2010 NIU Baseball Media Guide by Zach Peters

pro SIGNEES SINCE 2003

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in the pros

At least one Huskie has signed an MLB contract in each of Ed Matheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seven years at NIU.

Joe Mazzuca 2003

mark skrukrud 2003

dan urban 2003

rob Marconi 2004

zach Minor 2004

Year Player Team 2003 Joe Mazzuca *Florida Marlins Mark Skrukrud Chillicothe/Frontier Dan Urban Rockford/Frontier 2004 Rob Marconi *Baltimore Orioles Zach Minor *Baltimore Orioles Trevor Wohlgemuth *San Francisco Giants Joe Piekarz Oakland Athletics 2005 Mike Santoro *San Francisco Giants Jeremy Busch Rockford/Frontier Eric Sansouci Gateway/Frontier Tug Gillingham Windy City/Frontier 2006 Nick Hall Philadelphia Phillies Brian Toner River City/Frontier Brandon Hodge River City/Frontier 2007 Matt German Philadelphia Phillies Mark Badgley Florida Marlins Scott Simon Southern Illinois/Frontier 2008 Bobby Stevens *Baltimore Orioles Trevor Feeney *Detroit Tigers Matt Jernstad Joliet Jackhammers/Northern Jeff Thomas Ottawa Rapidz/Can-Am 2009 Nick Hall San Diego Padres Matt Jernstad Chicago White Sox * MLB Amateur Draft selection

trevor wohlgemuth 2004

joe piekarz 2004

from niu to professional baseball

mike santoro 2005

jeremy busch 2005

eric sansouci 2005

tug gillingham 2005

nick hall 2006 2009

brian toner 2006

brandon hodge 2006

21 huskies have signed pro contracts under Ed mathey

matt german 2007

mark badgley 2007

scott simon 2007

Trevor Feeney 2008

Matt Jernstad 2008 2009

bobby stevens 2008

jeff thomas 2008

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Contents 010 SCHEDULE 2 Date Day Opponent

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Arizona State Arizona State Arizona State

Tempe, Ariz. Tempe, Ariz. Tempe, Ariz.

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Austin Peay State Austin Peay State Austin Peay State

Clarksville, Tenn. Clarksville, Tenn. Clarksville, Tenn.

4 pm 1 pm 1 pm

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CSU Bakersfield CSU Bakersfield CSU Bakersfield

Bakersfield, Calif. Bakersfield, Calif. Bakersfield, Calif.

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2010 Outlook.....................................................................................................................14-15 2010 Roster/Pronunciations................................................................................................16 Player Bios..........................................................................................................................17-30

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Tue. Cal Poly State Wed. Cal Poly State

San Luis Obispo, Calif. San Luis Obispo, Calif.

2009 REVIEW................................................................ 31-36

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UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, Calif. Santa Barbara, Calif. Santa Barbara, Calif.

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Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Southern Illinois

Carbondale, Ill. Carbondale, Ill. Carbondale, Ill.

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Wed. Milwaukee

DeKalb, Ill.

3:05 pm

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Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green, Ohio

Wed. Bradley

Peoria, Ill.

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Fri. Buffalo # Sat. Buffalo # Sun. Buffalo #

DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill.

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Illinois State

Normal, Ill.

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Miami (Ohio) # Miami (Ohio) # Miami (Ohio) #

Oxford, Ohio Oxford, Ohio Oxford, Ohio

Wed. Northwestern Rockford, Ill. &

6:05 pm

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Fri. Ohio # Sat. Ohio # Sun. Ohio #

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Tue. Illinois Chicago Geneva, Ill. *

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Wed. Bradley

DeKalb, Ill.

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Fri. Central Michigan # DeKalb, Ill.

3:05 pm

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Sat. Central Michigan # DeKalb, Ill. Sun. Central Michigan # DeKalb, Ill.

1:05 pm 1:05 pm

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Fri. Eastern Michigan # DeKalb, Ill. Sat. Eastern Michigan # DeKalb, Ill. Sun. Eastern Michigan # DeKalb, Ill.

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NORTHERN ILLINOIS BASEBALL....................................... 1-6

In the Pros..................................................................................................................................1 Table of Contents/2010 Schedule....................................................................................... 2 Facilities.................................................................................................................................... 3 Building Tradition.............................................................................................................. 4-5 Pro Experience......................................................................................................................... 6

COACHING STAFF.............................................................. 7-12

Head Coach Ed Mathey.................................................................................................... 8-9 Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Steve Joslyn....................................10 Assistant Coach Ray Napientek/Student Staff Assistants......................................... 11 Assistant Coach Jason Smith/Baseball Support Staff...................................................12

2010 HUSKIES................................................................ 13-30

2009 Highlights.....................................................................................................................32 2009 Scores............................................................................................................................. 33 2009 Overall Statistics.........................................................................................................34 2009 MAC Statistics............................................................................................................ 35 2009 MAC Summary............................................................................................................36

HISTORY AND RECORDS...............................................37-54

Team Records........................................................................................................................ 38 Individual Records.........................................................................................................39-42 Records and Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame..................................................................42 Huskies in Major League Baseball and the MLB Draft...............................................43 All-Americans/Awards and Honors.................................................................................44 Awards and Honors.............................................................................................................45 All-Time Letterwinners.................................................................................................46-47 Annual Statistical Leaders........................................................................................... 48-49 Annual Team Statistics.......................................................................................................50 Season Results................................................................................................................. 51-54 All-Time Record vs. Opponents........................................................................................54

UNIVERSITY.................................................................... 55-62

Mid-American Conference.................................................................................................56 Location................................................................................................................................... 57 Northern Illinois University........................................................................................58-59 President Dr. John G. Peters/Board of Trustees............................................................60 Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Jeff Compher....................................61 Jeffrey & Kimberly Yordon Center..................................................................................62

2010 OPPONENTS........................................................ 63-64

2010 Opponent Info..............................................................................................................64

ON THE COVERs

FEBRUARY

MARCH

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Both covers feature Northern Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eight seniors. On the front (from left to right) are RHP Andy Deain, OF Jordin Hood, IF Dave Reynolds and LHP Chuck Lukanen. On the back (from left to right) are IF Joe Buonavolanto, C Sam Kapacinskas and P/OF Brian Smith.

credits The 2010 Northern Illinois Baseball Media Guide is a product of the NIU Athletic Media Relations Office. Written, designed and edited by Zach Peters. Assistance by Sam Kunde, Jim Ashley, Dave Mason and Donna Turner. Covers done by Joe Summins. Printing by In-Print Graphics, Chicago, Ill. Photography by Scott Walstrom and NIU archives. Professional player photos provided by Pat Kelly (National Baseball Hall of Fame). Copies of the publication are available to the general public at a cost of $10 each (includes shipping and handling) by sending a check, made payable to Northern Illinois, to NIU Media Relations Office, 209 Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, IL 60115.

Bowling Green # Bowling Green # Bowling Green #

Toledo # Toledo # Toledo #

Valparaiso

DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill. DeKalb, Ill.

Toledo, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Toledo, Ohio

Time (CT) 7:30 pm 2 pm/TBA (DH) 2 pm

8 pm 8 pm 4 pm 2 pm (DH) 1 pm

2 pm 12 pm 12 pm 4 pm 3:05 pm 1:05 pm 1:05 pm 6 pm 5 pm 5 pm 12 pm

6:05 pm 2 pm 12 pm 12 pm

Valparaiso, Ind.

3 pm

Wed. Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wis. %

4 pm

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Muncie, Ind. Muncie, Ind. Muncie, Ind.

Tue. Milwaukee

DeKalb, Ill.

3:05 pm

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Thu. Western Michigan # DeKalb, Ill. Fri. Western Michigan # DeKalb, Ill. Sat. Western Michigan # DeKalb, Ill.

3:05 pm 3:05 pm 1:05 pm

Ball State # Ball State # Ball State #

2 pm 12 pm 12 pm

26-29 W-Sat. MAC Tournament Chillicothe, Ohio TBA # Denotes Mid-American Conference games. & Denotes game at Road Ranger Stadium. * Denotes game at Elfstrom Stadium. % Denotes game at Miller Park. Dates and times subject to change. Home games in BOLD ALL CAPS. GameTracker or Live Stats coverage on niuhuskies.com available for most games.

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facilities

Ralph McKinzie Field has been home to the Huskie baseball program since 1965. The facility was renamed in honor of one of NIU’s early pioneers and a charter member of the Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame, Ralph McKinzie, on May 8, 1993. Since its original opening, the home of the Huskies has undergone several improvements, including the most recent project, a complete resurfacing of the infield and outfield following the 2008 season. Ralph McKinzie Field Facts Dimensions (L to R): 312-368-395-368-322 Wall Height: 8 feet Capacity: 2,000 First Game: 4/10/65, L (10-1) to Wisconsin First Win: 4/30/65, (10-5) over Central Michigan All-Time Home Record: 374-309-10 (.548) Home Record since 2003: 84-49-1 (.632) About Ralph McKinzie One of Northern Illinois’ early athletics pioneers, Ralph McKinzie’s contributions spanned nearly a quarter century (1940-63) and resulted in his induction as a charter member of the Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame in 1978. Before coming to NIU, McKinzie was a three-sport standout as an undergraduate, served in the U.S. Army in World War I, and coached at two colleges. At Eureka College, McKinzie coached President Ronald Reagan, who played offensive guard on the football team from 1928-32. McKinzie served terms as coach of the Huskie baseball, tennis and track teams and was an assistant football coach and an athletics trainer. He led the baseball program in 1945 and from 1949-56 and totaled 70 career wins, including consecutive Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles in 1950-51.

The dedication plaque at the entrance to McKinzie Field and the board honoring the 1950 and 1951 IIAC Championship teams.

NIU hosts an annual game at a professional baseball stadium --- last year’s was at the Northern League’s Rockford RiverHawks’ Road Ranger Stadium.

A view of the Huskies’ locker room.

Opened in August 2007, the $14 million state-of-the-art Jeffrey and Kimberly Yordon Center (above) serves all studentathletes and programs. The 62,000-square foot facility features the Frances and George Wilkins Academic Support Center and a 12,500-square foot strength and conditioning center (right) with all new weight equipment and sprint lanes.

The Huskie Indoor Training (H.I.T.) Center (above) opened in November 2007 and serves as the indoor home for the NIU baseball team. The 9,800square foot facility features an astroturf floor and sport-specific lighting. Four full-size batting cages allow the Huskies to train year-round.

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Results

State Success

• 51-24 (.680) against Illinois opponents since 2003 • 28-11 (.718) against Division I intrastate opposition over the past four seasons • 11-2 with victories over all seven “Land of Lincoln” opponents to claim “state championship” in 2006 • Only Illinois school represented on both the NCBWA Stopper of the Year and Wallace Award national watch lists during 2007 season

Records

• Head coach Ed Mathey became the program’s career coaching victories leader on March 22, 2008 at Buffalo • Set all-time NIU baseball attendance record with 4,600 fans on April 16, 2008 vs. Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox • Notched school’s four highest victory totals in the past six seasons, including a school-record 34 Division I wins in 2007 • Reached 30 wins for the first time in school history in 2003 and has done so twice since • Set school records for strikeouts, modern era ERA in 2007 and Division I era fielding percentage in 2008 • Became the fastest NIU team to 20 victories and recorded the first 4-0 MAC start in school history in 2007 • Claimed its first MAC series win over Miami and first series victory at Ball State since 1980 during the 2007 season • Set the school-record for two-year victory total with a combined 65 wins during the 2003 and 2004 seasons

MAC Success

• Tied the 2007 school-record with 16 league victories and six MAC series wins in 2008 • Set the school record for MAC winning percentage in 2008 with a .615 mark • Placed third at the 2008 MAC Tournament, one win from playing for the league title and tied the school’s best postseason MAC finish • Finished fourth overall in the MAC in 2008 which was the program’s best finish in 31 years • Reached four MAC Tournaments since 2003 with at least one victory in each appearance

Scott Simon (left) became the MAC’s all-time hit leader while Matt German (right) finished second on the league’s career saves list.

Troy White (second from left) was honored at Wrigley Field on April 15th’s Jackie Robinson Day in 2009, as he is on scholarship with the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Moments later he returned to DeKalb to go 1-for-2 with a two-run single in NIU’s 16-2 win over Chicago State.

SUMMER LEAGUES • Represented in the prestigious Cape Cod League for the first time in two decades in 2006 and sent two players in 2007 • Placed players in the top college summer leagues across the country in 2009, collecting three summer league all-star selections in 2009.

Alex Jones was an all-star for the 2009 KC Bandits this past summer.

HONORS

Produced school’s first • Division I All-American and national award finalist (Matt German in 2007) • Totaled five MAC Player/Pitcher of the Week awards in 2009 and 30 since 2003 • 16 All-MAC selections since 2003, including six first-team honorees • Five consecutive seasons (2006-10) with a player on the Wallace Award Watch List • Produced the MAC career hit king (Scott Simon) and league’s No.2 career saves leader (Matt German) • Produced school’s first Rawlings Gold Glove award winner in 2008 (Adam Holdenrid) • Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Candidate in 2007 (Scott Simon)

Jordin Hood (left) and Chuck Lukanen (right) were both summer all-stars in 2009 with the Quincy Gems and Green Bay Bullfrogs, respectively.

Adam Holdenrid’s 2008 Rawlings Gold Glove award.

deserve to win • School’s first consecutive ABCA All-Region selection (Matt German) in 2006-07 • Three Freshmen All-American honorees since 2003 • School-record four players chosen in the 2004 MLB Amateur Draft • Back-to-back seasons with a player on the Johnny Bench Award Watch list

EXPOSURE

• Garnered unprecedented coverage from Baseball the Magazine and PingBaseball.com and Midwest Baseball Magazine websites since 2007 • Had 11 games, including all postseason contests, broadcast live on the radio and the world wide web in 2007, had 14 regular season games plus postseason in 2008 and had eight games live on web radio in 2009

Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti (left) and NIU head coach Ed Mathey (right) at the 2009 Leadoff Banquet. An NIU alumnus, Colletti was the keynote speaker at the annual event.

A sampling of Northern Illinois’ media coverage from past years. • Nearly all games available on the Internet via GameTracker and Live Stats interface • Continuously updated content on NIUHuskies.com with live chats, player features and blogs

SCHEDULE

• Took 10-day spring break trips to California/Nevada and Florida in 2006 and 2007, respectively • Took 10-day spring break trip to Texas in 2008 and went to Mississippi and Arizona in 2009

• Played at college baseball’s top venues, including Nebraska, Arizona State, Mississippi State and Texas Tech • Faced nationally-ranked teams at Nebraska, Arizona State, Florida Atlantic, Dr. Pepper Ball Park and U.S. Cellular Field • Will travel to Arizona, Tennessee and California in 2010 • Faced six NCAA Tournament qualifiers since 2008 and will face two more in 2010 (Cal Poly and Arizona State)

RECRUITING

• Added largest recruiting class (11) in Mathey’s tenure in 2010, including his first player from Arizona (Trey Lange) • The 2008 recruiting class was ranked 63rd in the nation which was the best among MAC and Illinois schools • Consecutive nationally-ranked recruiting classes by Collegiate Baseball in 2005 and 2006. The 2005 class placed ahead of UCLA, Texas Tech, Central Florida, and Baylor and the 2006 group was second among MAC schools and above Minnesota, San Jose State, and Missouri State • Featured four all-state selections and three nationally-ranked players among its 2007 fall signees

ACADEMICS

• 50 NIU Huskie Scholars (3.0-3.49 GPA) since 2003 • 18 NIU Victory Scholars (3.5 GPA and above) since 2003 • Four Academic All-MAC selections in the past six seasons • Part of NIU student-athletes’ current streak of nine consecutive semesters above a 3.0 combined GPA • 12 players with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA through Fall 2009

IN THE COMMUNITY

NIU has played at some of the best venues in college baseball and annually hosts a game at one of the top minor league stadiums in the Midwest.

• Volunteered in several community programs including local school appearances and other off the field service • Donned green for St. Patrick’s Day games including jerseys which were auctioned off at an annual team fund-raising event • Hosts annual Leadoff Banquet that includes guest speakers and entertainment

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NIU at “The Cell”

• Northern Illinois battled nationally ranked Notre Dame, April 16, 2008 at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox. • A then-school-record 4,600 fans were on hand to witness the historic game, in which the 29thranked Fighting Irish edged the Huskies, 5-4. • In conjunction with the Chicago White Sox, the Huskies raised over $65,000 for the NIU February 14 Forward, Together Forward Scholarship Fund.

NIU at road ranger stadium

• Home of the Northern League’s Rockford RiverHawks in Loves Park, Ill. (left). • NIU played its first ever game in the Rockford, Ill. area last season with a thrilling 7-6 loss to Milwaukee on May 12 under the bright lights at Road Ranger Stadium. • The Huskies will return this season with a contest against Northwestern on Wednesday, April 14 at 6:05 p.m. (CST).

NIU at elfstrom stadium

• Home of the Oakland Athletics’ Low-A affiliate Kane County Cougars in Geneva, Ill. (right). • NIU is a perfect 4-0 since 2005 with wins over Eastern Illinois, Illinois Chicago and Northwestern (twice). • The Huskies have played a game at Elfstrom Stadium in every season since 2005, except for the 2009 campaign, but will return in 2010 to take on Illinois Chicago again on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:05 p.m. (CST).

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Ed mathey

Head Coach 8th Season North Central, 1986

Ed Mathey continues to leave an indelible mark on Northern Illinois baseball as he comes into his eighth year at the helm as the program’s all-time coaching victories leader (186-203-1) and has produced the four highest win totals in school history, along with helping 21 former players earn professional contracts since 2003. In his collegiate coaching tenure, Mathey is on the brink of his 400th win (391-374-3) and has led the Huskies to a legion of unprecedented team accomplishments and individual accolades, as he has helped produce 54 all-conference selections, 18 all-region players and four All-Americans in 16 years of coaching. Despite the fact that his 2009 squad narrowly missed the 20-win mark for the first time in his seven years as a Huskie, Mathey led an injury-riddled team to a 1934 record, while he continued to compile impressive accomplishments and accolades. The first big win for the 2009 Huskies came in an 11-10 decision over host Mississippi State on Feb. 21, marking the first time in three tries since 1992 that NIU has defeated MSU. A week later, the Huskies knocked off a ranked opponent for the first time since 2001 by defeating Baseball America No. 15 Missouri, 5-2, on Feb. 28 at Arizona State’s DeMarini Invite. The Huskies also continued their success against Illinois opponents by going 5-3 against intrastate foes, and own a 29-11 record over the past four seasons. Under Mathey, several Huskies peaked in weekly stretches to earn five Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week awards. The lone allconference (second team) player from 2009 Jordin Hood took home two weekly honors and set career-highs in batting average, runs, hits, doubles, homers, RBI and steals. He also finished his junior campaign ranked in the top ten in several categories of the NIU record book. Hood produced one of the most prolific seasons in school history, tying for third on the single season all-time list with 76 hits, while also finishing fifth in runs scored (57), eighth in RBI (46) and tied for 10th in homers (10). Because of injuries, Mathey took advantage of the

NIU’S CAREER WINS LIST

Wins Head Coach 1. 186 Ed Mathey 2. 143 Spanky McFarland 3. 133 Walt Owens 4. 126 George Evans 5. 100 Thomas L. Meyer

NIU’S HIGHEST WIN TOTALS Wins Year Head Coach 1. 3. 4. 5.

34 34 31 29 28

2003 Ed Mathey 2007 Ed Mathey 2004 Ed Mathey 1995 Spanky McFarland 2008 Ed Mathey

Seasons 7 7 7 16 6

opportunity to give some freshmen valuable playing experience, as both Tom Barry and Jake Hermsen earned wins in their first career starts, while Troy White enjoyed a stellar season at the hot corner, and was even honored at Wrigley Field on April 15’s Jackie Robinson Day. Rookie infielders Alex Jones and Alex Beckmann also exploited the opportunity for playing time to have solid seasons and gain great experience. Another rookie who relished in his new role due to injury was junior transfer Chuck Lukanen, who led the team with 79.2 innings pitched, 61 strikeouts and seven wins, which rank in a tie for eighth on the NIU all-time single season win list. Two veterans also made an impact on the field and in the record book last season, as they completed their careers under Mathey. Justin Behm finished his career ranked in a tie for second in home runs (25), he ranks fourth in walks (87), seventh in RBI (113), eighth in games played (178), and 10th in runs (122), while Pat Minogue finished his career ranked second in at-bats with 761, third in games played with 206, fifth in hits with 202, ninth in runs scored with 116, and he is tied for fifth with 37 doubles and seven triples. Mathey also introduced the Huskies to a whole new audience in 2009, as NIU played its first ever game in the Rockford, Ill. area on May 12 at the Rockford RiverHawks’ Road Ranger Stadium. The first Division I collegiate contest at the three-year-old stadium was highlighted by two tape measure home runs off Hood’s bat. Additionally, the 2009 team excelled in the classroom to keep pace with the rest of the NIU sports, as they helped extend NIU student-athletes’ streak of consecutive semesters with a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA to nine. Mathey’s 2008 team came within one victory of winning the Mid-American Conference West Division while matching the 2007 school record for Mid-American Conference wins (16) and posting the program’s highest MAC winning percentage (.615). The team equaled NIU’s best finish at the MAC Tournament with two wins, taking third-place and the Huskies’ fourth-place overall finish in the MAC was their highest in 31 years. Four Huskies earned All-MAC accolades last season as Behm earned a first-team selection while Andy Deain, Trevor Feeney and Jeff Thomas garnered second-team honors. Additionally, Adam Holdenrid was one of nine Division I recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, a Huskie first. Four Huskies also received pro contracts in 2008 starting with Bobby Stevens (16th Round Baltimore Orioles) and Feeney (31st Round Detroit Tigers), who were both selected in the 2008 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Matt Jernstad signed with the Joliet Jackhammers of the Northern League and Thomas signed with the Ottawa Rapidz of the Can-Am League.

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Next>>> During the 2008 season, Mathey helped replace the four pros by inking the nation’s No. 63 ranked high school recruiting class which was the best among MAC and Illinois schools. The 2008 campaign was full of great accomplishments as Mathey became the school’s career coaching wins leader on March 22 with a 10-3 triumph over Buffalo. Deain led the MAC with 10 saves and topped the league with a school-record 35 appearances. The team led the conference with 83 stolen bases and set a school-record with a .963 team fielding percentage. Another significant feature from 2008 was breaking the NIU baseball attendance record as 4,600 fans turned out at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, on April 16 vs. No. 29 Notre Dame. In conjunction with the White Sox, Northern Illinois raised over $65,000 for the NIU February 14 Scholarship Fund. Mathey’s 2007 squad was the most decorated team in Northern Illinois history, notching a school-record 34 Division I wins and 16 MAC victories while equaling the overall school season record for wins and finishing in third-place at the MAC Tournament, just one win away from a championship berth. Individually, closer Matt German became the school’s first Division I All-American (second-team ABCA and Ping Baseball) player and first national baseball award finalist, when he was one of five pitchers up for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award. He also earned a unanimous All-MAC selection, ABCA All-Mideast Region honors for the second consecutive season and finished his career as NIU’s all-time saves leader. During the 2007 campaign, Mathey’s team established several statistical records. While doubling as the team’s pitching coach, Mathey mentored a staff that posted a Modern Era record for team ERA at 4.65, the lowest mark in three decades, and established the top team strikeout total with 398. Mathey made an immediate impact at Northern Illinois with a school record 34 victories in 2003 during his first season as skipper after taking the reins of a program that had never produced more than 28 wins in a season. The following year, Mathey led his squad to 31 wins, totaling a school-record 65 victories over a two-year span, while rewriting the school record book in several offensive categories. For his efforts, Mathey was named the 2004 Collegiate Coach of the Year by the prestigious Pitch & Hit Club of Chicago. Mathey’s track record for developing players is illustrated by the 21 Huskies who have signed professionally and seven players who have been selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft during his tenure. At least one NIU player has signed a contract with a MLB team following each of Mathey’s seven seasons at the school. In addition, Mathey has coached 21 MAC Player/ Pitcher of the Week honorees, 16 All-MAC selections and three Freshman All-Americans during his seven seasons at NIU. The class of 2007 produced three pros, including German and fellow pitcher Mark Badgley, who both inked contracts with MLB teams following completion of their eligibility. Senior first baseman Scott Simon, the MAC’s career hit king and a former Freshman All-America, also signed professionally. In 2004, a school-record four Huskies were selected in the MLB Draft. Following Mathey’s first season, infielder Joe Mazzuca was a 12th round choice in the 2003 Draft. Mathey’s players have earned recognition throughout his tenure while increasing the visibility of the Northern Illinois baseball program on the conference, regional and national stage. Last season, White was honored as a scholarship recipient on behalf of the Jackie Robinson Foundation at Wrigley Field on Jackie Robinson Day last April. In 2008, pitcher Holdenrid earned NIU’s first ever Rawlings Gold Glove award. In 2007, Hood became the third Huskie

<<<Back player under Mathey to earn Freshman All-America honors and joined German and Jesse Seykora on the AllMAC team. In 2006, German became NIU’s first ABCA All-Mideast Region selection and went on to repeat that achievement in 2007. During the 2006 summer season, Brandon Copp was the first Huskie in nearly two decades to play in the prestigious Cape Cod League. Additionally, the Huskies have received great exposure at the pro ranks as Mathey’s teams have played at least one game at a professional stadium in each of the last five seasons, posting a 4-3 mark. The venues that NIU has played at include the Kane County Cougars’ Elfstrom Stadium, the Frisco RoughRiders’ Dr. Pepper Ballpark, the Chicago White Sox’s U.S. Cellular Field and the Rockford RiverHawks’ Road Ranger Stadium. Under Mathey’s leadership, the Huskies landed nationally-ranked recruiting classes in consecutive seasons as tabbed by the Collegiate Baseball rankings in 2005 and 2006. Mathey has attracted some of the top talent in the Chicago area and has expanded past the state boundaries to sign athletes from across the Midwest. Success against intrastate competition has been a staple of the Mathey era at Northern Illinois. Over the last seven seasons, the Huskies have won 68 percent (5124) of their games against Land of Lincoln foes, including a 29-11 mark against Illinois’ Division I teams over the past four years. Despite fielding a team that had just five seniors, NIU posted an amazing 11-2 record (a .846 clip) against intrastate competition in 2006 and defeated each opponent at least once to claim the “state championship.” Mathey is not shy about scheduling top-notch competition across the country. Northern Illinois has hit the road to take on nationally-ranked teams including Arizona State, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Oregon State, Missouri and Florida Atlantic. This year’s opponents include Arizona State, CSU-Bakersfield, Cal-Poly and UC-Santa Barbara. Under Mathey, NIU players have exemplified the term student-athlete. Simon, a two-time Academic All-MAC selection, was selected as one of 30 candidates for the 2007 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Baseball Award presented to the nation’s top student-athlete. A total of 47 baseball players have been recognized by the university as Victory Scholars or Huskie Scholars and the Huskies have produced four Academic All-MAC honorees under Mathey. Mathey, who earned his 300th career coaching victory in 2006, spent nine seasons as head coach at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., before coming to Northern Illinois. At NCC, Mathey compiled a 205-171-2 mark and was twice named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Coach of the Year while he and his staff produced Division I caliber teams at the Division III level. Under Mathey’s guidance, the Cardinals won three league titles and earned a NCAA Central regional runnerup finish and No. 15 national ranking in 1998. Mathey

coached 38 all-conference selections, 16 all-region honorees and three All-Americans at NCC and seven of his players signed professional contracts. A former All-CCIW pitcher at North Central, Mathey spent five seasons as the pitching coach at his alma mater under Tom Purcell from 1989-93. In addition to his duties as an assistant, and later head coach, Mathey served as a physical education instructor and had stints as assistant athletics director and director of intramurals. Mathey graduated from North Central in 1986 with a B.A. in marketing and business management and a minor in computer science. He went on to earn his master’s degree in athletic administration from the University of Illinois-Chicago in 1991. Following his playing career at North Central, Mathey worked in the Cincinnati Reds organization as a recommending scout, where his duties included assisting area scouts with camps and tryouts while endorsing players he had seen during the season. Mathey landed his first coaching role as a player/coach for the Newport Rams Baseball Club in Melbourne, Australia, from Sept. 1988 through April 1989, before returning to North Central as an assistant coach. A graduate of Thornton High School, Mathey’s commitment to Illinois baseball goes beyond his own team with active involvement at the high school level. North Central’s Alumni Field, for which Mathey had a major hand in fundraising and designing efforts, has served as the site of the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association’s summer championships for the past 19 seasons as well as the host facility for five of the past seven area code tryouts for Major League Baseball scouts. Mathey is married to the former Colleen Byrne of South Holland. They have two sons, 14-year-old Patrick and 12year-old Michael, and a daughter, 11-year-old Juliet.

MATHEY YEAR-BY-YEAR

Overall Year School W L 1994 North Central 24 18 1995 North Central 22 20 1996 North Central 26 17 1997 North Central 25 18 1998 North Central 28 15 1999 North Central 18 21 2000 North Central 18 21 2001 North Central 21 21 2002 North Central 23 20 AT NORTH CENTRAL 205 171 2003 Northern Illinois 34 24 2004 Northern Illinois 31 28 2005 Northern Illinois 16 36 2006 Northern Illinois 24 31 2007 Northern Illinois 34 24 2008 Northern Illinois 28 26 2009 Northern Illinois 19 34 AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS 167 169 CAREER TOTALS 372 340

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“Playing for Coach Mathey during my collegiate career was a great experience both on the field and off. He was a mentor to me on the field and helped me off the field with academics and with my personal life. Coach Mathey was always there for me 24 hours a day and not just when we were on the field and between the lines.” - Matt German, NIU All-American pitcher currently in the Philadelphia Phillies organization “It is always a pleasure to see Coach Mathey’s teams play. They are certainly well-prepared and have a winner’s mentality and an edge to them that you know the game is never over. I have had the privilege of meeting some of his players and I know his kids respect him greatly and he has a great relationship with them. I am confident in recommending anyone there.” - Pat Murphy, former Arizona State Head Coach

THE MATHEY FILE Coaching 2003-present 1994-2002 1989-93 1988-89

Head Coach, Northern Illinois Head Coach, North Central College Assistant Coach, North Central College Player/Coach, Newport Rams

Playing Experience North Central College, 1983-86 Newport Rams (Melbourne, Austrailia), 1988-89 Education B.A., Marketing and Business Mgmt. North Central College, 1986. M.S., Athletic Administration. Illinois-Chicago, 1991. Family Wife, the former Colleen Byrne; Sons Patrick (14, on left) and Michael (12, on right); Daughter Juliet (11).

Conference Pct. W L T Pct. League Finish Highlights .571 13 7 0 .650 1st, CCIW CCIW Coach of the Year; NCAA Central Regional; Five All-CCIW Selections .524 13 5 0 .722 2nd, CCIW CCIW MOP/All-American (Tim McDonough); Two All-Central Region and six All-CCIW selections .605 13 7 0 .650 1st, CCIW CCIW Coach of the Year; Two All-Central Region and school-record seven All-CCIW selections .581 13 7 0 .650 4th, CCIW Two All-Central Region honorees and five All-CCIW selections .648 13 7 0 .650 1st, CCIW CCIW Coach of the Year; 2nd at NCAA Central Regional; No. 15 in final Division III rankings .462 9 11 0 .450 5th, CCIW Three All-Central Region selections and four named All-CCIW .462 9 12 0 .429 5th, CCIW Two All-CCIW selections .500 14 6 1 .690 2nd, CCIW School-record four All-Central Region selections .535 11 10 0 .524 4th, CCIW Defeated Division I Northern Illinois; Three players signed professionally .545 108 74 1 .593 3 Conference Titles, 3 Coach of the Year Honors, 2 NCAA Regionals .586 15 11 0 .577 3rd, MAC West MAC Tournament (def. No. 1 Kent State in 1st Rd); Two freshman All-Americans .525 14 10 0 .583 t-2nd, MAC West MAC Tournament (def. No. 2 Miami in 1st Rd); Three MLB Draft picks .311 6 18 0 .250 6th, MAC West Four players signed professionally .436 8 18 0 .307 6th, MAC West Went 11-2 (.846) against intrastate competition and 7-2 (.778) against MVC foes .586 16 11 0 .593 3rd, MAC West School record for Division I wins, MAC wins, best finish (3rd) at MAC Tournament .518 16 10 0 .615 2nd, MAC West School best MAC winning percentage (.615), tied marks for MAC wins & best tournament finish (3rd). .358 10 16 0 .385 5th, MAC West Five MAC West Player of the Week winners. One second team All-MAC selection. Beat No. 15 Missouri. .497 75 78 0 .490 Four MAC Tournaments, 21 Pro Players, seven Draft Choices. .522 183 152 1 .546 54 All-Conference, 18 All-Region, four All-Americans and 21 Pro Players.

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Associate Head Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator 8th Season North Central, 1986 In his eighth season at Northern Illinois, Steve Joslyn’s tenure equals that of head coach Ed Mathey, and his hard work and dedication to the program earned him a new title in April of 2008 - Associate Head Coach. With a new title came new responsibility, as Joslyn took on the role of recruiting coordinator, in addition to his duties as the team’s third base coach. He also coordinates the placement of Huskie players into summer leagues, coaches team defense and coordinates the annual NIU baseball camps. Joslyn worked incredibly hard during the past offseason to help bring in the largest recruiting class of Mathey’s career at NIU, as the Huskies inked 11 outstanding, talented players from the high school class of 2010, including Mathey’s first recruit from the state of Arizona in right-handed pitcher/outfielder Trey Lange. While NIU will have to wait another year before feeling the impact of the 2010 class, last year’s class, although it lacks in quantity with just three players, will provide an impact this season. The 2009 class that Joslyn helped bring in features one of the most athletic specimens in Mathey’s tenure in infielder Jayme Wells, a two-time unanimous first team all-conference selection in infielder/outfielder Cody Jacobson and California all-state honoree in catcher/infielder Ben Etcheverry, brother of Huskie junior infielder Joe Etcheverry. In 2008, Joslyn’s efforts helped Northern Illinois set a Division I era record with a .963 fielding percentage, equaling the top mark in school history. The Huskies racked up a school-best .615 Mid-American Conference winning percentage and matched the school record for league wins with 16. His impact was also felt on the recruiting trail in 2008, as Joslyn was a key figure in collecting a recruiting class that ranked 65th in the nation which was the best in the MAC and state of Illinois. Joslyn has helped many Huskies develop into premiere players who have gone on to earn pro contracts with the latest being shortstop Bobby Stevens, who was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 16th round of the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft. Nearly every graduating outfielder tutored by Joslyn at Northern Illinois has signed a professional baseball contract, including his most recent protégé, Jeff Thomas, who joined the Can-Am League after earning second-team All-MAC honors in 2008. Thomas led the Huskies with a .350 batting average along with 16 steals, 10 doubles, two homeruns and 34 RBI. Under Joslyn, the trio of Mike Santoro, Jeremy Busch and Eric Sansouci each signed professionally after the 2005 season. Santoro signed with the San Francisco Giants after being chosen in the 2004 draft while Busch and Sansouci joined Frontier League teams. Busch earned first team All-MAC honors in 2005 after hitting a team-best .340. With Joslyn’s guidance, Northern Illinois has placed players in several of the top summer collegiate leagues across the country including the Cape Cod, Northwoods, Coastal Plains, Cal Ripken Sr., Central Illinois Collegiate, Ben Johnson and Prospect leagues. In past years, NIU has sent players to the Alaska, New England Collegiate and Great Lakes leagues. Joslyn was instrumental in sending pitcher Brandon Copp and shortstop Bobby Stevens to the Cape Cod League in 2007, one year after Copp became the first Northern Illinois player in nearly two decades to

play in the prestigious league. During this past summer, three Huskies garnered all-star nods, as Alex Jones represented the KC Bandits of the Ben Johnson Baseball League, Jordin Hood represented the Quincy Gems of the Prospect League and Chuck Lukanen represented the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods League. In 2007, three Huskie pitchers, Andy Deain, Matt Jernstad and Dave Nykiel, earned all-star selections in the Central Illinois Collegiate League and outfielder Pat Minogue helped lead his team to a runner-up finish in the Cal Ripken Sr., Collegiate League. In 2006, five Northern Illinois players earned all-star selections during the summer and the Huskies dominated the CICL’s postseason awards. Scott Simon was named MVP, Matt German earned the Fireman of the Year award, Bobby Stevens was Tournament MVP and Trevor Feeney earned the second-half top pitcher award. “Jocko” had his own success in the CICL, serving as an assistant for the Quincy Gems during the summer of 2005 and helped the team capture the league championship. The Oswego native aided the Northern Illinois recruiting efforts that produced nationally-ranked classes by Collegiate Baseball in 2005 and 2006. He also directs the NIU summer and winter baseball camps. Joslyn began his college baseball coaching career at his alma mater, North Central College, where he first worked with Mathey in 1996 and immediately helped guide the Cardinals to the CCIW title. Two years later, NCC generated a 28-15-1 record, a runner-up finish at the NCAA Central Regional and a No. 15 final national ranking by Collegiate Baseball. Prior to coaching baseball at the college level, Joslyn had great success as a high school basketball coach. Following the completion of his bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recreation at North Central, Joslyn spent two seasons as a teacher and an assistant coach for football, basketball, and baseball at his prep alma mater, Oswego High School. In 1989, Joslyn gained his first head coaching job, accepting the lead position at West Pike High School. After capturing the school’s first regional basketball title and a school-record 28 wins, Joslyn led West Pike to its finest season in 1994-95. That year, the Cardinals earned the state’s top-ranking, posted a 32-2 record, and finished third at the IHSA Championships as Joslyn earned his second consecutive Illinois Basketball Coaches Association District 17 Coach of the Year award. After compiling a 135-24 record in six seasons at West Pike, Joslyn accepted the head coaching position at Downers Grove North in 199596. Within his first three years, Joslyn reached the IHSA Sweet Sixteen, claiming regional and sectional titles after recording the school’s first 20-win season and conference championship. Two seasons later, Joslyn earned his second IBCA District 7 Coach of the Year award after he guided North to a 26-3 record and third-straight conference title. “Having Steve Joslyn on our staff is having another head coach in our program. That is how good he is and the perspective in which he sees things. We are very fortunate to have him as a member of our staff. His expert knowledge not only about baseball, but coaching, is invaluable. A great deal of the success we have had here in the previous five seasons can be attributed to Steve Joslyn. Steve is a professional who gets involved in what is going on and has helped our studentathletes have a world-class experience. He has coaching in his blood. That is what he does and who he is and he is very good at it.” - Ed Mathey

THE JOSLYN FILE Coaching 2009-present 2003-2008 2005 1996-2002 1995-2001 1989-95 1987-89 1987 1986-87 1986

Associate Head Coach, Northern Illinois Assistant Coach, Northern Illinois Assistant Coach, Quincy Gems (Summer) Assistant Coach, North Central Head Basketball Coach, Downers Grove North H.S. Head Basketball, Baseball Coach, West Pike H.S. Assistant Football, Basketball and Baseball Coach, Oswego H.S. Freshmen Baseball Coach, St. Charles H.S. Assistant Basketball Coach, Aurora East H.S. Assistant Coach, Aurora University

Playing Experience North Central College, 1983-86 Education B.A., Health, Physical Education and Recreation. North Central College, 1986.

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all-conference accolades and two seasons later he posted a 7-1 record that included victories over Elmhurst in the CCIW Tournament and Carthage in the NCAA Central Regional. Napientek and the ’98 team went 28-15-1, was runner-up at the NCAA Central Regional and finished 15th in the Collegiate Baseball national rankings. After graduating from NCC in 1999, Napientek served as the head coach of the Naperville Cardinals, a summer wooden bat collegiate team. In his first year as coach, Napientek guided the squad to a 21-9 record and league championship. The Chicago native was an assistant coach at North Park University during the 2005 season before moving to an assistant coach position at St. Patrick High School. There, he conducted opponent scouting while helping lead the Chicago school to a runner-up finish at the 2006 IHSA Class AA Championships in Geneva. Napientek has a master’s degree in Sport Management from NIU. He and his wife Randi have a two-year-old daughter, Kara.

ray napientek

Assistant Coach 4th Season North Central, 1999 Ray Napientek enters his fourth season at Northern Illinois after joining Ed Mathey’s staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2006 campaign. The former all-conference pitcher at North Central made an immediate impact with the Huskies after reuniting with his former coach to work with the pitchers and catchers, in addition to serving as the team’s scouting director. In last year’s campaign, Napientek helped 2008 All-MAC closer Andy Deain make the transition from the league’s leading closer to staff ace. The move paid huge dividends in the early part of the season, when Deain earned his first victory in his first career start, and later defeated Baseball America No. 15 Missouri to earn his first career MAC West Pitcher of the Week award on March 3. Unfortunately, Deain missed the remainder of the year with a right hand injury, but will return in 2010. This injury gave some other Huskies a chance to step up, including junior newcomer Chuck Lukanen. Lukanen went on to lead the team with seven wins, 79.2 innings pitched and 61 strikeouts, while he was also named MAC West Pitcher of the Week after teaming with Zach Oates and Dave Reynolds to complete a 1-0 shutout of Southern Illinois on March 7, NIU’s first combined shutout since 2007. Additionally, a pair of freshmen earned their first wins as Huskies in their first starts under Napientek. Tom Barry was the first to do so with a victory over Bradley on March 25. Jake Hermsen followed suit on April 14 with a win over Illinois State. Napientek helped a pair of Huskie hurlers earn pro contracts in 2008, as second team All-MAC selection Trevor Feeney was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 31st round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft and Matt Jernstad signed with the Joliet Jackhammers of the Northern League. Additionally, pitcher Adam Holdenrid became the first Huskie to earn a Rawlings Gold Glove Award as one of nine honorees in the country in 2008. In 2007, Napientek helped the NIU pitching staff to record-setting performances. NIU pitchers set a school record with 398 strikeouts while posting a Modern Era record with a 4.65 team ERA as the team notched a school-record 34 Division I victories and 16 MAC wins. Northern Illinois’ team ERA ranked fifth in the MAC at 3.87 while limiting conference opponents to a .257 batting average. The Huskies allowed two or fewer runs on seven occasions during the 2007 season. With the tutelage of Napientek, Matt German became the school’s first Division I All-American player and first national award finalist, when he was one of five pitchers up for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award. The closer became the school’s career saves leader and finished his career second on the all-time MAC list. Following the 2007 season, two of Napientek protégés inked professional contracts as German signed with the Philadelphia Phillies and Mark Badgley with the Florida Marlins. The Huskies claimed three MAC Pitcher of the Week honors, while Feeney was recognized nationally on the College Baseball Foundation Honor Roll after a 12-strikeout performance at Kent State. Napientek was a four-year starting pitcher for Mathey at North Central and finished his career with 19 victories, the third-highest win total in school history. He also finished in a first-place tie on the school’s all-time list with 13 complete games and three shutouts. The right-hander helped lead the Cardinals to CCIW titles in both 1996 and 1998. During the 1996 season, Napientek earned second team

THE NAPIENTEK FILE Coaching 2006-present 2006 2005 1999

Playing Experience North Central College, 1996-99 Education Master’s, Sport Management. Northern Illinois University, 2008. B.A., Political Science. North Central College, 1999. Family Wife, Randi; Daughter Kara (2).

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Assistant Coach 2nd Season Aurora, 2004 Jason Smith is in his second season at Northern Illinois after joining Ed Mathey’s staff during the spring of 2009. He is entering his sixth season of collegiate coaching after a four year playing career at Aurora University (200104). In his role with the Huskies, Smith serves as the team’s hitting instructor and camp director. Under his tutelage, Jordin Hood earned All-MAC second team honors in 2009. Hood hit .382 with 15 doubles, 10 homeruns, 46 RBI and 23 HBP, all of which led the 2009 Huskie offense. Smith came to Northern Illinois after two seasons as the top assistant coach at Quincy University, a member of the Great Lakes Valley League and a NCAA Division II institution. His duties at Quincy included hitting instructor, third base coach, position player coach, camp director and recruiting coordinator. Smith’s first season with Quincy resulted in the offense posting its highest team batting average and homerun total in four years. The team’s defense saw an immediate improvement as well, posting the third highest fielding percentage in school history along with leading the GLVC in double plays turned (47) and passed balls (6). Prior to his time with Quincy, Smith was the hitting instructor, first base coach, and outfield coach for two seasons at Aurora University, an NCAA Division III institution. The 2006 Spartans were regular season champions of the Northern Illinois Iowa Conference, NCAA Central Region champions, and finished in seventh place at the 2006 NCAA Division III Championship Series. Smith mentored six All-NIIC honorees, three NCAA All-Region honorees, and one first team All-American during his time at Aurora. Smith began his collegiate coaching career in the fall of 2004 at Manchester College, an NCAA Division III institution. He served as the hitting instructor, camp coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and outfield coach during his only

season with Manchester. The 2005 Spartans won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Mid-East tournament. Smith mentored four All-HCAC honorees, along with two NCAA All-Region honorees. During the summer of 2008, Smith was the hitting coach and first base coach for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League. During that season, the Mallards set the NWL record for team walks and led the NWL in runs scored. The Mallards won the South Division first half championship and advanced to the NWL Championship Series, falling to Thunder Bay in the final inning of the final game. Smith was named to the coaching staff of the NWL South Division All-Star Team for his efforts. Before becoming a Mallard, Smith was a member of the Quincy Gems (then Central Illinois Collegiate League, now Prospect League) coaching staff for the 2006 and 2007 summers. He served as the hitting coach and first base coach in 2006, then as the hitting coach and third base coach in 2007. The 2006 offense, powered by co-CICL Player of the Year and former Huskie Scott Simon, led the CICL in runs scored and homeruns. The 2007 offense, powered by CICL triple-crown winner Thomas McCormick of Missouri S&T, led the CICL in runs scored and team batting average. Both teams advanced to the CICL playoffs, but were knocked out in the first round each season. As a student-athlete, Smith was a four-year starter for Aurora University who earned All-Northern Illinois Iowa Conference honors three times (200204) along with twice being named to the NCAA All-Central Region team (first team in 2003 and second team in 2002). He helped Aurora win two NIIC championships and advance to the NCAA tournament in 2002 and 2004, winning the 2004 NCCA Central Region Tournament and finishing in third place at the NCAA Division III Championship Series. For his career, Smith batted .368 with 36 doubles, 12 triples, six homeruns, and 46 stolen bases. He was named team captain in his final two seasons (2003-04) and excelled in the classroom as well. He was a two-time member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (2003-04) and an NIIC All-Academic first team honoree in 2003. Smith graduated from Aurora in 2004 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and is the older brother of current Huskie Brian Smith.

