Covenant Baseball Media Guide 2014 by Covenant Athletics

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HOME OF THE SCOTS Opening for the 2009 season, the Covenant Baseball Field is one of the most beautiful baseball facilities in the southeast. The ballpark is located on the south end of campus and just a few steps away from the softball field. The park features spacious dugouts, oversized bullpens, and roomy dimensions (LF/RF - 325’, CF - 400’). The playing surface is one of the best kept in the region, thanks to the hard work by Craig Kleinmann and the entire Covenant baseball program. Opposing players, coaches, and umpires rave about the quality of the well-maintained infield dirt and grass. In the summer of 2010, permanent bleachers were added behind home plate. The Scots have a 65-48 record at the field in the five seasons of the ballpark’s existence. The first Covenant player to hit a home run at the field was Taylor Oldham on March 7, 2009 against Union (Ky.) College.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Baseball Field

IFC

Administrative Staff

ON THE COVER (L-R) Seniors David Lockwood, Chris Rollins, Carter Finch, Caleb Elliott, Paul Phillips. (design by Andrew Mindeman, photo by Anna Dove)

Memberships 6 Head Coach

Assistant Coaches

2014 Season Preview

CREDITS Layout design by Tad Evearitt Written by Andrew Mindeman, and Covenant Sports Info Photos by Covenant Sports Info, and Covenant Communications Dept.

Players 16 2013 Season In-Review

Connect with the Scots

Compliance 55 2014 Schedule Back Cover

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Brad Voyles

Kyle Taylor

President

V.P. for Student Development

Director of Athletics

Tim Sceggel

Mark Duble

Meredith Atwood

Associate Director of Athletics

Assistant Director of Athletics

SWA/ Head Athletic Trainer

Brad Clark

Rodney Miller

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Faculty Athletics Representative

Andrew Mindeman Sports Information Director

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Dr. J. Derek Halvorson

NCAA DIVISION III

MEMBERSHIPS

In 2013, Covenant became full members of the NCAA Division III following a four year transitional period from 2009-2013. The largest division, in terms of number of schools and number of participants, is Division III comprised by more than 170,000 student-athletes at 444 mostly smaller institutions. Academics are the primary focus for Division III student-athletes. The division minimizes the conflicts between athletics and academics and keeps student-athletes on a path to graduation through shorter practice and playing seasons, the number of contests, no redshirting and regional competition that reduces time away from academic studies. Student-athletes are integrated on campus and treated like all other members of the general student-body, keeping them focused on being a student first. The college experience is a time of learning and growth — a chance to follow passions and develop potential. For student-athletes in Division III, all of this happens most importantly in the classroom and through earning an academic degree. The Division III experience provides for passionate participation in a competitive athletic environment, in which student-athletes push themselves to excellence and build upon their academic success with new challenges and life skills. And student-athletes are encouraged to pursue their full passions and find their potential through a comprehensive educational experience. The Three D’s: Discover Division III student-athletes are encouraged to pursue their interests and passions beyond the classroom and field of play…to discover themselves. Develop Division III institutions provide an environment that encourages student-athletes to develop into well-rounded adults. Small class sizes, the ability to participate in more than one sport, and an emphasis on participating activities outside of the classroom are all hallmarks of the Division III experience. Dedicate Division III institutions expect student-athletes to dedicate themselves to achieving their potential. Studentathletes must manage their busy schedules, keep up with class work and face the same challenges as the rest of the student-body.

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MEMBERSHIPS

In 2013, Covenant became members of the USA South Athletic Conference. The conference is comprised of schools from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. All told, the USA South has 13 full-fledged members along with two associate members (one in women’s lacrosse and one in football). In volleyball and women’s basketball, the conference is split into two divisions (North and South). Covenant plays in the South division in those sports with Huntingdon, LaGrange, Maryville and Piedmont. With the exception of cross country, the top eight teams in the conference regular season standings advance to participate in the conference tournament. For those sports with Division standings, the top three from the South and top five from the North advance to the conference tournament. Full Conference Members: Averett University (Danville, Va.) Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, Ga.) Ferrum College (Ferrum, Va.) Greensboro College (Greensboro, N.C.) Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Ala.) LaGrange College (LaGrange, Ga.) Mary Baldwin College (Staunton, Va.) Maryville College (Maryville, Tenn.) Meredith College (Raleigh, N.C.) Methodist University (Fayetteville, N.C.) North Carolina Wesleyan College (Rocky Mount, N.C.) Piedmont College (Demorest, Ga.) William Peace University (Raleigh, N.C.)

Conference Administration Commissioner: Rita Wiggs President: Jackie Myers Asst. Commissioner: Mike Christie

Associate Members: Agnes Scott College (Decatur, Ga.) - Women’s Lacrosse Christopher Newport University (Newport News, Va.) - Football

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Doug Simons HEAD COACH

Head Coach

Doug Simons will enter into his eighth year as head baseball coach at Covenant in the 2014 season. Simons is now the second longest tenured head coach at Covenant (Mark Duble, women’s soccer, 20 years). Simons came on staff in 2005 to re-start the intercollegiate baseball program. “We are a Christ-centered program,” said Simons. “We want to give the young men in our program the opportunity to grow in Christ, get a great education and develop into players who could play at the next level.” Simons came to Covenant after spending 18 years in professional baseball. Simons played in the major leagues with the New York Mets (1991) and the Montreal Expos (1992). Most of his professional career was spent in the minor leagues where he accumulated 72 wins, 20 complete games, and made three all-star teams (1989 California League, 1990 Southern League, and 1995 Texas League). Simons played minor league ball with the Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, and Houston Astros. He also played professionally overseas in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Italy. After his playing days ended in 1997, he spent 4 years as a pitching coach in the New York Mets organization, and then four years as a full-time area scout with the Texas Rangers. The baseball program had its first varsity season since the 1980s in 2007. The Scots produced just six wins in each of the first two years and 15 wins the third year. Since 2010, Covenant has finished at or above .500 each season with a modern era record 28 wins in 2013. The 2013 team was selected to its first NCCAA World Series appearance. In his seven years, Simons has had three NCCAA region player of the year award winners and four NCCAA All-Americans. Simons is a 1988 graduate of Pepperdine University, in his native California. During his three years at Pepperdine, Simons accumulated 28 wins, 18 complete games, five shutouts and at one point pitched 30.2 consecutive scoreless innings (still an all-time Pepperdine record). He was drafted twice (1987 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and 1988 with the Minnesota Twins). Simons started his professional career after getting his Bachelors degree in Education.

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SCOTS He and his wife Julie have been married 26 years, and have four children, Brian, KC (junior at Covenant), Kirsten and Paige.

HEAD COACH

Coaching Record Year College Record 2007 Covenant 6-34 2008 Covenant 6-37 2009 Covenant 15-35 2010 Covenant 21-21 2011 Covenant 27-16 2012 Covenant 24-20 2013 Covenant 28-19 Total: 127 wins, 182 losses in four seasons

Contact Information Education e-mail Alma Mater: Pepperdine (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;88) doug.simons@covenant.edu (B.A.) Education office phone 706.419.1515

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ASSISTANT COACHES

Ben Wharton Full-time Assistant & Head JV Coach The 2014 season will be Ben Wharton’s sixth with the Covenant baseball program and head coach Doug Simons. He spent his first two years at Covenant as a part-time assistant and has been the full-time assistant for the last three seasons. A former professional baseball player, Wharton began parttime as the Scots outfield coach and strength and conditioning coach in 2008 before being hired full-time in 2010. Coach Wharton has played two seasons in the Independent minor leagues, in 2007 with the Bay Area Toros (Continental Baseball League) and in 2008 with the Reno Silver Sox (Golden Baseball League). Born and raised on Lookout Mountain, Wharton graduated from Chattanooga Christian School (2003) and Bryan College (2007), where he studied History and Bible. “Ben is top notch and a person that I wanted in this program ever since I got here,” Simons stated. “He is an integral part of molding this group of young men, not only into better baseball players, but into Godly men, as well.”

Wharton Quick Facts Alma Mater: Bryan (‘07) Degree: History and Bible

Contact Info Office: 706.419.1527 Email: ben.wharton@covenant.edu

He and his wife, Stephanie (former Covenant volleyball player and ‘06 alum), reside on Lookout Mountain, Ga., with their sons Zeke (2 1/2 years old) and newborn Josiah. The Wharton family attends Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.

Craig Kleinmann Assistant Coach Craig Kleinmann came to Covenant in the fall of 2009 and serves as the Scots pitching coach. Coach Kleinmann came from Lee University where he guided the Flames pitching staff from 20062009. Kleinmann also served at King College as the Head Baseball Coach from 1998-2005, and as an assistant coach from 1995-1998. “Craig brings experience and success to the program”, coach Simons said. “He is an outstanding person and a great fit in our overall mission. We are blessed to have him on our campus.” Kleinmann and his wife, Christie, reside on Lookout Mountain with their son Caleb and daughter Kinsley.

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William Russell Assistant Coach William Russell is in his sixth season of assisting with the softball program. In addition to his softball duties, he assists with the baseball program under head coach Doug Simons. He is the husband of head coach, Sara. Russell spent three seasons as the head baseball coach at Mid-Continent University before relocating to Lookout Mountain. Russell played collegiately at Aquinas College and Mid-Continent. Originally from Clarksville, Tenn., he graduated from Clarksville Academy and Mid-Continent. He and his wife, Sara, reside in Red Bank, Tenn., with their two daughters.

Scott Whitted Assistant Coach Scott Whitted is in his first season as an assistant for head coach Doug Simons. Whitted is originally from Pennsylvania where he played baseball at Temple University in Philadelphia. At Temple, Whitted played under NCAA Hall of Fame coach James “Skip Wilson. The Owls were a top 20 program and had made an appearance in the College World Series. After his sophomore year at Temple, Whitted transferred to Covenant. At Covenant, he was a dual athlete in soccer and baseball earning MVP awards in both sports. While at Covenant, he was scouted by the Kansas City Royals and awarded NCCAA All-District awards his junior and senior years. After graduating from Covenant, he then turned his passion for baseball into a passion for coaching. He has coached in various arenas from private and public high schools to coaching his son’s in Little League and travel ball teams. As a high school coach, he won a state championship and had numerous appearances in the state playoffs. Most recently, Whitted spent three years as the Head Assistant and Pitching Coach at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga., from 2011-13. Emmanuel made appearances at the 2012 and 2013 NCCAA Division I World Series, finishing 3rd in the nation in 2012. During those two seasons, Emmanuel pitching staffs set consecutive season records for the lowest team ERA. Whitted welcomes the opportunity to coach at his alma mater and be a part of the ministry at Covenant. He is married to Lisa (Bryan) Whitted (Covenant ‘84) and the couple has four children, Caitlyn (assistant tennis coach at Covenant), Kelsey (Covenant ‘13), Chapman and Jackson.

