TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts: Table of Contents Name of School: Catawba College Compliance........................................................................................2 Location: 2300 W. Innes St. Admissions........................................................................................3 Salisbury, NC 28144 Nickname: Catawba Indians Catawba College...............................................................................4 Founded: 1851 The Local Region...............................................................................6 Church Affiliation: United Church of Christ North Carolina....................................................................................7 Enrollment: 1,200 Student/Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Chiefs Club........................................................................................8 Average Class Size: 15-20 Catawba Cheerleaders......................................................................9 School Colors: Blue & White Catawba Crazies...............................................................................9 Athletic Affiliation: NCAA II Staff Directory..................................................................................10 Conference: South Atlantic President: Dr. Joseph B. Oxendine (Catawba ’52) Dr. Joseph B. Oxendine, President.................................................12 Director of Athletics: Sports Information: Jim Lewis Dennis Davidson, AD.......................................................................12 Sports Information Telephone: (704) 637-4720 Athletic Training...............................................................................13 Head Athletic Trainer: Bob Casmus Baseball Coach: Jim Gantt Jim Gantt.........................................................................................14 Baseball Office Telephone: (704) 637-4469 Michael Lowman..............................................................................16 Home Park: Newman Park Seth Graham...................................................................................17 Todd Miller...................................................................................17 Media Information: Newman Park..................................................................................18 Player Profiles..................................................................................19 Sports Information Office: Located in Goodman Gym Sports Information Director: Jim Lewis (Catawba ’89) Team/Senior Pictures.................................................................45 Assistant Sports Info. Director: Chris Triplett (Charlotte ’10) 2011 Results/Stats..........................................................................46 Sports Information Phone: (704) 637-4720 Record Book....................................................................................49 Sports Information Fa x: (704) 645-4568 In The Pros......................................................................................69 All-Americans..................................................................................70 Website: www.gocatawbaindians.com Past Award Winners........................................................................72 Opponent Outlook.........................................................................74 Catawba College’s official athletic website of all sports. Includes South Atlantic Conference...............................................................78 individual team pages that contains rosters, schedules, stories, player bios, statistics, and photo galleries. For those who are un- Spotting Chart..................................................................................80 able to attend the events can follow along on LIVE STATS for 2012 Catawba Baseball Schedule.................................................84 many of our sports. For a listing of games that will support live stats check out the website. Credits: Executive Editor: Jim Lewis Contributing Editors: Chris Triplett, Dennis Davidson Typesetting and Design: Chris Triplett Photographers: Jim Lewis, Chuck Williams, James Sipes Photography, Gregg Forwerck, Matt Owen Photography, Harold Hinson Photography, Ray Marsden, Nell Redmon, Curtis Fowler, Eric Wells, Dennis Switzer Catawba would like to thank: Kannapolis Intimidator, Carowinds, Carolina Hurricanes, Char- lotte Motor Speedway, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Bobcats, US National Whitewater Center, Chuck Williams, Catawba Col- lege Public Relations, Christy Armstrong www.gocatawbaindians.com 1 2012 CATAWBA BASEBALL NCAA Compliance PROSPECTIVE STUDENT- CONTACT ATHLETE ACADEMICS INFORMATION You are a “prospective student‐ath‐ To practice or Should you have any questions re‐ lete” when you start ninth‐grade play during garding NCAA rules and regulations, classes. your fresh‐ please feel free to contact Catawba man year, College and Craig Turnbull, Director of You become a “recruited student‐ath‐ you must Compliance, at (704) 637‐4475. Infor‐ lete” at a particular college if any meet the pro‐ mation can also be located at coach or representative of the col‐ visions of www.gocatawbaindians.com/compli‐ lege’s athletics interest (booster or NCAA Bylaw ance. representative) approaches you (or 14.3, which any member of your family) about en‐ include: (a) graduating from high rolling and participating in athletics at school, (b) achieving a minimum cu‐ that college. Activities by coaches or mulative grade point average in 14 boosters that cause you to become a core courses, and achieving a corre‐ recruited prospective student‐athlete sponding minimum combined score are: on the SAT, or a minimum sum total ‐providing you with an official visit; score on the ACT as determined by ‐visiting you or any other member of the NCAA Initial Eligibility Center. your family anywhere other than the Register with the Eligibility Center as college campus; soon as possible. At the following ‐placing more than one telephone call web address: to you or any other member of your www.ncaaclearinghouse.net. family; or ‐Signing a National Letter of Intent. In the realm of NCAA Rules Compliance, the general rule is "Ask First !!!" www.gocatawbaindians.com 2 2012 CATAWBA BASEBALL ADMISSIONS Inquiries regarding admissio n to Catawba College are al- ways warmly welcomed. If you are interested in joining the Catawba community you should apply for admission anytime after your sixth semester of high school. Catawba follows the usual guidelines for “rolling admis- sions” and, therefore, has no closing date for accepting ap- plications. Applying early will ensure you an early response from the college. In your application, you are asked to provide a wide va- riety of information relating to your academic and co-curric- ular background. this information is used to help determine your potential to profit from, as well as contribute to, the Catawba community. You must complete a minimum of 16 units of high school course work, 12 of which should be in academic subjects. The following college preparatory course work is strongly rec- ommended: four units of English; three units of mathematics (Algebra I or above); three units of Laboratory Science; three units of Social Science; and two units of foreign language. Your admission to Catawba also will be evaluated by class rank, grade point average, SAT or ACT examination scores, and academic course selection. Arrangements for visits to the Catawba campus may be made by calling 1-800-CATAWBA, or by writing the Office of Admissions, Catawba College, 2300 W. Innes Street, Salis- bury, NC, 28144. COACHES DIRECTORY Baseball........................Jim Gantt......................704-637-4469 Basketball (M)..............Jim Baker......................704-637-4473 Basketball (W)..............Angie Morton................704-637-4471 Cross Country (M&W).........Bill Haggerty.................704-637-4473 Football........................Chip Hester..................704-637-4424 Golf (M&W)..................Sam Gealy....................704-637-4236 Lacrosse (M)...............Peter Borque..................704-637-4485 Lacrosse (W)..............Ashley Gilroy..................704-637-4408 Soccer (M)..................Liam Farrell....................704-637-4348 Soccer (W).................Michael Swan.................704-637-4324 Softball........................Nan Whitley..................704-637-4359 Swimming (M&W).........Betsy Graham.................704-637-4672 Tennis (M&W)...............Jeff Childress..................704-637-4265 Volleyball (W)...............Ginger Hamric................704-637-4480 www.gocatawbaindians.com 3 2012 CATAWBA BASEBALL www.gocatawbaindians.com 4 2012 CATAWBA BASEBALL www.gocatawbaindians.com 5 2012 CATAWBA BASEBALL www.gocatawbaindians.com 6 2012 CATAWBA BASEBALL www.gocatawbaindians.com 7 2012 CATAWBA BASEBALL Support the Winners on & the Field Catawba College currently offers 83 full Athletic Scholarships The Catawba College Chiefs Club remains one of the best bargains for your money! Your membership entitles you to the option of Benefits include: purchasing a Catawba Season Sports Ticket (call for more information) and access to Tribal Treats at • The pride of providing scholarship football and basketball games. Members also re‐ assistance to deserving student‐athletes ceive invitations to participate in the annual Sports Hall of Fame Weekend, attend the Athletics Awards • Access to Tribal Treats at football Ceremony in the spring, and attend other special and basketball games events throughout