Universit y of the Ozarks
#32 Dean IGERT
#4 Andrew BECK
2016 University of the Ozarks Baseball
Universit y of the Ozarks Table of Contents
General Information 1 Table of Contents Coaching Staff 2 Head Coach Aaron Gentry 2 Assistant Coach Nathan Bacon 2016 Baseball Preview 3 Preview 4 Roster 2016 Player Profiles 5-21 Player Profiles
2015 Season In Review 22 Final Statistics 22 Results History 23 Offensive Records 24 Pitching and Defensive Records 25 Program Records 26 All-Time Series Records 27-28 Honors/Awards NCAA Division III 29 NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference 30 ASC History & Current Members
Location Clarksville, Arkansas (9,251) Founded 1834 Enrollment 650 Nickname Eagles School Colors Purple & Gold Field Lonnie R. Qualls Field (300) National Affiliation NCAA III Conference American Southwest President Richard Dunsworth, JD Athletics Director Jimmy Clark Web Site www.uofoathletics.com Team Information 2015 Overall Record 2015 Conference Record Home/Away/Neutral Returning Starters/Lost Lettermen Returning/Lost All-Time Record (since 1994) First Season of NCAA III Baseball NCAA III Record ASC Tournament Appearances Highest National Ranking
10-29 5-23 (11th) 3-13/6-15/1-1 5/4 25/7 319-547 (.368) 1997 262-412 (.388) 2007, 2008, 2009 #14 (2008)
Coaching Staff Head Coach Aaron Gentry Alma Mater, Yr. Rogers State University Record at School (1st season) Office Phone 479-979-1465 E-mail agentry@ozarks.edu Assistant Coach Nathan Bacon (2nd season) Alma Mater, Yr. Avila, ‘12 Office Phone 479-979-1465 E-mail nbacon@ozarks.edu Assistant Coach David Ross (5th season) Sports Information Sports Information Director Josh Peppas Email jpeppas@ozarks.edu Office Phone 479-979-1483 Cell Phone 479-746-1264 Student Assistant Keaton Ramsey Director of Video Technology Ryan West
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Coaching Staff
Aaron Gentry Head Coach Aaron Gentry was named the new head baseball coach June 9, 2015. Gentry, a two-time winner of the American Southwest Conference Coaching Staff of the Year award, spent the last eight seasons at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. Gentry helped guide LeTourneau to its three most successful seasons in program history. During that three-year run, LeTourneau qualified for the ASC playoffs back-to-back seasons, and won one ASC title. In 2014, the YellowJackets had a banner year, earning a berth in the NCAA III Regionals as well as winning an ASC Tournament championship. The 2014 team also won a program-best 33 games behind one of the ASC’s most potent offenses and efficient pitching staffs. In 2015, LeTourneau again qualified for the playoffs and eight players earned All-Conference recognition. In 2013, LeTourneau posted its first winning season since 1999 and improved its win total by seven from the previous season. In his last three seasons, the program went 73-48. Since Gentry’s arrival at LeTourneau in 2008, the YellowJackets have boasted five All-Region players, 40 All-Conference performers and 54 ASC AllAcademic Team members. The 2015 team had 15 players on the ASC All-Academic Team, the most in program history. Before his stint at LeTourneau, Gentry spent three seasons as a volunteer assistant at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma. Gentry was a standout collegiate player, leading Berry College to a TranSouth Conference championship as a senior hitting .404 with three home runs and 38 RBI. He was named conference tournament MVP that season. Gentry signed with the University of Arkansas after an impressive high school career at Claremore. After being drafted in the 12th round in 1997, Gentry played in the St. Louis Cardinals organization from 1997-2000. He was drafted three times by three different major league baseball teams. “I learned an immense amount of baseball and how to play the game right playing in the Cardinals organization,” he said. “And spending the last several years with Coach Harriss at LeTourneau, I learned how to lead and how to instill mental toughness. I believe that fundamental development, along with a strong baseball knowledge, are keys to building a strong program. At Ozarks, we want to put a team out there with solid pitching and defense. If you have those things in this conference, you have a chance to win.”
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Gentry also had a strong desire to remain in the NCAA Division III ranks and will emphasize its standards within his program. “I like what the NCAA Division III model stands for,” he said. “Academics must come first. I will place a great amount of importance on having my kids do well in the classroom. We will look for those types of players to represent the school and program. My three-fold mission includes academics, athletics and spiritual life. And at Ozarks, I believe the personal attention the school provides will prepare these young men for graduation and enhance their job opportunities. The experience here is well-rounded.” He received his bachelor’s degree in behavioral and social science from Rogers State. He also obtained a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Northeastern State University. Gentry and his wife Lauren are the parents of one son, Brooks. Nathan Bacon Assistant Coach Nathan Bacon enters his second season as the assistant baseball coach. Bacon, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, was a standout pitcher at NAIA Avila University from 2010-2012, where he led the Eagles to a pair of conference championships. Bacon finished his career with a 20-6 record on the mound and earned All-Conference honors twice. He played at NAIA Central Christian College in 2009, earning the team’s Pitcher of the Year award that season. He played at NCAA II Harding University during the 2007 and 2008 season. Bacon was a pitching coach at Summit Christian Academy in Lee’s Summit, Mo., during the 2013 season. He was the pitching coach for the Diamond Kings Under 18 team in 2013 and has given pitching and hitting lessons at Searcy Sports Advantage. Bacon played at Summit Christian Academy, leading the team to a pair of state championships, while earning All-State honors three times. Bacon received his bachelor’s degree in history from Avila University in 2012. He and his wife, Jackie, were married in 2013.
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
Universit y of the Ozarks 2016 Preview
Gentry Expects Competitive Team In First Season New U of O baseball coach Aaron Gentry expects his team to be competitive this season and is emphasizing doing the small things right. Gentry, who was an assistant coach at LeTourneau University for eight seasons, takes over a program that finished 10-29 overall and 5-23 in the conference last season. “The expectation is to be competitive this season,” he said. “Our goal is to win, but more so my first year, try to instill those small disciplines to win. And, we are trying to develop a standard of how we go about winning. I want 100 percent hustle all the time. We want to be a tough ball club, and be relentless. We have the capability of being a very dynamic team.” Gentry has concentrated on four areas within his program that he believes will result in wins. “Those four areas include the classroom, the field, the community and the weight room,” he said. “We want to make a standard and measure our team in all those areas. If those things are good, then I believe the wins will be there.” Ozarks returns three starters in the field, and a number of others who have starting experience. Among the team’s strengths is speed. “Our team speed is a strength,” he said. “And, I think offensively we will be able to hit one through nine. We will also have good depth. Our outfield play will be among the best in the conference in terms of speed. They have the ability to make great plays. They will be able to track down balls.” Alex Smith, Zach Walker and Dean Igert saw action in the outfield last season. Andrew Beck is expected to move from shortstop to outfield this season. Smith, a junior, hit .311 and owned a .985 fielding percentage in 2015. Walker, a sophomore, hit .262 with three doubles, while Igert, a senior, recorded 25 hits and scored 13 runs. Beck was an All-Region player after ranking among the American Southwest Conference’s top-10 in batting (.385), hits (57), triples (2), doubles (18), total bases (82), on-base percentage (.424) and slugging percentage (.554). “Andrew is a solid player,” he said. “We expect a lot out of him. He is a leader on the team. He doesn’t say a lot, but he is a very consistent player both offensively and defensively. He can be among the best players in the conference. Dean had a great fall and Alex is very fast. Zach has one of the best arms in the conference.” The weekend rotation will be completely new as the Eagles lost the majority of its pitching staff, but Gentry believes there is plenty of talent.
“We are excited about the pitching staff,” he said. “We will have a lot of young guys pitching. But players like Keaton Ramsey did well all fall. He has a good demeanor on the mound. He really thinks about the game, and can execute his pitches. In the fall, Hayden Keller made strides. He is a bulldog out there. Ely Gordon is a strike thrower and has good tempo. Luke Dyer and other freshmen have done well. There are other upperclassmen like Luke Vera we expect to do well.” Ramsey tossed 19.0 innings and owned a 2-2 record in 2015. Keller threw 17.0 innings and had a 1-1 record, while Vera made five appearances. A number of players are battling for playing time in the infield. “There is competition in the infield,” he said. “We need to be more consistent. We have worked on footwork and slowing things down. I have been impressed with Fielder Dufrene at short stop. He is very consistent and performed well in the fall. Transfer Justin Crider seems to be a dynamic player.” Gentry also has players pushing each other at catcher. “Zach Jones is an energetic player and brings a lot of life to the game,” said Gentry. “He has the capability to be a leader. Michael Gonzalez has some good tools. He and Zach are pushing each other.” Gentry has also focused on the mental approach to the game. “I tell our guys to stay within ourselves,” said Gentry. “If you press too hard in baseball, it is not a good thing. We really stress keeping an even keel. It is a game that requires mental toughness as well as physical toughness. I expect a lot out of our guys.”