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2014 SEASON PREVIEW

After a record-setting season in 2013, the Covenant baseball team has high expectations heading into the 2014 campaign which starts on Tuesday with a contest against Bates in Rome, Ga. Last season, the Scots set the program’s modern era record for victories with 28 and advanced to the NCCAA World Series for the first time. This season, Covenant returns seven starters and its weekend starting pitching rotation. The Scots, under eighth year head coach Doug Simons, also find themselves in slightly unfamiliar territory as they were selected as the preseason favorite to win the USA South and earn the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Covenant will be competing in the USA South for the first time this spring and as full members of NCAA Division III. In order for the Scots to achieve their expectations, they will need both strong hitting and pitching. The batting lineup looks to be one of the strengths once again this season. The Scots hit .303 as a team in 2013 and return leading hitters Scott Gillespie, David Lockwood, Will Cleland and Perry Rigby, among others. Gillespie, a junior Milton, Ga., is the team’s leading returning hitter after batting .359 a season ago. Gillespie was a NCCAA Mid-East All-Region selection and produced 38 RBIs and 16 extra-base hits for the year. Lockwood is one of five seniors on this year’s team and has been consistent throughout his career with a .344 batting average. In 2013, the Conyers, Ga., native hit .349 with 21 extra-base hits and 37 RBIs and was selected to the ABCA/Rawlings All-South team for Division III. Lockwood led the team with five triples and had 14 doubles for the year. In just three years, Lockwood holds the modern program record with 45 doubles. Cleland and Rigby both had big offensive seasons as well last year. Cleland, a junior from Jacksonville, Fla., batted .347 with 23 RBIs and compiled a .962 fielding percentage at second base. He was named an honorable mention pick for the NCCAA Mid-East Region. Transferring into Covenant from UAB, Rigby had a solid freshman year as he tied for the team lead with five home runs and led the squad with 44 RBIs, while batting .319 for the season. The Decatur, Ala., product was named to the NCCAA World Series All-Tournament team.

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Several other returners hope to provide added depth in the batting lineup and defensively in seniors Paul Phillips and Chris Rollins along with junior KC Simons and sophomore Braeden Lane. The starting pitching is also deep this season for Covenant. Lefty Micah Mabe along with right-handers Garrett Kriston and Alhanon Miller hope to provide a formidable 1-2-3 punch during the weekends in conference play. A junior from Cumming, Ga., Mabe had a breakout season as a sophomore. The 6-foot-2 lefty earned NCCAA All-American second team and ABCA/Rawlings All-South selections after compiling a 7-3 record with an ERA of 2.43. Mabe set the modern program record with 13 strikeouts in a game at LaGrange on April 19. Mabe had displayed masterful control throughout the year as he punched out 69 batters in 74 innings and walked just 16, while holding opponents to a .208 batting average. As freshmen, Kriston and Miller showed tremendous promise in their rookie campaigns. Kriston, out of Trinity, Fla., finished the year with a 5-3 record and a 3.41 ERA. The righthander had four complete-games and had 45 strikeouts in 63.1 innings. Miller, a native of Yakima, Wash., was also impressive as he posted a 7-2 record with a 2.92 ERA and limited opponents to a .199 batting average in 61.2 innings of work. Miller earned NCCAA MidEast Region honorable mention honors. A group of newcomers will hope to have an immediate impact this season. Catchers Forrest Hunter (Bonita Springs, Fla.) and Alex Kerr (Lithia, Fla.) join Jordan Lester (Hiram, Ga.), Ryan Larrazabal (Sugar Hill, Ga.) and Luke Harvey (Apex, N.C.) as freshmen to watch this season. Even as the preseason favorites in the USA South, the league is very deep this season with talented teams. With no conference tournament, the winner of the regular season title will gain the automatic berth. Covenant plays 27 conference contests with series against N.C. Wesleyan, Piedmont, Ferrum and Averett at home. In non-conference play, the Scots will face tough foes in Birmingham Southern, Berry and Bates, among others.

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PLAYERS

2014 ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 49 50 51 52 54 55

Name Taylor Bloye Will Cleland KC Simons Chris Rollins Garrett Kriston Ryan Larrazabal Jordan Lester Ben Mitchell Perry Rigby Scott Gillespie Luke Harvey David Lockwood Z Arima Sam Moore Forrest Hunter Alex Kerr Dan Thomas Alec Mitchell Tyler Phillips Spencer Smith Alhanon Miller Aaron Cooperman Micah Mabe Braeden Lane Will Carlton Paul Phillips Stephen Wray Levi Corbett Julien Amoreli Cody Roberts Stephen Kegley Caleb Elliott Cooper McCutchen Andrew Beck David Murphy Matthew Fultz Jonah Paul Len Kelley Carter Finch Noah Dillingham Nate Shetler Skyler Homes Thomas Worsham Michael McCoy

Yr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Pos. IF/P INF INF OF RHP RHP P/3B P/1B INF OF OF OF C INF C C/1B LHP RHP C/1B RHP RHP C LHP 1B OF OF OF INF INF P/OF INF OF RHP INF C/INF RHP RHP OF LHP IF/OF OF RHP LHP 1B

Ht. 6'0" 5'11" 5'11" 6'1" 6'2" 6'0" 6'1" 6'2" 6'3" 6'2" 5'10" 6'1" 6'1" 5'11" 5'9" 6'2" 5'10" 6'2" 5'10" 6'2" 6'4" 6'3" 6'2" 6'3" 6'0" 5'11" 5'11" 6'3" 5'10" 6'0" 5'10" 5'8" 6'0" 5'11" 5'7" 5'9" 6'0" 5'7" 5'7" 5'7" 6'0" 6'1" 6'3" 6'1"

Wt. 160 165 150 170 160 150 185 210 200 195 160 185 170 180 190 210 155 175 245 215 215 205 185 210 180 210 195 185 160 185 150 145 165 170 150 150 160 160 145 145 170 170 180 175

B/T R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/L R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/L L/L R/R S/R R/R R/L R/R

Hometown/High School Dallas, Ga./North Paulding Jacksonville, Fla./Providence Lookout Mountain, Ga./Homeschool Hixson, Tenn./Homeschool Trinity, Fla./Mitchell Sugar Hill, Ga./Homeschool Hiram, Ga./Hiram Wildwood, Mo./Westminster Christian Decatur, Ala./Homeschool Milton, Ga./Milton Apex, N.C./Homeschool Conyers, Ga./Homeschool Herriman, Utah/Herriman Fort Myers, Fla./Evangelical Christian Bonita Springs, Fla./South Fort Myers Lithia, Fla./Newsome Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian Wildwood, Mo./Westminster Christian Chattanooga, Tenn./Red Bank Woodstock, Ga./Etowah Yakima, Wash./West Valley Franklin, Tenn./Page Cumming, Ga./Lambert Milton, Ga./The King's Academy Franklin, Tenn./Independence Austin, Texas/Regents School of Austin Lawrenceville, Ga./Brookwood Chickamuaga, Ga./Chattanooga Christian Bayside, N.Y./LaGuardia Brandon, Miss./McLaurin Villa Rica, Ga./Villa Rica Somerville, Ala./Homeschool Dallas, Texas/Trinity Christian St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh Haymarket, Va./Ad Fontes Academy Rossville, Ga./Chattanooga Christian Walhalla, S.C./Walhalla Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood Christian Antioch, Tenn./Lighthouse Christian Woodstock, Ga./Homeschool Williamson, Ga./Homeschool Calhoun, Ga./Sonoraville Tacoma, Wash./Covenant

Head Coach: Doug Simons (8th year) Assistant Coaches: Ben Wharton, Craig Kleinmann, William Russell, Scott Whitted

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DAVID LOCKWOOD, Senior OF • 6’1” • 185 lb. • Conyers, GA Biology Major

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2013 (Junior): Named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-South third team for Division III… NCCAA Mid-East All-Region honorable mention selection… Played and started in all 47 games… Batted .349 with two home runs and 37 RBIs… Tied for the team lead with 14 doubles and had a team-leading five triples… Stole 19 bases in 23 attempts… Had 21 multi-hit games, including a four hit game against Georgia Gwinnett (March 25), and 10 multi-RBI games… Tied a career-high with four RBIs in a victory against Hiwassee (March 15). 2012 (Sophomore): Named to the NCCAA Mid-East All-Region team… Hit .365 with four home runs and 35 RBIs and led the team with 21 doubles… Had a slugging percentage of .587 and an on-base mark of .422… Had four hits in a game three times during the year… Went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs against LaGrange (March 31)… Was second on the team with 18 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games… Had an 11game hitting streak during the year. 2011 (Freshman): Played and started in all 43 games… Named NCCAA Player of the Week on April 19 after batting .800 (8-for-10) with five RBIs and five runs scored during the week… Batted .315 for the season two home runs, 25 RBIs and 12 extra-base hits… Tallied 10 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games. High School: Was homeschooled… Voted team MVP in his senior season. Personal: Born November 28, 1991… Parents are David and Robin Lockwood… Has four siblings, Emily, Allison, Sarah and Christian… Favorite bible Covenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) verse is Hebrews 12:1-2…Career MajoringHistory in Biology… Plans to attend Individual medical school after graduating from Covenant. David Lockwood Year

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2011 TOTAL

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most doubles: 1st (45) Most picked off: t-1st (4)

avg

gp-gs

.315 .365 .349 .344

43-43 44-44 47-47 134-134

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

146 27 46 167 43 61 169 40 59 482 110 166

10 21 14 45

0 2 5 7

2 4 2 8

25 62 35 98 37 89 97 249

.425 .587 .527 .517

16 14 9 39

2 6 5 13

14 15 24 53

3 3 3 9

.390 .422 .392 .402

0 5 3 8

sb-att

fld%

0 7-9 0 8-12 0 19-23 0 34-44

63 58 33 154

4 1 2 7

5 4 1 10

.931 .937 .972 .942

era

w-l

app

sho

bavg

hbp

sfa

sha

1.80 1.80

0-0 0-0

5 5

0 0

0/1 0/1

0 0

5.0 5.0

2 2

1 1

9 9

3 3

0 0

23 23

.143 .143

3 3

0 0

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SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most doubles: 1st (21 in 2012) Most picked off: t-1st (3 in 2013)

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PAUL PHILLIPS, Senior OF • 5’11” • 210 lb. • Austin, TX Interdisciplinary Studies Major

2013 (Junior): Played in 40 games and made 24 starts… Batted .286 with a home run and 12 RBIs… Compiled a .417 on-base percentage and stole 15 bases in 20 attempts… Had a career-high three hits at LaGrange (April 20)… Had five multi-hit games… Had a six-game hitting streak during the season. 2012 (Sophomore): Named to the GSAC All-Academic team… Appeared in 33 games and started 12… Had two home runs and 10 RBIs in 36 at-bats… Hit his first career home run at Huntingdon (March 17). 2011 (Freshman): Played in eight games… Had four official at-bats and had two walks and four runs scored. High School: Attended Regents School of Austin. Personal: Born on May 8, 1991… Parents are Bob and Jeanne Phillips… Has four siblings, David, Stephanie, Hannah and Joey… His sister, Stephanie, played volleyball at Covenant from 2002-05… Brother-in-law, Ben Wharton, is the Covenant baseball assistant coach… Favorite bible verses are Mark 9:24 and Ephesians 2:8-10… Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Business, Sports Management and Psychology… Aspires to have a career in sports management, coaching, or running a small business… Participates in Lookout Covenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) Mountain Presbyterian Church as a group leader for the youth group… Individual Career History Favorite athlete is Cal Ripken Jr. Paul Phillips Year

