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2013 NORFOLK STATE BASEBALL TEAM Front row (left-right): Robert Reaume, Cooper Jones, Cody Ellis, Chris Horne, Justin Lee, Troy Applin, Robert Barefoot, Jeff Di Fulgo, Killian Strenn Middle row (left-right): Robert Depp, Zach Markel, Ross Cardwell, Ryan Montgomery, Mikey Bruno, Corey Patrick, Cameron Day, Kyle Vaas, Sammy Serafine Third row (left-right): Tyon Ore, Andre’ Moore, Jay Dee Johnson, Justin Bhatti, Steven Dudley, Ian Horne, Richie Salter, James Essex, Ray Morton, Chase Kyriacou, Ryan Shook Back row (left-right): Assistant Coach Wiley Lee, Head Coach Claudell Clark, Volunteer Assistant Drew Suttmiller, Assistant Coach Joey Seal
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TABLE OF CONTENTS NSU President ....................................................................... 4 NSU Athletics Director ...................................................... 5 About Norfolk State University.................................... 6 The Year of the Spartan .................................................... 8 NSU Athletics Highlights ...............................................10 About Hampton Roads ...................................................12 NSU Athletics Foundation ............................................14 Strength & Conditioning Program ...........................15 Athletics Administration ...............................................16 Athletics Department Directory ................................19 Marty L. Miller Field .........................................................20 Coaching Staff Head Coach Claudell Clark .........................................21 Assistant Coaches ..........................................................22 Meet the 2012 Spartans Roster .................................................................................24 2013 Schedule ................................................................25 2013 Season Outlook ...................................................26 Returning Player Profiles .............................................28 Newcomer Profiles ........................................................37 NSU 2012 Season In Review 2012 Results .....................................................................41 2012 Batting/Pitching Statistics ...............................42 2013 Defensive Statistics ............................................43 NSU Baseball Booster Club ..........................................45 NSU at Harbor Park ..........................................................46 The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference .....................47 2012 MEAC Baseball In Review ..................................48 NSU Baseball Records .....................................................51 Distinguished Baseball Alumni ..................................56 Season by Season Results .............................................57
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Norfolk State University 2013 Baseball
Quick Facts University Information Location ...................................................................Norfolk, Va. Founded ................................................................................1935 Enrollment ..........................................................................7,100 Mascot............................................................................ Spartans School Colors .....................................................Green & Gold Affiliation ..................................................................... Division I Conference ....................Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Stadium .....................................Marty L. Miller Field (1,500) Surface .................................................................. Natural Grass Dimensions ............Dimensions: LL-330, LC-395, CF-404, .........................................................................RC-395, RL-318 President ........................................................Dr. Tony Atwater Athletics Director ........................................... Marty L. Miller Athletics Phone ..............................................(757) 823-8152
Sports Information SID ........................................................................ Matt Michalec Email ....................................................... mmichalec@nsu.edu SID Phone .........................................................(757) 823-2628 SID Fax ...............................................................(757) 823-8218 Mailing Address ......... NSU Office of Sports Information ...................................... 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 Website ..............................................www.nsuspartans.com
Coaching Staff Head Coach .................Claudell Clark (Norfolk State ’01) Record at NSU .................................176-218-1 (9th year) Career Record ............................................................Same Assistant Coaches ............................. Joey Seal (NSU ‘11) .......................................Wiley Lee (Old Dominion ‘89) Volunteer Assistant ............... Drew Suttmiller (NSU ‘11) Office Phone ............................................. (757) 823-8196 Office Fax ................................................... (757) 823-2566
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The 2013 NSU Baseball Media Guide was written, edited and produced by the NSU Sports Information Office, director Matt Michalec and assistant Mike Bello. Photography was provided by Jerry S. Altares, Mark’s Digital Photography, Gary Brittain, SWI Sports Images, Adam Streur Photography and NSU Marketing Services. Special design assistance was provided by Steve Gray.
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2012 Overall Record ................................................ 22-28 2012 MEAC Record/Finish ..........15-9/2nd MEAC North 2012 MEAC Tournament Finish ..................................1-2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................... 12/12 Starters Returning/Lost (including DH) ...................7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost .................................................... 4/5 Newcomers ...............................................................................15
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NSU PRESIDENT
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE the largest within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. As president, he led a population of more than 14,600 students and nearly 1,700 employees; oversaw an annual university budget of $220 million; and supported six academic colleges and the School of Graduate Studies and Research. He also directed operations at three regional campuses.
Dr. Tony Atwater President
Prior to serving as IUP president, he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Youngstown State University in Ohio. In this capacity, he oversaw academic programs, academic policy and academic assessment. He also provided leadership and strategic direction to approximately 750 faculty members, serving six academic colleges, the School of Graduate Studies and Research, and the library.
Tony Atwater was appointed the fifth president of Norfolk State University on April 22, 2011. He previously served as a Senior Fellow of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, a leadership association serving more than 400 public colleges and universities nationwide.
Other administrative assignments have included serving as dean of the College of Professional Studies and Education at Northern Kentucky University; chairperson of the Rutgers University Department of Journalism and Mass Media; and special assistant to the provost at the University of Connecticut. He also served as associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Toledo.
Atwater served as president and chief executive officer at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), a comprehensive, doctoral/research university. It is the fifth largest university in Pennsylvania and
Throughout his career, Atwater has assumed significant community leadership roles. These efforts include serving on the Governor’s Task Force on Youth and
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Substance Abuse Prevention in Kentucky; the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Ohio Public Television Foundation; and the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce. He was also a member of the 2000-01 delegation of Leadership Cincinnati and the Advisory Board of KeyBank in the Northeast Ohio Region. Additionally, he was past president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. A native of Nashville, Tenn., Atwater earned a Ph.D. in communication research from Michigan State University in 1983, where he was the recipient of a competitive doctoral fellowship. He completed post-doctoral studies in the Department of Communication at the University of Michigan in 1989. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in mass media arts from Hampton University in 1973. Additionally, he holds three graduate certificates in higher education administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Atwater is a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and is the author of approximately 30 refereed journal articles on news selection behavior in the mass media – the subject of his research interests.
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SAMPLE TEXT DIRECTOR NSU ATHLETICS Marty Miller has been called many things during his tenure at Norfolk State University. Some have called him a rock. Others have referred to him as one of Norfolk State’s greatest ambassadors. Regardless of the label, what’s clear is that Miller has served his alma mater in various capacities for more than 40 years, providing NSU with stability in times of need. His professional career at Norfolk State has included stints in the Marty Miller areas of financial aid, career services, Director of Athletics student affairs and athletics. After winning more than 700 games as the school’s baseball coach, Miller was named NSU’s acting athletics director on December 16, 2004. He was appointed to the permanent athletics director post on March 18, 2005. Early in Miller’s tenure, he was confronted with many challenges, the biggest one being the hiring of a football coach. Miller and his search committee worked during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays to find a football coach. The hard work paid off when the decision was made to hire Pete Adrian from Bethune-Cookman. With approval of then-President Dr. Marie V. McDemmond, Adrian became the first white head coach in any major sport at NSU and the second ever in MEAC football history. Another major challenge upon Miller’s appointment as Director of Athletics was that he inherited a deficit exceeding $1,100,000. With his knowledge of financial planning and strong administrative skills, the deficit was eliminated in FY10 and the department ended the year with a positive fund balance of over $1,200,000. The NSU athletics department has also made a number of major facilities improvements. With help from alumni, fans, friends and the Department of Facilities Management, the athletics department was able to raise funds to renovate and purchase new equipment for the weight room. In 2007, the school completed a major renovation of the NSU Softball Field, which included the installation of new team dugouts and a press box. Bleacher renovations to Joseph Echols Hall were completed for the 2008-09 basketball season. A new state-of-the-art track surface was completed in the summer of 2010. The crown jewel of the facility upgrades made in Miller’s first seven years as athletics director is the purchase of two new Daktronics LED video display boards at William “Dick” Price Stadium. The project is scheduled for completion during the summer of 2012. Another highlight of his tenure as athletics director includes NSU capturing the last eight Talmadge Layman Hill awards, given annually to the top men’s sports program in the conference. NSU has received a total of $185,000 for winning the awards. Miller was also presented in March 2006 with the Tom Fergusson Memorial Award, given annually to the area’s top sportsman by the Norfolk Sports Club. Miller also presided over one of the more historic years in NSU lore in 2011-12. An NSU-record six Spartan teams won MEAC titles, which included the first-ever championships for the football, men’s basketball and women’s bowling teams during
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their Division I tenure. The men’s basketball team made its mark in NCAA Tournament history by scoring an upset of No. 2 seed Missouri in the second round of the NCAA West Region in March of 2012. Miller is no stranger to winning. His career record as baseball coach was 718-543-3. Miller first started making a name for himself as a player at NSU from 1965-68. He hit .380 as a sophomore; .438 with eight doubles, two triples, three homers and 27 RBI as a junior; and .406 as a senior, when he became the first Spartan player to be named an NCAA College Division All-American. Miller was an All-CIAA baseball selection in 1967 and 1968, and led the nation in doubles in 1968. Miller graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1969. An ROTC member in college, Miller was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after he graduated. While on active duty, Miller was signed by the Minnesota Twins. Miller returned to his alma mater in 1972 as an assistant to baseball coach Bob Andrews. The next season, Miller inherited the head-coaching job, which he held until early in 2005. Miller is the winningest baseball coach in CIAA history, having led the Spartans to a 584-374-3 record in their years in the league. Miller’s ledger in the CIAA includes 17 conference championships, including seven in a row from 1987-93; 12 post-season appearances; 15 CIAA Coach of the Year awards; six All-Americans and 22 players signed to pro contracts. He also won the 1980 NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year award after his team won the District 19 title. Between 1993-97, Miller won five consecutive Louisville Slugger Awards, given to championship coaches. He was one of a select few baseball coaches to receive the award for five consecutive years. In 1997, NSU honored Miller by building the Marty L. Miller Baseball Field. One year later, Miller led NSU to the MEAC Tournament championship round in the Spartans’ first year in the league. He was named the MEAC Coach of the Year in 2000, and NSU reached the championship round again in 2001. The year 2003 was also a special one for Miller. In February, Miller was inducted into the CIAA’s John B. McLendon Hall of Fame. In May, Miller earned his 700th career win with the Spartans when sixth-seeded NSU upset No. 2 Delaware State in the MEAC tournament. In August, Miller the player was honored as one of eight inductees into the Norfolk State University Athletics Foundation Sports Hall of Fame. Miller was also inducted into the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. He was also chosen to serve in March 2011 on the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame Committee and is also a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Honors Court. In October 2012, Miller was inducted into the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame. Miller, a native of Danville, Va., is a current member and past president of the Norfolk Sports Club. He and his wife Liz have one son, Marty Eric, a former NSU outfielder.
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ABOUT NSU
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Norfolk State University was founded in 1935 as a beacon of hope to the region’s youth—especially within the African American community. Brought to life in the midst of the Great Depression, the university was named the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University at its founding and was one of the last historically black institutions established in the Commonwealth of Virginia. By 1969, Norfolk State University began its transformation into a vibrant, independent college and was bestowed university status in 1979. More than 75 years later, the University remains a source of inspiration for those who aspire to fulfill their dreams. A four-year public institution, NSU is located in the dynamic Hampton Roads region of Virginia and is close to the Virginia Beach oceanfront and downtown Norfolk. Additionally, NSU is one of the nation’s largest HBCUs with an enrollment of nearly 7,000 students and a faculty of nearly 300, with more than half holding terminal degrees. The University offers a variety of academic programs within the following schools and colleges: College of Liberal Arts; the College of Science, Engineering and Technology; the Honors College; the School of Business; the School of Education; the Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work; the School of Extended Learning; and the Graduate School. NSU offers 32 undergraduate, 16 master’s and three doctoral degrees. Expanding Learning Capacity Norfolk State University has been recognized as one of the top 25 producers of cyber security professionals, according to US Black Engineer and Information Technology Magazine. Additionally, the University has also been named in recent years as one of the top 50 producers of African-American Ph.D. recipients, according to Inside Higher Ed. The finding, based on a National Science Foundation report, says that Historically Black Colleges and Universities are graduating a growing share of African Americans who go on to earn Ph.D.s in science and engineering. NSU’s Dozoretz National Institute for Mathematics and Applied Sciences (DNIMAS), established in 1985, is specifically geared toward increasing the number of Ph.D.s in science technology, engineering, and mathematics. More than 50 percent of DNIMAS scholars have earned advanced degrees. Norfolk State University also has been named a “military friendly school,” which means that the university is successful at offering the necessary financial benefits, flexibility in scheduling and support programs to service members. Most recently, the university entered into an agreement with the U.S. Navy to provide the bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies through the Navy College Program Distance Learning Partnership coordinated through the School of Extended Learning. The Navy’s distance learning program is vital in providing sailors with the best possible options for obtaining higher educational degrees wherever they may be assigned. Now, sailors may apply to Norfolk State University to obtain a degree in interdisciplinary studies in an online environment. Our School of Extended Learning expertly places the convenience of the digital age at the fingertips of learners. The School works with the academic and administrative units of the University by serving as an extension of the NSU campus. It offers coursework through distance education, continuing education and certificate programs. Additional degree programs include Master of Arts degrees in Pre-Elementary Education, Elementary Education (Pre-K-6), Pre-Elementary Early Education with an emphasis on Childhood Special Education and Urban Education, as well as graduate certificates in Transition Special Education and Bilingual Special Education. Building for the Future The University is building for the future with the construction of a three-story, 132,000-square-foot library that houses library services, archives and a 24/7 Internet café, individual and group study rooms, a multimedia project room, virtual conference room, a 24-hour study area, exercise equipment, and an African art gallery. One of the new library’s distinguishing features is a 90-foot high glass atrium that provides areas
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to display current student and faculty artwork, and also serves as a gathering area for multi-purpose events. The new library provides the latest technology and create an exciting study and research environment for students. Upon completion in December 2011, the library has also reshaped the look of the campus. The old library was razed and a beautiful quadrangular pedestrian mall between the new library and the New Student Center was created. From the days of the Great Depression to the Digital Age, Norfolk State University continues to achieve. Today, NSU remains an active and vital component of the Hampton Roads region, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation. Our faculty researchers have forged partnerships that have created cutting-edge virtual learning environments and the world’s smallest laser - both of which will have an impact on our everyday lives. Our graduates establish and lead corporations, distinguish themselves in their industries and fields of study and provide humanitarian aid around the world. Norfolk State University has played a vital role in our community in the past, is serving in a critical role today, and will continue to be an academic leader in the future. Behold the Green and Gold!
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Historic Norfolk, Va.; 134-acre campus 2 miles from downtown Norfolk Virginia Beach Higher Education Center • Founded in 1935 as the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University • Became the independent Norfolk Polytechnic College in 1942 • Became an independent institution in 1969 • Granted University status in 1979 7,100 Tony Atwater, Ph.D. 274 full-time equivalent 32 bachelor’s degrees; 16 master’s degrees; 3 doctoral degrees 15 intercollegiate teams (Division I; competing in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – MEAC)
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NSU TIMELINE
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Sept. 7, 1935
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Lyman Beecher Bee Brooks Library erected
1974
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Technology Center opened
May 1975
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College granted its first master’s degree
June 1975
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President Lyman B. Brooks retired
July 1, 1975
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Harrison Benjamin Wilson became 2nd president
The Norfolk Polytechnic College was chartered to take over the functions and assets of the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University.
1977
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Samuel F. Scott men’s dormitory opened
1979
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Norfolk State became a University
The Norfolk Division of Virginia State College was established by an act of the General Assembly
Aug. 1979
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Academic programs re-organized into nine schools
1982
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Joseph G. Echols Hall erected
The City of Norfolk transferred the deed of the Memorial Park Golf Course to the college as a permanent site
1984
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Harrison B. Wilson administration building erected
1996
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L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center erected
The College moved into a new multipurpose administration classroom building on Corprew Avenue
July 1997
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Marie V. McDemmond became 3rd president
May 2000
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First independent doctoral degree awarded
Norfolk Division of Virginia State College changed from a two-year junior college to a four-year, degree granting institution
2005
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Alvin J. Schexnider became interim president
July 2006
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Carolyn W. Meyers became 4th president
2007
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The Marie V. McDemmond Center for Applied Research dedicated
Samuel Fischer Scott appointed ppointed Director of Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University opened on the second floor of the Hunton Branch YMCA Building on Brambleton Avenue Lyman Beecher Brooks became Director of Norfolk Unit of VUU
1960
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James D. Gill Gymnasium erected
1969
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Mills Godwin Jr. Student Center opened 2010
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Feb. 1, 1969
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THE YEAR OF THE SPARTAN
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NSU Athletics Director Marty L. Miller proclaimed that the 2011-12 school year would be “The Year of the Spartan” even before it began. His words proved to be prophetic as Spartan athletic teams brought home six (6) Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles – the biggest yearly haul in school history. The NSU men’s cross country and track and field programs captured a yearly sweep of the MEAC titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field for the fourth consecutive year. But that is nothing new – led by head coach Kenneth Giles, the Spartan men’s cross country and track programs have secured 25 MEAC championships in the last 13 years. Meanwhile, the Spartan football team surprised the so-called experts by winning its first-ever MEAC title and reaching the Division I FCS playoffs for the first time. Coach Pete Adrian’s team finished 9-2 and reached as high as No. 19 in the national FCS rankings, the highest in the history of the program. But the NSU men’s basketball team was the squad that left an indelible mark not only in school record books, but in NCAA lore. Coach Anthony Evans’ Spartans won their first-ever MEAC title in early March. One week later, NSU pulled one of the biggest stunners in modern day NCAA Tournament history by becoming just the fifth No. 15 seed to ever defeat a No. 2 seed, shocking Missouri 86-84 in a West Region second-round game. The Spartans finished the year with a school Division I-era record 26 victories. Just two days after the Missouri upset, NSU secured yet another MEAC title as Wilhelmenia Harrison’s women’s bowling team also captured its first-ever crown. Spartan athletes and coaches also had a banner year individually: • Seven athletes earned All-America honors • Three athletes won MEAC Player of the Year awards • Four athletes won MVP accolades at their respective MEAC championship events • Two coaches (Wilhelmenia Harrison, Pete Adrian) were named MEAC Coach of the Year • Three coaches (Harrison, Kenneth Giles, Anthony Evans) were named Most Outstanding Coach at their respective MEAC championship events • And two coaches (Adrian, Evans) earned national Coach of the Year honors by at least one organization Indeed, 2011-12 was definitely a year to “Behold!”
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NSU ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS
NSU became the first MEAC school since 2003 to sweep the MEAC men’s and women’s indoor track and field titles when they accomplished the feat in 2010.
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Athletics Seven-Year Highlights (2005-Present) The Norfolk State University intercollegiate athletics program has experienced unprecedented success at the NCAA Division I level during the past seven years (2005-12). This period of progress has been highlighted by improvements in virtually every area critical to transforming the NSU athletics program into a highly competitive program that will consistently challenge for Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and NCAA Division I championships. The catalyst for these advancements has been Marty Miller, who was appointed athletics director at NSU in December 2004 and will continue to lead the Spartan athletic program for at least the next five years. Miller believes that the mission of the athletics program is an extension of the mission of Norfolk State University. He places an emphasis on areas that impact the welfare of student-athletes. Improving graduation rates, gender equity, and the retention of student-athletes are equally – if not more – important, than winning conference and national championships. However, the initiatives designed to enhance the student-athlete experience and improve the overall administrative process have been successful due to the achievements of the teams and individual student-athletes. Perhaps the biggest achievement came in early 2009, when the athletics department was recertified to receive NCAA accreditation for the next 10 years. By achieving certification status, NSU is considered to be operating its athletics program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the NCAA’s Division I membership. Numerous staff and coaching hires have been made to enhance the department’s efficacy. New personnel have been hired in the areas of academic support, compliance, business operations and development to meet the growing demand in those departments. Head coaches have been hired in every sport since Miller took over, with great success across the board. Pete Adrian has orchestrated the steady progress of the football team, which culminated in the program’s first-ever MEAC title and NCAA Division I playoff appearance in 2011. Men’s basketball coach Anthony Evans kept the banner year for NSU rolling after leading the Spartans to the MEAC championship in 2012 and perhaps the most defining moment in the history of NSU athletics: an upset of No. 2 seed and nationally-ranked No. 3 Missouri in the NCAA tournament second round. Kenneth Giles’ cross country and track teams have dominated the MEAC, amassing 20 conference titles since 2005, while Wilhelmenia Harrison led NSU to its first-ever bowling championship in 2012. Claudell Clark, meanwhile, helped guide the baseball team to a runner-up finish at the MEAC Championships in 2008 and 2011. Brandon Duvall was named the MEAC Coach of the Year in 2010 after guiding the volleyball team to its best overall and MEAC record in Division I. Heidi Cavallo led the Spartan softball team to just its second winning conference season during the MEAC era in 2012. The accomplishments of NSU student-athletes in the classroom since 2005 have been equally impressive. Kenneth Giles has led the men’s The number of student-athletes annutrack and field team to seven ally named to the MEAC Commissionstraight indoor/outdoor er’s All-Academic Team has steadily conference title sweeps increased the last several years, reaching a record 67 in 2011-12.
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Basketball player Rodney McCauley (left) and bowler Jessica Overton (right) were named the 2012 Male and Female Scholar Athletes of the Year, respectively, at the department’s endof-year awards ceremony. McCauley and Overton were two of the record 67 student-athletes named to the MEAC All-Academic Team for 2011-12.
The following is a list of accomplishments and improvements the NSU athletics program has experienced since 2005. Academics • Had 79 student-athletes earn a spot on the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (min. GPA: 3.0) in the spring of 2012 • Had record 67 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC All-Academic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2011-12 • Increased student-athlete graduation success rate from 40% to 62% • Won the inaugural Division I Football Championship Subdivision Academic Progress Rate Award for having the MEAC’s highest cumulative APR for three straight years from 2008-09 to 2010-11 • David Kemboi was one of 50 student-athletes nationwide named to the 2006-07 Division I Men’s Cross Country All-Academic team as selected by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) • Thea Aspiras named to the 2010-11 National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) All-Academic First Team • Women’s tennis earned the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team Award in 2011 and ‘12 for having a team GPA of at least 3.20; 3 players each year named ITA Scholar-Athletes for having a GPA of 3.50 or better
Program Awards • Won the last eight MEAC men’s all-sports awards (Talmadge Layman Hill Award) and earned the NSU Athletics Department $185,000 from 2005-12 • Won both the football and men’s basketball MEAC Championships in 2011-12, just the second time in 20 years a MEAC school pulled off the feat • Had the baseball, men’s basketball and football teams all post winning records in 2007-08 for the first time in the Division I era
Facilities • Added two new state-of-the-art Daktronics video boards to Dick Price Stadium (spring/summer 2012) • Resurfaced the NSU Tennis Complex and installed new nets (summer 2012) • Renovated and resurfaced the Dick Price Stadium track (summer 2010) • Renovated the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall basketball arena to add new chairback seating (August 2008 and 2009) • Completed refurbishing of women’s sports locker rooms in Gill Gymnasium (fall 2008) • Completed softball field renovations in 2007-08, including construction of a press box, dugouts and restrooms • Replaced the outfield wall at Marty L. Miller Baseball Field (summer 2007) • Renovated weight room in Gill Gymnasium in 2005, increasing size of existing room and purchasing new equipment
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NSU ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS Football • Won school’s first-ever MEAC title in 2011 and made first NCAA Division I FCS playoff appearance • Went 9-3 overall in 2011, the most wins in the D-I era and most for any Spartan football team since going 10-2 in 1984 • Offensive lineman Blake Matthews and kicker Ryan Estep named to Associated Press FCS All-America second team in 2011 • Quarterback Chris Walley named 2011 MEAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year, NSU’s first ever; Matthews named MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year • Won three different HBCU national titles in 2011 – the Boxtorow.com, HSRN and American Sports Wire Black College Football polls • Had three straight winning seasons in 2009 (74), 2010 (6-5) and 2011 (9-3) for first time since the mid-90s • A record 10 NSU players were named All-MEAC in both 2007 and 2011, and 38 overall named Defensive back Don Carey beAll-MEAC from 2007-11 came the first Spartan football • Pete Adrian named NSU’s first MEAC Football player to be drafted in 13 years Coach of the Year in 2007 and then again in when the Browns selected him 2011 in the 2009 draft. • Adrian also named FCS Coach of the Year by College Sporting News in 2011 • Earned school’s first-ever national FCS national ranking in 2007 and reached as high as 18th in 2011 in the FCS Coaches Poll • Had its first NFL draftee since 1996 when Don Carey was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2009 draft
Cross Country • Won 11 of the last 12 MEAC men’s titles, including a conference-record seven straight from 2000-06 • Won the school’s first-ever MEAC women’s title in 2009 • Sent a runner to the NCAA Division I National Cross Country Championship for the first time in school and MEAC history in 2006 (David Kemboi) • Head coach Kenneth Giles named MEAC Men’s Most Outstanding Coach for 11 of the past 12 seasons
Men’s Basketball • Won school’s first-ever MEAC Championship in 2012 and earned first NCAA Division I Tournament berth • As No. 15 seed, defeated No. 2 seed Missouri in NCAA second round, just the fifth time ever a 15th seed knocked off a 2nd seed in the NCAA Tournament • Finished the year with a 26-10 record, a Division I-era wins record and the most victories at NSU since 1994-95 • Kyle O’Quinn named MEAC Player of the Year, MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Performer and the Lou Henson Award winner (national mid-major player of the year) in 2012 • Head coach Anthony Evans named the Clarence “Big House” Gaines Award winner as top minority basketball coach in Division I • O’Quinn taken with the 49th overall pick in 2012 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic, the first MEAC player drafted since 1998 and the first NSU player since 1988 • Nominated for an ESPY Award for Best Upset for the win over Missouri
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Track & Field
NSU became the first MEAC school since 2003 to sweep the MEAC men’s and women’s indoor track and field titles when they accomplished the feat in 2010. • Became first MEAC men’s track program to win both the indoor and outdoor conference championships for seven consecutive academic years (2006-12) • Sprinter Sean Holston placed sixth at the 2012 NCAA indoor championships, earning first-team All-America honors • Holston, Champagne Bell, Aramis Massenburg and Darris Shelton earned honorable mention All-America honors at the NCAA outdoor championship in 2011, while Keith Nkrumah did the same in 2012 • Won the school’s first MEAC women’s indoor championship in 10 years in 2010, and first outdoor title in 10 years in 2011 • Had two athletes (Marlon Woods, Corey Vinston) earn NCAA Division I All-American status in the same championship meet for the first time in school history in 2009 • Head coach Kenneth Giles named MEAC Men’s Most Outstanding Coach 14 times
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Won school’s first-ever MEAC title in 2012 Wilhelmenia Harrison named MEAC Coach of the Year in both 2011 and 2012 Topped previous school record of 67 wins with a 91-40 campaign in 2011-12 Thea Aspiras named to the All-MEAC first team in both 2011 and 2012, a first for NSU, while Chelsea Krall earned second team honors in 2012 • Aspiras also named to the NTCA All-America second team and the MEAC Rookie of the Year in 2011, each a first for NSU • Reached as high as No. 10 in the national rankings in 2011-12, topping the previous best of 16th in 2010-11
Media Exposure • Made numerous appearances on national media outlets, including ESPN and CBS, as well as in national newspapers such as The New York Times following upset of Missouri in NCAA men’s basketball tournament • Received over 90,000 web site visits in March 2012, a record for a single month for www.nsuspartans.com • Averaged over 29,000 web site visits per month during the 2010-11 academic year, the best one-year period in school history • Conducted live video streaming for all basketball, football, baseball, softball and volleyball home games in 2011-12 for the first time ever • Redesigned www.nsuspartans.com in the summer of 2010 • Conducted live video streaming for the first time in 2009-10, broadcasting 16 athletic events on the department’s web site • Began airing a weekly radio show, Inside Spartan Sports, on Fox Sports affiliate WXTG 102.1 FM in January 2009 • Had five sporting events televised on ESPN networks (three football games, two men’s basketball) in 2008-09 • Hosted the school’s first two nationally-televised softball games in 2007 and 2008 • Had six sporting events televised on ESPN networks (three football games, two men’s basketball, one softball) in 2007-08, most in school history • Transitioned the department’s web site from the www.nsu.edu domain to the current www.nsuspartans.com domain in the fall of 2007
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The vibrancy of city life, the charm of the seashore, the verdant countryside, the wild preserves and the historic landmarks are just a few of the features found in Hampton Roads. The area, which includes the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton and Suffolk, has a growing population of about 2 million. There are numerous attractions within each city. Norfolk has its Waterside, a festive marketplace similar to those in Baltimore, St. Louis and Boston. The financial and cultural hub of Virginia, Norfolk is the home of the world’s largest naval installation and serves as headquarters for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). As a cultural center, its features include the Chrysler Museum, the Douglas MacArthur Memorial, the Nauticus National Maritime Center, the Virginia Symphony and several theater companies, including Norfolk State University’s own NSU Players.