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Coaching 2009-present Assistant Coach, Northern Illinois 2007-2009 Head Assistant Coach, Quincy University 2008 Assistant Coach, Madison Mallards (Summer, NWL) 2006-2007 Assistant Coach, Quincy Gems (Summer, CICL) 2005-2007 Assistant Coach, Aurora University 2004-2005 Assistant Coach, Manchester College Playing Experience Aurora University, 2001-2004 Education B.A., English Aurora University, 2004

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Greg Isaac Academic Services

Zach Peters Media Relations

Chad Pearson Strength/Conditioning

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Quick Facts SCHOOL Information Name..........Northern Illinois University Location.....................................DeKalb, Ill. Founded................................................. 1895 Enrollment........................................ 24,397 Nickname....................................... Huskies Colors..........................Cardinal and Black Affiliation.......................NCAA Division I Conference...Mid-American/West Division President......................Dr. John G. Peters Assoc. V.P./Dir. of Athletics.Jeff Compher Website................ www.niuhuskies.com stadium information Facility...Ralph McKinzie Field (2,000) Dimensions (L to R)..... 312-368-395-368-322 Press Box Phone..................815-753-8094 Baseball History First Baseball Year.............................. 1900 All-Time Record...... 1,210-1,330-26 (.476) NCAA Appearances..........2 (1972, 1996) Coaching Staff Head Coach (Yr.).........Ed Mathey (8th) Record at NIU (Years).....186-203-1 (7 years) Career Record......... 391-374-3 (16 years) Baseball Phone......................815-753-2225 Contact Coach..................... Through SID Associate Head Coach/ Recruiting Coord. (Yr.).Steve Joslyn (8th) Assistant Coach.... Ray Napientek (4th) Athletics Trainer..................Chris Joseph MEDIA RELATIONS Baseball Contact................... Zach Peters Email..............................zpeters2@niu.edu Office......................................815-753-9572 Cell .........................................815-508-3375 Address........................................................... Convocation Center 209 1525 West Lincoln Highway DeKalb, IL 60115-2854

“Jeremy has already had a lot of success and brings good A lthough the 2009 season did not go exactly as planned, experience as an already proven player,” said Mathey. “He mainly due to injuries, as Northern Illinois missed out on has put up good numbers in the past and we hope for him to

postseason play for the first time since 2006, it set up the continue to do good things here at NIU.” Huskies for what could be a stellar 2010 season despite losing some historic production to graduation. However with all the experience gained from learning on the run last season, several solid returning arms will get a chance “We lost some guys that have been contributors for a few to show what they have as well, being a year better and wiser. years, which is never an easy, but it happens all the time,” Sophomores Tom Barry, Jake Hermsen and Zach Badgley all said eighth-year head coach Ed Mathey, the school’s all-time picked up their first career wins last season, and all will likely wins leader. “It will provide an opportunity for other guys to get an opportunity to excel, as will sophomore Kyle Glancy, step up and improve their playing time. We have brought in who led NIU rookies in 2009 with 23 appearances. some new faces to help make it a competitive environment and fill some of the needs that we have.” “With the injuries we had last year, we were forced to use some young arms,” Mathey said. “That’s a tough task to put While the Huskies did not want to rely as heavily as they that type of workload on young arms. The positive of that is did on their underclassmen last season, they were forced to, they all gained good experience. The adjustments they make and will reap the benefits this season with the invaluable this year will make them better. Along with the two injured experience gained by forcing the youngsters to learn on the guys returning, we will be improved on the mound, but it’s fly, as just over 50 percent of NIU’s innings were pitched by just to what degree.” underclassmen. “We still have to fill a final spot in the weekend rotation,” Youth was also felt in the field with freshmen Alex Jones, Mathey said. “Kyle Glancy and Tom Barry logged innings Troy White and Alex Beckmann all starting in more than 30 last year and Jake Hermsen overcame early season injuries to of NIU’s 53 games, soaking in and adjusting to the college learn on the fly. Jake is in a better spot than he was last year game. with his health. Also, Zach Oates has developed a third pitch and worked hard during the offseason. He deserves a shot at With 22 lettermen returning, including the top two most that spot. If he doesn’t get the chance, he will be a valuable destructive bats in the lineup in seniors Jordin Hood and component of the bullpen.” Dave Reynolds, and workhorse southpaw senior Chuck Lukanen, along with the recovered arms of two of NIU’s best Bullpen pitchers over the past few years in seniors Andy Deain and Last season, the Huskie staff decided to put Deain into the Brian Smith, the Huskies seem poised to return to Chillicothe, rotation to help solidify it. With a solid rotation mostly in Ohio, site of the Mid-American Conference tournament, and place already, the Huskie staff has decided to return Deain to perhaps beyond. closing duty, as he led the MAC in saves in 2008 and was a second team All-MAC selection. Keys to success One aspect of sports that is always unfortunate and tough to “The return of Andy Deain to our staff is huge,” said Mathey. control is the injury bug. Health goes a long way. When the “He was a second team All-MAC closer before he got hurt bug hits, it usually hits hard. That’s exactly what happened last year in a freak accident and we are planning on moving last season, as the Huskies lost top pitcher Andy Deain for the him back to the bullpen. Andy is proven back there. We lost season in just his fourth start due to a freak injury from a liner too many games in the last at-bat last year. Andy’s a guy who back to the mound. Deain’s injury was very costly, especially has been at the back end of the bullpen and knows what to since Brian Smith, another of NIU’s top pitchers, was already expect. He’s not afraid of it. He wants it. He has good stuff, due to sit out the season because of injury. However, both and prior to being all-conference, he was the setup guy for are back and will start the season fresh and ready to go. our all-time saves leader Matt German and learned a lot from him. As a starting pitcher or middle reliever, having a guy Two other important factors for a successful 2010 season will like that behind you makes it easier.” be the performance of the team’s pitching staff and defense, as both struggled last season. The Huskies compiled a team The comeback to the back end for Deain just adds to the ERA of 7.29, which pales in comparison to the past six years, depth of the bullpen, as it puts 2009 closer Tom Zelasko into when no Huskie team had an ERA above 5.50. NIU also the set-up role. The junior lefty is coming off his best season, posted a .952 fielding percentage last season after setting in which he led the team with a 3.26 ERA, four saves and was consecutive school records in 2007 (.962) and 2008 (.963). the toughest pitcher to get a hit off of with a .256 opponent batting average. “When you look at any baseball team the ability to pitch and play defense is critical,” said Mathey. “Last year we weren’t “Tom’s experience last year will help him a lot,” said Mathey. very sharp on either at times. We need to improve on both “It will be a matter of getting the guys who aren’t in the and we have some things in place to do that.” rotation acclimated to the bullpen role.” Rotation This year’s rotation will see the largest upgrade from a year ago with the return of former ace Brian Smith, who brings 10 career wins and an ERA of 4.37 to the fold. Throw in last season’s top starter Chuck Lukanen, who registered seven wins and led the team with 79.2 innings thrown, and you have two thirds of a weekend rotation that are seniors with plenty of innings and success under their belts. When combined, the two have 17 wins returning to a team that had 19 wins in 2009.

Head coach Ed Mathey enters his eighth season at Northern Illinois as the school’s all-time coaching wins leader.

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The trickle-down effect will continue in favor of the bullpen depth if Oates ends up there as well. The junior enjoyed a rise in workload last year to lead all NIU relievers in strikeouts (36) and was nearly as tough to hit as Zelasko with a .257 opponent batting average.

Catchers One of the wildcards in the lineup this season will be at the catcher position after the Huskies lost a pair of backstops to graduation. This year’s squad has five options to fill the void in senior Sam Kapacinskas, junior Kevin Smith, sophomores “When you look at the returning guys, Chuck Lukanen Brian Riegler (transfer) and Brett Frantini and freshman Ben established himself as a pretty reliable weekend starter and Etcheverry. Of the five, only Frantini saw a decent amount of had a winning record on a losing team last year,” Mathey said. playing time for a backup. In 18 games, he made eight starts, “He’s our top returning workhorse-type-of-guy. The return totaling six hits in only 26 at-bats while throwing out two of of Brian Smith is huge too. At one time, he was our number eight base stealers. one pitcher on the staff. So, with the return of Andy Deain as well, now we will have three guys on our staff that have been “We lost some guys back there that performed well for us Friday starters for us. That’s a really nice thing to have.” in the past,” Mathey said. “We knew it would be the case coming into this year. We have some guys in here that our The third spot in the weekend rotation is still up for grabs, as working at that opportunity. We’ve added two new faces are the week day starting spots. Bakersfield College transfer in Riegler and Ben Etcheverry. If you look at what we need Jeremy Gonzales is a strong contender to get the nod for the to improve on, which is mainly defense, Riegler and Frantini third slot. The junior righty brings nearly 200 innings of give us the best opportunity to do that. However, we may experience at the junior college level. find out later in the season that we need a little bit more offense. It’s not final by any means, but we are looking at

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Brian and Brett to see the most time back there.”

Wells, and possibly even Reynolds.

“Brett has as good an arm as any kid I’ve ever coached,” Mathey said. “Now he needs to put it together with the other situational skills at the catcher position, and if it all comes together, he could be one of the best defensive catchers in this league.”

“Krupp has been a great addition to our team,” said Mathey. “He has a great approach and attitude. He’s a good runner and stealer. He understands the game and is a mature hitter. We anticipate him to be in center or left because he can run, cover and get the ball as well as anyone on our team.”

Infield Another solid unit in 2010 will be the infield, as only second base needs to be figured out. The group will be headed by co-RBI (46 - tied with Hood) leader first baseman Dave Reynolds, who will be back for his senior campaign after a career season in 2009. Joining Reynolds at first will be junior Joe Etcheverry, as he looks to improve upon a powerful season in which he hit five homers and drove in 30 runs in only 121 at-bats.

“Hermsen is a sophomore that played center extensively in high school,” Mathey said. “He has the best arm strength in the outfield and will probably be looking at right field. How much he gets in will really depend on how he is doing offensively because he has all the tools.”

“Beckmann is best suited as a left fielder,” said Mathey. “He does a nice job, runs good routes, has a strong, accurate arm and does the right things. A lot of the outfield composition will be about who is the best fit for the lineup with the “Dave has a great glove and helps the defense out a lot,” said matchups on a given day.” Mathey. “He’s a middle of the lineup hitter and does a great job out there.” Offense The 2010 lineup has a good chance to be very versatile and “Joe has improved vastly on the defensive side, and on offense, productive with the all-around good bats of Hood from the we expect him to be in the middle of the lineup and look for right side and Reynolds from the left to solidify the middle him to continue to be a productive hitter,” Mathey said. of the order. The top of the lineup could also be very fast with lefty Jones’ extra base ability and Krupp’s speed. A pair of sophomores will stabilize the left side of the infield Additionally, the rest of the order has a chance to provide in shortstop Alex Jones and third baseman Troy White, production from alternating sides of the plate with the lefty both of which started nearly every game at their respective power bat of Joe Etcheverry and solid right-handed bat of positions as rookies. Both played solid defense and sparked White to make pitching matchups tough on opponents. the lineup. Jones helped set the table as the leadoff hitter for most of the season, totaling 16 extra base hits and nine steals, “Alex Jones had a really nice freshman year for us,” said while White had 53 hits and 29 RBI. Mathey. “He has continued to work hard and hopefully he will be a bit wiser and more mature, naturally, and set the “Troy White and Alex Jones were both thrown into the fire as table like he did last year.” freshmen, and both did a very good job,” said Mathey. “That experience is invaluable. They are a year stronger, older and “Krupp is a speedster and could hit in the top of the lineup their expectations have risen. They should do a good job.” as well,” Mathey said. “Those are two guys that will be at or near the top of the lineup.” The Huskies will have a few options at second base, led by senior Joe Buonavolanto, who saw most of the playing time “Beckmann does a good job of working the count and can hit there last season with 34 starts. Sophomore Alex Beckmann near the top or bottom,” Mathey said. also saw significant time at second and could figure into the mix again this year, along with juniors Marvin Sanchez and “The middle of the order will be anchored by Hood,” said Wes Shryock and the very athletic freshman Jamison Wells. Mathey. “He’s the prototypical three hitter. He does it all. Jordin has had a wonderful three years here, and if he goes “Second base will be a battle,” Mathey said. “A lot of guys out and follows what he’s been doing, he will leave here with will have an opportunity out there. Joe Buonavolanto played many, many records that have been well earned. He has more innings there than anyone last year and it bodes well really improved his physical strength this year.” for him to win it this year. Marvin is a good glove man, and if he plays defense to his ability, he will be a great asset to “Reynolds has hit in the middle in the past and we anticipate the team and can play shortstop too. Wes is kind of our him being there again,” said Mathey. “He’s a good hitter, utility guy that can play a little bit of everything. He has a understands the game, hits for average and power.” great attitude and approach to the game. He is relatively a new face because he was a middle of the year transfer last “Joe Etcheverry is another guy that provides good pop in the middle,” Mathey said. “He is a solid RBI guy that understands season.” situations. He is a mature college hitter.” “Jamison Wells is a freshman that is very talented, the fastest on the team, and has a strong enough arm to play the left “Another guy that I’d like to see in the middle is Troy White,” side of the infield,” Mathey said. “He had a lot of success in said Mathey. “If he’s in that mix, we can go right-left-righthigh school. He’s a wonderful athlete and we are trying to left in the order and that will be a nice thing to do.” figure out ways to get him on the field to use him. We’ve been working him at shortstop, second and outfield. If his “The lower half will involve any of the catchers, probably in bat continues to improve as we have been working with him, the seventh or eighth spot,” said Mathey. “Frantini is the lead guy on that now. Our second baseman, depending on what he could see a lot of places in the field.” we do, will be down there along with our other outfielder because we are looking for some speed at the nine spot.” Outfield The outfield will more than likely be anchored by Hood, as the Huskies will have to search for the right duo to put Schedule around him after losing some depth to graduation. The The 2010 slate is full of great challenges and opportunities prolific senior is coming off a monster year that earned him for the Huskies. NIU will get to play in three professional a second consecutive second team All-MAC selection, as he ballparks - the Rockford RiverHawks’ Road Ranger led the team in nearly every offensive category, rewriting the Stadium, the Kane County Cougars’ Elfstrom Stadium and NIU record book with a pencil because he will be back at in the Milwaukee Brewers’ Miller Park. In the first month of 2010 with a pen in hope to end his career as one of the best the season, the Huskies will also face 2009 NCAA World Series participant Arizona State in a four-game set to start, Huskies ever. along with facing the likes of 2009 NCAA Regional qualifier “We lost some significant contribution in the outfield that is Cal Poly and perennial Big West power UC Santa Barbara. never easy to replace, but we feel like we have a pretty good group in the mix,” Mathey said. “We moved Jordin to the Additionally, NIU will face local, familiar foes in Southern outfield last year and he had a lot of success. He can play all Illinois, Milwaukee, Bradley, Illinois State, Northwestern three spots out there. He will be in our lineup somewhere.” and Illinois Chicago before embarking on the always tough MAC schedule that features series against Bowling Green, Junior transfer Cory Krupp, who broke the Santa Barbara Buffalo, Miami, Ohio, Toledo, Central Michigan, Eastern City College single season steals record, figures to get a Michigan, Ball State and Western Michigan. chance in the outfield, along with Hermsen, Beckmann,

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Next>>> Team Information 2009 Record........................................19-34 Home/Road/Neutral......... 8-7 / 10-22 / 1-5 Conf. Record (Finish)....10-16 (5th/West) Lettermen Returning/Lost.................21/10 Starters Returning/Lost.......................4/3 Satrting Pitchers Returning/Lost......3/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost.......................9/4 Newcomers................................................. 9 Player Information Starters Returning (4) OF Jordin Hood (.382, 10 HR, 46 RBI) 2009 2nd Team All-MAC SS Alex Jones (.327, 55 H, 33 RBI) 1B Dave Reynolds (.361, 8 HR, 46 RBI) 3B Troy White (.288, 53 H, 29 RBI) Key Reserves Returning (3) IF Alex Beckmann (.227, 27 H, 24 BB) IF Joe Buonavolanto (.234, 34 R, 32 H). IF Joe Etcheverry (.256, 5 HR, 30 RBI) Starting Pitchers Returning (3) R Andy Deain (2-0, 4.64, 21.1 IP, 16 K) L Chuck Lukanen (7-6, 5.65, 79.2 IP, 61 K) R Brian Smith (Medical Redshirt) Other Key Pitchers Returning (2) R Zach Oates (1-4, 5.59, 37 IP, 36 K) L Tom Zelasko (2-4, 3.26, 47 IP, 27 K) Key Losses (4) C Matt Behren (.338, 8 HR, 35 RBI) OF Nick Badgley (.308, 20 H, 11 RBI) OF Justin Behm (.282, 8 HR, 30 RBI) OF Pat Minogue (.245, 34 H, 25 RBI) Newcomers (9) Ben Etcheverry, C/IF (Fr.) Jeremy Gonzales, RHP (Jr.) Cody Jacobson, IF/OF (Fr.) Tom Kotis, OF (Jr.) Cory Krupp, OF (Jr.) Tony Manville, RHP (Jr.) Brian Riegler, C (So.) Austin Smith, RHP (Jr.) Jamison Wells, IF (Fr.)

Jordin Hood is the sixth Huskie to be named to an All-MAC team twice in a career, and can continue to damage the NIU record book in 2010.

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2010 Northern Illinois Baseball Roster Numerical No. Name 1 Alex Jones 2 Marvin Sanchez 3 Joe Buonavolanto 4 Tom Barry 5 Joe Etcheverry 6 Brian Smith 10 Sam Kapacinskas 11 Ben Etcheverry 12 Jeremy Gonzales 13 Dave Reynolds 14 Jordin Hood 15 Jamison Wells 16 Brian Riegler 17 Kevin Smith 18 Chuck Lukanen 19 Kyle Glancy 20 Andy Deain 21 Jake Hermsen 22 Alex Beckmann 23 Cory Krupp 24 Austin Smith 25 Brett Frantini 26 Tom Zelasko 28 Troy White 29 Zach Oates 30 Cody Jacobson 31 Wes Shryock 32 Zach Badgley 34 Tom Kotis 35 Tony Manville

Pos. B/T Ht. IF L/R 6-0 IF S/R 6-1 IF R/R 5-8 P L/L 6-3 IF L/L 6-2 P/OF L/R 6-3 C R/R 6-0 C/IF R/R 6-1 P R/R 6-0 IF/P L/L 6-1 IF/OF R/R 6-0 IF R/R 5-11 C R/R 6-0 C R/R 6-0 P L/L 6-0 P R/R 6-3 P R/R 6-0 P/OF R/L 6-0 IF L/R 5-10 OF R/R 6-1 P R/R 6-1 C R/R 6-0 P L/L 6-0 IF R/R 6-0 P R/R 6-7 IF/OF R/R 6-1 IF R/R 5-9 P R/R 6-4 OF L/L 6-1 P R/R 6-1

Wt. 185 180 180 205 215 197 200 195 185 185 190 185 190 185 190 195 190 190 165 190 200 200 190 192 220 195 155 220 175 180

Yr/Exp. Hometown (Last School) So. Kansas City, Kan./Piper H.S. Jr. Chicago, Ill./Clemente Academy Sr. Willowbrook, Ill./Hinsdale South H.S. So. Orland Park, Ill./Providence Catholic H.S. Jr. Bakersfield, Calif./Centennial H.S R-Sr. Chicago Ridge, Ill./Richards H.S Sr. DeBary, Fla./St. Johns River C.C. Fr. Winter Haven, Fla./Lake Region H.S. Jr. Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield College Sr. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg H.S. Sr. Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lake Zurich H.S. Fr. Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly H.S. R-So. Downers Grove, Ill./Kishwaukee C.C. Jr. Wheaton, Ill./North H.S. Sr. Lombard, Ill./North Iowa Area C.C. So. Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest H.S. R-Sr. Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge H.S. So. New London, Wis./New London H.S. So. Batavia, Ill./Batavia H.S. Jr. Cary, Ill./Santa Barbara City College Jr. Machesney Park, Ill./John A. Logan College So. Minooka, Ill./Minooka H.S. Jr. Lansing, Ill./Mount Carmel H.S. So. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young H.S. Jr. Wheaton, Ill./North H.S. Fr. Rock City, Ill./Dakota H.S. R-Jr. Tehachapi, Calif./Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College So. McHenry, Ill./McHenry H.S. Jr. Rockford, Ill./Madison Area Tech R-Jr. New Lenox, Ill./Iowa

ALPHABETICAL Name No. Pos. Badgley, Zach 32 RHP Barry, Tom 4 LHP Beckmann, Alex 22 IF Buonavolanto, Joe 3 IF Deain, Andy 20 RHP Etcheverry, Ben 11 C/IF Etcheverry, Joe 5 IF Frantini, Brett 25 C Glancy, Kyle 19 RHP Gonzales, Jeremy 12 RHP Hermsen, Jake 21 LHP/OF Hood, Jordin 14 IF/OF Jacobson, Cody 30 IF/OF Jones, Alex 1 IF Kapacinskas, Sam 10 C Kotis, Tom 34 OF Krupp, Cory 23 OF Lukanen, Chuck 18 LHP Manville, Tony 35 RHP Oates, Zach 29 RHP Riegler, Brian 16 C Reynolds, Dave 13 IF/LHP Sanchez, Marvin 2 IF Shryock, Wes 31 IF Smith, Austin 24 RHP Smith, Brian 6 RHP/OF Smith, Kevin 17 C Wells, Jamison 15 IF White, Troy 28 IF Zelasko, Tom 26 LHP

Coaching Staff # 45 Ed Mathey, 8th Season, Head Coach # 8 Steve Joslyn, 8th Season, Associate Head Coach # 9 Ray Napientek, 4th Season, Assistant Coach # 37 Jason Smith, 2nd Season, Assistant Coach Pronunciations Buonavolanto............BONE-uh-vo-lon-to Deain ................................................. DEAN Etcheverry........................... ETCH-uh-very Frantini.................................FRAN-teen-ee Jamison....................................JAY-miss-sin Kapacinskas....................CAP-uh-sin-skus Kotis ........................................... KOH-tiss Lukanen................................ LUKE-uh-nen Mathey.......................................... MATH-ee Napientek.........................NAP-ee-en-teck Riegler ............................................ RYE-gler Shryock.................................. SHRIGH-ock Zelasko.....................................Zuh-LAS-ko

THE 2010 NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES

Back row (L to R): Assistant Coach Jason Smith, Joe Etcheverry, Austin Smith, Tom Barry, Zach Badgley, Zach Oates, Brian Smith, Tony Manville, Kyle Glancy, Head Coach Ed Mathey. 3rd row: Associate Head Coach Steve Joslyn, Andy Deain, Ben Etcheverry, Cory Krupp, Brian Riegler, Cody Jacobson, Dave Reynolds, Cody Beck, Assistant Coach Ray Napientek. 2nd row: Trainer Chris Joseph, Jordin Hood, Kevin Smith, Tom Kotis, Sam Kapacinskas, Chuck Lukanen, Troy White, Jake Hermsen, Brett Frantini, Strength/ Conditioning Coach Chad Pearson. Front row: Jeremy Gonzales, Alex Beckmann, Tom Zelasko, Marvin Sanchez, Joe Buonavolanto, Jamison Wells, Alex Jones, Brandon House, Wes Shryock.

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12 walks, a 5.47 ERA and a 2-0 record ... Made his season debut on the mound at SaintLouis (3/10) … Earned his first career win at Bradley, striking out three in 6.1 innings of one run baseball in his first start (3/25) … Gave up one earned run and struck out three in his second win of the season vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4/1) … Posted two innings of scoreless relief vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (5/12) … Finished third on the team in earned run average (5.47) and tied for second in wins (2).

zach Badgley

High School: Threw a no-hitter for the Illinois Sparks during the 2008 summer season … Recorded the highest fielding percentage (.977) in the Chicago Catholic League and went 1-1 with one save and a 4.44 ERA while spending time on the mound and at first base as a senior … Went 1-0 on the mound and hit .304 with 11 RBI as a junior … Posted a 5-2 record and 3.84 ERA as a sophomore before being moved up to the varsity team … Finished 6-2 with a 4.24 ERA as a freshman … Three-sport standout was starting quarterback for football team … Completed a school-record 91-yard touchdown pass … Threw for 1,800 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior … Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists per game in basketball to earn honorable mention all-area … Captained the baseball, football and basketball teams and was named team’s most improved player in both football and basketball … Three-year honor roll member.

Sophomore Pitcher 6-4 / 220 / R-R McHenry, Ill. McHenry H.S.

Personal: Born May 31, 1990 in Kissimmee, Fla. … Parents are Tom and Mary Barry … Father played baseball and his mother played basketball at Division II St. Leo University in Florida … Majoring in business at NIU.

2009: Threw 15.2 innings in nine appearances with one start, compiling 13 strikeouts and 13 walks with a 10.34 ERA and a 1-0 record ... Made his collegiate debut vs. North Florida (2/22), giving up a run and tallying a strikeout in one inning … Struck out the side in an appearance against Kent State (3/4) … Threw two innings and closed out the Huskies’ 14-3 home opener win vs. Buffalo (3/20) … Gave up an unearned run and struck out three over two relief innings at Kent State (4/4) … Earned his first collegiate win in his first collegiate start vs. Chicago State, striking out three and allowing two runs over five innings (4/15).

barry’s Career STATISTICS YR W L SV ERA G/GS CG 2009 2 0 0 5.47 12/3 0

IP 24.2

H 39

R ER BB SO HBP 22 15 12 14 3

barry’s Career Highs Innings Pitched: 6.1, vs. Bradley, 3/25/09 Strikeouts: 3, 2x, last vs. Milwaukee, 4/1/09

High School: Two-time first team all-conference and all-area selection … First team All-Fox Valley Conference, first team all-area and was named team MVP and captain as a junior … Helped lead team to regional championship during his junior season … Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as Illinois’ No. 32 prospect … Went 10-2 with a 1.36 ERA, completed six of his 12 starts and fanned 107 while yielding just 30 hits in 72 innings, and hit .402 with three home runs and 26 RBI in his junior year … Earned first team all-conference and second-team all-area accolades in addition to being named team’s Most Improved Player as a sophomore … Posted a 5-0 record and 2.00 ERA with two complete games in seven starts while striking out 82 in 50 innings with 22 hits allowed, and batted .407 with three home runs and 26 RBI during his sophomore campaign … Hit .512 with five home runs as a freshman.

alex Beckmann

Personal: Is the fourth Badgley to take the mound for Northern Illinois, following Dan (1997-2001), Mark (2003-07) and Nick (2008-09) … Born Feb. 14, 1990 … Father is Phil Badgley … Has 11 siblings. badgley’s Career STATISTICS YR W L SV ERA G/GS CG 2009 1 0 0 10.34 9/1 0

IP 15.2

H 26

badgley’s Career Highs Innings Pitched: 5.0, vs. Chicago State, 4/15/09 Strikeouts: 3, 3x, last vs. Chicago State, 4/15/09

Senior Sophomore Pitcher Infielder 6-0 //210 5-10 165//L-L L-R Hanover Ill. Park, Ill. Batavia, Bartlett H.S. Batavia

R ER BB SO HBP 19 18 13 13 1

2009: Hit .227 with 27 hits, 16 runs, eight RBI, four doubles and 24 walks in 44 games, 33 starts ... Made Huskie debut against Mississippi State (2/20), posting three walks and a hit in four plate appearances ... Scored twice and knocked in two more vs. SIU (3/6) … Had a 2-for-4 day with a run at Saint Louis (3/10) … Knocked in a run on a base hit and scored a run at Southeast Missouri (3/15) … Recorded a season-high three hits in a win vs. Buffalo (3/21) … Drove in a pair of runs vs. Bowling Green (3/27) … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI vs. Toledo (4/18) … Finished third on the team in walks (24).

tom Barry

High School: Earned all-state honors and was a two-time first team all-conference and all-area selection … Two-time team captain … Collected IHSBCA All-State, first team All-Western Sun Conference, and Daily Herald and IHSBCA all-area accolades as a junior … Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as Illinois’ No. 53 prospect … Played for Team Illinois at the Jack Kaiser All-Star Game … Earned team’s Bulldog Award after hitting .505 with 55 hits, 42 runs scored and four home runs during his junior year … Named team MVP and first team all-conference, and garnered all-area selection by the Daily Herald and IHSBCA as a sophomore … Set the school season record with a .530 batting average while totaling 61 hits, 33 runs and two home runs in his sophomore season … National Honor Society member.

Sophomore Pitcher 6-3 / 205 / L-L Orland Park, Ill. Providence Catholic H.S.

Personal: Born Aug. 21, 1990 … Parents are Peter and Janice Beckmann … Aspires to become a baseball coach.

2009: Made 12 appearances with three starts over 24.2 innings with 14 strikeouts,

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2B 4

3B HR RBI 0 0 8

Personal: Accounting major and business administration minor ... Earned Huskie SB BB SO Scholar (3.0-3.49 cumulative GPA) selection during freshman year ... Born May 2, 1988 0 24 34 .... Son of Joe and Debbie Buonavolanto … Parents own the Buona Beef restaurants in the Chicagoland area … Nicknamed “Beef” … Admires Dustin Pedroia ... Aspires to be a sports agent.

beckmann’s Career Highs Hits: 3, vs. Buffalo, 3/21/09 Runs Batted In: 2, 2x, last vs. Bowling Green, 3/27/09 Runs Scored: 2, 2x, last vs. Akron, 4/10/09 2009: Tallied a .234 average with 34 runs, 32 hits, 14 RBI, two doubles, one homer,

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Joe Buonavolanto

buonavolanto’s Career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB R H 2B 2009 .234 37/34 137 34 32 2 2008 .217 50/35 115 16 25 7 2007 .400 16/2 15 4 6 2 Career .236 103/71 267 54 63 11

3B HR RBI 0 1 11 0 2 12 0 0 5 0 3 28

SB BB SO 2 11 12 1 7 14 0 3 4 3 21 30

Long Hit Streak: 6 (2009) buonavolanto’s Career Highs Hits: 3, 2x, last vs. Southeast Missouri, 3/15/09 Runs Batted In: 3, 2x, last vs. Bradley, 3/25/08 (G2) Runs Scored: 4, 2x, last vs. Buffalo, 3/21/09 Doubles: 3, vs. Akron, 4/13/08 (G1)

andy deain

Senior Infielder 5-8 / 180 / R-R Willowbrook, Ill. Hinsdale South H.S. 11 walks and two steals in 37 games, 34 starts ... Went 2-for-4 in his first game of the season at SIU (3/8) … Knocked in a run to go along with two hits at Southeast Missouri (3/13) … Homered, drove in two, and scored four times in a 3-for-5 game at Southeast Missouri (3/15) … Scored a combined seven runs from the second spot in the order in games vs. Buffalo (3/20-3/21) … Had one of the Huskies’ three hits in a game vs. Bowling Green (3/28) … Hit a double and chipped in two RBI at Kent State (4/5) … Hit a pair of singles and scored a run at Northwestern (4/8) … Scored three times and posted two hits at Western Michigan (5/14) … Finished fifth on the team in runs scored (34) and second in sacrifice bunts (5). 2008: Started 35 games at second base … Hit .217 with seven doubles, two HRs, 12 RBIs and 16 runs scored … Ranked second on the team with four sacrafice hits ... Batted .278 with 10 hits and four doubles during April ... When leading off, hit .273 ... Hit his first career homeruns in a multi-homer game against Bradley and drove in three runs (3/25) ... Had three doubles in four at-bats, drove in a run and scored twice against Akron (3/14) … Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and stole his first career base against UW-Milwaukee (4/29) … Went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and two RBIs in the first tournament game against Ball State (5/21). 2007: Played in 16 games and hit .400 with five RBI during his freshman season ... Had a .500 on-base percentage and scored four runs ... Hit .455 on five hits with three RBI in 11 non-conference at-bats ... Batted 1.000 with two RBI in three at-bats with runners in scoring position and two outs ... Hit .600 with five RBI in five at-bats with runners in scoring position ... Had a .500 average in his two starts and went two-for-three for a team-best .667 average as a pinch-hitter ... Hit .667 (4-for-6) in May and .556 (5-for-9) in road games ... Made his collegiate debut and had a sacrifice bunt at Southern Illinois (3/2) … Recorded his first collegiate hit with a single at Southern Illinois (3/3) … Drove in two runs, scored a run and had his first MAC hit after coming off the bench at Central Michigan (4/21) ... Went 2-for-2, including a double, and scored a run at UW-Milwaukee (5/2) ... Drove in three runs on a double in two at-bats vs. Chicago State (5/15) ... Delivered a pinch-hit single vs. Eastern Michigan at the MAC Tournament (5/25). High School: A first team all-state, all-region and all-surburban choice who was a two-time all-conference selection ... Named first team all-state by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association and second team by the Chicago Sun-Times as a senior … Collected all-regional, all-suburban, first team All-West Suburban Conference, team MVP and squad’s most valuable hitter honors after belting a school-record 10 home runs with a .427 average, .779 slugging percentage, 56 hits, 15 doubles, 40 RBI, 43 runs, and 17 stolen bases as a senior ... Served as captain for regional championship team during his senior campaign ... First team all-conference and all-suburban after hitting .410 with 47 hits, four home runs, 35 RBI, 40 runs scored and 21 stolen bases as a junior … Batted .405 with two home runs as a sophomore … Earned first team all-state hockey selections during both his senior and junior seasons … Was a Dean’s List honoree during all eight semesters of high school.

Senior Pitcher 6-0 / 190 / R-R Crystal Lake, Ill. Prairie Ridge H.S. 2009: Posted a 2-0 record, 4.64 ERA with 16 strikeouts and eight walks in 21.1 innings over four starts before losing his season to a medical redshirt after an injury against Southeast Missouri (3/13) ... Made his first career start, a no-decision, vs. Mississippi St. (2/21) … Defeated Baseball America No. 15 Missouri at the DeMarini Invite, striking out five and giving up two runs over six innings (2/28) … Named the MAC West Pitcher of the Week (3/3) after his win against Missouri … Shut down SIU in an 8-4 victory, striking out three over seven innings (3/6) … Finished fourth on the team in opposing batting average (.297) and tied for second in wins (2). 2008: Named to the All-MAC second team ... Was on the preseason watch lists for the Brooks Wallace Award and the Roger Clemens Award … Made an NIU record 35 relief appearances which was tied for most in the MAC … Went 4-1 with 10 saves, 52 strikeouts and a 4.83 ERA His 10 saves are the fourth most all-time at NIU and led the MAC ... Ranks third all-time in career appearances (91) and saves (11) … Compiled a 3-0 record with five saves, a 3.27 ERA while fanning 30 batters in 22 innings with a .178 opponent batting average in league-play ... Led the team with 11.41 strikeouts per nine innings ... Did not allow a run in 26 of his appearances and did not allow a hit in 16 games … Had three 2-plus inning saves and 13 multiple strikeout games .... Fanned five batters in 2.1 innings in a win over Akron (4/13) ... Struck out a career-high six batters in two innings of work against EMU (4/26) … Had a stretch of six games where he pitched seven innings of scoreless ball and allowed only two hits while striking out nine (4/9-4/22) … Went 2-0 with one save and a 1.86 ERA along with 16 strikeouts in 9,2 innings in April ... He twice notched saves in three consecutive appearances (April 26-May 2 and May 10-12) ... Picked up his first save of the year against SIU (3/1) … Pitched 2.2 innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out four to earn his first win of the season against Buffalo (3/23) … Struck out five batters in 2.1 innings to earn his third win of the season against Akron (4/13). 2007: Ranked second in the MAC with 33 appearances, equaling the second-highest season total in NIU history ... Tied for the team lead with six victories, ranked second in games pitched, and recorded the third-lowest opponent batting average (.265) ... Led the MAC with 17 conference appearances and won all four league decisions ... Posted a 0.00 ERA in 19.0 innings over 16 non-conference appearances ... Earned a victory and totaled 3.2 scoreless innings in three appearances during the MAC Tournament ... Did not allow an earned run until his 10th outing of the season, a span of 11.2 innings ... Yielded just two earned runs in 18.2 innings and 13 appearances during the first half of the season ... Went 1.1 innings without allowing an earned

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run, but took the loss at Texas Tech (2/23) … Fanned two in 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Fordham (3/16) … Earned his first win of the season by tossing two innings of scoreless relief vs. Ohio (3/24) ... Notched the win with a perfect inning of relief in game one of a doubleheader at Bradley (3/28) ... Tossed four innings with four strikeouts at Akron (3/31) ... Credited with a victory after one inning of scoreless relief vs. Miami (4/15) ... Struck out one in a scoreless inning at Iowa (4/18) ... Had one strikeout in a scoreless inning at Central Michigan (4/22) ... Notched his first career save with a perfect inning at UIC (4/24) ... Fanned four in 2.2 hitless innings of relief at Northwestern (5/1) ... Credited with the win after 0.2 innings and one strikeout vs. Western Michigan (5/5) ... Retired all four batters he faced at Ball State (5/11) ... Notched the win by working 3.2 innings at Toledo (5/19) ... Struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings and picked up the victory vs. Toledo at the MAC Tournament (5/24) ... Retired all five batters he faced vs. Miami at the MAC Tournament (5/25) ... Selected to the Central Illinois Collegiate League All-Star Game during the summer season ... Led the league with 16 games finished and ranked second with eight saves ... Struck out 36 in 24.1 innings and 19 appearances for the Quincy Gems. 2006: Went 2-1 with a 5.60 ERA in 23 appearances, totaling 24 strikeouts in 27.1 innings during his freshman season ... Pitched in 10 MAC games, striking out 12 in 10.1 innings of work ... Made his collegiate debut with 0.2 innings at Arizona State (2/4) ... Threw 1.1 shutout innings with a strikeout at Nevada (3/19) ... Notched his first collegiate victory with 2.0 innings of scoreless relief in game two of a doubleheader vs. Bradley (3/28) ... Pitched 2.0 innings with three strikeouts vs. Kent State (4/7) ... Threw 1.2 innings of scoreless relief at Northern Iowa (4/12) ... Struck out two in three innings of work at Miami (4/14) ... Struck out the side in his lone inning vs. Central Michigan (4/22) ... Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and fanning three, against Chicago State (4/26) ... Pitched a scoreless inning at Eastern Michigan (4/29) ... Notched the win in relief, going 1.2 innings with one strikeout vs. Northwestern (5/3) ... Threw a scoreless inning with one strikeout at Western Michigan (5/7) ... Tossed a scoreless inning and recorded a strikeout vs. Toledo (5/18). High School: A two-time all-area and all-conference selection ... Did not pitch during his senior year because of an injury ... Combined to post a 21-1 record during his junior and sophomore seasons while earning all-area and all-conference accolades each year ... Totaled a school-record 11 victories as a sophomore ... Helped lead his team to the conference title as a junior and to regional championships during both his junior and sophomore seasons ... Made High Honor Roll all four years of high school.

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Freshman Catcher/Infielder 6-1 / 195 / R-R Winter Haven, Fla. Lake Region H.S. High School: Named an all-state performer in the state of California in his sophomore year, helping Centennial High School to a conference championship with a .351 batting average and 19 RBI ... In his junior season, he hit .370 with four homeruns and 17 RBI ... As a freshman, he was named to the all-conference team. Personal: Born March 23, 1991 … Son of Ray and Julie Etcheverry … Brother Joe is a junior on the NIU baseball team.

joe etcheverry

Personal: Liberal arts and sciences major ... 2006 Huskie Scholar (3.0-3.49 GPA) ... Born Oct. 23, 1986 in Forth Worth, Texas ... Son of Dick and Cindy Deain ... Admires Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens ... Hobbies include fishing. DEAIN’s Career STATISTICS YR W L SV ERA G/GS CG 2009 2 0 0 4.64 4/4 0 2008 4 1 10 4.83 35/0 0 2007 6 1 1 2.03 33/0 0 2006 2 1 0 5.60 23/0 0 Career 14 3 11 4.11 95/4 0

IP H 21.1 27 41.0 30 40.0 40 27.1 31 129.2 128

R ER BB SO HBP 15 11 8 16 3 22 22 32 52 7 13 9 11 30 4 19 17 9 24 7 69 59 60 122 21

deain’s Career Highs Innings Pitched: 7.0, vs. Southern Illinois, 3/6/09 Strikeouts: 6, 2x, last vs. Southeast Missouri, 3/13/09

Junior Infielder 6-2 / 215 / L-L Bakersfield, Calif. Centennial H.S. 2009: Totaled a .256 average with a career-high 31 hits, 21 runs, 30 RBI, 10 doubles, five homers, 21 walks and two steals in 42 games, 34 starts ... Knocked in the Huskies’ lone run in a 1-0 win at SIU (3/7) … Tallied three RBI on a pair of run-scoring doubles at Southeast Missouri (3/14) … Batted in two of the Huskies’ five runs at Bradley (3/25) … Walked three times vs. Bowling Green (3/27) … Doubled three times and drove in a pair of runs at Akron (4/10) … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI vs. Illinois State (4/14) … Homered and doubled vs. Chicago State (4/15) … Homered at Eastern Michigan (4/25) … Hit a three-run blast in the ninth to ice a victory at Central Michigan (5/2) … Hit a solo shot to the opposite field the next day at Central Michigan, the first time he homered in consecutive games (5/3) … Drove in the Huskies’ lone run vs. Ball State (5/9) … Continued his late-season power surge with a two-run homer vs. Ball State (5/10) … Finished in a tie for third on the team in doubles (10), fifth on the team in home runs (5), fifth in walks (21), and led in sacrifice flies (6). 2008: Appeared in 24 games, starting six ... Tied a school record with five hits in five at-bats against Illinois State (4/23) … Drove in the first run of the game and scored twice against the Redbirds … Hit .312 in 32 at-bats with a double, a homerun and 2 RBIs … Was perfect in the field with 42 putouts and two assists while having no errors… Collected his first career hit in his first career at-bat against Hawaii (2/28) … Recorded his first double of his career and scored his first run against Iowa (3/26) … Picked up his first career homerun and RBI against Akron (4/13). High School: Earned Area Player of the Year and Southwest Yosemite League MVP accolades as a senior and was a three-time all-area and all-conference selection ... Led his team to the area championship after batting .420 with 10 home runs and 48 RBI while amassing 40 hits, 35 runs and 12 doubles as a senior ... A first team all-area and all-conference selection and was named team’s “Hardest Worker” after

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hitting .333 with six home runs and 12 doubles while helping team to a 26-4 record, a perfect 10-0 league mark and the conference championship during his junior season ... Represented Team California in the Perfect Game World Championship Series in Jupiter, Fla. ... Earned first team all-conference, second team all-area and squad’s Rookie of the Year award after establishing a new school sophomore record with 10 home runs and helping his team to the conference championship during his initial varsity campaign.

kyle glancy

Personal: Physical therapy major ... Born January 20, 1989 in Modesto, Calif. ... Parents are Ray and Julie Etcheverry ... Father played Division II baseball ... Brother Ben is a freshman on the NIU baseball team ... Hobbies include sudoku and mind puzzles. Etcheverry’s Career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB R H 2009 .256 42/34 121 21 31 2008 .313 24/6 32 7 10 Career .268 66/40 153 28 41

2B 10 1 11

3B HR RBI 0 5 21 0 1 2 0 6 23

SB BB SO 2 21 32 0 6 9 2 27 41

Long Hit Streak: 6 (2009)

Sophomore Pitcher 6-3 / 195 / R-R Oak Park, Ill. Oak Park-River Forest H.S.

Etcheverry’s Career Highs Hits: 5, vs. Illinois State, 4/23/08 Runs Batted In: 4, vs. Central Michigan, 5/2/09 Runs Scored: 2, 4x, last vs. Western Michigan, 5/14/09 Doubles: 3, vs. Akron, 4/10/09

2009: Compiled a 10.27 ERA, 0-3 record with 28 strikeouts and 27 walks in 37.2 innings over 23 apperances, three starts ... Made his NIU debut with 0.2 innings of scoreless ball with a walk and a strikeout against North Florida (2/20) ... Threw two innings of shutout relief at Saint Louis (3/11) … Contributed a scoreless inning in the Huskies’ win vs. Buffalo (3/21) … Struck out the side in an appearance vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4/1) … Gave up one run in 2.2 innings at Kent State (4/5) … Struck out a season-high seven batters in 3.1 innings vs. Ball State (5/9) … Finished fourth on the team in strikeouts (28) and third in appearances (23).

brett frantini

High School: Rated among the top 40 pitchers in Illinois by the Chicago Sun-Times … No. 64 ranked senior in the state by the Prep Baseball Report … Threw a no-hitter during his junior season … All-Academic selection in both baseball and basketball … Ranked No. 27 nationally in Basketball Sparq Testing, a series of tests that includes agility, strength, speed and flexibility, with a score of 80.82 … Was the sixth-man on the regional champion basketball team and played behind Iman Shumpert, the nation’s eighth-ranked point guard. Personal: Born May 30, 1989 ... Parents are Christopher and Devra Glancy … Father played second base for three seasons at Butler University.

Sophomore Catcher 6-0 / 200 / R-R Minooka, Ill. Minooka H.S.

glancy’s Career STATISTICS YR W L SV ERA G/GS CG 2009 0 3 0 10.27 23/3 0

2009: Posted a .231 average with four runs, six hits, six RBI, a double and four walks in 18 games, eight starts ... Was hit by pitch in his collegiate debut plate appearance vs. North Florida (2/22) … Slapped a two-run single in his first official at-bat vs. Oregon State (2/26) … Made his first collegiate start, at catcher, at Southeast Missouri (3/14) … Recorded a 2-for-3 day at the plate and threw out his first collegiate base stealer at Northwestern (4/8) … Tallied a hit, a run, an RBI, and a walk vs. Chicago State (4/15) … Drove in one of the Huskies’ 16 runs at Central Michigan (5/1).

IP 37.2

H 54

R ER BB SO HBP 48 43 27 28 9

glancy’s Career Highs Innings Pitched: 5.0, vs. Bradley, 3/25/09 (G1) Strikeouts: 7, vs. Ball State, 5/9/09

jeremy gonzales

High School: Rated as the No. 3 defensive catcher in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report … Helped team capture three consecutive conference titles … Hit .330 with 23 hits, 15 RBI and one home run as junior … Committed only one error in 200 chances for a .997 fielding percentage during his junior season … Team reached IHSA Supersectional in his junior year … Played for squad that finished third in the state as a sophomore. Personal: Majoring in education at NIU … Born Feb. 7, 1990 … Parents are Thomas and Renee Frantini … Aspires to teach and coach at the high school level. FRANTINI’s Career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB R 2009 .231 18/8 26 4

H 6

2B 1

3B HR RBI 0 0 6

SB BB SO 0 4 6

Junior Pitcher 6-0 / 185 / R-R Bakersfield, Calif. Bakersfield College

Frantini’s Career Highs Hits: 2, vs. Northwestern, 4/8/09 Runs Batted In: 2, 2x, last vs. Northwestern, 4/8/09

Junior College: Played two years for Bakersfield College … As a sophomore, appeared in 15 games and made 14 starts, compiling a 5-5 record in 89 innings with 57 strikeouts, 39 walks, two complete games and a 3.84 ERA … As a freshman, made 17 appearances and 16 starts, totaling a 7-6 record in 107 innings with 71 strikeouts, 37 walks, three complete games and a 4.63 ERA … Helped Bakersfield come one game away from the Final Four in first year … Ranks fifth all-time at Bakersfield in innings pitched (196) and wins (12) … Named to honorable mention all-area team both years.

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High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at South High School … As a senior, helped SHS to a Valley Championship second-place finish as team captain and MVP … Earned Spring Classic MVP, first team all-conference and all-area honors as a senior … Garnered second team all-conference and all-area recognition as a junior and sophomore … Received Scholar Athlete Award all four years.

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jordin hood

Personal: Born on March 22, 1989 … Majoring in liberal studies … Son of Robert and Judy Gonzales.

jake hermsen Senior Infielder/Outfielder 6-0 / 190 / R-R Hawthorn Woods, Ill. Lake Zurich H.S.