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gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

.000 8-0 .222 33-12 .286 40-24 .258 81-36

avg

4 36 84 124

4 13 16 33

0 8 24 32

0 1 3 4

0 1 2 3

0 2 1 3

1 10 12 23

0 17 34 51

.000 .472 .405 .411

2 12 9 23

0 7 10 17

2 14 16 32

0 2 1 3

.333 .491 .417 .439

0 0 0 0

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most intentional walks: t-2nd (1) Most picked off: t-3rd (2) Most times hit by pitch: 4th (17)

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SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most intentional walks: t-2nd (1 in 2013) Most times hit by pitch: t-2nd (10 in 2013) Most times caught stealing: t-3rd (5 in 2013) Most picked off: t-3rd (2 in 2013)

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0 1-1 1 2-2 1 15-20 2 18-23

1 5 42 48

1 0 1 2

0 1.00 1 .83 3 .93 4 .92

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CHRIS ROLLINS, Senior OF • 6’1” • 170 lb. • Hixson, TN Interdisciplinary Studies Major

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2013 (Junior): Played in 42 games and made 37 starts… Batted .252 with 10 RBIs and nine extra-base hits… Had five multi-hit games… Went 3-for-4 with a career-high four runs scored in a win against Hiwassee (March 15). 2012 (Sophomore): Started 43 games… Batted .318 with three home runs and 27 RBIs… had 15 extra-base hits and had a slugging percentage of .483… Went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs against Spring Arbor (March 9)... Was 3-for-5 with five RBIs and two runs scored at Piedmont (March 24)… Had 14 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests. 2011 (Freshman): Played in 16 games and made 14 starts… Batted .404 with 19 hits in 48 at-bats… Had three extra-base hits and eight RBIs for the year. High School: Was homeschooled… Played with the Chattanooga Patriots baseball homeschool program. Personal: Born September 26, 1991… Parents are Tim and Cindy Rollins… His older brother, James, played baseball at Covenant from 2010-12… His grandfather, Jim Ward, was the head coach at Stetson University from 1969-79 and won 311 games and then coached at Eastern Kentucky University from 1980-2011 and won 628 games… Favorite bible verse Covenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) is Jeremiah 29:11… Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with concenIndividual Career History trations in History, English and Sociology. Chris Rollins Year

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avg

gp-gs

.404 .318 .252 .307

16-14 43-43 42-37 101-94

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

47 151 115 313

8 40 23 71

19 48 29 96

2 8 7 17

1 4 2 7

0 3 0 3

8 23 27 73 10 40 45 136

.489 .483 .348 .435

3 13 11 27

2 4 2 8

6 34 18 58

0 0 2 2

.453 .387 .323 .373

1 0 2 3

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most triples: t-2nd (7) Most intentional walks: t-2nd (1) Most sacrifice hits: 3rd (8) Most picked off: t-3rd (2)

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sb-att

fld%

1 1-2 4 5-9 3 9-12 8 15-23

19 107 49 175

25 2 3 30

6 3 2 11

.880 .973 .963 .949

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most intentional walks: t-2nd (1 in 2012) Most sacrifice hits: t-3rd (4 in 2012) Most triples: 4th (4 in 2012) Most times struck out: 4th (34 in 2012) Most times caught stealing: t-5th (4 in 2012)

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CALEB ELLIOTT, Senior OF • 5’8” • 145 lb. • Somerville, AL Psychology Major

2012-2013 (Sophomore-Junior): Played mostly for the JV team.

2011 (Freshman): Appeared in 2 games in the outfield… Had a hit in two at-bats for the year.

High School: Attended Excalibur Christian School (homeschool). Personal: Born on December 8, 1991… Parents are Wray and Mary Ellen Elliott… Has three siblings, Andrew, Elise, and Luke… Favorite book of the bible is Psalms… Majoring in Psychology…Aspires to go into law enforcement.

CARTER FINCH, Senior LHP • 5’7” • 145 lb. • Greenwood, SC History Major

2011-2013 (Freshman-Junior): Played mostly on the JV team… Named to the GSAC All-Academic team as a sophomore in 2012.

High School: Attended Greenwood Christian School… Named team MVP as a senior in 2010. Personal: Born November 7, 1991 in Sanford, N.C. … Parents are Ken and Dorothy Finch… Favorite bible verse is Colossians 3:23… Majoring in Political Studies… Wants to pursue a career in government or law.

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ANDREW BECK, Junior INF • 5’11” • 170 lb. • St. Louis, MO Business Major • Economics Minor

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2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in 17 games and made three starts… Batted .304 with a home run and two RBIs in 23 at-bats… Went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in a victory over Tennessee Temple (April 5).

2012 (Freshman): Named to the GSAC All-Academic team. High School: Attended Westminster Christian Academy… Was a member of his high school team that won the Missouri State championship. Personal: Born December 10, 1992 in St. Charles, Mo. … Parents are Bob and Carol Beck… Has two older siblings, Michael and Leah… Sister, Leah, played soccer at Taylor University… Favorite bible verse is Romans 8:13-17… Majoring in Business with a minor in Economics.

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2013 TOTAL

avg

gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

sb-att

fld%

.304 .304

17-3 17-3

23 23

5 5

7 7

0 0

1 1

2 2

12 12

.522 .522

0 0

1 1

3 3

0 0

.333 .333

0 0

2-3 2-3

3 3

5 5

1 1

.889 .889

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WILL CLELAND, Junior INF • 5’11” • 165 lb. • Jacksonville, FL English Major • Community Development Minor

2013 (Sophomore): Started and played in all 47 games… Was an NCCAA Mid-East Region honorable mention selection… Batted .347 with a home run and 23 RBIs… Led the team with 22 multi-hit games and added five multi-RBI games… Had a 12-game hitting streak during the year… Stole 19 bases in 26 attempts… Committed only eight errors in 210 chances (.962 fielding percentage) at second base. 2012 (Freshman): Played in 40 games and made 35 starts… Batted .268 with a home run and 15 RBIs… Had 10 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games… Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI at Piedmont (March 24). High School: Attended Providence School. Personal: Born on January 12, 1993… Parents are Mark and Pam Cleland… Has an older sister, Casey …Favorite bible verse is Ephesians 6:10-18… Covenant Baseball Records Majoring in English with a Community Development minor… Favorite (Jan 22, 2014) Individual Career History team is the Atlanta Braves. Will Cleland Year

2012 2013 TOTAL

gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

.268 40-35 .347 47-47 .313 87-82

avg

127 170 297

19 40 59

34 59 93

6 9 15

0 2 2

1 1 2

15 43 23 75 38 118

.339 .441 .397

12 17 29

1 2 3

20 16 36

4 2 6

.336 .408 .378

0 2 2

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most times caught stealing: t-2nd (10) Most assists: 4th (228) Highest batting avg.: 5th (.313) Most double plays turned: 5th (39)

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SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most at bats: 1st (170 in 2013) Most assists: 1st (140 in 2013) Most times caught stealing: 2nd (7 in 2013) Most stolen base attempts: 2nd (26 in 2013) Most times reached base on error: t-2nd (6 in 2012) Most stolen bases: t-3rd (19 in 2013) Most games started: t-4th (47 in 2013) Most hits: t-4th (59 in 2013) Most double plays turned: t-4th (21 in 2013) Most games played: t-5th (47 in 2013)

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sb-att

1 2-5 1 19-26 2 21-31

51 88 62 140 113 228

12 8 20

fld%

.92 .96 .94

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SCOTT GILLESPIE, Junior OF • 6’2” • 195 lb. • Milton, GA Biology Major

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Summer 2013: Played in the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) for the Niagara Power... Named to the midseason All-Star game... Batted. 315 with a home run and 14 RBIs for the summer.

2013 (Sophomore): NCCAA Mid-East All-Region selection… Played and started all 47 games… Led the team in batting average at .359 with two home runs and 38 RBIs… Produced 16 extra-base hits with 11 doubles, three triples and two home runs… Led the team on on-base percentage at .449 and in walks with 25… Tied the school record with six RBIs in a 15-3 win against Tennessee Temple (April 5)… Stole 16 bases on 19 attempts… Tallied 16 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games.

2012 (Freshman): Named to the GSAC All-Freshman team and NCCAA Mid-East AllRegion honorable mention… Started and played in all 44 games and batted. 314… Led the team with 36 RBIs and had 11 extra-base hits, including 10 doubles and a home run… Led the team with 28 walks… Had nine multi-hit and multi RBI games and had at least three RBIs in a game five times… Went 3-for-3 with five RBIs at Huntingdon (March 17). High School: Attended Milton High School… Was a scholar athlete in 2010 and 2011… Won the Steel Spike Award in 2011… Earned a Georgia Dugout Club Outstanding Season Award after senior year in 2011. Personal: Born October 21, 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio… Parents are Mark and Susan Gillespie… Has a brother, Danny… His father, Mark, played baseball at Evansville University and his brother, Danny, played baseball Covenant Records (Jan 22, 2014) at LaGrangeBaseball College in 2010… Favorite bible verse is Psalm 37:4… Individual Career History Majoring in Biology… Aspires to be an orthopedic doctor. Scott Gillespie Year

2012 2013 TOTAL

gp-gs

.314 44-44 .359 47-47 .338 91-91

avg

140 156 296

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Highest on base pct.: 3rd (.444) Highest batting avg.: 4th (.338) Highest slugging pct.: 4th (.459)

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

35 44 40 56 75 100

10 11 21

0 3 3

1 2 3

36 57 38 79 74 136

.407 .506 .459

28 25 53

6 2 8

27 16 43

4 1 5

.438 .449 .444

4 2 6

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sb-att

0 1-2 0 16-19 0 17-21

72 106 178

2 9 11

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Highest fielding pct.: t-1st (1.000 in 2013) Most times reached base on error: t-2nd (6 in 2012) Most times struck out looking: 3rd (12 in 2012) Most walks: 4th (28 in 2012)

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2 .974 0 1.000 2 .990

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MICAH MABE, Junior LHP • 6’2” • 185 lb. • Cumming, GA Biblical & Theological Studies Major • Youth Ministries Minor

Summer 2013: Played in the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) for the Niagara Power… Struck out 21 batters in 23.1 innings for the summer.

2013 (Sophomore): Named to the NCCAA All-American second team and the NCCAA Mid-East All-Region team… Selected to the ABCA/Rawlings All-South third team for Division III… Made 12 starts on the year and went 7-3 with a team-leading ERA of 2.43… Had four complete-games… Set a new program record with 13 strikeouts in a complete-game victory at LaGrange (April 19)… Struck out 69 batters, while only walking 16, in 74 innings and limited opponents to a .208 batting average… Pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a victory over Ohio Christian (March 9).