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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2016 Roster No. Name Position 1 Quinten Parker C 2 Aaron Perry INF 3 Ricky Gallardo OF 4 Andrew Beck OF 5 Adam Winter INF 6 Jacob Smith C 7 Evan Castleberry 3B 8 Luke Vera RHP 9 Zach Walker OF 10 Grady Finley INF 11 Dakota Ebarb 3B 12 Alex Smith OF 13 Brady Taylor RHP 14 Keaton Ramsey INF/RHP 15 Kaine McKnight 1B 16 Zachary Jones C 17 Jordan Allred LHP 18 Justin Crider INF 20 Fielder Dufrene SS 21 Jonathan Ellis C 22 Bobby Ketterer RHP 23 Luke Dyer RHP 24 Andres Acosta INF 25 Adam Geller LHP 26 Dylan McLemore RHP 27 Patrick Clifford 1B/C 28 Jacob Barker RHP/INF 29 Gabriel Rodriguez OF 30 Ely Gordon RHP 31 Caleb Hemphill OF 32 Dean Igert OF 33 Brandon Butterworth LHP 34 Michael Justice Carrion 1B 35 Casey Jirkovsky 3B 36 Hunter Coleman RHP 37 Hayden Keller LHP 38 Michael Fitzpatrick INF 39 Dalton Spurgeon RHP 40 Jordan Jones OF 47 Michael Gonzalez C Benjamin Hall INF Cody Hall OF Tate Ferguson RHP RJ Oliver OF Tristian Leonard C/OF Tyler Vernon RHP Will Humphries RHP Edwin Rodriguez INF
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Ht. Wt. 5-10 195 5-8 160 5-8 175 6-0 195 6-0 155 5-8 200 6-1 180 5-10 155 5-8 140 6-0 210 5-9 195 5-9 155 6-1 145 5-10 175 6-5 255 5-8 175 6-1 170 5-11 175 5-11 160 5-9 180 6-0 160 5-10 180 6-0 230 6-6 175 5-11 180 6-2 210 6-2 150 5-7 140 6-4 265 6-2 170 5-9 145 5-11 160 6-4 230 6-0 180 6-1 215 5-8 140 5-6 135 6-3 200 6-0 170 5-5 175 5-7 150 5-11 200 5-11 170 6-0 170 5-11 150 5-8 190 6-4 200 6-0 160
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Hometown/Previous School Gravette, Ark. (Gravette HS/Rogers State Univ.) Longview, Texas (Longview HS/Texas Wesleyan) Pasadena, Texas (Pasadena Memorial HS) Conway, Ark. (St Joseph HS) Conway, Ark. (Conway HS) Grapevine, Ark. (UA-Monticello/Sheridan HS) Bryant, Ark. (Arkansas Baptist) Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville HS) Fort Worth, Texas (Brewer HS) Sheridan, Ark. (Sheridan HS) Lavon, Texas (Community HS) Springdale, Ark. (Springdale HS) Plano, Texas (Plano West HS) Sheridan, Ark. (Sheridan HS) Smackover, Ark. (Smackover HS/Texas A&M-Texarkana) Blue Eye, Mo. (Blue Eye R-5 HS) Benton, Ark. (Harmony Grove HS) Dallas, Texas (Liberty HS/Colorado Christian) Clinton, Ark. (Clinton HS) Plainview, Ark. (Two Rivers HS) Bandera, Texas (Bandera HS) Greenville, Texas (Greenville HS) Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield HS) Celina, Texas (Celina HS) Osceola, Ark. (Rivercrest HS) Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS) Russellville, Ark. (Russellville HS/Ecclesia College) Cagaus, Puerto Rico (Coral Glades HS) Portland, Texas (Gregory-Portland HS) Van, Texas (Van HS) Fort Gibson, Okla. (Fort Gibson HS) Van Buren, Ark. (Van Buren HS) Panama City, Panama (Reinhardt College) Hallettsville, Texas (Blinn JC/Sacred Heart HS) Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulphur Springs HS) Springdale, Ark. (Har-Ber HS) Fairbanks, Alaska (Austin Lathrop HS) Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit HS) Searcy, Ark. (Searcy HS) Cagaus, Puerto Rico (Murray State College) Fairbanks, Alaska (Austin Lathrop HS) Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest HS) Berryville, Ark. (Berryville HS) Bowie, Texas (Bowie HS) Fort Gibson, Okla. (Fort Gibson HS) Benton, Ark. (Benton HS) Clayton, Ga. (Rabun HS) Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (IMG Academy)
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
Universit y of the Ozarks Player Profiles
#10 Grady Finley
#24 Andres Acosta
Sr. - INF - 6-0, 210 - R/R Sheridan, Ark. Sheridan HS
Sr. - INF - 6-0, 230 - L/R Mansfield, Texas Mansfield HS
JUNIOR (2015) Played in 28 games and hit .227 with 5 doubles and 9 RBI. Posted four multiple-hit games. Went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles against HardinSimmons April 19. Drove in 2 runs against three opponents. Drew a pair of walks against Rhodes College. Had 2 hits, runs and RBI against Sul Ross State March 14. SOPHOMORE (2014) Hit .308, third highest on the team, in 29 games. Led the team with 4 home runs and also had the highest slugging percentage (.474). Drove in 13 runs. Had five two-hit games. Recorded 3 RBI against Sul Ross State. Went 2-for-5 with a homer and 2 RBI against East Texas Baptist. Hit safely in nine of his final ten games. FRESHMAN (2013) Received a medical redshirt. MANSFIELD HS Played under Gary Vaughn at Mansfield High School. Acosta’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB
SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .227 28-19 66 3 15 5 0 0 9 20 .303 8 0 .311 0 1 1 0 0 .000 2014 .308 29-24 78 8 24 1 0 4 13 37 .474 8 0 .368 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals .270 57-43 144 11 39 6 0 4 22 57 .395 16 0 .341 1 0 0 0 0 .000
JUNIOR (2015) Finished third on the team in batting (.310) and RBI (13). Played in 22 games and posted a .989 fielding percentage. Had four multiple-hit games, including a 3-for-4 performance against East Texas Baptist. Recorded 2 RBI behind 2 hits against Ecclesia College. Scored 2 runs in back-to-back games. Drove in 2 runs four different times. SOPHOMORE (2014) Posted a 2-3 record in 12 appearances. Started in 7 games. Owned a 5.65 ERA in 43.0 innings of work. Picked up the win against Augsburg after throwing 6.0 innings and striking out 2. Did not allow an earned run in that game. Went 7.0 innings to get the win against Howard Payne. Had 3 strikeouts in that game. Allowed only 1 earned run in back-to-back outings against Mississippi College. FRESHMAN (2013) Went 2-0 with a 4.86 ERA in 16.2 innings. Fanned 11 in 4 appearances, including 3 starts. Struck out 6 in 6.0 innings against Ecclesia. Threw a two-hitter against Austin College. SHERIDAN HS Hit .300 with 24 RBI his senior season. Also recorded 21 runs and 29 hits. On the mound, he posted an 8-3 record with a 2.72 ERA and had 81 strikeouts. Earned a spot on the Central Arkansas All-Star Team and All-Conference Team following his senior season. As a junior, he was named AllConference and Honorable Mention All-State. Finley’s Career Statistics Year
ERA W-L
APP GS
CG SHO SV IP
H
R
ER
BB SO
2B
3B HR AB AVG WP
2014 5.65 2-3 12 11 1 1 0 43.0 66 40 27 9 13 14
1 6 190 .347 1
2013 4.86 2-0
0 0 62 .242 3
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3
0
0
0
16.2 15 9
9
12 11
1
Totals 5.43 4-3 16 14 1 0 0 59.2 81 49 36 21 24 15
1 6 287 .323 4
Finley’s Career Statistics Year
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GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .310 22-14 58 10 18 1 0 0 13 19 .328 2 3 .359 1 2 1 88 3 .989 2014 .091 18-11 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .182 1 1 .231 0 0 0 2 4 .857 Totals .275 40-25 69 10 19 1 0 0 14 21 .304 3 4 .337 1 2 1 88 7 .979
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Player Profiles
#3 Ricky Gallardo
#25 Adam Geller
JUNIOR (2015) Played in 7 games with 2 at bats. SOPHOMORE (2014) Played in 5 games with 2 starts. Scored a run against Hendrix College. Drew walks in back-to-back games.
JUNIOR (2015) Appeared in 4 games and tossed 3.1 innings. Fanned 3 on the season. Went 1.1 innings against HardinSimmons. SOPHOMORE (2014) Appeared in 2 games and tossed 1.2 innings.
Sr. - OF - 5-8, 175 - R/R Pasadena, Texas Memorial HS
FRESHMAN (2013) Received a medical redshirt. PASADENA MEMORIAL HS Hit .280 with 15 RBI and 20 hits his senior season. Recorded 10 runs and 10 steals. Helped team to a district runner-up finish and advance to the playoffs his senior season. Helped team to post-season play his junior year.
Sr. - LHP - 6-6, 175 - R/L Celina, Texas Celina HS
CELINA HS Played at Celina High School. Geller’s Career Statistics Year
ERA
W-L
APP GS CG SHO SV IP
H
R
ER
BB SO 2B
2014 16.20 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 9 .444 1 Totals 7.20 0-1 6 0 0 0 0 5.0 10 6 4 5 3 0 2 0 25 .400 2
Gallardo’s Career Statistics Year
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GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .000 7-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 .333 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 2014 .000 5-2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 .222 0 0 0 6 1 1.000 Totals .000 12-2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 1 .250 0 0 0 7 1 1.000
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3B HR AB AVG WP
2015 2.70 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 3 1 3 3 0 1 0 16 .375 1
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Player Profiles
#31 Caleb Hemphill
#32 Dean Igert
Sr. - OF - 6-2, 170 - R/R Van, Texas Van HS
SENIOR (2015) Played in 19 games and started in 11. Posted 7 hits and 2 RBI. Went 2-for-3 against Hendrix and East Texas Baptist. Drew 3 walks. JUNIOR (2014) Appeared in 1 game and recorded 1 at bat.