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Besides a long and beautiful coastline, Virginia Beach offers numerous landmarks, including the first landing cross (where the first settlers touched the shores of the New World in 1607, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock); The Adam Thoroughgood House, probably the oldest brick house in America, dating back to 1636; and Mount Trashmore, a project that turned a mountain of solid waste into an innovative recreational compound with bicycle trails, picnic areas, and soapbox derby and cross-country courses around two lakes used for a myriad of recreational water sports. The unique 17-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel links Virginia Beach with Virginia’s Eastern Shore and a national wildlife refuge. The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the Children’s Museum are located in Portsmouth. Newport News has the Mariners’ Museum, which houses one of the world’s most extensive nautical collections, while Hampton is home of the Air and Space Museum. NSU is just off Interstate 264 within walking distance of downtown and other major area attractions, such as the Scope, Chrysler Hall and MacArthur Center Mall. Hampton Roads has three daily newspapers, one African-American weekly, three independent TV stations and more than 30 radio stations.
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Norfolk State University Athletics Foundation Board of Directors Fran Steward, President Merv Pitchford, Vice President John Warren, Treasurer Craig Cotton, Executive Director Marty Miller, Athletics Director Michael K. Brown Curtis Maddox* Langston Powell Zackary Rogers James Satterfield* Donna Sample Smith Joel Wagner * - Emeritus
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A BRIEF OVERVIEW Norfolk State University’s proud legacy of achievement in collegiate athletics began at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). NSU was one of the league’s most dominant programs, winning championships in every sport the school offered. In 1997, NSU joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), one of only two NCAA Division I conferences comprised of historically black colleges and universities. Other conference members include: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and South Carolina State University. NSU made an immediate impression in the conference in 2000-01, winning the Talmadge Layman Hill Award – presented annually to the member whose men’s teams compile the most points based on team finishes in conference competition. The Spartans have won the Talmadge Layman Hill Award each year from 2005-12. In all, NSU has won men’s conference titles in basketball, cross country, football, and indoor and outdoor track. The NSU women have won MEAC championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track, basketball and bowling during their tenure in the conference.
Why Support Norfolk State University Athletics? • NSU competes at the nation’s highest level of intercollegiate athletics – National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I – and is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). • The need to increase funding for scholarships for deserving student-athletes motivated by achievement both in athletics and academics. • Improvements and maintenance of equipment and facilities enable NSU student-athletes to perform at their full potential. • A competitive athletics program contributes to the enjoyment of the collegiate experience.
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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING The NSU Strength and Conditioning Program is administered by Reese Bridgman, NSU’s assistant AD for strength and conditioning. Bridgman has 28 years of coaching experience in athletics at the high school, college and professional levels. His resume includes a seven-year stint as head strength and conditioning coach at Central Florida, where he worked with future professionals such as Daunte Culpepper, Asante Samuel and Brandon Marshall of the NFL and Mike Maroth of Major League Baseball. The NSU Strength and Conditioning Program exists to provide all NSU student-athletes with scientifically-sound performance-enhancement programs in the areas of strength, speed, explosive power and sports nutrition. Programs are conducted in the NSU athletics weight room, a 2,000-square foot facility in Gill Gymnasium that houses the equipment and accessories needed to develop championship-level NCAA Division I athletes. The strength and conditioning program also uses the NSU athletics department’s game and practice fields. The program develops athletes by means of functional strength training for strength and power utilizing Olympic lifts, power lifts, plyometric drills and additional supplementary lifts, particularly dumbbell exercises. The program trains speed in both linear and change-of-direction movement. Athletes are taught recovery by developing good eating habits that are appropriate for athletes training at the Division I level and by emphasizing the correct amount of rest. Athletes are trained in a team setting as a part of a year-round program. Athletes train two times per week in season and three to four times per week during the remainder of the year with a break between semesters and at the end of their sport’s season. Their annual plan consists of in-season, offseason, preseason and holiday programs. All training schedules are administered within
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NCAA guidelines for contact time with athletes in both required programs and voluntary programs. Part of the emphasis within the NSU Strength and Conditioning Program is on the student-athlete developing lifetime character qualities of teamwork, discipline, dedication, determination, respect for others and respect for hard work. Student-athletes are also expected to develop an interest in lifetime fitness. “The Strength and Conditioning Program at NSU tries to remember that our athletes came to us to participate in and excel in their given sport, not to become weight lifters or body builders,” Bridgman says. “For this reason, we approach strength and conditioning as a means to an end, and we encourage our athletes to learn from and enjoy the journey.”
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ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION SHERIE CORNISH GORDON Sherie Cornish Gordon is entering her seventh year in athletics administration at Norfolk State for the 2012-13 school year, currently serving as the senior associate athletics director for administration and as the department’s senior woman administrator. Gordon’s primary responsibilities are supervising five sports (bowling, volleyball, softball, men’s tennis and women’s tennis), managing the department’s budget, supervision of the equipment and facility operations, oversight of game-day management and providing strategic guidance for the department’s marketing, promotions and development initiatives. Gordon came to NSU in 2005 after serving as a senior administrative assistant at American University. She also served as an athletics department intern at Maryland in 2004-05 and as an assistant women’s basketball coach at her alma mater, Morgan State, during the 2003-04 school year. Gordon is currently a participant in the NCAA Pathways Program (formerly NCAA Fellows Program). She is a 2006 graduate of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators’ (NACWAA) Institute for Administrative Advancement, a 2009 graduate of the NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males and Females and a 2010 and 2011 participant in the NACDA Mentoring Institute. In addition, Gordon is a member of NACWAA, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the Collegiate Athletics Business Management Association (CABMA) and the Minority Opportunities Athletics Association (MOAA). She currently serves on the program committee for CABMA. Gordon was an accomplished basketball player at Morgan State, where she scored more than 1,000 career points. She was a four-year letterwinner and was a team captain her final three seasons. A native of Severna Park., Md., Gordon earned her bachelor’s degree in sports administration from Morgan State in 2002 and her master’s in sports management from Temple in 2004. Gordon currently resides in Suffolk, Va., with her husband, Ross, and son, Ethan. CRAIG COTTON Craig Cotton enters his 12th year as associate athletics director for external operations in 2012-13 at Norfolk State. He is also in his seventh year as executive director of the NSU Athletics Foundation. Cotton joined the NSU athletics staff after serving as marketing manager at Howard University. Cotton’s primary duties at NSU include developing and managing marketing and public relations projects with particular focus on the “Team Spartan Corporate Partners Program,” a comprehensive sports marketing initiative designed to attract corporate sponsorship and funding for the athletics program. Previously, Cotton worked for seven years in the Delaware State Public Relations Office. He arrived at the Dover, Del.,-based institution in 1992 and served as sports information director for two years before his appointment as the university’s director of public relations and marketing in 1994. From 1988-1992, Cotton was associate director of sports information at Temple. He worked for seven years (1981-1988) as sports information director and administrative assistant to the director of intercollegiate athletics at Maryland Eastern Shore. Cotton was also was a press operations manager for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, Ga.; 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina; and the 1994 U.S.
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Olympic Festival in St. Louis, Mo. Cotton is a native of Greensboro, N.C., and a 1980 graduate of North Carolina A&T State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English-mass communications. He received the M.Ed. degree at Temple in 1995. Cotton and his wife, Cynthia, reside in Norfolk, Va.
athlete at Hampton High School. She was also a sprinter and hurdler on the Virginia track team. Tucker was also the liaison between the student-government and the athletics department serving on various committees. She is also a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and currently resides in Portsmouth, Va.
KAREN HOLMES Karen Holmes begins her fourth year on staff in the Norfolk State athletics department in 2012-13. As the associate athletics director for marketing and corporate development, her primary responsibilities are to plan, coordinate and execute athletic fundraising and outreach events and to recruit corporate sponsors for the department. Prior to NSU, Holmes served as the foundation manager at the Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau. She was responsible for planning and directing the foundation’s operations to include fundraising, staffing, budgeting and research. Holmes has also held positions as a business account representative at Opportunity, Inc., in Norfolk and as a senior marketing consultant in television and radio. Holmes is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD), National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). Holmes also serves as the MEAC’s NAADD representative. Holmes, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from NSU in 1998. She is also a 2010 graduate of the NACWAA’s Institute for Administrative Advancement.
DR. CARRAY BANKS JR. Dr. Carray Banks Jr. is in his third year as Norfolk State’s faculty athletic representative in 2012-13. In this capacity, he represents NSU and its faculty in relationships with the NCAA and MEAC. The faculty’s voice and influence regarding intercollegiate athletics are channeled primarily through the faculty athletic representative. Banks, who is also the head of the Department of Technology in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology at NSU, has lent his talents to many athletic endeavors at the University. He worked for six years as an academic enhancement counselor for the men’s basketball team. In addition, he has served on the NSU Athletics Foundation Sports Hall of Fame selection committee as well as the chairman of the steering committee for NSU’s NCAA recertification in 2008. He was also a staple at home athletic events, serving as member of the official game clock management team at Spartan basketball and football games for several years. Banks supervised the data generation and graphic media advertisements on the graphics display boards during football games at William “Dick” Price Stadium. Banks received his bachelor’s degree in industrial arts education from Elizabeth City State, his master of arts degree from Ball State, and his doctor of philosophy degree in vocational and industrial education from Penn State. Banks resides in Virginia Beach with his wife, Alesia, and daughter, Aliyah.
ALISHA TUCKER Alisha Tucker is entering her seventh year working in the Norfolk State athletics department during the 2012-13 season. She is in her third year as the associate athletics director for student services after serving as assistant athletic director for compliance for the previous four years. In her current role, she provides oversight for the compliance and athletics academic support offices. In addition to her duties at NSU, Tucker is involved in administrative activities on the national level. Tucker was appointed to the NCAA’s Amateurism Fact-Finding Committee in 2010 and will serve on that committee until 2014. She also is a member of the NCAA Low Resource Institution working group and NCAA Academic Performance Program Users working group. In addition, Tucker serves as a peer reviewer for the NCAA’s Division I Athletics Certification program. She is also instrumental in working with the NCAA’s Supplemental Support Fund which provided monies to NSU in support of athletics academic initiatives. In 2011, Tucker was selected to participate in the NACWAA (National Association for Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators) Institute for Administrative Advancement (West Class) as well as the NCAA Regional Rules Seminar Advanced Tract. Before coming to Norfolk State, Tucker served as the athletics eligibility specialist and curriculum coordinator at Marshall. She began her career as an intern at Michigan State in 2001. She was promoted to assistant compliance coordinator and then earned a promotion to compliance coordinator at MSU in 2003. Tucker has also worked in compliance offices at Villanova and Richmond. Tucker earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature and composition from Virginia in 1996. She earned her master’s in sports management from Old Dominion in 2001. A Hampton native, Tucker was a track and field
JACQUELINE NICHOLSON Jacqueline Nicholson will begin her fifth year working in the Norfolk State athletics department in 2012-13. She enters her third year as the assistant athletics director for academic support after serving as athletics academic coordinator for her first two years. Nicholson oversees the operations of the Student-Athlete Academic Support Office, which includes a team of academic coordinators, interns and tutors. She also advises players on issues of NSU and NCAA eligibility requirements and monitors progress toward their degrees, with specific responsibilities toward the men’s basketball, football, men’s track and field and baseball teams. Nicholson oversees the NCAA/CHAMPS Life Skills Program and the Spartan Youth Club and serves as the advisor for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Nicholson also assists with the submission of NCAA APR reports and APP reports. Previously, Nicholson worked as an academic coordinator intern at Virginia Tech during the 2007-08 school year, assisting with the Hokies football team. She also served as a graduate assistant in the university academic advising center at Virginia Tech from 2005-07. Nicholson is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), a certified member of the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A), and the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). She serves on the awards committee for NACWAA and the membership committee for N4A. Nicholson is a 2011 graduate of NACWAA’s Institute for Administrative Advancement and a 2011 and ’09 graduate of the N4A Professional Development Institute. A native of Clayton, N.J., Nicholson was a four-year
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ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION letterwinner for the Hokies track and field team as a sprinter and hurdler. She was a member of the Virginia Tech all-academic team and athletics director’s honor roll. She earned her bachelor’s degree in human development in 2005 and her master’s in educational leadership and policy studies with a focus in higher education in 2007, both from Virginia Tech. Nicholson and her daughter Kylie reside in Chesapeake, Va. REESE BRIDGMAN Reese Bridgman is in his fifth year as the Spartans’ strength and conditioning coach in 2012-13. Bridgman oversees the strength and conditioning efforts for all 15 of Norfolk State’s sports programs. Bridgman previously served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Newport News Apprentice School’s football program from 2005-07. He was also the Builders defensive coordinator in 2007 after coaching the defensive line in 2005 and 2006. Before moving to the Hampton Roads area, Bridgman was the head strength and conditioning coach for Central Florida from 1997-2003. Bridgman helped train 20 UCF football players who went on to make active NFL rosters, including the likes of Daunte Culpepper, Asante Samuel, Travis Fisher, Atari Bigby, Steve Edwards, Brandon Marshall and Rashad Jeanty. Other top-notch athletes he helped tutor at UCF include Major League pitcher Mike Maroth. Along with his strength and conditioning expertise, Bridgman has an extensive background as a football coach at the high school, college and professional levels. Bridgman coached two seasons in the Arena Football League. He coached linemen and was the strength coach for the Orlando Predators in their ArenaBowl runner-up season of 1995. The following year, he worked in the same capacity for the Milwaukee Mustangs. Bridgman’s one stint as a head football coach came at East Central Community College in his home state of Mississippi from 1992-94. He has also worked as an assistant football coach at NAIA Georgia Southwestern College and at a pair of Division II schools, Southeast Oklahoma State and East Texas State (now known as Texas A&M-Commerce). He also was men’s track coach during his tenure at Southeastern Oklahoma State. Bridgman, a native of Tylertown, Miss., got his football coaching start at Hattiesburg (Miss.) Prep in 1983. Bridgman is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA), and the National Association of Speed and Explosion (NASE). He was recognized by the NSCA as a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach with Distinction (RSCC*D) in 2011. Bridgman received his bachelor’s degree in athletic administration and coaching from Southern Mississippi in 1985. He earned his master’s in physical education with an emphasis in exercise physiology from East Texas State (Texas A&M-Commerce) in 1986. He and his wife, Kelly, reside in Chesapeake. MEGHAN ANTINARELLI Meghan Antinarelli begins her third year in 2012-13 as assistant athletics director for sports medicine at NSU. Previously, she served for eight years as an athletic trainer within the department. In her current role, Antinarelli oversees the operations and policies of the sports medicine department. Antinarelli, who is originally from Wellesley, Mass., received her bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from the University of Massachusetts in 1998. She received her master’s degree in athletic training at
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Old Dominion University in 2001. She and her husband, Joseph, live in Suffolk and have one son, Nicholas. MATT MICHALEC Matt Michalec enters his 10th full year heading up the Norfolk State sports information department during the 2012-13 athletic campaign. After serving as sports information director for eight years, Michalec was promoted to assistant athletics director for communications in the spring of 2011. Michalec is in charge of coordinating media relations efforts for all 15 of NSU’s athletics programs. His duties include the production of press guides, serving as the media liaison for the athletics department, keeping statistics at all home athletic contests, and maintaining the university athletics web site. In 2012, Michalec earned the District 3 Fred Stabley Writing Award for event coverage from the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) for his recap of the NSU football team’s MEAC Championship-clinching win over Morgan State. In 2006, he was named the Black College Baseball SID of the Year. Previously, Michalec worked for two years as a parttime sports reporter and editorial assistant at the Daily Press newspaper in Newport News, Va. Michalec graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in communications from Old Dominion in 2002. He served as sports editor for ODU’s student newspaper during his time there. He got his professional start by working for two years as a sportswriter at the York Town Crier and Poquoson Post newspapers in York County, Va. Michalec is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Michalec and his wife, Annie, live in Newport News and have a son, Brandon, and daughter, Alexis. MIKE BELLO Mike Bello enters his third year as assistant sports information director at Norfolk State in 2012-13 after a pair of internships at Division I institutions. At NSU, he serves as the main contact for volleyball, men’s basketball, softball and bowling. Prior to arriving at NSU, Bello spent the 2009-10 season at the University of South Florida as a full-time intern, where he was the main contact for track and field and cross country as well as the secondary contact for men’s basketball and football. While at USF, Bello was part of a new initiative there that did away with traditional printed media guides and went to a new, interactive and online format that featured videos, photos and text all intermixed on a webbased platform. His duties at USF also included the upkeep and expansion of records for men’s basketball and football, being in charge of the official stats at football games, assisting with several softball tournaments as well as regular season softball and volleyball games, and numerous multi-media initiatives. During the 2008-09 athletics season, Bello worked as an intern in the sports information office at Harvard. There, he was the main contact for men’s tennis and men’s volleyball while assisting with the promotion of all 41 sports, the most in Division I. One of his main duties at Harvard was running all multi-media initiatives, from streaming home football, basketball and hockey games to cutting up highlight clips following those contests. He also spent the 2007-08 season volunteering with the sports information office at Kent State University as part of his graduate work there. Bello has also volunteered with numerous league
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE and NCAA sporting events, including the 2009 Women’s Volleyball Final Four, the 2009 NCAA East Regional in men’s basketball, the 2009 Women’s Frozen Four, the 2009 NCAA Lacrosse Championships, the 2008 MAC Basketball Championships, as well as the 2010 BIG EAST Championships in baseball and men’s and women’s golf. He has also volunteered with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League and the Boston Breakers of the Women’s Professional Soccer League. Bello earned a bachelor of arts degree from Penn State in journalism in 2004, and a master of arts degree in recreation and sports management in 2009 from Kent State. DERRICK COLES Derrick Coles starts his third year as the compliance coordinator at Norfolk State in 2012-13. His duties consist of handling many of the day-to-day operations of NSU’s compliance office, specifically: monitoring playing/practice seasons, monitoring recruiting contacts/calls, overseeing the National Letter of Intent program, NCAA Special Assistance Fund and MEAC reports. In addition, Coles assists the associate athletics director with rules education for coaches and student-athletes and serves as a member of the eligibility certification team. Before coming to Norfolk State, Coles was the assistant director of sports information at Hampton. Coles assisted with the day-to-day activities of the Office of Sports Information, as well as serving as the primary media contact for women’s basketball, volleyball, bowling and men’s and women’s tennis. He was also the secondary media contact for football. Before coming to Hampton, Coles spent six years as an assistant within the athletic department at Virginia Union. His duties included assisting the sports information department with programs, media guides and game-day activities, as well as working with the compliance office in reviewing academic records, practice schedules and athlete eligibility matters. Coles received his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Virginia Union in 2007 and his master’s in sports management from Virginia State in 2009. He is a native of Richmond, Va., and his volunteer work includes the Special Olympics, the Rudy Johnson Foundation, the James Farrior Foundation, Richmond Sports Backers and Upward Sports Academy. Coles is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and is also a member of the National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC). CHRISTINA RUFFIN The 2012-13 campaign will mark Christina Ruffin’s second year working in the Norfolk State athletics department as the athletics academic coordinator. Ruffin’s responsibilities include advising all NSU student-athletes on issues of NCAA eligibility requirements and monitoring progress toward their degrees. Ruffin is also in charge of coordinating the academic support efforts for women’s basketball, women’s track and field, volleyball and bowling while assisting with football. She also oversees the tutoring and life skills program. Ruffin came to Norfolk State from Georgia State, where she worked as a tutorial coordinator and football academic graduate assistant from January 2010 through June 2011. Before moving to Atlanta, Christina worked for North Carolina State as a 4-H agent in Hertford County, N.C. A native of Smithfield, Va., Ruffin was a four-year letterwinner for the North Carolina A&T women’s tennis team. She was a member of the MEAC and N.C. A&T
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squad as a relief pitcher his senior year. A native of Gloucester, Va., Corbin earned his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from NSU in 2004. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. Corbin and his wife, Tilya, reside in Norfolk. WILLIAM WRIGHT William Wright moves into his 10th year as the head equipment manager at Norfolk State for 201213. Previously, Wright worked as parking supervisor in NSU’s Office of Parking and Transportation. He also served as a security officer at NSU. A native of Portsmouth, Va., Wright is a Norcom High School graduate, where he lettered in football, basketball and track. He was a member of the 1984 NSU CIAA championship football team. Wright earned his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with a minor in physical education in 1995. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in administration. Wright has four daughters, Chiquita, Nikieya, Britney and Ashley; three granddaughters and one grandson. NATHANIEL BELL, SR. Nathaniel Bell, Sr., is in his 17th year as assistant equipment manager for the Norfolk State athletics department during the 2012-13 season. A native of Norfolk, Va., Bell is a 1994 graduate of Maury High School, were he lettered in football, and wrestling. Bell and his wife, Paulette, live in Norfolk with their daughter Maeva, and their son, Nathaniel Jr. JASMINE FRAZIER Jasmine Frazier was hired in January of 2013 to serve as the Travel Coordinator for the Norfolk State athletics department. The former Spartan volleyball player is familiar with the inner workings of NSU athletics after having served as an intern for a semester with the department’s business office in the spring of 2012. During that time, Frazier helped prepare budget spreadsheets and purchase and travel requisitions for the athletic teams. As an undergrad, Frazier also served as a tutor to fellow student-athletes for various business and finance courses. She was a member of the MEAC All-Academic Team during both of her two years at Norfolk State and finished in the top 5 in the NSU record book in single season blocks and in the top 10 in career blocks. Frazier received her bachelor of science degree in finance from Norfolk State in May 2012. She was a member of the Dean’s List and was an Honor’s School Scholar while graduating with a 3.4 GPA.
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE basic tax course. MacFarlane completed classes at Old Dominion and Kee Business College, where she received her medical assistant diploma prior to working at Eastern Virginia Medical School. SHIRLEY BROOKS Shirley Brooks is in her 13th year as the football administrative assistant for the Norfolk State athletics department for the 2012-13 season. Brooks oversees all administrative aspects of the program, including coordinating special events, team travel, player files and day-to-day operations. A native of Hertford, N.C., Brooks has three children: Derek, Dietrich and Verletita. She graduated cum laude with her bachelor’s degree in tourism and hospitality management from NSU in 2010. FRANK TYREE Frank Tyree enters his second year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Norfolk State in 2012-13. Tyree’s responsibilities including designing and implementing workouts for men’s and women’s track & field and men’s and women’s basketball, as well as assisting with workouts for football and baseball. Prior to coming to Norfolk State, Tyree spent three years as a sports performance coach at The Edge Sports Performance Center in Roanoke, Va., from 2008-11. There, Tyree trained middle school, high school, college and inspiring professional athletes in football, basketball, wrestling, baseball and soccer. He also worked with the Cave Spring High School football team that transitioned from 2-8 during his first year to 10-2 the following season, advancing to the Group AA semifinals. During the 2011 season, Tyree’s off-season training again helped the Knights advance to the Group AA semifinals. Tyree also volunteered under Master Strength Coaches Bill Gillespie and Dave Williams at Liberty. While at Liberty, Tyree worked with the football, women’s basketball and volleyball programs. He also volunteered under Master Strength Coach Greg Werner while earning his bachelor’s of science in kinesiology at James Madison. During his two years at JMU from 2005-06, Tyree assisted with men’s and women’s track and field, baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s swimming and diving. Tyree is a native of Rocky Mount, Va., where he taught sixth grade social studies at Benjamin Franklin Middle School after graduating in 2003 from The University of Virginia’s College at Wise. While at BFMS, Tyree coached middle school track and field. Tyree is certified through the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association and the National Strength & Conditioning Association. He currently resides in Virginia Beach.
MICHELLE MacFARLANE Michelle MacFarlane begins her third year in the Norfolk State athletics department in 2012-13 with the title of Administrative and Program Specialist III. She came to NSU after spending six years at Eastern Virginia Medical School as an administrative assistant. While there, MacFarlane’s duties included composing correspondence, recording and distributed minutes of faculty meetings, handling travel and catering arrangements, organizing and creating flyers, and filing and organizing grades. During her time at EVMS, she also worked for Jackson Hewitt Tax Service as a tax preparer and instructor of
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Administration and Support Staff Director of Athletics: Marty L. Miller ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8152 Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Carray Banks ............................................................................................................................................................................................823-2421 Senior Assoc. AD/SWA: Sherie Cornish Gordon...................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8152 Assoc. AD for External Operations/NSUAF Executive Director: Craig Cotton ...........................................................................................................................................823-2667 Assoc. AD for Marketing and Coporate Development: Karen Holmes .......................................................................................................................................................823-8645 Assoc. AD for Student Services: Alisha Tucker .....................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2337 Asst. AD for Sports Medicine: Meghan Antinarelli .................................................................................................................................................................................823-9547/8997 Asst. AD for Strength and Conditioning: Reese Bridgman ..............................................................................................................................................................................823-2187 Asst. AD for Academic Support: Jacqueline Nicholson ....................................................................................................................................................................................823-8751 Asst. AD for Communications: Matt Michalec......................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2628 Asst. Sports Information Director: Mike Bello ......................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2628 Coordinator of Athletics Facilities and Operations: A.J. Corbin .....................................................................................................................................................................823-9533 Athletics Academic Coordinator: Christina Ruffin ..............................................................................................................................................................................................823-8170 Asst. Athletics Academic Coordinator: Wilhelmenia Harrison .......................................................................................................................................................................823-2470 Assistant Business Manager: Vicki Lewis Beckett................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8986 Athletics Travel Coordinator: Jasmine Frazier ......................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2105 Compliance Coordinator: Derrick Coles .................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2337 Head Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jessica Cole ............................................................................................................................................................................................823-9547/8997 Asst. Athletic Trainer: Nicole Dietrich ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................823-9547/8997 Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach: Frank Tyree ........................................................................................................................................................................................823-2187 Administrative Specialist: Michelle MacFarlane ..................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8152 Equipment Manager: William Wright ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2022 Asst. Equipment Manager: Nathaniel Bell Sr. .......................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2022 Cheerleading Coach: Carmen Harris .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8200 Administrative Specialist/Football: Shirley Brooks .............................................................................................................................................................................................823-8824
Men’s Coaches Baseball: Claudell Clark, Head Coach ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8196 Asst. Coaches: Joey Seal, Wiley Lee .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8196 Basketball: Anthony Evans, Head Coach ................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8934 Asst. Coaches: Robert Jones/Larry Vickers/Harold Rayford ...........................................................................................................................................................823-9192/2840 Cross Country: Kenneth Giles, Head Coach ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8169 Football: Pete Adrian, Head Coach...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8824 Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line: Rod Holder ................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8779 Asst. Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Mark DeBastiani .................................................................................................................................................................................823-2582 Asst. Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Howard Feggins ..................................................................................................................................................................................823-8533 Asst. Coach/Defensive Line: Mark Thurston ....................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8758 Asst. Coach/Defensive Backs: Marco Butler .....................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2495 Asst. Coach/Receivers: Quintin Smith ................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2570 Asst. Coach/Running Backs: Paul Macklin ........................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2389 Tennis: Nate Feldman, Head Coach .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8821 Asst. Coach: Torrie Browning.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8821 Track and Field: Kenneth Giles, Head Coach.........................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8801 Asst. Coaches: Serge Bengono/Jerry Price .......................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2104
Women’s Coaches Basketball: Debra Clark, Head Coach ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8441 Asst. Coaches: Lashondra Dixon-Gordon/Kenny Edwards .............................................................................................................................................................823-2132/8456 Bowling: Wilhelmenia Harrison, Head Coach .......................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2470 Asst. Coach: Aundray Darden ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8152 Cross Country: Ronda Berard, Head Coach ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2104 Softball: Heidi Cavallo, Head Coach .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8194 Asst. Coach: Amanda Haverman..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8343 Tennis: Nate Feldman, Head Coach .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8821 Asst. Coach: Torrie Browning.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-8821 Track and Field: Ronda Berard, Head Coach .........................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2104 Asst. Coaches: Serge Bengono//Harry Freeman/Jerry Price ......................................................................................................................................................................823-2104 Volleyball: Brandon Duvall, Interim Head Coach ................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2804 Asst. Coach: Dave Albaugh ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................823-2804
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In 1997, Marty L. Miller Baseball Field debuted as the home for Spartan baseball. It is named after former coach and current athletics director Marty Miller, who has spent more than 40 years as a player, coach and administrator at NSU. The field itself is located off Presidential Parkway on the NSU campus. It has metal bleacher seating for 1,500, as well as a spacious press box for game staff and working media. It also has full stadium lighting for night games, one of the few colleges in Virginia with that distinction. The playing surface is enclosed by cyclone fencing, has an underground drainage system, a gravel warning track, and enclosed bullpens for both teams. The dimensions are 330 feet to left field, 318 to right, 395 to the gaps, and 402 to center field. A giant scoreboard sits behind the center-field wall. In addition to numerous youth clinics and youth baseball games, Miller Field has hosted four MEAC Baseball Tournaments (2006-08, 2012) and will be the site for the tournament again from 2013-14.
