2013 MURRAY STATE BASEBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL
Name of School_ _______________________________ Murray State University City/Zip____________________________________________ Murray, Ky. 42071 Founded_____________________________________________________ 1922 Enrollment_ _________________________________________________ 10,558 Nickname______________________________________ Thoroughbreds, Breds School Colors_ ________________________________________ Navy and Gold Conference______________________________________________ Ohio Valley President___________________________________________ Dr. Randy J. Dunn Director of Athletics________________________________________Allen Ward
HISTORY
First Year of Baseball____________________________________________ 1924 Overall All-Time Record_ ___________________________ 1,314-1,187-18 (.525) No. Years in CWS_______________________________________________ None Years in NCAA Regional____________________________________________ 3 Years_ ______________________________________________1975, 1979, 2003 Last Postseason Opponent_ ________________________ Southern Mississippi Result_ _____________________________________________________ L, 0-18
STADIUM FACTS
Home Field_____________________________________________ Reagan Field Capacity_ _____________________________________________________ 800 Field Dimensions_ _______________________________ 330-LF, 400-CF, 330-RF Fence Height____________________________________________________ 10 Playing Surface__________________________________________Natural Grass
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach_ _________________________________________ Rob McDonald Record at MSU (Years)_ ___________________________________203-285-2 (9) Overall Record (Years)_ _________________________________________ Same McDonald’s Office Phone_________________________________ 270-809-4892 Office Fax_ ____________________________________________ 270-809-5350 Best Time to Call____________________________________________Mornings Assistant Coaches__________________________________________ Chris Cole ________________________________________________________Dan Skirka _________________________________________________ Mark Allen Bounds
TEAM INFORMATION
2012 Overall Record____________________________________________ 23-33 Ohio Valley Conference Record (Finish)_________________________ 8-19 (9th) Home Record (OVC)_______________________________________14-17 (5-10) Road Record (OVC)__________________________________________8-15 (3-9) Letterwinners Returning/Lost_____________________________________ 18/8 Position Starters Returning/Lost____________________________________ 8/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost___________________________________________ 8/4 Newcomers_____________________________________________________ 12
MEDIA RELATIONS
Media Relations Assistant/Baseball___________________________ John Brush Office Phone___________________________________________ 270-809-7044 Cell Phone_____________________________________________ 270-293-0590 Email________________________________________ jbrush@murraystate.edu Fax___________________________________________________ 270-809-6814 Press Box Phone________________________________________ 270-809-5650
The 2013 Murray State baseball media guide was written, edited and designed by John Brush, media relations assistant, with assistance from Dave Winder, assistant AD for media relations, Johnny Reagan, former head baseball coach, and the MSU baseball coaching staff. Editorial assistance by Erin Roach. Front cover designed by K-Squared Designs. Photography by Lance Allison, John Brush, Jessica Cary, Michael Dann, Dennis Hubbard, Scott McDaniel, Samanth Mohr, Mike Moore, Fred Mullane and Dave Winder.
2013 Media Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents/Quick Facts_________________________________1 Media Information__________________________________________2 Schedule/Road Headquarters_________________________________3 2013 Roster________________________________________________4 Opponent / SID Directory_ ___________________________________5 Player Bios Kyle Cornett_ ______________________________________________6 Luke Daugherty_ ___________________________________________7 Brock Downey_ ____________________________________________8 Brandon Eggenschwiler______________________________________9 Brandon Elliott_________________________________________ 10-11 Cameron Finch____________________________________________12 Clay Fuson________________________________________________13 Alex Gordon______________________________________________14 Will Handlin_ _____________________________________________15 Mike Kozlowski____________________________________________16 Rick Linton_ ______________________________________________17 Joe Major_ _______________________________________________18 Taylor Mathews___________________________________________19 Nick Paradossi_____________________________________________20 Paul Ritzheimer_________________________________________ 21-22 Tyler Saltsman_ ___________________________________________23 Ty Stetson_____________________________________________ 24-25 Tim Vonder Haar___________________________________________26 Cameron Wallace_ _________________________________________27 Dylan Wheeler_ ___________________________________________28 Noah Zipko_______________________________________________29 Mason Barber / Sheldon Baxter_______________________________30 Andrew Bramley / Cashtyn DeLeeuw_ _________________________31 Greg Guest / Pokey Harris_ __________________________________32 Matthew Johnson / Ben Lott_________________________________33 Cody Maerz / John Rafferty__________________________________34 Jordan Robison / Dalton West________________________________35 Coaches and Support Staff Head Coach Rob McDonald_______________________________ 36-37 Assistant Coach Chris Cole___________________________________38 Assistant Coach Dank Skirka_ ________________________________39 Mark Allen Bounds / Mike Rhoades____________________________40 Matthew An / John Brush____________________________________41 Season Review 2012 Overall Stats__________________________________________42 2012 OVC Stats____________________________________________43 2012 Results______________________________________________44 2012 Miscellaneous Stats____________________________________45 2012 Game Highs__________________________________________46 2012 Home Runs / Game-Winning RBIs_ _______________________47 2012 Lineup by Position_____________________________________48 2012 Lineup by Batting Order________________________________49 2012 Team Game-by-Game Hitting____________________________50 2012 Team Game-by-Game Pitching___________________________51 2012 Linescores_ _______________________________________ 52-54 2012 OVC Standings/All-OVC_ _______________________________55 2012 OVC Team Stats_______________________________________56 2012 Individual Stats_ ______________________________________57 Record Book Year-by-Year Leaders_ ___________________________________ 58-61 Single-Season Batting Records_ ______________________________62 Single-Season Pitching Records_ _____________________________63 Career Batting Records______________________________________64 Career Pitching Records_____________________________________65 Team Records_____________________________________________66 All-OVC__________________________________________________67 MLB/No Hitters____________________________________________68 Coaching Records__________________________________________69 Reagan Field______________________________________________70 Year-by-Year Results_____________________________________ 71-78 Series Results_ _________________________________________ 79-87 Series Records_____________________________________________88
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