2012 (Freshman): Appeared in six games and made five starts… Compiled a 2-4 record… Struck out 15 in 23.1 innings of work. High School: Attended Lambert High School… Named Region Pitcher of the Year and voted to the All-County team as a senior. Personal: Covenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) Born on December 8, 1991 in Cumming, Ga. … Parents are Jerry and History Individual Career Penny Mabe…Has a sister, Joy… Favorite bible verse is Micah 6:8… Mabe Majoring in Biblical & Theological Studies with a minor inMicah Youth Ministry… a careerabin either, Year Would like to pursue avg gp-gs r h baseball, 2b 3b youth hr rbiministry, tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf Christian counseling or .000 pastorship. 2012 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2013 TOTAL

Year

2012 2013 TOTAL

.000 .000

1-0 1-0

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

.000 .000

sb-att

0 0 0

0-0 0-0 0-0

2 3 5

7 17 24

0 0

fld%

0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000

era

w-l

app

sho

bavg

hbp

sfa

8.10 2.43 3.79

2-4 7-3 9-7

6 12 18

5 12 17

0 4 4

0/0 0/1 0/1

0 0 0

23.1 74.0 97.1

29 55 84

24 28 52

21 20 41

17 16 33

15 69 84

7 8 15

2 0 2

1 3 4

121 292 413

.296 .208 .232

4 8 12

1 6 7

0 2 2

1 1 2

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Lowest earned run avg.: 1st (3.79) Lowest opponent batting avg.: 1st (.232) Highest fielding pct.: t-1st (1.000) Most strikeouts/9 inn game: 2nd (7.77) Most strikeouts looking: t-2nd (32) Most runners picked off: t-2nd (1) Most strikeouts: 3rd (84) Most games started: t-3rd (17) Most complete games: t-3rd (4)

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SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most strikeouts looking: 1st (27 in 2013) Most innings pitched: t-1st (74.0 in 2013) Highest fielding pct.: t-1st (1.000 in 2013) Most strikeouts: 2nd (69 in 2013) Most at bats against: 2nd (264 in 2013) Lowest stolen base against pct.: 2nd (.550 in 2013) Most runners picked off: t-2nd (1 in 2013) Most caught stealing by: 3rd (9 in 2013) Most wins: t-3rd (7 in 2013)

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ALEC MITCHELL, Junior RHP • 6’2” • 175 lb. • Wildwood, MO Interdisciplinary Studies Major

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2013 (Sophomore): Pitched in 18 games and made two starts… Compiled a 5-4 record with one save, while throwing 40.1 innings… Made his first start at Maryville (April 2) and went five innings allowing one run on three hits and picked up the victory.

2012 (Freshman): Appeared in 14 games, all as a reliever… Went 2-1 with one save and a 2.25 ERA in 24 innings of work… Longest outing of the season came against Maryville (April 7) where he went 3.1 innings and surrendered one run on three hits to pick up his second victory of the year. High School: Attended Westminster Christian Academy… Was a member of the 2011 Missouri state champion team… Also played travel ball for the Ballwin Legion Baseball Post 611. Personal:

Covenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) Born June Individual 22, 1993 in Wildwood, … Parents are Tom and Sue… CareerMo. History

Year

2012 2013 TOTAL Year

2012 2013 TOTAL

avg

gp-gs

.000 .000 .000

0-0 0-0 0-0

Has two brothers, Ben and Jake… Brother, Ben, is a freshman on the Alec Mitchell Covenant baseball team… Favorite bible verse is Psalm 93:1… Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies… Aspires to besoa salesman in the field of po ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp gdp ob% sf sh sb-att pharmaceuticals or business. 0 0 0 0 0 medical 0 0 devices 0 .000 and0 perhaps 0 0 own 0 a.000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

0-0 0-0

2 3

fld%

0 1.000 1 .929 1 .950

era

w-l

app

sho

bavg

hbp

sfa

sha

2.25 5.80 4.48

2-1 5-4 7-5

14 18 32

0 2 2

0 0 0

0/0 0/0 0/0

1 1 2

24.0 40.1 64.1

27 52 79

11 35 46

6 26 32

9 18 27

13 21 34

2 6 8

1 0 1

2 4 6

109 190 299

.293 .321 .311

1 7 8

2 3 5

0 0 0

5 0 5

1 7 8

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most games finished: 2nd (16) Most runners picked off: t-2nd (1) Most strikeouts looking: 4th (16) Most saves: t-4th (2) Most wins: t-5th (7)

0 0

5 11 16

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KC SIMONS, Junior SS • 5’11” • 150 lb. • Lookout Mountain, GA Interdisciplinary Studies Major

Summer 2013: Played in the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) for the Rochester Ridgemen… Was second in the league with 19 stolen bases.

2013 (Sophomore): Started 46 games and batted. 283… Produced 15 RBI with six doubles for the year… Went 14-for-16 in stolen base attempts… Had 10 multihit games, including two games of three hits… Scored a career-high four runs in at Georgia Gwinnett (March 25).

2012 (Freshman): Played in 41 games, starting 38 of them… Named to the GSAC AllFreshman team… Batted .292 with 24 RBI and had an on-base percentage of .384… Set a career-high with four hits vs. LaGrange (March 30) and had four RBI at Point (April 28). High School: Was Homeschooled… Played baseball and basketball for the Chattanooga Patriots homeschool program… Began playing on the Patriots varsity baseball team as an eighth-grader and played for five years. Personal: Born on December 14, 1992 in Orlando, Fla. … Parents are Doug and Julie Simons… Has one brother, Brian, and two sisters, Kirsten and Paige… His father, Doug, is the Covenant head baseball coach… Brother, Brian, played baseball for Covenant from 2010-12…Favorite bible verse is 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18… Majoring in Interdisciplinary Covenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) Studies… Favorite athlete is Jose Reyes and favorite team is the New Individual Career History York Mets. K.C. Simons Year

2012 2013 TOTAL

gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

.292 41-38 .283 46-46 .287 87-84

avg

120 152 272

27 37 64

35 43 78

4 6 10

0 0 0

24 15 39

39 49 88

.325 .322 .324

14 20 34

4 2 6

16 27 43

1 1 2

.384 .367 .375

0 3 3

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most assists: 3rd (250) Most double plays turned: 4th (41) Most errors: 5th (35) Most sacrifice hits: t-5th (4)

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SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most times struck out looking: 1st (15 in 2013) Most assists: 2nd (139 in 2013) Most times reached base on error: t-2nd (6 in 2012) Most assists: 4th (111 in 2012) Most double plays turned: t-4th (21 in 2013) Most chances: 5th (223 in 2013) Most errors: t-5th (22 in 2013)

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sb-att

3 5-6 1 14-16 4 19-22

fld%

51 111 62 139 113 250

13 22 35

.926 .901 .912

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SPENCER SMITH, Junior RHP • 6’2” • 215 lb. • Woodstock, GA History Major • Education Minor

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2013 (Sophomore): Made 13 appearances as a reliever and made two starts… Had a 1-1 record and struck out 17 batters, while only walking eight, in 39 innings… Made his first career start against Piedmont (March 12) and later made a start in the NCCAA Mid-East regional tournament against Trevecca Nazarene (May 11).

2012 (Freshman): Appeared in four games as a pitcher… Pitched 9.2 innings for the season… Longest outing of the year came against Maryville (April 5) when he went 3.2 innings and allowed two earned runs. High School: Attended Etowah High School.

Year

2012 2013 TOTAL Year

2012 2013 TOTAL

avg

gp-gs

.000 .000 .000

0-0 0-0 0-0

Personal: Born on February 7, 1993… Parents are Rollie and Lorraine Smith… Covenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) Has two siblings, Cory and Ozzie…History Favorite bible verse is John 8:32… Individual Career Majoring in History with a minor in Education… Aspires to be a high Spencer school History teacher and aSmith baseball coach… Favorite team is the Los Angeles Dodgers andhrfavorite player isbbClayton Kershaw… Also enjoys ab r h 2b 3b rbi tb slg% hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att playing Spikeball and Volleyball. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

0-0 0-0

1 3 4

0 14 14

fld%

0 1.000 1 .944 1 .947

era

w-l

app

sho

bavg

hbp

sfa

sha

7.45 5.77 6.10

0-0 1-1 1-1

4 15 19

0 2 2

0 0 0

0/0 0/0 0/0

0 2 2

9.2 39.0 48.2

13 55 68

10 31 41

8 25 33

2 8 10

2 17 19

2 4 6

3 2 5

0 4 4

44 179 223

.333 .333 .333

1 2 3

0 1 1

1 1 2

1 3 4

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most triples allowed: t-1st (5) Most runners picked off: t-2nd (1) Most games finished: 4th (12) Most saves: t-4th (2)

0 0

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SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most runners picked off: t-2nd (1 in 2013) Most saves: t-3rd (2 in 2013) Fewest walks allowed/9 inn game: 4th (1.85 in 2013) Most games finished: 5th (9 in 2013) Most triples allowed: t-5th (3 in 2012)

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DAN THOMAS, Junior LHP • 5’10” • 155 lb. • Birmingham, AL Computer Science Major

2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in four games, pitching 2.2 innings with four strikeouts.

2012 (Freshman): Appeared in one game as a reliever. High School: Attended Briarwood Christian High School… Received the Distinction of Honor Roll and Honors Diploma, the Jay D Kynerd Christian Leadership Award, and the Wilberforce Scholarship… Was the Birmingham News Scholar Athlete of the Week in 2011… Selected for the UAB Fall All-Star Team… Was a member of a team that was American Legion Post 149 state runner-up in 2010. Personal: Born on July 11, 1992… Parents are Robert and Beth Thomas… Has one sibling, Ben… His brother, Ben, played baseball for Washington & (Jan 22, 2014) Covenant Baseball Records Individual Career Lee and his father, Robert, was a swimmer for The Citadel… Favorite History bible verse is Luke 12:22-31… Majoring in Computer Science… Was Dan Thomas a part of the Birmingham Metro League from 2012-2013…Worship Year and small group leader avg gp-gs ab r College h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf leader for Briarwood Ministry. 2013 TOTAL Year

2012 2013 TOTAL

.000 .000

0-0 0-0

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

.000 .000

sb-att

0 0

0-0 0-0

0 0

1 1

0 1.00 0 1.00

0 0

fld%

era

w-l

app

sho

bavg

hbp

sfa

9.00 10.12 9.82

0-0 0-0 0-0

1 4 5

0 0 0

0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0

1.0 2.2 3.2

1 3 4

1 5 6

1 3 4

1 4 5

1 0 1

0 0 0

0 1 1

5 15 20

.250 .250 .250

0 1 1

0 0 0

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AARON COOPERMAN, Junior C • 6’3” • 205 lb. • Franklin, TN History Major

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2012-2013 (Freshman-Sophomore): Appeared in 10 games… Has a hit, two RBIs and a run scored High School: Attended Fred J. Page High School… Recipient of the Iron Man Award… Was a TSSAA District 12 honorable mention selection… Member of the District 12 All-Academic Team. Personal: Born on July 20, 1993 in Pittsburgh, Pa. … Parents are Michael and Cyndi Cooperman… Has a brother, Colin… Favorite bible verse is Isaiah 40:28-31… Majoring in History… Aspires to go to law school and become a District Attorney.