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COACH CLAUDELL CLARK Claudell Clark is in his ninth season as head coach of the Norfolk State University baseball program. After serving as interim head coach for two seasons, Clark was named to the permanent post in the summer of 2006.
Claudell Clark Head Coach
Clark has led NSU to three MEAC Tournament championship appearances in his tenure (2005, 2008 and 2011). The Spartans have recorded 162 wins over his last seven seasons as head coach, posting seven straight 20+ win seasons for the first time since the program moved to the Division I level in 1998. In addition, his players have earned 31 All-MEAC honors over his first eight seasons at the helm of the program.
Last season, the Spartans amassed a 22-29 record and finished as MEAC Northern Division runner-up. NSU posted a 15-9 record in conference play, establishing a new school record for MEAC victories in a season. During non-conference play, the Spartans ousted local rivals William & Mary and Old Dominion of the Colonial Athletic Association within one week of each other. The victory over the Tribe was NSU’s first over their Williamsburg neighbor in 20 years. The Spartans also set a new school Division I era record with an eight-game winning streak during March. In 2011, NSU won seven of its final 10 ballgames to finish with a 24-29 record. The Spartans advanced to the MEAC Tournament championship round for the third time under Clark before falling to Bethune-Cookman. Along the way, NSU picked up a pair of wins over Big East schools (Villanova and Georgetown), defeated Penn State of the Big 10, and swept a doubleheader from Hofstra of the CAA, continuing the Spartans’ strong showing in recent years against non-conference opponents. The 2011 season also continued NSU’s recent upward trend. In 2010, the Spartans finished 21-29-1 and finished one victory shy of the MEAC Tournament championship round. NSU again topped Georgetown of the Big East and split the season series with cross-town foe Old Dominion. In 2009, NSU finished 22-23 and won a pair of games in the MEAC Tournament. Along the way, Clark picked up his 100th career coaching win in April against Delaware State. NSU finished the season second in the MEAC with a .312 batting average, the highest mark in Clark’s tenure.
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE team, taking two of three from Seton Hall, and its first-ever sweep of an Atlantic 10 team when it took three straight games from St. Joseph’s. A school-record six Spartans earned All-MEAC honors. In 2006, Clark guided the program to a 23-28 record. The Spartans tallied the most wins in their young MEAC history to that point, finishing 11-7 and placing second in the conference regular-season standings. The Spartans showed continued improvement under Clark, ranking first in the MEAC in batting (.302) and second in earned run average (4.60). After taking over four games into the 2005 season from long-time coach and current athletics director Marty Miller, Clark and the Spartans overcame a slow start to advance to the MEAC Tournament championship round. The Spartans defeated six-time defending MEAC champion Bethune-Cookman twice en route to the championship round, where the Spartans fell to top seed North Carolina A&T 10-9. Clark helped a Spartans’ pitching staff comprised mostly of freshmen and sophomores to the second-best earned-run average in the MEAC in 2005. Clark was an assistant coach under Miller for two seasons prior taking over as head coach. Clark had a distinguished career as a pitcher and outfielder at NSU from 1998-2001. He was the MEAC Pitcher of the Year in 2000, when he went 7-3 with a 3.05 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 76.2 innings pitched. Clark was also the MEAC Tournament MVP in 2001, when he led the Spartans to the championship round. He was NSU’s Most Improved Player in 2000, and was the team MVP in 2000 and 2001. Clark earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from NSU in 2001. He ranks in the top 10 all-time at NSU in strikeouts, innings pitched, wins, decisions and appearances. He is the school record-holder in strikeouts per nine innings (9.9) and strikeouts in a single season (92 in 2000) and ranks second in career strikeouts (249). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 28th round of the 2001 draft. He spent time with the Bradenton (Fla.) Pirates in rookie ball and the Class-A Williamsport (Pa.) Crosscutters. In 2001, Clark led all Williamsport pitchers in lowest opponents’ batting average (.176) as the Crosscutters won the New York-Penn League championship. After an injury cut short his baseball career, Clark returned to his native Chesapeake, where he still resides today.
In 2008, NSU notched the school’s first winning season since 2000, finishing 25-24. The 25 wins matched the program’s most since joining Division I, tying the 2007 team that went 25-25. The Spartans advanced all the way to the MEAC Tournament championship round before falling to Bethune-Cookman. The Spartans also earned another season split with ODU during the 2008 campaign. They did it thanks largely to a dependable pitching staff. NSU ranked first in the MEAC and 22nd in the nation in earned run average (4.07). Former Spartan pitcher and current assistant coach Joey Seal, who broke Clark’s school record for career strikeouts, gained the program national distinction by being selected for the initial Roger Clemens Award watch list for the national pitcher of the year award. Seal also became the first Spartan in the school’s Division I history to be selected as national pitcher of the week. Seal was also part of a strong 2007 squad that featured first baseman Ernie Banks, who became Clark’s first protégé to be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft when the Marlins picked him in the 44th round. The ’07 team earned the program’s first-ever series win over a Big East
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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE Long-time local baseball fixture Wiley Lee begins his first full season as an assistant coach at Norfolk State. After assuming the role of interim assistant for the final month of the 2012 season, Lee was named to a permanent post following the season. Lee assists the Spartans with hitting and infield instruction.
Joey Seal is in his fourth season on the NSU baseball coaching staff. After serving as a volunteer in 2010 and a student assistant in 2011, Seal assumed the role of assistant coach prior to the 2012 campaign. He is directly responsible for the NSU pitching staff in addition to serving as the team’s recruiting coordinator, assisting with administrative tasks, camps and clinics, and helping monitor the team’s academics. Seal has overseen the steady improvement of NSU’s pitching staff over the last Joey Seal four seasons. In Seal’s first season working with the staff, the Spartans lowered Assistant Coach their team earned run average by nearly a full run from the year before, lowering their 5.93 mark in 2010 to 5.07 in 2011. Last season, the Spartans lowered that number even more to 4.39, the team’s best mark since 2008. NSU set a new single-season school record with 372 strikeouts in 2011 and came close to matching that last year, with 363. The Spartans’ staff was 20th in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings last season and 79th in strikeout-to-walk ratio. Pitchers Ryan VanAssche (109th) and Chris Horne (186th) both ranked in the top 200 nationally in strikeouts per nine innings. In 2011, VanAssche became the school’s second-ever Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. In addition, pitchers Jordan Egan (22nd) and Ryan Shook (45th) both finished in the top 50 in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings. As a four-year standout pitcher for the Spartans from 2005-08, Seal’s fingerprints are all over the NSU record book. Seal completed his career as the school’s all-time leader in innings pitched (334), strikeouts (269) and appearances (78). Seal was a second-team All-MEAC selection as a relief pitcher as a junior in 2007, when he recorded four saves and fanned 75 hitters in 84 innings.
Wiley Lee Assistant Coach
Lee is one of the most successful coaches in recent Virginia high school baseball history. He coached Group AAA power Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Va., for 14 years. During his tenure, the Wildcats won 11 Southeastern District championships, four Eastern Region titles and state championships in 2003 and 2011.
Four of Lee’s former Great Bridge players played professionally, including two-time Major League all-star Justin Upton of the Atlanta Braves, who was the No. 1 pick in the 2005 amateur draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Fifty of Lee’s players went on to play college baseball, including recent NSU standouts Chris Joyce, Ryan VanAssche, Jason Barker and Drew Suttmiller. Additionally, Lee’s son Justin, a first-team all-state pick after helping Great Bridge to the 2011 state championship, is a sophomore infielder on the Spartans’ current roster. Lee was a three-time All-Sun Belt pick at Old Dominion University, where he finished his career as the program’s leader in stolen bases. A 1994 ODU Hall of Fame inductee, Lee was a freshman All-American in 1985 and played for the U.S. national team in 1986. Following his ODU career, Lee was a fifth round pick of the California Angels in the 1987 amateur draft. He played parts of four seasons in the Angels’ farm system and was twice named a minor league all-star, first in the California League and then in the Texas League. Lee earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing education from ODU in 1989. He has taught since 1992 in the Chesapeake Public Schools’ Center of Science and Technology. He and his wife, Jillayne, reside in Chesapeake and have two children, Justin (20) and Ashley (17).
Seal enjoyed his best season as a senior in 2008, when he went 7-4 with a 3.69 ERA in 97.2 innings pitched as the Spartans’ No. 1 starting pitcher. He helped pitch the Spartans to the MEAC Tournament championship round that season for the second time in his four-year career. Also in 2008, Seal was named to the watch list for the Roger Clemens Award, given annually to the top pitcher in the nation. Seal was also selected the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Pitcher of the Week after pitching a school-record 11 scoreless innings in a no-decision against Lafayette.
Drew Suttmiller is in his third season working with the NSU coaching staff. After serving as a student assistant in 2011, he now serves as a volunteer assistant. He assists with the infielders and hitting instruction. He also helps with camps, team academics and practice preparation.
Seal, a Newport News, Va. native, earned his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from NSU in 2011. He and his wife, the former Kelli North, reside in Suffolk.
Drew Suttmiller Volunteer Assistant
Suttmiller played two years at shortstop for the Spartans (2009-10) after transferring from Allegany College in Maryland. Suttmiller played in 71 games in his NSU career, starting 68. He batted .301 over his time as a Spartan with 11 doubles, four triples and 37 RBI. Suttmiller hit .314 as a junior in 2009, and .277 in an injury-shortened senior campaign in 2010.
Suttmiller, a Chesapeake native, earned his bachelor’s degree in business from NSU in 2011.
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Name Cooper Jones Sammy Serafine Killian Strenn James Essex Ross Cardwell Ian Horne Chris Horne Cody Ellis Chase Kyriacou Raymond Morton Jeff Di Fulgo Cameron Day Zach Markel Justin Bhatti Andre Moore Troy Applin Steven Dudley Ryan Montgomery Mikey Bruno Robert Barefoot Robert Depp Justin Lee Richie Salter Jay Dee Johnson Ryan Shook Robert Reaume Tyon Ore Kyle Vaas Corey Patrick
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#26 Claudell Clark (Norfolk State ’01 / 9th year) #4 Joey Seal (Norfolk State ‘11 / 4th year) #11 Wiley Lee (Old Dominion ‘89 / 2nd year) #12 Drew Suttmiller (Norfolk State ‘11 / 3rd year)
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2013 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY Date/Day 15 Fri. 16 Sat. 17 Sun. 22 Fri. 23 Sat. 24 Sun.
Opponent Navy Navy Navy Rider Rider Rider
Location Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va.
Time 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.
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vs. Fairleigh-Dickinson at Savannah State vs. Fairleigh-Dickinson at Savannah State at North Carolina Central Wagner (DH) Wagner at Longwood Delaware State (DH)* Delaware State * at Virginia Military Institute at Maryland Eastern Shore (DH)* at Maryland Eastern Shore * William and Mary at Coppin State * at Coppin State (DH) *
Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Durham, NC. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Farmville, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Lexington, Va. Salisbury, Md. Salisbury, Md. Norfolk, Va. Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md.
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at Norfolk Tides (Exhibition) % at Delaware State (DH)* at Delaware State * Maryland Eastern Shore (DH)* Maryland Eastern Shore* Coppin State (DH)* Coppin State * Virginia State Virginia Military Institute Delaware State (DH)* Delaware State *
Norfolk, Va. Dover, Del. Dover, Del. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va.
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MAY 1 Wed. 4 Sat. 5 Sun. 8 Wed. 10 Fri. 11 Sat. 12 Sun. 15-19 Wed.-Sun.
Winston-Salem State at Coppin State (DH)* at Coppin State* Longwood at Old Dominion Old Dominion Savannah State MEAC Tournament
Norfolk, Va. Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va. (@ ODU) Norfolk, Va. (@ NSU) Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va.
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SEASON OUTLOOK
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Improved Offense, Veteran Pitching Lead the Way in 2013 Norfolk State head baseball coach Claudell Clark is hoping a more seasoned group of upperclassmen and an infusion of 14 newcomers will provide the offensive firepower and pitching depth that the Spartans will need to improve on last year’s 22-28 record and second-place finish in the MEAC Northern Division.
“Tyon will be called upon to carry a significant offensive load again this year. He has worked to sharpen his approach at the plate,” Clark said. “We expect Mikey to be a solid lead-off man and continue to be a dynamic center fielder. He plays with a lot of emotion and energy, which can be contagious for our other players.”
According to Clark, a key to the season will be improving on last year’s offensive numbers. NSU averaged 4.7 runs per game and hit .268 as a team last year, but did show marked progress later in the year. Clark is encouraged by what he has seen thus far.
Sophomore James Essex, who played in 23 games last year, is an athletic, promising player who adds depth to the outfield. He will battle for time at the corner outfield spots.
“The players have done a good job of incorporating what the coaches are teaching and it’s showing in their approach at the plate,” Clark said. “Coming off of what was a down year for us offensively, our guys know they are better than what the statistics showed last year and I think they are eager to prove it from day one.” While NSU returns several top members of its pitching staff, NSU will also look to several newcomers and two veterans returning from injuries to plug key holes. Here’s a position-by-position breakdown of the Spartans heading into the 2013 season: OUTFIELD Leading the way among the returning position players is junior outfielder Cameron Day. Day was a first-team All-MEAC selection as a sophomore last season after leading the team with a .356 average and 24 runs batted in. “We look for Cameron to have another strong offensive year and continue to make improvements in his outfield play,” Clark said. “He will be back in the middle of our lineup and should be a consistent RBI threat.” Day is the key cog in an outfield which returns all three starters, including junior Tyon Ore (.336 average last year) and sophomore Mikey Bruno (.240). Ore should man left field, while Bruno will hold down the center field position.
Junior college transfer Corey Patrick is another speedy option in the outfield for the Spartans. Freshman Robert Depp and junior college transfer Ian Horne give NSU two left-handed hitting alternatives and round out the outfield rotation. INFIELD The Spartans should be much deeper and more experienced in the infield this season, as youth and injuries hampered this unit a year ago. Senior first baseman Ross Cardwell (.257, 1 HR, 20 RBI) returns, but will be pushed by junior college transfer Zach Markel (Elizabethville, Pa./Potomac State College). Cardwell proved to be a very good defensive first baseman last year and came on offensively as the year progressed. Markel, meanwhile, batted .367 as a sophomore at Potomac State. Whichever player does not start will get a crack at the DH spot. They are also two of the nine left-handed hitters that dot the Spartans’ roster this year, giving Clark the ability to create matchup problems for opposing pitchers. “Zach hit the ball well in the fall and showed the potential to be a run-producer in the middle of our lineup,” Clark said. “We expect Ross to have a break-out year on offense and continue his excellent defense.” Coaches are also looking for big things from sophomore Justin Lee, who started 46 times at shortstop as a true freshman last year. He knocked in 20 runs but had his season cut short by an injury prior to the MEAC Tournament. “Justin will continue to be a mainstay for us at shortstop and is a vvocal leader on the field,” Clark said. “We feel that he will be stronger offensively now that he is healthy and has a year at the college level under his belt.” NSU lost starting second baseman Rafael Colon from last year’s team, but welcomes back redshirt junior second baseman Sammy Serafine, who missed all of last year with a hand injury. Serafine started 77 times in his first two seasons, primarily at second base. Another JC transfer, left-handed hitting Cody Ellis, will also be a candidate to start at second.
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“Cody has worked hard to improve his defense and should be a consistent left-handed hitter who we look to bat near the middle of our lineup,” Clark said. “Sammy adds experience and depth to an already deep infield and we are glad to have him back.”
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SEASON OUTLOOK Sophomore transfer Killian Strenn (Virginia Beach, Va./College of the Albemarle) is a hard-nosed player who gives the Spartans another option at both second and short. At third base, the Spartans will look to freshman Kyle Vaas (Chesterfield, Va./Matoaca HS) to nail down the starting position. Vaas moves into the slot manned last year by Ryan Montgomery, who moves back to his original position behind the plate. “Kyle is an athletic freshman who showed signs of power potential and a promising defensive approach in the fall,” Clark said. “We feel that as he gets more and more at-bats, he can be one of the most productive players on our roster.” Junior captain Chase Kyriacou, who can play third base as well as the outfield and pitch, gives NSU a versatile presence off the bench. Kyriacou hit .279 last year and usually held down one of the top spots in the order. CATCHER NSU must replace the experience and presence of last year’s second-team All-MEAC catcher, Chris Warren. Warren graduated after playing in 144 career games and batting just under .300 as a Spartan. Warren was also adept at throwing out potential base-stealers. He will likely be replaced by senior Ryan Montgomery, who hit .261 in 40 games at third base last season. The 2011 All-MEAC third baseman returns to catcher, where he played as a freshman in 2010. “Ryan has proven over the course of his career that he can be a legitimate offensive threat regardless of where he is in the lineup,” Clark said. “I expect his transition back to his original position will be a smooth one.” Two freshmen will back up Montgomery and battle for playing time. Steven Dudley (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge HS) has a large frame and power potential, while fellow rookie Robert Reaume (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam HS) has a strong arm and could also help out on the mound. PITCHER The Spartans are very experienced in their pitching rotation as two-thirds of last year’s weekend rotation returns in the form of senior right hander Chris Horne (7-5, 2.75 ERA) and junior right hander Justin Bhatti (4-7, 3.94). Horne made 18 appearances, seven of them starts, and logged 78.2 innings en route to second-team all-state honors. Bhatti started 13 times and pitched 77.2 innings. “Chris will anchor the rotation. He was quite a surprise for us last year and really stepped up to throw some of the biggest innings of the year for us. He should do the same for us once again,” Clark said. “Justin has shown tremendous growth each year and has battled with the best starters in the MEAC for two years now. He’s ready to get back in that mix again among the top arms in the conference.”
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE three years, will move into the weekend starting rotation this year. Used exclusively as a reliever last year, Salter was 3-0 with two saves and had a 35:6 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He has started four times in his career. “Richie is going to step into a full-time starter’s role for us for the first time,” Clark said. “He has pitched in the toughest of situations for us over the past three years and has come up big for us the majority of the time. He is ready for this transition.” The bullpen must replace departed right hander Jordan Egan, a second-team All-MEAC pick last year, and lefty starter Ryan VanAssche. But the return of two other players who missed all of 2012 due to injuries will be key for NSU. Right handers Ryan Shook (shoulder) and Raymond Morton (wrist) redshirted last year but figure to be two prominent arms coming out of the Spartan bullpen, as should junior Jeff Di Fulgo. The Spartans also welcome in several young arms who will add depth and versatility to the Spartans’ pitching corps. Freshman right hander Cooper Jones (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge HS), freshman left handers Jay Dee Johnson (Prince George, Va./Prince George HS) and Andre Moore (Chesterfield, Va./Matoaca HS), and sophomore JUCO transfer righty Troy Applin (Chesapeake, Va./ Rappahannock CC) give Clark numerous options to match up with opponents. SCHEDULE The Spartans play 28 home games in their 49-game regular-season slate this year, including their first six and 16 of their final 20. Among the non-conference teams visiting Marty L. Miller Field for weekend series this season are Navy (Feb. 15-17), Rider (Feb. 22-24) and Wagner (March 9-10). NSU also has home-and-home arrangements with in-state foes VMI, Longwood, ODU and William & Mary. The Spartans take to the road March 2-3 for a two-day round-robin event in which they play at Savannah State, facing both SSU and Fairleigh Dickinson twice each. In MEAC Northern Division play, the Spartans face reigning divisional champ Delaware State and Coppin State nine times each, with six of the nine games against DSU taking place in Norfolk. NSU also faces UMES a total of six times. For the third time in the last four years, the schedule also includes an exhibition game against the Norfolk Tides, Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, at Harbor Park in downtown Norfolk. This year’s contest takes placed on Tuesday, April 2. Marty L. Miller Field will also serve as the home for the MEAC Tournament for the second straight year and fifth time overall. The 2013 tournament takes place from May 15-19. Added Clark: “We feel like the favorable but challenging schedule will position us well to ultimately contend for our first MEAC title.”
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RETURNING PLAYERS #10 Ross Cardwell 6-0, 205 Senior 1B Virginia Beach, Va. College of the Albemarle/ Princess Anne HS Bats-Throws: L-L 2012: Played in 45 games and started 41 times … batted .257 on the year and tied for second on the squad with 20 runs batted in …. Had six doubles, two triples and one homer among his 39 hits … stole four bases in five attempts … had seven multi-hit games, including three with exactly three hits … had a season-high 13-game hitting streak between April 7-28 … increased his average 95 points over the last two months of the season … was 3-for-6 with three runs scored and a double in the first game of a doubleheader at UMES … was 2-for-5 with two RBI and a triple in the series finale … finished that series 6-for-13 (.462) … had three straight games with two RBI between April
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE 15-20 … was 3-for-5 with two RBI in the second game with ODU … went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI in the final game of the year with UMES … hit a grand slam, his first homer of the year, and knocked in a season-high five runs in the first game of a doubleheader with Coppin State … went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in the MEAC Tournament win over North Carolina A&T … also pitched one scoreless inning in relief during the first Delaware State series … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2011 semester. At COA: Played two years at the College of the Albemarle … batted .266 with 23 runs scored and 23 RBI as a sophomore … helped COA qualify for the NJCAA regional playoffs both years. High School: Lettered three years at Princess Anne … a first-team AllBeach District and second-team All-Eastern Region and All-Tidewater performer as a senior … batted .409 with two home runs and 18 RBI that year … also slugged over .600 and had an on-base percentage of nearly .500 … was also a first-team All-Beach District and second-team All-Eastern Region and All-Tidewater performer as a junior, when he batted .394. Personal: Ross Patrick Cardwell was born on Dec. 11, 1990 … son of Mike and Suzy Cardwell … majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
Cardwell’s Career Batting Statistics (at NSU) YR 2012 Totals
AVG .257 .257
GP-GS 45-41 45-41
AB 152 152
R 19 19
H 39 39
2B 6 6
3B 2 2
HR 1 1
RBI 20 20
BB 12 12
SO 18 18
SB-ATT 4-5 4-5
win in relief against ODU, giving up one run in three relief innings … got the win in back-to-back outings with UMES (seven innings, two earned runs) and Coppin State (six innings, two runs, six strikeouts) … had one of his best outings at Maryland, where he gave up just six hits and one run with three strikeouts in seven innings but took the loss … earned victories in his final three appearances of the season … pitched a nine-inning complete game against UMES, surrendering eight hits and one run while striking out seven … followed that up by tossing seven strong innings and striking out seven at Coppin State, giving up just two runs … also got the win in the MEAC Tournament opener with North Carolina A&T, allowing three runs in 5.2 innings … logged four at-bats during the MEAC Tournament and started the final game at second base, going 1-for-3 at the plate … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the fall 2011 semester.
#16 Chris Horne 6-1, 220 Senior RHP Windsor, Va. Patrick Henry CC/ Windsor HS Bats-Throws: R-R 2012: Made 18 appearances, seven starts and 11 out of the bullpen … named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) all-state second team … led NSU with seven victories and also notched a save … finished fifth in the MEAC in ERA (2.70) and fourth in strikeouts (70) … opponents hit just .266 off him … gave up three earned runs in just one appearance all year … began his Spartan career with a complete-game loss in a 2-1 decision against Rider … allowed just two runs over seven innings and struck out six … gave up just one run in five innings with seven strikeouts in a relief outing against Villanova … earned a save against UMES by pitching two scoreless innings and fanning three … picked up his first career win in his next outing, in a relief appearance against William & Mary … gave up just one run and fanned seven in 5.1 innings without walking a hitter … also got the
At PHCC: Posted a 5-0 record with three saves and a 2.08 ERA as a sophomore at PHCC … struck out 25 batters in 26 innings pitched … went 4-2 with a 4.40 ERA as a freshman … struck out 46 hitters in 43 innings spanning 19 appearances as a freshman. High School: Played four years of baseball, basketball and football and lettered two years in track at Windsor … was a two-time Tri-Rivers District Baseball Player of the Year. Personal: Christopher Thomas Horne was born on Jan. 31, 1991 … son of George and Kim Horne … majoring in business management.
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APP 18 18
GS 7 7
CG 2 2
SHO 0 0
SV 1 1
IP 78.2 78.2
H 81 81
R 27 27
ER 24 24
BB 24 24
SO 70 70
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RETURNING PLAYERS #32 Ryan Montgomery 6-0, 180 Senior C/3B Prince George, Va. Prince George HS Bats-Throws: R-R 2012: Played and started in 40 games … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters … one of four Spartans to tie for second on the team with 20 runs batted in … finished the season with a .261 batting average, five doubles, one triple and 22 runs scored … went 4-for-10 (.400) in the three-game Villanova series … was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in the win over Youngstown State … named MEAC Player of the Week for March 26 after going 6-for-13 (.462) in three games the week before … that stretch included an RBI single in the win over William & Mary and a 5-for-10 day in the doubleheader sweep of Coppin State … matched his career high with four hits in a 4-for-5 day in game one vs. CSU … also scored three times, knocked in two runs and doubled twice in that game … was 2-for-5 in two of the three games at UMES in mid-April … scored three times in the first game of that UMES doubleheader, and drove in two runs in the finale … went 3-for-3 in the final game with UMES in early May, and capped his season with a 2-for-4 day at Coppin State on May 10 … missed the rest of the season due to injury. 2011: An All-MEAC first-team selection at third base, Montgomery started the season coming off the bench before quickly earning a starting role … played in 44 games for the year, 42 coming at third base and two at catcher … all 41 of his starts came at the “hot corner”
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE … finished third on the team and seventh in the MEAC with a .362 batting average … had 10 doubles and three triples among his 55 hits … drove in 25 runs … had 14 games with at least two hits … notched a career-best 14-game hitting streak spanning the first game at Coppin State (4-2-11) and ending with an 0-for-4 day against Savannah State (4-29-11) … went 5-for-9 with two doubles and three RBI in the doubleheader at CSU … scored a career-high three runs, had two hits and tripled in the third game with CSU (4-11-11) … followed that with a 3-for-4 day, including three RBI and a double in the win over Virginia State (4-12-11) … hit a two-run triple to spark NSU’s win over Delaware State (4-22-11) … had a career-high four hits in a perfect 4-for-4 day at FAMU (5-7-11) … doubled twice and drove in a career-best four runs in a 3-for-6 outing against Longwood (5-13-11) … had at least one hit in all five MEAC Tournament games, including a 3-for-4 game against N.C. A&T (5-18-11) … batted .400 during the tournament (8-for-20) … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters and was also named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. 2010: Played in 19 games with eight starts as a freshman … started seven times behind the plate and once at third base … among his five hits, Montgomery doubled twice and hit one home run … hit a three-run home run and scored a pair of runs in his first career start, against Savannah State in the SSU Classic (2-28-10) … registered a season-high three hits in four at-bats while scoring twice and driving in two runs in the second game of the doubleheader sweep at N.C. Central (3-10-10). High School: Played all four years at Prince George … was a first-team All-Central District catcher as a senior...also named the team’s MVP … batted .420 with 10 doubles, two home runs and 27 RBI … also threw out nine of 14 (64 percent) would-be base stealers … was honorable mention all-district as a junior. Personal: Ryan David Montgomery was born on Feb. 25, 1991 … son of Dave and Jody Montgomery … majoring in medical technology.