Sophomore Pitcher/Outfielder 6-0 / 190 / R-L New London, Wis. New London H.S. 2009: Tallied a 1-1 record, 10.06 ERA with 15 strikeouts and 16 walks in 17.0 innings over six appearances, three starts on the mound ... Totaled a .083 average with one hit, two runs, two RBI and two walks in 17 games, five starts in the field ... Made his first mound appearance vs. Oregon State (2/26) … Had his only hit of the season, a pinch-hit two-RBI single, in the home opener vs. Buffalo (3/20) … Started in right field, walked, and scored a run vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4/1) … Earned his first win vs. Illinois State in his first start, striking out five and allowing one earned run over five strong innings (4/14) … Finished fifth on the team in sacrifice bunts (3). High School: Ranked by Perfect Game Crosschecker as the No. 2 player in Wisconsin and No. 367 nationally … Played for Team Wisconsin in 2007 All Star Game … Named first team All-Bay Conference as outfielder and earned a second team nod as a pitcher during his junior season … Named team MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and captain while helping his team to a conference title as a junior … Hit .327 and slugged .596 while totaling 17 hits, 12 stolen bases, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored with four triples, three doubles and one home run in 17 games during his junior campaign … Went 4-2 with a 2.86 ERA while striking out 70 in 41 innings as a pitcher during his junior year … Batted .400 with 24 hits, 16 runs, 11 RBI, 10 stolen bases, four doubles, and three home runs in 21 games as a sophomore … Notched two wins and posted a 3.25 ERA while fanning 64 in 47.1 innings during his sophomore season … Hit .333 with seven hits, three stolen bases, three RBI and one run scored in eight games while posting a 2.52 ERA in four appearances as a freshman …Has earned three football letters and helped team finish as state runner-up in 2007 … Selected first team allstate as a defensive and running back during his senior season … A three-time team offensive MVP, two-time captain during his prep gridiron career … Was a unanimous first team all-conference selection as running back, defensive back and punter, and a first team all-region choice as defensive back during his senior season … A four-year basketball letterwinner and two-time team MVP and captain … Earned second team all-conference and all-area selection during his junior year on the hardwood. Personal: Majoring in education at NIU … Born Nov. 16, 1989 … Parents are Mike and Pam Hermsen … Mother, Pam, lettered in volleyball at Wisconsin-Eau Claire. hermsen’s Career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB R 2009 .083 17/5 12 2 YR 2009

W L SV ERA 1 1 0 10.06

H 1

G/GS CG 6/3 0

hermsen’s Career Highs Runs Batted In: 2, vs. Buffalo, 3/20/09 Innings Pitched: 5.0, vs. Illinois State, 4/14/09 Strikeouts: 5, 2x, last vs. Milwaukee, 4/28/09

2B 0 IP 17.0

3B HR RBI 0 0 2 H 23

SB BB SO 0 2 6

R ER BB SO HBP 21 19 16 15 4

2009: The 2009 second team All-MAC selection is the sixth Huskie to be selected to an All-MAC team more than once in a career ... Finished the season with a .474 on-base percentage (sixth in MAC), 57 runs (tied for sixth in MAC), 76 hits (eighth in MAC), a .382 average (ninth in MAC), 14 steals (tied for ninth in MAC) and 125 total bases (10th in MAC) ... Also had 46 runs batted in, 15 doubles, two triples, 10 homeruns, 12 walks, a .628 slugging percentage, and was hit by 23 pitches (tied for third in nation) ... Had 24 multiple-hit games and 13 multi-RBI contests, while he had a career-best hitting streak of 18 games from February 27 to March 27 ... His 76 hits ranked in a tie for third on the single season all-time NIU list, while his junior campaign also ranked fifth in runs scored (57), eighth in RBI (46) and tied for 10th in homers (10) ... Ranks fourth in program history in hits (204), tied for fourth in homeruns (23), tied for fifth in triples (7), sixth in RBI (118), seventh in at-bats (614), seventh in steals (37) and eighth in runs scored (127) and doubles (36) ... Began his 2009 campaign with a 2-3 game vs. North Florida (2/20) … Came around to score two runs on two doubles vs. Missouri (2/28) … Homered as part of a 4-for-8 doubleheader at Southeast Missouri (3/14) … Drove in four runs and scored three of his own in a win at Southeast Missouri (3/15) … Clubbed a double and scored a pair of runs in the home opener vs. Buffalo (3/20) … Drove in a two runs on a first inning triple vs. Buffalo (3/21) … Had a two-RBI double and threw out a runner at the plate from centerfield vs. Buffalo (3/22) … Was named the MAC West Player of the Week for his exceptional series vs. Buffalo (3/23), as he went 5-for-10 with five RBI, four runs, three doubles, a triple, two walks, three HBP, a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .667 on-base percentage … Had four hits on the day in a doubleheader at Bradley (3/25) … Homered in four consecutive games at Kent State (4/4-4/5), at Northwestern (4/7), and at Akron (4/10) … Doubled, scored twice, and recorded two RBI at Akron (4/11) … Homered and contributed two other hits vs. Toledo (4/18) … Had back-to-back three hit performances at Central Michigan (5/1-5/2) … Regained his power stroke against UW-Milwaukee at Road Ranger Stadium, blasting a pair of homers for a career-high five RBI (5/12) … Posted four hits, including his team-leading tenth homer of the season, at Western Michigan (5/14) … Earned MAC West Player of the Week honors for his strong final week of games (5/18), as he hit .421 (8-for-19) with five runs, eight hits, 11 RBI, three homeruns, a walk, a steal, a .476 on-base percentage and a .895 slugging percentage … Finished tied for sixth in the nation in HBP with 23 … Finished as the team leader in many offensive categories, including batting average (.382), hits (76), runs (57), doubles (15), home runs (10), stolen bases (14), and tied with Dave Reynolds for first with 46 RBI. 2008: Started all 54 games at third base in his sophomore season … Posted career numbers in all hitting categories….Led the times in hits with 71 and batted in a team high 43 RBI ... Drove in 28 runs in MAC games which tied him for third in the league ... Batted .358 with five home runs in MAC contests, ranking ninth in the league with 1.08 RBI per game ... Was third on the team with 11 steals ... Led team with a .414 batting average in April ... … Hit .321 with seven home runs, 13 doubles, two triples, and 38 runs scored … Recorded a career-high and tied for third-highest in NIU history 15-game hit streak from April 6 to April 29 when he hit .500 with five doubles, five homeruns, 15 RBIs and 11 runs scored … Had 25 multi-hit games and six games with three-plus hits ... .Stole 12 bases on 19 attempts … Went 2-for-5 with two homers, three RBIs and scored three runs against Texas State (3/9) … Batted 3-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored versus Buffalo (3/22) … Had a career-high four hits, including two doubles and a home run, and batted in three runners while scoring three times against Kent State (4/4) … Hit 5-for-11 while driving in seven runs in three games against Akron (4/11-4/13) … Went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four RBIs, a walk, a stolen base and three runs scored against Northern Iowa (5/12) ... Recorded a pair of walk-off singles against UW-Milwaukee (4/2) and Akron (4/11). 2007: A Freshman All-American honoree by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball and Ping Baseball ... Earned a second team All-MAC selection and was one of only four freshmen to earn league honors ... Named the MAC West Player of the Week on April 9 after hitting .412 and slugging .812 with seven hits, five RBI, two triples, a double

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and a home run in four games ... Earned team’s Newcomer of the Year award ... Tied for second on the team with six home runs while playing in 52 games with 49 starts ... Started 38 games at second base, 10 as DH and one at third ... Totaled 16 multi-hit games and ranked third on the team with a .459 slugging percentage and 11 stolen bases ... Hit .309 with five doubles, two triples, two home runs and 12 RBI in 25 MAC games ... Tied for ninth in the MAC with 0.08 triples per conference contest ... Hit safely in 10 consecutive games (4/10-24) to tie for NIU’s fourth-longest season hit streak ... Led the team with a .395 average during the season’s second-quarter and posted a team-best .347 average during April and a .327 mark in home games ... Made his collegiate debut and had an RBI double for his first hit in a start at Texas Tech (2/24) … Had two singles and a stolen base at Southern Illinois (3/3) … Scored three runs at Southern Illinois (3/4) … Belted his first collegiate home run, a solo shot, vs. New Jersey Tech (3/13) … Tripled with a RBI and a run scored vs. New Jersey Tech (3/15) … Went 2-for-4 with two runs, one RBI and a stolen base vs. Manhattan (3/17) … Delivered a pinch-hit three-run home run at Chicago State (3/20) … Went 2-for-2, including a solo home run, with two runs scored and a stolen base in game one of a doubleheader at Bradley (3/28) ... Homered as part of a 3-for-4 outing with two runs and two RBI vs. Illinois State (4/3) ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBI, and a stolen base while tying the NIU single-game record with two triples at Kent State (4/7) ... Drove in three and stole a base in a 2-for-3 outing vs. Miami (4/14) ... Belted a solo home run vs. Miami (4/15) ... Went 2-for-4 and stole a base vs. Eastern Michigan (4/28) ... Credited with the game-winning RBI on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of ninth vs. Western Michigan (5/5) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one stolen base at Ball State (5/11) ... Belted a solo home run in a 3-for-5 outing with two RBI at Ball State (5/12) ... Scored three runs and had two hits, including a double, with two RBI and one stolen base vs. Chicago State (5/15) ... Had two hits, one RBI and a run scored at Toledo (5/19) ... Singled, stole a base and scored vs. Kent State at the MAC Tournament (5/23) ... Collected two hits including a double, with one RBI and a run scored vs. Toledo at the MAC Tournament (5/24) ... Hit .393 with 35 runs scored, 31 RBI, 12 stolen bases, seven home runs and a .476 on-base percentage in 44 games for the Crystal Lake Cardinals of the Chicago Suburban Baseball League during the summer season. High School: A consensus all-state selection as a senior, was a three-time all-area and all-conference honoree and collected three team MVP awards ... Ranked No. 18 among Illinois seniors and was second-team all-state by Prep Baseball Report … Finished first in IHSA Class AA Sectional Hitting Derby and placed fourth in the IHSA State Tournament Hitting Derby as a senior .... Named to Illinois Great Northwest Baseball Team and was a second team all-state selection by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times, first-team all-area by the Daily Herald, and earned AllNorth Suburban Conference and team leadership award recognition during senior year … Hit .419 and slugged .762 with nine home runs, 41 RBI, 43 runs scored and 11 stolen bases as team captain during his final prep campaign ... Selected as captain of the all-area team by the Daily Herald, earned all-area recognition by the Northwest Herald, and was All-Lake County by the Suburban Chicago News as a junior … Hit .444 and slugged .758 with 56 hits, seven home runs, 37 RBI and 15 stolen bases while serving as team captain and leading squad to the regional championship during his junior year … Named to Great Northwest Baseball Team by the Pioneer Press, allconference by the Fox Valley Labor News, and all-area honorable mention by the Daily Herald after batting .412 with 42 hits as a sophomore … Received High Honor Roll and Distinguished Scholar awards.

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cody jacobson

Freshman Infielder/Outfielder 6-1 / 195 / R-R Rock City, Ill. Dakota H.S. High School: Two-time unanimous all-conference first-team selection that helped lead Dakota High School to a pair of regional and conference championships ... In the first regional title that he helped Dakota win, hit the game winning homerun as a freshman starter on the varsity squad ... Also earned a first-team all-area selection as a junior and was a second-team all-area performer as a sophomore, when he led his team with a .444 batting average ... In his junior season, hit .431 with nine doubles and 32 RBI, while stealing 11 bags ... As a two sport athlete, started on the varsity football team for three years and helped Dakota win the state championship in 2007. Personal: Born August 8, 1991 … Son of Mike Jacobson and Shawn Wenger … Intends to major in sports medicine at NIU.

alex jones

Personal: Kinesiology/physical education major ... Born May 31, 1987 in Carrollton, Texas ... Son of Bill and Kim Hood. Hood’s Career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB R H 2009 .382 51/51 199 57 76 2008 .314 54/54 221 38 71 2007 .294 52/49 194 32 57 Career .332 157/154 614 127 204

2B 15 13 8 36

Long Hit Streak: 18 (2009) Hood’s Career Highs Hits: 4, 2x, last vs. Western Michigan, 5/14/09 Runs Batted In: 5, vs. Milwaukee, 5/12/09 Runs Scored: 3, 7x, last vs. Illinois State, 4/14/09 Doubles: 2, 3x, last vs. Missouri, 2/28/09 Triples: 2, at Kent State, 4/7/07 Home Runs: 2, 3x, last vs. Milwaukee, 5/12/09 Stolen Bases: 2, 2x, last vs. Central Michigan, 5/2/09

3B HR RBI 2 10 46 2 7 43 3 6 29 7 23 118

Sophomore Infielder 6-0 / 185 / L-R Kansas City, Kan. Piper H.S.

SB BB SO 14 12 33 12 16 25 11 12 24 37 40 82

2009: Finished with a .327 average, 35 runs, 55 hits, 33 RBI, nine doubles, four triples, three homers, 22 walks and nine steals in 47 games, 42 starts ... Made his college debut in the season opener against North Florida (2/20) ... Tallied his first collegiate hit, run, and RBI in a 3-for-4 performance at Southeast Missouri (3/13) … Slammed his first home run, scored three runs, and contributed a base hit at Southeast Missouri (3/15) … Recorded three hits and a stolen base in a win vs. Buffalo (3/21) … Drove in a pair of runs vs. Bowling Green (3/27) … Homered in a win vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4/1) … Filled his stat line with three RBI on four hits, and scored twice, vs. Chicago State (4/15) … Got a pinch-hit single at Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4/28) … Tripled and singled in the same inning at Central Michigan (5/1) … Knocked in two and swiped a base vs. Ball State (5/8) … Had three hits, including a solo home run, vs. Ball State (5/10) … Tied single-game Huskie records with his eight RBI on five hits at Western Michigan (5/14) … Walked four times in the season finale at Western Michigan (5/16) … Finished the season fourth on the team in batting average (.327), third in hits (55), fourth in RBI (33), second in stolen bases (9), and led in triples (4). High School: A first team All-Kaw Valley League selection after leading the conference with a .544 batting average during his junior season … Totaled 37 hits, 26 runs and 24 stolen bases with eight doubles and four triples as a junior … Helped lead his team to an 18-5 record and third consecutive regional runner-up finish during junior year … Hit .325 as a sophomore and .505 as a freshman … Started every

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varsity game since his sophomore season … Three-year football letterwinner … Named team’s most outstanding player and earned first team all-conference honors as both a linebacker and wide receiver during his senior year … Team captain and honorable mention all-state wide receiver as a senior … Scored nine touchdowns on offense and totaled a team-high 104 tackles on defense in his senior campaign … Earned honorable mention all-conference recognition as a kicker during his junior year and was a starting defensive back and wide receiver … Started at defensive back as a sophomore … Member of the honor roll all four years. Personal: Led his American Legion teams in hitting for three consecutive seasons … Born June 19, 1990 ... Parents are Billy and Betsy Jones. jones’ Career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB R 2009 .327 47/42 168 35

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H 55

2B 9

3B HR RBI 4 3 33

SB BB SO 9 22 31

Personal: Political science major and is enrolled in the teacher certification program … Born May 22, 1987 in Winfield, Ill. … Son of Leonard and Holly Kapacinskas … Grandfather, Glen Van Proyen, won three letters in both basketball and baseball at Western Illinois before signing a pro baseball contract with the St. Louis Browns ... Hobbies include movies, politics and weight lifting ... Admires Ryan Theriot, Barack Obama and Al Gore ... Aspires to teach and coach. kapacinskas’ Career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB R H 2009 .200 12/2 10 3 2 2008 .071 11/3 14 0 1 Career .125 23/5 24 3 3

2B 0 0 0

3B HR RBI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

SB BB SO 0 2 4 0 0 10 0 2 14

kapacinskas’ Career highs Hits: 2, vs. Bradley, 3/25/09 (G2)

Long Hit Streak: 9 (2x, 2009) jones’ Career Highs Hits: 5, vs. Western Michigan, 5/14/09 Runs Batted In: 8, vs. Western Michigan, 5/14/09 Runs Scored: 3, 4x, last vs. Western Michigan, 5/16/09 Stolen Bases: 2, vs. Illinois State, 4/14/09

sam kapacinskas

Senior Catcher 6-0 / 200 / R-R DeBary, Fla. St. Johns River C.C.

tom kotis

2009: Posted a .200 average with three runs, two hits, an RBI and two walks in 12 games, two starts ... Logged 7.0 innings in four appearances on the mound for a 12.86 ERA with no decisions, six strikeouts and nine walks ... Filled in at catcher at Southeast Missouri (3/14) … Recorded both season hits at Bradley, also knocking in a run (3/25) … Tallied four strikeouts in 2.1 innings of work at Kent State (4/4) … Walked and scored vs. Chicago State (4/15) … Was hit by pitch in all three of his plate appearances at Milwaukee (4/28) … Finished third on the team in HBP (5). 2008: Appeared in 11 games and made three starts at catcher … Made his collegiate debut with a start against Texas Tech (3/9) ... Recorded his first hit of his career against Buffalo (3/22) … Had eight putouts against Bradley (3/25) … Did not record an error on the season, recording 21 putouts. 2007: Redshirted after transferring to Northern Illinois. Junior College: Played one season at St. Johns River Community College in Palatka, Fla. … Known as an excellent defensive catcher and split time throughout the season as team’s starting backstop … Also made late-season appearances on the mound as a relief pitcher. High School: A two-time all-area selection, all-county honoree and two-time captain at Father Lopez H.S. … Ranked No. 22 among Florida ‘s senior catchers by TeamOneBaseball.com ... Named second team All-Volusia County, and was ranked in the county’s top-15 by the Daytona Beach News-Journal ... Earned team MVP and best defensive player accolades as a junior … Honorable mention all-area selection during his sophomore year … Captained junior varsity team and earned coach’s award for leadership during his freshman campaign … Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in football … Named Florida’s Class 1A Player of the Year, Central Florida All-Star, and team defensive MVP on the gridiron as a senior … A two-time all-area football selection by the News-Journal … Earned Green Wave Award for leadership on the varsity football team during his sophomore season … Earned the Air Force Academy nominee by Congressman Mica and was the Crest of Wave Award recipient for athletics, leadership, character and service ... A Dean’s List honoree all eight semesters.

Junior Outfielder 6-1 / 175 / L-L Rockford, Ill. Madison Area Tech Junior College: In 2009, hit .283 in 41 games, 28 starts with 20 runs, 26 hits, three doubles, a triple, 12 RBI, 13 walks and eight steals ... Helped MATC win its 18th straight Wisconsin Technical College Conference title and third straight NJCAA Region XIII title ... Selected to WTCC all-conference team ... Hit .350 in the Boise Summer League prior to coming to NIU and led the league in triples … On the Dean’s List at MATC in Fall 2008 and Spring 2009. High School: Two-year varsity letterwinner who served as team captain his senior year at Boylan High School … Named to all-area team his junior and senior seasons … Team won the NIC-9 conference title both years, took fourth at state in 2006 and were the Super Sectional runners-up his senior season … Most Improved Player on the team as a junior … Hit .333 with five doubles, seven triples, four home runs and 25 RBI as a senior … Successful on all 10 of his stolen base attempts … Tallied a .340 batting average his junior season and was 12-of-13 on stolen bases … Homered eight times and added six doubles and five triples … Named to NIC-9 Scholar-Athlete list in Spring of 2006 and 2007 … Personal: Plans to major in business management … Born Oct. 16, 1988 in Chicago … Parents are Janice and Andrew Kotis … Parents were both athletes at Northeastern as his father played basketball and his mother was a gymnast.

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High School: An all-state, all-area and two-time first team all-conference selection … Named all-state, first team all-area and All-Lake Conference and was team’s MVP and pitcher of the year as a senior … Set school records for strikeouts, innings pitched and ERA during his junior season … Went 6-3 with seven complete games and two saves and a 0.73 ERA as a junior … Struck out 87 with just 15 walks and seven earned runs in 67 innings in his junior campaign … Earned first team all-conference and team pitcher of the year accolades. Personal: Majoring in business marketing and education at NIU … Born Oct. 4, 1986 … Parents are Jeff and Sherie Lukanen … Aspires to start his own baseball training facility. lukanen’s Career STATISTICS YR W L SV ERA G/GS CG 2009 7 6 0 5.65 13/13 1

IP H 79.2 103

R ER BB SO HBP 60 50 36 61 7

lukanen’s Career Highs Innings Pitched: 9.0, vs. Central Michigan, 5/1/09 Strikeouts: 10, vs. Eastern Michigan, 4/24/09

Junior Outfielder 6-1 / 190 / R-R Cary, Ill. Santa Barbara C.C. Junior College: Attended Santa Barbara City College … Won the Vaquero Award (MVP) in 2009 … Made the Rawlings California Cup All-Tournament team in 2007… Batted .327 his sophomore year and led the team in stolen bases with 34 out of 37. High School: Most Valuable outfielder as asenior and was a first team all-conference choice … Helped lead Cary Grove to the Prairie Ridge Championship and Elgin Sectional Championship … Had a batting average of .326 his junior year and .317 his senior year … Played varsity football as a defensive back and wide receiver … Helped lead team to second place finish in state … Was named to the first team all- conference and first team all-area as a football player in 2006. Personal: Born on January 28, 1988 … Majoring in business … Son of Frank and Jill Krupp.

chuck lukanen

tony manville

Senior Pitcher 6-0 / 190 / L-L Lombard, Ill. North Iowa Area C.C. 2009: Led team with 79.2 innings, 13 starts, seven wins and 61 strikeouts ... Struck out the first three batters he faced in his Huskie debut vs. North Florida (2/22) … Earned his first win of the season vs. Southern Illinois, hurling seven scoreless frames (3/7) … Named the MAC West Pitcher of the Week for his start vs. Southern Illinois, one week after teammate Andy Deain garnered the honor (3/12) … Beat Buffalo in the home opener, tossing seven quality innings (3/20) … Scattered three runs on 10 hits over 7.1 innings to get the win vs. Bowling Green (3/27) … Struck out five in a victory vs. Toledo (4/17) … Had his best performance of the season vs. Eastern Michigan when he struck out a season-high 10 batters and gave up two runs over 8.1 innings to earn the win at Eastern Michigan (4/24) … Went the distance, striking out six, for a win at Central Michigan (5/1) … Notched his seventh victory of the season at Western Michigan, striking out nine in the effort (5/14), the win total ranked eighth in single season history at NIU … Led the team in wins (7), innings pitched (79.2), strikeouts (61), and games started (13).

2009: Sat out after transferring to NIU from Iowa.

Junior College: Transferred to NIACC after attending the University of Minnesota … Played at the same junior college that produced former NIU third baseman Jesse Seykora and right fielder Danny Reed … Pitched in four games and totaled six innings for the Golden Gophers in 2007 before receiving a medical redshirt.

2008: Saw action in 16 games, seven starts for Iowa ... Finished with a 1-1 record ... pitched 38.0 innings ... Got his first collegiate start against Western Illinois (3/25) ... Pitched four innings in a start at Michigan (3/30) and allowed no earned runs ... Finished with a 6.63 ERA.

Junior Pitcher 6-1 / 180 / R-R New Lenox, Ill. Iowa

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High School: Two-time first team all-conference honoree for Mount Carmel H.S. ... Four-year team captain and MVP... Four-year all-area choice as a junior and senior ... Finished with a 27-8 career record with eight saves ... Had a 7-3 record with a 1.94 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 72 innings pitched his senior campaign Hit over .400 every year, including .402 as a senior and .401 his junior season ... Won 40 total games on the mound in his four-year career ... Was part of the Mount Carmel conference champion teams in 2005 and 2007 ... Earned two varsity letters in golf.

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dave reynolds

Personal: Born March 29, 1989 ... Parents are Tony and Peggy Manville ... Majoring in history ... Graduated with high honors ... National Honor Society member. manville’s Career STATISTICS YR W L SV ERA G/GS CG 2008 1 1 0 6.63 16/7 0

IP 38.0

H 55

R ER BB SO HBP 37 28 28 20 5

zach oates

Senior Infielder/Pitcher 6-1 / 185 / L-L Orland Park, Ill. Sandburg H.S.

Junior Pitcher 6-7 / 220 / R-R Wheaton, Ill. North H.S. 2009: Posted career-bests all-around with a 5.59 ERA, 37.0 innings and 36 strikeouts in 29 appearances ... Tossed a scoreless inning in relief vs. Oregon State (2/26) … Started the season with four shutout innings over five appearances before giving up a run at Saint Louis (3/10) … Threw 2.2 scoreless innings with a career-best five strikeouts in a win vs. Buffalo (3/22) … Struck out one in a scoreless frame vs. Bowling Green (3/28) … Tossed a shutout inning at Northwestern (4/8) … Threw a perfect inning to close out a win vs. Toledo (4/17) … Struck out four of six batters he faced in an appearance vs. Valparaiso (4/29) … Threw 2.1 shutout innings of relief at Central Michigan (5/2) … Posted a career-high five scoreless frames on the way to earning his first career win at Western Michigan (5/15) … Finished fourth on the team in earned run average (5.59), second in opposing batting average (.257), second in strikeouts (36), and second in appearances (29). 2008: Made seven relief appearances and one start in his first collegiate season … Went 0-1 with a 7.27 ERA … Gave up two earned runs, three hits and three walks in three innings in his first collegiate start against Southern Illinois (3/2) … Had four relief appearances where he did not give up a run. High School: Earned an Illinois top-100 senior ranking by Prep Baseball Report ... Was a two-time first-team All-DuPage Valley Conference selection and twice served as team captain ... Posted a 6-4 record, 2.48 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 59.1 innings as a pitcher and hit .333 with a .496 slugging percentage while totaling 39 hits and 12 stolen bases as a first baseman during his senior year ... Earned team’s Falcon Award as a senior ... Named first-team all-area as a junior ... Was a two-time academic allconference selection during his final two prep seasons. Personal: Business major .. Born July 16, 1988 ... Parents are Mike and Nancy Oates ... Brother, Ryan, was a member of the U.S. Junior Olympic volleyball team and played for BYU ... High school battery mate of fellow Huskie catcher Kevin Smith ... Aspires to own his own business and to write a book ... Hobbies include fishing. oates’ Career STATISTICS YR W L SV ERA G/GS CG 2009 1 4 0 5.59 29/0 0 2008 0 1 0 7.27 8/1 0 Career 1 5 0 5.97 37/1 0

IP 37.0 8.2 45.2

oates’ Career highs Innings Pitched: 5.0, vs. Western Michigan, 5/15/09 Strikeouts: 5, vs. Buffalo, 3/22/09

H 37 10 47

R ER BB SO HBP 30 23 17 36 3 8 7 5 1 1 38 30 22 37 4

2009: Finished with a career-high .361 average, 70 hits, 42 runs, 46 RBI, 12 doubles, one triple and eight homers ... Posted career-bests on the mound with 37.2 innings, three saves and 29 strikeouts in 13 appearances, seven starts ... Registered his first career save, striking out four in 1.2 scoreless innings, vs. Mississippi State (2/21) … Went 3-for-4 at the plate vs. Missouri (2/28) … Homered to help the Huskies to a win over Southern Illinois (3/6) … Accounted for two of the Huskies’ four hits in a victory over Southern Illinois (3/7) … Hustled out his first career triple at Southeast Missouri (3/14) … Drove in three runs in the home opener vs. Buffalo (3/20) … Delivered a walkoff double in the ninth inning to lead the Huskies to a thrilling 5-4 win over Buffalo (3/22) … Had a perfect 3-for-3 day at Bradley in the first game of a doubleheader (3/25) … Had one of the Huskies’ three hits to extend his season-long hit streak to 17 games in a loss to Bowling Green (3/28) … Hitting streak would end at 20 games at Kent State, the longest streak by a Huskie since 1993 (4/3) … Homered and drove in three runs at Akron (4/10) … Homered back-to-back with Justin Behm in the second inning at Akron (4/11) … Registered five RBI on three hits at Akron (4/12) … Scored three times and homered vs. Illinois State (4/14) … Doubled three times and drove in five runs vs. Toledo (4/17) … Took home MAC Player of the Week honors for his performances against Illinois State, Chicago State, and Toledo (4/20), when he posted a .526 average, .583 on-base percentage, .895 slugging percentage, 10 hits, four doubles, eight runs, eight RBI, one homerun, three walks and a sacrifice fly … Homered in back-to-back games at Eastern Michigan (4/24-4/25) … Scored thrice and homered at Central Michigan (5/1) … Hit a first inning home run to give NIU a quick 2-0 lead vs. Ball State (5/8) … Ended his season with a 10-game hitting streak (5/16) … Finished tied for the team lead in RBI (46), which is tied with Jordin Hood for the eighth best single season total all-time at NIU, ranked second on the team in batting average (.361), second in home runs (8), second in doubles (12), and second in total bases (108) ... On the mound, he finished third on the team in strikeouts (29), and second in saves (3). 2008: The only Huskie to see significant time on the mound and at the plate … Started 48 games at first base and made 11 appearances on the mound with four starts … Hit .294 with seven home runs, 10 doubles, 38 RBIs and 27 runs scored … Walked 27 times to tie for the team lead … Tied for the team lead in wins with five and did not take a loss in 27.0 innings … Gave up 30 hits, 16 earned runs, 10 walks and struck out 15 … Gave up only one run, four hits and no walks in 4.2 innings of relief work during the year ... Gave up one run, three hits, and a walk in 6.2 innings during his first career start and win against UT-San Antonio (3/11) ... Struick out a career-high six batters in a win over Iowa (3/26) ... Earned the win in his first MAC start against Akron (4/13) … Ranked third on the team with four home runs and 18 RBI in MAC games ... Had eight mulit-RBI games which was third-best on the team ... Opened season with a career-best six game hitting streak ... Hit a team second-best .333 in the first half of the season with 20 RBI ... Batted .444 with the bases loaded...Compiled 15 multi-hit games at the plate … Went 3-7 with two RBIs against Portland (2/28) … Drove in five runs on a home run and a double and scored twice against Buffalo (3/22) … Went 4-5 with two doubles an RBI and a run against the Bulls (3/23) … Hit his first home run of the season against Bradley (3/25) … Went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three RBIs and two runs against Toledo (4/18) … Hit 6-for-13 with two home runs, two doubles, five RBIs and four runs scored during the MAC Tournament to earn a selection to the all-tournament team ... Posted a .988 fielding percentage and is considered the best defensive first baseman in Ed Mathey’s tenure. 2007: Hit .341 and totaled 15 hits and 15 RBI in 30 games with seven starts as a freshman ... Collected three multi-hit games and three multi-RBI outings on the year ... Led NIU with four RBI as a pinch-hitter ... Slugged .512 and had a .473 on-base percentage for the season ... Had five RBI and four runs scored in 13 MAC at-bats ... Totaled 13 hits and 10 RBI with a .419 average in non-conference games ... Hit .444 (12-for-27) with 14 RBI against righthanded pitching ... Batted .462 with runners

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on base and two outs and hit .455 with runners in scoring position and two outs ... Hit .438 during the month of March, a span that included his first 10 collegiate games ... Homered and doubled while going 4-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored in his first collegiate start vs. Fordham (3/15) … Delivered a key eighth-inning two-run game-tying single as a pinch-hitter vs. Ohio (3/24) ... Had an RBI single and scored a run in his start at Illinois State (4/10) ... Made his collegiate pitching debut and went 2.2 innings with two hits, one earned run and two strikeouts at Central Michigan (4/21) ... Drove in four runs and went 3-for-3 at UW-Milwaukee (5/2) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and run scored vs. Chicago State (5/15) ... Drew a bases-loaded walk as a pinch-hitter at Toledo (5/18) ... Tied for second in the Central Illinois Collegiate League with eight saves during the summer season ... Posted a 2.35 ERA and struck out 23 in 23.0 innings and 13 appearances for the DuPage County Dragons ... Belted out 34 hits with 20 RBI and totaled 12 stolen bases and seven doubles for the CICL runner-up. High School: An all-state selection and a two-time all-area, all-regional and allconference choice ... Named third team all-state by the Chicago Sun-Times, special mention all-state by the Chicago Tribune, all-area by the Illinois High School Coaches Association, Star Newspapers and the Daily Southtown, and earned all-regional and all-conference selections as a senior ... Compiled an 8-1 record and 0.59 ERA in 10 starts with four complete games while striking out 63 in 59 innings on the mound and batted .416 with 42 hits, 28 runs scored, three home runs, and 11 stolen bases while leading team to the regional championship during his senior season ... Named all-area, all-regional and all-conference by Star Newspapers after hitting .417 with 55 hits, 44 runs, 32 RBI, two home runs and a 1-0 record with three saves and a 1.03 ERA while helping his team to the sectional championship as a junior ... Played on the Southwest Suburban Conference All-Star Team after his junior season ... Was a high school teammate of former Huskie pitcher Dan Atkenson. Personal: Liberal arts and sciences major ... Born July 2, 1988 ... Son of Jim and Lori Reynolds ... Brother, Steve, played basketball at North Park University. reynolds’ Career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB R H 2009 .361 52/52 194 42 70 2008 .294 52/52 194 27 57 2007 .341 30/7 44 9 15 Career .329 134/111 432 78 142

2B 12 10 4 26

YR 2009 2008 2007 Career

IP H R ER BB SO HBP 37.2 69 44 41 11 29 4 27.0 30 17 16 10 15 0 3.2 2 1 1 3 2 2 68.1 101 62 58 24 46 6

W 0 5 0 5

L SV ERA 4 3 9.80 0 0 5.33 0 0 2.45 4 3 7.67

G/GS CG 13/7 0 8/4 0 2/0 0 23/11 0

3B HR RBI 1 8 46 0 7 38 0 1 15 1 16 99

SB BB SO 3 25 40 4 27 36 0 11 5 7 63 81

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Brian riegler

Sophomore Catcher 6-0 / 190 / R-R Downers Grove, Ill. Kishwaukee C.C. Junior College: Transferred to Northern Illinois from Kishwaukee Junior College where he spent the 2009 season … Went to Indiana State out of Downers Grove HS and played in one game for the Sycamores in 2008. High School: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, Ill. … Four-year team member … An all-area and all-conference choice as a senior … Hit .300 with 25 RBI and a home run his senior season … Served as team captain his final year. Personal: Education major … Aspires to teach history and coach … Born May 16, 1989 in Hinsdale, Ill. … Son of Robert and Barbara Riegler … Brother, Brad, pitches for UIC.

marvin sanchez

Long Hit Streak: 20 (2009) reynolds’ Career Highs Hits: 4, twice, last at Buffalo, 3/23/08 Runs Batted In: 5, 3x, last vs. Toledo, 4/17/09 Runs Scored: 4, at UW-Milwaukee, 5/2/07 Doubles: 3, vs. Toledo, 4/17/09 Home Runs: 2, at Toledo, 4/18/08 Stolen Bases: 2, vs. Eastern Michigan, 4/26/08 (G2) Grand Slams: 1 (2008)

Junior Infielder 6-1 / 180 / S-R Chicago, Ill. Clemente Academy

Innings Pitched: 6.2, at Texas-San Antonio, 3/11/08 Strikeouts: 7, vs. Milwaukee, 4/28/09

2009: Hit .104 with four runs, five hits, four RBI, a double, three walks and three steals in 24 games, 13 starts ... Had two walks, an RBI and a run against Mississippi State (2/21) ... Tallied a walk and a run against Southern Illinois (3/6) ... Drove in a run on a sacrifice fly vs. Saint Louis (3/11) … Pinch ran and scored at Eastern Michigan (4/25) … Recorded a pinch-hit two-RBI double at Western Michigan (5/14). 2008: Started 12 games at second base and appeared in 34 during his first collegiate season … Had five hits, three walks, five runs, and one RBI … Stole three bases on three attempts and had two sacrifice hits … Had his first collegiate hit and run against Portland (2/28) … Stole his first career base against SIU (3/1) ... Scored a run in his first collegiate start at Texas State (3/7) ... Tallied his first MAC hit with an infield single against Akron (4/11) … Drove in his first career run against WMU (5/17). High School: Ranked as Illinois’ No. 57 senior prospect by Prep Baseball Report and listed on the Chicago Tribune Top 100 area players … A three-time All-Chicago Public League selection and two-time team MVP ... Earned school’s Roberto Clemente Award, presented to top athlete who exhibits excellence in athletics, academics and community service, as a senior ... Three-year team captain ... Committed only seven errors in his four prep seasons ... Batted .382 and stole 35 bases during his senior season ... Earned all-conference and team MVP honors in final prep campaign ... Collected 25 steals in his first 13 games as a senior ... Began switch-hitting after

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his junior season ... Hit .421 with 40 runs scored, 39 stolen bases, 36 hits, 20 RBI, six doubles, three triples and one home run while walking 22 times against just nine strikeouts as a junior ... Earned all-conference and team MVP accolades while helping lead his team to a regional championship and city runner-up finish during his junior campaign ... Named team’s MVP as a sophomore.

austin smith

Personal: Sociology major and family and child services minor ... Born March 14, 1989 in Chicago, Ill. ... Parents are Edward and Marangeli Burgos ... Teamed with cousin, Rafael Garcia, now a freshman at UIC, to form double-play combination for their teams from age 12 through high school at Clemente ... Admires Roberto Clemente and Jose Reyes ... Aspires to go into social work after his baseball career. Sanchez’s Career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB R 2009 .104 24/13 48 4 2008 .132 34/12 38 5 Career .116 58/25 86 9

H 5 5 10

2B 1 0 1

3B HR RBI 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 5

SB BB SO 3 3 15 3 3 7 6 6 22

Junior Pitcher 6-1 / 200 / R-R Machesney Park, Ill. John A. Logan College

sanchez’s Career highs Runs Batted In: 2, vs. Western Michigan, 5/14/09

wes shryock

Junior College: Spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons at John A. Logan College in Cartersville, Ill. … Logan posted a 31-21 record in 2009 … Spent most of the year coming out of the bullpen. High School: All-NIC 9 Conference player at Harlem High School in Roscoe, Ill. … Served as team captain … Named team MVP after hitting .418 with 55 RBI, nine doubles, three triples and seven homeruns as a senior in 2007 … On the mound, recorded a 6-3 record with one save in 51.0 innings of work … Struck out 76 and walked 30 as a senior … Had a 4.31 ERA with three complete games in seven starts … Team went 13-3 and took second in the conference his senior season … Batted .363 with 33 hits in 91 at-bats his junior year … Blasted eight home runs and drove in 36 … Went 5-1 on the mound in nine games, six starts … Huskies won the regional championship with a 13-3 record. Personal: Born April 27, 1989 in Rockford, Ill. … Son of Debra and Thomas Smith.

Junior Infielder 5-9 / 155 / R-R Tehachapi, Calif. Master’s College

Brian smith

2009: Sat out due to transfer rule. Junior College: Appeared in 32 games for Master’s College in 2008 and started 10 in the infield ... Batted .171 in 41 at-bats with seven hits, three doubles, six runs and six RBI ... Stole three bases in four attempts ... Ranked sixth on the team with 25 assists in the field. Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Desert Christian High School … As a senior at Desert Christian, hit .566 with 41 RBI, 47 hits, 10 triples, nine doubles and 52 runs along with 11 stolen bases … Led Desert Christian to a first-place finish in the Desert Mountain League in 2006 … Named to first-team all-conference and second-team all-area as a senior … In his junior campaign, he earned a first-team all-conference selection as he hit .417 with 17 RBI, 33 hits, 10 doubles and 30 runs along with seven steals … Earned a first-team all-conference selection in his sophomore year as well … Holds school single season records for runs and triples, while ranking second in batting average … Holds school career records for hits, doubles and triples, while ranking second in RBI. Personal: Majoring in communication ... Born on September 12, 1987 ... Son of Dennis and Debbie Shryock.

Senior Pitcher/Outfielder 6-3 / 197 / L-R Chicago Ridge, Ill. Richards H.S. 2009: Did not play due to medical redshirt season. 2008: Appeared in 14 games as a pinch-hitter and started 10 games as a DH ... Had 10 hits, a homer, a double and an RBI with three runs scored ... Hit .290 and slugged .419 during the first half of the season … Tied a career high with three hits against Texas Tech (3/9) … Picked up his first RBI on the season on a homerun against Dallas Baptist (3/13) … Went 4-for-10, with a homer, an RBI and two runs scored in three games against Baptist. 2007: Redshirted after having surgery to remove bone spurs from his right elbow ... Returned to the mound to post a team-high six victories while compiling a 3.31 ERA for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League during the summer season ... Made 10 starts with one complete game, logging 65.1 innings in 12 appearances on the mound, and added 14 hits, 10 RBI, eight runs and one home run at the plate. 2006: Totaled four victories with a 6.03 ERA in 74.2 innings and hit .289 with two home runs and 14 RBI while slugging .444 during the year ... Scored 17 runs and converted all seven stolen base attempts on the season ... Nine of his 26 hits went for extra bases, including six doubles ... Posted a 3-4 record and a 4.71 ERA in eight

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1.53 ERA, and 71 strikeouts in 65.1 innings while batting .403 with 22 RBI, 11 doubles and three home runs as a senior ... Second team all-state selection by the Chicago Tribune after notching 10 wins, nine complete games, 72 strikeouts and a 1.86 ERA in 64.0 innings while hitting .500 with 51 hits, 39 runs and six home runs during his junior year ... Set school’s season victory record as a junior and matched his own mark the following season. Personal: Communications major and psychology minor ... Born July 21, 1986 ... Son of Bill and Therese Smith ... S.A.A.C President at NIU ... Admires Brett Favre, Roger Clemens and Cal Ripken, Jr. Smith’s Career Statistics YR W L SV ERA G/GS CG IP H R ER BB 2008 0 0 0 0.00 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2006 4 8 0 6.03 13/13 0 74.2 90 69 50 20 2005 6 6 1 2.85 17/11 3 82.0 98 55 26 23 Career 10 14 1 4.37 30/24 3 156.2 188 124 76 43

SO HBP 0 0 47 13 56 12 103 25

Low-Hit Complete Game: 4 (at Miami, 5/15/05); Shutouts: 1 (2005) YR 2008 2006 2005 Career

AVG .238 .289 .188 .245

G/GS 24/10 37/27 22/17 59/44

AB 42 90 69 159

R 3 17 6 23

H 10 26 13 39

2B 1 6 1 7

3B HR RBI 0 1 1 1 2 14 0 1 5 1 3 19

SB BB SO 0 3 11 7 4 17 1 1 19 8 5 36

Long Hit Streak: 5, 2x (2006, 2008) Smith’s Career Highs Innings Pitched: 9.0, three times, last at Miami (Ohio), 5/15/05 Strikeouts: 8, vs. Eastern Illinois, 2/24/06 conference starts and led NIU with 49.2 MAC innings while walking just 10 and striking out 31 ... Batted .277 with 13 hits, six runs, five RBI, and four doubles in MAC play ... Started and threw five innings, allowing five hits and three earned runs while striking out four in a loss at Arizona State (2/3) ... Earned the win and struck out eight in seven shutout innings while yielding just two hits vs. Eastern Illinois (2/24) ... Threw 6.1 innings, allowing five earned runs, in a loss at Southern Illinois (3/3) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI at St. Mary’s (3/11) ... Worked 3.2 innings with three strikeouts in a loss at Nevada (3/17) ... Had three hits, including a double and triple, with two RBI, two runs and a stolen base at Nevada (3/18) ... Earned the win with 5.2 innings and four strikeouts in game two of a doubleheader at Ohio (3/25) ... Hit safely in both games of a doubleheader vs. Bradley (3/28) ... Worked 5.2 innings with four strikeouts in a loss vs. Akron (4/1) ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored vs. Akron (4/2) ... Collected two hits, including a double, with two RBI and two runs scored vs. Kent State (4/7) ... Earned the win by allowing just three hits and one earned run in 7.0 innings vs. Kent State (4/9) ... Tossed 7.0 innings, scattering seven hits and allowing two earned runs with four strikeouts and no walks in a no-decision at Miami (4/16) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double vs. Central Michigan (4/21) ... Notched the win while throwing 6.0 innings, scattering six hits and yielding just two earned runs to go with four strikeouts vs. Central Michigan (4/23) ... Homered and totaled two RBI vs. UIC (4/25) ... Went 3-for-5 with two RBI, one run scored and a stolen base at Eastern Michigan (4/28) ... Threw 6.1 innings and allowed two earned runs in a no-decision at Eastern Michigan (4/30) ... Struck out five without issuing a walk in 6.0 innings, but took the loss at Western Michigan (5/7) ... Stole two bases and scored a run at Valparaiso (5/16) ... Struck out six while allowing four earned runs over 6.0 innings in a loss vs. Toledo (5/18) ... Named to the Northwoods League All-Star game while pitching for the Madison Mallards during the 2006 summer season. 2005: Led NIU with six wins, three complete games, and a 2.85 ERA while totaling 82.0 innings pitched, the second-highest team total, as a freshman ... Earned MAC West Pitcher of the Week honors on March 7 and repeated that feat on May 16 ... Had one home run and five RBI in 69 at-bats on the year ... Allowed three earned runs over five innings in collegiate debut at Texas Tech (2/13) ... Earned complete game victory while yielding just two earned runs at Southern Illinois (3/6) ... Earned the win and struck out seven without allowing an earned run vs. Austin Peay (3/12) ... Belted his first collegiate home run at Eastern Kentucky (3/20) ... Notched his first collegiate save against St. Xavier (3/24) ... Fanned four in six scoreless innings against Northern Iowa (3/29) ... Collected two hits and two RBI vs. Illinois State (4/5) ... Tossed 8.1 innings and struck out six to notch the victory against Bowling Green (4/17) ... Hurled nine innings without yielding an earned run in a no-decision at Akron (5/1) ... Completed team’s only shutout of season while earning the win at Eastern Michigan (5/7) ... Recorded his second consecutive complete game victory while allowing just four hits and striking out five vs. Miami (5/15) ... Struck out seven in six innings at Toledo (5/21). High School: A three-time all-area selection, two-time all-state honoree and earned Area Player of the Year accolades by Star Newspapers and conference pitcher of the year accolades as a senior ... Earned all-state recognition from the Chicago Tribune and the Illinois High School Coaches Association after posting a 10-1 mark, a school-record

Hits: 3, 3x, last vs. Texas Tech, 3/9/08 Runs Batted In: 2, six times, last at Eastern Michigan, 4/28/06 Runs Scored: 2, twice, last vs. Kent State, 4/7/06 Doubles: 2, at Western Michigan, 5/6/06 Stolen Bases: 2, twice, last at Valparaiso, 5/16/06

kevin smith

Junior Catcher 6-0 / 185 / R-R Wheaton, Ill. North H.S. 2009: Totaled a .125 average with two hits and a career-best two RBI in 13 games, one start ... Drove in his first run of the year with a ninth inning sacrifice fly at Saint Louis (3/10) … Reached on a pinch-hit single at Kent State (4/3) … Hit a run-scoring single vs. Chicago State (4/15). 2008: Appeared in five games on the season, starting once as a DH ... Hit .333 on the year, with a .500 slugging percentage and a .429 OBP … Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in his first career start against ISU (3/23). High School: A two-time all-area, all-conference and academic all-conference selection ... Earned All-DuPage Valley Conference honors after batting .410 with 50 hits, 30 RBI, 25 runs and 12 doubles during his senior season … First team all-area by Press Publications and earned all-conference and academic all-conference selections after hitting .360 with 40 hits, 26 runs, 23 RBI, 12 doubles and four home runs as a junior ... Academic all-conference honoree after hitting .288 with 25 runs scored, 21 RBI, six doubles and one home run in 31 varsity games during his sophomore season ... Played in six varsity games and hit .250 as a freshman ... High school battery mate of fellow Huskie sophomore Zach Oates.

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Personal: Physical education major ... Born Sept. 26, 1988 ... Parents are Christopher and Ruth Smith ... Father, Christopher, was a three-sport all-conference performer and scholar-athlete of the year at Elmhurst College ... Played for former Major Leaguer John Cangelosi at the Cangelosi Baseball Academy ... Hobbies include cards, video games, music and billiards. smith’s career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB 2009 .125 13/1 16 2008 .333 5/1 6 Career .182 18/2 22

R 0 0 0

H 2 2 4

2B 0 1 1

3B HR RBI 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3

smith’s Career highs Hits: 2, vs. Illinois State, 4/23/08

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2010 Huskies

jamison wells

Valparaiso (4/29) … Led NIU to a win at Central Michigan due in part to his two doubles, scoring three runs, and driving in four other Huskies (5/1) … Scored twice after reaching on a pair of singles at Western Michigan (5/14) … Finished sixth on the team in batting average (.288), fourth in hits (53), and second in sacrifice bunts (5) ... Was also honored at Wrigley Field on April 15’s Jackie Robinson Day, as he is on scholarship with the Jackie Robinson Foundation, and later returned to DeKalb to go 1-for-2 with a two-run single in NIU’s 16-2 win over Chicago State.

SB BB SO 0 0 5 High School: Drafted in 48th round of 2008 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians 0 1 1 ... All-state, all-area and conference MVP … Named to the Chicago Sun-Times Top 100 0 1 6 area players list and was ranked as the state’s No. 58 senior prospect by Prep Baseball Report … Earned all-state and all-area selections from the IHSBCA, second team all-area honors from the Chicago Sun-Times, and honorable mention all-area from the Chicago Tribune … Named Chicago Public League co-MVP and Westminster Sunshine Classic MVP as a senior … Hit .533 and slugged .925 with 64 hits, 14 doubles, seven home runs, 47 RBI and 42 runs scored while striking out just nine times during his senior season … Helped team to 29-5 record and city and regional championships as a senior … Team captain and earned squad’s offensive threat award during final prep campaign … Played in the Public vs. Catholic League All-Star game following senior year … Honorable mention all-conference selection after batting .326 with 30 hits, 28 runs and 20 RBI as a junior … Helped his team capture city, regional and sectional championships and a No. 8 final state ranking in 2007 … Three-time varsity baseball letterwinner … Made honor roll all eight semesters and earned principal scholar honor. Personal: Born August 2, 1990 … Parents are Royal and Carolyn White … Majoring in business administration at NIU … Admires Derek Jeter and David Eckstein. white’s career STATISTICS YR AVG G/GS AB R 2009 .288 50/47 184 28

Freshman Infielder 5-11 / 185 / R-R Combined Locks, Wis. Kimberly H.S.

2B 8

3B HR RBI 1 0 29

white’s Career highs Hits: 4, vs. Oregon State, 2/26/09 Runs: 3, vs. Central Michigan, 5/1/09 Runs Batted In: 4, 3x, last vs. Central Michigan, 5/1/09 Doubles: 2, vs. Illinois State, 4/14/09

High School: Helped Kimberly High School to a state championship in his sophomore year ... Finished second in the state as a junior, hitting .419 with 10 steals en route to being named a first-team all-conference ... Also named all-area as a junior to earn a spot in the Milwaukee Brewers All-Star Classic ... Earned a varsity letter in basketball as a sophomore ... Lettered in football in his final three years, garnering first team all-conference and all-region honors in his junior year as a defensive back ... Received several D-I football scholarship offers. Personal: Born July 17, 1991 … Son of John and Diane Wells … Father played baseball at Ripon College … Intends to major in physical education at NIU.

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troy white

Sophomore Infielder 6-0 / 192 / R-R Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young H.S. 2009: Compiled a .288 average with 28 runs, 53 hits, 29 RBI, eight doubles, a triple and nine walks in 50 games, 47 starts ... Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Mississippi State (2/20) ... Tallied his first career hit as part of a 3-for-5 day at the plate vs. Mississippi State (2/21) … Went 4-for-4 with three RBI vs. Oregon State (2/26) … Registered three hits, two RBI, and scored a run at Southern Illinois (3/8) … Hit a bases-clearing triple in a 3-for-4 game vs. Buffalo (3/20) … Knocked a pair of singles vs. Bradley (3/25) … Slugged three hits and tallied four RBI vs. Illinois State (4/14) … Belted a pair of hits vs. Toledo (4/18) … Contributed two singles and an RBI at Eastern Michigan (4/26) … Had one of the Huskies’ three hits on the day vs.