LEN KELLEY, Junior OF • 5’7” • 180 lb. • Fayetteville, GA Elementary Education Major • Coaching Minor

High School: Attended Walhalla High School… Received the Coach’s Award in his junior year. Personal: Born on January 3, 1993 in Lexington, S.C. … Parents are Susan and Alvin Kelley… His cousin, Clinton Keisler, played football for North Greenville University and Brevard College… Favorite bible verse is Proverbs 3:5-6… Majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Coaching… After graduating, he would like to teach third grade and coach baseball… Favorite athlete is Pete Rose and his favorite teams are Georgia Tech and Cincinnati Reds.

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WILL CARLTON, Sophomore OF • 6’0” • 180 lb. • Franklin, TN History Major

2008 (Freshman): Played and started in 42 games… Batted .281 with two home runs and 11 RBIs… had three hits in a game four times. High School: Attended Independence High School. Personal: Born September 26, 1988… Majoring in History.

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2008 TOTAL

gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

sb-att

fld%

.281 42-42 .281 42-42

avg

128 128

18 18

36 36

6 6

1 1

2 2

11 11

50 50

.391 .391

13 13

3 3

26 26

6 6

.359 .359

1 1

6-6 6-6

71 71

8 8

7 7

.919 .919

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GARRETT KRISTON, Sophomore RHP • 6’2” • 160 lb. • Trinity, FL Biology Major

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2013 (Freshman): Compiled a 5-3 record and appeared in 12 games, making 10 starts… Had four complete-games and one shutout… Threw 63.1 innings and struck out 45 while walking just 20… nearly pitched a no-hitter against Ohio Christian (March 9) as he allowed one hit with nine strikeouts in a complete-game shutout.

High School: Attended J.W. Mitchell High School… Led his county with a 1.21 ERA… Named team captain and helped lead team to a county championship and two regional appearances… Named to the All-North Sun Coast first team… Finished high school with a 3.7 GPA and was part of his school’s Medical Academy Honor Roll.

Year

2013 TOTAL Year

2013 TOTAL

avg

gp-gs

.000 .000

0-0 0-0

Personal: Born on November 6, 1993… Parents are Sherra and Jim Kriston… Has one sister, Hannah… His mother, Sherra, played basketball at Lee Covenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) University… Favorite bible verse isHistory Isaiah 41:10… Majoring in Biology Individual Career with a concentration in Biomedical… Aspires for a career in orthopeGarrett KristonFavorite athlete is Mariano Rivera and dics or as a pro baseball player… favorite team is the New Yorktb Yankees. ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po 0 0

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

0-0 0-0

6 6

fld%

16 16

2 2

.917 .917

era

w-l

app

sho

bavg

hbp

sfa

sha

3.41 3.41

5-3 5-3

12 12

10 10

4 4

1/0 1/0

0 0

63.1 63.1

73 73

39 39

24 24

20 20

45 45

16 16

4 4

294 294

.279 .279

4 4

5 5

0 0

6 6

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most runners picked off: t-2nd (1) Most complete games: t-3rd (4) Most shutouts: t-3rd (1) Most strikeouts looking: t-5th (14)

0 0

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SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most shutouts: t-1st (1 in 2013) Most triples allowed: t-1st (4 in 2013) Most batters faced: 2nd (294 in 2013) Most runners picked off: t-2nd (1 in 2013) Most at bats against: 3rd (262 in 2013) Most complete games: t-3rd (4 in 2013) Most strikeouts looking: 5th (14 in 2013) Most wins: t-5th (5 in 2013)

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BRAEDEN LANE, Sophomore 1B • 6’3” • 210 lb. • Milton, GA Interdisciplinary Studies Major

2013 (Freshman): Played in 32 games and made 22 starts… Tied for the team lead with five home runs while batting .250 and driving in 18 runs… Went 2-for5 with two home runs in a 16-9 win vs. Hiwassee (March 15)… Also had a 3-for-4 day with a career-high five RBIs in a win at Hiwassee (March 16). High School: Attended the King’s Academy… Won two batting titles (2010, 2011)… Silver Slugger in 2011… Named team MVP and Coach’s Award recipient in 2012. Personal: Born June 28, 1994 in Milton, Ga. … Parents are Chris and Denise Lane… Has one brother, Bronson… Father, Chris, played baseball at Georgia Southern from 1982-83… Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies… Aspires to work in injury prevention and improving an athlete’s mobility… Also would like to coach at a baseball academy out of Canton, Ga.

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2013 TOTAL

gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

sb-att

fld%

.250 32-22 .250 32-22

avg

76 76

11 11

19 19

0 0

5 5

18 18

34 34

.447 .447

6 6

3 3

27 27

4 4

.326 .326

1 1

0 0

0-2 0-2

0 0

.000 .000

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ALHANON MILLER, Sophomore RHP • 6’4” • 215 lb. • Yakima, WA International Studies Major

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2013 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games and started nine… NCCAA Mid-East All-Region honorable mention selection… Compiled a 7-2 record with a 2.92 ERA and three complete-games… Held opponents to a .199 batting average, which led the team… Struck out 44 in 61.2 innings… One of his best outings came at Maryville (April 2) where he pitched a completegame (seven innings) and allowed one earned run on two hits with five strikeouts. High School: Attended West Valley High School… Named team captain and MVP in senior year… Also earned Big 9 3A All-League honorable mention and A/B/AA All-State Feeder Game Top 12 selections as a senior. Personal: Born September 7, 1993… Mother is Jennifer Miller… Has seven siblings; Jay, Nate, Ashley, Chelsea, Joe, Sam and Anna… Sister, Chelsea, Covenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) ran track at Central Washington State… Favorite bible verse is Psalm Individual Career History 23… Majoring in International Studies. Alhanon Miller Year

2013 TOTAL Year

2013 TOTAL

avg

gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

sb-att

fld%

.000 .000

0-0 0-0

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

0-0 0-0

8 8

10 10

3 3

.857 .857

era

w-l

app

sho

bavg

hbp

sfa

sha

2.92 2.92

7-2 7-2

12 12

9 9

3 3

0/1 0/1

0 0

61.2 61.2

45 45

34 34

20 20

28 28

44 44

9 9

2 2

1 1

274 274

.199 .199

3 3

10 10

2 2

1 1

9 9

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most combined shutouts: t-4th (1) Most wins: t-5th (7)

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SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Lowest opponent batting avg.: 2nd (.199 in 2013) Most wins: t-3rd (7 in 2013) Most combined shutouts: t-3rd (1 in 2013) Most walks allowed: 5th (28 in 2013)

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DAVID MURPHY, Sophomore C • 5’7” • 150 lb. • Peachtree City, GA Business Major

2013 (Freshman): Appeared in 28 games and made 15 starts… Had 34 at-bats and produced two RBIs. High School: Attended McIntosh High School. Personal: Born on May 17, 1994… Parents are Geoffrey and Lorna Murphy… Has one sibling, Geoffrey… Favorite bible verse is 1 Corinthians 10:31… Majoring in Business.

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gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

sb-att

fld%

.235 28-15 .235 28-15

avg

34 34

3 3

8 8

1 1

0 0

2 2

9 9

.265 .265

6 6

0 0

4 4

0 0

.350 .350

0 0

2 2

2-3 2-3

85 85

7 7

8 8

.920 .920

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most runners picked off: t-2nd (1) Most stolen bases against: 5th (39)

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SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most runners picked off: t-2nd (1 in 2013) Most catchers interference by: t-2nd (1 in 2013)

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JONAH PAUL, Sophomore

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RHP • 6’0” • 160 lb. • Rossville, GA International Studies Major • German Minor

2013 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games and made two starts… Compiled a 2-1 record with two complete-games and pitched 29.0 innings… Made his only two starts in postseason play, one in the NCCAA Mid-East Regional vs. Tennessee Temple and the other in the NCCAA World Series vs. Campbellsville, and pitched complete-games in both allowing six earned runs in 14 innings of work. High School: Attended Chattanooga Christian School… Was a part of the 2011 and 2012 7-AA All-District team… Selected to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of Preps third team in 2012. Personal: Born on December 6, 1993 in Chattanooga, Tenn. … Parents are Gary and Tina Paul… Has one sibling, Austin… Favorite bible verse is MatCovenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) thew 6:35… Majoring in International Studies with a minor in GerIndividual Career History man… Aspires to go to Law school. Jonah Paul Year

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2013 TOTAL

avg

gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

sb-att

.000 .000

0-0 0-0

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

.000 .000

0 0

0-0 0-0

1 1

6 6

0 1.000 0 1.000

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w-l

app

sho

bavg

hbp

sfa

sha

4.03 4.03

2-1 2-1

10 10

2 2

0/0 0/0

1 1

29.0 29.0

25 25

17 17

13 13

15 15

6 6

1 1

0 0

131 131

.227 .227

1 1

4 4

1 1

2 2

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PERRY RIGBY, Sophomore INF • 6’3” • 200 lb. • Decatur, AL Undeclared Major • Coaching Minor

Summer 2013: Played in the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) for the Niagara Power… Selected to All-Star game and was named the game’s MVP. 2013 (Freshman): Played and started 46 games… Named NCCAA Player of the Week on February 26 after batting .600 for the week… Chosen to the NCCAA World Series All-Tournament team… Batted .319 for the year and led the team with five home runs and 44 RBIs… Hit a walk-off three-run home run to defeat Emory 6-5 (March 30)… Had four RBIs in a game four different times during the season… Produced 13 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games… Had a 12-game hitting streak during the year and ended the season on a five-game hitting streak. High School: Attended Way Home Christian School (homeschool)… Earned numerous accolades and awards throughout his high school career… Perfect Game had him ranked as the 13th-best high school player in the state of Alabama and the 247th-best high school player in America… Was twice named a Bobby Valentine All-American, while being named captain of the squad and claiming the top defensive award in 2010… Also earned Under Armour Preseason All-American recognition in 2011… Invited to play in Perfect Game’s Junior National (2010) and National (2011) showcases… In 2011, was named to the Top Prospect Team at the Perfect Game Main Event and a top prospect at the Perfect Game Southeast Underclass Showcase. Personal: Born June 28, 1993… Parents are Tom and Linda Rigby… Has a sister, Sarah… Father, Tom, played football at Nichols State and later baseball at the University of Southern Mississippi… Favorite bible verse is Philippians 1:21… Currently undecided on a major, but has a minor in Coaching… Has volunteered with WinShape Camps… Favorite Covenant Baseball Records (Jan 22, 2014) baseball players include; Ryan Braun, David Ortiz, Josh Hamilton and History Individual Career Prince Fielder. Perry Rigby Year

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gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

.319 46-46 .319 46-46

avg

160 160

24 24

51 51

14 14

3 3

5 5

44 44

86 86

.538 .538

10 10

3 3

41 41

1 1

.364 .364

3 3

ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Highest stolen base pct.: t-1st (1.000)

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fld%

0 10-10 0 10-10

32 32

80 80

17 17

.868 .868

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most times struck out: 1st (41 in 2013) Highest stolen base pct.: t-1st (1.000 in 2013) Most runs batted in: t-1st (44 in 2013) Most times reached base on error: t-2nd (6 in 2013)

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SAM MOORE, Sophomore INF • 5’11” • 180 lb. • Fort Myers, FL Business Major • Economics Minor

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2013 (Freshman): Appeared in two games as a freshman. High School: Attended Evangelical Christian School. Personal: Born on July 30, 1993 in Fort Myers, Fla. … Parents are Lanny and Paula Moore… Has five siblings, Anne, Trey, Schuyler, Ginny, and Emily… Favorite bible verse is Psalm 119:1-2… Majoring in Business with a minor in Economics… Related directly to Sam Houston.