Montgomery’s Career Batting Statistics YR 2010 2011 2012 Totals
AVG .132 .362 .261 .292
GP-GS 19-8 44-41 40-40 103-89
AB 38 152 142 332
R 5 21 22 48
H 5 55 37 97
#37 Richie Salter 6-5, 195 Senior LHP Virginia Beach, Va. Cox HS Bats-Throws: R-L 2012: Made 13 appearances, all in relief … tied for the most relief appearances on the team … tallied a 3-0 record and notched two saves … struck out 35 hitters in 32 innings and walked only six … picked up his first win of the year with three relief innings against Youngstown State … struck out three and allowed just one run in that game … came back in his next appearance and got the win with four
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3B 0 3 1 4
HR 1 0 0 1
RBI 6 25 20 51
BB 4 12 9 25
SO 9 32 25 66
SB-ATT 0-0 3-6 4-7 7-13
innings out of the bullpen at UMES … picked up the save in NSU’s win over William & Mary by fanning the only two hitters he faced to close the ninth inning … struck out four in two hitless innings of work at Coppin State … picked up his second save of the season in the win at ODU, pitching the final two innings and striking out three … struck out a season-high five, matching his career high, in 3.1 relief innings at UMES in April … also struck out four in appearances vs. Coppin State (two scoreless innings) and North Carolina Central (three innings, one run allowed) in late April … was the winning pitcher in the NCCU game, running his record to 3-0 … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters and was also named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. 2011: Pitched in 11 games and made two starts … posted a 2-2 record with a 4.76 ERA … struck out 22 hitters in 22.2 innings … earned the win against Penn State by tossing four innings and striking out four (3-13-11) … made his longest appearance of the year in relief against Savannah State (4-30-11) … struck out a season-high five, matching his career high, in just two innings of relief against Bethune-Cook-
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RETURNING PLAYERS man (4-16-11) … hurled six shutout innings and allowed just two hits while fanning four hitters to pick up his second win of the year against the Tigers … also pitched scoreless relief innings against Longwood (3-8-11), William & Mary (3-30-11), Coppin State (4-11-11) and North Carolina A&T (5-11-11) … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters and was also named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. 2010: Limited to three appearances (two starts) as a freshman due in large part to an injury he sustained in preseason practice … made his NSU debut in the second game of a doubleheader with UMES (4-10-10) … earned the win by pitching four innings, allowing five hits and one run while striking out five … named the MEAC Rookie of the Week for his performance in that one … pitched two innings in relief against Longwood (5-15-10), allowing two unearned runs … pitched a nine-inning complete game in the MEAC Tournament elimination
game win over Delaware State … surrendered just six hits and one run to go with six walks and three strikeouts. High School: Played four years of baseball and three of golf … named to the All-Beach District, All-Eastern Region and All-Tidewater first teams after a stellar senior season … posted a 10-0 pitching record with three saves and a 1.90 ERA … struck out 78 batters in 63 innings … also batted .364 … helped lead Cox to the district regular-season and tournament championships, the regional championship, and a berth in the state Group AAA semifinals … was an honorable mention all-district pick as a junior, when he went 5-2 with a 3.18 ERA … helped the golf team win the state title as a sophomore and junior. Personal: Richard O. Salter was born on Oct. 1, 1990 … son of Oscar and Bonnie Salter … majoring in psychology.
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ERA 1.20 4.76 5.91 4.52
W-L 2-0 2-2 3-0 7-2
APP 3 11 13 27
GS 2 2 0 4
CG 1 0 0 1
SHO 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
SV 0 0 2 2
IP 15.0 22.2 32.0 69.2
H 12 23 45 80
R 4 16 24 44
ER 2 12 21 35
BB 9 9 6 24
SO 9 22 35 66
#16 Ryan Shook 6-3, 190 RS-Senior RHP Virginia Beach, Va. Ocean Lakes HS Bats-Throws: R-R 2012: Redshirted the year due to offseason shoulder surgery. 2011: Served as the team’s No. 1 weekend starting pitcher for most of the season … finished 4-3 with a 3.75 ERA in 15 appearances, including 11 starts … was second on the squad with 72 innings pitched and 79 strikeouts … finished third in the MEAC in punchouts and fourth in ERA … ranked 45th in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings pitched (9.9) … matched his career high with nine strikeouts, which he accomplished four times … fanned nine over seven innings, allowing just two earned runs, in a loss at Savannah State (2-26-11) … earned his first win of the year while tossing a seven-inning complete game against Hofstra (3-5-11) … struck out nine in just five innings of work against Penn State in his next start, but took the loss (3-1211) … earned a no-decision in his next effort against Penn despite allowing just two runs, one earned, with six strikeouts in six innings (3-19-11) … pitched a season-high eight innings in his following outing against North Carolina A&T (3-26-11) … allowed just six hits and three runs in that contest … fanned seven in four innings to earn his second win of the season at Coppin State (4-2-11) … won his second straight start by striking out eight in six innings at UMES (4-9-11) … took a no-decision against Bethune-Cookman despite fanning nine, matching his career high, in five innings of work (4-16-11) … recorded his first six outs against the Wildcats via the strikeout … allowed three earned runs in seven innings of a no-decision with Delaware State (4-22-11) … recorded his only save of the season at Florida A&M with a scoreless seventh inning (5-7-11) … struck out nine hitters over seven innings in notching the win over Delaware State in the MEAC
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2009: Tied for the team-lead in appearances, with 19 … named the team’s Freshman of the Year … had three saves, tied for third-most in the MEAC … struck out 34 in 35.2 innings of work … 13 of his 19 relief appearances spanned more than one inning … struck out a season-high eight batters in a 4.1-inning relief outing against Marist (37-09) … earned both of his wins in the same series against Savannah State … recorded just one out but was the winning pitcher in the first game of a doubleheader with SSU (4-25-09) … struck out three in two innings of work the following day against the Tigers to pick up another win … recorded his first save of the season with two scoreless frames against Hofstra (5-9-09) … came back to fan six hitters in the series finale with Hofstra (5-10-09) … earned saves in both of NSU’s MEAC Tournament wins, against Delaware State and UMES (both on 5-15-09) … pitched a total of four scoreless innings in the two tournament wins … selected to play for the Covington ‘Jacks summer team in the Valley Baseball League … notched four saves and two wins in 11 appearances (16 innings pitched) for the ‘Jacks. High School: Lettered three years at Ocean Lakes … went 2-2 with a 3.03 ERA as a senior … struck out 33 in 37 innings pitched and also recorded one save … helped the Dolphins win the Beach District championship as a senior … pitched a complete game in an Eastern Region first-round playoff victory.
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W-L 2-3 4-3 4-3 10-9
APP 19 23 15 57
GS 0 3 11 14
CG 0 0 1 1
SHO 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/2
SV 3 6 1 10
IP 35.2 43.2 72.0 151.1
H 45 47 76 168
R 30 29 37 96
ER 20 14 30 64
BB 26 29 29 84
SO 34 48 79 161
#27 Justin Bhatti 6-3, 170 Junior RHP Woodbridge, Va. C.D. Hylton HS Bats-Throws: R-R 2012: Pitched in 14 games and started 13, tied for the most on the team with Ryan VanAssche … logged a 4-7 record with a 3.94 ERA … fanned 67 hitters in 77.2 innings while holding opponents to a .277 average … opened the year by pitching seven scoreless innings out of the bullpen to earn the victory in the 1-0, extra-inning win over Rider … did not walk a batter and struck out three in that one … followed that up by pitching eight innings and fanning what was then a career-best 11 against Villanova … took the hard-luck loss in that one despite allowing just five hits and one run … did not allow more than two earned runs in his first six appearances of the season … earned his second win of the year by allowing just two unearned runs in seven innings in the team’s first series with UMES … struck out a career-high 12 to earn his third win of the year against Coppin State … allowed just three hits and one earned run, but was saddled with the loss in the first game of the doubleheader at William & Mary … matched his season best with eight innings pitched in another loss vs. UMES, but gave up just two earned runs and no walks in that one … claimed his fourth win of the year in
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less relief against VCU in his last outing out of the bullpen (5-4-11) … claimed his second win of the season with a solid 6.2 innings at Florida A&M (5-8-11) … allowed seven hits and three runs while fanning six in that game … gave up just one earned run in 4.1 innings of a no-decision in his last start of the regular season, vs. Longwood (5-14-11) … pitched a season-high nine innings for his second complete game of the year in an elimination game of the MEAC Tournament against Delaware State (5-20-11) … gave up just four hits and three runs, walking five and striking out three, against the Hornets.
2011: Appeared in 15 games, starting 12 in his rookie season … was fourth on the team with 56.2 innings pitched … finished with a 3-6 record and a 4.92 ERA … opponents batted .283 against him … pitched two complete games during the year, tops on the team … struck out at least five hitters in a game three times … fanned five and allowed three earned runs over four innings in a loss at Longwood (3-8-11) … also struck out five in five innings a no-decision against Penn (3-20-11) … earned his first collegiate win by pitching a complete game (seven innings) at UMES (4-9-11) … allowed just five hits and one run to go with four strikeouts in that effort … pitched three innings of score-
High School: Three-year letterwinner … went 4-5 on the mound as a senior with a 3.64 ERA … struck out 67 batters in 50 innings, and also led the team with a .413 batting average in his final season … named team MVP … a second-team All-Cardinal District pick after batting .338 and fanning 32 batters in 39 innings. Personal: Justin Robert Bhatti was born on Oct. 22, 1991 … son of Jared and Coral Bhatti … majoring in business marketing.
Bhatti’s Career Pitching Statistics YR 2011 2012 Totals
ERA 4.92 3.94 4.35
W-L 3-6 4-7 7-13
APP 15 14 29
GS 12 13 25
CG 2 0 2
SHO 0/0 0/1 0/1
SV 0 0 0
IP 56.2 77.2 134.1
H 64 86 150
R 44 44 88
ER 31 34 65
BB 32 26 58
SO 39 67 106
and two RBI … was 2-for-4 with a double and matched his career best with three RBI in the second game of the series … recorded a 3-for-4 day with two RBI in the win over N.C. Central … enjoyed another 3-for-4 day with three runs and two RBI in the second game of the final Coppin State series … also swiped two bases in that contest … named to the MEAC Commissioner’s Academic Team and NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.
#23 Cameron Day 6-0, 205 Junior OF Virginia Beach, Va. Landstown HS Bats-Throws: R-R 2012: An All-MEAC first team outfielder in his first year as a full-time starter … led the Spartans with a .356 average, four triples, 52 hits, 24 RBI and 70 total bases … finished the season ranked third in the MEAC in batting … second on the team with nine stolen bases (9-of-11) … had 16 games with at least two hits, including six with a career-best three hits … had four straight multi-hit games in mid-March, going 8-for-11 (.727) in the three-game sweep of UMES and 2-for-4 with two RBI in the win over ODU … also knocked in a career-best three runs in the middle game of the UMES series … was 3-for-5 with a double in the second game of the initial doubleheader with Coppin State … earned MEAC Player of the Week accolades after leading NSU to a 3-1 week against ODU and Coppin State in late April … was 2-for-2 with two runs scored in the ODU loss … went 5-for-12 (.417) in the Coppin State series … started the CSU series with a 3-for-5 day, including a triple, three runs scored
2011: Played in seven games … split time between the outfield and designated hitter positions … both of his starts came at DH, vs. Longwood (3-8-11) and Penn State (3-12-11) … had two hits in nine at-bats for a .222 average on the year … singled in the start against Longwood … had a pinch-hit double in the win over Longwood at the end of the year (5-13-11) … scored two runs on the year, one each against Savannah State (2-2611) and Virginia State (4-12-11) … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2010 semester. High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball … also competed two years each in track and football … All-Beach District second-team selection in baseball as a senior … named to the all-district and All-Eastern Region first team and to the All-Tidewater second team as junior, when he batted .452. Personal: John Cameron Day was born on Sept. 14, 1992 … prefers to be called Cameron or Cam … son of John and Pat Day … majoring in electronics engineering.
Day’s Career Batting Statistics YR 2011 2012 Totals
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AVG .222 .356 .348
GP-GS 7-2 43-41 50-43
AB 9 146 155
R 2 30 32
H 2 52 54
2B 1 7 8
3B 0 4 4
HR 0 1 1
RBI 0 24 24
BB 2 15 17
SO 1 26 27
SB-ATT 0-0 9-11 9-11
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#22 Jeff Di Fulgo
Virginia State, pitching four scoreless innings.
5-11, 170 Junior RHP Virginia Beach, Va. Kellam HS Bats-Throws: R-R
2011: Saw action in 11 games, all in relief … posted a 1-1 record with a 6.65 ERA in 23 innings … threw three hitless, scoreless innings in his second career game, fanning two against Savannah State … pitched a season-high four innings in relief in the first game of a doubleheader at Longwood, allowing three hits and two earned runs … pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts at William & Mary … earned his first career win with three innings of work out of the bullpen at Coppin State.
2012: Pitched in 10 games, starting six times and appearing four times out of the bullpen … finished with a 1-6 record … recorded career highs in innings pitched (five) and strikeouts (four) in in his first start of the year, against Rider … had his best start of the year with three scoreless innings in a no-decision vs. William & Mary … matched his career high with five innings of work in a loss to Maine … pitched in relief in his final three outings of the year, giving up just one run in 6.1 combined innings … earned his only win of the year in relief vs.
High School: Three-year letterwinner…named to the All-Beach District and All-Tidewater first teams as a junior…compiled a 10-1 record with a 1.85 ERA that season, when he was named team MVP and also named to the All-Eastern Region second team…also batted .380 that season, helping Kellam reach the regional playoffs … did not play his senior season due to an injury…tallied a 22-6 pitching record in his three seasons. Personal: Jeffrey John Di Fulgo was born on Dec. 2, 1991…son of Jeff and Shirl Di Fulgo…majoring in kinesiotherapy.
Di Fulgo’s Career Pitching Statistics YR 2011 2012 Totals
ERA 6.65 10.06 8.53
W-L 1-1 1-6 2-7
APP 11 10 21
GS 0 6 0
CG 0 0 0
SHO 0/0 0/0 0/0
SV 0 0 0
IP 23.0 28.2 51.2
H 33 54 87
R 21 39 60
ER 17 32 49
BB 15 12 27
SO 15 16 31
State … was 3-for-4 game with a double and two RBI in the final game against Coppin State in May … also made two relief appearances, pitching three total innings against Rider and Maine … a member of the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll and MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
#19 Chase Kyriacou 6-1, 210 Junior 3B Virginia Beach, Va. Cox HS Bats-Throws: R-R 2012: Played in 36 games and started 33 times … saw playing time in the outfield, on the mound, at DH, and at second and third bases … batted .279 for the year with five doubles, one triple, one home run and 18 RBI … had 10 games with at least two hits … had three hits in a game on three occasions … was 2-for-5 with a double and a stolen base in the second game against Maine … went 5-for-11 with two two-hit games in the first Delaware State series … finished 5-for-15 with three two doubles and three runs batted in during the first UMES series … scored a career-high three runs in the opener of the middle Coppin State series, finishing 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and one RBI … knocked in two runs in the series finale, and also in the ensuing victory over N.C. Central … went 3-for-4 with a solo home run – the first of his career – in the win over Virginia
2011: Made 14 appearances and three starts on the mound during his rookie campaign … logged 32.1 innings and finished 0-2 with an 8.63 ERA … walked eight batters and fanned 23 … struck out three batters in 3.2 scoreless innings of relief at William & Mary … also fanned three in his next outing to earn his first collegiate save at Coppin State … did not allow a hit in three innings against CSU … in his first career start, struck out four batters in four innings of work but took the loss at Old Dominion … made two appearances in the MEAC Tournament, giving up just one run in five innings vs. DSU and BCU. High School: A three-year letterwinner at Cox…batted .392 and was selected to the All-Beach District second team as a senior…was a first-team all-district pick as a junior…teamed with fellow NSU teammate Richie Salter to help the Falcons win the Beach District and Eastern Region championships en route to a state semifinal playoff berth. Personal: Chase A. Kyriacou was born on Feb. 28, 1992…son of George Kyriacou and Janet Fleear…majoring in kinesiotherapy.
Kyriacou’s Career Batting Statistics YR 2012 Totals
AVG .279 .279
GP-GS 36-33 36-33
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AB 122 122
R 16 16
H 34 34
2B 5 5
3B 1 1
HR 1 1
RBI 18 18
BB 15 15
SO 31 31
SB-ATT 4-6 4-6
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RETURNING PLAYERS #20 Raymond Morton 6-2, 195 RS-Junior RHP Chesapeake, Va. Greenbrier Christian Acad. Bats-Throws: L-R 2012: Redshirted the season due to an injured wrist … pitched for the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs (N.Y.) of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League during the summer. 2011: Made 21 pitching appearances, tops on the team … 18 of those came in relief … picked up his first win of the season with a scoreless inning of relief against Hofstra … in his second start of the season, tossed a seven-inning complete game to earn the victory against Penn … gave up eight hits and one run with two strikeouts in that performance … pitched three scoreless innings of relief in the second game of a doubleheader with Bethune-Cookman … earned his third win of the
season against Longwood with 2.2 scoreless innings of relief … named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2010 semester and also earned a spot on the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. 2010: Made 22 appearances as a freshman, second-most on the team, including 21 in relief … pitched two scoreless innings in the first game of the series at Delaware State … made his first career start in the second game of a doubleheader with Savannah State, allowing three runs and seven hits in a season-high five innings of work … recorded his first career save vs. FAMU, pitching three innings and allowing one unearned run … was selected to play after the season for the Carolina Hurricanes of the Carolina-Virginia Summer Collegiate League. High School: Lettered three years on the varsity squad at GCA … helped the Gators win the Virginia Independent Schools Division 2 state championship each of his three years … as a senior, Morton had the game-winning, walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to clinch the Gators’ state championship victory. Personal: Raymond William Morton was born on June 20, 1990 … son of John and Mary Morton … majoring in sociology.
Morton’s Career Pitching Statistics YR 2010 2011 Totals
ERA 7.18 5.16 5.90
W-L 0-2 3-3 3-5
APP 22 21 43
GS 1 3 4
CG 0 1 1
SHO 0/0 0/0 0/0
SV 1 0 1
IP 26.1 45.1 71.2
H 43 58 101
R 23 35 58
ER 21 26 47
BB 14 9 23
SO 12 27 39
three hits in back-to-back games with UMES (3-for-4, two RBI) and Coppin State (3-for-5, two runs, two RBI) in the first half of May … had one hit in all three of NSU’s MEAC Tournament games, finishing the tourney 3-for-10.
#41 Tyon Ore 5-8, 200 Junior OF Norfolk, Va. Maury HS Bats-Throws: R-R 2012: Played in 36 games and started 32 times … ranked second on the team and ninth in the MEAC with a .336 batting average … scored 22 runs and knocked in 13 … only struck out 15 times in 113 at-bats … was caught stealing just once in six attempts … also led NSU’s outfielders with four defensive assists … had three hits in a game five different times, including in both games of a March doubleheader with UMES (6-for-10, four runs, four RBI) … that came at the start of a season-long eight-game hitting streak for Ore … matched his career high with three RBI in a 3-for-4 day against Virginia State … also had
2011: Played in 22 games and started 11 times … saw time in the outfield and as designated hitter … batted .368 for the year with 14 hits in 38 at-bats … went 2-for-3 with a double against Penn State in his second career start … went 3-for-3 with four runs scored, his first collegeiate home run and three RBI against Coppin State … scored three runs in the win over Virginia State the following day … was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against Florida A&M. High School: Four-year letterwinner…named to the All-Eastern District team his final three years…also earned All-Eastern Region honorable mention as a senior…batted .398 as a senior and .510 as a junior. Personal: Tyon P. Ore was born on Sept. 23, 1990…son of Tracey Lewis…majoring in physical education.
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GP-GS 22-11 36-32 58-43
AB 38 113 151
R 12 22 34
H 14 38 52
2B 1 5 6
3B 0 0 0
HR 1 0 1
RBI 4 13 17
BB 3 5 8
SO 10 15 25
SB-ATT 2-3 5-6 7-9
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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE team’s freshmen … made 32 starts at second base and one at designated hitter … batted .339, third-best on the team and 20th in the MEAC … hit seven doubles, one triple and homered once … had 10 multi-hit games … went 2-for-4 with a double and a season-high three RBI in the win over Delaware State in the Savannah State Classic … followed that with a 2-for-5 effort with two RBI later that day vs. FAMU … hit a solo homer, his first collegiate round-tripper, in the loss at Campbell … posted a 4-for-9 weekend in the series at DSU … went 4-for-4 with three RBI in the second doubleheader with N.C. Central … also went 3-for-4 against FAMU (5-9-10) … batted .467 (7-for-15) in NSU’s four MEAC Tournament games … was voted to the all-tournament team … collected two RBI and hit the walk-off sacrifice fly in the MEAC Tournament opener with Delaware State … added a career-high four hits in five at-bats in the season-ending loss to N.C. A&T.
#5 Sammy Serafine 5-8, 165 RS-Junior 2B Chesapeake, Va. Greenbrier Christian Acad. Bats-Throws: R-R 2012: Redshirted the season due to a broken hand. 2011: Appeared in 48 games and started 44, primarily at second base … hit .257 for the year with 10 doubles, one triple and 15 runs batted in … had 12 games with at least two hits … went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored against VCU … scored a career-high four times while batting 2-for-3 in the first game of the doubleheader with Coppin State … had a career-high three RBI and finished 3-for-4 with two doubles in the final game with CSU … had a pair of two-hit games in the MEAC Tournament, against N.C. A&T and Bethune-Cookman … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters and was also named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
High School: Lettered three years each in basketball and baseball … a first-team all-conference, All-Tidewater and all-state (Virginia Independent Schools) selection as a senior … batted .496 with three homers, 47 RBI and 16 stolen bases in his final season … also slugged .761 and scored 42 runs … helped the Gators to three straight VIS state titles … TCIS and VIS State Player of the Year as a junior, when he hit .446 with 25 RBI, 14 doubles and 15 runs scored. Personal: Santo Domenick Serafine … goes by Sammy … was born on Jan. 13, 1991 … son of Domenick Serafine and Faith
2010: Played in 43 games and started 33, most for any of the
Serafine’s Career Batting Statistics YR 2010 2011 Totals
AVG .339 .257 .293
GP-GS 43-33 48-44 91-77
AB 124 152 276
R 25 29 54
H 42 39 81
2B 7 10 17
3B 1 1 2
HR 1 0 1
RBI 26 15 41
BB 6 13 19
SO 20 21 41
SB-ATT 6-11 3-4 9-15
2-for-4 with a career-high three RBI against UMES in mid-April … that kick-started a season-long 10-game hitting streak … earned his first MEAC Rookie of the Week honor on April 24 after going a combined 7-for-16 (.438) with four runs scored and three RBI in four games against ODU and Coppin State … was 5-for-13 with two doubles and three runs scored in that Coppin State series … hit a two-run triple in the win over N.C. Central … also earned MEAC Rookie of the Week accolades for May 1 after going 5-for-16 (.313) in four games vs. NCCU, William & Mary and VSU the week prior … had a career-high three hits in five at-bats in the first game of the final Coppin State series.
#33 Mikey Bruno 5-10, 175 Sophomore OF Fredericksburg, Va. Mountain View HS Bats-Throws: L-L 2012: Appeared in 39 games and started 34 times … served as the team’s lead-off man for much of the season … batted .240 with three doubles, one triple and 14 runs batted in … stole six bases in seven attempts and did not commit an error in 66 chances in the outfield … a two-time MEAC Rookie of the Week selection … had his first career two-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the Villanova series finale … went
High School: Lettered four years … was a first-team all-district pick as a junior and senior … earned second-team all-district honors as a sophomore, when MVHS won the district title … also participated on the swimming team as a junior. Personal: Michael John Bruno was born April 6, 1993 … son of Falco and Kim Bruno … majoring in business entrepreneurship.
Bruno’s Career Batting Statistics YR 2012 Totals
AVG .240 .240
GP-GS 39-34 39-34
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AB 121 121
R 19 19
H 29 29
2B 3 3
3B 1 1
HR 0 0
RBI 14 14
BB 12 12
SO 16 16
SB-ATT 6-7 6-7
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2-for-4 with a run and two RBI in the nightcap of a doubleheader with Coppin State in late March … made his last appearance against UMES on April 15, stealing a base and scoring a run as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2011 semester.
#8 James Essex 6-4, 200 Sophomore OF Falls Church, Va. Bishop O’Connell HS Bats-Throws: R-R 2012: Played in 23 games and started 15 times … limited later in the year by an injury … had 47 at-bats on the year … had 10 hits, including one double … scored seven runs and knocked in two … was 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … had two outfield assists … went 2-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in the nightcap of the Longwood doubleheader … went
High School: Lettered all four years in baseball … played his freshman season at Falls Church High before transferring to Bishop O’Connell for his final three seasons … named to the All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and Virginia Independent Schools all-state Division I first teams as a senior … batted .346 with one home run, 11 doubles and 18 RBI in his final season … also scored 37 runs and stole 11 bases … was a second-team all-conference pick as a junior … batted .382 with 46 runs scored and 16 stolen bases that season. Personal: James William Essex Jr. was born on May 2, 1993 … son of James Essex Sr. … majoring in sociology.
Essex’s Career Batting Statistics YR 2012 Totals
AVG .213 .213
GP-GS 23-15 23-15
AB 47 47
R 7 7
H 10 10
2B 1 1
3B 0 0
HR 0 0
RBI 2 2
BB 7 7
SO 13 13
SB-ATT 3-4 3-4
2-for-2 and scored a career-high three runs in the nightcap of the April doubleheader with Coppin State … also had a 2-for-3 day against Virginia State … had a career-high three hits (3-for5) with two RBI in the second game of the final Coppin State series … did not play in the MEAC Tournament due to a hand injury … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2011 semester.
#36 Justin Lee 5-10, 185 Sophomore SS Chesapeake, Va. Great Bridge HS Bats-Throws: R-R 2012: Played and started in 46 games as a true freshman … hit .203 with 29 hits in 143 at-bats … stole six bases … had 20 RBI, tied for second-most on the team, and also scored 19 times … knocked in two runs in the Villanova series finale … against VCU, was 2-for-4 with a run scored, the first of five multi-hit games on the year. .. drove in two runs in both ends of the doubleheader with UMES in mid-March … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the win over William & Mary … was 1-for-2 with two walks and two RBI in the win at ODU … also drive in two runs in the first contest with Maine … finished a perfect
High School: Lettered three years at Great Bridge for his father, Wiley Lee … led the Wildcats to Southeastern District, Eastern Region, and VHSL Group AAA state championships his senior season … first-team all-district, all-region, All-Tidewater and allstate in his final prep season … named the Tidewater Player of the Year by The Virginian-Pilot … batted .500 with 14 doubles, four homers, 35 RBI and 49 runs scored … batted .392 with 26 runs scored and eight doubles as a junior, when he was again named first-team all-district, all-region and All-Tidewater. Personal: Justin W. Lee was born on Feb. 13, 1993 … son of Wiley and Jill Lee … majoring in computer science … grandfather, Oliver Jacobs, also attended NSU.
