2015 Marshall Baseball media guide by Marshall Sports Information

BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE Herdbaseball

DJ GEE

SAM HUNTER

SERGIO LEON

CHAD ROBERTS

ANDREW BLADT

AUSTIN NORMAN

KOLIN STANLEY

ANDREW DUNDON

RYNE DEAN

BILLY SAGER

MATT MARGARITONDA

JOSH KING

HESTON VAN FLEET

CALLAWAY KIRKPATRICK

AARON BOSSI

ALEX THACKSTON

ROSCOE BLACKBURN

NICK NEWTON

CALEB ROSS

MATT REED

KEANU RAMOS

TYLER RATLIFF

ROBERT FAJARDO

CORY GARRASTAZU

CHASE BOSTER

JD HAMMER

FERNANDO GUERRERO

MICHAEL TAYLOR

LANCE ELDER

CLINT WILSON

SPENCER IACOVONE

TJ DIFFENDERFER

COREY BIRD

BRANDON ROMERO

table of Contents Quick Facts............................................................4 2014 ln Review ....................................................5 Roster and Breakdown .....................................6 ‘Roll’ Models: Academic Success ....................8 Schedule..............................................................10 All-Time Series, 2014 Results .........................11 Facilties................................................................13 Conference USA................................................16 Season Outlook.................................................18 TV Schedule........................................................21 Coaching Staff....................................................22 Support Staff........................................................27 Seniors..................................................................28 Juniors..................................................................42 Sophomores........................................................50 Newcomers.........................................................56 Features................................................................62 Records................................................................66 2014 Stats...........................................................69 Herd in the Pros...............................................74

Media Guidelines Credentials Members of the media with valid press credentials will be admitted to the Herd’s three home facilities There is limited space at the official scorer’s table, so seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For games at Appalachian Power Park, please contact Marshalll Sports Information at least one day prior to game to request a credential. lnterviews To set up an interview with a player on non-game days, please contact Marshalll Sports Information. Interviews will either be conducted in person in the Sports Info office or at practice, pending availability of reporter and athlete/coach. Game Day Coach Waggoner and requested players will be available for interviews on the field before batting practice begins, which is usually two and a half hours prior to the game. All interviews must be finished by the start of batting practice. Please contact the sports information office to request players and to confirm batting practice times. MU Sports lnformation The Marshall Sports Information office will provide updated statistics, scorecards, team rosters and gameday notes prior to each game. Final game statistics also will be provided at the conclusion of each home game. For additional post-game information, please contact a member of Marshall’s Sports Information staff.

credits EDlTOR

in remembrance Marshall mourns the loss of Dr. Stephen J. Kopp, the Marshall University president who died suddenly on Dec. 17, 2014 after serving MU for 9 1/2 years . In remembrance of Kopp’s fervent support and love of Marshall Athletics, the Herd will wear the initials ‘SJK” on its batting helmets this season.

Caitie Smith PHOTOGRAPHY

Braxton Crisp, Rick Haye, Brad Helton, Nick Meeks, Brian Westerholt, Falecia Collier CONTRIBUTORS

Caitie Smith, Jack Bogaczyk, Daniel Manget COVER DESIGN

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general information

2015 QUICK FACTS

Founded: ............................................................................................................................................ 1837 Location:.......................................................................................................................Huntington, W.Va. Enrollment: ....................................................................................................................................15,256 Nickname: ................................................................................................................... Thundering Herd Colors: .....................................................................................................................Kelly Green & White National Affiliation: .............................................................................................................. Division I Conference: ..................................................................................................................Conference USA President: ......................................................................................................... Gary G. White (interim) Director of Athletics: ....................................................................... Mike Hamrick [Marshall, ‘80] Assoc. AD/Chief of Staff: .........................................................Jeff O’Malley [Miami-Ohio, ‘90] Assoc. AD/SWA: .......................................................... Beatrice Crane Banford [N.C. State, ‘92] Assoc. AD/Compliance: .................................................................Andrew Donovan [Miami, 07] Assoc. AD/Facilities: .................................................................. Scott Morehouse [Marshall, ‘99] Assoc. AD/Finance: .................................................................................... David Steele [Rice, ‘82]

Marshall University Athletics

history First Year of Baseball: ..............................................................................................................1896 Overall Record: ....................................................................................1,309-1,479-12, 109 years CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS WV Collegiate Conference: ..............................................................................‘28, ‘29, ‘30, ‘31 Buckeye Conference: .................................................................................................. ‘33, ‘34, ‘35 Southern Conference:......................................................................................................... ‘78, ‘81 NCAA Tournament Appearances: .................................................................................1973, 1978 Last NCAA Appearance: .................................1978 [def. FSU, Clemson, lost to Miami (Fla.)]

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COACHING STAFF Head Coach: ................................................. Jeff Waggoner [Cleveland St., ‘98] Ninth Season Overall Record: ...................................................................................................................177-256-1 Record at Marshall: ..........................................................................................................177-256-1

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Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: ................Tim Donnelly [Hardin Simmons ‘04] Assistant Coach: ......................................................................... Josh Newman [Ohio State, ‘04] Volunteer Assistant Coach: ......................................Brian Karlet [Georgetown College, ‘02] Graduate Assistant: ............................................................................ Heath Storey [Flagler, ‘11]

media relations Assistant AD for Media Relations: .....................................................................Jason Corriher Associate Director of Sports Information:.................................................Carly Weisenbach Director of Publications/ Editor of Herd Insider:.........................................Jack Bogaczyk Graduate Assistants: ....................................................................Caitie Smith (Baseball Contact) ....................................................................................................................................................Kyle Gibson Cam Henderson Center 304.696.4660 Room 2036, 1801 Third Avenue, Huntington, WV 25703 4

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2014 IN REVIEW Overall Record: ......................................................................................................................................20-31 Conference USA Record: ...................................................................................................................10-19 Home: ............................................................................................................................................................ 14-7 Away: ............................................................................................................................................................ 5-20 Neutral: ...........................................................................................................................................................1-4 Position Players Returning/Lost: ....................................................................................................10/5 Starters Returning/Lost: ........................................................................................................................7/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost: ......................................................................................................................11/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ..........................................................................................................21/7 Newcomers: ....................................................................................................................................................13

2014 milestones - Then-sophomore relief pitcher Caleb Ross became the All-Time leader in single season appearances and was in the Top 10 in the nation with 36. - Coach Jeff Waggoner became the second winningest coach in Marshall history, with 177 wins during his tenure. Waggoner begins his ninth season with the program. -Then-freshman Corey Bird became the sixth member of the Herd program to earn C-USA All-Freshman team honors, leading the team in batting avg. (.292), stolen bases (15) and hits (49). Bird was second in C-USA for stolen bases, falling just one bag shy of league-leader. - Marshall opened up league play with a series win (2-1 over East Carolina) for the first time since 2009. The Herd won four C-USA series in 2014: ECU, FAU, Tulane, and LA Tech and a total of 10 conference games. -Then-junior and then-sophomore Kolin Stanley and Sam Hunter also entered MU Record books, tying for 5th in single-season appearances with 29. - Then-junior Matt Margaritonda became the fourth Herd hurler to win C-USA Pitcher of the Week honors after a standout performance against ECU, where he tossed a complete game, recording a career-high 11 Ks and faced just two batters over the minimum. 2015 QUICK FACTS

-Starting pitcher Chase Boster and relief pitcher Kolin Stanley were named to the Perfect Game Collegiate All-America Third Team after their summer performances with the West Virginia Miners, of the Prospect League. Boster posted a 0.74 ERA with a 5-2 record, and Stanley collected ten saves with a 0.00 ERA in 18.1 innings pitched.

L-R: Junior Sam Hunter, redshirt junior Robert Fajardo, and redshirt sophomore Matt Reed

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2015 herd roster

NUMERICAL ROSTER 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 32 34 35 36 38 39 42 44 50

Sam Hunter DJ Gee Sergio Leon Chad Roberts Andrew Bladt Austin Norman Ryne Dean Billy Sager Matt Margaritonda Josh King Heston Van Fleet Kolin Stanley Andrew Dundon Brandon Romero Callaway Kirkpatrick Aaron Bossi Alex Thackston Roscoe Blackburn NIcholas Newton Caleb Ross Matt Reed Keanu Ramos Tyler Ratliff Robert Fajardo Cory Garrastazu Chase Boster JD Hammer Fernando Guerrero Michael Taylor Lance Elder Clint Wilson Spencer Iacovone TJ Diffenderfer Corey Bird

LHP UTL lNF UTL lNF OF UTL OF RHP RHP RHP RHP lNF RHP LHP lNF LHP LHP RHP LHP C RHP UTL OF OF RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP RHP lNF lNF OF

COACHING STAFF Head Coach [30] Asst. Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator [27] Asst. Coach [55] Asst. Coach [25] Graduate Assistant 50 19 6 17 32 8 44 14 38

Corey Bird Roscoe Blackburn Andrew Bladt Aaron Bossi Chase Boster Ryne Dean TJ Diffenderfer Andrew Dundon Lance Elder

OF LHP lNF lNF RHP UTL lNF lNF RHP

26 28 3 35 34 2 42 11 16

L/L R/R R/R L/R R/R L/L L/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L L/L R/R L/L S/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L

6-0/180 6-0/175 5-10/175 6-0/187 6-2/195 6-0/185 6-3/210 5-10/190 5-9/185 6-1/190 6-1/200 6-0/165 5-10/190 5-11/215 5-10/180 5-11/190 6-0/188 6-3/190 6-2/215 6-1/195 6-3/185 6-1/200 6-2/210 6-0/182 6-4/200 6-4/220 6-3/217 5-8/180 6-6/195 6-3/200 6-0/225 6-2/210 6-5/240 6-1/193

JR JR SR FR FR FR JR RS SO SR RS SR JR RS SR SR SO JR JR JR SO FR JR RS SO RS JR FR RS JR SO JR JR FR JR RS JR SR SO RS SR SO

Jeff Waggoner (9th Season) Tim Donnelly (9th Season) Josh Newman (2nd Season) Brian Karlet (3rd Season) Heath Storey (1st Season) Robert Fajardo Cory Garrastazu DJ Gee Fernando Guerrero JD Hammer Sam Hunter Spencer Iacovone Josh King Callaway Kirkpatrick

OF OF UTL RHP RHP LHP lNF RHP LHP

4 10 20 7 23 24 22 5 15

Ashland, Ky. (Paul Blazer HS) Seattle, Wash. (Pierce CC) Miami (Braddock HS) Wilmington, Ohio (Wilmington HS) Longmont, Colo. (Longmont HS) Fairmont, W.Va. (Fairmont Senior HS) Fresno, Calif. (Fresno City College) Kenova, W.Va. (Potomac State College) Freehold, N.J. (St. John Vianney HS) Troup, Ga. (Troup HS) Kingsville, Texas (Paris JC) Beloit, Ohio (West Branch HS) Lincoln Park, N.J. (Boonton HS) Miami (Ronald Reagan HS) Aledo, Texas (Paris JC) St. Louis, Mo. (St. John Vianney HS) Proctorville, Ohio (Fairland HS) Worthington, Ohio (Thomas Worthington HS) Columbus, Ohio (Olentangy LIberty HS) Barboursville, W.Va. (West Virginia Univ.) Purcellville, Va. (Clemson Univ.) Lubbock, Texas (Midland JC) Alexandria, Va. (T.C. Williams HS) Miami (La Salle HS) Miami (Barbara Goleman HS) Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge HS) Fort Collins, Colo. (Navarro JC) Elizabeth, N.J. (Elizabeth HS) St. Albans, W.Va. (Christ Church HS) Miami (South Dade HS) Austin, Texas (Navarro JC) Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller HS) Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Columbia JC) Pinch, W.Va. (Herbert Hoover HS)

alphabetical roster Sergio Leon Matt Margaritonda Nicholas Newton Austin Norman Keanu Ramos Tyler Ratliff Matt Reed Chad Roberts Brandon Romero

lNF RHP RHP OF RHP UTL C UTL RHP

21 9 13 36 18 12 39

Caleb Ross Billy Sager Kolin Stanley Michael Taylor Alex Thackston Heston Van Fleet Clint Wilson

LHP OF RHP RHP LHP RHP RHP

by state Ohio: (6) Blackburn, Iacovone, Newton, Roberts, Stanley, Thackston Florida: (5) Elder, Fajardo, Garrastazu, Leon, Romero West Virginia: (5) Bird, Norman, Ross, Sager, Taylor Texas: (4) Kirkpatrick, Ramos, Van Fleet, Wilson New Jersey: (3) Dundon, Guerrero, Margaritonda Virginia: (3) Boster, Ratliff, Reed Colorado: (2) Bladt, Hammer

California: (1) Dean Georgia: (1) King Missouri: (1) Bossi Kentucky: (1) Hunter Tennessee: (1) Diffenderfer Washington: (1) Gee

by class Seniors: (7) Diffenderfer, Dundon, King, Leon, Margaritonda, Stanley, Wilson Juniors: (14) Boster, Bossi, Dean, Elder, Fajardo, Gee, Hammer, Hunter, Kirkpatrick, Ramos, Ross, Taylor, Thackston, Van Fleet Sophomores: (7) Bird, Blackburn, Garrastazu, Iacovone, Reed, Romero, Sager Freshmen: (6) Bladt, Guerrero, Newton, Norman, Ratliff, Roberts

by position RHP: (13) Boster, Elder, Guerrero, Hammer, King, Margaritonda, Newton, Ramos, Romero, Stanley, Taylor, Van Fleet, Wilson lNF: (6) Bladt, Bossi, Diffenderfer, Dundon, Iacovone, Leon LHP: (5) Blackburn, Hunter, Kirkpatrick, Ross, Thackston OF: (5) Bird, Fajardo, Garrastazu, Norman, Sager UTL: (4) Dean, Gee, Ratliff, Roberts C: (1) Reed

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roster breakdown

4 Leon 9 Sager 10 Margaritonda 14 Dundon 17 Bossi 23 Keanu Ramos 26 Fajardo 28 Garrastazu 32 Boster 35 Guerrero 42 Iacovone 44 Diffenderfer

Redshirt junior Lance Elder Sophomore Cory Garrastazu Herdbaseball

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academic success

A look back at Herd Baseball’s academic success since joining Conference USA in 2005-06.

Thundering Herd worked on more than just baseball this fall, with 18 members posting above a 3.0 above 3.0 fall 2014 Roscoe Blackburn Andrew Bladt Aaron Bossi Chase Boster Ryne Dean TJ Diffenderfer Lance Elder Cory Garrastazu DJ Gee JD Hammer Spencer Iacovone Callaway Kirkpatrick Nicholas Newton Austin Norman Tyler Ratliff Chad Roberts Caleb Ross Billy Sager

c-usa all-academic team 2006 NO TEAM

2012 2013

2007 2014 2008 2009 Andrew Blain 2010 Kyle Blank Arik Sikula 2011 Kyle Blank Arik Sikula

Arik Sikula

c-usa academic medal 2006 2007 Brent Mason Pete Thackston 2008 Adam Dobies Bryce Ferguson

2009 Kyle Blank 2010 Kyle Blank Arik Sikula 2011 Kyle Blank Arik Sikula

2012 Lance Elder Joe McGillicuddy John McGillicuddy 2013 2014

c-usa commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honor roll 2006 Andrew Blain Brenden Bump Adam Frederick Mike Gielarowski Derek Hagan William Hagan Sean Holliday Jacob Johnson Chris Koutsavlis Clay Maddox James Mathias Jeremy Slone James Stanley

2009 Andrew Blain Kyle Blank Brandon Casamassima Austin Coan Cam Dunlavy Ben Firth Tyler Gatrell Chad Johnson Ben Jurevicius Blake Sanders Eric Semeniuk Greg Williams Adam Yeager

2007 Andrew Blain Brendon Bump Mason Chapman Adam Frederick Derek Hagan Andrew Hancock Jacob Johnson Chris Koutsavlis Aaron Levinson Brent Mason James Mathias Tom Ponietowicz Sean Rigney Blake Sanders Jeremy Slone Pete Thackston

2010 Isaac Ballou Kyle Blank Austin Coan Shane Farrell Ben Firth Tyler Gatrell Nate Gomez Ben Jurevicius Kurt Lipton Justin Maynard Chris Norton Eric Semeniuk Arik Sikula James White Greg Williams

Andrew Blain

2013 Isaac Ballou Aaron Bossi Chase Boster Andrew Dundon Lance Elder Matt Hummel Sam Hunter Kyle Kessler Brandyn Sittinger 2014 Roscoe Blackburn Aaron Bossi Chase Boster Lance Elder Kyle Kessler Zach Shockley Brandyn Sittinger Travis Wildermuth

academic success

2008 Andrew Blain Steve Blevins Brandon Casamassima Adam Dobies Cam Dunlavy Shane Farrell Bryce Ferguson Samuel Freeman Tyler Gatrell William Hancock Ben Jurevicius Blake Sanders Kevin Shackleford Arik Sikula Kenny Socorro Rhett Stafford John Warmus Adam Yeager