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2010 Huskies tom zelasko

Junior Pitcher 6-0 / 190 / L-L Lansing, Ill. Mount Carmel H.S. 2009: Set career-marks with two wins, 47.0 innings, four saves and 27 strikeouts in 32 appearances ... Pitched a scoreless inning of relief in the season opener vs. North Florida (2/20) … Picked up his first career win vs. Mississippi State (2/21)… Struck out two over three shutout innings at SIU (3/8)… Had a scoreless innings streak of 7.1 over eight appearances snapped at Southeast Missouri (3/13) … Closed the Huskies’ win over Buffalo with a hitless inning (3/21) … Earned his second win of the season in a walk-off win vs. Buffalo (3/22) … Saved his first game of his career at Bradley (3/25) … Tossed a perfect ninth inning to earn a save vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4/1) … Gave up one unearned run in 5.1 innings of relief with a career-best three strikeouts at Akron (4/12) … Closed out a Huskie win at Central Michigan, pitching 1.2 innings of no-hit baseball (5/2) … Posted a scoreless appearance vs. Ball State, striking out a pair in 1.2 innings (5/10) … Led the team in earned run average (3.26), opposing batting average (.256), saves (4), appearances (32), and games finished (24). 2008: Made seven relief appearances on the year and one start … Made collegiate debut vs. Hawai’i (2/28) ... Received first career start against Bradley (3/25) ... Appeared in first MAC game vs. Central Michigan (5/4) ... Gave up 12 hits, six earned runs, one walk and struck out three in 5.0 innings of relief work ... Threw 0.2 innings with a strikeout and gave up no runs against Dallas Baptist (3/14) ... Recorded first career strikeout against Texas Tech (2/28). High School: Ranked 47th among Illinois seniors by Prep Baseball Report and listed on the Chicago Tribune Top 100 area players list … A two-time all-area and all-conference selection and earned all-state accolades as a senior ... Earned honorable mention all-state recognition after posting a 6-1 record, 1.44 ERA and 67 strikeouts with 41 hits allowed in 53.1 innings pitched as a senior ... Posted a school-record 37.1-inning scoreless streak during his senior season … Earned the Ceaser Cirillo King of the Hill Award and first team all-area and honorable mention all-conference accolades after compiling a 6-3 record, 3.15 ERA and 51 strikeouts with just 16 walks in 55.2 innings while helping his team to regional and sectional championships as a junior ... Went 4-1 with a 3.47 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 34.1 innings over 10 appearances during his sophomore season ... Went 2-0 with a 4.20 ERA in three varsity starts and had one complete game while totaling 15.0 innings as a freshman ... Honor roll member for three years and was named to National Honor Society as junior. Personal: History major ... Born August 12, 1988 in Harvey, Ill. ... Parents are Anthony and Lisa Zelasko ... Admires Brett Favre ... Hobbies include weight lifting. zelasko’s Career STATISTICS YR W L SV ERA G/GS CG 2009 2 4 4 3.26 32/0 0 2008 0 1 0 19.80 8/1 0 Career 2 5 4 4.85 40/1 0

IP 47.0 5.0 52.0

H 45 17 62

R ER BB SO HBP 26 17 24 27 3 12 11 2 3 0 38 28 26 30 3

zelasko’s Career highs Innings Pitched: 5.1, 4x, last vs. Akron, 4/12/09 Strikeouts: 3, vs. Akron, 4/12/09

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2009 Highlights

ALMOST 20: The Huskie baseball team finished the 2009 season just one win shy of reaching the 20-win mark (19-34, 10-16 MAC), which the team had done in head coach Ed Mathey’s first six seasons at NIU. But the 2009 campaign provided great experience for some of the younger Huskies while a few of the upperclassmen did consistent work on the NIU record book. BIG WIN I: The first big win for the Huskies came on February 21st in Starkville, Miss. in front of the largest crowd in school history (5,849). NIU used a six-run seventh inning to get an 11-10 win over Mississippi State, marking first time in three tries that the Huskies have defeated MSU, dating back to 1992. Dave Reynolds nailed down the win to earn his first career save. BIG WIN II: A week later, the Huskies knocked off a ranked opponent for the first time since 2001 by defeating Baseball America No. 15 Missouri 5-2 on February 28 at Arizona State’s DeMarini Invite. NIU’s last win against a ranked foe came on March 14, 2001 when the Huskies beat No. 13 Stetson 3-2 in 10 innings. Andy Deain earned his first career victory as a starter in his second start. POW I: Deain then won MAC West Player of the Week on March 3 for the first time in his career after another great start, this time against Missouri. He went six innings, surrendering only one earned run on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts. His six innings pitched marked a career high and his five strikeouts were one shy of tying his career mark. Unfortunately two starts later on March 13 against Southeast Missouri State, Deain left the game after his right hand was hit by a line drive, breaking a few bones which forced him to miss the rest of the season. POW II: On March 7, NIU defeated Southern Illinois 1-0 for its first combined shutout since 2007, when the Huskies blanked Kent State on April 6. Chuck Lukanen lasted seven innings while Zach Oates and Reynolds finished the last two innings, respectively. Lukanen, who earned his first win as a Huskie that day, surrendered six hits and a walk with two strikeouts while Oates had a pair of strikeouts as well. Reynolds picked up his third save and had yet to give up a run in his 5.2 innings of work with nine strikeouts. Similar to Deain, Lukanen also earned MAC West Player of the Week for the first time on March 12 for his dominant performance in the win over SIU. HOME SWEEP HOME: In their home opener on March 20, the Huskies took down Buffalo 14-3, improving to 6-1 in home openers under head coach Ed Mathey, who is now 15-0 versus Buffalo after they won the final two games of the series for their only sweep of the season. POW III: During the sweep Hood won MAC West Player of the Week on March 23 for second time in his career after he went 5-for-10 with five RBI, four runs, three doubles, a triple, two walks, three HBP, a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .667 onbase percentage. FRESH FIRSTS: A pair of freshmen then earned their first wins as Huskies in their first starts. Tom Barry was the first to do so with his 6.1 innings performance in a 5-1 win over Bradley on March 25 in which he allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Jake Hermsen followed suit by pitching five innings, giving up an earned run on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts on April 14 in a 14-10 win over Illinois State. DOUBLE DUTY: Fellow freshman Troy White was honored at Wrigley Field on Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, celebrating the 62nd anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. White is on scholarship with the Jackie Robinson Foundation and was one of four honorees at the game. He then came back to campus to go 1-for-2 with a two-run single in NIU’s 16-2 win against Chicago State in which NIU football head coach Jerry Kill threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

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ALL-MAC: Nearly a week later Hood was named to the All-MAC second team for the second time in his career, making him the sixth Huskie to be selected to an AllMAC team more than once. Hood finished an outstanding year with a .474 on-base percentage (sixth in MAC), 57 runs (tied for sixth in MAC), 76 hits (eighth in MAC), a .382 average (ninth in MAC), 14 steals (tied for ninth in MAC) and 125 total bases (10th in MAC). He also had 46 runs batted in, 15 doubles, two triples, 10 homeruns, 12 walks, a .628 slugging percentage, and was hit by 23 pitches (tied for third in nation). Additionally, he had 24 multiple-hit games and 13 multi-RBI contests, while he had a career-best hitting streak of 18 games from February 27 to March 27. Overall, Hood set career-highs in batting average, runs, hits, doubles, homers, RBI and steals, while he also finished the 2009 season ranked in the top ten in several categories of the NIU record book. His 76 hits in 2009 rank in a tie for third on the single season all-time NIU list, while his junior campaign also ranks fifth in runs scored (57), eighth in RBI (46) and tied for 10th in homers (10). He now ranks fourth in program history in hits (204), tied for fourth in homeruns (23), tied for fifth in triples (7), sixth in RBI (118), seventh in at-bats (614), seventh in steals (37) and eighth in runs scored (127) and doubles (36),. MOVING UP: Two other Huskies moved up the charts in the NIU record book. Justin Behm finished his career ranked in a tie for second in home runs (25), he ranks fourth in walks (87), eighth in RBI (113) and games played (178), and ninth in runs (122). Minogue finished his career ranked second in at-bats with 761, third in games played with 206, fifth in hits with 202, 10th in runs scored with 116, and he is tied for fifth with 37 doubles and seven triples. YOUNG BATS: Several underclassmen gained valuable playing experience during the year. Freshmen Alex Jones, White and Alex Beckmann and sophomore Joe Etcheverry all saw significant playing time in the field. Jones hit .327 with 33 RBI and nine steals. White hit .288 with 29 RBI and played stellar defense on the hot corner. Beckmann hit .227 with eight RBI and drew a team third-best 24 walks. Etcheverry set career-highs with five homers and 30 RBI with a .991 fielding percentage at first base. YOUNG ARMS: Several young Huskie pitchers gained valuable experience as well after a rash of injuries hit the 2009 pitching staff. Freshman Hermsen, Chris Wakefield and Kyle Glancy all threw over 15 innings. Hermsen (1-1) made six appearances and three starts, covering 17 innings. Wakefield (1-5) made 12 appearances and eight starts over 44 innings. Glancy (0-3) made 23 appearances in three starts, spanning 37.2 innings. Sophomores Tom Zelasko and Oates also saw a significant rise in innings in their second years. Zelasko (2-4) led the team with 32 appearances and four saves in 47 innings with a 3.26 ERA. Oates (1-4) made 29 appearances with a 5.59 ERA in 37 innings. UPPER CLASS: Along with Hood’s monster year, a few other upperclassmen had solid seasons. Reynolds had a program second-best 20-game hitting streak while he hit .361 with a career-high eight homers and 46 RBI. Senior Matt Behren hit .338 with a career-high eight homers and 35 RBI. Behm hit .282 with eight homers and 30 RBI. Lukanen (7-6) led the team with seven wins, which ranks in a tie for eighth on the NIU all-time single season win list. He led the team with 79.2 innings pitched and 61 strikeouts. TEAM AWARDS: The following yearly team awards were handed out at the annual “Leadoff Banquet” in January: Top Academic Award - Troy White Player of the Year - Jordin Hood Newcomer of the Year - Alex Jones Pitcher of the Year - Chuck Lukanen Most Improved Player - Tom Zelasko

FAST SLAM: On April 17, Pat Minogue hit the first inside-the-park grand slam in program history that was part of a seven-run seventh inning that helped NIU defeat Toledo 12-5. POW IV: On April 20, Reynolds took home MAC West Player of the Week after posting a .526 average, .583 on-base percentage, .895 slugging percentage, 10 hits, four doubles, eight runs, eight RBI, one homerun, three walks and a sacrifice fly in five games. POW V “PRO EDITION”: NIU played a game in the Rockford, Ill. area for the first time in program history, coming up one run short, 7-6, in a loss to UWMilwaukee on May 12 at Road Ranger Stadium, home of the Frontier League’s Rockford RiverHawks. The first Division I contest at the three-year-old stadium was highlighted by two tape measure home runs by Hood, which along with a stellar series against Western Michigan, helped him earn his second MAC West Player of the Week selection of the season as he hit .421 (8-for-19) with five runs, eight hits, 11 RBI, three homeruns, a walk, a steal, a .476 on-base percentage and a .895 slugging percentage in four games.

Pat Minogue and the Huskies celebrate the first ever inside-the-park grand slam in school history on April 17, 2009 in a 12-5 win over Toledo at home.

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2009 Scores Score 3-6 1-8 11-10 3-9 7-23 1-6 5-2 1-2 8-4 1-0 7-9 2-13 2-7 6-8 5-15 10-11 17-10 14-3 9-3 5-4 2-3 5-1 6-4 0-8 5-3 3-9 9-20 9-13 5-6 10-14 11-14 9-10 14-10 16-2 12-5 7-12 8-12 5-2 7-11 7-8 2-5 4-6 2-12 16-3 11-5 4-22 6-10 1-9 6-8 6-7 21-9 4-2 5-6

R-H-E 3-7-2 1-6-1 11-14-3 3-10-2 7-11-1 1-8-3 5-12-3 1-4-0 8-10-4 1-4-1 7-13-3 2-6-2 2-6-4 6-14-1 5-10-1 10-13-0 17-16-4 14-17-0 9-13-1 5-10-2 2-6-1 5-10-0 6-6-0 0-3-3 5-7-3 3-6-4 9-10-4 9-9-4 5-8-1 10-13-1 11-13-1 9-10-1 14-15-2 16-20-1 12-13-2 7-16-4 8-15-1 5-8-1 7-10-1 7-9-2 2-4-1 4-3-0 2-3-5 16-18-0 11-15-0 4-5-4 6-9-2 1-3-3 6-10-3 6-8-2 21-25-0 4-3-0 5-7-0

R-H-E 6-10-0 8-7-0 10-10-2 9-9-2 23-20-2 6-7-1 2-9-0 2-4-1 4-7-1 0-8-0 9-14-0 13-18-0 7-8-0 8-12-2 15-18-1 11-14-3 10-14-3 3-7-0 3-10-2 4-7-3 3-3-1 1-3-0 4-12-3 8-9-0 3-11-1 9-13-1 20-17-0 13-14-1 6-12-1 14-17-3 14-17-0 10-9-2 10-12-1 2-7-2 5-9-2 12-18-4 12-13-0 2-10-1 11-12-1 8-11-3 5-5-0 6-8-2 12-13-3 3-8-3 5-9-4 22-23-6 10-16-2 9-13-1 8-8-4 7-14-3 9-13-0 2-6-1 6-11-2

Inn. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 (10) 9 9 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Overall MAC 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 2-5-0 0-0-0 2-6-0 0-0-0 3-6-0 0-0-0 4-6-0 0-0-0 4-7-0 0-0-0 4-8-0 0-0-0 4-9-0 0-0-0 4-10-0 0-0-0 4-11-0 0-0-0 4-12-0 0-0-0 5-12-0 0-0-0 6-12-0 1-0-0 7-12-0 2-0-0 8-12-0 3-0-0 8-13-0 3-0-0 9-13-0 3-0-0 10-13-0 4-0-0 10-14-0 4-1-0 11-14-0 4-1-0 11-15-0 4-2-0 11-16-0 4-3-0 11-17-0 4-4-0 11-18-0 4-4-0 11-19-0 4-5-0 11-20-0 4-6-0 11-21-0 4-7-0 12-21-0 4-7-0 13-21-0 4-7-0 14-21-0 5-7-0 14-22-0 5-8-0 14-23-0 5-9-0 15-23-0 6-9-0 15-24-0 6-10-0 15-25-0 6-11-0 15-26-0 6-11-0 15-27-0 6-11-0 15-28-0 6-11-0 16-28-0 7-11-0 17-28-0 8-11-0 17-29-0 8-12-0 17-30-0 8-13-0 17-31-0 8-14-0 17-32-0 8-15-0 17-33-0 8-15-0 18-33-0 9-15-0 19-33-0 10-15-0 19-34-0 10-16-0

Pitcher of Record Copp (L 0-1) Wakefield (L 0-1) Zelasko (W 1-0) Lukanen (L 0-1) Copp (L 0-2) Wakefield (L 0-2) Deain (W 1-0) Lukanen (L 0-2) Deain (W 2-0) Lukanen (W 1-2) Wakefield (L 0-3) Reynolds (L 0-1) Badgley, N. (L 0-1) Zelasko (L 1-1) Lukanen (L 1-3) Oates (L 0-1) Badgley, N. (W 1-1) Lukanen (W 2-3) Badgley, N. (W 2-1) Zelasko (W 2-1) Oates (L 0-2) Barry (W 1-0) Lukanen (W 3-3) Badgley, N. (L 2-2) Barry (W 2-0) Lukanen (L 3-4) Badgley, N. (L 2-3) Zelasko (L 2-2) Reynolds (L 0-2) Lukanen (L 3-5) Oates (L 0-3) Glancy (L 0-1) Hermsen (W 1-0) Badgley, Z. (W 1-0) Lukanen (W 4-5) Zelasko (L 1-2) Reynolds (L 0-3) Lukanen (W 5-5) Wakefield (L 0-4) Zelasko (L 2-4) Hermsen (L 1-1) Reynolds (L 0-4) Glancy (L 0-2) Lukanen (W 6-5) Wakefield (W 1-4) Copp (L 0-3) Lukanen (L 6-6) Wakefield (L 1-5) Copp (L 0-4) Oates (L 0-4) Lukanen (W 7-6) Oates (W 1-4) Glancy (L 0-3)

Time 2:38 3:01 3:38 2:18 3:16 2:55 2:40 2:30 2:18 2:16 3:00 2:29 2:35 3:02 3:04 2:45 3:10 2:57 2:45 2:43 1:43 1:54 2:55 2:32 2:33 2:41 2:46 3:26 2:27 2:37 2:30 2:13 3:19 2:50 2:45 2:58 2:53 2:33 2:59 2:35 1:33 2:08 2:47 2:47 3:21 3:11 3:06 2:27 2:48 2:58 3:07 2:05 3:31

() denotes extra inning game * denotes Mid-American Conference games ! denotes game at Mississippi State’s Duby Noble Field ^ denotes game at Arizona State’s Packard Stadium & denotes game at Rockford RiverHawks’ Road Ranger Stadium

Inning-by-Inning Summary 1 Northern Illinois 63 Opponents 52 Record when NIU scored Runs 0 W-L 0-1 Record when opponent scored Runs 0 W-L 1-0 Record when NIU led after Inning 1 W-L 9-12 Record when NIU trailed after Inning 1 W-L 4-12 Record when tied after Inning 1 W-L 6-10

2 42 58

3 40 55

4 39 54

5 33 44

6 46 38

7 37 43

1 1-4

2 0-5

3 0-3

4 1-2

5 5-3

1 1-0

2 4-1

3 4-1

4 3-0

2 10-9

3 12-8

4 13-10

2 5-15

3 5-21

2 4-10

3 2-5

Overall.................................. 19-34 Conference...........................10-16 Non-Conference...................9-18 Home.........................................8-7 Away..................................... 10-22 Neutral......................................1-5 Day......................................... 18-31 Night......................................... 1-3 vs Ranked Opponents........... 1-3 vs Left....................................... 3-9 vs Right................................ 16-25 1-Run games........................... 3-8 2-Run games........................... 3-4 5+Run games........................ 8-14 Extra innings...........................0-1 Shutouts....................................1-1 Scoring 0-2 runs................... 1-10 Scoring 3-5 runs..................... 6-8 Scoring 6-9 runs...................3-13 Scoring 10+ runs.................... 9-3 Opponent 0-2 runs................6-1 Opponent 3-5 runs................ 9-2 Opponent 6-9 runs.............. 1-16 Opponent 10+ runs..............3-15 Scored in 1st inning............12-14 Scoring first......................... 15-16 Opponent scores first......... 4-18 After 6 leading.......................17-5 After 6 trailing.......................1-28 After 6 tied................................1-1 After 7 leading.......................18-3 After 7 trailing......................0-24 After 7 tied.............................. 0-3 After 8 leading....................... 18-1 After 8 trailing...................... 0-27 After 8 tied.............................. 0-2 Hit 0 home runs....................8-17 Hit 1 home run......................7-10 Hit 2+ home runs................... 4-7 Opponent 0 home runs.....12-10 Opponent 1 home run.........5-13 Opponent 2+ HRs................ 2-11 Made 0 errors......................... 7-4 Made 1 error.......................... 4-12 Made 2+ errors......................8-18 Opponent made 0 errors....5-10 Opponent made 1 error........ 5-9 Opponent made 2+ errors..9-15 Out-hit opponent.................14-7 Out-hit by opponent..........5-26 Hits are tied.............................0-1 Longest winning streak...........4 Longest losing streak............... 7

8 31 39

9 EX 25 0 41 0

Total 356 424

6 1-4

7 0-5

8 1-1

9 1-3

10+ 9-3

5 2-1

6 0-5

7 0-2

8 0-5

9 1-4

10+ 3-15

5 14-6

6 17-5

7 18-3

8 18-1

4 4-21

5 3-25

6 1-28

7 0-24

8 0-27

4 2-3

5 2-3

6 1-1

7 0-3

8 0-2

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2009 Stats

All Games Record: 19-34 Home: 8-7

Away: 10-22 Neutral: 1-5

MAC: 10-16

HITTING Player AVG GP GS AB R H HOOD, Jordin.................382 51 51 199 57 76 REYNOLDS, Dave......... .361 52 52 194 42 70 BEHREN, Matt...............338 46 42 154 32 52 JONES, Alex....................327 47 42 168 35 55 BADGLEY, Nick.............308 24 15 65 5 20 WHITE, Troy..................288 50 47 184 28 53 BEHM, Justin................ .282 50 50 170 46 48 ETCHEVERRY, Joe.......256 42 34 121 21 31 MINOGUE, Pat............ .245 45 40 139 21 34 BUONAVOLANTO, Joe..234 37 34 137 34 32 FRANTINI, Brett.......... .231 18 8 26 4 6 MORREALE, Nick...... .229 22 7 35 5 8 BECKMANN, Alex........227 44 33 119 16 27 KAPACINSKAS, Sam. .200 11 2 10 3 2 SMITH, Kevin................ .125 13 1 16 0 2 MAZIUR, Anthony.........111 11 4 18 0 2 SANCHEZ, Marvin.......104 24 13 48 4 5 HERMSEN, Jake............083 15 3 12 2 1 WAKEFIELD, Chris... .000 2 0 2 0 0 GLANCY, Kyle............. .000 1 0 1 0 0 BARRY, Tom................. .000 1 0 0 1 0 Totals.................................288 53 53 1818 356 524 Opponents..................... .324 53 53 1820 424 589

2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP 15 2 10 46 125 .628 12 23 33 5 12 1 8 46 108 .557 25 3 40 2 8 0 8 35 84 .545 20 1 31 1 9 4 3 33 81 .482 22 4 31 3 2 1 0 11 24 .369 4 2 11 1 8 1 0 29 63 .342 9 1 32 7 9 0 8 30 81 .476 37 7 50 6 10 0 5 30 56 .463 21 3 32 3 10 3 1 25 53 .381 13 5 38 1 2 0 1 14 37 .270 11 3 12 2 1 0 0 6 7 .269 4 1 6 1 2 0 0 8 10 .286 5 0 11 0 4 0 0 8 31 .261 24 4 34 1 0 0 0 1 2 .200 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167 0 1 8 1 1 0 0 4 6 .125 3 3 15 1 0 0 0 2 1 .083 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 94 12 44 331 774 .426 215 66 401 35 110 24 51 383 900 .495 262 58 314 46

OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .474 0 0 14 23 84 19 5 .954 .434 4 0 3 4 308 40 4 .989 .410 3 1 3 4 196 36 7 .971 .411 3 2 9 14 75 104 12 .937 .366 0 0 3 4 37 10 3 .940 .323 1 5 0 1 27 86 12 .904 .426 2 2 4 5 140 11 8 .950 .364 6 1 2 3 99 8 1 .991 .325 3 7 4 5 87 3 1 .989 .301 2 5 2 2 69 93 10 .942 .355 0 0 0 1 51 5 3 .949 .310 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .667 .372 1 4 0 1 61 51 9 .926 .529 0 0 0 0 22 2 3 .889 .118 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 1.000 .158 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 1.000 .200 1 2 3 3 33 39 11 .867 .214 0 3 0 0 7 3 0 1.000 .333 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 1.000 .000 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 .800 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 .378 29 32 47 72 1330 561 95 .952 .420 24 25 74 101 1379 552 81 .960

LOB - Team (425), Opp (436). DPs turned - Team (54), Opp (43). CI - Team (1), BEHM 1. IBB - Team (6), HOOD 1, BEHM 1, ETCHEVERRY 1, WHITE 1, MORREALE 1, BEHREN 1, Opp (4). Picked off - WHITE 1, BEHREN 1, JONES 1, HOOD 1, BEHM 1, BECKMANN 1, BUONAVOLANTO 1. PITCHING Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA MORREALE, Nick...... 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 ZELASKO, Tom............3.26 2 4 32 0 0 0 0 4 47.0 45 26 17 24 27 12 0 4 176 .256 5 3 1 1 5 DEAIN, Andy................ 4.64 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.1 27 15 11 8 16 2 1 0 91 .297 0 5 0 1 0 BARRY, Tom..................5.47 2 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 24.2 39 22 15 12 14 6 1 1 105 .371 3 3 2 3 0 OATES, Zach.................5.59 1 4 29 0 0 0 1 0 37.0 37 30 23 17 36 7 2 4 144 .257 1 3 1 0 0 LUKANEN, Chuck.......5.65 7 6 13 13 1 0 1 0 79.2 103 60 50 36 61 20 5 5 324 .318 3 7 2 3 5 WAKEFIELD, Chris.... 7.77 1 5 12 8 0 0 0 0 44.0 50 42 38 34 21 13 0 7 168 .298 5 5 0 4 3 BADGLEY, Nick............7.88 2 3 13 5 0 0 0 0 37.2 57 40 33 26 20 11 4 5 169 .337 5 4 0 0 1 COPP, Brandon............. 9.62 0 4 9 6 0 0 0 0 29.0 42 33 31 15 19 7 2 7 127 .331 3 4 0 1 2 REYNOLDS, Dave........ 9.80 0 4 13 7 0 0 1 3 37.2 69 44 41 11 29 9 1 5 169 .408 2 4 0 2 4 HERMSEN, Jake.........10.06 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 17.0 23 21 19 16 15 2 0 3 71 .324 4 4 0 1 0 GLANCY, Kyle............ 10.27 0 3 23 3 0 0 0 0 37.2 54 48 43 27 28 12 6 4 155 .348 8 9 2 4 2 BADGLEY, Zach..........10.34 1 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 15.2 26 19 18 13 13 6 1 3 63 .413 5 1 0 2 2 KAPACINSKAS, Sam.12.86 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 7 13 10 9 6 0 0 2 27 .259 2 4 0 0 0 BECK, Cody...................12.91 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 10 11 11 14 9 3 1 1 30 .333 7 2 0 2 1 Totals................................7.29 19 34 53 53 1 1 1 7 443.1 589 424 359 262 314 110 24 51 1820 .324 53 58 8 24 25 Opponents......................5.85 34 19 53 53 1 1 1 15 459.2 524 356 299 215 401 94 12 44 1818 .288 37 66 6 29 32 PB - Team (18), BEHM 14, BEHREN 4, Opp (15). Pickoffs - Team (7), BEHREN 4, COPP 1, FRANTINI 1, LUKANEN 1, Opp (7). SBA/ATT - BEHREN (41-57), BEHM (20-25), BADGLEY, N. (15-18), LUKANEN (8-12), WAKEFIELD (6-11), OATES (5-10), BARRY (7-10), FRANTINI (8-10), COPP (9-9), DEAIN (5-7), KAPACINSKAS (6-6), GLANCY (5-5), REYNOLDS (4-5), ZELASKO (3-5), HERMSEN (4-4), BECK (2-3), BADGLEY, Z. (0-1), SMITH, K. (0-1). MULTI-HIT GAMES 2 HOOD, Jordin................ 17 REYNOLDS, Dave......... 15 JONES, Alex................... 13 WHITE, Troy...................8 BEHREN, Matt..............10 BEHM, Justin...................8 MINOGUE, Pat...............7 BUONAVOLANTO, Joe.8 ETCHEVERRY, Joe........5 BECKMANN, Alex.........5 BADGLEY, Nick............. 4 MORREALE, Nick......... 1 KAPACINSKAS, Sam.... 1 FRANTINI, Brett............ 1 TEAM.............................103

3 6 6 3 5 2 5 2 1 2 1 1 1 - - 35

4 1 - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 4

5+ Total MULTI-RBI GAMES 2 - 24 HOOD, Jordin..................8 - 21 REYNOLDS, Dave...........6 1 18 JONES, Alex.....................6 - 14 ETCHEVERRY, Joe........6 - 13 BEHREN, Matt................3 - 13 BEHM, Justin...................2 - 9 WHITE, Troy...................2 - 9 MINOGUE, Pat...............2 - 7 FRANTINI, Brett............2 - 6 BUONAVOLANTO, Joe.2 - 5 MORREALE, Nick......... - - 2 BADGLEY, Nick..............2 - 1 BECKMANN, Alex.........2 - 1 HERMSEN, Jake............. 1 1 143 SANCHEZ, Marvin........ 1 TEAM.............................. 45

3 2 4 1 1 5 2 1 1 - - 1 - - - - 18

4 2 - - 1 - 1 3 1 - - 1 - - - - 9

5+ Total RECORD BY STARTERS GS W-L 1 13 LUKANEN, Chuck..............................13 7-6 2 12 WAKEFIELD, Chris............................ 8 2-6 1 8 REYNOLDS, Dave..................................7 1-6 - 8 COPP, Brandon..................................6 0-6 - 8 BADGLEY, Nick.................................5 2-3 1 6 DEAIN, Andy......................................4 3-1 - 6 BARRY, Tom....................................... 3 2-1 1 5 GLANCY, Kyle.................................... 3 0-3 - 2 HERMSEN, Jake................................ 3 1-2 - 2 BADGLEY, Zach..................................1 1-0 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 6 78

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MAC Games Record: 10-16 Home: 5-6

Away: 5-10

Hitting Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP HERMSEN, Jake.......... .500 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .500 0 0 0 0 HOOD, Jordin.................370 26 26 108 33 40 7 1 5 22 64 .593 6 13 17 2 BEHREN, Matt...............366 24 23 82 21 30 4 0 7 24 55 .671 13 1 17 1 REYNOLDS, Dave..........353 26 26 102 23 36 6 0 6 36 60 .588 12 1 24 0 JONES, Alex....................330 26 26 109 22 36 8 3 1 23 53 .486 14 1 23 2 BEHM, Justin..................329 23 23 82 23 27 6 0 5 18 48 .585 17 3 29 0 MINOGUE, Pat..............288 23 21 73 12 21 6 1 1 14 32 .438 4 5 20 0 ETCHEVERRY, Joe.......258 21 20 66 13 17 4 0 4 17 33 .500 12 1 18 1 MORREALE, Nick...... .250 10 1 12 2 3 1 0 0 3 4 .333 0 0 7 0 SMITH, Kevin............... .250 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 1 0 WHITE, Troy................ .245 26 26 102 17 25 3 1 0 16 30 .294 5 0 19 3 BADGLEY, Nick.............238 8 4 21 3 5 0 0 0 1 5 .238 1 1 5 0 BECKMANN, Alex........236 20 14 55 7 13 2 0 0 4 15 .273 9 1 22 0 BUONAVOLANTO, Joe..212 21 21 85 23 18 1 0 0 7 19 .224 7 3 8 2 FRANTINI, Brett......... .200 8 2 10 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 .300 3 0 3 1 SANCHEZ, Marvin...... .091 8 2 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 .182 0 1 6 0 WAKEFIELD, Chris... .000 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 KAPACINSKAS, Sam. .000 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0 Totals.................................297 26 26 928 205 276 50 6 29 190 425 .458 104 32 222 12 Opponents........................331 26 26 944 226 312 58 15 32 204 496 .525 129 16 160 20

OB% SF SH .500 0 0 .465 0 0 .444 3 1 .415 3 0 .405 2 2 .452 2 1 .353 3 3 .361 4 1 .250 0 0 .250 0 0 .278 1 3 .304 0 0 .348 1 2 .292 1 3 .385 0 0 .167 0 1 .000 0 0 .500 0 0 .380 20 17 .416 10 12

SB ATT 0 0 5 7 1 2 2 3 4 7 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19 28 33 43

PO A E FLD% 3 0 0 1.000 43 7 3 .943 109 12 3 .976 154 18 2 .989 50 64 7 .942 80 4 4 .955 45 0 1 .978 43 3 0 1.000 0 1 1 .500 1 0 0 1.000 17 46 4 .940 19 7 3 .897 28 10 4 .905 40 54 7 .931 22 1 1 .958 8 9 2 .895 4 2 0 1.000 1 0 0 1.000 672 261 44 .955 689 257 49 .951

LOB - Team (207), Opp (213). DPs turned - Team (25), Opp (19). IBB - Team (4), BEHM 1, ETCHEVERRY 1, HOOD 1, BEHREN 1, Opp (4). Picked off - JONES 1.

PITCHING Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA ZELASKO, Tom........... 2.59 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 2 24.1 26 14 7 11 16 7 0 2 94 .277 2 1 1 1 2 OATES, Zach................ 4.64 1 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 21.1 19 12 11 7 16 4 0 2 80 .238 1 1 0 0 0 BADGLEY, Zach............6.35 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 5 4 5 6 1 0 1 22 .318 0 0 0 0 0 LUKANEN, Chuck...... 6.40 6 3 9 9 1 0 0 0 57.2 80 46 41 26 46 15 5 3 240 .333 2 3 1 2 1 WAKEFIELD, Chris....6.83 1 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 29.0 30 23 22 23 17 8 0 4 111 .270 3 1 0 3 2 COPP, Brandon..............7.89 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 21.2 28 19 19 7 14 4 2 7 91 .308 3 1 0 1 1 BADGLEY, Nick..........10.42 1 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 19.0 35 25 22 17 11 7 2 4 90 .389 1 1 0 0 1 HERMSEN, Jake.........10.80 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 9 .333 2 0 0 0 0 REYNOLDS, Dave........11.50 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 18.0 33 26 23 6 10 4 0 2 81 .407 2 2 0 2 2 BARRY, Tom................13.50 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 12 9 5 2 2 1 1 0 23 .522 1 1 0 0 0 GLANCY, Kyle............15.60 0 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 15.0 26 28 26 12 11 4 4 4 68 .382 4 3 0 1 2 BECK, Cody..................18.00 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 10 10 10 9 6 3 1 1 24 .417 4 0 0 0 1 KAPACINSKAS, Sam.23.14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 7 6 3 4 0 0 1 11 .273 0 2 0 0 0 Totals................................7.92 10 16 26 26 1 0 0 2 224.0 312 226 197 129 160 58 15 32 944 .331 25 16 2 10 12 Opponents..................... 6.62 16 10 26 26 0 1 1 7 229.2 276 205 169 104 222 50 6 29 928 .297 13 32 4 20 17 PB - Team (9), BEHM 8, BEHREN 1, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (3), COPP 1, BEHREN 1, LUKANEN 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - BEHREN (23-27), BEHM (5-9), BADGLEY, N. (7-8), COPP (8-8), OATES (3-7), LUKANEN (4-5), FRANTINI (3-4), REYNOLDS (3-4), ZELASKO (2-3), WAKEFIELD (2-3), BECK (2-2), KAPACINSKAS (2-2), BADGLEY, Z. (0-1), GLANCY (1-1), BARRY (1-1).

MULTI-HIT GAMES 2 HOOD, Jordin................10 JONES, Alex.....................9 REYNOLDS, Dave...........8 BEHM, Justin...................5 WHITE, Troy...................5 BEHREN, Matt................5 MINOGUE, Pat.............. 4 BUONAVOLANTO, Joe.5 ETCHEVERRY, Joe........2 BECKMANN, Alex.........2 MORREALE, Nick......... 1 BADGLEY, Nick.............. 1 TEAM...............................57

3 3 2 3 4 2 1 2 - 1 1 - - 19

4 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - 2

5+ Total MULTI-RBI GAMES 2 - 14 REYNOLDS, Dave.......... 4 1 12 HOOD, Jordin..................6 - 11 BEHREN, Matt................ 1 - 9 JONES, Alex.................... 4 - 7 ETCHEVERRY, Joe........3 - 7 BEHM, Justin...................2 - 6 MINOGUE, Pat............... 1 - 5 WHITE, Troy................... - - 3 SANCHEZ, Marvin........ 1 - 3 BUONAVOLANTO, Joe.1 - 1 BECKMANN, Alex......... 1 - 1 MORREALE, Nick......... - 1 79 HERMSEN, Jake............. 1 TEAM.............................. 25

3 4 1 5 - - 1 1 - - - - 1 - 13

4 - 1 - - 1 1 - 2 - - - - - 5

5+ Total RECORD BY STARTERS GS W-L 2 10 LUKANEN, Chuck............................... 9 6-3 - 8 WAKEFIELD, Chris............................ 5 2-3 - 6 COPP, Brandon...................................... 4 0-4 1 5 REYNOLDS, Dave..............................4 1-3 - 4 BADGLEY, Nick................................. 3 1-2 - 4 GLANCY, Kyle.....................................1 0-1 1 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 4 47

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2009 MAC Review

Final MAC Standings

MAC Awards

WEST DIVISION MAC Overall Team Record Pct Record Ball State 14-10 .583 26-25 Toledo 14-12 .538 24-30 Eastern Michigan 13-14 .481 25-35 Central Michigan 12-15 .444 28-30 Northern Illinois 10-16 .385 19-34 Western Michigan 9-18 .333 14-35

All-MAC First Team Pct .510 .444 .417 .483 .358 .286

EAST DIVISION MAC Team Record Bowling Green 18-8 Ohio 18-9 Kent State 17-9 Miami 15-12 Akron 12-15 Buffalo 6-20

Pct .560 .547 .717 .545 .365 .364

Overall Pct Record .692 28-22 .667 29-24 .654 43-17 .556 30-25 .444 19-33 .231 20-35

Pos. Name C Zach Dygert 1B Tom Nurre 2B Logan Meisler SS Ryan Shay 3B Marc Krauss OF Jeremy Hazelbaker OF Gauntlett Eldemire OF Adam Eaton SP Brennan Smith SP Matt Erwood SP Chris Rigo SP Matt Malewitz RP Andrew Chafin DH Matt Skirving Utility Kobrin Vitek

MAC Tournament Results

School Ball State Miami Bowling Green Bowling Green Ohio Ball State Ohio Miami Bowling Green Miami Ohio Bowling Green Kent State Eastern Michigan Ball State

All-MAC Second Team

VA Memorial Stadium, Chillicothe, Ohio

Pos. Name School C Tyler Elkins Bowling Green 1B Greg Rohan Kent State 2B Jimmy Rider Kent State SS Jim Gulliver Eastern Michigan 3B Derek Spencer Bowling Green OF Jared Humphreys Kent State OF Jordin Hood Northern Illinois OF Hayden Johnston Ohio SP Dan Taylor Central Michigan SP Trent Howard Central Michigan SP Matt Kuna Toledo SP Corey Chaffins Eastern Michigan RP Jon Pokorny Kent State DH Robert Maddox Ohio Utility Brandon Besl Ohio Utility Ian Nielsen Ball State

May 20 G1: Kent State 6, Miami 4 G2: Toledo 14, Ohio 4 G3: Eastern Michigan 19, Ball State 16 G4: Central Michigan 6, Bowling Green 2 May 21 G5: Ohio 15, Ball State 6 G6: Miami 17, Bowling Green 4 G7: Kent State 17, Central Michigan 2 G8: Toledo 7, Eastern Michigan 6 May 22 G9: Miami 10, Central Michigan 4 G10: Eastern Michigan 13, Ohio 4 G11: Kent State 12, Miami 8 G12: Toledo 9, Eastern Michigan 6 May 23 G13: Kent State 5, Toledo 3 All-Tournament Team Chris Tremblay, Kent State (MVP), Jason Patton, Kent State, Jimmy Rider, Kent State, Kyle Hallock, Kent State, Dan Sherwood, Toledo, Jim Vahalik, Toledo, Chris Dudics, Toledo, Zack Leonard, Eastern Michigan, Kyle Rhoad, Eastern Michigan, Jordan Petraitis, Miami.

Player of the Year: Marc Krauss, Ohio Pitcher of the Year: Brennan Smith, Bowling Green Freshman of the Year: Andrew Chafin, Kent State Coach of the Year: Danny Schmitz, Bowling Green

Northern Illinois in the MAC Statistical Rankings Individual - All Games

Individual - Conference Games

TEAM RANKINGS

Category All Rank Conf. Rank HITTING HITTING Walks Runs Batted In Justin Behm.........................................................37........... 4th Dave Reynolds................................................... 36......... t-1st Batting Batting Average Hit By Pitch Hit By Pitch Jordin Hood........................................................ 23...........2nd Jordin Hood.........................................................13...........2nd Hit By Pitch PITCHING Sacrifice Flies Joe Etcheverry...................................................... 4....... t-2nd Stolen Bases Batters Struck Out Looking Pitching Chuck Lukanen................................................. 25........ t-3rd PITCHING ERA Wins Innings Pitched Chuck Lukanen....................................................7....... t-2nd Chuck Lukanen.............................................. 57.2............3rd Innings Pitched Appearances Batters Struck Out Looking Strikeouts Tom Zelasko....................................................... 32............3rd Chuck Lukanen................................................. 23...........2nd Saves Games Finished Wins Tom Zelasko.......................................................24.............1st Chuck Lukanen................................................... 6......... t-1st Hits Allowed Games In Relief Games Finished Tom Zelasko....................................................... 32............3rd Tom Zelasko........................................................12............3rd

Runs Allowed

Fielding Games In Relief Zach Oates...........................................................15........ t-3rd Fielding Percentage Caught Stealing By Putouts Matt Behren.........................................................16....... t-2nd FIELDING Double Plays Fielding Percentage Joe Etcheverry...............................................1.000......... t-1st FIELDING

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.297

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4rd

4th

8th

9th

7.29

9th

7.92

11th

443.1

9th

224.0

10th

314

12th

160

11th

9th

12th

589

t-6th

312

4th

424

8th

226

10th

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.955

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672

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Team Season Records WINS

All Years 1. 34 (2003) 34 (2007) 3. 31 (2004) 4. 29 (1995) 5. 28 (2001) 28 (2008) College Era 1. 23 (1964) 2. 20 (1961) 20 (1967) 4. 17 (1937) 5. 16 (1950)

LOSSES

All Years 1. 51 (1999) 2. 39 (1998) 3. 36 (1992) 36 (2005) 5. 34 (1993) 34 (2009) College Era 1. 21 (1962) 2. 18 (1955) 3. 17 (1963) 17 (1965) 5. 14 (1959)

WINNING PCT. Division I Era 1. .750 (1972) 2. .659 (1977) 3. .615 (1971) 4. .586 (2003) .586 (2007)

College Era 1. 1.000 (1925) 2. .833 (1910) .833 (1946) 4. .769 (1920) 5. .700 (1947)

HITTING AVERAGE

All Years 1. .326 (1972) 2. .325 (1982) 3. .323 (1997) 4. .320 (1977) 5. .315 (2003)

RUNS

All Years 1. 408 (2003) 2. 401 (2004) 3. 379 (2001) 4. 378 (2007) 5. 374 (2002)

HITS

All Years 1. 625 (2003) 2. 590 (2004) 3. 581 (2007) 4. 555 (2002) 5. 554 (2001)

DOUBLES

All Years 1. 138 (2001) 2. 113 (2002) 3. 108 (2003) 108 (2007) 5. 107 (2008)

TRIPLES

All Years 1. 21 (1964) 21 (2004) 3. 18 (1977) 18 (1982) 5. 15 (1997)

HOME RUNS All Years 1. 70 (2003) 2. 48 (2008) 3. 46 (2002) 46 (2004) 5. 44 (2009)

College Era 1. .284 (1964) 2. .279 (1951) 3. .272 (1959) .272 (1963) 5. .269 (1967)

College Era 1. 213 (1967) 2. 183 (1962) 3. 176 (1964) 4. 174 (1963) 5. 166 (1959) College Era 1. 302 (1963) 2. 294 (1967) 3. 267 (1964) 4. 265 (1965) 5. 252 (1962) College Era 1. 51 (1967) 2. 49 (1965) 3. 42 (1963) 4. 40 (1961) 5. 38 (1964) College Era 1. 21 (1964) 2. 10 (1967) 3. 9 (1963) 4. 8 (1965) 5. 7 (4 times)

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All Years 1. 289 (1992) 2. 262 (2009) 262 (1995) 4. 222 (2001) 5. 218 (2007)

STEALS

All Years 1. 116 (1977) 2. 108 (1995) 3. 91 (1992) 91 (1994) 91 (1996)

SACRIFICES All Years 1. 59 (1997) 2. 44 (1996) 3. 41 (1995) 4. 39 (1994) 5. 35 (2005)

Team Game Records STRIKEOUTS All Years 1. 415 (2005) 2. 389 (2004) 389 (2008) 4. 377 (2006) 5. 374 (2002)

College Era 1. 58 (1959) 2. 51 (1961) 3. 50 (1965) 4. 40 (1960) 40 (1962) College Era 1. 30 (1964) 2. 26 (1955) 3. 23 (1959) 4. 20 (1965) 5. 17 (1960)

Modern Era 1. 4.65 (2007) 2. 5.02 (1994) 3. 5.05 (2003)

Division I Era 1. 3.77 (1972) 2. 4.04 (1968) 3. 4.10 (1977) College Era 1. 1.79 (1964) 2. 2.48 (1966) 3. 2.61 (1961)

INNINGS

Division I Era 1. 505.1 (2004) 2. 503.2 (2007) 3. 483.1 (2003) 4. 475.0 (2008) 5. 472.1 (2005)

STRIKEOUTS Division I Era 1. 398 (2007) 2. 391 (2001) 3. 389 (2004) 4. 365 (2006) 5. 363 (2003)

Northern Illinois 1. 22 vs. Fordham, 3-18-00 22 vs. Trinity International, 4-4-00 3. 21 at Western Michigan, 5-14-09 4. 20 vs. Western Michigan, 4-11-04 20 vs. Chicago State, 5-15-07 Opponent 1. 32 by New Orleans, 3-15-94 2. 27 by Eastern Kentucky, 3-18-05 3. 26 by Illinois-Chicago, 5-11-92

HITS

Northern Illinois 1. 27 vs. Trinity International, 4-4-00 2. 25 at Western Michigan, 5-14-09 3. 23 at Cleveland State, 4-19-97 23 vs. Fordham, 3-18-00 Opponent 1. 26 by New Orleans, 3-15-94 2. 25 by Illinois-Chicago, 5-11-92 25 by Murray State, 2-27-99 25 by Eastern Kentucky, 3-18-05

DOUBLES

PITCHING ERA

RUNS

College Era 1. 284.0 (1963) 2. 274.1 (1962) 3. 266.1 (1965) 4. 263.0 (1967) 5. 254.2 (1961) College Era 1. 223 (1967) 2. 215 (1963) 3. 208 (1962) 4. 201 (1959) 5. 190 (1965)

FIELDING FIELDING PCT.

Northern Illinois 1. 8 vs. Creighton, 3-20-99 2. 7 vs. St. Xavier, 4-7-01 7 at Texas Tech, 2-24-07 7 vs. Long Island, 3-11-07 5. 6 at Minnesota, 3-9-97 6 vs. Trinity International, 4-4-00 6 vs. Toledo, 4-28-01 6 at Ohio, 3-25-06 6 vs. Chicago State, 5-15-07 6 vs. Chicago State, 4-15-09 6 at Central Michigan, 5-1-09 Opponent 1. 9 by SIU-Edwardsville, 3-30-91 2. 8 by Ball State, 4-22-00 8 by Toledo, 4-18-09 4. 7 by Kent State, 4-14-99 7 by Eastern Illinois, 4-14-04

TRIPLES

Northern Illinois 1. 3 at Illinois-Chicago, 5-11-92 3 vs. Chicago State, 4-24-97 3 vs. Trinity International, 3-24-99 3 vs. Fordham, 3-18-00 3 at Kent State, 4-7-07 Opponent 1. 5 by Toledo, 4-28-01 2. 4 by Creighton, 3-20-99 3. 3 eight times (last by Kent State, 4-8-06)

All Years 1. .963 (2008) 2. .962 (1959) .962 (2007) 3. .959 (1966) 4. .958 (1971) .958 (1996)

HOME RUNS

Northern Illinois 1. 7 at Bowling Green, 4-18-04 2. 6 at Iowa, 4-1-03 3. 5 at Illinois-Chicago, 5-1-96 5 at Chicago State, 4-24-02 5 at Toledo, 5-5-02 Opponent 1. 6 six times (last by E. Michigan, 5-27-04)

WALKS

Northern Illinois 1. 14 vs. Eastern Michigan, 4-19-98 2. 13 at Mercer, 3-8-93 13 vs. Delaware State, 3-13-95 13 vs. Chicago State, 4-19-05 13 vs. Chicago State, 5-15-07 Opponent 1. 16 by Oregon State, 2-26-09 2. 15 by Central Michigan, 4-24-04 3. 14 by Eastern Illinois, 4-13-91 4. 12 by Cincinnati, 3-3-00 5. 11 five times (last by E. Kentucky, 3-8-03)

STRIKEOUTS

Northern Illinois 1. 17 at Mississippi State, 2-20-09 2. 16 at Auburn, 3-10-93 3. 15 at Mississippi State, 3-10-92 15 at Wright State, 4-3-93 15 at Central Michigan, 4-27-02 15 at New Orleans, 3-5-04 15 vs. Fordham, 3-15-07 Opponent 1. 18 by Chicago State, 4-6-99 2. 16 by Kent State, 4-5-08 3. 15 by Eastern Illinois, 4-1-95

STOLEN BASES

Northern Illinois 1. 10 vs. Chicago, 4-27-91 10 at Davidson, 3-13-96 3. 9 vs. Austin Peay State, 3-11-95 Opponent 1. 12 by Evansville, 2-24-96 2. 11 by Northwestern, 4-28-98 3. 9 by Butler, 3-30-97

LONGEST GAME

Duration 1. 4:22, vs. Portland, 2-28-08 2. 4:11, vs. Northern Iowa, 3-29-05 4:10, vs. Chicago State, 4-6-99 Innings 1. 16, vs. Portland, 2-28-08 2. 15, at Western Michigan, 4-13-03 15, vs. Northern Iowa, 3-29-05

College Era 1. 31 (1967) 2. 20 (1961) 3. 17 (1958) 4. 16 (1963) 5. 15 (1962)

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Hitting Leaders At-Bats

Season 221 Jordin Hood 9. 219 Pat Minogue 10. 217 Mike Hochhauser

Triples

2008 2006 2004

Hits

Mark Boothe recorded NIU’s best career and season batting averages.