Lee’s Career Batting Statistics YR 2012 Totals
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AVG .203 .203
GP-GS 46-46 46-46
AB 143 143
R 19 19
H 29 29
2B 1 1
3B 1 1
HR 0 0
RBI 20 20
BB 13 13
SO 24 24
SB-ATT 6-12 6-12
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#29 Troy Applin
#35 Robert Depp
5-9, 175 Sophomore RHP Chesapeake, Va. Rappahannock CC/ Oscar Smith HS Bats-Throws: R-R
5-10, 185 Freshman OF Newport News, Va. Kapolei HS (Hawaii) Bats-Throws: L-L
At RCC: Appeared in 17 games as a true freshman … went 1-0 with a 3.65 ERA … allowed just five hits in his 12.1 innings of work. High School: Lettered four years in baseball and two in football … was a starting pitcher for the Tigers’ baseball team and also played defensive back for the football team. Personal: Troy Christopher Applin was born on Oct. 25, 1992 … son of Michael Applin … majoring in building construction technology.
High School: Played three years of varsity baseball … started out at Menchville High School in Newport News before his family moved to Hawaii for his junior and senior years … batted .452 and earned first-team All-Division I honors as a senior at Kapolei … was second-team All-Division I as a junior … was honorable mention All-Peninsula District as a sophomore, when he helped Menchville win the district title and advance to regional play. Personal: Robert Guy Depp was born on Dec. 8, 1993 … son of Rob and Jonelle Depp … majoring in kinesiotherapy.
#34 Robert Barefoot
#31 Steven Dudley
5-9, 175 Freshman Utility Chesapeake, Va. Western Branch HS Bats-Throws: L-L
6-3, 230 Freshman C Chesapeake, Va. Great Bridge HS Bats-Throws: R-R
High School: Lettered all four years in high school … a firstteam All-Southeastern District and second-team All-Eastern Region selection at designated hitter as a senior … batted .439 with 18 runs batted in. Personal: Robert Neal Barefoot was born on March 2, 1994 … son of Neal and Lori Barefoot … majoring in sociology.
High School: A three-year letterwinner at Great Bridge … started all 26 games behind the plate as a senior … hit seven doubles and homered one time … as a junior, Dudley batted .376 with three home runs to help Great Bridge win the state Group AAA title along with current Spartan Justin Lee. Personal: Steven Scott Dudley was born on Dec. 19, 1993 … son of Steven and Donna Dudley … majoring in sociology.
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NEWCOMERS #17 Cody Ellis
#38 Jay Dee Johnson
6-2, 180 Junior 2B-3B Timberlake, N.C. Patrick Henry CC/ Person HS Bats-Throws: L-R
6-0, 170 Freshman LHP Prince George, Va. Prince George HS Bats-Throws: R-L
At PHCC (Freshman/Sophomore): Played two seasons for Patrick Henry, the same school that produced current NSU pitcher Chris Horne … Ellis batted .307 with 15 RBI and 24 runs scored as a sophomore … hit .378 with 36 RBI as a freshman, earning second-team all-region honors. High School: Lettered four years in baseball … also played two years of basketball. Personal: Cody M. Ellis was born on Dec. 15, 1991 … son of Mark and Cindy Ellis … majoring in health and physical education.
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Prince George, the same school that produced current Spartan Ryan Montgomery … Johnson was an All-Central District first team selection as a utility player, and a first-team All-Tri City pick as an outfielder/pitcher … on the mound, he went 5-2 record with a 2.31 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 39 innings as a senior … also batted .302 with 15 RBI … two-year team captain. Personal: Jay Dee Johnson III was born on Sept. 23, 1993 … son of Jay Dee Johnson Jr. and Darlene Johnson … majoring in kinesiotherapy.
#14 Ian Horne
#1 Cooper Jones
6-2, 190 Junior OF Vancouver, B.C. West Hills CC/Sentinel HS Bats-Throws: L-R
5-9, 180 Freshman RHP Chesapeake, Va. Great Bridge HS Bats-Throws: R-R
At West Hills CC (Freshman/Sophomore): Spent two years at West Hills … batted .373 with one homer, nine doubles and 33 RBI as a sophomore … was an honorable mention all-conference player … given the school’s Silver Slugger Award and also named to the all-state academic team. High School: Played baseball and basketball his senior season … batted .315 as a senior and helped Sentinel to the British Columbia Premier Baseball League championship. Personal: Ian Cameron Horne was born on Sept. 14, 1991 … son of Mike and Beth Horne … majoring in kinesiotherapy.
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High School: A four-year letterwinner at Great Bridge … Jones posted a 3.44 ERA to go with 28 strikeouts in 24 innings as a senior … as a junior, he went 7-1 with three saves, including one in the state Group AAA championship game victory … was high school teammates with NSU teammates Steven Dudley and Justin Lee, and played for current NSU assistant coach Wiley Lee his first three seasons. Personal: Cooper M. Jones was born on July 26, 1994 … son of Michael and Peggy Jones … majoring in kinesiotherapy.
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#24 Zach Markel
#43 Corey Patrick
6-2, 210 Junior 1B Elizabethville, Pa. Patrick Henry CC/ Upper Dauphin Area HS Bats-Throws: L-R
5-9, 170 RS-Sophomore OF Yorktown, Va. Patrick Henry CC/ Tabb HS Bats-Throws: R-R
At PSC (Freshman/Sophomore): Batted .367 with four home runs and 37 RBI as a sophomore at Potomac State … as a freshman, batted .341 with 45 RBI to help Potomac State reach the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. … made the All-World Series team after batting .500. High School: A three-sport athlete in high school … played three years of baseball, two of basketball and one in football … was a first-team All-Sentinel and All Tri-Valley League pick in both baseball and basketball as a senior … was second-team all-league in football … was also a second-team all-league basketball player as a junior, when he led the league in rebounding … batted .400 or better of his first two years, earning all-sentinel honors in both seasons. Personal: Zach Q. Markel was born on March 14, 1992 … son of Ralph and Darla Markel … majoring in sociology.
#28 Andre Moore 5-10, 165 Freshman LHP-OF Chesterfield, Va. Matoaca HS Bats-Throws: L-L High School: Lettered four years in baseball and track and three in football … was a first-team all-district and second-team all-region performer as a senior … batted .383 with five doubles, five triples, 23 runs scored and 13 RBI … compiled a 4-1 record with a 2.08 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 33.2 innings on the mound … second-team all-district in football as a senior … was a two-time state meet qualifier in track … also a two-time all-academic team member. Personal: Andre’ Evan Moore was born on Oct. 3, 1993 … son of Andre’ Moore and Monica Thomas-Moore … his father Andre was a football and track athlete at NSU … majoring in marketing.
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Community College: Patrick batted .370 with 10 doubles, one triple and one homer as a freshman at PHCC in 2012 … teammates with fellow Spartan Cody Ellis … had 24 RBI and seven stolen bases … attended Hillsborough Junior College in Tampa, Fla., during the 2010-11 year but redshirted during baseball season. High School: Lettered four years in both baseball and football … as a senior, Patrick was a first-team All-Bay Rivers District and All-Region I selection after batting .393 with two home runs and 11 stolen bases … was also an all-district, all-region and all-state football player as a senior, when he ran for over 1,500 yards and 18 touchdowns … also ran for over 1,100 yards to earn all-district, all-region and Daily Press All-Star honors in football his junior season … second-team all-region in baseball as a sophomore. Personal: Corey B. Patrick was born on May 22, 1991 … son of Ben and Tracy Patrick … majoring in food science nutrition.
#40 Robert Reaume 5-10, 185 Freshman C-RHP Virginia Beach, Va. Kellam HS Bats-Throws: R-R High School: Reaume contributed as a catcher and pitcher for the Knights, who won the Beach District and Eastern Region titles and advanced all the way to the Group AAA state championship game his senior year … batted .281 with a .378 on-base percentage and also compiled a 2-0 record with a 3.05 ERA on the mound. Personal: Robert Joseph Reaume was born on Feb. 25, 1994 … son of Joseph and Theresa Reaume … majoring in optical engineering.
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#7 Killian Strenn
#42 Kyle Vaas
5-10, 190 Sophomore 2B-SS Virginia Beach, Va. College of the Albemarle/ Ocean Lakes HS Bats-Throws: R-R
6-0, 205 Freshman 3B Chesterfield, Va. Matoaca HS Bats-Throws: L-R
At COA (Freshman): Strenn drove in 20 runs and scored 19 as a freshman at COA, the same school which produced NSU first baseman Ross Cardwell. High School: He was first-team All-Beach District as a junior and senior at Ocean Lakes … batted .375 with 20 RBI and 25 runs scored as a senior … was named to the All-Tidewater first team and All-Eastern Region second team as a junior after batting .478 with 27 RBI … attended Notre Dame de la Baie Academy in Green Bay, Wisc., his sophomore year … an honor roll student all four years.
High School: A two-year letterwinner at Matoaca … earned first-team All-Central District honors as a junior and senior … batted .400 with 10 extra-base hits and 17 RBI as a senior, when he also earned honorable mention All-Central Region honors … selected to play in the VHSCA state all-star game … was a second-team All-Central Region pick as a junior, when he hit .391 … high school teammates with fellow NSU freshman Andre’ Moore. Personal: Kyle Ruggles Vaas was born on Feb. 4, 1994 … son of Timothy and Julie Vaas … majoring in psychology.
Personal: Killian Paul Strenn was born on Nov. 16, 1992 … son of Paul and Jodi Strenn … plans to major in biology/ pre-med.
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2012 RESULTS
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2012 Norfolk State Baseball Game Results for Norfolk State (Final 2012) (All games) Date
Feb 17, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Feb 18, 2012 Feb 18, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Feb 25, 2012 Feb 26, 2012 Feb 28, 2012 Mar 07, 2012 Mar 07, 2012 * Mar 10, 2012 * Mar 11, 2012 * Mar 11, 2012 Mar 13, 2012 * Mar 17, 2012 * Mar 17, 2012 * Mar 18, 2012 Mar 21, 2012 * Mar 25, 2012 * Mar 25, 2012 Mar 28, 2012 Mar 30, 2012 Mar 31, 2012 Mar 31, 2012 Apr 01, 2012 * Apr 07, 2012 * Apr 07, 2012 * Apr 08, 2012 * Apr 14, 2012 * Apr 14, 2012 * Apr 15, 2012 Apr 17, 2012 * Apr 20, 2012 * Apr 21, 2012 * Apr 21, 2012 Apr 24, 2012 Apr 28, 2012 Apr 28, 2012 Apr 29, 2012 May 01, 2012 * May 05, 2012 * May 05, 2012 * May 06, 2012 * May 10, 2012 * May 11, 2012 * May 12, 2012 * May 12, 2012 # May 16, 2012 # May 18, 2012 # May 18, 2012
Opponent
RIDER-1 RIDER-2 RIDER-1 RIDER-2 VILLANOVA VILLANOVA VILLANOVA at VCU at Longwood-1 at Longwood-2 DELAWARE STATE DELAWARE STATE-1 DELAWARE STATE-2 YOUNGSTOWN STATE UMES-1 UMES-2 UMES WILLIAM & MARY at Coppin State-1 at Coppin State-2 at Old Dominion MAINE MAINE-1 MAINE-2 MAINE at Delaware State-1 at Delaware State-2 at Delaware State at UMES-1 at UMES-2 at UMES OLD DOMINION COPPIN STATE COPPIN STATE-1 COPPIN STATE-2 N.C. CENTRAL at William & Mary-1 at William & Mary-2 VIRGINIA STATE at Maryland UMES-1 UMES-2 UMES at Coppin State at Coppin State at Coppin State-1 at Coppin State-2 NORTH CAROLINA A&T vs Bethune-Cookman NORTH CAROLINA A&T
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Overall
MEAC
1-0 3-5 2-11 1-2 1-2 0-1 5-17 3-4 3-4 1-2 1-4 0-11 1-4 10-4 7-5 8-1 5-2 3-1 10-3 11-5 7-5 5-16 2-4 2-6 1-9 2-10 4-5 1-11 11-10 4-11 9-5 8-11 12-5 9-1 8-6 8-4 0-4 2-8 10-2 0-1 2-3 0-4 9-1 12-2 10-4 11-1 6-0 4-3 0-9 1-18
(14) 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 7 7 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 9 9 (11) 7 9 9 7 7 (10) 7 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 9 8 9 8 7 9 9 7
1-0-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 1-5-0 1-6-0 1-7-0 1-8-0 1-9-0 1-10-0 1-11-0 1-12-0 2-12-0 3-12-0 4-12-0 5-12-0 6-12-0 7-12-0 8-12-0 9-12-0 9-13-0 9-14-0 9-15-0 9-16-0 9-17-0 9-18-0 9-19-0 10-19-0 10-20-0 11-20-0 11-21-0 12-21-0 13-21-0 14-21-0 15-21-0 15-22-0 15-23-0 16-23-0 16-24-0 16-25-0 16-26-0 17-26-0 18-26-0 19-26-0 20-26-0 21-26-0 22-26-0 22-27-0 22-28-0
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-3-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 4-3-0 5-3-0 5-3-0 5-3-0 5-3-0 5-3-0 5-3-0 5-4-0 5-5-0 5-6-0 6-6-0 6-7-0 7-7-0 7-7-0 8-7-0 9-7-0 10-7-0 10-7-0 10-7-0 10-7-0 10-7-0 10-7-0 10-8-0 10-9-0 11-9-0 12-9-0 13-9-0 14-9-0 15-9-0 15-9-0 15-9-0 15-9-0
Pitcher of record
BHATTI (W 1-0) VANASSCHE (L 0-1) Di FULGO (L 0-1) HORNE (L 0-1) EGAN (L 0-1) BHATTI (L 1-1) Di FULGO (L 0-2) VANASSCHE (L 0-2) HORNE (L 0-2) Di FULGO (L 0-3) EGAN (L 0-2) VANASSCHE (L 0-3) BHATTI (L 1-2) SALTER (W 1-0) SALTER (W 2-0) VANASSCHE (W 1-3) BHATTI (W 2-2) HORNE (W 1-2) EGAN (W 1-2) VANASSCHE (W 2-3) HORNE (W 2-2) EGAN (L 1-3) HORNE (L 2-3) Di FULGO (L 0-4) BHATTI (L 2-3) VANASSCHE (L 2-4) HORNE (L 2-4) Di FULGO (L 0-5) EGAN (W 2-3) BHATTI (L 2-4) HORNE (W 3-4) Di FULGO (L 0-6) BHATTI (W 3-4) VANASSCHE (W 3-4) HORNE (W 4-4) SALTER (W 3-0) BHATTI (L 3-5) VANASSCHE (L 3-5) Di FULGO (W 1-6) HORNE (L 4-5) BHATTI (L 3-6) VANASSCHE (L 3-6) HORNE (W 5-5) BHATTI (W 4-6) HORNE (W 6-5) VANASSCHE (W 4-6) SHINER (W 1-0) HORNE (W 7-5) VANASSCHE (L 4-7) BHATTI (L 4-7)
Attend
Time
164 212 159 19 3 203 17 3 125 12 5 181 18 5 175 91 150 15 7 161 81 55 288 11 2 188 18 8 201 10 9 74 96 101 10 2 57 3651 107 13 9 139 13 7 346 34 6 203 24 8 178 17 8 191 77 41 93 33 4 268 26 8
3:34 2:03 2:04 1:46 2:28 2:07 3:04 2:37 2:27 1:51 2:37 2:08 1:43 2:53 2:31 1:31 2:04 2:10 2:47 2:15 3:02 2:58 2:54 2:38 2:29 2:46 2:03 2:23 3:34 2:00 2:47 3:11 2:39 2:19 1:46 2:26 3:40 1:45 1:58 1:48 2:20 1:30 2:22 2:20 3:00 2:26 1:50 2:25 2:28 2:08
* = Conference game # = 2012 MEAC Tournament (Norfolk, Va.) () extra inning game
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2012 BATTING/PITCHING STATS
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2012 Norfolk State Baseball Overall Statistics for Norfolk State (Final 2012) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 22-28 Player
23 DAY,Cameron 41 ORE,Tyon 11 WARREN,Chris 1 TAYLOR,James 19 KYRIACOU,Chase 7 COLON,Rafael 32 MONTGOMERY,Ryan 10 CARDWELL,Ross 33 BRUNO,Mikey 31 HOGGARD,Shane 36 LEE,Justin -------------------27 BHATTI,Justin 16 HORNE,Chris 40 BOYD,Joshua 29 KENNEY,Hunter 8 ESSEX,James 28 WELLS,Mark 17 MOON,Carson 42 ELLINGTON,Jason 43 EGAN,Jordan
Home: 13-17
Away: 9-10
Neutral: 0-1
MEAC: 15-9
avg gp-gs 43-41 36-32 50-49 21-21 36-33 50-50 40-40 45-41 39-34 35-29 46-46
ab
r
h
2b 3b hr
rbi
tb
slg%
bb hp
so gdp
ob% sf sh sb-att
146 113 145 77 121 173 142 152 121 98 143
30 22 31 10 16 20 22 19 19 11 19
52 38 44 22 34 46 37 39 29 23 29
7 5 11 3 5 12 5 6 3 5 1
4 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 13 20 4 18 13 20 20 14 15 20
70 43 64 25 44 58 44 52 34 28 32
.4 7 9 . 381 .4 4 1 . 325 .3 6 4 . 335 .3 1 0 . 342 .2 8 1 . 286 .2 2 4
15 5 23 14 15 24 9 12 12 13 18
1 1 7 1 4 3 8 3 1 5 2
26 15 22 12 31 34 25 18 16 31 24
2 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1
.4 1 7 . 367 .4 0 9 . 402 .3 7 3 . 361 .335 . 320 .3 0 9 . 350 .2 9 7
1 0 9-11 1 5 5-6 6 6 6-9 0 0 11-14 2 2 4-6 2 3 5-6 2 4 4-7 2 0 4-5 2 1 6-7 1 0 0-0 2 10 6-12
.400 2-2 .250 2-1 .235 12-4 .233 14-5 .213 23-15 .143 17-4 .111 13-1 .000 4-1 .000 1-1
5 4 17 30 47 21 9 3 2
0 0 2 3 7 2 1 1 1
2 1 4 7 10 3 1 0 0
0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 3 4 2 1 0 0 0
2 1 6 10 11 3 1 0 0
.4 0 0 . 250 .3 5 3 . 333 .2 3 4 . 143 .1 1 1 . 000 .0 0 0
0 0 0 5 7 1 5 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1 0 11 5 13 7 1 2 1
0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
.400 . 250 .235 . 333 .315 . 217 .429 . 400 .500
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.3 5 6 . 336 .303 . 286 . 281 . 266 . 261 . 257 .240 . 235 .203
po a 36 2 44 4 355 46 41 2 41 21 82 92 35 68 319 23 64 2 72 6 62 130
e fld% 1 .974 4 .923 13 .969 2 .956 5 .925 19 .902 8 .928 9 .974 0 1.000 0 1.000 23 .893
10 6 2 3 24 6 15 0 4
17 14 0 1 2 0 3 0 14
0 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0
1.000
.909 1.000 1.000
.929 .667 .947 .000 1.000
Totals
.268
50
1569
236
421
69
13
4
191
528
.337
182
37
295
17
.354
22
33
63-89
1236
486
96
.947
Opponents
.290
50
1650
267
478
89
18
4
235
615
.373
174
30
363
17
.364
22
34
65-85
1229
528
84
.954
LOB - Team (379), Opp (407). DPs turned - Team (35), Opp (37). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (3), BRUNO 2, CARDWELL 1, Opp (1). Picked off - ORE 2, CARDWELL 1, COLON 1, MONTGOMERY 1, LEE 1, WARREN 1, KENNEY 1, ESSEX 1, TAYLOR 1, BRUNO 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player
43 EGAN,Jordan 16 HORNE,Chris 27 BHATTI,Justin 14 VANASSCHE,Ryan -------------------33 BRUNO,Mikey 10 CARDWELL,Ross 24 SMITH,Horace 12 SANDIFER,Jeremy 37 SALTER,Richie 35 SHINER,Ian 22 Di FULGO,Jeff 19 KYRIACOU,Chase
era
w-l
app gs
cg
sho
sv
ip
h
r
er
bb
so
2b
3b
2. 3 5 2. 75 3. 9 4 4. 08
2-3 7-5 4-7 4-7
19 6 18 7 14 13 15 13
0 2 0 3
0/2 0/0 0/1 0/0
3 1 0 0
57.1 78.2 77.2 81.2
58 81 86 90
27 27 44 57
15 24 34 37
20 24 26 33
48 70 67 79
8 16 14 17
2 1 5 3
hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
1 0 1 1
.264 . 266 .277 . 280
2 6 3 2 5 4 8 10
0 2 0 0
1 2 6 5
9 4 6 7
0. 00 0. 0 0 5. 03 5. 65 5. 91 6. 3 5 10.05 18.00
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 1-6 0-0
1 1 11 8 13 7 10 2
0 0 3 0 0 2 6 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
1.0 1.0 19.2 14.1 32.0 17.0 28.2 3.0
1 1 14 16 45 22 54 10
0 0 16 11 24 13 39 9
0 0 11 9 21 12 32 6
1 0 29 15 6 7 12 1
1 1 16 16 35 12 16 2
0 0 3 5 7 5 11 3
0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
. 250 .250 . 209 .296 . 328 .310 . 388 .556
0 1 4 6 3 2 7 1
0 0 2 0 0 1 4 1
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0
0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Totals
4. 39
22-28
50
50
5
2/2
6
412.0
478
267
201
174
363
89
18
4
.290
42
30
3
22
34
Opponents
3. 89
28-22
50
50
5
6/4
12
409.2
421
236
177
182
295
69
13
4
.268
50
37
2
22
33
PB - Team (15), WARREN 15, Opp (17). Pickoffs - Team (12), WARREN 5, VANASSCHE 2, HORNE 2, EGAN 2, BHATTI 1, Opp (10). SBA/ATT - WARREN (63-81), HORNE (14-20), EGAN (19-20), BHATTI (8-13), VANASSCHE (5-12), Di FULGO (8-8), SALTER (4-5), SMITH (4-4), MOON (2-2), SHINER (2-2), SANDIFER (1-1).
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2012 DEFENSIVE STATS
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2012 Norfolk State Baseball Overall Statistics for Norfolk State (Final 2012) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player
31 HOGGARD,Shane 33 BRUNO,Mikey 27 BHATTI,Justin 43 EGAN,Jordan 35 SHINER,Ian 12 SANDIFER,Jeremy 37 SALTER,Richie 29 KENNEY,Hunter 40 BOYD,Joshua 24 SMITH,Horace 10 CARDWELL,Ross 23 DAY,Cameron 11 WARREN,Chris 1 TAYLOR,James 17 MOON,Carson 8 ESSEX,James 32 MONTGOMERY,Ryan 14 VANASSCHE,Ryan 19 KYRIACOU,Chase 41 ORE,Tyon 16 HORNE,Chris 7 COLON,Rafael 36 LEE,Justin 22 Di FULGO,Jeff 28 WELLS,Mark 42 ELLINGTON,Jason Totals Opponents
c
po
a
e
fld%
dp
sba
csb
sba%
pb
ci
78 66 27 18 7 5 5 4 2 1 351 39 414 45 19 28 111 27 67 52 22 193 215 13 9 0
72 64 10 4 3 2 1 3 2 0 319 36 355 41 15 24 35 5 41 44 6 82 62 4 6 0
6 2 17 14 4 3 4 1 0 1 23 2 46 2 3 2 68 20 21 4 14 92 130 7 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 13 2 1 2 8 2 5 4 2 19 23 2 3 0
1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .974 . 974 .9 6 9 . 956 .9 4 7 . 929 .928 . 926 .925 . 923 .909 . 902 .8 9 3 . 846 .6 6 7 . 000
9 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 4 1 1 25 25 1 0 0
0 0 8 19 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 63 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 14 0 0 8 0 0
0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
----.615 . 950 1.000 1.000 .8 0 0 ----1.000 ----.7 7 8 --1.000 ----. 417 ----.700 ----1.000 -----
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1818 1841
1236 1229
486 528
96 84
.947 .954
35 37
65 63
20 26
.765 .708
15 17
0 1
Hitting minimums - 1.0 AB/Game 1.0 TPA/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0 IP/Game
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BASEBALL BOOSTER CLUB
The NSU Baseball Booster Club was founded in 1998 with the mission of providing supplemental funding and support for the Spartans’ baseball team. Founded by Claude and Ives Clark, parents of current Spartan head coach Claudell Clark, the booster club was the first on-campus booster organization at NSU to work directly with one sport. The booster club conducts numerous activities during the year aimed at increasing its membership and raising funds for the NSU baseball program. Annual projects include the baseball booster club cookout,
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golf tournament and NSU baseball alumni game. Other fundraisers include the 50/50 raffle during home games, the sale of T-shirts, coupon books and game concessions and the collection of annual membership dues. The club meets at Marty L. Miller Field on the first Saturday of each month that school is in session. For more information on how to join the NSU Baseball Booster Club, call (757) 676-3082.
2012-13 OFFICERS President........................................................... Joyce Gregg Vice President ............................................... Peggy Brown
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NSU AT HARBOR PARK
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The 2013 season will mark the third time in four years that NSU will face the Norfolk Tides, Triple A minor league affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, in an exhibition game at Harbor Park in downtown Norfolk. The Spartans, who also played a game last season at Harbor Park against cross-town foe Old Dominion, will be playing in the confines of one of the more acclaimed minor league parks in the nation for the fourth straight season in 2013. NSU and the Tides met for the first time on April 6, 2010, before a partisan NSU crowd of 8,509 fans. The Tides won by a score of 6-0. The teams played again on April 5, 2011, with the Tides earning a 1-0 win before 8,804 fans. In two years, the event has averaged 8,656 fans, and proceeds from the game benefited the Spartan baseball program. The 2013 game is set for Tuesday, April 2.
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ABOUT THE MEAC THE MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its 43rd year of intercollegiate competition heading into the 2012-13 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 13 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and South Carolina State University. The MEAC sponsors 15 Division I (FCS) sports with automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason competition in baseball, bowling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, softball and volleyball. MEAC student-athletes excel on and off the field and several have been recognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and All-District teams. The MEAC awards two post-graduate scholarships of $5,000 each annually to one male and one female student-athlete who have excelled academically and athletically and are in their final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility and competition under MEAC and NCAA regulations.
HISTORY In 1969, a bold ad hoc group of innovators long associated with intercollegiate athletics met in Durham, N.C., to discuss the feasibility of organizing a new conference. From these discussions, they formed a steering and planning committee to fully investigate the idea, present a detailed report with recommendations to interested collegiate institutions and construct a workshop to outline proposals. After selecting a proposal and adopting a program, seven institutions (Delaware State College, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State College) agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Their major objective was to establish, organize and supervise an intercollegiate athletic program among a compact group of educational institutions of high academic standards with a sound philosophy of co-curricular activities. The conference agreed to seek Division I status for its sports. The conference was confirmed in 1970, kicking off its first season of competition in football in 1971. In 1978, the MEAC reached a milestone when it selected Kenneth A. Free to be its first full-time commissioner. Free served the conference for 18 years before stepping down in May of 1996. In July 1996, Charles S. Harris was named commissioner and served in the capacity until April 2002. On September 1, 2002, Dr. Dennis E. Thomas was named commissioner and has served in the position for nine years. The conference’s first expansion occurred in October 1979 when Bethune-Cookman College and Florida A&M University were voted into the MEAC as new members. Original members Morgan State, North Carolina Central and Maryland Eastern Shore withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979-80 fiscal year. Maryland Eastern Shore was readmitted in 1981 and Morgan State returned in 1984. Florida A&M opted to resign in 1984 but rejoined the conference in 1986. Coppin State College was granted admittance in 1985, becoming the ninth member institution. The MEAC expanded again in the 1990s with the inclusion of Hampton University (1995) and Norfolk State University (1997). The conference expanded once again in 2007, adding Winston-Salem State University. Following the 2009-10 academic/athletic season, however, Winston-Salem State withdrew from the conference and returned to Division II. On July 1, 2010, the MEAC made its most recent expansion with the admittance of North Carolina Central and Savannah State University. On June 8, 1980, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by the NCAA. Prior to that year, the conference operated as a Division II conference. The month after it achieved Division I status, the MEAC received an automatic qualification to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Currently, the conference has automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason play in baseball (since 1994), men’s basketball (since 1981), women’s basketball (since 1982), football (since 1996), softball (since 1995), men’s and women’s tennis (since 1998), and volleyball (since 1994). The MEAC initiated cross country in 1980, and North Carolina A&T earned the inaugural men’s crown. The first women’s cross country championship took place a year later, with Howard winning the first of its seven titles. Indoor Track and Field was also added in 1981, with South Carolina State capturing the men’s title and Howard winning the women’s crown. Tennis and golf returned as MEAC-governed sports in 1981 after a five-year hiatus. South Carolina State won all seven of the conference’s golf championships from 19721983 before the sport was discontinued after the 1983 championship. Baseball, which began in 1972, was discontinued following the 1977 season. It was brought back as a MEAC-governed sport along with women’s volleyball in 1983. Women’s softball became a MEAC-sanctioned sport in 1992. Bowling was officially sanctioned as a MEAC sport in 1999. The MEAC was the first conference to secure NCAA sanctioning for women’s bowling by adopting the club sport prior to the 1996-97 school year.