2011 Anthony Aprile Isaac Ballou Kyle Blank Shane Farrell Joseph Hollowell Ben Jurevicius Ian Kadish Kyle Kessler James Lavinskas Justin Maynard Aaron McGee Eric McIeney Eric Semeniuk Arik Sikula James White Greg Williams

Mark Esposito Matt Hummel Kyle Kessler Brett Mays John McGillicuddy Joe McGillicuddy Eric Semeniuk

Kyle Blank

2012 Isaac Ballou Lance Elder

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Date

2015 herd schedule

02/13/15 02/14/15 02/15/15 02/20/15 02/21/15 02/22/15 02/27/15 02/28/15 03/01/15 03/06/15 03/07/15 03/08/15 03/10/15 03/13/15 03/14/15 03/15/15 03/17/15 03/18/15 03/20/15 03/21/15 03/22/15 03/25/15 03/27/15 03/28/15 03/29/15 04/01/15 04/03/15 04/04/15 04/05/15 04/07/15 04/08/15 04/10/15 04/11/15 04/12/15 04/14/15 04/17/15 04/18/15 04/19/15 04/21/15 04/24/15 04/25/15 04/26/15 04/28/15 05/01/15 05/02/15 05/03/15 05/08/15 05/09/15 05/10/15 05/12/15 05/14/15 05/15/15 05/16/15

Opponent

Location

at Florida A&M at Florida A&M at Florida A&M vs. Alabama A&M at Mississippi State at Mississippi State vs. Alabama A&M vs. Towson vs. Towson at Wake Forest at Wake Forest vs. Rhode Island vs. Rhode Island vs. Rhode Island vs. Akron vs. UTSA* vs. UTSA* vs. UTSA* at Eastern Kentucky vs. Morehead State at UAB* at UAB* at UAB* at Ohio vs. Florida International* vs. Florida International* vs. Florida International* at Miami (Oh) at Florida Atlantic* at Florida Atlantic* at Florida Atlantic* vs. Miami (Oh) vs. Ohio vs. Charlotte* vs. Charlotte* vs. Charlotte* at Akron at Old Dominion* at Old Dominion* at Old Dominion* at West Virginia vs. Middle Tennessee* vs. Middle Tennessee* vs. Middle Tennessee* vs. West Virginia at Southern Miss* at Southern Miss* at Southern Miss* vs. Western Kentucky* vs. Western Kentucky* vs. Western Kentucky* vs. Eastern Kentucky at Louisiana Tech* at Louisiana Tech* at Louisiana Tech*

Tallahassee, Fla. Tallahassee, Fla. Tallahassee, Fla. Starkville, Miss. Starkville, Miss Starkville, Miss. Starkville, Miss. Winston-Salem, N.C. Winston-Salem, N.C. Winston-Salem, N.C. Winston-Salem, N.C. Huntington, W. Va. Huntington, W. Va. Huntington, W. Va. Huntington, W. Va. Beckley, W. Va. Beckley, W. Va. Beckley, W. Va. Richmond, Ky. Huntington, W. Va. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Athens, Ohio Charleston, W. Va. Charleston, W. Va. Charleston, W. Va. Oxford, Ohio Boca Raton, Fla. Boca Raton, Fla. Boca Raton, Fla. Huntington, W. Va. Huntington, W. Va. Beckley, W. Va. Beckley, W. Va. Beckley, W. Va. Akron, Ohio Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Morgantown, W. Va. Charleston, W. Va. Charleston, W. Va. Charleston, W. Va. Charleston, W. Va. Hattiesburg, Miss. Hattiesburg, Miss. Hattiesburg, Miss. Charleston, W. Va. Charleston, W. Va. Charleston, W. Va. Huntington, W. Va. Ruston, La. Ruston, La. Ruston, La.

*Conference USA Game

Home Game

Time (ET) 4:00 p.m 1:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Noon Noon 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Noon 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Noon 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

all-time series Florida A&M First Meeting Alabama A&M First Meeting Mississippi State First Meeting Towson 0-1 L, 8-3, 2014 Wake Forest 1-10 W, 4-1, 2014 Rhode Island 0-1 L, 6-5, 2014 Akron 26-13 W, 5-2, 2014 UTSA 1-2 W, 5-2, 2014 Eastern Kentucky 30-39 W, 7-3, 2014 Morehead State 58-73-3 L, 11-9, 2014

Ohio 46-111-1 W, 2-1 (11), 2014 Florida International 0-3 L, 11-1, 2014

Florida Atlantic 2-1 L, 17-3, 2014 Charlotte 2-2 W, 7-3, 2013 Old Dominion 2-5 L, 8-3, 2014 West Virginia 23-35 L, 10-3, 2014 Middle Tennessee 0-3 L, 10-7, 2014 Southern Miss 9-24 W, 5-3, 2014 Western Kentucky 5-10 L, 6-2, 1999 Louisiana Tech 2-1 L, 8-7, 2014

02/15/14 02/16/14 02/17/14 02/21/14 02/22/14 02/23/14 02/28/14 03/01/14 03/02/14 03/08/14 03/08/14 03/09/14 03/11/14 03/12/14 03/14/14 03/15/14 03/16/14 03/18/14 03/21/14 03/22/14 03/23/14 03/26/14 03/28/14 03/29/14 03/30/14 04/01/14 04/02/14 04/04/14 04/05/14 04/06/14 04/08/14 04/09/14 04/11/14 04/12/14 04/13/14 04/15/14 04/16/14 04/17/14 04/18/14 04/19/14 04/23/14 04/25/14 04/26/14 04/27/14 04/29/14 04/30/14 05/02/14 05/03/14 05/04/14 05/09/14 05/11/14 05/11/14 05/15/14 05/16/14 05/17/14

vs. Georgetown (@Wake Forest) W, 5-1 vs. Towson (@Wake Forest) L, 8-3 at Wake Forest L, 4-3 at Wake Forest W, 4-1 at North Carolina A&T W, 6-4 at North Carolina A&T L, 8-7 (12) at North Carolina A&T L, 2-1 vs. James Madison (@CCU) L, 8-5 (10) vs. Duke (@CCU) L, 5-2 at Coastal Carolina L, 2-1 vs. Rhode Island (@CCU) L, 6-5 at East Carolina W, 9-8 at East Carolina L, 1-0 at East Carolina W, 5-2 at Morehead State L, 11-9 vs. Ohio Cancelled vs. Southern Miss* L, 3-1 vs. Southern Miss* L, 9-5 vs. Southern Miss* W, 5-3 vs. West Virginia Postponed at Florida International* L, 3-1 at Florida International* L, 9-0 at Florida International* L, 11-1 at Ohio State L, 4-0 vs. Tulane* W, 3-2 vs. Tulane* W, 2-1 (7) vs. Tulane* Cancelled vs. Akron W, 5-2 at Eastern Kentucky L, 4-1 vs. Florida Atlantic* W, 5-0 vs. Florida Atlantic* W, 7-3 vs. Florida Atlantic* L, 17-3 vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 7-3 vs. Ohio W, 2-1 at UTSA* L, 6-2 at UTSA* L, 7-2 at UTSA* W, 5-2 at Akron Cancelled vs. WV Tech W, 7-0 vs. WV Tech W, 6-1 vs. WV Tech W, 7-2 vs. WV Tech W, 6-2 at West Virginia L, 10-3 at UAB* L, 10-2 at UAB* L, 3-2 (10) at UAB* L, 5-2 vs. Eastern Kentucky Cancelled vs. West Virginia Cancelled vs. Louisiana Tech* W, 4-3 (10) vs. Louisiana Tech* W, 7-3 vs. Louisiana Tech* L, 8-7 vs. Old Dominion* L, 6-3 vs. Old Dominion* L, 9-1 vs. Old Dominion* L, 8-3 at Middle Tennessee* L, 6-2. at Middle Tennessee* L, 14-0 at Middle Tennessee* L, 10-7

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all-time series 2014 results

UAB 11-20 L, 5-2, 2014

Miami (Oh) 28-69 W, 4-3(11), 2011

2014 results

CONFERENCE USA GAMES

Stadium: ...............................................................Appalachian Power Park Location:............................................................................ Charleston, W.Va. Capacity/Surface: ...................................................................4,500/Grass Dimensions: ..............................................................................330-400-320

CONFERENCE USA GAMES

Stadium: .........................................................................Epling Stadium Location:..........................................................................Beckley, W.Va. Capacity/Surface: ..............................................................2,500/Turf Dimensions: ......................................................................330-370-320

NON CONFERENCE GAMES

home facilities

Stadium: .........................................................Kennedy Center YMCA Field Location: ............................................................................Huntington, W.Va. Capacity/Surface: ..........................................................................525/Turf Dimensions: ...............................................................................310-390-310

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conference usa

Conference USA will field 12 teams in 2015, as the league celebrates its 20-year anniversary: Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTSA and WKU. • Conference USA has been ranked as the No. 5 baseball conference in the RPI in all but two seasons since 2006. It was the No. 8 ranked conference in 2014. • C-USA has placed at least four teams in the NCAA Championship nine times in the past 13 years, producing five teams on two occasions. • Rice made its 20th consecutive NCAA Regional appearance in 2013, the fourth-longest active streak in the nation. • Rice spent the entire 2014 season nationally ranked and was joined in the regular season rankings by FIU, Florida Atlantic and UAB. • Seven C-USA teams ranked in the top 90 of the final RPI rankings and nine teams were among the top 103. • Nine Conference USA teams won at least one game against a nationally ranked opponent during the 2014 season. • C-USA teams posted a total of 18 wins over nationally ranked, non-conference opponents during the regular season, including seven against top 10 foes. • Old Dominion defeated then-No. 1 Virginia, 8-1, on April 29, marking the league’s first win over a No. 1 team since 2009. It was the ninth time in league history that a C-USA school has defeated the nation’s top-ranked team. • C-USA played 27 of the teams ranked among the top 50 in the final NCAA RPI rankings, posting wins vs. 19. C-USA teams defeated: No. 1 Virginia (Old Dominion), No. 3 Texas (Rice), No. 4 Mississippi (Southern Miss), No. 6 TCU (Rice), No. 7 Florida (Florida Atlantic), No. 11 LSU (Tulane), No. 17 Miami [Fla.] (Florida Atlantic), No. 23 Alabama (Southern Miss, UAB), No. 30 Stanford (Rice), No. 31 Texas A&M (Louisiana Tech), No. 36 Sam Houston State (Rice, UTSA), No. 39 Liberty (Old Dominion), No. 41 Columbia (UTSA), No. 43 North Carolina (East Carolina) and No. 50 UCF (Florida Atlantic). Additionally, incoming C-USA member WKU defeated National Champion and No. 2 Vanderbilt, along with No. 5 Louisi-

ana-Lafayette. • Nine 2014 players and four 2014 teams ranked among the top 10 national leaders in the final 2014 NCAA statistics. • Conference USA had 34 players chosen in the June Major League Baseball Draft, including the No. 9 overall selection (East Carolina’s Jeff Hoffman). Eleven of the 2014 C-USA schools had at least one player selected. • The league had 24 games televised nationally or regionally in 2014. • Nine players from 2014 C-USA schools appeared on the 2014 opening day rosters of Major League Baseball teams. The 12 schools that currently comprise Conference USA Baseball have enjoyed a great deal of success. Here are some of their accomplishments: • 12 College World Series Appearances • 2003 National Champions - Rice • At least one College World Series team in five of the last nine seasons and nine out of 14. • 135 NCAA Appearances (74 since 1995) • Six National Players of the Year since 1995 • Seven National Freshmen of the Year since 1995 • 133 All-Americans since 1995 • Schools have combined to win 40 or more games 60 times in the last 15 years • Has had a team ranked No. 1 in the nation in four of the last nine regular season

The 2015 Conference USA Championship will return to Hattiesburg, Miss. for the fifth time in the league’s history. Southern Miss also hosted the 2014, 2009, 2005 and 1996 C-USA Championships at Pete Taylor Park. The Championship will feature the top eight teams in regular-season league play and the format consists of two double-elimination brackets, with a single-elimination championship game.

GAME SCHEDULE

All times Central.

Wed., May 20 Game 1 9:00a Game 2 12:30p Game 3 4:00p Game 4 7:30p Thurs., May 21 Game 5 9:00a Game 6 12:30p Game 7 4:00p Game 8 7:30p Fri., May 22 Game 9 3:00p Game 10 6:30p

Sun., May 24 Championship Game 12:00p

2014 Rice 2013 Rice 2012 UAB 2011 Rice 2010 Southern Miss 2009 Rice 2008 Houston 2007 Rice 2006 Rice 2005 TCU/Tulane* 2004 TCU

2003 Southern Miss 2002 East Carolina 2001 Tulane 2000 Houston 1999 Tulane 1998 Tulane 1997 Houston 1996 Tulane *declared co-champions after championship game was cancelled due to weather

Pete Taylor Park Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field has been the home of Southern Miss baseball since 1984, when the facility was opened. “The Pete” as it is nicknamed, has seated more than a million fans who have entered its gates. During that time, the Golden Eagles have been regularly among the top teams in the nation in attendance. The stadium features chairback seating for 2,054 fans and bleacher seating for 1,212, after its current renovation prior to the 2012 season. The facility upgrade extended the main grandstand past each dugout to give it a more overall stadium look. The extended grandstands eliminated the bleacher seating that had been utilized down each of the base lines. The stadium also has a popular right field lounge area known as the “Right Field Roost,” which has reserved parking for 40 vehicles and is equipped with barbeque grills.

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conference usa

Sat., May 23 Game 11 9:00a Game 12 12:30p Game 13 4:00p (if necessary) Game 14 7:30p (if necessary)

PAST C-USA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

2015 season outlook

STARTING ROTATION Marshall will head into the 2015 season with a starting rotation that not only brings experience, but also some variety.

Caleb Ross

Junior Chase Boster, a Third-Team Collegiate All-American this past summer, will be looked upon to be one of the anchor’s of the Herd’s weekend rotation. Boster spent time at the beginning of the season in the bullpen as long relief, but transitioned into a starting role after King’s injury. Boster posted a 2-3 record in 2014 and collected 30 strikeouts. Adding more experience is senior Matt Margaritonda. The Freehold, N.J., native started in a team-high 13 games, and earned Conference USA Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing his first complete game, recording a career-high 11 Ks and faced just two batters over the minimum. Margaritonda has spent time as set-up man, closer, and relief during his earlier seasons with Marshall before making his first collegiate start at the end of his sophomore season against nationally ranked Rice. The rewarding of another year of eligibility for now-redshirt senior Josh King certainly has the Herd rotation feeling better than expected. King will not throw immediately, but is expected to make a big impact down the stretch once he is 100% healthy. The Troup, Ga., native underwent Tommy John surgery after just six games last season, giving Marshall its most veteran player an unexpected final season. Junior college transfer JD Hammer will also be looked upon to start. The Fort Collins, Colo., native boasted a 1.09 ERA last season at Navarro Junior College in Texas. Redshirt junior Lance Elder will also provide depth in a starting role. The righty spent time as a weekend starter during his rookie campaign, and upon returning to the diamond after missing 2013 due to injury, started in four games while appearing in 11 others. Also thrown in the mix are transfers Callaway Kirkpatrick and Heston Van Fleet, both hailing from Texas’ Paris Junior College.

BULLPEN After a spectacular season, junior southpaw Caleb Ross will lead the relief staff in 2015. The All-Time Leader in Single Season Appearances at Marshall, Ross threw in 36 games last season, allowing just four runs for a 2.29 ERA. The Barboursville, W.Va., native made 25 consecutive appearances without allowing a run.

TOP RETURNERS Corey Bird .292 avg, 49 hits, 19 runs, 3 dbls, 15 stolen bases

TJ Diffenderfer .258 avg, 39 hits, 18 runs, 6 dbls, 4 hrs, 3 trpls, 29 RBI

Andrew Dundon .241 avg, 45 hits, 21 runs, 4 dbls, 1 hr, 7 stolen bases

Robert Fajardo .264 avg, 29 hits, 20 runs, 5 dbls, 7 stolen bases

Sam Hunter 29 app, 2-0, 3.27 ERA, 13 K, 11 IP, 1 SV

Josh King 6 GS, 2-2, 2.60 ERA, 34.2 IP, 28 K

Caleb Ross 36 app, 2-0, 2.29 ERA, 19.2 IP, 18 K

Fellow lefty Sam Hunter will also be impactful; making 29 appearances (tied for 5th All-Time in Single Season Appearances) and recording 13 strikeouts in 11 innings pitched. 18

Senior Clint Wilson will also provide veteran experience out of the pen. Wilson appeared in 26 games last season, and could be the Herdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go-to arm for long relief. Junior Michael Taylor, after spending his first two seasons as a starter, has moved into the bullpen and could receive ample work on the mound. Redshirt senior Kolin Stanley, another Third-Team Collegiate All-American, will also be called upon, after appearing in 29 games last season for the Herd. The Beloit, Ohio, native picked up 10 saves while in the Prospect League and boasted a 0.00 ERA. CATCHER 2014 Johnny Bench Award Watchlist member Matt Reed returns as the Herdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backstop. The redshirt sophomore emerged as a threat behind the plate, finishing 2014 third in C-USA with 17 runners caught stealing and allowing just eight passed balls all season. Junior Aaron Bossi, who has spent his first two seasons as an infielder, and freshman Tyler Ratliff will serve as additional catching options.