Batting Average

Career (min. 175 AB) 1. .385 Mark Boothe 1979-82 2. .371 John Graziano 1974-75 3. .367 Tom Wittum 1969-72 4. .357 Mike Birsa 1992-94 5. .353 Jeff Sevenich 1977-80 6. .351 Brad Kawell 1980-82 7. .350 Scott Simon 2003-07 8. .341 Rob Marconi 2001-04 9. .340 Clayton Armstrong 1976-78 .340 Al Wallace 1980-82 Season (min. 2.5 AB/Game) 1. .439 Mark Boothe 1980 2. .426 Bob Jackson 1972 3. .423 Jack Merlet 1966 4. .414 Al Wallace 1982 5. .411 Joe Plaskas 1959 6. .407 Jeff Sevenich 1979 7. .389 Pat Conroy 1967 .389 Mark Boothe 1981 9. .385 Bill Malinowski 1964 10. .383 Bob Middleton 1958

GAMES PLAYED

Career 1. 233 2. 221 3. 206 4. 204 5. 190 6. 187 7. 180 8. 178 9. 177 10. 175 Season 1. 59 59 3. 58

Scott Simon 2003-07 Pat Kerrigan 1999-2002 Pat Minogue 2006-09 Mike O’Neill 1995-98 Kyle Kimme 1998-2001 Rob Marconi 2001-04 Mike Hochhauser 2000-04 Justin Behm 2006-09 Greg Larsen 2002-05 Zach Zavac 1991-94 Scott Simon Rob Marconi several times

2004 2004

At-Bats

Career 1. 909 2. 761 3. 755 4. 684 5. 657 6. 643 7. 614 8. 605 9. 564 564 Season 1. 238 2. 236 3. 234 4. 227 5. 222 222 7. 221

Scott Simon 2003-07 Pat Minogue 2006-09 Pat Kerrigan 1999-2002 Rob Marconi 2001-04 Mike O’Neill 1995-98 Jason Ciarrachi 1999-2001 Jordin Hood 2007-pres. Greg Larsen 2002-05 Mike Hochhauser 2000-04 Dan Urban 2001-03 Scott Simon Rob Marconi Jeremy Busch Rob Marconi Scott Simon Jesse Seykora Dan Urban

2004 2003 2004 2004 2007 2007 2003

Career 1. 318 2. 244 3. 233 4. 204 5. 202 6. 199 7. 195 8. 181 9. 173 10. 170 Season 1. 89 2. 78 3. 76 76 76 6. 74 7. 73 8. 72 72 10. 71 71 71

Scott Simon 2003-07 Pat Kerrigan 1999-2002 Rob Marconi 2001-04 Jordin Hood 2007-pres. Pat Minogue 2006-09 Jeremy Busch 2003-05 Mike O’Neill 1995-98 Dan Urban 2001-03 Mike Birsa 1992-94 Mark Boothe 1979-82 Scott Simon Rob Marconi Noel Danielson Joe Mazzuca Jordin Hood Rob Marconi Scott Simon Pat Kerrigan Jeremy Busch Scott Simon Jesse Seykora Jordin Hood

2004 2004 2001 2003 2009 2003 2007 2000 2005 2003 2007 2008

Runs Scored Career 1. 178 2. 159 3. 155 4. 152 5. 137 6. 130 7. 129 8. 127 9. 122 10. 116 Season 1. 65 2. 64 3. 61 4. 58 5. 57 6. 54 7. 53 8. 52 52 10. 51 51

Rob Marconi 2001-04 Pat Kerrigan 1999-2002 Scott Simon 2003-07 Jeremy Busch 2003-05 John Brock 2000-02 Bobby Stevens 2006-08 Mike O’Neill 1995-98 Jordin Hood 2007-pres. Justin Behm 2006-09 Pat Minogue 2006-09 Rob Marconi Noel Danielson Rob Marconi Jeremy Busch Jordin Hood Pat Kerrigan Jeremy Busch Joe Mazzuca Bobby Stevens Tom O’Neill, Jr. John Brock

2004 2001 2003 2004 2009 2001 2005 2003 2008 1992 2002

DOUBLES

Career 1. 69 2. 59 3. 48 4. 46 5. 37 37 37 8. 36 9. 35 10. 34 Season 1. 24 2. 22 3. 20 4. 19 5. 18 18 18 18 18 18

Scott Simon 2003-07 Pat Kerrigan 1999-2002 Rob Marconi 2001-04 Dan Urban 2001-03 Mark Boothe 1979-82 Mike Santoro 2002-05 Pat Minogue 2006-09 Jordin Hood 2007-pres. Jesse Seykora 2006-07 Mike Birsa 1991-94 Scott Simon Dan Urban Danny Reed Pat Kerrigan Pat Kerrigan Rob Marconi Eric Sansouci Scott Simon Jesse Seykora Bobby Stevens

2004 2001 2008 2001 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008

Career 1. 11 Tom Wittum 1969-72 11 Jeff Sevenich 1977-80 3. 10 Rob Marconi 2001-04 4. 8 Zach Zavac 1991-94 5. 7 Pat Kramer 1963-66 7 Bob Justice 1977-78 7 Jeremy Busch 2003-05 7 Pat Minogue 2006-09 7 Jordin Hood 2007-pres. 10. 6 Mike Birsa 1992-94 6 Steve Webb 1994-96 6 Bobby Stevens 2006-08 Season 1. 6 Steve Webb 1996 2. 5 Pat Kramer 1964 5 Bill Malinowski 1964 4. 4 Tom Hodson 1963 4 Bob Justice 1978 4 Jeff Sevenich 1978 4 Jeff Sevenich 1979 4 Tom O’Neill, Jr. 1992 4 Mike Birsa 1993 4 Zach Zavac 1994 4 Rob Marconi 2002 4 Rob Marconi 2004 4 Alex Jones 2009

Home Runs Career 1. 35 2. 25 25 4. 23 23 23 23 8. 21 21 10. 19 Season 1. 15 2. 13 13 13 5. 12 12 7. 11 11 11 10. 10 10 10 10

Rob Marconi 2001-04 Eric Welsh 1995-97 Justin Behm 2006-09 Tom Wittum 1969-72 Pat Kerrigan 1999-2002 Mike Santoro 2002-05 Jordin Hood 2007-pres. Jeff Sevenich 1977-80 Scott Simon 2003-07 Mike Hochhauser 2000-04 Mike Santoro Rob Marconi Mike Hochhauser Rob Marconi Pat Conroy Jeff Sevenich Eric Welsh Eric Welsh Justin Behm John Graziano Pat Kerrigan Jake Blair Jordin Hood

2003 2003 2003 2004 1967 1980 1996 1997 2008 1975 2002 2005 2009

Bases on Balls

Career 1. 96 Mike O’Neill 1995-98 2. 89 Rob Marconi 2001-04 3. 88 Pat Kerrigan 1999-2002 4. 87 Justin Behm 2006-09 5. 85 Mike Birsa 1992-94 6. 80 Mark Boothe 1979-82 7. 77 John Brock 2000-02 77 Jeremy Busch 2003-05 9. 76 J.C. Holmes 1993-96 10. 75 Bob Spurlin 1977-80 Season (since 1965) 1. 40 Tom O’Neill, Jr. 1992 2. 39 Rob Marconi 2004 3. 37 Justin Behm 2009 4. 35 Mike Birsa 1994 5. 34 J.C. Holmes 1996 6. 33 Tom O’Neill, Sr. 1967 33 Joe Mazzuca 2003 33 Jeremy Busch 2005 9. 31 Mark Boothe 1981 31 Mike Birsa 1993 31 John Brock 2002

STOLEN BASES

Career 1. 71 2. 52 3. 51 51 5. 40 6. 39 7. 37 8. 34 34 10. 33 Season 1. 41 2. 30 3. 27 4. 22 22 22 7. 21 8. 20 20 10. 19

Alvin Maynard 1979-80 Bobby Stevens 2006-08 Tom Steel 1992-95 John Brock 2000-02 Miguel Sopena 1978-81 Jeff Thomas 2005-08 Jordin Hood 2007-pres. Clayton Armstrong 1975-78 Mike O’Neill 1995-98 Noel Danielson 2001-02 Alvin Maynard Alvin Maynard Tom O’Neill, Jr. Bob Justice John Brock Noel Danielson Joe Blume Joe Mazzuca Bobby Stevens Marc McShane

1979 1980 1992 1977 2000 2001 1961 2003 2008 1995

Strikeouts

Career 1. 149 2. 145 145 4. 135

Pat Kerrigan 1999-2002 Rob Marconi 2001-04 Pat Minogue 2006-09 Mike Hochhauser 2000-04

Runs Batted In Career 1. 193 2. 171 3. 156 4. 125 5. 120 6. 118 7. 114 8. 113 9. 112 10. 111 Season 1. 71 2. 57 3. 54 4. 53 53 6. 52 7. 47 8. 46 46 10. 45

Scott Simon 2003-07 Rob Marconi 2001-04 Pat Kerrigan 1999-2002 Dan Urban 2000-03 Mike Santoro 2002-05 Jordin Hood 2007-pres. Tom Wittum 1969-72 Justin Behm 2006-09 Eric Welsh 1995-97 Mike Birsa 1992-94 Scott Simon Joe Mazzuca Mike Santoro Pat Kerrigan Rob Marconi Rob Marconi Mike Santoro Jordin Hood Dave Reynolds Mike Birsa

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Alvin Maynard shattered the career stolen bases record despite playing only two seasons at NIU.

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Strikeouts

Career 5. 126 6. 125 7. 118 118 9. 112 10. 109 Season 1. 68 2. 52 3. 51 4. 50 50 6. 50 7. 47 47 47 10. 46

Justin Behm Bobby Stevens J.C. Holmes Danny Reed Mike Santoro John Brock

Saves 2006-09 2006-08 1993-96 2007-08 2002-05 2000-02

Danny Reed Jake Blair Kyle Cherney Mike Hochhauser Rob Marconi Justin Behm Pat Kerrigan Mike Santoro Bobby Stevens Jake Blair

2008 2004 2005 2004 2004 2009 2002 2003 2008 2005

On-Base Percentage

Career (min. 175 AB) 1. .481 Mark Boothe 1979-82 2. .479 Clayton Armstrong 1975-78 3. .465 Mike Birsa 1992-94 4. .459 Tom Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, Jr. 1992 5. .436 Al Wallace 1980-82 Season (min. 2.5 Plate App./Game) 1. .561 Clayton Armstrong 1977 2. .529 Al Wallace 1982 3. .522 Bob Jackson 1972 4. .515 Mark Boothe 1980 5. .514 Mike Birsa 1994

Slugging Percentage

Career (min. 175 AB) 1. .620 Tom Wittum 2. .598 Jeff Sevenich 3. .589 Rob Marconi 4. .584 Brad Kawell 5. .578 Pat Conroy Season (min. 2.5 AB/Game) 1. .842 Pat Conroy 2. .766 Al Wallace 3. .717 Tom Wittum 4. .706 Jeff Sevenich 5. .705 Tom Wittum

1969-72 1977-80 2001-04 1980-82 1966-68 1967 1982 1972 1980 1971

Hit by Pitch Career 1. 45 2. 44 3. 39 4. 35 5. 29 Season 1. 27 2. 23 3. 18 18 5. 17

Bobby Stevens 2006-08 John Brock 2000-02 Jordin Hood 2007-pres. Noel Danielson 2001-02 Pat Kerrigan 1999-2002 Bobby Stevens Jordin Hood John Brock Noel Danielson Noel Danielson

2008 2009 2000 2001 2002

HITTING STREAK

Consecutive Games 1. 27 Mike Birsa 2. 20 Dave Reynolds 3. 18 Jordin Hood 4. 17 Danny Reed 5. 15 Chuck Laird 15 Rob Marconi 15 Joe Mazzuca 15 Jordin Hood 15 Justin Behm 15 Danny Reed

1992-93 2009 2009 2008 1997 2003 2003 2008 2008 2007

Bruce Pecka recorded the best ERA in NIU history during the 1964 season.

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

Career (min. 70 IP) 1. 1.61 Jake Stap 1951-52 2. 1.83 John Bonney 1965-66 3. 2.17 Jim Teutemacher 1963-64 4. 2.29 Bruce Pecka 1964-67 5. 2.46 Lee Hansen 1969-72 6. 2.47 Fritz Peterson 1962-63 Career-Modern Era 1. 2.76 Matt German 2004-07 2. 3.71 Joe Piekarz 2003-04 3. 4.37 Brian Smith 2005-06 Season (min. 1 IP per team game) 1. 0.76 Bruce Pecka 1964 2. 1.10 Jake Stap 1952 3. 1.34 Steve Ruskin 1966 4. 1.45 John Bonney 1966 5. 1.59 Lee Hansen 1970 6. 1.60 Jim Teutemacher 1964 7. 1.74 Chuck Mytich 1975 8. 1.80 Lester Lamont 1961 9. 1.96 Lee Hansen 1972 10. 2.06 Charles Moss 1962 Season-Modern Era 1. 2.55 Joe Piekarz 2004 2. 2.85 Brian Smith 2005 3. 3.43 Jesse Richardson 1995 4. 3.45 Jeff Schmitt 1993 5. 3.61 Zach Minor 2004 6. 3.63 Zach Minor 2003 7. 3.71 Adam Holdenrid 2005 8. 4.01 Mark Skrukrud 2003 9. 4.19 Chris Burt 1994 4.19 Brian Schmack 1995

Losses

Career 1. 30 Brad Gavelek 1998-2001 2. 23 Justin Stringer 1996-99 23 Brian Miller 1997-2001 4. 22 Jesse Richardson 1992-95 5. 21 Brian Schmack 1992-95 21 Dan Badgley 1997-2001 21 Nick Hall 2003-06 8. 17 Dave Markusic 1993-96 9. 16 Josh Brown 1991-94 16 Trevor Feeney 2005-08 16 Brandon Copp 2006-09 Season 1. 13 Brian Miller 1999 2. 9 Brad Gavelek 2000 3. 8 Pat Griffin 1981 8 Jesse Richardson 1993 8 Dave Markusic 1995 8 Justin Stringer 1997 8 Steve Sankey 1998 8 Brad Gavelek 1999 8 Dan Badgley 1999 8 Brian Smith 2006

Games Started Career 1. 47 47 3. 46 4. 41 5. 39 6. 38 7. 37 8. 34 34 10. 31 Season 1. 16 2. 15 15 4. 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Brad Gavelek 1998-2001 Nick Hall 2003-06 Zach Minor 2001-04 Jesse Richardson 1992-95 Matt Jernstad 2005-08 Dave Markusic 1993-96 Trevor Feeney 2005-08 Brian Schmack 1992-95 Jeff Schmitt 1992-96 Lee Hansen 1969-72 Joe Piekarz Brian Miller Zach Minor Brian Schmack Kyle Johansen Dave Markusic Brad Gavelek Mark Skrukrud Nick Hall Nick Hall Trevor Feeney

2004 1999 2004 1995 1996 1996 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007

COMPLETE GAMES

Career 1. 20 2. 15 3. 14 14 14 6. 13 7. 10 8. 9 9. 8 8 Season 1. 8 8 8 4. 7 7 7 7. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Brad Gavelek 1998-2001 Lee Hansen 1969-72 Mike Avallone 1974-77 Pat Griffin 1980-82 Jesse Richardson 1992-95 Brian Schmack 1992-95 Dave Markusic 1993-96 Paul Erschen 1994-97 Mark Skrukrud 2002-03 Joe Piekarz 2003-04 Lee Jansen Mike Avallone Chris Burt Gary Krattenmaker Pat Griffin Jesse Richardson Bob Mestek Gerald Blanton Brian Schmack Brian Schmack Brad Gavelek Brad Gavelek Joe Piekarz

1972 1977 1994 1977 1981 1995 1972 1974 1994 1995 1998 2000 2004

Games Pitched

Wins

Career 1. 20 2. 18 18 4. 17 5. 16 16 16 7. 15 15 15 15 Season 1. 9 9 9 4. 8 8 8 8 8. 7 7 7 7

Career (since 1972) 1. 26 Matt German 2004-07 2. 19 Mark Badgley 2003-07 3. 11 Andy Deain 2006-pres. 4. 7 Max Sulzberger 2002-03 7 Trevor Wohlgemuth 2004 6. 6 Jim Gurney 1991-94 7. 5 Terry Fruth 1974-75 5 Tony Epperson 1996-97 5 Brian Miller 1997-2001 10. 4 Burt Von Hoff 1972-74 4 Brian Schmack 1992-94 4 Tom Zelasko 2008-pres. Season (since 1972) 1. 14 Mark Badgley 2003 2. 13 Matt German 2007 3. 11 Matt German 2006 4. 10 Andy Deain 2008 5. 7 Max Sulzberger 2002 7 Trevor Wohlgemuth 2004 7. 4 Tony Epperson 1997 4 Brian Miller 2000 4 Tom Zelasko 2009 10. 3 Burt Von Hoff 1973 3 Terry Fruth 1975 3 Dave Pevonka 1981 3 Steve Hardman 2001 3 Dave Reynolds 2009

Zach Minor 2001-04 Lee Hansen 1969-72 Paul Erschen 1994-97 Brad Gavelek 1998-2001 Jesse Richardson 1992-95 Dave Markusic 1993-96 Trevor Feeney 2005-08 Bruce Pecka 1964-67 Gary Krattenmaker 1974-77 Mike Avallone 1974-77 Joe Piekarz 2003-04 Jesse Richardson Paul Erschen Joe Piekarz Fritz Peterson Lee Hansen Bob Mestek Gary Krattenmaker Jim Teutemacher Mike Avallone Zach Minor Chuck Lukanen

1995 1996 2004 1963 1972 1972 1977 1964 1977 2004 2009

Career 1. 119 Mark Badgley 2003-07 2. 105 Matt German 2004-07 3. 95 Andy Deain 2006-09 4. 91 Dave Nykiel 2005-08 5. 78 Brandon Copp 2006-09 6. 71 Brian Miller 1997-2001 7. 70 Brian Schmack 1992-95 8. 65 Paul Erschen 1994-97 65 Justin Stringer 1996-99 10. 62 Nathan Stillwell 2001-04 62 Jeff Hall 2002-05 Season 1. 35 Andy Deain 2008 2. 34 Matt German 2007 3. 33 Matt German 2005 33 Andy Deain 2007 5. 32 Mark Badgley 2006 32 Brandon Copp 2006 32 Tom Zelasko 2009 8. 31 Dan Atkenson 2008 9. 29 Matt German 2006 29 Zach Oates 2009

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Brad Gavelek owns several NIU career records including strikeouts and complete games.

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Career 1. 306.1 2. 280.1 3. 270.1 4. 268.2 5. 262.0 6. 258.0 7. 237.1 8. 229.0 9. 228.2 10. 228.1 Season 1. 116.1 2. 101.0 3. 98.1 4. 94.2 5. 94.1 6. 93.1 7. 92.1 8. 91.2 9. 89.1 10. 88.2 88.2

Walks

Brad Gavelek 1998-2001 Nick Hall 2003-2006 Zach Minor 2001-04 Trevor Feeney 2005-08 Jesse Richardson 1992-95 Brian Schmack 1992-95 Dave Markusic 1993-96 Paul Erschen 1994-97 Bruce Pecka 1964-67 Matt Jernstad 2005-08 Joe Piekarz Mark Skrukrud Trevor Feeney Brad Gavelek Jesse Richardson Trevor Feeney Zach Minor Fritz Peterson Paul Erschen Mark Skrukrud Nick Hall

2004 2003 2007 2001 1995 2008 2004 1963 1996 2002 2005

STRIKEOUTS

Career 1. 231 2. 204 3. 200 4. 193 5. 182 6. 166 7. 163 8. 157 9. 153 153 Season 1. 96 2. 91 3. 89 4. 88 5. 83 6. 77 77 8. 74 9. 71 10. 66

Brad Gavelek 1998-2001 Zach Minor 2001-04 Jesse Richardson 1992-95 Larry Gentry 1958-60 Trevor Feeney 2005-08 Nick Hall 2003-06 Matt Jernstad 2005-08 Bruce Pecka 1964-67 Brian Schmack 1992-95 Joe Piekarz 2003-04 Joe Piekarz Fritz Peterson Brad Gavelek Jesse Richardson Mark Badgley Mark Skrukrud Zach Minor Mark Skrukrud Larry Gentry Matt Jernstad

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2004 1963 2001 1995 2007 2003 2004 2002 1958 2007

Career 1. 161 2. 156 3. 154 4. 143 5. 138 6. 122 7. 118 8. 111 9. 101 10. 100 Season 1. 56 2. 49 49 4. 48 5. 46 46 7. 45 45 9. 44

Jeff Schmitt 1992-96 Nick Hall 2003-06 Zach Minor 2001-04 Jesse Richardson 1992-95 Dave Markusic 1993-96 Matt Jernstad 2005-08 Larry Gentry 1958-60 Dan Badgley 1997-2001 Brian Miller 1998-2001 Gary Krattenmaker 1974-77 Zach Minor John Sabol Jeff Schmitt Nick Hall Larry Gentry Dave Muti Jesse Richardson Matt Jernstad Jesse Richardson

2004 1976 1996 2006 1958 1981 1993 2008 1995

Hit Batters

Career 1. 59 Zach Minor 2. 41 Nick Hall 3. 33 Brian Schmack 4. 32 Nathan Stillwell 5. 31 Kyle Johansen Season 1. 18 Zach Minor 2. 16 Zach Minor 3. 15 Brian Schmack 15 Trevor Feeney 5. 13 Nick Hall 13 Joe Piekarz 13 Nick Hall 13 Brian Smith

2001-04 2003-06 1992-95 2001-04 1995-97 2004 2002 1995 2007 2004 2004 2006 2006

Wild Pitches

Career 1. 31 31 3. 30 4. 30 5. 25 Season 1. 13 2. 12 12 12 5. 11

Zach Minor 2001-04 Nick Hall 2003-06 Jesse Richardson 1992-95 Dave Markusic 1993-96 Mark Badgley 2003-07 Nick Hall Dave Markusic Dave Nykiel Jeff Hall Jesse Richardson

2006 1995 2005 2005 1993

Fielding leaders

MAC LEADERS

Putouts

CAREER HITTING

Career 1. 1,183 2. 1,005 3. 940 4. 915 5. 827 Season 1. 478 2. 448 3. 443 4. 435 5. 422

Assists Career 1. 501 2. 432 3. 380 4. 361 5. 315 6. 301 7. 292 8. 285 9. 284 10. 281 Season 1. 167 2. 166 3. 162 4. 152 5. 143 6. 140 7. 137 8. 133 9. 129 10. 127

Scott Simon 2003-07 Eric Welsh 1995-97 Mike Hochhauser 2000-04 Mark Boothe 1979-82 Dave Reynolds 2007-pres. Eric Welsh Dave Reynolds Zach Zavac Scott Simon Scott Simon

Mike O’Neill 1995-98 Bobby Stevens 2006-08 Greg Larsen 2002-05 Kyle Kimme 1998-2001 Rob Marconi 2001-04 Jason Ciarrachi 2000-02 James Bach 1993-96 Bilal Omar 2000-02 Jack Merlet 1963-66 Marc Besteman 2005-07 Bobby Stevens Greg Larsen Mike O’Neill Kyle Cherney Joel Schmitz Bobby Stevens Josh Owens Joe Mazzuca Mike O’Neill James Bach

2006 2004 1996 2005 1992 2008 2004 2003 1998 1994

Rob Marconi Bilal Omar Greg Larsen Mike O’Neill Jeff Sevenich John Ryan Amy Vesely Bobby Stevens Al Otto J.C. Holmes

2001-04 2000-02 2002-05 1995-98 1977-80 1991-94 1963-65 2006-08 1962-64 1993-96

RECORD BOOK NOTES: Records are based on available statistics dating back to 1951, not including the 1956 and 1957 seasons (unavailable), in the NIU Media Relations archives. Individual game records and any “Modern Era” categories refer to the years 1991-2008. Any reference to “College Era” includes years prior to 1968 and references to “Division I Era” begins with the 1968 season. Wooden bats were used in NCAA competition through the 1973 season and aluminum bats were allowed beginning in 1974.

Year Name Category 1959 Joe Plaskas Batting 1960 Joe Blume Batting 1965 Willie Hanson Batting 1975 John Graziano Batting 1977 Clayton Armstrong Batting 1979 Alvin Maynard Stolen Bases 1980 Mark Boothe Batting Jeff Sevenich Home Runs 2003 Mark Skrukrud Innings Pitched 2004 Mark Badgley Saves Scott Simon Doubles Scott Simon Runs Batted In 2008 Andy Deain Saves Andy Deain Appearances Trevor Feeney Complete Games 2009 Tom Zelasko Games Finished

Al Otto Bilal Omar Joe Mazzuca Bilal Omar John Ryan Jake Blair Arny Vesely Rob Marconi Jim Knox Al Wallace Rob Marconi Jordin Hood

Stat League .455 IIAC .425 IIAC .448 IIAC .379 MAC .438 MAC 41 MAC .439 MAC 12 MAC 101.0 MAC 14 MAC 24 MAC 71 MAC 11 MAC 35 MAC 3 MAC 24 MAC

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Scott Simon became the MAC’s career hit king at the 2007 league tournament. Doubles 1. 83 2. 69 3. 68 4. 67 At-Bats 1. 937 2. 909 3. 901 901 4. 886

Jess Bechard (KSU) 1997-2000 Scott Simon (NIU) 2003-07 Steve Smetana (KSU) 1993-96 Ryan Kyes (OU) 1998-2001 Andrew Davis (KSU) 2004-07 Scott Simon (NIU) 2003-07 Clark Mace (MU) 1998-2001 Mike Sullivan (BSU) 2003-06 Brad Miller (BSU) 2003-06

CAREER PITCHING

league Stat LEADERS

Larry Gentry left NIU in 1960 as the school’s career strikeouts leader and still ranks fourth in that category.

Scott Simon (NIU) 2003-07 Clark Mace (MU) 1998-01 Andrew Davis (KSU) 2004-07 Brad Miller (BSU) 2003-06

1996 2008 1994 2007 2006

Errors Career 1. 63 2. 62 3. 59 4. 49 5. 47 6. 44 7. 43 43 9. 42 42 Season 1. 29 2. 27 27 4. 24 5. 21 21 7. 20 20 8. 19 19 19 19

1962 2001 2003 2000 1991 2005 1964 2002 1970 1982 2003 2008

Games Pitched 1. 119 Mark Badgley (NIU) 2003-07 2. 105 Matt German (NIU) 2004-07 Saves 1. 29 Dan Adams (KSU) 1999-2000 2. 26 Matt German (NIU) 2004-07 3. 25 Ted Ward (MU) 1990-93 4. 24 Ron Schrock (BSU) 1983-85 24 Ryan Davis (KSU) 2004-07 6. 23 Steve Herbst (EMU) 1992-95 7. 22 Chad Reed (OU) 1989-92 22 Gus Hlebovy (KSU) 2001-03 9. 19 Mark Badgley (NIU) 2003-07

TOP 10 CROWDS

Attendance 5,849 5,707 4,600 4,304 3,164 2,421 2,418 2,391 2,306 2,135

Date Location Result 2/21/09 at Mississippi State W, 11-10 2/20/09 at Mississippi State L, 8-1 4/16/08 vs. Notre Dame (U.S. Cellular Field) L, 5-4 5/17/05 at Nebraska L, 10-2 5/18/05 at Nebraska L, 3-2 3/25/92 at Wichita State L, 8-2 2/22/05 at Texas Tech L,19-3 2/21/04 at Texas Tech W, 7-5 2/4/06 at Arizona State L, 9-6 2/3/06 at Arizona State L, 5-3

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Individual Game Records HITTING At-Bats 8 Bobby Stevens vs. Portland, Feb. 28, 2008 Runs Scored 5 four times, last by Eric Sansouci vs. St. Bonaventure, March 12, 2004 Hits 5 eight times, last by Alex Jones vs. at Western Michigan, May 14, 2009 Doubles 3 eight times, last by Dave Reynolds vs. Toledo, April 17, 2009 Triples 2 three times, last by Alex Jones at Western Michigan, May 14, 2009 Home Runs 3 twice, last by Rob Marconi at Bowling Green, April 18, 2004 Runs Batted In 8 three times, last by Alex Jones at Western Michigan, May 14, 2009

Huskie athletics Hall of Fame

PITCHING Innings Pitched 10 three times, last by Brian Miller vs. Toledo, May 16, 1999 Strikeouts 15 Jesse Richardson, at Eastern Illinois, April 1,1995 13 Matt Jernstad vs. Ball State, May 23, 2008 Hit Batters 4 three times, last by Zach Minor at New Orleans, March 6, 2004 Wild Pitches 4 Dave Markusic, at Eastern Illinois, April 1, 1995 No Hitter Wade Johnson vs. Wisconsin, 4-13-68 Barney, Mestek, Fontanini, and Voreis vs. Chicago State, 1971

Bases on Balls 4 three times, last by Alex Jones at Western Michigan, May 16, 2009 Stolen Bases 4 twice, last by Mark Mershon at Western Illinois, March 28, 1992

Players and Coaches Name (Years) Induction 1950-51 Teams 2007 1972 Team 2008 Bedrosian, Sam (1950-54) 2003 Cahill, Fran (1949-52) 1984 Cannon, Clarence “Boots” (1917-21) 1988 Concidine, Wes (1926-28) 1985 Cooper, Elzie (1933-36) 1983 Dutton, Roger (1963-66) 1996 Evans, Jr., George (1959-63) 1988 Fowlie, Bob (1947-50) 1987 Gentry, Larry (1957-60) 1984 Graham, Bill (1952-55) 1986 Hanson, Willie (1964-67) 1985 Henigan, Harry (1949-52) 1986 Huntzicker, Tuck (1925-28) 1983 Jarvi, Toimi (1939-42) 1988 Krahenbuhl, Ollie (1938-41) 1985

Name (Years) Induction Luedeking, Wes (1953-57) 2009 McKinzie, Jim (1951-53) 1992 McKinzie, Ralph (Coach 1945, 49-56) 1978 Merlet, Jack (1963-66) 1986 Pace, John “Red” (1930-33) 1978 Peterson, Fritz (1959-63) 1987 Plaskas, Joe (1956-61) 2005 Price, Bob (1938-41) 1986 Skoglund, Leonard (1932-35) 1983 Smith, Sam (1938-41, 46) 1993 Soltis, Bob (1958-61) 1987 Stap, Jake (1949-52) 1998 Strombom, Leland (1928-30) 1983 Williams, Dick (1944, 47-49) 1983 Wittum, Tom (1969-72) 1987 Wyllie, Larry (1957-59) 1994 Young, John (1936-38) 1985

1950-51 IIAC and 1972 MCC Champions NIU finished 16-8 in 1950 and 11-6 in 1951 and claimed IIAC titles each season. The two squads ultimately produced six Huskie Athletics Hall of Famers in head coach Ralph McKinzie, players Sam Bedrosian, Fran Cahill, Jim McKinzie (Ralph’s son) and Jake Stap, and athletics trainer Al Kranz. The 1950 Huskies were deep in pitching with Jack Brumm, Frank Marino, Gene Davis, Cahill and Stap. After a 4-2 start on its spring trip, Northern Illinois opened its IIAC schedule by sweeping Southern Illinois before posting a seven-game winning streak to finish 6-2 in the IIAC. Highlighting the league results that spring were memorable 4-1 and 10-0 wins over archrival Illinois State in Normal before an estimated crowd at 4,000 spectators. McKinzie’s 1950 squad featured six All-IIAC selections and the league’s Most Valuable Player in Stap. Brumm, Bill Eiserman, Bob Vidimos, and Ray Meath all earned first team All-IIAC honors while Davis and Bob Carlson were named second team selections. Eiserman hit .348 (.462 in IIAC play) and won team MVP honors. Carlson led NIU in hits with 32 and Dick Giudici posted a team-best 24 RBI and nine extra base hits. John Bednarcik belted a team-high four home runs among his 10 extra-base hits. With eight lettermen returning in 1951, the Huskies defended their IIAC title with an 11-6 overall record and a 7-3 league mark. After dropping its first two games on the spring trip, Northern Illinois produced a seven-game winning steak, including a 2-1 triumph over Mississippi State and a 3-0 start in the IIAC that featured a doubleheader sweep of Eastern Illinois in the home opener. That spring the league expanded by two schools (Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan) and Northern Illinois ruled in another close pennant race. In the final weekend of IIAC play, McKinzie’s Huskies beat CMU twice while last-place EMU helped NIU’s title run by giving Eastern Illinois its fourth league loss. Stap, the IIAC and team MVP, finished 5-0 with 36 strikeouts and a 2.19 ERA in a teamhigh 57.1 innings, and along with Cahill and Eiserman, earned first team All-IIAC honors with Bedrosian and Meath on the league’s second-team. Eiserman led the team with a .355 average (.359 in the IIAC) while Cahill hit .317 and had a team-best 14 RBI. On the mound, Bernie McCole went 3-1 with a 2.65 ERA and Marino posted a 2-2 record and a 2.79 ERA. The 1972 squad became the program’s first NCAA Tournament team after winning the MCC Championship without head coach Dave Mason, took a leave of abscence to earn his doctoral degree. With Wayne Franke at the helm, Huskie Athletics Hall of Famer Tom Wittum and Bob Jackson led the team as 1971 all-conference performers to a 24-8, 7-2 record. Wittum is the only Huskie in school history to be drafted professionally in two sports. During the ‘72 season NIU won 16 of 17 games at one point, including two eight-game winning streaks, and won its first five conference contests. To end the season, the Huskies took two of three from 1971 NCAA runner-up Southern Illinois and swept Illinois State to win the league crown and garner their first bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, NIU fell to Bowling Green State and Iowa to end its magical run. Wittum, Bruce Meredith, Bob Mestek, Jim Yagen, Lee Hansen and Lindle Dailey each earned allconference selections as the team had the best batting average (.326) and ERA (3.77) in NIU history. The legacy of the 1950-51 and 1972 teams is preserved both in the Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame and on the dedication board at Ralph McKinzie Field.

1950

Hit for the Cycle John Vanden Berg vs. Fordham, March 18, 2000 FIELDING Putouts 18 Scott Simon vs. Miami, May 25, 2007 Assists 9 Jordin Hood at Southern Illinois, March 4, 2007

Marc Besteman matched the single game hits record with five against Nevada in 2006.

Career Coaching Records LEADERS BY WINS Rank Name Yrs. W 1. Ed Mathey 7 186 2. Spanky McFarland 7 143 3. Walt Owens 7 133 4. George Evans 16 126 5. Thomas L. Meyer 6 100 6. Dave Mason 5 94 7. Darrel Black 7 90 8. Dave Schrage 3 75 9. Ralph McKinzie 9 70 10. William Wirtz 6 29 11. Nelson A. Kellogg 4 26 12. William Muir 3 24 Wayne Franke 1 24 14. Frank Del Medico 2 14 15. Roland Cowell 3 12 16. John Pace 1 11 Paul Harrison 3 11 18. Robert G. Buzzard 1 10 19. C. Nordly 1 8 Fred Charles 3 8 21. Henry Stiness 1 7 22. A.C. Kingsbury 1 5 23. A.F. Johnson 1 4

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Records

L 203 211 156 125 75 83 108 92 90 15 17 6 8 90 8 11 13 3 1 10 4 1 0

T 1 1 8 3 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Pct. .478 .405 .461 .502 .570 .531 .455 .449 .438 .656 .605 .800 .750 .142 .600 .500 .460 .769 .889 .447 .636 .833 1.000

LEADERS BY WINNING PERCENTAGE (Min. 100 Games) Rank Name Yrs. W L T 1. Thomas L. Meyer 6 100 75 4 .570 2. Dave Mason 5 94 83 1 .531 3. George Evans 16 126 125 3 .502 4. Ed Mathey 7 186 203 1 .478 5. Walt Owens 7 133 156 8 .461

1951

Spanky McFarland

Ed Mathey

Walt Owens

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Thomas L. Meyer

Dave Mason

1972

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Herb Adams, OF Chicago White Sox (1948-50)

Year Avg. G AB R H 2B 1948 .273 5 11 1 3 1 1949 .293 56 208 26 61 5 1950 .203 34 118 12 24 2 Career .261 95 337 39 88 8

3B HR RBI BB 0 0 0 1 3 0 16 9 3 0 2 12 6 0 18 22

SO 1 16 7 24

SB 0 1 3 4

3B HR RBI BB 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 2

SO 7 7

SB 2 2

Chris Bourjos, OF San Francisco Giants (1980)

Year Avg. G AB R H 2B 1980 .227 13 22 4 5 1 Career .227 13 22 4 5 1

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MLB

DAVY Jones, OF

Milwaukee Brewers (1901); St. Louis Browns (1902); Chicago Cubs (1902-04); Detroit Tigers (1906-1912, 1918); Chicago White Sox (1913); Pittsburgh Rebels (1914-15) Highlights: Ranked 2nd in the American League in runs scored in 1907; Played in three World Series (1907, 1908, 1909) Year Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 1901 .173 14 52 12 9 0 0 3 5 11 - 4 1902 .291 79 292 45 85 13 4 0 17 44 - 17 1903 .282 130 497 64 140 18 3 1 62 53 - 15 1904 .244 98 336 44 82 11 5 3 39 41 - 14 1906 .260 84 323 41 84 12 2 0 24 41 - 21 1907 .273 126 491 101 134 10 6 0 27 60 - 30 1908 .207 56 121 17 25 2 1 0 10 13 - 11 1909 .279 69 204 44 57 2 2 0 10 28 - 12 1910 .265 113 377 77 100 6 6 0 24 38 - 16 1911 .273 98 341 78 93 10 0 0 19 41 - 25 1912 .294 99 316 54 93 5 2 0 24 38 - 16 1913 .286 12 21 2 6 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 1914 .273 97 352 58 96 9 8 2 24 42 16 15 1915 .327 14 49 6 16 0 1 0 4 6 0 1 1916 .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career .270 1,090 3,774 643 1,020 98 40 9 289 478 16 207

Year Rd 2008 16 31 2007 39 2004 22 25 26 49 2003 12 1997 12 1995 24 1994 7 1992 27 1986 21 1982 9 1981 21 1980 16 43 1979 9 1970 17 1968 5 1966 11 12

Player, Pos. Team Bobby Stevens, SS Baltimore Orioles Trevor Feeney, P Detroit Tigers Trevor Feeney, P Kansas City Royals Rob Marconi, 3B Baltimore Orioles Zach Minor, P Baltimore Orioles Trevor Wohlgemuth, P San Francisco Giants Mike Santoro, OF San Francisco Giants Joe Mazzuca, SS Florida Marlins Eric Welsh, 1B Cincinnati Reds Jesse Richardson, P Milwaukee Brewers Chris Burt, P Milwaukee Brewers Tom Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, 2B San Francisco Giants George Naumczik, P Atlanta Braves Pat Griffin, P Oakland Athletics Chuck Kolotka, P Oakland Athletics Thomas Roen, P California Angels Robert Spurlin, C San Francisco Giants Art Ray, P Pittsburgh Pirates James Dennor, OF Philadelphia Phillies Thomas Wittum, 3B Chicago White Sox Roger Dutton, OF New York Yankees Jack Merlet, 2B Texas Rangers

WARD Miller, OF

Pittsburgh Pirates (1909); Cincinnati Reds (1909-10); Chicago Cubs (1912-13); St. Louis Terriers (1914-15); St. Louis Browns (1916-17)

Year Avg. G AB R H 2B 1909 .254 58 169 19 43 3 1910 .238 81 126 21 30 6 1912 .307 86 241 45 74 11 1913 .236 80 203 23 48 5 1914 .294 121 402 49 118 17 1915 .306 154 536 80 164 19 1916 .266 146 485 72 129 17 1917 .207 43 82 13 17 1 Career .278 769 2,244 322 623 79

3B HR RBI BB SO SB 2 0 8 10 - 11 0 0 10 22 13 10 4 0 22 26 18 11 7 1 16 34 33 13 7 4 50 59 36 18 9 1 63 79 39 33 5 1 50 72 76 25 1 1 2 16 15 7 35 8 221 318 230 128

Fritz Peterson, P

New York Yankees (1966-74); Cleveland Indians (1974-76); Texas Rangers (1976)

Highlights: 1970 All-Star; Ranked 4th in the American League in shutouts and 5th in ERA in 1969; Ranked 4th in the A.L. in ERA and 5th in wins in 1970 Year W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 1966 12 11 3.31 34 32 11 2 0 215.0 196 89 79 40 96 1967 8 14 3.47 36 30 6 1 0 181.1 179 88 70 43 102 1968 12 11 2.63 36 27 6 2 0 212.1 187 72 62 29 115 1969 17 16 2.55 37 37 16 4 0 272.0 228 95 77 43 150 1970 20 11 2.90 39 37 8 2 0 260.1 247 102 84 40 127 1971 15 13 3.05 37 35 16 4 1 274.0 269 106 93 42 139 1972 17 15 3.24 35 35 12 3 0 250.1 270 98 90 44 100 1973 8 15 3.95 31 31 6 0 0 184.1 207 93 81 49 59 1974 9 14 4.38 32 30 3 0 0 160.1 200 93 78 39 57 1975 14 8 3.94 25 25 6 0 0 146.1 154 73 64 40 47 1976 1 3 5.08 13 11 0 0 0 62.0 80 38 35 17 23 Career 133 131 3.30 355 330 90 20 1 2,218.2 2,217 947 813 426 1,015

Brian Schmack, P Detroit Tigers (2003) Year 2003 Career

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB 1 0 3.46 11 0 0 0 0 13.0 14 6 5 4 1 0 3.46 11 0 0 0 0 13.0 14 6 5 4

Bruce Von Hoff, P Houston Astros (1965-67) Year 1965 1967 Career

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 3 2 0 3 4.83 10 10 0 0 0 50.1 52 29 27 28 0 3 5.06 13 10 0 0 0 53.1 55 32 30 30

SO 4 4

SO 1 22 23

Note: Tom Tennant (no photo available) played two games during the 1912 season for the St. Louis Browns and went 0-for-2 with one run scored during his only Major League season.

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Pitcher Chris Burt (above) was chosen by the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh round, 179th overall, of the 1994 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft and remains the highest draftee in the Modern Era (1991-present). First baseman Eric Welsh (below), a 12th round choice of the Cincinnati Reds in 1997, is tied with Joe Mazucca as the second highest position player drafted in the Modern Era.

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Awards

Northern Illinois Baseball All-Americans

National Awards

NCBWA Stopper of the Year Finalist 2007 Matt German, P (one of five) ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award 2008 Adam Holdenrid, P (one of nine recipients) All-American 1961 Terry Dooley, 3B (NAIA) 1965 Gerry Timm, C (AACBC-2nd) 1966 Jack Merlet, 2B (AACBC-1st) 2007 Matt German, P (NCBWA-2nd, Ping Baseball-2nd)

TERRY DOOLEY, 3B 1961 All-American -NAIA

GERRY TIMM, C 1965 All-American -AACBC (2nd)

JACK MERLET, 2B 1966 All-American -AACBC (1st)

TOM WITTUM, 3B 1972 Academic All-American -GTE/CoSIDA (1st)

Freshman All-American 1994 Randy Stearns, OF (Collegiate Baseball) 2000 Bilal Omar, IF (Collegiate Baseball) 2001 Zach Minor, P (Collegiate Baseball) Trevor Stocking, IF (Collegiate Baseball) 2002 Matt Schroeder, P (Collegiate Baseball) 2003 Mark Badgley, P (Collegiate Baseball) Scott Simon, 1B (Collegiate Baseball) 2007 JordinHood,IF(CollegiateBaseball,PingBaseball-3rd) Summer League All-American 2004 Scott Simon, 1B (Baseball America) Academic All-American 1972 Tom Wittum, 3B (GTE/CoSIDA) 1996 Paul Erschen, P (GTE/CoSIDA) Loweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Senior CLASS Award Candidate 2007 Scott Simon, 1B (one of 30) Brooks Wallace Award Watch List 2006 Scott Simon, 1B 2007 Scott Simon, 1B 2008 Andy Deain, P

RANDY STEARNS, OF 1994 Freshman All-American -Collegiate Baseball

PAUL ERSCHEN, P 1996 Academic All-American -GTE/CoSIDA (2nd)

BILAL OMAR, IF 2000 Freshman All-American -Collegiate Baseball

ZACH MINOR, P 2001 Freshman All-American -Collegiate Baseball

National Baseball Congress World Series MVP 2004 Scott Simon, 1B The Sporting News National Pitcher of the Week 1998 4/1: Steve Sankey College Baseball Foundation Honor Roll/All-Star 2007 4/10: Trevor Feeney, P; 3/21: Jesse Seykora, 3B 2008 4/15: Bobby Stevens, SS

Regional Awards ABCA Mideast All-Region 1975 John Graziano, OF 2006 Matt German, P (1st) 2007 Matt German, P (1st)

NCAA District 4 All-Tournament 1972 Bob Jackson, 3B

TREVOR STOCKING, IF MATT SCHROEDER, P MARK BADGLEY, P 2001 2002 2003 Freshman Freshman Freshman All-American All-American All-American -Collegiate Baseball -Collegiate Baseball -Collegiate Baseball

SCOTT SIMON, 1B 2004 Summer League All-American -Baseball America

MATT GERMAN, P 2007 All-American -National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (2nd) -Ping! Baseball (2nd)

SCOTT SIMON, 1B 2003 Freshman All-American -Collegiate Baseball

JORDIN HOOD, IF 2007 Freshman All-American -Louisville Slugger/ Collegiate Baseball -Ping! Baseball (3rd)

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MAC Awards

All-MAC 1974 John Graziano, OF (2nd) 1975 John Graziano, OF (1st); Herb Blackburn, C (HM); Mike Chapman, SS (HM); Chuck Mytich, P (HM) 1976 John Graziano, 1B (1st); Mark Agnew, C (HM); Mike Avallone, P (HM); Chris Bourjos, OF (HM) 1977 Mike Avallone, P (1st) 1979 Jeff Sevenich, 3B (2nd) 1980 Alvin Maynard, OF (1st); Mark Boothe, 1B (2nd); Jeff Sevenich, OF (2nd) 1982 Mark Boote, 1B (2nd); Seth Richmond, OF (2nd); Al Wallace, 3B (2nd) 2001 Noel Danielson, OF (2nd) 2002 John Brock, DH (2nd) 2003 Scott Simon, DH (2nd); Mark Skrukrud, P (2nd) 2004 Joe Piekarz, P (1st); Zach Minor, P (2nd); Greg Larsen, SS (2nd) 2005 Jeremy Busch, OF (1st) 2006 Matt German, P (1st); Brian Toner, OF (1st) 2007 Matt German, P (1st); Jesse Seykora, 3B (2nd); Jordin Hood, 2B (2nd) 2008 Justin Behm C (1st); Andy Deain, P (2nd); Trevor Feeney, P (2nd); Jeff Thomas, OF (2nd) 2009 Jordin Hood, OF (2nd) MAC All-Tournament 2003 Joe Mazzuca, IF 2004 Eric Sansouci, OF 2007 Matt German, P 2008 Dave Reynolds, 1B

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Past league Awards

Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year 1995 Jesse Richardson, P All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1995 Scott Lange, C (1st); Jesse Richardson, P (1st);

1996 1997

Brock Morrison, OF (2nd) Gerad Gast, OF (1st); Ryan Butcher, OF (2nd) Eric Welsh, 1B (1st); Brett Gautcher, 2B (2nd); Mike O’Neill, SS (2nd); Joe Rodriguez, 3B (2nd)

Midwestern Collegiate Conference All-Tournament 1995 Brock Morrison, OF 1996 Jason King, OF (MVP); Gerad Gast, OF; Tim Kuncis, DH; Mike O’Neill, SS; Paul Erschen, P 1997 Brett Gautcher, 2B; Joe Rodriguez, 3B Midwestern Collegiate Conference Weekly Awards 1996 Player of the Week: 4/15-Steve Webb, C; 5/6-Ryan Butcher, C Pitcher of the Week: 3/25-Kyle Johansen; 4/29-Kyle Johansen 1997 Player of the Week: 3/31-Eric Welsh, 1B Pitcher of the Week: 4/7-Paul Erschen All-Mid-Continent Conference 1992 Mike Birsa, OF/3B (2nd) 1993 Mike Birsa, OF (1st); Greg Gargani, DH; Zach Zavac, OF/1B (2nd) 1994 Mike Birsa, OF (2nd); Randy Stearns, OF (2nd) Academic All-Mid-Continent Conference 1994 Josh Brown, P; Jason King, OF/1B; Brock Morrison, OF; John Ryan, 3B; Paul Schimbke, P; Tom Steel, OF Mid-Continent Conference Weekly Awards 1994 Pitcher the Week: 4/10-Chris Burt; 4/24-Paul Schimbke All-Midwestern Conference 1972 Lindle Dailey, OF (1st); Lee Hansen, P (1st); Bob Jackson, OF (1st); Bruce Meredith, 1B (1st); Bob Mestek, P (1st); Tom Wittum, 3B (1st) Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference MVP 1946 Bob Kaczala 1950 Jake Stap, P 1965 Jack Merlet, 2B All-Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1950 Jack Brumm, P (1st); Bill Eiserman, C (1st); Bob Vidimos, OF (1st); Ray Meath, 2B (1st); Gene Davis, P (2nd); Bob Carlson, 3B (2nd) 1951 Jake Stap, P (1st); Bill Eiserman, C (1st); Fran Cahill, P (1st); Sam Bedrosian, OF (2nd), Ray Meath, 2B (2nd) 1957 Ray Youngdahl, OF (1st); Jim Caldwell, C (1st) 1959 George Evans, SS (1st); Larry Gentry, P (1st); Joe Plaskas, P (1st); Bob Soltis, 2B (2nd) 1960 Larry Gentry, P (1st); George Evans, SS (HM) 1961 Terry Dooley, 3B (1st); Joe Blume, OF (1st); George Evans, SS (2nd); Joe Plaskas, OF (2nd); Joe Plaskas, P (HM); Al Otto, OF (HM) 1963 Arny Vesely, 3B (1st); Al Otto, OF (1st); Fritz Peterson, P (1st); Jack Merlet, 2B (2nd); Larry Peddy, C (2nd); Steve Land, OF (HM) 1965 Jack Merlet, 2B (1st); Arny Vesely, 3B (1st); Willie Hanson, 2B (2nd); Bill Malinowski, OF (2nd); John Bonney, P (2nd); Bruce Pecka, P (2nd); Gerry Timm, C (HM) 1966 Jack Merlet, 2B (1st); Roger Dutton, OF (1st); John Bonney, P (1st); Pat Kramer, OF (2nd); Willie Hanson, 1B (HM); Bill Ahearn, OF (HM); Steve Ruskin, P (HM)

NIU Academic Honors

Jesse Richardson set a NIU record with nine wins and earned MCC Pitcher of the Year in 1995.