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE Manhattan, 84-81, in the first round before falling to Jacksonville by two points in the second round. Before the Jacksonville loss, UMES had the best record in the nation at 27-1. That same year, Morgan State won the NCAA College Division II National Championship and junior center Marvin “The Human Eraser” Webster was named the Division II Player of the Year. The 1981 tournament champion Howard Bison became the first MEAC team to play in the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. Coppin State, Hampton and Norfolk State made history in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament by accounting for half of the six No. 15 seed over No. 2 seed upsets in tourney annals. Coppin State defeated South Carolina in 1997, Hampton defeated Iowa State in 2001 and NSU ousted Missouri in 2012. ESPN’s SportsCenter ranked the CSU and Hampton wins among the Top 10 greatest tournament upsets of all time, while NSU’s win over Missouri was nominated for the Best Upset ESPY in 2012. In women’s basketball, South Carolina State won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division II National Championship in 1979. In 1982, Howard became the first MEAC women’s team to participate in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. SCSU earned the conference’s bid in 1983 and became the first MEAC team, men or women, to win an opening-round game in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. In 2010, The North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies defeated Wake Forest and Charlotte before falling to Miami in the third round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). North Carolina A&T became the first MEAC team and historically black college/university to win two consecutive basketball games in a national postseason tournament. The No. 13 Hampton Lady Pirates faced No. 4 Kentucky in the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. The 13th seed was the highest seed earned by a MEAC women’s basketball program since the inception of the 64-team bracket in 1994. In football, the MEAC was instrumental in constructing the Freedom Bowl All-Star Classic, the Heritage Bowl and the Gold Bowl. Prior to Division I competition, the MEAC competed in the Gold Bowl, held in Richmond, Va., which matched the MEAC champion against the champion of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). South Carolina State represented the MEAC in 1976 and 1979, winning both outings over Winston-Salem State and Norfolk State respectively. In addition to the 1976 and 1979 crowns, South Carolina State won MEAC football titles in 1974-78, 1980-83, 1994, 2004, 2008 and 2009. The Bulldogs were also named co-champions along with Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M in 2010. On the track, Hampton’s Francena McCorory set an American record in the 400m dash with a time of 50.54 and defended her national indoor title at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships. McCorory, a two-time All-American and three-time MEAC indoor champion in the 400m dash, became the first back-to-back NCAA indoor 400m champion since Suziann Reid of Texas (1998 and 1999). McCorory was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Athlete of the Year for the 2010 Indoor Track and Field season. In outdoor track and field, North Carolina Central won the first three MEAC titles. The quartet of Melvin Bassett, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang and Larry Black set the world record in the sprint medley relay with a time of 38.19 in the 1972 Olympics. MEAC women began outdoor track and field conference competition in 1980. In 1982, South Carolina State won the AIAW Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship. The MEAC has showcased more than 27 athletes in the Olympics. Among them, 11 have earned medals during the Summer Games. In 2003, Florida A&M became the first MEAC school to win a volleyball match in the NCAA Championship, with a first-round win over Winthrop. In 2004, the Lady Rattlers became the first historically black college/university to rank in the Top 25 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll. South Carolina State’s women’s tennis team earned the conference’s first Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ranking in a 2005 poll, reaching No. 72. In softball, Bethune-Cookman earned the conference’s first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Softball Championship in 2005. The Lady Wildcats defeated Florida, Central Florida and South Florida in the Florida Regional to become the first MEAC school to win an NCAA Division I Softball Regional. Bethune-Cookman ended the 2005 season with the conference’s first-ever rankings in the final softball polls, reaching as high as No. 18. Florida A&M was the first MEAC baseball team to advance to NCAA postseason play in 1994, falling to Southeastern Louisiana in a best-of-three series. During the 2002 campaign, Bethune-Cookman advanced to the Gainesville Regional and became the first MEAC team to win in the NCAA Tournament with a 7-4 victory over Florida International.
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS The MEAC has enjoyed tremendous athletic success over the years. In 2008, Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) defeated Arkansas State 4-2 to win the NCAA Women’s Bowling National Championship, a first for the conference and institution. The Lady Hawks repeated the feat in 2011 and 2012. Also during 2011, UMES won the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Intercollegiate Team Championships (ITC), becoming the first team to win two national championships during the same season. In men’s basketball, UMES became the first historically black college/university (HBCU) to participate in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) in 1974. The Hawks defeated
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2012 MEAC BASEBALL STANDINGS MEAC W-L 22-2 15-9 11-13 0-24
Overall W-L 40-17-1 22-28 14-39 1-53
Northern Division Delaware State Norfolk State Maryland Eastern Shore Coppin State Southern Division Bethune-Cookman* 18-5 34-27 North Carolina Central 13-10 19-32 North Carolina A&T 12-12 20-36 Savannah State 11-13 19-34 Florida A&M 5-19 7-45 ALL-MEAC FIRST TEAM Pos. Name School P Rayan Gonzalez Bethune-Cookman P Joradn Elliott Delaware State RP Jordan Dailey Bethune-Cookman C Eddie Sorondo Delaware State 1B Ryan Haas Delaware State 2B Marquis Riley North Carolina A&T 3B Cameron Cecil Delaware State SS Brashad Johnson Bethune-Cookman OF Luis Diaz North Carolina Central OF Cameron Day Norfolk State OF David Lee Bethune-Cookman
* MEAC Tournament Champion 2012 Player of the Year: Ryan Haas, Delaware State 2012 Pitcher of the Year: Rayan Gonzalez, BCU 2012 Rookie of the Year: Rexford Davis, Savannah State 2012 Coach of the Year: J.P. Blandin, Delaware State
Pos. P P RP C 1B 2B 3B SS OF OF OF
ALL-MEAC SECOND TEAM Name School Kyle McGowin Savannah State Matt McClain Delaware State Jordan Egan Norfolk State Chris Warren Norfolk State Kelvin Freeman North Carolina A&T J.P. Frey Delaware State Luke Tendler North Carolina A&T Michael Radford North Carolina A&T Tre-Von Johnson UMES Julius Green Savannah State Aaron Nardone Delaware State
TEAM STATISTICAL LEADERS TEAM BATTING Delaware State North Carolina A&T Bethune-Cookman Norfolk State N.C. Central Florida A&M Maryland E. Shore Savannah State Coppin State Totals
G 58 56 61 50 51 52 53 53 54 244
Avg .306 .284 .269 .268 .266 .262 .259 .252 .209 .265
AB 1847 1865 1950 1569 1638 1682 1711 1599 1600 15461
R 475 320 324 236 280 191 213 234 148 2421
H 566 529 525 421 436 440 443 403 334 4097
TEAM PITCHING Delaware State Bethune-Cookman Norfolk State North Carolina A&T Savannah State N.C. Central Maryland E. Shore Florida A&M Coppin State Totals
G 58 61 50 56 53 51 53 52 54 244
ERA 3.59 3.95 4.39 4.87 6.15 6.81 7.09 7.94 9.23 5.91
W 40 34 22 20 19 19 14 7 1 176
L 17 27 28 36 34 32 39 45 53 311
Sv 10 15 6 9 5 9 3 3 0 60
TEAM FIELDING Bethune-Cookman Delaware State North Carolina A&T Savannah State Norfolk State N.C. Central Florida A&M Maryland E. Shore Coppin State Totals
G 61 58 56 53 50 51 52 53 54 244
PO 1557 1406 1404 1259 1236 1253 1258 1256 1252 11881
A 603 550 627 495 486 462 494 440 477 4634
E 80 97 104 95 96 99 124 136 158 989
Pct .964 .953 .951 .949 .947 .945 .934 .926 .916 .943
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3B 16 21 14 13 10 11 22 11 4 122
HR 12 14 21 4 9 7 7 12 0 86
BB 244 199 207 182 177 130 115 154 184 1592
SO 300 326 363 295 292 389 342 309 489 3105
SB-ATT 92-109 70-94 102-131 63-89 38-48 66-88 37-57 82-111 33-52 583-779
IP 468.2 519.0 412.0 468.0 419.2 417.2 418.2 419.1 417.1 3960.1
H 487 532 478 525 491 575 524 609 611 4832
R 256 291 267 346 360 417 424 483 592 3436
ER 187 228 201 253 287 316 330 370 428 2600
BB 181 185 174 212 199 179 262 250 294 1936
SO 312 367 363 277 277 255 286 246 212 2595
DP 34 40 41 37 35 21 31 21 23 283
PB SBA-ATT 29 97-111 12 45-59 18 88-113 20 69-92 15 65-85 21 73-90 29 132-153 11 122-144 14 113-146 169 804-993
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2012 MEAC BASEBALL STATS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Individual Batting Ryan Haas, DSU J.P. Frey, DSU Cameron Day, NSU Luis Diaz, NCCU Marquis Riley, NCAT Jarryd Reid, FAMU Kelvin Freeman, NCAT Brashad Johnson, BCU Tyon Ore, NSU Julius Green, SSU Brandon Wilkerson, NCAT Cameron Cecil, DSU Cory Franklin, FAMU Aaron Nardone, DSU Jairo Acevedo, BCU
G 56 57 43 51 56 37 55 59 36 47 41 57 37 55 38
Avg .360 .357 .356 .351 .346 .345 .338 .336 .336 .331 .328 .327 .323 .322 .321
AB 203 196 146 185 217 110 216 211 113 136 119 199 124 183 112
R 46 40 30 45 44 19 32 40 22 31 22 61 13 49 19
H 73 70 52 65 75 38 73 71 38 45 39 65 40 59 36
RBI 60 40 24 30 43 13 33 34 13 17 24 44 15 46 15
2B 22 7 7 9 10 7 14 11 5 8 4 12 7 6 3
3B 0 2 4 4 1 3 1 2 0 0 5 0 1 7 1
HR 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 0
BB 31 14 15 25 27 8 16 19 5 14 12 28 3 23 14
App 15 19 16 18 16 17 15 12 16 15 30 17 14 15 14
ERA 2.15 2.35 2.73 2.75 2.92 2.92 2.95 3.01 3.43 3.47 3.68 3.86 3.94 4.08 4.68
W-L 9-2 2-3 8-1 7-5 6-3 10-2 9-4 5-6 6-5 7-5 3-2 4-7 4-7 4-7 5-6
Sv 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IP 92.0 57.1 69.1 78.2 77.0 92.1 91.2 74.2 97.0 96.0 71.0 91.0 77.2 81.2 77.0
H 80 58 58 81 68 91 88 81 94 94 79 83 86 90 87
R 27 27 28 27 32 40 42 44 45 50 42 49 44 57 57
ER 22 15 21 24 25 30 30 25 37 37 29 39 34 37 40
BB 21 20 29 24 35 29 19 17 14 33 15 27 26 33 42
SO 82 48 45 70 45 65 55 37 91 58 40 70 67 79 51
* Min 2.0 AB/Team game
Individual Pitching Rayan Gonzalez, BCU Jordan Egan, NSU Zach Adkins, DSU Chris Horne, NSU Gabriel Hernandez, BCU Jordan Elliott, DSU Matt McClain, DSU Brent Moore, NCAT Kyle McGowin, SSU Estarlin Paulino, NCAT Zachary Saca, UMES Montana Durapau, BCU Justin Bhatti, NSU Ryan VanAssche, NSU Tyler Boone, NCAT * Min 1.0 IP/Team game continued on page 50
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (continued from page 49) BATTING Hits 1. Marquis Riley, NCAT 75 2. Kelvin Freeman, NCAT 73 Ryan Haas, DSU 73 4. Brashad Johnson, BCU 71 5. 2 tied with 70
PITCHING Wins 1. Jordan Elliott, DSU 2. Rayan Gonzalez, BCU Matt McClain, DSU 4. Zach Adkins, DSU 5. 2 tied with
10 9 9 8 7
Runs Scored 1. Troy Drummond, DSU 2. Cameron Cecil, DSU 3. Scott Davis, DSU 4. Aaron Nardone, DSU 5. Eddie Sorondo, DSU
73 61 51 49 47
Innings Pitched 1. Kyle McGowin, SSU 2. Estarlin Paulino, NCAT 3. Jordan Elliott, DSU 4. Rayan Gonzalez, BCU 5. Matt McClain, DSU
97.0 96.0 92.1 92.0 91.2
Runs Batted In 1. Ryan Haas, DSU 2. Luke Tendler, NCAT 3. David Lee, BCU 4. Aaron Nardone, DSU 5. Carter Williamson, NCCU
60 55 47 46 45
Strikeouts 1. Kyle McGowin, SSU 2. Rayan Gonzalez, BCU 3. Ryan VanAssche, NSU 4. Chris Horne, NSU Montana Durapau, BCU
91 82 79 70 70
Doubles 1. Ryan Haas, DSU 2. James Newsome, UMES David Lee, BCU Kelvin Freeman, NCAT 5. 3 tied with
22 14 14 14 13
Saves 1. Jordan Dailey, BCU 2. Chad Sturgeon, DSU 3. Gavin Guarrera, NCCU 4. Joe Mackey, NCAT Matthew Oglesby, SSU
11 7 6 4 4
Triples 1. Aaron Nardone, DSU Byron Campbell, UMES 3. Luke Tendler, NCAT 4. Joseph McCrary, SSU Brandon Wilkerson, NCAT
7 7 6 5 5
Appearances 1. Jordan Dailey, BCU 2. Zachary Saca, UMES 3. Jackson May, SSU 4. Tony Covington, FAMU Bryan Rivera, BCU
34 30 27 25 25
Home Runs 1. Anthony Stokes, BCU 2. Luke Tendler, NCAT 3. Aaron Nardone, DSU 4. 3 tied with
10 6 5 4
Complete Games 1. Matt McClain, DSU 2. Jacob Foreman, UMES 3. Tyler Boone, NCAT Glenn Frye, NCCU 5. 5 tied with
7 5 4 4 3
Total Bases 1. Luke Tendler, NCAT 2. Ryan Haas, DSU 3. Troy Drummond, DSU 4. Kelvin Freeman, NCAT David Lee, BCU
107 98 95 95 95
Shutouts 1. Rayan Gonzalez, BCU Jordan Elliott, DSU Matt McClain, DSU Kyle McGowin, SSU Kevin Herlihy, SSU
2 2 2 2 2
Stolen Bases 1. Josh Johnson, BCU 2. Brandon Turner, BCU 3. Troy Drummond, DSU 4. Aaron Nardone, DSU Brashad Johnson, BCU
27 23 22 20 20
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BASEBALL RECORDS Note: Official records have only been kept since the 1973 season. The statistics in this section are compiled from available records.
TEAM Games Played Season: 54, 1986 (34-20) Season Wins 37, 1988 (37-15) Season Wins, Division I 25, 2007 (25-25) Highest Won-Lost Percentage Season: .750, 1987 (28-9-1) Consecutive Wins 22, 1995 Consecutive Wins to Open Season 7, 1977 Largest Margin Of Victory 35, vs. Coppin State, 3/4/83 (37-2) Largest Shutout Win Margin 20, vs. District of Columbia, 3/28/82 Season Losses 34, 2002 (16-34) Consecutive Losses Season: 12, 1973, 2005, 2012 Overall: 13, 1973 (12) & 1974 (1); 2004 (1) & 2005 (12) Largest Losing Margin 30, vs. Old Dominion, 3-7-2000 (1-31) Largest Shutout Loss Margin 19, vs. Methodist, 1975 Lowest Won-Lost Percentage Season: .000, 1973 (0-12) Most Innings 14 innings, vs. Rider, 2/17/2012 (W 1-0) At-bats Game: 53, vs. Savannah State, 3/12/93 9-Inning Game: 53, vs. Savannah State, 3/12/93 Season: 1,680, 1986 (54 games) Runs Scored Inning: 13, vs. Central Conn., 3/17/85 (3rd inning); & vs. N.C..A&T, 4/25/86 (1st inning) Game: 37, vs. Coppin State (37-2), 3/4/83 Game, Both Teams: 44, NSU (28) vs. Coppin State (16), 4/11/11 Doubleheader: 35, vs. Coppin State, 2009 (28-4, 7-2) Season: 453, 1990 (52 games) Most Games Scoring 10+ Runs 22, 1989 (40 games); 1990 (52 games) Runs Allowed Inning: 14, vs. St. Augustine’s, 4/7/90 (5th) Game: 25, vs. Virginia, 3/29/79 (2-25) Season: 367, 1986 (54 games) Strike Outs Against Game: 18, vs. Ferrum, 4/23/93 Season: 372, 2011 (53 games) Strikeouts By Game: 16, vs. Villanova, 2/19/10 Season: 314, 2010 (51 games) Walks Received Game: 14, vs. St. Augustine’s, 3/17/86 Season: 260, 1990 (52 games) Walks Allowed Game: 16, vs. Armstrong State, 3/7/88 Season: 264, 1999 (47 games) Hit Batsmen Season: 43, 2005 (50 games) Hit Batsmen Allowed Season: 47, 2010 (51 games)
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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE Lowest Team Earned Run Average Season: 1.41, 1975 (102 IP) Innings Pitched Season: 415.2, 2010 (51 games) Shutout Wins Season: 9, 1991 (43 games) Consecutive Scoreless Innings 41.2, 1977 Times Shut Out Season: 6, 2012 (50 games) Consecutive Non-Shutout Games 161, (March 4, 1988 – March 27, 1991) Complete Games Season: 23, 1988 (52 games) Saves Season: 14, 1985 (51 games) Wild Pitches Season: 63, 2004 (47 games) Wild Pitches by Opponents Season: 51, 1990 (52 games) Team Batting Average Season: .354, 1987 (38 games) Hits Game: 25, vs. Central Conn., 3/17/85; vs. California (Pa.), 4/28/86; vs. Savannah State, 3/12/93; vs. Coppin State, 4/11/11 Season: 573, 1986 (54 games) Hits Allowed Game: 29 vs. Old Dominion, 3/7/00 Season: 497, 2010 (51 games) Doubles Game: 8, vs. N.C. Wesleyan, 5/7/90 and vs. Coppin State, 4/11/11 Season: 117, 1997 (51 games) Triples Game: 4, vs. Virginia State, 4/5/85 Season: 35, 1983 (37 games) Home Runs Inning: 4, vs. Virginia State, 4/5/85 (4th inning) Game: 8, vs. Virginia State, 4/5/85; vs. Shaw, 4/20/85 Season: 50, 1985 (51 games) Total Bases Game: 58, vs. Virginia State, 4/5/85 Season: 786, 1985 (51 games) Slugging Percentage Season: .593, 1982 (34 games) Runs Batted In Game: 25, vs. Coppin State, 3/31/09 Season: 364, 1990 (52 games) Stolen Bases Game: 9, vs. Shaw, 4/5/78; vs. Virginia State (3-10-05) Season: 160, 1990 (52 games) Stolen Base Attempts Season: 177, 1990 (52 games) Times Caught Stealing Season: 24, 1979 (34 games.); 1987 (38 games) Stolen Base Percentage Season: .955 (107-112), 1985 (51 games) Stolen Bases Against Season: 104, 2010 (51 games) Fielding Percentage Season: .950, 1993 (37 games) and 2004 (47 games) Putouts Game: 38, vs. Philadelphia Textile, 5/18/90 Season: 1,247, 2010 (51 games) Assists Season: 653, 1988 (52 games) Errors Season: 125, 1990 (52 games)
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BASEBALL RECORDS INDIVIDUAL HITTING Games Played Season: 54, Andrew Dixon, 1986 Career: 198, John Lynch (2008-11) Batting Average Season: -Up to 99 AB: .507, Andrew Dixon, 1983 (36-71) -100 AB+: .497, Mel Wearing, 1988 (80-161) Career: .431, Mel Wearing, 1986-89 (200-464) At Bats Game: 7, many times; last – John Lynch & Chris Joyce vs. Coppin State, 4/11/11 Season: 216, John Lynch, 2011 (53 games) Career: 789, John Lynch, 2008-11 (198 games) Hits Game: 6, Brandon Hairston vs. Coppin State, 4/11/11 Season: 87, Andrew Dixon, 1986 (54 games) Career: 258, John Lynch, 2008-11 (198 games) Consecutive Hits 9, Juan Serrano, 2004 (3 games) Runs Scored Game: 6, Angel Tejeda vs. Shaw, 3/30/97 Season: 62, Terry Bradshaw, 1990 (54 games) Career: 182, John Lynch, 2008-11 (198 games) Singles Game: 5, Al Henderson vs. Liberty, 3/26/86 Season: 61, Darryl Chever, 2004 (47 games) Career: 200, John Lynch, 2008-11 (198 games) Doubles Game: 3 (7 times), last – Lyall Foran vs. VCU, 3/14/07 Season: 23, Chris Joyce, 2010 (50 games) Career: 60, Chris Joyce, 2008-11 (196 games) Triples Game: 2 (6 times), last – John Lynch vs. Savannah State, 2/22/09 Season: 9, two times, last – Darryl Chever, 2004 (47 games) Career: 19, Robert Pugh, 1982-85 (142 games); Andrew Dixon, 1983-86 (158 games) Home Runs Game: 3, Ronnie Narcisse vs. Shaw, 4/20/85; Kenneth Gallop vs. Indiana (Pa.), 5/17/90 Season: 17, Ronnie Narcisse, 1985 (43 games); Mel Wearing, 1989 (40 games) Career: 35, Mel Wearing, 1986-89 (144 games) Runs Batted In Game: 8, Jeff Jones vs. Shaw, 4/15/79; Ronnie Narcisse vs. Shaw, 4/20/85; Juan Herrera vs. Coppin State, 3/31/09 Season: 67 Kenneth Gallop, 1990 (51 games) Career: 167, Mel Wearing, 1986-89 (167 games) Total Bases Game: 15, Ronnie Narcisse, vs. Shaw, 4/20/85 Season: 136, Mel Wearing, 1988 (50 games) Career: 351, John Lynch, 2008-011 (198 games) Slugging Percentage Season: .992, Mel Wearing, 1989 (118 bases in 119 AB) Career: .750, Mel Wearing, 1986-89 (348 bases in 464 AB) Times Hit by Pitch Game: 3, Gavin Harris vs. Virginia Wesleyan, 4/24/81 Season: 11, John Lynch (2010) Career: 22, Ryan Reddick (2003-06) and John Lynch (2008-11) Stolen Bases Game: 5, Andrew Dixon, 1985; Chris Mitchell vs. Westfield State, 3/16/90 Season: 44, Andrew Dixon, 1986 (54 games) Career: 136, Andrew Dixon, 1983-86 (158 games) Fewest Times Caught Stealing (Since 1984) Season: 0, Shawn Brown, 1992 (13 att.); TiQuan Griffin, 2009 (14 att.)