SOPHOMORE (2013) Did not see varsity action. FRESHMAN (2012) Received a medical redshirt. VAN HS Hit .500 with 24 RBI and 2 home runs his senior season. Also posted a .818 slugging percentage and a .633 on-base percentage his senior campaign. Received the Fighting Vandal Award as a senior. Helped team to a district runner-up finish as a junior. Team won district championship as a freshman. Hemphill’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .163 19-11 43 4 7 1 0 0 2 8 .186 3 1 .234 0 1 0 20 1 .955 2014 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals .159 1-0
44 4 7 1 0 0 2 8 .181 3 1 .229 0 1 0 20 1 .955
Sr. - OF - 5-9, 145 - R/R Fort Gibson, Okla. Fort Gibson HS JUNIOR (2015) Hit .243 with 13 runs in 36 games. Started in 35 games. Recorded 4 sacrifice hits and 4 steals. Had five multiple-hit games. Went 3-for-5 with 2 runs against Hendrix February 25. Scored a run in 12 different games. Drew 3 walks against Rhodes and Hardin-Simmons. SOPHOMORE (2014) Played in 37 games with 30 starts. Stole 2 bases and had 6 sacrifice hits, second-most on the team. Owned a .990 fielding percentage from his outfield spot. Scored 23 runs, third-most on the team. Went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI against Augsburg. Went 3-for-4 against Mississippi College. Had a pair of walks against Hendrix College. Recorded five multiple-hit games. FRESHMAN (2013) Started in 23 games and played in 30. Hit .293 with 4 doubles and 13 runs. Had four 2-hit games. Drove in a pair of runs against Texas-Tyler and Ecclesia. Had 2 hits, 2 walks and 2 runs against Lyon College. FORT GIBSON HS Hit .320 with 17 runs and 11 steals his senior season. Posted 6 RBI en route to earning the team’s Gold Glove award his junior and senior season. Selected to the Green County All-Star Game. Helped team to a district championship three times and a regional championship four times during his prep career. Igert’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .243 36-35 103 13 25 1 0 0 7 26 .252 21 1 .373 1 4 4 97 5 .981 2014 .213 37-30 94 23 20 0 0 0 7 19 .202 16 4 .342 0 6 2 102 1 .990 2013 .293 30-23 75 13 22 4 0 0 7 26 .347 5 2 .354 0 7 2 67 2 .945 Totals .242 103-88 272 49 66 5 0 0 21 71 .261 42 7 .357 1 17 8 266 8 .975
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Player Profiles
#7 Evan Castleberry
#4 Andrew Beck
Jr. - INF - 6-1, 180 - R/R Bryant, Ark. Arkansas Baptist HS
Jr. - OF - 6-0, 195 - R/R Conway, Ark. St Joseph HS SOPHOMORE (2015) Named to the All-Conference First Team and D3Baseball.com AllRegion Third Team. Finished among the ASC’s top-10 in batting (.385), hits (57), triples (2), doubles (18), total bases (82), on-base percentage (.424) and slugging percentage (.554). Led the team in the aforementioned categories as well as RBI (21). Owned a 17-game hit streak during the season and is second all-time in doubles in a season with 18. Posted 17 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games. Went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI against Howard Payne March 2. Had three or more hits in six different games. Posted backto-back four-hit games in April. Went 4-for-5 with 3 doubles against Hendrix April 21. Drove in 3 runs against Ecclesia. Drew 2 walks four different times. Had 30 hits and hit .416 in the month of April. Recorded three four-hit games during the season. Scored three runs against Hendrix College April 21. On the mound, appeared 4 times and finished with 13.0 innings. Posted a 0-2 record. FRESHMAN (2014) Named to the Honorable Mention AllConference Team as a short stop and pitcher. Finished second on the team in batting (.308), RBI (31), total bases (58), doubles (9) and runs (24). Led the team with 6 sacrifice flies and 2 triples. His 2 triples tied a program record. One of only two players to start in all 40 games. Posted 12 multiple-hit games and seven multipleRBI games. Had a triple and 4 RBI against Hendrix College April 9. Went 3-for-6 with 4 RBI against Mary Hardin-Baylor March 21. Scored 3 runs against Augsburg. Drew 3 walks against East Texas Baptist. Drove in 3 runs in game three against East Texas Baptist. On the mound, finished fifth in the conference with 3 saves. Tossed 23.0 innings and posted a 5.48 ERA. Had 2 strike outs against five opponents. Did not allow an earned run in 4.0 innings of work against Texas-Tyler. Threw 2.0 innings against Mississippi College and did not give up an earned run. ST JOSEPH Led team to the 2013 state championship and was named the game’s MVP. Earned All-State honors after hitting .578 and posting a .634 on-base percentage his senior season. On the mound, went 8-1 with a 1.30 ERA. Named conference MVP his senior season. Was also All-State and played in the Arkansas High School All-Star Game for basketball.
SOPHOMORE (2015) Led the team with 2 home runs. Played in 21 games with 15 starts. Finished with 11 hits and 6 RBI. Went 3-for-4 with a homer and 2 RBI against Hendrix April 21. Drove in a pair of runs against Ecclesia. Had a two-hit performance against East Texas Baptist April 25. Drew 2 walks against Concordia February 22. FRESHMAN (2014) Did not see action on the varsity team. ARKANSAS BAPTIST Hit a team-high .353 with 5 doubles and 8 RBI en route to earning All-Conference his senior season. Led the team with 24 hits and 20 runs. Had eight multiple-hit games during the season, including a pair of 3-for-4 performances. Earned the team’s Total Release Award and received the National Student Scholar Award for baseball. Castleberry’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .200 21-15 55 4 11 1 0 2 6 18 .327 3 1 16 0 0 1 13 31 .917 Totals .200 21-15 55 4 11 1 0 2 6 18 .327 3 1 16 0 0 1 13 31 .917
Beck’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .385 37-37 148 21 57 18 2 1 21 82 .554 8 2 .424 0 0 5 46 104 .888 2014 .308 40-40 146 24 45 9 2 0 31 58 .397 16 4 .378 6 2 1 59 96 .891 Totals .346 77-77 294 45 102 27 4 1 52 140 .476 24 6 .400 6 2 6 105 200 .889
Beck’s Career Statistics Year
ERA
W-L
APP GS CG SHO SV IP
H
R
ER
BB SO 2B 3B HR AB AVG
WP
2015 8.31 0-2 4 2 0 0 0 13.0 22 17 12 7 12 6 0 2 62 .355 1 2014 5.48 0-4 13 3 0 0 3 23.0 34 23 14 14 13 4 1 3 99 .343 1 Totals 6.50 0-6 17 5 0 0 3 36.0 56 40 26 21 25 10 1 5 161 .347 2
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3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Player Profiles
#21 Jonathan Ellis
#1 Quinten Parker
Jr. - C - 5-9, 180 - R/R Plainview, Ark. Two Rivers HS
SOPHOMORE (2015) Received 1 at bat against Texas-Tyler. FRESHMAN (2014) Played in one game behind the plate (Austin College). TWO RIVERS HS Was named All-Conference four times during his prep career. Also received team Defensive Player of the Year four times. Helped team to a regional runner-up finish twice. Helped team to second place conference finish three times. Ellis’ Career Statistics Year
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GP-GS AB R
H
Jr. - C - 5-10, 195 - R/R Gravette, Ark. Gravette HS
SOPHOMORE (2015) Played in 7 games with 4 starts. Went 2-for-3 with a run against Ecclesia. FRESHMAN (2014) Did not see action. GRAVETTE HS Hit .327 with 12 RBI and 7 steals as a senior. Also scored 13 runs and recorded 16 hits. Named AllConference and team MVP his senior campaign. Parker’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .154 7-4
13 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 1 .214 0 1 1 10 0 .909
Totals .154 7-4
13 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .154 0 1 .214 0 1 1 10 0 .909
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2014 .000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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#2 Aaron Perry
#14 Keaton Ramsey
Jr. - INF - 5-8, 160 - R/R Longview, Texas Longview HS SOPHOMORE (2015) Played in 7 games with 4 starts. Went 2-for-5 against Rhodes in season debut. FRESHMAN (2014) Did not see action. LONGVIEW HS Lettered at Longview High School.
TEXAS WESLEYAN Played at Texas Wesleyan. Perry’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .133 7-4
15 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133 0 1 .188 0 0 1 11 5 .762
Totals .133 7-4
15 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133 0 1 .188 0 0 1 11 5 .762
Jr. - RHP - 5-10, 175 - R/R Sheridan, Ark. Sheridan HS
SOPHOMORE (2015) Tossed 19.0 innings in 7 appearances. Finished with a 2-2 record. Started in 3 games. Received the win against Rhodes College tossing 3.2 innings, fanning 2 and limiting opponent to no earned runs. Threw a complete game to receive a win against Ecclesia. Issued just 1 walk and struck out 2 in that game. Allowed only 5 hits in the game. Issued 5 walks all season. FRESHMAN (2014) Made 3 appearances on the mound. Tossed a seasonhigh 1.2 innings against Augsburg. SHERIDAN HS Went 4-4 on the mound and owned a 2.92 ERA his senior season. In 60.0 innings of work, fanned 28 batters. At the plate, owned a .250 average. Named All-State and AllConference and made the State All-Tournament Team as a senior. Earned a spot in the Central Arkansas All-Star Baseball Classic game. Ramsey’s Career Statistics Year
ERA
W-L
APP GS CG SHO SV IP
H
R
ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB AVG WP
2015 7.58 2-2 7 3 1 0 0 19.0 27 22 16 5 6 5 2 1 81 .333 2 2014 22.50 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 8 .375 2 Totals 9.00 2-2 10 3 1 0 0 21.0 30 27 21 7 6 5 2 1 89 .337 4
Ramsey’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .214 19-13 28 4 6 0 0 0 2 6 .214 3 0 .290 0 0 2 5 17 .759 Totals .214 19-13 28 4 6 0 0 0 2 6 .214 3 0 .290 0 0 2 5 17 .759
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3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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#12 Alex Smith
#8 Luke Vera
Jr. - OF - 5-9, 155 - R/R Springdale, Ark. Springdale HS SOPHOMORE (2015) Ranked second on the team in batting (.311). Led the team with 8 steals. Played in 35 games with 31 starts. Ranked third on the team in hits (32) and runs (16). Owned a .985 fielding percentage. Recorded 1 triple. Had seven multiple-hit games. Went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles and 2 runs against Sul Ross State. Had a 3-for-4 performance against Ecclesia. Also scored 3 runs and stole 2 bases in that game. FRESHMAN (2014) Played in 27 games with 12 starts. Led the team with 7 steals. Scored 12 runs. Drove in a pair of runs against Augsburg and Mary Hardin-Baylor. Scored 2 runs against Mary Hardin-Baylor and LeTourneau. SPRINGDALE HS Played at Springdale High School.
Jr. - RHP - 5-10, 155 - R/R Bentonville, Ark. Bentonville HS SOPHOMORE (2015) Appeared in 5 games and made 1 start. Finished with 8.1 innings and 5 strikeouts. Went 4.0 innings and struck out 3 against Ecclesia in his only start of the season. FRESHMAN (2014) Appeared in 1 game and
tossed 1.0 inning. BENTONVILLE HS Played at Bentonville High School. Vera’s Career Statistics Year
ERA
W-L
APP GS CG SHO SV IP
H
R
ER
BB SO
2B
3B HR AB AVG
WP
2015 11.88 0-0 5 1 0 0 0 8.1 10 11 11 3 5 4 0 2 34 .294 0 2014 27.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 6 .500 1 Totals 13.84 0-0 6 1 0 0 0 9.1 13 14 14 4 5 5 0 2 40 .325 1
Smith’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .311 35-31 103 16 32 3 1 0 6 37 .359 3 6 .366 0 1 8 61 3 .985 2014 .160 27-12 50 12 8 1 0 0 7 9 .180 1 4 .232 1 0 7 22 1 .852 Totals .261 62-43 153 28 40 4 1 0 13 46 .300 4 10 .321 1 1 15 83 4 .945
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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#17 Jordan Allred
#27 Patrick Clifford
So. - LHP - 6-1, 170 - R/L Benton, Ark. Harmony Grove HS
So. - 1B/C - 6-1, 210 - R/R Grand Prairie, Texas South Grand Prairie HS
FRESHMAN (2015) Appeared in 9 games and made 1 start. Finished with 10.1 innings and 6 strikeouts. Owned a 0-1 record. Struck out 2 in his debut against Rhodes. Did not allow an earned run against Rhodes and East Texas Baptist. Did not allow a hit against Birmingham Southern. HARMONY GROVE HS Went 7-2 with a 1.89 ERA and 54 strikeouts his senior season. Earned All-State as a senior. Named All-Conference his junior and senior year. Helped team to the regional tournament his senior campaign.