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Awards

Victory Scholars (3.50-4.00 GPA) 1994 Paul Erschen (P) 1995 Paul Erschen (P), Brock Morrison (OF) 1996 Paul Erschen (P), Brock Morrison (OF) 1997 Paul Erschen (P), Brett Gautcher (IF), Brad Gavelek (P) 1998 Brad Gavelek (P), Matt Mittman (IF) 1999 Brad Gavelek (P), Pat Kerrigan (OF), Matt Mittman (IF) 2000 Jason Ciarrachi (IF), Bob Dobbertin (OF),

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009

Brad Gavelek (P), Pat Kerrigan (OF), Matt Mittman (IF), Travis Smith (P) Jason Ciarrachi (IF), Matt Mittman (IF), Travis Smith (P), Lucas Strom (P) Jason Ciarrchi (IF), Joe Mazzuca (IF), Travis Smith (P) Scott Simon (1B), Travis Smith (P), Jason Ciarrachi (IF) Brad Heinz (P) Josh Goodwin (P), Pat Minogue (OF), Mike Eggert (P) Pat Minogue (OF), Bobby Stevens (SS) Pat Minogue (OF), Zach Oates (P), Tom Zelasko (P) Kyle Glancy (P), Wes Shryock (IF), Troy White (IF)

Huskie Scholars (3.00-3.49 GPA) 1991 Chris Mershon (IF), John Ryan (IF) 1992 Brent Horlock (P), Bernard Lee (P), Chris Mershon (IF), Tom O’Neill (IF), John Ryan (IF), Paul Schimbke (P), Joel Schmitz (IF) 1993 Mark Fitzpatrick (P), Brian Ludden (IF), John Ryan (IF), Paul Schimbke (P), Tom Steel (OF) 1994 Josh Brown (P), Brock Morrison (OF), John Ryan (IF), Paul Schimbke (P) 1995 Kyle Johansen (P), Jason King (IF), Joe Simmons (P), Steve Webb (C) 1996 Roberto Acevedo (P), Kyle Johansen (P), Jason King (OF), Dominic Roppa (C), Steve Webb (C) 1997 Bob Dobbertin (IF), Marc Dote (C), Kyle Johansen (P), Brian Miller (P), Tom Moore (OF), Tony Myers (IF), Joe Rodriguez (IF/P), Dominic Roppa (C) 1998 Bob Dobbertin (IF), Brett Gautcher (OF), Kyle Johansen (P), Kyle Kimme (IF), Chuck Laird (OF), Brian Miller (P), Tom Moore (OF), Tony Myers (IF), Don Rodman (P), Adam Seyb (IF) 1999 Brian DeBernardi (P), Bob Dobbertin (OF), Kyle Kimme (IF), Tony Myers (IF), Brian Miller (P), Dominic Roppa (C), Jason Schmitt (OF), Ken Sterling (1B) 2000 Matt Alexander (IF), John Brock (OF), Brent Coyner (IF), Mike Hochhauser (OF), Kyle Kimme (IF), Mark Mallo (OF/P), Brian Miller (P), Don Rodman (P), Adam Seyb (OF) 2001 Matt Alexander (IF), Stephen Ayers (P), John Brock (OF), Jeremy Busch (P), Brent Coyner (IF), Dave Garcia (C), Mike Hochhauser (OF), Pat Kerrigan (OF), Kyle Kimme (IF), Mark Mallo (OF/P) 2002 John Brock (DH), Brent Coyner (IF), Dave Garcia (C), Mike Hochhauser (IF), Pat Kerrigan (OF), Mike Kukla (C), Savares McCarter (OF), Bilal Omar (IF), Kyle Pettengell (IF), Mark Skrukrud (P), Max Sulzberger (P), John Welter (C) 2003 John Brock (DH), Dave Garcia (C), Joe Mazzuca (IF), Kyle Pettengell (IF), Mark Skrukrud (P), John Welter (C) 2004 Dan Atkenson (P), Kyle Pettengell (IF), Eric Sansouci (OF), Mike Santoro (OF), Scott Simon (1B), Mark Skrukrud (P), Bill Toy (P) 2005 Matt Behren (C), Scott Simon (1B), Brad Heinz (P), Dan Atkenson (P), Kyle Pettengell (IF), Mike Santoro (OF) 2006 Dan Atkenson (P), Matt Behren (C), Andy Deain (P), Brad Heinz (P), Kyle Pettengell (IF), Scott Simon (1B) 2007 Dan Atkenson (P), Matt Behren (C), Joe Buonavolanto (IF), Brad Heinz (P), Pat Minogue (OF), Scott Simon (1B), Bobby Stevens (SS) 2008 Dan Atkenson (P), Nick Badgley (OF/P), Cody Beck (P), Matt Behren (C), Joe Buonavolanto (IF), Joe Etcheverry (IF), Tim Kamin (IF), Marvin Sanchez (SS), Bobby Stevens (IF) 2009 Cody Beck (P), Alex Beckmann (IF), Matt Behren (C), Joe Buonavolanto (IF), Pat Minogue (OF), Nick Morreale (OF/C), Zach Oates (P)

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All-Time Letterwinners

All-Time Letterwinners List

Clayton Armstrong

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Aceto, Joe Ackermann, Dick Adams, Carl Agnew, Mark Aguado, Nicolas Ahearn, Bill Alexander, Matt Allen, Brad Anderson, Russ Angel, George Armstrong, Clayton Arnieri, Steve Atkenson, Dan Avallone, Mike Ayers, Stephen

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Sam Bedrosian 1954 IF/P 1956 1953-54 2B 1975-76 C 1997 2B 1965-67 OF 2000 IF 2008 P/IF 1973-74 2B 1962 P 1976-78 OF 1977-78 OF/1B 2005-08 P 1974-77 P 2000-01 P

Baar, Mike 1970-73 Mgr. Babiarz, Rich 1980-82 P Bach, James 1993-96 2B Badgley, Dan 1997, ‘99-2001 P Badgley, Mark 2003-04, ‘06-07 P Badgley, Nick 2008-09 P/OF Badgley, Zach 2009- P Baker, Bob 1952-55 P/IF Barrone, Derek 2002-03 C Barry, Tom 2009- P Battle, Drake 1979-82 P Bauza, Aaron 1997 P Bechtlofft, Dale 1963-64 C Beck, Cody 2007-09 P Beckmann, Alex 2009- IF Beckway, Greg 1964-65 P Bednarcik, John 1951-52 3B/1B Bedrosian, Sam 1951-54 OF Behm, Justin 2006-09 C Behren, Matt 2006-09 C Bergman, Jeremy 1993 P Besteman, Marc 2005-07 2B/SS Betke, Don 1958 P Beverlin, Jack 1967 P Birsa, Mike 1992-94 OF Bissa, Lou 1953-56 P Blackburn, Herb 1974-75 C Blair, Jake 2004-05 OF Blanton, Jerry 1974-75 3B-P Blume, Joe 1959-62 SS-2B Bombino, Rafael 1999 C Bonney, John 1965-66 P Boothe, Mark 1979-82 1B Borges, Jaime 1978-79 IF Bourjos, Chris 1975-76 OF Boudreau, Charles 1956 Boyd, Bob 1959 IF Braden, Dave 1981 2B Brasic, Dan 1966-67 P Brauer, Howie 1977 2B Bridges, Rick 1982 OF Briggs, Steve 2002 IF Brines, Mark 1977-80 C/OF Brock, John 2000-02 OF Brown, Dave 1977 P Brown, Josh 1991-94 P Brown, Mike 2002-04 OF Bryan, Terry 1963 Mgr. Buonavolanto, Joe 2007- IF Burdi, Tom 1982 P Burt, Chris 1993-94 OF/P

Pat Conroy

Busch, Jeremy Butcher, Ryan Butler, Steve Butts, Dan

Andy Hannigan

2002-05 OF/P 1994-96 OF 1997 P/DH 1975 OF

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Cahill, Frank 1951 1B Caine, Jim 2003-04 P Caldwell, Jim 1958 OF Cannon, Fred 1954 OF Carnes, Jeff 1991 OF Carr, Dennis 1966 3B Chapman, Mike 1974-75 SS Christopher, Jim 1958-59 IF Ciarrachi, Jason 2000-02 IF Cohen, Barry 1970 P Coldebella, Gildo 1958 IF Collins, Mark 1977-78 2B Colucci, Dan 1992-93 C Conlee, Keith 1973-74 2B Conroy, Pat 1966-68 C/1B Copp, Brandon 2006-09 P Corchin, Mike 1970 P Coyner, Brent 2001-02 IF Cygan, Brian 1993-96 C/OF Czarnecki, Ronald 1955-56 Czarnecki, Ron 1979-80, ‘82 C/SS Czosek, Dave 1979 P

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Dailey, Lindle 1971-72 OF Dangerfield, Larry 1958 P Danielski, Dave 1980-81 OF Danielson, Noel 2001-02 OF Danis, Don 1954 IF Davila, Jim 1976-77 P Davis, Knic 2001-02 P Deain, Andy 2006-08, - P DeAngelis, Hank 1973-74 C DeBernardi, Brian 1999 1B/OF DeBouck, Gerald 1975 C Dee, Scott 1981 C Delaporte, Ed 1952-54 P DeMarco, Dan 1977-79 P Demith, Rich 1958 IF Dennor, Jim 1969-71 1B DeWane, Ray 1955 Dillenburg, John 1969 P Dillon, Jim 1979-80 P Dobbertin, Bob 1998, 2000-01 OF Dooley, Terry 1961-64 3B Dote, Marc 1997 C Drugan, Terry 1973 OF Duffy, Matt 1991 P Dunaway, Jeff 2004 IF Dunn, Jack 1952 1B Dutton, David 1993-94 P Dutton, Roger 1964-66 OF Dwyer, Bob 1964-65 Mgr. Dykstra, Brent 1997-98 P

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Earl, Dave Egan, Bill Eiserman, Bill Elatkin, Marc Elliott, Jim Engemann, John Epperson, Tony Erschen, Paul

1981-82 1953-56 1952 1978 1956 1964 1996-97 1994-97

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Willie Hanson

Etcheverry, Joe Evans, George Exclusa, Hector

2008- 1959-61 1982

Jim Kreeger 1B SS P

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Fabry, Roy 1954-55 IF Faso, Chuck 1955 Feeney, Trevor 2005-08 P Feldmann, Doug 1991-92 1B/OF Fiday, Ray 1965 OF Finch, Tom 1976 C Fiore, Bob 1966-68 P Fiore, Mark 1992 C Flowers, Jerry 1955-59 P Franke, Wayne 1967-69 OF Frantini, Brett 2009- C Frase, Bruce 1972, ‘75-77 IF Fruth, Terry 1974-75 P Funsch, Terry 1979-80 P

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Garcia, Dave 2001-02 C Gardner, Mike 1991 IF Gargani, Greg 1992-93 2B Gargano, Pete 1979 OF Garvey, Ed 1982 P Gast, Gerad 1995-96 OF Gautcher, Brett 1997-98 OF/2B Gavelek, Brad 1998, 2000-01 P Gelwix, Mike 1974 3B Gentry, Larry 1958-60 P Geraghty, Brian 1995 OF German, Matt 2004-07 P Gilbert, Jim 1973 P Gillingham, Tug 2004-05 C Glancy, Kyle 2009- P Golak, Derek 2000 IF Golz, Harold 1965-66 C Goodwin, Josh 2004-05 P Gorski, Dickson 1977-78 P Graham, Billy 1952-55 P Grant, Colin 2006 IF Graziano, John 1974-75 1B/OF Green, Baker 1977-79 P Griffin, John 1998 1B Griffin, Pat 1980-82 P Gurney, Jim 1991-94 P Guss, Glenn 1969-71 P

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Hahn, Ray 1969-70 P Hall, Jeff 2002-05 P Hall, Nick 2003-06 P Halm, Pete 1963 IF Hannigan, Andy 1970-73 1B Hansen, Lee 1969-72 P Hanson, Willie 1965-67 1B Hanula, Dave 1969 P Hardman, Steve 2000-01 P Harrison, Bill 1975-77 OF Hayes, Larry 1974-77 1B/P Hazen, Joe 1976 P Heinzl, John 1969, ‘71 P Henigan, Mike 1961 2B Hermsen, Jake 2009- P/OF Hernandez, Larry 1981-82 OF Hlad, Randy 1972-74 P Hochhauser, Mike 2000, ‘02-04 IF/OF Hodge, Brandon 2005-06 P Hodson, Tom 1963-64 OF

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Holdenrid, Adam 2005, ‘07-08 Holmes, J.C. 1993-96 Hood, Jordin 2007- Hoppe, Richard 1967-69 Horlock, Brent 1991-92 House, Brandon 2008-09 Howie, Jim 1977-79 Huisman, Josh 1999 Hunziker, Dennis 1959 Hynes, Tom 1967, ‘69

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Iacobucci, A. Isaac, Marty

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Jackson, Bob Jacobs, Bryan Jernstad, Matt Jesensky, Joe Jewett, Daniel Johansen, Kyle Johnsen, Carl Johnson, John Johnson, Wade Jones, Alex Jones, Billy Jordan, Joe Jukich, Forrest Justice, Bob

1955 1976

Kaczmarski, Richard 1975 Kamin, Tim 2005-08 Kapacinskas, Sam 2008- Kaput, Tom 1974-76 Kawell, Brad 1980-82 Kellam, Brett 2006-07 Kelley, Kevin 1976-78 Kelly, DeWayne 1975-76 Kerrigan, Pat 1999-2002 Kersten, Randy 1970-73 Ketza, Larry 1982 Kimme, Kyle 1998-2001 King, Jason 1995-96 Klutchartch, Steve 1978 Klusendorf, Don 1960 Kmet, Dave 1960-62 Knaga, Gene 1971 Knox, Jim 1970 Kolb, Bob 1970 Kolotka, Chuck 1980-81 Kolzow, Tom 1982 Korkosz, Mike 1973 Kramer, Pat 1963-66 Krattenmaker, Gary 1974-77 Kreeger, Jim 1958-60 Kreeger, R. 1951 Krempa, Frank 1968-70 Kukla, Mike 2003-05 Kuna, Dick 1956 Kuncis, Tim 1995-96 Kvitek, Chris 1991 Laffey, Tom Laird, Chuck Lamb, Ron Lamont, Les Land, Steve

1970-73 3B 1972 P 2005-08 P 1967-69 OF 2006-07 OF 1995-97 P 1955 P 1991-92 OF 1967-68 P 2009- IF 1981-82 2B 1977-78 P 1974, ‘76 OF 1977-78 OF

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Malinowski, Bill 1962-65 OF Mallo, Mark 2000, ‘02-04 P Mals, Ray 1982 P Manning, Ben 1996-99 OF Marconi, Rob 2001-04 3B Marinelli, Gregg 1966-68 IF Marinelli, Lou 1956 Marino, Frank 1951-52 P Markusic, Dave 1993-96 P Martin, Jason 1995 IF Mateja, Bill 1952 C Maynard, Alvin 1979-80 OF Maziur, Anthony 2007-09 OF Mazzoni, Don 1954-55 Mazzuca, Joe 2003 SS McArthur, Jim 2000-01 C McCarthy, Brian 1981-82 P McCole, Bernie 1951-52 P McGrail, Dan 1976 1B McKinzie, Jim 1952 OF McRoy, Lloyd 1956 McShane, Marc 1994-95 2B Meath, Ray 1951 2B Melichar, Mike 1998 OF Mendez, Tom 1977, ‘79 2B Meredith, Bruce 1971-72 1B Merlet, Jack 1963-66 2B Mershon, Chris 1991 2B Mershon, Mark 1991-92 OF Mestek, Bob 1970-72 P Meyer, Hal 1978-81 C Meyer, Loren 1964 P Middleton, Bob 1958 IF Milam, Kent 1960 OF Minogue, Pat 2006-09 OF Minor, Zach 2001-04 P Miller, Bob 1959 P Miller, Brian 1998-2001 P Miller, Leon 1962-63 P Milroy, Joe 1997-2000 IF/DH Mittman, Matt 1998 2B Molitor, Don 1958 UF Monroe, Calvin 1971 P Moody, Leon 1997 OF Moore, Brian 1972-73 OF Moore, Tim 1972-73 OF Moore, Tom 1997-98 OF Moreland, Ron 1958 P Mores, Mike 1970 P Morreale, Nick 2009 IF/C

Tom O’Neill, Sr. Morris, Barry Morrison, Brock Moss, Chuck Mueller, Bob Murray, Doug Myers, Tony Mytich, Chuck

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Nagode, James Nedry, Bob Nelson, Brandon Nero, Jim Neubert, Tom Neukirch Newlan, Lee Nuti, Dave Nykiel, Dave

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Oates, Zach Odegard, Frank Odem, Rucker Offerman, Nick Ognibene, Benny Olen, Gary Olichwier, Jim Olson, Elmer Omar, Bilal O’Neill, Mike O’Neill, Sr., Tom O’Neill, Jr., Tom Oros, Gary Ostrowski, Ralph Otto, Al Owens, Kyle Owens, Josh

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Pacanowski, Bob Patterson, Dave Pattie, Chuck Paulsen, Chip Pecka, Bruce Peddy, Larry Peterson, Fritz Peterson, Mike Pettengell, Kyle Pevonka, Dave Piazza, John Pickerill, Ken Piekarz, Joe Piffner, John Pitsch, Dave Place, Jim Plaskas, Joe Plesha, Tom Poehlmann, John Porter, Dan

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Radtke, Ralph Raffaelli, Caesar Rauk, Terry Ray, Arthur Reed, Danny Reicher, Josh Reicher, Tim Reid, Josh Rende, Dave

Al Otto

1974 1994-95 1961-62 1969 1970-71 1996-99 1974-75

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1955-56 1956 2001 1953 1974 1951 1982 1980-81 2005-08

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2008- P 1951-52 P 1998-99 OF 1998-99 P 1981-82 1B 1968-69 IF 1964 P 1953 P 2000-02 IF 1995-98 SS 1966-67 2B 1992 2B 1975-76 P 1965-66 P 1961-64 OF/IF 1981 OF 2002-04 IF/P 1979 OF 1978 P 1962 OF 1992-93 1B 1964-67 P 1960-63 C 1962-63 P 1958 IF 2003-06 IF 1981 P 1973 IF 1951-52 C 2003-04 P 1976-77 SS 1969-71 C 1956 1959-61 OF/P 1975 P 1981-82 3B/2B 1982 C 1970-73 1960 2003 1977-79 2007-08 1992 1992 2003 1974

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Jeff Sevenich

Reynolds, Dave Rich, Jim Richardson, Jesse Richmond, Seth Riebel, Eric Roach, Jim Robinson, Casey Rodman, Don Rodriguez, Joe Roen, Tom Ronek, Mark Roppa, Dominic Ross, Ron Ruskin, Steve Ryan, John Ryan, Tim

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2007- 1B 1980 1B 1992-95 P 1981-82 OF 1991 1B 1973-75 P 1982 OF 1998-2001 P 1997-98 3B 1979-80 1B/P 1991 C 1996-98 C 1963-64 P 1965-67 P 1991-94 3B 2007 C/OF

Sabatino, Ralph 1978, ‘80 OF/P Sabol, John 1975-76 P Sabol, Kevin 1977-79 OF/1B Sabol, Rick 1979-82 1B/OF Sanchez, Marvin 2008- IF Sankey, Steve 1997-99, 2001 P Sansouci, Eric 2004-05 OF Santoro, Mike 2002-03, ‘05 OF Sarina, John 1952-54 3B Scarpace, Frank 1978 SS/3B Schabert, Dale 1979 1B Scherer, Bob 1959-60 OF Schroeder, Matt 2002 P Schauenberg, Steve 1971 P Schimbke, Paul 1991-94 P Schmack, Brian 1992-95 P Schmitt, Jason 1998-99 OF Schmitt, Jeff 1992-93, ‘95-96 P Schmitz, Joel 1992-93 SS Schwab, Jason 1993 IF Schwarzbach, Jim 1964-65 IF Seamans, Bob 1958-59 OF Sebby, Dean 1982 P Sevenich, Jeff 1977-80 3B Sewell, Kevin 2000 OF Seyb, Adam 1997-98, 2000 OF Seykora, Jesse 2006-07 3B Shanholtzer, Rick 1970 OF Shelton, Vernon 1965 OF Sienkiewicz, Dick 1953 C Simmons, Joe 1995 P Simon, Arnie 1954 IF Simon, Scott 2003-04, ‘06-07 1B Skrukrud, Mark 2002-03 P Sliva, Rich 1980-82 2B Small, George 1977-78 OF Smith, Brian 2005-06, ‘08- P/OF Smith, Chris 1991 SS Smith, Kevin 2008- C Smith, Travis 2001-02 P Smoot, Steve 1965 P Soltis, Bob 1956, ‘59-60 2B Sopena, Miguel 1978-81 2B Sowa, Glenn 1969 P Spahn, Tom 1969-71 P Spence, Casey 1991 P Spina, Jim 1970 OF Spurlin, Bob 1977-80 C Stanford, Carlos 1977-80 OF Stap, Jake 1951-52 P Stearns, Randy 1994 OF Steel, Tom 1992-95 OF

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Jim Yagen

Steiger, Matt 2002-04 Stevens, Bobby 2006-08 Stillwell, Nathan 2001-04 Stocking, Trevor 2001-02 Stover, Lloyd 1976-77 Stringer, Justin 1996-98 Strom, Lucas 1996-97, 2001 Sulzberger, Max 2002 Szybowicz, Scott 1980-81

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Taylor, Bob 1972 Teutemacher, Jim 1961, ‘63-64 Thomas, Jeff 2005-08 Timm, Gerry 1964-65 Toner, Brian 2005-06 Tortorici, Phil 1953-54 Trautvetter, Corey 1998-2000

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Urban, Dan

P SS P IF/P IF P P P P C P OF C/1B OF OF P

2001-03 OF/IF

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Vanden Berg, Joel 1999-2002 Vanden Berg, John 1999-2000 Venetucci, Anthony 2003-06 Vesely, Arny 1963-65 Villardito, Brian 2000 Virgili, Ernie 1966-68 Visci, Pat 1968-69 Von Hoff, Bruce 1963 Von Hoff, Burt 1972-73

IF C C 3B P IF OF P P

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Wagner, Gary 1971-74 P Wakefield, Chris 2009 IF/P Wallace, Al 1980-82 3B Ward, Kevin 1980 P Wasco, Gene 1951-52 SS Webb, Steve 1993-96 C Weingart, Chad 1995-98 C Welsh, Eric 1995-97 1B White, Troy 2009- IF Wickersham, Brad 1979-82 P Wikierak, Gregg 1974-76 OF Wilson, Jeff 1982 C Wiszowaty, Walt 1967, ‘69 OF Witt, Les 1954-55 IF Wittum, Tom 1969-72 3B Wohlgemuth, Trevor 2004 P Woods, Horace 1991-92 OF Wright, Jack 1956 Wyatt, Michael 1981 P Wyllie, Larry 1957-59 OF

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Yagen, Jim Yndestad, Fred Yong, Jack Young, Dave Young, Mike Youngdahl, Ray

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Zaluba, Joe Zavac, Zach Zelasko, Tom Zerbenski, Walter Zollmann, Jason

1970-72 1956 1979-80 1974 1991-92 1958

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Year-by-Year Hitting Leaders Major categories since 1951. NIU season records in bold. Batting Average College Division Era 1951 .355 Bill Eiserman 1952 .292 Sam Bedrosian 1953 .345 John Sarina 1954 .338 Sam Bedrosian 1955 .271 Bill Egan 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 .383 Bob Middleton 1959 .411 Joe Plaskas 1960 .328 Larry Peddy 1961 .382 Terry Dooley 1962 .360 Al Otto 1963 .355 Larry Peddy 1964 .385 Bill Malinowski 1965 .325 Arny Vesely 1966 .423 Jack Merlet 1967 .389 Pat Conroy Division I Era 1968 .321 Gregg Marinelli 1969 .358 Gary Olen 1970 .375 Tom Wittum 1971 .393 Tom Wittum 1972 .426 Bob Jackson 1973 .333 Andy Hannigan 1974 .363 John Graziano 1975 .379 John Graziano 1976 .345 Mark Agnew 1977 .438 ClaytonArmstrong 1978 .328 Mark Brines 1979 .407 Jeff Sevenich 1980 .439 Mark Boothe 1981 .389 Mark Boothe 1982 .414 Al Wallace No team from 1983-90 1991 .321 John Johnson 1992 .358 Greg Gargani 1993 .360 Mike Birsa 1994 .380 Mike Birsa 1995 .377 Tom Steel 1996 .360 Gerad Gast 1997 .379 Joe Rodriguez 1998 .336 Joe Rodriguez 1999 .307 Joe Milroy 2000 .377 Pat Kerrigan 2001 .374 Noel Danielson 2002 .357 Rob Marconi 2003 .370 Scott Simon 2004 .374 Scott Simon 2005 .340 Jeremy Busch 2006 .373 Brian Toner 2007 .352 Matt Behren 2008 .350 Jeff Thomas 2009 .382 Jordin Hood

Hits College Division Era 1951 22 Bill Eiserman 1952 17 John Sarina James McKinzie 1953 21 Sam Bedrosian 1954 23 Sam Bedrosian 1955 18 Ronald Czarnecki 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 23 Bob Middleton Ray Youngdahl 1959 44 Bob Boyd 1960 26 George Evans 1961 39 Terry Dooley 1962 40 Al Otto 1963 41 Steve Land 1964 38 Steve Land 1965 37 Arny Vesely 1966 33 Jack Merlet 1967 41 Gregg Marinelli Division I Era 1968 35 Gregg Marinelli 1969 38 Gary Olen 1970 42 Tom Wittum 1971 44 Tom Wittum 1972 40 Bob Jackson Tom Wittum 1973 32 Andy Hannigan 1974 45 John Graziano 1975 44 John Graziano 1976 40 Mark Agnew 1977 51 Bob Justice 1978 37 Bob Justice 1979 44 Jeff Sevenich 1980 50 Mark Boothe 1981 51 Mark Boothe 1982 50 Brad Kawell No team from 1983-90 1991 35 John Johnson 1992 57 Tom O’Neill, Jr. 1993 58 Mike Birsa 1994 62 Mike Birsa 1995 62 Brock Morrison 1996 68 Gerad Gast 1997 65 Mike O’Neill 1998 49 Mike O’Neill 1999 51 Ben Manning 2000 72 Pat Kerrigan 2001 76 Noel Danielson 2002 66 Noel Danielson 2003 76 Joe Mazzuca 2004 89 Scott Simon 2005 72 Jeremy Busch 2006 70 Scott Simon 2007 73 Scott Simon 2008 71 Jordin Hood 2009 76 Jordin Hood

Runs Scored College Division Era 1951 17 John Bednarcik 1952 8 Jim McKinzie Sam Bedrosian 1953 16 Sam Bedrosian 1954 17 Sam Bedrosian 1955 13 Charles Faso 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 15 Bob Middleton 1959 29 Bob Boyd 1960 22 Joe Blume 1961 27 Terry Dooley Joe Blume 1962 27 Joe Blume 1963 30 Jack Merlet 1964 26 Al Otto 1965 27 Arny Vesely 1966 23 Jack Merlet 1967 27 Gregg Marinelli Division I Era 1968 21 Gary Olen 1969 23 Pat Visci 1970 26 Jim Knox 1971 28 Tom Wittum 1972 28 Lindle Dailey 1973 26 Terry Drugan 1974 25 John Graziano 1975 28 Chris Bourjos 1976 22 John Piffner 1977 29 ClaytonArmstrong 1978 24 Bob Justice 1979 34 Alvin Maynard 1980 38 Alvin Maynard 1981 34 Mark Boothe 1982 37 Al Wallace No team from 1983-90 1991 28 John Johnson 1992 51 Tom O’Neill, Jr. 1993 36 Mike Birsa 1994 42 Mike Birsa 1995 43 Brock Morrison 1996 41 Gerad Gast 1997 50 Mike O’Neill 1998 27 Mike O’Neill 1999 36 Ben Manning 2000 50 John Brock 2001 64 Noel Danielson 2002 51 John Brock 2003 61 Rob Marconi 2004 65 Rob Marconi 2005 53 Jeremy Busch 2006 44 Scott Simon 2007 50 Jesse Seykora 2008 52 Bobby Stevens 2009 57 Jordin Hood

Home Runs College Division Era 1951 4 Fran Cahill 1952 1 three tied 1953 2 Sam Bedrosian 1954 6 Sam Bedrosian 1955 4 Tony Iacobucci 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 3 Bob Middleton Ray Youngdahl 1959 4 Jim Kreeger 1960 4 George Evans 1961 5 Terry Dooley 1962 8 Al Otto 1963 5 Al Otto 1964 4 Gerry Timm 1965 4 Jack Merlet 1966 4 Roger Dutton 1967 12 Pat Conroy Division I Era 1968 3 Pat Conroy 1969 3 Jim Dennor 1970 5 Tom Wittum Jim Knox 1971 8 Tom Wittum 1972 7 Tom Wittum 1973 3 Jim Lidwin 1974 5 John Graziano Hank DeAngelis 1975 10 John Graziano 1976 4 Chris Bourjos 1977 3 Jeff Sevenich 1978 4 Bob Justice 1979 4 Jeff Sevenich Alvin Maynard 1980 12 Jeff Sevenich 1981 4 Brad Kawell 1982 8 Brad Kawell No team from 1983-90 1991 2 John Johnson Eric Riebel 1992 7 Tom O’Neill, Jr. 1993 6 Mike Birsa 1994 7 Mike Birsa 1995 6 Jason King 1996 11 Eric Welsh 1997 11 Eric Welsh 1998 5 Brett Gautcher 1999 6 Joe Milroy 2000 7 Vanden Berg 2001 7 Pat Kerrigan 2002 10 Pat Kerrigan 2003 15 Mike Santoro 2004 13 Rob Marconi 2005 10 Jake Blair 2006 9 Brian Toner 2007 8 Jesse Seykora 2008 11 Justin Behm 2009 10 Jordin Hood

Runs Batted In College Division Era 1951 14 Fran Cahill 1952 7 Gene Wasco 1953 12 Sam Bedrosian 1954 21 John Sarina 1955 14 Tony Iacobucci 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 14 Ray Youngdahl 1959 23 Jim Kreeger 1960 25 George Evans 1961 27 Terry Dooley 1962 32 Al Otto 1963 28 Al Otto 1964 23 Gerry Timm Steve Land 1965 21 Gerry Timm 1966 19 Jack Merlet Roger Dutton 1967 32 Pat Conroy Division I Era 1968 18 Gary Olen 1969 19 Jim Dennor 1970 34 Tom Wittum 1971 31 Tom Wittum 1972 33 Tom Wittum 1973 25 Andy Hannigan 1974 29 John Graziano 1975 39 Jay Graziano 1976 25 Mark Agnew 1977 27 Bob Justice 1978 21 Bob Justice 1979 26 Mike Brines 1980 41 Jeff Sevenich 1981 32 Seth Richmond 1982 43 Brad Kawell No team from 1983-90 1991 16 Eric Riebel 1992 45 MIke Birsa 1993 38 Zach Zavac 1994 36 Ryan Butcher 1995 39 Gerad Gast 1996 43 Eric Welsh 1997 44 Eric Welsh 1998 24 Joe Rodriguez 1999 36 Joe Milroy 2000 44 Pat Kerrigan 2001 53 Pat Kerrigan 2002 52 Rob Marconi 2003 57 Joe Mazzuca 2004 71 Scott Simon 2005 47 Mike Santoro 2006 41 Brian Toner 2007 42 Jesse Seykora 2008 43 Jordin Hood 2009 46 Jordin Hood Dave Reynolds

Stolen Bases College Division Era 1951 5 Pete Neukirch 1952 6 JIm McKinzie 1953 8 Sam Bedrosian 1954 8 Sam Bedrosian 1955 4 Charles Faso 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 4 Bob Middleton 1959 15 Bob Boyd 1960 9 Joe Blume Jim Kreeger 1961 21 Joe Blume 1962 10 Joe Blume 1963 5 Pat Kramer Jack Merlet 1964 9 Bill Malinowski 1965 12 Bill Malinowski 1966 16 Pat Kramer 1967 5 Willie Hanson Division I Era 1968 7 Joe Jesensky 1969 4 three tied 1970 14 Jim Knox 1971 10 Lindle Dailey 1972 14 Lindle Dailey Bruce Meredith 1973 11 Terry Drugan 1974 6 three tied 1975 6 Mike Chapman 1976 13 Chris Bourjos 1977 22 Bob Justice 1978 14 ClaytonArmstrong 1979 41 Alvin Maynard 1980 30 Alvin Maynard 1981 13 Miguel Sopena 1982 10 Dave Earl No team from 1983-90 1991 13 Mark Mershon 1992 27 Tom O’Neill, Jr. 1993 16 Tom Steel 1994 16 Randy Stearns 1995 19 Marc McShane 1996 16 Gerad Gast 1997 16 Brett Gautcher 1998 5 Brett Gautcher Ben Manning 1999 9 Ben Manning 2000 22 John Brock 2001 22 Noel Danielson 2002 18 John Brock 2003 20 Joe Mazzuca 2004 13 Rob Marconi Eric Sansouci 2005 12 Eric Sansouci 2006 17 Bobby Stevens 2007 15 Bobby Stevens 2008 20 Bobby Stevens 2009 14 Jordin Hood

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Year-by-Year pitching Leaders Major categories since 1951. NIU season records in bold. ERA College Division Era 1951 2.19 Jake Stap 1952 1.10 Jake Stap 1953 3.43 Lou Bissa 1954 4.63 Billy Graham 1955 3.08 Billy Graham 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 3.42 Jerry Flowers 1959 2.97 Joe Plaskas 1960 4.13 Dennis Lange 1961 1.80 Lester Lamont 1962 2.06 Charles Moss 1963 2.45 Fritz Peterson 1964 0.76 Bruce Pecka 1965 2.20 Steve Smoot 1966 1.34 Steve Ruskin 1967 2.83 Bruce Pecka Division I Era 1968 2.82 Bob Fiore 1969 2.31 Glenn Guss 1970 1.59 Lee Hansen 1971 2.80 Bob Mestek 1972 1.96 Lee Hansen 1973 4.29 Randy Hlad 1974 2.04 Jerry Blanton 1975 1.74 Chuck Mytich 1976 3.83 Mike Avallone 1977 2.40 Mike Avallone 1978 3.86 Baker Green 1979 4.50 BradWickersham 1980 4.31 Chuck Kolotka 1981 3.22 Chuck Kolotka 1982 4.33 Drake Battle No team from 1983-90 1991 5.96 Josh Brown 1992 5.56 Jeff Schmitt 1993 3.45 Jeff Schmitt 1994 2.72 Paul Schimbke 1995 3.43 Jesse Richardson 1996 3.97 Justin Stringer 1997 4.81 Brent Dykstra 1998 5.08 Brad Gavelek 1999 6.56 Brad Gavelek 2000 4.25 Don Rodman 2001 4.35 Don Rodman 2002 4.32 Matt Schroeder 2003 2.89 Matt Steiger 2004 2.55 Joe Piekarz 2005 2.85 Brian Smith 2006 0.49 Matt German 2007 1.76 Matt German 2008 1.86 Dan Atkenson 2009 3.26 Tom Zelasko

Wins College Division Era 1951 5 Jake Stap 1952 4 Jake Stap 1953 2 Lou Bissa Robert Baker 1954 2 Billy Graham Lou Bissa 1955 3 Billy Graham 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 4 Larry Gentry 1959 5 Larry Gentry 1960 4 Larry Gentry 1961 6 Joe Plaskas 1962 5 Dennis Lange 1963 8 Fritz Peterson 1964 7 Jim Teutemacher 1965 6 John Bonney 1966 5 Bruce Pecka 1967 5 Dan Brasic Division I Era 1968 5 Bob Fiore 1969 5 Ray Hahn 1970 5 Lee Hansen Glenn Guss 1971 5 Bob Mestek 1972 8 Lee Hansen Bob Mestek 1973 5 Gary Wagner 1974 5 Jerry Blanton 1975 6 Chuck Mytich 1976 4 Mike Avallone 1977 8 GaryKrattenmaker 1978 4 Ralph Sabatino 1979 4 Larry Funsch 1980 4 Dave Nuti 1981 5 Chuck Kolotka 1982 5 Drake Battle No team from 1983-90 1991 4 Josh Brown 1992 4 Josh Brown 1993 5 Jeff Schmitt 1994 4 four tied 1995 9 Jesse Richardson 1996 9 Paul Erschen 1997 4 Justin Stringer Paul Erschen 1998 4 Brad Gavelek 1999 1 four tied 2000 6 Brad Gavelek 2001 6 Brad Gavelek 2002 6 Mark Skrukrud 2003 6 three tied 2004 9 Joe Piekarz 2005 6 Brian Smith 2006 4 four tied 2007 6 Trevor Feeney 6 Andy Deain 2008 6 Trevor Feeney 2009 7 Chuck Lukanen

Appearances College Division Era 1951 Not Available 1952 8 Jake Stap 1953 7 Robert Baker 1954 12 Billy Graham 1955 10 Billy Graham 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 Not Available 1959 Not Available 1960 9 Dennis Lange 1961 Not Available 1962 Not Available 1963 Not Available 1964 13 Jim Olichwier Jim Teutemacher 1965 17 Bruce Pecka 1966 13 John Bonney 1967 15 Dan Brasic Steve Ruskin Division I Era 1968 11 Bob Fiore Wade Johnson 1969 13 Ray Hahn Dave Hanula 1970 13 Tom Spahn 1971 11 Bob Mestek 1972 12 Bob Mestek 1973 12 Burt Von Hoff 1974 12 Terry Fruth 1975 13 Terry Fruth 1976 11 John Sabol 1977 12 GaryKrattenmaker 1978 10 Joe Jordan 1979 12 BradWickersham 1980 13 Chuck Kolotka Pat Griffin 1981 16 Dave Pevonka 1982 12 Brian McCarthy No team from 1983-90 1991 18 Jim Gurney 1992 25 Brian Schmack 1993 16 Brian Schmack 1994 14 Brian Schmack 1995 19 Dave Markusic 1996 24 Paul Erschen 1997 17 Brent Dykstra Tony Epperson 1998 17 Justin Stringer 1999 17 Brian Miller 2000 19 Don Rodman Brad Gavelek 2001 18 Steve Hardman Knick Davis 2002 25 Max Sulzberger 2003 28 Mark Badgley 2004 25 TrevorWohlgemuth 2005 33 Matt German 2006 32 Mark Badgley Brandon Copp 2007 34 Matt German 2008 35 Andy Deain 2009 32 Tom Zelasko

Saves Division I Era 1972 2 Bob Mestek 1973 3 Burt Von Hoff 1974 2 Terry Fruth 1975 3 Terry Fruth 1976 1 three tied 1977 1 three tied 1978 1 Arthur Ray 1979 1 three tied 1980 1 Chuck Kolotka Pat Griffin 1981 3 Dave Pevonka 1982 1 Lee Newlan No team from 1983-90 1991 2 Jim Gurney 1992 2 Brian Schmack 1993 2 Brian Schmack 1994 1 Jim Gurney 1995 2 Paul Erschen 1996 2 Justin Stringer 1997 4 Tony Epperson 1998 1 John Rodriguez 1999 2 Steve Sankey 2000 4 Brian Miller 2001 3 Steve Hardman 2002 7 Max Sulzberger 2003 14 Mark Badgley 2004 7 TrevorWohlgemuth 2005 2 Matt German 2006 11 Matt German 2007 13 Matt German 2008 10 Andy Deain 2009 4 Tom Zelasko

Innings Pitched College Division Era 1951 57.1 Jake Stap 1952 65.2 Jake Stap 1953 31.1 Robert Baker 1954 68.0 Billy Graham 1955 81.2 Billy Graham 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 69.0 Larry Gentry 1959 66.2 Joe Plaskas 1960 58.2 Larry Gentry 1961 77.0 Joe Plaskas 1962 65.1 Fritz Peterson 1963 91.2 Fritz Peterson 1964 73.0 Jim Teutemacher 1965 81.2 Bruce Pecka 1966 68.1 John Bonney 1967 61.2 Bruce Pecka Division I Era 1968 61.2 Wade Johnson 1969 65.0 Ray Hahn 1970 62.1 Lee Hansen 1971 43.0 John Heinzl 1972 69.0 Lee Hansen 1973 53.0 Gary Wagner 1974 61.2 Jerry Blanton 1975 57.0 Chuck Mytich 1976 56.2 John Sabol 1977 68.2 GaryKrattenmaker 1978 44.2 Joe Jordan 1979 42.0 Larry Funsch 1980 56.1 Chuck Kolotka 1981 68.0 Pat Griffin 1982 60.1 Drake Battle No team from 1983-90 1991 45.1 Josh Brown 1992 53.1 Paul Schimbke 1993 77.0 Jesse Richardson 1994 81.2 Chris Burt 1995 94.1 Jesse Richardson 1996 89.1 Paul Erschen 1997 59.2 Paul Erschen 1998 78.0 Brad Gavelek 1999 77.2 Brian Miller 2000 87.0 Brad Gavelek 2001 94.2 Brad Gavelek 2002 88.2 Mark Skrukrud 2003 101.0 Mark Skrukrud 2004 116.1 Joe Piekarz 2005 88.2 Nick Hall 2006 76.0 Nick Hall 2007 98.1 Trevor Feeney 2008 93.1 Trevor Feeney 2009 79.2 Chuck Lukanen

Strikeouts College Division Era 1951 36 Jake Stap 1952 41 Jake Stap 1953 21 Robert Baker 1954 51 Billy Graham 1955 55 Billy Graham 1956 Not Available 1957 Not Available 1958 71 Larry Gentry 1959 61 Joe Plaskas 1960 65 Larry Gentry 1961 60 Joe Plaskas 1962 55 Fritz Peterson 1963 91 Fritz Peterson 1964 50 Jim Teutemacher 1965 53 Bruce Pecka 1966 54 John Bonney 1967 50 Bruce Pecka Division I Era 1968 59 Wade Johnson 1969 47 Glenn Guss 1970 48 Lee Hansen 1971 30 SteveSchauenberg 1972 62 Bob Mestek 1973 34 Burt Von Hoff 1974 60 Jerry Blanton 1975 43 Jerry Blanton 1976 55 John Sabol 1977 45 GaryKrattenmaker 1978 32 Baker Green 1979 40 Arthur Ray 1980 48 Chuck Kolotka 1981 53 Pat Griffin 1982 49 Drake Battle No team from 1983-90 1991 29 Josh Brown 1992 32 Jesse Richardson 1993 59 Jeff Schmitt 1994 54 Chris Burt 1995 88 Jesse Richardson 1996 53 Justin Stringer 1997 58 Lucas Strom 1998 54 Brad Gavelek 1999 47 Steve Sankey 2000 61 Dan Badgley 2001 89 Brad Gavelek 2002 74 Mark Skrukrud 2003 77 Mark Skrukrud 2004 96 Joe Piekarz 2005 56 Brian Smith 2006 55 Trevor Feeney 2007 83 Mark Badgley 2008 55 Trevor Feeney 2009 61 Chuck Lukanen

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HITTING PITCHING FIELDING Year W-L-T BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SB ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO E PCT 1951..............................11-6............... .279 554 102 155 18 6 12 85 N/A 15...................3.20 N/A 0 N/A 146.3 117 52 79 78................N/A N/A 1952............................ 5-12................ .218 564 52 123 20 3 3 45 N/A 20...................2.72 18 0 N/A 145.2 131 44 N/A N/A................N/A N/A 1953............................ 6-12............... .241 569 74 137 25 2 6 67 N/A 26...................5.30 8 0 N/A 146.0 162 86 94 87................N/A N/A 1954............................ 5-15............... .214 598 89 128 15 1 12 79 15 16...................5.56 N/A 1 N/A 162.0 160 100 120 100................N/A N/A 1955............................4-18................ .216 654 91 141 29 1 9 74 26 14...................5.25 N/A 2 N/A 171.1 179 100 96 98................N/A N/A 1956............................ 3-14 No Statistical Records Available 1957..........................7-10-1 No Statistical Records Available 1958............................ 6-16............... .265 737 128 195 35 7 17 92 8 10...................5.89 N/A N/A N/A 178.2 220 117 84 125................N/A N/A 1959...........................13-14............... .272 875 166 238 31 7 14 130 23 58................... 3.10 N/A 3 N/A 247.0 169 85 129 201....................61 .962 1960.............................9-11............... .255 652 122 166 22 6 8 103 17 40...................5.43 N/A 0 N/A 165.2 161 100 126 158....................53 .926 1961............................18-12............... .250 954 159 239 40 6 20 136 N/A 51................... 2.61 N/A 2 N/A 254.2 210 74 130 189................... 58 .949 1962...........................13-21............... .236 1,067 183 252 33 7 15 N/A N/A 40...................3.35 N/A N/A N/A 274.1 239 102 158 208....................91 .929 1963...........................17-17............... .272 1,111 174 302 42 9 16 174 N/A 35...................3.45 N/A 0 N/A 284.0 259 109 111 215....................75 .940 1964............................23-5............... .284 941 176 267 38 21 13 144 30 31....................1.79 N/A 6 N/A 235.2 178 47 70 174................... 63 .941 1965........................15-17-1............... .252 1,052 153 265 49 8 14 128 20 50....................3.18 N/A 2 N/A 266.1 241 94 104 190....................75 .938 1966.........................13-6-1............... .259 622 104 162 31 7 12 78 14 29.................. 2.48 N/A 2 N/A 167.0 146 46 85 118.................... 31 .959 1967.......................20-14-1............... .269 1,091 213 294 51 10 31 183 13 26.................. 4.28 11 4 N/A 263.0 269 125 156 223....................57 .956 ----------------------------------------------------------------End of College Division Era, Beginning of Division I Era---------------------------------------------------------------1968....................... 13-14-1............... .277 859 147 238 44 5 7 124 23 27..................4.04 13 2 N/A 218.1 199 98 126 180...................49 .949 1969...........................16-19............... .277 1,005 150 278 35 8 9 129 13 27..................4.69 14 2 N/A 245.2 248 128 119 197................... 74 . 931 1970....................... 18-15-1................ .281 1,027 177 289 41 7 27 149 33 43...................4.37 11 4 N/A 259.1 251 126 129 185...................69 .940 1971............................19-15................ .281 1,016 178 286 44 11 30 146 24 37...................4.67 7 2 N/A 245.1 279 141 131 197...................46 .958 1972........................... 24-6.............. .326 925 196 302 41 12 32 162 28 61...................3.77 16 5 7 229.0 223 96 111 147...................44 .956 1973............................14-15............... .267 800 158 214 33 7 10 122 16 53...................5.58 9 1 3 201.0 221 132 122 139................... 63 .931 1974...........................18-21............... .250 1,058 175 264 37 5 17 137 21 42..................4.20 12 2 4 278.1 267 130 182 188.................... 71 .942 1975...........................20-17............... .296 1,019 154 302 41 4 30 138 30 31....................4.11 9 0 7 254.0 248 116 198 177...................64 .940 1976...........................15-22............... .285 992 173 283 39 7 10 139 21 51.................. 5.48 13 1 3 243.0 263 148 193 150....................79 .927 1977.......................26-13-2............... .320 1,154 250 369 55 18 14 206 23 116...................4.10 24 5 3 287.2 324 131 136 200...................54 .957 1978...........................14-27............... .265 1,024 142 271 46 12 12 126 16 52...................5.59 9 0 1 257.2 313 160 145 160................... 89 .925 1979......................21-24-1................ .313 1,133 238 352 61 11 23 205 28 90...................6.88 15 2 4 281.1 376 215 170 194................... 70 .945 1980......................19-22-2................ .312 1,173 263 366 64 15 33 238 33 76...................5.82 9 4 2 293.2 355 190 189 216................... 82 .937 1981.......................19-26-2............... .273 1,184 194 323 51 3 25 179 23 46...................5.98 18 4 8 310.0 368 206 215 216................... 85 .938 1982......................19-24-1............... .325 1,202 313 391 62 18 35 254 12 58...................7.94 13 3 1 285.2 394 252 188 171................... 93 .928 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------No team from 1983-90---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1991............................11-25............... .220 920 134 202 24 12 4 105 11 76...................7.86 4 1 5 252.0 337 220 159 148....................91 .919 1992..........................18-36............... .277 1,543 277 428 76 9 19 242 25 91....................7.31 7 1 5 379.1 512 308 217 203................... 85 .952 1993...................... 16-34-1............... .247 1,448 199 357 49 12 15 174 14 53...................5.56 11 1 4 374.0 428 231 201 231................... 95 .944 1994.........................23-30............... .288 1,561 272 449 84 15 15 236 39 91.................. 5.02 22 3 1 397.2 472 222 172 257...................90 .952 1995.........................29-27............... .298 1,690 311 504 92 11 21 287 41 108...................5.30 18 1 5 436.3 491 257 260 313................... 93 .953 1996......................... 27-30............... .288 1,739 340 501 90 13 39 308 44 91....................5.31 11 5 5 442.1 494 261 210 256................... 86 .958 1997..........................19-29............... .323 1,466 300 473 84 15 30 260 59 71...................7.42 8 2 9 360.1 472 297 192 286................... 74 .954 1998.......................10-39-1................ .261 1.413 191 369 55 2 18 168 27 21...................7.39 9 2 1 354.1 504 291 177 244................... 86 .946 1999.........................4-51-1............... .232 1,530 180 355 69 8 19 156 22 28...................9.01 14 1 2 389.2 615 390 241 247..................105 .940 2000........................24-33............... .299 1,683 315 355 93 12 25 275 22 44...................5.70 17 1 10 412.0 544 261 156 289...................117 .936 2001......................... 28-27............... .298 1,862 379 554 138 14 31 331 20 54...................6.38 8 2 5 454.0 550 322 198 391...................90 .956 2002........................ 23-32............... .299 1,859 374 555 113 13 46 337 25 57...................5.63 6 1 9 455.1 507 285 220 359..................107 .947 2003....................... 34-24................ .315 1,986 408 625 108 12 70 337 23 81.................. 5.05 8 3 15 483.1 560 271 207 363................. 120 .944 2004.........................31-28............... .287 2,053 401 590 102 21 46 349 22 85................... 5.15 3 3 12 505.1 577 289 258 389.................. 110 .951 2005.........................16-36................ .271 1,908 290 518 101 6 35 261 35 41..................5.49 6 1 6 472.1 641 288 191 319.................128 .941 2006.........................24-31............... .275 1,877 317 516 100 10 38 287 32 83...................5.47 1 2 13 470.2 523 286 217 365...................92 .956 2007....................... 34-24............... .292 1,992 378 581 108 9 42 342 32 69.................. 4.65 2 1 14 503.2 537 260 188 398................... 85 .962 2008........................28-26............... .284 1.889 327 537 107 13 48 280 28 83....................5.31 5 0 11 475.0 528 280 222 353....................77 .963 2009.........................19-34.................288 1,818 356 524 94 12 44 331 32 47...................7.29 1 1 7 443.1 589 359 262 314................... 95 .952

The 1972 Huskies went 24-8 and reached the NCAA Tournament.

