2011 TCU BASEBALL FACT BOOK 2011 TCU BASEBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 14 44 SECTION 1: 2011 GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION 2: 2011 PLAYER PROFILES SECTION 3: COACHING STAFF Table of Contents ........................................................1 Trent Appleby ....................................................14-15 Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle......................45-46 TCU Media Information/Quick Facts ............ 2-3 Jason Coats .................................................................16 Associate Head Coach Randy Mazey ...............47 Josh Elander ..............................................................17 Lupton Stadium & Williams-Reilly Field ..... 4-5 Taylor Featherston .................................................18 Assistant Coach Tony Vitello ..............................48 2011 Preseason Notebook ................................ 6-7 Zac Jordan ..................................................................19 Volunteer Assistant Ryan Shotzberger ..........49 2011 TCU Baseball Roster/Breakdown ...........8 Steven Maxwell .................................................20-21 Director of Ops Meredith Montgomery .........49 2011 TCU Baseball TV/Radio Photo Roster ...9 Kaleb Merck ........................................................22-23 Athletic Trainer Danny Wheat ...........................50 2011 TCU Baseball Schedule..............................10 Relly Mercurio ..........................................................24 Team Physician Dr. Sam Haraldson .................50 Erik Miller ...........................................................25-26 2011 Opponent Information .......................11-12 Jerome Pena ..............................................................27 Professional Staff ....................................................51 Jimmie Pharr .............................................................28 Chancellor Victor J. Boschini ..............................52 Matt Purke...........................................................29-30 Dir. of Intercollegiate Athletics Chris Del Conte ..53 Brance Rivera ............................................................31 Aaron Schultz ............................................................32 Kyle Von Tungeln .....................................................33 Joe Weik.......................................................................34 Kyle Winkler .......................................................35-36 Jantzen Witte ............................................................37 Davy Wright ...............................................................38 Newcomers .........................................................39-43 Credits The 2011 TCU Baseball Fact Book was designed by Media Relations Assistant Director Brandie David- son with editorial and design assis- tance from Matt Hoover and Jaime 54 63 Handy. Special thanks to Chase Iles for editorial support. Photogra- Section 4: 2010 SeASon in-ReVieW SECTION 5: PROGRAM HISTORY 2010 Final Results ..................................................55 Individual Records .......................................64 phy was provided by the late Linda 2010 Final Stats .......................................................56 Team Records .................................................65 Kaye, Michael Clements, Jim Boyd, 2010 Team Superlatives .......................................57 Individual Season Records ........................66 Patrick Green, Keith Robinson, 2010 Offensive Superlatives ...............................58 Individual Career Records .........................67 Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce 2010 Fielding/Pitching Superlatives ..............59 Batting Statistics Since 1966 ....................68 and Anthony Vassar. Special thanks 2010 Tournament Recaps ...................................60 Pitching Statistics Since 1967 ..................69 2010 MWC Information .......................................61 Individual Accomplishments ...................70 to the TCU Media Relations staff 2010 MWC/NCAA Stats ........................................62 Postseason Team Awards ..........................71 for editorial services. 2010 MWC Honors .................................................62 Year-By-Year Results .............................72-76 Opponent Series History ............................77 TCU Postseason Honors .............................78 Postseason Conference Honors ..............79 Horned Frogs in the Progs .................80-81 All-Time Letterwinners .......................82-83 Legends of TCU .......................................84-85 1 2011 TCU BASEBALL PROSPECTUS 2011 TCU BASEBALL 2011 MEDIA INFORMATION QUICK FACTS MEDIA RELATIONS The TCU Athletics Media Relations Office is located on the main level of Daniel-Meyer Coli- GENEral INFORMATION Location........................................ Fort Worth, Texas seum in room 104. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The main office Enrollment..........................................................8,749 phone number is (817) 257-7969 and the fax number is (817) 257-7964. Brandie Davidson, Founded ................................................................1873 TCU Athletics Media Relations Assistant Director, is the media relations contact for Horned Frog Nickname .............................................Horned Frogs Colors ................................................ Purple & White Baseball. Any media relations questions may be directed to her by phone at (817) 257-7479 or via Conference .......................................Mountain West e-mail at [email protected]. Chancellor ........................Dr. Victor J. Boschini, Jr. Dir. of Intercollegiate Athletics . Chris Del Conte JUST TCU, THANK YOU! Faculty Representative ........Dr. Rhonda Hatcher Athletics Phone ..............................(817) 257-5658 Though the TCU Department of Athletics is a proud and integral part of Texas Christian Univer- Ticket Office Phone .... (817) 257-FROG (3764) sity, it desires to be recognized simply as TCU (acronym only) Athletics. Therefore, we respectfully urge that the university’s teams be identified with an appropriate appellation — TCU. In subse- STADIUM INFORMATION Name ..... Lupton Stadium & Williams-Reilly Field quent references of the same presentation, the team may be referred to by nickname — Horned Capacity ...............................................................4,500 Frogs. A shorter version of the nickname, Frogs, is acceptable in later usage. First Season .........................................................2003 All-Time Record ............................................. 187-57 Playing Surface ................................... Natural Grass NCAA COMPLIANCE RULES Dimensions .330 Lines; 380 LC, 370 RC, 400 CF Under NCAA rules, an extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a Press Box Phone ............................(817) 257-7966 representative of the institution's athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-ath- lete's relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Receipt of a benefit COACHING STAFF Head Coach ....................................Jim Schlossnagle by student-athletes or their relatives or friends is not a violation of NCAA legislation if it is demon- Alma Mater .................................Elon College, 1992 strated that the same benefit is available to the institution's general student body or their relatives Career Record ........................................382-181 (9) or friends, or to a particular segment of the student body (e.g., foreign students, minority students, Record at TCU .......................................305-124 (7) Office Fax..........................................(817) 257-5362 etc.) determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability. Always remember to ASK BEFORE YOU E-mail [email protected] ACT. If you have further questions regarding extra benefits or any other compliance issue, please Associate Head Coach ...................... Randy Mazey consult the Compliance Office at817-257-6899 . Office Phone ....................................(817) 257-5656 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Coach .....................................Tony Vitello MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE MEDIA RELATIONS Office Phone ....................................(817) 257-5588 Contact the Mountain West Media Relations Department for any information or questions con- E-mail [email protected] cerning MWC baseball during the 2006 season. The MWC baseball media relations contact isKim Volunteer Asst. Coach ...............Ryan Shotzberger Office Phone ....................................(817) 257-6962 Melcher. She can be reached by phone at (719) 488- E-mail [email protected] 4050 or via e-mail at [email protected]. For the Dir. of Baseball Ops. ........Meredith Montgomery most up-to-date information regarding MWC baseball, Office Phone ....................................(817) 257-5155 E-mail .......................... [email protected] visit the official website of the league atwww.themwc. Athletic Trainer ..................................Danny Wheat com. Office Phone ....................................(817) 257-5156 E-mail [email protected] INTERVIEW REQUESTS TEAM INFORMATION TCU generally