20 16 BASEBALL MEDIA ALMANAC www.LMULions.com @LMULions | @LMLIONSBASEBALL We Are LMU Lions. #LMULions 2016 LMU LIONS 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 PHIL CAULFIELD SEAN WATKINS BRANDON SHEARER JIMMY HILL III TYLER COHEN SEAVER WHALEN AUSTIN MILLER INF | 5'8 | 160 | JR | L/R RHP/OF | 5'10 | 190 | SO | R/R INF | 6'0 | 185 | FR | L/R C | 5'11 | 205 | JR | R/R RHP | 6'1 | 205 | JR | R/R INF | 6'2 | 195 | JR | R/R OF | 6'0 | 180 | JR | L/R Burlingame, Calif. Pacifica, Calif. Agoura Hills, Calif. Seaside, Calif. Woodland Hills, Calif. Vancouver, Wash. Greeley, Colo. 9 11 12 16 17 20 21 BILLY WILSON JOE CHRISTIAN CASSIDY BROWN TED BOEKE CODIE PAIVA JAMEY SMART STEVEN CHAVEZ OF | 6'1 | 195 | SO | L/R OF | 5-8 | 205 | SR | R/R C | 6'3 | 215 | JR | R/R INF | 6'3 | 200 | JR | R/R RHP | 6'5 | 195 | FR | R/R INF | 6-4 | 230 | SO | L/L RHP/INF | 6'5 | 220 | FR | R/R Tolleson, Ariz. Newbury Park, Calif. Hudson, Ohio La Crescenta, Calif. Pearl City, Hawaii San Ramon, Calif. Playa Del Rey, Calif. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MICHAEL SILVA BLAKE REDMAN SPENCER ERDMAN ROB DIAZ RYAN ERICKSON KEVIN JORDAN NIKO DECOLATI RHP | 6'1 | 210 | SR | R/R RHP | 6'3 | 165 | JR | R/R INF | 5'10 | 170 | JR | R/R C | 6'3 | 210 | FR | R/R OF | 6'0 | 185 | SR | R/R INF | 6'1 | 185 | FR | R/R INF | 6'1 | 205 | FR | R/R Valencia, Calif. Camarillo, Calif. San Jose, Calif. Fullerton, Calif. Manhattan Beach, Calif. Brisbane, Australia Las Vegas, Nev. 29 31 32 34 36 37 39 BRENTON ARRIAGA ALEX STRIZAK KYLE DOZIER J.D. BUSFIELD TIM PEABODY JACK BRKICH NATHAN KEAVY LHP | 6'5 | 215 | JR | L/L LHP | 6-2 | 180 | RS FR | L/L OF/LHP | 6'0 | 195 | JR | L/L RHP | 6'7 | 230 | JR | R/R RHP | 6'2 | 220 | JR | L/R RHP | 6-6 | 190 | RS FR | L/R C | 6-1 | 195 | RS FR | R/R Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Fallbrook, Calif. Saratoga, Calif. Valencia, Calif. Tustin, Calif. Tustin, Calif. Visalia, Calif. 40 41 43 47 49 50 51 CORY ABBOTT JOSH BLANK JOE MURRAY HARRISON SIMON MARK FINKELNBURG STEVEN SKOLARZ ERIK OWENSON RHP | 6-2 | 210 | SO | R/R INF | 6-3 | 212 | SO | R/R INF | 5'7 | 180 | JR | R/R RHP | 6'4 | 205 | RS SO | L/R LHP | 6'6 | 215 | FR | L/L RHP | 6-7 | 245 | FR | R/R OF | 6'2 | 200 | JR | R/R San Diego, Calif. Huntington Beach, Calif. Davis, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Portland, Ore. New Lenox, Ill. Sonoma, Calif. 6 15 13 14 JASON GILL DANNY RICABAL RONNIE PRETTYMAN BOBBY ANDREWS MATT FLORER STEVE CORTEZ Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Director of Operations Athletic Trainer Eighth Season Fifth Season First Season Fourth Season Second Season Ninth Season CONFERENCE TITLES: ‘73 • 86 • '90 • '98 • '99 • '00 | NCAA APPEARANCES: ‘73 • '86 • '88 • '89 • '90 • '98 • '99 • '00 TABLE OF CONTENTS INSIDE THE LIONS ........................................................................... BASEBALL HISTORY ................................................................... 72 2016 Speed Chart ......................................................................................................Inside Cover Postseason Play ...........................................................................................................................73 Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................................3 The 1986 College World Series ..................................................................................................74 Quick Facts......................................................................................................................................4 Lions in the MLB Draft.................................................................................................................75 2016 Schedule.................................................................................................................................5 Lions in Major League Baseball ................................................................................................77 2016 Roster ......................................................................................................................................6 Lions in The Minor Leagues .......................................................................................................80 Pronunciation Guide ......................................................................................................................6 Retired Jersey #10 | Jerry Stone ...............................................................................................82 Retired Jersey #44 | Billy Bean ..................................................................................................83 THE PLAYERS ............................................................................... 7 Retired Jersey #54 | Tim Layana ................................................................................................84 #1 Phil Caulfield ..............................................................................................................................8 Matt Muller Lion Award ..............................................................................................................85 #2 Sean Watkins .............................................................................................................................9 All-Time Roster .............................................................................................................................86 #3 Brandon Shearer.....................................................................................................................10 All-Time Honors ............................................................................................................................90 #4 Jimmy Hill III ............................................................................................................................11 Year-by-Year Results ...................................................................................................................93 #5 Tyler Cohen ..............................................................................................................................12 All-Time Series Records ...........................................................................................................109 #7 Seaver Whalen ........................................................................................................................13 #8 Austin Miller.............................................................................................................................14 BASEBALL RECORDS ................................................................ 123 #9 Billy Wilson ..............................................................................................................................15 The Last Time it Happened... ....................................................................................................124 #11 Joe Christian ..........................................................................................................................16 Overall Records - Game/Season/Career ...............................................................................126 #12 Cassidy Brown.......................................................................................................................17 Team Records - Game/Season ................................................................................................128 #16 Ted Boeke ...............................................................................................................................18 Individual Career Top-10 Records ...........................................................................................129 #17 Codie Paiva ............................................................................................................................19 Batting ...................................................................................................................................129 #20 Jamey Smart ..........................................................................................................................20 Pitching/Fielding ..................................................................................................................131 #21 Steven Chavez .......................................................................................................................21 Individual Season Top-10 Records ..........................................................................................134 #22 Michael Silva .........................................................................................................................22 Batting ...................................................................................................................................134 #23 Blake Redman........................................................................................................................23 Pitching/Fielding ..................................................................................................................136 #24 Spencer Erdman....................................................................................................................24 Individual Game Top-10 Records .............................................................................................139 #25 Rob Diaz ..................................................................................................................................25 Batting ...................................................................................................................................139