CODY ROBERTS, Sophomore P/OF • 6’0” • 185 lb. • Brandon, MS Psychology Major • Philosophy Minor

2013 (Freshman): Did not appear in any varsity games... Also runs cross country. High School: Attended McLaurin Attendance Center… All A Honor Roll all four years… All-District baseball player in 2010… Led the district in batting average, RBIs, doubles, hits and slugging percentage in 2012. Personal: Born Nov. 30, 1993… Parents are Keither and Susan Roberts… Has one sister, Gabbie… Favorite bible verse is Isaiah 41:10… Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy… Aspires to be a clinical psychologist… Favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals.

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STEPHEN WRAY, RS-Freshman OF • 5’11” • 195 lb. • Lawrenceville, GA Economics Major

2013 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games before suffering an injury and taking a medical redshirt… Batted .462 in 13 at-bats with two extra-base hits and two RBIs. High School: Attended Brookwood High School. Personal: Born on October 28, 1993 in Lawrenceville, Ga. … Parents are Cal and Janet Wray… Favorite bible verse Covenant is Luke 1:37…Baseball Majoring inRecords Econom- (Jan 22, 2014) ics. Individual Career History Stephen Wray Year

2013 TOTAL

avg

gp-gs

rbi

slg%

hbp

gdp

ob%

sb-att

fld%

.462 .462

7-3 7-3

13 13

2 2

6 6

1 1

0 0

2 2

9 9

.692 .692

0 0

6 6

0 0

.462 .462

0 0

1-1 1-1

0 0

.000 .000

JULIEN AMORELI, Freshman INF • 5’10” • 160 lb. • Bayside, NY Interdisciplinary Studies Major • Theatre Minor

High School: Attended LaGuardia High School… Played four years on the varsity baseball team that went 40-20, the best record for any four-year span in school history… Helped lead his team to the playoffs three times… As a senior, led his team to a division title and reached the New York City PSAL semifinals with a record of 16-3. Personal: Born January 25, 1995 in New York, N.Y. … Parents are Mark and Jackie Amoreli… Has an older brother, Luke, and a younger sister, Gabrielle… Favorite bible verse is Colossians 3:23… Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies… Aspires to work in sports marketing or sports management… Very active in his local church in music ministry, youth group, and vacation bible school… Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter and favorite team in the New York Yankees.

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Z ARIMA, Freshman C • 6’1” • 170 lb. • Middleburg, FL English, History Majors

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High School: Attended Herriman High School… Was All-Region for basketball and baseball, honorable mention for All-State in basketball… 4A Offensive MVP in baseball… Team captain for both baseball and basketball. Personal: Born June 17, 1995 in Meridian, Idaho… Parents are Harry and Mary Arima… Has one sibling, Fumio… Favorite bible verse is John 3:16… Majoring in English and History… Aspires to be in politics and to coach baseball and basketball at some point… Favorite baseball team is the Baltimore Orioles and his favorite athlete is Bo Jackson.

TAYLOR BLOYE, Freshman P/INF • 6’0” • 160 lb. • Fayetteville, GA Business Major

High School: Attended North Paulding High School… As a senior, he helped lead his team to a second place finish in the region and earn a trip to the state playoffs for the first time in school history… Batted .339 overall and .354 in region play as a senior… All-County shortstop in 2013, AllCounty pitcher in 2012… Named team captain as a senior and earned both the Coaches’ Award and Captain’s Award in the same year… Selected to be a part of the Student Athlete Leadership Team (SALT) at his school in both 2012 and 2013… Won the Paulding County Blue Diamond Scholar Athlete Scholarship for 2013… Graduated with honors. Personal: Born February 28, 1995 in Lynchburg, Va. … Parents are Brian and Amy Bloye… Has a brother, Zachary… Father, Brian, played college baseball at Dallas Baptist University in 1985… Favorite bible verse is Deuteronomy 31:6… Majoring in Business… Favorite teams include the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, and the Detroit Pistons… Favorite athlete is CrossFit athlete Rich Froning.

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LEVI CORBETT, Freshman INF • 6’3” • 185 lb. • Chickamauga, GA Business Major

High School: Attended Chattanooga Christian School… Played varsity football and baseball. Personal: Born August 16, 1994… Father, Steve, is a professor of Community Development at Covenant… Favorite bible verse is Isaiah 53… Majoring in Business.

NOAH DILLINGHAM, Freshman INF/OF • 5’7” • 145 lb. • Antioch, TN Interdisciplinary Studies Major

High School: Attended Lighthouse Christian School… Played varsity baseball all four years… Named team MVP in 2013… Selected team’s best defensive player for three straight years (2010-12)… Member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born July, 19, 1994… Parents are Phil and Connie Dillingham… Has two siblings, Hope and Nathan… Favorite bible verse is Jeremiah 29:11… Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies… Aspires to go into sports business or sports law… Leads worship for a young men’s program that his local church runs… Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter and favorite team is the Atlanta Braves.

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MATTHEW FULTZ, Freshman RHP • 5’9” • 150 lb. • Haymarket, VA Pre-Engineering Major • Physics Minor

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High School: Attended Ad Fontes Academy… Was named team MVP… Helped lead his team to a championship in junior year… Graduated cum laude. Personal: Born August 7, 1994 in Miami, Fla. … Parents are Rod and April Fultz… Has three siblings, Andrew, Laurie and Sam… Favorite bible verse is Philippians 4:13… Majoring in Pre-Engineering with a Physics minor… Aspires to become an electrical engineer.

LUKE HARVEY, Freshman OF • 5’10” • 160 lb. • Apex, NC English, Education Studies Majors • Spanish Minor

High School: Was homeschooled… HWSA All-American… NCHE All-Tournament selection… Led team in stolen bases his junior year… National Merit Scholar. Personal: Born June 15, 1994… Parents are Warren and Cathy Harvey… Has three brothers, Whit, Andrew and Joshua… Favorite bible verse is Philippians 1:6… Double majoring in English and Education Studies with a minor in Spanish… Aspires to be an English professor, music leader and a writer.

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SKYLER HOLMES, Freshman RHP • 6’1” • 170 lb. • Peachtree City, GA Business Major

High School: Was homeschooled. Personal: Born June 16, 1994 in Atlanta, Ga. … Parents are Mike and Cindy Holmes… Favorite bible verse is Romans 8:38-39… Majoring in Business.

FORREST HUNTER, Freshman C • 5’9” • 190 lb. • Bonita Springs, FL Elementary Education Major

High School: Attended South Fort Myers High School… Was a four-year varsity starter… Batted .412 with a home run as a junior and was an All-Area honorable mention selection and named the team’s offensive player of the year… As a senior, hit .429 with two home runs and 14 extra-base hits and was selected to the All-Area first team… Team captain in senior year… Member of National Honor Society… Was an A/B Honor Roll student all four years. Personal: Born December 4, 1994 in Bonita Springs, Fla. … Parents are Patrick and Kathryn Hunter… Has a twin brother, Taylor… Favorite bible verse is Proverbs 17:17… Majoring in Elementary Education… Wants to teach at the high school level and coach baseball… Has volunteered with several organizations, including Estero United Methodist Church, NAMI of Colier County, Naples Children and Education Foundation, and Sarah Ann Drop-in Center… Favorite team is the New York Yankees.

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STEPHEN KEGLEY, Freshman INF • 5’10” • 150 lb. • Villa Rica, GA Education Studies Major

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High School: Attended Villa Rica High School… First team All-Region selection at second base… Also selected to the second team All-Area… Honor Student, Faculty Cup Award recipient, Beta Club member, and CATS Award winner. Personal: Born October 24, 1994… Parents are John and Shelley Kegley… Has one brother, Garrett… Favorite bible verse is Acts 16:31… Majoring in Education Studies… Favorite team is the Atlanta Braves and favorite baseball player is Dustin Pedroia.

ALEX KERR, Freshman C/1B • 6’2” • 210 lb. • Lithia, FL Business Major

High School: Attended Newsome High School… Batted .315 with eight doubles and 14 RBIs in senior season… Was a Perfect Game Preseason All-American third team selection in 2012… Perfect Game All-American Honor Roll in 2012 and 2013… Selected to Perfect Game All-Florida third team in 2013… All-County second team selection in 2012… Member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Rho Kappa, and Mu Alpha Theta… Honor Roll student all four years. Personal: Born September 27, 1994… Parents are Jim and Becky Kerr… Has one brother, Andy… Father, Jim, played football (offensive line) at Hiram College in 1981… Favorite bible verse is Hebrews 13:8… Majoring in Business… Aspires to become an actuary.

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RYAN LARRAZABAL, Freshman RHP • 6’0” • 150 lb. • Sugar Hill, GA Business Major • History Minor

High School: Was homeschooled… Named team MVP in senior season. Personal: Born on March 6, 1995 in Miami, Fla. … Parents are Jose and Lynn Larrazabal… Has seven siblings, Samantha, Alix, Nathaniel, Jacob, Quentin, Christopher, and Jenae… Favorite bible verse is 1 Timothy 4:12… Majoring in Business with a minor in History… Is interested in becoming an accountant or a business manager.

JORDAN LESTER, Freshman RHP/3B • 6’1” • 185 lb. • Hiram, GA Biology Major

High School: Attended Hiram High School… All-County first team selection and team MVP in senior year… First team All-Region, first team All-County in junior season… Chosen as his team’s Silver Slugger Award winner in 2012… Named Georgia Dugout Club Player of the Week during 2012 season… Received multiple academic honors. Personal: Born June 27, 1995 in Mariette, Ga. … Parents are Rodney and Melissa Lester… Has two brothers, Jacob and Brody… Favorite bible verse is Philippians 4:13… Majoring in Biology… Aspires to have a career in the medical field.

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MICHAEL McCOY, Freshman 1B • 6’1” • 175 lb. • Tacoma, WA Business Major

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High School: Attended Covenant High School… Four-year varsity player… Was a member of a team that went to the District tournament in freshman summer season and State tournament in sophomore summer season… Named team captain as a senior… Selected Player of the Game in the 2012 Foss Memorial Tournament… Member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born March 12, 1994 in Tacoma, Wash. … Parents are Robert and Laurel McCoy… Has three sisters, Katie, Bonnie and Amy… Favorite bible verse is Ephesians 2:8… Majoring in Business… Favorite team is the Seattle Mariners.