FRESHMAN (2015) Hit .237 with a homer and 5 RBI in 16 games. Had 11 starts. Owned a 1.000 fielding percentage. Had a hit and a walk in debut against Rhodes. Went 2-for-4 against LeTourneau. Finished with a hit and a run against Ecclesia. SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HS Hit .307 with 5 home runs and 29 RBI his senior season. Totaled 70 hits and scored 13 runs that season. Clifford’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .237 16-11 38 2 9 1 0 1 5 13 .342 4 0 .310 0 1 0 14 2 1.000 Totals .237 16-11 38 2 9 1 0 1 5 13 .342 1 0 .310 0 1 0 14 2 1.000
Allred’s Career Statistics Year
ERA
W-L
APP GS CG SHO SV IP
H
R
ER
BB SO
2B
3B HR AB AVG
WP
2015 7.84 0-1 9 1 0 0 0 10.1 13 9 9 10 6 1 0 1 39 .333 2 Totals 7.84 0-1 9 1 0 0 0 10.1 13 9 9 10 6 1 0 1 39 .333 2
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3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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#35 Casey Jirkovsky
#40 Jordan Jones
So. - 3B - 6-0, 180 - R/R Hallettsville, Texas Sacred Heart HS
FRESHMAN (2015) Appeared in 1 game. SACRED HEART HS Named to the All-State Second Team as a senior and All-District First Team as a junior. Earned All-District Second Team his sophomore campaign. Helped team to a district championship and the state title game his sophomore season.
So. - OF - 6-0, 170 - R/R Searcy, Ark. Searcy HS FRESHMAN (2015) Played in 9 games with 3 starts. Recorded 2 sacrifice hits and 2 steals. Went 1-for-2 with a run and double against Mary Hardin-Baylor. SEARCY HS Named Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior. Jones’ Career Statistics Year
Jirkovsky’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .083 9-3 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167 2 1 .267 0 2 2 7 0 .875 H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
Totals .083 9-3 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167 2 1 .267 0 2 2 7 0 .875
2015 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 Totals .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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#37 Hayden Keller
#22 Bobby Ketterer
So. - LHP - 5-8, 140 - L/L Springdale, Ark. Har-Ber HS
So. - RHP - 6-0, 160 - R/R Bandera, Texas Bandera HS
FRESHMAN (2015) Finished with a 1-1 record in 10 appearances. Tossed 17.0 innings. Went 5.0 innings and did not allow a run against Millsaps. Did not allow an earned run in two other appearances. Fanned 2 in four different appearances.
HAR-BER HS Played at Har-Ber High School. Keller’s Career Statistics Year
ERA
W-L
APP GS CG SHO SV IP
H
R
ER
BB SO
2B
3B HR AB AVG
WP
2015 7.94 1-1 10 1 0 0 0 17.0 24 19 15 13 8 11 1 0 76 .316 4 Totals 7.94 1-1 10 1 0 0 0 17.0 24 19 15 13 8 11 1 0 76 .316 4
FRESHMAN (2015) Appeared in 7 games and finished with 6.1 innings. Fanned 10. In 2.0 innings of work against Texas-Tyler, struck out 4. In his next outing against Texas-Dallas, struck out 3. Did not allow an earned run in 2 appearances against TexasDallas. Threw one hitless inning against Texas-Dallas. BANDERA HS Posted a 3-4 record in 47.1 innings of work his senior season. Finished with a 3.65 ERA and 44 strikeouts. Named to the All-District Second Team as a senior. Earned All-District Honorable Mention his sophomore campaign. Ketterer’s Career Statistics Year
ERA
W-L
APP GS CG SHO SV IP
H
R
ER
BB SO
2B
3B HR AB AVG
WP
2015 15.63 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 6.1 13 14 1 6 10 5 0 3 31 .419 1 Totals 15.63 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 6.1 13 14 1 6 10 5 0 3 31 .419 1
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3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Player Profiles
#6 Jacob Smith
#9 Zach Walker
Jr. - C - 5-8, 200 - R/R Grapevine, Ark. Sheridan HS/UA-Monticello SOPHOMORE (2015) Started in 16 games and played in 22. Drove in 6 runs. Owned a .988 fielding percentage. Had 2 sacrifice flies, including game-winning RBI against Mary Hardin-Balyor. Went 2-for-3 with 2 runs and an RBI against LeTourneau. Also went 2-for-3 against Birmingham Southern. Scored a run in five straight games. Drew 2 walks against Howard Payne. SHERIDAN HS Hit .418 with 27 RBI and 21 runs his senior season. Also had 44 hits. Earned All-State, All-Conference and played in the Central Arkansas All-Star Classic during his prep career. Helped team to state championship game his senior season. Team also won the conference championship that season. As a sophomore, helped team to state tournament.
So. - OF - 5-8, 140 - L/L Fort Worth, Texas Brewer HS FRESHMAN (2015) Started in 18 games and played in 28. Hit .262 with 3 doubles and 20 total bases. Recorded 4 sacrifice hits, tying him for first on the team. Went 3-for-4 with a double against Sul Ross State and Hendrix. Drew a pair of walks against Ecclesia. Finished 2-for-4 with 2 runs against HardinSimmons. Had five multiple-hit games. BREWER HS Named to the Honorable Mention All-District Team and team Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. Earned Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and team Most Valuable Player as a freshman. Walker’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .262 28-18 65 6 17 3 0 0 2 20 .308 7 0 .333 0 4 1 47 0 .979 Totals .262 28-18 65 6 17 3 0 0 2 20 .308 7 0 .333 0 4 1 47 0 .979
Smith’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .231 22-16 52 8 12 1 0 0 6 13 .250 6 3 .333 2 1 0 75 6 .988 Totals .231 22-16 52 8 12 1 0 0 6 13 .250 6 3 .333 2 1 0 75 6 .988
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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#5 Adam Winter
So. - INF - 6-0, 155 - R/R Conway, Ark. Conway HS FRESHMAN (2015) Started in 17 games and played in 22. Had a double against Texas-Dallas. Drove in a run against Hardin-Simmons. CONWAY HS Hit .304 with 18 runs and 7 RBI his senior season. Also had 17 hits and 3 steals. Named All-Conference his senior campaign. Helped team to state championship his freshman year. Winter’s Career Statistics Year
BA
GP-GS AB R
H
2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP OB% SF SH SB PO A FLD%
2015 .145 22-17 55 0 8 1 0 0 1 9 .164 0 0 .145 0 4 0 23 50 .913 Totals .145 22-17 55 0 8 1 0 0 1 9 .164 0 0 .145 0 4 0 23 50 .913
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3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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#28 Jacob Barker
#36 Hunter Coleman
RUSSELLVILLE HS Hit .365 as a senior with 31 RBI and 2 home runs. Named All-Conference and made the All-State Tournament Team as a junior and senior. Helped team to a state championship as a senior.
SULPHUR SPRINGS HS Owned a 1.54 ERA as a senior. Named an Academic Athlete twice during prep career. Helped team to a bi-district and area championship.
RHP/INF - So. - 6-2, 150 - R-R Russellville, Arkansas Russellville HS
Fr. - RHP - 6-1, 215 - R-R Sulphur Springs, Texas Sulphur Springs HS
#33 Brandon Butterworth
#18 Justin Crider
VAN BUREN HS Compiled a 4-1 record with a 3.40 earned run average, striking out 44 hitters in 41 innings as a senior. Hit .333 with a .500 on-base percentage and a .485 slugging percentage.
LIBERTY HS Hit .311 as a senior. Named First Team All-District as a junior and senior. Helped team to a regional championship.
IF - So. - 5-11,175 - R-R Dallas, Texas Frisco Liberty HS
Fr. - LHP - 5-11, 160 - L-L Van Buren, Ark. Van Buren HS
#20 Fielder Dufrene
#34 Michael Justice Carrion
SS - Fr. - 5-11, 160 - R-R Clinton, Ark. Clinton HS
1B - 6-4, 230 - R-R Panama City, Panama Cescal Sports Performance Accadmy Reinhardt College
CESCAL ACADEMY Played 45 games in two years. Had 44 hits in 144 at-bats to post a .306 batting average. Recorded 9 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, and 27 RBI. Had an OBP of .367 with 14 walks and 17 runs scored. Held a .521 slugging percentage.
and senior season.
CLINTON HS Hit .410 with 18 RBI and 12 runs as a senior. Also had 25 hits and 7 steals. Finished career with a .375 batting average. Two-time All-State performer and a four-time All-Conference player. Helped team to a district championship his freshman
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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#23 Luke Dyer
Fr. - RHP - 5-10, 180 - R-R Greenville, Texas Greenville HS GREENVILLE HS Hit .315 with 6 runs his senior season. Owned a 1.13 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 30.0 innings of work. Two-time First Team All-District performer. Earned Second Team All-District his sophomore season. Two-time team MVP.
#38 Michael Fitzpatrick INF - Fr. - 5-6, 135 - R-R Fairbanks, Alaska Austin Lathrop HS
LATHROP HS Hit .449 with 23 RBI and 38 runs as a senior. Recorded 31 hits and 15 steals. Went 4-1 with a 3.53 ERA in 35.2 innings pitched. Also struck out 39. Named to the All-State First Team as a senior and All-State Second team as a junior. Helped team to an undefeated conference record as a junior and senior. Finished fourth in the state as a junior.
