 3:30 pm OwlVision MAR. 2 Tues Houston Reckling Park 4 pm OwlVision 3 Wed. Texas State San Marcos 6:30 pm KTRU 5 Fri. # Texas Minute Maid Park 7 pm Internet 6 Sat. # Texas Tech Minute Maid Park 7 pm Internet 7 Sun. # TCU Minute Maid Park 6 pm Internet 9 Tues. Sam Houston State Reckling Park 6:30 pm OwlVision 11 Thurs. California Reckling Park 6:30 pm KTRU; OwlVision 12 Fri. California Reckling Park 6:30 pm OwlVision 13 Sat. California Reckling Park 2 pm OwlVision 14 Sun.