Aaron Bossi

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FIRST BASE Big guy TJ Diffenderfer will continue to reign at first base. The senior posted a .990 fielding percentage (highest among position players) and raked in four homers and three triples while at the plate. The Mount Tenn., native needs just three triples to crack into the Marshall All-Time top ten. Junior transfer Ryne Dean will also see time at first. Dean was awarded 2014 Preseason All-American honors during his tenure with Fresno City

College.

SECOND BASE The middle infield position looks to be up for grabs, with four contenders all vying for time at second base.

THIRD BASE After spending his first three years holding down second base, senior Andrew Dundon transitions to the corner bag for 2015. Dundon has started 155 of 158 games he has played for Marshall, and is one of six players in the nation to have started 150 games or more. The Lincoln Park, N.J., native led the squad in runs (21) and was second on the team with 45 hits.

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2015 season outlook

King, who played the position in high school, may see some time at the bag, and quick-gloved Bossi could also get work. Junior transfer DJ Gee, a 2014 All-American first team honoree, and freshman Chad Roberts, are also in the competition.

2015 season outlook

SHORTSTOP After hailing at short for nearly his entire Herd career, senior Sergio Leon returns to the position for his final season. The Miami native recorded 10 multihit games in 2014 and boast a .242 career batting average. Leon is coming off his best year in the field, committing just seven errors and boasting a .966 fielding percentage. Freshman Andrew Bladt will serve as Leonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backup. LEFT FIELD The corner outfields once again present some competition, as the combination of redshirt junior Robert Fajardo, sophomore transfer Billy Sager, and freshman Austin Norman will all split time at the spot. Fajardo appeared in 42 games last season, starting 33 of them in left. Another Miami product, Fajardo was second on the 2014 squad with a .264 batting average and 20 runs scored. Sager comes to the Herd from Potomac State Junior College, where he hit .390 with four home runs and 33 RBI with the Catamounts. Norman, a Fairmont, W.Va., native, posted a .417 batting average his senior season, supplying 50 RBI and 12 home runs while leading his high school to the state title game. CENTER FIELD After a standout rookie campaign, sophomore Corey Bird will again anchor the outfield at center. The C-USA All-Freshman selection was second in the league with 15 stolen bases and led the Herd with a .292 batting average. Another in-state outfielder, Bird also led the squad with 49 hits and posted a team-high 16 game on-base streak. RIGHT FIELD Another combination ensues in the right field position, with Norman, Fajardo and sophomore Cory Garrastazu all looking to receive time. Garrastazu emerged as a top contributor during his collegiate debut, coming off the bench in opening weekend going 4-for-8 with four RBI, a run, and a double. The Miamian posted a .321 average, collecting 17 hits in 53 at bats before going down for the year with an injury. Once fully healthy, Garrastazu could get the most time at right. DESIGNATED HITTER In the event he is not filling in for Diffenderfer at first, Dean will take over the role of DH this season after a .305 batting average, seven homeruns, 43 RBI season at Fresno City. Sager could also see time at the position when not in the outfield. UTILITY Gee and Bossi will both certainly be utilized for their abilities. Gee could play multiple positions in the infield and outfield, with Bossi serving as an option in the infield or behind the plate. Roberts could also see some utility work.

TV SCHEDULE The Herd will have at least three games televised this season, beginning with Mississippi State on Friday, Feb. 20. Marshall will then have two games in conference play on the small screen-- Sunday, March 22 versus UAB and Saturday, April 4, versus Florida Atlantic. See local listings for details.

FRIDAY 2/20 Mississippi State 7:30 ET Game will also be streamed online via SEC Network.

SUNDAY 3/22 UAB 2:00 ET SATURDAY 4/4 Florida Atlantic 4:00 ET

tv game schedule

Top: Regions Field in Birmingham, Ala. Bottom: Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Miss.

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head coach jeff waggoner

jeff #30 waggoner Head Coach Ninth Season Cleveland State â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;98 Head coach Jeff Waggoner enters his ninthseason at the helm of the Marshall baseball program. In eight seasons, he has compiled a 177-256-1record along with a birth to the Conference USA Championship in 2008. His 177 victories are the secondmost in program history. After the 2013 season, Waggoner saw two Thundering Herd players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. A total of 12 players were selected over the last three seasons, while 26 of his student-athletes have received an opportunity to play professional baseball under his tutelage. Aaron Blair (first supplemental round - 36th overall - to the Arizona Diamondbacks) and Isaac Ballou (15th round to the Washington Nationals), the 2013 draftees, became the 14th and 15th members of the Herd to be selected after serving on one of Waggoner's teams. One year prior, pitchers Joe Church (17th round to the San Diego Padres) and Mike Mason (24th round to the Colorado Rockies) were selected. Waggoner's last three teams have produced All-Conference performers, with Blair and Ballou garnering All-Conference USA first team honors in 2013 after Blair and Sergio Leon were named All-Freshmen in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The 2011 season featured eight players who would go on to be drafted by MLB teams and two players who were signed as free agents. Greg Willams (Texas Rangers), Mike Mason (Texas Rangers), Joe Church (Los Angeles Angels), Isaac Ballou (Pittsburgh Pirates), Kenny Socorro (Chicago Cubs), Arik Sikula (Toronto Blue Jays), Shane Farell (Toronto Blue Jays), Rhett Stafford (Oakland Athletics) were each drafted in the 2011 MLB, marking the most drafted players in a season in Marshall baseball history. Victor Gomez (Atlanta Braves) and Ian Kadish (Toronto Blue Jays) were also picked up by big league teams as free agents. Along with the most drafted players in a season, Waggoner's club had four players earn Conference USA honors. Kenny Socorro was selected to the All-Conference USA team as an infielder and freshman, Aaron Blair, was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team. Kyle Blank and Arik Sikula both earned academic recognition through the conference, after being picked to the Conference USA All-Academic team.

A total of 41 records have been broken under Waggoner, including 23 team and 18 individual marks. Waggoner has also posted victories against 13 ranked opponents, including knocking off then No. 1 Rice in 2009. In 2010, MU defeated No. 17 Ohio State and No. 25 Rice during the regular season. In 2012, Waggoner led Marshall to a senior day victory over No. 13 UCF. In 2013, his squad topped No. 19 Houston in games one and two of a three-game series. In 2007, during his second season at Marshall, Waggoner led the Herd to 30 wins, the most in program history. The Herd notched a 30-30-1 overall record and finished sixth in C-USA with a 10-13-1 mark, and a berth in the 2008 Entergy C-USA Baseball Championship tournament hosted by Tulane. At the tournament, Marshall defeated third-seeded Tulane twice, and second-seeded Southern Miss twice, before falling to Houston in the championship game, 3-2. All three of those teams were NCAA Regional participants in 2008, while the Herd finished one run shy of its first NCAA Regional appearance since 1978. For his efforts, Waggoner was named All-Pavlovich Team Coach of the Year in "Collegiate Baseball" Newspaper. During his seven seasons with the Herd, 24 Marshall players/signees have been given a chance to play at the professional level. In the 2010 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, Kevin Shackelford, Ryan Kiel and Aaron Blair were selected. Other notable players drafted include Steven Blevins, Tommy Johnson and Nate Lape in 2008, while Eddie Rush and Dan Straily were picked in 2009. Straily is one of a dozen currently playing at the next level and has made his way into the Major Leagues. The right-handed arm spent two seasons at Double-A Midland before being promoted to Triple-A Sacramento during the summer of 2012. Straily ultimately received a call from the Oakland Athletics and pitched in 39.1 innings over seven starts at the conclusion of the 2012 season before becoming a regular member of the A's rotation in 2013. Prior to the 2010 campaign, the Herd placed three players (Blevins, Lape and Gomez) on All-C-USA teams, while two (Lape and Gomez) were named to all All-Mideast Region squads. Adam Yeager, Gomez

and Lape have all played summer ball in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League. In his first season with the Herd, Waggoner led the squad to a 21-32 record which included a 15-11 mark at home. The Alliance Ohio native helped lead Marshall to a 5-18 record in C-USA picking up series wins against both Memphis and Houston, and picked up a win against UCF. Before taking over the head coaching position at Marshall, Waggoner spent two seasons as an assistant with the nationally-ranked North Carolina State University Wolfpack.

Cleveland State. Waggoner received his master's degree in Educational Psychology from St. Rose in 2001. He has two daughters, Kacee and Madelyn.

WAGGONER BY YEAR Year Position

2000 2001 2002 While with the Wolfpack, Waggoner was a part of two N.C. State teams 2003 that had a combined record of 81-41 and played in two NCAA tourna2004 ments. In 2006, N.C. State finished second in the ACC Tournament and 2005 was runner up in the NCAA Austin Regional. The Wolfpack ranked as 2006 high as seventh in the nation that season while finishing third nationally in 2007 hitting (.333) and second in the ACC in fielding percentage (.970). A total 2008 of six players were named to All-ACC teams, with two (Ramon Corona 2009 and Matt Camp) claiming All-America honors. 2010 2011 Waggoner's responsibilities with the Wolfpack included player devel2012 opment, recruiting, academic support, travel and directing N.C. State's 2013 summer baseball camps. 2014

Before his arrival in Raleigh, Waggoner spent two seasons at Kent State University. The Golden Flashes captured the 2004 MAC Tournament Championship during his tenure and also had seven players selected in the Major League Baseball draft, including first round draft pick Emmanuel Burriss who played for the San Fransisco Giants.

St. Rose Asst GW Asst GW Asst KSU Asst KSU Asst NCSU Asst NCSU Asst Marshall HC Marshall HC Marshall HC Marshall HC Marshall HC Marshall HC Marshall HC Marshall HC

Record Conf./Finish

32-16-1 38-23 42-23 36-18 36-27 41-19 40-22 21-32 30-30-1 22-32 27-31 20-31 17-37 20-34 20-31

NCAA Tournament 18-6/T-1st* D-II CWS 13-9/4th 17-7/2nd East* NCAA Regional (0-2) 20-4/1st 14-10/2nd* South Bend Regional (1-2) 17-13/6th Lincoln Regional (1-2) 16-13/3rd East Austin Regional (1-2) 5-18/9th 10-13-1/6th 9-15/7th 12-12/T-3rd 7-17/9th 5-19/9th 6-18/9th 10-19/10th -

*Won Conference Tournament

He was also an assistant coach at George Washington University from 2000-02, where he helped guide the Colonials to a school record for wins in a season (42) and the Atlantic 10 championship in 2002. George Washington led the A-10 and was among the national leaders in both batting average (.326) and home runs (91) that season. The Colonials posted a two-year record of 80-45 during Waggoner's stay, and five GW players were selected in the MLB draft.

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Before his two years at George Washington, Waggoner spent the 2000 season at the College of St. Rose in Albany, N.Y., helping St. Rose earn a berth in the Division II College World Series in 2000. Waggoner has worked with two collegiate summer baseball teams. He was the head coach of the Arlington Senators of the Clark Griffith League in 2002, guiding the Senators to a 32-10 regular-season record, the Clark Griffith League championship, and the All-American Amateur Baseball Association (AAABA) national championship. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach for the Schenectady Mohawks of the New York Collegiate League in 1999 and 2000. Waggoner lettered two years as a catcher at Cleveland State University, and graduated with a sport management degree in 1998. He played two years at Crowder College in Neosho, Mo., prior to transferring to

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tim #27 donnelly Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Ninth Season Hardin Simmons ‘04 Tim Donnelly worked as an assistant coach at Marshall for his first six seasons before being named the program’s Head Recruiting Coordinator during the fall of 2012. Now in his ninth season, Donnelly continues to serve as an assistant coach, working primarily with the infielders while coaching third base. Donnelly has played a vital role in player development at Marshall and has prepared numerous infielders for the next level. Notable players include Emmanuel Burriss, who was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the first round (33rd overall) of the 2006 amateur draft, Drew Saylor, a 13th round draft pick by the Florida Marlins, Andrew Davis, 12th round pick to the Giants, and Kenny Socorro, 44th round pick by the Chicago Cubs. Prior to coming to Marshall, Donnelly spent a year at Kent State as an assistant coach and helped lead the Golden Flashes to the Mid-American Conference Regular-Season championship. During that year Donnelly was responsible for the infielders, assisted in hitting, and was the first base coach. He also handled field maintenance and camp duties. In 2005, he was an assistant coach at Malone College for head coach Tom Crank, where he handled the infielders, hitting and recruiting. He also served as an assistant coach with the Stark County Terriers summer league baseball team (Great Lakes Summer League) in 2005 and helped lead the team to a league title. He has experience working baseball camps at Texas A&M, Texas Christian, Kent State, Malone College and Northeast Texas Community College, where he worked primarily with outfielders and assisted in recruiting during the 2002 season. His father, Rich Donnelly, has been a Major League Coach for over 25 years and is currently in his first season as the third base coach for the Seattle Mariners.Rich also worked with various MLB teams including the Texas Rangers (1980, 83-85), Pittsburgh Pirates (19861996), Florida Marlins (1997-1998), Colorado Rockies (1999-2002), Milwaukee Brewers (2003-2005), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006-2007). From 2008 until 2010, Rich served as a Player Development Advisor for the Pittsburgh Pirates. 24

Donnelly’s two brothers both played collegiate sports. Bubba Donnelly played four years of basketball at Robert Morris College, while his brother Mike was a four-year kicker on the Cumberland College football team. Donnelly earned a bachelor’s degree in sports fitness and leisure studies in 2004 from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. There he lettered two seasons on the baseball team under head coach Steve Coleman. He received his associate’s degree in arts and science from Northeast Texas Community College in 2001, and lettered in baseball two seasons for head coach Chad Tidwell.

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Pitching Coach Second Season Ohio State â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;04

Newman enters his second season on the Marshall baseball coaching staff and is serving as the Herd pitching coach. Most recently a volunteer assistant at Ohio State, Newman spent three seasons on the Buckeye coaching staff after being hired in July 2010. The Ohio State pitching staff, under the guidance of Newman and pitching coach Mike Stafford, improved dramatically over the last three seasons. After the staff posted a 4.94 ERA in 2011, the Buckeyes improved to a 3.24 ERA in the 2013 campaign. In 2013, Ohio State ranked in the Top 40 nationally in every pitching category including walks per nine innings (8th, 2.45), strikeout-to-walk ratio (15th, 2.75), WHIP (17th, 1.19), hits per nine innings (33rd, 8.29) and ERA (38th, 3.24). Ohio State had three pitchers earn All-Big Ten honors in 2013. Newman has also helped Buckeyes into the next level as righthander John Kuchno was a 2012 18th-round selection by the Pittsburgh Pirates before Brad Goldberg was taken by the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round this season and Brett McKinney's 19th round selection by the Pirates.

In his career, Newman helped the Buckeyes to a 161-84-1 record, a Big Ten regular season championship (2001) and two Big Ten Tournament championships (2002 and 2003). Ohio State went to three NCAA Regional tournaments and hosted an NCAA Super Regional (2003) in his four years in Columbus. Newman was drafted in the 19th round of the 2004 MLB Draft and signed a professional contract with the Colorado Rockies. He

The Wheelersburg High School graduate spent three seasons in the minors before making his Major League debut against Philadelphia on Sept. 12, 2007, and making the Colorado Rockies World Series roster that season. He jumped between Triple-A Colorado Springs and the Rockies in 2008 before being claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals in July. Newman pitched in 14 games over his two seasons between Colorado and Kansas City, making his last appearance in September 2008. He and his wife Sarah currently reside in Wheelersburg, Ohio with their two children - Ayda (5) and Kash (3). What they're saying about Newman: "Josh Newman is a great addition to the Herd coaching staff. He is caring and brings knowledge and passion to Marshall baseball. Josh is a prime example of what an individual can accomplish if they put in the work. He continues to study and learn about the game he loves. It is never about him, and it is always about the players. Josh has the ability to make every player on the Herd roster feel important." Gary Pellant Professional Scout -Chicago White Sox "Josh Newman is one of my favorites. I'm excited for him but especially excited for the players at Marshall. He will help make them better on and off the field." Ed Santa Area Scouting Supervisor - Colorado Rockies "Coach Newman will make everyone better in this program. His energy and passion is contagious. He will demand the very best on and off the field every day from his players. Bright futureahead in Herd country." Nick Swisher - Cleveland Indians Herdbaseball

pitching coach josh newman

A native of Wheelersburg, Ohio and a 2004 Ohio State graduate, Newman ranks third all-time at Ohio State in career wins (32), innings pitched (369.0) and strikeouts (291). He was a freshman All-American in 2001 and a three-time All-Big Ten honoree, including a first-team selection in 2004.

had previously been drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 2003 but he elected to stay at Ohio State for his senior season.

brian karlet

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coach karlet coach storey

Assistant Coach Third Season Georgetown College â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05

Brian Karlet joined Marshall's baseball staff as an assistant coach in the fall of 2012. Karlet graduated with a degree in communications from Georgetown College, where he was named to the Mid-South all-conference team at the end of his senior year. Following graduation, Karlet earned a Master's degree in athletic administration while serving as Director of Baseball Operations at Marshall University. After two years with the Thundering Herd (2005-2007), Karlet returned to his alma mater as the top assistant coach for the Tigers. Karlet worked with the team for two seasons before receiving a promotion to

head coach in 2009. Under Karlet's guidance, the Tigers never finished lower than third place in the Mid-South Conference. Karlet sported a 58-56 record at the helm of the Tigers' baseball program and a 35-21 record in conference play. Karlet resides in South Point, Ohio with his wife, Kelley, and two sons, Jaxson and Cooper.

heath storey Graduate Assistant/Director of Ops. First Season Flagler â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11 Heath Storey joins the program in the fall of 2014 as a graduate assistant manager. A native of Kennett, Mo., Storey attended Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo., and helped to lead Vikings to national rankings in both the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Storey graduated with a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Flagler College, where he completed his collegiate career as a relief pitcher for the Saints. This will be Storey's fourth coaching stop.