#11 Dakota Ebarb 3B - Fr. - 5-9, 195 - R-R Lavon, Texas Community HS
COMMUNITY HS Hit .445 with 2 home runs his senior season. Named to the All-District Second Team as a junior. Earned district’s Offensive MVP as a senior. Made the Academic All-State Team and earned the US Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award his senior campaign. Helped his team to a Bi-District championship his final year.
Tate Ferguson
RHP - Fr. - 5-11, 170 - R-R Berryville, Ark. Berryville HS BERRYVILLE HS Hit .273 with 7 RBI and 10 runs. Tossed 47.0 innings and had 62 strikeouts. Named All-Conference his junior and senior year.
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#47 Michael Gonzalez C - So. - 5-5, 175 - R-R Cagaus, Puerto Rico Manuela Toro Morice HS
MANUELA TORO MORICE Hit .315 as a senior with 27 RBI and 1 home run. Also recorded 32 runs, 45 hits, and 12 steals.
#30 Ely Gordon
RHP - Fr. - 6-4, 265 - R-R Portland, Texas Gregory-Portland HS GREGORY-PORTLAND HS Hit .364 with 4 home runs and 35 hits his senior season. Went 3-0 on the mound. Named to the preseason All South Texas Honorable Mention Team. Helped team to playoffs twice during prep career.
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Benjamin Hall
#16 Zachary Jones
LATHROP HS Hit .591 with 23 RBI and 32 runs as a senior. Also recorded 24 steals and 39 hits. Owned a .757 slugging percentage. Named All-State, All-Conference and MaxPreps Northwest Player of the Week during prep career.
BLUE EYE HS Hit .533 with 14 RBI and 18 runs as a senior. Recorded 32 hits and 12 steals. Named First Team All-District and All-Conference his junior and senior year. Named Second Team All-Conference as a junior.
INF - Fr. - 5-7, 150 - R-R Fairbanks, Alaska Austin Lathrop HS
Cody Hall
OF - Fr. - 5-11, 200 - L-L Garland, Texas Naaman Forest HS NAAMAN FOREST HS Lettered on the varsity team.
Will Humphries
RHP - Fr. - 6-4, 200 - R-R Clayton, Ga. Rabun HS RABUN HS Owned a 1.31 ERA during his prep career. Posted 10 saves as a senior and had 34 career saves. Helped team to regional championship his senior year.
C - Fr. - 5-8, 175 - R-R Blue Eye, Mo. Blue Eye R-5 HS
Tristian Leonard
C/OF - Fr. - 5-11,150 - R-R Fort Gibson, Okla. Fort Gibson HS
FORT GIBSON HS Lettered at Fort Gibson High School.
#15 Kaine McKnight 1B - Fr. - 6-5, 255 - R-R Smackover, Ark. Smackover HS
SMACKOVER HS Hit .320 with 21 RBI and 2 home runs as a senior. Three-time All-District player. Received All-Area honors as a sophomore and made the All-State tournament team as a junior. Helped team to three district championships, 2 regional runner-ups, and a state runner-up.
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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#26 Dylan McLemore RHP - Fr. - 5-11, 180 - R-R Osceola, Ark. Rivercrest HS
RIVERCREST HS Hit .440 with 22 RBI and 3 home runs as a senior. Also recorded 30 hits. On the mound, went 9-1 with a 2.80 ERA in 57.0 innings of work. Had 74 strikeouts and two no-hitters. Named AllState and All-Region his senior season. Four-time All-Conference performer. Earned a spot on the Jonesboro Sun and Blytheville Courier News First Team. Helped team to four straight conference championships. Led team to a 10-0 conference record and a regional championship his senior campaign. Team won three district championships during prep career.
RJ Oliver
OF - Fr. - 6-0, 170 - R-R Bowie, Texas Bowie HS BOWIE HS Hit .315 with 26 RBI and 14 steals. Also scored 20 runs and owned a .477 on-base percentage his senior year. Named All-District and was a North Texas Unsung Hero. Helped team to a district and bi-district championship.
Edwin Rodriguez
INF - Fr. - 6-0, 160 - R-R Mayaguez, Puerto Rico IMG Academy
IMG Academy Hit .313 with 15 RBI. Owned an .650 on-base percentage and stole 10 bases.
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#29 Gabriel Rodriguez OF - Fr. - 5-7, 140 - L-R Cagaus, Puerto Rico Coral Glades HS CORAL GLADES HS Lettered on the team.
#39 Dalton Spurgeon RHP - Fr. - 6-3, 200 - R-R Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit HS
KL METS SUMMER TEAM Finished with a 2.47 ERA and a 4-3 record.
#13 Brady Taylor
RHP - Fr. - 6-1, 145 - R-R Plano, Texas Plano West HS PLANO WEST HS Finished with a 2.97 ERA and a 2-7 record. Named to the All-District Second Team as a senior. Helped team to a co-district championship and a regional championship as a sophomore.
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Tyler Vernon
UT - Fr. - 5-8, 190 - R-R Benton, Ark. Benton HS BENTON HS Hit .302 with 6 RBI and 10 runs as a senior. Also had 19 hits and 2 steals. Went 1-0 with 6 saves in 11.1 innings of work. Posted a 1.85 ERA. Named Outstanding Player as a senior. Helped team to the state championship game his senior season. Helped team to conference championship his final year.
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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2015 Stats/Results Andrew Beck Alex Smith Grady Finley Sam Shook Taylor Parker Zach Walker John Singler Dean Igert Patrick Clifford Jacob Smith Andres Acosta Keaton Ramsey Casey Rayburn Evan Castleberry Caleb HemphilL Quinten Parker Adam Winter Aaron Perry Jordan Jones Jonathan Ellis Ricky Gallardo Casey Jirkovsky Total Opponents Adam Geller Matthew Dixon John Singler Oscar Dominguez Keaton Ramsey Jordan Allred Alex Rodriguez Hayden Keller Andrew Beck Will Tucker Luke Vera Nathan Cedor Bobby Ketterer Joseph Scott Total Opponents 2015 Results Feb. 7 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb.13 Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Feb. 22 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 March 2 March 2 March 7 March 7 March 8 March13 March 14 March 14 March 20 March 20 March 21
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AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP .385 37-37 148 21 57 18 2 1 21 82 .554 8 2 .311 35-31 103 16 32 3 1 - 6 37 .359 3 6 .310 22-14 58 10 18 1 - - 13 19 .328 2 3 .280 39-38 125 28 35 10 1 1 18 50 .400 19 8 .265 37-33 113 8 30 1 - 1 11 34 .301 3 4 .262 28-18 65 6 17 3 - - 2 20 .308 7 - .261 39-37 92 7 24 5 - - 13 29 .315 12 3 .243 36-35 103 13 25 1 - - 7 26 .252 21 1 .237 16-11 38 2 9 1 - 1 5 13 .342 4 - .231 22-16 52 8 12 1 - - 6 13 .250 6 3 .227 28-19 66 3 15 5 - - 9 20 .303 8 - .214 19-13 28 4 6 - - - 2 6 .214 3 - .214 12-8 28 2 6 1 - - 3 7 .250 3 - .200 21-15 55 4 11 1 - 2 6 18 .327 3 1 .163 19-11 43 4 7 1 - - 2 8 .186 3 1 .154 7-4 13 1 2 - - - 0 2 .154 - 1 .145 22-17 55 0 8 1 - - 1 9 .164 - - .133 7-4 15 1 2 - - - 0 2 .133 - 1 .083 9-3 12 2 1 1 - - 0 2 .167 2 1 .000 1-0 1 0 0 - - - 0 0 .000 - - .000 7-0 2 1 0 - - - 0 0 .000 - 1 .000 1-0 1 0 0 - - - 0 0 .000 - - .261 39-39 1216 141 317 54 4 6 125 397 .326 107 36 .337 39-39 1320 326 445 112 16 32 299 685 .519 134 49 ERA W L 2.70 0 0 3.94 0 0 4.11 3 5 6.37 1 7 7.58 2 2 7.84 0 1 7.88 3 6 7.94 1 1 8.31 0 2 9.58 0 2 11.88 0 0 14.51 0 2 15.63 0 0 16.62 0 1 7.67 10 29 2.99 29 10
APP 4 14 11 11 7 9 15 10 4 9 5 14 7 12 39 39
at Rhodes at Rhodes at Rhodes at Millsaps vs. Schreiner vs. Birmingham Southern Concordia (TX) * Concordia (TX) * Hendrix at Howard Payne * at Howard Payne * Texas-Tyler * Texas-Tyler * Texas-Tyler * at Sul Ross St. * at Sul Ross St. * at Sul Ross St. * Mary Hardin-Baylor * Mary Hardin-Baylor * Mary Hardin-Baylor *
GS 0 0 10 10 3 1 4 1 2 4 1 2 0 1 39 39
CG - - 4 2 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 8 7
SO GDP OB% 13 7 .424 11 - .366 11 1 .359 31 - .403 11 3 .308 12 1 .333 13 2 .355 31 1 .373 7 1 .310 7 1 .333 18 2 .311 13 - .290 4 4 .290 16 2 .254 11 - .234 3 - .214 8 - .145 6 1 .188 9 - .267 1 - .000 1 1 .333 1 - .000 238 27 .336 169 22 .412
SF SH SB CS - - 5 2 - 1 8 - 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 - 4 - - - 4 1 2 3 1 - - 1 4 4 1 - 1 - - 2 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 2 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 31 29 10 23 21 59 13
PO A E FLD% 46 104 19 .888 61 3 1 .985 88 3 1 .989 125 13 1 .993 79 35 9 .927 47 0 1 .979 179 28 3 .986 97 5 2 .981 14 2 0 1.000 75 6 1 .988 0 0 0 5 17 7 .759 5 12 3 .850 13 31 4 .917 20 1 1 .955 10 0 1 .909 23 50 7 .913 11 5 5 .762 7 0 1 .875 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 919 346 68 .949 957 416 59 .959
SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA - 0 3.1 6 3 1 3 3 - 1 - 16 .375 1 - - 1 - 1 16.0 18 12 7 11 11 4 1 - 60 .300 1 4 - 5 - 0 65.2 83 42 30 13 26 19 - 5 273 .304 2 9 - 1 6 - 0 59.1 74 47 42 20 39 18 4 4 244 .303 4 4 - 2 8 - 0 19.0 27 22 16 5 6 5 2 1 81 .333 2 3 1 1 1 - 0 10.1 13 9 9 10 6 1 - 1 39 .333 2 1 - 3 - 1 32.0 51 35 28 11 13 15 1 7 135 .378 5 2 - 4 5 - 0 17.0 24 19 15 13 8 11 1 - 76 .316 4 - - 1 - 0 13.0 22 17 12 7 12 6 - 2 62 .355 1 4 - - - 0 20.2 35 31 22 6 12 14 4 3 97 .361 4 8 - - 1 - 0 8.1 10 11 11 3 5 4 - 2 34 .294 - 2 - 1 - 0 22.1 46 38 36 10 11 6 2 2 110 .418 4 7 1 3 - 0 6.1 13 14 11 6 10 5 - 3 31 .419 1 2 - - - 0 13.0 23 26 24 16 7 4 - 2 62 .371 4 3 - 1 - 2 306.1 445 326 261 134 169 112 16 32 1320 .337 35 49 2 23 21 - 4 319.0 317 141 106 107 238 54 4 6 1216 .261 28 36 2 9 31
L, 9-5 W, 6-5 L, 14-2 L, 8-0 W, 2-1 L, 13-2 L, 7-3 L, 7-1 W, 7-6 W, 6-1 L, 5-2 L, 7-2 L, 24-6 L, 4-1 L, 19-2 L, 11-2 W, 8-5 L, 6-2 L, 12-4 W, 5-4
March 31 April 2 April 2 April 3 April 10 April 11 April 11 April 18 April 18 April 19 April 21 April 24 April 25 April 25 April 28 April 28 May 1 May 2 May 2
at Hendrix at Louisiana Col. * at Louisiana Col. * at Louisiana Col. * Texas-Dallas * Texas-Dallas * Texas-Dallas * at Hardin-Simmons * at Hardin-Simmons * at Hardin-Simmons * Hendrix East Tex. Baptist * East Tex. Baptist * East Tex. Baptist * at Ecclesia at Ecclesia at LeTourneau * at LeTourneau * at LeTourneau *
L, 8-2 L, 4-2 L, 16-2 L, 4-3 L, 16-6 L, 4-0 L, 13-0 W, 11-2 L, 10-2 L, 3-2 L, 12-6 W, 8-7 L, 4-0 L, 20-7 W, 9-4 W, 6-5 L, 4-3 L, 8-0 L, 14-4
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Offensive Records
Since 1998 Highest batting avg. (minimum 150 AB) 1. .382 - John Glenn (2007-08) 2. .374 - Shawn Adams (1999-02) 3. .367 - James Seymour (1999-00, 02) 4. .366 - Todd Koch (2005-09) 5. .365 - Caleb Hilton (2004-06)
Most hits 1. 200 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 2. 189 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 3. 183 - Mitchell Powers (2010-13) 4. 178 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 178 - David Smith (2006-09) 5. 176 - Freddy Prince (2011-14)
Highest slugging pct. (minimum 150 AB) 1. .624 - Jeremy Hogan (2008-10) .624 - Caleb Hilton (2004-06) 2. .606 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 3. .580 - Bruce Cameron (2007-09) 4. .575 - Scott Dietz (2007-10) 5. .563 - Todd Koch (2005-09)
Most doubles 1. 42 - David Smith (2006-09) 2. 39 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 3. 36 - Freddy Prince (2011-14) 4. 35 - Mitchell Powers (2010-13) 5. 31 - Robby Finnell (2005-08)
Highest on base pct. (minimum 150 AB) 1. .487 - Shawn Adams (1999-02) 2. .470 - Todd Koch (2005-09) 3. .456 - John Glenn (2007-08) .456 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 4. .448 - James Seymour (1999-00, 02) 5. .436 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) Most games played 1. 162 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 2. 157 - David Smith (2006-09) 3. 156 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 4. 154 - Todd Koch (2005-09) 154 - Tony Morales (2011-14) 5. 153 - Brett Hays (2003-06) Most games started 1. 160 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 2. 152 - Tony Morales (2011-14) 3. 150 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 4. 149 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 149 - Mitchell Powers (2010-13) 5. 147 - Todd Koch (2005-09) Most at bats 1. 569 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 2. 553 - Tony Morales (2011-14) 3. 551 - Mitchell Powers (2010-13) 4. 545 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 5. 543 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) Most runs scored 1. 138 - David Smith (2006-09) 2. 133 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 3. 131 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 4. 129 - Bruce Cameron (2007-09) 5. 122 - Brett Hays (2003-06)
Most triples 1. 8 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 2. 6 - Caleb Hilton (2004-06) 3. 5 - John Glenn (2007-08) 5 - Bruce Cameron (2007-09) 5 - Chance Lawless (1998-02) 4. 4 - Andrew Teaster (2007, 09) 4 - David Smith (2006-09) 4 - Chris Driedric (2009-12) 4 - Andrew Beck (2014-15) 5. 3 - Rusty Gregory (1998-01) 3 - Shawn Adams (1999-02) 3 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 3 - Mitchell Powers (2010-12) Most home runs 1. 31 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 2. 27 - Caleb Hilton (2004-06) 3. 21 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 21 - Bruce Cameron (2007-09) 4. 19 - Jeremy Hogan (2008-10) 19 - Todd Koch (2006-09) 5. 17 - Justin Brown (2003-06) Most runs batted in 1. 159 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 2. 129 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 3. 124 - Todd Koch (2006-09) 4. 113 - Anthony Brandon (2003-06) 5. 108 - Bruce Cameron (2007-09)
Most walks 1. 73 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 73 - Todd Koch (2006-09) 2. 70 - Mitchell Powers (2010-13) 70 - Logan Kizer (2006-09) 3. 66 - Shawn Adams (1999-02) 4. 65 - David Smith (2006-09) 65 - Tony Morales (2011-14) 5. 63 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) Most times hit by pitch 1. 42 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 2. 29 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 3. 25 - David Smith (2006-09) 4. 24 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 24 - Todd Koch (2005-09) 24 - Sam Shook (2012-15) 5. 23 - Shawn Adams (1999-02) 23 - Nick Brill (2010-13) Most sacrifice hits 1. 32 - David Smith (2006-09) 2. 28 - Logan Kizer (2006-09) 3. 17 - Dean Igert (2013-15) 4. 15 - Brian Heckmann (2003-06) 15 - Chris Driedric (2009-12) 15 - Sam Shook (2012-15) 5. 14 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 14 - Mitchell Powers (2010-13) 14 - Tony Morales (2011-14) Most stolen bases 1. 48 - Shawn Adams (1999-02) 2. 43 - David Smith (2006-09) 3. 38 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 4. 37 - Bruce Cameron (2007-09) 5. 29 - Caleb Hilton (2004-06) Most stolen base attempts 1. 62 - Shawn Adams (1999-02) 2. 54 - David Smith (2006-09) 3. 48 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 4. 44 - Bruce Cameron (2007-09) 5. 34 - Caleb Hilton (2004-06)
Most total bases 1. 329 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 2. 308 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 3. 275 - Caleb Hilton (2004-06) 4. 258 - Bruce Cameron (2007-09) 5. 257 - Mitchell Powers (2010-13)
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Pitching/Defensive Records
Most appearances 1. 61 - Kyle Hudson (2004-06, 08) 2. 59 - John Scheuring (2006-09) 3. 54 - Curt Dixon (2005-08) 4. 52 - Bill Smith (2007-10) 5. 51 - Andy Tasker (1999-02)
Most chances 1. 1109 - Tony Morales (2011-14) 2. 929 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 3. 679 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 4. 673 - Mitchell Powers (2010-13) 5. 657 - Todd Koch (2005-09)
Most games started 1. 46 - Curt Dixon (2005-08) 2. 41 - Tyler Erickson (2011-14) 3. 39 - Todd Koch (2005-09) 4. 32 - Andy Tasker (1999-02) 5. 31 - Jeffrey Works (2011-14)
Most putouts 1. 943 - Tony Morales (2011-14) 2. 878 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 3. 532 - Scott Dietz (2007-10) 4. 489 - John Singler (2012-15) 5. 474 - Rusty Gregory (1998-01)
Fewest walks allowed (minimum 70 IP) 1. 2.14 - John Singler (2012-15) 2. 2.27 - Bruce Cameron (2007-09) 3. 2.30 - Ian Bryan (2010-13) 4. 2.69 - Jedd Kirby (2005) 5. 2.79 - Tyler Erickson (2011-14)
Most complete games 1. 13 - Shane Norrid (1999-01) 2. 12 - Tyler Erickson (2011-14) 3. 10 - Curt Dixon (2005-08) 10 - Andy Tasker (1999-02) 4. 8 - James Seymour (1999-00, 02) 5. 6 - Jason Jordan (1998)
Most assists 1. 417 - Mitchell Powers (2010-13) 2. 382 - Cory Briggs (2007-10) 3. 353 - Brian Heckmann (2003-06) 4. 308 - Logan Kizer (2006-09) 5. 266 - Nick Brill (2010-13)
Most strikeouts per game (minimum 70 IP) 1. 11.88 - John Scheuring (2006-09) 2. 9.18 - DJ Braswell (2006-09) 3. 8.16 - Bill Smith (2007-10) 4. 8.05 - Todd Koch (2005-09) 5. 7.74 - Travis Conner (2009-11)
Most innings pitched 1. 256.2 - Curt Dixon (2005-08) 2. 252.0 - Tyler Erickson (2011-14) 3. 223.2 - Todd Koch (2005-09) 4. 213.1 - Jeffrey Works (2011-14) 5. 185.2 - Andy Tasker (1999-02)
Most wins 1. 24 - Curt Dixon (2005-08) 2. 13 - Tyler Erickson (2011-14) 3. 12 - Todd Koch (2005-09) 4. 10 - Brian Heckmann (2003-06) 10 - Bruce Cameron (2007-09) 5. 9 - Kyle Hudson (2004-06, 08) 9 - Robby Finnell (2005-08)
Most strikeouts 1. 205 - Curt Dixon (2005-08) 2. 200 - Todd Koch (2005-09) 3. 139 - Tyler Erickson (2011-14) 4. 123 - Bobby Osburn (2009-11) 5. 121 - John Scheuring (2006-09)
Since 1998 Lowest earned run avg. (minimum 70 IP) 1. 2.64 - Ian Bryan (2010-13) 2. 2.90 - Jedd Kirby (2005) 3. 3.94 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 4. 4.56 - John Singler (2012-15) 5. 4.63 - Curt Dixon (2005-08) Lowest opponent BA (minimum 70 IP) 1. .237 - John Scheuring (2006-09) 2. .247 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 3. .267 - Ian Bryan (2010-13) 4. .271 - Freddy Prince (2011-14) 5. .274 - Trevor Holbert (2003-04)