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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE Career: 2, Darryl Chever, 2004 (23 att.) Stolen Base Percentage (Since 1984) Season: 1,000, Shawn Brown, 1992 (13-13); TiQuan Griffin, 2009 (14-14) Career: .958, Andrew Dixon, 1983-86 (136-142) Walks Game: 5, Carlos Cabrera vs. Virginia State, 4/29/03 Season: 42, Adrian Harris, 1997 (51 games) Career: 97, Mel Wearing, 1986-89 (144 games) Strikeouts Game: 4, several players, last – Rafael Colon vs. ODU, 3/28/12 Season: Most: 48, Jerrod Farley, 2008 (49 games); Least: 2, Steve Graeff, 1976 (71 AB) Career: 139, A.J. Corbin, 2001-04 (185 games)
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Innings Pitched Game: 11, Joey Seal vs. Lafayette (3/1/08) Season: 99, Don Smith, 1985 (19 games) Career: 334.0, Joey Seal, 2005-08 (78 games) Appearances Season: 31, John Campbell, 1985 (3 GS, 28 rel.) Career: 78, Joey Seal, 2005-08 (40 GS, 38 rel.) Starts Season: 15 twice; Leon Schabacker, 2007; Chase Davenport, 2010 Career: 47, Andy Renshaw, 2001-04 Complete Games Season: 7, Leon Schabacker, 2008 (12 starts) Career: 18, Andy Renshaw, 2001-2004 (47 starts) Shutouts Season: 3, Jarrell Wilkerson, 1978; Stanley Hurt, 1992; Leon Schabacker, 2008 Career: 5, Jarrell Wilkerson, 1976-79; Leon Schabacker, 2007-08 Decisions Season: 13, Don Smith, 1985 (9-4); Andy Renshaw, 2002 (4-9) Career: 41, Andy Renshaw, 2001-04 (13-28) Wins Season: 10, Luke Foss, 2007 (10-2) Career: 23, J.R. Wilkerson, 1987-90 (23-9) Consecutive: 11, Lonnie Snead, 1987-89 Losses Season: 9, Andy Renshaw, 2002 (4-9) Career: 28, Andy Renshaw, 2001-04 (13-28) Consecutive: 7, Louis Tyler, 1981-82 Saves Season: 7, John Campbell, 1986 Career: 12, John Campbell, 1985-86 Won-Loss Percentage Season: 1.000, Aaron Bowman, 1984 (7-0) Career: .950, Aaron Bowman, 1983-84, 1986-87 (19-1) Hits Allowed Game: 14, Don Smith vs. St. Augames, 4/2/85; Andy Renshaw vs. Florida A&M, 3/29/03 Season: 111, Quinn Bright, 2009 (76.0 IP) Fewest Hits/9 Innings Season: 4.46, James Ferguson, 1975 (17 in 34.1 IP) Career: 6.30, Jarrell Wilkerson, 1976-79 (91 in 130 IP) Strikeouts Game: 16, Chris Gibson vs. Delaware State, 3/7/99 Season: 92, Claudell Clark, 2000 (76.2 IP) Career: 269, Joey Seal, 2005-08 (334.0 IP) Walks Game: 12, Jarrell Wilkerson vs. Maryland Eastern Shore, 4/14/78 Season: 60, Keith King, 1999 (37.2 IP) Career: 164, Joey Seal, 2005-08 (334.0 IP)
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Strikeouts/9 Innings Season: 12.68, Stanley Hurt, 1993 (77 in 54.2 IP) Career: 9.9, Claudell Clark, 1998-2001 (249 in 226 IP) Fewest Walks/9 Innings Season: 1.00, Aaron Bowman, 1987 (4BB, 36 IP) Career: 2.17, Quinn Bright (38 in 157.1 IP) Earned Run Average Season: 0.79, James Ferguson, 1975 (3 ER, 34.1 IP) Career: 2.32, Dwight Cherry, 1989-92 (27 ER, 104.2 IP) Hit Batsmen (since 1983) Game: 3 by several players, last – Ryan VanAssche, 4/7/2012 Season: 15, Quinn Bright, 2008 Career: 29, Luke Foss, 2003-07 Wild Pitches (since 1988) Game: 6, Mike Mungin vs. Liberty, 3/26/88; Joseph Weaver, vs. George Washington, 3/24/04 Season: 14, Harry Baylor, 1988 Career: 39, Joey Seal, 2005-08 Balks (since 1988) Game: 2 four times, last – Greg Abetz vs. N.C. Central, 4/28/10 Season: 4 four times, last – Jason Barker, 2009 (16 games) Career: 5, Luke Foss, 2003-07 (136.1 IP); Jason Barker, 2007-10 (176.0 IP) No-Hitters Julius Rawlings vs. UDC, 3/28/82 Stanley Hurt vs. St. Paul’s, 4/25/91 Toriano Giddens vs. St. Paul’s, 4/11/93 John Coles (5 IP)/Mathew Hemmis (1 IP) vs. St. Paul’s, 3/12/96
602 566 541
INDIVIDUAL FIELDING Putouts Season: 424, Brandon Hairston, 2010 (51 games) Career: 1,326, Brandon Hairston, 2008-11 (183 games) Assists Season: 153, Moriba George, 2008 (47 games) Career: 482, Moriba George, 2005-08 (189 games) Errors Season: 32, William Turner, 1981 (37 games) Career: 72, Chris Joyce, 2008-11 (196 games) Total Chances Season: 448, Brandon Hairston, 2010 (51 games) Career: 1,436, Brandon Hairston, 2008-11 (183 games) Fielding Percentage Season: 1.000 many times; last – Patrick Hall, 2009 (69 chances) Career: .987, Brandon Hairston, 2008-11 (183 games)
CAREER BATTING - TOP 10 Games 198 196 189 185 183 175 172 169 167
At Bats 789 752 674 635 630 614
Reggie Terry Antoine Jackson Andrew Dixon Chris Mitchell
1992-95 1997-00 1983-86 1987-90
John Lynch Omari Venable Andrew Dixon Chris Mitchell Antoine Jackson Reggie Terry Moriba George Wayne Wilkerson Shawn Bradley Brandon Hairston
2008-11 1994-97 1983-86 1987-90 1997-00 1992-95 2005-08 1988-91 1996-99 2008-11
Hits 258 236 226 215 210 204 202 200 197 189
John Lynch Chris Joyce Andrew Dixon Juan Serrano Omari Venable Reggie Terry Moriba George Mel Wearing Chris Mitchell Robert Pugh
2008-11 2008-11 1983-86 2004-07 1994-97 1992-95 2005-08 1986-89 1987-90 1982-85
Singles 200 173 164 159 156 153 140 128 127 125
John Lynch Moriba George Chris Joyce Andrew Dixon Juan Serrano Omari Venable Chris Mitchell Mel Wearing Reggie Terry Robert Pugh
2008-11 2005-08 2008-11 1983-86 2004-07 1994-97 1987-90 1986-89 1992-95 1982-85
Chris Joyce Juan Serrano Brandon Hairston Chris Mitchell Antoine Jackson Deon Eaddy John Defere A.J. Corbin Andrew Dixon Joshua Melvin
2008-11 2004-07 2008-11 1987-90 1997-00 1995-97 1996-99 2001-04 1983-86 2000-03
Robert Pugh Andrew Dixon Maurice Narcisse John Lynch Ron Dillard Eugene Hawkins Ron Narcisse Omari Venable Shawn Bradley TiQuan Griffin
1982-85 1983-86 1981-84 2008-11 1978-80 1980-82 1983-85 1994-97 1996-99 2008-11
Runs 182 175 168 160 159 152 140 136 130
Doubles 60 45 41 39
John Lynch Chris Joyce Moriba George A.J. Corbin Brandon Hairston Eric Crozier Juan Serrano Ryan Reddick Chris Mitchell Omari Venable
2008-11 2008-11 2005-08 2001-04 2008-11 1997-00 2004-07 2003-06 1987-90 1994-97
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John Lynch Chris Joyce Moriba George Juan Serrano Brandon Hairston A.J. Corbin
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Mel Wearing Kenneth Gallop Ron Narcisse Reggie Terry Andre Johnson Donnie Luster Eugene Hawkins Keith Ross A.J. Corbin Robert Pugh
1986-89 1988-91 1983-85 1992-94 1989-91 1977-80 1980-82 1990-93 2001-04 1982-85
Mel Wearing Chris Joyce Kenneth Gallop Omari Venable John Defere Juan Serrano Robert Pugh Brandon Hairston Eric Crozier A.J. Corbin
1986-89 2008-11 1988-91 1994-97 1996-99 2004-07 1982-85 2008-11 1997-00 2001-04
301 299 279
John Lynch Mel Wearing Andrew Dixon Chris Joyce Brandon Hairston Robert Pugh Omari Venable Juan Serrano Reggie Terry Chris Mitchell
2008-11 1986-89 1983-86 2008-11 2008-11 1982-85 1994-97 2004-07 1992-95 1987-90
Strikeouts 139 134 128 127 123 116 110 98 96 93
A.J. Corbin Keith Ross John Lynch Jerrod Farley TiQuan Griffin Eric Crozier Brandon Hairston John Boyd John Defere John Lynch
2001-04 1990-93 2008-11 2006-09 2008-11 1997-00 2008-11 2006-08 1996-99 2008-11
Walks 101 99 98 97 92 91 83 81 80 75
John Defere Brandon Hairston Omari Venable Mel Wearing Eric Crozier Chris Mitchell Adrian Harris Maurice Narcisse Terry Bradshaw Wayne Wilkerson
1996-99 2008-11 1994-97 1986-89 1997-00 1987-90 1996-97 1981-84 1988-90 1988-91
19 18 17 16 Runs Batted In 167 164 142 136 135 133 123 121
Total Bases 351 348 334 329 309 304
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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE Stolen Bases 136 87 78 66 65 64 62 61 60
Andrew Dixon Richard Hannah Chris Mitchell John Lynch Terry Bradshaw Ron Dillard Trevor Peterson Reggie Terry Moriba George Andre Johnson
Batting Average (min. 100 hits) .431 Mel Wearing (200-464) .418 Andrew Dixon (226-541) .410 Eugene Hawkins (160-390) .392 Omari Venable (210-334) .374 Ron Dillard (136-364) .373 Robert Pugh (189-507) .364 Chris Mitchell (197-541) .361 Andre Johnson (119-329) Brian Edlow (150-415) .360 Maurice Narcisse (160-444) Slugging Percentage (min. 100 hits) .750 Mel Wearing (348-464) .685 Eugene Hawkins (267-390) .659 Ron Narcisse (226-343) .635 Andre Johnson (209-329) .624 Ron Dillard (227-364) .617 Andrew Dixon (334-541) .600 Robert Pugh (304-507) .595 Maurice Narcisse (264-444) .572 Keith Ross (192-333) .567 Kenneth Gallop (250-441)
1983-86 1982,1984-86 1987-90 2008-11 1988-89 1978-80 1988-89 1992-95 2005-08 1989-91
1986-89 1983-86 1980-82 1994-97 1978-80 1982-85 1987-90 1989-91 1991-94 1981-84
1986-89 1980-82 1983-85 1989-91 1978-80 1983-86 1982-85 1981-84 1990-93 1988-91
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BASEBALL RECORDS CAREER PITCHING – TOP 10 Games 78 68 65 63 60 57 56 52 50 49
Joey Seal Jason Barker Frankie Caldeyro Andy Renshaw Claudell Clark Ryan Shook Robert Snyder Jordan Egan Ryan Davis John Campbell
Innings Pitched 334.0 Joey Seal 310.2 Andy Renshaw 255.1 Jason Barker 246.1 De’Mece Williams 236.2 J.R. Wilkerson 226.0 Claudell Clark 189.0 Stanley Hurt 187.2 Nimmond Lockhart 181.1 Don Howard 179.2 Corey Phillips James Harris Strikeouts 269 249 232 224 183 174 173 165 161 158 Wins 23 21 19 18 16 15
Losses 27 21 17 16 14 13
Decisions 41 37
2005-08 2007-10 2005-08 2001-04 1998-01 2009-present 1988-91 20010-12 2009-11 1985-86 2005-08 2001-04 2007-10 2005-07 1987-90 1998-01 1991-94 1975-78 1978-80 1988-91 1992-95
Joey Seal Claudell Clark Stanley Hurt Andy Renshaw J.R. Wilkerson James Harris De’Mece Williams Jordan Egan Nimmond Lockhart Ryan Shook Antonio Boone Robert Hale
2005-08 1998-01 1991-94 2001-04 1987-90 1992-95 2005-07 2010-12 1975-78 2009-present 1988-91 1991-94
J.R. Wilkerson Gavin Harris Corey Phillips Aaron Bowman James Harris Dwight Cherry Luke Foss Stanley Hurt Joey Seal Dwight Fortune Antonio Boone Claudell Clark De’Mece Williams
1987-90 1979-82 1988-91 1983-84, 198-87 1992-95 1989-92 2003-07 1991-94 2005-08 1983-86 1988-91 1998-01 2005-07
Andy Renshaw Joey Seal Frankie Caldeyro Tomarcus Grantham Claudell Clark De’Mece Williams Scott Schneider Luke Foss Frankie Caldeyro Ryan VanAssche
2001-04 2005-08 2005-08 1996-99 1998-01 2005-07 1999-00 2003-07 2005-08 2011-12
Andy Renshaw Joey Seal
2001-04 2005-08
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J.R. Wilkerson Luke Foss Gavin Harris Claudell Clark De’Mece Williams Corey Phillips Dwight Fortune Stanley Hurt
1987-90 2003-07 1979-82 1998-01 2005-07 1988-91 1983-86 1991-94
Earned Run Average (min. 100 innings) 2.42 Jarrell Wilkerson 2.54 Dwight Cherry 2.76 Stanley Hurt 2.78 Nimmond Lockhart 3.31 Lonnie Snead 3.39 James Ferguson 3.40 De’Mece Williams 3.77 Don Howard Ryan VanAssche 3.81 Ryan Shook
1976-79 1989-92 1991-94 1975-79 1987-90 1974-77 2005-07 1978-80 2011-12 2009-present
Win-Loss Percentage .950 Aaron Bowman(19-1) .889 Pete Key (8-1) .824 Lonnie Snead (14-3) .783 Dwight Cherry (18-5) .777 Corey Phillips (21-6) .769 Johnnie Harrell .750 James Harris .719 J.R. Wilkerson (23-9) .700 Gavin Harris (21-9) Michael Smith (7-3)
1983-84, 86-87 1978-80 1987-90 1989-92 1988-91 1992-95 1992-95 1987-90 1979-82 1990-93
Hits/9 Innings 6.05 6.30 6.32 6.81 7.19 7.24 7.35 7.76 7.86 7.98
Stanley Hurt Jarrell Wilkerson Raymond Hargrave Antonio Boone Nimmond Lockhart James Ferguson Don Howard Dwight Fortune Aaron Bowman Toriano Giddens
1991-94 1976-79 1979-80 1988-91 1975-78 1974-77 1978-80 1983-86 1983-83, 1986-87 1991-94
Walks/9 Innings 2.17 Quinn Bright 2.34 Luke Foss 2.88 John Campbell 2.90 Andy Renshaw 3.26 Dwight Cherry 3.40 Nimmond Lockhart 3.49 Jason Barker 3.50 Michael Smith 3.62 Aaron Bowman 3.64 Gavin Harris Lonnie Snead
2008-09 2003-07 1985-86 2001-04 1989-92 1975-78 2007-10 1990-93 1983-84, 1986-87 1979-82 1987-90
Saves 12 10 8 7
6
John Campbell Ryan Shook Todd Goodson David Lass Michael Smith Joey Seal Robert Snyder Quentin Jones Jordan Egan
1985-86 2009-present 2001-03 1985-86 1990-93 2005-08 1988-91 1998-2000 2010-12
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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY’S MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY NSU has had 20 players selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft: YEAR 1980 1980 1982 1985 1986 1988 1989 1989 1990 1991 1991 1991 1995 1997 1999 2000 2000 2000 2001 2007
ROUND 5 28 23 12 17 27 24 55 9 12 26 33 11 17 35 12 30 41 28 44
SELECTION 130 697 574 308 422 697 633 1352 242 310 692 858 309 514 1046 350 910 1234 834 1307
NAME Ron Dillard Don Howard Eugene Hawkins Ron Narcisse Andrew Dixon Michael Mungin Mel Wearing Stanley Hurt Terry Bradshaw Andre Johnson Wayne Wilkerson Antonio Boone Antone Brooks Deon Eaddy Enrique Mendieta Scott Schneider Quentin Jones Eric Crozier Claudell Clark Ernie Banks
TEAM Orioles Pirates Mets Mets Giants A’s Orioles Cardinals Cardinals Braves Reds Cardinals Braves Cubs Marlins Angels Braves Indians Pirates Marlins
POSITION SS P C C OF P 1B P-OF OF OF OF P P SS OF P P 1B P 1B
Other Spartans Who Have Signed Contracts with Major League Baseball organizations: YEAR 1970 1985 1988 1995
NAME Marty Miller Kevin Davis Kevin Brooks Wilbert Terry
TEAM Twins Pirates White Sox Rangers
POSITION IF/OF C 1B OF
NSU’S WALL OF FAME The following players have been recognized for their careers at NSU by having their jersey numbers honored on the outfield wall at Marty L. Miller Field: NO. 2 2 3 6 6 9 15 19 21 30
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NAME Andrew Dixon Chris Mitchell Marty Miller Eugene Hawkins Terry Bradshaw Ron Dillard Mel Wearing Eric Crozier Juan Serrano Kenneth Gallop
YEARS 1983-86 1987-90 1965-68 1980-82 1988-90 1978-80 1986-89 1997-2000 2004-07 1988-91
NOTABLE School’s single-season hits leader, No. 2 all-time; .418 career hitter Top 10 all-time at NSU in games played, hits, walks, doubles, stolen bases NSU’s 1st NCAA College Division All-American; Former NSU coach and current AD 2nd all-time in career slugging pct. (.685), 3rd all-time in career batting (.410) NSU record 62 runs scored (1990); 1 of only 2 Spartans to play in a Major League game School’s highest-ever draft choice; .374 career hitter Career leader in batting average (.431) and home runs (35) Top 10 in school history in games played and RBI; Played in 14 games with the Blue Jays No. 4 all-time in hits; 2004 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (1st in NSU history) Single-season RBI record-holder (67), 2nd all-time in home runs (24) and 3rd in RBI (142)
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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS (Records prior to 1973 are unavailable)
MARTY MILLER ERA (718-543-3, .569, 32-plus years) 1973 (0-12, 0-8 CIAA) George Mason L George Mason L Fayetteville State* L Fayetteville State* L Shaw* L Shaw* L St. Augustine’s* L St. Augustine’s* L Virginia State* L Virginia State* L New Paltz State L Chesapeake L
2-5 1-4 0-9 4-5 6-7 2-3 1-2 0-3 10-11 2-11 2-12 2-6
1974 (8-9, 7-1 CIAA) Oswego State L Oswego State W Eastern Connecticut L Eastern Connecticut L Virginia Wesleyan L Virginia State* W Virginia State* L Shaw* W Shaw* W Howard L Baltimore L Baltimore L Virginia Wesleyan L St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* W Fayetteville State* W Fayetteville State* W
1-2 4-3 1-4 1-2 4-10 9-0 1-2 8-7 7-5 1-15 1-6 0-4 3-14 5-0 1-0 14-1 10-5
1975 (8-6, 6-3 CIAA) Delaware State L Shaw* W St. Augustine’s* W Durham W Fayetteville State* L Virginia State* W Virginia State* W Virginia Union* W Fayetteville State* L St. Augustine’s* L Virginia Wesleyan W Virginia Union* W Pembroke State# L N.C. Methodist# L
4-5 11-2 9-5 7-1 5-6 3-2 4-2 17-4 4-5 5-10 10-8 7-1 2-3 0-19
1976 (5-13, 3-3 CIAA) Westfield State L Westfield State L Frostburg State L Coast Guard L Frederick CC L Virginia Wesleyan L Southeastern Mass W Southeastern Mass L Southeastern Mass L Elon L Elon L Shaw* L Shaw* W St. Augustine’s* W Virginia State* L Virginia Wesleyan W Virginia State* L St. Augustine’s* W
2-3 1-2 0-16 5-8 8-12 3-4 5-4 2-9 2-14 2-4 (10) 8-13 4-5 11-4 5-3 10-11 9-7 4-5 1-0
1977 (19-13, 6-0 CIAA) Coast Guard W Frederick CC W Delaware State W Delaware State W Mansfield State W Mansfield State W Westfield State W Westfield State L St. Augustine’s * W Albemarle L North Carolina A&T L Elon L Shaw* W Shaw* W St. Augustine’s* W Virginia Wesleyan L Virginia Wesleyan L Elon L Delaware State W Delaware State L Md.-Eastern Shore L Md.-Eastern Shore L Virginia State* W Va. Commonwealth W Va. Commonwealth L North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W Virginia State* W Atlantic Christian# W Pembroke State# W Atlantic Christian L Atlantic Christian L
11-2 19-8 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 0-8 8-4 5-8 2-4 1-8 10-3 14-3 9-6 1-8 2-12 1-8 8-1 1-7 7-8 6-7 5-2 9-8 1-3 2-1 3-2 11-9 11-9 10-8 10-12 4-9
1978 (19-8, 4-0 CIAA) Coast Guard L Frederick CC W Coppin State W Delaware State W Delaware State W Frostburg State L Westfield State L Virginia Wesleyan L Shaw* W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T L St. Augustine’s* W Virginia Wesleyan L Virginia Wesleyan W Shaw*@ W Md.-Eastern Shore W Coppin State W Delaware State L Delaware State W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W Wilmington W Wilmington W St. Augustine’s* W Coppin State% L Delaware State% W Coppin State% W
3-10 22-5 10-8 5-2 7-6 3-4 5-11 10-15 12-1 7-5 3-11 9-7 8-20 6-5 9-0 8-5 12-7 7-12 8-2 4-3 7-1 9-5 12-4 3-1 0-5 19-11 9-3
1979 (17-17, 3-2 CIAA) Coppin State W Coast Guard L Delaware State W Delaware State W Lynchburg L Shaw* W Frostburg State W Frostburg State L Virginia L Longwood L Longwood W Bowie State W St. Augustine’s* L
8-1 0-5 6-2 8-6 3-5 12-4 5-4 4-5 2-25 5-8 5-4 7-5 1-13
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North Carolina A&T Shaw* Lynchburg Virginia Wesleyan Virginia Wesleyan Wilmington Bowie State North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T William & Mary£ Virginia Wesleyan£ Old Dominion£ St. Augustine’s* St. Augustine’s* George Mason George Mason Md.-Eastern Shore Md.-Eastern Shore Wilmington% George Mason% Wilmington%
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1980 (25-11, 8-0 CIAA) Delaware State W Delaware State L Coppin State W Shaw* W St. Paul’s W Longwood W Longwood L Lynchburg L Wilmington W Wilmington W Newport News Appr. W Newport News Appr. L Lynchburg L St. Paul’s* W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W St. Augustine’s L Shaw* W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W Delaware State W Delaware State W Coppin State W Bowie State* W Bowie State* W St. Augustine’s* W Virginia Wesleyan L Va. Commonwealth L Bowie State* W Wilmington% L Phil. Pharmacy% W Wilmington% W Wilmington% W Point Park! L Castleton State! W Bloomfield! L 1981 (24-14, 7-1 CIAA) Coppin State W Old Dominion L Coast Guard L St. Paul’s* W Virginia L St. Mary’s W St. Mary’s W Virginia Wesleyan W Virginia Wesleyan L Longwood W Longwood W Lynchburg L St. Paul’s* W Shaw* W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W Frostburg State L
19-16 12-2 4-16 0-5 0-2 0-1 14-4 1-8 6-5 6-0 0-10 3-5 8-6 (11) 1-3 2-1 5-6 5-4 12-3 5-4 1-2 8-11
7-0 3-4 7-6 1-0 24-3 7-4 2-9 1-9 3-2 1-0 7-1 2-4 13-19 8-2 9-5 10-2 4-5 13-4 7-0 7-0 4-1 7-6 14-8 13-2 5-4 7-6 3-7 2-4 16-2 6-7 5-3 11-5 5-1 2-11 8-1 7-8
5-0 7-9 3-6 16-12 10-15 7-4 6-5 16-12 8-15 6-0 9-8 9-10 18-7 9-7 7-6 17-7 2-3
Frostburg State Old Dominion North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T St. Augustine’s* St. Augustine’s* Virginia Wesleyan£ Old Dominion£ Virginia Wesleyan£ Old Dominion£ Wilmington Wilmington Bowie State* Bowie State* Coppin State Delaware State Delaware State@ Shaw* Wilmington% Liberty% Bowie State%
L L L W L W W W L L W W W W W W W W W L L
11-12 3-16 6-7 12-2 4-5 10-4 15-7 6-5 0-6 1-8 5-4 3-2 9-7 10-9 15-1 8-5 7-0 11-6 9-5 0-8 6-7
1982 (21-13, 5-3 CIAA) Coppin State W St. Paul’s* W Coast Guard W Virginia L Virginia Wesleyan W Virginia Wesleyan L Brandeis W District of Columbia W District of Columbia W Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore W Old Dominion L Castleton State W Lynchburg L James Madison L James Madison L Bowie State* L Bowie State* W Shaw* L St. Augustine’s* W North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W Shaw* W St. Augustine’s* L St. Paul’s* W Coppin State W Old Dominion L St. Augustine’s$ W Phil. Pharmacy% W Liberty% L Phil. Pharmacy% W Liberty% L
7-1 13-4 7-5 8-15 3-2 6-7 7-5 12-2 20-0 17-5 12-2 4-13 10-2 7-10 8-9 8-14 0-2 11-2 6-13 16-4 4-5 6-1 11-8 11-6 23-6 3-11 15-4 13-5 1-8 4-3 14-4 7-10 12-2 3-10
1983 (17-20, 7-2 CIAA) Coppin State W Virginia Wesleyan W Virginia Wesleyan L Delaware State W Delaware State W Maryland-Baltimore W Bowie State* L Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore W St. Paul’s W St. Paul’s* W Old Dominion L Brandeis L St. Augustine’s* W Liberty L Liberty L Lynchburg L Shaw* W St. Augustine’s* L
37-2 3-1 3-5 4-0 4-3 9-8 6-13 14-0 20-1 10-5 10-3 3-9 2-7 10-5 8-18 3-13 2-8 14-3 17-18
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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Coppin State Shaw* North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Md.-Eastern Shore Md.-Eastern Shore Virginia State*@ Virginia State*@ Liberty Liberty James Madison James Madison Bowie State$ Old Dominion Liberty% Liberty%
L L W W L L W W W W L L L L L L L L
4-9 6-11 17-2 12-11 (10) 6-9 9-17 5-0 7-6 7-0 7-0 1-9 6-10 2-11 2-5 7-8 5-6 5-19 1-10
1984 (25-10, 7-3 CIAA) Christopher Newport W Virginia Wesleyan L Coppin State W Coppin State W Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore W Coast Guard W Maryland-Baltimore W St. Paul’s* W Christopher Newport W Old Dominion W Delaware State@ W Delaware State@ W Old Dominion L Liberty W Liberty W Virginia Wesleyan L Liberty W Liberty W Castleton State W Castleton State L Bowie State* W Virginia L St. Augustine’s* L St. Augustine’s* L Coppin State W Bowie State* W Shaw* L Shaw* W St. Paul’s* W Longwood W Longwood W Virginia State* W St. Augustine’s& L Wingate& L
12-2 5-14 7-3 7-3 7-0 14-1 6-0 10-4 11-5 7-3 7-6 7-0 7-0 1-13 3-1 5-4 7-13 8-6 7-6 7-5 1-8 4-2 1-10 2-9 2-9 19-11 11-2 4-6 8-6 7-2 10-8 14-7 13-5 4-9 2-8
1985 (31-20, 7-3 CIAA) Christopher Newport W Virginia Wesleyan L Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore W Delaware State L Delaware State L Delaware State W Delaware State L Newport News Appr. W Coppin State W Bowie State* W Central Connecticut W Christopher Newport L William & Mary W Liberty L Liberty L Virginia State* W Liberty L Liberty L Lynchburg L Morgan State@ W
10-5 5-6 7-2 11-8 2-7 2-3 5-0 6-9 3-1 9-3 11-2 22-11 4-9 3-1 5-8 6-12 11-8 7-12 3-17 2-3 7-0
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Morgan State@ Castleton State Castleton State Virginia Wesleyan St. Augustine’s* Virginia State* St. Joseph’s (Maine) St. Joseph’s (Maine) Frostburg State Frostburg State Shaw* St. Augustine’s* North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T William & Mary Atlantic Christian Atlantic Christian Virginia Shaw* Bowie State* Coppin State Old Dominion Shaw$ St. Augustine’s$ Longwood Longwood North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Lynchburg Old Dominion
W W W L L W W W W L W L W W W L L L L W W L W W W W W W W L
1986 (34-20, 14-2 CIAA) Christopher Newport W The Citadel L The Citadel L Florida A&M L Florida A&M W Florida A&M W Penn State L Penn State L Lafayette L Lafayette L St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* L Bowie State* W Bowie State* W Coast Guard W Old Dominion L Liberty L Liberty L Maryland-Baltimore L William & Mary W Longwood W Longwood W Southern Maine L Liberty L Liberty L Christopher Newport W Castleton State W Castleton State W Lynchburg W St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* W Shaw* W Shaw* W Virginia State* W Virginia State* W Old Dominion L Virginia State* W Virginia State* W William & Mary W Longwood W Longwood L Virginia Wesleyan W Coppin State L Bowie State* W Bowie State* W Virginia State$ W St. Augustine’s$ L
7-0 11-5 4-2 3-4 3-11 24-7 15-4 14-12 3-2 3-9 10-7 7-12 9-4 13-0 14-3 2-3 2-8 11-15 6-8 14-0 17-8 3-15 24-7 17-5 9-3 5-2 9-7 8-2 11-10 (10) 1-6
5-2 18-23 5-11 5-10 11-2 11-7 1-12 2-13 2-8 2-11 11-9 5-9 11-5 12-3 7-5 0-14 8-10 13-16 2-8 12-4 7-6 10-9 7-14 3-7 3-14 10-6 3-1 8-1 4-2 5-4 10-1 8-6 8-1 5-1 10-8 3-4 14-8 8-7 10-7 4-3 2-13 7-6 10-15 9-5 11-1 16-5 8-20
Delaware State North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Shippensburg California (Pa.) Coppin State
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2-0 15-2 5-1 8-4 9-12 18-12 6-3