He served as assistant coach for Ponte Vedra (FL) High School and head coach at North Pemiscot (Mo.) High School before returning to Flagler this past year to serve as an assistant coach. In the summer of 2014, Storey served as the pitching coach for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the Perfect Game College Baseball League. The Mohawks won the regular season and postseason tournament with a 40-11 record and held a league-leading ERA of 2.59.

support staff ACADEMIC ADVISOR AJ Hubbard TRAINER Russell Smotherman SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR Caitie Smith STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Billy Brown, Tim Pike, Chris Lapole EQUIPMENT MANAGER Zac Littleton STUDENT MANAGERS Tre Jackson, Alex Simon

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tj diffenderfer meet the team

RS Sr. | INF | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;5, 240 | R/R | Mount Juliet, Tenn. Diffenderferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Herd Career Highs

2014: Played 48 games this season, starting 45... led the squad with 29 RBI and 13 extra base hits, including six doubles, three triples, and four home runs...also led team in slugging (.417), on-base percentage (.379), total bases (63), and tied for first with 11 hit-by-pitches...second on team with 19 walks... had 10 multihit games and seven multi-RBI games...tied for third in C-USA in triples (3)...recorded a .990 fielding percentage with 383 putouts... went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a home run and a run on 4/08 versus Eastern Kentucky... recorded his third triple and third homer of the season on the same weekend versus Louisiana Tech (5/4-5/6), with six RBI during the series. Columbia State JC: Played two seasons for Coach Mike Corn... 2nd Team All-Conference Selection in 2012 High School: Attended Mount Juliet High School... Selected to the All-District Team and All-Region Team Personal: Born on April 2, 1992... Son of Tim and Tracy Diffenderfer...Father Tim played baseball at 2014 Stats

Category At -Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Walks Stolen Bases

High 4 (17x) 2 (2x) 3 (2x) 1 (6x) 1 (3x) 1 (4x) 4 2 (4x) --

Opponent (Last) Middle Tennessee Florida Atlantic West Virginia Tech UTSA Louisiana Tech Middle Tennessee West Virginia Tech Louisiana Tech ---

Date 5/17/14 4/04/14 4/18/14 4/11/14 5/04/14 5/15/14 4/18/14 5/04/14 ---

United Wesleyan... has one sister, Ashley, who is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State... Family association to MLB Hall of Famer Nellie Fox... Spent two years as a member of the Kansas City Royals Scout Team... majoring in Exercise Science

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andrew dundon meet the team

Sr. | INF | 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10, 190 | R/R | Lincoln Park, N.J. Dundonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Highs Category At -Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Walks Stolen Bases

2014: Started all 51 games for the Herd at second

High 6 (2x) 2 (7x) 4 (2x) 1 (14x) 1 1 3 (2x) 2 (6x) 2

Opponent (Last) North Carolina A&T Southern Miss North Carolina A&T Eastern Kentucky Memphis Duke Coppin State Louisiana Tech Houston

Date 2/22/14 3/15/14 2/22/14 4/2/14 4/6/12 3/1/14 4/10/12 5/2/14 4/7/13

base, committing just seven errors on the season...went 4-for-6 with a double, run, and RBI on 2/22 versus North Carolina A&T... hit the Herdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first home run of the year on 3/01 versus Duke...had 12 multi-hit games this season, including 3-for-4 performances on 3/15 versus Southern Miss and 4/08 versus Eastern Kentucky...led the team with 21 runs scored this season and 215 plate appearances and tied for first in walks with Corey Bird (20)...second on the team with 45 hits and tied for second with teammates NC State (2/17)...recorded his first multihit game against Charleston Aaron Bossi and Robert Fajardo with seven stolen bases. Southern (2/26)...freshman jitters saw his average shrink to .154 in the middle of March but he responded by batting .409 in the month of 2013: Was the only member of the Thundering Herd to April...tallied 12 multihit games and drove in multiple runs five times... start in all 54 games...made 48 starts at second, five at DH, strung together a span of 17 games reaching base. and one at short...led Marshall in hitting for 61% of the season (including a span from 3/1 to 4/13)...saw his aver- High School: Played baseball and basketball at Boonton High age rise to .406 after a 2-for-2 effort against USC Upstate School...lettered four years in baseball and two in basketball...batted (3/3)...batted .333 during the month of February (7-for-21) .580, hit 12 homeruns, and knocked in 37 RBIs in senior season...also and March (24-for-72)...team second-best 17 multihit games went 4-1 on the mound with 60 strikeouts...2011 NJAC Liberty Player (Ballou had 20), including three three-hit games and a of the Year recipient...captain of the baseball team junior and senior four-hit clinic against No. 19 Houston...batted 7-for-13 seasons...three-time Morris County and Daily Record selection...two(.538) in the Houston series and 13-for-29 (.448) against time NJAC Liberty Division selection (2010-11)...two-time Colonial Hills nationally ranked opposition...stole a team second-best selection (2008, 2010)...first team Group One selection (2011)...all-time 11 bases (Ballou had 13) in 14 chances...led the team in school leader in hits (110), homeruns (14), RBIs (104), career average (.490)...hit three home runs in Morris County semifinal game in 2011. sacrifice hits (10). Personal: Born on Sept. 26, 1993...son of Paul and Ruth Dundon... true freshman...singled in his first plate appearance against has a younger brother, Paul Jr., who played baseball at UNC-Greensboro...majoring in business administration. Career Stats

2012: Batted .264 in 53 games, making 50 starts as a

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josh king meet the team

RS Sr. | RHP | 6’1, 190 | R/R | Troup, Ga.

King’s Career Highs 3rd All-Time in Saves (9)

Category Longest Start Shortest Start Longest Relief Strikeouts

2014: Made six starts as the Friday night rotation leader

High 8.0 3.2 3.2 (2x) 7

Opponent (Last) Southern Miss Georgetown Memphis Southern Miss

Date 3/14/14 2/15/14 4/30/12 3/14/14

before sitting out the rest of the year due to surgery... posted a 2-2 record with 28 strikeouts (12 looking) in 34 2/3 innings pitched...threw six scoreless innings on 2/21 versus NC A&T allowing just three hits and fanning six...struck out drop to 1.72 after pitching two hitless innings against East Carolina seven in eight innings of work on 3/14 versus Southern (5/5)...gave up earned runs in only seven of his 21 relief apearances. Miss....Earned Bachelor’s Degree in Management 2013: Was one of three pitchers (Ryan Hopkins, Kolin Stanley) to make 22 appearances out of the pen...was 1-3 with six saves which moved him to a third-place tie on Marshall’s career saves list (nine)...struck out 29 and walked 14 in 30.2 innings...conceded 29 hits, only three of which went for extra bases (all doubles)...took his first save when he and Aaron Blair combined for a two-hit shutout of rival West Virginia (3/19)...struck out a season-high six in three innings in that effort...earned another save when Marshall beat WVU the second time (5/14)...combined with Blair for another shutout against No. 19 Houston (4/6)..

2011: Pitched 39.2 innings in relief...went 2-4 with two saves and a 3.86 earned run average...fanned a hitter in 18 of his 22 appearances...led the Marshall bullpen with 32 strikeouts...made his first collegiate appearance in a 6-4 victory over Kentucky (2/19) where he threw two scoreless innings with two punchouts. High School: Finished with an 8-1 record with six complete games at Troup HS...the righty logged 65 innings and collected 88 strikeouts with a 1.25 ERA...team advanced to the Elite Eight in state playoffs... honored with the ACE Pitcher Award...named to all-state and all-region teams...played for the Ohio Warhawks summer team...captured the National Championship in 2010.

2012: Made a pair of weekend starts over the first two Personal: Born July 1, 1992...son of Micky and Katrina King...will weeks of the season before being moved to the bullpen... earn second Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing this May. led the team with 23 game appearances...went 1-1 as a starter and 1-4 as a reliever...2-5 for the year with an earned run average of 2.30...did not give up a run in any of his first five relief appearances (10.1 innings)...picked up his only save of the season against St. Bonaventure (3/18)... struck out 42 in 43.0 IP...saw his earned run average Career Stats 2014 2013 2012 2011

era

w-l

app/gs

sho

2.60

2-2

6-6

0/0

3.82

1-3

22-0

0/2

2.30

2-5

23-2

0/0

3.86

2-4

22-0

0/1

34.2

30 13

30.2

43.0

39.2

b/avg.

sfa

sha

3 4

10 15

28 1

.231

29 14

13 14

29 3

.257

42 23

42 5

.250

35 18

17 11

32 5

.245

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sergio leon

meet the team

Sr. | INF | 5’10, 175 | R/R | Miami

Leon’s Career Highs Category At -Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Walks Stolen Bases

2014: Started all 51 games at shortstop, committing just seven errors on the season...recorded 10 multihit games, including two games where he recorded three hits (4/1-Akron) and (4/11-UTSA)...third on the team with 19 RBI and tied for fourth with 18 runs...broke up a no-hitter against Middle Tennessee on 5/16 with a single through the left side in the 7th...hit in every spot in the batting order except 4th and 5th. 2013: Appeared in 53 games (52 starts)...batted .212 with 21 runs and 13 RBI’s...nine multihit games which included three-hit games against Central Michigan (3/17) and Southern Miss (4/13)...came away with a monster game against No. 19 Houston where he walked, doubled, homered (2-for-5), scored once, and drove in six (4/5)... hit eight doubles on the year...stole three bags in four attempts.

High 6 (2x) 3 (2x) 4 (2x) 1 (19x) -- 1 (2x) 6 2 (4x) 2

Opponent (Last) East Carolina Coppin State Central Florida Duke --- Houston Houston Florida International UAB

Date 5/4/12 4/10/12 5/12/12 3/1/14 --4/5/13 4/5/13 3/23/14 4/25/14

against Bryant (2/18)...finished the season on an eight-game hitting streak, matching a streak he claimed earlier in the season...named to Conference USA All-Freshman team. High School: Went to G. Holmes Braddock High School all four years...won second team all-Dade in his sophomore , junior, and senior seasons.

Personal: Born on March 29, 1993...son of Sergio and Haychel 2012: Started 42 games in his true freshman season, Leon...has two younger sisters: Ashley, who plays softball at Auburn, missing 12 due to a wrist injury...batted .302 for the year, and Melissa...majoring in business. being one of only three members of the Thundering Herd to bat over .300...led the team in batting average after a 2-for-3 outing against No. 9 Rice so his average climb to .330...batted .423 against nationally ranked opposition... registered 12 multihit games, and two four-hit games...stole seven bases on eight attempts...reached on an error, stole a base, and came around to score in his first collegiate atbat (at NC State, 2/17)...knocked in his first of 20 runs

2012 Conference USA All-Freshman Team

Career Stats 2014 .221 2013 .212 2012 .302

51-51

181

18 40

3 0

43 .238

3 .289

6-9

118

53-52

170

3-4

158

17 .936

42-42

169

20 51

63 .373

3 .314

7-8

130 14 .932

9 0

.276

.258

.966

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#10

matt margaritonda meet the team

Sr. | RHP | 5’9, 185 | R/R | Freehold, N.J.

Margaritonda’s Career Highs Category Longest n Start Shortest Start Longest Relief Strikeouts

2014: Tied for a team high 13 starts with fellow righty

High 9.0 (2x) 4.0 (2x) 6.0 11

Opponent (Last) Louisiana Tech Florida International East Carolina East Carolina

Date 5/2/14 3/23/14 5/12/13 3/9/14

Michael Taylor...earned C-USA Pitcher of the Week honors week of March 10 after his complete game, two-run performance against East Carolina on 3/9, where he recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts and walked just two batters... led four in 1.1 innings against Tulane (5/18). the squad with 82 2/3 innings pitched and 58 strikeouts.... Participated in the Cape Cod Summer League High School: Attended Saint John Vianney High School where he pitched and hit for the baseball team and played quarterback and 2013: Was one of five members of the Herd to appear 20 safety for the football team...received numerous accolades for his abilor more times (20)...made his first start (of the season and his ities to do just about anything...named Rookie of the Year (2008)...won career) in the final game of the regular season against No. three MVPs (2008, 2010-11))...won other awards such as best pitcher 20 Rice (5/18)...suffered the loss to the Owls despite scataward, most versatile player award, and Cy Young award through his tering five hits and two walks over five innings...began the illustrious high school career...named to numerous teams including Shore season as one of a few options for the team’s closer before Conference All-Division team, Rawlings All-American team, Perfect Game being moved to a long reliever and eventually a weekend starter...finished the season with five decisions (all losses) and Underclassman All-American team, Under Armour All-American team, four saves...ERA was 5.18...went four-plus innings in four of his and All-Shore Media team...team won Monmouth County championship last eight appearances (including the start at Rice)...was a part (2008) and sectional state runner-up (2009). of a shutout in each of his first two outings: at Old Dominion (2/15) and at North Carolina A&T (2/24)...threw six scoreless Personal: Born on May 4, 1993...son of Mark and Linda Margaritonda... has one older sister, Nicole...majoring in business. innings of relief against East Carolina (5/12)...struck out six and allowed two hits and four walks in that contest...gave up earned runs in only seven of his 19 relief appearances. 2012: Appeared in 22 games in his true freshman season... supplied the Thundering Herd with a 1-1 record and an earned run average of 4.18...struck out 23 hitters in 23.2 innings...conceded earned runs in only six different games... struck out the side against St. Bonaventure (3/18)...struck out Career Stats 2014 2013 2012

era

w-l

app/gs

sho

4.35

2-7

13-13

0/0

82.2

83 49

0/2

41.2

5.18

0-5

20-1

4.18

1-1

22-0

0/0

2014 c-usa pitcher of the week 3/10 bb

b/avg.

sfa

sha

40 33

58 11

.268

40 27

24 19

33 7

.256

23.2 25 13

11 13

23 4

.269

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#13

kolin stanley meet the team

RS Sr. | RHP | 6’0, 175 | R/R | Beloit, Ohio Tied for 5th in Single Season Appearances (29)

2014: Appeared in 29 games for the Herd in 2014, tying for fifth in single season pitching appearances with fellow hurler Sam Hunter...struck out three in 1.1 innings of work in the opening game versus Georgetown (4/15)...picked up first win of the season on 4/08 versus Eastern Kentucky, going 1.2 innings... recorded 22 strikeouts in 21.1 innings pitched...named a Third-Team Collegiate All-American for his work with the WV Miners of the Prospect League this summer...

Stanley’s Career Highs Category Longest Start Shortest Start Longest Relief Strikeouts

High -- -- 2.2 4 (2x)

Opponent (Last) --- --- Houston Houston

Date --- --4/5/13 4/5/13

School...held a 2.43 earned run average in his senior season...struck out 80 in 64 innings pitched...went 6-4 with one save...named second team all-conference...awarded honorable mention junior year...won three sectional championships, two district championships, and was regional runner-up sophomore year...played in NEOBCA All-Star game senior year at Progressive Field.