COOPER McCUTCHEN, Freshman RHP • 6’0” • 165 lb. • Dallas, TX Business Major

High School: Attended Trinity Christian Academy… Earned three varsity letters in baseball… Was a member of the 2012 TAPPS 5A District Baseball championship team… Recipient of the Steve Adair Memorial Award… Played two years with the Dallas Prospects 18U team. Personal: Born March 22, 1995 in Dallas, Texas… Parents are Larry and Susan McCutchen… Has two siblings, Zach and Abbey… Mother, Susan, played golf at the University of Oklahoma… Favorite bible verse is Proverbs 14:23… Majoring in Business… Would like to pursue an administrative position with a professional baseball organization after earning a Juris Doctorate in Sports Law… Favorite players include; Andrew McCutchen (no relation), Giancarlo Stanton, Yu Darvish and Matt Harvey… Favorite teams are the Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Vikings and the Oklahoma Sooners.

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BEN MITCHELL, Freshman RHP/1B • 6’2” • 210 lb. • Wildwood, MO Business Major • Philosophy Minor

High School: Attended Westminster Christian Academy… Was a member of back-toback Missouri Class 3 Baseball State championship teams in 2011 and 2012… Helped lead his team to a Missouri Class 4 State title in 2013. Personal: Born Jan. 7, 1995… Parents are Tom and Susan Mitchell… Has two brothers, Alec and Jake… Brother, Alec, is also a member of the Covenant baseball team… Favorite bible verse is Luke 9:23… Majoring in Business with a minor in Philosophy.

TYLER PHILLIPS, Freshman C/1B • 5’10” • 245 lb. • Chattanooga, TN History Major • Education Minor

High School: Attended Red Bank High School… As a senior was an All-District selection… Named to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of Preps third team after junior season… Was chosen All-District and All-Region in junior year… Also played varsity football. Personal: Born January 18, 1995 in Chattanooga, Tenn. … Parents are Chris and Heather Phillips… Has a sister, Bailee… Favorite bible verse is Romans 8:28… Majoring in History with a minor in Education… Hopes to become a teacher and a baseball coach.

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NATE SHETLER, Freshman OF • 6’0” • 170 lb. • Woodstock, GA Pre-Engineering Major

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High School: Attended Johnson Ferry Christian Academy (Homeschool). Personal: Born November 29, 1994… Parents are Michael and Elizabeth Shetler… Favorite bible verse is 2 Corinthians 12:9… Majoring in PreEngineering.

THOMAS WORSHAM, Freshman LHP • 6’3” • 180 lb. • Calhoun, GA Business Major • Coaching Minor

High School: Attended Sonoraville High School. Personal: Born May 10, 1995 in Dalton, Ga. … Parents are David and LaRana Worsham… Favorite bible verse is Philippians 4:13… Majoring in Business with a minor in Coaching.

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2013 SEASON IN REVIEW

It was a year filled with milestones for the Covenant baseball team. The Scots, in their seventh year of intercollegiate competition after the program was restored, set a modern era record for victories and were selected to the NCCAA World Series for the first time. The list of accomplishments, both team and individual, is deep. Covenant won 28 games (modern school record), made its first trip to NCCAA World Series, head coach Doug Simons registered his 100th career win, sophomore pitcher Micah Mabe was selected as an NCCAA All-American, and plenty of others. “I’m really proud of the guys and how they performed this season. Not only for their talent, but also their character,” said Simons. The season got off on the right foot as the Scots swept a doubleheader from Berea in early February. The two wins gave Simons wins No. 100 and 101 in his Covenant coaching career. A former Major League pitcher, Simons was brought to Covenant in the mid-2000s to help restore the baseball program. After a couple of lean years, Simons and his coaching staff have turned the Scots into a consistent winner.

inning. Saying the lefty settled down after that inning would be an understatement. Mabe went on to throw eight straight scoreless innings for a complete-game and struck out a record 13 batters along the way as he moved to 7-1 on the season. Although Mabe was dominant, it took a two-run rally in the top of the ninth for the Scots to claim a 4-3 comeback victory. The following day, freshman Garrett Kriston tossed a gem of his own. Kriston worked a complete-game and surrendered four hits (none after the third inning) and one unearned run while striking out eight on just 79 total pitches as Covenant won 3-1. Even with a 25-13 record at the end of the regular season, Covenant received a five seed heading into the NCCAA Mid-East Region Tournament. The Scots were victorious in their first game before dropping the second game to No. 1 seed Campbellsville. Staving off elimination, the Scots won two games in one day over Tennessee Temple and Union (TN). But the tournament came to an end on Saturday as the Scots fell to host Trevecca Nazarene.

Covenant continued its torrid pace to start the season. The Scots won 15 of their first 18 games, setting a school record for best start in the process. The winning streak came to a peak on April 5 when the Scots routed Tennessee Temple 15-3 behind a record-tying six RBIs from Scott Gillespie. After 26 games, the team had amassed a 21-5 record and had been ranked as high as No. 3 in the NCCAA. Stiffer competition awaited the Scots over the final few weeks of the season as they fell to perennial power Birmingham Southern and eventual NCAA tournament participant Huntingdon. The Scots took two-out-of-three on the road at LaGrange in the final weekend of the regular season. In that LaGrange series, Covenant received some outstanding pitching performances. In game one, Mabe started and allowed three runs in the first

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However, fate was on the side of the Scots this year. Simons received a call late Saturday night after the region tournament that Covenant had been selected as the final at-large team in the World Series field. For the first time in school history, the baseball team was headed to the NCCAA World Series in Mason, Ohio.

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The loss to Trevecca almost certainly marked the end of the season as Covenant finished third in the regional. With the NCCAA World Series only taking three at-large teams, the Scots seemed like a very long shot to be selected.

“I’m most proud when an opposing coach, player, fan, or umpire comments on the character of our team, which I heard repeatedly this year,” noted Simons. “I believe our guys grasped the concept of why we play and who we play for. They understand that the scoreboard isn’t the primary gauge of our success. I think they kept the ‘Big Picture’ the ‘Big Picture’ and won a lot of games in the process. I’m really excited about the future of this program.”

Reaching the big stage for the first time, Covenant received local recognition as NBC news affiliate, WRCB TV, came up Lookout Mountain to run a feature story on the Scots. Once in Ohio, the team faced a daunting task as the 10-seed in a 10-team tournament. Covenant faced Arizona Christian in game one and rallied to take a 5-4 lead heading into the last inning. But ACU hit a walk-off three-run homer to beat the Scots 8-5. Covenant fell twice more the following day to Emmanuel and Campbellsville as they were eliminated from advancing in the tournament. The Scots had one last shot to pick up a victory, but could not hold on to a 2-1 lead as Olivet Nazarene rallied for a 5-2 win. Even with the losses in the World Series, the Scots had a remarkable season filled with lasting moments. Of the 25 players on the World Series roster, 19 were either freshmen or sophomores. Covenant graduates just one starting position player (Sterling Witt). The 2013 season was certainly a rousing success, but the program will look to improve further as they head into the USA South Conference next season.

Local NBC affiliate, WRCB, did a feature story on the Scots’ run to the NCCAA World Series

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Season Results

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Feb 09, 2013 Feb 09, 2013 Feb 15, 2013 Feb 15, 2013 Feb 16, 2013 Feb 23, 2013 Feb 23, 2013 Feb 26, 2013 Mar 01, 2013 Mar 08, 2013 Mar 08, 2013 Mar 09, 2013 Mar 09, 2013 Mar 12, 2013 Mar 15, 2013 Mar 16, 2013 Mar 16, 2013 Mar 19, 2013 Mar 22, 2013 Mar 25, 2013 Mar 29, 2013 Mar 30, 2013 Mar 30, 2013 Apr 02, 2013 Apr 02, 2013 Apr 05, 2013 Apr 06, 2013 Apr 06, 2013 Apr 09, 2013 Apr 12, 2013 Apr 13, 2013 Apr 13, 2013 Apr 16, 2013 Apr 16, 2013 Apr 19, 2013 Apr 20, 2013 Apr 20, 2013 Apr 23, 2013 P May 08, 2013 P May 09, 2013 P May 10, 2013 P May 10, 2013 P May 11, 2013 P May 15, 2013 P May 16, 2013 P May 16, 2013 P May 17, 2013

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BEREA-1 BEREA-2 EMORY & HENRY-1 EMORY & HENRY-2 EMORY & HENRY at Milligan-1 at Milligan-2 SEWANEE BRESCIA UNIVERSITY HIWASSEE-1 HIWASSEE-2 OHIO CHRISTIAN-1 OHIO CHRISTIAN-2 PIEDMONT COLLEGE HIWASSEE at Hiwassee-1 at Hiwassee-2 at Berry College GEORGIA GWINNETT at Georgia Gwinnett at Emory University EMORY UNIVERSITY-1 EMORY UNIVERSITY-2 at Maryville College-1 at Maryville College-2 TENNESSEE TEMPLE at Toccoa Falls-1 at Toccoa Falls-2 #20 BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON COLLEGE HUNTINGDON COLLEGE-1 HUNTINGDON COLLEGE-2 BERRY COLLEGE-1 BERRY COLLEGE-2 at LaGrange at LaGrange-1 at LaGrange-2 at Piedmont College vs Victory University vs Campbellsville Univ vs Tennessee Temple vs Union University vs Trevecca Nazarene vs Arizona Christian vs Campbellsville Univ vs Emmanuel College vs Olivet Nazarene

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1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 5-1-0 6-1-0 7-1-0 7-2-0 7-3-0 8-3-0 9-3-0 10-3-0 11-3-0 12-3-0 13-3-0 14-3-0 15-3-0 15-4-0 16-4-0 17-4-0 18-4-0 18-5-0 19-5-0 20-5-0 21-5-0 21-6-0 22-6-0 22-7-0 22-8-0 22-9-0 22-10-0 23-10-0 23-11-0 24-11-0 25-11-0 25-12-0 25-13-0 26-13-0 26-14-0 27-14-0 28-14-0 28-15-0 28-16-0 28-17-0 28-18-0 28-19-0