1987 (28-10-1, 14-4 CIAA) Christopher Newport W 4-2 The Citadel L 6-7 The Citadel W 2-0 Georgia College L 3-4 Georgia College W 10-9 Valdosta State L 0-6 Valdosta State L 2-3 Bethune-Cookman W 5-3 Tuskegee W 3-2 Coast Guard W 7-3 William & Mary W 3-0 Bowie State*@ W 7-0 Bowie State*@ W 7-0 Virginia Wesleyan L 9-10 St. Augustine’s* L 3-5 St. Augustine’s* L 4-5 Castleton State W 6-1 Castleton State W 6-1 Virginia State* W 8-3 Virginia State* W 9-3 Elizabeth City State* W 8-4 Elizabeth City State* W 10-2 Lynchburg L 7-9 North Carolina A&T W 5-2 Shaw* W 10-7 Shaw* W 13-7 Shaw* W 8-0 Shaw* W 12-2 St. Augustine’s* L 3-9 St. Augustine’s* W 5-4 Bowie State* W 15-3 Bowie State* W 11-1 Liberty W 11-6 Liberty W 4-3 Elizabeth City State* W 10-6 Elizabeth City State* W 17-3 Virginia Wesleyan T 8-8 William & Mary W 12-6 Longwood L 1-9 1988 (37-15, 19-1 CIAA) Christopher Newport L North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W The Citadel L The Citadel L Assumption W Armstrong State L Lafayette W Lafayette W Lynchburg W Rhode Island College W Coast Guard W Bowie State* W Bowie State* W Coppin State W Coppin State W St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* W Elizabeth City State* W Elizabeth City State* W Liberty L Castleton State W Castleton State W Virginia State* L Virginia State* W St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* W Shaw* W
0-2 18-3 12-1 5-14 2-19 13-9 16-3 5-4 4-3 7-4 4-0 15-13 14-3 3-2 7-0 7-0 4-3 13-10 11-3 13-9 5-18 9-0 8-3 5-6 11-5 6-1 13-2 7-6
Shaw* Richmond Virginia State* Virginia State* Bowie State* Bowie State* Elizabeth City State* Elizabeth City State* Shaw* Shaw* N.C. Wesleyan Virginia State$ St. Augustine’s$ Elizabeth City State$ Howard Howard Md.-Eastern Shore Md.-Eastern Shore Md.-Baltimore Co. Liberty Liberty East Carolina Columbus¶ Kentucky Wesleyan¶
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8-6 2-10 12-6 10-2 9-4 6-0 6-0 4-3 6-4 9-5 5-11 5-3 9-7 7-5 7-6 4-0 4-7 15-2 7-14 2-8 4-5 2-4 4-6 6-12
1989 (28-12, 16-3 CIAA) Armstrong State W Upper Iowa W Savannah State W Indiana U. Southeast W Assumption L Valdosta State L Columbus W Bowie State* W Bowie State* W St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* W Elizabeth City State* W Elizabeth City State* W Virginia State* W St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* W Shaw* L Shaw* L Castleton State W Virginia State* W Virginia State* W Elizabeth City State* W Elizabeth City State* L Bowie State* W Bowie State* W Lynchburg L Liberty L Shaw* W Shaw* W Christopher Newport L Virginia State$ W St. Augustine’s$ W Virginia State$ W Liberty W Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore W East Carolina L N.C. Wesleyan L Shippensburg√¢ L Slippery Rock√ L
4-0 10-0 11-3 14-3 5-16 3-8 4-3 12-2 10-0 12-1 13-11 11-1 16-0 12-0 9-6 18-2 10-11 3-4 13-4 12-1 20-12 4-1 2-5 11-7 12-2 3-4 11-12 7-6 6-5 1-9 8-2 11-1 11-5 8-0 14-4 10-3 3-6 3-16 3-4 4-16
1990 (36-16, 17-7 CIAA) The Citadel L Edinboro† L Southeast Missouri† W Savannah State† W Armstrong State† L St. Anselm† W Columbus L Coast Guard W Old Dominion¢ L Westfield State W
2-5 4-18 11-6 9-8 4-7 15-12 4-23 20-4 9-10 8-3
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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS Pitt.-Johnstown Lynchburg Christopher Newport Bowie State* Bowie State* St. Paul’s* St. Paul’s* Virginia State* Virginia State* St. Augustine’s* St. Augustine’s* North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T St. Paul’s* St. Paul’s* Virginia State* Virginia State* St. Augustine’s* St. Augustine’s* Shaw* Shaw* Elizabeth City State* Elizabeth City State* Coppin State Coppin State Bowie State* Bowie State* Shaw* Shaw* Elizabeth City State* Elizabeth City State* Liberty Bowie State St. Augustine’s Virginia State Virginia State Liberty East Carolina N.C. Wesleyan Indiana(Pa)√ Philadelphia Textile√ Philadelphia Textile√>
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1991 (29-14, 14-2 CIAA) Christopher Newport W Barton W Duke L The Citadel L Savannah State† W Armstrong State† L Armstrong State† L S.E. Missouri State† L Sacred Heart† L Savannah State† W Armstrong State† L Virginia Wesleyan L St. Paul’s* W Norwich W Bowie State* W North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T W St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* L Virginia State* W Virginia State* W Elizabeth City State* W Elizabeth City State* W Virginia Wesleyan W UNC Greensboro W St. Augustine’s* L Shaw* W Shaw* W Christopher Newport W Bowie State* W Bowie State* W Coppin State W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T L
19-7 10-2 14-2 11-1 12-4 10-1 13-1 1-2 2-7 7-14 4-2 8-2 11-6 7-0 13-3 1-4 7-2 5-6 6-16 8-3 6-0 4-8 12-2 13-8 18-5 11-7 13-4 6-3 12-4 9-5 6-1 11-3 3-0 9-3 11-6 12-5 7-6 (10) 3-16 8-9 16-15 1-7 7-8
5-1 18-14 5-11 6-7 12-4 4-5 3-10 1-11 8-10 22-2 2-5 4-16 14-4 7-0 10-0 5-6 5-4 10-5 0-1 6-1 4-2 1-0 1-0 16-5 6-5 9-10 12-5 5-0 12-5 7-4 17-4 16-12 12-7 7-11
St. Paul’s* St. Paul’s* Elizabeth City State* St. Paul’s$ Virginia State$ Elizabeth City State$ St. Augustine’s$ Liberty N.C. Wesleyan
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8-0 8-0 13-10 11-1 8-0 4-1 5-0 6-7 (10) 4-9
1992 (26-19-1, 15-3 CIAA) Shippensburg L Shippensburg W Shippensburg L Coppin State W Coppin State W William & Mary W Christopher Newport L Allen W Allen W The Citadel L Shippensburgβ« L Armstrong Stateβ L Armstrong Stateβ L Savannah Stateβ L Shippensburgβ L Springfieldβ L Adelphiβ W St. Paul’s* W St. Paul’s* L Virginia Wesleyan T Bowie State* W Bowie State* W Wake Forest L Wake Forest L Virginia State* W North Carolina A&T W St. Augustine’s* W Virginia Wesleyan L Elizabeth City State* W Elizabeth City State* W St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* L Shaw* W Elizabeth City State* W St. Paul’s* W Virginia State* W Virginia State* W Bowie State* L Shaw* W Shaw* W Shaw$ W Elizabeth City State$ W Elizabeth City State$ W Duke L North Carolina A&T L North Carolina Wesleyan L
4-7 5-0 8-11 7-0 7-4 7-6 10-11 (10) 7-6 4-2 2-7 9-10 3-4 6-11 3-6 14-16 3-6 7-5 13-4 6-7 7-7 3-0 9-8 6-14 4-6 6-0 8-5 9-8 (10) 13-16 6-3 11-9 2-1 3-4 4-3 6-1 1-0 9-3 7-5 4-14 15-0 12-3 5-3 2-0 2-1 2-9 1-3 0-6
1993 (24-13, 13-3 CIAA) Shippensburg W Shippensburg W Bloomsburg W Bloomsburg L Armstrong Stateβ L Savannah Stateβ W The Citadel L Savannah Stateβ W Wisconsin-River Falls W Wisconsin-River Falls W St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* L Longwood L Bowie State* W Elizabeth City State* W Virginia State* W St. Augustine’s* L Shaw* L
5-2 4-1 2-1 2-4 1-12 17-5 4-7 22-5 5-0 4-3 4-0 3-5 3-5 10-8 14-4 11-4 2-3 5-14
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Shaw* Elizabeth City State* Elizabeth City State* Shaw* St. Paul’s* St. Paul’s* Virginia State* Virginia State* St. Augustine’s$ Bowie State$¢ Bowie State$ Longwood Ferrum St. Paul’s* Liberty North Carolina Wesleyan Wake Forest Wake Forest Methodist
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8-6 8-1 6-2 13-2 10-0 9-4 11-1 3-0 9-1 3-2 13-2 20-2 0-3 9-5 4-6 1-5 3-6 6-7 6-7
1994 (29-14, 16-1 CIAA) Coppin State W Coppin State W Virginia State W Virginia State W Shippensburg L Shippensburg W Shippensburg W Wingate (N.C.) L St. Rose (N.Y.)† L Armstrong State L Columbus (Ga.)† W St. Rose (N.Y.)† L Springfield (Mass.)† L Adelphi(N.Y.)† L Sacred Heart(Ct.)† L St. Paul’s* W Bowie State* W Elizabeth City State* W St. Augustine’s* W Frostburg State L St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* W Shaw* L Castleton State (Vt.) W Bowie State* W Bowie State* W St. Paul’s* W St. Paul’s W Elizabeth City State* W Elizabeth City State* W Shaw* W Shaw* W Christopher Newport W St. Augustine’s* W Shaw* L Bowie State* W Shaw* L Longwood L Liberty W N.C. Wesleyan L St. Paul’s* W St. Paul’s* W Methodist W
16-11 35-2 8-2 17-1 6-8 1-0 8-5 3-7 1-11 1-3 4-1 7-15 9-11 2-11 2-15 18-0 15-2 10-7 8-7 1-6 11-6 10-1 1-6 21-0 13-1 13-8 20-4 12-0 6-4 13-2 9-2 18-3 17-8 4-0 0-1 13-8 4-5 5-11 6-2 5-6 11-0 24-0 9-5
1995 (31-13, 21-1 CIAA) Elon W Bloomsburg L USC-Aiken W USC-Aiken L Armstrong State W Columbus L Saint Paul’s* W Saint Paul’s* W Lynchburg L Shippensburg L Shippensburg W
1-0 4-9 6-5 1-3 3-1 2-4 8-5 13-0 4-9 3-9 19-3
Shippensburg Virginia State* Virginia State* St. Augustine’s* St. Augustine’s* Bowie State* Pembroke State Elizabeth City State* Elizabeth City State* St. Augustine’s* Maine-Presque Isle Shaw* Bowie State* Elizabeth City State* Shaw* Shaw* St. Paul’s* Md.-Eastern Shore Virginia State* Bowie State* Longwood Elizabeth City State$ Shaw$ Shaw$ Shaw$ Longwood Liberty Coppin State Coppin State Elon N.C. Wesleyan Wingate Methodist
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6-8 (10) 10-4 16-7 12-5 12-4 17-12 3-2 14-1 9-4 19-12 (10) 14-2 17-2 7-1 11-9 8-1 7-0 17-4 3-2 22-0 23-7 11-7 9-6 4-3 6-11 23-14 6-18 3-4 10-6 9-10 3-2 7-13 3-4 5-6
1996 (23-10-1, 13-2 CIAA) North Carolina A&T W Penn State W Penn State T Elon L Virginia L Savannah St.> W Fla. Memorial> W Florida A&M> W St. Paul’s* W Howard W Howard L Virginia Commonwealth L Virginia State* W Shaw* L St. Augustine’s* W St. Augustine’s* W North Carolina A&T L St. Paul’s* W St. Paul’s* W St. Augustine’s* W Bowie State* W Bowie State* L Elizabeth City State* W Virginia State* W Virginia State* W Elizabeth City State* W Elizabeth City State* W St. Augustine’s$ W Bowie State$ L St. Augustine’s$ W Bowie State$ W Bowie State$ L Liberty W William & Mary L
18-11 4-3 3-3 3-12 4-17 3-0 6-4 13-8 39-0 12-4 7-16 8-14 23-5 6-9 7-4 10-4 6-9 7-0 7-0 23-7 9-8 7-17 14-13 6-2 16-11 9-1 13-10 19-11 6-9 13-7 8-5 3-11 8-5 6-10
1997 (30-20-1, 13-5 CIAA) Duke L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman W Bethune-Cookman L Elon W Penn State L
1-2 5-17 5-4 0-9 12-11 7-8
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1998 (20-18, 10-8 MEAC) Coppin State W Coppin State W Appalachian State L Liberty W Md.-Eastern Shore W Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Florida A&M W Florida A&M W Florida A&M L Hartford L Hartford L North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W Va. Commonwealth L William & Mary L Florida A&M W Florida A&M L Florida A&M W Howard W Howard L UMES W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T W Liberty L Coppin State W Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L
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1-4 2-13 3-8 2-7 10-9 4-1 3-2 4-3 9-9 15-0 13-0 5-9 8-4 9-2 12-1 2-9 13-3 9-0 3-5 7-6 11-6 10-11 9-0 4-0 9-4 13-7 8-4 11-6 17-19 12-6 8-5 12-6 6-9 4-10 6-3 12-3 0-1 1-3 7-2 14-5 4-1 3-2 8-12 1-4 1-9
15-2 17-3 9-10 7-6 9-3 6-7 3-4 9-19 11-9 10-9 2-6 2-9 4-5 5-1 4-3 5-4 1-11 2-7 5-4 1-3 14-6 22-19 7-8 15-9 13-3 3-18 11-2 5-15 20-3 3-8 2-5
Bethune-Cookman Va. Commonwealth Delaware State** Howard** Bethune-Cookman** N.C A&T** Howard**
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15-8 5-13 5-1 4-9 12-10 6-4 6-7
1999 (21-26, 9-9 MEAC) William & Mary L Charleston Southern L Charleston Southern L Charleston Southern L James Madison W William & Mary L Campbell W College of Charleston L College of Charleston L College of Charleston L Elon W Delaware State W Delaware State W Liberty L Old Dominion L UMES W UMES W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W William & Mary L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Florida A&M L Florida A&M L Florida A&M W Va. Commonwealth L James Madison L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman W Coppin State W Coppin State L Delaware State W Delaware State W Penn State L Penn State L UMES W UMES W Florida A&M W Florida A&M W Florida A&M W
2-5 6-9 1-4 5-7 7-6 3-9 5-2 8-9 7-16 6-7 7-4 8-3 11-0 5-6 5-12 5-1 7-2 6-1 11-5 6-11 0-1 4-5 9-11 8-9 7-10 14-2 8-19 6-15 0-5 4-7 6-5 11-0 8-9 19-9 7-5 7-13 2-6 16-11 6-5 7-4 4-2 13-6
2000 (23-22, 10-6 MEAC) William & Mary L William & Mary L Virginia State W Univ. of Richmond L Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore W Elon College L Penn State L Penn State L Penn State L Delaware State L Delaware State W Howard W Howard W Old Dominion L Coppin State W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W Va. Commonwealth L Bethune-Cookman W Bethune-Cookman W Bethune-Cookman W Florida A&M L
4-10 11-14 8-1 3-7 14-0 7-5 5-13 0-16 0-6 3-21 2-4 7-4 7-0 6-3 1-31 17-2 13-2 13-11 22-12 4-12 4-3 8-4 9-3 2-16
Florida A&M Florida A&M William & Mary Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman Coppin State Coppin State Md.-Eastern Shore Md.-Eastern Shore Delaware State Florida A&M Florida A&M Univ. of Richmond North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T** Old Dominion** Md.-Eastern Shore** Bethune-Cookman** Delaware State**
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3-12 4-8 5-14 4-3 5-9 8-9 18-10 20-4 11-5 18-9 13-17 3-2 3-4 1-10 8-4 6-4 9-5 3-7 18-9 4-11 4-7
2001 (17-31, 4-14 MEAC) William & Mary L William & Mary L Rhode Island W Rhode Island L Rhode Island L Richmond L Delaware State L Delaware State L UMES W UMES W Howard W Howard W Coppin State W VMI L North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Florida A&M W Florida A&M L Florida A&M L Old Dominion L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman W Bethune-Cookman W UMES W UMES W Florida A&M L Florida A&M L Florida A&M L Howard W Howard L North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T W Delaware State L Coppin State W Coppin State L Richmond L Old Dominion L William & Mary L Delaware State** W North Carolina A&T** W Delaware State ** W Bethune-Cookman ** L Bethune-Cookman ** L
5-18 2-11 6-2 0-8 2-9 1-7 0-5 0-3 11-0 5-1 10-0 7-2 9-1 2-11 10-15 0-1 2-11 0-8 2-3 13-16 5-4 5-12 6-9 3-15 0-7 6-0 6-5 6-3 13-2 2-7 3-18 0-13 8-5 7-8 1-2 1-5 5-4 6-19 9-4 4-6 1-8 2-7 1-18 6-2 10-7 18-4 4-11 2-11
2002 (16-34, 3-15 MEAC) Virginia State W George Washington L Penn State L Penn State L
14-10 2-12 5-6 2-8
Iona College Iona College Iona College Rhode Island Rhode Island Delaware State Delaware State Md.-Eastern Shore Md.-Eastern Shore Morris Brown Morris Brown Howard Howard North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Delaware State Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman George Washington Coppin State Coppin State Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Howard Howard Md.-Eastern Shore Md.-Eastern Shore Coppin State North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T William & Mary VMI Old Dominion Old Dominion William & Mary Delaware State North Carolina A&T
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2003 (18-28, 5-13 MEAC) Savannah State W Savannah State L Savannah State L William & Mary L VMI L Morris Brown W Morris Brown W Morris Brown W Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore W North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T W George Washington L Florida A&M W Florida A&M W Florida A&M L Delaware State L Florida A&M L Florida A&M L Florida A&M L George Washington L Old Dominion W Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore L
5-4 0-5 6-10 11-5 2-6 4-11 5-12 9-2 5-1 14-1 19-4 8-6 4-5 5-7 9-12 3-9 2-9 1-15 3-2 4-5 8-13 7-19 2-3 1-12 1-13 7-8 6-3 10-12 4-8 2-7 0-5 12-5 18-12 9-1 4-12 16-6 1-0 5-9 15-8 2-5 5-7 2-8 0-2 0-11 2-3 4-5
2-0 2-7 1-12 2-22 0-5 24-8 15-3 11-5 15-5 3-0 3-12 5-4 1-12 4-1 9-8 6-11 1-3 2-10 6-12 2-10 5-10 (13) 8-6 0-4 2-6 8-11 3-4 6-10 2-15 15-0 3-7
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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS Delaware State Coppin State North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Virginia State Coppin State Old Dominion Savannah State Savannah State Savannah State Delaware State** Florida A&M** Coppin State** N. Carolina A&T**
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2004 (17-30, 8-9 MEAC) Savannah State W Savannah State L Savannah State L Villanova L Villanova L Villanova L Iona W Iona W Iona W Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore W Penn State L Penn State L William & Mary L Old Dominion L VMI L VMI L VMI L Coppin State W Coppin State W Coppin State L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L George Washington L Delaware State L Delaware State W Delaware State L North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T L Savannah State L Savannah State L Savannah State W William & Mary L Florida A&M W Florida A&M L Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore W Md.-Eastern Shore W Virginia L North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T L N. Carolina A&T ** W Bethune-Cookman ** L Coppin State ** W N. Carolina A&T ** L
7-8 16-8 4-5 9-3 8-3 9-14 14-12 5-13 2-13 5-2 1-8 6-18 5-2 2-9 6-4 11-15
13-4 3-5 4-5 (10) 3-6 0-1 9-19 8-6 3-2 8-2 4-1 3-1 1-10 2-12 2-21 2-13 4-9 6-7 8-9 (11) 10-0 3-1 2-11 2-7 0-9 4-14 9-10 2-7 15-8 2-8 3-8 6-9 2-4 1-2 4-3 10-23 10-0 8-20 11-7 11-3 12-11 3-8 4-3 0-4 5-9 8-4 0-9 7-2 1-6
CLAUDELL CLARK ERA (130-161-1, .447, 6 years^) 2005 (14-36, 8-9 MEAC) Savannah State L Savannah State L Savannah State L Savannah State L West Virginia L West Virginia L William & Mary L
2-7 1-3 6-7 1-6 1-5 (10) 4-6 2-12
George Washington L 3-13 Villanova L 0-2 Villanova L 0-11 Villanova L 5-9 Old Dominion L 7-10 Iona W 2-1 Iona W 4-2 Binghamton L 2-10 Virginia State L 6-7 (11) North Carolina A&T L 2-3 North Carolina A&T L 3-6 North Carolina A&T W 6-5 VMI L 3-8 Coppin State L 0-15 Coppin State L 1-9 Coppin State L 3-6 VMI L 4-7 North Carolina A&T L 6-12 Md.-Eastern Shore W 5-3 Md.-Eastern Shore W 8-5 Md.-Eastern Shore W 12-11 (11) Longwood L 3-5 Longwood L 0-2 Bethune-Cookman L 5-6 Bethune-Cookman W 7-3 George Washington L 1-10 Delaware State W 6-2 Delaware State W 5-4 (10) Delaware State L 3-6 Virginia L 1-13 Savannah State W 5-3 Savannah State L 2-4 Savannah State L 3-6 Penn State L 1-5 Penn State L 0-3 Florida A&M W 4-3 (10) Florida A&M L 3-11 Florida A&M L 7-11 Coppin State** W 4-2 Bethune-Cookman** W 9-6 North Carolina A&T** L 3-13 Bethune-Cookman** W 5-2 North Carolina A&T** L 9-10 ^ - Note: Marty Miller coached the first four games of 2005 before Claudell Clark took over. 2006 (23-28, 11-7 MEAC) Savannah State W Savannah State L Savannah State L Longwood L Savannah State L Savannah State W Old Dominion L Villanova L Villanova W Villanova L William & Mary L Iona W Iona W Iona W Marist L Marist L Marist W Va. Commonwealth L West Virginia L Radford L Radford W VMI L North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T W Virginia L Coppin State W Coppin State L Coppin State W Virginia State W Longwood W
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10-3 5-6 (8) 3-5 4-15 1-2 (8) 9-2 2-10 2-9 3-1 3-4 3-6 14-5 10-9 5-1 4-9 2-4 3-2 5-8 4-5 0-11 9-6 2-3 (10) 11-3 4-0 11-10 2-13 8-1 6-7 (11) 13-2 17-5 9-5
Md.-Eastern Shore Md.-Eastern Shore Md.-Eastern Shore Radford Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman Old Dominion Delaware State Delaware State Delaware State William & Mary Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Savannah State Savannah State Savannah State Delaware State ** North Carolina A&T**
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2007 (25-25, 9-8 MEAC) Alabama A&M ^ L Savannah State ^ L St. Joseph’s W St. Joseph’s W St. Joseph’s W Villanova L Villanova L Villanova W Old Dominion W Sacred Heart W Sacred Heart L Sacred Heart W Binghamton W Binghamton L Binghamton W VMI L Seton Hall L Seton Hall W Seton Hall W Va. Commonwealth L William & Mary L North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T L Coppin State W Coppin State W Coppin State W Longwood L Md. Eastern Shore L Md. Eastern Shore W Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Md. Eastern Shore W Delaware State L Delaware State W Delaware State W Longwood L Longwood L Virginia State W Florida A&M L Florida A&M L Florida A&M W Old Dominion L Savannah State W Savannah State W Savannah State L Florida A&M** W North Carolina A&T** W Bethune-Cookman** L North Carolina A&T** L 2008 (25-24, 7-10 MEAC) Chicago State ^ W Chicago State ^ W Liberty L Lafayette W
8-5 3-5 7-4 13-0 2-3 (10) 0-7 0-4 2-8 3-6 7-4 5-6 8-16 10-4 7-4 7-5 11-16 8-3 4-7 3-5 1-2
2-6 8-9 (11) 3-1 4-3 4-3 1-8 7-9 11-2 2-1 8-4 0-4 11-8 12-5 1-2 8-4 5-8 1-4 5-3 6-5 (11) 6-7 4-6 9-1 7-8 2-7 15-1 8-0 13-0 2-3 4-8 3-2 2-8 9-10 12-1 2-3 3-0 5-3 4-7 7-9 5-0 3-5 1-3 10-2 0-3 3-2 6-1 3-4 14-2 9-5 3-7 0-6
9-2 11-0 1-5 1-0 (12)
Lafayette Lafayette Longwood N.C. Central N.C. Central N.C. Central Old Dominion Longwood Longwood VMI North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Old Dominion Coppin State Coppin State Coppin State Liberty Virginia State Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman VMI Delaware State Delaware State Delaware State Longwood Md. Eastern Shore Md. Eastern Shore Savannah State Savannah State Savannah State Florida A&M Florida A&M Florida A&M Richmond Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb North Carolina A&T ** Md. Eastern Shore ** Delaware State ** Florida A&M ** North Carolina A&T ** Bethune-Cookman **
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2009 (22-23, 9-9 MEAC) N.C. Central ^ W Savannah State ^ W Savannah State ^ L Georgetown L Marist L Marist L Marist W VMI L East Carolina L North Carolina A&T W North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T L William & Mary L Coppin State W Coppin State W Virginia L Md. Eastern Shore L Md. Eastern Shore L Md. Eastern Shore W Longwood L Longwood W Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Coppin State W N.C. Central W N.C. Central W Delaware State L Delaware State W Delaware State W VMI L Savannah State W
4-5 3-6 (10) 2-3 14-4 5-0 14-4 5-11 6-0 4-9 (8) 2-11 5-10 7-10 5-11 10-5 5-4 10-0 8-4 8-5 13-9 1-10 0-3 2-5 7-10 5-11 2-4 6-8 2-3 8-3 8-1 5-0 5-3 4-3 7-2 0-4 9-5 6-7 (10) 9-5 9-14 5-11 2-4 7-2 5-1 5-2 10-5 2-13
14-1 14-6 7-16 4-10 5-14 5-9 (8) 6-3 3-4 6-26 12-2 3-4 6-7 9-10 (11) 28-4 7-2 2-6 6-8 1-4 9-6 0-5 5-4 1-7 2-5 0-2 13-2 14-4 13-0 0-11 6-5 8-4 5-6 13-12
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8-2 11-10 4-15 14-7 2-12 13-2 10-6 11-6 9-13 3-12 5-3 4-0 2-15
2010 (21-29-1, 9-9 MEAC) Villanova L Villanova L Villanova L Delaware State ^ W Florida A&M ^ T Savannah State ^ W Georgetown W Mount St. Mary’s W Mount St. Mary’s L Mount St. Mary’s L N.C. Central W N.C. Central W Old Dominion W North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T L North Carolina A&T L Campbell L Coppin State L Coppin State W Coppin State L Georgetown L Md. Eastern Shore W Md. Eastern Shore W Md. Eastern Shore W Old Dominion L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Bethune-Cookman L Virginia State W Longwood L Longwood L Delaware State L Delaware State W Delaware State W N.C. Central W N.C. Central L Savannah State L Savannah State W Savannah State L Va. Commonwealth L Florida A&M W Florida A&M W Florida A&M W Campbell L Longwood L Longwood L Longwood L Delaware State** W North Carolina A&T** L Delaware State** W North Carolina A&T** L
2-13 3-7 1-10 5-2 12-12 13-5 7-4 2-1 4-5 5-7 14-2 18-6 12-5 4-8 2-3 4-8 3-9 4-7 7-2 13-16 1-13 11-1 4-1 5-4 5-20 7-10 2-9 4-6 8-6 4-5 2-8 7-8 9-6 13-12 (10) 11-4 4-5 5-7 (10) 3-2 1-9 7-10 11-7 12-0 10-0 9-14 7-8 4-11 7-14 5-4 2-7 5-1 7-8
2011 (24-29, 9-9 MEAC) Villanova L Villanova W Villanova L Georgetown W Savannah State L Savannah State W Savannah State L Va. Commonwealth L Hofstra W Hofstra W
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4-7 0-11 1-5 1-12 4-2 0-5 2-3 (14) 0-7 6-14 2-1 5-6 4-3 4-7 4-9 15-2 9-2 5-13 16-4 6-1 1-2 28-16 18-2 7-10 5-12 6-12 6-5 0-1 0-5 4-3 7-3 3-5 1-9 4-6 9-8 10-3 2-6 21-14 8-3 14-4 11-1 0-8 9-3 3-9
Coppin State North Carolina Central William & Mary William & Mary Virginia State Maryland Md. Eastern Shore Md. Eastern Shore Md. Eastern Shore Coppin State Coppin State Coppin State Coppin State North Carolina A&T** Bethune-Cookman** North Carolina A&T**
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KEY ( ) Extra Inning Game * CIAA Games $ CIAA Tournament **MEAC Tournament # NAIA District 29 % NAIA District 19 & NAIA District 26 @ Forfeit ! NAIA Area VIII £ Tidewater Inv. ¶ NCAA S. Atlantic † Savannah State Inv. √ NCAA N. Atlantic β Armstrong St. Inv. > FAMU Spring Carnival ^ HBCU/Savannah State Classic
2012 (22-28, 15-9 MEAC North) Rider W 1-0 (14) Rider L 3-5 Rider L 2-11 Rider L 1-2 Villanova L 1-2 Villanova L 0-1 Villanova L 5-17 Va. Commonwealth L 3-4 Longwood L 3-4 Longwood L 1-2 Delaware State L 1-4 Delaware State L 0-11 Delaware State L 1-4 Youngstown State W 10-4 Md. Eastern Shore W 7-5 Md. Eastern Shore W 8-1 Md. Eastern Shore W 5-2 William & Mary W 3-1 Coppin State W 10-3 Coppin State W 11-5 Old Dominion W 7-5 Maine L 5-16 Maine L 2-4 (11) Maine L 2-6 Maine L 1-9 Delaware State L 2-10 Delaware State L 4-5 Delaware State L 1-11 Md. Eastern Shore W 11-10 (10) Md. Eastern Shore L 4-11 Md. Eastern Shore W 9-5 Old Dominion L 8-11 Coppin State W 12-5 Coppin State W 9-1
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