2013: Made 22 appearances (all in relief) which were tied with Josh King and Ryan Hopkins for the most on the team...worked 20.2 innings with 21 K’s and 11 Personal: Born on April 24, 1992...son of Mike and Susan Stanley... walks...ERA was 5.66 with a 1-1 record...typically the first majoring in athletic training with a minor in pre-physical therapy. guy out of the pen, did not record any saves...combined for a shutout with Wayland Moore, Alex Thackston, and Matt Margaritonda at North Carolina A&T (4/24)...was the winning pitcher against No. 19 Houston after striking out his season-high of four in 2.2 innings (4/5)...also struck out four in 2.0 innings against Ohio (4/24)...gave up earned runs in only seven appearances. 2012: Pitched 9.2 innings, all in relief...struck out a pair of hitters against Charleston Southern (2/25) and Coppin State (4/10)...fanned a total of six...earned run average was 5.59 with a record of 0-2. High School: Played baseball at West Branch High Career Stats 2014 2013 2012

era

w-l

app/gs

sho

6.33

2-2

29-0

0/0

sv 0

21.1

24 16

15 9

22 4

5.66

1-1

22-0

0/1

20.2

29 17

13 11

21 7

5.59

0-2

12-0

0/0

9.2

8 7

b/avg.

sfa

sha

.289

.341

.250

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#39

clint wilson meet the team

Sr. | RHP | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;0, 225 | R/R | Austin, Texas

Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Herd Career Highs Category Longest Start Shortest Start Longest Relief Strikeouts

2014: Made 26 appearances all in relief...came into three games to face just one batter and struck them out (2/22-North Carolina A&T) (3/28-Tulane) (5/2-Louisiana Tech)...picked up first win of the season on 4/4 versus Florida Atlantic, going 2.1 scoreless innings, fanning three...combined for a one-hit shutout on 4/16 versus WVU Tech with Roscoe Blackburn, Kyle Kessler, and Brandyn Sittinger...recorded 25 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings pitched.

High -- -- 5.1 3 (2x)

Opponent (Last) --- --- Rhode Island UAB

Date --- --3/2/14 4/26/14

Navarro JC: Member of the 2011 National Championship team...selected as team captain in 2012... Participated in the 2012 Fall All Star Game in Waco at Baylor University... High School: Attended Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, Texas...team made an appearance in the Regional Finals in 2008 Personal: Born on April 12, 1992...son of Chris and Sandy Wilson...brother Colby attends Navarro JC where he plays baseball and brother Caleb is in high school... Married to Rachael Wilson (Eberwein) of Austin, Texas... drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2011

2014 Stats

era

w-l

app/gs

sho

5.12

2-2

26-0

0/2

sv 0

31.2

25 21

18 16

b/avg.

25 10

.214

hp 4

bk 1

sfa

sha 0

meet the team

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#17

aaron bossi meet the team

Jr. | INF | 5’11, 190 | R/R | St. Louis, Mo.

Bossi’s Career Highs

2014: Appeared in 46 games for the Herd, starting 41 at third base and once at DH...Went 5-for-8 during the Florida Atlantic series, scoring three times... went 2-for-5 with three RBI on 3/11 versus Morehead State...recorded a 15-game on-base streak which ended on 5/15 versus Old Dominion...tied for second in stolen bases (7) with teammates Andrew Dundon and Robert Fajardo...second on the team with 10 hit-bypitches...scored 17 runs this season.

Category At -Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Walks Stolen Bases

High 5 (3x) 3 3 (2x) 1 (4x) -- 1 3 (2x) 2 1 (13x)

Opponent (Last) Louisiana Tech Houston Florida Atlantic Tulane --- Central Michigan Morehead State East Carolina UAB

Date 5/4/14 4/5/13 4/5/14 3/29/14 --3/17/13 3/11/14 3/8/14 4/25/14

Personal: Born October 22, 1993...son of Anthony and Roberta 2013: Made 37 starts, primarily at third base, in his Bossi...has six siblings: Amie, Adam, Angela, Alex, Abbigail, and true freshman season...scored a run in his first game Jamie...majoring in business management. (2/15)...waited until 3/10 to notch his first hit...hit a home run for his second career hit against Central Michigan (3/17)...hampered by a hamstring injury, struggled early on and finished the season with a .207 average...six multihit games, including a three-hit, three-RBI clinic against Tulane (4/26)...scored the winning run in the Tulane game on Isaac Ballou’s walkoff single in the 11th...stole six bases in eight attempts. High School: Attended St. John Vianney High School...Midwest Baseball Classic MVP in 2012...won St. Louis Post Dispatch Athlete of the Week during senior season...Athlete of the Month in April, 2012... invited to participate in Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star game. Career Stats 2014 2013

.213

46-42

141

.207

44-37

135

30 28

2 0 2

0 0

1 12

.227 5

.244

10 9

31 30

.287

.285 1

5 0

7-10

6-8

18 11

.864 .897

#32

chase boster

Jr. | RHP | 6’4, 220 | R/R | Stafford, Va. innings of work.

High School: Won the commonwealth district championship in 2011 and 2012...earned first team all-district and second team all-region pitcher in 2011...won first team all-district pitcher and designated hitter in 2012...also won first team all-area DH in 2012...threw 143.1 innings over high school career...posted 18-6 record with an earned run average of 1.86...struck out 154 hitters and held opposing hitters to .187 average...went 8-2 with 59 strikeouts in final season.

Boster’s Career Highs Category Longest Start Shortest Start Longest Relief Strikeouts

High -- --

Opponent (Last) --- ---

Date --- ---

Central Michigan

3/15/13

2014: Made 19 appearances this season, including seven starts... became the third weekend starter after Josh King’s season ending injury...went 6.2 innings allowing just one run off three hits and a walk on 4/27 versus UAB while recording four strikeouts...repeated his 2013 season with a season opening relief win after two scoreless innings on Opening Day (2/15-Georgetown)...finished the season with a 2-3 record... recorded 30 strikeouts (nine looking) in 43 innings pitched... named a Third-Team Collegiate All-American for his work with the WV Miners of the Prospect League this summer...

Personal: Born June 8, 1994...son of Perry and Tina Boster...has one brother: Kyle...majoring in chemistry with a minor in criminal justice.

meet the team

2013: Marshall’s Friday starter for the first half of his true freshman season...threw five innings of one-hit, scoreless baseball in the Herd’s season opener against Old Dominion (2/15)...sat down 13 in a row in that contest...finished the season 3-4 with an ERA of 6.04...was 2-4 with a 5.23 ERA in starts...turned in back-to-back quality starts against USC Upstate (3/1) and Northern Kentucky (3/9)...made one more QS against Morehead State (4/30)...struck out his career high of six against Central Michigan (3/15)...kept WVU scoreless over five innings in Marshall’s season series-clinching win over the Mountaineers (5/14)...finished the season with 30 K’s and 26 walks in 53.2

Career Stats era

2014 3.98 2013 6.04

w-l

app/gs

sho

b/avg.

sfa

sha

2-3

19-7

0/0

43.0

45 21

19 9

30 10

.280

3-4

16-9

0/1

53.2

.284

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#38

lance elder meet the team

RS Jr. | RHP | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;3, 200 | R/R | Miami

Elderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Highs Category High Opponent (Last) Date Longest Start -- --- --- -- --- --2014: Made 15 appearances, including two midweek starts Shortest Start Longest Relief and two weekend starts...picked up his first collegiate save on 4/01 versus Akron with a two-inning, three-strikeout per- Strikeouts formance...was second among the Marshall pitching staff in ERA for much of the season...made two appearances this season where he pitched one inning and struck out two-of- won district championship and was regional finalists. three (2/21-North Carolina A&T) (4/18-WVU Tech Tech)... Personal: Born on Oct. 5, 1992...son of Keith and Deneen Elder... recorded 20 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings. father played football at Georgia Military College...has two older sisters, Auburn and Michele... majoring in business management with a minor in 2013: Red-shirted, did not play. accounting. 2012: Appeared in seven games as a reliever before becoming a member of the starting rotation for the final seven weeks of the year...struck out the first hitter he faced looking (2/26) and claimed his first winning decision against Liberty (4/1)...went 2-5 mostly due to a lack of run support... posted a quality start against No. 9 Rice, holding the Owls to two runs on seven hits over six innings (4/15)...pitched well despite an early exit against No. 13 UCF: gave up two earned runs on six hits in 3.1 innings (5/11)...closed out the season with a winning decision against Tulane where he and fellow freshman Joe McGillicuddy combined for a shutout (5/19). High School: Attended South Dade where he played baseball and bowled...went 7-1 with an earned run average of 2.90 his junior year...struck out 43 in 64.0 innings of work...boasted a record of 8-2 on the hill his senior year...2.40 ERA in 76.0 innings pitched...struck out 94... named first team All-Dade and Pitcher of the Year...team Career Stats era

2014 3.86 2013 2012 5.52

w-l

app/gs

sho

0-2

15-4

0/0

25.2

30 17

20 4

2-5

16-9

0/1

45.2

55 31

b/avg.

sfa

sha

.280

REDSHIRTED, DID NOT PLAY

.301

robert fajardo RS Jr. | OF | 6’0, 182 | R/R | Miami

#26

in pinch-running situations...stole a base and scored a run against East Carolina (5/11)...grounded out in his only at-bat of the season (against No. 20 Rice, 5/17).

Fajardo’s Career Highs Category At -Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Walks Stolen Bases

High 4 (10x) 3 3 1 (5x) -- -- 3 1 (6x) 2

Opponent (Last) Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Old Dominion Old Dominion --- --- Florida Atlantic Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee

2012: Redshirted, did not play.

Date 5/15/14 5/17/14 5/9/14 5/9/14 ----4/5/14 5/17/14 5/17/14

High School: Attended La Salle High School...named to the third team all-country in his senior season and was an honorable mention in his junior season...won the team MVP award following his senior year after leading the team in runs scored, home runs, stolen bases, and OPS. Personal: Born December 20, 1992...son of Jose and Mariana Fajardo...has two brothers: Steven and Mike... majoring in business.

meet the team

2014: Appeared in 42 games, starting in 37 (33 in LF, 3 in CF, 1 in RF)... Went 5-for-10 during the series with Florida Atlantic (4/04-4/06) with two doubles, three runs, and four RBI...went 3-for-4 with a double on 5/09 versus Old Dominion...second on the team with a .264 average and 20 runs scored...third with a .309 slugging and .354 on-base percentage...tied for first on the team with 11 hit-by-pitches... tied for second with teammates Andrew Dundon and Aaron Bossi with seven stolen bases... recorded a 12-game on-base streak this season teamed up with fellow outfielder Corey Bird to work a routine where he scored off a Bird hit, groundout, or sacrifice in 16 of the Herd’s games this season... 2013: Made four game appearances, three of which came Career Stats 2014 2013 2012

.264

42-37

110

5 0

.309

.354

7-13

.956

.000

4-0

0 0

.000

1-1

1.000

REDSHIRTED, DID NOT PLAY

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sam hunter

meet the team

Jr. | LHP | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;0, 180 | L/L | Ashland, Ky. Tied for 5th in Single Season Appearances (29)

2014: Appeared in 29 games for the Herd in 2014, tying for fifth in single-season pitching appearances with fellow hurler Kolin Stanley...picked up his first collegiate save on 4/4 versus Florida Atlantic... threw a season high two innings on 4/18 versus WVU Tech, fanning five...ended the season with 13 strikeouts in 11 innings pitched.

Hunterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Highs Category Longest Start Shortest Start Longest Relief Strikeouts

High -- -- 2.0 (2x) 5

Opponent (Last) --- --- West Virginia Tech West Virginia Tech

Date --- --4/18/14 4/18/14

2013: Made 10 appearances (all in relief) as a true freshman...did not receive any decisions or log any saves despite keeping teams scoreless over his first six outings (4.2 innings)...struck out his first hitter looking against Radford (3/22)...struck out five more, including a trio against Eastern Kentucky (4/3) in his longest outing of 2.0 innings...allowed six hits (only one for extra bases) in 6.2 total innings. High School: Won district championship in football and region championship with all-state selection in baseball at Paul G. Blazer High School. Personal: Born July 8, 1993...son of Sam and Susan Hunter...has two siblings: Jordan and Alex...major is undecided.

Career Stats 2014 2013

era

w-l

app/gs

sho

3.27

2-0

29-0

0/1

11.0

13 2

5.40

0-0

10-0

0/0

6.2

3b 0 0

b/avg.

.225

sfa 2

sha 0

.231

#21

caleb ross

Jr. | LHP | 6’1, 195 | L/L | Barboursville, W.Va. Marshall record holder for Single Season Appearances (36)

Ross’ Herd Career Highs Category Longest Start Shortest Start Longest Relief Strikeouts

High -- -- 4.1 4

Opponent (Last) --- --- Old Dominion Old Dominion

Personal: Born on May 5, 1993...Son of Kevin and Juli Ross... brother Aaron attended WVU and sister Hannah attends Cabell Midland High School.. majoring in Sports Management with a minor in History

Date --- --5/11/14 5/11/14

2014: Holds the Marshall record for single season pitching appearances with 36... was nationally ranked in the top three prior to NCAA postseason play...Pitched four perfect innings of relief on 5/11 vs. ODU, both his longest outing of 2014 and his college career...did not allow a run until 4/23 versus West Virginia, going 25 consecutive appearances without allowing a run...only allowed four runs on the season and just two in C-USA... made nine appearances where he face just one batter and recorded a strikeout...finished the season with a team leading 2.29 ERA in 19.2 innings of work, recording 18 strikeouts (six looking)...finished with a .171 opponent batting average... allowed just one extra base hit this season.

meet the team

High School: Attended Cabell Midland High School where he was a 1st Team All-State selection in baseball and selected as the 2010-2011 WV Sports Writer’s Player of the Year

2014 Stats era

w-l

app/gs

sho

2.29

2-0

36-0

0/1

19.2

12 5

3b 0

b/avg.

.171

sfa 0

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sha 0

#36

michael taylor meet the team

Jr. | RHP | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;6, 195 | R/R | St. Albans, W.Va.

Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Highs Category Longest Start Shortest Start Longest Relief Strikeouts

2014: Tied for a team-high 13 starts this season with fellow

High

Opponent (Last)

Date

righty Matt Margaritonda...recorded a career high six strikeouts on 4/17 versus WVU Tech, where he threw six innings allowing just one run on three hits and a walk...tied career high his next outing with a 7 2/3-inning, six-strikeout performance on 4/26 versus UAB...recorded 41 strikeouts (12 looking) in Personal: Born March 3, 1993...son of Mike and Dawn Myers (guardians) 68 1/3 innings pitched. and Mike Taylor and Kathleen McQuillan (biological)...has a younger brother, Benny, and a younger sister, Michelle...majoring in business management. 2013: Made 11 weekend starts in his true freshman season... also made two appearances from the pen over the final week of the season...finished 3-5 with a 4.53 ERA...was 3-1 after his first four starts...wins were against Northern Kentucky (3/10), Central Michigan (3/17), and Radford (3/24)...turned in a quality start in the win at Radford and another in a no-decision against Tulane (4/27) where he also went his career long of 6.1 innings...struck out five or more three times and fanned his career high of seven in five innings against Central Michigan (3/17)...struck out 36 and walked 28 in 47.2 total innings of work. High School: Attended Saint Albans High School (two years) and Christchurch School (two years)...went 9-1 in his freshman season, winning second team all-state honors...managed a 5-4 record with first team all-state honors in sophomore season...improved to 7-3 upon transfer to Christchurch School for junior season...averaged a ridiculous 21.0 SO/9 that season and was named first team all-state...was named to the all-state team in his senior season for the third time and received the Virginia Prep League Player of the Year award after finishing 9-2.

Career Stats 2014 2013

era

w-l

app/gs

sho

3.56

3-6

13-13

0/1

4.53

3-5

13-11

0/0

b/avg.

sfa

sha

68.1 68 30

41 17

.270

47.2 46 34

36 6

.257

#18

alex thackston

Jr. | LHP | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;0, 188 | L/L | Proctorville, Ohio

Personal: Born December 12, 1993...son of Pete and Tammy Thackston...has three siblings: Tyler, Josie, and Peter...majoring in business.

Thackstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Highs Category Longest Start Shortest Start Longest Relief Strikeouts

High -- --

Opponent (Last) --- ---

Date --- ---

2014: Made 19 appearances including three starts...recorded a career high seven strikeouts in a five inning, four hit performance on 4/19 versus WVU Tech where he earned his first win of the season...recorded three strikeouts in 1.2 innings of relief on 2/17 versus Towson... recorded 23 strikeouts, including nine looking, in 25 1/3 innings of work...picked up his first collegiate save on 3/8 versus East Carolina.

meet the team

2013: Made eight starts in his true freshman season, including four weekend starts...appeared 11 times from the bullpen... picked up his first and only winning decision of the season in a midweek tilt with Eastern Kentucky (5/1)...finished the season 1-3 with an ERA of 4.81...struck out 20 and walked 23 over 33.2 innings on the bump...struck out the second batter he faced on the season against Old Dominion (2/16)...struck out four twice: Central Michigan (3/15) and West Virginia (4/2). High School: Attended Fairland High School. Career Stats era

2014 3.91 2013 4.81

w-l

app/gs

sho

1-1

19-3

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corey bird

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So. | OF | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;1, 193 | L/L | Pinch, W.Va.

Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Highs Category At -Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Walks Stolen Bases

High 6 2 3 (4x) 1 (4x) 1 -- 2 2 (3x) 3

Opponent (Last) North Carolina A&T Georgetown Louisiana Tech UAB UAB --- East Carolina UAB Georgetown

Date 2/22/14 2/15/14 5/3/14 4/26/14 4/26/14 --3/8/14 4/27/14 2/15/14

2014: Started in 44 games for the Herd, missing seven at the beginning of the season due to a toe injury... led the team in batting average (.292), stolen bases (15, second in C-USA, just one shy of leader), hits (49) and was tied for first with 20 walks with Andrew Dundon...was second in on-base (.370) and slugging percentages( .321)...third on the team with 19 runs... led the team in batting average in 39 of the Herd's 51 contests... led team with 15 multi-hit games, including four three-hit games... posted a team-high 16 game on base streak that ended on 5/11 versus Old Dominion... began his collegiate career going 6-for-7 with Personal: Born on August 11, 1995...son of Lisa and Jeff Bird... has three stolen bases, a double, and scored three runs... one sister, Lindsey...Undecided on major teamed up with fellow outfielder Robert Fajardo to work a routine where he allowed to Fajardo to score on a hit, groundout, or sacrifice in 16 of the Herd's games this season...... named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team and was named to second team College Sports Madness All-C-USA team.

2014 Conference USA All-Freshman Team

High School: Attended Herbert Hoover High School in Falling Rock, WV... led the Huskies the state tournament in 2012 and 2013... Pitched the final three innings of the 2013 AA State Championship...Selected as First-Team AllState in 2013 where he was also chosen to be captain... Selected to the WV State Baseball All-Tournament Team in both 2012 and 2013... selected as 2013 Kanawha Valley Player of the Year...2013 WV Gatorade Player of the Year honors... Boasts a .457 career batting average in four seasons at Herbert Hoover...participated in the WV North South All Star Game in 2013... also lettered in basketball 2014 Stats .292

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168

.321

.370

15-20

.971

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roscoe blackburn

So. | LHP | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;3, 190 | L/L | Worthington, Ohio

Blackburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Highs Category Longest Start Shortest Start Longest Relief Strikeouts

High 6.0 1.2 1.1 3 (2x)

Opponent (Last) West Virginia Tech Rhode Island Florida Atlantic West Virginia Tech

Date 4/16/14 3/2/14 4/6/14 4/16/14

2014: Made 13 appearances, including four starts... made collegiate debut in a 2/17 start versus Wake Forest where he went five innings, allowing four hits, two runs, and one walk while striking out three...took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of a 4/16 start versus WVU Tech, where he and his bullpen of Clint Wilson, Brandyn Sittinger, and Kyle Kessler combined for a 1-hit shutout...threw one inning of scoreless relief against hometown crowd on 3/26 versus Ohio State, striking out two... recorded 13 strikeouts in 21.1 innings.

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High School: Helped lead Thomas Worthington HS to back-to-back conference and district championships during 2012 and 2013...maintained a 3.5 GPA throughout high school and graduated with honors... Personal: Born January 10, 1995... Parents are Roscoe and Marla Blackburn... has two sisters Laura Blackburn and Erica Cunningham... Major is undecided 2014 Stats era

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cory garrastazu meet the team

So. | OF | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;4, 200 | L/R | Miami

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Garrastazuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Highs

2014: Appeared in 16 games, starting 12...Came off the bench during Opening Weekend, going 4-for-8 with four RBI, a run, and a double as a pinch hitter...recorded four hits on 2/22 versus NC A&T...posted a.321 average, recording 17 hits in 53 at-bats before sitting out the rest of the year due to a wrist injury. High School: Helped lead Barbara Goleman High School to two district championships and went 8-0 as a pitcher... recieved the Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year Awards

Category At -Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Walks Stolen Bases

High 6 2 4 1 (3x) -- -- 2 (2x) 2 1

Opponent (Last) North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T James Madison --- --- North Carolina A&T East Carolina Georgetown

Date 2/22/14 2/22/14 2/22/14 2/28/14 ----2/22/14 3/8/14 2/15/14

Personal: Born on April 20, 1995... Son of Armando Garrastazu and Mary Zuares...has one brother, Adrian... majoring in Sports Management with a minor in Business... Spent three summers playing for the Elite Squad in Florida and one with the Hialeah Warriors where his teams captured titles in the USA Junior Olympics and Perfect Game tournaments among others...

2014 Stats .321 16-12

17 3

.377

.368

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spencer iacovone

So. | INF | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;2, 210 | R/R | Cincinnati, Ohio

HS... received 2nd Honors selections in three years of Moeller HS

Iacovoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Highs Category At -Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Walks Stolen Bases

High 4 (3x) 1 (2x) 1 (3x) 1 (2x) -- 1 1 (3x) 1 (3x) --

Opponent (Last) Middle Tennessee Old Dominion Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee --- Old Dominion Middle Tennessee North Carolina A&T ---

Personal: Born February 22, 1994... Parents are Dominick and Lisa Iacovone... has two brothers, Sage and Dominick, who both attended the University of Charleston. Sage was a four year starter in baseball and Dominick in football...Expected major is Physical Therapy

Date 5/17/14 5/11/14 5/15/14 5/15/14 --5/11/14 5/15/14 2/23/14 ---

2014: Appeared in 20 games for the Herd, including nine starts... used primarily at first base or a pinch-hitter but also spent time as the DH and played one game at third base and one game in left field...all three of his hits this season were extra base hits...recorded first collegiate hit on 2/22 versus North Carolina A&T where he hit an RBI double... smacked a pinchhit home run on 5/11 versus Old Dominion to help Marshall avoid the shutout. meet the team

High School: Ohio Division 1 state champions in 2012 and 2013, named to All-Conference and All-State teams... All-American selection in 2013... 2012 state champion in football as the quarterback and was an All-Conference selection as well as MVP of the state championship game... is the all time combined rushing and passing leader for Moeller 2014 Stats .073

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2 0

.195

.136

0-0

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matt reed meet the team

RS So. | C | 6’3, 185 | S/R | Purcellville, Va.

and senior year at Woodgrove High School...Lettered all four years in baseball. Was a 2nd team All-District selection for the outfield in 9th, All-District 1st team and 2nd team All-Region as a catcher in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade... Selected as an All-American in 2010 and 2011 and awarded Atlantic Rawlings All-American All-Region 2nd team honors during his senior year... also lettered two years in football

Reed’s Herd Career Highs Category At -Bats Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Walks Stolen Bases

High 5 (4x) 2 (2x) 2 (7x) 2 -- -- 3 2 1 (2x)

Opponent (Last) Louisiana Tech Florida Atlantic Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech --- --- East Carolina East Carolina Florida Atlantic

Date 5/4/14 4/5/14 5/4/14 5/4/14 ----3/8/14 3/9/14 4/6/14

Personal: Born on March 8, 1994...Son of John and Laura Reed... brother Adam plays baseball at Frederick Community College...majoring in Elementary Education...

2014: Appeared in 45 games this season as catcher, starting 41...named to Johnny Bench Award Watch List... third in C-USA with 17 caught stealing...led Herd with nine doubles this season, including hitting back-to-back doubles in a 2-for-5 performance against LA Tech on 5/04...tied for fourth with 18 runs...recorded 32 hits with 13 RBI... Spent time in the Cape Cod League over the summer Clemson University: Played in six games for the Tigers where he boasted a .500 batting average and two RBI until being sidelined with an injury in 2013... Maintained a 3.7 (President’s List) GPA High School: Attended Harmony Intermediate in 9th grade, Loudoun Valley High School in 10th, and spent his junior 2014 Stats .221

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9 0

41 .283

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3-4

263

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brandon romero

So. | RHP | 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;11, 215 | R/R | Miami

2014: . Played in one game at North Carolina A&T before sitting out the rest of the season due to injury... Has transitioned to pitcher for the 2015 season High School: Attended Ronald Reagan High his junior and senior years...was the second Division I baseball player in school history.. hit .400 junior and senior years and selected as team captain Personal: Born on June 28, 1995... Son of Armando Romero and Jacqueline Matos... Father played basketball at Lehman College...has three older sisters... Cousin of Placido Polanco, 3rd baseman for the Miami Marlins... Majoring in business with a minor in sports management

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2014 Stats .000 1-0

.000

0 0-0

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Ryne dean Jr. | UTL | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;3, 210 | L/R | Fresno, Calif.

Fresno City College: Played from 2012-2014 with the Rams... named First Team All-Central Valley Conference (CVC) in 2013, where he hit .305 with seven homeruns and had 43 RBI, which was 3rd in the state of California)... selected as a 2014 Preseason All-American and named Second Team All-CVC with a .300 batting average, 14 doubles, 25 RBI High School: Attended Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Ariz.,...Two-time All-State selection (2010, 2011)... helped lead team to a East Valley Conference Championship in 2008... posted a .400 batting average as a sophomore, .450 as a junior, and .405 as a senior Personal: Born September 19, 1992... Parents are Ron and Tracy Dean... has two siblings, Noah and Alex... majoring in Health Science

DJ GEE Jr. | UTL | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;0, 175 | R/R | Seattle

Pierce CC: Helped lead the Raiders to a Northwest Athletic Conference Championship (NWAC) in 2012... was named First Team All-NWAC in 2012 and 2014 and earned the NWAC West Division MVP in 2014... was named a First Team All-American... teammate Elliot Morris is currently in the San Diego Padres Organization High School: Attended Lakes HS in Seattle, Wash., where he was named All-State in 2011 and All-Area in 2010... hit .555 senior year with 29 stolen bases... maintained a GPA of 3.97 and graduated with honors... Personal: Born April 24, 1992... Parents are Ron Gee and Kitti Wheeler... Father played baseball at University of Pudget Sound in Tacoma, Wash.,... has one brother Jevan (28) who currently attends Arizona State University and played baseball at Pierce CC... Majoring in Health Science with a minor in Sports Management...

jd hammer

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Jr. | RHP | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;3, 217 | R/R | Fort Collins, Colo.

Navarro JC: Earned First Team All-Conference honors with a 1.09 ERA... Selected to play in Texas Junior College All-Star game, where he threw two innings with four Ks... was named a JuCo Academic All-American High School: Attended Fossil Ridge High School for two years and Fort Collins High School in Fort Collins, Colo., for his final two seasons... made Second Team All-State junior year, where he posted a .390 batting average with eight homeruns... hit .390 senior year with five homeruns Personal: Born on November 12, 1994... Parents are Jason and Sindi Hammer... father played college baseball... has three younger siblings, Garrett, Kalen, and Brenli... majoring in Health Sciences

callaway kirkpatrick

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Jr. | LHP | 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10, 180 | L/L | Aledo, Texas

High School: Attended Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas...Went 9-2 with a 0.70 ERA with 96 Ks in 60 innings... led school to back-to-back district champions... named District Player of the Year his junior and senior seasons... was selected as Parker County Pitcher of the Year... received All-State honorable mention honors Personal: Parents are Coby and Jennifer Kirkpatrick.. has one sister, Kadyn...majoring in Sports Management

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Paris Junior College: Spent two seasons with the Dragons with current Herd teammate Heston Van Fleet...Selected to First Team All Region during his freshman year, posting a 1.74 ERA with a 2-2 record... named Region 19 Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore, recording a 1.12 ERA with a 9-4 record in 95 innings pitched...led Dragons to a Region 19 Conference championship... awardedJunior College All-American Honorable Mention honors... selected to participate in the Texas/New Mexico Junior College All-Star Game in Fort Worth, Texas, going two innings allowing one hit and no runs...

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keanu ramos

#23

RS Jr. | RHP | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;1, 200 | R/R | Lubbock, Texas 2014: Redshirted, did not play.

Midland Junior College: Played for two years under Coach David Coleman... helped the Chaps to a WCJAC conference championship and were finalists in the College World Series...appeared in 11 games in 2013...selected to participate in the Texas-New Mexico All-Star Game where he threw 2 innings with 5 strikeouts High School: Texas state finalist at Estacado High School in Lubbock...selected as All-District Designated Hitter and 1st team All-District as a pitcher twice.. graduated with honors Personal: Born on April 7th, 1993... Parents are Alex and Cynthia Ramos...has two siblings Megan and AJ... AJ is currently a top relief pitcher for the Miami Marlins (44) and played at Texas Tech...Majoring in communications

heston van fLeet

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Jr. | RHP | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;1, 200 | R/R | Kingsville, Texas

Paris JC: Region XIV First Team Pitcher in 2013, named to All-Conference and All-Region Team in 2014... helped lead the Dragons to a conference championship... named to the All-Conference and All-Region Academic teams... Played with current Herd teammate Callaway Kirkpatrick High School: Attended Riviera Kaufer High School in Kingsville, Texas, where he was awarded Newcomer of the Year in 2009, and named to the First team All-District team in 2010 and 2011... also named to the All-South Texas Team in 2011... was the District MVP and Third Team All-State in 2012 Personal: Born on January 31,1994... Parents are Jody and Annette Van Fleet...Mother played volleyball and ran track at Laredo Community College... has three siblings... grandfather played football at Texas A&M... majoring in Economics

billy sager

RS So. | OF | 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10, 190 | L/L | Kenova, W.Va.

Potomac State: Played one season with the Catamounts... hit .390 with four home runs, 33 RBI, 40 runs, and two stolen bases High School: Attended Spring Valley High School in Ceredo-Kenova, W.Va.,...Played all four years for the Timberwolves and hit .505 senior year and was named All-State Second Team Captain... was named to the All-State First Team freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons... maintained a 3.5 GPA and was on Honor Roll all four years Personal: Born September 18, 1993... Parents are Jodi Froble and David Sager... father and uncle Todd both played baseball at Marshall.... has one older brother David and a younger sister Paige... Majoring in Health Sciences

andrew bladt

Fr. | INF | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;2, 195 | R/R | Longmont, Colo.

High School: Played all four years for Longmont High School, where he earned Area Player of the Year... was also named to the All-State and All-Conference Teams twice... former teammates are playing for schools such as North Carolina, Air Force, and New Orleans... meet the team

Personal: Born May 15, 1996... Parents are Jeff and Lori Bladt... has one sister, Shauna, who attends the University of Wyoming... majoring in Journalism

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fernando guerrero

#35

Fr. | RHP | 5’8, 180 | R/R | Elizabeth, N.J.

High School: Posted a .370 batting average during his senior year at Elizabeth High School, where he also collected 42 strikeouts with a 4-1 record in 36.2 innings pitched, allowing just two earned runs...was selected to First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-State... was selected as a Underclass Honorable Mention in 2012 and Northest All-Region First Team in 2014 Personal: Parents are Fernando and Josephina Guerrero...has three older brothers... studying Criminal Justice

nicholas newton

#20

Fr. | RHP | 6’2, 215 | R/R | Columbus, Ohio

High School: Attended Olentangy Liberty High School in Columbus, Ohio for four years, where he helped capture a District Championship and Conference Championship... maintained a 0.00 ERA his senior year and was named to Second Team All-District... Personal: Born September 28, 1995... Parents are Kathleen and John Newton.. has three siblings; younger brother Max and older sister and brother Kelsey and John... Majoring in Business

austin norman Fr. | OF | 6’0, 185 | L/L | Fairmont, W.Va.

High School: Selected as the WV Class AA All-State First Team Captain in 2014... Selected as WV Class AA All-State Second Team Captain in 2013...Posted a .417 batting average his senior year with 12 doubles, 12 home runs, and 50 RBI... led summer American Legion team to state title with a walk-off HR in 2014..also selected as First Team All-State Captain in football during his senior year at Fairmont Senior

Personal: Born on June 15, 1995...Parents are Chad and Monica Norman...plans to major in special education 60

tyler ratliff

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Fr. | UTL | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;2, 210 | R/R | Alexandria, Va.

High School: Attended T.C. Williams High School, home of the Titans, for four years... hit .350 his sophomore year, .401 his junior year, and .425 his senior year... was given All-Region and All-District honors... Personal: Parents are Eric and Connie Ratliff... cousin Kelvin Rainey plays football at the University of Virginia... played with Alec Grosser in high school, current member of the Atlanta Braves organization... posted an overall high school GPA of 3.95 and made Honor Roll all four years... studying Business Management

chad roberts

Fr. | UTL | 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;0, 187 | R/R | Wilmington, Ohio

High School: Played all four years at Wilmington High School... earned Second Team All-Conference freshman year and First Team All-Conference sophomore, junior, and senior seasons... maintained a 3.9 GPA and graduated with honors

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Personal: Born on July, 19, 1995... Parents are Mary and Brian Roberts... has three siblings, Ashley, Thomas, and Matthew... Majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology...

