ALEX LYON NIKOLA INF/OF VASIC BRAD 2 INF HARRISON 8 12INF/LHP 2019 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BASEBALL Media Guide 2019 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BASEBALL 2 24 MLB #SALUKIS // 14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // 5 CWS APPEARANCES // 7-TIME MVC CHAMPS 2019 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BASEBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ..........................................................................................................................3 HEAD COACH KEN HENDERSON 20-21 Schedule / Quick Facts .................................................................................................................6 Roster / Pronunciation Guide .......................................................................................................7 Salukis in the Major Leagues ................................................................................................10-11 Itchy Jones Stadium ...................................................................................................................12 Baseball Facilities .......................................................................................................................13 Salukis in the Postseason ..........................................................................................................14 Director of Athletics Jerry Kill ......................................................................................................15 Season Preview .....................................................................................................................16-17 Head Coach Ken Henderson ................................................................................................20-21 Associate Head Coach P.J. Finigan ......................................................................................22-23 Assistant Coach Seth LaRue ......................................................................................................24 PLAYER BIOS Volunteer Coach Adam Core and Student Assistant Ryan Netemeyer ......................................25 28-57 Player Bios ............................................................................................................................28-57 2018 Recap ...........................................................................................................................60-71 Head Coaching History ...............................................................................................................74 Team, MVC and National Awards ..........................................................................................75-77 Hitting Records ......................................................................................................................78-79 Pitching Records ...................................................................................................................80-81 Miscellaneous Records .........................................................................................................82-83 Year-by-Year Hitting Statistics ....................................................................................................86 Year-by-Year Opponent Hitting Statistics ...................................................................................87 Year-by-Year Pitching Statistics ..................................................................................................88 Year-by-Year Opponent Pitching Statistics .................................................................................89 HISTORY Yearly Statistical Leaders ......................................................................................................90-92 74-116 All-Time Letterwinners ...........................................................................................................93-95 All-Time Results ..................................................................................................................98-111 Salukis in the College World Series ..................................................................................112-114 Records Against Opponents ..............................................................................................115-116 Missouri Valley Conference ...............................................................................................117-118 Southern Illinois University .......................................................................................................119 SIU Athletics Communications .................................................................................................120 2018 Team Head Shots ............................................................................................................121 3 24 MLB #SALUKIS // 14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // 5 CWS APPEARANCES // 7-TIME MVC CHAMPS 2019 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BASEBALL 4 24 MLB #SALUKIS // 14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // 5 CWS APPEARANCES // 7-TIME MVC CHAMPS 2019 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BASEBALL 5 24 MLB #SALUKIS // 14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // 5 CWS APPEARANCES // 7-TIME MVC CHAMPS 2019 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BASEBALL schedule and quick facts Day Date Note Opponent Location Time (CT) General Fri. Feb. 15 at Nicholls Thibodaux, La. 1 p.m. Location ........................................................... Carbondale, Ill. Sat. Feb. 16 at Nicholls Thibodaux, La. 1 p.m. Founded .......................................................................... 1869 Sun. Feb. 17 at Nicholls Thibodaux, La. 1 p.m. Enrollment .................................................. 12,817 (Fall 2018) Tue. Feb. 19 at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 4 p.m. Nickname ......................................................................Salukis Fri. Feb. 22 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 4 p.m. School Colors .............................................Maroon and White Sat. Feb. 23 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 2 p.m. Affiliation .........................................................NCAA Division I Sun. Feb. 24 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 1 p.m. Conference .......................................................Missouri Valley Fri. March 1 Western Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 2 p.m. President ....................................................Dr. J Kevin Dorsey Sat. March 2 Western Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 2 p.m. Director of Athletics .....................................................Jerry Kill Sun. March 3 Western Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 1 p.m. Athletic Department Phone ..............................(618) 453-7250 Tue. March 5 at Murray State Murray, Ky. 3 p.m. Wed. March 6 at Southeast Missouri Cape Girardeau, Mo. 3 p.m. Richard “Itchy” Jones Stadium Fri. March 8 Northern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 3 p.m. Capacity .......................................................................... 2,000 Sat. March 9 Northern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 2 p.m. Surface .......................... AstroTurf 3Di/Diamond R 3D Xtreme Sun. March 10 Northern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 1 p.m. Dimensions ....................................... LF-330, CF-390, RF-330 Tue. March 12 Austin Peay Carbondale, Ill. 3 p.m. Opened ............................................................................ 2014 Wed. March 13 Southeast Missouri Carbondale, Ill. 3 p.m. Record Since Renovation (2014) ................................71-63-1 Fri. March 15 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 4 p.m. Sat. March 16 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 1 p.m. Baseball History Sun. March 17 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 1 p.m. 1st Year of Continuous Baseball ...................................... 1947 Tue. March 19 SIU Edwardsville Carbondale, Ill. 4 p.m. All-Time Record (Years) ...........................1,895-1,381-12 (72) Fri. March 22 % Morehead State Carbondale, Ill. 1 p.m. Winning Percentage ........................................................ .578 Sat. March 23 Morehead State Carbondale, Ill. 2 p.m. Years in CWS/Last ..................................................... 5 / 1977 Sun. March 24 Morehead State Carbondale, Ill. 1 p.m. NCAA Appearances / Last ........................................ 14 / 1990 Tue. March 26 Belmont Carbondale, Ill. 5 p.m. Last Postseason Opp. / Result ..........San Diego State / L, 4-3 Fri. March 29 at Butler Indianapolis, Ind. 3 p.m. MVC Regular Season Titles/Last .................................... 7 / 1990 Sat. March 30 at Butler Indianapolis, Ind. 1 p.m. MVC Tournament Titles/Last ...................................... 5 / 1990 Sun. March 31 at Butler Indianapolis, Ind. 12 p.m. Tue. April 2 at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 5 p.m. Coaching Staff Fri. April 5 * Missouri State Carbondale, Ill. 6:30 p.m. Head Coach ................................Ken Henderson (9th season) Sat. April 6 * Missouri State Carbondale, Ill. 2 p.m. Alma Mater (Year) ...................Missouri Southern St.(1983) Sun. April 7 * Missouri State Carbondale, Ill. 1 p.m. Career Record ....................................................215-265-1 Tue. April 9 at Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. 3 p.m. Record at SIU .............................................................Same Fri. April 12 * at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 6 p.m. Phone ..........................................................(618) 453-3794 Sat. April 13 * at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 2 p.m. E-mail ......................................................... [email protected] Sun. April 14 * at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 1 p.m. Associate Head Coach .....................P.J. Finigan (9th season) Tue. April 16 at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 4 p.m. Duties ...................................................Pitching / Recruiting Fri. April 19 * Illinois State