Conference Pitcher of record

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

A. Mitchell (W 1-0) Micah Mabe (W 1-0) A. Mitchell (L 1-1) Micah Mabe (W 2-0) A. Miller (W 1-0) G. Kriston (W 1-0) Micah Mabe (W 3-0) A. Miller (W 2-0) Rice (L 0-1) Rice (L 0-2) A. Miller (W 3-0) Micah Mabe (W 4-0) G. Kriston (W 2-0) A. Mitchell (W 2-1) A. Miller (W 4-0) Micah Mabe (W 5-0) G. Kriston (W 3-0) A. Mitchell (W 3-1) Micah Mabe (L 5-1) S. Smith (W 1-0) A. Mitchell (W 4-1) Jonah Paul (W 1-0) Rice (L 0-3) A. Miller (W 5-0) A. Mitchell (W 5-1) Micah Mabe (W 6-1) G. Kriston (L 3-1) Rice (W 1-3) A. Miller (L 5-1) A. Mitchell (L 5-2) G. Kriston (L 3-2) Rice (L 1-4) A. Miller (W 6-1) A. Mitchell (L 5-3) Micah Mabe (W 7-1) G. Kriston (W 4-2) Rice (L 1-5) A. Mitchell (L 5-4) A. Miller (W 7-1) Micah Mabe (L 7-2) Jonah Paul (W 2-0) G. Kriston (W 5-2) S. Smith (L 1-1) A. Miller (L 7-2) Jonah Paul (L 2-1) G. Kriston (L 5-3) Micah Mabe (L 7-3)

* = Conference game P = Postseason () extra inning game

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Time

200 200 110 100 100 30 30 80 90 80 80 80 125 65 40 95 200 100 90 65 60 100 60 100 125 125 80 80 46 63 63 79 227 153 107 136 187 125 200 135 125

2:03 1:35 2:07 1:46 2:45

2:43 2:47 2:21 2:15 1:50 1:24 2:44 3:16

3:20 2:14 3:01 2:17 2:01 1:47 1:27 1:42 2:02 1:50 1:40 2:13 2:30 2:32 2:05 1:40 1:52 2:45 2:10 2:40 2:35 2:09 1:56 2:01 1:45 1:40 2:06 1:35 1:35 1:31

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The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Covenant (as of Feb 26, 2014) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Season Stats

Record: 28-19 Scott Gillespie David Lockwood Will Cleland Sterling Witt Perry Rigby Andrew Beck Paul Phillips K.C. Simons Chris Rollins Braeden Lane Tyler Baker David Murphy Reid Pope Patrick Sanderson -------------------Stephen Wray Chaston Hart Ben Chambers Ben Mason Aaron Cooperman Sam Moore Ryan Driesse Micah Mabe

avg gp-gs 47-47 47-47 47-47 46-46 46-46 17-3 40-24 46-46 42-37 32-22 18-0 28-15 35-32 18-8

.359 .349 .347 .338 .319 .304 .286 .283 .252 .250 .250 .235 .152 .148 .462 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

7-3 3-0 5-0 4-0 5-0 2-0 2-0 1-0

156 169 170 145 160 23 84 152 115 76 4 34 66 27

40 40 40 25 24 5 16 37 23 11 5 3 8 3

13 3 4 3 2 1 1 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Away: 12-3

2b 3b hr

56 11 59 14 59 9 49 8 51 14 7 0 24 3 43 6 29 7 19 0 1 0 8 1 10 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 5 2 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

rbi

Neutral: 3-6

tb slg%

38 37 23 31 44 2 12 15 10 18 0 2 8 5

79 89 75 70 86 12 34 49 40 34 1 9 11 6

.506 .527 .441 .483 .538 .522 .405 .322 .348 .447 .250 .265 .167 .222

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

.692 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

bb hp

so gdp

25 2 16 9 5 24 17 2 16 20 1 20 10 3 41 0 1 3 9 10 16 20 2 27 11 2 18 6 3 27 0 0 2 6 0 4 9 1 11 2 4 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Conference: 0-0 1 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ob% sf sh sb-att

.449 .392 .408 .414 .364 .333 .417 .367 .323 .326 .250 .350 .256 .286

2 3 2 3 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 2

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 0

.462 .333 .200 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

e 0 1 8 4 17 1 3 22 2 0 0 8 5 0

16-19 106 9 19-23 33 2 19-26 62 140 18-22 390 24 10-10 32 80 2-3 3 5 15-20 42 1 14-16 62 139 9-12 49 3 0-2 0 0 1-2 4 0 2-3 85 7 2-2 152 23 2-4 12 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 3 5 2 1 1 0 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

fld% 1.000

.972 .962 .990 .868 .889 .935 .901 .963 .000 1.000

.920 .972 1.000

.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

.333 1.000

Totals

.303

1408

282

426

78 21 20

248

606

.430

145 36

246

.377 23 10 130-165 1069

522

.950

Opponents

.272

1402

246

381

215

523

.373

126 43

243

.347 12 35 99-117

432

.957

9 19

1049

LOB - Team (291), Opp (304). DPs turned - Team (28), Opp (24). CI - Team (1), David Murphy 1. IBB - Team (1), P. Phillips 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Witt 3, D. Lockwood 3, P. Phillips 2, Braeden Lane 1, C. Rollins 1, Will Cleland 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player

Micah Mabe Alhanon Miller Garrett Kriston Jonah Paul Spencer Smith Alec Mitchell Keith Rice -------------------Sterling Witt Rob Willett Dan Thomas Tyler Condrey

era

w-l

2.43 2.92 3.41 4.03 5.77 5.80 8.31

7-3 7-2 5-3 2-1 1-1 5-4 1-5

8.31 9.00 10.12 18.00

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

app gs

4 3 4 2 0 0 0

sho

0/1 0/1 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

0 0 0 1 2 1 0

74.0 61.2 63.1 29.0 39.0 40.1 39.0

55 45 73 25 55 52 59

28 34 39 17 31 35 47

20 20 24 13 25 26 36

16 28 20 13 8 18 15

69 44 45 15 17 21 20

8 9 16 6 4 6 15

0 0 0 0

0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0

2 0 0 0

4.1 1.0 2.2 2.0

8 1 3 5

5 1 5 4

4 1 3 4

2 0 3 3

5 1 4 2

1 0 0 2

12 12 12 9 12 10 10 2 15 2 18 2 11 10 5 1 4 1

0 2 4 1 2 0 0

hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

3 1 4 0 4 4 2

.208 .199 .279 .227 .333 .321 .353

8 6 3 10 4 5 1 4 2 2 7 3 4 11

2 2 0 1 1 0 0

1 1 0 2 1 0 3

5 9 6 2 3 7 3

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0

.364 .333 .250 .556

2 0 1 1

0 0 0 1

1 1 0 2

0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0

Totals

4.45

28-19

47 47

2/1

356.1

381

246

176

126

243

.272

33 43

7 12

Opponents

5.97

19-28

47 47

1/0

349.2

426

282

232

145

246

.303

39 36

8 23

PB - Team (11), Pope 7, David Murphy 4, Opp (14). Pickoffs - Team (5), A. Mitchell 1, S. Smith 1, G. Kriston 1, David Murphy 1, Micah Mabe 1, Opp (11). SBA/ATT - Pope (59-69), David Murphy (39-41), A. Miller (26-26), Rice (19-21), Micah Mabe (11-20), G. Kriston (14-16), A. Mitchell (12-15), Jonah Paul (6-7), Dan Thomas (4-4), S. Smith (3-4), Witt (2-2), Willett (2-2), A. Cooperman (1-1).

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A booster is an individual that:

COMPLIANCE

• Promotes Covenant athletics program. • Makes a financial contribution to Covenant athletics or its booster organizations. • Assists in the recruitment of prospects for Covenant. • Provides benefits (e.g., jobs, occasional meals) to enrolled student-athletes. Once a booster.....Always a booster. It is important to remember that once an individual has been identified as a booster, he or she retains that status forever. If you have questions whether you are considered a booster of Covenant Athletics or if you have questions about what you may or may not do as a booster, please feel free to contact the Compliance Office at tim. sceggel@covenant.edu. What is an extra benefit? Fans and boosters may not provide anything to prospects or currently enrolled student-athletes (or their families) without prior approval from the Compliance Office. If a student-athlete and/or his or her family accepts any benefits of special consideration (e.g., transportation, clothing, money, meals, etc.) based on his or her athletic skill, the student-athlete will lose his or her eligibility and Covenant will be subject to NCAA penalties. Extra benefits can include, but, are not limited to: • Money, gifts, clothing, tickets for entertainment, haircut, and use of a car. • Free or reduced-cost room or board anywhere. • Free or reduced-cost merchandise or services. • Use of Athletics Department copy/fax machines, long distance telephone services or free use of a cell phone. • Typing or editing reports, papers, letters, etc. for a student-athlete. • A loan of money or the consigning of a note to arrange a loan. • The sale or trade of complimentary admissions for merchandise, services or debt repayment. • The sale or trade of ANY items a student-athlete has received for his or her participation in athletics (e.g., gear, clothing, awards). This list is not exhaustive. Please refrain from offering prospects and/or current student-athletes and their families and friends anything that is not available to all students or the general public. Any questions or concerns should be directed to: Tim Sceggel Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance & Operations Email: tim.sceggel@covenant.edu or phone: 706.419.1517

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2014 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time 2/18 vs. Bates Rome, GA 5:00 PM 2/21 MILLIGAN Lookout Mountain, GA 2:00 PM 2/22 MILLIGAN (DH) Lookout Mountain, GA 12:00 PM 2/28 N.C. WESLEYAN* Lookout Mountain, GA 2:00 PM 3/1 N.C. WESLEYAN* (DH) Lookout Mountain, GA 12:00 PM 3/7 at Huntingdon* Montgomery, AL 8:00 PM 3/8 at Huntingdon* (DH) Montgomery, AL 3:00 PM 3/10 at Birmingham Southern Birmingham, AL 5:00 PM 3/13 PIEDMONT* Lookout Mountain, GA 3:00 PM 3/14 PIEDMONT* Lookout Mountain, GA 2:00 PM 3/15 PIEDMONT* Lookout Mountain, GA 1:00 PM 3/18 BERRY Lookout Mountain, GA 3:00 PM 3/21 at Greensboro* Greensboro, NC 7:00 PM 3/22 at Greesnboro* (DH) Greensboro, NC 1:00 PM 3/24 JOHNSON Lookout Mountain, GA 3:00 PM 3/25 RHODES Lookout Mountain, GA 3:00 PM 3/28 at LaGrange* LaGrange, GA 7:00 PM 3/29 at LaGrange* (DH) LaGrange, GA 2:00 PM 4/2 SEWANEE (DH) Lookout Mountain, GA 2:00 PM 4/4 FERRUM* Lookout Mountain, GA 4:00 PM 4/5 FERRUM* (DH) Lookout Mountain, GA 1:00 PM 4/8 at Berry Rome, GA 6:00 PM 4/10 vs. Methodist* Wilson, NC (USA South Spring Festival) 7:00 PM 4/11 vs. Methodist* Zebulon, NC (USA South Spring Festival) 2:30 PM 4/12 vs. Methodist* Wilson, NC (USA South Spring Festival) 3:30 PM 4/15 BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN Lookout Mountain, GA 4:00 PM 4/18 at Maryville* Maryville, TN 7:00 PM 4/19 at Maryville* (DH) Maryville, TN 1:00 PM 4/21 TENNESSEE TEMPLE Lookout Mountain, GA 4:00 PM 4/25 AVERETT* Lookout Mountain, GA 4:00 PM 4/26 AVERETT* (DH) Lookout Mountain, GA 1:00 PM CAPS denotes home game * USA South game

14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750