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Newman Mural Hits Home for Herd Coach By JACK BOGACZYK HerdZone.com Columnist HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Josh Newman says he’s “just a smalltown guy.” OK, but he also formerly pitched in the bigs, and now Newman is larger than life. Newman, the Marshall pitching coach, is one of the latest baseball additions to the floodwall murals in Portsmouth, Ohio, where the visages of Scioto County and surrounding community star athletes are featured in addition to the Ohio River region’s history. The second-year Herd coach will be among those honored Wednesday night at the $50-a-plate Portsmouth Murals Baseball Banquet at the SOMC Life Center. The annual banquet attended by numerous baseball “names” benefits Portsmouth Murals Inc., raising funds for new murals and maintenance of the ones that already adorn the floodwall. Newman, from Wheelersburg, Ohio, joins baseball names like Branch Rickey, Al Oliver, Gene Tenace, Don Gullett and Larry Hisle and umpires Larry Craft and Greg Gibson -among others like Roy Rogers and Jim Thorpe -- on the floodwall. Newman’s likeness in his Rockies’ uniform was painted on the wall late last year by artist Robert Dafford. Dafford worked on the Newman mural from last June and finished in early December. The former Colorado Rockies’ and Kansas City Royals’ left-hander is about 8-9 feet tall on the wall. He took his daughter, Ayda, 6, and son, Kash, 4, to see the mural when it was finished. “To have my kids be able to see that was so special,” Newman said Monday. “My little guy, he’s very inquisitive and he’s like, ‘Why are you on the wall?’ And my daughter went up to it – and what really made me get emotional -- is she went up and 62

hugged it and gave it a kiss. “I’ve always been very blessed, having great family and friends, and my kids are very special to me. My daughter got to see me play a little bit when she was a baby. Now, what they’ve seen is clips on the MLB Network of Carlos Quentin trying to charge the mound on me (in a Triple A game in July 2007).” Newman, 32, starred at Wheelersburg High for Ohio High School Hall of Fame Coach Jack Branon, and after his 2000 graduation headed to Ohio State, where he was a three-time All-Big Ten pitcher for NCAA Tournament teams. He signed as a Buckeyes’ senior in 2004, a 19th-round draft pick by the Rockies. In 2007, Newman was recalled from Triple A in September and made his Major League debut on Sept. 12 against Philadelphia. With the Rockies wanting another lefty in the bullpen for the postseason, Newman was kept on the active roster, and he received a World Series ring as Boston swept Colorado. The next season, he bounced between the Majors and Class AAA with Colorado before being waived and he was claimed in July 2008 by Kansas City. In his two big league seasons, Newman worked 17 2/3 innings in 14 games. He then got into coaching at his alma mater and was a volunteer coach for the Buckeyes before moving to Marshall prior to last season. His only previous connection to the Herd – other than being an area native (born in Portsmouth) was being recruited as a football linebacker by Coach Bob Pruett and staff. “When I got the opportunity to come back here to coach, lot of people questioned why I’d leave Ohio State to come here,” said Newman, who starts the 2015 season with Coach Jeff Waggoner and the Herd on Feb. 13-15 at Florida A&M. “This is a special place for me, it’s where I grew up, the Tri-State, where I have so many awesome memories.

State alumnus and former Cleveland Indians strength coach who is the Joint Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for MLB. “That’s just how I am. “It’s hard to explain. I’ve had so many family members and friends help me along the way. Coach Jack Branon, a man of faith, took me under his wing and taught me there’s more to life than just baseball. It’s about being a good person, doing things the right way. “It’s just special to be recognized like this where I’m from. Baseball has meant so much to me. Now, people go by the floodwall and tell me they saw me up there. That’s awesome. I almost don’t know what to say.”

Veteran sports journalist Jack Bogaczyk, the 2012 West Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, writes “The Word on the Herd” for HerdZone.com and is Editor of the Herd Insider.

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“The murals that I grew up with in Scioto County, that is kind of our claim to fame, you know? All the steel mills and manufacturing and manual labor have pretty much moved out of the region. It’s still a tight-knit community and that floodwall is something that’s always been kind of a claim to fame for us.” So, just how did Newman get on that floodwall? “When I got the call wanting me to send my baseball cards to them as a sample, it was almost surreal,” Newman said. “We didn’t believe it at first. They first called right after our (Marshall) season ended. My wife, Sarah, went and met with the painter, and he said the City of Portsmouth was looking into wanting to put me up the wall. The (Portsmouth Area) Chamber of Commerce had contacted me. “I’m just a small-town guy. It’s still kind of hard to fathom, growing up there, seeing the murals, the stars on there, the names. It’s pretty cool to be with them. It’s one of those things where you don’t want to believe it.” Initially, he didn’t. “My first thought was, ‘My buddies are pranking me,’” Newman said, laughing. “My thought is, ‘Who’s (phone) number is this? Who’s doing this?’ But they were just persistent and I thought maybe it wasn’t a prank. “We took my baseball cards down there, met with the painter and the Chamber of Commerce. They called me back when it was completed … I get emotional just talking about it.” And he hasn’t talked much. Asked about the Newman mural over the weekend, his fellow Marshall assistant coaches didn’t know anything about the distinction. “I told the people for the banquet, ‘I’ll do anything you want, but I don’t want it to be about me,’” said Newman, who is joined as a floodwall mural newcomer by Tim Maxey, a Shawnee

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recruiting coordinator Tim Donnelly has been with the Thundering Herd program for eight seasons. During that time, he’s recruited more than 30 players to the Herd. He’s helped multiple players reach the Major League Baseball Draft. Donnelly’s father, Rich, has spent more than 25 years coaching in the Major Leagues, and has a World Series ring to prove it. To put it simply, baseball is in the Donnellys’ blood. But that’s not what this story is about. Well, it is about baseball, but it is also about a daughter and sister, a saying, and a moment. Tim Donnelly was young when his parents divorced. He and his older sister, Amy, took primary residence with their mother in Texas, while his older brothers stayed with their father in Ohio. Although separated by hundreds of miles, every baseball season the family members found their way back to one another. Tim was in the sixth grade when Amy, then 17, was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. During the summer of 1992, Rich Donnelly was on Manager Jim Leyland’s coaching staff with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Bucs were was entering into the postseason push. Rich had a friend with a private jet and flew Tim, a bald Amy (from chemotherapy), and their mother to Pittsburgh for Games 3, 4, and 5 of the National League Championship Series. Rich coached third base for the Pirates, and could often be seen cupping his hands around his mouth, shouting directions to his baserunners on second base. Nobody could ever really make out what he would say. “It was after Game 5, and we were on our way to the hotel,” Tim said. “Amy just said, ‘Dad, what are you saying to him? The chicken runs at midnight?’” The whole car was immediately filled with laughter at the spontaneous question. “We were like, ‘What are you talking about? The chicken runs at midnight? What?’” Tim said. The family did not understand the statement or where it originated. Amy did not even know, yet it became the motto for the Donnellys. Even some of the Pirates adopted the saying. After Game 5, Tim, Amy, and their mother returned home to Texas with the promise that if the Buccos made the World Series, they would be in attendance. Throughout the rest of the 1992 Pirates’ playoff chase, the saying stuck with them. During the final game of their season, Pirates second baseman Jose Lind was caught on camera running out to his position

This story first appeared in the final 2013 edition of Herd Kick-Off.

screaming, “The chicken runs at midnight! The chicken runs at midnight!” But Lind and the Pirates lost Game 7 in Atlanta, and the World Series hopes were doused. Rich promised his children that if he ever made it to the Fall Classic, he would get them there. That offseason, Amy Donnelly died. She was only 18. Tim recalled that her funeral was perhaps one of the biggest he has had the misfortune of attending. The e entire church was filled. Not only were family and most of Amy’s high school classmates in attendance, but Tim’s close friends, his brothers’ close friends, and some of the ‘92 Pirates. Leyland was there, along with other MLB coaches with whom Rich had formed bonds. “After she died, the question was about what to put on her tombstone,” Tim said. “It only made sense to put ‘The Chicken Runs At Midnight.’” After Amy’s passing, the saying faded but never fully went away. It was always on the minds of Tim, Rich, and the rest of the family. The Donnellys went on about their lives, always keeping the memory of Amy in a special place within them. It was 1997 and Rich took a coaching job with the Florida Marlins, sticking with Leyland. The team battled all season, and found itself in the NL wild card spot. Rich flew Tim -- then a junior in high school -- out to San Francisco. After successfully beating the Giants, Tim prepared to go back home and return to school. Marlins Owner H. Wayne Huizenga and Leyland had other plans. The two called Tim’s principal, saying he could not leave because he was the team’s good luck charm. The principal obliged, and the 17-year-old Tim was allowed to stay through the NLCS versus Atlanta. In Game 6 of that series, a spark was ignited in the Donnelly family. The Marlins clinched the World Series berth with their win against the Braves. That win happened to occur at midnight. “Nothing was said about it, but I just knew it was midnight,” Tim said of the encounter. He again planned to return to Texas, and again Huizenga and Leyland convinced the principal that the teenager was too valuable to part with. “I ended up missing a whole month of school,” Tim said, grinning. “My excuse pass literally says ‘World Series’ on it.” He sat in the dugout for every game. Call it a coincidence or call it fate, but the Marlins happened to have one player on the 1997 roster with the nickname “Chicken Wing.” Infielder Craig Counsell was dubbed “Chicken Wing” because

playing Southern Miss down there, and the groundskeeper came up to me and just said ‘The chicken runs at midnight.’ I was like ‘What?’ because it just surprised me,” he said. Southern Miss coach Scott Berry had showed a TV segment to his entire team and the impact had spread around the Hattiesburg community. Tim said it has always been a motivation for anyone who hears about the story. “Anyone going through problems needs to hear the story,” Tim said. “It was five years later, but it still makes you feel good.” Rich Donnelly is now the manager of the New York-Penn League’s Brooklyn Cyclones, a short-season Class A affiliate of the New York Mets. His last year in the Majors was 2007 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. “It (1997 with Florida) was his only World Series and it is his only ring, and the chicken ran at midnight,” Tim said, proudly referencing his sister. “She was there and she was watching. It makes it a little more special that that is his only ring, and it was so fitting and great that we all got to spend that moment together.” Tim said he was the typical little brother to Amy, occasionally being the pest and sometimes actually being cooperative. “I gave her hell all the time,” Tim laughed. “We had some good times though, and she would always take me places in her car, because you know, she was the cool one with the car.” While he does not bring up his sister in everyday conversation, Tim doesn’t hesitate to share the story and the moment with anyone who asks. “I love talking about it,” he said. “It is a baseball thing, but it’s not. It’s more than that. But anytime I can honor my sister Amy’s memory and share her story, I’m going to.” Rich Donnelly spends the offseason traveling the country, speaking about Amy’s story and the inspiration it brings. During Tim’s first year with the Herd, Rich spoke at Marshall, but Tim said his father’s destinations certainly haven’t been limited to the region. “Last winter, for example, he went out to like Wisconsin and California and Louisiana and such, but it’s just so cool because you honestly never know who is hearing about it,” Tim said. The story lives on today. In New Jersey, a 5K run for cancer research was organized by a father who lost his daughter to cancer, much like Amy Donnelly. The father was inspired by the Donnellys love for Amy and her legacy. The 5K begins at midnight, properly deemed “The Chicken Run.” Every year, Rich Donnelly is in attendance. See, I told you … This isn’t a baseball story. This is about a daughter and sister, a saying, and a moment. Pictured (clockwise from top left): Bubba, Amy, Rich, Mike and Tim Donnelly.

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of his awkward approach to the plate. “His batting stance was just weird,” Tim said. “He held his one arm really, really high, like a chicken wing just flapping.” There were some defining elements about that ‘97 World Series. The Marlins had only been an organization for five years, and, of course, the midnight win of Game 6 that got them there. The series with the Cleveland Indians went back and fourth, forcing a final Game 7. Tim’s older brothers got to attend, and rules limiting the number of people in the dugout posed an interesting situation. “I let them sit in there, because I had gotten to every game before that, and I stayed in the clubhouse,” Tim said. The Marlins fell behind without their good luck charm. “It was the sixth or seventh inning, and one of the clubhouse guys came to me and said, ‘You’ve got to suit up and get back out there.’” The team rallied and forced extra innings. In the bottom of the 11th, Counsell found himself on third base. A single up the middle by Edgar Renteria sent Counsell home. The Marlins won 3-2 and the entire dugout rushed the field. “There ended up being two dog piles, one at first with Renteria and one at home with Counsell,” Tim explained. “I didn’t know where to go, and my dad, down (coaching) third, was the same way.” What happened next some might call coincidence, but most would call fate. “We just met in the middle, just me and him. He picked me up and spun me around, and I saw the scoreboard. It was midnight,” Tim said, pausing as if still in awe years later. Tim looked at Rich and two stood there, taking it all in. It had come back … the chicken runs at midnight. A 17-year-old Amy started the Chicken runs at midnight, and a 17-year-old Tim was able to see the moment come full circle. The guy we called ‘Chicken Wing’ scored a run ... at midnight. We lost it right there, and it was amazing,” Tim said. “It was so surreal. I love thinking about it and going back to that moment.” Even as Counsell was on third, Tim said the thought never crossed his mind. As the celebrations started, it was fate -- or Amy? -pulling Tim and Rich together on the field. “If we wouldn’t have met in the middle like that, I may not have even seen the time. It was the best moment of my life, and not because of the World Series, but because of all of that happening,” Tim said. It is not a story he will just bring up, but Tim said people usually find out. Several newspapers have told the story, and even television networks have made documentaries on the unbelievable impact Amy Donnelly’s saying has inspired. Tim said he cannot recall the number of times he has been approached by someone who simply says, “The chicken runs at midnight.” “Last year, we were

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS HITTING GAMES PLAYED 1...... 217................. Victor Gomez (2008-11) 2...... 214........................Josh Valle (2007-10) 3...... 212............... Kenny Socorro (2008-11) 4...... 208....................Isaac Ballou (2010-13) 5...... 203............. Adam Frederick (2003-06) 6...... 199.....................Thor Meeks (2009-12) ....... 199..............Nathan Gomez (2010-13) 8...... 188.......................Matt White (1999-02) 9...... 179................... Keith Mastro (1995-98) 10.... 175.............. Aaron Williams (1996-99)

AT BATS 1...... 849................. Victor Gomez (2008-11) 2...... 740............. Adam Frederick (2003-06) 3...... 738........................Josh Valle (2007-10) 4...... 722....................Isaac Ballou (2010-13) 5...... 648..............Nathan Gomez (2010-13) 6...... 630...........David Colangelo (1999-02) 7...... 612.................Roddy Stieger (2003-06) 8...... 607.....................Thor Meeks (2009-12) 9...... 594...................Jim Reynolds (1993-96) 10.... 571.Brandon Casamassima (2007-09) ....... 571................... Keith Mastro (1995-98)

BATTING AVERAGE (min. 200 AB) 1...... .388........................ Greg Hill (1980-83) 2...... .386.............. Rusty Wamsley (1961-63) 3...... .373................ Eric Pinkerton (1998-00) 4...... .372...........Robbie Morrison (1984-87) 5...... .370................ Tom Kuempel (1995-98) 6...... .367................... Mike Horan (1974-77) 7...... .366...................Todd Sager (1981-84) 8...... .361..................Jason Nixon (1986-89) 9...... .360...............David Sullivan (1978-81) 10.... .356.................Mark Crouch (1979-81)

HITS 1...... 294................. Victor Gomez (2008-11) 2...... 250............. Adam Frederick (2003-06) 3...... 220........................Josh Valle (2007-10) 4...... 211....................Isaac Ballou (2010-13) 5...... 208...........David Colangelo (1999-02) 6...... 200............... Kenny Socorro (2008-11) 7...... 187................. Eric Pinkerton (1998-00) ....... 187..............Nathan Gomez (2010-13) 9...... 175......................... Greg Hill (1980-83) 10.... 174......................Mike Hagy (1993-96)

RUNS SCORED 1...... 176...........David Colangelo (1999-02) 2...... 152............. Adam Frederick (2003-06) 3...... 150..........Dave Piepenbrink (1987-90) 4...... 144................. Victor Gomez (2008-11) ....... 144....................Isaac Ballou (2010-13) 6...... 131........................Josh Valle (2007-10) ....... 131.............. Aaron Williams (1996-99)

8...... 123.Brandon Casamassima (2007-09) 9...... 121.................Dan Culicerto (1981-84) 10.... 119.......................Nate Lape (2007-09)

DOUBLES 1...... 48................... Victor Gomez (2008-11) 2...... 46................... Eric Pinkerton (1998-00) 3...... 42............... Adam Frederick (2003-06) ....... 42........................Mike Hagy (1993-96) ....... 42................Nathan Gomez (2010-13) 6...... 41............Dave Piepenbrink (1987-90) 7...... 40.............. Dave Colangelo (1999-02) 8...... 38......................Todd Sager (1981-84) 9...... 36.........................Nate Lape (2007-09) 10.... 35..........................Josh Valle (2007-10) ....... 35........................... Greg Hill (1980-83)

TRIPLES 1...... 16......................Isaac Ballou (2010-13) 1...... 11.....................Jim Reynolds (1993-96) 3...... 9.......................... Kurt Lipton (2008, ‘10) ....... 9................David Colangelo (1999-02) 5...... 8.........................John Wilson (1976-79) 6...... 7.................... Rusty Wamsley (1961-63) ....... 7......................Adam Yeager (2008-09) 8...... 6...........................Bob Lemley (1966-68) ....... 6......................... John Mazur (1967-69) ....... 6....................Darren Woody (1973-74) ....... 6.....................Mike Kaufman (1973-76) ....... 6........................Carl Burgess (1974-77) ....... 6....................... Larry Berkery (1976-78) ....... 6...................... Victor Gomez (2008-11) ....... 6......................Gray Stafford (2010-13)