NIU won the 1996 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament.

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Season Results 1900-1982

Modern Era Scores 1991-Present

Overall Conference Year W L T Pct. W L T Pct. League/Finish Head Coach 1900 3 3 0 .500 n/a Fred Charles 1901 3 5 1 .389 n/a Fred Charles 1902 2 2 0 .500 n/a Fred Charles 1903 4 0 0 1.000 n/a A.F. Johnson 1904 7 4 0 .636 n/a Henry Stiness 1905 5 1 0 .833 n/a A.C. Kinsbury 1906 No records available 1907 4 5 0 .444 n/a Nelson A. Kellogg 1908 5 6 0 .455 n/a Nelson A. Kellogg 1909 7 4 0 .636 n/a Nelson A. Kellogg 1910 10 2 0 .833 n/a Nelson A. Kellogg 1911 No records available 1912 5 3 0 .625 n/a William Wirtz 1913 3 4 1 .438 n/a William Wirtz 1914 5 4 0 .556 n/a William Wirtz 1915 3 2 0 .600 n/a William Wirtz 1916 8 1 0 .889 n/a William Wirtz 1917 5 1 0 .833 n/a William Wirtz 1918-19 No team (World War I) 1920 10 3 0 .769 n/a Robert G. Buzzard 1921 3 3 1 .500 n/a Paul Harrison 1922 4 7 0 .364 n/a Paul Harrison 1923 4 3 0 .571 r ecord unavailable Little 19 Paul Harrison 1924 7 3 0 .700 record unavailable Little 19/1st William Muir 1925 11 0 0 1.000 r ecord unavailable Little 19/1st William Muir 1926 6 3 0 .667 r ecord unavailable Little 19 William Muir 1927 2 3 0 .400 r ecord unavailable Little 19 Roland Cowell 1928 7 2 0 .778 r ecord unavailable Little 19 Roland Cowell 1929 3 3 0 .500 r ecord unavailable Little 19 Roland Cowell 1930 5 7 0 .417 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1931 3 5 0 .375 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1932 3 4 0 .429 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1933 7 4 1 .625 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1934 6 4 0 .600 record unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1935 8 1 0 .889 r ecord unavailable Little 19 C. Nordly 1936 5 6 0 .455 r ecord unavailable Little 19/1st George Evans 1937 17 8 0 .680 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1938 10 12 0 .455 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1939 10 14 0 .417 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1940 14 12 0 .538 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1941 4 14 0 .222 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1942 8 9 0 .471 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1943 5 9 0 .357 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1944 1 9 0 .100 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1945 8 1 0 .889 r ecord unavailable Little 19/1st Ralph McKinzie 1946 15 3 0 .833 7 0 0 1.000 Little 19/1st George Evans 1947 13 5 2 .700 r ecord unavailable Little 19 George Evans 1948 11 11 0 .500 4 3 0 .571 IIAC/3rd John Pace 1949 10 6 0 .625 3 4 0 .429 IIAC Ralph McKinzie 1950 16 8 0 .667 r ecord unavailable IIAC/1st Ralph McKinzie 1951 11 6 0 .647 r ecord unavailable IIAC/1st Ralph McKinzie 1952 5 12 0 .294 3 7 0 .300 IIAC/t-4th Ralph McKinzie 1953 6 12 0 .333 2 6 0 .250 IIAC/5th Ralph McKinzie 1954 5 15 0 .250 4 8 0 .333 IIAC Ralph McKinzie 1955 5 17 0 .227 2 8 0 .200 IIAC Ralph McKinzie 1956 4 13 0 .438 3 9 0 .250 IIAC/6th Ralph McKinzie 1957 7 10 1 .417 5 5 0 .500 IIAC/t-4th Darrel Black 1958 8 18 1 .315 7 10 0 .412 IIAC Darrel Black 1959 13 14 0 .481 9 8 0 .527 IIAC Darrel Black 1960 12 15 0 .444 5 6 0 .455 IIAC/6th Darrel Black 1961 20 13 1 .603 7 8 0 .467 IIAC/t-4th Darrel Black 1962 13 21 0 .382 5 7 0 .417 IIAC/4th Darrel Black 1963 17 17 0 .500 6 6 0 .500 IIAC/4th Darrel Black 1964 23 5 0 .821 10 2 0 .833 IIAC/1st Thomas L. Meyer 1965 15 17 1 .470 6 6 0 .500 IIAC/t-2nd Thomas L. Meyer 1966 13 6 1 .675 6 2 0 .750 IIAC/2nd Thomas L. Meyer 1967 20 14 1 .586 Independent Thomas L. Meyer End College Division Era/Begin Division I Era 1968 13 14 1 .482 Independent Thomas L. Meyer 1969 16 19 0 .457 Independent Thomas L. Meyer 1970 18 15 1 .544 Independent Dave Mason 1971 24 15 0 .615 5 6 0 .455 Midwestern Dave Mason 1972 24 8 0 .750 7 2 0 .778 Midwestern/1st Wayne Franke 1973 14 15 0 .483 r ecord unavailable Midwestern Dave Mason 1974 18 21 0 .462 7 7 0 .500 MAC/6th Dave Mason 1975 20 17 0 .541 8 8 0 .500 MAC/6th Dave Mason 1976 15 22 0 .405 4 10 0 .286 MAC/10th Walt Owens 1977 26 13 2 .659 8 5 1 .607 MAC/4th Walt Owens 1978 14 27 0 .341 2 11 0 .154 MAC/10th Walt Owens 1979 21 24 1 .467 2 13 0 .133 MAC/9th Walt Owens 1980 19 20 2 .488 6 10 0 .375 MAC/7th Walt Owens 1981 19 26 2 .426 6 10 2 .389 MAC/6th Walt Owens 1982 19 24 1 .443 4 9 1 .321 MAC/4th West Walt Owens 1983-90 No team (program disbanded)

Spanky McFarland

1991-97 Seven Seasons 143-211-1, .405

1991: 11-25 (.306), Independent Head Coach: Spanky McFarland Mar. 9 ^ vs. Iowa L Mar. 10 ^ vs. Missouri State L @ Saint Louis L Mar. 16 @ Illinois L @ Illinois L Mar. 19 @ Indiana L @ Indiana L Mar. 21 @ Chicago State L @ Chicago State L Mar. 28 @ Bradley L @ Bradley L Mar. 29 @ SIU-Edwardsville L Mar. 30 @ SIU-Edwardsville L @ SIU-Edwardsville L Apr. 1 Chicago State L Chicago State L Apr. 3 Aurora L Apr. 6 @ Valparaiso L Apr. 7 Viterbo College W Viterbo College L Apr. 12 Rockford College W Apr. 13 Eastern Illinois W Eastern Illinois L Apr. 16 College of St. Francis L Apr. 17 @ St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (In) L @ St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (In) W Apr. 21 @ Northern Iowa W @ Northern Iowa W Apr. 25 @ Northeastern Illinois W Apr. 26 Northern Iowa L Northern Iowa W Apr. 27 Chicago W Chicago W Apr. 30 @ Wisconsin L May 2 @ Western Illinois W @ Western Illinois L ^ St. Louis, Mo.

16-3 (7) 11-0 19-2 (7) 15-0 (7) 13-0 (7) 4-0 (7) 2-1 (7) 4-3 (7) 8-2 (6) 16-2 (7) 8-7 (7) 9-0 4-1 (7) 21-0 (7) 10-7 (7) 8-5 (5) 9-6 (8) 20-5 6-2 (7) 6-2 (7) 8-5 3-2 (7) 6-4 (7) 18-0 3-2 (7) 8-2 (7) 7-2 (7) 5-4 (7) 2-0 11-6 (7) 9-0 (7) 8-4 (7) 7-2 (7) 10-5 5-3 (7) 11-3 (7)

1992: 18-36 (.333), 6-16 (.273) Mid-Con, 5th Gray Head Coach: Spanky McFarland Mar. 7 ^ vs. Iowa W 4-3 ^ vs. Eastern Kentucky L 5-3 (7) Mar. 8 @ Southern Illinois W 4-2 Mar. 10 @ Mississippi State L 4-0 Mar. 11 @ Samford W 12-6 Mar. 12 @ Alabama-Birmingham L 9-5 Mar. 13 @ Alabama L 12-1 Mar. 15 @ Tennessee Tech L 4-3 (11) Mar. 17 @ Illinois State W 3-1 (7) @ Illinois State L 5-1 (7) Mar. 21 @ Illinois L 16-7 (7) @ Illinois L 4-3 (6) Mar. 24 @ Saint Louis L 5-3 (7) @ Saint Louis L 7-6 (7) Mar. 25 @ Wichita State L 8-2 Mar. 26 @ Wichita State L 10-3 Mar. 28 @ Western Illinois W 8-1 (7) @ Western Illinois L 9-4 (7) Mar. 31 Northern Iowa W 17-5 (5) Northern Iowa L 20-11 (7) Apr. 4 Valparaiso L 6-3 (7) Valparaiso W 12-3 (7) Apr. 5 Chicago State W 4-3 (7) Chicago State L 8-5 (7) Apr. 8 @ Bradley L 7-3 (7) @ Bradley L 7-4 (7) Apr. 9 UW-Milwaukee L 8-6 (7) UW-Milwaukee L 6-5 (7) Apr. 11 Akron W 10-9 (7) Akron L 8-7 (8) Apr. 12 Illinois-Chicago L 5-4 (7) Illinois-Chicago L 5-2 (7) Apr. 17 @ UW-Milwaukee W 4-1 (7) @ UW-Milwaukee W 5-4 (7) Apr. 18 @ Valparaiso L 3-1 (7) @ Valparaiso W 3-2 (7) Apr. 19 Youngstown State L 4-3 (7) Youngstown State L 2-0 (7) Apr. 21 * Northwestern W 19-11 Apr. 23 @ Northeastern Illinois W 6-3 (7) Apr. 25 @ Wright State L 12-1 (7) @ Wright State L 6-3 Apr. 26 @ Cleveland State L 3-0 (7) @ Cleveland State W 11-0 (7) Apr. 29 Bradley L 7-2 (7) Bradley L 12-7 (7)

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Apr. 30 Eastern Illinois L Eastern Illinois L May 1 Eastern Illinois L Eastern Illinois W May 11 @ Illinois-Chicago L @ Illinois-Chicago L May 12 @ Chicago State W @ Chicago State W ^ Carbondale, Ill. * Geneva, Ill.

13-0 (7) 3-2 (7) 7-2 (7) 8-4 (7) 26-10 (7) 8-5 (7) 13-2 (6) 7-4 (7)

1993: 16-34-1 (.324), 6-13 (.316) Mid-Con, 7th Head Coach: Spanky McFarland Mar. 6 @ Georgia L 8-4 Mar. 7 @ Georgia L 18-0 Mar. 8 @ Mercer L 8-7 Mar. 10 @ Auburn W 4-3 Mar. 11 @ Georgia State W 7-5 Mar. 12 @ Kennesaw State L 3-2 @ Kennesaw State T 1-1 (7) Mar. 20 @ Arkansas L 12-2 Mar. 21 @ Arkansas L 11-3 @ Arkansas L 11-5 Mar. 30 Chicago State W 4-3 (7) Chicago State W 8-3 (7) Mar. 31 @ Illinois State L 10-3 (7) Apr. 3 @ Wright State L 5-0 Apr. 4 @ Wright State L 4-2 @ Wright State L 8-6 (7) Apr. 6 Saint Louis L 5-3 Saint Louis W 4-1 (7) Apr. 7 Bradley L 3-1 (7) Bradley L 4-1 (7) Apr. 10 Cleveland State L 5-2 (7) Cleveland State L 7-0 (7) Apr. 11 Cleveland State W 10-5 Apr. 13 UW-Milwaukee L 9-3 (7) UW-Milwaukee W 9-3 (7) Apr. 14 Illinois State L 2-0 (7) Illinois State L 7-2 (7) Apr. 18 @ Youngstown State L 3-0 (7) @ Youngstown State W 5-0 (7) Apr. 21 @ Northern Iowa L 6-1 (7) @ Northern Iowa L 5-3 (7) Apr. 22 @ Northeastern Illinois L 4-2 (7) @ Northeastern Illinois L 3-0 (7) Apr. 24 @ Valparaiso L 10-9 (7) @ Valparaiso W 5-4 (7) Apr. 27 Northeastern Illinois W 9-1 (7) Northeastern Illinois W 5-1 (7) Apr. 28 @ Bradley W 7-6 (7) @ Bradley L 9-2 (7) May 1 Eastern Illinois W 2-1 (7) Eastern Illinois L 5-3 (7) May 2 Eastern Illinois L 3-1 May 8 Illinois-Chicago L 11-8 (7) Illinois-Chicago L 9-4 (7) May 9 Illinois-Chicago L 5-0 (7) May 12 @ Chicago State W 8-3 (7) @ Chicago State L 4-3 (7) May 14 * Northwestern L 8-7 May 16 Western Illinois L 9-6 (7) Western Illinois W 13-5 (7) May 17 Western Illinois L 11-1 1994: 23-30 (.434), 10-14 (.417) Mid-Con, 7th Head Coach: Spanky McFarland Mar. 5 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L 9-3 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L 3-0 (7) Mar. 6 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L 2-1 Mar. 12 @ North Alabama L 7-6 (11) @ North Alabama W 6-0 (7) Mar. 14 @ S.E. Louisiana L 1-0 Mar. 15 @ New Orleans L 32-2 Mar. 16 @ S.E. Louisiana L 10-3 Mar. 17 @ New Orleans W 5-3 Mar. 18 @ Nicholls State L 6-4 Mar. 19 @ Nicholls State L 5-4 Mar. 20 @ Nicholls State L 6-3 Mar. 26 @ Wright State L 2-3 (7) @ Wright State W 4-0 (7) Mar. 27 @ Wright State L 7-6 Mar. 29 Illinois State L 6-5 (7) Illinois State W 7-2 (7) Mar. 30 @ Illinois State L 3-0 (7) @ Illinois State W 7-3 (7) Apr. 2 Illinois-Chicago L 2-1 (8) Illinois-Chicago W 9-8 (7) Apr. 3 Illinois-Chicago W 6-5 (9) Apr. 5 UW-Milwaukee L 7-6 Apr. 6 Bradley L 9-7 Apr. 9 @ Valparaiso W 6-3 (7) @ Valparaiso W 16-1 (7) Apr. 10 @ Valparaiso L 7-3 (7) Apr. 14 Aurora W 11-5

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Yearly Results 5-4 (9) 7-1 (7) 10-9 (9) 10-5 (7) 7-2 (7) 8-5 (7) 11-0 (7) 13-1 (7) 5-1 (7) 8-3 (7) 7-0 (7) 10-3 7-3 (7) 6-2 (7) 8-1 (7) 5-1 (7) 7-2 (7) 6-2 (7) 11-1 (5) 6-4 (7) 10-8 (3) 14-3 3-0 (7) 6-4 (7) 9-3

1995: 27-29 (.482), 9-7 (.563) MCC, 2nd West Head Coach: Spanky McFarland Feb. 25 @ Western Kentucky L 11-6 @ Western Kentucky L 2-1 (7) Feb. 26 @ Western Kentucky L 3-1 Mar. 4 ^ vs. Eastern Kentucky L 6-3 Mar. 5 ^ @ Southern Illinois L 13-9 (8) Mar. 10 % vs. Central Michigan L 3-2 Mar. 11 % vs. Austin Peay W 5-4 Mar. 12 % vs. Northern Kentucky W 10-1 Mar. 13 % vs. Delaware State W 16-5 Mar. 15 @ Jacksonville W 4-3 (7) @ Jacksonville L 7-3 (7) Mar. 18 % vs. North Florida L 7-2 Mar. 19 % vs. Akron W 3-1 (7) % vs. Md.-Eastern Shore W 6-0 (7) Mar. 22 Chicago State W 5-1 (7) Chicago State W 6-1 (7) Mar. 25 @ Iowa State L 4-1 (7) @ Iowa State W 2-1 (7) Mar. 26 @ Iowa State W 4-2 (7) @ Iowa State L 4-3 (7) Mar. 28 Northeastern Illinois W 9-8 (7) Mar. 30 Valparaiso W 7-5 Mar. 31 Viterbo College W 9-8 (10) Viterbo College W 4-3 (5) Apr. 1 @ Eastern Illinois W 5-4 (10) @ Eastern Illinois L 8-1 (7) Apr. 2 @ Eastern Illinois L 5-3 (7) @ Eastern Illinois L 7-5 (7) Apr. 12 Illinois State L 6-3 (7) Apr. 15 Butler W 10-3 Butler L 15-3 Apr. 16 Butler L 7-4 (7) Butler W 9-3 Apr. 19 Bradley L 10-6 (7) Bradley L 18-0 (7) Apr. 22 @ UW-Milwaukee W 6-4 @ UW-Milwaukee W 12-4 Apr. 23 @ UW-Milwaukee W 13-9 (7) @ UW-Milwaukee L 8-5 Apr. 25 Aurora W 11-2 Apr. 27 @ Bradley W 9-3 Apr. 29 Notre Dame W 4-3 Notre Dame W 6-5 Apr. 30 Notre Dame L 17-7 (7) Notre Dame L 7-4 May 3 @ Northern Iowa L 13-1 (7) @ Northern Iowa L 17-5 (7) May 4 @ Northeastern Illinois W 12-9 (11) May 6 @ Illinois-Chicago W 11-3 @ Illinois-Chicago L 7-4 May 7 @ Illinois-Chicago W 7-3 (7) @ Illinois-Chicago L 6-1 May 13 # vs. Wright State L 9-5 May 14 # vs. Illinois-Chicago W 10-5 May 15 # vs. Xavier W 4-2 May 16 # @ Notre Dame L 12-4 ^ Southern Illinois Saluki Best Inns Classic (Carbondale, Ill.) % Jacksonville, Fla. # MCC Tournament (South Bend, Ind.) 1996: 27-30 (.474), 12-10 (.545) MCC, T-4th MCC Tournament Champion Head Coach: Spanky McFarland Feb. 24 @ Evansville L 8-7 @ Evansville L 13-5 Feb. 25 @ Evansville L 12-5 Mar. 1 ^ vs. Western Illinois L 11-10 Mar. 2 @ Southern Illinois L 10-0 Mar. 3 ^ vs. Eastern Illinois W 6-3

Mar. 9 @ UNC-Greensboro L 5-4 Mar. 10 @ North Carolina A&T W 5-1 (5) Mar. 11 @ Wake Forest W 10-7 Mar. 13 % vs. Richmond L 13-7 @ Davidson W 15-8 Mar. 14 @ North Carolina L 8-6 Mar. 23 Iowa State L 6-3 (7) Iowa State W 3-0 Mar. 27 @ Illinois State L 2-1 (7) @ Illinois State W 2-0 (7) Mar. 30 @ Butler L 9-0 (7) @ Butler L 6-3 Apr. 2 Chicago State L 3-2 (7) Chicago State L 4-2 (7) Apr. 4 Northeastern Illinois W 17-8 Apr. 6 Cleveland State W 6-5 (7) Cleveland State W 15-5 Apr. 7 Cleveland State W 11-1 (7) Cleveland State W 19-7 Apr. 9 @ Chicago State L 4-0 (7) @ Chicago State W 4-3 (8) Apr. 11 Northern Iowa L 6-0 (7) Northern Iowa W 7-6 (7) Apr. 13 @ Wright State L 5-4 (10) @ Wright State L 8-6 (7) Apr. 14 @ Wright State W 6-2 (7) @ Wright State W 13-4 (7) Apr. 17 Bradley L 2-1 (7) Bradley W 5-4 (7) Apr. 20 UW-Milwaukee L 10-5 (7) UW-Milwaukee L 15-10 Apr. 21 UW-Milwaukee W 3-0 (7) UW-Milwaukee L 9-0 Apr. 23 Elmhurst College W 17-12 Apr. 24 Illinois-Chicago L 13-5 (7) Illinois-Chicago W 5-1 May 1 @ Illinois-Chicago L 4-2 (7) @ Illinois-Chicago W 16-0 May 2 @ Northeastern Illinois L 6-4 (7) @ Northeastern Illinois L 4-3 (7) May 4 @ Detroit Mercy W 6-3 (7) @ Detroit Mercy L 5-3 May 5 @ Detroit Mercy W 8-5 (7) @ Detroit Mercy W 7-4 May 10 # @ Butler W 15-11 May 12 # vs. Illinois-Chicago L 7-6 # vs. UW-Milwaukee W 4-1 # vs. Illinois-Chicago W 1-0 May 13 # vs. Illinois-Chicago W 7-4 May 16 $ @ Northeastern Illinois L 5-1 $ @ Northeastern Illinois L 9-2 ^ at Carbondale, Ill. % at Davidson, N.C. # MCC Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) $ NCAA Play-In Series (Chicago, Ill.) 1997: 19-29 (.396), 12-12 (.500) MCC, T-4th Head Coach: Spanky McFarland Feb. 28 ^ vs. Western Illinois W 1-0 (6) Mar. 7 @ Minnesota L 10-6 Mar. 8 @ Minnesota L 7-4 Mar. 9 @ Minnesota L 14-10 Mar. 11 @ Arkansas State L 17-3 Mar. 12 @ Arkansas State L 11-3 Mar. 15 % vs. Iowa L 6-2 Mar. 16 @ Missouri State L 8-3 (7) @ Missouri State L 8-7 (7) Mar. 23 @ Northeastern Illinois L 6-1 (7) @ Northeastern Illinois L 1-0 (7) Mar. 25 Viterbo College W 16-1 (7) Viterbo College W 10-2 (7) Mar. 29 Butler W 9-8 (7) Butler L 11-3 Mar. 30 Butler W 6-5 (7) Butler L 17-4 Apr. 1 Valparaiso W 5-0 (7) Valparaiso L 12-4 (7) Apr. 2 @ Chicago State L 8-6 (7) @ Chicago State W 13-4 (7) Apr. 5 @ Illinois-Chicago W 5-4 (7) @ Illinois-Chicago W 6-2 Apr. 6 Illinois-Chicago L 6-3 (7) Apr. 9 Eastern Illinois W 15-4 (7) Eastern Illinois L 5-2 (7) Apr. 13 Wright State L 6-4 (7) Wright State L 10-7 Apr. 16 @ Bradley L 7-6 (7) @ Bradley L 7-0 (7) Apr. 19 @ Cleveland State L 9-3 (7) @ Cleveland State W 17-9 Apr. 20 @ Cleveland State W 8-6 (7) @ Cleveland State L 13-7 Apr. 24 Chicago State W 7-4 (7) Chicago State W 8-5 Apr. 26 @ UW-Milwaukee W 11-10 (7) @ UW-Milwaukee L 7-2 Apr. 27 @ UW-Milwaukee L 6-5 (7) @ UW-Milwaukee W 11-5

Apr. 29 Illinois State W May 3 Detroit Mercy W Detroit Mercy L May 4 Detroit Mercy L Detroit Mercy L May 9 # @ Wright State W May 10 # vs. Detroit Mercy L # @ Wright State L ^ at Carbondale, Ill. % at Springfield, Mo. # MCC Tournament (Dayton, Ohio)

12-11 (11) 13-8 (7) 6-3 (9) 7-4 (7) 8-7 9-3 9-7 16-4

Frank Del Medico 1998-99 Two Seasons 14-90-2, .142

1998: 10-39-1 (210), 8-23 (.258) MAC, 6th West Head Coach: Frank Del Medico Feb. 27 ^ vs. Western Illinois W 6-1 Feb. 28 @ Southern Illinois L 14-11 Mar. 1 ^ vs. Eastern Illinois L 7-6 Mar. 6 @ Southern Mississippi L 12-6 Mar. 8 @ Southern Mississippi L 10-4 (7) @ Southern Mississippi L 14-11 (7) Mar. 9 @ Nicholls State L 14-2 Mar. 10 @ Tulane L 6-1 Mar. 11 @ Tulane L 14-1 Mar. 12 @ New Orleans L 7-1 Mar. 13 @ Nicholls State L 11-1 Mar. 24 Valparaiso L 3-2 (8) Valparaiso T 1-1 (8) Mar. 25 Bradley L 5-1 (7) Bradley W 3-2 (8) Mar. 28 @ Akron L 13-1 (7) @ Akron W 1-0 (7) Mar. 29 @ Kent State L 17-6 (7) @ Kent State L 9-4 (7) Apr. 1 @ Eastern Illinois L 7-1 (7) @ Eastern Illinois L 6-1 (7) Apr. 4 Ohio L 8-1 (7) Ohio W 8-7 (7) Apr. 5 Marshall L 13-2 (7) Marshall W 6-3 (7) Apr. 8 @ Bowling Green L 9-0 (7) @ Bowling Green W 10-7 (7) Apr. 11 Western Michigan L 6-1 (7) Western Michigan L 3-2 (10) Apr. 12 Western Michigan L 2-0 (7) Western Michigan W 6-4 (7) Apr. 18 Eastern Michigan W 5-4 (7) Eastern Michigan L 7-1 (7) Apr. 19 Eastern Michigan W 13-8 (7) Eastern Michigan L 12-11 (7) Apr. 22 Miami (Oh) L 5-4 Miami (Oh) L 13-6 (7) Apr. 25 Ball State L 11-3 (7) Ball State L 6-5 (7) Apr. 26 Ball State L 3-0 (7) Apr. 28 @ Northwestern L 11-8 (11) Apr. 29 @ Illinois State L 5-3 (7) May 2 @ Central Michigan L 4-2 (7) @ Central Michigan L 10-2 (7) May 3 @ Central Michigan L 12-1 (7) @ Central Michigan L 6-5 (7) May 9 @ Toledo W 1-0 (7) @ Toledo L 9-0 (7) May 10 @ Toledo L 7-6 (7) @ Toledo L 9-8 (7) ^ at Carbondale, Ill. 1999: 4-51-1 (.080), 1-31 (.031) MAC, 6th West Head Coach: Frank Del Medico Feb. 27 @ Murray State L 18-6 (8) Feb. 28 @ Murray State W 8-7 (8) @ Murray State L 5-4 (7) Mar. 6 @ Southeast Missouri State L 5-4 (8) Mar. 7 @ Southeast Missouri State L 10-0 @ Southeast Missouri State L 7-2 (7) Mar. 13 @ Minnesota L 9-2 Mar. 14 @ Minnesota L 8-3 (7) @ Minnesota L 7-1 (7) Mar. 20 @ Creighton L 15-0 @ Creighton L 20-19 Mar. 24 Trinity International W 8-1 Mar. 27 @ Purdue L 2-0 (7) @ Purdue L 10-5 Mar. 28 @ Purdue L 9-8 (10) Mar. 31 Chicago State W 2-1 (7) Chicago State L 9-4 (7) Apr. 1 UW-Milwaukee L 15-3 (7) UW-Milwaukee L 3-0 (7) Apr. 3 Akron W 2-0 (7) Akron L 8-0 (7) Apr. 4 Kent State L 17-3 (7) Kent State L 15-4 (7)

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Apr. 6 Chicago State T 13-13 (11) Apr. 10 @ Ohio L 17-5 (7) @ Ohio L 9-6 (7) Apr. 11 @ Marshall L 12-6 (7) @ Marshall L 5-3 (7) Apr. 14 Bowling Green L 4-0 (7) Bowling Green L 15-0 (7) Apr. 17 @ Western Michigan L 5-1 (7) @ Western Michigan L 5-1 (7) Apr. 18 @ Western Michigan L 13-0 (7) @ Western Michigan L 3-0 (7) Apr. 21 Eastern Illinois L 7-1 (7) Eastern Illinois L 12-3 (7) Apr. 24 @ Eastern Michigan L 6-5 (7) @ Eastern Michigan L 3-0 (7) Apr. 25 @ Eastern Michigan L 14-3 (7) @ Eastern Michigan L 6-4 (7) Apr. 28 @ Miami (Oh) L 8-2 (7) @ Miami (Oh) L 10-5 (7) May 1 @ Ball State L 10-1 (7) @ Ball State L 10-2 (7) May 2 @ Ball State L 3-2 (8) @ Ball State L 4-3 (7) May 8 Central Michigan L 16-0 (7) Central Michigan L 8-3 (7) May 9 Central Michigan L 11-2 (7) Central Michigan L 8-7 (8) May 11 Valparaiso L 5-0 (5) May 12 Illinois-Chicago L 11-5 (5) May 15 Toledo L 2-0 (7) Toledo L 4-2 (7) May 16 Toledo L 2-1 (10) Toledo L 5-4 (7)

Dave Schrage 2000-2002 Three Seasons 75-92-0, .449

2000: 24-33 (.421), 11-15 (.423) MAC, 3rd West Head Coach: Dave Schrage Feb. 27 @ Tennessee-Martin L 6-5 (7) @ Tennessee-Martin W 11-8 Mar. 3 @ Cincinnati L 16-5 Mar. 4 @ Cincinnati L 1-0 (7) @ Cincinnati L 10-8 (7) Mar. 5 @ Cincinnati L 2-1 Mar. 11 ^ vs. St. Xavier W 6-5 Mar. 12 ^ vs. Pennsylvania L 10-5 Mar. 14 ^ vs. Pennsylvania L 8-4 Mar. 15 @ Bethune-Cookman L 5-4 Mar. 16 @ Bethune-Cookman L 12-8 Mar. 17 ^ vs. Fordham W 6-3 Mar. 18 ^ vs. Fordham W 22-8 Mar. 22 Chicago State L 2-1 (7) Chicago State W 10-4 (7) Mar. 25 Mount St. Clare W 3-2 (7) Mount St. Clare W 16-4 (5) Mar. 29 @ Iowa W 4-2 Apr. 1 @ Kent State L 2-0 (7) @ Kent State L 12-0 (7) Apr. 2 @ Akron W 5-2 (7) Apr. 4 Trinity International W 22-8 (7) Apr. 5 Eastern Illinois L 5-2 (7) Eastern Illinois W 6-2 (7) Apr. 9 Ohio W 9-7 (7) Ohio L 18-12 (7) Apr. 10 Marshall W 6-2 (7) Apr. 12 @ Chicago State W 11-2 Apr. 15 @ Toledo L 3-1 (7) @ Toledo L 9-8 (7) Apr. 16 @ Toledo W 2-0 (7) @ Toledo W 7-2 (7) Apr. 18 @ Illinois-Chicago L 5-2 Apr. 22 Ball State L 7-1 (7) Ball State L 9-3 (7) Apr. 23 Ball State L 8-0 (7) Ball State L 3-0 (7) Apr. 25 @ Northwestern L 6-3 (7) @ Northwestern W 13-11 (7) Apr. 26 Bradley L 8-1 (7) Bradley W 8-1 (7) Apr. 29 Western Michigan W 9-7 (7) Western Michigan W 9-7 (7) Apr. 30 Western Michigan W 3-2 (8) Western Michigan L 3-0 (8) May 2 Illinois State W 18-11 May 4 Olivet Nazarene L 6-1 (7) May 6 Eastern Michigan L 5-1 (7) Eastern Michigan W 6-5 (7) May 7 Eastern Michigan L 10-4 (7) Eastern Michigan L 18-2 (7) May 13 @ Central Michigan L 6-3 (7) @ Central Michigan L 11-1 (7) May 14 @ Central Michigan W 4-3 (8) @ Central Michigan W 3-2 (7) May 17 # at Kent State L 10-4 (7)

<<<Back May 18 # vs. Central Michigan L 8-4 (7) ^ Ormond Beach Complex (Daytona Beach, Fla.) # MAC Tournament (Kent, Ohio) 2001: 28-27 (.509), 10-17 (.370) MAC, 5th West Head Coach: Dave Schrage Feb. 24 @ Tennessee-Martin W 13-3 @ Tennessee-Martin W 19-5 (6) Feb. 25 @ Tennessee-Martin W 8-6 Mar. 2 @ Murray State L 11-7 Mar. 3 @ Murray State W 4-2 Mar. 4 @ Murray State L 11-10 Mar. 10 @ Indiana State L 7-1 Mar. 11 @ Indiana State L 4-3 Mar. 14 ^ vs. St. Xavier W 8-7 (11) @ #13 Stetson W 3-2 (10) Mar. 15 ^ vs. Lehigh W 12-5 ^ vs. Iowa L 6-0 Mar. 17 ^ vs. Pennsylvania L 6-1 Mar. 21 Chicago State L 13-7 (7) Chicago State W 4-3 (7) Mar. 23 @ Ball State L 13-1 Mar. 24 @ Ball State L 11-4 (7) @ Ball State L 15-7 Mar. 28 @ Bradley W 11-9 (7) @ Bradley W 7-5 (7) Mar. 30 @ Eastern Michigan L 10-2 (7) Mar. 30 @ Eastern Michigan L 18-3 Apr. 3 UW-Milwaukee W 9-8 Apr. 4 Illinois-Chicago W 11-8 Apr. 6 Trinity W 15-3 Apr. 7 St. Xavier W 7-1 St. Xavier W 11-1 Apr. 10 Mount St. Clare W 7-0 Apr. 13 @ Western Michigan L 14-13 Apr. 14 @ Western Michigan W 8-3 (7) @ Western Michigan L 15-0 Apr. 15 @ Western Michigan L 13-7 Apr. 18 @ Eastern Illinois W 8-6 (7) @ Eastern Illinois L 7-6 (7) Apr. 20 Central Michigan W 4-2 Apr. 21 Central Michigan W 4-2 (7) Central Michigan L 11-9 (10) Apr. 22 Central Michigan L 6-3 Apr. 25 @ Chicago State L 4-2 Apr. 27 Toledo L 9-2 Apr. 28 Toledo L 15-9 (7) Toledo W 17-5 Apr. 29 Toledo W 12-6 May 1 Illinois State L 7-4 May 2 Valparaiso W 8-2 May 4 @ Buffalo W 12-5 May 5 @ Buffalo W 10-1 (7) @ Buffalo W 4-3 May 6 @ Buffalo W 10-0 May 11 Ohio L 15-7 May 12 Ohio W 6-5 (7) Ohio L 20-15 May 13 Ohio L 7-2 ^ Florida Spring Break Trip 2002: 23-32 (.418), 11-14 (.444) MAC, 5th West Head Coach: Dave Schrage Mar. 1 ^ @ Winthrop L 13-12 (11) ^ vs. Akron W 12-2 Mar. 3 ^ vs. West Virginia L 3-2 (8) Mar. 9 ! vs. Indiana L 9-5 Mar. 10 ! vs. Manhattan W 5-3 (10) Mar. 11 ! vs. Bucknell W 7-5 Mar. 12 @ South Florida L 8-2 Mar. 14 ! vs. Yale W 5-3 Mar. 15 ! vs. Vermont L 14-6 Mar. 16 ! vs. Massachusetts L 4-3 (10) ! vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 17-1 Mar. 20 Chicago State W 11-2 Mar. 23 Western Illinois W 12-10 Mar. 24 @ Western Illinois L 5-4 Mar. 26 Winona State L 15-14 (11) Mar. 27 Bradley L 4-2 (7) Bradley L 5-0 (7) Mar. 29 Ball State L 12-7 Mar. 30 Ball State L 5-0 (7) Ball State W 4-2 Mar. 31 Ball State W 14-11 Apr. 5 Eastern Michigan L 5-2 (7) Eastern Michigan L 16-10 Apr. 7 @ Eastern Michigan W 8-5 (7) @ Eastern Michigan L 9-6 Apr. 10 @ Iowa L 11-9 Apr. 12 Mount St. Clare W 10-2 Apr. 13 @ Illinois State L 7-6 (7) @ Illinois State L 9-4 Apr. 14 Illinois State W 6-5 (7) Illinois State L 8-4 Apr. 16 UW-Milwaukee L 6-3 Apr. 17 @ Illinois-Chicago W 6-3 Apr. 19 Western Michigan W 7-6 Apr. 20 Western Michigan W 6-1 (7)

Yearly Results Western Michigan L 17-12 Apr. 21 Western Michigan W 11-10 Apr. 24 @ Chicago State W 10-3 Apr. 26 @ Central Michigan L 8-6 Apr. 27 @ Central Michigan L 2-0 (7) Apr. 30 Chicago State L 9-2 May 1 @ Valparaiso W 3-2 May 3 @ Toledo L 8-5 May 4 @ Toledo L 8-5 (7) @ Toledo W 4-0 May 5 @ Toledo L 18-17 May 10 Buffalo W 8-4 May 12 Buffalo W 8-7 (7) Buffalo W 13-4 May 14 North Central L 12-9 May 15 Eastern Illinois L 9-8 May 18 @ Ohio W 7-6 (7) @ Ohio L 5-4 May 19 @ Ohio L 11-1 (7) @ Ohio L 12-10 ^ Simmons MRS Shootout (Rock Hill, S.C.) ! Spring Break Classic

Ed Mathey

2003-present Seven Seasons 186-203-1, .478 2003: 34-24 (.586), 15-11 (.577) MAC, 3rd West Head Coach: Ed Mathey Feb. 22 @ Louisville L 3-2 (10) @ Louisville L 3-2 (7) Feb. 28 vs. Ball State W 4-3 (10) Mar. 1 vs. Saint Louis W 6-1 Mar. 2 vs. Southern Illinois L 8-4 Mar. 8 @ Eastern Kentucky W 12-7 (8) @ Eastern Kentucky L 17-13 Mar. 9 @ Eastern Kentucky L 19-4 Mar. 10 @ Morehead State L 7-6 Mar. 12 @ Eastern Kentucky W 7-5 Mar. 14 ^ vs. Birmingham Southern L 7-3 ^ vs. Michigan W 12-8 Mar. 16 ^ @ Winthrop W 11-10 Mar. 19 @ Illinois W 12-10 Mar. 22 Calumet College W 15-1 (7) Calumet College W 6-0 (7) Mar. 26 Bradley L 5-4 (7) Bradley W 5-3 (7) Mar. 29 Toledo W 6-0 (7) Toledo W 11-5 Mar. 30 Toledo W 4-1 (7) Toledo L 12-7 Apr. 1 @ Iowa W 15-7 Apr. 2 Illinois-Chicago W 5-4 Apr. 8 @ Eastern Illinois L 9-8 Apr. 11 @ Western Michigan W 7-3 Apr. 12 @ Western Michigan W 2-1 (7) @ Western Michigan L 10-6 Apr. 13 @ Western Michigan L 4-3 (15) Apr. 16 @ Chicago State W 9-0 Apr. 18 Bowling Green W 11-1 Apr. 19 Bowling Green L 10-4 (7) Bowling Green W 2-1 Bowling Green W 9-8 Apr. 22 Lakeland College W 17-8 Apr. 23 Chicago State L 7-6 Apr. 26 @ Miami (Oh) L 2-0 (8) Apr. 27 @ Miami (Oh) L 5-0 (8) @ Miami (Oh) L 10-9 (7) @ Miami (Oh) W 11-9 (7) Apr. 29 Illinois State W 7-5 May 2 St. Xavier W 7-5 May 3 IPFW L 7-2 IPFW W 7-4 May 9 @ Eastern Michigan L 13-6 May 10 @ Eastern Michigan W 5-3 (7) @ Eastern Michigan L 9-8 May 11 @ Eastern Michigan L 19-10 May 13 Buffalo W 15-2 (7) Buffalo W 6-4 May 14 @ Western Illinois W 12-9 May 16 Central Michigan L 9-4 May 17 Central Michigan W 9-7 (7) Central Michigan W 11-10 (10) May 18 Central Michigan W 3-2 May 21 # at Kent State W 4-3 May 22 # Eastern Michigan L 6-4 May 23 # Ohio L 9-8 ^ Simmons MRS Shootout (Rock Hill, S.C.) # MAC Tournament (Kent, Ohio) 2004: 31-28 (.586), 14-10 (.583) MAC, T-2nd West Head Coach: Ed Mathey Feb. 20 @ Texas Tech L 10-9 Feb. 21 @ Texas Tech W 7-5 Feb. 22 @ Texas Tech L 19-3

Feb. 27 @ Southern Illinois W 5-1 Feb. 28 @ Southern Illinois W 7-3 Feb. 29 @ Southern Illinois W 6-5 Mar. 5 @ New Orleans L 8-1 Mar. 6 @ New Orleans W 8-4 Mar. 7 @ New Orleans L 7-1 Mar. 9 @ Flagler W 12-11 Mar. 10 vs. Holy Cross W 16-1 Mar. 11 vs. IPFW W 10-1 vs. Lehigh L 18-9 Mar. 12 vs. St. Bonaventure W 16-6 Mar. 13 vs. Duquesne L 12-8 (10) Mar. 14 vs. Fairfield L 4-1 Mar. 20 Lakeland College W 12-0 (7) Lakeland College W 18-2 (7) Mar. 24 Wheaton W 5-4 Mar. 26 vs. Minnesota L 5-4 (11) Mar. 27 vs. Northern Colorado L 5-0 Mar. 28 @ Iowa L 4-2 Mar. 31 Bradley L 14-5 Apr. 2 @ Ball State L 3-2 Apr. 3 @ Ball State L 6-3 Apr. 4 @ Ball State L 9-6 Apr. 6 UW-Milwaukee L 2-1 (7) UW-Milwaukee W 14-10 Apr. 9 Western Michigan W 5-4 Apr. 10 Western Michigan W 7-5 Apr. 11 Western Michigan W 21-6 Apr. 14 Eastern Illinois L 10-7 Apr. 16 @ Bowling Green W 9-6 Apr. 17 @ Bowling Green W 9-7 Apr. 18 @ Bowling Green L 11-10 Apr. 21 St. Xavier W 2-1 (7) St. Xavier L 16-12 Apr. 23 @ Central Michigan W 4-1 Apr. 24 @ Central Michigan L 10-6 Apr. 25 @ Central Michigan W 7-2 Apr. 27 @ Illinois State L 10-5 May 1 Akron W 7-2 Akron W 6-2 May 2 Akron L 13-7 May 7 Eastern Michigan W 4-2 May 8 Eastern Michigan L 22-4 May 9 Eastern Michigan W 13-8 May 11 Valparaiso W 6-5 (10) May 12 North Central W 2-0 May 14 @ Miami (Oh) L 9-6 May 15 @ Miami (Oh) L 10-3 May 16 @ Miami (Oh) L 4-3 May 18 @ Northwestern L 5-2 May 21 Toledo W 7-6 May 22 Toledo W 5-0 May 23 Toledo W 6-5 May 26 # Miami (Oh) W 8-5 May 27 # Eastern Michigan L 17-12 May 28 # Kent State L 8-6 # MAC Tournament (Mount Pleasant, Mich.) 2005: 16-36 (.308), 6-18 (.250) MAC, 6th West Head Coach: Ed Mathey Feb. 11 @ Texas Tech L 13-7 Feb. 12 @ Texas Tech L 17-7 Feb. 13 @ Texas Tech L 12-7 Mar. 3 @ Southern Illinois L 6-3 Mar. 4 @ Southern Illinois L 6-5 (10) Mar. 5 @ Southern Illinois W 9-3 Mar. 12 vs. Wright State W 8-5 (11) vs. Austin Peay W 5-2 Mar. 14 @ Evansville L 7-2 Mar. 15 @ Louisville L 8-7 Mar. 16 @ Xavier L 7-2 Mar. 17 vs. Notre Dame L 10-6 Mar. 18 @ Eastern Kentucky L 27-6 Mar. 19 @ Eastern Kentucky L 19-11 Mar. 20 @ Eastern Kentucky L 7-6 (10) Mar. 22 Valparaiso W 12-8 Mar. 24 St. Xavier W 4-1 Mar. 29 Northern Iowa L 4-3 (15) Mar. 30 at Bradley W 7-6 (8) Apr. 2 Ball State L 6-2 Ball State L 12-4 Apr. 3 Ball State L 16-5 Apr. 5 Illinois State W 6-4 Apr. 6 @ Eastern Illinois W 9-7 Apr. 8 @ Western Michigan L 14-3 Apr. 9 @ Western Michigan L 3-2 Apr. 10 @ Western Michigan L 16-5 Apr. 13 @ Iowa L 8-7 Apr. 15 Bowling Green L 5-1 Apr. 16 Bowling Green L 4-3 (11) Apr. 17 Bowling Green W 6-5 Apr. 19 Chicago State W 5-1 Apr. 20 @ Illinois-Chicago L 3-0 Apr. 23 Central Michigan L 14-6 Central Michigan L 12-6 Apr. 24 Central Michigan L 15-6 Apr. 26 Purdue-North Central T 8-8 (12) Apr. 29 @ Akron W 12-6 Apr. 30 @ Akron L 8-3

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Next>>> May 1 @ Akron L May 3 @ Chicago State L May 4 * Northwestern W May 6 @ Eastern Michigan L May 7 @ Eastern Michigan W May 8 @ Eastern Michigan L May 13 Miami (Oh) L May 14 Miami (Oh) L May 15 Miami (Oh) W May 17 @ #5 Nebraska L May 18 @ #5 Nebraska L May 20 @ Toledo L May 21 @ Toledo W May 22 @ Toledo W * at Elfstrom Stadium (Geneva, Ill.)