Most saves 1. 14 - Kyle Hudson (2004-06, 08) 2. 10 - John Scheuring (2006-09) 3. 7 - Bill Smith (2007-10) 4. 4 - Robby Finnell (2005-08) 4 - Freddy Prince (2011-14) 4 - Ian Bryan (2010-13) 5. 3 - Nathan Moore (2002-03) 3 - Andrew Beck (2014-15)
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Most double plays turned 1. 75 - Tony Morales (2011-14) 2. 71 - Mitchell Powers (2010-13) 3. 67 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 4. 65 - Nick Brill (2010-13) 5. 63 - Brian Heckmann (2003-06) Most caught stealing by 1. 36 - Chris Harrell (2002-05) 2. 28 - Sam Shook (2012-15) 3. 20 - Clint Phifer (2002-04) 4. 17 - Chris Young (2010-12) 5. 16 - Caleb Hilton (2004-06)
Most at bats against 1. 1055 - Curt Dixon (2005-08) 2. 988 - Tyler Erickson (2011-14) 3. 885 - Todd Koch (2005-09) 4. 875 - Jeffrey Works (2011-14) 5. 628 - Brian Heckmann (2003-06) Highest fielding pct. (min. 225 chances) 1. .986 - Jimmy Pannell (2006-07) 2. .985 - Scott Dietz (2007-09) .985 - John Singler (2012-15) 3. .984 - Chris Driedric (2009-12) .984 - Chris Young (2010-12) 4. .983 - Brett Hays (2003-06) 5. .982 - Rusty Gregory (1998-01)
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Program Records
Batting Average Season: .467, Cory Briggs - 2008 Career: .382, John Glenn - 2007-08
Earned Run Average Season: 2.32, John Scheuring - 2007 Career: 2.64, Ian Bryan - 2010-13
Slugging Percentage Season: .827, Bruce Cameron - 2008 Career: .624, Jeremy Hogan - 2008-10 .624, Caleb Hilton - 2006-07
Wins Season: Career:
9, Curt Dixon - 2008 24, Curt Dixon - 2005-08
Saves Season: Career:
6, Bill Smith - 2010 14, Kyle Hudson - 2004-06, 08
On Base Percentage Season: .560, Todd Koch - 2008 Career: .487, Shawn Adams - 1999-02 Games Season: 45, Robby Finnell - 2007 45, John Glenn - 2007 45, Todd Koch - 2007 45, David Smith - 2007 Career: 162, Robby Finnell - 2005-08 At Bats Season: 179, John Glenn - 2007 Career: 569, Cory Briggs - 2007-10 Runs Season: 57, John Glenn - 2007 Career: 138, David Smith - 2006-09 Hits Season: 79, Cory Briggs - 2008 Career: 200, Cory Briggs - 2007-10 Doubles Season: 19, Cory Briggs - 2008 Career: 42, David Smith - 2006-09 Home Runs Season: 14, Bruce Cameron - 2008 Career: 31, Robby Finnell - 2005-08 Runs Batted In Season: 56, Robby Finnell - 2008 Career: 159, Robby Finnell - 2005-08 Total Bases Season: 124, Cory Briggs - 2008 Career: 329, Robby Finnell - 2005-08 Walks Season: 35, Todd Vandevoir - 2003 Career: 73, Robby Finnell - 2005-08 73, Todd Koch - 2005-09 Stolen Bases Season: 21, Shawn Adams - 2002 Career: 48, Shawn Adams - 1999-02
Appearances Season: 22, Bill Smith - 2010 Career: 61, Kyle Hudson - 2004-06, 08 Complete Games Season: 8, Tyler Erickson - 2012 Career: 13, Shane Norrid - 1999-01 Games Started Season: 13, Curt Dixon - 2007 Career: 46, Curt Dixon - 2005-08 Innings Pitched Season: 83.2, Jedd Kirby - 2005 Career: 256.2, Curt Dixon - 2005-08 Strikeouts Season: Career:
74, Curt Dixon - 2008 74, Todd Koch - 2009 205, Curt Dixon - 2005-08
Fielding Percentage Season: 1.000, David Smith - 2008 1.000, Chris Driedric - 2009 1.000, Chris Young - 2010 1.000, Chris Driedric - 2011 1.000, Brandon Brewer - 2014 Career: .986, Jimmy Pannell - 2006-07 Chances Season: Career:
339, Tony Morales - 2011 1109, Tony Morales - 2011-14
Putouts Season: Career:
315, Tony Morales - 2011 943, Tony Morales - 2011-14
Assists Season: Career:
130, Mitchell Powers - 2011 417, Mitchell Powers - 2010-13
Batting At Bats Runs Scored Hits Runs Batted In Doubles Triples Home Runs Total Bases Bases on Balls Stolen Bases Batting Average Slugging Average On-Base Average Pitching Earned Run Average Saves Complete Games Innings Pitched Strikeouts Shutouts Fielding Fielding Average Putouts Assists Double Plays Team Records Most Wins Fewest Games Lost Highest Winning % Longest Winning Streak Most Conference Wins Highest ASC Winning %
1569 - 2007 423 - 2008 530 - 2008 384 - 2008 113 - 2008 14 - 2007, 2008 60 - 2008 851 - 2008 212 - 2008 67 - 2008 .356 - 2008 .572 - 2008 .445 - 2008 4.81 - 2008 12 - 2008 16 - 2001 375.2 - 2007 312 - 2009 3 - 2007, 2013 .959 - 2009 1127 - 2007 455 - 2007 37 - 2007 32 - 2008 11 - 2008 .744 - 2008 8 - 2008 13 - 2008 .722 - 2008
ASC Records Runs Batted In: James Seymour vs East Texas Baptist Apr. 5, 2002 Home Runs: Bruce Cameron vs Lyon College Mar. 11, 2008
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Caught Stealing By Season: 22, Chris Harrell - 2004 Career: 36, Chris Harrell - 2002-05
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Coaching/Series Records
All-Time Series Records (since 1998)
Year
Coach
Overall
Pct.
AIC/ASC
Pct.
1994
Jeff Hart
12-36
.250
10-16
.384
Arkansas Tech University 2-21 1995 Jeff Hart 21-24 .466 17-11 .607 Augsburg College 2-1 1996 Jeff Hart 24-17 .585 Austin College 20-16 1997 Jeff Hart 14-20 .411 8-9 .470 Bacone College 0-1 Totals Jeff Hart 71-97 .422 35-36 .492 Berry College 0-1 1998 Bill Mueller 8-27 .228 7-12 .368 Birmingham Southern 0-1 1999 Bill Mueller 1-33 .029 0-12 .000 Brescia University 2-0 Centenary College 1-2 2000 Bill Mueller 7-27 .205 6-18 .250 Central Baptist College 19-8 2001 Bill Mueller 4-29 .121 1-20 .047 Clarke College 2-2 Totals Bill Mueller 20-116 .147 14-62 .184 College of the Ozarks 0-4 2002 Jimmy Clark 11-27 .289 6-16 .272 Concordia University Texas 3-18 2003 Jimmy Clark 12-27 .307 5-19 .208 Crichton College 2-2 2004 Jimmy Clark 13-24 .351 2-16 .111 East Texas Baptist University 17-32 2005 Jimmy Clark 22-18 .550 8-13 .380 Ecclesia College 5-0 2006 Jimmy Clark 19-21 .475 9-12 .428 Elmhurst College 2-2 2007 Jimmy Clark 24-21 .533 10-8 .555 Eureka College 3-0 2008 Jimmy Clark 32-11 .744 13-5 .722 Hardin-Simmons University 10-13 2009 Jimmy Clark 17-25 .404 9-9 .500 Harding University 0-9 2010 Jimmy Clark 14-26 .350 7-10 .411 Henderson State University 0-2 2011 Jimmy Clark 8-32 .200 2-16 .111 Hendrix College 26-19 2012 Jimmy Clark 15-24 .384 5-13 .277 Howard Payne University 7-12 2013 Jimmy Clark 17-23 .425 4-14 .222 Huntingdon 1-0 2014 Jimmy Clark 14-26 .350 10-23 .303 LaGrange College 1-1 2015 Jimmy Clark 10-29 .256 5-23 .178 LeTourneau University 16-32 Totals Jimmy Clark 228-334 .405 95-197 .325 Louisiana College 22-23 Totals 319-547 .368 144-295 .328 Lyon College 2-15 Mary Hardin-Baylor 9-11 Maryville College 0-3 McMurry University 0-12 Mid-America Bible College 10-2 Millsaps College 1-9 Mississippi College 11-40 North Central College 1-1 Oklahoma Wesleyan University 1-1 Jeff Hart Bill Mueller Jimmy Clark Ouachita Baptist University 0-1 Piedmont College 0-1 Principia College 3-0 Rhodes College 3-6 Rogers State University 2-0 Schreiner University 9-4 Simpson College 2-5 Southern Arkansas University 0-2 Sul Ross State University 8-14 Texas Lutheran University 1-12 University of Ark.-Monticello 0-5 University of Central Arkansas 0-3 University of Dallas 0-10 University of Texas-Dallas 9-32 University of Texas-Tyler 6-29 Jimmy Clark’s 2008 club went a school record 32-11, finished #29 in Westminster College 3-0 the nation and included three All-Americans: #9 Cory Briggs, #4 Bruce Cameron and #25 Robby Finnell. Two players also played professionally: Williams Baptist College 5-2 #10 Curt Dixon and #7 Kyle Hudson. Wisconsin-Platteville 1-1 York College 0-1 3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Universit y of the Ozarks Honors/Awards
Capital One Academic All-America 2012 Michael Prusator (3rd team) 2013 Sam Shook (3rd team) Capital One Academic All-District 2012 Michael Prusator 2013 Sam Shook
ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor 2013 Ian Bryan All-ASC 1997 Michael White 1998 Jason Jordan (Hon. Men.) Eric Labbe (Hon. Men.) 2002 Shawn Adams
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Bruce Cameron (1st team) - UT Cory Briggs (2nd team) Todd Koch (2nd team) David Smith (2nd team) Andrew Teaster (2nd team) Bruce Cameron (Hon. Men.) - 3B Jeremy Hogan (Hon. Men.) John Scheuring (Hon. Men.) Cory Briggs (1st team) - UT Scott Dietz (Hon. Men.) Chris Driedric (Hon. Men.) Mitchell Powers (Hon. Men.) Bill Smith (Hon. Men.) Mitchell Powers (2nd team) Nick Brill (2nd team) Chris Driedric (2nd team) Ian Bryan (Hon. Men.) Mitchell Powers (Hon. Men.) Mitchell Powers (1st team) Sam Shook (1st team) Freddy Prince (1st team) Nick Brill (Hon. Men.) Taylor Parker (Hon. Men.) Freddy Prince (3rd team) Tony Morales (Hon. Men.) Andrew Beck (Hon. Men.)-SS/RHP Andrew Beck (1st team) John Singler (Hon. Men.)