HOME RUNS 1...... 52................... Victor Gomez (2008-11) 2...... 39....................Jason Brooks (2000-01) 3...... 38.....................Jason Nixon (1986-89) 4...... 34................... Tom Keumpel (1995-98) ....... 34..........................Marty Rini (1999-02) 6...... 32.........................Nate Lape (2007-09) 7...... 31............Dave Piepenbrink (1987-90) 8...... 29........................... Greg Hill (1980-83) 9...... 28..............Dave McAnallen (1988-91) 10.... 27................... Eric Pinkerton (1998-00)

RUNS BATTED IN 1...... 211................. Victor Gomez (2008-11) 2...... 139............Dave McAnallen (1988-91) ....... 134......................... Greg Hill (1980-83) 4...... 121........................Josh Valle (2007-10) ....... 121............. Adam Frederick (2003-06) ....... 121..................Jason Brooks (2000-01) 7...... 119.......................Nate Lape (2007-09) 8...... 116...................Jason Nixon (1986-89) 9...... 113..........Dave Piepenbrink (1987-90) 10.... 112.............Homer Renshaw (2000-02)

A full breakdown of career, single-season, and game records can be found in the Marshall Baseball Record Book on herdzone.com. TOTAL BASES 1...... 510................. Victor Gomez (2008-11) 2...... 346............. Adam Frederick (2003-06) 3...... 316................. Eric Pinkerton (1998-00) 4...... 308...........David Colangelo (1999-02) ....... 308..........Dave Piepenbrink (1987-90) 6...... 304.......................Nate Lape (2007-09) 7...... 292........................Josh Valle (2007-10) 8...... 289......................... Greg Hill (1980-83) 9...... 287....................Isaac Ballou (2010-13) 10.... 285...................Jason Nixon (1986-89)

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 1...... .743.................Jason Brooks (2000-01) 2...... .718................ Tom Kuempel (1995-98) 3...... .679.................... Kurt Lipton (2008, ‘10) 4...... .667...................Todd Sager (1981-84) 5...... .642.........Dave Piepenbrink (1987-90) 6...... .630................ Eric Pinkerton (1998-00) 7...... .619..................Jason Nixon (1986-89) 8...... .615...........Robbie Morrison (1984-87) 9...... .602................. Nate Lape (2007-2009) ....... .602.............Glenn Verbage (1969-71)

WALKS 1...... 129....................Isaac Ballou (2010-13) 2 ..... 120........................Josh Valle (2007-10) 3...... 102...............Roger McIntyre (1988-91) ....... 102...........John Piepenbrink (1987-90) 5...... 98............Dave Piepenbrink (1987-90) 6...... 95..............Dave McAnallen (1988-91) 7...... 90................Nathan Gomez (2010-13) 8...... 89.......................Thor Meeks (2009-12) 9...... 82................ Aaron Williams (1996-99) 10.... 80...................Dan Culicerto (1982-85)

STRIKEOUTS 1...... 200.....................Thor Meeks (2009-12) 2...... 155.................Gray Stafford (2010-13) 3...... 153........................Marty Rini (1999-02) 4...... 151................. Victor Gomez (2008-11) 5...... 145.................Roddy Stieger (2003-06) 6...... 135..................Rhett Stafford (2009-11) 7...... 130....................Isaac Ballou (2010-13) 8...... 126..............Nathan Gomez (2010-13) 9...... 122.......................Nate Lape (2007-09) 10.... 120........................Josh Valle (2007-10) ....... 120 ..........Dave McAnallen (1988-91) .......120.......................Matt White (1999-02)

STOLEN BASES 1...... 73...................Adam Yeager (2008-09) 2...... 64......................Isaac Ballou (2010-13) 3...... 60...................Chris Monaco (2004-06) 4...... 59................ Aaron Williams (1996-99) 5...... 56.............David Colangelo (1999-02)

6...... 41.....................Jim Reynolds (1993-96) 7...... 37.........................Nate Lape (2007-09) 8...... 32............... Adam Frederick (2003-06) ....... 32...........Mike Koitsopoulos (2002-04) 10.... 30........................... Greg Hill (1980-83)

single season team MOST WINS BY TEAM

PITCHING GAMES STARTED 1. 53................Chris Koutsavlis (2003-06) 2. 48......................Mike Mason (2009-12) 3 45................... Grant Harper (2001-04) 45.......................... J.R. Watts (1995-98) 5 39...............................Matt Spade (1992-94) 6. 37.....................Chris Grimes (1996-99) 7. 35..................... Steve Fowler (1998-01) 8 34....................Jeremy Slone (2005-07) 34....................... Aaron Blair (2011-13) 10. 33.....................Sean Reeder (1997-00) 33...........................Rick Suter (2000-03)

APPEARANCES 1. 2. 3 4 5 6. 7. 8 9. 9

95................Chris Meadows (2001-04) 91......................Tyler Gatrell (2007-10) 83.........................Ian Kadish (2008-11) 82....................Andrew Blain (2005-09) 78........................... Ryan Kiel (2007-10) 77.........................Arik Sikula (2008-11) 75.....................Sean Reeder (1997-00) 73.........................Josh King (2011-14)* 70............Andrew Hancock (2005-08) 67................... Ryan Hopkins (2012-14)

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HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE

1. 20..................... Austin Coan (2009-10) 2. 13................Chris Meadows (2001-04) 3. 9......................... Tim Fanning (1994-95) 9.............. Josh King (2011-13)* 5. 8............................Arik Sikula (2008-11) 6 7...................... Nick Wolle (2006-2007) 7................... Tony Peterson (1988-89) 8. 6...................Ronald Thomas (1990-91) 6........................Sean Reeder (1997-00) 10. 5...................Steve Diamond (1992-95) 5............................Ian Kadish (2008-11) 5................. Jesse Fernandez (2011-12) 5..................Ryan Hopkins (2012-2014)

STRIKEOUTS 1. 276........................ J.R. Watts (1995-98) 2. 271...................Sean Reeder (1997-00) 3. 230......................Matt Spade (1992-94) 4. 217................... Mike Mason (2009-12) 5. 201.......................Arik Sikula (2008-11) 6. 200..................... Aaron Blair (2011-13) 7 197..............Chris Koutsavlis (2003-06) 8. 196...............Albie DeYoung (1975-78) 9. 194.................. Grant Harper (2001-04) 10. 185...................Chris Grimes (1996-98) *Active

EARNED RUN AVERAGE 1. 1.67................ Mike Peppers (1970-73) 2. 2.26................. Gary Nelson (1980-81) 3. 2.41................... Tim Fanning (1994-95) 4. 2.63.................... Paul Holley (1967-69) 5. 2.67..............Albie DeYoung (1975-78) 6. 2.73................ Greg Kappas (1974-77) 7. 2.82..............Hugh Reynolds (1958-60) 2.82............... Tony Peterson (1988-89) 9. 2.87.................. Rodney May (1967-69) 10. 2.95..............Mark Doboney (1973-77)

GAMES WON 1. 19.................... Grant Harper (2001-04) 19.................Albie DeYoung (1975-78) 3 18................Chris Koutsavlis (2003-06)

Strikeouts..................411...................2012 Sacrifices...................56.....................2011 Sac. Flies....................30.....................2008 Double Plays..........57.........2002, 2008 Runners LOB...........442.......2008, 2012 Errors...........................116...................1998 Fielding Pct..............977..................1965 PITCHING RECORDS Season ERA................................2.75..................1969 Hits Allowed...........132...................1962 Runs Allowed.........58.....................1934 Earned Runs............64.....................1973 Walks Allowed.....79.....................1962 Strikeouts..................414...................2009 Innings........................516.2................2008 Opp. Avg...................238..................1959 Passed Balls...........3........................1996 Saves............................12.........2010, 2013 HR Allowed..............7........................1973 3B Allowed..............0........................1989 2B Allowed..............16.....................1962 Shutouts*...................7........................1981

Pct. Record Year 1...........1.000....................12-0................1902 2...........1.000.....................2-0.................1898 3............ .933.....................14-1................1929 4............ .889......................8-1.................1935 5............ .885...................11-1-1..............1931 6............ .867.....................13-2................1934 7............ .818......................9-2.................1914 .............. .818......................9-2.................1933 9............ .778.....................14-4................1912 10.......... .773....................8-2-1...............1919 *Mark Doboney established the Marshall record for shutouts in a season with four in 1973. They came against West Virginia OFFENSIVE RECORDS State (3-0), Glenville State (5-0), Akron Game (6-0), and Dayton (4-0). Jeff Montgomery RUNS SCORED tied that record in 1981 with shutouts of 35 Morehead State........................1990 UNC Charlotte (13-0), Davidson (3-0), West HOME RUNS Virginia (7-0), and Western Carolina (1-0) 9 Morehead State........................1990

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IND. AND SINGLE SEASON TEAM

1 322.1..........Chris Koutsavlis (2003-06) 2 299.2.................... J.R. Watts (1995-98) 3. 299.1.............. Grant Harper (2001-04) 4. 265.0...............Sean Reeder (1997-00) 5. 261.1............... Mike Mason (2009-12) 6. 245.2..................Matt Spade (1992-94) 7. 229.0...........Albie DeYoung (1975-78) 8 222.0...................Arik Sikula (2008-11) 9. 219.2............. Greg Kappas (1974-77) 10 216.1..............Jeremy Slone (2005-07)

4. 17................... Greg Kappas (1974-77) 17.....................Sean Reeder (1997-00) 6 16............. Jeff Montgomery (1981-83) 7. 15.................Mark Doboney (1973-77) 8. 14...................... Carl Hewlett (1968-70) 14..................... Rodney May (1969-71) 14..................Mike Sedberry (1975-78) 14.......................... J.R. Watts (1995-98)

1..............................30..............................2008 2..............................27..............................2010 ................................27..............................1978 ................................27..............................2004 5..............................26..............................1985 6..............................24..............................1975 ................................24..............................2001 8..............................23..............................1979 ................................23..............................1988 10............................22..............................1981 ................................22..............................2003 ................................22..............................2009

Average.....................334...................1998 Games.........................61.....................2008 At Bats........................2080.................2008 Runs Scored............417...................2001 Hits................................624...................2008 Doubles......................122...................2006 Triples..........................18. 1985, 1994, 2010,2011 Home Runs..............91.....................2001 Extra Base Hits.....208...................2001 RBI.................................383...................2001 Stolen Bases...........107...................2008 Bases on Balls.......237...................1985 Hit by Pitch.............. 74.................2006

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GAMES PLAYED 1...... 61..........................Adam Yeager, 2008 2...... 60.................................Josh Valle, 2008 3...... 59................................Nate Lape, 2008 4...... 58.........Brandon Casamassima, 2008 ....... 58..........................Victor Gomez, 2010 ....... 58........................ Kenny Socorro, 2010

AT BATS 1...... 245........................Adam Yeager, 2008 2...... 226...............................Josh Valle, 2008 3...... 220........................Victor Gomez, 2010 4...... 219........................Roddy Stieger, 2006 ....... 219......................... Jason Ricceri, 2001

BATTING AVERAGE 1...... .471.....................Rusty Wamsley, 1963 2...... .438............................... Greg Hill, 1980 3...... .436............................... Greg Hill, 1983 4...... .435....................... Tom Kuempel, 1998 5...... .431........Mickey Syndenstricker, 1962

HITS 1...... 85................... David Colangelo, 2001 2...... 83................................Nate Lape, 2008 3...... 80..........................Victor Gomez, 2011 ....... 80.......................... Tom Kuempel, 1998 5...... 79..........................Adam Yeager, 2008

RUNS SCORED 1...... 71................... David Colangelo, 2001 2...... 69........................... Jason Ricceri, 2001 3...... 62................................Nate Lape, 2008 4...... 59..........................Adam Yeager, 2008 5...... 58................... David Colangelo, 2002

DOUBLES 1...... 22.......................... Eric Pinkerton, 2000 2...... 21..........................Roddy Stieger, 2006 3...... 19.................... Brendan Murphy, 2006 ....... 19...............................Mike Hagy, 1995 5. .... 18....................Francois Larmore, 2003 ....... 18..............................Ryan Roush, 1998

TRIPLES 1...... 7....................................Kurt Lipton, 2010 ....... 7................................Isaac Ballou, 2011 3...... 6...................... David Colangelo, 2001 4...... 5.............................Adam Yeager, 2008 ....... 5...............................Jim Reynolds, 1994

HOME RUNS 1...... 23...........................Jason Brooks, 2001 2...... 20.................................Marty Rini, 2000 ....... 20.......................... Tom Kuempel, 1999 4...... 19........................... Jason Ricceri, 2001 5...... 18..........................Victor Gomez, 2009

RUNS BATTED IN 1...... 73...........................Jason Brooks, 2001 2...... 70.................... Brendan Murphy, 2006 3...... 63..........................Victor Gomez, 2010 ....... 63................................Nate Lape, 2008 ....... 63........................... Jason Ricceri, 2001

TOTAL BASES 1...... 156........................ Tom Kuempel, 1998 2...... 155.........................Jason Brooks, 2001 3...... 151..............................Nate Lape, 2008 4...... 146........................Victor Gomez, 2010 5...... 144......................... Jason Ricceri, 2001

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 1...... .848....................... Tom Kuempel, 1998 2...... .835.....................Rusty Wamsley, 1963 3...... .829........................Jason Brooks, 2001 4...... .827......................... Jason Nixon, 1989 5...... .784.........................Greg Hatten, 1986

WALKS 1...... 43.............................Isaac Ballou, 2012 2...... 41.................................Josh Valle, 2009 3...... 38...............................Rich Russell, 2006 4...... 37....................... Roger McIntyre, 1991 ....... 37............................. Mark Gross, 1991 ....... 37........................... Matt Eldridge, 2001 ....... 37...............................Jeff Rowley, 2008 ....... 37.............................Isaac Ballou, 2013

STRIKEOUTS 1...... 62..............................Thor Meeks, 2009 2...... 56............................Rhett Stafford, 2009 3...... 55..........................Gray Stafford, 2012 4...... 54..........................Gray Stafford, 2013 5...... 52....................Francois Larmore, 2004

STOLEN BASES 1...... 47..........................Adam Yeager, 2008 2...... 40......................... Chris Monaco, 2004 3...... 33.......................Aaron Williams, 1999 4...... 26........................Adamy Yeager, 2009 5...... 21................... David Colangelo, 2002 ....... 21.............................Isaac Ballou, 2012

PITCHING GAMES STARTED 1...... 17............................Sean Reeder, 2000 2...... 15...............................Dan Straily, 2008 ....... 15...........................Jeremy Slone, 2006 ....... 15................................. Chris Fritz, 2002 ....... 15............................Sean Reeder, 1999 ....... 15................................. J.R. Watts, 1998 ....... 15................................. J.R. Watts, 1996 ....... 15...............................Matt Spade, 1994

APPEARANCES 1.... 36................ Caleb Ross, 2014* 2...... 35................................ Kyle Blank, 2010 3...... 32.............................Tyler Gatrell, 2010 ....... 32........................Brendon Bump, 2005 4...... 31............................James White, 2010 5.... 29.............Kolin Stanley, 2014* .....29............... Sam Hunter, 2014*

INNINGS PITCHED 1...... 107.0......................Sean Reeder, 2000 2...... 102.1.........................Matt Spade, 1994 3...... 100.0......................Rodney May, 1971 4...... 98.0.........................Steve Blevins, 2008 5...... 96.1........................Grant Harper, 2003

EARNED RUN AVERAGE 1...... 0.00...........................Gary Leach, 1969 2...... 0.55.................... Mark Doboney, 1973 3...... 0.60........................ Mike Sullivan, 1980 4...... 0.68.............. Maywood Belcher, 1934 5...... 1.02....................... Mike Peppers, 1972 1.02................. Paul Underwood, 1956

GAMES WON 1...... 9...............................Steve Blevins, 2008 ....... 9.................................... J.R. Watts, 1998 3...... 8..................................Matt Spade, 1994 ....... 8...........................Albie DeYoung, 1978 ....... 8...............................Rodney May, 1971 ....... 8.................... Maywood Belcher, 1934

GAMES SAVED 1...... 12............................ Austin Coan, 2010 2...... 8............................... Austin Coan, 2009 ....... 8....................................Arik Sikula 2008 4...... 7..................................Nick Wolle, 2007 5...... 6..........................Chris Meadows, 2003 ....... 6....................Josh King, 2013* Strikeouts 1...... 107..........................Sean Reeder, 1999 2...... 100.............................Matt Spade, 1994 3...... 94............................Sean Reeder, 2000 4...... 84........................Albie DeYoung, 1977 .. 84..............................Aaron Blair, 2013 *Active

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