2-1 (11) 9-8 (10) 10-5 7-5 5-0 7-6 5-1 5-2 3-2 10-2 3-2 4-2 19-11 7-3

2006: 24-31 (.436), 8-18 (.307) MAC, 6th West Head Coach: Ed Mathey Feb. 3 @ #12 Arizona State L 5-3 Feb. 4 @ #12 Arizona State L 9-6 Feb. 5 @ #12 Arizona State L 8-3 Feb. 24 ^ vs. Eastern Illinois W 4-0 Feb. 25 ^ @ Evansville W 4-2 Feb. 26 ^ vs. UW-Milwaukee L 9-8 Mar. 3 @ Southern Illinois L 7-4 Mar. 4 @ Southern Illinois W 8-0 Mar. 5 @ Southern Illinois W 8-6 Mar. 10 @ Saint Mary’s L 10-2 Mar. 11 @ Saint Mary’s L 5-2 Mar. 13 @ San Jose State W 2-1 Mar. 15 @ Nevada L 5-3 Mar. 16 @ Nevada L 12-8 Mar. 17 @ Nevada L 13-9 Mar. 18 @ Nevada L 17-10 Mar. 19 @ Nevada L 6-2 Mar. 25 @ Ohio L 8-6 @ Ohio W 14-10 Mar. 26 @ Ohio W 10-7 Mar. 28 Bradley W 3-2 (8) Bradley W 5-3 (7) Mar. 31 Akron W 4-2 Apr. 1 Akron L 6-5 Apr. 2 Akron W 8-3 (7) Apr. 4 Illinois State W 11-8 Apr. 7 Kent State L 13-10 Apr. 8 Kent State L 21-2 Apr. 9 Kent State W 5-2 Apr. 11 @ Illinois State L 7-3 Apr. 12 @ Northern Iowa W 7-6 Apr. 14 @ Miami (Oh) L 14-4 Apr. 15 @ Miami (Oh) L 3-1 Apr. 16 @ Miami (Oh) W 3-2 (11) Apr. 18 Wheaton W 11-3 Apr. 19 Chicago State W 5-1 Apr. 21 Central Michigan W 5-4 Apr. 22 Central Michigan L 17-5 Apr. 23 Central Michigan W 12-5 Apr. 25 Illinois-Chicago W 8-7 Apr. 26 Chicago State W 14-8 Apr. 28 @ Eastern Michigan L 9-8 Apr. 29 @ Eastern Michigan L 7-3 Apr. 30 @ Eastern Michigan L 6-4 May 2 @ UW-Milwaukee W 8-7 May 3 * Northwestern W 8-6 May 5 @ Western Michigan L 7-4 May 6 @ Western Michigan L 5-4 (11) May 7 @ Western Michigan L 7-2 May 13 Ball State L 10-3 Ball State L 4-0 (7) May 16 @ Valparaiso W 8-3 May 18 Toledo L 9-5 May 19 Toledo L 8-7 May 20 Toledo L 7-6 ^ at Evansville (Ind.) Tournament * at Elfstrom Stadium (Geneva, Ill.) 2007: 34-24 (.586), 16-11 (.593) MAC, 3rd West Head Coach: Ed Mathey Feb. 22 @ Texas Tech L 6-5 Feb. 23 @ Texas Tech W 8-5 Feb. 24 @ Texas Tech L 4-1 Mar. 2 @ Southern Illinois L 9-4 Mar. 3 @ Southern Illinois L 5-1 Mar. 4 @ Southern Illinois W 9-6 Mar. 10 ^ vs. Maine W 17-1 Mar. 11 ^ vs. Long Island W 18-6 Mar. 13 ^ vs. New Jersey Tech W 6-4 #29 Mar. 14 @ Florida Atlantic L 13-7 Mar. 15 ^ vs. New Jersey Tech L 9-8 ^ vs. Fordham W 13-12 Mar. 16 ^ vs. Fordham L 10-7 Mar. 17 ^ vs. Manhattan W 14-10 Mar. 20 @ Chicago State W 11-1 Mar. 23 Ohio W 6-4 Mar. 24 Ohio W 5-4 (10) Mar. 25 Ohio W 7-2 Mar. 28 @ Bradley W 9-3 @ Bradley L 5-4 Mar. 30 @ Akron W 8-3

<<<Back Mar. 31 @ Akron L Apr. 1 @ Akron W Apr. 3 Illinois State W Apr. 6 @ Kent State W Apr. 8 @ Kent State W @ Kent State L Apr. 10 @ Illinois State W Apr. 13 Miami (Oh) L Apr. 14 Miami (Oh) W Apr. 15 Miami (Oh) W Apr. 17 St. Xavier L Apr. 18 @ Iowa L Apr. 20 @ Central Michigan L Apr. 21 @ Central Michigan L Apr. 22 @ Central Michigan L Apr. 24 @ Illinois-Chicago W Apr. 27 Eastern Michigan L Apr. 28 Eastern Michigan W Apr. 29 Eastern Michigan L May 1 @ Northwestern W May 2 @ UW-Milwaukee W @ UW-Milwaukee L May 4 Western Michigan W May 5 Western Michigan W May 6 Western Michigan W May 11 @ Ball State W May 12 @ Ball State W May 13 @ Ball State L May 15 Chicago State W May 16 * Eastern Illinois W May 17 @ Toledo L May 18 @ Toledo L May 19 @ Toledo W May 23 # Kent State L May 24 # Toledo W May 25 # Miami (Oh) W # at Eastern Michigan L ^ Palm Beach (Fla.) Challenge * at Elfstrom Stadium (Geneva, Ill.) # MAC Tournament (Ypsilanti, Mich.)

Yearly Results 5-0 7-4 (11) 8-6 2-0 11-8 7-2 6-4 8-3 4-3 8-5 8-2 4-3 7-2 15-8 7-4 4-3 (8) 6-1 11-1 4-2 5-4 10-9 (7) 11-1 (7) 4-1 6-5 10-6 7-3 4-3 2-1 (10) 20-6 7-4 6-4 8-7 13-9 7-3 11-10 6-4 (13) 9-3

2008: 28-26 (.519), 16-10 (.615) MAC, 2nd West Head Coach: Ed Mathey Feb. 28 ^ vs. Portland L 9-6 ^ vs. Hawaii L 7-3 Mar. 1 @ Southern Illinois W 3-1 @ Southern Illinois W 9-4 Mar. 2 @ Southern Illinois L 5-3 Mar. 7 @ Texas State L 3-1 Mar. 8 * vs. Texas Tech L 11-5 Mar. 9 * vs. Texas Tech L 8-5 @ Texas State L 16-5 Mar. 11 @ Texas-San Antonio W 6-1 Mar. 12 ! vs. #25 Oklahoma L 11-5 Mar. 13 @ Dallas Baptist L 11-8 Mar. 14 @ Dallas Baptist L 13-2 Mar. 15 @ Dallas Baptist W 10-2 Mar. 22 @ Buffalo W 10-3 @ Buffalo W 17-1 Mar. 23 @ Buffalo W 6-4 Mar. 25 Bradley L 5-4 Bradley W 11-6 Mar. 26 @ Iowa W 5-4 Mar. 28 @ Bowling Green L 3-2 Mar. 29 @ Bowling Green L 4-3 Mar. 30 @ Bowling Green L 4-1 Apr. 2 UW-Milwaukee W 3-2 Apr. 4 Kent State W 11-6 Apr. 5 Kent State W 3-2 Apr. 6 Kent State L 9-5 Apr. 9 @ Valparaiso L 5-4 Apr. 11 Akron W 5-4 Apr. 13 Akron W 14-11 Akron W 14-10 #29 Apr. 16 + vs. Notre Dame L 5-4 Apr. 18 @ Toledo W 9-5 Apr. 19 @ Toledo L 7-5 Apr. 20 @ Toledo L 4-2 Apr. 22 % vs. Illinois-Chicago W 4-3 Apr. 23 Illinois State L 14-10 Apr. 25 Eastern Michigan L 4-3 Apr. 26 Eastern Michigan W 5-4 Eastern Michigan W 7-4 Apr. 29 @ UW-Milwaukee W 5-3 May 2 Central Michigan W 5-2 May 4 Central Michigan L 8-6 Central Michigan L 7-3 May 10 @ Ball State W 4-1 @ Ball State W 7-6 May 12 Northern Iowa W 7-4 May 15 Western Michigan W 12-11 May 16 Western Michigan L 8-4 May 17 Western Michigan W 8-5 May 21 # vs. Ball State W 13-7 May 22 # vs. Kent State L 10-6 May 23 # vs. Ball State W 6-5 # vs. Kent State L 10-3 ^ Coca-Cola Classic (Surprise, Ariz.)

* at Bobcat Field (San Marcos, Texas) ! at Dr. Pepper Ball Park (Frisco, Texas) + at U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Ill.) % at Elfstrom Stadium (Geneva, Ill.) # MAC Tournament (Chillicothe, Ohio) 2009: 19-34 (.358), 10-16 (.385) MAC, West Head Coach: Ed Mathey Feb. 20 # vs. North Florida L 3-6 # @ Mississippi State L 1-8 Feb. 21 # @ Mississippi State W 11-10 Feb. 22 # vs. North Florida L 3-9 Feb. 26 ^ vs. #25 Oregon State L 7-23 Feb. 27 ^ @ #8 Arizona State L 1-6 Feb. 28 ^ vs. #15 Missouri W 5-2 Mar. 1 ^ vs. #25 Oregon State L 1-2 Mar. 6 @ Southern Illinois W 8-4 Mar. 7 @ Southern Illinois W 1-0 Mar. 8 @ Southern Illinois L 7-9 Mar. 10 @ Saint Louis L 2-13 Mar. 11 @ Saint Louis L 2-7 Mar. 13 @ Southeast Missouri L 6-8 Mar. 14 @ Southeast Missouri L 5-15 @ Southeast Missouri L 10-11 Mar. 15 @ Southeast Missouri W 17-10 Mar. 20 Buffalo W 14-3 Mar. 21 Buffalo W 9-3 Mar. 22 Buffalo W 5-4 Mar. 25 @ Bradley L 2-3 @ Bradley W 5-1 Mar. 27 Bowling Green W 6-4 Mar. 28 Bowling Green L 0-8 Apr. 1 UW-Milwaukee W 5-3 Apr. 3 @ Kent State L 3-9 Apr. 4 @ Kent State L 9-20 Apr. 5 @ Kent State L 9-13 Apr. 8 @ Northwestern L 5-6 Apr. 10 @ Akron L 10-14 @ Akron L 11-14 Apr. 12 @ Akron L 9-10 Apr. 14 Illinois State W 14-10 Apr. 15 Chicago State W 16-2 Apr. 17 Toledo W 12-5 Apr. 18 Toledo L 7-12 Toledo L 8-12 Apr. 24 @ Eastern Michigan W 5-2 Apr. 25 @ Eastern Michigan L 7-11 Apr. 26 @ Eastern Michigan L 7-8 Apr. 28 @ UW-Milwaukee L 2-5 @ UW-Milwaukee L 4-6 Apr. 29 Valparaiso L 2-12 May 1 @ Central Michigan W 16-3 May 2 @ Central Michigan W 11-5 May 3 @ Central Michigan L 4-22 May 8 Ball State L 6-10 May 9 Ball State L 1-9 May 10 Ball State L 6-8 May 12 * vs. UW-Milwaukee L 6-7 May 14 @ Western Michigan W 21-9 May 15 @ Western Michigan W 4-2 May 16 @ Western Michigan L 5-6 # BankFirst Baseball Challenge (Starkville, Miss.) ^ DeMarini Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.) * at Road Ranger Stadium (Rockford, Ill.) NCAA Tournament Division I Era 1972 NCAA District 4 Tournament (Bowling Green, Ohio) L 2-0 @ Bowling Green L 8-1 vs. Iowa 1996 NCAA Play-In Series (Chicago, Ill.) L 5-1 @ Northeastern Illinois L 9-2 @ Northeastern Illinois MAC Tournament 2000 Kent, Ohio (#4 seed) L 6-4 @ #1 Kent State L 8-4 vs. #2 Central Michigan 2003 Kent, Ohio (#6 seed) W 4-3 @ #1 Kent State L 6-4 vs. #4 Eastern Michigan L 9-8 vs. #3 Ohio 2004 Mount Pleasant, Mich. (#5 seed) W 8-4 vs. #2 Miami L 17-12 vs. #4 Eastern Michigan L 8-7 vs. #3 Kent State 2007 Ypsilanti, Mich. (#5 seed) L 8-4 vs. #2 Kent State W 11-10 vs. #6 Toledo W 4-3 (13) vs. #4 Miami L 9-3 @ #1 Eastern Michigan 2008 Chillicothe, Ohio (#4 seed) W 13-7 vs. #5 Ball State L 10-6 vs. #1 Kent State W 6-5 vs. #5 Ball State L 10-3 vs. #1 Kent State

All-Time Record vs. Opponents Opponent W L T Pct. Last Akron....................................... 14......10...... 0.......583.......2009 Alabama.....................................0........1...... 0.......000........1992 Alabama-Birmingham . .......0........1...... 0.......000........1992 American...................................0........1...... 0.......000........1974 Arizona State........................0....... 4......0......000......2009 Arkansas....................................0........3...... 0.......000........1993 Arkansas-Little Rock...........0........3...... 0.......000........1994 Arkansas State........................2....... 2...... 0.......500.........1981 Auburn........................................1.......0...... 0....1.000........1993 Aurora University..................2........1...... 0.......667........1994 Austin Peay...........................2....... 0......0...1.000......2005 Ball State...............................23......31.......1......426......2009 Belmont......................................1........1...... 0.......500........1982 Bethune-Cookman................0....... 2...... 0.......000.......2000 Birmingham Southern ........0........1...... 0.......000.......2003 Bowling Green..................... 7......16.......1......304......2009 Bradley................................. 24..... 37.......1......393......2009 Bucknell......................................1.......0...... 0....1.000.......2002 Buffalo................................... 15....... 0......0...1.000......2009 Butler..........................................5....... 6...... 0.......455........1997 Cal Poly.........................................................First meeting Calumet College.....................2.......0...... 0....1.000.......2003 Carson-Newman...................0........1...... 0.......000........1982 Central Michigan.............. 19.....39......0......328......2009 Cincinnati.................................0....... 8...... 0.......000.......2000 Chicago ....................................2.......0...... 0....1.000.........1991 Chicago State........................36......19....... 1.......654.......2009 Cleveland State.......................9........7...... 0.......563.......2006 Creighton...................................1........3...... 0.......000........1999 CSU Bakersfield........................................First meeting Dallas Baptist............................1....... 2...... 0...... .333.......2008 David Lipscomb......................1........1...... 0.......500........ 1973 Davidson....................................1.......0...... 0....1.000........1996 Dayton........................................6........3...... 0.......667........1968 Delaware State.........................1.......0...... 0....1.000........1995 Detroit........................................4....... 5...... 0..... .444........1997 Duquesne..................................0........1...... 0.......000.......2004 East Tennessee State.............1.......0...... 0....1.000........1979 Eastern Illinois...................... 14.....27...... 0........341.......2007 Eastern Kentucky..................2........7...... 0.......222.......2005 Eastern Michigan...............17......41......0......293......2009 Eckerd........................................0....... 2...... 0.......000........1974 Elmhurst College....................1.......0...... 0....1.000........1996 Evansville..................................2........3...... 0.......400.......2006 Fairfield.....................................0........1...... 0.......000.......2004 Fairleigh-Dickinson...............1.......0...... 0....1.000.......2002 Flager College...........................1.......0...... 0....1.000.......2004 Florida A&M...........................1........1...... 0.......500.........1971 Florida Atlantic......................0........1...... 0.......000.......2007 Florida Southern....................0........1...... 0.......000........1974 Florida State.............................0........1...... 0.......000.........1971 Fordham.................................... 3........1...... 0.......750.......2007 George Williams College. . 4.......0...... 0....1.000........1982 Georgia......................................0....... 2...... 0.......000........1993 Georgia State............................1.......0...... 0....1.000........1993 Grambling State.....................0........1...... 0.......000........1978 Hawaii........................................0........1...... 0.......000.......2008 Holy Cross.................................1.......0...... 0....1.000.......2004 Houston.....................................2........1...... 0.......667........1979 Illinois.........................................6......10...... 0.......200.........1991 Illinois-Chicago.................26.....23......0.......531......2008 Illinois State........................29.....32......0......475......2009 Illinois Tech.............................2........1...... 0.......667.........1991 Illinois Wesleyan...................2........1...... 0....1.000........ 1973 Indiana.......................................8...... 11....... 1.......000.......2002 Indiana State............................5....... 5...... 0.......000........2001 Iowa.............................................7......15...... 0........318.......2008 Iowa State.................................8........3...... 0.......500........1996 IPFW..........................................2........1...... 0.......667.......2004 Jacksonville...............................1........1...... 0.......500........1995 Kansas........................................0........1...... 0.......000........1980 Kennesaw State......................0........1....... 1.......000........1993 Kent State................................13......21....... 1.......382.......2009 Kenyon College........................1.......0...... 0....1.000........1982 Lake Land College................. 3.......0...... 0....1.000.......2004 LaSalle........................................0........1...... 0.......000........1982 Lehigh..........................................1........1...... 0.......500.......2004 Lewis..........................................8......13....... 1.......363........1982 Long Island................................1.......0...... 0....1.000.......2007 Louisiana-Lafayette............... 3....... 5...... 0...... .375........1978 Louisiana-Monroe.................2.......0...... 0....1.000........1970 Louisiana State........................ 3....... 6...... 0...... .333........1970 Louisiana Tech.........................1....... 2...... 0...... .333........1978 Louisville...................................0....... 6...... 0.......000.......2005 Loyola (La.)..............................2.......0...... 0....1.000........1970 Maine..........................................1.......0....... 1.......750.......2007 Manchester...............................1.......0...... 0....1.000........1982 Manhattan................................2.......0...... 0....1.000.......2007 Marshall.................................... 3........3...... 0.......500.......2000 Maryland-Eastern Shore......1.......0...... 0....1.000........1995 Massachusetts........................0........1...... 0.......000.......2002 Mercer........................................0........1...... 0.......000........1993 Miami (Ohio)..................... 10.....24.......1......300......2007 Michigan....................................1.......0...... 0....1.000.......2003 Middle Tennessee State.......1........1...... 0.......500........ 1973 Minnesota.................................0........7...... 0.......000.......2004

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3........1...... 0.......750........1972 New Orleans.............................1....... 5...... 0........167.......2004 Nicholls State..........................0........7...... 0.......000........1998 North Alabama........................1........1...... 0.......500........1994 North Carolina........................0........1...... 0.......000........1996 North Carolina A&T.............1.......0...... 0....1.000........1996 North Carolina-Greensboro....0........1...... 0.......000........1996 North Central.......................... 3........1...... 0.......750.......2004 North Florida..........................0........3...... 0.......000.......2009 Northeastern Illinois...........13......13...... 0.......500........1998 Northern Colorado................0........1...... 0.......000.......2004 Northern Iowa........................9....... 8...... 0.......529.......2008 Northern Kentucky...............1.......0...... 0....1.000........1995 Northwestern.....................14........8......0......636......2009 Notre Dame..............................2........7...... 0.......222.......2008 Ohio........................................13.....20......0......394......2007 Oklahoma.................................0........1...... 0.......000.......2008 Olivet Nazarene......................0........1...... 0.......000.......2000 Oregon State............................0....... 2...... 0.......000.......2009 Pennsylvania............................0........3...... 0.......000........2001 Ponchatoula AC.....................0........1...... 0.......000........1963 Portland.....................................0........1...... 0.......000.......2008 Purdue........................................0........3...... 0.......000........1999 Purdue-North Central ........0.......0....... 1.......000.......2005 Rice.............................................0....... 2...... 0.......000........1970 Richmond.................................0........1...... 0.......000........1996 Rochester..................................2.......0...... 0....1.000........1982 Rockford...................................2....... 2...... 0.......500........1994 St. Bonaventure........................1.......0...... 0....1.000.......2004 St. Francis................................ 11....... 5...... 0.......250.........1991 St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Ind.)....................1........1...... 0.......500.........1991 St. Leo (Fla.)..............................1.......0...... 0....1.000........1974 St. Louis.....................................5.......9....... 1...... .357.......2009 St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Calif.)...................0....... 2...... 0.......000.......2006 St. Xavier.................................. 11.......4...... 0........733.......2007 Samford......................................1.......0...... 0....1.000........1992 San Jose State...........................1.......0...... 0....1.000.......2006 Shippensburg State...............0........1...... 0.......000........1982 South Dakota........................... 3.......0...... 0....1.000........1967 South Florida...........................0........1...... 0.......000.......2002 Southeastern Lousiana........ 3...... 11...... 0........214........1994 Southeast Missouri State.............1....... 6...... 0........143.......2009 Southern Illinois................ 12.....24......0..... .333......2009 SIU-Edwardsville................0........3...... 0.......000.........1991 Southern Mississippi........... 0........3...... 0.......000........1998 Swarthmore College..............1.......0...... 0....1.000........1982 Stetson........................................1.......0...... 0....1.000........2001 Tampa........................................0........1...... 0.......000........ 1977 Temple.......................................0........1...... 0.......000........ 1977 Tennessee-Martin.................4........1...... 0.......800........2001 Texas-El Paso.......................... 3.......0...... 0....1.000........1972 Texas-Pan American.............1........1...... 0.......500.........1981 Texas-San Antonio.................1.......0...... 0....1.000.......2008 Tennessee Tech......................0........1...... 0.......000........1992 Texas Tech...............................2.......9...... 0........182.......2008 Texas State...............................0....... 2...... 0.......000.......2008 Toledo................................... 21.....29......0......420......2009 Tulane.........................................1........7...... 0........125........1998 Trinity International............. 3.......0...... 0....1.000........2001 UC Santa Barbara......................................First meeting Valparaiso............................ 12........9.......1.......571......2009 Vanderbilt.................................0........1...... 0.......000........ 1973 Vermont....................................0........1...... 0.......000.......2002 Viterbo College.......................5........1...... 0...... .833........1997 Wake Forest.............................1.......0...... 0....1.000........1996 West Virginia..........................0........1...... 0.......000.......2002 Western Illinois....................22..... 14...... 0.........611.......2003 Western Kentucky...............0........3...... 0.......000........1995 Western Michigan...........25..... 35.......1.......417......2009 Wheaton...................................5....... 2...... 0........714.......2006 Wichita State..........................0....... 2...... 0.......000........1992 Winona State..........................0........1...... 0.......000.......2002 Winthrop...................................1........1...... 0.......500.......2003 Wisconsin...............................13.....20...... 0.......394.........1991 Wisconsin-Milwaukee....31.....22......0......585......2009 Wisconsin-Oshkosh............4........1...... 0....1.000........ 1976 Wisconsin-Whitewater ....5........3...... 0.......625........1982 Wright State ..........................5......13...... 0.......278.......2005 Xavier.........................................4....... 2...... 0.......667.......2005 Yale...............................................1.......0...... 0....1.000.......2002 Youngstown State..................1....... 6...... 0........143........1994 2009 opponents in bold. 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he Mid-American Conference was founded as a fiveschool league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. Today the MidAmerican Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, for football only, and sponsors 23 sports. Comprising the East Division are Akron (joined in 1992), Bowling Green State (1952), Buffalo (1998), Kent State (1951), Miami (1947), Ohio (1946) and Temple (2007). The West Division members are Ball State (1973), Central Michigan (1971), Eastern Michigan (1971), Northern Illinois (1975-86, 1997), Toledo (1950) and Western Michigan (1947). One of only 11 football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon Steinbrecher as its eighth commissioner in the 63-year history of the league this past March. Steinbrecher came to the MAC after serving for six years as the commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference. For men, championships are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis.

Notable MAC Baseball Alumni Walter Alston....................................................Baseball Hall of Fame; Four-Time World Series Champion Manager Bob Brenly............................ 2001 World Series Champion Manager Bryan Bullinger............................................. 2002 No. 1 Draft Choice Orel Hershiser........1988 Cy Young Award; 1988 World Series MVP; Three-Time MLB All-Star Thurman Munson..................Two-Time World Champion; 1976 MVP; 1970 Rookie of the Year; Eight-Time MLB All-Star Mike Schmidt..................... Baseball Hall of Fame; Three-Time MVP; 1980 World Series MVP and Champion; 12-Time MLB All-Star Steve Stone...................... 1980 Cy Young Award; 1980 MLB All-Star Bob Welch..... 1981 World Series Champion; 1990 Cy Young Award; Two-Time MLB All-Star

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MAC Staff Commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher Senior Associate Commissioner/COO Bob Gennarelli Baseball Media Relations Contact Jeremy Guy Asst. Commissioner/Championships Jeff Bacon

2010 MAC Baseball Championship Information Dates.......................................... Wednesday, May 26-Saturday, May 29 City..................................................................................Chillicothe, Ohio Stadium.................................................................VA Memorial Stadium Format: The top three teams in each division and the next two teams (regardless of division) with the best overall conference winning percentage will square off in an eight-team, double elimination tournament. The division winners will be the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, all other seeding will be based on conference winning percentage.

hen a Northern Illinois University student-athlete steps onto campus in DeKalb, Illinois, they are stepping onto the national stage. Located just 65 miles west of downtown Chicago, the nation’s third-largest media market, Huskie student-athletes are a part of one of this country’s great sports towns. During the 2007-08 season, the NIU football team took on Iowa at Soldier Field in the fall, while the baseball team faced Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field in the spring. In 2011, the Huskies will return to Soldier Field to play Wisconsin. DeKalb’s proximity to Chicago also affords local citizens, including NIU students, the opportunity to experience all that the city has to offer, from cultural events and festivals, to restaurants and theatres. Three airports – O’Hare, Midway and Rockford – are within an hour’s drive of NIU. While it is close to the “Windy City” and the city’s ever-expanding western suburbs, DeKalb maintains a unique character and offers a quality existence to its nearly 45,000 residents. DeKalb is successfully combining the old and the new as brick-paved streets and historic homes co-exist with a growing business sector and brand new residential and commercial developments. In addition to many activities, including Huskie athletics, available on campus, DeKalb is famous for its annual “CornFest,” welcoming students back to town in late August.

Soldier Field (right), the home of the Chicago Bears, is the Huskies’ home away from home. NIU opened the 2007 season there against Iowa and will play Wisconsin in 2011 at the site.

The water tower on NIU’s campus (above left) proudly advertises NIU’s relationship with DeKalb, while Chicago’s historic Water Tower (above right) harkens back to the city’s past.

DeKalb’s CornFest (left) and Taste of Chicago (right) are two popular summertime events. The Taste leads up to Chicago’s Fourth of July festivities, while CornFest coincides with the students’ return to campus in late August.

orthern Illinois University is among the nation’s premier regional public universities. Located in one of the most dynamic regions of the country, NIU is a comprehensive teaching and research institution with a diverse and international student body of more than 25,000. • Northern Illinois has been ranked in the top four percent of all American universities by the Carnegie Foundation, having received the agency’s highest possible designation – “Doctoral/Research University Extensive.” •The NIU College of Business was ranked 65th in BusinessWeek’s 2007 ranking of best undergraduate business programs in the country. The college received especially high marks for the quality of its faculty, its job placement services and for its facilities. According to the survey, “With dedicated professors and extraordinary facilities, students say NIU provides a private school education on a state school budget.” •Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine consistently ranks NIU in the top 100 institutions nationwide for graduating minority students, including No. 1 in the country for number of graduate degrees in education awarded to African-Americans. • Northern Illinois University is the alma mater of more than 50,000 College of Education graduates, 60% of whom live in Illinois, and 25 percent of all Illinois school superintendents. • NIU’s School of Art is the largest producer of art teachers in Illinois, and overall, NIU is one of the 10 largest teacher preparation programs in the nation.

NIU is included in the Research Universities (high research activity) category of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Founded: . ..........................................1895 Location: ...................................DeKalb, Ill. (population 40,000) Enrollment:..................................... 24,397 (18,069 Undergraduate) Faculty: ............................................. 1,279 Student/Faculty Ratio: ................17 to 1 Undergraduate Colleges:..........Business, Education, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health & Human Services, Law, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Visual & Performing Arts Programs of Study: .......63 undergraduate majors, 79 graduate programs, including 11 Ph.D. programs, doctoral degrees in education and the Juris Doctorate Library System: . ..........Founders Memorial Library and its seven branch libraries contain more than 2 million books and 6,000 electronic journals.

• Northern’s Jazz Lab Band, under the direction of Rodrigo Villanueva, won the top prize at the 2008 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Festival. The prestigious festival celebrated its 41st year in March 2008.

Opened in 1899 and rededicated in 2004, Altgeld Hall (bottom left) is NIU’s signature building and the university’s oldest structure. With its open layout and scenic landscaping, Northern Illinois’ campus offers a beautiful surrounding for its students to pursue their studies.

•The American Chemical Society (ACS) has ranked the NIU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry among the top 25 in the nation for the number of ACS-certified bachelor’s degrees awarded annually. The department also is wellknown for producing highly sought-after chemistry and science teachers. •U.S. News & World Report ranks the NIU Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) program in the top 10 nationally in the field of city management and for public finance. • About one-third of Illinois city managers are graduates of the NIU MPA program, a major force behind efforts to professionalize municipal staffs in Illinois and advance the national good government movement.

One of the newest buildings on campus, Barsema Hall is the home of NIU’s highly-respected College of Business.

•NIU’s Department of Accountancy has consistently been ranked in the nation’s top 10 by the Public Accounting Report, while its graduate program has become a fixture in that ranking’s top 20. •Northern Illinois University’s marketing program is ranked among the top five percent in the nation by Chicago-based Professional Society for Sales and Marketing Training. NIU’s Professional Selling program was the first collegiate sales program in the nation certified by SMT. • Students from the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology took first place in the Spring 2007 Basic Utility Vehicle Competition hosted by the Institute for Affordable Transportation in Indianapolis. The Institute challenges teams to design and build simple, durable and affordable transportation that can be manufactured cheaply in third world countries. •The 2007 graduates of the NIU School of Nursing posted a 99 percent passing rate on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination. Comparatively, the pass rate was 86 percent for all nursing programs in Illinois and 85 percent for all U.S. programs.

Business

Dennis Barsema - Chairman of the Board, Blue Lane Technologies, Inc. Jeff Yordon - Chief Executive Officer, Sagent Pharmaceuticals

Education

Paul Sereno - Paleontologist

Entertainment

Dan Castellaneta - Actor, Voice of Homer Simpson, The Simpsons Steve Harris - Actor Eugene Young of ABC’s, The Practice

Government

Dennis Hastert - Representative (retired), 14th District of Illinois; former Speaker of the House of Representatives

Law

Barbara Giorgi-Vella - Partner, Vella & Lund, P.C.

Below: NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology has ranked in the top 40 among engineering master’s degree programs nationwide over the years, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Media

Tim Bennett - President, Harpo Productions, Inc.

Science

Kathleen O. Havelka - Chemist, The Lubrizol Corporation

Right: By virtue of its location alone, the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center has become a campus landmark. The building offers a welcoming facade of brick and stone, topped by a distinctive multi-gabled roof—an elegant example of classic American campus architecture.

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Dr. John G. Peters

r. John G. Peters is the 11th president of Northern Illinois University, a post he has held since June 2000. As NIU’s chief executive officer, Dr. Peters provides strategic direction and oversight for a nationally-recognized, comprehensive university serving more than 25,000 students in 120 areas of study at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Under his leadership, NIU has both expanded and refined its institutional vision to more closely align teaching, research and outreach efforts with emerging needs of the northern Illinois / Chicagoland region. A native of Strongsville, Ohio, Dr. Peters earned his bachelor’s degree The 2009-10 school year is the 10th for Dr. John G. Peters as president of Northen Illinois in political science at Cleveland’s John Carroll University, and a University. master’s in government from Ohio University in Athens. In 1974, he received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois at focus university resources and efforts in the years ahead. Among its more ambitious components is creation of a proton therapy cancer treatment Urbana-Champaign. and research center that integrates NIU’s respected physics program Prior to assuming the NIU presidency, Dr. Peters was provost and chief opwith cutting-edge nuclear medicine. erating officer at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. His distinguished academic career also includes 20 years in teaching and administrative roles Dr. Peters’ reputation as a consensus-builder and education policy expert at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he earned numerous awards puts him in demand for leadership roles in statewide and national organizations. He has served as chair of the Mid-American Conference Council for work in and out of the classroom. of Presidents and is a member of that group’s executive committee. His Dr. Peters’ presidency at NIU has been marked by substantial increases leadership in the area of intercollegiate athletics also includes membership in the university’s reputation and the discovery of new sources of fundon the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee representing the “coalition ing. In his first year as president, he gained admission for Northern Ilconferences.” Dr. Peters served as Illinois’ representative to the American linois University to the National Association of State Universities and Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). He is a member Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), an honor reserved for the top five of the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Commission on International Education; percent of universities nationwide. That same year, Dr. Peters secured NASULGC’s Commission on Women in Higher Education; and is co-chair NIU’s largest-ever private gift: $20 million for a new College of Business of Illinois’ Center for Child Welfare and Education. In 2004, the U.S. Debuilding. Since that time, President Peters has partment of Education named Dr. Peters to a led efforts to expand federal funding of select special task force studying math and science NIU research programs – a campaign that has education, providing a national perspective garnered more than $60 million, strengthened for his ongoing work with education and key partnerships with state and federal research economic development groups throughout programs, and enhanced NIU’s standing in the the Midwest. prestigious Carnegie Foundation rankings of A political scientist by training, Dr. Peters research institutions. specializes in studies of public policy and NIU’s longstanding commitment to regional Congress. He has published widely, including service has also received new attention and articles in the Journal of Policy Studies, American support under Dr. Peters’ leadership. His viPolitics Quarterly, American Political Science Resion of NIU as “the nation’s premier regional view, and Legislative Studies Quarterly, and has public university” has been the basis for subco-edited two books on American politics. stantial enhancement of regional partnerHe is a Fellow of the Center for Great Plains ships with schools, businesses, health care Studies and has served as the associate editor and local governmental agencies. In 2005, of the Great Plains Quarterly. Dr. Peters established an ambitious five-year Dr. Peters and his wife, Barbara Cole Peters, plan that leverages historic NIU strengths by have a son, Russell, who lives and works in connecting regional engagement and applied Knoxville, Tennessee with his wife, son and research to the university’s well-known focus daughter. on real-world learning experiences. Fortified by that plan and more than $100 million in private donations, NIU launched its first-ever comprehensive capital campaign and began a Dr. Peters is a fixture on NIU sidelines during Huskie football campus-wide strategic planning process to games.

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Jeff Compher

ince taking over as associate vice president and director of athletics at Northern Illinois University on June 1, 2008, Jeff Compher has made strategic decisions to keep the athletics program moving forward while planning for the future and engaging with Huskie student-athletes. On February 10, 2009, Compher unveiled the NIU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics’ Strategic Plan. The plan defines the mission, vision and values of the department while setting strategic goals and objectives for each unit for the next three The Compher family (from left): David, Jeff, Cathy and C.J. years. Developed by NIU head coaches and a team of administrators, the Director’s Cup standings while surpassing NCAA Academic Progress the cornerstone of the plan is the one-sentence, comprehensive, mission Rate and Graduation Success Rate standards. statement — “We develop champions in the classroom, in competition, At both UW and Western Carolina, Compher was directly involved and in life.” with capital projects and facility renovations, including construction of a While Compher was laying out his plan for Huskie Athletics, NIU new track/soccer and tennis complex and a significant expansion of the student-athletes continued to raise the bar academically. For the football stadium at Western Carolina, and the completion of the Football eighth consecutive semester, NIU student-athletes combined to post a Legends Center at the University of Washington. cumulative grade point average above 3.0 as the spring term GPA came While at WCU, he also hired successful head coaches who have since in at 3.025. been hired at BCS programs, and saw the operating budget increase by On the fields of play, Compher was instrumental in securing the Huskie 42 percent and the total budget for athletic scholarships improve by 113 football team’s berth in the 2008 Independence Bowl on an at-large percent. During his tenure in Cullowhee, the Catamount teams improved basis, while the NIU men’s soccer team lost in overtime of the MAC their individual and conference records, and the baseball, women’s golf and Championship match after claiming a win over No. 2 ranked SMU earlier indoor track and field teams won Southern Conference titles. in the year. Northern Illinois sent two wrestlers and two gymnasts to As associate and then senior associate athletic director at Vanderbilt University NCAA Regional competition, and both the softball and baseball teams for four years, Compher directed nearly every area of the department, including claimed wins over ranked teams in 2009. leading the external areas from 1998-2000. Prior to that, he oversaw the In addition, in his first year, Compher oversaw the completion and NCAA compliance, academic support, strength and conditioning, equipment opening of Northern Illinois’ new Track &Field/Soccer Complex as well and CHAMPS/Life Skills areas at Vanderbilt. as the installation of a new FieldTurf surface at Huskie Stadium. He Compher spent 13 years in several different positions at North Carolina completed the negotiation of a 10-year contract with ISP Sports to manage State University in Raleigh, N.C. As assistant athletic director at N.C. NIU’s multi-media rights and corporate partnerships, giving Northern State from 1986-92, he managed the student-athlete support services Illinois a guaranteed income stream. He also oversaw the renegotiation units, established the first life skills program and handled scheduling and of agreements with 670 AM WSCR The Score and Comcast SportsNet travel for the football and men’s basketball teams. He was the assistant Chicago to broadcast Northern Illinois contests. Most recently, Compher to the chancellor at N.C. State before moving on to Vanderbilt and back hired Eric Luzzi to lead the Huskie men’s soccer program. into athletics administration. A veteran collegiate athletics administrator, Compher came to DeKalb after Throughout his career, the 50-year-old Compher has continued his nearly four years at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash., where education, participating in the NACDA Management Institute (1998), he served as executive associate athletic director and was responsible for the the Sports Management Institute Executive Program (1998-99) and the general management and daily operations of the athletic department at the Division I-A Athletic Directors’ Institute (2005 and 2006). He served on Pac-10 school. The Baltimore, Md. native also brought previous experience numerous university committees at each of his previous stops and spent as an athletic director to Northern Illinois as he led the athletics program at time in the classroom as an instructor at Washington, Western Carolina Western Carolina University from 2000 to 2004. and N.C. State. In each of his previous three stops, Compher has been involved in Compher earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from James Madison developing and implementing long-range planning and working closely University, where he was a football student-athlete, in 1980, and graduated with constituencies within and outside the university. He has emphasized with a master’s degree in counseling and student personnel services from the student-athlete experience. Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania in 1982. His first position in At Washington, Compher had day-to-day responsibility for a 23-sport, collegiate administration was at North Carolina State, where he was the 650 student-athlete department, including direct oversight of the assistant director of Housing and Residence Life from 1982 to 1986. football, men’s basketball, baseball and crew teams, as well as facilities He and his wife, the former Cathy Fatica, have two sons, C.J. (17) and David and game operations. He also managed the student-athlete welfare areas. (14). During his tenure at Washington, it consistently ranked in the top 30 in

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he Jeffrey & Kimberly Yordon Center is a state-of-theart facility in every way. From the Midwest Orthopaedic Training Room to the Chet and Teresa Young Equipment Room, the strength & conditioning center to the Frances and George Wilkins Academic Support Center, every Huskie student-athlete is provided with the resources necessary to excel in the classroom and in competition. While all 450 NIU student-athletes utilize the Yordon Center throughout the year, the facility is the full-time home of the Huskie football program, with locker rooms for players and coaches, meeting rooms, a spacious football equipment room and office space. The heart of the 62,000-square foot Yordon Center, the Frances and George Wilkins Academic Support Center (honoring Carole & Joe Novak), features one-on-one tutorial rooms, a group study room and a fully-equipped computer lab, as well as offices for the counselors of the Student-Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS) unit. This area brings the staff of SAASS into more direct daily contact with NIU’s student-athletes and is a constant hub of activity in the building. The 12,500-square foot strength & conditioning center allows NIU’s professional sports performance coaches to avoid scheduling conflicts between teams while allowing space for warm-ups, plyometric exercises and speed and agility activities. The spacious area features brand new equipment with a variety and multitude of machines, as well as a three-lane sprint track. All Huskie student-athletes benefit from the spacious and technologically-advanced facilities used by NIU’s professional athletic training staff and team doctors to prevent, treat and rehabilitate injuries in the Yordon Center. Doctors and trainers have been provided with all the tools they need, as the Yordon Center’s state-of-the-art health center features an X-ray room, doctor’s office, two rehabilitation pools, a drug testing area and offices for staff.

The spacious computer lab (left) provides all Huskie student-athletes with a comfortable learning environment in which to further their academic pursuits.

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arizona state sun devils

BOWLING GREEN FALCONS

ILLINOIS-CHICAGO FLAMES

AUSTIN PEAY STATE GOVENORS

bradley braves

TOLEDO ROCKETS

Feb. 19-21 at Packard Stadium, Tempe, Ariz. Series Record: Arizona State leads 4-0 Head Coach (Season): Tim Esmay (1st season) Asst. Coaches: Travis Jewett, Ken Knutson, Mike Benjamin 2009 Record: 51-14 (21-6/1st in Pac 10) Baseball SID (Email): Randy Policar (randy.policar@asu.edu) Office Phone: (480) 965-6594) Press Box Phone: (480) 727-7253 www. thesundevils.com

Feb. 26-28 at Raymond C. Hand Park, Clarksville, Tenn. Series Record: Austin Peay leads 2-0 Head Coach (Season): Gary McClure (23rd season) Asst. Coaches: Joel Mangrum, Jake Peterson, Justin Dedman 2009 Record: 13-37 (Independent) Baseball SID (Email): Cody Bush (bushc@apsu.edu) Office Phone: (931) 221-7561 Press Box Phone: (931) 221-7155 www.LetsGoPeay.com

March 26-28 at Warren E. Steller Field, Bowling Green, Ohio Series Record: Bowling Green leads 16-7-1 Head Coach (Season): Danny Schmitz (20th season) Asst. Coaches: Rick Blanc, Spencer Schmitz 2009 Record: 28-22 (18-8/1st in MAC East) Baseball SID (Email): Ryan Gasser (rgasser@bgsu.edu) Office Phone: (419) 372-7105 Press Box Phone: (419) 372-1234 www.bgsufalcons.com

March 31 at O’Brien Field, Peoria, Ill. April 28 at Ralph McKinzie Field Series Record: Bradley leads 37-24-1 Head Coach (Season): Elvis Dominguez (3rd season) Asst. Coaches: John Corbin, Sean Lyons 2009 Record: 17-31 (4-17/9th in Missouri Valley) Baseball SID (Email): Tony Dobson (adobson@bradley.edu) Office Phone: (309) 677-3788 Press Box Phone: (309) 680-4045 www.BradleyBraves.com

CSU BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS March 5-7 at Hardt Field, Bakersfield, Calif. Series Record: First meeting Head Coach (Season): Bill Kernen (2nd season) Asst. Coaches: Jody Robinson, Dennis Machado 2009 Record: 23-33 (9-21/12th in Big 12) Baseball SID (Email): Sarah Finney (sfinney2@csub.edu) Office Phone: (661) 654-3071 Press Box Phone: N/A www.GoRunners.com

CAL POLY STATE MUSTANGS

March 9-10 at Baggett Stadium, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Series Record: First Meeting Head Coach (Season): Larry Lee (8th season) Asst. Coaches: Jesse Zepeda, Jason Kelly, Dustin Kelly 2009 Record: 37-21 (14-10/3rd in Big West) Baseball SID (Email): Erik Burdick (eburdick@calpoly.edu) Office Phone: (805) 756-6550 Press Box Phone: (805) 756-7456 www.GoPoly.com

UC Santa barbara Gauchos

March 12-14 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, Santa Barbara, Calif. Series Record: First Meeting Head Coach (Season): Bob Brontsema (17th season) Asst. Coaches: Tom Myers, Jason Lefkowitz 2009 Record: 29-23 (11-13/T-5th in Big West) Baseball SID (Email): Matt Hurst (Matt.Hurst@athletics.ucsb.edu) Office Phone: (805) 893-8603 Press Box Phone: (805) 893-4671 www. ucsbgauchos.com

Southern illinois salukis

March 19-21 at Abe Martin Field, Carbondale, Ill. Series Record: Southern Illinois leads 24-12 Head Coach (Season): Dan Callahan (16th season) Asst. Coaches: Ken Henderson, Tim Dixon, Brian Neal 2009 Record: 24-28 (12-10/5th in Missouri Valley) Baseball SID (Email): Jeff Honza (honz@siu.edu) Office Phone: (618) 453-5470 Press Box Phone: (618) 453-3794 www.siusalukis.com

milwaukee Panthers

March 24 at Ralph McKinzie Field May 12 at Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wis. May 18 at Ralph McKinzie Field Series Record: Northern Illinois leads 31-20 Head Coach (Season): Scott Doffek (4th season) Asst. Coaches: Cory Bigler, Steve Sanfilippo, Mike Goetz 2009 Record: 28-27 (14-9/2nd in Horizon League) Baseball SID (Email): Chris Zills (czills@uwm.edu) Office Phone: (414) 229-4593 Press Box Phone: (414) 750-2090 www.uwmpanthers.com

April 20 at Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva, Ill. Series Record: Northern Illinois leads 26-23 Head Coach (Season): Mike Dee (11th season) Asst. Coaches: Sean McDermott, Mike Nall 2009 Record: 29-23 (17-6/1st in Horizon League) Baseball SID (Email): John Jaramillo (jjar@uic.edu) Office Phone: (312) 996-5880 Press Box Phone: (312) 355-1190 www.uicflames.com

April 23-25 at Scott Park, Toledo, Ohio Series Record: Toledo leads 29-21 Head Coach (Season): Cory Mee (7th season) Asst. Coaches: Josh Bradford, Nick McIntyre, Matt Talarico 2009 Record: 24-30 (14-12/2nd in MAC West) Baseball SID (Email): Brian DeBenedictis (brian.debenedictis@utoledo.edu) Office Phone: (419) 530-4919 Press Box Phone: (419) 530-3089 www.utrockets.com

CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS buffalo bulls

April 2-4 at Ralph McKinzie Field Series Record: Northern Illinois leads 15-0 Head Coach (Season): Ron Torgalski (4th season) Asst. Coaches: Jim Koerner, Devin McIntosh, Tony Fuller 2009 Record: 20-35 (6-20/6th in MAC East) Baseball SID (Email): Will Nowaldy (wtn2@buffalo.edu) Office Phone: 716-645-5523 Press Box Phone: (716) 867-1908 www.buffalobulls.com

ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS

April 6 at Duffy Bass Field, Normal, Ill. Series Record: Illinois State leads 32-29 Head Coach (Season): Mark Kingston (1st season) Asst. Coaches: Bo Durkac, Billy Mohl, Mike Current 2009 Record: 25-23 (11-11/6th in Missouri Valley) Baseball SID (Email): Kevin McCarty (kwmccar@ilstu.edu) Office Phone: (309) 438-3249 Press Box Phone: (309) 438-3504 www.goredbirds.com

Miami redhawks

April 9-11 at McKie Field at Hayden Park, Oxford, Ohio Series Record: Miami leads 24-10-1 Head Coach (Season): Dan Simonds (5th Season) Asst. Coaches: Ben Bachmann, Jeremy Ison 2009 Record: 30-25 (15-12/4th in MAC East) Baseball SID (Email): Michael Weisman (weisman@muohio.edu) Office Phone: (513) 529-1601 Press Box Phone: (513) 529-4331 www.MURedHawks.com

April 30-May2 at Ralph McKinzie Field Series Record: Central Michigan leads 39-19 Head Coach (Season): Steve Jaska (6th season) Asst. Coaches: Jeff Opalewski, Brett Haring 2009 Record: 28-30 (12-15/4th in MAC West) Baseball SID (Email): Mike Boseak (mike.boseak@cmich.edu) Office Phone: (989) 774-3277 Press Box Phone: (989) 774-3594 www.cmuchippewas.com

EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES

May 7-9 at Ralph McKinzie Field Series Record: Eastern Michigan leads 41-17 Head Coach (Season): Jay Alexander (2nd season) Asst. Coaches: Andrew Maki, Aaron Hepner, Dan O’Brien 2009 Record: 25-35 (13-14/3rd in MAC West) Baseball SID (Email): Dan Wyar (dwyar@emich.edu) Office Phone: (734) 487-0317 Press Box Phone: (734) 481-9328 www.emueagles.com

Valparaiso crusaders

May 11 at Emory G. Bauer Field, Valparaiso, Ind. Series Record: Northern Illinois leads 12-9-1 Head Coach (Season): Tracy Woodson (4th season) Asst. Coaches: Brian Schmack, Josh Dietz 2009 Record: 28-24 (12-11/4th in Horizon League) Baseball SID (Email): Ryan Wronkowicz (Ryan.Wronkowicz@valpo.edu) Office Phone: (219) 464-5232 Press Box Phone: (219) 464-6006 www.valpoathletics.com

northwestern wildcats

BALL STATE CARDINALS

April 14 at Road Ranger Stadium, Rockford, Ill. Series Record: Northern Illinois leads 14-8 Head Coach (Season): Paul Stevens (23rd season) Asst. Coaches: Tim Stoddard, Jon Mikrut, Joe Keenan 2009 Record: 14-35-1 (5-17/9th in Big Ten) Baseball SID (Email): Nick Brilowski (brilowski@northwestern.edu) Office Phone: (847) 467-3831 Press Box Phone: (847) 491-4200 www. NUsports.com

May 14-16 at Ball Diamond, Muncie, Ind. Series Record: Ball State leads 31-23-1 Head Coach (Season): Greg Beals (8th season) Asst. Coaches: Mike Stafford, Alex Marconi 2009 Record: 26-25 (14-10/1st in MAC West) Baseball SID (Email): Matt McCollester (mjmccolleste@bsu.edu) Office Phone: (765) 285-8242 Press Box Phone: (765) 285-8932 www.ballstatesports.com

Ohio Bobcats

western michigan broncos

April 16-18 at Ralph McKinzie Field Series Record: Ohio leads 20-13 Head Coach (Season): Joe Carbone (22nd season) Asst. Coaches: Scott Malinowski, Andrew See 2009 Record: 29-24 (18-9/2nd in MAC East) Baseball SID (Email): Jason Corriher (corriher@ohio.edu) Office Phone: (740) 593-1298 Press Box Phone: (740) 593-0526 www.OhioBobcats.com

www.niuhuskies.com

May 20-22 at Ralph McKinzie Field Series Record: Western Michigan leads 35-25-1 Head Coach (Season): Randy Ford (6th season) Asst. Coaches: Scott Demetral, Tom Grant 2009 Record: 14-35 (9-18/6th in MAC West) Baseball SID (Email): Kristin Keirns (kristin.keirns@wmich.edu) Office Phone: (269) 387-4123 Press Box Phone: (269) 998-8062 www.wmubroncos.com