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America All-ASC East Division 2008 Robby Finnell (1st team) 1999 James Seymour (1st team) Chance Lawless (1st team) ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Alan Garrison (2nd team) 2005 Brett Hays Rusty Gregory (2nd team) 2006 Brett Hays (1st team) 2000 Chance Lawless (2nd team) Robby Finnell (2nd team) Jeremiah Woehl (2nd team) 2007 Robby Finnell (1st team) Shawn Adams (Hon. Men.) 2008 Robby Finnell (1st team) 2001 Shawn Adams (1st team) 2002 Shawn Adams (1st team) Verizon Academic All-America Chance Lawless (1st team) 2002 Shawn Adams James Seymour (1st team) Chance Lawless 2004 Caleb Hilton (2nd team) Anthony Brandon (Hon. Men.) ABCA/Rawlings All-America Team 2005 Anthony Brandon (2nd team) 2008 Cory Briggs (2nd team) Chris Harrell (2nd team) Jedd Kirby (2nd team) ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Team Brett Hays (Hon. Men.) 2005 Anthony Brandon (2nd team) Caleb Hilton (Hon. Men.) Caleb Hilton (3rd team) Kyle Hudson (Hon. Men.) Jedd Kirby (3rd team) Todd Koch (Hon. Men.) 2006 Caleb Hilton (2nd team) ASC East Division Freshman of the Year 2006 Caleb Hilton (2nd team) 2007 John Glenn (2nd team) 2003 Brett Hays (Co) Robby Finnell (Hon. Men.) Robby Finnell (3rd team) 2006 Tim Renshaw (Tri) Tyler Gideon (Hon. Men.) 2008 Cory Briggs (1st team) Brett Hays (Hon. Men.) Bruce Cameron (2nd team) ASC East Division Coach of the Year Brian Heckmann (Hon. Men.) Robby Finnell (2nd team) 2005 Jimmy Clark Kyle Hudson (Hon. Men.) Curt Dixon (3rd team) Tim Renshaw (Hon. Men.) ASC All-Tournament Team 2007 John Glenn (1st team) ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove 2007 Robby Finnell John Scheuring (1st team) 2008 David Smith (All-West) Todd Koch Robby Finnell (2nd team) - DH Todd Koch (2nd team) D3baseball.com All-America Team ASC Team Sportsmanship Award Cory Briggs (Hon. Men.) 2008 Bruce Cameron (2nd team) 2012 Bruce Cameron (Hon. Men.) Robby Finnell (2nd team) 2014 Robby Finnell (Hon. Men.) - P Logan Kizer (Hon. Men.) Preseason D3baseball.com All-America Ozarks Male Athlete of the Year David Smith (Hon. Men.) 2009 Bruce Cameron (2nd team) 2007 Robby Finnell Andrew Teaster (Hon. Men.) 2010 Cory Briggs 2008 Cory Briggs (1st team) D3baseball.com All-Region Bruce Cameron (1st team) - OF All-AIC 2013 Freddy Prince (2nd team) Scott Dietz (1st team) 2015 Andrew Beck (3rd team) 1995 Jason Jordan Robby Finnell (1st team) 1996 Lucas Campbell Brad Broussard (2nd team) Preseason ASC co-Player of the Year Bruce Cameron (2nd team) - UT NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete 2009 Cory Briggs Robert Mummey (2nd team) 2009 Bruce Cameron 1996 Jason Jordan John Scheuring (2nd team) 1997 Lucas Campbell Bruce Cameron (Hon. Men.) - P ASC Newcomer of the Year Curt Dixon (Hon. Men.) 2007 John Glenn Todd Koch (Hon. Men.) ASC Scholar-Athlete David Smith (Hon. Men.) 2013 Sam Shook 2015 Sam Shook 3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Honors/Awards ASC All-Academic Team 1997 Carey Allison Ryan Anderson Lucas Campbell Darren Jones Jason Jordan Eric Labbe Casey McCord Chad Rockett Andrew Smallwood 1998 Lee Beshoner Lucas Campbell Jason Jordan Eric Labbe Andrew Smallwood 1999 Lee Beshoner Chance Lawless Dennis Wright 2000 Shawn Adams Lee Beshoner J. R. Cook Cody Gebhart Chad Harris Chance Lawless Andy Tasker 2001 Shawn Adams J. R. Cook Cody Gebhart Andy Tasker 2002 Shawn Adams Cliff Ford Cody Gebhart Chance Lawless 2003 Cliff Ford Clint Phifer Josh Underwood 2004 Cliff Ford Chris Harrell Brett Hays Brian Heckmann Clint Phifer Brian Potts Sean Pratt Josh Underwood Todd Vandevoir 2005 Chris Harrell Brett Hays Brian Heckmann Kyle Hudson 2006 Curt Dixon Robby Finnell Brett Hays Brian Heckmann Kyle Hudson
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Curt Dixon Robby Finnell Kyle Hudson Cory Briggs Curt Dixon Robby Finnell Kyle Hudson Arturo Perez Brett Wood Cory Briggs Arturo Perez Cory Briggs Chris Driedric Arturo Perez Michael Prusator Ian Bryan Chris Driedric Arturo Perez Mitchell Powers Michael Prusator Ian Bryan Brandon Brewer Chris Driedric Tyler Erickson Jacob Nall Mitchell Powers Freddy Prince Michael Prusator Bo Thomas Adam Waynick Brandon Brewer Nick Brill Ian Bryan Nathan Cedor Tyler Erickson Peyton Johnigan Taylor Parker Mitchell Powers Sam Shook John Singler Bo Thomas Adam Waynick Brandon Brewer Nathan Cedor Oscar Dominguez Tyler Erickson Danny Gable Peyton Johnigan Tony Morales Taylor Parker Sam Shook John Singler Bo Thomas Adam Waynick
2015
Nathan Cedor Oscar Dominguez Jonathan Ellis Grady Finley Taylor Parker Quinten Parker Keaton Ramsey Sam Shook John Singler Luke Vera
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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NCA A Division III
Discover University of the Ozarks student-athletes are encouraged to pursue their interests and passions beyond the classroom and field of play...to discover themselves. Develop University of the Ozarks provides 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 NCAA Division III experience.
University of the Ozarks is a member of the NCAA Division III and the American Southwest Conference. We are a small, private, nationally acclaimed and accredited university with a “whole-student” focus. We consider athletics a huge part of developing potential for our student-athletes. We’ll offer you the support you need to win, both academically and competitively. At U of O, you’ll play the sport you love while finding the direction you need.
Dedicate University of the Ozarks expects student-athletes to dedicate themselves to achieving their potential. Student-athletes must manage their busy schedules, keep up with class work and face the same challenges as the rest of the student-body.
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
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Conference
The American Southwest Conference, one of the largest intercollegiate athletic conferences in NCAA Division III, is in its second decade of providing quality athletic experiences for its student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Founded in May 1996 to provide a structure for intercollegiate athletics among member institutions, the American Southwest Conference includes former members of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) and other institutions from outside the Texas borders. From the eight founding institutions to today’s present group of 13 college and universities, the ASC encompasses institutions sharing similar educational and athletic philosophies. The roster of American Southwest Conference members includes Belhaven University, Concordia University Texas, East Texas Baptist University, Hardin-Simmons University, Howard Payne University, LeTourneau University, Louisiana College, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, McMurry University, University of the Ozarks, Sul Ross State University, University of Texas at Dallas and University of Texas at Tyler. ASC championships are conducted in 16 sports (8 men, 8 women). Men’s championships are offered in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field. Women’s championships are offered in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball. The American Southwest Conference is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.
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AT H L E T I C S
3 Academic All-Americans | 10 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Players | 118 Conference All-Academic Selections | 3 Playoff Appearances |
Universit y of the Ozarks
2016 Schedule FEBRUARY 12 Fri. Millsaps Tournament Jackson, Miss. 13 Sat. Millsaps Tournament Jackson, Miss. 14 Sun. Millsaps Tournament Jackson, Miss. 16 Tues. Hendrix College Home 20 Sat. Westminster College (DH) Home 21 Sun. Westminster College Home 23 Tues. Hendrix College Home 26 Fri. East Texas Baptist University Home 27 Sat. East Texas Baptist University (DH) Home MARCH 4 Fri. Concordia University Texas Home 5 Sat. Concordia University Texas (DH) Home 12 Sat. Millikin University Home 13 Sun. Millikin University (DH) Home 18 Fri. *Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, Texas 19 Sat. *Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor (DH) Belton, Texas 24 Thurs. *Howard Payne University Home 25 Fri. *Howard Payne University (DH) Home 29 Tues. Austin College Wilburton, Okla. APRIL 5 Tues. Hendrix College Conway, Ark. 8 Fri. *UT Dallas Richardson, Texas 9 Sat. *UT Dallas (DH) Richardson, Texas 12 Tues. Hendrix College Conway, Ark. 15 Fri. *UT-Tyler Tyler, Texas 16 Sat. *UT-Tyler (DH) Tyler, Texas 19 Tues. Williams Baptist College (DH) Home 22 Fri. *Louisiana College Home 23 Sat. *Louisiana College (DH) (SR day) Home 29 Fri. *McMurry University Abilene, Texas 30 Sat. *McMurry University (DH) Abilene, Texas MAY 4-8 American Southwest Conference Tournament *American Southwest Conference www.uofoathletics.com
2016 University of the Ozarks Baseball
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